,~~; ;•r BULLETIN. /0114itilat t January, 21, 11110. TASTE IN "THE mernoromeot 'Let me make the songs of . .a. people and I ease not who makes its laws." Th's is a very piquant sentence, if it be not always wise or true. But a people may be judged oftentimes by the 'entertainments ,they like, the books they read,, the songs they sing, thisongs they listen to, the plays they crowd to, and the kind of art they encourage generally. New York, the great finabcial capital of America, is, 'unfortunately , for the rest of the nation, regarded as Its moral and intellectual capital. During the past season, the moral and Intel= lectual taste of New York has shown itself in extravagant support of stupid dramas, vulgar ballets and extravaganzas in music which are below critical notice from judicious miters.' The legitimate drama and the Italian opera have failed in New York during the past sea son. The Black Crook, the'Devirs Auction,, The grand Ducheag of Gyeroldein and the White Fawn have, absorbed the attention of moat of the highly-eultivated citizens of New York. , It is pretty safe say that one million and a half of .dollars have been given in New York,during the past twelve months, to sustain the class of entertainments described above. There lanet a particle of real artistic mutt, either literary or musical, in all of them put together. The 'Mack Crook is stupid and tiresome an ylay;• 'hut it is a showy specta cle, and theme is .a wonderful exhibition of unadorned• feint& loveliness; the nudities having taken the place of the unities, in the manufacture of modern theatrical spectacle& The Devil's Auction, while not better as a drama, is said to surpass the Black Crook in its personal exposures. The White Fawn,, which is the latest success, appears, from the accounts given, to go beyond both the others in absurdity and indecency. It is distin gnished especially, in the eyes of the New Yorkers, by the introduction of a dance only to be seers in - the lowest and vilest haunts of Paris, and which silly, vulgar Americans sometimes think worth writing about in let ters and articles for the public press, but which sensible gentlemen and ladies, who may chance to have seen it, generally avoid talking about. Even in the subdued form in which it is represented in New York, it is a coarse, ugly exhibition of the vulgarest kind of saltation. But it attracts and pleases in New York, while good plays, containing no such indecencies, fail to pay expenses. The Italian Opera has always had a pre carious existence in America; but its refuge has generally been considered to be New York, where the population is great and con centrated, besides being largely composed of foreigners, who are supposed to appreciate and support music and the other fine arts. But the Italian Opera has been a total failure in New York, during the past season. The fashion and the capital of the city have been engrossed by the undress , ballets already re fered to, and a farcical extravaganza; at the French Theatre, a very free and very Frenchy story, set to the poorest and flimsiest of music. It is excessively funny, and when well acted, as it is by the company in New York, it affords very amusing pastime for an evening..Butl that its music and Its drama should drive out of fashion for a whole season . Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Meyerbeer and Gouned ; that it and the nudity ballet-dramas should drive out Shakespeare, Colman, Sheridan, and even Tom Taylor, Boucicault and John Brougham, is an impressive illustration of the kind of taste that prevails in the largest and wealthiest city of the United States. The at traction of this absurd and extravagant little farce is enhanced,,in New York eyes, by the introduction of the vulgar, dance, referred to as a feature of one of the nudity ballets that are so profitable to their managers. The lit erary merit of the piece is not above that of a common-place farce, and the music is of no higher grade. But, for this season at least, with its vulgarity and its low dance, it has really killedthe opera in New York, just as the nudity ballets have killed the drama. It ought to be some satisfaction to the Philadelphia pane that there' has been no such catastrophe here. The decent drama continues to be fairly supported, and the Ital ian Opera, driven by starvation from . New York, has been generously and richly Sus tained. The public of this city has been sat lofted with _god opereaandgood_plays,-and bas not craved the senseless and vulgar bal lets and the trashy musical farces, miscalled operas, that have been the chief subsistence of the theatre-ping public of. New York. They have W1 1, 08)308 to try both of these kinds of enee*iiiiiirnts and there is , a pro bability that they will have other such chances. But they:vein laugh at them or' be bored with them only a little while, and there is no Probability that they will devote them selves, as the New York public has done, to. such low trivialities, and will neglect the better class of musical and dramatic enter tainments, THE GAS QUESTION. There is a universal expression of satisfac tion in the community at the ' , prospect of getting some relief from the present arbitrary administration of the Gas Office. The recom mendation of Governor Geary that an inspec tor of gas and gas-meters should be created has been promptlY followed up by Select Council's endoitement of. the recommenda tion, and it may reasonably be expected that the Legislature will comply promptly with this manifestly popttlar proposition. The evila under which the public suffer in the matter of gaa , are two=fold. The quality of the gas is constantly 'varying from inferior to middling, occasionally reaching a very good standard. And the size of she gas bills is constantly' out of all proportion to the_amount of gas known- to have been consumed.. Those who dispute their bills are usually treated with civil com placency; a man is sent to see if the meter is all right; the meter always is "all right," and She bill, no matter how extravagant, must be raid or the victim Is left in the dark. Some times, if She inspector is particularly obliging, he explains that there is perhaps a leak in the fixtures, or the servants have been burning she gas, Qtr that,there has beea an unusual 'Tell of dark tieather, or some other equally wise and satisfactory cansefor the hill's habil two or three times as large ,aal,tipght to, bee, That the meter or the gas has anything wrong about it is invariably treated as a physical impossibility; the ,victim of bad _mechanism or bad management or perhaps something worse, la' left withoit any 'possible remedy: Mr. Fox strenuously opposed the action of 'Select Council ~.beeauee 11 would, create an other salaried' office and because he thought the , coniPleitatti' against' the Gas - ohicara 'lan founded. 110 stated that if. a, meter; Was out of order it was as likely to register against the Gag Office as Ili Its favor. Bat the answer to these'objectious is simple. An officer, at a moderatesalary, who would protect the com munity from the imposition of timaite charges for gas arid Who would be in a, position to aid in securing good light, wtiuld be an' economy and not an expense - to the: city. • And, as to the other argument, whatever may be the theory in the. case, the fact is that the bills always increase and never diminish, or, at least, veryrarely. ' It does not follow, as a matter of course, that there is aby purpose of fraud in all this trouble with the Gas Office. But there is se rious defect somewhere, whether in the principle and operation of the metres, in the manufacture of the gas, or in the general sys • tem of administering this important depart ment of our city ,affairs. It is not to be expect ed that the people will rest content with what they know to be an injustice. They are not willing to pay, perforce, for gas which in quality and quantity does not correspond with either the rate or the amount of their bills. The appointment of an Inspector is, at' least, a step in tb.e direction of relief and . reform. Let it be tried, and let the office be entrusted to some honest, practical, experienced man; let it be kept free from all fees and perquisites, let his functions be carefully guarded from all interference from the gas trustees, and let, the experiment be fairly tried. Then if the present meters are imperfect in principle or inaccurate in operation, they should ,be changed and changed again; until American ingenuity produces machinery that will 'give a faithful register of the consumption of pitre gas. And if the gas that is habitually 11U.- Dished is proved to be inferior and impure, there should be men and material found somewhere that will remedy that evil. By all means within reach, the public expects and demands cheap and pure gas, honest in measure and the very best in quality. There has been a lively discussion among eading English journals upon the question of be policy of appointing plain Mr. Thornton Miniater to the United States. Several of the London papers take the ground that, in the present condition of the relations of the two countries, with Alabama claims to settle, Fe nian outrages to be accounted for, and sus pected Americans to be looked after and pro tected by our government, it is absolutely ne cessary that the position shall be held by a man who has brains and diplomatic training, rather than an Individual whose only'recom mendation is his title. The London Daily Nees asserts that Mr. Thornton is the most available man at the disposal of. Lord Stanley, who is fully conscious of the importance and responsibility of the mission. On the other hand; the London Times, with something very like a sneei., declares that the American people have an especial reverence for rank, and stand'in. respectful awe of a great name. An Earl or a Duke, therefore, by the simple power of his title, could command respect and exercise influence here, even if he had no previous experience in the delicacies of diplo macy. In this view, the Times suggests that plain Mr. Thornton be kept at home, or sent upon some less responsible mission, while the Duke of Argyle, Lord Cranborne, or any of a half dozen other members of the nobility, come here to keep the peace between the two nations. But Mr. Thornton will probably be ac credited to our Government despite the oppo sition to him, and, therefore, if the .7'imes is right in its conclusions, the only proper plan will be to make Thornton happy, and at the same time More effective by elevating him to the peerage. But the theory of the Times is as usual entirely wrong. It assumes that. Americans are as monstrous flunkies as the middle class of Englishmen, and entirely ig nores that intense, and sometimes even Un reasonable Democracy which exists in the minds and hearts of the large majority of our _Teeple. If Mr. ThartOn_camea_liere-and shows that he has intellectual qualifications for the position, and that he is disposed to deal fairly • and liberally with the vexed questions whieh arise between the two governments, he will receive quite as much consideration and exercise precisely as great an influence as he would if hehad as many titles as an Infanta of Spain has'ehris tian names, and had a pedigree the. origin, of which was lost =in the obscurity of Boadiema's happy reign. The importance of the issues already existing, and of others likely to arise, between the United States and England, requires the appointment of a skill ful and honest diplomatist. It such a one is accredited to us, we shall not feel at all af fronted if, like the rest of us, ho simply bears theancouth, but honorable, prefix of Mister to his name. The Democrats attempted, last evening, to hold an election for delegates to a local con vention to elect delegates to the State Conven tion which meets at Harrisburg on the fourth of *arch, for the purpose of nominating cer tainNlSthte officers and selecting representatives totlfet'next Democratic Presidential Conven tion. !AS the questions at issue involve bread and butter, the Party of Spoils went despe rately into the scramble for votes, and every body seemed to fight on hie own hook. Bal lot-boxes were smashed, eyes were blaeltel, .noses were tapped, pistol's were fired, and bludgeons, knives — and ::brick=bats--were freely used. Not the least of the evils that have come of Andrew Johnson'a treachely is the renewed lease of llfe which it has given this organization. In the ordi nary course of events the part it played In bringing about the war, and its undisguised sympathy with the rebels, would have de stroyedit beyond resurrection; but the false President, by reviving the hopes of the South ern allies of the Democracy, and by using the Federal patrox!age forthe advantage of the THE. DAILY EVENING' BULLETM-PHILADELPHIA : TIIESDAY, JANUARY 21,1868. Northern wineof the AisloYal party, has ,gal vanized into seeming life the party whose ; very name is a colossal lie and cheat,- It will require die Presidential election of next Autumn to lay at rest in its,,dishonored grave. . , o Because a drunken miscreant murdered his wife in Philadelphia the other day, the New York Tribune thinks that capital i►unish ment ought !o be abolished in Pennsylvania. That is, really, the logic of the following paragraph in its editorial page yesterday: "They have been hanging of late years pretty vigorously in Pennsylvania. We do not know a Stitt° Lu winch the halter •has had a fairer swing. Crime, by all the logic of the gallows, should di minish, them; bnt•there are no symptoms of that desirable result. Indeed, the fact -seems to be the other. way.. Only last Thursday, in Phila delphia, Rodman Graham murdered his young wile under dreadful circumstances, which we have already noticed. Perhaps' they have not had hanging enough to produce the desired effect. If so, the deficiency seems likely to be supplied." Whether there are fewer hangings in New York than in Pennsylvania we have, no sta tistics at hand to ascertain. But that there are many more murders is a well-known fact. Considering the population of Pennsylvania, the amount of crime is less than it is in New York. The proportion of murders to inhabi tants is less now than it was in former years. Whether this is owing to the general advance of civilization and morality, or to the fact that convicted murderers are pretty sure to be hung, may be an open question. Perhaps capital punishment is not the best preventive of murders; but it is not proved by the fact that an inebriate, in a fit of drunken frenzy, killed his wife. Rodman Graham is not likely to have thought seriously on the deed he committed; or perhaps he has been read ing the Tribune, and came to the conclusion that as a man ought not to be hung for killing his wife, he had a right to kill her. Such logic would be as good as the Tribune's. DEATH OF JOSEPH AVALN BYERSS, ESQ. Joseph Waln Ryerss, Esq. died yesterday af ternoon at his residence, in Walnut street, below Tenth. Mr Ryerss was born in May, 1803. - Ile commenced his mercantile life in the counting house of his kinsman, Jacob Wain. His active business career was passed as a member of the firm of Lincoln it Ryerss. In 1840 he, retired from business, and became identified with the railroad interests. In 1852 he was chosen Presi dent of the Tioga Railroad Company, which po sition he was successively re-elected to . until his resignation in 1867. A few years since he was elected Presidint of the Philadelphia Ex change Company, which position ho held at the time of his death. The high integrity of the do ceased caused him to be held in great esteem among his business and social connections, and his death has caused a feeling of profound regr,et in a very large circle of friends. The annual meeting of the Philadelphia Fire Asso . eiation was held knit night, at the southwest corner of Fifth and North streets. The capital stock was reported as being $1,288,888 86, and the dividend $Bl4 06. This prosperous concern started in business in the year 1818. Its capital was fifteen to twenty dollars each .deposited by the Ere companies forming it, and they pledged their appazatus and other property to - meet losses to the insured. The, concern was prosperous, and it allowed its capital to accumulate to a good round figure be- - fore it made any dividends. It. has . made dividends for a good many years,and the present "one of $Bl4 is about 5,000 per cent. to each of Its original shareholders ! It is doubtful whether in the history of the world there is so huge a mall zation on a bona fide permanent, well-secured stock. Lest some of the readers of the Bout:krtN might feel an inclination to hurry up to Fifth and North streets and take some of this 5,000 per cent. nayingstock, we will state that fire companies only 'are admitted as stockholders, and that the presrit price of shares is $F,500 each. THE ABIESICATir lIL E INSERANCE The annual statement of the American Life In surance Company, which appears in the adver tising columns of the BULLETIN to-day, affords a most gratifying exhibit of its affairs, of its promptitude in meeting past liabilities, and of its abundant ability to meet future losses. Its receipts for the year 1867 amounted to, nearly 6900,000; while it paid life losses amount ing to over 65202,000. Its assets, consisting of real estate and first-class securities, amount to nearly two millions of dollars. The profits of last year, in spite of unwivally heavy losses, au thorized the making of a "return premium divi dend" of 50 per cent. to all holders of "mutual" pulicies. The American is among the oldest of our life-insurance companies, and it has always maintained a reputation for fair dealing and promptitude in the. settlemen t of losses. DOWNINGII AMERICAN LIQUID CEMENT. MR mending broken ornaments. and other grades of Glass c Ohina. Ivory, Wood, alarble. dun. No healing ro glared bf the article to be mended, or the Cement. Al ways ready for use. For sale 11.• JOHN R. DOWNING, fitaon__ J e fe7.tf t' 188 Booth Eighth street. two doing, b-,10! WINNERS ROOM TO JET, de9O•tfrpt , nWARDERTON'd IMPROVED. VENTILATED and eisy-tltting Drees nets (patented), Lefall the -sµ proved fashion' of the season. Mheetnut ptreet. next door to the Poet-office. . isela.lyrp AKAI<A YOUR OWN LINEN AND CLOTH tiff* WITII heatindelible ink by havitura small stencil, whicGermst ly end quickie, in script or printed letters,, or Pnglieh text. They are furnished to order by CRUSLIN az SHAW, No. 485 (Eight Chiaty.five) Market street, below Ninth. • ASK YOUR N VIM - ISOR WHO USES A PATENT Clothes Winger, If it is not worth all it costs in loving clothes. labor and titne. If you then decide to ha Y one, look at the various styles we have for sale. TRUMAN k SHAW. No ns (Eight'fbirty,tive) Market street, below Ninth, Philadelphia. Q.INGL ~ DOI, DLE AND TREBLE PLATED SPOONS 0 and forks of the best ((minty of Gorman silver (known to the trade au "Nickel eilser, or A' 1 Albata metal") for emir by Titl MAN di, SHAW, No. Bflb (Eight Thirty.tive) Attalla street, below hinth. . STAMMERING CURED 1)N THE PLAN OP THE 0 late Or. Comstock. Haim. LAWRENCE, Professor of }locution. Thirteenth and Locust sts. jot tu th a at* _ _ VINE OLD WINES. • Shen y. Madeira, Port and Champagne Wines For I ale by TETHER W. SOUTH, , COnVOT Mon ty and Real &date Broker. Eerie eolleettd. Monty obtained on Mort/Opt. Ja2l 2t • No. 122 Bow FOlLit'l II Street. DOSTAGF AND REVENUE 13 ram PS FOR SALE Ai' I M Miners , Store. EIM South Street. j420.3i4 COL2II KID °LOVES, lI The new l'ari • Shade for evening wear, with ono and tno 'button , . Size,.. f 3 to 6%. net received by 1016 Uheatnn tetreet. nl7-Ctrp• B ERTINII TWO` BUTTON WHITE RID OLOVES. sires kV to &H;; also One B.,tton VVltito Kid Gloves bk.i. to ei„ Just received by . 1033 Lop 9. LOOR t 1 ( Le OR I.- WALL PAPERB , Go l d "I.7ePutl! 4 l%pourt,tiltp. E __ l 9l,. 15 . and 'a pip. Window Olia Alx dee manufacturers' prices , JukillOTON.B Depot Ls No. 10113 Sprkts Garden street. Pelt tyrp, TO GROCERS, HOTELAREPERS, FAIIII4IEI3 AND supp O ly t . h Ca — tawb o , nCdo r o ue ia d hanasd J Chmagnd WWresh Tonio Ale. (for Invalids), constantly on hand. J, JCIWAN, ilelow Third 220 Poor street, and Walnut etreeta THE FIRE ANINOCIIATION. COIRPANY. AT 804 CHESTNUT STREET. APPLY TO THEODORE B. 2.IoOALLA., IN THE lIAT STORE. E. P. MIDDLETON, N 0.5 Not tit Front etreet GEO. W. VOGEL. No. 1018 elleztntit etrunt FIET I -4._:,:tiii)lTlON ' BY TELEGY4,.A.I)II, IMPORTANT CABLE NEWS ARREST OF GEO. FRANCIR TRAIN Further Partici DISCHARGED AND RE-ARRESTED, REMANDED T TO THE CORK JAIL By the Atlantic Cable. 'LONDON, Jan. 21—The tollo wing particulars of, the arrest of Geor Francis Train have been re ceived here from Queenstown: During the transit of the tender which con tained the passengers and 'f baggage frorn the Scotia to the wharf, the bagiage of Train, as well as that of Thomas C. Durant, of Now York, who was also .a passenger, was submitted to a most 'rigorous examination by the Customs officers, but nothing of an Incendiary or seditious character being found in the trunks of either of these gen tlemen. they were accordingly both permitted to go ashore. But as they stepped from the tender to the wharf, they were arrested and taken , before a justice of the peace in the city. The examination eliciting nothing against the persons to warrant their detention, they Were discharged. S'oon after their arrival at a hotel they were re-arrested, and - upon the completion of tho se- cond examination, Mr. Durant was discharged, but the authorities, however, detained Mr. Train, and he was sent, in custody, to Cork jail, and there re-examined; but was remanded until Monday, January 27th. In the meantime %the case was creating cot siderable excitement, the newspapers reprinting Mr. Train's characteristic speeches and letters as forming a sort of justifica tion of the arrest. Loxncev, Jon. 21, Evening.—Five-twenties, 71% @72: Other securities are unchanged. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21, Evening. Cotton de clined 1-16 d. Pork, 78s. Other articles closed unchanged. . The ship 'Tin, from Wilmington, N. C., for Liverpool, is ashore near Wexford, Ireland. From Buffalo. BUFFALO, Jan. 21.—A large meeting of citizens and the Board of Trade was held here to-day, to consider the condition of the canals of the State under the contract system. Speeches were made and resolutions adopted strongly denunci atory of the present iniquitous management of the canals, and calling upon the Legislature to repeal the contract system, and to return to that of superintendent and engineers, appointed by State authority, and responsible for their acts. A committee of thirty was'anpointed to proceed to Albany, and urge immediate action In the Le gislature on the subject. Fires. Coxconn,l4. 11., Jan.2l.—The Cass Mills, at Al. exandris, consisting' of a general lumber mill, grist mill, cider mill and threshing machine, were en tin ly destroyed by fire last night. Bosrort Jan.'2l.—A fire occurred in Abington this morning, which destroyed the stone dwelling and stable of A. 8. Reed, and also the' stables and stalls of Mr. Munsen. Loss $20,000, XLth Congress—Second Sessions [Hortu.—Coitinued from Third Edition-1 The amendments offered by Mr. Bingham, yes terday, were agreed to without a division. Mr. Butler then briefly explained his amend ment which differed, he said, from the bill, by havingi the State officers appointed by the several constitutional conventions, after they have sub mitted a constitution to the people, instead of having tbose officers appointed by the district commanders. Be had ofkred his amendment in obedience to a universal cry to that effect coming up from every Southern State. . Mr. Stevens (Pa.) spoke briefly in support of the amendment, which be said was called for by the loyal people of the South,.and which was more in consonance with republican institutions than was the proposition to leave the appoint ment of State officers in the hands of military men, who could not possibly have that local knowledge which would enable them W select proper persons. Mr. Kelley (Pa.) read extracts from a letter re ceived by him from a member' of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention, urging the plan cov ered in the amendments. Mr. Schofield suggested that If these appoint ments were left to the Conventions the result would be to break up the Conventions themselves into many irreconcilable factions. Mr. Butler entertained no apprehension of that. _The majority of the members in these Conventions were men who had been tried in the Bre, and he was quite ready to trust them. The House voted by yeas and nays on Mr. Butler's amendment, and It was rejected; yeas 53, nays 112. The bill was then passed—yeas 123, nays 95. e WANTED TO PURCHASE.: . A Residence on Walnut Street, BETWEEN TENTH AND THIRTEENTH, ' North eido preferred. issittrp* . Addrees P. O. Box 2,128. THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO., For Ela.le Keeping of Valuables, Seenrb. • 'Slew, etc., and - Hentlngr of sates. DIRECTORS. N. B. Browne, J. Gillingham Fell, Alex. O Henry C. G. Clarke, . Macalester, B. A. Caldwou, John Welsh. E. W. Clark. ' IL O. Gibson. OFFICE, NO. 4244, lIESTNUT 8 FREET. C. IL CLAFK, Vice President, N. B. BROWNE, President. R. PATTERSON, Bee. and Treasurer. Jalfl-thAtu,lyrp FRENOH DRESSING FOR LADIES' & CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES. no FRENCH DRESSING is the meet elegant article of the kind ever produced. Ladies' Shoes which h eve become red end rough by wearing are restored, to their original color and Notre. For Traveling Bags, Trunks, &c., it is unequalled FOR BALE BY Thompson Black's Son 8/ Co. Broad and Chestnut Streete r n0124n th FTLER , WEAVER & NEW CORDAGE FACTOR! NOW IN FELL OPERATION, No. '32 N. WATF.E. and 23 N. DEL sionne. ha, - A rEDDING AM) I..)NflelfiEllENT , RINGS, WAR Y I routed of solid flue Gold n Pnll iteeortment of shoe ' , Anil BRO'lliEtt, .4eNellers. 029 Chestnut street, below Fourth, lower tilde. 4:00 0'010.43ik. ANNUAL STATEMENT .AM,ERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Walnut St., S E. con of FoLarth,' PIIILADEMPIIIA I For the Year ending Dee. Net, 0107. RECEIFf O. Premiums Received Interest " . LOSSES AND EXPENSES. Life Losses, arc.. paid amounting to 91.2112,216 17 Traveling Agents, Expenses of Agencies and Cots missisns. —... . . . ... . . . ....... • ....• 88,538 S 7 Salaries and edle n 1 Exam 'nations_ ....... 23,21 S 79 United Fisica and State Tax,s and Licenses. 11.9.5/1 97 Return Premiums and Politica bought— 72.474 11 Printing, Advertising, Stationery, bitampa:tke. 19,974 87 DISBURSEMENTS. Burnlns premiums returned to insured and dividends . . . . .. $79,311 09 ASSETS. aINIIAILY 1, 1869. 140,000 City of Philad , a Loan New d'e, 172,100 U. S. Five-Twenty Loan, II 0.000 State of Penns. Loan, tie, .W,OOO State of Now Jersey Loan. 6's„ 25,000 Allegheny County Ronde, • 22.000 City of Camden, N. J., Lean, ea. 20,000 Reading R. R. Bonds, • 15,0(0 U. Ss Loan of 1881, 12,000 Penna. B. It. Ist Mortgage Vs, 10,0(0 Philada. fi Brie R. R. Bond., 28,500 Ilarrieburg R. It.—Wyoming Canal rnd other bondt. 1,030 Compound Interest Trauma Notes, 1,000 shares Penna. R. R. 450 " Corn Exchange National Bank. " Consolidation National Bank: • 30 " Farmers' National Bank all Reading. 148 " Williamsport Watercx. 500 " Northern Central It. E. Mortgages, Ground Rents and Real Estate,... 187,711 92 Loans on Collateral amply secured ' 191,637.65 Premium Notes, secured by— .. 477,163 Si Premiums in bands of A.genta, secured b.l' Bonds ...... ........ .. . ... Cash on hand and In Banks. . . . Accrued Interest and Rents due Jan. 1et..... ' . sll.9ol.Mit 90 The Trneteee have made a Return Premium Dividend of FIFTY PER CENT. upon the premiums paid in 1881 upon all Mutual Policies in force December 81,1881, to be credited to raid Policies. and have ordered the Dividend of Jan. 1. 186 x, to be paid in settlement of premiums as they mature. Trustees: Alexander N'Vhilldin, lion. Alexander G. Oaten, neorge Nugent, leaac liatlehurst, Hon. Jamem Pollock, Jamul L. tliaghorry J. I. dear Thomeon, Henry K Bennett, A lb, rg (1. }When', L. M. 'Whilldin, Philip B. Mingle, George W. MA • John Wanainaker. OFFICERS. ALEXANDER WMLLDIN, President. CI OM NUGENT', Vice Precident. JOHN V. HMIS, ittnary. JOHN S. WILION J 'weary and Tnasofers Medical Examiners. J. NEWTON WALKER, ftl. D., THOMAS J. TAIJIZOW, Ei. D., In attendance at the Office of the Company from 12 to 1 o'clock daily. JOHN C. isos. isos. GEORGE IL BROWN, (Formerly Brown & Price,) MANUFACTURER =EZI SHIEST OILCLOTHS IN TRH UNITED STATES. Mice and Sslearaom. 40 South FOURTH Street. Fea orv, ANN and EIDGEMONT linnets, Philadelphia. Having the moat COMPLETE Factory in the United States, with new machinery and improved methods;l am manufacturing/lir the, beet articles ever offered to the trade, and at prices a 8 low as inferior goods are'eold; My large facilities enable me to supply orders of every description. A special feature is made of NEW and TASTEFUL PATTERNS, in Stair and Carriage Goode; and in Table Goode, beddee usual etyles epleudid articles in Oak. Roeewciod, Mahogany, Marble. and Bronze, with a full line c,f Er axpelled Make, Drills and Mullins.' tilt - Orders by mall have the mime careful attention as bills bought in person. jaltl.lmo George F. Zehnder, Dealer in All the eldee brands of Premium Flour, Into ding ibe celebrated • JARS. -WELfictiPs viiitGANIA FLOUR. Also, Sae ce.febrated Mutual° brand BUCKWHEAT MEAL, In bags and half barrels, superior to any , In the Merkel. _ soLil AGENvY As ZEIIND.OWS, Fourth and ,Vine. Jalilatry• FIRE PROOF FOR SALE. Apply at the Office of the EVENING BULLETIN, RO7 Chestnut Street: AA A Imitio Wni - YNIJEC - ABLEAINK. -- E BIII R OII3BII AvA In& Braiding. Btaml oo B. . 14 e• . 11.• A. 76011 RY. 1800 Filbert 08/0016 OP MB $818,1530 75 .... 77, 7 18 83 4.727 W./ $44424 48 1111435.841 76 24.726 12 111.790 OS 11.541 62 TAI3E.II, General Agent. POPULAR. PRICES, DRY GOODS. RICKEY,SHARP& CO., CHESTNUT STREET. TWENTIETH ANNUALREPORT OF THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, Office, No, 921 Chestnut Street. 'CIIIEBIt IN CON/CRUM urn THH CHEM ficeelpia for the year ending Dec 31, 1867, Premiums received..., 8477,6 N eZ3 Interest on Investments , . Policy,_, Losses and Expendhares During the lam. Pet lod. Leese* on 42 lives amounting to.;. 142,410 CO Expel see, Salaries, Advertising, t tamps, Medical Examinations, etc . . . ... 20,620 28 Rent 'tax Wait; ..... batioutd... .". . . . . .'— 7,644 19 CorninissimitoAgenia, Licence, es, IA dverthl etc.. . 48,476 24 Premiums returned . and — Policlea taint-lied , 2,21 d 11 Interest on Stocks 'and . L,oans, Monett, etc 91918 . 900.809 ial Sumlus Accumulated Capita, December 01.1660. . . . .. 1,608,57,1 11 Deduct i'eliUcaori of Premium sod Paytutst of lictes ........ ..... . .. . .... 104.050 00 • 144:04.004 012,01X1,64111 Acetone Wed Capital. December islets of the Company Liable for Lome& Coen lozooo uo U. O. 5 per tent. 1040 Loan ... $102.000 03 13243,030 001. O. 6 pet cent ,ON Loan • 831,575 00. 75.000 00 mod per cent Regis. .Loam 100 19157 50 10,050 00 Penneyl.aas 6 per cent. War 1 oan 10,225 00' 160,000 CO Philadelphia cr nit Loan. Ire 6.000 00 Pbilad Iphia cent. Loan, tax 6J643 00 Piladan p tax ed a b ort 5,806 00 10.000 CO Pitbhurgh 6 percent. Coupon Honda- 8,316 00 WOO 00 Allegheny County 6 per cent. Bonds 10,890 00. 12,04 00 Attegheny County 6 _per atilt. bonds 9.000 OCr 10.006 00 Waehington County 6 per cent. liond+.... . 7,5 Z 00 41,000 00 Permailratilaitailroid 6 per cent. let mort ae Panda 0900 t OD 17,060 00 I g 4 mar) lvani alinfiroad 6 per eentßonca 1671. 17,000 00 MAO 00 Lehigh Coal and Novi- gallon 6 per cent. Loan... . . . 113.450 00 10,000 00 Elarrisnurg nilroad 6 - per cent. Bonds— 10,700 00 10,000 CU Louisville City 6 per cent. .... . . 7,141 40 SOO Shaves Pennsylvania Railroad Stock 41,442 77 200 Shares Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. Stock. .. . 100 Shares fret lisi , road Stock.. 8,825 00 212 Shares Girard Life In. FUTSLICC, Annuity and , 'grust.Co 5,575 38 100 Shares Western Na (tonal Bank titock... 6,862 50 209 Shansi Commercial National Bank Stock. 11,035 95 76 Phases North Amenca N atiOn al Bank r tock. 10,183 00 100 Sharee Manufacturer" National Banklitock, 2,784 00 50 Shares Girard Na tional Band iitock... 2,000 00 19 Shares Farmer" ani Mechanics , National Bank Stock,... .. 1,980 00 425 Shares , cbauge flationai 60 Shares Mechanics' Bank of St. Louis Stock 4,950 50 260 Shares Delaware Mutual Safety $92134€9 ' Insurance Stock....• 0,250 00 4437,412 54 Bonds and Mortgasies[ill — flrst ... 701 18.096 73 Ground Rents .. .; . ..... : 44 12.285 22 Real Estate. Buildings et the Company 74.579 19 Premium Notes secured by Policies 9112,485 Loans on Collaterata.. . 5 9a9 le Balances in hands of A .. ... 10 Quarterly Payments due Company SOWS 63 Office yorisktme,.. .....—. ~. . . 484 23 Scrip Dividends puichased . t'omiany.... 98,065 70 Cash on hand dad. In 8ank:..... . .... :...79,159 23 life Interest . . ... ....goo nterest on Stocks and 215 .. 89.897 54 Deduct knee, kc.,vot yet due Market Value, $2,074,035 4 3-leti cod_ At an election held at the Office of the Company on Monday, January 6th, 16611 the followin‘ named gentle men were cinema Trustees' for three years : • ' SAMUEL O. HUEY. THEOPHILUS PAULDLNH, EDMUND 6. SOUDER, SAMUEL E. STOMPS, HENRY 0 ToWNdEND, 'IIIOMA S W. D 6 31113 JOSEPH M. P. Pitlo, SAMUEL A. BISPHAaf, JOHN A. NEEDLES, Dalt. At a meeting of the Bodrd of Trustees. held on the 14th instant. the following 0111cets were eleeted:-- JAMES 'I 11,e01::Allt, President. BA Mlif I. K STOIC ES Vice President. Jtil.iN W. 1101t,NOR, A. V. P. and Actuary. lIOIcATIO F. ,87,EPHENS. Secretary, '1 he Board declined a Return Premium Dividend iq Scrip of FIFTY PER CEN upon the Promium paid in '1867 en all Policies in force Deceniber 81, 1867, and decided to recefve the Scrip Certificated of IsB6 in settlement off prpmiums and pre mietn• notes as the premiums mature. TRUSTEES: Rodolow, Kent. • :his ph R. Trotter, itanivel J. I. Inistian. N Whim H. Kern, Janice U. ; 11EI 4PS,ICISMOU. Warner bt. Resin • • ' Edward M. Needles, Eredstie A, Hoyt, qainuel ft Duey, • Christian .1. Huffman. t Theophilus Paulding, chinks Watson, • • Edmund A 81 , veer, • • Ilwood Johnson, Samuel E. Stokes, -John Cr,-RePeller. BertrY-C- Townsand,,___ John - tt. Werner, - - - Thomas W, Davis„ . Bonpunnin Coates; . Joseph M. P. Price, Richard id. Newbold, ' • Samuel A. Stephan], James McFarland, - ' John A. Needles, Balt,' William Yi Tracker, . SOLIOITOR. BERRI C. TOWNSEND.. • ut et- MENIOAL EXAMINERS, 7 1,11 n i ;V7 ) l ' i A A tt l en ll n A u . 4 l l e A T lV l b i . N fil li e : e 'N o M o i . t i ti 9 l o l l6 , ,u l W::a . o l p n l a ti n t 3fl y str W .e a t in . Leta Ito 2 ,TAMES TRAgIJ 4IR, President, • FA MVP 1 1 E eTOR ES, Vice President, Jouu W. Boutiort, A. V. P. slid Actuary I.IOIIATIO S. ISTAIMIENS, St cretar3 jaiSth,s,tunrp 1E1,11)Elhl FI,OIIV ER Str.tr, • • II P & C. it TAYLOR, No. 811 North Ninth 'triter FOR 727 8U16,454 87 • s4L94llll es per MLOOI, L - e per 111,317 26 - ILL26IrCO $2,019 345 97 14.700 00 .2,001.645 91 SECOND EDITION BY TEL "TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS. , • . Financial and Commercial Quotations. • FROM WASHINGTON, important Dedieton of the Supreme Court 'Trhe McA.rdle Casds. HEAVY ROBBERY;AT HARRISBUR TEE LOBB BY THE LATE FIRE By !ha Atlantic Cable. Lorrnorr, Jan. 21, Noon.—Consols, 92% for money, and 93 for amount. U. S. Fivo•twentiea, 71%; Illinois Central, 83%, ex-dividend; Erie, 48%. Fa.umronr, Jan. 21, Noon.—United States botis, 76%. • LivErtroot, Jan. 21, Noon.—Cotton dull and prices tending downward. There has been a de dine of %d. The sales are estimated at 8,000 bales; Uplands, 7%d.; Orleans, Bd. Breadstuffs are quiet and firm. ' LostooN, Jan. 21, Afternoon. —Consols 92% for money and account. • ' Illinois Central. 8534 Erl 6 Railroad 4834 ' LsvrnrooL, January 21, Afternoon.—Corn,4ss. ed. Red Wheat, I.ls. 6d. Peas, 16s. 6d. Lard, active at 51s. Cheese, 635.' Pork, 735. 6d. Whale OH, .C 36. QVRENBTOWN, Jan. 21, Afternoon.—Arrived The oteamship Woo, from New York. The 111104TM° case. Derpatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.) - WA6I.IINOTON, Jan. 21.—Chief Justice Chase announced to-day, in the Supreme Court, the opinion of that court in the 3fcArdlo•ease, upon the motion made by Judge Black to advance the case upon the docket. The Court decides tha the case shall be entered upon tbe docket to be heard on the first Monday of next March. This opinion gives general satisfaction to the Republicans here, as It is thought by many that before the time, set to hear this case shall arrive that all the Southern States will have their rep resentatives in Congress, thus destroying the ef fect of any decision that might be made by the Supreme Courtdechling that 'the reconstruction acte•are unconstitutional. Frpna ItarslsburE, (Small Derpatch to the Philadelphta Evening Elaßela) B.AanisatraG, Jan. 2.l.—The hardware store of i Kelker & Brothers, corner of Second street and Market Square in this city, was entered by burglars some time last night, and a large quari , tity of.cutlery and fire-arms was carried off. The burglars escaped, and are supposed to have gone to Philadelphia. The las of Robert A.,Lamberton, Esq., by the flre at his residence yesterday, is about tive thousand dollars, which Is covered by izt ,,stuiasice. Weather Report. (By the Western Union Telegraph Company.) . January 21st, Thermo -9 4. M. Wind. Weather. meter. Portland, Me., N. E. Snowing. VI :Boston, N. E. Snowing. 18 New York, N. E. Drizzling rain. 31 IPhiladelphia, N. E. • Raining. 31 .Rlchmond, S. W. Cloudy. 39 .08 wego, S. Cloudy. 24 !Buffalo, E. Snowing. 35 N.E.ittaborgb, N. E. Cloudy. Chicago, ' W. Cloudy. 24 ELortieville, N. W. Cloudy. 27 Marine Intelligence. ', SAN' FEANCLNCO, Jan. 20--Arrived--Ships Grace Darling, 'Nereid and Good Hope from New York; Kohnwoeter, from Ehlladelphia; Senator liValier,,frein Hong Kong; Colorado, from Mari etta; Matilda, from Port Stanley, with a cargo ofibark; Orange, from Hawaii for Glasgow; con demned at. that port. Se,lled.--Ship Belvidere, fora:long Korg. CRIME- THE TATE ZSOBBEFLT OF Tem BCM °eel 1114•11EP ulicac, r.",w .Arrest or the tillevos. It will be remembered that on the 15th inst. United.Statettpad Missouri bond& to the amount of $1,54000 were.f tolen from the Bank of the Re pubile.by some ,person who, it was supposed, had tHAID Jurkipg,in the counting room of the iu stitnik.m.w.hile,the discount clerk was advancing a loan ripen the, tends to a customer, and who, during the temporary absence of the clerk, man aged to wake away with the bonds tandetected by any person in obe bank. As soon as the „robbery was made-known to the police authorities -Superintendent ,Kennedy de tailed certain of the detectives to work up the case, and In .view.of the outrageous boldness which thieves oi,,the bond specks lave 4shown in their plunderings of late, he thomPit fit to Ira gems upon tthealeteadves' minds that the men who had takett,thelmuds. from the hank_Wowld_ --- rbe taken atigthazardS, arid - that right speibdily, tie order to show robber:ions that it ,coned not ..carr,y on its nefariousand exceedingly disagreea ; hie business withiletpneity. Under these orderaLletectirea Phil. Farley and 'Unlace Co?opersatexi, and finally cametotthe non elusion, after considering ell the diflleallies they would have to ennaniter, and all theprobabilitfas , 4pm.which they suight, base Certain of Weir [detrain We stork before thetn,tduet a certain "gentleman' mell.known, as they ails e, in gambling .emeles, was not as Jgnomut of all that „had happened do .the bank the day of, the bbery. tap they Proceeded' lo hint him sod tutt they found ,that fit was,c far easier Weirdo walk up town and 41uwci town and across town, and to ride in stages and d e Ise start what . not in j .their-searehlog tour, than it was to get within eyeshot of the individual , whom shay suspected to lam been In the Burk .of the ;public on the ~15th' inst. Yesterday forenoon, however. they espied the man 'they wantedhuletly, and Ws. mood which apparently imbeatvd ete utmost trtuaeuUllty of mind, sane terAng along the aristocratic side of Broadway. Manors. Motley and Eustace ,atepped up to him and diatirmusd that if he would be so obliging as to -extend .his walk in their _company as far as Place Headquarters he would save himself a great deal, of unnecessary trouble and Broad way a,aetne ,in ri•hich he would be forced to play a ,vietim!s,part Mr. Edwin Mead, for such is the name of the individual accosted 4by the de tectivesoots bt;ittg addressed by the two "stran gers,"glansed shoat him hastily fora eecoud,and intense if wstisfieddhat he would 'only, he running the risk of dying an ignominious death on the • old ( walk, gazed at by a vulgar crowd, did he at- tempt to escape, smiled a very grim saille,bowed politely; ruadtuformed the officers that, although New Yeaes day had vesed, under the !mutter circumstances du which be was placed he could not refuse theirinvitation to call ott finperintea .dent Kennedy. Gmbeing brought to the police central take; before Captain John Young.rMeadwas searbited, 'when two of the stolen. Missouri” bonds were • ~found on'hia itersou. When questioned as to how he came by them, be said that a man, by the name of Miles Murray had given them to him. Mead was then placed under lock and key, while Messrs. Earley and Bustle° went out to look for Murray. After considerable of a search they found their man on Second avenge, near Sixth: street, and brought him to headquarters, where, on search ing him, the eight remaining 'Missouri lexids • veto found sairly e'nd'ed into various parts of big clothing. In answer to questions put to'hies relative to the bonds he, stated that Mead hid given them to him.' Besides the bends a very . • „ large dtmoney . Wakfarand on the person of Murray. It is supposed that the two men changed the numbers of thrifts United States ,bonds that were &oleo. and thin; succeeded in negotiating their mac or sold them within an hour or-so:atter the securities had been taken frCm•the -batik andibefdre the "dcaleis in bonds and other seenritles',' could be warned of the dan gereiM inentrOdpurchasingthem. no two men aresaid to be, by the deteetivett, gamblers •of the 'Brat water, moving in, those aristoctatid circles wherein the Most succeSsful lighters of the tlger are considered the, worthiest menibers 411 their -sphere, and that ?dead his been for some - time past acting as, a ” ull" in Weill street speCulations. They are both gentlemanly looking, of the medinnt height, licad wearing nowhiskers, and Murray Sporting large Dtlndrearles, of which, like all specimens of masculinity boasting of •"slde boards," he is veryproud.- - /V. Y.,llerald. RHOOTING AFFRAY IN NEW YORE* Two Watcbassera Attack Each Other. Mora to-isra N.Y. - meralctl For some time past Martin Samand, and Ephraim P. Coon have been employed as night watehmen.at the freight depot of the Erie Rsil way Company, foot of Duane street. Yesterday morning, at five o'clock t3amand, who is a Catholic, became much intoxicated and_ entered into a confused , but earnest r.ontroverity • with COon, who - is a Protestant, on e the sub ject of religion. After being ex cited Samand, as is alleged, struck Coon several times in the face 'with his fiat drew a re volver fret:ll4de pocket and discharged one or two barrels at his antagonist, but fortunately without effect. Coon becoming much alarmed for his safety also drew his six shooter and fired upon &mend. The discharge of firearms being beard by officer Rowell, of the Third precinct, he came to the-spot and arrested both Coon and Samand, but not till they had separated and secreted their weapons. The prisoners were examined, when it was discovered that Samand bad beerrehot in the- left thigh, and apparently had received a severe but not dangerous wound, wifile•Coon exhibited a damaged nose and divers cuts and scratches on the face. Subsequently, wben;before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs, neither of the prisoners had any complaint to make, and asked to be discharged; but the officer made a charge of disorderly conduct against the reckless men, whereupon the magistrate com mitted them to the Tombs in default of 81,000 bail each, to keep the peace for twelve mouths, and likewise Imposed a fine of 010 each for intoxication. After going to thecells the wound of Samand was probed and examined by Dr. Robinson, City Prison Phygl elan. who found that the bail had entered the left thigh near the groin, passing downwards and directly beneath the femoral artery. The 'wound - is not -- comidered dangerous. Tt could not be learned whether Samand bad been shot by: ' Coon orby the pistol in hie own hand. Samand lives sill°. 18 Desbrosses street, and Coon at 161 Laurens street It would appear that Coon is of a religious turn of mind, for no later than Friday last he and his wife were in the Tombs distrib uting tracts among the prisoners. TIME NEWARK.SPZ U. ITUALISTS Arrest of E. Z. Wickes...Three Indict. manta Against Hito...Coudition of Miss Iteelres...ltlcEtwen in Court. [From the N. Y. Herald.] At the last sitting of the Essex county Grand Jury the details of the disensting spiritualistic exhibitions were presented before that body, and after mature deliberations on their part, indict ments were found, not only against the man MeEwen and Mrs. Reeves, but also, three against Dr. E. Z. 'Wickes, of the Mutual Publishing Com pany IJpon indictments being presented to the court then in session a writ of espies was issued for his arrest, and placed in the hands of consta ble Ball. The officer ,proceeded at once to the publishing house in . Garden street, but Wickes could notibelound. 'For two or three days the officericorrtinued his search,but on Sunday night he obtalnedasuch Information as enabled him to secure the arrest •of the accused. Yes terday morning the constable proceeded to New Tork and obtaining the assistance of a New York detective visited 208 Broadway. .In roost No. 16 of the building hefound Wickes. This place;dt seems. is in some manner con nected with tbeNewark,publishing house. The prirenerartlirstmenirested a disposition not to accomparrytheotlicer, 'but on learning that if he did rot be would be locked up in the Tombs until a requisition forhis removal could be pro cured, he .quietly accompanied the officer to Newark and was taken to the bffice of the Essex county sberiff, where he was subsequently re manded for trial. - The indictments against Wickes are for mLade meanor, but whnt . the offence consists of is still unknown. NES Reeves, thsdaughter of the woman now corflned hi the fitate 'Lunatic Asylum, .and who took a prominent part the exhibitions of nu dity, Is still at hertesidence. She insists that her conduct was in no manner improper, and that tbo world will-yet arse that-she has sacrificed her all for the trutt's sake. She pretends to reed the inmost secrets of those who call upon her, and argues the truth of her assertions with great flu ency. Upon ail other subjects, however, she is perfectly Face. Miss .Reeves states that her mother and HeEwen have attended "circles" at the engine -house occupied •by the publishing company, public denial to the contrary notwith standing. In the Essex Comity Court yesterday morning the trial of McEwei, svas,postponed until Monday next. On being placed at the ‘bar he was ques tioned by the 4..10nrt in regard to his counsel. He replied : " God is ray counsel!" The Court refused to allow the that to proceed, and assigned C. L. C. Gifford to defendllae prisoner. FREW NEW SOH. NEW York, Jan. 2L--John Jacob Astor was buried from st. Bartholomew's Church, in La fayette-place, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. Cook-read the Episcopal burial services. The remains were taken to Trinity Cemetery and de posited In the vault.- which contains the body of -AU great-listor, Mr. and Mrs. Steidlelt, oaf No. 108 Fourth avenue, on returning home from a visit yester day afternoon, discovered the lifeless body of their son, Alexander, a lad fourteen years of age, hanging by a towel from a nail in the door of the bed-room. Row long hb had been, hanging, or what caused him to commit the set lanotiknown. A few days ago the Collector'of the Third Col lection District, Colonel E. P. Wood, caused cir culars to be put in circulation among the lers and bonders of spirits setting forth the Inten- Von of the act passed by COngreas January 1L 1868, prohibiting the withdrawal or removal of spirits frbm any warehouse for transportation until the full tax on such spirits is paid to the Collector of the proper district. As might naturally be supposed, these instructions created no slight commotion among`the whisky dealera, who were very exhirtous to evade the tax by effect deg the removal er spirits stored surreptitiously. .Colonci Wood In two or three instances de .manded that new bonds be flied. United States Marshal Dillon bad recently caused fao barrels ofwhieity, which had been seized, 20 be placed on storage at the revenue warehouse cor ner ,of Jay and ' :John streets. The owners ofthe epirits in ,Ruestion were informed of the requirements of the law, and were told that they must file maw bends. Disregarding this notification, the 'liquor was seized' on Wednesday last. The storekeeper of the above. minx &warehouse was offered the sum of $2,000 as a 'bribe to surrender,the rustody, of the keys for one night. The tax Am the spirits stored here is to the suer " .of $OO,OOO. Noce then, however, the whisky hag been removed to one of the bonded warehouses at the Atlantic dock. The license of the owner of the hooded warehouse has been revolted by the Collector. THE COURTEI:, • SUPREME COURT—Chief JilatiCe Thorilpsori and. Justices Read,. Agnew and Sttarswood.—The &tiuylkill county : MA was still before_ :the Court. Noe Pews—Justice Strong:---Campbell vs. Harmer. Before reported. Verdict for de ft n duet. OYER AND reliMlNKll—JUdgee Allison and distilow.--oPiing to the Illnees of counsel In ignnielde ease appointed for today, the Court adjourned at an early hour. - QNAR.TIERSICSSIONS—Judge Brewster.—A num ber of iktty eases were disposed of this morning% TANIMIViNG WAEK. URAXIDIDI AND Deedere.' Aar received from Rochester, a superior lot 0 moot sick% A bo. received from Virginia , era gager. • - • P. J. JOR.DAN, 2ao P street, ' , ',Bdow Third sod Waln eer ut streeta, 1 THE DAiLY, EVENING BI7LLEt N.—PEEILAbia"IIIA; TUESDAY, JAI4ITAItY 21,1868. ."41..i . AP . ...' :'II..DITtON''' LATER FROM WASHINGTON. THE NEW RICONBTRUCTIOWBILL. ITS, Ii f ASSAGE BY THE HOUSE. FROM HARRISBURG. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Pusenge or the Reconstruction Rill. Winds' Despatch to the Philtu3elphta Eveatug Bellethal WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-- , The Reconstruction bill bats passed by a vote of ;23 ayes to 45 nays, withont any, amendments. Pennsylvania. ILe4ltahlttlires (13pecialnesititch Co the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.) HARIIIBBURO, Jan. 21. 1868. SEstsTE.—Senator Connell R ep.), of Philadol pbia, presented a petitionfro m St. Thomas's African EpitscopalChurch,to uthorize the sale of certain real estate. Mr. Brown, of Northampton, presented one for a law submitting the license or no license •question to a vote of the people. Mr. Shoemaker, of Luzerne (Rep.), from the Committee of °enteral Judiciary, made a report from that Committee relative to the alleged ex tortionate charges by railway care in this State. This report is 264 pages, pamphlet form. On motion of Mr. Coleman three thousand copies were ordered to be printed. Mr. Errett, of Allegheny from the Committee on Railways, reported a bill restoring the rights of Pittsburgh and Connellsyllle Railroad, and re pealing the act which deprived them of 'the privilege of building south of ConnellevUle and connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio line. Mr. Worthington , (Chester) Introduced an act: to supply vacancies in the Board of Commission ers to lay out a State road in Delaware and Philadelphia counties, under the act of April 16, 1863. The following bills were introduced: 'Mr. Burnett, of Monroe, one expediting the settlement of decedents' estates. This bill pro vides for a more special hearing for the determi nation and final judgment in such cases andpro- eeedings in either law or equity-of thelegal.rapre sentatlvea,of decedents. Also, a supplement to the revenue laws of the State, providing that hereafter the tax to be col lected on July Ist upon the capital stock of banks shall be three mills upon every dollar of the par value of the stock, or ugon the market value, If it is worth more than par. The Cashier and President are required to make annual re turns on .these points; also, providing for sale of shares at auction by executors and administra tors. By Mr. Connell, of Philadelphia, authorizing St. Thomas's African Episcopal Church to sell certain real estate. Also, giving the Darby Plank Road Company the right to charge tolls on vebielt s attending funerals. Mr. White introduced for the State a law pro bibi ting•others than regular graduates in medicine from practicing. 13 o USE.—The following; bills were in trod need : Mr..llickman, Chester, a;joint resolution ask ing Congress to urge the propriety of a steam ship line from the United States to Liberia as follovve: IF/leaves, As by the benevolent andihn mane atone of citizens of the United States, acting through the agency of the American .Col. onization Society, and in which the people of this State have largely participated, settlements of our colored population have become permanently established on the western coast of Africa; and whereas, the growth of the settlements and theprospect of their rapid increase in the future call for the exercise of greater power than is possessed by the -said Society; and , whereas, the philanthropic efforts of the .. . Society are worthy of and ought to receive aid and assistance from the Federal Government; therefore Resolved, That the - Senators in Congress be in structed and the Representatives requested to urge upon the-attention of the. Government of the United States the propriety and necessity of establishing, at an early day, a line of mail steamships between some of our. national ports anti the republic of Libelia, in Africa, for regular transmission of mails and for affording such facilities of intercourse between two coun tries. as•commerce, the civilization of the age, and the existence of large settlements of our former.population on the shores of a barbarous land imperatively demand. Also, u joint resolution providing certain amendments to the constitntion.of the State, viz: Be it enacted, that the - following amendments be proposed to the Constitution: first—The 18th section of the let article shall ' be amended to read as follows:. The Senators and" Representatives shall receive compensation for their services, Ito be:lecertained by liw, and paid out of the Treasury of the Commonwealth; but in no case shall the said compensa tion exceed seven hundred (7.00) dollars a year to each Senator and Representative, to gether with fifteeh cents per mile in going and returning from each regular and eztra session, to be computed by the ninally traveled route between their places of residence and the State Capital. They shalt in • all cases, except treason, felony, and breaches of the' peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective branches, and in going to and return ing from the same; and for any speech.or debate In the House, they. shall not be questioned in any other place. Seeond—The 14 Election of the 3d article of the Constitution Ellen be Amended to read se fol lONILL • _ _ _ In elections by the citizens, every freeman of Of the age of twenty-one years, having resided in this State one year. and in the election dis trict. where he offers to vote ten days immediately preceding such election,having paid a State or county tax within two years, been as sessed at least ten days before the election, and able to read this Constitution, shall enjoy the right of an , elector; but citizen: of the United states -who has previously beau a qualified voter of this State, and removed therefrom and retntned, and shatl have resided in the elec tion district and paid taxes as aforesaid, ahall be entitled to vote after residing In the - State six months; provided, that freeman, citizens of the United States, between the ages of twenty-one and. twenty-two" years, hiving resided in the State one year, and in the election' district ton days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, al though they shall not have paid taxes. Also,' relative to county rates and levies. as follows That whenever any taxable real estate shall be omitted to iv assessed at the tri-annual assessment, the Assessor, on notice thereof, shall forthwith, •assess' and return the same to the proper office. which assessment shall be subject to appeal and shall continue until the next tri annual assessment. Also, abolishing days of grace on negotiable payer. EUROPEAN A.FFAIRB Approaching Sittrria go of Adelini Pat. ti-- Eugenie's Letter to La. Diva— qt. me. ricans on the . lee—Defence or . Napo. /eons Position. 0 The plan-reports from Paris by the Weser state that the Marriage of Milo. Patti and the _Margins de Caux was then arranged. "La Diva's" fortune amounts to .640,000. Her Majesty, the Empress had written a congratulatory letter to Mlle. Patti; in w,bich she has expressed the pleasure with which Ebe will receive the great artiste at court as blatquise 41e Cnux. -The Stine_wits entirely frozen - ofer. - -- - This has not occurred for.twen ty years. Theitakes on the Boil arc crowded with skaters. A young 'American lady, Miss Beckwith, at traetainaek attention by the agility and grace with which' she executes,•with her skates,' the most dif fi cult figures. .Their Majesties watch Miss Beckwith's evolutions with , great interest. The Parls - Afoniteur contains .it'deeren, ordering the publication of; the declaration signed Decem lwr 21 by Franee'and Luxemburg. - The Paris Gonetriutkonel says that the speeches of the ranperor are often the subjectof perfidious cornruents. It contradicts those 'persons who endi aver to tilt:cover a bidden meaning and reserve in the assurances of friendship exchanged openly and frankly between the Emperor and P; 3O O'Olook. ER 4 NOE. Count.Goltz, ' the gmbasiaddr . ' from' North Germanir. Never were more cordial congrettlla" tions exchanged on the occasion of the New Year 'between the Emperor. Napoleon and the other qlovereigns of Europe. The, King of Italy. among others, addressed a moat friendly despatch to the Emperor. King Theodortin an the Spirits. 14ineedei BAY Correepc ndence 'rime' et ludhi.l Abyssinia,,the land of superstition, has of course its , witches of Ender. I heard a .good story the other day illustrating the popular feel ing of the country against Theodorus, and the result of our advent. The King, ao the story said, heard the news wiih a troubled countenance , and determined to consult the spirits of his fathers. They were summoned, and appeared before him. The King—Tell me my fate. Shall I conquer as I have alWays conquered? Spirits—No; thy time has come; prepare thyself. The King—let me reign but- three years more, and I will redeem the past. Spirite—No. The King—But two years; let me reign but two years. - Spirits—No I Not one year. Thou halt been tried and found wanting. The blood of slaughtered thousand, cries aloud for vengeance. But stay I There is yet one chance- Relinquish sovereignty, return to thy'country, be again the tiller of the soil, earn thy bread by the sweat of thy brow, and live! The King was very irate, and the spirits were directed to go to--, the place from whence they came. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. On the 4th of January the eruption of Mount Vesuvius assumed alarming proportions. An immense current of lava had overflowed the cen tral cone, and was skirting the. bill on the west and northwest, and approaching the valley of Cercola. Constant shocks and loud reports were occurring. - Great panic prevailed in the villages on the elopes of Vesuvius. • A despatch dated Naples, Jan. 5 says: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is still increasing in intensity. The torrent of lava follows the same direction as during the eruptions of 1858, 1859, 1860, and separates into two branches. - The northern branch passes close to the Observatory, approaching Resins; the southern branch.takes the direction approaching Terra del Greco. THE PAPAL STATES. The French Protectorate; The correspondent of -the Pall Mall Gazette writing from Rome on the 80th of December says: "On Christmas eve, General de Fatßy arrived in Rome, and instantly requested an audience . with the Pope, who agreed to receive him on_ the following morning after the celebration of the Christmas mass. The General attended the service in Bt. Peters, in order to be on band, but had hardly taken his place, when an officer brought him a telegram from Paris from the French Minister of War. The message was an order to return, to France and he at once left the church, took the first train for Civita Vecchia, and embarked in the evening for Toulon. We bear that 20,000 men are mustered there for transport to Civita. Vecchia, and that we Mail shortly have a French garrison in Rome. Bowever this may be, the Italian Government has taken alarm. and Italian engineers are work g day and night on the fortifications of Varni. The Pope, on the other hand, has been led to ex pect some good fortune. Being urged the other day to order a public thanksgiving for his late triumps, hat' said that he must delay thin measure, as he should wort have occasion to thank God for-sWigreler benefits. GERMANY. France and Germany. The National Gazette of Berlin has the follow ing remark: "That which Marshal Niel considers to be ex aggerated requirements has been achieved not only in the 'Northern Confederation, but the Chambers of the Southern States have also lately given their assent to the establishment of a uni versa military service, and, consequently,to those radical changes which have so frightened the French Legislative Body that the Imperial Gov ernment has net dared even to propose them. The history of the /South German states contains none of those traditions of glory which M. Titters Is constantly appealing to, and which he would like to see hie country renew. But although the South is attached to the. North by ties which are very loose,all dailies of the population have shown themselves ready to defend the inviolability of Germany, as a Whole, with their blood and treas ure. So long as the military system of France differs so widely from that of Germany. we have nothing to fear from our neighbors. Even after they shall have reduced their new organization to practice we shall have, with regard to them, the reassuring feeling of superiority in anydefensive Aar that nay arrse. This is the best guarantee of peace for 1868:" STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE. 10 A. 31...94 deg. 12 M... 94 deo. 2P. M..... 82 deg. Weather snowy. Wind Norilivreet. FINANCIAL ana COMMERCIAL. The Philadelphia. Itioney Manir.-et. Sales at the Philadelphia Stock Szcbange. 1111.41. MARL. $lOOO II S 10-40 s co c loa 2eh Penns H 52% 400 City 8e old 97 20 ob do lte 53 KO City ae new Its 10it .10 eh Read R -48.94 1000 Alieg CO COM es 73 7eh do 40%; 100 Can) & Amboy .100 oh do 85 AN rntge 'O9 98 200 Ph Phila&Ede Re .27.1 C 20 2d ez Sc St R 73 lOd etr Catawn pt 25 12 eh 15311 R4O 1 12 eh Lehist Nav stk 2£IU t 0 eh Spence 4}, pine 25 • BILTWEEI U 1881 reg • 2 dye 1101 i 500 1155 1 208 '65 reg 10634 1000 do cork 106 1500 II s 1040 e reg 103 1000 Leh 6e'B4 84%1 200 CrundtAm 68'89 95 . 5000'WJereeyll 68 85 60000 W.Jereey - 68' 400 City Ge new 1014 200 do .do B 5 1 0 1 %1 10 eh Socaceeridrlne 25 eh Far & Mee Bk 13v szooeis 300 Leh 6'e Gold In I due bill 90%1 800 Sch Nav de '72 85 5 eh North Lib Bk 106 109. eh Perina ii ite,s3 4 eh. do 52% TO eh Lek Val It Ite 'f.o% Pnmanixamr.s, -Tuesday, January 111.—There is no fall• ing off in the supply of capital—na change boor yeater• dare outtaticPna .- -Tl - suke ie dhlreweingii daU in all depart menta—ti atate of affairs that is interstitial by the unfavor. able weather'and a/general deterrohntion on the Pert of consumers to only purchase for preset t and preening exi gencies. The:merchants are acting with commendable( prodence,said are waiUng for, things to touch bottom and for Congfeea to aotthi the financial and politiCal pr Alms now under ‘ dircussion,befure entering upon any new enter- O here was more activity at the Stock Board, and a general upward inovermentin prices. Government Loan,,. were a traction higher., State Loans were very firm City Loans sold at tog for New,and 97 for the Old. Isamu.. N. ading Railroad' clbeed at 46%---an advance of li. and Philadelphia and Brie Railroad at advance of ; 4 .;;; Pennsylvania Railroad at 683111563.—the latter an advance of Al. and attowisaa a abroad Preferred at 25—an a , .vance f X1;;129 was bid for Camden and. Amboy Railroad: 6511 for Otrm4itown Railroad; 80 for Little Schuylkill Rail. road; 66 for Mine 11111 Railroad; 80 for North PeurtaYbia• nia Railroad; and 4134 for Northern Central Railroad. " Lehigh liivlgatien e Id at 'W.i—an advance of ij' 22 P. as bid for,SchtlylkillNarigation Preferred,and 11 for the &Minion slack, , In Bank ebarce there was nnelumgc. • . seriesiiiger Railroad 'Mares .m ere in better demand; Sec old and Third Streets, l'aat Rit ieger ilrOad sold at 78; Filth and biz& tre'ets at 40, find Spruce and Pine Streete ?dream pew Damen & Brother, No, 40 South Third atreet niche the following quotationa of the, rates of exchange t Any. at Ip. tit. :s s 6e, of 1881, loivatiosi ; ,do.„ 180. io9ijo,llo;4 ;__ do., _ l e 64 - 107 3(® 1 97% - . - :do:; - 1865....to84 , 410W.;_- do.,- 1266 .'neW111571A1t16,3,,'; op., .1867. new, 166?gr106M: Fives. Tertiorilea. ' 102404169%; 7 8-10 s, ,Tineitoo,o - 4 los ; do.. Jul imart., 7 V, L Compound .Intereat Notee—Junc, 1864, 19.40; - July, 1864, 19.4 e; August 1884, 19.40: October. 1864, 19.40; December, ' 1864, .19.40; May, 1865,173(,'01734 August; 1868, 16.4®1636; September, 1866,163j'®1856; Octo ber, ledd.' 16 5fdalli3ii 'American Gold, 1883';tgl139; Silver, 1313 (8183 Jay Cooke d; Co., emote Government eeewitiee, sic., to day, as folloWe: , United Staten 6's. 1881. 1094 @l1104; Old 540 'Breda; 109 M4 1 103il; New 6.20 Ronde, 1864;107',ft#1107%; 640 BoorlPic 18 % 10844108 V; 620 Ronda, July, 166.4',f44.106 k„," ; 6-20 80ude,1867, 195;4010646: 1940 Bondi. 10230@108; 7.0-10 - June. 106%;.4106;',".8-lu,July. 111514410th. Gold 186fi. • Smith, Randolph &Co,.;llaek ere, 14 South Third street, quote at .11 - o'clock „as follows: Gold, 189; United libidos Sixes; 1881, Ii 001104; United States leaturiintitia. 184' 11 0 0 1 /uNi . de.'1864;107344073d; do. no,tooicadoms; do. ITALY. 12 9h Reed R ' 46 3 6eh do tram 466 9 Panne ß 02 3( If eh do 63 100 eh Ptlldtlirleßblo97!, , 106 eh. d o b 5 tote 2TV ssh Lek Nv telt 2.9 X 20 eh 'firm Canal 193%, 1 I MO okißrifount _2da 8 ... _ .. , 200 eh Qataierfires .), -• , 100 eh •do 25X 100 sh do 48%- 100th do b6O 25% 100 oh PlO&Brieli 2TI IMO eh Ooean Oil B 44 100 eh do 3; 000 N lb Middle " 3ht 400 eh do, b3O 1 0004 h St Nick coal 00,100 I$A Ad NATHANS, AllortoNEm E 4lifiNift Third and _Sprnee etreete, only one eqqare below the Exchange. ,•..w(4000 to loan in 17 or email amounta. 'div diamonds. er glate, watche welty, and all goode 6f oßlue. Of fi ce bourn from 84. to 7P. M. 2W &tab. tidied for the hlat forty: Year& !AdtV4IICOS Made in large amounts at the lowest market rate& igatirP Jn17.1d95, 1 08 1603106: do. 1661. 108€41011ii; Milted titates R TOU EDITION' TII Fives, Ten.torties, 11 1 2 4,®108; United /Mites Seven— thirties, second eerie!, 10535(0}108: do. ~.third "scrim , 108.' Philadelphia Province Itiarket• , PummancrmA.7uelidat. January net —The rinfiVok• ble ueitter continues to dolmas bulaies l in, au deilist, nubte. Bark is dull,and in the absence of sale we quote NO. 1 st $5O per ton. Prices of Tinner's Bark axe notuinal. • ~ There is ei fair demand for Cloverseed. and farther. sales of 930 bushels are reported at $7 50(?4$8 50. Timothy is in betterrequest, and , soiling at $2 79353. Flaxseed comes in slowly and commands $839 bushel. The Flour Market remains as last quoted, the demand br lug confined to the wants of the t oine trade. Bales of fOO barrels North West Extrei ramify at $10(3$1150 per barrel. 800 barrels Quaker 'City Mills on secret terms. Small lots of Poranyhqinia and Ohio do. do. at $lO isoa $l2; fancy at $19(3514; extras at 82 2E4* 95. sad erfine at $7 250358.26. Rye Flour ranee* front $8 50 to $9. In Corn Meal notidna doing. There Lavery little movement in Wheat, and the only sales reported are 1,500 bushels good Paintsivania Red at $2 50, and 400 bUsheis fair White at $2 75. Rye is Lem active and lower; sales 'of 1,000 bushels Pennsylvenia at $1 83€4 85; Corn Continues quiet, with sales of 2,000 bushels damp and prime dry new at . $1 12(41 18, and. 1,700 bushels Wedeln mixed at: sl 24. Oats are steady at 78078 cents. In Barley or Malt no transactions have come under our notice. The NeW 'York' Money ITaieket• • (From today's World.] JANITARY 80th.—The. week opens on an easy money market and considerable buoyancy :on the stock ex. change. Call loans arc easy at 6to 6 per cent., and rates are expected to rule lower, although the banks will mate a determined stand at present quotations. The banks are in want of good commercial paper and take all that offers at 7ye cent., and in exceptional cases at per cent In tho street first-clasa paper is taken from 6. to 7X_per cent e gerernment bond market has been strong through. out the day, with-a considerable amount of transactions. The market has cat loose from the price of gold. and L. advancing steadily owing to the moderate supply in the hands of dealers and the increasing demand for invest merit The decline in the rates for loans will have the tendency to stimulate the purchase of bonds, as the amount of loanable funds pressing on the market for employment in temporary and short loans is largely in excees of the outlet for them. Government bonds at present quotations not orty pay higher rates of interest than it le possible to obtain on loans, but tho buyer at present quotations will probably also realize before long the profit of Ito 8 per cent: Last summer the 520 bonds of IBr2 were selling at 113 to 11534, and others in proportion. The 1862 s were sold today at 103 to 110,?Ii. sixe foreign 'exchange market 14 dull. Primo banker'n ty-day sterling bills are offered In largo amounts at 109 g and good bankers' at iocog. Prim,' commercial is nominal at 109. Prime Paris, 5 16,1 C to 616%. Commer cial francs are 6183' to 5.20%. The gold market an steady, ranging from 138:tg to 1393 i; opening at img and closing at 13n., The rates paid for carrying were 7,6, 634. and 8 per cent. After the board adjourned the quotations wore 139 to 139;;; - - A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmit. Hog a stab ment of the purchases in 1867 of coven-thirty per cents and the sales of United .Btates fiye - twenties of 1363 C. In reply Representatives ref inquiry on the subject by the Muse of ban been published. It states tb at— Th e t ots I issue of_FM bonds under. tho-act. of March 3."t80, was, on the first day of Novem ber 1867...... .. Of which repo rted iO ................ 266,665.350 'Making brae done Jan. I, 1867... . .. *354,108,100 By cony or don of ..... • Compound Notes ..... ................ 52,200 Leaving fOr Balet* In 1867 to Nov; I Purchoece of 7.808 in 1867 to Nov 1... Excess funding te.nmonths .... . $20,099,950 We find,on reference to the monthly schedules, that during the months of November aild Do. comber. the additional sales of and toner pions into lam 5-206 amounted t0............411.05,908,650 Excess of funding,two months $9,668,400 The whole amount of funding in 1867 anPonol to horo been as follows Gold hewriardebt Jan. 1, 1867, Gold•bearing debt Jan 1. 1868. AcconotPd fordo now 5 20s Sales of 1640 s of 1864....... Bales of 5.2 W of 1854. Added tonal," penelons... Together.. . . . Leee old debtVaid $480,667,900 . 1056.550 • $480.618,650 __le decrease in sewen.thirty per cents daring the year was as follower: Outstanding/fan. 1, 1867 ... $676856,600 Ou tetandlng Jan. 1, 1868........ ...... . .... 235,268.450 Decrease in 14305.. Increase in funded debt Excess backnding in 1867... .. . . . . $41,024;262 Going to the act of dirt. 12. ..... authorizing the contraction of Sev e nrrency aa Well as the continued funding of the Thirtyper cents, we find that the pales and exchanges since of United States new Five- Twenties and other gold hear etocta exceed the pur• chaeee and exchanges of neves-Thirty per costa by the mum of $181,12%200, as Outstanding Gold-hearina 7.30 p 0 c'nta. ' Public Debt -. $817.014.40 $1180.938.348 238,268,450 1.890,102.093 April 1.1866 Jan. 1.1868. recresse.' *578.745.550 8709.865.750 Both classes of debt, dipril 1, 1888 1nc.... 4907,250,842 Both etagere of debt, Jan. 1,1868 2188,870 Erb This excess of anearabia over ga,ooo,ood will .be re duced before the 15th of July. 1868. when the hugt of the Seren.tbirties fall due. by rho cum of '1214.690 942 old six per cults. of 1847.48. paid off. It may he further limited— ar d should he hs (Breen:mot Congrear. if the Secretary is tin Blurs to doft without this authority—to tee extent of 81118.670,600 by purchases of Seven-thirties, to this amount in exce-a of furtt er ealesof new Five.twentles, so as to bring the Philo ate gektbearinr publicsir bt of the United States pithin two thousand millions, and the annual gold ir tercet thereon Aritilitt *118008,006 The Treaeug letter referred to above sets forth: 1. Sales of Lulled States 5-20 e, 1868•7 12208.770,800 . Purchases 7.30 per cents ......... ............ 180,689.552 Brokerage ou itrokerage ou 3§75 . .. 91,191 tire brokerage. at !the rate of of iper cent. The en sales of 5.90 e realized in premiums, 911.472,638,_• in terest charged n bonds, 93,419690; total, 0314.855,ZEL The entire purchases of 7-30 per cents coot the Treasury in pro. 9144480=1 interest allowed, $3,080,219; total, 914,5%3,649. The Latest Reports by Telegraph. NEw yoR.K. January 21st.—Stocks strum Chicago and Rock island, 9734: Reading, 93%; Canton Company, a 571" Pile, 70%; Cleveland and Toledo, 103%; Cleveland alPittsburgh,.9sl4; Pittsburgh and Fort 'Wavne, lill'i: Michigan Central, Ill: Michigan Southern, 877; Now York Central, 12734; Illinois Central. 193: Oumterland Preferred, 134: Virginia 6e, 41: Missonrl,4s, 100: Hudson River. 143: U. S. Five... Twenties. 1862, 1101 4 ; do.. 1864,107%; do.. 19f5, 106%; sew issue, 105; Ten -Foes, low; Seven ') hirties, 106;. Money, 6 per cent ; Gold. 139; Ex change. 25%. New 1 ORK. Jan. 21.—Cotton dal at 174419. Flour dull; sales 6doo bbla at yesterday's prices. Wheat dull. Corn firm—advanced lc : sales 26,000 bnshels Western at $1 30 fa ell 3135. Oats steady; Western 6 , 5%@°6. Barley steady. Reef qniet. Pork dull at $218734 Lard quiet at 12%0 13R. Whisky quiet. arra:omit Jan. 21.—Cotton dull and depressed; Mid. d1ing5,16,104:16%. Flour very dull and nothing doing. For Wheat there is a light supply, and the demand is nomi nal; Southern Wheat unchanged; Pennsylvania heavy. Corn heavy; Millie White and Yellow $1 15 Oats heavy, st 75. Rye dull at $1 5"0$1 56. Provtatnne p a . Bacon— shoulders Ile; bulk 9M: Mess Pork CM 7 Saw. Fasacomoo, an. 20.—Flour quiet , th no export Aemazd - riater - at - 7 - 1014a -- "Whirariletn — at 30W - 66 r dor good to choice s Ipping. Legal tenders 72%. ntAßmo B.cridunTlx. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA—J,uquaIW2I. tar See Marine Bulletin on Seventh Pao. Correepon tenet? of the Philadelphia Exchange. LV WEB. Dm— J. 17-8 PAL Schooners P M Tacker and Annie Barton, both from Portland for Philadelphia, and J Burley, from North, CM °lino ave, for do, am at the Breakwater. d m. • J9BEPHLAFETEA. MEMORANDA. Steamer Roman, Baker. -cleared at Boston 19t hfor this port. • Ship Good Hope, Damson, from. New York Ed Aug. at San Franclaco yesterd. ehr Grace ay Darling Gibbs, from New York fith Sept. at San rangier° Yesterday. Sh petiorento. Wilson, cleared at Mobile: 15th inst. for Liverpool, with 4152 bales cotton, weighing 2,124,63 E ME, valet d at $341e(1„ • Bark J Wooster. Knowles, hence via Provincetown Aug.. at San Francisco yestenlay. Bark Nereid. Bearer, from New York 24th Sept. at San Francisco yesterday. Bark E A Renneely, /toffees, sailed fromilavre 2d inst. for Cardiff and United States. Brig John Chr3etsl, Berne . cleared at New York Yob • terday for Ponce, Pit. Schrs Grace GI, dler, Smith, and filyor Magnet, Wat son. hence at Boston 18th inst. Schr Charles E Jackson,. from Boston for this port, at Nev port 18th inst. Schr dary,M, Snee, Creighton, cleared at Mobile 15th Met. for New Orleans. Schr Lewis Chester was loading at Savannah 17th inst. for Beaton.- • Schr Sarah' A Ifammond, Paine, cleared at Richmond 18th tuft for Fleeter. ochre Sarah Hawthorne. Blizzard and Thee NV Ware, Abdell, cleared at Richmond 18th inst. for Norfolk. .'MARINE MiERIELLANy. • 6 • Ship Southampton, which pot Into Liverpool. leaky, is not tho vowel of that name. from Mobilo for Uverppol tut the. Southampton , Whitney, front London :; fon New York. • TIN. , brig ashore on Bodrleland ie tho Hattie, of Ban. gor, Cat.tGhkey, from Martinique for Baltimore. The veprel its tight. lictere Baker, wreckers of Norfolk, are r Baeki Mn iathoonHor ton. from Bangor for Messina, pat Into FaYal Dec 21, with lose of foremast, matntongollant maptimizzentopmast. Balla dm. during a violent gale Deo 5. 'She remained t n the 16th, but would not have much deltzo fen. 13 teamer_13enBerryivaaput up - at auction at Savatizialf 16th bet. and was bld in by her ownero for $lOlO. • NOTICE TO MARINERS. Notice hereby given that tho Fog at Petit Marian Lieht Station, Maine, is eo badly crackod it la rendered quite umeitaa The pound can be hoard bet a short dia. tanco. Board. Hy order of the Lighthouse . • . JOHN PUFF, L tilluspeotor Mat. Pertland,Jan. 117, 180. $5, 00 6"042•. 5C°—T O LOA NO/4 7 MgIitGAGR A. B. C°l- B R i tt q „ jelbdt'OP, a W. corner Ninth and Silbert c LATEST nom WASEUNGTON. MR. BUTLER'S AMENDMENT; KENTUCKY ELECTION CASE Mr. ilittalerfa. Amendment. • [Special Despatch to the Phitszeiphut Deities Battetht3 WAsnnsororr, den.. 21. Immediately after thou reading of the journal in the House to-day, Mr. Butler's motion to reconsider the vote by widelb the previous question hadbeen 'ordered on the re construction bill was taken and agreed to by a.- vote of 83 to 75. Fermuldo 'Wood then"mode motion to lay Mr. Butler's amendment' on 'titer table,but this was voted down ItiverninuteeWere then given to Thaddeus Stevene, who advoetited amid the close attention of the House, M. But-: let's amendment. A vote was then taken directly on this amendment, and it failed to Pass ,by:` a: vote of 112 nays to 63 yeas. The bill, as reported. by the Reconstruction Committee, then pitied: by a vote of 128 yeas t 045 nays. A strictly party vote. The only Republican who voted against the bill wull,r,,Caryof Ohio. , contested sueotton ease. resestal Dosiatotl to the Ptdilitteipbto &smog Bailetba WAsnmorosr, Jan. 21.—Mr. Dowes, from the. Committee on Klectiens; reported to the House in the case of 3. Y. Brown, contested by B. E. Smith, of the. Second District of Kentucky. Her reported, that the former was net entitled to the. seat on account of disloyalty, and the latter had not a sufficient number of votes to entitle Win to a seat at all. , No XLth Costerens-hecond Scission. I, Wmninerrox, January 21. Singers.—Mr. Sumner (Mass.) presented apae morial from citizens of Texas against the cohfir mation of appointments there to office of non-residents, and stating that the Col lectors, United States Marshal for the East-- em District, Superintendent of Taxes, and other responsible offices_ have been filiod by what they call foreign importation, friends of the adminis tration, many of whom are not well disposed to. the Union, nor friends of Union men, of the State. With enough good Union, men in that State to till such offices, men who served in the Union army. He said he hail hesitated whether to present the 'petition in executive or legislative session, but bad con cluded it his duty to • the petitioner to take his. present course. At his request it was laid on Vio lable. Also, presented a petition from citizens of Hamlin county, Massachusetts in relation te am rights of American citizens traveling:.. abroad. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Wilson (Maas.) ' presented presented a petition of citizens of Worcester, Massachusetts, on the same subject. Referred to the same'committee. Also, a petition .of Isaac fiedey and other membera of the Constitutional Convention of Georgia,'asking Congives to antlforize the es tablishment'of provisional governments in the South. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Ramsey (Minn.) presented a Petition, with the proceedings of a meeting of daze& at St. Anthony's Falls, Minnesota, in rmardlto the. rights of Americaneltizens'abroad. - Referred the Committee'on Foreign Relation& Mr. Willey (West 'Firginia)' -presented "a .petition with a bill to remove disabilities from 'D. Kingsburv, Collector at Brownsville, Texas,. at the outbreak of the - war, which office- be continued •,• to hold during the rebellion, taking the oath of allegiance to the. Southern Confederacy for his own safety, and„ other considerations, and by holding the office' he was enabled to render services to Union then. . Mr..Tatterson (N. El.),•from the Committee) on Retrenchment, reported a bill to amend an Attila regulate' the tenure of certain civil offices. He gave. notice that he would call it up at surterly nay. Mr. Conness (Cal.) offered a resolution, 'that whereas, it was stated that American citizens• had been deprived of liberty uncle suspicion of conspiracy to and the commission.:, of overt • acts of hostility against the peace of that Government. Anal whereas, The first• duty of 'a State is,to protect its citizens against hostile acts, by foreign nations. Therefore the. President be directed to cause an investigation, and if such persons are found to be guiltY of no such overt act, then to demand their immediate release, and, if necessary to enforce such demand. Laid on the table. Mr. Conness gave notice. that he would call it • up at an early day. Mr. Thayer (Nebraska) offered a resolution requesting the President to inform the Senate. whether James A. Seddon, lately pardoned by' the President, was Secretary of. War of, the Onn-• - federacv any portion of tho time when, Henry Wire was keeper of Andersonville• prison, and practiced cruelties, resulting in the-. death of many Union soldiers. and also howl many Union soldiers died there from starvation, &c., at that time. Adopted. .HOUSE.—Mr. Diller (Mass) offered a reaolu-. tion instructing the Committee ,of Ways and. Means to devise some measure , by which distilled.. spirits of American manufacture may be exported.' under the law. ' ' - 145,828,300 62.779.800 188 689,850 81,400,490,742 L 890,108 092 48%612,M0 11480,6 . 4 . .i5a 16 22,56 3.700 6.83-3,450 • 1,250.u11a $418,6q8.160 . 489,612.360 The House then proceeded to the regular or-- der of business, being the motion of Mr. Butler. to reconsider the vote ordering the main ques tion on the bill reported from the Committee OW Retonstruction. . - The question was taken by yeas and nays, stud!; resulted, yeas B.9olnyaliL__. 7 ft_thet--vots---w• - • co-Is • Mr. Butler offered his amendment, giving the. appointment of State officers to the constit,ntionat conventions, and then moved the previous qua"- Lion. Fldridge (Wis.) moved to lay the bill and: pending amendments on the table, which was negatived. BOSTON, Jan. 21.—1 n the suit against John Leighton, instituted by the Franklin Mining Company, for a misappttpriation of funde certain transactions in: which the Comptiny - ittat3 interested, the jury found a verdict for the Com— pany, assessing the damages at $lO,OOO. Frost§ Maine. LEwtsvost, Me., Jan. 21.—Thewoolen mills at' Reandeld, largely owned by A. P. Morrill, have been obliged to suspend operations on account. of low water. Other mills in the State have suspended lor the same reason. AU the mills In this city are running as 'usual, the waterpower here being equal to the severest dronth. •From Washington. w.tatturovou, Jan. 2.1.—1 n the Supreme Court to-day, Chief Jeff,lee. Chase announced" that a. majority- of the Court being of the opinion that. the MeArdie ease should be advanced on the cal endar, it is ordered ttett it,be set for a hearing on the first Monday of March next. 4 Fire 111 Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, January 21.—Tbe building a tber corner of Elm and second streets, occupied by tbelChalrmakers' Union, was destroyed by AM last nicht, oss about slo,ooo. Insured. • FRENCH GREEN PEAS Fined.tality. OLIVE (117, emery superior of f on importation. PATE DBE.FoI'En LIVEAb Me a • NIAANDSPANI4II9 . 7 ; 1 , or -day . . JANIES R. WEBB, , . • • WALNUT arid ROMA. StNNAA ISAAC B. EYA.NB, on% PAINT% VARNISHES Wad !Wm' ami &ism Ne. 16 North Delaware avenue, Philadas BY TELEGRAPH. From Homon. ruararAorcran AM DIIAIIIII DI 3:15 CV-Oloo'k.
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