jBUBIWKBS MOtaUOKB SftJUSKfsddltloM tuve been nude of niimen-nwiiuHM SKaJSSSSifSIfIi betbtagroom* woter etoeett. *g * *£ jSg«^ dC^»(!n- 80*. Proprietor. EVENING BUIXETI Friday, reftraary 14, 1868, IPEKN SQUARES. list Autumn our City Connells p&Sßed an ordinance looking to the use ofPennßquares hy several institutions of learning, for the construction of handsome ranges of build ings, such as would enlarge their respective spheres of usefulness, and tequestlng the Legislature to pass .such an act aS; would enable Councils to '.out ■’the; proposed measures. A biD, carefully drown, so as to ptetect the city) thoroughlyVaiid ,to tender its acquiescence'necessary in the steps subset quently to be taken, was introduced into the Senate and passed jiiy it. .... It;how,comes be fore the Houbc, in which body, it is said, it isto meet an opposition and'to be thrown out if possible. ,• bet this opposltieta it Is not very esßy to conjecture, ■ except that in this city itju&fdtrtnaatdy happjsnsjthat.ijyhpn-; ever public-spirited citizens Wish' to have measures . adopted such as wIU Word to the prosperity of all and the advancement of the city as a cjty, they are §uie by those who have just activity enough to hinder others, without being.wi{l|agto stir a - finger th«neelves. No battier’example of this spirit can be instanced than in the oase of a portion of Fairmount Park above Landing avenue. Sonne years ago a number of citizens, im pressed Wftih. the great advantage to the city of owning this ground, purchased it them selves, paying a large amount (we believe at ; least one-half) in cash, and offering it to the city as a present on the sole condition that thh city would assume the payment of the mortgage. This liberal offer was received •with, .bitter opposition, eyea the characters of the givers were assailed, and the offer came asoearaa possible of being rejected. That property could not now be purchased for ten or twenty times the sum far which private liberality enabled the city to get it The Penn Square matter is of a remarkably similar character. In the case of the Park, the city, was asked to make a small conces sion in order to reap a 4 great gain, and we presume,that now, every one felicitates him self that so wise a course was pursued. In the case of Penn Squares, the concession asked is the right to build on ground origi-' nally appropriated by William Penn, for pur poses of this kind, and for which finally the oily will be repaid a hundred-fold. The city needs nothing more at this present day than that its institutions of learning should be cherished and aided. These organizations can, it is true," be self-supporting; they have shown that they have stamina enough for this by the fact of their existence and by the large measure of good that they have already done. But they never can fulfil their whole measure of Tisefalneßß unless the opportunity of enlarged action be given them, which- the present movement will, it is to be hoped, afford. In all the capitals of Europe, the institutions of this sort have net merely ground but build ings given them by government, and in most cases large annual subventions. That this is a wise expenditure: cannot be for a moment doubted; none gives a better return. Here it is not asked; in fact, nothing is asked, for the -movement did not in any sense originate with the institutions in question, but with men of sufficiently large minds to see that, the pro perty of our city needed the aid of these bodies, and that, in order that that aid should be rendered in the most" efficient manner, their opportunities for good must be en larged. We earnestly hope that the suicidal policy «f checking this great movement will not prevail. The common sense, the intelligence and the public spirit of the city are all en listed in its iavor, and we hardly believe that prejudice and obstructiveness can prevail, against them. This has, however, unfortuh- ately-been known to iappenun Philadelphia, and the friends of progress should bestir themselves actively, SOLDIEBS’ ORPHANS. There is said to be a disposition among some of the members of the State Legislature to advocate the curtailment of the period daring which the State shall. assume the charge of the orphans of our dead soldiers. The suggestion that they shall be discharged at the age of fifteen instead of sixteen is open to each serious objections; that it is most earnestly to be hoped that it will not be adopted. Of course, the motive for this changein the present system 1b simply one of economy. But there are other considerations which will be found, upon reflection, to out weigh that one. The laßt year that these boys and girls are at school is the most important one of their fives. The industrial and intellectual educa tion which they are receiving nnd**" the —admirable system which is rapidly perfecting will be seriously im paired by depriving them of this essential finishing year. Between fifteen and sixteen all their previous instruction is confirmed ahd made most valuable to the orphans themselves and to "the schools to which they belong. The results which are to - phe accomplished in maturing the charac ters of these otherwise friendless orphans and fitting them to adorn their future stations in the community are to be reached mainly fit this last'year of tfieir pu pilage. The industrial pursuits in which they are now engaged will be ot very little practicable benefit to them in after life, if they are cutoff at the age of fifteen, while their Opbrise Of studies in the substantial elements <na sound English education mustnecessariiy J»,ivery iffij^erfect. xln a directly economical point of view the proposed reduction of the teuu would be very injurious. When these boyß and girls reach fifteen,, their labor is beginning to be of real profit to the schools. The boys, by their work on the school-farms and in other branches of mechanical industry, and the glrlß in the several departments of domestic work, will contribute largely to the support of the inatittitiohfl, by the production of food and cldthlng, and this is a consideration of very great importance. ' Another very serious objection is that if the standard of age is reduced, the standard of in structionsand.instrnctors moat also fall. It will be impossible to secure the employment of personß of the same experience and high charactor to -instruct these soldiers! orphans, if their .pupils are to" be from them just as they reaoh the age when they begin to show the results of the lessons of the school-room, the Work shop and the farm. Itis evident to all who have interested themselves in the system,that the progress-that has already been made in procuring higher grades of principals, matrons, teachers, &c., for these orphan schools, is pfbduoing the happiest results; And it must be equally evident that these re sults will be jferjy,much impaired by taking away the very class of children who form the Chief inducement for the employment of these r . ■ ,• ■ ■ ' ’ agents. Bfit;,there; is still another grave reason against this change. It would be, so far < as it goes, an Indication of a: willingness on the part of those . who should ; advocate it, to repudiate a portion of the Solemn trust which 1 the proud Commonwealth ot Pennsyl vania has assumed. Having endorsed the pledge which her Governor gave in her name,- to the brave men who died in her behalf, her honor is concerned In maintaining that pledge.! in its fullest and moat liberal construction, Pennsylvania can Hever pay all of her .debt to her dead soldiers, but she is doing a noble - arid glorious work, in her care of their help ; jess orphans. No tax is so cheerfully borne by her people as that which enables her to do this work, and while the system is administered as it now is, - wisely, prudently,, intelligently and ecohbiriicaliyi there should not be a thought ofgetting rifi of any portion of this cheerfully assumed labor of love. We hope these con siderations "will be duly considered by the Legislature, and that there will, be the same liberal support of these “children of the Com monwealth” afforded by the present Legisla ture as has been extended to them in former years. All that is done for them will be returned with abundarit interest to the com munity in the character of the men and women who are to go out from these schools to benefit and Hess the people who are now so nobly preparing them for their future lives. , EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION* In the year 1867 the number of Americans visiting Europe was larger than was ever known in any former year. ■ Of course the chief catge of this was the Paris Exhibition; but without this attraction, the number would have been large; for people were flush even in the beginning of 1867, and the rage for the European tour, winch set in after the rebel lion was over, had not subsided. But a re action has come naturally, and it is all the stronger from the fact that business of every kind is depressed, the future is full of uncer tainty, and people generally feel less rich than they did a year ago; so they want to save money and they stay at home. This time one year "ago every one of the many steamships sailing from the port ofNew York for Europe went crowded with passen gers. Indeed, state rooms had to be engaged weeks in advance to secure a voyage in a good steamer. But on Wednesday last three steamships—one the first-class Cunarder- bi beria—sailed trom New York, and the whole number'of passengers in the three was onh > thirty, or an average of ten apiece. A year ago three steamers would have car ried at least five hundred passengers. The change is a favorable one, even though it may be caused by financial difficulties and an un certain political future. Every American who goes abroad for pleasure takes away so much of the life-blood of the country, and increases our financial debt to Europe. It i a moderate estimate to say that ten thou sand Americans went to Europe for pleasure last year. It is equally moderate to say that their average expenditure was ten thousand dollars apiece, which makes the enormous aggregate of one hundred millions of dollars spent in Europe, ip one year, by Americans, for pleasure and luxury; one hundred millions wjjicb might have been used at home for indi vidual as well as general advantage, but which were spent abroad to enrich the shop-keepers and hotel-keepers of Paris, and the swarms of people of all trades that thrive upon the luxu rious tastes of rich Americans. Even sup posing that the estimate of ten thousand be extravagant, and that only five thousand Americans were abroad, the estimated aver age expenditure cannot be exaggerated, and there were at least fifty millions spent for pleasure by Americans in Europe during the year 1867. There would be something appalling in this wastefulness, if it were not balanced by the immigration from Europe of people who come to this country bringing all they possess in money, and, in addition, their energy and their willing hearts and strong hands, which they have resolved to employ here for the rest of their days. The immigration of Ger mans, Scotch and Scandina vians' amounted, during the year 1867, to about three hundred thousand souls. ’ It they brought say an average of three hundred dol lars apiece in cash, it would amount, in the aggregate, to ninety millions of dollars. But, in addition, they were generally working peo ple, and, inmost cases, thrifty working peo ple; and each one, without reference to the cash he brings; is an acquisition to the in dustry of the country. The value of such acquisition can only be guessed at. In some few caws it is than nothing. But, as a general thing, every man, woman or child that comes from abroad, to make a home in the United States, contributes some thing towards the prosperity of the country. It may be said that the temptations to come here are increased by the continual spectacle of rich Americans traveling in Europe, which is presented to the eyes of all classes; and in this way the proverbial extravagance of our countrymen ahrpad may be regarded as hav ing a good effect, by advertising the advan tages of the country and inducing people to gather up their possessions and bring them hither. At all events, while the wasteful- THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1,868. u&s of Americans in Europe may be justly deplored, there jacomponSation for it in ;the , steady and increasing immigration Of indus trious Europeans to America. Fire Marshal Blackburn has madehis usual annual report to the Mayor, and an abstract of the document will be found u{>on another page of the Bulletin of to-day. According to »hiß report, Philadelphia wae greatly favored in respect to losses by fire during the year 1867. The entire loss during the year was $719,000, upon which there was an in surance of $414,000. ' This loss is much less than the average of former years, while it falls $5,000,000 short of the loss by fire in the city of New York during the same period. There are several reasons why Phil adelphia has been thus favored in respect to losses by conflagration. We have here the most Efficient fire apparatus, in the world; this machinery is in the charge of a department where there is father an ex cess of zeal than a deficiency in that respect, and wo have the great advantage of the use of the telegraph in communicating alarms and enabling the firemen to get to work with the utmost promptness and efficiency. But there is yet another reason why fires have been comparatively rare events. . This reason is intimated in the statement.tliat during the eleven years that have elapsed since the crea tion of, the office of Fire Marshal, eight hun dred and thirty-seven persons have been ar-j rested ori r the’charge of arson, and one hun dred and thirty-three have been convicted of ,lhe crime. As in other offences against the * law, there is nothing which exercises, so wholesome a restraint upon would-be incendiaries as the knowledge that a searching and thorough investigation will follow the commission of the crime, and that the offender will "meet merited punishment with almost unerring certainty. This whole some influence has saved Philadelphia mil lions of dollars during the last decade, and measureably prevented the perpetration of this serious offence. Mr. Blackburn does not confine his valu able statistics to Philadelphia alone. He keeps as full a record as possible of the losses, in curred throughout the country and he gives the startling sum of $450,000,000 as the ag gregate loss by fire, throughout the United States, during the last eleven years. Of this huge amount nearly nine millions of dollars fall to the share of Philadelphia. These figures give a comprehensive idea of the dam age that the general prosperity of the country receives from the occurrence of frequent and destructive conflagrations.' , How to prevent this trememdous drawback upon the progress of the country and the general wealth, is a problem that is well worth considering. We are persuaded that a very large proportion of this enormous' loss would have been avoided by the employment of very simple and not expensive precautions. The entire abolition of wooden roofs.alone would save millions of dollars yearly; the use of suffi cient parapets would tend enormously to the accomplishing of the desired end, while there are many other details in the construction of buildings that would obviously tend to the prevention of destructive conflagrations. Yesterday in Common Council there was a discussion upon the subject of the Central High School. The appropriations for the public schools were before the chamber, and upon a motion to strike out the appropria tion for the High School a general debate took place. The opponents of the institu tion were very severe in their comments upon it, urging that it was wrong in principle and not a success in practice, and that it should tie abolished,and the standard of education be raised in the grammar schools. There is a very decided sensation of this kind in the i-ommunity at large, and the High School will have to be so managed as to commend it to public favor, if we wish it to continue in existence many years longer. The collection of pictures now on exhibition at the galleries, No. 1331 Chestnut street, is open rom 'J A. M. until ijt P. M., and there is no charye for admission. In tho first room, on entering, the visitor will be struck with the largo canvas by Thomas Moran, a copy of one of the most im portant works of Turner in the National Gallery of London, and catalogued as “Ulyßses deriding Poljpbejnusr’ , “lt is gorgeou-ly rieh in color, and perhaps will give a better idea of Tamer's grand manner than can be derived from any of the few original pictures by him that have been brought to this country. Mr. T. Moran’s own style is well represented in the exhibition by two landscapes in oil, and by several drawings of great strength and beauty. Mr. W. E. Cresson has several capital pictures, of which No. 60, “Hop o’ My Thumb,” is the largest, and it Is also the best, in both conception and execution. The face and figure of the giant are excellent, arid the various attitudes and ex pressions of the figures at his feet are foil of character. Mr. Cresson has worked with evident care and conscientiousness in this picture, and with judgment in the composition and choice of colors that is worthy of high praise. There are also two smaller pictures by him, each represent ing a single figure., One called “Au Koi,” is u cavalier seated, aqd drinking, probably, “Over the Water to Charlie.” Tho other is “Mercutio,” ■ a standing figure, well-posed, and all the details of the costume and surroundings carefully and judiciously painted. Mr. John Faulkner has in this exhibition several landscapes which have not been surpassed by any of his former efforts. The most striking is No 59, called “Morning in the Highlands,” with the rnIDS of Invcrlochy Castle in the foreground, and the Loch and the town of Inverness beyondT' There 1b a fine combination of the practical and the romantic; the town, with its steamboats and Btnoke; the lake, with its overlooking mountains, and the picturesque mins,which bring the past in conjunction with tho present The picture seems ffuil, of the strong, invigorating atmosphere of the ’Highlands,. Acouple of smaller landscapes—No 9 and No; 44,- scenes in Irelan&a-and another, 1 »No. SB, a scene on the Delaware, in New York State, are also excellent specimens of Mr. Faulkners work. Mr. Geo. F. Bensell has a couple «f very amali but excellent landscape studies, and one or two figure pieces: His brother, Mr. E. B. Bensell, is aleo represented by a couple of good canvases, and un admirable drawing called “The Maskers.’ Among the drawings are also some spirited ones by Mr. 8. J. Feiris. There are several excellent landscapes by Mr. T. J. Fennimore, Mr. I. L. Williams, Mr. 8. B. Mfood, Jr., Mr.'W.'T. Rich ard*, and other members of the Society. Mr. E. D, Lewis Is represented only by one Bmall picture, and that a marine; a view off Newport, with a FIRE STATISTICS. THE ITSE ARTS. Tlic Artists’ I'lftid Exhibition. wblto morning sea and'Bhy, and a fleet of small vessels in the distance—a subject remarkably well treated considering that it is out of the artist’s regular line., * . Mr. E, Moran has a largoand uncommbnlyfine marine view—No. 29, "A Stranded Ship”—a sea breaking over s ledge of rocks, on the outer edge, of which lies a huge wreck, with a superb sky: over all. There are several good pictures by Mr. P. Moran, Mr. George C. Larpbdin," Mr. G. W. Consrroe, Mr. C. F. Blanvelt, Mr. J. J. Eyers and others. There ore also some fine ones, not new und not for sale, by Lcutze, Solly, Rothermol, Paul Weber, C. , F. Blanvelt and other artists of high repate. The exhibition, although small, is interesting, and the promenadera on Cheeinut street will find it well worth stopping tO ECO. Portrait of Admiral Du Pont. There has Just been placed in Earle’s Galleries a new portrait of tho late Rear-Admiral Du Pont, printed by Mr. Huntington,President of the NeW York Academy of Design. It is of three-quarters length and of life size. “Nothing that we have -ten by Mr. Huntington bis given ub more pleasure. As a likeness, It la perfect, and as a puintlDg Hls a master-piece. The portrait be longs to Mrs. Du Pont, and will remain only a short time at Earle’s. Every lover of art and every friend and admirer of the distinguished eub jr ct should pay It a visit. ■ ■ , , . OLOTHINO. Overcoats at Low Prices. Overcoat 8 at LowPrioes. Overcoats at Low Prioesa Overcoats at Low Prices. Overcoats at Low Prices. Overcoats at Low Prices. Overcoats at Low Prices. Overcoats at Low Prices. Immense variety Gents’ and Boys’ Suits at lowest prices for years. WANAMAKER &. BROWN, The Largest Clothing House, Oak Half, The Comer Sixth and Market Streets, EDWARD P. KELLY, TAILOR, S. E. Cor, Chestnut and Seventh St*. Complete Maortment of m CHOICE GOODS, i which will ho made in beat maimer at MODEBATE PBICBB. CLOBING OUT PATTERN COATS AND CLOTHES NOT CALLED FOB AT LOW PRICES. ap37lyrp KESTAIJKAIVrS. JgVEBY ONE INTERESTED. A GOOD MEAL, AT FORD’S, For Twenty-live Cents Poultry. Beef, Lamb, Oyster*, Pepper Pot. Tea, Coffee. Flannel. Buckwheat and Indian Cake*. Pie and Milk Pound. Fruit, and a etneral assortment of Cakes,Candice. Jclliea, Ice Cream, wat*r Icea, etc., etc. • ■p. FORD. EIGHTH and MARKET Streets. fcl4-Irr>rpg • HOOF NKIKTtI. COO HOOP BKIRTS, NO. Oi OZO FALL STYLES. Plain and Trail Hoop Skirte, 2,2 W, 2V5, and 8 yard' round of every length and shape. for iudlse. and a com plete assortment of Mieeeb* ana Children** Skirte, from ♦ t 046 springe, from i 0 to S 3 inches long, ail of “OCR OWb MAKE.** superior in style, finish and durabUlty, aur really the cheapest and moat satisfactory Hoop Skirts it 'be American market. Warranted in every respect. Skirte made to order, altered and repaired, CAUTION.—Owing to the unprecedented reput&tioi which “Our Own Make** of Skirte* have attained, aom< dealer* are endeavoring to put a very inferior skirt upo» their customers by representing them to be "Hopkins* Own Make.” Be not deceived. "Our Make” are etamptx on each tab, **W. F. Hopkins, Manufacturer, No. 62> Arch street, Philadelphia,*' ana also have the letter b woven in tne tapes between each spring. , _ Also, dealer In New York made Skirts, at very lov prices, wholesale and retail. Send for catalogue of styles and prices, at . „ No. 838 Arch street, Philada. mhM.m.w.lyr t WM. T. HOPKINS I AND fOIIACCO. IHUSI'ET & ftONB* “MAUIANA lUTA" C/UAftß -1 Of finest Vuelta Abajo leaf, cqualto leading brands of imported Cigars. At uiucb lower figures. Wo aak a trial SIMON COLTON «fc CLARICE, foV,) IQMpg 8. W. corner liroid arid Wtilnnt etrwta DOWNING'S American liquid cement, for mending broken ornaments, and other article* of Glass, China, Ivory, Wood, garble, Ac. No he&tlng.re quircd of the article to be mended, or the Cement. Al wayi ready for nee. For eale by JOHN R. DOWNING, Stationer, (07-tf_ 139 South Eighth street, two doom ab. Walnut. BWARBURTON’S IMPROVED. VENTILATE!.' and easy-fitting Dress Hats (patented). In all the ap proved fashions of the season, (fhestnnt street, next door to the PosLoffice. selß-lyrp M LEASE OF A CHESTNUT STREET STORE, BE tween Seventh and Tenth streets, for sale. Address C. R. T., Bulletin Office. Porcelain hardware,comprising drawer. Closet and Lock Knobs, Keyhole Escutcheons. Finger and Number Plates, "Push, 11 •Tull,” “Boarding," eta, plates. For' sale by TRUMAN A SHAW, No. 835. (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. TOE AND PARLOR SKATES. AT GREATLY RE JL ducodLpiicee, For sale by TRUMAN A SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. mUMBLI S UPON ICE MAY BE PREVENTED BY A wearing creepers upou your shoes. A variety nf pat terns for ssle by TRUMAN A SHAW. No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth, Philadelphia. •DOARDING.-1216 CHESTNUT STREET: COMMUNI XJ car ing rooms, neatly furnished, and other vacancy, snd day boarding. . fol4-2tBp IQCQ -GET YOUR HAIR CUT AT KOPPS SHA V. ACjDD. ins Saloon, by first-class Hair-Cutters Hair and Whiskers Dyed, Shave and Bath, 80 cents Razors sot in order. Opon Sunday morning. No. 1115 Ex change Place. [lf] G. C. KOPP. FTONDENSED MILK OF NEW YORK MAKE: EX U tract of Beef ; Robinson’s Patent Bariev i Fresh Beth lehem Oatmeal: Select Rio Tapioca, with fall directions; Haid’s Farinaceous Food; Pearl Sago: OaraccasCacao, Racabont, and other Dietetics of the best quality. Foi sale by JAMES T. SHINN, Bouthwest corner of Btoihi and Spruce street, JaBo,lmrp{ Troll SALE.—TO MERCHANTS. STOREKEEPERS. J? Hotels anddealers-SOO CaseAChampagne and Crab Cider, 260 bbß. Champagne and Crab Cidor^^^ *230 Fear street aBE WHITMAN’S CHOCOtATE.~THE BEST Chocolates for family use are the No. 1-Breakfast. Plain and Commercial" brands, manufactured at the PHILADELPHIA STEAM CHOCOLATE-WORKS. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN, Proprietor. . fes-lm4ps . Store No. 1210 Market street ARKING WITH .INDELIBLE INK, EMBROIDER ini. Braiding, Bbunping. Ac „ torry, ‘ IHOO Filbert street n-HE EVENING BULLETIN MAY BE FOUND. At ; A ways at 2418. Filteenth st., bcl. Locust. foil-Strp' 1033. SSS& Is No. 1088 Spring Garden street sel4-lyrp • •>© ■ ' WATCHES - OF WARRANTED QOAUTV. Vife. guaranteed to kei-p correct time, foraate at much Induced pricey & BRWnER , i Apo£ters fe3-tf,rp* - an Oheatnnt etreet, below Foartli. IN EVERYBODY'S MOTTH: - THE FIVE .CENT j.inai-8, told at 8418. Fifteenth t.t., btl. Locuat. fell Btrp- I JNUIA RUBBER MACHINE BKI/TING,BTEAM PACK Ho*«i *«.•'«* the ( MM|^»eturertH«iUl^u»^Mi». H.B.— 'Wt bite bow on hand *Um lot of GenOgmeiA. Lidlm' and Mtaes* Gnm Boot*. Abo every Variety and otylo it Gnm Overcoat*. DESIBABJLE DRESB GOODS ComingSeason. } . A Bargain* EDI IN HATX & C 0„ ' ltd. 28 SOUTH.SECOND ST., ; Will open, thia niornlng, a eaio of Modes,. Steel Colors and Black Silk FRENCH POPLINS, For itie below the Coat of Import*tlOH. Also, a case of . Modes, Steel Colors, Ambers, Blues and j . ~V G.’eeu ; tRBKOH ALL-WOOL POPLINS; black: silks. .-■■■ , HAMRICK & COLE, No. 45 North Eighth Street, FIFTY PIECES BUCK SILK, From Mediuin to Sfcuperh Qualities «2 00. worth 32 50. 02 00, “ 03 00. 03 00,' 03 «o. ■ 00 30, “ 84 «0. 04 00, « 04 60. 04 SO, Selling Elsewhere a* OS SO. e&oo, “ . “ o«oo., OS SO and «0 00, Quality Sut)llme,C»iittl 00 SO and 07 00. . . ’ . ALSO. . . .. Elegant Solid Colored Silks, 02 SO, 03 and 03 SO. HAMRICK & COLE, No. 46 North Eighth Street*. WIUTE MARBLE BUILDING. fell-fop CAHPETINGS ASD OIL, CLOTHS. 1808. 1868. REMOVAL. McCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAM, FROM Tbclr rate Betall Wareroome, • • 819 Ch.estn.ut Street, TO NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET, Where, with Incroaaed fodlltle*, they will in fatal* conduct their ■ Wholesale and Retail CARPET BUSINESS. JM-tfrp£ ; ' HEW OAEPET STORE. E.H.GODSHALK&CO. Hove opened with a NEW Stock of FINE CARPETINGS, Oil Cloths, Mattings, &o„ , .733 Che stunt Street. )a27-6nirp _ 1868. 1808. GEORGE H. BROWN, FIREST oilcloths is the united states. Office and Saleroom. 40 South FOURTH Street. ~toryrANN~ an’dKIKIEMONT Street*,- Philadelphia.— Having the mort COMPLETE Factory In the United Stateß. with new. machinery and, Onproeed method*, 1 am manufacturing/ar the beet article, ever offered to the trade, and at prices as tow as inferior good* are sold. My large fadlltlee enable me to eupply order* of every description. A special feature I* made of NEW and, TASTEFUL PATTERNS in Btalr and Carriage. Oood*! and In Table Good*, betide* araal ityleeeplendld article* In Oak, Roeewood, Mahogany, Marble, and Bronco, with a full line of Enamelled Puck*, Drill* and MtuUife EWOrder* by mall have the tame careful attention at blllt bought In person. Jalß-lml feS-lOtrp} A. & H. LEJAMBRE HAVE SBKOfED THEIR % mmm l Furniture andUpholsteryWareroomfi TO ; ■ No. 1435 CHESTNUT Street. dtfl-smtM TjUTLER, WEAVER & CO. , NEW CORDAGE FACTORY SOW IN FULL OPERATION, No. MN; WATER and E»N. DEL, avannn. 7-30’S Converted ittto 5-20’S And Compoond Merest Hotel Wanted DEEXEL A CO., BANKERS. .. .. ; ’ ' M South Third Street. MONEY TOANYAMOUNTLOAJ},EP >^TON /"A DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWEWtx. * •CLOTHINO. *«r»t_ * o^,B N. .***.■ wrM .»vf&r.yLOW FBICKB. )o3W» ' (Formerly Brown A Price,) MANUFACTURER rURNITUBE, dfcc. FIRST-CLASS BOOTS AND SHOES ■' r :-'\V A.t Oost. MAa the incroaae of rar builncea compel* moto enlarge my Store, ,1 will - *e)l my entire: eiook of ready-made good* Tory low. . ; :i • ALL new at, lee of Box Toed Bool*'and Balmoral* on hand, and mode to ordcaAt abort notice. "* ‘ Call at 585 Arch Street, WM. H. HELWEG. felftm fBt4M •*~ JV ** , 'HISrBNTIRB STOCK % . OF ■" sio. CUSTOM-MADE CALF BOOTS WINTER WEAR Will ho cloaed out at GBEATLY REDUCED PRICES, To hiakeroom for Spring Btock. 33 South Blxth Street, above CHeatnuL, aeldlvrM ’’\x y/r • CHUCEBIES. J.IQOOHB, AG. TABLE SHERRI. Joat received, anew Invoice of One Hundred and Fifty Eighth Caaka (W gallon* each) CHOICE TABLE SHERRY. For Bale at a email advance on the coat of importation, by the Cook, Demijohn, or Coae. SIMON COLTON & CLARK®, Importer*, Itttm anl Bctailen, S. W. corner Broad and Walnut. lal-wfm ■ ' • . ■ . ■' CALIFORNIA ‘Orange Bhwaom Wine Tonio,” A dellclou* beverage, mode of pare Wine, and free from Alcohol. A* a remedy for dyrpep*la and nervou*-de.- billty it i» u*ed In France and sooth America. The trade will be aupplied on liberal term*. CARMEIOK & CO., toiiE achwts. N. E corner Front and Chestnut, fell-tf rpt • • COAL. Extra Large Lehigh Nut Coal, $5 50, Lehigh Stove and Fumaoe, $8 50. WARRANTED PURE AND 6ABD Alio, a'aupcrior Rebroken Schuylkill Coal, ALL SIZES, $6 TO 88, AT WM. W. ALTER’S • COAL DEPOT, Ninth Street, below Girard Avenue, AND Office, corner Sixth and Spring Gordon. WATCH BN, JEWELRY. AC. LADOMUS fco. K DIAMOND DEALERS & JEWELEBB.iI [I WATiiIES, JKtrrLur a mlvku wtnn, Jl and JEWELRY'REP HB&Dj/J Chaetnnt at., Phlla^^^ Would invite the attention of porch Mere to their Urco stock of GENTS’AND LADIES’ WATCHES, Jnet receivcdtof the finest European makcra.lndepeßden% Quarter Second, and Seir.friadlßft; in Gold and Oliver Oases. American Watcher* of all flze*. Diamond tkbvPtas. Studs, Riofa&e. OorsUfaUchlt* Garnet and Etruscan Sets in givat variety. . . bolid Silverw are of all fcindN including a Urge assort-,/ ment suitable for BrfdaJ Presents. PJHHTIhGH, AC. LOOKING GLASSES At Low Pric Novelties in Chromo Lithographs, Fine Engravings, New Galleries of Paintings, NOW OPEN, With late arrival* of CHOICE PICTURES. JAMES S. EARLE & SONS; 816 Chestnut Street. MEDICINAL. AN INTERESTING LETTER TO MB. LEOPOLD' HOFF (HOFF’S MALT EXTRACT DEPOT. 542 BROAD* way, NEW YORK), BY THOS. HARFORD, ESQ., OK the NEW YORK HOME J'ODEEAL—Dkcn , Sinr A« an act of gratitude to you; and for the advantage of any one who may read tbit. I with to eay th»t m» daughter ha. derived groat reUef and benefit fromtho U. eof your M alt Extract Beverage of Health. Bho ba* been 111 for a long tlmo Buffering from oonaumption, general debiUty. loea of blood apd .trength. I followed the advice of the well-known Dr. W. John MltoheU, to try yourM.lt Beverage, and am pleated to admit, that from it* ÜBO .be ha. received prettf benefit, andaeema to. bo reeoverlug ber health. She feela compelled to take it continually forif .he mtoea it but ooe Say ehe euffera eoirfldcrably. and there la arelapee of- her old eomMalnt' and * return of phyrlcal wdakheM. Therefore your preparation should be generally known a* a wonderful’ remedy. ■ /■ Sold at Drugglitt and Grocore. ; - JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY & COWDEN. Wholeeale Agent*. Also for Bale by J C. BAKER h CO. feC-v t m-ntrr ELDER FLOWER SOUP, H. P. &,C. B. TAVtOB, No. M North Ninth rtreef |F YOU GET AS GtK D CIGAR FOR KTVE CENTS leayoucanforteu. wbybny the latter! fry”tho five cent cigar* at 341 siFlfteenthet, below Loctut fell-Ktip* SECOND EDITION. ATLANTIC CABLE NE WS TO-DAY’S OOSIMKRCIAb NEWS FROM I^SHINGTON. Revenue Ffbni - Distilled Spirits* or *be Atlantic Cable. Loudon, Fcb.-14,: Forenoon.—Consols, United States Five-twenties, Till. Illinois Cen tral, 89#. Erie, 49%. • , A'ftißiS, Feb. 14,. Forenoon.—The Increase of bullion tbis week'in the Bank of France Is 22,000,- 000 francs. Bourse higher. Rentes strong. Liverpool, Feb. 14, Forenoon.—Cotton quiet, estitpatedealcs 8,000 bales; sales of the week 114,0.00 bales, whereof 19,000 were for speculation and .25,009 for export. Stock 288,000 bales, wheteof 122,000 are American. and Provisions quiet. Bevcono from Disltlled Npiritt, „ t Washington, Feb. 14.—The director of sta tistics famishes a table Shotfingtbe fact.that the actnal'reven'ncs derlvetf by the General Govern ment from t£e'use' of distilled'‘spirits in the tTnlted StaiOsJ daring the 'fiscal years ending Jnne3o£h,‘li6oB : tb 1667 inclusive, or for five' years, were $185,350,355 currency, of a total average of $27,071,271, currency, per annum. 1} I 1 Railroad Convention. Baltimore, Feb. 14.—Wm. P. Logan, Esq., and'a committee of businessmen fromPlttsburgb, have arrived In Baltimore, and will to-day meet a number of merchants and members of the city government for the purpose of interchanging views in reference to the proposed connection of the Pittsburgh and Codnellsvilie Railroad with Baltimore. ■ ' V Weathor fteport. [By the Western Uhlan Telegraph Company.) February 14, Thermo- SA. M. Wind. Weather., meter. Port Hood, 8. E. Snow squalls. 32 Halifax, N. W. Cloudy. 32 Boston, N. Clear. • 17 Portland,. —— , Clear. 14 NeW Jork, N. W. Clear. 18 Philadelphia, N. Clear: 22 Wilmington, DeL, N. Clear. 23 Washington, N. Clear. 88 * Fort Monroe, N. Clear. 34 Richmond, Va., N. W. Clear. 32 Oswego, N. Y., E. Clear. 10 Baffolo, E« Clear. 18 Pittsburgh, Clear. 26 Chicago. 8. W. Clondy. 18 Louisville, N. Clear. 25 New Orleans, „N. E. Clear. 46 Mobile, * ‘ N. E. ■ Clear. 43 perrlt Smith on (be'State of Pnblic Affairs. (Freni the Rochwter Express.] pETgnqpono, Tuesday, Feb. 11, IBt&.—Frede rick Dmiglatt, Rochester — Mr Dear Friend: I see that there are people in Connecticut (I pre sume there are tens of thousands of them) who, because of your African blood, are not willing to eat with you. lam not surprised at this, for the American people, neither North nor South; have repented of slaveholdlng or of the casto-spirit which is generated ana fostered by it. The - abolition or Slavery was in no degree a frnit of •. repentance. Not the people, nor tbepoliticlaiu, nor the priestA had repented of it Tne arming of the blacks, which was the virtual abolition of 81avery, wonld not have been, had not onr con ecionß necessities called for It We were at last compelled to see that on the. arming or not arm ing of them, turned the question whether we should conquer or be conquered. Bat the abolition of slavery Has no more been ’followed by penitence thin it was preceded by It The Democratic party is as full as ever of hatred of the negro, annas toll aa ever of the wicked and disgusting cant about “a white man’s govern ment.” Indeed, it has lived so long and so deeply in this sin aa to make it bnt too probable that it Will die in iL The Republican party contains many penitents, but hardly enough to shape Its action. Its •‘Reconstruc tion laws'' are (since it would omit its previous duly) about as good as coold have been expected. That previous duty, was to repent, honestly and openly, ol the gigantic oppression 61 which both Norih and South were guilty, and to "bring forth fruits meet for repentance.” Apartof these fruits would have been the lending or giving to the South a large sum from tho National Treasury, and the doing of this, not only on. account of the sore .necessities of the South, but (:xprtssiy,>tlso,nn ac count of the responsibility of the whole Pro-slavery country, for the war which had impoverished and desolated the South. Fifty or a hundred millions of dollars, judiciously expended for the bem fit of all her classes, would have Bet oar poor sister on her feet again. It would hive done, too, a thousand fold more than this. For it wonld have been an example of penitence on the part of the Pro-81uvery North, which the Pro-Slavery South would not have refrained from following. And it would have been an expression ‘of sisterly sympathy, which would huve won for ns her melted heart. She would have given us no more trouble. In the matter of '•reconstruction,” she would have put into our hands a carte blanche, eo assured would she have been that we would write nothing upon it but what justice and love dictated. Oh, was there ever before—or will there over bo again—so favorable an opportunity lor profitably investing fifty or a hundred millions of dollars? 'lbis was the way which the Republican party should have taken to bring about a speedy, cor dial and enduring peace between the North and —the Sontb;-to restore the national crcdit;to make currency as good as gold, and to prevent these Infamous threats of “repudiation." How lamen table that it did not take in this way! Because it did not, the nation is still in great perplexity and sorrow: and, worst of all,in danger of the as cendancy of the Democatic party. Horace Greeley pities the South. In bailing Jefferson Davis he felt that ho was bailing the South. And‘yet even he, with Jiis ‘.‘bushel of brains, deep sense of justice and glowing philan thropy,” can keep on saying to the South,“Root, hog, or die 1” I. certainly, would have nothing done to supersede or in any degree relax, the self reliance ofthe South. But, because of her deep poverty and of ohr large measures of respohsf billty.lor it, and because, withal, Bhe is our Hater, I would have the North extend a helping hand to her. It is true that the South has come to her rain through her wickedness. But, as we were her partner in it, and encouraged and sustained her In it, and shared with her in its profits, It be comes as not to reproach her with the wicked ness, bnt to help her up, as far as we can, out of the raln which has come from It. Were-Mr. Gree ley, in an unguarded lionr, to enter Into a part nership with nis neighbor for building gambung honsea and dramshops, and were toe enter prise, .to result ruinously to hla neighbor, whllo he himself remained rich—who believes that Mr. Greeley wonld, instead of condemning himself, and pitying and helping the guilty part ner, 6ay tohlm: "Root, hog, or ale?" He would not say so to him. Neither should the North say to the South. It is true that the oppression which the South practiced was a' worse business than building gaming-houses and dramshops. But-now that she has come ont of the this worse business very poor, nothing can bemoreungra'el ons than'for her partner,..who Is still very rich, to say to her: “Root, hog, or diet" , '' I seb lnjihenewspaptsra that you are wtt'rtniy for th»j ( ejection of Gen. Grant. I nope he recognises toe great political aa well as moral truth that “a D: hb fl a.tnan.” Notation can prosper or perini . ncutly endure that foils,, cordially and practically: to recognize this vital truth. lam often asked whom I would have for President. My answer Is, .that one .might about aa well ask an aneettonato husband who is bis , P r e*If*nce 1 f* nce among woman. I have known Chief Justice Chase along time, and iutlmately. So great Is my admiration of him for hla pro found wlsdomj so deep te ray love of him for his many virtues; and,- in my view, so strikingly sup plied is he with all the etemeute.cf' character for a ( bief Magistrate, thut-I-ieel, myself quite inca- Fpbteofan unbiased'oompaflaon between him and any other capdlditer for the Presidency. With great regard, your friend, :„w ' GkhbitSmith. •• (PHIED EDITION. 1 . ■ .A.-’*-' . -,i ' 'r ' BY a ELEGRAFH. LATEE POM WASHINGTON. POPULAR MILITARY EDUCATION. Its Encouragement by Congress* SUPREME COURT INVESTIGATION BEBtOVAL OP GEN. TOWNSEND THE IF. S; SUPREME 00UBT. The Legal Tender. Act. military Education. (Special Despatch.ih the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] Washington, 1 Februaiy 14.— The House ( Mili tary Committee Is at work perfecting.a System of military education to be extended to the various college!) throughout tho• countiy. Lost r summer Colonel Whittlesey was detailed by tho War Department to draw up a plan embodying the Idea of establishing- a Department of Military Education In connectlon wlth the institutions of learning. The Committee have taken this plan as ,;, its basis,- but - will perfect a system" of their • own, ' soniewhat different- The leading: idea is that, ask many colleges in each State as choose to make a military education part Of theirregular course of stadias will be sup plied with tutors from the War Department, and of such lostitnUons will be allowed to enter the army on the some footing as West Point cadets. JUDGES OF TirE SUPREME COURT. The Judiciary Committee seem to have about abandoned the investigation into the conduct of the Judges of the Supreme Court. At its meet ing tbis morning the subject was not mentioned;-" and no action was taken to" compel refractory witnesses in the case to appear ana testify. RETURN OF GEN. THOMAS. General- Lorenzo Thomaa Is at his post In the War Department to-day, here tofore occupied :by General Townsend. This Is In accordance with an order issued by the Presldent,to the effect that General Thomas, who is Adjutant-General of the Army, shall perform the duties thereof jn -person and not through a subordinate as heretofore. Certain olonßists pay that the President removed Townsend becanse he was in sympathy with Secretary Stanton, while Thomas Is known to take the President’s side of the question. The United States supreme Court. 1 Washington, Feb. 14.—Attorney-General Stan bery, Id the Supreme Court of the United States to-day, read a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, addressed to him, stating In effect that tho Department understood the qeestion of the constitutionality of the legal-tender act hod ari sen this term in several cases between pri vate parties. That they had been discussed, and were now nnder advisement. As the government had no opportunity to pre sent an argument in support of the case, ana as a very deep interest was felt In the subject by the government and the country at large, it was hoped the Attorney-General would ask and ob tain leave to present an argument In support of the law, before the cases which bad been discussed should be decided by the Court . The Attorney-General said that owing to hia multifarions legal duties, he feared he wonld be hnable to prepare a proper argument daring the present term, and he therefore desired that the Court wonld not deliver its opinions in these cases until the next term. The Court took the matter under advisement X One of the cages above allnded to Involves pnrelv a question of ordinary debt, whether a party has a right to discharge an obligation in legal-tender cotes. Secondly, another case argued by Senators Johnson and Williams presents the question whether tbe debtor can pay his takes in legal-tcn derfi, tbe State of Oregon having declared -that all taxes should be paid in gold, and the third ease, argued by Messrs. Carlisle and Wills, is from Cal ifornia, which has a statute declaring that all fiduciary taxes shall be paid in gold. Pennsylvania, f-cgislaturc. Harrisrubo, Feb. 14, 1868. Senate.— Tbe Finance Committee reported the House resolution to adjourn the 10th of March, with an amendment to adjourn on March 24tb. House.— Mr. Clark,ot Warren,moved that a de scendant of the Indian chief, Cornplanter, be iDvitcd to address the House. Agreed to. The descendant, Solomon O'Bril by name, attired in Indian costume, and accompanied by an in terprUer, then ascended'lhe Clerk’s stand, and addressed tbe House, tbe members of which crowded in front to get a better vie w of the de scendant. Tho remarks of tho O’Bnil were, perhaps, of ; the most dignified and impressive character in the original tongue, but as translated by the in- j te.rprcter they were open to but one conclusion, j to wit: that the O’Bail was remarkably short of lucre, and that if he could not recover all the ; land in the oil regions on the claim of his ances- a tors, he at least wanted enough money to go ! home with. ! Beveral years since the same Indians appeared at Harrisburg and received a sum of money for their own use, and another sum for the erection of a monument to Cornplanter. . Petitions were presented as follows: Mr. Thorn, one against Twelfth and Sixteenth Streets Railway; also, one in favor of given pen biona to soldiers of the waroflBl2.;__als!VQue from the Fish Dealers of Philadelphia in favor of a repeal of all laws for toe Inspection of pickled Messrs. Stokes, Holgate and Adalre presented petitions against any railroad on Broad street. Also, twelve petitions against Twelfth and Six teenth Streets railway. ‘ Mr. Stokes, one from butchers and farmers for the abolishment of the enrb-stone markets in Philadelphia. Mr. Holgate, of Philadelphia, one in favor of pensioning soldiers of the war of 1812. The bill for the repcal'of toe Gettysburg Lottery Asylum, as passed by the Senate, was taken up and passed by the House. Mr. Challaut, of Montour, Inquired what ar rangements had been made to reimburse parties who had been swindled. The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Hickman, replied that toe bill repealing toe act containing the section authorizing the seizure of all property of the company, to redress any injuries snstained. The bill passed as already published. ' - The following bill from the Senate also passed the House: That any company heretofore incorporated and organized under and subject to toe. gen eral railroad law of 1849, shall likewise be subject to the provisions of toe act of March 13, 1847. entitled Man. act relating to certain corporations,’ in like, manner as if such coinpany were a rail road or canal company, except that all persons appointed by the Governor shall have toll power ana authority to act in the matter without the approval of the Canal Commissioners. Mr. Beans, of Bucks, called up and had passed an act from the Senajo, extending the gcnera.l manufactaring law to. Bucks county. The Chairman of the-Dommittee of Ways and Means reported the General Appropriation BUI, toe aggregate of.whifch was «$3j7G0,000, being -a ? redaction from the amount appropriated In 1887, which waß over $4,000,01)0. Mr. Hickman, from the Judiciary Committee, mended by toe Commissioners‘to Revise the Civil Code, Tho Committee deem it injadiclous to act upon these partial bills until the Commis sioners finish tbelife labors, which thov are re-7 qiiired to do before 1871, r . Tbe Judiciary Committee also reported a gene ral insurance law which, being very teugthv, was Ordered to be printed. \ (Vou Wanblngton, Washtsgton, Feb.' 14.--Tbe Committee of Waj-B and Means are 'engaged In; framing a bill regulating tbe exportation of. alcohol, high wines, ete. The subject will again be taken up next Tuesday. The committee have not yet settled the question A THE DAILY EVENING BULIETtN.-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY u; 1868. as to whither they will require a stamp on petro leum t>r noL, \ i. -'X , .\r::.X , ,X.‘Z;". ■; ; XLtli ■ Can|reu-Second Seulifo.. • 1 T7ABHtNdTosr,'Feb. t 4. flotSK.—Mr. Wood (N: Y.Joffereda resolution directing the General of the Army to. furnish all correspondence by telegraph or otherwise, be tween nlmself and Gen. Hancock, relating to the removal of councllmen in New Orleans. Adopted. ' V Mr. Logan (HI.) lritroduced.a bill to establish a new judicial circuit ib'lllinois, to be held at Gales-' burg. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Also, a joint resolntloh’. providing that from and after the first of JnniS, 1868, all United States bonds shall pay an in ternal tax of two per cent, per annum, to be Collected by deducting one per cent, semi-annually from the coupons at the Treasury. Referred to the Committee of Ways sod Means. : 3:3Q O’Oloiolt. Projected Cubic . Between Guadeloupe ■ and Grande Teire Islands. Sn-Ri-.MK Court.—Chief Justice Thompson, and Justices Strong, Agnew and Bh:)rswood The Philadelphia List is still before the court. Ni>i Priis—Justice Read—Smith vs, Van Dyke. An action on a guarantee. On trial. laeo City 6s old 9000 Leh 6s ’B4 1000 Leh fi’p Gold In 95ft COOft (;amAAm6e’B3 BSft SCONPtunaR 7 p c scrip 80 2000 Read mtg 6» ’44 93ft COwPenu K 2mer6s—96ft 3PM) Pa 6b 3 series. 109 ft 100 ah Ocean Oil 2ft 300 f-h StNicb cl Its 1 10*» Feeder Dam ®6wn ft 13 ah 3! orris C p*swnSs BJETWCKh 4000 Ca&Am 6a *B9 Its 89ft. 1000 Bend mi? 6s *44 93ft’ 1 Phila.&Treut. j sswn 124 ft! BKOONO 1000 Cam & Ambov . i mice 6a *7O 97 4000 Elmira R 7s 96 Friday. February ‘ 14,—The supply of money continues as largo as over, but there is no increase in the demand; no change In the rates. 6 per cent is th 0 current rates o» “call loans,” and 6 to 0 per cent, for good mercantile p* per. The Stock market was heavy, and there was less firm, ness in prices. Government Loans closed a fraction off. State Loans, third series, sdld at 109 ft. City Loans were steady at 103@l03ft fox'the now, and 98ft for tho old is sues. Lehigh Navigation Gold Loan was very feeble, and declined to 95ft. ' Messrs, I>t* U avoir ft Brother, No 40 South Third.street, make the following quotations of the rates of exchange ti-day, at 11'. M.-. U. 8. 6e, of 1881,111«@U8J<; do.. 1863 lltttftlllfe; do., 1884,108)40109; -do,, 1866, 10W<6>109)4; do., 1866, new. 107«<a>108; do., 1887, new, 107K@108>»; .Flyes, 'i cn-fortlee, 104i4@1p6; 7 8-lfts, June,.. 107)4 (<JIU7?4; Jnly, iu7)4@lo7ji; Compound Interest Notes-Juue 1864,19.40; July, 1864, 19.40;"August, 1884, 1940; October, 1864, 19.40; December, 1864, la 40; May, 1866. 1714(317)4; August, 1865,16)4018)4; September. 1866. 16016)4; Or to -ber,-1886;;16J4@16?4;'amoricaB-CIOld,8?r40.51@140)X; Silver, lsi&isa#. . Jay Cooke ft Co. quote Government securities, etc., to day, as follows : United States tPe, 1881, lll%01l21g'; Old 5-90 Ponds, llUr@rilK; New &9U Bonds, 1864. IS^SO■■Bonds,' 1866,)09)4@U9)i: 6-90 Bonds,July. 107<4@m8; 5-90 Bonds, 1867. llrt/6f<4l«B)<; 1040 Ronds. Im.VOWS: 7 6-10 June, VnfrSMVA ; 7 8-10, July. 107)40107)4;' Gold, ni.i<. : ■v- , Smith, Rsrdolrh ft Co.,Barkers, IB South Third Btreot, quote at 11 o’clock dfl follows: Gold, 140)4; United States 81*0(0 ‘lBBl,lliX@ll9)4;UnMed’at«ites Fiva-ttroutles. 1863 111)60111)4; do. 1864. IMij6o)®s‘do. 1666, l<tf)4oH!9)4:do. July. .8e6.U)731®107)i; do,1867,lO7?401O8)a'; United States Fives, . 'ieii-f0rp1e8,,'104560105; United. States Severn thirties. Becor.deerfee, l07)4@107K; do. jttilrdeerie%lo7)4® 107),'. Mr. Lognn asked leave to introduce a bill pro hibiting officers of the United States Government from receiving pay, royalty or allowance on any invention or patent while In service. Mr. Qhanler (N. Y.) objected. On motion of Mr. Flanders (Washington Ter ritory), amended by Mr. Cavanagh (Montana Territory), the Secretary of the Treasury was di rected to furnish information as to all claims on file in bis Department growing out of the Indian war. Mr. Van Horn (Mo.) Introduced a bill relating to'he. Bureau of Civil Engineering in the Navy Department. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. .' : Mr. Covodc (Pa.) presented a communication giving the history, of whisky fraud* in New Or leans. Referred to the Committee ofWayfl and Means. ■ - Mr. Clarke (Kansas) Introduced a bill toabol- Isb and forever prohibit the’ system of peonage and Indian slavery in New Mexico." Referred ui the Judiciary-Committee. Mr. Hooper (Utah) presented'a memorial from the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Utah, for the establishment of a land office in Utah. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. . Arrival of a Steamer. ■New York, Feb. 14 r The Moro Castle has ar rived from Havana. NEWS BY THE CUBA CABLE. Oi/AOEIOCPE. Havana,, by way ,of Lake City, Fla., Feb. 13, 1868 —The French authorities. of the Island of. Gnodelonpe contemplate laying a cable to con nect tbe capital, Basseterre, with the port of Pointa-Pitre, on the adjacent island of Grande Terre. ST. DOMINGO. President Cabral Reported -to Have Gone to Jamaica. Havana, by way of Lake City, FIS., Feb. 13, 1868—It ia rumored here that President Cabral left "St. Domingo for Jamaica in a war vessel. JAMAICA. British Naval Intelligence—Sale of a Wrcch—consular Appointment. Havana, by way of Lake City, Fla, Feb. 13, 1808.—Onr dates from Jamaica are to the 27th nit. Tbe Iron-clad flag-ship Royal Alfred 'had sailed for Bermuda. The monitor Favorite had arrived at Kingston. Tho Favorite is an Iron clad steam corvette, of 2,186 tons burden, 400* horse power, and carries eight guns. She was built at Deptford, on the Thames’, in 1861. The ! wreck of the British Bhfp Coronet, recently lost j on Bare Bock Key. was Eold for fifty-three pounds sterling. Senor Nntlez has been confirmed as Consul for Venezuela. ANTIGUA. No American Vessels Reported Arrived —fire—Sugar Grinding. Havana, by way of Lake City, Fla., Feb. 13, 1868.—par advices from Antigua are to January 27. The arrivals from abroad were few; of American vessels there were none. There had been a fire on tbe Island. The process of grind ing sugar was progressing rapialv. PORTO RICO. Tronble About tbe Exemption from lmtire-Value of Doubloons—Mona Ikland Guano. . Havana, by way of Lake City, Fla., Feb. 13, 1868.—Our latest Intelligence fr ira Porto Rico is tothe 2d Inst. There was a disagreement be tween the merchants and the authorities as tb the exemption from duties tinder tho recent royal order. The latter maintained that the object of government wns merely to mnke broad cheaper. Tbe value of doubloons is fixed at seventeen dol lars. Government was soon to advertise the sde of ihegunnoon Mona Island. It is’estimated as of incalculable value. THE CO CUTS, STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY AT *THE BULLETIN OFFICE. 10 A. M... 21 deg. 12 M.... 26 deg. 2 P.M....27 deg. Weather clear. Wind Northwest. FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL. Tbe I’btladelphii Sales at the Phlledelp FIRST 11 ,1 OiXt Cltv Ss new 103 300 do 10314 13 sb Lehigh Val R lts 62ft Redding Railroad opened at 47ft, thon dropped to 47ft, closing at 47.81 ft. Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 6oft— an advance of ft; Garaden and Amboy Railroad at 126-no change, and Philadelphia and Eric Railroad at 27ft-no change. 67 was bid for Norristown f&ilroad; 56 for Mine Bill Railroad; 97ft for Gatawlssa RailroadPreferred,and 82ft for North Pennsylvania Railroad. Canal Stocks were very heavy; 28ft was bid for Lehigh Navigation? 22ft for Schuylkill Navigation Preferred; 36 for Wyoming, and 61 for Delaware Division. In Bank and Passenger Railroad Shares the transae ticiDß were unimportant. a Money Market >hla Stock Exchange. 60frbSchomokin cl 4 k 300 ah Sueq CdQ.'il 15 15shCam& AmK 126 100 sh PhUAErieR b3O 27 k 72 Ponnn R . 85 k lOOebßendK c 47 3 , 400 eh do b3olts 47 5 # 400 ah do bIO 47W *lOO sh do 47* 100 8h do slowa< 4 1# 6(Weh do 1)60 “47.31 I**o sh do bs&lnt 47.3 L 100 sh do 2dys 47k 4 eh do 47# BOARDS. .900 8h Penns R Wk lOOsh Resdß 830 47 k jlCOeh do 2dys 47# :400 bh Ocean Oil 2.44 i BOARD. 250 sh Complantcr k I 7Bh Penn* R Its 55# 100 sh do b 5 . ; Tbs Inspection* of FtenraadMeaU for tbe w4efc ; ending February 131868, are a*follows: Balrrel* of flnperflna... 4,824 Rye.,...!.' m >" Condemned... 4 ;; 't0taLX;X....;...^..:..;V ! ....... ........... 73 67 ! Pbliadelpbin Produce ißarvot. - Fbtday, February 14th, WaB.**-Tb*re to bat little doing inßtede. Wo quote Cl3T«r,»t#B@*«Bo. Timothy at $2 7t@s», and Flaxseed at. 42 7«@«as).per bushel! In Qnerritron Bark there ia nothing doing. There It no life in tbe Flour market, tha demand being confined to tho want, of tbe home trade, who are not disposed to Ipnrcbaae beyond present nedeeeltlea. Small tale* of Superfine at $7 7i@B 25'per barrel; 110 barrels Kxtraat 4815; No burets Northwett Extra Family at ?10 50(511 25; >ome Penn.ytvai.ia and Ohio do. do, at 40 76M12 S»j and fancy lot* at $13(310.' There is bnt Ittlehye Hour here. Ad lit commands XnOorn Meal there is nothing doing. The offerli gs of w beat are small, bnt there is not much demand. Small sales of Bod: at-$2 60(342 65, and Amber at 42 «9. There 1s a steady demand for Rye at the late a. v.nce, and further sales of LWO bnshels Penusytrenla ' wore made at $1 65, Gore Is anlet; sales of'4,ooo.bosbols new Yellow »t SIM, sod onefot at $1 28 -, Mixed We tern isdnllatfl 26. Gats are in fair reqaast at 75(878 cents. Prices of Barley and Malt remain as last quoted. . Vise New York Iflonev JlorkcU _ [From to-day's N. T. Herald 1 ..... ’ Fkbkdary 13. -The gold market opened at 141*. this, morning, and fluctuated between loti and 141 M until early in tbe sfternooD, when it became ncavy under the reportfrom Washington tbat Mr.Btevtns's resolution in favor of tin- impeachment of the President had been de feated before the Krconstnictlon Committee by a vote of six totbree.snd the prise stead by declined to 1403i;bnt the c)o,f> gtrsns etlonfe trior to the adjournment of the board, wereatKO?; following which sales were made at The new. rcccivr d late in tho day that the Praldent had nominated Ot nei slßhcrmknto he General by brevet was 1 used by the hubs ns an argument In their favor, on'the - Du ory tlict tt indirates hostility to Grant and a; dtappsi-. ' tiou to Ignore him at far as possible. Tho bear'element (has befn gaining strength since Tuesday, when'some of . ,4ht* promlnrnt hull speculators Eold out in anticipation of at cactlon: but it is uotlceablq that that the speculators fir •* fall ares wntenii with very. small proflts. ■ knd by no means confident of a lurthec matoiial .decbne if any.' Tbe demand fortoansof met-at rates varying from, two to six per cent tor carrying. The gross; clearings amounted to #69,654,000, the, gold balances to $1,670,201, and the 'correue) baiantes to 53.7»2,*50.- The • . stesmer union, fpr Hamburg; took out $317,000 in specie. The bill introduced by Mr. Garfleld in the Uouso of Representatives, on-Monday last, to legalize gold con t> Seta meets with general favor among the-incrcantiie v community, and it merits the approval of both houses as decidedly aa the Sherman Funding bill calla for their don- ‘ demnafion. o • T his has been an Kptive day on the. Stock Exchange, and prices were in the ascendant drill late in the after noon, when a slight reaction set in, Erio declining to 76, ut which price there Were heavy buyers. Therallroad . tlmre matket was led by Erie and New York Centra) and . the transactions In both were on an unusually large scald. The position of the epcenlative director with re fatd to Erie contioues to puzzle the street, soma main sluing that he is heavily “short” and others that he is heavily "Jong;” but it Is immaterial dn which sido of tbe .market he stands, as be has already done alt the mischief be can do by throwing discredit upon the stock. It igtiriposslbletbat adiflei enceof flfty-clghi percent can permanently exist between the price of Erin and New , York Ct nhai; and either the latter must decline or the 'foi mcr most advance, notwithstanding the rascality and corruption which have long been the most marked fca . turcs of the Erie management ;and but for which the com men stock would be a rcgnlardividend paving investment There Is some prospect of the Vanderbilt party Wreßting the road fnun the control of its present managers at the next annual election, and it is to bo hoped that the ex pectations which are entertained in this connection will -not be disappointed, not because. Sir. Vanderbilt's man - ngemont would necessarily bo better than (that of any ether honest man. but for the reason that he, for one,’ would make the company pay in dividends to its stock holder- w hat is now lost to them through waste, gen. erslmitmsnsgemcnt and “stealings.” The activity of the speculation for a rise oxtends to nearly all (the prin cipal railway shares on the list, and the indications a-e favorable lo a prolonged bull movement, varied, of course, by occasional reactions. The plethora of capital seeking employment at this centre is increasing, and tho leaning dealers in government securities are fully sup plied at four per cent, while the banks and private bankers lend freely on mixed collaterals at five per cent, and in some instances at four and four and a half. Thu amount of flrst-claes commetefal pap*r offering emtinnes limited, and it ia rated at 6(146 per cenL, while good, but dot prime, names pass at 7(3,6. The market for Government securities was dull so far as speculative operatiot s were concerned, but there was a, roocerately good demand for investment and the market remained steady notwithstanding the sharp decline in gold. ; [From tbe New York Times of to-dav.] Febefaey 13th.—Tho sales of Gold opened at 1414; per cent this moraine, and gradually broke down, before two o'clock, to I46tf per rent Therehad previously beenshown more courage on the part ofthe barith interest In the Gold Room to fol low the mat ket down, and their sales were probably in creased to day by the Washington telegrams advising the explosion of (he recent Impeachment threats. The Cosh Gold, order these short sales,is less abundant than osriler in the week, and holders were able to carry over their balancer at cheap rateß of interest, 3to 4 per cent. The Foreign Exehsnges'were unusually quiet to day. and in the absence of Gable news (owing to a break in the land lines of telegraph down East) the Public Funds were also duller than yesterday, though without much change ia price for the 1862 s and 164C>. [From to-day'sN.Y. Tribunal Tin. 13.—TTie activity in (he stock market continues under the stimulus of cheap moner and larger traffic upon tbe roads of which the shares are gold at tho Stock Fxeliango. Itisa fact evident to all who will take the trouble to examine the financial condition of nearly every road upon the list, that the natw at increase of tbe business of the country has brought to them a permanent traffic sufficient to make them secure of incon/e upon all their cost. Jt is this which stimu lates the present activity, quite as much os abundance of meuer, and. until their traffic decreases, no reasonable argument exists for a permanent decline i# their .market value. Under the excitement of - specu lation, prices of course will fluctuate, but tho short steps will be down and tho long ones up. It is ability to earn dividends under honev-t management whtrh non-mainlv attracts capital to such roads as the North-Western, the Cleveland and Pitts burgh, apd Michigan Southern, Speculators of courre follow in tbe woke of men of capital and experience in daily e.flairs, but speculation alone could not give the railway share market the hold, upon the public ltno.v preset res. An important route of travel is proposed to he opeu-d along the west b ink of tin- Hudson Fiver, tty the Hudson Pi-er West Shore Railroad. Tho rod wilt run from Ho boken to Athens, eonoertiog-at that place with a ro id to tsp ti e New 1 o-k ''entral at Schenectady, Thi, -.rill u. ke the rrnte 16 n ilt-s sho-ft-r than lty til-* way of li tany, * I* is sbo intended to make eniinrcM. n a with the pro),used Midland Poad at Vowhmgh. Tty thi. connec tion the route: to t Tiicago will he 85 miles less than by tho >ew T orb Central ’i be exprpdffnres of the Government for the next fi'cat yioir. July 1, 1668,(0 June 30, 1869 are thus indicated by Tlir House L'omiplttve op Ai rroprijitions : V nr SlAlWMWllo'rr.wt $130,.'00,00(1 bevy...! IB.OMJWB Executive 17,119478 PeriMopp... 30,1,70,00 Post (Jfiiei: 4.050.000 JrSijuiH 3,(100,1X0 Diplomatic 1.161,434 VV ckl Point :. 303,000! Miscellaneous !4,i*M .>'«) Total enrrert A dd bounty balances. Act 1868. Grand total, fiscal year 1869 .' $3^,912,050 Tile following are the figuree since July 1, ISSi, in com pan-on with the gold interest charge upon the funded dr-lit to Hie sv-peort of which tiireo revenues are find spe cifically pledged. It will h.-.seen that’they have nearly doiiHrd the interest in geld actual!* n rid nut: i-Vacot Year. . Ctmtenne. Gold Intrrekt. Surplus. June Bo. 1666... A.. $179,046,000 $64,000,000 $115,046,000 Juno 80, 1667 17P.418,0i'0 90,1100t,0'0 86,418.000 June 30, 1868 163.582.1X1-. 110.000,000 58,382,006 Total 3 rears.... #518,846.000 $264.000.000 $2H84605^ June 30.1869 175.000 000 118,001.000 67.000,000 Pour years._^^^B46jm_.smJlQQJWa__B3U»o()o,ooo * First quarter, $48,fi82.0C0; Secretary’s estimate for other thiee quarter* $115,300 006 In the nrxt fiscal year the gold interest charge upon tho funded debt > ill probably be $llBOOO.OOO on $1,500,000,000 United States&2o; 6per cent on United States Hrer cents, of 1881, and Navy Pension Fuad, and 5 per cent, on $£OC. 000,000 United BtatealQ 40a and old 6 per cents. Tl»e tatest Beports by Telenapik* New York. February 14.—Stocks active. Chicago and Reck Island, 98#; Reading. 94®/;Canton Company, 61M: Frte. 95fu; Cleveland and Toledo, 119; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, 96#: Pittsburgh and Fort Wavne, 102; Michi gan Central. 113 k: Michigan Southern, 93; New York Central, 133 k; Illinois Central- 138 M; Cumberland Kre fiiTed 136)4; Virginia 6s, 40#; Missouri 6b, 104 k: Hudson River, 148; United States Jmre-Twenties, 1862, 111#; da., 1864, 108^; da, 1868.1093 i; new lssue,lo7 pTen-f orties, IOC*; Seven-tblrtie«,lo7#; Money,sper cent.-. Gold, 140 k; Ex change, 109#. New York. February ll—Cotton dull, 80k- Flour quiet,sale* 75,000 barrels at yesterday’s quotations. Wheat qufet; sales 12,000 bushels; Milwaukle, $9 40 Cora steady; soles of 41,000 bushels Western at ®l 27@1 29 Oats dull at 84)6, Beef Pork dull, $23 37)4. Lard heavy. 14@i4#. Whisky quiet «■ Paltjuobk, Feb. 14.—Cotton dull and nominal, 2QVc, Flout moro active: sales of low grades, city mills, ship ping extra $lO 78@lt Wheat quiet and steady; Prime to choice Penna. at $2 60@52.6a Corn Ann; Prime White and Yellow $1 20. Oats active, 78#80o. Rye firm, $1 65. Seeds dull: Penna. Olovorseed, sBl2#@B 60; Westers, $9 00. Provisions quiet and steady. 1868. 1868. # s L 4%, ■V; . : - % Fourth and Arch. : GOOD MUBLINB BY THE PIECE. GOOD ALL-WOOL BbANNELS. ■ TABLE LINENS AND NAPKINS. LARGE BLANKETS AND QUILTS. , BLACK BILKS AND PLAIN COL'D POULT DE 801E8 BROGUE AND WOOLEN SHAWLS. CLOSING LOW. . delfrinw# tf J rro ohoCbrb, hotel-keepers,' families and -I Othen.—The nndendgned bu Jen received a <rwb jupplj. CatawlM. CaUfamJa and Champagne Winiu, Tonle Ale, (to* mvalidi), cowt&ntly on hand. '[ , B<lo\y Third «trell. XJOBTQWB ra[JE AfPLE, CTB*MBh.-W BOXEP ON Stiaw«nAT«n%i fOURTH EDITION. j BY TELEGRAPH. LATER CABLE NEWS. Latest Quotations* LATEST FROM WASHHJGTON. THE TAXATION OF U. S. BONDS By the Atlantic Cable. London, Feb. 14, Afternoon.—Console, 93%@ 03%. United Stales Five-twenties, li%®n%. .- Liv*KPOOL,tFeb. 14, Afternoon.—Cotton easier, the sales will, reach 10,000 "bales. The amount afloat for Liverpool is 210,000 bales, of which 140,000 are American. ? Californffiwheat, los lid.; Red, No. 2, firm. Peas, 455. wd. Lard, i 555.; other articles un-* changed. , \ : ' Qukensto™, Feb. 14.—The steamship Russia) from New Tor*, has arrived. Taxation nitnlM States Bonds. fßpeciatDespStch to thS Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] • • Wasbnoton, February 14.—The following Is the resolution of Gcu. Logan, providing .for the taxation of U. S. bonds: , fietolt-ed, That from and after the first day .of June, 1868; all U. 8. bonds shall pay an Internal tax of two per centum per annnm, to bo collected 1 ‘ by deducting from the coupons of said bonds, at “the rste of 'Onepar ccnh or ono-half of sald tax, semi-annually. when - the said coupons r are pro* ; sented at the Treasury of the United States, for payment. .. , ; XLlh Congress—Second Session. Washington, Feb. 14. Senate.— The Chair laid before the Senate s memorial praying for a modification of the,tax on liquor. Referred to'the Committee on Com merce.^ Messrs. Trumbull, Conbllng and Williams pre sented mamorlols of officers of the volunteer army, protesting ‘against the passage of the bill introduced by Mr. Wilson, relative to commuta tions for pay, and setting forth that those claims are equitable, and grow out of a law of Congress, the decision of which is now pending in theSu- Sremc Court. Referred to the Committee on tilitary Affairs. , . Mr. Wilson (Mass.') ’doubted whether anv legislation was necessary on the subject. It waß a question for the Court to decide. In his opinion the Intention of Congress in the law referred to was otherwise. On motion of Mr. Morgan (N. Y.), further pe tionsjrelativC to the legalization otgold contracts were laid on the table. Petitions on the snbject of ecenomy in public expenditure were presented by Mr. Howard and others, and were referred to the Committee on Finance. , • Messrs. Cameron (Pa.) and Cattell (N. J.) pre sented petitions of citizens of Pennsylvania ask ing a change in the revenue laws, bo that goods passing through New York Intended for other points shall be delivered at their destination nn der bond and the duty paid. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Buckalcw presented the petitions of manor facturers and dealers in coal oil, praying that the present mode of gauging, out of which grow many frauds, be changed, and a system of weigh ing be established. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill to restore Lieutenant- Commander Abbott to the retired list, which was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr. TrombnU, the bill to autho rize temporary supplying of vacancies in the Executive Departments, reported by him yester day, was taken up. Mr. Fessenden asked whether thirty days was not an unnecessarily long time for incumbency of such vacancies. Mr. Trumbull said as the law now stands, the President could supply vacancies for eight months, which bad been thought an unnecessary length of time. He had no objection to the time being made shorter still. Mr. Fesseaden (Me.) moved to amend by mnkirg it ten days, and by Inserting after the word “vacancies' the words “occasioned by death or resignation.” The amendment was agreed to, and after a discussion as to the effect of the bill in repealing existing laws on the sub ject. Mr. Howe offered an amendment, providing that no officer appointed to fill such vacancies shall receive any compensation additional to the salary he is entitled to without such assignment. After further discussion,* the amendment was agreed to and the bill passad. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported ft bill reducing the expenses of the War Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. He also offered n resolution inquiring of tbo President whether any new military department, .division or district has been authorized, and if so, under what authority of law. Mr. Frelingbiiysen (N. J.) introduced a bill to prevent tbe unlawful use of public money and property. Referred to tbe Judiciary Commlltee. Tbe special . order, the resolution to admit Philip F. Thomas, Senator-elect from Maryland, was taken, and Mr. Buck-dew, of Pennsylvania, took tbe floor. .He deprecated the course tho de bate had taken, and claimed that Injustice had been done to the personal character of Mr. Thomas, of which he spoke highly, enlo giz'Dg the modesty and gentlemanly feeding which had prompted him in refraining from appearing to urge his admission. .... . : : !T»Mr. Buekalew defended Mr. Thomas at length from the charges made against him, and claimed that the debate should have been confined to the report cf the Committee; that nothing had ap peared to authorize the allnsion, unless found In fact that Mr. Thomas had given his son $lOO when about to join the rebel army. - fHotsE.—Continued from Third Edl'ion.) Mr. Eldridge (Wis.) presented a memorial of citizens of Ozaukee and Washington counties, Wls., for an appropriation for the harbor at Fort Washington; Wis. Referred to the Committee od Commerce. .$250 9'2,050 . 25.000.000 The House then proceeded, as the business of the morning hour on Friday,to the consideration of reports of a private character. Mr. Myers (Fa.), from the Committee on Patents, reported a bill authorizing the Commis sioner of Patents to receive and entertain a re newed application of Charles G-afton Pago, of Washington, for letters patent for his induction apparatus and circnit breakers, known as tha in duction coil; and, if he be found to have been the first inventor thereof, to issue a patent re serving the rights of persons now'owning and using such apparatus. After explanation by Mr. Myers, and the read ing of the report, from which it appeared that the induction coil of Rnbenkerff, for which he -was, in-1864, awarded the French-Imperial prize - of 60,000 francs, was substantially the invention of Mr. Page, exhibited by him in 1889 and 1840, but not patented, because he was in the Govern ment employment-. The bill was passed,. Mr. Bromweil (111.), from the same committee, reported a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Patents to hear the application of (ho widow and heirs of Thomas W. Harvey for the re-extension of the patent of the 30th of May, 1846}' reissued 28th Dec., 1858, for improvement |n machines for cutting screws, -and of . the patent of 184$, ro lssnuj„4tt> of Jan., 1859, for improvetpeHt in machine for drilling screw heads. Toe extension tobe only'for the benefit of the Widow and legal heirs." 1 ‘ ' .... Mr. Farnswofth (III.) askgd.: whether. .thU.wgs not the same proposition as was before the House last year, and was then defeated. Mr. Bromweil said that it wns. . , Mr. Washbnrne (Mass.) sngcested that the patentee had had the benefit of. the invention for twenty, one vears. Mh Van Wyck remarked that the American Screw Company, which had the nse of the patent, had made, enormous dividends. , •• Mr. made pleas for the family of the InVentor: -Whom. hn said" he had known iu his 3 both in Western Now York. > • . The previous question 1 was moved and seconded. . .! ■'! ■).. - Mri Farnsworth to lay the hill on the table. Negatived—«yeas, 48; nays, 89. lllth EmTiom 3:15 O'Olook. THE FIRE IN WILMINGTON, N. C. Washington, Feb.l4 Adjutant-Gen. Lorenzo Thomas Appeared at his desk at the War Depart mentthlsmomii)g,intheperformance’orhis official duties. There was no order assigning him- to the position,as he had sever been formally detached; His orders from time- to ' time re quired him to make inspections, the last being to inspect the National Cemeteries of the United States, which Inspection bus been completed,and be is now engaged ln making his official report. The request of the President that General Thomas should resume bis desk w»s communi cated in writing to General Grant, and subse quently the latter wrote to General Thomas to that effect. General E. D. Townsend; who has. been for a long time principal Assistant to the' Adjutant-General, is not detached from the War Department, bnt will remain there In charge of the particular branch ef business which has been under his supervision. The foirowlng is the ainoiihi of coal transported dver the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, daring the week ending Thursday, Feb. IB:, Tons.Cwt.‘ From 8LC1air............................ —— “ Port Carbon....... ....; 4,866 03 “ P0tt5v111e........... (... i........... 7SO 08 “ Schuylkill Haven 18,017 IB “ Auburn....; 28110 •• Port C1int0n... . .. 18,019 0T “ Harrisburg and Dauphin............ 63 08 Total Anthracite;Coal for week 38,459 03 Bituminous Coal from Harrisburg and Dauphin for week. 9,141 06 Total of all kinds for week... „ Previously this year.. Total... To same time last year..... .i. ♦ steamer Nova Scotian (Br). A*rd, from Liverpool via J oixJoDdf ivy, at Portland yesterday. ♦ Baik.lohli Matbucp, linughlih, hence, waa diach'gas Cnmbertend liaibor 23d nit. Pbik 'iTioitsp Whitney, from Novrfsil for this.port* which put in oJv’uovitttU and was condemned, remained Jen. £O, lepair'ng. a Baik JubhF 1 careen, Morse, cleared at Portland yesi terdey for Bneura Ayree. Uric Hei aid,'Wood, hence, waa diaqh’g at Guantanamo 23d nFt. Brie Geo W Chase, and Rolln (Br). Douglas* salted from l ardenas Ist Inet. for a port north of Hatteraa* rchr Fttphen Morris. Henman, from Portland Tor this port, at Nc»tv Voik yesterday. Put iu on on account of the f»e *n the Delaware Bay, t'chrMary K Long, Hardy, sailed from Matanzas 4 to. innt for thin port ' ' ■ « Pchr .A delta, Holder, from St John, NB. for this port, at Boothbay 6*h hut- Schr Tookolita. Stewart, hence at B-othbay 7tlunßt, PchrE L Marte, Marts, at Oieufuegoa 28th ult. front Portland. Ship Chat* Chnloncr (Br), from Rio Janeiro, in naUaat* w ae below Savannah Bth Innt. ' MARINE MISCELLANY. SbipTherfeo Mudgrtt, for Glhbkow, which put back to Now ) ork hov 38, in distress, re-cleared yesterday to re sume her voyage. The ernmnander of the Light Boat stationed at Frying pan Sboais reports that on the morning ot the Ist hut he nnr occasion to send two meu in n small .boat,from .tho_. -i;}ght-BoattcrßmithviH«rinidihat-on~tbeir returartolho— boat that evening they were overtaken by the gale of that day, and both of them perished. Btae boat containing the two men was last seen approaching the vessel ipom tha shore, but they suddenly disappeared, and the reasonable supposition is that they Were noth drowned. . , Scbr 1 uck, from Elizabeth City, NCL for Wilmington* NO. with corn, while proceeding up the Cape-Fear River, some days ago, ran upon the obstructions, stove a hofe ia her bottom ana sunk Bhe was subaequontljlgot on, and was towed* up to Wilmington Bth Inst, Hefcargo was fully insured at W, An invoice from Switzerland, consisting to put o The moat elaborately EMBROIDERED LACE CURTAILS FRENCH BROCADE, BTRIPEDIFERRYB, ~ They are now open f«r hapedtoa. I. E. WALRAYEN, 719 Chetetyrat Street* BY TELEGRAPH* LATEST CABLE NEWSJ Humored Gbaoge in the French Cabinet. Many Persons Killed and Wounded « By tbe Atlantic Cable, London, Feb. 14.—Rumors fire current in Paris of a contemplated change in the Ministry, in de ference to the wishes and sentiments of the Libe ral party.' Flohence, Feb. 14.—Menebrea,Prime Minister, told the Itallan Parllament,!n reply to a question, that the Government had despatched-seven ships to the Rio de la Plata, In South America, bnt gave no Information as to the objectof the expe dition. Tbe fire la Wilmington, north Cars, -.1in0.: Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 14— A number- of persons wore buried beneath the ruins of falling walla during the flrelaatpight. At daylight one white man and four negroes (all firemen) were taken from the mins in a mangled condition. It is thought all of them will die. A large numbes of hands are at work 6* the rains, and it is be lieved ten or twelve persons are buried there. The fire was confined to tho buildings mentioned in last night’s despatch; The loss will amount ta about $125,000. ■ Tbe Republican Stato fienvenuiib (Spedi.l Despatch to ttu> Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.} t Habkisbubg, Feb. 14 The Dauphin- County Republican Committee appointed to-day John J. Clyde and Henry B. Hoffman as delegates to the Republican State Convention. v i ' : W»e Wcur Department* THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The 7-20 treasury notes, outstanding and fall ing due on June 15th to Jnly 15 th next, .which are convertible into 5-20 bonds, amount to over $200,000,000, and it will require die lull time De tween this and Jnly to convert them promptly at maturity. The public is nptlfied that unless such notes, which the government is now offering to convert, are promptly forwarded to the depart ment, gieat delay must ensue in the future de livery of bonds. Coal statement* Increase MAKING BtltaLdßTlN. POET OF PHJ Marine Jiulletin on Third Page* MEMOEANIIA, CARD. I have received by the “PERSIA” EVER OFFERED, TOGETHER WITH NOVELTIES IN PONCEAfJ VERT? VjF * • I f AND azulinE. MASOMOHAIiIi, OO y O'Olook. .. 37,693 09 ... 392,269 04 42!>,‘Wt 13 ...... 344,1183 18 85 477 15 .PHIA-FKuntrAUv 14
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