'GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXII-NO. 47. THE EVENING BULLETIN . PUBLISHED EVERT EVESJMG , ~ (Sunday! excepted), AT THE NEW BULLETIN BUILDING, 007 Cboatnut Street, FbilodelptUa, . ■' ' BT TOE 1 EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. rEOFBIETOUU /JIBBON PEACOCK, CASTER BOLDER, ,Ta., * L. FETIU i RBT^ ASCIa THOB i J ; WlLLlfilSok The Buu.mil to served to subscribers In tho city at 18 Mots per week. payaMo to tbe carriers, or 83 per annum. Amebic aN Life Insurance Company, Of* Philadelphia, & E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Sts. fxS'Thu Institution has no superior in the United Slates. • *. ■ . ’j::-'- • . • • . myaUfg TN\ITATIONB! FOR WEDDINGS, PARTIES. AO; X executed in a‘ superior manner, by ■ DKEKA, 1033 CHESTNUT STREET. feSO-tfS j»iabried; BEIAN—GOODIN—On tho evening ef the 2d Inst , hr 'the Kev. George F. Wlswell, D,D., Mr. June* T. Brian to AIIm Rebecca A. CnodljLiU ot this city* • •••,-. • ELLttt-MANNING.—On the.3d.inaL. at the residence, •of the brideV parents, by Friend*' ceremony, Joieph D. Ellif to Julia L., daughter of N. B. Manning,all of.tfcls •city. . * DIED. IJIKE&.—On the morning of May £9tb, after a short ill* cum, at the residence of his father, Wm. n, Binea, C?ea* >ona. Schuylkill county. Pa, lliomas C. ilinesjn the 12th year cl hi* ago, \ . ..." CLEMENT.—June 3d. Harriet F.. daughter!©! Judge John Fuh*r,and widow©! Dr. F. W.Clen)eut,of Delaware. The funeral will take place trom the residence of her ri«ter, Mr?, Joseph MasneM, CO? North Tenth street, on Saturday afternoon, 6th infi%,at3o*clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill. HOGG;—On tho X«t loaf.* WilUe G., infant eon Of James and Look© Hogg. aged Jttmnntha. Tha relative#and friends of the family are respectfully invited to a*tend the funeral, froth his parents* residence, No. 16414 North* Hroad street, on Thursday, atll o'clock Proceed t*> Laurel Hill Cemetery. „ 3i AGEE.—On the evening or tiro Ist lest, George W. ilacee, intheSTlhycarcf hi* ago. „ .. The relatives ana friends of tbe .family are respectfully invited, .without, .ijsnttcr. notice .to, attend M? funeral,, from the residence of hw father. No. 141& Archatreet on Thursday aftenioo*, the 4th Insh, at 3 o'clock. . ** SEROtANT,—At Serceantvillo, New Jersey, oa-thc Suth ult., Charles Sergeant, .of Philadelphia, aged# yean*. ' 4 •TV RE a LAN DEI L, OPEN TO-BAV* TBE LIGHT Hi shades of Spring Poplins for the Fashionable Walking Dresses. . . „ .. ' v Steel Colored Poplins. Mode .Colored Poplins. . Bismarck Exact Shade. , • POLITICAL NOTICES. mfpr TO THE UNION REPUBLICAN VOTERS uF 'FUILaDH.ppLi. -- agreeably to the R'LES of I lie l MON REPUBLICAN PAh-TY, the citizen* of Ph ttdelphia Will elect, to each Election Divi lon tin oi'ghoit the cite, on TUESDAY AFTF.BNoON, Jnne ■3li hettveen tin; hour* of 4 and 8 '©*c ock, ONE. DELE-, GATE to each of the Conventions to nominate candi dates for the offices of MaYOlt DISTRICT AT I t)to KEY, CITY CONTROLLER. RECEIVER OF TAXES. CITY SOLICITOR,PROTHO VOTARY'OFTHEOOUBT •Of COMMON PLEAS. CITY COMMISSIONER, two .Itidsee of tbenfBTJIICT COUKTjMcmbcrs ofCONGUESa Member* of the STATE SENATE.fp the Second end Fourth SENATOMALDISTKICi a Member* of STATE LEG ISLATC UE. and two DELEGATES from each » toe tioaDlvWon totho WARD CONVENTIONS. nndTbree Member* from each Election Divbion to the \VARI> EX. F.CUTIVE COMMITTEES, and in tho TWENTY EIGHTH WARE tine Delesato from each Dirlrion to a SURVEYOR'S CONVENTION. ■ The conventions; f Hall meet cr providedforln lit lie sth of tho rules for ihe aovemment or the Union Republican 1 aity and tho CITY CONVENTIONS ehaU meet a* fol lotts : Convention to Nominate the MAYOR, at CONCERT HALL. CHESTNUT STREET. ABOVE TWELFTH. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. AMERICAN MECHANICS’ BALL. FOURTH AND GEORGE STREETS. Second atf»rv. CITY COMMISSIONER,. NATIONAL GUARDS’ HALL RACE STREET. ABOVE FIFTIL PEOTHONOTARY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WASHINGTON HALL, EIGHTH AND SPRING OF TAXES. AT NATIONAL HALL. MARKET STREET, ABOVE TWELFTH, second !, C?fV SOLICITOR, ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS,TENTH and CHESTNUT Street*, seeond story 1 front. JUDGES, at OLD QUARTER SESSIONS, SIXTH Street, below CHESTNUT. CITY CONTROLLERS. ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 8. L. comer BROAD and SPRING GARDEN. CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS as follow*: First District-At I ISTIUCT COURT ROOM, S. E. cor. nor SIXTH and CHESTNUT Slreeta. Second District—ASSEMBLYT BUILDINGS, second District-AMERICAN MECHANICS’ HALL, firrt floor. • Fourth Distinct—SPßlNG GARDEN HALL, THIS TEENTH and SPRING GARDEN rtreeto. H URVEYOK** CONVENTION, Ttcenty-Eighth Ward, The above Convention® meetiVVEDNESDAY, June 10th, at to o'clock A. M* / ' _ Bv order of Republican City Executive Committee* WM. H. LEEDS, President. Ul‘?o Mtfer.. S Secretariee. ’ECIAIi HOTIG sst’ Sunday Excnieiona to the Sea, Via Camden and Atlantio Railroad. The Sunday Mall Train for Atlantic City will be re >9 umed Sunday Next. May . 31st, And be continued until farther notice, leaving Vine Btroet Ferry at 7.30 A. M. Eetorning, will leave Atlantic City at 4.SQ P. M. Faze to Atlantic City, 82 00. Hound Trip Ticktt*, good to return Sunday evening or Monday mor. ciing, S 3 00. D. EL MUNDY, Agent my 26 tf n>s «er AMERICAN HOTEL BATHS, •Chestnut Street, Opposite Indejpendcnea Han. Twenty-six Bath Rooms, with hot and cold water, dhewers, &o..:are now’ro successful operation. Boom, comfortably fitted up with every convenience, , Bath tickets 85 tamte each. mySSßtrpS as s» OFFFOE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM ■W P4NY. Rnunmmi. May isth. 1868. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.—Is pursuance of roao dutlons adopted hy the Board of Directors at a Stated Meetingheld this day, notice la hereby given to the Stock. Solders of thia Company that they wmnave the privilege of subscribing, either directly or by substitution, under auch rules na may be prescribed therefor, for Twenty-live Per Cent of additional Stock at Par.in proportion to their respective interests aa they at and registered on the hooka of thtCompany, May2oth. 1868. ... . . Holders of leaa than four Shares will he entitled to sub scribe for a full share, and those holding more Shares, Chanamultiple of four Shares will be entitled to an addi tional Share, Subscriptions to the new Stock win be received on and after May 80th, 1868, ard the privilege of subscribing Will cease on the 30th day of July, 1868. - Tho instalmentaoa account oi tho new Shares shall he paid in cash, as'f ollows: Ist. Twenty-five Per Cent, at the time of subscription, on or before the 80th day of July, 1868. ■ • _Sd. Twenty-flve Per Cent, on or before the 15th day .of December, 1863. _ _ 84. Twenty-live Per Cent, on or before the 15th day. of June, 1868. ! 4th. Twenty-five Per Cent on or before the 16th day of December, 1868, or If Stockholders should prefer.the whole amount-may be paid up at once, or any remaining instal ments may be pud up In full at the time of the payment of the second oi third lnatalmeot,and each Instalment paid np shall be entitled to a pro rata dividend that may bo de clared on full shares. ■ • THOMAS T-FIRTH. . myl4-tjyBo!rp - - Treasurer. ||gy POINT BBEEZE PARK. MEMBERB AND ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS, ’ ; with their families, VViU be admitted to the Park TO-MORROW AFTEROON ' changeandteeirGuM2 ec ® l!t *° n of tho Vo^cMEx. A'o public admission whatever* * postponement for weather. It HOVfAJBg HOBPITAJU NOS. 1518 AND IR2Q OSS' NEWSPAPERB.BOOKB. PAMPHLETS.WASTE Ac., bought by , - apiß-tfrp No* 618 3 ayne street. ' - 1 - . ; to ■ H&ilj) €fij;raiia IklMtt Free‘Trade and Protection—Tlie Con* test in the French Chamber-Great Speech of OT. Thiers—The American Impeachment Qnesttoii—The French in Japan—Horrible Retaliation. [Correepondenee of ; the Philadelphia’ Evening Bulletin.] ' Paris, Tuesday, May 19th, 1868.— Theen tire week has been occupied, in the French Chamber, by the pitched battle going on there between free trade and protection. One would think there could be little left to say on such subjects which all the world had not heard many times before. Yet M. Thiers managed to 'throw off a speech ghlch occupies nlnetecncoluinna of the .Übnt<<«r.. and M. Poycr-Qu'erticr, a great practical manu facturer and protectionist, actually required two whole sittings nearly to himself, before he could relieve his mind, of , all the grievances brought npon.it by the Commercial Treaty with England. People belie have been remarking of late upon the length of American speeches, and especially of those: at Washington; but I think the above two specimens show that In verbosity and length of tongue French orators are not easily outdone. The speech of M. Thiers certainly reads like a very finely finished piece of oratory, and so it ought to do; for, after spending more than four hours in delivering It, this indefatigable protectionist and veteran statesman of more than seventy j ears old actually passed the whole of the fol lowing might in the office of tlic SlonUenr, cor recting the proofs. He tyaa seen to go in focre about 8 in the evening, and only emerged again after sunrise. The business part of his speech, and his formidable array of figures, was very fully and gravely replied to by the Minister of Com merce; and to that statement I must refer such of your readers as desire to know either the advan tages bestowed on France by free trade,or the con siderable injury, which,, it is not denied, has been sustained by many branches of commerce and in dustry, and under which they are now chafing. But the most dangerous aspect of M. Thiers’ speech, as regards the Government, was the way he dwelt upon the mode of effecting the late commercial changes. And it certainly is a mon strous thing that any Executive should exercise the powhr of making commercial treaties, raising and lowering tariffs, changing the whole com mercial policy of the country, solely by its own will and pleasure, without even asking the as sent of the;, nation or legislature. This perilous responsibility M. Thiers drove’ home upon the Emperor with terrible force and eficct. What we demand, he said, la that these tariffs be discussed,by ourselves, judged by the country; and foSSf, if the country be I wrong, the i esponsibility falls pn itself, and it has no one but Itself to. blame. But,our existing 'institutions hand over the entire prosperity of toe country to a single man; so that he, and hQ alone, can de cide npon our treaties and decide npon onr tar iffs. You Were obliged to tell the English,he said, addressing too Ministers, that the Chambers, if left at liberty, would not admit the new system; and that, therefore, it " mnßt be brought in toe shape of a treaty, or not at all. I defy you, cried M. Thiers, almost fiercely—l defy you Jto preserve at toe Tuflerlea a power like this, which belongs only to the nation. At this moment, some rash Imperialist,’ in his zeal, called M. Thiers an “aristocrat.” And you, he cried, turn ing npon him, amidst thunders of .applause from the Left—you who call yourselves a democracy you would give up all our destinies into too bands of a single man. We know your spurious democracy, whose only -thought is to give itself a master; and we, will have hone of it! I defy you, he again repeated, to dome here and say you will keep too power to yourselves; and I demanC that the liberty be restored to ns of deciding such questions for ourselves. And so,' also, M. Foyer-Quertier subsequently, declared that “the Chamber had never been consulted in any way npon the Treaty,” and threw the entire responsibility upon toe Emperor. This is awk ward language, and an awkward position for Napoleon. Especially when it ls considered how powerful the protectionist interest still is in France, both in wealth, influence and oratorical talent; how their Ideas are backed : by American example, which has been constantly appealed to throughout this debate; and, above alt, how doubtful it is whether the majority of the French people be hot still, in their hearts, protectionists. All toe odium and ill will of these classes is thus thrown personally npon toe Emperor, who, at this moment, has quite enough “responsibility" to stand under, without. any increase' to toe weight of it Intelligence of the vote of toe American Sen. ate on the impeachment question has just reached 'us. It is surprising to see with what comparative indifference too result is received in American cir cles; and this indifference, and too entire absence of • all public commotion at home, is no less a cause of astonishment, not to say admiration, to fooso among whom we are'dwelling. .. The Sfoniieur publishes this morning an ac count of toe enacted in Japan for the brutal murder of a French boat’s crew recently perpetrated there by toe native popnla-' ' The demands pf toe French Minister,sup ported by all toe other foreign ministers, were: The condemnation of toe officers, non-commis-. .stoned officers and soldiers implicated 1 In the crinle committed at Sakai; payment of an iudein SPECIAL NOTICES. Weir,.i\ ft, SSS. ondeiuuunku whou coai-is CAlil'lT DEALERS, do ftcrebrigree to close our stores atB oVlocL P. M,, on SATURDAYS, cad it t o clock, r. Jd., on other days of the week, commencing on tholetdaj of June and ending 3lstday of August. ■ I'Hii.Aiii-LriiJA, Mot 23d, I*6B. McCaUum, Crtase <£ Sloan, Horace H.Soule, * H* Godjholk <fc Co., Wollfe&Co., Hugh McLean. Boyd A; White, . A. XL FiBdcJb< ne & Co„ Lflcdom A: tihiir, Jhotve. EußtoD & Co., Miueelman & Kirk, Atwood, BrariT&C’O'. - Wood, Marsh, Hayward & Kr™+UKt}l&t &, SOD, Co. IP PHILADELPHIA AMD HEADING RAILUOAD OFFICE NO. 227 BOUI’H IFOUrii H _ \ PstLAgaRLMSUi; Mar 27,1868 NOTICE to the. holders or honSu of tbePhiladelphia and ResdJn* Railroad Company, due April t, ... The Company offer to exchange any of these bonds of 81,(NO each at any time before the Uttay of October next, at par, for a new mortgage bond of jKfual amount,bearing 7 per cent interest, clear of Unitea States and State taxes, having 25 years to run. The bonds not enrrendered on or before the Ist of' Octo fter next* will be oald at maturity. In accordance with their tenor. poygHocfl S. BRADFORD, Treasurer. tSS~ THE DELEGATESTOTHE NATIONAL BOARD of Trado are rcgupated to call at tho Booma of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, No. GOu Uheatant afreet, eerond floor, and rtgiater their namea and obtain their tlcketa aa Delegatee. GEORGE N. ALLEN, GEORGE G. PIERXE, Jc2-2f,rpi BccrcUriittqf Committee of Arrangement*. ■fiy NOTICEi-KOtICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT •"T, application will bo made to bb Excellency J. W. Geary, to patdon G, W. Fagan, convicted Decmbcr, 1865. ■■ Je3fcd.Sf. I eg m . national association fob feinting , for the blind. The only authorized agent to receive jiibecrlptlonj for thta Aeeociatlon b Hr. H. L HalL , It*, . WILLIAM CHAPIN. Prea't. ■»* PHILADELPHIA GRTHOP/EDIG HOSPITAL, No. U South Ninth etreet. Club-foot, hip and apt bodily defennltlae treated. Apply dafiy ■*l a o'clock. ■ ; , . apTgjlmrpa lEIIEB FBOH PARIS. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY; JUNE 3, 1868. nity of 150,000 piastres to the families of the victims; and, lastly, that the Foreign Minister or toe Japanese government and. toe Prince of Tosa, commandant of toe troops who committed the crime, should both proceed on board toe vessel, toe Venus, to apologize to the French Minister, the first in the name of toe Sovereign of Japan, toe aecPnd In his own name. All these conditions were immediately - granted. ■ Captain DuPetlt-Thouars went on shore to bo present at the execution of two officers, a sub-officer, and seventeen Japanese soldiers. The two officers were first executed,; • and " then nine < others of , toe criminals; when Captain Du Petit-Thouara,” seeing that toe Japanese government was ready to fulfil the con ditions to toe veiy letter, stepped forward and very properly put a stop to tola dreadful, but no donbt necessary exhibition of retributive justice. Subsequently not only did toe Japanese minister go onjioard toe Venus to apologize, but he in-: eisted and prevailed bn the French minister to return with him, and be presented/in person, to-, toe; Japanese sovereign, Mikado, “a fact,’ says the Monitcurj “unprecedented in the history of the country,. and, which • has produced an immense Impression." Thus toe barriers between barbar ism: and civilization are falling in all directions; and toe great Pacific Railroad, which is shortly to unite Europe to Asia, will leave Am,erica standing the centre Of an universal civilization of toe whole earth. The international ball which I mentioned in my last letter, cleared 45,000 fra. for toe Society for aiding toe wounded on the field of battle. The weather toroughout the whole, of the pre sent month has been magnificent and the ac counts of toe prospects of toe coming harvest and vintage continue to improve daily both In thjs country and on the continent generally, and in England. Omt BULLETIN. Ai GALA scene. MRS. KEMBLE AT THE ACADEMY. KLIDSVMUEB-NIGHT’S DBBA.M A BEAUTLFUIi SPECTACLE. ‘ Children of the Commonwealth.’* Poetry, Music and Flowers The Academy of Music was, yesterday after noon, the bcene of one of the most brilliant and interesting entertainments ever given in Phila delphia. For a month, past it has been whispered in private circles that Airs. Kemble designed to give one of her Shakespearian Readings "for toe benefit of toe Lincoln Institution of thin city. In conscQuence ol the course of leadings in which Mrs. Kemble was engaged, toe tickets were sold privately, with toe exception of a few hundreds, which were disposed of publicly doling toe last in o days. The result was the assemblage of one of toe most elegant audiences that Philadelphia can produce. The stage was beautifully decorated for; the oc casion. A thicket of tall and rare plants was massed at each wing,' while surrounding Mrs. . Kemble's tablo stood two huge baskets of flowers and two elegant vases crowned with floral pyra mids.. One of the proscenium boxes was hand somely draped with the American colors, inter mingled, in appropriate compliment to Mrs. Kimble, with toe splendid “Union Jack” of the Albion Society. This box was oecupied by ex- Governor Curtin and daughter, Colonel McFar land, Superintendent of Soldiers' Orphans, and,a portion of his family, and General T. W. Sher man, commanding this Department. The orchestra was filled by forty of Mr. Carl Sentz’s picked performers, who played their part of the altemoon's entertainment to perfection. With her accustomed punctuality, Airs. Kemble made her appearance on toe stage at lour o’clock, and was greeted with theheartiest applause. As :she took her seat,Mr. Sentz, who hod generously volunteered for this occasion, commenced Men delssohn's exquisite Overture to the “Midßummer- Night's Dream,!’ and that beautiful composition was probably never so well: played in Philadel phia before. The musicians evidently felt the inspiration of toe occasion, and. toe delicacy of expression and accuracy of time were thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed. At toe conclnslon of. the overture toe dead si lence of too vast audience was broken by toe quiet tones of Mrs. Kemble’s voice, which leached every distant part of toe. auditorium, an nouncing the dramatis persona of the “Midsum mer Night's Dream." The reading was a mostdo ugh tful treat. Mrs. Kemble’s wonderful modula tion of voice and thorough conception of the character of toe play enabled her to represent to the very life the personnel of the different charac u rs. The lovers, “Lysander” and “Demetrius,” the gentle “Hcrmia” and loving “Helena,” ‘‘Oberon, King, of: the Fairies?’ “Titania, Queen, of the Fairies,” “Puck” or “Robin Goodfellow,” toe fleet-winged , attendant of “Oberon,” “Bottom, the Weaver,” “Snug, the Joiner," “Flute, toe Bellows-mender,” “Snout, toe tinker," and “Starveling,-toe . Tailor," the stage-struck artizans of Athens, each received at tub hands of toe reader a separate and distinct individuality, and toe audience were now held . spell-bound by her matchless declamation, and evergnd.anon would break forth 4n-.tumultuous applause and laughter at the ludicrous portions of too play. ; ; - During foe intermission,the orchestra gave the Nottumo, from Mendelssohn’s “Midsummer' Night’s Dream,” with fine effect, although toe effect was somewhat marred by toe buzz of con versation, which naturally followed toe breathless stillness oftoe audience during toe reading. But-the most striking effect of this beautiful entertainment was yet to come. As Mrs. Kemble closed her reading, toe storm of applause was drowned by the loud rattle of drums, and toe boys of the Lincoln Institution, about ninety in number, marched on the stage, headed by their drum .corps, and formed; in —two ranks, stretching entirely across.foe broad stage, nchind Mrs. Kemble, whose Countenance be trayed a mingled surprise and pleasure at this sudden military invasion, while the audience broke Into prolonged applause. The'boys wore their neat “navy-bltuw uniform, each carrying bis cap and a handsome bouquet in hls-left liana. They were commanded by their Gaptain, J. K. Dexter, and Lieutenants Edward Wilson and WilHanf Wilson, and presented a capital front as they obeyed the sharp “Centre dress !” of their captain. After a very neat military salute to toe audience, which was warmly returned, toe wings Were drawn forward by an orderly ad vance,, until they rested on hthe foot-lights, en veloping Mrs.Kemble in a semi-circle. A gigantic basket of flowers was thencarrled on - toe-stage by Weir and Agar, and presented by Captain Dexter, who saia: .“Aft?Ja«i: The boys of the Lincoln Institution desire to express to you their gratitude t for j the beautiful entertainment givonials afternoon by yon In their behalf. We represent one Massachusetts and forty Penhsvl vania regimen ts. and our fathers died in too cause of Union and Freedom, with which we know that yon s 6 deeply sympathize;’ Permit me, iu behalf of the boys, to present you with this basket ’of flowers as a slight token of our esteem and grati- OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. iudo towards one who has shown such, generosity towards us.”. This brief address wasracuvered m clear, soldierly, tones,and wasygraeefally. ac knowledged by Mrs. Kemble/'who remained standing throughout toe (OTemony. At the conclusion of ■ the address the privates ad vanced from right and loft/in rapid order, .and presented their bouquets to Mrs, Kemble, Who was soon half-buried iu toe mass of flowers which she heaped upon her table.until it would ' hold no more, and the remainder wete gracefully laid at her feet. .The ljne was Immediately re formed,’and three hearty cheers were given by thehoyafor Mrs. Kemble, Governor Curtin,'Col. '- McFarland; General Sherman and “‘toe friends of toe! Lincoln Institution.” They then broke into platoons, forming an open avenue from too cen tre to toe,left wing of toe stage, where they stood motionless, while toe orchestra performed the Inspiring “Wedding March,” in splendid style. As toe music ended and Mrs. Kemble left toe stage, amid a storm Of applause, the little sol diers stood at the f‘salute,and sho greeted them" with gracious smfles and salutations, as she passed through their npon. ranks,, i .... The whole affair was a beautiful success, and Mrs. Kemble cannot bnt have felt abundantly rewarded for ' her generous exertions In behalf of snch a worthy cause. The Lincoln In stitution reaped a substantial benefit from the oc casion, and the audience dispersed with mingled smile's apd : tears, delighted with the appearance and. behaviour of these young wards of the State, «s well as with the noble liberality of the gifted lody to whom they were indebted for this beauti ful entertainment." A Redbciton of the Whisky Tax.—At a ' meeting of top Commercial Exchange Association, held this morning, at which E. Harper Jeffries; Esq., presided; Mr. Jno.P.Bankson submitted the following preamble and resolntlons, which were agreed to; Whereas, It to expedient at tills time, jcL/ii Congress is engagediu an alteration of tile laws fodHMccting inter nalrevenne, that thoeo who are moßt flfferested in their equal and just execution should declare their opinion on the proposed changes: therefore bait Besotved , That this association renews the expression of its opinions set forth in tho resolution adepted April. 1567, a copy of whloh ls hejeto at*xched, which recom mend tlie redaction of the tax on whisky to Bo cents per ftMtan, and having the same collected at the place of The following is the preamble and resolntlons which were adopted April 17,1867: " Besotved, That a copy of these resolutions, duly authen ticated, he sent to oar Senators and JtCepxescntatives m Convrees. : ... .. ; • Whereas. The experience- of the past year proves the impossibility of collecting, upon all whisky manufactured, the tax of. S 3 Per gallon. Imposed by tho Internal Revenue .act; and— ••-.si - Whereas. Wc believe a continuance of the present tax' on whisky will benefit only those Connected with Its illicit distillation, gradnaUy‘dcmorallze allin ihe'tradc, nnd in flict positive injury anfl loss upon all, whether distillers, rectifiers, manufacturers or commission merchants, who. in goodfatthhonestiycoinply .vtith' the requirements of the law; belt fieeqlpcd, Ftot, That it is the deliberate opinion of this Association that, in order to insure to the Government an adequate revenue, prevent fraud, and rive to tboae who honestly conduct their huslneeß that protection which is thcirrigbt, the tax on'all distilled spirits Bhould be at 'once reduced to twenty &) cants per .gallon, and be col-. lected-at the place of distillation. Second, That the SecretarVof this Association be instructed to forward copier t i this preamble audresolutiom'duly authenticated,. to oil leading organizations'of n commercial character, and that authority be hereby given to have the requisite comber of copiesprinted for that purpose. , , Destuctive Fire,— An explosion of a tank of alcohol took placet 11 o'clock this morning at Sheridan’s distillery, Front street above SWppen. The; distillery, which was a 'three-story brick building, was soon in fiames,and was completely gnfted.out,in epite of toe atrennous.efforts of toe fire - department, Which was promptly on toe ground in force. . The' flames' communicated to the adjoining bnifdingaon thenbito, Nos. 313 and 315. which are substantial threc-and-a-half 6tory houses, oc cupied by nnmerons families Of poor people.' These buildings have toe rcofs and upper stories burnt out, and are, of course, deluged with water. Gredjr consternation prevailed among the 'in mates, who threw toelr scanty furniture from the windows in toe wildest confusion, thus destroy ing mpst of their _goods which escaped toe rava ges of toe fire. Fatal Jump of a Thief.— Coroner Daniels held an inquest yesterday upon the body of an unknown man, who died at the Pennsylvania Hospital. On Thursday night last toe deceased was on a train on toe Junction Railroad, and be tween West Philadelphia and the Reading Rail road Junction, he stole a carpet bag belonging to one of toe passengers. He was observed "and was followed through toe car. Finding that he had been discovered, hejnmpcd from the train, which was then running at a pretty rapid rate. He was found In on insensible condition lying near the track toe next morning, having been mangled • in a shocking manner. He was then taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, where he died on the fol lowing day. There was nothing about his per son to show his name or place, of residence. He had the stolen valise with him when found. United States Hotel. Atlantic City. — Messrs. Brown & Woelpper, toe proprietors ol this popular establishment, announce that it will be open for toe reception of guests on or about too 25th of June. The bnilding has been handsomely fitted up, and dnring toe coming season it will sustain its old,reputation as a first-class estab lishment. Persons who desire to secure rooms can do so by applying to or addressing Brown & Woelpper, No, 827 Richmond street, corner of Ash. Heavy Robbery of Jewf-luy.— The dwelling of George) W. Simons, No. 1424 North Broad street, was entered yesterday afternoon. The adjoining house li undergoing repairs. The thief entered . this house ©ad proceeded to toe roof. He then crossed over to toe house of Mr. Simons and entered through a window. The whole upper part of the premises was ransacked. Jewelry to the value of about $1,500 was car ried off. ; Attejipted tq Shoot His Wife Edward F. Mansfield was before Aid. Massey this morning • upon the charge of attempting to kill his wife.’ -He resides in . Linden street, above Spring Gar , den. Itis alleged that ho got into a quarrel with his wife yesterday and attempted to shoot her withaplstoL Fortunately tho cap only’enapped. A policeman was called in and Mansfield was ar rested. He waa committed in default of $6OO bail to answer at court. Larceny of Carpenter’s Tools.— George Langheimer was arrested last evening for the lar ceny of carpenter’s tools from a' new building at Fourth and Miffiin streets. Tools have been missed for some timo past, and last evening Langheimer was-Caught with .some tools in his lossession. He was'committed by Aldermoq ' fittermary. < A I-ocdst Raid.— The seventeen year locusts made their . appearance this morning. In ’too public squares toby made toelr appearance in large swarms, and toe jnvenilca enjoyed'toem- Eelvcs highly in gathering them np. All over the city locust music could he heard to-day/ ■ MaliciodsMibchief.— Gatharino Bergert/who boarded in a house at Fourth and Gcorgo streota, was arrested yesterday and taken before Alder; man Shoemaker; upon the charge of malicious mischief, In damaging tob-heds, chairs/ Ac.,; in toe house.. Blib-waa. held In $l,OOO bail for triaL : ■■■■■■ Point Bbeeze Park The guests of the Com mercial Exchange, now; attending the Board of Trade Convention, are to have a reception at too Pork to-morrow afternoon! as will bo seen by an advertisement. ’ -Mam Identified.— -The man who was found In a dying condition, at Sec-ond.and.Oxford atrcela, yesterday, is supposed to bo James Donathnn, an Englishman, and a carpet weaver. Bold, Theft.— Pat. Doyle went into a shoe store at Twenty-first nnd Market yesterday after noon, and helped himself to a pair of boots and decamped. He was pursued and captured. Alderman Jones sent Pat. to prison. .. TiiECir.cus.~Tnu proprietorsof the great Euro pean Circus have arranged for a second grand parade to-morrow. By reference to the adver tisement in another column toe full details re garding thctlme and the route can be obtained. ‘ Fatal Be.slv.t7— -Jolin O'Brion; who was badly scalded by falling Into a tub of mash at the dis tillery of John Hagen/ Sixth and Reed streets, on Monday laßt, died at the .'Pennsylvania Hospital this morning from the effects of his injuries. Press Ci.bu.—The semi-monthly meeting of the Press Clnb of Philadelphia will be held this afternoon at the rooms, No. 607 Walnut Btrect. American Paintings B. Bcott,' Jr., will sell this evening, at too Art Gallery, 1020 Chestnut street, a number of American pointings, partly from the American Art Gallery, New York; and several private collections; Sale: to commence at.quarter before 8 o’clock. JAPAN. TAe Political Sltaatlon-lrcncti Honor ana Wbojesaie Kxecatlona. • By way of England we have newspaper: files from Japan dated at Yokohama to the 26th of March—twelve day* later by mail. . Before these lines are published It is probable that Jcddo will have been occupied by the troops of toe Mikado and the administration 'of the gov ernment of toe late Shogeon handed over to toe officers of his Imperial Alajeaty. Whether any resistance will be offered in the country north- of ns to too complete tranafer of the power and ter ritory of the Toqugawa family to the new gov . eminent wc aro nnable to predict. It Is. how ever, highly, improbable, aud it would ap pear at all events certain that there will be no fighting In Jedflo nor in Its immediate neighbor hood. Stotbashi has most distinctly and catogo-' ricaliy snbmitted to the EmperoV, and In circu lars to the vassals of his house nas advised all' who owtihim fealty and obedience to do toe same. Abandoned by his l'oroign.ollies, with the prestige , of his arms irretrievably gone, and the my aterlona and time-honored Influence of too Mikado used against him by the Southern Daimios with con 'Summateskill:snbmi£sioii'was"Clenrly"his'best‘ policy, his only chance/ indeed, of sanity for too present and possible' advancement in toe future. Intelligent; enlightened and liberal-minded: ns Ibis young noble has shown himself to ;be, It would be a real calamity for his country and: for us also If his'victorious,opponentsahonld proceed to extremities against him. V. ■ , ; K; -, The news of the massacre of eleven* French: sailors near Osaka will long ere thia have reached : onr home readers via Nagasakl.and China. It ir with the sincerest regret that wo have to record 'so quickly after its utterance the fulfillment of onr prophecy last mail when, referring to the ju dicial murder of Bizen’s karoo, we wrote of It as establishing a vendetta.' Wo little thought how soon.that death would be avenged Bor .how bloodily. ' It Is' impossible to deDy toe connec tion between the events, as the advocates of our Ministers attempt: to do. Theki relation is sim ply that of effect and cause, And now, where is the fend to stop? Both the Mikado and the Prince of Toes immediately sent Jotters of apol ogy expressive of toeir regret at the occurrence,' and twenty-two men concerned In toe Crime have been executed,.. ; From lowa. Davenfort, Juhe 2d.—An injunctloD, granted by Chief Justice Dillon, was served on tho Presi dent and Directors of the C. R., I. nnd P. R. R. Company this atternoon, restraining the transfer of any stock upon the • bookß of 'the company until the 40,000 shares .sold by Tracy & Dawns, to extend the road to Council Binffs, should be /laced on the'same footing with the old stock, and also restraining the board of directors from allowing an election in Chicago, and from the recognition of anyotber board ,of directors by the officers of said corporation until after toe annual election in Jnnc, 1869. FACTS AIVJD FANCIES. To tbe Nineteenth Century. Thou Mother stern and proud, That carcst not to hear about thy knee The Binging .of toy children; absently - Thou smfliKl on them, listening for tho loud, Quick crashing of toy chariot What to thee * Is pastoral stop or reed? thy thoughts are vowed To tasks of might, and toon thyself wilt he Thy Poet, finding in toy stormy tunes Rough music, leaving on the rock thy runes So dinted deep, no Bard hath need to tell The triumphß of a march whore chronicle And deed arc one. What carcst toon for praise Of gentle-hearted singers! Thou will raise The crown to thine own brows and calmly claim The Empire thou hast won; as yet no Name . Is thine to coDjure with, as la toe days When Giants walked on earth, a spell more clear Is thine in thought, that makes an atmosphere Where all things aro gigantic! portents vast Loom round toy path, where good and evil cast Increasing shadows that the Evening near Foreßbow; as yet no Prophet doth appear 7n all thy sonß, and he among the rest Most wise and honored found, £ but tho Seer That reads toy signs, interpreting toe best!' - —Dot a Gremwell. —A. H. Stephens is getting better. —Great Britain, with her colonies, has 1,300,000 troopß. q —White linen suits are to be “the thing” this summer. —The marriage fetes at Florence brought $2,000,000 to hotel-keepers and tradesmen. —There is a scarcity of drug stores in Quito, and the city grows healthier in consequence. —Utah sends out a party oi two thousand workmen to hasten the approach of toe Pacific Railroad. " ■ —A New York belle threw a Dlate of cream; at her father because he .refused to take her to Europe. The fair cTeaminal hasnot been ar rested. —Had Burns lived in these times, he might havo held ont longer than ho did—onr modern Pain.Kilier proves so “good for Bums.’—Boston Post. —The Royal Humane Society of England has awarded a medal-to Mrs. Elizabeth Foigndestre, tho-wife of a Jersey clergyman, for rushing into tbp sea and saving a man from drowning in Feb niary lost. ' ~ —Once a Week perpetrates the following cruel epigram on ti lady pianist : i‘When Orpheus played he touched toe rocks and trees, But you, my lady, only touch the koys." —A stamp has just been issued'bv the Cana dian autoonties which will prove quite an acqui rition to stamp collectors. It consists of a beau tifully executed portrait of the queen, in widow’s attire, and wearing the familiar Mary. Stuart tSap. —The dowry of too Princess Elizabeth of Spain, just married to the Count di Glrgentl, was fixed at toe sum of about four and: a quarter millions of dollars in gold, which ought to enable the youngiponple to makebotlrcnda meet. —Daring a .performance' at a theatre In Salt thko the prompter detracted somewhat from . the.stage illusion by oxclaiming in a voice audi ble by all present, ‘‘Hurry up that thunder and lightning there, you.” . He wanted ■ the supes to bo prompter. —A.man known as “Flint ' Jack" .carries on a ’ lucrative trade in the north of England by manus facturing spurious arro w-heads of flint, which he sells to farm laborers, who dispose of • them at high prices to inexperienced eoliectora. Th? po lice are attempting to breakup this business- - X I FETHEBSHON. PnWisljfir. PRICE THREE GSNS3. FIFTH EDITION BY TELEGRAPH. LATEST CABLE NEWS: LATEST FBOM WASHINGTON. Columbus Delano Admitted to Hfs Seat The New Tariff Bill. By tbe Atlantic cable. ' Londojt, June 3.—Consols for money, 96%; for account, 9J%; U. S. Five-twenties, 72%; Tiling Central, 97%; Erie, .46%., , ~, , 77^ AKKFORT ' nnB 3, ~^ ve *^ on^cs > .LivEEroor., Juno B,—Cotton—Upland*. Orleans, 11 Corn, 365. Peas, 435.- Produce tind Naval Stores dull. Sugar firm.' Asnv-ERp, June 3—Petroleum, «£, Son. Col iumbns jDoiano Admitted t« , fMs-goat* ■. I8pocU! Despatch to tho Philadelphia Evenln* Bnlietin.] / VvASHiNGTONj June 3.—At half-paat two o’clock the previous qneatlon was called in the House on ‘he majority report to admit Mr. Delano to the seat in Congress in place 1 of Mr. Morgan, from Ohio, and it-passed by. a vote. of 80 yeas to 38 nays. Mr. Delano then appeared at the bar-of the House and took.lho oath Of office. The New rrarlft Bill. ' • Washiwgtos, June &—The sub-committee of : Ways and Means—Ayfis, Messrs. Moorhead and Maynard, Republicans; nay Mr.- Niblacic De mperat-r-reportedto the full committee, to-day a long bill for an increase and revision- of the tariff, when Mr. Brooks offered the followin'- preamble and resolution: • " ■ Whereas , From 5 to 50 per cent, additional Im posts were Imposed ’ by the act of June 30th, 1861, and subsequent acta, to offset the internal : riuenue toes of the Act of June 30th; 186 i; and whereas, it was understood and pledged' that this additional external tariff was, only to provide against and offiset the internal tariff or tax; and whereas, by an act of the present session of Con gress, .these internal. toes npon manufactured articles have been abolished; therefore, belt Resolved, That it Is the sense of the Committee of Ways and Means that in tho new tariff bill re ported, the duties on. imports ought to be reduced, so as to offset thl& from 6 to 60. per cent, raised by the act of June 30,1864, In consequence, of the internal revenue tax or tax 6a manufac tures In the act of June 30,1864, which have been ' abandoned In the act of March 31,1868. Mr. Allison offered. thof' Howing as a substl tute: That It is inexpedlej , >t this late period of the session to undertake any revision of the tariff laws, except as to the correction of any, legisla tion which may manifestly bear heavllvaudun ticceßaarnyom any particular object of interest. ’ All-these,propositions were tabled., ( <, After some discussion it was voted to postpone the bill reported by Mr. Moorhead until Decem ber next—Ayes 5, nays 4—which, It is under stood, disposes of the tariff for this season -■ Shipment of Specie. New York, June 3.—The steamship Scotia; for Europe, to-day, ‘tdok out $1,300,000 m specie. .. Marine Intelligence. New Yohk, June Sd —Arrived, steamship: Aleppo, from Liverpool. lom, THE AOrttESS, Bcr lather Gets. Drunk and Strikes *»er, and Buns off with. £35,001) of 11 crmoney—Juatcr Particulars* Thp following, from the Missouri • Democrat, Juno lit, is In addition to the telegraph account already published: •• . The many admirers of Miss Lotta Crabtree, the chaimlng young actress, will be pained to learn that 6he has been left in almost destitute circum stances by the conduct of her father. He was considered a worthless man, liable at any time to get drunk and do any foolish act, and for this reason Mrs. Crabtree took charge of' her daughter’s financial affairs. It was fieri custom to purchase government bonds with the money earned by Lotta, and these bonds she kept in a canvas bag in her trunk. On arriving in this city sbo had in| this bag $25,000 in bonds and about V $lO,OOO in greenbacks. Thesefhnds sho in tended to deposit in bank in New Nbrk. Mrs. Crabtree - intended shortly to sail'for Europe, and to settle ' down in her native England anti live at her easo ' upon the wealth accumulated by her talented daughter. Crabtree, the. father; usually drow tke money due his daughter, and placed it in the . hands of his wife. He acted as Lotta’s agent, and was fre quently known to get on a spree. On Thursday night he was in liquor, ana had Borne trouble with his wife, who scratched his face. Lotta in- ■ lefposed, and ho struck her with his hand. Ho . left the Laclede, whero his wife and daughter were stopping, and took a room for the night at the Fosehall House, instructing the night clerk to have him waited for the train which waa to leave! for the East at half-past six in the morning. He • appeared to bo very drunk, and meeting with the stage manager, told him he.,.bad borne the . ill-treatment of; his. wife for tenyears and could stand it no longer. Ho said he was sorry he had " struck the child, and declared it was the first time in his lifo that he had been harsh to her. He opened his valise and showed the notes and bonds whlchhe had taken from his Wife’s trunk, saying he had been; watching for several days for a chance possession of them.- He-ealdho would return to Europe, and take the world easy for the rest of his life. The stage manager re monstrated with hlmon his conduct, and tried to persuade hinr to change his; purpose, but he" ’ remained firm, and left on Friday 'morn ing With all his daughter’s money, and eyen her jewelry. Ho had drawn her salary for the week from Debar, as we learn, and Lotta was left with only a few dollars in her possession, and an un paid board bilk Lotta can soon earn money ■ enough to supply her wants, but to bo defrauded out of a whole year’s earnings by her own father, 1 is a severe blow upon her. No steps havo peen taken to have Crabtree , arrested? indeed, we do not know that he has . committed any crime of which the law takes cognizance, but It Is hoped that something wilt occur to change his purpose and induce, him to ; return the money to his danghter. -■■■■:,• The How Episcopal Bishop of Mis souri. .'•■ [Erom tho St. Louia Dispatch, May 20,1 Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, who was ycater terduy elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church ; for. the Diocese of Missouri, is comparatively a _ young man, being only thirty-one years of age, bnt is spoken of as a learned,popular and eloquent ’ Divine, possessing uncommon energy and abil ity. Ho was elected a Missionary Bishop for ' .Montana Territory in 18GG, at .a special meeting of the House ot Bishops, But on account of Ms age, was not eligible for consecration until last year. The fact of his being elected a blahop before.theprescribed age.- is good evldenco of the high estimation in which he is held by the pillars of the church. Ha has been residing at Salt Lake City for the past year, where he is said to have discharged his duties in a most"satisfactory wanner. It Is generally ex pected that he will accept Mb new position, and, the Diocese of Miesburi have ■ reason to feel re joiced in the selection-of so brilliant and able » Bishop to preside Over them. drtOO- O’CJXooJc,
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