-GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXII.—NO. 59. THE EVENING BULLETIN PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING ■ ' (Sundays excepted), AT THE NEW BULLETIN BtUSDia, .607 Clicswut Street, Philadelphia, BY TUB EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION, GIBSON PEACOCK, CASPER SOUDE& Jb* , ff. L. FETHEB9TO|. V THOB. J. WllAjSlfloh, : FRANCIS WELLS. • The Buujyin !« served to iubecrlbcrs In the city at 18 cents per week, payable to tho carriers or $8 per *nnnm, AmebicaN ■ Life Insurance Company, Of Philadelphia, 5. E. Corner Fourth and WalnutSts. tz!~Tha Institution has no superior in the United States. ...... --- . '" ' ’ ■ - - myST-tfl 1 INVITATIONS-FOR WEDDINGS, PARTIES, AG* X executed An a superior manner, by , DREKAV 1033 CHESTNUT STREET. ie2Q.tr} MARBIEI). ATVVOOD-^-SWOPE.—On tbe I6thln*t t at HurffriUc* C amden county. New Jersey. by the Her. Anthony At* wood, assisted. by tbe Rev. Beniamin Heritage, A, Wat son Atwood, Etq., of Philadelphia* to Miss Marie Anna, youoACfst daughter of tho late Jacob Swope, Esq., of Ilurff viltev A PAY—HA GAN V.—On Thursday, June 11th, at Trinity M. E Church, by tho Rev, Dr. Durbin, John E. Fav, of Brooklyn, L. L. to Mary, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. J. B. liftgany, of New York. * X>XEI>. BOOTH. —On Sunday evening, June 14th, in Baltimore. uU\'T a short llluese, Emma, wife of William Booth, for rm-rly ci Baltimore.findjdnughter'of Martin Buehler, £eq, of PhiUdelphia. <;<JATE«,~on the erasing*of tbe I6ih lost, George M. Coaict. In iho Wlb year of hfa age. Due notice will be given of tho funcrnL ** NORCKOSS.—Suddenly, In New York, on the 15tli Charles M. Norcroie, of 'Trenton, N. J. 'i he reht lives and friends of thei family are respect fully invited to attend tho luneral. from tie residence of Lb mother. No. 20 West stato street, Trenton, N. J„ on Thursday, 18th test,* at 1 o’clock/wlthout furtbcrnotlce. * TJLACK LLAMA LACE POINTS. $7 TO 31W. 13 WHITE LLAMA SHAWLS, WIIIX'fcSHKTLAMD DO* WHITE BAREGE DO. WHITE CRAPE iIARETE. EV KB A UanPELL, Fourth and Arch sts. SPECIAL NOTICES, "Christian Work and Workers Rev JOHN HALL. D.,D. of New York. ' Will Preach « Sermon on CHRISTIAN WORK AND WORKERS, •Od THURSDAY EVENING, 18thfnet, at Bo’clock,.'n the CENTRAL PREaBVTERIAN CHURCH, ‘ Corner of Eighth and Cherry otreehs * hrhibne of all denominations are invited. j*l7 Strp* OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM PANY. ... NOTICE TO luuont adopted by the Board of ' Dircctors at a Stated Meeting held this day, notice is hereby given to the Stock holders of tills Company that they willhave the privilege of subscribing, either directly or by cubatitntion, under such rules as may be prescribed therefor, for Twenty-five Per Cent of additional Stock at Par,ln proportion to their respective interests as they stand registered on tbe books of ui. Company. May 2ut2L lB6d. Holders of lees than four Shares will be entitled to'etjb aciibefora full share, and those holding more Shares than a multiple of four Bbarea will be entitled to an addi tional Share. Subscriptions to the new Stock will bo received on and after May cOth, 1868, and the 'privilege of subscribing will cease on the 30th day of July, 1863. 'I he instalments on account of tbe new Shares ah ail be paid in cash, ai follows: Ist. Twenty-five Per Cent at the time of subscription, on or before the 30th day of July, 1868. 2<L Twenty-five Per Cent on or before the 15th day of December, 1868. 3d. Twenty-five J*er Gent on or before the 15th day of June, 1869. , 4th. Twenty-five Per Cent on or before the 15tb day of December, 1869, or if Stockholders should prefer.tho whole amount may be paid up atonce. or any remaining Ltutal menu may be paid up fn full at the time of tho payment of the second ot third inrtalment&nd eachlnatalment paid o;> shall be entitled to a pro rata dividend that may be de clared on full shares, THOMAS T. FIRTH, myM-tjySErp • Treasurer. mesr- FLORAL AND FRUIT FESTIVAL. AT BETHANY SABBATH SCHOOL BUILDING. TWENTY-SICOND AND SHIPPEN STREETS, ■COMMENCING TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY). ATThAEE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. EVENING. UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK. AND CONTINUING SAME HOURS TOMORROW, (THURSDAY). This elegant new building will be beautifully decorated, and. with Birds, Flowers and Fountain, will be an attrac tive place to spend an hour. Tickets, GO cents, entitling to Strawberries and Cream. For sale at Gould's Music Store, 923 Chestnut street, and at tire door of the Hall Passenger Cora run close to the Hall. Its fjSg* card! Having recovered from the effect* of the HATE FIRE, we are prepared to supply bur customers and the trade generally with ALCOHOLS AND COLOGNE SPIRITS of all description* at the LOWEBT MARKET RATES. A continuance of former favonr from our cus tomers and the trade generally is most respectfully solicited. JAMES F. SHERIDAN; Crescent Aleohol Works. Nos. 625 and £B7 South Front street, Philadelphia. jei7-2trp; **»- THE KOBE AND BTBAWBERBY SHOW OF •• THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SO CIETY will bo hold on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY. Juucl6th and 17th, 1868, inthe lane saloon of the NEW HORTICULTURAL HALL, South BROAD Street, near Spruce street. Open on TUESDAY at 2 o'clock and closo at 10 o'clock F. M., and on WEDNESDAY open from 10 A M. to 10 P. Id, Tickets 25 cents each. Contributors will receive free t ckets of admission. Members will please show their own and ladies' tickets at the door. Lib Kit A L PREMIUMS are offered, and contrituitions of Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables are respectfully soli cited. which should bo arranged during the forenoon ot Tueediy. A. W. HARRISON. ]ols-8t Becordlng Secretary. MO- PHILADELPHIA AND BEADING RAILROAD COMPANY, OFFICE NO. 237 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. ... ... Pim.anCT.yinA, May 27.1868. NOTICE to the holders of bonds of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, due April 1,1870 The Company offer to exchange any of these bonds of <Bl,OOO each at any time before the Ist day of October next, at par, for a new mortgage bond of equal amount, bearing V per eent interest, clear of United States and State taxes, dialing 25 years to run. Tho bonde not surrendered on or before tho Ist of Octo ber nexttwUl be paid at maturity, in accordance with Their tenor. my22t octl 3. BRADFORD, Treasurer. , m&T THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE Divinity Bchool of the Protestant Episcopal Church uln Philadelphia, will be held in the Church of the , Epiphany, TO-MORROW (Thursday) morning, the 18th inst, at U o'clock. Essays will be delivered by several .' members of-the Graduating Class and tho usual testi umonials conferred. On Friday morning, in the same Church, there will be an Ordination of«radnatoa who are Candidates for Holy Ordete in the. Diocese of Penn sylvanla. Its i jgp» CHURCH OF THE COVENANT, FILBERT, above Seventeenth street. The Rev. Henry '.An*tice, Rector of 8t Luke's Church, Rochester. N. Y., will preach the Annuel Sermon before the Associate Alumni of the Philadelphia Divinity School, in this / Church, on Wednesday evening, June 17th, at 8 o’clock. * The public are cordially invited, 1 WASHINGTON B. ERBEN, Secretary. i JUSf FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.—THE STATED i ”*7' monthly meeting of the Inatituto will be held THIS I KWedneadoy) EVENING* 17th iuet, at 8 o'clock. Mem here and others haring now inventions or epecimons of ; to exhibit will please Bend them to the Halt No. 16 South SEVENTH Street before 7 o'clock P. WILLIAM HAMILTON, ; it'- ; Actuary. ■ A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOOKHOLD /fT ,§ KS Sf the RDBSEIL FARM OIL COMPANY #UI July 6th, 1868. at 4 o’clock, at No. i V'ALNllTtStreet eccond-etory front, for the purpose ,of authorizing a sale of the property of the Company/ ' , By order ortho Board of Directors. ~ SAMUEL P. I’EKRBE, Secretary. I PmiADELPinA, June 16th, 1868, )el6ajtj ! fig?" LADIES’ FAIB AND STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL 1 Avgnu^ lo o,llrlßtlan Ch “ reh .'& h 6 $ apSS-tf rp -., No. 613 Jayne a treat. ■ IBailj) €Dmtiij Ihilletm Tbo Political Complication—mantel, pal Finances—Tito Beat andHcaltb ol Now Orleans—social Changes—At. tempted Suicide—The Public schools -A llroloo Tournament. [Con-crooadcnce of tlia PblUdelphla Erenlnx Bulletin.) New Orleans, Juno 10.—Tbe city bas been much excited on account of tbe political situa tion. 'The telegraph has informed you of tbe particulars,-the proclamation of General Bu chanan postponing tbe meeting of the Legisla ture, etc., the proclamation by the Board of Registration, and the subsequent arrest and re. lease of tbe members. Tho Washington autho rities will, of course, take the 'Whole matter in charge. At the meeting of the Board of Assistant Al dermen on Tuesday, tho, following communica tion from Mayor Heath was received: “The ac tion of General Buchanan in postponing the meeting oi the Legislature till November next, if earned out, Will work such'serious damage to the interests of the city, that I feel con strained to coll your attention again to (lie subject of city finances. The previous losses which the city sustained In making its pur chases, and which" all the departments or the gov ernment, including employcaand teachers of puo 11c EcbooJs suffer,.in receiving their pay In depre ciated city currency, and for which ho relief can be obtained for six months to come, if we wait for the meeting of the Legislature, have painfully af fected my mind, and lead me to hope that some method will suggest itself to your wisdom by which to extricate the city from its embarrass-- ments. Although the plan of Mr. Avcgno is lla- Die to some objections, yet it has been fully resorted ro in other cities and countries not less scrupulous on the subject ot morality than are the American people, and it seems to supply a certain and reliable remedy for the financial difficulties under which we at present labor. As a dernier resort, inasmuch as we have exhausted other propositions, I therefore recom mend its prompt consideration and immediate adoption.” The AVcgno plan referred toof course contains lottery features. The Mayor’s commu nication reveals the unhealthy condition of the city finances. Three millions of unpaid taxes are •now dne tho city—enongh, within half a million, to settle.all Its liabilities. „ The number of appli cations made in this city for the benefits of the bankrupt law up to June 1, was 6,991. The re ceipts oi internal revenue in this citv during the ..week ending on Saturday last were 841,523 98. The weather is extremely hot. Yesterday the thermometer marked as follows: At 6 o'clock A- M.,,74 degrees: 12 M., 85; 3P. M., 89, and at <> P. M., 88. We have had some showers of late, but, notwithstanding all this, the city has been suffering for water. The health of the city Is, however, good, according to official data from the Board of Health “There is not,” Bays a re port from that body, “a single case of’yellow lever or cholera to be found within the jurisdic tion of the Board. ” This report will be good in crushing the reports which unfortunately have become somewhat current of late,concerning the prevalence of those diseases. The health officers are required strictly to enforce the health ordi nances, particularly those which make it impera tive upon all concerned to report eases of cpi- . demic disease to the Board. Arrangements are making for the public pre sentation, on Monday evening next, at the Va rieties theatre, of the medals awardea to Louisi ana exhibitors at the Paris exposition. The great changes which have taken place in the structure ol society are very apparent now. In a report in the Crescent the other day occurred the following : “In the First Court we noticed four negro men in the jury, all four sitting on the rear seat,' near tha open window, and all listen ing with rapt attention to tho evidence brought forward. It seemed strange that negroes should act as judges in a case in which the witnesses were all white people. Those same negroes might a few years ago have been the slaves of the per sons whose cases they are now acting on as judges, or were weighing the validity of the tes timony of people who eight years ago might have bought and sold them ?” A story Is told here of a dashing young actress, who, during the theatrical season, had become warmly attached to a young foreigner. On the occasion of his recent departure for Europe she accompanied him to the mail-boat at the lake end, and as the vessel left her mooring her despair was so excessive that she plunged into the waters of Pomchartrain, with the intention of destroy ing heraelf. She was, however, safely fished out A negro burglar, who gave his name as Philip Adkins, was dangerously wounded on Sunday while night attempting to enter a house on Tchoupltonlas street There are now in this city thirty-six district and three high schools for white and sixteen for colored children. The white pnpils number 7,163, the colored 4,477. The number of teachers is 314. Five of the latter are colored; one of them, Mr. P. M. Williams, principal of the Gravier Street School /or boys, Is a graduate of a New England college. On Friday another tournament will be given on the Fair Grounds, for the benefit of the family of Lieut Braine, who is confined In Brooklyn on the charge of piracy. The victor In this contest for the spurs will be entitled to crown the “Queen ot Love and Beauty,” while the four next best knights will each select a maid of honor. A grand ball will follow the coronation. Dnireiaal Dullness—Tammany Hall— TJRe “Sorosis”—The Latest Fashions —The National Saengerfest—Base Ball, Yachting and Racine. [Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. New YoEK, Junel6, lB6B In the way ofex citing news, there is really nothing stirring; all is stagnation. Bnt for the constant nimble of the wagons and the cars in the streets, no sound could be heard except silence; the coining of a new elephant, or the arrival of a report concern ing another war, would fall upon our ears like a thunder-clap, or else be welcomed as we welcome flowers in December —it is hard to tell which. The Chinese Embassadors have left us, . Adelaide Phillips has left us, Minnie Hauck ditto; the nov elty of pffenbach’s music has worn off, we have got tirdd of strawberries and asparagus, and ice cream is no curiosity. Like the poor llcufi young man in the play we can say: “Our little eBrthis dull; there is nothing new In it—its plea sures have been enjoyed—let us depart from it,” We can say every word of this nonsense, but wo don’t : New Yorkers know bettor. We know that the darkest hour precedes the day,and wehave learned, agreat many other comforting proverbs ol like character, all of which wo ponder as wo arc in duty bound to do. This makes us san guine; this enables the young Gothamite to have faith in the future; and although' he does not ab jure the old fashioned amusement of building castles In.the air, he prefers to erect more sub stantial ones on dry land, a labor which is un doubtedly facilitated by the knowledge which the architect has picked up while conducting his -aerial experlment —Therefore we bear the ills wo have; therefore we submit to 1 the dullness;:there fore we do not fly out against human -nature be-;- Cause there are no murders to shudder at. And our distant friends, when they spell through this prosy letter, this epistle totally lacking in all those elements which make up a readable mes- : SPECIAL,; NOTICES. ■■■■. BTBAWBEBRY. FESTIVAL IN AID OF Trinity M. E. Church Second Sunday School, on THURSDAY EVENING, Juno 18(f), at tho Hall, N. E. corner Broad and Spring Garden ctreeta. . Ticketc. to ctnta; to be obtained at tho door. . gy- Washington Draw Band. Jel~ 2trp* . •gy Howard hospital, nob. isw and isso Lombard etroqt, Dirpenaary Department,—Medical treatment,and medidnea (urniahed gratnitouety to tbe poor. . , lEIIEB FltOltl SEW OBLEABS. LETTER FROM NEW YOKE. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1868. sage from the great metropolis, where crime is supposed-to be never Idle, must hope for better tbingsnextweek. Among the politicians the question ot the Presidency Is predominant, although Tammany Hall and the Democratic Convention to be boldc-n therein claim no small share of atten tion. Since the change of sentiment in the edi torial columns of tho ’Jtevolution , it has been binted (bat Susan B. Anthony has been appointed a delegate to that convention. The journalists of the city ore somewhat exercised over the dearth of news and the advent of warm weather, bnt console themselves with the pleasant reminis cences of tho Saturday (Ze/eunor at Delmonico’s whereat Mother, Cary's chickens appeared as guests. You have doubtless learned by this time that the literary ladies of New York have formed themselves into a Society under the name of “Soroals;” and that they meet seml-oc casionblly to dlno at Delmonlco's. Alice Cary, the poetess, is their-president; and among ibe members are Madame Octavia Walton Le Vert, of Mobile; Jennie Juno (Mrs. D, G. Croly), editor of Mme. Demorest’s papers, and fashion editor of the World, iho Sunday Thmes and a dozen other papers; and Mme. Bemorest herself, a quick, smart, unconditional non-surrender woman, whose kind heart has made her as much Jjcloved whore she IS known, as her talent in the Tfiedeling of wearing gear has made her popular. The ladies were the guests of the gentlemen of the press who dine stDelmonlco’s once a month; and from the iew accounts published of the din ner (your correspondent was unavoidably absent) they must luivo had a delightful time. >- ;v Speaking of Mme. Demorest reminds me that spring garments ore quite the rage to-day. There arc more Japanese costumes in Broadway—or, rather, there will be this afternoon—than you can shake a slick at, unless you art very skillful in this manly recreation. With back hair high in air, little patches of green or white just over the bump of veneration, broad ribbons floating from behind and before, dresses built In theYo k Obama stylo, the parasol held pretty much as the idiotic “supeß” in the theatre hold their wooden swords at “present,” Ute women sail up sind down tho shady side of the popular thorough fare, a never-failing source of wonder to their country cousins, and' of moat unmitigated con tempt to each o'ther. The scornfnl look, the impudent, brazen look, with which every woman regards every, other woman in the street, is a something greatly to bo deprecated. Whence come 3 It? If two men should look at each other in passing, as two women do, there would, soon be an unpleasant ness between them; and should every matt follow the Joshion, it would require 100,000 policemen to keep the peace in Broadway alone. The oply re straint which the fairer portion of onr prome naders feel is that expensive and neatly-arranged dresß. Put the dear angels in shirt-collars and spurs, and you will soon have cause to bitterly mourn your folly. Does this most disagreeable, unladylike, rude, vulgar stare come down from ' the days of Queen Elizabeth, the arbiter eleganlia rum of the olden time ? And has it only broken cut since the decree went forth that women's beads shonld be uncovered, and that their full faces should at ail times be exposed to the public gaze? Has the immoralitv or our day anything to credit to a fashion which tends to make tbe creature of the modiste an immodest creatnre? Does thej fashion influence the age— or does the age mould and shape the fashion? There is 6urely subtle relationship between them, answer the question as we may. There was a time when among well-dressed people a high-bred courtesy, a certain elevation of manner, a refine ment ol language, and a consequent loftiness and . purity of thought seemed materially to associate themselves with the costume whieh those people wore, but that time, alas, has passed away. Last night the Eastern and European .singers started for Chicago to attend tho SangorfesL • On Saturday the good fellows from Vaterland were entertained by Messrs. Steinway & Sons, and Sunday they took tbeir exereiee over in Jersey, as the Excise law forbids it here. They are all a bappy set of fellows, and whether they carry off the prizes or not, they will make Chicago ring with their jollity, and will not trouble the police courts of that moEt moral city. The committee fent to Washington last week returned on Satur day, and reported that the bill authorizing the importation of the Germanprizes free of duty will undoubtedly pass both Houses of Congress. These prizes are valued at 818,000. The base-ball clubs are scouring their bats pre paratory to a formal opening of the season. The yacht dubs are making things ready for a glo rious campaign. Many a John T. Sherwood, whose occupation’s tending sheep, now longs to skim the briny deep; and In a day or two our beautiful waters will be whitened with the sails of various rival fleets. The races which opened at Jerome fork last week were postponed after the first day on ac count of the weather, and were recommenced yesterday. Much money is laid on the result of the sport. Sunday night a disgraceful attack was made by a gang of rowdies upon a policeman, who was badly beaten. Another, who came to his assist ance, was also roughly used, and still a third was so cruelly pourided that his life is despaired of. Two men and one woman have been arrested as ringleaders. IHE JERQUE PARK. RACES. Ibe Third Day’s Running-Rapture, Ronnie Braes ana Alacbaran Win ners _ Stonewall Jackson Walks over. „ [From to-day’s New York World.] Yesterday s racing at Jerome Park was marked by small attendance and- first-rate sport. Of course, tbe rain was resDonsible for the former. For a small crowd they got off a deal of enthu siasm. Indeed, tho contests were verir close. As dashes, what with the short distances and the heavy track, the miming has never been ex ceeded, if equalled, at Jerome Park. The time, as will be seen, was capital. With the exception of Bonnie Braes, the favorites won. Pool sealing was brisk. There was a heap of money on staked A noticeable thing was the amount of knowledge attained or affected by the general crowd. Turf phrases were slung around perfectly recklessly. Short young men Dehind long cigars were confi dent “they could name the winner,” observed that Racquette ‘‘had bellows to mend,” declared that Canny Bairn “cut out the work,” and as serted that General McMahon “was taiUnp be hind” in the last dash. ‘ s The rain, if it had to come, was considerate. It stopped while the raceß were in progress; it began again just as folks were nicely seated en route for home. The mud was immense and intense. It had more looseness than depth, however. Horses and jockeys were in ono black burial blent. Cau casian riders came up the home-stretch and could not at distance behold from their contraband con freres. THE RACES. The first race |sct down for yesterday was a sweepstakes lor colts and fillies foaled in 1866: five furlongs ; ;$2OO, half forfeit, which closed with five entries. The Annieswood stables nomi nated . bay colt Canny Balm’ and chestnut colt Vcspuclus; L. ,W. Jeromo entered bay filly Rap tu?i ’ < -' an is r ° 1 j ant * L- W- Jerome, brown colt Glengary; F. Moms, bay fiUy by Eclipse. Canny Bairn and Rapture answered tho call of the bugle for starting. Canny was greatly admired by spectators who know little or nothing of tho performances of these youngsters. The betting men, nevertheless, took Rapture in preference, as she won a race with two-year-olds, the-same distance, tho day before. Odds of $9O to $75 were freely offered and taken on Rapture previous to starting; .but .when-the race was at ite height, and Canny Baim was leading the favorite, looking, almost a cer tain winner, fbur to one was bet against Rap fc r 9* Ak start Canny alightcd from the niudL **rst, althpughtbo send-off was by all means r even._ Canny had gained a lead of two. lengths st the upper turning, and was!going-a tremen-~ douß stride, considering the heavy state of. the track. . The jockey oi Rapture then assisted hiskorae along wonderfully, almost lifting her with every Btride. At the three-quarter at; OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. the upper end of the homestretch (the horses were, of course, started from the five-furlong post opposite the grand stand), Rapture was gaining fast on Canny, and when they got fairly into the homestretch they came neck-and-neck, amid tumultuous cheers. Reaching the far end of tkc stand, Rapture was fairly rolled to the front, and was leading Canpy.sllghtly.' Rapture proved the strongest in the end, and won by two lengths. Time, 4:07. . 1 kibst race—sweepstakes. For colts and fillies foaled in 186 G; five fur longs: 8200, half forfeit. Closed with five entries. L. W. Jerome’s b. f. Rapture by imp. Lapidist, dam Parachute, 1. • . The Annießwood Stable’s b. c. Canny Bairn, by Balrownie, dam Fanny Fern by Glencoe, 2. Time, 1.07. . . The second race was the important event of the day, being the Ladies’ Stakes—a sweepstakes for llHiesjthree-year-olds; one mile and live fur longs. .Twenty were originally nominated; five, however, only came to the start, namely J. M. Dowling’s bay filly by Breckinridge; Bowie and Hall’s chestnut filly Australia; F. Morris’s bay Fanny Ludlow; J. Acketson bay filly Bonnie Braes; Ti G, Bacon’s brown filly Lost Cause. Fanny Ludlow at last became the, favorite at about evens against the field. The annexed pool will Show the fluctuations with betting men:. Fanny Lud10w....8180 -8420 8200 8350 Bonnie Braes:..... 180 340 135 180 Au5tfa1ia..........100 110 75 .100 Lost Canse 4.5 .80 v 35 40 Dowling’s entry... -- 30 , . 40 After these five fillies had been paraded before the grandstand and taken their positions for starting, from under the bluff opposite the stand —and the ladies—for this was a ladies’ race—had chosen their favorites , and booked' their little bets, the Start was given .to a good get-off. Bon nie Braes, who. was second favorite, soon took the lead, Dowling’s second, Lost Canse third, Fanny Ludlow fourth «and Australia fifth. Passin£ k the stand tho horses come at full speed, throwing mud in every direction, eyen in the eyes of those nnfortunate enough to ba in the rear. „ Bonnie Braes was leading Lost Cause a length,Fatny Ludlow having gained a good third place, Australia fourth ana Dow ling last. So they dashtd along on the opposite side of the eonrse without much change in por tions, bnt arriving past the curve below the club house, and reaching the upper turn, Bonny Braes still held a strong lead; Australia had gained sec ond place. Fanny Ludlow third, Lost Cause fourth, and Dowling filth. Now came the strug gle for victory. Alt was expectation. But when the horses came In front of the grand stand and within a few yards of the winning stand, the ex citement was unusually great. Bonnie Braes lauded home a winner, after making the foremost running throughout the race; Australia a good second and Fanny Ludlow third. Time.3.oG%. SECOND RACE—THE LADIES’ STAKES. A -sweepstakes for fillies; three-year-olds; en trance 8100, half forfeit; $l,OOO added by the Club; one mile and five furlongs; the owner of the second filly to receive §3OO out of the stakes, Closed with 20 nominations. J. EckerEon’s b. f. Bonnie Braes by imp. Bal rownie, dam'Pastaby Kevenue. 1 Bowie & Hall's ch. L Australia by imp. Austra lian, dam Undine by imp. Yorkshire 2 F. Morris’s b. f. Fanny Ludlow by imp. EcUpec out of Molly Jackson 3 T. G. Bacon’s br. f. Lost Cause by Revenue, dam Sea Breeze by imp. Albion 4 J. M. Dowling’s b. f. by Breckenrldge, dam Sophia by imp. Bonny Scotland (sister to Morrissey)...., 5 - ’ 'Tiku£-3.06J£. The third race was a Selling Race for all ages; premium 8< 0!: one mile and five furlongs. Five entries were made, all appearing for the start; McDaniel’s chestnut filly by Brother to Frank Allen; Bush’s chestnut filly Clara Clarita; Moore's bay hbrse General McMahon; Weldon’s chestnut gelding Aldebaran; Constable’s grey colt Raqnette. Aldebaran was the favorite, as the following pools will show : McMahon 8100 155 175 200 175 Aldebaran 105 200 256 260 250 Frank Allen’s filly 50 120 145 120 70 fe tte } 35 60 45 25 30 The race was considered in reality between Mc- Mahon and Aldebaran, rather than a field of five. Raquette cut ont the running. Gen. McMahon tailed off at tho start, and remained so far in the rear the first mile, that it seemed he would be left behind the entire race. As they passed the stand the first time, McDaniel’s filly was lead ing, Raquette second, Aldebaran third, Clara fourth, and McMahon last. The next half mile, however, a perceptible change in positions took place, and within half a mile of home Aldebaran was in front, McDaniel's Becond, and Raquette third, McMahon fourth. So they came on the homestretch, where McMahon put on a burst of speed and passed McDaniel’s, making brisk running for the lead, but the old stager Aldebaran, who is almost always a dangerous antagonist, kept the lead splendidly. McDaniel’s filly was urged to another brush for the lead,and succeeded m coming np with McMahon again, they making a most exciting finish for second - Bluce. Aldebaran won by three lengths, Mc aniel’s and McMahon running a dead heat for second place, Clara Clarita fourth, and Ra quettc fifth. THIRD RACE—SEI.LDfG RACE. For ail ages; premium s7o*o; one mile and five furlongs. J. W. Weldon’s ch. g. Aldebaran, aged,by Coni modore, dam Nannie Lewis by imp. Glencoe; to be sold for $2,000....'. x T. G. Moore’s b, h. General McMahon, 5 yeare, by Lexington, dam Magenta; to bo sold for $2,000 q D. McDaniel’s ch. f., 3 years, by Brother to Frank Allen, dam Jenny Rose; to be sold lor $2,000 o P. C. Bush’s ch. f. Clara Clarita, 4 years,by Imp. Lapidlst, dam Madona by Imp. Yorkshire, to be sold for $2,000 . . 4 W. Constable’s gr.c. Raquette, 4 years, by imp. Eclipße, dam Fidelity by Glencoe; to be sold fors2,ooo. 5 The fourth race was for all ages, two-mile heats. Only Stonewall Jackson being entered, tho race resulted in a “walk over.” FOURTH RACE—PREMIUM, $l,OOO. For all ages; two mile heats. T. G. Moore’s gr. h. Stonewall Jackson, 6 years, by Lightning, dam Edith, by im ported Sovereign k Four races are announced for to-day. For the convenience of those -who are seeking suburban residences near Philadelphia, we print the following rates of commutation on the Cam den and Atlantic Railroad : MiUs. lyr. 6m03. 3 mos. 1 mo. Haddonficld... 6% $3O 00$18 00$10 00 $5 00 Ashland 10 34 00 21 00 11 00 560 White Horse.,ll% 35 00 23 00 12 00 600 Berlin ..16% 38 00 25 50 13 00 660 Atco 13 40 00 26 60 13 60 676 Waterford... .22% 42 00 27 50 14 00 700 Spring Garden 24% 43 00 28 75 14 50 725 Winslow.. ....26% 45 00 29 75 15 00 750 Hammonton...29% 50 00 33 00 16 60 825 Da Costa...'i .31% 65 00 86 00 18 00 900 E1w00d........36% 65 00,. 42 00 : 21 00 10 60 Egg Harbor. ..40%. 75 00 50. 00 25 00 12 50 Pomona .47 84 00 53 00 26 50 13 00 Absecom 52% 90 00 66 00 30 00 18 00 • Atlantic City. 160 100 00 75 00 50 .00 25 00 These rates, are generally from 25 to 60 per cent, less than on any other road running out of -the i city, and ; ttdXy . one hundred per 'cent. less on those running from the city of New. York. - In addition to the above commutation tickets, coupon or family tickets are sold at a reduction of 25 per cent, from tariff rates.'" “ —Plus IX. entered on his 77th year On tho : 2sth of May. He is fond of mentioning that his father, .Count Jerome, .died at 81; his mother, .the Copa?. tesp Catherine, at 82; his paternal ancestor,Count Hercules, at 96;. his brother Gabriel at 87: Jus second brotherat 83. : ; . . Time—3.o2. Cheap commutation; CRIME. ID order of a Professional Wrestler. TErom the Cincinnati Commercial of Juno Istb.j For several weeks past the sporting element of Hamilton has been excited over efforts to bring together two noted wrestlers, named Ash. WaP ler, of Buffer county, and W. Preckett, a cham pion wrestler, who appeared In Hamilton afow from one of. the Eastern cities. On his arrival there the latter published a challenge In the Hamilton paperr, claiming that he could throw down any man in Buffer county for a cer tain sum of money; and, alter various prelimina ries, Ihe challenge was accepted by Waller, and last Friday selected as the day when the trial of strength and skill should take place. A large’ crowd of interested and carious spectators ; met at the appointed place on ; that day, at 4 o’cleckl and bets to a large amount were mado by per sons present. , The athletes soon appeared in the ring, stripped, and at the word began the game. Preckett was thrown twice in' qmck succession; and at length gave up the Con test. At this re sult much dissatisfaction ensued, bat finally the party of “sports’’ separated and gathered in various knots at saloons to disease the matter. In the evening Preckett visited quite a number of saloons, and drank freely, becoming somewhat intoxicated. Ho appeared anxious then to have another meeting with Waller; and endeavored to Induce certain parties to effect another encounter. Toward midnight ho visited a saloon inthe neighborhood of the Post Office, and, being under the influence of liquor, is supposed to have fallen asleep in his chair. It is supposed that while Preckett was asleep ho was attacked, os a great gosh appeared oh his face, completely' flattening his nose, and otherwise disfiguring him. When first noticed he : was found to be in sensible; and on further examination, the blood was discovered streaming from a wound on the back, part of bis head. • Ho lived about three hours, dying at 3 o’clock on Satuiday morning. An inquest was held at the court-house in Ham ilton by_Wm. Spencer, the Coroner, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts. A post mortem examination waa also held by Dr. »Vm. Huber, assisted by Drs. M. G. MlBlken and J- Rx Brown, when it was discovered that a pistol ball, of the size of a buck-shot, had entered tho Ekhll about two inches behind the left ear, pane-. trating ihc left cerebrum, and lodging in the cen tre of the same.. ’ Preckett lived three hours after tho shooting, but remained insensible Until his death, which occurred at 3 o’clock on Saturday morning.' In consequence of his condition, he was unable to give those present any cine, so that he mlght.be identified. But it was ascertained that thorp were four or five persons with him about the time of the encounter, and these have been arrested by the police, and lodged in jail to await an investi gation. The names of those arrested are John Griffen, Joseph Kelley, George N. Shedd and Robert Galloway. The latter is thp keeper of the saloon. Preckett was a powerfully built man of, per-; haps, thirty years of age, six feet In height, and. weighing two hundred pounds. He formerly lived in Cincinnati. Ash. Waller is a man of about t the same age, weighs one hundred and sixty pounds, ana is by occupation-a wood chopper. fie haß been styled the champion wrestler of Butler county. It is supposed by those who knew Preckett’s prowess in the ring, that he deliberately “sold” the match; and the number of persons Is not email who express the opinion that his death was the result of their loebcb. This murder has caused the good citizens of Hainilton to entertain anew tho forebodings they have frequently expressed in times past, at the demoralized condition of society there; and many of the more resolnte are burnishing up their weapons, resolved, If the occasion demands, to defend themsolvcs, without waiting for the Blow ond uncertain protection which the authorities,-, grudgingly afford. Murders and other outrages, in that place, have been alarmingly frequent during the past few years; and the condition of society loudly demands a more vigorous enforce ment ot the laws against offenders. Tlie Assassin of ttic Duke of JGdin- bnirgn. The Duke of Edinburgh, it Beeins, attempted, before leaving Australia, to obtain a reprieve for O’Farrell, but the Colonial Secretary would not hear of it. The condemned man preserved his composure and cheerfulness up to the very lost When brought out for execution, he walked with a firm, steady, even step, his chest thrown out, his head erect, his whole demeanor that of a sol dier about to be put to death for some petty in fraction of military discipline rather than that of a murderer and felon. He was’ "dressed in a suit of some gray material, his boots wore polished, his linen spotlessly clean, and his neck tie neatly and carefully arranged. At the loot of the scaffold he knelt in, prayer with uis confessor, then arose and, shaking off the proffered arm of the hangman, ran lightly and quickly up the steps, looked up to Bee the position of the rope and ranged himself directly under it. As he again raised his eyes, apparently in prayor, the cap was drawn over his face and thp bolt instantly drawn which sent him into eternity. His death was immediate. He left the following state ment: “Being now about to appear before my Creator I feel it my duty to give expression to my heartfelt sorrow for the grievous crime I have committed. .From the very bottom of my heart do I grieve for. what I have done. I have hitherto said that I was one of many who were prepared to do the deed had I not done it. I had not the slightest foundation for such a statement. I was never connected with any man or any body of men who had for their object the taking of the life of the Duke of Edinburgh. Never was iin any other than an indirect manner connected with that organiza tion in Ireland and blse'whero which is known by the name of the Fenian organization. I wish, moreover, distinctly to assert that there was not a human being in existence who had the slightest idea of tho object I had in view when I meditated od, and, through the mereifol providence of God, failed in carrying into effect ther death of the Duke of Edinburgh. I have written to the printers of two Irish periodi cals an address to tho people of Ireland, and so certain was I of the death of the Dnke of Edin burgh that I stated therein that which I believed would be the fact; and I think I have more than implied that I was but one of an organization to carry the same into effect. I need but say that the truth of- the latter portion Tests upon slighter foundation than tho former; in fact that, unless from mere hearsay, I had no foundatipn for saving there was a Fenian association in New South Wales From continually thinking and talking of what I may still bo allowed to call the wrongs of Ireland I became excited and filled with enthusiasm on the subject, and it was while undor the influence oi those feelings that I attempted to perpetrate the deed lor which lam most justly coiled upon' to suffer.” ’ ■ * ART ITEMS. The Boston Evening Express, in speaking of the Athemeum Exhibition, makes tho following men tion of a couple of Philadelphia artists: “ In tho farther room hangs Rothermoi’S ; mag nificent painting, the Christian Martyrs. Deep toned, rich’ and rare is the coloring; it would . look well beside many of the old masters. The subject is sad, but the psintiug beautiful “Harvest Home, by Ji John, in the same room, is" an-excellent composition; well grouped and * J-kc figures fuTl^ofnatufe, The following is a list of prices paid for water cb J °r Pictures, at a- recent sale in'London •W. : thcdral, S. Pront'67s;Nuremberg 8. i*rout, 955: ’ LmdscaperDavi(l Cox, 550; Btr£et Fogter, 3fO; j ßeftPteM, ; pimcan,iB6oj David RebertSijrO; Into? rior, Cattermole, 290; Landscape, De Wtnt, 334; .'Copley,.Fielding, 555 j Oberwesel on the Rhine, , by Turner, 18 by 12 inches,’ engraved, 850. F. l. FETOERSTffIf. PaMislier. PRIGE THREE GENTSf" FACTS AMD FANCIES. —The street railway in Harrisburg doec not pay expenses. . r ,~4 r ,° ‘be Democratic papers that have dropped Chief Justice Chase to be regarded ae un-Chaaed? —Eleven skirts of whlto tulle are indispensable to a recherche evening dress in Paris.- „„r.\ W 0 r?9 CDt! 7 died in Boston front the scratch of a rabbit, which scarcely broke the akin. Saturday 1 Lawlor,Ule actor > sailed for Eoropo oa m ldnco , Salm Salm has a piece of Maxi milian's heart in a bottle. - • : ! John Bkae tt ° Webb BlatCre wlu dooa b® Mrs. The New Jersey editors are going on their annual excursion on the 25 th inst. —J’oEatical young Mohammedans are giving the Sultan trouble on account of his liberafityT^ „,r2? 0 ., flrCB which ha ve been causing so much destruction among the pineries in northern Wis consin have been quenched by recent rains. . ontl lcebcr gs have greatly Interfered weeSf” 40 ■ ope dMing 11,0 wjfichsu tkere a periodica’ t.. 7J e i^ nmcd n ?P ki 9 a oro M New York o?lL k £ e ? er- . , ot£l nspkina. are always per fumes, but not pleasantly. - nr*rf An . e ?^ ro ' l ?® r 9 d BUk robe, once belonging to Now york? lneUe ’ °“ ezhibftlon-and for sole in , i —An American adventuress has been sent for Lyon^ 8 !???' 6xllo f °r shop-lifting at _-Somebody has started the rumor that Patti will come' to this country for a month next winter. . —Some Democratic enthusiast proposes to put Jefferson Davis second on the ticket with the Chief-Justice. • ■’—The swamps In tho lower part of Sussex county, Delaware, will yield twenty thousand bushels of huckleberries this season: some esti mate them at fifty thousand bushels. —Mazzoleni, the Italian tenor, has made a suc cessful, debut in Paris, singing at the Grand Opera, and for the first time in the French language. —The Athletics of this city are astonishing the Western people. At St. Louis, according to tho Democrat, the defeats of tho local base ball clubs last week were “scandalous.” —Mr. Robertson Gladstone, brother of the cmUent leader of the opposition party in Eng land. will be a candidate for Liverpool in the coming parliamentary election. • —The celebrated ballet dansense, Judith Ferreyr was buried on Saturday afternoon, the 23d,- having expired at Paris the previous day at the oge of 31. ' —The Albany Keening Journal says- that since the war Gen. Rousseau, “like his chief and ex emplar, has been chiefly remarkable for hla dis plays of drunkenness and ioaforlsm.” —The Cincinnati Commercial says that Mr. Groesbeck is not a candidate for, and will not ac cept, any or the numerous offices in connection with winch his name has been mentioned. -A citizcnofPortland, Mo., has a collection of three hundred and sixty-fiyo different varie ties °f pipes, consisting of meerschaum, briar, china, Prench clay, glafes and common clay. —pgdcnsbnrg, N. Y., is in a fearful state over the delinquency of Brignoli. who is charged with having contracted a convenient cold because the house was smaller than ho expected. —A performer at one of the London musical halls styles himself ‘-The champion double som ereanit thrower to his -Royal Highness the Prince of Wales!” ' Topper has received a letter from D’Arcy McGee, which was written only a few honrs be fore his assassination. McGee was fortunate in . dying before he received an answer— Ex. —Geo. Francis Train says he is restrained from writing his life because ho is “naturally sensi- • Uve, constitutionally diffident, with a shrinking from the public gaze since his earliast Infancy.” —An Immense bed,of solid salt, said to be five hundred feet thick and extending no one knows how far, has been discovered in the immediate neighborhood of Berlin, Prussia. —Gen. Gordon Granger enjoys tho distinction of being “the biggest blower West Point ever graduated, ’’ and his blowing is limited to a single .rumpet. “ „-Jbe guns of the fortress of Tsarskoe Seio, at St Potorsburgh, fired 301 rounds for the birth of the boy Grand Duke Nicholas. Had It been a daughter she would have only got thirty rounds, poor thing. —The new bridge over the Busquehanna at Columbia is 5,549J£ feet long and 20 feet wide, with railroad track in the centre. No teams will be allowed on the bridge while trains are crossing. —ln Maine, men reach their greatest height at twenty-seven; in New Hampshire, at thirty-five; in Massachusetts at thirty-one.’ The tallest men, averaging sixty-nine inches in height, come from lowa. Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Minne sota and Missouri give ns men of a little over sixty-eight inches; and the average of all shows the Americans to be a very toll people. —The Prussian infantry are being trained to attack railway cars while in motion, to the sur prise of travelers, who find their train suddenly boarded by a dozen or more, who go through the manual of arms in the passage and then jump off. —The Mississippi river Is depositing a sandbar, in front of the northern part of St Louis, which threatens to make that city inaccessible for con siderable vessels, the channel tending’ more and more toward the Illinois side of the river.- The measures hitherto adopted to arrest themlßchief have made.it worse, and the Water Commis sioners, with the approval of the Mayor, recom mend that a competent engineer be employed to devise a remedy. ' , ■ —During a recent storm in Charleston, 8. C„ which blew down the mammoth tent of Ames’s Circus, one of tho spotted leopards, which hod been left in the same cage with a tiger, was frUM by the lstter and half eaten before the Occurrence was discovered. It had been usual to separate tho animals for too night immediately after the evening a performance, but from some oversight Uiis was neglected. , In. the House oi Commons a few nights ago a gen tleman charged admiration of American ln f> : uIPHIL®. a desire to copy‘them -upon Mr, Bright That gentleman retorted warmly: “There id not a word of truth In what the honorable member is saying. l ' He was immediately called to °rder,and substituted for the obnoxious i phrase “The statement 13 entirely without foun dation, ’ and this satisfied the outraged dignity of tho House. . —The'Charleston correspondent of the Ham burg Impartial Correspondent says that General : Grant somo time ago intended to visit Europe, bptdid.not go because he was afraid ho might be subjected to indignities in France, whose Empe ror ho has always denounced. The same corres pondent adds the interesting statement that, since President Johnson has proved that Gene- '' ral Grant is a liar, no gentleman in South Caro lina, would associate with him.” Probably bo cause General Grant is somewhat select in choos- '••’ ’ ing his company. —Lalande, the French astronomer, hates ail ■ - prejudices, and affects to consider that the two worst prejudices, which if behooves him specially to attack, are the belief in .God and the fear : of spTders.' .Oh first makingfotie’a acquSlhtance. he asks these two questions: Firstr-“Do you be lieve in God?" Second—“ Are you afraid »f spidere?.” adding, “I neither believe in God, nor fear spideis;!’ and st the same time drawing Irons bis pocket a gold bqx filled with these insects,- and swallowing one of ‘hem to show the sin cerity of his »yow*L
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