Gtesor PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXII -NO. 75. IT HE EVENING BULLETIN PCULIfiHED KVBUT EVENING (Sunday excepted), AtTHB NEW BULLETIN BIJIIiDUIO* 601 Cbcunat Street, PliUadelplilß, BTTUX "• EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. *• **FRANCIS WELCH. , The Bulletin is Ber Ted to fubscriben In too city at 18 cents pgj week, payable to the carriers, gr fisperannam* AmebicaN Life Insurance Company, Of Philadelphia, fj, E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Sts. 13mti* Institu(ion has no superior in (he United States. ■ mygf-tf} INVITATIONS FOR WEDDINaS, FAETIES, AC., * . fe&tt - “i imsi*.„ >’•, ? LAMONT.-rAt hi. realdence, on ■the 2oth of Junelaat,tMr> Colin Lamcmt, or., in the "Oth Je *aDsijas.-On too «h talk Mr. ja»« B. Bodger.- The relative, and friend, me rtevmtJadj halted to nttped. bin funcrti* from hU late rcsldcmce, slsJ»outn Eleventh street, on Thursday, nt 8 oclock,■ without tie 6thjlnef, of apoplexy. Jamca F. Sht ridan, In the Bith >ear of bla age. _ ~. . Due nolfco of the funeral will be given. e Bl ' jo ‘ and Arch eta. WBCIAIii HOXlOia. OFFICE FENNBVLVANIA EAILBOAD COM PAUX* PmiJLivELPni a. May 13th, IMS. KOXICB TO reso* loSons adopted by tbs . Board. ofDifcotmv Meetln* beldthi* day* notice is hereby jri sen to tho Stock* ’faoldenfof this Company that they nave the of subscribing, either <Wwtly each rnic* aa may be ot escribed therefor, lor rweniy nje ra additional Stock at FarJn proportion to their respective lnteie.t* aether atand regfitered on the book. °Vio!dereo? h« th&lffour Share.wiU.be entitledtoaub acrlbefor a fnll share, and thoee holding more Sharja tbanarnultiple of four Bbarea will bo entitled to an add! “lutertSSfcn. to the new Block will bo received on and iafterMay 10 th, IS6A and theprivUego of autecribing oVtonow Share. .hall Trventy-feve F«rCe»fc at the time of .pbteriptiom the Uth da, of Twenfj|ysvfrl , er Cent, on or before the 131 b day of Twenty-five Per Cent on or before the lith day of Becember. lfctilt or if Stockholder. ehould_prefer.tb© whole ireoratrnaybe paid up at once, or any remaining In. tat ram. may bo paid up to fuU at the. tune.of the payment 5f e the»econd <* tliirdinrtalment,andeaehlaWalmentpaid UP'.hall be entitled to .a pro rata dividend that may be do ctored oaf uU .harm. ! XHOMAST. FIRTH, myn-tjygltni ' Treararer. ssr -rote of the Mercantile Library Ooropjnv win be Uieh oo the followicc proposed amendment to tbe vuiwr» Section C, The Board of Director shell havo full -power to inSkc end alur such Roles «»* ?,}?»£ may deem necessary for the ivell-bcini! and due rainaKO ment of the affaire of the Company. PncuUd,t}ach.by laws are not repnsnant to, iwr fnconaistent with thta Charter, or with the Constitution and laws of this State *bcopened in the Library i on MOSDdty, July 6tli, end closed on SA'OJSDSY.’JuIy 11th. The boors for voting will be on Monday, Wednesday and _Friday irom 10A M. to BP. M., and on TiieedayrTbursdar and Saturday from 4to9P. M. The vote will be by ballot each share of stock being entitled to one vote, which -must be presented in person. JQHJI LABDNEBi Recording Secretary. STATE 80CIETY OFTHE CINCINNATI At MeetiDgdF !hl« Society, on the tthiasU the following officer* were elected to idve lor thoen ei>na?de“t-TOOMAB MoEOEN. Vic© Urceldent—UAHßltJ L. BPROL T. SecreUry—GKO. W. HARBia. AKliUnt Secretary—PKLEGJßfALL. 1 rtaturer—WM. G. ■AMtUtAPt Treasurer— WILLIAM WAYNE. BTADDING COMMITTEE. JAMES SCHOTT, [WM. A. IRVINE. RoeEHTI'ATTE&SON, KICUARDUALE, 41 HAS. J. I’L'GIL. TUOd. C. HUMPHREY. 1 YV. POYNTELL JOll NSON. GEORGE W. HARRIS. Secretary. P mi. a ski. nil A. July 6th. 1868. jjA3trp- mar- PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD COMPANY. OFFICE NO. 827 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. PnnAun.ratA.Jtav 27. 186& NOTICE to the holder* of bond* of the Philadelphia <and Reading Railroad Company, due April t, 1870 : The Company ooer to exchange any of these bona* ol qi 000 each at any time before theJUt day of October next, at par, for a new mortgage bond of equal amount, bearing V per cent intercut, clear of United State* and State taxes, b Tholionl* on or bef ore the tut of Octo ber nerttwill be paid at maturity, in accordance with BtetaSt a BRADFORD. Trcaeuror. mtSf OFFICE MINE HILL AND SCHUYLKILL HA- VtN K. K. COMPANY. . Philadelphia, 7th Mo. bth. 1868. At a stated meeting of the Board of Manager* held thla -dsy, a Semi-Annual dividend u f Four Per Cent (equal to ■two dollar* per ehare) wae declared payable to the Btock holdere or their legM representatives, clear of Ml taxes, on or after lnst Thetraaufer book will bo closed until that datiß SAMUEL MASON, jy7-8t» .s treasurer. neap OFFICE OF THE FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY OF THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. July AlB6B. The Director* of tfio aald company havo thl* day de olared a Dividend of Three Per Cent (clear of taxes) pay oble to the ttockholder* or their legal representative*, on and after the 17th mutant N J AMIN p HO ECKLBY. jyTtu th e3ti Secretary. Afiß- FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Sw Philadelphia, July & 1863.. The Boa*d of Directors have this day declared a Din -dend of Six Per Cent, clear of all taxea-payable on de- MORTON aer £ p h.ffß Ire ™t t °toWE ’ 011 TUESD^FREDNI^L,oFt, 7th ’ It* Secretary. MfiSg* HOWARD HOSPITAL. NOS, 1518 AND 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department,—-Medical treatmen tand furnished gratuitously to the poor. ; • ■' .i-- 8 --. ; s . 8>SB" PHILADELPHIA ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, w No. IS South Ninth street Club-foot, hip and »pf- Dal disease* and bodily deformities treated. Apply daily at IS o’clock. apßsanrp} NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS. PAMPHLEWWASTE paper, Ac., bought by E. HUNTER, ap3B.tfrp ' - No. 613.Tavna street THE COUKTS. Quarter Sessions— Judge Peirce.—May Jack son was convicted oi a charge of stealing a pair of shoes. She was caught in the act of stealing the shoes, In South street, after a'watch had been set In consequence of the ‘ loss bf other Bhoes in the same establishment '-' • William Cooper was convicted of a charge of stealing fifty-six yards of mosquito netting. Edward Bmith was convicted of stealing $43. Be was employed in - a store, and the amount stolen was,abstracted In the shape of pennies. Wm. Thompson was convicted of a charge of stealing a lamp from a dwelling honßc. Daniel Murphey .was convicted of a charge of stealing coat, vest and boots. Oyer and Terminer— Judges Allison and Telrce. —The case of Gerald Eaton, charged with the murder of Timothy Heenan, was called- up for trial. The prisoner made proof of the ab sence of an important witness, and the Court al lowed the case to go over until the noxt term. Fatal Accident, New York, July 7.—Peter Caggor and John T. Devlin, while: riding in Central Park, last evening, wete tiirown from their carriage, and Cogger was instantly killed, while Devlins Inju ries are very seriouß, and his condition Is con sidered precarious. ft 3 " > -• ' $ m (faing luMm a scniausn uadible in bdropi. YoavlngFort-lecberga-A Perilous Po . alilon —An Impressive Service A Brave Negro—lnteresting History in lvlilch the Hebei Benjamin appears —Qncenstown—Xhe Port and. City— Irlab Beggar*. [Correspondence of the Philada. Bail? Evening Bulletin. ] At Bea, Juno 15, 1868.—Our floating City of Baltimore left Pier No. 45, New York, Saturday, June G, at 2% o’clock, amid the waving of hand kerchiefs and cheers of the many friends of the passengers gathered on the wharf to get the lost ’ look, before they consigned their loved ones to the care of .Providence and to the beautifal but treacherous ocean. : As we crossed the bar off Sandy Hook, the bell, rung for our first dinner. Eagerly we all responded ■ and every place was filled. Soup was served, > during the eating of which the faces ! of the ladles' became paler and-paler until one alter another: left the table anlldthe grim sntiles of somebf nsl self-considered “old tars-” Oar tarn soon came* round. sndmaDy of. ns had to get on, deck and speedily cast onr op accounts with “old Neptune.’ : After being ont three days, everybody hadalmost; entirely recovered, and ,seemed to be in fine spirits, being mostly upon deck,, enjoying tbo ; delightful breezes of Juno as. they came to us ; laden with the breath of tbismlgbty ocean. Oort amusements were ■ promenading, playing’ inno-; centiy at’cards, conversation, coneerts, trying - to partake of the five daily meals, and canvassing i the -differeflt routes, people, customs ’ and changes of those countries we intended to visit, - should a kind Providence grant us a safe voyage. From lat. 44 t 047 N. long., 48 to 41 west, we, passed eight or ten large icebergs. Of those seen, during the day, the largest appeared to be 60 to: 1 o feet in height, and sparkling in the sun as if : their mighty sides were studded with diamonds, i These “icebergs” were the grandest sight of the voyage, and not Unattended by danger, but owing 7 lo the Incessant vigilance of onr able captain, who r« illumed on deck all night while ini the latitude ol these mountains ot ice, we have thus far been safely and steadily ploughing onr way. Although i ou may bavefull faith that these mighty floating - irot-clad cities can withstand the terrors of the deep, still, when all 1b hushed at midnight, and your propeller ccaßcs to move, one cannot help feeling bow completely he is at the mercy of Him who is able to say unto the waves, “Peace, be still.” it was thus at midnight, June 9th, whtio’ in the vicinity of these icebergs, and during a 1 dense fog, that onr propeller, which hod been making its regular monotonous revolutions steadily since leaving New York, ceased for one , mutate, and npon going npon deck, we found a huge iceberg on either side of the vessel, one looming ont of the water and apparently two squares off, and the other jnst discernable In the. foggy moonlight. We stopped again next night,: but this time to aid a bark which was in distress, ’ and which had been 60 days from its port, and ; was without water or provisions. Onr captain re- 7 lieved their wants with a liberalhand, and after j two hours’ delay, we resumed our onward coarse. Wo had worship yesterday, when the captain ’ read the service of the Church of England, as is the custom, assisted by the Rev. William Lane UJanvillerof the Established Church, who was a ; passenger from his missions in the Bahama Islands. This service seems peculiarly adapted to bc read atsea, andl never recollect being so much impressed with its beauty and appropriate ness as 7 on this occasion. Many of the crew, officers and passengere gathered in the cabin, until it was completely filled, to listen to the service and sermon; and' with the beauty of the day and surrounding', a scene never fo be forgotten: - The responses were decided and from almost everyone present, showing that all hearts ' were stirred to render praise to God, wnile onr . noble vessel was bearing, ns to foreign shores at the rate of 18 knots or miles per hour. In the evening, owing to the kindness of the captain, we had preaching from a Baptist clergy man, who gave us an excellent sermon, after which many joined in singing sacred hymns until 11 o’clock, when it was time to find otfr way to ehr subterranean berths. All countries and nearly every profession are represented in our passengers—among them ten or twelve PhUadelpnians. Nothlnghas occurred to mar onr pleasure, and I should think no ship ever sailed with a more congenial company, each and every one doing all he or she can to while away the time pleasantly. Singing is the groat pastime, and the evenings have been generally spent on deck in this way, always finishing up with “God Save the Queen” and the ‘“Star Spangled Banner.” There was only one man on board, as far as I could find, who will vote the Democratic ticket next foil, and who could see no good outside of rebeldom, or in those who risked their ah in defence of the good old flag. Among the passengers was one in whom I be came very mnch interested, who was a British subject, but a representative of that poor and by many despised class of American citizens who uro straggling for political rights in our so-called “land of the free and home of the brave.” I al lude to Capt. William Henry Stewart (colored), commander of Her Majestv’s Light-house Yacht, and Deputy Light-honse Inspector for England's West India Islands possessions. He has com manded a vessel for eighteen years, andnged to give bonds, when entering the harbor oflCharles ton, S. €., to the extent of $15,000, thaJWm. H. Stewart or crow would not molest slaves or do anything to interfere with the pecniior institu tions of South Carolina. When a second master of a vessel he was caught and thrown into prison for daring to be in the city of Charleston without a pass. The reply to the British Consul, from Washing ton, was. that they had no right to interfere with the municipal laws of South Carolina; ho was, however, liberated by the authorities at Colum bia, S. C., on condition that he leave the city,nor do anything to stir up. the negroes.- In 1859 he received a “handsome gold chronometer watch and chain, which be Carries, from President Bu chanan, for his gallantry in saving the American Btore ship, George Henry. He also saved a man who did all he could to oppresßhis race, and ren dered nothing bnt good to one who contemplated nothing bnt the perpetual enslavement of tne ne groes of America. The following letter which Capt. Stewart allowed me to copy will explain more fnßy than I could the facts of the case. .It was written by the rebel Secretory of War, Benjamin, after being picked up at sea, in the evening, and before a severe storm. Evidently he would have been lost if not for the relief received. 7 It was directed to Governor Rawson, of the Bahama Islands. ■ | COPY.] “Nassau, 22d July, 1865. — Sir— I have the honor to inform yonr Excellency that I arrived 1 in Nassau yesterday, and to express my. regret that the necessity formy departure on boom the mail schooner Britannia, this morning, deprives me of the opportunity of presenting my respects to your Excellency in person. I was specially desirous of calling in person to convey the ex pression.af my warm acknowledgments for the kindness with which’ I was received, and the hospitality with which I Was treated when in distress at sea by Captain Stewart, of H. B. M. Lighthouse yacht Georgiana, and his chief officer. The vessel in which A passenger from the Bennie Islands to Nassau (the sloop Josephine) founded at sea thirty miles from the nearest land on Friday, 14th inst., at about half-past 7 o’clock in the morning. “Tho disaster was so suddon as barely to give time to the crew, three in number, and myself to jump into a small skiff that was in tow of the vessel, and to throw on board a compass, with the boat’s most and sail, and a single oar. ."Fa _ vored. by very cJm weather we were enabled to moke wav toward land, till about eleven o’clock, ' when ;we descried a vessel, towards which we directed onr coarse, and which we succeeded in ■; reaching about five o’clock P. M. The vessel . proved- to-be-the Georgians: and I can never forgot the hearty and cordial manner in which PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1868. Captain Stewart placed at my disposal whatever I might need, ana tendered his services in any manner I might desire. He conveyed me at my desire to Bennie, .where I chartered a sloop, in which I arrived yesterday afternoon. May I beg 3 onr Excellency to convey to Captain Stewart ibis' expression of toy gratitude for bis kindness lo a shipwrecked stranger, and to receive the as surance of the fespectihl consideration of yonr Excellency’s obedient servant. f Signed] . : ■ ■ ' “J. P. Benjamin. “A true copy.— Pensont TV, Moore.” This same Captain Stewart is' intelligent, edu cated in England, from, all accounts an able'sea man,and a peer in intellect with half of my fellow county men—bnt if bo Uved In .Pennsylvania he would be unable to use the great boon of a Re public: tbe elective franchise, because he has'a ekin black instead of white. 1 cannot but feel ashamed that my native State should so long bold back from rendering this one set of justice to the few dlsplsed people, of African descent, now within Its borders. Queenstown,:lreland, Tuesday, Jane 14.—■ Entered Queenstown: at 4 o’jflpcfe this morning, but would have been hero much sooner if it had not been for the fog for the post twelve hours, wbickrendered sounding necessary, consequently causing delay 1 . I was seated in the bow of. onr good ship, at .this,time, as we quietly glided into ibis harbor; and it sdibemindedone of the en trance to Havana, that l almost expected to see old Moro Castle. > This harbor Is said to be the finest In Europe; Its entrance Is'defended by two forts, one on either side, on high hills, separated by a'channel of water about half a mile wide. The harbor is large enough to. float the united navies of Europe, with complete protection, from weather, on every side. There was only one man-of-war, one prac ticing ship, and eight to ten merchantmen', when we entered. -The town, formerly called “Cove of Cork,” was named Queenstown In 1849, Inhono'r of (he Queen, who landed- here on making her first visit to Ireland. It presents a beautiful as pect, as seeii from the water, as von enter the channel, being built on a. side, of a bill, sloping down to the shore. There is a walled drive along the harbor, and some fine churches and villas in the upper part of the town. A view from the town is most beautifal, as yon look out on the open Sea through tho gap that unites the waters of the harbor and ocean. The houses, however, with tew exceptions, are very poor, and there-appears to be very.-little business carried on. After having oar baggage thoroughly inspected, and being closely questioned os to bur possession of ; .fire arms, we were allowed to pass through a small gate where our baggage- was cared for by aman with an immense cart and very small donkey. Here we met the 7 first beggars, which we are told abound so plentifully in Ireland—five followed me to this station, distance ot one-half mile—no getting rid of them; and when I told one that I was an replied: “Sure and you’re not; for can’t I till the star and stripe boots yer honor bason?” ~ Tbe City of Baltimore is admirably constructed for fast sailing, being long and narrow, with ponderons machinery, and ploughing her way ibrongh the waves at the rate of about 812 miles per Jay—our quickest day’s sail bg1ng.,340 miles. POLITICAL. IUE NEW VOBK CONVENTION. Odds and Ends of Gossip. [groin tbs New YorkPapors of Today.] Pendleton stock Is going down in the Missouri delegation. A count of noses yesterday revealed the presence of some seven only against twelve Blair men, with a scattering for Hendricks and Hancock. “ Mizzoory’s for Bia-ar.” Bleeding Kansas is represented by six dele gates, who are not a unit on the candidate to be nominated. The New Jersey delegates, at the Bt. James, are still working for the nomination of Joel Parker. Did John Phoenix call out last evening at the Fifth Avenue, “Tek kar yerself, General,'’ several dozen voices, more or less, would have answered with almost the correctness of an echo, “Tek kar yourself, old fel.” Did John Phoenix caU ont at the same place at ihe 6ame time, “Colonel, let’s take a drink,” several hundred, more or less, would have rushed forward to avail themselves of the hospitable in vitation. Majors are quite plenty also. Captains have all been brevetted and are now to be found in the grade of field officers. Somebody suggested that a pickpocket would have a good time “going through” the dele gates. “if he waits," said one who heard the remark, “for three or four days, till their hotel bills are paid, there’ll be d—d little to steal.” “if they ever do pay their hotel bills,” was the reflection of another who heard the remark. The noisy electioneering of the Pendleton men made many enemies for that candidate lost even ing. “Ohio,” said a disgusted individual, whose ears were ringing with ihelr gasconade, “ isn't a democratic State, and' hasn’t been for a long while.” By which remark he meant to intimate that the Pendletonians were in the enjoyment of a great deal of cheek to make so many demon strations in favor of a man from that region. Xhe Chase'men and the Pendleton men were at it again, hammer and tongs. “ Gentlemen,” said one of the former, “ I’m for Pendleton if he’s nominated, but I don’t want to see him. He’s a spavined horse—” Cries of “That’sho!” and “That’s the doc trine !” “—And I don’t wish to see him try to go over ihe course again. He was beaten once, and he'll be beaten again.” “As for. Chase,” he continued, “why, he’e the man that produced the sinews of war and kept up our credit, and saved the country and the government." . “Well,” said the Pendletonion, with a frank ness which rather astonished many of those around,“it might have been better for the coun try if it never could borrow any money. A Pennsylvania Dutchman, who manifested a perfect contempt for the language of-his native country, was arguing for his favorite, whose nomination he demanded because the majority of his county was In favor of him. “In that cose,” said a bystander, “I ought to go for the nominatioii of General Grant in the Convention, because the majority in my county are radicals.” Berks county failed to be convinced. The Pendleton men ate noisy in the extreme, and are injnrlng their man. One of them was so indiscreet last evening sb to say.that a lailure to nominate Pendleton would be followed by a rev olution of over two millions of people. The Chose men are more quiet, diligent, delib erate and intelligent , in- canvassing lor their fa vorite. ’ The’feeling for Chase had gathered a great deal of strength up to midnight. Some think the Convention may remain in ses sion several days yet without making a selection. The Keystone Club of Philadelphia,- which is earnest in its support of Judge Packer, of Penn sylvania, swelters and frets in an up town.hotel, heartily sick of shouting for the Veiled Prophet of the democracy and- prostrated by heat and applejack. The difficulty’ of keeping up the excitement is so very great with them that many dread the effect their visit to the metropolis may 1 have upon their constitutions. - The ram manu factnrea by the democratic leaders who run the majority of the New York mills, *is certainly strong enough to knock a club of stouter- men than the Keystone Club from their feet and send them home with softened brainß; A RADIOAP CIRCULAE, The following circular is extensively distri buted'about' the rooms of the various delegations, and bob been the subject of'quiet discussion: JCo the Delegates to the National Democratic Convention: GuntpemeS—The question of Re construction must be met. Negro Suffrage in ten Southern States is on accomplished tact, fpr OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. which you ore not,responsible, bnt which you cannot avert; Nine-tenths of tho colored men in America will vote next Fall. • The only remedy for.ignorant suffrage controlled by Demagogues Is to .enlist,the virtuo and intelligence of the wo men ot America in the Government. Please read the following resolution carefnliy, and oblige A Radical Democrat. New York, July 2,1868. • Whereas , The question of suffrage belongs to Ihe States and not to tho General Government— and whereat, the Democratic party, as tho Party of Progress, is in favor of the widest extension of soffrnge consistent with the interests of intelli gence and public order; therefore Resolved, That we recommend to the Democrat of the United States to advocate the extension of suffrage to all.citizens 01 mature age and sound mind, not legally convicted of . crime, who can read the Constitution and write their own name, without restriction of sex, race;' property, or opinion. • . The Congressional Convention in Colfax’s Dis trict, which nominated Gen. J. Packard as his successor, tfrus alluded In their resolutions to ihtlrpresent Representative: “Of: Gen. Grant’B colleague on the ticket we claim to speak more familiarly. 'While the choice 'of Mr. Colfax for the second office Is justified on the scOre of his gi eat ability as a statesman, his eminent fitness for the station,, his proved loyalty to the:' nation, and his widespread popularity, we, bis constituents, shall part, with him ns onr, ’Representative' with mingled feelings of pleasure and regret. 'Pleasure that a wider flela of usefulness Is opened up before him, and thatbe;is destined :to 'a higher and prouder position in the nation’s service. Regret that we are no more to listen to. his eloquent voice so often heard from the forum in his fre quent Congressional campaigns. But he Is Onre still as friend and neighbor, to whom his 7 long and devoted services, tried fidelity, private vir tues, pure and blameless life, and high character as'a Christian gentleman,' has so strongly en deared him. We Only lend him to the nation I The Washington correspondent of the Cincin nati Commercial writes: “A staff officer of Gen. LoDgstreet, now in Washington, tells me that General Grant will poll the entire vote of the Confederate soldiery in Texas, and that with Chase as tbe Democratic candidate, five-sixths of the same-would stay at home.” When I inquired the reason,of this, the aid-de-camp said: “Our boys have faith in Grant He Is a ‘square’ an tagonist We won't get so many promises out of him, but more chance. We don’t know so much about these politicians!” A Union Republican State Convention has been called to meet in Montgomery, Alabama, on the 14tlf instant (the second day of tbe approach ing session of tbe Legißlatnro), to nominate Elec tors. The call is addressed to, all citizens ot Alabama who are In favor of the principles enun ciated in the platform of the National Republi can Convention,- and who sUpport for the Presi dency and Vice Presidency, Ulysßes 8. Grant and Schuyler Colfax. Letter el ItllsuNusan R. Anthony to Use NewYeik convention. Woman’s Suffbage Association of America, No. 37 Park-row, Room No.. 20, New York, July 4, 1868.—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Horace Greeley, Susan B. Anthony, Abby Hop per Gibbons: Central Committee.'—Pc ’ the Presi dent and Members of the Motional t)emocralio Contention— Gentlemen: I address you by letter to ask the privilege of appearing before you. during the'sitting of tills Convention, to demand ihe Enfranchisement of the Women of America— the only class of citizens- wholly unrepresented in the Government; the only class (not guilty of crime) taxed , without representation, tried without a jury of their peers, governed without their consent And yet in this class are fonnd many of voor most noble, virtuous, law-abiding citizens, who possess all the requisite qualifications of voters. Women have property and education. We are not “idiots, lunatics, paupers, criminals. Rebels,’’ nor do we “bet on elections.” We lock, according to yonr Constitution, bnt one qualification—that of sex— which is insurmountable, and therefore equiva lent to a deprivationuf- the 6nffrage;-in other words, “tyranny of taxation without representa tion." We desire to lay before yon this violation of the great fnndamen tel principle of onr Govern ment for yonr serious consideration, knowing that minorities can be moved by principles as majorities are only by votes. Hence we look to you for the initiative step in the redress of ont grievances. The party in power have not only failed to need onr innumer able petitions asking the Right of Suffrage, poured into Congress and Btalo Leg islatures, but they have submitted a proposition to the several States to insert the word “male" in the Federal Constitution, where it never has been, and thereby pnt np a new barrier against the enfranchisement of woman. This fresh in sult to the women of the Republic, who so bravely shared the dangers and sacrifices of the late war, has roused us. to more earnest and per sistent efforts to secure those rights, priviliges, and immunities that belong to every citizen un der the Government. As you hold the Constitu tion of the Fathers to be a sacred legacy to as and to onr children forever, we ask jou to save it from this desecration, which deprives one-half our citizens of the right of representation in the Government. Over this base proposition the nation has stood silent and ludiflerent. While the dominant party have with one hand lifted up two million black men and crowned them with the honor and dignity of citizenship, with the other they have dethroned filteen million white women—their own mothers aEd sisters, their own wives and daughters—and caßt them under the heel of the lowest orders of manhood. Wo appeal to yon, not only because vou, being in a minority, are in a position to consider principles, but because you have been the party heretofore to extend the suffrage. It was the Democratic party that fonght most valiantly for the removal of the “property qualification” from all white men, and thereby placed the poorest ditch-digger on a po litical level with the proudest millionaire. This oi e act of justice to working men hasperpetnated your power, with but few interruptions, from that time until the war. And now you have an opportunity to confer a similar boon on the women of the country, and thus possess your selves of a new talisman that will insure and per petuate your, political power for decades to eome. the first and highest motive we 7 would urge on yon is the recognition in all your action of the great principles of justice and equality that ore the foundation of a republican govern ment, it Is not unworthy to remind yon that the party that takes this onward step will reap its just reward. It needs but little observation to see that the tide of all countries is setting toward the enfranchisement of (wo man, and that this advanced step in civ iliaztion is destined to be taken in onr day. We conjure you, then; to turn from the dead ques tions of the paßtto the vital issues ot the hour. The brute form of Slaveiy ended with the'war. The black man is a soldier and' a citizen. He holds the bullet and the ballpt in, his own right hand. Consider his case settled. Those wea pons of defence and self-protection can never be wrenched from him. Yours the responsibility now to see that no new chains be forged. by bondholders and monopolists for enslaving the labor of .the country. The late war, 7 seemingly in the interest of Slavery, was fought by unseen bands for the larger Übertieß of the -whole peo ple. It was not a war -between North and Bouth, for the principle of class and caste knows 1 neither latitude or longitude. It was a war of Ideas—of Aristocracy and Demo cracy, of Capital and Labor—the same that has convulsed the race through the ages, and wilt continue to eonvulse futuro generations, unti - : Justice and Equality shall reign upon the earth I desire, therefore, an opportunity to urge on this Convention the wisdom of basing its plat form on Universal Suffirago as well as Unlversa Amnesty, from .Maine po California, and thus « PRESIDENTIAL PARAGRAPHS* tako the first step toward a peaceful and perma nent reconstruction. In behalf of the Woman’s Suffrage Associa tion of America. Respectfully yours, Susan B. Anthony. This letter was received in the Convention with 'contemptuous laughter. Mrs. Anthony has gone to the wrong quarter to demand any thing in the shopo of progress. - -- . . UCHEB VHOH MltltH AMEHICA. iCorrCßpdndence of the PhU&delyhta Evening Bulletin.J Lima, June 13, 1868. —We find ourselves in a period of transition, which approaches Its termi nation; some disturbances have taken place . i n various places on account of the Presidential election. In as well os in this city a few arrests hove taken placo. on account ofa fight between the partisans of Prado and those of the present administration; bat at present every thing is quiet again. The Government leaves the administration of the interior as' well os jits foreign relations In statu giio, and the next Con .gren, together with Colonel Balta, will have all that Oh their Shoulders. The fortifications on Callao are in course of reconstruction, not so much- because war is apprehended, bn in conformity '-with the old provorb which says: “Si vie pacem, para belluM " The yellow.-fever has made Its appearance in Islay, and the Arequlpa Railroad laborers have -consequently suspended their work for fear of spreading the disease; Nevertheless, the con-, Biructlon r of the work continues briskly at other points more in tho interior of the country. 1 The government has just suppressed ■- the Central Normal School of Professors of Primary Instruc tion, and ordered similar schools to be estab lished in the capital of every department.- The one at Lima will serve as central school for tho professors, who are to be employed In the pri mary establishments. The Executive has also directed its attention to the theatre, and proposals have been called for to construct it on a conspicuous place of the city. Mr. Matherson, the present director of the railroads of Lima, has obtained tho privilegeof providing the city of Chorrlllos with gas. By virtue ofa contract between'the Government and Dr. Puentes, late editor of the Mercurio of this city, the official paper, El Peruano will, for tbo luture, bo published every day. Like'the French Moniteur, it will contain every political movement, every act of tho administration in the legislative as well as judicial branch. There Is no doubt but that the other papers will suffer considerably by that arrangement. The telegraph office will be erected on a large scale, and to judge of the design of the building, it promises to became a first-class establishment. A decree of the Administration -orders tho de partments to be provided with guano without any charge; the consumers are merely held to the obligation of not selling the article again for more than 90c. per fanega. Dr. Santiago Baralta has been nominated Honorary Consul, of Peru, in Geneva. In : Callao the yellow fever has en tirely disappeared, while in Lima the morbidity nmges from 25 to-30 a day. In ordinary times the normal mortality is 1-1 to 15 a day. ' EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AUI'sSINIA. - Letters front fttooiiorus to tltto cap* Tho following letters, received by Mr. Rassam, lately captive In Abyssinia, from,the Emperor Theodoras, have not hitherto been published:— FROM THE KMrEROR THEODOBUS TO MR. RASSAM. In the name of the Father and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, &c. I thank God lam well. How do yon pas 3 the time? Salutations and tree tings to all. I have received your communication, and I thank you for it. It is not convenient for me at present to receive any thing from yon, but, by the power of God, whatever you require I will give yon. I thank you for the presents of calico and ehirts, bntlet your servants wear them from me. Oh, my beloved, send to mo for whatever you need, and I will supply it. Do not fear. What I require from my friend the Queen, and from you, my brother, is your friendship. Not that 1 can say that I, am rich, and do not require worldly goods, but, by the power of God, I am more anxious to have you to open my eyes, being a blind ass. Received the 15th of April, 18G7. FROM THE EMPEROR THEODORUS TO MB. RASSAM In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, &c. Salutations and greetings to all. Oh, my friend, I have no quarrel with you, nor have I any rancor towards you. Formerly, when I sent you to Magdala, I told iny people to Watch you; but they sent me an answer that out of pre caution they had put you in chains. Bat when 1, your friend, am brought by God near you, your chains shall be opened. But, until I see the ob ject of your master's government wo will watch you, but without chains. Mr. Fead had brought you stores and money from-- your country, which he gave to me. My country was then In rebellion, and I had no bearers to convey them to you. They have, therefore, been wasted. Ton will receive from Mr. Flad, Alocka,lngada and Tbalacka Lech the sum of $2,000 in lieu of the things you have lost; also, one hundred sheep and fiftv cows, which I hope you will accept. If; by the power of God, I reach you safely and shall pea you face to face,! will consult with you. Be of good cheer. Received on the 18th of March, 1868. Commencement at oxford, England. Tho manner in which the literary exercises are conducted on what we call Commencement Day at Oxford, England, is in strange contrast to" the order and appreciation which marks the conduct of the people in this country on similar occa sions. Describing a recent occasion, a corre spondent of the N. Y. Journal of Commerce says: “It was like speaking amid continuous salvos of artillery. Hardly a word was heard, and if by accident any portion of a sentence was caught in the pauses of the uproar, it was greeted with shouts of derision. The poor speaker stood as if acting a dumb show. His lips could bo seen to move, but no sound could be distinguished. Most of the honored victims took it as- a matter of course, and some gaily smiled through it all, but imagine the emotions of a sensitive young college orator with such ejaculations as these hurled at him by his audience. [They ar ° specimens of the sort of small fire which was poured upon the speakers from the gallery. I ‘Sit downV ‘Where's your authority for that? ‘Why don't you smile?' ‘No wonder Longfellow didn’t come! 1 iTho ladles are tired!.’ ‘Turn over! ’ ‘Don’t tell him!' (This addressed to tho promp ter.) ‘Where’s the man that gave you a prize?’ ‘Let the lady behind you speak!’ 'lt’s life to yon, bnt it's death to us!’ ‘Now do look pleasant!’ ‘Hurrah, he’s through!’ “Thus ended the commemoration exercises at Oxford. At the conclusion, an American lady, not devoid of literary Interest and taste,remarked to me:-“How much better than our dull college commencements?” It was indeed,an occasion, which I would not have' missed for tho price of many visits to Oxford. Its characteristic fea tures, its extravagance, its license, its ’ imperti nence, its humor, I have ondeavored. to depict. A party of Hottentots returning with the plunder of a neighboring village Would hardly dare to hold such riot ub that with which the most schol arly young men of England greeted their annual literary exercises.' In point of decorum it is evident otir Yale and . Harvard have much the advantage of their lllus inous EngUshcauslc..” : ' —Herr Mcscheles, now seventy-five years old, has just composed a symphonic sonata for two pisnos and e'ght hands, which has been produced ■with’good bhcccss atLeJpeic. F. 1. EETHERSIOE Poblisl®*. * PRIGE THREE OENTS^ FACTS AND FANCIES. ' —Tho Tamaoua Journal on the glorious Fourth was patriotically printed in red and bine ink. , —Boston hoa appropriated #540,000 for adrive- J way around it. , ' y —Ton can get a nice suit of roomß at Saratoga r r>; for $3OO a week. yjj —There is a dwarf in Lanesboro, Mass., fb#fy-«£l, years old and only three feet high., •, fl* o , —A man in Cincinnati shot himselfmSyjMHSr day as a cure for rheumatism. T ■ ■ —New Jersey Republicans hold ‘ ticn at Trenton next Thursday. » —lndiana now derives a revenue from its peni tentiaries. ' --Miss Cecilia Cleveland is the niece of Greeley who is making a sensation in foreign musical circles. —Among the Garibaldiana severely wounded and captured at Montana, was an illegitlmate son of Cardinal Antonelll. the hundred miles of Pacific railroad building let nepr Salt Lake, Brigham Toung got sixty; and Npnnntm.& Co. (Gentiles) forty miles. —A Turkish .letter-post bor was found in the stomach of a sword-fish recently caught, in the Greek Archipelago.— Ex. Was the fish a male ? —Napoleon has had .his setter “Nero” done in marble. Evidently he is trying to make aa 'ero of him. , ; —Human bones havo been found sixty-eight feet below the surface of the ground inLfllggmg*a well 150 miles west of Omaha. ‘ —After this year the metrical and decimal sys tems will be the only one allowed to be Used in Spain. ; —One of the Ontario towns appropriated five cents for tho celebration of Dominion day, and appointed a committee to expend it judiciously, which indicates very mild enthusiasm. , —lndiana locusts of the male sex are dying very suddenly and queerly. Tney drop in two pieces while flying. The head remains alive for two hours whiio tliobodv is perfectly dead. —Autograph scores of Donizetti’s “Lucia,” and of compositions, by Paesiello and Roßsini, havo just been purchased in Paris for the British Mu seum. —A gentleman in Yonkers, N. Y., is bnilding a monument to the memory of his wife, which is to , cost 8200,000. — F.x. A very largo price for ono woman's memory, certainly. . * —Bayard Taylor’s lost volume was offered to ten German publishers . who would not touch it. Formerly as many often applied, simultaneously , to him for advance sheets of his new books. —George Sand’s hair has lately grown almost /Jt entirely white. Paul do Saint Victor, one of her i h most implacable enemies,'maliciously calls her .j.ta the “venerable” George Sand. Still 7 some. ■ ■ i; -rTo end a dispute as to the business of Geno- 'll ral Forrest before the war, the Memphis Bulletin - v gives an extract from an old city i ing that he was the senior partner of “Forrest, s Jones & Co., dealcrs-In slaves.” ji j —lho Vienna papers think that the American ' Government had better reappoint: Mr. fljiotley a embassador'to the Conrtof is no ■ 1 donbt thatshch a measure all classes ■ I of society in Vienna great satisfaction, 1 —A Russian editor has been obligedto make a' -t:- 1 epeedydeparturefromhlshomoinWareaw to avoid being sent to Siberia. His offence was 3 marrying a Russian lady of the Greek Church >ir according to the Catholic rite. —Wagner has written an operd.called “Lea ' Moitres Chanteurs do Nuremberg,” which Will consume six thortal hours in the representation, j 1 and yet Munich Is to be called upon to hear it in ’*£'• about three weeks. y —The Heidelberg hissed, the other „ \ day, a reactionary professor, for speaking in dlß* y\ £ Bracing terms of tho United States, and point- * * ig to the impeachment Of President Johnson as ° a euro symptom of the impending downfall of f the North American Republic. T —The German newspapers are lull of matrlmo* . K nlal advertisements, inserted by German Amori- cans in all parts of the Union. Even real dents, of Cheyenne and Dakota advertise- for German' wives. It is said that these matrimonial adven- Uscments elicit plenty of replies. . ' ■ —A French critic says that Miss Braddon is tho most impudent literary thief that ever wrote’ novels. He asserts that she stole the plot of all of her novels from French works of Action, and that she often was impndent enough to literally " translate whole pages Rom them. —A certain young man sent fivo dollars to a swindling firm in this city, who'promised to teach/ him the art of gaining a'young lady’s affection.' The directions were simple. He was told to touch ’-A with bis hand tho “sympathetic chord” in her-;-' left thumb, look into her eyes, and then take his / leave. In the caso of some fellows the latter course would be the most agreeable to the young lady. —Bateman’b new opera artists are thirteon In number: M’lle Marie Irma, first soprano; Jeanne- Duelos, soprano; Henrietta Bose, second soprano; Larnella, Lemoine, Bonatl and Desenfans, sopra- - noe; Messrs. Aujac, Dardignac and Guidon,tenors; v M. Daron, regesseury M. Francis, baritone; and M. Dennery, chef d'orcheslre. The season opens at Niblo’sln about a fortnight. —ln a lake near Cheyenne, several specimens of a very peculiar amphibious animal have been captured. They are described as partaking of tbe nature and bearing some resemblance to a fieh, a lizard and a tadpole. The head is like that of a frog with gills, the body is much like that of a lizard, the feet are those of a frog, and it has a - long transparent tail. . —Fine writing flourishes the farther south yoa go. Tho Jefferson, Texas, Ultra Kuklux, de scribes an accident, after this fashion—“ Tho loco- . motive was going at the rate of sixty miles per , < hour. At that moment I saw at the edge'of the bluffs, which were extremely low at that point, a form which at the time I did not recognize. The next moment I heard a shout, and the whiz as of a body leaping through the air. Then the view swam, and the horror faded, and when I came to : myself the locomotive was standing stone still j within a few yards of the fatal bridge, and tho - sweet blue eyes of Walter Howard were beaming compassionately over me, and his arms, which., held me, were shattered and bleeding!” , , . —A Paris correspondent says: Lefebro, a young y ;S -painter of twenty-five, has now on exhibition at - \ the “salon" on “Etude de Femme.” . It is amar ; * vcl of beauty, and it last once a.dream of eoeti- . t cal genius ana a realization, of the perfection of. .y tbe human form. It is simply a young female. ..f til lying among crimson cushions; there is nothing 1 to screen a limb or a muscle. Even her Anlr, v s :# whichseemstolive, is cut short'in little curls, and thereby displays a head whofee contour com bines all that we would dream.. The eyes are perhaps the most wonderfnPmttG&giion of tho. whole picture; they have various expressions, and one believes they move, after looking down . „ into their depths for some time. The jury has awarded the highest prize to this masterpiece; Dot then Dumas fils nas 'purchased It, and wo , ..a wager his knowledge In this etude excels thatr T of ■ vim tbe jury. A good story is afloat about this pic-; ■■■ 1> ture. which has the merit oi being true. ’fji A beautiful wpmm of tho hautmonde sat some time ago for her portrait to Lefebro- Not liking the picture she returned it, and therethe matter „ ended. Bdt the artist's revengewos KFCome. 1 The grand lady, in lounging through the salons * the other dav, was unutterably shocked to recog- is nize in tho far-famed iL Etude de Ecvime" tier own face. Scandal is. busy, and those who know Her ask, “did she pose ?”’ ■ , - An old lady in gray silk and gentle muslin about her neck,' who ought to be a Quakeress If . Fbo isn’t onernear old 60u1,-could' nof make up - js her mind upon more than a furtive glance at tho * .. "Etude" —fhe turned away and sighing said. “It -a is indeed her face, but I hope she only posed for : ber face.” The grande darne ls funoup; hut therer is no remedy—the picture is already v. I||| V - ’ JK - '■
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