POLITICAL,
_ Governor Seymour's Mendacity.
llarper's Weekly contains the following:
"Mr. Seymour says: 'Since the war closed in
1865 the Government has spent for its expenses.
In addition to its payment on the principal and
interest of the public debt, more than one thee
..sand-Million of dollars. Of this sum there has
been nearly eight hundred millions spent, on the
army and navy and for military purpoisce. This
Is nearly one-third of the national debt. This
was spent in time of peace.' There is a very ex
plicit assertion. A third of the national debt
has accumulated since the war closed, and the
country is paying for its army and navy nearly
$270,000,000 in a time of profound peace! Could
there be a guiltier extravagance ? Could any
thing call more loudly for H. Seymour & Co. ?
"-Now Mr. Blaine, a very attentive and able
representative in Congress from the State of
Maine, heard, through the Democratic papers,
- these smooth and fluent assertions of Mr. Sey
mour, and he immediately went to the Treasury
Department to ascertain their accuracy. And
this was what he found. When the war ended
"Aber° were nearly a million of men in the Union
armies, and nearly five hundred vessels, with
'their proper crews, blockading three thousand
miles of coast. This Immense force was mus
tered out of service as rapidly as possible.
Months of pay were due to more than half the
army; the closing bounty was due to all; and the
sailors, besides back-pay, had millions of prize
money to receive. This vast sum wa's to be pro
vided at once, and the people supplied it. Thus,
within one hundred and seventy-four days after
Grant's closing victory, the Treasury disbursed
e 625,000,000. That is more than three-fourths
of the sum stated by Mr. Seymour as the war
and navy expenses of the last three years,
and intended by him to convoy the impression
that such was the current rate of those ex
penses—and these three-fourths of the whole
amount he mentions were disbursed in one sum
at the close of hostilities, as the necessary ex
pense of mustering out the vast forces of the
'Union. These $625,000,000, being deducted from
Mr. Seymour's total of $800,000,000, show that
the current legitimate expenses of both branches
have been $175,000,000, or a little more than
$58,000,000 for each year.. Now, as to compara
tive Democratic economy, it appears that in the
year 18b8, under Mr. Buchanan, the ex
penses of the navy were $14,000,000 in gold,
and —of the army nearly $26,000,000 in
gold: for both nearly $40,000,000 in gold, for a'
smaller army anctliavy than those which the re
bellion bas rendered necessary. That Is to say,
thearmy to-day, under the management of Gene
ral Grant, costs much less per regiment in paper
than it cost per regiment in gold under the last
Democratic administration.
"Mr. Horatio Seymour, it seems,quotes figures,
and partly by concealing, party by distorting
their true significance, produces an entirely false
impression."
Genuine .. Democracy.
The Old Guard is the only avowed Democratic
'magazine in the North. What it says, therefore,
on the political situation, has special weight.
Hero is what it, declares will be the result if its
party regains power
• The return of the Democratic party to power
willtintore - ttte Constitution - and the-Union. With
rhio
rpfitnratinn of the Constitution and the Union
will return also the rights, t'e equa y, an'
sovereignty of the States. Then the status of
the negro in each State will be fixed and con
trolled by the State itself. All that has been done
in violation of the Constitution, or by the sup
pression of the sovereign rights of the States, is
null and void; all that the States have been made
to do by threats and intimidations is also utterly
void in law. The restoration of the Constitution
and the Union will make all things right again,
and the negro will remain politically and socially
where nature's God has placed him.'
It then proceeds to argue that nature's God
has placed the negro in a condition of slavery.
Btit to put the climax on It all, it adds:
"The cause upheld by Jefferson Davis is the
-cause of God, liberty and American civilization,
while that upheld by Abraham Lincoln, which
blindly and impiously strives to reverse natural
order and amalgamate races, is the most impious,
=cursed, and monstrous that ever insulted
heaven or outraged earth since time began.
"Under the military rule of Congress and its
negroes, those communities of the South are no
more States than the raid of a banditti is govern
ment. All that Congress has done, or is doing,
is null and void in law, and will be swept clean
Pau ay the next hour after the Union is truly re
stored. Then, if the States so please, they may
.awfully treat to halters all caught within their
jurisdiction who have been concerned in over
throwing their government."
Is it possible that any loyal man, especially
ony Union soldier, will vote with a party that in
dorses such atrocious sentiments as these? The
Old Guard is more frank than politic.
The Neg - ro at Tammany.
The Cincinnati Oommercial says:
"It has been stoutly denied that there was a
negro delegate in the Tammany Convention.
But the fact is now pretty well established that
Joseph E. Williams, a colored man, was a Demo
cratic delegate from Tennessee. He is a black
carpet-bagger at that, having been born and
raised in Philadelphia, and having resided in
Washington at the outbreak of the rebellion.
What manner of man this Williams is can be in=
-ferred from a sketch of his subsequent career,
which we fled in the Detroit Post. The writer,
an Mt army officer, says:
"'When Major George Stearns, of Boston, was
sent by the Governor to Nashville, in 1863. to
raise and organize colored troops, having become
acquainted with Mr. Williams, he took him along
to assist in raising recruits. Not meeting his
expectations, Williams was as igned to my regi
ment (Thirteenth U. S. C. 1.) as se jeant major,
from which position he was reduce to the ranks
ke
withln two months, "for incompeten y and diso
bedience of orders." From that time forward the
"guard house report" will give his principal
record. He was court-martialed th.ree times,
and sentenced to "hard labor with ball
and chain, and loss of pay;" was sent
to the guard-house dozens of times by his com
manding officers for insolence and disobedience;
was always taken sick when a march or tight was
anticipated, was never in any but fist-fights, in
- which he was always at fault and sure to get
whipped; was "missing" at the battle of .N.lsh
vile and the subsequent campaign against
Hood; in which his regiment took 'a prominent
part, and was held in contempt by the lowest
private in the regiment.'
"Just the man q for the occasion—a black com-
Tiement to the White Boys in B.uo, and the
proper clay out of which to model a Plampton-
Blair Democrat."
Presidential Paragraphs.
A correspondent with Ot. eral Grant sends
this ctory from the plains:
In crossing the Plains from the terminus of
the Kansas Pacific Railroad to Denver City, one
•of the liveliest and most agreeable incidents was
the meeting of the upward and downward bound
`stages. At once, upon the meetings of the two
, coacher away out on the boundless prairies, out
of sight of land elsewhere, the passengers of
both dismounted and proceeded to strike out a
"left-land" acquaintc.nce. The strangers were
introduced 'o Gilueral Grant and his party; as
great an amount o' 'ollity as was possible was
compressed into the limited space of a few ml-
nutes, a Leneral :retching of limbs and
inflation ~ 1 - lungs was indulged in, there
-were loud and long cheers fur the
distinguished Gc - • -a:s,a rapid mounting to inside
seats an .1 top, a waving of hats in the
air, a cracking of whips, a rattling of wheels and
-a good-bye, for the party were off. On one of
these occasions a solitary individual maintained
his seat in the down coach while all others, what
ever their political sentiments, eagerly dis
mounted to greet the General. At the conclusion
of the interview three cheers were unanimously
given for General Grant. The "solitary indt
viduar thereupon blurted out,with his proboscis
through the woadotv: "lioo-ray far Seymour!"
A groan from the drivers greettxl this Demf
era ir-
iffit itErfiptban,
Said the driver of the tourists' coach to Jehu
No. 2: "Moze, I be blessed if I'd drive that cuss
So the station for the coach and the homes to
boot!"
—The &. Louie Democrat tells the following :
'General Grant was walking in Fourth street
on Saturday, when he was accosted by a promi
-nent Democrat of the Copperhead persuasion, as
follows: "All, General, yon are looking ; I
.am glad to see that these Rebels pitching into
yon do not wear you down much."
"No," the General quickly replied ; "you
Rebels have been pitching into me for several
years, and it has not troubled me much."
- "But during the war,Geueral, we were divided,
the War Democrats. Aped you. Now you have
them all against you
"Well I think not; I think the real War Dem
ocrats.are as much o 'posed to Rehellion as Way
were during the war,. nd will vote as they tought,
to sustain the Gove • ment and the laws "
The Copperhead • raked away unhappy.
—An Omaha co •spondent of a Democratic
paper says that Mr. Seymour promised before
the Convention to address the people "west of
the Big Muddy," bet that his nomination pre
vents his doing it. We are sorry for the people
"west of the Big Muddy," but Seymour has done
the next best thing for them, in writing a letter
which gives them another "Big Muddy.'
—Since the operations of the Vigilance Com
mittee in Seymour, Ind., they call lynching"Sey
mouring," out West. This is doubly hard on
Horatio, us he of course loses a vote in each case
of "Seymouring."
Well Answered.
John A. Bingham, of Ohio, was speaking at
Bangor, Me., when a drunken fellow shouted-,
"How, about Mrs. Barrett?" There was a me
thod in the fellow's madness, for he know that
Mr. Bingham was chief Government counsel in
the trial of the assassins of Mr. Lincoln. " How
about her?" instantly responded Mr. Bingham.
"Go an d consult the records of the court that
tried a
t fil
convicted her. Go and ask Gen. Han
coc , ho Issued the order for her execution in
spi of a writ of habeas corpus which had been
served upon him ; and, if you are still unsatisfied,
go and ask that apostate President, Andrew John
son, 'why ho refused a pardon after a petition had
been sent him signed by every member bat one of
the court who tried her, and drawn up in the
handwriting of the man you seek to insult."
OIT Y BULLETIN.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Monday,
Atm. 10th.—Beeves—Receipts, 2,280 head. The
market opened quiet and continued thus to the
close, a decline of 3 @ l / i c. per lb, on prime lots,
having no effect toward stimulating the demand.
Bales of prime at 9@9tX t c.; fair to good) at Bc.;
and common at 5 to 6 c.
The following are the sales:
!lead. Nurme. Price.
110 Owen Smith, Western, gre, ..... 81 8
& Bro., Western. gre 716 8
65 A. Christy d:
Dengler 4s McGlone. Chester co., gre 8.i4 7.14
100 P. McFillen. Western, gre .. .... ..... 7 5 6 0.54
37 B. F. McFillen. Weetern. gre 7 (6 9
50 P. Hathaway, Western, gra .......... ........ 7 (al 834
100 J. B. Kirk. Chester Co., are.. ................ 8 (6 N
'l4O Jas. MoFillen, Western, gre ' ' 7 (4 . 93:1"
50 E. 5. McFillen. Chester co. gm._ ......... 8 @9
165 tilman & Bachman. Western, gra •••••• • •• • • 8 3 9
225 Martin Fuller & Co., Western, gra.... ....... 7 914,
120 Mooney & Smith, Western, gre ...... ..... • . CM@ 9
80 'Thomas Mooney & Bro., Western. gre 6,1 81.4
55 H. Chain, Western l'enna., gre. 6 731
53 L. Prank, Western, gr 5........ .......... ..... 7 A'd
75 Frank &, Shamberg, Western.gre........ ..... 7 (6 9
105 Hope axe, Western, gra. ........... ........ 6560 834
37 Blumm &Co, VV cadent grs 6 (6 7
84 B Baidwin, Chester Co., gre 8 (6 83‘
Cows AND CAl.vEs—Receipts of 200 head. The
demand has been good at an advance; sales of
springers at f1e45@85, and cows and calves at
ssll@firi.
Buititr—Receipts of 8,000 head. Prices have
declined 3fpjc. per pound, and thp market is
c,uiet; we (pole at 4 1 ,@1") , ,L.f.
Boos—Recelpts of 3.000 head,The inquiry
has improved, and an advance has been realized;
.salea_atiiii@l4._7s_per_loo_pounds net.
WIBMMMIMEMINMMI!IMItiIIM!!!I
was arrested at Marshall and Brown streets yes
terday for assault and battery on Henry Jeffer
son, colored. The latter and two companions
were on their way home from church. In pass
ing Blames and some others they were greeted
with the cry of "blokes." Jefferson tot
around, and as ho did so, it is alleklirtv_s
seized him by the throat. Jefferson pushed hitil
away. Burnes drew a knife and attempted to
stab Jefferson, but was prevented from doing so
lid a free use of a cane which the assailed car
ried. Burnes was held to bail by Alderman
Massey.
Eriscor.tt. ST.,..4lerics.—The journal of the
84th Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Diocese of Pennsylvania gives the
following statistics: Clergy, 216; candidates, for
Holy Orders. 35; parishes, 177; churches, 153,
Flttinze, 60,475; parsonages, 67; communicants,
20,445; Sunday School teachers and scholars, 27,-
810. Since the last report to the Triennial Gen
tral Convention, there have been 10,558 bap
tisms. 5.544 confirmations, 3,197 marriages, 5,620
burials, 7,652 communicants have been received,
and 3,459 removed by death or otherwise.
RroTors CON PocT.—Yesterday morning, early,
two men went to a public house on Third street,
rear Georges and got into a dispute with the
bartender. It is alleged that they threw spit
toons and chairs at the dispenser of cock-tails
rind cobblers, and that he was compelled to make
a hasty retreat into the upper part of the house.
The proprietor of the saloon was also assaulted.
The assailants were arrested. They gave their
mimes as Pesarious Parker and John Conover,
and were each held in 0800 bail by Alderman Eg
gleton.
R,ll:l;E2<Y.—Ann McGowen was before Ald.
Neill yesterday upon the charge of having robbed
Pat McAtee. Ann is the proprietress of a board
ing house at Mullen and Somerset streets. Pat
rick boarded in the house. Yesterday he laid
. s.4own to take a nap. While dozing. he alleges,
Altrn abstracted from his pocket his wallet, con
taining $B. She admitted the theft at the hear
ing, and was held in $6OO bail to answer at court.
HEAVY HAUL , IF LOUNGERS.—On Sunday
morning,beLween 12% and 4 o'clock, Lieutenant
Connelly, with a squad of the Fifth District
Police, made a raid upon the men and . women
fh
who congregate and lounge about the reets in
tbc neighborhood of Seventh and St. Mary
streets. Thirty-four colored persons and six
whites were arrested. Of the whole number 22
were sent to prison as vagrfints.
PICKING POCK ETS.—Thomas Duffy was ar
rested on Saturday, and was taken beloro Ald.
McDonald, upon the charge of having stolen
Oil from the pocket of Patrick Kelley, at a still
house on Salmon, above Cumberland street.
Ile was held in $6OO bail for his appearance at
(4,urt.
Int . r.NiiiAitism.—This morning, about half-past
two) o'clock, an attempt was made to burn the.
house of the Franklin Engine Company, on
atharine street, above Third. Some combusti
ble material was doffed under a staircase, and
A2t on fire. The names were discovered and
extinguished before they had gained any head
way.
A WIFE BEATEE.--John Hewston, residing on
Otis street, has been held in $BOO bail by Aid.
Heins to answer the charge of assault and bat
tery on his wife. It is alleged that he has been
in the habit of beating his wife, and that this is
not the first Limo that he has been arrested on
that charge.
Stott oL s Act totiNT.—Hugh Haggerty fell from
his carriage at Thirteenth and Spring Garden
streets last evening, and had his head badly hurt.
lie was carried into the Eighth District Police
Station, and after his injuries had been dressed,
he was removed to his home at Twenty-fourth
and Spring Garden streets.
A CAUTION.-A young man has been some
months past collecting funds to start a news
stand and to purchase a newspaper route. As
be is using the names of well-known citizens
without authority, to obtain loans and subscrip
tions, the charitably disposed must be on their
guatd or they will be imposed upon.
Catrmiry TO ANIMALS.—Henry Roising was ar
rested on Saturday, on Olitoir street, below Front,
upon the charge of cruelly beating his horse. He
was taken before Alderman Eggleton, and was
held in $5OO ball for trial.
REAL. ESTATE.—We call the attention of our
readers to the card of Wm. L. Creece, to be found
in our Real Estate column. Persons desirous of
purchasing or renting cottages tt Cape Island
would do well to consult him.
Darrot the famous Arctic Soda Water and read
the Evmingo BULLETIN, Hillman's News Stand,
at North P.mnaylvania Depot.
IAT JERSEY MAT" ELCS•
THE CartrArox.—The political movements in
the First Congressional District have, of late,
been signalized by events which indicates that in
every township active measures are to be
adopted by the members of the great National
Republican party for achieving a grand and ern
THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 10; 1868.
phatic victory. It is their determination to
select strong, able and worthy candidates,so that
when completed,with Grant and Colfax for Pres
ident and Vice President, and John L. Blair, for
Governor, they may present to- the voters the
strongest ticket ever put forth In that District.
Don. William Moore,who has faithfully and Ilon
a* represented the District in Congress for the
past two years, will. it is universally conceded,
be re-nominated. His course has given entire
satisfaction tote party, and his name is a tower
of strength. Be is a thorough business men,con
sant with every want of the First District, and
possesses an integrity which cannot be swerved,
by the hope of reward or the fear of punishment'
Just such men are needed in the halls of Con
gress, and will be needed there until our country.
is placed again upon a firm and constitutional
basis, purged of all sentiments of rebellion, and
llite from the slightest control of secession-sym
pathizers. The Congressional Convention will
be called at an early day, after which little busi
ness will be attended to outside of politics. Meet
ings of various kinds are being prepared for in
all the villages and cities, similar to that held in
Atlantic City -on Saturday afternoon, and a
general up-rising of the people in favor of Grant,
Colfax and the entire Republican ticket, is ma
turing. Candidates flit Assembly are to be
selected from the best men, and everything so
arranged as to give efficiency and strength to the
Union Republican cause.
ON A Tom—The Camden Boat Club started on
a cruise along the New Jersey coast on Saturday,
to be gone two weeks. A number of prominent
gentlemen accompanied the expedition, and as
the excursion is one designed expressly for a
pleasure trip, the party will stop at Cape Island,
Atlantic City, and other points, before they re
turn home.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The Camden
County Convention has been called for Septem
ber 3d, at Chew's Landing., for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Sheriff, and three
Coroners. A muss meeting is,, to be held in the
afternoon, and able speakers will be present to
address the people.
GRANT AND COLFAX.—A day or two since a
splendid Grant and Colfax polo was raised at
Twelfth and Market streets, in Camden, and an
other is soon to be placed in position at Fourth
and Plum streets. Flags bearing the names of
the Republican candidates will be thrown to the
breeze from these poles, on suitable occasions.
OFFICERS APROINTED.—The police force of
Camden hes been increased by the appointment
of Charles Stiles, William B. Hawkins and
Samuel H. Rider.
Covent Garden Bouquets are usually made
with one grand centre flower. The makers
tie a long piece of thread to the stem of this
flower, and then flx all the other flowers
round it in circles, or they use single stemless
flowers and wire, mixed with moss, accord
ing to the Parisian fashion; but Spanish
ruffles art the best—they are much superior
to wire.
The rush most in request among French
flower girls is a species of Junctis, remark
able for its closeness; it is tough, when dried,
and quite stiff. _ All these rushes_coate_trom
Spain, and with them and stalkless„,bottorns
1 • • wi m a very ew momen s
construct a pretty nosegay. Say lilac
is the flower about to be arranged:
Take a rush, double it, put the
flower at the point of doubling and secure
it with thread; then give it a necklace of
moss fastened by the same, and turn the
thread round the rush, fasten it off, and dip
the so ornamented stalk in water. The moist
moss will keep the flower fresh, Proceed in
the same way with other blossoms until you
get all the colors you require, then bind them
all together, and few persons will imagine
that your exquisite bouquet is composed of
flowers which an ordinary English flower
girl would have thrown under her board. One
advantage in these rush-made bouquets is that
the stem is so fine. You get a large bouquet,
ten inches in diameter, and a handle to it
about the size of your finger: were the flow
ers on their own hook or handle the affair
would be very bulky.
Every person who attempts to fix a bouquet
ought to have an eye for color. It is now an
established fact that those colors called "com
plimentary, " look better than the ones said
to "harmonize" with each other do, in a
nosegay; so place blues with the orange, and
yellows with the violet; let white divide dis
affected hues, and above all things give to
whites and reds lots of foliage.
The following is a good rule for finding the
contrast of any color: "Cut out a circular
piece of the petal of any flower and put it on
white paper, lobk at it fixedly for a few
seconds with one eye, then look off the color
on to a piece of white paper and you will see
bilght ring of another color; that ring or
circle is the right complimentary color or
contrast to the color in the petal."
Red will harmonize with orange, but green
is the contrast to red; a rose surrounded with
moss or leaves looks better than it would
placed next to a yellow calceolaria. Follow
"nature" as closely as possible in your ar
rangement of colors and you cannot fail to
produce a good effect. Study nature's blend
ing, and copy it when you make up your
bouquets. Did you ever see a fair girl who
understood color in an orange dress, or a
dark one in blue? I feel quite vexed at
times to witness the entire disregard of color
shown by some women, and more especially
to see how they carry the most unsuitable
bouquets—why, the bouquets ought to match
the dress.
A camelia alba is a nice centre flower for
a bouquet encircled with heliotropes,red rose
buds, white heath and blue violets. The fol
lowing is the arrangement for a "winter"
Faris nosegay ; Centre camelia , Ist circle,
heliotropes; 2d, red rosebuds half open; 3d,
white heath, in spikes; 4th, red pinks; th,
blue violets; Gth, red rosebuds again; and 7th,
white heath in spikes.
The French six-quartered bouquets, which
were fashionable some years since, were
made in two colors, and were very formaL
Fern leaves, parsley and carrot leaves are
used largely in France; they are elegant and
graceful looking, and that is the chief point,
not the costliness of the things; but parsley'
has one objectionable quality, it has a strong
and, to some people, disagreeable smell.
Somebouquets are made by enclosing the
large flowers in a circle of small ones, Take,
for instance, a white rose and secure, with
rush and string, a circle of blue Gentiana
acaulis round it, then take another white
flower, and encirce it with pink blossoms, a
third with red, a fourth with yellow; and so
on, taking care when you put all the centres
together in your bouquet, that you do not
disarrange the different circles. Ido not like
this style any more than I do the six-quar
tered—they are both formal.
Influence of Marriage on Longevity.
The Journal des Connaissances Medi
cates publishes some statistics, lately commu
nicated to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
by Dr. Stark, on the effects o Marriage on
f\ tt
longevity. It appears that bet' een the ages
of 20 and 25, the number of d aths among
bachelors is double of those that occur among
married men. This inequality of mortality
diminishes during the subsequent ages, but
the advantage always remains on the side of
the votaries of Hymen. Thus, from the age
of 20 to the termination of life, the average
attained by married men is 594 years, while
that of bachelors is only 40. In other words,
after the age of 20, the former are likely to
live 19i years longer than the latter. After
the age of 25, the average life of married men
is somewhat more than 60, while it is not
quite 48 for bachelors. This curious fact
shows that the chances of life vary with every
age, and that the mere fact of our having
attained a certain period is a sort of earnest
of sufficient vital powers to carry tie to a later
age.
Styles of Bouquets.
!From an English paper.]
"About one-balf of a bachelor Who:idle be
fore thirty,while.on the contrary the ithmense
majority of married men live to between CO
and 80. Regarding females, the difference in
the duration of life between married and un
married women is not so great as among the
other sex, nevertheless, it is still considerably
in favor of the former. In wedlock, it is
true, females are more subject to premature
death than otherwise during three quinquen
nial periods, viz., from 15 to 20, from 20 to
25, and from 25 to 30; but they find ample
compensation between the ages of 30 and 40,
when spinsters in their turn die in much
greater numbers. The latter get ahead again
between the ages of 40 and 50; but beyond
that period the advantage constantly remains
with married women."
The. Truffle—What it le and How
Weed.,
The truffle is a kind of mushroom, or a
fleshy, fungus structure, and of a roundish
figure, found buried in the soil of woods at a
depth of several inches, and it is much es
teemed as an esculent. It is not very exten
sively known in this country, but it is very
popular in France, where the yield this year
is reported to be enormous. French dishes
dressed with this vegetable are considered
more thrupting than when dressed in our
fashioif The history of the truffle has a de
cidedly classical character. The earliast
notice of it that has been found, is in the
annals of Athens, by whose wealthy popula
tion it was held in high estimation. The
best and most valued roots were found in
Thrace. In Rome this vegetable was even more
appreciated. At splendid banquets where
many thousands of the tongues of birds were
served at table, the rarest truffles were used
as a condiment to stimulate the sickly appe
tites of Lucullus and Vitellius. Modern natu
ralists have likewise devoted some attention
and inquiry to the matter, and -the general
opinion is that the truffle is a kind of mush
room or gall nut, growing beneath the sur
face of the earth on the root of the oak, just
as the real gall is formed on its branches. It
is also found near birch, elm and other forest
trees. The best` specimens are--black.-A
white variety is found in the deserts of Arabia
in profusion, where it is of the same use to
the inhabitants that potatoes are in this coun
try. In India a liquor is distilled from it
which is highly prized by the na
tives. It Aequires a year to bring
the roots to a state of maturity. .In
France spaniels, are used in searching for
these underground vegetables. The value of
the crop is not generally known in this coun
try. - In the year 1885 over ZDO - ,000 pounds
of truffles were exported from the French
ports to supply the English and American
markets, as well as those of Sweden, Russia
and Turkey. The value of this export was
about $11:21),Olia, __Thu exports; have gradually__
been increasing from year to year, amounting
.• r. . ear y one an. a
quarter million dollars. Among noted gen
tlemen, Nvho were passionately fond of truffles,
we find mentioned Emperor Soulouque, of
Hayti, the first Napoleon, M. le Dec de Cam
baceres, M. de Talleyrand, M. de Martigne,
Lord Byron, Rossini and Baron Rothschild.
—English paper.
THEATRES, Eid;
THE %VAL:um—The Block Crook will be re
peated this evening.
THE CHEST.NUT.—_On Monday, the 17th inst.,
Thf White Fawn will be produced in superb style.
THE AMF.RICAN.-A miscellaneous performance
will be given this evening.
CITY NOTICES.
MY WIFE'S choice, and the whole family prefer
it. Mrs. S. A. Allen's Improved (new style) Hair Re
storer or Dressing, (in one bottle.) Every Druggist
sells it. Price One Dollar.
IN former times the luxurious reposed upon
"dnwny beds of ease," but since the distcovery and
introduction of the Elastic Sponge, all that has been
changed. The Sponge is not only lighter than feath
ers, more wholesome, more sprlngy,and cleaner, but
is also cheaper, which, in these days of high prices, is
not a consideration to be despised.
THERE IS A PErl'LlAlt FEESIINESS ()V ODOR IN
the new perfume, Bouquet des Antilles, possessed by
no other. Sweet, lasting and cheap. Price 75 cents.
Sold everywhere. A. I. MATHEWS & CO.,
12 Gold Street, New York.
ANNOUNCEMANT.—CharIes Oaliford Bons,
under the Continental, announce to the public that
they have ttot largest and cheapest stock of hate
and caps in the city.
ENGLISH WALKING COAT, NEW STYLE.—
No. 824 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
French Sack Coat, New Style,
No. 824 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
French Sack Overcoat, entirely New,
No. 824 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
English Palto Overcoat, Latest Style,
No. 824 Chestnut street,
CII A lILEti STOK SZ Co.,
Under Continental Hotel,
Philadelphia.
ANNOI; NUEMENT.—CharIes Oakford it bone,
under the Continental, announce to the public that
they have the lar4est and cheapest stock of hats and
caps in the city.
FINE Custom-made Boots and Shoes for Gen
tlemen. Bartlett, 33 South Sixth street, above Chen
nut,
LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S ILT,
of the very latest styles.
Continental. Hotel
Jul:unions mothers and nurses use for children
a safe and pleasant medicine in Bowica's INrAnT Cos.
DIAL
SUM/OWNS! SUNDOWNB !!
The largest assortment In the city.
OAKFORD'S, Continental Hotel
FINE WATCIIES.—We desire to call the atten
tion of watch-buyers to the very fine Watches made by
the American Watch Company of Waltham, and
known as the Ni-plate, 16 size.
To the manufacture of these watches the Company
have devoted all the science and skill in the art at
their command, and confidently claim that for fineness
and beauty, not less than for the greater excellencies
of mechanical and scientific correctness of design and
execution, these Watches will compare favorably with
the best made in any country. In this country the
manufacture of such Watches is not even attempted
except at Waltham.
For sale by all respectable dealers.
Itonunis & ArPLETON, Agents,
No. 182 Broadway, N. Y.
To GENTS.
If you wish to keep cool, get your Straw Hate at
OAKYORD a, Continental Hotel.
SURGICAL lusrnurdnurs and druggists' sun
dries.
SNOWDEN & BE4mupl,
28 South Eighth street.
DEAFNESS BLINDNESS AND Lieirenna.
J. 188804 M. D., Profbesor of the Eye and Ear, treats
all diseases appertaining to the above members with
the utmost success. Testimonials from the most re.
liable sources in the city can be seen at his office, No.
80b Arch street. The medical faculty are Wilted to
accompany their patents as he has no secrets in his
practice: Artificial .inserted. No charge made
for examination.
IA ;A Cal ri Pi Pit 4141
PORT OP PHILADELPHIA-Am% 10.
pillr Mee Marine Bulletin on Inside Page.
• RIVED THIB•DA
Steamer Brune Aß
tte, Bowe. 2.4 hours f Y.
rom NOW York,
With mdse to John F OhL
Bohr Ridley, Armstrong, from Fredericksburg. to John
C Davis. _
Bchr Jane C Patterson, Corson, Saugus..
CLF a PD Tillt3 DAY.
Brig Mariposa, Lancaster, Gibraltar for orders. :Warren &
Gregg.
2dBAND
' Ship John Barboar111:1, Chap o man, entered out at Liverpool
28th ult, for this port.
Steamer Fanita. Howe, hene4at New York yesterday.
Steamer City of Baltimore (Br),Leiteb. from Liverpool
July 29. and Queedistocvn Bath. at Now York yesterday.
Steamer Malta, klaines, sailed from Liverpool•Mtla ult.
for New York.
. . _
Bark Abble Thomas, Raymond, sailikd from the Pill
27th ult. for this port.
Bark Lakembs, Rood,hence for Bremen, galled from
Portsmouth 27th ult
Bark Graft Reyphausen (NG),Pabet, from Rio Janeiro
14th ult. with coffee, at Baltimore Bth lust.
Brig Foyle (Br), Cloudier, from London for this port,
was spoken 12th ult. lat 47, lon 19.
Brig animate, Murison. from Caper-. Town, at Boston
yesterday.
Brig J H Burton, Burton, sailed from BromerhoYert 26tit
ult. for this port,
Brig Nellie Clifford. Littlefield. from Palard* for New
York, pused Gibraltar 7th inst.
Behr R Bogen., Ballard. at Gibraltar 19th ult. front
Genoa.'and cleared lath for this port..
Brig Elmira, Freeman, sailed fromiProvidenee 7th inst.
for this port or Calais, according to wind.
• Scbr Ann Rambo, hence at Richmond Bth inst.
Behr John B French. Copt Burgess. of and from Phila.
delohla for Pembroke. Ma 'before reported ashore on the
Wed aide of Block Inland and sobsegnanUy arriving at
Newport. had a cargo of 804 tone Coat of which-150 tone
were thrown overboard in getting her •ff.. •
Behr Mary Unties (of Philadelphia). Capt Birdge. now
at Newport, Iti, bas been libelled by the owners of the
achr Alonzo C Anethi, with which vessel ahe•collided in
milli last.
. Bche John. of Jonosport. was fallen in with PM of the
7th inst. about 1 mile oast of Caro -Pogo, full of water.
colors riving Union down, by the steamer Monohansett.
Towed Into Edgartown and beached. All hands eared.
Brig Guiding Star, from Wilmington, NC. for Ports
' month. NIL before Tenoned ashore near Wellfleet, was
hauled off on Saturday by 'umbra Chas H Pearson.
SUIRMIZIt RESORTS.
UNITED STATES HOTEL ,
ATLANTIC CITY, N.
Will be opened for the receptlen of guests on
SATURDAY, JUDE 27.
The house has been repainted. papered and otherwise
improved.
Music will bo under the direction of Simon Master.
Pomona wishing to engage rooms can do so by applying to
BROWN .2 WORLPPER,
Atlantic City, or -
No. 827 Ittelooond Street.
Jet Mob
LIGHT-HOUSE COTTAGE,
ATLANTIC CI TT, N. Js
This well known Bouso hag been Removed. itomlidelad
and very much Enlarged—with commodious and corn.
Portable Rooms.
LOCATED EL Ew.bEN U. B. 110 TEL AND TEE BEACH
Vie grounds eurrounding are nicely claimed and_well
shaded. Guests for tho bonne will leave Out cars at U. 0.
HoteL 113/"" NO BAII.
elB 2mo JONAH WOO TON Proprietor.
LGRETTO SPRINGS,,. ClAbil3BIA CO.. PA.—TH.IB
weltknown and delightf aistimmer rtisort laving bean
thoroughly renovated and much improved since last sea
son. is now oven under the management of the under
signed Excursion tickets over tho Pennsylvania Ran
amid can be procured in .Philadelphia-Pittsburgh acidifier
nn
risburg to Kayler's Bus , two miles distant from the
Springs, at which point hicles will be in readiness to
convey .vhitors to the Visitors will take then o'clock
P. N. train to avoid del v. Tho owner of the Springs,
1/ r. Gibbons, will give his personal attention to -the wel
ters of Isis guests. Terms, $l2 per week. For circulars
an/ further particulars. address
JOHN MoINTOSFI,
Jyil.2ot' Proprietor.
CONGREBB HALL, ATL.O.NTIO CITY. 113 NOW
oven for the season. This bonne it most convenient to
the turf.
Manly improvements have been added for the comfort
of the gnesta.
A band of made has been engaged for the Benson.
fitilitGE W. Li INKEL.
jyta.l.mly Proprietor.
FOUNTAIN HOUSE. AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
Allentown, Pa will be opened on the MI of Juno.
This new establishment h fitted out in maami ,,, lizent style
for the especial - unnuarmodatiort - of those - f abroad;
who seek a healthy and pleasant summer retreat Rooms
can be secured by letter. by addressing
)e232m(BERNDT ds GRADER, Proprietors.
COTTAGE BOARDING -AT P. 11138 HILL'S, it AFAY•
ette rt. opposite Delaware noun., Cape ',land. nS-lm•
AntIVANCUUIn
'BANK IN
JAYCOOKP c&CO
US and Xl4 So, THIRD ST. PUTLAn'A.,..
11 . 1r- n WirWi' 7 lrZl
IN ALL
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
IT, 'f,ANDOLPH& P •
<LW S k
r 71 1; IS iTh' -- sl
DEALERS IN ALL
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
COUPONS BOTGIII FAIR PRICE A 9 GOLD.
Orders for the purchase or sale of Stocks, Bonds an
Gold promptly executed..
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
Union and the Central Paoifio Railroad
For Sale at 102 and 103.
Collectionn made with prompt return!
SMITH,,IDINOOLPfI & CO.,
18 South Third Street.
UNDER SPECIAL STATE CITA.RTER.
THE 1LINIC)Ittl
BANKING COMPANY,
N. E cor. Fourth and Cheatnut Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA,
Solicits the accounts of BIIBIIIOEB Firma, Manufacturer,,
Dcalere, and others.
Colleettona made and Checks on Country Banka re.
ceived.
Certificates bearing interest will be issued for special
deposits.
N. C. MUSSELMAN, President.
F. F. MOODY. Cashier.
THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO.,
For Sate Keeping of Valuables, Seetut.
nee, etc., and Renting of Safe..
118.
N. B. Browne. J. ariam E ls : N .L7ax. Henry._
C. H. Clarke, C. adamadester. O. A. Caldweu.
John Wolol4_ E. W. Glark,_ Wit
OFFIVE, O. 4,51 CBE ST
It B. BROWN& President.
11 EL Vice President.
PaTTERSON. Bee. and Mummer. aleltba.tuATis
1't 1 ..-i-1
lAT ANTED.—ACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT GE IN T LE.
r men to engage In Solicito.s for the HOME LIFE IN
SURANCE COMPANY. in fhb) city and adjoining coin/.
Dee. Apply at the Milne of thq companß, General Agent.
aullc,m w f Bra Corner Fourth and Library Ste.. Phila.
WANTED, IN A-BROKER'S OFFICE, AN ACIIVE,
well educated boy. about 17 lean old. Address
BROKER. Bulletin office, in the writing of the each.
cant. au7-8413*
INE •
CONCENTRATED INDIGO.
For the Laundry.—Frce
Ce fr
ifiom Oxalic Acid.—Bee Chemist's
rtcate.
A Patent Potirot Pincushion or Binary Bag
•
IN EACH TWENTY CENT nox.
For sale by all respectable Grocers and Druggists.
517 m f 8131 814 -
T /RESERVED TAMARINDS -d0 KEGS KARTENIQUE
11 Tamarind'', In sugar. landing and for sale kV J.D..
BUBBLER & C0..108 Boatti Daiwa:* imam.
navwct.
THE NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA
Washington, D, C.
Chartered by Special Ad of Congress, ip.
proved July 25, 1808.
Cash Capital, $1,000,000
BRANCH. OFFICE,
PHILADELPHIA,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
DIRECTORS.
JAY COOKE Philadelphia. '
C. H. CLARK Philadelphia.
F. RATCHFORD STARR... .Philadelphia.
WM. G. MOORHEAto Philadelphia.
GEORGE F. TYLER......... Philadelphia.
J. HINCKLEY CLARK Philadelphia.
E. A. ROLLINS Washington, D. C.
HENRY D. C00KE.......... Washington, D. C.
W.M. E. CHANDLER Washington, D. C.
JOHN D. DEFREES.... ..... Washington, D. C.
EDWARD DODGE Now York.
H. C. FAHNEf3TOCK Now York.
OFFICERS:
C. H. CLARK, Philadelphia, President.
HENRY D. COOKE, Washington,Viee President.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive
Committee.
EMERSON W.PEET,Philada.,Sce'y and Actuary.
E. S. TURNER, Washington Assistant Secretary.
FRANCIS G. SMITH, M. D., Medical Director.
J. EWLNG NEARS, M.D., AaaL Medical Director-
_2LEDICAL ADIVISOR-Y noA-ft
J. K. BARNES, Surgeon-Gen. U. S. A., Wash
ington.
P. J. HORWITZ, Chief of Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery, U. S. N., Washington:
D. W. - BLISSTM: - D; - , -- Wa - shin - gton. -
SOLICITORS ABD ATTORNEYS.
Hon. WM. E. CHANDLER, Washington, D. C
GEORGE HARDING, Philadelphia...
This Company, National in its chanzter,olfers,
by reason of its Large Capital, Low Rates of Pre
mium and New Tables, the most desirable means
of insuring life yet presented to the public.
The rates 61 premium, being largely reduced,
are made as favorable to the Insurers as those of
the best Mutual Companies, and avoid all the
complications and uncertainties of Notes, Divi
dends and the misunderstandings which the latter
are apt to cause the Policy-Holders.
Several new and attractive tables are now pre
sented, which need only to be understood to
prove acceptable to the public, such ag the IN
COME-PRODUCING 'POLICY and ReTURN
PREMIUM POLICY. In the former, tido policy
holder not only secures a life insurance, payable
at death, but will receive, if living, after a period
of a few years, an annual income equal 16 (en per
cent. (10per cent.) of the par cyrhis ;whey. In the
latter, the Company agrees to return to the as
sured the total amount of money he has paid in, in
addition to the amount of his policy.
The attention of persons contemplating insur
ing their iy`es or increasing.Jap amount of insur
ance they already have,is call to the special ad
vantages offered by the National Life Insurance
•
Company.
Circulars, pamphlets and full particulars given
on application to the Branch Office of the Com
pany m this city, or to its General Agents.
General Agents of the Company.
JAY COOKE & CO
. 1 New York,
For New York State and Northern New Jersey
E, W. CLARK & CO., Philadelphia,
For rennsylvnnia,nrid Southern New Jersey
JAY COOKE & CO ,Washington,D.C.,
For Maryland, Delaware, Virgil:lilt, District oP
Columbia and West Virginia
J. A. ELLIS & CO„ Chicago, 111 ,
For Illinois and Wisconsin
STEPHEN MILLER, St. Paul,
For Minnesota
91110 rn w f tfis
The Liverpool e Lon
don & Globe Insurance
Company.
The Report of this Com
pany for V6B shows:
- 8 5479) 2 7 8
- 3,3447728
Premiums
Lojes -
and after paying a divi
dend of 30 per cent., tile
Total Afets are, in. Gold,
„$171005,026.
ATWOOD SMITH,
General Agent,
iVa. 6 MERCH.dNTS' EXCHANGE,
Philadelphia.
PECANS.-10 BARRELS NEW CROP TEXAS NE W 'eoano landing, ex-deem:slap Btar of the Union, and
for oale by J. B. BUSIER its CO.. 108 South Damara
avenue.
BOND'S BOSTON BISCUIT.—BOND'S BOSTON BUTT
ter and Milk Blsonl lanin_ogfrom steamer
for and for sale by J O B S
B. BUSSJZX & IlX)„ Agouti for B o w.
Ms South Dolma' avenue,