BUSINESS Hl.mtiKß« participate In *»y Tjf c Sjs? l s??iS» recover, three time* a W. ana our word for it uw *** Maokoua Watkiu— Superiortothobeit r ‘ sbab Cologne, and sold at naif the pries —_ ThCM thejn^ostvftlaAblo SSSS“SFfcIS?W?Si frame. . ~, —— efts riekesKohmidt. JIBS i syfORTES. Warerooma, : Nt> ' 6 phil l deluhi£ C dolO th atn 3mB pSRaiMSgp Sfogffiffifcffii l V ° X Hnmtt NO- 823 Oheatnut atreot._ IBfijMSH A^“eUMt*Ev»ul41 O S^lEigh O th oetreel, 0 etreel, and drugglr*, Keuerally. —. -. H»i£BE!iH&@SB£SSn?.iS .nasafi® “ ” ' Mo. 1006 Chertnnt otreot. 'THE CHICKEHINQ PIANOS RECEIVED H|pp={J the higheat sward &ti the P&rla Exposition, ufjTTON’S Waroroode. 14 Choatnqt etreet «031.03 EVENING BULLETIN, Saturday. FcDruury 13, 1809. a'hsurdities or the ahti-isbe- PENDKNGE IDOVEHBNT. Sometimes the strength of a position is rendered as conspicuous by the weakness of the arguments urged againßt it, as in any other way, and this is Strikingly the case with respect to the selection of Independence Square as a site for the new buildings. It would be hard to exceed the absurdities that have been gravely brought, forward by its opponents. At one time it was positively asserted that any sufficient buildings erected /on Inde pendence Square would cover its entire sur face. This result was based upon the assumption that the building would be one story high, though even so it was incorrect. When this misßtatement was so thoroughly exposed that it must perforce be abandoned, the nest assertion that was put forth, was that the new buildings would cover so much surface that there would be left a slip fourteen and a half feet wide only between them and Independence Hall. This was exposed by showing that the new buildings, as proposed, and the old Hall, would together cover less than half .the surface. The next step was to exhume the project of the monument to the signers. To which it was answered, that if no better place could be fouDd than the open space be tween the new buildings and the old. But | aa to tko plobabiUtioo of Uie rcooiißtruotoli Stateß appropriating money to erect a monu ment in a loyal city, any one can judge, nevertheless, if appropriations are made, therd is the space ready. But a greater absurdity that any of the fore going is to be found in an extraordinary and original plan for Wilding up the block at Broad and Market streets, conceived by one of thejpartisanß of Penn Square. It has al ways been, objected that the division of the buildings by placing them upon two of the squares would largely increase the cost. But the Penn Square people are not content with this, and now talk of occupying all four. The following viejws, which we take from the columns of the only daily paper in this city which advocates Penn Square, will speak far themselves: “The design contemplates ono general Btrnd ture, occupying on each of the squares sufficient j ground for the purposes of a postoffice, courts, zunnicipal buildings, and offices for the various city trusts—gas, water, fire and police. The etincture haßfour wluge or supports, one upon each square. In theso are to be located these offices, courts, &c., which I have indicated. “From each of the four buildings rises tho arches of a central dome, combining them, and covering Broad and Market streets, botween the four corners of these squares. “The streets are lelt dear by the design up to the distance of thirty leet from the street level-, there is theD laid under the dome, which arches at thisheight, the iloor of a great ceatral public hall, large enough to hold mass meetings; Presi dential receptions, Ac.—such a dome as private capitalists build over a depot or skating rink, but which lor a public purpose will be by many deemed too expensive tor a city twenty miles long, ub it is leu wide lor the present measure ol their brains. “The top of this dome, eighty feet iu height to HJkWAIC Jt>B AND PUNISHMENTS; the centre is reached by a spiral stair-case. It 0 Mondav of this week Joseph Fleming, Is crowned by u colotsul statue of William Penn. ,• , , , From this central elevation the whole eitv a failhlul officer, who has been on the police stretches equi-distant under the eye ol tue spec- f or a number of vears, in obedience to a sub tator. Eastward and southward he sees il.e ship- h - f M vs . Moffet, testi ping and commercial storehouse;?, ending with l uua iU u ‘°, , J *, v t , ,2„ 0 , the great naval depot at the coullueoee of the fied that on the Ist day ot October, lm>B, 116 two "livers; Dorthwurd and westward he sees the j rom the person of John Devine,a Dsm- Bmoke of tho ten thousand manufactories which «,mpomo Cinnrt n*tn stretch ont twelve miles along the Schuylkill and ocratic repeater, twelve bupreme Gourt natu the Delaware." ralizalion planks signed by,,J. Ross Bnow- One is at loss to know whether most to ad- den, with the seal of the court attached, mire the grammar, the architectural concep This was a high crime against Snowden,Mof tions or the general enlarged ideas that f e t and Democracy, and accordingly Mayor characterize these remarks. A Colossus of Fox cut hiß head off. Our new Mayor, how- Bhodes, straddling over Market street and ever, can reward as well as punish. Francis Broad street, might be constructed for some Bruiein,a Deputy-Sheriff, who was arrested on fifteen or twenty millions, a bagatelle, per- election day for causing disturbances at the haps, at least, to those who have not large polls, testified for Mr. Mofi'et a few weeks tax-bills to pay. since, and swore he did not remember vouch - One feature deserves especial attention in j n g for any one that day, though he might this gorgeous plan. The arches that support have done so for one or two. It was proved thiß vast central hall are to be only 30 feet that he vouched for quite a number. Such high. As'lßfoad street is 113 feet wide this fitness and Bervice deserved a reward, and pleat' would give us an arch of 113 feet span Mayor Fox has just appointed him and 30 leet in extreme height Ab the abut- an t of Police. Verily, virtue does not find ments would need to be at least 30 feet high favor in the eyes of our new Oity Magis the whole curvature would be 10 feet on a trate. line of 113 feet in length. What order of Officer Hill, of the Resets police force, construction this would conform to, we can- presents another specimen yulpine not gnesß, probably as the conception is so policy of the new Mayoralty. » This case is original, it might be well to form a new or- well known to the public. Officer Hill, in der altogether which might appropriately be the discharge of his duty, waß set upon by called the Squat Order. To propose any im- . a gang, alleged to consist of Alderman Mc piovement on this plan is almost like gilding Mullin, John Tobin, James Haggerty, Wil refined gold. Nevertheless we cannot forbear liam Whitney, John Ahern, George Ahern soggesting that the building might represent and Robert Jd. Lister, and beaten, kicked and a huge toad, having gracefully rest- shot in a most brutal and merciless manpef. j»g on each square and supporting lightly on The whole gaDg have befen arrested and held ftp Jback the Great Municipal Skating Rink, in at least nominally Wavy bail to answer, with its beautiful dome of shingled truss work We believe that Mr. -Furman' Sheppard has accessible by a “spiral BUnrcs.Be" springing never yet sent the bills of indictment to the from the centre of the great halL At the Grand Jury, and the principal offender, Hag apsx of tbs dome is 10 be a colossal ttatno of 1 gerty, is understood to h"iwe disappeared. ' Pph-fi) cast, ; we suppose, fn lean, after j Not being in tho cqnjldpnce'W thoDiatrJct the manner of the celebrated statue ol tbst Attorney, wo do not know whether he lias *V : 'V'* "7 - ■ " ‘r.-'-y,;- :-r : y' ; " s; ~>,,■ . ,:■ I r; , ~,j , THE Saturday, FEBRUARY *3,1569, worthy inan frhick adorns the front „{ the Pennsylvania Hospital-, which loo' very well indeed until it began to sw -forward with its own weight • Such a co dossal statue would doubtless require a great 4 «jeal of lead, but we think We begin to; per w here we might look for inexhaustible japphos. Beriously, it Ib lime that -( jj ege absurdities should end, and wo are g’ to Bee the Com mission seriously at wor though it appears as if Common Council determined to put all possible obstar j n j t3 wft y. SULDIEP ORPHANS. 1 The BupErinte.ii 0 f Soldiers’ Orphans, Colonel George ' / McFarland, has just pre sented his Ann Report to the Legislature. It is a most p statement of the con dition of thi t important branch of the opera tions of ’ stale, amply justifying the patriotic liberality of the Legislature, in its proviek m for the care of these “Children of the C' jmtnonwealth," as well as the wisdom of G pernor Geary in his selection of agents for carrying the good work into effeot. The fiecal year of the Soldiers’ Department ends in June, and the present Report only gives the statistics of the half, year ending June 1,1868. At that date there were 3,430 pupils in the schools, 2,058 males, and 1,372 females. This is probably the largest number that will ever be reported, as the applications are, of course, rapidly diminishing, while the discharges on age are rapidly increasing. The Department is evidently, being man aged with a rigid but very judicious economy. The whole cost, per pupil, for education, maintenance, clothing, freights, and general expenses, averages but slioB 13 per annum, a very moderate sum. The Superintendent has worked hard to reduce every ex pense in his Department, and, by restricting new admissions to the lowest possible num ber, and by the exercise of a vigilant economy in all the schools, has kept the ex penditures down to $450,000 for the year. As the Legislature only appropriated $400,000 last year, the Superintendent asks for a special appreciation of $50,000 to meet the. bills pow falling due. This sum'should be promptly gi anted. . The estimate for the year ending May .51, 1870, is presented in the Report. It is based upen 0,400 pupils as the , number in the schools, which wffl permit ’ tbe’admission of a large proporlij* of the , most needy applicants, now awaiting the ad vantages of tnese schools. The estimate 1 reaches $404,700, and there is certainly no branch of public expenditure is more ?to ibe credit of Penney which pro i mists greater or m( #SSl!®Pp^ eau ' tB ‘ TtieBe schools are doing a@S||lw>rk in paying off i a Email moiety of we owe to the | brave men who, dying in the cause of their i country, Have left these orphan boys and | girls to the proper guardianship of the State. | But, more than this, they are rapidly training up a class of men and. women who are to form a most -important element in the generation now coming upon the stage of action. xneße moußauas or Doys, growing np under s careful disci pline of mind and body, are acquiring habits-of educated industry, respect ior law i and sound moral principles, which are fitting 1 them, in an eminent degree, for positions of honorable usefulness as good citizens of the Commonwealth. These girls, too, afe being educated to take their places in society as wives and mothers, well taught’in all the branches of practical housekeeping, .carefully nurtured with reference to sound- bodily i health, and sound moral and mental develop ment. Mrs. Hutter’s admirable report dwells, with just pride, upon the marked im provements which her labors have effected in the Banitary condition and the moral de portment of the girls, and to that lady’s un tiring efforts in this direction, the State owes 1 the highest praise. i The Legislature has always recognizod the importance of this great Department of the Slate, and has manifested the liveliest interest in its well-being. The Annual Report now presented shows how carefully and with what gratifying results the public money has been I expended, and there should be no hesitation ( in making the appropriation asked for, for jhe ensuing year. No man can estimate the amount of suffering that is being relieved, the degree of crime that is being averted, or the direct benefit that is being conferred upon'the - State, by the liberal, generous support whioh is extended to the Soldiers’ Orphans of Penn- Eylvania. ■ f- < any serious intention of frying these men or ' not. That thcreliaß beett. a most suspicious delay in prosecuting them ia obvioua to the whole community. • . But if the authorities have forgotten Mc • Muffin, Whitney, Haggerty & Co. they have not forgotten the audacious officer who not only had the temerity to be kicked, knocked down, beaten and Bhot, but actually to pro cure the arrest of the whole gang of hiß as sailants, and their binding oyer to answer for their offences. Officer Hill has been notified by Mayor. Fox that hia services are no longer required on the police force, and he is dis missed aB a reward for periling his life in the discharge of his duty. We commend these examples to the careful consideration of those amiable and easy-going people who entertain tbe preposterous notion that Mr, Fox, even if his intentions are the best in the world,can resist the mandates of the party whose out rageous frauds have given him the temporary power to reward bad men and punish good men, as he has done in the caßes we have now cited. We do not mean to say that all of Mr. Fox’s removals or appointments have been bad and wrong. We only desire to .adhere ,to the principle we laid down at the begin ning of bis administration, and to judge him, not by his professions,but by his official acts. The Board of Revision in the matter of Taxes possesses a power which ought to be used with great carej and the gentlemen com posing it are believed to be flully aware of this, and act accordingly. But one case of peculiar hardship has been brought to our notice A gentleman of this city owns.an unimproved lot which w&s valued in 1867 at $2,c00. In 1868 the valuation was increased to $10,400, under the new assessment This valuation was expected to stand for three years; but already, in 18G9, without any notice to the owner and without giving him an opportunity to protest, the lot is assessed at $20,000, while the rate of taxation iaraised from $1 40 to $1 80. The augmented as sessment seems to have been entirely arbi trary; arid every property holder may be jnade to suffer in the same way. In the case mentioned, with a tax rate increased about j per cent., the valuation is also doubled in one year. limiting, narliorow & Co., Auclion crr.- ’lso. 282 nnd 234 Market street, will hold during xt week, by analogue,lke following Important sales, v) -/■ ’ rstfo-. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 10 o’clock, on fonrmonths’ credit, 2,000 cases boots, shccs, traveling bags, bats, & On Thursday, Feb. 18th, on four months’ crcdi’, 900 pack awe and lots of Foreign and Domestic Dry OeodeJ including Cloths, Caßsimeres, Doeetina, Mel tons Tricots, Italiuns, Velveteens, Ac. Also, Dress Goods, Shawls, Silks, Linens, Shirts. Hosiery, Gloves, Hoop and Balmoral Skirts,Ties, Um brellas, &c. . _ „ , „ T , Also, 200 packages Domestic Cotton and Woolen Goods. . . „ , Ou Friday, P'eb 19, at 11 o’clock, on four months’ cridit, 200 pieces Brussels, lugrain, Venetian, List, Hemp, Con ape and Hug Carpetings, 100 pieces Floor and Carriage Oil Clothe, &c. Extensive Nttlc® of Heal Estate.— Thomas & Sous will sell, on Tneeday next, valuable stone residence, Chestnut Hill; stores, 110 South Sec ond’ N \V. corner FraDkford road and Colombia avenue: farm,.9B acres. First Ward; valuable lots, coal yard, pro&ucr rents, stocks, loans, &c, Wee cata loguej*, issued to-day. PILES OR HEMORRHOIDAL TUMORS, Itern&l or external—blind, bleeding and itching— positively, perfectly and permanently cured, vitkout pain, danger, inatruments or caustics, by W. A. MoCANDLESS, .M. D., l;t£6 Spring Garden street. Referencesto ovoroue thousand of tbe best citiy.ecr oi PhUadelphla. Mra. Dr. MoCANDLESS gives her attention to nl] female patients. feii-3t 4p JOHN CRUMP. BUILDER 1731 CHESTNUT STREET, and 213 LODGE STREET, Mechanics of every branch required for housebuilding nd fitting promptly fnrttiaed. fe37tf *U ENKY PHJLLIPFI. • CARPENTER AND BUILDER. NO. 1034 BANSOM STREET, Je3*ly4p PHILADELPHIA. IS, WARBURTON’S IMPROVED, VENTILATED Jffl and c&By.fitting Dreßs Hals (patented) in oU the mKI, approved fashions of the season. Chestnut street, next dnei to the PoaLoffice. octf tfrp LIGbT WHITE WIRE CORD FOR HANGING Pic ture F'ramts or Sash Weights, and hoarier wire corde for other* neea. F*or sale by TRUMAN dr SHAW, No. 836 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. Philadelphia. » D.IL'ETIBLE TENNON CUTTERS, SPOKE TRIM A mers, and alterable Brace Bits, for sale by TRUMAN (_ bHAV.\ No. 836 (Eight: Thirty five) Market itreet, be low, Ninth. rtROUND UP. SHARPENED, HANDLED, AND IT ready for me. y. u may find Chisels. Gonges. and Flsnee, at TRUMAN dr SHAW’S. No. 835 (Eight Thirty five) Market Btreet, below Ninth. Philadelphia. rfio RENT -PEW NO. loi IN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN JL Church. Rev. H. Johnson. Pastor. Apply at No. 1236 Chestnut ttreet. *** HblA it, OF JOHN F. I-LKHV.iFOKMfiRbY OF Hi puiHlm»>h. lute ol GeriUHiuown, deco»eed. Lotteri of Admiuhoration on the liatofe of JOHN I. J KKKY, doce«Htd. hnviuiibeen eraut«*d to tho undendaoed, all perpom- luct'bud to said ustnte are requested to moKo payment, and all persona having claluia agaiuet Raid eafftte are it quested to pre«»nt thorn to HULSTfiIN Dfcki A VEX Adminifltratdr, 617 Walnut et., or lo DIB A flT:i“‘m thfit* G. II ARP.Y DAVIS. 727 Walnut st NEXT 'I’LL- ABA NT AND PROFITABLE.’’ Send stamps for particulars to fe6 r4trpt L2OLLTIIJN OF PEPfli -(LIQUoU VI P8INI). O 1 hi* preparation i» a-> tffectivu aid ana relieves turn Y foima of I)j other reme dififimve failed. \ Prepared and eola by JAM3S T. Apotltec\ry, Bro > Rulnrreof the si ck of Watrhrsand JKrwl CJvJA Chains of the CBta'nof the late JOHN M. ’*** HAJtI’ER, RU- l.hcßtnut,Bt, 2d Btory. U t WATCHES AND MUSICAL BOXL \ paired by ekiliful workmen- FA-RR BROTHER, i& Import-era of Watches, etc. - •* Chestnut-treot. below Fourth. money to any amount loaned upon JT*\ DIAMONDS. WATCHES, JEWELIIY, PLATE, & ® CLOTHING, *&, nt .kJn'eS * CO.’S OLD-BBTABUSnBD MAN OFFICE, Corner of Third and Gaahill Btreete, Bolo\y Lombard. N. 13.— DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELHY, GUNS. „&c.. . FOH BALE AT Remarkably low prices. )a2&-imrpo INDIA RUBBER MACHINE BELTING STEAM X Packing Boae, WAN AM AKER & BROWN, WANAMAKER & BROWN, WANAMAKER & BROWN, LARGEST ASSORTMENT AND LARGEST ES TABLISHMENT IN PHILADELPHIA, THE CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS. EDWARD P. KELLY, TAILOR, S. E. Cor. Chestnut and Seventh Streets. Choice Goods for Present Season. In daily receipt of Sew and Staple Spring flood!. THE PARSON’S WEDDING FEE. Some folks love jokes, And that ie the kind Of a pair of folks Just now in our mind. A most delightfully happy pair; She was a blonde, with golden hair, And whether his hair was black, or red, Brown, or yellow, enough Is sold When we stale that, with becoming pride, lie brought her along, to make her his bride. They rang the bell of the parson’s door, And waited for half an hour, or more, Till the parson came in, and enjoyed the fun 01 making the two folks into one. And when he’d married them, (don’t you see ?) They took their leave without paying their fee. And the parson sadly began to grieve At the profitless style of their taking leave. But while he's thinking, solemn as death, Here runs a boy, all out of breath ; A boy with a bundle stout and large ; "Parson,” says he, “that’s yours—no charge ; That’s the wedding fee from those happy folks; They’re fond of fun and practical jokes.” The pastor opens the bUDdleand lo! An elegant suit, from top to toe 1. Overcoat, pants, and vest, and all, From ROOKHILL & WILSON’S GREAT BROWN HALL. The most acceptable wedding fee that can bn given, is A SUIT OF ROCKHILL & WILSON’S CLOTHES. The most desirable thing that any gentleman, married, single, or contemplating matrimony, can possess, is A SUIT 01 ROCKHILL aiionai, U. 8. Trot Company. Continental Bank (at Interent) 61;.4/6 93 fa rj«-f*ip .. <4.5c7 7o Breiiaium on Specie. 28,088 21 (Jaah In bands of Agent* In course of transmission .. (See below) Amount of loans secured by bonds and mort cAcef, constituting the tin-t lien on real estate.on which tljere l« less than one Tear's interest due ana owing.. 21420,179 Amount of loans on which Interest has not been paid wi’hln one year bothing Amount of stocks owned by tho Company, specifying tho number of eharcs and the par and market value Par V'aZue. United Blatea 6 per cent, 1881 SIIKUSM Do. Do. S'SO 2,000,000 Do. 6 percent, 10-40 60.000 to VO. 1871 300,000 Do Do. 1874 60,000 New York Btafe 7per cent Bounty.. 600,00) isew Yeik City and uounty itev. goods 300,000 Market Value of above Stocks 6,659,673 £0 Anjouct ot stocks held by tbo Company aa collateral security for loans, with the amount loaned on each kind of stock, ltß par and market value. Nothing. Interest on investments duo and unpaid 144421 Accrued interest not yet duo 16i»12|l Bent Accrued o*4lo Other available miscellaneous asset*, speci fying tbelr character and value. Premiums in arrears, chiefly due in Decem ber. and in course of transmission (esti mated) 1.000,000 00 Premiums deferred payable semi-annual and quarterly (estimated) 1,300,000 00 tiroiß Aisclb* Jan* I, 1869 f $31,017,320 32 Amount of losses during the year, adjusted but net duo 210.554 00 L'ivtdtnd additions to ab0ve......... 2&.870 10 amount of losses reparted to the Company Amount of lospcs resisted bv the Company. None m fuiL Amount of dividends due and unpaid....... Nothing. Amount of money borrowed, and the nature and amount of security given—... Nothing. Amount of all other claims against the Company, contested or otherwise... Nothing. Amount required to safely te-insuro all out standing risks, valuation made l ebruary 1. SkUIAdoO tw FOURTH. Amount of cash premiums receivedh Original 4,0Q4,300 63 Bo“wei 6 24,748 69 Tor Annuities. •: - % - Amount o I premi”iDB not paid in caeb during the year, stating the character of such pro tuiumß Nothing, Amount of premiums earned interest received from Investments.......... Income from ajl other sources, specifying what sources—For ilent Total Becefpti, Amount of lokbcs paid during the year J® paid Matured Endowments **» uuu w Amount paid and owing for rc-insurance premiuiDH won®. A r,m ,‘aid. .‘.': tU . r . n . W . ." . P Nothing. Amount Sf dividend.' declared- Siring year'.'. 3.37® | Amount of dividends paid • • <1,257,107 Zb Amount of expanses paid during the year* including commissions and fees paid to 423 77 PM g a e ?n“coinmutaUon of futiroexpciMei! 764 406 29 Amount of lobbcb due and unpaid...... Nothing. Amount of taxes paid by the Company... 80 yw n Amount of all other expenses and expeu- below , Amount* of promissory note. originally form- , inR the capital of the Company. Homing. AmouLt of said notes hold by tjio Coinpany . kb port or tho whole of oopitol thereof..... Notmng. Paid for Policies surrendered.. ;• 4248J1 ou Par and market value of tho Company a toe t Medical Examinations i0i467 Id For Balary and Law Expenses ««.«>' M For Exchange ood Poatuge oamr 67 For Printing and Btatlouory ge q.q For Sundry Office Expenses. bb,usa w tion of said Life Insurance Company* upon tho let day of A J furtne?certlfy that I have made personal oxami na A ti 1 on I of U the 0 c C ondiK,n Sf said M*uM Ufe Company on this day. and am satisfied that they have nsscS safely invested to the , amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars; that I have examined the securities now in the hands of the Company, V J®* JjfJJi in the- foregoing statement, and the satne aro of tho value 'TfHVthefcerttfythatlTm not Interested In thoaflalru In wlffiS I have heronnto sot my hand and affix”! my official seal thlß 28th day of January A. D. feigned] MOSEB B. MACLAY. jsxAL | Pennsylvania Commißoionor In the City o New York. F, RATCHFORD STARR, Gen’l Agent, 400 WALNUT STREET, x> lI J £JI 1)1] I. S* 12 ®A. ,e 4 th b tn St rpt - $31,017,320 32 THIRD. 1.706,693 76 63,030 00 $12,807,319 61 FIFTH. TURNER & WAYNEJ IMPOBTEBS OF DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, I'erl'ii mm, Essential Oils, &«,, NO. 26 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Offer to tho Trade a well assorted stock, com- prielDgin port Low, Bon A Haydon’s Soaps and Perfumery. Benbow&Son’s Soaps and Pomades. Lubin’s Extracts, Lavenders and Soaps. Lubin’s Tollot Powders, “Rose,"“Violet,” Ac. Condray’s Perfumery, Cosmetics, Ac. Marceron’s Fronch Blacking (In tin), Taylor’s Patent Lint. English Graduated Measures. Hair, Nall and Tooth Brashes. Buffalo, Horn and Ivoty Dressing Combs. French Extracts, ‘‘ln bulk.” Mortars, Fill Tiles and Sick Feeders. Maw’s Nursing Bottles. Filtering Paper (white and gray). Orange Flower Water. Bay Bum, Chamois Skins. Hards Farinaceous Food. India Kubber Goods. Otta of Roses, “in fancy vials,” Ac., Ac. AGENTS FOR Jean Marie Farina®. No. 4 PLACE JULIEBS, COLOGNE. jg2P-*-w-3r04p8 UNION MUTUAL Life Insurance Co. OF BOSTON. $4 000,000 Perrons about Insuring their Lives will call and ex amine the condition o' this Uotnoanj at .their Office, Assets, No. 129 SOUTH SEVENTH ST. Ja3»‘.Mt . - - ■ The Wilcox Safely Portable Steam Generator and Engine, Ear pin* from 8 to 10 Horae Power—eimple, compact and ecoi omic» L For sale by KELLY, HOWELL & LUDWIG G 25 Minor Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ff 12 6trp* H. P. * O. R. TAYLQB, PEBECMEKT ABB TOUETSOAPS, 641 and 643 H. Klnth street. INSEBANCE STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TOE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON DECEMBER 31,1868, As Submitted to tho i nditor General of Pemsylma, for Fire BoDttß, endii g December 31,1865, inclusive. Car It,! stock - - $1,000.000 00 AmoQDfc of awcanncnti or instalment* on rtocK raid In easb Number of share*, 10,000. Far value, 8100, Market value, 4110 - ASSETS, C i>h on hand and cn deposit -«•••• Cash in hands of Agent* in course of trana- rLlfsio'j Amount o Loans eocured by Bondi and Mortgagee. constituting firet Uea on Beal B o 'ooo 00 Amount of Block* owned by the Company U. 8. Pacifica 6 per cent 200.000 00 IKJ.OOO 03 Virginia Btato Bonde 6 per cent.... 86.000 00 1..E00 OO Amount of Btocke held by the company aa collateral eecurlty for Loans: ... p ar Market value. Amount loaned. 796,000 00 1,095,240 00 741,000 00 Accrued Interest tot yet due U. B. Internal Bcvenue Dtampa 200 00 Deferred Premiums 62,000 00 Amount o' Cash Premiums received Amount of Interest received from Invest Amount of Surrendered Policy Amount of Expenses paid during the year. Including Commisalons and Fees paid to Agents and Officers of the Company Amount of Losses duo and unpaid Amount of Taxes paid by the Company.. • * Amount of all other Expenses and Expendi tures. 'wscsKKft.'sssaaSSS A D 1869. before the subscriber, a Notary gsyhsrrf&ts? swsssc .. vanlfeand * ?Vf 7 fl Sr B ancc Oomoent M iue United States of Ame rica made oath that tho above la a true statement of condition of said National Life Insurance Company of So UniW States of Africa upon the 31st day of December, A. D., 1868. And I further corf ify that I have made porsonal exami nation of tho condition of said National Life Insurance ffiompnny on thia day,and am satisfied that they have as sets Bafely invested to tho amount of 8200,000 Tbnt I have examined tho securities now in tho hands of the Company, l as set forth in tho annexed statement. I further certify J that I am not interested in tho affairs of said Company. 4 In witness whereof, I have horounto sot my | j BEA J.‘i hand and affixed my official ecal, this third day / j ol February, A. D., 1869. j [Signed 1 WM. J. DELUEKEIt, feXB-B tu-th-at Notary Public. I ISAAC NATIiAt.b, AUUTIONISiSK, N. B. UOItHEK J_Third and Spruce Streets, only ono square below the Exchange. 18250 000 to loan in large or small amounts, on diamonds, silver plate, watches, jewelry, and all goods of value. Olficu ifours from BA. Sa. to 7P. M. trey Hr'tutv Ushed for tho Inst forty seals. Advancer made in large amounts at tho lowest market ratter ia",tfrp 1,000 000 00 61,784 78 33,928 64 8i.148.M8 37 174,201 66 25,781 B® 72.015 81 75,071 27 8149.201 84 SECOND EDITION; LATER CABLE NEWS •London Money Market THE COTTON MARKET DTJXIII WASHINGTON. The President Elect A Formal Notificaiion of His Election Tlie Future Administration Honesty and Patriotism to Ite Rewarded FROM CALIFORNIA. a Heavy rainstorm RAILROADS INUNDATED tty tho Atlantic Cable. London, Feb. 18, A. M Consols for money, S 3, and for account, 93>g>. U. 8. Five-twenties have advanced to 78. American stocks steady; Erie Railroad, 25; Illinois Central, 94J£. LTbassfobt, Feb. 13—U. 8. bonds firmer and higher. The present quotation Is 81%. Liverpool, February 13, A. M.—Cotton doll; Middling Uplands,l2k'(Sl'2%d.;Mlddline Orleans, 12IJ@125£d. The Bales to-day are estimated at B,OUO bates. Breadstoifs quiet. London, Feb. 13, A. M.—Linßeed cakes, £l2.' 15a. Sperm oil, 975. ■London, Feb. 18, P. M.—Consols for money, 99, and for account, 93% Five-twenties quiet and steady at 77%. Railways -steady; Erie, 25; Illinois Central, 95%; Atlantic and Great Western, 38. Pams, Feb. 18.—The Bourse is firm. Rentes, 70/.40c. •Liverpool. Feb. 13, P. M Cotton heavy; Uplands on the spot and afloat, 12%@12%d.; Or leans, 12%@12%d. The sales to-day have only been-7,000 bales. Common Rosin, 6s. Refined Petroleum, I#. ll%d. ■London, Feb. 13.—Sugar quiet, both on the spot and afloat. The Notification of Beneral Orant. {Special Dcvpatcb to Uie I'bflida Evening Bulletin.] Washington, Fib. 13.—Messrs. Morton, Wil son and Frayn, the committee appointed to notify General Grant of his election, waited upon him at his headquarters this morning at hall- pas l ten. Senator Morton made the formal announce ment in an appropriate complimentary speech, alluding to the qualities which had determined the country in Its choice and the ex pectations that were on tertalncd of the manner Inwhieb the trust would be discharged. General Grant, after replying formally to the compliments conveyed, and saying he should try faithfully and honestly to discharge the dalles of his position, said there was one subject to which ho desired to allude at this time. He should en deavor to select for bis assistants in the adminis tration of the government, capable, honest and-patriotic men, and Id this he hoped to have the concurrence of tho Senile; that if be did not succeed in getting competent men on the first trial, be should remove them and select others; that he should have no more hesitancy In changing bis appointees than those of his predecessors In olilce. He had from the first deemed It Improper to give any Indication who would receive Cabinet appointment nnlil after he had received official notice of his own election. He had not yet ad vised anybody whom he bad selected for these places. He had not even conversed with sdj of the persons themselves. From the various communications ho had re * ceivcd, end from what ho bad heard, he was con vlrced that some of the persons he should choose won Id be opposed by combinations of influential men In the party which had supported Jhim, not became they were unfit or per sonally objectionable, but because these parties desired the appointment of their own friends. Ho most mainly be governed by his own ideas of the fitness of the men for the work they would have to perform, and that be had finally concluded not to give any In dication of hla purposes til! he 6cnt his nomina tions to the Senate, or It be did give the persons selected previous notice, it would only be a day or two before their names were sent In. At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Pruyn, the Democratic member of the committee stepped forward, and snid tbat although he and his party bad opposed tho General's election, he coaid count open their support in carrying out the policy bebod just announced. This sally produced a general burst of laughter from tbO staff and spectators gathered around; iB which Gen. G. joined heartily, and the con gratulatory conversation and hand-shaking then became general. Great Storms In California* San Fbakciscp, Feb. 10.—A. heavy rain storm for the last two days throughout the Btate caused railroad and telegraphic communications In all directions to bo interrupted. Portions of the San Joso railroad were washed away, and tho track of the Control Pacific Rail road was covered with water from tho Sacra mento river, which overflowed its banks. "The bridges on tho California Northern road were swept away by the flood. There was also a severe 6now storm in tho mountains, and In places the snow drifted from twelve to fifteen feet deep. Snow-slides are re ported along tho Central Pacific Railroad, near Emigrant Gap and Cisco, destroying a portion of the snow sheds. Thus far, the trains have only been detained a few hours. (Veatltcr Report. Feb. 13, 9 A. iL Plaister Cove.... Halifax Portland Boston Hew Tt ork Philadelphia Wilmington, Del. Washington Fortress Monroe.. Richmond Augusta, Ga, Savannah Charleston Oswego Buffalo Pittsburgh Chicago Louisville New Orleans Key West Havana State of Thermometer Tills Day at the Bulletin Office. MA.M 46 deg. ISM 54 deg. 2P. M 69 deg. Weather clear. Wind Southwest. SOTAITCIAL and COMMERCIAL tb« nuiaaeipjiti Bales at the Fhlladelt 111181 i * 1600 Cltvßgnew Its 101 i 2600 Lehigh R]n Its 86 i 6000 American Gold 186 ■' ®OOOO do bOO flat 135 V ■! 1000 PhU&Erioß 6s 8634 li 800 Bch Nov Gb’B2 68 j 1000 Leh Os ’B4 84 f 160 sh Head B c 4734 1 ~J S “ 47J4 100 Sh . do c 47 V t ?£? B J* do b2O 4734 ii 10 2 8 h do 47.31 S , “BhCim&AmH Is 12-1' l E,X 'J do Its 12334 ■ F |losh /do 1233? I »*/do . , li8« I. 271 sh Penna R ~ETWB 7 « iS?i 8 5 4° e oowD 8734 -I 700 Sh do b3O 674? ICO sh do bco 87V 700 sb Readß ! 100 sh do 471 S A 100 eh doblO 47.3! 300 sh do bBO 47.31 6000 Leh 6’sGold In i 10 ah Much Bk apt I 7sb LehVal R 56 I Wind. Weather. Pher. N. Cloudy. 35 —N. Clear. 30 ....8. W Clear. 33 S. W. Clear. 45 S. W. Clear. 44 B. W. Clear. 40 W. Clear. 42 ....S. Clear. 41 —S. W. Clear. 60 aw. Clear. .40 W. Clear. 50 ....8. E. Clondy. 63 W. Clondy. 59 .... W. Clear. 40 ...,VV. Clear. 60 ... Clear. 40 B. Cloudy. 47 —B. E. Clear. 83 E. Clear. 01 N. E. Clondy. 73 ....N. E. Clondy. 74 a money marine t■ >hla Stock Bxnhatige. OOABD, R 1 eh LehValH lOOahLbNvstk 80S£ 100 eh do SOli 200 shPhil&Erioß Its 25 V 100 eh do bCO 25« i .iBO eh Penna R 07If 200 eh do e3O 57 K 100 eh do 30dys 57 V 100 eh do e3O 67V 100 eh do' do 57V 159 eh do lte 57 V 100 eh do 67 V 100 eh do b3O 67 V 100 eh do 630 67 V 24 eh do 67V I UOAUPS. 1200 City Sinew 101 5000 do do c lSt 1600 West I'enna 6s 81 4000 Lchieh Gr’B4 o 89 V lOehLobValK 56 300 eh Leh Nv Btk b3O 30V 100 eh do 30% OBOABD. 1 100 eh Oil Creole* , AUesh’y It b6O 38Lf '126 eh Peuuaß 57^ i Batwidat, Fet% li—Tho steady demand for currency floted yesterday charoctonrcd the money market to-day. The improved activity may he attribated'lo a variety of caurea. I.argo amounfsare being dally converted Into •Bond*, chiefly through the arency of tho broken, whilst tho rilmultia given to trade. adda consldorably to tho call for currency. Our bonds arc edit tho favorite taveriraeot* In Europe, and tho stoody demand for the various lseuos whith has contln-ed during thin week has produced Its effect on prices. Tho cable yerterday informed us that tho can of 1842 wore held in r>, o^L n .i t7:?i ; , T hlch htheW *he«t point yot attained, though lhe end Is not ret By many of the merchants this steady demand fm- our gold bearing bonds abroad!* regarded a. a poeitlvo advantage, which it would bo de cirons to loereaee rather than dlminisd Wo cannot aesiutto this species of reasoning. Though we may bo lulDg foreign capital to increnpe our own wealth* the acuoal interest will ’hereafter prove au enormons drain upon our gold resources. Other con eideration* are equally in tnvorof keeping our bonds at home ns much aspoalblfl. In case of a foreign war wo ahould he entirely at tbo mercy of an enemy. Ia this ro ipcct England would have an immense advantage. Her national debt Is mainly held at.homo and is verily a. source of strength to her, whilst ours, being hold abroad. Is a manifest source of weakness. There is no change In our local murket. Money is abundant at yesterday’s quotations. There was a fair business at tho Stock Board thla morning, and Government Loans were again qaotably higher. State Loans were unchanged. City Loans cold at 101 for the new Issues. Beading Railroad opened at 47. and then advanced to 47,*. Benner lvanla Itallroad closed at 67ft—an ad vane* of ft. Camden and Amboy Itallroad sold st 123ft@144; Philadelphia and Erie Itallroad at S6ft@2sft: with 33ft hid for Catawlssa Railroad Preferred: 6« for Lehigh' Volley Railroad, end 83ft for North Peunsvlvanl. Ballrosd a In Bank. Canal and Passenger Railway shares the transactions were light. Smith. Randolph A Co., banaen. Third and Chestnut, quota at 10ft o’clock as follows: Gold, 134 ft; C. 8 Jay Cooke A Co. quota Government securities. Sic., to nSißnan!! 1 V '*■&*• IWLll4@lU.ft: oldMve-twen. Mavra. De Haven and Brother. No. 40 Sooth Third street, make the following quotations of the rates of ex. *£J P* M rUnlted Stotea Sixes. 1881.113% 6|U4%; do, do., *62. lI4k(S114M; d0.d0., 18&L do?*6s newAWH«9 75 for Ohio. 60 for Fancy lots. Kye Flour sells at 87 5 <25 I*ricee of Corn Meal are nominsL . Ths resrket Is poorly supplied with prime whoat, but other detcrlnllaDß are not waoted. SmaU sales of coir men and choice Red et $1 9O; some Amber at 81 90, and LWX) bushels No 1 Spriug at£t 72. Rye is firmer, wilh sales of Pennsylvania at 81 5V41 58. Corn ts scarce, and held firmly at the late advance; sales of 3UD bushels Pent*ylvsnia, Boti*hi*m and Wf-pt«.rn Yel low at KWopUc. Oats are better: 4.000 bushels Western sp-ld tt 71 «7e, c< nt*. and 1,000 bushels Pcunsvlrania at ?•> n-rfs. Whisky Is nominal at 97c. to sl. The Laiesi Quotations front flew torn fßr Telegraph.) Nrw York, FVb 13.—Stock* steady. Gold. 135* FxnhasgCk 1C? 1 ,; Fivt-twentirs. IH&L114K: do., is**, lli>i ;do lttS. 113!,. npuvllOfi; 18fi7 1101*; Ten-fomcf W«: Virginia C2%i Miaumri Slxt*, ; Caatoo Uiiz*t>«n7. 63; Cum be ll \ud Prt-ff rrcd. N'evr York C*BtT»U6f 1 s : ; Hurifot) Rlv«r 136% ; Michigan LYntral. MicbUnn Southern. ; Jliixioja Central HO: < Ipvptard and Pittsburgh. &1 ; ,; deveUnd and Toledo. JOT Chicago Kodt Island, 131; Pittsburgh and Fort V% ayne, 117 markets by Telograpii. I £ j'pcial Despatch to the PhD a. Evening Bulletin.) Nkw >o BK , *el> 13. 12% P M.-Cotton market tbiß was dull and heavy; sale® of About l.O'Ki balpp. Wc quote a* follows: Middling Uplands. S 3; Mid dle* Ones dr. 3nM Flour, &e.— barrels. The market for » extern and State FTonr is dull and tame. The b*!»» arc about 400 barrela Including Superfine State at $6 4U: t xtra State at 86 7u&s7 00; Low grades Western Ext/ aat 86 7W3$? tS; Southern * lotu la inactive. Cali fornia I* inactive. GraUL-Eeceiptß—WheaC bushel*. The market is tame. The sales are bushels, No. 2 Milwaukee at 81 tiwl 60. in store. Corn—Receipts- tf1.200 bushels. The market is dull and heavy. Bales bushels New West ern at cent*, afloat. Oats—Receipts-2,800 bushels 2 he market dull at 7634 cents. Prrvlelot s--The receipts of Pork are 730 barrels. The market is dull ard nominal at 832 !S for new Western Ue fo-Beceiptfr-960 packages. Theraarket If lower aod dull. We quote Prime steamer at Uo«s— 7OO. The market lower; Western, 132£@M; City, 14siWfll/v Whtikj-Eccelpto-mo barrels The market li dnlland nominal. IComapondenco of the Associated Prera.l —. XY'Uf’oaa, rob. 13—Cotton lower; 300 balsa .old at a%. Flour atoady: aaira of 6.600 bbla. Wheat dull and declining. Corn ca*l-r a-’d declined lc.; aalea of 3.600 bn* Mixed Western. 91202,V0 Oat* doll; *alee of 14.000 bua a*77(477ftc. afioatand 76r. in at.ire Beefqul-t. Pork : De, T 832 SS- Lard heavy; eteam, 19ft a2oc. W hifky qniet. BiLTuaoEE. 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EJfA r ) THE DAILY jByjEHIRG IiUI.LETIK-I’H ILaDEUJIIA, HATI P,I)AY, FEBIIUAKY 13,18C9. THIRD EDITION. FROM WASHINGTON The Notification of General Grant THE GENEEAL’a SPEECH fTlie California F'lopd.s LATER NEWS PROM PANAMA Washington, Feb. IS.—This morning,- at half past 10 o'clock. Senator Morton and Representa tives Prnvn, of New York, and Wilson, of lowa, made their appearance at the Heodqßarters of the Army for tho purpose of presenting to General Grant tbe certificates of his election as President •of the United States. The impression that the proceedings would be altogether private:together with the fact that the committee arrived a half hour in advance of the time at which it was understood the ceremony TvoukHake’ -pl«*.'prevehted -the presence of a large number of persons who Would otherwise have been attracted by the interesting proceed ings. Gen. Grant was in his office at tbe time of the anlval of the Committee, busily engaged in the performance of bis official duties. They were soon Invited into his presence, and with bnt very little delay Senator Morton addressed tbe Presi dent elect, announcing that they were the com mittee appointed by Congress to present him with his commission as President of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th of March next, and in a few remarks assured the General thot his election was extremely gratify ing to his countrymen, and that the people ielt assured he would, in exercising the dalles of hU distinguished office, apply the same energy, In tegrity and patriotism that hod characterized him in former spheres of ueclnlness. In concluding bis remarks be said that he wdnld have the sup port ot tbe people of the nation, even Including those who differed politically from him, In ad ministering tbe affaire of the government. General Grant, receiving from Senator Morton the certificates of bis election, announced, amid intense Interest on the part of the few gentlemen who were present, and in a firm, audible voice, substantially.that in accepting the office of Presi dent of the United States ho ossured them ot his determination io earry out faithfully the obliga tions of tbat office, and referred particularly”to the necessities for an honest and faithful*dis cbnree of tbe Revenue laws. He would call around him men who would earnestly carry oat tho principles of economy, retrenchment and honesty, which were desired by tbe people of tbe country. Bbould the officers of the different hronches of the Government service not satisfy him in the discharge ot their duties, he would not hesitate a moment about removing them, and would do so just as quickly with his own ap pointments as with those of his predecessor General Grant stated that he had not announeed bis Cabinet np to the time of the official declara tion of the result of the election, but had intended at that period to make known the names of those whom be wonld invite to become members. In tbe interval, however, be had concluded not to make known tbe names oi tbe gentlemen whose services he wonld be glad to have in this respect, even to the gentlemen themselves, until he sent them into the Senate for confirmation. The reason for this determination, Gen. Grant said, was because of tho fact that should he do so a pressure would immediately commence from va rious parties to endeavor to Indace him to change his determination, not so much probably from the fact that the opposition would be made from personal motives, but on account of the interest which gentlemen might have for their own friends. For these and other reasons he bad concluded to make no public announcement of his Cabinet nntil the time mentioned. Gen. Grant- spoke without any reserve, and with the greatest Irankneea and courtesy, and his remarks' were received by his distinguished visitors with every mark of interest and approbation. ' Afterwards, Mr. PruyD, of the committee, ad dressed the General very briefly to tho effect tbat while the party with which he was identified differed politically from the President elect, he desired to assorts him that his administration, in carrying out tbe principles which he had men tioned, wonld have their hearty support and co operation. The speeches were delivered more in a conversa tional tone than,in a formal, set manner, and tho occasion was one of quiet though most intense in terest. The members of the Btaff of General Grant were present. Abont t wen tv gentlemen were present altogether, including the Committee aßd Staff officers. Tbe Committee, after leaving General Grant’s headquarters, proceeded to the Capitol and waited upon Speaker Coltax in hU reception room. They presented him with the certificate of his election as Vice-President, rigned by the Presi dent of the SeDate, and then severally congratu lated him, to which friendly expressions he re sponded: ' .“Gentlemen —Please convey to the two houses of Congress my acceptance of the office to which I have been elected by the people of the United States, and assure them that I shall endeavor to prove worlhv of this mark of confidence by fidel ity to my principles and my duty." The committee then withdrew. Ban Francisco, Feb. 13. —Reports from the in terior indicate that the recent storm was tho moat destructive Einco the winter of 1862. The storm visited every portion of the Btate, Santa Clara and San Joaquin suffering the greatest. The lower part of the city of Stockton was flooded, the cellars in tbe-principhl streets being filled by ibe Calvaraß river, which overflowed its banks. No loss of life is reported. Honolulu advices to January 26 havo been re ceived. The Privy Connell adopted resolutions cl i espect to the memory of tho King’e father and condolence to his afflicted relatives. The small pox excitement in Honolulu is sub siding. The want of steam communication between Honolulu and the other islands is felt by the business community, the prevailing calms fre quently interrupting the mails and trade in mer chandise. The commercial nows is unimportant. Nearly all the whale ships have departed, and many of tho citizens have gone into the country or to the other islands for pleasure. Nicw York, Feb. 13 — The steamer Henry Chnnncey, from Aspinwall, brings Panama dates to the sth, California passengers and $247,535 in treasure. Instructions have been sent to Aspin wall to collect in full the commercial tax. Mer chants resist the collection and havo allowed their goods to be seized. Mr. Rice, the American Con sol, protested against the collection. General Cushing, United States Special Commissioner to Bogota, is a passenger by the Henry Chauncey. Tho Star and Herald says ho has been entirely meeessful In his mission concerning the Isthmus canal, and takes home with him a treaty to bo approved by CoDgrcss, when the work on the canal will at once be proceeded with. Gcnoral Cushing was handsomely entertained In Panama. The report of an attempt to poison President Guzman, ofNicaragna, and Mb family, is con firmed. No arrests havo been made. Fortieth; Congress—Third Session. Washington, Feb. 13. Sbnate.— The President presented the ereden tiols of Reuben E. Fenton, Senator elect from New York. - - Mr. Frelinghnyseri presented the'teredentials of his successor, John P. Stockton, Senator elect from New Jersey. Mr. Pomeroy offered the following, as an addi tional rule: While the motion for tho previous question shall not be sustained In the Senate, yet ihe Senator?, by a vote of three-fifths of their members, may determine the time when debate fbail close upon any pending proposition, and their the main question shall be taken by a voto of thq Senate in the manner provided lor under oxisting rules.”. Laid.on tho table. Mr. Vickers presented a petition of citizens of Maryland for an amendment to the Constitution 60 to more directly recognize Almighty God. Mr. Pomeroy presented a memorial of the 2:30 O’Oiook. BY TELEGRAPH. Notification of General Grant. The California F'lood. From Panama, Colored Orphan Asylum of tho District of Colum ■ Jr. i “ I 5; Atoned to Committee on District of Columbia. Mr. Btcwart introduced a bill to establish a uniform rule of zmttiralizatloß. in the following word*: ■ , : fie it enacted, sc., That all white persons of foreign birth, not convicted of crime, and who have not participated in lnsnrrectlon or rebellion against the United States, and who now are, or who shall hereafter become, permanent residents of - the United States, and elect to be citizens thereof, are hereby declared naturalized citizens, and entitled to all rights and privileges of otbor citizens of tho United States. Mr. Sumner—i wish to say to the Senator from Nevada that I object to the word “white” In that bill, . ; House.— Mr. Moore presented the petition of the owners and masters of vessels of the city of New York, praying for the intervention of Con gress to protect all engaged in navigation from Illegal exactions by State and manidpoT corpora tions. . 'Mr. Payne moved to dispense with the morn ing hour so as to take np the Political Disabilities bill.. After some disensssion as to the effect of the motion it was rejected. -The House then proceeded to the business of the morning hour, the call of committees for re ports of a private natnre, and took up the biU re ported yesterday from the Committee of Foreign Affairs ior the relief of Knott & Co., American merchants doing business in Ghina. .After an explanation by Mr. Blair (Mich.), the bill was passed, , J?r- Blair, from the Committee on- Foreign Affairs, also reported a bill to. pay to Leonard Pierce, Jr., late United States Consul at Mata mDsaslMJ?lc?’ ® llB 43 * n gold,for expenditures “ a « n py Wm from the 18lh of March. 1863, to tbe:Both of November. 1884, in aiding Union eol dieiß ana refugees fleeing from Texas. . Ator considerable discussion by Messrs. Blair. Banss, Bailer (Mass.) and PUe in explanation and advocacy of tbe bill, and by Messrs. Bpaid ac<* L awren cs (Ohio) in criticism of it, tbe bill was passed, -The mornlDg hour having expired, Mr. Broom all, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, mffde a report in the case of tbe Wells-Fargo con ltrS} „ carr yiug the mails between the termini of the Pacific Railroad. The committee exoner ate the Post Office Department from, all blame, anffreports tbat the difficulty originated in an act of Congress, which threw about 400 per cent moremail matter on the route in question than the bids had been made for. Bobbery-Child Burned. Lewiston, Me., Feb. 13—Tho house of W. 8. Stanwood was robbed by burglars, last night, of several hundred dollars worth of jewelry. No arrests have been made. A three year old child of Samnel Whitney, of Aubnrn, was terribly burned yesterday, by the ignition of some matches which the child had in his pocket when pat to bed. murderer Convicted. Tkot, N. Y., ieb. 13.--Joel B. Taompson,who was indicted for the murder of Thomas H. Bailor, by ebootine bim in the streets of this city, on January 2iiib, 186,, was convicted before Judee Hogeboom, to-day, of murder in the second de gree, and will be sentenced on Monday next. Canrtdiaa Aflairti. MoNntEAi. Feb. 13.— William Workman was yesterday rt -elected Mayor. McDonald, the Connecticut forger, has been committed for extradition. A Toronto despatch from Ottawa to the Leader says.- Sir George Cartier has transmitted infor mation of further progress Inj the Hudson Bay negotiation, from which it appears that the com pany have Yielded important points In the bar gain, modifying their original proposition to a degree tbat makes the transfer easy and certain It is expected that tbe present session of the Imperial Parliament will rjjtnees the completion of an arrangement with Dominion authority which will cover the whole northwest in less than three months. A bill will be brought before the Newfoundland House of Assembly to-day proposing the adhesion of that colony to tho Union. Should it pass it will be brought up in ibe House of Commons early in May. The body of Whalen was buried in the jail-yard last night. There is no excitement in town. From New Hampshire. Concord, N. H-, Feb. 13 Jared Davis, of Clnremonf, a pedler la the cars, has been held in default of $B,OOO bail, charged with taking a package of letters from a mail-car on the Salli van Railroad. marine luteUieencc. San Fbancisco, Feb. 12— Arrived, ship Vigil, from Manilla. Sailed, ship White Btar, for Liver pool. San Fbanoisoo, Feb. 11.—Arrived—ship Commo dnre. from New Castle. Cleared-ship White Star, for •Liverpool, with4B.ooo sack? of wheat; ehip Celeatla. for Liverpool, with 2S.CCU Pack.* of wheat. Sailed—ship Bake of Edinburgh, for Cork; ship Derby, for Masatlan; ship Calooledima for Rio Ja neiro. OBITUARY. 91a jor.Goneral James R. Barnes. A telegram from Springfield, Mass., announces the death of Major-General James R. Barnes In that city yesterday morning. Deceased was a native of Massachusetts. He graduated at West Point in 1829, and was ooe of the five starred names in a class of distinguished ability, includ ing Generals Robert E. Lde and Joseph E. Johnston of the rebel army. General Barnes served In the army for several years, whea he resigned and engaged in business as a civil engineer. At the out- b r 6 u the rebellion, by request of the Governor of Massachusetts, he accepted command of the lElghteenth Massachusetts volunteers, and served with groat distinction in ibe Army of the Potomac. After the retirement of General Martindale, in 1862. he was placed in command of a brigade in tho Fil th Army Corps, and in 1866 the Senate confirmed his nomination as brigadier-general, with commission to dato from Nov. 29, 1862. At the battle of Gettysburg he commanded a division and bore an important port.in that memorable contest. Subsequently he was made brevet major-general of volunteers. Ihronahont the war the deceased served with distinguished valor and ability. After tho rebel lion bad been suppressed he resigned his com mission and retired to private life. He was recently a special commissioner of the Union raeific Railroad for the government, and was at one time superintendent of the Wistern Maasa cbnsetts Railroad. The death of Geueral Birne ri a Bincerel - V regretted by a large circle of ft lends, and particularly by the brave men who served under hlm dnring tho rebellion. • He was a most estimable gentleman, a true patriot, and a high toned, amiable man Herald. OEC¥ BULLETIN. City Mortality. —The number of interments in the city for the week ending at noon to-day wag 282, against 252 the same period last year. i-ij e w **ole number 119 were adults and 133 children—67 bpiug nnder 1 year of age; 129 were m {ueß; 153 females; 60 boys and 73 girls. The nnmber of deathß in each ward was as follows: First Second.. Third... Fourth.. Fifth.... Sixth... 8. venlh. E'ghth.. Ninth... Tenth... Eleventh Twelfth. Thirteenth......."..'.' jj Fourteenth f Fifteenth " g The principal causes c ■I; croup, G; consumptl dropsy, 10; disease of tt pearl, t fever, 12; intlami old age, 17, and palsv 3: 8 Sixteen tb 7 14 Seventeenth 8 18 Eighteenth 17 8 Nineteenth 27 Twentieth 17 Twenty-first if Twenty-second 5 Twenty-third (i Tnjenty-fonrth 11 'Twenty-fifth 8 Twenty-sixth Iff Twenty-seventh In Twenty-eighth..,*... 1 Unknown 8 An Ownuk Wantbi) A bag containing thirty ponnds of engar, supposed to have been stolen, was lonnd this' morning at Almond and Water s( reels, by Officers Myers and Brown, of tho Harbor Police, and awaits an owner at the station-house. Front aiyl Noble Btreets. , Bescded from Dbownino.— This morning, about one o'clock (.Patrick Moßrlde, residing at 223 Monroe street, walked into the Delawaro at Mend alley wharf. Ho was rescued from drown ing by Officer Donnrd, of the Harbor Police, and Philip Mullen, a private watchman. ’SSy#yi | Msy< if death were: apoploxy, lon, 54; convulsions, 12; 10 heart, 11; debility, 12; nation of the lungs, 19; FOURTH EDITION LATER FROM WASHINGTON Mr. Colfax Notified of Hia Election REVISION OF THE SENATE RULES PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS OVEBLARD HAIL CONTHACT IQr. Colfax Notified of bis Election. [Breclal Despatch to the FhJla. Evening Bulletin. 1 Washington, Feb. 13 The committee to ap prise the next President and Vice President of their election waited upon Mr. Colfax in the Speaker’s room at the Capitol. Mr. Colfax replied to the address as follows: “ Gentlemen : Please convey to the two houses of Congress mv acceptance of the office to which I have been elected by the people of the United Stotes, and aEsnre them that I shall endeavor to prove worthy of this mark of confidence by fidelity to principle and dnty.” HcvlNion of (be Senate Rules. tSpecial Deepatch to thsPhila. Evening Bnlletia.l Washington, Feb. 13 As usual on Saturday, there Is little of interest in either House of Con gress. Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on .Revision of the Rules, has reported to the Senate a new rule to enable that body to close debate upon any question by a two-thirde vote. Nominations by tbe President. (SpecialDespatch to the I‘hfla. Evening Bulletin,] Washington, Feb. 13.—The President to-day nominated to the Senate Lewis Dent, brother-in law of General Grant, to be Minister to Chile, In place of General Kilpatrick, and John T. Nagle, Secretary of Legation, to the same place. Tbe Overland nail Contract. rSpecial Despatch tothe Phila. Evening Bulletin.] Washington. Feb. 13.— Mr. Broomall to-day submitted bis report on the Wells & Fargo con tract, to be printed and recommitted for action to the Committee, who have not yet signified their concurrence. As predicted in these de spatches. the report argues in vindication of the administration of the Post Office Department. Indians—Explosion—land Grants. St. Louis, Feb. 13.—An Omaha despatch datid yesteiday says that a locomotive boiler exploded at Rich Creek, on the Pacific Raiiiuud, lost night, killing the engineer, con ductor and fireman. A telegram from Helena says that gentlemen from the Yellow Slone report that two large war parties of Block Feet and Crow Indians had o fight near Big Timber, on the Yellow Stone, and ibveral were killed and wounded on both sides. A despatch from Lincoln, Nebraska, says Mr. Stewart’s bill, granting 10,000 acres of land to sDy corporation constructing 20 miles of railroad witbin the State of Nebraska, passed the Hoase to-day. A combination bill, dividing 080,000 acres of public lands between five projected roads In va rious parts of the State, but entirely ignoring tbe Omaha and Southwestern road, kas passed the Senate. fBAUINB BULLET*!*. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA— Fkbbpaby 13. W See ttarinr. Bulletin m Inside Page. ARRIVED THIS DAY. Steamer Pioneer, Catharine. B 0 hours from Wilmington, NC. with cotton, naval stores. Ac. to Philadelphia and Southern Mail SB Co. Steamer H. L Uaw, Iler, IB hours from Baltimore, with mdse to A Grover. Jr. Bchr Clara. Gohecau. 10 days from James River. Va with lpm her to Coiling fc Co. CURTAIN MATERIAL. ~ I. E. WALRAVEN. MABONIO HALL, No. 719 CHESTNUT STREET "V - Calls attention to his varied stock of UPHOLSTERY GOODS, LACE CURTAINS Embracing some of the richest ever imported. Tapestry Table and Piano Covers, Eider and Arctic Down Quilts, For Invalids cannot be excelled. WINDOW SHADES OF ALL VARIETIES. No. 35 South Third Street. PHILADELPHIA. DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, STOCK, COLD AND NOTE BROKERS, Accounts of Banks, Finns, and Individuals recuiJH&ftKricct ‘Tcheck at eight. ro&ftV INTEREST ALLOWED ON BALANCE*®® <^enera£%ents ; PENNSYLVANIA Hzj o -i jfo>^K!?Nei. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 'The Rational Lutes Ikhurancr Company L'3 i. corporation chartered by special Act of Congress, ap proved July 25,1363, with a , CASH CAPITAL, $1,000,000, FULL PAID. Liberal terms offered to A sen to and Solicitors, who nre Invited to apply at our otJl<*v , \ Full particulars to bo had on application at our office, jbeateu in the second story of our Hanking House, where Circulars and Pamphlets, fully describing ib® advantages offered by the Company, may Jjq hod. ,W. OLARIC «fc CO„ uYb, 35 South Third &X 3:10 O’Oloofe. DECORATIONS, ON THE THJin Y FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, ISfig. First. Capital Stock 8125,000 00 Awountoi acscreuient or mstalinenta oafitock . paid In c«»h. 125,000 00 second. lhu value, rb nearly ob may bo. of the real estate held by the company Nothing. Cach In banka 110,485 3i Premiums in course of transmission 136,377 96 Amount of Io«bb secured by bonds and mort eages.constitnting the fint lien on real estate on which thero Is lees than one year’s interest dm ond o* fng 283,700 00 Amount of louna on which fhteroet has cot been paid within one year None. AMOUNT UFai’OOKS OWNED BY TUB COMPANY, f nr Vnlup. MarketYal’e. 261.600 U. 8. bond? 6 per cent 283,045 £0 000 N. Y. State bond* n per cent. .. 63 500 166,000 City of Brook lvn bond.-* 7 per ct. 159.660-496,193 00 Amount of stocks held bv the company as col 1 lattratg*ecurity for loans, with the amount I loaned oh the same | ParValu* 4 . Market Value. / 75 10,000 V. 8. Ponds 6 » er cent.... 10 700 00 10.000 City of Brooklyn bonds 7 p. c. 11,030 00 j Interest on investments} duo and unpaid Accrued interest not yet due Premium louns secured by our policies Deft rr* ri premiums, being balance of quarterly and hnll yea ly premiums 45.74413 Vmonnl Property ; 3 600 00 T bird, Atnouutof leases during the year, ad jured, but Let duo Nothing. Amount of losses repotted to the company, butnot or ted upon Amount of unsettled Amount of dividends declared, blit not due Amount of money bor.owed, and the na ture and amount of the nocuilty given None. Amount required to safely reinsure alt out- * Hhair'intf risks 1,475,100 0J Fourth. Amount of premiums received 84?»tW7 7t> Interest received from investments 110,310 53 Fifth. Amount of Ipsseß paid during tho year, 146,300 00 Amount of dividiLds declared during the year 315,1914? Amount, of dividends paid 181,804 2) Amount cf expenses paid during thoyear, in cluding commtpsh ns and fees to agents and officeis of the Company 168,590 80 Amount of losses due and unpaid None. Amount of taxes raid by the Company 4,800 81 Amount of all other expires and expendi tures 65,82)09 Corner Fourth and Streets, DREXEfc &. CO., Philadelphia DREXEL, WINTHROP ft SO,, N. Y. OREXEI, HARJES &'CO r> Park. Parties going abroad can male all their Jinancial arrangements with us,and procure Letters of Credit available in all parts of Europe . Drafts for Sale on fneiand, Ireland, franco, Germany', *c. BY TELEGRAPH. LATEST CABLE NEWS The Fenian Amnesty Petition FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN LATEST FROM WASffIMTOKT IMPORTANT CURRENCY BILL A Message from President Johnson NEWS BY THE CUBA CABLE Ry tbe Atlantic Gable. %2S£-&£!£Ej£r ° r Madrid, Feb. 13.— The future form of govem ment for Spain is tbe engrossing question with the Cortes and the people. The propositionfor a directory for a number of years has been aban doned, and a legency and council have been sug gested Instead. * I mportant Currency Buis. iSpecfal Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bolletln.l Washington, Feb. 13—The House has been engaged this afternoon on the reports from the Committee on Banking and Currency, and has passed two important bills. One prohibits the certification of checks nnless the money Is actu ally on deposit at the time; another prohibit* backs from loaning money on carroncy coliat crals, being intended to preclude locking ud operations. , From Washington Washington, Feb. 13—The President, to-day, nominated Lewis Dent, to be Minister to Chili and John 8. Nagle, to be Secretary of that Le gation. ' Tbo President, to-day, sent the following Mes sage to the Senale: ■ ■ . “ To l/te Senate of the United Slates Tho biU, er titled ‘Ad Act transferring the duties of the Trustees of Ibu Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown,’ is herewith returned to the Be-Date, in which bouse it originated, without my approval. Tho accompanying paper exhibits the fuct, that the legislation which tho bill proposes, is contrary to the wishes of the colored residents of Washington and Georgetown, and that they prefer that the schools lor their children should be under the management of Trustees selected by the Secretary of the Interior, whofe lerm of office is for four years, rather than to be subject to the control of bodies whose ten ure of office depends merely upon political con siderations, ai d which may he u’nnually affected by tbe elections which tafie place In the two cities. The colored people of Washington and Georgetown are at present not represented by a perten of their owr/rnce in either of the Boards of Trustees of Public Schools unpointed by the municipal authorities. Of the three Trus tees,however, who, under the act of July Uth. 1662,compose the board of trustees of theschools lor colored children, two are persons of color. The resolutions herewith show that they have performed their trusts in a manner en tirely satisfactory to the colored people-of the iwo cities, and no good reason is known to the Executive why the duties which now devolve npon them ibould he transferred as proposed m the bill. With these brief suggestions the bill is respectfully retnrneH, and the consideration of Congress is invited: to the accompanying pream ble and resolutions. | Signed | “ Andukw Johnson. “ Washington, D. C., February 13,1869.” From Cuba. Havana, Feb. 13.— Captain-General Dolce haa>'® 5 joet issued on Important proclamation. He re cites that whereas, the insolvents have refused up to this date to accept the amnesty proffered in bis former proclamation/ and whereas, others ore continually joining the Insurrectionary forces, therefore the proclamation of amnesty is withdrawn. The liberty of the press Is also suspended for* the timof and the former censor ship is printing and distribu tion of newspapers without permission from the government Authorities Is prohibited, anil all persons tyuMy of violating tho press law and all. politicaUmsoncra in futnre will be tried by court martial: ASSETS $2,010 643 82. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 6T4TE3IEHT OF THE CONDITION HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OFNEWYOBK, tfdlTßß 0. 'JttlfFlTn, Freildeatt B. K, ESLErt General Agent, PHILADELPHIA Banbeis and Dealers la C. 9. Bondi. 4:00 O’Oloott. Nothing. 2.013 & 833.883 32.