t7ltT7t 0.1131,13NT1N. Tho'fonavaterctrat Exchange—Tito Dods scar heist strauquelt..': . -This - irked banquet gitce. by tbn - COmnierelal - Excliiarg,krAtssoctition;ln honor of the dedication of `!The'Llhaniber'of-Comlnerce'timilding. came . . off last - evening, st- -the „Continental-, Hotel.- Tuts guests assembledne o'clock In" Parlor C, and about seven o'clock therproeeeded to the ban , etletAtiottriwhilelhatLitserty;'Certnet "Band -per - forlnda•h'greatiltuhrell. 1 -Tbete Wei -nine-tables:' an addition to the main table-at-which the distin gtrishettgueBo seatext., Among/ the latte r . wereaiidgeillionspsori and S troud', Hon: - Morton laclelletiarl, E. A. Bobbins, President of the Chi cago Board of Trade -, E. Sanderson, President of the Miltvettkeelroard of Trader; B eatty: See-, retarY - ertiliffthsiesgo Board of Trad e- John A. Vonaht, President of the - Buffalo - Boar d of Trade; Mr. 4 j,plinsun, : of, tho Detroit ,Board. of Trade; fidr. 10100; ;oftire. New York PeoduCeEtchttitzet P.S. Marti, of 'Buffalo • Mr. Goodehall. of Cie- Mr. ~,Lee, oeNevir - Yeirki - G. H. Samp son, Of the BostoVlioard,nf Trade ; e#3- ktutdii, S. T. , Walter and T.' Mower, of lice; C. B. Crockett, C. Spring and H. A. John son. of Boston. About =2bQ persons,sat down at the tables and partook - athe diener,W bleb was gotten dp - Under the soperin re ndeut e of Kr; John Doyle,the head waiter of the hotel.. , , John E f c , q_, President of t h e Com mercial; Exeinsts,,sre 'AiutsclaliOn„presided, and at ter the es:ll4l6ls had .been dienosed of, ho addressed the assemblage follb ' Gentioileri=4n: coulee:Misting the intelligence, wlsdomend.,consupintate ability of the .gentienion with - WhOmitt my„good fortune at this time to be associated, Some of wheat are proverbial fur the ease land eleginee with 'Which thoby preside uponlettetroccresionatts the' reient, I eauttot but . regret the combination of circumstances that have devolvedr opOrt7 Irmo duty for ,whichl am alto gether inexperlencid, and from which I dare not shrink, because of my of ematteetion with the association whose .gueste you are (the Commer cial Exchange - Of Philadelphia); Min upon whose. behalf kne,w , exterid to lowa hearty and most cordildtWelCcititC ' • • Gentleatrirw We :have invited yon - to be present tiPonetbitrOecarsionithat.you‘might partake with us ofilhe le-Raker? b,ottutituilly provided - and spread beforei,us;;;enberaitteotly,te,plijoy with us, in a ra tiOu4,4oliat'almtit inevitable result, " the flow of sottimwtsiglifolldwi; and to sou wl:Mare from a distaneel,i.stradgefis zoniparatively in . our city, and who have for the time being (that you might honor us with your presence) absented yourselves from the dally:rOatine" of businals - ree airing year closeststieratiay, and attention, c 1 would:6ly eft pectally that s insantielpattng• the dedication of our .nristr;,,,-,h.e11. ,tor the commercial, . faetufing arta ' agricultural interests of this , orgrelit -- -7-business centre, .in our opinion the; work would not• have. been-complete or well,dettermitil,,in this -mishits and hospitable . manner i itithloClty.of Brotherly Lo ve,the birth place,!sof... American , Independencei we had ex tendeOherlght hand of fellowship and hearty welco,tnerlAlbA.;egionercial representatives of the East end , the Wesi,•, the North and the Southons one vatitbrptherbood;representing a community. of interestauporythe national domain; and thus burying, din ebliyign ,all recollections ,of schisms and strife, Sectional lealonsiese- and animosities; in the tnesitin,of the.arts, the union of trapds i and beneatlithe Merlons; foldel9f the , - flag of our Union "forever." Gentimnenove. desire; your presence with Its, not orilY tOpartalte,-of, the festivities of the oc casion, but that: you may observe and learn something of the enterprise, industry -and•thrift of ouv , :peopleoas exhibited' in.their various in dustrial ptunititei Situated as WO are, upon the Atlantle.d seaboard:l. in a State whose mineral resoureee...tare iinbMiuded, whose rich and fertile valley-avant superabundant. in their production, whosaroti and coal fields are among the richest and most valuable that have ever been discovered, with a network 01 railroads - diverging from our city as ti common Centre, not only throughout its brciad.expanse; but in every direction opening the siverines.of trade .to the most remote and 'dis tant parts -of our laud, we certainly possess all the substantial elements of success and of com mercial and .manuftieturing importance. By - published • statistiee,dt appears that in 1860 there waiimportedirgd passed through the cus tom houee - Of the' city bf New York, for Philadel phia merchants, therthandise to the value of this ty millions of dollurs—tWerity- two [nil:ions of which, was, foteig ti dry noods—against fifteen mil lions imported directly to Our owe city the same year. In the interim that has elapsed, like all others of Our sister cities, we have been seriously disturbed smd unsettled. to ~our commercial and maritime relations with the world by the recent unfortunate anti deadly strife withiu our borders; and while it is true that the dark clouds of war that so long ho vered in the hurizou of our country's glory and prosperity, for a time almost entirely obscured our commercial importance, the silver lining at last appears, and seems now about to shed forth its splendor in the renewed viz.or and activity of our merchants and capitalists in that direroion. With the various linen of coastwise steamships already in active operation, arrangements have also recently been consummated for a line of steamers between this port and Liverpool, and the establishing of another to ports in Ourmany is likewise being seriously considered. Thus, gentlemen. whilst we admire the energy and enterprise of our sister city of the Empire fatale, awe intend to emulate her example in this psrticular, and ere long make oar own city the port of entry for her own supplies, carried In steamers plying to and from her own shores: and whilst, amidst the vast resources of our old Key stone State, the rnde,shapeless aud molten in ae rial is wrought into comely form at our factories. furnaces and forgesty the educated and skilled artisans and mechanics for which our city is so celebrated, and in point of mmutteclures as a lo cality stands pre-eminent. our product in that line being about two hundred millions of dollars annually, - affording employment, as I have re eently'seen it estimated, for about one huntire and seventy-fom or two hundred thousand peo ple; and as in the rapid strides of progress and improvement, we are borne forward on the tid of success to wealth and prosperity, we shall, with un unbending effort end unyielding will. with all the enterprise and energy of which as people we can boast, endeavor to place our city, as a cononeieLl aud manufacturing metropolis, foremost among the elites of the world. I have taloa: this oppoi Lenity, gentlemen, thus briefly to allude to some of the important ad vantages we possess, rot in the spirit of egotism, bat that, you may become more familiar with our development and resources us a people aud of the gloriumi old Commonwealth we represent, and upon whose behalf I again bid you a heart felt rend hospitable welcome. The Tollow following toast was proposed : "The cities of Chicago and Milwaukee—Fall of enterprise and courage, they dare everything, and always win " Mr. Charles Randolph, of Chicago, who was greeted with tremendous applause, rose to re spond. He said : Mr. President cud Gentlemen—The toast to which I have to respo: d is of very large propor tions. In behalf of the delegations present from - the cities nitu.ed in the- toast. I thank you,sir,and the association over xi hich ea preside. for the Invitation extended to us. Philadelphia is re nowned for her public buildings. You, sir, and your able colleagues, have anthal another build ing to yonr.valuanle institutions. The toast re lates to the country known us the North west,and allow me tO say a low words in respect to it. We need cheap lines of transportation, so that our producis may be forwarded to you. You need-1n prosecuting your manufactures these produCts, and at the lowest cost, and the question' fans to consider is, how can we co operate? If the cost of transportation of grain be forty mita per bushel, all will be well. Penn sylvania has facilities greater than any other sta tion of the country fur certain products which we require. .The greet consideration with us is to produce and bring about low rates of transpor tation. To do this we usual construct new lines and increase the facilities of the existing lines, and so bring about the result which is so much needed. LApplause I We in the Northwest have endeavored to extend our line to Lake Ontario, but for some reason the State of New York Is • stood cut against us, and Pennsylvania has, t sonic extent, followed the same course. It may seem strange that I allude to such a subject here, but I feel it my duty to do so v v don't care ED muck about th is route, but i t use of the routes we want. If you or New York ea , ' show asp better, we shall be willingto a d opt [Applamiel. The speaker referred, ln eri, mentary?.., terms, to the Pennsylvania P.1 ) 1 1-1 ) 1- - Cotermy;tind Laid it was the best in lac cou ' t r it ' r '' y, and that Ifs iron arms were extendine- in every direction. We :coegratulate 3 ou. and' w , .g_ratulato ourselves, that they h ave - .1- made a further extension. I allude to the eXtenirliin from Pittsburgh to Chicago. APlAstlee-:1 This , railroad company has ' eetabliehed for Tem t numtier of competing lines' all centering here. It the Pennsylvantaltailroad Coinpany continue 'to thus favor you, you not be afraid tint thatlim will be able to get all the produets yon -require,. and- at- the cheapest cost. Yon need inereaserLfacilitlen for handling bulk grain. " laced: cleVatorii, and your mer chants must co-operate together for that pur pose. I am trespassing upon your time in speak lug, of these matters , of business , (cries of t•Gti on I" j but there is'onnwOrd I mnstaay--pernaps ;I' Ought to address . myself to some rail road president. ~ It, is this :—I believe ,it is a peer f•inlistake that , the ,railroad companied should titinsfer to a tow individuals the cream of ;everything. [ Applause for 'some min- Wee.] We want them to be fair with us and to give ins. - 'the ftecilitletl which they. .can gtv4 and? which they Must give under their charters. I ask the knanutacturera of Philadelphia that you will have - Ibis ;natter debated aturnorreeted. rAji platiseil—One - more word` and` I ant 'done. I don't want to speak about politics, but in a few ' 61011 dayethe affairs of the nation will pass into the 'hands of the great Captain of , the age—faV plaase]—whom Illinois has sent to you id , fill the Executive chair which was occupied^ by On lamented Lincoln. " It will be an imporrunt epoch in the government of this country. Many things reed corrt ellen, and we need a steady eye:and clear beadle perfect our affairs. Wohetieve the men at the helm is the person we want, and we all say "God bless him, and take courage from the fact of Ms. election. - Over the water they b4in to believe that United States bonds at six per cent. arc pretty good property [ applause]; end if Conareea buelcup the Executive of the nit ,no, out securities will go up higher and higher. Tile speaker closed by paying a glowing tribute to the incoming President, General Grant, and .belie,ved that a broad and comprehensive policy I would guide his administration of the govern , mi nt. Mr. Randolph concluded with the following toast: "The State of Pennsylvania- - pre-eminent alike for her inherent wealth, both above and below the surface of her soil, may her soes maintain to the end the proud position they have" over 'held, as energetic, persevering, sagacionst, and patri-' otic representatives of our common eontitry.P Responded to by Hon. Morton McMichael, as foriowe: ,1/?. Pre'sident: It is always gratifying to me'to have my name associated With Pentiayly'ania, and it le especially . so In thiwpresence, and'amidrthe4 e urroundinga. Assembled as, weltatro,:to Com., ruernorato an event widen, though prinanylly-ttes Acting the, city, initer consequences concerns the ' welfare of the mute; and layered os we are, by the bttendauce of .tilpreseritatites from 'various quarters, Who-haverottannittler trijoin us in gie ing interest end•digrdly 1°,4110,0-woe:ton, Ilestee‘a it a privilege to , be wallet:re l it In coonection with the so:diluent: just, pro Posed by the. elognent gee ' denier front Chicago; to ' , Whose' gracefril eoni-' meats in reply to your? cordial' welcome.we have 'listened wish so much pleasure. I tally, appreciate and gratefully acknowledge the handsome wrote In which jog have referred to me, und. under di ff erent circumstances I should be glad tontidertake'what you have been pleased to say I anectitopeteint to perform. If this wore a suitable opportunity, it would, I confess, afford ''rue very great satisfaction to discourse of our good 'old Commonwealth; to speak at largo of her linerics and her virtues; of the magnificent dcimain, including whatever is grand or pletbresque or, l glinting, which is her herl .' urge; of the extent and diversity of her te:- ritorial area; of the profusion and variety vf her Agricultural and mineral resources; of her vast material developments; of her enormous and multiform industries; of her inexhaustible ca-' pacity for rewording thrift pad enterprise, no matter what shape they may take or where they may lead; and, above all, of the sturdy, solid and substandal charitefer of her people. Bat, Mr Preadult, for reasons which I need not recite. this pa not a suitable opportunity for those of us who are "native, and to the manor born," to in delge in lengthened or elaborate speeches. Our de are is rather to heir front our distinguished gut sus, aim therefore I abstain. '1 la re Is one aspect, however, in which, even while evoking the general topic, we may In this eon pany, so many of whom are front a distance, appropilately regard Peelle) ly.ruia. I allude,eir, , to the relations which she holds to .her sister Suttee, Bordered at once by the Atlantic and the lake s; lying side by side in close communion with the West and the South,and separated from Now York and the East only by New Jersey,which, in come respects, is parcel st herself, she is not in ,p?ly described as the Icirefeffit of the arch on a Loeb the stupendous fabric of our republL ICKS. Animated, as she is, by a liberal and catholic spirit; desirous, as she is, that everywhere an en lightened sense of national unity shall replace the captious frettultiess of local self-assertion; hope tut, as she is, that the benign influences of trade and COnillitiCe will speedily make the waste places glad, and bring prosperity to all the land end to all the inhabitants thereof, Pennsylvania naturally regards occasions like the present WWI IuIVOIA favor. The beautiful edifice you this morning dedicated as a mart for the products of all sections will serve to strengthen and enlarge the ties which bind those sections together; the citizens whom you have gathered from their homes in the West and in me East, iu the Sono; anti In the North, to partake of your laospitali th s, will carry hack to those homes, and ditras among their friends and their neighbors, and the communities to which they belong, the recollec tions of brotherly greeting and kindly inter ( curse: and thus it will come to pass that this iu aug,uration day 01 . the Commercial Exchauge wilt be henceforth associated in their minds as well as in our minds with that other inauguration day o soon to follow it, to which till parties are anx iously looking, some with doubt, sonic it may be, with mistrust, hut by far the larger majority with conticeuce and faith that It will be the com p:el:et mi tit of a new era of patriotic harmony and den:estic peace. The peat toast was:—"The City of Boston— The standing ot her merchants, like the bonds ot her honor( d Commonwealth, is above par." Mr. E. H. Sampson, of Boston, was called upon to respond. He referred to his inability to respond to such a toast, and In a brief speech eulogized the merchants of Philadelphia,and con chid( d with the followieg sediment: "The Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia, chose ,substantial edifice is an evidence of Its present prosperity. The enterprise and te.lll - nt e 01 its members are the hest guarantees of Its lueure." I Applause. The next toast ware--" The City of Cinelfinati —lteposiug upon her beautiful river, she occu pies the centre of the Republic, and, as its heart, sympathizes with all cud deals with all." Msjt.r Gorham responded. He said the mer e:haute are destined not only to be the teachers t:ut the rulers of the land. No other interest is so important to the material welfare of the country. fie came of a very Modest town They of Cincinnati claim not to live In the northwest, but in a hotter place—in the centre of the nation. Seven or eight yearn ;thee Cincinnati was on the borders; but tin borders have been removed. They realize that they are in the centre. Their city is the hub New York and Philadelphia and Boston will over top tin mselves it they don't look out, and Cin cinnati must put forth her power to balance them. The agricultural and mercantile interests underlie the prosperity of the nation. They should he festered above all the rest. The Norte Amnia exert her thifinence to build uplho South, which may then soon equal herself In prosperity and wealth. The young and vigorous aro needed to do the work, and such are doing it. The spec ker said he was the oldest of their delegation, and he was not yet married. [ Laughter. The next toast was "The Judiciary." Chief Justice Thompson responded. He thought that it was an unfair thing to call upon him, us he Lad no ophorinuity to prepare an ad dress, and was entirely taken by surprise. Be ' was not armed for the occasion, and was not un der any circumstances a good talker. lie felt that the first thing he had to do was to thank the Commercial Exchange for the invitation that had been extended to brrifit listen to the beautiful re eprmser that had been made to the toasts. Ho paid a compliment to Morton MeNtiehael :or his handsorne tribute Co the State of Penn- Well be gave in no holowomatian• eases. He was pleased to bear that the Pens lvsniu Railrpad was forming its connection as ill; the North and West, and was glad to ilea the t there wawa new "hub" (alluding to Cinelu nail) iu the country besides the one down E.,s; He wished Sortie learned gentlemen presel v, ;mid tell him the origin of giving toasts. Q ; thought it a queer idea that when you say t gad thing you wish it to go down with a goo ; tbirg. As tar as toasts Were concerned, he THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 2:1869. tbouebt there; was too much connection with the stotnaeb and not enough with the heart; i 1 then facetiously liktned the giving of toasts to VaPg a flaidig; sometimes you will catch a salmon, sometimes a tront, sometimeakperch; bnti you finally catch% sucker. !Laughter.] Y 4311 have touted the'judiciary. I would state that thijudiciary ministers at the altar of peac ; likd the tailing OV.devr the acts of We judiciary falfuneetn. Yon must think of the judiciary as a nitnister of protection—it is , the security of good men and the terror of' the bad. The old rhyme says "Time ents - down all, Both greet and small." And so does the judlcitity. It administers to good andibad alike., `f While the judielaiy tarn honest the people aro secure. It does not amount to much in practical life,' but the ministers of jestice6--the judiciary of the iconntry—protects corn exchanges, railroad companies, and all other businese orgeniz Woes. -..The next toast was—" The city of Detroit. Har grand and spacious streets are the fitting high ways for the march of her progrestive and ad venturous people." -This tenet was responded to by Mr. J. D. Standish. The next toast was—" The city of New York. She site a queen upon the waters; and draws all men toward her.", Mr. B. C. Bogert responded. He said• that in the absence of the chairman of his committee, Pe hoped be would be excused as it was entirely out of his line of business to do the talking, and be congratulated them on the completion and dedication of the Commercial Exchange. [ Ap plause. 'The State of New Jersey" was then proposed, and Mr. Jervis, of Newark, responded very ably. fl,"The Press, " was proposed. Mr. Wm . McKean responded. , He said the Chief Justice Dad spoken of being taken by sur prise, but he (the speaker) was entirely taken by surprise in being thus calledmpon. The Judge was formerly a Democrat, and sueceeded once in getting elected to Congress frotn the Erie district by making jest such speeches as he had made be fore them. He 'was the only Democrat who was ever elected from that district. On the part of the-Press, be expressed thanks for the sentiment. But ,the gentleman on his right (Mr. McMichael) ought to' have spoken to thus toast. He was the person whd should al ways respond on behalf of the Press of Phila delphia. Mr. McKean said he was a Philadelphian, and had always been identified , wilkher; that next he was a Pennsylvanian, through-and through, and that after that he was an American. 'But he never could go to New York or Bostorewithout feeling hbw immeasurably in owee!.particulars those cities surpassed his own.. Speaking - Of Beaton, he called it the "Hub;" and Said he was opposed, to the idea of Cincinnatisetthignp as a "hub." 'He bad occasion to, use •daily, two tons of im ported.goods, and always takes Care that every pound of it comes to Philadelphiaiwharves. He can't find steamships to bring it, but provides stereroomelor it, so that he hean.wait for the slow, lumbering sailing vessels. This was the spirit which was needed here.' He closed with a fitting enloginm upon the work of the Com mercial Exchange. "The city of Buffalo" was next toasted, and responded to by Mr. Morris. Mr. Randolph proposed, three cheers for the Philadelphia Exchange and .the gentlemen con nected with it. It is unnecessary to say that this sentiment was heartily revonded to. , The chairman then announced that in conse quence of,the lateness of thelaur the remaininz toasts , could not be given and the gentlemen then retired. THE Corrksm Et.s:tirroig CAsF.A. —Messrs. Wm. P. Messick and R.-M. Batturs„e,xaminers to take testimony in the contested election cases, held 'another session yesterdav afternoon. • John Eastbnrne testifial-=-Reitidu No. 817 Cath erine street; did not vote Attie last October elec tion; no other John Els:stburhe'tesides• in that house. [No. 583 ori thMilstof votets.l Jerome IC Boyer,•B2l South Ninth 'street; Rich and Shultz, Seventh and Evangelist streets; WI, ham S.' Ruff, 804 Fallon street; Uharfea Fair, 73-; Ninth street (substituted Fletcher for Donegan) John McConnell, 756 Ninth street; 'John R Thomason, 816 Stewart street, testified lo havim voted the Republican ticket in the Seventh divi sion, Third Ward, at the October election. Robert Parker testified—Live At 804 'Shi ppm , street; did not vote in the Eighth division or Fourth Ward at the October election; I wai in lowa on that day; no other 'Robert Parlor lived there at that time. Nos. 371 and 729 on the list of voters. 111 re. Elizabeth Robinson and a number of other citizens testified that certain voters did not liw at the places they were registered. James C. Adams, testified-1 was an officer of election in the. Eighth Division of the Fourttl Ward at the October election; 'I was the 11.! publi can inspector; John McKeown was the Dune erotic inspector; the judge was W. M. J. Fury; I. got to the polls about a quarter past seven o'elo,:k; the election woe going on 'then; quite a number of votes had been taken; nobody was ac•ing iu my place; when I got there myself an : clerk were qualified by the judge; l then handed Mr. W. Y. Campbell his commis-ion as return inspector; I ask( d the judge for the window hook; I asked either to keep the window hook or take the tickets; he gave me tar br-ok and I kept it;Mr. McKeown received the tickets; the voters came up awl voted as fast as it was possible, to take the tickets, separate thew, and drop them' into the box, no time being al lowed to examine whether the names were on the assessment list; I remonstrated with Mr. Mt Keown about taking the tickets so fist: .1 told him it was impossible for we to find out whether the names were on the assessment list; McKeown said that I would have time to look foe them after they had voted; he made no change in the mode of taking votes after I oh jected; I did everything I could to keep up with him. and found it Impossible to do so; i think about-• 164 votes were received during the' first hour; T made only one •challengeduring the day; that was John Smith; made a general chal 'cline because there had been more John Smiths voted than were on Tshe ' - assessment' list; there were personations of voters on that day; I recol lect two very particular—one was Robert Hal land; I did not get a chance to challenge the vote, but I remonstrated against its being put in the box; Alderman McMullen brought the man up and I told him that the man was not Robert Holland, and that he ought not to personate him; the Alderman replied: "This is Robert Holland, and' he lives in Baker street;" the vote was in the box before half the time con sunned in the conversation; there was no voucher to show who this man was; the man was not sworn himielf; therm*as a Robert Holland as sessed at No. 629 - South Eleventh street; that Robert Holland I know; he lives. in the Ninth precinct; be was not the man who offered to vote; the other personation I know of was Win O'Neill; Itinow,Willlam O'Neill; , he and; Hol-t-, land both' work at our Shop; the than who voted , ' was not William O'Neill these men gave no residence when they came to vote; have; been an election officer in that division. twice before; am pretty Well acquainted with the voters by sght; saw quite a large number of men whose laces were strange to me about the polls; tit} far as I remember there was neither dn; oath administered 'nor a tax receipt asked for' during the whole day; men came forward to vote, and from their.appearance I felt they were not qualliled'veteis;• their biethes in Beene" stances couldn't be found on the list; no question was aelisci any man who came up; all votes were. taken except:John Brelth; the man I challenged;. I geuerAy asked for the residence, -but the vote was In the box bilforo a reply could be given. John Meenliough recalled—l conapared•a eeni tifiente copy of a list of voters with a list of tax- Wes of the Seventh division, Third Ward; I found ninety-six names of voters who Were not on the. lint of taxables.. William Y. Campbell,'; return inspector °fitted. Eighth hivislon, Fourth Ward, at the October election, testifie d—l got to the polls about a quarter peat severe; the room in which the election ()dicers eat was only large enough 'to .hold thek, judge, the window inspectors and their clerks; the return inspectors and their clerks counted the votes in the secombatory back room; when I got to the pollsl looked [tato the ',Omit and saw that Mr. Adams, - ithe'inspector, wine not there, and the election was going on; Mr. Mellvain, the Republican clerk, •was there Writing; Mr. - Adame arrived some afterwards. j Witness then cor roborated the evidence of Mr. Adafais in , regard to the manner of the reception of votes ] Witnees cou tie:wed—From 8 o'clock until nearly, 1 o'clock I was up stairs all the time, engaged in counting the votes, only going, down every hour to gettlie boxes; we did hot' 'catch up' with the e. , nnt until between 12 and , 1 o'clock; after 1 o'eloelt I think I was down , in the room roue or' five times for about twenty. minutes; during that , time the yotes were . taken ~.as theywere to morning—Without asking any , questions; while I Was in the room I ;stew neither tax receipt shown, a voter Sworn; noes voneheresterro. ' • Wm. D. Motors testified that he .kept the ant-, side window book ofthe Eighth diSision, Fourth . Ward, at the Oetober'eleetiorf; got there pout tw en ty.mionte,a after seyen,"O'clock: the election, was going,on; laid not time to And the names, vaben's voter etime tto and gave his name; the Demberatic inspector. w Mr: Malieownould cry outl"all right," before I could find his' name; I did think a man had a.right challengedtil ill it With fiecOrealted fhiscamewasonthebook, but I did 'not have time to find them. Mr. Mitchell said--Ori the ' list of voters 59f1 is the name of John',Aherne, and on • the lust of taxables is John' Aherne, 722 Eighth street; Mr. Moor testified , that John Aherne dues not livb there; there were no persona orvouchers sworn during the day; there was an unusual number of strangers during the day; there vd ere occasions when persons prune up to vote with a bundle of tickets and the numb written on a piece of paper in blue ink, banded in the slip of paper and the bullot,and Mr..McKeown would say: "Ail right," %ithout announcing the name; I voted the full Wobbliest ticket.' Mr. Mitchell said the list of voters shows 74.1 votes polled. THE WELSH SOCIETY.-1110 annual meeting o f the Welsh Society was held yesterday, at noon , at the Wetberill House, Ransom street, above Sixth, Horatio Gates Jones, President, in the chair. The following-named gentlemen wore unani mously elected officers for the ensuing year: President—Horatio Gates Jones, Esq. Tice President—Lloyd P. Smith, Esq. Treasurer— WOllan H. Morgan Secretary—William P. Parry. Register—Maurice By water. ,Stervards=Thos. Evans, Samuel Jenkins, Richard 13. Wize, Thomas Morgan, Thomas R. Davis. David Jones, and H. C. Williams. Physicians—Horace Y. Evans, M. D., and Casper Winter, M. D. Councillors—Henry Wharton, Esq., and Joseph T. Thomas, Esq. In the evening the society celebrated its seventy first anniversary by a dinner at Au gustin's, No. 1105 Walnut street. Horatio Gates Jones, Esq., presided, and on either side of him were William H. Allen, Presi dent of Bt. George Society. General Robert Pat terson, President of the H ibernian Society; Uhas. Macalester, President of the St. Atidrel,v'e Society; Fredirlek Fairthorne, Presid6iat of the Albion Society, and a largo company of prominent gen tlemen,' _ _ Among others were Hon. F. Carroll BroWster, Ron. W. B.Pcirce,lion.J. I. Clark Haro;HonryC. 4:iirey, George H. baker. James L. Claghorn, John P.Verree,Wm. B. Thomas, DunnLs B.ltelly, Richard (darted, and others. The , members or the Society were distinguished by wearing in their button bole a leaf of a leek, the emblem of the Welsh,nattonality, and Old occasion was an unusually 'pleasant and agree= able one. After full justice bad been done to tie te good thugs set forth, the following regular toasts were proposed 1. "Y Gwlr yr Erbyn y Bpd." 2. The Memory of Washington. Drank st ind ng and in silence. 3 The President of the United States. Na tional song, "Huzza for Columbia." T. E. 1. The Governor of Pennsylvania. Song by Mr. George E. Wood. 5. The Judiciary., Response by Eton. J. LClark Hale. 6. The Army rind navy. Response by General Robert Patterson arlcolonel - Wm. B. Thou:ins. 7. The Bar of Philadelphia. Response by,Jos. T. Thomas, Esq, 8. Ihe City ut Philadelphia, Responses by EL C. Carty and Richard Garrptt, If. to. • , 9. The Press. Responded to by Dr. R. Shelton Machenzio. 16. Our Sister Societies. Responded to by Fry dcrick Fnirtborue, Esq. S'it g. By Mr. Dank!. Mclntyre. 11. The Authors of FMladelphis. Response by George 11. Bolter, Esq. I. The Land, of Oar Forefathers Response by Robert Morgan. Esq. Li. Woman. Response by Hon. W. B. Peirce. A letter was read from Etis Excellency Gover nor Geary, regretting his inability to be present, and at theconelusiou of the foregoing regular st utiments, a number of volunteer toasts *sver.• oih arc! and speeches made. The festivities did not conclude until midnight. RECEPTION OF BENATUEt ' SCHUEZ. Senator Carl Scburz, of Missouri, was last evening pub licly received at the Hull of the German Society, on Seventh street above Chestnut. The die tinguished gentleman was escorted from the house of Dr. Tiedemann, on Fifth street above Race, by a cuirdnittie cOnsti Ling of F. W.Tlmmits Theodore Kid, Evq., and Dr. F. K .leer, to the Hall. Dr. Keller introduced Senator Scburz to the President of the Society, Wm. Horst mann, Esq., who welcomed him in the ti tine of the Germans in Pl,iliidelpiiiii, and, in turn, pre sented the gutst of the evenieg Lo toe aaae.nuly. Ge•n. Schurz made a brief reply, thanking thus, present fcir the hoer they Mid eusfeirL'd upon bim. Congratulations followeil,and the ineemar. adjourned. The ball was liands•smely with the American and German national colors. -Attu o'clock the General retained to the bons'• of Dr. Tiedemann, where be was qhrenadr-1 by the members of the Dedertarel of the D. F. (4.. ;V. Hunt rehor, Young Niatinerctier, I•ie derkrunz, Ctcilio, Allianania, and Beethoven Lie derkrtiLz, forming a' chorus of three hundred voices. The singers were escorted by u delega tion of the Turners. General Schurz made a short spur ch, thanking the singers f..ir the meat. He left for Washington in the midnight ranolated for the Philadelphia Evening BOletitil &it? U3ESII. OLD ail E.: CIPES. =l3 Put —To-day we will discuss thi , Eng'jai dish, the pudding. litre is one of the most easily prepared: Take a ['timid of raisins, the seeds of which have been extracted, six eggs, a liurdeau-glass of rum or brandy, a quarter pound of mar row cut into diet-, a pound Of flour or tineludian meal, half a quarter of sugar, or more If heedful, milk, the juice of an, orange; and a little . grated nutmeg.togethdr, and give' it conis tence by,odtlingt ibread-c.rucuOs: soaped. put the Masts into a napkin.,"bringthe foUr con'. tiers together; tie it up with string and plunge it into boiling water. 11011 for four hours, turning from time to time, take it off, drain, and kurn it out of the-napkin upon,a dish. To eat it...cut 'it In slices, pour briu.ny over them, and e,et,the lat• ter on iite.—Petit Journal. NARROW ESCATIL OF AN,AATiIiT, Fito3l AN AVALANCHIS OF SNUNV. - . -- Tbe,Coos /lean Says that Ocorge W.,Morrilf, an, artist from Buffalo, N. Y.; who was camping; t the baso of Mount Washington, near the Cristal Ctocade, painting a winter scene of the White Mountains, discovered last Saturday night, near dark', indica `tint of a snow side.,Thinking it „unsafe, to.. re main in earaP,ihp , wnt sotne diatence to au un; occupied house to spend the night'. Iteturning in .the morning, he found his camp covered by an avalanche of snow from 11(•anr Washington, a . from thirty to flft feet deep. ' Eiiglish officer, who has recently visited Easter Island,in the Patiee,-relates.that be found there three Roman Catholic Priests, who had ex . - 13relsed a most whole Some influenee_on the man eating;inhabitants. The first priest' came alone, about three years ago. As soon as he landed he was ; rebbed, and was to have 'been killed and eaten, but the chief interfered,?and.choso to have him tor his. slave. rThe merit who . came was a Frencbmari, and a most resolute-looking , man, with a very , noirefful and determined cast of physiognomy. The moment ho landed they crowded down and endeavored to stone him; but he got near them and 'Ankh the first follow he came across such a blow with hls walking staff as to stun him on the spot, then walked unmolested through the crowd of swarming savages, now thoroughly cowed, and since' that he ims never bnkonce been molested, but has them well in hand on the whole. Of course the first thing he did Min to procure the liberation of the other pricat,.and the two have impressed on the minds of the peoplelthe idea that if they kill and eat either one or the:Other a ship will come and &- etre) , them—, , . OAN , ON PRESERVED (UNGER. —,PRESERVED 0 Inger, In syrup, of the celebrated Uhyloong brand a im pry Preserved Ginger in boxes, Imported and for stab by JOSEPH' D. 13USSILR dt GU, BB South Delaware avenue. ONQERT 11 - LI:- Xi IHVINDAL!hiRCH 4th. 4311.4111) OPENING 'NIQ= Or 71116 ARA.BIA,iI H T 8 ' GREAT COMBINATION ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. ; The Manageinent have the bleseure of announcing an \ engagement with the beautiful and talented Tomato. MIN JENNIE WADE, From Steinway's and Irving' Hall. Mac York. CARLETON, The unequalled Irish Comedian and 'Vocalist, who will appear In b.l4Great /ash Specialities: The Dublin Da nci h ng Ma WtlinsT h ief,f Pat McCann, ha, dic,„ PROFESSOR M. O'REARDON. Pianist and Compoper, from the Tammany Theatre Now Yet kovlwre he ban e II cited the hlghett encomlumn of the proxe• nilltutroduce hie great invent.on, the TUMBLERONICON. Playing three distinct tunes at ono and the same time SIGNOR CHARLES GA.RILIO. The Great Comic Vocalist and Caricaturist, from the Albembra. London. to his Great Gharacter bongs: Up in a Batoon. An Italian Guinea Pig Boy, atoll , king Barns. &c.. During the Evening will be exhibited Tit E ARABIAN NIGHTS TABLEAU. Fifty in number. being the vely finest and meet beautiful übla ever exhibited In tbU countryaluatrated by an able lecture. 'I he Entertainment will concltide each evening by a GRAND FliF BEN TATION OF ON AUDIENCE. YAW ADLx.. GIFTS TO T H E The Millerlog Grand and Square Plano used upon this occasion Is from Gould's Music Store, übeatnutetreet. TICEETA FIFTY DENTS RESERVED SEATS ...... ....SE VENT Y•FIVE CENTS (Can be Secured el: days In advance.) Ticket Box Office open from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M. MATINEE. GRAND ARABIAN NIGHTS MATINEE. For the accommodation of families and persons at a die tetic°. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Mardi 8. iev. Commencing at 234 o'clock. —JIFFY CENTS ..... ...SEVENTY •Ft VE (SEW/8 KSLIALL Provrietore. GEOEGE GORDON. Director. TICKETS. CHILDREN Abu:Jut:AN zt.t.:Ant , MY OF Mt BIC. ^ '/ FEENOB OPERA. JAMES FISK, 11111G.FELD BRIEF SEASON Or GRA23D OPERA BOUFFE, Conaiatin of Sl g X NIOIRTS AND ONE MATINEE. By the Combined 1 roupee of PARISIAN ARTISTS. TtiERPAY EVENING. March 2d. • ORPHEE AO X ENFER, Orand Spectacular Opera Bootie. in four acts, by J Offenbach. MLLE. TOB7EE. • MONS. DEOHE.. eems. Leduc, Lxgr iffouf: Duebeene. Guidon. tales. I. helot. Boat. 'roofer, sc., ma WEDNESDAY' EVF.NIN G. Mardi 3d. BABB IiLEU E. Oper n Botifro. in four wain, by Offenbach. MLLE.'MI& MONd. AUJAC. d Amu§ kiethiltun. Tboier. I.agriftbul, Tholer, Francis, Edgard,Dardignac, &cc,. lc. THURSDAY 'EVENING.• L intret 4t.h , LA 11ELLE: IiBLEN E. Opera Benue. In it+ree acts, by Offortußcb. MLLE. loss F,. - IKONS. A1.;..1 AG. Mee dame/ Duclon, Rose, liethilde. Tboler. Maisie. Leduc, Lrgriffoul, Deicbdane.dtc. FRIDAY EVENINC.4. March Eth. LA lellAbtiON FuItTUN Opera Conde In one net, by Offenbach. Mlle. I hSIA. Hearin. ..educ and Francte. Sle•damo heler. /toee, Slathilde Gc, ac. A NI) LES HAI/ARDS. Orera Comlune in tcco acts, by Othnbach. eATIACIJAY AFfEIicNOON at 2. GHAA D OADA. MATINEE,' DA GRANDE DLit:HESSE. °pets Boone In four acts, by OtTenbach. Mlle. 'WWI EL, M. el UJAC, M.l.se. l educ, Lagti Mill, Du &eerie, Mlle. Deeße' &e., &C. SATITHDAY *EVFNI.O. March 6th, R , ND I ARENVt,LI. PERFORM iN..!E. 'IO.TEg, I.IIMA. Mt FAT r; Decre, Leduc, Ducheene. dcc., Cc. Err( rued Setts for nnv of tho above 14,r f orinancox ear be lid on stpl alt.,. SAT(' RDAN , Feb, tra , ) 27 , n, nt 13(,:• F R'ls Mork rtoro.llo2 Che,4trint street, and at thE Acaden,y of Slueic. SCALE OF PIIICE3: ADMISSION ...... ... ....ONE DOLLAR. No Extra Charge for Itetery ng neat.. Family .......... v env • Li ye Cente. ........ ........ ........ h irt P 1 ICE.- The Libre! to of the Opera, an performed by the tri nett Opera Company (the only correct editioo poMithrd), carefully tranolated. the text of which ie taken from the Prompt Itcok, time necuring 1, perfect eimi lit ude bet %vet u the Opera 9F , klalg on the asp, and the Lib' tone read in the audience :mei containing the 'ook of the choicest tooreeaus, for kale at tne :%teneic &Corea. fetaitf M ISS SUSAN GALTON'S F sT,NuT FhEET THEATRE FIVI'H AND LAST WEEK OF VIE SUSAN OALTON COMIC oI'ERA IDJSIPANY. TB IS (TUESDAY EVENING. March '2, Pint perikarnance Annelle-a Ofncnbacif G e reateat Corn ir Cpera. FOSINSON URLYSOfe. With new and elegant int:nary, painted by Chum. Berger and John Weher, NEW AND SPLENDID COSTUMES. . Sea'b can be ercured Ph" day:, in adrance,at Trampleee Cheetnut etreet. and at. the Theatre. ....,onlinelicing MON DAY.3lArch Etb. for out , week only GARDNEivo GRZAT CoMP/NY, LIN SENSATIONAL DRAMAS. !t , t(Th DAY. M archlbth, EES BURLESQUIA UU.II I'AN AI I R.H.S. JON 151.1:V1'13 AItCIII3TItEET TIMATRE LiefAins at 7.56 • MONDAY. AND TILL FURTHER A. W. Young'r Popular Comedy of "A VICTIM OF CIRCLIMnTANCES." _ VIRGINIA DE 311:111.151' Mlt6. JOLIN DREW Aided by I he Full Company. Al ter whlrh the Great Drama of THE CORIIIGAN O.IIOTHER9. IMIIiK Dei Frame la, t Fabluu Dot Franc:l4.l " '" ''''''''' ' . ..Batt" III! I Imleam Renaud • Mr. L. Jame E. ra 1I ! o De Leeparre ..........Mies Lizzie Pile Mad. bet Frauchi.... '' . ' ....... . .„ ' _.....Mra Maeda MONDAY -- - 31 Lell. ADU A . BOU'r NUTIIING." . _ WALNUT ST E ENT THEATRE. Doglnel 04754 o'clock THIS t TUESDAY EVENING March 2, TWENTIETH NIGHT Of the ;rot id-roam:cued cofoodlaus and original imperao nature of lrnll and ankeo alit uud AIRS. BARNBY WILLIAMS. FIRST NIULIT Of the romantic Trish Mures. written expressly for Mr. and Mre. Williams, byJohn Brougham, coil ded R D JO THE EMEALNG, With he scenery and novel mechanical effects. meMIKE Id Mtt. BARNEY WILLIAMS MAL:AIai( MRS. BARNET WILLIAM, ( 'IBM - MEd It JARVIS'S ‘ FIFTH SOIREE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, "' AT NATATORIUM HALL., Broad on cot, below Walnut, knot Side. 'SATURDAY EVENING. March 6th, 1869, Commencing at 8 o'clock. MP. JARVIS will be molded by Meeora. 0 tiIiLEM Av. Violin. WM. Ei'POLL. Ju., Violin. THEO. KAmMIAIER, Viola. R. BENNIG, CARD OF ADMISSION.. . —ONE DOLLAI For Sale at While princlnal Music Stores, and at th door on the evening of the SoirGe. mhl 6t4 A IitiE,MBLY BUILDINGS. ti MADISON OBREY'S NEW MUSICAL, ENTERTAINMENT. Admiesiou, bU cents. Beata secured without cxtr charge at Trumplees Music Store, 9213Chestslut. mil Let 'A GRAND ORGAN AND VOCAL CONCERT (By Blind Performers exclusively), Will be given on TUESDAY EVENING March Id, ' At FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. ' Broad and 'Argil (Dr. G. D. Boardinam'Paetor), • In old of the NaTICNAL ritiNTDIG LI AsosLJATION FOR THE BND. TICKETS. EH TY CENTS. For Sale at Tr umpler , s, 926 Chestnut street; by Edwin Hall. linpariuteudent Sunday School. 28 Routh Second ,strt et, and H. L. Hall, Sole Agent, 816 North Twenty. Mat street, and Mitre dvor on the evening of the Con cert. r fe27 Thi STITUTI ON FOE THE BLIND. —EXHIBITIONS 1 h.VERY WEDNESDAY, et 334 P. M. Admiseion fif teen conic Store. No. 11 South Eighth etroet. 136164u-04 VOX'S AMERICAN VARIETY THEATRE. POSITIVELY LAST WEER 02"PHE RIGINAL "JAYS." RISLEY'S APS " and " ALL RIGHT" EVERY EVENING: Alpo, SATURDAY AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock. GERVIANIA ORCHESTRA, PCHLTC RETIEARSALS at the Horticultural Hall, every Wednesday, at, 534 P.M. HORTICULTURAL HALL. Tickets sold at the door and all principal music Aires. Packages of five, $1; single, 25 cents. Engagements Can be mode by addressing, G. ,LIABTERT,. 1231 ...Monterey street. WITTIG'S Store; 1021 Chestnut street. or ANDRE'S Music Store, 1104 Chestnut strut. 001740 I Tvi USIUAL FUND BAIA,. CARL BEN'I Z AND . MARK HASSLE .= GRAND ORCID. STRA MATINEE% /LVEISAf BATURDAV AT ItY,' rttelcafgo of, four Tickets. $1: Adminlon, 60 Cot For rale ut, llt9 (.3font nut otroot. jol-tf A"lngalt COP L gyal,_ ODOR from vit,_x, girrY l: , eltreet. above Tenth. &Wawa Weirs Omit ?War Or. . ou exubnion. ollBlBT REJECTIM SECOND-STORY FRONT. ROOK N Ew 131311E1'1g BIIIIitING 607 Chesinut -Street.. • Apply in thePublleation. CREEBE ds MoZOLLUM. REAL ESTATE AGANTE. Office Jackron erect. opposite Meador' 'street Cape Wane. N. J. Real &tate bought and sold. Persona de , . el roue of rrnting cottages during the sewn al.ll apply cer addrere as above. Reepectially refer to Chem A Robteam, Henry Duram, Fronde biellYnin, AuguAttus Moilno,Wotua Devi/. sndl W. W. JuvenaL fe8414 OFEI Cl.B TO RENT. Desirable Firs* Floor