.. ~~ GIBSONTELCOCK,. Editor": #6,ll'ljiM XXII -NO. 280. THE EVENING BULLETIN: rustuaie IMNII (BMWS alented), far TAM f'IO3VIIIITMETIN BUILDING. 007 Chests:kat Street, Philadelphia. ET Tall EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. NSOPZINTORS. 1:..P1: 1 . 001ry, CASFE4 V. L. ifigNUZJACKW2 4 . TROt i • • . • FRANCIS Eirtr" . Vhe Demmer Ili served to ore hers In the eft, st 18 lents per weekalersble to the earrierne. or Se per annexe. WEDDING CARDS, INVITATIONS 808 PAR II T o r iltm New styled. MASON is 00., a 8137 Chestnut street. It 1`• e`: , Diewe4 and hest manner, LOUIS DEENA. :ta• timer and Entraver.loB3 Chestnut street. fob 20.11 DIED. DENOKLA.—On the 7th Mat., Ann, relict of the late Angustus D. Denckla, In the 69th year of her age. Due notire of the funeral will be given. IPA IRO RIEVE.—On the Bth Inst., Mary, wife of the late James J. Fatrgrleve, aged 53 years. The relatives and friends of the family aro respect fully-Invited to attend the funeral, front her late reel. (mace 416. South •• Eleventh Meet, 'on Wednesday toollling, March 10th. at 8,30 o'cleek. Services at Bt. Josent6 , Onurc.h. Interment at Catizedrci Cemetery. .WBELEN..-At her reeldenc.e in Wayneaburg,Ches. tee county, op, ,the•evening of March 6th, Mrs. Alma Whelen. ' . T er 'Pile, funal will take place tram the residence of Mr. "Henry Ashley. 2125 Walnut street, on Wednesday, Mal:Ch 16th, at 3 o'clock. 126 — ILARP4ONY ROYAL AR.OII CRAFTER., NO. 52. —The officers and members of the Chapter are re quested to attend at the Masenlc Mall, on Wednesday. Merit 10th, at, two , o'clock. to attend the funeral of our deceased companion THOMAS SENIOR. J ft* . OSEPH 8 RILEY. Seel , . • C.NO GLOYEZ—FIEST QUALITY ONLY. .EYEE at LANDELL rOWITti AND ARCH. f..xbiLy THE DEBTO.I.OV ES. ,• • 010 ICE sPILINO` COLORS. BLACK AND WIIIrE,. SIZES FEOM 6 TO e. BLACK BILK PARABOLA. Jest opened. BLACK SILK PARASOLS and SUN UMBRELLAS of the latest mourninA styles. BBASQN it SON. tnl/ 4 6 Dt No. 9I Quartnut street. WHITHAND BLACK PP RCALES. Just opened ce/a of IN HI rE AND BLACK ENGLISH PERCA Lk S. BEASON A SON, No. 918 Chestnut street. SPECIAL NOTICES. siEr POSTPONEMENT. JAMES E. MURDOCH !keret& to announce that he Ii compelled by NeTO2ll dlspOsition to postpone his address on RECOLLECTIONS AND IMPRESSIONS OF ABRA. HAM LINCOLN." Advertised for TIPS EVENING. The Addresb be delivered for the Benefit of the SOLDIERS' ORPHANS of the LINCOLN INSTITUTION and the NORTHERN HOME on SATURDAY EVENING, March Nth. et I o'clock. the Tickets boned for THIS EVENING teth hut) will be gootff or theldth last, and are for sale at TRUMP. LEE'S, 1126 Chestnut street Reserved Beate. Parquette, Partmette Circle and Hal cony. 04.8 palm., All other parts of the bombe, 50 cent • ,• l The Directoi-s of the Fourth &ational Bank, Philadelphia, with the reaction pi CHAS. CALLENDER. Esq. the Special Aiwa et the CemetretTles Or the Canute's% hereby give notice that the business of the leak will be Reamed on Wednesday, Marsh 10th, inwswirmaaannmpamin. L. S. SASES, Cat&ler. BiAmu 6, M. AT A ?LUSTING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF sar the Youth NtWonal Bank. held TILLS DAY at their HankieltHouse. under the new orgenisetion—with &sow capita of 8200.000. all paid to—the, followint D. 1041 centleeten were elected Directory J floury Aiitio._Hobet (nark. Samuel Hiller. Janes C. Ketch. John Verdi.. Samuel J. Cromwell Jr-. John Satdaley. F. A. hellacs,. .O. oberta. At a S meeting oft he Direetors held THIS DAY. A. O. ROBERTS was w eeded President. J. HEM H. ASER B Y &WEIN Vice President. d L. , mtett4 Assistant Cashier. "P"."PrPLIC TEMPERANCE MEETING. The Monthly Temperance Meeting of the Yo q Dferee Christian Association will be he l d at their MD CHESTNUT street. THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, El o'clock. Address by 0.6 FELL. Erg. Et' by J. J. JOYCE. Jr.. Er Subject for discussion- 'Should g. the Rnperintendents of Sabbath Schools urge the Signing of the Pledge upon emery Member of the Schools?" Instrumental and Vocal Mullis under the direction of Prof. C. H. Harding. The Public , are invited. • IPAD/NG .BY PROP. RUFUS ADAMS., .The first of a series of Literary entertainments. under the owlets of the Young People's Association of Heidelberg Reformed church. will be given in the Church. I• Melon erect. above Twelfth. THIS EVENING, at cs'cloclr Will consist of the reading by Professor Adams or selections from eminent authors. Tickets of admission 50 cents. May be procured at the door. lt• mgr.. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD , "7 - 7 OFFICE OF GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT. NO. 1802 MARKET STREET. PHILADALPI/11, Marah 1.1969. NOTICE. The rates for the tramp station of Coat to take effect March 15,1869, can be obtained upon application at Rua <OM S. B. KINGSTON. MUM* General Freight Agent FIR 11644E,LEEntiff 'VALLEY R. R. 00..8 Six Per C% 1. 1P z edo a aake 13014 L Aleo—Penneylvania and Now York RAMO Co.'s Seven Per Cent. Mortgage Benda) eedby OM Lehigh Valley Rail. road Ceinoawk THE , LEMOEI yAIZEY OLD BONDS. SUBJECT TO TAX. EX9RMIED FOR NEW ISSUE FREE FROM TAX. CHARLES T C. LONGSTRETEL rp reaeurer. lirA'OBT-OTEICE. Mail for HAVANA i rer ter"VIVIUP,BII4(saII1 srch 8 1/ from Baltimore),vrill dose at HI office at 7 A. M., WIDNES. (DA. lot{ inst. itt HENRY IL BINGHAM, P. M. air WEST SPRUCE STREET CHURCH, REV - enteenth and gimes "treats —There will be spatial seivices in the Lecturio Room eve/ evening this week. Salmon this evening by Rev. J. Wheaton limith, D. D. All are inyited. sep. HOWLER , ' BPITAL. NOB. AND MO Lombards Dispensary D snat.—tdedi• est treatment and to tattooist) , to the poor. —The !‘.131g Mound" at Alton, Illinois one of the greatest curiosities of all the American an tiquities, has been swept out of existence by the 'muirch of inlprovement." The pictured Firma bird, cai the.rocks near the month of the Mis souri, mentioned by Jacques Marquette in 1773, has also disappeared, the rocks being blasted fur quarry purposes. —One of the minor annoyances travelers are subjected to In Spain is the hahit the natives have of amoking4 heinstant they have break fahted. A Yankee staying at Seville was very Indignant at this, and came down early, finished his breakfast before any one began, and then, arising himself with a gigantic pipe filled with cavondleb, created such an atmosphere that tie done could not sit in the room, and finallyisent a waiter to ask him to desist. A compromise was accepted, and now one can breakfast free from smoke and its attendant expectorations. —A newsboy, just arrived Ili Omaha, is quite a cariosity as a specimen of Young America. He Is brit ten years old, and has made his own way through eleven States already. He travels, ac ,cording to his own words, on his cheek. He rides on railroads for nothing, and eats at restau rants, ordering his meals first, and looking for .his money afterward. He is now anxious for the Pacific Railroad to be opened through, and pro -1)(11108 to ;Mike for the Pacific. polhe Louisville Courier-Journal announces that a Mr. Billing has mysteriously disappeared from that place, and from appearance it would seem probable that ho has gone a-cooing. . . . • • .• . . .. .. , .. , . . . .. . .. . . • .. .., . . , ...1 '.. r. ' . ..... ' . . ... . .. • . . . , . . . ... ... .. :..,. . : ' .. "' i ',. s . 7* • i ...„,, ..., ~ ~... .............,...,:,...,.. ~.... .1 .....-. ; .... ..• —,• ' • .• • . • .. • ' • . r • • ... , • . A ••,, '' r‘. '" - : . 'll"" P 'Y'7l';''T....' ; :.• ''.!'.' --;'..• , , . ... , ..,, •' ." .., ~., . ..i ~.' :: z''',,t. - ri ; :T..' ~.'.•': .!'r. '-'.' . 'l' ..t;:f 4 . . ' .:: '.:,,„ '.: T:: . :,;;;',..: . . . . . . . . • . • , ••• ~..,, s,. . 1.- rn . '' M .... . . . .... ' ' „ . • ~, , , , . .„, ,_ .... . .... .. . . . . .. . . . ' ' ' • ' ' • - . . . . , . ~... . , . ... - •,' • . • . • - • ••• . . •,- • • • - • • .• - . . • . .. . .. . .. ..,., . . . , , mhB etng tagoa WASHANOTOX• Tlis litmaors of Cabinet Changea-Mtio Gossips Insist upon Putting gover nor Boutsiell. of grassiteknsotts, at the liead of the Treasury Depart ment -Probability of A. T. Stewart Dealtaina-He seems Loth to flatieit. der Ells Blushing Honors-senator (Scott and the ettleeoseeners - The Commission of District-Altornay John 'P. Wheill. lOorrespendenee of the Philadelphia Evening Balloon.] Wastimaros, March 8, 1869.-Early this morn ing the story was spread all over town that Alex ander T. Stewart had declined the Secretaryship of the Treasury, and that Represenative-Bout well was to be placed at the head of that De partment. This seemed to gain belief among Mr. Boutwell's friends, who are legion, as he is an exceedingly popular man; but the wish was no doubt father to the thought, for upon reflection very few could fail to see that this was impossible, as Massachusetts already had a representative in the new. Cabinet, in the person of Judge Hoar, Attorney-General, and it was not likely that Grant would take two, Cabinet ministers from the same State, When this was mentioned, the gossip mongers would' insist upon it that Hoar was to decline in favor of some New Yorker, and in con sideration of this act of magnanimity, Massachu setts was to have the Secretaryship of the Trea sury, in the person of Governor Boutwell. It was really amusing to witness the air of con fidence with which this story was eircalated from one to another, and some told it eo often that they really bean to believe it themselves. I got it from these different parties that the names of Judge Pierrepont , of New York, had been sent to the Senate by the President for the office of Attorney-General, and Governor Bontwell fer Secretary of the Treasury. "This is a positive fact," said one. "The names have gone to the Senate, and both will be con firmed without any opposition, and I don't doubt the %hole thing is fixed by this time." The, earnestness with which this was uttered by so many different partial seemed to warrant its truth; but as newspaper men here are apt to be "sold" by such stories, they are somewhat incredulous, and disposed to doubt everything until a fact is proved beyond question. Being in this state of mind, I took no stock in any of the wild rumors floating round; se, upon reach ing the White House, I inquired of General Dant as to the truth of these reports. He smiled blandly, and said nothing of the kind was known there, and he felt certain that none of the Cabinet officers bad resigned, to hie knowledge, but could not say.what might take place at any hour. This was the report at the . White House. Next I went to the Senate, and in the lobbies, nearly everybody was sure that "Bontwell's" name would come in to-day, in place of Stew art's, for Secretary of the Treesnry, and Judge Pierrepont, or some other man, for Attorney-Gen eral. The Senate was not in much of a humor to do business; as the House had taken a rest, and the Senators thought they might as well do the same, so they adjourned early, about two o'clock, But not a single communication of any kind was received from the President, so the cock-and bull stories of Cabinet changes, so extensively circulated, were proved to be without foundation. What may transpire within the next forty-eight Douro no man predicts, but it is highly probable that SUMS change will be made. Congress doesn't seem to be disposed to relieve Mr. Stewart from the restrictions imposed upon him by the law of 1789, and both raembers and Senators appear un rolling to make an , issue upon the point with the President, by refus ing to agree to his recommendation to repeal the section referred to; so they seem to think the best and quickest solution of the diffi culty would be for Mr. Stewart to graoefally de cline the appointment. Be has been usanimonaly confirmed, showing thehigh confidence reposed in his capacity and intety,and his resignation, under the circumstances, would be an act on his part which would receive the commendation of every right-thinking man. If, however, be should insist upon - Congress passing a law re lieving him, the chances are decidedly against the repeal of the act. It Is in Mr. Stewart's power to relieve both the President and Congress from the embarrassment, and it may be reason ably expected that he will see the matter in this light, and decline. PATRIOTS AT TRE WRITE BOOM. There was a small army of patriots at the White House this morning, anxious to present their petitions for office; but the President re fused to see any one except his Cabinet officers, conseqnently the anxious ones must wait till the Departments all get in running order and then present their testimonials. SENATOR SCOTT AND TUN OFY/CE-(RESEAL In answer to a gentleman, to-day, who re quested Senator Scott to sign a recommendation for office, be stated distinctly that he should sign no recommendations, nor give letters to any parties seeking office, where he would be called upon as a Senator afterwards to act upon their confirmations, as he considered this would be judging the case in advance. This was said in the kindest manner to one of his warmest friends. DISTRICT. ATTORNEY JOHN P. O'NEILL. This gentleman has been here several days, waiting for his commission, which will not be de livered till after the new Attorney-General, Roar, is sworn in. Ho le expected to take charge of the office on Wednesday morning, and the com mission to Mr. O'Neill will thou be delivered to him, or it will be refused, and another name sent in for the office. Parties are here, urging the withholding of O'Neill's commission, in order to have a Republican nominated for the office. SIISQ UKFLANNA. POLITICAL. THE CABINET DIFFICULTY. Me. A. T. WeimarVs Case. The New York Herald's Washington corres pondent glv4the following account of the vial of Judge Hilton and A. T. Stewart to the Preal dent, to makd the proposition that Mr. etewar should surrender his business to trustees: When they entered the President was sitting in his chair.at the end of the long table, smoking a cigar. He got up to receive them, and after his visitors were seated resumed his own chair and cast towards them a curiously inquisitive look, as much as to say, "What in the world is to come tow I" He was not long left in suspense. Mr. Stewart opened conversation. "Mr. President," said he, "I have come to make a pro posal, which I hope will be acceptable and at the same time relieve yon of all embarrass ment." The President here listened with some expression of solicitude. He expected, no doubt, Mr. Stewart was about to say: "I tender you my unconditional resignation." Mr. Stewart 'con tinued, and, es he spoke, Grant listened with deeper and deeper attention. Finally, Mr. Stewart stated his proposal distinctly. Presi dent Grant took the cigar out of his month, let It drop on the floor and looked strongly in Mr. Stewart's face without uttering a word. Mr. Stewart broke the silence by asking: "Is the pro posal acceptable to you?" President Grant—'Acceptable! Of course it is. It is the most - magnanimous thing I ever beard of in my whole life. Acceptable, of count,: but 1 was only thinking whether I ought to allow you, sir, to make such a sacrifice for my sake." Mr. Stewart—Never mind that, General. I have enough to live on for the rest of my-life. It will be pleat:um tome to do this. My affection for you and desire to serve my country, if I can, prompt me to do it; and "(Rig( acceptable to yoti I will do go. President Grant—Of course it is acceptable; but yo p are sacrificing N great deal of money for me, and 1 am thinking that it is a question whether I ought to permit It. Mr. Stewart—Don't mind that part of it, Gen eral. Providence has been very good to me. He - pHTLADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1869. hne done more for me than I deserve, and I do this thing now very cheerfully. Do you Oita the plan will satisfy the leg' difficulties,and meet with tbe approval of Congress? - President Grant—l have no doubt It will. Mr. Stewart—Then Isbell take the necessary steps to do it. Judge Hilton—l have advised Mr. Stewart that the plan be proposes will remove all legal. ob structions, but I wish to consult with distin guished legal gentlemen on the subject. It is better, therefore, before doing anything farther on the subject to consult with such distlnguished lawyers and judges as may be in the city. After some further conversation :Mr- BteWart • and Judge Hilton took leave of the President again. To complete the story, I have to add that the plan for the transfer was drawn, submitted to several distinguished judges and lawyers and ap proved. To a number of gentlemen who called upon him this evening about the matter, Mr. Stewart said: "Gentlemen,l do this on account of my esteem for General Grant. He thinks I can serve him in the Cabinet. I will do my best odo so. I have no friends to reward, no ene mies to punish, no children to provide for, I de t ire to serve my country only in this business." To-night Judges Hilton and Davis are occu pied in drawing up the necessary legal docu ments, which will be ready for execution to morrow. The opponents of Mr. Stewart are by no means satisfied with his proposition, though they are of let determined what course to pursue in the premises. They will oppose any material modifi cation of the law of 17 89 , to reach the case of Mr. Stewart. and they argue that, though under this assignment he does not retain any interest in the profits of his immense business, he will still, be interested and responsible for any possible loss. They contend that he is thus technically disquall, fled ; and this last view Is entertained by at least one Senator whose character is above a mere factious opposition. The New Yoik Tribune tells this story: Mr. Stewart, after the fullest consultation with the President and the principal officers of the Government, including Senators and Representa tives, has prepared a letter of unconditional resig nation of the office of Secretary of the Treasury, dud has also, by the aid of counsel, drawn arti cles of assignment, in accordance with his pre vious propositions to the President, and ho will to-morrow submit the same to General Grant for Ws acceptance of either. The matter will be fully considered by the President and Cabinet, lnd it is supposed will be determined to-morrow. a. Johnson. The World's Washington correspondent having i.unted up A. Johnson, states that he remains at Mr. Coyle's. In allusion, to-day, to the Igno rance Which Grant and the Senate had shown re lative to the Stewartdisability case, he remarked (bat en equal inadvertence on his part - would nave been followed by a demand for hie impeach went on the instant The ox-President and family and mite leave for Baltimore, on the way to Teonessee,on Thnrsday,it is stated,and in that city will be tendered a municipal and popular Tamp ion on a grand scale. It is now believed that the ex-President will go to Europe, or at least make tour, without the .conntry, for some months. Rumor connects him with the contemplated &utb American trip with Secretary Seward. In regard to the subsequent political intentions of Mr. Johnson, it is announced that he will not stand for the Governorship of Tenneesee next fall —at least, the latest statement is to that effect, but that be will be a candidate before the Legisla ture of 1871 for the United States Senate. A Democratic Opinion. The Rochester Unionized A *gram comments on President Grant's inaugural address as follows: "Tbe address is the weakest ever delivered by , ny President of the United Stater. It is the utterance of a beggar on horseback—the talk of the money-changers of the country through a pauper of yesterday whose pockets have been by these Shylocks filled with gold, and whose tongue wags at their direction. Its burden is sold for the bondholder, and its only rhetorical flourish is a reference to the precious metal with which the demands of the tax-exempt robbers of the people are to be satisfied." A. J. as a Kleptomaniac. The New York Times says; "Das &scandalous fact that when Ex-President Johnson left the White House, he carried off all the official records, so that there was not even the form of an ap ointment left. The motives which prompted such action are unrevealed." .... CRIME. CBINIE IN NEW TOWEL, A Series of Adroit Forgerles-arrest of Two Molders of Forged Chock.s-An Escape and Itecapture. The New York Times says: Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, a man of gentlemanly appearance, calling himself Henry J. Allen, entered the Chemical Bank. in Broadway, near Chambers street, and presented it the counter a paper purporting to be a check tor $3lO, dated March 8, and drawn by Alexan der Moresby and payable to G. Sheldon Co. or bearer. The teller, Mr. Par eons, saw nothing suspicious in the cheek, but nevertheless took the precaution of ending it to Mr. Hornsby fer identification, and he man Alien, who had presented the check, "ailed patiently for the application of this test. When the check was presented to Mr. Hornsby e could not determine the question of its genuine uesa until after a very close scrutiny and an ex mination of his books, when he finally aseer ,ained that it was a forgery. This information i t ing taken to the bank, Allen, who had re mained waiting patiently, was given in custody co Officer Meagher, of the Broadway Squad, and was at once taken before Inspector Mika, at Police Headquarters. He claimed that the cheek nad been given him by : a man, whom be de -cribed, who was to wait in the vicinity until he should rejoin him with the money for the check. The prisoner was, however, detained, and Cap tain Young, of the Detectives, taking the case io hand, some important developments are ex pected. About the same hour a person called at the Bull's Head Bank, corner of Third avenue and Twenty-filth street, and presented a check for $375, dated March 8. and drawn by Alexander Hornsby, No. 43 Maiden lane, to the order of Henry Simpkins. The cashier of the bank, Mr. Sims, after examining the check, had his suspi cions aroused that it was a forgery, and declined 'o pay it. The person presenting it, who gave his name as Edward Maynoux, then declared the check to be genuine, and that It bad been given him by a man named Williams, The Pro sident of the bank being called, declined to pay the check,whereupon a compromise was reached whereby Maynoux was to accompany Mr. Merritt, the assistant teller, to Mr. Hornsby's place of easiness, for the purpose of determining the character of the check. The two then took a Third avenue , car, but when opposite City Ball Park Maynoux jumped from the car, and hotly pursued by Merritt, ran through Spruce, Nassau, Beekman and Pearl streets until be was intercepted by an expressman, in obe dience to the cry of "Stop thief," and was then captured by Officer Denning, of the Second Pre cinct. The prisoner was at once taken before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court, when a complaint of a temporary character was made against him by Mr. Merritt. No formal com plaint, however, was made against him, in con sequence of the absence of Mr. Hornaby. lie was, therefore, remanded to the Tombs, and will be again arraigned this Morning. The prisoner Allen, who is still detained at Police -Headquarters, wilt • also be , taken before Justice Hogan this morning. It is conjectured that Allen and Maynoux are members of a bud of operators in forged checks, but Captain Young is Investigating the ease, and all the facts Will (loubtlese be soon developed. OUR WHOLE UOINTRY. The intertstrona Fire in Chile:ago—Rem covert or the bodies--Corointer's an gaeer.. From the Chicago Republican of, Sunday the following additional partladars of the disastrous tire in that city, on Saturday, are obtained': The intense interest manifested by every class of people to ascertain fresh facts concerning the catastrophe, proved that the dreadful fate of the perished firemen had made a melancholy impreer. aion upon the minds of all; accordingly, early )esterday morning, as soon as theliames were extinguished, a search was instituted for the' remains of the slain. Some time was spent In clearing 'away the smouldering debris, as the workers at the gloomy task were obliged to proceed very slowly to prevent farther accidents. The result of the search was the dis covery of three horribly charred remnants of bodies lying close together on the second floor. A Short distance from these the fourth body was wind, which was at once recognized as the re -mains of Thomas O'Brien, one of the lost pipe men of the A. C. Coventry. The corpses w,ere carefully removed from the ruins and taken to the Armory, where, having been laid_epon mat tresses, they were gazed upon daring the day by large crowds of visitors. The three bodies mentioned as having been found together were so shriveled, burnt, and mutilated as to be entirely unrecognizable. O'Brien's body was comparatively sound, and it appeared from the look of the face as though the unfortunate man had met a horrible death by suffocation. It is the opinion of medical men who made careful examinations of the different bodies, that the men must have been . instaptiy scorched in such a manner that it was impossible for them to ery for help. But there are several men whoever that they heard screams proceed ing from the third liter, as mentioned in yester day's account of the aff air. At II o'clock in the forenoon Coroner Cleaves proceeded to the Armory and impanneied a pry for the purpose of holding an inquest upon the remains. The Baltimore Aniericays of yesterday says: Shortly after one o'clock on Saturday afternoon flames were seen bursting forth from the roof of the house No. 40 North Paca street, a three-story brick building, occupied by Mr. Boltharus Wey forth, merchant tailor, for business purposes, the upper part being used as a residence for the family. Stock and furniture were damaged both by water necessarily thrown and by fire to the amount of $BOO or $l,OOO, and the propOetor is fully insured in the Hartford (Conn.) Insurance Company. House No. 38, also a three-story brick, occupied by Mr. James Rainey as a whole sale ana retail grocery and liquor store, suffered the loss of the roof and the interior of the third story, whilst the stock is damaged to the amount of $2,500. Fully insured In the Fireman's Insurance Company. House No. 33, occupied by Mr. A. P. Webb as a wholesale and retail grocery and produce store, had the roof almost entirely destroyed, whilst the stock was damaged - by water to the amonntof $31,000. Fully covered by insurance in the Howard Insurance Company of Baltimore. The next house which suffered was No. 403, adjoining the others, oc cupleAl by Mr. John li. McLaughlin as a cigar store. The fire did not reach the store, but the contents, mostly of cigars, were damaged to the extent of $l,OOO, upon which there is no in surance. Editor:—May I ask the use of your exten sively read paper, to plead for a class of our fellow-matures who seem to have none to staid forward in their defence ? All mechanics have their "Trades Unions;' they are banded together, and make common cause of. their labor and its value. The wages of a day laborer have been raised fifty per cent. for the commonest work, which requires no skill or previous training. Servants' wages are almost double what they were previous to the war; the reason given is expense of clothing, but there is no consideration of the great expenses of provi sions. They have no responsibility resting upon them, and in the increase of wages we see a corresponding increase in extravagant dressing. Now let us see how it fares with the poor widow; the sole support of orphan children ; the mother with a drunken husband; the daugh ter with aged parents to support with her labor. Washing. Ironing. cleansing, die., in gentle man's houses. Was formerly worth one dollar per day to a competent woman, seventy five cents to an inferior one. Now t with provisions double the price; rents more thattdouble (houses which formerly rented for three dollars a month are now ten dollars); clothing, although reduced in price, not as cheap as formerly—very many of these women are only paid one dolor per day for eleven hours work. Let any woman think of the physical and mental strain involved in the support of a little family with such means! No woman can make more than five dollars a week. She leaves home early in the morning; her chil dren are perhaps placed in a Day Nursery, pro vided by the charitable, where she pays a small sum for them, or she leaves them at home in bumble faith that He who watches over the spar ruw will not forsake her little ones. She comes home at night to a comfortless home, weary and exhausted, to live the same life on all succeeding morrows, thanking God meantime for the - work. Her family is the one object of her life, and all, her hopes and aspirations centre there. Her health fails—no woman can sustain .uch a pressnre—and some lady,perhaps the very one for whom she has worked, pities her—gives her coal from one society, clothing from another, and finally proposes to take her children, for whom she has tolled, and place them in a -Home." Had that woman been paid an equivalent for her work, her own industry would have sup ported her own children. All she required was justice—not almsgiving. Take another instance : A poor widow will take in washing and ironing; she is competent and Indies are glad to have her work. Before the war the regular price for such work was seventy live cents a dozen, She is told "the pieces are small; the money will be paid regularly; it is not a large wash." She must have the work. Three dollars a week sounds like a large sum, and she takes the work, thankful to get it. But it In creases in bulk every week until she is only paid. thirty-tight cents per dozen. She cannot give it up. She goes out to work half the day; comes borne and washes and irons until ten or eleven o'clock at night, day after day; pays the expenses of her husband's funeral; will receive no assist ance from any charitable society; is too much ex hausted when Sunday comes to go to church, bat lives on in earnest faith that God is watching over her and her orphan children. That woman and her poorly-dressed children in their wretched room are ennobled by her faith, and she lives close to her God, although unable to go to His house and join in the services of the sanctuary. These poor women are debarred the exercise of their tree will, "Do this or starve" is what their richer sisters practically say to them. "Do this, and we will clothe you from a Dorcas, and give you coal from the Union Benevolent, and degrade you Into paupers with our simegiving; but we will not release you from bondage and allow you the privilege of laboring for your own living in that state of life in which it has pleased God to place you." • ONE yam Kaows. —Giacomo Keyerbeer, it has now been ascer tained, left ; to his family a fortune of nine han dled thousand dollars. His executors: hink thst Dot a few or the operatic managers and music publishers with whom bfflerbeer made tiontracts, cheated him in the - must outrageous manner, and that, if be had been more vigilant in this respect, his profits on his most successful. operas, -would have been more;than three thug as Ism as they . really were. , . Fire in Baltimore, liar the Ph,...dephht Evening Bulletin.] Women"' Wages. FIFTH EDITION BY TELEGRAPH. LATEST OABLE NOTATIONS FROM VIEW-!NI A.. The Republican State Oonventinn CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Funeral of the Rev. Charles Gillette Ddstruction. of a Match Factory By the Atlantic Cable. Lorittorr, March 9, Evening. The political news is meagre and unimportant. Consols for money, 92%(g92%; for account, 92%®93; U. 8. Five-twenties quiet and steady at 82X; American stocks quiet; Erie R. R., Illinois, 97; Great Western, 33. - Penis, March 9.—Bourse quiet. Rentes, 71. LIVERPOOL, March 9, Evening.—Cotton quiet; uplands 19%; Orleans 1290. The sales have been 8,000 bales. Red wheat 98.• ' for old corn 818., new 295. 9d. Common rosin 58. 9d. Petroleum dull; retinal ls. 830. Linseed oil £t9loB. LONDON, March 9, Evening.—Tallow 965. 6d.; sugar dull, at 395. 6d. on the spot. AvrwEEP, March 9.- Petroleum easier, at 57%,f, rho IteptEblican State Con• Veutlon. Parnasunno, March 9.—The Republican State Convention met at noon tO-day. Tucker, an anti-Wells man, was declared the temporary Chairman, which the Wells men resisted, and a general fight ensued around the Cbairman's stand. A strong police force interfered and sepa rated the combatants. Mr. Burgess, Mayor of Abe town, appeared and made a speech in behalf of peace, and , the rival candidates for temporary chairman followed, advocating peace. Another row ensued, and the Mayor ordered the police to clear the hall, which was done. The delegates aro now scattered about the streets, and it is not known when they Will reassemble. itimicera—Continued from the Third Edi At this point the following message was re ceived from the President of thei United States: To the Senate of the United States-1 have the honor to request to be permitted to withdraw from the Senate of the United States my message of the 6th inst., requesting the passage of a joint resolution by the two Houses of Congress to re new+ the Secretary of the Treasury from the disa bilities imposed by section Bof the act of Con gress approved Sept. 2,1789. U. 8. GRANT. WesunnWific - Marah 9, 1869. On motion of Mr. Sumner, the message WWI laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Sprague,the request made in the message was granted. By the same messenger, another message from the President was received. transmitting,in com pliance with the request of the Senate, a report from the Secretary of State, giving a list of all the laws passed at the third session of the 40th Congress. On motion of Mr. Ferry, the bill to prevent the extermination of fur-bearing animals in Alaska was then taken up and passed in the form in which it passed the Senate last session. On motion of Mr. Sprague, the bill for the re lief of Margaret Riddle, widow of the late Sena tor Riddle, of Delaware, was taken up, and after a brief discussion was recommitted on motion of Mr. Edmunds. Then at 1.30 the Senate, on motion of Mr gumner, adjourned. [House—Continued from Third Edition.] The preamble was also agreed to, yeas 103,nays 46. Mr. Schenck introduced a bill to reduce into one act and to amend the laws relating to in ternal revenue, and explained that it embodied all the modifications and changes made by the Committee of the Whole and by the House at last session, thus making the bill as perfect as possible, and he moved that it be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and printed. Mr. Maynard suggested that it be put on its passage at once. Mr. Schenck said that would suit him very well. Mr. Wood, however, intimated that it did not snit him, and the bill was referred to the Commit tee of the Whole, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Kelley introduced a bill for the coinage of nickel copper pieces of five cents and under. Re ferred to the Committee on Coinage. Mr. Butler Mass.) asked leave to offer a reso lution for a joint special committee of three members of the Senate and six of the Rouse to consider all matters relating to Indian treaties, .Sr.c. After some discussion, Mr. Randall objected, and the resolution was not entertained. Mr. Beaman, by unanimous coneent,introdneed a joint resolution to supply an omission in the miscellaneous appropriation bill, by inserting an Item of $1,200, to pay to B. A. Sheppard, being the amount of a check in hie favor drawn OU the Assistant Treasurer for supplies, In Jane, 1859, but which had been lost. Passed. - Mr. Butler introduced a bill to repeal the Tenure of Office act of March 2d, 1867, and moved the previous question on its passage. Mr. Maynard moved to adjourn. Lost; only fifteen members voting in the affirmative. The previous question was seconded, and the bill was passed. Yeas, 148; nays, 16. The House then adjourned until Friday next. Funeral of a Mitalater. (Special Despatch to the Fillings. Evening Bulletin.) Nam Tonic, Maroh 9 —The funeral ceremonies over the remains of the Rev. Charles Gillette took place this morning, at the Trinity Church, Brooklyn. Bishop Littlejohn officiated. The services were largely attended. From New York. Haw YORK, March 9.—Howard's match fac tory, on Forty-third street, was damaged by fire to-day. Lose $7,000. covered by insurance. New York. Floa.uclall Market. ISPeeialDeepatehtothe Philadelphia Evening Eglloilg l Naw Youx, March 9.—The bill preventing the certification of checks by the banks when the funds are not in the banks still attracts attention In nignetary circles, and the refusal of most of the banks to certify checks for the bankers is the occasioning of considerable trouble and annoy ance. The rumor current that Mr. Stewart has qualified caused gold to drop to 13034;. Express stocks firm, on the report that the ditlicultles be tween the Erie and the United Slates had been settled. The Commercial Advertiser says it is now semi officially affirmed that the cheek certification bill was signed by the President, and, the banks, ac ting upon that understamlin4, are doing an ex tensive Wall street business, and openly declare that they cannot afford to suspend giving the customers the same accommodation sub ,staiitially as formerly, and are aecordinitly resorting to various expedients for evading the letter of the law, hoping to aware the early 41400- AD'Oloolc. . . F. I, immAttigrON PRICE Tinitt" . • , repeaL After the adjottraMent Of the Morning' boards there was more activity shOwm ,Zot the leading stoat prices Ara elvictiOAlrgheir:4 Tito most marked Alivaneo was Hadsoll Itiwir, which Jumped up 3L, quoting at 114%. Beal& and Mariposa rose ; • Paelfle , ManNt'StattetockS fairly active;w TenneaSee's tatt tither; Missouri's declined 31. ' The bank statement of last week 'pratteute ti, more favorable condition of affaitt-,The'depOsits are increased 6845,000; legal-tenders, $47, 000 above the preceding week.; specie inereatiol $41.000. Petroleum very dull; refined, erudnAN: FROITI NEW NORIE• New Yong, March 9.--Louisti U. jambe., art octoroon, has brought suit in the Court of Com mon Pleas against a New York and Savannah steamship company for having refused har passage northward on board one of theirvessel4 after having purchased a first-class ticket. She lays her damages at 85,000, and her mother claims 85,000 more. The trial commenced yea , terday; it is not yet concluded. „, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday 'lie fore Judge Bedford, the case of the People vO. Patrick Kerrigan, charged with the homicide of Eliza Tracey, was proceeded with. There being nothing in the evidence presented by the prose cution to inculpate Kerrigan with the crime laid to his charge, the jury by order of the Court ren- dered a verdict of not guilty.• • • , - In Judge Kivlen's Civil Court, yesterday, Robt. O'Callaghan sued John McMahon for the re covery of 821, lost on a wager as to which one could beat the other in winning a certain We affections. The parties discreetly kept the n a me of the young lady to themselves, and O'Callaghan was awarded the money. • ' L , • Mr. D. R. Locke, author of the "Petroleum ,V. Nasby" letters, lectured last night to a good ett dience at the Cooper Institute upon "Castled be Canaan." The lecture was well received and humorous. The Five Pointe House of Industry , gave la school exhibition yesterday, with 850 children present. Many visitors were there, and the ex-k , ercises consisted of a series of songs, dialogneC humorous speeches and calisthenics, under the , ,, ; direction of Mr. S. B. Halliday, the Superlutend-: ent. A number of Chinese adults belonging_to%; an evening school of the institution els° . played their progress in reading. FACTS AND FAMOUS. —Louis Philippe's sons are all gray-headed: —President Grant's only preference for Steven* is that lac, mats him to A. T. . r• —The Legialature of Indiana has parsed a bill to, prevent minors from playing billiards. —Stewart offers to sive up his income, becausei it is Income-patible with the Secretaryship. —Steaks fried in pomatum viere served to the electors at Bradford, England, recently. , • —Grant's administration won't lie stable, until it has a complete cab-in4L —Miss Matilda Heron Is about to give a series of lectures on the drama. —Verdi is composing an opera, to be entitled "Falstaff." • —Charles Lever has published a new book, en titled "A Rent in a Cloud." —Right States have ratified the Fifteenth, Amendment to the Constitution. , —A Western paper calls strong -mlnded, women, , "knights of the garter." —A member of Stonewall Jackaon's staff liar been arrested as a vagrant in Louisville. • —Mr. Borie's hesitation in aceepting the Navy , 1 Department Is on account of bra health. fears it will be too —The annual earnings of the washerwelnes ' of the United States are said to amount is ' 540,000,000. —Now that Columbus bas been put in charge of the Internal Revenue, we trust he will commence a voyage of discovery among the whisky Miele& —The air,"Walking Down Broadway," it Is said, was vritten at Vienna tea years ago by Rabbi &deer for his congregation. —Judging from the powerful effect of Porter's order to Binekley, yesterday, his departure+ may be regarded as a double exit—(XX I) —Judge Hoar would now be Governor of Mati eachusette, bad he eonisented to become a candi date last autumn. —General Dent is doing duty MB Cerberus to President Grant. The office•seekers are knOwa as Dentists. —Mr. Longfellow was still in Rome at the last accounts, but would soon leave for Sicily. He will not return to America until next August. —Several stables have been robbed of harness within a few days; the thieves leaving no traces behind. —Criminal query.—Can a prisoner who comt-, mita himself also form his own conviction?-- Punch. —A sect has arisen in Mexico favorable to the doctrine of dividing the property of the rick among the poor. —James Disraeli, late brother of the late pt.; mier, left a property valued at £14,000, most ,Of which goes to Benjamin. , • -, —A floating prison hulk at cayenne recently sank and drowned a batch of convict, Vrencb,-, men. —A Southern paper says that ' l l3llrtd Tom! was a white boy, and grew black in the face, °Wing kw hie musical exertions. —A Russian publisher has recently brought out translations of Hawthorne's "Marble Fawn," Holmes's "Elsie Venuer," and Judd% "Mar garet." —There is but one objeetion to having Bout sell and Creeswell In the Cabinet. We have been suffering from too much Welles thew for the last eight years. —A benevolent society in Washington has s fat thing in the way of an eirelasive right to publish a fac simile of Grant's certificate of oleo tion. —A boa constrictor In Singapore ltas 619410 Wed a young lady who had on a •diamond` necklace valued at $15,000, and the natives are hunting up the snake. —lt would be impossible to call such sincere commendations as are everywhere expressed for our popular Secretary of the Navy, ''hYpez - Bode-an." There is toomuch warmth in them, —Florence demands that Rossini's body shall be given up without conditions, and Madame Rossini says she shall not allow it to be trona (erred to Italy on any account. —A London milkman has just married his fifth wife within ten days of the funeral of his fourth. The mob did not like it, and smashed his win dows. —An American singer, Signorina Maria Calisto (Mies Huntley), after a most successful debut is Berlin, has won even greater laurels in Belgium, where she is as mueh praised for her flue tragic acting as for her extraordigary musical talent. —The water wee warmed for the comfort of the candidates on the occasion of the ceremony of baptism in a Baptist church at Providence Last ; ; Sunday and the rising steam caused a general' stampede of the congregation and Waling among the ladles, who thought the building`Mras on tire. —A velocipede, with wheels eight 'Ott in diameter, made its appearance 'An Indlanapolls, Ind. ' on Thursday, the rider's hands and feet both contributing to furnish .the motive power. The Inventor—an Indianapolis man—claima that it can be driven at the speed of a mile a minute. —A French court has dared ta acquit a .news paper, and a liberal one at , that, of a..siulatten of the press , law, and even protests in Its judgment against the impunity with which thetieuti-ofdelal press Is allowed to diaregard - ato law without in curring danger of prosecution. —Jamea Brussel' Lowell; In his "Meow. rii pers," speaks of Judge. hoar, of•Maassehusetta, the new United States:Attomey-General, as The Judge who covers, with his hat More wit an' gumption an' shrewd Yankee mu* Than there IS mosses on en old stone fence. «. F. a'. iti=t ~. 'irrf 7 :4 ',l4:r
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