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FRBNAYE.—On the 29th inst., Mrs. Bettie E..
widow of the late Peter Frenaye, aged TO yearst
The relatives and friends are invited to attend her
funeral, from the residence of her daughter-In-law, on
Thursday, at 10 o'clock A. M., No 213 13'ederal street,
Camden, N. J. ••
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Isaac W. Ifinghep, M. D., and daughter Of the taut
Charles Donne.
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GRANTIS WASHINGTON HOUSE.
How the Sioney was Liaised to Par-
chisare It.
WASHINGTON, March 29.—There has existed
grave doubt as to who originated and carried out
the Idea to purchase a house here in 1865 for
General Grant. It appears that Mr. Stewart was
not the Originator of the scheme, and at its com
mencement did what he could to discourage It at
a meeting of the gentlemen composing what was
known as the Grant Reception Committee. Said
meeting was held In the Filtta Avenue Hotel in
October or November, 1866, and Mr. Stewart was
chairman of the meeting. The following is a
short account of the move, and for the accuracy
of the statements refer to any of the gentlemen
who were present at the meeting. Among them
were Marshall 0. Roberta, B. Darling, Mr.
Vermilye and George Opdyke:
Mr. A. R. Corbin, of West Twenty-seventh
street, sold his house in Washington to General
Grant. Mr. L. R. Eno was one of the witnesses
to the execution of the deed, and noticed the
whole amount of the purchase money ($30,000)
was left on cdortgitge for a term of years, but
with the privilege of payment at any time. A
few days after the execution of the deed the Grant
Reception Committee met at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. At this meeting Mr. Eno mentioned the
circumstance of the purchase of the house and
the mortgage given for the whole amount of the
purchase money to several gentlemen then pres
ent. Each one to whom he mentioned the eir
camstance expressed a willingness to pay $l,OOO
or $5OO toward the payment of the mortgage
Mr. Eno took down the names of the several
gentlemen to whom he spoke until the amount
they expressed a willingness to subscribe had
amounted to about $lO,OOO. After the organiza
tion of the meeting, Mr. Eno rose and said that it
bad casually come to his knowledge that General
Grant had recently purchased a house for the sum
of $30,000, and that his means were so
limited that he bad found it necessary to leave the
whole amount of the purchase money on bond
and mortgage, and that he thought that it would
perhaps be a more substantial mark of gratitude
to General Grant to raise by individual subscrip
tion sufficient money to pay off this mortgage;
that he had already mentioned the subject to
several gentlemen, and they all thought as he
(Mr. Eno) did. Mr. Stewart opposed the propo-
sition, sad said that "it was not for individuals
to furnish the money, but for Congress:" that
Congress should do for General Grant as the
British Parliament had done for the Duke of
Wellington; to which it was replied that Congress
could not do such things; that it could not estab
lish such a precedent, and further, that putting
the matter off on Congress was but evading the
subject. Then Mr. Stewart said he would give
as much as any other man for the object;
that he would pay $lO.OOO if any other man
would. Mr. Eno accepted; ,said he would give
$10,000; that he had the names of gentlemen
who would give $lO,OOO more, and that with Mr.
Stewart's $lO,OOO, the whole amount of $30,000
was already subscribed. Mr. Stewart then
"backed out squarely, and said he would only
subscribe $lO,OOO on condition that $lOO,OOO was
to be raised." It was perhaps thought that eo
large a sum as $lOO.OOO could not be raised, as
the subscription for Farra Fut had already failed.
Mr. Eno did not abandon the scheme to raise this
$30,000; but as he was about to sail for Europe
handed the names he had already secured to
General D. Butterfield, and as an in
ducement to him to undertake to obtain
the subscriptions promised to be responsible
for the difference between what subscriptions
were received and the sum of $30,000,
should General Butterfield not succeed in ob
taining that amount. Mr. Eno sailed for Europe
in November, 1865. At that time the subscription
to the fund amounted to only about $23,000, and
instructions were left from him to see that a sum
sufficient to pay off the mortgage on Grant's
house was subscribed, and if such an amount was
not subscribed to make up the deficiency by in
creasing his subscription to the required
amount. General Butterfield succeeded
in obtaining the $30,000 subscription, and when
this was done continued soliciting subscriptions
until $lOO,OOO or $105,000 was raised, and the
amount handed to General Grant.—Herald.
HAW rz.
,nefeat,of Salnave by the nevebitten
Reverie, March 23.—8 y the way of 81.
Thomas we have additional news from
Hayti. On the Bth inst. Sslnave with his
forces encountered the revolutionists and had
a desperate fight.' He was routed and eight
itieces.of cannon taken from him. He lost 103
men. Otherwise the situation remains much the
some.
' Up to tho 25th February tho British man-of-war
Jason was lying at Port an Prince and the Dart
At Atm Dune.
LETTER FROM WAIMUIVOTOR.
Prospect of a Speedy Settlement of the
Vexed Question•of the Civil Tenure
Law-A Committee or Conference
will act as Mediator, from whose
Decision there will be no Appeal-
President Grant Worn Down by Ex.
cessive Mental Labor-He will Rest
for a Day or Tuve-Philadelphia Av.
pointments Waitingr for she Embargo,
to be liaised -Wholesale Removal of
Mevenne Eitorekeepers and Gaugers
in Philadelphia-flames of the Vie.
tims-'l Ise brand Plano Installed in
the White Douse, &c.
(Correspondence of the Phila. Evening Balietin.l
WASHINGTON, March 29.—At last we begin to
see daylight through the almost inextricable mud
dle which has existed for the last two weeks
about the Tenure-of-Office law and what should
bo done with it. The House having refused to
concur in the amended bill from the Senate, and
insisted on an absolute repeal of the law, the
contest was re-Opened In the Senate to-day upon
the proposition of Senator Trumbull that the
Senate should insist upon its amended
bill, and ask for a committee of conference.
Ontnes moved an amendment that the Senate
should recede from its amendment to the bill,
winch, if carried, would have settled the matter
beyond all further controversy; but it was evident
the majority of the Senate were not willing to
yield'up thepower which this bill gives them,
and after a tedious debate, in which all the stale
platitudes of a fortnight ago were again brought
forward, to the intense disgust of the listeners,
who are perfectly sick and tired of the matter,the
Senate decided -to Stick to- its emended bill :and
determined to "fight It out on that line." The
matter now goes to a committee of conference,
and as its decision will be binding on both
Houses, and as the committee will doubtless
frame a bill which will make both Houses, concede
romething from their extreme demands, the pros
pect of an early settlement of the vexed question
seems very hopeful
HEALTH OF PRESIDENT GRANT.
The President has been indisposed for several
da3 s past, and on Saturday and to day received
no visitors, however distinguished. A report wire
circulatsd that he was not sick, but was engaged
In considering various important nominations,
which are daily expected to be sent to the Senate.
In order to disabuse the public of this idea, Gen.
Grant came out of his office and spoke to several
gentlemen present in the ante-reorn, and his ap
pearance abundantly satisfied them that he was
ruffering from a severe attack of neuralgia in the
head and face. After this nobody pressed him for
an interview, and none of the Cabinet Ministers
,called during to-day, as they knew the condition
of the President.
TILE PHILADELPHIA APPOINTMENTS
have nearly all been decided upon, but are in a
state of suspended animation, owing to the un
settled condition of the Tenure-of-Office law.
Last week, when it was supposed the law world
be repealed or amended without any unnecessary
delay, the Prealdent, to show his good faith in the
action of Congrese.commenced making removals,
and made a clean sweep of the New York Custom
House, nominating a Collector, /level Officer and
Surveyor; but when the wrangle as to whether the
law should be repealed or modified began to look
as if It would be protracted almost indefinitely,
the President ceased making any more removals,
and the nominations sent In for the last three or
four days have only been to fill vacancies. -
day or two, however, the "obstacle" will be re
moved, 'and then nominations will pour in by the
wholesale, as both Houses want to adjourn rine
die by the middle of Apra.
THE GUILLOTINE AT WORK IN THE TREASURY DE
PAIITHILNT.
The work of "cleaning out" the Treasury De
partment Is progressing rapidly, and to-morrow,
it is expected, several hundr ed clerks of both
sexes will receive their "yellow covers," politely
informing them that their services will not be re
quired alter the 31st inst. In the Third Auditor's
Bureau ninety-four discharges will be made, but
the 'lucky ones" are yet in ignorance as to who
the axe will fall upon.
REMOVAL of STOREKEEPERS AND GAUGERS IN
PHILADELPHIA.
Last week the following storekeepers in the
Internal Revenue service were removed upon the
reeonimendation of Supervisor D. P. South
worth:
First District—John Carrigan, Michael Sulli
van, John J. Kelley, John R. Kelley, John Kin
ney, Geo. Hartranft, Joseph Plallibert, Archibald
Frazier.
Second District—Chas. R. Dougherty. C. A.
royd.
Third District--J. A Murray, Lewis Snell,
John Quinn.
Fourth District—James Gaffney, John Fred
encks, Joseph L. McNeill. James 8. Ellgilley,
Thos. Fair, Chas. Fair, Nicholas Sehoalee, L.
Brannigan, Joseph A. Hook.
The iollowitg gaugers of distilled spirits were
also removed upon the recommendation of Mr.
douthworth :
First District—David R. McLean, Wm. Mc-
Cormick.
Second District—R. McCunney.
Third District—George F. Gordon, John H.
Platt.
Fourth District—Wallace Clifton, A. J. Lechler.
TILE PIANO FOR THE WHITE 1100811.
The grand piano made for the White House
by the Schomacker Piano Forte Manufacturing
Company of Philadelphia arrived this morning,
and was placed in the Red Room. Mrs. Grant
was highly pleased with her selection. It la a fall
concert grand, in a magnificent rosewood case,
with pearl mouldings,
exquisitely finished, white
enamelled plate beau tifully ornamented, keys of
the purest ivory, with the maker's name inlaid
%lett gold. The tone of the instrument is rich
and powerful, with great depth and sweetness,
and the whole affair reflects great credit on the
well-known maker. It is the custom to refur
nish the White House every four years, and it is
always a matter of great competition between
the leading manufacturers to secure the contract
for the White House piano.
The Messrs. Chickering, of Boston, were suc
cessful for many years, but on the accession of
President Lincoln, he made choice of a piano
from the manufactory of Schomacker & Co.,
Philadelphia. This instrument, now eight years
old, is still very fine, and has been greatly admired
by thousands who have toughed its delicate keys
and listened - to its sweet notes. It will be removed
to ehiladelphia by the Messrs. Schomacker, and
placed in their warerooms to be kept as a relic,
where the public can have an opportunity to see
and hear it. Often the departed Lincoln listened
to its sweet strains, which no doubt cheered him
in his gloomy moments. It has truly become
historic, and a valuable relic it is.
For dine successive administrations has Phila
delphia been favored In furnishing the grand
piano for the White House. This speaks well for
your artisans, and proves that in this difficult
branch of industry, your city can claim the first
honor. SUSQUEHANNA.
Fire in Wilmington. Delaware—Lose
817.00 i).
The Wilmington Commercial of yesterday says:
About half-past five o'clock on Sunday morn
ing a fire broke out in James Downward do Son's
rope factory, near the Kennett pike, beyond
Adams street, which resulted in the total destruc
tion of the building.
The factory had been stopped all winter, and
the proprietors had Just laid in a large stock of
hemp, ike. t intendlog to commence operations
this morning. The buildings were fall of hemp
and the flames spread with fearful rapidity.
The firemen were Boon on the ground and sent
copious streams of water upon the building, but
were unable to subdue the fire until It had done
about all the damage, possible.
The low on building and stock is quite heavy,
and will probably amount to $17,000, on which
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH SO, 1869.
there Is an insurance of $lO,OOO in the following
compbnles :
New Castle County Mutual, $2,000; Delaware
Mutual, $3,000; a Connecticut company. $3,000,
and a company in Philadelphia, $2,000.
A VIBUY SAM 0138 AFFAIR.
Full Particulars off the Capture of the
American Brig Mary Lowell try a
spaniels Alum-of-lilar—Otßelal IState
ent:
Havarea, March 24.—The British gunboat
Cherub came into port yesterday evening from
Nassau, N. P., and brought news of sensational
importance, since they tell of a great insult to
and outrage upon the American and British flags
by a Spanish man-of-war. I have told you of an
American sailing vessel having shipped arms
bud ammunition and a number of
Cuban passengers from an American
steamer that bad been disabled
in her machinery, at or near Nassau, and of her
having put into Ragged. Inland port, Bahamas,
a here she was closely watched by a Spanish man
(4-war, the Andalusia. By the arrival of the
British schooner Margaret at Nassau, from
Boned Island, the startling announcement was
convo ed that the vessel in question had been
captured in an English port of entry by the An-
Mitosis, in direct violation of international
and British laws. By the Margaret there
came as passenger to Nassau Me, Walter Wit
an,. the Custom House officer at. Ragged
Island. who had charge of the American brig
Mary Lowell, the vessel in question, in the ca
pacity of pilot and Custom House officer, for a
period of eighteen days, and who had the hatch
ways sealed down with the seal of Her Majesty's
Customs. To the urbanity and courtesy of one
of the officers of the gunboat Cherub I am In
debted for the following copy of Mr. Wilson's
official report of the capture of the Mary Lowell,
he having been on board of her at the time
On the afternoon of the lEith, at about 4 20 P.
M., I was In the act of removing the brig Mary
Lowell from Man-of-War Anchorage to a safer
place known as the "Harbor," when I was or
eared to heave to and lower my sails by the com
mander of the Spanish gunboat Andalusia, who,
ending that I did not do so at once, gave the or
ter three times, in a loud voice, to fire into us.
Upon this I Immediately hove to, when a boat
came alongside containing fifteen men, well armed,
under the command of two officers, one o
whom demanded permission to come on board.
I replied that he might do so as a private indl
tidual, but not in an official capacity, upon
which he came on board. We had not, however,
been in conversation more than a minute or so,
when an order from the captain of the gunboat
was given to the men in the boat to board the
trig, which they accordingly did, and imme
lately took formal possession of the vessel. I
may here mention that the order, three times
elven, to fire Into us, was prevented from being
carried into execution by an officer who placed
Lis hand on the cap of the gun to prevent its
eeir g fired.
1 remonstrated with the officer who boarded
me (who, by the way, could speak English
fluently) in as energetic a manner as was con
sistent with my duty, asking him whether he was
aware of the illeenlity and gravity of the act
which he was about to commit, and whether be
t.new that the brig Mary Lowell under my charge
was an American vessel, and that she was in
British waters and under British protection, and,
moreover, that I was an officer in the employ
of her Majesty's government of the Ba
hamas, to which he replied, " that he
was 43/1 01 the orders of his
enperior' officer." Be then ordered me to get
into the boat and go on board the gunboat. as
the commander wanted to see me. I then, with
he six men that were with me in the brig—four
ut whom belonged to her, and the other two of
whom I had Nought from the shore--got into
the boat and proceeded to the 13punialk man-cif
war. On going on board I asked the captain
what his intentions were, and what he wanted
with me, to which he simply replied that I must
at once go on shore. To - enable me to do so. he
gave me the boat belOnging to the Mary
Lowell, in which my brother, George W. Wilson,
who was on board of the man-of-war,
together with myself and the two men from the
shore, reached the land. The other four men be
longing to the brig,who were all British subjects,
a ere detained as prisoners on board the Spanish
gunboat. During the entire of the above pro
ceedings, as narrated by me, the American nag
was flying from the main deck of the brig, until
I was obliged to lower my sails, when it was car
led to the side of the vessel and spread over the
rail. On our leaving the Mary Lowell, the
American flag was removed, and almost immedi
.tely afterwards, the brig was made fast to the
gunboat which proceeded with her to sea in a
-outhwesterly direction. ---
The captain of the Mary Lowell had left her
and Ragged Island sometime before the capture
ut the vessel, and her Cuban passengers had all
gone off ashore, many of whom came back to
Nassau in the schooner Margaret with Custom
House Officer Wilson. The good people of
Ragged Island were thrown into a nigh state of
excitement by the capture and consequent Insult
to their flag, and some were even desirous of
croceeding to extremities, not only in conse
quence of all this, but also m consequence of
certain threats which had been made from time
to time by the commander of the Andalusia, The
arty departure of that vessel with her prize,
r,owever, precluded these desires from being car
• led into execution. The good people of Ragged
stand bare sworn vengeance against Spaniards,
and the first Spanish vessel that puts into their
port is likely to get a warm reception. ID Nas
•an the capture also created no small
excitement. Governor Walker at once
pronounced It an outrage, wanton and
unpardonable in its nature and execution, which
demands prompt and vigorous measures in vindi
cation of the honor and integrity of the British
Empire, With this view of the case, his Excel
.ency prepared despatches for the home govern
ment, and sent them to Havana by the Cherub for
telegraphic transmission. Her Britannic Majesty's
Consul-General here, the Hon. Jas. Graham Dun
lop, has taken the matter of the capture in hand
with zeal and energy. Yesterday evening he was
to have an interview with Captain-General Dalce
on the subject, but the latter was prevented
by a review of the Havana volunteers, and by a
engtbened conference with a junta of rural pro
perty holders from attending. so the interview
will take place to-day. The capture of the Mary
Lowell is likely to lead to serious diplomatic com
plications between Great Britain and Spain, in
which the American government will necessarily
have to take a part against the latter power. The
Andalusia is supposed to have brought her prize
to Nuevitas, and se we have no mail steamer from
there before next fiaturday,we will probably have
to wait till then before hearing the Spanish ver
sion of the capture.— World.
AU CINEMENTS
AMERICAN COMEDY AT THE ARCH
The comedy entitled Women Rude was pro
duced according to announcement at the Arch
Street Theatre last evening. The author, who
t ver be may be, is evidently a man of some cul
ture. Be boa a wholesome respect for the laws
of good rhetoric,
a tolerable fund of humor, and
a considerable deal of that practical common
sense which is impatient with the vagaries of
foolish and fanatical people. As a literary work
the play is excellent. It contains many witty
sayings, some of them of exceeding brightness;
terse epigrammatic passages; mum shrewd phi
losophy; some learning, which verges, now and
then, upon pedantry; a little genuine poetry
without any maudlin sentiment, and, withal.
plenty of evidence of the author's acquaintance
with human nature, and the springs of human
action. As far as the mere text of , the pity le
concerned, the author maytipasonably regard his
work with satisfaction.
But a more accomplishe playwright would
have remembered that-while polished and elegant
language and sparkling wit are very desirable in
a drains, they are not the first eattentiala to its
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
succeed. Sometimes a play that Is intense and
powerful upon the stage, seems very bald and
barren when' read in the closet. Unless a man
has absolute dramatic genius,be is likely to make
a failure - in this kind of composltfon; If he does
not subordinate the language to the action. end
depend for effectiveness more upon striking
situations and ingenious climaxes than upon
nicely turned phrases. The dialogue of a comedy
representing modern domestic life, should be
criep, rapid, and, to a degree, commonplace. I
houid tell the story, too, plainly and naturally.
Each act should have a separate and dis
tinct Individuality; should possess a certain
unity and completeness of its own, and be
a little drama by itself. Like the strand of a
rope it , ought to be worth something apart from
its tellowe, to which, nevertheless, it should bear
a natural and symmetrical relation as a portion
of the whole. From the beginning, it should
move forward with directness and obviousness of
intention towards a climax; and the certain
should descend upon the culmination, to produce
be proper effect upon the audience. An act
which does not, to some extent, close its portion
of 'the narrative, but leaves to its successors the
solution of every mystery contained in it, is an
noying, ,dispiriting and unsatisfactory to the
spectator. Robertson's Caste is one of the best
modern instances that we know of, with which
to Illustrate this truth. It is full of natural yet
very ,powerftil situations, and the acts divide the,
play so nicely that the art of the dramatist seems
to be the result Of inevitable necessity.
In these respects Women Rule Is a failure. The
entire plot IS involved and confused to a perplex
ing extent. The characters appear to get with
out reference to any general design; and they talk
too much and too irrelevantly. The first act Is
obscure, and without any climax; and the cur
tain descends just as the listener is trying to COM.'
prcliend exactly what the action upon the stage
means. "linked, there really 'Snot a culminating
point anywhere in the drama, for when the vil
lains are baffled they are off the stage, and the
lovers are made supremely happy in the green
room. The audience sees and hears only the re
sults of the defeat and of the victory. The only
dramatic situation in the play is that in which
the most interesting lover Is left alone with his
sweetheart, end, desiring to propose, is afraid to
venture. This Is elaborated nicely enough to
prove the author's capability for good effects;
tut it is the only evidence furnished by the drama
' Some of the characters possess individuality.
"Mrs. Paykaan" (played admirably by Mrs.
Maeder) is a strong minded woman, with vague
notions of honesty and with a propensity for
wire pulling. She is strictly an American cha
racter, but, although she makes one or two allu
sions to the United States, we are not able to de
termine whether she is an emigrant or not. Her
position in an English nobleman's family is an
,nomalous ond "Lord Winterly" (played by
Mr. Mackay) is a less striking and more impossi
ble personage. He is a little bit knave and a
great deal fool—too much of a fool to conceive
and manage a deeply laid scheme. "Henry"
(played excellently well by Mr. Everly) is a
clever character, without any especial force or
novelty. The same may be said of "Mrs.
Winslove" (Mrs. Drew,) "Emily Meadows"
(Mrs. Crease,) and "Valentine" (Mr. Hill.) Mr.
Craig appeared as "Landoff," one of the most
isterestirg personages of the piece, but not by
any means a very striking character. The strong
minded woman Is the most successful person,and
the one that will be beat remembered by those
who see the play. Perhaps the author's eoneep
lion is unjust to the class of energetic women of
whom this one Is made the representative, but he
has drawn the character admirably in accordance
with.his views upon the woman's rights move
meat.
The summary is, that this play, despite its
many e xcellences , contains fatal defects, and will
inevitably be consigned to the limbo of unanc
meg tit &ulnae. Thia,we think,will be the verdict
of every impartial and capable person who has
seen it.
—Mr. J. Gran hoe written to us as follows of
his intention to produce a series of comic operas
at our Academy :
- I beg to inform you that I am about to visit
Philadelphia to give a short series of Opera
Bonffe at your Academy of Music; the season
will consist of ten nights and two matinees, dur
ing which the following operas from my reper
toire will be given : Genevieve de Brabant. La
Grande Duchene Barbe-Bleue, La Vie Partrienne,
L'CEil Crevi, Fle ur de Thi. All the celebrated
artists of the company will take part in those
representations with the chorus and orchestra of
the Theatre Francais. The names of the artists
comprising the company are as follows: fddmes.
Rose-Bell, Desclanzas, Gueretti, Beekers, Gabel
(the original Gendarme Piton), Bcrargoin Genot,
Deligne, Mussay, Juignet,with secondary artistes
and auxiliaries. The rich costnmes,appolntments,
properties and scenery will be brought from Now
York, and will be the same that made each pro-
ductiOn at the Theatre Francais so attractive."
—The London Burlesque Company began an
engagement at the Walnut last evening. They
will appear to-night in Ilion and Miriam' s
Crime.
—At Assembly Buildings to-night, Merchants
Tour of Ireland will be exhibited.
—At the Theatre Comique, this evening,'Mr.
and Mrs.. Madison Obrey will give one of their
charming, humorous and musical entertainments.
—The Field of the Cloth of Gold continues to
draw large audiences at the Chestnut. It has
been reconstructed and Improved by a number of
new scenes and some very clever local hits.
—At Horticultural Hall, to-morrow afternoon,
the regular rehearsal of the Germattla Orchestra
will be Riven. The following . is the programme :
Overture, "La Dame 81anche"........A. F. )3ololdlen
Concerto for Slide Trombone F David
Performed by Wm. Brueckner.
Dividenden "Walts"... ...... —John Strauss
Allegretto from 7th Symphony Beethoven
overture, Slmiramtde.... ......... ..... .RosAini
(;rand Belection fr"m "L'Africabie" Meyerbeer
Donnerwetter "Galop" ......... .. • ..... ...... P. Sekat
—James E. Murdoch, Esq., the eminent actor
and elocutionist, will read choioe selections from
distinguished authors, at Horticultural Hall, this
evening, for the benefit of Adam Lodge, No. 61,
1. 0. 0. F. The tickets are only 50 cents, and
every ticket secures a seat.
—For this evening, at the American Theatre, a
varied entertainment is announced.
—On Thursday evening, at the Arab, Mrs.
Tha3er will have a benefit, and she offers a bill
which certainly will fill the house. Everybody's
Friend, Domestic Economy and Romeo and Juliet
will be given.
—Mr. A. Everly will have a benefit at the Arch
Street Theatre on Saturday evening next, when
tie will produce Strathmore, a play of intense
dramatic interest, and a humorous drama en
titled Helping Hands. or Love and Music.
—At Musical Fund Hall on Thursday next a
testimonial concert will be given to Mr. William
Stoll, Jr., the young violinist, with whose.attain
meats most of our citizens are acquainted. The
list of artists who will appear makes the success
of the entertainment certain.
—The Italian opera season will begin on Wed
nesday evening next, at the Academy of Musts,
with Donizetti's opera, Belisario, in which Mad
ame States and Signors Boetti and Orlandini will
appear. On Thursday evening Martha will be
elven, and on Friday Meyerbeor's Prophet will be
produced in magnificent style, with Madime De
La Grange in the role of 'Tides." At the Saturday
matinee Ernani will be given, and the programme
for the week eloseswith, a second representation of
Le Prophete, on Saturday evening. Not only will,
this be the last opportpnity to hear Miss Kellogg'
before she goes abroad, but it will, very likely, be
the only chance ever to hear the great artist La
Grange, who will take her final departure from
this country at the end of the present season. It
is hardly necessary to say again that Mr. Marta
zi k promises to cover himself with glory during
the tor (night campaign. He will havens unusu
ally large chorus, an orchestra composed of our
bast musicians; and the appointed - enter of alluthe
operas will be of the'most •elogent kind. Seats
can be secured at:Trawler's.
EXTRA.
FIFTH EDITIOIii
, BY TELBIaRAPH.
ADDITIONAL CABLE NEWS
LATEST PROM WASHINGTON
THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAW
The House Committee of Conferene
The Redistribution of the Curren),
The Pacifio Railrod Litigation
By she Atlantic Cable.
Lopromg, March 80, Eveninte.—Consols 93% for
money and account. Five-twenties 83%. Rail
ways steady; Erie 24%; 1111nels CentraL96%; At
lantic and Great Western 31w.
LIVERPOOL, Marcia% Eventok.---Cottonelosed
active. Uplands 12%1.; Orleans 12%d. Sales
to-day 20,000 bales. Spirits of peyote= 9%d.
LONDON, March 30, Evening.---Tallow Sat at
In.. 3d. Sugar quiet at 89s. 9d. Calcutta linseed
590.
ANT - wimp, March 30.—Petroleum easier at
54 1 / 0.10530.
tir.ssoow,March 80.—Arrived—Steamship Cale
donia, from New York.
LONDON, March 30.—Important despatches
%ere received to-day from India, at the War Of
fice. Lord Mayo received Share All with great
splendor, and presented him with his own sword,
enuring him that the British would always be
friendly. !Mere All was very much gratified with
the interview.which inaugurates an era of peace
and good-NOLL
From Waohinegton e
[Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.)
WasutNOTON, March 30.—The Senate this af
ternoon refused to postpone the Currency bill
in order to take up the Indian Appropriation bill.
'1 se Mends of the redistribution of currency
hope to get a vote to-day.
The President sent but one nomination to-day:
Chas. 8. Hamilton, for U. 8. Marshal for Wis
consin.
[Correspondence of the Amodated Prem.]
WASHINGTON. March 80.—The entire maze of
applications for situations under the Government,
Ministers, Consulates, &c., have been classified
and arranged at the Stare Department, and placed
in regular order according to the weight of recom
mendations appended to each, and the appoint
ment?' will be made from them so as to give4.tke
several States their due proportion of all, due
regard being paid to 'strength in the Department
in all crime.
Tae general committee who had charge of the
inauguration ball held a meeting last night, and
resolved to devote the surplus fund of the pro
ceeds of the ball, after paying the expenses, to
the purchase of Clark Mills' statue of Lincoln.
The President received several visitors to-day.
At the- Cabinet meeting all the members wore
present.
al:. Etalsey has decided to accept the office of
Retitistex of the Treasury, which was tendered
to him.
The President sent to the Senate, to-day, in
compliance with a resolution, the letter of Mr.
Cass giving his reasons for resigning as a mem
ber of Buchanan's Cabinet, and also Mr. Bu
chanan's reply.
The Ironic Conference Committee,
iBpecial Despatch to the Philade. Evening Bulletin.]
WASHINGTON, March 80.—At the close of the
morning hour General Butler moved to take up
the Senate bill amending the Tenure-of-Office bill
and agree to a conference.
Mr. Schenck moved that the House recede from
its farmer action, whereby the House disagreed
to the Senate amendment. Not agreed to.
Mr. Butler's motion was than passed by a vote
of 106 ayes to 60 nays. The Speaker appointed
Messrs. Butler, Bingham and C. D. Waahbarne
as a Conference ComMittee.
The Sate-Blowing Expedition.
IF pet lel Deepatth to the Philads. Evening Ihillettal
NEw YORK, March BO —When Receiver Tweed
proceeded to the of of the Union Pacific Rail
road, to exeente the orders of Judge liirnard to
break open the safe, he was met by Mr. Dario w,
who said he considered him a trespasser.
The Receiver reconnoitred, bot took no mea
sures towards breaking the safe open. He re
turned to the Court and reported that In conse
quence of the combination koy not being .in his
possession he was unable to coal',•ly with the or
der. Judge Barnard then directed him to take
such measures as were necessary to effect the
lteired object.
,Forty. First Vona re.e—Flret PlesslOn.
Berewrer-Continued from the Third Edition
Mr. Kellogg introduced a joint resolution to
distribute the rank and number of Government
employes among the several Stiles and Terri
tories, which was referred to the Committee on
Retrenchment.
Mr. Sprague rose to object to the introduction
of the resolution, but
The Vice President decided that he was too
late.
Mr. Sprague said he was sorry, because the
measure was evidently designed to interfere mis
chievously with the heeds of departments, who
lOWA be supposed to know better than any one
else how to manage their own official affairs, and
having been received at all, It would probably
pass at some time when the Senators would not
be paying attention to what was going on.
Mr. Morton moved to take up the House bill to
grant the right of way to the Memphis and El
Paso Railroad Company.
Mr. Abbott thought the bill ought to be referred
to the Committee on the Pacific daliroad.
Mr. Conkling objected to considering the biU
at this time. First—Because he had been in
formed that there were objections to it which
could be best examined by a committee; and
second, because it was not one of the measures
which the majority of the Senate had agreed
should be considered at this session.
Mr. Howard urged the reference of the bill to
the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. It in
volved, he said, many important questions, one
of them being the question whether there is
really any Memphis end El Paso Railroad Com
pany in existence.
The discussion continued until the expiration
of the morning hour, which brought up as and
lobed business the Supplementary Currency bill.
Mr. Harlan moved to postpone this and all
prior orders, and proceed to the consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill.
Lost—yeas 23, nays 80.
An amendment by Mr. Sherman was agreed to,
Froviding that in the redistribadon of the bank
n circulation the requisitions shall commence
with banks having an excess of circulation ex
ceeding 0100,000 in States haring an excess of
circulation, and having withdrawn one-third of
the excess above a millien,shall then proceed pro
rata with banks having a circulation exceeding
8100,000:
Flonio—Oolotipued from Third Edition.
After some further' discuVion as
cola the use or
the Irreikeh' Weigh r(the 'prawns) in ge, and
as to the unification of the coinage of the world,
the bill was passed.
4:00 O'Clook.
F. L. IMIIRKI)N.' il~lislt r.
PRICE THREE CENTS;
Mr. denekes, from the Committee ott Patents,
reported a bill for the renewal of 'Wei natant cat
James M. Miller, for the improvement of
face condenser condenser for steam engines. • '
Alter an explanation, the blllwai riasSeT,'• •
Also, a bill for the re-issno 'of Atkin'apatent
for a self-raker, for seven yearal from Ike,l_B l Ohl
December, 1860. After explanation, the bill' "ran'
passed.
Also, a bill for the extension of Ciark's patesitt
for fastenings of hay and mannre,from the Crth Of
March, 1864. After an explanation by Mr.
Jenckets, the bill was passed. .
Also, a bill extending the patent of 'Richard g.
Hoe, for an improvement in printing-presses, ter
seven years, commencing 29th of July, 1863, 'pre.;
vidtd that It shall be open to legal inquiry and
decision, as if issued under the general law; and,
provided further, that all persons enelvitor the'
lawful nee of such Improvement may continue:lite
use without further payment therefor.
Mr. Jenekes proceeded to advocate the bilL
Be was satisfied that the extension of thepatent
would not in the least affect the price of news. ,
papers. The inventor bad never charged shy'
patent fee. Ells benefits had been from the nits
n ufacture of paper. The publishers acknowledge&
the benefits they had received from the
invention and recommended the ex
tension of the patent. The proprietor of the!
New York Herald had set out in an affidavit be
fore the committee how he had been able ter
throw off many years ago what was then thought
the extraordinary issue of 20,000 copies and how,
if he wished to increase that number,he would be
obliged to duplicate- his forms and provider
mother set of machinery, Sze.
The morning hour expired and this bill went ,
over until to-morrow.
The House then proceeded to the business on
the Speaker's table, and took np the Senate mes
sage announcing the Committee of Conference:
on the Tenure-of-Offlce bill.
Mr. Butler moved to agree to the request for s
Committee of Conference.
Mr. Schenck moved that the House recede from
its disagreement to the Senate amendment, which,
motion, he remarked, had precedence over every
other motion.
Mr. Wood moved that the House insist in its
disagreement.
Mr. Schenck's motion was lost—yeas 60, nags
106.
The Home then voted to insist on Its
disagreement, and agreed to tbe commit
tee of conference, and Meseta. Butler,
Waahburne and Bingham were appointed as
said committee.
A joint resolution was adopted to adjourn the
session of Congress April 6th, at 12 o'clock.
.144'0:11JAnDiii0A
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN
KILLED.
A despatch from the Ninth District Police.
Station this afternoon announced that a woman
named Blackstone and two children had been
murdered at a house in Judson street, in the
neighborhood of Twenty-third and Parrish
streets, in the Fifteenth Ward. No particulars or
the horrible affair were given.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
—A party of Arabs promenaded Chestnut street
this morning, followed by ae-rabble, of course.
—Jewish synagogues have been'opened
Madrid for the first time since 1492.
—What could those Arabs be-donin in Chest
nut street. to-day ?
—The Richings-Bernard English Opera troupe
Is in New Haven.
—Mrs. Lander is playing Elisabeth and Mary
Maori In Memphis.
—The Arabs visited the Custom House, to-day,
because they beard that it was a Moore4sh temple.
—Mr. Ball Mangesh Wagle, the first native bar
rister who has qualified in India, was recently ad
mitted to the Bombay bar.
—Gounod's nephew is an advertising agent.
His illustrious uncle furnished him the necessary
capital.
—Miss Rye is coming to Canada in the latter
part of May with another cargo of girls for To
ronto or a market.
—One of the converts In the revival at Ames.
lowa, is a lady who Is over one hundred years.
old.
—A colored barber in Milwaukee has learned
French and German within a year at a total coat
of fifty cents.
—The Arabs visited the New Ledger Building
this morning, and furnished that paper with the
latest boar-nouse. Their cards were printed in
Arab Esq. style.
—General Grant's inaugural address has been
printed by an Indiana firm in a form auttable
to be named for the adornment of chimney
pieces.
—Frank Pierce's cabinet was the only one In
the history of the United States that remained
unbroken from the beginning to the end of the
administration.
—Tbo book that had the largest sale In the
present century in France is Bernardin do Bt.
Pierre's "Paul and Virginia." Upwards of one
hundred large editions of it were sold.
—The extremes of climate in California are
well illustrated by the editor of a paper in Alpine
county, who rides to his office In a sleigh, the
snow being five feet deep In some places, and .
writes behind a bouquet of flowers, plucked in
the open air within sight of his office window.
—A "double-ender" locomotive is the last in
vention in the railroad line. It hae no tender,
but carries water in a tank over the boiler, and
coal in a box In tho rear of the furnace. It has
trucks and cow-catchers at either end, and it
runs with equal facility when either end is fore
most.
—The London Deify Now made the following
apt comparison : "Mr. Johnson's administration
has been a period of delays. It has been
like the six weeks of ,east wind which de
lay our English spring—a period of obstruo
tion and check, in which things have neces
sarilyrogressed, but have not progressed
naturally."
—Very curious things are constantly being
found among the personal property loft by the
late King Louis the First, of Bavaria, once the
lover of Lola Monies. At his beautiful chateau
in the Rhenish Palatinate there was recently dis
covered in the rear of his study a small secret
vault half filled with carefully sealed rolls, which
the persons who discovered the vault believed, at
first sight, to contain gold, or at least sliver .
pieces. Upon opening the rolls they wore found '
to be tilled with copper krentsers and pennies.. '
Nobody can imagine what the old King wanted
to do with these coppers, and why he kept Wets
so carefully concealed.
—The Boston Bulletin says: A list of disast ers. tt
the fishing fleet on "Georges," though rather et,
sombre record, presents 80010 lively features
connection with the names of the vessels. Ttitus
we learn that—" Fanny Fern lost her triairtbOeut.'''
Poor Fanny! We hope she didn't "Whir • her '
stays." The Vice-President is supposed to be well •
settled just now, but the report says: "Sebnyler
Colfax lost anchor and thirty fathom%
The Sage of Ashland was considered &Ohl with ,
cards, but it seems that "Henry owe bad dacki
swept." Tho ladies acorn to sulfer - worat of all t
the llat, "Florence:" "Clara," "Efattle," "Mary,"
"Marlon," "Annie," "Luellteand others toeing
thtir ariebore and any quantity of cable; but the
meet touching line In the net le, "Bophronla teat
a man." • • , •