BtrantrEPs 1,10710 errs .' ' w - tor and Nonutebe-ei th e ! et , X - n at l" e rrion ta e inatio,has recelved 4 i 4 tied l id " f oNi r" d'a Groat Exhibition, Lou h. " ' ' 5 " ' ' ' pri iea awarded when and. .1 41114 " yr n. ugislid exhib' i l ted h t h i l ee;Voo Vr in z a , 722 Araurchamreem.t.'4mlia tabl ed I. - , • . Steinway's Planes received the highest award Ord gold medal) at the International Exhibition, !aria, 7867, ,See Officialßeport , at ilt e Arlt r ral i fl r g )f . Nn. 1006 Chestnut street. tie l Llcicerin Pianos received ti !liliesWvard At the Paris E x_position. 18b7. , DUTTON'S Warerooms, sel-tf§ 914 Chestnut street lfeeker's Farina forms a very ag-reea:. blejlight, nutritive food, a superico'.article for Puddings amt Jellies, and is highly recommended by physicians for invalids and children. tlehl by all simmers: mylo-mdt§ EVENING BULLETIN. jlOnday, 'May 17,1868. . - TilE DELANITAILE BAIMAR'ITIES. Upon our first page to-day we publish an .. account of the semi-annual flogging inflicted upon Delaware criminals in . the town of NeW Castle on Saturday. It is a noteworthy fact, that the number of'persons submitted to this barbarous punishment was greater than upon any single recent occasion. This, and the fact that the commission of crime in the State does not decrease, but rather Increases, sedm - :-to prove conclusively that the lash is not as effee : ._ tufa in the promotion of virtue and good be,: havior as the advocates of the system would have us:believe. Such a result is' - perfectly natural. and accordanee, with experience. Ferocious.punishment never did and never Will make men better or deter them from infraction of the lawS. Wheri half thepettY `crimes in the calendar were punishable with death, there was infinitely more lawlessness than there is now, when murder alone is a capital crime. It will always be so when the law is savage and cruel. Men iniist learn to reverence it, not to hate it; and . , there can lie, no respect when it is. felt that the . , law itself is a crime, and ' that- it' seeks revenge rather than just retribution, Criminals, who for petty offences are subjected to the lash, the iniprisoninent,.fines and the ignominy of wearing a, convict's dress in public, , become desperate, feeling that they haVe been sinned: against. - Thdre is •-born •in them an. utter haired for the honest men whom tbey regard as their. oppressors, and a thirst for revenge. . Besides this, a public scourging humiliates a criminal before his fellow men, rolaS-himof.his nelf-respect, and places -upon' him the brand of the . outlaw, so that the world may. know it and shun - him. The thong that bites his flesh, also cuts into his soul,and leaves unhealing wounds. Society has nci . right, to do more than simple justice to a crithinal. ' It should punish him for break ing-its laws, in nice proportion to the hienous nen of_ the ,offence,,,andthen_ it_should strive to reforrii hint and make him an honest man. The rielaware code abuses its victim and denies — to - him the possibility of becoming better, either through his owh efforts. , or the instrumentality of others. This.is the method of barb6rifins, not of civilized men. vf Another unansiverable objection to flogging is, that it gives enormous discretionary power to -the executiveeffieer.-- When a-criminal is found guiity,thejudge, restrained by laws which de fine miactly 'the severity of the punishment,' should impose the sentence with precise knowl edge of the consequences. In Delitivare the Sheriff is directed to inflict thirty lashes. Ile can kill some men with that number' of lashes if lie chooses,. or he . can make the punishment so trifling - as utterly to defeat the purpise of the law; ' So the powers of law makers, judge'and jury, are - vested in this official, and the criminal suffers according to his humor. The New CaStle Sheriff, on Saturday, flogged some men unniereffidly, while others hardly felt the blows. Tlie people of Delaware claim for this sys tem ~that -it criminals from the. State. This is the design of the arrangement by which they are turned out_of prison dressed in felon's garments. perhaps such is the result. But where do the Delaware-trained outlaws go? Why, to this city, where they return to their evil habits, ne arrested, plaCed in our prisons, and supported bY:oin. tax-pityers. Delaware never lacks victims for her whipping-post and pillory, and, as the for Mer / Ones do not return, she must breed villains veil fast. She ,is, in fact, in the position of a nurser for outlaws, who 'are educated and confirmed in their mode nflifeinnd - then - turned - loose - to -- prey - upon us. it is an economical system for Delaware. She is too poor or too niggardly to build a peniten- tiary, and so she compels us to do double duty in supporting those for whom she should have supplied.prison room and means of reforma tion. If there waiiio'other reason, this would be sufficient excuse for our protest against thd whiPping-post and pillory. But We have a bet ter one, for we protest against it as cruel and inhuman, and unworthy of a Christian age and people. TUE FREE TRADERS The people of Pennsylvania are nearly all devoted to the doctrine of protection to Amari .- can industry. They _knew that -in every ease in which this protection has been withdrawn; it has been under Democratic ascendancy in the White 'House and in Congress. They know that the old rallying cry of the Democ racy; "Polk, Dallas amid the Tariff of '42" was a deception; for when Polk and Dallas were elected, the Tariff of '42 was repealed, and the destructive tariff of 1840 was adopted, Dallas himself giving ..the casting vote in its favor as. 'Vise-President. The Free Traders are now renewing their war upon Protection with great vigor,and they are boldly carrying the war into Pennsylvania, with a candor that is certainly more creditable than was the trickery of 1844. A Free Trade meeting was held in this city last week, at which' an orator from another State appeared,whose speech has been very fully reported in the Deniocratic local Organ. This rePOrtis now going the rounds of the papers.of the same party in the interior of- the-State, ;and it is quite evident that the priAting is I*4l for by the :funds , of the Free Trade League. This League has its headquarters in York, the rich importers being the chief iikmbers. These are Mostly representatives of British, French and German manufacturers, - viiho contribute lawly to the funds of the Leaine, because - by breaking .down protection .in this country, they will he enabled to flood this country with their goods made by the cheap, Tabor. of AO to destroy all American manufactures. - ---The people el - Pennsylvania oust be on their guard, and not be, decnived by the speeiovi fallacies of the Free - Traders, which, if they • once prevail, will • bring wide-7 epread distress throughout the State. The safe co4h,itiptie ie to cling to the RepublieNu rises a the earnest and efll hieh comprises • T-41 " ." ille S. , • eient friemis of .Prot 4 c4on tate ' Tim Titian) MANDAL. . We, haVe' refiabied 'froth any discus4ton of the ebargPs laid:by the . Ne* York4Sun, nab* the management of the New : York Tribune; not because it is not a, legitimate subject of Public criticism, but becauSelve have been:gen tent to await the 4eveloPment of the : facta. of the case; which alone would verify or ilisprove• the Sun's accusations. These facts_ are now Coining and we propose to give them as they are developed, because the whole busi ness of American 'journalism is deeply con- Caned in whatever affects "the conduct of a great leading 'newspaper like the. New 'York- Tribune. One portion of the Sun's accusation was thus stated by Mr. Greeley, himself : "Betray ing the confidence reposed in him by this es titblishment to transmit, surreptitiously, the despatches of. the Associated Piess to his Phila delphia journal or journals not entitled to re ceive them." Upon this, Mr. ,Greeley very fairly and properly remarked : "This involves the interests of_others whose right to a searching investigation is unques tionable, no matter what they must think of the means whereby it has been rendered ne cessary_ We call, therefore,upon our partners in the Associated — Press to institute forthwith a iigorous scrutiny, before Some impartial arbiter or tribunal, of the charges against Mr. Young with regard to the despatches of the Association." This scrutiny has been made by a committee of the AssoCiated Press, consisting' of Messrs. Erastus Brooks, New York Express, H. J; Raymond, New YOric Times, and N. D. Bangs, New York World, who have submitted a re port which has been unanimously adopted by the Association. • • As the result of this report, and the action of the Association thereon, Mr; Young has•re signed his editorship, and the office of "fan=. aging Editor" of the TribiMe has been abolished. This disposes of this branch of — the subjett. • The charge Which Mr. Greeley ca4-,i;A(Abusing his position on the Tribune andiii 'influence as a journalist .to proinote his priVate ends, 'and especially to procure loans or subsidies for his or his friends' Philadelphia venture or ventures," yet remains to be disposed of. DECORATION DAY. We publish, to-day, an interesting order, just issued by Col. Geo. F. McFarland, Superin tendent of Soldiers' Orphans, in reference to "Decoration Day." The beautiful practice of annually decorating the graves of the fallen he roes 'of the late war, has been so cordially re sponded to; here and in other, parts of the country, that it may be regarded as a perma -nent-usage, to be-observed for many years to • come. There is a peculiar fitness in Col. Mc- Farland's suggestion that the soldiers' or phans of Pennsylvania should par ticipate in these ceremonies. While com rades-in-arms and strangers deck these graves with- spring flowers, surgly the - . sons and danghterS, of the dead soldiers of the• Republic_ should be taught to recognize the day, and to add the tribute of their affection to that which is paid to their fathers' memories., We under stand that a very interesting demonstration will be made at Pittsburgh by the soldiers' orphan schools in. that vicinity, and we trust that a similar one will be made here. The Northern Home, the Lincoln the Church Home, St. John's Or phan Asylum, the Cathodic Horne, and the Home for Destitute Colored Children contain over four hundred of these children, and we understand that the Chester Springs School, numbering one hundred and fifty pupils, would also participate in any demonstration made in Philadelphia. We should like to see these Children; Who are being' so 'nobly' cared for - by this Commonwealth, assembled on the twenty ninth of the month, commemorating, by ap propriate exercises, the day when the country makes its fresh acknowledgment of the debt of inextinguishable 'gratitude which it owes to their fathers. We :ire glad to aimounce that Mrs. Frances Anne Kemble has consented to give one more • public Reading in Philadelphia, before her return to England nex. month. Mrs. Kemble has accepted an invitation from the Mercantile Library Compank;airnill read' i.cAs You - Like it," at the Academy .of Music, on Wednesday evening, the 26th inst. The proceeds are for _the benefit of - the Building Fund of the Mer cantile Library. Mrs. Kemble has selected one of her most beautiful Readings for the occasion, and as this is probably the last occasion of her appearance before an Ainerican , audience, there can be no doubt that it will asseMble a brilliant and crowded' audience at the Academy. The details of the entertaimnent, sale of tickets,&c., will be announced in our advertising columns to-morrow. Picture Sale. A •sale of choice foreign pictures is an nounced to take place at Miner & Barker's Art galleries, 845 Broadway, New York, on Thursday and Friday evenings of this week.. This will be the third annual sale, in that city, of Mr. D'Huyvetter, whose sales in this city have always greatly interested connoisseurs. The collection includes good works by many of the best French, Dusseldorf, Belgian, Dutch .and British artists of the day. A list of their names will be 'found in our advertising col umris to-day. • ESTERN RA 11.110AllINVESTMENTS: Mixisrs. Drexel Co. Co. advertise, in another column, $760,000 of the bonds of the St. Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad, being the whole amount remaining unsold. This road forms the connecting ;link in the great through line from Philadelphia to St. Louis, audits bonds are guaranted by the Columbus, Chic. go and Indiana, and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis roads, whose en dorsements have been assumed by the pc.iin sylvania Central. The bonds bear seven per Cent. intereSt,niyable in New York, and are offered at DO, terming altogether a most safe and desirable investment for capitalists. Extra Valuable Real .nitate..-Thomas & Sow; advertise forqtheir sale to-morrow. at •the Ez chiwge the valuable church property, Eighth street, above Race,loo feet front; elegant granite stone, resi dence' 1612 Walnui street, has everymodern convenience; wharf,. Twenty-third and Arch; desirable residences, 1631 Girard avenue; No. 036 Main street, Germantown, 91 feet front, about 400 feet •deep r bas every modern con venience; very elegant country seat, 23 acres, near City - Lino Sbation,lierth P - ennsylvania Railroad, has t mansion and'. outbuildings, several small dwellings, stores, &c. .4z ee advertisements. • Assignee's Sale" of the entire stock .of 'Elegant Fancy Gotels, Show CLUICS, &c., to be Hold with out reserve, on Wednesday, the 19th bust" commencing at le o'Clockit - Cimicert Thilr.A - uctiotrltoome, by 'T: - :1: AlcriellandAnctioneer, to which we call the especial at tention of.deuler's and others. •• • ' • • l'eremptOry. Sales • of Valmible Real -- Eritate.Jemes A. trecinan'e catalogue includes a num ber of valuable propPrtlea to be [laid on Wednesday, at the Exelatuge t and also a number of propertioe in Ilea tow; ille, to be bold on the promises on, Thursday of this wook,.by (atter of the Lebo of Thomas Titinnas, dcuAl, • 1. - ;41:4,u;=,==;°,"; 1 1« TRFAmii.artFivENINLBUTIMI 4 II - aPHacAPALPIU • ;,.WWDAY, MAYA i1f16%; r , : ‘..,;• • - • • Coats carefulik Cu*, Combining Coolness-and Comfort, ex WANAMAKER & BROWN'S. EDWARD. P. KELLY, TAILOR, - S. E. cor. Chestnut and Seventh Sts. Choice Goods for Present Season. In daily receipt of New and Staple Spring Goods. -- THE BUSINESS MAN Wants a Business Coat, and he buyS it at Rocicinu, & WILSON'S. THE GOOD BOY Wants a complete "Boy's Suit." Bring him to ROCKHILL & WILSON'S. THE - CLERGYMAN Wants a respectable suit of' clerical black. It is ready . forhirn at • ' . .ROCRITILL & WILSON'S. • THE MAN OF LEISURE • Wants a splendid Dress Coat. To get it, the best in town, come to • ROCK - HILL & WILSON'S. OLD CUSTOMERS . And new custom erS,aged Men, and juveniles whose cheeks are just ripening into the manly whiskers of maturer life, NV . ALL MANNER OF • GOOD CLOTHING. To buy cheaply, satisfactorily, promptly, and from an immense variety of every descrip tion of fine fabrics, come to • . ROCKHILL & WILSON'S whose- GREAT BROWN -STONE-HALL, -- - -- overflowing with every descrilition.of Gentle men's apparel for the present season of Spring time, is at _ 603 and 605 CHESTNUT Street. BOYS' FINE CLOTHING. We have a Custom Tailor Department, COOPER & CONARD, S. E. cor. Ninth' and Market Sts. ray3-limp TAR. R. F. THOMAS, THE LATE OPE ratur at the Colton Dental Association, is now the only one in Philadelphia who devotes his entire time and practice to extracting teeth', absolutely without pain, by fresh nitrous oxide gas. Office, No. 1027 .lAralnut streets. mla-lyrp§ COLTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION ORT gloated the auresthetic use of NITROUS OXIDE, 011 LAUGHING GAS, And devote their whet() time and practice to extracting teeth withotit pain. Office, Eighth and Walnut etreet4. ap2Oly POSTS AND RAILS, POSTS AND RAILS, all styles. Four-hole, square and half round posts. Shingles-:Long and short, heart and sap. 50,000 feet lirstvononon boards. • - Shiqving, lining and store-fitting material made a spe cialty. NICHOLSON'S, ritys-t frp Seventh and Carpenter streets. WARBURTON'S IMPROVED, YEN- Jr.= tiluted and easy-fitting Dress Hats (patented) in all the approved fashions of the season. Chestnut street, next door to the Post-Oftlee. oet-tfrp e 4 z SPECIAL SALE OP FIRST er-Sl. • CLASS NEW WATSON CARRIAGES. On hureday Morning next, at 10. o'clock, at the Ware• roonwNo. 825 Walnut street, below Ninth, will be sold about THIRTY NEW CARRIAGES. Of the celebrated nutnufacture of G. W. Watson d: Co., Philadelphia. All first-class work, warranted fully equal to any made to - Order: Catalogues and open for cxaminatlon on Wednesday. • ALFRED M. lIERKNESS ; Auctioneer, my . l7-3tra Ninth and Sansuni streets. 'FORE .BEST CIGARS. AND TOBACCO 1 are obtained at. WILEY BROTHERS, N. W. corner Eighth and Walnut titivate. apZi-rp tPj mg/ SIMON GARTLAND, UNDERTAKER.' 35 South Thirteenth street, i:nrilattintrp§ TDIA RUBBER MACHINE BELT ." r ing, Steam Packing Hose, &c. Engineers and dealers will. find a full assortment of 'Goodyear's Patent Vulcanized Rubber Belting, Peek ing Hose, etc., at the Manufacturer's Ileadquarters, GOODYEAR'S, 308 Chestnut street, South side, N. hafe - now on hand ,a large - lot - •of Gentle men's, Ladies' and Misses'. Gum Boots: .A too, every va riety and style of Gum Overcoats. MONEY TO - ANY . AMOUNT „ MLOANED UPON 'DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATE, CLOTHING, dcc., at JONES ez CO.'S N. B.—DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, GUNS,. &c., ap'24 Imrpi GREAT BARGAINS ID FINE ALBUMS: —Velvet, Turkey Moroccp and Antique Binding.. Blazik Books, Stationery, Holiday Books, Bibles, wapanione, Pen-knives, Por ot-books, Scissors and FancyGoods,.selling low. , White Buff and Canary Envelopes, 15 cents per hun dred,. ine Note Paper, sl' per ream: Portfolios; lb earn and upwatd.. Fine Cutlery, Leather Goods, Chess, 'Cards, Dominoes,lind all parlor games, Faney Goode, Coweldiwieen In the city FANCY FANCY CHEAP STATIONE RY, • CHEAP RHILES. • ALBUMS. ai)2l 4p tf§ 129 and 1.31 S. EIGHTH Street, !THOSE FIVE CENT YARA CIGARS 1 Splendid, ain't they ? Country 'inerehante ate in vited to call and eitamine.them at WH.,EY BROTHERS, jg;iBhtll oxi4 yiraput4etreeso. • • ap23-rptil BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS'' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. BOYS' CLOTHING. OLD.ESTMILISHED LOA N OFFICE, Corner of Third and Gankill ntreetd, Ilelo‘v-Lombard: FOR - SAID AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES - --- - _ .~ .1 . SUPERBTE. . • ° rioirierST Oritiage Pekoe TEA. Only a very small lot importeil. FOR SALE BY MITCHELL & FLETCHER , 1204 CHESTNUT STREET. np2l yrp • SIMON COLTON & CLARKE, etc' AVENTS FOB PEAK, FREAN & CO.'S LONDON FANCY. BISCUITS Sixty Different Varieties in Small Tin Packages. Having been appointed Agents for the above house— the largest and most prominent ono in Europe—lib desire to call the attention of the Trade, as well as consumers generally, to these fine goods, among which are the original Albert, Floral, Eugenia, Pearl, Mix* Fruit, and a large variety of the finest quality of Biscuit for picnics, serenade and evening , parties. • • The Trade will tie supplied at the prices charged by tho heusii in) ondon, and will find. them the most desirable goods ever ylt offered to the public. • SIMON COLTON & CLARKE Agents for Peak, Frean & Co., DOCRIIEAD AND DRUMMOND ROAD, "LONDON. These Biscuits can be had of all First•class Grocers in the city. rnyl2 w f m • . TO THE LADIES ! ! A RARE OPPORTUNITY. 200 Pieces Fine iieedle:Worked Freneh. Mnslins, Redue,ed from $2 to sl.'per yard. - ALSO, 500 Yards Hand Spun French Linen Shootings, 2,14 YARDS WIDE. Reduced from $3 to $2 per yard. • ALSO,- A large Invoice of • IRISH LINEN SHEETS, • 3'and 33K1 Yards Wide the best ever made. REDUCED ei PER. YARD. _ N. B.—THREE LARGE LOTS OF FIRST-CLASS GOODS:have been purchased by us at these extremely low ,prices to close consignments, and wd offer to our mien:mere all the advantage, to effect immediate sales, and' respectfully invite the attention of all buyers to these descriptions of Goods. Sheppard,Van Harlingen & Arrison, 1008 CHESTNUT - STREET. niylo-m w fdt ak.7 LINEN STORE, t 5). S2S Arch Street. 1128 CHESTNUT STREET SUMMER LINENS LINEN DRILLS AND DUCKS. We intend that our Customers sh al. ways find our Goods reliable,- and our prices the lowest. MOURNING GOODS ICY" And Every other variety for Spring and Summer. PERKINS - & Co ~ ' 1 O. II 't : rnyb fm w 3m40. , . '44° 44> .4q Rourth and Aroh. Summer Silks Closing Ont. Fashionable Stripe Silks. Jripanese , Stripe Silks. Japanese Gray Silks. :Summer Mourning Silks. Best' Black Silks in the City. • ~ EYRE, st 'LAND.Et.LL. MMM ' OggRIES. DRY GOODS AND NEW STORE, Our New ImportOions. FOR TRAVELING SUITS. PRICES RIGHT. 1.3 elaines: I3omba,zines. Painises. Tlernanies. Challies. P'axisienites. Isamapn4 (' s'••; • SON, 08. 713 and 715 Ni . Tenth streCh 1. Would Call 'particular .ottention to thoirot43ck of :•:- „ • :THIN DRESS FABRICS;: . - BILK MUSLINS, BILK GRENADIIIES, SILK RERNANIES, • • GRENADINE RERNANIES, • IRON BAREGES, of this 'season's Importation, containing all the latest novelties in Stripes and Figures, both on white and black grounds. MIXED POPLINS FOR SUITS; ' AU the latest novelties, front 37% to 30. PLAIN ,FRENCH LAWNS, BErIJE, DUFF, GREEN AND PINK d FRENCH LAWNS—a lamp (tseortment of now otyles. 20 INCITES WIDE PLAID SILKS AT $1 1236. BLUE PLAIDS, GREEN PLAIDS, pURPLE PLAIDS. BLACK PLAIDS, BROWN PLAIDS AT el 12%. STRIPED SUMMER SILKS, $1 12 2 5 TO 10. PLAIN, STRIPED AND :PLAID JAPANESE SILKS, - 41 2i TO $2, BARGAINS IN BLACK SILKS. Black Silks of the best manufacture, with awl without ustre, from $1 55 TO 419 60 MATERIALS FOR SUITS; In Stripes and Gray Mixtures. TIIE LARGEST ASSORTMENT ON THIS M4RKET. RICKEY, SHARP & CO., 727 Chestmit Street sur_aKs z SILK S In Stripes, Checks and Shots, IN GREAT VARIETY. RICKEY,) SHARP & CO., 727 Chestnut Street. ' 8-4 BLACK HERNANI, MEATY MIMI, AT 61 5O PER YARD. RICKEY SHARP '& CO., 727 Chestnut Street. Jaianese Silks AND POPLINETTES, A FULL ASSORT/KENT. RICKEY, SHARP & CO., 727 Chestnut Street. LACE. POINTS, In New and Beautiful Designs- RICKEY, SHARP & CO., 727 Chestnut Street. my 3 _ _ _ GRENADINES,. LAWNS, ORGANDIES. JOHN W. THOMAS, Nos. 405 and 407 N. Second Street, Has now in stock a large and handsome assortment of, New Style Grenadines, in stripes and figured. New Style . Lawns and. Organdies. 3-4, 4-4 and 8-4 Iron Mesh Hernani. Together with every variety of new and elegant • • DRESS GOODS. New and choke Goods are received daily from the New York and Philadelphia Markets. 3mrp REDUCTIONS ! ALTERATIONS ! e. Being about to make some improvements to the front building occupied by,uit, ltbeconmea necessary forthwith to close out a large portion of our stock, /30 that tho — balance - can - be - condentied in-the-rear-during -tho--work. To effect this we have LARGELY REDUCED, . LARGELY REDUCED , LARGELY REDUCED, Our prieeti. And cordially extend an invitation to our friends and the public to altare in the bargains. COOPER -.& COXARD S. E. cor. Ninth and Market Sts. • INDIA SHAWLS AND SCARFS. . . GEORGE FRYER • • 010 CHESTNUT STREET, . Invites attention to his elegant stock of India Shawls. and Scarfs, Black and Fancy Silks, Japanese Silks, terials for Suits, Dress and Fancy Goods, in great variety, purchased on most advantageous terms, tereash, and will be sold as cheap us at any store in the city. N. Il.—lndia Skawle altered, repaired and cleansed. InyB-Iraro • • CAMDEN AND -ATLANTIC R. R. Sunday Train for the Sea Shore. !On and after S'UNDAY peat, May 23d, the Mail train for Atlantic City will . . Uavo Mid Eltreet Ferry at 8.00 A. M. lienve Atlantic at 4.00 P. M. Stopping at all Stationu. D. H. MUNDY, Agent. tnyl7 Uri ' H. P. ec C. R. TAYI,,OR, IpEItrIUMERY 'AND Tonwr saaPos, 041 and 043 N. Ninth Street. WANTED' TO PURCHASE.—A . , first-rate Saddle Horse (that has-been used as sttch_Partust_be_of_kind and gentle 'disposition': and free frOm all tricks. One that could also be need in single harness preferred. Any person wishing to dispose of such an animal can find a purchaser by addressing E. 13: A., this office. - MY.II-tfi JAMES S. NEVIIOLD . .& SON; ' • • BILL DRONERS AND' • ' • ••• • GENERAL NINANCIAL AGENTS. ap27-26trp" 726 liKvln IsA9Olir) tg/IVFX, : y • ;MAY Ist, 11369. "To Ittaetiat,'biiirit*it STOKES &. Co Ors: 7 4 hive the honor to. acknowledge the receipt of your letter under'date:ThiladelPhia,: ; • April 1880r,' and la olio following I IVD.§ about to ask the question, through • the press, for you - US explain, how it •is . that the Letter Carriers' uniforms cost them $lB,, when our -.estimate: for the , same. was $3B 61, . hoping yeuvrill make a satisfactory . explanation of the same, and save a pnblic inquirythrough remain, &C." Messrs. Wanamaker & Brown furnish the unifornia' for the carrier fore? At this office for -- $26 50. The overcoats are furnished.for% $l5 75, common trimmings, and $lB for fine — .l:r • trimmings. The selection of overcoats, ass - - quality. of trimmings, was left to the option of the carriers: Without a single exception they" ordered the fine trimmings. The cost of uni-' Mtn cemplete;„ _therefore, as furnished by Messrs. W.atiMaker & Brown, amounts' to • 50, and n 441, as stated in your letter,_ $4B. ~ My institictions from the Department directed me to act asfollOWs: . • , ".The Postmaster-General expects. you to take a personal interest in this matter, and tad` give the 'trade' an opportunity to furnish these uniforms at the least expense consistent with a faithful observance of the above order." I complied With the aforesaid instructions, and - addressed a communication to the several - sage clothing establishments in this A city. After, receiving the several 'replies from the firms' addressed, I made a careful examination / of the, cloth andtrimudiagli Submitted. 1 awarded the. contract' to - MessrS. Wana maker &Drown; for the foll.9..wing reasonst, First-1 eansidered..the sioth of a better quality than the cloth submitted with your proposal. Second-'file Class df Trimmings throughout were,better. The Italian Linings' submitted by W. & B. I regarded as immeasurably 1411- perior to the - Common Gray Flannel sub lnitted in your proposal: The Gray Flannel- M 11.... the only article.-of Linings ineloSed in" . Your bici. VV. &B. subMitted everything that goer to the making up of the uniform: - Third-1' our hid specifically stated 'Terms Cosh upon Delivery." This I could not eati- • sider. fur the reason that the men were corn pellet! to pay for their uniform from their own compensation, and the cost of the unitbrin wa's too great for the men to 'pay for upon de-, ' Messrs. W. & B. received one-third of their _bilkat.ilte,elese the month after the delivery_ of the uniform; a second third at the close of the following month, and the balance' at the • close Of the month 'succeeding the iTcond mouth. 1 The u aiforma made by Messrs. W.&,8. were, in every respect, up to the 'standard of their .samples. They have given - me full satisfaction in their wear,.and I have, as Yet, to hear the first complaint from any one of the carrier tared upon - their cost or expense, • I'do not consider that my instractiai -from the Post-oftice Department required me to ac cept ,cr bid from a clothing firm, simply because said bid On paper had the lows . t stunk in dol='--- Jars and cents. I was "expected by the Post-', master-General to take a personal interest. in • the matter," and I did so, acting am• if I was purchasing a uniform for my own use. ' • 1 feel that in this whole matter 1 have per formed faithfully nay obligation to the Depart went, and protected the =tier force so far as securing for them a serviceable, satisfactory uniform at a reasonable price. 11 ad you seen proper to call upon me in this matter, 1 would have with pleasure given you all the information which is contained.in this . communication. _ ' You have my full consent to use this letter in any way you r judgment may c.9,etate Very respectfully, HENRY H. BiNunaat, / Postmaster. CHARLES STORES, Esq., 824 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. ;- • PIIILADELPIHA, May 14, 1840.—Sir: Your fa vor of the lst inst. is at band. I do not tind, in reading your answer to my note of April ;Otii, the satisfaction I had hoped; for, as you utterly failed to convince mo that the hottme to whom tbe contract was awarded, was entitled to the contract. for malt lug the Letter Carriers' Uniftirir for this city, and for theTollo.wing reasons First—Beenuiie the sample ordi 7 a 3 ; cloth sent to you with m a y estimate came f from the smite houSe as that sent you by the lMuse who were awarded' the contract, there being but Amto agent in the country for the sale of this gray 'L cadet cloth, and which house supplied the con tractors. Thus the cloth is shown to be identi cally the same. . ,k..ecovd„,--The sample of woolen lining was not a light flimsy flannel, but a good tine all-wool twilled flannel, and more suitable than the ma terialused by the contractors: An experience of thirty years in the manufactnieof clothing (and in which business I believe I: may be al lowed to say I have acquired a reputation at _least on a par with the, first clothiers of the country, and especially. with these who are . not - Practical-tailors) has convinced me that for coats to be warn in winter, especially for those exposed to the Weather, as theSe uniforms Must be, the woolen lining is warmer, stronger and more serviceable than the Italian lining. Third—Had you favored mo with a personal intervie.w, as was given the other party, the payment for the uniforms could have been Once satisfactorily arrange& And had we sup posed that time was wartted,'Ve would cheer fully base granted even a longer tune for Tay fluent than that given to the let•ter-carriers: it is generally understood that when esti.: mates are invited, as in this case, that the con-, tract will be awarded to the lowest bidder ; when reputation.andresponsibill"pJ. are eq." 4 -1.'.. In this cute .I find it contract given to another house for certain uniforms at fotty-four dollars and fifty cents ($44 60), which uniforms did not compare favorably with. those:that posed to furnish for thirty-eight. dollars and sixty, cents ($3B 0): The difference too great for me, to let puss without comtaent, as it places a reflection upon us and lays your sOf open for censure, as • being wanting . in judgment, orshowingpartiality at the eXpense, of those who can ill afford to pay for it. In conclusion, lam forced to this: That the ' letter-carrie • ; had to a tive dollars and ninety cents ($5 DO) for a light, flimsy cloth lining (for this is the only difference ' their coats),which,.for warmth and seAdce,Was not as good ea' the lining which we - proposed to use. We will now leave this subject with the Public for them to decide if the letter-carriers, !have not paidls ill) too much Yours respectfully, CHARLES STOllnflr BY H. ,C;KI :4;41 G 744-I PrO F t V,O * SAN, I F,RANIPISO : ,• - 4'; CAN. AF F A- IR S Sinaloa c ßevolution Becoming Serious, Mat Passenger Train frowthe Pacific Horrible Accident at Cleveland, Ohio TWO it,tl/11,EN BURIED ALIVE FrouC the Pacifie Coast. • SAN 1400:CISCO, May 16.—Late Mexican ad-- ViCeti say a vigorous campaign is being carried onrby the citizens against the robbers and kid nappers in the States of Jalisco and Michoacan. Numerous engagements, have taken place, in Which the robbeis were orsted, and had many killed. The revolution in Sinaloais assuming serious aspect. •• Palacio luulcaptured the town; of Elfuerte; and established his headquarters , there. The government troops offered but alight resistance.' Three hundred troops from Sonora joined Palacio at Elfuerte. The Apachn Indians who were-driven front' Arizona are making terrible inroads in Sonora, devastating the whole frontier. • • . . , . . - - . • B frowncportaChihuahua, and and Neuva Leon are etptally , . alarming in regard to Indian . ' depredations: :It is estimated that, these frontier States have already lost one-third of their population by the ,iiitiuriions of savages, and unless the mattef is, seriously at- , tended to„will soon be'depoppiated: , The English gunboat Sparrowhawk arrived at Victona from' Barclay Sound, with siX• .prisoners, ttuppintea,to be the. Imurderers (tithe crew of the wrecked bark John Bright— Investigation has established the fact that the unfortunate men were massacred by the Fitilr- 4 ages:. (Inc" - Indian has acknowledged that the captain; and,his. , wife• were shot„through the head they landed on the - betteh. The ship's . papers were recovered. Petitions are incirculation along the.line the Southern Pacific Ridlroad, ; asking -- Cop,', greAS to.nullify the land subsidy and open land pre-emption.. The, corps -of engineers ,of the-, Central PaCific,, Railroad . Company leave veyed.thedine of , road from Stockton through Tulare valley to Vizelo and, report a favorable The First Thrinugh Rmsenger Train front the elite.- ST.J.onfs, May 17.—The first through pas, senger. train from Sacramento, with about 500, passengers, arrived at Quiaha yesterday. Th& travel west froth. OmahaiS very large. -Extensive preparations are 'being made at Springfield, Illinois, tv receive Vice President Colfax, who Will visit that city in a few (Jaya: Horrible Aceides4...4 elocipedie. ri-EvEtsii, Ohio; May 17.—At 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon ' Ennua„aged 5, and John, aged 4, children of George 90,rati, and Peter, aged 3, son of Wm. Pigeon, were buried, by the sliding of a sand bank, to the depth of, sent al feet. The' children' hail been missed, - and - Seareli riptide - throughont - the eitY, - but - it was not suspectol,..until Sunday evening, that they bad been overwhelmed by. the slide. The . boWes were recovered , after being buried -hours. The best tithe ever made on a velocipede was accomplished at the rink in this city, on Saturday afternoon, by Mr. Frederick Flaw ley, of Rochwiter, New York, making 50 miles. in 3 hours , 14 minutes and 39 seconds, actual runningtime, - •7 I • -"Specie/ Despatch to tte:t Phila..Evening Baliettej • Laticssrrar; Penna.:, -May , 17th—Whit Monday is, being observed herewith universal r fervor by the German - people. Thousands of people have come to-day from a distance with- to 30 miles; and the main streets are alurit impassable. The lines of 'carriage* extendfor many, squares, and the railroad company' has been obliged to place extra cars on the various trains. 'Appropriate services are being held in the churchm- .All- mechanical pursrutee have been susperided, and the general observance of the day equals even that of Christmas or the 4th of July. NEW YORK ~ May fire occurred this morning at No . 79 Cliff street, in the building occupied by Hecht St Frank, dealers in hides and leather, which destroyed property to • the value of $lO,OOO. - -The amouritof insltranceltas not been ascertained. GLoucEirrtn,- Mass., May 17.—Tbe new town hall in this_ place, which has just been completed at an ex,pense of $lOO,OOO, was to tally destroyed by, fire early yesterday morn ing. The building was insured for ..140,00.1. Sportsmen's Convention. SynAcust, May 11.—The New York Sporti:= men's Convention will meet in this city on Monday, thelk inst. The shooting trials are to take place on the three follow leg days: June Ist, 2d and :3d. From SalmMah. SAVANNAH, May 17.—Thomas Gibhs, of, this, iity, has disappeared leaving behind him - lia= bihnes to a considerable Amount, but no clue iik-the direction in which he has gone. State pf Thermometer This Day at the Bulletin Office. 10 A. Dt 65 deg. 12 Itt 65 deg. 2F. DI 64 deg. Weather dear. Wind Southwein. A CLEAR !SWINDLE. Miss Susan Galion the Victim. , The Chicago Journal of Saturday says: A few weeks ago, it will .be remembered, our litizens tendered a complimentary bene fit concert to that charming vocalist, Miss Sib_ san Galton.' The Ball was furnished gratuit ously, as also was the assistance. • There was.• no expense except for printing, and that was not much to speak of. The attendance was very large, indicating an eight hundred dollar house, at east., Mrs. Gallon writes that the benriielarelias never received but forty-five dol lars from the proceeds . of that concert> Some body has evidently committed the grave error of supposing that the concert was given for the benefit of that somebody instead of 'Miss Calton.- 'Our, citizens who contributed so libe rally to Make the concert a success will be in terested in learning who . the self-appointed - beneficiary really is. A showing of hands is . called for and it is to be hoped that no dirtY . fingers will be visible during the'perforruance. FINANCIAL AND. COMMERCIAL. PWladelpbla Stoc BEFORE 100 sh'Boading Ii b3O - 47,Zi FIRST 300 City 6e new 101% 2300 City 65 old 97% 2000 Penrt 60 war In ep 102 200 do do 10134 7000 'Penn E 2d mg 6s ire 90 3 6 10000 Philo & Erie 79 88% 46000 do ' do . Ite 6000 Lehigh Gold Loan 9656 "2000 :Sunbury 4 Elio 70 97 200 lib Ifeetonville It b 6013% 45 sh Norristoysa It GI • ' DETIVEEN 3000 Penn 6e 3d ce tem 103 600 Penult 2d Intg o.swu 95% 3700 City 60 now 101% 3000 Philo* Eris 78 b 6O 89 6000 do 'do ..139 1600 Lehigh 60 8334 11 eh Heston 6636 100 eh ille It 1334 300 shCateldeett pf 34 - ' • SECOND 1000-Cam .4 Am 68 75 90 2000"Qtm Arn 6x , 'B9'. 9236 12000 Philo it Erie 70 89 10000 do do Its 89% . • Pl:diodellphla Money Market - MONDAY MAY 1,1, lBs9,—The loaal , money market is abuedanti; supplied'. With loanable ruude• nd iondero are, considerably exercised in taiolting employmen t, , , • their 'balances at rates far below those usually current. - ,Large amounts are being daily offered at 8 and 4 per cent. on short call; very often, Oven at these figures, faillinT, to tempt brokers :Into , negotiations,?...;The condition of -the money, market •may be summed up bY , saving that the supply of currency is very Tar in excess of the demand, a condition which will probably continuo of long as the present Erwin otepression. • • Financial and buslinTs men are somewhat relieved by the recent announcement, which unlearn eftkiell that ' Exchange Sales. 44 sh Penn B. lte 50% 5 eh Cam & Am B Bs 128 WO eh. Beading li. cash 47.81 100 eh do 47.81 100 eh dO b 5 41.81 100 eh do b3O - 47.81 100 eh 35 eh Lehigh Nav Stk 33 - 334 100 eh Big Mount b6O 6 39 eh Dalawaco Div Its.4T# wisps. 100 eh Lehigh Nay elk, 33X 100 eh • 'do 45dys. 33 200 obi Phil ' & Erie 2dye 30 100 eh Reading R 47 100 eh do b3O 47 7 100 eh do o 47 7 100 eh do b3O .47.4 100 ell do 41.31 BOARD.' 2000 Lehigh 'Gold lo 97 1000" do do 96X 20 eh Lehigh Val Its , MN Intrcluitant • . • . place every WOuplidpytfoirJOte prosenttwill be ap plied to the establishment Or I t sinking fume, and t h at gcb,parohaties will not and militia, be rilissuell,t Mb* pattittheettlent Cannot fall tO a che indeed hoiliatnomit . .; Pn ti l otr i giVictit bde hi4iArti2;aviiTt6iircniil.;iiiiver ant. above ope ni ng and tins. The spitculatiY o moye", pent in Gold continues, and large sales were made 'be fore the Opening of the Beard at 1414. ! The premlunt at 11.4 a , A. M. was 141,finn. ' ' ' -• ~ • The Stock market' was gtilin dull'this Morning; and epreegi had a downward tendency,' Stabs ,lonas and City Ws remain unchanged. Sahli; tif the latter at 101%. Lehigh Vold loan was higher—selling at DaMtelioi. Reading Railroad was quiet at, 47 sla.l7N a declino4 'Camden and Amboy Railroad 'sold at M; Norristown Railroad at 67; lithe 11111 Railroad at MU, and Pennsyl ,vania Railroad at tali. The bids w_ero 4.3% for Little ltallroad;34 for Catawiteta ' lt 3'y 443." for do. do. Common,' 35 for North PenitsrlVlMla Rail smul, and 30 for Philadelphia and Brie Railroad. • Canal shares were dull, with the exception of Lehigh Ilavigation, which sold at 3331.--an. advance of In Coal stocks there were sales of Rig. Mountain at Passenger Railway shares were steady, with'lesof estenville Railway at b. o. Smith, Randolph k Co., bankers, Third a nd estnu t t o'clock an *treets, quot, alO follows: Gold, 141.4, U. S. Sixes, 114,1, 12241 • 6;M do. do. 1-20,, , 1802, 1?1a121%; do. do., 1964, ano74; do. do., ISti.s, 117,,,a1i”,c do. ~. , „ 10.,.c ., July, 18a5, 119,tgallel,f; do. do., July. 1867, 119, 1 41019.5, 1868, do., 10-40, 105,LialO9X; Cur- . sency G's, 1073,0101.4. Philnigelphia Produce Illarket. , . . . . ' MONDAY, ?Ably 17.—The lireruistuff inarket is without improvement, and the' transactiOns 'in all descriptions aro of an extremely limited character. There is no ship '„ping demand for, ,Flour. and but little inquiry from the t rade. Sales of ,5a600 bins., including Bupertine, at $4. a to per ',bbl.; Extras at - es' fling - 2S; 'lowa, Wisconsin and -Minnesota Extnt 'Family at $.6 37%a7 i 2 5 .4, the latter :figure for fancY;Tentisylviniado.; in lots, at so7sa 7 25; Ohio do. do. at $7, 50a8 GO, and fancy lots at zelean 1;0; Webb's. Delaware 1111118 sold on secret toms. ,3. l Ve - Elour is steady at 87. Prices sof Corn :31Oariire nominal. The Wheat market is excessively dull, and prices con tinue to incline downward. timallsales of Red attiil'Ma 411 GO - per bushel; Amberat $110 ; and White at $1 bOa $2. 1,000 bushels Western Eye cold at 81.41a8145.C0rn is very quiet. at Sin, decibwrioted attho clse oflho Stack, but the offerings are very moderate. Sales - of - 3,000 bits. fellow at Mc., and 2,500 bushel!! yellow Western at 85c. hero is less doing in Oats, but prices are unchanged. ales of Western s • r Whisky is dull,lindifrbely4fitirod:st 4 tax-paid. Several lots sold at 81,. Tlie'New Vork kiine3r From She New York Herald of td.day.,l MAY 16..Theiweekly statement isfardrable, except iii taleparticulars of a loss in legal reserve as accounted rot_ in the preceding paragraph. .The loanable resources are such as to afford enlarged accommodations to-the busi ness Community and , induce lower rates on call loans,,, theiffupOsits having increased about five and a half mil 7 • IlOningitinst an Increase in loans of only one million: The increase in legal tenders is less than a million and a half, and the discrepancy as compared with the deposit/ is due to the large. excess of national currency in the packages shipped to this city. There fa a falling off in specie of seven hundred thousand dollars, which is about. the artionnrof the exports for the week. This is the only means of accounting for the loss, the Treasury bursements far the week on account of the May int& resit, having been - 82,618,616, and the sustoms‘recelpts, $2,684.01XL • ' sr Governniente during the earlier portion of, the week were irregular, owing to they contradictory reports of the.. disposition of the bonds purchased for the sinking fund, but the final settlement of this point and the advertise. ment of the Assistant Treasurer on Saturday led to a re -rival of the buoyant feeling, and prices advances' to the highest ever reached. In this connection it may inter ending to know titer the total receipts of the national' ,Treasnry; from excises, dnring the fiscal year ending , with June 30, Mai, were e 121,180,61- The receipts from the same source, thus far iu Vie current fiscal' year, goitimencing with July 1,1111 lave been about $1291.100,- IRO. according to.the latest 1 dagton adviges, Foreign e=liange has -e rowing, steadily firmer. Under the apprehension that the payment of the :heavy balance in trade against its -must be made by shipping gob!, Prime bankers at the close put up thelr.v.ites to: 10934 for sixty eta' e, and 110',,. for. sight sterling, which rates are close of the specie shipping poled. It seems only a few weeks since exchange was down to speide im porting figures.. Theifect is a curious illustration of our mercantile Wisdinn, In the fall and whiter, whengohl is (.I‘l7 hl.. We sell our produce—cuntf cotton and the like—to Europe. In the sprlog and suanner, when gold is up and exchange dear. we pay fur the linens, silks, wines, brandies and (Aber luxuries inipOrtc-el for our extrava gant population. The money market was quiet am" steady througgeut the tee(l. The rate on call ranged from six per cent. on governments to ,-till per cent. on governments and clocks: - —The folly-of Whiell 01112T1 , 64 was-guilty-In-the —estab— lishment of the 'tuitional bank system is often illustrated in our general llutteces, but the condition of our local money market at the present time affords very striking proof of the lack of sagacity fif our federal lawmakers. As nll business men know. this is the to-aeon when money flows into hex - Tork in the return ttde, after the great spring outlays in the rural. diatricts. Honey but - been corning here steadily every week since the 10th. of April, and our banks have guineas° largely in funds that the exhibit of deposits yesterday showed nearly two hundred millions of dollars. -Although , the receipts of currency last week were over five millions the banks have loss to legal reserve. The amount is trilling, perhaps a few hundresi thousand dollars, but it is nevertheless a curb -- • ens fact that there should be such a contrary course of :ilopoSits vind'reserve: ---- 'intivilry - '•attlio banks - solves the: mystery. The thipments,of currency to this centre dur fag the past week were composed in great part of na tional bank notes, vrhich are no* a drug with the banks. heretofore it has been usual to transmit greenbacks in ranking these transfers 'of funds from one point to, another: but the diffusion of the real government money has but so extensive that the country banks have great . trouble -in keeping up anything like a roverve, not :to speak of the ditticattY of making shipments in it. The city is just now flooded with these national bank notes, representing institutions in every portion of the country. Oar hanks increase their liabilities through receiving them on deposit. But they cannot correspondingly increase their reserve to the legal twenty-five per cent., because the greenbacks received are not in that proportion. Hence they showed yesterday a falling off in reserve, although they actually had several minions more of money on hand. If we took farther for the cause of this we shall find that our missing greenbacks are in tho' South in the pockets and pocketbooks of the people there. When they come to pay us for the goods which they buy of us they send us national currency, encroaching upon their greenbacks as little as possible. • Tho greenback is their idea of a sound currency. It was the first kind of paper to reach them after the inundation of Confederate shinplasters. It is simply - printed. .It is ,lionetit. looking. They are familiar „ with. it. -Cotinter felts of it are less deceptive with them. It is the money of the great United States Government which sent Its myriads of soldiers rearchingacross their_cOuntry. Every body in the South is not an aristocrat and - a platter. - There are people there of the humble classes, and they respect the power and dignity of the nation-. On the other hand the national bank note is a dingy, ob scure piece of bank paper, suffering from too much:. rather then from too little engraving. It purports to come from every little village and hamlet in the horth,• East and West. -It' is not recognized as government paper and is tacitly tabooed. Hence it comes back to us when it can be used to represent dollars as well as green backs. Congress made a great mistake in establishing, the two kinds of currency. The antagonism between( them will only increase and lead to embarrass ment unless the banks, or Congress for them, ordain some system of exchanges. The people now pay the national bunks eighteen mil lion dollars .a year, in gold, fur the • privilege ,of re ceiving and doing business with their 'paper. Consider ing tits generosity , the banks'ought to be more willing to accommodate the people- and-preserve the e• 'uilibrium of the money market. There are sonic who think that this privilege is very dearly bought at eighteen millions a year, and that they might obtain it for nothing but they do not know the extent of Uncle Sam's love for his ;nephews. Secretary Boutwell is at the pains of a great ' deal of labor and trouble to arrange for saving three mil lion dollars annually ingold illtt'refit, While the law com pels him to pay out six Unica as much upon the collateral bonds which he holds against the national bank currency. • The New York Stack Market. [Correspondence of the Associated Press.' NEw YoIIK, May 17.-Stocks unsettled; Gold, 1413‘; I.lxchango,9h; 1R62.,,121%; do. 1861, 115 3 4; do. 1865, new, 119 N; 1867, 1194 C0.,10-40s, 100.1; Virginia. Sixes, kV; Missouri Sixes, 894;anton o 52Ri_; Cumberland Preferred, .30; New York Central. 181; Beading, 91%; Hudson River, 155, 2 ‘• Michigan Central, 1W; Michigan southern, 101%; 111(nois Central, 145%' Cleveland and Pittsburgh, .93,%': Cleveland and Toledo, 135 . ; Chicago and Rock Island, 12514; Pittsburgh and 'Fort VI ayne,ls.sN . Markets by Telegraph. I Special Despatch to the Philada. Evening Bulletin.] NEW YORK, May 17th, 123 P. M.—‘Cotton--The market this morning was quiet and heavy; sales of about 1,000 bales. We, uote as fellows:—Middling Uplands, ..%14; Middling Orleans, 29a2934i.'.4.. Flour, s:c.—lleceipts, 3,900 barrels. • The 'market for Western and State Flour is more active, and Banc. bet ter. The sales are about.7,ooo barrels, including Super. fine State at 5.5 60116 to; Extra State, at $.6 20a6 50; Low grades Western Extra $6 1006 50." Southern Flour is falrlyactive and steady. Sales of .4(X/' barrels. Califor nia irleur is dull but steady. Sales of. 375 barrels. G min .—Rectipte—W bent, 1,200 bushels. The market is firmer, with a fair demand. The sales are 1,200 bushels No. 2 Milwaukee at $1 45a8l 46. Corn—Receipts, 41,700 bushels. The market is firmer, with a good demand. • Sales of 40,000 bushels new 'Western at 110a823,1c. afloat; old Plc. bid afloat (hits—Receipts, 13400. bushels. Market dull and Leavy. Sal 4 oflo,ooo bilsbels at 791030 c: forrailroad lots. Rye dull; sales at dl Si. Barley quiet and nominal. Provisions—The receipts of Pork are 660 barrels. The; market is quiet at $3l bid, $3l 123 i asked for now: Western lifess.--Lardz—lteceipts pks. The market- is -- quiet but firmer . .We quote 'fair to prime steam at /Weak. • Whisky—Receipts - 245-barrels. The market - is.dull; Coffee inactive and nominal. Sugar firm, with a fair dexuanti; Sales at 113,1a1174.; Re fined,' 16.,;010 - .1. Tallow firm, with a good domand;sales of 10,0000 lbs. at 11•101.13. Pixrsagnou, May 17 .- Ih ' .Crude Petroleum - but little doing. Sales of 6,000 bbbi. per month. July to December at 16/4e.t I,ooobbis. s. o. Juno at 14c.; 2,000 bblit. June- to July at 1434 c: Spot are nominal at 1331a14c. Refined not so much in requekt, except fOr future delivery. Sales of Sp y a bbls. all tbeear, b. 0., at 3.534e..tier 1,000 tibia... [Correspondence of - the - Associated Press.] NEW YORK, May 17.-TOotton quiet; 150 bales sold at.. Flour dull, and market favors buyers; hales of 60100 barrels. Wheat dull; sales 017,500 bushels; No: 2, 81 55r , Corn dull ' sales 0125,000 bushels at 81a88. Oats dull and lower; salts of 10,000 bushels at 72a80. Beef quiet. Pork quiet. Laird firm at 18a183.1. Whisky firm at 0208. Barmimona, May 17.—Cotton quiet, at 2804 for Mid dlings.' Flour active, Wheat dull and lopweri,C c e 'nlley Bed; IX 10a2 - 16; Wine Pentiaylvtuila N f ed, 1 Corti firm; grime 81U530.; 'Yellow; Oats doll at 76a750. for heavy, and 68a73 for light. Eye' doll'at 01.35a1 itif. Pork quiet at on 5001 75. Baton— rib aides, 10%04 clear d0., - 1734;5h0u1dern,14.1,1; Name, 19a We. Lard; 190. ,` Whisky unebauged. • 00 TON 1 GLENG: IG for ' N o Po . t-ohtp I iota to " '"iit*Rgi r aa ° B4d, f iz wainaistrAtt, o'RE - EN•GINGER-LANDING AND FO t Ur sale by J. 11, ISTJEWER , 0010.4 South Delaware Drug It DI A, CB Tit— 25 cAs - Es• ,PURE Ri3 White New dford Spermaceti, in small cakes, tor regents ) use, in etore 'and for, sale by COCHRAN, RUbSNLL & c 9., 22 North .Front street. ` :~ :M M 1 THE i 411114M0J1 ,BY .41.4EG1t r i ` tl^3 „ 4.4 N. 4 " 57 . Steanier Sank Irecovereat LITTLE RtiCX, '1404 0. t..l7.—The AteamexLeni-Loti, poThro,frpm .I.,ittio 400 k to NeW t OrlealiitTivith*goVerrinl'ent , fraglit;stritek a Snag near 31cNealis-lanilingion thelsth,and sunk.- , The , boat and cargo- , are total - logs. ,The boat was valued at, ,$12,000, and belonged to the,3fempliisand Arkansas. River Packet COMpany. No insurance. , The bodies of 'Messrs. Burt, Adams and, Miller, drowned 'from the sinking,' of -a pleasure boat,* a: week ago, have - been* re . -' covered. Susperiskin of Produce Merchants. , 141oriTiniAt., & D. Mcßurney, large produce merchants, of 'this city, have 'uspended. Iteports place their liabilities -at $125,000. • ..• •.. , • Suspension of Banking NEW YORK, May 17:—The following bank inga and exchange firms were reported on the . street,"snspendetr," - this morning causing gold to rise to. 142-3,,ut itrbas : now fallen;to, 1414: Schepeler Bros:, ' chnerwin' Fra.nk B.7,Schepper, John Pandir, and Kurtz SrHertel. MAY 17.,.9 A. M. Wind. Weather. ~,, 4 Thor. ~ Mister C0•46.;.,.., - ; - .B*. ' ".'" "„_ ' llaining i: r . . , 4,.; al 1igifax..4.m. 4 ..,-...,.. ....... ..N.1W.... •,_ ~, Overcas Portland W. - Cloudy. 57 Boston S. W. Clear. - : 63 New York N.W. ' . Clear. 64 Philadelphia. 8, W.. Clear, . 65 Wilmington, Del W. r. wi. 4 : C c l i e e a a r r ... ,- ' : " 62 Washington Fortress-Monroe.r. N. Clear. 62 Richmond W. Clear. 62 'NTN'Wr Cloudy: - 65 C A l u urr;li fi t ' o'n. (4a-.7...' ' 4 CS - : iV : Clear. — 74 . • Cloudy. ~'. 70 liavannah,r, . • ... -- tv" . ". -N • , . - C10udy., 6 4 swego ' - . • W. ',./uffitlo W. - Cloudy.. ~, •".. ,- Pittsburgh . • Cloudy. • .• 47 i. Cleveland N. W. -- • - 51 . - . . ... Chicago ' N. E. ' . ' 60 Molsle S. W. . Clear. 74 New Orleans ' 8.• :'. ' Cloudy. 73 Key West" N. ' Cloudy. , ~ 81 Birranat E.' , Clear. . . . 81'' - Barometer-'30.8." 130.13, ' . ~ . .. . 141.11LADELPHiA' CATTLE MARKET.—May 17. ..---The Cattle Market was very dull this week, and prices -were. rather • lower.• , About 1,900 head arrived, and sold it 10iall for. chbice; 9a 91 for good to prime; 7aB for fair, and Gad} Fents per pound, gross,. for . common, as to tpiality. The following are the paiticUlar%' of the sales :• • • ~ 'tu Owen Smith. -Western, gres '• 7 - - 110 A. Christy & Bro., Western .gra • 8 59 , 45 Denglar &-.ll.lcCleeite,Chestei co., gre 73.4ia835 1 -20 v. Mennen, Western, gre . ' 8 a94,' 76 P . Hathaway, Western, gra ' - 7%.a.8.341 ••20 James S. Kirk, Chester co., gre 7 aB3t, 100 James It c.Fillen, Western, 4r,rs 40'1. S. McMillen , Cheater co., gra. 8 a 9 1.1.5 Uhlman & Bachman, Western, gra . 7 MO 145 Martin, Fuller & Co., Western, gra- 7 'a'9 152 Mooney & Smith, Weste rn, gra 7 all .Si Chas. Mooney & Bro., Virginia, gra ......... -...• 534 a 83 6011. Chain Western Anna., gra • 5 a 6 • I'M John Smith, Ohio, gra 7 0074 I &CI L . Frank. NV esteni, gra ' 63,a:735 14) Frank & Schnuitiurg, Western, gra 634 a 934 • 20 Hope &- Co.. Chester co., gra 6.sZ'a 83 i: :60 31.nrytooft & Co., Virginia, gra. ---.... ..... 5 aft '55 Elcum & Co.,_Virgirda, gra .... 57 Blunt & Co. 'Virginia, gra ;27 B. Baldwin, county, gra 7 a 8 • 52 D. Itritrison, Cbesterrounty, gre 536a73i •53 Chandler &. Alexander, Chester county, gra.... 7 a 9 461 A. Kt-1111.1e, Chester county, gra • 7 a9)4 .12 S. Hope, Delaware county, grit. - . . 6 a 7 .45 John 31 , Ardle. Western. gra- ~-. 5 a 8 • 19 Jesse. Miller, Chester county, grs. 7 a 9 r Cows were in demand; 150 head sold at 545 a.,575 for springers, and ssoas9o per head for - cow and calf, as to quality. . . SHEEP were dull and lower; 8,000 head ar _ rived and sold at 4a 61c. per pound gross as to condition. . • • HOGS were in fair demand 'at about former rates; 3,500 bead sold at the different yards at 812a813 for slop, and sl3asl4 25 per hundred pounds net . ••• for - cornfed: - '•:- . Lancsiii:.—Before Alderman Kerr, thiii afternoon, Geo. Black and Francis Stephens had a further hearing,-on the charge of steal ing two watches, chains,' and two , pocket- books, valued: at SVA, from 1109 Girard. Street. They were held to answer. RUN OvEn.—Sallie Davis,l agedlo years, was run over by a carriage on Diamond street, this morning, and was seriously injured. • Cowstox PLEss—Judges - Allison, Ludlow, Peirce and Brewster.—This morning the application by certain assessors for instructions and advice in regard to the Registry Law was heard. The principal , point of diffi culty has reference to the 27th section of the new law, which provides for hotels and restaurants, as follows: "SECTION 27.—Hotels, taverns and restaurants: Under this head the_assessors shall make ont an alphabetical list of the names of all qualified electors residing in each division , keeping hotels, taverns,artilors' boarding-houses or restaurants in said division, designating every such hotel, boarding-house, tavern or restaurant by the - ifilta7- her or the house and the name of the street in which it may be located; and assess, upon' every such person a county tax of fifty cents; and in making out the aforesaid lists the assessors shall not place thereon the name of any person boarding at any hotel, tavern; sailors' boarding house or restaurant, or the name of any person who is pot a qualified elector having a fixed residence in the filvision." . . . : Mr. Henry M. Phillips opened the argument, reading ' the section, and holding that if strictly construed by the the assessors it would disfranchise lodgers. The great mistake made by the Legislature and others is In suppos ing that taxation is for the purpose of voting. Taxation is part of the power of the government, and has no refer ence to the vote. All persons are liable to•taxation. But under this new law a nian owning a half Million of dol lars in personalty, and lodging at the Continental Hotel, can escape all taxation if he refuses to Appear before the .eauvassers._Thecanvassers_arts_notsto_take a list of "boarders," and it may be presumed that this will in clude "lodgers." If the act intended to exclude,: "lodgers," of which there are a large number in this city: .the Legislature could have used words that 'would have conveyed : that meaning. As it stands, some of the assessors propose to put on the list only the hotel-keepers, and not the lodgers. It may be that these parties thus disfranchised can come forward two or three weeks afterwards. Some may, and some luny not, but if taxation has a purpose beyond voting, Philadelphia Is entitled to have a full and fair assessment for purposes of representation in the National, State and heal legislatures. Mr. Phillips urged that if persons residing in a hotel tire to be excluded front lists, it will disfranchise a large number of citizens. Even those occupying subor dinate positions in the hotels will be excludes, 'because the assessors think they are to take the name only of the person who keeps the hotel. s Mr. Charles Gibbons, who stated that he represented no one ivho had any doubt in regard to this law, avowed himself the author of the Registry Law and that as it passed it was substantially as lie lout written it. In frani lug this law he had but one object in view. It was well known that for yeas* no election iu .Philadelphia has been decided by a count of the ballots. At least six months are occupied idler the closing of the polls in de termining who was honestly elected. This was hecittu3o under the old system bands of men can come from distant cities •on elition day, and vote in any precinct throughout Philadelphia without ars resit or pimislunent. lie • illustrated the facility by which frauds are committed by referring to the assessment or boarding-houses, where- the keeper can 'prepare it list of fifty persons and hand it to• the As sessor, end then on election day these fifty can be perso nated at the polls. It was this System of fraud which was intended to be destroyed by the, new law, and the Speaker honestly believed he was doing the State sonic service when ho fruniedithis act, It was: written with out consultation with politiciafis. 'Under this new law lie denied that any qualified elector could be disfran chised, In ressird to the purticular section complained of, he supposed nothing could be plainer than the lan guage employed. , .' • Judge Ludlow - -"If I hoard at the Continental Hotel fromr year to year am Ito be excluded from the list, al although I have_paid my taxes." Mr. Gibbons—Yes. sir, from the first list, for hero is _where all the mischief lathe past has originated. You can afterwardi have your name placed on the list when the assessors meet in their ward, remaining In session • five days for the purpose of making additional assess ments. it is true that persims•whose names are not on the list must take tile trouble to go to the assessor, ' but this is exactly what was done on the occasion of the extra assessment. The second list is the second opportunity for any qualified elector to ibase his name upon the assessment. There is a third ieethig by the assessors in their divisions Ad. review the st, and here again is ate Opportunity for. the assessment of every qualified elector , In- the • city: of Philadelphia. Theossessment is for election purposes, and does not affect his other rights. Tlnswhole vitality of this •law depends upon the manner in which these assessments are made, and uses to Which'these lists aro applied.. Mr. Win. L. Hirst closed this argument. Ifs denied that the assessments ,werti: merely for election purposes. As this was the basis, accordiag •to - Mr. Gibbons, of the Itegistry:Law, it explained tho veculiar features of tho law. ' Assessments aro, made for the purposes of repre sentation antltaxatiori. ! It ilitrue that the extra 0.8190/18,- ment contains only qualified electors who come forward t hen to establish their rigßht to vote at the coming elec tion. There , are about 10 ;persons in Philadelphia, ishOStinder this law, would be excluded from the assess ment lists which may be needed to fiscal° representation of the Wards in Councils i or ' the-CoUntY lathe Logislas t Mr. Mired sontefided that under/thoOonistitution - and (whit& AtitiemblY theta must htialiSt of all the taxablesi and then ',under •the • Registry Law; an , assessmont. for voting purposes. That:was- 0 m only mode of reconciling this law to the Constitution and acts of Assetably.sThere. were features in' the law which lie thoUght rendered it unconstitutional ,_• but for the present:She Was -- 1,0 7 'Court for the purpose of construing the law, , Becausemen can, come here and Vote:illegally; is it fair to throw and/soles in the way of those who are' entitled to vote f There is nothing in the Constitution 'to disfranchise a man who' chooses to have a fixed. residence at a hotel. •• -: ~ -, At the close of theargunietit, the Coast 14elil the mat ter under advisement. • ' • ' • r- . .1',:::.it.:i40 , .1';' lt,:t,'...!Ott6)Ctt.(l*s3lr. Weather iteport. CITY THE COURTS. 'The Registry Lair. P4 1 :.31.XYM;:.:..P,94 - #:.:::,.i'....... _ 4 • . - TELEGRAPH PROM WASHINGTON. Remearance ,of the Office-Seekers THE 'CASE 'OF JUDGE, BUSTEED • From Washington.. itperial Despatch to the Plitlada. Evening Bulletin.] VAsmixorox, May 17.—The city has a more enlivened appearance to-day than at any .time . for sevenit weeks past. During two or three days a number of Senators and . rtepresenta- Scam; accompanied by office-seekers, have reappeared, and were seen at . the White House waiting interviews with the President this morning. President Grant received nearly all who called, but it was observed that he was very guarded in his replies to applications for rate, and-would make no promises what ever. He appears determirted not to he mis ledin future into making improper appoint ments, and acting upon this.course, holds out eneouragement to no one. The President's movements this summer have not been definitely settled, excepting that he will be absent from the capital for -nearlytwo months. In June he will attend, the exami nation of the cadets at West-Point, and from there will probably go to Bostim to remain two or three- days, and -:witness.--the ..Peace Jubilee. He has determined to spend some tinie. in the West. after his re-, turn;' - from. Boston, but where ha does not exactly know, although he says if thriewill.permit he may go to the Pacific coast. The statement that Montgomery. Gibbs had been appointed to a. Position in the Treasury Department,to gp to Europe on special service, is.incorrect. -The facts in the case are that Gibbs held such a - position in Europe under Secretary McCulloch, , but was ordered home by that officer to attend to the celebrated' "wine ca-se i "With the understand ing that he should again return to Europe. Secretary Boutwell has permitted him-to do so, .bnt whether he is to be retained in . the ser vice' has not been decided, nor has a riew-coni mission been given him as reported. Severathundred children; belonging to the Baptist.and Methodist Sabliath-lichools of this City, marched to the White. House, this morn ing,,preceded by a band of music, and were received by the President in the Past room of the White House. „ The House Judiciary Committeb meet here to-morrow to decide whether they Will go to Montgomery, Ala., to -take testimony in the judge Busteed.case, or remain-iii session here. Mr,. Busteed has notified the Committee that he thinks it would be unsafe for him to return to Alabama, aml requeAted the Committee to proceed with the investigation here, and it is hought that tilt Committee will decide to do so. The officers of the French man-of-war: now at Annapolis were received by the President this morning. The result of the Dyer Court of Inquiry will be made public this week, and if favorable to Dyer, he will at once be reinstated as Chief of the rdnance Bureau. • [Correspondence of the Associated Press.] - WASITINGTON, May 17.—A large crowd of visitors thronged the ante-rooms of the Execu tive Mansion this morning. Among those. who Paid their respects to the President were Captain Chanler. and other officers of the French school-ship Jean Bart. •f Mr. Simon Stevens presented a communica iion to the President from Peter Cooper, Mar- Shall 0. Roberts, MeSsrs. Taylor and Wilson, and G. Hunt, of the New:York, New Found land and London Telegraph Company, -re guesting Executive action, or reference to the Attorney-General. A delegation from the Baltimore Association of Friends have had an interview, with refer ence to aiding and advising Friends in North Carolina - in regard to the establishment of Schools. 'S Commander Jonathan "Young has been as signed to duty at the Naval Observatory. The commissbkn of General D. E. Sickles, as Minister to Spain, which was prepared at the State Department on Saturday, was signed by President Grant to-day.. Win. T. Wheeler, of Minnesota; has been appointed U. S. Marshal for Montana. The iPernsylvania Reserve Association. HARRISiIITIIG, May 17.—The Pennsylvania Reserve Association meets on Tuesday, June Ist, at West Chester; Pa., and notgon June 2d, as reported in some newspapers. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET EXCITEMENT IN GOLD CASH - GOLD 1 GOOD DEMAND A LIMITED TRANSACTION IN BONDS The Market Dull but Firm (Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] NEW Yorix, May 17.--There was - great ex citement on Wall street this morning, occa sioned by the buying in of shorts in to gold market of some prominent firms, who had made healy contracts for future delivery of Sold tat the lower prices at the.tclose on aturday; when gold was at 1391a1.391; before the formal opening of busineas this morning it sold from 142 i down to, 140 ;"and 'since ranged froth 141.0.141 f en active 'transactions. Aside from these outside causes, the market is strong. on the advance in foreign "exchange to rates admitting of the shipMent of specie with a. profit; and furthermore, the scarcity of gold now held by the banks, as is indicated by last, week's statement. • Cash gold is in' good 'demand. Seven to One per cent. is paid for carrying;-in some instances the currency 'was advanced, carrying no in, terest: Foreign: exchange isstrong and active, The leading drawers advanced the price' •of prime sixty-day sterling bills to 109 , 1; sight; (4overnment bonds are dull, with limited transactions,; though the prices are generally firm at Saturday's closing quotations. The excitement in the gold marketespecially, and the absence of any London ahvices momen tarily - checks speculation.. State bonds are dull and lower,.excepting outhern securities, which are all rong. Railroad shares opened at a decline on Sat. urday's qUotations, and so continued, until , 1 o'clock . , when - they partially recovered . . The "beam" Wok advantage of the rise in 4.61 tr to vigorously attack the stock market, with the success of forcing down prices about - two per cent. on the general list. Rock Island was the chief point of attack, and by heavy sales was pressed from 127 i doWn to 1251, recovering, to 1261. The rest of the market . eympatluzed. The..miscellane ousshares - are firm: - Express ritocks are dull, though stronger than on Sat urday. Reported for the Philadelphia Evening'Bullotin. SAIWA-Brig Clara-Brown, Osgood-4a hhds tea sugar 30 hhda molasses 8 & W Welsh. • ARDROSSAX-11ark Elgin, Mosley-414 tons pig iron '0 &•W Welsh. • _ CARDENA 8-Brlg Paragon, ,Rogart-423 Muhl sugar 164 bxs do 01 hhda molasses.l Hough & Morris. . SAGUA-Brig Chilhanwallah, Small-480 hhdoi sugar 42 ies, do 40 hhds molasses 8 Morris Waln & Co. ST. JOHNS, PR.--Behr Waif, Demsen-266 hhda sugar 97 bbls do John Mason A Co. MATANZAS-brig Galatea, Msßenzle-325 bxs sugar 248 hbds do Dallett & Son. , CIENFUEGOS-Brig Samuel Muir ; Morino-s2O hhda sugar 99 tea do 30 hhda molasses 62 bbls do 8. & W Welsh. ARDROBBAN-bark Frank Lovett, Ounn-73T tons pig iron order. PORT 'OF PHILADELPHIA-MAT 17 Sir Se e Marine Bu:lain on Inside Page ARRIVED Thllß PAY. _ Steamer J W MyermanySnyder r ldhoure-from-Charl ton, with mdse. and passengers to EA. Bauder & Cu. Passed to the be... and r iveryboand up, bark Meaco, from Rio Janeiro; bilk/kende, front' . Grauton; .Bcandia, from Livervoltn e d., eresaromitParnMabolliolh.Pruwen oe Ruth, ggst — r gut R4ll l- '913 Cal% n o un u no Prlg r , J P I , llllXiand May; Jll6 Murtagb, huly and, child, Mra Boydl, Mrs Maedwer, Mrs Crilfww and 4 children, C H plat, John Carter.. . - • Reamer R,Willing, thiudiffil.9 bourn from Baltimore, With mdse to A Grovels, Jr. Bark•Annes,Bhipper, 9 days train Cardenas, with mo lasses E 0 Knight & Co. • , '3:00 O'Cloolz. 111.ARINE'BULLETIN. tErkte air Durkee,- 17110- March, With iron to enna.:ll.ll ,CO-"vettsel :to JPi Bazle y 'Brig ,Devereaux, Clarkw 6 daysfrom Segue, .with sticrtd til'iWlyelsk--TeSsel to Lathbury, Wickersham' Brighos.Walte ,Robinsen, 13 days from Movie) with sulphur ore - to Moro Phillips. Etch! , Hertz, Gray, 16 days from SornbrerO;with guano to Morro . . - . Behr W W Pharo, Allen, 6 days from Wilmington; NO.' with lumber to Lathbury,Wickersham & Co. . Scbr E S Conant, & Gerrish, 15 days from Windsor;Nß. with plaster to EA Bonder Co. Behr MaryE Smith, Gay, 17 days from Mimeo, with guano to J -Bazley & Co, .Bark Constance called at Navassa• April 23d from Altavela, at which place the consigneea refused to recognize the charter porter; sailed again same evening for St. Jago, 4th lust. off Inagua, passed bark Tremont, of .Boston, steering south; atb, was in conapany_with bark Golden Welt. Behr Ann E Valentine Bayles, 6 days from Jackson ville, Fla., with lumber to Benton & Bro—vessel to Len nox '& Burgess. Schr P 'Armitage, Edwards, 3 days from Georgetown, PG, with coal to Lennox & Burgess. Behr Consolidated, Brown, 3 days from Nansemond, with rails to Lennox & Burgess. Behr C Bornite,Durborrow,l day from Camden ,Del. with grain to J L Bewley & Co. Behr J B Connor. Blocksorn, I day from Magnolia, Del. with grain to J L Bewley & Co. Behr It C Thomas from 3fatanzas. arrived yesterday, is consigned to E C'Enight & Co. • CL'EARED THIS DAY. • . . - . Bark Maria Adelaide (N G), Shorka, Elsinore for orders, L Westergaard & Co. Schr J6htiAtroup, Crawford, New Haven, - Day, 'Liddell & Co. Seh Hate McLean, Conklin, Shelter Island, Lennox & Burgess. Sch John Forsyth, Ap_plegate,Washiington, do Sch Julia E. Nit illets, Boyles do Bch Breeze, Hawkins, New Haven, do : MEMORANDA: Ship Formose (Fr), Babo, cleared at New Orleans 12th inst. for Havre, with 2119 bales cotton, arc. Steamer Brunette, Howe; hence at N York yesterday. Steamer Bienville, Baker, at New Orleans 12th inst. from New York Vitt Hatana. Brig Jos Crosby, Baldwin; hence for Portsmouth, at New London . 14th inst. Schr Shiloh , Hubbard, was loading at Savannah, 14th inst. for this port. • Sams E A Elliott, Nickerson, hence for Hyannis, New Success, Richards , . from Haddam for this port, at t.': London 14th insf. Behr David .G Floyd, Weeden, from Providence for this port, atNewport 11th inst. • [BY TELEGnA.PIi .1 NEW YORK,May IT—Arrived, steamer City of Brook lyn, from Liverpoo_LL FORTRESS MONROE, May 17.—Arrived, ship Har risburg, from Buenos Ayres; bark Pearl, from Pernam-' buonfbrigs Insulanern, from Rio, and Anue„lrom Bahia. Passed up for Baltimore, barks Agnes,from Rio. Adeline Richardson and Harrison Leach, from West Indies; brig Caroline, from Demaram. Sailed, barks Wayfarer, for New York, and Alice Lea. for Demnrara. FATHER POINT, May 17.—Arrived, steame Mora vian, from Liverpool. • , NE Ar . YORK, May 17.-;-Arrived, steamer Fah-kee, from Bermuda, - CURTAIN MATERIALS. LACE AND NOTTINGHAM, , CURTAINS. LACE SHADES AND_ DROP RIDEAU, THE STOCK IN . THIS DEPARTMENT IS UNRI YALLED IN STYLE AND PRICE. .) Terries, Plain, Striped and Figured, OF NEW AND ELEGANT DESIGNS. PIANO AND TABLE COVERS, TAPESTRY AND EMBROIDERED. Gilt - and - Walnut Carved Cornices; Holland and Prepared Cambric Window Shades, In a variety of tints, to which we invite spe cial attention. Wholesale - and Retail. RAILROAD CAR SUPPLIES, I. E. WALRAVEN, MASONIC HALL, No, 719 CHESTNUT STREET, FINANCIAL. - ,I:4aAR T 4 f,:- A t v....BANicEßs,.‘ v o . • N 0.35 SOUTH THIRD STREET, osr PHILADELPHIA: , i • IkENERAL RENT en, PENN WV S A Y L VAN I oA LSANI 4 ?14 RN NON 414' 4 4 9/ 7 'r h OF THE a Dirr. fialO P OF. THE "4ll4l tEgi UNITED STATES OFAMERICA. The NsTrosAu Lm Issurtexcir COMPANY is a corporation chartered by special Act Of Congress, ap. proved July 25, 1868, with a CASH CAPITAL, $1,000,000, FULL PAID. Liberal terms offered to Agents and Solicitors, who are invited to apply at our office. Full particulars to be had on application at our office, lasted in the second story of our Banking House, where Circulars and Pamphlets, fully describing the advantages offered by the Compdny, may be had. AM. CLARK .t CO., Nu. 35 &WA Third 54,500,000 SEVEN PER . CENT. GOLD BONDS, Thirty Years to Him, MEM The Lake Superior and Mkseissippi River Railroad Company. They are a Id Mortgage Sinking. Fund Bond, Free of United States Tax. EMCEED One Million Six Hundred and Thirty-two rionsanAlAarea of Choice Lands, _ And by the 'Railroad, its 'tolling • Steck end the Fran chisee of the CompanY. Poub2e Security and First Class Investment in every respect, yielding in Currency nearly Ten Per Cent,. Per Annum,• Gold, Goirenunent 'Bonds and other Stocks received la payment at their highest market Price. Pamphlets and full information given on applicatiOn to N0..114 South Third Street E.W. CLARK:Be CJ0.,..* • No. $5 South Tlkixd 13#eot, I Agents a/ She Lake Suutrior and Mississiiitiver Railroad Company; mtatlattrp". k' s D • • • •c4;biti '6lo.la# BY TELE6 APIL, • , C .-- 'ii:' - :1: -.. ...i*,:i*.:''O'i , . - : The Critical State of Af f airs in Parisi: Reverdy Johnson to Eat More . &fi' By the Atlantic Cable. - • • LONDON, May 17.,—The critical state of af fairs in Paris is variously commented on by the press 4re. It seems to;lie the general ho pression that the French Government has mented this discontent, and hs adopted re-. pressive medsures to stay the disorders arising,.. with a view to some nitepor design. SOUTHAMPTON, May 17.—The corporate att 7 thorities of this city have united irtan tion to Reverdy Johnson to .attend a grand banquet previous to'his departure, for ,Ame-. rica. He sails for Baltimore in the steamship, Ohio in a few days. , • • Lowno - s, May IT.—The Paris correspondent of the London Telegraph says that the opinion is general in Paris that teverdy,Johriso,n was induced to make certain declarations to, the British Goyernment, amlWas then thrOiart: overboard by the Grant, administration, , QuEENsrowN,Mayl7.—Arrived--steaanahip; Louisiana, from New York. ° New York Itioney'Market.t NEW YORK, May 17.-There is much ' excitementik Wall street in consequence of the failure of the GormaiVr banking firm of Schepler & Co.. This firm is largely' short of gold." The general estimate of, their short tracts on gold is e 8,000,000. It is andetstood 'also that they wero shorty of Government bonds, and hada Milk siderable amount of bills of exchange oat: The greatest excitement and confusionyirevails,_ and this, failure has . caused an unsettled feeling in all departments. The', gold market was the first-to feel the effects.of the failure.. 1 At, the opening there was a perfect rush;to buy, which:, carried the premium to 142 M bat it soon declined • It is rumored that the bunk of England diractorsi at an extraordinary meeting, had advanced ' the rite of'.; interest to 5 per, cent.; . Money easy Exchange 9%. Bonds firm, and prices Nal4 higher, than on; ur-.' day. Railways opened heavy, rallied, and' becam The miscellaneous list is steady. ~. . • • , , IMPORTATIONS. NAVASSA--Schr Mary E Smith, Gat-34.5 tons guano E 'Batley & Co. • • , „ WINDSOR, NS.--Schr E A Constant,dorrisii:-190 tona „laster E A Souder & Co. ' • • • - 0 „,. . . . . ..... BAGUA--Brig J H Dillingham, 3lndgatt-453hhdlia— tcsido 8 & Welsh. • • • , 'BAGUA--DrigJpsie Devereaux; Clark—,46l rinds Sugar . .. IST tea do & W ' - • • HATANZAI3—Schr R O Thomaty Crocket--421 molasses 60 toe do g o Knight It Co, r - • , MATANZABz—Schr Charlotte' Fish, Strong-474 . hbda molasses 66 tee do E C Knight & co,- '• ZAZA—Schr Vesta, Waite-310 hbds sugar'6o do moles see 2 ten honey 8 & W • ' • CARDENAS—Bark Sarah B Hale, lytt9.--sop , hhds molasses 36 tcs cloß C Knight & Co. . CIIRACOA—Schr 'Mary E Staples Fenimore-2000 bblaj. salt 46 tons lastly John Hallett & Co. IiATANZAS-rtichr Sophie NowcH7-431 molasses 411 telt do John Mason' & Co. • ' CAIBARIEN—BrIg Mand Potter, Shields-339 hhdir molasses 38 tea do night &.Co. - y mExcia - L. ST. LOUIS! VANDAttk; TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD. 'T MORTGAGE BONpS. Having been appointed the Sole Agenhf - ' l, For the sale of the balance (.760,000)of the above, iea offer them ae, to our judgment,, A Host Reliable, and souracork tomit*:, - meet.. The St. Lords, Vainlalia, and Terre„Flante-Itaiirosii-ic building to connect the 'cities of St. Louis and' .Teria. Haute, forming part of the ' Great Through Um from St. Louis to ridlAdelfdila , and Netv Yo)rk.9, pontrolled and Operated by, the Penney vania Railroad Company: The whole amount of the mortgage is al ,900,0000bant two-fifths of the cost of the road, and.the,bonds hitio in addition the guarantee of payment of principaland In- .7. tercet of the Terre Halite and Indiana Polis Railroad Company (acorporation having no debt,and with silage, surplus fund), the Columbus, Chicago, and *la* 9% 1' i , , tral Railway Company, and,the Pittsburgh; :Cincinnati;;. and St. Louis Railway Company.; the last tweendore Monts being assumed by the 'Pennsylvaiiia 'Railroad Company—by- contracts Wbich are matters of record. , - There is also a Slaking Fund created by the mortgage of 820,000 per atmarct,,o pay, the ,priocipol-of the bond - at maturity,' These Bonds bear -interest `at Sevbi 'Pere. Cent.,per annum, payabld January land Jul • 1 in New York' and are offered for the present at NINETY PER CENT. and accrued interest.' DREXEL No. 34 Si) . uth :Thiy4o#..q . e?p , . , .s.. W.•H. NEWBOLD, Sog.Bi-AtilitEN S. E. corner Dock & Walnut, PHILADELPHIA ipyls tf 5p PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. ° Treasurer's Department. PENNA' A j Apiil 2, ktio. , ,t r • To the Stockholders , of.the Pennsylvania Railmad Gimpany. ' All Stockholdersois registered on the Books of this Company on. the 30th day of April, 1869, will be entitled.' to subscribe for p Per Cent. of their respective iutateste In New Stock at Par, as follows: First—Fifty, per cent. at the time of subscription, t l ' tween 16th, day Of May,,1869, and the Seth dfty of June,. 1869. Second—Fifty per cont. between the 15th day of Novem ber, 1869, and the 31st day of December, 1869; or, if stock : holders should prefer, the whole amount may be paid up at the time of subscription, and each instalment so paid:,.; Shall be entitled to a pro rata of the Dividend that may be declared on full shares. , ` , Third—That ovary Stockholder _holding less tban fear_L Shares shall be entitled to subscribe for one share; . and those holding more than a inultiple of four shares shall.. bo entitled to suhscribe for an additional share. ' ' ' Fourth—All shares upon which instalments arc yet to be paid under Resolution of May 13,1868; will bo entitled` to their allotment of the 25 Per Coat.' at par, as th64gh they were pelt! in full. • • :!*: TIWILIS T. FIRTH, TREAMIII3O,*;,; , ' i • DREXEL & Ca; No. 34 South Third Agreet,. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN . „Ii BArT~3,~;~. ,:, ~ coutrDniftrand - Otreula, L0Lb;a0,....t preaentatioe in any part of Trardera tan make all their financial arrangeirieuin ft/gal/Ohio, and we will Collect their intoreat and dividends without charge. • . Drexel, liarjes Cal • - PARIS, _ • miiw sr Dip „ 6 .1
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