N#2, - • BI,ISINEM NOTICE& dotillwat Rate of FArst-eloss Rosewood sipWloB, ti as !RIM USW" THII ACTUAL COST TO • sIANUrACTURIL • Silts/ determined to toter our extensive dock of and ecautifultyfinished seuen•ouaht Aterermod at video below the actual cost to manufacture, Me will mil during the month of December, at rates MIMS TY. WE EVER OITERED ttErtitTO FOILS , am order to dote out our surplus stook by the end o as sr. TM reputation' of our instruments makes it unneces easy for on to say a word in their favor. They are Ile lksowiedged to be equal, if not superior, to any inntru asst made in the world. Anions wielhing to_ptirchase or dosirlog to make PItESENTh,ON Win tad ibatlhe special Wind WaliToidiniiry reductions Of Oso A ceprir will enabie them to obtain EIRST-OLASS INSTRUMENT surrise liven less than they would otherwise have to pax Tor a oseend•sute or inferior ono. Tt!ose wanting bargains should not fail to call early at . WAREROOMB, NO. 1103 ORESTNUT STREET, Aud examine our stock, where they can readily be nnn trlote of the superlortty of - Our instruments, and the iiissrlAct at width we aro offering them. . SCROMACKER d GO. WAREROOI4IB, 1103 CIIESTNUT t3TREET. 3i. 8.--Sole Agents for thn celebrated BURDETT ORGAN. A *pedal discount of 30 per cont. during the month of illtessuber, de4 stn th 12t§ Jost Out! "CHERRY PECTORAL TROCHES," lor Voids, Coughs; Sore Throats, and Bronchitis Repo as goal, none eo pleasant, none cur , • se quick. RUSHTON dc CO., NIE-mk to th-3rno§ • 10 ASTOR }fovea, New York. Pianos. CARD.—I have, for the last year, boon Belling my ste t 13Mch & Co. grand square and upright Pianos; also .'Xisines Bros.' Pianos, nearly as low as at any former I.llhos, hoping that an attempt to get bark to Old Thnee' pleat would be made up by increase of trade. Restilta aid Very satisfactory - sofi-tf Steinway & Sons' Grand Square and (Wight Yiunoe with their newly patented Resonator, by which the original volume et sonnd can always be Walnut the eaniti an in a 'violin. At • BLASIUS BROS., sell U.§ No. lOW ,jheetnut street. • _ Dlitton's Plano Itoorus...Eirst-Elms PIANOS AT FIXED PRICES. Chicheri k Sons' world-renowned Pianel; Marshall llittavr'seeletiratedPlanoa; Iltue St. Son's beautiful pianos, at prices the very lowest, New Pianos to rent. WM.. 11. DUTTON, seifb3rn§ 11N and 1128 Chestnut street. EVENING BULLETIN 6 Thursday. December 9. 1869. THE TAX QIIESTIOX. " The, ventilation of the tax question, by the recent report of the Finance Committee of Councils and its discussion by the press of tie city, is likely to bring out all the facts of the case, and to result in such reform as is necessary in the premises. We have been at come pains to investigate this important matter, and have arrived at some facts which go to.. throw much light upon - a subject hitherto ',little understood by the public at large, It appears that each year it has been the practice of the City Controller_ to charge the 'Receiver of Taxes with the gross amount of • the duplicates furnished .him fort collection. These duplicates are made from the entire assessment of the city. From this gross amount charged, no. deduction or credit bas ever been made, either for the ' reduc tions in the assessments or allowances, made by the City Commissioners, while they had charge of the matter of making allowances, or since, while it has been in the control of the Board of Revision. These al • lowances or deductions on the assessments have each year been ve'ry hirge; particularly so while the City Commissioners had charge of the matter. And although the Board of Re cision is very strict in these matters, yet on the assessment of the Past year the allowances amount to about $300,000. No regular record -or account has ever been kept of these by the City Commissioners, nor" haVe they ever re f ported any atneuut to the Controller. The books of the former Receivers have never been audited, and; therefore, no way exists of ar riving correctly at the exact amount of these al lowances. Again, the tax duplicates contain bills for taxes against . all the property exempt by law in the city, .such as schools, churches, grave yards, charitable institutions, and, indeed, in many instances, the public squares and other public property have been returned as taxable, and bills furnished for them to the Receiver. Of course these should all be allowed as a credit to the Receiver. Doubtless, there are outstanding taxes , for each year, but they do not amount to any large sum. The process of collecting these outstanding taxes is as follows : They are registered, and are a lien, by law, for five years upon the books of the Receiver. Just before this lien is about to expire, they are given to the Solicitor for the Receiver, who is appointed by the Receiver and acts as his counsel ; and he then''prepares hens and files them in the Court of CoMmon Pleas, thus giving the city a lien for five years additional. This course has been adopted be• itanse the experience of those connected with the collectiOn of liens for taxes is in favor of allow the lieng to stand in this way, for these reason : I. Because by a sale or transfer of the pro perty, which is very likely 'to' deg - dr - Within ten years; the taxes appearing as a lien ate likely to be paid. IL Because a sale for taxes seldom realizes anything, and frequently- puts the city to the costs of the proceeding. The reason that sales are not made for all the unpaid taxes of each year is because the descriptions of the lots returned by the ward assessors are so inaccurate that it is almost im possible to file a lien for the same, with statli •cient accuracy, which in law would convey a title to a purchaser, most of the property being impossible to find from the description fur , nished by the assessors. The liens are all against unimproved property, and mostly in the outer wards. The ward collectors collect the taxes where any one is occupying the Propgrty and has the wherewith to pay the city's claim. This they do by distraint upon the goods. on the premih?S. Again, a purchaser at a tax sale takes the property by law,subject to all claims for ground rent, mortgages, and any other claims of the city, and then the owner has the right to re deem the property froth the purchaser within two years, upon paying the amount of his hid and 20 per cent. additional. As the name of the owner of the property against which the. lien exists is seldom, if ever, known, It is - int possiblu to make a search against the same, or to know whether it is subject to a ground rent, mortgage, or other incumbrance, and cogn ; il/itently kW persons wish to buy property in latch a condition, and no matter what the Asia: or location of the lot may be, it ftelilorn brings 11101;C than the costs the Prothonotary and Sheriff. If it floes riot sell Or bring sufficient to pay the eosts, of the whole costs or the 'defieit have to paid by thecity; thus instead of collecting —these claims by sale, the city has to pay the expense of the experiment, and loses her itaint for ever for the taxes. The appears to hare delayed sales tipon this J. E. GOULD, No. 923 Chestnut street "In vain shall conductors of influential newspapers, and claiming to be moral leaders, beneficially affect the community, if : they con vert their homes into free-love asylums. In vain shall ministers of the gospel be heard when eritiosing public men, as well as warn ing private parishioners, if they are allowed, mire bilked, to give benedictions to bigamy, or to consecrate lecheryby prayers at the bed of death. "If there has r been bigamy committed, or aided or abetted by any persons, no matter bow elevated in life they may be, fearlessly investigate the matter, and, arriving at the fact of probable guilt, promptly indict." • The press and the pulpit of the country are aggrieved by the course pursued by the Tri bone, and by Messrs: Beecher and Frothing ham in this business; hut neither the general press nor the general pulpit should be held responsible for the acts either of the principals in the sad tragedy, or of their accessories after the fact. It will be a sorry day for the cause of American morals when the press adopts the Tribune's apologies for seduction and•bigamy, or when the pulpit is lowered to the moral level of Frothingham and Beecher. Mr.bWilliams yesterday introduced to the Senate a joint resolution providing . that "when ever satisfactory evitlence is furnished to the Secretary of State that three-fourths of the State Jlegislatures have ratified • any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, he shall forthwith proclaini the Act of such ratification, and if it shall appear that the Legislature of a State has ratified an amend ment proposed, any Other action by the Legis latuie of that State as to such amendment shall be void and disregarded by the Secretary of State." This resolution is intended to defeat such schemes as that :designed- by the Democratic party during the late campaign. At that time it was declared boldly, by the organs of that faction, that the success securing a majority in the Legislature would he followed by an in stant repudiation ot• the action of the last Legislature in ratifying the Fifteenth Amend ment. In this State this outrageous intention was defeated ify the people. If it had been fulfilled, there would have been a very un pleasant conflict between the National and State GOvernm6ts, It is necessary now that the possibility of such a difficulty should be re moved. If one Legislature has a right to re consider such a ratification, another has the same right ; and so, with the shifting of the po, Weal tide in:the different States, au amend ment would be kept in suspense for years, the States first endorsing it, and then, repudiating their action. The principle upon which Mr. Wilßains's resolution is founded is a true one. The favorable action of any Legislature upon such an amendment commits the State finally and irrevocably. The rgsolittlen cer tainly Will pass; and so the,: Democracy will' be checkmated, without pos'sibllity of recovery. The appointment of William- McKenna!), Esq., to the new United States Judgeship for the Circuit. of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while it is a disappointment to the friends of Judge Thayer and other gentlemen who have been urged npon the President, is in itself a thoroughly acceptable one. We gave, yester day, a full skkch of Judge McKennan's secord, and it is of the kind which should be connected with all judicial appointments. His profes sional ability and personal character are of a high stamp, and he will undoubtedly adorn the position to which he has been elevated. had Philadelphia agreed upon any one gentle manic) present In the President for this position, he would undoubtedly have been appointed; Mit we ate so unfortnindely apt to divide. our Municipal ikitluence by the conflicting wishes of dilleient sets and cliques, that compliments : that would otherwise be paid to Philadelphia. go elsewhere, as the only means of coMpro mising or satisfying these diverse interests. • iVe shonld have been more than gratified to have seen Judge Thayer assigned to this honorable post c but if the appointment was to gb out of PhiladelPhia,we know of no one who would b 6 more welcome both to the bench and im-bar-Of-this-eity-than-the geritielMir - vwh o m the President bas seleeted. THE DAILY count. We Understand that itis proposed, ,h! order to demonstrate the diffieulty :in this re spect, to have a sale. of a number of these properties on the first Monday of January next. ' The. City, can :only. make these sales four times a year, 0.41 t. : on the first . 'Mon days of January,- April, July and Octeber, 'From theselacts it would appear that the principal-cause of the great nominal deficit in thetai receipts is a very bad system of book ,keeping, which should be reformed at once,' There is no doubt that the system of regulating the 'rate of taxation of- - 44: methods for the collection of outstanding taxes requires revision, anal we trust that the Finance Committee will continue their inves tigations of the subject until they Ferret' out whatever abuses exist in regard to it, and de vise some well-digested system which can be executed with ease and without circumlocu tion. . There seems to be one door open to fraud in the present method of delivering, to ward collectors the accounts or bills for taxes.. These collectors give bonds to the city in $5,000 each, but there is no mode of „testing the accu racy of their returns; Or any-Proper check upon their collections. Doubtless many taxes have been paid to some **these coltectors,who have never returned them to the Receiver, and that too for property against which liens are now held. By this dishonesty, the city is not only deprived of her tax, but properties, frequently belonging to minors and orphans, are subject to the danger of a sale under the lien. We desire to spread all the information that can be gathered, upon this important subject, before our readers, and feel sure that its free and candid discussion must lead to the best re sults for the public Treasury and for the interests of the tax-payers of Philadelphia.. It speaks well ibr the general moral tone of America that such a prompt and hearty con demnation has been uttered by the public press, in reference to the McFarland-Richard son affair. No one justifies the taking of life by Mr. McFarland;hut no right-minded journal or private individual tolerates either the princi ples and practices that were adopted by Rich ardson and Mrs. McFarland, or the still wbrse conduct of the "reverend" gentlemen whowere so officious in Casting the robes of- their sacred calling over relations which were an offence to the laws of both God and man. • Recorder Hackett of New York has pro nounced a very signi*nt opinion in his charge to the Grand k aury of the Court of Special Sessions, which indicates that the healthy sentinieLit of the country at large prevails also even in New York itself. Re corder I.laCkett, says: - otu cities had either" forgotten the sblierne for the erection of abridge between Philadelphia and Cimden, or. bad come to the conclusion that it had been abandoned. It is gratifying to .know that the pro)eetors of the enterprise are determined to push It to com pletion; if the necessary rights and privileges can be secured' to them.. zrn the'Senate,yester day, litr. Cattell introduced a bill, giving the consent of; the United' States Ur' the plan; and if it is proVed that the edifice will riot interfere materially ,with navigatiOn,:the bill win be likely to Pass." The advantages to be 'derived rom the erection of such a bridge do not need fi .ther demonstration.. Perhaps Camden will receive the'greater benefit from it,lcit the easy transit will -make that village more desirable than it is now as a place of ,residence for men who do business in Philadelphia. :But the good re.sults to this city will be ;by no Means inconsiderable; for ready access by means of horse cars'which will run to all parts of the city will bring hither a multitude of people who now make their purchases at home rather than endure the discomforts, delays and annoy ances of the ferry boats. ' The whisky ring is having a hard time Of it in ,Philadelphia. It tried to murder Detective Brooks, indite' tools went to the Eastein Peni tentiary for seven years. It tries to run off its property from under the hands of the law, and the law convicts its king-at-arms, Montjoye, and punishes him aecorAingly. It grows desperate,' and boldly attempts to cover its own tracks by a wicked • and malicious de famation of a woman's personal character, and the law again steps in and takes $lO,OOO . from Mr. Andrew 6'. Cochran as the price of his chivalrous experiment. Thus our county courts, the United States Court, and the Su preme Court of the State have joined hands to choke this villainous combination, known as the 'svhisky riisg, to death. And all the people say, Anien! "Make hay while the sun shines" and "Lay up fi)r a rainy day" are two maxims which may seem a little inappropriate to the season and the subject; but in these cold months, when no other hay can be made, the' lesson of these trite sayings ought to be read by CouneilsiOn cerning those rainless days which will, come upon us again next summer. We watch anxionsly;lVeek after week, for some initial movement toward some proper provision against the recurrence of the water-famine of llast summer;' but weeks and months slip away, and it begins to look as if we are to go - through all the discomfort and loss again, if another dry season visits ps, no better prepared to meet it than if we had bad no warning on the subject. Will not Councils "pais on the water ?" A meeting of influential citizens of Philadel phia, irrespective of original nationality, will be held this evening at the ball of the Gernian SoL ciety, 24 South Seventh street, to devise suit able means to secure for Dr. Schoeppe the in tervention of the clemency of the Executive. There is a very general feeling in this com munity that this Unfortunate man has been convicted and sentenced -without ' proper or sufficient proof ; and it is therefore right that the matter should be-so presented to Governor Geary as to convince him that this is one of the cases where the pardoning power. may and ought to l exercised. Will not Mr. Fox make some arrangement by which his polile force can be a little 'more diffused over'the city at night ? They collect, now,,in knots of three and four, at corners of the streets, in a way that makes it both un pleasant and unsafe for belated citizens who have to pass those favorite localities. An able bodied man might hope to defendhimself from a single patrolman, but it would be quite a different thing were he attacked by three or four of them at once. CuAttLEs N. BANC KER'S LtnuAnv.—We apprise our readers that the sale of the rare and beautiful library of the late Charles N. lianeker is now going on. This extensive collection of nearly fifteen thousand volumes, spread opt on the extensive boards of Messrs. Davis Sr, Harvey, offers to the literary epicure a varied and sumptuous feast seldom presented. Every branch of literature, art, science and, belles lettres. is served in the choicest editions, and in a style to suit the palate of the Most fastidiou4. The: whole • accumulation was gathered in during a period of years, byLits ex perienced and cultivated owner, the late President of thelrrankliu insurance Company of this city. Tin. LEnion I.l.:stvEnsirv.—Thls young and flourishing institution is quietly but steadily ) growing in public favor. Besides other ex cellent appliances for mechanical instruction, it has perhapS the most complete chemical laboratory in the country, in every-branch of analYsis. The liberal endowment of Judge Packer has enabled its faculty to provide full appliances in all the branches of industrial science, and its claims are well worthy the attention of those seeking such instruction. Bunting - , Dorborow 41: Co., Auctioneera, Nos. 2V. and 234 Market street, will !Joh] on tomorrow, Friday, December 10, at 10 o'clock, an attractive sale of rich Embroideries, Linen Cambric . Handkerchiefs,. Linen Collars and Cuffs, Lace Collars, Hoop Skirts, Sic. At 11 o'clock, on four nn,nthe ' credit, about 3.4) pieces Ingrain, VenitiauList, Hemp, Cottage and Rag Carpet. logs, Oil Clotho, Window Shades, &c., arranged on first floor. Public) Sale of Valuable Sleighs.-- Thomas & Sons will sell to morrow morning at 10 o'clock, at No. 410 Library street, a number of very handsome Albany and Portland pony and familyoleighl, cutters, belle, &c. Now arranged with catalogues.. Sale of a Valuable Property, Nos, 1010 and 1012 Sarum& street .—Jantes A. Freeman, Auctioneer, will sell on next Wednesday, at the Exchange, the valua ble Hotel Property belonging to the 'Atone of Jim d , CqlSeg SOIO , OIII street, above 2'enth. hull devoip• alms tat inside pages of to-day's paper, Sale of a itandronne Driving Establish mENT,—Mr. Iferk ness will tell, on Satinday,a handsome private establishment, consisting of Horses, (.11;trenee Coach. Pony, Pony Ilingen,Sleigh, ativertieernent in another calm] u, PROQUICT, SETS. A PULL VARIETY kjof Cliesto of tools.fine pocket kulvea, neat shoo-black - big stools for chambers or offices, skates, carved walnut brackets, carpet-sweepers, clothes•wriimera, and a sari ety of other useful articles for Christmas sifts, for sale by TRUMAN &SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market Street, below Ninth. • tIIFTB FOR LADS--CITTE — STS OP TOOLS, VA . l'orket Ktilvo,Coasting Slislo,Shates,Tool I f with tr, rot) , miniature tools In them; SPts or otirdou Took, rte., for bolo by • TULLMAN et SHAW, No, 835 (Eight Thirty-liyo)lifarhot stmt. below Ninth. H P. &C. R. TAYLOR, ' • pERFErmm AND TOILET 80APti 641 and 648 North Ninth strOet. CN--- T% RH KNESS'S 13A ZAA I v NINTH AND SANSOM STREETS, PH ILA PHIA. SPECIAL SALE • 014' AN ELEGANT PRIVATE DRIVING ESTAmasn mENT. on sit TunD4 Y MORNING next, at 10 o'clock, will bo sold tho following property of a gentleman breaking np ids etaldo, viz.: • A pair of elegant and stylish -Bay Carriaghforsos. • A tllarenco Coach, by W. B. Rodgers, cOst 6'2,200. Set lnlublo Harness, by ALSO. A pair of onmiler Horses. A tiandsume Photon, PO' Cl'llinge , &LSO, A beautiful black Pony. . . A Puny Wagon and liarnoMi. A band6onio Albany Sleigh bells, robes and horse.. If?' Sale ia.ramprori. ,41.1.1tE or 9 Y trpS ALTHOUGH THE OHARAOTER OF OUR CLOTHING Is as High as Ever, 603 and 605 Yet the Prices Chestnut Sti eet S Are Mach Lower, Much, Much, Lower, Than over before. Sufficiently to offer • Unparalleled inducements Even.to Gentlemen Who have been Afraid to buy at all. Nobody now need fear to call For the cheapest of bargains; at We have made it An Especial Study . . To Cipher out • The Lowest Cent • At which we can sell • ' 603 and 605 Our Winter Stock! And thatis the price CHESTNUT ST. - At which The Public Shall have it. The Public understand this, And are crowding And claMoring Td take the Clothes away. 'The Finest of Clothes, At the Lowest of Prices. There are a few More Clothes Still remaining on hand, And we've crowded the prices DoWn ! Down ! Down! At .our Elegant Hall, so fig and so Brown! . . CALL AT 603 and 605 •CHESTMIT Street; EDWARD P.. KELLY, HAS REMOVED - TO N 0.1300 Chestiriut. St. S. W. Corner of Thirteenth. WESTON & BROo, TAILORS, No. 900 ARCH STREET, • PHILADELPHIA, INVITE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR • HANDSOME STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, JUST RECEIVED. A SUPERIOR °ARMIN T at a REASONABLE PRIOR. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. mai Sin PRINTING NOTHING, A. C..BRYSON'‘ & CO , Steam 7 power Printeis, No. 607 CHESTNUT STREET, toeing` - fJii at - reiti-dtid-Ft- Watches, Biamonds. Jewelry; Silver-Ware, Musical Boxes, Fancy Clocks and Bronzo"Ornameuts, WILSON & STELLWAGEN, N 0.1028 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. th 12t 4p4 MARKING WITH INDELIBLE INK, Embroidering, Braidl4g, Stinnying, EL A. TOREEY. IMO Filbert tired. M. itK NESS, Auctioneer 43LoTalmo. Phew Heed lhe 110 TE :at the foot of`,,' WANAMAKER & BROWS Advertioment On our Eighth Page. GREAT BROWN HALL ROCKHILL & WILSON'S, PHILADELPHIA. PRINTING. The Pocket-Book Calendar and Directory for 1870, in a neat style of IA now ready and may be had FOR which is as near as possible the rates at which work generally is done (Bulletin Building.) 'PREVIOUS TO Making Alterations in Our Store. FINANCIAL. . IVIORTGA4E - , . SEVEN PER GENT. GOLD BONDS ' of 'Tlfll Freilerieksbarg and Gordonsville Railroad Co., of Virginia. Principal and Interest Payable in Gold. These Monde are secured by a First and Only Mortgage 'oaths entire real estate, road, personal property, fran chine and rplling stock of the Company, given to the Warmers' LOOll and Truat Company, of New York, Tra _ The rot: le dit villain length, connecting Fredericks-, burg wit Charlottesville by way of Orange Court House, miring t rough §ion of the Shenandoah Valley, the local tragic of whlcb,slone, will support the road,while, as part of the great through lines to the Southwest and West, the rattly and security of the Company's Bond. ar_e_placed beyond question and doubt. We offer a limited amount of these Bonds at 1/2ii and interest from November 1, in currency. Pamphlets, maps and Information furnished on appli .eation to TANNER & C 0 Mto. 49 WALL Street, New York. SAMUEL WORK, Ns. 25 M. THIRD Street, Philadelphia. deli WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C, E CALDWELL &CO. g *l7; - JEWELERS , • i t 902 CHESTNUT STREET, ARE OPENING European Novelties,. ' BRIDAL SILVER WARES, DIAMONDS, CHOICE GEMS OF ART IN BRONZE. A large selection of Finest Wares, all eof Newest _Designs and Latest Production. tb e in tfrp§ ItHENRY HARPER. A no ARCH MTREET, Has a well selected stock of Watches, Fine Jewelry, /diver Ware and Sllwer-Plated Ware, SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY and BRIDAL PREtjENTS del la • - THE FINE ARTS. JAMES S. EARLE & SONS Are now .occupying their own Building. The Store having been entirely re- , built since the Late Fire. EARLES' GALLERIES AND LOOKING GLASS • WAREROOMS. • No. 816 Chestnut Street. • - C. F. HASELTINE'S GALLERIES OF THE ARTS, , No. 1125 Chestnut Street., CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. ENGLISH WATER COLORS, From 25 eta. to $4O rwr box. PICTURES AND FRAMES or every description and pv.ory price. Reduced for the Holidays. awn-4W • GROCERIES, LIQUORS, &C. 1809. COUSTY'S EAST END'• GROCERY. White ,Almeria Grapes at 40 cte. per lb. New Raisins, Currants. Citron, Orange and Lemon Peel, Pure Spices. Pie Peaches in large cans,at only 18c. per can 'Warranted good and of thin year'a fittit Cooking Wines and Brandies, New Cider. OUR TABLE SHERRY. $2 LO per gallon by eask;,op $2 75 by five-gallon demijohn. COUSTY'S EAST END GROCERY, No. 118 S. Second St., below Chestnut. nol3 a to th tde23 SPANISH QUEEN OLIVES, OF THE FINEST QUALITY, For sale by the Gallon at 'TAMES R. WEBB'S, Wal • del ixt and Eighth Sts. BuY/'. k i -TI A . --.-- poll ---=-_,...,.__ GI i fiNATURAL riatiOß RITAIN4 old bs_all.iirot_clasialroppre By our improved process in canning the QUINTON TOMATOES excel all'otherii both iu the quality and quantity,of the contents of each can. Our labels and eases have been imitated. Beware o substitution. Ask for QUINTON TOMATOES. REETVA & PARTIN, Whole:ode Agency, 46 North Water St. nol3 tf YARMOUTH SUGAR CORN Thu moat delicious, in calla. Sold by all firat-claaa The award of the great PARIS EXPOSITION OF PEI ,ae give Icor t to YArgo_a_bfilvair Corn. Wholeeale /weary, 45 North WATER Street. REEVES, at PARVIN. nol7 harp§ Carte Blanche and Special FRUITY AND GENEROUS WINES, Fully equal to the best on all , the list of Champagnes. SIMON COLTON it CLARKE, Lady Auples. Havana Orange :-..=. Paper Shell Ah Almeria Grapes, New Citron and Currants.. New Citron, Crystalived Orange end Lemon Peel, New Currants, Seedless Raisins and Pure Spices. • ' White Almeria Grape's, Tierlda - Oranges, Layer Pigs,. Double Crown Raisins, Paper-Shell Almonds, Bradt Nnts, English .- Walnuts, Pecans, Chestnuts and' nein:mks. • • White and Yellow Poaches, Cherries, liaWsost and' Guage Plums, Pine Apples, Winslow . Gain, Asparagus, Tomatoes, ito., Sec. O r '• 'AMfa'_N 07 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Christmas . }Presents. The Best and most Suitable Present to it Friend or the Needy is a barrel ofour "Sterling's Mountain' , Buckwheat Meal, which we warrant SUPBRIOB to any other in the U. S. FUT /RTI4 AN I) VINE STREETS ow) tfrp --- GROCERIEIS LIQUORS, &C. : , T-. , AAT . ;;P.:0',5:....]::: GROCERY. HOUSE. 1 6 /40m.r. & MTO=l, N 0.1204 cEmsnruT sTREILT yoniC.Es Adjusted to the, Present Rate.We, lyrp WHITE ALMERIA GRAPES, 050 KEG S, IN BEAUTIFUL CLUSTERS, 40 cents per pound. SIMON COLTON & CLARKE, S. W. corner Broad and Walnut Ste. THOMPSON BLACK'S SON & CO, GROCERS BROAD AN CHESTNUT, SEVENTEENTH AND ARCH STREETS, PHILADELPHIA. Invite attention to their stock of Fine. Teas and IL)(drove Flour, Frit it n i and all rare and choice art iciest pertain ing: to a Family Grocery Store. Particular attention Ist aid to the careful 'election of Pine Tose of every dower ption, and with t barite ilitles.at their command. Airy at:. prepared to furnish every va riety of Roods of the very best 'qualities at the Law eat price 4. They endeator to conduct their businrao an etch principle a:11110y trust v.all moot the a pprolatiott of all who may favor them with their cw.tom. 'deee tn , th nub) CHAMPAGNE. ERNEST IRROY & cC).9S FOR SALE AT TIIE AGENTS' TRICE'S BY S. W. cor. Broad and Nalaut. th ARCH AND TENTH STREETS. In Fine Clusters NAVLS & RICHARDS. A. J. DE CAMP. TABLE FRUITS. CANNED FRUITS. below Cheetcq, End Elide dot tftp§ S.Weich , s" First Premium Flour, And a bag or halfbarrel All goods warranted ae repre6mied, turd deli verediree ---GEO-F.-ZERNDER, SECOIN D EDITION BY 'rELEGRAPH. NEWS THE L ATLANiI'IC CABLE . ,::::.-_ , ••l:' , j.-';',.'o , fi"... rf.'.!'. -- '',"'-.•/''.',../,':'''..'-.. ',.:'.:'..:' ... - . American Seearitlea:/.. Quiet. ,atid': , ',Steady pverpool Cotton Market Steady FROM THE SANDWICH ,ISLANDS Vatted States Naval Officers Presented to His Majesty., A Pleasant Interchange of Sentiments 187 the Atteiotte cable. LorinOri, Dec., 0, 11 A. N.—Consols for znoneY • L 02/ ; for account, 021a021. United States Five-twenties of 1802, 85; of 1805, old, s3j; of 1807, 851. ; Ton-fortieS, 811. 'American securities quiet and steady ; Erie, ; Illinois Central, OW,' Great Western, 281. LQRDOR, Dec.ll, 1 P. M.—United States Five twenty bonds of 1862, 851 ; old, 01; of 1807, 851. Dee. fl.—The • 13oitrHe• oponpd' firm; routes 72f. Wilt. LivEnroob, pe6.9 ; 11 A. M .- 7 Cotton steady; Middling Uplands, 111 d.; Orleans Middling, 111 d: The sales to-day are estimated at 10,000 bales, Corn, 298. lavEnrool., Dee. 0; 1 P., M.—Pork flat. Lard firm. Bak:3lEN, Dec. 9.—Petroleum opened firm, yesterday, at 7 thalera 6 'groats, and closed firm at i tinders and 9 rroats. ,HAMBURG, Dec. 9.—Petroleum opened firm, yesterday, at 15 mare-baneos. 8e4., and , dosed firm at Iti mare-baneos 10s. HAVRE, Dec. 9.—Cotton opened firm 4133 franca,afloat. From the Sandwich latands. SAN FRA Xeltie(), I)ec..l4.—Advilfi4. from Honolulu to the 20th of November kayo been received. Minister Pierce presented Rear Admiral Turner, Captain Franklin, Of the U. S.steamer Mohican, and other naval Officers to the King on the 7th of November. Rear Admiral Turner made a speech, in which be exProosed his pleasure in making the .personal acquain tance of His Majesty. Ito said the American people took great interest in the success and. prosperity of his kingdom and desired to cul tivate kindly relations with his people. He regretted that the vessel temporarily bearing the flag was of a 'class that forbade his re ceiving His Majesty on board with proper honors. The King responded, and said that he was always gratified to welcome the naval offic,ers of the United States, and was especially pleased to welcome the Admiral on the present occasion.' He said he had received frequent assuraneis of the interest and good will of the Government and people of the United States for the welfare of his kingdom, assurances upon which he had the fullest re liance and which were cordially reciprocated by himself. Thanksgiving Day was appropriately ob served by the American people of Honolulu. The Chinese inunigrationquestion engrossed the attention of the people of the Islands. A remarkable thunder and' hail storid has visited Hawaii. After the storm the moun tains were covered with snow; All the whaling fleet had arrived inside of twenty days, with the exception of the Helen Mar, which had gone to Milo. Legal Affair* In Indiana. itakoon'ai News Agenty.l I.Norm:Aron's, Ind., Dec. 9.—Joseph W. Wood, of New Castle, , was on Tuesday, ap pointed by the Governor the Prosecuting Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, vice W. F. Walker, resigned. A suit has been entered in the United Staten Circuit Court against the late Collector of Internal Revenue of the Second District, 'Henry Crawford, and his sureties J. J. Brown, R, C. Kent, John McDonald and John B. Ford, to recover a' discrepancy of S1.1,0(X) or 516,000 in his cash account. • Mr. Crawford went back 'on the Republican party, soon as he was removed from his office, and is now t good Democrat. 0 Fire In liVilminglon. • [Special Deqpatcb to tbeWs. Evening . Bulle'Hn.l WruttiarroN, Del., Dee. iitb.—A frame building,containing a marine rail Way hoisting apparatus and other machinery, belonging to limey', Jones 8: Co:, was deStroyed by an in eendiary sire last night. The loss is bet ween $2,000 and '.3,000. There is no insuratme. State of The n rurir e tte n tej in Thia Day at the oe. IA A. del, n l2 deg. 2P. deg. Weather clear. Wina bon-ft/west FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Philadelphia Pitoe l/IsT 100 sh Reading R 43.51 :vo city 6o new cd, p 93:',1 RO eh do kro 49.R1 4noo Cam& Am 6 '5 , 3- It , t l l3i 200 oh du sILI 49 , 31' 23 sh .Munnt Bk =Ws, 100 sh do adds bof 10 40.81 IS sh Y, orris 'll n 70' 300 eh do sGown 4P Id sh Spruce ,t l'ineit 20 1110 oh do 410 Its 49.11 tOshCeiudrAmlt, Its 113 1 i :A7O sh do VA/ 49.94' 00 sh Penn R Its 64'.i 100 sh de t,eizslclnt 40All Z' sh Lett Vol R Its 53%; 101) oh do e 49.61, BE:TWEE:I BOARDS, MOW Jersey It G 4 9P., Gah faun R 54.'1 )000 Lehigh 6a "n 4 e 2 .51 oh do aiwn Ito 54''' IWO I'llilaSErle 7.1 85 d eh Leh Val ki 53 1000 & A rut g 5,0.0 0:15; 15110 nit Rend R Win 49.94 10000 U K 10-10 reg e 108.ii,1100 oh do regarint 49-."1 51.110 U H 5.20 a 62 rg c 113 1200 eh do r. ltd Win ssh Mine 111111 5 53-:1 MO sh do c 41.81 -IS eh Leh NAV stk NIW/1 100 tat 11 , / 100 Oh Pldl.tErie R bCO 2UO Ai do It 4 b5.5.ta 41.'; l!tal 11)0 oh do ial..kint. 2 oh Girarel Lilo Trust 31 Philadelphia Plenear Merkel. TnenstaY,Dec, 9, 1869.—The dull prospect held out in 31r. Boutwell's official report of a speedy return to srpecie payments has hail a natural tendency to inflate • she gold and stock markets, said symptoms already ap pear which indicate that schemes are being - carefully laid by the "bull" element for another term of excite ment and ruin. It became evident that the Secretary entertained anti-specie proclivities from the moment he refused to sell gold under 122, hut if any doubt remained on the public mind as to his real sentiments on the sub ject it will be removed by a perusal of his report. There can be no gluuht that the various cliques will take ad vantage ofitis tact to further their own ends, and if Mr. ' Bo utwell is not on the alert. they wilt involve him in a labyrinth of trouble from which he Will nut readily ex • tricate himself. The money market is rather inure adliVO, but easy at ,5a6 per cent. on call, and ilies'ounts range Irma Ba 9 per cent. for firstruercantile acceptances. Gold opened this morning at 12.:14:, but declined a little before noon to 1239;. Government bonds were quiet but strong. The stock market was again rather quiet, hut pricee continue steady. State and city loans were without im provement. A small sale of City Sixes, new, at 9831. Beading Railroad was inactiv e, and sold at 49.81 and 49.94 b. o. Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 54.305414 ; Camden and Amboy Railroad was disposed of at 119%; ; Norristown Railroad at 70ii ;Lehigh Nutley Railroad at 5.11' and Philadelphia and Erie Railroad at IWli 1).0 Canal stocks sold sparingly. 11v was bid fcr Lehigh Navigation. A BRIO of Manufacturers' Bank was reported at 29;ii. Coal and Passenger Railroad shares were dull A sale of Spruce and Pine Streets Railroad at W. • Miners. Donavan It Brother, N 0,40 South Third street * make the following quotations of the rates of exohange to-day at noon: United States Sixes of 1851, 118'41194; do. do) 1812, 115;01159.; do.• do. 1864, 113allra'• olio, do. 1565, 1L14a11.3.15 ; do. do. 1865, uew, litaß)lls%.; 'de. do. 1867, new, 1159!0154 ; do. do. 1968, 115%111151 ; do. do. lives, 10-403,11.94:11109Ri; do. SO year 6 per cent currency, 10730108.14'; Due Compound Interin4, Notes, 19; Gold, 1733i02174: Silver, 121023 Smith, Randolph Sz, Co., hankers, Third and Chestnut streets, quote at 1030 o'clock as I . OllOll'S Gold, play;U. S. Sixes, 1881, 119a119%; do.do. 5-91 s, 1862, 115a115.4"; do. do. 1861. 113%0134; do, do. 1865, 1131,i; d0..110. July, /I.s:TfatlM; do. do; JUly, 11530116; du. do. July, 'MO, 115: , ,;a115U Ls, 10-401. 109'a; Our rencY tia. 1074'008. , Jay Cooke at Co. quote Government securities Vic.. to day, as follows: U. h. 63; 1/9.4019);; bf 11540158' : do. 1861, 113a113;4; d 0.1.815, 1134013.!,,, • do. July, 184.511.163(011574; do. 1867.115?ia116; do. 1868, 11544. 1154 i ; Ton-forties, 00910109.1,1'; CurrencY, 10730,108'.i ; Gold, 123'. The fpllowing is the statement or the Penusylvania Venal Company: ' • 'Receipts for the week ending Dec. 4,140 8 9,782 51 Previous ha RIM 710,841 60 Total in 1869 To some period in 1868.... ° Inereakto in 1563 rbillanelptda Produce Blanco'. TIIIIBBDAY, December 9.--The receipts of Cloveessto continue very email, and it is in good request. Sales of ' leo bushels at 88 00a8 6'2%. Timothy is worth $4 00. Small sales of Flaxseed at 81Z 2510'r There is no shipping demand for Flour. and the home consumers purchase sparingly. Prices of the low grades continue to favor buyers. About 600 barrels changed hands, including Superfine at 84 8714a3 ; Extras at $0 12100 371; ; Spring \Vheat Extra Family at 85.78 a 8 25 ; Pennsylvania do. do. within the range of the same quotations ; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at $0 75a 6 00,end fancy brands at $0 73a7 50. Rye Flour is steady at $0 20. In Corn 51cal no movement. The 'Wheat market Is very Bat at yobtrcltti'w figuree: Small sales ef Pa. and Southern Red at 81 27a1 32 par bushel, Rye ranges from $1 03 to &I 12. Corn ineetsla steady demand, with sales of 3,000 hns. old yellow at $1 06111 09; and new dn, ut140.91 , ;.f0r damp and dry. Oats are doll awl at 102 cents per issobol lower. Sales of 2,000 MGMNI 3/20,627 11 t0.9,,AN 76 ,02$ 4 humbolo Southern and PennovlsoAla 08)1r.i 2,000 bugholl Not. York two - rowel itrti*”olol at • • WhioltlP.ol l .'t ; M. 1)0 4 1 :440 1 1Y,N0rn ir9n• 0.4u4 401(1 The SW* 4 ilrafritallis*Ogrllitairket; Pliinathe Staid o, toiler l • 1 Y.r i n . "4 1 0 4 T 1 Pr a."Tfiti ionserVative tone of the' FreaMvilit's metitat o • ned the Attlee' recommendationg of thrcedtaryin•uttee ltodefer legielittion on , the question If 4peete paintings baeobeen well timed in their effect ' upon tho general busitiass,of, gm city, where donsiderA, ble distrust and depriasionliqd been begotten of the re sumptlon itittnaple ancir prOphecteit o f the mere radical. organs. 'or Opinion: ;he. 'ostutireue iettnodf'; ant Is g' Specie nayments Juneau of permitting the ' entry -to - grow,. to letsktnietion by the naturbrie 'Welvospo,encottragereent from the'; Executive - 01 the i a antride finaticiat minister. ,The broapeet, for the winte glOOlll9 Att CartailDl ranches of tratliiend fe aof bad times: had rendaredll our merchants very alma* , The feeling le now more co tit, and theugh bus n is dell, except in theline of holiday - geode, it doea t producer. do tituc,lt I deepondency. , It is the se it when &illness us: looked for. ' The year will dodo out sti steadier aid more 'cheerful' feeling In mercantile circlee; consequence of (immoral Orant'e and Secretary . Boutwelrevoltion. The money tuarketto-day Was tive up to two o'clock. Preview( to that houri the rate , on call, with pledgc,oven of government co ward full seven mond., the. German „bankers , lug largo „. 1 borrowers, for the purtioeo. It ht suppoted, W, carrying, the bonds bought to catch the rise In the fore mar, ket. • There. was . also a disposition to make time engagements for periods running froth hi cr rty to Slaty days.; Toward the dose of banking hours,. ho"; market was irregularly repel ttil, borrowers and . kind° , seeming not to meet each other, so that In some portlo of the street six per cent , was tlhe rate, while in others-it was still sharp seven . The reason of this doubtless lien in the partial disbursements of the Sob- Treasury , in pay ment of the bonds bought this noon, the sellers who got' their money Itite in the day being anxious to place it ever• night, and hence offering down the market. Commercial paper was steady And without new feature. Prime names were corrent at nine to twelve per cent: and inferior grades at twelve to eighteen per cent.. according to time' and endorsement. Tim government bond market was unfavorably affected by a heavy decline in London, where the 67's at flue o 'clock this evening had fallen to 85.!.. owing, It le conjectured, to the dine ppolottnent of foreign speculators, at the • tenor of the President's tueottge, which,, from the /litter)* raised by the press, of tide country Just succeeding the geld panic of Sep tember. they thought would take strong grounds in favor of an early resumption of specie payments. We have often adverted to the curious influences of the two market. upon each other—that is, the home and foreign . However complex these influences it in always certain that a decline abroad leads to a decline hero. The dif ference between gold• and greenback quotations Is. of course, the reason of this , intricacy; The inherent strength given domestic prices by the connorvativo character of the policy of coneral Client and hetretary 'llontwAt 'cotubatted thd ef fects of the foreign Iletilne. especially, an the gold market wee so strong. The yielding here was a to per cent, only an contrasted with a fall of over a 1.; to ?t per cent. 111 London. The fact further illustrates what has been remarked abOVe aa to the nterulying influence of the ProninienCti 3lessage Upon the gene eral market. The agents of foreign bankers in thin city have not profit-nal as largely as they expected, if they have at all, by their recent purchases of governments to real ivo the advance, predicted upon ex pected specter payment recomunaulattong in the Congress eional document N.. 'The market at C wan heavy, particularly on the announcement that a bill had been introduced to make the national banking system free. Nv ha tever strength bad been communicated by the offer of the Government to buy two millions of tannin to-day was counterbalanced by the large offerings at the Sub- Treasury, where the total Adam proposals to sell- was over Ave and a half millions. The gold market was strong and active, the price ri,ing to 124. The hull movement predicted In the be t:MmHg of the %reek has been maintained, as the gradual advance each day indicates. The "bulls" are encouraged to persevere, owing to the absence of con traction (ileac in the public documents and to the chalet- that Congreto: will expand rather than dttninish the volume of currency, especially as the two ntmt prominent members have already intro:wed measures to snake the privileges of national banking free to the whole cc:nutty: The "bears," on the con trary. ore selling in expectation of the large outcome of gold from the Ti eatinry iupayment of the January in • t t le,t : and upon the flattering character of onr ex ports of cotton and produce, :And the corresponding weakness of exchange. New York stock Market. ' Correspondence of the AlthOciatetl Press.) YoRIC, Dec. 9.- :Stocks steady. Money 7 per cent. Gold. hall; United States 6-31 e, 1842, coupon. //:Vil United States 6.20 e, 1861. do., 113' "; do. do. 1866, do.. 113:' ; do. 1864, new 11; do. 10/67:115, 7 5; do. 1863, 10. ' 40s,1003:,; Virgqiia 6's, new, 61: Dtissonel Ws, s!i?'.__• Canton Coinpany, Cumberlanl Preferred, New York Central and Hudson 'Liver, ; ; Erie, 265:' Heading, 9911 ; Adams Expreae, 604 ; Mich. Central. 121: Michigan Southern. e6lir; Illinode cleeeland and Pittshurgh,ll2N; Chicago and Bock Ddand. 107; Pittsburgh and Fort WayneelB7,;Western ptuu Telegraph.ss. Markets by Telegraph. tSPnelal Despatch to the Philada. Evening Bulletin.) NIiNV Youg,Hec. 9,12% P. iii.-4;otton.—The market this morning witssteady with a moderate demand. Sales of about too bal. We quote as follows: Middling Uplands, scuts ;Middling Orleans —cents.. Flour, dtc.—Receipts. 14,800 barrels. The market for Western and State Flour ill dull and, heavy, and a decline of saloc. is anticipated. The sales are 8,000 barrels, at $4 COat 95 for Super fi ne State ; 6 , 5 40a$5 70 for E xtra State ; to u; ay for Fancy State ; $5 10a $Li 40 for the low grades of Western Extra ; $5 4thab for good to choice Spring Wheat Extra*, 30a5 for Alinnesota. and lowa Extras $5 3935 di for Sid 9. ping Ohio, Round Hoop; $5 rs".iaG 15 for Trade brstels; 6 , 5 .titi6 70 for I. molly do.;, $5 6Sad 70 for ittilber Winter What State , mnd Western ; fed 1. a 9 50 for St. Louis Extra Single Double and Triple, Southern Flour IA dull awl heave. Sales of 40) bids. e Flour is quiet amd unchanged. Sales of 4LIII Ws. Grain.—ltecelpts--Wheat, 81440 bushels. Thu market is dull and Mine; a decline is expected. as holders at, attsious to realize. The sales arit bushels No 2 31 ilwankoe at $1 2.5a1 and i No. 1 do. .34a1 35: Arallbe Winter at 3na1,36. Cern—Re ceipts. —. Tie , - market is dull :11/if iame. Sales of bushels new Western at 01 07141'11. alleat. D 00 M Oats—oceilds. 42. barbels. T , market is dull but steady, Sales of I) .4.4) bilAliels at eenta, llarley— Receipts } 99,ooo bushels. 3birket dull and heavy, I'ro4l-1011.5-.-1 be reties is of Pork are 74 barrrlo. market is dull; old Western Mess, $33; tiea, ro. Lard—geeeipts• LiipucliafrAs. The mark. .t is dull. We quote prim' steamer at is7;4l9c. W lust 2104 The market is dull. We quote Wo.t.,rn free at ! , ,r.l Groceries dull. atid nominally line Itai.g.d. Tallow firm At 10. , .,a1wie. Ihtr;to if Crude rigroitlllYlith..ro W. 14 ..1 1,(4/1) barrel-, ball of it 1.1.1 1. ear, at 14 eta.; s this month closed at /a crut.. Ifreitieit.ales of I fs./0 barrels, December, at 55 lintow.inently barrels sold at SV, cents. f.hirpeit. 1.177 barrels. I Correspondence of the 4ssocusted !'rees.l BA Lin! olt WT. 9.—Vottml rm hut quiet ;Ml Ilinr Upland, '24';‘.. Flour quiet and itendy: [toward Street. Superfine, tit 765 lit); to. Extra, 85 2.tiO 25; do Family, itflj City Mill,. Stimrtitto. neas 75; do. Extra, CAI; do. Fatally, 75; Western Su vrtiut., :24 75a5 09; do. EXtvii., $5 =aft 00; do. Fatnilt . l9ti2-51t7 00. Wheat ; Primo to cloiii•c• Red, d :".6:11 78. Corn bite. i•Sliio; Yellow, etal4. Oat 4 ideals at nominally &1 Oka On. Me... , Pork I inlet at 833. Bucou quiet; 1: - .'7 4 ,i1: 4 ; Clear do., 19.t.lal0:; Stioaldere.'als?;. Rams,, Lard quiet at 19. Whi,ky dull at 81 tio":;u1 for wood and irott•bollild. barroln. MARINE BULLETIA. PORT OF PIIII4ADELPHIA—D.v.c. to sir&6 Marine Bulletin on imth Pan. ARRIVED THIS DAY. Mille, LimeHE, I (INV from Mi with 111461' it) Whitn,ll, Tatum CO. :•!tunmer Nevada. tirmuley. :16 hohrm Hartford, with trult,e to W 741 par,' Steamer W Whillden, Itiggimf, 13 hours from Balti more, with mdse to A (,roves, Jr. Seta Sonthersoir, Bnrker.7 days from Portland, with headings to Cco U Carson & Co. Fehr F St Clair Edwards, Ireland. Boaton. SehrE B Emery, Clayton. Boston. • Schr A Haley. Haley, Renton. Schr Geo Nevinger, Young. Boston. • Sehr Anna Barton, Frink. Fall River. B ar g,.jah st.aftord, Fulmer. from Botfalii, with plum feet white pine lumber to T P Galvin & Co. BELOW. Dlr S ;challenger. pilot, arrived by land thi, /miming from Lee es.DaLand reports the following veqeels having paesed in: Ship Bazaar, from Liverpool; bark Anton (NO/, from New York; brig Tenzer. [rein Jamaica. Bark Medora remained at the Breakwater. CLEARED THIS DAY. Steamer Brunette. Torrilin.New York. John F Ohl. Steamer Itattieenake, Gallagher, Portsmouth, Scott, 'Walter & Co. Brig Globe (Br). Spicer, Trieste, Wool:limn S Co. Schr Sarah Clark, Golfing, Providence, G e Repotier. Schr J W Vanneman, Sharp, Boston. do Schr F. English. Crowell, Boston, Scott, Welter. 3:Co. Schr Lottie, Tailor,. Boston, do .Schr Jesse Williams, Corson, Richmond. Schr Caroline Young, Youg, Washington, .10 Schr Annie E Wee n ks, do (b. MEMORANDA. Steamer Ariadne Eldridge, from Galvi“,tan 24ti. xt New York Yesterday. Brig G S Packard, Packard, hence at Aspinwall 10th nit. Brig Geo E Prescott, Mills, hence for Saco, at Glou cester/thin t. Schr Ourust, Heath, from Providence for this port, at New York yesterday. Echos Francis. Gibbs. hence for Boston; M A Reed, Benson. do for Now Bedford; Lucy P Ives, Nilson, do for Hartford; W S Dennis, Da} - tort, and A C Warner. Biggins. do for New Haven,at Now York yesterday, Schrs Eliza a Rebecca, Prtce,from Bridgeport for this port: and Margaret. Powell. Fenton, from New Haven for Wilmington, Del. passed Hell Gate yesterday, Sehrs Minquas, Heaney, hence for New Haven; B RR No 43, do for Bridgeport, and Scud Bowman, Grenton for do, passed (sate yesterday. &hr . Sarah, Cobb, sailed from New. Bedford oth inst. for this sort. Selma 1. S Levering, Corson; Rachel Seaman. Seaman. and Lydia A May, Baker, sailed from Providence 7th inst. for this port. tichr Frank Herbert. Crowell, from Providence for this Dull, at New London oth inst. Schr Win WIkIlaCt),S:C1111, Itenco at Norwich oth inst. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. bre. D—Arrlyed. et. more India. from GI:tallow, awl Northuutbria. from MCPNilla. MARINE MISCELLANY. Brig Annandale, from Philadelphia for Boston, before reported wrecked off Swum Beach was owned by pre, colt Sc Chapin, of Boston, She wan commanded by Ca pt James Warren, of Brewer. Me, about 60 Years of age, gentleman highly esteemed,who had sailed out of Boston for many years. Tho mate, James Dlcelair, and three seamen were saved. Cargo of coal insured; DO insurance on the vessel. At last accounts the A had bilged and was full of water; she Ilea between the Bar and the Beach. Capt John B 1 Brown, agent of the Atlantic Wrecking Company, be engaged with a gang of wreckers et ripping her. Vessel and cargo will-boa total NOTION TO MARINERS. Spar Buoys, colored and numbered the same as-tho iron buoys, ore placed 'in close proximity to the iron 1 11101 4 in the lower hay of Now York, to prevent the channels and &martini lone from being left without marks in csso the iron buoys are carried away by.the ice, 71 1 HILADE.1pPilaStIEGMONS' BANDAGE INSTIIDTE,_I4 N, NINTJ '• street, above Market. B. O. EVERETT'S Trues peeitively cures. ..Runtimes. Obear Trusses, Elastic setts, Stotkinge,_clugportars, Shoulder Bracer, (hutches, Suapeneories,Ene Bandages. Ladies attended to by Mrs, W brldflv It. LEI<3II ' 6 IMPROVED I:LARD Rubber Trues never rusts, breaks or soils, used in bathing • Supporters, Elastic, Belts, stockings, all kinds of Trusses and Braces. Ladies attended to by MB& LEIGH 123 U Chestnut, sec ond story. nog iy . FP '..Ti,liiit,i):-.'.'ry.I)FTION;. FROM WASHINGTON The ;Admission. of ,Virginia The Matter Before the lteeeestraetlon Committee. T P:P.',' , :T4'.4:AF::.If :P.,'N...',,A:4-P.N. A DARING Al/VAIR IN MISSOURI A Bunk Robbed and Two Men Murdered From WoOshlowtoo. WASHINGTON', Dec. 9;—The Committee' on Reconstruction held W meeting this morning on the subject of 'the admission of Virginia'', which continued two hours. Eight or ten uoieches were made by'Radicals and Comer* Vapves from Virginia; and,by members of the CoMmittee. Some wanted the iron-clad oath admisfistered to the members of the • Legisla ture, fled others contended that the oath to support 'the Constitution of the ;United States was a muffle' ent qualification. The Committee adjourned t meet on Saturday,, at which time the cont pding, parties are required to mil - Milt their res‘pective views in writing. • - The Committee of Ways and Means had the iron, section of thetanft bill under considera tion: The duties rent in about thesame, watt a new clasSification. \ . p t Lieutenant Francis 'l l .1\ arbor, and Ensign. C. F. Norton are ordered )ct the Michigan. Master. IL W. McKee is de ached from the Michigan and placed ou Waiting orders. Ensign H. M. Tallman is detach •d from the Portsmouth Navy Yard and ordered, to duty in the Bureau of Navigation. \ , . , Rank Robbery and Murder. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.—An attempt was made yesterday to rob. the hank at Gallatin, Mis ; spurt, in • which Mr. Sheets, a banker, • Naha killed, and another man, name unknown; said to be killed. One of the robbers was severely wounded. The Particulars have not liven received. Rumor says the robbers , site ceeded in obtaining .%60,000. . ' ' By the Atlantic Cable. [By Ila.son'.4 Yaws Agency.] LONDON, Dee.!), P. 3.1.-11opds have, rallied sitwe the opening and are quoted higher. 62's, 85',a851; 13.3; 67's, ; Ten-forties, 81 ;011 The Freneh funds are ; firmer. Correepotelence of the Associated Prom] Luz; ooN, Dee. 9,4 P. S. Five-twen ties of 1862, 85:: ; 1863'5, old, 84.1; 1867'5, 86i. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.—At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Ballroad Company, yesterday, John W. Gar rett was unanimously re-elected President. New York Financial News MONEY QUIET AND EASY Gold Weak and Declined Governments Strong and Advanced [Byßioll'S New Ageney.l NEW Your, Dec. 9.—There was a quiet and easy money market to-day at sia7 per cent, on call. But little currency le leaving the city. while small receipts from the West by express are reporteil . by some of the banks. Discount's were quiet at 10a12 per cent. for prime note"s. • Foreign Exchauge was doll and - heavy at unchanged rates. Gold was weak and lower, opening at 1223 i, and declining to IM3I, owing to free sales by the large hold ers doting yesterday afternoon and this morning. TMn bid 4 for the GOvernment gold to-day aggregated .$2.904.000.at rates ranging from 122.21 to 121.70. Government securities mere strong and advanced, es ially Mrs and 10-10's., NeW Tennessee and Tiortb Carolina herdic were heavy and lower, the former declining to 4131 and the latter to 271.. The 'Railway market opened lower. but subsequently hoc nre. strong and advanced on the entire list. Roeiriine. Nortiireidern, St. Paul and Pacific Idnil were the chief feature-. Reuling advanced to 100. Forly-first COngeeSs—Second Session St:NA Tv.—The Speaker laid before the Senate a emu; Mimic:llion front the. Griveruer Of South Carolina in eleeiug the resolutions of the Legislature of that State, relative to the reeog.nitien of Cuna as an independent Government. A number of petitions requeeting relief from imposed for participation In the , rebellion, and also ann mortal favorable to the accordance of belligerent rights to Cube, were presented and referred. Anthem'', iu presenting a report front the COM mittee on Printing, said that he intended ere long td colt uttentieu to the necere.ity for some reform in the matter of public printing. The report was a provi sion for printingemt , CO copies of the report of the Com missioner of Agmeillture. Ir. Pomeroy remarked that the farmere and agricul turalists of the conntry were interested in tide report, high was one to eubservo the interests of farmers, and deserving of circulation fur that reaeou. The report of the Committee aud similar reports from the sante ,source, for the publication of canons reports, worn dis missed. In reeard to the publication of u map of the United States. illustrative of the land resources of the country .to be Made in connection with' tin report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, considerable discussion ensued. 3leeeri. Pomeroy. Sumter and Howe agreed in the opinion that an original plan of a map of the country was essential, as the map heretofore published was ten years old, while during the lost decade the gccgraphical appearance of the ceuntry had entirely changed. Iloesm—Mr. Brooke, of New York, presented a peti tion of the leather ' and hide importing trade of New York, asking the repeal of duties on hides, and stating that the business unfavorably affectael exceeds te Otel,too in leather and Se:X.O,OOOM° ireboote and shoes,aud that tbp export trade to hoots and shoes is ruined. Mr. Fisher presented the petition of several hundred citizens of Niagara county, 24. Y., asking the removal of all duties on coal. • Mr. Schofield offered a resolution calling on the Presi dent fur copies of the proceediues of the court-martial of Passed Aesistant Surgeon Charlet, L. Green, U. S. Navy. AdoptWl. Mr. Shanks (Ind.) introduced a bill to perfect the re coustrinction of the State of Georgia. 'Referred to the Iterunetruetiwt Committee. It directs the military commander of the Department to convene, by proclamation, the Legislature of Geor gia which was elected ineletethe proclamation of General Meaile, of Juno 18f4, and to Cause each member to take the oath of office required by the Reconstruction act ; and it requires this Legiehitune to convene and adopt the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment, as a condition precedent to representation in Congress. Mr. Stevenson iutroduced a bill to place on the free liet the following articles ; tea, coffeeenolatifiVB and syrup midado, or cane juice, rice, salt, lumber and timber, hides and skins, printing paper, and iron in pigs. Re lerred to the COMlllittetof Ways and Menne. Mr. Stevenson also introduced a bill to provide for. the settlement Of conflicting 'Aldine to patent rights. Referred to Committee on Patents. Mr. Fox asked leave to offer a resolution, for the crea tion of a special committee of five members to inVetlii • gate the causes that led to the unusual and extraordi nary fluctuations in the New York gold market front theist to the etith of September last, and especially to. inquire if the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, or any officer of the Government was in any manner in: tereeted in causing such fluctuation, with power to semi for persons and papers. . Mr. Schofield and others objected, and rho resolution was not received. Mr. Churchill offered a resolution calling on the See retury of War for information as to the improvements in Oswego harbor, New York. Adopted. Mr. Smith (Oregon) introduced a bill giving the con sent of the United Stutee to the erection of a bridge across the Willamette river, in Oregon, from the city of Portland to the eastern bank. Referred •to the Com mittee on Commerce. Wilson (Ohio) offered a resolution instructing the Committee un invalid Pensions to inquire into the pro priett of emending the pension laws by making it the duty of tin' pension agents to prepare vouchers and transmit them to the Post-Mike address of the pension era. Adopted. Mr. Yen Tromp prefiented the Mint resolution of the Ohio Legislature rejecting the proposed Fifteenth Con etit 'Moen! Amendment. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary• Mr. - Swain(Md.) offered it resolution calling on the Secretary of War, for information in reference to the present condition of the improvement of the Patapsco river. Adopted. Mr.Lougbridge iutroduced bills to provide for the continued supply of artificial limbs to soldiers, and to extend the time for filiegclitime for additional bounty. Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mr. Idinghain offered a resolution for printing 5,000 copies of the report, in frill, of the Commissioner of the. General Land Other, for 1569, with accompany InapS, and cif a condensed edition, fur 'Retribution abroad, ill ' the Frettelt German. and epanielt languages.' Referred to the Committee on Printing. • Mr. Ingersoll introduced a bill" authorizing au addi tional -issue of -legal-tender-notes-to the. amount of l'etea/tO,OOO and moved its reference to the Committee on Waye and Menne. •• Mr. Garfield moved its reference to.the Committee an Banking and Currency , remarking that the onestionof reference of tench bills might its well be decided now. • Mr Judd inquired whethor, - uutior the rule organizing the Committee of Banking and Currency, this bill did not necessarily go to that Committee. This Speaker re plied that be hue no power over the House in votes re ferring bills. IL Mobil! mink; by • a vote of the Rouse ' , he sent to the Committee - on Public Butidlnie and Grounds. if the Chair were to give Its views as to. the applicability of the rule, ,it would be that the bill ehonid go to the Committee 'On Bunking and Curreneel tlt. was not within the province of the C2tair to make he tuning. Mr, Ingersoll said that • if the proposed Wenn:knot' the bill • west-to occasion debate be would ,withdraw .1t for Ate present.' The bill was accordingly withdrawn: The House thetk Went. into Committee of theAV hole on the state of the Luton, Mie•Dawee Ingle' chair, and re sumed the consideration of the Cunene bill.• , ' 2:1E5 tAitook: I(TT#:,.PITO'N' f4Orri..:'WkailNGT9i Rank in the Nayy-=-The Neutrality QM** tion==vireinia politics:-The Third Auditorship.-Daelen Canal -.Expansion of the .Currency. , The Plea Itedwraa,adne and Staff ibPeefai nesastch to tho Philp. livening 13oliona.l Nfrasuinoron, Dec. 9.—The fight between the line and staff oflicens of the navy as to kank promises to e 'beoonle warm ere tong; Senator Spencer's bill, Antroduced into the Senate )resterday, reorganizing the medical, pay and engineer corps of the navy, is not satisfactory to the, line officers and their friends in Congress, and when it comes up for discussion, is likely to meet with strong opposition. Enforcement of th e Neuti alty Lawn, gpedal Deepateb to tbo pbua: Evening EntWin.) WANIINGTON, Dee: 9:--Ther cost of exe cuting the neutrality laws in preventing the sailing of the expedition to,aid the Cuban in, stirgents is to be made' the subject of Con gtessional inquiry. It is said that the amount of money expended for this purpose has been enormous, and with a view to ascertain the exact amount, a resolution has been prepared by a member of the House, calling-upon the President for the desired information. Virginia Political Affairs. Special Despatch to the Philo, Evening Bulletin.) WAsiiimiroN, Dec- 9.—There was a fun meeting of the House Reconstruction Com mittee thiS morning fore the purpose of con sidering Virginia political affairs. A good deal of talk ensued, hnt no definite action was taken. An interchange' of opinions elicited the fact that the majority of the Com mittee favor requiring the members of the Virginia Legislature to take the test oath. The case of Georgia was postponed until nest week. The Third Auditorship. (Special Despatch to the Philada. Evening Bulletin.] \WAstworroN,Dee. 6.—The names of candi dates for Third Auditor continue to multiply. Idrjaines 8. Briggs, of New York, is the latest , name mentioned, and a very 'strong pressure is being made for his appointment, with some.indicatiorus of success. The Darien Canal. [Special Deepat‘ch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] WAHII IxoToN, 'Dec: 9.-0111 dal information has been received here from Colombian au thorities that the treaty negotiated by Hon. Caleb Cushing for the\ight of way for the canal across the Isthmus of Darien, and re jected by the Colombian Senate,will be recon sidered and undoubtedly ratified by that body. This. will remove all difficulty and enable, the American authorities to ptelh forward the proposed survey without hindrance or oh-, jection from the Colombian Gevernment The Expansion of the Cureen \ e. [Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The key-note as to the corn* of the Western members on the, expansion of the currency was sounded in the house to-day , by Mr. Ingersoll introducing a bill authorizing the issuing of 544,000,000 addi tional legal tender notes. Several Eastern members were on their feet at once, and a light commenced as to whether the bill should go to the Committee of Ways and Means, or the Committee on Banking and Currency. It being evident that a prolonged discussion would ensue, Mr. Ingersoll withdrew the bill temporarily. He expresses a determination to offer it again within a few days, and obtain, if possible, a test vote upon it. A Matrimonial Muddle. (Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin. I WASHINGTON, D'ec. 9.—The marriage of Mr. Paul Gerrard, a brother-in-law to the Portu guese Minister, to Miss Wormley, an octo roon, on Tuesday last, and which occasioned a good deal of talk in society circles, is not, it nems, considered legal under the French laws, the groom being, at the present time, a French citizen. tintfer — tbe laws of France DO person can marry without the consent of their parents, if they be living, or if this be refused, a legal notice must be served upon them announcing a determination to marry without such consent. In the present instance Gerrard's family, protested against his marriage, and ho neglecting to serve the proper legal notice upon them, in accordance with law, his maniage is not considered legal by the French Legation bete.. Tbe Census Bill. [Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Even log 13 olletin. I WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The House has re surned the consideration of the CellBl3s bill, and it bids fair to exclude all other 'natters until disposed of. CURTOLIA MATERIALS. Curtains. Curtains. I. E. WALRAVEN, 91 ASON.IC No. 719 CHESTNUT STREET, WINDOW DECORATIONS Li SATIN DAMASK. LAMPAS BROCATELLE, FIGURED SILK TERRIES, PLAIN SILK AND WOOL TERRIES, Trimmed with Handsome Borders,MA Tassels and,Walnut or Gold Corn ices. LACE CURTAINS, From the Lowest Price to the Mos Elaborate. Entirely New Designs. Tapestry, Piano and Table Covers, EIDER, DOWN QUILTS, All at the- Lowest `Cold Rates CURTAIN MATERIALS. LACE CURTAINS, $l3 00 to i9GO 00 a pair. NOTTINCIIAM LACE CURTAINS, $.2 to $l4 a pair. WINDOW SHADES,aII kinds; SILK BROOATELLES, SMYRNA CLOTHS,DLUSIIES; REPS, 'FERRIES and DAMASK S,all colors; TASSEL, GIMPS,PRINGES,&c. RAILROAD SUPPLIES. W. U. CA.RRYL dir,..SONS 9 • . 723 CHESTNUT STREET. In E. A. GODSITALK & CO.'S Cmet 6toro, (tivo doors /bows our old stand.) 'no24 Wen ill): TN T.HE OPP ANS' cOUItT FOR. THE .1. City and County of Philtulelphia.—Nstate of - 3011 N A. CHAIN, derossed.--Tho Auditor appointed . by. the Court SI audit , Nettle mid uttiost the account of II WI AIN, P..teentor, &c., urJOIIN A. ‘IfIAIN, deceased; atid.to report distribution of thu Valance in . the hands of the evc,oit?tunt, will meet the parties interetted, for the pnrpose o 21IH appointment, on •TIiEbDAY, Decem ber 21st .1889, at 12.o'cleck ' , M. at his °thee No. 144 Sohth Sixth street, 2d story,iii the city of Phitisdernbia. . L, ••. W-11 P.ItESSWK „ deg tlks to 51• • ' Auditor; DD TZiND:r & 3.IAN t Z• FIRST CLASS iirclioottA.and nilM a Pt s tiom M , ' f ' d!r °l eill i e e° l l it H b i r:'r n st a l l t i irm " l t y l by A , EcnERZER, VA Arch ot root 'doll tit *t tidal§ 11 OM ER A COLL 'D 001- SW.CNS:9F:;pIq. : B:9OO.DO;'..PLIS, - 4.0,; MUST riF , SOIXO 'OVV. BY JANUARY THE FIFTEENTH. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO., CRAPE POPLINS, ONLY 25 CENTS. WORTS 50 CENTS. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. ROUBAIX POPLINS. ONLY 25 CENTS. WORTH 50 CENTS. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. . Doublefold HEAVY . CORDED .310 HAIRS, In fashionable Dark Shades. 37c., Worth $I 00. \ \. HOMER,'COLLADAY & CO. F A I For Walking ONLY 50 CENTS.' HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. BEST QUALITY SERGES For Walking Suits. Only 45 Cents. HOMER, COLLADAy &CO. SILK EPINGLINES. ONLY 75 Cents. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. Beet Quality GREEN & BLUE PLAIDS IMPORTED. ONLY s7l-2 CENTO. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. FINE EMPRESS CLOTHS In all the New Colors. 56 tents. HOMER, COL CLOAK DEPARTMENT, 114,. In'this Department we have made an entire revision of. theTrieea* , Our Cloths, A.straohaus, 'Cloaks, Suits and, Yelvets, and the gTeatittt'—`,. inducements are offered to purchaser& 1412 AND 1414 CHESTNUT STREET. WORTH $l5O. HOMER, COLLADAY& CO. 111 A, Q.K::::S'IL-K.::§4 BEST LYONS MARES. $1 50, Worth $2 50. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. BLACK. SILKS, Best Lyons Alakes. $2 00, Worth $2 15. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. BLICK SILKS. Best Lyons lilaker;. $2 25, IWorth.s3. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. BLACK SILKS: Best Lyons Makes. $2 50, Worth $3 25,, HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. HOSIERY, OF ALL KINDS. From 25 t 0.33 pi ct. less than before HOMER, COLLADAY & 00. LINEN HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. An immense Stoek,at 25 to 33 per et. less. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. LYONS SILK VELVETS Large concesions. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. MOURNING GOODS, In Infinite Variety. Lower than Since the War. LADAY & 00. MINEM =ma
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