g::.EVENING/lIUTALETIN. Saturday, Daftinaber H s 1869. vat FRANKING PKIIILEGE. 'The cheap postage of modern days, and the MOM pay given to most of our public fixtu;- 111tiontories, make it perfectly preposterous to 4:Scuitinue the franking privilege. Thirty years *go, when it cost six cents ,to send a single erraP of paper a mile, and twenty-five cents to *end otio three hundred miles or more—the .„ „.. . ~, 4 pi:ol, doubling, trebling or quadrupling as one, WA or three additional scraps were sent—there :Sires some reason for, giving . Governnient'offl ':! .. ko rs e , o e f o lie n nding e a n n , yo re stni ce as .v. te n r g s, eze.e..,etrshel.eperivoif to .'... . . ...- stage. . But no such reason exists now, when letterof half a dozen sheets of light paper '- •' san .be sent any distance for three , ..' •,-, eiltb; or at the ' most for six cents. r s ...., On the simple , ground that, under, — Vie" Cheap postage system, the necessity for the franking privilege, in its present exten , alve practice, no longer exists, we would have abolished. But there are high moral and , 4 1 " economical reasons for abolishing it, some of ',..', bi - ch we would delicately present to the 4 tie • ' . - iblie, as supplementary to the recommenda 4ion of Postmaster-General Creswell and his excellent reasons' for the abolishment. He in -Ik:induced into his late annual report argil , ` ,. .Meaents in favor of abolishing the franking privl e which are sufficient in the eyes of all per ns except those to whom the law gives the orivilege. All such persons will cling to it, -. , .c.int we fear that there may not be in our Louses of Congress enough of the self-deny . mg.spirit required to give up the right they I►ave so long enjoyed. But if this Congress re -*uses to act on Mr. Creswell's 'advice, we hope -% ; that a future one will follow it, and we pro . ,pose to put a few ideas on the subject on re eord, in hope that they may assist in leading to such a result. The cost to the Goiernment for carrying the infamous amount of. franked letters, speeches and public documents has been, sufficiently explained', by the . Postmaster-General, and on, this point we do not propose to enlarge. But —we do wish to show the public a few of the evils they suffer, which are directly traceable to the franking privilege. The following list inshort, but it might be greatly expanded if there were time and room for showing all the evils, direct and indirect; but these will suffice for the present. The franking privilege, as now authorized, promotes the following nui sances and extravagances: 1. The making of long, windy speeches in Congress. 2. Enormous expense in printing speeches 'Dade or intended to be made. 3. Huge bills for paper, envelopes and sta tionery, and for folding, printing; packing and mailing all such speeches. 4. Tremendous bills for printing useless public documents, prepared by people whose services cost much more than they are worth before a word is put in print; and whose re ports, when printed and carried all over the country at a great cost to the Government, are worth no more than common waste paper. 5. Distress of mind among unoffending citi zens who try to read and derive comfort or in formation from the speeches and documents thus cruelly and expensively distributed over the country. 8.. Incipient or complete insanity among editors of newspapers, who are treated to these franked speeches, accompanied by franked letters, asking them to read them, and write articles about them, and copy them, and— cruelest thing or all !—ask their subscribers to read, them. 1. Excessive Correspondence between mem bers of Congress and their constituents, in which there is a great, deal ' of--eay huithug, and the demoralizing effects of which .upon the writers can never be known' until the great day of final account. 8. High prices'ef paper and other stationery, caused in a considerable degree by their exces sive consumptiom in the writing of Congress men's speeches and the mailing of Congress sr.en's letters. 'The long speeches in Congress,which would • never be made if they were not to be printed, at Government expense and circulated under the speech-maker's frank, are the cause of the long sessions of Congress which add so enor mously to the expenses of _the Government. These same long speeches make the Govern ment reporting and printing ten times as costly as they ought to be. Of course they augment the bills for. stationery in a corresponding degree, • and also augment the expenses for packing and mailing the speeches aforesaid: As for the mail contracts, no one who goes to Washington and sees the tons of franked matter sent off hourly in every direction, would think of un dertaking to carry a mail at one quarter of the price really needed for the transaction of the legitimate unfranked matter. Abolish the franking privilege among members of Congress and most of the public officers, and the mails out of Washington would be reduced to one tenth of their present weight, and those throughout the country would also be reduced very considerably. These are a few of the considerations on ' which we should like to have the franking privilege taken from members of Congress. Personal suffering has emphasized some of these reasons. There is scarcely any editor who has not been frequently flattered with a franked envelope, say from the Hon. Windy Swelley, enclosing his speech on the boot-black ing question, or the water-gruel question, or something equally important, with a polite note asking him to print the said speech “in the col umns of his valuable and widely-circulated pa per." Such things as these, whiCh tear the very heart-strings of tender-hearted newspaper men, also make them sometimes irate, or pro fane, and produce the first, symptoms of a cer tain kind of insanity that statistics sbOw to be increasing among members of, the press. But, there would be nothing of the kind if the Hon, Windy Swelley had to pay three, or six, or „ . nine cents for every copy he mailed of his speech. Indeed, the speech would not be made, if its circulation was to cost him at that ,11 rate., So the Government would be saved the time it would take in making, arid 'the cost of • printing, mailing and circulating, while insane ""`'. • asylums would be savedthe expense of keeping 11 large number of distracted editors, the victims t,',/elei of the Congressman's franking privilege. , The Presideht, awl ex-Presjdents of 'the , g United States, and their w.id4v , 4n.glit to have the the franking privilege for their lives. But each IN : Department should pay postage on all the letters and documents it sends away, and Con gress might appropriate a limited sum to sup., e 1 0 t VILE .DATtlf. .EVEIsiiNG 1865:L-,--1111PIA:StIEBT. ply a eettaie amount of Postage stamPe.te 641 member. In this way the abuses noted above , would be abated, and the Post Office merit would •be saved at least five udilloris year. In this way it would become Self-sup; porting. Who will, make the first 'move in • Congress for carrying out the excellent recorci niendation of the Postmaster-General and aliolisbing the franking privilege? • • BROAD STREET. The Railroad Voininittee of Councils matted ; an ordinance, this week to secure the remOvah . of the tracks of the Reading., Railroad from Broad street; This is an end'devoutly to •be'. wished for, but the Committee make *recom mendation in connection with the meaSure,the advantage of which is not so clear.. "It'aPpears that the railroad company propoSes to . remove its rails by the Ist of April next, on condition that it 'shall have an undisturbed right for the future to the location of the present road on Pennsylvania avenue, including, the line of Willow street. • This certainly seems to be a very serious concession to the railroad com pany, and ought not to be made without very thorough censideration. Broad street is devoted to purposes for the general use and benefit of the people, as a grand boulevard, handsomely built, handsomely .paved, and made in all possible ways attractive and ornamental. as the chief thoroughfare of Philadelphia. As such, it seems most objec tionable that it should be crossed at grade either by the Reading or the GermantOwn Rail road, the former with its long trains of coal and freight cars, and the, latter with its almost innumerable passenger trains. As Broad street improves, and the travel and driving on it in crease, this danger and inconvenience must in crease also, and Councils . should look to the ultimate removal of all grade crossings by any of the steam roads, rather than make a concession now which may prove extremely troublesome at some future day. Moreover, Pennsylvania avenue is the best, and finest approach to Fairmount Park, from Broad street, and Councils and the Reading Railroad Company should look to the ultimate ,vacation of that thoroughfare, now such an eye-sore in one of the otherwise most rapidly improving sections of the city. The Reading Railroad can easily reach the Dela Ware by its present coal track, or by Some arrangement like that of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Washington avenue, across the southern and less rapidly-improving part of the city. By either of these plans, not only would Broad street, itself; be relieved of its present railroad *4lbstructions, but a splendid approach would be secured to our noble Park, and the Park would be freed from the one serious drawback to its attractiveness, which is now felt in the close proximity of the Reading railroad tracks at its entrance, and along a considerable portion of its eastern borders. For these reasons, Councils" should pause before they accept a proposition which will certainly stand in the way of Some of the most important improvements of the city. There is another matte!. connected with Broad street, about which Councils should riot pause at all. We refer to the wretched .condi tion in which the side-walks, north of Cherry street and south of Pine street, have been left since the removal of the . tracks and . turn-outs south of Vine street. In no other built up portion of the citty are the sidewalks in such a disgraceful condition as those of this principal thoroughfare of Phila delphia. It is not only extremely annoying and inconvenient to citizens using that gait of Broad street on foot, but it produces a most unpleasant impression upon Strang,ers and vlsi tors,when they. imagine themselves promenad ing one of the finest streets in the world, and find themselves stumbling about in ruts and bog-boles 'and a broken medley. of pavements in which brick=bats, gran- ite blocks and cobble stones are blended in one conglomerate. Philadelphia Jigs the easy opportunity of making Broad street the grandest avenue in America, with Nery Ntrifling public cost, and we- trust that our 'City Patters will be governed in their reaties with the Reading Railroad, and in their dealings with the property-owners ,on Broad street, by the single purpose of increas ing the general attractiveness of this fine ave nue as the great popular chive and promenade of the city. BLAIIR. Mr. Frank Blair, Jr., has emerged from that gratifying obscurity into which he was plunged by his defeat a year ago, and is furbishing up` his arms for a bout in the Presidential contest of 1872. With that remarkable want of fresh ness and originality characteristic of the Blairs and- other fossils, he has begun the hopeless campaign in his own behalf, by reiterating his doubts of President Grant's honesty, and his firm conviction that the President is aiming at an imperial throne. He summoned up this ghost of a buried scare-crow before a Demo cratic club in\ . New York the other night, and declared his belief that Grant would attain his object by means of a diabolical 'conspiracy, of which the army and negroes of the South would be parties of the second and third parts. As Mr. Blair did not divulge any important State se crets which might have supplied some basis for such an alarming statement,-and as he failed to indicate in the President's conduct and pol icy any tendency toward usurpation of Impe rial power, we are forced to the conviction that this is the same old story, resting upon the same imaginary foundation, that Mr. Blair lated so frequently during the last campaign for the purpose. of scaring feeble-minded and nervous voters into support of the Demo cratic ticket. The people laughed at it then, and we have no reason to suppose that they will accept it more seriously now, after nearly a year's satisfactory experience of Grant's ad ministration of the Government. We do not. regard Mr. Blair's chances for ,the Presidency as of sufficient promise under any 'eircum stances to make cultivation of his acquaintance `by prospective office-seekers at all important. But if be intends to begin the 'contest by quot ing the preposterous, plilpable, puerile' false hoods uttered against General Grant by absurd Democrats in the fall of 1868, be will have as little chance of receiving even respectful 'men tion in the Democratic Convention, as Horace Greeley has of obtaining a place in the Roman College of Cardinals. The Democratic party learned several things in their last de feat. One of the most important of these was, - that nomination of political dead men and of fossils, upon a platform of exploded fal lacies and repudiated principles, will only bring disaster. If Blair wants position he-must ad vance a half-dozen years instead of going back ward ; and that is a policy he is not at all likely to pursue. In his speech, quoted , above, he said : Anybody Who thinks *nerd . ) Grant,A fool is more likely to be a. fool himself" It was his Most sagacious utterance; but shall' mo not laic , a right to entts#4oll, a different , opinion of the man who thinks Blair a fool? 6 ' vine itairorALTIOIVAZ i.E. Certain persons in Watihingtoh; with', a; lively spirit ,of onterprise, qi talstr*lsing in, inhabitants of that city, are urging Congress to! make arrangernents 'and appropriations fori holding agroat international„ 41xpesition in the: capital. Upon this scheme we may remark,' that Washington City is the very, last place of, its size upon the American, continent In which such. an ,exposition should be held. Apart' from its being the seat r of goVerninerit, it pos sesses no quality which, entitles,..it „tip ,puch dis tinction. It has no. industries; it is not a com mercial city; it is not the centreyof a Mineral district or even of an iniportatit interest. The 'navigation of its . . rk v er fis diffi cult, and it has no accommodation for the ship-. ping 'that must attend upon a , great, fair; it is connected with the outside world by but a single railroad (to the shame of Congress be it said) and that is any in rather a worse manner than any ether road in the country; its citizens utterly lack public spirit' and national pride; they could contribute absolutely nothing to the exposition thenaselves,and they would be certain to extort as much as possible from their visitors. Lastly, Washington has the very meanest hotelstand boarding houses of any city in the civilized world, and an enormous, influx of visitors would be made an excuse for the highest prices for the poorest accommodations and. the vilest food, as was the case .during the war. If an exposition must be held at all, some one of the great Northern cities should be selected as the site. Philadel phia is more suitable than any other, not only because of the facilities of access by land and water, but because she is the first manufac turing city Upon the continent, and could con tribute to an industrial exhibition a 'larger va riety of fabrics than any ,of her neighbors. We do not suppose that Congress will yield to the urgent appeals of the tavern - keepers - and landladieS of Washington ; but if any of the members, in a moment of weakness or tempo rary aberration of mind, undertake to support such a scheme, we hope they will be suppressed by their colleagues. We protest against the ap propriation of any of the public money for such a purpose. It would be better to have an expo sition in Omaha than in Washington. NEW VRIVAGO. Duluth, the eastern terminus of the new railroad which is to connect Lake Superior with the Mississippi at St. Paul, is rapidly growing in size and importance, and doing its best to vindicate the plucky claim that has been made for it as the new Chicago of the Northwest. The latest reports from reliable sources represent a remarkable degree of en terprise and activity in this lively little giant. In the last 'seven months, one hundred and eighty buildings have been erected, including hotels,churches, shops, stores, private dwellings, and railroad buildings. Some of these build ings are . of large size and costly construe= tion. There is an active demand for real estate, and building lots are selling freely in this wilderness of yesterday, at high cash prices. The streets are being graded, and the sidewalks laid, and Duluth is rapidly gathering into a focus a large popula tion of hardy, industrious, enterprising people, who seem to be fully impressed with the cer tainty of a most prosperous future for the place. The inspiration of Duluth is the important railroad now building across the broad State of Minnesota, Connecting its great inland sea with the Mississippi. This road, for the con struction of which Minnesota is chiefly in debted, to Philadelphia enterprise and capital, is being pushed to an early completion, the work being carried on from both ends with an energy that promises the most satisfactory re sults. From St. Paul eastward, seventy-eight miles will be completed by the first of January, at which, time about fourteen miles of the east ern end will also be in.running order. It is interesting to watch the growth of a Western town, especially when, as in this case, it stands as the dial which marks the. progress of some important internal improvement. The town and the railroad act itind re-act upon each other, the building of the railroad bring ing population and trade to the town, and the town supplying passengers and local traffit, and general facilities to the road. In the case of Duluth, large calculations and preparations are being made for a great grain and lumber trade, and elevators, saw-mills and planing mills are being constructed on a large scale, while the mining and'quarrying of the metallic and mineral products of the shores of Lake Superior are occupying a large share of the attention of the pioneers of Duluth. We shall note the future growth of this en terprising competitor or the great business of the West, hoping that it may realize all the promises that it is noW so boldly and hopefully making. Duluth is, in an important sense, a colony of Philadelphia, and as such we shall feel a just pride in its success. OUR CUBAN POLICY. The advocates of the recognition of Cuba may regard the failure of their appeals to the government Rs certain. President Grant s in his message plait gy declared the inadvisibility, , and, indeed the Wacticabillty, of any action on the part of the United States in behalf of the Cuban rebels. It is reported now, that his views are shared by the whole of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and by the chairman of the Senate Committee (Mr. Sum ner) and a majority of his colleagues. What the opinion of a majority of both houses of Congress may be, we have as yet no means of. ascertaining ; but we incline to the opinion that a resolution directing the President to extend belligerent rights to the Cubans would 'be voted down. It is a fact that Congress will fairly represent the general sen timent of the nation upon any given subject Of national importance; and we.are sure that this sentiment is averse to any interference in the Cuban business at the ,present time, There are a good many hot-headed persons who, car ried away by their natural and proper sympa thy for the struggling rebels, advocate their re cognition at any sacrifice ; and there are others who demand like action from the government, because they are opposed politically to the administration, and would place themselves' in, antagonism to it, no matter what policy it chose to pursue. But the mass of the people are guided in such matters by cold, .practical com mon sense,' which connts•the cost, and Weighs the probable Consequences, without regard to sentiment or political feeyingg. These pereebY no,. advantage in jeopeating the Alabama , cleims and hurting oilr Interests, besides making ourselvesiddtculone, by, repadblting i , principles, which We have Aimed for years, and which', havahecome as much apart of G our national tolick its the... Monroe dOctrine. - And,thls i too,! merely to, , assist an insurrection ., which, so far,: has accenatilkihed 'nothing; 'Which has not! made anY- Rrolge; s l‘ since Rs, ~olo,lireak,l and the ' Success`of which , would be; of very questionable advantage to us. The; time may come When it Will be necessail, Toe humanity's 'sake, to interfere in this matter. Assuredly it'has not come yet; and the wisest course for us to pursue will bh to have nothing to do with it: We hope, however, that tide subject will come up for discussion in Congress, so that we may have a full expression of , opinion, and then some final action, which will end the agitation which is kept up about it. The Pall Mall gazette indulges in long editorial upon the subject Of the Vanderbilt monument ; recently erected in New York. Throughout the entire article it speaks of the 'Commodore. •as Vanderbild.": thiS gentleman were an obscure indivividual, whose name rig - 81y . 'appeared in the papers, such an error would be entirely excusable ; but in view of the facts that allusion is made to him con stantly in every journal in this country, and that the author of the above article must have read his name a dozen times while obtaining the material Upon which to base his remarks, his blunder Is simply stupid. An American journalist who would speak of Mr. Rothschild as Mr. Wrothchild," of Miss Coutts as ' 4 Miss Coots," or, we will say, of Mr. Baring as " Mr. Bearing," would belaug,hed, at by his readers, and ridiculed by English newspapers. And yet these persons are not any more prominent than Vanderbilt, and there is no better reason why an American should be familiar with their naives than that an Englishman should know, the orthography of the name of the New York millionaire. Vanderbilt has earned notoriety enough, of whatever kind it may be, to entitle him to abetter fate than that accorded him by this blundering Englishman. The announcement that the Supreme Court and the Attorney General have agreed to a'review of the case of Dr. Pant Schoeppe is gratifying to the community as indicative' that the authorities do not desire to ignore such considerations as are being pressed upon them in behalf , of this man. As his case has already been reviewed by the people, not upon dry points of legal technicality, but upon the broad grounds of a proper reliance upon the post-judicial testimony which is presented in the united opinion.• of the learned world of America, we see in this excellent' move the opening of the proper opportunity for Execu tive interference. It would be only a cour teous and respectful recognition of this practi cal 'respite of Dr. Seboeppe, if further public demonstrations in his favor should be sus pended until the Supreme Court disposes of the case in its new shape. Whatever the decision may be, the Execu tive power still remains behind it, and the people, intensely interested in this case, may patiently wait, confident that neither Dr. Schoeppe nor any other citizen can be hung in Pennsylvania until he has been proved to be a murderer, a thing which, as is now almost universally admitted, has not been done in this case. Ex-Secretary Seward's journey through Mexico seems to have been one continued.ova-• lion.' His reception at the capital and the en:- tertainments given to him there have been of the most flattering character. In spite of some of the acisiof Mr. Seward during -the latter part of his. term as Secretary of Suite, he must still be held in grateful remembrance : by all good citizens of this republic and that of Mex ico for his agency in preventing the establish ment of a foreign dynasty on this continent, and thus making the Monroe doctrine an. ac tuality which will never again be interfered with by a foreign power. ,If Mexico is becOnt ing tranquilized and prosperous: under the rule 331 of, uarez, to whom Mr. , Seward was a most vali able friend, the citizens cannot be too de mo strative in the honors they are offering hi .... •-....--___ The cable perpetratesu gigantic Papal Bull ' thisimorning, which appears to haie frightened some of the morning papers more than a lit tle. In opening the Grand Council at St. Peter's, the cable makes the Pope say that "there was nothing to fear" from "false science and impiety," "because the Church was stronger even than Rearm." Th 6 absurdity of put ting such a declaration into the mouth of the Pope, ought to have been too much even for the Atlantic cable, but that institution appears to be capable of an infinite amount of non sense. Th. 6 Catholic world bad better lay a cable of its own directly under the Papal Se6, - if the wire that lies under the Atlantic isgoing to bring us this sort of reports from the (Ecumenical Council. A correct version of the despatch will be found in another column. Much anxiety has been felt in consequence of the report of the extreme illness of Judge Thayer. We . are glad to be able to apprise his numerous friends that there is a decided improvement in Judge . Thayer's health with every prospect of his speedy resumption of his public duties. Dorborow dr. Co., Anctioneers, Noe. 232 and 234 Market greet, will hold during next week the following important sales, by catalogue : On Monday December 13th, at 10 o'clock, on four mouths' credit. 900 lots of French and British Dry Goode, &c., including Paris Fancy Dress Goods, Silks, Velvete, Velveteens &e. • Brodie and Black Thibet Long Shawls, Woollen Shawls,' Scarfs, Cloaks,. Ac.; Paris Bonnet, Sash, Trimming and Velvet Ribbons, Feathers, &c. ; Hoop Skirts, Handkerchiefs, Ties. Dress and Cloak Trimmings. Umbrellas Braids, &a. Special sale of Fancy Goods, Toys, Arc., in large variety, including high cost %tracks, Just landed from steamer. Also, for cash, by order ef assignees, the entire stock of a Jobber, em bracing elegant Dress GOods, Silks, &c., and the Lease and Good-will and Fixtures of Store, No. 305 Market street. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit, about 2,000 packages Boots, Shoes, Balmorals, ac,, or city and Eastern manufacture. On Thursday, December 10, at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit, 900 patlinees and lots of Foreign and Domestic' Dry Goode, including Cloths, Fancy (Irma mores, Beavers, Chinchilltts,Doeskins, Satinets,ltalians, • Algoi 04 irtllon m dg, Silks, Mamie, Linens, Shirts, Bal morhl and Boon Skirts Servings, Ties, &c. Also, 110 paeltagee atton and Woolon Domestics. On. Fade y December 17, at 11 o'clock, on four 'Bonnie' credit, about 300 pieces Ingrain, Venitinn. Hemp, Cot tage, List and Rag Carpotings, Oil Cloths, At:. Heal Estate Sale....catmognes o f A. Freeman's extensive sale next Wednesday are now ready. A number of valuable 'properties are to be sold by order of Orphans' court, Court of Common Pleas, Exe cutors, Trustees, Administrators and others. . Sales of ;Valuable Luaus, Stocks, Iles& dence4; Stores. Gluon DwellinitH, Largo LotH, Country Seats and farms. Sea Thomas & Sons' catalogues is sued to-day, and advertisements on the third a n d eightll pager'. IT P.:& C.B. TAYLOR, 'viral:ft:6MT AND TOILET SO.IIPB 641 andda North Math greet. I -HA.• , . 0j1R. : .'.000:1:14.4 TAT : THE G.RFAT:i.I4O**:-It'iji., Is Superior Cilothizig or :Different Style. From that which is hurried together, only to be hurried oL OUR CLOTHING AT THE GREAT BROWN HALL IS FIT FOR RINGS, IS FIT FOR RINGS, IS FIT COIL RINGS, And the People, shall have it all at the 'Most Wonderfully• IZeduced Prices. ALL OUR WINTER STOCK MUST BE CLOSED OUT BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR THIRTY PER CENT. OFF. THIRTY PER CENT. OFF. THOUGH WE SELL SO CHEAP, WE SELL FOR. WE DON'T DEAL IN THE ARTICLE. Fine Beaver COvereonts Chinchilla C)ve.rcoats Extra Chinchilla Overcoats Fine Chinchilla Cloaks And so we can figure on the Tell Your &others! Tell .'Your' Fa.thersl To come arid see what FRIGHTFUL REDUCTIONS in the prices of CUSTOM WORK, AS WELL AS READY-MADE, WE DEFY COMPETITION WE INVITE EXAMINATION I I Remember i The present opportunity is not to be neglected. BE WISE TO-DAY, AND BUY YOUR SUIT AT ONCE, TITE GREAT 131WW114T 'ROCKHILL & WILSON. Is':.--iv,:-Quiti . .., - :.:.i...:,.:i0b0i1inN0..1 or bifferent Material, UAILUE . a=uMaiUljUi JAAIIILAMA EXACTLY. FITS THE PEOPLE, NO MEAN CLOTHES, Reduced from $4O to $2B! Reduced from $25 to $lB ! Reduced from $3O to $2O ! Reduced from $25 to $l5 ! BOYS! BOYS ' BOYS BOYS BOYS 1 BOYS' CLOTHES ALL REDUCED I REDUCED REDUCED I.! I WE COURT INVESTIGATION ! WE WELCOME THE THRONG OF BUYERS I. 1 Of Different Cut,; Of .D.4ferept Make EXACTLY PITS TUC PEOPLE. WON annrrioN .tyy, tO - DATFt CABLE NpVirt3 EUROPEAN MARIMTS I* the Atlantic cable. boyrnow Deo. 11, 11 A. M,--Consols tor *pia . ; 02 ' . add for , account, '921021, U. H. FAVO-twenties es of 1862, 1 853 ; of 1805, old, $43 ; of 11887, - 8615 Ten-forties, 821; Ede 8.. IL, 201; 11- ' libels Central, 100;.'Great Westerd, 261. , D. 11, 11'4. X.—COtton firm; Middling Uplands, 11 fedi 5 Middling Orleans. The sales to•day are estimated at 12000, bales. ' • 01' LONDON, Dec. 11th, 11 A. M.—Linseed 'Cakes easierat £lO 138. Common Itosin, 6s. Whale Oil, Lai / 08 ' Bniruzis, bee.ll.—Potroleiun opened quiet yesterday, and closed quiet and steady. ,ll.Oustrno,Dee. 'H.—Petroleum opened quiet yesterday, at 15 ruaro.bancos as., and closed Loarnozi, Dec. 11, 1 P. lit.—Consols closed at UZI for money, and (32f for account. Arnerie4n :securities. firm. United !States Five•twenties of 1862 85, 7 1 ; 0f , 1865, old, 841 of 1867, 863 ; Ten-forties, 821. Erie R. 8.., Ali Illinois Ventral, 100 ; Great Western, 23a. lavzitroor, Dee.ll, IP. M.--Cotton , closed firm ; Middling. Uplands, 110.; Middling Orleans/120. The sales have reached 15,000 bales, including :3,000 for export and specu lation. Flour. 218. tkl. Red Western • Wheat, Bs. 3d.aBs. 4d. Oats, as. 10d. LONDON, Dee. 11.—Tallow dull at 475. 3d. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11.—ArtiveAl—stearners City of New York, from New York,and Java, from Now York. Tennessee legislature. illy Hasson's NON% Agency.) NA SIP; I i.ky Tenn:, Dec. 11.—The considera tion of the Penitentiary bill occupied tho attention of the House .yesterday until their adjournment, so that the Cincinnati Southern • "Railroad bill was not taken up. It will come np to-dav after the Morning business, but it is doubtful If a vote will be taken on id; passage before Monday. It Will not pass in its present shape, but whether the : changes or amet.4. ments will be material is not easy to determine just now. Outside influence is being brought to bear on both sides, and altogether the case is attracting a good deal ofinterest. The bill to abolish the present school sys tem Was pasSed on its last reading in the Rouse yesterday. An amendment was unanimously adopted, providing that the tax levied by counties shall be distributed pro, rata between white and colored children. The German citizens of this city, in public meeting, have signed a petition to Governor Geary, protesting against the execution of Dr. Schoeppe, convicted for the murder of Miss Steinecke. Bold Bobbery. Siarnusay, Onto,Dee. 11.—The Erie County Treasurer's office was entered by burglars this morning, at 2 o'clock, and the safe blown open with nitro-glycerine, and its - contents ab stracted. The him is not yet ascertained. The `safe is a perfect wreck, and the building was badly damaged. The thieves were probably alarmed at the force of thelexplosion, and left most of their tools and considerable money scattered on the floor. - They stole a hand-car at the railroad depot and went to Monroeville, where they abandoned the car. There is no further trace of their movements after leaving that point. Foreign Commercial 4/notations. j By Hasson's News Agency •) LONDON, Dec.ll, 12 M.—Bonds are hardly as strong on 62's and 67's. Buyers this hour offer only 88i for the former, while they are offered at 851 ; the 67's are offered at 86f, but is the best bid ; the 40's are firmer at 821a821. PAN" Dec. 11, 12 M.—The Bourse opened firm for Bentes at 7:3f. 7c., and price con tinues the same. Ship Crescent lily Abandoned. [By l'lsussou'a News Apnicy.i ' limy YORK, Dec. iL—The ship Crescent City, from savannah for Liverpool, with G.OOO bales of cotton, was abandoned at sea, NoveMber The Texas Eteetion. NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 11,--A despatch from Texam states that returns of the election in that State from sixty-one counties give Davis, Republican candidate for Governor, 9,097 ma jority. Twenty out of the sixty-one counties gave majorities for the Hamilton ticket. Fire in New York. NEW Yonx, Dec.ll.-At eight o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the five-story building No. 481 Broadway, occupied on the lower floor by Horace Waters as a piano and music store. The fire was quickly subdued. but as the building was flooded with water the loss from that cause was considerable. ' Shipment of Specie. (By lia.sson's News Agency.' NEW YORK, Dec. 11—The steamship Perel re takes out ju spesie to-day. FItVANCIAL AND COMRIERCIAL. Philadelphia Mee VIRST 42400 Penn 69 leers 19034 60U0 City 69 new etp 99 300 do 99% 330 do 1000 Hunt Broad Top IPt Mtg 60 3000 Readfitu is 103 4 sh Commer Ilk 3634 Mesh Ph fie &Erie 29 2/10 eh Leh Nav Stk WO 34 11 sti'Leb Val E. le 53.1; BETWSE $3OOO City 6e new d bill 99 WU) Elmira It 34 2de 644 33eh eh LebVal it Ile 6334 '2 do 53.; 22 eh do 5334 5 eh Fara Mch II 319 230 300 e e h do h Loh Nay S b3o 34 tk 333e 1 ' 2 eh Leh Val It 53% 22 eh . do 53% 300 eh Cataw pfd b 29 33141 300 eh do b3O 3541 SECON e5OO CHF 68 new c&p 99 - 1000 Lehtgb Giq In 95'4 14 Cdc Am scrip 63h sh CaindrAmn 119 N; /1166 do 11934; Philadelphia Money Market. SATURDAY, Dec. 11,1369.—The local loan market has been greatly stimulated within the past three days by the revival of a speculative feeling in gold, bonds, end stocks, In which a very heavy business has been dbue during the last half of tho present week. Some of the banks, who aro known to Dt! partial •to the brokers and brokers' loans, are imable to do much in the way of, dis counting, and limit their favors exclusively to desirliblo customers. In the present stillness which pervades all the bsual trade channels, there is a very limited demand for money on discounts, and the rates are thus kept, from alineing. We gi eon call at 6 per cent. on reliable collatentls,. and at lia per cent. on first-class signatures. Gold opened at 12331 and ranged between that figure and 123, closing at noun at 12.33 i. Governments are dull, but prices aro firm. The stock market is barely so active, as yesterday, but prices are thin. State and City securities are quiet.' Sales of State Sixes, second series, at 1063,i. City Sixes, of the now issues, sold ut 9636409, Reading Railroad sold freely at Me' e, o. to 6035. Penn sylvania Railroad improved slightly, and sold at Lehivh Valley Railroad went oft Wk. Philadelphia and Erie Railroad at 29, and Camden and Amboy Railroad at The Canal Stocks were very dull. Sales of Lehigh Navigation at 34 b. n. In Bank Shares, Commercial sold ut The balance tit the miscellaneous list was de void of interest. . . Messrs. Di:Haven & Brother, No. 40 South Third street, matte the following quotations of the rates of exchange to-day at noon: United States Sixes of 18:11. 120%)41)10,14; do. do. lB' 2, 115%a115hi; do. ao. 1864, 11336a113; do. do. 1865, 11330114 ; do. do. 1866, new, 11,P4a116'.i ; do. do. 1867, new, 110,11.1193 i ; do. do. 1999, 11681104 ; do. do. tives, 10.105,_11Q0.111 I do. 30 year 6 per cent currency, 1001211/00Y Due Compound Interest Notes, 19; G9ld, 12.3a123,4; ' Sliver, 121.11Zi Smith, Randolph & (Jo., bunkers, Third and Chestnut streets, quote at 10.30 o'clock as follows: Gold.. 123 , 4; U. B. Sixes. 1881 12.1Nin120,1; do.do. 6-20 s, 1862,115%;a116; do. db. . I)33ii do. do. lOTA, Ilnalio; In, do. Jnly, MI6 101;m116M do. do. July, lea,' 116 1 ,1a11616 . ; do. do. Jul 186tt, 116 ; 6s, 11.1.408, 1101;mill ; .Uur lonor 65,11 3681001.‘. Jo3' Cooke & Co. quote (Rmernment Nocurlttes,&c. . to daY . as follows: IT. S. 6s, 1881, 120. , a120%: 3- 20 , 1 of 1632 11 , Tiialltjg ; do. 1864. 113113%; d 40.1 5 16. 1 1 3Tlialll' ' : do. July, 1,%5, 116,.',;a116.?; do. 18o7,116?..a1161,;; do. 1864 115 a 11 6 1. i ; Ton-forties, 1103.allei; Currency. 109.4n109).i1 Gold, 12:3?6. Philadelphia Pr*Kinee laaritet. Sail Ilea: 11.—The receipts of Oloveriassl aro small, hut the demand has fallen mff. Small sales at lifB 50. In Timothy and Flaxseed no change from .yes tcrday's quotations. A sale of 215 Mids.:No.l Quercitron Bark. at $25. per The Floor Market f, am doll ae ever, and the sales aro confined to Mill/11/ long forth oupply• of the halite trade at 84 /37,4i15 per bbl. for'' Sober ; $5 lalo t a 37X for nitres ; M 5 25 for 'Spring , Wheat , Extra Family: ftt. 7506 12X foz PeutiVlrunin tWdo. - 87,.1d5r for italian). owl choice Ohlo'dO. do.,'And 'at higher' nraree or farm,. lots. Eye Floor eononaods $5 M. Priom of Corn Meal are nominal. The 'Wheat market is very heavy and buyers demand Exebange Sales. BOARD. 5 eh Cant&itmll 119 1 4 ; I oh do• 11%, 1100 oh Wad It Ito :,03i DA oh do b) he &go IVO eli do 300 oh do otiOwit Ito 50.4 100 oh du . 50.44 2 oh Penn 11 c 54 200 all do c 5t , : IQ eh do 540.4 MEM= 27 eh Penn U 54V soh Commercial Bk 5B IDOL& PhittErie It 23 Wu eh do hat 2i' WO eh Resuitngli x3O We 200 eh do 50 . 44 '2OO eh do dye b3o 5035 350 eh do Its N' DO eh do boa (AG 100 eh do 60.44 VOA do b3O Its 603 i 10 Rh Green&Coates 11 1 25 di heading h 503:". [lio eh do KG) 505. tlX)sh do It' 50.56 63 eh do 50.14. kAIAT' PAN Atiq rUtILLOXIX.rtV/OPAD/41i.ITIAvUTI/ROAXaDIiOSMBM,.fItpI.g69:—TRIPU:.SIJUT.' , , a efill furtbezetdlesl opi ~., -Saleir si of, 2,,601) , bushels g ood, and prime retnel."men atlllattt bushel, Rye 118per bat !s ransom front fl Vial JO. Corn Is less act ive. nn pr now aro uncbanged. Sales of old Yelldw, at f I 00, d do. at 83491 c. r_qr , damp , and -prime dry lots. (la t e are very Quist at aossalSoc. 20,000 b tithe Now York two. rowed 13tirlep41old atill 02/Cana 4,000 bushels Canada on secret terthat- Whisky latyptel WO4ttots 04 , 11 , ,0341.. 04. (iOP.. ' W la % - ok 0 Sinn !Parke& ecia deuce of t he Mkoctitoid 11411,1 737 ,( 4 ri ~ r itml; cc. . 1 /,—Stooksir , stliOf lorss7 1 ;Tar cent. .; Cobh ; Nutted SWAN , .., ?dip, d int ri p2.., 11 8 3 4 .wt te d: p 6.20,1, MA, do.t. nii im o4 . • 7....7 LINT', 110i:dn. last: lEly, , . ..4..., ji. 31644 104 s: .I NI Virginia 0?s, neyek 6234; M aso 6th 8911 , ..Canton tivompanyi , SO: Oviimbayland , Preft_gyed, 260 i *Consplidated Sow YorAtlentral cud lindinnttuver f 91 i X rio„, 26g, . l*dind.loo l , Adogno licPrefill,ldgi r o ptiO4. Celt r1di,122: Itablpfan .. titer' li ern . rii l i no tc, "E, 44 1 6 ' 1 1 an"w*Dnrim wo' °I ki 'Veda: L nd. ; Pittsburgh • arls; Vrt • Fdlie , , • V 'II egraPh. 210/1.1 , ... r . • I • i.'.:141A11 1 P.1i....WW 4 -At~a, (Special Deepatch to the Philada. EgeplnS ihigeult.l N.S.W'FOlitt; tee, 11; 1.2)6 "P. lit.r4Yotion...-The Market this morning was in .gotid denten& to cover maturing contracts: but 'with . small , sales. Salmi of about I'ooo bales. We ire as follows ; Uplands, 2 5 % cents ; Mfdol Orleans, 26 cents. , Flour, &a.— eceiptit, - 26,01k1 blirrele. The market for Weeteni and State if letir 10.4PA1 oalo cents lowitt:"Thrt &MOM 'Chiefly for Illehottle_tfird4 The sales ares,oooblds.af 60a4 e ne State;es3oaBs7o for • Extra Mate .. ,1-.415 750470, grgiteidr:State.; 05 a 85 841 for the low'gradeA Of esteruExtra ; : e5 &Safi 60 for good to choice Spring 'Wheat Extras ; $6 20x0 95 for-Mi nmeta • apd E,xtrael . 15 , 20a6 65 for Ship. ping Ohio,Bound ; 85 itilati 10 for Trade branda; •NA 75a6 65 for. Family. do.; 85.65a6 70 for Amber Winter Wheat State and Western.: 8575060 for White Wheat do. do.; 66 65a7 25 for *Family do.; 86 25a9 50 for St. Loofa Extra Single, Double and Triple. Southern. Flour is dull" : and lower .. ' Sales of 500 bids. at 8555116'00forordinaryto good' Extra Baltimore and Country ; 5.4,546 35 - for. Extra ' Georgia and • 'Virginia ; 86 60a10 for Fatally d0.;_85 - 70a6 35 for Extra Maryland and Delaware, and /16 ,oalo for Family do. do. Bre Flour is heavy and dull. Salem of 300 bbls. at ei 50a 590 for flue end superfine, Buckwheat Flour is plenti- • NI and heavy at ese r “,o per 100 lbs. • Gralu.—BecelPts--1eat,"6,300 . bushels. The market is dull and dower... The . sales. ~ are 20,000 bushels No. 2 31 ilwattkee!,at el 22x1 23; and No. 1 do. at Amber W in ter at,. el 0241 33. Corn— lte rei pig,' E 600; market I. firmer atel In geed de mand. 'Sales of 40.000 bushels new Western at_el 125 i, afloat.. Oats.—ltecelpoi.-7,700 bushels. Market Jirtn and in fair demand. Sales,ls,ooo bushels at 62a6243c. Barley, 56,000 bushels, Market dull. Provnlone.—'lhe receipts of ' Pork are 911 barrels. The'. market •ii tiominal at 833 Oo' for "old, and e 33 for pew Western Mean, Seller January at 832. Lard--Beceipis. 886 packages. The market Is dull. We quote prime eteunier at Unalo4e. Whlsky--Beceipte, 1400 barrele. The market is dull Vie quote Western free at 81 00a1 01. P.ITT , BT7ROTI, December lltb.— The CrlltlW Petroleum market was more active, at least the sales reported were larger in the aggregate. The most of them were for set tlements'. The following isales *ere reported ;1.003 bbls. m. u. WC, at lr,e• ; 1,300 bible: spot, 15. 1 .fe.; 2,000 bbls. spot. 1,000 s. 0. December, L54c.,' Low do., 15.74, and 1,000 Idols. do. do.. 401145 at 15" Refined dull and weak as compared with yesterday a prices. Sales of 1.500 bids. it. o ;December, at 3234 c., and subsequently at 32c. ShlP• founts, 1,200 bble FINANCIAL,. THE First' Mortg-age SINKING FUND •{ PER CENT. 40 'YEiAR GOLD BONDS OF THE Chicago,, Danville and Vincennes RAILROAD COMPANY. Total amount to be issued $2,500,000 on 140 Miles of Road, (extending from Chicago through Eastern Il linois to the junctionwith the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad, with which it forms the shortest TRUNK LINE to Louisville and the South), making the average of Bonds about $lB,OOO per mile, and it is expressly guaranteed that the bond issue shall not ex ceed that sum. The ?toad traverses a country that assures a large and profitable business ; is built • and equipped from Chkago to Momence, a dis tance of 5.5 miles, ..4,Nn rro7..z . THIS PORTION OF TIM LINE 01iLY WE :COW OFFER THE ISONDS FOR SALE. These bonds are protected, with extraordi nary care by registration and otherwise . ; the intereft uPon them will •be paid out of one third the net earnings, and the Sinking Fund, created and set aside, will provide ample means for their redemption. They arc. Officially Registered and Trans ferred by the UNION TOUST CONPANY, of New York, who thins become the custodian of these Bonds. IT is CONFIDENTLY BELIEVED THAT NO BONDS. CAN BE -MADE MORE PER FECTLY sEcunn, OR MORE ABSOLUTELY SAFE:. It is a CAPITAL ADVANTAGE of these Bonds that they bear 7 per cent. gold interest for 40 years; and compared with 0 peg• cent. gold bonds, the additional 1 per cent., at com pound interest, for thirty years, would give the owner of this Bond a profit of $951 ..3,and for forty years, $5,003 43. Government Sixes might be exchanged with this result: $lO,OOO would buy 812,000 of these Bonds, payable in gold, yielding a profit in hand, and besides the gain of 62,000 PRIN CIPAL and the !tonna! 6 Per Cent. thereon, would, at maturity, net the buyer 021,041 16 addlidonal profit in IN VERIEST. Price ay present, Vti, and accrued interest from October Ist. Parnphlets ; with Maps and detail, and the' BONDS way be bad directly of us, or of DE HAVEN & BROTHER; Dealers in Government Securities, &0., No. 40 South Third Street, Philadelphia. Having personally ermined this entire line of road, finished 'and projected, as well' as the country through which it runs, we offer these Bonds with every confidence in their full worth and soundness. W. BAILEY LANG & CO., 54 Cliff Street, New York, .Agents for the Sqle of the Bcolds &no to th den STERLING & WILDMAN, Bankers and Brokers, No. 110 South Third Street. PIaLADJILPHIA. I Special Agents for the sale of Danville, Hazleton and, Wilkesbarre First Mortgage Bonds. Interest seven per cent., payable April let and October Ist, clear of all taxes. A limited amount of these Bonds for sale at 82, and accrued interest. The road was opened for business on November sth between Sunbury and Danville. Thirty-two miles be• rood Danville the road Is ready for the rails,. leaving but seven miles unfinished. Government Bonds and other Securities taken in ex. change for the above at market rates Ready in a Few *Days. THE`!LL,USTRATED. MIDSUMMER ROT'S DREAM, Containing the whole of Shakiwienre's Oomady, which in flow being playact lit §e!'w.itys l'l)entro. • ROBERI73 111110TWAriltEli THIRD iFIDITION, '~''.7 .. , ,i'":-:..,.. ,, ,0y:- , :itkr,v,g l t 4 w.i..,• ~X.',X'pM•.i.l,':7'W,A.PU,±.s7oria*:i itni t erisaiii sits. (Special Despatch t6th6PlatiOloWarreminglionollp.l WASJAINGTOIf t Dec. end ceeded In getting bis nintlattoe Legal Tender bill beforer the Hobe to4lay, movingits refer-' 'eneetg the , Committeo Ways 'and Meriefil Mr. thought ttie ;Ka Should go to the Cerminittee on Banking and the Currency, and Moved to amend MT. Iligetsoll's I.436olu tiott of reference, and send4t to them. Mr. Schofield moved to lay the bill, upon ihe table, Whicli maelb finite A stir , inasmUch as it,was regarded its art attempt to test the strength of the Souse on contraction or ex pansion. • , By a vote of 88 no e s ' 61 ' 64 ayes, the HOll4O refused to table that'll. The. Western mem bers nearly all voting in the negative. Mr. Garfield's motion to send the bill to the Committee on Banking and Currency was then adopted by a vote of SS ayes t0;67 noes. .10dge§1 . m441'ni"; (Special beepatch to tho Bretilupt 1 'Ahlin4l9T4*, Dec. - 11.-7.4%0 announcement thatJuilge 'Grier, of the hupreme Court, has tendered his resignation, was not entirely,tm exPeeted here, it having been known for some time that he would retire toon after Congress assembled. , RAnza,..Dee. 11, 7 -The Rotate opened firm. Rerites 73L 7c., and eloaed steady at 73T. 7c. ‘44 ANTWERP, Dee. 11.—Petroleum opened firm but quiet. • HAVRE, Dec. 11-7—Cott : on . opened stoady both on the spot and afloat. • New York Financial News NEW Yonn, Dec. 11.—There is no pew fea ture i n the money market au d the demand his up plied at tia7 per cent. on call. Prime discounts are quoted at .10a12 per cent. Foreign Ex change is dull but steady. The leading bank ers ask 108 i for sixty-day bills, and .10`Ji for sight. The gold m arket was lower to-day, opening at 123,, and deelining to 1231. " The rates paid for carrying were 6} to 7 per cent. The government bond market opened steady and advanced, but afterwards declined under more pressure to sell. At the afternoon call the market assumed a firmer tone again andis steady at this writing. Southern State Securities were firmer on the entire list, with an advance on Tennes sees and North, Carolina's. The raih'ay market was strong daring the morning with a general improvement in prices. The leading features were New York Central, Lake Shore and Reading, New Jersey Central, North western and St. PauL Among the miscella neous stocks, Pacific Mail and Quicksilver were the most active. The express stocks were buoyant on Adams and American. , BEECHEIFS DEFENCE. The Riduardson • and McFarland Drama from the Standpoint of Plymouth Pul pit--Mr. Beecher's Explanation De livered at the Church ~ ,Lecture-Room Last bight. The N. 1. herald says that at a meeting in • Mr. Beecher'e church last night,an explanation of his conduct in the Richardson affair was demanded •by some of his congregation. The account then says Mr. Beecher said he was waited upon by Mrs. Calhoun, who was a gifted and eloquent writer for the Tribe,tne, - A.gentletuan here interposed and said • that Mrs. Calhoun's late husband was a deputy collector and a man of great respectability. • Mr. Beecher resumed—Mrs. Calhoun showed him a note from Mr.. Greeley which commended her to Mr. Beecher, but did not ask him (Mr. Beecher) to perform the marriage. In conversation she said that she had known Mrs. McFarland and believed her to be a wo man of respectability, and that the divorce from her husband was a legal one. She also knew nothing that would 'hinder a - proper marriage. Mr. Beecher sent on to say that he had not heard of the brat shooting by Mr. McFarland of Richardson. Mete occupied es lie was occupied and absorbed in his ministerial and literary work bad not time for ex tensive reading of newspapers, and therefore it was not surprising that be should be Ignorant of that which was new a matter of history. The firm time that he remem bered bearing anything about Mr. Richardson and Mrs. :McFarland was when he Was shine-n a letter a long time ago by ei r. . Henry Camp the leader of the choir, that had passed beimeen Mrs. McFarlaud and Richardson. He saw at a glance that it was a love letter. and he did "hat which be Should • tlo if there were a million such lettere before-him and- neehuman eye to see him—put it eetety and not read it. Mr. Camp had, however, properly thought it his duty to dhow it to Mr. Beecher, because he felt eery strongly against Richardson's , conduct towards 31rs.11acFarlaneletnd thought 31r.Beecher would not have written its, commendatory a note about Richardson's book did he know hie character es well as' Mr. Cramp seemed to know it. That book—"Beyend the Mississippi' —had delighted him, and of hie Own free will he had written the letter to Mr: Richardson about that book which had 10:4:11 published, but vet until Mr. Richardson hail I written to hire and aeked his permission. The pormie men he promptly end cheerfully gave. Mr. Richardson he bad never seen until the eight of the marriage. On that evening be had been .spending two or three • hours with Father Hyacinths at Mr. Frothinehame ' I house, and while there he was called to the Astor House. ' "Thera lie found a corridor-full of friends and a weeping uncap around the tied. The surgeons told hurt that Mr. Richardson was under !the influence of opiate- e rupt that alter their efteet 'sees over he would gradually sink I and die. Mr. ' , retitle glean, at whose church 31r. Richardson was. an occieeiolial attendent, I and -wetly there whenever he was in the city, was pre sent. 'Mr. Frethingimm Mime the prayer, nod her .Mr. Beecher', performed the ceremony, and in doing so ply acted as a magietrato—uot in the semi orthodox fashion of a magistrate and minister merged into one office.' When two parties came to hint for marriage he , could hot summen witnesses, he could not act as Judge, but simply confined himself to teed which was purely magisterial. At the - time of 'the marriage at ties Astor House beetld not understand that the laws of New York declared null and void a divorce obtained In In diana. flail he known that Rlehardsen had acted as a serpent—had stolen away the affectioas and partner in lite of Mr. McFarland, he would sooner have cut off his right hued a hundred times, than have performed the ceremony. Utica„ couple had come to his house to be monied, and lie wets about to unite them In the me t ef t2 g e hotels, WIll'l) a police officer came in and told him that lie was about to marry the young lady to a mama (Jute offender, and thought it was probable that she hind beet, beguiled from her home in Pullatielphia. The -- offieer thought elie ought to be made aware of the face. Dlr. Beecher teld her what the officer had said and eerie replied, "Well I guees .1 know what I want:" [Great laughter), lit relit ocher ea/dile supposed she did,. and, therefotelteanarried deem. .(At this Mr. Beeeher in quired whether fourteen and twelve are not the ages at W Mel persons could be legally married, end their coverlet "respouses were ' let the' affirmative). Ile then said if theparties were of a legal ago for mar riage and preseeteelthenetelvee before him and required him to marry than, his duty in--that regard wad simply a magisterial elm, and lie was bound to DIM' it. He bud looked through the civil code of the State, and he had been unable to dimeiver any definition of the, ditties of u. minister in respect •to niarriage. It see mid to hint • that there was no de fined law' Itbont it in the revised 'cede. After the nem rine and before the funeral of Mr. Richardeou he lied melted ariepunsilde party ite to the legality of the divorce, Mid it was stilted to lam that the divorce cans quite correct. He bemired also of another peruses whether the divorce, had been obtained on wore titan legal grounds, and it was meted in reply that it was granted, not only upon legal, but aisle upon literal grounds. The queetion hied been asked durum the dis- CUSSiell WIIY litre. 111C/41.1111/ed lead not sought the ill- Lome from her husband in tee State of New York. He had been told in' reply to this that Mrs. Monte land had resided hi Indiana eighteen months, and that else had gone there to seek the divorce to save lice chill- j drop teem the stain and anneynnee which the seeking of that divorce in that State would bring upemehem. Mr. Beeeliereniti that he felt he was an honest 1111111. There WIIS another motive Hutt actuated 14111 in this affair which lie would lust put before them. When be came to be the 'meter of Plymouth church it was not for the purpose of self-seek bur or for obtaining popularity. When • be • came there he we ts eeeliklit deep," he was " kuee he was "thief) deep," he wait 4eshouldee deep." end he was over the, head in the slavery nitration. Then, when he tilting lit the unto was reached he wrote Ilk Cleveland letter. 'Ho was not sorry for rho writing of that !otter at the time ; neither Wits he Sorry nowt According to the pre:emit My le el yudguneliiiii by public: writers he had only made tone or five uffettikes 'nide Ilte. Ile-wax one of those Men wine IlDlWldted to his evramitity and to his heart he was drawn elmomt irreeistiely to it. Frmil the very niantiee in Which Mrs. Calhouu presented the metier to lent it 'Neemed ' to him that lie was needed todefend the' caned of the week against the etionge e fhertewimeotnethinglo be ileum tint risked a great unlearnt yf unpopularity, mid dietrequired that senile One stroineepough to bear ft eleitild throw himself into thelieneh. teach it curiae, Such an appeal end such a state of circumstances 'Mimed waffle 'hint that ap peals lethal' whlelies'emittietive, Mel tender within hint. ills itleev of rilnitretsteteWellfidia fluad-whe - .never .lund a_ spot en his collar, - it spot on his culls or tt pen his bosom. Ile expected to come out of tlils tight muddy and spatted. IlOtbotight lie hada heart like hits great Master, and feel ing hike that, he hod not felt Iguilty in' what heeled dente. • linowing what he had Ono the question.' he now asked himself was, whiild he'd(' it sigainr In ell4Wer to that ele the Dutchmen once foresight was us geed as. my. liludeight I should ihet.a eerrat 'many things _Miter than do." Mr.'. needier then said Ifs did not elnirch to apologize tor Lt their pester rag e haring.: done a wrong thins. - )1.1 lwr . dhl not agree with . 11 . 4 in this metier. Iht thou riseettel • Mr. Beecher ,t hen 'sot, frown, after which there wore. general ex presalons , .of sorrow et rtatt'ot very kindly ' and gent IY pet, Porttrq • the elutletich 'by mend nom ntom bera of the chnreli.that Mr. Beecher hail phteed himself in the false pooltlon lie had. Amid it all, however, there • seemed to bet a goneral - forling mitt expression of forgive- ' tiosMr. • .• -„- - • • eßeech4 again 'wise and eittiel that ho was able to stand'upfor thero'iknitanybocasion fin him to cone Out and decliteehlumettemprii than 'had - aitOadY • done.: Souptonts of.itnpatienee began to develop' them- .! selves on the, part Of the liench,etulti'lellielt.the an hollnceillant mettle thee he anneal litiainemi Meeting would hike place 011ie cone conclusion of the 4001401..11m. ; beiwtliction was then pronounced,. And all drops Who were not members retiredt , • nog 4m 5v 246, o'ol6ok. the Atlantic Cable. [By Ilasson's News Ageny.) .r01f,..4.T.R,:8:PTT10N..., BSt TELEGRAPH.: PRQM WASIEENOTON ReoonOtrii.otion ''of `Vi giuia The State to be Adellttel at anEarly Date, Georgia DernoOraey, in, Trouble; From w oom m omi. ,, Waintsnrox,'Dee. iii—The: Committee one Itecenstroction held a meeting ibis m'ornieg On rthe subject of the admission of Vrrginia Representatives Paine, Beck and Ward were. appointed a sub-comMittee to superintend the' printing of the statement of • ex-Gov. Wens; 'Republican, in' which it ls said he expresses! himself in favor of thd immediate admission and` the aboiition of all test 'oaths and disfranchisement'. also the' printing of the, speech of Governor IValker, recently made :before the Committee ) showing the loyalty and good faith of the people to carry out their professions, his earnest argument for ado*. sign, and also the report of, the Legislative 'Committee of Virginia, that of the minority of the same Committee, and Gen. Canby's re port to, the War Department, giving the result of the election,' The Reconstruction Committee also directed to be made an abstract of fifty affidavits charging fraud in the elections, but this is not to be printed. The members of the committee attach little 'if any importance to these charges, being generally satisfied that the election was a fair. one. The committee meets again on Tuesday morning. There seems to be no doubt that a bill will next week be paxed for the admission of Virginia, and soon thereafter the United States Senators and' Representatives will be sworn in, with the exception of Booker and 31e13ing, whose seats are contested. It is also probable that the admission' of Virginia -will be coupled with the condition precedent that the State constitution shall not be amended by the present .Legislature, Eir-Goyernor Wells's statement is reported to recominend the passage of an amnesty bill. The Georgia Democracy Aroused. [Special Deepatch to the Philads. Eveninsr Bulletin:l WARRINOToPT, Dec. 11.—The' recommenda tion made by President Grant in his message' concerning Georgia has, itseems, Caused quite a commotion among the Democratic politi cians of that State. With a view to resist all attempt at further, interference by Congrebs” with the political condition of the State, several leading . Democratic politicians arrived here this morning. Their reception has not been as cordial as expected, and but little en couragement of success is assured them by the Democratic Congressmen. Fraud.—Libel—Bloo4i. CHICAGO, Dec. D.—A correspondent who has seen it, writes to the Chicago Tribune that the partly-decayed arm that lies under the Cardiff giant looks exactly like that portion of Fort Dodge gypsum which rises above the surface of the ground and is exposed to the weather. The same correspondent was pre sent in the bank at Syracuse when Mr. Newell deposited 537,L00, and the cashier informed the correspondent that Newell gave George Hull $.9,e00 of money. The jury in the case of Mary Walton vs. Wilbur T. , Storey, editor of the Chicago Times, for libel, gave a verdict to the plaintiff for 83,860. A new trial was granted without argument. At Ottumwa, lowa, on Thursday night last, Lewis Barker, jeweler, having suspicions of the • infidelity of his wife with Otto Frauen burg, his wife's paramour, shot the latter,who attempted to escape from Barker's house, the ball entering his bowels and producing an ugly wound. Franenburg drew a knife and plunged it into Barker's - bowels, making a fearful wound, although neither is considered fatal. At a meeting of Germans; held here last night, a petition was numerously signed, ask ing Governor Geary to pardon Dr. Schoeppe. • LowELL, Mass., Dec. 11.—The wooden por tion of the wadding mills of RipleyfBc, Co., in this city, were burned last night. The loss is estimated at $10,000: Covered •by insurance. NEw YORK, Dec. 11. A fire this morning de stroyed Nos. 814, 816, 818, 820, 822,and 824 First avenue, owned by, Mr. Volicenherg, involv ing a loss of $.20,000. The body of au unknown than was found in the ruins, and-was removed to the Morgue for identification. Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 11.—The planing-mill of John S. Thomas, at the corner of Compton avenue and Chestnut street, was totally burned this morning. Loss, 02.5,000. Insured in the Maryland Fire Insurance of Baltimore for 11.000; in the International of New York for Sl,OOO, and in the Globe, Mutual, American, Central, Commercial and Citizens' of St. Louis, in $2,500 each. From Boston. BosTox,Dec. 11.—A match game of billiards, 1,200 points, between R. E. Wilmarth,the pre sent champion. and L. S. Brooks, for the championship of Massachusetts. was played last night. Wilmarth won by a scoreofl,2oo to !):i5. From New York. NEw YORK, Dec. 11.—The loss by the fire at the St. Nicholas Hotel laundry, yesterday, amounts to $35,000. Gustave Noelle, a clerk in a New York store, committed suicide to-day with a pistol shot. Front Troy. Thor, Dee. 11.—T. W. Jackson, a promicing young lawyer Of this city, died suddenly this morning. Forty.]First , Congrese....seeond Session. Wistlixornx, Dec. 11. ' liorsz.—Mr. Ingersoll again introduced his bill au thorizing ati additional issue or legal tender notskis to the amount of tii`44.ooo a ooo, and moved its reforemce to tho Committee of \Vn)s and Means. - Mr. Cullom remarked that he thought the House had bad that bill, offered for the last two or three .days. Mr. Ingersoll said It had. and that, It would have it for two or three days more until it was referred. Mr. Garfield moved its reference to the CoMmittee on Thinking and Currency. Mr. Randall Inquired of the Speaker whether an tb. jection would prevent the introduction of the bill now Y The Speaker said It would not. Mr. Cox thought the Thome had bettor postpone the considera thin eft be subject for the present. It ought to he ventilated.. Dlr. Garfield thought that the question Of reference might no well he settled nr•w at , at any other time. Mr. Ingersoll insisted uu 116 motion of reference, and moved the prevklibi question, which I COireB/11 , 11(hillee Ut the A.904:181,41 en•wo.l . LIAT.TIAtortIt. Dee. 11 -Cotton fit roug at fetar.tl'A'r. Flour *lull with entail bills Mid prices entirely unchanged. Wheat doll. lied, 4, , I :Oat Corn orbs ; White. Y iqinCu. On is, Pro v isions uncliatlgetl. Whielo , aI v:tui In v.." 0.1 and iron -bound barrels. Salve for January deliver). nt 9.1 a'r'c 31 r. Judd demanded the rending of the bill. which was done. It authorizer. and directs the Secretory of the Tt eitenty issue nit t litlenel legal-tender notes of the de nominations heretofore i t ,suled.ttild in such pro ptirtiong Ilk lie may, deem hest, to the amonnt of *41,000,01, of which , ffludllXlMO are to be bodied within thiro days alter the pnt,satte of this net ; ;E:10,00o4nt) w ithip sixty days; tt:10.0X).1.110 mere within deity days.atal the reinainint Si Mkt:l4W u Rhin one hundred days. The second BPC "n" 1111 ' 06 the Secretary of the 'I reasury • to purellase lib suet Indere goldinterest.bearinv 1,011 , 18, and 20 earl crl the emote ip 1I r. Scofield t i n h t:t l tlti m t n i:Vtli " :l;i l l u ti i ) ‘ o l l L'il,1111y1) taw. table. 31r. 77f olßinu culled Stir the ) ens anti nays. Dlr. Garfield !minimd of the Speaker whether the bill was now 1 11 44)ti`tilt. 11011.1 , far action The Sneaker replied that It stun. and that the pious; wouhl oistaa•ed tif it; Nr.('ox rentarloil that if Ow 'yllo , 4l'l'll from l'ennsyl• Yanins RT. Scofield,- wtoited n decision of the lionst , between on iittiation tont contraction of CUrr.'llCY, now maim the turtle: I. cicoliehl, supposed that It who wanted to dcliste the : currency,. would V 14.• a gitlivit his motion. 'I he vent , 1171111111Y$ 111 , 1'4! ordered. the Main question WPS talten - , end the motion' was rejeete,l,,yeas at, n 5 ,3 4013. The question recgrred on Mr Corlield's motion to ru ler to the t'emmittee em Ile Iliiing and 0111411 v, Dir. Ingersoll called for the yens atednuys, renotc4ing that four oat of the six members of that committee; who luol.inst vottql, had voted to lay the bill on the bible: ' , The yens end nays, were called. Mid the Id I! , thot,.,ro-' ferred to the Committee ott Banking and therten4—Yene • :,?t,. nays 17. .: .', , Dirt Point , . front I he Comm Mee on fteConstructiOn. , re port ed the following described wipers in reference to the t i , elindsaion.of Virginia, Which were ordered to be tinted: Gam Conhy's rental to tin Seetetarr of War i . . elation 0 to the'elPottowin .4.1869 ; the ittldrt,e e OE the tidbit can Control Committeo ; the etatement of2lfr,', tingnot, indentua to , btr I,ltteher ; the statement of Gov,, \Wits; ; the mentorlitioithe t ehuimittet el' this It/ratite Legteli . tore ;:_titatement:ofk4ov.W, siker beforo tho,ltecoktguti. * fiat Comnititee ; opinion of AttotteopOenetat , roh Vlrginiatilfefeal tettlfzetatement that there are davits &elm 'lthont liftP :persons in various parte of tbv.-titat . e looting itift there:semi a !entire on the pallor rttglstering ettleere to reghtteetheir names, and in' soon) imitative 3:00 O'Cloolt; First Mortgage Sevens. We would cell the attention of investors to the aboN. idends. The Mortgage 13 at the rate of 1t12,000 per mile with a sinking rand proviso of 020,(tuu per annum. Tb. Bonds are also endorsed by the following companies: Terre Matte and Indianapolis Railroad, A Company haring no delit and a large surplus fluid -the treasury. Volvndrus,' Cbtenao and Indiana Central Railroad, piudroylt, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railuazy Co The last two endorsements being guaranteed by the ' Pennsylvania Railroad Company. We ere eelliiag the above Bonds at a price that will pay a good rate of Interest. DREXEL & CO., T. 1.4 1, THE ORP,HANS'• COVIrr. FOR THE County Pniladql pith' .-Estatu of Tifonas ! 4100 d. Thu Auditor appointed by the I'ourt to audit, settle and adjust flit, aueount of .101 IN DESK ELL hnd 311 ( . 11 AEI/ O'NEILL. Executors of said Estate ttis tiled. by JOHN 111ESK.ELL, acting Ex.- editor). stud to report distribution of the balance in the ' hands of the aeconntatit, will toilet the partioq interested • 'for the 'Purposes of hiq appoitionent on WEDNESDAY, December 22d, A. It. 1869, at 4 o'eloek P. 31- of, the Mika of PEIRCE ARCHER; 221 Entail Stxth street, in the city of Philadelphia. • &Ws tat AXT U.' PERRY, 728 ARCH' STREET, HAS ;yr a largo Variety of Children's Rooks and Photo- Albyinti lit low prices. doll 5t flPlabti: DENTAL ASSObIA.TION 081 1,„; tririated the antepthotio 'tumor , -Ax111.01.18 OXIDE, OR LAUQIIIIIO Ges, • AMdgervots their:whole limo anti twactice to extracting teeth without pain. . • -• Office; Eights and Walnut stream.' ' apYnly D` I/ 'N 0 'A N'D ENGAGEMENT ATIF' Rings Of solid le karat fine' 4e1d. 4 .4 specialty; a full Inetexielent orld4cie,anA no charge for engraving names, Mo. FARB BNOTENR, Makers, tnygt-rp tf 224 Chettatitstreet below Fourth. §rT i litiTN TURPENTINE AND ROSIN.. 66 bartelaElpfritti: Turpentine'; 222 barrels Pale Boar ; ltwd_barrels N 0.2 Wain landing per steamship "Pielwer•" For Dade bY NNW: U. RoWL - EY, 16 Ben* • Trout street.. , • • "LIMB .BARRELS LIGHT COL- ()red sweet Fish 011.rlow.priced, for solo by NNW IIONVLEY,tI6 erouth Front street. [,' "• 4 44tets gtfit intitohlationavrerer alidetin . theflonterfative ' x eliiute,prevynt them from tiotlng the Republican ticket, and that they-trete ptirifented front Voting. • ` 1 'IIIE C01711101.',' .Qt r it-reggitsttiottendge - Pitietine,i.4.llrttfialtr*gra proceeded anthintlieneWneentroom Orient eased'' .were, rrs QUA:11311 - 86114*4-3iiiien ' Peirce $a Ssux eor~rasl deee.BWel'O'hettirdntliainortilttg.j Q17411.1'0. tinsetults-NJudge 'WM court `ffiga beld for fhe pinks° of ispoetnrof some ;hnsinessieft atter from theterm at whieh.thetJadge.Prite tohling,ittierter: Saslow. • . The,ease , of George, W. rafterebefore , the 'Court urain a writ of habeas evprts to, ho releeiedfrour this 'Maine Asyltinr, watt taken Mr .Flay.-lehrirepresettid the Committee di .Lunaticoetated hat kri. MUM W Plated In the Atryllins abedt twenty' years:4lm. Dy biota* er, 'upon 'a certificate brDy.; Jan ney,and so remained until ,the father's deat when; a Yegular:Cornmiseion of Lunacy was issued, acida COl emitten itypeibted and that the confinement Arse: by fit 3 Cemmittee since Idea. , , Theta Was some diecnisien in regard to the senses for; ,the;delsys in bearingthe cane-, Kr; Clay stated that het :warped responsible for the continuance, except because, ' of Ws necessary abeence from the city, and not became; of thydrteire to avoid a hearing. , . • • , ..ktr.lliddle + for the Institution, stated that at all times. the ofilcere were ready to pro teed. being willing to re- , lease 111 r. Draper if it was decided that he was of sane mind,, , ' • Thu papers in the cage ',hew a' return to' tho• writ of hatextr - corpusisetting forththet he was. held by. reason of the fiction of the Comtnittee upon the finding of the Inquesf of Innacst, The traverse to this return allegeo tbat while this le true, the relator is not of such un emend mind that ho should be restrained of his liberty. When Mr: Warriner, the counsel for Mr: Draper, read, the „trarereer Mr. 'Draper said to him : "Tile Com rnittee found me a rheumatic, not a lunatic I" Mr. Warriner then, proceeded with his proof as fol. !Dr, Kiricbride, affirmed—Tam the Principal in charge of the Insane Asylnm ; Mr. Draper is in my charge ; hue been so for nearly twenty years; he was plaPed there by his lathe+. • he was placed there on account of his mental disorder; I examined him at the - time and found a form ,of , • dementia; rs . weakness of mind ; fie line been eomeirhat excited during the ,line lie lute b e en with us, but never a 'violent insane man.; lie haebeen excited, because in his manner and conversation ho wee different from his proper con dition ; hare no recollection of any epecial occurrence to cause the excitement; it has not been frequent ; he is obedient ; his committee pay fur him ; before that the father did ft.__ • . . Question.-=You would not apprehend any danger if he were reledeedy Ana proper guardianship I would net; I mean the kind of care he has had for the last •20, years; when he has gone out, es lie has very frespiently, he line lied ajudiciolls attendant with him: don't know•'thathe has evergone nut without the attendant, L Judge Ludlow--Doctor,is he fit to take care Of himself? Answer—l think not; his mentaleapacity is not suffi cient to enable him to.take care of himself, marl he might get into difficulty ; there is no indication of softening of the bruin, but the dementia has exhibited itself over since I ' huve known liiM r • and has not diminished ; with every chappe of' administration he makes applica tion to the President of the • United Wales and others for are appointment as Ambassador to England, Ausiria, , ranee and other countries; bin conversation instigates' that he Tins •no capacity to take career properff s,lse would, tint liberty, annoy authorities with his importunities for. these appoint ments ; he has the names of •soino of the most distin guished men in the country to these ,peculiar petitions ; I have signed sonic; of them- Judge Ludlow—lf thin act of AteleMbly is to haise.a beneficial effect It should be directed to men who have been Improperly confined and not to those who have been decided to be insane by jury—not to those who are filled with whims, etc. Warriner—l don't doubt but this man has a weak ness. Judge Ludlow—Show me that this man is as able to take care 'of hibself as you or I Would require of' a brother. Don't say to me because ho is not a raring maniac I shall release him The blood shall not be upon my skirts. I did release one man from this Asylum at the instigation of his counsel because lie did not then appear to be insane, but ten days after - Ward that man jumped into , the Dela ware. and was drowned. If you cannot make out a cas of a isan•abla to take care of himself in the street I will not discharge from the Institute Dr; K irkbride continued : I mean by excesses, those in eating and drinking, which might become a habit ; I have known him to commit excesses in eating, but not in drinking, as he has had no opportunity ; it was not at the Asylum that he committed the excesses, but when Le came into the city with an attendant, and on these occasions it has been reported to us that he did indulge in excesses in eating ; I have never seen him do any thing to indicate that he would be destructive to him self or others. The case was not concluded when our report closed ' IN MATERIALS. 1869. HOLIDAYS. 1869. GREAT BARGAINS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. LAC - VA CUR,TA.IINTS, DA MASK CtiRTAINS, DRAPERIES AND LAMBREQUINS, Trimmed with Rich Tassels. witurr - OR GOLD CORNICES, Tapestry and Cloth TABLE AND PIANO COVERS, EIDER DOWN QUILTS, Will he Closed Out at a Great Reduction, prior to Annual Stock. Taking. I. E. W ALGA VEIN , 31 ASONIC HALL, No. 719 CHESTNUT STREET. CURTAIN MATERIALS. LACE CURTAINS, $)3 00 to 00 00a 'pair. NOTTING NAM LACE CURTAINS, $2 to $l4 a pair. WINDOW SIIADES,aII Mode; SILK BROCATELLES, SMYRNA, CLOTIII4,DLUSIIES; REPS, TERRIES and DAIIIASKS,aII color 8; TASSEL, GIMDS,FRINGES,Ste. RAILROAD SUPPLIBS. W. U. CAIIRYL 4110 SONS, '723 CHESTNUT STREET. Tn .R FI. CODSHALIC X. CD,'S Carpet Store, (two rigors &dove our old stand.) St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre . Haute mhlo Kan 34 South Third Street. FIFIII 4:act o'cti6cit. =ME ti LATER BY THE CABLE Condomnation of OrgtagemOii Farther 'Comments on the kree4eet!4l Message. AdjOurnment of the (Ecumenical Connell! • • Until After the Epiphany, • , , The Labor Movement in Bostoil Atlantic ByUse Atlantic Crible.' ', ', ' 1 , . LONDON, Dec.ll.—The Times has art =dell), ' o to-day, condemning the Orangemen saying ~,,... rthat they answer no end but to perpetuate the , ro . idea of two races—conquerors and cratilueto% ir,' Statesmen should discourage and. dis c ounte. nance these organizations. , ..., ~ The Spectator has an editorial on Am'olieri,u . -. . affairs to-day: The writer, says that Geneial, ‘ ,, Grant's progratnnee, as annenneed in lltie , ineS,- 4 . sage to Congress, of peace, retrellehMent,o `:'• reconstruction and honesty, • must enhalidero the position of the United. States as a nation. , Iler way of paying her debts was the lastiteflt- , be quarreled with, ROME, Dec. 11—The sessions of the ite.ii,- .. menical Council have been mijourned, tintifaf-' ter the Epiphany. 'llinch opposition •ise*- ' , t oo u patted on the reassembling of the body," butt 4 , . His Holiness is said to be sure of co-operatiolk.,,, by the American bishops.. - . vi o lik ". PARIS, Dec., 11—The French Government.l, has made known to the (Ecumenical Caund*, q .,i ell that infallibility; is th an .inopporne ques-..„,i.--, tion from a religious view, and politically ~'' 1 . places France otherwise than according 01%4 •:.,, the concordat, and releases her from the obll- gations'there accepted. , ,'• -..,., • , The Labor Movement. , llosrex, Deo. 11.--The clitninittee appointed At . , by the Ten-Hour Labor State Convention, 4n. September last, have approied a bill for pre --q' seutanon to the Legislature, and petitions op now in,cireniation in the mannfactering ths-,t's tricts urging its passage, -The bill'enactS:that - after the 4th of July next, no male 'underthe age, of eighteen, and no female of whatever age shall be employed in laboring , by or for any cotton, woolen, worsted, silk or linen manufacturing company organized ,• I4y and under the laws of this Commonwealth more than ten hoars in one . day, or sixty hours in any one week, except where it is necessary to make. 'repairs to pro-' vent the stoppage or interruption of the ordi nary running of mills or machinery. 4. via« lotion' of theprovisions of the act shall in-, volve fifty dollars find, to be recovered in any' court competent to try the cause. The Gover nor and Council are required to appoint one or more'Commissioners to have the act en forced. Departure of Father Hysielut,he. [ily Hasson's News Agency.). NEW YORE, Dec. 11.—Father Hyacinthe took his departure this afternoon. At eleven o'clock A. bl., accompanied by two. Mem bers of the Societe Francais de Bienfaisanee, and another , friend, he quietly took a 'hack at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and rode to pier 50 North river, where the steamer Pereire Captain Duehesne received, the distinguished guest. The Rev. Father spent au hour upon the deck; conversing with his American friends. He promised to visit this coutntry again and make a more extended tour. There are rumors among his intimate acquaintances here that he will direct his footsteps towards' Rome, and appear before the.(Ecumenical Council, though he has not been officially in- 4 vited to do so. . HALIFAX, Dec.lt—The Chronicle, in com menting upon President Grant's message, Says it has broken down all hopes of reciproeity, and renders annexation more- desirable. It admits that annexation is impossible unless the whole Dominion asks for it,. and believes that independen6 will ,beCome ,the popular cry. A whale, 70 feet long, was lately washed ashore at Economy, Bay of Fundy. ' OTTAWA. Dec. 11.1 t is rumored that Sir Francis Hincks; Finance Minister, propOies to impose a duty upon American grain and coal, and a general reduction of the free list. Violation of Coutract—PollOcal.: BosTox, Dec. 11 —Rumors are current ttrat the parties in New York who bought at auc tion the steamships _Qntario and Erie failed to respond yesterday in making their first pay ment of the purchase money, accordingte the terms of sale, which require that One.Toneth of the sum shall be paid in cash withui ten days after the sale. The temperance Republicans of this city have nominated CoI. George H. Johnson for Mayor and_ a, .full ticket of AldermelLand Councilmen. The New York Bank Statement. ' (By IlasBon'B News Agency.] • NEW Yonii,Dec. 11.—The bank statement for the week ending to-day shows that: Loans decreased $506,041 ; Specie decreased $017,177 ; Circulation decreased $12,351 ; De posits decreased $510,342 ; Legal Tenders in creased $895,155. ST. Louis, Dec. IL—The • steamer W. IL Arthur, hence for New Orleans, stink yester. day at Bennett's landing, lt)Z miles below here, and is supposed to, be a total loss. She bad on board a very valuable cargo, and about atiO head of stock: The boat was valued at $75,000, and was insured for $30,000. Special Annoancement, SHEPPARD, n 024 ttle3l 5 No. 1008 Chestnut Street, Phila., . *ltespectfully announce to their filen& and the public generally, that for thirty days they will offer their CHOICE AND FINE GOODS at Bach a redaction as will imams a quick. sale Special attention is,invited to the following Utica , or goods, among which Tara our now importations, many noyelties, and sonie W I the finest qualities! untilos. Poing oxproF sly imported toy the holidays : . : DOUBLE DAMASK TAIILE CLOTITEE an sizes DOUBLE DAMASK. TABLE NAPKIN,S,In alt sizae. I)011,1LI: DA MASK TABLE LINENS, in all elze*: , Po POLE DAM A :•K To %vE LS AND TOWELINGs; l'. WSTAPESTILY PLANO AND TABLE Voy,vas. BICII 101 BROIDEIILD PLANO AND TABLE; C(IVEIN. . RINI ANT) E - rj:G A NT EWE SATIN eintpAirs mATEttIAL. ,„„ , 101.1 PA I, .‘i ARSE 11.1iES,i4rtiati, ; poSITIoN MAlt§eibLES thLILIS. FINE 11 EM STATCIIED DAND - • 4 I„. .` • ' ; 4 , „ •,t , ~• 4' • ! ( 44t !' • t latirke onsi General Stookeit- theP with a NVIIITE_GOODS. , , I,INEN 11 )17 StS RYA PING InlY LiOODS; BLANKETS; • , FIANNELS, ' ." polo:S . 11C 31USLIISS m ( 4`.,*? .11 II tip tt,l;iri); B TELUGRAPIL The New DOMIIMOVI. Steamer Stlk. VAN HARLINGEN & ARRISON, ENTIRE STOCK
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