BUSINESS NOTICES., " Joist Chit 1 • " CHERRY PECTORAL TROCHES," Colds,_ Coughs, Soro Throats, and Bronchitis Raw ett good, none eo pleekant, none curette snick. RUSHTON & 410, ' 10 Arron Booms, New York. Hee DO snore of thoBo horrible tagted nauseating "BROWN CUBED THINGS." saalltia to th-Smool ' ---- elm* she Reduction , In Prices of "PECK & CO.'S and II A INES BROS.' PIANOS to Pearly MLB TIMES' FIOBBSS we aro .havlng groat increase of trade. We keep Mason az Hamlin's renown J. B ed organa. GOULD, dek/411 a to ti N0..923 Chestnut .etreet litelbway & Sons' Grand Square and br a y at can ret otor : tottr eotnraiwzhc nod the same as in a violin. At BLASIUS TIROS., seal No. Heti Ohoetnut street. EVENING BULLETIN. Tuesday, Januttry 11, 1870. IMPORTANT REFORMS IN FRANCE. The new French ministry has begun the work of reformation in such downright earnest that fulfillment of Napoleon's liberal promises seems, now for the first time to be probable, 'The reformatory 'mea.su res. introduced during the last few - days have been so radical and startling that the mass of readers, perusing the little fragments of intelligence which have been published from day to day, will hardly compre hend the importance of the movement in the aggregate, or understand how complete has been the departure from the ancient policy of the Empire. The formation of a liberal ministry with 011ivier at its head was a guar antee of the determination of the Emperor to begin a new political era; but, the most san guine of the friends of liberty in France did 'not hope forthe prompt establishment of such radical 'measures, or the immediate assump tion of so much authority by the Cabinet. But the ministers have proved that they realize `rally the responsibility which has been placed npon them 'by the new constitution; and if they are sincere,•• as we believe them to he, they have showed also that they intend to exercise the authority for which they are held - responsible, and not to answer to the nation *r the deeds and misdeeds of the Emperor. Their first act' was a defiance of Imperial authority. Baron Ilaussmann, the 'Prefect of the Seine, was dismissed from office 'imme 'diately after the organization of the ministry, although the Emperor plead for his retention, and expressed the, warmest personal regard for him. By giving employment for years, to thousands of workmen in rebuilding and beau tifying' Paris, this man has done the empire the fifiliflte of quieting the ulithiors of the danger- OILS classes forbread ; but he has been reek- oly extravagant, and be is disliked and hated by the Parisian tax-pityere, N'it9 114 ye to bear the heavy burdens that he has plaoNiti -Upon the Treasury, On the 7th itiSt., the Minister of foreign Affairs took the nest step in the new movement by addressing a circular to foreign courts, declaring that the policy of the French government will be absolutely pacific. The • Emperor has made such declarations many a time before, and nobody believed theni; but the ministry prove their sincerity by announc ing that the contingent force will be reduced by one hundred thousand men.- This will give intense satisfaction in France to the conscripts, to the tax-payers who have to support the enor mous army, and to the mercantile . men who live in constant apprehension of war. Further, Mr. 011ivier has declared that the courts shall be purified so that justice shall he kept clear of politics, and that decisions shall be unbiassed by any considerations other than faithful ad ministration of the laws. The Minister of Fi nance has announced that the government will have no further intimate relations with private ,financiers, but will avoid such complications as that in which it was involved by the ruin of the Credit Mobiller. The ministry have de cided, also, to admit Algeria to repreSentation in the Corps Legislatif, thus removing a prin cipal source of discontent in that province, and giving its people . a voice in their own government. , The censorship upon foreign journals, :which ' hitherto has caused so much annoyance, not only to Frenchmen but to foreigners residing 'in France,.'has been abolished, and newspapers of every class and kind •may now come into the coun try without hindrance. Permission has been accorded also for the sale of all jour nals upon the streets, espec'al action in this direction having been taken in the case of the radical Rappel conducted by the sons of Victor Hugo. An explanation is promised also of the police system of the , Empire ; so that the mystery which hitherto has surrounded it will be dispelled, and very likely the system of espionage entirely abolished. It is announced that the Ministry will propose to the . Corps Le gislatif to abolish the General Safety Law—that infamous enactment under which individuals who were offensive' to the tyrannical govern ment could be arrested,and punished or exiled, without even a decent form of trial. Lastly, the ministers promise to issue immediately a circular making plain the intentions of the government for the future, and displaying a policy of the most liberal and generous char acter. This is a brief summary of the reforms that —have been promised during the first week of the existence of the ministry. If these promises are fulfilled honestly, and they are to be ac cepted as an augury of the future,we may expect soon to see the shadow of Napoleon's absolu tism pass away from France, and to see that • country, without a bloody revolution, range itself among the liberal nations of Europe. It was high time that France had taken her proper place there. Spain and Austria and Italy have all passed her in the race for liberty, old her people were gr.:wing restless and im patient under the restraints which were imposed upon them. It was the wisest coarse ever chosen. by Napoleon, to yield up his present power ea easily at the very crisis of its existence, and while preventing violent revolution, to conduct the people himself through a revolution that will be of greater benefit to France than any that has taken place within her borders." It was the safest course, too ; for it Will win him such popular sympathy and favor as he could not have obtained in any other manner, and while " it guarantees his scat upon the throne, it pro mises also the succession to his son. TUE WIRE f4TRIRE it is a remarkable feature of all public demonstrations in favor of the " striking " business, that instead of anything like a calm and logical discussion of the true relations of labor and capital; the great staple of the speeches, resolutions and other manifestoes consists of invective and absurdity. This, probably, arises from tile fact that trades'- onions, as now organized and conducted, rest von a false and illogical basis, and saunot, therefore, carry Izaa their warfare upon the,m selfes and their employers . with any other weapons than those of abuse.and the most un reasoning assertions and assumptions. The natural consequence is that. labor •movemeiata lose much of that sympathy and support which they would otherwise enjoy,. and the interests of the various claase,s---of__workingmeu are damaged, instead - of being promoted, by the hot-beaded zeal of ignorant, excited or un principled advocates. The meeting of the telegraph strikers held in this city last night was not an :exception to the general rule of these demonstrations. The " Orand Chief Operator" of the Telegraphers' League, who, by a singular aptness of nomen clature, is named Pope, made a speech, in which be . asserted that "if the present strike failed, all labor organizations must go down." This must, certainly be mere rhetorical non sense: If the labor organizations of this country rest on such a precarious foundation that they cap all be toppled over by the ability of a single private corporation to carry on its business, indcpendently. of a particular set .of employes, they are far :weaker than they usually profess to be. and occupy a much larger space in the industrial economy of the country than they deserve. Another very absurd thing done last night was the adoption of the following resolution : Reso/ved, That we cannot sufficiently regret that the Philadelphia circuit alone should be held' up as the Mark for the arrows of scorn which will necessarily be shot at it on account of its ventured traitors. This is immensely strong language. "Arrows of scorn" and "perjured traitors," and the absolute inability of the resolvers sufficiently to regret the behavior of the men who have remained at or returned to their posts of duty, are all powerful expressions, but what are they all about? A number of young men seek and obtain employment from the Western Union Telegraph Company, agreeing to serve their employers faithfUlly, for a specified com pensation. • Having. obtained their situa tions, which are of a peculiarly respon sible nature, they bind themselves by a secret and solemn oath , to violate their obligations to their employers, and, through them, to the public, and to " act in whatever matter" their Pope may order. There is considerable room for a difference of opinion, under these circumstances, as to the precise point where the "pedtui" and the " treachery" come in. The men who have returned to their duty have done so because they have had moral courage enough to relieve themselves from the burden of a'rash and il legal and dishonorable vow, and to look after their own'intuots, which lie in the direction of an honorable and manly discharge of their duties. Alen who act in this way will not sutler very severely from the "arrows.of scorn," so . long as they wear the armor of self respect and common-sense. We have published a good deal about this telegraph strike, including a number of tele grams,from the strikers. We have done' so, both that our readers may see the question in all its aspects, and because it is very interest ing to observe the intense gratification _with which these young men exult over the 'partial interruption of the business of the country. These telegrams will accomplish much good '; for the public, at large, are not likely to submit very good-humoredly to the loss and incon venience inflicted by an organized labor monopoly like this. The Western Union Company is undoubtedly a monopoly. of great magnitude, and there will be general satisfaction with any wise legislation which will give.to the country telegraphic facilities similar to those now en joyed through the post-oflice. But the mo nopoly of this Telegraphers' League is a far more mischievous and reprehensible one, and it is daily showing by'its telegrams,its speeches, is resolutions and other actions, that it is ac- tuated by uo motive higher than the narrowest selfishness, and that it has no valid claim Upon the sympathies or support of the public. The strike is pne.of the most unreasonable and in excusable with which the country has yet been disturbed, and it cannot result otherwise than in failure and injury to those ,engaged in it. CRII'PLED SOLDIERS. Governor Geary makes an eloquent appeal, in his recent Message, in behalf of the crippled soldiers of the late war, urging that Pennsyl vania has not done her duty to these maimed veterans, and that she should provide for them "a - home where they shall be amply provided with the necessary comforts of life, and no longer be compelled to be pensioners upon the scanty charities of the w0r1d.",,, The Message speaks of these crippled soldiers as "hobbling about our streets upon ; crutches, with missing limbs, begging their bread from door to dobr,, or sitting upon the corners of the streets, turning an organ for the feW pennies the chari table passer-by may feel disposOd to bestow." There is no journal iu the land which has more cordially and consistently advocated the cause of the soldier, and the soldier's widow and orphan, to whom the country owes such an inexpressible debt, than the By ENIN6 BULLETIN, and we shall always be found ready to promote every judicious measure for their relief. But it ought to be known that there are two sides to the case of this class of our crippled soldiers referred to by Governor Geary. The history of the Soldiers' home in this city abundantly proves that the men who are some times seen begging on our streets or grinding the dismal dirges of the barrel-organ at the corners, do so of their own free choice. There may be a few exceptions, although we know of none ; bnt for the most part, these men, who have excited the sympathy of Governor Geary, and for whom Governor Curtin has so often and so. eloquently appealed to the peo-• pie of Philadelphia, do not OhoOse 'AO live in a. Soldiers' Home. .Not only do they dislike and resist the necessary disci pline and restraint of such institutions, but they find their other mode of life so profitable that they greatly prefer, it to the quiet comforts of the Soldiers' Home. It may safely be said that no respectable, well-behaved, worthy dier or sailor, sick or crippled .in the service of his country, need beg or grind organs in the, streets of Philadelphia.' The Wonderful manner in which the great armies of the Republic melted back into social life, at the close of the war, has been the sub ject of universal admiration, anti a source of great congratulation among those who feared the demoralizing effect of the rapid dis banding of those large bodies of troops. By far the larger part of the Union soldiers came back into civil life, the• better for their military experience, in all re spects. But, but'of the hundreds of thousandS of our armies, it would have been miraculous 'ME DAILY, EVENING BULLETIN-lIIILADELPIIIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11;1870. if there had been, none ;upon whom, the in , iluencee of camp-life had acted most in .juriou;ly. Dissolute and reckless habits were foimed, the'power of which will long be ,felt, even if they are ever 'eradicated. We do not mean to say that every orga - u,grinder_ in a soldier's uniform is either dissolute or reckless ; but very many of them are, and these have no relishfor the quiet order, the simple food, the system, the discipline of a Soldiers' Home. We 'believe , that careful investigation will demonstrate that ' the National AsylUm and the local Homes now in existence .are, ample for the accommodation of all worthy applicants, and before the Legisla ture acts, upon the suggestion of Governor Geary, prompted as it undoubtedly is, by a feeling of deep sympathy fore every wounded soldier of the war for the. Union, it will be well for the Board of Public Charities to look well into the capabilities of the institutions now ,existing to furnish to these crippled veterans all the aid and comfort for which the Governor so eloquently pleads. "Ab me, what perils do environ" The - woman meddling with Lord Byron! This was a fact, as many knew it, When he was living; but to rue it When be's been turned to dust, deceased Some five and forty years at least— This great distinction do we owe To Mistress Harriet Beecher Stowe. U Stowe, the first of female Beechors, Daughter. wife, sister of great preachers, To think that you, a saintly veteran, Given to the human race's betterin' ; A mural model, pious, pure, Type of the Puritan demure ; A learned dame, with mind giaahlle As ever floundered in the Atlantb. ; A matron, too, of fifty-eight, With reverend silver en your pate— • To think that yon should be a victim Of Byron's, when we know he picked 'em! O Mibtress Stowe and Doctor Stowe ! . The scandal's great, as you must know; And none the less, it may be said, Because the fascinator's dead. Yet who'd have thought at this late day A dame mature should fail his prey? That even in his grave this 3n:A Should be a learned woman's rnin ? Shades of Gulnare, Medora, Haidee, And each renowned Byronic lady, Pity your fellow-suffering creature, The reverend Mrs. Stowe, née Beecher! Open your ranks, to give a place To ber, the saintliest of your race. Alas ! the " Sunny Memories Of Sn. my Lands "-beyond the seas Have had a shadow-o'er them east. By Harriet's late work—net her-last. BehLid this cloud . there still is shining, Greenback or gold or silver lining, And this consoles, when reputation Is stained all o'er the wide creation; A bOok that sells, a public sold, Console in greenbacks or in gold. So Mistress S. will still discuss Lord Byron, when.it pays her thus! Still Still will she-teach the girls and beys- - The wickedness of human joys; . Will give them illtistrations ample— „Lord Byron still her beat example— Of all the vices under Heaven, And chiefly what Commandment Seven Forbids j for that the little creatures ' Must have expounded by the Beechers. When wearied with the wicked Lord, She'll call her brother, Henry Ward, And he will tell each little darlin' The story Richardson-McFarland; There'll be some difference in the moral, But over this they will not quarrel; In paper, book or magazine ' The business will pay, I ween ; So on these themes there'll be some other Books by Ofe lady or her brother. Happy the age that has for teachers Of its ingenuous youth the Beechers. They give a special education Upon the conjugal relation; • They train the infant mind to see The meaning of adultery ; Dig up.the dead to illustrate The miseries of the married state, Yet, though not Mormons in polygamy, Comfort a dying wretch with bigamy. They think affinity elective Alone'makes human love effective; But when the elector is a Byron, he Turns all their doctrine into irony ; Him and his widow from the grave They drag their theories to save, And ruthless as the worst of vandals, Hunt up the nastiest of scandals, To teach in book and magazine ; .,fhe foulest of the crimes obscene. The businesS pays, for is not Beecher More than before the great star preacher!? Blyznouth Church stock has risen this year, And all because the pastor dear Was 'brave and bold enough to wad Adulterers at a (lying bed. And Harriet, by her last sensation, Has famous grown throughout the nation; Her recent. works are so the rage She means to raise her price per page. But where's her honor, where her pride ? They died when Lady Byron died. She makes her noble friend of old A theme for turning words to gold; Defying others, thinks it brave To count her profits from a grave, And press and people proudly spurns, While growing rich from funeral urns. But where's the man or where the woman; hose heart is honest while 'tis human, That will not from the pages shrink That she again defiles with ink? Who can her older books receive And not o'er her lost honor grieve? And who can give the Works of Stowe As gifts, including in the row The " Story Tru6" by her related Or " Lady Byron Vindicated ?" Who can excuse the - fotirifarrator, Or vindicate the Vindicator? The President yesterday nominated Colone l Thomas Biddle, of this city, to be Conml_ General of the United States at Havana. This is a most excellent selection' and the Senate should lose no time in ratifying it. Colonel Biddle was bred to the bar, and is a gentleman peculiarly fitted for this important post., He is staunch Republican and has served in several important posts abroad, including a responsi ble consulate under. President Lincoln. He is a man of high Character and genial manners, and has the rare advantage of speaking the language of the country to which he is to be accredited. In view of the delicate nature of our relations with Cuba and Spain, he is just the man for the position to which he has been nominated. 1 , BAGO GUM GUMMI. Per sale by 'NATHAN TROTTER & CO., It No. 36 North Front street BEEC BEERS AND BYRONIC A Rhymed Leader. CLOTHING. Tea Ann Down Part of Our Store. Touring down part of our Store. ' Tearing down part of our Store. Tearing down part of our Store. ' Not enough room for the, Goode. Not enough room for the Goode. Not enough room for the Goode. Netunough room for the Goode. Will sell them Will eell them Will Nell than • • Will Bell them Lower than Ever•. Lower than Ever. Lovier than Ever. Lower than Ever. Overcoats at. $7 50 Cost Elsewhere...slo 00 Overcoats at 10 00 Cost Elsewhere 15 0) Overcoats at 12 50 Cost Elsewhere 18 00 Overcoats at ' 15 00 - Cost Elsewhere 22 00 Overcoats at 20 00 Cost Elsewhere 30 00 Business ()outset 7, 000 , Cost Elsewhere.....lo 00 Elleilleße Coats at 800 Cost Elsewhere 12 00 Bueitiess Coats at 10 00 Cost Elsewhere 14 00 111/1111Ithe Coats at ........ ......13 'OO Cost Elsewhere 17 00 Pants (till wool) at 300 Cost Elsewhere 5 00 Pants (all woolj'at 4 00 Cost Elsewhere 600 rents (all wool), at 5 00 Cost Elsewhere.... 700 Pants (ell wool) at 650 Cost Elsewhere 00 Pants (ell wool) al ......... 30 Coat Elsewhere......lo 00 Vests (all wool) at 1 50 Cost Elsewhere 3 00 Vests (all wool) at 250 Cost Elsewhere 4 00 Vests ( all wool) at 350 Cost Elsewhere 600 Vests (Pll wool) at 425 Cost Elsewhere 600 Vests (ell well at 500 Cost Elsewhere 730 Boys' Overcoats at 5 00 Cost Elsewhere 8 00 Buys' OVercoate at '6 50 Coet Elsewhere 10 00 Boys' Overcoats . at. 750 Cost Elsewhere 11 00 Boy s' Overcoats at j 10 00 Cost Elsewhere......lo 00 Ileys' Overcoats at 13 60 Cost Elsewhere 20 00 Boys' Undercoats at 5 00 Cost Elsewhere 800 Buie' Undercoats at......... 6 00 Coet Elsewhere...... 9 00 Boys' Undercoats at 800 Cost Elsewhere 11 00 Boys' Undercoats at 10 00 Cost Elects here 13 00 Boys' Jackets at 230 Cost Elsewhere 350 Bo) s' Jackets at 3 50 Cost Elsewhere 450 Boys' Jackets at 400 Cost Elsewhere 5 50 Boys' Pants at 250 Cost Elsewhere 350 Boys' Pants at, 350 Cost Elsewhere ' 4 50 Boys' Pants at 400 Cost Elsewhere-- 6 50 Boys' Pants at........ 500 Cost Elsewhere 700 or: For the accommodation of the public, we will keep open every evening until 9, o'clock, and Saturdays till 10 o'clock. • ' • WANAMAKER & BROWN, WANAMAKER & BROWN, ()Ali HALL, OAK HALL, S. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS B. , E.,CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS ROCKHILL & WILSON BESPECITULLY ANNOUNCE ! We sold our Winter Stock and we got MUCH MORE. For Eighteen Hundretl and Seventy we have made ample preparations for a GREAT, INCREASE of business Our facilities for supplying every individual composing the Public are • . Greatei- • than ever before. Everybody who comes to examine as to our ability to do what we otter to do, shall be made WELCOME in every department of our Great Brown Hall Although we are going to. furnish THE BEST Goons the market will supply, yet we are making such ti'AST quantities of them, that we are able to put the prices DOWN to the LOWEST possible figure Tit your figure, and suit your purße, exactly It is, therefore, in the HIGHEST DEGREE reprehensible and unwarrantable for anybody to zo without GOOD CLOTHES; RICH CLOTHES, NEW CLOTHES, CHEAP CLOTHES, when we have made such IMMENSE preparations, regardless of expense, to - SUPPLY all men with the best of Clothes at the lowest of prices. ROCKHILL & WILSON, GREAT BROWN HALL, 603 and 605 CHESTNUT Street. WESTON & BRO., TAILORS, No. 900 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. oat BifirD UNIFORMITY IN LOWNESS OF prices has enabled ne to make _ QUICK SALES. _. in consequence of which we have but a small stock of ready-made goods, which we will close out at cost. The reduction in prices is us follows : Good Business Suite, were, $2O. Good Business Suite, 18, were $22. Good Business' Suits, 20, were $12,5„ Overcoats, $l2 SO, were alti. Dress Suits at the Same Rates. Parties purchasing CLOTHING. From uneuva r ho rA o + isr . ,3 in price and quality We avoid the practice of asking twice the worth of an article end then abating the price for the purpose of making the purchaser believe he is obtaining a bargain. EVANS /lc LEACH, del.7.3mrp WS Market street, HEADQUARTERS FOR EXTRACTING TEETH WITH FRESH NITROUS' OXIDE GAB. "ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN." DR. F. R. THOMAS, "formerly Operator at Colton Dental Rooms," poeitively the only Office in the city entirely devoted to extracting teeth without pain. Mee, 911 Walnut !tract,. naleS lyrp§ INSURANCE. INSURA NCE COMPANY, NORTH AMERICA. JANUARY 1, 1870. Incorporated 1794., Charter Perpetual. Capital, $500,000. Assets, $2,783,580 96 Receipts of Prernituns, 1869.....'.51,991,837 Interest front Investments, 1869... 114,696 74 LOS : Sef4 paid, 18(39 ° STATEMENT. OF THE ASSETS. MORTGAG.ES. 876 4 ,if0:A1l of. a hfcb ireifiret ..roortgage% on city Propurty 6:164,40 00 LOAN BONDS. 301,100 United States Government Loans-- 311,743 00 161.000 Penneylvania State Loans 166,780 00 50.000 State of New JereoY ........ 50,000 00 10,000 State of Delaware nixes 9,000 00 500,000 Philadelphia City Loan. 137,700 00 214%0 Cincinnati City Bonds 19,900 00 15,000 Cleveland City Bonds 23,750 00 3440 Williamsport City Sixes 2,160 00 40,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Corn. priny'a Bonds, 1864 34.210 00 4,540 North Pennsylvania Seven per cent.' Coupon 80nd5..........._4,00) 1.0 31,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Benda, First mortgage 30,070 00 10,000 Delaware Railroad Company's Mortgage Loan "8,800 00 50,000 Lehigh Valley Railroad Company's Mortgage Bonds 46,000 00 40,000 Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Company's Eleven per cent. Coupon Bonds 41,600 00 15,000 Western'- Pennsylvania Railroad Company's First Mortgage Bonde r 12,000 00 41,000 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com , patty's I+ollllB _. 34,460 00 40,000 Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company 36,700 00 37,000 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company's Consolidated Mortgage • Loan, 1686 35,040 00 20,000 Schuylkill. Navigation Company's Consolidated Mortgage L0an....._..10,800 00 15,000 Delaware Division Canal Company's Loan 13,050 00 Binary Stocks and Loans 6AIB 50 STOCKS. 215 Shares Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad Com- pany 15,050 00 239 Sbarca Philadelphia, Wilmington and'Baltimore Railroad Company- 12,438 03 100 Shares Philadelphia Bank , 16600 00 226 Shares Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company ' 0,1:000 100 13harea North Pennsylvania Bail• road Company 3.000 00 BIISGELLANFADVS. Cash kr Bank and Office currency_... 15,V3.30 gold, 876,905 94 Premium thrreon 13;931 7:4 92:253 35 Leans on Collateral Security :.r2,,fbe' 3 00 Notes Receivable, . mostly Marine Premiums 3M1.944 37 Accrued interot :01,354 5.1 Premiums in course of tr,ausiniv , Mon 85,197 90 L'neettbd !define Premiums '00,900 37 Real Relate, Office of Company, Philadelphia 30.00 00 Total Ast4ets, Jan. 1, 1870, - 82,783,540 06 ARTHUR G. COFFIN, President. CHA RLEKPLATT, Vice Prcsiaent IdATTLIIAS SIAMS, Secretary C. It. REEVES, Assistant Sexretary. pat to th a tfrpi LADIES' DRESS GOODS. Eiridal, Birthday and Holiday Presents. AU EON MARC3IIE. The One Dollar Department containa a large aseortment Of Fine Fronch Goodtio, Embracing Desks, Work, Glove. Handkerchief and Dressing Boxes, in great variety. Dolls, filechanbuil Toys and Tree Trimmings, Bilk Fans, Leather Bags,. Pucker Books, China Vases and ornaments, dm., FROM. S l OU to :qrs.l UO. Call and examine our Paris GOOlll. Party and evening dresses made and Trimmed from French and English Fashion Plates. Fancy OM names fqr hfaseuerades, Arc.., made to order in Forty-eight Bourn' Notice, at MRS M. A. BINDER'S Ladles' Dress Trimmings, Paper Pattern, Dress and Cloak !flaking Et4tablishanent„ N. W. Cor. ELEVENTH and CHET.NUT Streets OPEN IN THE EVENING. m925-t1 rp ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS. WINECRIBS, • MADE OF WROUGHT IRON, Capable of , holtling from 300 to 1,000 b 0 tat& We would call the attention of gentlemen to this now and very convenient article. ROBERT WOOD & CO., 1136 Ridge Avenue. de29lBtret COLTON DENTAL ASSOULATIOS CRY ginated the anaesthetic use of NITROUS OXIDE, OR LAUGHING GAS, And devote their whole time and practice to extracting teeth without pain. Office. Eighth and Walnut street.!. ap2oll HENRY PHILLIPPI, OARPENTER AND BUILDER, • NO. 1024 BANSOM STREET. lelo-1 y rp PHILADELPHIA. TOgN CRUMP, BUILDER, , 1781 CHESTNUT STREET, and 213 LODGE STREET. Mechanics of every branch required for house-building and fitting promptly furuiehed. fe27-tf FOR INVALIDS.—A FINE MUSICAL Box as a companion for the Kick chamber; the lineal imsortmeut In the city, and a groat variety of airs to se lect from. Imported direct by FARR & BROTHER, nahliStf re 1124 Chestnut street. below Fourth. , EDDIN .A. G N D ENGAGEMENT YIF Rings of solid 19 karat fine Gold—a specialty; a full assortment of ghee, and no charge for engraving names, etc. FARE A BROTHYR. , Makers myle-rn tt 024 Chestnut street below Fourth. ILWARBURTOS IMPROVED, VEN- N' :Slated and (may-fitting Drees Hats (patented) in all the approved fashions of Um season. Obeetnut Street, next door to the Poet-0114:e. oct-tfrp ET YOUR HAIR CUT AT 1870. - 4 P P 'S Saloon. by (fret-clans Hair Cettiere. Bah* and' 'a - hiekere dyed. Rezere set in order. Ladles' and Children's Hair Cut. Open- Sunday morning. No. LIP 'Exchange Place. it* • G. C. ICOPP. I,) R — A — TES. GROUND FOR TWENTY7TiVE rents; and Skates repaired. A variety of. Skates and Skitters' Implemente. Several 'styles of Shoe Creep et s, to prevent slipping on ice while walking. TRUMAN lk SPAIN, No. SU (eight thirty-tiro) Market street, be low Ninth. QILVER-PLATED NUT:PICKS, AND KJ an assortment of other stylem, also various kinds of Nut-erarkers, for sale by TRUMAN J: SHAW, No. A 35 (eight thirty-five)Marketstreet, below Ninth. QOA PSTON E GRIDDLES ARE USED S without grease, and thereibre do not fill your house with an unpleasant smoke. A variety , of sues of them and of the iron articles., 3tod Cake Paddles and Cake Pans', for sale by.' TRUMAN MAW; No. 845 (eight thirty-live) Market street, below Ninth. 300 "" - §Fv s '2, () ,,R.y . • , AVIAN TROTTER & CO., No. 36 North Frost street GROCERIES. LIQUORS. &C. MARYLAND HAMS. MARYLAND HAMS MITCHELL & FLETCHER, No. 1204 CHESTNUT STREET. sp2lyn) , CHAMPAGNE. 1,035,380 84 Ku pFEIp3I7;RG'S IMPERIAL, One of the finest IVines ever used in this country, and among tho most popular known lv Russia: Received direct through the Agency, and for sale at the Agents' prices by E. BRADFORD CLARKE S. W. corner Broad and Waluut. " Silver Flint" BUCKWHEAT, THE FINEST. IN THE WORLD. DAVIS & RICHARDS, _ARCH AND TENTH WITEHMIL je26 rptf „ , New Year's Presents. The best and snout Plnitable Present to st. Friend or the Needy 1 a barrel of our . "1. 8. Welch's First Preibittm Flour, Aad a,bog or luilf barrel " Sterling Mountain" Buckwheat Meal, which we it orrAnt SI:FF:1,10E to set' other in the V. b. All good , ' tocuranted BY /IP/C.1074a, and delliered free G.EO. F. ZEHNDER. Fat J RTH AND VINE STREETS jaZtjal2 REDUCED! REDUCED OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA COFFEE 107 S01:111 SECOND sTarxr. EA .RLES' GALLERIES, SIG CheNtnut . Street, LOOKING GLASSES, A very hnicr and sseortnwlit of *tiled, nil entirely new, and ati , :ry low priced. • GALLERIES OF PAINTINGS On the ground floor. very beautifully lighted and rely of ace era. JAMES S. EARLE & SONS. CHAS. F. HASELTINE'S GALLERIES OF THE ARTS, No. U. 25 Chestnut Street. A UTOTYPES 14.ANI3SiCAPES FINE CONFECTIONS CHOICE PRESENTS. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN, S. W. Cor. TWELFTH AND MARKET. aS,3t 0?a / CYO ice Meiaa € voter, 637 Chestnut St., Cor. of 7th. Complete preparation for the Counting Abuse, Open Day and Evening, EDWIN H. FITLER & CO., • • Cordsge Manufacturersand Dealers In Kemp, 23 Y. Water Street ILand 22 N. Delaware Avetne, PIIADELPIIIA. EDWIN H. VITLER. CONRAD P. CLOTHIER 70 BAG§ , CUBF,I3§ - For solo by . NATHAN TROTTER & CO.; N 0.36 North Front street MARKING WITH INDELIBLE INK,. Bmbroldaring, Braiding, Stamping. .4c., Al. A. 141BRBY. MO Filbert street. 400 BAGS SINGAPORE COFFEE, - • For solo by NATHAN TROTTER ix lt* No. 36 North Front street NEW ;Just Receiveti by GENUINE ROASTED) 1 0 CENTS. A. J. DE CAMP, THE FES E ARTS. POI/ LAD ELPI/ ILI. THE HAVE ARRIVED. . nayis-iirs4 CONFECTIONERY. INCOMPARABLY Tlorr. a 4 tn ft' 4 6t SEWN D EDITION -.IINTERESTING FROM WARBURG hvisatigating Committees :ELECTteItI OrSTATETREASURER MA,ClireY'S SUCCESS SURE The Legislaitkve Record CONVESTED 'INJECTION CASE • 'From 111forrlobtirir. (Special Despatch to the'rlifht, Evening Bulletin.] amtletwitu, Pa:, January 11.—The week operis without any particular excitement. The Committee ^, to investigate whether the State Treasurers i have made illegal we of funds, .within : the • last ftwee • years consists' .of , Billingfelt, IV Lite and li.s.ooke,,Republicans, and Wallace alit!Mclntyre; Democrats. No' meeting has beef) held yet, neither' has any meeting been held of the Committee to ascertain whether the Pennsylvania Railroad has Inithenced the election of officers. 'Them in no prospect of a bolt in the eli:ction of State TreMoret, and Mackey will undoubt, .edly be chosen to-morrow. The publisher of the Legislidtre Record has withdrawn his reporters, it having become apparent that both houses will refuse to au thorize the publication. The Scull vs. Findlay election case comes up in the Senate this afternoon;'with every pros pect that the Repuhlican majority will award the seat to Scull, the Republican, and throw the responsibility of a context upon Findlay, the Democrat. By the Atlantic Cable. LO.NIiON, Jan. 11, 11 A. M.—ConsoLs for anoney 7 n2i, andfor aecount,92lto.4. American securities ;inlet and steady. U. 8. Five-twenties of 1862; 871 ; of 186.5, old, 814 ; of IW7, Br 4; Ten forties, BC. Erie Railroad, 17i; Cen val. 1031 ; Great Western, LivenpooL, Jan. 11, • 11 A. M.•—Cotton quiet; Middling Uplands, ]pallid.;.Middling Orleans,. The sales to-day are . esti inced at 10,140 hales. LownoN, . Jan. 11, 1 P. M.—Consols for • f 'Money fY2I and fOr account 921. U. 8., Five twenties of 1862, 861: of 1865, old, 861; of 17, 85. American Stocks steady; Erie Railroad 171. , PAftts, Jan. 11,—The Bourse opened dull: Rentes, 741. • ',flummox., Jan. 11, 1 I'. M.—Cotton dull; Middling Cplandso 111(1.; Middling Orleans, 111 d. The sales today will not exceed 8,000 halm Wheat 9s. 2d.alks.3d. for California White ; ild;aBs. for Red Western, and 9s. 7d. for Red Winter. Receipts of Wheat for three days, 30.000 quarters, of which 27,000 are American. Corn, %. 3d. Pork, lids. 6d ; Lard, 688.6 d: Bacon, LS& MANCHESTER, Jan. 11.—Yarns and fabrisa are quiet. • The Gold Elmhaggle Bank (By lisseen's News Agency.] N Yona, Jan. 11.—The Ciold Exchange Bank to-day returned all its statements and retuned to clear geld. Marvin Bros. & bad to givethe bank 5900,000 in gold and receive 1.110,000 in currency,and refused to de liver the gold. unluss the Bank immediately re turned them the currency. The rules of the hank are that dealers shall send statements at 1220 P. M. and receive balance* 1.40 P. M. Marvin Bros. would not wait, and as the Bank would not break their rules, they returned all state ments. The purpose is to break the gold market. Nate of Thermometer This Day at the Bulletin Dale.. A. 11.--..41 dee. 12 M. 14 deg. 2P. 2d.. 67 deg. Weather clear. Winn itentbwo.t. LOPEZ.. The POMP!** Van Question—l nterview of President, Lopez's Non with President Grant—Cause of Minister McMahon's Withdrawal. The Washington correspondent of fife New York Herald sari : Pon Emihallo V. Lopez, son of the Presi dent of Paraguay, hart an interview with Pre sident Grant to-day. The President gave his visitor a very cordial reception, giving him an audience ahead of several others who bad been waiting before the arrival of Lopez. In ex plaining the object of his visit, Lopez com- Jounce& b,y stating that he had no official char acter, :lie came simply as a Paraguayan citi zen to ask of the President of the great Ameri can republic, who was also the protector of all the other republics. to listen to an appeal for ordinary is play 'which he intended :to make in behalf of the people 'of, Para guay. Lopez then went on to' state that the United States Government had done not only a great injustice but a positive injury to the Republic. of Paraguay by withdrawing at a critical moment from that country the diplo matic representative of the American Iteput lie. " Sonic six months ago," said he, ""Min ister M eMabon. was recalled from Paraguay, •and no new Minister has since been sent there to represent the American Government. if the United States Government," said he, ",would even now accredit a Minister to the :real Paraguayan Government it would not, be ,long before the bogus government of Ranahos - set up in Paraguay by the allies—would be broken up." The absence of such a represent stive, he declared, wasthe only thing that gave even a color to the transparent pro visional government. tPresldent Grant interrupted Lopez at this daoint to remark that the only reason our Min-: dater had been" - :withdrawn iVMS bemuse no 'communication could be had with him; All correspondence bad to pass through the lines of the allies, and -was frequently stopped in transitu.. `Lopez replied to this in a very, respectful but.manly style by observing that the reason alleged was not a sufficient one. He reminded the ,President that in 1653 the United States and the great governments of Europe made a treaty *with Paraguay and some other South American governments, by which the free dom of.the river La ,Plata was guaranteed. The United States, therefore, had a right to pass up that river and to communicate with out obstruction with Paraguay, and especially in transmitting diplomatic communications. The American governMent, in assertion of its own dignity. sbould enforce that right. The President asked what force President Lopez still had at his command, and how he was situated as to obtaining provisions. Lopez answered that, of course, it could not be stated accurately how many axle!' his father still had under his military control, but taking the accounts of the allies it was admitted to be from 4,000 to 12;000. The Brazilians put the Paraguayan force at 4,000, while the Argen tines admitted it to be about 12,000. As to provisions, however, he could speak with more certainty. In the region of country where-hie father, most probably is there was afgreat abundance ofprovisious,in fact enough to give the Paraguayan army subsistence for years. President Grant inquired how that army was armed. . . . Lopez replied that it was not, of course, armed in the hest Style, but that it bad enough to successfully resist all attacks, and that its position was impregnable. The President inquired as to where Presi dent Lopez 'was, to which young Lopez answered that was a question that could not be satisfactorily 'explained. It was certain, however, that he was in Paraguay and not iu The President, after asking Home other ques tions, told Don Lopez that he would take the matter into serious consideration. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Philadelphia Stock lla.ehange Sa le.. 171R8T 'WARD. /161200 City 60 new Its 1003 i; 211 eh llaoh Bk 900 do ha Ipl► 200 eh Reading A lin 47.41 1100 do o 100 189 eh Penn R lie 55%; 1000 Pen R 2 tog 68 9514 3eh Leh Y 1 B 53 1000 Weat Jersey 8d 89 10 eh do 53 2000 Lehigh Con Ln 76 68 eh do due bill 53 2000 Lehigh 6e (lid La 10 • 1,00 oh Leh Nae titk 18 33!: /1 eh nit) Bk o 5 )156+:i Philadeinbta Money Market, TossnaY, Jiro. ILL-The bank exhibit for the past week shone tile improvement ~ which was, anticipated. I bereft, a Mettler inyrease in specio of 868,823 ;in de posits • eif • ef6,121., and , in legal tenders of 4' 422 044 • The loans, however have 'fallen off • MOM, owing • to the quiet con dition antic, market. The supply of loanable funds Is now bee:mess of the demand at all the usual sourrea,and lender(' urn generally dimposed to advance on Mare Li- Toralde terms. Ihe aggregate business transacted by the batik., wee very large, the clearings showbiz the very - largo increase of 1 , 17421.t10 compared with the prev lutlx Week • - We quote call tonne easy and (inlet at .sao per cent. on oily safe collaterals, and lliscounta range. between 84 per cent, for first , elass paper, without reference , to dates. Gold isles., active this morning and weaker. Haien opened at 1221 i. declined Ur. 122'4, and rioted at noon at 1221‘4—a decline of 'l4 from closing quotations yesterday. There Is. an active speculative and investment demand for (lov eminent bonds, but pri..es are a ..bade lower, in sympathy with the decline in geld. '1 h. Stork market Oda menthes was doll, and prices' nice very weak. Sales of city alx , l at 700a160%; for the newdesuen. ROM, Gold was taken at 42. Reading ffailrord was dull ith melee at 47z,i and 473: b. 40; Pennsylvania Railroad was steady at .56%" ; Valley Railroad was taken at ; bid for Catawitsea preferred, end 2.'•,74, for Philadelphia and Erie. There woe some Iti , inlry for , :annls. Sales of Lob igh at lid. In Bankshares there wire some sales of Philw thlpilla at tht,i, and Ileafiallica' at 311,i. No farther transactions to record. The Clinton' Coal and,Tron Company have this day 'dedr red a dividend of 8 cents per ehwro, parable on 411(1 after 24th inst., clear of State tax. /Besets. Bo haven , & Brother, Ne. 40 South Third street tanks the following quotations of the ratos of ex.:hang° to-day at noon : United States Sixes of 1881. 111lialld'r"; do. do. ItS 2, 115lia11o!4; do. do. 1804, 116 2 .,a11:N; do. do. 180. r do. do., 1866. now.ll4' al1411: do. do, 19 , 674,• itellr, 114,NR I ' do, do. tOrd, d 0.440. Y L.11.1-40s. 112%1,112%1'U. 20 ye:ir 0 per cont. _Oro 1119Nale07‘. Due Comoonnd Interest Notea, 122,,1 2'4, Silver. 117.,119. D. E.% barton Scutt!' & Co., bankers. Third and Chest mat quote at 10 o'clock as follows: Gold 1224'; U.S. Sixes. 1881, llES! 4 : do. do. 6.2115, 1862. 1161.; 10. do. 1714. 1151 , a—; do. do. 1865. 1151,a110; do. do. July, 1/4',ii , 1 1 : do. do..inlY,,ls67•lll%e's ; , 10. .016; 6 (1, 10 40s, 112',,,0;; Currency sixes,lofll 4 allo. . Philadelphia Produce Market. TIJP-sna2. Jan. 11.—The flour market rrunins in the tame dull and uusatiefactory condition noted yes- Wiled , and in the absener , f r any demand' for shipment, only PCO barrels were taken by the home con sumers at el 26a4 LO for buts:One ' ' 76x6 for Extras : $6 `2 for for lowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota Extra Family ; *Le, 75 for Pennsylvania do. da-4&a 75a C 25 for Indiana and Ohio do. :do.. and *6 60. i? 50 for fancy brands, as hi quality. Rye Flour Is held at qr., p.,r barrel. Prices of Corn Meal aro nominal. The Wheat market is dull arthe deel (no noted yester day. Sales of 2MM tinshels prime 'Pentinsylvania Bed at 21a1 2 , !. Rye may be quoted at $1 00 for Western and Pennsylvania. Corn.—The remilots are quite moderate, but, in excess of the demand, and priers are -weak ; sales ,if old Yellow at $1 03 ; 3010 bus. new do. at eTe.a9oc., and 1,200 hue. rhoice old Weeder!) Mixed at el u 3. Oats are not much sought, after: sales or 2,000 bus. Pennylyania. at .55 ,- .;.a.57e. Nothing doing in Barley or Malt. Need is in small supy.ly• and commands full prices. Sales of Bran at $26M)$ ; tine :3hipstulis at 126i221, and Middlings at $33a38 per ton. Whisky le stronger. and G 6 barrels iron-bound Western sold at $1 Oral 05. New York atoek Market. I Correspondence of the Associated Press.) !btu , Yong. Jan. 11.—btocks Ready. Money fogy at 7 per cent. Gold. 122".,. United States 6-3:M, 1862. coupon, .116 rnited States 6-20 s, ligdolo. 116%; do, do. 1 866, do.. 1157 4 '; do. 1866. new, 11.4%; d0..1817 4 11434; do. 1868, 11471; 10-40 a, 112 % ; Virginia sixes, new, 573' ; Missouri es. ; Canton Company, (amber- Land Preferred, 27 ; ConsoUdated New York Central and Hudson Rher, 61% Erie..M!;: Reading. 84N: ; Adams Express 61; Mich. Central,. 117; Michigan Routhern: 881 4 ' ; 1111nofitiCeutral, 1371, ; Cleveland cud Pittsburgh, 87 ; Chicago and Rock Island. 106; burgh and. Von Wayne. kW: Western Union Tele. graph. 3771.. Markets try ,TeleicraPti. • (Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] Itaw TonX, Jan. 11, 12$ P. X.--4tton.—The market this morning was drill and hoary. Sales of about 200 bales. We quote as follows; !fiddling Uplands,2s:i cents ; Orleans m% cents. Flour, tc.—The market for Western and State Flour it dull and heavy, attain cents lower on low , trade,. Demand chie fl y hum, one . Receipts. 9.300 bble," The sales are 4,311111 barrels at 44 6065 40 „ler Superfine State,* $ll 2666 50 for extra Rate; $5 71615 10 for fancy State; Si 10*S3 10 wood the low grader of Western .Extrs ; $5 4065 60 for. to choice Spring_Whest Extras : $6 40'6 70 for kl nnesota and Low* EXtres *6 .30:05 60 for' Shippltur Ohio. Hound Hoop; $6 7016 15 for Trade bran i;s6 Mei for Family do.; 86 Wan 40 for Amber / Winter Wheat State and Western; 45 76a660 for White Wheat do. do.; $6 Wel 70 for Family do.; $4 00114 00 for St. Louis Extra Single. Double and Triple. California and Oregon Flour le,oniet, Sales of — barrels and sacks at flif ITial 25 by Uitizwitof rail. Southern flour le dull and hoary. Kalui of 4 00 barrels at $4 50a 6 00 for ordinary to good Extrei flab ignore and Country ; $6 604 al for Extra Gooigia and Virginia ; *6 4.1410 for Family do.; $5 55x6 15 (6r Extra Maryland and Dela ware, and 56 45610 fortramily do. do. Eye flout is Pales of 349 barrels St $4 31.5 50 for fine and sispordne. Bockweat Flour in dull.. Grain .—W beal—Recei pts.l,lloo bushels. The ataxtet is dull, lower andnoininal. The sales ate bushels. 2 .11filwankee at Si 16x120: Amber Winter at 41 Thal 30/ Corn—Receipta. 2,000 buah.ls Tne market As lower and dull. Sales of . 12,000 bailie!' new Western at 856/12 cents. afloat, old $1 flisa I it). Oats—Receipts. 1.000 bushels. Thu market 1a dull and time, et CO cent.. Provietons.—The receipt!' of Pork are no barrels. The market in dull and firm. at 82a622 25 for new West .era Mt.,. On the spot. $26 60. Lard.—Receipta, 700 pkgs. The market la firm. We quote prime steamier at 1634616141. Hogs—Beceipts. M. The market is weak, at 12.1,01234. • hieky—lleceipts. 700 barrels. The market is quiet and firm We mete Westeil free at 01,04.1 05. Groceries doll but firm. Pineal:Ran, Jan. 11.—The Petroleum market was strong yenferilay, but there . arse little disposition to operate. Offers were made foe ernde. 40a46.arality..tt 12.$ cents, but liold"ra liver- still at 1.774. cents. There was, one rale yenterda• spot, crude. at 12 cents, and of Refined. next nix or idglit months (11.1 fl en-. at 324:.C3ic.. being about le. per gallon higher than a week ego. Be .. pte-2.7% barrel.. Shippc4-4i6 bat tele. 'Correspondence of the Associated Pte.., Bat TIMOR/C. Jan. 11.—t'otion firm at 21, Flour fairly active end et ,, al , Y :Howard Street SupPrtine,e 75 uss ; des. Extra. 85 #Mi : do family, 86 25a7 : City 31 ills Superfine. 85a5 : do. Extra, 31 50.6 50; do Fancily, 87.6 75; Western Superfine. 84 ;5x5• do. kxtra, 35 25.43; do. Family, 96 2.5.6 75. Wheat dull prime ilaryland 31 4041 ; prime Penua..Bl al Vz. Corn active for White at t , t3a190, Yellow. 0014.23 c. Oats dull. at Mafia% ity..a.-tive at 1$ 114. Proviaions firm , but quiet and unchanged. Masa Pork. 301.11 c. Bacon rib aides. 17t ; clear do. 16; ahonldern, 143. ; baron. 20a21. Lard 1V:a1.6. Whisky firm and held at 6l In. FIRE•PROOF SAFES. . 550,000 SAVED IN ONE or • MARVIN'S SAFES • rine Watches and Jewelry, The stock of J. M. Warne, were entirely preser:•ed in the (le •structive lire of Saturday„Tain. 8, at \o. il2 Chestnut street. Marvin's Safes, are Always fire-Proof, . Always Dry. MARVIN _ & CO., 721 CHESTNUT STREET, • MASONIC HALL. 6t Sp TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION U PROVIDENT LIFE AND TILT COMPANY, NO. 111 SOUTH FOURTH ST. Pnirsantmritia, let Mo.llth, /870. At the annual election held on the 10th instant, in con formity with the charter, the following named pentene were unanimously elected Directors of the Provident Life and Trust Company, to serve for three years: Samuel R. Shipley ' i Wm. C. Longatroth, itichard Cadbury. The following Directors hold over : T. Wtstar Brown, -1 Henry Baffles. W Richard ood, Joshua H. Morris, William Hacker, Chas. F. Coffin. And at a special meeting of the Board of Directors ,held this lay, the following officers were unanimously re elected. SAMUEL R. SHIPLEY, President. WILLIAM. C. LuNGSTRET H. Vice President. Jan to th ROWLAND PARRY, Actuary. tx. P HILADELPHIA AND TRENTON u RAILROAD COMPANY. OFFICE, 221 SOUTH DELAWARE AVENUE. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 1870. At the annual meeting of the Stockholders, held this day, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected Directors for the °mili t ia tr : • Vincent L. Bradford, 3 OM (1, - Steens,- William H. Hart, Benjamin Fish, William 11, Gatzmer, John M. Read, Charles Macaiester, Ashbel Welch, William B. Freeman, Albert W. Markley, Aka J. Fish, Georg! Dorrepp, And at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors the following officers were unanintensly re-elected : President—VlNCVNT L. BRADFORD. Treasurer—J. PARE,EIt NORRIS. Secretary—JAMES IdORRELL. , Assistant Secretary—FLOYD If. WHITE. (Signed] J. AIORRELL, jail St§ Secretary. PHILADELPHIA, JA UAR r 10th, KO. ' , —At etnteil meeting of the Stockholders of the LEHIGH VALLEY BAILDOAD COMPANY, held this 114 y, the following gentlemen were.itecteit Directors to serve the ensuing year : PRENIDEK T. ASA PACKER. DIRk:CTOJIr.. Charles Hartshorne, 1 Alibied Welch, William W. Longstreth, • ' William L. Conyngleun, Edward H. Trotter, ' Arlo Pardee, . Jclin Taylor Johnston, Edward Roberts, • William E. Oat zmer, Willlaln A. Ingham, ' David Thomas, J. Gillingham Fell. And nt a meeting of the Hoard, subeeauently held, CHARLES HARTSHORNE Wrts re-elected Vice Pre sident, CHARLES C. LONOSTRETII was re-elected Treasurer, and L. CHAMBERLAIN, , Secretary. L-- - 4,ISOO7POUNDS — WESTERN v v Wool j assorted grades. in store and for sale by COOBBAN, HUBBELL it 00.. No. In Chestnut stres trEfE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN-1111LADFLPIIIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY n, Ino. THllti) EDITION. IMORTANT BY CABLE The Shooting Affair in Paris Arrest of Prince Pierre Bonaparte The Cause of the Fatal Fracas Ledrn Rollin to be Allowed to Enter France A Protest to the Pope Against Infallibility *revolt .of Prince Pierre Napoleon. [By Ilasoon'is Newo Agency, via French CableJ Pants, Jan.ll, 2 P. 011ivier, with the approval of the Emperor, has ordered the arrest of Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who had previously surrendered himself. A 'judi cial--. 'investigation into the case 'has commenced. The Constitationnet saps: " Pierre Bonaparte wrote a letter to Rochefort, reproaching him for a personal in sult contained in an article in his journal, the Marseillai,se. MM. Noir and Founelle visited Prin6e Pierre . at the instance of Grotmet, who signed the article. During the interview Noir struck Prince Pierre Bonaparte in the face, whilst 31. 'Penuche drew a revolver. Prince Pierre then shot Noir dead. M. Olivier, with the Emperor's consent, has officially proposed to permit Ledru Roll to enter France. . • ROME. • / A Protest Agaillist ROME, Jan. 11.—Cardinal Schtvarzenburg has submitted an address to / the Pope, de claring that the German deny cannot accept the definition of the dogma of Papal infalli bility. The Polish clergy have addressed him to the same effect. i Message of th 4 Governor of New Jersey. Titnivrom,/jan. IL—Governor Randolph sent in his message to the Legislature to-day. He gives , tbe revenue of the State in 1869 at $67•1568, chiefly from railroad companies ; the dish cements were 8582,877. Of the balance amounting to 996,031,493,270 has been re pinded to the War fund. The War. Fund receipts bare been $415,833, most of which has been disbursed to the Sol diers' Children's Home, the State Military, the Home for Disabled Soldiers, to balance the State tax of 1868 and to the Sinking Fund. The war debt has been decreased $99,900. The State has obtained from the general Go vernment, $27,549, and expects to recover more claims on account of her war expenses. The outstanding lindebtedness of the State (war fund) on the 30th of November, 1869, was ' $3,096,200 00 From which deduct assets in bands of Commissioners 1,044,929 92 Leaving an indebednesst beyond assets of the Sinking Fund 0f...52,051,270 OS The receipts of the' school fund. have been. 5137,681 11 Dirtributed to public schools ' $100,004) 00 - - Invested for the fund,. 27,393 44 9,287 67 Balance in Bank 5137,671 11 The aggregate or the. school fund is now 5370,321 17, against $:,i60,760 01 at the same time in 1868., The agricUltural college fund now amounts to *llO,OOO 00. The remaining portion of the message re fers to State imtitutions, and to an argument against the Fifteenth Amendment. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—A commission con sisting of the Secretaries of War, the Treasury and State Departments, and General Miehler and Architect M ullett, will probably report in favor of Scott's. Square, to the north of the Treasury Department, for the site of the new State Department, and of the present site of War Department for the new War Depart ment. . WASIIINGTON, Jan. 11.—Lieuteuant-Com wander Charles S. Franklin 'has been de ached from the Naval Academy and ordered o command the Saugus. Ensign H: C. Stinson has been detached from the Portsmouth, N. H. Navy Yard, and ordered to the Ossipee, in the Pacific Fleet; .111 aster R. M. Berry, Ensigns F. E. Upton and A. H. Paisons, Assistant Surgeon W. B. Bowen, Boatswain H. Charles Miller, Acting ' Carpenter W. F. Gray, and Sailnaaker John „Herbert, are also ordered to the Ossipee. Passed Assistant Paymaster Frank Bissell is ordered to the Guard, at NeW York, in the place of Passed Assistant Paymaster H. T. B. Harris, detached from that vessel. TRENTON, Jan. the caucus of the Senate the following were elected :—For Pre bidentAmos- Robinson, of Middlesex; for Secretary, Col. Rafferty, of Hunterdon; for Assistant Secretary, Charles Townsend, of Cumberland; for Engrossing Clerk, A. H. Rickey, 'of Mercer. The House caucus elected for Speaker Leon Abbott, of thidson ; for Clerk, A.M.- Johnson, of Mercer; for Engrossing Clerk, Joseph Shannon. Both Houses will organize at 3 o'clock P M., to-day., , , WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.—The President sent to the Senate to-day the following nomina tions: •Otway C. Berryman and Frederick P. Ela, to be Second Lieutenants in the Marine Cori•s. `Thomas C. Mediae, of Minnesota, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at St. Cloud, Min nesota. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK NElii( Yenta . , Jan. 11.—The money market was active this morning, and 7 per cent. was the minimum rate on call, with exceptions at coin. This sudden activity in money created some surprise, but it has been brought about by— artificial means.- Some of the leading "bulls" sold gold and stocks quite freely dur ing the rise yesterday, amid to-day they with drew their money from the market, and hence a little flurry, which was interesting. Prime discounts range from to 10 per cent. Foreign exchange is quiet, at 108: fer prime bankers' sixty-day sterling bills. Gold is heavy, declining from 122/ to 1221. The bull clique which sold freely yesterday made gold very heavy to carry to-day, and rates were 7 per cent. to 3-04 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer to-day provided to invest $204,200, the result of the gold sale yes terday, in five-twenty bonds for the Sinking Fund. The total amount offered was only ,C 1.250,050, at 114.42a115.74. Bonds were steady at the, opening, but be came buoyant, and advanced whenthe offer ings at the Treasury became' known. Ole were the chief feature, and advanced from 114 to 11/11. Pacific Railroad mortgages were quiet; 811 to was bid for Unions, and 80i. for Centrals. Southern State securities were higher in Missouris,South Carolinas and Lonituanas,but lower in other bonds. The Stock market was generally weak during the morning, with a decline of to per cent. Dullness was the chief feature. 2:15 O'Ulock. BY TELEGRAPH. .F IMANCX. The [fly State Departme nt. [fly Haseon's News Agency.] Naval Change. From New Jersey. Nominations. The New York Money Market. [By Hasson's News Agency.' FIAIRTHEDITION BY TEL 11GRAPH. LATER FROM WASHINGTON Damaging Charges Aginst Printer Clapp The Matter to be Ventilated THE FATE Of THE PENSION BILL THE SINKING FUND STATEMENT Lantos's:mg Charges. epitcial Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] WASH MGT ON, Jan.ll.—For some days ru mors have been afloat affecting' the official in tegrity of Congressional Printer Clapp. It was intimat.edin a vague manner that there has been a good deal of mismanagement and misappropriation bf the funds made for that .bureau., several members of Congress who have exatained into the 'Matter allege that there is more or less truth in the ru.- rnors. General Negley, who has .been investigating these reports claims, to be so far satisfied that the publi6Money to an extent of one hundred to one hundred and fifty thou sand dollars has been recklessly used, that he • has prepared a bill to introduce in the House. which has for its object the repealing of the present law under which the Congressional Printer is elected, and providing that such officer shall be elected by the House and Senate jointly, and not by the latter body alone, as at present. In pte4nting this bill General legley will, it,IS rumored, take occasion to expose certain fraudulent transactions claimed to have taken place, and to ask that his administration he investigated. THE PENAION BILE The'Rouse recommitted bill amending the pension laws, so as to change , the present _manner of paying pensions, to Pension Com mittee by vote of 99 yeas to 52,,nays. This is regarded as a virtual defeat. Prominent Senators who hive canvassed' the Senate are sanguine that the bill admitting Virginia will be passed tceday. Sinking' Fund NW...anent. (By Hasson's sews Agency.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.----Secretary Bout cell has purchased six millions of dollars' worth of bonds for, the Sinking Fund since the Ist instant, which makes that fund 523,045,800,be 5ides $67,433,000 worth of bonds which have been purchased and are held subject to the ac tion of Congress, making the total amount of bonds purchased up to this date $90,478,800, the interest on which, due on the first instant, amounted to 51,263,000, and has just been col lected. This amount in coin was sold to day at an averagepremium of 122.30, and the proceeds will be applied to the purchase of additional bOnds for the Sinking Fund. The amount of coin in the Treasury is 569,660,000. and 34,550,000 in gold-bearing cer tificates. The currency balance on, hand is 650,060,000, being somewhat smaller than usual, owing to the large amount recently paid for. bonds. Frain Washington. Cllpee.ial Despatch to the Phi!Melvin& Javelins DaSelina Wenn I s Grow, Jan- 11.—The Senate Com mittee on Foreign Relations were in session a long time to-day, considering the various nominations before them—among others that of General Sickles. \ The correspondence be tween Sickles and the Spanish Government, in relation to Cuba, was read; and the subject of his confirmation was discussed without taking any action. The Com: mittee adjourned' nntil to-morrow. During the diyenssion it became evident that there would be a majority report favoring the con firmation of Gen. Sickles. • Mr. Scofield endeavored to get through a bill in the House transferring the Philadel phia Navy Yard from its present site to League Island, but Mr. Dawes, by determined effort, stared off tke vote on it until to-morrow: The debate in the Senate on Virginia caused the galleries to be well filled this after noon with visitors. Pennsylvania Legislature. HARRIS BURG, Jan. 11, 1870. SENAT.E.---This body was not in session to ay d. lionsit.—The following resolutions were of fered : Mr. McCreary, of Erie, one appoint ing a committee of seven to act with the Sen ate committee and make arrangements for the Governor's inauguration on the 18th. Adopted. Mr. Adaire, of Philadelphia, one appointing a special committee of three to investigate into the manner in which moneys are paid into the State Treasury, how such moneys are kupt, and whether they are illegallfused, etc. This is substantially the Senate resolution of January 7, 1870. Mr. bulb ngton, of Washington, moved to amend by also inquiring whether any corrupt means had been Used to influence the election of the State Treasurer, which amendment was agreed to, as also an amend ment that the Investigating Committee should have no compensation. ' Dir. Elliott, of Philadelphia, moved to amend by referring to the Ways and Means Committee instead of a Special Committee. Lost by 41 ayes to 86 nays. Mr. Davis,.of Philadelphia, held that the in vestigation into the State Treasury question,aS recommended by the Governor and State Treasurer, was correct, but it was manifeStly improper to link with this an investigation into some rumor about some outside corrup tion. Mr. Elliott, of Philadelphia, said — that the tribunal resolution, as well as th 3 Senate re solution upon the same subject, evidently pro ceeded trent the same source, viz.: The de tented candidate for State Treasurer. M r. Adaire, of Philadelphia, denied this. Mr. Elliott moved to postpone the whole subject. Not agreed to. Mr. Hong moved to amend by extending the inquiry into the conduct of the State Trea surers,for three years past. This was opposed by Mr. Davis, on the ground that it was out of order to examine into the account of the Treasurers „whose affairs had already been audited and adjusted. The Speaker ruled that the amend went was in order, and Mr. Hong declared that it was necessary because the Governor had charged that men who had been poor when elected to the office of State , Treasurer had ,come out of it ;rich. The amendment was, however, lost by a vote of 39 ayes to 42 nays. The original resolution was then passed in the following shape: Re solved, That so much of the Governor's message as refers to the State Treasurer be referred to a committee of seven, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and that the same committee is hereby instructed to inquire as -to the manner and time at which moneys are paid into the State Treasury; where and upon what con ditions the said moneys are kept; whether any illegal use has boon made of said money, or Of the bonds held by the Common wealth ; and that the said Committee be em powered to send for persona .and-papers- and to place any State officer on oath ; and that the said Committee be authorized to inquire whether any corrupt means had been used to influence the election of the State Treasurer; provided, that the members of the said Com mittee-shall be entitled to no compensation for said services. • The House refused to 'concur in the Senate . resolution to print live thousand copies of the Governor's message. Communications were presented .by the Speaker from the Common Council of Phila delphia. relative to the easter* approaches of thei•Vire Bridge; also, from the Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge of Odd Bel lows, thanking the Legislature , for the use of the. Hall. Senate resolution giving each • member a hundred 'dollars for postage was referred. to the Committee on Ways and MeansP , • Mr. Josephs offered a resolution givingg each member a copy of 'Pardon's Digest, Zeigler's Mauna) and Beitler's Titles of Corporations. Mr. Reit:web), Lancaster, moved tO amend by adding a family Bible,' a gilteedge Shake spew() and a Webster's dictionary. Lost. - Mr. Reinoehl declared bi neft opposed to the wholegift bludness, and bad offered his - amend , ment to ridicule the system. • • , g:00 LATEST ETON . WASHINGTON PARIS, Jan. 11, 2P. M.—The office of the 21farseillaise, Henri Rochefort's newspaper, has Just been seized by order of the . Government. -:- Section third provides that upon the deposit of any United States bonds bearing gold in terest with the Treasury, it shall be lawful for the Comptroller to issue to the association making the saine,circulating notes of different denominations equal in amount to ninety per centum of the g;old value of such bonds, but not exceeding eighty per centum of their par value, which shall be. redeemed in coin upon presentation by such associations. Section 4th requires every new banking as sociation to keep on baud not less than twen ty-tive per centum of its outstanding circula tion in coin, and shall receive at par the gold notes of every other association which at that time shall be redeeming its circulating notes in coin. .' Forty-First Congress—Second Session. SENATE.=Petit i 0 us were presented for steam communication with China, and that the Mission to China be made a tirst-class Mission, and against the renewal of Corlies' steam engine patent. Mr. Sumner gave notice of a bill to be in troduced to authorize the refunding and con solidation of the national debt, to extend banking facilities, and to establish specie pay ments. Mr. Howe introduced a bill more effectually to preserve the neutral relations of tbe United States. - Mr. Rice called up-the •bill in relation- to• the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas, which was amended and passed. Mr.. Corbett called up 'the bill to exempt canned and preserved fish from internal tax, which was passed. Upon the expiration of the morning hour the' Virginia bill was again taken up, the question being, ' upon the mo lion of Mr. Wilson, to postpone. A debate ensued between Messrs. Sumner, Stewart, Trumbull and Yates; as to the neces sity of further. time for consideration before taking action on the question—the position assumed on the one hand being , that the request of the Seaator from Mas sachusetts • for delay should be On; ceded if . made in ', good faith and upon personal grounds, but otherwise no reason bad been given for longer delay in de finite action upon the admission of Virginia: - On the ether hand,:the Postponernent.iyas not asked upon, personal consideration, but ,in order to atibril tin opportunity of presenting certain information concerning the condition Of affairs in The question being put upon the motion to postpone the bill, the motion was not agreed to.--)eas, 25; nays, 26. Those voting nay.were carpenter, Ca,sserly, •Fit7Tn.. EDITION.. LATER BY CABLE. Paris Excited Over the Late Tragedy Prince Pierre Bonaparte Indicted Seizure of ROchefoit's Office Consolidation of :tin . ) Cable 'Companies FRANCE. The Affray lei Parts.. ' • PARIS, Jan. 11.--The city is greatly, .excited over the tragedy Which occurred 4 , esterday afternoon. Prinee'llonaparte's version of the unfortunate affair Is furnished to the journals of to-day by M. Paul Cassaignac. He says the Prince • made' the following statement to him on his honor: • „ .1 4 4./Ii ouvillo and M. Victor Noir came to my residence. , lib a menacing, air, with their hands in their pockets, and presented a letter from M. Pascal firousett. I said: "It is Roc.liefort, and not his creatures, that I seek." "Bead the letter." replied Noir. I. had my hand on nay pbtol in my pocket. "Are you responsible for it?" I asked. At this I received a slap in the face from Noir,when I drew my , revolver and tired at hirrl. crouched behind a chair, and from the protec tion that it afforded, aimed his revolver at me, but he could not get it to go off. I tired at him while he was in that position, when he ran out of the room. He stopped in the next room and again turned his pistol towards me. I fired at him again and he fled. Indictment of Prince Pierre Bonaparte. PA/118, Jan. 11.—The Journal (*del of this morning contains ,v decree convoking the Chambers for the purpose of bringing action before the High Court 'of Justice to decide upon the charge of hot:amide stgainst•Prince Thmtit arte. The Prince belonging to the Em perorTs family, the examination must .be held before this 'Court of Justice. The Journal, , in its account of the transac tion, says that the Minister of Juidice, as soon as he beard of the affair, ordered the arrest of the Prince, but five hours before the issuance of the order lie had surrendered himself into the custody of the Commissioner of Police of Auteuil and had been taken to the Con ciergerie. • Selmre of Boebeforths Office. ZNGLAND. Consolidation of the Cable Companies. Lorinox, Jan. 11.—The negotiation for the congolldation of interests between the Anglo- American and French Cable 'companies is progressing favorably. It haat already been settled that the two companies will work har moniously together, capitalize their aggregate receipts,; and divide the profits upon an agreed basis, even though the negotiations for a still closer arrangement should fail. Pews, Jan. 11, 1.30 P. M.—The Bourse is excited. Rentes, 73f. 90c. FRANKFORT, Jan. 11.—U. S. Five-twenties firm at 910,92. ANrwEttr, Jas. IL—Petroleum opened firm at co;. HAVRE, Jan. 11.—Cotton opened quiet at 1360., afloat. BREMEN, Jan. 11.—Petroleum opened quiet yesterday. HAMBURG, Jan. 11.—Yesterday Petroleum opened quiet. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 11.—Th e steamer Rhein arrived to-day from New York. President Grant's First Veto. [Biracial Despatck to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—President ,Grant sent his first veto message to Congress to day. It went to the Senate, and Its nature elicited considerable good-humored comment. The veto vvw: a brief message returning, with his objections, a bill allowing . Rollin S. White, of Connecticut, tb have A rehearing before the Commissioner of Patents , to show cause why an-extension of patent ought to be allowed him for an improvement upon pistols. Text of Senator Sherman's Bill. [Special Despatch AG the lithatla. Evening Bulletin.] WAstrinGToic, Jan. It—Senator Sherman, from the Committee of Finance, reported a bill te the Senate, providing for a national currency of coin notes % and to equalize the distribution of circulating notes. The bill is an important one, and contains several new features. The first section authorizes an ad ditional issue of forty millions of national bank notes to banking associa tions organized or to be organized in States and territories having less than their proportion under the old apportionment; but a new apportionment shall be made, as soon as practicably based upon the census of 1870. Section second requires the Comptroller of Currency, at the end of each month after the passage of this act, to 'report to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of circulating notes issued to the national banking, associa tions dun ng the previous montb,whereupon the Secretary shall redeem and return an amount pt three per cent. temporary loan certificates of not less than the amount of circulating notes so reported, and in order to procure the pre sentation of such certiticatea for - .redemption, may give notice that they shall cease to ' bear interest after such notice, and shall not be available as reserve money in the possession of national banks. 4:36 o',Clook. The bill defining the duties of pension agents and providing the method of paying pensions, Which was before the House at the tune of adjournment yesterday,was committed, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, with instructions to provide for the payment of pensions in every county. Mr. Garfield, preliminary to the gold in vestigation; offered a resolution that when witnesses are summoned by letter or tele graph, no fees for summ oning them shall .be allowed beyond actual expenses incurred,' to be verified on oath. Adopted. ' Mr. Logan, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported bills as follo : Authorizing the issue of blankets to enlisted men of Company B, Tenth Infantry, to replace those destroyed by tire. Passed. To authorize the settlement of the accounts of army officers. Recommitted. To provide for furnishing arti ficial limbs to disabled soldiers. Passed. Amendatory of the joint resolution of July 26th, 1866, for the relief of veteran army offi cers. Passed. Authorizing the sale of itr tain Arsenals and property or the United States.' Recommited. For the relief of David Sergeant; Passed. ~. • Mr. Logan also introduced bills and resolu tions; which were referred, as For the appointment of, a steamboat in spector at Cairo, 111. ; instructing the Chief Engineer to furnish copies of the maps of the Territories ; for printing 26,000 . eopies of the preliminary field report of the U. S. Geologi cal Survey of Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. Cobb (Wis.), from the Committee on Allairs, reported a bill extending to Jantiary Ist, 1672, the time for making: claims for additional bounties. 'Recommitted. Mr. Loughridge, from the .radiciarV Cmo nfittee, reported a bill subdividing . the, United States Judicial District -of lowa. Passed. Mr. Strong presented a petition of the batiks , and insurance companies of Hartford, Con necticut, for the abolition of the franking privilege. , :Mr. Scofield, from the Committee on *a val Afiairs, reported a bill ter, the 'transfer of the Phihidelphla Navy Xarti to Leagne and moved the previous'quustion. Mr. DaweS and Mr. Washburn (Wis.) re nioustrated against the attempt, to pass quell a bill muter the previeuk :question. Pending.. the eollceley, the morning liOnr expired, end the bill went over distil the' next morning Conkling, Corbett, David, Fenton, Ferry, Hamilton 1 Harlan, Kellogg, MeeteernM -c- Donald, Norton, ,Robertson, Rose, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Scott, Stewart, Stoekton, Mittman, Trumbull, Vickers, Warner, Willey and , - The yeas were -!foreman,.l3rOwnlew,Carcee ron, Chandler; Cole, Drake, Edmunds, Fow ler, Harris, Howard, Howe, Morrill .(Me.), Morrill (Vt.), Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, .Sebnrz, Sherman, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Wilson and Yates-,25. Mr. Sherman, from the Financial Com mittee, reported, as a substitute for the various propositions relating to the currency before the Committee, a bill providing for the issue of forty-five millions more national - bank note . currency, in place of an ". aqua! amount of three per cent. certificates be de,, strayed; also for free banking on a gold:basis— the banks to be' allowed to issue geld bitted to the extent of DO per cent. of the bonds, depo sited. Igro'proviston is made for funding. - nonsir.—After the reading of thelaurnal .M.r..Bingharn, called attention to that ,part of 'it relatirc.,er to the proel;editigs'yesterday on his bill for -the. admission of Virginia, the jptirnal Showing :that the motion to reconsider the vote ordeiing the main question' on 'the pass age of .the bill wa; really rejected—yeas 77, nays 77, the :-ipeaker voting the nega tive. • • .The Speaker explained that,wlie.ri the. Clerk 'came to enter the VOtf: on the journal _ ; it was ascertained 'that the vote; - had :been - nes- Counted yesterday, eoimequeritlyi under the rules, all. bubsequent proceedings- Mused. on the error wertinull and void, And' - wore not entered on the journal. The qgestion there fore really was on the pa.ssage of the hill. Mr. Bingham said that he prulerstooa. that tbe Committee on Reconstruction was pre pared to report a bill for the adniisiiiitr of - Vir ginia. won't], therefor* . - "Witbdrarti his bill for that of the Committee: 7.1 Mr. Farnsworth therettpon,••frptn tlie eonstruction Committee, reported' the follaw ing bill to adinit the. State of "Virginia to t ep resentation in the (longre.s.S the United states : Whereas, The people of irgfnia have adopted a constitution, republican in form, and by its provisions insuring the'equality,of right to all citizens of the United State 9 before the law'; and Whereas, The Congress Of the United States have received assurances smd are assured that the people of Virginia,.and 'espccially those heretofore ift insurrection against the United States, have renounced all eWms of any right of secession in a State, and that they are now well• disposed to ,thee government of the United States and *ill sup port and defend the Constitution thereof, and will carry out in letter and spirit the provi sions and requirements 'of the Constitution submitted under the Reconstructio'n acts of Congress and ratified by the people of 'Virr ginta. Therefore Le it enacted, &c., That the State of Virginia is entitled to representation in Congress as a State of the Vnion under the constitution ratified on the "texth day of July, 1869, upon the following fnudamental conditions :--First, that 'no per eon shall hold any office, civil or military, in the State, who shall not have taken ...Ind subscribed one of the following 'oatiut ,or affirmations, viz :—'l do solemnly' swear (or affirm) that I bare never taken an oath as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member Of any State Legislature, or as an Executive or Judi cial officer of any State, to eupport the Consti tution of the United States, and thereafter en gaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid and Comfort to the enemies thereof. I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have been teleased from disability by an act of Congress, as provided for by the third sec tion of the fourteenth article of amend ment to the Constitution of the United States. Seeond, That the Constitution of said Stitte shall never be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the United States of the right to vote or hold office in said State who are entitled to vote or hold officelby said Constitution, except as a punishment for such crimes as- are now felonies - at common law, whereof they snail have been duly convicted under laws equally applicable to all the inhabitants of said State; or to prevent any person on account of race, color or preview: condition of servitude from serving as ajnror or participating equally 'in the school fund or school privileges provided for in said constitution. Provided that any al teration of said constitution, equally applica ble to all the voters of said State, may be made with regard to the time and place of the resi dences of said voters. Third. that all persons who shall at, the time when said constitution shall take effect, hold or exercise the functions of any execu tive, administrative or judicial office in said State by the appointment or authority of the District . Comtnander, Shall -continue to dis charge the duties of their respective offices until their successors, or those upon Whom such duties shall, under said constitution, devolve, are duly chosen. or appointed and qualified. Section 2. And kit further enacted, That the election of United States senators by the Cr n - oral Assembly of sah I State, on the 19th day of October, 1869,5ha1l have the same validity as if made by previous authority of law. • ' Mr. Farnsworth, the bill having been read, moved that it be printed and postponed till to-morrow morning, and said that he was in structed by the committee to allow a liberal latitude in the way of amendments awl debate. Mr. Bingham °tiered his bill as •a substi tute. Mr.'Eldridge remarked that there was an appropriation bill to come up to-morrow :19 • a special order. Mr. Brooks (N. V. said that in his opinion no appropriation bill should be sacrified to thy Virginia bill. 'lt seemed to him that th• appropriation blllB were much more important than such a bill as that. Mr. Eldridge reinarked that the conditiOns proposed in the Virginia bill were simply abominable. • Mr. Farnsworth did not propose to 'have any debate on the bill at present, and renewed his motion to have it printed and-recommitted,. announcing that he would call it up to-mor row. It was so ordered. Mr.'flingbam offered his bill as a substitute was also ordered to be printed. Mr. Cox gave notice that he would move to strike out all of the bill that made the action of Virginia irrevocable. Mr. Wood gave notice that be would move to strike ant all after the first section.
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