Daily evening bulletin. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1856-1870, February 14, 1870, Image 3

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Tit cheese fro p 1 ()rem , tits. conceded the beat. Deduction
K pricey. Prices Ji
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Conrad Meyer, iniventer. anti. Mannino.
liter of theroleboOed troll Frame Piano, has received
the prize Medal the WorliPs Great Exhibition, Lon•
dw, England. The higtion prizes awarded when and
wleterer exhibited. warerooon,TX. Arab street,
Established 1823. rnyl-s in w
Steinway & Saris' Grand Stook' and
Upright Hanoi with their newly patented Itefionater;
by which the original volume of Round can always" be
retained the same ea in a violin. At
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EVENING BULLETIN.
llonday, February 14,1870.
'TIE SCIIOF , PPE CASE,.
The Supreme Court this morning closed its
doors againSt Dr. Scheeppe, and . his" wise is
once more remanded to the Governor and to
the people. The Court refuses, upon the most
severe construction of technical points, to go
beyond the examination of the record uf the
court 'view. It refused to entertain any ques
tion growing out of the evidence, or out of the
numerous strong law points so ably urged
by Pr. Schocppe's counsel, last week. It
declares that it has nothing to do with the in
nocence or guilt of the prisoner.
We design to make no criticism upon the
legality of the action of the Supreme Court.
For aught we know to the contrary, it may be
m strict accordance with the authorities cited
by Justice Read. But the public have the
right to question the propriety of hurrying up
this fatal decision, on which a human lifer dc
petuls, in the face of the fact that the fate of
the Supreme Cofat bill, recently passed by the,
Legislature; is set pending at Harrisburg. The
Governor has vetoed that bill;, but the' Legis
lature has yet to act upon that veto, and, with
all due respect to the Supreme Court, we can
not suppress the surprise that has been excited
by its disposal of such a vital case, under these
contingencies.
. -
The case goes back to the Governor and
the people. The public, so severely re
proved by Justice Read for "intruding itself"
upon'this cage, may certainly now discuss it ,
- without infringing the dignity of any delega
ted authority. And we trust that there will
'be such an immediate expression of public
Opinion as will convince Governor Geary and
the. Attorney General that the people of
Penneylvania are profoundly interested that no
man shall be put to death in this Common
wealth, under the semblance of law, about
ithose guilt there are "such tretiMndoiiiiiinibt4
as surround the
, Case of Paul Schoeppe.
Pennsylvania. cannot . endure the disgrace;
either at home or abroad, of hanging a man on
such • miserably insufficient evidence as has
been made to serve . the purposes of Dr..
Sehoeppe's persecutors.
There is overwhelming evidence, that Miss
Steinneke 1 , ;(1.% nerer murdered at all. There
is no evidence that Dr. Schoeppe poisoned her;
and that is enough. No sophistry 'of legal
acuteness can get behind the facts of the case,
and the more light is let in upon its history,
the stronger will become the conviction of the
people that the killing of Paul Schoeppe can
mot be justified upon any principle of law;
justice or Common humanity. -
We haVe followed this whole case With close
and careful scrutiny. Much 'of its interior
history will, as we sincerely trust, never see
the light.. And we believe , that Governor
Geary will recogn'zr that great undeAying
principle of our civilizatron wh ch sum wids
every human life with the shield which the
element of clot.bi supplies to him. The action
of the'Supreme Court simply leaves the case
Name it was before, and in the name of hu
manity, and for the sake of the fair fame of
Pennsytvania, we call upon Governor Geary to
extend to this condemned man that Executive
.clemency which is the highest attribute of his
high office. •
VERY STSPICIOUS WITNESSES
It may be that Mr. Clapp, the public printer
at Washington, is a very corrupt and inefficient
man, but we thibk it will hardly be safe'to ac
eept as evidence of the fact at least one por 7
tiOn of the testimony against : In the
House of RepreSentatives on Saturday Mr. Ela
offered a. pamphlet, signed by four printers.
recently , discharged by Mr. Clapp, Which
endeavonisOprove that. the latter gentleman
is a villain and an imbecile: The motive of
the authors of this pamphlet may easily
.be
surmised when we remember the A'ecent con
flict of Mr. Clapp with the Typographieal
Union of .Washington. The public printer
desired to give employhient to a negro who'
was a respectable matt
,`and a c .„ competent
woikman ; but the Union positively re
fused to admit the black man, to, its
membership, and it forbade Mr.
Clapp to employ him unless he was a member.
The Consequence was a bitter quarrel, Mr.
Clapp why Novelly refusing to submit to such
dictatian or' to countenance the commission of
such a foul wrong against the negro. Some of
the White compositors yielded, and remained in
the eke; others clung to the Union and were
discharged. This. pamphlet comes, in all pro
bability, from some of the latter, and is pub-
fished in a spirit of revenge. Under the eir
cunistances,its.statements should be regarded
as n holly pnwortby' of credence. , Mr. Clapp
simply did his duty, and be won the hearty ars.
pi oval of every man who believes in giving an
coital chance to all laborers, whether they are
white or blank, and who detests the abominable
tyranny exercised by trades-unions: It is a
noteworthy fact that insinuations and charges
against Mr. Clapp's character an& man
agement of his • business were firSt
beard immediately after this quarrel with the
inters' Union, and we have no d9ubt what
ever that they may he traced directly tea the
influence of that officious, intertueddling
orgutniration. .do not knotir.l great deal
about. Alr. Clapp's capacity or his personal
character; both may be cry bad; but before
ne A% ill believe 'it we shall require evitience
.of the tact liOn) parliPs silite‘‘'llat more reliable
;and trustworthy than the members of the
Anion. It is an outrage that this man should
the persecuted for the performance of a duty to
the country and to an oppressed race: Let us
lidvt an honest investigatiim made by bow±st,
jrupetons of Congress, and if Clapp i s
provod ionorent, ne hope' he will dischtvgi.
Attu oiliee every map who is a inenilw r or
; if he 'is guilty, of course he Julnscif
*Ai l e itirlicci out.
A QUESOOR OF DELIMONEUENr.
A despatch from 'Munich says that the Ba
warian Council of Slate is considering the
question f the . dethronement of' the King.
If such a' step could be taken without disturb..
big the 'Peke of the kingdom,' it would be a
geed thing for the people of Bavaria.' King
Ludwig 11. is a fool, or not far removed,from
one. His freaks have been called, in courtier
languao, eccentricities,- but there ,Is little
dun ht,that he'is.an imbecile. His passion for
Richard Wrignees..music, and ,his love for
Wagner himself, aro the most nearly intelled;
ual traits he hai shown. In all the qualities
needed in a statesman or a ruler lie is,to
tally deficient. He is' now - twenty-five
years old, and if any of those
qualities are ever to be developed in him, there
ought to , be some sign of them by' this time.
l3e• takes, really, no active part in the Govern
ment of the 'country, so that the Connell "of
State has to assume responsibility, with the
chance, nevertheless, of every now and then
having their work Interfered with by a brain
lesss ass. The King's legal successor, in case
lie is dethroned or abdicates, will be his brother,
Prince Otho, who is twenty-two years old. He
may, however, be no better, for their father
was a very commonplace man, and their grand
father, Ludwig 1., was himself "eccentric,"
and had to abdicate when his vagaries becanle
disgusting to the people.
From all we can learn there can be little op
position to the removal of the King among the
Bavarians; for he has done nothing, during
his reign of about five years, to create a parti
cle of attachment to bim personally. lie can
have no party worth speaking of, and the
army, of course, would take no part with him
in opposition to any decree of the' Council of
State: If his brother should not be chosen as
his successor,sohie Other prince of .the reigning
house may be selected. One of .these 'is
the King's uncle, .1 1 iiiice Luitpola, aged 49,
who is,hoWever, .not a remarkable roan, and
not equal to his brother, Prince, Adalbert, aged
42, and married to a Spanish Bourbon princess,
a cousin of the ex-Oneen Isabella, Prince
Adalbert is a man of considerable character,
and might make a-good sovereign for the Ba
varians. But , almost any man of average
brains would be a, great improvement over the
present imbecile occupant of, the throne.
LP. 3.1 1 11 ;lIV v Mos lir-1014J III:13 i R;) KV' tit i 4.1
We agree with Mr. Butler that there has
been about enough of personal abuse of hint
in and out of Congress. ' There is neither wit
nor truth in the comparisons' of him, which
ate.. constantly made, , wlth various.
proselytes and traitors, or in the slander that he
is a spoon thief, or a'thief of any kind. And
yet Democratic newspapers, and Congressmen
of all parties,- daily fling these things at him, as
if they thought such dirty personalities smart
and amusing. Dir. Butler may not be a very
great military hero, or a remarkably virtuous
-man ; he may, indeed, sometimes be exceed
ingly coarse and vulgar; abut it cannot be
questioned that he is one of the ablest men in
Congress at the present time, and that ,he
did the - country good and _ • valiant
service upon More than one occasion, and in
more than one place, during the war. This
fact may atone entirely for his faults, • for his
single vote cast for Jefferson Davis and for his
adherence to the - Democratic party. We ad
mit that some suspicion might justly attach to
him because of his connection with that cor
rupt faction, but he has.vindicated clearly his
claim to the confidence of loyal men. The
bitter animosity displayed -against him by
Democrats, indeed, is inspired simply by
knowledge of the fact that he despised their or—
ganization, and after spurning it froth hith, la
bored earnestly and efficiently against its rebel
friends. It is not the vote for Jefferson Davis
or the - inniginary - sPoon - theft that excites Demo- -
colic hatred ; it is realization of the loss sus
tained by the party in Butler's proselytism.
Mr. Butler does. not need any defence front
us; li can take care of himself about as well
as any . man on the continent, as 4lr. Dawes,
sl.too fly Cox, and sundry other Congress
men of great and small minds have found to
their cost. We wish merely to throw out the
_suggestion that the intelligent and • decent
people of the country are sick of the scurrilous
abuse; the threadbare slanders, and the decrepid
wit which hi - c flung at him every . day. While
"the country remembers Butler's magnificent
career at New Orleans, these things will not.
shake :public confidence in his loyalty 01
popular respect for his ability.
PUBLIC MALDiSt4S.
The shallow pretence that 'lndependence
Square would be desecrated by the erection' of
Public Buildings upon it has been put forward,
both in Connell and in the Legislature, evi
dently as the desperate expedient of men who
do not wish to give their true reasons for their
factious opposition to the measure. It his had
the happy effect of bringing the facts of the
case fully before the public, and opening their
eyes to the true nature of this resistance to a
movement of the highest importance to the
people of Philadelphia. We have given our
leaders the history of Independence Square,
and it settles the question of the peculiar
"sanctity " of that locality beyond any per
advOltnre.
The only enect which will be produced
upon Independence Hall by the erection of the
Public Buildings in Independence Square will
be to purge it from all those varied uses to
which it Is now devoted, and to separate it
from those incofigruous buildings with which
it is now connected. Nither the Court-rooms
net. the Council chambers can be said to dese
crate Independence Hall, and the old woman
who seliscollim and pies within its precincts is
a .most respectable and worthy ornament
of her sex. Aud yet It cannot be
denied that • Independence Hall would
ineserve more of its traditional sanctity,
were the plans of the Building Commission
earried out, and the venerable building re
stored to its original unity. The ugly wings
that now disfigure it will be taken away, and
its apartments will be devoted' to the preserva•-
Lion of the sacred telles of our Revolutionary
and National history. Courts and Councils
will exchange their present crammed 'accom
modations for the comfortable apartments of
the public - buildings, and the ground now
treated as a were waste and muddy thorough
eale will be consecrated to a high and !mom-
I le use.
ILAILRO4DN
eap attention to the advertisement of
Mr. tiamuel Work, who is now offering for
THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN—PIIILAI)*LPIIIA, MONDAY, isEßlttiAllY 14, 1870.
sale the seven per cent. gold bowls of the
Fri derickshurg and Gordonsville Railroad, in
Virginia. Northern capital is rapidly seeking
profitable investment in Virginia, and this
road is one 'of several enterprises with% aro
now opening interior Virginia to the
Northern markets. The road Is about sixty
miles in length, connecting Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville, and traversing the rich
country of the Shenandoah Valley. Its bonds
are amply secured by a first and Only mort
gage, to the Partners' Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York. • We recommend thew
as a sound and permanent investment.
, Admiral Farraglit's letter to Secretary. Robe
son, upon the a** of the reorganization of
the Navy, confirms the good opinion we bad
formed of the suggestions of the SecretarY in
regard to the regulation of staff rank., The
Admiral objects to some of the - provisions ,of
the Secretary's bili;•bnt-he approves - its princi
pal features. Re recognizes the necessity for
advancing the grades of the staff, and for
making the rank of engineers, paymasters and
surgeons absolute instead of relative' and
assimilated. The Admiral approves of the
plan of giving the heads of the different staff
divisions the rank of Commodore in the line,
and lie suggests that in order to avoid any
possible conflict of anthority, higher officers of
the stall and line, of the same grades, shall
not be sent to sea together in the
same' vessels, but that the former shall be de
tailed for shore duty, of which there must
necessarily be a great deal at all times in hos
pitals and machine shops. The other subjects
discussed in his letter refer to the number of
officers of each grade which will be required,
and tbe necessity for the precedence at all
times of, the executive oflicer of a ship while
a ship is in service. The former matter can,.
of course, be regulated by the necessities of the
government; the latter will not be found fault
with by sensible staff. officers. These will be
,gratified to have at last an official endorsement
Of their 'claims from the highest officer of the
navy, and the people of the country will be
pleased to see that Admiral Farragut does not
conntenance the absurd aristocratic preten
sions of some of the line officers of the navy,
but is anxious to recognize the Claims 'of the
staff officers to gentlemanly treatment, and to
do such .exact justice to brave and accom
plished'men as they deserve, and as the best
interests'of the navy require.
CL ' O'l7lll4 G.
KI-7 CLOTHING FOR PHILADELPHIANS.
Imo" CLOTHING FOR CA MDENITES.
CLOTHING,TOR MANAYUNKERN.
tio - CLOTHING FOR GERMANTOWNERS.
BEW' CLOTHING FOR NORRISTOWNERS.
KICr CLOTHING FOR LAN CASTERIANS.
.11W - CLOTHING FOR HARRISBURGERS.,
lEr CLOTHING FOR JERSEYMEN.
Or' CLOTHING FOR PENNSYLVANIANS.
rfe'CLOTHING FOR DF.LAWARIANS.
V7* CLOTHING FOR STRANGERS.
Irif' CLOTHING FOR FRIENDS.
KO?' CLOTHING FOR EVERYBODY.
'Mr CLOTHING
FOR FULL GROWN MEN.
Mr CLOTHING FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN.
CO' CLOTHING,FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE.
lir CLOTHING FOR LESS MONEY THAN ELSE
WHERE.
C® - CLOTHING; FOR STYLE UNSURPASSED.
CE' CLOTHING, FOR CHEAPNESS UN
-
EQUALLED.
WANAMAKER, & BROWN,
OAK HALL,
S. E. corner Sixth and Market Sts.
ROCKHILL& WILSON
Right place to buy Clothes!
Richest styieof Clothing]
Raiment of Irreproachable cut !
Rarest quality of materials
Reduction in price, to suit everybody!
Regulated according to your taste and purse!
Responsible for the correct fit of ail our
Clethes !
Running off the Winter Stook !
Rapidly Disposing of all of our raiment I.
Rates for raiment, lower and lower !
Ruinous fall In prices of all goods I
Returning to specie basis !
ROCKIIILL ,& WILSON,
GREAT BROWN HALL,
603 and 605 CHESTNUT Streel.
PHILADELPHIA.
UNIFORMITY IN LOWNESS OF
prices Lite enabled us to make
QUICK BALES,
in consequence of which we have but a small stock of
ready.mede goods, which wo will close out at cost. Th
reduction in prices is as follows:
Good Business Suits, tinq, wore S . A.
Good Business Suits, 81 1 ... were 822.
Good liminess Suits, 020, wore 625.
Overcoats, 812 80, wore .1316.
Bross Suits at the Same Bates.
Parties purchasing
CLOTHING.
From us can rely' that goods are in pprice and quality
EXACTLY WHAT WE lik PRESENT.
We m old the practice of asking twice the worth of
artiel • ml then abating . the price for the purpyt,o of
making the inurchager believe he in obtaining a bargain
EVANS Az LEACH,
del7-:turp 628 Market street.
HEADQUARTERS R EXTRAcT
TEETH WITH FICEBII NITROUS OXIDE GAS,
" ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN."
DR. P. R. THOMAS, "formerly Operator at Colton
Dental Rooms," positively the only Office in tho
entirely devoted to extracting teeth without pain
Office, 911 Walnut drool inli6 lyrpl
CRILTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION ORI
ginated the atunnthetio use of
NITROUS OXIDE, OB LAUGHING GAS,
And devote their whole time awl procaine to extractint
teeth without palm
Office. Eighth atd Walntit ntrolit4. hil2lllv
•
TORN CRUMP, BUILDER,
It , MI CHESTNUT STREICT,
and 218 LODGE STREET.
Mechanics of every brunch requirod for honne-buildlui
and tittina promptly furnished. f077-tr
H EN 1311
CARPENTER AND BUILDER,
NO. 1024 HANSOM STRAIRT.
jolo-tyro PHILATALP El lA.
7 . P. & O. R. TAYLOR,
PERFUMERY AND TOILET SOAK+
41m:14160 North Ninth Woos
PLAID SUMMER SILKS AT 87 1-2.
S TEEL & SON,
II .
713: AND 715 NORNII ENTH STREET,
Bar° just opened a Job Lot of •
PLAID SUMMER SIL AT 87C.
Elul - era! iota of NANCY BILKS, bought at a great lam tO the importore,' , 4110, 41 26 •
FINE BLACK SILO GRAIN SILKS AT VERY LOW Pit S.
BLACK 0 GRAIN S AT LESS TOAR GOLD PRICES.
Black Gro Grains, at el 87N, el 70, 62X. , Black Pronch Oro Cimino, 85 60,81 76, 41.
Bloch tiro Grains, at $1 76, $lB7, 42, Black Breach Gro Grain's; 91 25, e• 1 60, e4A.
Billet( French Gro Online, 12, $2 26, $2 . 50. Black Frencib Oro Grains, $5, 86.60, 490.
Black Prenefi Gio Grains, $276';'58,,58'25: ' Black /molt Gra Grains, 490 60,,57.
American Poplin Alpacas, all the New Spring Styles, at 56 l-4c.
Thee° goodH era the handsomest of the kind ever made in this country, and cannot; be matched, either in weight,
color or anality,ly, any foreign Poplin costing less than 875fic.
NOR
hone Strlped English Ginghams at 12 1-2 e., worth 25e.
150 pieces Simpson's Spring Chintzes, handsomest designs in the market, at 12 I-20.
EY.R,E & LANDELL,
DEALERS IN BETTER CLASS
OPENING- OF NEW GOODS.
ff. 14111 w P
LK 1 . GOODS.
Sheppard, Van Harlingen & Arrison
ARE OFFERING -
Extraordinary Bargains
Table Cloths, Napkins, Doylies, Table
Linens, Towels, Towelings,
Freed), Belgian, Barnsley, Scotch and
Irish Sheetir g and Pillow-Case Linens.
4-4 French £nd Richgrdson's Irish Linens,
In Fine, Medium awl Heavy NAes of all grade, for
General Family and LAdies'
Frnbroldered Piano and Table Covers,
Blankets, Flannels, Quilts and
Counterpanes.
Very Rich, New and. Elegant Lace and Not
tirgham Curtains, Window Shades, 60.
New Wells, .Piques, While Goods and
Staple Embroideries of New and Befto
- Styles. The largest assortment
nehave ever offered. Printed Percales.
new and elegant patterns, warranted
fast colors.
All the boot makr.l3 of
DOMESTIC MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS,
At Wholesale - Prices --
Special attention io invited to a New Make of HEAVY
MUSLIN, which tar many purpoilom in the Fumily wilt
he found very valuable. Manufactured exproody for
our trade.
3.00E1 CHESTNUT STREET.
cos w w f Ilfrn
MOURNING DRY GOODS HOUSE
PEAK INS & CO.,
9 SOU'II-1 NTNTH ST.,
Have Opened a Fa 1 Line'of
SAP Fr=E BERNANIES.
BLACK BAREGE lIERNANIS.
JUST OPENED,
Our Spring Stock of all uidtine and
qualities of
BLACK BAREGE kiERNANIS.
BESSON & SON,
MOURNOG DRY GOODS ROUSE,
No. 918 CHESTNUT STREET.
* TILE dir, LANDEIAL, •
FOURTH AND - ARCH.
• SPRING GOODS OPENING.
Steel•rolored.New Spring Poplins.
pearl•tolored Poplins. •
Mode-Colored Poplins.
New Ord en Poplins.
New Blue Poplins.
The . I\'ew Shade of Blue and Gr o wn Silks
Now Spring Polllt de Soles.
New Spring Stripe Silks. •
New Stock of lila&
New Stock Paisley Shawls.
. h . .1..1 I 011 'S . IiNIPTD.O VE D H A RD
!tabor Truss novor runts, brooks or /lolls,
used In bathing • tiopportoro, Elastic Bolts,
tlkakingo, all lambi of Trlbigti4 and Braces.
1•••dlos atlondod to by Id RS. LEIGH 1230 Ohootnnt. 800 -4
4 titory l no 9 ly rt
REPAIRS TO WATCHES AN, D
44.,, Knaleal Boxes In the bent manner, by Anita
lIIIF workmen, 'PARR& BROTHIDR.
Chestnut street, below -fourth
FOURTH AND ARCH,
DRY GOODS.
DAY GOODS.
•ek..
LINEN STORE, .3 0 .
SaS Arch Street.
Ann
1128 CHESTNUT STREET.
SPRING IMPORTATIONS.
imm MOE STOCK
OF
LINEN GOODS,
WHITE GOODS and
HOUSE•FURNISHING GOODS.
Prices Down to Present Gold Rate.
171 E FINE ARTS
LAST DAYS
OF TUB
" NINE MUSES,"
The above Exhibition, will SOON BE CLOSED to the
Public. Open daily from SA. M. until ti I'. U.
ANCE....— -25 CENTS.
SEI,'SO.N TICKETS to CENT& '
A volume just Issued teloth and gold), cont-doing
Photog , aphs of " TUE 31 USES " and 'Portrait of the
Artist, 83 CO. Sent free by mail.
Lades' Galleries and Looking-Glass
Warerooms,
• No. 816 Chestnut Street.
EARLES" - G A LLEtRIES,
• SIM Chestnut Street, '
PJFIf ILADELP lA.
•
LOOKING GLASSES.
A very choice and elegant aesortment of styles, al
entirely new, and at very low price'.
GALLERIES OF PAINTINGS
On the ground floor, very beautifully lighted and easy
of access.
•
JAMES S. .ERLE SONS.
GREAT SALE OF CHROMOS.
MR. CHAS. F. HASELTINE,
On account of going to , Enruno on business, to reduce
hie immense iitock, will lien at
PUBLIC SALE,
At his Galleries,
No. 1125 Chestnut Street,
On the evenings of
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
February 10, 11 and 12,
About 1,000 English, Frenoh and German
Ohromos.
myis4yrpl
m
R. EvEE msT WJLL N'UltJf A.
MASS IN VOCAL 111USitl,
for )101(.6. at his ettec-room, No. tuft woo ateqet, fora
term of ton weeks, beginning 4 ATIJIIDAY, February
10. Lea•cuot Saturdeyw and Wednesdays from 10 to 11
A. At. Itbject,-13al1act singing, vocalization and general
inctruition
TElllll3.—elf, IN .ADVANOIC
Ladies wishing to join this claim will Memo call and
enter their 11411101 an early ac Ponclblo- fell 2t
OREFAWSTNLETiIt — ATEIYPITECETORIO
tr Ale for invalids, family nee, ,ho.
The subscriber is now furnished with hie full Winter
supply of his highly untritious and woll , known bever
age. Its wide-spread and increasing uso, by order of
physicians, for invalids, nso of families, &o.,oommond it
to the attention of all' consumers who want a strictly
Pero article; prepared from the peat materials, and put
up in the most careful manner WI. home uso or transpor•
tenon. Orders by mail or otherwise promptlY sUPPlied
P. J .JOBOAN,
N 0.220 Poar street.
. below Third and Walnut etre°
,PHILADELPIIIA SURGEONS'.BAND
-11 AOl.l IN STITUTEM N. Niiith'st,,above Market. B.
0, EVERETT'S Trona ,poditivoly curve Ruptnres.
Chari:p Trureee 'Martin Belle, Stockings ; Snowball,
sbquider istkitce s, •Crutehee, Suepeniortee , pile Rand
tame. Ladies attended to by 11re.E, iyl-Iyro
WAJU3SRTON'S IMPROVED, VEN.
tilitted and easy-flttiug Droiw Hats (patented) in oil
the' approved fashions of the Beason. (11106tnet street.
next door to the posd-Mileo. one-tfra
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a MONEY TO ANY AMOUNT
. LOANED UPON DIAMONDS, WATCHES,
• rt
JEWELRY, PLATEXLOTHING, &e.,at
a . JONES co.'s
OLD:ESTABLISHED LOAN °FMB,
(inner of
Belowandombard.
N. B,—DIAMONDS,WATOBES,JEWE LIMI,BUBIS
0 • ,.,, VOR ALB AT
' REMARKABLY LOW PRIDES.
mirt.4tl4)
eitotaatims, Litiventii.aco.
EXTRA DRIED FRUITS.
ITALIAN PEACHES,
BRIGHT VIRGINIA PEACHES,
CALIFORNIA PLUMS,
BORDEAUX PRUNER;
iron SALE BY
MITOKELL . do FLETCHF4,
N 0.1204; CHESTNUT STREET.
yrt.
WINES
Reduced in Price more than the fall in
Gold.
HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW GRADES.
OF
SHERRY, PORT AND MADEIRA.
WINES /
Our Own Importation.
E. BRADFORD CLARICE,
SVOOESBOIT. TO
SIMON COLTON & CLAIMER
S. W. corner Broad and Walnut Ste.
wfm
6 f . Salver Flint
BUCKWHEAT,
THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.
DAVIS & RICHARDS,
ARCH AND TENTH. STREETS.
If_s TO(
YARMOUTH SUGAR CORN,
The 7/1014 delielow and toltale.rnm Corn in en,...
/tett your Grocer fot: the ,
fb - r - Anxrcruertx..-
And refuee ell knialtituti:o•whielt moy
TheTortlimil Pr.e kin•• Company received the award
the Paris Eamesition of 1581 Mr their
VARDIOCTIII SUGAR CORN,
and «n hluh ly Mips Corn now held In nutli•
in *big country and in Eniupo, that the ppeuoult cluisuuri
it anpplit4 by'nu lesn'tban tlurfrrn incturier uwatc.+l !.T
the I.:oznpuny. isn't ucur in full norrat
bOB I.4ALE 12Y ALL GILOCBRS.
REEVES & PARVIN,
45 MOUTH tivATErt srREET,
wiioLEsALE AGENTs.
FAMILY FLOUR.
BEST BRANDS
Always on Hand at
LOWEST PRICES.
LINNARD & GIBBS,
N. E. Corner Broad and Baca Sts.
f. It! rp
L LANI)SBERGER &'JO.,
CALIFORNIA WINES„
Champagne, lteisling, Zanfadel, White,
lied, Angelica, Port and Wine Bitter%
FOIL SALE BY THE PRINCIPAL GROCERS ANL?
LIK/BOlt BEALEReI.
jal3 aln 3m,
REDUCED! REDUCED!
GENUINE
TOLD GOVERNMENT JAVA COFFEE
(noAmin
40 CENTS.
A. J. DE CAMP,
107 SOLTII SECOND STREET.
MISCELLANEOUS.
McCORD'S PATENT ALARM BATON
The best instrument of idanit and defetiot now in mg,
A combination of tbe Rattle. Club and Whistle. City
bankers, lintel proprietors, and citizens iu
general are invited to examine at
FARREL, lIERRING CO.'S,
St 7 Chestnut Street,
Or at llic Factors of
Tr. HOPKINS,
097 Market Street, Third Floor.
W het e they are for it&
•
EDWIN H. FITI.EIt Sz CO.,
cordage Manufacturers and 'Dealers in.
Hemp,
23 N. Water Street and 22, N. Delaware Avettue,.
eniLentcLrulA
Enwill ii. YITLYR. coNRAD F. CLOTH Ina
- 4S) - ftn, - 1 1- 1)
Lap Bugs and Horse Gear. All Wade. None•
e.otr or cheaper. lINEASti , ti Elarneee Ettore, 1126 Mar
ket ktr..t. ilia florae in Ow do . iyfisly4P
s sA, JUST CJ iVET):_
GENUINE FARINA COLOGNE.at reduced 13116 mi. Best
pat terns of Englisb Tooth lirnshes. For sale by JAMES ,
T SI3INN.A path reary , Groad end Evolve pits. foil-tfrp•
A cAItPET SWEEPER , THAT MAKES
_►.,.qo noise, and has- a .cualtion to protect fornituro.
For ,010 by
GRIFFITH .it PAGE,
pt 22 4p . 1.00.1 Arch Ettrutd.
VSOULAPIAN."
1.4 THE ONLY INTERNAL REMEDY FOR
RHEUMATISM. GOUT OR NEURALGIA.
BORT HHOEMA IC ER & Co., N. E. COIL FOURTH
AND RAGE STREETS, HOLE - AGENTS FOR THE
UNITED STATES.fe4-12t 4p
IAS I`LYERS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS'
k.A .nee. by which the nipples of gateburnere may be
uneerew ea and cleancd out, for Rile by TRUMAN S.
SHAW, No: ell 5( eight thlrty•llVel Marketsttnet, below
Ninth.
1-,tIVERY WI 4 :EN 1N THE ItLA6 YOUR
L. 4 gift:would bring you into grateful remembrance,
•
we
k no , one of o ur cog-wheel Olothes-wrintrers, we
yew Jo the most durable. saves aches, limo, hich
and
clothing enough eoon.to pay for itself, and we are now
selling for 87 that which WWI formerly sold at 439.
TRUMAN & SHAW, N 0.835 ;eight ,thirty-five) Market
street, Ur low Ninth. •
vou ! YOU'! ID-VO(Jii!-WELL
please to remember ths t nt No. Sa, t eight thirty-llva t•
Mu rkct F-Iroet. twiny. , Ninth, you can rind a fair assort
meat of Housekeeping anti Building Hardware, front,
Vi Wen you ran select articles for presents or for vour.
oun non TRUMAN Sr, Slift.W.
• •
TusT• ttmai:avED All 1) IN • BTORI3J* 1,000.
fry eases of Mawr, sparkling Catawba and (Jail.
nd
fos Wines, 'Port, adoira, Sberry, Jamaica end Santa.
Ortiz Runt, tine old randies and Whiskies, Wholesale
ind Retail. P. J. JORDAN, 220 Pear streee,
Below Third and WeAsui D
streets. and above ot*,
trfott del-if
M 811.1 ( !NH WITH .INDELJBLE
Embroidering, Baithne, Stamping, &a.
M . A, r
TORREY. hien Filbe rt mica.
lir ED 1.) INO AND ENGAGE:MPNiI'
yv (tinge of FI 01l dlB karat fine Gold—a (specialty; a inG ,
assortment of Mzes, and no charge for engraving names,.
are. FARR, & BILOTIIM, Malcom
wylti-rp tf 324 Oheetuutstreet below Vouralr.
PITTED CHERRIES:.
f. 114 yLf 3( 4p
THIRD - EDITION.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.
The question of AboliShing the Franking
Privilege.
Postmister•Cenerat Creswell's Opinion on
the Subject.
A Motion to Postpone the Mississippi Bill
Defeated in the Senate.
*dm'solo» of IlltosiNolopl.
f DuKspatell tho Evenimi,
WAIfitiNuTON, Feh;l4,—An eflbrt was made
.
to-day in the Senate to postpone the further
consideration of the Mississippi bill until
,one
o'clock to-morrow; bnt upon calling , the roll
the vote stood 24 yeas to 24 nays. Vice Presi
dent Colfax, gave his casting vote against
postponenient, eo tilt) bill was proceeded with,
Mr. Howard taking the floor in favor of the
bill as it came from the House:
The Franking Privilege.
Postmaster-General Creswell said this morn
ing, while speaking of the bill abolishing the
franking privilege, that if it pas.sed, he would
recommend at an early day that letter postage
be reduced from 3 to 2 cents per half ounce.
He also expressed himself in favor of car
rying newspapers in the county whore pub
lished free of postage.
(By the American Press Aseeciationj
'Abe Tiressur7 Extension.
WAsitiNGTON, Feb. 14.—The appropriations
for completing the Treasury extension being
nearly exhausted, most of the workmen em
ployed thereon were dismissed on Baturday.
A few, however, were retained to complete
some minor repairs in the building„ A small
appropriation only will now be required to
complete the structure, and as soon as Con
gress shall authorize the same the workmen
will be reinstated.
CITY BULLETIN.
TIIE PACIFIC COAST.--AAtEEICAN TRACT
SOCIETY-UN/ON Mamria-G.—Last evening a
meeting was held in the First J'rebyterian
Church to hear htateulents of a delegation of
the American Tract Society, mently re
turned from the Pacific coast.
Itev.Dr.Johnson, the pastor, presided, and
made an address. He reioiced that the• Chri
stian Church was brought face to face with
this unsectarian and efficient Missionary or
ganization: We are too much accustomed to
ruu in the grooves.of our own denominations,
and to think that men can go to Heaven in no
other Way. These societies lift us out of these
grooves and up to the thought that others are
eflitientlV Serving the Master. This Society is
the right arm of the Church. It goes
wherever civilization goes, anti penetrates by
its many-tongued press the dark regions bo
yOnd.
Be had the pleasure of introducing two
representatives of the Society, both of whom
bad been for years visiting destitute places in
our Own land and inaugurating Christian
work, and who could give their personal olr
servations.
Itev. G. L. Shearer, Secretary of the Society,
said that its chaxitaltie Work is dependent
upon the churches, but its busine , s is self-sup
porting. Its donatiotui and legacies for 160
were $127,267 ; while its grants of publications,
cash appropriations tor foreign lands, and ex
penditures for missionary uolportage, were
s.l:."l,46o,.exceeding its entire nenevolent in
come
It issues at home and abroad in 141 different
language or dialects. Of its nea4,ooo di&rent
pilule:mons, 3741 are in the German, V. - A in the
- French, and 170 in the Spanish language.
Among the .10,U(X1;000 iipain, Aleineo awl
South America, a huge quautity of this litera
ture bay been circulated.
In this country, during li 4 6;i i if granted pub,
lications , for the needy at the rate of 1,100 per
week, • and supplied 2.91 Union Missionary
colportenrs, who made more than &quarter of
a million Christian family visits. Of these, 105
laboring in the South organized or aided 501)
Sabbath or secular schools among destitute
whites and freedmen, with overso,ooo scholars;
and in more or less direct Connection with
their efforts, Inure than :;,160 hopeful conver
sions are reported.. -
In the recent trij 12,000 miles on the
Pacific Coast Le had been impressed with the
natural wealth of the region, but had found
great and abounding spiritual olf.,,tit talon. 'The
proportion of the evangelical church member
ship, which in the whole Unjust States is 17
.per cent., is here only 31 per cent., and beyond
a few of the cities and towns it is only two
per cent, ln one State of 50,000 inhabitants it
is less than ono per cent.
One city visited, of 10,000, had 185 church
members, and a town of 1,500 had only 20.
Another town of 500, and a district live miles
square, with a population of 3,000, - hail no
xtreans 'of instruction.
The miners are intelligent and enterprising,
but so migratory as to be scarcely accessible
by the timid ministry. Churches erected have
been deserted as the towns or camps haVe
been abandoned. They can be reached by the
colporteurs or Union misslonary,wlio,by per.
sonal effort awn he circulation of books and
traetS,can-help to, preserve the spiritual life of
the few professors of religion, and he Call or,
ganize übion services and thus prepare the
was for the organization Of churelo.ii.
The leading ecciesiastical bodies—Baptist,
Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian
—gladly welcomed and heartily endorsed this'
work, pledging the sympathy and support of
the churches. Prominent pastors, including
the Rev. Drs. Stone, Scudder and ,
spoke earne itlyTor the cause at pUblie meet
ings in the principal eities of the coast. Dr.
Dwinelle said that ecclesiastical machinery
had proved too slow 4) reach ilip mining popu
'idiomatic( that the Union missionary colport
age of the American Tract Society, which is
practically Christianity oh wheels, was adop
ted to nitiet'thiS want. " • '
Au agency of the Society, had been
established and a depository opened at San
Francisco, anti a district secretary had been
appointed for the coast. A corps of colpor
tears bad bean commissioned, of Whom , one
labors in Washington, two in Oregon and the
remainder in California. In the latter State
one of the colporteurs is a Chinaman, front
the Mission Church of Rev. Mr. Loomis. !le
is supplied pith publications from the mission
press, being aided by the society at Shanghai,
China. ith him an American colporteur
co-op craft 8 . , the one gathering scholars and the
other enlisting teachers. Of the 80,000
Chinese in the United States only about 1,200
are under instruction in Salibath•-scheols.
They are anxious to be taught, and learn
rapidly. A book adapted to teach them; with
Chinese and English letters, is, in course of
preparation for the Society: . The speaker ex•
hitated specimen pages, and also the report of
this colporteur for Jauuary,written in Chinese.
Occasional conversions are reported.
The. expense of this work will rquire
$12,000 to $15,,000 this year, for which tunas
must be raised in addition to the other work
of the tioeiety. This must be raised mainly by
the eastern churches.
The position of. California. as the mother of
States, aid the Interests of tie,Oco school chil
dren, demand that these adverse influences of
infidelity, indifferentism, Romanisin and Pa
ganu-M should he counteracted.
Mr. John E. Vassar, missionary colporteur
of the Society, said that in his personal Lthors
he had found those people ready to hear him
speak of Jesus, and to receive and read tracts
and books. Be admired the energy of the Mi
ners in Colorado. Nevada and California, and
was glad to say that when they are converted
they are equally energetic in spreading the
()nivel.
He gave instances of the power of
tracts in this work.
Tho Chineso are hero in largo numbars.
They need and desire Christian Instruction,
and make excllent progress. God has brought
.
themher.° that wo may prepare theth to re.
thrum evangelizing laborers for themillions
0f'.41412. .• America for Stsius, - and the world
will he R is.• ,••
key. B. L. Agnew, pastor of the Westmin
ster l'ulbyterian (Thumb, ably and earne.sly
urietd the duty of evangelizing these Ameri
['nisi and heathen strangers, on the ground of
phiinntbropy, patrietlin, and obedience to
the Redeemer.
Dr..lohneon -.followed,. endorsing all. that,
had been said; and announang that donations
for this object would be received at the rooms
eldhe American Tract Society, 1408 Chestnut
street, ,after which the meeting adjourned
with the doxology and bon diction. •
P HILAPICLPIFII A AN!) ERIE RA 'LIMA I).—Tho
Annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad way held this
Morning, at the office of the Company.'No
2:o Walnut • street. George' Griscom, Esq.,
was called to the chair,and Mr. Geo. P. Little
vas appointed Secretary.
E.. 1 0. (lay, Esq., president of the Comnany,
then read the annual report of the Directors.
it gives the following statement of the opera
-1101111 of the road
- during the year 1869: •
The - receipts
From passengers,. .........
From' freight
Mail, express and miscellaneous
Total 53,2u2,705 29
Deduct taxes and overcharges... 76,008 ?M
Cross earnings.
Earnings in 1888
Increaße in 18(1) .151;'.1."0'53
PaNFengers carried in 1869. . . 651,038
PaEmengerB carried In 1868 629.=
Increase " 21,608
Total tonnage carried in 1860..... 1,302,041
Total tonnage carried in 1868..... 1,090,845
Incre4se....
whiehis an increase of nearly twenty per cent.
upon the amount transported over that of the
previous year and about 16i per cent. upon
the gross receipts of the road.
The increase of tonnage has been chiefly
from the lake freights, which have to be car
ried atvery low rates to compete with other
lines.
The total amount of stock and bonded.debt,
January Ist, MO, is $21,002,300. Among the
bonds are general mortgage 6 per cent. gold
bonds on the whole road, $3,698,006, issued in
conformity with an act of the Legislature,
parsed in April last. The• application of the
- procATils of the stocks and bonds issued is set
forth in detail, and then the report sayS: " In
connection with this subject, it may here be
remarked that neither in the transactions just
referred.to, or in payment for work done, or
for any other purposes than its legitimate ob
ject (viz., payment of interest on our bonded
debt, taxes, and maintaining organization),
has any part of this thirty per cent. of the
gross receipts due this Company ever been
applied." •
The company has secured control of the Oil
Creek and Allegheny River Railroad Com
pany, commencing and ending at fevineton
and Corry, which will secure to the Philadel
phia and Erie Conit.any a full share of a large
and valuable oil ironic.
On January 1, 18el9, there was due to Penn-
F ykvania Railroad Company :
oa.comtruction account... .:,..,..:i3,633 1^
On other advances .. ...:..100107, Off
,
Total
• Which amount was settled on the Ist of
July by that company receiving the new issue
of gold bonds in payment.
A large amount of work has been done on
the line during the past year, consisting chiefly
in the construction of upwards of tea miles of
sidings, completion of Lewisburg branch
road, improvements at Erie harbor, shops,
station houses,
On the 31st of December, 1800, there was
clue on Construction Account $x;1,072'30,
which has been in part paid as follows
By proceeds of sale of T per cent.
bonds. ' 6 531,608 40
Receipts for sale of 2Mullsliares of
Oil C'reek and Allegheny It: It.
stock 100,000 00
Four quarterly diVidends from
that load 210,000 00
5:,t41,008 40
leaving Flal a balance due the Pennsylvania
hailre;ad Company January 1,1670, for con
struction, $20J,46;:; in, payment for which may
be made in the six per cent. bonds of this coin
pal y.
The report then says :,
Tints far, one receipts from earnings have
been t.ttib tient for the payment of our interest
aec'ount, taxes, &c., and as the business of the
road is !•tadily increa-ing, we may reaSonably;;
expect; in the course of a brief period, to be
able to declare a dividend to the stockholders.
Jt is the policy of your board, however, not to
commence dividends until assured of our
ability to continue them with reasonable rept-
larity."
The road is now in good condition and has
been run with much regularity during the past
year.
• The Treasurer's report was then read.
The reports were accepted and ordered to
be entered upon the minutes. •
31r. C. Irluvilliers offered a resolution in
structing the Trustees of the Sinking Fund to
invest the amount in the hind, 5.165,000„ in the
bonds of the company, giving preference to
those earliest maturing when they can be had
at par or tinder.
31r. John 31. Kennedy said that the Sinking
Fund is provided for in the mortgage, which
defines - What may be done. The Trustees
represent the creditors. 'He did not think that
it is competent for the stockholders to instruct
the Trusters. Ho moved that the resolution
be postponed for the present. Agreed to.
31 r.• Benjamin Marshall submitted the fol
lowing:
io'crw, red, That the Board of Managers of
this Company be and they are hereby author
ized and requested to confer with the lessees
of its road and prOperty, and; if praeticable i to
agree with them upon such modifications of
the terms and conditions of said lease as said
Board may in their judgment deem right and
proper; and the raid Board are vested 'with
lull power for and on behalf of this Company
to cuter into any agreement respecting the
same.
In "offering lids resolution,he explained that
its object was to increase the revenue of
the company. Many articles of but little
value are carried and have to be transported
at low rates. Thirty per cent. profit is too
much and the lessees, therefore, refuse to
carry then'.
Mr. D'lnvilliers offered an amendment to
be added, viz.:
Rewired, That the terms of the lease shall
not. he changed to the detriment of the Phila
delphia and Erie Railroad Company.
Mr. Kennedy thought that the lease should
he revised, so that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company shall receive its outlay-for actual
expenses. and the stockholders of the P. and
E. road shall receive the profits. That will
prevent a clashing of interests. There is no
dirpesition upon the part of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to make money out of the
stockholders of the • Philadelphia and Erie
It:ahead. In order to allow the stockholders
to more thoroughly examine the subject, he
Moved that the resolution be postponed for
the present. The motion was agreed to.
31r: D'lnvilliers offered the folloWing:
li(soirtd, That the incoming Board of Di
rectors be requested to issue a stock dividend
of per cent., to represent the amount of
new work paid for and the payment to the
Sinking Fund during 1869.
On motion of Mr. Kennedy this resolution
was postponed for the present. •
The meeting then adjourned to go into an
election for Directors for the ensuing year,
T'nou reassembling the tellers announced
the election of the following Managers: Ed
ward F. Gay,-J. Edgar'' TIIOIII9OD Wistar
Morris,
Henry Duhring, JaCob F. Jones.
Josiah Bacon,Samuel T. Bodine, John M.
Kennedy, 'ashington Butcher, Henry D.
Moore.
After the reading of the report of .the
Tellers of the election,.the resolutioms offered
previously came up for consideration.
Al r `Alurshall's resolution came up first.
Mr. D'lnvilliers withdrew his amendment . ,
and ~ - tib:.tituteil the following: " Subject to
the confirmation of the stockholders."
The rePolution as amended passed.
Mr. Vlnvilliers then withdrew the resolu
tion in reference to the Sinking _Fund, on the
THE DAIL, AVENING BULLETIN—PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FE.,BRUARY,I4. tem.
• , _
P r r na that the mortgage provides for tho
m niter of investments. Ho thou submitted
the following as a substitute for his second
resolution
hcsolved, , That the incoming Board, of Di
rectors be retineeted to make a stock dividend
oi: per cent. based on accrued-earnings up
to Ded. 31st, 1841), in construction and sinking
hind accounts. '
znotion was fidopted. Adjourned
1 . 1111. livii.olwris--riteroBALfl
Pox Trim Worix.--The Public Building Coin
mission's Committee on Contracts held a
meeting ibis afternoon, to receive arid open
proposals ibr work and materials required in
the erection of the Walnut street portion of
the new public buildings. James V. Watson,
EFq., chairman, presided. A. large number of
bidders were 'present. The following were
the bids received:
For all the excavations, including the
trenches for the foundations:.,
Daniel McNichols. 80 cents per cubic yard.
II ugh a 0 cents per cubic yard,
14w. Mc('atlrey,sBrents per cubic yard.
Putrid Mc Dun oug h, 82.1' s cents per cubic yard.
Gro. if Drink wort ,*2 60 per cubic yard.
ham uel Scott. 60 cents per cubic yard.
James Am st mpg, 70 cents per Cubic yard.
Mood, Lally &earruil , per cubic Yard.. .;
C. E. Id cNeIl. 87 cents per cubic yard.
Muriel{ Dobbins, in cents per cubic yard.
E. ti. If cGlue, 3i 60 per cubic vard.
Cri lute) cents per cubic yard.
34.0.'1110y . *1 26 per cnbic yard.
)1 ichasi Smith, *1 40 per cribis yard.
For taking down the terrace wall, cleaning
the bricks, piling them up, taking down the
iron railings, the gate piers, removing rub
hish, &c.:
Daniel rNirhol ...... —O3OO C.s. McNeil *EEO
I (Nerd McCaffrey 375 Morrell Dobbins 800
Pat St cDonouali 735 E. S. hicOlue 2,600
Geo 11.13rinkworili 1,21.0 Wm. ern:W(9y 500
flood, Lally At Carroll. 300 Jas. Duffy. per 1,000,—. 4
Samuel Scott 600 Michael Smith. 2,000
Jag Armstrong 4LO
For concreting the entire foundation with
small broken stone and cement, mortar and
groat:
nenien E. Diem er t $1 cents per cubic foot.
L Copeland & Browning. 16 cents per mil& foot.
Geo. H. Brinkworth, el 10 per cubic foot.
Samuel Scott. 30 cents per cubic foot.
James Armstrong,3o cents per cubic foot.
Biding. Stone Company, 87 81 per perch.
(I. E. McNell..V cents per cubic foot.
Murrell Dobbins, 80 cents per cubic foot.
B. Betting, *8 76 per perch.
Jas. Duffy . *4 V) per yard.
.tf or furnishing and delivering large size
building stone, and for select building stone—
62,t446
9,507,082 93
82,567 00
$3,180,61Y7 05
2;734,746" 52
211,196
Hurtle) r.
' &lea Stone. Large &ono.
e n.bubricken fittmc C.0.40c, pr cubic ft. ro 91 pr percb
Nathan Darin 20 do. 278 do.
. ... .
Samuel Gorpar do. 235 do. .
Jail. 411111EtrOng .--do. 300 do.
bleClenahan &Bre 34 " do. do.
A. 0. &J. A. oenhong...4l do. 347 do.
2 80 1 man.
Lefper & Lewis CO 3 30 2 men.
340 3 wen.
Bettina Stone Ce 10 per perch.
John C. Let rer........-.....35c. per foot. 3 70 pr. perch
G. W. Jacoby &Co -....31c. per foot. 270 do.
For building collar walls :
beaten E. Dinner $4 25 Per perch
Copeland & Browning.
George H. Brinkworth
ebtnuel ecott
Jame. Ann Wow,
Reding Stow! Cumpany
C. E. McNeil
urrrll Dobbilip
_ .
475 " "
.... .. 500 •
The award of contracts will be made by the
Commissioners.
A Scis•DAY-SciuJoi. .311..a.:1 ENG.—A United
liieeting of the Sunday-schools of German
town was held yesterday afternoon in the
Market square Church. Itrwas called under
the auspices of the Germantown Sunday
-0010a Union. The ehurch . - was crowded.
Two s chools beside that of the Market Square
Church were preSent in a body—the Wake
field Mission and St. Stephen's Methodist.)
Many, teachers and scholars from other Sun
day-schools were also present. The Rev. Mr.
Albert presided. Nelson Kinpbory, of Ger
mantown, formerly of Hartford, Conn., made
the principal address, the Rev. Edward P.
Cowan, of tit. Louis, following. The meeting
was altogether a pleasant one, and it is to be
hoped that such occasions will oftener be en
joyed by the Sunday-school community.
$ , 11T1,740 12
9 SSAULT J mu v.—Yesterday
morning, about live o'clock, privato watch
man Baker, employed in the neighborhood of
Third and Chestnut streets, discoirered three
men in the act of breaking into a store at Ex
change Place and Carter street. He captured
.one of the - fellows; and was then struck upon
the bead with a large jimmy. His hat was
split in two and his head was severely injured.
Mr. Baker was felled to the pavement. He
jumped up immediately. however, and ran
after his assailant, but did nut succeed in
overtaking him. He secured the weapon with
- which he had he, ••••,. • t.
DEATH OF 21... t..,•.11 SOLD lEll.—On
Saturday morning last Mr. Jacob Mel, an old
soldier of the War of 1812, Was found dead in
his bed at bia late residence, Fourth'street,
above Race. Mr. Tiel was a cabinet-maker by
occupation, and for over LO years past was a
resident of the Sixth Ward. He took part in
the battle of Blao , lnsburg, and was present at
the - burning of the National capital by the
British. For many years the deceased was a
member of the Junior Artillerists of this city.
He was 77 years of age, and retired to rest on
Friday night in his usual health.
NEW TELEGRAPH TO GERMANTOWN.-r
Another telegraph line to Germantown has
been opened and messages are now sent at
about - half the rates which people were
formerly required to pay. The wires run
direct to New York, and despatches are for
warded to all points in Europe per French
cable. • The offices are as follows: German
town, next depot, up stairs: Philadelphia, 45
South Third, and corner Sixth and Chestnut;
New York, No. 11 , Broad street.
VALE:NTT:9.: aty.—The letter-carriers had
quite 'an increase in their business this morn
ing in 'consequence of to-day being known a.-;
St. Valentines Day. The .cnidom of sending
valentines has gfeatly decreased of late years,
but some stores make quite a handsome display
with this sort of love epistles, and also do
rather t thriving business.. The juveniles still
amuse themselves by sending to their ac
quaintances comic caricature*.
- DEATH . IN A STATION HousE.—Charles M.
'Warner. a lodger in the Seventh District Po
lice :Station, was attacked by hemorrhage. of
the lungs ibis morning. Tie refused to alkiiv
the police to summon a physician, saying that
he treomntly had such attacks.: In a short
time afterwards he died.
SUSPJCION OF Ilumn.Aicv.— James Graham
has Leen committed by Alderinan Heins on
suspicion of turglary. Aland two weeks ago
he was observed leaving the grocery store of
James 'Wright, at Amber and Ella streets.
At that time a gold watch, overcoat and zs2o
were stolen.
Sui , rii DE-ITll.—Lewis Clark, residing at
Twelfth and Wister streets, fell in a tit, at,
tieventeenth and Mount Vernon streets, about
11 o'clock this manning. He war; carried into
a neighboring house, whore lie died in a short
time.
oltll IN ; iI'AISLE.—WIII. Casey ant t
Wm. Barney Were arrested last night for the
larceny of a set of harness from a stable at
Tenth and Ogden streets. This morning they
had a hearing before Alderman Massey, and
were committed in default of 51,1,100.
I{OIIPERY.—ThO dwelling of S. T. Hill. No •
Ellsworth street, was entered by means
of false keys, last evening, while the family
was at church, and was robbed of a silver
watch, gold chain and SIO.
_
DU51..41, His • FAMlLY.—Charles Smith, re
siding ;on Centre street, Germantown, was
:misted on Saturday, upon the charge of
beating his wife and children, and threatening
to kill them. Alderman Thomas held Mtn in
'Zi , ‘4'.o bail for trial.
Sly ix i LI2 o.— nines Burns Wag arrested at
Second and 'Wharton Ftreets On Saturday
night, upon the charge of obtaining groceries
upon false orders. He wa.4 committed by
Ald. Moore.
Film.,---The explosion of a coal oil lrunp in a
lipase No. :307 Borden
.street, afloat 8 o'clock
on Saturday night, caused an alarm of tire.
The - flames avere extingtiisbril before any se
riong damage had been done.
STEALING, LVAn l'ii.m.Tllottias Butler, re
-812. LaWrtncti street, haq: been
committed by AM. Toland on .lipicion ()flw
ing stolen a lot of lead pipe which was foiind
in his possession.
ENTRY TnEr• T.—Tho front door of a llOaqo
No. FOB South Thirteenth street was opened
by faLso kr!3 s
_lost evening:lnd , two overeowe
were stolen hint} the entry. •
FOURTH EDITIOW
appointments by
~the Goyernor
LATER FROM WASHINGTON
Increase of Legal Tender Circulation
A 'Favorable Moveinent In the House
I• pedal - rill/patch to tho
Feb; I.l.:—Flour Nivel-Ant
'Wine; and Superrntentient of ^tlio — POWder
_Magazine McLaughlin, harbor master,'
whisky inspector, bark inspector, and grain
measurer will be appointed thin week.
The Governor to-day reappointed tlie fol
lowing Philadelphia officials:
Port Ilvicicyl—Dr. Goodman.
'leek Offleer—Mr. J. E. AddickM.
• &alas of Weight.• and Meraures—Taylor and
Shafner.
Lazaretto Physician—Dr. Thompson.
[Swint Despatch to the Philatla. Evening Belletiu.)
„„
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.---tire inflationists
made another bold attempt in the House to
day to get through the resolution having for
its object an increase in volume of the legal
tender currency, and, to a certain extent, sue
ceeded.
Loughridge (Iowa) offered a resolution
instructing the Committee on Banking and
Currency . to report the bill providing for an
increase in the amount of legal tenders of tifty
millions of dollars. A motion to lay the. reso.
lntion upon, the table was defeated by 20 mu,
jority; and under the rules it then went over
to neat Monday. The Western members are
quite gleeful over the vote, and say that it
shows unmistakable signs that the IfOlifiC will
favor an increase of legal-tender circulation.
Genera) Logan is making an carne4t appeal
in the House in favor of Cuban recognition.
/By the American Prem Aseocitaion.)
Latest Cabe quotations:
LONDON, Frb. 14, 1 P. M.—United States
bonds of theit sue of 1832, 814. Illinois Cen
tral shares, 110. Other securities unchanged
243
12 75 ‘• "
1.60
56 .
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK
A A "
7.: ,
6 00
NEW Youx, Feb.l4.—Money continues very
easy at 4a6 per cent on call and 7aB for
discounts. To-day money is • loaned at 7 per
cent. for four months.
Foreign exchange is timer. Prime bank
ers' 60-day bills,lt 8,a_109.,
Gold is heavy and lower, with sales at 1191
Government bonds are lower and Nreak,in
sympathy with the gold market • -
Southern State securities are firm, with the
chief husinem doing in the new Tennessees at
527a531.
Paeifie Railroad mortgaue bonds are quiet
at VW for Central and fi(1.! , ,.f0r. Union.
The stock market is alternately weak and
steady to-day, and the' tiuetuations are nut
over and 1. There are no special features
to report. ,
SENATE.—The President, presented the re
port of the Secretary of War in relation to
official proceedings in Georgia since the
papsage of the Reconstruction act,.
Mr. Trombull moved that the credentials of
Bill and Miller, claiming to be Senators-pleet
from Georgia, be taken from the tiles and re
ferred to the Judiciary Cominittee. 3o or
dered.
Mr. Sherman presented the memorial of
cigar-makers of Ohio, asking for a moclitica
tion of the ditty on cigars.
The In‘ual number of petitions for, the aboli
tion of the franking rtrivilege were presented.
Mr. Fenton presented two petitions from
the citizens of. New York against the continn- .
ance of the income tax.
Idr. Scott presented numerous memorials
asking - for the protection of naval stall officers
in their rank in the naval service.
Mr. Pomeroy •preseuted several petitions
from - the - women - of lowa and New Vi•rlc-ask
inv. for the passage of an amendment to the.
Constitution giving females the right of ?inf.
frage.
Senator Sprague appeared, and took 'his
seat, for the first time since the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. Willey presented a joint resolution,
passed by the Legislature of West Virginia,
asking for a modification; of the pension laws.
Mr. Morton presented a printed paper
setting forth certain charges against the
public printer, Mr: Clapp, and charging that
he (Morton) and Senator Fenton were
running the public printing-office machine.
Be said he cared nothing for the charges
against himself, but in justice to the public
printer be would state that' out of
over three hundred employes of the pub-
He printing office, he had only recommended
two or three for appointment. He never was
in the office but once. He asked to have the
paper referred toile Printing Committee.
M r.Edrentuls moved that the Printing Com
mittee be authorized to make a lull report.
Agreed to.
Mr. Fenton said that so far as be was con
cerned, there. was nobody in the printing,
office of his appointment or recommendation.
Mr. Edmunds, from the Pension Commit
tee, reported favorably On a number of bibs
grauttng pensions.
Mr. Trumbull reported a resolution allow
ing the Virginia Senators compensation from
January b,2fit 1870, that state having been
adMitted on hat day. Agreed to.
Triunt reported back the petition to
restore that portion of the District of Colum
bia lying south of the Potomac river, and
asked that the Committee be discharged front
the further consideration of the matter. So
ordered.
at r. Carpenter reported back the bill to in
crease the salaries of the circuit and Supreme
andges of the United States Courts, with an
amendment.
Mr. Ifinelin ollbred a bill to aid in the con
struction of an equestrian statue in bronze of
the late Secretnry of War, Gen. Johu A. Raw-
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Abbott reported a resolution appropri
ating the NUM of , rS,CCO for the purchase of au
oil-painting portrait of the late President
Abraham Lincoln, by John 11. Littletield.
Referro d.
Mr. if oward introduced a resolution looking
to the removal of the United States Branch
Mint at New Orleans to New York. Re
ferred.
Mr. titewort introduced a resolution calling
for the oflicial correspondence between the
tate Department and. Charles De Long, late
Minister to Japan. in relation to the commer
cial interests between that country and the
Urdted Ftates: Referred. •
N r.' Chandler moved that the Mississippi
hill h. Tostponed until to.merrow, for the im
mediate, consideration of the business from
the Cotniuittee on Commerce.
Mr. caret ron called for the yeas anti nays,
and the motion NV . ltg lost by yeas 24, nays .
Mr. Chandler gave notice that to-morrow,
at I &dot+ P. N., •be Would claim the tioor
for beinet.w from the Committee on Coln.
Mr, Shermon.objected. He said that there
was aiready..one tpedal or(ier for to - morrow,
urtue ,v the Finiding
111%110w:1rd then addreNsed the Senate on
the merits of the Alissisipni bill. Ho held
that insomuch as Mississippi is not yet a State
in the Union, but more of a dependency of
the Government, Congress, has authority over
her. to impose such rtstrietious upon her as
arid hereafter preclude her hegistature front
hying aside the laws of Congress. Hi> pro
3:00 O'Clook.
HARRISBMG.
Appal ntsitentm.
Lewd lender Currency.
Cuban Recognition.
tny the American Presto Association.)
By American Press Association.]
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
second Session.
WAsiitlayroN, P0).14
.
Ceededto.adilress_ 11.11:4C - -to- tbe several-eon
ditiOns contained in the bill, and
.remarked
upon theirs briefly, arguing that they laid no
strietion on the state of Mis.sissippi not
conekled to Congress by the Constitution of
the United States. ' • • '
Mr. Morton argued that any' amendment to
the Constitution 'necessarily 'modified" the
construction of that clause of the Constitution
ro quiring Congresfi. to see that every State
has a republican forni of government, so to
mike' its Construction conform to the spirit
of such amendment.
Mr. Morton continued at Some length; in
bisting that Congrom has the power to impose
tho conditions applied to Virginia, and he
would like to sce Congress have power to en
force such conditions upon every State, as
well as powerto judge of the means to be used
in enfercmg . such copdi tious
Mr. Carpenter wanted to know it Mr.
Morton thought Congress had a right to go
into a State now retognized, and having a re
publican form of goVerement,and regulate it ,
corm-silo concerns, say as to educidion and
like Matters.
M r. Morten raid list thought that if iritany
State the subject of poPular education should
be - neglected; Pii • tirgt Milli' Statestiould - licin
danger, in the course - of time, or lapsing into
anarchy, Congress would clearly have a right
to go into that State and enforce the provisions
of any clause of the Constitution in defence of
the people of filch State.
Mr. Carpenter said Congreas had:only one
thing to decide, to admit a State or refuse to
do so, and Congress cannot do both.
Horst..—The following hills and joint reso
lutions were introduced and referred to the
proper committees:
Providing for additional commercial and
postal facilities in a portion of the State of
New York.
To reorganize the ;Judicial Districts of the
State of New York.
Extending additional bounties to soldiers
who were discharged and continued in the
civil service of the nation.
To proCide houses for homeless people in
the Southern States.
To repeal the Test Oath acts.
To repeal the duties on salt and place , it on
the free list,
TO provide for funding the public debt at a
lower rate of interest ;secure secure a uniform
system of currency, and pfovide definitely for
the resumption of specieyments,
To create a new land district in Washington
Territory..,
Di] cetiug all. writs, and processes issuing
from the courts of the United States to be in
the name of the people of the United States.
Making an appropriation for the improve
ment of the Harbor of Alton. Illinois.
To repeal the Congressional mileage act.
To extend the boundaries of Idaho Territory.
Resolution from the Legislature of - Rhode
Island relative to the harbor of Refuge at
Black Rock.
Mr: Ingersoll again "offered his resolution
pioposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, providing that Congress
shall have power to issue notes and make
thtm legal tender for the payment of debts.
Referred to the Judiciary ComMittee.
Mr. Benjamin's resolution instructing the
Committee on the District of Columbia to re
port a bill authorizing the proper authorities
to levy a tax for the support of tho poor of
said district, was taken up and agreed to by a
vote of tiilayem to -id nays. .
toughridge OtVereda resolution that in
the opinion of this House the business interests
of the country required an increase in the
volume of currency, and that the Committee
on Banking and Currency , be instructed to re
port a bill at an early day ,increasing the car
rency to the extent of at least it:0,000,000.
.31r. Ward.moved to lay the resolution on
the-table. Not agreed to. Ayes, 74; nays,.93.
The Speaker then announced that the morn
ing hour had expired, and the resolution
would have to go over for further considera
tion..
I By the American Press Assuciati4.rn I
. n ANSA C ativsurrr4.
Illysterlonsi Death.
BOFTON, Feb. 14.—0 n Monday last a young
wan named Thomas W. Moulton left Lynn to
transact some inbiness in this city, since which
time nothing bad been heard of him until
Saturday night, when he returned home and
Calling upon hiVitin fie, he fell into her arms
and died. The circumstances attending his
departure and return are mysterious. Lie was,
a young roan of more than ordinary good
habits, and WaS enga,ged. in the num ufacture of
shoes.
Exports.
The am ount of exports from the port of Bos
ton from February 4To February 11, including
specie, was *246,832.
The Itietutury Statement.,
The total balance at the sub-treasury is *A-
C 65,087 16. against :F3,225,4105 Di of last week.
The coin balance is 41,.5157,000 tin, against :51,-
381,701 119 of last week.
CITY BULLETIN
FIGHT IN A CAn.—Yesterdityntorniag,abont
half-past tour o'clock, as a Chestnut street
railway car was crossing the bridge over the
t 4 chitylkill, three men, who were passengers,
got into a tight. They broke' the windows,
tore up the.seats, and otherwise damaged the
car. ()Ricer Parry, of the Schuylkill Harbor
Police, assisted the driver and conductor and
the ear-door was locked. When the car was
near the Sixteenth District Police Station, the
police rim presented his revolver,and told the
prisoners that they must proceed quietly to
the station•house, 'Under the circumstances
they thought best to comply with the request.
At the bearing before Alderman Randall they
gave their names as John Sutler, John Peter
and Richard Simpson. ,They were sent to
prison.
.N.Ew, kluttsus lionnun.—Three new houses,
at Nineteenth and Fitzwater. streets, were
stripped of lead pipe, valued at BLO , 801110 time
during Saturday. night.
Con 24 En-Lot:lsl;EßS.—Tile Eighteenth Dis
trict Poliee arrested 18 perrions for corner
lounging during yesterday.
OPEN.—l'he First District Police
found alue doors uufaBtened last night.
ON MESDAY EvEmiNo, February H or-.
ace Greeley will lecture in the Academy of
Music on the subject, The Woman Ques
tion:" IL promisee to be one of the most at
tractive of the course. It is one of the serus
given under the auspices ofthe Young Men's
Christian Association.
711 E Moon.—Mr. W. S. Boyd, Superinten
dent of the Flow•ard Sunday Scheolonakes au
sppeal in our advertising columns in behalf of
the poor of the southern city, which we hope
will be answered by liberal contributions,
which may be sent to john Seddon, 242 Ger
man street.
AN APPEAL FOIL THE POOIL OF
the southern part of the city. Howard Sunday-
School Missionary Departmem.
Luring the present whiter there has been increased
suffering mot destitution amongst the poor of the
eotuh
ern part of the city. Contributions hate materially
demeaned, to that many pressing Warll.9 eouldu.ltbe
yelle T ed by our Missionary, Mr. John :"eddon.
We make We earnest appeal hU that the wants and
sufferings of many May tl , l Coo td many id' our
citizens be inOtteed-10 visa the aleales of sittieriog, sick ,
neat and destitution, titers would he ae ne .il of thentiore
appeal.
Any ceutributions that may he made to 31r. JOHN
!ELDON , 242 German street, will lie faithfully and _M. ,
die lonely a nIIiPd•WM. ti 111? nu perintendent Howard Sunday School,
It'. .17 South Water street, Philadelphia.
L.--?OF CE PENNSYLVANIA, RAIL
110AD COMPANY.
DaLPIII A. January 25. 1.370.
NOTICE TO , iTOCKHOLI/Elt:l.—The annual meat-
Mu of the Studholders of this Company will he he .t nn
TUESDAY the Nth day of Febrintry,liffit, to
A. Iti., at the Hall of the Ationthly Buildings. S. W,
comer of Tenth and Chestnut streets, P
The amial election for Directors will he held on
MONDAY , . the 7th day of March. tau, at the Whet) of
the Conipuuy, No. tai SAUL Thlril ' , treat.
• • - TOSEPILLESLEY,
jit=tfolirps . • • • Secretary. ,
— N.Etifil) . EkiiiN IN ( VALLEY It AIL
BOAT) clikPANIf. uro.ct, 122 Malt SE-.
Ct.iND STREET.
_
PHIL Dr.1.1.11i A , 1870.
N(ITI(:i TQ PIuChIIOLI , E.IIS,
i-annual pit , meat of interest on the capital
*foil: 0 tido N.3141..11)0'. 'older the loam. to .the LcitigL
Crain, .Nawation 00111114113', at tha rate of Toll Per
Cent. Per Aai min or two and a htlf.dollara per, shire.
clear of tato..., will bit made at that ale.. en old after
t 1,10.‘1?A March let, IzrU. telt 3ttltl'evtn.li4
. ....__
114ST0111('AL St)( . 7llE'rY 01.i'el'ENN
ur7 SYLVAN! A .--Tht. ghnunl 1110Ptilla and election
ol ftic.'re 6.r the cn.aiinit year. will la. h.,1.1 at the
Hall. A tliewrlni, ttrwet. hclow Walnut,
111IP (Idol tht)/E3I.M NINO. nt o'clock
1.. SAIL d LEV,
lt4 ttecer.Untt zle..retary.
FIFTH EDITION.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LATER BY CABLE.
Ilion limekilnlt tines the Naterdity lit,.
Rochefort Objects to Submitting his Articles
to, the Prison Keeper..
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Approval of (ieneral Terri "q Courge
Cleorgia.
ENGLAND.
!Monsters.
Loaibo'N; Feb. i4—The weather :retiterday
was cold and ternpeetuons, and many diermitem
are repotted to tapping around the coast
A Libel Nail.
Dion Boncicaillt has brought an action of
libel vgalust the proprietor of the ,Saturdcri/
It rim for an unfavorable criticism on the
play of Formosa, wherein the editor character
ized the author as an associate of blacklegs
and charlatans.
Iron•elttots.
The Times to-day, in reviewing a, book on
iron clads, recently issued by the English Na
val Constructor, E. J. Reed, exults In Secre
tary Robeson's admission of the absolute
uorthlessness of American vessels.
The Cotten Trade.
The cotton mills at Preston, in bancashire,
which were compelled to stop a short time
since on account of depression in; the eottou
trade, arc resuming.. A. correspondent (pro
bably an interested ono) writes to the Times to
day, attributing the cause of the 'late decline
in cotton to the present large supply,and adds
that, as the will cover contracts at.
lid., a slight vaction in the market , has .oe,
curreci.
FRANCE.
Letter from Rochefort.
PAnts, Fel.l4.—Rochefort has addres.sell
letter to the Prefect of Police, claiming iu
moderate and respectful ; terms the right to
lutoish articles to his own journal, I,:a Mar-
Alicdse, without submitting theta to the exami
nation•of the keeper of his prison.
PAnts, Feb. 14.—Itentes, 7Zif. 20c.
GERMANY.
• Protest Against the Papal Syllabus.
_
Bnatix, Feb:l4.--.lt is said that Count Von
Bismarck, in case the great powers con
cur, will prepare ► ptotest against the Papal
ITALY.
Italian Naval Station.
FLORENeE, Feb. 14.—The Italian corvette•
Vemietta has sailed for the Red Sea to es
tablish a naval station in those waters. She
ha:, al , eientille commission on board.
SPAIN. -
The Spanish Itnotistry.
.31Ana ID, Peb.l4.—lt is probable that Seiler
Beearrea, Colonial Minister, will soon" retire
owing to the stormy discussion in the Cortes
on :7;aturclay, on the subject of his dismissal of
a suboidinitte
FROM WASHINGTON.
General ferry's Course.
15pectal Leapitteh to youth:: Bullotoo
"W.tstitzttvroN i Feb. .14 —The official dotal
mcittsstnt to alo Senate, to-day, regarding
General Terry's administration of album in
Georgia, establish the fact that President
Giant and Geimral Sherman had undoubted
confidence in that ofliet-r, and Wily approved
of his course, allkotigh Fitatem cuts to the con
trary have been pubilsheti.
fislarick of tugged SintetiJudges.
Mr. Trumbull, from the .Tutliciary Commit
tcc, reported a bill to the lienate, this after
noon, itiorcasing the salaries of United states
Judges as follows : Chief 'Justice to huve
tw vivo thousand dollars ; Associate Justices,
ten thomanddollarS; Circuit Judges, six thou
tatul live hundred dollars; District judges,
live thousand dollars._--
litto
•
tievrgia Scuators
There is no truth whatever •in the report
telegraphed from here that the Senate Ruii-.
nary Committee decided,at a meeting , held ou
Saturday, to report in favor of the admission
of 314”•srs. Hill and Miller as Senators froui,
Georgia.. The credentials of these gentlemen
write not referred to the Committee till to day,
con-4 queutly . tle question was not decided
on Saturday.
The official evidence in the case of Georgia
was before the Conituittee to-day for the first
time; therefore it is not true that the Commit
tee eisemsed - it.
(thy the American Press Association.)
The 'Essi iff
WASHINGTON ' Feb. 14.—The House will not
act omthe tariff hill until March Ist., on a re
commendation from the committee.
Currency
The House bas jubt choked oil a formidable
array of currency bills, but the ghost of inlla
lion will not down.
3lr. Ingersoll introduced his oft-repeated
amendment to the Constitution, authorizing
Congress to make greenbacks a legal tender
fur the payment of debts, which was referred,
to the J udici aiy Committee. Afterwards
r. Laughridgedemanded the previous ques
tion 611 his resolution deelaring that the,linsi
111iSS ut the country requires an in
crew-e, of the volume' of the currency,
and instructing • the Committee on
Banking and Currency to report a
bill inch easing the currency at least fifty Mil
lion), Id r. Ward's motion to lay the resolu
tion on the table was defeated, the Western.
members voting almost iu a solid phalanx
against the motion. The announcement of
the vote created a considerable stir, but the
apprehensions of the contractlonists werii al
layed by the expiration of the morning, hour,
Ns bleb carried the bill over.
'the Nisx , sr Tariff.
A. ineniorial from the N tAV Orleau, Cham
ber of Commerce, agaimit the proposed etiange
iu the ilia , . presented to the Com
mittee of Ways and Ale Ans, this teo . ,..eing,
r. Syptier.
General Terry's Coarse.
The report of the secretary or War, hi
clelllg the correspondence between tienerabr
bliern.an and Terry on , Georgia attain:, pre
sented in the Smuts treday,.sholrer that (4eri
Terry A% 11S a.-sigtivit to the:conitnaud I hero at
the re/lurk. of tioveruer Uitl3uek anti against,
his own deeirts ; that be was entered by
Girt ral Shernuan to ereise his own thserti
don as to the management of allatr, there,
as to the " of thel.egislature,
and the t•upptit.:lott of the 1 it..Kiox,
~siudit!pt ••r% Olt the approval of
11 the Preside).* of the United
[By nib Arno:kali Press AssociAtiull
MEW YORK. - • -
Revision es Mate istikatute4.
ALILANY, ti. Y., Fob.l4.—The tionse-to-day
miered to the third rending the bill,moviiiing
for a revision of the 'btatntee; of the Stine' at
- .
l'lte Voorhees ligurder.
taken
Le fere JUMice \Val:411111U morning, felloweit
y a large OroWit, aMI it wait with 'difficulty
the police coulOurt4e.tbeir way to the Court
;nom with hiut.. hurl he not been well pro
tecti d there 114 IJO - doubt but that he would
fallen a, ilethe to mob
When tokcd by dm Judge what he had to
b , ay, if ti 3 thing, in regard to. the .atfair, he
pliutt : Nothing. I don't know AP.Ything
I.ollt it. I let tiO It." Ile pinatted. not
guilty, and wag committed until the leith
4:30 O'Olock.