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( 1411.1E14011•,INI THE SCHOOLS. "
'Music was driven. from the public schools,
_Yesterday, by the refusal of Select Council to
sap the, trilling appropriation of $lO,OOO to
Arftor'• thehritruction in this valuable branch
c‘oothictdion. It• is rather mortifying to see
inch algurnents in print,•as were used against
Ude tamelleat measure. It is one Of the mis
tontines incident to our Republican institutions
/lig the people constantly entrust responsibility
110 those who are unfitted by taste or education
oyt natural judgment to? • discharge , that responsi 7
ty. The varied duties of a Councilman, for
•
eitample,demand the election•of the very ablest,
mat intelligent, and best Men that can possi
bly beplifaitiell. Every imaginary ; variety_of
business comes before.the Councils: of Phila.:
sielphia. questions of &lance t of engineering,
cledUcation, of law,' of property, of police, of;
legislation, of almost everything that goes to
snake' np the framework of !Annan society,
come before these bodies for their eonsideration
and action, and it is not - very wonderful that
"pm man); of these diversified subjects some
o4the members of the Councils should be in
capable of clear judgment or correct action..
Corning back to the question of music . in the
Wilk schools, a single glance at the arguments
by which this most useful element of instruc
son has been driven out will suttee. Xi..
Shoemaker opposed the appropriation because
**not one child in ten" received any benefit
ikon music. And Mr. McCall opposed it be--
cause it interfered with other studies. To
argue against such arguments seems very idle.
Everybody who knows anything at all about
sonic knows that every child who is not deaf
and. timb can be taught music to advantage, if
proper care is devoted to it ; and everybody
knows, moreover, that, so far from interferina
with other studies, the introduction of music
affords precisely the same refreshment to the
mental faculties that the sports of the play
ground supply to physical exhaustion or fatigue.
It was asserted by Mr. McCall that the prin
cipals of the public schools have complained of
tile interference of musical instruction. We
trust that some Member of Councils will favor
us with the names of these complaining princi
pals, that the public may know who , these en
lightened heads of our public schools are. It
Hay also be inter to know whether none
if these music 2: pi:T.I4GL had music in
tibeir schooli triune tine pr-a;ent experiment
was commenced. Pt is well known that the
pupils of many of the se:ls were taxed to
support a very inferior Imyie of singing. This
Was of course broken up by the establishment
of a regular system of instruction by the
School Controllers, and a steady warfare has
been kept - up ever since, to break down the
MOP plan, in the hope of restoring the old.
This, we believe, is at, the bottom of the oppo
sition which succeeded, yesterday, in driv
log music out of the public schools of Phila
delphia.
The public school system of Philadelphia has
este mcre made a retrograde movement, and
11le &Laois of Boston and most of the other
ednralicmal cerares have again been invited to
mainta:in tl . e 4 'r supremacy over us. We must
wait patiently, until, in the course of time, we
shall have a body of City Fathers with enough
•sin...4c in their souls" to he willing to extend
lre asnsfice,nt, influences to the masses of the
r°Ple•
ThE LEGAL TENDE2 CASE.
It is stated on the authority of Judge Miller,
likat there is a case on the docket. of the Su
pease Court that will bring the question of
the constitutionality of the legal tender act
again before the Court for its decision,
when it will probably be argued before a full
bench, as by that time the vacancies, for which
the appointments are now„ pending, will be
Yikely to be filled. Considering the vast im
ps- dance of this question, it is very desirable
that it sbotdd be so. We have read the
Opinions delivered by Judges Chase and Mil
ler with much care, and it seems, very clearly
be us, that the opinion of the majority does
not sustain the conclusion that the act of
1862 is unconstitutional as there declared.
The opinion of Judge Chase for himself and
Judges 'Nelson, Clifford and Field would
occupy about four columns of the BULLETIN,
and that of Judge. Miller, for himself and
Judges Swayne and Davis, would occupy about.
three. It will be seen that it has been pretty
tally discussed. The line of arguraent adopted
isnot very different. Both Judges quote
at some length the opinions of Chief Justice
Marshall in the case of McCulloch vs. the
State of Maryland, and they arrive at 'directly
opposite conclusions ; Judge Miller saying that
If be bad doubts about the power of Congress
in the premises, he would hesitate to declare a
salemn act of so much importance unconstitu
tional and void; but that on the contrary he
was of the clear conviction that it is
The power to emit bills of credit, or to make
asynaug but gold and silver a tender in pay-
inept of data, is expressly prohibited to the
States ; and the goestion is whether it may be
exercised by Congress. It is not expressly
. granted, nor is it prohibited; but the Constitu
tion provides that Congress may declare war,
and do many other things specifically, and
such other acts as
." may be necessary or pro
per. to carry into effect the powers •expressly
granted." Ib the power to issue paper as
money one of them? Judge Chase says it is.
Rut whether it is necessary to make it a tender
re does not seem to think so clear. lie thinks it
sight answer the purpose without; that con
sidering the large tuns to be paid and re
ceived by the Government; it might be
sufficient to provide merely that it should
be receivable for public dues, and upon this
peradventure—rather a flimsy one, we think—
he pronounces that the power to make the
notes a tender is not necessary, and therefore
net constitutional. lie admits, however, that
in construing this word "necessau "
$k is not required to show that. the
VW/caw DIME, provided are the only
ones that °cold; be ,used for the pur
pose, and quotes Chief-Justice Marshall as
authority en4lud.Olnt. :But the...means' must
,
be suitable and proper to tpe end s and if so
may be such as IS intended by the Gonstitu- ,
Lion, and within the limits of the , power of
Congress. So the question Is whdther the
power Make paper money 'a
legal tender
in the payment of, dqbts is
neee'Ssary: and proper to carry out , the
I powers specifically granted. 'We believe that
it was in 1802, and maybe, again, and that
Congress was the judge of that necessity then,
and is to be In the future. Upon the doubtful
chance that he might have raised • the means to
equip and siiipport, the army and navy in the;
death struggle of the • rebellion without the
legal-tender clause, he•pronounces it utieensti 7
tutianal. But bad it been pronounced so then,.
we might now be a mutilated and dissevered•
nation! Judge' Chase, and the friends of the
Union, were -in a state of almost • breathless
anxiety in 1862 is to whether, even with : the
legal-tender clause, the means could he raised
to carry us through the'gigantie stmggle;and
we all remember what a weight was taken off
our hearts when Jay Cooke that he could`
"Sell our bonds. But suppose, the • legal-tender
clause had not been in, and that specie had
been dernamied for existing debts, and the
Sheriff sent out to collect them. Who eon tell_
whether in such a state of `thing§ the people
' would have had the heart' to bear nil under
the burden, and carry the country success
fully through the war? Thank God we got
through, bat, if we carry our minds back to
the state of things existing at that day, no
man can say that we could have done so with
any less advantages than the legal tender
clause afforded. With it we got through, but
no one can say we could have
done so 'without it. We referred some
time • ago to the letter' written by
President Grant to Judge Grier in accepting
his resignation of his office. He said it was his
agreeable duty and privilege - to recognize the
great service the judge bad !'rendered to his
country in the darkest hour of her history, by
the vigor and patriotic firmness with which he
upheld the just power of the Government and
vindicated the right of the nation under the
• Constitution to maintain its own existence."
This is it in a nut-shell: The Constitution
means that the existence of the nation shall be
maintained, and Congress thought that the
legal-tender clause was a necessary measure;
and tbres of the Judges think so too, while
Judge Chase, hi the opinion, seems rather
doubtful.
For our part, we agree with Congress and
the minority of the Court. And we go further,
and say that we think that Congress is the
judge of the necessity. We have been told that
what has been will be, and there is nothing
new under the sun. At any rate we may as
sume that the country may again be in danger,
and if the danger comes, then we say Congress
has the right to provide the means it may think
necessary and.proper to meet it. It will not
do in a death-grapple to have onr bands tied
by this decision of the Supreme Court. The
people must not have those they have chosen
to represent them hampered; their whole
strength may be necessary, and it should be un
restrained. With this decision standing, a fu
ture Congress 'Would be in quite a different po
sition from that of 1862.
Then;the act of Congress was a law until
pronounced otherwise ; but now, such an act
would not be valid until this decision of Judge
Chase is set aside. It ought, therefore, not to
stand a day, and the nation should• be free
from its restraint. The right to defend the
nation exists from all time, and Congress, to
whom the duty of providing the means for such
defence, and for its welfare in, general, is con
fided, bhonld be free to exercise its best and
most patriotic opinions in making such pro
vision. The power groivs out of the sover
eignty of the nation, and Congress must say
when to exercise it. The rights of property
are created and enforced by law, which results
from the social compact *e call government,
and that government, speaking by the reprg
sentatives of the people, mud be free to act as
the necessities of the timed may require. In
the past those who did not wish the rebellion
to be crushed denied the constitutionality of
this legal tender law, and of almost everything
else, indeed, tending to that end; but
' those whose hearts were 'with the national
cause bailed it as a valuable and necessary.
help. At any rate, we will say with all confi
deuce, that a solemn act of the Congress of the
United States of ' such vast importance, ought
not to be held to be a nullity in consequence of
a decision of a minority of the court. It ought
by .all means to be re-heard by a full bench.
We have not spoken of the' decision in its ef
fects under present circumstances: They are
very important, it is true; but all the conse
quences that can result from it at present, are
but as dust in the balance in comparison with
what they may be in such an exigency as• that
we have passed through, or in such as may oc
cur iu the future.
THE PROPOSED MORMON WAR.
Mr. Cullom made an appeal in the House of
Representatives yesterday for the passage of his
bill for the suppression of polygamy. He
based his argument upon the hideousness of
the institution, upon the assumed facts that
the Gentiles in Utah need protection and de
mand forcible interference, and upon the
theory that the - Mormons would not fight, but
that if they did we could easily suppress them.
Upon the immorality and indecency 'of the
polygamous practices of the Mormons we are
all agreed ; among respectable men there
cannot be two opinions upon the question of
the desirability of putting an end to them as
soon as possible. The only difficulty is to
decide upon the means that shall be adopted.
If we mu to believe the Gentile newspapers of
Utah, the Gentiles are, wholly opposed to
any attempt to correct these evils with
military force. They desire to be protected
from the misrule of Brigham Young, and to
have his authority overthrown ; but they pro
test acainst marching a grand army upon the
Mormons, becanse they recognize the fact, de
nied by Mr. Cullom, that the iirst movement
in this direction will provoke an immediate as-
Fault upon the Ger tile population by the in
dignant Mormons. The passage of the Oil
hem bill means war. Mr. Cullom himself ad
nuts that the Mormons have a disciplined
army of eight or ten , thousand men ; and we
imow that from the first it has been a part of
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their it ligion to keep IVA ,cfn-% , Jote oo"ol
I t
organization, ready for any emergency. They
I Lad ' such a force at , Nauvixo ; and
when , General :•.loliiiston '-across
. ,
the • plains upon Oteln; they met
hini boldly and bravely with a. face nearly
equal to his own. 'Avordlict virak Rirtunately
pievented at that time;' but there •18 no doubt
whatever that the i Mormons meant to fight
and would have fought. desperately. They
; are much more'lafrwatftti an 41. they have
riet ;tiny
, stnalley faith in the .Pivirie , appoint
ment of their, faith, in the ,righteousness of
their 'cause, the inffillibility of their
proPitet: ,Perhaps, CialloM asserts, we
may be able to overthrow 'them The
bill 'wider eensideration provides for the or-,
ganization of an , army ,of EON:int forty thou..'
sand men for this campaign, and it is
likely that suth a force might eventually ,
exte. urinate the ,Mormon people. The
question for us to ask is, Is it worth , the cost?
The Mormons can carry, n a guerilla, warfare
for two or 'three years at least, and by that
time we shall have lost several thousands of
lives and spent a great many millions of money.
'Even then, the faith will not dead; it will
grow stronger by persecution,
.as it ; has already
done, and we shall have It springing up afresh
in some other place. At present the Mormon
Church, however offensive to our moral sensi
bilities, is not aggressive; and indeed, it even
promises to perish of its 0911 rottenness. The
wisest policy under any eirenzristanees would be
to trust to the slow process of deeay ; but it
would be simple madness to plunge the coim
try into an expensive war, for such a
.purpose, at a time when the people are
harrassed and burdened with a gigantic debt,
which they are hardly able to pay. The only
men who will profit by this Mormon campaign
will be army officers who are anxiou,sfbr promo
tion, arid contractors who will grow rich upon
the spoils. We hope Congress will consider these
facts and refuse to pass a measure which, even
if crowned with success, can produce, no ex
traordinarily good result, but which is certain to
inflict serious injury upon the country.
THE GAMI3LIRG NUISANCE.
Now that Mr. District-Attorney Gibbons is
safely in the seat to which the people elected
hin►, eighteen months ago, we look to him,
confidently, to rid Philadelphia of some of its
worst moral nuisances. The gamblers and
lottery-policy dealers should engage his early
and earnest attention. The community has
no worse plagues than this class of miscreants,
and yet all the efforts heretofore made to sup
press them have been of the most feeble and
unsuccessful character. It) his war upon these
pests of society, Mr. Gibbons will have need of •
all his moral courage, persevering determina
tion and professional acuteness. But ho will
have the best or all supports, in the conscious
ness. that the great moral sentiment of the
community is enlisted actively, on his side of
the contest. Both the people and the Courts
will stand by him in, every honest• endeavor to
break up plagues that are eating the life out of
the moral character of thousands a the young
men of this city, and be cannot begin his work
too soon, or prosecute it too vigorously. '
In this connection, we may.refer to an excel
lent bill introduced into the Legislature by Mr.
Beans, of Bucks county, which we trust will
be speedily enacted into a law. It provides for
the punishment of lottery dealers and gamb
lers, by severe penalties, and also for the re
covery by Action for debt, of money lost in
gambling, the suit to be prosecuted by the
father, mother, wife, brother, :ister or ohild of
the victim. Mr. Beans may strengthen his
bill, at one incidental point, by omitting the
game of billiards from his category of pines
of chance or hazard," as it is as essentially and
purely a guile of Skill 'as base-ball or chess.
This amendrnent,wl3 Meet the approval of the
author of the bill, atid we commend the sub
ject to the favorable' action of the Legislature.
Armed with this additional weapon, Mr. Gib
bons will be greatly aided in his campaign
against the , pests of our community, but we
trust that be will inaugurate and carry forward
nis OperaiiellA Witlielit waiting upon this or
any other contingency.
The House of Correction bill has beeoine a
law. The measure was severely denounced in
Common Council yesterday, and yet, in view
of the apparent hopelessness of getting a House
of Correction in any other way, we incline to
the opinion that the people will be satisfied
with the law. '
A careful examination of this bill does not
seem to justify the declaration made yesterday
in Council, that the managers can fix their own
salaries and, do anything they want to. There
is no power expressed or implied in the bill,
by which the managers, can obtain any com
pensation whatever, and there can be no doubt
that any attempt to do so, directly or indi
rectly, would be' followed by' immediate ex
posure and disgrace.
We are not thoroughly satisfied with the
organization of the House of Correction, and
it must be admitted that, unless carefully
watched from within and from without, it
may easily be converted into a House of Cor
ruption. But there would be an equal risk of
this kind, were it in the ,bands of agents ap
pointed by Councils, so that this does not con
stitute a fundamental objection to it. The ma
terutl of the Board of Managers ought to be,
in the main, satisfactory to Councils. Messrs.
Jos. R. Chandler, John Robbins, Jr., John S.
Watson and Joseph Bullock, are all “eitizens
of credit and renown. " Messrs. Smith
and Marcus represent Councils themselves;
Mr. Foust was appointed by Councils as a
Director of Girard College, and must therefore
be considered a suitable selection; Mr. lifiskey
holds an important position of responsibility,
either under Councils or the Gas Trust; we
are not sure who the John Stewart • and
Joseph Martin are who complete the list, bat
would gist: 'them the benefit of the
belief that they are good citizens and suitable
appointments.
' Since the Rouse of Correction bill has' be
come a law, let us, at. least, give I' a fair trill.
Every step of its managers should be watched
with the closest, but with honorable scrutiny.
If the slightest indication of anything like; a
job discovers itself, it will be promptly exposed
and denounced. But give it fair play. If it
succeeds, Philadelphia will have gained a great
advantage. If It Is misdirected or abused, let
the shame fall upon those who shall have
proved themselves unfit to be trusted 11th
any interest of Ike people.
Tile Firkeif Allowing , c4itie.l4oo assumed an
cet, Which shows thatwealth' and 'social - po
sition have no power in, Philadelphia to protect,
the 'violator qthehtw..- jud m 'oLitindlow yester
day sent Mr. FidkCii to prison, Abe re
suit of young 01114103 wenud. The shooting
of the boy apparift6 have` been 'utterly'', with
out excuse, and is• another sad 'illustration of
the,danger of the, pri3valent custom . of • disre
garding the; law which forbids the carrying of
concealed . deadly ,weapons.
It is not necessary, to indulge in any of the
violently intemperate Language which is being
used in some, of ,the papers in discussing this
It needs 'none of these extravagant
diatribes to convince any one that the offence
of hir. Picken is a very grave one, or, that riven
cannot shoot, boys, like cats, in the streets or
alleys of Philadelphia, merely because they are
thought to be troublesome. Mr. n'ketils in
the bands of the law, and will undoubtedly be
dealt with, with' an even-handed regard td the
requirements and penalties Of the law." The
public Can safely afford to leave him there.
It is a noteworthy fact that the Supreme
Conk; has,' incidentally, affirmed, in a nnani
mons' decision, the constitutionality of the
Metropolitan Police bill. The Governor yes
terday adopted the views •of the Supreme
Court; by approving the House of Gorrection
bill, which creates an arbitrarily-appointed
Board of Managers, instead, of requiring that
these officers of the public shall be directly and
immediately elected by the people. With these
two precedents , before us, we think the Legis
lature may hope for tbe Governor's approval of
a Metropolitan Police bill, so far as any of his
constitutional objections are . concerned.
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COVRT, EXECUTORS, TRUOTHEEI. and others. Bee Thomas
& Bons' advertisements and handbills. 0
CLOTHING.
REMOVAL!
FROM THE
Oak: Ball Buildings
OF ALL THE REMAINING,
WINTER STOCK,
PREPARATORY TO RECEIVING
SPRING GOODS.
. .
ALL THE PEOPLE .
Are invited to'partieipate in tbio` grand moving. Each
one tfor a email eonoideration) removing to hie own
home sum article Or Clothing no he may moot need.
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
People's Clothiers,
Sixth and Market Streets.
Finest Clothing.
Expertene d Cutters.
Superior Workmanship.
ROCKHILL & WILSON
603 and 605
CHESTNUT STREET.
In Latest Styles
For Men, Youths and Boys.
UNIFORMITY IN LOWNESS OF
prices has enabled us 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 as follows
1 1 22
Good Business Snits, 11 2 6 0 , were 20.
Good Business Suits, lf., were .
Good Business Suits, were 25.
, Overcoats, t).12 60; were el .
- . Drees flattest thefiamo Bates. ....
Parties purchasing ,
CLOTHING.
Ifrom'us can rely that goods are in price and quality
EXACTLY WHAT WE DEPIIEBENT.
We avoid the practice of asking twice the worth of an
article and then abating the price for the purpose of
making the purchaser believe he is obtaining a bargain.
EVANS , & LEACH
delMaiirp 628 Market street.
HEADQUARTERS FOR EXTRACTING
.11-1. TEETH WITH FRESH NITROUS OXIDE GAS.
"ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN."
DR. F. R. THOMAS, "formerly Operator at Colton
Dental Rooms," positively the only Office In the city
entirely devoted to extracting, teeth without pain.
Office, 911 Walnut street. mhti yrp§
ro P LTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION 081
‘ 1 al gr a ncitroltSV, ' bine oa m N GAB,
And dey
_ote their whole 0116 and nrsottoe to extracting
teeth *about pain.
_ Office, MOO and Walnut 'dram. RORY
JOHN CRIMP BUILDER
U ' r 1711 OHNOTHITT STBERT,
and '2lB LODGE 13111)111(1T.
Mechanics of every branch required for house-bnildtag
and fitting promptly forninhed. fe27-t1
HENRY PEILLLIPPI,
CARPENTER AND BIIILDER,
, NO. 1024 BANSOM STREET,
.010 .1 7rD PHILADELPHIA.
WARBURTON'S IMPROVED, VEIN.
jab Meted and easy - fitting Drees Hats (patented) in all
the approved lashtune bi the neaten. uneetnat street,
next door to the Post-flateo. oct6-ttrti
MTEAT TENDRRERS, OR pTEA.IC
ATI Founders or several kinds, Larding Neodtbs,
t 4 kewers, Busting Spoons, Bake Pans, and other cooking
utensils, for sale 13y TRUMAN & SHAM, No. 836 (eight
thirty.five)ldarkst street.below Ninth.
;Mal t& QUALITY OF 8111 ALL AND
IE4 iltrong Brass Padlocks, and R very fair assortment
of Iron Padlocks forsale by TRUMAN & ffflAWi No.
Mt (eight thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth.,
"riIIUGGISTS' AND CONE ECTIONER'S
. 'Window- Brackets 'for Jare; Neat and Light
Antique Bronzed Brackets for '11(418E10M 1190 or fancy
loudness establishments, and a varl-ty of Iron Br acksts
for pitching or mantels, for aisle by TRUMAN & SHAW,
N O.SW teight thirty•thei Market street. below Ninth.
LSAAC NATBANS, AUCTIONEER, N.
corner Third and Spruce streets, only' one square
ow the Exchange. flao,ooo tq loan, in large or email
amounts, on diamodddi silver plate, watches, ttwelrY,
an ap t ea of spine. Offlce hours Trom BA. .to T
P.M. Er - ratriblintidi for the last forty years. Ad
vomit mole in , knonlata Ulm lowest. malia?
Clothing to Order
pp, GOODS
• r •
q S I W I i t
:ilOtiliNiNG Dili GOODS notisi s ,
it4o. ciagOrrttry stirttrr,
~•ItAY OPANED
' Fifty CaseefOl Sprin g: aild Summer
, - PLAIN HL iLCS.
SECOND MOURNING GOODS, ,
Of the ,B *lkea, hirladhig till fie roost approved
fabrics, sad at the
fen' AH LOWNIST NARIEIET putors.
D •
Sheppard, Van Harlingen & AlAson
ARK OFFERING
Extraordinary Bargains
Table Cloths, Napkino, Doylies, Table
Linens, Towels, Tom)lingo, &o.
French, Belgian, Barnsley, Scotch and
Irish Sheeting and Pillow-Case Linens.
4-4 French end Rieherdson'e Irish Linens,
In Fine, Medium and Heavy Makes of all grades for
General Family and Ladles' nee
Embroidered Piano and Table Covers,
, Blankets, Flannels, Quilts and
Counterpanes.
Very Rioh, New and Elegant Lace and Not
tingham Curtains, Window Shades, &o.
New Welts, Piques, White Goods and
Staple Embroideries of New and Beau
tiful Styles. The largest assortment
we have ever offered. Printed Percales,
new and elegant patterns, warranted
fast colors.
All the beet Maket3 of
DOMESTIC MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS,
At Wholesale Prices.
Special attention is Invited to a New Make of /LEAVY
USLIN, which for marry purporia4 in the Felony will
Le found very valuable. Manufactured expreoly for
oar trade.
1040 s CHESTNUT STREET.
1.941 w f lltr
FRE FINE ARTS
CARD.
-
My Old Gallery having been taken for a
short time by other parties for the sale- of
Paintings, 1 would state that 1 am in no
way connoted with that place. My Gal
lery is located at No. 1117 Chestnut Street,
Girard Row.
Very Respectfully,
B. SCOTT, Jr.
EARLES' GALLERIES,
AND
LOOKING GLASS WAREROOMS,
616 Chestnut Street.
JUST OPENED
NEW PORCELAIN PICTURES,
FROM DRESDEN and MUNICH.
A New Style of Folio Stand,
FOB PARLORS.
Port.FolLios, for Engravings.
A liewi r ariety of Easels.
NEW CHROMOS.
Carved Hustle Card and other Frames.
LAST DAYS .
OF THE
•
" NINE MUSES,"
The above Exhibition will SOON BE CLOSED to the
Public. Open daily from BA. M. until SP. M.
ADMITTANCE. .25 CENTS.
SEASON TICKETS ' 50 CENTS.
A - volume just leaned (cloth and gold), containing
PhOtographs of "THE MUSES" and Portrait of the
Artist, e 3 00. Sent free by mail.
Earlee Galleries and Looking-Glass
• Warerooms,
• No: 816 Chestnut Street.
fe7l,2t
GREAT SALE. OF CHROIVIOS.,
MR CRAB. F. HASELTINE,
On account of oing to
e yiv a lre on, business, to reduce
his Immense stock, will
PUBLIC SALE.
At his Galleries,
1110.11215 Chestnut Street,
• On the evenings of •
11113DISDAY, FRIDAY' AND SATURDAY,
EObrUOTY 10, 11 and 12,
About 1,000 English, French and German
Chromes.
SAVAGE'S URSINA,JUST RECEIVED.
GFAIIIINE FABDIA OpliOGNE,at reduced prices. Beet
Patten o of Rogliob Tooth Bruehee. For solo by JAMES
T. BRlNN.4flottecal7,Brooodand tip toe oto. foll•tfrp
FOB lIIVALTDI3,--A FINE M OBICIAL
Bo: as a c,oropanion for the dolt chamber; the finest
sissortmeut is the 01V, and)! great variety Of are to aro
leot train. IMPoftegAtrevf
YABit & flitOTEI)1114
m tdayre 1121 (Amstrad street. below Yourtle•
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AND
-"--- • RYPATES TO WATOIIIEB A
At io.
m us i o i. gnus in thelplßlTMAirtal
1,0013' ohadastreet belowWariti
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ell• • MONEY TO ANY AMOUNT
' LOANED UPON DIAINONDS,_WATOREB,
JBWEILIW i RLATE i cL9THING, ,ho,, at
JME B a 00. , 21 - -
' - IDLDMITABLISHINY LOAN OFFION 1
corner pf ' Third and Gaskill streets',
' . Below Lombard. ' ....: ..
• N. 8.-DLANCONI)I3, WA.TOIINEI, JEWELRY, ut7il a
sOR BALT AT
_.:'
. BEMANICABLY LOW PRIONO. 4,
MARKING WITH. INDELIBLE INS,
Embroidering, Braiding, Btat(Wing. &C.
M. A. TORREY. itite Filbert streAll
PHILADELPHIA NII.EGIWNS' BAND
GE INSTITUTE,I4 N. Bloat et.,above Market. B.
0. EVERETT'S Truss, positively cures Ruptures.
cheap Trursee, Elastic Bella" Stockings Supporters,
Shoulder Braces, linitches, gutipensoroui, Pile Band
vas.Ladiee attended to by lire:
riIiE::,....N.gw . „TAR.IFF:.:
COFFEES DOWN.
TEAS DOWN.
$ .0. G4-r3S,DOWN•
HAMS DOWN
FLOUR DOWN.,
.OE LL & FLETOKER,
citEIVIWITT
COFFEE.
A-OHOIOE LOT OF.
c• cnA. 4covvEE
Jut In Bi,ore at LOw Price.
E. BRADFORD CLARKE,
BUOOZSEIOR
SIMON COLTON & CLARKE,
EL W. corner Broad and Walnut Sta.
win' •
66 Silvvr Flint"
BITCKWITEAT,
THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.
DAVIS & RICHARDS,
ARCH AND TENTH STREETS.
le2u rp t f
YARMOUTH SUGAR OORN,
The moat delicious and who/mane Corn in caw.
Ask your Grocer for the
"PAR MOUTH, "
And /glum all aubatitutes which may bee:dere&
The Portland Parking Company received the award of
the Parity EYpositton of 1867 far their
YARMOUTH SUGAR CORN,'
and so high Is this Corn now 11.1 d In public exteam. both
in this country and in Ent ope, that the present demand
is supplied by no less than thlrttsm factories owned by
the Companl y o a S d AL o E w
HT
AL o T p en R t OCE
ES.
REEVES & PARVIN,
11011. TH WATER. Annex's'.
WHOLESALE AGENTS., '
FAMILY FLOUR.
BEST BRANDS
Always on Hand at
LOWEST PRICES.
LINNARD & CUBBS,
N. E. Corner Broad and Rate Sta.
is 3 tf rp
REDUCED! REDUCED!
GEIVOLNIC
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA COFFEE
(ROASTED)
40 CENTS.
A. J. DE CAMP, ,
101 SOFT SECOND STRIEDE,
LADIES' DRESS 0000$.
Grand Opening of Spring Fashions
us an PORTED PAPER PATTERNS,
Inesday, Moureb 15t,1870. '
The old established and only reliable Paper Pattern.
Dress and Cloak Making Emporium.
Dresses made to tit with ease and elegance to 24 hours'
notice.
Mrs. M. A. BINDER'S merit "dolt to Parts enables
her to motive Fashions, Trimmings and Fancy Goode
superior to anything in this country. New In design,
moderate in price.
A perfect system of Dress Cutting taught.
Cutting, Basting, Pinking.
Fashion Books,and Coffering Machines for sale.
Sets of Patterns for Merchants mid Dress Makers now
ready at
AIRS. M. A. BINDER'S,
1101, N. W. cor. Eleventh and Chestnut Ste.
Carefully note the name and number to avoid tieing
tli•crived. tfrp
fieftdiAn ALARM.
MCCORD'S PATENT ALARM BATON
The beet instrument of alarm and defence now in use
A combination of the Rattle. . Club and Whistle. City
officials, bankers, hotel proprietors, and citizens in
general are Invited toexamine at
FARREL, HERRING tka
997 Chestuut Street,.
W. HOPKINS,.
927 !Market Street, !third Floor,.
Where they are for sale. , ,
fell th , w 1 , 31 4p
Or at the Factory of
xlisTukt.LANEptis.
FRED. SYLVESTER,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ZOI I 01 • z r
del7-Iyrp§
& co.,
Cordage Manufacturers and Dealers In
, Hemp, •
23N. Wale,' Street and 22 N. Delman, Avenue,
PUILADIALPIIIA:
'EDWIN A. lATLEI33 . , CONRAD F. CLOTIILEA.
g P• 84 C• It. TAYLOR;
PNIIIMINET AND TOILET, twAre,
61.1 wage North Ninth street.
.1 1 11*.6 O.OESE COVERS, BITS ItORES,
Lao Mugs and. Horse Gear. AM kinds. None
or chear. IiNEASS , B Ramose Store H 99 Mar
ket streut, Th eflorae in ale do iyi7.109
A CARPET . SWEEPER' THAT MAKES
A
no noise, and has a cushion to. Protect furniture.
Nor sale by
UST RECEIVED AND IN STORE 1;Q00
cases of Chanty 0, eparkling Catawb& and Can.
oroia Wines, Rort, °deka, Sherry, Jamaica mid Santa
r
Croy Rnin, due old males and Whiskiee, Wholesale
d Retail. '. J. ,TORDAII.I2O.Peex *treat,
litelow Taird and Wok.tit etreete, and , above BUIL
16ADA1113 CELEBRATED PUR E TO - PIO
Ale for invalids, family use, &a. • r •
The subscriber Is now furniehed with his full Winter
'apply of hie highly nutritious and well-kntrwn bever
age. Its - widsimtead and increasing use, by order or
physicians, for Invalids, nee of families, &a., commend it
to the attention of all consumers who wsmt strictly
pure article: prepared from the brat materlMs, and put
up In the opt oarotalsoanner for home . use or transpor
tation, Wlerel)r . mail or otherwle p eu . so . inP jo r ujui rtiT l ieli‘
N 0.2 OD Pearntreet,
der , below Third sod Withiiut ottor
' GIUFFITH' do PAGII,
1004,Areh street
SECOND EDITION
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siiitiLiNs; NEWS , FRpm PARK :
11111111111111
Plot to Assassinate the Imperial Family
FIRE ;NEAR WEST CHESTER.
Efficient E'Crvice 'Ph!inlet.
VILAXCIP.
Tie Pl.l tto iisestsefesfe the Imperial
. • ‘, Innis :
PAWS, Feb. 18.=-/I'he tiovermnent has proof
sr 'a plot 'to assassinate the EinPerOr
Prince Imperial, and - bee seized a plan found
issl one of the prisoners to throw bombs
the Emperor's window at the TM
.
PENNSYLVANIA.
rift=
!Speed honSiteti to Um Oils, Evening Beffittis.3
Wzwr CHESTER Feb. 18, 1870.—At about
f-p
balast two o'clock this morning a fire broke
*sit In the, locality known as Georgetown, one
of, the sninrbs of this place,hy which 5 tenant
bosses were destroyed. The fire was the re
sult of accident. Most of the property de
stroyed belonged to Mr. John George. Daring
tht lire a number of the members of the
"Junger Mannerchor," of Philadelphia, who
bad, on the evening previous, assisted at Prof.
Mnerier's Concert, rendered of aid to
Ere department. One poor man, a Ger
=an, who bad 'lost considerably by the tire,
appeared much distressed. The gentlemen of
the " M annerchor " immediately made up a
purse and presented it to their unfortunate
coutitrYman•
'Special Desrateh to the Philads:Evenhurlin!letto
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIIRE,
HARRISBURG, Feb. 18.
BaxsTr.—The following bills were intro
duced
One by Mr. Lowry, urging Cengress to pass
a bill granting pensions to soldiers of the War
of 1812. and their widows. Passed.
One by Mr. Brooke, increasing . the capital
stock of the Cheater Wharf and Shipping
Company. Also, . authorizing. the Commis
sioners of Delaware county to expend
not exceeding live hundred dollars iu any one
year in arresting criminals.
One by Mr. Olmstead, relative to change of
of venue, allowing such changes when the
parties swear they cannot have a fair trial in
the court in which the case Is brought.
One by Mr. Rutan, protecting the rights of
females in this State—that the rresident and
Associate Judges of each judicial district shall
have the right to enter convents, to ascertain
whether any of the Inmates arc confined
against their will. Mr. Rutan said that he
had presented this at the urgent request of a
gentleman of his district. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee. -
The majority report in the Scull-Findlay
`contested cause was presented, and Mr. Findlay
was declared elected by twenty-three majority.
The bill for inaugnratinE Governor Geary
was ordered paid. A.d'ournedwall next
Wednesday. at 10 o'clock A. M. •
House.—'fbe Senate resolutions appointing
a committee to visit Washington and urge
Ceingrem to prevent the construction of the
bridges over the Ohio river by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was passed.
Mr. Davis, from the Ways and Means Com
mittee, reported the general appropriation
bill, which was ordered to, be printed; also,
from the same Committee, a bill providing for
the deficit in the Orphan School appropria
tion; I-4,408,688 for 181;9, and the same amount
for 1870. Passed.
Mr. Stokes presented * petition in favor of
allowing the site of the public buildings to
be determined by a vote of the people.
The following bills were , reported formally:
The House bill authorizing an investigation
into the claims of L. C. Campbell.
The ROWle bill for the better regulation of
the militia. authorizing Division Boards to
distribute the militia funds instead of Brigade
Boards &c..
'The House bill authorizing the Erie Canal
Company to slackwater the Ohio river,
and to
tissue 86,000,000 bonds. [Note.—This is said to
be a portion of the programme to obtain State
aid to widen the canal from the Beaver river
to Erie. The present bill contains no open
allusion to the prgieet.]
-Adjourned until Wednesday next, at 10
A. M. •
FROM THE WEST.
r By tke Atoeticin Press Aseocistion..l
ILLINOIS.
Attimpt is Nob.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—J. B. Miller, an insur
ance agent, was attacked by a party of gar
roters on Wabash avenue. in the central part
of the city, last {sight. The robbers struck
him on the head and then attempted to rob
him, but being a stalwart man,he aucceededin
putting them to flight.
Robbery.
Ajewelry store on State street was entered
by burglars, last night, and completely
" cleaned out" of watches, diamonds and
bewelry. A private watchman was in the
uilding next door at the time of the robbery,
and declares he knows nothing about the
&flair.
Lecture.
ltev. Dr. Hatfield, a prominent Methodist
clergyman, lectured last night on the " Perin
clans Wino:ice of the Woman" Suffrage Agi
tation" He said the cause was ,kept up by
false representations and gross exaggerations.
He argued that men suffered as reach from
women's tongues as women do from the curse
of drunken husbands; and, be knew that the
great body of respectable women'did not, de.
sire the ballot. •
MICHIGAN.
Idle4mie Oidlitanee.
DETROIT, Feb. Common Councils
of this city have repealed the ordinance re
quiring commercial travellers to pay a license.
I.I.6IIUMMAC,
The Nebraska !Rgholketeee....The suffrowe
sirieadmemt.:
OMAHA, Feb.lB.—The Legislature met this
morning at Lincoln. • Both .Rouses will ratify
the Fifteenth Auusidnient to the constitution
ti"anern°l7l3. The Indians.
News from Arizona'Territory states that the
Indians continue troublesome. They recently
drove off a hundred horses from a rancho near
Tubac,,and a day or two after stole all of the
mm.o ag stock at the same ,rauche.
FROM THE SOUTH.
[By itiodm&ican Presi 'AssOdatiiin.)
GEORGIA.
TheLeAlshOure.
ATLANTA, Feb. 18.---Beth houses of the Le
gislature have adjourned until the 18th of
iprfil. to reassertkble at the request of Gover
*or Bullock, when Congress readmits the
State of Georgia into the ITuion.
Considerable amusement was caused by the
Wesel of some of the Democratic. Senators to
PO the assessment of ten dollars on each
"member to pay the , expenses: of Messrs. Bry
ant and Truss to Wmdiington, to prevent the
',cognition of the Present Legislature, and to
toMnre the seating of Messrs. Hill and Miller,
pie Senators elected by the former
which, expelled the negro members.
'they, hewever, finally paid their footing, and
1 , 014 44004 to depart in pease..
T. TE#I'VION .
;
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BY TBIcEIGRAP
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11 ~, ', , • .z , .- . 0 t.' • 1 . '..t '. 't
,
001),4134;WIESTIOi
'fho Rumor Of a litolgOli,the Ppijoy or
nic Ao ol , l k4tiou Denie4.
THE 1111144Igit4iPPI, 13i±.41,7
*Hi *ll le :be" Promptly Signed met 'the
tontresioneu sworn ix
-
*nether Earthquake *.Oalifernia
FROM' WASHINGTON.
f Special peopoptab no n, l ";lllreabuttal.l
- A radii. Ruiner.
WASHINGTON, rebnNlty 18..---Sentens
were a good deal excited , yesterday about the
rumor that tbe P,residont,liad determined to
take a new departtire on ,ittg' Chi* question s ;
and would probably extend belligerent rights
to the insurgents at sin early, day, and
certain member; 1 0f , 'Congress have
been up •. this - morning to see
Min about the matter. Be says the rumor has
no foundation in anything he has said or done,
Or contemplates doing. That his personal
sympathies are with the,Cubans, as they have
been from the beginning, but nothing has oc
curred to warrant a change in the policy of the
Administration.;
He will send the so-called Sickles correspond
eiice to Congress sometime during next week,
and that will reveal the true state of facts in
Spain, and in her relations to Cuba; of which
the public has not now much information.
(By the Amerman Pram Aesoctationj
The lifsalselppt 11411.
'WAHICINGTON, Feb. 18.—The Republican an
nounces that the President will promptly sign
the Mississippi bill, and the new ?Senators and
flejpresentatiyes elect, including Mr. Revels,'
will be admitted to their seats.
Internal Taxation.
The propositions of the Ways and Mean
Committee to reduce internal taxation
*50,000,000 are favorably received in the
House, but the concurrence of the Senate is
considered doubtful.
Treasury Statement.
The coin balance in the Treasury to-day is
1-.55,C00,000 ; curreucy balance, $8,000,000 to
9,0G0,000; certificates, $49,000,000.
•
The Monarch.
A despatch received at the Navy Depart
inent, this morning, says: "The Monarch is
anchored fifty miles below Annapolis, on ac
count of the fog. She is not expected lip until
the pending storm clears off."
Naval Orders.
Commander Chandler is detached from the
Tallapoosa, April 30, and ordered to the Brook
lyn Navy Yard.
Commander Bonham is detached from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 2,tiext, and placed
on waiting orders.
Court Martial Sentence Cases.
The following order has just been promul
gated from the War Department: "By
direction of the Secretary of War, in cases
where sentence of court-martial involves
confinement for a definite period of
time such confinement shall be
considered as conamencing at the
date of the promulgation of the sentence in
the orders if a person sentenced is in cus
tody at that time, unless the time for its com
mencement's otherwise expressly fixed by the
sentence of the Court, or order promulgating
proceedings of the same."
FROM THE WEST.
CALIFORNIA.
Violent Earthquake-.•Buildlito Injured.
Sax Friescrsco, Feb. 17.—Another earth
quake visited this city today, causing the ho
tels and buildings to be vaeatedinstantly. The
streets were tilled with peoplabefore the shook
had hardly ceased. Fortunately it occurred
about the time of remits in the public schools,
and many of the children were out In the
yards playing. In ibeacbools which were in
session the teachers managed to keep the
children under control, though in one of the
schools the young misses created quite a
panic.
The Custom House was uninjured, but was
soon emptied of its occupants. The cracks
made by the October shock in some of the
older buildings were widened a little, but no
material damage was sustained.
Funeral services were being held in the
Waelangton Street Baptist Church, and
there was a large attendance. At the first
tremble the pastor and congregation rushed
for the doors; several ladies fainted, but
no one was seriously , injured. The
old frame buildings on ' the wharves
swayed and cracked, but the waters in the
bay showed no unusual commotion. The
shock was quite heavy at Petaluma,
causing the people to vacate the brick
buildings. The shock of earthquake occurred
at 12 o'clock and 13 minutes. Its duration was
seven seconds.. Its direction was from the
southeast to the northwest There was a
general panic, but no damage was sustained
to the buildings so far, as ascertained. The
shock was felt at Sacramento, Santa Cruz, San
Jose, Oakland, and other places.
[ By the American Preen Aseotiation.ll
MISSOURI.
Warplosleu...Slx Men Killed.
Louis, Feb. 18.—Six of the men Injured
IT the explosion at the Union Car Works
here yesterday have died. Nine others, who
were badly injured, are doing well today.
iThese were fifty workmen in the building at
the time or the explosion. A piece of the
toiler was thrown into and through a distil
lery opposite like a cannon ball, but fortu
nately no one was hurt by it. The exploded
•boiler was recently inspected and pronounced
'sound.
PENNSYLVANIA.
[By the American 'Press &sedation.]
Fire--LOBl l / 2 $20,000.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18.—A firei, yesterday af
ternoon, at the; iron: works ,of Jones & Mc-
Laughli destrod all of the furnace sheds
And two n , of the fur ye naces. The damage to the
main building Is very- slight, and work will
snot be seriously interfered with. Total loss,
:$20,000---partially covered by insurance.
atonn.
~&: heavy storm of snow and wind has been
!prevailing here all the morning.
Outdid*.
The widow of Captain Martin, of the ill
fated steamer Maggie Haya, jumped into the
Ohio, river last evening and was 'drOwned,
while•on her way to meet her husband's body.
She has been, partiraly insane ever since she
heard of the death of her husband. No
children are kit, the only child having died
last anniner.
[Br the American Prom Astociation.l
Plitaitolad, and Commercial.
LONDON, Feb,lB,•l P.M.—Console for mo
ney„ 92i ; • for account,: 6211. A United States
Five-twenty bondsntlB62, 88.1. Atlantic and
Great Western. Railroad, 281; Erie Eenreed,
211 flentrat, 1101.
Fi1t..18,1. P. M.—The cotton
„market in , quiet Middling Uplands; lit
Sales of itkete bales. .oalifornia licrlund,
Winter 136.6 d. Flour, 19s. et,
PP - A.040:4T,,"A,v.At.,..1q.,8VTX,1'L.V.7 - 71', ti....., '-,.1 3
,41it.',:11.14,.r4.,tp: . Y. .f r ii.:,p - gp:A 4v.,.1.4,,v..70.
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Perm eii 2 sent , lO3,
A I j1t,,0 6O ' 17
~ oh Wooten': Bid b 3 -74 ,
o,sh Pen0..14,1 0 7 31 ‘
1 oh Ileod'S ' 'boa ' 48.44
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100.0 1111In1.,:rie 71,t ; ,.• ' 140
2000Slini ro. , ll' To • ' , tr.'
4400.:Wel..t.tersey Gs ; 88141
1. air Bk ofl.l A • 227 I
1.. joblueb 110.titir W... 1 82%.
• ,
iistilself /Mantel. ,
ruznav, Teb:lB,l67o.—The money unirket le easy brit
rittber More active than ' The sepals o/ Cni§ohcy
it in excise of the demand, and the rates are exception
ally Nisi. •We quote loans it 6 per cent. or under
wwith goverunient Diert.class bnednesepa
er continues very soiree, and ,Much ,cOrnietltion
aMorg mooeydeuders for. its possession.- The are .
cloniequently irregular, and, cannot be , quoted above' 6
pet rent. as oxide, for first-class names; ' ' '
The gold Market Wes ruttier n 00 1 .0011( but
there eppeiiis to , he more selling than buying. ' The
opening Sales were at W s end towards nOcoil '
i In Government Donde there was a slight relapse .
Prices, the, old bonds ,hatiug • Salim and th 6 nell!
about %, compared with closing quotations yesterday.
The stock market heti • recovered 'its activity; and
prices are again on the rise. In State loans' there were
sales of the" War; coupons at 1101%. City sizes were
steady; with fides of the new issue at and 99 was
bid for the old. „
Reading Railroad opened weak. with sales at 18. V but
recovered, selling as high as 4834a413.66; closing steady.
Pennsylvania Railroad sold at `67—ad advance' of 3.‘
Mine Hill Railroad at 513;,- and Lehigh Valley Railroad
at 543;. 41 was bid for Little Schuylkill; 36 for North
Pennsylvania, and 9531 for Catiwissa Preferred.
There were some sales of Canal stocks.. Lehigh went
on at 3254 ; 16 was bid far Schuylkill, and 60 for Morris
Preferred.
In miscellaneous" sticks the only 'taloa Were in Thir
teenth and Fifteenth Btreeta Railway at 20.
D. C. - Wharton Smith & Co., bankers. Third and Ghent . -
nut. it., quote at 10.300' clock salollows: G01d.119%;
13. 81xes. 1881, 117%a118%;_ do. d 0.5-206, 1862, 1143.1.;
do. do. 1864, 1144—; do. do. 1865, 114 a-- ; do. do.
July, 1866. 113a113!6; do. do. July. 1861. 11334a113%;
do. do. July, 1868, 1133; ; 10408, 11251123 i; Currency
dices. /113‘a112.
Messrs. D CB wren & Brother. No. 40tiouth Third/treat,
make the following quotations of the rates of exchange
to-day at noon : United States nixed of 1321, 117%11116i
do. do. 1862, 114%1015; do. do. 1864, 114a114.34 . do. do,
1865'5,114a1144 ; do. do. 1865, new, 1138,1114 ; do. do,
186I'e, new, 113, 2 'a1L1 4 y; ; do. do. 1863, 113,41a113!i; do. do.
s's. 10.40 e, 112.411112,g : U. 8.11 year 6 per cent. ey.,
1ii%011 1 %. Due Compound Interest Notes, 19. Gobi,
119.Ua11P3. Silver. 1168118. Union Pacific. 82a675.
central. 916a970 ;Union retitle Land Arants.6o6olo.
Jay Cooke & CoAnote Government securities. etc., to
day, as follows; n.Et 6e. 1881, 117';a118; 5-2014 or 1862,
114, 3 .;a115 ; do, 1E64: 114611434; do. 1965 114alle•- ' • do.
July, 18)., 1r9a113.4; do. 1267,' do, 1888,
/ 18 %inlirliiTen - fortiee, 11234a1123,4 ; Currency O. 11l ;a
112'. arm. ,
The following is the inspection of flour and weal for
the week ending Feb. 12, 1870
Barrels of ituperfine—..
do. Bye—
do Condemned
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Phlllsdelphis Produce MaMet.
731 MAY, Feb. 18. - -Thers is a good demand for Clover'
seed and prices are a shade better. Sales of 400 bushels
good and prime nt $8 123iaS 25. There is mere demacd
fur Flaxeisod,' and .it is taken on arrival at $2 25 per
bushel. Prices of Timbthy are nominal:
There is no falling off in the demand for Flour, and
prices were well maintained. About 1.260 barrels
changed hands, including Superfine at $4 37%a4 50
itxtras at if, 70: Northwestern Extra. Family at , $6 24a
EO6 ; Pen n sylvania do. do, at 85 25a5 75; Indiana and
Al° ea. do. at $5 2.5 a. 4 2.5' , and fancy lots at $6 25a7 /O.
9 barrels Rye Flour Bold at $4 75. Prices of Corn
cal are nom mai .
The Wheat market is. extremely quiet. Sales of 1,000
bushels at $1 24a1 26 for Red, and el 60 for choice
Cenessee White. Rye is steady at $l. Corn continues
in fair 'keenest and 5.000 bushels new Yellow sold at gda
93c.. and =bushels White at 93c. Oats are steady at
53aLte.
Whieky is keld freely at Mo. for wood, and 99c.a$l 00
for iron-Pound pkgs.
► Markets by Telegrapb.
(Special Despatch to the Phila. Eveninz Bulletin.)
Maw TORS, Feb. 10,1335 P. M.—Cotton.—Tne market
this morning was lower and weak. The prospective re
ceipts are large. Sales of about We bales. Weqoote as
follows: ijnfavorabls European Middling Uplands,
54'' cents : Middling Orleans, S 5): cents.
Flour, dc.—The market for Western and State Floor
is a abode lower. bus 4)418 being chocked io consequence
Of the storm. Receipts. 6.500 barrels. The sales are:
84 Siati 00 for Superfine State ; $5 15ab 40 for Extra State;
4.5464593 for Fancy State; $o 151'530 for the low irreales of
Western Extra ; so 4085 tOfor good to choice Spring Wheat
Extras:ss 25a6 45 rot-Minnesota and lows Extras; 8539 s
ea 50 for Shipping Ohio,Round Hoop; $5 seas 00 for
Trade brands; go 1087 50 for Family do.; 411, 4085 30 for
W
Amber Winter heat State and Western ; $5 Mad 50 for
White Wheat do. do. $6 55a7.e70 for- Family do. S 5 85 hiS
a 9 SO for Si.' Lents Extra Single. Double and Triple.
California and Oregon Flour is inactivb and nominal.
Sales of bbls. and sacks at et 410a9 00 via
roil. Southern Flour is quiet but steady. Sales of
MO barrels at 05 *ad 00 for ordinary to • good Extra
Balteenoreand Counts) , $5 Wag SO for_ Extra Georgia
and Virginia; $6 70a9 7o for Family d. O . $5 7 5 a 6 6 • 5 far
Extra--Maryland and Deily:rate, and 6 7549 . 75 for
„Family do. do. Buckwheat Flour is dull. • ' •
Qrale.—Recelpts—Wbeat, 1,800 bushels. The market
is heavier' than yesterday, and most of the briefness has
been at a cenekesifin. The sales are 25,000 bushels No. 1
Milwaukee at 81 Mal 20; Amber Winter at 81 27a130.
Corn.—Receipts.4,2oo bushels. The market 11 irregular.
Sales of. 9.000 bushels new Western at 62490 cents
afloat; old at 81 Mal 64. Oats—Receipts, 19,600 bushels.
hales—DAG bushels at 53a54.
Provisions.—The receipts of Perk are 40 barrels.
'The market is a shade lower at NW) 50125 75 for new
Western Mess. Lard—Receipts, 1,500 packages. The
market is lower, la2c. lower. We quote prime eteanter
at 15a15.ki. Hogs are dull, but firm at
Whhilty—Recelpts. 775 barrels. The market is dull
but funs.
- Grass Seedse are dull and degreased. eloverseed at
12. 1 ,181334. Timothy at $4 Web 76.
Pirrearion. Feb. 18.—Refined Oil quiet nothing
doing. Pales of 600 barrels, s. o. ' February, at 12?ic.;
160 barrels, Parker's Lending, spot, at 12' o. Receipts,
1,629 bbls. pped , 1,362 bbis.
BALTIMORN, Feb. 18.—Coffee— The market is firm but
quiet ; no sales reported. '
Cotton is very flat and heavy. Lew Middlings are
ac4ninal at 231.14a233.1 cents : Midd1ing5,24.124.4 oents.
Flour—Tkamarket is linter. The sales to•diy reach
2,160 barrels ; Western and Howard Street at 84 75a5 OD
pet barrel for Superfine; 85 37.44a5 co fer Extra.
Wheat is rather dull and weak. We quote Poinasyl
'amie Red at 81 23a1 25 per , bushel ; Maryland and Vir
ginia at to Hal 26 ; for good to prime el 35a1 33. The
salts were from 4,91111t0 5 000hosbels.
. Coro—The weather being very unfavorable for de
livery titers was very little sold to-day. We quota
Xbite 94a95c. Yellow at 93c. Oats—A few sales made
at 54akfc.
I Settle—Clover, es Hail 1434, for prima to choice.
Whisky is steady at 99 cents.
Provision are strong but inactive. Mess Pork.ex 75
a 27 ; balk shoulders, 11 cents - bulk side, 1gh1a14,4 per
pound for rib, and clear rib.lacouje firm; 11% rents ;
for shoniders;ls34al634 for s' es; Thad is firm at 157.1
TI e New Tex* Money Market.
()from the Herald of to.daya
TlnflieDAY, Feb. 14.—Gold in itsfortherdeeltne today
touched MI, which ie the lowest price for it since the
24th of Beptember, , lBo2oar early in the days of the war.
The natural weakness of the market was assisted by
'speculative sales on the part of persons Interested in
inlets and governments, who hope to influence - a
" break " in the latter by a. lower range in the pre
mium. The decline was resisted by the few bells"
remaining in the Geld . Wore, who flooded the street
;with bulletine from • Washington and elsewhere cal
etilated .to strengthen the market. Both sides have
commenced to operate in these news despatches, and no
. ‘ sooner is a"bear" story afloat thou the "bulls" follow
fit up with a version suited to their operations. Tho
,consequence to-day was a series of rival tissue sheets,
Untended to influence either side, of the speculative
'strategy of the gold dealers: Holders of gold had their
balances carried at rates ranging from six down to three
I Despite the various rumor' • Set afloat regarding, the
limit of price and the amount to be sold the Government
;disposed of a million of gold to-day at the kinteTroisurr
to the highest bidden. The nropnsals were twenty
!seven in number, fora total elm than two millions, at
'prima ranging from 119a5 to 119.03.
The menet' market was steady at font to six. per cent.,
but there was a more general employment of funds at
',five per cent. among the government dealers. On stocks
:the rate wavtive to sir, with - ts¢ majority of new trans
.actions at the latter figure.
• Commercial PaPar was
'without now featiire. ,
, .
Foreign exchange was active upon a fair demand from
,the importers, who seemed to have been impelled to bur
fr. el y by the decline in gold. hut the leading bankers
eNll disagreed as to rates. which were an eighth higher.
,and were quoted 10911,1093A' for silty-day sterling , Lud
ilani for good banker's. Short sight was steady at 109%
The'contratlictory.belletthe ah ove referred to and the
deeline in gold bad the effect of rendering governments
!heavy. The market opened' with coneiderable firmness.
in consequence of an advanCe.toBti for Five-twenties In
London: and to 03 in Frankfort, the European market
for our securities being especially strops on amount of
the weakness In gold here and the abtindence of capital
at,low rates there. lint with the" break "in gold to
ll9ti, the, market' became' feverish and ,rbselinel, the
&are pressing It with the report from Washington
.that the goverilnent would reduce the revenue about
Alfty millions next year. At•the end of, business there
was a fractional call, *Pekes.
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Ma'Elmore Produce Market.
rOti.w..(' - it:ADTTIONii. - O , TRTITT:::EDITION
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
gabfiAs borP . N IO 946
H F TTNI)ISI3. SIL L
'ore' About the Sole of etidetships
NAIAL DEFICIESCX BILL
FROM WASHINGTON. `'
(Special Diepateb to the Pidlada. 'Cronin*" polletio.)
WAtinfricioir; •reb. 18th.
Tex*" Habeas, 'Corpus CaSe.
A resident of Texas, who was `arrested and
fried'by the Military authorities, and is now
held , in their custody; bad a, motion made in
the Supreme Court this morning, for awrit of
habeas, corpus, which is to beleord on Friday
it
of peat week. IL M. Corwin . ° ppi3ars for the
man, and the issues'of law an , fact are sim
ilar to those in the famous lter ex case. •
- visit, to Ainuipol R. , , .."
The Tnu3tees• of the , Peabody Educational
Fund are to dine-with the President this even
ing, and to visit Annapolis on• Monday , with
the Secretary:of the Navy, to see the English
iron-clad Monarch.
' Who Funding/ Thill.
The Funding bill will probably be taken up
in the Senate next week, on Tuesday. A good
many members believe it cannot pass, but
Senator Sherman 'thinks otherwise.
The halo of Cadetship,.
The Committee to investigate tlin sale of
naval and military cadetships got some stiong
evidence, this morning, against tivoLouiffiana
Representatives, but as they do not say it is pa
sitive in its character, the names are, for the
present, withheld, that no injustice may be
done. -
The Conference Committee on the natal de
ficiency bill bad another meeting this morn
ing, and bad a long talk with Secretary Robe
son, but were not able to agree upon their re
port. two of the House members refusing to
go above two millions, and the Senate mem
bers asking three millions. • •
The Case of the Georgia Renators.
The 'Senate Judiciary Committee is advised
that the new Senators-elect from Georgia will
be here early nextweek,- and the questions at
Issue will not be decided until they have had
a chance to be heard on the subject.
[By the American Press Association.]
MARYLAND.
The Mosnareh at Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., 'February 18.—There is a
dense fog resting on the Bay and river to-day,
and nothing has been, seen of the'Monarch
yet. It is reported that she is anchored in
the Bay between here and the month of the
Pawtoxent river and will not attempt to come
up until the fog lifts.
As soon as she is signalled below this city
Commodore Worden will send down Lieut.-
Commander De Way to receive Captain Com
merell, who will come on shore and be intro
duced to the Governor of this State, Hon.
Odin Bowie, by Commodore Warden.
A committee of the Maryland Legislature
will then visit the Monarch and extend the
hospitalities of the State to the officers.
....... . . 6,1C7
...... 174
2i7
6.558
The sum of $lO,OOO has been appropriated to
entertain the officers'and men of , the Monarch,
while she remains in this port.
Secretary Robeson, Vice-Admiral Porter,
and the House Naval Committee, are ex
pected here to-morrow. •
A ball will be given on Monday evening at
theNaial Academy in honor of the English
naval officers.
Serious Stabbing Affair.
BALTIMORS, Feb.lB.—Last night, during an
alarm of fire, Julius Bader, a boy about fifteen
years of age, was set upoe by a gang of half
grown boys, and stabbed just below the right
shoulder, near the nipple, the knife-blade pen
etrating the lungs.
His condition is considered critical to-day.
Several of the lads were arrested, but Bader
is unable to identity the one who stabbed him.
Mrs. Alice Thompson, while entering the
Greenmount Cemetery this morning, for the
purpose of visiting her husband's grave, was
taken snddenly,lll, and died in a few minutes.
THE 850,000 COLORED VOTERS.
Where Will They Go?
Judging from the census returns oflB6o, the
number of colored voters in the country is now
about 850,000. Of these, 790,000 dwell in the
sixteen late slavebolding States ; 7,500 in the
six New England States ; 41,000 in the five
central States of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and 8,500 in
the remaining ten Western States.
If the Democratic leaders attempt to, carry
out the revolutionary policy which some of
them havethreatened in regard to the Fif
teenth Amendment, and thus drive the
whole colored vote over to the Republican
party, it will have a serious effectupou Demo
cratic ascendancy in several States where that
party now bears sway, and will darken 'its
prospects in three 'or four Republican States
where it Might otherwise hope for victory.
Forexturiple: The number of colored voters
in Delaware will be not far from 4,500, and in
Maryland full 34,000. These are larger figures
than the maorities by which the Democrats
now hold those States ,• and if these voters
rally in a body to' the Republican standard,
Delaware and Maryland are lost, at least tem
porarily, to the Democratic party.
In Connecticut the number of colored
voters must be nearly 2,000, in New Jersey
4,500, and' in New York fail 12,000. If the
mass of these support the Republican tickets,
it will he discouraging for the Democrats to
try to carry Connecticut, while they will be
sure to lone New Jerse, and will have hard
work to, save New York.
The colored voters iu Pennsylvania will be
fully 13,000, in Ohio more than 8,000, possibly
9,000, and in Kentucky not far from 42,000.
If this vote is to be thrown solidly t'or the
Republicans, it will assure the continuance of
Republican ascendancy in both Pennsylvania
and Ohio, and severely shake, if not com
pletely overthrew, Democratic domination in
Kentucky.
The number of negro voters registered in
Virginia at the last election,when Walker ran
for Governor, was 120,103. It was by drawing
a considerable share of this vote to
that Walker was able to defeat his opponent,
the regular Republican nominee. By
resorting to the same, tactics, Senter succeeded
in beating Stokes in Tennessee. Inpired by
their partial successes in these States, some
of the Democratic leaders in the North
and West began to talk of resisting
the operation of the Fifteenth Amendment,
either by force or by carrying the question of
its validity to the Courts, while the brilliant
lights, in the New York Legislature went
through the nugatery fermi of attempting to
rescind the resolution of ratification adopted
by the previous Legislature. Tho effect of
these threats and these proceedings was seen
in the Bubsequent elections in Mississippi
and Texas, where the negroes rallied in full
force for the Republican candidates.
Here, then, are 850,000 voters about to ap
proach the ballot boxes. The simple question
for the rank and the of the Democratic party
to decide is, r whetber they will submit to the
leadership of 'logics and charlatans.
who will so manage as to drive the
great Mass of these voters over to the
Republicans, and thereby prevent.
the threatened disintegration of that party and
insure its triumph in 1872, or whether they
will discard these blind guides Mal solect'wise
and liberal leadera in their stead, and then, by
securing a fairshare of the negro vote, not
only save their party from ruin, but make *a.'
hopefulstruggle fOr victory in the next
3:0,0AY0/001E.
BY , TELEGRAPH." •
The Naval Detieleney Bill..
FROM THE SOUTH.
sadden Death.
.f BY- TELEGR4PI-1:
LATER BY CABLE.
entencp of Al:Lothar Paxis Editor
Lamm,. FROM ROCHEFORT
lELOttems to ifie Rpleased Venians
Military, Boundary Between ; Austria .and • Hungary,- ,;,
ARRIVAL OP STEAMERS OUT
I,ATEST FROM -WASHINGTON
~,, , . .
Wouvflin tsnillagnelitcanrg.' _
PAnts s Feb. 18.—Arthur 'Rouynle ;has Peen
Sentenced to six months' imprisonment and; to
arrc f,
ay five hundred francs for violatingthe prate/
. Henri Rochefort writes !yogi the prison
h e re he' is confined to his ' paper, the
arseillak, that the Prefect ••of Police ,
pas , seized his editorial articles. He coin
lains that while up to • the
present time the incarcerated journalists ,
bare been allowed to write to their papers, he
has been denied the usual privilege, notwith
standing he is Deputy in the Corps Legislatif
and has not bees deprived of his civil rightz.,
111,411121.
Sympathy for Spain.
MADRID, Feb. , 18.—The journals of this
citypublish to-day an address signed
by'London and Livefpool , merchants,
expressing the hope that the Spanish
troops will, Boon subdue the Cuban
insurgents. Accompanying the address,which
was dated - October 8,1869, was a contribution
Of, £1,870 Isterli ng, to aid the cause of the mother
country.
[By the American Press Association.]
EIVOLAND.
Arrivals.
Livmu'oor, Feb.lB.—The steamers Mora
vian and Palmyrahave arrived.
Latest Forel ain Markets.
Lortnox, Feb, 18.—Calcntta Linseed is firm.
Sugar quiet for No. 12 Dutch standard, afloat.
Turpentine and Rosin dull, but not quotably
lower.
BREMBN, Feb. 18.—Petroleum opened firmer
at 7 dialers, 6 grOatß.
HAMBURG, Feb. 18.-z-Petroleum closed' fiat
atls mare bancos 14 scbillings.
ANTWERP, Feb. 17.—Petroleturi opened
firm at 601 for standard white.
AUSTRIA.
Military Boundary Between Austria and
Hungary.
VIENNA, Feb. 18.—The views of Hungary
toncbing the military boundary between A. 11.4-
tria and that country have been generally ac
cepted by the Government here.
FROM WASHINGTON.
[By the American Press Association.]
The Senators Elect from fleores.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—H. P. Farrow. and
R. H. Whiteley, Senators elect by the new
Legislature of Georgia, called on the Presi
dent to-tiay to see him concerning the affairs
of that state, but failed to obtain an inter
view.
The Mississippi Bill.
Several members .elect. of Congress from
Mississippi called to ask.the President to
defer signing the Mississippi bill for the pre
sent, but failed to obtain an audience.
Nominations.
The following nominations were made to
day:
Dalrid Eckstein, of Ohio, to be Milted
States Consul at Victoria, Vancouver's Is
land.
Norman Glafcke, of Connecticut, to be
Secretary of Wyoming Territory.
Chas. G. Tbomas, to be Deputy Postmaster
at San Jose, Cal. •
W. W. Sellers, to be Deputy Postmaster at
Pekin, 111.
Jam R. Andrews, to be Deputy Postmaster
at Saco, Maine. ^
FROM THE EAST,
(By the American Press Asseslattomj
IEW YORK.
Atelen Properly Recovered—Arrests
Abide.
BEOOXLYN, Feb.lB.L.-Sergeant Perry, of the
Porty-third Sub-precinct, with several patrol
meno..ecovered a large amount of property
last night, in an old stable at Gowanum, and
arrested Philip Shannon, a plumber ; Henry
Curtis, a longshoreman, and Henry Anderson,
on the charge of being implicated in the 'rob
bery of the goods. It seems that James
Dougherty, an expressman, had a case of dry
goods given to him for shipment, by Rouse &
Co. of Columbia street. This ease, valued at
$506, was stolen from his stable, and from in
formation given to the police, was found in
the stable above-mentioned, together with a
large amount of other property, evidently the
proceeds of a number of robberies.
Coroner's Verdict in the Voorhees Case.
BROONLY2f , Feb'. 18.—The Coroner's jury
in the case of D. S. Voorhees, who Ni7a.4 assas
sinated on Sunday last, returned the following
verdict this Morning: That Dominicus S.
Voorhees came to his death from the effects of
apistol ball from a pistol in the hands of Wm.
Chambers.
Tye Court of Special Sessions.
ALBANY, Feb. 18.—The Assembly to-day
passed the bill reorganizing
. the Court of
Special Sessions, with only five negatives.
[By the American Press Awsociatfonl
ronvir-Firear CONGRESS.
Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.
SENATE.—Mr. Sumner presented a despatch
from the Governor of Nebraska stating that
the Legislature of that State had Just ratified
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu
tion of the 'United States.
Mr. Sumner presented a petition asking for
the appointment of a eommission to aid in
the selection of homesteads for freedmen.
Also a memorial from the members of How
ard University, praying that fixed rank may
be accorded to staff officers in the navy.
Mr. Sherman presented a large number of
memorials from Maryland and other States,
asking Congress to recognize the indepen
dence of Cuba.
Mr. Anthony introduced a joint resolution
for printing copies of the Naval Register.
Mr. Nye introduced a bill to incorporate the
National Paving Company of the District of
Columbia.
Mr. Conkling introduced a bill to encourage
the building of steamships in the United
States, and to provide for carrying the United
States mails in American vessels.
• In presenting this bill Mr. Conkling said it
contained no subsidy and would cost the
United States nothing. Referred to the Com
mittee 'en Commerce.
Mr. Howell introduced a bill making a grant
of land to aid in the construction of a railroad
in the Territory of Daeotah.
" On motion of Mr. Rice the bill to extend the
time for the Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail
:road Couipany to build the first section of
;that road was taken up, amended and passed.
Sherman called up *ln Funding bill in
!order to have it placed on the, calendar for
iWoduesday nest., Agreed to.
.M r. Chandler moved to set apart Monday
inext,for business from the Committee ou Com
inerce. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Sumner, the Senato took
!np'the bill to provide a solicitor for tho State
I:DtPartnleat and an additional clerk for that
{Department.
Mr: irrualUilf opposed die billAbliftrig theii
ttierelt,,asette; li etelsity ,If 0rt.0.0.b, - officers, And..,
that the Atternepflerreral "lathe proper *M
eer to de4lite aliquslstrong ' wherein the ser
-vices of a - solicitor-tcrthat llr rihlyt - aretti:7
Mr Sumner foistaineit the bili t attil held that
At was of the highest importance that, tbid.soo",.
retary of State should have at his haritiVoMs•
petent law officer to whom clainal 'co ' ' '''l o &
referred'for decision and adjudication ~,.' ' I
Out the delay incident upon 'tram °,v , to
the Attorney-General's office. . _-,1
On motion, the word " Solicitor?' was iitfneit ';
out. of the bill, And the words " Examiner of' „
Claims for the Department or State" were itf=
setter! in 'Reit thereof. In this form, the bill,';
was passed. - ' " ' •
The bill for the rhlief Of the settlers of the
late Sioux Reservation in the State of Minne
sota was taken up, considered, and raveled. .;
The morning
the
having ex,ipired, the
Senate resumed the ,regular• order, being busi
ness relating to the District, of. Coltunbia, and.
the the hill to amend the uspry laws was taken up'
and considered. '
After some further debate the bill was
amended and passed.
The bill to-promote and encourage the Intex-
national Exhibition to be held in Washington
in 187.1,wae then taken up and consitteredrW
a .number of amendments propoael by the
ctuntbittee were agreed to.
Mr. Thurman moved to indefinitely ' nost-'
one the bill; on the ground that ' litilde °Von
press madee arespectable appropriation' in aid
et the Exposition, it Would privet, miserable
failure, ,
( Mr. Hamlin said the wealthy napri qi Wash
ingtori were earnestly in favor of this *Expo-.
aitioll, and he felt sure they could make it a. .
it:recess without any assistance from ' the'Gov
rnment. ' '
1 Mr. Morrill (Vt.) said 'this was no time for
an International Exposition. It ought to be
made a national affair. The South is in no
condition to, participate. She is just recover
ing from the ravages of war. It is also too
soon after the great Paris Exposition. e
W He
was willing' to Make
ashington a
popular city; 'but bad 'no desire
to make it an overgrown city like New York,
where our form of government itself is a total,
failure.
Mr. Patterson said, he was in, favor of the
bill if the citizens) will assume the expenses
chiefly themselyee. ' '
Mr. Stewart Opposed the bill en' the ground
that Washington is not a fit place in which, to
bold an International Exposition. ' • °
Mr. Nye favored the passage of the bill in, a
somewhat-lengthy and foreiblespeech. ~..
Mr. Sherman said he was amazed at the Op
position manifested here to this bill. No
money is asked for—nothing but authority
to hold the Exposition. He lhotrght Cen
gret.s ought to pass this bill, thouh he
might think the District of ' , Columbia
people 'could exhibit their enterprihe
in a more desirable way. He called attention
to the fact that Congress had hitherto aided
other great commercial enterprisesin the past,
such .as railroads; canals, Ste., and thought
this exhibition equally deserving. '
Mr. Schurz opposed the bill. He compared
Washington to the great cities of Europe, and
claimed that to be successful the exhibition
must be held at some centre of population,
trade, wealth and enterprise. He,, then gave
an interesting history or world's fairs in the
past, and argued that the one prpposed could
hardly be a credit to the country.`;
Pending Mr. Schnrz's remarks the' Senate
went into executive session. -
hi OUSE-Mr. Bennett (N. Y.) read a personal '
explanation in relation. to the charges made
against him by the Buffalo Clominemal Adver
tiser, for which he has instituted a libel suit
for one hundred thousand dollars. ,
4:30 o'olo4k-
The following, communications wet% laid
before the House by the Speaker: •
From the Secretary of the Treasury, trans-
witting the receipts from customs in Alaska
bine° that territory walKorganized. Also, the
number of special agents now in the employ
of the Treasury, with a full list of the number
of clerks employed in the Treasury in 184 . 19 3
with the amount of compensation paid. Trans
mitting that portion of Vincent Conger's re
port-relative to the seal fisheries in Alaska.
From the Secretary of the Interior, recora
mending the appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars to pay the vouchers of Gen.
Harney's disbursements to, the Sioux Indians;. ; .
recommending an appropriation of ten then
sand dollars to pay the outstanding indebted
ness of the Indian service in Montana Terri:
tory, and twenty thousand dollars for the
House of Refuge for boys. •
From the President, a me.ssage transmitting
the report of the Secretary of State relative to
the assault on American citizens at Havana,
On motion of Mr. Dawes4he usual morning
hour was dispensed with, and the,House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Appro
priation bill..
Discussion was resumed on the motion to
strike out the item appropriating twenty-six
thousand seven hundred dollars for the con
struction of a branch Treasury Department.
Mr. Lougbridge said he would abolish th a
crying abuse by refusing to appropriate the
money for It. He proceeded to attack the ex
travagance and incompetency of the superyis
irig architect.
The point of order was made that it was out
side of the present question to discuss the per
sonal qualification of individuals
Chairman Passim sustained the point of
order.
Mr. Dickey said some such bureau was
needed by the Treasury. The economical
point consisted not in refusing the appropria
tion of twenty-six thousand dollars whilst we
vote such vast sums for new buildings. The
appropriations for new buildings last year
were one million and ninety-eight thousand
dollars, while the estimates for this year are
seven million three huntireti thousand dollars.
The present supervising architect may have
peculiar notions of economy, bnt our proper
,remedy is in durtalling the millions asked,
not in abolishing the office.
• Mr. Boyd said the supervising architect was
utterly enable to, tell within half a million the
cost of some of the buildings now in process of
erection. He travels all over the country on
free passes, yet at San- Fmnsise.o Itahad
drawn thirty thousand dollars for traveling
expenses.
Mr. Butler said : Let the gentleman who
traveled to and from Congress without mile
age be the first to cast such a stone against.
free passes. [Laughter.' He believed the Su
pervising Architect to be a competent and an
honest officer. In regard to the twenty:five
thousand dollars for 'looking-glasses referred
to by Mr. Farnsworth; the Architect had com
missioned the largest importer of dry goods in
New York , to buy them at cost in Europe,
,thus saving twenty thousand dollars to the
Government. • .
Messrs. Stevenson and Peters defended the
;Supervising Architect from the assaults' made
upon him.
Mr. Dawes said: The commendations and
'defence of the architect should be received
with grains of allowance, as they came from
sections where large outlays were being
made. He hinftielf considered the construc
tion of the branch Treasury extravagantly
Admipistered, and must eventually be rtduous.
:For that the Secretary of the Treasury is re
sponsible. If one could stand the Supervisor's
(estimates, be (Dawes) could stand the appro.
priations. But it will bring any Secretary
into disgrace who persists in administering
that Department upon such a system as, that;
recommended by the present Supervising Arr.
chitect. The office of Supervisor, however
;ought not to be abolished... He demanded'
:the previons question. dema nde d
-The motion to strike out the clause was ntit
agreed to,
Mr. Butler moved to raise the item foT, the
salary of the Second Voreptroller.of the Tres.:
sury from throe thousand to five thousand dal
lars, which occasioned considers*, debate.
Net agreed to.
Mr. Maynard moved to increase the salaries
of the Auditors of the Treasury front Urea
thousand to live thousand dollars. Not agreed
to.
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QUARTER ZiEfilliors-ludget LAullow.--James
Graham Was acquitte ,
ot a charge of bur
glary. It appeared that the prosecutor's place
was entered,nfter tlirei3 o'clock in the morn
lag, but oneWituese testified that he saw the
defendant condng from the pp:mentor's house
at one o'olook ;,he wee' contradieted other
portions, of his testimony, =oldie Diattict
torney abandencil the woe. •
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Two COURTS.