business NOTICES. '* Charles Blaslns. , B*la Anterior thr mis or BTRINWAY ft SONS Tjorlti **BOWn ft Bonn»!ncf ISM.) ■■riff WareroomßNo. 1006 Ohctnnt Strcot, Phim. ~Ctoo. Stock * Co.’s Urand, Square anil CrlghlPtoo., Planoo lorent, j B mt So. 9M Ohentnnt street. -'EVEN ING BULLET iN. Thursday. Ami’ll 21,1870 THE SHAME AND ITS REMEDY. The district commonly known as the “Bed ford Street District” is comprised between Lombard and Fitzwater, and Fifth and Eighth •trcels. It has long been known as the abode «f the most wretched and degraded white and black population of Philadelphia. Its condition hAS been again and again brought to the attention «f the public andof die city authorities. Earnest appeals have bceo'/nade to the philanthropy of the one, and the ablic spirit of the other, and some feeble efforts have been made to improve the terrible state of allairs pervading, that densely inhabited region. These efforts have been as inefficient as they have been spasmodic, and to-day, in this city of churches and schools and charities and literature and science and wealth, Philadelphia wears upon her very fore-" head a black brand of horrible disgrace, the' frightful foulness of which no decent language is adequate to describe. What we say about the Bedford street Dis trict, we say from personal knowledge and ex perience. It is needless to say that we do not exaggerate the horrors of the case, for exagger ation is simply impossible. To print the only plain words that would convey the results of yesterday afternoon’s official inspection of Bed ford street and vicinity, by the Sanitary Com mittee of the Board of Health, would so offend modern conventionalities as to exclude the Bulletin from the circles where it is daily a welcome guest. Yesterday’s exploration was a tolerabjyextensive and thorough one. It was undertaken by some Of the party, at least, with a simple determination to see the worst, to tell the worst to the people, to lay the responsi bility wherever it might prove to belong, and to aid, in such ways as are practicable, in re moving this abomination from the city of Philadelphia. Cellars, garrets, yards, alleys, courts, dens of every unimaginable kind were personally visited and examined. The mise rable inhabitants were freely interrogated, and their stories were too palpably true to heed any verification beyond that of our own senses. Everywhere the same horrible scene of reek ing filthinesss, and total degradation, and hopeless misery, and hardened wickedness thrust itself upon all the senses, until Some of the most indulgent and skeptical of the gentlemen of the Board of Health were constrained to confess that all that has been paid by the press upon the subject has fallen far short of the dreadful reality. In this condition of affairs, the immediate question is that of responsibility and remedy. To theorize, in the presence of such scenes as those witnessed yesterday, would be child ish. To hesitate to Bpeak the plainest truth about it, would be a public wrong. There are indirect responsibilities and remote remedies, which may properly be discussed hereafter. They are out of place just now. The Board of Health stands directly confronted with a great mass of the most horrible and indescribable filth, spread over'an entire district. Much of it is the accumulation of years. There are, alleys and courts in the Fifth and Sixth Districts where the street con tractor goes. There is scarcely a pro perty within the bounds ot the Bedford Street District that does.not need the immediate and Vigorous interposition of the ultimate powers of the Board of Health. We feel no disposition to assail the Board of Health for past neglect. unquestionably the fault of that body that) the owners of the rookeries of Bedford street and its neighbor hood have been permitted to disregard,the law with impunity, so long. It is a great defect in the existing system, if the Board of Health have not been officially aware, for years past, of the facts which stared them in the face yes terday. .If they have no system of inspection, they ought to have one.. And whether. they have or not, they themselves have made peri odical visits to the district, and have seen, or should have seen, all that we saw yesterday, often before But setting all the past aside, and starting from yesterday, as a new point of departure, what will the Board of Health do? Their worthy chief clerk, Mr. Troth, filled his memorandum book, yesterday, with a list of particular nuisances of various kinds, to be abated. If all these cases are promptly at tended to,—and an early visitatioil of the different premises will be made, to ascertain the fact, —the effect, upon the whole district will be scarcely perceptible. The treatment must be far more radical. To whitewash this yard, or to empty that cellar, or to close up that den, will not fulfil any duty. ‘ The tehole district must be thoroughly cleaned in every particular. There are, perhaps, gentlemen in the Board of Health who will declare this an impossibility. But there are many more who will say that it shall be done. How, how shall it be done? The law re quires that, in such cases, notice shall be given to the owners, who shall be allowed five days to remove the filth, and that having been done, he Board of Health can proceed to clean at the owners’ expense. But the law does not pre scribe how this notice shall be given, and it un doubtedly may b'e |jiven in such a way as shall be most efficient in procuring the * desired re sult. Where the nuisance is an isolated or in dividual one, an individual notice is, of course, the proper one. But where a Whole district is to be attacked, a general and public notice is not only sufficient, but is much the best. Let the Board of Health, then, issue a public notice to every property-owner in the dis trict visited yesterday, not individually, hut in the general, by advertisement in the newspapers for five days. Then, on the sixth day, let the Health Officer be empowered and instructed to begin his work, and to go through the district, block by block, and house. If house, with the largest force that he can 1 command, and clean it out, as it has never . teen cleaned out yet. At we have already said, there are other ultimate remedies to be discussed hereafter. They are out of place now. There is a plain , duty before the Board of Health, which tliat tody must dispose of, and for the discharge of which it has all the.powere that are needed. ERA NEE AND THE PLEBISCITE. The French Senate yesterday celebrated the Fmperor’s sixty-second birthday by adopting, apparently by acclamation,, the new Sebatus. Consultum. nis Minister, M. Ollivier, made a plausible and dramatic harangue in favor of it, winch was frequently interrupted by ap plause. The, shrewdness of the Emperor in selecting this gentleman as the head of bis Min-: isti'y is amply proved by the zealous devotion with which he serves him, and the success of the various measures he has proposed. But Ollivier, in becoming so ardent a supporter of the Emperor, has lost caste among the liberals of ail shades, among whom he was formerly regarded as a shining light. It is now understood tiiat the Plebiscite, or vote of the people on the amendments to the Constitution contained in the Senatus-Consu!- tum, will take place on the Bth of May, wbicii falls on Sunday, that holy day being generally chosen in France for holding elections. It is probable that, this will be the most exciting event of the kind that has ever occurred in the country. The opposition is organizing with a good deal of vigor. The excitement is said to have already had a serious effect on ail kinds of business. Along i w ith this political turmoil come very extensive “strikes” among the foundry men, moulders, tailors, house-painters and other workingmen uot only in Paris but in other parts of the Em pire. The stiike at Creuzot has been almost brought to an find, and mainly by an exhibi tion of force. The manager of Rochefort’s Marseillaise, one Barbenet, has been convicted, fined and'sent to prison for six months, for publishing a congratulatory address from work ingmen in Lyons to the strikers at Creuzot. This is an illustration of the mode by which French justice deals .with strikes, and it will not have a good effect upon the, workingmen and their political friends, in the present dis turbed condition of the country. We have no idea, however, that the opposi tion to the Benatus Consultum will be success ful on the Btli of May. Although suffrage is as nearly universal in France as it can be made, it cannot he called free suffrage. A large por tion of the people dare not vote in opposition to the will of the Emperor, and it is probable that a vast number of people will not' vote at all. If the imperialist scheme fails to receive a majority of all the voters in France, it may be regarded as a rebuke to the Emperor, hut his scheme will still be declared adopted. The situation is certainly highly interesting, but we anticipate the adoption of the Senatus Con sultuni, which, while it seems to take power from the Emperor, really makes him more com pletely the master of France than he. has ever been before. THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES The Academy ,of Natural Sciences of Phila delphia, during a half century, has admitted the public, without charge, to its museum, two afternoons in each week. From being counted each day by tens and twenties, the number of visitors has grown so great with the increased attractions of its vast collections, that they are reckoned now by thousands. In the early part of the present year, from three to four thou sand persons walked over the floors of the museum every Tuesday and Friday. Each pair of feet left upon them some dirt, varying in quantity with the state of the weather and the 1 condition of the streets. The street-dirt spread in this manner beooines ground into a dust or powder so fine as to be readily floated in the atmosphere and conveyed wherever cur rents of air can penetrate. Within the cases in which natural objects, birds, mammals, &c., are displayed, this impalpable dust gradually settles on everything; and to save specimens from its destructive effects, this dust requires to he removed frorn'tiftie to time, at the cost of no inconsiderable labor, which means money. Besides the detriment to the collections ascribable to accumulating dust, there is a loss from breakage of glass, caused accidentally almost every day by numbers of people crowd ing each other in the very narrow spaces or allies between the cases. The income of the Academy, derived from semi-annual contributions of the members, is scarcely enough to defray the current expense of wanning and lighting the buildihg. r The poverty of the institution suggests under the circumstances a diminution of the number of visitors to the museum as a means of preserv ing its contents, and also of creating resources to pay for keeping it in order and for repairing damages to glass, Ac. While there is no dis position to exclude the public entirely, the' curators of the institution have considered it expedient to demand a small fee of admission, ten cents, from every visitor. It is supposed that this arrangement, which will go into effect in a few days, will be satisfactory to the public and wiirtend to preserve the collections. After they are transferred to a new hall, possibly some better plan may be devised. The Ledger announces that free admissions to the Academy will be furnished on applica tion at its counter, a very liberal assumption of a considerable amount of trouble and ex pense to meet the case of those who may led unable to pay the admission fee. Pittsburgh is about to have a Paid Fire De partment, and Philadelphia will soon be the only large city without such an establishment. The ordinance of the Pittsburgh City Councils creating a Paid Fire Department seems to be wisely drawn, and the experiment wjll .be looked upon with much Interest. The Depart-, rnent is to have one Chief Engineer, one As sistant Engineer, eight men for each steamer, four men for each hose company; each steamer will have one foreman, one driver and four men; each hose company will have one foreman and three hosemen; each hook and ladder company will have one foreman, one driver and four trackmen. The pay is to be not more than $1,200 per year to the Chief Engineer,"'sB4o to the Assistant Engineer, $B4O to each Foreman of steamers, $B2O to each Engineer of steam ers, S7GO to each foreman anddriver of each hose and hook and ladder company, and $720 per year to all other employes designated as .men connected with the department. Such an organization as this cannot be expensive, be cause the number of men for each machine is small, while it is amply sufficient fer effective service. * The four Judges of the Supremo Court, whose opinion upon the legal tender question has caused so much^iscusslon,have interposed an arbitrary rule, under which the majority of i ■>'<*«> ."i MIILA liELPin A EVENING BULLETIN,'TIfIIRKDAY, APRIL 21, 1870 the jOonrt are prevented from “Mbehring! this case. It appears that there is a rulOpf the Court, requiring the consent of one of the Judges originally hearing a case, before it can he re-heard, and the Chief Justice and his three associates hare united to prevent the desired rehearing, under this rule. A great constitu tional principle, upon which the existence of this country may possibly depend, at some future time, is thus made dependent upop the arbitrary refusal of a single Judge to permit its argument, There must certainly be some con stitutional remedy for such apractlcal absurdity. If there is, Congress will be likely to find and' apply it. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams are playing a very successful engagement at the Walnut Street Theatre, John Brougham’s drama, The Emerald Ring, beingthepresent attraction. The play has been described upon former ocaasions as an interesting drama, with an ingenious plot constructed from familiar material,but contain ing several very effective situations, and afford ing opportunity for some strong effects. The hero is, of course, that entirely impossible Irishman who never existed and never can exist off the stage. Mr. Williams plays the character precisely as he plays all his other Irish parts, with vivacity, force and rollick ing good humor. There is a certain monotony', about the personations of Mr. Williams, but ii> excuse for this ho may fairly urge that the man who constructed the original stage Irishman probably did not recover from the intellectual exhaustion consequent upon the effort, in time to conceive an Irish cha racter of a diverse kind. Goethe himself was capable of only one Mephistoplieles; and Noah Webster found fife too short to write more than one dictionary. These great conceptions and these great works' hardly ever can be equalled by their own authors. Besides this consideration, Mr. Williams may plead that the public are perfectly satisfied with this monotonous Irishman, and as he caters to the public for cash, which the public dispenses liberally, nobody has any reason to complain. Mr. Williams is supported in The Emerald King by his channing wife, and she shares with him the enthusiastic applause nightly lavished upon the performance. The Emerald Ring will be continued during the week, For Salon of Real Estate and Stocks, eon Thomas & Sons’ advertisements. C, F. HASELTINE, 1125 CHESTNUT STREET. For 30 days from'date I will sell mj immense stock at a large rednctlon. A great opportunity to obtain choice goods in the FINE ARTS line at low prices. | myl3-Iyrpj JAMES S. EARLE &. SONS, - 816 Chestnut Street, Are constantly In receipt of numbers of NEW EN GBAVINGS and NKWCHBOMOS. A few of the late*' are as follows: Artists. “ Little Xva,”. J. G. Browt " 1nn0cenc0,”......~ J. G. Brpwi* Why Don’t He Gomel Companion J. G. Brown Chnrtmas Memories A. J.H. Way Tho First Lesßon in Music Fast Asleep! Mrs. Anderson Wide Awake! Mrs. Anderson The Queen of the Woods J. G. Brown Little Bo Peep,” J. G. Brown A Family Scene iu Pompeii Coomarn u Dotty Dimple,”. ..Mrs. Murray The Monastery In .Vinter. .. ...Jacobsen u A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Bea,”. Pe Haas Sunset on tho Coast , De Haas Launch of the Life-Boat IS. Moron To Semite Valley .. Thos. Hill The Birth-placo of Whlttior. Thos Hill Beatrice Cenci .. Guido Always on haud the largest collection in the country at the very lowest prices. Ghromoa and Engravings sent in safety by mail. BRIDAL SILVER. BRIDAL SILVER. BRIDAL SILVER. GORHAM PLATE. ATPBESEHT GOLD PBIOES, Special Designs and Monograms ROBBINS, CLARK & BIDDLE, No. 1124 CHESTNUT STREET. ap2o-w them rp§ B. C. WORTHINGTON & SON, Wholesale and Retail Dealors in IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS, AND Alili ARTICLES OF THE TRADE, 438 Chestnut St., opposite the Post Office. Branch of 100 Booth SIXTH Btrcot, PHILADELPHIA. AOENTB FOR KEY WEST OIGARS. We invite an inspection of onr stock j every sale boing guaranteed. 1 T3EMOVAL.-MBB. E. HENRY, MANU AL facturer of Ladies’ Cloaks and Mantillas flndlnc uar late location, No. 16 N. Eighth stroote, iua’doanato tor her largely Increased bnelnoss, has rnmovnil tn th!, ELEGANT AND SPACIOUS WAhiCBOOM; at ‘this E.corner of NINTH and AROH Stroote, wlioroehonow offers.in addilion to her stock of Cloaks and Mantillas a choice invoice ol Paisley Shawls, Lace Points and eacnoes. ». inh23-3mrp{ DRAMATIC). Mr. Barney Williams. THE FINE ARTS. NEW CHROMOS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, AC. Furnished. Jewelers and Silversmiths, CIGARS, &C. REMOVAL. > CJLOTBJLNJS. Wanamaker t 'Brown's. Soys' Suita 89 «m, : Wanamaker t ■ Brown's. Bismartks. ; , Wanamaker t * Brown's.' Buswtss SuitsQ9 up, WanamakerVßrown's, Chesterfields. Wanamaker i 1 Brmon's. New Style Walking Coats. Wanamaker i‘Brown's. Dress Sacks. y, ' ■ . ■ Wanamaker Brown's. Light Overcoats; Wanamaker t • Brown's. Spring Overcoats 89. Wanamaker i ■ Brown's. Black Suits $l7 up. Wanamaker t' Brown's. Me'ton Suits tylQup. Wanamaker r Brown's. Youths' Chesterfields, Wanamaker < ■ Brown's. Youth's Metropolitan Baeks. Wanamaker i • Brown's, Black Dress Pants up. Wanamaker i • Brcion's. Black Dress Vests 83 up, Wanamaker Brown's. Cerguf/ien's Stitts. Wanamaker 3* Brown's. Silk Face'/ Chcstrrflehls. Wanamaker Sr Browm's. Register Walking Coats. Wanamaker & .Brown's. PaletolS'rtel Coats. Wanamaker tr Brown's. Harris Casstmers Suits. Wanamaker Brown's. New Style Boys'Jackets, , Wanbmaker & Brown's. Blue Sack Coats 810 up, Wanamaker or Brown's, Fyeru Day Pants 83 up. Wanamaker er Brown's. Bilk Mi xml Suits. Wanamaker q* Brown's, Boys' Depa r tment First Floor. Wanamaker a* Brown's. Custom Department the Vl Lorre.st in Philadelphia. Southeast corner SIXTII and MARKRi. Southeast corner SIXTH and MARKKi. Southeast corner SIXTH and AfyiKKEjT. Dfy* OAK HALL, * VGT OAK HALL. VGT OAK HALL. BBOARD.—fiinco last fall wo havo secured tho two largo lots adjoining- us. and have" created thereon an iron-front building equal in sfaiLto our former building, making Oak Hail twice ns larrone before in ordor to ac commodate the great sham of peoplo who havo become our customers. We invito all our customers with their neighbors and friends to pay ns an otirly visit to ex amine our mammoth buildings, and inspect onr mam moth stock. WANAMAKER & BROW*, Nos. (132,534, and 530 Market St., and Nos. 1,3,5.7, 0,11,13, S Sixth Street. ROCKHILL & WILSON’S PROPOSITION. We propose to fit out the following Fami lies, Youth and Men, and all other Families, out of the immense stock of Family Clothes for this Spring. Our $lO All-Wool Buits and $5 and $7 Spring Overcoats are astonishing the community. OUR STOCK IS Higher than the mountain steep, Deeper than the ocean’s deep, Stronger than the rock hound coast. Enough to clothe the mightiest host. | Colors, of every tint and hue, Purer . than the azure blue, , Indelible as time and space, The hottest sun can’t them efface. We fit tholads from three to ten, And keep on fitting till they’re men. We fit the crooked, fat or ” lean, And all the shapes that come between. , We furnish best of goods for cash, Cheaper than you buy common trash That is offered ’round the town. By Mike and p.ob or Bill and BrOwa; Good citizens will please to call And look at the clothes at Brown Stone Hall. REMEMBER, WHOLE SUITS FOR $lO The Sons of Pennsylvania, The Sons of Delaware, The Sons of New Jersey, The Sons of Temperance, And all other Sons on earth, Are pleasantly invited to call at 60S and 605 Chestnot Street, Christophers- Dicks- Emers- Frerieriekx- Jack.s- Thoms- Sams- Nicbols- Peters- Stepbens- Harrys- PHILADELPHIA, Antl find out all about tbe fine Spring Clothes of DRY GOODS." EDWIN HALL & CO.. No. 28 S. SECOND STREET, Invito the attention of friend* and others to their stock of Plain and Neat Styles of DRESS GOODS AND SILKS. PLAIN STYLES OP SILKS, SI 2S. NEAT CHECK SILKS. SI 25. n NEAT STYLES STKIPES, #125. PLAIN JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN SILK POPLINKTTS. PLAIN NORWICH POPLINS. PLAIN SILK POPLINS. PLAIN STYLES WABH POPLINS, PLAIN STYLE TAKO CLOTHS. MOHAIRS AND SERGES. PLAIN BTYLEB OP LAWNS. PLAIN STYLES OK DRESS GOODS in gruat ynrioty, from 26 cents a yard up. op2i) 2t 4p SILK AND WOOL BLACK HERNANIS. EDWIN HALL ; & CO, No. 28 S. SECOND STREET, Opened this morning another lot of SILK AND WOOL BLACK HERNANIS. 8-4 SILK AND WOOL HERNANIS. 3-4 SILK AND WOOL lIEItNANIB. 8-4 WOOL GRENADINES. 3-4 WOOL GRENADINES. RICH FIGURED GRENADINES. SLACK MOHAIRS, Light Textures. BLACK ALPACAS, Reet Mukeij. BOMBAZINES, TAMIBE CLOTHS, Etc. a pro 2t_tp SILKS ! SILKS ! EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 28 S. SECOND STREET, Arc pelllßK Black Bilks cheaper thau they have for years. ■GOOD BLACK BILKS, #1 37M, 81 50, #1 76 and #2. ffIIBST GRADES OP BIIACK fcRLKS. BTRiPK BILKS, #1 60and SI 76. CHECK SILKS, 87}»c., 81, 81 26, #1 60 end 81 76. GREY AND BLACK STRIPES and CHECKS, ®1 25. SOLID COLORS BILKS, Cheap. ap2o 2t 4p ■ ■ jgECEIVED THIS WEEK. “ “ *All*Wool Hernanis, 60 to 76 cents. Black Bilk and Wool flornanis,76 cents to $3 76. Kn£lish Bombazines. Black Bilk Chairs. Lupin’s Black Tnmieee. Lupin’s Black Moubßeluinea. Black ftll-Wool Batiste. Black und White Paris Organdies. , “ Paris Jaconets. *» '* Imported Lawus. - „ White and Black Organdies and Lawns. Plain Black French Jaconets. Plain black French Percalos and Chintzes. Black bilk and Linen Fans. Black Silk Parasols and Sun Umbrellas. Ruffle# Hernani Points. „ Striped Bullied Skirts and Skirtings. Gray Mixed Bummer Gloves. Alexandre’s Black Silk Gloves. • Jouvin’a KmbroHered Manchette Kid Gloves. Jouvin’a Plain Black Kid Gloves. Couvoeier’a Plain Black Kid Gloves. Mohairs or Glossy Alpacas, cents to ®1 20. - Becond-Moiirninfi Botch Ginglm™. 0N & 80N) Mourning Pry Goods House, No. 916 Chestnut street T>LACK THREAD DACE) PARASOL Jt> OOVBIIS.-A Bplondid MBorJmontayeiiaflgyjrlces, No. 1202 fiheatnut atreo3. )2J «trp* ir.AD JEB’BE A VER G ATJJN TIVET.R IDING IJ and Traveling Gloves. Al»o, one anil two Button Beaver Gloves, finest a ,^^tj I lmonrtod v by 1202 Chestnut eiroot. gplSdt rpl ItET Al ONG rffW H OLE 3 AL K prices—Saddlery, ngmo-'S and lloruo Goar of OTTmi»,at KNEABB’, Ho, 112 G Market street. Ble horeein the door. NEW YORK. TOWNSEND & KING, Importers, 79 AND 81 WORTH STREET, WILL, On MONDAY, lB, Offer the Jobbing Trade a great variety of DAVID JOHN ANDERSON’S FANCY GINGHAMS, IN CHINTZ, CHECKS, AND STRIPES, Made in imitation of Bllka, entirely new, and confined exclmlYaly to them, and never before shown in thin country ; alio, itreril new etyle* of * C. & D. TORRANCE’S, HENRY FYFE 4 SONS’, GEORGE GORDON’S, And other well-known makes-of Ginghams, together with u groat variety of n , BRITISH DRESS GOODS, In 3-4 and 6*4 widths. A FULL LINE OF FRENCH LINEN LAWNS TOILE ECRUE, For Ladies’costumes (originally introduce*) by them ; NEW STYLES OF FRUITED JACONETS AND JACOSAS BODES DENTELLE. A fresh invoice of their well-known make of - - BLACK SILKSj In the UHfersut grades and Widths. A FULL RANGE i>F TITUS, SALT, 80118 & CO.’S -son, PURE MOHAIRS. WHITE ALPACAS, MOHAIRS, COBURGS, TURKEY RED MUSLINS, CHAMBRAYS, Aid all descriptions cf WHITE GOODS. They hate in ttoro and arriving, WHITE AND BUFF PIQUES, In Ihe neweit ■tjlen ef Ntripes, ( berks ALSO, RIBBED PIQUES. They invite (be attention of Large First-claw Buyers to these Geode, Being confident they bar® the most at tractive, etock of Britiih Goods in the country, and are prepared to meet the market. TOWN SEND &> KINO, IMPORTERS, 79 AND 81 WORTH STREET. ap2l th * 2trp§ THK MISSI4B McTAUOH So DUNG-AN, 114 South Eleventh Street, Bure opened their Spring gtock of ' EMBROIDERIES AND WHITE GOODS At the Lowett Cosh Prices. FRENCH BREAKFABT CAPS. PIOUEB IN EVERY VABIETY. PLAID, FIGURED AND BTBIPED NAINSOOKS. VICTOBIA LAWN. OAMBHIO AND JACONET LAWN AND SWISS PUFFED MUSLIN. " FBKNCH NAINSOOK AND OBOANDIES. BEAL AND IMITATION LAOES. LADIES’. CENTS’ AND OHILDBEN’B HANDKERCHIEFS. LINEN AND LACE COLLABb AND CUFFS. NOVELTIES AND FANOY ARTICLES. PABTICFLAK ATTENTION PAID TO MAKING DP INf ANTS’ WARDROBES l Byo,^^^^l By o‘ 3-4 and 8-4 BLACK HERNANI, In All-Wool and Silk and Wool, From 78 coiita to ®5 00 por yard. JOHN W. THOMAS, Nos. 405 and 407 North Second Street. xph3o3rorp • GEORGE FRYER, No. 910 CHESTNUT STREET, Invites attention to bis utock of DRY GOODS, .elected 'with groat care, and will lie sold a. cheap as airy honoo in the city, ' Black Silks from #lOO to #0 OO per yard. Fancy Silks from 91 OC to $lO per yard. India Fengee. raernani, in Blocks and dolors. DBESS GOODS AND PBIHTTS in great vjuiety, and many novoltloß not to be found in any other atoro. Give ns a call. ap7-2mrp§. - mxciitkeb At- ; oreatly Reduced Prices. GRIFFITH A I’AGK, 1001 Arch street. Marking witlOndel ibbe ink : B«id^ma,^n^.*c r . t DRV GOODS. and Fig-are*. mh24 tb n tu 2mrp GROCERIES. LIQUORS. Ac. , HAMS FOR SUMMER USE. DAVIS’S DIAMOND, NEWBOLB, Virginia, AND THK CELEBRATED MAKTLAAD HAMS. MITCHELL & FLETCHER, No. 1204 CHESTNUT STREET. CHAMPAGNE. ERNEST IRROY & CO.’S Carte Blanche and Sneoial FRUITY AND GENEROUS WINES, Folly equal to the be*t on all the flat of Champagnes. FOB BALB AT THB ABHNTB' PBICFB BT E. BRADFORD CLARKE' S. W. tor. Bread and Walnnt. th s tl aptd Inc LITIZ CURRANT WINE. ALBERT C. ROBERTS, Dealer in every eacriptien of Fine Grocer!ee. Corner Eleventh and Vine Streets. JUST RECEIVED TOE CELEBRATED ‘ CFIYLOOfiti” BRAND NEW PRESERVED GINGER. DAVIS & RICHARDS, ARCS AIIO TENTH 6THEETB. jeMrptf LOOKING GLASSES, &C. zn W go co w § & < £ . , ® © U o .41 g S " ?;« § 5 ® S & 'Ej < d s 2g< s % | cs f | d S-1 {Zi ! g 3 I . S l “ H &P 3 J g M. S. H; .to ® O jatj O > ' 'rts CARPETING] NEW CARPETINGS. WE ARE NOW OPENING A FULL LINE OF FOREIGN and DOMESTIC CARPETS*. OIL CLOTHS MATTINGS, OF ALL GRADES, VTtiiiH WK ARE OFFERING AT GREATLY BE WHI BOOED PRICES FROM LAST SEASON. LEEDOM. SHAW A STEWART, 685 MARKET STREET. TO RENT. m. > TO LET The New Five-Story Store, Wo. 18 South Sixth Street and No. O Deca tur Street. 20 by 173 feet. Apply to w y THEODORE MEGABGKE, ap2l-tf§ - No. 20 South Sixth Street. A VACANT STALL FOR A SADDLE Horen in stable at Seventeenth and Ohancollor its., (near Walnut). Apply at No. 138 Walnut etroot, second story. ' lt§ 7=<r : business established WmaamEP jsso.-sojiuyleb & Armstrong, Pnilertakcra, 1827 Germantown avenue and Fifth fit. D. H. Schuyikb. |npM-]yrji§J S.S. AbmbthoNO. SECOND EDITION BY TKLKGRAPH. SOOTS AMERICA. Arrival of Steamer at New York DEATH OF LOPEZ CONFIRMED WASHINGTON. T H E GEORG IA 8188 ' ... -- J It lias No Chance in ttfe Bouse The Case Likely to be Bettled by a Coni' mittee of Conference. THE TARIFF BI LL FROM NEW YORK. MOTH AMEBICA. The Death of Lopec Confirmed. (Bp«i»)Be»ptttchto the Phils. *T»nlnr Ualletln.l Viw York, April 21.—The United States mail steamship South America, from Bio Ja neiro March 25, by the way of St. Thomas, has arrived at this port. She brings the full official confirmation of the news ot the death of Lopez, the capture of his followers and the end of the war In Para guay. Particulars will be sent as soon as pos sible. (By the American Press Association, j SECOND DESPATCH. New Y/jrk, April 21.—The steamship South America, from Ifio de Janeiro, brings the fol lowing official confirmation of the death of the Dictator of Paraguay: Camp ok tick Left Bank of the Aqui dim-an, March I,lM7o.— Host Excellent .Sir: I write you this despatch from Lopez's camp, in Sierra. The tyrant was routed, and having refused to surrender, was killed before my own eyes. X demanded his surrender, and told him >tbat ho was completely defeated, and X observed seriously wounded; but he refused, and so was killed. I congratu late you upon the termination of the war, and the complete vindication of Brazil over the tyrant of Paraguay. General Bes<|uiu, and another officer, have fallen prisoners. [Signedf Pakanhas Camara, General. To the Imperial Council. Organization of the Fenian Congress. New York, April 21—The Fenian Con gress was permanently organized last night. J. J. Donnelly, of Utica, was chosen Speaker. The message of General O’Neill was read. His desire is to strike full at the bean of the common enemy, and to strike the hardest possible blow, at once. He advises the imme diate invasion of Canada. J. F. Finnerty, ot the Chicago Republican, representing the entire Fenian organization of the West, opposed any action of this Con gress which might imperil the future aspir ations of the Brotherhood. He was decidedly opposed to any useless sacrifice of life,the one man power, and sudden movements advocated by Gen. O’Neill. FROM WASHINGTON. The Georgia Bill. (Special Despatch to the Phils. Etenlnz Bulletin.) WASHijrotON, April 21.—1 t was expected tbatrthe Reconstruction Committee would meet and consider the Senate amend ment to the Georgia bill, hut Gen. Butler has concluded not to rail a meeting of the Com mittee until some time next week, eo that the matter will not be disposed of for some days tfl, come. Gen. Butler k\-vjS£i<for Boston to night or to-morrow, and wjpßfel return hero before next Wednesday, aniftho Georgia hill will not be taken up by the Reconstruction Committee until'after his return. The sentiment of the House is decidedly against tbo bill as passed by the Senate, and Gen. Butler expressed the opinion that the Reconstruction Committee will recommend the House to uon-coucur iu the Senate amend ments. In his opinion, the bill stands no chance whatever of being adopted by the House, hut will go to, the Committee on Con ference for settlement. * The Tariff. The Tariff bill will not bo touched by the House to-day, owing to tho absence of Gen. Schenck.'who accompanied the Oldo Legisla ture on an excursion toMount Vernon to-day. Naval Appropriation BUI. The Maval Appropriation hill will be called np by Mr. C. C. Washbnrne, who has it in charge. The bill appropriates sixteen millions iiix hundred thousand dollars. The estimates •ailed for twenty-four millions. FROM THE WEST. I By the American Freea Aaeocintlon.] MICHIGAN. Navigation Opened. Detroit, April 21.—The Straits of Maekinac are now open. Mysterious Cose of Hanging. At Winßor, yesterday afternoon, a lad was choked to death by hanging from a hole in a barn, through which ho had poked his head while standing on astool. By some mischance the stool fell from under his feet, and left him suspended. ILLINOIS. Pekin City Election. , I’ekin, April 21.—At the city election held < yesterday, Mr. Thompson, the Democratic candidate) was elected Mayor. The Board of Burgesses stands seven Democrats to live Republicans. Colored Jurymen. Chicago, April 21.—Before Judge Drano dorff yesterday, tho cleric announced that he had empaneled three colored men on the jury. The counsel for the plaintiff in the oase—a colored man—objected to having negroes on a jury, and cited the statutes of Illinois for his authority in presenting his opposition. The judge took the matter under advisement. Obituary. Sphingfield, April 21.—Hon. Henry Bil lings, a member of tho Constitutional conven tion, died yesterday. This is the fourth death that has occurred since tho convention mot last fail. Attempt to Commit Suicide. Captain Edward McConnell (son of the late General Murray McConnell, who was myste riously murdered at Jacksonville, last year) attempted to commit suicide last night while afflicted with delirium tremens. His friends had observed his movements closoly for some time, and at their suggestion his brother re moved the cartridges from the revolver in the Captain’s room. It seems that McConnell got out of bed in the night, : seized the revolver, and placing the muzzle to his head exploded the caps,without, of course, doing himself any serious injury. Ho then took, his penkuite from tho pocket of his pantaloons,, which were hanging in the dresser, and' slashed his forehead, tace and neck in a shocking man ner, cutting a number of gashes two or three inohes in length and of considerable depth, leaving scarcely the space of a suuaro inch of his faco that was not mutilated in a horrible manner. He then descended to tho kitchen and obtained a sad-iron, and boat his face and head almostto a jelly, when he returned to his room and became unconscious from sheer ex haustion and loss of blood. Ho remained in this terrible condition until this morning,when medical gid wan summoned. Although very seriously injured,'the physicians,think he may recover, And if he does his friends will place liiiu in an Inebriate asylum; ' lOWA. The MittlMlppl Rising. DtujitJQbß, Aptll 21.—The Mississippi rivor isstill rising,ana astonishes those most familiar with the nature and history of the “ Father of Waters.” ' OHIO. Toiir of the Red RMcMtags, CmciNNATI, April 21.—The Bed Stockings Base Ball Club started on their Southern-tour this morning. They play a game at Louisville this afternoon, if the weather permits. Consecration orn Catholic Bishop. Bev. Father De Borges, of this city, will be consecrated Bishop of Detroit by Bishop Bose crans, of this diocese, next Sunday. A Aegro Juryman. • A negro man, named Wallace Shelton, has been empanelled hero for jury duty. This is believed to bo the first instance of such a thing in this part of the country. The Rteveuson-Burbrldffe Unarrel. The Sfevenson-Burbridge affair agitates the public mind in Kentucky more and more every day. It is said tliat Gen. Burbridge will throw another bombshell into the enemy’s camp by the publication of certain documents bearing upon the case. The history of this case is as follows: Geu. Burbridge was a pro minent officer in this State and Kentucky dur ing the war, and a person utterly detested by a. large portion of the people of the State of Kentucky. He claims to have received writ ten recommendations to Andrew Johnson for Federal office from Senator McCreery, Con gressman T. Lanrens Jones, and other promi nent Democrats. During the recent contest in the Kentucky Legislature for United States Senator, between McCreery and 8 terenson, the latter let the ‘‘cat out of the bag,”and hence the rumpus. Mr. McCreery has asked Stevenson for his authority, and the Idea has got abroad that Col. Jones is the individual who first circulated the report. He has pub lished a card denouncing as a liar any one who says he ever said that McCreery had re commended Burbridge for Commissioner of Internal Revenue or any other office. Governor Stevenson has written a note to Jones, calling- on him to produce the proof of McCreery’u political guilt. Colonel Jones showed this note to McCreery, and this so ex asperared the Senator that lie has published a card, delicately charging Stevenson with pre varication, double dealing, etc. “ Pistols and coffee ” for more than two are expected to be the result of this squabble. It may be that a Governor, a Senator, a General, and two Congressmen may be laid low, as martyrs in the great cause of office-seeking. WIHCOItSIS. Horrible Trngfdy—A Woman Murdered by ber llaslmnd. , Mii.WArKKK, April 21 The facts of a most horiible tragedy near thin city Lave just tran spired. Over a vear ago a Miss Lydia Chap man married a Mr. Luvilie. They lived to gether in great hostility, until recently, bv mutual agreement, he settled upon her $2,500, with a writ of divorcement a vinculo matri monii. Yesterday Iluville came to town and said lie bad not seen his wife for a week. An officer proceeded to the town of (Jrcenfield, where the parties resided, and searched the premises. They found Mrs. Duvillo suspended by the neck, and apanel of the door of the room broken in. Th< 'ndic' •'ns were that the body had been hat 'osition for some days. She was *- wife. The murderer has bei .FROM THI flty' thr.Amc'ncan Press Association.} Z'i KENTUCKY. Accidental Hhoottng Case. Louisvim-e, April 21.— Jacob Pepper shot and killed a man named Campbell in sport hero yesterday. He was playing with a gun which lie thought was nnloaded. The Ohio Bridge Celebration. The final celebration of the opening ofthe bridge over the Ohio river here will take place Jun» 1, the time at which the public press convention meets in this city. FROM NEW ENGLAND. | liy tbe American Frees Association.] HASSACHITNEITS. Nnlelde. Rostov, Anri! 21.—Augustus French com mitted suicide at South Canton last night. Freshet. The water in the Merrimae Rivef ls now higher than was ever before known, but no very serious drfmage has yet been reported. 1 Effects of tlieElood-MHIs Washed Away— Loss $lO,OOO. ■WoitCKSTEJt, April 21.—Tin: mills at Oak dale were washed away by the flood last night. Loss about §40,000. State of Thermometer This Day at tb - Bulletin Office. 10 A. M.— /Oder. UM Mdeg. 2P. M SI deg. Weather clear. Wind Southseit. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Philadelphia Stoel VIKSTI 12T0 City «s new f 110234 300 ah Bead U Its 493, 3000 PhilaAErie7e elownft93J 100 eh do b3O 4 OS 1100 Amor Gld jl33f ioo eh do aswu&in 4934 2 eli Uinehill B M>4 am eh do elOlte 4934 43 sh do M3i 300 eh do Be 49.56 33 eh L Vat B c Ite 56 100 eh do elll 4334 44 eh do 60 104 eh Penn B Ite 5334 lOOah Fhil&Krie Tt 283, 100 ej do b 5 S 9‘ 4 PETWUBH 100 eh Heading nMO 49.66 2tooCity 6e new 10214 100 eh do 49.66 2000 Lehigh Gld Ln 92K 100 eh do elO 4934 ’ 6000 Amer Gold 11234 400eli do eiwn 49341143 eh GehVal B Its 66 400 eh do 4934 16 eh Uinehill Bbs 63!4 400 eh do b6O 49341100 eh Leh Ny elk 31’* 600 eh do Ite 4934 [1(10 Penn B 2dye 8634 300 eh do 1)301(3 49141 escoxn hoard. 2000 Ponn It 1 mtge 6e 90341 39 ah LehVal B 66 0000 Cits 6anew 10234 lab do Sl], 10t0 N Penn R 7a eS 91 |2OO ah lleetonvilloß 13 26 eh Penn R 2dye la 5834 100 eli Soil Nav ofd t>3o 1734 leh Cam AAm 1193i1200eh Bead B hAi Is 49.44 AFTRI BOARDa. ]ol>s'2ooo W JcreevßCs 91>i 10l?i 81 eh East Pennß 1/5 to 1000 City 6e old 2sO do 4WoPemiGsWrln cp 101 7«b trebVftl H W 1000 C&A m 6a 88111100 eb Penn £2dyts 66^ Pblladelpbla Honey ttarket. Thursday, April 21, 1670,—The case or .the money market mill contlunee, and borrowers have certainly no caune of complaint in the rates now demanded for ac commodations. 5 percent, is the average interest on call loans, with good collaterul security, and discounts continue easy at 6u7 per cent, for names in good stand ing in the market. There is a good demand for strictly first-class commercial paper, which is scarce. Gold continues moderately active, with a slight down ward movement In the premium up to noon. Tho open ing sates were made at 11&«. but it hoa frequently touched 1)3, and is now about 113}®. Government bonds have taken another upward leap, the whole series showing an advanco of as corn pnieri with last nig in’s sulos. AttliPHJtock Board the bunincs* was small,and last night's prices were barely maintained. In City Loans there was no material change. Sales of tho new Sixes at 10235. Reading Railroad was quiet but steady. galas at 49Ai a49fl-6. Pennsylvania Railroad was unchanged. Lim ited transactions at 58*4. Minehlll was taken at 53*4a 53>aa. Lehigii Valley Railroad ut SO, and Philadelphia and Erloat V 8&. No further transactions to report. Goal, Bank and Ihissengor It illroad shares were over looked and bids wore nominal. Messrs, llaven & Brother,N o. 40 Booth Third strec ’. make the following quotations of the rates of exchange to day at noon ; Unitod States Sixes of 1881. 114>tall4&; do. do. 1862, 113a113.U; do. do. 1864. do.do. 1866, Hl£«all2!£; do. do. 1866. now, 109/iiallUiß ; do, do. 1867, new. Up&allOtf: do. 1863 do. do. do. 6’a, 10-40&, 106HialOG?4'. U» B.3oyearC per cent, ourrouoy, Due Compound interest Notes, 19; Gold, llJalldAi; Silver, IGSallO; Union Pacific Railroad Ist M. 80nd5,'846a856; Central Pacific Railroadi9l6a926; Union Pacific Land Grants. 735a745. B.C. Wharton Smith & Co., banners, 121 Sonth Third ffroet, quote at 10.46 o’clock aa follows : Gold. 113*4; O. S. Sixes. 1881. 114Kall4Mi do. do. 6-20 s, 1862, U 2& ; do. do. 1864, do. do, 1886, UtfftlU; do-do. ; do. do. July, 1867, dp. do. July ,1868, IJOJJaIinK; 10-4&n,lo6>*alOGK; Oar lenov sixes, lll^B, Jay Cooke & Co. qupteGovernment aiworftios Ac.. to follows: Up it (Ml States Cs. 18ai,lI4KalM% ; 6-20’a o,« 118.1 aLsdo. 1804, llDianW; do. 1865, UJ^a xij"M fortlea ’ Currency 6s, Pbll«delphiu ProdnM Karbel. TnvjiSiUY. April 21—Thera 1, an active movement in Cloversecd, aud we notice sules of 400 bnakolK at AO &9 60, and I,G(X) bags, about all In first hands, on Bocrot in’Kiaxsecd” 0 * 117 rahg< ’ 8 from i ®° 7Sa7 25 ■ Nothing doing There is n strong homo consumption demand for Flour at yesterday’B QUOtatiene, but exporters keep aloof. The Miles comprise 16(1 bonds Western Extras at 86 00 and 1.210 barrels Extra Familic. at tfs 60a6 76 fur Scriim Wheat; *6 Mali OOforPennßylvania, und $6 *506 5) r„r Imllunaand Ohio, including Bouiofaucy lots ut 90 62>Za 97 60. GJiyo Floor sells in Intent Sr 76a6 00. No move ment in Corn llesl. There is rotlior moro irujeiry for Wheat, bnt i, is con lined to prime lets, which ere scarce. Sales of <,COO iwn. * Exeh»n*e Sales. BO.HD. * mr * «1 s!?alfo,.iitid ;l >art pd aooret wnunanda 9106, Corn comwr Jr> slowly* i wfc l }! l - **“*e»or 2jooo bqabela Yellow lit *1 ®al ffl, and White H. Oats are better, ant! 3, 000 bus hole : s?±‘ffn “»d J'pnnuyljnnia eold taUeiSc. iflto boahels ».rlV rk , B S r V„' 01 4 ®“ ,o «retternls, taZI Iflrnily. 1 flrnily. Bales pf 2H) bbls. Irpn-boond pkgs at i»l mu, end wood at 91 W, Markets toy Telegraph. (Special Deapatch totbe Phlla. *Tentng Bnlletln.) fluw VOM*, Apri121, 12% P.M.-tiottonT-Tnemarket wu* morning wue active, and price© ha?© an upwart tendency, Halea of aboot 2AK) bale*. We quote tw follpwa: Middling Uplnndß, 23% ; Middling 0r10ane.23%. Flour, market for Western ami State Flour m dolt, and n decline of 6alGc. ialikcly to takeploceat tho present downward tendency. Receipts, 103)0 barrela. The demand is confined chiefly to the home trade. - The salca are 7,000 barrel* at ®4 60a4 70 for E<mr; $4 30a4 :u Set No. 2 : 94 45a4 GO for Bnporflao; 94 7fia4 66 for State, Extra brand ; ®4 70a4 80 for State- Fancy do ; 94 7605 26 for. Western Shipping Kxiruß; 94 Toa6 4Ofor good to choice Spring Wneat Extras: 94PJnG36for Minnesota and lowa Extra©: 9440 a 4 66 fer Extra Amber Indiana, OMo and Michi gan: 94 B?as 26 for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Huporfino; s'o 20*6'J for Ohio hound Hoop, Extra (Shipping); 95 00a6 40 for Ohio Extra. Trade brands; 46a7 6Ufor White Wheat Extra Ohio, Indiana and Michigan: ®6 40 ad 26 for Double Extra do. do.; 96 40a7 60 for St Louis, Single Extras; 97 70*9 26 lor St. Louis, Double Extras; for St. Louis. Triple Extras; 96 7flaB CO for Genesee, Extra brands. South ern I'lonr fa dull and unchanged. Sales of bbla. at 94 il»a4 fcO for Jl<inioro, Alexandria and George town, mixed to good Superfino ; 96 05a9 76 for do. do. Family; $6 60b6 CO for Fredericksburg end Petmburg Cotiutry ; §6 20a6 60 for Wchmoud Country, Superfine ; ®G Coa6 y 6 for Richmond Country« Extra : £6 H»a7 30 for Drnndywlne; ®4 7<Jo4 76 for Georgia and Tenncfenee, Superfine: 96 oOaH 00 for do. do. Extra and Family. Hye Ffonr ie firm and active. Sales of 410 bbls. at ®4 Goa 4 30 for Fine ; 94 85a5 40 for Super fine and Extra. Grain—Receipts, Wheat, 194)00 boßholi. Tho market ]» lair and without decided change. The (mien are 30,000 No. 2 Milwaukee at §1 08al 10, and No. 1 *1 Winter at 8124 a! 26. Corn—Receipt*, 16x10 liiancJn, The market is fairly active and a •bade firmer. Bale* of 30,000 boahtla New Wo«tern at 81 Hal 16 afloat, old ®1 16. Oats a abode firmer, but not very active itecelptw, 7,(300, Ha105354)00 bushels at 62a64 cents. ProTlßions.—The receipts of Pork are 655 barrels. The market is dull, but firm, at $2775a27 87)4 for new Western Mesa. Lard.—Receipts, 68 packages. The market is fairly active and a shade firmer Wo quote prime steamer at 26%a16. 664 obis. The market is firm. 81 10is asked Grass seeds firm. Tallow Is firm, with a good demand. Sales of 40,000 lbs. at 9j;a9*£. Pittsburgh, April 21st.—Crude rates for future de livery were: April, He.: April to July, lG&allc.; May to December, 12Kc., e. 0., 14c. b. o. Sales ,IXIO barrels, spot, at 10)40.; 1,200 barrels, spot, at 1034 c.; June, 10?4c.. 1 CCO barrels, s. o.; till July settlement of contract, 10?4e. Refined firmer. Bnyere are more nn* rnerous, and more Inclined to operate. Nominal rates Stf e X,PP° t \ A P r, L* 2G i M , a y> V>%c.;jTi]y and August. 27>,a272ic.; AngQßt, September and October, 28c., ami Mfv to Rtceipts, Shipped, 687 bbls I By tho American Press Association.J Baltimobe, April 21. —Coffee is very firm, but quiet: 7Cohags sold at)7&al*K cents gold,duty paid. Cotton is quiet and firm: Middlings, 22Jaa2234c.: Low d0..21Ka22c.; good to ordinary at 2u3za2ic, Flour ia very firm and quiet. Sales of 10,000 bbls. Fjtra.at %b 25a6 76 ; for Family 86 W»7. Wheat is very firm. Salcsof 3,000 bushels choice Jtfaiylund Bed at $1 66 ; 3.600 do., good to primedo., 81 4Ual 60. Corn is dull; White 81 13; Yellow, §1 15. Oats are firm at 64h65 cents. Rye, slal 10, - Prnvisrons are still weak, with a downward tendency. W hitsky is firm at 81 OGal 07 for wood aud iron-bound. Hew York Money Market. JKroro the New York Herald of to-day.) W-Ihjw'sday, A prif 20.—There was more activity in Wail street to day.tut the volume of business was still iar below the average. The money mnrkt’twas easy at iour to six percent., according to the character of col laterals and manning borrowers. Commercial paper was quoted seven to seven and a hall per cent, for strictly prime doable name acceptances. There w as good compotit ion for the gold offered at the finb-XreBsury. The bids were for a total of about three and a half millions, at prices rangiug from 113X1 to 112.25. The gold market w as steady, tho extremn range of th* price being The “ bears” were jubilant over the reported dismissal of the proceedings to re-open the decision in tho case of tho Legal Tender act. and were assisted by the foreign houses, who look for an im provement in American securities, based upon tltis vir tual confirmation of the original decision. On the other hand, tho speculators for a rise were encouraged by the numerous bids at the hub Treasury and by the deferred action of Congress upon the Funding bill. Private de spatches from Washington say that in view ofthe present large currency balance and of the reduced gold balance in the Treasury after the Ist prox; Secretary Boutwcll may remit his g#*ld salb* for May ; but as the amount of the usual monthly sale i* trifling in contrast to the to tal balance which he will still have on hand the report is probably set afloat for speculative purposes. The key to the gold market just now is the condition of the finances of the Hank of England. Should the reserve of that institution show a further decline to morrow and the directors advance tho rate of discount other itt fluencra would be temporarily disregarded. Holders of gold had their balances carried at 3,2, IK and 1 per cent., and exceptionally at 4 percent, and free of interest. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:—Gold cleared ;84‘iXO0X)OO; gold balances. £1.245,642; currency balances, 81.420X187. The government market was active upon purchases by tho foreign bauke*e, who are supposed to be buying against a reinvestment of the coupons of the 62's held iu Europe, the May instalments of which are now on their way to tbi* country. The steadiness of tho gold market assisted the firmness of prices. PIANOS. GRAND OPENING.. fffjfi BAKE CHANCE, fffffj The undersigned offer to the public.at WHOLESALE PRICES, (For a Short Time Only) DECKER BROS’ AND KRANICH. BACH & OO.’S PIANOS. * In many respects superior to Steinway’g Pianos. WILLIAM BLASIUS, (The ddesi of late Agents for Steinways) 1008 CHESTNUT STREET. ap2 Imrpfr - The undersigned would re ipectfully invito those of the musical public wish ing, their Pianos thoroughly repaired an-i correotly tunrd, to favor him with their orders, guaranteeing satisfaction. New and second-hand Pianos for sale. A.B. UEIcaKNBAOU, .ex' Piano Maker, ap!9 ot ip* 252 North Eleventh street. “ EAKTirCCOSCTS: THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY HAVE REMOVED Their Office and Salesroom TO W. G. RHOADS’S, 1221 MARKET STREET. ap!3-tfrp§ CARRIAGES. D. M. LANE, CARRIAGE BUILDER 8432,3484 and 3436 Market St., WEST PHILADELPHIA. A largo assortment of Carriages of evorv description constantly on hand. Especial attention paid to repairing. • jail 6mrp§ GENTS* FURNISHING GOODS. Fine Dress, Improved Shoulder Seam PATTERN SHIRTS, MADE BY R. EAYRE, ONLY. 08 N. Sixth Street, below Arch. mhaj-stu th Amrp LOW DOWN GRATES. FIRE ON THE HEARTH INSURES PERFECT VENTILATION. LOW DOWN AND RAISED ORATES. STEAM HEATING APPARATUS. MOT AIR FURNACES AND RANGES. ANDREWS, HARRISON A CO., 1827 UARHETSrREEr. SEND FOB CIRCULARS. THIRD EDITION. i BY TELEGRAPH. Arrival of the City of Brussels at Queenstown. Financial and Commercial Quotations Queenstown, April 21.—The steamship City of Brussels, reported disabled at sea, and under sail, arrived out all right, this morning. European Financial null Commercial . Quotations. London, April 21, 2 P. M.—Consols for money, 941: for account, 943; Five-twenties of 1862, RB|; ot 1805, 87J; 0f1867, 892; Ten-forties, 80; Illinois Central. 113; Erie Railway, 192; Atlantic and Great Western, 271. Livinroor., April 21, 2 P. 51.-Cotton is ac tive; sales estimated at 10,000 bales; Middling T plands. llid.; Middling Orleans, llid.all!d. California Wheat, 9s. ldT; Spring do., 7s. 9d.; "Winter do.; Bs. Od.afts". 7d. Flour, 19s. 9d. Corn, 30s. o'd. Pork, 975. Beef, 106 s. Lard, 68s. 9d. Cheese, 735. Bacon, 575. 6d. Common Rosin, 14h. 9d. . Pakis, April 21.—The Bourse is firmer, Rentes, 75 francs. LivEßroor,, April 21.—The cotton market is more active, and the sales of the day are now estimated at 15.000 bales. Provisions—Lard is firm and advanced to 68s. 9d. per cwt. Cheese 735. per cwt. for the best grades of American fine. Livebeood, April 21, 3. P. 51.—Cotton—It is. now thought the sales of the day will not exceed 12,000 bales. London, April 21— Tallow is dull. Sugar is quiet, both on the spot anil afloat. Cal cutta Linseed is firm. Common Rosin is quiet and steady at ss. 9d. per cwt. Antwebp, April 21—Petroleum opened Him at 51f. for standard white. Asuncion, March 5, 1870.—Long live the allied armies! Lopez was overtaken by the forces of General Camara on the left bank of the Aquidillan river, on the Ist of March. He was wounded in the fight, and not choosing to surrender, was killed during the action. The mother and sisters of the tyrant, with several field officers, among whom is General Ref-quin, have fallen into our hands. slrs. Lynch, the mistress of Lopez, was hid in the woods. She was soon afterwards caught. The following is taken from a Jater letter from Gtn. Camara: “ Cols. Cammas, Sanches,] and Col. Lopez (son of the dead tyrant,), were killed in the final action. Generals Resqnin and Delgado, and the mother and sisters of Lopez, Madame Lynch and "her four children, with a large number of field officers and priests, have been captured.” 51 rs. Lynch and her children will be sent to Europe. Brjoiclig In Rio Janeiro Over the Death The Anglo Brazilian Times, of March 27th, says: The news brought to Rio by the Tycho Brahe, upon the 17th, of the slaying of Lopez, upon the first of March, created general re joicing, and the city was illuminated for several days. “The foreign Ministers, including the Papal Kuncio.and varions deputations of societiesand public bodies tendered their congratulations to the Emperor upon the termination of the war, and two _d« instrations were made by the ladies of Rio t the Princess Imperial,com gratulatmg her on the successes achieved;©-’ the Count D’Eu, and bn his probable eariV 're fur ii from the scene of his ten months’ labors and privations. Two more battalions of volun teers returned to Rio on. the 21st. They received an enthusiastic reception from the people.” Washington, April 21.—There are well founded rumors afjoat here to-day that we are on the eve of a war with Spain. In anticipa tion of Bpeedy trouble with that country, im mense orders for naval stores have been sent hence this morning by responsible parties. The Cabinet is in secret session to-day. FINANCIAL MATTERS Money Market Easy—Gold Higher— J Governments Lower—Stooks Heavy and Lower. New York, April 21, 1 P. M.—Money is easy at 5a6 per Cent, on call. Foreign Exchange is lower and weak at IOOaIOOJ for prime bankers’sixty-days’sterling bills. Gold opened steady at 113}. declined to 3121, and afterwards recovered to 113{all3). Government Bonds are |ai iower. At the Bub-Treasury, to-day, $3,158,550 m bonds were offered to tho Government at 107.G0a10U.43. Southern State Securities are strong and new Tennessees advanced to 563. Pacific Railway mortgages are firm at 85 for Union, and 913 for Central. The Stock market is heavy and lower, espe cially in New YorkiCentral. Boston, Hart ford and Erie, 4Ja4f. Reading, 98}a!)9. [By the American Press ABBOciation.] The McFarlaud Trial. New Yobk, April 21.—A report prevailed this morning to the eflect that Recorder Hackettwas so ill as to be unable to hold court to-day. Some magnified this report into a rumor that Judge Hackett had been seized witli an attack of apoplexy, and that ho was in a dangerous condition. At 11 o’clock, however, the City Judge,Hon. Gunning S. Bedford, took Recorder Hackett’s seat on tho bench. After the Court was opened the counsel for the defence moved that the Court bo ad journed untllMonday next, in order that Re corder Hackett, who, they regretted to hear, was much indisposed, might have time to re cover. The prosecution acquiesced in this motion, and the Court was soon after adjourned. Interest of the State Debt. Albany ‘April 21.—A message from Gov ernor Hoffman has been received by the fecDate, calling attention to the subject of pav ing themtorest on the State? debt in gold. Ho took exception to the preamble of Mr. He'ntsch’s resolution on the subject, but urged immediate action. (By Ibis American Press Association.] MASSACHUSETTS. ; , Kidnappers Arrested. Boston, April 21.—Elizabeth Chase and Thomas Manning, the parties who abducted the little girl, named Nellie Barns, have been arrested and held in $3,000 bail eaob to answer at Court. Boston, April 21. —The Massachusetts House lias rejected tho Ten-Hour bill by a vote of 173 to 33. COTTON. —204 BALES COTTON, NOW landing from steamer Wyoming, from Savannah. Ua., ami for rale by COOHBAN, RtfSHKLL A CO., HI OhCslnnt street. ■ \ np7 th s In 3mrp 20.5 O'Olook. GABLE NEWS, FROM EUROPE. [By tho American Press Association.! ENGLAND. Arrival of the City of Bramela. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. [By the American Press Association.] PARAGUAY. Letter from General Camara. of Lopez. FROM WASHINGTON. (Dy the American Frees Association.) Rumors ol War. [By tile American Press Association.! FROM NEW YORK. NEW ENGLAND STATES. The Ten-Hour Law. FOURTH EDITION BY TKLEGRAIPH. WASHINGTON NEWS. ;The Treaty with the North German Confederation. Levyiog Tax on Chinese Miners FROM WASHINGTON. Reciprocity Treaty With the North Her. tnaih Confederation. fßpwtal Despatch totho Phila. Evening Bnlletln.l Washington, April 21.— Secretary Fish harving requested the opinion of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the advi sability of negotiating a reciprocity trfcaty with the North German Confederation to recognize the legal validity of the marriage of citizens of one country in the other, so that in case of death without heirs a relative in the country of which the deceased is a native will have the right to make claim to and inherit such personal property and real estate as may pro perly belong to them by death of said relative, the Committee, at their meeting, to-day, re commended the Secretary to negotiate such a treaty. Taxon Chinese Miners, The House Committee on Territories took up, at their meeting to-day, the bill prohibit ing the Territory of Idaho from levying amonthly tax on all Chinese miners in that Territory, and also the bill prohibiting United States officers in Territories from accepting fees from Territorial Governments, but did not dispose of either measure. Nomination. The President nominated, this afternoon, General Adam Badean as Consul-General at London. North Pad lie Railroad. The Senate is still discussing the Northern .Pacific Railroad bill, Mr. Casserly having the floor. • . (By the American Press Association.] Trial of Commander Upshnr. Washington, April 21.—The naval court martial for the trial of Commander John H. Upshur, on the charge of being concerned in the purchase of a cadetship, met at the Navy Department at noon to-day. Customs Receipts. The following are receipts of customs duties at the ports named for the week ending April Boston, $470,067 75; New Fork, $3,278,- 651 82: Philadelphia, $348,339 65; Baltimore, $245,345 36; New Orleans, March 26 to April 9, $277,663 82; San Francisco, March 26 to April 9, $288,271 86. Total, $4,803,940 26. , Naval Order. Master W. B. Newman is detached from the receiving-snip at Brooklyn and ordered to command the Pilgrim, at League Island. Water Communication. Governor Austin, of Minnesota, and Gov ernor Fairchild, of Wisconsin, were before the House Committee of, Commerce, this morning, urged the passage of the bill pro viding rdf water communication between the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan, by the Sac and Fox rivers. The War In Spain—Rumors. The rumors relative to tlic war with Spain are on the increase. Your correspondent, however, has just had an interview with Gun,-Horace Porter, the President’s Private Secretary, who says there is no foundation for them." The Cabinet is still in secret session. Nominations. The following nominations were made to day : Edward Phelps to be United States Marshal of Arizona. John O. Taylor to be Collector of Customs at Annapolis. Md. Frederick Morley to be Register of the Land Office at Detroit, Mich. FROM NEW YORK. fßy the American Press Association.] Ike City of Brussels—The Original lies pateb. New Yobk, April 21.—The agents of the Inman line telegraph from Liverpool as follows: “J. G. Dale , A T eio York City •' The City of Brussels passed Crook Haven at 8 A. M.” FROM THE WEST. [By the American Preßs Association.] ILLINOIS. Visit of General Sheridan. Springfield, April 21.—Lieutenant-Gen eral Sheridan will visit this city for the first time, to-day, on an invitation from several members of the Constitutional Convention, and be publicly received in the Convention to-morrow. TP Tbe t ook Comity Sheriff. Governor Palmer has concluded notto order a special election fofSheriff of Cook county, but to allow the Coroner to serve out the re maining six months of office. Convention of Farmers. Bloomington, April 21.—The Convention of Illinois Farmers wet, yesterday, to con sider the subject of transportation of farm pro ducts. A letter was read from Gov. Palmer, severely reflecting upon the exorbitant ■ charges of railroads for the transportation of freight and expressage. He hoped that an eflort would be made to convince the people that they hare the power to rid themselves of the burdens of ■ which they complain. Tbe Convention adopted resolutions denouncing the rates I charged by the Jrailroads as exorbitant, op ' posing tbe prß&ent system of delivering grain tq warehouses owned by private individuals, ; subjecting shippers to unreasonable charges and frauds, and denying that the people havo. surrendered their vested rights to railroad companies. ■ The resolutions also declare that water channels are the only practicable check upon rnirloads in charges for freight transportation, and the Constitutional Convention is asked to modify its action.regarding caDal improve ments. The present rates for transportation ere declared unreasonable and oppre.-sive. A ; despatch was read from the Chicago Board of ' Trade endorsing the movement. A Committee : was appointed to organize town and county : transportation leagues, and call a meeting of . delegates from them to form a Statu League. [By tho American Press Association.] FOIITY-FIRST CONUKESS. Second Session. Washington, April 21. Senate.— Mr. Scott introduced a bill to amend the Internal Revenue act. Ordered to be printed and referred. The bill providing for oceanic mail aiul pas senger steamship service between San Fran cisco and Australia was referred to the Com mittee on Commerce. Mr. Cole moved to reconsider the vote. The motion was discussed by the members, the PostofliCe Committee holding that the bill was purely a commercial one, and the Commerce Committee taking the opposite view. Finally Mr. Cole withdrew his motion. Mr. Stewart’s bill to prevent sham bidding for mail contracts was taken up, discussed, and passed. Mr. Thayer introduced a bill and joint reso lution providing for tbe collection of accounts, and authorizing suits to bo instituted for the recovery of debts due tho United States from certain Southern Railroad Companies. Re ferred. Tho Senate took up tho Northern Paeifie Railroad bill, and Mr. Casserly addressed the Senate against the 'policy'of the Government in granting land subsidies to railroad com panies. 3:00 O’Oloote. The Murderer of Voorhees Acquitted More About the Death of Lopez The Rumor of a War with Spain LATER FROM WASHINGTON fßy the American Press Association.] The ainrderer of Voorliees Acquitted. New Poke, April 21.—William Chambers, who was on trial In Brooklyn for killing Dom inick Voorhees, was acquitted to-day at one o’clock, P., M., on the ground of insanity. The jury made up their verdict without leav ing their seats. Chambers will be sent to the Insane Asylum at Utica. The Rumor of a War with Spain. The Express of this afternoon says: “ There are strong intimations in official quarters to the effect that a war with Spain is not improbable.” These Spanish war stories arose out of the ordering of vessels to begot in readiness for sea, and the pnrehase of naval stores by Vice Admiral Porter. . Serious Shooting: Case. , New Yobk, April 21. —Last evening Richard Hansingben, stationed at Bfeslan, Long Is land, as a watchman, shot a man named Flor ence Audermack, whom he says was attempt ing to enter one of the buildings he was guard ing. This is denied by Audermack, who says he was but crossing the fields in order to shorten his journey to Babylon. The ball en tered the right side of Audermack, who is now in a dying condition. Hansingben escaped to New York by tlieSoutside Railroad. Hanson Woodruff, who, it is alleged, has assumed tjbe garb ot piety in churches of various denominations, thus ingratiating him self with members and obtaining money by defaulting and false pretences, is charged with i)GO defalcations, extending back through four years when he was in a banking house of this city,-has been arrested in Hoboken, anil is now in jail. The Bible In the School*.. fn the national Baptist Educational Con vention, to-day, a resolution protestlngragainst the attempt to exclude the Bible from schools was offered, and referred to a committee for a report. Price Fight. The stake-holder in the projected Toohey and Kerrigan prize-flgjtt, (which was broken up by the Connecticut authorities last week) has ordered the men to fight for the stakes within ten days. Washington, April 21.—The Committee o£ Ways and Means this morning heard a delega tion of watch manufacturers from Waltham, Massachusetts, who urge that protection bo given to them on their trade-marks. They state that movements similar to those made in Massachusetts are made in England, and that one manufactured abroad is stamped with the American Watch Company’s trade-mark, which enables them to oiler an inferior move- - ment, with the trade-mark attached, much.,:) cheaper than it can be manufactured in this country. The Committee gave them assur ances that they should be protected in their . interests. , , Ship Canal Project. Judge Pursell, of Boston, aud Gen. John G. Foster, of the Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. t were before the House Committee on Com merce this morning, and argued in favor of tbe Government establishing a break-water at Barnstable Bay, in order to enable an Incor porated company to build a ship canal from that point to Cape Cod. ♦ v Protection in Arizona. The House Committee on Military Affairs this morning, headed by Mr. McCormick, delegate from Arizona Territory, who asked that troops be sent to that Territory to protect the citizens thereof. Indian Outrages fn Oregon. Senator Williams was also before the Com mittee on Military Aflairs relative tp the In dian depredations in Oregon. & House. —Mr. Dawes announced that he had received a note from the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, stating that he was unwell, and wouldbeuuabletogoon with tlm Tariff bill to-day. He therefore would, at tho proper hour, ask the House to take up the Deficiency or Naval Appropriation billinstead of tfe# Tariff bill. - Mr. Cake, from the Committee on Cairns, submitted a resolution appfopriatiug $2,600 to pay John Wilson for revising the maps of the public lands of the United States from May 4, 1848 to January 14,1852. Ordered to be printed and recommitted. . a Mr. Stokes asked unanimous consent to pre sent tbe petition ot tbe loyal citizens of Carroll county, Tennessee, asking for relief and pro tection. Mr. Brooks objected. Mr. Kerr withdrew his resolution, offered yesterday, directing the Speaker to inform the Governor of Louisiana that a vacancy exists in the First Congressional District of that State. Mr. Stevenson renewed his resolution and moved to refer it to the Sub-Committee on Elections. Reviewing the action of the House yesterday, lie called attention to the precise similarity between tho cases of Sheldon vs. Hunt and Syplier vs. St. Martin. There was a majority ot ten thousand against Sheldon, and but nine tbousaud majority against Syplier., - ; Mr. Garfield and other gentlemen bad voted to admit Mr. Sheldon, and yet voted yesterday to exclude Mr. Syplier. -He warned tho House that three other Louisiana cases were pend ing, and all were similar to the'Sypher case. He thought the Hoitse ought not to notify the Governor until we decide bow many vacan cies there are. Furthermore, let us, before sending back any more oases to the South, pro vide for the protection of the loyal people at the ballot-box. Mr. Holman moved to lay tho resolution on the table: - Agreedto. The bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to patents and copvrights was then taken up. Mr. Dawes moved to strike ont the para graph raising the salary of the librarian of tho Patent Office from Si,Boo to $2,500. . Mr: Jenckes opposed tho motion., The motion-w,as agreed to—yeas,72; nays,42. The paragraphs increasing the salary of the First Assistant Examiner, from; $l,BOO to $2,006, and the • salary of the Examiner in charge of Interferences front $2,500 to $.'1,000 were also struck out. Various amendments were offered, and the bill was discussed for about two hours. The several amendments were acted on, and tho bill was finally passed. On motion of Mr. Washburne (Win.), the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill. EEFRIGBRATORS. ———— E. 8. FARBON A CO.’B BELr-y ENTIL.VTING REFRIGERATORS, Tlio Chonjjestand most rellablo in 'tho market, and wilt k/or MKATs, vegetables, fruits, milk aud BUTTER longer, drier and colder; - „ ' . WITH LESS ICE, G'f.fthfy efhor Itefrigorator in use. _ ■ \\ bolcsule and retail.at the Old Stand, No.S3) DOOR streot, below Walnut. »p2Q«rp T AMES sT'NEWBOLD^"SON,' O .- 'TSILL brokers and general financial agents. apis lin r» f-|.§ 12U SOUTH SECONDs^RLhI - . FIFTH EDITION. BY TELEGRAPH. FROM NEW YORE. FROM NEW YORK. Alleged Defaulter Arrested. FROM WASHINGTON. 18/ the American Press Association.) The Watch Trade. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Session. REFRIGERATORS. U.. 5 <t:3o O’Olock.
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