EVENING - BULLETIN: To. 1.42 • tic 3 )IILADELPIII IA A.:032 , 11Na BULLETIN is PlbliShed dciily, &widow aceptad, at TINE BULLETIN BUILDING, 601 Chestnut Street. The EVENING BULLETIN is served by carriers, at Eight Dollars per annum, payable at the Office, or Eighteen Cents per week, payable to thecarriers; bimuril, at Eight Dollars per annum, or Seventy five. Cents per month. PEACOCK, FETHERSTON & CO„ Thursday, June 2, 1870. 137" Persons leaving the city for the sum mer, and wishing to have the EVENING EUL man/ sent to them, will please send their ad alms to the office. Price by mail, 75 cents per month. • TIRE INCOME TAX IN CONGRESS. During the - discussion-upon-the income tax in. the Rouse of Representatives,yesterday Blair in defending and supporting the to offered a first rate argument against it. lie said "he did not think it possible that there is a popular feeling against the tax, because only two hun dred and-seventy-five thousand persons in the country paid it " Ifit is true - that - out - of the whole number of voters-say in the United States, only two hundred and seventy-five thousand swear to incomes over - th - o - usarnthiollarsrthe-fact - proves-that - th ere _ is a frightful amount of false swearing, and -also that the exemptions discriminate very tin- . justly against certain classes of persons. No Dian in his senses can believe that these figures include every man who is honestly liable to payment of the tax. We are sorry to ,perceiye that there is a very strong feeling in Congress in favor of this tax ; and that some of the most ardent of the supporters of the scheme are Repiiblicans: The Democrats generally.oppose it, and, they make capital for their party by the operation. If Congress adjourns •withont relieving the peo ple from this burden the 'Demdcrats will ap peal to the record of their representatives in proof that they desired the consummation of this - ad - 6f Justice, but were defeated by the . . Republican party. lir. Blair, in his speech, " did not think it possible that there is popular feeling against the tax;" and yet we , venture to say that upon no public._ question now before the country is the opinion of the _ press and the people_so_ nearly unanimous . . There is hardly an infiiiential newspaper in the country, of whatever party, which has not ap pealed to. Congress to repeal this odious tax. These_ journals must and do__.fairly represent . , tI4 sentiments of their constituents, and if sir. Blair has intelligence enough to occupy a place in the National Legislature, he knows these facts-as certainly as he knows 'of his own ex istence. - The people and the newspapers are quite as capable of forming correct opinions upon the necessity of retaining any special tax as meißbers of. Congress are; and when they unite in demanding that any specially offensive legislation shall not be undertaken, Con gress as- no more -rig to - refuse to heed their request, than it has to deprive the people of authority to select their own represen tations. We Want to have this tax repealed en tirelp; there must be no compromise. Increase of the exemptions to fifteen hundred dollars,or reduction of the tax to three per cent.. w' I not answer. The people object, not so much to the amount of money required of them, as to the manner of its collection, the inequality of its operation, and to the general bad character ---of-its_co.usequences. We_i_ glad to know that the Philadelphia delegation in Congress repre sent their constituents fairly in this matter; and we sincerely hope a Republican majority will as honestly represent the party. TUE MORAL OF DECORATION DAY. The universal observance, this year, of "Decoration Day" is an indication that it will be continued hereafter, every year, at least so long as there is any considerable number of survivors of the period of the war of the rebel lion. Like All Saints' Day, in some Catholic countries, the 30th of May will be given up to the pretty and touching custom of adorning the graves of the dead soldiers with flowers. But there are dangers connected with the cos- tom, which should be guarded against. Politi- clans and office-hunters already show a disposition to make use of the business of procuring and distributing flowers for their personal advancement. There are ghouls among this class of people who would like to make political capital out of the bones of their own fathers and mothers, and they are of course conspicuous in all public " demonstrations. There can be "ago-solemnity and no propriety in such demonstrations as that of last Monday, unless we keep before us the single pure motive of honoring the memo ries of those who died for their country. Another danger is to be guarded against It is that Of making Decoration Day a day of frolic as well as of solemnity. We ventee to say that here has not been so much drinking in Philadelphia on any day since last Christmas as there was last Monday. The streets were thronged with idle loafers, many of whom weie workingmen who were allowed a holiday by their employers to enable them to engage in the pious duties of the day. Their Visits to the numerous bar-rooms were frequent, and the result was a vast amount of drunkenness, to which, of course, followed vicious indulgence of other kinds. The arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct were very numerous on "Monday-evening and night. Such a conclu sion to a day set apart for religious and pa triotic services says little for the purity of mo tive of a large part of the population. Bereafter it would be well to arrange, if pos sible, to have the visits to the cemeteries and the decorating of , the graves over by nine 'or ten o'clock in the morning, and to have it done quietly by the men of the Grand Army of the Republic. During the rest of the day UR N general public might go the eemeterh ! s an d acid their tributes to those atom they especially ___wished—to,lionor.--Ilutural taut of the work should be finished early in the. day. There is no reason or_priapriej.y iu 11114:41g the-whole day_ a holiday. , But ii• it •is made so, it should be a religiotut hoii ay, and the elpsing of bar-roow3:, should be one of its features. however, this 'is not to be expected, while the city is tinder the control - of 'politicians who Use the bar-room as the chief field of operations. It is a deplorable thing that a holy work like that of last Mon day should he desecrated by, such an amount of loafing, drunkeness and disorder as was vis ible in many parts of . Philadelphia during the day and evening. Before another Decoration Day comes around,let us hope that the author ities and the G. A. R.. may, in. concert, devise some plan to keep the work of the day as pure and hononible as was the original motive for its observance. NLW CITY BVIIILDINGS. The question as to the public buildirgs of our city seems for the present to be at rest. A few week's since the subject was presented in every piper in some shape, and formed the general theme of conversation among our citi zens. liyhy'sliead this be? If any subject called for agitation, this one does. It is one which should not be allowed to -be at-rest ;-the - need of improvement is-too great. ,_ Doubtless. many of our citizens feel content to let the whole question rest in abeyance, because' it follows of necessity that the erection of suita ble-public buildings. will involve an increase of the tax rate, and a large increase of -the in debtedness' of the city. - This is a . nar row view to take of the question. The public business, i. e. that in which every citizen is more or less interested, ought to be properly carried on. It cannot be so done in the present condition-of the oilices-and devoted •to Ilre Oldie.' use. `Especially - is thiS• apparent , in the case of our State Courts. Hot, crowded, noisy, badly ventilated, contracted rooms .-atioml-the=only-accommodations for the trial of the most important snits. The Judge and jury cannot hear the witnesses. The latter in attendance are, pushed and crowded out of all patience. The lawyers are expected to try cases in lbe midst of a noisy, pressing, anxious crowd,w and tligifiexation concerned - is wearing in the'extreme on mind and body. The public oilices are likewise• extremely in adequate. They are not fire=proof. Very val uable papers *bleb, from their . natures; consti tute the only evidences of large claims of our citizens against each other, are exposed to sud den and entire destruction. Take, - then, the tax °Mee. Boldly robbed with the greatest . ease too small for an adequate supply of clerks to accommodate the citizens when they are called-upon-to-pay their just dues, it stands an unanswerable argumeut - ,-appealing_ to all good citizens, for a radical improvement. Let the question as to place be speedily disposed of: et the place. be near the business centre, and let this generation have the honor and credit of _puttins , np_public buildings adequate. to the public business. Agitate the question Until something is aecomplis - TIIE-MASSACRE_IN_ItOIDIELIA. -Easteru-Europe - seeins to be in need of re construction as much as ever were the South ern States of this Union. The Governments seem to be incapable of enforcing the laws or of preserving peace. The late massacre by brigands in Greece is now followed in Roumc- Southern province of Turkey, by a dia bolical and wholesale massacre of Jews. The diabolical work is carried on by the native Cfiristians, who have forever forfeited all right to bear -that name. Women and children were murdered on Sunday last, as well as men, and the slaughter is said -to-be still • going on. This province of Roumelia, or Room-Elee, occupies the extreme southeastern corner of tropean Turkey; md_thesceitau hter must be within easy reach of Constantinople, which is, in fact, on Roumelian soil. The Jews form but a small part of the population, and it is impossible to conceive what they can have done to create such a frenzy of fury, against them. But - if - the - Turkislratdhorities - ar e-not—ab I e—t restore order and protect them, it is high time that the Great Powers, which have so .often in terfered in Eastern affairs, should combine to put a stop to a business which is a disgrace to the civilization of the age. The friends of the San Domingo scheme are circulating through the papers a statement that "the wily Bismarck" is exceedingly anxious that the United States shall reject the Baez treaty, for, in that event, he will imme diately purchase the bay of Samana for two millions of dollars, for a Prussian naval sta tion. We have no evidence whatever of the truth of this story. It has the appearance of a fabrication, set afloat to scare us into ratifica tion of the annexatiot scheme. But it may be said plainly, that if " the wily Bismarck chooses to pay for a small ) fragment of the island half a million dollars more than we are asked to pay for the entire territory, we had better let him do it, and take the consequences. Because he chooses to do au exceedingly foolish thing, we need not be frightened into performance of an act which is -hardly-more.sensible- _A few _years ago " the wily" Isabella of Bpain Undertook - to occupy San Domingo to a_ much larger extent than Bismarck proposes to do, and after three years of hard fighting she was kicked out, having lost just ten times as much money as Bismarck proposes to pay. Perhaps Bismarck's wiliness may be of such a remarkable char acter that he can make his foothold upon the island secure and find profit in the investment. We fear that American statesmanship has not attained to such perfection, and it would be rather hazardous to test the question by an ex pensive experiment while we are so poor that Congress cannot afford to abolish an offensive • income tax which OnliiiroduceS about twenty five millions of dollars per annum. During the month of May the public debt was reduced $14,301,002; making the total re duction since March Ist, $31,766,105. This speaks well for the management of the national finances, and for the fidelity and honesty of those engaged in the collection of the revenue. But it does net speak well-for'the wisdom of Congress, teat with thiS great excess of revenue overexpenditure, there should be nothing done to diminish the burdens of taxation. 'lliere is great danger that they will re . -enact the do- testable Income 'lei:, to which the people are earnestly opposed. They have laid_ aside the tariff bill, although the duties on many articles bat do-not—need—protection—are-Mordinately - Ligh. In fact there ..are lowly burdens int-: petied_during the w ar,land then borne that ought toi be removed. But Congress f , eems to be wholly incapable of agreeing upon any Method of removing any of them. It is is . . . PHILADELPHIA. EVENIN 131 J tiitTiN, ,TIINE 2, 'lB7O. great, thing for the national eredit: abroad that the reduetion of the debt iii6ul4 be going on so rapidly; =But--we-should- be willing to have. it go on less rapidly, if only the people at home could ° be relieved of some of their oppressive taxation. The name of William Rotch Wister, is brought prominently before the, public, in our _,advertising. columns to-day, by a large number of the most intelligent Republicans of the Fifth Congressional District. In - compliance with their request he consents to let his name go before the convention for the nomination of a candidate for Congress. Mr. Wister possesses every quality desirable in• a representative in Congress, and if _nominated, he would be elected, and would do honor to the District and the State. Bunting, Illinrborow at Co., Auctioneers+, Nos. 232 anti 234 Market street, will hold on' to-morrow, Friday,June 3, at 10 o'clock; on four mouths' credit, 6 if -00 dozen German Hosiery, without reserve ; Canton Fails, Shirts and 'Drawers, Ties, Umbrellas, PATIVOIR and the stock of a city . retaildry_goods store. On Friday, June 3d, at 11 o'clock,monther credit, about 200 pieces Ingrein, Venetian, List, Hemp, Cottace and Rag thirpetinatt, Oil Cloths; 500 rolls - White, Red, Check and Fancy CantOn Matthias. Sole et the Mechanic's' Kell, Third STREET, BELOW GREEN.-...TattieS A. Freeman, kw ioneer,will sell at the ,71:rchantte, June 22 , 1, the Valuable Three-story Brown Stone Property of the Mechanics' Belie n, " 1,71 Assoriatzori, known as the" Merharries'Hall," - Nos.' M 4 and 636 North Third street. The property ts36.feet hint LV 101ifeet deep. Full descriptions in the advertisiar columns. Valuable Residence and Furniture.-- 7d eFsrB. Thomas k Sons will sell 'to•morrow, on the premises. the estate of John W. Cleghorn, deceased, Large end 'Valuable Ile-sidence , No. 1009 Arch street, is by 170 feet ; has all the modern conveniences; also the superior household furniture. See catalogues. ReAl., Est ate._ ..x.mill Thomas & 'Sons'sales,'l), 711i,13t11; lith; 21st tiad 2Citi of Julie. will eon) prise seyeral very elegant City and Country Residences, Stores, Lots, lc., arc. See their handbills. • . . —Orpiirtltes 2,, COurttifilett , -4300-4trea 3 Mtilt adv ertisements. • . . The r tir'st volume of ZELL'S ENCYCLO- PED IA is vow complete and bound.. §ub- scriptions taken either for bound volumes or in numbers. Parties thinking of subscribing had better send in their names at once, as the price of the work will unquestionably be ad- vanced to non-subscribers 17 and 19 South Sixth Street, Phil's jel-w s FOR RENT. -TWO- -LARGE STORE__ ROMIS I 45 by 70 Feet, liantleinvely Aniehed in Walnut and Freseoe, Firt,t, and Second Floors 1011 and 1013 . SANSOM STREET. ALSO, - , Second and Third Floors 1012 and 1014 CHESTNUT STREET 45 by 60 Feet. • APPLY TO J. M. lIAFLEIGH, 1012 and 1014 CHESTNUT STREET. ie2 10tE NEW MATTING, 2 , 5 Cents, 30 Cents, ' 35 CeAts, BY THE ROLL. The Cheapest Purchase of this Season. TO BE 4 SOLD AT SMALL ADVANCE ON COST. R. L. KNIGHT . & SON, No. 1222 - C HESTNIJT STREET. OCEAN lICOUSFA9 CAPE MAY, N. J. This favorite FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL, with additional borne-like comforts and attractions, will be RE-OPENED ON JUNE 18th. Terms 4521 per week. APPlication_to.bnmade Larctrir it, SAWYER,: CAPE MAY. N. J. 301 20t 4p* RARE CHANCE. WIVI. 131_4 A_SITTS From 1856 to March 1670 Agent for the sale of St , inwity's Pianos, sells NOW the SUPERIOR and MORE AD MIRED PIANOS of DECKER BROS. AND KRANICH, BACH & Co., At Wholesale Prices, Several hundro i dolluro loss than any other first-clash Piano, at 1006 CHESTNUT STREET, Next door to his old place, jel 14t 4p4 ~::'~-.r :_,.~.., > _: ).....::. -,~. _ : ;~ 2 , u< - :Y+? .:r~.wt; ~.viir.?.T.i~r."'ri 'x"+u '.. 'rr =m~=-~-r-c.. - . r..., yti, ~;;iy~ z`:~~ NE.W7PUBLIVATIONS NOTIC', T. ELLWOOD_ZELL, Publisher, TO 'RENT. rwvva - tia 100_. ]E ,oils _ SUMMER RESORTS AliOS MISCELLANEOU;s MONEY TO ANY AMOUNT J LOANED UPON DIAMONDS, WATCHES, z i JEWELRY, PLATE, CLOTHING, &c.,.,at ,PONES'. Et CO.'S °VI-ESTABLISHED LOAN OFFICE, • nnor of Third and Gaakill stroutc, Below Lombard. _ N. IL DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY GUNS, &c., POE. SALTS .er REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. q2Offp.: n BUSINESS ESTABLISH'ED 1830.-BCILUYLIOE R ...ARKSTR,ONG, Umlurtalars,lB27_Ciermantown avenue awl D • II ; SCHUYLER. I upl44yrra S. S. Aament!lNG IT G—t—WHOLEALE ad.prioes—Saddlory, Harnohe and Ilona) Goat.' of s, at :I(l4EAt3B', No. 1126 Market . atroo.- horst) ilk the door. . . I_)1111,A1)Nl PliIA SITII,(1 EONS' - BAND— L AGE INSTITUTE. 14 North Ninth etront abriye Market. B. U. EVERETT'S TRUSS poaltivoly corer 11ordurea. Cheap Truimea. Elaatia Bette, titocklltgit% Supporters, Shoulder Braces, Orutehea, Srmenaorion, rile Bandaged, . Ladies attended to by Phu. E. jyl ly rp ARRANGEMEN"I".. NEW CHANGE IN THE TIME TABLE OY THE NEW YORK -- Through Traine for New York NOW LEAy.F. WALNUT STREET WHARF, 6.30 and 8.00 A. M., 2.00 stud 3.30 P. N. WEST PHILit.. DEPOT, 7 and 9.80 A. M.,1.20, 2.41, 6.45 and 12 P.M. Before taking any of the above trains, it would be well to call at OAII HALL and insure a good reception in New York or anywhere else by clothing , yourself In a SPRING SUIT WANAMAKER & BROWN. The Great Puzzle of the Cariousl HOW R. SI, VV. AFFORD THOSE TEN - DOLLAR SUITS- AT SUCH A LOW FIGURE - AS kirlo Ah ! that is the mystery ! Come and see for yourselves ! _ . Everybody Ivho looks at those $lO Suits buys one, MST . FOR THE - FUN OF IT. And everybody is astonished to find what a good bargain he got: • - Strong. Well Fitting and Elegant v - • Come and view the TEN DOLLAR SITITS at the v\if m Rocasti4. akoNva" 04 . 1tEx Go 603 eitEsviuT THE FINE ARTS. NEW LOOKING GLASSES At the very lowest prices. New Engravings. New Chromos. Picture Frames—Every Variety, At Revised Low Prices. Tiog ersls--C,r-roups, SOLE AGENCY: Rustle Frames, Easels, Porcelains, &c. GALLERY OF PAINTINGS OPEN FREE AT ALL TIMES. Sib Chestnut Street. FIRE-PROOF SAFES. eA'lerring's—Chantpion - Maini HENDERSON, N. C., Micy 27, 1870. Messr3. Farrrl, Herring .5' Co., No. EA 7rii'tsznia-Srreer, Philadelphia. GENTLEHRN : On the morning of the 17th inst. our town was visited with the severest conflagration that ever occurrediu this place, burning the whole business portion, including Forty (40) Buildings, mostly stores. I was the fortunate owner of one of Silas 0. Herring's Safes, which passed through the hottest part of the tire, he brass plates and knobs being melted off. The Safe contained all my hooks,valnable papers and greenbacks; also, some gold, and on opening the Safe I found the contents entirely uninjured. Yours, respectfully, ONE MORE. • HENDERSON, N. C., May 27, 1870. Messrs. Etivoet, Herring 4" Co., No. 807 Chestnut Street, PhiladeLpkiit. GENTLIMgn : Oa the morning of the 17th of May our town wao visited by one of those unwelcome visitors that left the place almodt ehtirely in ashes, burning every businese house in town ; but I being one of the fortunate, having one of Farrel, Herring & Co.'e Im proved Champion Safes. When the tire bad ceased we found our Safe with the brass melted off, but the contents, consisting of books, papers, &c., all in perfect order. . _Yours, mpectfullYs', STILL ANOTHER. TIENDERON, N. 0., Ig . ky , 27, 1870. Messrs. Farrel, Herring 4' Co., No. 807 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. GENTLEDIUN : On the ;notating of the MU inst. the village of Henderson was mostly destroyed by fire—all the business houses were consumed. Being in possession . of one of your celebrated Cham pion Safes, which was in the rear portion of our store, and was much exposed to the We found, on opening the Safe after it got cooled off, that the contents were uninjured. . The test satisfied us that your Safes are proof against Respectfully, yours, • . BURWELT. 81 PARHAM lIERRINGB PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, the robot reliable orotection front tiro now known. HER RING'S NEW PATENT BANKERS' SAFES; ,com biniug ha'rdened eteel and iron with the Patent Frauk linite, or SPIEGEL EISEN, furnishes a resistant against boring and cutting toole to'an extent heretofore unknown. PAitII.Z.L, HERRING & UO., Philadelphia. BANNING, FARREL & SHARMAN, No. 251 13ROADWAY, corner MURRAY Street, Now York. HERRIN° & CO., Chicago. • TIEURING. -FARREL & 811}111.11tAN; Nuw-Orleang iny3l. tu th• Stry,§ , • . LOW. DOWN -GRATES FIRE ON THE - HEARTH lIOSITREIS PEIREFAYI' VENTILATION. LOW DOWN AND'ItAISED GRATES. STEARI 'HEATING APPAUATLS. —IIOIFSEWFITHISIXICEN—AIIiO RANGES.-- IiadIItHISON aL CO., 1327 ItIARIE.EI' eirotimr. SEND l'Olt ICIRCULAItti. I.ITHE .64S11'.V.LiE " 84 RS. ' teBARTBOLOMAINV, 800 Brp§ Importoro,23 MEP:IIITR tr cot, STYLES D. E. YOUNG J.- YANCEY -tit 9 to Snirp J E CALI)IVELL ik CO. JEWELERS, NOG 902 CHESTNUT STREET, Call 'attention .to their very complete and regularly maintained etock of•' ELEGANT PLATED WARES FROM THE Gorham Manufacturing Company, Whose productions arc universally admitted to have inerodueed 'a higher style of ARC than laza : hitherto been foit,nd in such manufaetUres. - They have weary full lino of Coffee and Tea Services, Dinner and Dessert Services, Tureens, Game Dishes, Vegetable Dishes, Pitchers, WaiteiT, Goblets, Caps, Cake Baskets, &c;, New, Useful and Ornamental Pieces de signed for Fruits and Flowers._ COMPLETE- --TABLE --OUTFITS hi plain practical dealgna and matching throughout, At Fixed Prices, commending - them ( to . - closest buyers. im-31 to th a tfrpl Dit ---GOODg. _a ; ,~~ JOHN lk THOMAS Nos. 405 and 407 North Second Street, OFFERS MP STOCK-OF' SILKS • . POPLINS,. GRENADINES. HERNAWIS, And every variety of seasonable DRESS a - oons, at prim% which will defy competition. ENTIRE STOCK ISOUGIIT FOR CASH. mb3o3mrp GEORGE FRYER, CHESTNUT STREET No. 91 Invites attention to his elegant 'dock of BLACK AND FANCY SILKS, Unsurpassed by any in the city and selling At Low Prices. _411._-2rn 27 CHESTRUT-STREET,; GREAT RUSH YOU TEE BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS, IsZOW BELLING BY RICKEY, SHARP & CO.. 727 Chestnut Street. Their entire stock must and will be sold ont prior to the dissolution of their firm on the 30th Juno next. one price, and no deviation. Strictl RICKEY, SHARP it CO., =7 CHESTNUT STREET. _ - OTT Y -1 1 - 11 v liID GTION' E. LI $1 85. We also offer the celebrated "La Belle" kid glirve al al 25 per - pair. -- Itest - $ - 1 - 2.5710ve - m - Atnartc. " Joseph.' 00 per pair. Misses' kid gloves, e 00 per pair. Every pair warranted game as the " Bartley." A. J. B. BA BTITOLOMEW, ap3otfryl4 importers, 23 N. Eighth street. HOU SE-FURNTSEIING GOODS; sc GOFFERING MACHINES THE CLIMAX, ADAMS, lIIiOX, A Full Assortment. RANGING IN PRICE FROM Eight Ito Flfteetai Dollars. ISAAC 8, _WILLIAMS, ISk CO, No. 728 MARKET STREET, Fourth House below Eighth street, Philadelphia Tetablished A. D. 1801. tny3l to th s 3t r 0 K ING WASHER--The best Washing Machine extant. I f you wantyonr Washing done in two hours, pur chase a KING W ASHER. N othing, like the RING WASHER—cheiip, durable and effective. a wiranteed to give satisfaotion—the great KING WASHER. W netting made easy and economical ,by using the KING WASHER. A pgregato number of RING WASHERS sold in less than three months—ONE THOUSAND. 5 oap suds cannot escape from the KING WASHER. • H andy, neat, effective and desirable—the KING WASHER. K very faintly should have a KING WASHER. .11, • citable beyond all competitors is the great KING WASHER. J. 5 .1. COYLE