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treTeUflr v YOaaltotj latelydled
to England, leering behind him* fort®** of
saOO,WOM6#mnJ»te4 la&feiry««*<»fflh!«
wpedlflbh, wu *>«“•«?
thatiunputat ai'tbejiiaxjinuni. of
: pliicingkis teinaing; In ..the
of : .No
doubt Ids common .sen** retoKod ftom , the
.<*wdry-,,and cpsUyidUplay. which tooioften
makes fUasiOl obeequie* toereinatters OfYain
' ■adriUj’dWpUyi ;- 'fy ;V v
Thlsei*m](doipiU aptbe’loat.tt J Utah®
are 1 fkr too expenrir©—almost almlosUf to
- writhe.: abj|kOleo*w? filet:,,poor.,
|*pen»ej'tl»eii vlhg. scanty
means remaining to;the. CunUyoftherde
ceaaedr-comes, toO,at the period when they
on leket’-. afford'it. onlf Is the burial
costly, but so Is the'moaning. Two' suits for
etch member of'flio ilMediate ftaiSty la! the
j.'nndifjtttg preeent
•econdmonrDißgwdsoon.
■...Theire oughtto be . soma. mortuary rule
which thewealthy (as in Aimsar Sims's cake)
canhrtnginto operation, for keeping down the
•nehafte cost -of funeriliij 7 iitd; pf inOnrting
attire. ! -The rieh siohe can icomineiie
ti^^bjltiVaM'tfe;le^;"*^tSy r Wlit'Jwl%i'
a&d thereby he greatly rellered. The middle
andpoorer classes dare not . exhibit economy,
in this,matter, for fear that their neighbors and
tHepds ahoald pail them wren and rftahdy. The.
depth of people's grier U not. to .be measured,
esnlyv by eztraTagaat outlay on burials or
costly cloths* for mourning. ! ■-" 'f; i
:HTe : ieeiioeeUy ressoimnlend the clergy, of
thlssubject their
nScessiryto preach totheir flociauponit.
They, must know that vanity, display, and ex
travagance lie at th? bottom of the evil, sod
tfceysbould endeavor to uproot it.
At the aamo,Urns' wo request the reverend
clergy to think whether h It precisely fitting
thsttbeir respectire places of worship should
' be appropriated aa studs for undertakers’ ad
vertisements. There ‘arevefy few churches
eity upon is prpminent place on the
ont ward. wall may not bo seen a slgn,duly
pataca:,'aod;'giitjiid," containing a- same, and
addreaa of abme one nee;.”. Sextos sad. Vmitr
taktrJ’, How far .this; announcement of the
Sexton's other trade, . nits the sanctity of
God’s boose, it iC not for he tosay.Very
probably. tbe incongruity has not been fetti
by'eexton-hndertakcr or. clergytbaOv vHow
erer,itdoes nottheTestiexist. . I_ . -
- v -'TkWjap'aneMS- Embassy. _
The pnblic, cariosity in ‘jegaril to the
J»^ne»e‘Einhiw ; i»Di»b«tediyrtitl*n“«i}’
manifested in an oflemlre form, -Wlbilethrlr.
prlracy isa*muchreapeetedaacooid reason
ably he desired or expected, opporunilties are
atibrded them of beholding
fadfnring operations incur city in Which they!
ftelWipeclal’interert, and as; thoirpercejrtite
powers ’are well developedJ it ii enrideiW.tfWt.
they arc gleaning much rslttSWe iagmnwUpijv
The'p|(it«urethey erlnc®. at many of the spec
tacles presented to “ '
atr ue deriving much enjoymentlreta.
virit, sad will hereaft«r cher»h «grt«iWe»®cdl
leetioni of Pfaihdelpfaia. '
■i'y ■ Public Amweeeaewtii. y-y
mil ifterho<m, 'it the/Japenaie : wpi rialt
WalmitrtrMt Thintraj where’ re*,
sbwewi EqoeetTtaii end Gymnutfer rott>a>*Ul>«r :
fora: W« aether « gam” hod eatonjri&iglj l1 .* qiU
ouiettf’lhetElla Zo;ere:th«Hu!<mr,esdtberetf
oftheie win “eetonieh the niliree.” 1 ' A« ftiSJepji-!
oe«V’fi^nite)ylbVtli«iMln*i r diriwiiaiientesd
oar laegaege, the pottdarewrjtooiity if Mr, JoeepS
I'entlatrt, "Cowrt ’not "enooy 'tfati'.
Fortniite Japteeae! The prime of admlralon will
net boralaedon thla oeoadoe. y It Wettld be a de:
oided improraraent in the programme here, Iftliere
were ieaa rnoaio before tbe eoik|ease*Biebt 'of the
Nixon perfomaboee; If EU* Eojarn't drat feet waa
thetof.
perfcrwaiwe were nol'theSliati of aeiorg the liuf..
oithbllet.
■ TWMiaettel trtnpe,' Dewat Arbk-itrtet Theatre,'
daetire pnbllspatronage. Thalr pir|Siiiianee*ar*
very good. ' J ' -'y '■ '
At Oeletlee, ; fUetT atreet.arefj _
good.eomjanj l of; dnm>ti]jt<,',T«)slltW l ;'iißd" mall-'
etaseareplejtogaTerjetbklEg,‘ \-•
Mr. Pilgrim!* adlaflUjrttfat*] tbttam
—wfcbh lllfMmu«g4rikna|f tsia. There li an
eqamtrlaa trowpohote.-'' ' v "' ! .
The fraUosarPniioremaeohUnaee open at
AmnaHjr Balldloge (where Dollie Datton mu},
corner of Cheetnot enil Tenth ilieet*.
Myniaa, Wlaard an* Ventriloqaltt,!« at Coneert
BaHdnrtnf thopiratht week..
The model efSolomon’* Temple i* onrlew, and
ha* been Ttiited.bythoiueßda, at Kattobal Hall,
Harhetatreet, shorn Twelfth: ■ .
TaaanituL CovaonrsASTS.—We
thatMeaar*. Qeo. W.djle, h.B.Shtwell,B*w]aailo
O-ißogei*,.. Vising Bowere,aad“ BUljr”;Wobd
(the dancer), willtkla week atari epos a the**
tried abaiMttnmr thm«|b this State, to perform
Id the.eajlamtt.yacaUoii. _
■:om WATHUHfi of CharieeUarliaii E*q.,
brisg elected prerident of the Germantown Pa*,
•enter Bellway Oottjarty. ia plac* of Moil; Wm.
MUlward. rerigaed, wae Incorrect. ' OnSatnrday,
Jiwg 34, ihf ejection of the' company waa held, and
Oharle* Ilariaa, Beq., waa aleotedpreaidant;
Hw*». Jbeiph Mi Cowell, W, . W.Jaeaaai. Ollrar
ya.rthman, Gaol:Wl;Hammareij,
Brows,
■** .Irfwf* Smart, were abotodmuagete; nl
Wiltiam IS. Singttlytr*aeor«r,to eerie tt» *w
•utogjear. Tho boelaees of tho company ta rapid
ly iooreaein*, and the road bis thoroagh order,
and, hoderthem*nagaaentloC,tiweo*rgnt!eheard'
of Manager* shore seised, willeooabeeoae one of
tbspradtablereadeoftheolty. ’ ■ '>
Two Bairmohs. Cosrsstioii.— Kayatoee
Oltt ii esgegeillii BMklsg. propWetkme
f«.» l»rge W*e*»te«lo» oftho Bemmraeyofthl*
oltjr Tat.lha Balttoore Conran Hon - Heettega will'
! and'
C4«tnnV.<trH t «i ' etety. erealegikle week .Com
aUtee* have already been: appointed to asks ar
resgoaeata for eaosreinn ttekete, asd fer the ae
eeabndatlos efthe delegation at tbe Monumental
dwxosr AccarriS!—The Svtxing Jauraat
deeleree that It did not eay thti an tbe half million
efiated at the reception ofthe Jepanane, on
B**nrdar , r :' warn 1 . 1 rabble”.—only = ana*, of baa.
W» ',#re.-:e«Bt*dt. Bats we protaet: agile*' the
Jonjmaft declaring that wrestled ft << aa : *rtat«-
*p«» correctly,. at any.tslsi
'BMtiiM OrtM* BwiwMOT, Fy ttmt. «oa
■hbom tSf* «ftenu»o, h 7 ft»e f «n( t . A . M X*tt>
*(«k; on liia b*«tUM gnmrti.' Th» #b»l* lAlr,
tol«Uwo d»j«,l»and,r uatm’ 9UM«e»«fcVa&d
t °S*v J, ®«* BriM—«’ A*-
gßpßMfsassiass?
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W AIHDrOTOH OOKEXSPOWBHCB
fv-'i/’ : letter from ‘‘.Occaslona*.'’'
[CotTewoiidSaoe of Th* Paste.] . f‘‘ : ..
r; ,v.- - V •
Theeourse of tbo il i^liiil|tfli;l||t~ , ~T‘~ >B?Co»'
gromlotegerd to (ho
«M ebkstnlHeii'ls 'oo^®U*iLtb« : »ig»jt : .#»(oh
has ulmptodthsm tbM»w The (Switoihs
degenerate* 1 into * msta.Disuhion sutblm. No
measure desired by the Northern peoplo will ever
p»M thftt body, aod so Northern Democrat, who
U -not the «Jiwe of men, oen hope for fair
deillng r»V,««4r N»ndLa-. elevate every
rvantrbo Jikldste tbelr J e*AotliDs to the highest
p|eee,po matter, whethiereeerdbee been. Take
Mr; Senator Slidell’s attiofc on Mr. Cornelius
Wendell, Irfctht Senate Jestirdey.'< He very ooolly
told the Senate and the“eonntry that Wendell
« wes-fttt’to bdbeHevid bn'hli’ostb.” When did
jroftdlmorer, Mr.-Slidell, that Mr.Wendell,wne on.
worthy of belief ? Did you not .take him to your
eoatdenoe,, or did' not the Presidentde .ee, at s
period when he mi known to’ be. looking to the
public printing, and after he bad fearlessly op
posed iff- Boohenan end his friends? And when
Mr, Wendell was thus taken by the hand and in
troduced into the innermost seorets of the White
noose; did not Mr. Slidell knew of, and did he sot
jsnetlon.Mr.- Wendell’s generous and Ravish ei
nendltute of money, incupport of Deoompton Con
gressmen .and Leeopspton journals? ; But when
Mr Wendelloan spend no. more of his ewnmeane—
phen In fee t he Is rained by the demands of the
Presldtntendbis retainer*—helsdeolared to be
uuwprthyof beliefevvnonhisown oath! ItwM
bo reoollanted that the President an I his followers
regard the Oovode Committee with espsoiel abhor
rence; and" yet, while doing this, they have
hot a word to say of the msjoritv of the speotal com
mitteetatheSenetewhUh hasapologiiod for his ad
mitted oorroptlbns in regardto the publlo printing!
In the Beuse’tbis fzampieja-well and obediently
followed by. the, Southern leaders, lhoy deny
thattbe.Preildentknew.anyihing of tho oorrup
lions ln regard to the.'phblio printing;,.that bo
khswtbeyaloe.'of. the printing of tho post office
blanks—and all] tblsln the faoeof bis re posted in
■ tervlews with Wendell ; bl« epmmende to Wendell
tosappprtl.eoonipton papers, and the Intrigues of
ihif. Cabinet Ministers In offering tbe printlng
plunderer so mnoh of-n bribe to]the .supposed cu
ipldlty, of editor* and pelltieiens. Was there ever
Isueh reoktenmew so this ? . ■
i The. Southern, Administration leaders are un
doubtedly looking to a dissolution of these. States.
Thsre nan bo no,question ,as to this purpose. It is
their math, If not th'eironly, object- Not only does
;the action of the Seeeden’ Convention at Blobmend,
]but the whole ournntefSouthorn Admlnlstrationao
tlon In Congress, prove it. Their refusal to legislate In
favprof any of the greatelements of Northern Indus
try—tbeir hoadlity to the homestead—to the Paoifio
Railroad, and to the river and harbor bill—their
jdeeree aigalnsttho admission of Kansas, and their
open and dally repudiation of Judge Douglas, ore
so many efforts to. widen and deepen.the.breach
between the. slave and the free. States. The Rich
jtnoud risunlontsls are to oomplete the preparation
for dissolution, by maklng slaverJ the test ,*f or
thodoay in the Democratic party, and by rallying
trader,',. a .’..seetfonal'. , slavery Sag, so. as to
throw ] .the ’ eholoe , of- tho . neat . Presldeot
< upon..the Senate,’and thos enable the minority of
ithe eieetbre] votes to control the Government for
ithe hut foot years., ’ This is the programme every.
: hopr becoming .mote broadly- and distinctly-de
l fined. I confess that the future looks gloomy
enough; There is scarcely aster visible above the
hortsbn, beyond tbeoommon hope that God rales
over all,"’and that He may yet avert .the tempest
, whisk seems about to.burst upon our beloved coun
try. ; . Occasional.
LATEST NEWS
• By Telegraph to The Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
SK«IU SESPiTCHES »• “ THE PEEBS. ”
Washington, Jana 12,1860.
TBS FOWL** DEFALCATION.
s To reply to a resolution of the House, Postmaster
'lsVeret EToLT has addressed a letter to the Speaker,
f«ct*Md clreanutanow pertaining to
,*he difkte«»foa of IaAAO V. Fowl*R- This letter
or repot t < mbnoei the tlmo when the defalcation
pommenotd. Its p>rogrete, and what cognisance was
jroaileOflt by theDepartjneDt V
statement submitted It would seam
-the-' Hepar+men sing the'pbraee In ah ©|£-;
hlat eebie— wa#< nbt aware of tbfe .defalcation nntlf
lOfh the accounts of the New Tprk
Iw»at been/audited add balanced to
the filet December, 185§. The first quarter of the
year bad not been adjusted for want of the
jeSeontit - current! This -eettletnent'was'postponed
ifooaecqttencc of the absence of Mr. Fowls*, or
eaaao. And on the
hfbrasaMMbtl ’
g . T ~,.T r. jiidrtwo confident
In which Ac defalcation
wuooßffcnirtia genera! tome, and an ehrneat ap
jpeal madetoforhear proceeding* egaifist Mm until
jheoocld maka'up Ihedtfielt* through his friends
jfwltbt Ml* ofpewenidpTOpert^i :
'j Ootfcaprevtons dayihe account current had'
rtsetod by the Auditor.' Means were imme
diately taken for FowLxa’s arrest; and the ioQ<-
hilitfr »f Marshal Bnwnna to Cxeeute the warrant
4« explained by the aotive sympathy manifested
fbrFowi'XX by bis numerous friends In New York.
j(b» Postmaster General severely condemns -this
sympathy, and,' in view of an tadiotment being
farad by thegnind jury, and the apprehension of
the; offender, threatens'him with the pains and
penalties of the statute. *
> TheAnditor’s report, Appended to Mr. Holt’s
.latter, (bows thaton December Sl«t, 1855, Fowlxe
owed sbslenoe of $8,985.70. At this point tb 0
ombesslemeot bid its origin. The following qosr
ler inonued tie deficit to $17,837.98, and it oon
tbraed to regularly increase every quarter, saving
the last of 1858, and the first two of 1857. until the
'final exposure. On the 30th Jubo, 1857, it had
reeehed $23,030 88. This was adjusted by a
special -deposit of $20,000,' on the Bth Angost,
1858, which,’ with • the! credits for olerk hire,
Ac., htltesed the account end left $1,999.19 to Mr.
Fowiun’s credit. This settlement, however, wre
feund to be deceptive, inasmuch as in consequence
of-this special deposit having been made, the
tveokly oneof the eurrent revennes due on ’he day
the depoalt was made, (Bth August,) was omitted :
so thatyin tact, a deficit equal to nearly a week’s
receipts < still, remained. The defalcation now
made rapid progress’, the following quarter
$40,078.95 were added to it. At the close of Sep
tember,<lBsB, it was $75,899.98.' In November of
that year the books ware balanced, but tbs nd-
JuitmSnt, like tko.pravions one, proved delusive.
The” adjustment” war made by applying the do
pocitaaf .tha revanucs already received for the
qaattar ending Bcoembcr 31,1858, to extinguish
the preexisting liability. Not a dollar was paid,
bat merely a transfer of tha indebtedness from one
qnattor to another. ‘
; '■ Whan Mr. Holt came Into ofiieej In Maroh 1859,
Iba deficit did not. fall abort of $BO,OOO. At the
otoesof that month It rose to $98,933 93. It oon
tinued to iberaaee'hntil its magnitude became so
groat, at tha close of the first quarter of this year,
that itoould cot be concealed for more than'a faw
montbt longer. Had the settlement, however, not
bean toasted oh early la May, therevonuas might
.bays baeh perverted to meat the liabilities, and
the denouement of the drama postponed ior another
three months. Ths defalcation, ttt> to March 31,
,1888, amounted to $185,854 31. Fowl*h’s eash-
Itr allcgas the whole deficit to be about $170,000.
, The reply to tha.nataral Inquiry as to how the
cmbenlementcculd hare existed so long, the Post
mastar General says that tha existence and pro
gress of the frsud most be sought for In'the failure
of the Sixth Auditor to report the eonstanily ra
ourriag deMoquenelesof Mr. Fowlsu to the Post
!meeter Oaneral. To his (the Sixth Andltor’s)
ihttxff ißtnitid • (ha administration of the
highest totarests of the Pott Office Department;
and, yet, ha belongs to another department
of i the , Ooremment, and Is actusliy and
absolptaly under tha dontrol of the Secretary
of the.Treaaury. Tha act {Juiy.2,1638,) providing
for the establishment Of snob an ofteer, esys; ”Ha
shall , promptly . ,report to the Postmaster General
all .delinquencies of postmasters in paying ovarths
proceeds, of their offleet. He shall close the ao
eoonUof the Department querterly, and transmit
todh oSttrrtartfef tho Trtatury quarterly state
tnssts pf Its reeelpU and axpaUdltnres.”
Several letters from the Auditor state tha
grounds of his responsibility, and the third as
elltnotpf the Postmaster General sots forth the
podtiyu taken by the Department. The former is
understood to oeoupy two positions: first, that a
knowledge of the delinquencies of deposit offi
cers—to which , class that of New ' Fork
belong#—is not chargeable upon his offioo;
and,second,;, thet a regulation , cf the
Department so modified his. duty under tha
general tow as to absolve him from the obligation
of reporting suoh, delinquencies to the Postmaster
General. ' Tka laat-named offlcial is surprised at
tha podtion of.the.Sixth Auditor, who, not
withstanding; tha declaration of the statute,
argues that it ie not .in the ordinary oonrse
the administration of his office to rsndor
quarterly aeeounts, and that Mr, Fowlbr’s ao
eonbt npon (he ]edger ”wM an. open and ran
sing account, wherein debits and eredito were per
petually .occurring, and no balances were other
wise adjusted thsn for the mere purpose of making
lists and furnishing copies thereof, from tim* to
time,,as they were eaUed.for.!’ Mr. Holt be
lieves.the poitpy of, the Government, in every
b renoh,to look to a quarterly settlement of accounts
Be this as it may, be thinks it
.from, the Auditor’s own showing, that the
fitJMto of Mr. Fpwisn, which were indicated from
WMar.to quarter during several years, all nppear
*d jhr™gh the debi;s and credits “ posted” o pj n
J?®’ “ntp* the two for the six months previous to '
thsdfsc ovary. It is also-evident, that when the
In this “rnnoingaco'oont,” on the
15th November, 1858, U.was known to tho Auditor
that Fowler vu a defaulter to the amount of $76-
87186 up to September 30, 1858. Nor doe# the fact
that the account was balanced the
revenue of a eubßequeitiqherter ia- any manner
*»fuw w *#>*»♦*s«* V/ .
General, in
ohaSe - of.4>e liM«e #»«, .I* Jtonn4 : ;to see that
weekly depoai&We ehade, and, that they are
ia#|hl«weekly>atia3ate» HtWelTe« .the quar-
returns Of postmaster#; but beta notbound
to Mrutlniae them* but aimply tol|nus;them, with
,an account of all deposits made; tq the Auditor
He might conjecture the existence of a defalca
tion, but could not absolutely know it.
The record ahowa that between Jen. 1,1857, and,
Jan. 1,1869, there were at least eleven weeks In
5 ivbfoh ne deporit* »f Vthe retanue of the New York
post office, were,made. In iheenmntratioß oYtiwee
omitted one embraaed those dae 8th t Aug|iB«;&na
Isth November, 1858, >u';whioh‘‘daya ; ae|W)^ts : o l
$20,000 and $13,038 52' were made: but being spe
cial in their character, and. in pajment of pre-ex
isting liabilities, it was not enter them
hs weekly deposits of current revenues.,-Hiring
the period referred to, the deposits repeatedly fell
as low as six, fire, and, on two occasions, four thou,
sand dollars per week—which was so far below the
average that' the suspicions of the finance office
should at\>noe have been excited* J There is no evi
dence that these defalcations were made knotm to
the late Postmaster, A. V. Brown, previous to the
accession of -Mr. Holt. After a careful exemina.
tion, the impression prevails that there was negli
gent oh the part of the late Third Postmastet
General in his supervision of the weekly deposits.
The Postmaster General exculpates his third
assistant, He came into office, in March, 1859
since when 11 weekly deposits of. the revenues of
the New York post offioe have been regularly
made, and generally in amounts, whioh, in oompv
riaon with the, average of preceding weeks, and in
the absence; of all.suspicion, conld have left no
ddhbt in his mind but that the sums deposited
faithfully represented the actuarrecelpts.” ;
Upon the Sixth Auditor Mr. Ko#r visits the bur
den of Toffiolai censure, and so recommends to Con
gress to carefully jead the report add documents of
whioh this is a condensation. *
THE SENATE. AND THE PUBLIC BUSINESS,
The systematic and. disciplined efforts of tho
House in pushing thraugh important legislation
are .alarming the Senate, and may render an ad
journment imperative. “No tariff, no lpan,”
seems to be the watch-word of the Republicans.
DOUGLAS NEWS FROM PENNSYLVAN lA*
Hon. WillLah Montgomery, of Pennsylvania,
whose efforts in favor- of Douglas are unceasing,
has received good news from the Clarion (Pa.) dis
trict, to the effeot that there is no resisting the tide
that is setting in favorof Douglas. Tho fejferso
man, the organ of the Democracy of Jefferson,
published at Brookville, and heretofore hostile to
Douglas, now .declares him to bo the choice of the
Democratic masses, and demands bis nomination
at Baltimore.
GENERAL CUSHING IN TOWN
General Cushing, President of the Democratic
National i Convention, is in town, and states that
In selecting the Front-street Theatre for the Con
vention at Baltimore, he decided in favor of the
Douglas City Committee, and against tho Adminis
tration State Committee. This Is & good beginning.
Let us see bow he will dispose of the question of
admitting the Seoeders.
EDWIN OROSWKLL.
This Richelieu bf the anti-Douglas men in the
New York delegation is now in Washington, prior
to taking 1 bis seat in the Baltimore Convention.
He has softened before the sunlight of pnblio
opinion.
THE. PAOIfIC RAILROAD.
This morning the friends of the Paolflc Railroad
were in great hopes. The rival interests have,
with a few exoeptionß, united on the two Southern
and Central routes, whioh generally satisfies the
eeotional interests. If Mr SaanUAk can get his
appropriation bills through, he will, doubtless, help
it through the House, and, as there qan be little
disoussioD) it will go through the Senate almost
without a division. This would be almost equal to
the tariff for our manufactures.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
A brilliant scene may be witnessed every night,
a? the House sits till 11 o’olook P. M., daily. The
galleries ar* crowded with lovely women, and the
hall is radiated by a mellow and olasslc light The
effectia indescribably beautiful.
The following testimony was given before the
, Covode dobmittea on Saturday :
I Andrew l M. SalHde, Reading, Berks county,
jP* 1 , testified that prior to the election of 1856,
{while at a jwlitioal meeting, a gontleman called
Jnpon him and.requested the privilege of occupying
■his office for a short time, and open being asked
,for what purpose, he said that he had some natu
ralisation papers whioh they wanted to prepare:
whereupon he said that his office could not be used
for any -r uvhpnr po#othat, much as he desired to
carry the eleption for Mr. he was < an-
such means should ho resorted to', and
Snylhlngof tfeeklt>4 ;tbat he' betfeve<!l£fef«c£~
tion oould be carried by fair moans, and that it
were better to be defeated than tarry it in any
such way; he alao stated to the party that to en
gage in any isaeh business was a crime of ~ a high
character, and advised him, as a friend, to have
nothing to d >?with jt. •
At thls'time, there were a large number of Irish
men at work upon the Union Canal in the upper
part of the Oounty, and the inference was that the
papers were intended for them That the gentle
vnmn who requested thecae of bisoffioe for this pur
pose, when'the objection was made, agreed with
him that it would not do, and never spoke to him
again upon the subject. Mr. Ballade never saw
one of those papers, nor does ke know that any
were ever used. .
i P. Barry Hayes, Chief Clork of tho House of
Representatives,' stated that he was appraiser In
the custom house at Philadelphia from 1853 to
,1857. His oolleague was G. G. "Westcstt. That
during the months from June to November, 1856,
Mr. Westcott absented himself from the office, and
was ocoupied as secretary to the Democratic Com
mittee of Superintendence.. Jlow ho received his
pay,'unless under the usual form of oath, at tho
end of every mouth, as an appraiser, the witness
conld rot,say. Witness said no thought the rent
of the appraisers’ stores, at Front and Lombard
streets, owned by W. O. Patterson; at $9,800 per
annum, was enormous, as said property was only
assessed at $18,540, upon which be paid taxes.
[DESPATCHES TO THE ASBOGIATfiD PRESS.}
The covode committee.
Washixotox, Juno 12 —The Covode Investiga
ting Oommittee bus nearly closed its labors. No
more witnesses are to be sammoned. The testi
mony has been printed as the examination pro
gressed. Three Cabinet officers have been examin
ed—namely, Attorney General Black and Secre
taries Thompson end Cobb. From them nothing
especially important has boon oliolted. The last
named this morning stated that he never had,
cither by himself or with the President, any inter
view or communication of any kind with Repre
sentative Cox, before, during, or after the pending
of the English bill. < There was other evidence cor
roborative of the truth of this general statement,
and that this gentleman sought no offioe or in
fluence with the Administration in connection with
his public conduct.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY’
’WASBixotox, June 12,—1. D. Andrews, lale
United States Consal,for Canada and New Bruns
wick, baa presented to Congress, through the chair
man of the Committee bn Foreign Relations, a me
morial, showing tiie importance of the reciprocity
treaty, and protesting against the complaints of
Iqoally-afflioted districts being reoelvedas indica
tions of public opinion, and of the commercial in
terests of thV United States. He asks that, if any
change be made, it shall be in enlarging the basis
of the treaty, perfecting and not destroying it.
The memorial embraoes important statistics in sup
port of this view of the question.
BBCOHD CONFERENCE 027 TUB HOMESTEAD BILL.
The-Senate has appointed Messrs. Johnson, of
Tennessee,' Doolittle, and Brawn, as their conferees
on the Second homestead-bill • conference. Thfi
House conferees are Messrs Aldrich, Colfax, and
Curry. They meet to-morrow morning. Tho dif
ferences between the two bills are unite decided,
bnt It Is understood that all the conferees are
anxious to reconcile them, if possible, without
saoriflolng, the principle deemed essential in each
House.
Washington, Jane 12. —The Senate, to-day.
amended the House amendment to the Paeiflo telo
graph bill, by striking out that portion in relation
to advertising for Sealed proposals, ote., and in
serting in Hen thereof a direction to make a con
tract with Zenos Barnnm and others for the con
struction of thp »ne- As thus amended, the House
amendment was odnenrred in. The House has yet
to act upon the subject. J
From Westmoreland County.
(SPECIAL DISPATCH FOR “THE PRESS.”]
HREJcwsfiCRG, June 12— The Westmoreland
county Convention' to-day unapimtusly endorsed
the coarse of our delegates to Charleston, and re
quested them to vote for Douglas at Baltimore,
Brat, last, and all the time.
The California Pony Express Inter*
rupted by the Indians.
hundrod mUeB west of Salt Lake City, lias arrived
here. No express bad arrived from San Franoieco
at that point.
The agent at Rnby Volley writes that three em
ployees of the express at Dry Creek station had
been murdered by the Indians. Two hundred
troops, undor Lioutenant Wend, were to leave the
next day to ohastise the Indians and reopen the
route, for which every effort will bo made.
Reliable information says that all the Indian
depredations were instigated by the whites.
It was rumored at gait Bake that an emigrant
train had been out, off west of Ruby Valley and
nearly all the party murdered.
Tho pony express will commence semi-weekly
trips on Wednesday next.. The other day remains
as at present—Saturday. The superintendent
thinks all will go on regularly in the course' of a
fortnight.
From South America*
.New York, June 12.—The following advices
from South America are famished by the arrival
of the North Star;
; Foor French roen of-war wore at Callao^
An anticable arrangement of the Frenob olaims
on the Government oTjPera was expeoted.
Advices from Gnaraguil, Ecuador, say that
Gen. Franco was preparing to attack Flores; forced
loans and military imprisonments were frequent.
Another report is that Floraahad been shot.
Still another says Franco’s foroes had retaken
the province of Manali, ,
. it was reported from Ecuador that Gen. Agarra
had been detected In plotting against Garcia and
was banished.
THE PRESS. -PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. 1860.
mvim epßSjnr session.
D; 'B: OiWwiji; WAsiisaww, Jone.l2,- ■
' V SBNATX. ' • -•.J'V
A bill to *»pl»ln th. Mt fot,the.»»U*-
ftotion of Vlrglni»l»a *«W»nt«. ■-•£ - . - "
Th. Smut.: cbitauiWHn the Honro
to the Paolgo teleßrepb bill . „ l' ii' .'
A bill for th. relltf of George P. M.tth itae
AutHOilW «f" kbode Island, presented a re
solution tiatjlog for the correspondence with our
minister to Engtand, relative to tho settlement of
the difficulties in regard to the Bay, Islands.
Adopted, - .
.. Several privata bills ware passed . 1 ‘
. > The oivll appropriation bill Was then taken up. '
. Along debate ensued on the’ proposed amend
ments to the bill.
An amendment was adopted appropriating $400,-
000 for the distribution o>f tho Government arms
among the militia of the several States.
An amendment that the. sum of $3O 000 hereto
fore appropriated for the light-house at Oswego, N.
Y., and remaining unexpended, may be applied
for repairing the pier on which it stands, was
strioken out, as recommended by the committee.
A recess was then taken from 4 until 6 - o’olook
P.M.
The Senate reassembled at six o’olook,
Mr* Fitch, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Printing, reported in favor of printing the usaal
number of the majority, and minority reports of
the seleot committee on printing. Agreed to.
./A)so, from the: majoritynf the oommittee, the
House bill establishing a Government.printing
office. . - . ,
Mr. DA vie,' of Mississippi,’ from tbe minority of
the committee, - reported, as a substitute, a bill in
relation to the public printing.
Ton thousand ektra copies were ordered to be
E tinted of the mechanioal part of the Patent Office
eport. ' .j
A substitute) for the House bill for the sale of the
military “asylum at Harrcdsburg, Kentuoky/was
passed.
The consideration of the civil appropriation bill
was .then resumed.
.The amendment* modifying the contract with
MeSsrs. Gales A:Beaton for-tbe publication of
American State Papers was considered at length. «
' Mr. Slidell, of Louisiana,, contended that, If
the am'endmenib'was adopted,' a gratuity of $66,000
would bo given to them. .a >
Mr.. Fitch defended the amendment as .betas:
just, and denied that there was suoh an excess, f >
proteoted the lutereeta of the Government;
After a very lengthy debate the amendment was
agreed to. _ -
The amendment appropriating $40,000 for seeds
and cattings for the Patent Office was strioken out,
but afterwards restored. •, ,
In the debate, Mr. Iverson, of Georgia, showed
that the Agricultural Bureau had abused the
Appropriations made for these,purposes, by paying
tho funds out to mere sinecures and buying seeds
in New York and Pennsylvania, and distributing
them, in other; sections at an immense expense to
the Government, whioh, could bo bought at any
fitdre in any town in the douotry.
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, denounced this seed
distribution aa a humbug, and doubted If the Pa
tent Offioo ever sent any valuable seeds through
out tho oountry.
Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts. Intimated that
the. Agricultural Bureau was about to investigate
the cattle disease.
- Mr. Brown hoped the nation would not 'turn
oow doctors •
Mr. Mallory, of Florida, said the agricultural
reports were made outotm&terial plalgarlzed from
books that ought to be in the library of every agri*
outiurist.
The bill was considered until after 11 o’olook,
when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House passed the following joint resolutions
from the JShnate t ■ - '
Autnorirlog a vessel connected with the Coast
BUrvey td proceed beyond tho limits of the United
States, for purposes connected with the observation
of the eolipse of the snn on the 18th of July.
To supply the Government of Switzerland and
the Naval Academy each With a copy of the
remits of Wilkes’ exploring expedition.
To eupply the Cherokee and Ohiokasaw Nations
with such copies of laws and journals as aro fur
nished the organized Territories.
Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania,- from the joint com
mittee of conference on the disagreeing amend
ments to the post offioe deficiency bill, reported
that they were unable to agree. He moved that
the House recede from its disagreement, to the first
amendment of tfio Benato, ind agree to.(he Senate
amendment, with an amendment providing that
the mall service between Charleston and Key West
shall be performed ia tbe same time as now pre
scribed in the contract with the Isabel, and that
the Isabel shall bo paid for the servloe aotuilly
performed at tbejrate prescribed in the contraot.
Tbe amendment restores all the service discon
tinued or curtailed since the 4ib of Muroh, 1859,
except tbe routo from Neosho -to Albuquerque,
end from Kansas City to' StOckton. and part of
route No. 6 076, west of El Peso, leaving to the
discretion of the Postmaster General on the re
stored service (the some as under existing law) to
discontinue or ouriati the service.
Mr. Grow’s proposition, udder the operation of
tbe previous question, was agreed to—yeas 123,
nays 53.
Mr. Gurley, of Ohio, from the' Printing Com
mittee, reported A resolution, whioh was passed,
to print fifty -thousand extra copies of the meohanl
osl part of the Patent Offioe Report; ton thousand
for tho use cf the offioe, end the remainder for the
members of the Homo..
The tisht-house t appropriation bill was then
ooneidored and passed
A recess was taken at o’clock till 7.
EVENING SESSION
Sevoraj gentlemen obtained permission, to
tholr speeches in the Globe. ; .. '
-Mr;' to
printing slanderous speeches on Southern insUtu-
dedided that the objection came t®*4au
of the navy approprlatlpn bill
was deWe-hnthe ap
priatlons for the
Mr. Whitblby, of Delaware;«ld that he was for
breaking them down, for the ships built there rot
from keelson to truck in five yean.
Mr. Florence, of Pennsylvania, expressed" Mr
snrpriso at snob remarks,, afid mentioned the
Niagara ns an illustration of the bid policy in
having ships built by, private contract.
The- committee then rose; when - tbe amend
ments adopted were concurred in by tbe House.
Including one providing that not more than $3,000
shall be expended at any navy yard on the null
and spars of any vessel, nor more than $1,009 oh
the sails or rigging, without previous examination
and report of tho cost, Is made by a board ap
pointed for that phrposo The bill also provides
that not more than $5,000 shall be expended in
tho ropair of any vessel until the ’necessity for
each repair and the probable cost is ascertained by
similar means. The bill was then passed.
Tho House noted on the Sonata’s amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill,! non-coneurriog in
some of them. Adjourned.
Accident on the Belleville (Mo.) Kail
road.?
St. Louis, June 12.—A passenger train on tho
Belleville Railroad ran off the track this morning,
completely destroying the engine, biggage oar,
and one.p&ssengeroar. About thirty persons were
injured, and many seriously. A large number of
the passengers were delegates to the Democratic
State Convention to be held at SjAiogQeld to
morrow.
The following are tho names of thoso most seri
oaely wounded, vis: Simon Rimer. Goo. ti. Wehoff,
R. H. Moore, C. Vanoleve, 0 w. Shook, A. J.
Pippen. W. H. Btewart, Thos. A. Thorp, and
Hon. W. H. Snyder, all from Belleville; Jatnes
HU), of Urba&a; Jacob Manor, Jacob Itnevebel,
Charlos S. Churchman, and Mr. Ross, the engi
neer.
2he acoidenfc occurred by a displacement of the
switch.
New York, June 12—The steamship Moses
Taylor, with Havana advices to the Bth Inst, ar
rived here this evening. It is stated that an Ame
rican sohoonor. with 400 negroes, has been o&ptarod
and taken to Key West.
The sugar market was pretty ootive, at well
sustained prices for the grades below No. 15. The
finer etudes were somewhat lower. Stock on hand
332,000. Molasses dull. Exchanges better. Ster
ling 121 a 13} per oent. pram- Oo New York, } per
oent. prom.
Vessolsfor freight are wanted.
Second Trot between Flora Temple
ami George M. Patches.
rATCUEW THE WINNER.
New York. June 12.—1 n the trot to-day be
tween Flora Temple and George M Patoben, two
mile heats, the latter Was the winner in two
straight heats. Timo 4 minutes 50j seconds, and
4 minutes 57} seconds.
The first inste ot the first heat was mado in 2.22,'
and the first milo of the second heat in 2-27}.
Apprehended Attack on the Pike’s Peak
Express by Robbers.
Sr. Louis, Juno 12.—Reliable Information bay*
lug been received by the Pike’s Peak Express Com
pany that a party has gone out on the Denver City
road for the purpose of robbing the messenger, the
company have taken stops to protect the mails, and
thwart any attaok that may be made upon them,
and give the intended robbers a warm reception,
by sending out with tbo messenger this morning a
guard of 100 men.
Horace Greeley’s Celebrated JLfctter to
Scwttrd.
Albert, N. Y., June 13.—Horace Greeley’s let
ter to Senator Seward has been returned through
Tburlow Weed to Mr. Greeley for publication.
Pottsville, June 12 —A oommittee of leading
Democrats of Schuylkill county left this plaoe
this morning for Washington, to urge the passage
of the amended tariff bill now before Congress.
Gen. George D. B. Kcim is chairman of tho com
mittee.
Recovery of Stolen Jewelry.
Boston, Jane 12 —A large portion of the jewel
ry 1 stolen from Gooding’s recently, has been re
covered. A yonng man, named Frank Bean, has
been arrested on suspicion of being connected with
the burglary.
Murder of a Georgia Plnuter.
THE MURDERER BURNT AT A STAKE.
Augusta, Ga., June 12.—A man named William
Smith, a planter in Oglethorpe oounty, Georgia,
was murdered by a slave on Saturday. Tho slave
was captured, and burnt at a stake on Monday.
Burniug of Western Steamers.
Sr. Louis, June 12.—The steamers Umpire and
Dewdrop were burnt on tho Osage river on Satur
day. Loss $25,000 ; Insurance $9,000.
Congressional Nomination in Michigan.
' Adrian, Mich., Juno 12. —The Second District
Republican Convention has nominated Fernando
O. Beamon for Congress.
Boston, Jane 12. —The steamship Arabia will
sail to-morrow morning at nine o’clock, for Liver
pool. Her mails olose at 6.30 A. M. >
Markets by ( TelGgrnph. '
Baltimore, June IS-T-Flonr dull; prices heavy; no
sales, are reported; Hp£sr<l and Ohio nominal at
#6.62>5: City Mil sat $5 7S. Wheat active and firtn:
red £1 SO«M.35j gh‘tJLCorn advanoin* ;
yellow7oo7so{white7trt76o. Provisions firm; prices
unchanged, whisky steady; market aotivo at 21 &
* jIaVRE COTTON MARKET.-ksw York. June 12
Havre May 29.—The Cotton market is dull with 1 a
downward tendency* : . , .
EVENING SESSION.
From Havana*
Tariff Movement.
The Steamship,Arab.la.
. . ■ irom Richmond. -
COSVBNTION OV Tttß 8BCEDI!«G I)*ifOCRACr—PE&-
IUNRNT OBGANIZAVInN—THE CONVENTION SO
ADJOURN »ILL JUNE 21. «
. Wp.Wtei!®? dune 12.-r-TWSouthern Demoeratlo
at io o’clock this morning,
tM me proceedings war# opened with prayer.
••% r ' Palhono,oTBoUthOarolina.flonof John O.
a *JP°w oh permanent organisation,
nominottH John Erwin? of Alabama, for president,
with one vice president and secretary From eaoh
Stato represented, except New York.
The temporary president then retired, after a
brief spesoh, in whioh he expressed the hope that
the result of their deliberations might be stioh os to
preservethe Constitution invtclate.
«% S rl ! rin ’ 0 ?^ ln » t th ’ oheir » addressed the
.Contention; expUlbing the position of-tho South,
whose duty it is to protect its own rights Let us
tfHfurt &4r flag,' ana match oh to demand the Con
stitutionand equal rights. He would say nothing
either in favor of or against going to Baltimore;
but, whitever la done, we must strangle tbis .ser
pent of sqnatter sovereignty.''He demed the im
putation that their purpose was disunion. The
Northers Democracy havegone in pursultof a false
god that the Houth cannot worship, and. we must
endeavor to bring them baek to the true.'fcßh.
He bop<d that.ihe deliberations woitid'readlt In
securing oiit own rights ana the wjjlfare of the
oOQntry' v .
M)r. Middleton; of South Carolina, chairman of
the Committee on Credential*? be dis
charged from the farther censiderattanml the oar*
tifioatea of tho New York National Hall delegation.
These delegates had informed the committed.-that
they did not oome here as delegates, but eoobmls
stoners from. New York, to oonfuit as to a fraternal
feeling. '
Tha-committoe was disoftafged from the further
consideration f/f the' Subject, and the New York
commissioners were invited to seats on the floor of
the Convention, but not as delegates. Their names
are as follows' Messrs. Theodore P, Mott. J. to
ralne Graham, Isaac Lawrence, James Veilliers,
C. L. Stewart, Col. Baldwin, and James B. Ben
eel.
' A motion was made to appoint a oommittee on
business,
Mr. Hatoh. of New Orleans, offered, as A sub
stitute, the following resolutions :
R**o/«ed,' Tbat the delegates to this Convention
having,bsen|eppomted on the basis of the majority
platform, • adopted at Charleston, we deem it un
necessary to take any other aotion in relation to a
platform at the present time.
'Reidlvdtft That when this Convention adjourn, it
adjourn to meet again In Riobmond, on the 25th
of June, ÜBleSs’the president shall de6ttt U neces
sary to oall the Convention together at a sooner
day. ' *
Mr. DavHeon, of Alabama, moved to amend by
inserting after tbe word Charleston, “ which we
heartily approve.’’
It was moved to refer the resolutions and amend
ment to a eelwt oommjtiae.
Mr. Meeks, of AIaIJHI, hoped that a direct vote
would bo takm on tn^esolutions.
After oonßtierable debate Mr. Yancey, of Ala
bama, suggested that a committee on resolutions be
appointed, ani all tbe resolutions and amendments
referred to it Without debate.
Mr. Barry* of Mississippi, said thewmßßnUons
were and informally snbmutecrco alt tho
delegates, ani having been approved by a majority
of all the delegations, with the understanding that
they should Che adopted without disousslon, he
Hoped that a tote would be taken direct upon them.
He was surprised that, after a full ana informal
understanding, there should bare been any oppo
sition to a dlieot vote on resolutions. His motion
was made io avoid all disoussion.
Mr, Jbncs’jTof Georgia, said it would be highly
Improper to take any action at this time bn the
Elatform. We expect, should we not be able to
armonize at Baltimore, tobavo Kentucky, Ten
nesseo, Missouri. North Carolina, DolawaTMH&ry
land, and Virginia in the Convention with us
when wo reanembio again* and it would be im
proper ror us to take any final aotion nOW on tho
platform.
Tho vote was then taken on the resolution, and
It was adopted unanimoualy, with the exception of
the vote of Sooth Carolina.
. Mr. Rhett, of South Carolina, announced that
delegates from (hat State were ready to prooeed
at bnbe to tile bhalness for whioh they were dele
gated.
On motion, the day of the reassembling of the'
Convention was changed to Thursday, the 21st.
The Committee on Credentials'reported that the
delegates were present from Arkansas, Alabama,
Texas. Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina,
Georgia, the Second District of Tennotsee, and the
Seventh District of Virginia.
A letter from the New York commissioners was
fead, declaring that they fire hero aspromotore of
peaee and harmony. That they are also hereto
rive the ossuranoe that New York would be found
tine to tho South, and true to the North,- should a
crisis arrive.
Colonel of Syracuse, said New York
earoe here to assist to throw oil on tbe troubled
waters—to urge you to do as you have done—to
tab* &6 decisive aotion here, but to go to Balti
more. Thn commissioners, be SAid, agreed with
this Convention in deploriog the nomination of an
individual whose selection would b* os injurious to
himself aa H would be destructive to the Demo
oritio party,, and dangerous to the Union. Mr.
JlaTdwin prooeeded.atsome length to deprecate the
Issolution of tbe Union and to say that be was
one of those who'could not see how the Union oonld
be dissolved (
Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, called the gentleman to
order.
Mr Baldwin resumed, and oontlnuod for a fow
minutes in the same strain, when
* Mr. Barry, of Mississippi, rose and said that
whilst we of the South have avoided alt dlscussjon
nf these questions, we oannot permit others to open
the discussion. .We have, allowed the gontloman
from New York to speak •by courtesy, and he has
abused that Oourves^-^T'"^'—
it B»mmu resumed, and was speaking when a
motion to adjourn was moved and adopted unanK
motwJy. . - . .
Cries weremoaefor a speech from Yanoey, but
he declined saying that ho bad much labor before
him at Washington, and Baltimore, and would take
address the oltieons of Rlohmond on his
fetdrfi. • ' ' - - - -
Japan News.
The report of the odsasslnatlon of Priooo Goitalro,
in Japan, brought by the overland mail, doc* ap
pear In th ii'Alta California of May 21, except in
one important particular, for H now turns out, not
that the .Emperor or Tycoon was assassinated on
the Why from his hotwe to bis palace, but a mem**
ber of or Government, on his passage
from his house to tho (imperial) palace. The tele
graph made the error. The lanuguage of the
Alta Californians :
The Prinoa Goitairo (who was at the head of tho
present Japanese Government) was assassinated
on the 15th Of March, rile was going frotfrhis
house to - the palace, with his train, when he was
attaoked by fourteen Japanese, dressed as tra
vellers. His retinae had six hilled and sevoral
wounded.
The news y&s brought by the schooner Page,
Captain Mooihoude, which had i( arrived from
Kanagawa; Japan, In twenty-nine days, being the
qulokest trip on record.” The Alta California has
not a word of comment upoh tha Btory, and pub
lished it simply ns Captain Moorehouse’s report.
The San Francisco papers give us news from
Japan, received by the Lotus there, from Hong
Kong Maroh 21st, when the grand expedition was
in full preparation.
The dates from Kanngnwa were to Feb. 27.
Oaptaln Do Vos, of tho Dutoh brig Christian, and
Captain Decker, of the Dutoh sohooner Henrietta
Louise, worn walking through the broad streefof
Yokohama, when they were attacked by some
Japanese vlth swords. Tbo former was killed
almost immediately; tha latter; in endeavoring to
eaoape, was seized by one of the assassins, who cut
off his hand and forearm. He then walked about
one hundrel feet, when ho fell down and was bru
tally murcered. The hand was found about
twenty yards from the spot. Mr. Be Vos was
twenty-five years of age, and Mr. Deokor Bixty.
They wore both quiet, respectable men, and had
just left their friends to purchase some things be
fore going on board their ships, when they wore
attacked, without the least provocation.
The funeral of two Dutoh mastors of ships, who
bad been brutally murdoredL was attondod with
great pomp at Kanagawa. Thirty volleys of mus
ketry wefefired over their graves daring the cere
monies.
The Dutch consul, it is said, has made an appli
cation to the Japanese authorities, on behalf of the
families of the doooasod, for tho payment of $20,000
as an act ot atonement.^
The foreign residents were proposing tho forma
tion ora ride corps, for their own protection.
Booker Curtius, the Dutoh (commissioner, was at
Nagasaki.
GROWING! G6BTILITY OP TIIE JAPANESE AUTHORI-
TIES TOWABDS THE TREATY OH POWERS.
It can hardly bo doubted, says tho North China
."Herald , that most of the evils to which subjeots of
the Treaty Powers are exposed, ariso from the
Japanese offioial interference. Tho nobles are
jealous of the freedom of foreigners, while their
revenue is shorn of half its worth, as silk, tea,
oil, and the necessaries of life have, since the rati*
fioation of the treaties, doubled their value,
and looreafed in proportion tha expense of their
large and slothful establishments. It is said
that the nembers of the several legations seldom
leave their houses unarmed, as they feared for
their personal safety. It would seem, too, that
the report of one of the ministers having, daring
the heat of disohssion, grasped the bilt of his
Sword And exolaimed, “ let us rid ouTselvosof these
treaties, or fight for freedom !”is not an idle story..
Muskets end rifles, are now equally as woll mado
in Japan is in Europe, and the Dalraos’ (nobles’)
retainers are daily,taught tbefr exercise and use
Mnob, continues our Shanghae authority, will
depend on the coming campaign of the Allies in
China. If the demands of Great Britain and
Franoe are granted without farther recourse to hos
tilities, the difficulties of the foreign ministers &t
Jeddowillbe fearfully increased, and it will re
quire all the diplomacy they are masters of to pre
vent matters drifting into a war.
The bad feeling of the Japanese towards foreign
ers deoreutd in places distant from the capita).
At Kanagawa there were pencoful relations, and
the most serious feuds were among the European
community itself. AtNagasaki, the site of the Euro
pean settlement was progressing. In travelling
north, the dislike obanged its form, until almost
cordiality reigned between the foreigners and the
3 apanese.
A Survivor op the First Expedition to Ja
pan.—The first American vessels that over visited
Japan were tbo ships Margaret and Franklio, of
Salem, in the year 1800 It is not a little remark
ablo that we have one of tho survivors of that ex
pedition still living among us, in health and vigor,
as appears by tho following note, which wo extract
from a work now in propnration by Win. Leavitt,
Esq , —a History of the Privateers of Salem. The
survivor to whom we refer is Mrl Lincoln Stetson,
who, as stated by Mr. Leavitt, “ was born in Sol
tuato, Nov. 16,1774, and was an apprentice to Enos
Briggs, in Boftuate, and worked with him in Salem
as long as be lived:
Mr. Stetson assisted in laying the keel of the
frigato Essex, and worked on her until sho was
finished and launched. He thnn went into the
ship Margaret, as carpenter, with Captain Samuel
Derby, on a voyage to Japan; and if the Japanese
Embassy visit Salem, they can behold a man who
Tinted their country sixty years ago. Every one
who has attondod % launob in South Salom must
remember Mr. Stetson, for ho has Assisted in
building every vessel that has boon launohed in
South Salem sinoo 1800. Lincoln Stotson is now
living in Salen\ street, in the eighty-sixth year of
his ago. He has passed sevonty years of his life
among us, in the laborious employment of a ship
Carpenter, and a paost honorable and ’blameless
period It has been, fils gray bead is now a crown
honor to him. and we nope that if the Japanese
Embassy visit Salem Mr. Stetson will not bo for
gotten.”— Gaxette.
Recovering. —The physicians -of Mr.
Douglass, the proprietor of a hotel in Sixth street,
near Arch, who was stabbed about a week ago,
ycsterdAy appeared before Alderman Beitler, and
pronounced him out of danger. MoNoal, Haw--
home, and Buck, who wera arrested and sent tp
fuison to await tho result of his Injuries, warp rn
eaued upon rendering bail to.tbe amount of s9)oo#
. THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVESfUft.
Tileat*e» Wft’nut street. shove-Eighth.
TbS the Ba “ le of Q «»4B*<>'’
**D K .f street, above Bisdi.**>.
Moms nrotbe e. Peil A Trowtmdie’a Mmst'eti.
Concset Hall, Chestnut street, above
Wyman, Wizard and Ventriloquist.
Mcl>opotr»H s Gaieties. K&ue street, below Third.—
Entertainments nightly.
Pennsylvania Academy or Pine Akts, loss Chest
out streeL—The Wtb Annual Exhibition.
National Hall. Market, above Twelfth street.—
“Solomon's Temple."
The Japanese Embassy.— The - Naval
Commission *nd the, Committee of ConnoUs were
particularly busy yesterday in extending to the
Japanese the hospitalities of Philadelphia. 'The
feature of the entertainment yesterday was the
matinee at the Aoademy of Music, of which more
will be said hereafter. In the morning they re
mained at the hotel— e quads of them, to the number
of four or five, paying Visits to Mme of the Chest*
and riding out in company with
the The crowd which has been eur.
rounding the Continental was still there during the
day., 'Wherover they went they were received
with courtesy and attention—our citizens vicing
with eaoh other to do them honor. Yesterday
morning, between ten and twelve o’olcck, a kind
of informal reception was held by some of the lower
officers of the Embassy, in their rooms at the hotel,
| A large number of ladies availed tbemeolves of the
opportunity to pay their, respects to the Mongo
lians. The scene during the reception was of a
most bowlldcring and amusing oharaoter. The vi
sitors were not allowed into the apartments occu
pied by the Princes, who maintained the most
studied seolusloh- The different parlors and ante
rooms of the Embassy were crowded with ladies,
who were profuse In their manifestations of rospect
and curiosity. Tho most good-natured- of them
found their patience put to an unusuahtest by con
stant demands for autographs. Nearly every lady
of the assembly bad several sheets of paper or small
cards, and would insist, in tbe most bewitching
mannor, on obtaining an autographio memonto
from such members as were most accessible. Those
requests, annoying as they must certainly have
been, wero generally complied with with tho most
commendable good nature, dne of the Em
bassy, evidently profiting by Ms American experi
ence, bad a number of autographs prepared be
forehand, which he presented the numerous peti
tioners. As might nave been expected, tbero were
loud andropeated inquiries for.lommy. He kept
himself as scoluded as one of tho Prinoes. This as
piring and vlvaoious youth seems to have ionned
an oxtremely high opinion of himself and his pre
sence, and is not eb accessible as hitherto. The
company of ladies surprised 'fomnly as he was
passing through a corridor, and in a few minutoß
he was surrounded by forty or fifty blushing dam
sels. Ho shook hands with them very courteously,
yet impatiently, an dr as soon as an opportunity of
fered, moved off, making a polite bow to his fair
friendg, and saying in excellent English, “You
wUvTeaso excuse me, I havo business ” Further
thWthis Tommy was not visible to the general
eyo. The reception lasted for two or throe hours, af
ter whioh the rooms wero oleared and tbe Embassy
retired to dinner.
At two o'clock a deputation, to the number of
fifteen or twenty, including the Princes, the inevita
bio Tommy, doctors, and officers, entered the oar*
rlnges and proceeded to tho of Music in
company with some of the naval officers, the com
mittee of Counoils, and such other favored friends
of the commission as were able to procure plsces in
the carriages, tn oao of the carriages we noticed
Mr. Wheatley and a couple ot the Japanese. The
Academy of Muhio, which we need not say to our
readers is ouo of the most magnificent buildings
upon this continent, never appeared to better ad*
vantage than yesterday afternoon. The chande
lier was lighted, and thmstsge was arranged in a
manner to display the beautiful soeuery necessary
for the illustration of the second aot of “ Luorezia
’Borgia,” which was tho Initial piece of the-per
formance. Long before the hour of opening,
which was advertised at two o’oloek. five or six
hundred people wore congregated in front of the
Aoademy, anxiously awaiting admittance. Seats
were reserved for the Embassy in front of the bal
cony. Tho Princes were in the proscenium box,
on the right-hand side of the stage. At
half past two o’olook tho Aoademy was filled
with a very large audience—the lower portion of
the house being orewdod. When the Ambassadors
arrived they were greeted with applause. The
Princes in the boxes bowed to the assembly in faebor
ot the compliment. At a quarter to three o’olook
the entertainment with the second aot
of Donizetti's opera of “ Luorezia Borgia.” Purodi
appeared os Luorezia, Signor Tamsro as Gerna
ro , and Signor Nairn! as Pule Alphonso Pre
vious to this was the overture to “ WHJiam
Tell,” by tho orchestra, including Dodworth’s com
pany, with tho full Germania bands. The Ja
panese did not appoar to appreciate very highly
the beautiful mnsio of tho opera, although the vo
calization of the perfprmen; was listened to with
much attention. Baokstone’s farce of the “Rough
1 iamond” was performed, with an extraordinary
cast to wit: Margery. Mrs John Drew; Lady
PfatJf Miss Taylor; Co»mn~Joe % Mr. Clarke;
Mr. Dolman; Glenheim, Mr. Gilo, and
Lord Plato* Mr. Weltis. They seemed to be much
amused with the eccentricities of Mr. Clarke in this
exceedingly laughable performance. This was
followed hr M’llo Teresa Farodi Binging Star
Spangled Banner,” assisted in the chorus by about
one hundred atogeta of Mmnaerohor societies. On
one side of tho stage stood a represantotio* of a
-natlvant Japan, holding the American flag. On
the other sure bearing the
Japanese colors. Parodl’s singing orvw*Lj* star
Bpangled Banner” We' 'need not say was t«.
ceived with tumultuous applause, and was en
cored. Signor Blitz was the next performer.
His feats _of dotuwS—tetcr--
est the Japanese greatly. Every movement
of the eccentric and lively magician was closely
observed. Mr. W. Wood, of the Arch-street
Theatre next appeared In a dance, entitled “The
Magic Dance of the Nations,” representing the
union of Japan and the United States, and com
posed by himself for this oftaslon. The Japanese
were especially delighted with’this performance.
Mr. Wood was so costumed that while the front
part of his body represented a Japanese with the
costume of that nation, the back part, with the as
sistance of a false-fooo, was so arranged as to re
semble an American sailor. The dadden transforma
tion of the performer from a Mongolian to an
American ter exoited a great deal or merriment.
The pantomime of “ Yol-au-Vent,” with Mr. and
Miss Wood in tho principal oharaoters, and tho
May Pole dance, from tho comedy of “1 he Fast
Mon of tho Olden 'lime,” eonoludod tho entertain
ment. - If wo£ half past six before the matinee was
dosed. The audience wrb particularly delighted
with the opportunity otFerod them of observing the
Japanese, and ns for as the Amerioan portion of the
audience was concerned, they appeared to bo as muoh
Interested in tho movements of the tawny eons of
tho East H 3 with tho performance on the stage.
We notiood that duriog the play the artist of the
Embassy was bu*lly engaged in taking sketohes of
the scones on tho stago, and the proportions of tho
bouse. Tho performance being over, the Embassy
departed through the Looust-atroet entrance.
Thore was a very large crowd in attendance to
witness their exit, and it was only by dint of a
greet deni of exertion on tho part of the polioe
force in attendance tint they wore enabled tore
gain tboir onrrlngoB.
Tho arrangements for tho Embassy to-day have
not beon made public. We understand that they
will visit the Walnut-street Theatre this aftornoon,
and witness the performance of tho circus oompany
nowat tha t establishment.
Tub Firemen’s Tobcjiligiit Procession.
—An adjourned meeting of the Board of Fire Di
rectors wna held lasi evening to complete tho ar
rangements for tho torchlight procession, to take
plaoe in honor of the Japanese Embassy the eve
ning previous to their departure- The committee
of arrangements, appointed at tho last meeting, re
ported the following programme:
The parade will toko place on Friday evening.
15th Inst. The ohlcf and assistant engineers will
net as marshals. The line will form on Front
street, o&oh division taking its plaoe on the streets
running east and west north of Arch street. The
mosio will he equally distributed along the line, a
band being stationed at the head of each division
The route will he as follows: f Form on Front street,
right resting on Arch ; proceed out Arch to Six
teenth, down Sixteenth to Chesftiut, down Chest
nut to Fifth, and thero dismiss. Companies will
parade with .their apparatus, and move at nine
o'clock proolSely.
The members of the Board of Fire Directors
will bo posted on tho right of tho procession, end
wear the equipments of their respective companies.
Last evening, forty oompanies had signified their in*
teutiou oi participating ia tho prooessiou. A num
ber of the oompanies held meetings last evening,
and ethers will meet this evening, so it is probable
a tnaoh larger number than this will unite in the
prooession
At tho ineotlng lest evening Col. Page mode
some excellent remarks relative tn rho proper dis
position of the'men and tho torchlights. He re
commonded that the companies bo formed into
platoons or seotions, tho fronts equalized, which,'
with the regular and square appearance of tho
torches borne in ibis manner, would produce the
greatest effect upon tho spectators. These sug
gestions will no doubt recaivo the attention of the
oommittee of arrangements So far, their plans
have been admirable, tho route being one of
the best and most sensible that have been adopted
for years by tho firemen, who generally make the
mistake of adopting u much longer route thAn they
oan. got through with comfortably und in good
time.
Fxcelsior Town-ball Club.—This or
ganization is now in a flourishing condition, num
bering forty-two mombors; among whom may be
counted some of tho boat players in the oity. The
club moets on Thursday and Saturday afternoons,
on thoir grounds, at Fifteenth street and Columbia
avenue.
At tho last eomi-annual mooting,-held last Thurs
day, tho following officers wore elected to serve the
next six months:
President —J. Hartley; vice-president, A. 8.
Reed; seoretnry—F. B. Bourne; treasurer—o, It.
Coock ; ground committee—J. P. Bradloy, C. M,
Mathias, If. Bradbury.
Death of a Printer.—Mr. William "Wel
lington, well known to the oraft tn our oity—espe
cially to the oldor part of it—died on Monday af
ternoon, after a protracted illness. Mr. Welling
ton was a member of tho Philadelphia Typographi
cal Society, having belonged to it for ovor twenty
fivo years, and was, lor a number of years, its fc
crotary, and for two yoars its president.
Military Parade.—The State Pcncihlcs,
Oapt. Pago, will parade on Monday neat, ond pro.
oeed to Bristol hy the steamboat Thomna A, Mor
gan. Tho company will dino at Pratt’s Hotel, and
then oross tho rivor to Burlington, whero they will
have a pnrado and drill, and return in tho after
noon to tho city, landing at Maidon-strcet wharf,
and marohing from that point to their armory.
Real Esiatr, Stocks, fic.—The follow
iog were the sales of real estato, &o , yesterday, nt
noon, at tho Exchange, by M Thomas & Sons :
fi24 sharos Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad
Company, Sl4.
.87 630 convertible loan. do. do. do., por cent.
5 shares Logim County Mamilacturms and Minins
Company. 7Jh» per oenr.
1 share Academy of Fine Arts, 816
.Little Tmicum Inland, m the river Delaware, oppo
site the Lazraetto 88.000. . . _ .
■Voidable lot, 3 aor&s, Greenwich !Point road, First
wftyd.ftSAOO. . , ,
iuut ie*ltlenoe, 1 W0. , '2103 Yiaestreet, $4,960.
CoNTy>LL*Bg of rap Public Schools ‘
A flW'SPtod nu held .
sltornopL' ’ I - i
jyiia Qtiihjgaittie opAccoiratfl reported bills to the <
xnount‘ef ? flofi ; ortiW, aU'of which were ordered
.Mr. Dasonberyf|6a Afct Committee on Girls'
School, presetted A'fepori on the subject of
changing or altering the sohool-honse, for the better
accommodation of the scholars. The report also
recommends an Increase in tho number of teiehers,
the introduction of philosophical dipto
mu for the grwiuate., for all of which n mr.
priatlon Is asked., The report end rarolalhk/ware
referred to tho consideration of City CoudcUA
The-«ime committee nlco presented the folio*-
leg plea for the re-organizaGon of theGlrti’nish
School, and the resolution appAded was adopted.
Id the organisation of the Girls’ High'’School it
was the intention of the Board of; Control to pre.
serve as much of the normal school feature as pos
sible, for wbioh purpose the Boys' Primary and Se
condary Schools of the neighboring sections were
with the consent of the Seotional Boards, to become
schools for practice. . This consent has, in two in
stances only, been obtained, aod the whole working
of this arrangement falls short of the object de
signed.
As the normal character of the High School Is of
mere Importance to the pablic-enhool system of oar
. oily, than merely an extended course of study in
i the higher brsoohes of leamicg/the committee feel
it their bouoden duty to preserve this-ebaraoteri*-
tio; for which purpose they respectfully present
• the following plan for remodeling the Girls' High
School, vis; . .
Tho pupils shall be admitted aauow, at the’age
of 14, and the course extend over the term Of three
years.
The students for the first year shall form a pre
paratory class ; those of the second year, a junior
class; and those of. the third year, a senior class,
of which all the members shall he trained for
teachers, though not required to give a pledge to
teach, u ho.preparatory otasa shall he used as a
school of practice, be taught by the senior
class, under the superintendence of the regular
teachers.
The pnplls passing through the preparatory de
partment will he better fitted to enter upon the
higher studies than when they come* immediately
from tho grammar schools, and they will have at
tained the age required* to be admitted to the Nor
mal School, with the advantage-of an extended
oourso of study.
Counsß op Studt— Preparatory Department
Feeding, spelling, writing, arithmetic, geography,
grammar, mensuration, algebra, physical geogra
phy, Latin, etymology, the United
States, Confutation of Pennsylvania, synonyms,
composition, exercises in drawing, and vocal music.
Junior Department.—Natural philosophy, En
glish literature, arithmetic, algebra, mensuration,
geometry, Latin, rhetoric, elocution, drawing, com*
position, vocal muslo, moral philosophy, physiology,
general history, ornamental penmanship, exercises
in criticism, and analysis oflonguage. •
Senior Department.—Latin, mensuration, algo
bra-, higher arithmetic,' geometry, general history,
exercises In ornamental penmanship, drawing,
vocal music, ancient history, mental philosophy,
Sostronomy, chemistry, with leotures, exercises in
criticism of'English literature, botany, geology,
elocution, composition, mythology, theory and
practice of teaching. [
Rtiolced. That the above plan for remodeling
tbo Girls* High School he adopted, and that the
school be organised in acoordancfi with it, at the
commencement of the next term.
B. M. Dusenhery, Isaac Leech, J t.\ R. Q Bh*l-'
merdine, E. MoCalia, Tho*. Allison, Committee.
The rules to govern the futuro. examinations of
candidates for Admission to the Girls’ High School,
reported some time since, were called up, and were
adopted oa follows, with, slight amendments;
1. The questions on each subject submitted for
examination shall not embraoe any principles
or facts not contained in the text-books adopted
by the Board of Controllers
2 Tba examination in arithmetic mav extend
to “ Arithmetical Progression,” page 213 of the
United States Arithmetic, omitting “ Reduction of
Currencies,” “ Custom House Business,” “ Tare
And Tret” and “ Taxes.” The same limitation to
bo applied to any other work in use.
3 No question shall be given which cannot be
answered from the text books.
4. Orthography, definition of words, principles
of grammar, and paratog, shall be examined as
separate subjects—the parsing to be selected from
any English work of either prose or poetry.
6. After the examination in June, the candidates
shall be examined in'algebra to simple equa
tions ; Constitution of the United States, and me*-
suration m far as tno fifth problem of the circle in
Vodges'Mensuration; excepting problems 10,11,
12 of triangles and irregular figures.
6. Constitution and orthography without limita
tion.
7 The words to be defined shall he selected
from the reading matter of the following authorized"
text-books; “History of the United States,”
“Arithmetic.” “Grammar,” and “Constitution
of tho United States ”
8 The rules recommended by the Committee on
Boys’ High Bohool, for examination in the studies
of grammar, geography, and history, are recom
mended to be used in future examinations for
Girls’ High Bobooi.
1 0 In examining reading, five points will be con
sidered, vis: pronunciation,pauses, articulation,
emphasis, and general tone,’each equal to ft). -
10. Fapers of the candidates may be destroyed
after being preserved for a single term.
Mr. Frishamthj from toe Committee on Gram
mar Schools, reported in favor of raising the sala
ries of certain housekeepers, teachers, Ac., who
had made application for the advance. The report
yes agreed to. Adjourned.
; General Sypod of theßefobmed Dirrcn
Church-, —The Synod reassembled yesterday morn
tog at the usual hour. • _
I TheCoromittee on Foreign'Miaeteoa. -to whom
was refcrr*<i-ik^«4«tomte4-»gAX«jtan r <l ofFdreicw-
Missions, submitted a lengthy reporlptirirtnmr
were attached several resolutions thanking the
secretary of the board, making it the duty of the
Church to contribute to the funds, and regarding
the pastors and consistories to .act as special agents
tor the board, and referring the erection of the
Bowlder monument to the Board of Torelgn Mis
stons, and recommending that it be placed in
Greenwood Cemetery,
The latter resolution caused considerable debate,
from the font that at the last Synod it was agreed
to erect the msnument In India.
. Kr. Dr. Pelfz moved an amendment, to refer it
to the “Committeeon Soadder Monument” with
discretionary power.
Mr. Bcbieffelin moved, m another amendment,
that it he referred to the committee, with instruc
tions to reaffirm tbo action of the lut Synod.
Dr. Halbert hoped that the committee would
have discretionary power. He did not went to see
the monument raised in a place of ebsourity, as he
understood it would be.
Soveral gentlemen spoke at length in fatfor of the
last amendment, wbioh was finally adopted.
On the question of the adoption of the whole re
port, the Rev. Dr. fcteelye remarked that be con
sidered the Foreign Mission an important work.
He said it is evident, from the statement of the
board, that the expenditures are increasing to a
great extent, and they must work hard to raise the
amount. Be bad no doubt that the amount re
quired ($12,000) could b 6 raised, if the churches
would interest themselves more deeply than they
do. Ho considered the Dutch Church as wealthy
as any other denomination. He thought that
Christian benevolence was not put by some of the
ministers in the manner that it should be.
; The speaker farther remarked, that the mission
field is a broad one, and the barriers which once
hindered the missionary from attending to duties
have’ been taken down, and many have been con
verted to God. He concluded by advocating the
adoption of a resolution appointing a day for offer
ing up prayer for the missionary cause.
Rev. W J. R. Taylor spoke in favor of the
adoption of the roport, and said that tbo mission at
Amoy (Chins) was acknowledged by nil denominn
tlons to be the greatest field in the E«t. J/o
thought that tho conversion of the heathen in all
partsof the world was on the inorease. He was
opposed to withdrawing the missionary work. The
movement must bo forward and onward.
After remarks from several gentlemen, the re
port was adopted. •
F.res.—Shortly after twelve o’clock yes
terday morning, a firo was discovered in the base
ment of a dwelling, No. 712 Bedford street. The
flames were kept in check by a couple of policemen
until tho arrival of the Moyamensiog Hose Compa
ny, when tho fire was extinguished. Damage tri
fling,
About half past 12 o’clock yesterday morning, a
frame barn and stable, located upon the grounds of
the Small-Pox Hospital, on Islington lane, near
the Small*Pox Hospital, were destroyed by fire. A
horse perished in the flames. Three wogorß, n
number of beds, and a quantity of clothing belong
ing to the patients, were consumed. The property
belonged to the Fleming estate, and was leased to
the Board of Health. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The Effects of An individual
named James Malian indulged too freely on Mon
day in spirituous liquors, and as a consequence bo-
oamo a little confused in his upperstory. He went
to hia home In Hope street, near Thompson, about
tbreo o’olock in the afternoon. His first exploit
there was tho destraotion of ell the furniture in
the lower part of the bouse Ho, it is alleged,
next ftttaokedhis mother-in-law, and in soinexnan
nor inflicted a Jong and deep gash in tho back of
her head. Tho wound, however, is not considered
dangerous. James was taken into custody by ia
policeman, and locked up. for tho night in the
Bcveuteenth-ward station house. Yesterday morn
ing he had a bearing before Alderman Shoemaker,
and was sent to prison.
Attempted Murder.—A man named
Peter Dukoa was before Aldermen Butler, yester
day morning, on the charge of having committed
a murderous assault upon hie brother-in-law. He
Is alleged to have altaohod him on the bridgo at
Bcaoh and Poplar street?, about nine o’clock on
Monday night, and out him across the nose and
temple, and back of tho ear, with a pocket knlfa.
Fortunately, tho weapon was dull, or tho result
would bavo been moro actions. Tho knife was
thrown away, but subsequently found by a boy.
Peter was committed in default of $l,OOO bail to
answer.
Soxs op Malta.—The State Convention
of tbo I. 0. of Sons of Malta, will mcot this morn
ing at ton o’clock, at tho Ball of tho Minno-ha-ha
Council, for tho purposo of forming a Grand Lodge
of tho Stato A largo delegation will bo present.
Kxtonstve preparations havo boon made for their
accommodation, nt tho Girard House
The following delegates represent the Minne ha
ha Counoil: Henry C. Howell, Dandy Sharwood,
Wm. ,0. Bridges, R. V. Lowry, lVo>. H Ftiles"
Danl. C. Mudge, George H Roberto, Horaoe 1,.'
Peterson, John Golorth, Samuel Williams, George
W. Baker,
A Colored ForN’DLiNG.— A colored
ohild about three months old was left, on Monday
afternoon, on tho stops of tho Homo for Friendless
Colored Children, Thirteenth street, below
Noble. Tho foundling was sent to Ilia Almshouse
it being too young for admission to tho Homo.
Drowned Body Found.—The body of
John Welsh, the la.d who was drowned at Market
street wharf on the Bth inst, was found yesterday
in the violnity. The parents of the boy Tcsi&e in
Chanoery lane, near Seoond and Arch stmts.
ta« C bmiSJOtfkat fbox thiOldTw*-
Th» 'nrißirtit«il'fi*ir»'~riiiiiii>ii(fiin
tbs origin tL tUrtMB State, Pffolitad to mika tbs
irtmpitn,, far the MMUfti ludaperiUwe
Sqnnrs, met in tUa dtj jeltaadey, tat ttaii pro
ceeding. ware keat-»trietly yrtre'a, no reporter
bring .Emitted Title expected thatwbea tbeir
wsrion is iwnrindsd, tbs pnblin gill bn Infbflned of
*hxt *udpns. .. - _ -
I.ECAL iNtaiUGSiCE.— DI&TiICT OCUiV."
Jadge.ghM.wood, Stroud, xnd H.ro.-Tho wnet
is atUl ongagod in tb.na*trf.I motiocliet A=
aoon as ttatli difpoaad Ota groexit motion r,->
will bo taien op.
Coxxoa Plus—JudgaaTbtaapaon
i-nto. ««irt - Wattll angmgad
of the contMtod-dMttonoaM- Tba opaeina of tha
ballot-box of tha Fifth dirieion of, tba Tv-rifth
ward, and the, mount of. tba rotau. mulled jn au
addition tp. tbe rotae of Maaan. Paaaball and
Orsce-the two People’, oandidetes far Sohool Di
rectors. Tba. oSlMra of tba election lutnrned
Maura. Wllfalranel Bpnnh,'tba Democratic candi
date, a. elected, by a Ter, .mail majority. Tbo
recount ahowed that tba sSeera, In tallying o* ttia
"O’ o * orarrigit omitted to oount2u
rotes cait far the People’a candidate. Thera ie
“"“Ma omlerioa w.l tba: nan It of
frond, but it leema to hare occurred fron the looaa
rh^tSl^ llyi ?? J . Thi ' f«ount riaelu'lfr. P.a
loriSr Vy T?i.“ w " Mr; four ma
•hat,il..TJb "W h V" eoded the contcat, bat
le«» tb.fcandMalaaal
that some of the votes eounted for FaschsH
fhrcwn'mfe V S? ,Ue «f. ! < ohoruld therrfbf* *•
Th ® Parties were allowed time to
t uS n w -* neBS€B to MbstantUto the allegaUen of
o ndriemlSd: lß ~,<, *W , ‘**V«*W «»rin»
QoißTnn Snssioxa-Jdag* Allison —Francie
Sayfuj pleaded gmlty to a charge of ananlt and
battery .upon Timothy Brndahnw" The partiea act
intoa dunule about a note, and tba rosult was a
scuffle. Sontenoed to pay a flna.cf tan dollars and
costs.
Tfm. A Hambright was put on trial, ebargad
i g t &. T *' ln en, ering the dwalling of Mr.
ih. n ol,i. ® eeolld "treat, near CmWi en
Uie 2«th of April last. The'house was enlercd
from the rear by farcing open a riiuttar between
the boars of tight and nine o’clock, and n gold
watch, Hirer watch; and tiihar jawolry, with Kune
two hundred dollara In easb, taken. The robbery oc
curred while the family here in tba atom in front.
Tha money was In a nnall hack room, and tbla
room was catered by false keys, by the ucisou
who entered-the uther portions of the
from tho rear. ... : . -
The defesdant wss convicted of receiving stofeu*
goods. feeutonCe deferred.
Medical Fociwr of thf State of Penjt
stltasia. This ‘ body commences its twelfth
annual seeaion this morning, at the Assembly
Buddings, TentP street, below Cheetnut. So far.
tha ‘registration list shows a goodly number of
flames, giring erery evidence of a fan *tendance
of the profession
Fully Cohmittjd —J, •C. Gnill nod
Wm. H. W. Lowray, who were arrested on Bandar
last on the charge of comxnlttmxcertain burglaries
in the norihorn part of the city, were yesterday
committed to answer in default of bail, by Aider
man Beitler. ' -
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Money Market.
- PHiLiuuttßU.Jafte It, jam.
More activity jJMrriled io the stock market
without much ebanre to prices. Long IsUad mined K*
Bohemian Fenoarlvaafeim H* and Peans;lvan>a
JUi road shares Fusemrer Rajlwor shares ere firm
at 21 for Green and CoAtes* So~for Toth ft'd ElareptkgL
44 for FScdfld and Th|rd. atod SI for Race aad Via*. ~ a -f.
The market t**wfthout change. Capita! looks
in tbe direction of first-obvs aicwtgasts 'and vartng
real estate for remuneiative iaves’meat. under the
doable influence of a tearcity of good payer and a dia
like of doubtful or ex* ende 4 promiasorv notes.
w ? fornished hr tk« jraeoantinir depart
mentof tho Pitttbonc. and Chicago. Rai
lroad Company with the fallowing approximate state
ment of the earnmssof that Company during the month
of May. lasts compared with the same period of leal
year, viz:
WO. 130. Ineruaa. Dee.
Freights ««.174 9S $44,1* 1*
Passencers.... 71.4455 F tfT.UVW «,finjd "
Expr6i9 3.7*0 90 axines ....... wpcos
Mali* ....... tmm i&JI
7,M8» *&,&«>» 1J033J
MjB:ellaneoa«. • . ....... j 87.67 197.67
Total 518?,t17.W ei3B,9ri.B< 9
Earnings from
J’yltoJune l, 98V.003-48 9695 74797 9lS9,t»fil
The following is a sUWment of the naont of ooel
transported over the Lehigh Valley Railroad few the
week ending Jane 9, IStt:
Week. Prsviondy. Tbtmf.
w Mines. Ton*- Cwt. Tone- Cwt. TonWCVt.
Hszl t0n..., 2,428 63 67 368 Gt OJU *
EastPugar Leaf *,<Fl » t«,7T5 r& E7««,to
Cfancil 8id5e^....... },4U 15 47UBS IS 48.455 TT~
Mount r'lea«an»... *... .. 7AU « T.Stl St
Spring Mountain » 50 9B *X M.tgl 01
Coleraine.... 699 07 ZIJKi W 17
Beaver Meadow. 2>« 04 9«4 W 9J3* 09 -
JSew York and Lehigh 614 01 198» OS _ri)4« (S
Morth Bpriog Mount.. 1,1» M 4248 S »T i 3,3& Ot
Ponth Spring Mount . 73 07 2M 0- - - 177' IP
Jeddo.. 61 IS 13964 O li Ct 7 IS
Big BMok Creek..-. £3l 17 IS47P 1* *5 »! e?
GennnnPenav....... 457 63 )S4M 0 It**! }:
Other Shippers H 8 M I 9» » ■'
„ Tok-L... . O fiMAtt 88 S7fi H?
Corresponding week
last y ear. .19 6» 0$ 2»J78 27ft.' 70 > '
. lucresae^... c... 620 09 99,474 v lf MO Oti il
The iron tonnage over the Lehigh Valley B-nhr «r:
the week ending June 9, was. 1 i" ~
rrevinurir from December 1 34.3;? -
Total this season . 55,69/ *?.
The statements ofthehaakeia the city of AewTork
for the week ending Saturday list, June 9, 1880 T-sseat
tn the aggregate the following' changes from pre
vious weekly statement of Jane 2: t
to ireaae of loans. . A. so9,s)?
Deo>easo or specie. 749 «7o -■>
Increawofcirdniabon t ....>.. 925,885 L
_Decreaee of undrawn deposits 770,900 '
- The ho*Ofljr«(eT Works fompaay havaiteehuctf a ,
rnxmonths*
delphia stookholders ,£ TTn-iimi*iTliefc nnen'l
after the 15th iss*i ■'* ".
The New Yotit Courier and Enquirer as? a that rri
vate letters from Mexico give some details as to tho
failure of Messrs. J. & pecker It Co., in that city. lb*'
hoa se suspended payment oa the moraiis of May U.
though offefs ofald to the extent of half.a aiUtoa'of
dollars had beea made to it. Ob the atfc* meeting of
creditors was held, when a statement wtf mide, show
ins assets amounting to seven e iUiOßi,aadliabiUtieato
tho eitent of four millions and a half, as follows:
„ assays.
In mines, including surveys »n Soaora $1,100,000
The last Govornn.ent loan, about 81IM08BO
at 15 per rent., (cost)
Investment!!! Tehuantepec.....
Debt of the Government
Bills, at counts current, and real estate*.
LlLßlt, VIES.
Gresono Miery Texas, City of Mexico...
N. ImtteEm.city ofMexieo...
J. M Pacheco. City of Mextoo.
F. '.ltarba, City of Mexico
Finlay, Hodxron A Co., iiOndoa -
Hott nger A Co., Farts
Other parties in Furope and the U.fiiate*.
And general hab litres iu Mexioo.
Total.-.-..
Tho underwriters of Now York sustain a locs of nearly
half a million of doLars by the wreck of the ship in*.
trepid.with aeartoof tea* bound to that port. The snip
was built in New York in 180 G by Mr. William H. Webb,
tornage 1,173 tons, owned by Messrs- Back.in A Crane*
of New York. The insaranoj valae.of the ship was
870.000: freight money, $20,000; value of cargo,
8350,000.
During the month of May the deposits at the United
Slates Branch Mint, New Orleans, were: Gold, $8.991;
silver, 81W.292? total. 8109 233, The coinace was:
Gold, 810,000; stiver, 75.956; total. 835 965.
Philadelphia Stock Ifixchaagc Salee,
Jon* 12 18*).
Rbtob.tkb »r S. 35. SLiTMim. 91 Os W&hrat Street,
FIRST BOARD, .
IfOOPennnta -..as 1 # 5*4/Island R.. —. ...12),'
IW> do 96* luO do cash!!*
2DUO Cit) 6i, 06v lUO4 jo Mmehill R 61V
1000 Morris Cana165....92 4 do *~.61J»
10UJ do .91 10Green 4c Coates....tl
JWQ do .... 92 25 Race & Vine-st R. 31
JOUO Chicago C«n 7s ....4UU 3 Peons R...-. 33.‘a
1000 do .... 42)si 5 Minehill Scrip 37*
200 ?ch N*v 63 ’62 7ftS* 4»10tll A Jlth St R... .40
3000 do ’82.....74* '3 Del Dir Can »1. ..bits
4010 Penn* R2l mt.... 90 4 do 45
swu i?n Oanl 6e.coup on U>)> 3u Union BkofTenn.-W
100 Boh'n Mining . .s 5 Sf£ 3 do w
60 Lehigh ttav. .sswn 64 6 Farm & Meohs Bk 67*4
13 do .....SSWD64 4 do ........... 67*4
100 Central Minim..4s, 9 6 do 57*
2UO GO -...9 14 do _67 li
100 do U. 9 6 do
100 do b 6. 9 4 do .... 87*
100 L Island R .! 12*
J^TWEEf
1000 Penns Ss
SiOOOCvt* 6s. utv 104J*
100 Soh Nav Pref.... lu£;
SECOND
nOOCitjEfeCfcF.. .»!*
3000 do lo H
m Poll Nav 6s ; tfi ...Wi
3000 Pa A 6s 1 ui.-iwp. lu>%
1000 N Pentii h 10i...1’5 96j,
ICOO Head 6*’4l ... 102*£
1000 C& Am 6d‘76...-.H)
1000 do *75 JO
AFTER
4000 CltJ 6s.
i BOARD.
8 MiaehillA 61*
10 2d A 3d at R 44.
1110th AJltb tIR... 40
300Boii'ii o’*
2U) Central Mining.bs.
Wlrfhuh ti av .... 54
1 Harrisburg R.—~ 66
3 Phila Bank .^..213*
BOARD.
15.101)614000 i’enca B 6s 1 nui 191
CLOSING PRICIS6-DULL.
Sid. Askti. Bid. Aiktd
Philadelphia 6a. .Ml 101)6 WftEl 7s 1 mtr „67 TO
Pin la 6s it U)1 101)4 Long 1aidR...... 13 «'{
Phila 65.. note. .104 104)4 Lek Clfc N dsoff. 13)6 M
Pnnno 6« . mi XX Leh Cl *N Scrip. .. 31)4
goadinsS 20)4 201.6 North Penno It. . 8)6 »
Reading bds *70.. £4 84)6 North Pennaß6s.7o)£ T 1
Read mt6e'44.. 102)6 103)6 Nth Penna K Ms. 96)6 97
Read mtes’io .. S 3 93 Cats ft Ist mt bds 39 31
emna R... 30)4 so), Fmd k tooth R.. .. 64
Inna R3d intSe 9936 90 B*o 6b Tbd Ota K. *3*4 44
oma Cnl con.. 53 66)6 Raoa k Vina gtR 31 ..
Homo Cnl prr..ll'.>4 114 West Phila R.... 68)4 <6)6
hchnj Nav Sa'B3 »)6 71% Spruoe 4 fine... IS 12)4
»ehur Navtm«s.&2 83 Grten ivoalea.. SOX 31
Bohn> NavStk.. 7X 8 Cheat 4. Walnut.' 29 30
Bohuyi Nay prf.. .30*6 ..
Philadelphia Markets*
Thera is very little ohame in Flour, but the market
oootioues ve*y dull, the sales be'ng mostly to iupp J
the trade at from $6 60 op to s6©7 per bbu for super
fine, extra, and fanoy brands a* in quality. There n
very little inquiry for export, and standard super fine is
freely offeree at our lowest figures; the reoeipts how
ever, are light. Bye Fir nr is offered at s3B7>i» and
Penna. Cora Meal at $337K per hhl., without hoCr-r
buyers.
Wheat—There is very little doing, and the mirh.-r
ib dull at former quotations. Small lots of P a mr- •. i-
nia red sold at 135©1400f0r common to good and inn?,
mostly at 1350J370< and 600 bos good white at 1500. it; *
ia dull and lower, with sales of l.oOOhas Penns)]'- *»>;•»
atBoo. Corn is steady, with farther sales 0f.6,fv5
prime Pennsylvania yellow at 67c. afloat, io«*V. i;nr
some delivered at that price; about l 500 bti3 i*;t - * m
also sold at 60c. Oats are dull to-day at43r for Pciui.-yl
vania; a sale of 1 600 bus Bonthern was made at 40c,
afloat.
Bark—Quercitron continues dell at $29 per ton f>r
Ist No. l.
Cotton— Tho market is very quiet; buyers roi n
forward slqwlr, end a few small lota only have bee a
sold utirregularpncea.
Groceries —Tho movement is confined to Susar,
*mi Bun e further sales are reported at* full r*t»s Four
hundred bags Lagu&yra Coffee also sold at un
time
Provisions.— The market is verr inactive, owinr to
the high yiows ol holders, who are demanding a i uriber
advance for most kinds, and the sales are only in a small
wav.
Pish continue dull, and new No 3 Mackerel are un
sett.ed and lower, ealee having been made from the
why f at ®B4W©B7OV’ bbl.
-.whisky is unchanged; SW) bN* Ohio told at 2lKo;
2 5 0 J?#*^? nn ?? 1V8m!l 8 * *®Kc, drudge atl9e, and faMs
at aOKoff' gallon, .
New York Slock £
!xcbaßge*-Jane 12
> BOARD.
SBCOFD
10000 Missouri 8t68.... 84*4
200 do 94H
’6OOO do b6J 85
22000 T«nn 6s ’90........ 92%
3000 N Carolina fB 88*4
4roo LaCso & M Ld Gt 19
SO I'aeifio M £S 92
CO do 9254
so do .. ,bso. 9* :
100 Si YCentral ....81ft i
SO do WOS>?4 :
ICO do. 8134 :
ftQ-EneJlailroad 19*2 i
6 do 49 ; •
100 Hudson flivHß bOOtiiM 1
100 „ 48*2 '
700 Reading it.-.,;...... 44« 1
150 111 Cen jiScj.—.... a*
: 100 Mich C R e» 521.'
2ft) do B2*£
250 do MO/SK
69 Mioh 8 Goar stk 94*2
» (1 660 24*4
150 Gad * Chi H »6QC3 •
too do —. .bxofc)/
60 do. 63 V
100 do ....bio 69)2
690 d 0..- fJ
100 do. Bio 65-
no C'evo ft. Toiedo..t2o JO
SOOChift
no d 0...—.... \mm%
WO Del Uokft WX- »
ISO Chi -But fc Qom..7SK
100 do boom
«*---• cr. -<
.#7,000,090
. $7 0 0»
*OOBO
**UW
. A9.OM)
. torn
scoouj
40C-.UO
. i,a<w
.#4/00,000
BOARDS.
» Sch War Pr®r .. .20X
10 Mmnhitt K. -6\y*
Juns 12—Evening.