ItXXIESItOBtI. V <itifb!iKl»n.lfeV»Vf»OUt . ,~. n<4iMw.*»«« so»m, owmu**»«»*•»•• «** ' -- &»»* *i j ' 1 :S^S,M g 9 Wr M«a ; jW v . l . } -, . •• ' -■ •-ttu» mm SrttMWMtiMun- •'" To»rrw» Kot*i,ll«» Jtow*. e**.? <: f.i 0»»- , ~.. "sVyVWEIJBISDisy JVtt 4, IWO. -21-4 ..p-t » ‘.--.r: .-v r . r--'-'? cii :W ; B E k&X'--'V RKBH ~ -- ttA .-!..■<« C ‘ Virl. t* O'Yet -' ■ VERY LATBSTNBWB FROM ALt dUA*TB*r; Aa van u Rdittrrtaiaoe i aßdk#*ri»elaj' to»ioa of the our.'! ireweektr-'mpr- BehtiaAeAtabetter.eerteafbr BeraoneVthe eitr teuaail totbelrfrieadaoutof »*ata*laoo»i t« a eowpletekletorT of the tuna* for tfci pr*oedifif v*«fc.■-?' --; «x*.mw- poirrarpair: .-■ OWHOB PQBTBY -Tar fuua-Tai Bear Ban i J '.o V- 1 •- -r ■ ' SELECTED BTORY.—BxaTHa’t Staraoran. t .-■ EDITORIALS-Th* PaeitsiXT urewraYiai fun rjjnnt OH Taraa—Tm Taavr* Bun—rer-incai. Kcokokt-Thi nine* or Watae—Mw WM''4* ll OupßT J,xmtnta »a BoiJ>-CeicOi»l‘UßOK jfjiji.Tijaißajir’a fjfotaar-How ' PtMtDMT iiVELKTiD .'—Ytaiba witv. Dip:. trwoairt*. ... . .. ~T “ CORjiraYOifOEffCE,— larraai rmorr OeeaatOH * non Wasotkotoh—Larra* tbom LEmaa. J liP.WS.— TmtaTiat Nrwi »T TMoearn fmo* / - WAaaiHaTOH—Uhitid Statts' Smtatai Sracrat; . Embioh— Thbie Bara Lat*» rmorr EemoriroLA laa note CiLinjaaU-HfaaciaL Darrarcaat to “Taa P«*u.” . 1.-:';' rOUTiCAL.-Taa MmnKor m Siciisiohuts *!!»'/PHipanetraiAT-HaaB ylbnnt- or 'T«» .Da rrocarcrnr Haw Jibist AT Cajkdbh •• JUtiaic*- oa or BocoL«a >TD JoHaroa— Waitjho or thf Baiio'emATir Statb CaaraeL CorrjaiTTßi —Tm; Vaa Bttaaa o* the Booth—T«« Gm'HAT,Doeoi.ir . - Br'tibitiWoallaatiaijiH I imUmMoi Betrina . •rJKYfoa*i’**»e*tnr» Oomlrttaa—Taa Batcaitr.' - tnn9*.Yie*»T-Do»«tAV Lama o»AccirtA*ci. MISCELLANEOUS.—K x a coupH oa NiTHitti'ii. - MeiTwa-aMbiitiAUi Bana auitt-Ah Otß' B 1 cha iem.:Vicri!rr*n;*T Grrataa—Jaaaaaaa Diana* -£i*T»U.A**vr«i.oTTHa Oaaii BiiTaaa »tH«* . Y«**rr!:DtrcaiFTioa oa T«a MiWo*H Vasari.- Tna DitL.aiTiba of laßtrasßaaca. OOMUBAOIAL.—WaaiLT AHvihw earn*-Phil* . PiLraia. Hitim—Tbi Mohht- Maaaar—Tut. -PajupaLTaii Oitfill Mum-New Yoaa Mam-' aa»a-r-. ;, .. •: IMIB WKEELYFREBB fa ftunkhed toaalaanben ai Br aar HMyfa;a4aa»*,'fbr tIM aiatlo oon, aad u. Ctnbabr Tvratr. v»«a aaaucooaa aM|faa>BWiiaa4. TMoa., BUafo. ooffar;for,. t»la M tka, ooaattr ot T*t - PaaVt Uffioe. fttSaiaawa; raAd? for Sillier. " ( baUt; from tha LoWnhi No; S;,Q«aann i’PoliHeal'; Xulcal - and Draata tfa; Spaaeh of Senator Donglaa In New York. ?^Wtfc 'l*Aii'ar/4-M’o« BnflkiilHdgewae Nominated ■ Mab ame Kosenth Zn Unkj^Majfoaln.teUfgeDCe.,-v-- t in order tkaT eVepy person connected with this paper may bars an opportirnlt; of celebrating the atmiTerssry of oor Inde pendence jie a nation, Thb ’ Pmau will not be i?iae<l.tQ-ijiorrow.' . ; The. JfeWi. ..., ’ PolUioiana are endeaToHng to mend matters at far.-aSithe: praaent dtriaibn in the Demoeratio raake is eoneamed. In' New Jeraey, the Da' moeraUa State Kxecatlvo Commlttee hare reaolTed to bail e state Coneentibn, to proride for the har mtiby of the party, on tbe barti of aoompromtea,b; ohpoiing"an electoral lieket .compoeed of fonr Dbnglatani throe Breokinridge eleatore. In New York yesterday fonr children were pot ep?ed;by:pnrt*king of . a quantity of irrlting ink wUcbdkey foaad white playing. Two ef the nti fortunties died , hot the others are reoererlog.;; l Tni, , 'oftaoiiiTe''repntatipn.>hlohPhiU4alphla,' haa enjoyed 'Vy raatan of her Aramen’a riots aeeme. Hketyingtre waybeforethatof Mplrin(andpre>t tentfoaß' Gotham, tto _ telegraph talla of - a riot’ whioh tookplaea therOyestardayketireantwe riral ' Sts' penipeitiea, In which eeferal peroonr rrere ln jnfiid.'' Tha affray wae.onlr rtopped by a Urge’ toij:ot ppltca. .. *. ; ;rj . ,Xhb patriotic people of the ootion will celebrate the Fr-urfhof Julyto-dey. The celebration pro mlees to bb in*feeepicje with the’character of oar people, and , the. holy aaeoolaHona. which cluster Mnniltfce.dejfobocommemorated. , An,eiUjatire Conflagration la ohroalcled IIP heiriogV-tabca plaec at SlegSlag PrUoo,thec«; Wnet abopofCharlea A. Woodraff, in‘the State srhon',hOTiig beendeetroyod by Are.. . HU lota la jipop irhleh lhere. wiu anio<uraaoeo< $40,000. The Ice* on the building, which felle npop. thOJlate, ie $4,000. Wo are told that the Jaokaon Democratic Amo «Jeti6o',,'rfhfe6;ied bseotwenty ye*w taexisteriee politicalloflatneo, -waif totally by dieegroemente amongin member* pa ihePreeidentlal question. ... . . rOar 1 inert intelligence la relation tothe Ulster ritoU rauideri n New V ork Ur that the police hare arreatol the pOrtcafuppoiod to s*«'■ jSrel.. : 'jthie’'T»talVßlot.' ’. Jeiferdi >•;> he can ■fWW«IWI- : -V ,s .-c.-‘-eh" '• V e.cSk*Jßorfolk.Ve., ratllcalion meeting Of Break i*i<4g«(ej>dLa«e has been postponed aatll aftsi the»4fi<fM)_loß)'iv : lJjatght eawelj be,' postponed until receicber forall the rotee it may be expect od Jo, geia-in the,Old Dominion. - ' A’detpateh frotn SyrMueej New Tdrk. reyr that Democratic, national* Bute Committee hare called a'CbhVOn Mon to chboae Presidential eleotore. sddror *ed - to the Bizonal. Democrat* jrlm eappoit Breckinridge and Lane ' The el&ve trade, with all its hortora, atill pn relle lnCaba,the.vlgUaaqe of American and ijri tUb ortfeera to the oOntrnrynotwltbriaßdißg.Ad, ytoes from ! (Uutatamry Coba, assert that tea or teralre'iAfcerleao teaselt bare Uadad over rS,bOO aegrooe ba the-'island within the last tlx 'wcCka; The, omtiant cfhumaowo* end mlaery comprised fhihlrslinple anioondamentis perfectly appalling to contemplate! ’Wo .would chronicle the arr**i .endJctioh of.apaio of kbesebold eiaro-tpede p'.rites with masbpluMra. IA tb* meantlme.wr leern from. Hew, York that : tho, rorcnaa catW Harriet! Lana haarelred the,bark Kate InHtw York bey,' on the snapleion of bring conceded with , the slave trade.- ‘fihe - bed -been cleared'for Cape ■ PeUn«a,7ADfon,\ and ,waa' manned with aerew el -ipahlarda 'eail' Pprtnfueee.'Tbe' setter btd alao .•eUadtbe etsamtag Magnolia, with saorpicipae number of man on board, while ahe wae s eeming towards (he Kate.- - ' v- .- i: ; , ' The 5 hoard of eomeriaaioaem On tho location of thenew coaofy traildlnga hold a meeting on Ifon dey afterneoa. It wee determined to locstathe .pißOioipaltbilldißgson Penn Squara; tmtwithout proceeding farther In the matter, the oommlarion ors adjourned.' : iy..ln eoereqhenw of tho woather, whleh wunnfi /ybjtatt’i, 'tha ’r«o»: barirein -' Fiore Tempi* and wait* loro taken plow yesterday aflariiMijpi'was :.'. 11 The Peyeomanthenm” U tire till* of • now. plMoofODtMttlmoont Opined (hie mk In Boeton Odder ffc'e of Andeveon, the world-renowned wiiar&eflhe North, end monereh “ efrn*g;elani,”a«risted by o Mr.Jofcn HearyAn r-aprsoiij- Jr.i'wiserd «tlen4«Bt I , ' »»d “ Mlra Mise Anderion, the’, modern mneaoeyae; JNanlstand - ’ ; -';;Darißg ftp tnontH ofjhne ,'ten Aeeeriean .o*o were loet, domporing 1 »U*mer,2 r 'iipe,.;l’;h«k, -I’hrtg, and IS eohooiieri, ofwhloh A Were-reek-A 1 tank by coiUtlont, l fowdeVed, 5 abandoned, leapeUed, odd I miming. The oygre jl»^ioi«ii.*|tifijt@4»tgao)9«9. noticed In pno of the city, papers, yostor toy, thn renmk that Hon. Henry D. Footer, '■s* Jierodcratic candidate tor Govefnor.wa* dreati yliWighted at the Bcaodakma action o| Afch''Sfitfd Central Commltteo, inpropoalng that tiiaßonglas men ofpennsyl --Vania ohonld vote for the Disnnionlsta on the tsi*yei’/ia/a isoarewbatunauthorized surmise, -orisfßjgprobhMy ftbmthepreiOßoeof General ~^Ws^kQ-tib Hotel,Alhrlnjg'.the i Witioa df' the.OiHinniitee, Mr. Fooran pro ebeHereii, a sinebw mend igtetty not te be awMe that, vrithon electoral wonld ;re ;:il^^iv«al»lleß««;wiUbesupported by the Society ■ ;fjt»kb*rg ) ''«nthe.aMho( fiijtmabn treki The Vrahl Letter from Hon. Wm. B. . We concede to the Watijmp- Rrai> (tie petm of being the »U the supporten of the Geß«»t>j4c^itui*tf»tlon. What he says he means it or not. He and dan do more jiplhHW &be, rotten to its core, and more to sneer at one' that is sonnd and healthy, tlian any man of our acquaintance, He came into the Democratic party in .1869, not shyly and apologetically, as Hr. nprsrithhalf-way declara tions llke'Mr/ On arm,**, 'now curing his dys pesida undef ltalian eUeij but with a bound, with a, smile, a bow, and a witticism. The mysterious Zoyara herself could hot have made’ a more gracefbl trirti. But, dropping the comparison, Mr. Bin left.no doubt in the > pjibiic mind as to;Wh)it. sid.6 of our common humanity he belonged. He swallowed every Democratic dogma at once, and without scru ple. Youwoukl have supposed it was nectar he was drinking, instoad of that which he had so frequently denounced as Locofocolsm. ' It was an easy process, then, for' such a man to ftli into th'e worst heresies of Mr. Buoha- Srjur; It was hot for him to inquire, having token id uiuchon trust, whether the thing was fiqht or wrohg.ahd accordingly he took down Lscomptqii,',tiie Englishblll, and all the other atrocities of the Administration, without a syl lable of complaint. Of course, Mr. Brbd is an ardent' supporter—if so warm a phrase can be applied to so'cold a msn —of Messrs. Breckik kinos and Lass, and he has addressed to the worthy.gentlemen whohave that comfortable little parly in keeping in this. State, his nsual letter occasions, which abounds in his characteristically ahy self-sufflcienoy. There ’j in bis opinion,.no difficulty inthe Demo cratic party that cannot be readily l settled. Gen. Foils*, the Democratic-candidste for Governor,U a most ezcelleut man, and every body onght to vote forhim, without respect to his opinions on the Territorial question, and then . the Douglas', men and the Breckinridge men ought to. come together, on. the electoral ticket and vote for it like brothers. For, is notXr. BazoKisßinos a good man, Hr. Dou ouas a good man, and what Is the use of get ting into a passion about the slavery question 7 Why, letthose who 'choose to do so trouble th9mselres with It, he, Hr. Bred, is Tesolved to preserve wis equanimity at all hazards. We like to give credit where credit is due, and in an opponent, if we cannot approve his o .inions,,we try at least to do justice to his abilities. Foi the sake of the country and the Democratic party! however, we hope that no fhrther draughts will he made upon Hr. Rkeb’s conscience in defending new wrongs; and in making that appear right whicb, to other men, i* simply and utterly itidefensible.. . Capt. Thomas Tnrner aad the Captured ' - Mexican War Steamers. Nothing is more .uncertain than the course of politicians, if we' oxcept the freaks and fol lies of some of those who occupy high judicial positions, ire have some eccentric judges in our midst.l Now York is blessed with her .share'of these absolutists, of which their de crees in the case of Mr. Foreest, so extraor dinary and ao cruel, were fair specimens. New Oleins has come forward to furnish a rare contribution to the same school. ■ ’ We notice 'that Judge McCaleb, of the United States Dfstrict'Oonft of Louisiana, has decided, that- the steamers Miramon and Mar qulsde la Habaiui, captured byCaptain Turrer, of ttie United, States aloop-of-war Saratoga,' in March last, and brought as prizes to New Or leans, shall be released. The grounds of .this extraordinary decision are—first, that Capt. Tcassa selected the night for his attack upon those steamers. Now, It is in evidence before the .department at Washington that the Sara toga, under Commander Tobreb, could not have reached these steamers before night, .for the simplq reason that they hod not time to get at them by day. The circumstances in-proof of this assertion are'co ntained in the very full 'despatch oi. the. commanding officer of the Sloop-of-war, to the Secretary of the Navy,,' Judge MoCaubb also- states that Captain Tubrbb provoked the attack. A greaser misstatement cannot well be conceiv ed. All the officers of the Saratoga—the pnrser/captain’s clerk, and the surgeon, with the crew of that vessel—certify to the fact that those vessels first fired upon the Saratoga. The Judge also states that the vessel called . Marqnis de la Haban* did riot fire, when the reverse jß jroyed. This learned, jnrist has ateadiiy ignored tho deliberate and carefully prepared statement o( the Americans who were preaentat add participated in the capture, and has based his decision upon the testimony fur nished by agang of pirates and adventurers on board jthe Spanish-Mcxican steamers. The difficulties under which tbe officers in onr navy are compelled to labor in being sent out .to act frequently upon their own respon sibility, cannot be weU estimated. The treat ment-of Commodore Papidiro js a case in point. His Chastisement of Waikb* and his men, so opportune anil so wholesome, offended a certain portion Southern public opinion, «md to this day be has not been indemnified for hi* losses, and the approval of his own Croyenupent has been withheld from him. In the cue of Captain Turner the Govern ment promptly and-fnlty endorsed his conduct in : capturing the two steamers alluded to, while on their way to Vera Cruz, with ammu nition for the relief of H«axok, in bis siege of that port, and now a United States Judge iu New Orleans sets himself up against the action of the Government—repudiates the letter of Commander Jzavis, of the Gulf Squadron, and the statement of Capt. Tcrebr and his men, and remands the prizes totheir owners. The next step will be to appeal to. Congress for in demnity. A large amount will of course be insisted upon, and the Government filched to gratify certain interests, and gallant officers will be censured for doing their duty. We do not know a case in which. the' right has been so entirely on the side of the American offi cers as-in this, and we have no doubt that Congreis will take .the same view of It, when the Mexicans, with the decision of Judge Me Calks in their hands, appear at Washington demanding damages. . The Dilemma of the Disnnionists. The broad farce enacted In Independence Square on Monday evening, reported in most of the Philadelphia papers with impartiality— for hut one of all the nnmber has attempted to conceal the confusion that prevailed through out the whole, of the proceedings of the meet ing-most have convinced General Laws and Cel, Mas SHALL that their doctrineß were con siderably below par in this city. Mayor Henry and his police have not had so much trouble on their hands for the last two years. But for their friendly interposition, the Seces sion demonstration wonld not have been held, or wonld have been,turned, Indeed, into a Douglas meeting. As it was, the remarks of all the speakers were punctuated with cheers for the Little Giant, and embroidered with any variety, of-indescribable sounds. In slier years, the gentlemen who figured as officers of that meeting will be heartily ashamed that they allowed their names to be used for such a purpose. We .do not speak now of the ultimate object'of the prime movers —that has been sufficiently discussed, and is universally understood; bnt of the dilemma' ef ' men . who, ■ pretending to* bo Demo crats, occupy. so unenviable ahd so inde ftnslblo a position as those who yielded them selves to an endorsement of the resolutions of the meeting on Monday evening. They have always professed to be in favor of regular no minations, and they now freely commit them selves to the most irregular of. all party rebel lions. -.They know that Judge Douglas is the legitimate nominee ot. the Democratic party, and yet they consent to support the candidates of a seceding'minority. They know that the largo majority of the Pennsylvania delegation, at Charleston and at Baltimore, voted for or aided to .ratify.rite nomination of Douglas, yet they are following the lead of four or five gentlemen in that .delegation who refused to dq aO, "They saythat the platform upon which Judge Douglas stands is unjust to tho South; and they know that the. South itself would have accepted it if Douglas had not been put Upon it. They protest' against ihe election of Asbahah Lincoln to the .Presidency as a grievous calamity, yet they leel that their movement is rapidly preparing tho way tor that, result. They denounce Popular Sove reignty as advocated hy Douglas, and yot they support Breokibbidob, who is on tho record in favor of ttioßsmo doctrine, Woprint theso thonghfs for tho careful reflection of the ex cellent citizens who have joined tho Secession movement 'in <Pennsylvania,’ and -commend them to their serious contemplation.. Jifpdigf', in'the shape o( a negro, bey namtdTom, tfaitonlihlng Baltimore. The -National Anniversary. Another anniversary-of the Desecration of American Independeneb daiyns upon us this qwrning, and we are admonished- of tho fleet rwa - with' which time marks its; Ineffaceable traoea upon national history, as troll as upon individuals, by the fhet that eighty-four years hive elapsed since the memorable event which will to-day be celebrated throughout the length and breadth of this mighty Bepublic. The industrious habits and resistless en ergies of the American people have led them to eschew holidays with unprecedented rigidity, and, indeed, while tho annlvelsary of the birth of the Saviour, the 1 first day of the year/ and days set apart in different States tor Thanksgiving, are observed’:with widely dif ferent degrees of respect in different parts of our couhtry, this is the only universal national holiday'we possess.' ’ ' ■ A nation which so'grudgingly surrenders even a Single day, to any other object than the vigorous prosecution of its usual pursuits, could have given no higher evidence of its ap preciation of the important act which rendered the Fourth of July; 1776; memorable not only in our history bnt in the history of mankind, than by conferring upon its anniversary the superiority it possesses in the American calen dar. ■ While the degree of eclat with which it is celebrated oratorically, or by imposing parades, varies greatly in different localities, there is not a town or hamlet and scarcely a single cottage where some little event does not occur to dis tinguish it from all other days of the year. However unimpressive or inappropriate Borne of these demonstrations may bo, yet they nearly all tend to the common purpose of impressing the popular mind and heart with recollections of the mighty struggle of the founders of onr nation to secure its liberty, and of rekindling the fire of patriotism in many breasts in which it has been almost ex tinguished by the engrossing struggles of life for the attainment of mere material objects i and by disgast with the venal and contemptible tricksters, who, in far too many instances, have crawled into tho most honorable stations of our Government, and boldly attempted to per vert its powers, while they disgracld.positfons once ennobled by pure patriotism and exalted intellect. The re-awakened recollection of the strug gles of the earlier days of the Republic, and of the memory of the many really great and noble men whose deeds as warriors and as statesmen have. adorned its history, should stimulate all good citizens to earnest efforts to elevate the prevailjng standard of politics and of politicians, so that, while all the glories of the past are cherished, and the power and greatness of the present are preserved, we may be impressed with a well-grounded hope that the clouds which lower over the future will be dispelled, and that since America has so grown in material strength that she ranks among the first Powers of the world in wealth, in arts, and in arms, tho history of her man hood may prove as glorious as that of her infancy. Upon the young tho celebration of tho Fourth of Jnly has a peculiarly impressive in fluence. It awakens their curiosity, prompts them to ask innumerable questions,*the answers to which not only fill their minds with Informa tion of the great events of the Bevolntionary era, but refresh the memory of parents as they reply to these pertinacious inquisitors. In tens of thousands of families to-day the query and answer will be heard: ■ “Father, what fearful noise Is that, Like thunder in the cloud, ’ Why do the people Wftvo their hat, And rush alons in crowds?” “ It le the noiee of oannonrr. The sled ebonte of the free; Tbie ie a day to memory dear— ’Tie Freedom’s Jubilee.” In Philadelphia there are generally much less imposing pnblio demonstrations on the Fourth of July than iu other important places. Constantly surrounded, as we are; with .Revolutionary associations, and with the Hall of Independence itself looming up in tho heart of our city, special celebrations of an event of which we are every day forcibly reminded, do not possess the same degree of novelty and Impressiveness hero as in other portions of the country. At this season, too, when tho heat oi sum mer becomes very oppressive,- the rare and highly-prized opportunity afforded by tho general abandonment of all business avocations, to thousands to whom this is the only secular day of individual freedom from traainoui oa*oa ; to escape from the pent-up walls of their city prison to rural retreats, is.cagerly embraced. And if the skies are unclouded, thousands will swarm from Philadelphia to-day to all the attractive haunts surrounding it which are readily accessible. It is to be hoped that their enjoyment and celebration of Liberty and Independence will be tempered by the re straints of Virtue and Temperance, and that few will pervert the true object of tho day by indulgence in undue excesses. Who is ftcgnlar ? But yesterday the word regularity was the very corner-stone of the Administration gos pel. To-day, to bo irregular is to be ortho dox. The men who declaimed against the “ rebels,” ihe anti-Lecompton Democrats, and ruled them out of tho party, rejected their votes at primary elections, controlled committees in conventions, and forged resoln tions, and iorced them through; these men are now in open, banded opposition against the regular organization of tho Democratic party. The change is as sudden as tho change from a parlor to a prison at one of our thea tres. Wo notice that they are whipping in their paid newspapers throughout the in terior—ihe same that have printed so much and prated so loudly against disorganization— into raising the Disunion flag. The Beading Gazelle and Democrat, and tho old Berks county Adler or Eagle, have both hoisted this banner. So, too, of the former organ of the Democracy of Montgomery county, tho Nor ristown Register ; and so of, several of tho newspapers in the district lately represented by Hon. Paul Leidy, and now by Hon. Georok W. Soeanton. Tho Carbon Demo crat is dumb. The York Gazette, edited by the amiable chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, W. H. Welsh, Esq., is also diplomatically silent. Senator Bioleb’s organs continue to be slightly “ weak in the knees,” and wo believe the old Lancaster In telligencer compromises the difficulty by ele vating both tickets. The question arises who is regular ? Out of all this disorganization, which organization can be rescued 1 Will the masses of the Democratic party who have been compelled to submit to ail kinds of inconsist encies and treasons—because, forsooth, they were enacted “ inside of the organization”— consent to carry the new treacheries perpe trated by the same mon outside of tho organi zation? This is a question that would-re quire all the astuteness and all the logic of no less a man than Hon. Caleb Cushing satis factorily to answer. A Persecuted People. Who does not pity the poor post-office clerks in this olty ? Their daily bread Is mado to mingle with the bitterness of persecution.' They are re quired lo suppress all expressions of opinion on pofitioal matter unless to applaud what they at heart despise, and to smother their real preferences for the Presidency on pain of dismissal. And this is not all. Contributions are frequently iovied upon them for purposes whloh they do not approve, and their hard-earned wages are wrung from them for the bssest of purposes. The postmaster, a hotter by profession, oanses guns to bo fired In honor of tho bolters 1 tioket The poor olerks are immediately assessed from five to ten dollars to pay for the powder. A bolters' club is next gotten up, and the olerks are left no alternative bnt to sign or leave. There Is not. a monarchical Government In Europe that tolerates tyranny likd this. The above brief paragraph from the Cleve land (Ohio) Plaindealer, true of the officers in that city, is a perfect picture of the fato of tho dependents of power in Philadelphia. "The subordinates in every department of the Go vernment here have been compelled to contri. but© for every conceivable object, and we under, stand that the expenses of tho late Disunion mooting were paid bythesomen,mostofwhbm have largo families to support, and nearly all of whom, in their hearts, despise the tyrants who rulo over them, and the matobless folly of which those tyrants arc . guilty. The money of the people, used heretofore to break up the Democratic party, is henceforth to be used for the purpose oi destroying the Union. The Gbain anb Grass Crops op Pennsyl vania —The Farmer and Gardener, for July, Says: “We are pleased to bo able to state that the grass orop of our State, at least the eastern portion of It, nover looked finer or gave better pro mise of a Urge yield. The grain crop looks equally woll. All that is now wanting is good weather for harvesting. ” Georgia papers claim that tho vacancy in the Supreme Court of the United States will bo filled by the appointment ot R. R. Cobb, brother of the Secretary of tho Treasury, THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JILY 4, 1860. y Relief from Over-work, _ It lias to learn, from fa yesterday's P&Esa, Lindsay & Blakistox, SnrTll, Exati»H & Co., and seve ral other taodiaglfcidhfeUere and publishers In this city, believing ..that they and thelr em ployes would bo benefited by a slight relaxa tion from'the usual hours of business during. , the warmest days of summer, have agreed to close their respective stores at 5 P. M., daily, from the first of this month to tho twentieth of August. ;The early closing System isfr rational as well as humane, lor the gas con-, Burned in the bookstores night, except on the arrival of the.'Christmas holidays, must cost mote than is gained. by the ordinary sales after dusk.' There is something to be dono, even beyond this thoughtful kindness of our 1 friends, the publishers and booksellers, towards their em ployes. Humanity demands that tho condi tion of clerks, dispensers,' and other persons employed in drag-stores, bn Sunday, should be cured for. We have received several communications on this subject, on behalf, as one intelligent gentleman writes to us, of < ( poor drug clerks, cooped np all the year; permitted to look at, though not to enjoy, the glad'smiles ond bright sunshine and gentle breezes which Heaven has sent us. 1 ’ ’ There ore at least three thousand youDg men employed in drag-stores in Philadelphia, who have to attend every day in tho week. To them, Sunday is much as any other except that, from the shutters being up all da|jr, they are in a manner cooped in and much duller than usual. One of these gentle men has thus stated his case to us; “ Though engaged with one of the kindest and best of employers, who is willing .to aeoede to, and gratify the wishes of bis young men, yet so it is, we'sre confined from year to year, from six o'clock in tho morning until twelve' o'clock at midnight with the proviso thftt we may be rapped up several times in the night, after wo have sought ouroouch. The holiday Allowed us is part of one afternoon in !be! week and one evening. Ndw. my employer disapproves of keeplog open all of Sunday. He thins a it is a custom* a mere form, and our receipts prove it. Yet, we are confined on all of that day, by turns; when, as in niy.bape,' my employer would say, were it otherwise—* Boys, I will attend until church time, and at neon for yoti; go la the country and clear your thuddled brains, and return fresh and regenerated for another week’s tdl.* We will not acceptU now, for the reason that our ho nor would not permit of us confining him. Where as, if we were closed part ot the day. we could go, ; and not feel that we were imposing on him.” , ■ This case is very fairly put. The druggists’ assistants ought to he liberated from Sunday attendance. The health of body and soul would be benefited thereby.. The instance! in which medicine isurgently requiredon Sun day are comparatively rare. The chief sal? on that day is of mineral water and perfumery. There may be a little difficulty at first In gof ting physiddus into the way of hot wanting next prescriptions made up on Sunday, but that fe to be overcome. Let druggists’ assistants fas liberated, like the rest of the workers ii tho human hive, on one day in the week. > WASHIHGTOH COERESPQHDENCX. Letter from “ Occasional.” (Correspondence of The Freu.l While everything else seems to be in repose the 'offiolal axe is glittering in the sun, and moving with renewed rapidity. The gallant Carrol, of Tennessee, a delegate to the Charleston and Balti more Conventions, who voffed for Stephen A. Dou glas throughout, and who is postmaster at Mem phis, was yesterday morning summarily and his plaoe filled by a Secessionist. It is stated Mr. H. M. North, of Lancaster county, Pa., has sp eared the valuable prise cf special mall sgent for New York for /t»? subserviency. Tbe name of Mar shal Renders, of New York, is also on the list of the doomod. No mercy is to bn shorg. In the Northwest the proscription will be sweeping—tbe difficulty in that part of the oounfry being, how ever, that there are few Democrats who can be found willing to take tbe plaoes m&do vacant by tho Washington despotism. A bitter fend has grown up between Hon. Wm. M. Gwin, Senator from California, and the Presi dent and Postmaster General, on account of the failure of tbe Government to provide facilities for oarrying tbe general malt to tbe P&cifio. The die gust and indignation of Gwin nre.s&id to be in tense. He thinks if tho-President had devoted himself to tbo Paoifio Railroad, and to tbe import ant duty of sending relief to the people of Oregon and California in matters which ooneorned thotr leading and vital interests, instead of sending out bis bloodhounds to hunt Independent men, it would have been better alike for the country and for lb* fame of tbo Democratic .party. - The election for Senator from California soon oomeß off, and.Crwin is terribly He.linx-siwail-swid intrigued, •TntT ftow Postmaster .General refuses, cither to ’satisfy Horace F. Clark's father-In-law, Vanderbilt, or Gwin himself, to put on the ocean mall service to California, he finds his will-laid schemes frustrated. There is some apprehension entertained in Administration quarters, therefore* that Gwin may declare for Douglas. Just at the moment tbia breach took plaoe between Gwin and tbe President oamo tho unexpected intelligence that Gen. Lsno would probably bo defeated for re-eleotloD as United States Senator from Oregon, Tbe Republicans, under tho lead of Col. E. D. Baker—formerly of Illinois, and late of California but who, wfthin the last yeftr, has taken up hi* residence in Oregon— made a gallant fight. Both Lano and Gwin have been among the most willing and uncompromising advocates of tbe unfortunate domestic policy of the Admi nUtration. They cordially joined - hands in tbe crusade upon Douglas, and encouraged Mr. Buohanan in bis warfare upon hU old friends. It Htoe late inthe day for these mento attempt to recover themselves, either in the ostimatiou of their constituents or of the country. The miserable compromise hatched up by your Central Committee on Monday last, and telegraph el to Washington, was undoubtedly the work of Senator Bigler. That immaculate patriot thinks that, by snch a process, ho may be returned to the United States Senate. The proposition is received with derision alike by the friends of Douglas and of Breckinridge. Tho Douglas men hero have al ready teiegraphod to Pennsylvania that no suoh scheme will be tolerated, afid Mr. Hatdemau, tho member of the National Committee from yonr State, will bo instruoted to ask the Domobratio people to assemble In mass Convention to eift out the Seceders from the electoral tiokot, and to select unadulterated Dougles Democrats in their pieces He will he derelict in his duty unless he moves promptly in this matter. Tho town indulged in a hearty laugh at Ihe ox pense of Brigadier Gonoral George Washington Bowman, of the Constitution , now the Disunion organ of tho President and tho Vloe Provident. The Constitution advooates Breckinridge, And the Democratio paper in Bowman’s own county of Bedford, Pa., hoists the Douglas flag. Bowman is in a sad predicament, and would give anything ip reason, bnt money out of his own pocket, t<j escape! the responsibility of helping to maintain R nowc- i paper devoted to tho overthrow of the Un|on, and of oovering himsoif with disgrace at the same! time—bnt the President is resolvnd to hold him to* his.trust. It is charged that Bowman has made some thirty thousand dollars clear, within the last six months, and his masters will expect him to spend the best part of that in keeping up tho Con- , stitution . Moanwhlle, the British editor,' Brown-e, is also anxious to escape the sinking ship,/and it is, not doubted that, a fow days sgo, he had his vale dictory written, but, by some means or other, it! was countermanded. , ' In painfnl harmony with this stale pf) things Is' the foot that even the Seooders at Baltimore re fused to oompliment tho Presidont and his Admin- j istratlon, and to-day, I-loarned tho samo insult! was heaped upon Mr. Bnohanah, and by the So- 1 oesslon meeting, held in Independence Square, in’ your olty, last ovening. Nevertheless, Broekia- - ridge and Lane are tho exponents of tho Adminis- - tration, and all its poltoy, Us persecutions, its In-' consistencies, and its trsaohorios, and as such ex-- pononts thoy will bo hold to'a beautifnl rosponsi-! bility by the people of ihe Southern States I : Tho Republioans look with exulting oyos oveij this field of strife, and arc quietly preparing fptj what they oonoeire will bo an easy victory for Lincoln and Hamlin in November next. Attaofe* upon them are lost amid tho dip aenslonejamong tho Detnooraoy. lodood, tho work is being dono to their hands by the dependents of the Administration, bnt everywhere Bouglru is oapturing tho organization; and whatever fato betides him and his friendl, they wUI henceforth be most of what may be loft of the Demooratio party of the United States when James Buchanan retires to the shades of privato life. Tho Ameri cans are iu ezoellent spirits, too. They expeot to resoue a number of prizes from the wreck. Among other anticipations is one that in theevent'of the Presidency going into the House, the Bepublloacs, failing te elect Lincoln, will vote for Bell, if he can be returned as one of tho third highest oandi dates, in order to checkmate the Senate in the BIS* union game of electing Joe Lane President-~the Administration oandidate for Vice Presidont—-ac cording to the provisions of the Constitution, for four yoars, from the fourth Of March next. Seventeen States will be necessary to secure the election of any man in the House of Represents* lives. The Republicans have fifteen, the Atneri* onns one, (Tennessee,) and Illinois is in the hands of the friends of Douglas. But the dele* gallon from tho Ifttter State is composed, of four straight-out Demoorats, four straight-out Republicans, and one anti-Lcoompton Democrat-*-' Hon. Isaac N. Morris, of the Qqicoy dis trict. Now, it may happen that Morris, with his single vote, may be enabled, upon this theory, to deoide the next Presidential oleotion, should it go to the House. He la an,active and unepailog foe of Buob&nan and Breckinridge, and is particu larly hostile to. the illustrious Gen. Jp® Lane of Oregon. I should not be at all surprised) if it o*ms Wabhikgton, July 3,1800. down to hla vote to decide between ’John Belt, of Tennessee, the American candidatejTqr the. Pres idency, and Gen. Joe Lane, the candi date for Vice President—if, in other-words, by Voting tbr Bell, he ooutd.prevent the Seriate froip 4Wring Lane—l should ho£ Ije/tftfrptf sed If Morris tpokjthe responsibility, and gave bi#**vote tb Belj. I wet present, not long ego, when this theory was presented to Morris, and I noticed, by tbe flash of his black eye, that he himself was not ignorant of the importance attaohed to his position. Do not act upon the idea you seemed to enter tain a few days ago that Breckinridge and Lane will, secure the organisation «bd the votes of the 'DitWraliO party in the Bonth. The reaction has already commenced in Virginia. The announce ment that Mr. Pryor, had declared in favor of Breokinridge created a panic at first, but it is now passing off, A very active and enthu*iastio can vass has begun in tbe Petersburg (Va.) district, and the Valley Star t Gov.' Letcher's home organ, has raised the Douglar flag in a fleroo editorial. The news from. New Orleans-is alSo favorabfe, and the old organ of tho North Carolina Demooraoy, the Raleigh Standard> threatens to rebel, unless thy .firewaters give up their Disunion sentiments. George W. Jones,-the old'war-horse of the Tea neesee Democracy, has taken the stump, and will no doubt be followed by Senator Andrew Johnson, and otbers of the'same State. A personal and Intimate friend of Governor Wise wrote & letter to Breokinridge, some months ago, enclosing the objectionable passages of his “Oynthiaoa Know-Nothing Speech,” and request ing • information as to the fact of its delivery. Breckinridge would not reply; and his friends in timate that,tbo inquiring party wes not respec table enough for notice. The lfttter—whom you kSow—Mr Fitnam, !s a eitlsen farmer of Virginia and correspondent of a O&thotlc paper of New York, (The Tablet,) and another either in Balti more of the West. Occasional. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press. FROM WASHINGTON ffPECIU DESPATCH TO “THE PRESS.>» feftSAT DXMOCBATIC MJSETIKG—RATIFYING THE.RE . etJLAR NOUINAVieifS FOB P»BS!DBNT AND tICB PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, July 3- A largo meeting of tbe Democrats of this oity was held to-night, to ratify the nominations o? t>OtfaLAB And Johnson. The meeting was organised by the appointment of J. B. Holland as chairman, and JobnF. Ennis, Thos S.' Galt, and Wh. G. Flood, as seoretarles. Tho following resolutions were adopted amid great enthusiasm: . Jtesofved, That the Demooraoy of Washington, flow, as evef. truC to and loyal to p&rty, Cordially endorse the nomination ef Stephen A. Douglas, of.lllinois, for the Presidency, and Her sfihei V. Johnson, of Georgia, for the Vico Presi dency, and rally arotind them as the only hope for the oountry and the Union. Resolved, That tho position, of the Democratic party on the distracting question of domestic slavery was rightly stated by the Vice President of the United States, in his speech at Lexington, Kentucky, on the Oth June, 1856, when he declared that—. ’ . ■ « The whole power Of the Democratic, organisa tion la pledged to the following propositions : That Congress shall not intervene upon this subject in the States , ik the Territories or in the District of Columbia ; that the people of each Territory shall determine the question for themselves, and be admitted into the Unton upon a footing of perfect eauality with the original States , without disbrimlnation on account of the allowance or prohibition of slavery .” Resolvcrl. That we approve and accept the plat form of principles, unantmouriy adopted by the National Democratic Convention held at Cincin nati, in 1859, and reaffirmed by. tho Convention recently held at Charleston, which concluded its labors at Baltimore by the nomination of the peo ple’s eboioo, Stephen A. Douglas. That upon tbe principles and polioy thus enunciated we can safely rely for the maintenance of popular rights, tho permanency and perpetuity of our Institutions, and tbe continued prosperity ot all scotlons of tho Con federacy. Resolved, That as Union-loving and law-abiding oitlsens, worshipping the principles of the immor al obief, whose name immortalises this oity, wo fireuily endorse the words of Stephen A. Douglas, n his lettor of acceptance—that 7he Federal Union must bo preserved. The Constitution must be maintained Inviolate in all its parts. Every right guarantied by the Consti tution must be protected by law in all cases where legislation is necessary to its enjoyment. The ju dicial authority, as provided in the Constitution, must be sustained, and Its decision implicitly obeyed and faithfully executed. The laws must be administered and the constituted authorities upheld, and all unlawful resistance suppressed.” Rtsolnetl, That, as oititens And residents of the city of Washington* we hail with peculiar delight at>4 enthusiasm the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas for thb Presidency of the United States, recognizing in him one of the truest friends and most garnest advocates of tbe interests of the Dis trict of Columbia. True to the Union, he bos been, and is, the consistent friend of the Union’s capital. 7he enthusiasm was very great, oarrying out the Union f entiment of this metropolis of tbe Union, so I** M-itd oUlrens, with a fow rldiculousjexoeptioßi, individually and oollootively aro’coneorPed. An hntttens) Inscription over the chief stand, with tbe glorious 'words,'“No SecsßSioN,” has all day •truck; tenor into the hearts of bolters and pyro tmhnle dftruptionist strangers, and is the theme of great applause to-night. From Washington. Washington, July 3 —Accounts have recently Appeared in the newspapers representing that there •lists an increased hostility on the part of the Spa nish Government against the United States. While ear relations are not so amicable as could be de~ sired—owine to causes well known to tho public— there is nothing whatever in the correspondence between the two Governments to support that as sertion. Tho feeling now is at least as friendly bs It has been at any time within tho last ten juris. Important steps have bees taken by the Depart ment of the Intorior to oausa tbo receivers of the land offices throughout the'Unitod States to render their returns in time for the Commissioner of the General Land Office to adjust them within a fort night after the expiration of each month. A fail ure ■to render tbeir accounts, quarterly and monthly, is to be considered a dereliction of duty, to bo represented to the superior officer for prompt aolicn in tbo premises. It was reoontly stated that the Senate Commit tee on Foreign Relations b&d not even reported baok for notion thenominatiop of Mr. ChuronweN, of Tennesseo,' as minister to Guatemala. The rea son now assigned for this is, that Mr. Churchwell bad deolined tbo appointment/ Tho mission is still vacant, lt'doea not appear to bo very inviting, as two ministers to that Republic have died within the last‘three years. Elegant accommodations havo boon propared for the Census Bureau In the new south wing of the Department of the Interior. No force, in addition to tbe Superintendent (Mr Kennedy) and the book keeper, h4s yet been employed. No returns havo been received. Mr. Greenwood, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, is absent in Arkansas. Independence Day will be duly honored by the Government In tho firing of salutes and an exten sive* display of fire-works.' Washington, July 3. —lt was enaotod, daring the late session of Coegress, that all pnrohases and oontrAots, whan tbo publio exigencies do not re quire the Immediate delivery of the articles, shall be made by advertising far proposals respecting them. No contract or purchase is hereafter to be made, unless the same be authorised by-law, or under an appropriation adequate to its fulfilment, except in tne War and Navy Departments, for olotbing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, or transportation, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year No arms or military supplies whatever which are patented In ventions shall be purchased, nor tho right of ueiDg or applying any patented invention, unless the same be authorized by law, end tho appropriation therefor be explioitly set forth. Douglas Ratification Meeting at Wash- ington. Washington, July 3 —Apublic meeting, to ratify the nomination of Douglas and Johnson, was held te-ntght, in front of tbo City Hall 1 . The speakers 1 stand was beautifully illuminated with variegated lights, and numerous transparen cies, and a bund of music enlivened tho oooosion. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Cincin nati platfornj snd the doctrine of non-intervention by Congress with tho Territories. G. W. Brent, of Virginia, and others, made speeches In earnest advooaoy of the nominees, and predicting the triumph of the principles which they deolaro. Tho proceedings continued till a late hour. The friends of Mr. Breckinridge design to hold a ratification meeting noxt week. Dougla* Ratification Meeting nt Treu< . ton* N\ J. Tbenton, N- J., July 3.— I The Douglas ratifica tion- meeting held in this city to-night was very large and enthusiastic. Speeches wero made by Mosarß. Forsyth, Porrtno, and Parsons, of Ala bama, find Naar and Johnston, of Trenton. The proceedings wore onlivenod by a brilliant display of fire-works. Resolutions wero adopted endorsing the dootrine of non intervention, and expressing tho determi nation to stand by Douglas. _ Dougins Meeting at Kansas City. Kansas City, July 3 —An immense Douglas ratification meeting was hold here last night. The publio buildings were illuminated and aecorotod with flags and transparencies. Bonfires were kindled and snlutes fired, and a general fooling of hilarity prevailed. 8 At the meeting non intervention speeches were made, And the customary resolutions adopted. - Douglas Meetings in Kentucky. LouiBviMiß, July 3— Mootings have been hold in Harden and Campbell ooanttes endorsing the ° n ® on S* as an( i denouncing the Se- Douglas Meeting at Hartford, Conn. Hartford, Conn,, July 3—An enthusiastic Douglas meeting was held hero this evening. New Jersey Politics. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION CALLED TO COM PROMISE THE ELEOTORAL TICKET. Newark, N. J., July 3.—Tho Democratic State Executive Committee of Now Jersey have resolved to call a State Convention to provide for* the har mohyof the party on the basis of a oompromiso, by ehoonng- an eleotoral ticket containing four Douglas and Breckinridge doctors. Dissolution of the Jackson Democratic Association. Washington, July 3.—The Jaokson Domooratio Association, whloh bad been twenty years in ex istence, and exercised much political influence, wa«* last sight, totally disrupted by disagree: mentt among its members on the Presidential question. From Kansas •'Leavenworth. July 3.—At thq election re cently held in this county, there wm * large majority ,in favor of the subscription of $l5O 000 of bonds to/tbe Leavenworth end Cameron ttellroad. . - A large poaglfts' ratification meeting was held hire last night. , t 7he rneroas'fallen at thispOintto fivefeet, and. the watfers art still receding slowly. Thei.WostbeV is warm, the thermometer Indi cating {l5 to 102 in the shade. .. \ - : Heavy showers have fallen in this vicinity during the Inst few weeks, but in some of the interior counties the orops are suffering from a drought. From New Mexico and the Plains ALMOST A FAMINE. Ti Independence, Mo., July 3.—The Ssnta Fe mail, with datos to the 18th ult, arrived here to day. No rain has fatlen in New Mexico duriog this year, and the orops ara almost entirely destroyed. There was never such a scarcity of provisions and forage. Corn is selling at almost any prioo that is asked. The troops irom Utah were expeoted to arrive about the last of July. It is feared that their ad dition will almost oroato a famine Tbo Navnioe Indians were becoming insolent, and unless they are chastised by the troops, they will soon make a foray on the settlements. A few Indians were.seen on the road by the mAil party, some of whom, bolooging to the Kio wos, examined the wagons olosety, bat as the party were well armed, no attack wj*B made. The troops from the Pawnee Fork, who went In pursuit of some of the Indians, had not returned. The rnmor of their having been caught lacks con firmation. Firemen’s Riot at New York* New York, July 3—A fight took place in Broad stroet, this evening, between the members of en gine company No. 13, and No. 21. The riot lasted For twenty minntes, duriog wbioh the stones fell thick in every direction, and Injured a number of the participants. The fight was at last stopped by the interference of a large police forco. Another fight took place to night In Chatham street, between companies No. 13 and 21, daring whioti pistols were usrd. A number of the rioters are reported to have been shot. A Supposed Slaver Seized by the Re' venue Cutter Harriet Lane* New York, July 3 —*Tho bark Kate has been seized by4he revenue ontter Harriet Lane, on sus picion of being oonneoted with the slave-trade. She bad cleared for Cape Palmas. Afrloa. The orew principally consist* of Portuguese and Spaniards. The Harriet Lana has also seized the steam-tug Magnolia, with a sopiolous number of men aboard. The tug was making for tbo Kate outside of the Hook when seized. Brutal Tragedy in lowa* A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN MOBDEItSD, CniOAflo. July 3 —The bodies of a woman namod Mrs. Willis and two children were found horribly mutilated on last Saturday near Batavia, lowa. A man named Kepheut was arrested on 803* ■ploioo of having committed the murders. From a contceaton which be baa since made, it appears that ho committed the triple murder at Eddyvillo, and hauled the bodies a distance of thirty miles to the place where they were found. The Fowler Case* THE OONDSMZN OBTAIN AN INJUNCTION. New York, July B.—Judge Betts has granted an injunction to prevent the Government from levying on Mr Fowler’s bondsmen, but ordered them to give bondß to abide the judgment of the conrt. Two issues will bo tried—one of fao*, and the other of law—as to any oonoealment by the Go vernment that Mr. Fowler was a defaulter at the time of the execution of the bonds. The Cuban Slave Trade—A Thriving Business. New York, July 3.—Advices from Guantanamo, Cuba, state that ten or twelve American vessels have landed over 5 000 negroes In that vicinity, within tbo last six woeka. One of the vessels em ployed was a steamer. Accidental Poisoning Case 'at New New York, July 3 —Four ohildren were poi soned yesterday, at tbe residence of their parents, with Ink which they found while playlcg. Two oi the children are dead, hut the others are re covering. - From Mexico. LOSS Of THE STSAXER WAVE. New Orleans, July 3.—The sohooner Emily Keith arrived at this port to day from Vara Crur, whtah port (he loft on tbe 2lst alt. - Tbe steamer Wave had been lost off Tuspan. Her cargo was saved in a damaged condition. The Wave was bound from Tampico to Vera Cruz. The Mexican news is unimportant. From Pike’s Peak. St. Joseph’s. Mo., July 3—Denver City ad vioes to the 23d nit. have been reoeived by ex press. J. B. Card, from Quinoy, Illinois, was stabbed by Frederink Hadley, from Atchison, Kansas, on the 21st, about twelve miles easfbf Denver. Counterfeit Commercial Bank Notes Circulated at Boston. Boston, July 3 —Well-executed counterfeit $5 notes on the Commercial Bank of Philadelphia were put in circulation In this city to-day. Death of Samuel Butterfield, of New Hampshire. Concord, N. It, July 3 —Mr. Saznuol Butter field. president of thp Capitol Bank, died at his residence iu this city to-day. Fire in Sing Sing Prison. Y.. July 3.—Tb« cabinet shop of Charles A. Woodruff, Is the State prison, has been destroyed by firo. His loss is $60,000, upon whiob there was an insurance of $40,000. The toss on the building, which falls upon theStato, is $4,000. Fire at New Albany, Indiana* A BAPTIST CHURCH BURNT. New Albany. July 3—A Baptist ohuroh and raveral dwellings and stables were destroyed by fire this afternoon. ** The Recent Tragedy at New York. PUREST OP TUB OTHER JBFFBRDS. , New York, July 3—Tho otbor brother con nected with tbe recent tragedy oommittod in this city, Charles Jefferds, has been arrested. He states that ho can prove an alibi. The Steamer Ilabaun at New Orleans. New Orleans, July 3.—The steamer H&bsna ar rived at this port* to doy, from Havana on the 30th. The nows is unimportant. Government Contract Awarded. Washington*, July 3 —Messrs. Philip & Solo mauß bava been awarded a oontract for supplying the Treasury Department and Baturas wHn sta tionery. Specie for Europe. New York, July 3.—Tho steamship Asia, whioli will sail to-morrow for Liverpool, will take ou< $500,000 In speolo Ilreckinridge Meeting Postponed. Norfolk, July 3 —The Breckinridge ratification meeting has been postponed till after the State election. Ilveckiuridge Electoral Ticket. Syracuse, July 2. —The Democratic National State Committee have called a Convention to choose Presidential eleotors. 1 he call is addressed tothe National Democrats who support Breckinridge and Lane. Arrival of the Pony Express from Utah. St. Joseph's, Mo , July 3.—The Pony Express from Camp Floyd arrived hero to-day. Tho news has been anticipated Markets by Telegraph. Baltimore. July 3.—Flour dull, bot ouohaDcrJ Wheat very dull with a limited eupn'v. Coro quiet, but nnohnnted; white and mellow at f8&71o. fiovisione firm, but cot active. Whisky dull at Soho. How Have the Mighty Fallen. (From the Buffalo Daily Jtepublic.l Sad and mortifying must be me expression oftbe Michigan Democratic State Convention to that old soldier, Gen Caes, when they refuse to invite him to a scat in their assembly, as was the casoon Thursday. Happening on a visit to Detroit, from the scene of official labors at Washington, the old frionds, who for years had stood by him, and elected him time and time again to the Senate of the United States, as tbeir representative, and whose influence and vote had placed him in tbo position be now occupies, were io session. When a resolution inviting him to attond their do liberations was offered, it was voted down by an overwhelming majority What a rebuke this is to that remarkable man, the author and originator of non-intervention in bis Nioholson letter of IMB, who has not or manliness to step for ward from his high position and vindicate tho course of Stephen A. Douglas, in upholding these Heaven-born prinolplos! What a sad spcctaelo it was! and however un pleasant it may havo been to the old friends and neighbors of Gen. Cars, tbeir duty to the Demo cratic party and their conscience demanded it, and they fulfilled it. If there was a man who hadwarm and firm friends in Miobigan. it was Gen. Cass. But by the negative courso bo has pursued, while the Administration have hunted like a blood-hound, with &U tbeir influence and power, Stephen A. Douglas and his friends, has completely alienated them from him. We believe to-day that had Gen. Oass tbo pltiok to speak, he would stand whore tho masses ot the party do—with Mr. Douglfls. Daro ho speak his honest sentiments, he would be with usbut alas ! Ac fears his enemies more than he loves his friends. As an old friend and admirer of Gen. C«6s, wo regret that such is the foot. We had hoped for better things, and that, in his old ago and retirement from public lifo, ho would have retained tbo affections of hisbld political Associ ates and frionds in his own State. Speaker Vcnnington on John Sherman. A triumphal reooption was given, to Spoaker Ponnington on his return to his home, in Newark, N. J., on Tuesday. In tho course or a speech to his constituents, Mr. Pennington made somo allu sions to Hon. John Shorrann, of Ohio, in connection with the contoat for tbo Speakership. lie said : ‘•I knew thirty days before any election that there wore men enough who would vote for me, together with tho vote that had already been oast in my favor, to eleot me; but I did not want tbo office, and I told iny friends to keep quiet, and I threw my vote always, with one exception, for John Sherman, of Ohio. [Prolonged cheers.] I nmnot ashamed of that vote. [Renewed oheors. J I gave it to a good man, an honest man, a Imo man; and I tell you the history of John Sherman Is yet to be written. He has a history yet before him, and one that will be oreditabie to himself and to his country. When I came into office I placed at the head of tbo chief commlttoo John Sherman, who had beon defeated for my plaoe [Applause J I felt X was bound to do this in honor, nnd I can say, as a inombor from Virginia said to me, that no man ever filled that post equal to John Sherman. 11 Dr. Newton, of Philadelphia, and Rev. l>r. Cummins, of Baltimore, ato prominently spoken of for tho Bishopric of Hanses Key. Dr. Morciah, of New York city, <le livers tho annual address before the literary soci eties of Hobart College. Rev. Dr. Clarkson, of Chicago, Is to de liver tho address before the Alumni of Pennsylva nia College, at the annual commencement. THE Cl TY. AMU3&MXMTS THIS EVENING. Wst'iiinr Aactt »TSXBr Tkka.t*k, “The Naiad Cfcfieen*"”OoolM a Cucumber.” ' JaCDopoueu a UAJVTixai Kao* street, pejow Third.— BatertauunenU niflwi i - PbxnstlvaNU. ACAbXMT Or FiNs, Axts, 1025 Chest nut street.—The Nth Aamall HxniMtiOit. . National Hall. Marked above Twelfth street.— ” Solomon's Temßle.** CK&KBiIATIOX OF THE FOURTH OF JULT.— Thero will be no general celebration of the “ glQ ridusFourth” by onr clUzdos to-day, bat*large number of corapapie*, olubs, and ether asfoelitiODS will celebrate it-;in their own way.'aroofdfbg to their peoullar ta Aea. From present appearance*, there will be a very meagre dUpUy of fireworks, on private account, la the city. The recent order Issued by the Mayor, forbidding. the sate of the more dangerous olass of pyrotechnics, has operated as a “ damper,” bAh upon the' little boys And the dealers in gunpowder explosives. The demand is so limited, that dealers, apprehensive of having a surplus left on hand, are in many cases- willing (o get rid of thoir stock at cost prices, rather than run the risk of having it left upon their hands for another year, for after the Fourth of July is over there is little chance of dispodog of fireworks until the next “ anniversary” conies round, exoept it be, perhaps, when a political or a fire* ion’s procession occurs. The absence of the nuisance of small firewotkr, and tbo comparative safety of the citizens from the danger of fire in oousequeoce, will hare the effoefc to keep many in the oity who might other wise have felt disposed to paS3lhe day in the ooun try. To one and all we would expressly caution to beware of excesses of all kinds, both of eating, drinking, and improper conduct; and if this is pro perly observed, thero will be little cause of regret to be felt after the day has psased. and many a valuable life will be spared. Many lives are an nually lost on this day by the neglect to observe the rules of temporanoe, moderation, and forbear ance. The following oelebratlons of the day have been annnnncrd to take place: Tho Second Regiment of infantry, Second Brigade, Colonel Conroy, will parade in the moan ing. Tbe line will be formed at six o’clock A.M , on Tocnst street, right resting on Bro*d, fAcinjr north, and after a short parade, the regiment will be dismissed. The Minute Men of ’76 will meet at their armory, *V7± o’clock A- M.. and proceed to Nornriown. The Washington Blues will parade early in the morning. The State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennayl vanifl will, ssufusl. commemorate the anniversary. Tho annua] meeting will he held in the morning at. the La Pierre Hnnro, and a banquet will be per taken of at 4 o’olock P. M. Tbe oelebration and parade of tbe Order of United American Mechanics will probably be the chief feature cf the d%y’g observance . A, proves Flon will take place, in whioh the National and twenty-three subordinate Councils will take part, John Krlder, chief marshal. Tho line‘will he composed of five divisions, and will form in the morning on Girard avontie, right on Otis street Countermarch down the avenue to Fourth ; down Fourth to Brown ;up Brown to Twelfth: down Twelfth to Chestnut; Chestnut to Third; Third to Dock; Dock to Second; Second to Moyamensinz avenue; Moyamensing avenue to Wharton; up Wharton to Ninth; Ninth to Spruco; Spruce to Sixteenth; Sixteenth to Vine; Vine to Twenty second ; up Twenty-second to Coates; not Coate? to Fftirmonnt Park, where the Declaration of In* dependence will be read by J. T Pearce, of Ame rica Star Council. No 53. and the oration will he delivered by E Joy Morris, of Engle Council, No. 19 At the olose of the exercises, the line will aeain be formed, andmarch down Coates to Broad, whero they will be reviewed by the Chief Marshal, bis aids, and assistant marshals. The, line wPI march up Broad to Girard avenue, &nd‘faalt until the marshal takes bis position; march down Glrsrd avenae to Fourth, down Fourth to th« Hall, and thero dismiss. Tbe old soldiers of the wAr of ISI2 will meet, ai u*nal, at the County Court-house. The Democrats will have their annual gathering in Independence Square, ftt 9 o’clock iu the morn- Tbe annual contest between the English eleven of the United States and eighteen Americans will take place on the ground of tbe Philadelphia Clnh. at Camden, to day and tormorrow, and each side brings into the field a much stronger team than (hose of previous seasons, the American eighteen having profited largely from the visit of the old England eleven Inst year, and the Old Country eleven having received from the parent land several valuable additions to their side. - Tho olevon are: Senior, of tho,Philadelphia Club ; Barlow, of the St. George’s Club, of Phila delphia; Sadler and Sams, from King’s Coonty duo, of New York; Sharpe. Hampshire, WiJby, Hudson, and Higham, from the New York ; Halits, from ihe Newsrk; and Gibbes, from tbe St. George’s Club, of New York. On the side of the Americans are : Newhall, Barclay. Morgan Kep hardt, Provost, Vernon, Eskin, Hunt, Johnson Ptevens. Knox, T. Davis, Crreley. Jones, Wlster. W. P Winter, all of, Philadelphia C!nbs; Jackson, of Amsterdam, snd Fox, of N*w York. The members of tho Catholic PhilopatriaD Literary Irslitnto will meet at 10 o’clook A. M . at their hall, northeast corner of Tenth and Ches'- nnt streets. The .Declaration of ‘lndependence will ho read by Wm. F Carlin. E*q , to be follow ed by an oration by Wat. H. Martin, Esq. Location of tbk new County - Build i^os. —A.meeting of the Board of CommirdoneTS having in oharge the location and erection of the now county buildings was held on Monday after noon. Tbe meeting was private—no reporters be ing admitted—and as it was a protracted one, we were unable to' famish yesterday accurate reports of the proceedings. AH the business transacted by the Board was made known yesterday. Tbe mem bers present at the meeting were Judges Stroud. Thompson, Allison, and Ludlow; Messrs..Cuyler and Trego, and Mayer Henry, president. Six pe titions frnm citizens were presented, remonstrating against tbe location of, the, pubUcbondi again In? dependence Square. Judge Stroud, from tho com mittee to .consider the accommodations required for tbo coart rooms and offices, presented a report which set forth tbo acoommcdations required Upon the consideration of the report, Judge Alli son moved an auleridment that two sleeping rooms for jurors, and jury rooms, be added, which was agreed to. and the report, as amended, adopted. C. B. Trego, President of Common Council, pre sented tho report in rogsrd to the municipal build ings. which was adopted. The Board proceeded to decide upon the location of the pnhlio when Mr. Cuyler- moved that the buildings be separated, the municipal buildings to be located open tbe northeast section of Penn Square, and the court offices in some part of Independence Square. Upon the motion of Judge Stroud, tho question was divided, and put upon each portion separately. The first section, locating the municipal build ings being under Consideration, Judge Ludlow oalled the yeas and nays. Yens—Judges Stroud and Allien, Messrs Trego and Cuyler, 4 ; nays— Judges Thompson and Ludlow, and Henry, presi dent, 3. Tbe first Motion was, therefore, carried. The second section of resolution being under consideration, Mr. Cuyler cell ed for the yeas and nays. Yeas—Judge Ipd low, and Messrs. Cuvier and Henry, president 3 ; nsvs—Judges Stroud and Allison, and Mr. Trego —3. Judge Thompson declined to vote for tbe present. Tho question was, therefore, not derided Mr. Cuyler moved to reconsider the vote upon the first olausn of rosriution; carried. Mr. Cayfer then moved tosmend tbo first part of resolution, by striking out northeast and inserting “a” section of Ponn Square. Judgo Ludlow called for tho yeas and nays. Yens—Juries Stroud. Allison, and Thompson, and Messrs Cuyler, Trego, and HeDry. president—o; nays—Judge Ludlow—l. Tho reso lution was therefore carried. Upon motion, th*. Commissioners then adjourned, to meet on Friday next, at 4£ P M. The renort presented by tho Cofi>mit£ee on Mu nicipal Building prrjpoted a structure haviog a front of 500 fret—23o fret on Market street, and 250 feet on Broad street—wbioh it is proposed to erect on either the northwestern or northeastern of tbo tquares at Broad and Market streets.' This building i* designed to accommodate th« Oity Councils, Mayor’s offioe. the departments of Police. Law, City Controller. City Treasurer, Receiver of Taxes, City Commissioners. Commissioners of High ways, City Property and Markets,'Water depart roent, Superintendent of Wills Hospital, Chief En gineer of the Firo Department, Superintendent of the Girard Trust, the Survey department, tbe offioe of the Board of Henlth, office*for the Guar dian" of tbe Poor, tbo Public Sobon] department, the Prison deportment, polioe and fire-slarm tele graph, the Port Wardens, and other departments, many of which are now scattered about In different ports cf the city. After o&rcfnlly considering the whole subject, thecommittee doomed it impracti cable to accommodate all tho oity departments and the courts in one boildlng; bonce their proposition to erect, two. The location of the court building, nnd offioos for tho prothonotaries and other branches connected with the court?, has not yet bren fettled, the beard being equally divided be tween Independence and Penn Squares, with Jndgo Thompson declining to vote. The Judge has some scruples as Jo the-logo) right to creot public buildims on Independence Square, and re served his vote until tho next meeting of tho com mittoo. Annual Commencement op the Uni versity op Pennsylvania —Tho Commenoe* mant of tbo University took plftco at 10 okdoek vesterday at the Musical Fund Hall. The procession of the faculty and students moved from the college at tbat hour to the ball, when the exercises were opened with rroyer. ’ The following was tho nrdor of exercises, the music being by the Germania Orchestra: Greek Salutatory Oration David B. Wilson. Utilitarianism •• Theodore B, FeaVwt. —,• Wood roll Jones. The Cmsars and Napoleons Archibald H. Fnzln. 'The Pmmnnd f**nV|aco... Georjre W. Powell. The Just Aims of Youth tioorne M. B-fdin. The BiwnluiionofFmoircs : .Robert White. Non Siuu sed Bono FuUlico~_ Charles,Moriso,n. * Vioo Provost Fmer then conferred the'degrees. That of Bachelor of Arts was conforred on tho fol lowing members of the Fcnior Class: It. Dale,Ben son, George M. Bredin. Henry R Coxe, Caleb TV. Crercon, George It. Crozer, Robert H. Crozer, Frank G. Dalton. Lemuel J. Deal, Bugeno Devo reux. Archibald H. Engle. Robert P. Engles, Wood ruff Jones. John Markon, Charles Mortson. 0 Btnnrt Patterson George W. Powell, Theodore II Reakirt, John G Stoen, Robert Wblto. William W. White, Dovid B. Wilson. Francis Witter. Master of Arts on the following graduates of tbreo years' standing: John Auburn:, Jr., Cbns. M. Bayard, Frederlok M. Bird, Robert Coles, Isaac Duntnn, P. Howard Eldridge, George Gil pin, John W. GrJgg, William H. Hodge, S Hunt ington Jones, J. IlsnriUon Knbn, Philip H Law, John Lelgb*on McKlm, 'Henry Morton, William F. Norris, James 11. Ponbody, William P. PenpoT, Randolph Eailcr. William F. Savago, Garrett N. Smith. William W. Wlater, Jr., George R. Wood. Bachelor of Lnws, on George Cramp. William F, Johnson, Edward T. Jones, Robert 11. McGrath, - James T. Mitchell, James Sfarr, William D, Wax ier, Thaddeus Webb. D. Jarrett White, Edwnri. R. Wood, George R. Wood, Edwin A. Woodward. Doctor of Divinity, on Rev. James Lloyd Brock. Tbe valedictory address was delivered by Wm. W. White, and the audience dispersed. Accidents.— Bridget Rogers, 35 yearsoM, wes severely injured about the head, on Monday,' by falling from the Tafsed railway track near Mar ket-street bridge, oast side, down to the street be low. She was taken to tho hospital. whoTe Fhe lies In ft very critical condition." Noticos are placed along this portion of the road, cautioning perrons against walking upon it, as it is only de rived for railway purposes. Michael Shields, Bged 13. fell off a coal cart Iff Washington street, near Thirteenth, breaking bis arm and injuring bis shoulder blade. Ho wad tekea to his home, in Milton street, above Ele venth. ' MEWnro Exnm- Trr»£«nriTT W **«•; Wtfai t f , t J ,^B? ino s r *. tle J c wy wm held yeotordsy afternoon, if'Fwwgfco’a Hotel. Suth rtrprt, b«low Bw*. i*t tt lb. twenty-fqar members were present, tbe absentee* beiog-Mtesw. Clark, of theTintVard, »afi fiUde brandt, of the Thirteenth. ; ‘ ■ • * Richard Simpson, the the eom paitteft Preehlsd. . t Mr. McManus, of the Nineteenth worth offered* resolution to endorse the aetioh of 'the State Cen tral Committee, in relation te the tetter of the friends of Douglas and Breckinridge too*the State electoral tick*t- ; ; . This produced a long and exciting debate, which lasted more than two' noun. Finally, a vote wo* taken, and the resolution was adopted by a vote of 12 ftrfavbr to J 0 against.' Mr McGretAnext offeted aheeoTitlro declaring that the action of tbe State Central Committee *vee not blading upon the member* of ihe Itempetolfe party. This was defeated,J6 voting in favor ef ft, to 12 against it. Mr. McCarthy offered a resolution declaring that tho committee endorse Henry D. Foster, tbe nomi nee for Governor, and also the Readingplgifqnß This Was adopted :b/#votel«i 2L Jo nvofc to'l against, Mr. Simpson, the president, voting in the negative Mr John Campbell next offered a resolution that tbo secretaries be requested to notify tbe various Ward Committee! to efll AMftng* of their respective and expresf their opinions upon tbe action of the City Executive Committee This was voted down, 11 to 7, several members having left the room. .A score of resolutions, propositions, and confer propositions were vubaritied after this, but tho ex citement and confusion were so great that no bu siness could be transacted, nod tbe oommitUo ad journed. after being in session nearly four hours. Previous to the meeting it was believed that tbe friends of the regular Democratic nominee for President, Jadge Dougin*, bad a majority of one when the committee was fall, but the unaocoauta ble absence of two who were included In their number, and the defection of ene member, who had evidently been tampered with h j the friends of tbe Administration, caused the d&crgenlxers to have a majority of tbe members present. The president, hiebard Simpson, acted with the Brack icridge party, as in dnty bound, being in tbe ap praiser’s department of the custom house. - - The committee adjourned without fixing osy time to meet again. Tus Contested Election Cases.—Yester day, in the Court of Common PIHs, before Judges Thompson and Ludlow, the contested-election eases were taken np. Tbe first on the list was that of the alderman of the Twenty-third ward. The evidener, which was portioned until T 2 o’clock, one Illegal ?ote polled for Mr. Ree«e It will be recollected 3fr. Reese’s majority over Mr MoConangby. wa# five votes. Without concluding tbe base, the was suspended at 12 o’clock, in order to take up tho Downing and Buriy case. •- - ’ The first witness examined was Reuben riok?, who testified that, at tbe time of the r?c?ir election, he resided in the Twenty-third wari, cood division. He challenged voters* hr lenged Mr. Henrv Flood. Jr., on the ground - w»g not a white freeman; no notice was tak ft r. o the challenge, and the vote was received: >vnii! not tell bow he voted; the B»m*-cball«jDg* ■'-p!* mode and sustained at a previous election. _fThu was ruled out j , ( The witness could r.ol swear that Mr. Flccd a white man or s colored man., Mr. Brewster stated that his friend! ctrght f,» know that the Supreme Court as well os the teture had passed upon thlsvery'questlon In wb'ioD Mr. Flood was interested. Geo. Lefcbtemlorf feetifled that he voted ai I Second prccinet of the'Twenty-third ward. was bom in Hesse Cartel, and came to tibia ecuii try abouft twelve years ago; he voted on his firs’, papers ;” be did not notice whom he voted-Air m’ty controller; only looked to’see that M-yor Henry’s name was there. Otto Maas testified that he redded in the First precinct of the Twelfth ward"; was at the polls, and challenged Louis Miller, who voted on s-?, and without papers ; challenged him that he coufef not voto on ftye.'beeAUM bis father was npteciti xen; alio chMlenged Daniel ftabb\e, on the gfvexta that he was no resident of the ward; be gavflhis reridence at the Bald Etgie Hotel, Third strain, above Oallowhill; ton days before the election, witness hod visited' the' hotel ond^took (he naaei, and Mr. Gabble wss not• there; Mr. Bertelett, however, was vouched ter, and the- vote was re ceived ; a dey or Iw<rafter the elrctioa, the. wit ness went to the hotel In search of Mr Gabble, hot he was not there; the witness woe not able to state bow these men voted, as he did not see the inside of their tickets. Mr. Fredericks recalled, and testified that he had resided*in tbe ward over tbreejears. Mr. Dechert. Were there not strangers voting that day? . This was objected to and the qsestion was with drawn. and Mr. Decbert endeavored to obtain from the witness the tact whether or not a Urge number of challenges weremade and disregarded. To this Mr. Brewster objected, and urged'fbat tbe contestant should be required to abide by their specifications. In them there is nothing charging the election-officers with neglecting their duty whole petition is directed to the reception of Wagel votes. Let this be proven, and the case wilt fie shortened aid tho truth elicited. In the District Attorney'case, therpecificAtiens contained exp wee obarges »gafn*t tbe election-officers - 1 r_■ Mr. Dochert referred to the feet that in most alt tbe specifications charging the election officers with a disregard of t*ro law were strioken out before the nose commenced, end yet the court heard evidence bearing on this point. Mr. Brewster replied that the oase hid not pro ceeded two days before it was virtually considered that these specifications were reinstated. Jalgo Ludlow said that, while be was disposed to ho’d the contestants strictly to the spec’ft cations, he was bound by the ruling in the case rafe rred to. The High School Exaxixatiox—Qczstiox for Candidates, Jolt 3, 1830.— Menturatiori. — 1. What is a point, a right of Straight line, a curved line, a planeuuperfieice, a zone? 2. How do you find the area of a rhombus? 3 Tho area of 'a MalenW triangle is eSxty-fouT acres, %od the base fifty oh's, required the ride of the inscribed rqaare? 4 How many fiqnare feet are there In a beard ope foot six inches wide - at one end, end one foot three Inches at the other, the length bring twentv feat? f 5. When tbe bw and perpendicularnra given, what Is the rule for finding the area of a triangle? 6. The area of a rectangle U 27 A. 3 R. 20 P., *ad tho length is to tha braadth as 9to T; nqaitaS the rides. 7. The diameter of a chole is 7Ji feet; what Is tbe diameter of one contalnLn’g five times as mneh area?- 6.. What is the radius of a circle, a tangent, a parallelogram, a Chord, a lane ? - 9. - What is the aroa of a triangular field whose base Is 400 feet and whose height is two-thirds as much ? 10. What are the aides of a triangle containing 33 0 A... In the proportion 0f13.14, and 15 eb’a ?. Questions on the Constitution of the United ■States, prepared by Prof 8.-H Rand. 1. To what do tbo three principal articles of the Consti»u‘ion relate? 2 Wbafc part of the apportionment clause limits the unmber of Representatives ? 3 What portion of the Senators is chosen every second tost ; and why l 4 How do the qualifications of a Senator differ from those of a Representative ? 5. Which House has power io bring impeach' meats and which to try them ? 6. At what date does Congress assemble? Why was a day fixed by the Constitution for the meeting of Congress ? 7. What are the powers of a smeller number then » quorum in either House of Congrats 7. 8 What nre tbe restrictions of the Constitution as regards the power of adjournment ? 9 When the of Representatives f lo eleofc a President in default of a choice bv tii.- electoral college, what are the provisions oi tl<? Constitution ? ' 10. Should the House fail to elect by the itt, .v Maroh, what are the provisions of the Oon«rUn tion ? Panic in a School House —About Ljg-'- psst o’olook on Monday morning, the ceiling t-r ihe Marlborough street fchool house. ward, fell in while the school was in session fir’-:' excitement .ensued, and but for the preserve oi mind’of the teaibers, the accident would, ne .in.b» baie been of a serious obsracter. They Ico’.fJ the doors, and thus prevented thatfearful rass i>r tbe stairway, so common and so much to be rd on such occasions, the horror of wbioh w* hu.'o had so many examples. Many of the child;, e were lowered from the to the groni-d it was finally dfioovered that no oije was seriously Ujured. Fatal Railroad Accident. —Yesterday afiernc< n. nbcut five o’clock, a little boy, named William White, between four and five yenrscld. was run over by on* of the coal car* of the Rend ing Railroad, on Willow street, whi*h almost se vered hla right leg from b»a bo?Iy. The little sai ferer was taken to tho Pennsylvania Hospital, whore ho died last evening,* about eight o’clook. It was not known clearly how the boy came to be ran ovor—whothcr be was riding on tho oar or was playing in the street. HU parents reside at 330 Garden street. >TPiIiiADELbErA. Baptist Association.— At tbtfl&st annual session of this association, n re solution was passed requesting each ohunjh topre pare, during the year, a historical sketch or its rise progress, nnd prcfent cqrdition, to be sub mitted to tho association which will meet the pre sontyear. Mr 11. G Jones, clerk of the lastasso ciation, called tbe attention of tho ohnrohrs to the resolution, in order that all may be Tomindod in time to make tbo necessary i©searches. Postponement of tot Bach.—The race between Flora Tcmplo and Fatcben, which was to have taken nlsce yesterday afternoon, was post poned until this afternoon, owing to tbo unfavora ble weather. Tbore was a tremendons rush of people yesterday on tho Darby road, in anticipa tion of tho race coming off, and there wasmuch dis appointment when it was ascertained the raco had been postponed. The City Treasury, —The receipts of this department for the week ending June3o were •;93,219 20, and tho payments during tho same time on p«Hcn. fohnn], and other warrants, amounted to $108,771 92 Tbo following amounts were paid out on Monday: On loans maturing, 560,286 £5; interest on city loans. $229 454 24: -on wnrrants, §36 S9O 53—making & total of $327,* 662 32. s Philadelphia Society for tjie Promotion nr AoßiciT/rriiE.—Tbe arrangements of this •flourishing society fnr the exhibition to be held at Powelton on the 2flti\ 27ih, 2*tb, and 29th of Sep tember, nro boinz vigorously pressod by the oom mitteoof arrangements. Tho schedule of premi ums will bo issued shortly, and will be not only comprebenriro, but liberal. Tbo exhibition pro mises to bo a success in every particular. lnquests.—During tbe month of June, tbe coroner held fifty-eight icqnfetp, of which nr hi her fifteen were women, and twenty-one were under nineteen years of age. During the month noease required a post-mortem examination: The fens for boldine the irqneßts were: Coroner 1 * fee?, $232; jury, $B7; witnesses. $33; burials, $158; incidentals, sl4—making a total of $526. Base Ball.—A. return match will be played on Thursday nrxt, between *he Winona and Equitv Base Ball Globs, to come off on tbo ground of the Pennsylvania Baas Bid Club, at tbe junction of BulgeSotfi and Co*um K ia avenue—play commen cing at four o’oloob. A large attendance may bo expeefrd. Tub Kkv. J. IlTA'f r J-Mim, of Philadel phia, has hfen selec'nl to deliver the Rminal rratioh !ffore the literary sccleties at the tToirar ejty ef howliburir,’ Uiiinn coantr, Petm-jlvatilft, nhijb will lir dtlivered on the 24th last., derfost .fMiitfleoilcoleill *«e>. ’ * ; J .fHE P)Jt9t ffcHop^JtecnON,—This section Mo»aiy evening by the election ofWUllsai lUdlD|i MeiUeaV M 4 ?4k* OMK *M* rttery. - -
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