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DIED


GERHARDr.-On the Goth instant, HATTIE
ANN daughter OF George l.. and Sarah g. (Ierhar ardt
in the 18th wear OF her age.
lhe relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend her funeral from her parents
residence, No. ZIG DauDln street. above Franklin
on Wednesday MOI ming at 0 o o'clock witho 1t further
notice 10 proceed to Mount Morah Cemetery.
GIBBSON.-On the 21st instant PATIENCE II.
GlBGSON, wife OF the late AenrI A. GiObsOn, aged
53 years,
fhe relatives and friends of the family are e.pect.
lully inviteo TO attend her funeral from her late
residence No. 600 liaTton street, Thursday after
noon, the24th instant. .HH'
HACkEr - On the 2Oth Instant, Mrs ANN
HACkEi wife OF Johu bael;et, III the 4lst year Of
her age
1he relatiyes and trends OF the amily, also the
CohOcksmk Tent, No. 8, ID Of r., are respectfully
invited 70 attend rcr tuneral, from her husbands
residence No 427 Norris and Apple streets, on
Wednesday afternoon nj O'Clock, witllout further
notice. 10 proceed 10 Odd Fellows Cemetery.
KEITH --On sunday tho Goth instant, WASH
INGrUN KEITH, In the set, year OF hls age
His male friends and those OF tho family are re-
speeuullY invted TO attend the funeral BhuT sday
morning mex at 10 O'Clock, IRON his laIe residence,
No. 14l4 plucc street. ..r....L
SHEER -On the Goth instant, JOHN SHEER,
ST., III the 9th ear OF ms age r
Tle rela ives and friends of the family Templar
Lodge, No. 25S 4. .. OF U. Il, also the ouhwaIk
Mechanics Is ~, are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral from his late residence, Ho 1898 D.
Second street on Wednesday afternoon a. o'c,Cek.
SMITH AT sea, near AIazatan, MeS:ico on the
3d OF April ultimo, JAMES BROOM SMITH, for
mery OF DARBY Delaware county, and Ssat, of Cai-
lorna, aged II year.
TARRANCE = On Sunday, the 20th instant Mss
MARY TARRANCE. ...
The relatives and friends of the family are respect-
iully invited 10 attnd The iinoral. from hor late
Thursday morning, the Gath instant AZ 10 o'clock,
without lurther notIco
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN STATION
HoUsE - soRnowPuL NARRATIVE "A young
woman observed yesterday ,aftern0on,pyng
totally stupefed with liquor at Sixth and Cathanne
streets, by the police. and was takento the second
District Station House in wheelbarr0w Some timo
after her arrival she found hanPinR by the neck
from joist, and life wa Almost extinc
She had made sort OF rope moose with her apron,
and thus attempted TO commit suicide. After being
cut down, medical aid restored her TO business
finally, and when asked why che had attempted TO
suflerlngs, of which the following was the burden:
she was twenty-five years of age; her name ~
Belle Curtis; she had recently been a resident of
New Orleans where she became acquainted with
man for whom she conceived q hOiv passion He
laid plan to rum her, and succeeded. rh" thought
that she had committed n grievous sin, and was an
outcast was too much for her to bear, and
and finally TO take her own lie She has been kindly
cared for now IN private family, and promises 10
reio m herself and live proper HE hereafter.
CoNGREss HALL, CAPE MAY. - This
admirably MANAGED ho'cl IS now opened Tor
mer boarders thoroughly renovated and cean,cd
During the past few seasons It has been extremely
full of the fasnionabes THIS TACT has given rise to
the report that n the rooms have been engaged in
advance by parties desiring 20 remain at the island
during the entire summer. We assured bv MT
Cake hmsef that this is entire mistake. and the
public will be grateful TO know that every
facility Will DO extended TO them for enjoving the
heated term. In contemplation of brilliant season
the proprietor has made ARRANGEMENTS for some
novelties, which will be announced in due season
as hostelry, and iii believed will DO in all respects
improved
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Reported by De Haven & Dno, No. 40 s. Third street
BIlMEEN HOARnS
SECONDROARD

Is ANIMAL FoOD NECESSARY MIR. Curling
seventeen years agent on the Devon estate in
Ireland, says:-"rhere are G6S0 persons on the
estate. They are energetic, moral and we'll be-
haved. do not remember crime in seventeen
years, not even so much rs stealing chicken.
They are coutentrd, grateful people-grateful
even Tor fair play. Out of six hundred farmers,
oaF or snl anu ea sno ieC NO oT Sen waeatea
Easter They have been brought up to this Gus
tom. One tenant on the Devon estate have
seen sit down to potatoes, buttermilk, and In
dian meal, who purchased Mt recent sale $40, 600
worth OF property, and did not have to borrow IL
shilling to pay for ii. believe this to be the
usual mode OF living in Limerick
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CONVENTION OF SOLDIERS Conven-
Room, to complete the organization of the 'Boys IN
Blue" and which is referred to on our third page
was largely attended; all the Wards, except JwO
were represented. Quite spirited debate took place
some 70: olutlons offered though all appeared to
be controlled by sentiment OF friendship, and an
earnest desire TO promote the interests OF soldiers
and sailors late IN the army. The resolutions were
finally referred TO n committee OF five, with ms
tiOns to report constitution and bv-aws for the
government of the organization, at the meeting on
Monday night next. Nine delegates at large were
elected to tho Pittsburg Convention, and the Wards
directed TO elect three. In accordance with tho
struchons IRON General Hnrtrantt.
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FOURTB EDiTION
FROM wASHIRGTOM THIS AsrERaOsN.
PASSAGE OF THE BANKRUPT BEL.
On1' special Dispatches.
WAsHISeToN, May %.
The Centennial M. ,nontnt Celebration
WstShnaa.-Uem-

AZ washington.
Prominent at the CcEtenaial Methodist Ccle.
bration last night were Secretary Harlan and
Bishops Simpson and Amcs. Rev. Dr. De Haas
announced that he had received $4,000 from a
friend in Baltimore, given in the name Of Gene
raj Grant towards thc erection of the Melropo-
Titan Church ut Washington Contributions
were then made foI this church to the amount
of S2l,3 for Dickinson College, S2O5O for the
general fund, and Sl2OO for the purpose OF
aiding educational institutions and theological
seminaries throughout the country.
The POsINI service.
Tie President has approved the bill making
appropriations for the service OF the Post Office
Department ior the next fiscal year. The aggre.
gate amount for inland and foreign service is
SlS,j79, 500. In addition to this, $ljO,OOO is
appropriated Tor the United States and Brazi
mail service; S2jOOOO Tor the mail service
between San Francisco, Japan, ana China for
six months; 5000, 900 iorthe overland mail trans.
portaton between Atchlson and Folsom, and
for marine transportation between New York
and California.
The Postmaster-General is authorized to en-.
ploy sailing vessels for the transportation OF the
mails between the ports where the service may be
facilitated thereby allowing and paying therefor
"A compensation not exceeding the sea postagcs
accruing on the mails so conveyed. The bill
also provides for the advertising of all the cXecu
tive departments in two daily newspapers in the
city of Washington having the largest circula,
ton, and in no otheIs. Heretofore the law was
for publication in the two papers having the
LARGEST circulation. anA third to be selected by
the President This later, therefore, is now
precluded.
screDade 90 the Pr Sid"nt and Cabinet.
The scIenade to President johnson aud The
members Of his CABINET, designed to elicit
speeches from the latter, will come oil to-
morrow night.
West Point NppOinJments-
The President has made the lollo wing appoint
ments at large TO the United States Military
Academy at West Point:-WiIliam WeT ofNew
York; Jacob Bell, Jr., New York: 0. L. Helm,
District of Columbia; Thomas Townsend, Dis
trct OF Columbla and Douglas Grant son Of
General Grant.
Leave of Absence.
The order prohibiting officers OH leave o.
absence from visitiI- Washington, without
speca permission, hu, been ycscindcd. They
are required, however, 10 report to the Auiutant-
General on arriving. .
Destruction ~f G"IerHhIent Wood.
Twelve thousands cords OF Government wood
wa. burned ut AleXon Iia, last night The tire
originated in spark nom pas ,in@ locomotive.
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A FRUITLEss ATTEMPT TO RoB.-John
Rea, Charles Kern, and Martin Evcrs yesterday
ing committed an assault and battery leutOmc
gentleman, on Pennsylvania avenue, above Girard
avenue, the said assault being coupled with an at
tempt to rob- The assau was q success, but Ihc at
tempt 10 rob was a miserable failure, for the simple
that the trio, alter they event through the
Teuton, discovered that he had nothing in his pos
session worth gong through him for Subsequently,
however, the entire party named above "went
through" the streets Of the city III prison van 20
Moyamensing-ior Alderman Fitch took them in
charge.
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HDuse OrR4pr.sontattyes.

Mr.. Scncnck (Ohol oiici cd n resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the SccIo,ay OF the Interior for
account OF participation in the Rebellion, the
amount OF arrears paid Or claimed the amount cssi.
mated TO be necessary to pay arrears, eoc.
Mr.. Cullum (Ill.i introduced a bill to amend the
Civil APP rOpriatiOn bill for the year 1859, as to
make the DroYlso 10 the II h section read that when
tnele is no collector at the place on location OF any
pubhc work therein specified, the Secretary OF the
Treasury have power - appoint u dlsburSIng agent
for the payment of all moneys appropriated for the
construction OF such public Work, with such com
pensatlon as he may deem equitable and just
Tho bill was read thrco times ana passed
The House then proceeded TO the consideration of
the Senate oil 10 autholl1 the appontment oi an
Assistant 5, cretary OF the Navy, which main
question had beon ordcre" ycsterdaT.
Mr. Ross moved TO lay The bH on the table. Nc
gauved ...... ~.
Mr. Brandagee Conn wanted to know whether it
would be order to nd the dill so to let the
Secretary OF the Navy 70 TO Europe, NsI
a member added--And 10 sta, rhere.
Mr., lirandagee repeated the words Aud TO stay
The spcaker thought that such an amendment
would hardly ne III order .r.
The Hou then proceeded durino the morning
hour, 10 the nsiderai ion the Bankrupt Ui TO
which some immaterial amendments were made,
on motion OF MIR. JencEcs "a. H.
Mr.. Jenckes addressed the House III support OF
the general principles OF bankrupt law, and moved
After he had conclude, Mr. Paine owls, } asked
Inn to permit an amendment TO be ohercd, king
out he involuntary bankruptcy features OF the bill
us contained in sections b 40 IL, and AZ
air. Jenckes dee ined 10 Withdraw the motion for
MI stevens IPa. wished 10 move TO postpone ac-
lion the bill till December neNi, adding thar le
| hoped the gentleman from Rhode Island would
al OW that time to clapse before calling ON them to
! comit haij Kari. (Laughicrls
Nj Jenckes stlll declined to withdraw the pre-
viOus Tu, sliOn. and the House seconded it
Nr, Stevens moved to ay the bill on the table.
The motion was negatlNed Yeas 40i NAYS %.
The biIl was then passed bya vote oil 6S yeas to
30 nays,
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FROM A BAIL-RooM TO A PRIsoN-CELI.
Last night ball of minutive PROPORTIONS took
place at Fifth and Gaskill streets. John Lutz was
there, and, getting tired of tripping 1t the light
fantastic, conclud 10 vary his amusement, and at
the same time remunerate himself for any eX raya-
CANT expenditure the occasion, BY apprOpriating
TO himself silver watch which the personal
property of -balIte for which little eccen-
trcitv of conduct he was transferred from the gay
and festive scene TO the sombre shades of Moyamen.
sing Prison, through the medium OF Alderman
Butler.
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THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE or THE AGE 49,
There is, probably, no FANNY Medicine SO lavOraOly
and so widely known as Davis Pain Killer. For
the past twenty years has been extensively used by
Missionaries IN lndla, China, Turkey,-indeed, in
nearly all the Missionary Stations not only to
countoract the climate influences on the families of
missionaries but for the cure OF cholera and fevers
prevalent in the East II used internally for al
diseases OF the bowels, and externally ior wounds,
burns, bruises, etc. Sold by druggists generally.
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The Fenians.

EAsTPoRT, Me-, May 1.-Two boa's, loaded il
is supposed with Fenians effected landing on
Indian Island last night, and several rounds of
shot were eX changed. ~
The British war steamer Niger steamed from
Campo Bcllo for the scene ol action when the
F,nians retreated No further particulars have
been received.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE
LFor Additional Local Rem. see Third Page.I

owLEDeMENTs.-Messrs. Editors
Permit me to acknowledge the reoetpt of the fol-
From A. W. r., SS; e. b. A., o.; Il G. B., So ;
Mrs. DR.. William H., Lewisburg, Pa. S10j s. A. r.
$5. The balance due "Ctty Pastor" ct the time we
audited his accounts. and presented our report
some two months ago, was SSTAl1. The amount
thus far received is $40, leaving still balance due
"CIty PASTOR of more than 500.
Those who have contributed to the aid OF
Soldiers Families will not, Il IL hoped, allow tins
amount 70 remain longer unpaid. bimple justice TO
HIM, apart from our own credit, demands prompt
response. JANIS III. OREK,
Commlttoe's Treasurer,
No GAG Cheanut street, Phnade phia.
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MARRIED.

GLADINC;-WIE IEs EMAN.-On the morning OF
CHARLES GLADIN(r to Miss VI. JULIA VIE Sc.
MAN, daughter OF Francis Wieseman, esq all of
tDis city.
PARkER-FOX.-On Nav 49, 1866 bv the Rev.
Mr.. Jones, Dir JOHN PARKER Of Germa antown
TO Miss HANNAH Fox, OF Philadelphia.
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"MExIoAN MUSTANG LINIMENT This Is the
most effective article ever discovered tor curing,
quickly, safely, and permanently, sprains, sores,
scratches, burns. bruises rheumatism, or Injuries
any kind, both to men and horses. No family should
be without it, All genuine bottles have tho pricGte
q. S. stamp of Demas, Barnes Co over the top.
For sale everywhere. I he cures elected bY this
invaluable remedy, 10 OCR persona kRo'0iedge,
are marvellous.
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GREAT COLLECTION OF FRAMED ENGRAvINGs,
from The British Fine Art Publishing Company, to
thursday evenings, May % and "A, now on exhibit
ton. Sale posture.
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REsULT.-The final vote for the Police
Fqu:pmen,s at the Fair of the Mount Airy Lodge,
/. o. OF o. F., held in Germantown on Saturday
evening ood:-Oticer Dunlap 1892; Officer Silver
thOIn. 11Sl; officer BOttan, Sc; Officer HarrIng-
ton, 2.
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NEEDLES G. G. =. Compound Camphor
froches." Potent pocket remed, subdues cramp,
maker. C. IL, Needles. Twelfth and Race, Philade-
phla, fifty &C nts per hoX
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FURNITURE Upholstered, Freed from Moths. Var.
nished ana fohshed, at Patterns, No hos Chesnut
street.
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ASSEMBLY BUILDINes--The wonderful Carolina
Twins are attracting the whole city. There is no.
thing repulsive about them on the contrary, they
ale che rtu and good-looking, that tbs interest in
their wonderful deformty II increased the moment
we behold them.
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FoR BREAKFAsT.

FOR DINNER
FOR SUPPER
NEW BERMUDA POTATOES.
NEW BERMUDA ONIONS.
NEW BERMUDA TOMATOES,
Your Grocer or Market man can get supplied at
BERMUDA PRODUCE COMPANY,
No. 100 West street, New York
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BROKE JAIL AND REARREsTED.-As short
time since man, named Charles Williams com.
mitted .hglary, aud alEo an assault ano battery
on q woman, at Gloucester, N j. He was commit.
ted but subsequently brSke jail and came to this
city. Yesterday afternoon Justice Milford, OF
Gloucester, who committed Willams espied and
recognized him at Market street wharf whom ne was
reaIrested and sent back TO tho land OF Watermeons
ana peaches.
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B. SCOTT, JR., win make q sale of High.
street, Thursday and Friday EVENING", May 81 and
June J. at O'Clock. The collection will embrace
many subjects by EnRlinh, French, Flemish and
account. AS this will be the last sie OF the season.
we ADVISE ali connoisseurs to wait and examine the
co lection,
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CONGTRESS.
WASHINGTON, Missy ..


SemAIe.
Mr.. Wilson (Mass.) reported a bill for the equal
ZauUu o. bOuntes. Ii gives every soldier, without
distinction account oil color, eight Que. e.thIrd
dollars per month, deducting bounties already paId, ,
and excluding altogether deSerters and those who
have sold or bartercd away their claim
Mr. W iliams ;0regonl introduced bill to grant
lands III aid OF the const uciOn vi a railroad from
Salt Lake Guy to tue Columbia river, winch was
leIcrrcd 10 the Committee on Pubic Lands .
Mr. kIrkwOod (lowal called mp dill IL relation to
public and the Southern States. II provides tnat
the public lanes III Alabama, MssissipDi Arkansas
and Florida stall be opened to settlement under the
Homestead bill. Not mole than eighty acres shall
settled by any one ST tier, and the price of tine
atent shall be 1--WE dollars The provisions OF the
bill were discussed by Mcssrs. Hendricks, kirkwOOG
pOmprOV,
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Passage of the Bankrupt Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The House has passct
the Bankrupt Bill Introduced by Mr.. Jenckes, By
aNotr OF GS cas- 10 81 u'Ns. .n .
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LOOSE CovERs, Furniture Slips, Carriage or
Furniture Shps made to order at Patterns, No. liDS
CleSnut street,
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SALE OF THE PAINTINGS OF THE FRENCH
ETCHING CLUB We would remind our reader,
thar the collection Of choice pictures BY the frs
artists of the French School, now on exhibition a.
be sold at auction this event 4 at "a O'Clock.
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A WELCOME To PEABODY
Well p eased, sir, we behold you tread
Your native soil again,
On which new honor you have shed,
While TAR across the main,
Your patriotism staunch withstands
Sweet words from Britain's throne;
For what is seen in other lands
More grand than IN your OwnS
No better clothes are made afar
Than those at Benefits great Bazaar!
WEHAvE-
A,cOoL Fancy Cashmere Pants, as loao as....S4 90
Vests -. 250
Black " Pants go. 500
I" Cloth Vests .,,, 90
Fancy Cashmere Suits 10 match. ,.... IA 90
" Dtdck SHitS. ,,.,,,.,,,,.',.. .....,..... ~ w
Adpancing from these rates lce hoUe gOods or all
grades up TO the reV finest fabrics, at prices redced
IN portion-lfen'S, Youths, and Boys'. Thou
SANDS HAVE FOUND WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS
THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY SELLING GOOD, SERVICE.
ABLE GOODS AT THE PRICES NAMED.
BENNETT & Co.,
TOWER HALL,
No 5lS MARKET STREET.
"SANTA ANNA is at Elizabethport, n J with his
Suite" Ii may be as well to INFORM the curious
such matters that the suit referred to IS smaller in
ali respects to those Offered for sale by Charles
Stokes & Co., the eminent Clothiers under the Con-
unental.
Spring Suits of frst-class workmanship.
Spring Suits of trst-class materials.
Spring Suits ut greatly reduced prices.
Spring SUITS at Stokes Co.'s, under the COnt-
mental.
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A PIcKPoCKET ARREgwED.---Ye esterday
afternoon q man named james Mccarthy was mr..
rested at Landing avOnue, Faismount Park, for pick
jnR q lady's POCKET. when arrested he succeeded
in throwing the pocket-b0ok awxY. He wall have
hearing before Alderman Bdtloe thAB afternoon.
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From Bn timore.

BALTIMORE Nav D. William Prescott Smith,
Esq, ma resigned the posit on OF Master of
transportation on ii Baltimore and Onio Rail-
road, and was yesteilp, appoint d by PrcsiIen,
johnson Collector OF Internal ReyenUe for the
Third District, in place OF John L. Findlay,
whose appointment was recently rejected by
the Senate. As an officer Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Rajlroai Mr. Smith has long been ilcly
known and highly esteemed.
Latest Markets by Telegraph
~NEw 1cRK MAY 22.-Co ton firm but qui or
uiaer tne CuOd'S news; sales OF 1900 ba unu Ings
bt 5od1Cc sales Tor ne wees. 20 00O bales receipts
ior the week from all pnrts, 2I,OlO ba C. Ex .vrts
tor q week, "a 900 bales. III M
NEW loEK May % Flour has an ad, ancing ten .
dcncv but quiet; COCO bbls sod prices unchan geu
southern Unchanged $50 b Il SOLD; Canadah iiimer,
25O OOls. sold at SS'55d " 80 heat quiet. at nm
advance OF 3tdic. Corn advanced Il d3c; AZ 0O0
bushels sold a S29S5c.. Oats 1c. higher Beet
steady, Pork bUoyanti Mess $50 37a30 80. L,rd
ulsGtuoo at 1OnZ2c " hlslsy dull and god
HEw IoRK, MAY 22--StocKs lower. Chic 20 aud
RoeS Island, W, Cumberland preferred AZ; Iii.
nOiS Central acrD, He; Michigan Southern 7Sl !
New York Central. 03; Reading, 1851; Hudson
River Ill; Canton, 5S Missouri Gs, 20; Erie III;
Western Union CO.,; Coupons, 1862. 10, do. 1865,
101i :: TenFortes, Do; treasures, 102 dI02l; Cou
poDs, 1868, 102i Gold, 1872 ,ll32l
BALTIMORE, MAY 22.-FlOur is quiet. Wheat
firm. Corn adyancIngf white, 8FTSSc; Yellow SO ~
Sic Cats firm Mt 6ic Provisions dub and uncnan god
Sugar firm. Whisky dull bur quiet at - 2Gl
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SLIGHT FIRE.--Sh0rtly after six o'clock
this morning. the root Of 4 dEsIlIng No 327 N.
Twelfth street, was sliahtiy aHnaGoa By are.