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Fire and Marine
INSURANCE 7

REIMG appointed agent for several
49, ~ eFlRST-CLASS INSURANCE COATPA-
MES, am prepared to insure to anv
amonnt against fire. Amongst the offices
Tor which 1 am agent are the well-known
metropolitan, of New York; Continental, of
New @ YORK; and National, Of New Orleans.
s2,O00,000. ''' - ''''
Pohcles made payable in either gold or
currency naa sy JAMES G. GIBBEs, Agent.
Dec - 3mo*
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A Lecture rrom Over the Water.

AccSuTc from over inc water.
The London Times gravely and
inteitgently comments upon the
fanaticism of Stevens and his asso-
ciates in Congress:
If the proposals of Mr.. Stevens and
his friends are adopted, the Union
will never be restored at ALL For an
indefinite time to come one half of its
organized territories and ne-fourth
of its citizens will be outside its
pale, and even when they are once
more included, it will not be upon
the original terms In short, the re-
suit of the war will not be the renewed
integrity of the Union by the reco-
very of the seeding States, but sim
ply the reduction of those States to
the condition of conquered provinces.
This obvious conclusion would suf-
tice to convict the radical politicians
OF wrong and violence, but it is plain
1y asserted that the advocates of the
measures in question have not even
the excuse of passion or fanaticism to
allege for their conduct. They are
not SO much misguided rs designing
They are not fighting against princi-
pies dangerous to the commonwealth,
but intriguing against political par
ty opposed to themselves. They wish
preserve their majority in Congress,
and to turn the power so acquired to
their own advantage.
If the representatives of the South
ern States were admitted, the Repub-
ican majority would be gone, and the
Republicans, therefore, are promoting
their own political interests in keep
ing them out. That, we are assured,
IS the true explanation of their pre-
sent measures. We remarked upon
the probable influence of such mo-
tives, few days ago, but our recent
correspondence represents these con-
siderations as actually deciding the
politics of the party. The escape
from the difficulty as now contem-
plated will appear singular enough
The Americans have difficulties
enough already before them, without
the complication and aggravation
which political fanaticism would Gre
ate, and the wise and prudent policy
of President johnson will certainly
be recognized in this country as ex-
pressing all the best interests of the
Union.
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1t is said that when Bishop Gregg
returns to Texas, he will take with
him at least $4,000 with promises
of more in q short time. This will do
much to restore his diocese to the
prosperity it enjoyed before the war.
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a former slave of John Minor
Bolts is now working in one Of the
Burlington, Vermont, machine shops.
He ran away from Mr.. Bolts and
fought for the Union until the war
was over, and then went to Vermont.
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q. HARRIS
Land Agent.

GPECIAL attention paid to purchase and
- sale OF PLANTATIONS. FARMS
DWELLINGS and REAL ESTATE of every
description in South Carolina and the
Southern States. Office--Court House
Square, Columbia, S. c.. Feb 9
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COTTAGE TO RENT.

& THE subscribers will rent a nice
MTT COTTAGE, containing eight rooms,
5aA-ssA- . four BASEMENT situated on Gads-
den street, between Washington and LADY
streets. Attached to the cottage is all the
necessary out-buildings and large Vegeta-
Die and fancy Flower Gardens. Possession
given on the first of April.
The FURNITURE in the house will be
sold to parties desiring it. For terms. &c.
apply to DURBEC a. WAITER
March
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27

~ DIR. L. D. HARLOW HAS REMOVED
~ tONO. 1920 ARCH Street 2STer
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27

WE UNDERSTAND that the, statement pub
lished In one Of the Sunday papers that at the
regular meeting Of the Copperhead Club,
WILLIAM b. REED proposed the toast,
"JEFFERsoN DAVIS, the greatest statesman
in America" is literally true. To the credit
of Mr.. JOSIAH RANDALL, be It said, that he
has since resigned from an organization so
openly traitorous. 1t is quite true that the
people know that the serpent of treason has
only b, en- wounded by the blows It has re-
ceIved, and that 1t is now revivlng. Let 1t be
known in the canvass about to be opened,
that at an sssemblage of leading Democrats,
Il health of the arch traitor was drunk, and
but one member of the club had the loyalty
and the daring to break loose from his con-
nection with such associates. We say, lee
this fact be remembered when the Gubernato-
rial contest comes off in October next 1t
stands upon the record. and no loyal resolu-
tions or boasted Union doctrines will wipe
it out.
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DEATH OF AN OLD PHILADELPHIA MER.
CHANT-NeWs ofthe death ofSAMUEL Comfy,
Esq has reacled this city. Mr.. Comfy was
one Of our Oldest merchants, and at one time
exercised q controlling influence in mercan-
tile circles. He commenced business in Phi
ladelphia in the early part of the present CEN
tury, and by indomitable perseverance and
energy amassed large fortune. At the
breaking out OF the war of 1872 he was in
England, negotiating for the purchase OF
goods. The sudden breaking out of hostilities
between the two countries made it impossible
for him to return, and he remained in England
during the war. Upon his return to this
country he established the auction house of
Comfy & TEvIs, and engaged largely in the
shipping business. He was one of the origi-
nal founders of the Philadelphia Exchange,
and for many years President of the South
wark Bank. He, later in life, established
branch house in New Orleans, which re-
suited most disastrously, and in the end, proved
ruinous. Mr.. Comfy showed that he was a
merchant of entire integrity, by passing over
his entire property Tor the benefit of his credi-
tors and such was his skill as business man
that he was able to pay large percentage
of his Indebtedness. For the past few years
he has been engaged in business in New
York, and died in Brooklyn on Sunday last.
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THE Work BEFORE THEM.--When HENRY
WARD BEEcHER advised the captors OF
Charleston "to plough up the city and SOW it
with school books" he gave them the cue to
the mighty task which is needed to secure the
regeneration OF the South. The work before
the schoolmaster is gigantic one. he must
open the gates closed by slavery, and break
down the bars erected to keep in bondage
those to whom the light of education would
be the signal for claiming their rights. But
in addition to the whole mass of the freed
men, there remain vast crowd of those who,
though free, are yet untutored. The
damaging effect of slavery upon the ruling
class itself is best shown by the ratio of the
number who cannot read or write in the free
and the late slaveholding States. Out of
every hundred persons over twenty years of
age we find this ratio to be, in
New Hampshire, Connecticut, wisconsin, and
Pennsyivania, New York, Illinois, Iowa, Mime
sofa, ard Oregon ":."............... 3
Virginia and tennessee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
North carolina and Della ware. are.........,......."12
From this it will be seen that in the South
ern States the average number of the igno-
rant varies from over twice to about four
times the number in the free States. The
task Of the schoolmaster is to make all equally
intelligent, and raise not only the standard of
the South, but also the standard Of the North
ern States. Truly, to do his work he must
"plough up the soil and SOW it with school
books"
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kGg@ PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN
S-S Mali. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Notice Is hereby given that Meeting OF the Stock
no ders OF the Philadelphia and Southern Mall steam
ship Company will be held at the Rooms the Board
OF Trade, on MONDAY, March 5h 1855. between the
hours of 10 O'Clock A. NJ. ana O'Clock p. NJ, for the
purpose of electng seven Directors, In pursuance OF
provision of the third section OF the act incorporating
THOMAS @. HAND
FREDERICK COLLINS,
RICHARD WOOD,
A. r. CHES BOROUGH,
w. =. RUSSELL
GEORGE l.. BUzBY.
WILLIAM MASSEY,
JOHN o. JAMES
WILLIAM Q. HARRIS.
GEORGE N, ALLEN,
HENRY SIMONB
A. NJ rONOYER
WILLIAM M. WILSON,
J0H ID. STOCKTON,
A. J. CATHERW0OD,
HENRY WINSOR,
J.. A SOUDER
2An WILLIAM b. THOMAS,
Philadelphia, February "a 1865. cOrDOrators
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27

A New ENGLISH AGGRBssIoN.-The literary
fraternity of the United States have long been
cognizant of the total lnefficiency and insult
cheney of our native expressed literature to
supply the wants of the people. This is not the
result of want of writers or persons Of talent
who desire to write, but Is wholly due to the
scarcity and high price of materials for printing
and publishing books, magazines, and news
papers. These rates rule so nigh now that
magazine printed and published in London can
be sold as cheap land with much more at.
traotive list of contents) as a magazine of the
same size can be published in this country. Thus
the most attractive London periodical
London Society = has reached very
large circulation in and about this city
scme two thousand copies-while other maya.
zines and newspapers OF English manufacture
have respectable circulatons. Among these we
might name Temple Bar, Oornhia 81. James,
London Illustrated Ne,os, Punch, Fun AA the
Year hound Once-d- Week, CdsseLPs Fdnily
Paper, etc. For the first time in the history OF
our city We observe an English posterbill,
beautifully printed in colors, pasted on all the
dead walls and corners, announcing the ex-
cellencies OF the new and very ably
conducted London periodical called The Argosy
While admire enterprise, even OF foreign birth,
we musG confess that it is very unpleasant to
OBJ erve these signs of the dead-and.allve nature
of our publishers and iterati. 1t is true that the
taxes on paper, materials, manufacture, and
publication are all grievously heavy, but still we
think renewed effort on the pare of our
publishers might give us nearly enough choice
American literature to satisfy the public taste
and demand.
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Gptniua Teltaraph

rs published eray afternoon (Sundoys eroepted)
at No. lOs S. Third street. Price, Three Gents
Per COPY Double SheetD, or Eighteen Gents Per
Week, payable to he Carrier, and mailed to
Subscribers out Of a,e city at Nine Dollars Per
AnA,n one Dollar and Fifty Cents for Too
Months, tnuoridbly in adUaace for the period
ordered.
TO insure Ae Insertion of Advertisements in al
OF Our Editions, they must be fortoardedt 10 our
office not later nan 10 o'clock each Morning.
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The citizens OF Ash6eld, Mass, are about to
erect granite monument to the memory OF the
soldiers from that town who died during the war.
One side of the monument will contain the names
OF the fallen, and the other will contain basin
into which water will be brought Tor the benefit
of thirsty travellers.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27

GENTLEMEN TT viii afford me great pleasure
repeat my Lecture on The Quaker Fa hers"
confess feeling no small amount of admiration 10
the founders OF Penneyl They sought the shore
OF the New orld 10 secure their civil and religious
were desirous that others also shou enjoy.
In my opinion Pennsylvania has suffered from the
want Of reasonable and natural State pfdeusing the
term "a ITS high and generous sense; anr have en-
deaVored to show how tar the foanders Of II state
in advance Of the rest OF the world In the past
the belief that the emory of such glorious record
be otherwise than ennobln9 to the men Of the
present. Very respectfully,
HENRY PETERsoN.
The Lecture win be delivered on MONDAY EVEN
ING. March sta, at oNCERT HALL, beginning pre-
cisely quarter before eight O'Clock Tickets admit
ting gentleman and ady, price fifty cents can be OBJ
taPed at McAlisters No 728 hesnut streets PRrrsh's
No. 500 Arch street; b. Pugh's sixth and Chestnut
stee 81 u Hunt Sons, No 80 Fourth street; and at
the door on the evening Of the Lecture. 1t
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k1H3 THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
49, Stockholders OF the ASHBURTON COAL COM
PA1Y for the election Of Five Directors for the ensuing
held at the office OF the Company, No 81 PINE Street
Room No. TO- New York the 10Th day of March next
NINTH and oHEsNUT Streets, Philadelphia on the
18th dav of March next az 2 p. M rAr .I.'.
3Al4t CHARLES A. BERRIAN, Secretary.
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H>eSyS ''THE QUAKER THERS."-PHILA-
~ DELPHI A, February 10, 1866.
To HENRY PETERSON. Eso.-As the Lecture recent v
delivered before the Historical Sociey of Pennsylvania
entitled The Quaker Fathers treats subjects ca
lated to interest deeply every Pennsyvanian and make
him ieel just pride In the early history his natl We
state we would request that it be repeated at suit
able time and place
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Assets Liable for Losses. 900

1t isa Permanent Institution, with perpetual char
ter from, and subject to the laws and judicial decisions
OF the State. t.
1he assets lawfully invested large. compared with
theI liabilities and the business is limited rs-class
Tisks-thus assuring the members of ample security
prudent management, and solid prosperity and Offering
superior advantages for judIclous Life Insurance
is the interest well the duty of every citizen
10 support INSTITUTIONS because, by doing other
wise is funds carried abroad to benefit others
inhlcting this community the same injury as IL he
went abroad to purchase any article of merchandise
which is manufactured sold here Every dollar paid
to a foreign Insurance Company is TO GENE
RAJ CAPITAL OF THIS cITY--the amount already paid
would have furnished us with b eamshp Lines 70 in
crease Trade.
SURPLUS DIVIDED ANNUALLY = LOSSES PAID
PROMPTLY
Return Premium Dividend so per cent
scrip previous 1868 receivable In payment of pre-
miums .f ....
Policies issued on the various plans of Insurance.
TRUSTEES.
Samuel c. Huey John @. Brenner
lheophIus Paulding, BENJAMIN Coates,
Samuel E. Stokes. James b. McFariand,
Henry Z, Townsend William p. Hacker,
Thomas w. Davis, Joseph ii. Trotter
Joseph M, Z. Price, william II. Kern,
Rudoiphus Kent, Edward M Needles,
Samuel j. Christian, Charles Watson,
James o. Pease, ElwOod Johnson,
Warner n, Rasin, John q. Reppler
Frederick A. Hoyt, John A. Needles,
Christian j. Hoffman, Baltimore.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS,
EDWARD HARTsHORNE, NJ D., No. 1889 Walnut
EDWXRD A. PAGE. M. D., N o. lEl5 walnut street.
JAMES TRAQUAIR, President
SoRE HosSEe sNFPHAN A Y E. and Aetusr tn,nssD
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H3ge RETROUVEY'S TURKISH BANDOLE-
MAN HAIR TONIC.
THE DRESSING AND RESToRER OF THE AGE
TURKISH BANDOLENIAN.
RETROUvEY'S TURKISH BANDoLENIAN.
Retrouvey'S Turkish Bandolenian. What can be
more acceptable than anything that viii beauhfy :
that Will natures decay by stopping the hair
from falling out, restoring us natural color, making
1t TO grow luxurance and beauty, assist PUTTING
up according to the present style and rashion and
Keep IT in place This, Retrorveys Turkish Bando-
tenian Hair Tonic will do and for proof we refer
yeu to any person who has tried it. 1t Is ackn sw-
ledged to be the beautifer Of the age the only HAIR
Tonic and Restorer worthy of the name. In Turkey
in France, in England, In Anaerica, everywhere
where the Bandolenian is known, it is pronounced
the "ne plus Gltra' of Hair Preparations. Remember
1T free from all metallic poisons that contained
in nos Hair Colors and dressings 1t Is the extract
OF many flowers and herbs, beautifully put up an
ornament to the Toilet.
For sale by all Druggists and Perfumeis.
Wholesale,
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY & CowDEN,
DYoTT & Co.,
Principal Dep OF for United States and Canadas.
JAFEs PALMER & Co,
No. 489 Market street,
IL tuths8m Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh Live stock Market.

fITTSBURGH, May ~.
CATTLE-The supply OF cattle on sale this
week was fully up, II not little in excess of
the usual average for some time past, but
mand, as compared with last week. the mar
keL was active, though prices ruled shade
lower. The butchers, generally speaking,
bought more freely than last week, and sew
eral droves were taken for shipment, and
while there was apparently much better
feeling manifested, we feel satisfied in saying
that the profits realized by drovers were very
81 TO 81, gross-some extra at SM-while
common to medium grades may be fairly
quoted ut 81 TO ~. There Is disposition
manifested in certain quarters TO find fault
with droveFs for the present high price OF cat
tie. This is simply abSuId-the sheerest nom
sense. No one deprecateS extreme prices for
cattle more than droveIs, and in many cases,
none suffer more Iherefrom than they do. 1t
Is a well known fact that they are often com
PEELED to sell cattle for less money here than
they pay for them in Chicago and other
points in the far west, thus losing cost OF
transportation, feed bills. time, etc, etc.
SHEEP AND LAMB-There was again a
very fair supply OF sheep on sale this week,
and with only a moderate demand-restricted
local trade-tie market ruled little dull, and
MS compared with last week, prices are shade
lower. We quote clipped sheep at 4 TO cts,
and wooded do at 55<@6c. Lambs sold at from
81 80 to 81 per head.
HoGs-There is next to nothing doing in
this class OF stock at theSe yards, as our peo-
pie seem to have discarded fresh pork for the
regarded as Icing much more healthful at
this season of the year. In a retail way. a
small number changed hands at 90 l0c, gross,
for fair 10 good averages.
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TIC recent memphis Riots.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The Secreta-
nv of War to-day sent to the House, in
compliance with resolution of that
body, the report of General Stoneman
relative to the recent Memphis riot.
The letter says that upon investigation
by the committee, it appears that there
were killed outright twenty-four ne
groes, eight of whom were discharged
soldiers. The third regiment of color
ed artillery has been stationed at Mem
phis since its organization, and conse-
quently were not under the best OF dis
cipiine. Large numbers of the men
had what they called families living in
South Memphis, contiguous to the
fort in which the soldiers were station
ed. These soldiers had been used as
instruments to execute the orders of
the government agents, such as pro-
yost narshals and bureau agents, and
seuuently had been more or less
brought directly in contact with the
law breaking portion the communi-
nity, and the police, which is far from
being composed of the best class of
residents here, but principally of Irish
men, who consider the negro as their
competitor, and natural enemy. Many
negro soldiers have been from time to
time arrested by the police, and many
whites, including some ofth police,
have been arrested by the negroes, and
in both cases, those arrested have moi
unfrequently been harshly treated.
After giving the particulars of the riot,
Gen. Stoneman concludes by saying:
The rioters we're composed of the po-
lice, tiremen, and the rebel and negro
haters in general, with sprinkling of
yankee-haters. All lead and encour-
aged by demagogues and office hunters.
and most of them under the influence
of whisky. 1t appears in evidence be-
fore the committee, that John Creigh-
ton, Recorder of the city, made a speech
to the voters in which he said, eve are
not prepared but letus prepare to clean
every negro son-of-a-b-h out OF town"
Very few paroled confederates were
mixed up with the rioters on Tuesday
and Wednesday, the large proportion
of the rioters being rejected voters.
Who commenced the incendiarism on
Wednesday night remains to be de-
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BY Telegraph.
Spirit of the Stock Market.
The Posts money article snys:
NEW YORK, May 20.

The Posts money article says:
The news by the Persia has given an i'm
proved impulse to the force of gold. The
effect is less than was anticipated on Govern
ments, for which the investment demand Is
very active. The loan market Is easy at btTT
per cent, with an abundant supply. The
stock market shows more animation Gov
ernments are strong and railroad shares ac-
tive. The principal feature Is In Erie, which
hes advanced from So last evening to 81 the
closing prices this morning. After the board
New York Central sold up to 9T5S; Erie o.
Pittsburgh SS1s. AT the one o'clock call the
Later-Erie sold at 6l1&.
The Commercials money article says the
money market exhibits a steady return to-
ward the extreme on good collaternlsi the
rate is generally per cent with exceptions at
per cent. This morning the demand from
the street Is generally reported less active:
discounts, however, move more freely and at
slightly easier rates. Prime names, 606FO
days, are current at per cent, with eXcep-
lions chiefly of longer dates ut 81 9dT per cent;
second class names are current Mt SsIlO per
cent. The Sub-Treasury continues TO dis
burSe freely with relief to the market
The Sub-Treasury has redeemed up to date
eight millions Of certificates OF Indebtedness.
Further large amounts may be expected TO
be presented for redemption after tomorrow,
when the certificates OF dates called in cease
to bear interest.
The stock market is stronger under an i'm
provement of abOut4 per cent to the price OF
Erie. We understand that the meeting OF
directors held to-day Will be asked 10 nttfy
the negotiation of a loan to the company by
Mr. Drew upon the security of HOO shares
of the stock,
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NEW YORK, May 50.


Cotton-DuII, heavy and l92c lower, sales
at 399IIc for middling. Flour-Rather more
steady and more active; IS S5IS so for extra
state; 50 1913 50 for extra round hoop Ohio.
and 50 9OdlI4 90 for trade brands, closing
steady. whislKy-Active and firmer; west
ern 81 q; 40 barrels bond Mt 81 "a Wheat
Firm and prices without decided change:
81 10 for ulsound Chicago spring; 81 20 Tor
unsound Milwaukee club; 81 o. for choice new
No. . milwaukee,; 81 l592 % for prime new
No. Milwaukee, latter price an extreme:
Rye-Quiet at 9ic for western. Corn-Opened
shade firmer, closed dull and I52c lower; ia
Sic for damaged new mixed western: S2tdS4l@c
foI sound do, closing ut S29SSc anoaI; $50
So1Sc for western yellow; Csc for handsome
white western, and S5c for old mixed west
ern. Oats-Shade drpner and quiet SOIS9
5i14c; old scarce and nominal. Petroleum
Dull; 2T6I271&c for crude, and 4Sc for refined
in bond. PorlS-Heavy: $50 5Od30 81 fol new
mess, closing at $50 62I3 cash; SO 25929 20 for
old do, and S2I92I 50 for prime; also I25O bbls
new mess for June, July and August, sellers
and buyers option, at $50 5OdSl 90. Beef
steady at about previous prices. Beef Hams
Firm at S576EIS. BacOn-Qulet. Cut Meats
Steady at l2559l51{c for shoulders, and I79
lS1zc for hams. Lard-FirIn at 1917 (S22I1S, and
small sales at 225zc. BuIter-Heavy; SlaS9c
for Ohio, and SOC 45c for state Cheese-Quiet
at S1AC,