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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
PrOsDects of q Reform,

WE are glad to see that resolution looking to
the reform of the Congressional mileage abuse
has been adopted in the House Of Representa-
tives unanimously. This mileage evil is vene-
rable one, and has hitherto resisted every attack
made upon it, but we trust that it is about to
give way before the enlightened condemnation of
the people. Its excesses have at last aroused
the attention of the public. AS long as 1T
merely put few hundred dollars, more or less,
into the pockets of our Congressman, people,
although acknowledging the principle OF it to
be wrong, cared but little about it but now
when some members are drawing as high as
taoelue thousand dollars, and more, for mileage
upon routes where their actual travelling ex-
penses cannot amount to one-tenth of that sum,
the public are beginning to realize the essential
improperly Of the whole scheme.
The present rates of mileage we're fixed before
the prevalence of railroads and steam naviga-
tion, and are now out of all reason. If the
mileage is to be looked upon as perquisite of
office, rather than as actual pay for travelling
expenses then its inequalities are manifestly
unjust, as a California or Oregon Congressman
receives above all his travelling expenses a
much larger yearly remuneration than an Ohio
or Pennsylvania Congressman. The proper way
would be to reduce thee rates of mileage, so as,
by fair computation over the ordinary routes
of travel to handsomely cover all of a members
actual travelling expenses. This would give an
equal compensation 10 all the members. If the
salaries of members are really too low, 1t would
be better to increase them by law, in an open,
straightforward manner, than to depend longer
upon the perqusites of a system of mileage SO
evidently unequal and unjust in its operations.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Friday, June %, 1866.


There was rather more disposition to operate
in stocks this morning, but prices are without
any material change. Government bonds con-
tinue in demand. 2Os sold at 1929, a slight de-
cline; 6s of 1881 at ITO, no change; and 7-3Os at
1923, slight decline; 964 was bid for lO-4Os,
and 964 asked. City loans are higher; the new
issue sold at 96i@96s, the latter rate an advance
of !.
Railroad shares are the most active on the
list. Camden and Ambov sold at $50, an ad-
vance of /; Reading at 549, no change; Norris
town at 554, a slight advance; Philadelphia and
Erie at 800, slight advances Pennsylvania Rail-
road at IS, no change; Minehill at 56t, no
change; Lehigh Valley at 634, an advance OF a.
and Oatawissa preferred at 252, no change. 80
was bid for Little schuylkiu; SO for North
Pennsylvania 43 for Elmirs preterredj and 43i
for Northern Central.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

THE YELLOW FEVER is reported to be raging at
Vera Cruz.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
Mexican News.

THE news from Mexico is important. MAXI
MILAN IS beginning to find the financial situa-
ton very embarrassing. He has been obliged
to suspend work on the railroad to the City OF
Mexico. The Liberals are taking heart again,
and have repOsse ssed themselves of most of the
important points in the interior. Tampico is
invested closely by strong Liberal force. On
the whole, the outlook for the empire is
very stormy, and we should not be surprised at
any day to hear that MAMMALIAN lad bundled
up his "traps," and gone back to Europe.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
Necessity OF DISCRIMINATION as to Terms.

Necessity of Discrimination as to Terms.
The word "Stdte" is used in two distinct senses,
which should be carefully Disseminated the one
from the other. The one is its geogrlohlc1i
sense in which a State means certain tract or
district OF country, as when we say the State of
Pennsylvania is bounded so and so; the other is
its political sense, in which State means an or
ganized community, body polite, corpora
ton, as when we speak of States being repre-.
sented in Congress. The failure to discriminate
between these different meanings of the
word "Stste" is the fruitful source
of whole horde of fallaces, which
creep into almost every discussion of the
question of reconstruction. Thus, we are often
told that the Rebel States never went out OF the
Union. The truth of this declaration depends
altogether upon the sense in which the word
State is used. fit is used geographically, then
the Rebel States never went out of the Union,
because they remained portion of the domain
of the United States, and could not be said to be
tout of it," unless the Rebellion had succeeded
and we had given up the contest. But If the
word State is used in its political sense then the
Rebel States did go out of the Union, by volun-
tarily ceasing to participate in the Governm ent
of the Union. and setting up a rival and hostile
Government. They remained States, as a matter
OF fact, but they were not States "in the Union"
For State, IN its political sense, to be in the
Union, requires the States own cooperation
and action. You cannot make State partici.
pate in the exercise of political power unless it
chooses to do so. You cannot force it to send
representatives to Congress. You cannot make
II stay in when once it is in. 1t may cease par
ticipa'ion, and then it ceases to be in. Hence,
State, geographically considered, may be in the
Union, and yet, politically be out of it; and
this, we believe, correctly describes the present
condition of the late Rebel States.
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Approved.

The President has approved the bill giving bountes
10 coored soldiers, and pensions, bOuntes, and al
lowances to their heirs.
This is good text for our Copperhead
journals, who pretend to be such friends of
ANDREW JOHNSON, to preach a fresh batch of
'niggerequality" sermons from. What give
to black man, who has fought for his country,
the same bounty and pension as to white man
Horrible ! What will become OF the superiority
of the white racer
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

THE SENATE, we are sorry to see, has restored
that unjust feature of the Tax law which allows
Railroad and Gas Companies to charge their
taxes to their customers, instead of paying them
themselves. We trust the House will refuse to
accede to this amendment. There is no good
reason why these monOpolies should be allowed
70 transfer their just public burdens to the
people,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

The CURRENCY.-Those financial authorities
who are so fond of ascribing every phenomenon
of the money world to the assumed superabun-
dance of the currency must be sadly put TO it to
account tor the recent fluctuations in gold.
When it lately ran up from l25 to 100, was that
on account of some sudden increase of the
currency? Now that it is coming down again,
has the currency been contracted?
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

A CHEAP REPUTATIoN.-DEMAs STRONG, a New
York politician, who sued the proprietor of a
Brooklyn journal for libel for stating its belief
that he was bribed while in the State Senate,
has received damages to the extent of sir cents
Either Mr.. STRoNG's reputation is of very
cheap order, so that libel cannot hurt it seri.
ously, or else charging politician with being
bribed is in New York a very slight libel.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

INDIoTED.-We are glad to see that the Vlr.
gina Judge who lately undertook to set up the
laws of that State as superior TO the laws of the
United States has been indicted IN the United
States Court lately in session in Richmond, 1t
is high time that the supremacy of the laws of
the nation over all the land should be vind
Gated,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

goo II l RTY Doll AIRS
CDOO. A Reward of THIRTY DOLLARS will be
paid for each OF the following described deserers;
SAMUEL GARDNER, Private Co e, 5th Cavalry !;
age Al. feet 81 inches high light complexion, blue
eyes, dark born in Phade phla Pa lives In Phladel-
phia; trade sal or; enlisted August TO- 1865 at Pha-
dephia Pa by captain Mix; deserted June TO- 1866 at
CoOkville, Tenn.
HENRY G, sHUSTF R Private Co. f, 5th Cavalry;
age 20, feet 5A inches in height, Euddv COMPLEXION
bue eyes sandy har; born in Philadelphia Pa lives
in Philadelphia; trade solder enlisted August IT, 1865
at Philadelphia Pa BY Captain Mix deserted June iO
1866, at COOkville Tenn.
JACOB FULLER, Private Co. e, Sth Infantry; age
26 feet AZ inches in height uddy comp exion, hazel
eyes. light hair; born Adams county, state of Penn
sylvania; lives in Wash hngton ID. O. trade soldier.
listed March 23 1886 at Washington, D. a.. by Major
Hastings; deserted June TO- 1855 at Cookvlle, Tenn
JOHN DoUGHERTY, Recruit In Coy 'rnment SER
vice boIa in Donegal, lreland age 2 trade spinner;
enlisted May 81, 1866 at Philadelphia, Pa bv Captain
n. Marston, lst Infantry and K o. grey eyes, brown
bair fair complexion Is feet 6A inches in height;
lives on Darby road, between Thirty and Thlr
second streets, PhlIadephia Pa deserted from rem
devious June 8, 1856
named deserteIs their delivery at the Rec rutag
Rendezvous, No 204DOCK Street; .,.
1t Capt lst o, 5, InfapEy and Recruiting oficer,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
The Forrinr Of soldiers, Names.

THR Democrats, In their anxiety TO secure an
apparent endorsement from the soldiers, are re-
sorting to rather questionable practices.
number OF soldiers, whose names were published
in the York Gazette and York Democratic Press
last week as uniting in a call for meeting to
folm CLYMER Club, have como out over thetT
own signatures and denied any completely with
the movement. They say:-
"In plain words, our names, if subscribed by
any one to that list are tOf9erteS, ana we 90 not
intend to support any candidate or party VINO,
while we were engaged in lighting the battles OF
the Union against their dear Southern brethren,
did all in their power to disfrauchise us and pre-
vent us from ENJOYING the light of suffrage de-
nounced the war as a failure, clamored for an
immediate suspension OF arms, and were de-
feated in all their treacherous and unpatrioitc
purposes by the votes OF the soldiers in the held
and the loyal people at home"
Those boys heads are 'level,r and they evi.
IDENTIFY know what they are talking about,
In addition to this expose of the forgery of
their own names, there soldiere 60 over the list
published by the Democratic papers Aforesaid,
and point out the signatures OF a large number
OF other soldiers, some of whom are "absent;"
some whose names are used without
authority" some who were "deserters; :" some
who we're "drummed out of camp;" and some
who are dead We all remember the effort
made by the Copperheads in New York, in 1854,
to carry the Presidential election by voting on
dead mems papers; but the success of that effort
was not such as to make repetition of its main
features desirable.
The Democrats had better give up the soldiers
as poor investment. They will not vote that
ticket, and the effort to induce them to do so is
labor wasted.
This case serves to show, too, how much re.
lance should be placed on the reputed soldiers
meetings and clubs which the Democratic press
is heralding forth to the world with such a
blast of trumpets. A little investigation will
generally show similar results to those in York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11
The Campaign ia Italy.


II is TO be remarked that Italy is the only country
Of Europe anxious for TIE Plesans arc mansty or
nce The policy OF Austria heen purely defensive But
Italians argue that long they have not venice Their pc
nlnsal must be always on the verge % revolution Iis ID
straightforward plea when we can stt.lho a.. :.
VALID II would justify Spain IN sei11g Foiiuea nt y IS ho
the plea OF the ,ioverGucu The Government declare with
diplomat hypocrisy ia which moraHY tas no pace, mat
they have been dared forced Gnd sLnR INTO TIE c0nte-ah
assertion utterly untrue tough one sIEcng 70 give sIe
of action' tempTafy ascerdlncy over hose Wlo
ami cacut aud remember what Ity has In past days SUI
iered through obedience to Ter heaaotg a WEN se
passions vi students have mounted niotuc "a, OF
ana armies have been sacrificed 20 dream Ihey know Nhae
wS.s Z. asSs nh hs IN tsc "a 6sc
her cnenieshcr Genaa rank IN one hand ana Vehea ~
the other I the consequence 10 herself pfeoter
mined npoa by two Of the present begeren ana al es'
Of the neutral Powers, whatever sht hays useh tse
soansd formula the Heccts submitted 10 erect Tue
% have been, so lar rs Ita was interested
common deberaon upon the cesso1 OF Veneua because
j. mpeached author Of ne war But every one on.
Knows, aud every one who Ia. San9or ~ Us IL
ing the treaty Of r,rs ihe King himself ayOvs
much and s,ee he aeknow ed that When be
bed o. which secured Lon bard! 10 hs crown he
uelitong AOs 70 grasp Neneie II may &c MY aip.
bon but II sets AZ pubic law az defiance ana we 90 h1t
think Il principle which Will recommend Itself 20 honorable
minds popular though tie fancy NAV have been oil cdi"s IN
Garbidi TO gid with ~ prestige Of iavorie name war
begun IN wanOuress md of siyrg hm Captain OF TIE
People Audit IS far from certain that the Italian nation nay
not ALL be q 10 tie arch should Prussia perceive me
eoud IN the German sscacy Taed blood upon the
EARTH but when 1t expands and GoFken ana the omeus OF
lily and her legons dang and shattered around
the Qu,dlstca Sgoh contingencies 10 say the least are
rossDlc thOogb they Eay cOntempafed Florence
defeated However the Italian King has entered
this upon utoLest pTeerse ettribates the re-
sponeibity to his ncIshJOr whom he assals, IN
stead II inan'gny adopting it TO himself appeals
Europe upon fse SsGe and commits the desti
mes OF his country to On ANY, which al who love Italy aud
cherish her ho regret taking the field against
Power has 1915 wuy broken the peace
Of Europe or since pc eFated toward Ialy any Of
doubtful faith The Legality Represented by An.lrn corst-
position OF unassahe strength and the King OF Italy
Ut
into ap gy young at hight Jaw and tie peace
Of the ely A. /el world,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11
Eugag-mcnts Near Turnnu.

BERLIN June 27-Eyening-The engagement which
took place yesterday the east Of THa was of very
spirited character and lasted until midnight. The Prgs
slams lost Colonel, Lieutenant, aad Captain.
BEkLIy, June y, noon.-Lqt night ne army Of hc
EBe had a successful engagement neor Taaan, taxing
s,rea austrian o6fcers and 800 men prisoners.
THE LONDON TIMES on TUE CAMPAIGN. IL BOHEMIA.
The Taes in referring to the campaign in Gerpany
says there are moral causes a, work favor Of Prussia.
She represents the principle OF German unity, While
Austria is striving 10 perpeiuate system which has been
the weakness Of the common country The battle which
must decide to whom supremacy Germany shall be
given, WILL 1t is now evident, be fought on Austrian
ground Iii the Prussans who taking the offensive
The Times says the movements ofMarsha Bencdek
still wrapped in mystery. His plans and motions defy the
efforts of the boldes conjecture. Whatever his hidden
scheme may be- and however marvellous may be the ma
era results 10 be expected from IT, it will hardly eoun-
erbaance the immense moral advantage which Prussia
has secured for herself by her rapid movements putting
her in less than week at the head of the whole Of
Northern Germany and placing in her hands the resources
of territory containing population of 100000.
CONCENTRATING THE SAXON ARMY.
The Vienna Ga=ee publishes order of the day, adj
dressed from Olmuz 70 the Saxon army congraulaiing
them on their junction with the Austrian army.
PLYING CORPS OF PRUSsIASs DEFEATED.
flying corps commanded by stalberg advancing into
Bohemia, lost eight men in an engagement.
BESEDEK's PLAN.
VIENNA June o. 1906
Gen Benedek motive for not yet having given mp his
passive attitude twofod. In the first place he awaits
the junction of the Federal troops with his army and
in the second he allows Prince Frederick Charles TO adj
vance with his army into Bohemia in order that he may
be able to cut of bis retreat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11

through Josephstadt and leaving these two Austrian fort
es,es 10 support him bis 10 be advancing upon the
Pssan fress of latz on tie river Neisse. This river
averses Western Sesia from east 10 west nearly az Sh
angle with the ODER and for strong ne oil defense
against the Austrians advancing from the sOutH 1us
road. however from Joephstadt to Glaiz WINGS founu
TO the north bank Of the Neissei and thus Is pos
sible that Benedek may design to turn the RUSSIAN
line OF defense upon that II not be need9 oi
10 take the fortress Gatz his numbers may enable MN 70
mask It, The second line Dorbward now threatened y INC
Austrans Is from 0mutz ZuckDaptel the frontier Town
upca Nesse itself fortified the river OF Tie same
name. BY this route the Neisse must be crossed. Inc
third line OF attack apparently selected IS from lioppu
along the valley Of the Oder. through Ra'ioor. Inc
Austrians must ut this rate divide their forces
into three distinct bodies: and the Prssians from an m
terror semcee Of operation and anked by the strong places
Of Gats and Nesse operate geographical adyan
iage; but If their line should be turned by the advance
through Josephsad they woud probably be forced either 10
ight general action. or TO retreat pTeepatey and all
three roads lead upon Bresau Arrived there the Aus
tan Marshal would probably find himself master OF the bul
Sesa He might them perhaps be able to turn the Prus
position at Dresden Dy combined attack from Sl,sa
and from Bohemian mountains. Onr knowledge OF the
Austrian however at present simply an ontnei
but many days cannot ecpse without intelligence OF COLLISION
the banks Of the Oder and the Neisse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11
THE WAR IN ITALY.
OPERATIONS ON THE ssANCn0.


FLORENCE June 26-At the battle Of Custozzathe Aus
tran forces numbered 6O,OoO. The First Army Corfs
escrvc, on the nights 70 the LETT of Vaegeio held IN
check an overwhelming number of Austrans before which
Gen Crane tCcrale had been forced to retire. Bixios
division and the cavalry of the line protected the retreat
OF the army rLieh egcea IN good order The Pea
nell division took prisoners an entire battalion Of Austrian
chasseurs.
Tho Italian cavalry Ind several engagements with the
Austans who suffered heavy losses, and the THIRD Army
Corps took about 900 prisoners. The Italian losses are
great but those Of the enemy tcicrcG 10 be sH more
considerable The Italian cavalry did not abandon their
positions nor were they until after the enemy
had received reenforcments. Toward nghta both the
Italians and Austrans retired from then respective posi-
TORS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11
OUR SPECIAL WAR CORRESPONDENCE.
sTUrTGART.

NO FIGHTING AS YET IN SAxONY-AcTIvrTY OF THE
PRussIASs-PoPULAR SENTIMENT IN Favor oP
PBAcR-PRUSsIA's CONFIDENCE OF sUcCEss-THg
ITALIAN ARMY-REcBST IMPORTANT Events.
STUTTGART, Friday, June ~ 1866.
The war has actually commenced but thus far not adrop
of blood has been shed on either side Every report to the
contrary has proved to be unounded Soon after the de-
csve vote of the Dict which had the effect OF decars
ton OF war; it rumored that sharp battle had been
fought before Frankfort the seat of the Legislative As
scby in which the Prusssns had the decided advantage
There was not the shadow of pretense for this Every
thing has been quiet the river Main since the critical
moment although the people of Frankfort are in state
Of perpetual excitement The Confederate troops are
pouring into the city from all quarters and Il is believed,
they will be able to hold their position The Prlsslan
Government gave orders that the public funds should not
be touched except by their command but the money was
quietly brought through Stuttgart on Sunday night and is
now safely deposited in the fortress at Ulm, city IN
this H,nity supposed 10 be entirely removed from the
scene of danger The Frankfort Rothschds have pru-
IDENTIFY retrested TO Strasbourg.
But, although no conflict in arms has taken place, the
PTussaB forces have been on the alert AID have already
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-11
Ktng Victor Emmnuuel's Mnnifesfe.


Italy has lost no time in announcing her readiness
cooperate with Der Prgssiu ally. Unlike her how
ever Size preceded any Of hostility by formal decara
ton II the expressions the Florence press are 10 be
accepted Indicative Of feelings Of the Government and
people would that the issue raised by the
greater than imagined. Prussia IN her
Of Federal reform, proposed TO exclude Aus
tria from the Confederation; bnt Italy goes
step farther, for she declares the extinction OF
that Empire be necessary for the peace OF Europe IL
merely regain Nenea that Italy takes up arms but
70 annhe uegLborug State hose processes
consider Onc to the great principle oi nation
If Italy and Germany occupy the proud
positions flr which thev evidently intended, Austria
mast disappear To attain this desirable consummaton the
Governments OF ally and Prussia firmly pledged and no
concessions. however large, VIII now be accepted
consideration Of permitting the House Of Haps'
burg probing its hated existence. This is frank
open speaking and If the Prnsau Government could for
once be- the declaration Of its policy, might Elk
pect fro manifesto c0uched In that strain. But IN the
mouth of Italy rather surprises We readily under
stand the OF the Italian people 20 Venea and
far appreciate what by the spirit Of
tonaiy. But Italy is the last State in Europe which
embark in aggressive simply for the sake
respecting condition Of that country be totally
bankruptcy almost inevitable and its people borne
the weight OF which well nigh
insuppoabe But nevertheless il is Italy the kingdom OF
but four years creation the pc Of Imperial France AID
eJaHi Of Europe which enters the lists as tue
champion and the great redresser Of all the
both anced and real which have been committed py
the House OF Hapsburg