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From Rev. D. MerrIGe, Pastor of the Passvnnk po,
tist Church, Philadelphia ""E

[FrOm Rev. D. MerriGe, Pastor of the Passyunk Ror,
tist Church, Philadelphia O~F
From the many respecta b. 10 recomnn dc tIor, ,I
10 Dr. Hoohend,s German Bitters, was Induced to
give them trial. Afer using several bottles fon
them to be good Iemedy for debility and most az az
cellent tonic for the stomach. d. MERRTSM Ca
From Rev. William Smith, formerly Paster os IN,
VincentoWn and Millville IN, ~ Baptist Churehes
Havirg used in Il y family number OF hottIas -
yonr Ho9tlands German Bitters, have to say that
regard them as an excellent medicine, especially
mended for. They strengthen and inVigorae the ava
tenn when debiliated, and useful In dsorders ~
the liver loss or appetite etc. have alao recono
mended them to several of my friends who have
tried them and found them greatly beneficial In ths
restoration of health. - '-'
Yours truly, WILLIAM SMITH
966 Hutchinson street, PHILADELPHIA
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JOHN B. eoueH will lecture in horticultural Hall,
October o and
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THE Press CLUB Will meet at 4 o'clock this
aernoon at the Club Rooms, No. 5l5 ChesRut street.
~ rs lumored that certain dlsatfected Journalists In
ths Guy are prolecinR new or anlzation OF this
70 iook 10 It's Interests with more than their usual
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WORK OF THE DETECTvEs.-FOr the three
months ending September, the Detective Police of
the city made 81 arrests. The following table shows
the number of prisoners arrested In each month,
and the charges upon which they were taxi into
custody
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SENT TO THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.-Robert
Mcbride, aged eighteen years. away from the
House Of Refuge about year ago He had been put
there by his parents for robbery. Ever since the III
GERS have been watching out for him. aud yesterday
teenth and Wood streets, and captured. He was
returned 10 his old quarters by Alderm an PancoRs
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SUDDEN DEATH.-The members of the Com
mercial Exchange were shocked this morning by the
announcement of the sudden death of the Secretary
Mr.. George Goodman, which occurred last night at
his residence, on Arch street. above Sixteenth.
At meeting of the Commercial Exchange, Mr.
Howerd Hnchman President, in few appropriate
remarks. announced the painful intelligence to It's
members. On motion of Mr. George L. Buzoy, the
following committee appointed to report To- NOR
row preamble and resolutions expressive OF their
grief:-George l.. Buzby. q. II. LlsdRll, Samuel l..
Ward, E. g. Cattell, Z. j, Hoffman, Hugh Craig, and
S. j. Comfy.
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THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
the Negroes Out In Fun FOrce-Ths
Negro Majority Estimated at Forty
Thousand IN the state.

WASHINGTON, Oct. LA despatch from a radi-
cal source, dated at Montgomery, Ala, states
that at the election, which commenced in that
state to-day, on the question of calling a State
Convention, the negroes were out In full force,
trict win have several thousand majority. Gen.
Swayne, who is reconstructing Alabama in hIs
own interest for the Senate, estimates the negro
majority at forty thousand in the State.-M Y.
World
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LIVELY TINES AMONG THE "SAFE" people,
BY adyeTtlsements in other columns, Il will be seen
Lhat Mr NJ Sadler the agent of Lilies safes, has
rival hre proofs manufactured by the two establish
ents 10 grand test OF their respective merits and
mat The challenge has been accepted. A lively and
interesting time may therefore be expected
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NEW STYLES FALL CLOTHING
NEW STYLES FALL CLOTHING
NEW STYLES FALL CLOTHING
Receiving Daily.
Receiving Daily.
Receiving Daily.
Summer Goods CLOSING out at very Lolg rates,
Hdb sUdy betlOeen ! BENNEIT d co..
Slr1 street,. No. SIS MARKET STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
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A TREASURY CIRCULAR.-John W. Frazier,
ESQ., the Collector of Internal Revenue for the First
strict. has just received the following letter from
Commissioner Rollins;-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., OFFICE OF INTERNAL
REVENUE, WAsHINGToN. sept. 30. lSiI.-SiI: Your
aIention is called the fact that the 18th day of
October proXimo the time will expire for making
reotions and supplying omissions In returns made
prior the 18th day July, 1866, provided for in
the twentieth section of the act of June 30, 1884,
amended July l3, 1866 Your immediate attention is
called to this matter. and urged to exert spe
cIa energy and TO that so far as possible every
omission is supplied and every correction made
incomplete imperfect returns, before 1t shall he too
late The time to act is brief and should be improved
to the utmost. Very respectfully.
"(Signed) E. A. ROLLINS, Commissioned"
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A Projected Price Fight Near Ports
mouth, N. III.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct. Rocky Moore
and Rook will leave here for their proposed
battle ground tomorrow morning at ocloeS.
They viii fight on the shoals about twelve niles ':
below here. There is large gathering Oh NO"
Workers on hand to see the sport.
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Philada, Stock Exchange Sales, Uct, 2
Reported by De Haven a Bror No. 20 . in''~

BLI " FiIllI'
$500 City 6s, Old,.--... 9s1
$1,000 City Us. New 2ds. l0l5s
{2iNO Pa IS. w L-.......'lOSl
loo sh Leh n stk.-ss0- =, 4,
Josh PennA R."-05... oz,s z.
SECOND
$500 City 6s, New....''.ieSiii.
Sl2O0 90. Olu''iii.'' Olu'is l0I 4 ! |
10000 q q A m g. o., q. 593 /
o an Penna h''''''is' s5ss |
,o9 an Ocean Oil..'~'''" "a
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League Island.

The following is a letter of Joseph N Persol,
Democratic candidate for City Treasurer, to
member of the u. S. Senate
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Important HINbeas Corpus Css~-Arre~t fe
Non.Pavmeusef Miiista Fises-

Important Habrss Cerpas Cs.~-Arr~ss FOG
Nen.Pavwewsef Militia Fises-
Before Judge Gilbert
An application was made yesterday 20 Jsdgs 0N~sss
for . writ Of hsbeas corpus (which granted,
qurng the keeper OF the Kias county jail 70 pro4scs
In Court one Charles 7. whybrcw, who had bssa
rested for payment OF certain nnss amosntiag -
$l5. which had boon imposed BY . r~simeuiai casrs
mart,i OF the Fifty sixth regiment National 0asrSa
Mr.. Whybrew produced In Court, and return VS.
made 70 the writ, which alleged that whybrew
. member OF COMPANY G, Fity-sixth rsGi-
mont and had been nned for non-aitendancs -
dr,ls and parades; that he had not pad tie
fines and . warrant issWed for his awesA
Counsel for petitioner. Mr. Thomss 1. Pearsai. oh
jected " the return because II did not show any
authority to the president Of the martial issue
the warrant and contended the proceedings OF tho court
martial void.
Colonel Adams Of the Fifty-stx'h regiment appeared
for tho respondents together with Mr. Packer, who, u
appesrs president OF the martial Ia queston,
issued the warrant for Whybrew's' arrcst Tnsy
tended the proceedings Of the court martial accord
ing 10 law
The further argument In thu matter rostpoaed 70
Friday morning. at ten O'Clock, the petuonsr bsiag
released on his parole.
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Court Of Cannon Pleas-Trial Term-Part 4.
Adjourned for the term
Court Of Common Pleas-Trinl Term-Part =.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT

The Cnsc of the Kentucky bourbon COM
pany-The Parties Charged with Fraud DO
Not Appear When Called Up Tor Examinn.
tion, and Arc Committed.
Before Commissioner White
The Uated STATES Daniel Messmors AIIe, H. Miller
Clarke H. Sagb,rn and j. Tinkham.--Ths particulars
OF this fully detail ID In tho At the time
of the initiation OF the charge against defendants
who arc known as the Kentucky Bourbon Company.
Yesterday the down for examination,
which the rarties themseves claimed, preliminary
TO the commitment VI tho case 10 the Grand
Jury. Twelve O'Clock the hour set down
for the examination, at whieh time Comm ssouer White
opened the court, Mr. Sam Courtney, United states
District Attorney being In attendance the witnesses
Tor the prosecution. After considerable delay and
the defendants putting 10 no appearance. personally or
by counsel Mr. Courtney addressed tho Court saying
that he proposed to have the To the Grand
jury being now halfpast twelve. appearance the
part OF the defendants II the defendants, he
that bad asked for tho examination I now ask the
Court to have the names of tho accused parties called
and n they do not appear that they be committed.
Commissioner whts called the defendants severSiiy.
and they rot appearing. the Commissioner sent tho
the Grand Jury
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SUPREME CouaT-cHAmsEns.

The Right Of the Rnndail's I-iuad IIouse of
Refuge 10 Detain Minors Until the Attain
nsent at Majority.
Before Judge Sutherand.
n. the petitions If Mary Murray and yo,n keuy 10
b. discharged habeos oo,pns.-An application
made before this Court yesterday BY William y Howe,
counsel for the petitioners for the discharge OF Mary
Murray and John Kelly from the Rouse OF Refuge
RandalIs island. The petitioners both minors OF
about the Of sixteen years. and hsd been
ny the Court OF Special Sessions the asylum Ia ques.
ton until they had attained majority. Mary had been
sent mp charge of vagraucy and John for petit
larceny Mr. Howe eontended that the statute provides
the term OF imprisonment for vagraney shall exceed
sxtv DAYS, and that the has also been defined
larceny, both OF which will be largely exceeded II the
petitioners are held they Of the OF sixteen
years respectively.
For the respondent claimed that the act incor-
porang the House OF Refuge provided that only per-
sons not exceeding the age of sixteen years be
committed 10 the custody Of the institution except
such persons may he there by the Inspector Of
state Prisons; that these may not exceed seventeen
years Of aud that MI persons sent may be de-
tanei until they arrive the age II majority provision
being made also for their education instruction In
some useful employ ment.
MIR Justice Sutherland remarked that he inclined
70 the opinion that tho deteuton intended apply
In refornratory rather than punitive sense. but
took the papers in the case under consideration.
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COURT Or GENERAL ssIoxs--caAMstas.
The Gaxettc-lfaii Controversy.
Before Recorder Hackett.

The preliminary examination in ih, OF Charles n.
Swsezer, the editor Of the Roi, who Is charged by
Simon Aherp, the proprietor Of the Gasets, with false
prccnces, resumed yesterday aternoon before Re-
corder Hacsett
Mr. Ahcrn asked few questions by the Recorder
He said that apart from the good will OF the paper the
property in The once OF the Go-e was not worth more
than $50, that he relied upon tho representations Of
Mr. Sweetxsr when he purchased the haf interest the
paper; Mr. swoeszer informed him that Mr. Charles
scrbnsr was willing 70 buy the paper for $40 0Oo Mr.
Ahsrn said that he did not think Mr. Sweetzer conld
give MIN anybody else rood notes he said Their we're
10 be sndorsea but he did any importspce To
what he said he r Absrn) considered that the value
OF the paper was prospective
The Discretionary put certain letters IN evidence
which passed between the complainant and the dssn-
dant
Isaac W. Wal the bookkeepsr Of the Cdce,s when
Mr. swsetzer vas connected with ~, examined ~
The circulation OF the Gazette previous and subse-
ausnt TO tho time Of the partnership with Mr. Ahern.
The afldavits Of Samuel y Hart James Pbair, Isaac
wan asd fascasa I. Dean were read By the counsel
for Mr.. swse,xsr Mr.. wan testified that previous 10
the associations With Ahera there were other parties
DESTROYS Of purchasing interest the paper and Mr..
Sweetzer gave him Instructions 70 permit them 70
anime the books
NJ. Dean stated ia conversations With Mr. s~ssu1
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ea-v "a go funsr - n~p-rss~a hs d.mir. ~ ru-r.s
a. ins~-~-t - 80 Sss's the Nr So usm~d
~ 700 .. ~ - hdf inier~~fi IL h. - "A y
- him ~ 0oa sr@ thsv were sbsus cfa.nf whea NJ
xsr 'ni~@ei ala thas hs hss negotiated sah
sons eiss
rr whrney coaessa f,r We ss~~sr.r has rad q
long ua-warn sts'ecasas - Mr. sseesssr rgvlas IA
versaa ~ he arr II an smaaxit b-csa~e
the t~ehnirsi rules Of ks wsal1 ns< psrsnu NJ.
sveesxes a. - sssrn frsM the stsis~s.s "a appeared
that N Mar three r~ai~rnse aears
c@ts them~sves 9th Nm csadsrtssx th@ pzp<r vhs
wers r~4nest~f srasnine tss hssks. thai ans ~
them On he rstarr fror sb~ss1 pssas-ss ,sks
hsH Of me interest IN tia psp~s fw than ihr,s
tr~s the raid ~ ts~ esmestnsrt. ts,t N Ma To-
t-vssss ~uh No. sserr Nc toe n ~ h>lis 81
HIN his ioe-sr free from assl ksA believing
sucs. hs nnsav cosciassa " s~n him tns
half ins~r-ss - ma rsss~ far Is oos rs
accused sent 10 stale thst Ah~~- ~repoeef r~rl-
~si changes ~ tie ~ ~. rsr~r: thu Ne
hat reviewed su~r< ilas IN chsrsrter ~
pisiDant. vneh gave % di~~rse~~s be'wsan then
r~sa,ng offer TIE part ~ the defendant ~
so 0oo cash N Ah.fa sens wsth1rsw ~ coil -sb-e.
asenty acr~sslsg a. CT Soo - ashsr~, r~fsas -
ancept the Offer. To csmpisin.at h>f a~s b~oaps ~
naxlons " the enniese at thsa NJ sse~ts erresi
him SIS orc for ~. hsf lntarss wai~s Ne r~fas~f 70
s~cspt: tina, a',~r~srds Assrn rrpss ne .sens q
hi having oct ~. sweeK-r thai b. .sssis biaf hin-
self uos 20 nah'sh s.afs~r PIPER. which No - er~r
rsremfs"rs aerlis-s - a. bH ssser ts~k ss 90
sirfcion Tho ra',icaAfs Of The sfsrung Of ths ssd
Tn. .r,m,ra.iea an be ssna'sasa ssn . sasssasy
4
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BOARD or alOrT.

Tho board rcassemhed At twelve o'clock noon yestsr
day, President Depew in the ohair. and . quorum
present
The New YORK Ci,ssn presented claim for ao22 os
for advertising for the city and county.
The lrish Amacos pus in claim for similar services
10 the amount OF 81, a6s 20.
Mr. ". L. Cole testified that he had Published eli the
Advertisements FOR which payment IL sought They
charged nj his regular rates Mr. Cole beng cross
examined testified that the only authorization be hsf
received for publishlng tho Advertisements cas- that
the heads Of departments had senl lhsrn 10 hin
for publications.; that the frsgA frD-ac0n vas not
Corporation paper He had commenced but one action
against the city for the recovery Of OF the
claimed, but he had aftsrwaris discongtnurd a.
The Sunday linn presented claim for faa2S % FOR
adv ertising various notices for city aud county
Witnesses produced Who testified 10 the mecca
sary authorization for the pubica0 Of the advertise
mems ard also 10 the Of The chsrxea
The New York T1,if presented in for ~ o2S Zoe
advertising SherGs prociamaions and other ciiy ana
county notices. and In order prove justice their
cain Shsrin kciy and er-Shera Lynch vere exsmlusd
their having authorized the T1fsf 10 pobish The
proclamatons and other matters coming within me
Jurisdiction OF their osfce
The Erening Pot presented claim for about o. GO
for sdvstnng for the city and county from The year
1859 10 1866 Evidence the authority for the put
cation Of the various advert submied. and
ahsr tedious investigation. The csse sdjournsd
until to-day d noon. The Board thea sdJournsd snt
to-day 81 noon.
Decisions N oil casss we're reserved
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THE PARK.

Tho Concert tho I.nke Yesterday.
Whoever loves the pure and sweet enjoyment OF
rural Atmosphere or thu picturesque coloring which
nature u this delightful transition season Of
the year whom the slowly folding beauties OF summer
Iuger lovingly in the sober embrace Of autumn; or
whoever loves To stand upoa the lake shore and listen
to the melody Of Dodworths music stealing measured
tful cadencos the placid waters should hare
visited the Park yesterday and reaped share pleasure
tr ~ unaiIoved Tho weather smincnly desirable;
bright and c0udess sky above, whilo the dancing
air had just Sufficient snap 70 give refreshing elias
ITCHY. The Drive, the Terrace the Ramb'c and the
Lake shore each alike scene OF animation The
OF the Ramb,s loss bewderinx than the endless
variety Of cut and color 10 the toilets OF the ladies'
Thsss were indescribabiy diversified tho toilets,
not he ladissl However. such thing -
free trade In fashion has como into vogue,
yesterday must have been the opening day The lake
csure-and al because Dodworth and his musical stan
there floating about also, and II u fashionable
60 anywhere lake the place. Tho cargo
csnaining the musical freight drftsd about lAxvs
though the pilot were lost, not 10 the lake, but Ia
tho strains OF t1e music. Anon the boatman reused
himself aad giving vigorous pull q the paddles shst
under tho Ratio t now has nams Into the lower lake.
the CONSERVATION Of the swans but to the delight Of
many ladies gathered on the far on beach, who had
hitherto been vAnly striving 70 catch the delightful
quarsts OF Kresr Here 10 the barge under the shelter
Of an awning, the band sent forth success.
siveiy across the lake selections from Mars
RohAn, Lucia d Lsmmsrmoor, two quartets from
Kngsr Morning. star Waltz selections from Lurliue,
sindng up with pot pourr exquisitey cooked stow
~ melody when the mellow descended the Park
began lose its temporary population and the strains
Of music ersi 50 distinct abIdsd but IN memory.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

A TOBACCO DEALER CHAvGxp WITH FpAuD. -vestertay
morning Roundsman Croker, Of the Tombs Police
Court returned from Troy, having custody Charles
Defendorf, tobacco dealer whom no had arrested on
warrant issued by Justice Hogan. The accused stands
charged with having by false and fraudulent representa-
tons obtained from Messs Lorillard Co OF Chambers
street. the 14h day OF January last tobacco valued
at 81 032 u. IL is alleged that Deendorf order
obtain the goods. represented that he owned house
and lot in Troy aud perfectly able pay all hs
real estate whatever In Troy and THIS he Admitted 70
Roundsman Croker after his arrest. The accused
committed to the rombs TO await examination on the
complaint
PlIrNys CHARGED WIN rHgrr--Iscob H. stone OF
Mott street. caused the arrest yesterday morning and
srraqnmeut before Justice STANDBY OF shepsel wou-
ski. whom he cbarYed with having stolen from his
school, in Last Broadway Hebrew and oshcr hooks and
states TO the total vauo OF $40 In stones adavit he
says tnst when he missed the books, &c. from the
schoorcom he spoke to wzousk them, but be pro.
fessed utter ignorance OF their disappearance and after
wards when directly charved with the thcfs denied all
knowledge OF them stone alleges that he subsequently,
ascertsned that Wxouski had sold the property. He
asked TO return them and he promised 20 do so;
but he did not keep his word. ca being questioned in
the presancs OF The magistrate the accused stated that
he was not guilty Of theft II true that he bad
soe tho books &c. but he had an unQuestoued right
70 do, as he was stones copartuer wircuski gave
bail in $500 TO appear and answer the General Sos
Sons Jacob w. stone next deposed that he had
EMPLOYED Mizouski messenger 70 collect bills,
that capacity ne had stolen from him money 10 The
amount OF 500 dollars, with which he bad entrusted
pay the rent Of the school building Ms owner, Mr.
Thomas Montgomery; instead, however, Of paying the
rent he stated that be had appropriated the money
his own usA In answer the accused denied the charge,
but did not state that he stones associate In busi
Ills occupation was that OF teacher. He vas
also held IN the sum Of 200 70 this second charge
o. theft
srxALiso Cons ov wtm.--Iules Philiippstsi, west
Indian, and Thomas Slater, native Of Ireland,
rested BY oHccr Kemp Of the sixth prsciact, the
charge Of entering the store Of Mr. samuel C. Keschsm,
f13 Centre street, and stealing thsrsfrom I've coils Of
wire valued ~ $50 The prisoners leaving the
premises with tho goods and subsequently taken IN
charge. They ware taken before Justice Bowling ana
committed for trial 10 default Of $1,000 bail each.
ALLEGED Tusrr rsox EsaIiss woxAy.--A day -
two since Ma Bella Ferry, an English woman, and her
husband Joseph, arrived In this city from mercer
county, Pennsylvania route "a their native eousuy.
Mrs Ferry being nsrussd with $1,000 in legal tender
and Treasury aosss We ioa properly of ssrssK sad bus
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LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE.

sours SIDE RArLRoAp -Tns new road was opened FROM
Jamaica 10 Babylon Saturday. The distance twenty
ssv.n mllss was run in hour including SIX stops.
Along Inc entire route The greeted b. groups
AZ ols,,.ns ana n babylon public demonstration vas
rsds "a which Vice President A. J. Bergen aud Jobn
II Rcd delivered addressed The line IL In prox-
unity 20 the South Lay and the villages or
srrogned Rockaway Rockville Centre, Frespor Jeru-
sSsm Aiisnticvills south Oyster Bay, Amiiyville.
babylon, Pcsataquit aud Isiip.
TVS orrsss Corsrv trRcur CouRr. This court, which
convened Monday for the Of actions adjourned
snss swo days session The most important feature or
the the trial OF the uor Dealers and the &C.
,'cn pursued ~ tho Jury In sndng them guilty Of vio
lston Of Tho las will put seal OF condemnation upcp
the seon hereiofors adopted by the liquor dealers and
The Lac will now be obeycd beyond doubt The coura
s meet again Saturday for the purpose Of trying
the Criminals now confined With the walls Of
The Old Court House. Of which there are . large
number aud no small amount OF them for grave
and ipyetsais oaences wilnors viii be tried for the
.essd attempt 10 murder Washington on the Sth OF
July, snd our will be tri for the alleged murder OF
German At Ninneld on July Alien and Grader will
Aso 30 hronsnt forward charged with robbing Joseph
hAr.dan 81 $500 aud various others for heavy bur,
sAss thsfs % cattle and other charges The trial Of
Nwly-lwo % ,ns liquor dealers has been postponed V
April acki. wssa tas next Cresii Court mssA