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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-12

LINCOLN COMPANY IN LIBERIA.-Interesting
letters have been received from the Lincoln
who went from philadelphia to Liberia about
two years ago. The leader, Captain Charles A.
Harrel, writes, July 22:-"The Company are all
quite well, and enjoying good health. [ think
the lands about our settlement will yield one
hundred bushels per acre. The Government has
given us tne square for the church and school
house. The lot is on the corner of Mears and
Price streets. The square will be called Cooke
square-(after the distinguished Philadelphia,
Jay Cooke, Esq i will commence building
as soon as the rainy season is over, on the head
OF Malcom avenue. l could sell any amount of
Golconda has Just arrived with ESQ emigrants
for Grand Bassa. The Lord has been gracious
to us. The emigrants are getting along very
fnely.n The writer Isent over beautiful specf-
men of arrowroot, of which large quantity
can be readily raised.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
ron ApD1EIoNAL LooAI IEHMs Do INsIsR RAe1s,l

FL1Ps FROM Rusty PEs.--Whew, how hot
the weather isi We can hardly breathe, and are
about as moist outside as q melon Is inside. This
sort OF thing don't pay. It's an imposition on
the public. August sweats have returned ana
Japanese fans are In demand. "Why is things
thus thuslyin as the late ARENAS once said.
Don't know, except that the Clerk of the Wea.
ther, during the heated spell of summer must
have taken a trip 10 the North Pole, and has
either been frozen fast to that mystic post or
else has forgotten that bis time Is up, and con-
sequently neglects TO come back. II Is supposed
that Just before his jaunt he gave out contract
for so much heat, and that the conuaCloIs, IKE
all others OF the same species, are holding on as
long as they can. When the aforesaid Clerk
reaches his office again he will have a sweet
account 10 settle for so much surplus warmth.
lie can't grumble, though, that the contractors
have not come up 10 the terms of their agree
ments. They have toed the chalk squarely, and
have furnished the hottest kind of hot weather,
Why the streets are like furnaces.
The country pays more for alcoholic drinks
than for all Its colleges and schools. Beer nlls
many bottle, and the bottle many bier.
Brown, who as he grows older grows little
more of the morslist, says that the best thing a
fellow can do with glass OF beer in his hand,
is ito put it down. He don't mean, however,
down the throat, of course not.
Brown raised O row the other day in trying
TO raise his salary. He didn't use the right
kind of derrick. His employer couldn't see
in what way an increase in the number OF
Browns offspring made Browns services more
valuable. Brown considers him a hard.hearted
wretch, Poor Brown
The "Boys IN Buen Of the Twentieth Ward
are moving. They are organizing a regiment
for service in the coming campaign. That's
right and eo.ahead On Tuesday evening their
first parade comes off.
The Pharmaceutical Conventionists wound
up their proceedings yesterday by frolic on
the river. They had \ big iced on the boat.
Those drug fellows can worry do wn an astonish-
ing lot of "wittles."
Mrs. Mohrmann the mother of the little
Mary whose sad fate now excites the indigna-
ton and sympathy )t the community, returns
her thanks to the public Tor its kindness and
interest.
The chap that took the stump proved to be
a street picker. 1t was cigar stump, which is
more profitable sometimes than the political
stump.
y Postmaster Bingham gives notice that on
and after Monday next, the Eastern mails close
at l2M
Poets are born. so are most ether people: (:
but TOO few, unlike poets, give any good reason
in the acts of their lives why they were born.
Our colored brethrenn are holding a camp
meeting at Atwood Grove.
-Query-Does daucing on the green sward
necessarily make grasshopper?
Let us lquidize"-is the latest out for
taking q drink,
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FIFTH EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President will Sustain the
Civil Authorities in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Committee.

special Despotch to the R0enin0 Telegraph,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The following is q
copy OF the telegram sent this afternoon by the
Committee of the Tennessee Legislature to the
Speakers Of the House and Senate of the Ten-
nesses Legislature, and also to Governor
Brownlow;-
Mission accomplished. The President will
sustain the civil authorities. Orders issued to
the department commanders to sustain aud aid
the civil authorities; and sufficient force will be
furnished to accomplish such purpose.I
SRned-''W. H. Wisner Thomas A. Hamilton,
j. H. Agee.n
The Committee received this afternoon an
official copy of the order to be sent by the
Secretary of War TO General Thomas, and also
the Presidents reply to their memorial.
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SUIoIDE.-An unknown white man, with a
bald head and sandy whi>kers, at half past IL
o'clock this morning walked on to the second
wharf below Chestnut street. and quickly dis
robing himself, jumped into the Delaware, since
which time he has not been seen. His clothing
consis ed of pair OF Government drawers, grew
paDLaloons, and white slouched hat. The
articles ale at the Sixth Ward Station.
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FROM CHICAGO,
COIfax Returns from His Excursion.
L.n la.o.ai.,o.

Special Despatch TO The EUe'itt0 Telegraph.
CHICAGO, Sept 12.-speaker Colfax and party,
who accompanied him on the excursion to
the Rocky Mountains, returned yesterday
reaching here at noon, all in vigorous condition.
Mr.. OOlfax left last evening for the South,
from whence he will hasten to Washington on
public business
The Board of Managers of the Lincoln Monu-
ment Association have accepted the design
submitted by Larkin G. Mead, Jr., of Brattle-
bOro, vt. The cost of the monument will be
about $4,000.
Emery A. Storris, of this city, who has been
on Republican Stumping tour in Maine, has
returned, and expresses the opinion that that
State will give 10000 Republican majority next
Monday.
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THE CHILD MURDER.-Several arrests were
made during yesterday aud last evening of
parties who answered the description of the
fiepd who committed the diaboliCal murder of
the child Mary Mohrmann, in the Nineteenth
Ward. 1t was asserted this morning that the
right Individual had been captured last night
Determined to ascertain what there was In the
rumor, one of our reporters repaired to the
neighborhood this morning. On visiting the
Nineteenth Ward Station House, the Lieu
tenant informed him that although he had
several persons locked up on suspicon there was
no possible or even probable proof that any
OF them was the right man. Twelve men are
still detailed from his district, with instructions
to use every means to discover the villain, aud
to follow up every clue. In addition TO these
officers, number of the detective force are
also upon the ground. A watchiul surveillance
is kept upon every suspicious character
and many ears are constantly alert
to catch the slightest whisper that
might lead TO the murderer's detection. Tue
whole neighborbood for squares around is still
excited. Every man, woman, and child Can tell
you all the circumstances of the heinous affair
every man, woman, and child appears anxious
to aid the officers in their work. The spot
where the body of the poor mutllated victim
was found is pointed out with trembling fingers;
the little ones avoid it. aud the older regard 1T
with feelings of the hottest Indignation.
There is as yet no relaxation in the endeavor
to trace the horrid crime to its perpetrator and
II is to be hoped that before another day rolls
by he will be found.
TEE WEATHER.-The following statistics
will show the state of the thermometer for the
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STREET PREACHING ON BROAD STREET To-
MORROW AFrERNooN This thoroughfare will
be enlivened and prodted, we trust under the
preaching of Rev. j. s. Kennard, at Broad
street and Colombia avenue, and Rev. Dewitt
Talmage at Broad and Jefferson streets; the
former under the auspices OF the Young Mems
Christian Association of the Tenth Baptist
Church, with choir, etc.; the latter under the
citation Of the city. Exercises commence at Al
O'Clock,
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Indian Affairs.

WAsHINoToE, Sept 12.-Acting Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, MIR. Mix, has received official
dispatches from Montana, stating that the In
dians are all peaceable, and that there was no
disturb ance in August among the Indians of the
Salt Lake superintendency. They have pro
missed to abstain from further depredations on
tlp whites
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YOUTHFUL THIEvEs.-For some time the
farmers in the South Second street market have
been annoyed by petty thefts which have been
committed by party of youths. Detective
Reeder this morning surprised two youngsters
while dragging away basket of corn. He
succeeded in capturing only one of them, who
gave the name of William Morris, aged fourteen
years. He will have a hearing this afternoon.
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FINE GLAsswARE.-Kerr's ChiPa Hail. No 1918
Chestnut street. have the largest stock of hue Table
Glass the country those in want of glassware can
not fall to make selection from our i'm ense assort-
ment. Our stock comprises glass at ali prices
Tumbers. 26 10 e2B per dozen; Goblets 81 to SlOO
per Dozeni Dscanters, q TO t75 per pair; Initials
crests' names, ETC., engraved on glass at an hours
notice.
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New York stock Quotations-s p. Nj
MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-The number of

MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-The number of
deaths in the city for the week ending at noon
to-day was 252, being an increase of Al over the
corresponding period of last year. Of these
liz were adolts 140 were minors; males, Ill
females. 134; boys, 73: girls, 67. OF the num-
Der, 1877 were born in the United States SO we're
foreign, 13 were unknown, 7 were people of
color, and 15 were from the country.
Congestion OF the brain is credited with 10,
cholera in antum 10, consumption OF the lungs
20, convulsioDs 7, diaIrhCea IL, dysentery IL,
Inflammation of the brain 8, marasmus 20.
The number Of deaths in each Ward was:-
WdrdS. Words.
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POLITICAL MEETING To-NIGHT.-The citizens
of the Twenty-seventh Ward will hold mass
meeting tonight in Commissioners Hall
Thirty-seventh and Market streets. The fol-
lowing eminent gentlemen are announced to
speak:-HOn. William d. Kelley, Hon. Morton
McMichael, Hon. Charles Gibbons, Hon. James
II. Campbell, and James LYnd, ESQ.
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LATER FROM EUROPE
Queen Victoria at Home Again
Spain Offers 10000 Men for
q Roman Garrison.
Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc.
By Atlantic Gable.
2. The Queen has arrived at

BY Atlantic Gable
LONDON. Sept. l2.-The Queen has arrived at
Windsor Castle.
PARIS Sept 12.-It is reported that Spain has
offered $4,000 troops 10 garrison Rome in the
event of European war
Insurgents have appeared in .he mountains
about Ronda.
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OVERCOME BY THR HBAT.-William Adams.
aged ffty-6ve years. was overcome by the heat
at American street and Colun bia avenue, about
II O'clock this morning.
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DROWNED WHILE BATHING.-John Jackson,
aged 80 years, while bathing at Shippen street
wharf, in the Delaware, to day, was drowned.
His body was recovered, and Coroner Daniels
held an inquest The verdict was accidental
death. The deceased lived at No. $50 Penn
street.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-12

WHISKY SEIzURE.-Revenue Agent James J..
Brooks this morning seIzed the distilIery of
Walter Barry, at Tenth and Thompson streets.
The cause of the seizure was that tie officer saw
two loads of whisky, which bore fraudulent
marks. being delivered INTO the place.
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The Springfield Races.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 12.-The double.
team race was won by Twang and mate. Time,
299. The favorite was beaten, and much
money changed hands.
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Shipment of Specie.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The City of London
took out to-day $ll $40, and the Hansa SIS, 200
in specie.
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DITURBIEG CONGREGATIoN.-T Nc
Farland, while under the influence OF liquor.
last evening entered the church at Fifth and
Girard avenue, and disturbed the congregation
in such manner that policeman was called
iD. This morning Alderman Eggleton fined her
Tor being drunk and disorderly.
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FROM MISSOURI.

Political EXcitement-Fears of Armed
MObs-PrOgress of Registration.
Special Despatch 10 The Evening Telegraph.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. IL. The political excitement
continues unabated. Startling developments
are hourly expected in connection with the
subject of arming. II is said an attempt viii
be made tonight TO seize large quantity of
arms stored here.
Charles NJ Chateau, one of the most wealthy
citizens of this city was refused registration to-
day. w. H. Lockland and Il. s. Mcdonald,
prominent lawyers, were also rejected, on
account of past Rebel sympathy.
Hon. George II. Pendleton is expected TO
speak in this city on Wednesday. Great prepa
rations will be made to receive him.
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CRUELTY 70 AEMALs.-Samuel Coleman,
while cruelty beating horse at sixteenth and
young man. whereupOn Samuel pulled a board
out Of the cart, will which he assaulted the
yonng man. policeman arrested him and
took him before Alderman Hutchinson, who
held him 10 answer both CHARGES ""
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RoBBIEG HIS EMPLOYER. William Hood. aoed
eighteen y aIs has been bound over by Alder
man Beitler TOR larceny. William is employed
as an eTrand boy bv G. Sauter, picture frame
manufacturer, No. 1873 South Eighth street. He
Is frequently entrusted with bills to collect, aud
1t Is alleged that of the various amounts he has
received, he has appropriated TO his own use the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-12

Received by telegraI
Davis. Stock Brokers. n
n. Y. Cent. X. ........l2S1S 4
N. Y. and Z. r. ........ 451S
Pm. and Res. R....... 80
Mich. =. and N. l. Il. 831S
Clev. d Pittsb'g r.. S5l5
Chi. al d N. w. com 863s
Chi. ar d N. w. pref. 6615
Chi. al d II. l. R......l0l
Pitts. W, e. Chi. l07lS
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Heavy Robbery of Government Bonds.
WORCESTER, Sept. 12.-s. Taft Sons grocery
store was robbed last night Of $4,000, mostly in
Government bonds, deposited by parties for safe
keeping. There is no clue to the burglars,
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LARCENY OF CLoTH.-This morning Detective
Levy arrested John NJ. Everest at lager beer
saloon, at Third and Gaskill streets, on the
OF Lewis, BoaIdman q Co., Nos. 29S and 24O
Chestnut street. 1t is alleged that the accused
went into the store and removed the cloth from
case Which was located in the rear of the
place. He will have hearing at the Central
Station this afternoon.
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CENTRAL STATION HEARINGS. - fellow
named Isaac Warno:k had a hearing at P. N.
to-day, before Alderman Beiter, at the Central
Station, upon the charge of entering and rob-
bing the dwelling of MIR. George Parnock No.
805 Franklin st. Held in $4,000 bail to ans wer.
John Kupp also had bearing charged with
taking indecent familiarities with small girls in
Bedford street. Held to bail.
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FIGHTERS OvERHAULED.-Last night John
Fitzwater and Henry Meezer INDUCED in fight
at Ninth and Jayne streets. Reserves Kending
and Ferguson went to the scene, when the
puRilistic gentlemen ran into tavern. The
policemen slowed themselves away behind some
trees, and in a few minutes the fighters reap
peared and tussled away until both dropped into
the gutter. About this time the policemen col.
Jared them aud locked them up. This morning
Alderman BeiteT held them for trial
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TIE WEATHER.-The following statistics
will show the state of the thermometer for the
past week as compared with that of 1867
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Il AtOih oicuukAhluk q
o. 48 3. Third street.
Toledo & Wabash, 5S3<
Mil. & st. Paul com, 9l
Adams Express...... 49L
Wells. Fargo Exp. 25X
U. 8. Express 20. -. 45L
tennessee 6s, new. 6SM
Gold d.........,...........l44L
Market steady.
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CLOTHING.
Il" SHE STOOPs TO CONQUER p

MOI She don't!
She stoops to make herself very ridiculousl
She has the "GREcIAR BEND"
That is what ails her.
She thinks it is pretty.
But most folks think 1t is uncomfortable.
And It is Furthermore true, that 1t makes her
look like sick Kangaroo; and the young men,
too, as the sight they view, say you may depend
they don't intend to marry the girls with the
"Grecian Bend" But they want the girls with
the merry curls, and cheerful smile on the
rosy cheek; and not with the Bend OF the
clumsy Greek; that is the style Of the girls they
seek. And, when they seek them, they go In
clothes, rich, stylish, splendid; such as those
which the best sort Of gentlemen, one and ALI
buy for cash at our
BROWN STONE HALL!
R0CKHTLL d WILSON,
NOs. 8O3 and Cos CHESNUT STREET,
8n4p PHILADELPHIA.
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WAN

WAN 3.
M ANTED-A BOY TO LEARN THE BUsI.
w ness as Salesman In Retail House FurnjahIno
Store. Address A: ID. o. Station A, Al s. Eighteenth
stIees rnnhoeIpna. oil ats
WAHTED-A FIRST-CLASS SALESMAN IN
Wv large Retail House Furnishing Store. Ad-
drsks Al Box No. 2sos Phllada. Post Ofice. ii as
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-24
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
OF HARTFORD, CONN,

favorable opportunity is presented to ener-
getic and reliable business men who can devote
their entire time to the business, to represent
this old. staunch, and most successful Life Com
pany, in unOccupied territory in the State of
Vermont. The many popular features peculiar
10 the Phoenix Mutual, aud the great advantages
it offers to the insurng public-its freedom from
restrictions on travel and occupation--its nom
the economy Of the manag nient, and its large
annual dividends, render it the most profitable
Com any to Agents DESTROYS of realizing hand
some competency by THEN enterprise and ener-
gy. Apply to c. L. BABCOCK,
State Agent Phoenix Mutual Life ms. Co.
d6-tf Union Block, Rutland VT
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BUSINESS CARDS.

D ARNES & CROWLEY, Dealers in Groceries
O and West India Goods OF every description,
.lrnes' New Block, Lake Street, st. Adams Yer
XOnt. ~i"-''
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SAVE YOUR MONEY

pY buying the new Patent Plated Spoons and
ID Forks. Warranted TO wear equal to the
and see them at Huntingtons west side Main
Street.
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RICHARDSON'S PICTURE GALLERY

PICTURE GALLERY,
II Main, opposite Bank Street, st. Adams,
IT,, up Stairs.) Open all hours of the day,
Sundays exccpted.) All the latest styles of pic
|nes made at this Gallery Albums and Pc
|lre Frames, Stereoscopc and card Pictures OF
fermont Scenery, all at low prices. Call early
Ind often. L. G, RICHARDSON,
l57-tf. Proprietor.
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IL practicing Physician III regular standing,
and will attend to all professional calls. Re
member the place. under tho American House,
Lake Street, st. Adams.
diff GREEN Il NICHOLS.
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On and after Monday, Nov II, 1864, passenge
Trains will run as follows:
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yvERMoNT CENTRAL AND SULLIVAN
Y RAILROADS.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing Sept. ID. 1893.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANr EAST


Leave st. Adams at 6.2)a. IN. 12OJ noon,
Mail Train leaves Rouse's Pc mt at $40 a. m,
receives passengers from Ogdensburgh II. H.,
and connects at White River Junction ana BEL
lows Falls with trains for Boston, Worcester,
Springfield, and with trains on Passumpsic Il.
r.. arrives at New York at lO.45 y. M
Day Express leaves Montreal at $40 a. M, st.
Johns at 1000 a. m, Ogdensburgh az o'SV a. n.'
Rouse's Point at l0:45 a. m. for Boston, &C., ar
irving in Boston, via. Lowell at 1890 D. m.
Night Express leaves Ogdensburgh at LOO ?:
M Montreal at $3.50 p. m, Rouse's Point at d.5o
d. M ST. Johns at 500 y. m, arriving at boston
AT B. 40 a, m, connecting at Bellows Falls with
Cheshire Road for Boston and worcester and
with Vermont Valley Railroad for Springfield, &C.,
and arriving in NewYork at 1890 p. nj.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave st. Adams for Montreal at 6:l0 a. M.
and 6:35 D. M For Rouse's Point, Ogdensbur6h
and the West at 6:05 and loo n. M, and $50
Dav Express leaves Boston via. Lowell 500 a,
H. for Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal. &c.
arriving at Montreal at 1000 p. m, Ogdensbnlga
at 1890 a. m, making close connection with the
train for the West.
Mail Train leaves Boston VIA Lowell at 70)
a. Ia, via Lawrence and Fitchburg at 7.3O n. M,
Springfield at 7:4j a. m, for burlington, ana
st. Adams.
The trains leaving Boston via Fitchburg at
1880 A. M. and Springfield at Z AS a. m, connect
at White River Junction with the Day Express
train.
Accommodation Train leaves Northfeld at
745 a. M, for Burlington, Rutland, St. Adams,
Rouses Point, Ogeudesburgh, &c.
Night Express leaves Bellows Falls at 1000 y,
H., receiving passengers from Vermont Valley
Railroad, leaving New York at II. rs p. m, and
from Cheshire Railroad, leaving Boston at $3.50
D. M, connecting at White River Junction " tn
train leaving Boston at 500 p. m, for Buri j.
ton Rouse's Point. Montreal and Ogdensburgh,
connecting with steamers andGrand Trunk
Trains for theWest
Sleeping cars are attached to both the night
Express trains running between st. Adams ant
Boston, and st. Adams and Springfield.
Through tickets for Chicago and the West fof
sale at the principal stations.
q. MERRILL, Sup.
ST Ahons Sent IL 1868.