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Free Libraries.

EVERYBODY has heard of Elihu Burritt, the
American Blacksmith, and great many peo
pie are familiar with his history and his
writings. Recently a new volume from his
hand has appeared in England, entitled
"Walks in the Black Country, and its Great
Border Land" The book, though pleasantly
written, contains nothing particularly new, or
what travellers or tolerably well-read persons
are not familiar with, but the work is as yet
scarce in this country, although doubtless it
will be republished here. We intend to avail
ourselves of description which it con-
tains, of the free library in Birmingham, to
bring this to the notice of our citizens, as q
matter in which all who take an interest ia our
city's welfare are deeply concerned. Mr.. Bur
ritt, although an American, has the good sense
to be free from the narrow prejudices which
are generally the prerogatives of narrow
minded people of all countries. He can admire
what is admirable in his own country, and he
can admire what is admirable in other coun-
tries.
Before we come to Mr.. Burritt's description
of the Birmingham Free Library we must COR
rect one small mistake of his. He says,
speaking of the people of Birmingham, ''They
did what no community in America has yet
done; and in the doing of it they have taken
step in advance of anything we have accom-
plished in this department of public educa-
tion." Our friend certainly forgets the Free
Public Library of Boston, endowed, we believe,
by single public-spirited citizen of that
place. noble institution, by the establish
ment of which any resident can take out
book on giving satisfactory references. OF the
Birmingham Free Library Mr.. Burritt says
that it embraces two departments-the Refe-
renee Library, and the Lending Library and
News Room. "The Reference Library is" in
the words of our narrator, "only a vast
tressure-house of every department of learn
ipg." The writer devotes considerable space
to an enumeration of this branch, but from
the statement of the number of volumes we
think he is a little too enthusiastic. The
whole number of volumes in the Refe-
renee Library he says is 1926 the
arts and sciences number 1868 volumes; his
tory and biography, $685. poets and the
drama 72O. In the Central Lending Library
and News Room there are IL 276 volumes, of
which history, biography, voyages, and
travels have 2304. We see nothing very
extraordinary in these numbers, but neverthe-
less, we should rejoice to gee an attempt made
to establish library in our city on the plan
of this and the Boston Library to which we
have referred. Our city, we are sorry to say,
is not up to the standard of most large cities
in Libraries. Our famed Philadelphia Library
at one time held the proud distinction of hay
ing the largest collection in the country. That
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.


DESTRUCTIVE FIRES THIS MoRNING.-At few
minutes past IL O'Clock this mornlng an alarm
OF ire was caused by the destruction OF the
building No. l28 Dock street, occupied by Wit
liam MURRAY, n disIIller of whisky. The build
ing was completely gutted, and the machinery,
nXtures, and stock, OF which there was but a
small quantity on hand, were DESTROYED. Mr..
Murray values his property at Sl4, 900, on which
there Is an insurance of $500, $4,000 in PhIa
delphia companies, and $500 in Baltimore
CON panies. Building No. l30 was also occu-
pied by Mr.. Murray, and was somewhat
damaged by FIRE, ana the contents by wafer.
The buildings ami the machinery in No. l30
were owned by MIR. Henry Budd, whose loss,
$6O0O is covered by Insurance in the Royal of
this city. The furniture store of +. A. Weiss,
on Second street. and directly in the rear of
these buildings. was slightly damaged by water.
MIR. Weiss Is insured IN the Fire Association.
The ire commenced on the first floor of No.
l28, and origlna ed from the vapor of the meter
box catching from gas light in its immediate
vicinity. at the tiMe, three workmeH we're en-
gagged in running of some mash, and they used
every endeFvor 10 eXtingush the flames. While
thus engaged the blazing liquor ran into the
cIstern, the contents OF which eXplo led. The
men barely escaped with their lives from the
building.
The above particulars are in addition to tn 0se
published on our inside pages.
The hremen hao hardly housed their appa-
ratus, when an alarm was sounded from the
Shiffier Hose House. On proceeding in that
direction the flames we're discovered issuing
from the plumber shop in the Navy Yard
Application Tor admission within the walls was
made by the fremeu, but they were refused by
Commodore Selrdge, he stating tnat the force
N the Yard was sufficient for all purposes, and
at the same time requested the COMPANIES TO
repair along The north wall and play their
streams on the buildings. This they did for a
short time, but on orders being given, they took
up their hose and went hone.
The plumbing and moulding shops were under
the same root, the former beng two and halt
stories and the latter one story In height. The
SprOIH and the lDft of the nlumbiuO ahOD
with their contents, we're entirely consumed,
while the roof OF the moulding shop was con-
siderably damaged. The fire apparatus OF the
was pat on the flames they had gained some
htadway, and were not eXlinguished until a loss
of $4,000 was sustained. On this there is no IN
surance. Fire-Marshal Blackburn was 50 IN on
the ground, and after an investigation concluded
that the tle was caused by the second story
floor taking fire from the heat of q core oven
which Is built directly beneath II,
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FROM MISSOURI.
More Indian Outragss Rsp0rtsd-The
Kansas Democratic state Convention.

More IAdIaA Outragss Rep0rtsd-The
Kansas DemOc cratic State Convention.
ST. LOUIS, July S0.-Omaha dispatches say
reports have reached there from Wood river.
Nebraska, that a large band OF sioux and
Cheyennes attacked q small party of Pawnee
scouts undor Lieutenant Hawley, killing one
Pawnee, and wounding Lieutenant Hawley
and several scouts were captured with their
arms and equipments.
The Democratic State Convention OF Kansas
met at Topeka, yesterday. and organized by
electing Daniel Vandsrslice, of Doniphan
county, President George w. Click, OF Atchi-
son. was nominated for Governor; Maxwell
McCosten, Lieutenant Governor; Wilson
Shannon, Jr., Secretary of state: G, Schaub le,
aions for Congress will be made to-day, and
a platform AdODt0d.
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DIED..

EHRET.-On the 2sth instant, GEORGE WASH
INGTON, son OF Michael and Ellen Ehret, aged Q
months and 20 DAYS.
The relatives and friends respectfully invited to
attend u funeral from the esidence of his parents
o. 1924 N. Sixth street, Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. To proceed to odd Fellows Cemetery.
GILBERT On the evening Of the 2sth instant,
DAVID 9ILBERT M d. aged 85 yesrB ana day.
The relatives and friends OF mmlly invited TO
attend the funeral services at his late residence No.
I3l rch street, tomorrow Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. ss
LIE OLERC-On the evening of the 27th instant, at
his residence, burlington N. J., Colonel JOS. p LIZ
LERC, In the 14th year Of his age.
The relatives ana friends OF the family are invited
to meet the train arriving at II l5 A. NJ. at Walnut
street wharf on Fri"ay the 3lst instant. Funeral to
proceed to Laurel HILL
MAGARAHAN.-On the 29th instant, ELLEN,
wife VI the late Bernard Magarahan, In the 5ith
of her age.
The relatives and friends the family respect
tDy invited Co attend the funeral from her late resi-
dence No; 220 Columbia avenue, on Saturday morn.
ing at 81 o'clock,
RILEY ELIZA G. RILEY, infant daughter of
Charles g. and the late Susan J. Riley AZ m 0nJhs.
The relatives and friends invited 20 attend the
tunera from the residence OF her father. No. 635
Venans street.. on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clork.
WIGHT.-At O'Clock p. M, the 9th instant,
Mrs. kEBECCA WIGHT, daughter Of the late Peter
Wegnnt
The relatives and friends Of the family are respect
fully attend the funeral from the residence
cf her brother-iu-law Matthias b rd. No. 735 Callow
bill street, Friday afternoon the 3St instant at
o'clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill.
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The Democratic journals are constantly ex-
pressing their admiration of the force, elo-
quence, and logical consistency Of the reason
ing of the Southern orators, but there is one
link invariably wanting in this brilliant and
irrefragable chain of argument which we would
like to see supplied. 1t seems a requisite
means in every speech intended 10 sire the
Southern heart" that the valor of their Revo-
lutionary forefathers should be vsunted and
coupled with that of their brave descendants.
They uniformly speak of their glorious lost
cause as if it had been bequeathed
"From valiant sire to son."
and had come down directly to them from the
hands of Washington, Marion, and Sumter.
Now how it came, and how it is precisely the
same cause for which the trainers Of the Decla-
ration of Independence strove so bravely are
precisely the points on which they never
dwell and which, if we'll established, would
do much to strengthen that much vaunted
''chain," which at present seems to need
good deal of refurbishing.
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FROM CONNECTICUT.

Yachting-Adjo ou rn msnt OF the LegisIa-
Special Despatch to The Eoenino Telegraph.
NEW HAVEN, July 30.-The sailing race yes
terday In the harbor between the boats Avenger
and Vidette was won by the Avenger in two
hours, one minute and forty. three seconds. the
Vidette being three minutes and twenty-three
seconds behind dstance-eight miles. The At.
lantic Yacht Club Of Brooklyn visited our har.
Dor yesterday forenoon, and remained a few
hours. They are on their annual eastward
cruise, and will visit New London, Stonington.
Newport and other places. Commodore Hol-
mans commands the fleet, which consists of th 0
schooners Alga and Lois and sloops whitening
Grissie. Addie, v. Agnes Clytic. Qui Vive, Mar
quetta Florence. GaIa'a, Salus and Carleton.
The Legislature Will probably adjourn on
Friday the House having so voted yesterday
and the Senate being fully up to the House in
fta buRineaa
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The True Way to Preserve Tranquility.
THERE exists in the United States an exceed
ingly powerful conservative element, which
has potent and controlling voice in the ad-
ministration of the country. By conservative
we do not mean the term as applied to the
modern Democracy, in which application we
have the most singular instance of misap-
plication of names, for the whole tenets of the
modern Democracy are the reverse of conser-
vative. But we do mean that element which
in every country is opposed to change, is in
favor of well established customs, which is
ever ready to stand by what is rather than
favor even an improvement which is to be.
This class of voters are now all of them forced
by the action of the Democratic Convention
into the ranks of the Republican party. We
say forced, for they have no other alternative
allowed them by the New York Convention,
than to support the Chicago nominees, or else
ally themselves Oith a class of reUolutionists,
whose avowed purpose is to entirely destroy
the two great departments Of the nation-the
departments OF reconstruction and of finance.
The whole platform of the Democracy means
simply revolution, an overturning Of things
which are. Let us look at the proposed change
Of the Democracy. They WOuld OOlitcrate &s
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To CURE CHoLERA MoRBUs, SO prevalent at this
season saturate a piece OF flannel woollen cloth
with HoLLowAY's PURE EssENoE JAMAICA GIN
GER, and lay 1t on the abdomen of the patient, and
then wrap him up warmly and give him a teaspoon
full of the ginger in tumbler of hot water. Repeat
this II relieved in half hour The first dose Ia
most always sufficient. This is simple remedy, and
one every family should have by them. Hooway's
being . PURE ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER, pos
sesses anttspasmodIc and carminatIve properties
above ali similar preparations.
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Markets by Telegraph.

NEW YORK, July so stocks steady but dull Ch.-
csto a1a Rock Island loS2S; kesdlng 9ts Canton Co..
4S19i Er, 6S1s Ceve land and Toledo l02z; Cleveland
and PitisbuIg s94; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne 1896
Michigan Central, nsI6; Michigan southern, 90
Serlsnd preferred . ss Xirginis Is s., Missouri
l21I new ssue l09x: do 1857 lOsIs O4Os. lSI: 1905
1852. Gold. 144<. MoneS u changed. Exchange un-
changed.
BALTIMORE, July SO.--CsttoA quiet. MIddllngs, 20.
Flour very firm Stock is scarce. and All offered are
taken. Wheat firm, and In good demand red
o. S56D245 Corn active; white, tl's0@Dr32 Oats un
changed Mess Pork, s2s6O. Bacon irmer rib sides;
l74 shoulders, l40i4Jfi hams. unchanged Lard
firm n 1870.
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distinction now belongs to Harvard University
Library. Our Mercantile Library is far
below her sister institute in New York.
The Athen@um makes haste very slowly, so
that there is great want here as yet unsup-
piled.
Mr.. Burritt says, very justly, ave
have taxed every man, whether he has child
rem or not, to open and support free schools,
but we have never gone 30 far as to levy a
rate upon the population Of atown to estab-
lish free library" In this the Birmingham
people have beat the most enlightened and
munifoent community in America. Con-
sidered from this point Of view, we may 40
count for his omission of the Boston free
Library, for although that and the Astor
Library are free, yet they were established by
individuals, and not by the free consent of the
population, to be taxed for that purpose.
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The Southern people are being urged by
their leaders to act in the coming political
As they are expressly cemplimented by these
very orators, at the same time, for having
invariably ridden over the enemy whenever
they met them, we can only hope that if they
do it at the next election they will not be
rough shod,
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New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, July 30.-3 P. M.-The stock mar
ket is heavy and dull. The transactions in
Governments have been very light, and without
any noticeable feature. The railway market is
devoid OF animation. Express shares are quiet.
The action of the Tennessee Legislature In
proposing to fund the coupons for the next
three years has alarmed holders and caused
large sales at decline.
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FIFTH EDITION
LATER FROM EUROPE.
The London Press on the
Funding Bill-The Fall
of Humaita.
BY Atlantic Gable.

BY AAonto Cable
LONDON, July 3O.-The Standard, commenting
on the Funding bill, says the proposition to re.
place 6'2os with new bonds, bearing lower
rate Of interest, principal aud interest to be
paid in gold, will make the latter no more &C.
ceptable to the business community than the
former, as any future Congress may alter their
value by the enactment Of new laws.
Further advices from Rio Janeiro announce
the fall Of the Paraguayan fortress of Humalta.
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MARRIED.

LEE-SUTLER.-On June Is, 1858, by Rev. A. M
Grundner, JAMES ID. LEE to Miss HELENA O.
second daughter Of H. sutler, Esq.. all Of this city.
No cards.
PoRTER-BYRNE- -On May IL. 1866. BY Rev. Frau
els D Maria. Mr. HARRY PORTER to Miss ANNIE
BYRNE, all Of this city. No cards,
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RoBBERY.-Sometime during yesterday the
residence of George HI. Jardin, No. 1854 North
Nineteenth street. was entered by breaking the
rear shutter and robbed of q considerable
amount of wearing apparel. The family is out
of town.
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FALL OF AN Ice CE-HoUsE.-The Star Ice. house,
on the Schuy kill, near GTard avenue bridge,
fell down this morning about quarter-past 10
O'Clock. Two horses were killed outright and
several men injured. Charles Lewis, one of the
unt0rtuDates, was very seriously hurt. He was
removed 10 his home. No. 1923 State street.
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CLOTHING.
THE GREAT BIG TENNESSEE SNAKE!

Some horribly big accounts we see,
OF monstrsus snake In Tennessee.
Fifty feet and some inches long,
A foot or two thick and awfuly strong
This monstrous snake had terrible eyes,
OF rather alarming style and size.
Ihe neighbors followed him, till they found
The place where he lived-a hole in the ground.
They built at the hole q sort OF cage,
To trap the beast In his furious rage.
But the gay old snake just laughed In his sleeve;
While they waited, he quietly look his leave
He kept them standing there all that day,
And slyly slipped out another way.
And we close our ears to tales like those,
To hear about RoCKHILL q WILSON'S clothes.
Cool and thin, for the month of July
You'd better come, hurry along, and buy.
Never In your life had you such splendid oppor.
tuntiies TOR getting the most ELL LEHANr SUNNI ER
CLOTHING AZ the most ridculOusiy low prices.
Let The people of Tennessee run after tnelr great
snake II they choose, aRd wear their clothes out In
trying to catch hiuI
But we will keep cool in the new, cheap, and beau
tifuliy ntling garments which we buy NJ
ROCKHILL a WILSON'S
GREAT BROWN STONE CLOTHING HALL.
Nos. 6O3 and 6O5 Chestnut STREET
4M4p PHILADELPHIA.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-27
A DISTINGUISHED PRlsoNER.-Sam.

A DISTINGUISHED PRIsONER.-cam.
NJ. Roley, a pOrtly young man, who
figured in this city last year as an in
surance agent, attorney at law and
real estate agent, having returned to
the city last week, was taken into
custody by Sheriff Miller, on a war
rant issued on an indictment for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
In default of $500 bail, he was fur
nished quarters at the hospitable
mansion presided over by Sheriff
Miller, on Third Street, adjoining the
Court House. Saturday a warrant
was served upon him by the Deputy
United States Marshal, on a charge Of
violating the laws of the United
States, by pursuing the avocatiOn of
a real estate agent without having
first procured a license. He had an
interview, we believe, with United
States Commissioner Marsh, and was
discharged, the evidence not being
sufficient. The gentleman was then
returned to his hotel, and will be
cared for by Sheriff Miller till called
for. Roley was 10th to go to Jail, and
hired a man to remain with and watch
him all Friday night. He made
strong appeals to his numerous friends,
on Saturday, to go on his bond, but
no one could be found thus compass
sionate. 1t is alleged that Roley
made a deed to a certain patent right,
and that the same territory had been
sold before, and that two deeds to the
same territory appears in Roley's
name Hence the charge of obtain
ing goods under false pretenses.
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AN OUTRAeE-Yesterdav evening

AN 0UTRAGE.-Yesterday evening
a negro man was passing along First
Street, and when just at the Office of
the American and Adams Express
Companies. was called by a white
man who stood in a group of per
haps halfa dozen persons. The negro
crossed over, and while in the
group was struck in the mouth by
. white man, apparently without
cause or provocation. The negro
crossed back to the Express Office,
and enquired for a police officer.
Shortly after that one came along,
but he was not in a condition to clear
ly discriminate as to which party had
offended, and he forthwith proceeded
TO arrest the negro, who declared that
he had not been guilty of any ofense.
1t would not do. The policeman
still hung to him, and handled him
very roughly. When arrested, sew
eral of the crowd followed, kill
him. The negro, who had thus ap-
pealed to an officer of the law for
protection, and who had committed
no offense whatever, was hurried
along First Street, and off in the d.
rection of the Lookup, but was dis
charged from custody. IF negroes vi
olate the law, they ought to be pun
ished and so ought all offenders against
the law, but when it comes to the
point that they are to be set upon and
beaten by white men just at pleasure,
and then arrested for no other reason
than that of color, one would conclude
that an effort is being made to return
to the barbarous age Of human
slavery again. Such conduct is sim
ply disgraeeful.
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RECORDERS CoURT.-His Honor,
the Recorder, was called upon on Sat
urday to administer justice in three
cases.
Hugh Kehe, a youth from the ru-
raj districts. was noisy, disorderly and
slightly inebriated, in the upper end
of the city, for which he was arrested
and Introduced to the temple Of JUS
tiee. One dollar fine, with 81 95
costs, was the expense of his little
frolic.
A man named Thomas, for an act
of public indecency, was fined 81, with
81 40 costs.
Taylor Murphy came to the city
on Saturday, and, as he often does,
got too much tanglefoot aboard. and
created a disturbance at Baltz's gro
Gerry. He was taken before the Re-
cOrder, and fined 81; cost$4 As. Twice
before Taylor had been drunk, and
by appealing to the sympathies of the
Recorder, saying that he had a sick
wife at home, he had gone scot
free" This time he made the same
appeal, but the Recorder said that
dodge would not dot had been tried
once too often. Taylor pleaded elo-
quently; said that he had a sick wife
at home, and insisted that he had no
money. and if retained in the. city
policeman should be sent to take the
medicine to his wife. The appeals
were IN vain, and the order was about
to be issued for quarters in the city
prison, when, all at once, he remem-
bered that he had money, and forth
with paid out.
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ADVICE TO ALL MANKIND. The
sure road to fortune is to have people
kH0l0 that your prices for goods are
lower than your neighbors, or that
you have a much better article for the
same money. This being our special
object in view, we would say to you
all that we are just in receipt of a
quantity of J. W. Poland's Humor
Doctor aud White Pine Compound
for coughs and colds; the best medi-
zines in the market for the cure of
ScrOfuia and all Diseases of the Blood,
aud are put up In large bottles for
81 GO. apr24- ,&w1t.
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AT WoRK.-The "bone and sin.
% % .sw .. Of the country are now engaged
busily with work on the farms. A
large breadth ofland has already been
broken up in this county, preparatory
to tllanting.F q Fs
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LOCAL NOTICES.

A FRAME BUILDING AT AUC-
TONI will sell at auction, on the
premises, Lot No. 68, Upper Enlarge
ment, on "Wednesday, April 10Th, at
10 o'clock, the frame building on
said lot, corner OF Second and Cherry
Streets, to be removed of the ground
ap27-2t HIRAM NELSON.
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SHOULD BE REMOVED. The re-
mains of'the hay, a part Of which was
burned the morning of the late fire
On Hubbs, Patrick L Co. wharf boat,
are still on the wharf 1t would be
we'll to have the bay removed. 1t
eumbers the wharf.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-27

TO-NIGHF-Let the friends Of Gen..
Grant turn out and meet at the Court
House, tonight 1t is proposed to
form Grant Club, and TO set the
hall.in motion for the great General.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-27

LARGELY ATrENDEp.-The funeral
Of Rev. r. Andrus' son, which took
place yesterday afternoon, was largely
attended by friends who sympathized
with the parents sincerely