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LEGAL NOTICES.

TN THE ORPHANS COURT FOR THE CITY
i AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Estate OF MARTHA. FIR ANCIS and THOMAS L.
HACK ER. M inors.
Tho Auditor by the Court to audit SETTLE
and adjust the hTst and hnat aecount OF JERE-
MIA II H. HUTCHINSON, guardian OF MARTHA
~ AcR ER FRANCIS HACK Err, and THOMAS l.,
HACKER minor children OF ISAAC HACKER
neosad and TO report distribution OF the balance in
the hands OF the accountant Will meet the parties
ttn,arasted for the purpose of his appointment,
TTHtfIRSDAY, August "a 1868 at IL o'clock A. M at
his Office No. 7O7 SAMSON Street IN the CITY OF Phi
ladelphia- d. Fs MUEtAhnnI
sl2Wfm5@ Auoiso"
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PROPOSALS..
Il WATER.
D pIAI ~ LNHIN WEN VIFICF.
No. 2U9 >. tIXrH Street
PHILADELPh AngnsL IS 1863.


No. 200 - IxrA Street, y
g., 49, PHILADELPaGA, August Is 1865. }.
SeRltd proposals, in duplicate, tn copy % this
Advertisement attached to each, M he received
this orice until the ION day of september, 1853 for
the Stone necessary for the completion OF me Della.
IL TO be distinctly understood that the quantity
increased or diminished. by The United States, Il
GLASS /. some l2oOO tone, OF 2As pounds each. are
required. OF this amount about TOUR d hs, to ne In
and half tons; the remainder In BLOCKS OF up
Ali stones OF this cla,s to be delivered at such
points OF the works as may be deslgnated by tile
CLAsS 2 some is 90 of stone In pieces of less
than one-fourth ton In weight are required to be
lions Of the United sa es Seents, near the eXtrs3I
lice Of the works, In wafer less than twenty
All stones sent to be Of tfe hardest and most dura.
D e gusity Tree from seams. etc. 70 be subject 70
Engine or United states ageLts shall find them to
scsoIu or not as 10 quality and size with the shove
dtmntd heretofore
Tire rate delivery OF each class OF rtone to BE-
regulated by the Engineer in charge. The delivery
OF either class or of BOTH II desired to commence
upon approval of CONTRACT, and to be completed by
The proposals II state the rate per ton of lst
also separately the both per ton and per percr
OF twenty five cubic fees of stones OF the "a Glass
In general stones should not be sent In vessels
ftservstion oftwen,y per centum on payments
VIII be made during the delivery OF stone con
zach proposal must be guaranteed by two respon.
stble PERSONS whose signatures are to be appended
being good and sufficient security, by the United
states District Judge. Attorney, Collector, other
For blank forms Of proposals and other iuforma
Envelopes to be endorsed Proposals for Stone for
Bids viii be opered at IL S'clock M, on THURS
G. sEAFoRTH STEWART
S176t Jt,.COl, of Englneera
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DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED CITIzEN.-Felix
Meiino, ESQ, one of our Oldest and most re-
spected citizens, died on Monday morning, the
17ih ns ant, at his residence, ON Summer street,
below Seventeenth. Mr.. Merino was born at
Madrid, in Spain, and graduating with distinc-
tion at an early age in the University of Alcala,
came to the United States In 1912. For many
years he was Professor of Spanish at the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania, and represented the
Mexican Government as its Vice Consul IN
Philadelphia from 1913 until his resignation in
1865, period of twenty-five years. Possessed
OF superior literary attanments, well versed in
civil and ecclesiastical law, and maintaining Il
spolless reputation, Mr.. Merino performed the
public and professional duties assigned him with
fidelity and ability, and leaves to the world a
bright example, well worthy of imitation. For
nearly two years Mr.. Merino's health has been
declining, and his demise, though sudden, was
not unexpected. He died at the advanced age
OF 81 years.
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MARINE TELEGRAPH.
For additional Marine Nc,os see First Page.

ALMANAC FOR PHILADELPHIA-THIs DAY
SUN Kisses" MOON SErs.......... 50
SUN SETs.......,.....-6b So HeH WATER.... 245
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DEMOCRATIC MEErNG.-The Democrats of
the Fourth Congressional District held meet
ing last night at Waruock aud Poplar streets.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Nicholson, Demo
Congressional District, stephen S Remak, Esq,
and others.
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DARING THIEF.-On Monday, man stop
ped at the residence of DR.. Provost, at the
southeast corner of Forty y.second and Locust
streets, for the purpose, it was supposed, of
securing he professional services of the Doctor.
The family being at breakfast, the man was
shown into the parlor, and when the Doctor
went in the man had fed taking with him
mantel clock, worth about $3.50. The clock
was recovered yesterday from pawnbroker,
but the thief was not cantnred.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-tSendte.-A bill
extending Federal commercial regulations
over the new territory of Alaska, prevent
ing the indiscriminate destruction of fur
bearing animals, and forbidding special
hunting privileges there, was passed.
A bill extending the time for collecting
the direct Tux in the insurrectionary States
till January, 1869, was passed.
The conference committees report on
the bill for supplying vacancies in the
Executive Department was adopted.
The bill protecting natur allied citizens
abroad was postponed-nays, q; ayes, o.
The Indian appropriation bill was dis
cussed till executive session after which
the Senate adjourned.
HoaLse.-The Secretary of War sent in a
communication relative to certain cotton
seized at Vicksburg.
The Missouri contested election between
Benjamin and Sewitzler was discussed.
The conference committees report on in
valid pensions WAS adopted. The point Of
difference was the disposition Of the naval
pension fund.
The Senate funding bill was reported
with half dozen amendments. Ordered to
be printed, and recommitted.
The report of the conference committee
on the bill regulating vacancies in the Exc
cutive Department was adopted.
Adjourned for recess.
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A NEGRO PROPHET IN HANOVER COUNTY,
VA.--A correspondent Of the Alexandria
Gazette thus writes from Hanover county
under date of 9th Of July: Early yester-
day morning every road and by-path of
our lovely land was filled with hurrying
crowds of men, women, and children of the
colored race, vending their way to the home
of Baylor the prophet. Baylor is an old
negro who has seen the Almighty face to
face, and talked with him as man talks with
man. He knows all things, present, past,
and future. He has wooden angels, good
and bad, which he keeps chaired in his
domicil, who perform at his bidding the
most extraordinary feats, and oIer whom
he keeps vigils night and day. He gives to
all who ask it the body and blood of the Sa-
viour. He has constructed chariot, in
which he sits, and from which he discloses
his wonderful visions and astounding reve-
lations, and in which he designs to ride
sriumphantly to Heaven, like Elijah of old.
To this strange being hundreds of the SONS
and daughters of Africa, for miles and
miles around, were speeding their way,
putting, blowing, tanning, seething and
sweltering beneath the melting rays of the
July sun, to drink in the streams of super
natural wisdom which flow from his Heaven
inspired lips"
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THE VICTIMS OF MAN1AC.-A horri-
BILE incident recently occurred in the city OF
Trebizond, Turkey. In the space of IL few
minutes seventeen victims fell under the
knife of q mailman, each victim receiving
but single wound, which in all cases was
aimed at the heart. The assassin COM
menced his butcherics at s o'clock in the
morning, armed with a knife sharpened on
two edges, the blade Of which was about
six or seven inches in length. Having fast
cned the knife to his hand with Il cord,
keeping the blade beneath his arm, he COM
menccd walking slowly up the street, Selling
his opportunity TO stab every one whom he
found within his reach and quickly conceal
ing his weapon after each murderous blow,
left his surprised victims totally uncon-
scious of the hand that dealt their death
wound, and unable to denounce the assas-
sin. An end was finally put to the bloody
work by baker, who succeeded in Telling
the assassin to the earth with well-aimed
blow from heavy stick Of wood, when he
was Immediately seized, disarmed, and
handed over to the authorities. The ex-
element and horror created among the en-
tire population of Trebizond was so great
that the Governor was obliged to hasten
the execution and after q summary trial
the culprit was taken into the public square
and beheaded in the presence of the whole
population Of the city.
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bonds, 1ls1a; new, 10s34. North Caro-
lima 6's, ex-coupons, IS new, 741S. vir-
ginia 6's ex-corpons, SO: new, So. Ten
nessee 6's, ex-coupons, 69%; new, 68%.
Flour dull and 5000. lower. Wheat 1@2c.
lower. Corn quiet. Mess pork, s2s.75.
Lard lower; steam, l73s9l75a. Cotton
declining and quoted OF 3l15@32c. Freights
firm. Turpentine firm at 43c. Rosin steady |;
strained common, s2.87I.
Evening. Cotton heavy and declining !;
sales Of 400 bales at 3lT932. Flour de-
Ginning: common to fair extra southern,
as.40Gs9.8O Wheat 3@4c. lower. Corn
unchanged. Mess pork, s2S.25. Lard
Kettle, l794@1SA. Groceries quiet. Tur-
pentine, 43@43T. Resin, s2.S7k@S7.50.
Freights firm.
Gold active at 1929. Sterling, llO3s.
Governments active. Tennessee 6's, 60.
North Carolina 6's, 72}5. Virginia 6's,
new, SIS.
BALTIMORE, July l6.-Virginia 6's, in
scribed, 461a@47; 1866, AS; 1867, a.
Flour steady. Wheat lower choice red,
s2.4O@s2 As; good, s2.25@s2 IS. Corn
firm at Sl.14@Sl.16. Oats and rye dull.
Pork quiet at s29. Provisions quiet.
Shoulders, 14c. s.. ...@
CISc1SNATI, July whiskey, in bond,
33@40c. Provisions dull and lower; mess
pork, s2S; clear sides, 16I@l7c.; shout
ders, l23l@l9c::
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-Flour quiet; choice
superfne, S7Gs7.25. Corn heavy and de-
clined Sc. Pork dull at 500. Shoulders,
&c.,. clear sides, lie. Lard, l7ac.
WILMINGTON, N. c., July l6.-spirits
turpentine firmer at 39c. New York casks,
40c. Rosn in better demand; No. 2, 81 rs ;
No. l, SO. Tar advanced to S2.35.
CHARLESTON, July 1G.-Cotton dull no
sales; middlings nominally size. Re-
ceipts, bales for the week, 2S5 bales. Ex-
ports coastwise-For the week, $50. bales.
Stock, including 600 bales on shipboard not
cleared, 4,430 bales. ar
EAUGUsTA, GA, July 16.-Cotton dull ;
sales, Is bales middlings, 30c.%
SAVANNAH, July 16.-Cotton dull and
nominally unchanged; no sales nor receipts.
MOBILE, July 16.-Cotton dull and no
sales; middlings nominally 29c.; receipts,
bale; exports, 3 bales.
New ORLEANS, July 16.-Cotton quiet
middlings, 3lc.; sales, $50 bales; receipts,
ITO bales,
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ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY NEGRO LEAGUE

ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY NEGRO LEAGUERs.
On Sunday last three negroes, armed with
muskets, pistols, and bowie -knivcs, arrested
n negro member Of the League near Big
Island, in Bedford county, on the charge OF
having disclosed some Of the secrets Of the
League. They marched their prisoner to
Liberty, and carried him before the presi-
dent of the League at that place for trial,
who, after the examination, ordered him
to be released.
On Tuesday the negro who was arrested
had warrant issued for his captors, and
they were taken before Justice John R.
Steptoe, who required them to give security
in the sum of fifty dollars each to keep the
peace. They were unable to obtain bail
and were committed to jail.-Lynchbarg
Mems
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A MINER FALLS E1eHT HUNDRED FEET
Down A SHAFT, AND rs LrTERABLY~ToaST To
PIECES AMONG THE TrMBERs.-The Gald
Hill (Neyada) Ne,rs of the 18th ultimo has
the following: About I o'clock last eve
ning-the hour for change of shifts
Robert Powers, miner, was killed in the
Imperial Empire shaft. lie had been
working at the Imperial drift, at the nine
hundred foot level from the shaft, where
the air is very close and warm, notwith-
standing the arrangements for forcing fresh
air down there from the surface. He had
drank considerable cold water, and half an
hour before coming up, complained of
not feeling well. Just before getting upon
the cage he took another drink Of water
and Immediately vomited itup. One of his
companions remarked to him, Bob, you're
sick.'' He replied: " Yes, that's So but
I'll be all right when we get to the top"
He put on his shirt, threw his coat over his
shoulders, and got upon the cage, starting
UP with FIVE others. When within about
hundred feet of the top he complained of
being faint, and sank down. Those next
to him caught hold of his coat, and if it
had been on would have saved him, but it
came off his shoulders, and the unfortunate
miner rolled from the side of the cage be-
tween the sets Of timber, and fell to the bot
tom of the shaft, distance of 500 feet or
more. Mr.. Colcord, the superintendent,
got upon the cage as soon as its arrival
at the surface made the news Of the
accident known, and descending to the
stump or well-room at the bottom of the
shaft, fshed for the body, and, after some
c,,ocaaIol TpIinn II
When it was brought to the surface horrible
sight was presented. All the clothing was
gone with the exception of one leg Of the
pants; one hand and one foot were torn
completely off, and nearly the whole rear
portion of the skull torn open, so that the
whole brain had come out. Both legs and
arms were also broken. The shaft Is tim
bered with twelre-inch square tlmbers IN
sets few feet apart, and the body passing
from the cage between couple OF these
sets, the hand and foot, and perhaps the
head, we're probably caught between the
edge of the timber and the cage. The foot
was still hanging by its lacerated and
bloody muscles to one Of the timbers, but
the hand had not been found at last &C
counts. 1t probably went to the bottom
of the stump. An inquest was held
upon the body at noon to-day, and the
verdict of the jury was in accordance
with the above, it being also elected by tes-
timony that deceased was native Of Water
ford, Ireland, thirty-six years of age, I'M
married, and has no relatives in this State.
He has q mother living in Syracuse, N. Y,
brothers in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin /;
also, sisters in some of the western States.
He came to this State from Kansas in 1859 :,
and has been working at the Imperial En-
pire shaft since June lst, having arrived
recently from Aurora, Esmeralda county.
This is the first fatal accident that has oc-
Cured at the new shaft. The testimony
agreed that the cage was passing up the
shaft only at the usual rate Of speed, and
nothing was adduced casting the slightest
blame on any one. .-.
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Flc-NIC PARTY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
4 correspondent writing from Seaford says
that party of young persons on their way
10 u picnic at Concord on the 9th, when
ubou, Il mile from Seaford, were struck by
lightning, and several injured. They were
In ,wo carriages, and the horse of the fore
:.o,t was Instantly killed by the stroke. The
other horse fell nj the same time, but was not
killed. The young gentleman driving the
former William Rodgers) was FRUSTRATED
Is the shock, and the two young ladies ac-
compauying him-one Of whom was the
daughter of Isaac NJ. Fisher, Esq, cashier
II the Scaford Bank-wc17e each njured in
their limbs, the electric fluid tearing the
loot and stocking of one entirely off, and
hnrning the clothing and scorching but not
seriously injuring the other Wilmington
Commercial
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A WEATHER PROTEST. Troy Times

A WEATHER PROTEST. The Troy Times
gets off the following perspiring protest
against the raging Sirius:
" Sweltered and suffering reader, maywe
inform you that we have had heated
term-a regular grease-reducing era,
series Of kerosene days, wherein the Gale
faction has been tremendous At early
morn there has been q most painful
calidity; at high noon the scorching incan-
descence has been unbearable while at
usually balmy evening the incalescent hectic
flush of wildfre day has fingered on the
frames of the populations. Oh, how we
all have sweltered, and simmered, and
seethed, and stewed, and steamed, and
smoked, and smouldered, and scalded, since
the 1st of July beneath the mighty flames
of THE God of day How simoom-ish,
Sirocco-like, has been old Sol's great torrid
bonfire. How he has blazed away at us,
and how we hare boiled beneath his per-
sistent and broad one-shected pyrotechny.
Oh, how we invoked temporary gelidness, u
partial inclemency, q brief hoarfrost, o
gentle rhine, cooling and welcome though
shuddering and shivering hail-storm, an in
combustble glacier, for few minutes. But
we were not vouchsafed the slightest sleet,
and we still ignite. Werepeat, the weather
has been pipingly ardent and canicularly
fervid. Let us invoke q truce to this lg-
neous display-this liquefacton of humans,
this iceneration, scorifcation, and torrefac-
ton of already contlragrated mortality.
Should there not be an end of smelling
mortals, oh for congelation and freezing
mixtures"
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"BRICK" PoMER0Y.-A correspondent
of the Hartford Post draws the following
pen-and-ink portrait Of the notorious editor
Of the La Crosse Democrat:
"a different looking man from Henry
Clay Dean is the notorious Brick Pomeroy,
of the La Crosse Democrat, who has estab-
lished branch Office here in New York,
and is boarding at the Aston House. Pome-
roy is the last man any one would pick out
as the author of the blasphemous and sour
rilous paragraphs which have made his
paper so widely known and SO popular
among Democrats. He is slender-bullt,
young looking man, with smooth skin,
open countenance, gray eyes, high fore
head, hair thin and approaching badness,
a pleasant smile, and altogether gentle
manly appearing man in looks and deport-
ment. At dinner yesterday Windham
county Republican sat beside him, who,
when / told him afterward that his neighbor
at the table was Brick Pomeroy, seemed
thunderstruck, and could hardly believe 1t.
Pomeroy boasts that he has made 5000, 900
from his paper the past year, and OF course
he thinks that style Of journalism pays.
So long as the Democracy want that style OF
talk, and are willing to pay for 1t, he IL
ready to furnish it and for the rest, sup
pose, he thinks with our Barnum that no.
toriety is just as good as fame"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-17

EEaLAND,--The disendowment Of the
irish Church Establishment is to be the
great question which is to conyulse Great
Britain Mt the approaching elections for a
new House of Commons. 1t looked at one
time IA if Parliamentary reform would be
the dividing line between the Liberals and
Conservatives. But the latter have given
up the contest on this question. Bills will
soon be passed extending the principles of
the English act to Scotland and Ireland.
These three acts will add something over
LOO, 900 TO the list Of electors oil of whom
are to participate for the first time in the
choice OF the House of Commons during the
coming autumn. The real issue will be the
dlsestablishment of the Irish Church.
One needs but to glance over the English
and Irish journals 70 see that this question
will shake the kingdom to its centre. The
cry of !" No Popery!" is already resound-
ing in Parliament and ringing through the
empire. AS an isolated proposition, there
might not be such stern hostility to the dis
endowment Of the Irish Church: but the
friends of the English Establishment argue
right and expcdicnt, then on the same
establish the English Church. And there
Mr.. Gladstone touches tender point, and
treads on dangerous ground for the argu-
ment of Disracli and the Bishop of Oxford
is conclusive, their logic irresistible.
What is to be the precise effect of pre-
cipitating these 100000 new voters into
this scething cauldron remains to be seen.
The larger share Of them are ignorant of
the very rudimcnts of education. Pretty
much all the education of any sort which
they have received has come from the Es-
tablished Church, and, except in the cities
and populous towns, the greater body of
them have a sort of stupid reverence for
its liturgy and priesthood. The old cry OF
" The Church is in danger will exert
magic influence upon this class and this
will be the slogan Of Disraeli in the furi-
GUS contest now impending. On the other
hand, Gladstone and his followers accept
the issue, and will fight brilliant battle.
The Parliamentary returns alone can deter
mine who shall be crowned victor. The
result will be landmark in British his
tory.-Ne,o York San.
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The London IimeS'S special correspond
ent mentions that the Emperor Theodore's
sou "has taken very kindly to the English
customs, wearing o sailors dress, of which
ne is evidently very proud, and handling q
knife and fork at the dinner-table with as
much gravity and decorum as if he had
been to the manor born, although Abyssi-
MIA goes upon the principle that fingers
were made before forks. He seems very
intelligent, nice little fellow, and was q
great favorite on board" The young Prince,
under the charge of Lieutenant Speedy,
goes direct to Southampton, and then to U.s.
borne.
A correspondent of the Petersburg Er-
press writing from Murfreesboro', n. e.,
says that at the Wesleyan Female College
on Tuesday, July It'll, Rev. DR.. Bennett, of
the Richmond Christian Advocate, upon
whose acknowledged ability as a preacher
no panegyric need be passed, delivered be-
fore the graduating class the annual SER
mon, replete with interesting and useful
knowledge.
George Alfred Townsend thus describeth
Senator Hendricks for the Cleveland Leader :
"Senator Hendricks is composed, discreet,
orthodox, yigilant man. His mouth is full
of honey. He has beautiful auburn hair.
His exterior is sandpapered, to rid him OF
any idiosyncrasies, and he can construct
syllogism upon three falgehoods, out OF
whose moral lessons he will make you
weep" -....-. .....
A boy eight years old, in one of our pub
lie schools, having been told that reptile
" is an animal that creeps," on being asked
to name one on examination day, promptly
and triumphantly replied, "a baby"
Among the summer visitors at Newport
is Ralph Waldo Emerson. General Joe
Johnston has taken residence there for
the season, end General Hancock is ex-
pected soon.
Colonel r. F. Goode, of Mecklenburg,
will address the people of Brunswick at
the court house on the fourth Monday ID
July.
The Edina Sentinel calls the Edna
Wutchmun "second Esau." Phelan IL
hairy because Howe harries him.-St. Louis
Democrat.
The following was one of the toasts at
celebration on the 4th Of July IN Burning
ton: "The day We celebrate-Hot a.
blazes."
William B. Wait, leading dry goods
merchant of Boston, committed suicide on
Monday by severing vein in his urn and
bleeding to death.
The women of Genoa, Ohio, who cleaned
out the whiskey shops there the other day
! have been prosecuted for riot.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Both Houses of
Congress are having night sessions.
The amendments reported to the Senate
funding bill make new bonds changeable for
legal tender.
1t is stated that the President will send
in no new nomination, but after the adjourn
ment will appoint Commissioner Rollins's
successor.
The custom receipts from the 1st to the
18th instant were $4,250,00O.
Nothing was done by the Senate in exc
cutive session to-day.
The Reconstruction Committee have taken
no action regarding the Mississippi cleo
tons.