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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19
o n. Y. Heraid OF this morning says

.
Business in Wall street was verv active during
the past week and with the announoement OF the re
tins YVES impaired TO the demand for Government
securities az well as to speculation for rise on the
coniinued dow6 Ss1d, and the extreme ductuationi
were from 1881 to isS 80 the oong Gu9itation being
canIiIe short Interest outstanding there was an
the rate paid for its until Monday high At
time as one per cent. but this extreme scarcity
segc Operaon on the pa part tS Of the Sas The
sacsres toGstsep wb ssF spsensye no
caused rapid advance Of from one and half TO two
Of 1857 having been the most active and buoyant.
Much exciiement attended The dealings at
to price. The demand wei Distributed, aud re-
BONDS sG Sa Suea to
ton TO be transferred to the registered list slgn OF
movements, however reactions must be expected to
occur at Intervals owing 70 sales Of speG1asys
such change for The better ia the temper
S ahs aS 70 s oni IA Sa
foreign markets have sym psthized closely with The
suit Of the late elections has had Inc effect OF greatly
strengthening the public credit oy improvng the
ran rather wild in railway during latter
saG i the 81 and ~
Wayne, advanced rapidly but the New York stocks
Erie % dscliping to 485s on Saturday, after '' pre-
s Se IL Of That @
English account. at that further heavy transfers
preparatory TO Shipment nave been made since the
reopening OF the cOmpanys transfer books The state
stocks, aud particular y Tennessee skies, were
active ana strong, owing TO the improved political
prospects before the country, and OF the mlscela.
neops securities Pacific Mall was firm but qllet
ten per cent certificates were actively dealt In AZ
improving prices"
4-TheN, Y. gsaies OF this morning Says IL
"The general trade OF the week past was fairly
active the season, and ahead of ths same period
of last year In the list OF foreign dry goods and
raj no erchRndise. The Customs duties Ike p up well,
and the month Of tober Will give The Treasury at
all the Torts SIS 0OOOO0 and IL may be nearly $4,000
900, In gold Aud al this port alone about slO,500.'
0vS against S9GS2eOe IN oftooer OF last year The h
8Oth of June next promises to be siS0, 600 0Oo--
or an average of Sl5 0t0 600 per month In gold
1.-The Import Entries for the past week including
the Dry Goods return IN our iass paPer "a amount 9 TO
week last year The Export Clearances OF Domes ic
Produce amount TO S2 753SS0 against " l84OS2 same
week last yesr. The export OF specie am cunts TO
R41O8i3 against ellg982 same week last year. Tha
Customs OF the week are 60 S8I 49, The recspts OF
Cotton. cosstwse and by railroad, are ~ SOS bales
The number OF emigrRnt passengers arrived uurlnR
the week. 2067."
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Latest Markets by Telegraph.

Flour dul and declined 59oo sa,es OF $500 baI res
&c 81 MSl5: southern at Ss'AO 1885, California at a. 30
9iO6O Wheat dull Corn easier; sales of SO 900 bush.
al s1I80ilB1s Oats hrmer; sales of 26 6O0J bush. at
fG Beef quiet Pork duh at $2s671a Lard duh at 10
mloLc, Whnky quiet.
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Obituary.

AUGUSTA, Oct. Jonathan Hedge, a prouI
nent merchant, is dead.
PROVIDENCE, Oct 19.--Ex Chief Justice Stapl
died here to-day.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

TER MAIL FOR HAVANA, per steamer Stars
and Stripes, will close at the Philadelphia Post
Office at A. NJ. on Tuesday, the 10th instant,
according TO an announcement by Postmaster
Bingham,
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SOUP HOUSE Contributions. - The annual
meeting of the contributors of the Moyamensing
at ~ O'Clock, at the Soup House, corner Of
Eighth and marriott streets.
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CoNTRBUTIoN.-The clerks of the Bank Of
North America send us ten dollars for the benefit
of the family of the late Policeman Young.
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aEOOND BOARD.

A REoEPTIoN.-This morning the Howard
Fire Company of Oharlestown, Mass, now on
visit to this city, was rendered the honor of q
formal reception in Independence Hall,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

RoBBERY.-A stable on Lombard street
wharf, Schuylkill, was broken into on Saturday
night, and robbed OF five sets of harness.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

HEARING AT THE CENTRAL STATIoN.-Jaoob
II. Seibert, for the larceny OF white paOer, had
a hearing before Alderman Better this after
noon, and was bound over for trial.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19
THIRD EDITION
WASHINGTON.
The Democratic Change of Candi-
dates-SOuthern Opinion.
FROM WASHING TON.
The Crisis.


Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 19.-Though it is not now
matter for such open discussion, still the pro-
position to withdraw Seymour is being earnestly
canvassed by the Democratic leaders here. The
excitement has died out only because those
few prominent men who disfavor the scheme
have dashed cold water upon it; but the
greater number seeing inevitable defeat for
their present candidates, warmly urge their
withdrawal. Montgomery Blair thinks the
ticket all right, but would rather, as he ex-
presses every day, see Franks name head the
column.
John Quincy Adams
speeches are in mark cd contrast with those
he delivered prior to the elections in the North.
letters received here from the Sonth report
that since the Democratic Generalization, the
people and press are not quite so violent in
their expressions towards the North.
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Truck GRowERs.-A large number of truek
growers from different places are now going to
Vneland n j., and purchasing property. The
soil and climate az pear 10 be unusually forward
Of mark eting which IS OF great advantage 10 the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

a meeting of the stock holders and loanholders
of this Company, held at IL O'Clock this
morning, the following was adopted:-
IAN ordinance altering the time for the
loaDholders of the Schuylkll Navigation
Company, and reducing he number of Managers
thereof.
''Section l. Be it enacted by the stockh olders
and loapholders OF the Schuylkill Navigation
Company, in genei al meeting assembled, and it
is hereby enacted by authority of the same,
"That the annual meetings of the stockholders
and loanholders of this Company shall hereafter
be held on the second Tuesday of February OF
each year; that at such meetings the number of
Managers to be chosen shall be six, instead OF
twelve, as heretofore; and that of the Board OF
Managers, consisting OF the President and said
six managers, four shall be a quorum"
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New York stock Quotations=4pm M

Receiyed by telegraph from glendinnine
Dayis, DW stoeR BroKeIs, No. AZ 8. Third street,
N'1'OenI. h;.;..... l2S9s Pitts. +. w. .andChl lid
y; ana n. H;........ 4S11s Tol. d Wabash r.. sd
%. anu hea; E,..;; lOJls Mil. and ST. p. comlO
Mten. S,n A o;aba @ y; L. H.. Adams Express Co. 81
SC Cie and fItt;E......9O5s Wells. Fargo....... 81
Chi. and N. w. pref. .9B7 Tenn "a ~ "a
Chi. and r. 1. R....l075S Cole, .,.,,..... ... M
Market steady.
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INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSMAN MSERs.-One
of the Rebel Democracy came to grief on Satur-
day last He was before Alderman Tittermary
where he gave the name of George Kesser.
The allegation, which was supported, was that
fifth, and sixth precincts of the Sixteenth
ward; second precinct OF the Twentieth ward
and two precincts of the Fifteenth ward. OF
course he was held to answer at Court, and that
during the present term.
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MoRE oF THE ELECTION VoUCHERs.-The
police of the Eleventh district on Saturday ar
rested James Mullen and Michael Devln. These
Worthies are charged with having been lmpi-
Gated IN the murdeIous assault on the lad
Smith on election day. at the polls of The Second
precinct OF the Nineteenth ward Alderman
Helms held the former in $4,000, and the latter
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John Quincy Adams,


Received by telegraph from Glendinning q
Davis, Stock Brokers. o. 48 8. Third street.
N, Y. Gent. R....,...l2SM Toledo d Wabash. 81
N. Y. and Il. R....... 4Sz Mil. d st. Paul com. l09
Phi. and Rea. R....100M Adams Express."... 81 x
Mich. p. and N. 1. r. 905s Wells. Fargo Exp. 81
Clev Pittsb'g r. 0D7A u. s. Express 90. 4s
Chi. and NV. com 96ss Tennessee Is, new. 1917
Chi. and N.W. pref. 97 Gold 1877
Chi. and X. J.. R.....l0Sb Market steady.
Plua w d. Chi. 1lRlIl
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

ROBBED A JERsEYMAN.--On Saturday after
noon a Jerseyman was lying asleep en- one ;1,s5
the stalls in the Vine street market. During his
snooze he was relieved OF $lO3. George Lukens,
who is well known around those parts, was sus-
pected and accordingly arrested. On being
searched, $45 in cash was found on him. He
also had in his custodya number of articles
which he had purchased with the remainder of
the amount. Recorder Given sent him below
for trial.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

A WHISKY CAsR.-Thomas McGonigle, who
keeps a distilleIy at No. 1916 Bath street, was
before United States Commissioner A. H. Smith
at noon to day, charged with illicit dlstillation
Policeman Thomas Hussey, Of the Eighteenth
district, testified that there was distillery in
the rear of the premises occupied by the accused,
but could net state that he was the owner In
absence of further testimony McGongle was
held for further hearing on Thursday next.
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THE UNION LEAGUE MEETING to be held at
Concert Hall tomorrow evening bids fair, from
the nature and importance OF the call, to be
one of the largest that has yet convened in our
city. Then and there public condemnation of
the gross frauds which have been practiced by
the leaders Of the Democratic party will be ex-
pressed in no uncertain tone. Republicans will
meet and take counsel together as to the best
means of yindicating the power of outraged
law and the purity of the ballot-box by the
arrest of the lawless men who violated the one
and I.stuffedn the other.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19

AN OUTRAGE ON A PoLICEMAN.-Policema
McAd9ms, of the Eleventh district, "a fe " days
ago arrested two men named Martin, from u
formation received, for being the parties who
committed the deadly assault on the lad Smith,
ward, on election day. These men retaliated on
The policeman by having a warrant issued by
Alderman Dougherty tor his arrest. The docu-
ment was entrusted in the hands of two men to
serve. On Saturday they met the officer and
informed him of the object of their visit. Feel
ing that he was to be consigned to a cell in the
prison he desired to go for bail, and started with
them for that purpose. He had gone but few
yards when he was knocked down and cruelty
beaten. He was then picked up aud dragged to
the Office of the magistrate, where he was bound
over, and would have gone to PRISON had it not
been for a gentleman who volunteered to enter
bail for his appearance.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28
LOUISIANA ITEMS.

The Shreveport Gazette of the 2lst says: Mr..
T. NJ. Gilmer has taken the contract TO close
Benoit's Bayou, shout eight miles above this city.
The Closing of this bayou is authorized by an act
Of tina Legislature The work is under the direc-
ton Ct Capt. VIM. Robson, and he mas begun the
work with large force. The passage of the
water will be stopped next week, and the work
will be completed in few weeks. 1t will require
81 coo cubic feet of earth with base OF 225 feet.
The means requisite to finish the work have all
been raised by private subscription. A large
area of alluvisl land will be redeemed by the
closing OF this bayou and 1t viii also improve low
channel. As 1t will raise the water level on the
front the planters must make their leVees higher
or suffer the consequences.
The Farmersville Record has been favored with
sIecimens of the California sweet potato, which
produces from 800 to 500 bushels per acre. many
of them weighing from three to nine pounds,
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xDsTonIAL PARAGKAPHs. ETC.


Gold closed yesterday N New York Tbs.
Thanks to the officers of the Southern Express
for late Northern and Western papers.
The Shreveport Southwestern claims to be the
biggest liar f" in Shreveport.
The Mississippi Press Association will hold
meeting in Holly Springs on the 4th of January
next.
Hot soda is the latest Yankee invention in the
way Of tipple.
The Brooklyn, n. Y, feryboats carry 20 900 900
passengers annually.
In seventyfve years-1792 to ls67-Kentucky
has had twenty-five governors.
Msjor b. H. Polk, formerly of Indiana, has been
appointed by Gen. Gillem mayor of Vicksburg.
During October III firms in Chicago made sales
exceeding $780,
New Zealand has produced ell 100000 of gold
year during the past three years.
The ages of the Harper Brothers are: James,
70 John, 20; John Wesley, 66, and Fletcher, 81.
The Tycoon and his ancestors have reigned in
Japan for 740 years.
Christina Nilsson kindly sings at private evening
parties for $1,000.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says women make
the best prayers in the congregation.
Canada is agitated about admitting girls to the
grammar schools.
Paris has 40 theaters, sos hotels and Is $40
stores.
,Thanks to the officers of the steamship /. G.
Harris for late Brownsville papers.
Thirty-fve candidates offer themselves ia the
fifth ward of Boston for councillors. Only four
are required.
On dit that the wife of prominent and wealthy
New Yorker has to support herself and daughter
by sewing and embroidery.
Grace Church and Rev. DR.. Halls Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian are the most fashionable churches in
New YORK.
The rumor that the Boston steamships Ontario
and Erie were sold to Commodore Vanderbilt, of
New York, ia denied.
Mr.. Durand, Of Philadelphia, has presented to
the Jardn des Plantes, Paris, q magnificent col
lection of the fora of the nted States, compris-
ing IL 900 specimens.
There are rs, 800 rum sellers in Pennsylvania,
and l6,s79 school teachers. Cost of supporting
schools, IS ,s63 1859; value of liquor consumed
1891, 4s7, GOO.
The vceroy of Egypt has $500 men working
night and day to erect a theater in the principal
square in Cairo, in which he hopes to induce
Madame Schneider to give ten performances for
| 5O,oOOf.
If you want to wed and don't choose to wed a
woman--the best thing out in that line--then
marry library. II you hav'nt library, deposit
with Geo. Ellis and he will give you the use Of
| one.
In retiring from the editorial chair of the Louis
vile Democrat, w. W. Harvey says the greatest
sin be has editoriaily committed in the past ten
wears of his connection with the press has been
in assisting to make great men out of very poor
material.
Purser Collins, of steamship Lizzie, from Milton
and Pensacola. has thanks for late Florida pa
pers. He has furnished US the following memo
randum: Thursday, l6th, met steamship Maine
high and dry ten miles east of Mobile Point. Went
as near as would permit and rendered services
same not required"
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

MAGICIAN IN THE EGG MARKET.-The Nor
folk Journal relates the following escapsde of st.
Maur. We have no reason to believe the account
is eggssggerated:
Saturday he was In the market buying eggs.
Everybody knows Aunt Betsy; she had lot Of
eggs to SELL 10 q bssket-aboat five or six dozen.
st. Msur, who is a wsg, approached her and asked
her how she sold them. She replied thirty cents
q dozen. honey st. Maur, shelled out fifteen
cents and took six. Standing near the old woman
he broke one of them and took out lace collar !;
broke another and took out a set OF bogwood
jewelry, and from the third he took out silver
hall dollar. Old Betsy began to look. st. Msur.
broke his fourth, and took out small gold Iocket
and as he did so. told Aunt Betsy be would take
all the eggs she had. as every one of them contain
ed something. Betsy declined to sell, determined
to keep the eggs and try her luck. She COM
mepced breaking and met with no success; and
no doubt would have broken all in hopes to find
something, had it not been for st. Maur, who went
to her relief.
The first egg he broke he brought ont spring
chicken; the next q pocket-hsndkerchief. EN-
boldened with St. Meur's success, old Betsy tried
again, and finished her eggs, much to the merri-
ment Of the parties who enjoyed the scene.
When all her eggs we're gone St. Msur rendered her
pay. but the old neRro's superstition was aroused.
and che picked mp her basket with jerk and of
che went in o hurry. with the remark, "Lor for
Narsey, dat msa 10 q Ku Klnxes."
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TEXAS ITEMS.

The Waco Register records the arrival of por.
ton of company B, U. 8. infantry, under command
of Capt. Smith. The remainder of the company
would soon be along. when Waco will be able to
boast OF military post.
Rev. Thomas Stanford has been returned to the
pastorship of Waco. The Register expects
female college to be speedily located at that place
or at Waxahachie.
general jail delivery in that place by the over
poweriDg of the jsilor. Three Of the rascas had
been captured. and it was thought all the others
would be overbauled in time.
On December "a the East Texas Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church meets at San
Augustine.
The Marshall Republican gives the following
account of the wheat crop in the northern part of
the State: IL gives us pleasure TO note the good
appearance of the wheat that has been put In
this fall. All who report to u.s. and we have had
number Of reports from the farmers the past
week, say that they have never seen better pros
pect for wheat since the good old ante-beum
times. There has not been perhaps more than
one. half or two-thirds as much wheat put in this
year used to be. but all that has been sown has
come up and is growing fney-no grasshoppers
have interfered with 1t, and the fall rains have
just been sufficient to bring forward the wheat and
NAL Ike good stand.
The Austin Gazette of the 25th says: Owing
to the fne rains during the summer and an abund.
ance of mast, everything that eats is fat this fall
in our section. We have never known the beef
liner. Let any one look at the market near the
postofice and see what they have there. Venson
10 plentiful and excellent. Anybody can 20 out
and get geese and ducks who knows how to shoot
them.
The Rusk county fair was great success.
The Dallas Herald reports the wheat crop
sowed in that country in fsttering condition
but reports the invincibe pests the grasshoppers,
in myriads approaching. The late cold snap will
probably weaken their energies so as to prevent
them doing any great amount of damage.
The Waco Examiner has the gratifying intelli.
gence that excellent bituminous coal hse been
found in the Tehuacano Hills"
Efforts are being made to form a temperance
socie,y IN San Antonio.
The Bastrop Advertiser of the 2lst says very
important trial is progressing in Bastrop, in which
twelve or fifteen negroes are charged -i'r - 80
% the road: There appeared to be considerable
feeling on the subject, and nothing but impartial
and prompt action on the part of the magistrate
would quiet that feeling.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

ARRIVAL OF THE BAvARIA.-The steamship
Bavaria, Capt. Hebich from Hamburg LIST Novem-
Der, via Havre 5th and Havana Path, arrived at
her wharf, foot of Jackson street, early yester-
day morning, with full cargo of assorted mer-
chsndise and the following passengers:
From Hamburg Consul General Louis Will.
2 children and servant. Frank Schmidt, wife and
child, Jss Kock, Ferdinand Garner, Sangberg Gen.
eran Sophie Beutelspscher F Arnold and wife,
Otto Kolle, John Lilienihal. Jane Kuhl and chill
dren, DIR Geo Thomas, DR. Frank lice, Adolph
Meyer. Ernst Wehrbahne, Philip Fix. Aeolph
Brodhsg, Dorette Senckendortf, and l04 in the
Storage.
From Hdrre-S Salvador Ferrer, Sponien; R
Csmmack and wife. 7 Kohn. B Saulie aud wife,
John Denegre. DR. Dupas, Moret, A de Poincy and
wife, Vereig Staten; Charles Martin and family,
Henrietta Domestigel, Nine Villeneuve, Mime
Dupaquier. Paul de Poincy, Frankreich, and 80 in
the stserare.
From Haudnd-Fernsndo Iznaga. rsnras La
zsus, Santiago Silva, Leuz Ramuzeg, Andis Cha
rata, Spanien.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

THE PEELEB CoTroN SEED Has PRECEDENCE
ABOVE ALL CoMPETrrIoN.-As this is the time for
our planters to take into consideration their
monetary Interests for the coming year, the
advertisement of Messrs. E. Newman & Co. claims
especial attention.
The growth of this seed ia subject to few disas-
ters-the staple is long and fine--its yield more
prolific than any other variety, and is equal in
staple to the Sea Island cotton. Messrs. E. New
man Co., No. 4s Union street, have on hand a
large supply and have facilities to meet any de-
mand. Their price will meet with the satisfac.
ton of every purchaser.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

CHOICE AND STAPLE GEocERIEs.-Th attention
of our readers is called to the advertisement of
Messrs. Griffin Porch, wholesale dealers 10 fancy
and staple groceries. No. 81 Tchoupitoulas street.
These gentlemen are in daily receipt of the choic
est articles in their line. and are ready to supply
the trade at the lowest market rate. Their late
receipts embrace choice -four, lard, bacon, hams.
candles, cheese, can fruits, preserves, etc., etc.
Col. B. F. Chambers and Mr.. A. J. Vandergriff.
the head salssmen of the house, will be glad TO
wait upon and extend the courtesies Of the house
to their many friends, and Mr.. Geo. Stromeyer.
the bookkeeper Of the house. is always ready.
with bis usual urbanity. to show the customer biz
bill. This is square house give them q call.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

COOP CHANCE FOR sl00.-Hudson G.. Wolfe,
Esq. lS2 Gravier street, offers hundred dollars
reward for information leading to the discovery Of
any person counterfeiting or initiating Wolfe's
Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps. Wolfe's Schie-
dam schnapps is too valuable stomschic, in its
pure state, for either Mr.. Wolfe or the people of
New Orleans to allow any counterfeit to run cur.
rent in our city.
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few days ago young man in BsIlare, Ohio,
applied at the postofiice for letter, when the
postmaster. by mistake, gave him q letter ad-
dressed 70 another party. The letter was opened
by the young man, and was found to contain q
draft for over $1,000, payable to bearer. He OBJ
tanned the money and took the first train west on
the Central Ohio railroad. Nothing has been
heard OF him since his hssty departure from
Beilsire. r-f -.r
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

Ire popular dentifrice known az Sozodont
besides being very pleasant addition to the
toilet, contains ingre dents that, used ACCORDING
70 me directions, win prove of the greatest utility
2. J. Colburn, Doctor of Dental snresr.
Newark, N. S"se'y'
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-28

The large sale OF silver plated ware of Mont
somefy, Bros. Co., will positively take place
on Monday the soth inst. at 81 Camp street, with
out limit or reserve. Attention ID called to that
fact.