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THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

Special Despatch 10 The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The following is the
statement of the public debt OF the Upited
States on the 1st of September, 1865
Debt Bearing Coin Interest.
Five per cent, bonds.-..... x22l ,tSI 10000
Six per cent. bonds lS8l-.. 2S3 ,677S SO0,VO
Six per cent. 500 bonds... 1851 1928, 5000
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A Masonic PAMPHLET.-We have received
from Mr.. Samuel G. Perkins pamphlet with
the title "An Abstract OF the Proceedings of the
Most Excellent Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter
OF Pennsylvania, and Masonic jurisdiction
thereunto belonging; being extracts from the
Minutes of its Quarterly and Annual Grand Com
munCatons during the years A. d. 1865, 1866,
1S67-A. 1. 1885, 1896, 1897" IL contains lao
pages, and is faultlessly printed in clear. clean
type, and colored inks by the Messrs. King d
the names of officers. Chapter histories and
numerous reports, it makes a very convenient
and useful handbook tor any one taking an
interest in the Masonic Fraternity. Its arrange
ment is perfectly systematic, and the facts and
figures can be found at once.
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REscUED.-Bepjamin Stoner, aged IA years,
fell into the Delaware at Calowhill street " harf
on Sunday, and was rescued from drowning by
Officer Hunter, of the Harbor Police.
The RACES at Suffolk Park will come of
this afternoon, as advertised.
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DEFRAUD1NG THE GovERNMENT.-Before U. S.
Commissioner Hibler, at noon to-day, Chris
tian Rentschler and Edward j. Lauffer had q
hearing, charged with removing revenue
stamps from beer barrels and using them again
The testimony was as follows:-
Peter Daily sworD-The place of business of Rents
CHI er ls at the northeast corder of Franklin street
and Grard avenue; he is brewer and retail oeaer
the 18th Of August 1885, he then had beer tap for
SALE with the stamp not cancelled; a whole stamp
above the spigRoi: there four empty
kegs at the end OF the bar which had been used
they looked as II they never had any stamp
on, or no paste, or anything to Indcale g
that there had ever been stamp on; called again.
n few days alter: the bar-keeper Just tapping
keg; he took the stamp OF very carefully and laid It
The top Of the cask and after he had driven the
spiggot in, he put the starop II; took pos
session OF the stamp and called the next day and
told r. nttcber TO call Collector OF the district
he said he wouldn't do IT, followed Lsufsr out to
The brew and asked for the stamps; found these
stamot lex Shlbiing a nambeT) in box; q number OF
them were used before the only time Renschler was
at his place of business when called aud the
two stamps were on the barrels.
The accused bound for trial,
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A BOARD OF HEALTH CAsE.-Before Alder
man Beitler, at noon today, d. r. Baugh was
charged with opening his fat boiling establish
ment after it had been closed by the Board of
Health q nuisance.
William p. Troft testified that he is chief clerk OF
the Board Of esth that he delivered to Mr. siczels
the y eath Cmcer In the course of his official du "
couple OF resolutions OF the Board Of Health that
the fat boiltrg estab hm ent of D. r. Baugh, on
Moyamensing avenue above Reed street should be
to the public-health.
Mr. Sickels testified that he is a Health Oficer of
this city; that under the ticaion OF the Board he
orders to have this establishment closed: that
closed, but afterwards reopened by the fond
ant After argument ths Aide rman Withheld his de-
cision until tomorrow.
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Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc.
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HEARINGS AT THE CENTRAL STATION
Before Alderman Better, at the Central Police
station this afternoon, two boOtblacks, named
Lazarus Leary and John Desmond, were
charged with breaking into and robbing the
confectionery stand of John g. Kuhnle, at No.
635 Market street.
Reserve Officer Dawson testified to arrestlng Des-
mond with a box OF lozenReS IN his possession, and
subsequently, capturing Leary with some candies
and postage stamps In his pockets.
The lads were held In $500 bail TO answer The rob-
berry was committed on Sunday morning.
Mary Roney, residing Gaskill street, between
Fourth and Fifth, was charged with larceny. Eliza
Shumwsy, living at No. 1898 Locust street. testified
that she drank sass OF beer In detendants house,
believed that she had been drugged. On coming to
her senses she noticed the daughter OF Mrs Roney
have her pock ct book, going out OF the door When
she subsequently interrogated the little about the
pocketbook Mrs. Roney spoke up and said her child
had not tax en- the money.
On cross examination the prosecutrix told such con
hictng stories that the alderman dismissed the case.
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millions of dollars. A national man, fail
to all sections, he may well receive the sup
port not only of his own, but of that from
which / come, and believe he will receive
"a support, whether sufficient to control the
votes in the South or not will not say
but a cordial support in the section of the
Union. Whether he can obtain the cleo.
toral votes in the Southern States will de.
pend, in my judgment, upon the question
whether the military are Kept organized in
these States. and the Freedmen's Bureau
with its party machinery, to control the
elections.
OF General Blair, the candidate for She
Vice-Presidency 1 need say but little to
the Senate. He was at one time a men,
Der of the other branch of Congress-, and
recognized by all as possessing high at.
tainments and abilities. Talented, gener-
erous and brave, he will receive an enthusi-
astic support.
Connected with the army, and partici-
pating in some of its great movements that
have made its heroes immortal, his name
ana fame will be cherished and guarded by
his late associates in arms. The criticisms.
sharp and ingenious, that have been made
upon the views which he may have express
ed upon the conditions and rights of the
people of the subjugated States, wilrnot be
needed by the people when they reflect that
you have shut the door of the Supreme
Court against all inquiry in regard to the
legislation which he has denounced. You
have declared that your legislation shall
not undergo that review and examination
which the Constitution itself comtempla-
ted. You have declared that the Judicial
ry shall not decide whether your acts of
reconstruction are constitutional and valid.
You have, therefore. left it to the Execu-
tive to decide for ITSELF r,ss.ss.
Mr.. President, l believe that the high
est interests of this country demand the
election of this ticket, and that it will be
elected, and that the country will be again
restored to permanent peace. '''
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Wholesale Plumber.
tFrom tho New Orleans Picayu

lrTOm Iuo NEW Ori0anS flcayunc.
We regret to say that wc fear that the
Senate of the State is about to join the
House in adopting a system of plumber,
which is the most Aagatious ever under
taken by Q pretended legislative body. and
ing" of the Convention and Legislature of
1864, SO heartily denounced by such men
as Durant. Graham, Flanders, and the
most pronounced old Radicals, appear the
qnintessence of honesty aud economy.
The Senate, in which we had hoped there
might have been found honest men enough
among the Republicans to have saved
SodOm, but which we fear has not enough
to save itself from heavier destruction in
the Judgment to come, to-day, it is likely,
will pass the Infamous printing bill of the
House, and rs the Governor will hardly
refuse his sanction to q measure which
gives him and the Speaker of the House
the Acknowledgement is a mere
third wheel. running uselessly behind
the right to pick out tie man who shah, in
New Orleans, enjoy all the State and City
printing, aud all the legal advertising, and
to set up in the country score or perhaps
half score of portable printing offices to
do the advertising and printing for all the
country Parishes, we, shall soon see this
enormous engine of taxation and plumber
put in motion. t [Rr,.
We need only say that this bill, as it is
proposed, and has passed one House, gives
on some of the heaviest items, six times as
much as has heretofore been the price for
such work Tor the State, and in the residue
of it is twice to three times as much, and
on an average, duplicates the enormous
charges of the Legislature of 1864, without
taking into consideration its monopoly of
all the legal ADVERTISING of the State and
of the City printing. 1E ~ tfis
Nor does the printing bill stand alone.
There are innumerable other bills now on
their way to becoming statutes of this Leg
islature, giving salaries, enormous for even
the highest executive and judicial officers
of State, by which all the carpetbaggers
who have not yet got Offices arc to be pro
videdf for, and by which tho States is to
be placed under snclr surveillance and con-
troll as to deprive its people of even the
means of resistance to this Old Man of the
Sea which has determined to ride Louisia-
na to destruction if it cam -
There is such n thing as OVERRIDING even
successful brigandage. Men willrisU, after
long suffering, and shake off such burdens.
Do the concOcters of these schemes hope to
be able to gather the fruits of such rob
bery9 November is near at hand, with
the prospect Of such a revelation then,
both North and South, as will make either
section. unwholeso,ne to- meny who are
known only from their want of honesty
and from. the fragrant, wrongs they do.
Moderation and fair Dealing as Legislators
might lead men to bear with them and to
meet the demands for such services as
they perform. AcOntrary course will bring
them to speedy and headlong overthrow
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Letter From General Hancock.

NEWPORT, R.. T., July 25.-S. Glover,
st. Louis-My Dear Sir: I am greatly
obliged for your favor of the goth instant.
Those who suppose that I do not acquiesce
in the work Of the National Democratic
Convention, or that 1 do not sincerely de-
sire the election of its nominees, knows
very little of my character.
I Believing, as really do, that the pre-
servation of the constitutional government
eminently depends on the success of the
Democratic party in the coming election,
were to hesitate in its candid support,
feel that I should not only falsify my own
record but commit crime against my
country.
l never aspired to the presidency on ac-
count of myself; I never sought its doubt
full honor and certain labors and RESPONSE
bilities, merely for the position. My own
wish was to promote, Il could, the good
of the country, and to rebuke the spirit of
revolution which hat invaded every sacred
precinct of liberty.
When, Therefore, You pronounced the
statements in question false, you did ex-
actly right. Principles and not men is the
motto for the rugged crisis in which we are
now struggling.
Had 1 been made the presidential nomi-
nee should have considered it a tribute,
not to me, but to the principles which l
had proclaimed and practiced. But shall
l cease to revere those principles because
by mutual political friends another has
been appointed to put them into execution?
Never! never! These, sir are my senti-
ments, whatever interested parties may say
to the contrary, and desire that all may
know and understand them. I shall ever
hold in grateful remembrance the faithful
friends who, halling from every section of
the Union, preferred me by their votes and
other expressions of confidence, both in
and out of the convention, and shall do
them all the justice to believe that they
were governed by patriotic motives; that
they did not propose simply to aggrandize
my personal fortunes, but to save their
country through me, and that they will not
suffer anything like personal preferences or
jealousies to stand between them and their
manifest duty.
have the honor to be, a x7Hs
Dear sir, Very respectfully, yours,
.es WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
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FEMALE AFFEoTIoN.-Womani is not half
so selfish a creature as man. When man
is in love, the object of his passion is him.
self When woman is enamOured of man,
she forgets herself, the world, and all that
it contains, and wishes to exist only for
the object of her affection. How few men
make any violent sacrifice to sentiment
How many women does every man know.
who have sacrificed fortunes and honors to
noble, pure and dlsinterested motives! A
man mounts breach; he braves danger,
and obtains a victory. This is glorious
and great. He has served his country, he
has acquired fame, preferment, riches
Whenever he appears, respect awaits him,
admiration attends him, crowds press to
meet him, and theaters receive him with
bursts of applause. His glory does not die
with him. History preserves his memory
from oblivion. That thought cheers his
dying hour-and his last words, prononnc-
ed with feeble pleasure, are sha1lnot die.
A woman sends her husband to war she
lives but in that husband Her soul goes
with him. She trembles for the safety of
the land Every billow that swells she
flies, she imagines is directed against him
A brilliant capital appears to her dreary
desert; her universe was man, and that
man, her terrors tell her, is in. danger
Her days are days of sorrow; her nights
are sleepless. She sits immovable her
morning, in all the dignity and conposure
of grief, like Agrippa in his chair; and
when ut night she seeks repose, repose has
fed her couch; the silent tear steals down
her cheek, and vets her pillow; or if, by
chance, exhausted nature finds an hours
slumber, her distempered soul sees i'll that
sleep a bleeding lover, or his mangled
corpse. Time passes, and her grief in
exquisite sepsibility, and sinks with sorrow
to the grave! No, cold, unfeeling reader.
these are not the pictures of my own crea-
tion. They are neither changed nor EN-.
bellished, but faithfully copied from ma
ture. tae7l g .''i''t
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Mr.. Pendleton and Gov. Seymour.

The following manly and generous pri
vate letter addressed by Mr.. Pendleton to
Washington Mclean, of tho Ohio dclega.
ton, before that delegation left Ohio, was
handed to John A. Green, Jr., on their ar.
rival in New York:
CINCINNATI, Thursday, June IS, G3.
MY DEAR SIR: You left my Office this
morning before I was aware of it. I seek
you at home but yen arc not here. must
say what Iwant by note. II.
"A As soon as you get to New York see
Governor Seymour. You know well my
affection and admiration for him. Yon
know well what was my feeling before and
after heard from him last fall. He is to-
day the foremost man in our party in the
United. States. His ability, cultivation,
and experience put him at the head of our
statesmen. He commands my entire conf
dence-]I would rather trust him than N.Y.
self with the delicate duties Of the next
four years. You know, am sincere.
Make him feel this, and that he can re-
~ on me and my friends. l have a natu-
raj pride-an honest pride, believe-in
the goodwill of my countrymen; but you,
better than any one else, know that it is
neither egotistical nor overriding, and
that am ready-anxious to give up the
nomination to anybody who can get one
single vote more than myself.
Express all this frankly to the Cover
nor, but delicately, and let him understand
my views of men and measures as have
frequently given them to you. Goodbye.
God bless you!
Very truly,
"GEoRaE ii. PENDLEroN.
" To Washington Mclean. Esq"
This letter is honorable to the writer, to
the distinguished Statesman who has sup
planted Mr.. Pendleton without being his
rival, and to Democratic politics which
are conducted in a chivalric and selfsur-
rendering spirit worthy of the loftiest and
most generous days of knighthood. The
Democracy of New York and of the whole
East have always appreciated Mr. Pendle.
toms personal qualities and intellectual
gifts, and they would regret to have him
como out of this contest with any of the
feelings Of q disappointed candidate. His
claims are not Cancelled, but postponed.
It is great honor for 30 young states
man to have received such marks of public
confidence rs have been bestowed upon
him, and such proofs of the fidelity and
warm attachment of his friend. He has
established his title to be considered the
foremost man in the Democratic party next
to him who has been nominated. So
bright dawn gives promise of glorious
day. With his abilities and accomplish
ments, he has also that rare generosity Of
nature which disarns envy and wins all
hearts and the fact that he is advanced
more slowly than his friends could wish
will cause his countrymen to feel that they
owe him an undischarged debt. It is re.
served for him to preside over the Govern.
eminent in more tranquil times, when
prejudices are aliayed and the questions
which now agitate and distract our aflict.
ed country shall have been finally, set
tled.-[World. ~,
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V Nothing annoys man moro than
to be eagerly questioned when he comes
home tired. Give him neatly served
dinner, or pair of easy slipplers and cup
of tea and let him eat and drink in peace,
and in time he will tell 4yon OF his own
proper motion all you wish to know. But
If You begin the attack too soon, the
chances are that You will be rewarded by
CURLY spoken monosyllab,es. Put down
that piece of wisdom, in yonr note book,
girls; it will serve you we'll some day.
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hGr Every vote for Horatio Seymour is
vote for, gentlemen, scholar q states
man, a patriot, and a Christian.
A vote for Grant is vote for man
who was convicted by the testimony of FIVE
gentlemen of having deceived his superior
officer, the President of the United States,
and who, according to such Radical author
ity as the Tribune, the Independent, and
the Anti-Slavery Standard, is o slave to
liquor. ldk Ei,z-E 1sia3 i
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Cosr OF RADICAL RULE.-Since the sur
render Offices army the Radical Govern
ment at Washington have borrowed nbont
eight hundred millions of dollars, and have
collected in addition thereto, from the peo-
pie during the same period, by way of taxes
and custom duties, fourteen hundred mil
lions, which make two thousand two hun
bred millions that they have expended
since the close of the rebellion. This is
one-balf of the entire debt of Great Britain
and more than the entire amount expended
by the National Government from the
time that George Washington was first in
augurateds President up the close of Bu-
chanan's administration, during which time
the country went through two successful
foreign wars, and any number of wars with
the Indians. and also acquired all the ter
ritory of the United States west of the
Mississippi river. These facts speak for
themselves.-W World. rs E
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ESTRAY NoTICE.
1SAKEN UPAND ESTRAYED p

Il me, r. l.. Fox. Justice of the Peace
for the Aloxandria' Ward, Rapides Parish,
La, by j. Mckinney, at the Homestead
Plantation, one mile from the Town of
Alexandria, ONEGREY HORSE, branded
with the figure 8 over the letter X on the
left hip, abont 13A hands high. Also ONE
ROAM HORSE, branded on the left shout.
der with the lettersJ and r joineds about
l33 hands high. Appraised by A r. Will
liams and John Clements, the first to be
worth $40 and the second $s5 cash, in. cur
rency. The owner or owners of the above
described horses are hereby notified to
come forward within thirty days, prove
property, pay charges and take thcm away,
or they will be disposed of according to
law. RI. FOX.
August 3, 1s68-3t. Justice Peace.
Printers Foes 50. s,s.se
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Political Items.
Seymour clubs are being organized oil
over the country.

Seymour clubs are being organized oil
over the country.
The Democracy of indianapolis, Ind,
have resolved to tender Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks public reception upon his re-
turn to that city.
Gen. Geo. A. Pendletou is announced
to speak in Kentucky once before the Au-
gust elections-probably OF Woodford, on
the 30th inst. .#s ao,
Geo. D. Prentice, the veteran Of the
Louisville Journal, made q speech at the
Democratic ratification meeting in that
city, indorsing Seymour and Blair.
In 1864, Grant wrote in relation to his
proposed nomination for the Presidency !:
would regard such consumnation as
being highly unfortunate to myself, if not
to my country In 1868 the country
agrees with him, in both respects, and will
take him at his word. f-iLl-<.l J< -.
Alta West Point, Miss, Democratic jubi-
lee recently, says Mississippi paper, IT'S
freedmen who voted the Radical ticket at
the late election, acknowledged their error,
protested strong faith in Democracy, and
were admitted into full membership into
our Democratic club. took badges and re-
ceived certificates OF Their membership"
The st. Louis Times announces the
names of three leading German Radicals
who have forsaken Grant and will vote for
Seymour and Blair. Their influence is
worth thousands of votes The Quincy
Qll.) Herald says in that city there have
not been less than fifty changes of this sort
in the last three weeks, and in tho county
not less than two hundred.
The Courier DIES Eats Units, the organ
of'the French population in this country,
says: ...ss,-..-. '''assA
The Radicals have had their day and
done their work. tits upon the Democrat
ic party that the work devolves Of rebuild
ing where they have cast down. and of re-
constituting upon a solid basis the elements
ofsocial reorganization which they have
sacrificed to narrow spirit of personal au-
thority.
Here is what the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
strong Radical paper, says of Governor
Seymour The nomination of Seymour,
under the circumstances, is the strongest
one that could have been made. He is q
gentleman in his address, most popular and
winning in his ways,and has secured thou
sands of warm friends by his personal at<
tractions. In truth, he is a winsome man,
and may be considered as respectable rep
resentative of the modern Democratic par
ty Us could be obtained in the present. EXT
gency. PetrnnalIy, we have known Mr..
Seymour for Llany years. In our early life
we saw him almost daily, and we have nur-
tured strong esteem for his genial and
gentlemanly qualities, and for the credita-
BILE manner in whichhe appears in all pub
lie positions.
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IL A striking illustration Of the force Of
a mothers love for her child has recently
been exhibited i'm Iowa. The circumstan-
ces are reported in noticing the pardon, by
Gov. Merrill of woman, Catharine Near
die, who had been sentenced fOur years
ago to the State Penitentiary for life. She
confessed to the murder of her husband
and was sentenced to be hanged, but her
sentence was COMMITTED by Gov. Stone.
1t was afterward found that she was en-
tirely Innocent, and that her son was the
guilty person. To save him from the gal
lows, she had avowed that she was guilty
of the crime.