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"A woman arrived in Norwich, Conn, last
week, from New Haven, in search OF her son,
nine wears old, and found him with blind
man who had been begging about the streets.
The man claims that he found the boy at an
intelligence Office in New Haven.
The rock in which Hiram Smith, of Ches-
tar. Mass, an eccentric and wealthy bachelor,
ia having his tomb hewn, its boulder OF grey
granite, which will average eighteen ieet IN
diameter, and rests is solitary bulk on high
ledge on his farm. The tomb is to be COM
pleted with solid rock door.
"A meeting of members OF the Booth
family was held in New Haven, Ctr, day or
two ago. which was attended by sixty persons
snnposed TO be connected, directly or indi-
reotiy, with the Booths who, as it is commonly
understood, died in England years ago, leaving
several million dollars in property to their
next of kin.
The Portsmouth IN. H. journal has a
subscriber who has appeared In that ONCE
nearly every Friday afternoon for thirty-eight
wears. with his coppers to pay for the paper.
The Journal estimates that the coppers would
weioh one hundred thousand pounds, aud
wonld make q column OF over nifty feet in
heip hit if piled one upon the other
Two boys, aged thirteen and ten years,
ona a son of Andrew James, and the other q
son of Mrs. Wilkerson, living near Meridian,
Miss.. went out rabbit hunting last month
| ItTead, a rabbit and cut the tree down; the
bntt end of the tree lodged on the stump; the
older bow thrust his arm into the hole to seiz'
the rabbit; he showed the butt end OF and 1
fell, imprisOning his arm; not being able U
extfioate it Wilkerson, at James request Gu
the latter's arm of with his axe. Ihe wv
then went home, The arm is healing
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s U FL r A G. 3.
Passage of the COnstItGtiOnaI Amend
meuL by the senate, rocxa

ment by the Senate. -s0Es
After an exhaustive debate, ending yesterday
afternoon, the Senate passed the constitutional
amendment by the following vote:-
1eas-Messrs. Abbott Cameron, Cattell,
Chandler Cole Conkling, Conness, CragIn,
Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Kellogg,
Mcdonald, Morgan, Morrii of Maine, Morrill, OF
Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson or
New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robert
son, Ross, SAWYER, sherman, Spencer stewart,
Thayer, Van Winkle Wade, Warner, Welsh
Wiley, Williams, Wilson, and Yates-40.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony BiYard, C2roett,
Davis, Dixon, DOoitue, Edmunds, roster,
Grimes, Hendricks, McCreerV, Patterson, OF
TsSSRssses NSTss",a sausOOr" spr'gae' V'0ker'' and
Absent or not votng-Messrs. Bucka,ew,
Fessenden, Hender on, Howard, Norton,
POmerOy, sumner, Upton, Trunbull, and
fTelInghuysen
The proposition as 1t passed is as follows:-
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
BE % resoloed. etc tIoO-thirds of DO h houses
concurrlng, That the following articles be pro
posed TO the Legislatures OF the several ates
as amendments 10 the Constitution of the
United States, either OF which, when Tatided by
threedourths OF said Legi laures, shall be held
as palt OF taid Constitution. namely
Aruee 10. No dlscrimiu aliOn shall be made
N The United states, among rue citizens OF the
United states, In the eXeIci,e of the elective
franchise, or In the right to hold office in any
btate, on account OF race, color, nativity, pro
perty, education, or creed.
Article l6. The second clause first section
second arti sie OF the Constr uutIon OF the United
states shall be amended 10 real as folio Ws:-
Zach state shah appoint, by q vote of the peonl
thereof qualified to vote for Representatives i,
Conqress, d number OF electors equal TO TN
whole number OF Senators and Representative
10 Whirh the State may be entitled In the c IN
gress; but no Senator oT Representative, Q
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COPARTNERSHlPS.

NOTICE OF PARTNERSHIP. WE, THE
In subscribers have this day entered into a linn
lied Partnership agreeabIy to the provisions OF the
Act of Assembly of The Commonwealth Of Pennsyl.
vania passed the first day OF March, 1885, entitled
IAN Act Relative to Limited Partnerships" and do
hereby tify that the of the firm under which
said partnership is to be conducted is PORTER &
COATE S. that the general nature of the business to
be transacted is the manufacture, publication pur-
chase, ana sale of Books and stationery, and the
same will be transacted in the city OF Phiadepha;
that the names OF the general partners Of the said
IoATES both or the city OF Philede phia. and the
special Iartpers are BFNJA MIN COATES and
GEORGE MORRISON COATES also both of the
city OF Philadelphia; that the capital contributed by
the specia partners s hundred thous and dollars.
Of which Benjamin Coates contributes fifty thousand
dollars In and George Morrison Coates contrl-
bntes fifty thousand dollars In cash; that the period
at VIII ch said partnership is 10 commence sthe first
day OF FebTu ry, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty
nil and that Il will terminate on the thirty frst
day Of January, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
and SeVenty-tW o -
ROBERT PORTER,
HENRY T. COATES,
General Partners,
BENJAMIN COATES,
GEOkGE MORRISON COATES,
Philadelphia LIST February, 1868 266t
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FROM WASHINGTON.
ghe Tobacco and whisky Tax.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Ways and Means
Committee met to-day for the purpose of con-
siderng and perfecting the tobacco and whisky
amendments to the Tax bill. No important
changes have been made IN the machinery for
collecting the tax, nor has the question been
raised in the committee OF disturbing the
present rate of tax. 1t understood that the
Tax bill will be considered at a session this
evening.
The Committee ON Elections
In the matter of the New Mexico contested
election case has decided in favor of Cnaves
the Democratic contestant, and against Cleaver,
the sitting member, who is a Republican.
The Ranking aud Currency Committee
agreed to-day upon a bill reported from the
Finance Committee of the Senate. amending
the National Banking Law. The committee re-
port an amendment for aredstrib alton OF the
national bank currency among the States.
The whole amount to be distributed is
S22, 500, 900, of which the Southern States will
get $l4,000,000, the West $4,000, 900, and the
other States the balance; the distribution to
take place under the direction OF the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Comptroller Of the
Currency.
The Airline Railroad Bill.
The House has spent two hours in debating
the Airline Railroad bill between this city
and New York. The only member from Penn
sylvania who spoke on the subject was Hon
William ID. Kelley, who opposed the bill.
Finally motion was made to lay the bill on
the table. This was deieated-yeas 60 to nays
90, all the Philadelphia members present voting
in the affirmative. Messre. Myers and 0'Neill
were not in their seats. The bill was then
passed.
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Foreign Affairs.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 9.-The Sultan has ap-
pointed Heussein Pasha to succeed Naneck
Pasha as Minister of War.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce has presented TO Reverdy Johnson
an address urging the practical adoption of free
trade in the United States.
ATHENS, Feb. 9.-The members of the new
Cabinet now unanimously agree with the King
in adheriDg to the resolutions of the Paris Con-
ference.
MADRID, February 9.-In reply to further soil
citations OF his fcllow-citizens, Espartero again
declines seat in the Constituent Cortes. Among
the changes contemplated in the administration
ls the abolition of the Colonial Ministry as a
distinct department.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Reports of shipwrecks and
disasters caused by the recent gales are coming
to hand from all quarters. Advices were received
today OF disasters to two ships in the American
trade. .qIhe Pericles, from New YORK, January s,
for Glasgow, has put into Liverpool, disabled
The Persian, from savannah January IA, for
Bremen, with cotton, is ashore on Nordeney.
The crew are safe, but the ship will probably
prove q total loss,
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Il
d Co.
schr Archer Reeves, Ireland, Cienfuegos, Msdeira
d Cabada.
schr j. M Flanagan, Shaw, MAtanzss. l. Hough d
Morris,
scbr Maud Mullock, Bartlett, New York via vii.
min Rton, Del, Knight d Sons.
Str Diamond State, Webb, Baltimore, A. Groves, Jr.
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The Airline Railroad Bill.
obituary.

New YoRK, Feb. 9.-James I. Brady died this
morning, OF apoplexy, aged ffty-tour. AL the
Couits adjourned in respect to his memory,
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DRoPo SAILS FOR CORN

= Il y
STATE OF TEXAS.
oFFIcE OF CHIEF QUARTERTMAsTHR
AusTIN, IExAs. Jan. s, 1869.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate will pc received at
this ofice until SATURDAY, February Is, 1888.
at II clock ri, for furnishing the Qusrtermastel
Department at Camp Copcordla Texas, with
such quantity Of Corn ~ may be required until June
Corn TO be OF good. clean, merchantable quality.
shetd and delivered In sacks subject 70 rigid !n-
spection. -. -. -.
and continue In such quantities and at suon
times as may be required by the Post Quarter
BIds TO be plainly endorsed "Proposas for Corn
at Camp Concordia," and addressed 10 the under
BY command of Brevet Major. General Candy.
Brevet Brigadier. @ neral ana u @. M,
l223w Fifth Military District.
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OLD OAKS CEMETERY COMPANY OF

PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE. NO. SIS WALNUT STREET.
The Company is now prepared 60 dispose OF lots ON
ppAsONABLE TERMS. The advantages offered
nv this Cemetery are well known to be equal II noS
snnerIor 10 those possessed by any other Cemetery
Weinyise all who desire TO purchase Durai iots 70
VI, a, tne office, where plans can be seen and all
s,artcnars will be given. Deeds Tor lots sold are
ready for delivery
PETER a KEYSER Vice-PTesIdenk
MARTIN LANDENBERaER, Treasnfes.
NICHAXI NIeBET, Secretary 1uHM
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ARRIVED YRarERnAY

Btr OlhInOhu oNNVtt Weppt a. 6TOVeH JE.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
steamship Prometheus, Grey, 20 hours from Charles
ton. with cotton. rice. etc to E A. Sender & Co.
dence. with mdse to D. s. stetSon & Co. ''O ifO''
Barque ImperadoE, Heard, 29 days from PeTnAm
schE HenrieIta simmons, Godfrey from Boston.
schT ". F Washington Hastings. days from Con-
c9rG I Del, VIII % lnm 5sr to Collins q Co VOL. ,,,
barley. etc, 10 captain.
wss 70 CONCORD Dell
Schr Nadab, Cheney, 3 days from Newburyport
Steamer F. FRANKLIN, Pierson. 10 hours from Balti
more. with mdse to A. Groves, Jr.
MEMORANDA.
Snip Rothesay, Hail. for Philadelphia sailed from
ship W. u. Moody, Durkee, at Newport, Eng, 25th
Steamship wyoming Teal hence, at Savannah yes.
Steamship % Pioneer. ostharine hence at Whining.
BaTque wiihei@ine Rhetz, hence, at Antwerp oath
BaIqps Haabti Petersen, for Philadelphia, entered
BaTque BIilliant. volburn, from London for Phila.
BaTque Anna Nelson Nelson, from London Goth
Eov for philadelphia, put into 81. uoes 18th ult,
BSrque waldo Baker, from ArdrOssan for PhIla-
delphla. was being repaired at the Royal Victoria
stee the 10Th ul stiI lay on ne rocks there On
damaged. She had been stripped and would be soid
! Brig Nellie Move, Merrlmsn from London for
Philadelphia, put In at the Motherbank 26th ult.
Scbr N. Miller. Dunham for Philadelphia cleared
at st. John. N. B.. I'd inst
schr M. D ireland. Adams, hence for Portland. at
Boston Sth inst.
for Philadelphia, was below Wilmington. NJ O., 9Th
Inst. having put In for q harbor.
Schr Sarah Bruen, Jeffries from Wilmington, NC
for Philadelphia, at New Inlet 9Th inst waiting to so
out. EsEzz9 BEs8 .4+.y
Schrs Mary r. Somers, SomeTs ana ]. s. Shinder
Lee. at Boston yesterday from Mobile.
schr Stephen Hotchkiss. hence. below Boston sth
instant.
Schr Mary E. VancleaI McCobb, from Georgetown,
S. O., for Portland, at Holmes Hole 9TH Inst,
schr Emma Bacon. Bearse. at Portland 9Th Inst.
from Boston, TO load for Philadelphia,
Schr g. c. Tyler SteelmanI at Boston sth inst from
Baltimore. s<%
schr Bichsru Vaux, Whitaker at Salem 9TH inst
from Jersey City.
Bth inst from Charleston, -
Hchr Gettysburg. Corson, cleared at Wilmington, N
O. 9Th inst, for New York.
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Domestic Affairs.

An extra session OF the Maryla Legislature
s contem plated.
-$703,0 600 in specie was shipped 10 Europe
from New York yesterday.
Another restrictive railroad bill has been
introduced into the Illinois Senate.
The President is expected to veto the bill
providing Tor an increased duty or tariff.
George M. Lee, distinguished lawyer OF
Cincinnati, was yesterday committed TO lunatic
asylum.
A. Sigourney, OF Norfolk, Va, a brother of
the late Mrs. l.. II. Sigourney, died at Baltimore
on Monday.
The Bedford county delegate to the coming
Republican Gubernatorial Cow. ntion has been
instructed to support Governor Geary.
The Secretary OF the Treasury, in com
plisnce with a resolution heretofore adopted,
transmitted to the Uuited states House of
Enclosures, with reference to the removals in
the Philadelphia Custom House, from which it
appears that the Secretary instructed Edward
Hartley, Special Agent, to inquire and report
with view to economy. In accordance with
his recommendation, the Surveyor of the Port
was requested by the Secretary to send to him
the names OF such inspectors as could be dis
pensed with. This officer did so, and the
Secretary made like request of the Collector,
who, instead of reporting to him the names
of such persons as should be dispensed with,
informed the Secretary that he had dis
continued twelve inspectors. The Secretary, in
September last, wrote the Collector a letter
disapproving his action, aud directed him to
restore them to duty, reserying for future con-
sideration the subject OF reduction. Toe Sur
veyor was instructed to 'ain on duty the in
spectors who had been discontinued by the
Collector, and the Collector was then directed
to discontinue the service of the twelve inspec.
tors named by the Surveyor. Ga Novem Der 20
the Collector reported that be had dismissed
twelve inspectors, but instead OF dismissiug the
twelve named by the Survey or he had substi-
tuted the names of twelve oGhers, III violation of
the Instructions of the department. Upon the
reception Of the Collectors letter stating the ac
tiop he had taken, a letter was sent to the Sur
veyor to discontinue the twelve inspectors
named in the department letter to the Collector,
and renstatng all the Others until the DEPART
ment approved the removals, and the Collector
was infor ned that his action was disapproved
by the Secretary. In December the Surveyor
reported that the Collector refused to pay the
inspectors whose dismissal the department had
disapproved, and on December II a letter was
written to the Collector by the Secretary direct
ing him to pay those officers on the proper Ger.
tiGcates of the inspectors The Collector refused
10 comply with this order OF the department.
and the Surveyor forwarded the accounts. which
were paid by the department, for December
Those for January were sus pended in conformity
with the resolution of Congress-.
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STOVES, RANGES. ETC.

IN. THOMPSoN'S LONDON KITGHENERl
Skk-N or EUROPEAN RANGE, for families hotelAN
AMKX or public i@nstitutions. @ in TWENTY DIFFERI DIFs
Bot-Air Furnaces, Portable Heaters, Low-down
Crates, Fireboard Stoves, Bath Boilers 5tew-hole
Plates Boilers, Cooking stoves, ETC., Wholesale Rng
fe'Sii' " 'A'' SHARPE q THOMPSON,
IL 25wfm6m No. 269 N. SECOND Street.
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MARINE TELEGRAPH.
BOr additional Marsne Ns,OS see FHra Page.

ALMANAC FoR PHILADELPHIA-THIs DAY.
SUN RIsEs 4oOn %. 5.is @ ss '''''''" We
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PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE,
$s44i RSSs%sEEi %asHEHA, norrHrr OoHnirrrn
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The RadicaI Party.

There is no less authority than the
New York Herald for saying that "the
radical party is now the most corrupt
party that ever cursed the land
This, says the Louisville Courier
.Journal, come from what pen or mouth
it may, is truth, plain truth, undcniablc
truth. 1t is truth that starcs us from
all sides. Turn wherever we please, to
the Executive Departments at Washing
ton, to the two houses of Congress, to
the radical State Legislatures, and we
see only corruption, rank and fostering
corruption. We hear the existence of
hot ard sweltering corruption pro-
claimed not only by Democrats but by
the radicals themselves, by those at
least who have a!ways been radicals
and who are unprepared to say that
they are not still radicals. We presume
that no man of respectable standing,
whatever party he may belong to or
claim to belong TO, will have the face
to pretend to deny that the radical par
ty is venal, unprinciplcd, corrupt, rot
ten, beyond all precedent in party Or
CARNATIONS.
But there, are Notwithstanding all
this, great many honest men, who
from the force of situation and circum-
stances, are now identified in action
with the radical party, and our hope for
the country is that these will have the
strength Of character, when they shall
see that their party is beyond all hope
of reform, to abandon it openly and
boldly and do all that patriots can to
make amends to the cause of human
government for their lamentable errors
| in the past.
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RObbing of the BarcfOOted Chill
dren of Tennessee.

From the Nashville Press and Times-ltadlcal.
The Memphis Post, of the 18th inst,
edited by John Eaton, jr.. the present
superintendent of Public Instruction,
says:
The PRESS AND TIMES. under its new man.
agcmcnt. has harmonizcd with the rebel party
so far as the interests of the free schools are
concerned. Tho rebel press. indeed. just now
seems to have room for little else than its slurs
and unfoundcd charges. We wish this cOali.
tion its deserved success.
"IIarmonized," is it5 YOU may call
it by whatever name you may choose
and with whatevcr party you please
but we have looked upon the villainics
and corruptions that have been perpe.
trated in regard to this school fund rob.
berry until ''forbcarance has ceased to
be virtue; = and, as advocates of the
poor, orphan children of Tennessee, we
shall not shield the guilty wrctchcs
who are scizing upon the last dollar OF
this sacred fund.
"Slurs and unfeundcd charges" says
T-dlOu. lHell WncEc IS tnC money r
Where are the sic huad,'ed and eighteen
thousand dollars returned by the rebels
Where goes the taxes wrenched from
the people yearly for the cause of edu-
eating Tcnncssee's suffering children.
now eight gears without light in the
world? 1t seems that what is not stolen
outright finds its way into the pockets
of salaried ofiice-holders.
The cry of "rcbel coalition" doesn't
frighten as. We have heard the boom
ing cannon of a more formidable foe
than the one we now have hold of, and
the malicious insinuation falls harmless
at our feet. We intend to 90 on in
opening to the world one of the most
wicked, damnable and corrupt combi-
nations to defraud the innocent chill
dren of Tennessee that has flourishcd
since the dark ages. We will do our
duty though the heavens fall, and all
the Dc0p{c rW SoY IlNEN!
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Spelling a Romance.

The New York Sun is cruelty knock
ing out all the poetry from the meInora-
BILE Battle above the Clouds" on Look
out Mountain, near Chattanooga, which,
at the time SAID battle was fought, was
set down by the gullible public as such
wonderful thing. Mr.. Dana (.Sun cd
iioD was Assistant Secretary of War at
that time. and, if we mistake not, he
happened to be in the vicinity of Look
out Mountain when the fight was in
progress,--so that what he says now
may be accepted as fact:
"We dare say the romantic version
Of this battle has got such hold on the
public imagination that it cannot be set
right; but the fact is that it was of very
little account as military operation,
and that the fighting above the clouds,
though brilliant enough to look at, was
! of little more consequence than show
of fireworks.
| Early on the morning of November
"a, 1863. General Hooker attacked %
rebel redoubt in Lookout Valley. at the
base of Lookout Mountain. and carried
it very handsomely, taking some 1900
prisoners. This gave him possession
of the whole face of the mountain,
which slopes northwardly down to the
Tennessee river. He at once fortified
his position; the rebels still held the
prccipitous plateau which forms the
top OF the mountain. After dark, in
| the evening. they began to withdraw
their cannon from that place. and in or
der to hide the noise OF the carriages
as they came down the steep road into
Chattanooga Valley, they threw for
ward some skirmishers and opened q
sharp musketry fire upon our lines on
the slope. which were about half
mile distant from that road. General
Carlin, of Illinois. was in command of
the Union troops there. and gave his
asSailants as good as they sent. The
firing on both sides lasted for half an
hour or so. and as ii was some eleven
or twelve hundred feet above the val
| ley. it was visible from Chattanooga,
and afforded very handsome spectacle
indeed. There were some streaks of
mist that remained lower down on the
mountain side from the rains Of the af-
ternoon; and these suggested to the po-
etc mind of Gen. Mcigs the idea OF
battle above the clouds. but it was
nothing but an insignificant skirmsh
after all. and when the rebels, who be-
gan it merely to make a noise, had got
their cannon safely down the hill, they
stopped shooting. and everybody went
to bed. IL was beautiful moonlight
evening. and it is no wonder the fancy
of the spectators was very active.
| 1t is funny how the battle above the
clouds is now supposed to have beer
one of the most wonderful fights Of the
war. with Gen. Hooker and his chief OF
staff, the dashin" Gen. Bu,teriicld-
who has since raised so much money
for Gen. Grant and Gen. Shcrman-gal-
Looping horses fifty feet high over noun
tain peaks as tall as the Alps. And
probably the truth about it will never
be believed as long as the world stands"