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The Contes,ed EIeciion Case.

The above matter was resumed yes erday
afternoon before Examiners Messick and Bat
turs, the testimony being still mainly directed
10 the Seventh division of the Third ward.
solomon l.. Bltz No. no South Eighth street.
testified that William Marter did not live there
at this election; William MarloW did; William
Marter was assessed there, and on the voters
list was William Martin.
Peter McGovern testified that he lived at No.
764 South Eighth street, in October last no
Thomas P. McGarvin nor any other Peter
McGovern lived there; he did not vote.
(Thomas p. McGarva was assessed there and
on the voters list was Peter McGarvin tHice.)
Martin O,Neill testified that he lived at No.
No. $40 s. Eighth street at this election, and
voted but once; no other person of that name
lived there. (He was assessed, and on the
voters list twice.)
Mrs. Arm Baer, No. 725 Lebanon street, testi-
fed that Philip Baer, her son, was twenty years
old this month; no other one of that name
lived there. (He was assessed, and on the
voters list.)
John Mccullough was recalled, and testified
that he compared the list OF voters with the
list OF taXables kept blythe election officers of
this division, and found On the latter 127 names
marked as voted that do not appear on the
former list.
Benjamin F. Miffliu, No. 1627iN Eighth street,
testified that no other Benjamin F. Mifln lives
in this city; he did not at any time live at No,
S12 s. Ninth street. (Benjamin F. Mifflin was
assessed at the latter place, and on the voters
list.)
John W. Winter, No. 745 s. Ninth street. tes-
| tilted that he voted the Republican ticket in
| this division, as also did Ii. r. Parmenter, No.
Catharine street; John P. Griffith, No 72l
Falon street; John Kelly, No. 762 8. Ninth
street; William Roberts. No. 1853 s. Ninth street
| (He voted for A. h. Fletcher.)
d. r. Stull, \ 20. 243 Jefferson street, testified
that he did not vote in the Seventh division OF
the Seventeenth ward at this election, as also
did Anthony q. Brown No. 243 Jefferson street
CTbey were both assessed there, and on the
voters Ii st.)
The box of the Sixth division of the Fourth
ward was opened, and all the papers found
therein. On the window book l65 names were
marked as voted, and ten are added by the
election officers; the list OF votars contains 80!
names and numbers; the hourly returns shoS
that 402 votes were polled for District Attorney
and Mayor respectively; for City Solicitor, 4O4
| and for City Commissioner, 405.
| Adjourned until Monday next
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Gold closed yesterday at 1872.
Memphis is arresting and lining its gamblers.
Lieutenant General Sherman arrived in
Washington yesterday.
"A large meeting of Fenians was held in
Cincinnati on Thursday night.
The first Hudson river steamboat OF the
season has arrived at New York.
The public debt statement for this month
will show decrease of $l2,OOO,OOJ in the ma
tiona debt
The State Senate of West Virginia has mega
tved the House bl / locating the State capital at
ParkersbuIg.
The fifteenth amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States now awaits the action Of
the State Legislatures.
Mr.. Thomas b. Wilson, of Louisville, COM
mitted suicide on Thursday night by shooIng
himself through the head.
An engine and tender on the Morris and
Essex Railroad ran into the Hackensack river
yesterday morning. No persons were injured.
General Grants first order will send Phil.
Sheridan to New Orleans, General sickles to
Charleston, aud General Reynolds to Texas.
= United States Senator elect Carl SchurZ is
in New York, end will be com mplimentarily ban
quoted this evening, as is the wont OF the volatile
: "A prize 6ght took place at Herring Run.
near Baltimore, on Thursday, between Newton
Montgomery and Peter Joyce. Thirty three
rounds we're fought in forty-6ge minutes, and
Montgomery was declared the winner.
The following telegram has been sent to
General Grant by General Geary:-
"ExEouTIvE CHAMBER. HARRISBURG, Feb. rs,
1869-To General .. s. Grant, President elect,
Washington. D. C.-By the ne wspapers of to-day
l observe that certain persons have stated to
q you that / have written letters 10 influence
your Cabinet appointments. 1 have never
written or telegraphed to you or any other
person word in favor OF or against any one for
that position. If you have received any such
letters or kilograms, they are forgeries. Truly
yours, JOHN w. GEARY."
This evening the Committee on Naval Affairs
submitted their reports relative to the purchase
of tools for the PhiladelphaNav Yard. Messrs.
Pike, starkweather, Halght, Stewart and
Archer, OF the majority, report that the evi.
dence entirely fails to sustain any charge of
fraud or collusion on the part OF either Engineer
Zeller, who bought the tools, or John Roach d
Son, of the Morgan Iron Works, of New York,
who sold them; that all the parties concerned
acted in perfect good faith, and that the inves-
tigation was set on foot only by Bement d
Dougherty, Philadelphia manufacturers, who
were disappointed because New York instead
of Philadelphia firm furnished the tools; but
who fail 10 sustain their charges by any reliable
evidence. The minority, Messrs. w. ID. Kelley,
Stevens and Ferry, report that in their opinion
the purchase OF the tools was unwse and inju-
dicious, aud that II would have been cheaper to
have made the purshases of the Philadelphia
manufacturers The prices Of the tools in vesti
gated amount to about $32 0u0. All the commit
tee eXoRerate Messrs. Roach 4 Son from any
charge of fraud. Neither report recommend;
any action by Congress- Washington despatc
of JesteTd1y.
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question. These emigIao,s create abroad an
ad ventuFous and dangerous Split, which has
no respect for laws and rights OF nations. aud
Is iDstiPaed by unlawful ambition aud thirst
for gold and b'ood.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-A sDecial from Havana,
dated to-day, says The volunteers who have
been mobiized are preparing TO take the deli
against the insurgents. some merchants from
Cienfuegos are here and have purchased arms
for the defense OF the city. The Government
has also supplied them with rides and artillery.
despatch IRON Maianzas to-day says the
voluntte ers sre being modified.
From Trinidad, on Tuesday, 1t Is reported
that the troops who have been operating against
The Insurgents have returned with u number OF
prisoners.
Advices from Cienfupgos, Of Wednesday, say
the artillery column has returned, having
whipped the insurgents on the river Damujt.
Many were wounded, and a Mexican general
who was captured was shot. tow boat, which
had been In use by the insurgents on the river,
was re captured.
letter from Santiago de Cuba, of the 25th,
says the insurgent General Gomez has ordered
the destruction of the estates of Spautar1s for
prevent them from supplying their funds to
aiming the volunteers. The estates OF Cubans
and foreigners will be respected.
HAVANA, Feb 26.-Offic'al information has
been received that an engagement bet ween the
mouth of Damuil river, III Cienfuegos district.
The troops we're victorious. A steam tug seized
in that river by the rebels was recaptured.
PARIS Feb. 26.-The bullion in the Bank OF
france has increased IL, ,0O0,0OOf. since the last
report.
The Sublime Porte has issued circular to
the great powers OF Europe, thanking them for
the attitude taken in the late difficulties with
Greece.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26.- Arrived out, steamship
China at Qneeustowa; Westphal'a at Soutbamp.
ton; and Europa at Glasgow, all from Ne Y
York.
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Foreign Affairs.

MADRID, Feb. 26. 1T is expected that the
notifications which are to be made by Marshal
Serrano in the Provisional Government Will. In
all probability, provide for the Introduction IN
the new Cabinet OF a representative oil the
LONDON. Feb. 2e.-The War Office has received
Official dispatches IRON New Zealand, annonu-
eng further successes over the rebels. The
troops have carried by assault the Maori
stronghold Nayatapha. The natives made a
desperate defense, and lost 200 killed and
wounded while the British loss was %.
PARIS, Feb. 26.-In the Corps Legislatif,
to-day, Rouher, Minister of State, ackno wledged
that loans to defray the expenses OF improve
ments in Paris were not raised in strict accord
aDce with the law. Satisfaction was generally
expressed by members with the aVoWal and ex-
LONDON. Feb. 26.--In the case of sawrin vs..
Starr, during the trial OF which exposures were
made of convent life in EnIlsnd, verdict was
to day rendered for p.ainth, who Is awarded
LONDON, Feb. 26.-A Golden Club gold medal
has been awarded to DR.. Joshua LeaVitt, OF
New York.
Marquis of Harrington, Postmaster General,
Ras been elected to the House OF Commons from
Radnor.
& HAVANA, Feb. "a, via Key West, Feb. &c.
The volunteers for the past ie W days have sho wn
a mutiDous and DANGEROUS spirit. General
Dulce to day assured their commanders that
justice would be done to traitors.
Orders have been given TO the troops in the
neld to ,ake no prisoners Ia arms, but 10 shoot
The Government of Spain is much incensed
at thecondnct OF the CnbaDs in refusing to &C.
eept It's concillatory proposals. aud 1t has now
determined 70 crush the rebellion IL 1t takes
SO. 600 troops to DO 1t. The volunteers have
The Dsario 10 day seeks to discourage emil
aration OF Cubans. 1t says this movement Il
not viewed IN a true light by American jour
2 yals, whieh have olJy tes Vasaa size OF IN
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NEWS HUMn ARY.
city AFFAIR.


The steamboat John Sylvps er will resume
Der trips between this city an WILMINGTON,
Delaware, on the 10th of March.
The farmers Of Philadelphia aud adjoluipg
counties are meet at the rooms OF the PhIladel-
ghia Society Tor Promoting Agriculture, on
diseases OF cattle.
The sixth annual commencement of the
Philadelphia Dental College WAS ned last even
ing at Horticultural Hall. A fin band OF music
was provided for the occasion. The proceedings
were opened with prayer by Rev. DIR. Aleu-,
Tue degrees were conferred by don. James
Pollock on twenty-five graduates. The yaedic-
tory was delivered by Professor Harrison Allen.
"A special committee of q C)uncil5 met yester-
day at the Clerks room for the purpose of ex-
aiming devices for placing the names of streets
on the public lamps. Six different signs we're
exhibited, one having letters formed OF iron,
one with letters painted on wire gauze, and
several were of glass. The committee will soon
make a report TO Councils on the subject.
--Eoenezer Miller. a colored man, aged
twenty-five years, residing Ia Cross alley, was cut
in terrible manner yesterday about the face
Brown, with whom he had a dispute. Miller
was taken 10 the Hospital. where he remained
last evening in a critical condition, and Brown
was arrested and held to await the result OF his
Injuries.
-rhe sixteenth annual commencement OF the
Hahnemannian Medical Institute was held last
evening at the Home 'pathic Medical College,
Fllbert street, above Eleventh. The proceedings
were opened with prayer by Rev. y. W. Thomas.
The annual address was made by Bphriam w.
South, M. ID. The degrees were conferred by
Professor X. Gardner ou sixteen candidates. A
fine band OF music was in attendance.
Since The establishment of the City Gas
Works there have been thirteen loans negoti-
ated 10 carry them on, aggregatipg S4870, ,000.
Of these thirteen loans the first six have
been redeemed. the sixth OF Sl00, 600 beng paid
off on the first of the present year. The follow
ing still remain for Ieiemption:-
Loan z. Created January 10. 1850. -
Redeemable January l. l8I0............ 5000 000
Loan 8. Created July 49, 1855.
Redeema BILE January l, lS72............. 400 .00O
Loan 8. Created March 90 1851. -
Redeemable July l. 1885.................." 6OO.OOl
Loan TO- Created March 26 1853. .
Rede enable July l, 1888 OOOl
Loan IL. Created October %, 1850. -,
Redeemable July l. l884................." 500,OO(
Loan H. Created December 22 1884. -.
Redeemable July /, lS84............... l,0OJ,OO
Loan l3 Created December 26, 1868. -
Redeemable in thirty years."...".".... l.00O0 00l
Total. 81, 100 OOt
Loans redeemed HUOV'
Total amount of loans created d......S4 $40 00t
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
L. -OFFICE OF CHIEF COMMISSIONERS,
FIFTH STREET, WEST SIDE, BELOW CHES.
NUT.
PHILADELPHIA, February % 1869.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the
Office of the Chief Commissioner of Highways
until IL O'Clock M, on MONDAY, March l, 1869.
for rebuilding the Span of the Penrose Ferry
Bridge, recently destroyed.
Ali bids must state the price for doing the
work. including all the necessary material, and
old material. now on The premises. which may be
used in the rebuilding of the bridge, subject
TO the approval OF the Chief Engineer and Sur
veyor. a.,
time and place of opening the said proposals.
Each proposal will be accompanies by certi.
ficaie that a bond has been filed In the Law
Department as directed by ordinance of May
if the lowest bidder shall not execute con-
tract within five days after the work Is awarded,
he will be deemed as declining, and will be held
liable on his bond for the difference between
his hid and the next highest bid.
oo4 All MAHLON III. DICKINSON,
Chief Commissioner OF Highways.
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delphia aud Southern Mail steamship 90 49, rhha'
scsr re- g. M. wentworth. Robbins Calais. e. A. souder
scSr Masgie p Smith. Grace. Jacksonville, do.
schr B: s,eelman, Robinson, AssRwoman, t. Isn
Str F. Franklin, fierson, Baltimore. A. Groves, Jr
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Schr J, 3. Detwiler Grace days from Savannah
Wn umSer t3Gsorge estockham-vessel to Lsthbary,
schr yrsie, Mason. 7days from Charleston, with
schr q a: Paine, from Eastport with hsh to E.A
schr Bee Lloyd days from Laurel. DEL, with lum.
R schr David Mcqueen, ConnelIy. days from Laurel,
schr n; O. BuTnits: DqibeIOg. day from Camden,
Del, with grain TO Jas. L. Bewley d Co.
s,s.msh,n ~, oMlEMoRANDA.
from Richmond 24th inst ' 'Aheo
ssea pom wP1SIss5 oashsyne for
a. stesmship saxon, Wiley, hence, NJ Boston yester-
o., Steamship whirlwind aeer. hence. at Providence
BaIque Vesta. Koderus, from Liverpool Dec 70 for
was spoken 22d Inst lat 3e a. long "a 49,
saIqIs Rachel. Mitchell. for Philadelphia. at Ma.
BaIquss Mary 9; Fox. Ross. and sagadahoc oarl.
Brig Samuel Lindsay, Wilson. hence, at Cardenas
Brig Emily Fisher. CLARK. hence. at Trinidad l4th
BI g Ocean Star Carroll sailed from CardenAs 18th
Brss c6arts Albert Hardy and Robin. Douglass.
al CaIdsns M i7Ih Inst ioL port north Of Ha.teras
htIs '. - aioy' AoE NoW
Brig MARY > Pennell, Eaton. for Philadelphia. at
Brs O. Q. oiaiy Gould, cleared at Smyrna 2sth ult.
Brig Five Brothers ThurIow. for Philadelphia. was
- Bpes Alton. Brown; Clara p Gibbs. Parker: and
ealAtea Mckenzie. AZ MatAnzas 18th inst, for port
Bfie r. g. HASKELL, for Philadelphia, sailed from
Ssgua 10Th inst, In company with bArque lrmR at
schr j. j. Spencer, Smith, for Philadelphia. sailed
schr W. II. Tiers, Holman, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Ceniuegos 10Th inst.
schr William ]. Washington. Hastings, hence. at
GEORGETOWN, o., 2th inst.
sons Donna Anna, Chase, and w. X. Chapman
Edgeft sailed from Cardenas l2th inst, for poTI
| north OF Hatteras. - ,.,,.
trey; and ChAs. A Jones. Grimm, at CArdenas 18th
1 mai for a port north or Hatteras.
schrs Rachel Seaman, High, and O. s.. Grove, Wea
| YER al Charleston 25th inst. from Baltimore.
Schr j. sbindler Lee cleared at Boston 2dth inst,
iVs scnr John siockham. Prics. at Boston 25ta inst
Hs@ schI May d. ireland. Adams. fer Philadelphia
cleared ntse "a Doodle Psb my hence at New Yori
i 2bih inst. : ~..u... nm from Kan N ,yan In
| Philadelphia. at New YORK 2oIn INST
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Domestic AHaIrsl

Total amount ofloan ereated.""""sI. $40 900
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Br. snip Armstrong, owens, Antwerp O. O. VauHor
Steamshlp Tonawanda. Jennings SavAnn An Phil
delphia aud Southern Mail Steamship CO Ai
schr q. M. wentworth. Robbins, Calais, e. A. soud
Scbr Maggie p, Smith. Grace. Jacksonville. so
schr b: sleelman, Robinson, AssRw0man g. I W ie
nox d Burgess. He'
STR +. Franklin. Pierson, Baltimore, A, Groves T.
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a MERICAN AOAOEMY OF MUsJC.
IL IHE FRENCH OPERA.
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MARINE TELEGRAPH.
CLEARED YEsTERDA
For additional Martne Nesos see FgrM Pa

ALMANAC FOR PHILADELPHIA-TRIs nav
SUN RISES. ................6 38 MOON RIs Hs,. 7tsi
SUN SETS. HIaH WArER.. 2 ~
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
Selett poetru.
WINTER.

"Old winter is blowing his gust along,
And merrily shaking the treel
From morning dill night he will sing his song;
Now moaning and short--now bowling and
long, ..s-
His voice is loud for his lungs are strong
merry old fellow is he
Old Winters wicked old chap, l ween--
As wicked as ever you'll see
He withers the flowers so fresh and green
And bites the pert nose of the miss of sixteen,
As she trippingly walks in maideny shecn,-
A wicked old fellow is he!
Old Winters Il tough old fellow for blows,
As tough as ever you'll seel
He will trip up our trotters and rend our clothes,
And stiffen our limbs from fingers to toes
He minds not the cry of his friends or his foes
A tough Old fellow is hel t.r.
A cunning old fellow is Winter they say,
A cunning old follow is he
He peeps in the crevices day by day,
To soc how we're passing our time away,
And marks all our doings from grave to gay
I'm afraid he is peeping at me l'
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
For the Middletoun Transcript,

Mr.. EDIToR.-Thinking you will not
object to little amusement through your
paper, for some of its young readers,
send you the following Enigma for publ
cation, and if there is a young gentleman
in New Castle county, that stays at home
long enough to solve it, he will please do
SO and oblige. ~, LUNA.
l am composed of 35 letters, .s i
My 80, 2, 25, is a planet, .....a
=" 9, %, IL, 13, IA is planet.
' 35, 80, II, 8, Is, l, IL, 10, 33,
20, 10, I, %. %, 80, are seen in the terri
tory of New Mexico. 5.5 4r4-.
My 5, 20, %, 26. IA. 81, 4, are very
useful to mankind.
My 18, "a, %, is the abbreviation of q
weight.
My 3, 6. II, %, 16, is a very useful
article.
My 81, 81, II, 81, 8, you can get to
heaven without.
My whole is what every business man
ought to do, -
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23

move the soil of excessive moisture, where
the land is at all inclined to be wet Ma
ture has made ample provision for the
drainage of some sections Of the country ;
while in other localities, even where the
land is cultivated from year to year, the
soil is quite too wet for wheat. Another
requisite of prime Importance is, the i'm
provement of the seed. The farmers of
our country can never raise good crops of
this or any other cereal, until the seed has
been saved with great care, from year to
year, for many successive seasons, just as
we save the seed of Indian-corn. With
the imperfect cultivation that our wheat
now receives, if the seed were improved
as seed-wheat may be, by careful selec-
ton, for few successive seasons, the
wheat crop would be increased fully one
third.
Another consideration is, more thorough
culture and preparation of the soil. Some
kinds of plants will flourish luxuriantly,
and fructify bountifully, where the plant
food is rough and the culture of the soil
rude. But abundant crops of wheat can
not be grown under such circumstances.
w hca1 fequHeS systeu vi tnorouBu anu
progressive agriculture. The wheat-plant
is delicate and dainty feeder the roots
will not feed on coarse manure they need
the fine and delicate pabulum that has
been prepared by the growth and decay of
the roots and stems of red clover. The
wheat-plant must be supplied with such
fertilizing materials as will form large
heads and plump kernels of grain. Strawy
manure will not make grain. The wheat
plant requires such pabulum as is left in
the soil after heavy crop of red clover
has been ploughed under; and also after
heavy dressing of rich barn-yard manure
has been applied, and crop of Indian-corn
removed. The barn-yard manure must be
such as is made by fattening sheep or beef
cattle on grain. Such manure will yield
a liberal supply of grain, producing mate
rial such as the growing wheat-plants
must have before large and plump heads
of grain can be developed.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-23
For the Middleton Transcript.
Winter Evening Pastinne,

To while away the tedium of winter
day in the country, when everything was
knee-deep under snow and ice, in January,
1867, the following transpositions of the
letters comprising the word 3" Baltimore
were written, to ascertain how many words
could be formed of those nine letters,
using no letter more than once in any
word. Over three hundred are given
below and the number could doubtless be
added to by any intelligent person who
would take the pains to do SO. Who will
try it?
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: |tfTTT-iTT- p 7f,TT = II
COLT and bumor. >,

A SLIGHT MrsTAKE. .-4Therc is mag4
istrate in a town in Indiana named Helser,
A clergyman in the same place was called
upon by young couple not long since
who wished him join them in the holy
bonds Of matrimony. He asked the
bridegroom Ga soldier by the way) for his
marriage license. The man in blue rrs-
ponded that he had been engaged to the
girl four years and thought that would do.
Clergyman thought not, remarked as the
speediest way to obtain alioense, ~
"You had better take your girl and go
tcHelseif!" .a. 80 80 n s.o,v
"You go to hell YOURSELF" retorted the
veteran.
And seizing the bride by the arm, he
dragged her from the house, wondering
what manner of profane minister he had
met with. . --.. .f