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pie might be relieved from the burdens Of taxation
al one end OF the avenue aud the public debt might
be paid at the other. II was with this view ana
because be believed 1t to be test question, mat ne
oud vote 10 lay the hill ON the table, and Woui ].
on that notion cal the yeas am uaSs, 20 that thc
people might know who won stand ny the Com,
mitt,e on Appropriations IN lis attempts to curtall
the expenditures OF Government. LAp2.dus'.l
TIE EFFECT IN THE HOUSE.
very rnp ked degree Of attention was paid on
both sides vi tue House to the speech OF the Cla
man " the Committee on Appropriations. inc
doctrines OF prudence. economy and care IN tha
IuUic expenditures were received by the ton-
seryativcs I'm the most cordial manner, and thcy
repeatedly expressed their Satisfaction ut the OUT
svokun cnthutiasm and the couragec W. honesty ui
tie gentleman from MassochuFCtts as fuy ~ accord
with the policy advocated by Democrats, not " Con
close of the speech MIR. Dawes received numerous
cOugratulluo1s.
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PAY TOUR Tx.

Assessor Iyebster's War upon the Brokrrt-
Eorti seven Thousand DoI,ars Paid by
Wal etreet Firms Ycsterdny-Tbc List
Of The Victims.
The brokers Of Wall street ere becoming hon
,si under the legal lash OF Judge Piorrepont and
Assessor Webster. few days ago they signihed
icir willingness 10 pay the tax of one twentieth Of
one per cent on their capital in active use also the
penalties imposed on them for violating the law.
TIE latter amounts TO $1,000 in some cases, and
{2C0 In othors-the sums being regulated by tie time
they have been engaged in business. In order to
facilitate the settlement Of the suits, the brokers
against whom proceedings had been instituted en-
gagged T. services OF the Hon. Clarence A. Seward,
the Hon Rufus +. Andrews, Mr.. Burrl, and lost
Of other lights Of the legal fraternity. These gentle
men have been in communication with the authori-
tics on the subject for some time, but the move
mcnts OF some OF the counsel have been marked by
by the most profound secrecy
The brokers are acting in unison They seem per-
fecty satisfied with the amount of penalty levied. All
the compromises equitable, and are 20 considered
By the majority obe operators on the street. proof
Of this fact H. that check for Si74O0 has been paid
in'o court-the sum being the aggregate amount Of
the penalties levied on about one hundred brokers.
our reporter has obtained another list OF the
brokers who have been mulced, A. follows
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LATEST LABOR VIEWS.

Some of the Brooklyn plasterers went or s;ika
ye'teriHi ainst non.society mcn.
The Dry Goods Clerks Early Closing Assoc atol
have obtained charter Hs a benevolent society.
The cooIers 81 Brooklyn and Tuutcr's POM Sho
struck Iuesdav. sent Commuters last might 'o Their
brethren in New York to induce them 10 Rerp away
from tie shops Five OF the ttTikers went " woIA
yesterday at the old rates.
Representative Axtell, OF California. has written
letter to Gen, NJ VIM, President Of the Me- hincs
state Council OF California In which he approves Of he
efforts which workngmen are making 50 10 amend ths
Eight Hour law rs to positively require all public woIA
TO be done At eight hours per day.
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THE UHIsK Ely HOMICIDE.
The Coroner's Inquest Couciaded-CcnnolIy
and Driscoli held for Trial.

After protracted investigation before Corone,
whitehill and jury, Matthew Connolly AMI Michael
Drscoll were last night found guilty OF causn,
the death OF Thomas Kennedy VINO died on Monday
morning last from, as alleged. kicks received q, Ii,
Hquor store OF Connolly l3G North Filth street. VII
lamsburyh, on the Sbtur lay nlglt prevou. rAe
homicide caused intense int rest IN the Fourteenth
Ward, where al the parties were well SnoNu, and
the verdict rendered Lac, nigh. increased The ,x,l-
mcnt
Several hundred persons nightly listened 70 thl
testimony and took the deepest interest IN .lo oy'
dence gdducCd.
On the rendition OF the verdict l1s. nr',, ne
Coroner cOumi't tel Connolly and DR. scOll 20 tho
county jtIl 10 await the action Of the Gran Iur,
aud the immrl-e multitude present gave lX 81, son
to their feCluls In various and curiou- was.
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THE REVOLUTION IN CUBl.
Bombastes Furioso Taking n sober seco,

Bombastes Furioso Taking n sober second
Thousht-What Cooled his Indigaations
By private letters from Havana il is known that
on the 9th uit Gen. Valmaseda sent telegram to the
Captain General telling him that he could pc; attack
Ouaimaro unless he were furnished with reinforce.
ments. Gen. de Rodas on receipt Of 1t was highly
indignant and said that he would lead the attack 10
person. for which purpose he called meeting Of the
military chiefs then In Havana. The result OF this
meeting has not been mace known; but from tile
silence OF tho telegraph this subject since the said
gtb ult, Is presumed that Gen dc Rodas has aosn.
dnned lis intention,
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That hlghIy-giled chess player Mayor Wer.
mich, who is one Of the combatinis IN ta' urui-
mcn' of the Mllliamshurgh Che,s Club, boz. Yya
tirepty Frt DdWeS losing only one When 10 con.
s!dered how difficult a task 10 is even TO a Or ata
player 20 achieve un.rtCrrunted succes. a.I'rt
AN inferior one, Major Wcrnich's play M lis icur-
ney. IN which odds are given to cqualilc tie zane.
must be considered a surprising schieycm,a.. The
Major had 10 contend Win several Inc ere,
among others with the ron Won Frnsc.bCrg
Messrs. j. KneG, and Dcrncr Vogt
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LOSSES ny FIRE.

Miemnn x Sons provision store lj2 Wcs' street,
us 5000
VIM. Estep & Co.'S glass house in Dirm.l am,
Pa was burned yesterday ohcrnoon. Lc's. $500
partially insured.
On tn '~lay night l0l and i13 River street. atcr-
sou, owned ny MotSrs Garrahrant lIOhson aa Boscr,
carriage AL harness maseFs. was burned Los, EiAt.
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Governor sovmour's speech IN Rochcs,e

Horatio Seymour yesterday addressed us
State Canal Convention iG Session In Rochester
He advocated the abolition of the contract system
Tor the Canal, and urged the placing OF iu power
IN the hands OF the Canal Commissioners SIC Canal
Board to be an advisory body. H. also urL, Z 'hl
liking of the tolls nj the lowest rates ald Z
necessary TO receive the trade Of the W,s', ,lu
entire abolition.
Letters were read from Peter Cooper, RiclarlB.
Connolly and others from New York, ana IRON
State Comptroller Allen
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Bank Directors may be interested in learn
ing that Dutch HrNmcu is in the city. He was
seen in Broadway yesterday. He looked hungry.
We believe there are several indictments against
him pigeonholed in the District Attorneys office.
If Judge GARvIs wants him, all he has to do is
to send bench warrant to either Capt GARLAND
or Capt. PETTY, and HEINRICH will be forthcoming
The politicians are watching HEINRICH in hopes
Of stake.
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We find in that wellinformed journal, the
Chicago Tribune, a report Of "a passage Of wit be-
tween two persons of no less celebrity than Mrs.
JULIA WARD HOWE and Senator SuXSRR, in which
the Senator had much the worst Of it. Mrs.
IlowE had invited the Senator to dinner to meet
EDWIN BooTH lie declined for the reason that
he was too much absorbed in the welfare Of the
masses 10 take any interest in individuals"
This note was put away in Mrs. HowEs scrap
book, according TO the Tribune, with the COM
ment that "whel last heard from the Almighty
had not yet reached this point"
This is a fair criticism upon one of the we'll
known pecuarihes Of distinguished public
man but it does not touch the poilt in Mr. SUN
SRR's character and history on which posterty
will dwell with special wonder and condemna-
ton. We mean, Of course, Mr.. SUMMERS con-
duct in espousing the cause of Spain against
Cuba, the cause Of slavery against freedom, of the
African slave trade against Christian civilization,
Of European domination against American indie
pcndence, So long as Mr.. SUMNER remained on
the right side in the never-ending contest of
darkness against light, the country could pardon
and forget his vanity, his Sefworship his sopho-
morcal rhetoric, his pompous pretension, his H.
logical reasoning, his unsound judgment, his dc.
fciency in all the practical qualities ola states
man, But when he turns his back on the great
principles with which his early manhood was so
honorably connected and makes himself the
npologist and advocate of slavery and despotism,
the blemlshes of his ordinary behavior, which
before were overlooked, become doubly odious
from the loss of the countorbaancing excel.
lence which caused them TO be regarded with for :
bearance, if not with entire toloration
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According 10 ia" report &C tho caunm;sai"n
ers for building the new Capitol at Albany, that
building has already cost S6s9, oG3.l4, and an APP
preparation Of one million dollars more Is asked
for TO be expended during the coming year.
Even then only beginning will have been made,
two years Of time and two millions Of dollars in
addition being, II is estimated required to finish
the job. At present there is nothing to show for
the $3.50 063 IA but the cellar walls, raised to an
average height of seven feet. 1.-THE State gets
of for O., 200, 600 it will be lucky. Who is it that
will make money by Il?
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The WILLIAMSBURG BuiIding Calamity

Coroner Whitehill yesterday impanellcd jury.
and viii hold inquest this evening ON the u1dy Il
Joseph Boiler, VINO was killed on Tuesday evening
bv the ealdmitOus falling Of the row OF ULllnI
IN Division avenue, Williamsburg.
The persons injured on that occasion a5c dons
wen, with one or two exceptions. YESTERDAY Capt
Wogom battered down the dangerous portions Il
walls stat ding the ruin, 50 that no mere LIE
would be inn erill a
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LOUISVILLE, Jan. l9.-Upon the acqu.i,al q
Jacob Johnson, \ negro, who WAS tricu { ! rapc,
Mrs LOUISA Henderson, the victim, fred a. Linn 10
opan Court. The bali grazcd lis head aui took Cd
part OF his ear. The AFFAIR caused the greatest coA'
stcgnation and excitement.
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The SANTANA Expedition-The Forces Of DC,
cupati0n.

The sudden change in the orders of the sloop-
ofwar swatara, Lieutenant Commander Allen, shows
how weak our navy is in moment of urgent need.
The Swntara was designed for the China Squadron,
where her presence IL greatly desired, but she is low
suddenly ordered TO proceed 20 ST Domingo 10 tlke
charge OF the Bny Of Samana No Other vessel was
~ readiness for such tuty, and the Swatarl must 20
there, at least for time. The sioup.o'.Mar surato-
ga one OF the old fashioned sailing craft OF he navy
carrying about twenty guns, Is to accompany the
Swatara, Al her duty VIII he Inn ed 10 acting ns
guard stp OF the Bay, she will be quite as elective
us "a steam craft
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The Hon. JOHN r. REID has entered upon
his duties as County Judge and Surrogate of Suf
folk. If he gives as general satisfaction as his
immediate predecessor, the Hon. HESRY p.
HroGEs, il is about oil that any man can expect
TO do. But we have great confidence in Judge
RAID. And his salary ought to be raised, II is
now only 81, 200 year, for performing the duties
Of both Judge and Surrogate. lie ought to be
paid at least $4,000. When LAWRENCE SMITH was
County Judge, 81, 200 was as much as he was
worth but 5000 would be little enough for
Juage RgIn.
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Mr. WILLIAM II. ALBERTsoS endoavors,
in one Of the morning papers, to convince the
cartmen Of New York that the Collectors new
carriage system does not affect their interests.
The case stands thus Under the old system the
importers employed their own cartmen; under
the new order a politician says who shall aud
who shall not cart imported goods. If cartnau
has influence with the politicians he may expect
a job; If not, lac can 60 without Mr. ALBrRrsoS
claims to b. an old cartman. lie is evidently
looking for A Job
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1t was settled on Tuesday at jackson that
ADELBrRr AMEs and Gen. JAMES L. ALcoRS are to
be the new Senators Of the United States from
Mississippi. Gen. AMrs has for some time past
been the military commander Of the Mississippi
district lie is a native Of Maine, about 81 years
old, graduated at West Point in 1851, served
during the war in the army Of the james, and
was regarded as one of the most capable and
promising young officers in the service He is a
man of principle, honesty, and talent, and, we
do not DOUBT, will make a valuable member Of
the Senate
Gen. ALcoES is man Of respectability and
talent. He served in the rebel army with zeal
and fidelity. AT the close of the war he accept
ed the situation, and became leader OF the Radi-
cal party in Mississippi. He was recently elected
Governor of that State, defeating Judge DEST,
Gen. GRASrs brother.in. law, by ss, ol0 majority.
h. c. Powers, the present Lieutenant Governor,
viii succeed Gen. ALcoRS as Governor.
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A" The last day Of grace" Money can he deposited
TODAY ethl and draw interest fOm January T. In the
Mutual enttt savings Hank, In TuE sun building 90.
DotIte the city Hlll,-Ade.
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MARTYR BEFORE The GRAND JrrY.

Mr.. Martin, II II averred. claims that he has evi.
denoe against almost every Revenue onicer Ia this
city. and also against the dislers, rectiners, and
wholesale hqnot merchant. lie Il to before the
Grand Jury with an immense l.tch OF con plants,
ard be has had already long interview with Mr..
Abcrshaw, tie foreman, WHO T. uustful Individual,
even more venerable u an himself. To-day la Due
ana Mr. Mtrtn appear as prosecutors IN their nrst
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IuE PRESIDENTS rAruEa ~ rnE business.

One Of Mr. Martins associates il a Mr.. Joseph
Parrish OF Cincinnati. He worshipped IN a Metho-
dist Church with Jesse Grant, the father OF the
ftt sident. thirty years ago, and the ruler of the
White House has kindly remembered the venerable
friend Of his sire by giving him verbal authority 10
WORK no cases VI revenue frauds with Martin and
TO share tho moieties accruing from their efforts Ia
due proportion. Martin has furnished. IL n said,
$4,000, and Parrish $1,000 but the fund Ii now near.
~ exL 1usted.
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and built the table for the Masks and Faces NJ
Sylvester did not produce the Enchanted Cinopy on
the Monday night as adv ertiscd. IL was not myiull
that the performance was not given. l was moi
ready. The glass used came rom Nlblo's Garden
ID, H. Grover testified that he had heard l. Grover
tell Mr. Sylvester that II he did not give certain per.
formAnces there wonld be no money for Him. lie
was requested TO do
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by vote of 124 to ga majority of more
than four to one.
Mr. Logan's argument against the claim
was lame and inconclusive so far as it pro-
ceeded on merely legal and parliamentary
grounds The precedents all go to show that
when an expelled member is reelected by his
constituents, the House is precluded from ar
raigning him second time for the same Of
Tense. But Mr.. Logan contended that Whit
temore's case is taken out of the scope of
such precedents, by an indictable offense,
whereas no member of the House who had
ever been expelled and reelected had vio-
lated a penal statute. He quoted the
law which makes the selling of cadet
ships a felony, and declares the perpe-
traitor infamous and incapable of holding
If Whittemore had been convicted and sem
fenced for his offense, and the President had
pardoned him, every lawyer knows that the
pardon would restore his eligibility to office.
| When the sentence is merely parliamentary,
and not Judicial, there is still pardoning
authority; but in this case it is lodged with
the constituency of the member They can
condone his offense, and pardon by them
should receive the same respect from the
House that would be given to an executive
pardon after conviction by court of justice.
In this view the offending member should be
treated as a pardoned criminal liable to no
! further punishment unless he committed a
new offense.
The decision to exclude Whittemore after
his constituents had condoned his offense by
a reelection, is a signal declaration of con-
tempt for his constituency. No doubt this
contempt is richly deserved. The heavy ma
joiiiy OF eight thousand negro votes by which
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DROWNING AS A FINE ART.
From the N. Y. Times.

In Victor Hugo's romance of 'Notre
Dame" there occurs thrilling description of
scene that ensues after Quasimodo has
hurled Claude Frollo from the summit of the
great tower. The miserable priest has caught
hold of some projection few feet from the
top. He can by no possibility draw himself
up, and his fall is therefore only question of
time. An abyss of a hundred and fifty feet
deep yawns below him, while above, leaning
over the parapet and gazing on his victim
with impassiye malignity, is the avsngiug
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HAIR CURLERS.
GOVERNMENT SALES.

TOR SALE.-THE STEAMSHIP VIRGIN AT
II public auction at Washington Navy Yard,
WEDNESDAY, July 13, at ~ O'Clock M.
VIII be sold at public auction, at the Navy Yard,
Washington, ID. c., on Wednesday, the 18th July
next at 12 NJ the staunch and fast iron side-wheel
steamship Virgin, built ON the Clyde, 1864.
Length 220 feet; breadth, 25 feet; depth IL Ieet;
carries about four hundred 400) tons, measurement
goods; has two osciating engines, 4Sxoo, IN good
order; revolving buckets on wheels ana Two tnou-
lar boilers built OF q iron in fair order. The boil
ers were subjected to hydrostatc pressure OF S 45
lbs. previous TO the vessel leaving new ork Ior
and tight. Draft OF water, loaded, feet. The
anchors, chains boats, and all material ON board
cash on day of sale, and remainder on removal Of
vessel from the navy yard.
The vessel can be examined at any time during
the day. II ~ D..,u,rr1
61smth9t Solicitor OF the Treasury.
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nsSge OFFICE OF THE PHILADELPHIA
AND READING RAILROAD CO., No sS7 South
FOURTH Street.
PHILADELPHIA, June 22 1870.
NOTICE.-In accordance with the terms of the lease
and contract between the East Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Oo, dated
May 1e 1862 the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co.
will at their Office, No 227 South FOURTH ST., Phia
depha, and after the 10th day of JULY 1870, dvi
dend of 80 SHARE clear of all taxes to the stock
holders of the East Pennsylvania Railroad Co., they
shall stand registered the books of the said Penn
sylvania Railroad Co. on the 1st day of july 1870.
All orders for dividends must be witnessed and
stamped.
S. BRADFORD,
Treasurer
Note.-The transfer books of the East PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad 90. will be closed July ] aud reopened on
July H. 1870.
HENRY O. JONES'
s22m Treasurer East Pennsylvania Railroad 90.
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INDEPENDENCE AND ANNEXATION.

INDEPENDENCE AND ANNEXATION.
From the n. Y. Sun.
A society has been organized in Canada,
under the title of the Union League, for the
purpose of bringing about the annexation of
British North America to the United States.
This society has its headquarters in Mon
treal, but affiliated associations are to be
formed in all parts of the Dominion. Con-
siderable sums of money are said to have
been pledged for the purpose of agitating the
subject through the Provinces, and the owners
of real estate are especially called upon to
contribute, on the ground that the incorpo-
ration of the Dominion with the United
States would add at least one-half to the pre-
sent value of land both in the cities and in
the country.
The object for which the managers of the
Union League intend first to strike is the in
dependence of the Dominion. They under
stand that the British Government cannot
consent to the direct annexation of their
colonies to another country, and accordingly
they design first to secure their independence,
and then to bring about the annexation as
soon afterward as possible This feature of
the new movement is not unreasonable but
il may well be doubted whether the move
ment for independence can be much ad-
vanced by a society which confesses at the
outset that it has not sincere interest in
that object.
The statesmen of the Dominion-and we
must assume that there are statesmen there
must soon earnestly take hold of the problem
that is before them. A longer continuance
of the colonial relation is evidently impracti-
cable. Great Britain cannot afford to throw
away the large sum of money which the
provinces are now costing her., and for
which she receives no tangible return. The
judioious solution of the problem-indeed,
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the only solution--is Independence; but it
must be q real, and not sham Independence
not device TO facilitate annexation, but an
honest endesvor to render the united pro-
vinces powerful and prosperous as nation
by themselves. If that experiment should
fail, after having been wisely and faithfully
tried, the Canadian people may then, very
naturally, be led to consider the question Of
annexation to the United States. But this
question cannot with propriety be forced
upon them; it must be left to the operation
of natural growth and development. The
Union League may possibly be a useful
agency in enlightening the Canadian people.
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THURSDAY JUNE 2s 1870
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
RkIs- THE UNION FIRE EXTINGUISHER
COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA
Manufacture and sell the Improved, Portable Fire
ExtRguisher. Always Reliable.
ID. T. GAGE,
5s0u No 1ls MARKET St, General Agent
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COTTON SAIL DUCK AND CANVAS,
and wsson-coysr Duek Also. Paper MAnufsetarssv'
Paninl. Bsitina. Sail Iwins. stS =,
No. 10 OuUHOa stFssi tcitI blorsa