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THE TIMES PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. SErTEMBEK 18, 187a Tp TlJJEJS. retary said that it was not abject of the government to depreciate the valaa af labor, ard all laborers on sbe Treasury bull dirt? ampftooee by the government ware paid 91.60 per day but on puhlie works, where the Ww required aim la award tha contract to tha lowest bidder, ha bad ao control over wages Fears ware entertained to day that tbera would be some farther tronble on account of the labor qaeMion. as Cohen and his two or til re hundred followers visited tha District Commissioners prior to their call upon the Secretary of the Treasury, and not being satisfied with their interview with the District officials.

Cohen so stated to them, with the further remark that they (the Commissioners) would hear from the laborers aoon. The police authorities, however, are prepared for any outbreak. AVERILL'S MEN. ternity when war ended. He is the emhodi ment of the Republicanism of Pennsylvania that achieved the grandest victories for freedom and for a regenerated government, and now he is the embodiment of the wide spread conviction that protests against the prostitution of a once great party to mean ambition and remorseless greed.

When broken ia health, be raised his voice of protest in 1872, rejecting all appeals to pride and interest so freely given to make him continue to battle for a cause that had been shamelessly perverted, and since then he has been heard in Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1875 and in Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1876, demanding a change of policy and rulers. knows that alcoholic folds are sometimes sue eesfaliy Bsed for nanabctaring Siaee the dealers cannot profitably use the signs which declare their gin mill to be either hotels or apothecary shop, let thorn pat np the sign "Factory." A Bill is a factory, eves if it be a gin mill. If questions are asked a to the description of goods turned oat at such factories, the supplemental sign may be displayed, Drunkards made here." And if this should not prove satisfactory to every critical objector, still another might be erected, to wit Samples of onr work inside." And if further criticism be indulged in, to the effect that this is not turned out work, an explanation may be made showing that when the product of the factory reaches a certain degree of ripeness it is no longer welcome inside but is turned out, evea to roll in the gutter, if the way be clear. Is THK debate in the Reichstag yesterday, what may be determined a dead lock in truth was successfully accomplished.

Prince Bismarck and Herr Bebel have planted themselves very fairly on two very distinct statements of facts, and each of them seems desirous of occupying tbe heroic attitude involved in uttering the words: "You're another." THE ODD FELLOWS. Yesterday's Session of the Grand Lodge Election of Officers. Baltimore, September 17. Tbe Grand Lodge of the O. O.

F. met at nine o'clock. On the call of jurisdiction a very large amouut of nw business was introduced and referred to appropriate committees. Much of it has reference to legislation in the degree of Kebekah and the encampment branch. At ten o'clock the lodge proceeded to the election of officers for the next two years, and John B.

Harmon, of California, was unanimously elected Grand Sire. The following were placed in nominal iou For the office of Deputy Grand Sire, Leech, of Iowa White, of New York; Garey, of Maryland; Glenn, of Georgia; Woody att, of Ontario Kidder, of New Hampshire Thompson, of Missouri, and Busbee, of North Carolina. On the lirst.sccond and third ballots there was no choice. On the fourth ballot Colonel Luther J. Glenn, of Georgia, was elected Deputy Grand Sire, the vote standing Glenn, 66 Leech, 47, aud Garey.

10. The following officers were unanimously re elected James L. B'dgely, ef Maryland, Grand Secretary Joshua Yansaut, of Maryland, Grand Treasurer. The matter of fixing mileage and per diem to the paid officers and representatives at the prosent session was referred to the finance committee. All matters pertaining to the status aud regulation of tha encampment division of Odd Fellowship were referred ia a special committee for consideration and report.

The lodge then proceeded to the consideration of the several proposed amendments to the constitution of the lodge. That referring to changing the session from annsal to biennial was rejected. Other propositions relatiug to the same subject were indefinitely postponed. The proposed amendments making the representative tax fifty dollars in lieu of seventy five dollars, establishing mileage at eight cents iter mile traveled and five dollars per day to officers ahd representatives, were indefinitely postponed. The amendment changing the title of the supreme body from the Graud Lodge of the United States to that of the Grand Lodge of' the Indepeudent Order of Odd Fellows was adopted by a two thirds vote.

This action giVes great satisfaction to the members from foreign jurisdictions. The matter relative to the establishment of a Consumptive Oild Fellows' Home in the South was postponed to next year's session. A reunion of the Past Representatives of the Grand Lodge was held this evening at Odd Fellows' Hall. No important business was transacted. At a special session of the Grand Lodge this evening, memorial addresses were madesu the life aud services of prominent Odd Fellows deceased during the year, including Past Grand Sire Stuart aud Representative Porter, of California.

NATIONAL BANKS. courts and pardoned by PnaiaVat Hayes and it is most Bat oral that the Republicans should seek every possible protection against repetition of harlot (tufting gainst tkeir candidates fn I all legitrmate and practical efforts looking to aa honest election, Messrs. Thurman, Sayler and Goss should cordially co operate, bnt it doesn't look as if they were Tery fervent in their desires to prevent frand when they meet a proposition to appoint supervisors with a denial of the constitutionality of the law. The law may be unconstitutional, bnt the best way to treat it is to assent to all the good it can do in the way of purifying the ballot and try its constitutionality at the proper time and in the proper manner. Any measure that honestly aims to guard the integrity of the ballot should have its temple in all places.

BtTLfR AS A DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. General Butler has succeeded in playing the Trojan horse trick upon the Democrats of Massachusetts, and for the present at least he has them bound hand and foot at his own ieet It was a clever and characteristic trick, well played. That he has not captured the whole party is true, and it is equally true that lie has not captured its leaders, bnt it is beyond doubt that the mass of the party has been won over to his support. Whether he might not have found it more to his advantage to begin with the leaders is a question of little importance. The bald and disreputable fact is that the plan that he chose has been crowned with success.

It is well enough for the Democratic organs iu Massachusetts to say that he is not the choice of the party, but he knows little of Massachusetts Democracy who does not know that yesterday's action at Worcester would not have been possible had not General Bntler secured a majority of the delegates, a feat which may have been performed by the aid of mouey, but was, nevertheless, accompanied by strong manifestations of popular approval. Irish Democrats are charged with the responsibility for the disaster, but Irish Democrats constitute the ruling element in the party, and in General Butler they find a candidate shrewd, bold and aggressive, and therefore a candidate exactly to their minds. As to the leaders, their followers have been in the minority all along, and their blunders, contrasted with Butler's shrewd management, have made that minority appear contemptibly weak. The daybreak coup d'etat, by which the Butler people obtained possession of the hall, was made necessary by the arbitrary and offensive CHEAP DRY GOODS. Hints far Aatmna Shoppers Material ssi Styles fur Lingerie.

With the coining of antoma and the rjetara ing tide of summer absentees the stores make large and attractive displays of new good. Later on we shall have opening after opening of nits and millinery, bat as yet little is abowa beyond new materials, and prudent buyers hesitate over all bnt standard dress goods, fearful to invest until the novelties shall have received the indorsement of fashion. Meantime thrifty housewives are replenishing their stack of household linen, and ladies who da their own sewing are busy making np underclothing before the rush of fall dressmaking begins. There has been no rise in dry goods if money is scarce there has never been a time when it would purchase more. Spool cotton is only a cent dearer than it was before the war, and calico is cheaper," complacently observed an old lady shopper the other day in our hearing.

Bleached muslin, in serviceable qualities, begins as low as CI cents. At that price it is not heavy enough for winter wear, bnt answers admirably for petticoats and for night garments in warm weather. It takes starch well, and much of it is used for chamber curtains, for pillow slip3 and for servants' aprons. That at 8 cents is better, while the best brands may be bad at from 10 to 12 cents. New York Mills is hardly aa popular as it has been heretofore; buyers complain that it is too heavy, that it turns yellow in washing and splits from wearing.

Wamsnttaand Androscoggin are standard brands known to everyone. Fruit of the Loom, a soft finished, thick muslin, rinds many buyers, and the Duval Mills brand is much like it in quality. American percale, soft finished for the needle grows every year in favor, aud promises iu time to supersede the more expensive French brands. Ladies who cannot wear linen, and who dislike cotton, use itfor chemises aud night its soft, fine texture makes it popular for baby linen. The prices range from 12 to 25 cents per yard.

Linen at 50 cents is heavy, and fine enough for all ordinary pnrposes; thence it ranges upward into the flue grades used for babies and for fancy ouderwear at from $1 to $1.50 per yard. The cheap, coarse qualities are to be recommended only for linings. Fine percale is much better at the same price. Loustlalo cambric, at 16 cents, is chosen for skirts, and is sufficiently good for ail practical purposes, though of course there are ladies who prefer finer grades and who insist upou underclothing made from materials almost thin enough to be drawn through the cambric needle of the fairy tale. The stock of house furnishing goods offered is large, and shows a corresponding reduction in prices.

Blankets, all wool, soft aud thick, such as two years ago sold for $10, are now held at S5 and $5.50. Bedspreads at $1, coarse woven, in neat patterns, and answer well for common purposes where a lino coverlet is not needed or cannot be alTorded. $2.50 buys a respectable Marseilles quilt, and thence the prices range up. For peoplo who like bedquilts there is a novelty calico in patchwork patterns, giving theetfect of an old fashioned bedquilt pieced by hand. Comfortables wadded with cotton, well made, range from 2 to 5.

according to quality with wadding of carded wool from $5 to $10. Eider down lilled silkeu coverlets for cradles come at $10; full sized for a donble bed, $50. Of course there is doubt whether many of these owe their downy wadding to the eider breast; still swan's aud fine goose down is almost as light and satisfactory. Sheeting begins as low as 20 cents for full width, bleached so low, however, it is scarcely a wise purchase except for summer use unless one can afford a few cents more on the yard tho unbleached at tho same price, which soon washes white, is a much better investment. Linen sheeting of good quality comes at fl, pillow case liuen from 50 cents to $1 a yard tho latter being heavy, yet fiue.

In cottons the Utica brand for pillow slips, at 15 cents, is particularly to be recommended as heavy, strung aud much like linen in appearance. PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR THE TIMES BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA. Delivered the Cmr of Phiiadelphia aud suitnojNDirta Towns for Twelve Cents a week, exclusive of the sunday edition: inoluoinq the Sunday Paper, (double sheet.) Fifteen Cents per week, payable to the oajw. Mail subscription, postage free, 8m Dollars a year, or Fifty Cents a month, exclusive of Sunday Edition; Imoludihg Sunday Paper, (double sheet,) Seven Dollars and a Half a year, or Sixty five Cents a month. The Sunday Edition will be mailed to single Subscribers; postage free, for lso a year.

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PHILADELPHIA. SEPTEMBER 18, 1378. AFTER all the elaborate apologetic and explanatory articles of the organs on the Maine election, the plain English of it is that for twenty four years the have uniformly elected their State tickets and all the members of Congress, and that this year they lose all the State candidates and two of the five Congressmen. Last year, in a total vote of 101.621, Governor Conner had 11,000 clear majority, and this year, in a total vote of 126, 000, Governor Conner is defeated by 12.857. The average Republican majority of Maine on a full vote has been about twelve per which in Pennsylvania would give a Kepubli can minority of 90,000 and a revolution in Pennsylvania equal to that of Maine would leave only little shreds of Republicanism here and there in spots.

Pennsylvania may wabble very wildly in November, but one way that she can't wabble, according to the Maine finger board, is in favor of Iloyt. That's what the figures say, and they don't often lie. A Westmoreland correspondent earnestly nrges TriE Times to favor the election of General Thomas F. Gallagher, of that county, to Congress. The district Westmoreland, Fay etteand Greene issostrongly Democratic that there is scarcely a ray of hope for even so gallant a soldier and so worthy a Republican as General Gallagher; but if the Democrats won't offer any better man than Morgan R.

Wise no mere partisan considerations should prevent the success of such a man as Gallagher. What the people of the district should do is to make an effort for a union of all the better classes, of every faith, on an able and reputable Democrat, and if that fails, then honest Democrats would doubtless give a large vote to General Gallagher or some Republican of his attainments and character. With such hien as Congressman Turney.cx Seuator Cowan, ex Congressman Foster, General Coulter, Colonel Boyle, ex Senator Playford and others to choose from, there can be no excuse for the decent voters of the district failing to present an acceptable and available man to make the battle against the ex legislative jobber of Greene. When the Democrats find themselves betrayed into corrupt nominations like that of Wisc.they have but one path of safety, and that is to defeat their own pretenders at any cost. Both parlies need such lessons badly in their strongholds in Pennsylvania, but in no instance lias there been such a bald saleof party honors as in the Westmoreland district by the Lomi son Wise auction.

Ex Roiseson' was yesterday nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Cannleu district. There was little opposition on the surface to the success of the Grant ex Minister, but good work has been done for him in time to make the way as clear of thorns as possible. It is a bold appeal to the people by the ex Secrelary, and the courage he displays in inviting the more than ordinarily earnest battle that his nomination means, will be an inspiration to the old line machine leaders that must make them heroic in the struggle for success. There are those inside and outside of the Republican party who will protest that Mr. Robeson should have nursed patience in retirement and allow lesser apostles of the faith to go into place to do just what he would do, and to say, as far as they might be able, just what he would say; but we are glad to see the stalwart old mariner to the front of his own battle himself, lie is a fair exponent of the Republicanism that reigns in his district and that would reign in New Jersey if the people didn't decidedly prefer something else and ho has the ability, the energy and the courage to maintain his cause creditably in the councils of the nation.

His nomination is simply taking Republicanism straight no half shell fork victuals or diluted spoon dishes about it He points so plainly to Grant and to the restoration of which the old Republican leaders dream, that the wayfaring man, though a fool, can read it and if that is what the Camden district wants and what the country wants, let us have its truest and ablest exponents iu command. There would be no mistaking the meaning of Mr. Robeson's success or of his defeat as a Congressional candidate, and we welcome him to the field. Xo morrow we shall hear from the other side. If the Democratic leaders of Ohio, in their action before the United States Court of Cincinnati, hud manifested half as much interest in enforcing an honest election in that city as they did in attempting to nullify the national statute providing for election supervisors, they would appear much more creditably before the public.

The act of Cougress of 1871, providing for the appointment of supervisors of election in cities when national officers are to be voted (or, was conceived iu partisan auda city and intended to promote rather than hinder frand but the world is seven years older now than it was then, and bayonet elections and the offices of power in directing or summing up the judgment of the peoplo, have passed away. Like all such laws, framed with apparent fairness but designed for the violent exercise of authority, the act of 1871 has become not only harmless by the changed condition of public opinion, but it may be fairly employed to promote honest elections, and to that all parties should agreo. However Senator Thnrman, Congressman Sayler and Candidate Goss may dispute tho policy of such a law, it is tho law none tho less, and Judge liaxter very properly decided to enforce it on application of the Republican committee. It Is notorious that there were gross frauds perpetrated by the Democrat in Cincinnati in 187(5, fot dome of our Philadelphia experts have been convicted of the frauds In the Reunion of the Veterans of the Third Pena sylvmnia Cavalry at Kewvtlle. Special Dispatch to The TniKS.

Nkwvillk, September 17. The reception of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry at their first regimental reunion hereto day Was a perfect ovation. The town was elaborately decorated and the veterans wera sumptuously fed. Thoy wera welcomed by an address by Eev. W.

L. Wallace and F. E. Bcltzhoover was the orator of the day. Generals Gregg, Averill, Mcintosh, Taylor and some minor officers were present.

About one hundred and sixty members of the regiment were in the line of procession. The regiment was permanently organized by the election of the following officers President, General Averill; vice presidents. General Mcintosh and Colonel Charles Treicbel secretary, A. i. Speese treasurer, J.

C. Uunterson executive committee, Captain Miller, Colonel Bawls, General Gregg, Thomas Gilligan, W. H. Morton and John Clark. The Philadelphia delegation was highly complimented for its fine appearance.

Most of the Philadelpbians returned this evening, but some remaiu to still enjoy the free hospitality of tbe citizens. The informal greetings of the soldiers thus brought together for the first time since the war seemed most enjoyable. Generals Gregg, Averill and Mcintosh departed this evening. General Taylor remaining. This reunion was suggested by Company II, whose headquarters are at this place and who acted as the hosts on this occasion.

Governor Cnrtin Nominated for Congress. Special Dispatch to THE Tihks. Bellkfonte, September 17. The Democrats of Centre comity held their convention to day. Governor Curtin was nominated for Congress on first ballot by a vote of 38 to 83 for P.

Gray Meek, notwithstanding the bitter fight made within the. district and supple appliances so well known irom without that were brought to bear. His nomination was made with the utmost enthusiasm. Governor Curtain appeared before the convention and in a short speech, tiiat had all the fire of his past years, thanked the delegates for the honor conferred upon him and declared open war upon all rings, wherever found. The other nominations are: Senate, C.

T. Alexander; Assembly, J. P. Gephart and w. A.

Murray; Sheriff, John Spangler; Pro thonotary. J. C. Hnrpcr; Treasurer, Adam Yeanck; Beeorder. W.

A. Tobias; Register, W. E. Burchlield; Commissioners, George Schwab and Jacob Dunkle. Trie American Academy of 4Vfedicine Special Dispatch to Tliu Tlltrcs.

Easton, September 17. The American Academy of Medicine met in Easton tills afternoon at two o'clookj Dr. Charles Mclntire delivered the address welcoming the body to jston and Dr. W. C.

Cattcli. president of Lafayette College, offered tbe nse of tbe college nnilding in which the body meets and also invited the members to inspect and examine the buildings and college grounds. The meeting was then called to order by the president. Dr. Frank Hamilton, of New York city, nnd business concerning the academy transacted.

Forty five new members were admitted, all of them being either well known practitioners or editors of medical journals. This is the third annual meeting of the body, it having been organized in Philadelphia in 187G. Last year the meeting was held in New York city. A Certain Promise of Suocess. From the North American.

TriE Times has already given a good many illustrations ol the enterprise and ability ol its management, and by the excellence it has uniformly maintained as newspaper has created a degree of emulation thai has been beneficial to the entire prens of the city. Now it takes another step in journalistic progress and announces that hereafter it will be published every day in the year, the Sunday edition to be double the size of the ordinary issue. Excellent as are many of the Monday papers of Philadelphia in their peculiar fields of literature, only one of them has even tiie pretence of giving to its readers the news of the world, so that The Times will find almost a virgin field for its noteworlhy enterprise in that direct ion. The venture is one that bears in itself a certain promise of success. Clearfield County Democrats Special Dispatch to Thk Times, Cleaiifiei.d, September 17.

The Democratic Convention to day made the following nominations; For President Judge, C. A. Mayer, of Lock Haven; Congress, Israel Test; Senator, W. Bctts Assembly, A. D.

Bennett Treasurer, Philip Dotts: Commissioners, C. W. Kyler nnd E. Johnston Auditors, W. V.

Wright nnd Joseph Gillit; Coroner, James A. Moore. The Congressional, Senatorial and Judicial conferees meet at Belieonte on the 19th. Hippie Mitchell's Successor. San Francisco, September 17.

A Salem dispatch says This morning the Democratic caucus nominated J. II. Slater lor Untied SLates Senator. Lalcr a vole was taken in each house of the Legis Mature, resulting in bis election. Slater, in an inter vrew, says he is not in Hympathy with inflation; advocates the substitution of legal tender lor national bank notes; opposes flat money, and demands that the currency shall be on a coin basis.

Carbon County Republicans. MAITCH ClICSK, September 17. The Republican County Convention met here to day. W. M.

IiapHhcr and E. M. lioyle were nominated for the Assembly, Thomas John for Associate Judge, Ralph Corby, for Treasurer, Edward Gwilyn for Register and Recorder. The remainder ot the ticket is made up of well known men. Sherman's Financial Muddle.

From the Evening Telegraph, Kep. Mr. John Shermuu is a much abler man than either Mr. Bmitwell or Mr. Richardson, and is a much more expert financier, but neither Mr.

Bout well nor Mr. Richardson, at their worst, ever did so much towards complicating financial matters as Mr. Sherman has done. Evading the Hcvennc Law. Deputy Revenue Collector Schreibcr ar rested Alonzo Gonzalez last evening in the act of removing irom nis lactory, ilj Ciinslian street, a number of unstamped boxes of cigars.

United States Commissioner Smith will give Gonzalez a hearing to dny. CITY NOTES. The Society to Protect Children from Cruelty will give a public reception at Association Hail to morrow evening. George Hacky, livinp on Buck road, was accidentally shot in the face, having tbe sight of one eye destroyed, by a man who was bunting reed birds yesterday. The Prohibitionists will hold a ratification meeting in favor of ttteir candidates lor State offices nt Milton Hall, 1914 Kairmount avenue, on Tuesday afternoon and evening, September 24.

The finance coinmil tee of Councils yesterday awarded contracts for a small amount of stationery for the ollice of the Board of Revision of Taxes to John R. Senior and William F. Murphy's Sons. A fire on the second and third floors of John U. Huslin cofl'ee roasting and packing establishment, 113 South Water Mrect, alraut 9 o'clock last evening, caused about dauiAge.

The cricket and lawn tennis match between graduate elevens of tho University and Hnverford CoIIcko. to be hold on the grounds of the German town Cricket Club, will begin this morning at 10 o'clock. The Washington Grays, in accordance with tho net passed lor the reorganization of the militiA, have recruited a sufficient uuuilwr of men to form a battalion, which retains the original name. A business meeting of the Grays was held last evening. The managers of the Commercial Exchange met yesterday and adopted impropriate resolutions concerning the dentil of William H.

James, one of the firm of Worley James, Hour and grain merchants, and a member of tiro Exchange. A committee was appointed to attend tho funeral. The Third Ward National Greeuback Labor Club met lost evening and nominated Mr. William D. Gardner, carriage builder, of 709 Catharine street, as their candidate for Select Council for the unexpired term of John Monroe, deceased.

A deputntion waited on Mr. Gardner, who accepted the nomination. The German Sunday newspaper, the Sontag Journnl, has removed to tbe building No. 116 North Sixth street, which has been completely titled up with machinery and appurtenances for its accommodation. The enterprising management of the journal lias no inorcasod its circulation as to make tha change necessary.

The Immanent Deity. I sometimes wonder that the human mind In searching lor creation's hidden things Should miss that liiKh intelligence which springa From Hint which is no! seen, but is divined. Docs knowing much of Nature make us blind To nature's better self The Greek could see A conscious life in every stream and tree. Some nymph or God. Our broader faith should find A life divine whose flno pulsations roll In endless surges through thu secret veins Of earth and sky, which hidden still remains Save to tbe instinct of the (reverent soul'; Should know that everything from lowest aod To farthest star thrills with the life of God.

T. H. oVroiyn the Atlantic JlonOln. Bolton's Hotel nt Harrisburg is popular and free from depot noise. AUver.

His nomination for Congress in one of the strongest Democratic districts of the State may now be accepted as assured, and it is quite probable that the Nationals will swell his majority to the largest any Pennsylvania Congressman will receive in November. Nor does the influence of this nomination end with, the narrow confines of his district It has a meaning that is well understood by Senator Cameron and he is one of the many leaders of his party who will not underestimate' it. It will draw lines on State and Legislative candidates which must leave many local wrecks to tell of the reckoning that has finally come to those who usurped the power of Republicanism only to stain its victories and steal its honors. With Governor Curtin the Dill candidate for Congress in Dill's district, there can be no mistaking the liberal Democratic policy that must be the fruits of Democratic victory in Pennsylvania. COUNT ANDRASSY'S PROVOCATIONS.

Count Andrassy occupies a position very far from enviable and he has the gloomy satis faction of knowing this much of the truth of the future: that things must get worse for him before they begin to get better. Against the wishes of the mass of his fellow countrymen of Hungary against, it has been said, his own personal inclination urged on by a profound conviction that he was working for the enduring advantage of the Austrian Empire, he obtained from the representatives of the powers at the Berlin Congress practically the grant of Bosnia. The only condition attached to this handsome gift of property that did not belong to the donors was that Austria should do any necessary fighting incident to delivery and, as is only too well known, it was just here that the whole trouble has occurred. Count Andrassy's attempt, through his military subordinates, to conqner Bosnia has been a fiat failure the fine army that he raised on his vote of credit has been driven back the insurgents have grown stronger, and the campaign lias ended in defeat. The dispatch from Vienna published to day announcing the "renewed operations is equivalent to an admission that the attempt at conquest must he begun all over again.

Adding to the burden of the disgrace of such a defeat, is the substantial burden of a debt that is piling up with distressing rapidity. Vienna advices state that the credit of 60,000, 000 florins is almost exhausted that within a month there will be a deficit of 25,000,000 florins, and that, over and above making good this deficit, 70,000,000 florins must be voted before the eud of the current year making a grand total of 155,000,000 florins ($79,050,000) for less than six months of an unpopular and unsuccessful war. Naturally such a dismal condition of military and financial affairs is making itself felt throughout the country in the shape of much murmuring among the people. Especially bitter is tho feeling against the 'Government in Hungary, where, even when all appeared to be going well and the scheme for annexation seemed in a fair way to a prosperous conclusion, any addition to the Slav power was regarded with jealous eyes; and, naturally, this' feeling is being utilized by the Opposition and will be brought to bear upon the government when the Hungarian Delegation assembles in October. Whether or not an attack will be made in tho Austrian Eeichs rath, also, remains to be seen, but Count Andrassy's dear friends iu opposition at Vienna arc not likely to let slip so fair an opportunity for driving him to the wall.

As a fair sample of the temper of the Liberals, and the lengths to which they are willing to go for the sake of securing the defeat of the other party, we have this morning the suggestions of The Teslher Lloyd and the Vienna New Free Press, that means may be found to abandon the attempt to occupy Bosnia without loss of honor to Austria." Count Andrassy's position has been a very uncomfortable one for several years past. He has been a sort of parliamentary shuttlecock, knocked to and fro by the Hungarian and Austrian Delegations but ho never before has received such savage hits as he is getting now; aud never before has he been so ill able to hit back again. Unless he can make something out of his Bosnian gift horse, and make it soon, he stands an excellent chance of being counted right speedily among the statesmen that were. Minister Taylor's dispatch from Berlin, given oat by the State Department a fortnight ago, io which ho suggested that naturalized citizens visiting their former homes in Germany would save themselves from annoyance by notifying the police of the probable duration of their stay, excites highly unfavorable comment from certain of our German American newspapers. He is charged with being altogether too complaisant toward the Eisuiarik regime and with indisposition to properly defend American citizens whose rights may be in danger.

These journals doubtless do injustice to Mr. Taylor, as will he shown when any occasion shall arise for him to show his American pluck and steadiness. The Bimarckian system is not onr making, but Germany's. The value of the Delaware Breakwater as a harbor of resort, especially for vessels in ballast awaiting orders, is alluded to by the Forth American, but it ought to bo pointedly remarked whenever this subject is up that the Breakwater is incomplete aud far from being as useful to commerce as it should be. The original design of the engineers has never been carried out, tho gap between the main soa wall and the icebreaker remains open, and through it the storms of northwesterly winds come in with dangerous and sometimes disastrous effect.

At this time the hulks of more than half a dozen coal schooners, sunk in such a storm last October, lie within tho harbor and seriously ombarrass incoming ships. To close the gap referred to would increase the sheltered area of the harbor, according to tbo report of Colonel Kurtz in 1871, three or fourfold, and when it is considered that the estimated visits of shins to this anchorage reached from 20,000 to 25,000 in 1870, tbe importance of giving attention to this great work may be understood. It would have keen a wise piece of legislation to have expended on the Breakwater the large sums which have been substantially wasted on the iron pier below, a structure whose use, present or prospective, it puzzles tho average man to explain. The ingenuity of New York liquor sollom is severely tested. When thoy were prosecuted for selling strong driuk in places which woro not hotels, they simply made hotels of them by putting in a few cots or bunks and displaying the sign "Hotel" or "Inn." Now thoy bounce into exuberant Joy over somebody's discovery that they may freely sell for medicinal purposes, and it is announced that every grog shop will become a pharmacy for the roliof of the diseased and misorablo.

But hardly is this discovery an nounced, and the order given for painting great numbers of new signs, before another discovery ia made, that the pharmacy idea will not work, and that a line must be drawn between the inebriate and the Invalid. We know of but one course to recommend to the exercise of the ingenuity of these dealers. It has long been There is no article so difficult to stoal or so dangerous to handle that it will not excite tbe cupidity of some unprincipled people. A few years ago one of tbe chief industries of the oil region was the stealing of deserted steam engines and forgotten iron pipe. Strangely enough it is now nitro glycerine "that is surreptitiously carried away by night.

Indeed, it is not safe for anybody to carry any considerable amount of that explosive about his person for fear of pickpockets. The most popular way to steal it is to go at night to the fire proof safes where it is kept and blow the locks off, then take out tbe nitro glyceriue and sell it to a class of sinful people who are called moonshiners," because they nse the stolen compound by the light of the pale moon in opening old wells. The recent terrible explosion at Bradford was tbe result of a mismanaged fuse which the nitro glycerine thieves had failed to operate with at the time they intended. Hanging and quartering was a popular punishment a couple of centuries ago in England for less crimes than this. The men who would trifle with nitro glyoerino as these miscreants did deserve to be blown to atoms by it as the unfortunate victims of their clumsy criminality were.

The Lancastee Intelligencer knows Sonator John J. Patterson to be a public thief and a fugitive from justice and it wouldn't believe him on his oath but it gives cordial welcome to all such in its columns when it gets any fair chance to exhibit itself as a hind rider of the Cameron organs. Mb. How.vbd Carroll's latter from Philadelphia to the New York Times is criticized in certain quarters and charged with doing less than justice to the hard money attitude of the Republicans of Pennsylvania. Tho obvious reply to these criticisms is to point out a few facts.

The Republican party in this State, though now inclined toward hard money aud resumption siuce the speeches of Mr. Grow led the way, is by no means fixed and settled upon that platform it may bo moving in that direction, but its position is not taken. The movement itself is hesitatingly and doubtfully acquiesced in by many members and some influential leaders of the party, while not a few regard it as altogether an error of judgment, and that these are fair statenionts is made perfectly apparent when the party nominates deliberately and supports without protest such Greenback advocates as Judge Kelloy and Mr. Sbedden. It is scaicely worth while for Philadelphia Republican newspapers to vaunt the hard money soundness of their party when out of its five candidates for Congress iu this city two are openly and decidedly for soft money measures.

At last Butlor and Jeff Davis stand once more on the same platform, as they did at Charleston eighteen years ago. The gew gag will play and the tom tom sound while tho long lost brethren embrace aud weep great tears of joy. Thus does time at last make all things even. It does credit to the Bulletin's tender and sympathetic heart that it cannot look without grief upon the contest of Massachusetts "that proud Commonwealth "with Genoral Butler, nor can it suppress reproaches for some nameless and wicked sheet which dared to perceive features of humor in the struggle. To tho Bulletin this is a new Laocoon which it will not gaze upon unmoved by sympathetic teai'3.

But, while holding its kerchief aud desiring to share itsfool ings, may we not suggest, without levity, tiiat the dishonor," if auy, which threatens the State of Massachusetts is not an invasion or an attack by her neighbors; it is the action of her own citizenship, and ouly needs to bo negatived by a majority of her votes. If slio is the great Commonwealth that she is called and that we all desire to see her, she will show that her sons of wisdom are more numerous than her sous of folly. Now WE know what the Potior investigation was leading up to. General Butler has fairly mounted the fraud, platform. Fraud is piled on fraud in these days.

The offense is rank and smells towards heaven. But no offense to the General. The Bible is likely to be road henceforth more than has been common in New Haven. It was excluded from the public schools in 1877 by a vote of five to three, the only Catholic member of the board voting against its exclusion, and the late local election turned on the issue of restoring religious services. After a most bitter contest, in which Protestants and Catholics were all mixed up on both sides, the ticket favorable to the use of the Bible in the schools was elected by 4.SS1 to 1,003.

Whether such an agitation will promote either the usefulness of the schools or respect for the Bible may not be so clear, but it will bo likely to make many study it with unusual interest for a season. There's nothing that makes the aver se American so determined to know all about a book as the effort to prevent him from doing so. PERSONAL. Ben Butleh's the early bird that catches the worm. Ralph Waldo Emeeson and his daughter Attended the Unitarian Convention in Saratoga yesterday.

The Empekob William appeared on horseback yesterday for the first time since he received his wounds. President Hayes visited Willonghby, Ohio, yesterday, where ho was heartily received and made a short speech. M. Gambetta is making a political tour in the south of France. Ho has been enthusiastically received nt Lyons, Vienne and other towns.

Chief Justice Waite will join the President nt Toledo to morrow, and they will both attend tbe session of the trustees of the Soldiers' Home. The Marquis of Lornf, and his wife, tho Princess Louise, have returned from the Continent and are making preparations for their depnrture to Canada, over the government of which the young son in law of Queen Victoria Is to preside. They are to leave Eojtland in the middle of October. Rev. A.

H. Keep, was induced to quit preaching and become the superintendent of Minnesota's Asylum for the Insane, at St. Peter. Mr. Kcor's books fail to account for 81,457.88, but bidden benenth tho word Incidentals" in bis memoranda wore found charges for latter, whisky, oignrs, sherry wino, nuts aud a horse.

Colonel Mosby, who was on the staff of General Stuart at the second Bull Run battle, which is now the subject of inquiry before the Fiti John Porter commission, says that General Pope is correct in stating that there was heavy fighting on the 29th. He is surprised nt the oaths of so many witnesses to tbe effect that there was no battle nt all on that day. Miss Emma Abbott made her debut iu opera 1n Brooklyn on Monday night, appearing as MarywrUc with great success. The critics all speak highly of the performance, and of oourse Miss Abbott's Brooklyn friends turned out in force and gave her plenty of applause and flowers. Mrs.

Scguln was tho Slebel and Castle the JUusI, with Mr. Ellis ltyse a Uephitto. The only hotel on Chestnut street at 2.50 is Bolton's Washington. Adrer. Chew "Jackson's Best" sweet avy Tobacco.

Ad The Profit and toss of the Business Statistics from Hie Controller's Office. Washington, September 17. The Controller of the Currency states that the aggregate capital of all the twenty four hundred national banks organized since the establishment of the national bauk system during the last sixteen years which have become insolvent was $10,232,000. The aggregate dividends paid to the creditors of these banks for the ten months from November 1, 1377, to September 17, 1878, is 52,614,125. The aggregate dividends paid since the organization of the system is the total amount of creditors' claims proved, $22,720,802.

The total losses to creditors of all tho national banks during the last sixteen years upon five hundred millions of capital and eight hundred millions of deposits is estimated uot to exceed six and one half millions of dollars, an amount probably not equal to the losses which have fallen upon the creditors of savings banks and State banks during the past year. The Controller has declared a final dividend of 13 3 10 per cent iu favor of the creditors of the Firs! National Bank of To peka, making in all dividends of SS 3 10 per cent. also a dividend of 32 per cent, in favor of the creditors oi the First National Bank of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, making in all dividends of 72 per cent. PENNSYLVANIA NOTES. Booth will favor Allentown with a performance on the 80th inst.

A reunion of the Seventy eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, will be held nt Butler on September 25, and the first synod of the TJ. P. Church will meet there on the 21th. Engineer Joseph B. Johnson, another victim of the trackometor collision nt Altoona.

is dead. Superintendent McCuily, who was reported dead, was yesterday alive and doing well. Samuel B. Turner, of UppeT Oxford township, and Henry B. Robinson, of Londonderry, will be heiorc the Chester county Democratic Convention on tho 23J instant as candidates for Counly Commissioner, Mexican Minister Senor M.

Zamaeona has been talking up trade to the Pitlsburg people. He lias an idea that the merchants of that city can profitably ship goods by way of the Ohio and. Mississippi rivers to his country. The Allegheny county Mollie Sraguircs will on the 21st of next month be tried for tbo murder of John A. Oatihan, superintendent of the Du quesne coal mines.

O. itman was shot on the morning of December 10. 1971. as he was entering the pit mouth, tlie atssassins being concealed within. Sixty thousand dollars is the amount this year collected from the liquor licenses in Allegheny county.

Of this the Stato wants but the Comity Controller and Treasurer say that it shall not have such a big slice shall, in fact, have only 215. The county will fight tho Commonwealth in tbe courts. At a meeting of the Anthracite Board of Control, held at yesterday, there were present Messrs. Dicksoii, Sloan, Hoyt, Uowen, Clark, Lindernian, Lathrop and CassalU It was unanimously agreed to extend the period of the present agreement to April 1, 1879. Tile quota for October was fixed at 1,200.000 tons, and no inorease was made iu the Soptember quota.

Mrs. Mary Falls, of Pottsville, was arrested on Monday night, charged with infanticide. She has notheen living with her husband for some time and last April she gave birth to an illegitimate child, in the woods above Fisbboch, and confcsed to having strangled it with a piece of flannel and buried ft. Since then dogs have unearthed and partly devoured the body. The woman was committed to jail to await trial.

State industrial matters: The Pittsburg sheet iron mills are making between one half and one third of their usual product and tho bar mills about one half. Some of the large hoop mills in ShenaiiBo valley have stopped running. The Pitlsburg Telegraph o( Monday says that there is considerable improvement in the iron trade and tiiat tho real estate market is decidodly more active. Tho Lycoming County Agricultural Exhibition will open with fair prospects to day. Ten other September fairs and four October fairs will be held in Pennsylvania.

Thk Weekly Times. The number out to mohrow wit! contain: The ahekk or Ofxrhal A. P. ITit.t,, Great Lieutenant. Ity Hon.

W. E. Camkkdx. CONFKOKRATK EXILKS IN 31EX1CO. By Hon, BEVERLY TUCKKR.

Hints for autumn SnorrEas. Materials and Styles for Lingerie. Cominu Fashions. Notes ol the First Display of York Styles. The Gypsy Quekn.

The Burial of Queeu Matilda and Account of Her Subjects. TttK Sir.KXT Woman. A Love Story from the Japanese. Goon or Bao Pi.rwniNo in its Sanitary Aspects. Ry Colonel Waiuxo.

Dumas at Home. The Resilience and Treasures of the Author of La Dame aux Camillas." Kino Fairy Hani. a Story for the Children. Hoyt's Home County, Quay and Deweeson Maine and other Political Intelligence, with the usual variety of Home and Foreiyn News, Literary Miscellany, Poetry, Matters for Women, Editorials and everything that goes to make up a good paper. The Wkekly Timks.

Price, 8 Cents. Heady To Mohbow. St. Elmo Hotel, 817 ano 319 Ancii Street. In consideration of the financial and business dullness of the period I have concluded to reduce the rates of the St.

Ki.iio Hotel to 8'2 per day. Trusting that this will prove satisfactory to my friends and the traveling public, I shall still (as formerly) ns every endeavor to render the "St. Elmo" perfectly homelike in all Its appointments. JosKrn M. Fkgkr.

Proprietor. EXTRACTINO EEntTCED TO OXE DOLLAR. D. Thomas, Extractor of Teeth with Nitrous oxtde (ias, without pain, 805 Waln ut street, north side. Iv you have poor, sickly, rickety child put it on RidokV Food at ones.

It is full ot nourishment aud contains all the elements essential tobeuitb and development. For sale by druggists. $3 Tee Gallon, Tunis Old Rye WnisKY." Very flue. Warranted equal to any $4 Whisky lu the city. Fernbkrukh 1230 Market street.

Db. J. D. Thomas Nitrous Oxidb Gas. The old established office ibr extracting teetn without pain, U1U Walnut Street, sooth aide.

Thk latest: Doctors' PitKSCRiPTioN 5o. Cibab, Try one vry hour. For talc everywhere. ruling of the State committee, under which it was attempted to rule all Butler delegates out of the convention. No such thing was proposed when Charles Francis Adams was a candidate.

The game that the committee would play by a general order without precedent, tho opposition played in "bolder fashion by taking forcible possession of the hall and keeping out those who had avowed a purpose to exclude a majority of the convention from its deliberations. With the question of the regularity of the nominations the general public has little concern. It sees that General Butler has captured the local organizations, which are nearest the peo pie whence all authority is derived, while he has the opposition of the State com mittee, which derives his authority from a delegated convention of limited powers. General Bntler, is to all intents and purposes, the Democratic nominee, unwelcome as the truth may be, and the nominee of the Fanenil Hall convention will bo the nominee of a convention of eminently respectable bolters. The renegade Republican has won the stake for which he played and scored another point in his great game for spoils.

The opportunity now within the reach of Massachusetts is one that all friends of good government as opposed to piracy in politics will sincerely hope that she may turn.to good account. She has only to grasp the nettle danger boldly, and she may pluck the flower safety. There are many nice plans for defeating Butler, but only three of them are within the bounds of practicability. One involves the nomination by the bolting Democrats of a ticket so strong, although Democratic, that it will command the votes of more than enough Republicans to compensate for the loss of the Democratic Butleritcs. This may be done, it is urged, with such a man as ex Governor Gnstou or Charles Francis Adams or Judge Abbott as tho nominee for the Chief Magistracy.

But we doubt it. Neither of these estimable gentlemen has a personal following of any account, and Massachusetts Republicans would not support any Democrat unless the baud of Bntler was at their very throats. They can not be made to believe that the hope of salvation is found outside of the communion of the Republican Church. More plausible is tho proposal to nominate a Republican ticket which shall command the support of respectable Democrats. The latter are not so wedded to their party idols many of them have already avowed their willingness to vote and work for a Republican like Talbot or Long rather than see Butler made Governor under cover of a Democratic nomination.

But there is no reason to bolieve that the number of these is sufficient to effect the election of a straight out Republican ticket. They would not more than offset the number of Butler Republicans. The third and best plan is one that is tho offspring of a genuine devotion to the best interest of the State without regard to the effect upon parties, and which has grown surprisingly popular within tho last week as the danger has been magnified by demonstrations of Butler's 'power in caucuses and town meetings. This plan is the nomination of a non partisau ticket, headed by such a Republican as Henry L. Pierce or even by Talbot or Long, the second place being given to a reputable Democrat, and the whole thing mounted on a platform having all tho good features of Butler's relative to State issues and taking conservative ground on national questions.

If Butler can be beaten at all it can be done most surely in this way, and if the statesmanship of Massachusetts is equal to the emergency the experiment will, be tried. The old parties would suffer, but the Commonwealth would be saved from disgrace, and it success should crown the movement it might be the germ of a new party which wonld command respect, sympathy aud popular approval. If Massachusetts is not independent, enough and strong enough to break party ties in the face of her confessed peril, she does not deserve any hotter late than her fears have pictured. CURTIN FOR CONGRESS. The nomination of ex Governor Curtin for Congress by the Democrats of his native county, will not surprise any intelligent observer of the current of political events.

That there should be Democrats who were slow to turn to the old Republican lender of the better days of Republicanism for a standard bearer is most natural, for there are many of the party who think that progress is no part ol Democratic faith, and there are others to whom the lileral and patriotic leadership of a man like Andrew G. Curtin is quite unwelcome; but the mass of the party appreciate the fact that the issues of the present demand leaders of the present men who keep pace with the advancement of the most progressive people of the world. Governor Curtin was among tho most patriotic and aggressive in war when war wag the only safety of the Union, and he was one of the noblest and bravest of those who taught peace and fra THE NATIONALS SQUABBLING. Price Williams to Remain On Their Ticket and Charges Against Innn Tabled. The city committee and city candidates of the National party held a meeting last night at the hall corner of Chestnut and Twelfth streets, James L.

Wright presiding. The first business transacted was to pass a resolution of secrecy regarding the proceedings of the sitting session. Then the committee appointed to inquire into the character of H. Price Williams, candidate of tho party for City Commissioner, reported, through the fiery headed Fitzgerald, its chairman, that they bad examined and found the reputation of Williams to bo bad, aud to support this statement he presented a letter from Lewis Wain Smith, formerly of the Onteunial Commission, which stated that Williams had stolen postage stamps and obstructed the mail of the commission by throwing the letters from which 'the stamps had been taken into a funnel, wliere many of them were afterwards found. Thomas Henry, one of the committee declined to join in making the report, to which a resolution was attached to request Williams to resign.

James Loughrcy opposed the adoption of tbe resolution and the acceptance of the roport. There was a great noise and confusion, so much so that people in the street below stopped to listen aud blocked up tho sidewalk. Finally tbe report aud resolution was tabled. A letter was read from Damon Y. Kil gore, asking an investigation of the political standing of John Dunn, and charging him with editing a paper that promulgated falso theories.

The letter was very long and full of big words, which had a bad effect, as many of the candidates did not understand what they meant. Accordingly tbe letter was tabled. Half a dozen witnesses were on the stairway waiting to testify thatl'reston Fugettwascoquoting with, if ho has not already sold out to, the Democratic party. Fugett is a candidate from the Sixth Senatorial district, and says: Iudeed, indeed it is not true. I wouldu't do such a thing indeed 1 wouldn't." The meeting adjourned, to meet next Tuesday night.

SHERMAN'S CHANGE OF BASE. He Is Feeling His Way to tho Platform of the Green backers. Washington Dispatch to N. Y. World.

The hope expressed that the interview with Secretary Sherman published in a local newspaper last Sunday was incorrect is groundless. The proofs of interview were revised by Mr. Sherman and he takes the responsibility of his utterances. Without announcing himself to be a Grccnbackor, be espouses tbe leading principles of that party. He favors abolition of the national banking system, hints that tho resumption law is an unvviso measure, which his official position alone compels him to execute, and says that ho favored the establishment of a four per cent, bond, into which greenbacks could be convertible at will.

Tho hard money Kcpublicans of Washington look upou him with fear and distrust. They say that his concessions to tho Greeu backers are simply bids for the favor of the soft money wing of the Republican party. The Secretary of the Treasury is accused by these men of having designs on tho Presidency. By announcing npinious contrary to the spirit of the laws ho is sworn to execute ho hopes, they say, to gain tbe good will of the fiullerites of the country. When the silver bill was passed Secretary Shennan went back on his record in the Senate, and beforo tho committee on finance of that body parted company with Mr.

Bayard, Mr. Kernau, Mr. Morrill and others in advocating remonetizatiou. His action at that time was purely for political effect. That is tho entire secret of his suddenly developed Greenback ideas.

Sherman's coquetry with the silver dollar is said to have brought down upon his head the curses of legions of bankers who had made contracts in expectation of tho exchange of silver dollars for greenbacks. To Know an American in Paris. Marie Howland in Harper's. While waiting for our breakfast one morning in a crcmerle in Paris much frequented by foreigners, my friend Mudame it said, "1 can point you out every American breakfasting bore." 1 looked around at tho people seated at the different tables, nnd wondered if she were speaking seriously. In these dnys when fnshion reduces costume and coilfure to such uniformity, nnd when the blood of every civilized race is mixed to a great extent with thnt of every other, distinguishing nationality at sight appeared to nie impossible, 1 asked my friend her secret.

"Oh, it is no secret," she replied, smiling. "I don't pretend to tell except when they tiro taking breakfast. Ihcy nil pitt suit vn that butler." Your acutoness applies only to breakfast, then." I said. "At dinner it would not serve you, I suppose," I said this in a kind of savage way, having the common weakness that makes all people abroad defend their countrymen. No," she said we never nut butter on the dinner table" a fact I bad at the moment forgotten.

Fresh Troubles for Sherman. Washington, September 17. Between 12 and 1 o'clock to day two or three hundred white and colored laborers of the city maruhed to tlie front of the Treasury Department under the leadership of Isaac Cohen, who has figured conspicuously in the labor movement in this vicinity. Forty or fllty entered the building, and proceeding to the room of (Secretary Sherman wera admitted thereto, Cohen urged the Secretary to push forward the work on the new building for the llurcnu of Engraving ami Printing and fix the minimum rata of wages at Vl.flO per day for laborers. The Secretary, in replv, stated the work would be pushed forward, but that he had no oontrol over tho rata of wages that matter being exclusively under the control of the contractors.

During the conversation the Sec.