TEDE E(&MA VOL. IX. NO. 118. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 17, 18C9. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. PUT - L JLL-LLo 1 rA II Al FIRST EDITION ENGLAN X. "W hat She Says About the Intcrna ticpial Squabble on the Ala bama Claims Further Trust Criticisms on Sumner's Speech. Tb: lximlon ftewspspcrs still keep up an l two want lire of criticism on Senator Sumner"" Alabama ilms speech. For three consecutive days the Lon don Tiwca assalleil the Senator's poHltlon, each ay srowlnpr warmer In Its work. On the ad instant it had a loader on the subject, trom wlileu the foliow mg extracts are made: If the speech of Mr. Funnier against the Alabama elaiius treaty purported to be a inero expression of personal opinion, we mlRht have reported It without ooninicnt. When Indictments of this kind are drawn up by an Individual, on his own responsibility, atrainst a 'whole nation, they are best answered by a tliiniitlcd silence. Mr. Hutnner, however, tills no ordinary position In the United states Loirisiature. His speech, though delivered in secret session, was forthwith published by order of the (Senate, and tias already been republished In this country. His sentiments were not only adopted expressly by several of his colleaKiies, but afterwards re ceived an apparent ratification from an almost unanimous Vote. To say that Mr. Sum ner's speech falls short of the impartiality to be expected of a Judpo or a statesman is to do it more than Justice, for it too often transgresses the rules of professional advocacy. One Instance of this unfair ness is the omission of all reference to any liability on the part of France. Another is the one-sided estimate which he submits of the eilects produced by the war on British and American trade, ir all the possible gains of British shipowners by the war rates of Insurance In the United States are to be reckoned up against us, why is Mr. Simmer entirely silent as to the ascertained losses suffered by our cotton trade and manufactures? Does he suppose that no pressure was put on our uovernment, not without a ttood pretext, to pronounce the blockade ineffective, and does he connt for nothing the sacrifice to our national Rood faith represented by the Ijincashire distress? Airaln, when he strings together the boisterous partisan ship of Mr. Laird's friends with "the cheers of a British passenger-ship crossing the path of the Alabama," and treats both as conclusive proofs of national complicity with the Hotith, does he take no aocount of the fact that no popular meeting was ever held to countenance the South, or of the eloquent appeals made on behalf of his own cause ? lie does, indeed, notice . these appeals, but only to point his attacks upon the English nat ion, which he chooses to Identify with a particular sect ion of Kngllsh society, and not with its government or its most representa tive men. With a like want of candor, he alludes to Mr. Goldwln Smith's vigorous protests against South ern proclivities, but forbears to rercr to a recent letter by the same writer, defending the British Uov erment against the accusation of having been ac tuated by them. In short, he studiously labors to But the worst construction on every act of Great ritaln, sometimes Interpreting it by the lan guage of irresponsible critics, and sometimes by the ex pout facto test of consequences ; now Judging it by the loftiest principles of international morality, ana then by the most technical rules of the common law. Having done so, he assures us that his invec tives have been wrung from him by a sense of duty; that he has long suppressed his feelings; and that It is but Jateiy tnat our iiaimiucs nave reveaieu themselves In their true enormity. During the war and for some time thereafter it was impossible to state them. The mass of a mountain cannot be measured at Its base. The observer must occupy a certain distance, and this rule of perspective is Justly applicable to damages which arc vast beyond precedent. Whether Mr. Sumner has succeeded in reaching a point of view from which he can see the question in its ral proportions, the world must now decide. To us he seems to have greatly weak ened the case originally presented by Mr. Adams. Before that case Is again considered it will need to be carefully stripped of Mr. .Sumner's, passionate arguments In aggravation of damnges. Thus limited, it will be entertained by the British Govern ment and people with a sincere desire to satisfy any legit imate demands which can be established against us either In a court of equity or In a court of honor. The London Herald of the same date devotes a column to the sensation of the day. From the fol lowing extract the general tone ol the article may be Judged: We are glad to find that Mr. Sumner rests his whole case on the supposed wrong done to the Union by this recognition of Southern belligerency, because his argument In this particular Is so untenable that even the most fanatical Northerner must see the hollowness of it. While the Americans are pro posing to recognize the independence of Cuba, an island ruled by a Spanish governor and held by a Spanish army, in which an insurrection has broken out which Is yet in its infancy, they cavil at our (Government for having admitted as belligerents a people whose ports had been declared by the Northern President to be In a state of blockade, against whom he proceeded after the method and with the courtesies of a regular war, a people which maintained its separate government for the better part of four years, and brought into the field an army of half a million of men. Instead of blaming ns for the strictly legal and impartial position assumed by our Government in this crisis, the friends of the Union owe us thanks for not having recognized, as we well might have done, and as an Influential ally invited ns to do, the independence o the Confederacy and the destruction ol the Union. The London Telegraph, after seriously thinking the subject over, comes to the conclusion that: In plain English, whether for good or evil, we de cline to accept Mr. Sumner as the deliberately au thorized spokesman of the final American Judgment. 'j'ne real Importance of the Senator's address consists not In Its practical application, but in the state of popular feeling whlch its delivery pre supposes. As a matter of fact we cannot doubt that Mr. Sumner expressed the opinion of numbers among his fellow countrymen when he dedarod that Eng land had been the ''naval. base'' of the Confederacy; that the Rebellion had been kept alive, if not called Into being, by the expectation of English interven tion; and Unit the civil war would have ended two years earlier If It had not been lor the support afforded from this country. We are not now discuss ing the Justice of these assumption, and wo refrain from dwelling on the other side of the account as it stands between England and America. Just or un just, uch a conviction as we have described is popu larly entertained throughout a considerable portion of the United States, and It would be Idle to hope that any argument on our side would shake the com mon belief of the hour. Even if thu Kugllsh nation took exactly the same view of lis conduct as Mr. Sumner, we do not see what more w.i could possibly do thanorrer restitution for any speeiile Injury which we can lie proved to have inflicted. 1 his we have al ready offered, as the Senator for Miissachuseus him self admits; and, If the Americans decline our oirer there Is nothing more to be done on our side. If we consented to adopt any form of apology which Mr. Sumner might dictate, and if w ) oilered to pay any sum which he might consider a fair equivalent for our mlsdoiugs, wo should not thereby1 remove the feeling so prevalent In America that we turned against the Union in the hour of Its trial. Time, and nine alone, can remove that feeling; and we believe ... ,i iw.tt mrv thi cu.ise of neoce and auiitv by attaching little weight to compliments, on the one hand, such as those with which Mr. Keverdy .Johnson has lately overloaded us, or to scolding, on the other, like that of which Mr. Sumner has just itiveu us a specimen. The London Dally .Wtns again reviews too speech in Mietut terms: There can be no doubt that the tendency of a speech like this, by a man of Mr. Sumner's eminence, hi of a nature to produce lu certain circumstances a trrave situation. At present nothing has been done ! ....u,....w.b of which It is not in President rant s power to control. At the same time It is not JiTrivto noint out what must bo the eilect of !?i.,-...f..,u ;,r this kind if thev receive any sane tiou from those who are the oitleial representatives "l the United States towards this country. The Vl..T.,Zr ,t a lomr train of argument which r. ", T7 , ininousibie demands is not neu- " ..""V. ,LV word of irjod-wM thrown at the close, and the practical conclusions which now from Mr. Sumner's speech leave very little room i ifUed for effusive sentiment. Our private letters 5 the United States Inform us that by thoughtful Americans Mr. Sumner's speech Is freely criticised, iSpiopoHMoun doctrine of consequential SamM to rcuu lated even by hw own constituent am oartSani Vnt by the general public his speech Sumner's speech has been chiefly welcomed as a Protest against the complacent tone of Mr. Keverdy ohiiHon's English speeches, and the friendly attl tnde he so easily took up with reference to the most malignant enemies of his country. I iWe will not, however, indulge in conjectures. Mr. Motley will soon be herewith authority to xjiesk In General Grant's name, and we shall then have at leant the satisfaction of dealing with a Minister whom? words will express the mind of his country. Tho President Is now at the height of his power. He has done nothing to forfeit the confidence which he won In the field, ami of which his election was so striking a manifestation. The people will go with him in whutever course ho may lead, even If It should be one certain to entail great sacnllecn. an I Involve the temporary return of evils from which the republic has sintered most severely. Englishmen of course can have nothing to say to any decision which the Government and people of the Amerle.un Union may think called for by their honor and Interests. But we are sure we may ex press the confidence and expectation of the whole country that the (Queen's Government will maintain a firm position against all exorbitant demands, of whatever nature they may tie. Our Government has been supported In a policy of conciliation and concession for reasons of which, happen what may, we shall never lie ashamed; but there Is a line beyond which concession is weakness and renunciation of duty. Mr. Motley, or whoever else may be scut here to represent the Mnltcd States, will Und the same honorable desire for peace and the same good-will towards his coun try which dictated our part in the treaty rejected at Washington; but the tueen's Government would disappoint the expectation of the country and prove itself unworthy of its trust, if it did not entirely and firmly repel every attempt to trespass upon the honor and right of the nation. We have done what lay In us to compose disputes and settle dimculties which grew up far more out of the unhappy circum stances of the time than out of any want of good feeling towards the American republic; now it is lor the Government or the Uuited States to consider what it owes to the cause of peace, justice, and in ternational law. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Court of Common Flenw Jtutire Allison, Lud low, Pelrce, mid Brewster. TUB REGISTRY LAW. As bv further appointment, counsel were In Court this morning to discuss the 27th section of the new licglstry law, the Court having been requested to express their views upon the nature of the assessors under It, Henry M. Phillips, Esq., in place of Mr. Blddle. and Wllllum U Hirst, Esq., appeared on behalf of the Democratic Assessors, and Charles M Gibbons, Esq., as amicus curlie. The particular section nnder connideratlon re quires the Assessors, by the :i(iih day of .Juno, to make out alphabetical lists of every hotel, tavern, restaurant, and sailors' boarding-house, designating such jiluee by Its street and number, assessing a county tax upon each qualllled elector keeping such hotel, etc., but are not to put upon such list any boarder at such hotel, etc., who is not a qnalilled elector, having a legal residence In the division. And another section'provldes that all laws relating to the collection of personal taxes and elections in the city of Philadelphia inconsistent with this law are repealed. Mr. Phillips, who opened the argument, thought the legislature had fallen into the error of consider ing taxes as for no other purpose than to give the right to vote, for by this provision they had taken from the assessors' lists large numbers of taxable persons who might be at such places as designated In the law, but not yet have the residence required ; and this, moreover, reduced the representation of the city, bv reducing the number of taxable. But, considering the 27th section, he could not be lieve the construction the true one which included in the exclusion from the lists not only those who are mere boarders, but also bona fide lodgers; for this would be to disfranchise a large numier of honest citizens who live here from year to year, and whose only residence may bo at a hotel. Such con struction was obviously unjust, and he thought could not be sustained. But he thought the proper inter pretation would be to say that, tnough mere boarders had not a legal residence, ami should therefore be omitted from the list, yet lodgers had such residence and were entitled to be Included upon the list, and tne law would become perfectly intelligible and re concilable by the court in Interpreting it, directing tne assessors tnat while tney refuse to put on the nsi. mere noaroers at incse nouses, yet tney snail not omit tne names Of lodgers who were qualified electors. Mr. Gibbons, who framed the act. after reviewing the system of fraud that was practised under the old law, by which tavern-keepers and other like persons, whose nouses contained not more than four rooms, were enamel to put upon the list fifty names. and import strangers to vote under them, and stating tnat ins motive in drawing up this law was to prevent sucn outrages, and make election con tests determinable by the election Judges' re turns, and not by six months' or a year's legal struggle In the courts, by appointing for each division two assessors, one of each political party, who are particularly enjoined toreiusesucn names, ami who should watch each other strictly, to prevent a repetition of this outrage. After premising these views, he thought he could safely defy any in telligent and fair-minded man to read this act through, and point, out how it was possible to dis franchise any single qualified voter. This exclusion referred to the first list, which was to be pasted in the most conspicuous part of each division for weeks before the election. Here every bona tine, boarder and other qualified elector was en abled to see whether he was upon the list, and if he was not. he was afforded ample opportunity of being blaced upon the subsequent list. These lists an- to be revised by the assessors and returned to the City Commissioners, accompanied by affidavits that every person therein named is a quali fied elector, to the best of their knowledge and belief. The Court was asked, he thought, by Mr. Phillips to put a construc tion upon this law which would effectually defeat Its good objects; to say that where the name is given as that of a boarder it is to be omitted, but that where the name was presented as that of a lodger It should be received upon the first list, and thus en able the sailor boarding-house deeper to give lu fifty false "lodgers," just, as, under the old law, he could give that many boarders. Mr. Hirst here followed, and said that when he was omitted from the list because he chooses to live at a hotel, it would not do to tell him that he might get upun the extra list by going before the canvassers and proving by the oaths of two house holders that he Is entitled to be put upon It. When the Constitution gave to every cltiocn the right to vote, It contemplated throw ing around him no such uujust dilll culUcs. And because it had been said thut persons hud voted last year who were not en titled to vote, this Court would nor. say thut persons who had the right to vote should bo excluded this year. He thought and confidently hoped that the most uiierai construction woiiki ue put upon mo law. The Court field thu matter under advisement. niHtriet Court. No. 1 Jamtn Hare. G. W. Itiley, to use, vs. Buuker Brothers At Co. An action to recover damages for uu alleged breach of an oil contract. District Court. No, '2-Judue Thnyer. F. A G. A. Henkels vs. Frank Granello. An action on a book account- No defense. Verdict tor plaintiffs, J778 -fit John Function vs. James Arbuthnot. An action to recover rent arrcar. The defense set up that there were two persons claiming as landlord, the plaintiff being one; and that defendant offered to pay him rent, but he refused to receive it or to acknow ledge him us tenant, Verdict for defendant. Alexander Crow vs. Frederick G. and Charles T. Wolbert. This was an action to reeovVr damages for the obstruction of a twenty feet street, running between ('allowhill and Hamilton, Twenty-first, ami Twenty-second streets, plaint iff owning one of the lots bounded by this street. On trial. Court of Quarter Seiwdons. The second period of the May term was opened this morning, ami the attention of the Court was en gaged with the applications made for excuse from service upon the petit jury. C District Conn -Jude f'adwalader. The May term of this court for Jury trials was com menced this nuirnlng. JohnM. Ogdcn. Esq., was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury, who were in structed generally as to their duties and dismissed to business. The list was called in order to see what cases were ready for trial. The following cases were submitted without evidence ami verdicts taken by consent : The United States vs. one steam engine, claimed by Patrick McDonald. Verdict for claimant. The United States vs. spirits, claimed by Michael Haggerty. Verdict for claimant. The United states vs. tobacco, claimed by J. Ken sey Tuvlor. Verdict for claimant. The I'nlted States vs. property clalmod by Ephralm Hall A' Co. Verdict for claimant. The United States vs. beer, etc., claimed by Charles Glass. Verdict for claimant. The United States vs. Scull A Co. Claimed by Fiss, Porter Hugh. Verdict for the United Slates. . . . v. ...... w,.... i a .1 In rra w m 1 1- a I'DlCagO DOasis Ol liming .u - weight of pork jrrcuwr 14 M J ixt fut kmsa tifiimlii' ion. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Disquieted Mcxico-Thc Sinaloa Re volution Uaining Strength Vigorous War Against the ttanditti-Tho Apache Indians Dig Up 1 ho Hatchet Depre dations and Murders. Reception at the "White House Terrible Explosion at Al lentown Financial Ex citement in New York Failure and Sus pension of Bank ing Firms. FROM THE WEST. A VltioroiiM Cnmpnlitn Against the Hobber in Mexico TlioIUevoluilon In Ninaloit-Uepreiln-lions by the Apache Indians. San Frakcisco, May It. Late Mexican advices says a vigorous campaign is being carried on by the citizens against the robbers and lclil rmppcrs in the States of Jalisco and Michoacan. Numerous engagements have taken place, in which the robbers were worsted, and had many killed. The revolution in Sinaloa is assuming a serious aspect. Palaclo had captured the town of Elficrctc, and established his headquarters there. The Government troops offered but slight resistance. Three hundred troops from Sonoru joined Palaclo at Elfteretc. The Apache Indians who were driven from Arizona arc mak ing terrible inroads in Sonora, devastating the whole frontier. Reports from Chihuahua nnd Neuova Leon arc equally alarming in regard to Indian depredations. It is estimated that these frontier States have already lost one-third of Jhcir population by the incursions of the savages, and unless the matter is seriously attended to will soon be depopulated. Imprisoned Indians, the Supposed Murdereru of n. Itrilixh Crew. The English gunboat Sparrowhawk arrived at Victoria from Barclay Sound, with 6ix Indian prisoners, supposed to be the murderers of the ere of the wrecked bark John Bright. Investi gation has established the fact that the mi fortu nate men were massacred by the fcavages. One Indian has acknowledged that the captain and his wife were shot through the head as they landed on the btneh. The ship's papers were recovered. The I'ai llic lload. Petitions are in circulation along the line of the Southern Pacific Kail road, asking Congress to multiply the land subsidy and open land pre emption. The Corps of Engineers of the Cen tral Pacific Railroad Company have surveyed the line of road from Stockton through Tulare Valley to Vizelo, and report a favorable route. Three Children Hurled in Hunk. Cleveland, Ohio, May 17 At 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Emtn t, aged five years, and John, nged four years, children of Gewrge Graff, and Peter, aged three years, eon of William Pigeon, were burled by the sliding of a sand bank to the depth of several feet. ' The children had been missed and search made throRghont the city, but It was not suspected until Sunday evening that they had been overwhelmed by the slide. The bodies were recovered after being buried twenty-eight hours. Velocipedinw Rxturnordiiinry. The best time ever made on a velocipede was accomplished at the Rink, in this city, on Satur day afternoon, by Mr. Frederick llawley, of Rochester, N. Y., making fifty miles In 'A hours, 14 minutes, and S'J seconds actual running time. The First Through lHHHener Train from the I'ncitir. Sr. Lotus, May 17. The first through pas senger train from Sacramento, with about WW passengers, arrived at Oimiha'ycstcrday. The travel west from Omaha Is very large. Extensive preparations are 'being made at Springfield, Illinois, to receive Vice-President Colfax, who will visit that city in a few days. FROM THE ST A TE. Celebration of WhitHuniJile Monday. Lancastek, Pa., May 17 Whitsuntide Mon day Is being observed here with universal fervor by the German people. Thousands of people have come to-day from a distance within thirty miles, and the main streets are almost impassa ble. The lines of carriages extend for many squares, ami the railroad company has' been obliged to place extra cars on the various train. Appropriate services arc being held In the churches, all mcchanicurpursuUs have been sus pended, and the general observance of the day equals that of even Christmas or the Fourth of July. Allenlown Startled bv the Kxplosion ol' n Pow der jlaniiiiie. Special Despatch to Tlie Kveniiuj 7'ehyraph, Ai.lentown, May 17. A heavy shock and trembling of the earth, resembling an earth quake, was felt throughout this city this morn ing, about half-past 'A o'clock. People who were awakened by the shock, ran Into the streets panic stricken, trying to learn the cause of the shock, which, it was afterwards learned, was caused by the explosion of a powder magazine at Troxell's stone quarry, located about two and a half miles out of town. The building, which which was of wood, contained forty keg of powder. Oue man was found dead about one hundred yards from the scene of the explosion. He was horribly mutilated and blackened. The cause of the explosion Is unknown. FROMIMSIUJVGTOJV. Nubliulh School Children Heeeived lit the While House. Dtpatch to the, Amiocialfd 7Vr. Washington, May 17 About 1500 pupils of the South Washington Sabbath schools paraded this morning, and, proceeding to the Executive mansion, were received in the East Room by the President, who expressed his pleasure at meet ing so many cheerful and innocent faces. The scholars sung several hymus, und then filed past him on taking their leave. It was intended to have bad a parade of all the Protestant Sabbath schools, as heretofore, but the question of in cluding the colored organizations defeated th project.; FROM NEW YORK. Intennc Kxeitentent in the ;ld AlarUrt. Sxci'of Dtpatch to Tht Kerning TeltgravK Nkw Yokk, May 17 The excitement in the gold market this morning is very hitense, owing to the announcement upon the street that Messrs. 8chippelcrvfc Co., a largo German banking house of Exchange Place, were short about nine mil lions. The earliest transactions in the market before the opening of the board was at 141 and the highest point reached was 142. The regular opening price at the Gold Room was l-wi,'.;. SporiHinenM .Convention. f-VKA(,t'M:, May 17 The New York State t-porUmen's Convention will meet in this city on Monday, the 31t instant. The shooting trials are to take place on the three following days, .'line 1, 'i and 3. Fire. New Yohk, May 17. A fire occurred this morning at No. Ttl Cliff street, in the building occupied by Hccht it Frank, dealers in hides and leather, which destroyed property to the value of fl 0,000. The amount of insurance has not been ascertained. I'lirtieiiliirn of the I'lillure of Scheppeler .V Co., Ilrniid NSreel Hunker -Two More l-'niliircs Announced The Kxeiienieut lleixlitCniim. Ni:v Yokk, May 17. The excitement in Broad trcet over the heavy failure of Messrs. Scheppcler fc Co., previously announced, con tinues, and two more failures are now reported. The firms which have just suspended arc John Pondir, gold and Government dealer. No. M Ex change place, aud Duprc, Kirtz iV Co., gold and Government bankers,' No. 28 Broad street. The amount of liabilities of the two latter houses has not yet been made public. The Mysterious l)lnietirHiice. The junior partner In that Exchange place bunking house, whoso mysteriously disappeared Saturday afternoon with nearly one hundred and twenty thousand dollars in convertible funds, has not yet. made his appearance, and no clue has been discovered as to his whereabouts. The name of the absconding party is Mr. Aiken, and the name of the firm is now announced as Davis it Aiken, of Exchange place. The firm has al ways heretofore borne a good name upon the street, and there is much sympathy expressed 1'ir Mr. Davis. At the Stock Exchange this morning the Presi dent of the board announced the numbers of some of the stolen bonds and stocks, and pay ment has been stopped upon all paper not trans ferable. The Whiteun day observances usual through out England during the Whitstin week holidays is the attributed cause of the non-receipt of European cable quotations to-day. FROM WEir EMJLJXD. ItnrnhiK of a New Town Hall. Gi.orcF.sTEH, Mass., May 17. The new town hall In this place, which has just been com pleted at an expense of .tlOO,000, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The building was insured for t40,000. Tle Hfvw York Money JlarUci. i'VeM the Iferald. "The people now pn. the national bunks eighteen niil lion dollars a year, in jiolil.fnr th privilege of r iceivin ; an l doing buHineim with their paper. Considering tblN gene rosity, the banks ought to be more willing to accommodate tiie people and preserve the equilibrium of the money market. There are aome who think that thin privih-ge in very dearlv bought at eighteen millions a year, and that they might obtain it for nothing, hut they do not know the client of Uncle Sum' love for his nephews. Secretary Houtwell is at the oainsof a creat deal of trouble to ar range for saving three million dollar annually in gold in- terest, while the law compels him to pny suit six times as nincu npon tne collateral uonus wuicu ue uu national bank currency. t he week tv statement is favorable, except in the par ticulars of a loss in legal reserve as accounted for in the preceding paragraph. The loanable resources are such as to afford enlarged accommodations to the business com munity and induce lower rates on call loans, the deposit haviug increased about Ave and a half millions against an increase in loans of only one million. The increase in legal-teuders is less t han a million and a half, and the dis crepancy as compared wit h the deposits is due to the large excess of national currency in the packages ahipim to this city. There is a falling oft in specie of seven hundred thousand dollars, which is about the amount of the ex ports for the week. This is the only means of acconntiui; for the loss, the Treasury disbursements for the week, on account of the -May interest, haviug been (t'J.blH.tjTti, and the enstoms receipts $2,H40.000. 'XMivernments during the earlier portion of the week were irregular, owing to the contradictory reports of the .lisiKisilion of the bonds purchased for the sinking fund ; but the tinul settlement of this point, and the advertise ment of the Assistant Treasurer on Saturday, led to a revival of the buoyant feeling, and prices advauced to the kighest ever reached, in this connection it may he in teresting to know that the total receipts of the national IVeasury, from excises, during the fiscal year ending ivilli lune au, lHtiS. weiwi $ltH,lSH,5rt4. The receipts from the same source, thus fur in the current fiscal yeur, commencing with July 1. 1S6S, have been about JB12.0H0,0il0, accordic to the latest Washington ad vices. The follow iK were the closing street prices for internments on Saturday: United Kiates sixes, lssl re gistered, LiP.,i lit!1 ; do., coupon.! l'-MValii',, ; l ive twenties, registored, llrtUKillrt'...; no. do., couMn, lsti, liil'.w I'MU: do. do. eocn. ls4, llli'.ia lliiV, do. do., coupon, lsofi, invalid.; do. do., coupon, lSua, new. Us'., (IIS: do. do., coupon. ISriT, lis','" UH; do. do., coupon, IstiS, lls'V" US; do Ten-forties, registered, lOH'VrflOH; do. do , coupon, 10y!vinlU9 : currency bonds, lW.ia 107. "l'oreign exchange has been growing eteadity firmer nnder the apprehension that the payment of tue heavy balance in trade aguist us must be made by shipping f old, rrime hankers at the close put up their rates to im or SO days and 110'. for sight sterling, which ratoa are close nin the specie shipping point. It seem only a few weeks since exchange was down to specie importing figures. The fact is a ourious illustration of our mercan tile wisdom. In the full and winter, when gold is down.we sell onr produce- corn, cotton, and the like - to Kiirope, lu the spring and lumimi , when gold is up iundialiange dear, we pay for the linens, silks, wines, brandies, aud other luxuries imported for our extravagsot population. "The Money market was ouiet and steady throughout the week. The rate on call ranges from six per cent, on tioveriuneuts to seven per cent, on tjovernmeuts and stocks. "Ktock in the beginaing of the week were buoyant and animated umler the influences arising out of the comple tion of the Pacific Kailway. This state of things was fol lowed by great dulnese, in which a few of the list were weak or strong, the general list preserving its stea iin -ss. The cliques are 'short' of the market. They iiaveun loaded" to the public, aud have been unable to depress stocks, the arguments which they used to stimulate prices being employed by the public to maintain their posii iioi in holding them. Much ut the iluln 'ss at the clone is attributable to the deluy in the Governor's action on thw New York Central sciipand the Consolidation hills." V 1 S K. Mis Numerous l.ibel Suits, J'rom the tlt idi)iptiet Stamttird. Speaklnit tif libel suits, Mr. Klsk, Jr., has (roue lino the business quite extensively of late. Two weeks since lie commenced a suit ajjulust the 'Votes, fur 11,0(10,000, and two UKiiinst the nionev editor of that paper for l(io,0(io each. This is prcltv irood in llseir provided he j?ets it but nut ciioukIi to satisfy James Kisk. Jr. So a day or two since lie began another suit asntinst the yv,n for libel, but the amount of ilamuires claimed I have not learned probably a few millions, for lie couldn't be content with less than seven llRiires in the bill. These suits are not all in Mr. risk's name, but tliev all bear lite piarks of his niiiiiipiilatiiuis. I'l-rliaps'tlie animus of these suits may lie round iu the fact that some tlino since u person much intesested In Ki le Kailroad mat ters tried, by an otter ol several thousand dollars In cash, tu,iinluce the money editor of the 7';ww to cease his attacks upon the schemes connected with that road, which were then Just bcinu; luaiiKiirated. The editor spurned the oiler, and the 7Viiw has pur sued the Krle manipulators with unwonted eiicriry. The paper does not seem to be vcrv much put out by these prosecutions, but, on the contrary, con tinues Us attacks with increased vigor. frtna the Hwttvn Advertitiei; The efforts of Messrs. Kisk and fiould to crush the financial writer of the New York 'V.i.cs by multiplied suits, enormous damages, and vexatious arrests will probably do the plaint iris no good, indeed, by such measures they are fast making it morally impossible to repeat the alleged oilense of injuring their char acter. 'Die law of libel has its uses, but the stifling of criticism upon such operations as those which have driven Kne from the stock boirdsof the Old ft viu sud ,vw i uot oue oi tucui. "RECONSTRUCTED." The "Eyes of Delaware" Gaze on a New Whipping post and rillory. Three Culprits Placed in the Pillory, and Ten Lashed at the Post. The New Shrine is Consecrated by a tibation of Blood ! J'rom )'! ftrit (rrtpoidciit. New Castle, Del., May 15. During the past two or three weeks the people of this antedilu vian hamlet have been blcseil with two unpre cedented sensations. A lire broke out in the centre of the town, and when it was all over a few bricklayers and carpenters were summoned from Wilmington to repair the damages. The presence of a mortar-bed and a brick-pile was a flrsl-cliiss sensation, unknown, I fear, iu the ex perience of "the oldest inhabitant." Therefore New Castle was unduly excited, and the nine days to which such wonders are limited by the old proverb have been prolonged to double the traditional period. Justice Iie-eiitbrond. But if the antediluvians had been disturbed by the sound of the trowel and the hammer alouc, the circumstance would not have warranted a journey all the way from Philadelphia to chro nicle. The County Jail Commissioners about two weeks ajro sat in inquisition upon the old whipping-post, and in their judgment it was pro nounced both unsightly and unsafe. Time had dealt harshly with it. The precise day on which its grim timbers first obstructed the rays of the sun has been so long swallowed up iu the maw of the past, that it is scnrccly worth while to bo particular about it except for the benefit of th antiquarians, who should make a pilgrimage to this spot In a body, certain of being amply re warded for their pains. The ordinary reader's curiosity, doubtless, will be amply satisfied with the announcement that the old post had laughed common decency and hu manity to scorn In the days when half-nnked women were manacled to It, and their sense of shame lost sight of In the more poignant agony which thrilled their bodies at each descent of the leathern thong; in the days when the women who had given birth to sons of Delaware were lifted h i;;u up lu the air and bent at a right angle, in order that their necks and wrists might be thrust through apertures not much larger than a knot hole; in the days when both men and women, while thus tortured lu the name of the outraged law, were defiled and humiliated by the contaet of dead cats and addled eggs. All these things were of scnii-anuual occurrence not many years ago, and the old shriue on which such offerings to justice wer placed had been, again and agaiu, thus polluted. It was not for the reason that such items have been expurgated from the liturgy of Delaware, and that an altar which had been thus polluted was tin worthy of the offerings of a less barba rous people, thut the Jail Commissioners decreed its demolition, but simply because its timbers were rotten, its nails rusty, its joints creaky, its tout enteritblp discreditable. Iu accordance with their decree, the old post was rooted up, aud now lies prone upon the earth In the prison yard, whence it is being carried, chip by chip, to be cherished as saeredly as the relics held in such high esteem by the early Church. In its place a new post has been erected, as substan tial, as serviceable, as uncouth, as awe-inspiring, as repulsive to the spirit of the age and country, as was the old post in the days of its own new ness. The New Khrine Consecrated. To-day the antediluvians have been in high feather because of the ccreinouics attendant upon the consecration of the new shrine. The semi-annual session of the Criminal Court of New Castle county opened on Monday, and inside of three days au unusual quantity of work was laid out by it for the high priest and his assistants. The juries appeared to rculio the importance of tho approaching eeretnoules, and to relish the opportunity afforded them of ren dering the whole affair entirely creditable aud one long to be remembered. So they convicted almost every person that was placed in tho prison er s dock, and the judges, with as lauduble a zeal, were unsparing in their sentences. Tho result of the three days' work was the selectiou of ten victims five of them white and five black among whom were distributed three hours In the pillory, 18'J lashes, thirteen years' Imprisonment, and over IH700 iu lines. With all these resources to fall back upon, Delaware would indeed have suffered disgrace in its own historical eyes if the consecration ceremonies had not proved an unqualified success. "The HtLirM AJnr." The services were appointed to commence at ten o'clock, and long before that hour the ante diluvians were out iu force, awaiting tho open ing of the prison gates. The crowd numbered a round two hundred, being about equally made up of whites and blacks, with the element of youth, us customary, in the preponderance. The shabby urchins who made up so largo a portion of the assemblage were in great glee, and by their sculliing, aud hooting, and swearing, and general ' liveliness of disposition, showed con clusively to the few strangers present that they wore fully prepared to receive and cherish uu Inspiration of respect for the law and of terror for the machinery by which infractions upon it were punished. The I'ulpil nod the VhipiiiM-ol. Among thorc awaiting the opening of th? gates vtAS the Kev. Charles D. Shaw, the pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church at Wilmington. This earnest Christiau gentleman who, by-tho-wy, is not a product of the Stato, but came originally from Philadelphia hud never witnessed the most impressive ceremony In tho eroed of Delaware, aud was present to-day for that especial purpose. Two weeks ago ho aroso iu his pulpit in Wilmington, and in unexaggerated terms de picted the cruelties practised in the city prlsou, thoroughly arousing many of those who were his listeners to the necessity of inaugurating a re form in that respect. It is said that tho cells In tills establishment are unfit to be tenanted by refractory and ill-uatured pigs, but tho present vity Cwut.il, wLi-k 1 Wfc'ciy lvcaUiica.u, t not disposed to nttcmpt any reform until tb0 courts decide w hether the laudable and unpnrtl pun scheme of the Democratic law-makers for the State at large to legislate them out ct office Is to succeed or not. As the Democratic Leglg. In t lire exercises no jurisdiction over Mr. Shaw's pnlplt, that gentleman did not choose to wait, and I- feci assured that his voice will soon be heard from the same pulpit in denunciation of the heathenish devotions of Delaware at the shrine of 8t. Pillory. One of the Wilmington clergymen is already nn open and avowed assailant of this mockery ot justice nnd defiance of decency. I refer to the Kev. Fielder Israel, of tho Unitarian Church, who talks very plainly npon tho subject, in the pulpit nnd out of it. Delaware Christianity, however, is In the main far from aggressive, and Its other pulpit exponents, if not directly favor ing the whipping-post, at least refrain from assailing it, inspired to this masterly inactivity by a desire not to offend tho prejudices of their parishioners. For It must bo stated, if tire truth is to be told, that very many of the most Influen tial nnd most intensely rcspcctablo Christians of Delaware ore as ardent admirers of the whipping-post as wcro tho Spanish Iiiqub-ltors of their instruments of torture. If the Ucv. Alfred Cookman, formerly of Philadel phia, but now stationed at Grace Church, Wilmington, oiifi of the most magnificent edifices of the kind lu the country, wcro to rise In his elegant pulpit and half whisper an intimation that he regarded the whipping-post as slightly out of Its proper place in the midst of a people professing to have surrendered themselves to the christianizing and refining influences of the Gospel, the chauces are that he would, is turn, rcccivclvcry loud intimations from tho occupants of the luxurious front pews that he had seriously impaired ills prospects of usefulness in that par ticular field of labor. "The f iaten Wide Open." At a few mir tes after ten the gates of the prlson-ynr were thrown back on their creaking hinges, and the motley crowd ushered into the presence of the new shrine, additions being made to it from time to time until, towards noon, a half-dozen colored women and as many white females of tender age were included. Two men, both black, were in the pillory. One of these was John Realey, a dark, stout, and well built youth, who had appropriated sundry spoons aud articles of apparel, so numerous in detail that on his trial he tauntingly inquired, when the list of his peculations was recited, "if there wasn't something else that he had stolen?" and suggested to the prosecutor that he had cer tainly forgotten the two bottles of whisky the absorption of the contents of which had under mined his power of locomotion and led to h's capture. . Realey grinned complacently from his lofty perch, and bore his afflic tions with commendable fortitude, doubt less revolving in his mind the fact that the slight discomfort which he experienced during his hour in the pillory was more than compensated for by the contents of the two bot tles, without any consideration of the silver spoons and other paraphernalia which, unlike the w hisky, found their way back to those whom the law recognized as their rightful owners. At the end of the hour, the culprit straightened himself out and descended the ladder, doubtless with the reflection that a more painful ordeal was In reservation for him, as indeed it was. By the side of Realey stood Aaron Conner, a cream-colored youth of about sixteen years, who has been an occupant of the jail for more than a year already, his trial on the charge of an un natural assault upon a white girl having been twice postponed, at his counsel's rcquoet. He finally compromised with justice by confessing that he had attempted to commit an offense which, if fully proven, would, by the law of Delaware, have sent him to the scaffold. There was not a tinge of sympathy for this boy on the part of the spectators, who viewed the constant shifting of the position of his logs with evident satisfaction. Yet, although he appeared to be far more uncomfortable than his companion, he brightened np as he was released, and remarked gaily to the jailor: "Ain't that handy?" There was another chapter in store for hinl, also; but it did not disturb his present equa nimity. A " Democratic Nipper" nnd an Kuberant White Man. This portion of the entertainment would have drifted along into positive monotony if two specimens of Delaware civilization had not at tracted the attention of the crowd and afforded them substantial diversion. One of them was, according to the remark of a native, "an ornery nigger who had barely escaped the pillory him self, and ought to have had a taste of it." This specimen of humanity, who has lived all hie days withiu reach of tho shadow of tho pillory, and must therefore be regarded, In his deport ment, as a fair and average example of the salutary and restraining influences of the Institution, is said to be an active la borer in tho ranks of tho Dolawaro Demo cracy, being found especially useful on election days in inducing lukewarm patriots who are en trusted w ith tho franchise to exercise it "early and often," according to the time-honored and universal Democratic maxim. It was probably his unfortunate affiliation with the ward poli ticians of Wilmington that led him to be sus pected of having appropriated a Watch or some other trifle, for which suspicion ho passed seven months in jail, and was then complimented by a Democratic jury with an acquittal, lie ap peared to appreciate the compliment at its full valuation, remarking, in a boisterous and boast ng tone: "I wouldu't go into that thiug for five thou sand dollars cash," and subsequently ruuning tho premium on his fortunate escape up to iHO,0(0, with an iutltnatlon that he would even have prcfered to dangle lu the air at tho end ol a rope. Then, for fear that every spectator was not familiar with tho details of his experience, he sprung half way up the ladder, shouting: "No they dldu't! They tried mighty hard, but they didn't do it!" Equally diverting and as well received by the crowd were the antics and speeches of a palor sub ject of Delaware sovereignty who had sat ut tie feet of Suulsbury, and acquired a marvelous capacity for carying whisky. "My name is hie Dobbs!" ho cried, as Le straggled around the enclosure. "Do n' ye know me? hie do u' ye know Dobbb? I'm ;i dead nicker ! Is there hie any w-watr round, he-yer? No water, eh? All hydraulics, alnt ye? Won't ye lend me a cigar, mister? My name' Ltv;tf i;wtU v. ilm &tvil .Fuyi,
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