r (&MA.IPIBI0 H VOL. XIII NO. 11G. FIRST EDITION The Red River Expedition E2r. Omytho's Milky Way. fSuicicle of ax Lover. The Missouri Railroad Disaster. How the Accident Occurred. Etc., Etc.. Etc., Etc., Etc. DEATH OX TIIE BAIL. The Fearful Catastrophe an Oie (Wnaonrl FacMc Itallroad The Cause of the Accident. Tbe Western papers are filled, to the exclu sion of other matter, with details of the fright fal casualty at Eureka, by which nineteen per sons lost their lives, and over forty others were grievously injured. The Missouri Democrat of aturday fays: The public, of coarse, are anxious to know who is to blame for the catastrophe. It is evi dent that "somebody blundered" who the Blunderer was is a matter for the investigation of the Coroner's jury. The testimony taken yes terday throws some light upon this subject. It will be seen by the statement of Mr. Trower, a citizen of Eureka, that he heard the freight train coming, and warned the men on the ex press train; but the warning was unheard, or at least unheeded. If Mr. Trower had possessed a little more energy and a stronger voice, he would have been the means of saving many lives and much destruction of property. At the time Mr. Trower gave the warning the express train was moving off from the station at Eureka, and the conductor was talking to another man and did not hear tbe warning. The fireman, it seems, heard, or at least saw, Mr. Trower, but probably did not comprehend what he said. ' Ihe accident occurred about a mile and a half east ot Eureka, and midway between Eureka and Olencoe. The express train had fallen over an hour behind its time at Washington, and in order to facilitate the transit of the freight trains going West, the train despatcher at that place issued orders to two freight trains (No. 29 and No. 29 extra) to use thirty minutes of the time of the express train (No. 4). No. 29, regular, having consumed all that it properly could of this thirty minutes, stopped at Eureka for the express to pass. No. 29, extra, according to the statements of the conductor and engineer, had ample time to get to Eureka; but, if their statements are true, their watches must have been about fifteen minutes slow, for they ay the accident occurred at two or three minutes past 5 o'clock, while the conductor of the express says it occurred at twenty minutes past 5 o'clock. The weight of the testi mony is in favor of the latter time, and it remains for the conductor of the extra freight train to explain (if he can) the discrepancy in the time. If his watch had been right, he would have known that he had consumed all of his thirty minutes before leaving St. Paul. But be says he left St. Paul at 4-45; if that time was correct, be bad ample time to get to Eureka before the expiration of his thirty minutes' margin. Tbe conclusion seems inevitable that the blame rests with the conductor of the freight train or else with his time-piece, which it was ' bis duty to have regulated before starting. It would seem, on the whole, that he did not use due caution. Tbe record of the time of his arrival at St. Faul was written by himself, and made up from his own tlme-iplece. The conduct of tbe conductor and engineer of the freight train suggests the inquiry whether they were not conscience-stricken at beholding the calamity. They tell us themselves that, without waiting to ascertain the extent of the disaster without turning a hand to rescue the wounded, they fled to St. Faul, leaving the dead and the dying to take care of themselves. This desertion of their poet cannot readily be excused or palliated. William Oder Is the name of the conductor, and Joseph Tracy was the engineer. The only excuse they offer for their flight was that they "went to report the accident." On being questioned by the jury. Oder said he "apprehended danger from the .passengers." Tracy eaya be also feared violence from the passengers. What harm could dead and wounded men do blm T How different was the conduct of .Dubois, the conductor of the express train! He was bruised and bleeding, but he remained for some time on tbe scene, and rendered all tbe assistance In his power to the wounded, lie had no fear of being mobbed by tbe passengers, because be . felt that be was not blamable for tbe disaster. The farmers in the vicinity testify that he acted the part of a man, and did bis beet to relieve tbe sufferers. According to the evidence, the two trains were running at a rate of about SO miles an hour. he grade descends from both directions, and tbe trains met on a level embankment about twenty feet high. So loud was the concussion that it was mistaken for thunder by -some of the farmers. A more complete wreck n locomotives cannot be Imagined. Horror of the Collision Kxperleoa)f a Sur vivor laeldeata. The accident was a collision between the East bound express train, due at 8t. Louis at 6 A. M., and a Wett bound extra freight train. The ex press train bad ive passenger cars and a bag gage car, and the freight train was a long heavy one, drawn by a powerful locomotive. At the point of collision there Is an embankment fif teen feet high, where the road curves so sharply that two approaching trains cannot see each other until close together. It was at this perilous spot that the approaching trains, at a thundering rate of speed, came together. The two engines ruebed at each other like en raged monsters with a tremendous crash, reared from the track, and fell Into disjointed frag ments on tne ground. Tbe shock was terrible. The tender, baggage car, and the two forward passenger cars of tbe express train on oue side, And tbe tender and several box cars of the freight train on the other, went Into the crash with their engines, leaving a disordered and frightful ruin, spattered with the blood of forty human beings beneath its shapeless mass. There was no warniag to the passeugers, and none of them bad time to jump. Tbe two en gines were driven with such force into each other, that it was almost impossible, after the .collision, to distinguish the parts of one from the other; the crushed cars were lammed to gether, the cars being shivered into long slivers, and the seats, wheels, trucks, and irons blended in an indescribable heap which rolled of down the eiabaukm&at. The three rear cars of the express tram .escaped the fate of the two forward oues. After tbe collision they were found standing on tbe track. The spectacle was one impossible to view without aUolute horror. It was ehaos and death combined. Tbe engines, both on the same side of the embookment, were but a heap of battered fragments, while around on all sides -was confusion twice confounded, Tbe baggage car and the one next to it were shivered as if by an internal explosion, and the mass of broken timbers. Iron rods, and wheels looked like the work of some infernal agency. In a collision the firincipal loss results from wood splinters, sharp afcged spears that fir with the shock; like arrows. nevcrai oi tne victims oi wis accident were slain in tbis way, and to look close into the wreck yesterday was to see the evidence of this. Red human blood could be seen on the fresh newly rent .wood, or a point of wood protruded, stained with the life-tide of some dead person, whose body was invisible. In many cases there were wounded and dead which it was Impossible to see amid the mass of broken wood and iron; often, however, the little red stream of blood flowing down some slanting beam, or else drop ping slowly on the ground, indicated a spot of death or of someenseless victim still breathing. More horrible, however, than the bodies killed by impaling wood splinters, were those crushed by heavy masses of iron or wood driven against them. A human body reduced almost to a bloody pulp by crushing, forms a frightful pic ture in nearly all serious railroad collisions. Two Oltm mud Two Horses Hanked to Pieces o tbe New Jersey Railroad. A sad accident occurred on the New Jersey Central Railroad at Elizabeth, by which two men, Barney Connor and Patrick McGowan, lost their lives. They were riding in a wagon drawn by two horses, and in crossing the track at Court street were struck by the locomotive of the 10-30 train from New York. The wagon was dashed to pieces, its two occupants and the two horses were instantly killed. The bodies of the unfortunate men were terribly mutilated when they were picked up, having been thrown a distance of thirty feet. It is stated that the approaching train was in full view when Connor attempted to drive across the track, but it does not appear whether he was properly signalled. It is even stated that there was no flagman present, but the accounts given by eye-witnesses are so conflicting that it is hardly possible to arrive at the truth. RED RIVER. How Kiel Compromised the Winnipeg War The fen Ian Invasion. Montreal, May 12 The compromise be tween Winnipeg and the Dominion was dex trously done. Kiel has undoubted influence over bis people, but vanity and religion have quite as much influence over Kiel, and on these strings our politicians played. It was represented to the priests that a persistence in the effort for absolute independence would inevitably result in annexation to tbe United States, and as, on the principle, perhaps, of those making the most noise being best heard, you Americans are regarded as an infidel and priest-defying people, the Catholic clergy of Mani toba were alarmed into using their influence with Riel and the half-breeds to compromise with tbe Dominion and thus escape demoraliz ing contact with "Yankee isms." It was also shown Riel that if Red River were annexed to the United States, he would be soon reduced to the ranks by the efforts of American politicians eager for place; while, if the Americans were kept out, he would always be a prominent figure in the provincial politics of Manitoba. These two strings being well plied and many hints being thrown out of danger from the In dians on the one side and Fenians from Minne sota on the other, Riel was brought into an ac commodating temper, and the Northwest bill was pushed through Parliament. By its terms Red River was made a province of the Dominion, like Ontario, under the name of Manitoba, which Bishop Tache spells Manltobah, and is to have representation in the Dominion Parliament, a provincial Legislature of its own, and a subsidy. The lands of the Winnipeggers, heretofore held in tenancy under the Hudson Bay Company, are secured to them in fee simple, and a singular privilege is added of cutting grass for two miles back of each tract. Excepting independence, the Winnipeggers get about everything asked for by them, and the prospect is that everything will now go on amicably, though there may pos sibly be some trouble about the Scett murder. Still, that is in abeyance now. . The compromise does not do away with the expedition by any means. Something over ' a thousand men, one-third of them British regu lars, are to be sent out, and the preparations at the headquarters are very nearly completed. Tbe headquarters or rendezvous are in To ronto. Tbe regulars are all ready 350 in num berand tbe Ontario battalion of 350 men also is full. Tbe Quebec battalion has only 250 mus kets, but 100 more recruits will be secured. The service is very popular, and Government is making the men very comfortable. They are fully provided with the best clothing and equipments, and . are firmed with short rifles, very well atted for woods fighting. Arrangements have been made by which the pay of the men can be drawn by their families or friends in Canada, and in short no effort has been spared to make the service desirable. It is thought many of the men will settle in Manitoba on the expiration of their term of enlistment. The great bulk of the volunteers are English, but about half of the Quebec battalion will be French Canadians. At one time it was thought a refusal by the Ameri can Government to permit the passage of men or stores through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal would impede the expedition by forcing a longer march overland in places where It is said a few opposers could do much damage; but, now that Riel will not take the field, such a refusal puts no other difficulties in the way than are necessarily incident to a march through a broken country. The troops are anxious to hoist the union jack. on the walls of Fort Garry, the capital of Manitoba; but, if accounts be true, Riel bas already done this. On the 18th of March, the A'ew Nation says, the Legislative Assembly of Assinlboin, as they call it, met at Fort Garry, and a debate on independence was the first thing. The Fenian influence sought to vote down a declaration of allegiance to the Crown, but Riel said they were "still under the crown of England," and the allegiance clause was carried by 22 to 5. This seems to settle the influence of O'Donohue and O'Lone, the Fenian leaders, but Riel pushed bis position still further by the passage of a bill that no one shall be a voter until he bas lived five years in the province and bas taken the oath of allegiance, the five years being aimed at Americans and tbe oath at the Fenians. Riel has a body guard of 50 men, but could probably raise 1100 soldiers, and these, in conjunction with the regulars and the Canadian volunteers and the Indians, would make quite a uiue army in case oi a .reman invasion. A STRANQE MANIA. A Man With a Propensity tor "eelnc Ills Fel low lleUiua Asleep. The Louisville Courier Journal relates this singular story: A man who gave bis ame as Chailes Wat kins, and who turns oat to be Charles Living stone, once a respectable merchant in this city, was anested while trying to enter the house of Mr Scbaeffer, on Portland avenue, before day light Yesterday morning. This man has a strange mania for which a name is yet to be invented. He will break la to a bouse at night just tor tbe luxury of standing by the bedside of a person and looking at him or her, as the case may be, as they lay asleep. He has been known to do this on several occasions, and, after standing there and gazing for hours, leave with out disturbing anything, and close the doors carefully after him. About six months ago be got himself into serious trouble in this way, being arrested as a burglar and beld to answer, lie entered tbe room of a younglady after she bad retired and gone to sleep. Taking bis favorite position be side tbe bed, bo stood gazing at the beautiful sleeper till, perhaps conscious of the presence near her, she awoke and was frightened terribly. By the faint light of tbe moon as it shone rough the lattice she saw this stranger stand ing suil and motionless at ber bedside. She screamed and fainted, and the inmates of the house, aroused bv the noise, came rushine in . lust in noes to eaten tne intruder The affair canned a rood deal of excitement J and no UtC gossip at the time, tot subsequent PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 1C, 1870. facts have proved that the man was harmless, and went there just to satisfy this singular longing of bis. lie bas been caught In several such piaces since then, but at no time has be ever disturbed anything or anybody. He was presented to tbe court as a suspected felon, a charge hardly justified by the facts in the case, and held in 500 to be of good behavior for twelve months. His case is a strange one in deed. A DESPERATE LOVER. Another Phase of Jnsaalty-A Romantic Story. About 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Wil liam Bottommus, aged twenty-two years, was found drowned In the wheel-race of Vander veer's mill, New Lotts, L. I. He had been pay ing his addresses for some time to Louisa Dledricb, a respectable young woman of East New York, where both resided, and the marriage ceremony was to have taken place on Tuesday next. Louisa bos a younger sister named Matilda, and the two were always seen together in company with the deceased. It seems that on last Monday evening he came to an understanding with the parents of the young ladies to marry Louisa, the older of the two. The younger sister, Matilda, it appears, bad a very strong attachment for him, and sup posed that he loved ber the best. One evening last week Matilda confessed her love, and said, "I cannot live without you, William." "Well," said he, "I have engaged to marry your sister, and what can I do?" Afterward he suggested that they should both go and kill themselves. She replied by saying, "Oh, nonsense." It was noticed that ever since then he ap peared low spirited. Mr. Burgess, by whom he was employed as a florist, states that he was one of the best young men on Long Island, and that there were no bad traits in his character. He bad been in his employ ever since be was twelve years of age, and not a better florist could be found on Long Island. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Jones held an inquest on the body, when it appeared from evidence that after deceased left his work be went to the house, where be resided and spent some time in bis room; afterward he was seen going towards the mill. When found his legs were tied with a rope reef-knotted a knot which he had been taught to use in tying up plants. His hands were also loosely fastened with a rope, and were tightly clasped. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide while In a state of Insanity. SMYTHE. Ilia Last Sermon In New York A Allnlsterln-r Splrlt'a Flight. The New York Sun to-day says: Rev. Charles B. Smythe preached his farewell sermon to tbe congregation of the East Eleventh Street Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. At tbe hour appointed the retiring pastor ap peared. A venerable matron, adjusting her eye glasses, and taking a critical view of the "objeet of interest," said: "Well, he don't look like a bad man, any way." The Rev. Mr. Smythe calmly ascended tbe desk, took a momentary survey of the congre gation, and then bowed his head in silent prayer. It is a somewhat noteworthy fact that the portion of 8criptures read treated of casting out evil "spirits. 'f In the prayer which fol lowed, tbe speaker prayed for the outpouring of the "Spirit;" and the hymn sung included an invocation to the higher power to supply the "spiritual" waits of the people. To cap the climax, the bymn referred to "tbe cup over flowing.1' The preacher selected as a text the seventh verse, twentieth chapter of Acts: "Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow." Mr. Smythe said he would not allude to the events which had led to his dismissal by the Presbytery, as tbe public bad already been made familiar with them through the columns of the Sun. "How great a matter a little fire kindleth!" An unthinking act had been heralded far and wide by the newspapers, and a little indiscretion had become the theme of comment for all tongues. The speaker's discourse concluded with a scathing rebuke of those members of the church who had voted in favor of a dismissal. The preacher remarked that tbe time would come when they would be sorry for their action, and when they would be ready to "forgive and forget." . . MTARLASD'S INSANITY. If lie U Mad lie Should be Coallaed-Petltlon to tioverner HellaiaB. It is reported that several prominent persons in New York and Brooklyn are taking steps to petition Governor Hoffman to cause the confine ment of Daniel McFarland in a lunatic asylum. Copies of the following document are said to be prepared for circulation throughout the city: To bis Eassllency Jean T. Hoffman, Governor of the SUCe of New York: Whereas, Daniel McFarlsnd was aoqnttted of the mnr der of A Ibert I. Rich (Lrdon whom hs sssasiinatsd on tbe night of ths J6th of November, 19 ; and Whereat, Emiaent psy.tcisns fox tbe defense testified that tae said fiaaiel MoFsrlaad was subject to periodical flu of in hit, and this testimony was eorroborsted by n affidavit of bis late wifs, Mrs. Aaby Base Richardson, and of tbe Uts A. I. Richardson ; and Whereat, Ths counsel for ths defease deslared that the jury, after listening to tbe testimony, eoald not help being convinced ef the iesaaity of the said Daniel UeVarlaadi and Whertmt, In the faseef the conclusive evidence of the Srofesaiotial snUemea and others, the jury gateaver iot of not jruilty ; therefore, be it Hetved, That we the andersis-aed wosnea of New York aad aeifhborhood do most bambly bsssseb his aTxeel leney the Governor to eause the said Daniel McFarland to be plaeed in some asjlum, thereby iasarias the safety of our eitissas. ENERAUTIES. Pitiable Specimen of Ilamanlty. On Saturday morning tbe Allegheny police picked up a woman on the streets who is a most pitiable specimen of humanity. Tbe woman v as born without legs, but the upper portion of the body bas developed to full size. Both arms are perfect, but tbe right band resembles a foot in many respects. She is a native of New Mexico, and appears to be about thirty years of age. She can neither read nor write, but she talks intelligibly. &he says er father is still living In Mexico, and that she was brought to Pennsylvania several years ago by a family who bad been residing in New Mexico. She also states that she travelled with shows in the country. For several days past she bas besn living In a hut on the hill In the rear of Alle gheny, and her filthy condition attracted the attention of the police. t-ports eae' Convention at Buffalo. The fifth annnal convention ot the New York State Sportsmen's Association will be held at Buf falo, beginning on Monday tne 23d instant. The programme for the three days' sport is extensive and varied, and the prizes offered are too nume rous to mention. On the first day. May 24, there will be "The casting of the Fly,'' and long and short distance rifle shooting. On the second day the sports will open with pistol shooting, followed with single trap shooting. The mem bers of tbe press throughout the State are then invited to crack away at a few birds. On the last day there will be double bird shooting and single trap shooting, open only to members of organized clubs and cour try delegates. All the sports will be carried out in accordance with the rules of the New lork State Sportsmen's Association. A Stlckrall of French Ronianee. The other day, in Paris, a lady returned from a promenade at dinner-time, to her house. She west to the kitchen to see if everything was all right there, and as the inspection there did not have the wished-for result, she sent Justine, her servant girl, to buy some more provisions. Sud denly the door-bell was ruag, and when ths lady opened the door a man rushed in and menac ingly brandished a knife, uttering the words, "Your plate or your life !" Perfectly dumb founded, the frightened lady pointed to a Urge cloUies-precs i landing la the kitchen; perhaps her intention was only to gain time, for the plate was not there at all. The robber hastened to the clothes-press and opened it; bnt to his terror, and to the great surprise of the lady, there stepped from it a tall grenadier, who dis armed the robber and took him to the station house; previously saying to the lady, "Excuse me, madame, I was waiting there for Justine." Death of a Philadelphia Member at the Rich lose Treaae. Miss Mary Vashe, a prominent member of the Rlchlngs Opera Troupe, died in Charleston on Saturday morning, of typhoid fever. She bad been left in Charleston by tbe troupe, and hopes were entertained of her recovery, but on Satur day morning information was received of her death. Her remains were forwarded to Phila delphia for interment. Richmond Dispatch, LSOAL IWTBlsLIQaifOn. The Cane or Dr. Ilia: rath. Court of Quarter Sessions Allison, P. J. After the form of organizing the petit jury for the second period of the terra had been gone through, the case of J. W. Migrath, charged with an outrageous assault upon two little girls, was put upon trial. The defendant hod a place In Race street, above Seventh, where he professed to do business as a physician, and it is alleged that he enticed the child into bis office and attempted to commit an outrage. The testimony which is being taken at the time of our going to press is unfit for publica tion. Revenue Cases. United States Circuit Court Judge Cadtcalader. The new term of this Court was opened to day, and revenue cases will be the order of business. E. C. Biddle, Esq., was appointed foreman of tbe Grand Jury. The morning session was principally taken up with the calling of the list. FROM EUROPE. This moraine's Quotations, London, May 16 n-so A. M. Consols for money, 94V; and for account, 94. American securities steady. United States 6-208 of 1863, 89V; I860, old, 88; 186T, w 10-408, 8x. Stocks steady. Erie Railway, 18 M ; Illinois Central, 112. Liverpool, May 16 li-so A. M Cotton steady; middling uplands, lljd. ; middling Orleans, 11,' llKd. The sales are estimated at 10,000 bales. London, May IS, Linseed Cakes Arm. Sugar firmer both on the spot and afloat; sales afloat at S78.(a27s. 8d. Linseed Oil Arm. This Afternoon's Quotations. London, May 162 P, M Consols for money, 94' ; and for account, 94. American securities steady. Stocks firm. Liverpool, May 162 P. M Cotton steady. The shipments from Bombay since the last report to to the 13th instant have been 56,000 bales. Pork firm. Lard firm. London, May 16. Linseed Cakes firm. Sugar firmer for both on the spot and afloat. Paris, May 1G. Thq Bourse opened dull. Rentes, T4f 92 C Stock Qaotatloae hy eiendlnning, Davis A Co. York bouse the following:- Telesraph j P. jn. report through their New H. i. v;enu s una Jt Con. Stock 101 do. serin. 97 N. Y. A Erie Rail, . 83 Ph. and Rea. K.....104 Mich. South. A NLR. 99 Cle. and Pitt, R. 106 CM. and N. W. com . . 80 Chi and N. W.pref.. 90 ChL and B.LR 181 x Pitts, y. W. A Chi. B. 94 Pacific Mall 8 team... B9 Western Union Tele bsv Toledo & Wabash R. 66 MIL A St, Paul R.com 66 MIL BtPaul R.pref. 81 Adams Express 66 X Wells, Fargo A Co.... 15)tf United States 45 . Tennessee 6s, new. 5T Gold ..A11H Market steady. flow York Money and 8toek markets. Niw TObx, May 16. Stocks dull. Money easy at 66 per cent. Gold, H4x. 0-0s, 1863, coupon, 112; do. 1864, do., 111; do. 1860 do., 112; do. do. new, 114: dr. 1867, 114; 1. 1868,114.; 10- sOa, 108; Virginia 6s, new, Tl; Missouri 68,94; Canton Co.,' 71; Cumberland preferred, 49; Con solidated N. Y. Central and Hudson River, 100 ; Erie, 83 Reading, 108; Adams Express, 66; Michigan Central, 124; Michigan Southern, 99; Illinois Central, 142; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 106 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 129; Pittsburg and Fort Wajne, 94; Western Union Tele graph, 83. Hew York Prodaeo market. Nrw TORI, May 16. Cotton dull; sales 900 bales at 23c Flour dull and declining ; sales 6000 bar rels Stats at S4-9035-90; Western, S4-906-45; Southern, Se39-8. Wheat dull, and prices favor buyers. Corn heavy; sales 14,000 bushels mixed Western at 11061-12 for new. Oats firmer; sales 80,000 bushels State at 7072c ; Western at 6668o. Beef quiet. Pork firm; new mess, $29-87. Lard quiet ; steam, ic816c. Whisky nominal. Bait! maro Prednco market. ' Balttmors, May . 16. cotton firm at 8323c Flour quiet and steady. Wheat dull; Maryland, $l0l-60: Western, I1-8301-86; Pennsylvania lower at l -8601 to. Corn White, l-88l33; yellow, 11- 16. Oats firm at 65c. Mess Pork quiet at $30; Bacon active and advancing; rib sides, 17c; clear sides, 17e. ; shoulders, 14c. ; hams, 2081c Lard firmer at 17&17o. Whisky is in fair demand ; iron bound, 110 ; wood, i-C9; patent, 11-98. Incidentals. One-sixth of the people of Minnesota are Scandinavians. Northwestern Iowa says it has land for a million farmers, and invites the million to come. Thirty-two Iowans are anxious to serve in tbe next Congress. Tbe National Association of Medical Super intendents of Lunatic Asylums is to meet in Hart ford, Conn., on the 15th of June. A Cincinnati lady, not yet fifty years of age, having sorrowfully burled eight husbands, is about to try hopefully the ninth. One Clneinnatl paper speaks of another as tbe "organ of tbe Urbane, who is equipped with a solid silver slop-bowl and an antique ladle to slop over with." George Covyeow, of Detroit, bas become a citizen of the United States, and Cornelius Starksteady, of the same city, would do so if be were not an Indian. A Boston paper declares Boston to be the paradise of the organ-grinders. Oh, that all our organ-grinders might speedily enter Paradise 1 The Milwaukee Wisconsin reports great activity in the Lake Superior iron regions. The copper business is not flourishing, owing to the low price of copper. The managers of the Douglas Monument Association in Chicago deny that it is their in tention to remove the monument from the Uni versity grounds. They hope to obtain an appro priation of 25,000 from the State to complete it. A Boston thinker tells ns that wit is the shock produced by the sudden analogy of differ ences; humor is the divine play of all our powers, the sun that rises on the evil and the good, tbe mediating temper that holds all dis sonances in the solution of its smile. A man who called at the Surrogate's office one day last week, to file a petition for the pro bate of a will in which be was named as execu tor, was asked, as usual, to give the date of the testator's death. "An" shure," was the reply, "he ain't dead yet, but he is very sick, and we expect him to die to-night." The petitioner was advised to call again after the man was really dead and buried, and as he his not since made bis appearance, it is to be presumed that the maker of the will has disappointed blm in his anticipations. The Mobile Tribune relates that when Gen. Joe Johnston made his first visit into Maryland after the surrender, he was accosted by aa ex cited individual, who pitched into Congress generally, and exclaimed: "General, this thing will not do; it must be stopped; they will find tbe war is not over I am not whipped!" Here General Johnston interposed with the query, "In which army did you serve?" With undue basts and some confusion, the irate Individual began a long explanation of the causes which kept blm out of actual service, when he was Interrupted by the General with, "Never mind your reasons, sir: I see you are right; you are net whipped!" ' b " SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH Powder Explosion in Boston. Philadelphia City Fathers Abroad. ITew York Arcade Railroad Bill Vet. Fiiimieln.1 and Oommorolal Etc., Utc, Etc.. Etc., Etc. FROM HEW YORK. 'Cuban Prlsoaere ef War. BpecUU Despatch to The Keening TelegrapK New York, May 16 Nicholas Esllng, late sailing master, William Phillips, late midship man, Stephen Kearney, late second assistant engineer, all of Philadelphia; David Tllfair, late lieutenant and navigating officer, of Raleigh, North Carolina; John Lynch, late first assistant engineer, Louis French, late chief engineer, all of New York; Gibson, late ensign, of Hall fax, N. S., the officers of the late Cuban priva teer Hornet, have been ordered to report in their uniforms at the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York, at Brooklyn, for trial to-morrow morning before Judge Bene dict, on a charge of violating the neutrality laws of the United States in undertaking a naval ex pedition against Spain. The trial was to have taken place in December, but was postponed by the Government The prisoners are now each under ball of (1000. Mr. Webster will repre sent the Spanish Government, and assist the United States in the prosecution. Measures of precaution will be taken to prevent any rescue by the people. Fatally Stabbed. Saratoga, May 16 M. Franklin, of Albany, fatally stabbed one Jackson, of Troy, here yes terday. Murder lu Rochester. Rochester, May 16. Thomas nickey was shot and killed by an unknown person yester day. No arrests were made. Veto f the Arcade Railway Bill. New York, May 16. Governor Hoffman has vetoed the Arcade Railroad bill, for construct ing a railroad under the surface of Broadway. FROM JYEW EJV GLAND. Powder Exploslea. Boston, May 16. An unexplained explosion of gunpowder took place yesterday afternoon in a wooden building; connected. with Water town Arsenal, used for filling cartridges, de stroying tbe building and alarming the neigh borhood. No person was injured. Hulclde. Thomas Frothlngham, aged seventy years, hung himself at bis residence in Bsston yes terday. Philadelphia, Visiters at Hasten. Twenty members of the Philadelphia City Government are visiting Boston, for the purpose of inspecting the public bathing-houses. FINANCE AMD COMJIERCIV BvxNoto TaxcoBAra Or oa,l Monday. Mj 16. ltrtU. t The superabundance of capital which we have recorded for weeks past continues withont abate ment. We quote call loans at 45 per cent, and we hear of single' name paper being placed as low as 5 per cent., while signatures not so well known range from fl$i per cent, i In trade circles there is a little more activity, but the cautions policy of purchasing from, "hand to mouth" still continues popular, and the ag gregate transactions are not up to general an ticipations. - The gold market is moderately active and steady, with a decidedly weaker tendency. The sales opened at 1143, and stood at that figure about noon, the only variation teinga temporary advance to 114. Government bonds are rather unsettled, but our quotations show little .change since Sa turday. There was a fair business at the Stock Bs&rd this morning, and Saturday's prices yielded but little. The amount of business, however, shows less activity in the demand. In State loans the only sales were in the sixes, second series, at 107X. In City sixes there were very free sales of tbe new bonds at 102. In Reading Railroad there was a strong de mand, with sales at 62, steady. Pennsylvania was comparatively quiet, but steady, with sales at 6656Y. Camden and Amboy was taken at 119iao, an advance, Lehigh Valley at6e$a56J., and Oil Creek and Alleghany at 42. Philadelphia and Erie was quite steady, but less active than on Saturday. Sales at 30. There was a firm feeling throughout the mis cellaneous list, but the transactions were too small to call for notice. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. o 8. Third street FIRST BOARD. ttoocttyes. New.iosv sosbLeh V R 6v do is. m do bta 1M .k T J i I70W) eo ls.l02,v $iwioo do. ....ls.iosx $1100 do Is.l0'j; $2400 Pass, 9 se..ls.i07u $ 2000 C k Am ea, 81. lots... 90 W $5000 Pall A B 7S.1S. $3000 do y. $1000 SchN Saw... 69 TOshPenna R..ls. M 100 do. ...boo. tii do is. 663 oshCam A Am it. 119 1 ao--Li ! loo sh Phil A BE... 80 SO . do 80 ' 800 100 JVU SU fieBULUg xu . . tft do Is. 6i do O. M do.. s34ln. 68 do.....b60. 63 do.ls.s5ta. 62 do.. .sewn. 6 do sg do... eg do....s6Al. 68 do Is. 61 do 18.0. 08 100 100 200 100 100 10 100 150 800 100 do..86wnll. 62 lOOshOO A A R.K. 42V J at Cooke 4 Co. quote Government securities as -foiiows: .u. o s of 1881, 117(4117 v ! -8os of issa, 112n8: do., 184, lll",(a)1185 do., 1848, Hi 112; do. do., July, 114(114V; do. da. 187, U(&Uyt l do. 1868, Uy,(4UiHi 10-40S, 108'.'l 108 ; PaciflCBt112.tf bid. Hold. 114 V- Mkbsks. lis Havkn Brothsb. no. to 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: u. s. 6s of 1681, mam da, I8a,ii8iii)4 do. 1864, in3111!.; no lour. H8li4i do, 1865, new, H4ii4 ; da l7, da lH'.iu ; do. 1868, da, im,$n4V; 10-oa, nsvoe: U. a. so Year per cent. Currency, 1H41H: Due Com p. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, Ii4,(ii4: Silver, loanio. Union Pacific It. R. 1st Mort. Bonds. tS5&4tift; Cen tral Paclno K. K., $30i40; Union Paclflo Land Grant Bonds, $770&78O. Narb a- Ladmbr, Bankers, report this morning Gold quotations as follows: 10-C0A.M 114H8A. M m 1011 " 114S!"-8! " 114 10- 10 U4tfU-B0 " U4W 11- 00 " 4X' " THB tie Y. WONKY WARK.Br S lTUrtOAY from, the X. Y. Ueroid. "Tbe salleat feature of the street during the week was the sudden culmination of the hull movement la several of the leading speculative snares. From reliable Indications It bas since been made manifest that the principal operators were not harmonious in this realixauoA I ue-jroiiia ucuvcU jivm tn en TRIPLE SHEET THREE CENTS. hanced prices of stocks as compared with the inures at which the movement started, and benoe we And an Irregular speculation towards tb close of the week. Bat that the movement forrealUa tlon bas commenced in all the speculative shares, and Is only temporarily delayed In order that it may be more effectually carried out for those wblch bave not yet participated In It, Is tbe Impression conveyed to any one who Impartially studied tbe situation on Saturday. Tbe speculative combinations are gene rally harmonious when In distress. Like politicians, tbey enarrel only when the spoils are at band. In essaying the spring campaign far a rise In stocks they were very friendly in tneir relations to each other. Only one set of operators attacked tbem os the 'bear' side, tbe onset being conCned to tbe North- ' west shares, but even they turned round with the general current and became -bulla' Now that tbe cliques have succeeded in advancing prices ten to . twenty per cent., mutual distrust and fear pervade their councils. They are suspicions of each other, ' and dread treachery in ttie temptation to make good the fruits of the campaign. Each clique is afraid or being left tbe last to sell out. The Lake Shore party go out of the market verr ' quietly. Then followed tbe Ohio and Mississippi combination the unloading In the latter stock: being an instance in point of the tear of treachery, and that realisation bas taken place In other shares, ' but not to so great an extent, the market having -been too 'soft' to reeelve large sales. The Central clique were afraid of outside demoralisation among 1 tbe public, and threw themselves Into the breach wben the 'break' of Thursday occurred. Ths effect of the events of the week has been to render the -market dull and to put all fresh operations rather on the 'bearish' side of speculation. "The gold market was dull until taken hold of by a clique tor an upward turn this summer, their plans being based upon the falling off In the cotton re ceipts for the balance of tbe seasen. Tbey are ma nipulating tbe market for a short Interest as a foun dation for tbe movement, and have already tempted large speculative sales, the feeling being confidently , entertained that when we are so near specie pay ments tbe Government will not suffer any sharp advance in gold, particularly as the Treasury is so abundantly supplied with facilities for frustrating tine design. "The Government market was lower In Its general ' movement, prices having fallen off with the reversed course of speculation at the Stock Exchange. "The money market was easy at the close at three . to Ave per cent Private commercial paper was in request at six to seven per cent, discount. Foreign exchange closed strong on tbe basis of 109X for . grime bankers' sixty Say and 110,' for sight sterling Philadelphia Trade Report Monday, Hay 16. Seeds Cloverseed is In small supply, and sells In a snail way at $88-eo. Timothy may be quoted at $6-7637. In Flaxseed, nothing doing. Bark In the absence sf Bales, we quote Ns. 1 Quercitron at $87 per ton. The Flour market Is steady, but the demand from the home consumers is less active. The sales foot np 78000 barrels, Including superfine at $4-604-75; extras at $56-ss; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family at $5 -26 6; Pennsylva nia do. do. at $6-60(96-26; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at $6-6096-60: and fancy brands at $738-ao, according to quality. Rye Flour Is held at $8-25 barrel, and Brandy wine Corn Meal at $676. . . There is a firm feeling In the market for prima Wheat, and this is the only description for which tbere is any considerable Inquiry. Sales of West ern and Pennsylvania red at $1-83(91-40, and Dela ware eo. at $1-66. Bye is offered at $1-031-06 for Western. Corn Is In fair demand at the decline noted on Saturday. Sales ef 4000 bushels Delaware yellow, afloat, at $1-13. Oats are withont change. Sales of 2000 bushels Pennsylvania at 663670. In Barley and Malt nothing doing. Whisky is 1 cent lower and dull. Sales ef 100 barrels western iron-bound at $i-os, and 100 barrels Overholtx, one year, on private terms. . Philadelphia Cattle Market. Mondat, May 16. There la mors activity ra the Cattle Market than has prevailed for months past, and with a comparatively light supply, holders of choice descriptions, which constitute ths bulk of the offerings, succeeded in realizing an advance Receipts, 1130 head. We quote ohelce at iohquc.; fair to good at 7)84c, and common at 6&7c per. lb. gross. The following are the particulars of the sales: . Ben. ' ' 88 Owen 8mlth, Lancaster eo., SOU. r 41 A. Christy, Lancaster ca, 0(310. 't 26 J. Christy, Lancaster co., 9(310. t 76 P. McFlllen, Western, 910. 60 Ph. Hathaway, Lancaster co., 9(910 -rf. ' 60 Tames & Kirk, Lancaster co., 8(910. 1 80 B. F.McFilies. Western, 9(910 V. . . ., 60 James McFlllen, Western, 9(9l0wr. , ' ' 60 E. 8. McFlllen, western, 9io4. - 140 Ullrnan A Bachman. Lancaster co., 89 w, 860 Martin Fuller h Ca, Western, 8X910. - 1 i 60 Mooney ft Smith, Lancaster co., 7&11. , 80 Thomas Mooney A Bra, Lancaster co., 9A10. 88 H. Chain, Pennsylvania, im V. ' 88 John Smith, Lancaster co., 6&10X. 68 Hope Ca, Lancaster co., 9O10. 86 1.- Smith. Lancaster ca, 8X(10. , ' ' 68 H. Frank, Lancaster ca, 6X9X. ' ' s , 14 L. Home, Pennsylvania, &7. - " Cows and Calves are in good request at I48A6S, and springers at $40960. Receipts, 800 head. Sheep are steady; sales of 8600 head at the Avenue Yard at 69TXC lb. gross. i Hogs are In good request, With sales Of 8467 head : at $13(913-76 for corn-fed. LATEST SHIPPING IXTELLIGEXCE. ; For additional Katrine JTews sss Inside Paget. (By Telegraph.) Niw Tobk, May 16. Arrived, steamship Idaho, ' from Liverpool, and steamship Rapidan, from LI.; vans. . ., (ByCaVU.) . ' Qtjbinstowk, May 16 The steamship Etna, fronk New York, arrived here yesterday, and ths steam- ' ship Nebraska, from New York, to-day. 1 1 PORT OF PHILADELPHIA MAY ! tBATB Or THXBMOMaTBB AT TBS ITKUX3 TBLSflBATB. ( OBFIOI. - , 1 TA.M vWll A, M 84 18 P.M., 6a; te (VT CLEARED THIS SlORNTNG. ' Sfr Novelty, Shaw, New York, W. M. Balrd A Ca StT Comstock, Drake, New York, W. M. Balrd. CO. . StT Mayflower, Fultz, New York, W. P. Clyde A Co. Brig Albert!, Iiarrlman, Sagua, Bonder k. Adams. Tug Thos. Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow " of barges, W. P. Clyde A Ca Tog Hudson, Nicholson, Baltimore, with a tow of barges, W. P. Clyde A Ca ' ARRIVED THIS MORNING. ' Steamship Volunteer, Jones, 84 hours from New York, with mdse. to Jona F. Obi. ... Steamship Norfolk, Piatt, from Richmond via Norfolk, with mtlse. to W. P. Clyde A Ca i Steamer Beverly, Pierce, 84 hours from New York. With mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co. - Steamer J. a Shriver, Webb, 18 hours from Baltt ' more, with jnise. to A. Groves, Jr. r Scbr Clio, Brannlug, 1 day from Mlllvllle, N. J., s With gla to Evans, Sharp & Co. ' , Schr Thomas Ellis, Kelly, e days from Newport, B. I., with fish to captain. - SchrArgo, Taylor. 6 days from Nantlcoks river, with lumber to Collins & Co. Schr Clara Davidson. Jeffries. 6 days from Man- . tl(io, N.C., with lumber to Norcross A Sheets. Harrington. Moore, from Cedar Point. Tug Thos. Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with ' S tew of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. ' W Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with a tow vt barges to W. P. Clyde A Ca luulvro' w. Tug Chesapeake. Merribew, from Havre-ds-Urace, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Ca ; Ship Abby Ryerson, Dennis, arrived at this port ' yesiercay from New York, Is consigned to bouder Adams not aa before. Bark Hnry P. Lord, Plnkham, arrived at this port yesterday from Ma tanas. is consigned to K. C. Knight A Ce not as before. - . . , ARRIVED ATCnESTER.' ' Scbr Varuna, Sawyer, 24 days from Kingston, Ja ' with logwood to D. N. Wfetalar A Co. . . : MEMORANDA. ' Brig Zavalla, Williams, cleared at Mobile 9th Inst. for Philadelphia, with 800 tons Iron. ' Schr J. W. Vnneman, for Philadelphia, sailed ' from Sagtia 6th Inst. Reported by brig John WeJsB, ' Jr., at tills port yesterday, from Sagua. , Schr Adtll, Trafton, hence, at St. John, N. V. 13th Inst. Schrs Northern Light, Ireland; A. Bartlett, BarU lett; Aon S. Brown, Fisk ; and V. B. Raymond, Big gins, beoce, at Boston 14th InsC Hihr John Crookford, Davis, for Pblladelplilal Mu.cu Uvu fail iuvtj liJt
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