THE DAILY EVENING TEL EG It A I'll PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1870. 8 CITY 1 K Tli LLl ii IS in C 13. THE COAL TRADE. The Ittftumptlan-Thn CooriuloB of the Miners Tho market Price, Quotation, Iito. Tbe miners of Schuylkill nave generally re tained work daring the past week, Borne col lieries coramenclng on Monday, some on Tues day, Mid some on Thursday. The basis, of course, is the new one just agreed upon, with the sliding scale downwards as well as upwards, excelling a slight alteration in the clause for the equalisation of coutract work, which was demanded by tbe miners of some of the collieries and conceded by the operators. No one, even those roost directly benefited, can blame them for objecting to such an unjust rule as that which their leaders have placed upon them. It cannot te believed that this is a spontaneous offer of tbe men made with certain ends in view. Those who uphold the action of the rulers of the W. B. A. in this only show either their great foolishness, or that they are too lazy to do a largo amount of contract work. Cer taiuly the beet men, who are able and willing to do the largest amount of work, and so make tbe mortt money, would never consent to it. Hut perhaps, as has been suggested, the whole thiag was merely a sop thrown to the operators to keep them quiet and get the collieries started, it being intended to oppose it afterward. But as it is understood that some have resumed without making such opposition, they should take fair warning that if they agree to it at once they agree to it for good, and should the opera tors wish to bold them to it, they would have just cause for doing so. The present condition of some of the miners in pccuulary prosperity after the long strike is said to be pitiable in tbe extreme. Id this be so. we hope that they have had enougf of unions. If every man who has been injureb by the false government of the rulers of the W. B. A., or who has beeu compelled to stop work against his own inclination, would imme diately cut loose from all connection with the association, regardless for the time being of the name of "blackleg," there is very little doubt but that a comparatively small and certainly powerless remnant would be left to uphold the unjust commands of the organization. With so many 'blacklegs" the name would cease to be a reproach and become au honor, and all who were otherwise would be regarded with suspi cion. We doubt not but that snflicient employ ment could be found, notwithstanding the op posing edicts of the union. Then if anything does not suit the miners, if wages go below a living rate, let them stop work individually or collectively, but not strike in the trade-union sense, or leave the trade for more profitable employment until a sullieient number only re main "to produce a higher rate. By such a course of action they would be regarded a9 honorable men, and their demands would in all probability be complied with. But let us have no more of workmen's unions, with regulations for forcing any price unjust or otherwise upon the market, no more organized strikes for fan cied or trivial wrongs, which always result to the injury of the strikers in the eud. The strike of the Lehigh miners against the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company has been . concluded by one of the most signal failures to be found anywhere in the history of mining. The men have not gained one siuglo point by their long season of idleness, and have beeu compelled to resume work on exactly the same terms which were offered to them by the com pany in tbe first place. This, though not very satisfactory to tbe Lehigh men, will teach them a lesson. But the most beneficial results will How from the example set the Schuylkill men, who, without the dissatisfied feelings oftthose lu Lehigh, which may result in auotuer strike of some sort before very long, will feel more forci bly the great risk of success attending such movements, and the great loss on all sides which always accompanies them. There is said to be a good deal of hard feeling occasioned by the closing of the shipping points of 1'ort Carbon and Mount Carbon, on the Schuylkill Canal, by the Reading Railroad, and the removal of the business to Schuylkill Haven; but there appears to bo no remedy in the mat ter, as the Beading Kailroad is perfectly strong enough at the present time in that particular to do as they like. The returns ot tue rnuaaeipnia ana rteaamg Railroad for the past week, published yesterday, phow that already the effect of the resumption i j beginning to be made manifest by the in creased production and the amount shipped. At Mauch Chunk during the past week there were shipped over the Lehigh Valley and Le-r high and Susquehanna Railroads and the canal 118,250 08 tons, against 104,658 04 tons the pre vious week, an increase of 13,593 04 tons. The shipments for the corresponding week last vear were 131,9470:1 tons, a decrease for the weok of 1870 of 13,0'J615 tons. The Philadelphia market is active and there is good demand. This is in part owing to tbe low rates of freights to coast points, which will probably be advanced in a short time. The fol lowing are the current rates of freights from Tort Richmond for the week ending August 5: Boston, 2(aa-l8; Newbnrypott, 2-10; Province town, 12-Sio; Salem, 82 1S; Somerset, 11 75; Wey mouth, gi ; Providence, tnS'iJl'SS ; Allen's Point, fl-76il w); Norwalk, tl'75; (ireenport, 11-60; New York,' ll-VOiftl-HO; From BaHlmore: Philadelphia, lltgl-OO; New York, fl-sol-JW. The following are the prices of coal by the cargo at Port Richmond for shipments east of Bordeutown and south of Cape Henry; to other points rates are forty cents per ton higher: Schuylkill Red Ash, t4-60,4-75; do. Steamboat, $4ftO4CO; do. Broken, fft0(tf4-70; do. Egg, tiso 4-70; do. Stove, 4-50(44-70; do. Chestnut, 3-70i,3-90 Shenandoah Steamboat, $4-76; do. Broken, 14 75; do. Egg, f4-75; do. Stove, 4 75; do. Chestnut, jt. The Germantown Bath. As regards public baths the people of Germantown are in earnest. The work of enclosing the place selected, Kel ley's dam, so as to exclude it from public obser vation, was commenced on Monday last. A board fence, eight feet high, encloses the east ern boundary of tbe dam, aud the entrance to the dam will be from Magnolia avenue. A small enclosure, of shallow depth, has been set apart for those who cannot swim, or who are afraid to venture into deep water. In order to build this enclosure, it was necessary that the dam should be drained, and it was accordingly done ou Monday last. After the drainage the flood gate did not work properly, and it was with great difficulty that it was closed, and tbe redding of the dam is much delaved in consequence. Un ieBB there should be rain tbe dam will not fill for two or three days. However, we are given to understand that bathers will be admitted to morrow, rive cents la the price of admission, Fire on South Jmftii Street About o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the cork manufactory of George M. Fried, No. 237 Soutii -!. Mil 1 II Jl . nun street, ine ouuuiugs were a two-and-a bolf-story frame, front, and a two-story brick In the rear. The fire originated In the latter aud gained considerable headway. A great deal of damage was also done tbe stock and machinery by water. The buildings are ownea by .Mr, t ried and are insured for 1100, and the stock and machinery for $10,000, in the Pennsylvania and American Insurance Companies, which will more than cover his loss. The tavern of John Wharton, No. 235, was injured to the extent o. $1000 by water. Mr. Wharton is insured for $800 in the Hanover. Samuel Huoslcker, No 239, also sustains a loss of JO0; insured in the Knickerbocker Company. Atlantic City. By means of the Camdeu and Atlantic Railway, in tue space of hours, the beat and filth of Philadelphia cau be ex changed for the delightfully cool aud invigorat ing atmosphere, tbe splendid surf-bathing, and the many other inviting features of Atlantic City. Three traius will run this afternoon, tbe first at 2, the next at 3 30, and the last at 4 15 o'clock. It is computed that there are over 10 000 visitors now at Atlantic. This, however, ned not deter others from going there, as there are' ample accommodations for a couple of thousand more, the hotels aud cottage boarding bouses having increased so (largely since lust teason. Flight Fire A 6light fire occurred this ll'tel at the? sou'.h ea-t corner of Sixteenth and Race streets RUN OYER, A Mao linn Ovr ea the Caoo May ItoJIroad this Aaralac-IIa Die Almost laalaatly Urana Nrsllaraco Somewhere. This morning, at a few minutes after 9 o'clock, as the 9 o'clock express train was on its way through Camden to Cape May, a man was run over and killed while attempting to eross the track at tbe intersection of tbe Camden and Amboy and West Jersey Railroads at tbe eastern end of the city. Tbe injured man, who is named William P. Meyers, was a miller, and resided near Haddon field, N. J. He had been to Camden, and was returning home, as it is stated, driving a strange horse. The pike leading to Haddonfield crosses the railroads at about the intersection, and near this point the horse became frightened and unmanageable by reason of the approaching train, and dashed straight for tbe locomotive. Tbe train was proceeding at the time only at the rate of about two miles an hour, and could have been stopped with but little trouble, but the engineer took no heed of the danger. The horse was attached to a wagon in which the man was seated. When the train opproached very near to the wagon the engines were re versed, and it then only took about four turns of the wheels to stop the train, but it was too late. Tbe wagon was struck ond knocked Into frag ments, and the man was run over. Both lo-'- were crushed, and also one of his arms, lie died in about ten minutes. The horse escaped uninjured, was cut loose from the wagon, and ran away. The deceased was a man of about forty years of ago. The Coroner of Camden was notified, ond will hold an inquest some time to-day. CLEANLINESS. How our Public Hnths are Used. The following report of Superintendent John O'Grady, of the Otis street public bath, shows how well it is appreciated. The visitors were, on Mm. Women, How. Girl. SatHrdav 05 Monday Tueeday 110 Wednesday 85 "Thursday Friday 95 332 620 544 000 20 Total 355 44 2162 125 Mondays and Thursdays are the only days allotted to women. Last evening public bath No. 3 was moored at South street wharf, it having been towed thereto by the Schuylkill Harbor police force. Lieu tenant Jacoby was the first one to take a dip. The Mortality of the city. The number of deaths In the city for the week ending at noon to day was 431, being a decrease of IV) from those of laBt week, and an increase of 71 over the correspond ing period of last year. Of these, l:!0 were adults; 301 were minors; 319 were born in tho United States: 61 were foreign; 27 were people of color; and 15 were from the country. Of this number, 24 died of consumption of the lungs; 25 of maras mus; 18 of old age; IS of typhoid fever; 22 of convul sions; fi of scarlet fever; 4 of intlanuuatlon of the lungs; 2 of relapsing fever; 2 of coup oc solell ; 20 of congestion of the brain; 132 of cholera infan tum ; and 20 of debility. The deaths were divided as follows among the different wards: Ward. Wards. First 27 Sixteenth 10 Second 20 'Seventeenth 17 Third a Eighteenth 12 Fourth. 17 Nineteenth 38 Fifth isliTwentieth 31 Sixth 1, Twenty-first.... 12 Seventh 21 Twenty-second 13 Eightn 13 Twenty-third 14 Ninth CTwenty-fourtli 23 Tenth 10 Twenth-flfth 7 Eleventh 8 Twenth-sixth 17 Twelfth 6 Twenty-seventh 20 Thirteenth H Twenty-eighth. Fourteenth. 8 Unknown 15 Fifteenth 27, Total 431 Caught Nicely. Yesterday Officer Park hill, of the Twelfth district force, discovered four men in tbe neighborhood of Girard Park, carrying a carpet-bag and acting rather suspi ciously. Determining to ascertain who they were, be dogged their movements until sun down, when they moved towards the city. Parkbill followed them, and when near the Girard Avenue Railroad depot tapped one of them on the shoulder and inquired as to the con tents of the bag. 1 he lellows replied "clothes. Park bill then desired to see them, but was re fused. He then ordered the fellow to open the bag, which, after some hesitation, he did, and tbe contents were found to be, first, an alpaca coat and next a lot of burglars' tools. The ras cals, seeing they were trapped, attempted to escape, but rarknui couarea two or tnem. Une drew a revolver, out tne omcer orawing one also, soon obliged him to give it up. Tbs accused gave their names as Andrew Hess and John Gibson. They will have a hearing to-day at tbe Central Station. Obituary. The business community has sustained another loss in tbe person of Alex ander Benson, Jr., who e death woe announced this morning. Mr. ..Benson was about forty years of age, aud was tbe son of the well-known banker, Alexander Benson, who died on the 13th of May last. Alexander, Jr., was highly esteemed among the bankers and brokers, and took an active part in all operations up to January, 1809, being a member of the firms of t haries fcmory k uo. ana limory, lien son & Uo. QAt that date be retired from business life, he Laving neen ainng ior some time, tne cause ot bis death is not positively known, but is attri buted to a complication of diseases. Tbe Board of Brokers, out of respect to bis memory, ad journed to-day at noon. A singular fact iu con nection with the saa an air is that both lather and son died on Friday. Deceased leaves a largo aud valuable estate. The Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company have, in order to meet the Increasing needs ot our business community for more frequent communication with ports 8outh, placed upon their line to New Orleans an addi tional ship. Tbe new iron steamship Hercules, a first-class vessel, will sail for that port direct on Saturday, the 13th instant, and will be fol lowed on tho succeeding Saturday by their regu lar steamship tne xazoo. mis is a favorable omen for the future, both for our neighbors of the Crescent City and ourselves. Robbed His Employer. A cordwainer named Philip Loney, employed In Bond's shoe manutactory, corner oi wage avenue and Wal lace street, yesterday stole a vest belonging to his employer, a gold watch and cbaiu, and a bank book. The thief being at once suspected, a warrant was procured and Philip arrested. On his person was found a pawn ticket, ou which the watch aud chain were recovered. Alderman Mas6ey sent him to prison. Whose are They? Yesterday boat's crew No. 4 of the Schuylkll Harbor force found on the banks ot the Schuylkill, near the Wlssa bickon, a drab flannel shirt with a purple stripe around the neck, a While muslin shirt, white merino knit drawers, and a breastpin with a blue stone. The owner of the articles is sup- Eosea to nave Deen arownea. me things can e seen at the Schuylkill Harbor Police Station. Peach Thieves The Sixteenth district po lice yesterday made a raid upon the peach thieves who assemble at Forty-first street and tbe Pennsylvania Railroad, and captured one of them. This gang await the arrival of peach trains and theu plunder them. Ou Thursday no less than thirty baskets of tbe fruit wore liken from one car. Run Over About l'J'15 o'clock this after noon Thomas Mooney, aged two years, was run over by a beer wagon ou Allen street, below Sbackamavon, and seriously injured. Tbe little sufferer was removed to St. Mary's Hospital. Military Tbe Sd Regiment Philadelphia City Guards, under the command of General St. Clair A. Mulhollaod, left for Reading to-day at )i o'clock, where they will encamp for tea days. Marine. A chap named William Wedley was yesterday arrested at Callowblll street wharf for tbe theft of a yawl lmt f-om F.aston. Alderaiafl I Dougherty sent him to that place for triL Thb Dog War The dog detectives during last week captured 113 unmuzzled poodles, 20 of wuich were redeemed. LEGAL INTELLiaENCE. Hntardny BwIimd. Court of Quarter BcastoiitJudgt Pum. The Court was engaged to-day In hearing argu ments upon miscellaneous rules and motions. In the ease of Peter and Joseph Burns, charged with larceny, In which the indictment, found last. January, was stolen from tbe Court, Mr. Sheppard sent In a duplicate bill to the present Grand Jury, which was returned Ignored, with ail the witnesses marked as examined, whereas a principal wit oess, Policeman Tavlor, Is In Ohio, and could not have been examined. Mr. Sheppard asked tho Court to order that the accused should be detained until the matter could be investigated, which order was made. I IAACK AND COnilCUCG. Kvenoo Tfutoraph Office,) Saturday, A air. S, 1870. ( The money market to-day is decidedly active, but not more so than usual to close the busi ness of the week. Both in call and time loaos there is a fair demand, tho lively character ef the foreign news having given an Impetus to f peculation in gold and bonds, and added some what to tbe demand for brokers' loans. The supply is ample for all wants, bnt lenders are rather fastidious as to credit and collaterals. We quote call loans at 5ft $ per ceut, aud dis eonnls at Ci(cS per cent. There is an active selling movement of gold, and the premium is on the dscllno. Bales opened at 121 J' and close at 120;. Governments arc active and steady at last night's prices. The stock market was dull, but there was a firm feeling under the influence of the foreign news. The only sales were city 0s, new bonds, at 101 Vi Reading Railroad at 47-9948, aud Le high Valley at 5T)i(aDi. The Board adjourned earlier than usual, on the announcement of the death of Alexander Benson, Jr. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOATtD, $1000 Pa A N Y C 78 82 y 1 1000 O A A m 68,89 85 100 sh Reading R... 47-94 300 do IS. C. 47-94 lOshLeh V R 5T4' 11000 Sun A J 7S....1U2 fllOOCIty 68. N.1S.101V 5000 Am Ooid.b30.12U,' 1U UO 67 3 do 67?.' Tne Board adjourned on the announcement of the death of Mr. Alexander Benson, Jr., of the firm of Emory, Bensou & Co. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities as follows: tj. s. 6s of 1881, U3 -vans;, ; 6-sos of 1862, Ill-will X'. do. 1864,110,0110,; do. Nov. 1SB5, 110(alll ; do. do.. July, 10;',fl09'; do. do., 1S07, 10!?al09 do. 1868, 109;(A11C; 10-403, 107,','( 107?; ; Facincs, llo,vaill.V. oold, 121, v. Mkrsrb. William Painter A Co., No. 36 8. Third Street, report the following quotations: U. 8. Bs of ISSl.llSVrtllS'i ; 6-208 Of 1862, 111 VAUl',: do. 1804, lloiaiuv, do. iscs, Ii0'4rli0',;; do., July, 1865, 1093,(al09'; do., Jutv, 18i7, 109J'S109,tf ; do. July, 1868, loaraiOB-; 6a; 10-40, 107;'ai07 ; ;oid, 120 '' ai2i. Messrs. Pb Haven & Brother, No. 40 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. S. 6s of 1881, 113?ifd!113,'i ; do. 1S62, lllXin S ; do. 1864, 110,Y1107 ; do. IStin, 110JVO111 ; do. 186fi, Bew,109Jisio); do. 1S67, do. 109(.$109Jf ; do. 1868, do. 109j6(aH10; 10-408, KnAlO'i.'a ! U. S. 30 Year ft per cent. Currency, lv.;&ll ; Uue Comp. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, 120,(121; Silver, 112AU5; Union Pacific Railroad 1st Mort. Bonds, 8ir(di8'25; Central Paclllc Kailroad, 856870; Uniou Paoitlo Land Grant Bonds, 745i,770. Nark &Ladnrr, Brokers, report this morning Gold Quotations as follows : 10-00 a. M 12l.4 Ill-KI .1.M ,...120'4' ....120Ji ....121 ....1211,' 10-05 .121,'.' 11-25 10-10 10-20 io -ro 1122 ,.121'4 H '30 ..121'. '11-42 ..121 111-65 ..121 .120 J,' 12 0&P.M 120,'; Philadelphia Trade lleport. Saturday, Aug. 6. Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at $30 per ton. Clies nut ranges from 1315 per cord. Seeds Cloverseed sells In a small way at S9"25 9-60, from second hands. Timothy is arriving quite freely and is onercd at 15. Flaxseed is In demand by the crushers at $2-26. There Is more spirit In the Flour market, and prices are well sustained. The demand Is mostly from the home consumers, who purchased 1300 bar rels, Including superfine at S5-605-75; extras at 10(36-60; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family at t6-7-'xA7-B0; Pennsylvania do. do. at73 ; hio do. do. at 17 25 7-75 ; and fancy Ohio do. do. at 18(38-25. Kye Flour Is linn, and 60 barrels Bold at to 25. The Wheat market is quiet, but prices are un changed. Sales of old Pennsylvania red at l-5S($ 1-60; new do. atfl'4; new Indiana do. at $15, and new Delaware do. at $1-45(5,1-55. Kye Is held at $l-li for Western and Pennsylvania. Corn is dull, and the tendency of prices is for a lower range. Sales of Pennsylvania yellow at $l-07tlM8; Western do. at $1-05; and Western mixed at $ll-04. Oats are unchanged. Sales of Pennsylvania at 00(oGic; new Delaware at 62c. and 130ii bushels new WeBtern at r3ta5&C Whisky is dull at $l-02al-03 for Western Iron bound. iii:i. For additional Deaths tee fifth page.) Hi(;nES Suddeuly, on the 3d instant. Thomas J. Ilcon ks, aged 32 years, son of the. late Charles aud Jane E. Hughes. The relatives and friends are respectfully In vited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, Jasper street, above Bart lane, Twenty-liftti ward, on Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock. To proceed to Cathedral Cemetery. T?IHB STATIOIILHI, ARMS, MONOGKAM8. IXXUMIN ATINQ. KTO, DREKA, 1033 OHE8NUT Street. Oud Kagraver and BUUooer 6 31 tath MATS AND OAPS. f7 WARBURTON 8 IMPROVED VENTI MUUd aad eaaj-Bttuur Dreaa HU (patented), ia a the imDroTed faahiom of t . JUJi.OUA- Btreet ext door to Ue Poet Ofioa rot CROQUET. R U T. GREAT REDUCTION IS PUICE. A Full Size Set, 8 Balls, 8 Malleti, etc., $3 00. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. R. HOSKIN & CO., ro. era Alien street. ROQUKT IN UU a AT VARIETY Rock Maple Croquet onlr $3-60. Four quires of r-aper and four packs of Envelopes, stamped, In a neat double box, only $100; by mail. $1-15. One quire of Paper and one pack of Envelopes, btationer and Card Engraver, 6 20wsm 9mSp No. 921 SPiUNii UAttDEM titreet. OLD BETHEL CAMP MEETING, BARNSBOIIO STATION, On West Jersey Railroad Trains leave Philadelphia from FOOT QY MAR. KBT Street: at 81.0 A. M., 118 A- M., 3-30 P.M. and D 45 P. M. BETURNING. LSAVE CAMP 6-4U A. M., 813 A M., 1-38 P. M., 8 P. M., and 10 -oo P. M. Excursion ticket, good during continuance of the camp, 70 cento :h. sen W. J. 8EW3LL, Super) deaden; THIRD EDITION THE LATEST WAR NEWS. Excitement in North Germany Capture of an American Vessel Tlio X-iVencH Advance. A Ship Burned at Sea. FROM JCDBOPJC. Excltruient la North Germany. Berlin, Aug. C Intense enthusiasm pre vails throughout North Germany. In the large cities of the Confederation, crowds assemble in the streets to hear tbe war. news and make demonstrations of loyalty. , Another War f.oaa. Munich, Aug. C. The Bavarian Ministry has been authorized to borrow f,000,000 rigsdalers for two years. American Vexnel Taken by the French. London, Aug. 6. The vessel taken by the Trench proves to be the Lanman, from Wil mington, N. C, with a cargo of turpentine. Prnsalna Ileadqonrters. Bekiin, Ang. C. The headquarters of King William are at Cologne. Trince Frederiok Charles is in command at Krengsnach, and the Crown Prince at Mannheim. Information Las reached here that all Germans in France will be obliged to take ont official permits to remain in the country. The French Advance. London, Aug. (J '.) A. M. Advioes from the seat of war this morning concur in re presenting that the corps under Marshal McMnhon, advancing after the brush with the Prussians last evening, occupied and now holds a strong posstion on the Bavarian fron tier. The entire French line of operation is kept in intimate communication by under ground telegraph wires. The Exportation r Corn. , Tho Frussiau Government' prohibition of the exportation of corn is confined to direct , shipments to France. "Actuated bv Ambition." The Times this morning says it is melan choly to see two nations actuated by ambition rushing to arms, and seeking military supre macy which no victories, however brilliant or continuous, can establish, for fortune assisting at all battles, the vanquished will always seek a fresh eppeal to the fortune of war. The United Htate Diplomatic Service An American, writing to the Times, replies to its charge of the fickleness of the United States in the regulation of its diplomatics ser vice, showing that the changes in the British diplomatic corps are more frequent than in the American. The Scotia. Qukenstwvn, Aug. Ct. The steamer Scotia touched here yesterday, and proceeded. HnHlleh Pilot. London, Aug. 6 1130 A. M. English pilots h&ve been formally forbidden to serve armed vessels of belligerents. The WeleoenltMrc Victory. Later advices from Prussia fully confirm the completeness of the victory at Weissen- burg. This Afternoon's Unotatlonn. London, Aug. 6 1-S0 P. M. Consols closed at 89 for money and 89 i for account. American securities quiet and steady. United States 6-2os of 1362, 83 x ; or lws, oia, us ; or isst, sa ; io-4os, 81. Stocks firm. Erie, in ; Illinois Central, 101 ; Atlantic and Great Western, 19. Liverpool, Auir. 61 "SO P. M. Cotton closed dull; middling uplands, 7.Vd. ; middling Orleans, 81. Sales 8000 bales, of which. 1000 were for export and speculation. Western Hour, 26s. ll'eas, 39s. Tallow, tin. m Frankfort, Aug. 6. united states 6-208 closed steady yesterday at 81 . FROM JVJSW YORK. Tugboat Explosion-Throe Uvea E.oet. Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 0 The tug Tornado exploded her boiler at 3 o'clock this morning four miles up the lake and one and a half mues from the shore. Captain W. D. Manwarring, Mr. Atchison, engineer, and Zebulou Stone, a deck band, were lost. The tug was valued at $12,000; no Insurance. Mpecle Hhlpiuent. New York, Aog. 6. Three steamers take out 11,234,000 in specie to-day. Evangelical Conference Postponed, The European delegates to the General Con ference of the Evangelical Alliance, to be held In New York In September, being prevented by tbe war from coming over, tbe conference has been postponed for tbe present year. This notice is issued under authority of the Execu tive Committee, and slgucd by Wm. E. Dodge, President, and S. J. Prime aud F. Schaeff, Cor responding Secretaries. Destruction of a Church. Port Chester, New York, Aug. 0. The Zlon Methodist Episcopal Church at this place was entirely destroyed by fire last night. It Is sup posed to have been tbe work of an Incendiary, l.ofs about $3500; insurance, f 1000. But little of the furniture was saved. FROM NE W KN GL.1JVD. Mhlp Ievanter Iturned at Hea. Boston, Aug. 6. Tho ship Levanter, Captain Burrows, from London for Boston with a general cargo of merchandise, was destroyed by fire July 2o sear the Grand Banks. After three days of unsuccessful efforts to subdue the flames, all hands left the vessel in boats, and were sub sequently picked up by a fishing schooner aad landed at Marblehead yesterday. The vessel and cargo are a total loss. The Levanter mea sured 7-J tons, was built at New Castle, Me., in 1&2, and was owned by T. II. Smith, of Boston BaJdaere rrenace market. Baltimokk, Aug. 6 Cotton dull aad nominal at t (194e.; stock scarce. Flour quiet. Wheat dull; Hew red, l'6Al-o for prune; fair to good. 11-45,4 1-60; Western, $l-45l-60. Corn white, 11-ltMlKO; . . . . . J. .11 ... I I' .... Y J .! ?eUOW, H ID. uaui uun i iwaoiu, xjr, ou.(aii vi, be latter for prime Western. Mess Pork lirm at iol. iifttxtu and Laid uucWgd. k ui.jr ,ulet at I 11021 03; stock tcarce, FOURTH EDITION AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL The Odious Campaign Assessments. I?tc. Ktc. Ktc. lite. fitc. FROM WASniJVQTOW. Payment mt Pennslons. Sprtial Despatch to The Eef.mnq Te'tffraph. Washington, Aug. 6. It is reported to the Pension Office that claim agents are informing persons that their agreements for payment of the increased fees just prescribed by the Com missioner must be ma le before certificates of pensions can be procured. This information is erroneous, as certificates will be issued regard less of these agreements. Potmater-Gcncral Creswell bns gone to Elkton. Fortifications. An aggregate of $125,500 was appro priated ut the last session for the im provement of the fortifications at Forts Mifflin and Delaware, and at Finn's Point, and the Engineer Department is now pushing the work rapidly. These works are being prepared for heavier rifled guns. Congressional Committee Assessments. Clerks here are being heavily assessod by the Congressional Compalgn Committee. In view of tho unusual and extravagant amounts de manded there is a movement against paying assessments of any character, with the under standing that contributions shall be voluntary. The I'nndilla Bank t'nse. In the case of J. H. Van Antwerp vs. Comp troller of Currency and Treasury Spinner in court yesterday, an order was made restraining the defendants from paying over the proceeds of certain bonds In excess of tbe amount necessary to redeem the circulating notes of the National Unadilla Bank, of Otsego county, New York, to any person other than the complainant. Washington ensus. Complete census returns of one district of this city shows a large increase of population, and 69 per cent, white to 31 per cent, colored. Secretary lloutwell lias written a letter advising the Collector of New York to carefully examine all purchases of foreign vessels by American citizens, and in op position to the issue of sea letters. The Attor- ney-tjeneraitnas decided mat tue prize money on account of the Red River cotton captures, ordered by a recent decision of the United States District Court of Southern Illinois, to be distributed to tbe captors, cannot be taken from the naval pension fund, to which it was paid over under a former decision of the same court. Treasury Htntement.' Denpatch tn the AsMOciatett Pre. Washington, Aug. 6. Mutilated bank notes burred during the week ending to-day amounted to $315,000, making the total amount burned, $26, COG, 838. Tbe bank currency Issued for bills destroyed was $238,235, making the total issued therefor $20,223,170, and leaving a balance of $443,168 due for mutilated notes. Bank circu lation outstanding this date, $290,437,010. The amount of securities held by the Treasurer of the United States in trust for national banks reported to-day was as follows: for circulating notes, $342,017,550; for deposits of public moneys, $16,300,500; total, $358 384,050. New York Produce market. Niw York, Aug. ft. Cotton Inactive and prices drooping. Sales of 300 bales uplands at 19c; Or leans at 20c. Flour less active and scarcely so firm ; sales of fecoo barrels State at 8360(47 -00; Ohio at t6-658; Western at 5-60T-40 ; Southern, fS'BOlO. wneat rricea lavor nuyers; aaiesoT xu.oou ousueis new Mo. 3 at l-30; winter red Western at II -68. Corn steady; sales of 48,600 bushels new mixed Western at 959Cc Oats dull : sales of 14,000 bushels State at 66($66c. ; Western at 645Sc, Beef quiet and unchanged. Pork dull; new mess, $29-75; prime mess, 24 26. Lard heavy; steam-rendered, 16 lc;,o. ; kettle, 17. c17c. Whisky dull at f I. THE QUEEN'S CUP. Preparations for the Great Yacht Race at New York-The Vesseln that are to take Part In the Contest, the "laantlet" and "Ame rica." Tho race for the Queen's cupoa Monday next in tbe neighborhood of New York is creating considerable excitement in yachting circles, and every preparation is being made to render the contest ono long to be remembered. Tbe fol lowing yacnts nave been entered ior the con test: Meaturt mint Kamt. America..., Phantom... Madge. 8ili Tidal Wave Oirner. ...R. W. Murse, Jr.... tit. i. Htebhina...) (O. H. btebbins... ...R. H. Loper ...K. Dodge ...William Votrhia.... J. VoorbU . 1786 123 3 133 3 llS3 ln36 148 2 1(J mi ai w 3 2 k- 1 iwa ws XI 3 Wl 3071 8 SJt4'4 2131 9 18U7-8 1H7 177 13 Madeline, Kambler J H. Hanker Idler..... T. O. Uurant Daontleu J O. Hennaf, Jr... Mgio Franklin Ot(0od Heat wing A.OhkooiI Palmer It. Htufveitant. Alice U. U. Kiiid Kleur de Lie J. N. liickersou Ka. Wablon hands Btatleiis Phillip Cliuoey .Iiii,hine B. M. O Inirtoe ItfitVJ 2MW 2i(iS"7 2371 9 1425 I 14 29 8 1WI 8 147X6 113 1M5 104 1616 1983 Cabuaa. A. K. Hatch K4 7 U. U. Dodge I Widgeon ,0 u Havena j llali jon J. F. hmitb Jeaaa J. Van Si-buiok T..n H. A. Kent ' 1059 121 30 2017 616 i 2221-7 The judges of tbe race wlil be Moses II Grinuell, William B. Duncan, and Alexander Hamilton, Jr. Tbe Executive Committee Lav, ing charge of tbe arrangements are William II. .Major, Stephen 1 tomans, aud Stuart M. lay lor On the day of tbe race a Uagboat will be anchored abreast of tbe Club House, Clifton, Staten Island, about mid-chaunel. Tbe yachts will anchor on an east and west line, live nun dred yards to the northward and westward of the naboat, and about fifty yards apart. In taking position in line each yacht may select its own lu the order of its arrival at tbe an chorage, subject to any change tljat the Execu tive Committee mav deem expedient. A steamtug will be in attendance to enable the vachts to assume their proper position in line. Mainsails, foresails, aud gaff-topsails may be set before starting, unless otherwise ordered by tbe committee. The signal for starting will be one nun from tbe committee s steamer to nrenare. and a second to start. Yachts will proceed from the ancnorage to tne buoy ot the Southwest Spit, passing it to the west and south, and thence to the lightship, rounding it to the northward and eastward, and return over the same course, passing to the west of the nagboat off the Club llouse, going and returning. The committee request all vessels present on the occasion, whether steam or canvas, most scrupulously to avoid any Interference, either directly or remotely, with any of tbe vessels engaged in the race, giving to all a "clear field and a wide berth;" and iu view of our national instincts for "fair play." that the representa tive veteel of tbe Hoyal Thames Yacht Club, the Cambria, should have no cause whatever to complain of any unfairness or unnautlcal inter ference in this respect. QThe race Is the subject uppermost In the thoughts of those interested in yachting and sporting matters. Much money has been staked on the result. Mr. Bennett has decided to enter the L'uLuUca, and the odd of the betting men are bow staked upon the Dauntleea and America. The chances of tbe Cambria In this contest, when to many lighter craft will compete with her, do not seem to be considered in a favorable light by those familiar with races over the re gatta ground. THE FOOL'S JUMP. Frank Theme's Perilous I-eno from the Top of n. uunaie xievaior. From the Buffalo Express of the 4th Instant we take these details of Thorne s foolhardy attempt: Five o'clock was the hour named for the lump, and at a quarter to five the patiently waiting crowd had tfie satisfaction of seeing Tharoe make his appear ance upon the roof' of the elevator. He was accom panied by his friend Joseph Pope, and as the two ad vanced to the edge of the roof and looked over down Into the water beneath, the spectators felt their flesh creep and their limbs shake as they thought of a human being throwing himself from that dangerous . height. But neither Thorne nor his companion seemed Ut experience any fear, for they surveyed, the situation very coolly lor a few moments, and the jnmplKt" retired to prepare himself for the leap. The assistants meanwhile fixed a short board over the edge of the cornice so as to allow Thorne a standing place clear of the elevator. After sitting for a while to thoroughly compose himself for the perilous adventure. Thome stepped out upon the frail platform and advanced to lu ut most edge, lie twice waved his hand to the people so anxiously and nervously watching him. and then sprang out into the air. The leap was fairly inr.de, aud for about a quarter of the distance down he de scended in very nearly au erect position; but half way down, to the horror of the spectators, he gradu ally turned forward, and at last struck the water upon his right side with a tremendous and horrify ing concussion, the descent occupying, as timed by Mr. 1'ope, four and one-half seconds. When the manner of his striking the water and the awful de tonation produced became apparent to tbe senses of the multitude, a sickening shudder passed through them and a cry of terror arose; strong men blauched pale as death and women shrieked and fainted. Not one who witnessed the scene but who thought Prank Thorne was a lost man. A rush of boats Immedi ately took place toward the spot where he went down, one, containing an enterprising coroner, being, well In advance. They lifted him to the wharf and he walked np the steps and into the elevator, but then Immediately fell to the floor powerless, aud dripping with his blood, which the shock had forced out through the skin of his right side, arm, and thighs, the left leg having apparently been advanced a little in front of the other us he struck. The shock to Thornes system was Indeed a ter rible one; he was partly unconsclons, and hispuiBe for the first hour almost imperceptible. lie win prooaoiy tie a long time tn recovering his usual health, and his condition will likely be such as to reiiier his proposed snicidal leap at Niagara Falls on the 13th au impossibility. As a high sensation performance this is without a parallel in the history of this vicinttv, and the many who witnessed trie thrilling and frlKhtful descent will long remember it with shudders as a t hi nor never seen before and never likely to occur airaln. The distance from the roof from which he Jumped to the level of the water is one hundred and fortv- flve feet by actual measurement. OBITUARY. fjnptnln U'llllnm NUIddy died at Stamford, Connecticut, on Monday, July jo, in tne scveniy-sevenin year or nis age. (jap tain Bkiddy was born at Peek6kill, New York. in 17D4. He early displayed a liking for the sea, and in 1805 sailed on bis first voyage In the merchant eervlco. On tbe breaking out of the war with Great Britain, while flrtt mate of the brig Stephen, that veesel was captured by the British frigates Andromache and Britain. He was a prisoner on board the Hector prison hulk (an old line-of-battle ship), in Plymouth harbor, England, till exchanged and sent home lu the cartel-ship Robinson Potter, March, 1813, after eight months' captivity. (Jn reaching New York he entered the very next day as volunteer master's mate on board the United States sloop-of-war Hornet. He was with Captain James Biddle on board the Hornet while she was blockaded in the harbor of New Loudon. Jn November, 1814, the Hornet ran the blockade and reached New York, from whence she sailed as part of Commodore Decatur's fleet January 22, 1815. Captain Skiddy was in tbe Hornet when she captured the British brig Penguin, off tbe island of Tristan d'Acbuna one of the latest and not least brilliant actions of the war, and when sbe escaped from the British seventy-four Cornwallis, after an eventful and exciting chase, in which the Hornet was compelled to throw over guns, boats, and everything else that could be spared. At the close of tbe war he returned to the merchant service. He continued in this service until 1847, when he retired from the sea. In 1844 he began his work of naval construction, building the ship John R. Skiddy, and iu 1810 built the New Vvorld, both of which vessels were then unsurpassed as merchantmen. Soon after leaving the sea the United States Government appointed him to superintend tbe construction of the Collins steamers, which were then to be in Government employ as mail steamers and to serve in war jn the navy. He designed tbe Hum boldt, Franklin, Arago, and the Fulton, of the French line, and all of the Pacific Mall Company's steamers to the building of the Alaska. One valuable service to the country must not be passed by. Shortly after the close of the war, it was declared that the Hornet had set the precedent by her capture of the British brig-of-war Penguin in 1815. Tbe brief newspaper paragraph recording this fell under the eye of Captain Skiddy, then the only surviving offi cer of the Hornet during that memorable cruise. He was witbal the one officer whose testl mong was of prime importance. From his know ledge of French he was the Interpreter to Captain Biddle in every instance in which any vessel was spoken from which tbe news of peace could possibly be learned, and thus could state from absolute knowledge that no rumor of the close of tbe war reached the Hornet till after the capture of the Penguin and chase by tbe Corn wallis. He wrote at once to Messrs. Seward and Welles, Secretaries of State and of the Navy,, stating the above facts, and at tbeir request pre pared a full and duly attested affidavit, now in tbe archives of the State Department. A point in international law, perhaps of great moment, was thus providentially established for all tho future. N. Y. ItlONEY 0IAKKET YESTERDAY. from the W. T, Refold, "Tne weekly statement or tne united mates Trea sury reports the currency balance in Treasnry to date to be t'2T,Nv2,Ooo ; the coin balance is $l(J.-i,0Ou,0O0, of which f38,uoo,ooo are coin certiUcates. 'The rangeof the gold premium to-day was within, the narrow limits of three-eighths per cent a steadinef due on the one baud to tbe gradual abatement of excitement concerning the wgr In turope, and on the other to the general dullness of ail the markets. The causes operating at the pre sent time are so equally ilvlded In their influence upon the course of the market that steadiness might very poss.bly be the result even in a more active one. The foreign hankers are openly the present 'bears' In the Gold Koora, and they base operations on the strong reaction in American securities on the other side of tbe Atlantio. 'S2s in London having risen to this afternoon, as against 79i.0 In the earlier stuttes of the depression iu Kuglaud resulting from the outbreak of hostilities between France ami Prussia. Opposed to this movement is a strongly biillibh sentiment on the. part of the domes tic speculators and among some of our mer chants, who look for at least no lower prii e for gold at this season, when the cotton ex ports are. slowly tapering to their minimum. How far we shall need to settle the balance of trade with specie exports la the Interval to the new cutton crop .l. nun.la anoin r w tit hulaiutA f I rrailik Itujilf mtiA Tra statistics furnished by the department at Wash ington show that for eleven out of the t welve months of the expired fiscal year the Imports exceeded the exports by the trltle of ouly 13,000,000,. so that a new element enters Into the calculation, or rattier there Is au absence lu a great measure, of the nsual basis for specie exports. We bsve but a trilling balance sgalnst us. The steadiness of the gold market Is, therefore, readily accounted for. SPECTACLES. Microscopes, Telescopes, Thermometers, Math niaUcal, Surveying, philosophical and Drawing la siruuieuts, at reduced prices. JAMIS W. QUEEN & CO., Ao. 031 ClIIISNUT Street, T 80 mwf Up PHILADELPHIA TOTIN FARVUM XCOTTCOMMIOSTON MT5T& J fihanta inrllMinnfantnrm of fie aeetoaa TlUS ins. etLi to. m littJkbaUY few set. PhiUdsinhla, InuSt
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