THE DAILY Evw-niNO TELEGRAPH i'lIlLADELPIllA, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 181. CITY INTIlLLIUIMOi:. S1MCY. Graef? Flede Fanlt wiih HirMobaea Wark Tne Uilrr llriniiiili aa lo veaiUailea. The following interesting communications ex plain a (rising unpleasantness between the prevent Chief and the ex-Chief of the Water Department: To the XdHor The JTrenfn- Ttl'praph. No. 162 PorTH FOITKTH STRBKT, I'HILlDkl.rHt A, March 16, lsil. Dear Kir: Ttlt t l owlug letter 1144 been addressed to Frederick Uraeff, fcsu.. CnHl Eug' neerofti.e Mate.' Lcpariine.ni, 10 which ha tin failed to respond. K. 0111 .Mr. liraeirs; 111 nil p MU oil the charges and Implications referi-ed M hive a damaging ' CVfc't upon tho reputnt on a an engineer which I have (filing It Ion e.xper-nc ami el ne attention. 1 Mmpiy ask an opportunity of refuibig them iforea propi tty auihoimcl c inMittti'H. Kct-pt ctluly, H. r. M Bikkin BINR. rnu.iKi.t'HiA, Var-,1 8d, 187'. P. (Iraer, ti-t Chief Engineer of Water Depaitiuent: In -ilui 1st ever; coiuniumcatiou jou have 111 t'le to i. 'mi tiers, or pubin-hed tllclhl j, yon have found fault wit 1 ttvj work done under n.y admmlstraUori as Oii.-f tC igi netrnf the w a'er nVpiirt.neiit, ortht winch wntu projiresi when yu took charge of the d-ptrt 11 -ir. . jlowt vt r these Mrttetin'trrf 111 y atvaoce v i-ir ot Boiml Intciest, from your omnia' postttio ihev uv i a nan aging effect upon my reputation. M-ire as sertions on yotir part, and contra iloilonw mi nun. ch.ii niiver no good pirpose, an I will only result, in enl-rovlng conlldeiiee In one or l)oh of us I, ttl im. fore, make the. reques' that you J im inn In assoi eitht-i trn- t3oniiniif.ee on Water, or Councils, t i ap point a special c0111111bt.ee to luv-tig'Ue fie v tnty of the sta'eineuts referred t, , a id rin 1 mv 1; -n 11 1 nl' ttilini addressed in Councils October 17, 1-Wf, In answer to vonr e-irller repot t-. '1 I'e question ft issue between 'is are not only of personal interest, hit! concern t m in; fir if uiv recommendations were right, and tlm worn 111 p-o-grei-s judh loiihlv nlamie.1. yon li-ive ic.rnl vl iim interest of tno ci'y In the c"aug s jou hive mm. sn i wnl norl'lce it. Bt.ill innr. If 00 m ri.ir, the continence ho !iik terviHed In mo was a into , and what -vcr ii'chsii e of sueecs. a't-nd-'d my a I imn si ration, or the works rioiiHfruc'" a hy in', vm purely Hcclilental or muit tie atfrl rit ti nMi-r ctiu'-eH than ni'Hf-lf ; and it. would Our pr mer f.ii it in true etnra'ter and ntan Mui n u eiulne.tr HhouM be known to tn pniiho. I nttl nils - d lean but MHnert that. on have en uilia-eii ii tn cliHUir' 8 made and proposfj 10 he m i l -, au I r'f.f to the result, of my ad oinl.ttra'lon, a id fie .vorK COLBirncted 1J iuep8 an annwr ti you. llRXRY P. VI. MIIIKISBIVB. A l'KKFtCr iHDKL. Whet Kind of a "Mut'oii II .una (Jnnn mctvu IWiikiii- Hare 1 hnana fur the Kninn 01 t llminrrn- li,lerrliii lu H t umirll. Geruittutown po'ell;li the model poiikJti st, t tiou butire. Lit evening, white too te,l'r.i;i'i operator vvni i-ittiitu, in lii room, wnicli i l u u? dialelj above the, prix uimV ccIIk, hi ai.i.euti 1 a aroueed bv a curioiiM imi-ie oroireeil ii Iro'ii Ibe w ai-h cloret duhe at hand. The poiioo were immediately ulariiied. and the operator n?i t i tkie closet, where he found a primmer with hi head at d choulderii protrndini; frmu 111 oiiinl r; In the Hour dinotlv jnder 1 tie sink He w 1 driven buck, ai d the police then opened im ce I. TLe ciilii'it of tliu cell had been previ u-n broken, and a fquare yard of pla-er t-irn a V4. expot-in tlie Hour above. The drip,, leg ,f w it- r from the -)iik above bad rotted the boards, .i that it was a comparatively e.i-y jo t te ir away euoimh to make an opening suill'.ie itlx larye to enable a man to CHcape. 'I'lie water rlohet lo which the averinre led opeua iion Ih-t hall-way, and as all the doom were itnl icke I, tiiere wan nolhinir butween the prisoner ao.l liberty except the wakefulneHs of the open' ir. Sergeant 'I upbain iinmediat lv took nieaure to eecure the prisoner, but this proved uo ay matter. Ti e cell where he wa -ontined t already broken open; the other cell in Vm nt-e-uient had no i-tai'lf.r on the doom, and co ild not te locked. 'I he celU 111 the wina of thu h ii are piolected by iron barn, which hive ben several limes torn from their f nlenin;-, and are not considered pafe. In thi eiuertreney the only resource wa- to handcuff the primmer, which wa aleo a little oifllcult. as there were no h ind cufTii. Excellent provision for a station bou.-.e(! ). Connclls bhould take notice. The Will or the Late Jcdoe Lewis Tli will of the late J 11 dire EllU Lewis wis to-dtv admitted to probate in the JleifUter of vVill-. ollice. lie makes the following bequest to Jef ferson Colleue. The will cavr: Before fie property devi-ed to mv wife her life-time is distributed after her deith, I direct Ihut the puin of f 5000 out of the proi-ct-d of eaid property he iriven to the Jefferson Ir) li cal ( 'olletje of f'hiladclphla. for the imrpoe of ef-tahlit-hint: arid niuintaining a c.l tss for iur.riic tlon in medical jurisprudence in said college. No Interest is to be paid until trie time sh. ill arrive for the pavtnent of the principal, and that sum is to be safely Invested bv the trustee- of the colic ire 011 Interest, until, with the aid of contribution of benevolent citizens, a sum i il be raised euflicieut to embark in the under taking.'' Flooded witu Water. Some of thu work men lu the laundry ei-ta'dishment in the u.i,er story of the buildii-g at the southwest corner ol Third and Wood streets netrlecied, on leiviu ibe place, to turn oil the water Ut nlht, and the consequence wan that the liquor store on tie first floor was thojoiighly drenched with w Her. A couple of policemen noticed the water p.mr. Ing out from under the frout diwir and th y broke Into the place and stopped the water. The damage Is not ascertained The Assailant of Washington Smith Ad 1 mitted to Bail. The attending phrsicim ot Wai-bington Smith, who w;n shot some lime ago at the office of Alderman Snoeiuaker, h tvm r certified before that magistrate thut the wo in I . man Is out of danger, the assailant, T'i 111 1 Wilsor, bas been beW In foOOO bail for a fnrthe bearing on the sixth of April next. Sinin un expectedly rectivered from the relapse whij'i tbreateked bis life a few d irs atro. M. J. Baldwin Hay, U. 8. Conul ot Jaff t, will deliver a lecture in the chapel of tne Ctiurcn of ibe Holy Apostles, Twenty-first an 1 Ciri-tu , streets, on (Saturday evening, M ircli 2", 187I. at. 8 o'clock. Subject "Ea-tern Life and Ch toms," illustrated by costumes and dresses. Admission free. A collection will be t ikeu up in aid of the American Mission at J ifft. Heartless Thief. George Wagnar, a boarder lu bouse on L-jverlng street, Mmavunk. a few days aeo stole 10 from a poor womi i residiug in the same bouse. Tne thiuf wn arrested and bas been committed by Alderman Diebm. Mrs Margaret Wafeu will arrive In the rlty to-day from Provideuce, R. I , to take in charge the remains of her husband, wh idled In the Episcopal Hospital yesterdav from the effects of falling from a train near Fraukford. Explosive Coal Oil A coal-oil lamp ex- filoded, at 11 o'c'ock last evening, in the duel ing No. 1700 Wallace street. A portion of thi staircase M as burudd, but otherwlce the dam tge was of email accouut. Two More Corner loungers. A couple of corner-loungers were arrested at Tenth and Master streets last evening. Alderman Allison beld the accused In 300 ball each. n.i. (br oAHlfc-MoJ Death m. fifth Iigt.) Foerino Otthe8:id Ins'ant, 84nugt, n., son of Albert H. and Martha M. Foerlog, in the 25ta yeir of his Ke. The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited 10 atieud his funeral. Iro n the rest, deiirenf his pareufs, No. Uti N. rlfteentu mrtier, on Tuesday momlug, the 23ta lustaut, at 10 O clock. "1T7 EDDINti AND E.NU'ILC.M UN C KIN1H of solid 18-fcarat fine gold. OUALITV WAll RANTED. A full aHS'irtuiuut or sizes always on band. FA KH A ultoTJltK. Miker, No. 824 CUKSNUT Btreet, blow Kourtrt 1 UUN ITUil At Your Own Prices. GOULD 6L CO., Nob. S7and 39 Worth SECOND Street, And northeast cor. NINTU and Market Hts., Will sell yoa Furniture at your own prices to mike room lor mo exteusiTe alterations, o t wimousp T1IIRD EDITION LATER FROM EUROPE. mnrecu iir:voi.uriorj. Wnyw f tins West. Movement of Troops. The Fire in St. Louis. Public Schools of itlisiouii. Accident to Fctcr Cooper. Matters at Washington. Mr. Simmer's Hayti Resolutions. Execution of a Murderer. IvtC Etc.. i:tc. etc., istc fROM EUROPE. Itelnrnlox Prl.onrr. Itnlme Jol n the Paris tlull. London, March 24. Tne London Time.1 spe cial despatch from Versailles says the Moutmar trelsts have stopped a train en route with prl Mineis to Versa'Hes. The released prisoners of the G9th Regiment of the line resisted nil the efforts made to induce tbem to join the insurgents, and upon their arrival at Versailles were received enthusiastically by the authorities, the teople, and troops. Their olll cers were at once promoted. The insurgent committee bns arrested one of Its own officers, named Lullier. Thu l.nrFNt Report.. Varis, March 24. Paris Is quiet to-day. The slops are all closed, and there are but few pedestrians in the streets. The Civic O Hard of Marseilles have seized the telegraphs in that vicinity, and service towards Spain is stopped. TIi'h Afternoon', tfiiomilvn. London, March 24-1 -an P. M nohsoU for tMii.ey, taijj: for account, 92Jf; Arneriuan securi ;ies qnletaii'l steady. I.ondon, march 8t. Linseeu on, 32 iim. ; rosin, its. ea.(aus , 9(1. JfKOM WdSUIJVQTOJV.' Rircutlon of iatne. Grady. rxpntch to tre Aociated Pre. Washington, Mirch 24. .Times Grady was bat ged to-day In the j td yard for the violation of an old lady, which rei-uHed in her death. snll( I sal. nml Income.. Hitrtat Dexpatvh to the h'oenirut TeUyrapti. Washington, March 24. It is proposed to offer the following as an amendment to the De tit iency Appropriation bill when It is taken np n the Senate: After June 80, 1871, coal and salt may be Imported into the United States free of duty, and no tax shall be imposed npon incomes which shall have accrued after December 31, lbTO. The House select committee of nine on Tun frriitdetii'a .tle.naare. relniive to the 8outn, has been in session three bour3, nnJ have not come to any conclusion. fhe point of difference is the proposition to uive the President the additional powers which he asks to bave couferred npon him. The De mocrat on tli s committee and in the House will resist this to the end. It is difllcult to determine How Ibc the He.Hloo will Ija.r. or whether any measure will be reported by this committee. Nenator Nnmner succeeded to-day, under the ruling of Vice-President Colfax, In getting bis resolutions read in open Penate relative to the use of the navy in the ports of Hayti without, as he alleges, the authority of law. Tbe President's friends, onkllng, Cole, aud others, made points of order against tbe reading of tbe resolutions, but they were overruled by tbe Vice-President, who decided in favor of Sumner. Cole and others denied the allegations of tbe resolutions, but Sumner gave notice that he was prepared to substantiate every word in the reso atlons from tbe official executive documents, (irady. lb. Murderer of Mrs. Falukner, was hung to-day at noon. Tbe Piesldent refused to reprlve blm, notwithstand ing tbe strong pressure brought to bear on blm. About two hundred people witnessed the execu tion. FROM 'J HE WEST. Innura.ee oa ih.nc. koala fire. St. Louis, March 24. Tbe Insurance on the Union Iron Works, burned in South St. Louis yesterday morning, was $ 900(5, in equal amounts in tbe Enterprise, Philadelphia; Security and Excelsior, New York; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Norwich, Connecticut. A delegation of the City Councils of Memphis witnessed A Trkt of tftraia Fire Eosloes jesterday, which was satisfactory to tbem Tbev will make a further examination of tbe woikinv of tbe fire department and the muni cipal affairs of the city generally, and leave for borne this evening. Pi-bile fcbool Itlattera. The public school superintendents of Mil waukee, Chicago, Detroit, and Toledo are here look Dg into the operation of our public school sjstem. - They will be joined by superintendents from other places to-day. Aleveinant of Troopa. Company D, 4th U. 8. Infautry, n route from Pad ucab, Kentucky, arrived here from Northern plains. Tbe entire regiment, which has been statioi ed at posts on and north of the Union Pacific Railroad for tbe past four years, Is now en route for service In Kentucky and Tennessee. fire la Mevrlaod. Cleveland, March 24. A fire broke out in Leopold & Bro.'s cabinet shop on Loralne street, ibis morning, damaging it. and injuring the ounaiDg to the amount of fftOOU to tlU.OUU. FROM JV7?ir ENGLdJYD. RlaaiUa Ar.cldeat. Rockland, Me , Martn 24 A premature ex plosion, while blasting, occurred yesterday. which seriously injured Joslah II. Paiue aud two boys, rons of Joseph Clark, and they will probably lose their eyesight. FROM JVKW YORK. Arclrfeat to Peter Hooper. New York, March 24 The venerable Pet Cooper was thrown from bis carriage, In Liberty street, to-day, but fortunately escaped without serious injuries. Arreat of ft Railway Thief. . The Morris and Essex Railroad have for some aeeks past been constantly losing small pack ages on tbeir line, and a strict watch was ac cordingly Instituted, and resulted In tbe arrest, last evening, of Edwin Forrester, John Sheehan, and Ralph Clsrk, employees of the company, at Pier 14, North River, under John U. Starln, Transfer Agent. The prisoners were arraigned before Justice Hogan this morning, at the Tombs, and remanded for examination. FROM AEW JERSEY. The Jer.ev rlty Charter Vetoed. Trenton, March 24 The Governor has vetoed the Jersey City charter on the ground of its being unconstitutional In many points, and also exempting the city bond from taxation. The eio covers three pages of printed foolscap. Both houses adjourned at noon. The disputed motion of last night has been made the special order for Tuesday morning. The 8enate bas recalled from the House and the House from the Governor tbe supplement to the Paterson and Newark Railroad Company. FROM THE pOMIJVIOJV. Putlra oa Flonr. Grain. Halt, and Hon I. Ottawa, March 24. The Financo Minister stated in tbe Commons Inst night, that the duties o i flour, grain, salt, and coal would bo repealed on the 1st of April, at tbe same time the 5 per cent, duties were taken off. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. ftennte. lURRifiTii Kn, March 24 The Sppaker presented a copy ot a resolution passed by the Philadelphia Con- k lence oi tiic ;i. unurcu as King ior tne repeal oi the collateral inheritance tnx. Mr. Davis, from the Judiciary Committee, made a preliminary report in regard to tne coal trade. i i ins report win ne lounn in anoiner coiunin. Mr. White said of course it was to he understood phIv as a preliminary report, as they were still ex amining witnesses. The report wa ordered to be priuted In the Journal, and three thousand copies were ordered to tie printed for tne senate. senate nut to laminate tne collection oi claims due the Commonwealth, with amendments, was reported. Also Senate bill for the relief of Kdvvard it uninie. smrmauveiv. iir. tun. one in relation to tne stay or executions in the Twenty-ninth Judicial district. Mr. I'mnian. one to incorporate toe raner r am ine company or nttstmre. Mr. conneii, one to incorpora;e tne noara or Education of the I'resbyteriau iinu-cn or tne united stxte s of America, and to make them the successors of tl'e trusttes of the Beard of Education of the Presbyterian Church of the United States and of ttia permauenl t'omniit.tee on Education for the minis try of the General Assembly of the rresbjterlan Church In the United States of America. On motion, it was resolved that when the Senate ar jonrrs to-cay it does so to meet on Monday at 7M r. m.. tne craer tieintr tne consideration oi punitu num. 'I ne amendments or tne uouse to tne supple ment to the act incorporating seas and water com- dauies were concurred id. aiho. tne amendment to inn futiiic iTlntine and tfindinsr bill, llonse sup plement to the act incorporating tbe Cowanesque auey nanroaa company passed. ivir. rut man rennmea nis remarxs on tne fenate bill relative to lion.uchs, and after fcpcaklng at lenirtn tne consideration or tne mil was posrn jnea and a resolution was passed providing for the pay ment of certain witnesses before the coal trouble investigating commhtee, and the Senate adjourned till Monday evening at ?x o clock. Tne uouse is not in session. New York Produce Market. New York, March 24 Cotton quiet: sales of 1000 bales uplands at LWc ; Orleans at l.yc. Flour dull ano inaruet iavors nuyers; sales oi hhiiu oarreis state at Jii(T-2ft: Ohio at I0-76W60: Western at til iai-hO. Wheat dull and market favor, buyers; sale, of s,ooo bushels Jiew sprlnv at tlnsl-ao; interred and amber Western at tl70(l -12 Corn irregular and unsettled; sales 84,000 bushels new mixed Western at 8.v,S8o. Oats dull; sales 12,000 tmsneis unio ate-wc. ueer quiet. rorK quiet. Lard steady. wnisKy quiet at sic. CHARITY. The Frenrh and (jeruiaa Fund. Tbe Executive Committee of the French aud German Relief Fund met to-day in the Mayor's ollice. A committee was appointed to attend to purchases and to superintend the receipt of donations of provisions and clothing and the shipment of the same. Tbe fund which has been collected Is to be expended for provisions. Tbe ftoreship Relief is expected to arrive at I'UUadeipnia by tno nrst oi April, a. j. urexei, Esq., Treasurer, acknowledges the receipt of tbe following auallioual subscriptions: Arrount prevt Morris, Tasker & ously acknow ledged lT,t06'16 German Kef. Sa uo A Friend E. Morris J. E. Johnson.., J. B. Stetson.... Suliender A Pas cal toO-OO 25 00 211 -on II) OJ lem Congrega tion P. Guteknnst.... KnmnelMcrton.. N8jlor &. Co Collections by tho as follows: J. M.Vance A Co W. II. A G. W. Allen ChnsM.tihriBkcy Middle Hardware Co M. Rowland 49 10 li.'i no r.o-oo 10-01) 10-00 1)-.K) VI on W. F. Warburton Haiti ware Committee, 23 00, Miller & Zlnn... .1. II. M !.V00!J. T. I 10 00!8tuubril(re&Harr I Truman &. Shaw 250 00 Field & Warding. 10-00 b-Oi 2-00 o-lK) 85-00 10D0 (X M'OO W. H. Sowers... 10 -00 Total 1 17,61 r t.5 PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE 8ALKS. Reported by De Uaven A Bro., No. 40 S.Tlitrd street. SECOND BOARD. I2C00 Hunt A B Top lioo sh Leh Nav St.. 200 dO... .b00. loo sh N Ta R 45 sh Lit 8ch 1R.. 100 sh Rea1..sswn. 86 X Jl Ts 94V 60 sh Let Val t,9i BshMech Bk H2 1 sh Cam A Am. ..llfi'i 40 u4 OAS FIXTURES. CORNELIUS & SOUS. II A W UFA CX UUEilS or GAS FIXTURES Wholesale and Retail Salesrooms, Ho. 821 CHERRY Street. PHILADELPHIA. We bare bo store or aalearoou on Cbeenuft stret. CORNELIUS SONS. FOURTII EDITION Proceedings of Congress. Nominations by tho Frcsident Wholesale Jail Delivery. Shocking Accident in Ohio. U'ciiimi llrollicrlioocl. New Dominion Advices. The Georgian XSay Canal. lute. Etc., Etc., Etc.. Etc. FROM WASniXQTOJt. I. nod Appralnere Appointed. Despatch to the Aeeodated Prest, Washington, March 24. A commission has been appointed, to meet at Mackinaw, Mich., on tbe 30th inst., to appraise a tract of land in that city occupied by the mission house to be con veyed under act of Congress to . A. Franks. Tbe commission will consist of Dr. John R. Bailey and Mr. James Lasley, of Mackinaw, and Assistant Surgeon 8. 8. Jessop, United States Army, who will report to the War Department. Nomination, by tbe Prealdent. Tbe President sent tbe following nominations to tbe Senate to-day: Horatio C. Newcomb, of Indiana, Assistant secretary oi tne interior; James Kowe.rccetvcr of public moneys ntUhilli- cotue. Ohio; William is. franklin, register ot the land ollice at Cbillicotbe. Ohio. Collectors of Ic tern al Revenue John Zager, Twelfth dis trict of Illinois; William 11. Kobb, Eighth dis trict of Ohio; Joseph Mason, Twenty-second district ot New York. Assessors ot Internal Rei enue Charles StephanJ, 1 welfth district of Illinois; George W. Graham, Fourth district of Virginia: Horace Candee, Twenty-third district of ew i oik: Nnvy Orders. Lieutenant-Commander John Scbouler i or dered to ordnance duty at tbe Boston Navy lard. Lieutenant-Commander S. Dana Greene is detached from tho Pacific licet, and ordered to the Naval Academy on May l. FROM TRE BOMimOX. The (.eorft-laa Bay Cnnnl. Ottawa, March 24. An influential delega tion from Chicago bave had an interview with the Railway Committee, of which Sir George E. Cartier is chairman, and consisting of leading public men of both political parties. Governor Bross. of Illinois, lu an interesting and lengthy speech setting forth the advantages of the Georgian Bay Canal, said the business men of the W est bad come to tbe conclusion that a canal avoiding St. Clair Flats, Lake Erie, and Wetland tuna' with only eighty miles ot canal and slack water navigation, with a capacity for vessels of one thousand or twelve hundred tons, and a corresponding en' largement of tho St. Lawrence, is the only chan nel adequate to tne wants oi tne commerce ot tne West. He then sketched the rapid increase of MCCtVIU 1 nUOt UUIA piVIVU II VIU DvtavlOblvS V fit It bad tbe canal been in operation this year Us revenue would be over two millions and a half. and that for 1870 would exceed four millions. What the W est wanted was the cheapest and largest possible outlets to the ocean. tiovernor uross said a large maioritv or the people of the West were in favor of free trade and reciprocity, and ore determined to have it. If legislators now at Washington will not give it tbe West will send those who will. Mr. Holden said that Mr. Bross deserved thanks for bis elaborate statements, and that there was perfect unanimity atuonir all Darties as to the importance of improving all avenues leading to tne west. 8ir A. T. Gale trusted what was eroinir on at Washington would lead to a settlement of these questions. .Mr. iioiuen, as a representative oi Chicago, tnanKeo tne coromiaco ior tneir good teeiing. Sir ueorge uartier, in reply, favored reci procity between tbe two countries, and aided that t'anaua should be tbnnkf m lor the expres sion of tho desire of tbe people of tho West to supply us with tbclr great trade. Ibis morning tbe deputation oreatiastea with SlrF. Hicks. Tbe House of Commons has voted six millions lor tbe purposes of tbe Intercolonial Rill way. tbe road to be built broad traugc, to correspond nun tno urana lrunK. FROM NEW YORK. 4leueral Halnlne and the Fenian.. New Yokk, March 24. At tho session of the Fenian Convention tbls morning a telegram was received from General Halplne, regretting his inability to attend, and authorizing bis name to be continued on the registry ot tbe benlan Brotherhood. Tbe Committee on Organization was instructed to watt on U Donovan Uossa and other exiles, and again invite their co-operation with tbe Fenian Brotherhood in efforts to effect a union of all tba Irish nationalities. The mili tary affairs of the Brotherhood are to bo well considered. Flak. Jr.. va. the 1'oton Puclue Railroad. New Yoke. March 24 Upon motion of the delcndant in tbe case of James Jbisk, Jr.. vs. tbe Union Pacific Railroad and others to remove from the flics of tho court a bill In equity and declaration hied by tne piaintttt. Judge match- ford bas decidvd that the bill in equity is. de fective and can be removed. The declaration will remain. The French Relief Fond, New Yobk, March 24. The French relief committee of this city has received voluminous correspondence from France, detailing tbe sufferings of the people during the progress of the war. and tbe many trials to which they were subjected. To day the committee forwarded to the London dietritiuttnir committee Xwooo. making a total of XI 5. 000, exclusive of 2000 rent direct to Mr. Washburue, United States Minuter at Paris. FROM TILE WEST. I'... tm f.a ua a. 111 Inn ..( Jail. Minneapolis, March 24. Five persons, named J. K. Tucker, Nelson Shelafoo, David i i st . I ' t j S T r a iuageiy, 1 nomas jcaiuuey, uu ikuu .uuuer. eeoped from jail hut nlrUt. McKinne and tftkiml anil NhorklnAT Arldiif - rmpiNviTf Mnrnh 11 Thnmai PrAfilA. Jinn of the senior partner of Treble & Planer, in New iHs.tiiv.r.nt i wna nnntrlit nr V AtinArifitiV hv ft Ain U1UUUM) ' ' t " aaaw wao . , j belt attached to a planing machine and carried i.. V , . i . .a LI. 1 .) arouna Wltn bucu velocity iuav m icljo uu arms were threshed into shreds, and the mm instantly Kinea. rk. Vm ri A m mt Ik. Wlra Dinrtm.it this morning was the finest ever seen In the oitv Tim vrinii itlsnlnv was witnessed from Ibn balconies of tbe Burnet House by members of thi Legislature and the Uovernor of the State, VCAIJI V nUVUI hiAV V WVvBOlVM VWBVVl 1U IVTlvrTi FROM EUROPE. The Raara National Uoarda. London, March 24. Tbe Minister of the In terior bas notlfl' d the National Gmrd'of Rouen to make preparations to dsfend the Government against insurrection. Evoala Qaetatleae. LrvERrooi Marcn 848 P. M. Stock' of cottin afloat, r.vs,Mi0 bales, including 4',0ooof Am' rlcan. Msrket for yarns and fabrics atManchesvr nr.uer at better prices. New red Western spring wheat, lo-t lOd.rtillB. 8d. tor lowest grades ot No. tt highest. grades or no. l. Kecetpts of wheat foi" three d lys, B.-),(,t qusncrs; American, bo.ooo. Lara, Bis. sa. CON 0 s s . FOKTY.BECO.1D Tli It tl-FIIt.Sr HESION. Pen ate. WAFniNGTON, March 84. Tho Vice-President laid before the Senate the res ilutlon received from the House for the final adjournment of that brvty, with the concurrence of the Senate, on Monday next. On motion or Mr. ivirounns. the resolution was tattled by a tiro tore vote. The ice-l resident stated that, under his inter pretation of the order prescribing business of tin present seeston, memorials and petitions whicti mleht be presented cou.d not be refdrre l to c tin Dilutes, but must be placed on the tile of the Sena!.. rar. Frontier sent to the secretary a resolution, which he abked to have read. Mr. Conklinar renewed tho nnstlon of order Sub mitted by him yesterday, that the resolution c. iul I not ne reoiveo, inasmuch as no other business conld ne Introduced than the matters speciUcaby stated In the outer la'ely ad pted. The vlce-Fresident ruled that a resolution t- In struct a con mlttec to report a hill was in the nature of Dcisintion, ana could not ne r. ceived, nut mat a a mere resolution of lannlry or ca Im umn the President or a department for Information wis not excluded. The Chair would, however, suonilt the qnestlon upon the reception of the resolution to the senate, lie then read from the omclai report in till ltbe cf the proceedings of the Senate at the called session in March, 1 Sol. for Executive business. On the lntrodu"tlon nt that time of a resolution by Mr. DouuriiiH, calling for information concerning the acts of the Southern insurgents, objection was raised to Its introduction, and the theii Vice-Prest dent (Mr. Hamlin) decided that It was not in the nature of legislation, and conld. therefore, be re ceived. In the opinion of the Chair, resolutions for .xecunve information, expressive or the sense or the Senate upon any subject, or affecting the rights oi memners, ouiy conld ne receiver. jir. inurman ne'd mat the resolution snonut n read, as otherwise the Senate could not tell whether It was within tbe category of those admissible, In the opinion oi tne nair. Mr. uoiiKiine aid nis point or order was tnat tne resolutlun could not. he read nendinir the questlou of its reception. He did not Know wht the resolu- tin was, and denied that his motive was to onject to any particular resolution. His objection ws general, and solely to preserve Intact the order of business. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, Insisted npoa the riirht of every member to have a resolution read for infor mation, ard that it was frequently exercised. The Vice-President remarked that he would direct the resolution to be read under the present estub. lishfd by the Senate in 1861. when durinsr the pen dency or a similar order certain res oiu'inns ituro duced by ur. chandler in reierence to ivtaxuniiu-i were received. 1 he n solutions being substantially the same that were ottered by Mr. Sumner yesM-rdav with an ad dition, and relating to ine empiovmeui oi tne United States naval forces in Damlnicm watars, were then lead by the Secretary. Jtr. Sumner tnen moved that tne resolutions ne printed and laid on the table for the present, lis in tended to offer them as ao amendment to the reso lution relating to the South. The vice-.'resident remarked that ne ria l snii- mitted to the renate whether the resolutions should be received, and that question was not yet decided. Air. tjasseny uesiren some aenator n maw me tronnd UDon widen tne omecnon to tne reception of the resolutions was bssed. He desired that some such statement should be rasde for the information of the Senate. No response was made to the inquiry. Aittr further discussion the morning honr ex pired, when Mr. Sherman moved to lay ou the table Mr. Conk boss point or order. The Vice-President, in reply to Mr. KdmnmR stated that this would not carry with it the resolu tions. Wr. Suiuner demanded the Teas and nays on the motion to lay on the tab'e, which was agreed to aies 29, noes tin. The vote was as ronows: Ayes Messrs. Boreman, Urownlow, Buckingham, Caldwell. Cameron, Chainller, Cole, conKllnar, Cor nctt, i.cimunns, r erryor Michigan, v reiinKiiuvsen, liiinert. Hamilton of Texas, liarisn, mils. Hl'cn cock, Howe, Morton, Osborn, Pomerov. Poole, I'ra't. nice, batvycr, snerman, est, winuom, ana v right Nays Messrs. Bayard. Blair. Casserly. Coopnr. era Bin. Davis, or Kentucky: Davis, or west vir- Bluia: Fenton. Hamilton, of Martland: Hamlin Johnston, Kelley, Morrill, of Vermont: PaU.er.son, Konenson, taninurT, tsctiurz, spencer, Stevenson. Stockton, Sumner, Thurmao, Tipton, Vickers, ami V ison bo. Mr. Snmner Inquired as to the present status or nis resolutions. The Vice-President replied that they bad not been received. Mr. Fumner tnen sstted wnetner they would not come un in order in the morurng hour to-morrow. Air. eherrann suggested tnsi tne matter couiu ne taken nn on the vote of a majority. Mr. bumner moved to nave mom printed. Agreed to hy a nnammous vote. Mr. snmner was tnen granted leave to mase a Statement, which was to the effect that he had been nrevested from delivering a prepared speech on Sr, bo in in go at the last semton by indisposition. He had since regained his strength slowly but not com pletely, but the Importance of the sub ject impelled him to address the Senate npon P, and he hoped he might hive tbe Indulgence of the Senate to proceed with the question which he proposed in conueitlon wltn the pending resolution ror legislation on tsouin. ern outrages, In which the Senator from Iadiaua (Mr. Morton) toos so great an interest. Mr. Morton hoped Mr. Sumner would have per. mission to make h's speech at any time he saw proper. For one, he gave his consent to 1C THE FIIEXCII RELIEF FUJiD. Letter from Ea-Merretary NcCullooh. Tbe French Relief Committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce have received the following letter from Hugh McCulloch, a mem ber of tbe London Diciribuimg committee: No. 41 Lombard Stkeet, London, E. C, March 7, 1871. Geullcmeu: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th nit., addressed to .Messrs. .Moran and Mor gan and myself. Ere this you have received advices of the action of tbe committee on the distribution of tbe money placed In tbe bands of Mr. Morgan, but It may be proper for me to say that tbe best means witnin our control nave been used to extend relief to those parts of the rural districts of France that suffered most severely bv tbe war. It may aleo be proper for me to say that the committee and other Americans in Loudon are much gratified by the liberality manifested by citizens of tbe United States, aud especially by tbe citizens of New 1 ork, in the donations tney bave made to sufferers in f rauce. Such a prac tical illustration of evmpathv for these dis tressed people Is an evidence of what Christian civilization is doing to create fraternity between tb Inhabitants ot dliicreut ana wiaeiy sepa rated nations. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Htou McCulloch. To Messrs. Charles II. Marshall, Charles Lanier, Anson Phelps stokes, committee. LSOAL inTBLT.IPr.rJCD. The ftlartluaville Outran. Court of Quarter ResniuntJudije Peirce. Tbls morning Assistant District Attorney Heverln ca.'led for trialthe case of Michael Thorn. William Trlmher, and William H. Wenb. three of the young men who were indicted for tbe outrage committed ODon MIms llerschberger at Martinsville recently. Counsel, in exercising their challenge, exhausted the venire without'coiupleting the jury, tbe Court naa to send out lor more jurors. Tho Bona Uaae. Court a Quarter 8eiiioMJtuie A Uinmu The Couit sat to-day to resume the hearin upon habeas corpus in the ease of William M. Bumi, who is cbargtd with embezzling funds from the Slate by Obtaining an appropriation to defray the expenses of witnesses lu the liunn-vvunaiu couiestej election case, which far exceeded the amount actually dui. The evidence this morning was merely preliminary to the detiired Introduction of documentary proola. J. Alexander aliupson recalled The amount was drawn ou Saturday, March 20, IMS; I received tbe tiiaiip on time dsv. K. (,. Lee sworn I am assistant clerk in the Hons of Kepresentatlves of tbls State; was lu litis -9; I did not journal the bill la the Buna-WUbain case ; It t my dnty to jonrnsllze; T never saw It: I suppose It is In the hands of the resident clerk. Mr. Pnmll, the resident clerk, was examined, and said he had no recollection of seeing the bill in question. Mr. Msnn being called into the Supreme Court, the hearing was suspended. FINANCE AAD COMMERCE. Kvk.sino Tar.ORia Omen,! rrtriar. March 4. Is, 1. t There Is a full a vera ire demand for money this morning, and tbe bu k of the loans are tn ule by tbe banks on regular business ace unit. Not withstanding tbe near approach of April, when money is usually in active demand for business set1 lenient, to severe stringency Is ani.l.-l,iai.ed, thongh rates may advance tn some extent. Tl-ere Is a moderate supply oPfunds ho'h at the barks and In tbe outride innrkct, but unemployed hniuncesare reduced wiibl i very narrow limits. We quote on rail at fPTii'fP er cent, and on cnolce snort date paper at 7fo 8 per went. tn Id is quiet and weak, but Mea.Jy. flie sales tangii'ir from 110K(111, cloelng at tbe lower Dgnre - The Government bond market Is active and strong, tbe entire list showing a farther advance ot Pirn K were tttri and heavy. Sales of Uity 6s, new, at iui hm ioi x. Readit g whs quiet, with Pales at 51 3 IBS 51. Fir-nfYlvniila was steady, selling at 61 J.,', ales of Oil Creek and Allegheny at and Cam den and Am boy at 1 6(3)l7. (Jaiinl shares were uuiet. with sales of Lehlb at on?h&3f. and .Morris preferred at ltiin.'lu. lire balance of tbe lUt was dull. Hilesof Manufacturers Bank at 21) and Ceniral Traus portntion at 48. Ine following banks hive siinc-lbjd through Jay Cooke fc Co to-day for the new nve l er cent, ttovermneiit bond-: Seventh National. Phliacelphi 2H.000 Urst National. Shippenrburg, Pa 75 (MM) Fnrmers' National, Warren. II' 50 0.')) Farmers' National, Mount Holly, N. J. . 145 0004 . 514 000 PHILADELPHIA BTOPK EXOIIANOB SALKS. Reported by De Haven A Br. No. Thkrd street. FIKST BOARD. ir.000 Gerro'n R 7s.. 83 V.0 h MorCl pf.. ..116 srmiciiy es, rie.loi' fio do lnl! fflsh Manuf Bk... 12 slit, am A Am..llilJ. 163 t Ih Val R.... DO'i 40 sh OC A A H . . 4X 110 sh Leh N . . ban m BETWEivN dO luush Reading R. 120 do SOU do 100 do. ..30.5l 8-1 rJ 141 h Penna K..... sitfj in sa v ent iraus... 43 BOARDS fn00 W A Frank Ts. 8T i lno ah Heading KsS 61V i vim city 68, ew.l(llv: ion do.... 51-31 lOshOCA AR....lli.; 16 sh Peuna R Six aa sn t.en v it.. . no ' Mcssks. Dl Havkn A. Broth ta. No. 40 6. Third street, fhliade phia, report, the following-quotations U. e. as oi ISbl, 11.1J. 1IB ; do. ISM, 11JI !lii da 1604, 11 l,v; n !-, do. isso, ill Si.ni' ; io. lsse, new, iiuvmiiii; ao. imbi. do. lin.llo i do. IrtAS da ll(iull(i; 10-4(18, U8u.lHfe. U. H. SO YeatJ s per ceuv uurreuoy, i I3S' l I3' : t-oid. 110 111: Silver. UK!V,(lo-iLi : llni.m Paidbc Kalinuui IstMort. Bonds, B3a440; Central Pacific Katlroad .'liiaw6U: llplon Paul Do l.aiid Uraut HoiiIm. 7.')04T4iU S1KHHHM. WILLIAM r AlnTSH A CO.. WO. 6 IS. TUIrfl street, report tne following qiiotariuus : H. 8. ts ay. lintf(11B?. ; 5-4U of llliav al i2.'i : do 184J ium4iiM4; no. ison, tiiH''"; io., .inly, ise, 1 1,' 1 1 u.'i ; iiu,, dinr, ii. iifiiiv i iniK ) ao. jni. 168, 110SMM0V, 10-41. All 8!f. 4old. 110 H1. U. 8. Pacific R K. Cur'cy . 113,all4. MAhh suiinih, Broavrs. renort this uiorntna gold qnotaMnns as follows : 1U 0 A. M ..Ill 1V4B A. M lK.Jtf 1H-S4 " linrs 11 f B Ill 1140 " Ill ISSMlM 110 it-no iiii;i i in f. m ill 11 30 " Ill 12-H7 " 110 sTblladelpnta Traol Heuuri. Friday, March 24 Seeds Cloverseed Is d ill at the decline recorded yesterd y. S ties at 10x$i0 Vo. per ponnd. Timothy Is scarce and firm at $IT 3. Flaxseed may be quoted at 12-10, The Flour market Is without improvement, the den. and being coutlned to tno immediate wa'its of the home cnmu liters, whose pure ases foot un li"Ol osrreis. inciinuug suneiune at s-noisnin: exrrH at foiaHK.i; Wisconsin ami Minnesota -extra ra fitly at f7-VR(7r0; i'entisvlvsnla do. do. at ti-fxil: I nd ana and Otdo do. do. at 17-2547-7,: and ftnev liranes at tS( 8s, as la quality. Kv Flour dull aC, t-7(a6. in corn Meal nothing do'n. 'Ihe Wheat market Is rirm. aud the demmil Is con lined to prime ot, wh-ch are lo small supuly hale of 18(11 lun-hi ls ludiat a red at (I'Gsa1-7i; iniio no at i-tMi ii: auo wnite at ii-Hnat-Uil. Kye sells at tlUB for PeniiKVlyanla. Corn Is dull at fhe recent decllue. Slis of yellow at 8iAS3o. 4 W estern mixed at 82c..: and in.noo bushels iil onl irVBt tern s. Cats are unchanged; sale of 4(HKil iiu.-neis vv estern ana ieunyivauu, part at 04 $-170., and part on private term. 5tiU bushels four-rowed Ne Y )ik Barley sold oni jil i Birr k:i nip. wnisky St us at V2j$c. ror western iron-bound. LATEST SHUMMNQ INTELUNKX ! rJKT OP PHILADKLPHIA MARCH 81 STATE Or THBBMOMaTKK AT THM BVININO VKLBiiaiPB OFPIOB. 8A B. 40 1 11 A. 01 4T S P. JUL Sun Risks s r7 moon Sura. o wf) Snv SETS 6 16 MlDH WATSH 4' 1 By Cable.) London. March 24. Ui stea-nshlo Eur mean, fm Bul'ltuoro, touched at Movlile on S iturday lat. ' fn-auo-iiip ueuiuark, iroiu rnew tork, t-iu lied aU tut ensiown yesteroay. Livkhi'ool, Man n ti Arrived, ship Emily Au gusta, from New on- a- tea JKlwrauM NEW Yoke, March 24 Arrived, steamships Ne- vaoauuo vu,en. ir-Jiu uiverpiau. I'okt llora, Cauada, Mvoli Jt The steamers nave commenced tbetr trips between here aud Rochester. CLEARED THIS MORN1NU. Steamer Rattlesnake, Wiuuett, Ueorgetown, T. H. hichards. Steamer K. C. Biddle, McCue, New York, W. P. ClydeJ a. cu. Steamer Sarah, Jones, New York, W. M. B tlrd at Co, Nor. bark Capeila, Hubert, Londonderry, L. Wester guard A Co. Tug Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow of barges, W. P. clyde A Co. Tug HiKihou, Nicholson, Baltimore, with a tow on barges, W. f . clj ne A o. Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Havre-de-Grace, with a tow of barges. W. P. Clyde A Co. Tug Clyde, Duncan, Havre de-Urace, with a tow of barges, w. p. Clyde & Co. Tug U. B. HutcbtiiH. tlarnian, Havre-de-Orace, with a tow of ttargH. w. p. i;iyrie A 11 Captain Albrecht is luasier of birk Inra. Jisria, cleared yesterday for Croustadt, aud not as ueiote reported. ARRIVED THIS MORN IN U. Steamship Pioneer. Wakelev. Jrom Wilmington. N. C. with uidse. to Philadelphia and Southern Mall bteainsuip co. bteuuier a. L. Oaw, Her, 13 hours from UaJtU nxoe. vltb mdse. aud passengers to A. Groves. Jr. Steamer Bristol, Waiiaee, 24 nours from New iCork, With uidse. to W. P. Clyde A Co. Steamer Mayflower, Fultz, 24 hours from Nevri York, with mdse. to w. p. Clyde A tio. Schr J. Truman, Gl bs, 4 days from New Bjdford, wiih ' 11 to Shober A Co. Schr K. Engilah, crowell, from Gloucester, with fish to Crowell A Co. Schr Anna Myrick, Richards, from Provlucetown, with mdse. to crowell A Co. SchrKumiaR Graham, Smith, from New York, in nana st to captain. Schr Electa Bailey, Smith, fro a New York, in bsllsst to csptin. Sthr Streamlet, Voorheea, from Hainesport, with word to rapiaoi. Tug Tbs. Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with a tow of parget to w. r. ciyae a t;a 4 Tug iiiiiison, iNicnoiSon, irom uaiumore, wltn S tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. Tug Civile. DurcHn, from 11 v re-de-Grace, with tw of barges to W. P. Clvrle A Co. Tag Chesapeake, Merhew, from Havre-de-Grace, Wiih a tw of banrea to W. P. Clyde A Co. Tog G. B. IiuH-iilnga. Harnian, from Hayre-de- Craca. with a tow of barges to w. r. ciyae a Co. Correspond ne f The hveitxnQ Telrqravk. EASTON A MuM AUON'S BULLETIN. New Yohi Ofkiok, March 8J. 17 barges leave In tow to night for Baltimore, light. F. C. King, with letorts and tire brick, and Mry l-ll... . . nlu.L.IA f..- llhlVrfAlnt.!. I , ! 1 Will, 1UI III", l' 111 "cipiiin. Baltiiiohe Bhakch Ofkiob, March 28. The fol io wit g batges leave in tow to-night, eastward : Sarab Hanimell. l ulled Brothers, Soutn Peiin. H. Catferty, Royal Arch, A. O C. Klrkpatrick. C. Me- Vtilllauis, James O'Donnell. W. J. Duniap, Blrdblll Boy, M H. Webber, Jacob Kanouse, 1C Adams, aud Enterprise, all wt h coal for New York, 'ihe Princess, with coal aud carboys, for Phlla- oeipnia. Tbe RUen Gunson and C. N. Soby left with those reported yesterday. L. S, C.
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