THE DAILY EvwiG TELEGRAPH Pi II LA DELPHI A, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 181 B CITV 1 II T I! Ij L I U H 1 C( THE LAST ACT. The Fifth . traaae'v-Taa Banal af the Viniaia Vhle A fier - t Uaaar- TIjIs'RHcnioon the bnrlal of the remains of John H. Murray aud his wife, whe lives were to irail:'ftllv ended on Saturday afteruoon Ut, vlll lake place in Hsuover tUreet Cemetery, tne funeral to tiroeeed thitber from the ui.irtakln esubliPlinjeut of Joseph lluokey, No. 1215 North Second street. To this place the bodies of tbe murdered wife aud the suicide were re moved on Monday last, aud from the moment of their arrival to the time we k to press today the r-iablbshment has been filrly besieged with people who bad a craving curliiy tutratlfy. The cM'tletnen to whom Murray, before he had cmiled out bis terrible ds-ltfo, committed bis body; and that of hi wife wlieu thev were dead, netierouMv fulfilled the solemn duties that bad been Imposed on them tlius suddenly. Tnal portion of the note relating to them was as fol lown: "I have uoMiiu mire to ask, only that tnv wife and tnyself im buried In the fame grave. Mow, my dear iriends. you were tfood t me m my llvii'it daye, and do not loriit me iu my death. 1 will mime the folio wing Keutleineil to take cbrne of the bodies, aud 1 hope they will act in tbirt caee as I would have acted la my life to all, with a goodwill to pray to God to Lave mercy on our toul: John II. (JoIIIoa, John (J. Nionan. James Kowe, John Cannlm;, James flhtrk, Thomas Wall, James McDon oni;b, William Miller, Richard Lloyd, James A. Toiublefon, Bamuel Nichols, aud all my oilier Irieuds who will help the above rauied RCbtltmen to put me under the cold clBy." These citizens at once took steps to comply with the lat-t request of thulr old friend, aud succeeded beyond their expeciaii us. Thi-t moriiititr they ave notice ttut "tbey have suill cient fuuds on hand to defray all expenses, atd uo further coiitt ibutions will be ueeeory. Toe trapping of the burial are far belter tlan, per bni'P, the unlortunate Murray ever thought of This moinine the crowd of people before Mr. IlookeyV establishment was so denxe that Lieu tenant Clark, with a posse of otlicers, was snot for to keep the pavements clear. 'J he bodies were lying in the parlor, each encased In a rat-ket draped iu black, and ornamented with heavy silver mountings. These were the simple iufccriptlons on the plates: MARV MCKKaY, : Died March a , 1ST1, : : Aged 42 Years. ; JOUN H. MURRAY, Died March 6, ISM, Aged 80 Years. Up to the time of writing there was an un broken line of people marching around them, and then out Into the street. There will be no religious service, but tfce remains will be taken direct to the burial ground and interred. The mother aud sister of Murray are here, but none of the deceased wife's relatives, tier lather U a mluloter, no oincia tlDg- at Marietta, Ohio. As their remains go unaer tne sod, let the veil of charity be drawn over their short and sad career. BUILDINGS. The Oillelal Eounieriitlan by the City Asses or. From the returns made by the assessors of the different wards, the number of houses iu the city Is shown to be as follows: Ji tfC One-story uvi Two-siory 22.613 Three-story . . . .us.WU Four-story 0,417 Five-story and over 693 fltnnt. 'Frame. Totit. 81 844 Mi 8 954 10,5m 87.1.J4 8,160 1,531 70,19 1S6 .... 6,6 U 593 7,385 12,478 114.303 Total 94,440 Accord iuir to the census returns, the numb ir of dwellings In the city in June of I nut year wtt 112.457, the census returns of lslK) allowing a total of 69,633. In the following statement is shown the num ber of buildings of other characters in the city: Churches nnd bullilinjrs 451 School buildings, public, 134 " ' rtllglUUB BUHll'MCa, OU 214 Halls and theatres 63 Foundry and factory buildings. 9u Mills 73 l)ve-bouses .. 85 Tanneries 9 Rope-wa as 7 Stables 31S3 Farus 1,241 Blacksmith shop" 33 Other shops 1,037 Firu company house 8J (slaughter-bouses. 2S1 Offices 814 Breweries aud vaults- 114 Total, t iscellaneous buildings 8.44s Total, dwelling-houses H4 303 Total, buildings of nil Kinds 123,751 A Card fu m tub Ubv John Chimbeus. For many days my nilud has been exercised bow I could in the mobt Christian and mode-t way reach the eye and ear of a very large num ber of friend, whose solicitude for my restora tion to health and continued life has been so marked. 1 have concluded that a simple card, sent out through the press, from au h mu't heart, would be acceptable to all. First, then, I owe a debt of uud mg gratitude to the minis ters of the Prince of Peace who came like doves to Ibe windows of my taoernacle, with the in quiry late and early, "How is he; any change lor the better " Again, my gratitude is due to a large number of God's Israel, who called again and agalu without any other object than to know whether the light was beginning to burn brighter in the bouse of sorrow. How Christian-like was this! Then, again, I wish to acknowledge as best I can, my debt of gratitude to that large class of my fellow-citizens beginning with the learned jurist and reaching down to the humblest man of toil. In this enumeration, I take more than ordinary pleasure in including a large number of the Society of Friends, especially the mem bers of the" Twelfth Street Meeting. While memory lasts, those foud inquiries of old and young will not be forgotten. Kind words never die. 'As to my own beloved people, I may sst of them, as Jesus said of the faithful woman, "They have done what they could." There has been nothing left undone to relieve the anxiety of a pastor's heart. The press, too. baa been most kind and gene rous, for which I thank them. Nor can I pass unnoticed the eminent services of my pbvblcian, 8. Weir Mitchell, M. D., whose skill and devo tion, under God, have brought me into a state of convalescence. Glorious Christianity ! How unlike all other systems of religion! John Chambers. Philadelphia, Msrch 28, 1871. Firb in x Bummers' Hbirbat On Front street, below Ureen, is a boarding-house, the terms for lodging being about fifteen cents per night. - In view of th fac', It mav well be lm eined tbst tbe inmates ot the dwelling do not include the nust wealthy and aristocratic por tion of onr citizens, and it may be also la tarred that at this rate ot board the proprietor will never be at a loss for lodgers. The house was packed, as usual, last night, and nothing occurred to mar the serenity of the sleepers uotll S o'clock this morning, when a fire broke out in one of the rooms on the first floor. A police, man luckily was near at hand and discovered the fire. He notified Fire Company No. 21, and they arrived in time to extinguish the names before much damage was done. The house was filled with smoke, however, and the way in which the inmates (people call them bummers) warmed out of that dilapidated dwelling was a tight to see. In the establishment is employed a person named Joseph Long, whose duly here tofore bas been to serve up the eatables t3 the lords and ladies in the din log-rooms. A combi nation of circumstance induced the proprietor to Ulicve that Long ought to be suspected for having set lire to the place. It was not long before be was arrested, and be will have a hear ing before Alderman Tolaud tfeia afternoon. CAR F.I) FOR. The Will f I.hte Ckarlee Heranc Yesterday afternoon the will of the Ute Charles Geronir was admitted to probate. He commands that his widow, who is demented, be thus provided for: 1 aitect tnal alter my justoeow ana xunerai expenses have been paid, my hereinafter-mentioned executor shall luvcst all my estate in approved securities, and shall pay over to my beloved wlte.Augnsta uerong, aunng per natural life, the lucome arising and accruing from ray said estate, In such sums a her comfort and necessities maj' require; that a suitable board ing-place be provided for her where she can have such attentions as her situation and condi tion may require. I direct that upon the death of my beloved wife, after providing for her suitable burial, my said executor shall divide the icsldue of my estate into two enuil moiciles the one-half moiety I direct them to pay over to the German Reformed Salem Comgrcgatlon and their suc ceceors, the other full one half moiety I direct my sold executors to pay over to the l?ev. John G. Wieble. now pastor of the Gcrmn Keformed Salem Congregation, to bo his and his heirs' forever. I appoint a my exneu- tors Jacob Bech and Conrad Kruder, both elders of the said Reformed Salem Congregation. The value 01 the estate Is about ZM00. The New Hall of the Y. M. C A. of Ger- mantown. Last evening the nnw rooms of the Young Meu s Christian Association of Germm- lown were opeued to the public for the first time. This association has hitherto met in the varlons churches of Gcrmantown, but tbey have now loosed the whole of the upper portion of the building No. 4705 Main street. The meeting room of the association is a large room on the second floor. On the third floor is situ Ued the reading-room, which will be comfortably fur nished and supplied with books and periodicals Intended to attract young men Into the associa tion. 1 lie association hitherto numbered about 5(5 members, hut ImI evening 5i new members were proposed and elected, making a member ship now of 108. The treasurer last evening received ifcOl from the members present. The members are divided into several classes paying dinerent sums into tue treasury. Active mem bers are required to be mnmbers of some evan gelical church and pay $2 per annum. An asso ciate member pavs $2, a sustaining member $5, a life member $20 without further payment, and an honorary member $50 without further payment. After the transaction of some routine busi ness, Mr. John A. Wngeneller addressed the meeting, saving that the efforts of the members should be turned to bring under religious and moral influences young men who are not as yet inemners ot any uuurca. lie spoke ot the closing of the fire companies' houses, and hoped that the voung men who formerly congregated there would be brought into the reading-room of Hie association. An Allegro Fraudulent Claim. The cae Of Captain Thomas Conner, charged with pre ceiiting a claim to the Government for subsist ence of troops prior to their being mustered into 1 lie service of the United ctates, was resumed this moming before United States Commissioner Hibler. One ot the receipts which, it is alleged, the defendant forwarded to Washington, was for the payment by Conner of the rent of barracks. '1 he precise locality was not stated. The testi mony-of the following witness was produced to show trat tne barracks were not at Barnwell and South streets: 1 Bernard Magnlre sworn I reside at Barnwell and South streets; Burn well used to be called B4ik met; Csptain Conner never nsed my premises fur r-cruitlnir purposes; h used the property opposite ; theie are two corners there: thn Is only one drMl- Irir at the corners ; I live In it; Captain Conner re- cruircn a company iu issi, at unippewa ana sour.i stieets, 1 think; there are three houses between Hh 11k and Chippewa streets. (The defendant assert that the barracks were at Chippewa and South fctreets ) The defendant was held in $15,000 ball to answer at court He was arrested by Deputy TTn!fl AtAlA AfArahn.1 HaaI. It Is proper in this connection to state that Captain Conner protests bis entire innocence of any fraud; he says the claim Is a just one, and that confusion bas arisen by reason of the altera tion of the names of the streets. .He promises to make a satisfactory explanation. Peddler in Trouble E. R. Knight, a bas ket merchant, vulgarly known as peddler, was vefteroav in a house at Broad and Vine streets, endeavoring to dispose of half-class soap, spliced shoe-string, tin razors, etc. It was observed that Mr. Knight had not in his posses sion a license, ana the matter being inquired into a little further, the fact was demonstrated without the possibility of a doubt that the thought of taking ont a license had never en tered the Boeotian mind of the soap and razor man. This important discovery having baen made, it was thought that the attention of Alder man Jones should be called to the matter. Ac cordingly, Knight was taken before that magis trate, and held In oou ball to answer at court. Beat His Mother. A bad boy. so it Is said. Is Francis McElioy. He lives at No. 503 North Twelfth street. What did the precious youth do yesterday bnt go borne in a beastly state of intoxicat'on. and beat his mother; and then, to add to his Lad conduct, be stuffed a number of articles in bis pockets, and went out an 1 sold them. Francis was arrested afterwards, and Alderman Massey has had the duty and the pieasnieof placing the young man uuder suffi cient nan to answer. The 8outh 8treet Bridge. Yesterday Con tractor John W. Murphy resumed operations on the South Street Bridge. The work at present in hand is the building ot the western approach. Yesterday, also, the jury viewed the land on the eastern bank, belonging to private parties, preparatory to taking it for the use ot the east ern approach and assessing damages. Bcmmers Captured Lieutenant Flaherty, accompanied by a number 01 omcer., made a raid last night on a gang ot corner bummers who have been wont to Infest the corner of Twenty-third and South streets. Five of the rowdies were put under arrest, and Alderman Morrow bas held them in ball to keep the peace. , Street Literature. Louis Barber, for tearing don a number of handbills which had been tosten on tne icnce surrounding tne ncy- stone Skating Park, at Moyamenslng avenue and Morris street, was yesterday arrested, and bas been beld In ball by Alderman uitz to an swer lor ibe j3enie Navigation Opened The water was let into the Susquenanna and Tide Water Canal yester day, and boats are now passing at all points. MOURNING NOTE PAPERS, Envelopes, And Visiting Cards, IN OKBAT VAKIBTY. VJ M. H. HOSKIN 8, STATIONER AND ENGRiVEK, No. 1 AllCll Street, laismwec pniUDELPniA.. yyKIJDlNQ AND PARTS' INVITATIONS BNQRAYSD AND PRINTED IN TUB LATEST A tins assortment 01 KRSNCH, ENGLISH, and AMKKIOAN PAPER, wltli Kiivelont!U Mati.h. rAFKU and KNVilLOt'Kd, read aUuipod, always VII UBUw JOHN UN BHD. 11 SO wemfin Vo. 9!t 8PRINO (JAKDSN Mtrent 117EDDINQ AND ENGAGES! EXT RTNO! V of solid 18-k artU doe gold. OUALITY WAR- KAMW A SUM asK'iriuieul OI ilzea aiWSTS 00 hand. FAKH BKOT lElt Makers. No. 824 CUi&NU'i' Street, below t'ourtn. THIRD EDITION MATTERS AT WASHINGTON Tho San Domingo Commission The Forthcom'ng cpart. Sumner and Fred. Douglass. Dtliato 011 tho Ku-Klax Hill. The New II. S. Loan. Later from Europo. X&anifesto from Versailles. BtC. BtC. Etc.. Etc.. lite. FllOJU EUROPE. Circular from the Vrraalllcn Gwverniiiciit. Veiisaiixes, March 2'J. The (ioveramenthas iFBiie da cftcular to the prefects, atmounclop; tbat "erder has been establishe'l in Lyons and Toulouse, and tbat the attempt at Inanrrec.tlou in the large towns has failed, save in Marseilles, Narbonne, and Baint Etienne." La France fiys tho regulars are Knlljlu; to the Hupport of the Oovern- The continued occupation of French territory by the Prussians Is due to the insurgents. The Government has Trin porlzrd ilh I lie Inftnrrcct lou to avoid the shedding of blood, but is ready to day to meet and crush it. Menotti and Ricciottl Garibaldi have declined to fight except against a foreign euemy. London, March 29. Cicncrnl Cluwrrct is said to have been appoiuted general adminis trator of the insurgent military affaire, vice Du lierson, suspended, but tho report i3 considered doubtful. Flonrriitt' llrnlajunl lou of his military functions has been accepted. Paris, March 29. Tlic Committee of tlic Republic resigned their powers, and were newly elected. At tlie Aacmblyt at ereailles to-day, there wai a turbulent meeting of Deputies. Large lloilles of Cavalry nud Iafaut.ry have arrived from the West, and a large military camp has been formed at St. Germain for the protection of the Government. There were religious ceremonies in the cathe dral yesterday for the rest of the bouIs of the departed. FROM WASHING TO JV. Special Dematehto The Koening Telegraph. Washington, March 20 nPB SIm-m nmlHf f'miulH,l.a.r. submitted their report to the President to-day. It is expected that the President will send it to Congress either to-day or to-morrow, witti tne view of bavinz it read while the San Domingo debate is in progress. General Grant has tho idea that this report will Answer all the Allegation of Sumner and Schurz. It bas been suggested to the President that inasmuch as tho report of the commissioners does not recommend annexation, he should send in a message with the report.givlng the personal views oi tne commissioners. Doufflasa aud Sumner. The President's organ here quotes Frederick Douglass as being opposed to the course Sumner has taken on tne matter oi annexation. When the commissioners heard of the deposi tion of Bumner tney ail expressed tneir regrets at it, and Douglass among the rest. If he has changed bis views on tne subject, It must be since his return to the United States. The debate in the House on The Ku.klux Bill was opened to-day by Mr. Morgan. Ohio, Im mediately alter reading the journal, and will be continued through tho day. Democrats aud Republicans are speakiug alternately. The New hnan. Secretary Boutwell, notwithstanding the expiration of the 30 da; s yesterday, will allow subscriptions to the five per cant, loan to con tiiiue for the present. Negotiations are pending with foreign bankers to allow them to lake the remainder of the hundred millions. As soon as this is consummated the loan will be withdrawn. It is the purpose of the Secretary in putting the next lonu on the market to allow a lower rate of interest on bonds to be subscribed for. He may limit it to 4'i and 5 per cent., allowing them to be taken together. FROM JfEW JERSEY. Proceeding of the Legislature. Trenton, N. J., March 20. A Republican caucus was beld this morning relatlre to pissing the Jersey City charter over the Governor s veto, and an attempt was made to make It a strict party measure. Mr. Ill pie v (UeiO, of Essex county, refused to vote for it In auy cane. The caucus adjourned till half-past 12 o'clock without any decided action. Tbe Senate bus killed the bill repealing 1119 Drives Drainage Commission, and passed the Lre freight ilananzing Din. Tbe hills providing lor an additional lunatic asylum and for the appointment of a Vice-Chau- cellor nave passed both bouses. FROM THE STA TE. Lafayette College Commencement. Deapateh to tkt Atmociatrd Pre. Eakton, Pa., March 29. The literary societies of Lafayette College have selected lion. Alex ander K. McClare, of Philadelphia, to deliver the usual annual address before them at the approaching commencement In Jane next. PENKSYLYaXIA. LEUISL1TUUE, Senate. lInnisi!U), March S. Housa supplement to an act arreting NorrUtoan into a borough, aa ooiuimUs'l. henaia aupulaiuant to tba aot apropritin gunni tot public uuriiuMit ia I'hilailiiluhia an uouiiuiitod. luu ia tho I. ill introduced by Air. Oonoell ytrdr. 0J pro- vidaa tbat ao luucli of ana law aa autboriaaa anr jury in aihawinK Juiuaiiua It ani uroptirty taken for the park to estimate tna miucuit . 10 property adjniDimr or In tue vicinity be repealed ; ) reimirinK auub juries to reoort to Uia court aa muii uiunx tie .inn at Lna lanu taxea. auuoui ueiuutiin ior a'i tiDiima derived to any adiaeenl land: aleo. hBle bill t i.rot unL and urobibit inebriatea aud laaa lw from Lema- ad unfed a patleuta into aayluna and iiiiiu iumiiutiuna for tlie inaane. aa connuiiua. 'I ! I omniiiiee on reaeral Koli loii inaue a repun on tba resolution reUtiva toUie dirhouliiue winch he arinea m.. iii tr nliriM in Itulaware bay. tlmHiah tbe reteDt actiun of the Nw Jenuty aulnorilioa. 'the report ia KiKlty, and eeta firtb Ibe folluwina faotn. ror np rdn of forty yeara the nnberiaa ia lue DeUaare riter ud Hay bav been uaea iu oomruun uj UK onun ui V1..,!,,..!. IvaiiiiA. llalitaare. and Mew JeraHV. On April 14. Ic4b, au act kwed bv tbe Kew Jeraey Lesillure fur Ibe pr,aitaiioa of clmuu, and oyslera, but it ao pro bibitory tbat it was not euloruee until tba inKe of aa act, tbiM benaiou, tor tba better euforcetueut of tbat .'aw ia Xl ,. II rl .-a W 1 Lm I '.. 1VM MBit I lljL J.T iijfttf. be prevuaett of tbe Uet auttut re given, M kleo are lb. taw f tsW, t 7th Motto fit tk 1t art i hn- Iith1 rty th. commute. Itlwu iafrinefntnt of tha 1 1 otiono' artioi4of th (.'Hitiiitiit the Unitml Male. Ihaeitueaa of thta hi to aura Inns antor.3 1 Heht (o plant aart tknr renter, la On llwir rivar and na, aaa a.vft iwmiai a lar aaanent 01 monay. Tha IpnlalalWa aotlmfi of Haw Tanmy h vmpllw1 a aaa p'tinion of lmH?ie In tha injury of mora th va a thiawnd ilMiertnan of tt Mats, who ara willinr to oraaly wirh all th law of If ew Jarmr aad par far hoeaa an I tatia, bnt who find tbay mnsi either ralrnqnian their raldahla Inlerft and set other employment or mora to Hew Jcr kpv, 1 he committee recommended th. pusage of th. fallowing joir i reenlntinn: Krmtvf, ib toe rtenata ani uenerai Aaarniniy or tne Btie of N.w Jei.jy be and tbey are herKy reqaSnted to repeal th enth section of an act entitled "Anast for ti e preservation of clarr.e and oylrm," approved April 14. IMh, rie'ncln onntrarention of that, enmity between tne eeverai iMaiewjaa le provioei Ir 1 tn aa amotion 01 article 4th of the (InnnitntHn of th. t'nited 8tte,en1 detrimental to th. intereat a I conflimmi wth tie rirbta of lart. nnmbarn ot tt e citizens of Penury! ti r (w.rrff. Tnat t he (Jovernnr bo re'iuosted to tr nmiita coiy of Ihe foreitoin renolntioi to tne tiovnrnorof Nj ,'erfe.v.wilh a rcquent that the same b laid be tore th. 1eplslatnre or thnt ntat. I h shore resolution was then nnantmonny adopts . Flew bills lntrodnc.1: Mr. 41'rnhi, one relative to promiatory notes and other negotiable instrument, triv iciinc that no day. of (Trace shell b. allowed. Also, that, whrre the post 0 R0 address is not added to 'he na'ne of any drawer, accepter, or endrer of snr nsirot,iA l. instrument It snuti no miowen an mmnr notice or oia bonor or protest, by depositing the noiice thereof in the )-t nftire in the tilao where it is payable, addressed to the pa.r allhe place where it wa dated. House. The morrtna session opened by a mot ion to reconsider rote by which the Homo bad defeated a bill authivnr.inff rsi'rnacl and mining companies wirrt railroad privileges in the I nxerne anthracite ooal field to merre aad 0nsii mte. The o'e was recnnsiter.4, and the bill agtin cams lipfora the Ilonse. la the discussion wbioh ensued, th. rishis of caiiital and labor were debated at lenctn. 1 in tne one nani r.ne raiinan orTpontt!otie were denounced as establishieg dangerous monopolies, and on t he other they were sustained as do ve. oping tne country. I lie dollar, assureea tne winesr, range, ani ma argu- tiiMttla. nrnsnif Min. wonlil fill volumes The aniwrrtionment of Seustorial dist'lcts for Plliladol jiliis is objected to by Senator lien.ey, who Is oop se J to the Twenty-ninth ward, bat In favor of th. Twentieth ward, being in the ttecond district. VASDERBILT YICrORIOUS. Drclaloa In the ICrle-VanrlerbtU LHIcatlaaPe. Irat ot rtrle-Judae lfarnard llUinlaaea the I'omnlalni I In tbe action in which the Erie Railway Com pany are plaintiff and Cornel In Vunderbllt de- leudant. 10 recover atiour, mi.uuu.uou, wnicu uas been tiendiiiE in the courts for about two years, Judge Barnard yesterday rendered judmeut for tbe defendant. Ibe amount in mitiuou was alleged to have been paid to Commodore Vander- lult in .luly, loos, upon tne eeaiemenr, or ine F.rifi litlcations then Dendimr. Une million dol lars was paid to the Commodore as a bonus for fretting the suits against tbe Erie Company discontinued, and for tue rescinding ot tne con tract, bv which Commodore Vanderbllt coin- pelled tbe company to purchase fifty thousand shares of Erie stock at 70 a share, receiving for it 3,500,000 in cash and tl, 125,000 worth of bonds of the Uoston, llartiord, and .brie Kail- way Company. After the trial ot tne suit was about half finished before J mitre Barnard in 1SCJ. it was postponed on account of Mr. 1 leld being obliged to attend to another cause in Rochester. Beveial arguments have been had In the case, and several months ago it was adjourned, at the request of tbe defendant's couusel, to make their proots. judge iiarnara naa previously tie- nicd a motion for non suit, bold in u tnat tne evi dence of the plaintiffs constituted a cause of action. The argument yesterday was heard in the room ot tne supervisors, at its conclusion Judge Barnard aunounced his decision, as fol lows: After navlnir examined very carefully the com plaint, and the answer aud tbe testimony, I have come to the conclusion, looking at tne allegations that are In the complaint ou wiilcn tue neat or trie plalntln to recover against tne aeiend im is ciauntHi I Hod thHt It is cliarueil tnat tne defendant on tamed stock, bonas aud money, amounting to some mil lions of dollars, belonging to the plaintiffs, a ctiargtd therein. Another allegation that na ob talned possession oi toe D.inns, buck, and money oj artifice, tr ek, of fraud, or by the influence wltn or control over tho board of directors or h imn of the ollieera or tne Krio Kaiiway com pany; also, the fear created lu tho minds of some of the then onicers of the company to i-lTrct this settlpinont. It Is alleged, fur'.her, lu the c.-iu-ialut ibH tb tMjmpejoy li 1 no power ao ia.ua the agreement as therein set forth, an i no power to enter n to this compromise at au wttu work, Hcueii, and with the defendant; that It was la fraud of tho stockholders of tbe company the making of such a sett lenient ana tnat two oi tne directors, uouid aud ink, opposed It. Now, with regard to the alle gation of fraud, I am cntire'y unable to and any, not even the slightest evidence, because it appenrs from the testimony that at that time the present plalntln's were enuaged in a series of expensive, long, and protracted litigations. There can be no question In regard to the Erie Railway Company having the power to retire their own stock, aud to buy their own bonds or their own proerty whenever they have the money to do so. They are specially excepted by tbe third section of the General IUilroa1 act from that provision that prevents railroad companies from buying or retiring thrlr own stock. The very fact that two of the directors Flsk and Gould voted in the negative against the settlement would have no material weight tbat I know of no more weight than IX eight ont of seventeen voted the same as those two men. There was no law to prevent the action of the majority being good. On looking at it In that light 1 have come to the conclu sion that this action cannot be maintained. There Is no fraud proved on tlie part of the defendant or of any of his ofllcers uothing but what he had a legitimate ana proper ngnt to ao, as far as tne set tlement was concerned. The oitlcers of the com pany had a right to settle these litigations, lc was their duty to no so. it was a goon settlement, ana it was one that would bene (it and ho be ite med, and I presume will benefit, the stock holders. Tne piatutina at the time tnis writ was brought were governed and con trolled by a new set of onicers, who thought that iu the performance of their duty they should make an etl'ort to recover, for tbe benefit of the stocknolders, this large sum or money tney deemed improperly extracted from their hands. They commenced this suit In good faith, and I don't think It would be proper to punish them any more by fining them with costs, because It seems to have been a mistake aa honest niiBtHKe on tne pari or tne piaiutiiis wnen they commenced it. The complaint Is therefore dlsinu-sed without costs. .V. Y. Wm ld. Aaatber Heavy Jadanaent Aajalnat Erie. It Is not generally known that tbe Benreu Tunnel, so important to the Erie Itoad, has never been fully paid for. It was finished by the contractor, Mr. A. B. Seymour, In Decem ber, J SCO. Immediately thereupon a contro versy arose between him and tbe Long Dock Cornpary, otherwise Erio, about bis pay. liie contractor claimed tnat there was a large balance due him, while the company insisted that they bad overpaid him about 31.500. Tbe contractor, in 1861, filed his bill for relief in tbe Court of Chancery of New Jersey, and tbe suit bas been "dragging Its slow length along" until tbe 17lh Inst., when the master, Jonathan Dixon, Jr., to whom it had been referred, to state an account between tbe parties, reported a bnlance due from the Erie Railway Company to the contractor of $32,610 53 N. Y. Times. LuaAL irJTSi.Eianrici3. Tlie Martinsville Case. Court o Qjiarttr BtHSiomi Judge Ptirce. The case of Tnorn, Trlmber, and Webb still en gagex the Court, and other business has been post poned until Friday. The Grand Jury. When the Grand Jury cam Into Court this morn ing Mr. hheppaxd stated that be had yesterday re ceived from the foreman of tbe Grand Jury several iueatlobs In writing relating to the mode of nroceed lug with 81)1 which tbe Grand Jury had a few days previously requested might be returned to ttieiu lor reconsideration. Mr. r beppard stated that these questions Involved matters of practice aud law ia )re Grand Jury room, and be therefore preferred that the questions should be answered by the Court He accordingly submitted the luterrogt toilts to the Court, ami requeued that the Judge would Instract the jury as to the law applicable to to the subject Inquired of. Ji.dge Pel roe then took the papers and replied to each tf the questions, full? instructing the Grand Jury as to the proper mode of procedure upon the bUl. Dull. Court nf Quarter Reimion Judge A UUon. Iu the caie of Charles Oole, tried upon a charge of lcdeceat assault aud battery upon a Utile girl, the Jury lulling to agree were discharged. baiuuel WliMou, alias "Mouldy Pat," pleaded f utlty on the charge of highway robbery, in kuock ug Ljttlelon WuiTaras down aud stealing bin purse aud watch. The Judge sent him ti the I'enlutuQex for live yf ara. Tbere being no other business ready the Court ad journed until to-morrow. FOUliTH EDITION Proceedinirs of Congress. Debate in the House. CONDITION Or TZZZ3 SOUTZI. Mr. Shellabarger's Ku-Klux Hill. Additiontothe Conscience Fund Heavy Frost ia Virginia. Ct.. Etc.. Etc.. Cite.. Vc. FROM WASUIMiTOX. Conscience Money.. Denpeiteh to the Atmociated Pre. Washington, March 29. A letter wa re- ceived at the Treasury Department to-day from a banker at Baden-Baden enclosing a bill of ex cbange on JNew iorK lor eouuu gold, wun a statement tbat it 1 from a former citizen of tho United States wbo desires to make anonymous restitution to tbe United States Treasury. FROM JSEW YORK. A Mystery Solved. New Yobk, March 20. The body found yes terday in tbe East river has- been identified as that of Edward Fitzpatrick, cashier of Eugene Kelly & Co., bankers, who disappeared about six weeks ago, and no trace of whom had since been fonnd. Tho books are correct, and the finding of property upon the body shows he was cot the victim of foul play. FROM THE SO UTH. Heavy Frost In Virginia. EicnMOKD, Va., March 20. There was t heavy frost.wlth Ice, here this morning, extend lng up to tho Potomac. It is feared that tho ftuit crop has been destroyed. CON G RE S S . FORTY-SECOND TEUU-FHtsr Haaate. Washington. March 29. Tne Senate took np in lbs morning boar Mr. Anlbonf'a resolution to amend tlie order ot business, ao that auy bill on tbe niaMi oa-uwl bv tbeHouaeuf Kepreaentatives may be coniidereu at tbg prrteot session Mr. f 'aaserly, in denial of Mr. Anthony's assertion of roMtrdor, quuiea Irom Tarioua Senate debates to allow tbat ceitaiu lfi Ution of tba Senate, particularly tlie reconstruction measures, had been dictated and preparsi By nepuuiiuan ceui-unee. Ha lead irom sueecbes h Messrs. Bnmner. Sherman. ana Stewart in confirmation of tbis. Me would ask, wnat were tbese oauvnsea beld for if not to whip in tbe more indeuenrent ana conscientious members of tbe maiority, and want on to enunierata some of toe evils and Uanirari to toe country in-m a nnna ootaionce to ptrty tyranny. Tba 1" Dlorovmrnt bill and similar measures ba t baen pusbrd tlironsb by tbe majority by all nubt sessions and tba nlivtii-ul exhaustion ot tneir omroneDts. Mr. Anthony reiterated Ins assertion tbat no Republi ean osncus ba I evr soua-nt to bint the ojosjiooob or judgmtn' i a member, and Defended toe caucus system aa an Inditpensauleand time-bonor a expedient Ipruser tiiiin tbe sentiment of memoers ot tbe same pirty upon a given pnujf oi. ! r. Wils in corroborated Mr. Anthony's assertion. He wns here for six ye&is, wben tuore was an over whelming l emoc ratio majority, and tbat majority rep. lat ently nnTM.il I. 1 . t anoa biaaiu Ia i.u,.n Souintbing bad been si by tbe Senator from California (Sir. Catsrrl)), compiainin tbat tbe minority bad been compelled to stay up all ngbt ; bnt tbt-ra were not no near so many inbt sessions as in the great strangles of ISM snd Ir-oM, v. ben tbe Kepalilican minority bad little snocess, because tbey were sober men. Tbe maiority towards morning ware generally found stretohed on tba solas. After further d'renssion ths sahjent wen over wit hoot action by the expirat ion ot the morning hour, sad tbe Ann lKmtinRO disc-ai s n ass resumed. Mr tu hurz resumed toe rlonr, and prueoded tosrgue tbat tie annexai ma of Texas Jurmsbod no precedent-or justiticst-on tor ths belliuerent intern rrfnoe of tbs Preii dent to pro'ect Uominica sgain-tt Huytl. One leadioar object ot tbe l-sn lVmiugo txnedition seemed to bavs been to protect Baex from his own subjects, in tbis con nection he was reminded ot the statement made yester day, by Ibe senator Irom Wisconsin ( Mr. Hows , tbat Bars, ia tbe matter ot annexation,! i influenced by purely pair otic and unselfish motives, believing such a step w uld bring peace to bis countrymen. lie (Mr. r-churxl bad read a newspaper alstract of ths foruicoinma report of the commission, and he tbere found an interesting sxLibition of the subliuiewant of seltishneae of tbat pure patriot Baex. tie tbere lou ad among otbrr items in tbe bill fobs paid by tbs United States. Hu.tKO fur properly destr -Jed ry the Spaniards, and Couu Out) for bsca salsiies. How tbe heart of that patriot soiled to sacr-rlce its possessor for t he welfara of his fellow-oitlz-os, with tbe snug turn of 70.0oo in his pocket and igtiOu.Uiiv) to be divided sinoug his hroi hers and relitt ons, wbo mainly eoDstituted the Dominican police force. House. Tbe House resumed the consideration of the bill re ported Irom the select committee. Mr. Morgan, a member of tbs committee, commenced his rprech Ly saying tbat he was no apologist f or urunx, vthttber commuted in the INonb or in tuo South. He trusted that all criminals would be brought to speedy justice and tried by tbe proper jurisdiction, for if crimi nals be nut tried by the proper juris liction, tben tbe act of condemns-ion is itself s crime, lie denounced as aa alrorioue calumny the charge of Mr. Butlor, of Massachu setts, tbat the Democrats encouraged murder and out raves against Southern Bepubliuans to holi theio ia the next Presidential election. Withkuob acbarga before tlera, deliberately made, it ouyht toteat-h gen leinea to be more tau'ious of tbe truthfulness ol any cbarga and wi d rumors with refer ence to I be people of tbe south. The geotbiium fro a Alarstcbnsttt. gave as a reason for not serving on tba slot t on. ml tee to sxamine into tbe attairs of tht sec tion, tbat tbe inveetigat on would do more htrtn than toed. V by did be decline" Ftocaa-e te gentleman and Hie countri knew trat tbe atronus oalaiunies against tbe people of tbe South are msnutaoinrsd, and tba trouble at tbe Booth was for thn greater part owing ro tbe mistaken legislation of Congreaa, which pawed laws on despotic principles, forge ting tbat tb s is a republican government. He asserted as his belief thit s majority of tbe Republican mxiuberssre in thjir hearts and judgments agai- at the pending bill. W ben tbey record their votes in its favor they give their sanction to the establishment of military rule, not only Virgin is, but in Ohio, not ouiy in Louisiana, but in Yc rk. and in every otner Mints o' the Union. Tne bill vested tba V resident of ths United Mates wita nnlimi ed power, H Boui auy uback wbatevar. tu sis own via or ie lermiaat" n of lacts, he was autbonxsd to employ the army and navy to invade the states, suoeraede tbe Coerta, try and convict men by military commission, an 1 exenciae complete ooutrol over Ih-t lue, libertv, and pro purty oi the citi en such power was in accordance with that possessed l y the Or.tr of Russia or the ret Magul. 1 beis was nothing iu tbe bill in oonformity with tbe spirit of republican institutions. It vested tbe reaideut with despotic power. Mr. M,rgan pre Jsimed snd challenged contradiction as 10 ths truth of the assertion that wnen the war close i peace and security existed from Maine to tbs ltioil an-le, and in I roof of this be quoted trout tbe repor-s of Uene rsls Grant and ribs. man. Ye' in March, lwi?, the Houili wss by Congressional legislation din le J iot military O it trios, and tbe lives, lilierty, aud property of I be peiple of tbat aect'on subjected to military rule The President, n bia m- asage of iJeoember, IB7u, informed Congress that s year of peoeand piocp.nty bsd Jit pushed: aud uo',. withstanoing tbia it was now proposed to clothe the Presi dent with unlimited asi iiarypov. A Iter furtuer remarks, be sail: If you would restore pesos snd tranquility to tbe South and the whole country, change )Our policy toward tbe tioutu. In-e,d of the swt rd, extend tbe olive branch ; instea f of vengeance offdr reronci i-ition: sad be pladxed Snmulf there would be evt nwUrrepeaoeand happiness to an ixtent never before known. Piodaitn general amnesty and show that you are not unwortby to be the reoeptivlcof the liberties of tbe ''Vr.'Hoar, of Mawachusetts, said from many 8Uts, iu ev ry iasu of the press, and ia eve ry pulsation of luv telegraph, ot me complaints that a largx num'ierof our fellow citizetis sre ueprivel of tbe lights of citizen ship, tbat their lives are a t se-mre, tint tbeir property does not receive tbe ejail prott etion of tbe law, that their homes sre not safs, tbat th- y are in imn lnent dsnger of death aod of torture voiae ILsn death, ll anytbmi sould add gravity to t losa ri praisuisticB',it was tbi fact (bat these citizens, so out rsavd. luarclered, or outl wed, sutft-r because of their stUcbment to the country, their loyalty to tbe tl nr. or be cause tueir opiuions oa public questions coincide witti tboaeol tbe msjority ot tbe American peoule. He ai-ked tue attention of tbe H jum to a brief am sicerstion of the relations of the Anisnusa Coust'tution to lb-luudanmttsl civil rigbts of tne citizen. He bid long been of tbs opinion, ado. ted in times of quiet, after much conscientious atutly, tbat tbs great aud leading purpose of tbe fraiuers ul our t oostuuuon was to plajn the luadamentai eivil rights ef the people ouder tlie pro tection of Ibe strongest aud sublimest power known to onr laws, asntely, the Caueral Covers uieut-. W hue ws Wave local power to btate govarnmeuts, this goes aot impair or imoeril the right and duty of our rtwt acting tue fundautaBtai baman rtghta of t'i people, s this oobuewtion, be sailed atteotioe to toe De-laxaUoa of laidvpeodrooe to t-huw tue objects tor which govern lu,uu were iassitnted sjaong meu; but while be did not pretend I has i b la declaration ws a grant of power, be maintained that tbawe wuu plette4 tbeir Uvea, fortuaes. snd sserad boner to Its support, did not sftorwsHt sat np government whleh Old notse-mre tne estl ot protecting lile, liner7, snd tbe pursuit of happ.neas. p. 1 he L-erlaraKn of Independ twos was tbennlinelnter- retet nf the tlenstilntioa t ot t evary lis that dentara. tion snen tie rJiasiag nrnt. inpwaror 111s sisdsntv, ths (ualt lary, anr) the I gisl' -Hire was enaterrs I only to terere tho.e righta. This principle, however, was long anterior to tbe Uoaatitatsoa atirt the lhularat.iia Of Inite- endsnee. It was embxiiee ia Magna barta. be oresmble to th 0"nstlttua declared be ennww for which It wsa rrdained, namely: To sstab'isb jnstlee, ins a re dovsentio tranquility, provide for tbe e mmoa nefenae, oromot-v tba geneiai weiTsre.saa secure sns niessings ot noeriy sq r-oreelves and nnr posterity. Asything short of the eier. rise of this power was contradicted by tbe preamble to tbe t emulation. 1 ne urmoipsl osarer wnioa menaoaoj ns today wss the effort to deny the rishts, eivil, pn. litirsl, snd pervonsl, bslonging to a nan or tne penple of the Rontb. Ibeie rmlils the Federal Hovern n.anl was bound to protect. Kor seventy yeirs the'S wis bnt two instances where there was a direct exr ieof net innsl sutbonty in the Interest or deimtism the ona l.y tte lugitive slave law, tbe othnr by President Knoba li an, who sonpht to force a pro-a'avpry ennstitutiou unoa the people of Kansas. Bnth were sisnal fai'nres. s'lerC lived and impotent, which roused the indignation of the natim, bringing about in the end the destruction of slaveir. New York Prod nee Market. Nkw York. Msrch S9. Uotum stead : sales 40fMl huh-, Including BM-n bales ,vestrdnr; upUads at irc. ; tirieans at im,c r iour nun au i m irKet sMuhtly favors biiyt-rs; Biles 7)0 btrrel 8'ate at IfltoJ- B: Ohio at $6-70T Western at t la is.-i; rtmtliern at 6'9iit. Wtiest quiet au-l nncrunge i. ("firn a shade flrmer ; Western. f8'Hl,V. : sles 8H,0(ifl hnshi-ls. )ln Urm; sttles8i,(NNliiiHhels Ohio at 67ctfi9XR- Re' quiet. Pork dull Lard un changed. Wblsky quiet at Slc. Klllrd and Wounded of Ihe War. The J'all Mall Gazette says: Tbe olliclal lists of tbe killed and wounded on the German side duriig tbe war have now beeu mmle up at Ber lin, as far an relates to the army of the Ute North German Bund and tbe Haden division. Tbe number given if killed in action Is 13,900, of wcubded 88 024. or. total casualties, wittiout the misting, 102,884. Kut to tbe-e will have to be added nt leat 20 000 more of B tvrim and VV'urtembergers, to that the Germans altogether may be com-idered to have lot 120,000, that is, more than six times as many as Pruasitt lost la 1800. wben the car-unities did not quite reach 20,000, Tbe expeuliture of the war Is In still greater proportion to tbat of 1800, owing to the longer djratlon, Tbe latter was returned at 124.(00,000 thalers. Tbe present war bas bee a rudely estimated at Berlin at amounts varying from 120,000,000 to 4.150,000,000 sterling. Bat ttefe estimates are for money laid out, and do not Include stores expended. Tbese it took 4,000,000 to replace in 1800. Lastly there are the liabilities for pensions, and fur compensa tion to the Gerinabs driven out of Frauce. Tbe latter claim, having been excluded from the treaty, is understood to have been handed over to tbe German Government to be met out of the general pecuniary penalty imposed on France. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE 8ALK3. Reported by Pe Haven A Brn., No. 40 S.Thlrd street. 1700 Leh 8,84 84 V 11000 OCA A Tf... 83V 1 f.BOOBON 6S 2... 7ft tvMHiCity ftu, New.1011, f 3000 C & A 6S 63... i l'200 do ; 9l)i 12000 Pa & N Y C T8 94X ltiosnuen Ma..sof. oo, loo do hso. 8&v 60 Sh OCA A R.bo. 4T Bsticam A Ara..ll65i FINE STATIONERY AMD Card Engravingf. DUGKA, NO. 1033 OHESNUT 8TKKET, ilths58B FURN IT UR E3, At Your Own Prices. GOULD & CO., Not. 37 and 39 Borth SECOND Btreet, And northeast cur. NINTH and MARKET Sts., Will sell you Furniture at your own prices to matte room for tho extensive: alterations. B ii wtmKixn OROCERIES, ETO. J7NGLISH AND SCOTCH ALES AND BROWN STOUT. Just received, a fresh Invoice of Guinness Ixtra Dublin Stout, Tennaut's English Ale and Brown Stout, Robert Youoger's Sparkllag Kdlnimrgh Ale, Bass A Ca's East India Pale Ale, Allsopp's Pale Ale. In stoLe and glass, all In nne order, oar own tmportav tun. A full line ot choice and desirable FAMILY GRo. CER1E8. WILLI AM KSLLBY, If. W. Corner T WXL7TH Street and QIRARD Avenno, 11 lOtOBtU. t HILADELPHIA. , E8TA II hZO 1 800 . WAltKANTED PURE . Old Government Java Coffee. Rc&sted fresh every day, at only 88 cent per lb., oi 8 lbs. for one dollar. Lovers of good Coffee, 1 give this a trial and satisfy yourselves. For sale only at COUSlfS East End Grocery, IIO, IlHBOIIlUllvUU.il HC., Bolow Chesnut, West Hide. N. B. Choice Groceries of all kinds constantly ar riving. 8 a thstorp DRY QOOD8. 1853 " TBORNLEY'S ' Eighteenth Anniversary. A For eighteen years we have been on RRIIvg ua KiiaN Ht.. ana amlt tne mnta'tnos or Time nave wnt steaiiiiy ou aimug to our lon and re BoectaDle Hit of Ki KbT CLaISS customers (and td tur excUf quer, ot course) for all ot wuioa we to-day present our ANNIVEUSARY THANKS, And aj that never In all the past have we offered af mere complete stock of Dry Goods Than we have tne (leasure of now presenting tue puiillc, SOME II.IAaVril2S. black silk 8, fcPRING VHi& GOODS, NEW AMU BB AUTI FUL 8 II AWLS RICH LiNSN TABLK DAMASKS, MAKhEILLJtS AND OTtiBK QUILTS, MUSLINS, C4SSIMKRK4, FLANNEL9, EtcJ Joseph h. thoukxey, NORTHEAST CORNER OF JSIQETH and 8f RIHQ GARDEN Eta. J llttistul PHILADELPHIA. C H AFTING AND GEARING " PULLBYH O liaiiKers and Cuupllnes. bDooOs caloulaLxtt puaiuu auu ucaiiu anaueii. OSuUGB O. HOWARD, e i ml no. ii b. JtiauTiirN ru Bueu
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