CD' O VOL. VI.No. V2. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1866. DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS. JEYJBN TIE IN& TT ITT1 .l A Pa THE RIOT IX MISSOURI. How the Rebels Organizes ite Murderous Work Preconcerted Four Men Killod and Twelve Wounded Union Men in Danger A Guerilla War Inaugurated. Lravenworth. Kansas. ScDtembrr 18. The fruits 01 "My Pol cy" have already been reaped in Missouri. A bloody and fcariul conflict nas commenced, which will continue up lo the ilny of election. The folio wiug la the RlilllSL ACCOUNT. To-day (Scptou'otr 10) the radicals held a Ccnnty Conveniion in tbls city lor the purpose ot nominating county officers. Everything pas ed oil quietly dutina tne day, r.p till the adjournment ot the meeting, with tne exception of some boisterous conduct on the part of drunken men. Alter ihe meeting, noivever, several men became bolrterous, an I flourished pistols with a reckle'.i dlsrepar 1 lor the peace and quiet ot th- city; and it became evident thnt unless a stop wa put to i tteriou. consequences would ensue. Accordantly, Sheriff Ogdcu nn I Constable II. T. Callaaau (ex-oflicio Mir-nni of the city) 're monstrated with a man name! Dounegan, who was parading the streets with his stoi In hand, and attempting to create n disturbance. Tnen-reinonstiance- were, however, ineffectual, and Donncgau rulely pushe.l the officers of the law aside, and cocked his p etol. Constable Calla han called upou the bystanders to aiais him in ai resting tbe num. Duiiium.'uh Taised his pistol and tired into the crowd. The thine tnen begun in earnest. Probably lllty men or more were engaged in the affair. The difficulty arose in tho attempt to resist the officers ot the law in the discharge of their duty. Let no man be deceived by other reports. It is a most painful ail air, and we have attempted to detail the origin and tin; consequences in their correct light. At this time the citizens of Platte City and the surrounding country, irrespective of party, are under arms, under the command of the officers of the law, determined to entorce the law and keep the pence. All law-abiding eitixensof the county are requested to lend their anit-tancc. Thi was the first report received in Kansas. FUtte City is one of tne noted places of the lit; belliou in the West, infested as it lias been with a lar;e bund of oiitU.vs, despcratues, bush whackers, and guerilla?. If nas been the head quarteisol all ocpredators in Northwest Mis souri. Coon l'boruton, tne noted guerilla, here organized the Paw-Paw militia as bushwhackers, and it ha been the scene of many battles as well ns a hot bod of rebellion. The modus ope randi followed b.v the Rebel? and bushwhackers, who have returned o their loruier homes in tne Southern Status, is as the following bogus cir cular will show; Jo An W ho Were Kebol TraPorg. Sympathizers, and Uneir Fneuus Ij unrig tho War: We, the h & Ll. A. ol the mato ol J,ifBuun, iu Grand Council as sembled, niako the loliowmg propositions: Whtrr.Hs, You b a lly plmiirort tho country into a fratricidal war ol uuparal o.ed seventy, without cause or provootttiou, to porputuate a systom of human bondage more uiabohcul and rovolting taan anything the wond ever sa.v; and W htrens, Yen drove trom iho .southern and Border States, tarred, feathered, and murdered, hundreds of innocent niou vtho bad never interlored with eren a preteiiuvd right of yours, merely on account of a supi os-Q bene!; and WlttreaB, Y,u carried on the war on ycurpart with the most atrocious and fiendish brutality thut ever disgraced a conll.ct ot aimx, cumulating lu the absoluto staiving to death in tho slaughter peus of iielie Is Jo, Andersoi.vibe, and Salisbury o lOO.OoO of our gailaut comiados in arms whoie only ciiino was their patriotic zeal lor the welfare ot toeir Govern ment, nnu willingness to die in its defense j and Whtrfat, ou have made an indebtedness of over 2,000,000,000 to hau like au incubus upon tno ener gies of the uation, rcsu tiag in au inexorably burden some taxation ; and V her tun, Yu have mad'; 100 000 widows and 500,000 orpnai s deuum ent upou the cold chantuiB ot the wcrid lor the nocussaries ot liie bytholaie war; nnd Wherran, Since you wore (airly whipped in the field, and the Oowriunciit pavejou tne most mag nomtnuus terms ever extended to beaten loe, you bave ooutiuued to percecme, driven trom their hemes and abused Union mon who chanoad to reside vi here you were in the majority, killing men in r. is. curl, Kentucky, Arkausas, and ait the Southern States, frequently wrh ihe most atrocious barbarity, buichern a and burning innooent wo.-nen and children in llomplus and Mew Orleans; Theretore, this circular is published to notify you. your friend, and all concerned in this atrooiousiy. wicked cruelty, that we are not now, nor ever have been, violators ot the law. 1 hat v e desire the peace, prosperity, and happi ness ot the whole country, the North, the South, the East, the West; and this desire has led us to bear up under wrontrs and injustice that no other set of men ever would have borne. That we shall hereafter ho d every one ot you accountable for the murders and atrocities that any of your party may commit. That il Union men cannot live in peace and quiet where you are in the majority, you caunot enjoy peace and quiet here. We want you to fully under stand ine miuuiiou. we uvurwHteiuo chuwii wuiuii bave made this stop necessary, bnt you know that we cannot, we wilt not, see our Union orethren who have perided their lives in the defense or liberty, justice, and good government, mas.acred by a traitorous set ot hell-hounds, whom you pat on the back, without avenging their bload. 'that the matter is in your hands, and you will please take notice that bitter experience has taught us to prepare, and we are ready tor any emergency which you may bring upon us. Tho mine i laid in sixty eountiesoi tbW State, and if you spring it we 'will burst you into atoms and give vou a little by way of interest on the old score. Remember 18U1 : be warned, and coutrol the vieiousness of your fiendish party, or death and desolation will folio m the L. and U . A. Avengers. Done by order Grand Council ot Li. and U. A. A., (State of Missouri. Approved by Leader-in-Chier, District of Missouri. 'Ihe toi owing line is written on the margin : "Do you use your wealtn tor Kebelsf" Not content with advising their friends to arm, organize, and drill, they are resortinarto the lowest depths of meanness and crime to in augurate another war in the Southern Slates. This last attempt is a failure upon its very iaoe, ' there being no such organization in Missouri, and not the slightest shadow ot a chance for one, as Union men are In too great danger to operate lb us publicly. Tbls circular has been " extensively circulated throughout the South, and one ot the grand results is the attack made upon a tew remaining delegates to a Radical County Convention in Platte county. The dele iratea who had lclt, hearing shooting, returned, and were shot down while riding through the streets by Rebels, hid in houses aad tiring from windows and touse-tops. The Rebels seized upon the threats of a 1 drunken soldier as a pretext lor their bloody 1 iuii.iv wnd commenced an indiscriminate warfare upon all Uuion men. They then, after killing four and wounding twelve, drove the Union men out of town, taking possession, and niaoinir allna of DickeW all around the city. A Union man and delegate having had one of bis relatives killed, procured a conveyance luheroiinh to remove the dead body, but was furnished Instead with a pass through the Ticket lines, and upon bis lorleiture of life to Loun itr.imwtintelv. Four thousand returned k bushwhackers armed to the teeth, have thus r-nmmeneeri the work of conciliation and the policy of A. JohnbOD. i ne Buerui, me mnuni In tho iwrfnrmiiniw Ot his duties WSS at by a posse of bushwhackers under the lead of Ttehei- Himnlv hee.au ho he was a radical, and bad been renominated, The newsof the fleht arrived here on Sunday morning. This city has been wild with excitement since then; it fs the niv tantc that is dismissed, and men are pre dicting a repetition ot old scenes, the sacking ot liawrence, and the inauguration! of a guerilla war. Men volunteered in bodies to go into Missouri to clean the Rebels out There is all T,Mii.Ktlnn nosalble belnr made to give them their deserts should they attempt to invade Kansas. This Is but a repi-titton ot New Orleans on a small scale. "My policy'' is certainly a gurces tfctfj fur. ,t iqtic jryune, TERRIBLE CALAMITY IN NEW YORK. A Tenement Building Destroyed by Fire A Family of Five Persona Burned to Death Several Persons Severely Injured by Leaping from the Windowi Inquest by Coroner Gover The Fire of Incendiary Origin A Reward of $6000 Offered for the Discovery of the Perpe trator. From iht New York paper n of to tUty. A terrible and heart-rending calamity occurred yesterday morning, in the burning of a tenement house, by which an entire tatnily of five persons perished by Hre, and several others were severely inlured bv leaping from the third and fourth, story windows. The following are tne facts of the case: OI8COVERT OF THE FIRE. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Officer Waters, of the Seventeenth Precinct, while on poht, discovered that the fou r-story brick tenement-house, No. 188 Avenue A, on tne corner of Thirteenth street, was on lire. He ran down and tried the door leading up stairs, find in it closed, but unlocked. He opened it, nnd dis covered that the stairways, both front and rear, were on tire and nearly destroyed. He immedi ately hounded the alarm raps to summons as sistance, and then, with great courage and presence of mind, sprang up the blazing and crumbling stairs. on reaching the second floor he broke in all te doors and alarmed the inmates, and then prx-ecded to thetliird floor, where he did the samthinii. Bv this time the smoke had be conn)o iene that the intrepid patrolman was unable to make further progress; so finding that those sleeping on the fourth floor were awake and alive to their danuer, he started back to make eood his escape. To i.'s horror Waters discovtred that the tlnrht of sta,rs le til ing from the second to the third lloor hud caught lire, and were unable to sustain his welL'ht. In this dewperute strait the officer mane a leap to the lloor beneath, and was not a moment too soon, for be was struck in mid air by a fulling beam, the blow from which dislo cated nis right thumb and completely disabled bis urm. The beam also struck his right foot, tearing the heel and sole irmn his boot, but leaving the loot uninjured. On recovering his leet Waters found that the tir"t flight of sVura were pi'ne, so he passed tbrouch a rear window, sprinting into the yard, and so escaped with out further iujnry. In the meantime several oflicers of the Seven teenth Precinct had answered the alarm raps given by Waters, and they procured a mattress and feather bed, which they placed on the side walk on the Thirteenth street iront of the ourii ine building, in preparation to aid Hie escape of the imprisoned inmates. It will now be neces sary to Five a list of the occupants ot the build ing, in order to simplity the narrative. THE ESCAPE OF TUB OCCUPANTS. The police and citizens on the Bidcwalk werp not idle. They shouted to those persons show ing themselves at the windows not to Jump mitil they could get ladders. Eugine Company No. 5 had been prompt to answer the call of one of the members who heard the police give an alarm, and were on the ground in a very few niinute aud some time before the bells rang. The firemen got htreams of water on the rear nart of the buildiner and soon extinguished the flames there. They were then sent inside by Chief Engineer Kingsland. A citizen rounding the corner saw a mini holding a child out of the window on tbefouith floor as though he was about to throw it down. He was hallooed to, and told to hold on vntil tbey could get some lad dei s. These were not readily procured at that early staue of the fire, so tne citizen shouted to the man to throw down some bedclothes, which ha did. ' Four men then grasped these bed-covers, nud the man, who sub-eque ntly proved to be Mr. Hartz, carefully dropped his daughter Catharine, uaed eight year, she being caught in safely by those below. Harts then threw out his kous Edward, nine years of age, nnd Adolph, aued four years, both of whom were caught, but thev sustained severe though not dangerous injuries. The police having procured a bed, the father then threw out bis little daughter Amelia, two years of age, who was roughly shakeu ana slightly bruised. Mrs. Catharine Hartz was the next to follow. the parents having witnessed the comparative safe descent of the children. The husband seized his wife by the wrists, and lowering her as lar as possible by bis outstretchel arms, let her tall. She struck fairly upon the bed, but her weight was such that tne lull caused several but he did not take sufficient precaution, and overleaping the bed, striking heavily upon the sidewalk, and receiving severe injuries. His shoulder was dislocated, and two of his ribs were Iracrnred. The whole family were re moved to Bellevue Hospital for care aud treat ment. In the meantime those living on Ihe second floor, who could reach the awning on the avenue front, jumped out, and so reached the street in comparative satety. Mr. Georgie s family and Mrs. Kopp and her two daughters escaped bv these means, all being compelled to do so in their night clothes, so Imminent was their peril. The Malone family all jumped out of their win dows upon the awning, and others upon the beds, two ot which had been procured by that time. Those who jumped on the awning re ceived sever contusions, and were taken to Bellevue Hospital or the nearest drug store. The Growve family all sprangliTom the fourth story windows on tne avenue iront, ugnting on the awning, which broke their fall and lessened the extent of their Injuries. One or two persons leaped from the fourth story windows on the Thirteenth street side, and were receive! iu gaiety on the bedding. DISCOVERT OF THE DEAD. The flames having been extinguished, all fur ther interest in the matter was being abandoned by the spectators, who had gathered near the scene. Their attention, However, was soon re awakened by the startling news that bve per sons had been discovered burnt to death, on one of the upper floors, and the excitement grew apace. The news proved only too true, though mauy doubted it at first. It appears that Mr. tierquel, the foreman of Engine Company 9o. 5, made an investigation through the build iug to see that the tire was really out. He and his attendants found it difficult to reach the unner floors, so precarious was their footing. but they ascertained that the flames were all extinguished. On reaching the fourth floor the firemen were horrified at discovering the dead bodies of rive persons, a man, a woman, and three children The two adults were tightly clasped in each other's arms, at the toot of the scuttle ladder one of the children lying at the bead of the stairs, while the other two were huddled near their parents. All had evidently been suffocated before the flames had reached them, though even then their forms were not much disfigured by the flumes. The dead were soon carried down ladders into the street, when it was ascertained that they comprised the entire Rotcgier family, who resided in the front part of the third floor. Their names are as follows: Cornelius Kotegter. 45 years of age. and a native of (Jermnosr Barbara Rotegier, 58 years of age, and also a native 01 uermany; Josephine ltotegier, 16 years of age, and a native of Germany; Hannah ltotegier. 10 years ot ace. and a native nt r..r. many; Caroline Rotegier, 8 years of age, and a native ot the United States. Their lifeless bodies were earned to the Seventeenth Pre cinct Station House, on the corner of Fifth street and Second avenue, In the Insurance Patrol wagou. TBI IMQTj est. At 3 o'clock, Coroner Cover arrived at the SeventwnU) Precinct station House, be paving tiwti AefdlriMi all day bv an pxtranrdlnarv nren of business, and proceeded at once to bol l an inquest on the bodies of the Rotegier family. tnen ryinf uown stairs in tne station iionse. The terrible event bad attracted latge numbers of people residing in the immediate neighbor hood, and the Station House was surrounded by , r . i . . i' an caper crowa ot anxious iooner?-an, wno.unaDie to gain admission, contented themselves by watching the door with an intense Interest, and discussing tho terrible tragedy in all its feature . A jury having been impanncllcd, the inquest con me need, and, after taking considerable iesti n. -ny. was adjourned to permit of further in vestigation by the Police und Fire Marshal, and It will be resumed on Monday morning next, the 1st or October. TV 111 A V ORLEANS. The Recent Reports About Contemplated Negro Riots Untrue A Military Investigation Finds the Reports Unfounded and Malicious A Southern Loyalist's House Set on Fire for the fourth Time. New Orleans, September 228 P. M. The mii-tenng out of service of the 8'2d Colored In- funny was completed yesterday. Evil-dssposed persons, for the purpose of making political capital at the North, and inflaming the bad feeling exUtiug here against negro troop-, have been industriously engaged lor the past two days in alBcminnling rumors to the effect that this regiment contemplated murdering their oflicers and attacking the police of the city.' Ii, view ol the fact that those rumors may have been teleeisbhd North, it is but a simple act of justice to the officers and soldiers of this regi neut to slate that atfer careful and thorough examination by the military authorities, the whole affair lias been pronounced a base and malicious labricntion, utterly devoid of truth. Some forty cab-drivers had assembled in the vicinity of the encampment where the men were being mustered out and paid off, with the in tention of enticing them to viBit improper places, and swindling them out of their money. 'Ihe officers of the regiment, solicitous for the weltare ot their men, requested the police on duty in the vicinity to have th cobs removed, and this request has been tortured Into a ridicu lous statement that the police were called on to protect the officers lrom violence at the bands of their men, when the truth is appareut that no body of oflicers were ever more universally loved and respected by the soldier' of thdr command, and no regiment could have behaved in a more orderly or quiet manner than thl on has, rdncc its arrival in tho city. Judge Hes land's house was set on fire lor the fourth time a few niebls since. The Judge Is at pre sent travelling with the loyal Soutuern delegate in the North. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Court of (Luarter Sessions Judge .Ludlow. Tins moriiiug tho ha ieas corpus case ol tho Com monwcaltb v J. ft Fry, continued irotn last Satur day, vi as cuucltided. Fry was chargod with ihe laieeny, as bailee, of jewelry, the property of K. Biunsuick, t,o. 006 N. second sueet. It was alleged that Fry obiaiuoa these, anielos lrom Mr. Itruunwick u.ion a roti Dee ot taking them to Washington to soil to some ofliceiB. He promised to send tho money, it ho soio the jewelry, within two days, and ii he did not sell it to send it back within two days, lie neither sent tho money or the jewelry, it is alleged that upon the day he got tho jowe'ry ho pawned tho watch aud sold xovcral ring tor less than their true value. Ihe defence argued that this is no larceny what ever it is merely a breach ol contract bioach of promise lames i-aBev was arraigueu upon a cnarge or assault and battery upon Lemuel Evans. His coun sel moved tor a continuance, upon the irround ot tna absence ol material witueasca. who wouid be able to prove that this was not the man he was supposed to be; that there was a mistase in identity, ineso witnesses, Frank Morcan and l'Uiiip Daily, would prove that they saw the dsfeodant on tho evoning iu question until alter tne time tno assail. t was alleged to have taken plaee. Tno coutinuance was granted. Ti ecace of 8chuylr Halsy was called up, but the defendant did not appear, t he doloudaut is charged with keeping a jiambliug liouBe Counsel tor tho detendaut stated that Mr. Halcey, laboring under a mistake, thlnkingtuat this day a week wan Axed lor the trial ot the caso, has gone to New York. Toe Court was requested to order that the bail be not iorieited, for Mr. ilalsov was not really in default. The bail was not forfeited, and next Friday was fixed as the day for trial. James T. uonigan was charged with assault and battery upon John O' Too'e. O' Toole stated that on July 18th he and defendant were playing cards in delendant's tavern. The game endod in a quarrel. A few words passed between them, when deiendant diew a kuilo aud stabbed him in the riaht arm. the jury rendered a verdict of guilty. ucorge ueiz, coiorou, was cuargea wun tne lar ceny ol clothing va uod at fcitO, the property ot Jamei P. Johnson. The detcnoant boarded at the house ot the prosecutor, and the wile of the prose cutor said that after the defendant bad been arrestod on suspicion of having oommitted the theit, he ao knowlidped that he had helped to steal tho articles, aud had pawned them at a pawnbroker's. Of course the defendant denied this. The jury rendered a ver dict ot guilty. William Foreman was cbarged with assault and battery upon John A. KeiUy, and with asauk aud battery with inteut to kill tho same. Mr. Reillv stated that the defendant came to his saloon, ou Walnut otroet. near the theatre, in company with three others. They took some drinks and lunch. They started to leave, retailing to pay for what they had got. He started to put them out, when the de fenditnt ran out and struck mm several blows with brick. The defendant said when he struck Mr. Reillv with the brick, he I Mr. Keilly ) was aiming a pistol at one ot tne party, xue jury rendered a verdiotot guilty on the first count, and guilty on the second. JeliU Fnzer was acquitted of a obarge of assault and battery upon Mr. Frick. The defendant was some time ago convicted or a charge of burglary, and has been sentenced; aud the bill was submitted without evidence. Maria Leacb was cbarged with the larceny of 170, the property ol Bartho oinew llollorum It was alleged that the money was stolen oy defendant from Mrs. liolioruiu'a truuk, iu his abseuoe, On trial. The English Reform League. The following is the official announcement of the objects of the Retorm League in England: "First To procure tne extension ot the elec tive franchise to every resident and registered adult male person ot sound mind and uncon victed of crime. "fcecoud To obtain for the voter the proteC' tlon of the ballot. "To carrv out the above obleets it was unani niously resolved, at a general meeting of the councl . 'That a tund of Jtio.ouu be raised forth with, the Ft. id sum to De csneu tne lecture and Special Purposes Fund, and to be subject to the control of the Executive Council of the Reform Leacue. That the various branches of the Learnm be requested to raise subscriptions to the above fund, torwaraing tne gross amounts monthly to the treasurer. That the secretary be instructed to foi ward copies or mis resoiuiiou to the various branches ot the league, and to tne leading r- lormers tnrougnout vne uuncu x.iuguoui, with out delay.' " A March Over the Prairies The 3d United States Cavalry and 57th (Colored) Infantry reached Fort Union, New Mexico, on the 13th ultimo, atter a niarcn ot sixty-seven dava from Fort Hmltli, Arkansas. The command enloved excellent health on the march. After pursuing a ilg-zag route between the Canadian aud Washita rivers for several hundred miles, they crossed the Canadian several days' march beyond the Antelope bills. Then marching about one hundred and fifty miles on the north bank of that stream, tbey recrossed it a little above Uta creek, at rort uascomb. and from thence went to rort Union. On the march Colonel Harwood.of the 67th. became separated from bis command, lost his way. ana finally retraced his steps to Fort Smith, lie has again uvrreu w joua wis regiment THIRD EDITION FROM HAMPTON ROADS. Ship Jiwi-Th Equinoctial Storm The Ureat Artillery Eiperlmenti, Ktc. Fortress Monroe, Sept. 22. The schooner N. A B. Gould, from Boston, with ice, arrived at Norfolk yesterday. The ship John Clark, brig Mountain Eaqle, and Bremen barque Estafetta, all trom Balti more, went out ol the Capes to-day. The barque Queen Victoria lays at anchor in Hampton Roads. v The equinoctial storm commenced last night with a heavy squall from the southwest, and was succeeded by heavy storms of rain, lasting the entire night. The weather became suddenly cool and uncomfortable a striking contrast with the nuusual beat of the preceding days. The wind to-day is due north. The steamer City of Albany encountered the ptcnn off the Capes, and was obliged to seek a harbor. Tne barque ZYiisrmm, from Rio, bound here for orders, in consequence of the squall was unable to make the Capes, and had to put to Boa till this morning. She got in toll ruornlug, and awaits orders. The telegraphic communication with the Noith has been interrupted all day. The Hoard of Engineers are energetically en- gnged in pushing iorward their experiments upon the iron-clod target on the beach, near the ion. witii an tne aeiio-raTion and accuracy that arc due to so expensive an undertaking. Six shots weie hred this morning, and the edect of the smooth-bore and ritled projectiles thrown oy tne rtouman guns Decomes daily more ast'iund iiig and bewildering to the officers of the Board. vi iv one of whom has made tne stud v ol nrn- ject les and tho power of resistance otlered by tiinerent ainus oi tieienses a specialty iu tneir profession. On one occasion to-day a 15-inch soliti shot struck the upper plate in ' nearly the eaine indentation made oy a rifled projectile, cribbing in the iron and pcnetiaiing several inches into the stone work. Another shot, a rifled Dver projectile, weigli- ii g about 6'20 pounds, struck the imper edge of tne plate, and glancing off into the'grauite wall, i.nbeddeo iwel blmost out of sigut amidst the crumbling lragmeuts and powder of tho crushed blocks ot stone Heavy pieces ot granite, weigh ing hundreds ot pound?, were thrown a distauce of titiy yards by the violtnce ot the shock to the taruet, while fragments of stone were scattered over a oiinace of several hundred yards. The eleventh and final shot was aimed by Captain C. 1!. Reese, Recorder of the Board, directly at one end of the target, unprotected by any arma ture, and where, in addition to the usual thick ness of tight feet, it was braced and supported bv a heavy granite abutment. The shot was pronounced an excellent one by the officers, aud with the scene of ruin and havoc It created terminated the experiments for the day. Accu rate views, in three dillerent positions, of the damage done to the target were taken by a photographer employed for this purpose. tin reacning tne target a critical examination was made by the officers of the immense breach. and the broken blocks of stone, wrecked iron dowels and toggles. The projectiles had pene trated far into the masonry, and their power of destruction was visible over the entiro work. Fis sures and creviocs, with tbi- projecting mortnr, were t een in every direction above the armature, while the strong walls buked out in a manner quite difficult to comprehend. The shock of the lX-incb rifle shot, which nnisiied the experiments to-day, was transmitted to the stone abutments, and although the damage was less heavy, the blocks of granite were moved from their lormer positions, and appeared to be left in a tottering condition. General Barnard remarked that this shot satisfied him tor the present, and the firing was discontinued until Monday. Eleven shots have been so tar bred by the Rodman guns from the 16-inch smooth-bore and the 12-inch rifle, and tho target, as it now stands, presents a faithful and suggestive commentary upon the waste of material and means which have been so idly bestowed upon the present manner ot Duuaing stone ana dtick tortiaca uons. It is a crumbling mass of ruins even now. save where the iron plating with us nearly pene trating indentures nave protected tue granite wall: and before the firing can be resumed the useless and dangerously wrecked material must be removed. FORTRESS Monroe, September 24. The equi noctial storm has been prevailing here for the past three days; wind from the northeast, and frequent heavy showers. The weather still con tinues unsettled. A fleet of vessel15, seaward- bound, are detained in the harbor. TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACC1DEWT. ' Collision on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad- Seven Persons Killed and Sixty-seven wounded. St. Louis, September 23. ASlttt Mobile Times says that a collision occurred on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, between De Soto and Quitman, resulting in seven persons being killed and seven teen wounded, and the destruction of two loco motives and several cars. OBITUARY. Hon. Ileury May, of Marylaud. v Baltimore, September 24. Hon. Henry May, formerly Representative in Congress from the Fourth tno w Third) Maryland District In Con gress, died here last night of typhoid fever. Sketch of Ileury May, Mr. May was born near Washington, in the Dis-lrictof Columbia, in 1820. He received a liberal education and studied law. He removed to Baltimore In 184'J, and was admitted to the bar there. He was elected to Cougress from tho Fourth District in 1863, and was .re-elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress In 1850. He was a gen'leman of tine culture, and leaves a wite, several children and many friends to mourn his loss. Cholera at Louisville. Louisville, September 23. Seven deaths from cholera occurred yesterday and two to-day. The number of casts have not been reported. Boy Thioves. On an average a dozer, boy thieves are arrested every week in London. On their peiions are usually found specimens ot such tin? i.tujre as "The Boy-Burglar," "The Boy Pirate," "The Boy-Highwayman," etc. One day in August, five boy-burglars, between ten and thirteen, led by a captain of the mature age of eight, with crowbars, chisels, and jimmies, were cbarged at Bow street with scientifically break ing open a curds-and-whey stall, and absorbing its contents. j Photography in Court. A new phase of photo graphic usefulness was seen at the recent Brew ster sessions at South Shields, England. The law vers supplemented their own descriptive ability, and endeavored to convey to the bench a better idea of the appearance of the bouses whose claims they were advocating, by producing photographic views f U premises and neigh , borlc-pd, FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Offick of ran Eveninq TsLBOturn, I Monday, September 24, 1866. ( The Stock Market opened very dull this morn ing, but prices were steady. Id Government bonds there was no material change to notice; small 10-408 sold at 102 and 7 '30s at 106j(")106. 1111 was bid for 6e of 1881; lllj for old6-20; and 108$ lor new do. State aud City loans were in better deman.l; Pennsylvania 6e sold at 95J : new City fis at U!ia;99i, an advance of J, and old do. at 96 i. no change. Railroad share' were inactive. Reading sold at 67458, a slight advance; Camden and Aniboy at 128, a decline of 4; Oaiawissa preferred at 30j, an advance of i; andPeunsylvanin Railroad at 66i; 37 was bid lor Little Schuylkill; 57 for Norristown; 57J tor Minehill; 39Jr lor North Penn sylvania; 30 for Elmira common: 42 for preferred do.; 331 tor Philadelphia and Erie; and 40 for Northern Central. In City Passenger Railroad shares there was nothing doing. 88 was bid for Second and Third; 46 for Fifth and Sixth; 64 forTenth and Eleventh; 21 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 64 for Cbesnot and Walnut; 70 for West Philadelphia; 172 for Hestonvllle; 30 for Green and Coates; 2i for Glrard College; and 42 for Union. Bank shares were firmly held at full prices, but we hear of no sales. 109 was bid lor Se venth National; 220 for North America; 147V for Philadelphia; 132 for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 66 for Commercial; 100 tor Northern Liber ties; 324 (or Mechanics'; lul tor rtoiuhwark; 6fi for Tcnn Township; 59 lor (iirard; 100 tor Tradesmen's; 68 for City; 41 lor Consolidation; 60 for Commonwealth; 08 tor Corn Exchange; and 65 lor Union. In Canal shares there was very little move ment. Ltblgh Navigation sold ot 571. an ad vance of 1: and Scbuvlkill Navigation preferred at 3U4, no change; 2H was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common; 50 tor Delaware DivUlon; and 14 lor Susquehanna Canal. Quotations ot Gold 104 A. M., 143.1; 11 A. M., 143 ; 12 XI.. 143! ; 1 f, M.. 144. PlillvADKLl'HlA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY Reported by Ve Haven & bro.. .No. 4'J 3. t hird street FIRST BOARD .r,0O l! S 10-40S couiil02 70X) Pa U 2d mt 6s . 08 1 .'fUO U 55 7 aR.July.lu5 ::) l'a. 6.18&6.... 06i SUM) Utv 6 old.... W tJIOOO Nl'a KOi 91, 7 sli lcb Nay 574 20,1 sli ,s0h N pt fcOO sh N Y & M'dC.e 6i 19 fa K. ...lots.. 50? 2u0 sh do b6 6t) 100 sh St Jiicb Coal. 2 $1(0 do sras 95 1 0 City 6s new.. 99 j SIWO do.. 1 ctt . . 99 H00usi Cnlbd". 0J $600 Scb Nav Cs82. 81)1 Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South Third street, report the following ra'es ot ex-cba-ige to-day at. 1 P. M.: American gold, 1434 C!114; Silver As and 4s. 135; Compound Interest Notes, June, 1804, 174; flo., July, 1804, 165; do., August, 1804. 164; do.. October, 1804, 154; do., December, 1804, 144; d 1., M;iv, 1805, 124; do., August, 1805, 10$; do., September, 1805, 104; do., October, 1865, 9j. Philadelphia Trade Report. Monday, September 24. there is very little Cloverseed coming forward, and the article is in fair request at 86 50:7 60 Jp 64 pound-?. 1 imotby is sell, ing at 63-604'87j. Tbo market is well supplied with Flaxseod, and it cannot be quoted over 93-60 (5:3 65. There is little or no domand for Quercitron Bark, but prices are steady at S35 t ion for Ho. 2. There is no tailing off in the demand for Flour for homo consumption, and holders are firm in their view, bnt tboro is a total absence of any demand ler shipment. Bales of superfine at S7 608 76; old and new extra at C7ll ; 600 bbfs. Northwestern extra lainilv at S12'n;l2-75; Pennsylvania and Oldo do. do. fit 12 60(513 60: and fancy brands at 14 a 18, aooord Dg 10 quality. Hi Fiour it najj in a small wmr at ti 0-115 Mothlna doing in t'orn Meal. Ibflrelsaftdr demand 'or Wheat, and tbe receipts and Htocks are small, aad prioet flruily malotalumt. Bmall gales at i 75J 90 'ft bushel tor Southern red, and ! fiU(23 for white. Rye Is in moderate request at an advance: sales 01 Western at al'wa. and Pennsyl vania at l '15. Com is scarce and beld lor higher tin urea: sales of velluw at OHj. Oats are nnehannedi galea or2500 buxbelx at 53c afloat, and Mc In the cars. w liisky is boia nrmiy. with sales ot Ohio at Si 48. 100 barrels In bond sold it 40c. , Philadelphia Cattle Market Monday, September 24. The Cattle Market con tinues very dull, and prices are unsettled tnd lower ; about 2600 head arrived and sold at the Avenue Drove Yard, at trom 16gl7 cents for extra; 1415 cents tor lair to good ; and 12 18 cents $ pound lor oornmon, as to quality. The following are the paiticalars ot the rale : 60 bead A. Christy & Brother, Weitern, 16W17. 142 Jones ilcCltes. Chester eouuty. 16 u 1(11 107 120 118 100 80 81 194 230 113 76 20 65 108 80 70 67 42 119 7a 26 60 69 40 84 29 89 V. McFillea, Western, 1R&17. 1. Hathaway. W estern, l6l'!l. James Kirk, Wostcrn, 16S16. James IdcFUIen, Western, 1516. E. McFlllen, Western, 161. Uilman & Bochman, Western. 11o;b)'. Martin, Fuller & Co., Western, 16 il7. Mooney & Smith, Western. 1417. T. Mooney A Brother, 14a 16 J. J. H. Chain, Pennsylvania, 14916. J. A. Chain Si Bro., 1'ennsylvanla, 14 a 10. L. Frank, Western, 14 a, 16. Frank St Sbomberjt, Western, 1610 J. Hope & Co., Western, 14C 16. Dryloos & Co.. Western, 14 a 18. B. Baldwin, Chester county. It ?10, J. Clemson, Western, 15al0j B Hood, Chester county, 14 of 17. Chandler & Co., Chester county, 14 JW18J. juayer as io Araie, we'tern ia a;io. D. W. Uemmell, Delaware, 6i7j, cross. H. Keller, Pennsylvania, 67, gross. J, (Seldomrldae, western, 7(av, erosi. J. Miller, Chester oounty, 15 a 101. Charles Weldr. Western. 1416. Cows are in fair demand at an advance. 200 head sold at 860(a90 lor Springers, and 906110 V head tor Cow and Calf, as to quality. Sl eep are unchanged. 8000 head arrived and sold at tne Avenue Drove Yard at from 6;i6c. p pound, grots. Hoirt There is no change to notice In orioe or demand. 2000 head sold at the different lards at from $1415 the 100 pounds net. Who is Reuter 1 An Bntrltsh journal gives the following account of Julius Reuter, whone tele graphic despatches, appearing daily in London, weie always in the interest or the Rebels during our war: "Mr. Julius Reuter, whose name appears at the head of the foreign telegrams, Is a naturalized British subject, of German extrac tion, who, In 1849, originated at Alx-la-Chapelle the system of transmitting commercial news by the electric teleeraph. As railways and tele graphs extended, he made them subservient to his tystem, and in 1851 be transferred bis chief office to Londou. In 1858 be areatly enlarged the sphere and the utility of his operations by tbe collection aud transmission of political and commercial news for the public pres, and, in connection with the telegraph companies, his organization for this purpose may now be said to embrace the whole of Europe." A New "Dodge." The, wife of a merchant was walklnpr a few days since in the Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine. Paris, when a younst Kirl, about thirteen, threw herself on her neck, exclaiming, "Oh 1 my dear aunt I" The lady re leased heri-elf from the embrace, telling the child that she was mlbtaken. "Ah !' said tbe girl. In a sorrowful tone, looking attentively at the lady, "I see I have made a mistake," and she went away as if to hide her contusion. Not long after the lady missed her purse, and all at once the idea struck her that the child might bave taken it. She accordingly returned, aud after a long search discovered the child in a wine shop, with her father and mother. Tbey were all arrested, and tbe purse was found on tne mother. Newspaper Changes in London. Tbe London Olobt Las passed Into new bands. The price la to be reduced to two pence, and tbe politics are to be changed from whig to that of a conserva tive government organ, HOW I MANAGED MY GIIILDSEI FROM INFANCY TO MARRIAGE. . BT MRS. WARREN, AUTHOR OF "HOW I MANAGED MY U.OU8E OS TWO HUN DEED POUNDS A TEAK," "COMFOBT FOB SMALL INCOMES,' ETC. COKCLl'DED FBOM SATDRDAT'S IVKiHXQ TEUsORArH.1 Mr. May called repeatedly, sometimes with his sister, but more oiten he was alone. All ihat man could do to win a girl's love was done, but so quietly were all his proffers of flowers and books accepted or declined, that her father and myself both saw his cause was hopeless; but this be would not be made to understand. Whether Alice in tho end ever guessed his love could not be told. In all probability she did, but she made no sign, and not until the second week of George Marshall's stay with his parents did Fredeiick May desist lrom his sileit wor ship of, and lrom his many offerings lail at the wet ot bis idol. The early days of June had come, with its soft breezes heavily laden with the perfumes of a thousand flowers, and its gentle life-giving rains pattering on the fraerant leaves. Alice passed lrom the quietude ol her dally habits to a ner vous excitement, kept down, however, by a strencth vt mind I thought her incapable of. Added to tbls, there was a dissatisfaction with her dress, shown in a .constant chauge of her simple ornaments nnd ribbons. One thing grieved me. I oould not get her to leave nonie ior more tnan naif an nour together. It w as of no use my soliciting her to accompany me in a walk. She never refused, certainly, but it was to a very short distance, and then a numbing pain in the head and a beating of the heart were sure to come on, so that we must return. One day we entered the house without knocking, for the ball door had been left ajar, as it frequently is in country placps. The sound ofthepiuno swelled through the boue; each note pealed with the Arm touch of manly energy. I turned and looked at Alice in- Suiringly; Bhe wai as pule as the earliest snow rop. In a moment she had bounded to her room before I could recover from ray surprise. I went more slowly up tho stairs, and entered the drawing-room to see Mrs. Marshall and her son. The latter had just risen from the piano, and both came forward to greet me. "I thought I would bring George to you this afternoon. Ho came quite unexpectedly last night, and has brought you some native flower seeds of Australia. Ho feels quite sure that you can raise them in your wee greenhouse. I tell him it is impossible. Miss Alice Is not gone to London, too, U she ? for I think we have not seen her but twice since her sisters went; though, to tell tho truth, you are always the excuse," Mrs. Marshall laughingly said. "I should be lonely wi' bout Alice," I replied. And in looking up, my glance caught George Marshall's lace. He was watching the slightly open door so Intently that I involuntarily turned to see what bad attracted his tixea attention. Observing this, he hastily said, with as much confusion as if detected in some crime: "We are having a glorious summer, Mrs. Ncrton." After sitting some time conversing on dilTorent subjects, Mrs. Marshall roso to leave, bat again asked tor Alice, who bad not made her appear ance; nor did she come while they remained, notwithstanding George endeavored by several excuses to detain his mother. As soon as tbey loft, I went to Alice, who was lying dowu. She put her hand out to me as 1 entered. "Mv head throbs so, mamma, after my walk. Who was it?" "You should bave come, Alice. It was Mrs. Marshall and her son George." No reply followed my communication. After a time I left the room. When Alice apoeared at tea-time her headache was gone; but she was so unusually silent that my husband rallied ber ou her low spirits, and challenged her in tbe even ing to a game of chess, feeling sure, he said, that she would be enabled to give it all tbe quiet attention so requisite. o great lime had been consumed in tbe game, upon which both were so very intent that t hey did not hear a ring at the door-bell, and in a moment after George Marshall entered the room, saying he bad come to call expressly upon my husband, whom he had not seen in the afternoon. For a moment I endeavored to stand beta ecu him and Alice, forgetting that he could look over my head. On releasing my husband's hand he took hers, and hud be been standing belore a duchess, his manner could not have been more deferential. Pale as death, It was only by the strongest effort she forbore trem bling. Presently tbe disarrangement of the chessmen offered an. excuse lor her fidgeting away her agitation, though unaware of what she was doing, till her father exclaimed: "Oh 1 Alice, why have you spoiled the game 1 It wus such a capital one." "Papa. I do not like to be beaten, and you had the best of it." "I am rejoiced to find you a chess-player, Miss Alice. It is my favorite game," said our Vlflltnr. Alter this we had some music songs which be played and accompanied with bis voice. It was lapa, much later than our usual hour of re tiring, when our guests left us; and, with only two or three exceptions, for the next fortnight be tpent his evenings at our house. But at no time did he approach, or was ever seen at a dis tance, that tbe death-like paleness did not over spread tbe face of my poor Alice. So seriously wa. this continued agitation affecting her frame, that I determined, it possible, to show her how much her mother could be more sincerely her irieno man any oiuer numun oeing. Accordingly I easily led the way to a discus sion respecting the merits of this fascinating man, and once the reserve broken, there was llttlo difficulty In getting Alice to speak on the subject. One bright sunny morning George came, ac companied by Agnes, to say farewell. We bad not expected this. His adieu to Alice was no more tender than to me; and with his farewell regards to my husband, he left, Agnes linger ing behind to whisper to Alice that George bad been suddenly called away, and they were all sorry; and beyond Ibis nothing more was leariied. Alice rarely went near the Marshalls, and if Asuen came she asked no questions. No sus picion of the state of her affections occurred to any one; so far all was well. Only to myself was her secret known, and we conversed upon the mystery as two girls might. There was no fear of the mother, nothing but tbe perfect love which castcth out fear. Thenceforth no sub ject was too trifling, no hope too remote, but she could gather consolation or advice trom me. Having established this confidence, her nervous tremblings departed, and health speedily re turned. Even I could not bave surmised bow deep was the wound; only as time went on the nervousness at every strange footfall reappeared. She had never gone to the Marshalls but with myself, for I bad cautioned her not to let them suspect the state of affairs, and assured her that If the love of tbls man was to be won.lt was not to be attained by frequently visiting his family, or by appearing to have an unusual In terest in bis welfare. Tbe holidays came in which Walter and Frank returned from pchool. In a year or two they would bave to be poovlded for. The youngest, Frank, at thirteen gave unmistakable evidence of what his future would be. Ills tastes were decidedly tttehwikal, Walter at
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