rm rm :5(&IRA H H J. VOL. VI.-No. 13. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 18G6. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. TlD ' TJSXAW' A Portion cf the State Hebellious United States Troops Doned, and the People in Arms General 8heridaa Gone to the Scene of Difficulty. ,-rN,1V1i"',!"'8. September 24. The Tyler U exas) heportrr of the 12rh Instant says that a detachment ot United states troops, under com mand ol CaptBin Tupper, were tired into by an AittanMan, who was not aware that the war was over. Jtlicial Information received Irom Ben Ham, Texas. shows that place to be in a state of insurrection. The citizens all are armed, and patreH the streets, to prevent the soldiers irom coming into town. Tne W.avor or Sheriff Is reported to have tele graphed o the Adjutant-General 01 the State to know bow many wen be could furnish to drive the Yankees oft. A reply is said to have been received, ollcrim? five hundred well-armed men, and mre if necessary. The ottlcer in command ot the detachment of United States troop, num bering about sixty mn, has intrenched and otherwise tort i tied bis position. Alter receiving a large supply ot ammunition from Galveston, he expressed confidence in being abl- to with stand an attack. General Shciidau left for the stene of action this morning. new oxtmivs. Proscription on Account of Unionism Qovarnor Wells Denies that he is a Supporter of the President's Policy Further Effects of the Mas acre. New Orleans, September 24. Colonel Jones, who tervt-il with distinction in the army lor four jears, has been removed by the Prcs'id?iit. Irom the Land Office, and a Copperhead ap pointed in tli is place. Governor Wells is sick with fever and ague. Ho denies the statement that he endorses the President's policy. Dr. Coilman, Chief of the Bureau ot Emigra tion, reports having received over a hundred letters from parties in Europe who are deterred from coming here in consequence ot the massacre ot the 30th ot July. DKPARTDRB OF GENERAT. SHERIDAN INDIAN HOS TILITIES. New Orleans. September 24. General Sheri dan left to-day on a tour of inspection through Texas. He denies having forwarded a report of the situation it: Louisiana aud Texas. An Auctin (Texas) letter says a general attnek on he Texas frontier settlements was intended by the lncians. CANADA. Preparations Against a Feiian Attack The Military on the Move Ssiiure of a Yacht The Provincial Exhibition. Toronto, September 24. Orders have been given to the whole volunteer torce of the city to muster at given points on the tirst alarm of the tire-bell, accoutred with tony rounds ot ball cartridge. An attempt to burn or capture the city is leared. Large quantities of military stores, including ambulances, are arriving bere. Kvgular troops and volunteers are continually moving hitner and thither. A yacht has been seized to-day, and her crew of three men arrested on suspi cion of being Fenians. A small quantity of ammunition was found on board. This is the first day of the Provincial Exhi bition. The sum of $12,000 is to bo distributed in premiums. There is a large number of entries. Thirty thousand visitors are expected at the Exhibition. The weather is tine. EXPLOSION IN PHILLIPSBURQ, N. J. Engine House Blown Up One Locomotive Destroyed Two Others Seriously Damaged Loss Fifty Thousand Dollars No Lives Lost Puillipbburo, N. J., September 24. About one minute past six o'clock this morning, as the Morris and Essex passenger train was leaving this place, the engine-house belonging to the New Jersey Central Road was totally destroyed by the explosion of a locomotive, nothing being left standing but the bare walls. From an investigation into the facts of the cate, it is ascertained that the man whose busi ness it was to "tire ud" on the locomotive "Mul ford." alter doing so left his post, went home to breakfast, and while away the accident occurred. Fortunately There was but one other man in the building at the time, who was engaged cleaning underneath one Of the other engines, and to which circumstance he may attribute the suviug of his life. The "Mulford" had .lust been thoroughly overhauled, and was about to be taken out for the first lime since her repairs, btie is now a total wreck. Two other locomotives, which stood convenient, are also mucu damaged. The building destroyed ha been used as an engine house, and was circular In shape. The walls, which survived the shock, ate of brick, and the root was composed of slate and wood. This haB been scattered in all directions, and the scene surrounding is one of destruction and contusion. As an Instance of the severity of the shock produced by tbe explosion, many of the windows In the neighborhood were broken, aud people say that the ground fairly shook with the con cussion. The cupola of the engine house was found some distance from the scene, while the dome of the engine, which weighed between four and tive hundred pounds, was blown at least three hundred yards away, and was found in an ad joining street burled some feet m the earth. Had the accident occurred an hour later, it is ' impossible to state the amount of Injury it might have done. Tne workmen and day hands, toge ther with the machinists and other mechanics employed by the Company, not yet having arrived, were thus preserved from a fate painful to contemplate. The loss to the Company will not fall far short of $60,000. - Markets by Telegraph. Nkw Yobr, September 25. Cotton is firm at 87 Hi 88o for middlings. 1 lour hasdTaoodl6a.26c ; sale ot 18,000 bbls. at 7'60:12-26 lor State, 10 25J18 90 lor Ohio, and a 11-80 for Western. Southern is firmer; 600 bids, sold at Sll'b&W. Wheat quiet at an advance f 85o. Corn steady ; sales of 88,000 tmtbeli at 8890o. Oats are i&Ze, butter. Barley is firmer, i'ork heavy at 82-87 for Host. Lard dull at 1719io. Whisky firm, but quiet. New York, September 25. Stocks are better. Chicago aud Bock Island, 112: Cumberland pre ferred. 68; Illinois Control, 121: AUobijran south ern. 84 j i New York Central, 1071; lteadinr, 1162 j unduin River. 1211i Canton Comnur. 641: Hi. souri 6. 79: Erie Kallroad, 754; Western Union Telerraph. 67 1 United States Coupons 1W2, nil; dO 100. lUBJi DU. JBO, iUOIi jtu'iimmi, uoj , irom, ,., 7 a.l(l. 1061(31106: Gold. 141ja;14U. Baltimore, September 26. Flour is sctroe and tending upwards, wneai very arm; reu, wua o uk iwi firm! white, 93a96o.: yellov, Ui98o f Provlslons-Lard, 20W.J Urooenos steady. Heeds quiet: Flaxseed, 8 60. Whisky firm: Western, 289i4. Pennsylvania, Wi . Fmm Fortress Monroe. F0BTRE88 Monroe, September 25. The steamer City of Albany has arrived at quaran tine, and reports having spoken off the Capes this morning the steamer K. C. Knight, from Wilmington, N. c, bound to Baltimore, wnicn vessel reported a large steamer ashore on Body Island, several miles south of Cape Henry, signalling In distress. Owing to the heavy sea and breakers the Knight was unable to render D7 assistance. European Monclarj Convention. TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE, BELGIUM, ITALY, AND SWITZERLAND. The following i the full text of the Monetary Treaty recently concluded between France, Bel glum, Italy, and Switzerland: " PREAMBLE. "His Majesty the King of the Belgians, his Malesty the Emperor of the French, bis Majesty the King of Ituly, and the Si-s Confederation, being equally desirous of eitabll-hing a more complete harmony between their monetary legis lation, to remedy the inconveniences winch props upon the communications and transac tions between the inhabitants of their respec tive States in consequence of the diverse values of their coined moneys, and to contribute, by the formation of a monetary union, to the pro gress of uniformity in weights, measures, and currency, have resolved to conclude a conven tion to that eftect, and have named as their Commissioners Plenipotentiary as follows: "His Majesty the King of the Belgians M. Frederic Fortramps, Ulrector of the Bank of Belgium, etc., end M. Kreglinger; "lli Majestv ike Emperor ot the French M. Marie Louis Felix Esqulron de I'aricu, Vice President of the Council of State, etc., and M. K. J. Pclouze, President of the Coinage Com mission; "His Majesty the King of Italy M. Isaac Artom, Councillor of the Legation at Paris, and M. V. Pratuloneo; "The Pwiss Confederation M. Kern, Envoy Extraordinary to his Majesty the Emperor of t lie French, and M. Feer-Herzog; "Who, atter mutually exhibiting their respec tive full powers In aood and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: 'Article 1. Belgium, .France, Italy, and Swit zerland are constituted a Union as respects the weights, values, form, and currency ot their re tpeetive coinages in gold and silver. No chanere is mude at present in the legislation relating to the copper money of each of the 8tates. "Article 2. The high contracting parties en gage not to coin nor to allow to be coined, bear ing their impressions aud designs, auy gold moneys In ar.y other forms than those of gold pieces of loot., 60f.. 2"C. 10f., and 6f., tixedas to weight, values, allowance for los9, and diameter as follows: I I xirs bi at Eg; Si : o o : fajq h : P o OS Q 3 . O e : i ; as a 30 Is o in o . a -2 e - as a 2 100 60 20...., no 6 82 268 06 I 16 129 1)3 j 6.461 61 I 8 226 80 j 1.612 90 8 2i 21 19 17 909 2 ( t I "They shall receive without distinction into their public treasuries gold pieces coined accord ing to the foregoing conditions in one or other of the four States, with tbe reservation, never theless, of excluding all coins whose weight shall have been reduced py wear to the extent of one half per cent, below the allowances mentioned above, or where the stamped impressions shall have become effaced. "Article 3. The contracting Governments bind themselves not to make, nor allow to be made, silver pieces ot 5t., except according to the con ditions of weight, standard, allowance, aud diameter fixed as follows: Full Wg'ht. Allow, v. Siand'd. Allow. Diameter. 26 grammes 8080tbe 900.000tbs 2000ths 87 millimetres. "They shall mutually receive the said coined pieces into their public treasuries, with the right of excluding those which shall have lost weieht by wear to a greater extent than one per cent, below the allowance above mentioned, or where the stamped impression shall have be come effaced. "Article 4. The high contracting parties hence forth shall not manufacture silver pieces ot 2t., If., 60c, and 20c, except according to the con ditions of weight, standard, allowance, Jand diam eter, as follows: s? 3. s D I E& 8 : Is 2 a v 5 Cu tfl sl : p 5 s. o. o 13 p p. tr o 0 B 10 1 6-00 2-60 1-00 27 l 28 18 16 1 r 835 0-60. 7 10 20. "These pieces shall be recast by the Govern ment that issued them wbeu they saull have become reduced by wear to the extent of 5 per cent, below the above-mentioned allowance, or when their stamped impressions shall have be eome effaced. "Article 6. The silver pieces of 2f.. of If., of 60c, and of 20c. manufactured otherwise than according to tne . various conditions specified in the loregoing article, fshall fbe withdrawn front circulation before January 1. 1869. This period is extended until January i, Lota, in respect or pieces of 2t. and it. issued in (Switzerland by virtue ot tne law oi January ai, isou. "Article 6. Silver pieces manufactured accord ing to the conditions of article 4 shall have legal currency among private individuals in the State which has manufactured them to the extent of 60f. in a single payment. Tbe State which has issued them shall receive them from its own rountrvmen without any limit of Quantity. "Article 7. The pu'olic treasuries of each of tbe four countries shall accept silver moneys coined bv one or several ot the other contract ing States, in conformity with article 4, to the extent of lOOf. in eaoh single payment to such mentioned treasuries. "The Governments of Belirlum. France, and Italy shall receive upon the same terms until January, 1878, tne bwis pieces oi i. ana oi n. issued bv virtue of the law ot the 81t of Janu ary, 1800. and which are assimilated in all re spects during the same penod to pieces manu factured in accordance with the conditions of article 4. The reservation in respect to wear mentioned in article 4 applies in all cases. "Article 8. Each of the contracting Govern ments undertakes to receive back from Indi viduals, or from the public treasuries of the other States, tne old coinage which it has issuea, and to exchange it for an eaual value in cur rent coin (gold pieces or tive-franc pieces in silveri. unon condition that tbe sum presented lor exchange shall not be less than one hundred francs. This obligation shall be prolonged for a periou oi two years irom tue aate oi tne expira tlon of the nresent treaty. "Article 9. The high contracting parties shall not issue silver pieces of 2f.. of It., of 60c, and of 20c, struck according to the conditions men tioned in Article 4, beyoud the ratio ot 61. in value for each Inhabitant. This amount, upon the basis of the last census in each State, and reckoning the presumed increase of population until the expiiation of the present treaty, is nxea tuus; Franoi For Belgium 82 900 000 For France ..280,000,000 For Italy 14 1 000.000 For fjwHserland 17,000,000 xaicen on account oi tne sums above me n tioned which the Governments have the rlzht to stamp of the values already issued: "By r rerce, in virtue of the law of ttje 25'b of May, 1864, in pieces of 60c. and 20c. for abobt 16 millions. "By Italy, In virtue of the law of the 24th of" August. 1H2. in pieces of 2f.. of 11.. of 60c. and of 20c, for about 100 miH'on.. "By Switzeilsnd, In virtue of the law of ths 31st of January, 18C0, in pieces of 2f. and It. for lOO.lOOf. "Article 10. The date of coinage shall here-nffi-r he stamped upon pieces of gold and silver sfnek in any of the four States. "Aiticle 11. The contracting t.overnments hail communicate to earn other annually the total an ount of their Issues of gold and silver cninc: their position as to the withdrawal and reraelting ot the old coinasre: all the arrance- ments and ait the administrative aocuments relating to coinave. "They shall alo give to each other Informa tion ot all facts which concern the reciprocal circulation ol their gold and silver moneys. "Article 12. The right of acceding to tnis tjon vention Is reseived to any other State whioh shall accept its obligations, and which shall adopt the monetary system ot the union in whatever relates to gold and silver specie. "Article 13. The execution ot the mutual en gagements contained in tne present Convention is sunject, us far as may oe necessary, to tne fulfilment of formalities and regulations pro trribed by the constitutional laws of those ot tlie high contracting parties which have deter mined to obtain their application, aud which they bind themselves to do with the leust possi ble dclav. 'Article 14. The present Convention shall rrmnin in force until the 1st of January. 1880. If one year prior to that date notice to deter mine it shall not have been clvcn (ccnrwicee), it fhall remain ooligatory in full force for a fur ther period of biteen years, und, in like man or, lor further periods ol ntteen years in tue absence of denunciation. 'Article 15. The present Convention shall bo ratified, and tbe ratifications thereof shall be c.xchanced at Paris within the space of six months, or soouur u possible. "In laith of which the respective Commis-bioners-i'leuipotentiarics have signed the Con vention, and have atlixed to it the seals of their amis. 'Made in four parts at Pari-, December 23, 1805.-' The London Times, commenting upon this Convention, remarks that It is an important step in the proaress of European civilization, amounting In effect to an announcement thit In tin; course of two or three years the coinaee of half continental Europe will be absolutely iden tical. The 2wes adds: 'la four or five veais' time, it is said, the traveller will be able to pass from Calais to I nntlisi without changing carriages; but long beiore then he will De able to journey Irom the north to the extreme south of Europe without once changing bis money or making the slightest alteration m his calculations. The be on which such a reform will conler upon travellers is obvious. The necessity of coustaut exchanges is not only a great annoyance, hut is tbe occa sion of considerable loss, aud in the ounnilion of Europe tilty ears &no the story is scarcely an exaggeration that a traveller, starting with a sovereign, and exchanging it at each successive frontier, found it at length reduced by this process alone to the value of a farthing. But increased convenience to travellers means in creased intercourse, and it Is impossible to exag gerate the benefits to tbe countries themselves which must accrue from such a convention. A uniform and simple coinage has the same effect, in its way, as a railway on a uni form gnage. Its introduction is an opera tion of precisely the same character. The gold and silver pieces are the metal rails of mercan tile intercourse and of mutual transactions, and they serve as effectually as the Iron rails to facilitate exchange, tbe levelling of values, and tne comprenei.fion oi mutual interests. Tne mere mechanical convenience In mercantile transactions must be incalculable. In large con cerns the constant transfer of accounts from one standard to another must of itself involve an enormous amouut of labor, which will now lie to a large extent abolished. A difference, in deed, still remains in weights and measures; but when several countries have the same coinane they have at least one standard in cjmmon, and tbe one mo6t frequently used. A monetary convention of this sort is not exactly a Zollve- reln or commercial treaty, but it must produce in some respects very similar results. These four countries for tbe future will, in some im portant points, trade with each other with more facility than with other countries, and the in evitable consequence will be that their mutual transactions will be greaily augmented." KEEOSENE EXPLOSION AT HUNTER'S POINT. Extensive Conflagration Tosa Estimated at About 3,iu,uuu. Kelly's KerobeneOil Works, at Hunter's Point. Long Island, took fire last night, about half- past 10 o'clock, from tbe explosion or a vat, and a disastrous conflagration ensued. There were several thousand dollars worth of oil in barrels on the premises at the time of the breaking out ot the fire, and it was all consumed. The names spread with such rapidity that the utmost efforts of the members of the Eastern District Are department failed to overcome tuem. The country for miles around was illu minated bv the blaze, and tne river was dotted with small "boats containing citizens looking at the spectacle. The fire consumed the large brick building belonging to the works, which contained tbe machinery, and several sheds stored with kero sene. Four or five oil tanks were also destroyed. Tbe oil contained in them continued to hum with a bright Blare during the whole nieht. Owing to the isolated position of tbe works no o'her property was included in the conflagra tion. The loss, it is estimated, will reach $30,000. It was impossible to learn at the late hour whether it was insured or not. A, r. jJerala. Accidental Death ot an Ex-Member of Congress. Poughkeepste, September 24. Mr. John B, Steele, of Kingston, New York, who represented the Thiiteentn District of the State in the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses, and who was at one time County Judge of Ulster county, was killed at Kingston to-day, by being thrown from a waeon. lie lived onlv three hours after the accident, which occurred under tbe following circumstances: Mr. Steele, having hired a horse and top car riage at a livery stable, was driving through one of the streets of Kondout, when the horse took fright aud started ou at a violent rate of sneed. hurling the unfortunate gentleman from the vehicle. On touching the ground Mr. Steele's head struck the curbstone, lie was picked up immediately, but was then insensible, and being conveyed to his residence expired in about three hours after receiving the Injury. Mr. Steele was the leader of the Democratic party in Ulster oounty, and was to have received tbe nomination for Congress. lie leaves a wife ana one emia. Accident at Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Wis.. September 24 A nortion of the walls of the building in Birchard's block fell this morning, and buried eight per sons in the ruins. Two were instantly killed, and tbe others are so much Injured that their recovery is nopeiess. A mysterious attempt to assassinate a young lady took place at Augusta, Ga., on Friday even ing. The victim was asleep in her father's par lor, when she was stabbed in the left breast, near the region of the heart, but a little below tbe Vital part, mo rtue has been discovered either as w ine motives or identity or tne as Wt'lk . THIRD EDITION THE STATE FAIR. IVELY SCENES AT E ASTON OPENING OF THE GREAT SHOW. T IS AN ENTIRE SUCCESS. Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. spbcial"despatch to tiie evening telegraph. Easton, September 25. Everything indicates that the great State Fair will be a grand success. The Fair grounds are beautifully located, about a mile from the heart of the city, commanding from the dome a view of the surrounding hilly country, aud the Lehigh river meandering in the distance. The Fair is not yet fairly under way, but the grounds present a scene of busy preparation. The roads leading to the grounds arc filled with vehicles of all descriptions, containing articles ranging from fancy parlor clocks to threshing and steam engines. The procession of live stock of all kinds is marching to the grounds. Hundreds of pedestrians are coming from , all directions, is bound for the place.' The city is overcrowded, and the people are arriving from all parts. Sleeping accommoda tions vary from feather-bed6 to soft planks, with more ot the latter, but all kinds are in demand. To-day will be mostly appropriated to making dispositions of the entries. The Fair is in the bud as yet, but will appear in full bloom and all its beauty to-morrow. FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. ISPECIAL DESPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. Washington, September 25. The Case of Jefferson Davis. It is now definitely stated that Jefferson Davis will not be tried the coining October. The Cir cuit Court that met at Norfolk in April last, under an impression given by the local papers there that Congress had voted to transfer the sitting to Richmond, adjourned Its proceedings, on May 6, to the latter city until October, t As the act ot 1856 did not pass both Houses uutil May 22, the adjournment of the Court was at that time premature and illegal; conse quently the Court will have to convene at Nor folk, and perfect a legal adjournment to Rich mond. On the 27th ot July, Congress passed the Act No. 117, rearranging the fourth circuit of the United States Courts by naming Dela ware in the place ot South Carolina, while at the same time the necessary reallotment of Judges to the district was admitted. The Judges of the Supreme Court do not agree upon their power to make this change of Judges, and it will be necessary to await the action of Congress In this matter. When these difficulties shall have been corrected, and it is authorita tively announced, the military will in nowise interfere with the civil law. Chief Justice Chase announces himself in readiness to call a special session of the Court and proceed with the trial of Mr. Davis. Soldiers' Bounties. Under instructions from the Paymaster-Gene ral, no powers of attorney will be recognized in claims lor bounty under the act of July 28, 18G6. Tbe form ot application prescribed by the War Department must be strictly and literally oom- j lied with, and communications will be bold with the claimant only. This does not vitiate the agency of States established here. The drafts will bo Inclosed to them where they file the claims made payable to the claimant alone. As the soldier is charged no fee, and the State becomes responsible for the soldiet's money, the Department makes this single exception. From Baltimore. ' Baltimore, September 25. The Hon. Henry May, formerly Representative In Congress from the Third District of Maryland, died this morn ing at 9 o'clock. He was the immediate prede cessor of the late Henry Winter Davis. From Portland. Portland, Me., September 25. Dr. Charles M. Swett, of Kennebunk, was poisoned with morphine, and died on Sunday night. His wife has been arrested, charged with administering the poison. LETTER FROM THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER. To the Editor of the N. Y, Tribune. Sir: The publication in your paper of a let ter purporting to be from Plymouth Church to its pastor, although the carefully guarded terms in which you introduced it need not have misled any, has created a general impression that such a letter actually was prepared and sent by the church to we. I will thank you, therefore, to publish the facts. No meeting of Plymouth Church, either formal or informal, was ever held, or evan called, touching this letter or Its occasion. No meeting of any kind whatsoever ot more than three or four gentlemen was ever held at an. The suppositious letter was drawn up by two or three persons, and shown casually to two or three persons for suggestions. Tbere are nine deacons oi the church ; not one signed it. There are nine trustees; not one of their names was appended to the document. Tbere are. I believe, between 1,700 and 2,000 members of Plymouth Church; not one single member signed it. Not even the geutlomen who prepared it signed it. It was never received by me or seen till it ap peared in print. It was never sent to me at all. It was only after my second letter had been publicly read to the congregation, that one of the gentlemen interested in this supposed letter of Plymouth Church, bore it to the Tribune office, and procured it to be published In con nection with mlna. If he had been frank, yon would not have published It. For, he he would have been obliged to say: "Here Is an inchoate letter, which a few gentlemen have drawn up, which no one has signed, and which has never been submitted to either a regular or Informal meeting of Plymouth flm.h Afl if. Tint tA nrlntn1 un tta tA pam thft taweot Mr. Beecher'i second letter?" Und this statement been made vo-i wonld have re plied: "It would not be honest or honorabl to publish this, except as a private letter;" and in t his ecision all lust and fair men would have agreed with you. HxtRY Ward Ceecber. IMr. Beecher must allow ns to add to th above the epression of our coufldent belie' that the "supposed letter ot Plymouth Churcn" fairly embodies the sentiments and views ot a' least nineteen-twentieth of his church and con gregation. That half 60 many would have ch'sen to sin it, docs by no means follow. JW. -V. Y. Tribune. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Court of Quarter Sessions Jndgs Ludlow. JoLn Mack was oliarged with the larceny ot a horto ana set ot harness, together valued at $129. the property of Jeremiah Geldsmlih, (ioldsmitb te-tilitd that on the 24. h of Docember, 18UI. bo was riding out in a sleigh j he stopped at the "Dove an i San laveru," ilidsn road, and leaving his horse slid sleigh in the street, went into tbe tavern to eat ar.d drink, and when be came out hn horse aud sleigh weie gone. One witness test fled that In, veiydinnk, met Mack on ihompoon street, near Sixteenth, and both got Into a sloie b Btaoatnaon the iiavement, aud drove to Sixteenth and Tbomp son streets. I here Mr. iol mmith tonud it. An other witnos said that ho saw thrno yonng men ret inio tbo s eieh at tbo "Dove and Swan," and drlvo away, but he did not know tnem, and could not 8war tliac Mack was one of them, the defense ai jtned that there was no evidence whatever against inn (ielcndait. 1'he jury rendered a vcrdiot of not pu Ity. 'I heindlpnant Mary Delancy fired a stick of wood at the unleeliug man ; out tne slick anloriunately n.is d the mark, and struck Mrs. Moiarngan on i Ijo back. Mis. JduOarritran waiked Into tne ring, and spoiled several billets to the cranium ol Mis Uelaney, which very unpleasant aop toation sent her to tbe hospital, i'ne defease stated that the pioecutrix was a common drunkard and a common nuisance. Iliat she Irequently aunoyej the defend ant by her diunken visits I hat she was frequently loid to keep away. On the day in question, this woman came to defendant's house drunk, and com menced tlrintr sacks at her. and even striking hor. '1 be doh'udant, in xell-dolon-e, used the tirst means i.e conld ret. and truck this woman witb a stic. Alter being put out oi the bouse, she fell npon tlie pavement Irom drnuknne-'S Tbe cause ot bur hp v? to tne rioepnai was a blow irom a Dries urea bv hoi own on. Ou trial. FINANCE AND C03IMEBCK. Office of tub Evenino Telegraph, I Tuesday, September 2", 1808. f There was more disposition to operate in stocks this morning, and prices were firmer, ltailroad shares continue the most active on the list; about 2510 shares of Reading sold at from lb( I'M i, closing at the latter tate, an advance of i; uamuen ana Auinoy sold at l"J84gcl2di, an ad vance of ; Pennsylvania Railroad at 50 J, no change; ana Alinchill at 58, no change; C7i was l.lil mi" Knrriatna'n. fU! T nhirvh Italian, 'in lor Elmira common: 42 for preferred do.; 2UJ for raiawissa preierreu; a lor i'biiaaeipma and Krle: and 46 tor .Northern Central. In City Passenger Railroad shares there wa3 rrtning doing, esj was Did tor second and Third: 46 for Fifth and Sixth: 21 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 54 'or Chesnut and Walnut; 70 for West Philadelplia; 17J for Hestonvillc; 30 for Green and Coati e; 28 for Girard College; and 42 for Union. In Government 1 onds there was no material change to notice, t Id 5-20 1 sold at 11U: and 6fi of 188latlllJ. 105J was bid for 7'30s: and !k tor iu-4us. uity luuus were in lair demand Tbe new Issues sold at 99. no change. Bank shares, as we have noticed for some time pust, continue in good demand for invest ment at run prices, t armers' ana Aiecnanics sold at 132. 226 was bid tor North America 148 tor Philadelphia; 66 for Commercial; 32J for Mechanics'; lul for Southwark; 6G for Penn xownsmp; bHioruirara: az ior manufacturers' and Mechanics'; 100 tor Tradesmen's; 68 for lity; 43 tor Consolidation; 66 for Common wealth: 68 for Cora Exchanee; and 65 for Union. In Canal shares there' was more doing, f chnvlkill Navigation preferred sold largely at l7J37j an advance ot jf. 2K$ was bid for com mon do.; 57 fcr Lehigh Navisation; 120 for Monis preferred; 14 lor Susquehanna Canal; and 66 for Delaware Division. Quotations of Gold 10 A. M., 144f ; 11 A. M., 144i; 12 M., 144; 1 P. M., 144 J. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TfTTiAi Keported by De Haven & Uro , No. 40 S. Third street FIRST BOARD. $2500 U 86s 'Bl Ill 200sh&chNpf...b60 371 2fi00 do....reg..lll 500 D IS 6s, 62 Ill . ? 0OWar&Fra It.. 80 8600 1'hil Os.new. . 99 tll260 U 8 780s June 106 m Bh do bUO 87 200 eh do bOO 87j 100 sh do 87 100 nn Reading it. . C8J 200 sh do g30 6S &20C0 Lch 6s, M 91 100 ih 100 h 800 sh 800 ah 100 sh 100 sh 200 sh 100 ah 100 Bh 200 sh do. ...s6nt 68 do s80 68 do. ...s6tnt 68 J do b00 68) do elO 68j do 80 6S4 do sOO &8 do.6swnlnt 684 do. .sOOwn. 584 do..atnt.. 68 J do 682 fclGOOUnCan be ... 22 J siuoo no za 8-2000 Ct A 6s 89.. 971 KiOOONl'a K6s H1J lOBhCamt Am0..128i 24 sb do 128 100 sh do....BOilp 42 267 sb Penn K 66 100 sh do b6 60 Bh Ocean '80 4 800 sh do p80 4 500 h Fulton.... bOO 6( 200 sh do 6i 200 sh 21 h Minehill 68 SihFandM Bk..l42J 8ECOBT BOARD 820060 Leh 6s. 84.... 911 RSanfenn R.. 661 66 saoocitvttenew.. wi 86000 V. Am. He. 89 97 91000 U b 7 80s.July.106J 100 sh Butler Coal.. 10 6 Bb Jieh Va) 66 100,Bhrn& B....b80 881 100 sh do.... 120 Bh do. . . . 6'i) lsb Morris CI 85 60 ah Glrardt ol. ... 28 100 sh liestonvilie R 174. Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South Third street, report the following rates of ex change to-day at 1 P. M.: American gold. 144) (c 144 j ; Silver 4s and Is, 136; Compound Interest Kotes, June, 1864, 174; do., July, 1864, 16i; do., August, 1864, 161; do., October, 1864, 15; do., December, 1864, 144;. do., Mav, 1806, 124; do., August, 1865, lOj; do., September, 1865, 104; do., October, 1866, 9j. Philadelphia Trade Report. Tuesday, September 25. Tbere is a very firm tieilng in the Flour Market, and prices are rather tetter. Tbete is a good demand for home consump tion, but not much Inquiry for shipment About 2000 Dbls. were taken, chiefly Northwestern extra family, at 81212 76; Pennsylvania and Oblo do. at ei2 60(313 60; fancy ai 1416 60; extras at 9U. and superfine at $7 608-75. Rye Flonr Is dull. We quote at 66 25. Nothing doing In Corn Meal. lhoie is a good demand for prime Wheat, but there 1b not nuoh coming forward. Sales of 600 bush. Pennsylvania at 82-70; 1600 bush. Southern at 82 -9232 94; and 600 bush, choice New York at 82 95. Whits ranges from 82 90 to 88 Rye has again ad vanced. Sales of 600 Lush. Wisconsin at 81 10. Corn is scarce and wanted. Sales of 1000 bush, com diod yellow at 98c., and 600 buh. Western mlxtd at 81. Oats are in fair request, with sales of 6000 bush, at 68 cents, afloat, and a lot in store at 65 cents. No sale of Barlev have been reported : 4600 bushels Canadian malt sold at 81'60. Cloveraeed is aelling in a small way at 86 60 7 60 $ buahei. Timothy is quiet, with sales or 800 bushels at 88 60 4. Flax seed is in limitod demand.by the crushers, at 82 fcXyt 2 60. WhUky is unchanged. Small tales of Pennsylva nia at 82 88, and Oblo at 82 42, now held higher. CITY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. Vhiladklfhu. September it 1864. TO TBS ASSESSORS OF TUX Ullf OF HUbA PEI.PBIA. Tbe tine tor holding the Encrs Atsestmewt being advertiaed wroag the City CommlMlonrrawoQlu aereliy notify the oltlzeni andAueora the tun for holding Oi Extra Aiiewment according to law, la between U hour b r 1 and 1 o'clock P M. en tbs Mth, '1th, and jUHh dava of bEPIIMllEB. s M i4p Jl V8 60 w, Clerk FOURTH edit SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CMEm0X AT PITTSBURG. Congress Liberty Union- Justice .Geary ! SCENES IN THE SMOKY CITY TO-DAY. I3COi"nt Ioiih ot tlie Con- vcntlonal Hall. SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE KVBJtlHG TELEGRAPH. Sunrise In Pittsburg. Pittpdcbg, September 25. The sun rose this morning on the smoke-beirrimed city of Pitts burg, enveloped In clouds and mist. Tbere was every token or a stormy day. out in a lew nours the sicy cleared ou beautifully, and the weatner became almost oppressively warm. Pittsburg Crowded. With early dawn, the city was crowded with enter people parading the streets, and adding to the general enthusiasm. It would be impossible to estimate the number of strangers in town; their name, is legion. They have filled the hotels and boarding-houses to overflowing, hundreds finding no better accommodations than a cot on the floor of unfinished rooms. Large numbers of citizens have thrown open their private resi- ' deuces, auu arts uuieriuimug me uuya m uiuu , in sumrjtuons stvle. i . . .. i . i . . . i ,in i r, .. The Great Convention. The greatest enthusiasm prevails throughout, and the sHceess of the Convention is thus se cured beyond doubf. The streets present a grand and brilliant display of bunting, the National colors being flung to the breeze from many pri vate dwellings, and all public buildings, except the United States Court House and Post Office, and the office of the Post, the Democratic organ. Wreaths of everercen, Chinese lanterns, and small flags are numbered by tens ot thousands. The Decorations of the Hall. The decorations of the City Hall in which the regular sittings of the Convention are to be held, are profuse and elegant. Over the Presi dent's platform two large American flags are drooped in the form of a semicircular canopy. In the rear of this is a large canvas, containing the names of the leading soldiers and sailors, and the motto, "For Governor, General John .v TT i rttr... n. . i i T) . i n . The chandeliers on the edge of the platform are decorated with evergreens and red and white roses. By the side of the chandeliers are Immense bouquets of flowers, each surmounted by three laree flags, slacked in the manner of muskets. Over each window is an arch of ever greens. Between the windows are shields, stars, and flags, surrounded by wreaths and festoons of evergreen; while surrounding the entire Hall an immense string ot evergreeas is suspended In TestoODS. From the gas brackets In the centre of the ceiling Is a large wreath of evergreen, intertwined with red, white, and blue, and sur rounded by long festoons of evergreen and roses. The rear of the hall is entirely covered with wreaths and festoons In a similar style, sur rounding the following mottoes: "The Loyal Ladies of the United States they gave their hearts' richest jewels, prayers, and united purposes to their country during war. and do not desert it now;" "There can be no lasting peace while (he flag of the . Union cannot wave unmolested over the graves of our lallen comrades;" "The Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors In peace tbe bulwark: of the law; in war the strong urm of public de fense," "Honor to the Heroes of Liberty, Hu manity, and Equal Justice," etc. The whole effect of tbe decorations is erand and imposing in the extreme. The Hall was filled during the morning with a large throng of delegates and citizens, who were in raptures oter the profuse display presented. The Wigwam in which the general meetines are to be held Is situated on the outskirts of Allegheny City, and is a plain frame shed, which will shelter about ten thousand people. Near it a large tent is being pitched, which will accommodate many thousands more. THE LATEST SENSATION. An Army Gathering at Washington THE PURPORT OP TIIE MOVEMENT. Governor Swann, , of , Maryland Wants "Military Protection." ' SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO BYENIMO TELXOBAPH. A Maryland Governor Alarmed. - Washington, Sept. 25. Governor Swann, ot Maryland, has asked for five thousand troops to be stationed in Baltimore, in view of appre. bended disturbances at the coming election. Arrival of Troops. The arrival of troops in this vicinity has at ti acted some attention. Barracks for a con siderable lorce of cavalry have been erected north of the city, and infantry camps have been located at Tennallytown and near Bennlngs Bridge. Appearances Indicate that a large number of troops will arrive here soon. The National Express Company. Baltimore, September 25.The Baltimore American of this afternoon publishes a state ment in regard to the National Express Com pany's assignment, as reported in the New York Fort. It says: "The Post has been In correctly informed as to the names given. The trustees are J. B. Hoge, J. J. Kelly, and C. Oliver O'Donnell." " A correspondent at Richmond informs us that according, to the deed of assignment, the Company have the rlcht to continue business until November 1st, unless stopped Eooner bv the creditors. Tbe Baltimore and Ohio Rail road Company and the Bank of Commerce of Baltimore, the employes of the National Ex press Company, and the Company's lawyers, are all made preferred creditors, as also all debts contracted by any officer or director for which they may become liable for transportation, etc before the 1st of November. . The correspondent also states that It la th intention to force the stockholders to Day tin riw2er eDt' f thC lat CRU n ,Ue n
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