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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1867.
POUULE SHEET TUREB CENTS
VIRST EDITION
IATLST BY THE CUBA CABLE.
MEXICO.
MMaffof President Juarsa-The) British
Charge d'AOalraa and. Consuls to Leave
Mexico Padre Flichtr SatKree.
IIayasa, Dec. 18. Tbe steamer France, Cao
taiu Lauren, of the Bt. Nar.aiie lioe, arrived
to day from Vera Cruz. 8he briars news irora.
the capital of Mexico lo tle loto lust,
i Congress was opened on the. 8th. instant, at
neon, when rie6l'tcut Juarez read his ur6t rnes
safe to that body. The Speaker of the lIouc,
P nor EEequlel Montes, tcplied on behalf ol the
nation's representative!).
The message spoke in flattering terms of the
constancy, bravery, and selt-paoritlces of the
national troopi dining the arduous struggle to
maintain Mexican Independence azalust Kuro
jicun intervention. He reerred In grate'ul terras
to the sympathy extended by the slitter republics
of South America, and was highly compli
mentary in his allusions to the aid and support
received from the people of the Unitel States.
The most importnnt part of the ruea aie ic
lerrcd t3 his siurenrier of the extraordinary
powers with which he had been invested Dy
ConL'iess at the bP(iinninu of the late strugirie.
These powers he was entitled to hold one month
longer, if he deemed it proper; but, considering
the stute of the Itepublic, be tt no need of
retaining tnem beyoud the moment that the
national Lreitlature had assembled at the capi
tal in the midst ot peace.
The icply ol Senor fczequlel Montes was signi
ficant. He declared that Mexico was entirely
inclinerent as to wbetner European relations
were renewed with the republic or not; thut
Mexico would certainly not solid', such. He
acknowledged the debt of gratitude which
Mexico owed to the United States for its-moral
support
On the 9th lost, all the Committees of Con
gress bad been appointed, and were proceeding
t business. The Cabinet remains unchanged.
Nel her Minister Plumb nor any other of the
diplomats now in Mexico was present at the
oppnins of Corofriess.
The British gunfcoat Jason. Commander Mur
ray Aynsly, had arrived at Vera Cruz on the 7ih
ivtt., with ord r from the British Government
to bring home Mr. Robert T. 0. Muldlcton, Kirst
Secretary now in charge of the British Lesation,
'With the Consuls and archives. All the Ensign
residents were in a high state of excitement over
tbls announcement.
General Bturm and Mr. Tifft still remained at
the capital, as their business there was yet un
settled. Mr. Crawley, of the English company engaged
on the Mexico and Vera Cruz Railway, bad left
for New York to raise money lor the working of
the new contract entered into by that company
with the republican covernment. Padre Fischer
had at length been set free.
PUtingulslied Arrivals from Blexlco.
Hat an , Dec. 18. The following gentlemen
have corne as passeugeis by the steamer Prance
from Vera Cruz.
general Zuloaea, who was permitted to leave
"Mexico to go into exile. He will probably re
main here. Messrs. Crawley and Uoebucir, of
the Mexico and Vera Cruz Kail way Compauy,
who are en route to England.
The British Legation to Leave Decern
. her HO The Brltlsn Bank to Continue
Business,
Havana, Dec. 18.-By the steamer France we
have news from the capital of Mexico, tele
graphed to Vera Cruz on the 13th infant. The
British Charge d'Atlaires, Mr. Middleton, with
the Consuls and aicbives ol the Lesation, will
sail for England on the 30lh Instant. The
English bank at the capital, known as the Bank
oi London, Mexico, and South America, would
et'll continue its busiuess. The doiugs in Con
gress were as yet unimportant.
Capture and Death of General Qulroga,
t,toe Imperial Cavalry fHcer order lu.
Veplo navigation of Rio Tamplcu.
Havana, Dei. 18. There were rumors at the
capital that General Quiroga had b?en murdered
on the frontier at Cauelo by bin pursuers. For
some time the national authorities had kept a
body of scout hunting him, but owing to bis
knowledge of the mountains of the interior, he
and manage i to elude capture.
Tranquillity had been restored to the District
of Tepic, and General Lozxda bad submitted to
the order of things established by the supreme
Government, proclaiming bis good wi tios
towards the bead of the nation. The Vera
Cruz Ball road Company have been pardoned
tor the arrangements which they made aad
carr ed out in lavor of the French intervention,
during its rule in Mexico. The Bishop of
Oaxa a had died. The Cabinet is to consist io.
lutnreot six Ministers that of Gobernacion
btine re f stablishecl.
A coaipany bad applied for a concession al
lowing tbeiu to render th river navigable from
Hussteca to Tampico. They ask the orivllege
of a twenty years' grant in favor or their enter
prise, on condition ot ceding to Government
one-third of the net annual profits, and of ex
emption for their steamers from local imposts.
Consul Baulnier has rM'irned from the United
States by the steamer Eagle, and leaves next
Sunday for Vera Cruz.
ST. THOMAS. , ,,'
The Earthquake Shocks 81111 Felt Ac
tivity of the Divers.
We received here to-day the proclamation of
the Kins of Denmark in relation to tho sale of
Bt. Thomas. Governor L. Kothe, Chamberlain
of the Danish King, baa postponed his return to
Europe, and will nol return by the steamer La
Plata.
The shocks of earthquake still continued at
St. Thorna, though not violent.
Mr. Perry, Director of the Activlssino Diving
Company, had arrived with three hundred
laborers to work on the wreck.
Mr. Ortin's company find it impossible to per
form with eny pmUt, and will quit St. Thomas
for Curacoa orVenecuela; out will return in
JanuHiy to give performances during the cele
bration of the Aruerieau ocoupation.
The Steamer Corsica Sent to St, Thomas
Illness of au American Agent.
The roral mail steamer Corsica, Le Messurler,
sailed to-day for St. Thomas, to take the place
of the lost steamer Columbian. Mr. Lartentre.
Special Commlssion'-r Irom Waauiiiiiton, had
been tick in St. Thomas at the departure of the
mail, but was recovering.
The Frf gbtfal Accident on the Vllle de
Parle.
ONa MAN KILLED' AND FIVE OrilBRS SEBI0U8LT
INJURED.
An accident of the most serious nature oc
curred last evening on board the steamer Villc
de Paris, Captain Surmont, while in the North
River, lylDg opposite Pier No. 60. The Ville de
Paris is one of the General Transatlantic
cttesmship Company, sailing irom this port and
Havre and Brest.
The steamer arrived at this pert last evening,
and at about 8 o'clock, while a number of the
crew and firemen were engaged at the caostaa
hawling on a hawser, warping the steamer Into
the dock at Pier .0, so gieat was the strain that
the hawser parted with a loud report, and the
ends of the rope nvlui amona the crew knocked
one man overboard aud injured a number ot
others. The following are the names ot the
injured:-
Pirie de Vnche, fireman, fracture of pelvis
and both thighs. ...
Francois Lecisne, fireman, both legs frac
tured. Francois Qulnnent, teaman, compound frac
ture ot leit leg.
I Msturn Millet, seaman, fracture of rleht leg.
l Celion Toute, fireman, fracture of right thigh.
Theodore Auiand, seaman, severe contusions
over the left eye and on left lej; and shoulder.
All the above were taken to the New York.
Hospital bv the police and properly cared lor.
Le Vac-be died at an early l.onr yesterday morn
ing from the inluries received, nnd several of
the others are in a critical conditon. A man
was knocked overboard by the hawser and was
rescued from drowning by his comrades, with
great difficulty. Five other seamen, who were
slightly lnjared, remained on hoard the steamer
attended by the surgeon on board. .
Several ol those at the hospital are considered
by the surseons in attendance In a very
precarious condition. The inquest lu the case
of Vache, the deeused, will te held at the
hosoltal this morning bv Coronor Scbiimer.
The accident is paid to have been caused by
the bienkn.g of the raehet cf the capstan.
JV. r. World.
A Supposed Horrible Crime In Columbia
Count!, New lurk,
Hudson. N. Y., Dec. 18. There is an intense
excitement here over a reported horrible crime,
said to have been committed by a man and
woman for the purpose of securing an amount
of money. A Mr. and Mrs. Brown, residing in
the town of Canaan, Columbia countv, recently
took ont a lile insurance policy for $5000 in the
Travellers' Accident Insurance Couipauy, ot
Hartford, Conn., on.'the life of their daughter
an interesting eirl twelve years ot age.
Lsst week the house In which tney resided
was burned down, and the daughter perished in
the flames. Suepiclon attached to the parents,
who were arrested, but alter an examination
were discharged. Sioce then some oflicer.s of the
Connecticut Insurance Company, entertaining
suspicion that all was not right, hal the body ot
the poor child disinterred and examination
made, the result of which is said to have dis
closed the fact that she had been struck on the
head and the skull fractured prior to being
burned. .
All rors of horrible rumors are afloat; among
the rest that tho deceased was not the daughter
of the Browns, trht a girl they had enticed away
from Oh'o.
An cider for the arrest of the Browns, now in,
Connecticut, hss been made, find tho most in
tense ejeitement prevails. Their lives would
ecsreely be sale in ibis community should they
be broucht here.
ARREST OF THE SCSPECTEn MAN AND WOMAN.
The Hattiord papers give additional particu
lars of the burning at a child at Canarn, N. Y.,
find the presentation, by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Brown, ot a claim upon the Travelers' Insu
rance Company, of Hartford, for $5000, which
aniO'.nt was held on the li'o of the child in a
general accident policy. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
were exonerated by a jury of inquest, but tho
iiitiutance company were not satisfied, and pur
sued their investigations further.
The remains were exhumed, and . a post
mortem examination held, resulting ,in the
discovery of cer'ain marks on the back of the
head and the Deck. Mr. and Mrs. Browu were
atrested in Western New York and taken to
Hartford on Monday night. The Hnea says
they are probably not married, and that there
are circumstance which lead to the belief that
the child was stolen from the depot la Dayton,
Ohio, taken to Canaan, and then, at a conve
nient time, killed aud thiuet into a closet, in
which a fite was kindled, with the intention ot
burning the house, and thus covering up the
crime.
The man and tbe woman, the Tt'mea adds, for
meily lived in Hartford, where they bore bad
characters and were well known to the police.
Tbe maiden Dame of tbe woman was Josephine
Fox; she was at one time tbe wife of a hotel
keeper in East Hartland, but was divorced from
him. It was ascertained that the life of tbe
child was insured for $5000 at the agency of the
Travellers' Insarance Company in Cleveland.
The nost acceptable theory as to the killing of
tbe child was that she was poisoned instead of
receiving blows on the head, tuough some evi
dence appeared In tbe post-mortem examination
to sbow that violence was used about the neck,
n if the eirl was choked to hurry her death.
When the remains were taken w the stomach
was removed, and is now in the hands of a Yale
Proletsor tor analysis.
J1rs. Brown's story about the child Is that she
was ber husband's daughter by a former wife,
and that she has lived with ber grandfather
(Brown's father) In Cansda East. That a couple
of years ago, while the Browns were in Dayton,
Ohio, tbe Canada friends all died, and the girl,
ten years old, came on alone from C'inada to
Dayton, to take up ber abode with her father
ana stepmother. Mrs. Brown says she met the
child at the depot, found her in the-sitting-room,
and she said she wanted to see Mr.
Brown. Mrs. Brown don't know the town in
Canada from whence tbe child came. She says
tbe cirl proved to be well educated, spoke Eng
lish and French, and that Brown was "very
much attached to her. The matter will be
thoroughly investigated.
Am Ingenious Picture Theft,
The Pall Mali Gazette say! "The late theft
of the Boraao gem from the Museum at Shrews
bury recalls a robbery of pictures on a large
scale, which took place some tive-and-twentv
3 ears ago, and which served to show tbe diffi
culty wnicu attenus ine taieoi suon iii-gouen
goods. On the occasion in question some of the
roost vaiuaoie oi ine pictures in Loru auaoiK's
house at Charlton, in Wiltshire, were found one
momiLg to be missing. The frames were in
their places, but the paintings were gone. The
closest invtsiiration failed to give any clue to
the tniet or inieves. woitmeu nia Deeu at
work Id the bouse on the day before the robuery,
and, ot courre, strong suspicion attached to
them, but nothing could be brought borne to
any one ot them, and in like manner nothing
was discovered lo incrimina'.e any ef tbe ser
vants of tbe family. The pictares stolen were
further so large in size that it seemed almost im
possible that they could have been appropriated
and carried oif with the Bpeed with which they
Lad certainly disappeared. -Then followed the
question bow the thieves could turn them into
moncv without lurnishing some historv of their
previous owners, which could not have been
given without making the crime public
"It was supposed, as ihe best guess that could
be hit upon, that they bad been carried abroad,
either t America or to the continent, with a
view to private sale to rich men who would not
be too curious as to the truth of tbe story with
which they would bo accompanied. At last'all
hope of discovery .was given up; when, several
years afterwards, they were found in some
obscure house in Lcndon, stowed away In
t ecrecy as still unsalable. They had really been
takeu from their frames by one of the servauts
of Charlton House, and cleverly hidden in the
bouse itself until some favorable opportunity
occurred lor Parrying them off to London. The
nioial of the story was satisfactory to all owners
of valuable works of art. . Jt bad been found
Impossible to dispose of them without revealing
tbe theft, even with all the machinery forselling
now at tbe command of clever scoundrels.
There is also a further moral lor the benefit of
tbe posses? ors of art treasures which they should
w eigh well tbe more generally they allow their
possessions to be seen by connoiseurs the more
numerous will be tbe body of detectives ready
to identity them if they fall into the hands of
the leceivers of stoleu goods."
Markets by Telegraph.
ITcw Tobk, Deo, 19. Stocks active. Chicago and
Rock IhiuiiU, Beading, Wi1,; Canton Couimuy.
ft)'.; Krle, 74',: Cleveland auU loletlo, 95',: Cleveland
ana Plttahum. SJ.I IHimIhii-k sod Fori vVayoe,
Michigan Ceulrul, IJ.1; Mloliitfan BoutDem, Mow
York Cei.tral, 116V: Illinois Central, 133; O unuarUnd
f relerre.i, I'ZH; MIkmouiI 83, 97'3; Hudson Hirer, 13!,
T. H. Flvft-tweuUert. IKA2, UW1,; do. 184. 105V; do. 1813,
jofiV; Ten-forties, loo;,; Bvea-thlr!las. lui,','. Gold,
183,. Money. ( per cent. Exchange, 110.
New Tobk, Deo. 1. Woiton eu-sdy at Wio. Flour
du land Simliie. lor; SMJB barrel sold sime, ID 60
feul0'7S: Ohio, Western, t'WKjM fiO; Muulhem.
Siotol-Tud; California, til Vwli bO Wueal dull and 1
Sr. lower. Com dull at lo. decline. Ualt aiariy;
Wteru at Mo. lUrley dalt I'ork dull; aima, I40't)5.
Lard dull, VVnUay quiet.
Richard White died in Norwiob. last Fri
day, aged 102. lie went to led early, and
smoked Luveterately.
SECOND EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON TO-DAY.
The President and General Grant Fierce
Tirade In Mr. Johnson's Organ
Another Attack upon
Stanton and Sheri
dan, Etc.
Sl'lCLAL DESPATCH TO EVENING TBLEQRArH,
WABniNOTow, Dec. 19.
The TfUfUigenner discharges a fifteen inch-shell
this morning at Grant, In a four-col amn edi
torial, condemning Grant for endorsing Stanton
in the private letter to the President protesting
against Stanton's and Sheridan's removal, which
has just been published. It says'
"Endorsing bas been the ruin of an end
lets number ot good men. Its fatal effect
to that end is as inexoraole in political life as it
is in private affairs; and should, therefote,
Gcnoral Grarit secure a nomination for tbe Pre
sidency from the Chicago conclave of black
radicals, in the canvass which will succeed
most important issues will arise from his en
dorsement of the ever infamous Slanton. The
said issues will go to the merits of
tbe case both as it respects Btanton's
military capabilities and services and his
atrocious political or civic career. We do not
hesitate to say, in tbe outset, that tens upon
tens of thousands of soldiers that served under
General Grant and George B. McClellan upon
ibe Peninsula, aud in tbe gloriously victorious
battles of Upper Maryland, will, In a military
sense, repudiate General Grant's endorsement of
the tyrannic, corrupt, and perfidious Btanton.
Latterly, we have made some damaging expo
sures of Stanton's ineffable if not cor
rupt profligacy while Secretary of War,
which could not have escaped the
knowledge of Genersl Grant, who has won
not a little reputation by lopping off
some of the gross abuses of the former. We
might just here put the inquiry wi'hout fear of
a negative answer : Did not General Grant,
upon assuming commnnd on this side ot the
Allcgbanies, ask that General McClellan should
be put in the Immediate command of tho Army
of the Potomac? Failing of success In this, did
he not ask, without success, that he sho'.ilrl be
put in command of the fortifications of Wash
ington? Did General Grant not ask In vain that
General "Baldy" Smith shonld supersede Gene
ral Butler in command of the array operating
against Richmond, so considered ?
"Can General Grant be justified In endorsing
Stanton's military conduct at that date any
more than what of political and military crime
he had committed by wholesale previously?
"In no sense, Ihen, can pndorsement,though it
shall be called a glossing over or whitewashing
of Stanton by General Grant, beapproved, juUi-
hed, extenuated, palliated, or excused Dy the
country. General Grant has done violent wrong
to tbe conscientiousness and to the intelligence
ot the American people.
"There can scarcely be but one opinion as it
respects General Grant's harsh expressions to
the President touching his action An removing
Stattcn."
The Intelligencer also charges upon General
Sheridan the responsibility for the New Orleans
massacre, aud extols Hancock to the skies for his
administration of affairs in his district, where,
it says, his acts have been mainly to remedy the
wrongs done by Sheridan. This article was
undoubtedly inspired by the President, who,
since tke impeachment spectre has been removed
from his path, has become bold and aggressive,
the evidence of which is his taunting, sarcastic
message of yesterday to both Houses In relation
to Hancock. Tbls message has revived the
fiercest passions of the opposition to Johnson,
and if he keeps on the Impeachment project
will gain strength, and the radicals may even
yet put the machinery in operation to depose
him.
' : Personal.
George Francis Train, Susan B. Anthony, and
several other strong-minded women, arrived this
morning." .Governor Newell, yrf New Jersey,
also arrived this moraine.
FROM' BALTIMORE TO-DAY. ''
TK4 Reeeat Bead Kobbsry Hotel Din
ner to Merchants Mrs. Pollard's Debut
1-he) Weatner, Kto.
SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TlLZGftAPH.
Baltihobe, Dec. 19. No. information is yet
obtained regarding tbe box containing1 between
fifteen and twenty thousand dollars in bonds
and other securities stolen from the Chesapeake
Bank, where it had been deposited for safe
keeping. The loss was discovered yesterday;
but the theft was perpetrated some days ago,
ind the bonds have been negotiated with promi
nent bankers here, and the money obtained on
them. The bank is not responsible. The funds
belonged to a gentleman in Baltimore county.
Tho merchants of Baltimore partook , of a
grand dinner at the Euluw House last night,
complimentary to the proprietors. One young
blood offered a toaet to Robert E. Lee, but was
severely rebuked. , . s
Mrs. . A. Poll aid's debut at the Conoordia
Hall as "Julia de Mortimer," in Hichelieu, at an
amateur performance for the benefit of the
poor, was a decided success. Her husband is
recovering from the wounds received at the
hands of young Wise.
President Johnson's puff of Hancock is looked
upon as supremely ridiculous.
The weather is clear and cold.
FIRES A T TAMA Q UA AND TIDIOUTE.
Less Over 45,000.
Tamaqtja, Dec. 19. The "Gem" Saloon,
Scbmitx's cigar store, and the adjoining build
ings, were totally destroyed by fire last night.
loss about $3600. Insured in the York Iusur
ance Company for $2j00; the People's Insurance
Company for $1000; and in the Enterprise for
$200. ,
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 19. A fire occurred
this morning at Tidloute, Pennsylvania, which
destroyed the Cohlll House, the Post Officeand
other builditcs. . The loss will reach $10,000,
Fire supposed to be the work of an Incendiary
The Weather nt Fortress Monroe.
Forteebs Monroe, Dec. 19. The changeable
weather we experience here on the Point is
beainniue to nuzzle even the oldest luhabltuut
Ytsterdavit ranued amonar the twenties, and
to-day we have it among the fifties; aud the
nice run or sleighing which was lonuiy anticl
paled has all disappeared.
FROM EUROPE BY CABLE.
Morn I as; Report of Markets.
London, Dec. If) 1118 A. M Consols 92 9-18.
U. 8. Five-twenties, 71 1-10. Illinois Central, DO;
Erie, 60.
Fbankport. Dec. 19 1115 A. M. U. 8. Five
twenties, 70 13 1.
Liverpool, Dec 19 1115. Cotton quiet;
enles or 8000 bale"; quotations unchanged.
BreadBtuffs dull. Others unchaneed.
Kevr York Vessel Damaged.
LivtRpooi, Dec. 191115 A. M. The ship.
Qnebec, from Liverpool for Now Ifork, is at'
Biistol, badly damaged by collision.
The Pennsylvania Arrived Oat.
Queenbtown, Dec. 191115 A. M. Arrived,
steamship Pennsylvania.
Heavy Robbery in Baltimore.
Baltimore, Dec. 19 The theft of a box con
taining between $15,000 and $20,000 in bonds
and olber securities, from the Chesapeake Bank,
where it had been placed for safe keeping, was
discovered yesterduy. The robbery Is supposed
to have been committed ten days or two weeks
ago. In the meantimo the Bale of the bonds
has been negotiated, and the money received
for them through a respectable banking house
of this city.
Explosion of a Steam Trig.
New York, Dec. 19. The boiler of the steam
tug Unit, lying nt the foot of Essex street,
Jersey City, exploded at 8 o'clock this morning.
Or.e man was killed and three injure!. The
boat was suck.
Fire at Tenhorn City, New Jersey
New York, December 19. A large fire Is now
raging at Pcnhom City, opposite New York, on
the Jersey shore. Supposed to be the Petro
leum Works located there.
DEBRA "TABOR.
The Royal Residence aud Camp De
. stroj ed by Fire by King: Theodoras of
Abyssinia Difficulties of the British
- Advance How tho African Ruler Ap.
peared at Headquarters List of Ills
Captives In tho IJ timed Camp.
The commander of the Britith expedition ad
vancing towards the interior of Abyssinia lifts
been informed from Massowah that Kinr Theo
dorus, having heard ot the hostile landing and
march, has taken the decisive step of tiring and
burning Debra Tabor, tne seat of a royal resi
dence and camp, next alter Gondar, the second
imperial city, and the place where, according to
our latest mail advices, he held the majority of
tbe Christian captives iu confinement. By this
decisive step the African ruler gives indication
that be may be found equal to the emergency,
as were tbe Russians in Moscow after the con
quest ot Mapoleon I.
Debra Tauor stood on the summit of a moun
tain from which the river Gota Hows to the Nile.
It contained a fortress of very considerable
strength, and in this building the greater bulk
of the treasures ot the king was deposited. This
is represented as of immense value, particularly
since the defeat and plunder of his powerful
enemy Oubia. It was a favorite place of resi
dence Wltn ine Aoyssinian inuuitrcu, nun lutru
he had hxod his military headquarters and
camp. From this point he commauded Magdala,
a place very ditliculi ot access, at which he bad
organized another camp, and where be impri
soned the next greatest portion of his captives.
Bv burning ucora xaoor iunr xi-eoaorus
places the first great dMliculty in the way of the
feneusu. This aitucuicy oegins on ine taoie
land, which the English have now evidently
reached, it being divided and cut in two by a
great qnantity of very deep ravines with water
streams, so mat mere is narasnip in communi
cation from one portion of the land to the
other. The King's camp being at Debra
Tabor, and a number of the prisoners.!
at Magdala, action, win evidently be
towaids the south, and on the Dews of an army
having invaded the country, the King would
almost certainly change his residence and block
himself up at Magdala with his prisoners, so
as to induce the enemy to approach Magdala,
and then make a retreat to Knara, taking his
prisoners with him. For him it would be very
easy work; hot so for the invading army, the
road frbm Magdala to Debra Tabor being inter
sected by many deep and steep ravines.
-Journeying in' Abyssinia, laden camels take
fifteen days from Zella to Huxrar, aud fifteen
from Hurrar to Ankober, bat messengers take
about eight days for each of the distances. From
Ankober to Magdala is six days. From Ma-rdala
toDebja Tabor five days. From Debra Tabor to
Gondar, the chief seat of rule, three days.
A European traveller who had audience of the
King, or Emperor,' both at Debra Tabor and
Magdula, describes him as seen in camp thus:
His look is lively and piercing the distinct lines
of the profile well express the firm will which
has enthralled the freest and least docile people
of the East. Rigorous towards others in matters
of etiquette, the Kegut has emancipated hinnelf
in matters of costume, and affects a negligence
which, however, never becomes bad taste. A
simple soldier's coat, a pair of trowsers. and a
belt irom which hang pistols, and an English
sword, . and over all a cbama, or,- embroi
dered toga this is . his , habitual costume.
It has sometimes happened that Euro
peans presented to him nave hesitated among
the crowd of silk ponrpolnts (balakatnis) which
surround him, and committed mistakes which
have much diverted him. This disdain of all
luxury governs all his acts. Tbe furniture of
his tent is ot the simplest, while his residences
at Magdala and Debra Tabor are encumbered
with silks and stuffs from France and India.
In the field be wears the coarse black infan
try buckler, while by bis side trots the pane
charged with hts state shield, covered with blue
velvet, scattered with Imperial lilies. That
which at first is the picst striking in Theodore
is a happy combination of suppleness and
force, especially of force. Born proud, violent,
and inclined to pleasure, be commands his pas
sions in tnis seuse mm tney never maice him
overstep the limits he has marked out for him
self." The latest mail reports give the following list
of names ot the prisoners held by Ibeodorus at
Debra Tabor, with their positions iu life at the
time of arrest: H. Rosenthal, missionary; Mrs.
Pterne, Mis. Rosenthal, Mr. Flad, missionary;
Mrs. Flad and three children, W. Steiger, nils-i-ionaiv:
T. Brandcls. misnionary; K.Schiller,
natural history collector; J. Essler, natural his
tory collector. One Polish artisan, twelve Ger
man artisans (Theodore's artisans for making
gnns. etc.), lately, not imprisoned, bat guardei.
All these persons wore made captive in the year
18C4.-JV. r. Herald.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Offiob or tub Kvining Tklmbafh,
, Thursday, Deo. 19. ml. f
Mr. John Sherman's Finance bill, lately in
troduced into tbe Senate, comprises three sec
tions, each providing for the new issue of a
funded debt:
"4'iriit. luio year bond. Interest and principal
payable lu colli, bearing V cut. lutercst, of which
oue-slxtb Blie.ll be deducted In Hen ot taxation, oue
lialfof this drawback to be distributed etuoug lue
BiuU-s lo conipenHttUun for the uon-iaxsiln of loul-i;
amount authorised to be u indent lo cover all out-Standing-
obligations.
"Hecoud. A 20-4U year tlS cent, sterling bond,
principal aud inlerexi payable In specie at lioadou or
Iraukiort; limit of Issue, Soo,OhO,ooii.
"'Ill lid. AV ceut curieucy boud, exchaDgeable
on d. tumid lor greenback, du-iiKiied for the regula
tion ef Urn currency; limit of lue, S-IO'i.OOO.ooj."
The main feature of tbe proposed loan, vie.:
to call in all the various denominations of
United Slates bonds, and issue in their place a
loan which v. ill correspond to the English con
solswas introduced by Mr. Sherman over
eighteen months ago. The advantages of the
proposed change arc obvious. It will make all
our bonds negotiable In a foreign market, and
not, as now, limit the demand to a particular
issue of the Five-twenties. It will reduce the
rate of taxation, and postpone all attempts at
the Immediate payment of the debt. We think
the retention of one per cent Is a good idea, and
will do away with the dissatisfaction now felt at
the exemption of all Government bonds from
State or local taxation. The bill will receive the
early attention of the Senate. We hope that, as
soon as the holidays are over, Congress will get
to work In real earnest on tho question of taxa
tion and finance.
Mr. William n. Kemble, State Treasurer,
announces that the loans of the Commonwealth
due July 1, 1868, will be redeemed, with inte
rest to date, on presentation at the Farmers' and
Mechanics' National Bank in this city. This is
the first fruits of tbe excellent financial policy
of our State Treasurer. When he assumed tbe
duties of the office, Pennsylvania was guilty of
virtual repudiation. Her bonds were over-due,,
and all her finances were iu a condition dis
graceful to a great State. Under his prudent
and excellent management order has come out
of chaos. A new loan has been negotiated the
old bonds are either paid, or will be when due.
The honor of onr State is redeemed, and our
credit re-established. For this Mr. Kemble de
serves much thanks, which we most cheerfully
accord him.
The Stock Market was rather dull this morn
ing, bat . prices were without any material
change. Government loans were Hrrnlv held.
lOOiwas bid for lfMOs; 108 for 'C2 5-20s. 105
6-20s; 105 for 'b'5 6-20s; 107J for Jolv,
'C5,'5-20s; Mil for June and July t-30; and 111
tor Cs of 1881. City loans fere unchanged; the
new issue sold at 9Sj&U, and old do. at 95,
Interest off.
Railroad shares continue the most active on
the list. Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 49JCr
60, a slight advance; Philadelphia and Erie at 23
284, no change; Little Schuylkill at 2G.J, no
chanee; and Reading at 48, no change. 126
was bid for Camden and Amboy; 63 tor Nbrris
town; 33 for North Pennsvivania; 42 for North
ern Cenral; aud 23 for Catawissa oreferred.
City Passenger Railroad shares were firmly
held. Thuteentb aud Fifteenth sold at 19, no
change; 74 was bid for Second and Third: 66
lor Tenth and Eleventh; 44 tor Chesnut and
Walnut; 64 for West Philadelphia: 10 for Hes
tonville; 29 for Green and Coates; and 26 for
Girard College.
Bnnk shares, as we have noticed for some
time past, continue in eood demand for invest
ment at lull prices. 63 was bid for Commer
cial; 105 for Northern Liberties; 65 for Girard;
30 for Manufacturers'; 70 for City; and 62 ibr
Commonwealth.
In Canal shares there was more doing.
Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold at 22i23,
a slight advance; Delaware Division at 48, an
advance of; and Lebhrh Navigation at B0,
302, n advauce of J. 13 was bid for ScbuyUill
Navigation common; and 12 for Susquehanna
Canal.
Quotations of Gold 10 A. M., 133j ; 11 A. M.,
133; 12 M., 133: IP. M.. 133J.
A Detroit paper says of the finances of
Michigan:
"The forthcoming report of the Slate Trea
surer will show the following figures:
Cahh balance Nov. SO, lsss. ........ f 7!.A07'82
Ktcelptu of the fiscal year I.t)77,aw31
Total
Total payments ol tbe year ....
f2,27. W64
... l.ti!H,2tH-8
Cash balance NOV. 80, 1867 n 57,Z11'9S
"Additional cash receipts will be small before
the 1st of February, 18C8. The demands against
tbe Treasury up to that date will reach $400,000,
which will be tor the payment ol interest and
principal on the State debt, appropriations, aud
expenses of government. Tbe amount of the
8tate debt, which matures on the 1st of next
January is $250,000. Of this, tbe payment of
$68,000 has already been met by the State Trea
surer, thereby saving to tbe State a surplus of
interest to the amount of $4661 31. Bonds to
the amount of $19,000 must also be paid from
the sinking fund, making a total of Slate debt
of $211,000 to be paid iu January.
"The amount of interest received by the State
Treasurer Irom funds deposited with National
Banks of the State tor tbe past year was
$22,76075. These banks have 'paid four per
cent, interest oa the daily cash balances due the
State. The bonded debt of the State bas been
diminished the past year in the sum of $78,67856,
leaving the total bonded debt $3,901,24270.
"All the National Banks of the State bat five
have made tbe first semi-annual April payment
ot taxes, and are daily making the second pay
ment, which fell due October 1.
"The interast hearing debt of the 8tate, after
the 1st of January, will be $3,610,600, and the
non-Interest bearing debt at tbe present time is
$79,74270. ' The cash balance ot the present
fiscal year is In excess of thatot 1866 by $310664.
"As no more oi the State debt .matures until
1873, there will be a large annual surplus from
the trust fund to be applied to Its diminution by
paying up the bonds. The receipts In February
irom railroads and insurance companies, with
tbe tax to come In during March, April, May,
and June, will probably make tbe balance of
November 30, 1868, larger than that of the pre
sent year. , It is worthy of note that the State
deposits now draw four per cent., the matter
being discretionary with the State Treasurer.
The amount received from this source is larger
1han any year since 1855. There is no doubt
that from this time forward there will be a
steady annual rsduouon of the State debt."
The N. Y. Tribune this morning says:
"Money is easy on call at 6 per cent, and
commercial bills sell with more freedom.
Tbe rates are 79 for best, and 104512 for sejond
clafs.
"Bills at 60 davs on London are Quoted at
1096fil09i for commercial; It0ail0 tor
bankers'; do. at short sight, HOllOj ; Paris,
at 60 days, 616611i; do. at short Blunt 615
610.' Antwerp, 61o513i. Swiss, 615513J.
Hamburg, 36(364. Amsterdam, 41 a) 41 Frank
fort, 41(4414- Bremen, 79479. Prussian
tbalers, 72&72. ,
The New York Herald this morning says.
"The volume or speculative business in the
gold market continues large, and the bear ele
ment preponderates among the brokers and
other professional speculators. The extreme
range to-day was from 133 to 1S1J, with the
closing transactions prior to the adjournment ot
the board and afterwards at 133J. The 'short'
Interest outstanding is so heavy that the borrow
ing demand for coin is very active, and notwith
standing the large floating supply loans were
made at 2($3 per cent, per annum and 1-64 per
cent, per diem in favor of the lender, as well as
'fiat,' and at tour per cent, per annum for carry
ing. The steamer Hecla. sailing to day, took out
$222,333 In specie, and the Minnesota $168 600
iu addition to about a quarterof a million shipped
by the Boston steamer. The curious finance
bill reported from the Committee on Finauce in
the Senate yesterday was without material effect
uyuu prciuium, uu mere is no probability
of its passage. It embodies the plcn of a new
loan advocated by Mr. McCulloch in his last
report the bonds to bear six per cent, interest
in gold on their face, and to be exempt from all
national and local taxation; but in corLlderat.on
of such exemption the Treasurer of the United
Mates is to reserve one-sixth of the interest
accruing on them, which sum is to form a
special fund, one-hiilf of which is to be die
tributed among the States in proportion to
their population, and the remaining bif
to bo devoted to the payment of 'he
national debt. The bonds will therefore
really bear only five per cent. Interest w
tie holders, and they are to be issued only In
exchange tor other securities. The Indncemenff
to convert five-twenties into them is to be found
in a pledge that tbe principal, as well as the
Interest, is payable in coin. Tbe stock ts to b
known as the consolidated debt of the United
States. Tho bill further authorizes, tbe Secre
tary of tbe Treasury to issue bonds payable,
principal and Interest, In coin, in Frankfort
and London, to the amount ot five hundred
millions, and bearing four and a half per cent,
per annum. This bill i to be objected to on
several grounds. In the first place, the scheme
of deducting one percent. Irom tbe interest, to
distribute half the amount among the States, is
inequitable and Impolitic. The bonds should
carry on their face no higher rate than is
actually paid to the holders, and there is no suf
ficient reason why the general Government
should pay anvtblng to the States in the manner
proposed. In the second place, it is contrary to
the interest of this Government to establish a
branch of the Treasury, or a fiscal agency, in
any part of Europe for the issue and redemption
of securities, and the payment of the interest
thereon in foreign coin."
The following will show the exports (exclu
sive of specie) from NewYotk to foreign ports,
for the week ending December 17, and since the
beginning of the year:
1SS5. 18R8 18S7.
For the week M 8l,tS9 i,ms7l 1,2,109
Previously reported. ieM23,SH7 l7s,4ss ats l7ft.67s,SM
PlnoeJan.n tl7l.28t.07S !82,Ml,niO tl2 927,943
rillLADKLl'im STOCK KXCHANOK KAl.KS TO-DAI
Beported by Debaven & Hro., No. 40 8. Third street
riKMT HOARD.
fiooo 6-tos'si.jy.rK..-..i 4
do'MJy.cu,cli'S
loo in Phil A K IS
IcO do......... bso. 28 '4
100 dO.M.. bttO. 2hi
1"0 do bsu. 2V
Hi nh 1M sch lt... !)2
100 lb N la. soij
10) do.awSJevro,. SOW
8 do t()2
lo do.bfto m'i
100 . do btJOu S0
sh lb V K ac 89
IiOsli Butler Coal..... IX
luOsa Wtb&10Ui.... IS .
BOARDS.
200 eb LehNstk.b80.lS 80','
6 Nil Acad of .M uric- 69
100 sh Head K 80 48
100 do.b&lnt 48
100 . do...Mm.sl0. 48
BOARD.
IliOsh Seed B....bS0. 48
100 do bso. 4S
i oo do. ..S6dm 47-94
3S do.... ...... 48X
Co. quote Govern-
14(100 PaSn,8serles.....l0ti
lO"fl pa It 1 to 8a lou
SUM) Liiy . Oln.cAp. ..
S2C00 (Jfc Am mttia.'Stl. Vl
tll'otl ao VI
i sn jrenua in
eiio oo oo
200 do. ..I)5WU. til
osta Del Division. 4SS
14 si) Ben n n-
20 do.. .. ii;
it h Ches & Del t't... 3i.
BETWKEN
CO sn Penna ...... so
40 do. bS 60
10 ' do..., 9
10 ' oo.. so
loo do so
ttKOOND
tnooTTS 7-80s iu.04
H coo s-ida ' t7..ci. ......... li
30O do.'5.Jy.cp.l08Jj
2 sh O A Am...6wu. 127
10 sh Peuna jH...S. 60 't
Messrs. Jay Cooke
mpnt BMMiritlM. etc.. as follows: U. H. 68 of
18B1. lll'tfSUlj; old 6-2()s,108J108J; new 6-208,
18C4, 104jaiU6i; do., 1865, 105.R)10r4; do., July
107!ll8;dO., 1807, 1075lui; 10-408, 1000)
101; 7-30B, June, J 0440105; do., July, 101
105. Gold,133rj3)133J.
Messrs. William fainter Co., bankers,
No. 86 S. Third street, report the folio wing
rates of exchange to-day at 11 o'clock : Gold,
133S133; O. 8. 6s. 1881. Ill' bills'; V. 8. 6-20s,
1SC!(, 108i108i: do., 1MB, 105rdjl064; do., 1866,
106K)64:do. July, 1865, 107J108; do. July,
1867, 107i108i; 6s, 10-40s, 100i101; U. Si.
730s, 2d series, 104i3104J; 3d series, 104
104J: Compound Interest Notes, December, 1864,
11940; May, 1865, 1174: August. 18C5, 116J; Sep
tember, 1865, llfij; October, 1865, 115J.
- ileesrs. De Haven A brother. No. 40 Bouth
Third street, report the following rates of ex-.
rhdnrrn tod ft V at 3 P. M. r T7. S. ft nt IflQl lilt
1111; do- 162. 108i'3108; do., 1864, 104 i
106 j; do., lHoft. 1U54D1054. do.. 1865, new, 107J
108: do., 1867, new, 107jai08i; do. 5s, ltMOs,
100i100J; do. 730s, June, 1O4J01O4J; do.,
July, 104104J; Compound Interest Notes,
June, 1864, 11940; do.. July, 1864, 11940:
do. August, 1HB4, 11940; ao., October, 1864,
11940: do. December. 1864. llfwn? rin
May, 1865, 1171 174; do., Aueust, 1805, 1164
116: do., September. 1865, 116!n6j; do..
October, 18f.fi. 116115i. Gold, 133133'
Silver, 128129ff. 1
Philadelphia Trade Kepoit.
Thursday, Deo. 19.The Flour Market Is still
veiy aull, but, as we noticed jeHterday, there la
iiu uiBuurtiuun "u uio pari, oi noiaers to accept
lower prices. .The inquiry Is confined to the
wants of tbe home consumer?., who purchased
a few hundred barrels nt. $7 508 25 for supor
flne; 18 509 25 for extras; J9 75 lo-75 for North
western extra family; $10 75312 for Pennsylva
nia and Ohio do. do., and 81275 14 for fancy
brands, according to quality. Itye Floor Is held
At $8 608-75 H barrel. Brandy wine Corn Meal
lias advanced to $0 87; 250 barrels sold on secret
terms.
Tbe demand for prime Wheat is fair, but
l-tnuuiuu ginuiM bid uckiwku. nuiea OI MQQin-
ern and Pennsylvania red at t2-452'55. Itye Is
held firmly at SI 75 for Pennsylvania. Corn la
quiet at former rates. Hides ot old yellow at
tl-42; new do. at $1101-20; and new Western
mixed at 1 1 '25 1-83, Oats are less active. Bales
ot 8000 bushels Southern and Pennsylvania at
68&78c. Nothing; doing In either Barley or
Malt.
Seeds Cloverseed is steady at S7775 64 lbs.
150 bushels Timothy sold at S2 50. Flaxseed sniia
At (2 45.
- W hlskyw e quote common, in bond, at 27
28c. gallon. .
LATEST, SHIPPING JIJELUGERCE.
For additional Marine Newt tee Inside Paget.
rOUT OS PHILAPgLPHI A.W.....DJBQBMB1CB 19.
STATS OF TH1RMOM1CTB8 AT TK4 BVKMISfSI TKLB-
eura ovriOM. -
TA, M MIU A. M ,.ZJjl P. is
CTLKAKKD THIS MORNING,
Steamship Alliance, Kelly, Charleston, Latbburv.
'WIckernbtiDi A (Jo.
Bcbr Mele, Merrill, Richmond, Va Audenrled. Nor-
ten & Co.
Bcbr a. A. Andrews, Eelley, Fall IUver, Rommell Jc
Hunter,
"'' ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Brig- C, V. Williams. Toompsoo. 8 days from
CberleBtoo, with lumbar to NoreionA A Hhui. w
Brig llny. Flillilpe. 85 days from Liverpool, with
salt to Johu R. Penrose. Oct 8, lat I 61 N Ions 832S
W , durlDg a beavy sea carried away main laaaihead
spruDir rorrmaxt. loet aud split sails, b hipped, a beavv
sea. wblcb tilled tbe forward boune, broke tbe stove
and swept everything- moveable on deck overboard'
Oct. 10, lat. 45 07. loDg. 86 61. Hera Berboom. seaman
a native ot Holland, lell overboard and was drow n.?
Dee. 10. lat. S8 50. long. 78 f. Peter Tonsoa. of Uolsteln!
seaman, fell Irom tbe loreiopeall yard overboard aud
was drowned. Every eflort was made to reaoue thetn
but without inccrss. Tbe remainder of theoiewara
badly front biueo and almost exhausted """
City Ice Boat. Hcbeliengvr. from New Castle. arrived
last DlghL bavin, towed i hereto brig JEolus and scbr
1'lckwlck. 'Ibe Ice Boat opened tbe channel in tba
Hcbuylklll from Point breeze to Qlbion's Point Tbia
morning she left again irnni WaHblngton atreel
Fmu'cIb'coV11' IU UW b"rqU6 Uor'U, Hwaatie, for Baa
BELOW," '
Barque Irma, Cum rulufc-a. from Calbarlen.
Gorrrtpondmcc of the Phlladeltihhi Bxchanoe.
Lxwas, Dfcl., Deo 17- P. M. The tollnwinB venqaltr
remalB at the Breakw.terj-Barque, Phi Sui
Havana for New York. Myrtle, from Philadelphia
for Bremen; ten of the ornw ef the latter (oolordv
took one of tbe boats laat night, landed oi? ihil beach
and ran away; the pai.taln will return to thecltvfor
a new crew Alao In the harbor. chn E. N PiriV
from Philadelphia lor Baleru: J. Hlusman. do for Boa!
Ion; and pilot boat H. Cope wnloh we-, at sea In in a
late HK tale, returned this mornlnir without damaae.
' JOSEPH JAtfai-BA.
c v , MEMORANDA.
Bt-hr M. M. Weaver, Weaver, hence, at Boston 17tl
Instant.
bchr K. M. Kox, Case, for Philadelphia, sailed from
Fall lllver Ulli lost,
DOMKHTIO PORTA
Nrw Tobk. Dec. laArrived, steamshla Moon'
Ternon, Dorr, from Vera Urus. n,ins.
hieanixblp RalelKb. Marabman. from New O"
CHIP XJUUlrens, Altrlilge, from luiyarpuw.
- .. hmr own& and
Foamjus Won no a Da 17. A t'Jjt'a hore at
run by two brothers named ,aii. One of the
ba
men was fouud on the lopolj r , luppoand to ha
was loaded, dead, while ' J, .c ashore. They ws
been drowned In atiexnpH"
have
were
Webster, rroin captain Oliver, forty-three
l-miee: "'''--.,. rorie, for Bl'linore.
davi 'rpm R(J lbjunnS .a arrived, in the Roads.
Ti,e brig rt";Voni Havana. In ballast lor order..
rP'"d w.alh during tbe entire)
''Ti'doner. supposed to be the Peerless, passed np
'.""ed' "teani'S'rs Mount Vernon and Georgia, WU
nut lulo'Norfolk lor coal.
p vvea.her uleeaauti wind southwest
both oolorrd men. reports toe roiiowmg ves-
1 be pilot boat f ajj'i to-oav:-Hblp Thomas Kree
sels naWa out ".more (or Mobile: ioliooum Lliile