H 1 A TUTRIX TTTAT T'Nd VOL. X-No. 129. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 18G8. DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION EUROPE. Mali DutcH to Nov. 1. Danger to tlio Tranquillity of fcpain-1 he KnglisU Elections Victor Emanuel and the Tapal States. srMN. Tlie rriee of 11 Nw Government In 2 adriKov. 12) Cor. London Morning Herald. Every tiny which elapse before the final act tUmtnt ol the ureal question of Ine future form of yoverument rentiers lis settlement more illftkjult. 1'ariits are every where belug formed, the Hue belwem those parties becomes more tledutd, and the individuals composing them .become more and more strongly wedded to itbelr own opinions. Wby should not theOovernment three weeks Since have made an ellort lo settle the (mention promptly and decidedly? ftie example of Italy lu Veuetia was before her. Why could cue not Imve Imttattd It? Therein every iarlHh a ballot-box was kept optu, and the (inert Ion a Red of each man was. "Do you rote lor Victor Kmannel or not?" There was no complication, no difficulty, no writing of Barnes upon paper.no formalities of registers or lis pi 1 ni or aut horlt i s to vol e. Each man who so choae simply walked In, gave his name to the cfllcluls at the table, and voted yes or no. Could not tbeKpanlHh Government at once have adopted a similar simple method? Why not order ballot boxes to be opened lu every parlsa In Hnaln upon acertaln day, and let every male rtarunn nvnr I went v-one Walk In and deposit his vote for a republlo or for a monarouy. Tue affair might not be as formal, might not be so theoretically perfect, might be open to some abuses; but what are these small drawbaoks to the great question that Hpaln Is to be kept In a tale of uncertainty and conTuslon for another lour or five mouths? Once a republlo or a mon aroy decided upon by the acclamation of Spalu, all the excitement would cease at once. Tue Ministry would only have to carry out the popular will, as they have done in the case of the various points acclaimed by the Cadiz pro gramme. They could proceed unimpeded and unembarrassed In their path of naklng neces sary leform.aud when the time come they could either, should a republic be fixed upon, auiu irion a Cortes to decide upon the constitution of t hat republic, or in the event of mouarcby having been selected, could produce the sove reign whom they, as acting for the nation, bad decided upon. From the general tone of feel in here and In the provinces, I feel convinced that long ere the time comes for the meeting of the Cortes Constituentes they will have cause bit terly to regret that they did not pursue some such course as that indicated. ITALY. Vle'ior Fmnnnel nml tlie I'aprU States. From the London Globe, ivov. 18. Sinister rumors have obtained currency In the foreign press that the Km;' of Italy, with the assent ol PruHKla and ltuxstn. Intends to support the Ma.zlnlans in another raid on Kome. The rumor. If untrue, la HuftJoinnily serious and circumstantial to call for Imme diate refutation. It Is said King Victor Ema nuel's speech for the opening of the Chambers "is already made, and may be summed up in three sentences evacuation of the Fieuou troops, annexation of Kome at all hazards, abdication If his people do not support him." Kueh a resolution ou the part cf tbe Italian Uovernment, we do not hesitate to declare, would be sheer mad ness. Italx's demand upon Fiance for the evacuation of Pontifical territory, it It well known, would bo the signal for tlie embarka tion of a French force for (he defense of tue Papal Slates, and would Inevitably lead to cam- filicetiouH of a grave character, possibly involvi ng eveu other powers than Italy aud France. We rely , however, on the good sense of the King and Italian government to retrain from the premature aud talctdal action allribnted to their deslgus. We sincerely trust, as we Hilly believe, that there in uo foundation whatever for these sinister rumors, or for the tears en tertained. Italy must bide her lime If she Tvlshts to obtain Home for her capital. TRUSSIA. Neqnestmtluu of (Property. Two Important bills have Just been submitted to tue Prussian Parliament, for the legalization of IheuecrtuH of the sequestration of the pro perty of the ex-King of Hanover and of the for mer Elector of Messe, On the annexation of Hanover to l'lusxla, in 1.S07, a conveuilou was agreed upon s curiug certain properly to King George and a sum of o.OyJ.UUO tualere and Ihe mteiest ou 11 CO'J.HoO. lu consideration of King CJtoige delivering up 2(J,U(jO,00U thaleis in tue possession of hiK agents lu Kuglaud. Kin;; George fuliitled tils part of tue arrangement but the piuebiuu Government, eaily lu Ihe presen t jear, showed its Intention to evade the execution of the mone tary convention by confiscating tue property f the ex. King, The sequestration was accordingly carried out, in Marco last, aud tue Whole of lue emailed property of the house of tlie Guelplis, in vlolatiou of the convent lou With Prussia last year, Is thus converted to the uses and benefit of P u.-bIh. The monetary con vention, however, Is now submitted to tue Prussian Diet for approval, together with trie order ot sequestration; but, by a singiar omis sion, the ratltlcation ol this convention by the King and Count tiisinsrk lust year Is not placed before' Parliament. In the arrangement wltu King Ueoige It cannot be concealed that the Prussian Government has pursued a most re preheuslble course of action. Confiscation has been followed by breeches of fuliu aud repudi ation of ubllgatioris that are discreditable to the King and the Prussian Minister. ENGLAND. Tbe Election Over. A correspondent writes from Loudon: , 'i he Parliamentary elections In the principal cities and boroughs are over, aud ttioie in tue tountlea are in progress. I shall not occupy your space with results, which will be more speedily transmitted by telegraph, but after noting one or two characteristic developments 1 will describe tbe mode of polling voles In JOfclaud, In order to show how It dl tiered from that In practice In the United Slates, aud how much interior It appears. U he tienei al result thus far Is a deolded gain to the Liberals, who will have over a hundred majority In the next Parliament If the present ratio of retnrns continue. Hut tbe Individual results are significant. As I have predicted in firmer letters, every "workingman's" caudl d 10 ate has been beaten, aud badly beaten, except Beales, tue hero of Hyde Park, whose success In the 'lower Hamlets la contested by tlie Conservatives. aVTbus, by a remarkable coincidence and after hu equally hard contest, the almost simulta neous elections In the United States and Kug . land have resulted in the tame way. In boin countries the conservatives have been defeated by the people. Iu both countries old and tried candidates Lave been preferred to new men. In both countries extremists have been rebuked and practical workers cboseu an representatives, Ttls la the moral of the English elections. ERIE COluTLIClTIOJiS. Ruircd flight or Messrs, Jay Uould and Jauiea t'Jk, Jr., with tlie Funds of the :uipauy luteuse Excitement. The New "Voi Tribune of thU morning pub lishes the foUowiu: The Erie IUU.1(Mi wAr htti again as sumed a new phase, vue movement this time being no lesa thau the reported flight of two of the principal directors, jv Mould and Jnuiea Flak, Jr., with all tbe avalt,le assets of to rosd, variously estimated at irom fH 000 000 to te,(XiO,(X)0. On Buuday night Superintendent Kennedy received Information In at Messrs. Flak and Oould contemplate a flight to some adjoining ystate, probably Mew Jersey. n put aeut Jor Captain Juhu fi, Xouag oow- mandlng the Dat"! rorc ana directed bim to take mup,,, to Prevent the in tended flight, ,( possible. Taking wltn hltn Iieteitlves Ir n,ti uniei Young, and aeveral from the Vim, and Fifteenth precincla. Captain icu'ir ftnd hVa force visited the Erie building. v tue fool xf Chambers street. Nearly every room In thfs bnlldlng was brilliantly lighted up, and in frovit ot the building stood a private oar rtsge, very like the one owned bv Mr. Flsk. At 11 30 o'clock P. M. Mr. Flsk came from his room 8jd started In the direction of ihe Pavonla it-rry. lie was met by an unknown man who placed a large Dunute oi papers in ins uauu. Mr. Flsk asked what the papers contained, aud requested the bearer lo read them lo him. ah the bundle contained over sixty pages, the mtn declined to read It by Ihe light of a street gat lamp. Mr. Flsk then returned to .his room In the Erie building. Captain Young then divided his force, de tailing one or more men at each of the ferries, A look-out was also kept by them upon the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven depots. At U 10 o'clock A. M., two men closely muf fled came out of the Erie building aud got luto the carriage. One of the men, whose voice sounded like thai of Flsk, ordered the driver, In a loud tone, to drive lo the Fifth Aveuuo Hotel, and the carriage was rapidly driven Captain Young and a portion of his force crossed to Jersey City, toe Captain, accom panied by one or two of his men. gottig to the Erie depot, and the others keeping watcn on Taylor's Hotel, the old refuga of Hying Erie Directors. In the depot building. Captain Young and his men found a drawlug-rooiu car lighted up, and a locomotive and tender aL-f tacbed. The tender was filled with wood, and apparently preparations bad been made for a long run. The railroad offlclals seemed unusually reticent. The mat ton agent, when asked at what time tue next train would depart. Informed Captain Young that no train would leave before the morning. This be repeated In an emphatic manner. Ills attention was called to the drawing-room car lit up, and the locomotive, which had been detached from tbe csrand was slowly moving backward aud forward on the track, apparently for the purpose of keeping up a good head of steam. The agent replied that he attended to his duties, and probably the man whose business ltwas lo attend to the car would In like manner attend to bis. The agent soon afterwards left, and, proceeding to the adjoin ing hotel, soon returned with a man, apparently a conductor, tbe latter bearing a slguul lantern. Accosting tbe supposed conductor, Captain Young asked him if he could take another passenger with bim on bis next trip. Tue con ductor (lor such be proved to be) replied that he was tbe conductor of the milk train, and was not golDg out again that nlgnt. Captain Young again txsked him. In case ne went out that night, to take him as a passenger, and. the con ductor again insisted that be was not going out that night. While thus engaged In conversa tion, three clear and distinct whistles were sounded from the direction of the Bergen Tun nel. This was answered by the conductor swing ing his lantern. The station agent here became very much excited, declared that the train in the depot bad no business on the main track, and ordered the engineer to at once take it out of the way of the supposed incoming train. Tbe engineer at once sprang to his post, ine conductor mentioned above sprang on the platform of the car, and at a rapid rate of speed the train left the depot. Instead ot run ning on a aide track, however, the speel of the train was increased. aud at a rapid rate It dashed Into the tun nel and disappeared lu the distance. The diawlng-room car Is supposed to have con tained Messrs. Flsk and Gould. Tbe train lett about 2 o'clock A. M. At 2 M o'clock A. M. the carriage which had left tbe front of tbe Erie building was observed crossing lo itns siue on the Pavonla avenue ferry boats, but the former occupants bad disappeared. It Is conjectured that the carriage and occupants crossed on either the Christopher street or some other of the up town ferries. Y sterday neither of the directors mentioned was to be seen in oraronnd the Erie liulldlng, and the rumor was tuat they had 11 "d, takiug witbtbemlheenllreavatlableassetsof the road, amounting, in storUsarxl monev, so the rumor ran, lo fiom SK.UUO.WJU to 8 0,000,000. Wuere ihe refugees have gone to Is a mystery. Tlio car episode would seem to ludlcale that they bad gone a long distance down ine Erie Hallway, but there arc those who do not hesitate lo assert thai botu gentlemen can be found, thould a diligent searcn be mu le, either in this city or Jer.-ey City. Tue airilr has created tbe most Intense excitement lu Wall street and in legal circles, consid -rable curiosity being evinced lo know whatex-Jude Henry E. Da vies, the Receiver appoluteii by Judge Butherlaud, will do In the matter, Iu the meantime those most directly Interested lu the road, with the aid of tbe police of this city, are endeavoring to ascertain the whereabouts of the mlsslDg ottlcers and the large sum they have In custody. GRANT AND THE SOOTS. The President Elect Dines with tlie Nt Andrew's fSoolcly II nukea u Speech, but Does not hay Much. Our new President elect, General TJ. S. Grant, la, as most of our readers kuow, of Huoitisit descent, and, yesterday being the festival of at. Andrew, the patron Main I ot Scotland, lue at. Andrew s Hoclety of this city, through llieir President, diaries Macalesier, Esq.. an Inti mate friend of the President, extended him an Invitation to be present at their annual dinner, given at AuguMlu'a, No. 1105 Walnut street, commemorative of the 1-Ul auniversary of the organization. General Giant very cheei fully and promptly accepted the Invitation, with the Implicit understanding lhal he would prefer the absence of all formal ceremony, announce, ment, or display. The wish of the distinguished guest was faith fully observed, and but a few specially-Invited guests were Informed that he would be present. Accordingly, there were present but about sixty-five gentlemen at the dinner, wnion was in every respect an unusually brilliant and magnificent adair. General Grant arrived from Washington in the afternoon train, accompanied by nls wile and General D. 11. Kucker, but his presence iu the city was, as stated, almost entirely t'loo mlo. When he readied Augnstln's It was neirly 5 o'clock. He was most cordially received by all the members, lie was attended by General Kucker, and was attired in a plain suit of blaok, with while necktie, and looking remarkably cbeeriul and well. He was Introduced lo the several members by Charles Macalesier, Esq., President of the Heclely, and D. O. MoCaui'nou, Esq., first Vice-President, and he entered into abilef and pleasant conversation with each, expressing his gratification at being present, and tbe certainty he felt that the occasion would prove a most agreeable one. After a brief general Interchange ot courtesies the parties entered the dining-room, which had been mag nificently lilted up for the occasion. The walls of the room were neatly and gracefully adorned by festoonlng8 of the Amerioan colors, and in the rear of the President's chair was a llfo-sizi painting of 8t. Andrew, bearing bis cross, aud at tbe bottom of it was the Hootch Inlstle, near to which was the Latin motto adopted by the Hoclety: "jiemo He Jmjntne Lacet-ii'' "No one ball tread on me with impunity." On the right band sldeoi the room was a fine portrait of General Grant, on the left, those ol Washington, Franklin, and Lincoln. The ofllceisof the society occupied their respective places as follows: President. Charles Maoalus ler; First Vice-President, D. O. Mo1 am mon; Hecoud Vice-President, John Gibson; Secretary, Craig IX Hltchie, Treasurer, Hunter Hledinau. To the right of the President was sailed General Grant, and, lo tbe left, He v. Dr. black wood. At the head of the table were also sotted the Presidents of the sister societies of the Hi. Andrew's, as follows: General ltottert Patter son, President of the Hlberuia Hoclety; Frede rick Falrthorne, President of ine Albion: and Horatio Gatea Jonas, President of the fcUlul David's. Of the other distinguished gentlemen present were the following: General 1). 11. Kucker, Hon. Alexander G. Cat tell, United States Sena tor Irom New Jersey; Hon. George Hliarswood, of the Hupreme Court; Hon. Morion MoMlohael, Thomas A. tilddle, A. L Huowden, Mao'iregor J. M He he son. Charles Mulrhead. T nomas D. Hmlth, Daniel 11. Cummins, Dr. Robert burns, Peter Watson, George Young, Joseph W. bul lock, William O. Kline, John A. Macalesier. John L. Neill, Genige M. Dallas. 8. K. Waugh, Dr. R. Bhelton Mackenzie, J, O, lie Iff, and Others. The ebtlre company being seated, tbe Throne of Divine Grace waa Invoked by llev. Dr. blatkwood fervently praying for the bless ing of God to rest ou tue organisation and all eoiiaeeied witu lk The good things which Angnstln prepared for .the occasion, in bis usual proverbially excel lent style, were then partaken of. and full Jus tice done them. Every delloaoy of tne aetson was presented on the enoice bill of fare, and the banquet waa, In every respect, one In which epicurean connoisseurs might participate wltn much personal gratification and pleasure. During the dinner much social mirth, fun. and pleasantry prevailed, and the occasion was greatly enjoyed by all. The members of the Hoclety weie Jublllant at the honor conferred on them by the attendance of their honored guest, a circumstance adding still further to their already exalted and proverbial reputation. They have been In exlsteuoe one hundred an1 iweiry-one years in mis city, auu ineir oio records, bills, certificates of membership, and general memorandums, as exhibited to us last nlahtby Mr. MoCammon, In a remarkable state of preservation, presented some singular aud Vivid reminiscences of the past. Tbe dlnuer over, the regn.ar toasts of the evening were offered,, and responded toby speech or song, as below mentioned: 1. The Immortal Memory of Ht. Andrew. 8. Tbe queen of Great brttaln and Ireland. Ixing may she reign over a peaceful realm, be loved by her subjects a model of every do mestic virtue. 8 Tbe 1 resident of the United RUtes. General Grant arose to respond, and was re ceived with nine hearty and enthusiastic diuers. He then mlo: "I am more pleased than I expected toaeo the manner in which I have been received by you all. I expected to have a great deal of pleasure, but my anticipations have been more tutu renlhd." ' !M Thomas E. Harklnswas then called on by 1 h President for a national song, an I lhal gentleman then gave lu fine style tne sterling composition enti'led, "Ton Flag of Our Uulon Foiever," which was received with much ap plause. 4. The Army and Navy of the United States. Victorious over foreign foes and domestlo trailers ou every field and ou every sea. Ling may it be ere their services are again required to defend I heir hearths and homes. Responded to by General Robert Patterson, who said the army had spoken for Itself in the War of the Revolution, of 1812. of Mexico, and Intely through the victories in the late Rebel lion, brougbt about by the distinguished and honored guest of the evening. (Applause.) He therefore considered It unnecessary to say any thing further In response to the sentiment, whilst he was thankful for the honor conferred on him by being designated lo answer it. The 5th, "The National Government," was responded to by the Hon. A. G. Cattell, vrho In a most graphlo manter depleted the power and Influence of our Government, passing a high euloglura upon republican institutions. His allusion to the territorial extent aud material wealth of the nation, and of the pat rlolle devo tion and self--HcrlQclng splrltof our people, was most appropriate. His concluding thought, as to the dignity and responsibilities of Amerlcau citizenship, was most beautifuland Impressive The next toast, '-Pennsylvania, and its me tropolisPhiladelphia." was assigned to his Honor the Mayor, and it Is needless to say that tbe response from Mr. McMlchael was well timed and . forcible. The reputation of the Mayor as an after-dinner speaker Is as well established as bis genial wit and humor, bo'ti of which were brilliantly illustrated in his re sponse last nlr;ht. 7. Free Schools and Enlightened Free Press Essential to tbe permanency of our republican Institutions. Responded to by A. L. Suowden, Esq. In rising to respond to th toast, Mr. Snowden said: At any time, Mr. President, an 1 under any ordinary circumstances, I should feel hesi tation in responding to a Heuli'neut so full ol Interest to each one of us and so vitally affect ing tbe Interest of tbe country we all bold so dear, but upon this memorable occasion, before gentlemen distinguished in the various learned piofessious Judges In the land, grave senators, upon whose shoulders the mantle of authority has long rested with honor, and before bim Ihe Great Captain of tbe aa, the elect and the hope of a great tree people to be called npon In sucli a presence tills me with the most profound embarrasS'iient. With your kind indulgence, I shall endeavor to preseul some few observations that. I hope, may not be entirely impertlneut to the occasion or the Ions I you have Just drank. With your i eiinlHsioii I shall give a little more liberal or enlarged slgnifloince to inn Idea of tbe toast by making "free schools" to mean a general proper education of the people as being, In conjunction with an enilghteued tree press, essential lo the preservation ot fiee institutions. Government, la lis primary sig nificance, means force, power; and where the whole authority reals in the hands of "the few," a general education of the masses is not needed to secure permanency to lnsMlutl ius Hut where the noblest form of bunriaa gov ernment exists, a Government lhal derives its Just powers from the conseut of the goveined, then it becomes an essential element lo success that tbe people tne fountain of all authority be trained to a rltilu popular education, to rliiht habits of thinking, aud thus be led to adopt right principles of actlou. The grund foundation stones upon which the republic rests are Intelligence and virtue. Hence, fireside training, school-houses and colleges are more Important to the growth aud prosperity of Ameiican republicanism ttiau are our banks, chambers of commerce, or even our army and navy. As the great educational power of Ihe land our literature stauds pre eminent. Tbe books, pamphlets, raagszlues, newspspers, and songs of a people are tue sure Index ol tbe nat iounl life, ileuoe the great im portance that the literature of our laud be kept pure, healthful, and manly. If tbe five hundred millions of papers and periodicals that anutially Issue lrom.our preis be given over to Mammon and uucleauuess; If their columns alternate in giving currency to the drlppinus of French morals or buugllng German metaphysics; if a blind aud brawllnt; party press be allowed uucbecaed to Infuse Its own rancor Into tbe hearts aud minds of the people then will tlie graveyard of history so n contain another mound to tell the mournful story of tbe great republic. On the other baud, let ine literature ot our land, appreciating lis lofty mission. be pervaded lu all lis departments by a pure and vigorous life; let the toue of per sonal abuse, that hns driven mtuy of our noblest men from political Ufa, " give place to a msnly grappling with principle, and manly courtesy to men, "and tbe future of our country la secured beyond peradveulure. Oh! thediguuy, the high vocal Ion of an Independent free press. There are noble men in our laud who, appre ciating their mission, are laboring for lis ao comp Isumenl. The future will rise up and call Ihem blessed. We ran give tmt this brief synopsis of Mr. Snowdeus' charruli g and eloquent address, which was one of ibe most instructive and brilliant it has ever been our pleasure lo hear. 8. Our Hlster Societies. May they outlive the pyramids, ever hallowed with the sunshine of charily and lnvn. Responded to by Horatio Gales Jones, ol tbe St David's H iclety. 9. Our Departed brethren (Drank in silence.) 10. The memory of Wallace, Hums, and SS :ott. Hong "Scots wlia hae wP Wallace bled," by John Gibson, second Vice-President. 11. Tbe Land of Cakes. We are proud ef Scot land. Euergy, freedom, eduoatlon, and reli gion have made her a bright star lu the galaxy of nat.ons. Response MacQregor J. Mltcheson, E'q Bong. "Ye banks and braes o' bonule Doou." Mr. T. E. Hark Ins. 12. The Lassies God b!es them! Response Mr. MoKean Song, "Green Grow the Rushes O." These concluded the regular toasts of the evening, and General Grant aud General Rucker then took their departure, amidst en thusliiHtlo cheering. They expressed themselves as delighted with the evening's entertainment, and, laklag seats la a carriage at the door, were driven to the residence of General Rucker, In West Philadelphia. Volunteer toasts were then given, and short speeches made by Judge Shars wood, Dr. Mac kenzie. Mr. D. O. McCain mon, and others, and tlie affair did not terminate until after mid night, when Ibe members Joined hands aud sang, with expression and elfeot, "Auld Lang Byne." General Grant this morning left Philadelphia for boston. Markets by Telegraph. Kkw YoaK, Deo. 1. fctocks luwsr. Chicago ana Kock Island, 10 Beading, WXi Canton Ue 60; Kile, tvii; Cleveland ana Toledo, llt?; Cleveland and Pittsburg. S7; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne. Ill; Ml rblgsD Central. 118; Micblsan HoulUurn, M; Naw Vors Central, l'in'4; Illlnuin t;uirl. IS: Uuiubsrland preferred, Ihtt Virginia a, 7.i Mlwmrl . SS,; Hud son Ulvor, ai; t-Wia. iwrt. 1U.V do. 1M, lu7V. do. IWS6, i7S; do. new. no,: I0 4w. we si ui. im. Moiit, Hal per cent. Kxchanga, lvt,L4, 3vU,MM Ut (Old WW akM to-day at U0 NHW YORK. The Itctlretnenl of John T. HofTman Mayor. Tbe N. Y. Herald of ibis morning tys: As the resignation of John 1'. Hoffman as Mayor of tbe oily was announced lo lake effect at noon yesterday, a number of his friends aud tbe altaohes of bis olH e congregated In tne large room of tbe Mayor's office shortly before the hour at which their official re lations were to cease. The last official aut of the retiring Mayor was the swearing lu of William M. Tweed as Supervisor for the en suing term. Immediately after twelve o'clock the doors of the prlva'e office were thrown open aud the attaches of the .department entered, when Mr. G. W. Morton annouueed that they 1iad come to take formal leave, and to tender lo bis Honor their heartlelt tnat.ks for his kind ness to ibem lu the past, and lo assure hi ni of their earnest desire for his lulure prosperity and welfare. "Mr. Hoffman brlely thanked them for the evidences of rega" . wnlcli ihey had shown, and stated that wbeii be entered upon tbe duties of tbe office of Mayor and made bis appoint ments, be determined to make no removals or changes as louir as their duties were properly attended to, and Ihe Ucl that no o'laugea or removals had laken place was aulllaleut evi dence lhal Ihey had satisfactorily performed tin r dutlep. He assured them of bis lasting gra Mude and regard for them, individually aut collectively, and expressed his willing nest o prove bis friendship for them at any tlnii vbeu occssion may oiler. He then shook each ue by the hand as Ihey passed out of the loom. The plsode was, indeed, aff ctln?, and bore Ihe appearenee more of a family separation I ban of a merely official one. a. committee of tbe board of Aldermen aud a nutnlteroi the leading members ot tne press aud ot. ier well known clnzeus walled upon Mr. Hotl'.nan and expressed their feelings of mingled regret and satisfaction at his departure Irom the office of Mayor aud at his advancement to the otllse of Cnlef Executive of Ihe State, Aldermau Cotuan, President of the board, was duly in stalled as acting Mayor, and the duties of the efllco will be discharged by bim until tne person elected to tbe posltiou shall have been officially declared and luaugura ed. LE GAL INTELLIGENCE. The Ileennu Homicide. Court of Ovkk and Tkkminkr Judges Peirce and Ludlow. luis morulug lue third special venire, consisting of iweuty-dve names, which was issued yesterday, was returned The wauling Juror having been ob tained, Mr. brooke renewed and pressed bis application of yesterday for a continuauce of the case because of the ab-euce of a material Witness for Ihe defense, which was refused. Tbe Jurors were sworn or affirmed, and the Clerk of the Court, Mr. Gallon, read the indict ment lo lliem, giving the pilsoner into tnelr charge. Upon lue motion of Assistant District Attorney Hagert, the witnesses, both lor the Common wean h and the prisoner, were ex cluded from the Court- room, aud kept lu sepa rate rooms until called lo ihe witness stand. Mr. brooke objected to having ibe witueises for the prisoner placed In a distinct room, because thai course would point out to tbe Common wealth whohls witnesses were, which he denied the right ot the Court to do, thougn he was willing to have them excluded from tne court room. Tbe Judges overruled this onjeotiou, saying tLat when witnesses were in atteudarice al t he trial of a cause Ine Court had the right to command their presence. Mr. Hauert opened tbe case for the Common wealth, premising that though ihe Indictment charged the crime of murder upon tureo per sons, William Neill, James fralaer, aud Gerald Eaton, yet only the last of them was now on trial, Nellis having claimed a separate trial, i nd Tralnor having lied the Jurisdiction and being still at large. He commented briefly upon the law ol homicide, and gave a concise sketch of the fuels of the billing as it was ex pected to prove loom, saying mat he had uo doubl tbejury would hud ll lo r-e a wilful, pre meditated murder. These facta we will give as developed by the tesiimouy of the witnesses. Dr. E b. Shaplelgh, the Coroner's physician, sworn I made a postmortem examination of the body tf Timothy Heeuan at the Penn sj Ivanla Hospital on the 11th of June last, and lound a gunshot wound about an inch aud a half below the enslform caailage, which is a com lb uu lion of the breast boue; lue ball passed luwaids and to the right, wouuding ihe lower part ol tbe right lobeot ine liver, wouuding the duodenum, wulch is the beginning of the small in test lue; tlie ball then deflected, passed Ibroiign the large musclesof the bacc, and nad beoa ex.tr act td immediately above the hip-bone, tbiee indies to the rlgut of tbe spine; the du ces &ed came lo bis death iu cousequence of tula gunshot wound, the immediate cause being liemori huge and Inflammation. Di. E, R Hutchius sworn on the miming of June ;12, belween i'i aud 1 o'clock, I was called lo see a man at Smith's lavern, southeast corner of Flftu un 1 Spruce streets, ani fcuud lleeuun lying tbeie lu a back room, wounded Just above the navel; I Biieniel iu it be should be Immediately sent to tne Hospital; I Haw bim no more; Alderm-tn Dougherty called me to see ihe wuunued man, wuom I never knew before. Aldeininn William Donathertysworn I knew Timothy Keen an; 1 last -aw lino at the II isol al; lie was dead; I was preseut wneu Dr. Suapleigu made ihe tost mortem examination of lue body of Timothy Keenan; ou Tnursday nlgut, June 11 last, a lew minutes before 12 o'clock, pssslug down fiom Walnut street to Prune, ou Fifth, at tne corner of Pruue, I met two friends of miLe, Mr. Kelsh aud Mr. Tatham; I pa-fed over to ibem, sn 1 we began tulklug; In a few minutes the prisoner, a man named Nellls.and one they called "Sugar Jim," wuo, I believe, is Tialuor, came uu Fifth aud went up Prune towards Sixth, toTraiunr's a public house.called the Carpenter House: thiee or four minutes afterwaids I heard the report of six suou in the neighborhood of Traiuoi's house; soma fdw minutes after these shots were tired seven or eight men came from the direction of tbe bouse, acd some out of It, and some stood on one aide of tlie street and some ou the olher; as they passed down Pruue street towards Fifth, I beard one cf ttiem say, "You go ou tne other side;" I was then standing in Kelcu's doorway, at tbe corner of Fifth and Pruue streets, and cannot say that Ettou was among this party; we stepped out ou the ptvemenl, when Mr. Tatham walked to the corner, and lu consequence of something said by him, Mr. Kt lsh and myself and Mr. Tatham went 10 the corner of Filth aud Spruce streets; tuere I found Tialuor pushing Eaton out of Smitu'8 public house; this bouse is ou the southeast corner of Fifth ami Spruce streets; Ellon had a pistol in his baud; after pushing him out as far as the curb, iieeuan, tne deceased, came lo the door of Smith's house, inside of which he had been; Eaton levelled a pistol al Iieeuan, but Trainer tbrew bis arm up, making the remark, "Not now;" Tralnor backed Eaton up Fifth streol, a at oss Spruce, and an intoxicated man named Hewing started after Eaton and Tralnor; Heenau called Hewing back, and ou the north side of Spruce sireet caught bold of bim and asked him to come back; after Eatou and Tralnor had gone up Filth street, some twenty feet past Spruce, there were two repoits of a pistol; I crossed toward the northwest comer, looking at tbe parties who were firing, who were Eaou and Tiaiiioii both; who hied the first twoshoal don't know; tue third shot was fired by Tralnor and tbe fourth by Eaton; by the time the fourth shot was fired Heenau was walklug uo Fifth street after Fleming, Eaton, aud Tralnor; at Ibe fourth shot Heenan stopped for a second and started ou alter ihem.and said to them, "You d n cuss, why don't you wait;" some eight or ten shots were fired; wnen I got ou the e-t aid of trie way I fouud Neilta ibors, and walked Dosioa hlin; by tbts time Fa tou, Tralnor. and Maillt. auu ulnars bad rn up Fifb s.re-t; Nellls went up ll' atirel on tbe west side or the way, but did Dot I Dui the others ran up ibeeaal lid; when I waul uu lbs eaat side wbera Heeuan and Fleming were. I took told of iba latter for tlie purpose ol gxiilag him down lo ttpiuce street; JUeeuan wut over to Sw lib's corner auu n found to be tuol; I than Had hi in car rl d to lb Hospital. The testimony of the Alderman was not con cluded when toe Court took a recess. Booth's new theatre contains dressing rooms for the actors and actresses that are pronounced sumptuous. They shoot swans in Virginia and sell them in market for $2 60. s The New Jersey Camden and Atnboy mo nopoly expires with this year. The Queen of Prussia has erewned Mad'lle tfiUioa with a golden coronet, SECOND EDITION 1ATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Collapse of an Insurance Concern General Grant's Trip to Koston -Snow in the Southwest. Finnncinl mid Commercial FROM TENNESSEE. No nonnllm lo Federal Troop Collapse ol n t'lre IiiNiirnnce Company. Special DtuptUch to 77 Evening Telegraph. KAbitviLLE, Tenn., Deo. 1. Tbe Senate bill appropriating bounties to Tennessee Federal soldiers, iuvolvlng several millions of dollars, was killed In tbe II mse yesterday. Something of a sensation transpired here yesterday In tbe collapse of the Southern Fire Insurance Company. Tbe concern was started two yrars since by a few Northern men, and by adroit management, and the sanction of a name calculated to appeal to those Uvlug south of Mason acd Dixon's line, had extended its business ov r a large portion of tbe South Ibe company was on tbe mutual plan, and a recent call for fifty per cent, on the cash pre mluini excited ttie suspicion of some of the stockholders, which resul ed In an investiga tion disclosing, it is alleged, a rotten and fraudulent concern. An injunction was applied for and granted yesterday, and the office Is now In the bauds of a receiver. The stockholders will lose all the cash premiums already paid in, FROM BOSTON. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Ucneral rmit mid the llubhlte Tliey WImIi to Itenionnt rule. Boston, Deo. 1. The following correspond ence explains Itself: "Exr.cuTivE Department, City Hall, Bos ton, Nov. 28, J8U8. To Uenoral U. S. U.aul, U.S. A. Tbe City Council of llosloti havlug with much pleasure heard of your intention to visit this city, lias directed me to extend to you Us hospitalities. When the oily autnoritles are lnfoimed of your approach they will wall upon yon to ascertain your wishes lu this respect. Kespeclfully, yours, " .Nathaniel b. Shcrtleff. Mayor of Bjsiou." "IlEATIQUATtTKRS ARMY OP TUB UNtTKD Status, Washimuton, D. C, Nov. 29, ISoS. to His Honor Mayor Suurliell Dear Sir: Your despatch inviting me lo the hospltalltlei of Boston waa duly received. I canuot tay by what train I will reach B ston. I fully appre ciate your kindness, however, and Ib ttof the citizens of your city in extending the hospi talities they have, but would ask to be excused from any and all publlciiemousirai tous. I nave accented an Invitation to the St. James to stay during my visit, where I will be happy to re ceive bitch citl.ens us may call. "With great reaped, your obedient servant, "U. S. Grant." FROM ST. LOUIS. Destructive Flre St. Louts, Drc. 1. The storage warehouse of J. M. Uloorulield & Co. was nearly dcstroyel by lire histniiint. The warehouse contained it lan?ij amount ot proprrty vahud at about $ljU,(Wi), niot ot which was el:her totally destroyed or badly damaged by water. Amm f? the property v. ere 400 barieU ot Hour, a lare quautity of prain, household furniture, ntid a great variety of other articles, Bloomtieli fc Co.'s lo 13 estimated at Irom $25,ioo to $30,000. The building is oued by Jamcs'II. Luzeaa, aul valued at $100,000. 'Hie Merchants' Exchange vtsstcrday adopted resolutions approving tho bill now DP'ore Congress favoring the uniting of telcuruphing with the l'ostul department ot toe (iovftuuient, aud expressing the belief that such uriion will w rk a practical solution of tUe evils ol the preseut telegraph, system. FROM READING. FslabllNhnient or free Heading- Room. Reading, Dcj. I. A la'tre nicetias; was held last evening at Library Hull to devise mjans to cMabliftn free read in 'rooms for young men and mecbiihlce. G. A. Nichoils presided, and most of the prominent clergy were present, f laus were suggested Iit lofuting the ptopised asso ciation iu rooms In the Heading Library bail 1 ing, and a committee was appointed to arrange the preliminaries. This is the first uniformly cold cUy of tbe erason, the thermometer at 7 A. M. marking 29.J degrees, and at 10 A. M. 31 degree?. The wind is northwest, with itidica'i ins of suoty, and ice is lormiog in exposed localities. THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. By Atlantic Cable. Till Morning's Quotation. Lonion, Dec. 1 A. M. Consols for monpy, 04f ; lor account, 92.J (ex dividend); United States Five-twenties', 71j. Erie, 27. Illinois Outral. 9(i. Livi-bpool, Dec. 1 A. M. Cotton market qu'et; the nale9 for to-tlay are estimated at 12,000 balr; phipmcntB Irom Bombay to the 27th ult.( ince ltt report, 27,000 bales. Petro leum quiet. Havre, Dec. 1 A. M. Cotton closed last evening at 127 francs ou the bpot au t 125 francs to arrive. Tills Afternoon'a Quotation. London, Dec. 1 P. M. Cousol, 92$ for ac count, ex-dividend. United States Five-twenties quiet at 74&, Illinois Central, 9Gj. Liverpool, Dec. 1 H. il. Cotton stea'lv; sales ot 15,000 bales. Cheese, GGs. Lard linn. Refined Petroleum. 1'. Cd. Hayre, Dep. 1 P. M. Cotton dull, both on the spot aud to arrive; sales ut 12i (raucs, to arrive. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. OfFica or TBI Kvknino Telkgbapb.I Tuetday. Dec. 1. UMS. There' is rather more demand for moner, but the rates are without any material chuoge. Call loans aie quoted at 6(t47 per cent.- Prime mer cantile paper ranges irom 89 per cent, per atiLutn. The banks coutiuuo to discount moderately, and most of their customers ars accommodated. Tne Stock Market opened very dull this morning, and prices generally were uutettled. Oovernment securities were I per cent, lower. 106 was bid for 10-40; 114J for 6s of 18-1; 111 lor'02 5-20s: 107 tor 'til 5-20s; 1074 ft" 'C 6-20"; 110 lor July, 't5 5-20; 110 for '07 6-20f ; aud 110 lor '08 fi-20s. City loans vers utichanufd. I Railroad shares were active. Reading sold at 49, a slight declines Camden and A rn boy at 128, no change; PerjonylTania Railroad at 64J, no change; 87 was bid for Norrlstowu; 45A for Little Hcbuylklll; 67 tor Mine hill; 34 for North Pennsylvania; 66 for Lehigh Valley; 30 for Elmira common; 40 for Elmira preferred; 30 for CatawUtapteierrcd; and 254 tor Philadelphia and Erie. City Passenjrer Railroad shares were firmly held, fsffond and Ihird sold at 39. 36 wm bid fer Fifth and Sixth: 1C for Thirteenth and Kiftarnth; J2i for iBpruce and Pine; 4(1 for Chetnut and Walnut; to for Wvst Philadelphia; mid IH lor iiewnillk. Bank shares wrw In densnd nt full prlcssj Mechanics' sold at 3U no change. 231 was bid for North America; 160 lor Philadelphia; lit for South wark; and 71 for City. i In Canal shares there yery little dolagv Lehigh Navigation sold at 294, no chance. 10 was bid tor .Schuylkill Navigation rotntnon; 304 for preferred do.; 30 for Morris Canal preferred; scd 124 for Susquehanna Canal. .j PHILADELPHIA STOCK EICHAM1K BALKS T0-DAI Reported by De Haven A Bro., Mo. 40 8. Third streat BEFORE BOARDS J Mine Am . .....12 1 FiKi-T Boa k ii. M 0 Pass, laerlen w iw 8u Heading ...... 4S. IIW LTU W), M ilo n Cidr Am 1k..i g I Aruil MiiHtn a. 10 h MfCh Hi mil: 110 ill Let JJ t60.1ii ihi do.. is- 4"' 100 do...bfcfelD. 44fc 2 h Pnn K. Is. Mk Km ah NY Mid t2 , 700 sh Uoemn Oil j n is it jriiinifg iroia quotations, r'portx by Narr J ,hdner, No. 30 South Third fctiast: .j 135 12-05 P.M. . 13511 135A 12-00 . 1361 1254! i Crone & Co. qnot Oevcrn-' etc.. as follows; Q. 8. fis of old 5-20S, do., UKMlli; lew lw-00 A. M. 1107 " 11-25 " 11 30 A. M. " . Messrs. Jay ment eruruie. InH, 114i(j4l)5: 5-20S.1M14, l')7Jil07: do., lC5,107iWt07 ; 5-20iJ July, 18.s. lltUWUOJ; do.. 1SC7. 1104'ill4 ; uo.. lb8, llOiQUOii; 1U-40-, 105.j(810ti. Uold. 135. The New York Money Market. ; From tie Jln uld. Ibe approaching lesion of Onntress. the report j fi in iimm;, ui nHiinieuii.ini new Ciiiuoilcatiou la fpain: the dtcrraa of a, ecle lu Hie New Yurie buki, atnl at-vrrnl niier doiifik were more or Imn punted aa tneruuae ol a tlrm p n't.g ol gtld yrs nidav, Vbt pr.ee at lu o'clock wrm 18if,, from wlilcu it tem porarily advaiH'i'rt io i:a recliu lo lub'i befura ihe ternilDailoa ot tiuiine a at 6 o'cl'ck. Tha aold itauihleia are ever raily lo take hold of any preieiice for a cliaiiKe lu the marketa and ibey kept he prar qulti varlaole to-day. 'l ha volume or busi ness in sold was small, aiid ihe di uiand by borrow ers 'f oiile. I.oni.a weie made flat for borrowing, aad at two to flva pur cent, for carryltiK. The. grots olear Inaa at ibe Uoid Kxrhange? liaulc ware lit' aoJ.ooo tbe Hold baiMDCkS ll,5.2,etS, aud the currtucy balancas 'i 114. HAt. -The (ioveroment gold was awarded In onalotat 135 IH-100. 'The moner market was abundantly supplied Ibrounhnut ue dy. Ibe banks were doing-mors at l'x per cent on call lnaua to brat nousea. Between Rtnrk b"iiae the rate five and six. Among oil vale baDke a Hve and tlx were the rates ou prima and nilxtd collaterals. Exceptional oaaes al lour tart-rot. embraced loam of btlancai left over from batniday uudlsiurbed. Tovarrlt the clous of banking hour a little more demand was reported, but there la Idle nmnry enough lo meet It wltnotit a change of ratta. Tbe beitlnijlng of a new month stimulates Inquiry, while the settlement or books tor the year win aino I'ave an eaect in rendering mtney more active. Kore go excliaogn waa dull. an4 prima bank era' aa ouoted rrom nto',(alW,, altbougn ona very large iransactloa look place allitsis. (Joui merclal paper was without any new feature." KfW York Mtock l"olatloiiM, 1 P. at. Received by teleyrapn from Ulendlnniug A Davis, Hloclr Brokers. Nn. 4H H. Third Htret..- N. Y. L'enl. B Western Union T.. mt. N.Y.and K. K..... 87 'i Cleveland and Tol.100'2 Plill. and Ilea. K. ... mil Tol. & Wabash R... 682 Mich. B and N.I. K. bh. Mil. dt HU 1'. oom 70t? Cle. and Pitt. K K7 Adam Expreas Co 50 Chi. and N.W.com. 8IU Wells. Fargo & Uo. WA Ohio and N. W. prf. Hl-'i II 8. Expreas....w 47 Chi. and B. I. K 107'4 Tennessee 6s 68 Pis. P. W.ndChL..110'i Gold 135'i Market steady. The Great Pacific Railroad la being: pnxlied forward wi ll moat, reuiai ttable energy, l-mirleen hundred and flfty miles of the rail road between Omaha aud Bicrainealo are now In mt'oesRlul operation. There are only about tl.ree hundred miles yet to build, of which two bundled miles are graded and ready for the rails. First mortgage bouds of Union Paoltlo Railroad for aale al 102 and Interest, and drat mortgage bouds of Central Pacific Railroad at 103 and inttreBt. Be Haven A Brother. Jfo.40Houth Third street. Philadelphia Trade Keport. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Tne Flour Murnet Is hardly so firm, but prices are without essential change; there Is no deniaud except from the home con tainers, who purchased 800 barrels, including superfine at $5 oO.a.0; extras at S6 25d 5); spring wheat extra family at. $7-238 50; winter wheat co do. at 0(9(0 75; au t fmov or inds al f 1K$13, ac-cnidlug to quality, live Flour Is selllug at 87 758 barrel. Mo ctiaugu to notice in Cora Meat. There is bin llttla movement In the Wheat Maiket, aud very little luijuiiy except for prime lota, wblcn are In aruall supply; sales of 1500 buf-bels reit al 2212, aud louo liiiHiiflt Indiana anil'er at 8215. Rye sells at 81 55 gil 57 V bushel for Wehtein. Corn Is scarce aud qulel; sales of old yellow at (1 25; and uetv do. at Sll 10. Oats are wliiiout eahential oauuic: ale of 2OJ0 oush eis Western at b7(iz72c; and 150JO busbels bright Ibdlana in store at 75j. Mo units were reported in hurley or Malt. Balk Is steady, with sales of 60 barrels No. 1 Qneicilron at $i'2 0 p tou. Wblt-by is lowei; tales at 51-03l'05i gallon, duty paid. LATEST SHUTISU IMTLUQEAt'E. For additional Marine JVews see Inside Pages. fORT OF PHILADELPHIA. DJiCKMiiiCU 1. STATS OV THKBMOHKTBa AT TKB KVKNIN8 TKLB UKAH OlfFICK. 7 A. M 84 11 A. AI 36 8 P. M 3 CLEAKF.D THIS MORNING. Bteamshlp Fauna. Freeman. New Vor, John F. OhI. I)iqne8i.iujl KalioiDi Rotterdam, 10. A.8oud TAUo. bebr S. di M. I. Bcull, Utealuiau, Mobile. O. S. Bletdoa A CO. Scbr John A. Orinin. hosier. Rigna, 8 A W. Welsh. htclirK Hiiiuickhou. Wlunuiore Trinidad. do. bcnrU. H Uerriuiaa, Tracy, ludlaa ilver, James Bcbr Queen ot tbe West, Beattle, Cardenas, George t:aiaou A Co. Bchr P. INickeiflon. Kelly, Boston, Dovey, Bulkley & Co. Bchr W. B. vanu. Stanford. Washington, D, 0.. Scott, Walter A Co. bchr Pawu, Wiley, Boston, L. Audearled A Co. AltRIVKD liiT-J MORNIVO. Btoamslilp Touawauda, Jenuliui, 7t) bours rrom Bavanuali, wlih cotton, hides, etc., to Piuladelohla and southern Mull bieuintblp Co. P8aengera Mrs. L. Bcbooil. Mrs. Craig, Mr. D. C. Rulou, Mr. W. L. Maaoo. and Mr. Wm. Wunt. . Meamauip itoman,. Baaar, 41 hours from Boston, with miise. and uanaengera to Ii. WliiNor fc Co. Biig Jnble Uev-reux. Clark, iroui Cnaduston. with luiulier lo I.alha iry, Wlca-rham A Co. Bchr fawn, Wiley, from Bjsiou. arrf.pondeni-f, of the Jh(l;,lrlphtrt Kxrhange. Lawica, Del., Nov. 298 P. M Toe following ves sels went to sea fionj tha HreakwakHr this morning: bchis John W. Kunisey (i bree mailed), irom Provi dence; a. a Terry, from do.! K. 11. Kirk, from New York; and Ai.na Borelaud. from do., all for Vlrglula. Heart Wliil. ma. Beam.n.of Knglaod.dled suddenly on bi ard ibeachr A. Borelaud, oil her passage Irom New Yoik to the Breakwater, ami wai barind at Lw- JOdJ?U LAPKrRA. b MEUOKANDA. for n2 Yn,km-L1,'''LU D"n"''. from nte Janeiro It 88V ' M 'Oten 26 h Oct., lat, 9 66 a, long. NerCkreaiefdry7' " Philadelphia, cleared at KVorTy'erXy011' for "U.delph.a. cleared at "m hoaioa tot "Uaewphlm .tm'rto0nbaM B"0n fM KW"Pta. i,KSbr.J o-. R,n,yon' banoe for Alexandria, with a load or coal. Htruct on tne outer anoai of Hog laland oa. ,b ?h Ult.. and bilged. The vaasel and cargo are Nor'oik captain and crew Have arrived at Bchr li. G. Ely. MoAlllstar. salted from Rtohmond 28ih ult. lor City Pout, to load wltu iluo ore for Treu too. N. J, D'sbuiu0111161170111' henoe' whlngton, fVcbr Maggie. Cummlngs, hence for Pawtocket. at Provldaoca 2Sih ult. The Polli ck t-lp Llghtveasel has gone adrift, bnt the, '-Keller1 will be plaoed en her atailon as soon ae poaaioia. . nn ine pannage or inearnr rrannin n.awaras Marine, om Pblladeluhla to Bxiea.ooe.or the handt oaiued is knocked overbord and loot Kveryerfirt waa tde to save him, but it la supposed he was stunned, from Kd was made Tbt Tt.BPHr.' WlTW YoaK, Pro. 1 Arrived steamships Bmldk from Bremeu, ana Praso frem Loadwa, n By AUttnUt OaliU.) QniiNirnw, I'eo. l. Arrived, ateauohlp Biberla,' from New York, yeaterdav arieranoii. , Tbaahip faabe la, njr New York tnA Lt arrooL put Into this part damaged by aOotiutua dutlug g ' r Li vi a poor, Deo 1. The steamship Cuba salieayta terday fur Naw York. Lomoopt. Deo. 1. Tbe brig GladtaWr. Xtom Kaie Twa, atrlYve am jmw&j, leaAy, 1
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