PT1 H PTHI VOL. X -Sio. 144. PHILADELPHIA, FKIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 18G8. DOUBLE SHEET-milEE CEXTS. FIRST EDITION EUROPE HI all Dates to Doc O. Israel Address to the Conscr-atlves-The Strictures en Min ister Johnson's Conduct. CJciioi't! Con (iiieu tal Nows Hy an arrival at New York yesterday we have European advices to December 6. ENGLAND. I.iiy llh Coniiuont on MlnlMer .IoIiiisoii'h The Dail ZTewtot the 4th flays: Mr. Reverdy JoIidbod, a genial Howtheru R-euilemau, buh e cds Mr. Adams, and taken our hearts by Btorm with Die nam auires uu over powering eloquence. He Is still with us, bnt fjord HiHuley leaves the Korean Otnee, and with It leaves the Alabama question, possibly to be a source of dlftlculty to his uuanowa sue cesor. This Is njt accordion to bargrtln. We were assured that all was settled, and there was do more to do; and when the baud struck up aud the blue nro blBzed.and in the centre of the tableau Mr. Reverdy Johnson was seen falling on Mr. Laird's neck, It was hoped that the lonchtOK spectacle was a flt emblem of the complete reconciliation of the two countries. And ho we trust tt noon maybe, despite the miserable embarrassments ol the moment; but Jnal now we are once more reminded tbat great tiansHOtloBa move but slowly. A letter by an American gentleman shows that pub'lo opinion in the United (Hates has not been ad vanrli c side by side with that of our cwn public, and that In fact some of the occurrences which have awakened In us the sentiment of the sublime have kindled In them a feeling of Indignation. Mr. ttmalley does not pretend to write as a calm, phtlosoplilcal observer, but as a patriotic American. For ns, however, the significance of his letter does not consist lu the warmth ol his sentiment or the accuracy of bis reasonings, but Is measured striolly by the amount of evidence which It supplies of the preseuts'ate of American feeling as It has been exolfed by Mr. Keverdy Johnson's fraternisation with the more prominent enemies of bis country. The quotations he has supplied from tne American press of all parties show how widespread Is the prevailing irritation. As Kngllshmen, wishing for nothing but the complete restoration of friendly relations between this country and America, we are sorry for It. OurAmerloan friends will, however, understand that our point of view is removed from theirs by the whole breadth of the Atlantic We bave on more than one occasion expressed a fear that Mr. Reverdy Johnson was not going the way to carry bis countrymen with him; but the lan guage of the ohief American Journals shows, we think, that the effect of bis Hue or conduct la not well understood oa the, other side Of the Atlantic Mr. Keverdy Johnson is exceedingly popular here; but the reason Is not. ber-mise he has met Mr. Roe buck aud tiord WbarnclltJeand Mr. Laird, but because, coming amongst us clear of all compli cations with the past, and living much in pub lic, he has always roanl'ested a sincere desire to promote friendly relations between the two countries, if, as some believe, he at first loll Into the error of taking those three guntleraeu for representative Kogllshrnen. he undoubtedly knows better by Ibis time, aid must see that bis civilities to them might have been post poned without retarding the success of bis mis sion. We in Kngland wish to look at this Ala bama question in a practical way. If our cousins like to mske a sentimental mat teruf It, we have Do alternative but to wall. We are moro dis posed, however, to trust to their sound sense and deeper feeling, and to bellevo that they will tee the wisdom or leaving the matter In the bands of statesmen to confirm and perfect what has so far been done for closing tbe breach be tween two onuutriPB whose diilurences must always be tbe misfortune of the whole world. We, at least, may claim tbe merit of an Impar tial point of view whon we express t he opinion tbat the removal of Mr. lteverfly Johnson be fore tbe Alabama difficulty Is disposed of would be tbe deliberate sacrifice of a most efflciulous agency In the wo: k of peace. A Correspondent's) Second Letter on oar Minister. The Daily New of the 5th publishes the fol lowing reply to tbe forefolng article and to Mr, J -hnson's speech: Hit: I was sorry to read tbe last sentence of your article this morning on Mr, Keverdy John Son, just as I was sorry Mr. Bright should go to the Birmingham dinner, and for the same rea son. You both make. X think, the same mis tune In supposing that any testimonies, even fiom such tried friends to America, can now relieve tbe resentment against Mr. Johnson, or promote the success ot his convention. You and Mr. Bright are Kugllshmen, and Ameri cans will at once say tbat, as Mr. Keverdy Jonnsou has made a treaty most advantageous and agreeable to Kngland, aud which you do sot think dishonorable to America, it is natural you should do your best to help it through. We do not expect from you a sentiment of Indignation so strong as ours against Mr. Johnson for his peculiar commerce with Messts. Roebuck and Laird though my published letter has brought me more than one response from eminent English Liberals, not less sympathetic than the many whloh Ameri cans pave sent me. But you cannot expect us to accept your approval or toleration of Mr. Johnson as a counterbalance to that of our old .enemies. It excites In our mluds no surprise to find Mr. Johnson willing to dine with Mr. Bright; our only surprise would be If there should prove to be anybody whose Invitation to dinner be would refuse. Mr. Johnson, without offering any further ex plauatlou, reiterates Ills assertion that the Alabama dlftlculty Is absolutely settled. Ills lole to go on exchanging naked contradictions ou such a point. Mr. Johnson has a score of friends In tbe Tory press, to some oue of whom be may thick It possible, without loss of dig pity, to luraUh an answer to tbe question, ilow does be know that two-thirds of the mem bers of the Uolied 8 atesHenale two-tblrdsof those present being required by the Constitu tion to ratify any treaty will approve hi con vention with Lord Htanley T Until ratified, the contract Is executory there Is no treaty, only the possibility of a treaty; and to assert that a compact requiring such a ratitlciUon Is com plete, is to Insult the intelligence o the nation to which the assuranoe Is gu-en. I will not ask you for space it comment on tbe personal part of Mr. Johnson's Birming ham speech. He bas discovered aoompendlous and decisive meitio I of dealing with bis oppo nent. Whoever crit icizes his oonduct Is, save Mr. Johnson, no gentleman. This kind or reply may be 1 bave been given to understand It Is effect lve In Maryland. In Kuglaod It doe not seem to ma tu require or permit any re joinder. I am, etc., Ukoror W. Rmallkt, Osborne House, Holland Park, Dec i. A Miarp Reply. Upon which the Daily ifewt comments as fol lows, with a quite unnecessary sharpness: Mr. Bmalley, in tbe short letter which we rirint in another column, tells ns that Mr. irlghtand tbe Daily ft tun are both mistaken In su posing that anything we can say In praise of Mr, Keverdy Johnton will have any etfeot on opinion In the United States, lor that bis countrymen will say that we are merely Writing In favor of a treaty that Is advanta geous to KnglaDd. Why then, we lake the liberty of asking, la Knglish opinion appealed to by Americans? Is It only valuable when It Is - fonnd to harmonize with precouoelved expec tations t "Certain eminent English Liberals," Mr. Bmalley tells us, bave written to him la a sense tbe reverse of our article, and be evi dently values tbelr opinion. We beg to assure Mr. Bmalley and bis friends that we make no pretension to presort be to Amerloaus the degree of f sliniatlon In whloh they should hold their Minister, We have expressed the best oplnlou we bave been able to form from a purely Eng lish point of view, and there we leave tbe question, The British Cabinet nisraell'a Resig nation. from the London Timtt, December 8. We are requested by Mr. Disraeli to publish me following otrouiai: If Parliament were sitting I should not have adopted this oonrse; bat as the public acts of a Ministry snout a not oe miBunaerstooa, ana as ttrereareno other means of explaining tbelr motives, I have taken the liberty of thus ad dressing tbe Conservative members in both houses of Parliament. When her Majesty's Government, In the spring of tbe year, were placed in a minority in the House of Com mons on tbe question of disestablishing tbe Church In Ireland, they had to consider that tbe policy proposed bad never been submitted to tbe country, and they believed that tbe conn try would not sanction it. They, therefore, felt it their duty to advise her Majesty to dissolve Parliament; but to make an appeal to tbe obso lete constituency would have been an absurdity, and the candid opinion of theoountry coincided with that of Parliament, that no course could t e satisfactory unless the volco of the enlarged electoral hody were ascertained. All means were, therefoie, taken by tbe Ministry to expe dite that appeal, and a special statute was pat.sd for tbe purpose. Although tbe general election has elicited. In the decision of numer ous and vest constituencies, an expression of feeling which, in a remarkable degree, bss Justified tbelr anticipations, aud wuloh, in dealing with the question in controversy, no wlKe statesman would dlcregard, it Is now 0 ear that the present Admlulstrntlon oanuot expect to command the confidence of tne newly-elected House of Commons. Under those circumstances ber Majesty's Ministers have f--lt 11 due to their own honor and to the policy 1 hey support not to retain office nnneaesHarlly for a single day. They hold it to oe more con sistent with the attitude they bave assumed and with the convenience of public business at this season, as well as more conducive to the Jnct Influence of the Conservative partv, t once to tentler tke resignation of their offices to ber Majesty, rather thin to wait for the assembling or a Parliament in which, in the present aspect of affairs, they are n slide they must be In a minority. In thus ectirg. ber Msjesty's Govern men t have soeu no cause to modify those opinions upon whloh they deemed it their duty to found their counse to ' he sovereign on tbe question of tbe dlsestal blisbment and dlsendowment of tlieCnuroh. They remain convinced tbat the proposition of Mr. Gladstone is wrong in principle, probably Impracticable In conduct, and, if prsctlcaole, would be disastrous in Its e (loots. While ready at all times to give a fair consideration, and willing to aid any plan for the Improvement of the Church inIrclaud, to the policy which they opposed last session, rite, as they believe it to be, with many casualties to society and the state, they will continue, in whatever position tbey occupy, to oiler an uncompromising re sistance. B DlttRAHLI. Downing street. December 2, 1803. GKNKRAL NEWS. The Rusftlitn llarvefc The Northern Pvtt gives some interesting ln foimatlon regarding tbe results of this year's harvest in Russia, ft appears that in the pro vinces of Ltvonla, Esthonia, Courland, Lithu ania, Kalonga, bmolensk, Novgorod, Oloneta (oue of the largest), Houlu Podalla, and Pol lava, the drouth was so great that there Is some reason to fear a renewal of tbe famine of lust year. In twenty other districts tbe harvest was a little better than was expected; but it has only been really satisfactory in the north. The crops in the Government of Archangel, which ullered most from tbe (amine, bave this year been exceptionally good. Large sums of money have been forwarded by the Government to tbe threatened provinces, and Courland has been specially exempted from the Import uu'y on coin and meal. The Bpnnltb Cabinet. The Madrid Impartial of the 29th of November publishes the following list of the provable members of the Government, In the event of a republic being pr jt'laltued: Espartero. President of the Republic Orense, Minister of Finance. Castelar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. FlKurerns, Minister of the Interior. Horni, Minister of Justice. Pierruu, Minister of War and Marine, THE REQENT CALAMITY. An Incident of the Ohio River Disaster lle mllit'Htion of n Corpse. From the IHttsburg Qanvtte, Deo. 11.' Among the victims to the reoent heartrend ing and let rlble river calamity on the beautiful Ohio, were Mia Commodore Ihompsjn, a young married lady of New Orleans, on her way back to the Crescent Oity, and ac tmpiulou named Mrs. Grifllu, who had resided in the same place. Tbe day following tbeawful night of ttie accident the bodies of both these ladies were found, it was thought, and taken charge of by grlef-siricsen friends for Interment. They were placed in the Episcopal cburoh at Maulson, Inciana, not far from tbe scene of tbe wreck, and the iauies of tbe parish very kindly rendered tbe remains every proper attention ami prepered them for the grave. Their funerals took place In Christ Ctiurch, Ilev. James Kunce), D. D., officiating. Tue giaves were prepared, and the Interesting funeral services bad progressed nigh to an end when a message was received fioui Ooinin -dore Thompson, directing that the bodies of bis wife aud Mrs. Grirtin be forwarded to Philadelphia for Interment there. At the same moment Mr. Wolff, cousin of Miss Fahuestook, whowasuiso lost in the disaster, appeared in the church and laid clului to the supposed body of Mrs. Thompson as that of bis unfortu nate relative, Tbe friends of Mrs. Thompson insisted tbat tbe charred corpse belonged to her, and in order to prove tbat they were not mistaken, produced evidence to show that their dectased friend owned and wore a plain gold ring on her finger,, with tne name "Grace" engraved Inside, and It was by thlsornameut that they had sucoeeded la Identifying the body. Mr. Wolff, was surprised at this an nouncement, as it was on Just such a ring of that Identical shape, and bearlug tbe very same simple legend "UiaoV that he depended on making good bis claims to the corpse as that of M ins Fahnestock. He had positive knowledge of ber owning and wearing such a ring in life, and was doubly assured of the facl by telegrams trom Pittsburg asserting tbat while here, Just a few days before ber terrible death, tbe young lady had ou her finger such a ring. Here was a dilemma. The friends of Mrs. Tuomnson were equally positive with those of Miss Fahnestock that the ring found on tbe corpse bad been worn by ber, and beyond doubt Used lden'ldcatlou. After a ctltn discussion tbe friends determined to forward the body to Philadelphia and there endeavor to solve the mystery. The two lost ladles were of about tbe same size and build, and as the clothing had all been burned away aud the leaiures horribly mutilated, the confusion arising from iberemarkablecolncldenoeor both having rings on tbelr fingers of exactly tbe same kind and bearlug the same legend was quite natural and of ouurse sorely distressed the respective ft lends. The corpse arrived In Philadelphia, and tbe question ol Identification still remained unset tled. As a lust resort several gentlemen of the medical profession were culled to bring science to solve the perplexing problem. A p' mortem examinat ion revealed thefaot that the dlh figured body was not that of a mirrled lady, and ihe friends of Mrs. Thompson willingly ao quieeord iu the declslou, and tbo owpse was surrendered lor burl.il to tbe relatives of Miss Fabntslock. The coincidence of tbe rings was very remarkable, and bad both the lo-t ladles occupied the same relations in life, the identi fication, perhaps, never could have been made, unless, indeed, the body of Mrs. Thorn psou be yet dragged in from the river la such preserva tion as to render the features recognizable. Hon. W. D. Kelley, of Peinisyl vaulu, aw fieerelury ot the Treasury. Now tbat the political situation Is settled, the next question is our industrial aud financial prospects. In those matters no man In the whole country stands higher than Judge K.el ley. He bas made labor, trade, commerce, and finance a study, and bis views show a depth of thought and breaotb of grasp peculiar to him self. His reflection oa the causes ot decay aud weakness at tbe Booth, as oo in pa red with the life and vigor of other seotlons of the Union, points blin out as tbe man to devise ways and means for our redemption. As Judge Kelley was one of the first of the radioil Republicans to deolare for General Grant as the man for the crisis, It la to be hoped that tbe latter will eall him to the bead of the Treasury. J, V, titan-tiurd. PARAGUAY. Ltrr JSfwn from the Neat of War Nit n nllon ot tbe Oppowlnff Armies. FromlAe Anglo-Si aellian Timet, Tov. 7. Tbe news from the seat of war In Paraguay Is that fiOOO to 8000 men bad been transferred to the west bask of tbe Paraguay to effect tbe pro poed movement on tbe rear of the Paraguayan pot-it Ion btlow VI let a, and tbat tbe expedition was bard at work cutting a passage through the dense vegetation and bridging tbe numerous minor streams. It is believed that a fortnight wonld be occupied In reaching the lowest montb of the river Plloomayo, and tbat the division would be there embarked and passed t t he opposite side of tho Paraguay, in the rear of the Paraguayan position. Mix lron-clads were above tbe Paraguayan batteries at Angostura, cutting off river com munication between thatpoiut and Asunolon, siiU It Is said tbat as soon as the expedition in the C'haco had made Its road all tbe lron-olads, some wooden gunboats, and a no ruber of fiUs and barges would force the Angostura batteries, ihe strength of whloh appears to nave been ex aggerated, and would oo operate in the rear movement. Ills not probable, however, thai, once tbe allies are on tbe point of assaulting the Paraguayan position from lis weakest p-ilm, 1oprv. a Hi risk bis fortunes upon tbe result of the engagement. Hlnce the blooiy flot of Tnyniy.a your ago, his policy bas been alto, gelher defensive, end simply to take ad van' air -i of the nnenterprlslug tactics of the le t iers opposed to him, In order to wear out their finces and the ftnnnclal powers of tue allies. In Ibis course be has been eminently successful, end for a year has con'.lnued to abandon posi tion after position Just nt the critical moment when the slow-moving allies were seriously menacing him, but abandoning only to delay them again at some fresh position, before which tbelr nrmles would He decimating their ranks by disease and emptying their treasu ries. As Hnmntta. Tlmo, and Teblcuary, so will Vilela be abandoned in turu for another posl. tlon Mill morn costly to essnll; hut the Par gunyan war will continue until tbe allies aban dou the inglorious tusk in disgust or bank ruptcy, or uutil a leader is placed in command w hose activity will apply the needed styptlo to tbe continuous Paraguayan evacuations. The health of tbe army was not good, as, although tbe epidemic of cholera, whloh raged for a short time, bad passed away, intermittent and ot ber fevers were very provalent, owing to tbe heavy rains and excessively hot weather, to bad food; and to tbe unhealthy and confined Mate of tbe camp, placed on a narrow strip of slightly raised land, bordered by Immense i-wamps and the marshy bans of the river. A Ptirpguayan deserter from the batteries of An gostuta soys that the nearest battery bas five cannon, and the other, at a distance of throe hundred yards, has ten or twelve; that at Asun cion there were three ()-pouudors. He also said tbat Lopic was trWng gjjt a lialn across the river; tbat the cafsAfH4r at Angostura was an Englishman narajJj faotnp son, who bad alsoa brother, lieutenant In Lo pes' army; that in Asuncion wero six armed steamers; tbat the army was estimated by some at 14,000 men, by others. UO.OOd. The Iron-clad Hslvndo came down past Angostura on the 8th of October, lu consequence ot needing some re- fn.lis. On passing the batteries she was fired nto, and a bull striking an iron ring drove the hot metal under the turret to the door of tbe Fonder nisgHZine. The Sllvado proceeded to Inmaita to eflect tier repairs, but the Lima Iiarros and Alagras went up next morning to Join the advanced division. It being Judged ad visable to strengthen it against auy attempt at boarding. This division remained some miles below Asuncion. Having erected a look-out on fdiore, tbe force In guard of it was suddenly oi tacked by U00 Paraguayans and forced to re treat to tbe lron-clads, wnlori then onued with grape aud drove the Paraguayans olf. DUELLING. A Ferocious Encounter Itetwccii a C'rvolc end n Frenchman. From the N. O. Crescent, Deo. 13. Tbo famous duelling grrund on the XI el al lie lthlge, known as ''Tne Oaks," was tbo scone yeMerdny morning of a sanguinary duel be tween two young men ot this city, which has rtrely had its parallel in tbo annals of the code either in this couutry or la Europe. The anta gonlstswere the oue a native craole lof New Oileais, the other a Frenchman by birth; tbe rrovocaiion a blow In tbe face at tbe bund of the Creole; tbe weapons were broadswords; the hour daybreak. Arrived ou the field, accom panied by their seconds, tbecombatantsstrlpped to tbe waist, and sword in band, in the freezing nlrof tbe morning, sprang at each other like Users. There wss no hesitation or playing to tiy each other's skill. A few lunges and cuts were successfully parried, when suddenly n np cut from the Frenchman's sword wouuded bis opponent In tbe rigbt arm. Tne rijxuto from the creole laid open the Frenchman's left rhrek, laying the lDBlde open, and exposing his teeth. Nothing daunted, the wounded man stepped back, had a bandkerohlef bound round bis face, and again put himself in attltudo of oll'-'ine. His first lunge penetrated the breast of his antagonist, between tbe rib and the skin, bat It was made with such relentless force that it passed also through the off arm. An attempt was made at tbls moment by the seconds to stop t be matter at tbat point, bnt the man with tbe handkerchief arouud bis Jaws rushed at tbe second who was most anxious to settle toe mutter, sword in band, at severs ting that naught should quiet bis animosity except a out across bis throat. The battle was renewed aud lasted until tbe creole bad received eight wounds and the other six, all severe aud painful, but none, it is boped, dangerous. Both men displayed extraordinary courage, animosity, and endur ance, and during tbe course of the bloody en counter neither was willing to give np tbe con test until both bad to let tuelr bauds fall helpless to tbelr sides from Joss of blood aud the I am of their wounds. The parties were carried b me after having tbelr wonnds dressed, aud trough tbe creole had two more wounds, his nit nation was more comfortable and less critical than that of his antagonist. The prettiest blonde in New York dyes her Lair. LoaUviUe Bella 50 hogsheads of tobacj3 daily. Pub. Doc The city pbyaloian. Lowell Couritr. Augusta, Ark , Is tinder martial law. An Albanian has been arrested for steal ing a dog. What a mean puppy ! Dall Ougaro, ths Italian poet, thinks of coming to America to lecture oa Dante. A Brooklyn druggist has paid $5000 for advising a fatal doae of morphine for a lady patient. The monogram on P. T. Barnnm'a door knob ia translated, "Pall The Bell." Morri.stowD, N. J., thinks three dollars a mnzzle ia too much for a dog-tax. Tbe records of the mastering odae at Columbus, Ohio, filled two freight cars when sent to Washington. A Montana bnnter has bagged a panther nine feet long "from tip to tip." Paris doctors are puzzled by a new disease, writers' palsy, whiuh they ascribe to the nae of steel pens. A Jamaica professor predicts another earthquake for California about these days. A nurse at Westchester, N. Y., has an un safe habit of feeding infants with pins. -Constant Mayer has finished his "Qosd Words," and his friends say a good word for it. Two Belgian editors fought a duel near Brussels, and wounded each other ia the back. The Alaska purchase seems to have been a sell tor Journalists aa well as for Russia. A Milwaukee girl stole a quart of whisky, drank it, and died. The "belle of the evening and cynosure of all eyes," of whom we hear so muoh, made her last appear an oe at a sociable at Yonkera. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Arkansas Troubles-Outrages by tho Militia, and Protests from tho Teople Affairs in the Sandwich Islands. riunudnl unci Commorolal 1KB SANDWICH ISLANDS. Honolulu Advice Celebrating Urant'M Uecliou. Paw Francisco, Dec. 17. The steamer Mon tuna lias arrived from Honolulu with advices to Dei emtcr 10. General McQook, Uuitcd Slates Hinisier is a paECD?er. Malo Liktianoa. the father of Kin:; Kaiieha mcba, died Nov. 29, and hlsbodvlaid in histc. On the 28th the flngs of the foreign consulates and tbe shipping in the harbors were displayed at bulf msxt. The United States steamer 01peo fired minute guns during the day. There was no public celebration of tbe 25 h aurjler'ary of the independence of tho Hawaiian Government oa tke 28tb, except a salute fired Iroru tbe Puucu-bowl battery, owing to tbe death of his Majesty's father. The residents of Honolulu, on the reception of tbe news of tbe election of General Grant and Schnjler Colfax, had a torchlight proces sion, aud the shir plug lu the harbor aud the greater portion of the flagstuffs on the island ditplojed buntiug. Advices from the islaud of Hawaii state that a heavy thock oi earthquake occurred Nov. Hi, and that fhocks were frequent duriug the lutter part oi November, the sir being rilled with sparks. The volcano ot Mauuu Loa is again active. The meteoric showers ou Nov. 14 were very brilliant at the Itl iuJ. The ship Cejlou nailed for Boston Nov. 23, with a cargo vulmd at, $l!)O,000. bhip G.irsting SHtlfd from Market's Islaud Die. 1. Loadinir for New Bedford, ohipa Robert L. Lane and Jolani Botiring; for Krumun, ship A. J. Pojie. Tbe last of the wbnllhT, fleet ba1 arrived, nibktne 69 vessals for tbe s'a-on, wtta a catch of 42,01)0 barrels of oil and 730,000 oouuds of hone. Whalers arrived eincp ov. 18 are ship Juoes Allen, with 10.00 barrels ot oil and 16,000 pounds of boae; phio Tidm, 4000 barrels ot oil and 700 pounds of bone; &hip Cornelius Hoar land, lltiO barren of oil and 16,000 pounds of bne; fbio Concordia, COO tmrrels of oil and 18.000 rounds of bone; gh1p Julian, 1100 burreu ot oil and 18,000 pound) of bone; ship 'icneral Scott, 1100 barrels of dl and 13,000 pouad9 of bone; Bhip Sciti", 300 barrels of oil; and ship Ovasbauks, 800 burrcls ot oil aud 11,500 poaada of bo lie. FROM. ST. LOUIS. Snil Condition of Tlilnsr In Arkfius;ii -Itullrontt mid TelPK'runu IluU-rprisos A I'licky Apiile Mna, Special Desjtaloh to The Evening Telegraph. St. Louis, Dec. 18. Several persons belong ing beie, who went to Arkansas lately to settle, have returned with elooaiy accounts of the erudition of tbe country. Iu Augusta, located on the White river, ull business was suspeuded 1u roiihequeuce of the rlotou? proceeding), and the people were rapidly leaving towu. Wot k was commenced a few days ago on th junction of the OoloraJo Central Itailroad with the Denver Paclflc. A new telegraph line ha just bt'Cti completed from Sauttt Fe to Denver. An old man named Brown, who has beeu peddling apples on the lcrry-bjats hera for many jears past, received intelligence liere yesterday, tbroueh Archbishop Kenrlck. of a foitULe having been left him by a deceased iruud in Itclund, amounting to thirty tbous tu i pound". SECOND DESPATCH.) Mfnte or Aflnlrn Mrowiiifr Worse -A U Maimer of Outrode on Citizen. JlEMrnn, Tenn , Dec. 18. The Appeal thii morning eays: "in addlttoa to tbo news con tu'ued iu our special despatches from Daval'.H Bluffs, we learu from passengers just from the Bt. Francis river, by steamer Linton, that negro militia companies are being raised and sent to tbe scene of the disturbance. Our In formants ieport that ou their downward trip they met at Philip Bar one company of negro militia, at Helena auo'ber, bith ou tbelr way to Cross county, where they will march np Crow lej'a ridge. One ot tbe companies Is com manded by the uo'orlous Hawkins, and has committed all torts of outtages. We arc in formed tbat tbey robbed and plundered the people indiscriminately of everything tbey could lay bauds on, borses aud mules esoe cially. They have committed several murders, and threaten with death all who remonstrate at ull. "We learn tbat the villain Uphara and bis crew have threattued to seize Colonel D, C. Cross and put blni to deatu. Luckily Colonel Cross Is out of the reach of him. Many of the oldest citizens bave been compelled to leave their bomec, and tho-e that bave not bave "j?en re! zed and belJ us prUciwrs aud hostages. Like Upham, Hawkins and others rely on this fact to i-ave themselves from being attacked. We await fuitber news with great interest." THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. By Atlantic Call. 'lliia Morning' Quolallonn. London, Deo. 18 A. 31. Consols fur money, 92; lor account, 02,1. New York prices of last in hi not having beeu received, the stock nihrket is lieavv and unchaueed. Takis, Deo. 18 A. M. The Bju.-sc Is dull. Beutes, 70. 3?c. Liverpool, Dec. 18 A, M. Cotton quiet; sales of probably 10,000 halei. Mules of tne week, 67,00(1 bales, of which 8000 were for e j port and 2000 lor speculation; stock 351,000 bales, of which 61,000 are American. Breadstuff trmer. 1 on don, Dec. 18 A. M. Sperm oil, X92Q93: sugar quiet, afloat and to arrive. Havre, Dec. 18. Cotton last night was un changed. Pabib, Dec. 18. The decrease in the Bank of France since last week Is ll,000,000r. Tbls Afternoon's Quotation. London, Dec. 18 P. M. Reuter's Jtelegram iriviut closing prices of American securities in New York luU night has been received. United PUtes five-twenties are dull. Erie Bailroad, 271; Illinois Central. 96. LivntpooL, Dec. 18 P. M. Cotton quiet and steady. Stock afloat, 256,000 bales, of wblrh 110,000 are American. Naval stores heavy. Londoh. Dec 18 P. M. Refined Pet role am, Is. 8jd. Tallow firmer, but not higher. Havr, Dec, 18 P. M Cotton quiet, both on the spot and to arrive; sales on the spot at 122f. THE HILL MURDER. Tho Excitement Unabated. Dut a Nuisance Remedied. Trial of Georgo S. Twltckell, Jr. Ne-iil Dny'n Proceeding1. COUfcT OF OYKR AND rRKMINKK Judge I!iewul-r and i,uillow. Dittrlol Attoruers mi rrp'ird and Haxerl and Ulelmrd Ludlow. Knq.. lor the Common wealth. T. P. lUusford. J. 1 Pratt, C. H. T. t'-ollls, John O liyrue, and WiiilMiu B. Mann, Ksqs., counsel fur tue pri soner. Thin morning th crowd abint the Court ll une was equal if not superior lu polutof numbers to t unt of yesterday, Hlxth street and the side yaid hidng completely olooked. hia tr iure by toe street door was almost an Unpov .Utility, some muuihem of the bar hing com p. lied to icalu admittance by the windows ol the Clerk' office But within the state of alialra was somewhat more ooniforiable and or derly, ns a Miffleient force of olllnern was sta tioned at tbe doors, with Inn roollons to admit only those whose business called them hre, re quiring even tbe jurors to present their sum mons. Hut tho auditorium was soon filled, there being a full complement of women In at tendance. George 8. Twllohell. Jr., sat In thedook alone, bis wile, who had claimed a severance, baton left in prison. He wa well dressed, and ap peared to be perfectly cool, conversing at times calmly with his counsel end friends. At 11 o'clock the Sheriff made return to the special venire of eighty names tbat whs drawn yesterday, and tha examination of gentlemen for the completion ot the jury was began. Before calling thejurors the following motion Wbb made: "And now, December 18. 18iW, the counsel for the prisoner move to quimli the venire issued on yesterday, tbe 17th instant, upon the follow ing atateineut of facts: ' Upon the said 17th day of December, 180S, the panel of petit jurors having been exhausted by cl alletiges and other good causes, leaving four Juror ytt to be selected to complete the jury to try the said prisoner, the District Attorney moved the Court to direct the Bnerlfl to bring Into open tJourt the wheel whloh contains the names of the jurors selected according to law, and to draw from said wheel, iu the presence or the Judges thereof, four hundred namos, and tbat a venire do Issuo to the raid HherifT to bring into court eighty talesmen, viz, one out of every live of tho ret i-ons so drawn, to serve as Jurors, which said motion was allowed, whereas the District Attorney stnultl have moved that twenty names should have been drawn from raid wiuel, aud that, a venire should issue fur four talesmen, whloh raoiloa wrs overruled by the Court, and an exception sea led." Wlli'lam Kern called Had conselentlousscru pies on lbesurjpc.l of ojpiial punlshmen'. aud was challenged for cause. Jefferson Lewis called Had formed and ex pressed an opinion as to the guilt or iuuooence of the prisoner, and wax challenged for cause. li-ano Dixon called Had conscientious set uples, end was challenged for cause. John Mitchell bad formed aud expressed an opinion cf the auiltor lnnooeuoeof the prisoner, and was challenged for cause. Kunsn Hel erliad no consolentlons soruple?, aud bad fanned or exo.'essed no oplnlou, though he had read the newsmtner accounts of this occurrence; but he would much prefer tu:it capital punlshineut should be abollsaed; bow ever, he would accept tbe law of the country, and if tbe evidence required it, would render vtrdiut of murder in the Ural decree, lie was bot challenged, and accepted aslheulutu furor. William N. West, upon being questioned, Kitd that it would reqnire direct evidence to over come his scruples aa to capital punishment. He had also formed au opinion as to the cse. In cause ho llvtd in tbe neighborhood where the murder was committed and heard it dis cussed dally. He could not, however, uoder b and how circumstantial evidence could be sufficiently convincing to justify the taking of a fellow man's life. - Cross examined by Mr. Mann He was asked if the evidence, though circumstantial, was satisfactory and conclusive be would not act upon it; he answered that.ns circumstantial evi dence could not convince him, he could ma tie ao answer to such au Interrogatory. TheC iurt thonghtthe gentleman dlsquallnai. aud mis talutd the Coin mon wealth's cuallenge for cause. James Brady hed formed and expressed an oplulou, which influenced him to such a degree that he answered negatively the question in B iter's cuse, put by the Court Challenged for cause. Hsrvey Barton was not qul'-e twenty-one years old, and thought ho ud no rl;;ht here as a Jnrot; aud was challenged for cause. Michael Dych bad no conscientious scruples aiidbrid formed no opinion. Not challenged by ilie Commonwealth, and passed over to the tu feuse, and by them accepted. Tbe District Attorney then askedathat he be stood aside, but Mr. Mann objeoted that it was too late to stand him aside. The Court sustained the objejtlon, uud the gentleman took; his seatiu the Jury box. Humnel Bee bad conscientious scruples on the sulijeot of capital puulshmuut and was challenged for cause by tne Commonwealth. Henry Haas had formed aud expressed a strong opinion aud was challenged for eaue. Johu It. Angney bad formed no opinion aa to the guilt or Innocence of the prisoner, but had formed and expressed an oplnlou as to the tflloiency of tue testimony glveu before the Coroner. Challenged peremptorily by the de fense, Ueorge W. Vanghan plea led the excuse of being a school director, uud was allowed to go home. Kobert Draper hd formed and expressed an opinion, aud was challenged for cause. Dan ltd uuiton was cousDientiously opposed to capital :puulshmcnt, aud was challenged for cause. Continued in our third eiVtion. The Detroit jail is a lively place. The prisoners play poker, aud oooasioually piok each other's pockets. The bear on Boston Common has acquired a taste for lager beer. Not strange, since bVd been a bruin bo long. N. B. Mercury. Bishop Dunhedder, of New Zealand, in full canonicals, divided the honors with J rant at the Fish-Benjamin wedding in New Yvrk. Tbe New York Times argues that from the testimony in recent trials moat people ought to be in a mad-house. General Cole paid his lawyers about $30,000 for proving that he might have been iaeane for thirty seconds. Eighteen tons of books, confiscated for non-payment of duty in crossing tbe Canada line, will give Uncle Bam enough reading for the holidays, if they are not Bold for $50,000. That very troublesome woman, Lidy Bulwer, is In a mad-house. She has been in a mad Btate about her husband for years. By a wise dispensation of Providenoe he became deaf. Mrs. Commodore Meade makes affidavit that her husband is not only affected in his intelleot, bnt in one leg also. The 6'un re marks that a man might be blind ot one eye without being oraiy, but It is readily per ceived that if he ia lame of one leg bis walk in life must be somewhat deranged. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Orrioa or hi Kvnrw Tklmi r , Friday, Deo. is 18. Tbere Is no chanae to re. or i in the m;u-y market. Call loan arc quote I al C7 per cent, or approved collateral. First-class commerclsl paper rat-pes fro n 9fl 10 per cent, per annum. The stock ni irk d opened very dnll this worn id but prion ein wlihout any material cbautfe. (ioverumeut securities were flrinlv hell nty loo"8 were unchanged. The new issue sold at Ballrond hares were Inactive. Readiac snU at 48jrr4l, no cbanca; 1'entwylvania Itatl road at 63, no chance; and Leh'gh Valley at WJ, no charipe; was bid 1or Caoid-n and Amboy; 60$ for Aorristown; 67 lor Miacbtll; ;I4 for North Pe oiislvnia; 40 lor Rlmtra pre ferred; 30 for Catawlssa preie red; 2' lor PiuIh delrbtu and Erie; aud 48 for Northern Central. City Passemrer Ball way sntres were du'l. 47 a bid for fierond and Tnird: 40 lor '"licnut and Walnut; 10 for Htstonville; 29 for Germau ton:and 34 for Green aod Coa'e. Batik shares were in demand tor investment tt foil i rices, but we bear o no sales. 67 wa bid ft r Commercial; 105 for Northern Liberties 'it for Mechanics'; 108 lor Soutbwark: 674 for IVnn Township; 68 lor Gira-n; 80 for Western; 3D for Blsntifflctorer; 70 fot Ci'v ; 45 foKJjubobdiuion: and m lor Ceonal National. In Canal shares Uiere was cothinfr dolnir. 28J whs bid lor Lebieb Navigation; 12jj for .Susque hanna Cat.al, asd 30 for WjomiUR Valley dual. rilUADKLr-UIA BTOCK KICHANUB BALM TU-IIAt Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 8. Third sires FIRST BOARD. JinooiiPh V R n h cp in I it m renna R ss'i o so itesa H. 4H, 60 do e.i-t'l 50 8h Tioga RcAp.bB 4 I do ......o. 43 This norning's trold quotations, reported bv Nnrr & Laduer, No. 30 South Third Street: 10-00 A.M. . 134( 11-07 A.M. . 134J 10 09 " ' . inq 11-13 , UA 10-30 . 134) 11 67 " . 1351 1100 . 134$ 12-15 P. M. . 13 '4 Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern ment securities, etc., as follows! U. 8. 6s of 1HH1, 114A114: old o-20s, do., HOdiUOt; new 6-20S.1864, 106107; do., im,l01iW07l; 6-20s. July, 1805, 10Sr(SllO; do.. 18(7. 109Jailoj; oo ' 1868. 110 jQ 1108 ; 10-40-. 105J?105. Gold. 1S4J. Messrs. William Painter 4 Co., BauKers. No. 3G South Third Street, tenort tbe following rites of exchange to-dsv at 12 o'clock- UnltedaStatcs fis. 18sl. 114'dll4i; D. 8. 6-2a. 1862, lfOJSillOJ; do. 1804, lOtiiW 1001. do., 18! 107i107i- do. Julv, 1805, 1'9,1U: do. July. 1807, lOOi'SllO; Ht), llOfflllOi; IMOs, 106$ 10:i. Compound Interest Notes past due. 119-25. Gold, 134$(gl34j. Philadelphia Trade Report. Kkjday. Dee. 18 Tfce Flour market is exceed ingly dull, bnt prices re nisi a without quotable change. Only a few hundred barrels were taken ly the borne consumers at f ;i 255 75 for superfine; 80S8 73 for extras; J7 258 for Iowa and Wisconsin extra family; 88 25 for Mln nesota do. do ; 910 75 for winter wheat do do. and $1113 fur fancy brands, according to quality. Rye Flonr is selling at $7 508. Nothing doing In Corn Meal. JTlie Wheat market presents no new feature and there Is very little Inquiry except for prime lots, which are scarce. Bales of red at S100 2 0!; and IC00 bushels amber at 1210. Rye g an cbnnged. Bales of Western at ll-BO, Corn moves slowly at former rates. Bales of old yel low at fl 20; 2.i00 bushels new do. at DOo Mil according to dryness, and 000 bushels 'uew while at 5o. Oats are amet, wltli sales of 2000 Imshels Wtatern at 707tfc. No cbauge to notice In B.iriey or Malt. Mnrhetn hy Telcgrnph. Pan Fr.AKc.sco, Dee. 17-F.our dull aud no einorl oeiiixiid and (jr ren uncnarced. Wli-at Islm-Uijao nriii, and with Indications ot roniluued rain, h'.lclem evlnre more dlni- sltlon naellj sales ot good koioaluir alfltjo. L-Kal iepdera, 74. " w Mock QnotntioiiN by Tclrgrnpli 1 . jef . Git nuluniDK, Ll.ivls Co. report lurough their New York house the loliowlui;: M.Y. Cent. K 181 Vs We-st Union Tel... 36V N. Y. and E. K. 40 (Cie r. and Toledo ttJOlil fh. and Rea. K 00, lol. A Wao. UK Mieh.fi1. and N.l. R Sufti M. & m. VI. K. com 65 Clev. 4 PlttBb'g R.. 81 Adams Ex. Co. 48t Ohl. and N.W. com 7R;i Wells. Fargo.... 24l2 Chi. and N.W. pref. 77 V. B. Exprelta CM. and U. I. It 108U Tennessee 6s, new. mi Pitts. F. W. A Chi. HOli 'Gold L. ..134 Pac. Mall S. Co lll' .l Market steady. A great many reputable people work hard to get the currency which Mr. MtUullooh Btjles disiepntable. LATlT SUUT1AH l,TELLmE.CET" For adilUioneU Marine New He Inside Paget. BY VKLKORAPR Nkw Tobk. Da 18 Arrived, steamship Mono Cat-tie. 'rom JJavaua. " ur,w Ban FBANriiiou. Deo. 17. Arrived, iteamsbtn Ooiucn Aae. Irum Pauama. Cleared, ship Wanderer tor Ulo Janeiro with MO barrels hour. Balled shin Robert Ksir, lor LITerpool. ' PORT OF FHILADUXFUIA DEC JEM BER lg, STATS Ot THBBMOMBTBa AT TBI BVKWIMO T1M.K. uhapk oirricu. T A. M.......... 11 A. M. :t f, M ..,; is CLEARED THIS MORNING. Bcbr B. I. Crocaer, l-resoiey, Tauuioa, Mersboa A Cloud. echr V. L. Herrlck. Baldwin, Dlghton. Weitmore )no Coal Co. trcl.r K. De Hart, Lowe, New Haven, Merchant A Oo. ARRIVED 1H19 MORNING. Bcbr B. L. Lrucker, Presbcey, trom T.antca. with, IpOfe. Ifl MernUuD A Clouu, bedr Proeieia. Cornweii, from Norfolk, wllb mdse. to FaiierROD A Llpplocott Bcbr UDlied firoilieis. Kliey, from New York, with nunse. to Baugh A Bon. McbrC. !. Uerrick, Baldwin, from Dlgbton In bal 1bI to captain. Bcbr a, MiiKel, Robinson, from Salem. Bcbr K. Mage. Biuitu, rrnu faoaton. Buamer J. Htirtver, DiUhIh. la Hours Irom Balti more, with u.dse to A. Mrovrs. Jr. wimr Hnny Ii-iaw. Her. labours from UK aoie, with mdse. to A. uroves, Jr, , . MBMOBANDA. RrtR Adeline Rluoatdmm. Wrmnf. from For clan tf for Fbliaovlphla. at New York y mierday. Bcbr J. V , Wvbaivr. Htmui lien e for Antwerp, fcciois rvportfd y cable s lol Uibktti the roliowluK report: Sullid from r-hlludelpbla cor. 2S. Noltilul prni olr iccurifd until the toreuoou of JNov. II, ii 41. loi'g 44. warn a Kle cou)uieuc,i from tbe etc ti UilduUbt, blowiiig txie(llngly hard, wind veorlng to cuihwuid sod westward; bkroaieier, IS Ktlj sblprun tilng uufler bre pun nrt aiasing oousiderable waier. hul rxperleiiofd uo dlllicuuyiu keeulug her free, Kov.lt. no sbmenieui or ibe wlud. but more uuntier y At to A. M. lei Her cotue to tbe wiud. and a trt mei dons croi Rea running at the lime, siileued a large quaollty m wairr; tlie sun luoreamog. ail bands at tbe puuips: ab ut. S p. M. became water logged and rolled on ber beam euds. Cut away tbe muni and abe righted, lull oi water. aat becme un njauugnble. Boon after awuug off. wbsn sea bordvd u over tbe stem, wasuing away tbe wale and cook alavtr g Intbecablu audonokplu The re Daluderol the bigbt we were Ufbed to toe Hump of tbe nialnnjaKt Nov. 12, at Onvllgut. feund every tblng under tbe poop flec, leaving uaeipned with out either feod or water: tbls day more moderate, but a heavy sea washing over ns. uatklng It dangerous to leave our moorings- vis., tbe mainaiaat. Nov. 13 tbe sea going down and more nioderae. secured tbe boob butch lor a place of safely, and very little water waib -log over tbe anop. lt.h. tine, and smootb all bauds employed In drying Ibemaelve. lsih till flue. In tbe afternoon a barque paused us without taking any notice, hub. al 8 A M., tbe baroue Lnnv and Paul. Hcbeel. ol Dantslo, from Bt Jobn, W B low Wbltebaveo, took us off lbs wrtok and landed us at Wbltebaven. England, Too muob praise cannot ba given to CapLBoheel. bis ofbeers. and crew, who kindly olcloed u and did all In their power to mil. ns oomfiirtable. a we bave ln( all txovul wbat 21 bad ou at tbe time of tbe wreck. K ' w Bohrs John Lancaster. Wlillains, and E. B. Whar estJrday FbUadelpbla, cleared al New York '??,fj's- .W,n,t K,Dd'H. o FhiladelphU, eleared at Jacksonville lllb Inst. " ' Q Bcbrs Harmony Hart; Trani'er. Bunker: JamM Tt Maioy. Brown; E. B. Weod. Jooee; J. Jj. WcCarth v WoCarlby; D O. Floyd. Wbeaton: A. H. KletulS;; Brower; Caroline Klensle. Davla: West Oastaar. Ji -1 bobliiMn: Hot, Oony. Mason; K.V Glover. Inceraoli? and Dick Vlillams. William., all rroni FrovidTaoa for Philadelphia, al New York loth tusw rwTl0WM
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