1 H A a. if li i i a i N i Ml O VOL. X-No 152. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, PEOEMBEB 29, 18G8. DOUBLE SHEET TUREB CENTS. Vi pacific Railroad bonds. Firrt Mortgage TJilrt y-Tcar COLD OD LI CAT IONS of mi Central Pacific Hailroad Co,, Bccorcd by an Absolnto First Lien Upon the most Desirable Torllon of Uie Great National Tacillc R.U. Ltno. Dear sir: This great enterprise Is approach ing completion with a rapidity ihat astonishes the world. Less than 400 mile remain to be bollt to connect the Central Paclflo Railroad with 'the Atlantlo lines. The greater part of the interval is now graded, and It U reasonably Mpeoted that the THROUGH CONNECTION BETWEEN SAN FBA.NCI3CO AND NEW y ORK "W ILL KB COMPLETED .BY JULY Th. Western portion of the Line, known as the CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD, besides having the largest settlement, the richest mines, the most valuable lands along Its route la also built and completed as a first-class Rail, road in all respects, being constructed dlreotly by the Company themselves, without the Inter ventlon of contractors, and In such a manner as to Insure future stability, economy ol opera, tlon and the permanent value of the property. The report of the Special Commission of Experts, recently appointed by the President to examine the railroad and telegraph lines or the Central Paclflo Railroad Company, telegraphed to the Secretary of the Interior, Deo. 8. Is full and specific, and conoludes as follows:- Heavv trains oi raws, , . . .. "toTJii To the extreme end of the road, four nine safely to the extreme end oi ine roau, iou pingsaieiy iu ... .. from Sacra labor, material, or equipment., 7,"' J 1U character as'a great national work." By the aid ot the General .Government, and valuable grants from California sources, the Company have already met the bulk of their expenditures, and have sufficient cashresouroes .wihem to finish their work with the utmost vigor. The Iron, and a liberal equip ment for the five hundred miles now about completed, as well as the material needrul for two hundred and fifty mllei additional, are all bought, paid for, and at hand for use. The anMriT completion of their entire line, and Its access as a grand business enterprise, are no , . matters or nopeiui pruuiua. uui m hvond all ordinary contingencies. The business of the road, although In 1U In fency only.ls withont precedent THE GR033 EARNINGS FROM JULY 1 TO DEO-1 WEBB UPWARD OF Sl,W,uw a.i wwui " iiiwi. nntTT ONE MILLION WA3 NET PROFIT. This result was from local commercial business time when the Company felt oom- nelled to employ their available equipment, to . 1. ...H.nn.tinivlM uutftmnnnt a large extent, m "u"" - - f .nnniiea reaulred to subsist twelve thousand men along a line of more than five hundred Miles, and the material required for extending - track THREE HUNDRED MILES during the period, to tne tempo enormous freighting business seeking transit over the Road. At a late date there were no less than seventy nine locomotives running on the road, eighty more on the way. and over twelve hundred cars, to which the Company are constantly making large additions, so that by the time the immense tide of THROUGH TRAVEL AND FREIGHT ACROSS THE AMERICAN CON TINENT shall be ADDED TO THE NATURAL AND EXPANDING LOCAL BUSINESS, and the energies of the Company, with their im mense facilities, can be devoted to the regular traffic, THEIR EARNINGS WILL BE ON AN UNEXAMPLED SCALE, and their Securities be ranked AMONG THE M03T POPULAR IN THE WORLD. The current Interest Liabilities upon the Bonded Debt, upon an average of three hundred miles in operation during the above period, were less than 3.j0,O0. The issue of the Company's FIRST MORT GAGE BOND3 is limited by act of Congress, and will not equal one-third the cost and value of the property upon which they constitute the first lien. The greater part of this loan Is already marketed, and is held as a permanent luvest ment by the capitalists of this oountry and Europe We are authorized to offer a portion of the remainder at 103 AND ACCRUED INTE REST IN CURRENCY. The Bonds are of 11000 each, bear six per cent Interest per annum, payable in the City ot New York, IN UNITED STATES GOLD COIN. As the accrued interest from July 1 is charged to the purohaser in currency, and the semi annual coupons maturing January 1 next will be paid In full, In gold, there Is an advantage in purchasing during the present month equal to the premium on the back interest. The Company reserve the right to advance the price at any time, but all orders aotually in trantitu at the time of any suoh advanee will be filled at present price. At this time they pay more than eight per cent, upon the investment, and have, from national and Btate laws, guarantees superior to any other corporate securities now offered. , , We receive all classes of Government bonds at their full market rates, In exchange for the Central Paolflo Railroad Bonds, thus enaoling the holders to realize from 6 to 10 PER CENT. PROFIT, and keep the principal of their Invest ments equally secure. Orders and Inquiries will receive prompt at tentlon. Information, Descriptive Pamphlets, etc. giving a full account of the organization, Progress, Business, and Prospects of the Enter prise, furnished en application . Bonds sent by return express at our cost. PIKST EDITION EUROPE. Mail Dates to Doo. 1G. rubllc Feeling in Spaln-The Plans of Isabella-Gladstone's Latest The Eastern Question. FISK A HATCH, Bankers and Flnanolal Atents of the Central Paoino itauroaa, MO. HAISAV STREET, NEW TOBK. LDeHaven&Bro., Dealers in Government Secu .rities, Gold, Etc., NOe 40 South THIRD Gtroet, rBCLAfiXLTHIAJ By the arrival of the stcnmhip We?er yester day at New York, we have European advices to the loth Inst. The Eastern Attention. From the London Evening Post, Deo.B. The demands of Turkey contemplate no more or less than an booest adherence to the terms of a treaty to which the protecting powers are parties. How will the respective government act In the business ? It Is stated, and with ob vious justice, that more tbtto two years ago, when Greece fiist began to meddle In the affairs of tbe Turkish dependencies, the European powers ought to have entered au energetic pro test. Had tblB been done promptly we should now be spared tbe revival of a question which, whenever It is brought onthotapts, become i tbe subject of great differences of opinion and very tcnous embarrassment. Unfortunately, we have not yet altogether exhaus'ed the uarro-wminded aud tbe littlo spirit wblch possessed our ancestors. There is something in the antitgoniam of the Cros and tbe Crescent wbleh revives the old religious and riifia) prejudices, and, as a matter of fact, it we are not prepared tor a new crusade, our sympa thies are by no means as strong or as generous towards tbe Turk as they are towards tbe Christian. Then, again, there is something In tbe classic name of Greece which, even against our better judgment, kindles a Dame of sympa thetic enthusiasm. A government fulminating mischief trom Athens is not nearly as likely to be visited with its deserts as though it dated from Bucharest. Human nature is the same in the council chamber as it is In the library, and It cannot be denied that Influences which bave no place in the political system, and which could not be seriously recognized, play a part In the aflairs of every 8-.ate, and produce results in no sense justified by their character. Deeply grounded prejudices ou the score of religion, and no leas potent, though unconfcf-sed, prejudices with respect to race, impair the perceptive faculties aud pervert the judgment ot European statesmen; and beuce It 19 that under the protection of powers neither of which could approve or even tolerate tbe course of conduct pursued by Greece, if only it were to take the matter into serious considera tion, the Hellenic Government and its people are permitted to assail tbe Ottoman authority in Crete, and to play a part which is trea cherous in itself and perilous to the peace of Europe. If anything is to be done In the matter, thero must be no delay. A war la the Bast would be a calamity the extent and severity of which it Is impossible to forecast. There is not a po wer of tbe first magnitude in Europe which may not be embroiled if some step is not immediately taken with a view to arrest the progress of events which are following each other with the greatest rapidity. In Roumauia remonstrance seems to bave been of signal service. The G jv ernment of King George rnav tot prove so amenable to reason as that ot Prince Charles, but the experiment ought to be tried, and promptly. A collective expression of opinion, distinct and final, by tbe protecting powers, might even now be effectual and avert the caa tropbe which appears imminent. Had an ener getic protef t been entered in the earliest stage of Greek intermeddling, it Is probable that the io flu- ence of wise counsels would have been greater and the peccant power mote resDousive to moral suasiou than now. Two years' industrious wrone-doinir has doubtless produced its char- ncteiktic effects on the sensibility and cooscU ence of King George and his evil advisers. Moreover, the incessant, and to a serious extent successful, promotion of conspiracies in ths Tnrklb dependencies has committed tbe Gov ernment ot ureece to a particular policy which it is ciuiicuit to abandon, while tbe futile attempt to defeat those underhanded manceu vres has enfeebled the authority aud impove rished the resources ot tbe Sultan. King George and his councilors are cognizant of these facts, and it is only natural they should vend to strengthen the sinister purpose of an avrgression which of course b.ts for its aim the reduction, and possibly even the overthrow, of the power of Turkey. t It is impossible to fix limits to an unreasoning lust ot power, such as that which the Govern ment ot ureeco nas manifested, it u therefore ossible that a remonstrance, to be effectual in this last staee of the atfalr, mast bo of the strongest possible description anl of the na'.ure of an ultimatum. Clearly no European power which has any claims to telfrespct can allow its good name to be compromised by tho mis conduct of Greece. With respect to that con sideration there can be no cause fcr misgiving. The danger, and it is as well to face it, lies in the contingent possibility that at this stage of tbe revival ot the Eastern question it may occur to certain of Hie European powers which are not particularly happy in their domestic conditious ihat a disturbance In the East would 6erve as a diversion, and, as they have so long abstained from lnterterence in t no quarrel between Tur key nnd Greece, they may be tempted to abstain longer, until, plunging into tne mm si 01 a fray with which they will disclaim all previous connection they may find their account and avert worse troubles at home. It U needless to say that such conduct on the part ot any State, though it nas plenty 01 precedent, wouiu do most unworthy. Now is the time for actiou, and promptly brought to bear on the question, tbe necessity ror more serious and expensive arbitration in the interests 01 peace may ba obviated. While we write news reaches us that the powers who ate intervening in the interests ot peace between the governments of Turkey and Greece bave induced the Sultan to deter the api eal to arms until the 12th Inst., In order to give King George and his counsellors time for reflection. This course Is magnanimous on the pmt of Tut key. and will redound to her credit. Meanwhile it will be incumbent on the powers at whose solicitation she has conceded ibis respite to see that her interests are not Injur ously affected by the act of leniency. ENGLAND. Gladstone's Recent Address. The Prime Minister has Issued the following addrn-s tothe electora of Greenwich: 11 Cablton House Tubrack, Deo. 10, 1808. Gentlemen: Since the time when you were pleaKd to elect me as one of your representa tives the Government which was then in power has resigned, and I bave been called upon by ber Most Gracious Majesty to meet the publio necessity thus created by the formation ot an administration to conduct a Hairs and to prepare for Parliament the proposal which the condi tion of tbe country demands. After the share I have taken In recommenc ing the measures which have been principally nuder the view of tho constituencies during the recent elections, It was Impossible for me, con sistently with loyalty or honor, to decline the commission thus entrusted to me by her Ma lestv. I have accordingly accepted the office of First 1,0 r a oi ine -.treasury, ana 1 nave been aud stilt am actively engaged In the endeavor to form an administration which may, I trust, deserve tbe confidence of the country, and will cer tainly use eveiy effort in office to (five effect to the great measures which, out of office, Its members generally have agreed in recommend in? In the country. It Is under tneso circumstances that I solicit a ttfietoal of my trust I am aware that I mnst rely wholly on your Indulgence, for mi time and thoughts are absorbed by Imperious demanis which do not leave to me the usnal opportuni ties of appearing among you before the day of election, and which suggest that o' hers might be more capable of doing full justice to your local interests. Bat I have felt it mr duty to place the qucstson before you In a broader view, aud cratelul as I have Just reason to be for the past, all that it has taught me of your public spirit now renders me not less confident of tbe coming h-sue, which I very rcspcc.lully leave In your bands. I have tho honor to be, gentlemen, your most obedient and faithful servant, W. E. Gladstohb. SPAIN. The DlNtnrbnuec at Cadiz. On the morning of the 12th General Caballero do Ho. la addressed tbe following proclamation to tbe Inhabitants of Cadiz: A revolution, Incited ind fomented by secret enemies, is deluging with blood tbe streets of your beautiful cttv, but has found no echo in the Peninsula; and 1 come to suppress it with the loices placed at my disposal by the Gov ernment. Lay down jour arms, and your lives will be saved. This I guarantee you In the usme of the Government, on who-e clemency you mav rely. Such is the only means by which tbe insurgents, can escape being treated with inflexible rigor." I grant you a delay until to-morrow at noon, In order that tbe old men, women, and chil dren, as well as all peaceably disposed citizens, may leave tbe town. lnhabl'ants of Cadiz, It will not be my fault if, with the means of attack which the imperi ous law of necessity Compels me to emoloy, there should come for Cadiz a day of mourning and ruin. I shall regret such a result from the bottom of my heart, but shall do my duty. This proclamation produced an Impression upon the Insurgents, and they sent a delegate, accompanied by tbe Consul of the United states, to General Caballero, offering to place tbeir arms in buildings which he should de signate. General Caballero de Boda expected to enter Cadiz on tbe Uib. General Caballero de Hod a, at the head of the Army of Andalusia, entered Cad'zonthe lllh at two o'clock. The people were giving up their arms. On tbe morning of the 13th the insurgents of Cadiz offered to surrender their armies into the hands of the Consul of the United States, but General Caballero do Koda refused to entertain such a proposal, end declared that hostilities would be lenewed if the arms were not placed in the military buildiugs. The insurgeuts there upon yielded to his orders, and the troops under the command of General Caballero en tered Cadiz at two P. M. wti Ex-Qnetu to Pnbllsh a Manifesto. fc A Madrid letter contains the following: "Queen Isabella is said to be about to publish a manifesto, calling on the supporters of her dynasty to present themselves as candidates at the elections, and by that means to bring about the triumph of her cause. T'"?re is a question of founding a journal uuder the title of Hi A'ma de Rcbespterre. General Prim has just pro moted, by seniority, forty captains, thirty-seven lieutenants, thlrty-Eeven sub lieutenan's, aud thirty-one sergeants. The Uorresponuencia announces that the Carlist agents are very active in Catalonia. The came journal hinted a few days back -that a foreign emissary had arrived at Seville to combat the caudidateshlp of the Duke de Mintpensier. For fear that its insinuation should pass unperceived, tbe stme organ adds Ihat a Seville letter calls atteution to the large quantity of French money in circula tion in that town." SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Affairs in Baltimore-Conrention of tho Colored People-Editor Bowles Declines a Dinner European Markets. ITlnancial and Commercial AUSTRIA. A Significant Speech by the War irllulstar. Tbe Austrian War Minister, Herr Von Kahn, says the Pail Malt Oatette of the U'.h. made a significant speech in tbe Committee of the ( ele vations at Pesth the other day on the military budget. Speaking of the fortifications which the Ministry purposes to erect in the viciniiy of Cracow, he aeclared that "no delay ought to be allowed in providing for the security of Galicia and the wboie of tbe eastern frontior, for we shall Derbaps soon witness important events." "I must take this opportunity," he added, "of laying tbe greatest 6tress on tho necessity of completing, 11 s specuuy as pissioie, me raiiroa is which are to connect Hungary with Gal.cia, and especially on the importance of the line ol operations which connects Pesth with Kahau and Przemysl. In Russia attempts are also being made to biing the railways as close as no-isib.e to the Austrian irorj tier. It may be true that ibis is oone tor commercial purposes, out commercial roads are aiso military roacis." BELGIUM. : Destructive Storm Tweufyslx People jtuieu From Vie London Post, Deo. It. A violent storm broke over Belgium last we k and committed great ravages in almost all tue towns of the kingdom. At Tournal tbe roof of the Town Hall was partly carried away; at Numur some lives are said to bave been lost; at Mens chimneys were blown down and houses damaged, and seveial booths from the fair Held weie carried away. At Bruges, the church, tbe hospital, aud the theatre, lu additiou to some lactones and private dwellings, suffered con f-idernbly. Also at Fiitziar, near Cologne, the tower of tbe church was blown down during mass, and seveial persons burled under the ruins. Sixteen corpses have already been got out, but ten more are known to be still there. GENERAL GRANT. Ills Pollry to C'ruxh tbe Plunder ncneineH. From the Cincinnati Gazette Radical), Dee. 24. Grant, during his late trip from Chicago to this city, remarked to a gentleman in company that he feared the "carpet-baggers" would swamp tbe Government before he could take possession of tbe White House. By carpet - unrein uo luenui iuu laru cuuKreguuuu ui in dividuals now at Washington with their pockets full of schemes, tbe objectot which Is to deplete tue xrcasury. uenerai ur.int spoice very treeiy on this subject. He did not hesitate to de nounce tbe business as public robbery and the schemers as publio roboers, "I am not in favor, sir," said Grant, "of directly or indi rectly increasing tbe public debt while there is a party m tne country mat taiKs aoout repuaia tlon. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary that we should bave tbe strictest boaesty In the collection ot the revenue and the strictest eco nom v in all expenditures. " This is Grant's platforu. He makes no secret of it. The plunderers know it. They have been to see tbe President elect. Pending the session ot congress they asked him, with rererence to some of their gigantic railroad schemes, if he could not favor them to remain neutral. In reply he said he would use his influence to defeat all plunder schemes. He will keep his promise. Ho will, furthermore, mark the plunderers, whether In the lobby or in Congress Now, It tbe public desire soms particulars of tbe schemes General Grant referred to, or desire to get a glimpse of the plans cut out for tbe winter by tbe Congressional lobby, we refer them to the Washington letter printed in this paper. In all these schemes Congressmen are ot course Interested. Let the people keep an eye on Con gressional movements, and they will soon be able to spot the rascals. You need not keep vour eye exclusively on the Democratic side in plunder schemes political lines are not drawn. Tbe eorruDtloulsts huut In couples, Let as, if possible, brings publio sentiment to bear that will keep hands out of the Treasurv until Grant lets into power. Then the Treasury will bo sale. The Natoheilani are pushing for iubsorlp lions to the Hatobei ana jacks on aauxoao. FROM BALTIMORE. Meeting: f Colored People Delicate Hurg-U-at Opernlluu. Special Despatch to The Evening Te egrapK Baltimore, Dec. 29. There was a large meet ing of colored citizens at Douglas Institute lis4 night, to raise means to defray the expenses of tbe delegates to the Colored National Conven tion at Washington. Numerous speeches were made by white and colored orators. Tne Reve rend Henry M. Turner, colored ex-member of the Georgia Legislature, spoke strongly iu favor of educating and giving the colored people their rights and political equality. A considerable amount of money was raised. Rev. Father McElroy, now eighty-seven years of age, the oldest priest of the Catholic Church in the United States, and who has been blind two years, recently had his sight perfectly restored by the removal of a cataract. The old gentleman now walks about, and expects soon to preach again. FROM MASSACHUSETTS. Samnel Bowles Decline a Dinner. Pi'EInqfield, Dec. 29.-8aoiuel Bowles, the editor of the Springfield Republican, declines a dinner tendered to him by Governor Bullock and other distinguished citizens of Boston. His letter, which appears In the Republican of this morning, discusses at some length the du'ies of Independent journalism and of the American press as the best defense of the rights of the American people. THE EUROPEAN MARKETS By Atlantic Cable. Tuts Morning's Qnotattont. Lonson, Dec. 20 A. M. The Money market is active. Cousols for mouey, 02i: for account. 92. U. 8. Five-twenties Arm at 741. Amert can sIocks quiet. Erie. 205 : Illinois Centra), 1)54; Great Western Railroad, 42. Liverpool, Lec. ii a. iu. uotton market active; the sales for today are estimated at 16,000 bales. Toe shipments from Bombay since the last report up to the 25th in3t., havo been iu.uuu Dates. Red Westeiu wheat, 9s. 10d.ft9s. lid.: other articles unchanged. Frankfort, Dec. 29 A. M. united States bonds dull at 78278. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. TUE HILL MURDER. Trial of George H. Twltcbell, Jr. Tbe ueic-uve. TENTH. DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Court or Oyer and Terminer. Judges Brewster and Ludlow. District-Attorney a Bbeppard and Hagert, and Klouard Ludlow, uq., ior me uuminonwemiD. i. r. rt&nsiora, J. X. Pratt. C. H. X. Colli s, John O' By rue, and Wm. 11. Mann, Lsqs., counsel lor the prisoner. The Court met this morning at 10 o'clock, and tbe testimony for tbe defense was at onoe re sumed, tie attack upon the veraolty of the witness j osepn uuoert, wmcn was Degun yes terday, belrjg renewed. Isaao O. Price affirmed I live at No. 1825 Mount Vernon street, and am a metubsr of the bar: 1 Know Mr. josepn uiiDert. ana from wuat I have beard of blm I thins: his oharaoter for truth is bad: I would not rely noon what he s id. Cross-examined I ihinK I have beard Mr. Lewis, a plasterer, speak of nlm; Mr. Tnorap son, the son of the Chief Justioe, and Mr. w ilium Martin aiso spo&e 01 mm: mere was a lawsuit between Mr. Lewis aud Mr. Ullbart, and what tbe former said of him was during the pendancy of that suit; it Is only an impres sion I have of wbat Mr. Tnompson said. Conrad is. Anuress amrmea 1 am a builder and measurer, I remeraOer that tbe well of the house at Tenth and Piue streets was cleaned ont in search of articles; It was cleaned out to tbe bottom; I understand it was done at the direction of Mr. UhepparU. iMiwiu v. Maoneiie amrmeu 1 live at west Logan square; bave known Mr, Joseph Gilbert well for inirty years; 1 naraiy suppose mere is a person in I'nlladelpnia wno would believe anytblog be would say; don't think it possible ror nirn to ten me iruin; 1 wouia not Doiieve him under oath. Cross-examined I was one of some parties for whom he built some houses, and there was a civil suit; the statement I bave made is en tirely outsiue 01 nusiness matters; 1 nave beard Chief Justice Thompson, Cartetoa K. Moore, Mr. Hancock, Benjamin Woodslde, John Crump, Solomon M.Buuu and a great many others whom I oaunot recall, speAk of him. William Ralguel affirmed I have Known Mr. Gilbert about fifteen years; my impression from wbat 1 bave heard of him was that his character for truth was not good. Joshua tapering sworn 1 am a oonveyanoer and member of the bar; I have known Mr. Gilbert seventeen or elgnteen years ; some people consider Mr. Gilbert a very bad man and otbers do not, and I do not want to be the judge between these opinions. Benjamin Woodside sworn I have known Josepn Gilbert about twenty-five years; he is a brother-in-law of mine; I bave had no Inter course with him for sixteen years, and pretend to know nothing of bit oharaoter. Hamuel P. Hancock affirmed I know Mr. Gilbert; have known him fifteen or twenty years; of late years I have heard but little of bim; when I did know him I would have no confidence In him: wbere bis Interest was at stake I would not believe him. Cross-examined My latest knowledge of him dales back ten years ago, and I do not reoolleot who spoke of him. George Thome recalled I said yesterday tbat Mr. Gilbert did not owe me for a board bill, because I thought it was Mrs. Gilbert who brought tbe suit agalost me, but now I learn tbat It was he; I was his creditor to the extent Of $1000. B.C. Worthlngton; sworn I have! known Mr. Gilbert for tun or twelve years; I believe bis reputation for truth to be very bad. George 8. Twltohell, (Sr., sworn I will be sixty-rive In April next; wnen this happnaed I was living in Thirteenth street, below Vine; I am a widower; my wife has been dead some sixteen or seventeen years; she died in my house opposite the Jefferson College; she was never Insane. Question Was she ever In an ins me asy lum T Mr, Hagert I would like to know what the object of this is. Mr. Mann I ask these preliminary questions In order that the jury may know who tne wit ness is. Mr. Hagert I would like to have the offer reduced in writing. , 'I ills was aone ana ur, nagert prooevaea to state his objeollon, whiob was that the offer was not evidenoe.and would not, even by argu ment, get to tbe knowledge of tbe Jury. Mr. Mann replied that his reason for making this offer was, that there had been elroulated throughout tbe eommnnlty, before tbe empan elling of the Jury even.and afterwards, that the Witness, by &J course ol eonduott b4 driven his wife erasr and tint her lato a lnnatlo asr lam: and when the witness would take the stand tbe Jurors would say, "Why, that Is the man who drove his wire into the asylum." In order to do away with suoh impression, it was proposed to show the falsity of this report, and that he lived on the kindest terms with his Wife, who died in his arms. 1 ne uourt rejected the ofrer. The witness resumed On the ntsht nf the tnnrder I was sent for by a messenger to go to jeuiuuuu t ine aireeu. ana on me way aown was informed or tbe arrest of my son; I went up stairs Into his bedroom, and saw his wire; I staid there until 6 o'clock next morning, when I went to tbe Station House to see my son, but did not get to see him until he was orougni Deiore me uoroner; 1 went Daok to me house about 7 o'oIock In the morning, and re mained nntll they took my eon's wife and the servant girl to tbe Central Station House: whether from the house or from his wife In tbe carrlaee. I will not beDOHltlve. but I took some articles of Jewelry wblch she gave me loose In a handkerchief; tbey were one duster diamond ring, one sapphire ring, one pair of earrings, two Imitation breastpins, two plain ijoiu rings, iwo pair or sieeve Duitons, one belt buckle, one set of gold cnral Jewelry, one gold thimble, one gold breastpin. Cross-examined I think it wan near 12 o'clock when Mrs. Twltcbell was taken awav: these articles were given me but a short time before sbeslarted lo tne station house; I think I did 1101 oacK 10 me nouse ror taree or rour oay; I think I have been tbera twine or thre llmnt since tbe murder. Ur. 8. W. Uross sworn 1 am a physician, re siding at Eleventh and Walnut streets; I am a lecturer at Jefferson Colleee. belnc a nullaiwua of Dr. Levis: I have bad a large experlenoe la surgical maladies and diseases, rendering me aniiuar witn ine oiiaracierisuosoi Diood-tala-i; 1 read the evidence In this case concerning trie Diuod and carrying in or tbe body; tbe body begins to stiffen in from five to six hours aud continues In that condition from sixteen to twcniy-rour hours; the stiffening or riyu mortis comes on more slowly after death from shock; the coagulation or blood within tbe body is retarded by deam from shook; oau not say tbat loss of blood retards oaicalatlon within the body; blood coagulates slower In a cool than In a wirm atmosphere; taking into consideration the death by vloienos, loss of blood, and cool atmosphere la tbe yard, I ant sure the blood la Mrs. Hill's boiy bad not ooaeulated wben found. for coagulation comes on simultaneously with tbe slifienlna of the body, wnioa oniy commences five or six Hours after death; taking these faots Into consideration, If her body waa found within five or six hours after death it was lound in a favorable condition for sprinkling; when water is added to blood In excess mere Is no congulatton at all, but tbe fibres of tbe blood are separated from it in a tola film, no proper clot being formed: I bave examined tbe clothing mat was produoed in this roura; 1 examined mem carefully for ttireo hours In tbe Grand Jury room of this bulldlne: 1 used my naked eye and a glass, but not a mi croscope; the only additional aid I could have nad from a microscope would have been to satisfy me tbai the blood was that of a mam mal; tbe sprinkles on the pants, coat, and vest 1 can account for by a theory different from tbat of tbe In Miction of wound"; tbey eou Id bave got on these and tbe boots, exopt on tbe out side of the lefi boot, blah up (unless tbe pants were rolled up), by stepping in tbe blood la tue yard, by carrying in the body from tbe yard vo ine cuonen, anu Dy wasuing me head; the stains on tbe outside of the left boot looked like smears: I would account for these sprinkles upon tbe clothing by tbe falling track ot tbe head Into a pool of uncoagulated blood; If tbe prisoner's body bad been in a stooping position, and had raised tbe bead, and the head had fallen suddenly back Into the pool or un coagulated blood, many of these stains might bave been made; I feel confident of this; these sprinkles upon the rlgbt sleeve could bave been very readily made In this way; I would aooount for some of these spots byaBhaklngof the head; I can explain some or them as being made while bathing the head, tbat is the sprinkled spots on tbe sleeve of tbe coal; sprinkled spots of diluted mooa migntvery reaauy nave oeen mrowa noon these articles of ctothlna bycarrylna the hand holding the substance with which the bead was being bathed to the head and from the bead back to the basin; 1, as a surgeon, cool, calm, and collected, could not have bathed tols head without getting such stains, unless f pro leotea my eioming: mesnapeor aspoioruuia uncoagulated blood depends upon the velocity with wo loll it strikes the object, the texture of the object, and the position of the objeot when struck; I have examined the white linen shirt produoed in evidence In this case: me twenty spots upon it could have been made by a rapid movement of the hand or finger; I have made experiments in forming blood-stains; I did so nine days before I bad seen this shirt. (A piece of linen was banded the witness.) I recognise this as one of my experiments; I made those blood-stains upon that linen with human blood which had been outof tbebjdv five or six mlnntes; this was undllutej blood; I placed this piece of oloth on the table, on lop or snolber piece, and with my hand covered with blood I flirted my fingers towards 1; they re semble in form the spots upon ths shirt; on one piece tbe spots were made from elgat t'i ten minutes after tbe blood bad left the body: from a mloroscoplo examination or a chemical -test I cannot tell whether these spots cams from an artery, from a wound, or from the sprinkling from the finger; that is, all f can say, and I do not believe any man could say more, is that they are spots or blood; tbe minute sprinkled spo s on tbe cuff could bave been made by a rapid move ment of tbe band; tblscutl,a!luded to us havlug a washed appearance, if bandied by a bloody finger and afterwards left In water upon a ta'Ue or bureau, probably would have presented tbe same appearance; I have made experiments with a view of ascertaining wlta wbat faculty a human skull can be fractured by a poker. Question Will you, in your own language, slate the process you used and tbe results? Mr. Hagert Did you have the poker pro duced in this case, or the body of Mrs. mil? Witness 1 did not, sir. Mr. Hagert Then I objeot. Mr. Mann We propose to prove that the poker used la these experiments was ot tbe same kind of Iron as that produced by the Uoua monwealtn, Mr. Hugert If the witness Is asked whether be has read Dr. Bbaplelgh'a testimony describ ing these wounds, and whether from that, upon bis professional reputation, he will say that the murder could not have been committed with this poker, 1 do not objeot; but do if he follows that op by giving as bis reason tbat he has ex perimented with other pokers and other skulls. The Court admitted the offer so far as me opinion as to wbetber the wounds oould bave been inflicted with this pok-r, for mat was directly in tbe path of the Commonwealth's case (Dr. Bhaplelgh's testimony), but excluded it soiar as the experiments with other pokers and npon other skulls. Judge Ludlow, lu giv ing bis view, cited the ease of Champ vs. Camp bH, it Metcall's Ky. Ksports. Tbe witness resumed I have read Dr. Shan lelgh's testimony describing the wounds In flicted upon tbat lady's head; but unless I am permitted to give my reasons, I will not give an opinion, bat I may say that tbe experiments with these pokers only confirmed an opinion formed years ago; it is impossible forme to stale whether that weapon could have killed Mrs. HI 11. Tbe Court Yon may state your opinion as a medical expert, bat not as formed from these experiments. . , Witness As a medical man I have an opinion as to wbelher these wounds oould have been lnflloted with that poker; I do not believe that a poker made of this soft material oould have been struck against a human skull of moderate thickness without receiving-some obange in its form; therefore, I do not believe this poker could have produced tbe wounds upon the skull because It is not sufficiently misshapen; it would not have been likely to have been spat tered with blood, because it is a small object and the sprays would have passed it. Continued in our later editions LONDON. How Tbey Do Things In tbe English Metropolis. The Pall Mall Oaiede draws a picture of the wsv they do things in London, which seems to be an exaggerated portrait of New York. It comes in, happily, to point a moral for those who contrast the conduct of affairs In that city with the methods in vogue In London. The Qatrtte savsi "There is no proper authority to look after the police, and consequently Loudon Is about as secure after nightfall as iloanslow Heath a cen turv ago. "There la no one to see to tJa cabs, and cocfe quently the slnnds are filled with a collect'on of vehicles which bave been condemned la even other town. . "1'bere is no one to attend to the roads, and the result Is tbat those that are still macada mired are periodically barricaded by lnjers of flint, which have apparently never made ac quaintance with the stonebreaker's hammer; while those tbat are pitched are flooded every wet day with a mud-fall ot several Inches. "Tbe administration or the Metropolitan Dis trict, with all tbe vat interests It embraces, is left to a series of incapable vestries, into wtrch no man of any inttllectaal or moral weight stands a chance of being elected, and whose whole theory of municipal government Is the continuous perpetration of obscure Jobs." We are ol ten ires ted to disquisitions on the excellence of the London police; we are asked to adopt tbe Lot don cab system; we bear ot the evil condition of our streeis; we are held up to scorn lor the character of the men we pi tee In municipal oflice, vet it appears from tbe fore coins extract that In each of these particulars London is ss badly or even worse off than New York. In police arrangements it is certainly far Inferior to that citv FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Orrics or tsi Rvsnins Tklkssaph,! ' Tut-sday, Dto it, ls6. J Jloney continues in fair demand, but the rates are without anv material chanire. Call loans are quoted at G8 per cent First-class mercantile pacer ramies lrom 810 per cent, per annum. The banks havo been lending quite freely for several weeks past to their customers. There was very litt'e dUpooltlon to operate in stocks this morniotr, and ptlccs generally were weak ar.d unsettled. Government securities were a fraction loxer. 1144 was bid for 6s of 1881; 1101 for '62 5-20.: 1071 for C4 6-20 ; 1071 for '66 6-20; UOi for July '65 5-20s; 110 for '07 6-20s; and 103 lor 10-40. City loans were unchanged; tbe new issue fold at 100,P0j. JKailroad shores were Inactive. Readint? sold at 40, a decline of 1; Lehigh Valley at 65 j, no rharee; Camden and Amboy at 129 i, no change; and Pennsylvania Railroad at 64 L a slight de cline on the closing price ot lant evenlug. 66 was bid for Nornstown; 57 lor Minchlll;35 for North Pennslvania; 30 tor Elmira common; 314 tor Catawissa preferred; 25 for Philadelphia aud Erie; and 48 for Northern Central. City Passemrer Railway snares were dull. Flestonville sold at 104, a decline of ; 47 was bid for Second and Third; 65 for Teuth and Klevcutb: 23 for Spruce and Pine; 46 for Ches Dut nnd Walnut; and 33 for Green and Oodles. Bank shsres were fiimlr held at full prices. Mechanics' sold at 31. no change. In Canal mares there was very little move ment. Lebiuh Navigation sold at 28j(3282. a slight decline; 12V was bid for Kusquehaana Canal; and 30 for Wyoming Valley Caual. PHILADELPHIA BTOl'K KXCHAHfiK SALES TO-DAY Reported by De Haven A Bro No. 40 a Third street F1KHT BOARD. Siooo f6,iser.......i(i7 u cay w.New cp. 101. KlO do......lci0,i t;00 do. imS (2i do. d b.l' Sil4sh Pennaft.......)ii 61 This morning's gold quotations, reported by Narr & Ladner. No. 30 South Third Street: 10-00 A. M. . 134 10-50 A. M. . 134 10-01 . 1341 10-58 . 1341 10-10 " . 135 11 02 41 . 134? 10-20 " . 134 11-45 " . 134 10 40 " . 134i 11-50 " . 134 . Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South Third street, report the following rates of ex change today at 1 P. M. : D. 8. 6s of 1881. 114J mUf. do. 1862, Il04ll0j; do.. 1864, 10741 107; do., 1805. lO70lO7j; do. 186S, new, 110 J HOg; do., 1867. new, llOailOi; do., 1868, llOj (Mill: do., 6s, 10-408, 105irgl05. Due Com Eound Interest Notes, 194; Gold, 134j135; liver. 13040132. Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. qnote Govern ment securities, etc., as follows: u. 8. 6. of 1881. 114(ftU4: 5-20s of 1862. UOiOiUOl: 6-20S, 1864, 1071107j: 20s, Nov., 165, 1071 107i; July. 1865, lltMtailOi; do.. 1867. Il0$ft 111: do. 1868. llOJflllli: 10-40S. 1052(ftl05i. Gold, 134J. Stock Quotations by Telegraph 1 P. M. Glendinnlnp, Davis Co. report through their jMew xorKUOuseiua Kn owing: 9 ab Mech Bk..... 91 SS sb C& Am.,.,.....il'i 67 an LeU Nav.m.la. m.' 1" do 1.0 sh HestonvlUe...... 10,'i N.Y. Cent. K 158' N. Y. and K. K. 30 Ph. and Kea. K 08 Mlch.W. and N.I. R 87 ClfeV. A PHtsb'sr. R.. OhL and N.W. corn 70Vj CbL and N.w. pref. 817-6 Pitts, k. w. & cm. luiZ: Puclflo Mall 8. C0...I17V4 1 West. Union Tel.... 33 Clev. and Tol. It It. W'd Toledo & Wabash.. 68" 2 Mil. & St. Paul oom.68V A darns Kxprens 482 Wells, Fargo Eip... 26VS Unfed States Krp. lennessee 0s. new- my: Gold Meeel3l m Philadelphia Trade Report. Tuesday, Deo. 20. The Flour market presents no new feature and only a few hundred barrels were taken by the home consumers at 15-25 5 75 for superfine, tOQ 50 for extras, $7-258 for Northwestern extra family, f8 7510-50 for Pennsylvania and Ohio do. do., and lll13 for foncy brands, according to quality. ' Rye Flour commands 17 508 per bbl. Ho obange to notice in Corn Meal. There is a moderate inquiry ror wheat of prime quality at f irmer quotations, but Infe rior sons are reelected, pales of 700 bushels pood red at 62 05, amber at $2 102-12. and 400 bushels white at 12 45. Kye Is steady, with sales of 4C0 bushels Western at $160. Corn Is wltboul special cbanne; sales of 1000 bushels new yellow at MifcflOj., according to dryness; new white at 85S7o., and 1000 bushels new Western mixed a' H5o. Oats are stronger; sales of 2500 bushels Western at 7477o. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt. Bark is held firmly at $12 per ton for No. 1 Qnercltron. Whisky is dull at $l'03l-05 per gallon, duty paid. Two murderous wives are in jail in New York. One killed her husband with a rolling pin and the other with a poker. latest smrrixo ixtklliuksue. For additional Marine Newt tee Inside Paget. POET OF PHILADELPmA..w..TEOBlttBgB BO. STATS' OrTHKaMOIf BTBB AT TH1 IVEST INO TBLaV eAF orvtoa. I A.M-......84,11 A. M &8;I P. K.nnM...JS CLEARED THId MORN I NO. Pcbr H L. Tay. Baker, Bonum, Day. Huddell k Oa. ' Bcbr Wm. B. Tbouiaa, Winsome, Osrdeass, Uee. C Carsoo at do. ARRIVKD THIS MORNING. Steamship i, W. Kvernoau. Vaoor, from Rtchmoud and Moifolk, wllb uadae. to W. P. Clyde dt Ou. Bchr H. I Tay. Baker, troca Boa loo. Bcht H. li. Craniuer, Uraoaier. from Bostoa. Correspondence Oj the Philadelphia Exchange. Lew 108. ImI., Dfo. 27 P. . The barque Holtqae, Ckpisln Darkae, from Loudon for l'blidelpnla left lbs aucbortMce tbls u.orniur Oapt. Durkse sent me a oommunioMloD from tbe Breakwater, wblcb please luiert aa a poatcrlpt. Tbe brqu Buay, from Buenos Ayres: brigs A Unions Clara P. tilbba; Julia K. Aray: sobra Ilarlon. aud Weieuga. all for Philadelphia, aud isemsblo Iaaaa P. Builia, from BVRonab for New York, remain In harbor. JOSttfH iAJlT&a. Cani. Darke. commanding tK'1a Idollqoe. from London tur Pbiladxlebia, now ml euobor In tne Road aland, sent tne tbe following written report, wblob 1 Indoaa fur publication: Lauded Captain M. WlUon, Of baique Allna Morion, of Liverpool, . H , at Lewee, Del. j'eil In wV'b bersuberejuenily to isth lea. hove down, dacks swept, and diamaaied doling a violent hurricane on above Sate, and requests mat Tar mourn, N. 8 , paper will please copy. Tbe Idollque Is i days from London, and expe rleuoed btavy weather tbe entire Damage baa beeia 20 days wst of cm., Wt-orse'a Shoals; loat fore and mala -topsails, and considerable 01 be damage to sails and risking. In UL 4 14 K.. long. It li W.. pawed .hi Americana, ol Bs Jonu. N. B.. abandoned water loKprd. with niMta and jtbboem standing; rails gone enildeblpa; lower main and npper topealfyerd gone; sldee eut of S rebruae; oabln floors and poop windows clove In; batches gone; long boat leaned ou iurebouee; and anchors iaehsd on the rail. . ' . mbmoSInda. Barque Fannie, Turner, henoe, at Hve 14th Inst, Bobr Llsiie Maul. Bueuler, tor Philadelphia, sailed from Balem ISib loat. . Vy- W. Hall.Teomey. from ProvMeBOSfor Pb laaslDbla, at Ksw York yssiexaey.
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