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FIRST EDITION
JOHN MINOR HOTTS.
HI More Recent Political Association.
QOur readers yesterday afternoon were In
formed of the death of John Minor Bolts, at his
residence In Cnlpeper, Va.t having attained the
age of slxty-slx years and four months. The
following statement will give a good idea of the
altitude whioh the deceased took In political
affairs Immediately before and during the
JU'belllon:
The organization of the Know-Nothing or
American party pave Mr. Hotts an opportuul'y
to reappear before the public, ami H can be
said that, for the first time, he allied himself to
a political organization that commanded his
fullest sympathies. It Is trne that he ever de
diced nominations for offlce; but it is also
equally trne that, had be accrpted them, there
was little or no chance for bis election. The
great mans of the people were opposed tn Wain
inn; Bud under t be lead of UeL ry A. Wise and
others, Know-NolbiiiRlsm was destroyed by
the Democrats In Virginia. When the war
broke out Mr. Bolls opposed secession, and used
all of his Influence In retarding the departure
of Virginia. He retired to bis farm, and to ik
no part In public s flairs. He was twice arrested
by the Uonfederateaultiorltles. and both Mines
icleased. At the same time he does not appear
to have taken any very decided stand for t'.ie
Union until after the Rebellion wassuppressad
J t us here do the deceased Justice. That he wa
at heart a Union man we firmly believe; tlitt
he bated the secession lenders there is not the
Hiiehtest doubt; and that he ardently
desired the defeat of the Hebel armies and su,j-
f ression of tbe Kebelllon la, we thiok, certain
tut, while the contest seemel doubtful, when
final victory bung tremblingly in even polsad
scales be remained at home in Virgtula, ioiih
times, in tbe Federal aud at other tunes In tae
Kcbtl lines, and always on quiet terms with
both sides. Tbe secret of Mr. Bolls' vacillating
course Is to be found In bis pollllcalsenllmenta.
He loved ardently and felt unbounded pride
in Virginia. The trlumpbs of her sons were
his victories, and If he did not openly express
sat isfaction, he no doubt Inwardly exulted over
t be deeds of Stonewall Jackson and Robert 10.
Iao. Against tbis HI ate prldo was an Inherent
veneration of the Union and, more potent than
all else, tbe bitter hatred lie entertained for the
Democratic party and leaders. This hatred
bad lasted for years and we sincerely believe
that it wus only extinguished when he died
yesterday morning. Thus, when all things are
considered, there is much to excuse vacillation,
or, to use a Icfs elegant but more expressive
phrase, the riding ol two horses, during our
recent civil war.
Alter the suppression of the Rebellion Mr.
Kotts Joined the radicals In their contest, with
tbe President. The Hecoustructlou laws found
In him a supporter, lie became ft c validate
lor the Reconstruction Convention and wus
defeated, receiving but three white voles in his
county. Tbis embittered his last days and
made him all the more determined in his sup
port of Congress. For over thirty yers he had
leen in nubile most or the time with a
minority, but always respected. His Irritability
of temper was ever lusutttolent to make him
many enemies, even though H doubt
lets rttaided his political advance
ment. That he died possessed of
many friends we believe and trust; that his po
litical course during tbe past three years alien
ated many we know by recent events. But, no
matter what bis faults may have been, bis de
votion to the Union and opposition to the Re
bellion will ever entitle bis memory to respect,
it matters not what motives prompted this.
We only know that when Virginian after Vir
ginian of prominence, of influence, and of great
abilities drifted Into the maelstrom of revola
tion, John Minor Botts remained aloof, and
when tbe flag of the country once more covm-ed
Mm it gave protection to a man who had never
swerved from his allegiance.
A MCltDEREB'S CONFESSION.
Stephen Abbott Tells why lie K tiled A.
Al. ISrousoii A Slruitglo for Lite.
On Thursday last Stephen Abbott, who has
been on trial In New Haven, Conn., for the
murder of A polios M. Bronson, made a con
fession, tbe material portions of which are the
lollowlng:
He says be had agreed with Bronson to help
to poison a man named Welton, and burn nis
barn, for which he bad received money and a
gun in advance. After, they met in a barn at
night when both were under the Influence of
liquor. Abbott says Bronson had a Jug; it bad
liquor In it, and be was going to till it for me to
lake np to Henry Welton. I told him that I
would have no hand In It. He said I had got to, for
1 bad, took the gun to bind the bargain. I
told him I would nave no act or part in any
thing fnrther. He Insisted upon It. I told hlui
1 would expose the whole plan when 1 went up
to Watervlile. He said: "Dn you, will you?"
and clutched the axe that stood behind tbe
door. He came towards me with the axe.
there was a plank put up In the centre of the
barn that McCook used to plane out little slats
mraience. xaoogeuaronnamai, ana ne struck
at me, but when tne axe came down 1 graboed
It by the handle, and I never let go of Ik again.
We had finite a struggle for the mastership of
the axe; 1 got the axe from him. He then got
a strip of board and struck at me with it. He
hit me a blow, so that at the time I was
arrested my left arm, from tbe elbow to tbe
shoulder, was black and ry.ua. I strnck
bim witn tbe axe lut ways, or i meant to do so.
He fell nron his bands and knees and grabbed
me by the legs. We bad a good lassie before I
got lree, but 1 still held on to the axe. 1 came
upon my feet about the same time that he did.
We were both down at that time, lie grabbed
me by tbe knees, and put me over backwards.
He bung to me like tick. Wnen I got liberated
lrom blm I bit bim again. He drove for me
again, but I got out of his reach that time. I
struck blm again, and be lay senseless. I did
not strike blm more than three limes. Tbe last
timet strnck him I think I hit him In the back
or tide of the bead. Wnen he lay mere and did
not show tight, I went and look bold of him and
lifted blm up, aud found he was dead. I had no
idea of killing him. I went to the door, and I
mougni i wouiu go ana ten Mr. iiinman wnat,
1 had done. My courage failed me, or the devil
nut It In my bead nut to so. I went to tbe
door, as I said, and the thought struck me that
Mr. Cook and bis man would be there before X
could gel back from Mr. Htnman's and get blm
arouna mere, xne thought struck me tnat x
would hide blm under the floor. I knew tbe
planks were laid down loosely. Tbe outs on
blm must have been made in the scuttle by the
axe, or tbe wabble of the axe, In striking him,
or In some such way. I never used a Knife ou
him. I put him under the floor. I lifted up
the bed and put It up In the corner on a shelf.
1 picked up the boards we had soallered around
in our scuttle, and I picked up what bloody
shavings I saw around there, and put
them under Ike floor. Mr. Cook worked in the
barn all the next day, right over tne body of
this man. X bonnd np my thumb, which was
cut. 1 was In and around there all nlght.and
staid in the barn that night. About 3 o'olook,
liblnk it was Thursday morning, I took up
up tbe xloor, and took blm and carried him
towards Ue point can t of where they bed
oysters. I took the money out of bis pockets.
There was a ten-dollar bill, a live, a two, and
some small currency not over $25 In all. X
t ok tbe body off towards tbe point, about two
hundred rods. X laid him down on the beach,
and took oil my clotbea and stripped myself,
and waded ont where tbe water was three
or lour feet deep, on tbe flats, aud gave
bim a shove from me In the direotion of the
Lighthouse. I saw him float some four or
five rods from me, In a southeast direction. X
then came to tbe barn, and took tbe bloody
f earner-lick aud ripped it open, and shook tbe
fealbeisout on the floor or the barn. In our
straggle In running back and form we got the
bed all bloody. X took the lick and the other
clothes and burned them on the same ground
where Bronson had burned np the straw tick
tbe Tuesday nigat before we went to New
Haven to gut rid of tbe bugs. X picked up
shavings and put them on the fire, so that It
would burn more readily. X went into the barn
then and looked for blood around on
the floor. There were some apota of blood,
ana X took tbe axe and shaved them otf
ana poured down some paint. and
wok lunie shavings and rubbed It around,
10 u'oe the marks of blood. I carried Bronson'
watch over to Koger Allen's, ana gave it to Mrs.
Allen. Her husband was digging potatoes. X
went out to where be was, aud told bim I bad
left the watob with Mra. Allen. I bad a conver
sation wlUi fcfcn about it before. About IX
o'clock I came to town. X stayed around till It
must have been 8 In tbe evening. I calculated
to have gone np on tbi 5 o'clock train, but I
missed It. I look Bronson'a coat and swapped
It with a man In XxKjk wood's saloon. I went
back and stayed In Hlnman's hayloft that
night. X gal np early tbe next morning and
came over to New Haven. I went borne and
dug potatoes, and worked for J. Thompson one
or two days. Tbey arrested me about 8 o'clock
In the evening the next Friday.
MUN I FICEST C11ARIT I ES.
The H ill or Deacon I Wnniibnrne.
Tbe late Deacon L. Washburne's will, filed In
Worcester, Mass., on tbe 7th Instant, contains
several munificent bequests. It gives 150 shares
of theWashburne A Moen wire works to endow
a memorial hospital In memory of tbe testa
tor's two daughters. Five years after bis death,
If tbe assets exceed 111)0,000, the trnstees, twelve
in number, are to make tbe excess a fund for a
dispensary; and if It does not reach that sum
the executors aro to make up the deflolt from
tne estates. Al that period, also, the trustees
are to set apart. 130,000 as a real estate fnad to
build and repair a hospital, and the balance
at a fund for Interior hospital expenses.
He bequeaths his estate on Bummer street as
a home for aged women, reserving a life reut
therein to his wife, with S,000 for Its main
tenance. On his wire's death 830,000 Is to be
added to this fund and 250 shares of the wire
works, par value (25,000, one-half to be hers
absolutely and the income of the remainder to
be hers during life, and all at herdeathto tie de
livered to the trustees at the home, outer
bequests are SlO.fHK) to the testator's native
town of Kingston, ti establish a similar institu
tion there; 20.000 to the Bangor (Me.) Ideologi
cal Hemiunry, on condition that they raise a
Ilho sum within two years; the Mission Chanel
on Sumner street. Worcester; to the Union
('t urch, tvo.ooo for Its support, and 85003 for the
industrial school connected therewith; 150.000
to the Worcester County Institute of Industrial
Science by the will, and 830,000 more by a
cncJioU. He bequeaths to the Children's Friend
Society of Worcester 81000; to tbe American
Beard of Foreign Missions, the American Bible
Society, the Amerioan Tract Society, the
An.erl.an Missionary Asso latlon, and the
American Seamen's Friend Society, 85000 each.
All tbe foregoing beqnests are made free of
revenue or other taxes, and the residue or tbe
estate, after paying debts and private bequests,
is to he divided pro rata among the six last
mtmed associations. The executors are Kmory
Wushburne and X'. L. Moen.
IMrOHTANT DECISION.
The Liability of City Corporations.
The Albmy Argus stys: "The Court of Ap
ptbls, at Its last sitting, has decided a case of
(tieat interest to leslduiJs of cities und muulot
pniolllcers. It was the case of Wendell ug-tlosl
the City of Troy. Tne Common Council haJ
rermit'ed a ciUaen to construct ft dnln from
ids bouse to a street sewer. After the wors: had
been uone, and appeared to be In good order,
the drain caved in, and the plaintiff, Wendell,
In driving over it, was thrown from his wam
and severely injured. At tbe trial It wis
claimed that tbe city was not responsible for
the negligence or unskllfuiness of a private
citizen in constructing a drain, where the street
was not apparently danxerous and out of re
pair at tbe time and place of tbe accident. A
nonsuit was refused, and thejury brought In a
verdlot against the city lor 85000.
"An appeal was taken to tbe General Term of
the Supreme Court, and that court affirmed the
judgment, holding that municipal corporations
charged with tbe duty of keeping streets In re
pair and exercising a general oversight in re
gard to tbeir condition and safely, are liable for
all Injuries happening by reason of tbeir negli
gence; holding also that the city was liable be
cause It was Illegal and Improper and a breach
of dnty on tbe purt of Its officers to alio w a pub
lie thoroughfare to be tbns diverted to a mere
private use. From thlsdeolslon the defendants
appealed to the Court of Appeals. A decision
has Just been rendered In that court alarming
thejudgment."
The Body of n Child Burned
A few days since the daughter of a Mr. Tate,
son-in-law of Rev. William Stone, of Water
lord, N, Y., residing at Fort Edward, died In
that village, and the body being prepared for
burial, was placed in the Rensselaer and
Saratoga cars to be conveyed to Water ford for
Interment. Instead of placing the ootlin con
taining It In the baggage car, it was deposited
on the front platform of the oar, In rear of
and next to tbe engine. During the trio down
from Saratoga a spark from tbe locomotive
lodged npon the pine box Inclosing the oolllo,
and the wind created by the passage or the
cars soon fanned it Into a flame, nearly destroy
ing the box and coffin, burning the face of the
corpse very badly, and also destroying the
clothes with whlcn It was shrouded. Arrived
at Waterford, it was necessary to call la the
services of an undertaker to supply another
box and coffin for the proper Interment of the
bbdy, and the satisfaction whioh the ' Ust
look," the parting farewell, would have afforded
the afflicted relatives was denied to them on
account of the shocking mutilation of the body.
The sorrow occasioned by the death or the little
girl was doubly heightened by tbe sad mlsoap
which occurred to her remains on the Journey
to the grave.
General Grunt.
The New York Sun says- "It Is well to look
al certain established landmarks In the opi
nion and characteristics or tbe new President,
which will afford unerring guides to those wno
are in search or valuable Information. They
are few, but trustworthy, and may be summed
up thus: First, ne always stands by nis
pledges; second, he never deserts bis friends,
lu accept Id g the nomination of the Chicago
Convention ne emphatically approved its plat
form of principles, and pledged himself to
carry them into effect if elected. He Is eleotod,
and will soon assume the responsibility of re
anclng bis creed to practice. To do ibis he will
require the aid of numerous subordinate offi
ce is. While in tbe army be was never known
to voluntarily employ agents to execute his
plans who did not thoroughly concur with him
In opinion respecting the matters in hand, and
In whose sagacity and fidelity he had not the
most Implicit confidence. Doubtless these
salient traits of character will follow blm from
the held to the Cabinet."
Breckinridge.
Tbe Chicago Timet ( Democrat) welcomes back
the exiles wno are included In the President's
Christmas proclamation. Of Breckinridge,
however, It says:
"One itinong the Confederates now in exile
will not be very likely to take an uotlve part in
puhllo affairs after bis return. He was guilty
of base Ingratitude and treachery to the grand
old Democrat io party, whlou showered honors
upon him from boyhood to prime; and, what
Is of far more consequence, be was thus guilty
to the nation which uonored bim with next to
Ibehlitnest office within Its gift, and placed
blm 'in tbe line of succession.' Tbe qualities
which procured for him suou distinction bad
about them enough of true nobility to beget re
morse for bis black desertion of friends and
principle, although tbey conld not keep him
from failing. Del him bury himself In privacy,
stuDg by an ambition burning for distinction,
and governed by an Intellect not inferior to
that of any statesman now In active life In this
country. 'How art thou fallen, Xjuctfer, son of
the morning I"
Celestial rueuomeua.
The night gangs or men employed In the sil
ver mines near Virginia City, Nevada, wit
nessed a beautiful celestial phenomenon at tour
o'clock on the morning of the 27 ih November.
The sky was perfectly clear in every direction,
and the eastern horizon wus peculiarly blue
and bright; not the slightest sign of mist about
the ridges or the distant eastern ranges; yet the
morning star rose of a blood red color, and with
a bright while halo, apparently nve or six feet
In diameter, surrounding It. From tbe lower
part of this balo extended downward a tall
upparently eight feet long and two In breadth
at the upper purt. This tail was slightly ourved,
of a sabre shape, bluntly rouuded at the lower
end, and both It and the halo appeared lobe
filled with thousands of small and exceedingly
brilliant stars. This btrauge light lusted some
fifteen or twenty minutes, or until the star iiad
risen so high that the tall of the halo appeared
to be two or three feel above the crest of the
distant range, when it suddeuly faded out.
The phenomenon was witnessed by hundreds
of persons,
A National Convention of Bee Raisers will
meet at Cleveland, 0., Januarj 'A
EXPRESS ROBBERIES,
Examination of Prisoner Yesterday,
The examination of Isaao Marsh, alias Isaac
S. Morton, and Charles Dullard, alias Chares K,
Thompson, for tbe alleged robbery, near Yon-
kers, N. Y of a car belonging to tbe Merchants'
Union Express Company, was resumed before
Justice Ferris, in the Grand Jury room In the
Court Hours at Wblte Plains, yesterday. Be
fore any witnesses were called, however, Mor.
ton, one of tbe prisoners, put in, on behalf of
himself and Thompson, a protest against any
lurlber proceedings, which was entered upon
tbe minutes of tbe Justice. Putnam W. Brown,
tbe messenger who had charge of the car
at tbe time of the i robbery, was then called to
the stand and testified as follows:
After the train had left Ureenbush for New
York, X made np ray bed on the top of the safe
and a packing iruuk, and lay down and went
to sleep; I was awakened during the night,
near Oarrlson's, I think, by a man holding my
wrist with one hand, and holding a revolver at
my hea with the other. He told me to keep
quiet, or he'd blow my brains out, or something
to that effect; I think I then made an effort
to get up. Tbe next thing I remember is tnat
he, with a companion, ha I me on the floor of
tbe car; they then bandcufld me. I recognize
10 tbe prisoners the men who did tbis. Tuey
took the key or the tafeoutof my pocket, next
tied my feet together, then tied my hands and
feet In a bunch, and tied me to the stove. They
then threw a buffalo robo over ma to binder
me from seeing, and began to fumble with, tie
safe, trying to unlock it. I think lliev suc
ceeded, because I beard them mra tugging in It;
1 beard them talking, but, in bo low a loue that
I could not distinguish anything they
said; I had at about this time shateu
011 the buffalo robe a little, and the
men then threw a canvas bag over
my head. There were at this time side
lights and hand-lights both burning In the oar;
tbe men were disguised when I first, saw them;
tbey had black masks over their faces; they
were about au hour working at the sate, put
ting the packages and valuables Into bags at
least I Jndse so, because X heard oue s jy, "Your
hag Is heavier than mine." Before leaving the
car tbey put a gag into my mouth; I tnlnk they
got out at about Sixtieth street; I presume they
went ont through the tide door; the train
stopped I think two or three ttmes after they
got in; I was found In the condition I have de
scribed, In Hudson street, near Leonard, by the
driver and a man named Joseph Strtuger, the
safe was then open, and nothtug was in it ex
cept empty bags; while they were trying ta
bind me I resisted: the pistol frlnhtened me; I
subsequently saw tbee men In Toronto, Can
ada, wbere they went by the names of Mortou
and Thompson.
The examination Is still pending.
INDIANA.
rightful Condition of A(llrs.
Prom Jasper (Iiul.) Courier.
Christmas week a stranger was found deid on
the highway leading from i'ay lorsvllle to Pike
Vllle, with a bullet hole tbrougU his head and a
knife stab in his body. He was t. up posed to be
a Kentucklan, whose father had pivrcnnseJ
real estate in the neighborhood, and died lu
Kentucky without entirely paying for it, aud
tbe son had promised to take the money and
complete the payment. The dead man's paokets
were rifled, and no clue left to Identify
him or his murderers. During the
same week the bedy of another raau
was found bid in a stump in the woods near tbe
Taylorsville and Huntingburg road, frozen
stiff, with no clue as to how it got thtre; aud on
"jtaturday last, as Mr. Morl'z Williams, or
Huntingburg, was riding home from Taylors
ville, where he had been to collect some money
due him from one of tbe It Ices, he was as
saulted on the road by three highwaymen, who
commanded him to surrender, but he pat spars
to his horse and broke from them, at the same
time firing two shots at them with a revolver,
but without hitting either of them. He was so
bHdly scared he was glad to get away with a
whole hide himself. '
A Mnrderer Asking lor I'rnyers.
From the Cleveland (O.) Hera, d, Jan. 4.
Davis, who is under sentence of death tor the
murder of David 1. Skluner last September,
teems to have at last waked up to a realizing
sense of his Imminent peril, or has broken
through the reserve that has been so character
istic with blm during biatrial and since, and
asks tbe prayers of the Cnuroh In his behalf.
On New Year's morning he addressed the fol
lowing note to Mr. Washburn, rector of Uraoe
Church:
"Cleveland Jail, Jan. X. Episcopal Priest
DtarSlr: I would be well pleased to have
the prayers of tbe Church offered for my bene
fit, as I am sadly in need; also to be visited at
my miserable prison-cell by yourself and others
of tbe church that can spare time to attend so
miserable a creature as your humble servant
I "X.oma K. Davis,"
Prosperous Texas.
The following is an extract from a private
letter from Houston:
"The cotton crop of this year will be 210.000
bales, worth flftXJO.OOO In gold. This year there
were shipped from the State 100.000 head of flue
beeves and 300,000 hides. There are aboutthirty
beer packerles In the State, aud they will put
up for export at least 1200,000 head or beeves.
Tnere are 5,000,000 head of cattle In the State;
large quantities of wool are exported, and tbe
Increase Is very llarge. Corn, potatoes, and all
produce very cheap and very plentiful. On
Slantallon corn is worth thirty cents, specie,
pecie is tbe medium all over tbe State, except
at Galveston ootton sells for gold only. The
white vote or tbe Stale Is B0. 000, and Increasing
rapidly; the registration of negroes Is 40,000,
and diminishing as fast as the white lu In-,
creasing."
Sleepy Juror.
At the recent .session of tbe Circuit Court or
West Florida, In Jackson oonnty, the panel ot
jurors was almost wholly made up ot "likely
Held hands," and tbe Court was terribly embar
rassed by the well-known Afrloan propensity
to go to sleep. In vain did the Court and the
District Attorney Implore tbe honorable gen
tlemen of the jury to keep awake and give their
attention to matters in band. Sambo was off
into the Land of Nod again before his Honor
was through with the reprimand. Repeated
adjournments were made, to give the Jury a
longnap, so as to layby a fund of sleep lu
advaaoe; bat tbey did no good. Sambo was,
asleep again In two minutes after he b d taken
tbe attitude of au "Intelligent juror." Tnls is
a peculiarity of the raoe which must be taken
Into account when the duty of "determining
cases In law and equity " la Imposed upon him.
JHile O'ltellley.
Tbongh the dead are soon forgotten, we trust
there are still many friends of the late Ueneral
Charles U. Halpine who will hear with a melan
choly satisfaction that tbe Income of the Regis
ter's Office, which, through tbe Intervention of
Uenerals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, aud other
friends, was secured to his widow and orphans,
has amounted to rully $18,000. all or whioh has
Inured directly to tbeir benefit, Ueneral Patrick
H. Jones, who received the otlioe from Governor
Fenion, declining to accept any fraction of tbe
proceeds. This amount, added to what was left
by General Halpine, mainly In the form of a
bouse but partially paid for, secures to the
widow and her six miuor children (only two or
them boys, and they the fourth and sixth In
years) the means of keeping tbe wolf from tbe
door. We are sure that ibousands who never
met Get eral Halpine, with all who personally
knew him, will hear this with pleasure, iV, jr.
UiiOune.
Frontier Newspaper I.lfe.
The life of a frontier editor has its excite
raents. Regarding tbe riot and lynching at
Bear River City, an aooount of which was re
ceived by telegraph from California last month,
It appears that Mr. Freeman, the editor of the
Judex, wasoaptured by the mob and threat
ened with instant dea'h If be refused to reveal
the names or tbe "vigilantes" who hung the
friends of tbe rioters. Mr. Freeman at oaoe
drew bis pistol, but found a dozen others at his
head and breast In a seoond. '-Hang him 1 shoot
him I Death to the chief of the Vlgs," was
rung In bis ears for five minutes, when one of
the leuders manage! to get I be attention or the
mob, and tbe editor escaped through the back
uoor or a urmamg saioon.
Sixty-seven female teachers in Cincinnati
Lava petitioned for the same salaries as males,
on the ground that they find no redaction in
board lilla on account of sex.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Decisions in the Baltimore Courts
European Market Reports.
Fiimiicinl and Commercial
FROM BALTIMORE.
Sj,eeiU Dctpatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Baltimore, Jan. 1).
in the -
JInbsan t'orpnn Case
ofllcury Dreecher, of New Jersey, charged" with
violating the State law prohibiting nou residents
Billing goods or offering samples forealo without
a liceDFe, "argned in our city court je?terday,
Judge Scott this morning delivered au import
tut decision mistaiuing the State law, which
imposes a fine of three to five hundred dollar,
pronouncing it constitutional, and not lu coufliot
with the United States Constitution, as generally
tupr-OM-d. This Is important to non-residents
vbo come here to sell goods, many of whom
have recently been fined heavily for scllicg
without a liceme. It is an old fogjlsm which
operates against our trade, anl should be
repealed.
Tbe SeeoiKl Trial
of Thomas A. Morrl?, for destroying the sohoonr
Montezuma to defraud the United S'a'.es Fire
Maiitic Insurance Company, is again projies
ing in the United States Cotirt.
The Keuostia.
Washington, Jan. O.-Thc Uni'ed State
ttenmcr Kenosha, now fitting out at Xew York,
is expected to leave on a voyage to the Mediter
ranean in the course of three weeks.
Inaiigitrntlon of Governor Claflln.
Boston, Jnn. 9. Governor Claflln wus inatt ju.
rated tc-Jay. and delivered his message to the
Legislature of Massachusetts.
THE E UR 0PEAN3IA RKETS.
By Atlantic CabU.
Tkts Jlorulnjr's Qaointlon.
1 oxDON, Jan. 0 A. M. Consols for money,
0256.021 ; and lor aceouut, 93. United States t'We
twenties 75. fetocka steady. Krte, 20 IllinolB
Central, 05$.
Liverpool, Jan. 9 A. M. Cotton active;
middling uplands, 1 MOT, 11 3-lri ; middling
Oi leans, llid. Sales will probably reach 20,001)
bales.
London. Jan. 6 A. JI. Turpentine Is weak.
QuEENSTOWN, Jau 9. Arrived Steaaitthip
Australasian, from New Ifork, to-day.
This Afternoon's (notations.
London, Jau. 9 P. M. Illinois Cantral
brmer at 90.
Liverpool, Jan. 9 P. M. Cotton actire; mld
dline uplands, on the spot, lij9H4; alloat, 11 ;
middling Orleans ll3l2d. Bre.iditutld quiet.
Laid 73s. Tallow 46. !d.
Markets by Velejrrnpli.
Rkw York, Jan. 0. blocks nnaettlnl. Chicago
and Rock island, VibM: iteadlaic. Hi',: (Jan ton
1.,52J,; t'.rie, 40, Cleveland and Toledo, 11:4 ,: Cleve
land and Pittsburg, K3,'; PI ttr barf ana Fort Wayne,
Michigan Central, U6M: Mlcnlcan Bonttaern, Kl1,;
Mew York Central. oH Cumberland preferred, m;
Virginia aa. AM.7:; MIsourl ,H7; Hudson Klver, I3tlla';
5-2(. 1S42 112.V; do. 1X64. 109: do. 109: do. new.
USU&MX; 10-408. Ufa. old. 135X. Exchange, IWK.
Stoeh Quotation by Telegraph 1 P. H.
Glendlnnln?, Davie 4 do. report through their
New York hoime ttie lol lowing:
ii. I. iwuu n ij' h vrcsiu union ii YirH
N. Y. and H K.. ...... 3U?iiClev.and Tol. Xt. Xt.lt) 11
Pl and Km. R
roledo A Wabash.- til 2
Mil. & St. Paul oom.72 K
Mich. H. and N. I. R.90 i
Olev. Pitteb'g R..
Oh!, and N.W. com 8P4
Ohl. and N.W. pref. Sl
Oh I. and R. I. R 122
Fltta. K. W. A Chh 119
Adama Esprens 48' i
Wells. FarKOEp. 25
United States Kip. my
Tennessee Us, new. 61
(iold
Market Irregular.
Paclllo Mall H. Oo.122'4l
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Court or Over and Tkbminkb Judges
Allison, Ludlow, Pelrcj, and firewater. The
Court eat this morning for the purpose of hear
ing the arguments upon the motions for new
trluls In tne cases of Josepn Xlart, convicted of
murder In the seoond degree In killing VVlllUta
McHleve, In West Philadelphia, on Sunday.
November 15 last; Gerald Kiton, oonvloted of
murder In ibe first degree in killing Timothy
Heenan, on the night of Jnne 11 last, at Flftu
and Bpruce streets; and George S, Twltohell, Jr.,
convicted of murder in the first degree in kill
ing M rs. Hill, at Tenth and Pine streets.
Hart, who Is about nineteen years old, seemed
quite de jeoted. kept his eyee cast down, aud
conversed but little with any one. Eatou was
perfectly Indifferent, talking freely, asi
mailing carelessly when he found cause.
Twltchell, npon whom all eyes were fixed,
could hardly be said to have boen himself
again; be appeared to have lost all the buoy
ancy of hope that be evinced during his trial,
and heemed more willing to be left to bis own
thoughts lhau to receive the attention of bis
friends.
Tbe motion in Eaton's case was the first called
for argument, the following being the reasons
upon wbiob 11 was based:
First. After being sworn In the cause the
jory separated.
Second. Thejury was notempanelled aooord
lng to law.
Third. The Court erred In admitting evidence
Of what occurred in Sullivan's tavern.
Fourth. The Court erred In permitting the
District Attorney to examine Frauds Adams
In regard 10 his custom of selling liquor to
drnnken men.
Firth. Tbe Conrt erred In charging that If
Alderman Dougherty was to be believed, the
Commonwealth's case was made ont.
Sixth. The Court erred In asking the jurors
the question said to have been adopted lu Mer
ger's esse and sustained by tbe Supreme Court.
Seventh. Tbe Court erred In admitting evi
dence In regard to the movements of a crowd
of men, It not having been proved that Eaton
was one of tbem.
Eighth. The Court erred in admitting evi
dence of conversations between Alderman
Dougherty and the deceased after the shooting
aud in tbe absence or the defendant.
Ninth and tenth. The verdict was against tbe
law and the evidence.
Eleventh. The court erred In charging that,
"Intoxication, If It exists, can only be taken
Into consideration In deciding upon tbe malice
or Intention of the offender."
In arrest ef Judgment the motion was upon
tbe following reason:
That tbe Court erred in dlreotlng the
Sheriff to draw from the wheel 2"U names from
wbich to select CO talesmen, when only three
Jurors were wanting.
That the Court en ed lu directing the other
special venires to issue.
That the Court erred in quishlng the speolal
fianel and allowing another for 2iU names to
ssne.
The argument was opened by R. E. Shaplelgh,
Esq., on behalf of the prisoner, who wai
speaking when our report closed.
The New York llouey Market.
From (he WorUl.
"1 be money market was perceptibly easier to-day,
and tne demand was promptly met at 7 per ceut.
currency luiertst. The mppl offering was much
more liberal than of late, aud alter o'c'oca some
balances wre offered at s pr cnt. Tbe tide of our
reucy is itttlng ibis way from tbe Went, and only
mall amounts of greanbaoKS are go ng Houlh,
allbongb there era considerable shlurueute of go'd la
tbstdirrcilon. Tbe demaad tor gold la the Boats is
jUdkaUdln thtlavt tbai tbe Ooverautent has sold-
wltbln thirty or sixty days, coin exchange on Mobile
and Mew Orleans to the extent of SI 4Sg too being (tie
accumulations from .cualoma receipt at the above
porta. Tbe discount market ia dull, and prime names
are somewbat nominal at S 10 lo per cent. In addition
to the recent heavy lalluresat this point, we have'now
tenooid the snnpenslon o( a prominent dry goods
firm In Boston."
Iromthe 7Ylbune.
' Money Is now in god supply at 7 per cent. In cur
rency to all good borrowers. The return to legal
ra'ea basoreaud more activity In coruuiercUl paper,
and best names are now nalab.e at 10 per cent The
rates may be ju"tett atsfiftll pel cent.
"Tbe banks with Western oonoe Hlons are reo. lying
large remittance, and altbouh the irln to tbe
Sc utb rontlrnes, It Is more than oountorbalanoed by
tbe receipts frc m other quarters.
"Blerllog Exchange ) art've at quotations:
1-oufon, SO dats, lox'; Ujndon. sight, 11;
ParlH, long, l-ia ,(uYH,: art, abort. (TI"V(dVI8);
Auiweip 6 PH'-iS is'4: 8lw. S-I7';fti8 m': Hamburg,
tiJivW., Amsterdam, 4irt4l!l(: Frankfort, 41(4)41,',;
Bremen. 7t?,ft7jn: jtrlin. 7i;yii71,V"
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Oinca or tub :vKNirrs TKt.iraKra,
Saturday, Jan. 8, 189.
Ttcre is no material chauge to record in the
Hom y market. Cull loans are quoted at 6(t8
per cent Ftrst-clas mercantile paper ranges
from D12 per cent, per annum. The Stock
mttiket was moderately active this morning,
end prices generally weie firmer. Government
sccuritUs were a fraction higher. 1064 was bid
for 10-40; 112 for 6s ol 18h1; 112j for 1C2 6-Ms;
KtU for 'G4 6-20; 101i tor '65 a-20s: 108J for
July '65 5 20s; 108.1 tor '67 5-20?; aud 1081 lor '68
5-20s. City loau9 were unchanged; the new
italic sold at 1004.
Kailrond shares were the most active on the
lift. Heading sold largely at 473Ct47J, an ad
vance of i; Pennsylvania Railroad at 66, a
sl'aht advnnce; Northern Central at 48, au
advanced i; Philadelphia and Erie at 26(264,
nn advance of i and Catawlsa preferred at
32 5. a Blight advance. 129 was bid for Camden
nnd Am boy; 67 for Norristown; aud 55 for
Minchill.
City Passenger IUllway shareg were un
chanced. 65 was bid tor Tenth and Eleventh;
17 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 25 for Spruce
and I'lne; and 10.J for Hestonville.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
ment at full prices. Corn Exchange sold at 694:
atid Mechanics' at 31, no change. 233 was bid
lor North America; 121 lor Farmers' and Me
chanics'; 110 for Northern Liberties; 108 for
Southwatk; 67 for Pcnn Townshlo: 68 for
(Jiiard; 70 for City; 43 lor Consolidation; and
123 for Central National.
In Canal thares there were nothing doing. 19
was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred; 29
for Lebiuh Navigation; '20 tor Morris Canal; 714
for Mortis Canal preferred; and 12 for Susque
hanna Canal.
rillUDKLPHIA STOCK KICHAXGR BALKS TO-DAY
Reported by ie fiaveu & Bro No. 40 8. Thlxdstrest
FIRST BOARD.
$ 300 City ea.New. 1 ia 1 ; nuon Reading.. 47V
JIWAI UU 1D..IUU'4 JUO
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(H'tjO do ls.l 0'4 4i'U
(400 do .....100? in 1
tvtOO d( U... 9: 1110
0 Bb Fenna u Is. f tl K0
in do 1)5. as 10
tosh fbll & Tr....lsl28 100
Ti sh Corn Kx H....eo 6ii.'a 100
lOanliebV B d b. 5I'4 100
1 ' dO.opKilu. S4'a 1i0
sh N Central........ 4H'i luO
1-0 8b Phil diE c it 18o
l'O do btio. too
U sh Mecb Bk al fi
loosh Big Mounkbeo. tt ;
do... .c W,i
do....slOwn. 47..'
do..ln. b 10.47 44
do...,rgfeln. 47 S'
do...-m.t80. 47'-4
do....rg.fcla.47'4t
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do...b4Aln47 44
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do.. ,.S.blO. 47K
do...rg.tin47-44
do.........bl0. 47k
do..lad b 4 7 '2
do..aldwn- 47
Messrs. William Painter & Co., bankers,
No. 36 South Third Street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day at 12 o'clock:
United Btates 6s. 16S1. Ill QUI'; U.S. 6-20S,
1862, U2j112j; do., 1861, 10tS( 10!)i ; do., 1865,
lOiiiaiODi; do. July, 1865, H8j(3)108i: do. July,
1867, 108i108j;do. IHQH, 108?108J; lfMOs, lOBj
(ft 1001. Compound Interest Notes, past due.
119-25. Gold, 135J135J. '
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern'
ment securities, etc., as follows; fj. S. 6s ol
181, UliU2; 5-20a of 1802, 112.jrail2;
5-20s, 104, PlMiUOOJ: 5 20s, Nov., 1865, 1094
1005; July, 1865, 104(108 do., 18G7, lOSl'ia
108; do. 1868, lOHjlOi); 10-408, 106A106i.
Gold, 135. ,
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Saturday, Jan. 9. Barb: has declined. Bales
of 70 hhds. No. 1 Quercitron at $40 per ton.
The Flour market remains extremely quiet,
and only a few hundred barrels were taken by
the home consumers In lots at $5575 for super
fine, 6 6 75 for extras, 7-258 for Iowa, Wis
consin, and Minnesota extra family, 18 75 $10 60
for Pennsylvania and Oalo do. ,do., and tll13
tor fancy brands, aooord Inn to quality. Itye
Flour commands $7 50&8 V barrel, Nothing
doing In Corn Meal.
There is very little doing in the Wheat Mar
ket, but we continue former quotations. Sales
of red at Il Ko!', Amber at ?2 l32 06, and white
at 82 2o2 45. Itye Is steady, wltu sales of West
ern and X'ennsylvanla at $1((0M1 62. Corn la
dull and weak. Bales of 20,000 bushels new yel
low at 809"o. Oats are without Improvement
Hales of 2000 bushels Western at 7075o.. and
light Pennsylvania at 60(a65o. Nothing doing
lu Barley or Malt.
HoedR Cloverfeed Is firmer, and 259 bushels
sold at J8-87J4. Timothy is nominal. Flaxseed
se lis to tne oi ushers at $2 50 2 to.
Hartford, has a "Sardine CluV:
Alabka coBt us less thatl two cents an tore.
North Carolina wants a State Agricultural
Fair.
The Stanton, Virginia, girls wear high
boots.
Over 27,000 emigrants arrived in Chioago
last year.
The salary of the Fall River aldermen is
$100 per annum.
It cost Boston $272,082 last year to light
its 121)1 street lamps.
In Providence fifteen temperance meetings
are held each week.
A hairless squirrel has been killed near
Katchea, Mississippi.
LATEST Sllll'mtl LYfEUJOKauiS."
For additional Marine Newt tee InHde Paget,
BY IlLKUHAPH.
Boston, Jan. 9. Arrived, steawaolp Aleppo, from
Liverpool.
lOBT OF PHILADELPHIA,.,
..JANUARY 9.
STATB Of MKESOllltTSE AT TBI VMIN TXt.
dUAf (t OITFIOK.
7 A. Mm 47111 A. M. es;i P,M.mM..,.....i
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Bteamahtp Faulta, Freeman, New Yore, John F. Ohl.
Bieaiualilp Wblrlwlnd. Ueer. Providence, i. M. Hutu
son A Co.
Barque Utslab. Ollkey, Hamburg Workman A Co
Bilg JnHaih Atey, JUbb'dgo, Slew YorK, J. Koin-
Bcbr E. F. Cabada, Bwaln. Bagna, Madeira A Oabada.
. . ARRIVED THIS MORNINQ.
Bteamshlp Brunette. Howe, 24 hours from New
"Yorfc, wllb indue, to John F. Obi. a'w
Brig Rpsolute. Llriduooir, 8 days from 8L Marr'a.
Qa , with lumber to K. A. tsouaer A Uo. '
Barque Barah A. Staples from London, arrived yea.
terday, Is coiitlgued to C. F. A U. O. Lenulg-n as
bbiore lepcrted. "
Carrefxdne of the. Philadelphia Exchange.
Lew as, Del., Jan. 7-s P. M.-Tne barque Busy, be
fore reported at Uie Hreanwaier, baa bees ordered to
Baltimore. Barque Foronlnger, from Wo Janeiro
for orders, and scbr H. J. Kavmond. from New Vork
lor Baltimore, are at tbe Breakwater. Oant. Glllan.
of barque l anny Iwls. from Plsagua, report. Nov.
lat. 28 80 B., long. 27 10 VV apukd Br. sblp MaUara,
from Liverpool for Madras; Deo. i. )at.ieiSH., Jong.
88 15 W , signalled an American ship, bound soutU,
supposed tne Huaanna; Deo. I, laU II 40 long, ss VV
signalled American mip Peru, from iwdifl for Oallao,
JOaEr-U LAFUrUA,
oi- u. . MEMOKArTDA,
Hteamsbip Volunteer, Uaiiagber, hence, at New
1 ork yeAterday.
Briga Tiber. Keating, and Peroee Hinckley. Foster.
I0( Philadelphia, remained at Kingston, J a,, lj.h m(.