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VOL. XI -No. Us
PHILADSLPHIA, SA1 UllDAY, JANUARY 1C, 1869.
ROUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIFTH EDITION
THE LATEST NEWS.
TUH INDIAN TROUBLES.
DCflgtfttcti from IiHln-An Impor
Inat lie port from Nlierldan.
Sr. Loots, Jan 10. An Ottiahadooateta states
thai Jt is reported that a number of Indians
jreet-nt'j engaged In the war on the Colorado,
Ksnoas, have reached the Powder Hiver conn
1rj, where a couoeil wa held by a large nuin
"ber of chief. The object of tho council Is un
laown. ' The Indian arc quiet tit Fort Fetterman, and
also along the Upper Mtsso.iri river.
A Denver derpitcli says that the parly ha?
returned from tbe purtuit of tho Indiana in
Cache, La Toudre Valley, having succeeded ia
recapturus 100 horses and killing one Indian.
Wahhinoton, Jan. 18. General Sherman tele
graphs from Hf. Louis to Assistant Adjutant
General Townend the following despatch from
General Sheridan:
1 the Fikld. Tout Conn, Ind. Ter., Jan. 1,
by f pi cial metrnt r to Lawrence, Kanas, Jan.
10, 1809. lo Bvt. Mnjor- ucral W. A. Niobois,
A. A. U.-General:! have the houor to for
ward the iollowlnp for toe lutoiunUioii of the
1 ioulrnalt-flonf :
The debtrncion of the Camanch village bjJ
Colonel Evans' coaui.unrt on Christina ciav
eave the final blow totne backbone of the In
d an rebellion. At midnight na Dec. 31, 18(18,
a delegation of the chief hghtiug meu ot the
t'hejenues and Arrapaboes, twenty-ono in
number, arrived here on foot, their animals not
being able lo carry them on. They sal i they
ruled tbe villnge, md beuned tor peace ana
pcimifsicn for thetr people to come in, and
asked no ternn but only tor a paper to protect
thim irom the operation of our troopa while
en route. ...
They reoort the tribes In mourning for their
lotsec Tbtir people are s'arvintf, having eatcu
uo ell tht-ir doss and flndins no bufftlo. We
bad forced them into the caeons on the eastern
eclf-e of tbe staked flam's where there WS4 uo
KU'H 1 tame or buffalo. Tuey lire iu a bad dx,
and de ite to surrender unconditionally.
I acceded to their terms, and will punish them
jua'.ly. and I ctn ecarcly make an eirorinany
I nnisbmcttt awarde i, tor they a1 1 have blood
upon tbeir hand". Yerdiy we received a tew
; papers, tho nrBt tor h month, Hml 1 ee it alleged
by Indian asents that Black Keltic's band were on
tbi-tr reservation at the ti ne tbey were attacked.
- Tula is a falsehood. The reservation extends
but thirty miles np the Washita from Fort C3be.
Tbe battle took place 120 miles up tbe road
from rott Cobb. It is also allescd tiat the
' bund was friendly. No one could nuke such
an -strtion who had any regard .'or tbe truth.
The jouna men ot this band couimeuceJ the
f-war. 1 can pive their names. Some of Black
Kettle's young m'n were out depredating at
I Fort Dodjie wlicu the Tillage was wiped
jout. Mules takeu from tra ns, matter carried
" by our murdered count rn, photographs stolen
from the scene ot outrages oojthe Solomon aud
I 8'ilme riverj, were fouu 1 in tbe captired cmp.
In addition I have tbeir on illus rated history,
' found in tbeir captured camn. bhowin? the
diiltrent rights or murders in which this tribe
' m eogaeed. It is at the service of anyone
ipfiriDK inlomntlon on the snbiect. It should
be known also that 1 wanted Buck Eattle and
bts iamiiv to come in, through the Anap'ihos
I cbrcM Little Raven, in my Interview with that
f ct ef at Fort Dotfire, in beptcoiber last, but
tbry did not come in.
Yours, rcspectfuHy, P. II. Sheridan,
. Major-Ueueral.
Htcl rnottlua by Tele-f rnpU S P. 91.
Oltndiuniiif , Davis & Co. report inroogQ their
., rJew Yora notiKe me iJinwicn:
N."X.Cenu K tav
Wt. Union Tel.... 8J
N.Y.and E. K .
fh. and Kea. It !-;
Muh.H.and N.l. tv 90
Cle. and Pitt R 88
CbU and N.W.com.
Cleve. & Toledo H..103)4
Toledo & Wabasb.. 62
Mil. A e.. Paul R... 11
Adams Ktpress 52
Wei la, Kargo. '2fM
United Stales Kz... 4
Teonensee 6s, Nsw
Uold.MnM...MM.mM.l!W
Market steady.
OhL andW.w.orer
Chi. and R. I. K..
.12!lt
VltK.F.W.ACbl.R.121
ii
laeifloUaU Bteara.l2i.S
MoETALiiT op thb Citt. Tbe number of
(Wattia in tbe city for tbe week ending at noon
"to day wat 'Ml, being a deoreaae of 'U frona tne
-eorrettpoudluK iwrioa of ins r. year, uiidshui
wen Mdnlt. I au minors; 170 were horn In the
United Blatea. M were foreign. 11 were un
known. 11 were peoidu ol oolnr, and I from tbe
Miauirv . Of ibn Dn ruber. 6 died of cons-es-
tloi -of thebiain.'iS luflainmiiilou of tbe Inuee:
9 rriHi .rnuti; -Jritt-e-H" of the bearl; 15 of
i vi. hold fever: 14 of debility, and 10 of old aee,
Tbe o alba were divided as follow among tbe
Ward.
naraa.
,.. R FlfWnui. ......
...llKixieeulO
,.. 7 Hnvenleentb.(
,..15 Klijbteeiitn...,
V 1 T fl f
Heron d...
;W
8
....-17
" bird .
Vonrth.......
Kilth
7 in taeieenin ...
Hlztb 7:Twenllelh.
1.1
Beventh ..11 . Twenty-11 -t.
ii
Klgbtn... .......
Nlutb. ..............
TDih
Kleveotb..........
Twelftb...........
Thirteenth
Koorieentb. ......
Utiknown, 4,
4 Tweoty-Hoooud m, 7
.Twenty-lhlrd 8
7 i wenty-tourln...
. 6 Twenty- fin h...,
. 4: rweuly-Blitb
.Twenty-seventh
.. -8 1 Twenty eUnlU...
Hbabihos at me Csxtrai. Statios. This
Afiertioon, at two o'eloek, before Alderman
Ktrr. a; the Central HtHtlon
Bridget MeCormlck waa held to ball In the
mam of 41000 to auawr tne charge of union
threatening and Inanlllng lanaiiMge towards a
oeruln Mra. Hannah Payne and ber obudren.
TnomHO Ainea hIho uad a bearing upon tbe
.charge of breaking into and robbing the dwell
ing of Mrs. Mary Hoffman, No. 1113 South
futvenlh xtreet. of a lot ot table cutlery, etc.
Aleld In 13004 hail for a furhUer bearing.
HELWCOLD'3 DUCHU.
BDCBU.
From Diepcueatory of the Uaitoi States.
(Dioema Crenata.)
EUCflU LBAVSB.
PB0PBRTIK3.
Tleir odor is itrorg, diffusive, and ome
wbat arcmatic, their taste littemh and antvlo
goni to mint.
MEDICAL rROPERTIEa AND USES.
Booba lv are generally itimnlant, with
pwvKtr lev&eiwj to tbe Urinary orgaoa.
FIRST EDITION
CUB
Arrival f Captain-General Dnlcc His
rroclamallon to tho Cubans In Full
Tbe Condition of Things on
the Island.
This morning's N. Y. Tribune hat "he follow
In n:
Havana, Jan. 8. The week hag been
crowded with events. Oo Bnnday there was a
grande rvue of all the troopH In the city and
environs. Tbe line extended from theorner of
Kefugto street and the Prado to tbe Vamo tie
Alaile, and Ihenoeout to the i'ue do Tar,,n
Ibrougb La Helneatreet. It wan about a mlie
long. The General looked sad. As tue troop
cltilied before In 111, be had aumothing to say to
nearly eveiy commander.and repealed vivas for
Hpaia anil Cuba KspanuUi were given and
cheered. His farewell uddresx was remllo the
troops, a copy of which is herewith forwarde'l
to juii, it nad been arraDgfd to have a mook
fight at tlieCbnnera tho next mornlug at 10
o'clock, bnt at 6 A. M. ol that dny a caunon wax
heard to lire from the Morro, wulch annouoo d
the arrlvalof the mall Rteamerl)mlllan,hving
on board bis Kxeelleney Domingo Union, Mar
quls of Caatelltlorlto. ll was unorlala at liral
whether the General hud arrived 11 live man, or
whether or not he had died on tho routo,
and lieuce a great rciHh to the wharf of
the popnlnoe to ascertain the fact. A dele
nation trtun the Ayuntameuto and other
private citizens boou went onboard toaneer.
lain the condition of the diHtlngatslied
gentleman; among the very tlrnt ol the uuiuur
10 vltit tbe thip was Ueneral l.eranndl himNfllf.
Tbe meeting between the two Generals was
cordial. Ueueral Luloe was found to be In ex
ceedingly delicate health. By 9 o'clock the
troopa were coming in and rapidly forming,
aiid at 11 one could hardly gel along on the
htreeta between the hay ana the palace. At 1
A. M. preclNoly, General I,eranndl, preceded by
the Cltv Council und various dignitaries, weal
down to the wharf, where he met the new Governor-Genera),
and ei-corted him, through lines
ol troops and in the presence 01 many 1 noumnas,
to tbe Government House, l'erhaps 15.U00
rersonswere present. yeq;ai vUw waited.
a!org seemingly sufrerlng irorn pain and d
nlllt.v ; and when be reached the stairway of the
palace. General Lersnndl on the one side, and
Henor Uarbon of the City Council on tbe other.
bided him to mouut the steps, i uere were no
t-hcutsoi wcicomt; nut, in lien tnereor, a pro
found aympalby for tbe General, and, more
than that, a deep uncertainly on the nan
of the Spaniards s to what was to be done, and
a mingled iook 01 pleasure ana aouoi ou lue
late of tbe Cuban population. Tne Geueral
leok the oath oi otlice, and attemoted a few
rematkH, which are reported to have been
scarcely audible.
Jan. 9 Gunerai uaice nns commenceii in
good earnest the ooiiHumiunviou of what was
achieved by tne revolution, tin has lKn steps
10 bD011h the remembrance 01 isaoni 11 as tue
Qoeen. On Thursday morning the city was
mrprifeo 10 Know mat tne titaue 01 hormte
Mujt bty uau oeen removed irom ina rasoo ao
Yaabeill. Tbe statue was seriously dama?ed
in its removal, tbe face having been partially
crushed by its fall. It was taken awav at 111 ! 1-
tilgbt of Wednesday. The next morutng lue
porlialts of tbe ex IX ieen were haaled down
fioni tbe walls or all the pibllo buildings,
and carted away. No great respect was shown
In their removal, and H is not known whether
the statue was intentionally damaged, or
wbettierit became so by accident, as no one
was Derinitted to see tbe operation of re itoval.
tieverrl persons were In front of the Hotel Yng-
laierra, anu in inn view 01 it, out were oruore i
awav bofore the work commenced. It Is said
that the statue of Co.umbus. now In the oourt
j ard of tbe palace, will be set up on the site of
the removed statuary, and besides that, tbe one
of Kerdluand VII. father of the ex 4ieeu, will
be removed in a few days from the 1'Ja. 1 de
ArmttS.
Froclamntlon o ttie Cnbnna.
The following is tbe text of the proclamation
to tbe Cubans issued by Captain General
Dolce:
The Government provisional of the nation, in
nte of its legitimate faculties, has de'ermtned
to charge me for a second time with tbe superior
political direction of tblB Autllle. an Integral
portion of Hpanlsh nationality. FalHUlog tne
measure of my dntieB, I have obeyed, without
taking into account tbe state of my health,
which was a great sacrifice demanded of me.
Aliesdy yon know me. There is no danger of
my being intimidated, no obstacle w 11 lob.
frightens ice when your well-being
is under consideration; there la no
responsibility which I do not aooept,
however grand it may be. It In this way we
may settle the principle of authority on the
tlrni base of equity and Justice. Cubans: Tne
revolution has stripped us of a dynasty, and
ttarlDg np by the root the poisonous plant that
poisontd the air we breathed, has given baoic
to man his dignity, and to tbeoillaen his rights.
The revolution. In the exerolse of Us Indispu
table sovereignty, dtd not desire that over the
will of the people there should prevail imagi
nary prerogatives, both hereditary and tradi
tional, and it seeks that, for the future, politi
cal and administrative legality should tlx the
destinies of the country, wrenched a it were
Irom the deepest bowels of society by means
of universal suffrage. In a short time yon will
meet at tbe polls and elect deputies 10 repre
sent you in the Ooustltoenl Cortes. T.iey will
obtain from this powoe, supreme aud national,
tbe leforms that your legislature dem-tnds, toe
bekl that j cur administration needs, thnrlgti la
in moral and political order that elvlllsttioii
bas conquered, islanders and sons of tne
Peninsula, we are all brothers; we recoolaa
only one God; and this la for us tie boudof
the same religion; we speak tbe same language,
and one same flag covers us. After to dav tue
island of Cuba becomes one of the provlnees
of Bpalo. Doubtless, this ehange S3 radical
in your political organlztU.iu, wjutd
be sterile and even dangerous In Its
practical results If a pnbllo examination,
tbough tranquil, should not preoede it of every
thing which might be a remedy for the present,
and a hope of larger Increase in a not far off
fotnre. Hence, here the necessity for tuoe
grand electoral reunions wniou good sense
commanils aui ensions sanctions; hence, there
ikewlse the convenience that men of lmaglna
finnan! of knowledge devote themselves to
this discussion, prudent, reasoning aud cold,
-which has made of the press one element of
life for modern society. Painful la it that your
treason as a being, and the respect for Interests
oreated. do not permit the trial of cer'aln sys
tems and doctrines In which there is so tnuoa
interest for progress and humanity. Do not
ti Ink straoge of my speaking my
eontlments so boldly. These are
words wnicn stain tne paper on
which tbey are written and scald the
tongue which pronounces the 10. The poases
hlou of these thiee rights, the only ones which
the prudence and tne wisdom of tue Provi
sional (government can grant us, la themselves
wloue constitute the true political liberty of a
eonutrj ; but it bad acts oouvett this noble aspi
ration .01 our age In au Insurrectionary baud or
cry of independence, Inflexible U must
exist, and be bard in the matter of punish
ment. There is no liberty without order aud
without a respeot for the laws. Whoever volun
tarlly abandons the legal ground wltb wblou
beatnrst commences Is a wicked mau in the
eye of Ulu whoUlo Judge la the tribunal of
Justice.
Islanders and sons of the Peninsula t I sneak
to you in tbe name of Hpaln, In the name of
your mother. Union and fraternity lAiriiet.
fulnetsof the past aad hope in ths future uVe
Hpaln with houor! Dominoo Dut.ois.ik
Havana, Jan. 6, 1609. "XAJis.it
Abolition 4r Mavery.
The following la a copy of an order sent to
the owners of slaves working in tue miuesat
Oobrc
Army of Liberation of Cuba: I give you the
sews that oar wise Governmeut has pro
claimed aud put Into effdet the aboililou of
slavery; and as It Is my duty, and as I am au
thorised to aid iu carrying Into ell'dot a disposi
tion so wise and humane In the Jurisdiction
under any charge. I now make it kuowu to
?ou, to lite end that yoa ahstala from oolleoU
Dg mouthly wages for those for wuorn you
have collected heretofore f r labors from the
mines, and said black citizens will be made
useful in other woiksof the utmost Importance
to enable ns to carry out our enterprise of re
generation and true llferty.
Our Land and Liberty. FaXII FJ0DBBBDO.
Obbr. December 31, IMS.
MEN AND MEASURES AT WASI1INUT0X.
IWm Our Own Oorreipondvnt.
Washington, Jan. 15, 16H!i.
The Bsuks Protectorate Kewoliillon.
The majority cf your readers were no daubi
as much surprised as the majority of the mem
bers of Ibe IIouBe at the resolution reported
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to the
Uonseon Tuesday Inst. It bad been hinted for
some tioie previous that such a resolution whs
tinder consideration in the Committee, but few
enr posed that it would ever be brought before
the Ilotiie. It was a new qtustlon, usd uot one
in ten of the members either understood its
object or its meanipp. The explanatory speech
of General Hunks himielf waifnrfroin clear, an1
exhibited nothing of the ability ofthe Cnairmau
of the Committee on Foreifiii Affairs.
I'ufortUDately for Hanks, ns well as for the
te'olulion, ILe Committee did not s'cin to be
united in Its support. AlthoiiRh cue of the
tnoft important committees of the Hiu9 the
Uommitfc'e on Foreign Affairs, leaving out Its
chairman, is neither composed of the nios.
prominent or the ab'eut members of the Uouse.
Hanks, therefore, lacked support. Hewn per
haps the only member of tbe Comiur.tec at all
able to defend such a proposition, or to answer
intelligently the qucctioDfl pit to b'ui from all
parts of the House. There was no member of
the Committee who seemed either able or wtll
iug to second him. Toe ma'. ter was sprung
upon the Ilounc at a late ho jr of fhe session,
and tbe surprise aud confusuu were so proat.
upon all sides, that when an adjournment was
proposed there was no ooposltiou.
JThe Itutler-Hpaldmic Nuht!tnte.
Whatever may have been the ustonifchtnent of
the House ou Tuesday, It was measurably mag
nified on Wednet-day, when General Uailer
ollered his substitute extending the protection
r.ftjje United States over all the Vcet Indii
lehiudp, and fcpald'Dg followed with his amend.-
mont taking iu all the isl iuds ou the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans lying B'ljaeent to the United
States. Members looked firnt at oae another,
then at Hanks, then at Batler, and fin illy at
Hpnldiog. They wpic ruani'estly at a low to
know exactly what the-e g-nUo:nn had in vie.
Hanks haviDg acceoted Butler's substitute, had
nothing to say. Hutlcr hiui'.elf gave it vague
explanatiop, aud Spalding Intimated something
about ' munifeot de-tiny." Trie debale took a
very wide range, and was entered it'to by some
of the ablest meu In '.he House on both sides.
Finally, the whole proposition, as your reader
are alreudy aware, met with a most Ignominious
defeat. It was hinttd Iu tho debate, aud rather
broadly too, by Jodnc Woodward, that UuiWr
had taken in all the West India t.-Unds for the
mke of iucluling the gonjcwhat fatuous Alta
Vela in the original proposition. Possibly
Woodward, in this case, was not far fro n tho
frutb. Gemsal Butler is associa'eJ in some wuv
with Jeremiah 8. Bluck as couujcI fjr the
claimants of Alu Vela, and as tbey have failed
to serve their clients succcfully 111 every other
attempt, it is po-siblc that this whs resorted to
as a final etTort. To be sure Alta Vela hai no
government, and, as far as is known, there are
no ptople there to seek protteliou, but the
iMaud is claimed by a G iverumcut over which
Butler piopoed to extend the broad !-;is of the
American earjle, and it would have been but a
(.light token ot gratitude for this Government to
have surrendered Alta Vela to its alleged
American owners. What islands in the Atlantic
aud Pailtic Spalding may have bad bis covetous
eyes upon is not kuown, but Ihera 1 au be litt.o
doubt that Alta Vela eul'ttted Butler's sympa
thies wore than either Hajti or St. Oemiuo.
'I be Cuban Revolution and tue Itanb
Protectorate.
In his speech, General DanVs intimated,
tbough he did uot expremly state, that he
offered bis resolution at the Instance ot pro
minent oflicials in the Governments of Haytt
aud Ban Domingo. Although repeatedly pressed
by members for a more explicit statement op m
this point, he declined to givo It. Banks' oojczt
was to use Hay 1 1 an J San Domingo merely a
an entering wedge. Had that proved success
ful, he would no doubt have goue as far as
Butler, and included all the West India if lan Is
or perhaps as far as Spalding, and have Uten in
everything within reach In the Ailautic and
Pacific Oceans. It is not perhaiM generally
known that a quiet but stead j communication has
been kept up lor some time between tbe revo
lutionists in Cuba and certain parties of 110
Muall prominence in this city. Every move
ment of the )isafleetedCubans, their successes
and reverses, their plans and their prospects
together with tbe means taken by the Bpanisb
authorities to subdue them, ha been known
here to certain parties at tbe earliest potsiDle
moment. Tbe latest advices received in tLls
way give assurances of the complete success of
the revolutionary movement, and intimations
have been received that at so dlataut day the
provisional government of Cuba, that
s to be, will ' formally a'-k protec.ion
and recognition from the United States. It is
impossible to tell precisely to what exteut the
Basks movement was related to this matter,
but it is sate to say that It was not eutlrely dis
connected wltb It. bhould the Cub m revolu
tionists make tucb a proposition to ourfJow:m
tnent, CougreMB would of coarse be compelled
to take some notice of it, and it is probable ft at
more than thirty-two votes could be mustered
in tbe House In Us favor. 13 inks' proposition
was probably crude, was reported to tho Hoase
in a somewhat lrtegulur way, acd was unques
tionably budly managed; but there cache uo
doubt that U embraces tbe elements of a oollcy
which our Government will be compelled to
adopt sooner or later.
Tbe Sue. Murphy Claim.
It might be supposed, from the elabiif.te
consideration which this subject bas received
jrom the Senate, (hat that body bad settled the
question of tbe finances tnd all tbe other para
mount laterals of tbe country, sod bad resolved
lUelflnto an amateur debating society. The
question "Woo is John flcotl," it not asked
half so frequently now as "Who is Soe Uorphy.1'
That bas been so thoroughly answered by dis
tinguished Senators during the debate, that 1
tball uot attempt a rept'.ltion. Any one observing
her in tbe gallery of the Senate (for she is there
neaily every day) would hardly suppose that
tbe was a person of enough Importance to eo
gage the attention of theHeuate for so long a
line. Like all clsimauts who come to WasU
iugtpp, skf possesses the Teat hfcruclf ristW's
of boldness and perseverance. There are frw
women who could sit as unconcernedly as she
does from day to day, and bear not anly the
merlisof her claim canvassed, but her character,
her loyalty, her antecedents, and even her
virtue discussed. Un'ortunately for ber
as well ns for her claim, the is but the repre
sentative of a class. To pas her claim l to
oyen the flood-ga'cs through which would flow
similar claims amounting in tbe aggregate to
many millions of dollar. This is tbe secret of
the stubborn resistance made by those who
Resume to act as the watch-dogs of tbe Treasury.
Hut still there is no occasloa for tha Boo a'
wasting to much precious time In diseasing a
u matter which conl l be settled by a vole iu a
lew minutes. There Is scarcely a member of
the Senate who has not ma le up bis mind long
ago just how he will vote upon this question,
aud it may be tsfcly asserted that a thousand
speeches from as many different Senators would
not change the result.
lle rhlladelplilis Nnvy Ta.nl tuvrttl.
Katloii.
Since Judge Kcllcy presented the report of
the Sub-Committee of Navs.1 Affa'rs on th-i in
U'htieution of the fraudulent purchase of tools
and machinery for tbe Phils lelphia Navy TarJ,
the parties implicated In these frauds have b 'eu
industriously at work trying to get up a white
wabhiug minority report. The history of this
investigation is lntereting as showing the
ninnner In which frauds are sometimes dis
covered, and the efforts of oiticial to thwart the
t'Lds of justice. Judce KcUey'd attention was
ritst dlrec'cd to this matter by a friend in Pnilr.
! lphia who takes a deep interest in everything
relating to iron and machinery, and who, upon
a caal visit to the Navy YarJ, observed largo
loves of tools piled np which had ben appa
rently tbiown aside. After tbe sub-commHtec
had been appointed, Mr. Ishrrwood, Chief
Kuginccr Of tbe Navy, came to JudRe Kelley
Mid obligingly offered to detail a number of
tiigiricirs to investigate the matter and report
to the sub-committee, ne was q'lictly
Informed that tbe committee couM
make its o?n investigation, as It
would be compelled to inike its own report to
the Iloii'O, lsherwcoil, however, j-eemed deter
mined that the engineer department ofthe navy
thould have some part in Ihe investigation.
Accordingly, when the committee reached
Philadelphia, they found, to their astonishment,
the engineers iu thargo of the Boston and
Brooklyn Navy axds, who reported themselves,
under the orders of their chief, Ibherwood, to
assist the cornmiitec in th"ir investigation. The
committee, however, possessing fuli po jvere from
tbe House to examine witnesses and to send for
personBand papers, wentqaickiy to work, Jmdge
Kelley giving the engineers to understand that
wbeu they wete wanted Ihey would be called
for. A disposition wns moulfe.itcl to throw
every obstacle possible in tbe way of the com
mittee, with a view to prevent a thorough
investigation. This proving unsuccessful,
less honorable ineaus were resorted
to ty Engineer Zeller and his subordma'ea to
accomplish tbe same purpose. Fraudulent bids
were produced purporting to come from Messrs.
Sellers & Co. aud Messrs. Bemen- A Dougherty
of yonr city, which, being shown to these
firms by Judge Kelley, ohtlrman of the com
mittee, were pronounced forer'es. AU this
was done, it appears, to produce the impressiou
upon the committee that the b ls of Messrs.
Koach A (son of New York, for the tools and
n'achliiery required, were lower than thoso of
any Philadelphia firms. Most of those tools
and ibis machinery were proved by competent
machinists and engineers to have gone out of
nto In all well-regulated establishment by
reason of their being superseded by more
modern Improvements and better patterns.
Tbe whole affair seems to have bsen what may
be termed a "set-up job" between tbe Engineer
lcpartment of tbe Nvy and Ue r.
lloach & Sou, to get a large aruoont
of money out of the Government for olfl tooW
and ancient machiuery that eouU Gomnnml a
market nowhere che. Having failed to thro
dust In tbe eyes ef the couiaiit.ee, the enter
prising gentlemen of the Engineer department,
including, of course, Engineer Zeller, of the
i'biladelphia Navy Yard, have organised a little
lobby here for the double purpose of throwing
discredit on Judge Eelley's report, and of de
f rating his bill authorizing the President to
socoiiit a civilian to the position of Chief
Knglneer of tbe Navy. The latter, should it
puss the Senate as it has done tne House,
would effectually dispose of the immaculate
Isherwood, much to the satisfaction, as I
happen to know, of tbe great majority of the
officers of the navy. It may be gratifying to
the friends of tboee parties in your city to kno v
.that they have not the slightest cbauee of
kucceeding In their efforts.
oaina; the Tariff Itlll.
An enterprising firm of jour city, Messrs.
McKeone, Van Haagen & Co., have inauguiated
a lcw mode of reaching tbe Ways aud Means
Committee and tbe members ol the House 011
the Tariff bill. Oiher Interests send delegations
here, who appear before the committeo aud
uaureato them with argument. But your inge
nious soap maoulacturcrs have hit upou a novel
and a different plan. One mornlug this week
each member, upon entering the Hall, found
upon his desk a small box detaining two cakes
of lich "flower scented soap," accompanied by a
circular. This ctreulac is au appeal to Cougrcss
to impose a duty on kryol te, ao article euterlog
largely Into tho manufacture of fine soaps. It
appeals that a single company Jocuted at Pitts
burg has a monopoly of the Importation of Ibis
article, which Is found only in Greenland.
McKeone, Van Haaaan & Co., In behalf of tbe
soap manufacturers, ask Congressmen who
received their clrr nlar and their little bog of
"fiower-tcented soap," to vote aualnst admit
ting kryolite Itee without a corresponding ad
vance in the tariff on soaps, or to mike any
further increase in the duty on sal soda. As
this establlshet a new preccdant in the mauner
of directing the attention of Congressmen to
needed legislation, we may expect hereafter
(0 see member?, desks piled ud wltb bars of
iron und steel, sacks of wool, nuggets of cop
per, lumps of coal, and, possibly, demijohns of
wLUkj aud boxes of tobu jeo aud cigars,
-Chicago has Lad ao "AnU-Temjeranoe
meeting."
Illinois grew 2?,000,000 bnttbelB of j ota
toss this year.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
(J rant's Intended Visit to Balti
more -The Late Darwin A.
Finney-Tlie European
Market IleporU.
lTIiitiiwrinl nnd Oommcrclnl
FROM BALTIMORE.
(timal VcHpatch lo Th Evening TelegrttpH
Baltimore, Jn. 16. A letter frota
Ueneral ltadeaa.
tlencral Omul's secretary, received here, s!g
nlfies that Grant iutcmls to visit Baltimore on
the 2Ut instant, when he will remain until the
following Saturday.
1'i'cpara'ions will be made for his recpt'on.
tie will also attend the meeting of the Trustees
of the Peabody Educational Faud.
The i'ritifh barque Boaz Is now
A Total Wreck
at Cape Hrnry, having gone to pieces.
The Son hern Central Kailway Compiny has
accepted the Bond property of eighteen acres
in the Mibuibs ofthe city, for
A New lcot
and machine houses, etc., taking It at tbe late
jarj's valuation of $:)5,000,
George Dcaver, an e.-nploye of the co'np-iny.
was killed yesterday near Baltimore, by being
run over.
DARWIN A. JT1NNEY.
Urltiglngr be Kmnliii of I lie I.ate Ciu
Krcssuiiui 10 lblliMlcl!HM.
Hptciol UetfHUon (o J7i! Ktmnmg Ttu graph,
KewYokk, Jan. 10. Thu special committee
ol the United States House of Representatives,
appointed lo proc eJ to this ci'y and tike
charge of Ibe remains of Hon. Darvin A. Fin
ney, late member of the House Irom Pennsylva
nia, left here this morning at ten o'clock, with
the body in charge. They will arrive at tho
West Philadelphia Depot about two o'clock. It
will be rememucicd that the late Mr. Finuey
bad gone to Europe some months ago, hopi 11?
thus to secure the rtorntiun of his health.
The remains are to be interred in Laurel 11.11
Cemetery.
Tbe commit lee appointed to convey the body
of tbeir la'c associate ooimits of Jtv.le Pettis
and Hon. Cbarle O'Ne.111, Hou. A. J. Glosbreu
tier, nou. S. J. Randall, Hon. George W. Wood
ward, and Hon. George V. Lawrence, of the
Pcmisylfauia delegation; Hon. J. G. Blaine of
Maine, Hon. J. K. Birch of Kentucky, Hon. L.
McCullom of Illinois and acconipauled by
Harrison Strieker, Deputy Serge;uit-aVArius of
the House.
THE E UR OP HA N MAR KETS.
By Atlantic Cabls.
Tbls Blornliie's) ltiotilloun.
I okdon, Jan. 10 A. M. Condom for money
and account, 93. Slocks firmer and higher,
tew,
Liverpool, Jan. 15 A. M. Cotton firmer,
but not higher. Thesales to-dny will probably
reach 15.000 biles.
IjONDom, Jan. 18 A. M. Sugr quiet anl
eteaoy.
This Afternoon's lntation.
London, Jan. 18 P. M.-Uuited States Five-
twenties quiet and steady at 75J. Stocss quiet
und steady; Rrie, 204; Great Weolern 45.
Liverpool, Jan. 16. P. M. Cotton quiet;
middling uplands ll'i.. middling Orleans 11 j.l.
Lard decliued; talcs at 72s. Pork quiet aud
stendy.
Havre, Jan. 16. Cotton opened firm; sales at
IMt. on the spot, 1371. afloat.
SMPWREGK.
f.ONN of tbe Steamer Gulf City, with
Nearly All on Board Detail or tue
DlnuMtcr.
The New York World of this morning has the
following:
Hcun eiy bas the excitement over tne loss of
tbe Hibernian died away, whea tbe public ai'e
startled by the report of another disaster the
sBlpwreckof the Uulf City, of the New Yora
and Uai veuton Iloe. with tne loss of nearly all
ou board. Btarung from Galveston on the 2Uh
ol December, with twety-flve passeugurs ou
board, the slearuer had oomparall vcly pleasant
weather nntll lastSanday night, when a stroug
tooibweater sot in, whloh the vessel suc
ceeded in braving. On Monday the weather
became milder, and as the day closed,
ojntlnued to improve. About tula time
tbe 111-fated steamer had approaohed the ooast
of North Corollua, and waa directing Its oourse
towards 1010 1 Lookout. Theahoalsofi'ihls point
are avoided by all mariner asexoeedlugly dau
uerous, even In the uilldem weather. Tuey are
nnmberlesa, aud In many cases are anseea uatll
it Is too late to steer clear of them. Anout teu
o'clock on Monday nlxiit the Gulf city ploughed
tbe sea among these breakers aud atruck oue of
them with force and grounded. Only three
hmua elapsed before the steamer went do jvu,
with all on board but three p-rsons. n part of
tbeciew I'atrtckMoCabe, who lives in Jersey
City, and AnlbonyT uoinasand Henry MoArdle,
both of whom are rt-BlUenu of ihtauity. These
survivors were picked np by the sloituier W. P.
Clyde, od Wodnokday, auout two o'oiouk.
Another steamer was also around tbe wreck
on Wednesday nlttht, but has not beeu heard
from yet, and there la a sliuht hope that a few
more of the ou fortunate passeugers may be
found. The naiu s ol those on board it la Im
possible lo procure as yet, bnt the number is
known to be as stated, leavlog twenty-two pro
bable deaths as the se que nee of the terrible dis
aster The steamship Leo. Captain Dearborn,
passed tbe wreca about noon on Wednesday,
and that gentleman reports that two vessels,
oue bounu nun h and the other south bad hove
to near the Uulf City, and were engaged la pick
Ina up cotton and other freight lrotn tbe sea.
Many bales of cotton the captain reports hav
ing seen, and a large amount ot woodwork be
longing to the steamer. In the distance what
was supposed lo be ihe hurrloane deok waa
seen. Top pieefs of houses belonging to the
boat wore also flouting around.
THE CHILIAN MISSION.
Let (era from IillitrlcU lu Reply to
Mutter.
General Kll patriot has written a letter to Hon.
John Hill, member of Congress from N. J.,oou
eernlug the pronosUlou of Ueneral Butler lo
abolish theChlll mission. He asks, after ex
plaining the oaae as it stands, "What does
Ueneral Butler know of Cain? Absolutely
nothing Just about as much as he does of
finance, lla desires to pay off the natloual
dent without paying it. aud be desires to reduoe
our expenses and punish me without aoo.tm
pushing either." Further on he says: "1'ue
effort to abolish tbe mission is worthy of Butler;
of Ibe past reaord and present efforts of the
mun who, in 18t0, could vote ftriy-two limes for
the traitor Davis, and afterwards urge upon the
American people the eleotton of bieok
lnrldKe, wbeu he knew that hie
tuocesa wss our rulu; who oould. In lHtM,
advocate repudlallon and finanolal ruin;
who. after his proteststlons that hewaathetroa
friend of Uiyssle "s. Urant. yet ran awav fr.Im
IiOwell to avoid him, and on the aaiiie dw
aroepted ibe hospltalliy of a New York Demo
cratic el tit), and there talked over the reorBrji.
r.atlon of tbe Demncratlo parly when he auould
have been extenalng words of welcome to hie
future President to tbe cPy of Lnwlll; the
OjssUd radical who com d write to the bonis
vi) le Journal that although be had been the bit
ter enemy of tbe South curing tbe war, he now
could do tbem more good 1 ban any 01 her man
thesdvocateand lawyer, the Kepnbllrwn and
stattsman who, afier most vilely denonnolne
tbe 1 resident or the United Htatea before au
Ibe world, dares to meet blrn face to race, ex
tend the two hands of friendship, and wish
Llm a happy, happy. bnpy New Year."
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Ornca or tai Kvbnims TxLicBrH,l
Saturday. Ja. lssa, J
The Money markci Is reported rather easier,
bnt the riles are wlthont chaDgp. Call lotus
are quoted nt 6(f H P"r cent. Prime b isiness
P per ranees from BIHIO per ceut. per annum.
II10 t-tock market was quiet this morning, but
prices were firmer. Government pec urines were
firmly held at lull prtcs. Citv lo'tns were
higher; the new iue cold at 1COJ3100J, an ad
vance of J.
Ka lroad shares were h'pher. Reading old at
47irtf.48, an advance of i; Penusvlatila Kailroad
ai 60. au advance of i; l.ehiirh Vslley at 6ft,
an advance oi : ami Philadelphia and Kr.e
at 26iU7, an advance ot . 12fii was bid for
Camden and Anibo; 07 lor Nornstown: 65 for
Mmchill; 33 f.r North Pennsylvania; 334 for
Catawissa preicrred; and 48J for Northern
Cent il.
Bank shares were 1n demand at full prices.
Farmers' and Mechanics' fold at 123. an ad
vance of Jt; and Guard at 60, no change; 235
was bid for North America; 167 for Philadelphia;
1' 8 for outbwark ; 31 tor Mann'oeturers': 71
for City; 44 for Consolidation; and 123 for Cen
tral National.
Caual fhares were dull. Schuylkill Navigation
cotnmou sold at Oi&lO, a decline of 1; 19 was bid
lor pret erred do. ; 2'4 tor Lehigh .Navigation;
acd 12J for Susquehanna Cansl. .
PHUADULPHIA HTO0K KICHAVUB BALER TO-DAI
Uonorted by ue ilaveu a Bru., Mo. tu a. Talrd suset
rtK.vr HUKD.
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Ciotio d(......w 1'jo.., ; .oo sn Ke ...sao M'A
vjuini rmi s iu ns vn
$.(;) 111 tifcuolil l .lg.
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do. le.ssu. 47.
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do . l&JTI 94
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8 nil Far fi Meo It.. liM',,
45 sU leniia B...J..C. bit',
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luu nh Hirard iik...ls. Ml
Messrs. Jay Cookr & Co. quote uoveru-
ment securities, etc., as follows! u. S. 6 ot
1S81, 112U2i: 6--2Us Of 1802, 1124112);
6-20S, 1H04, lODJCtfilOOj: B 20s, Nov., 16, 10'J
HO: July, 1865, 10-KcCl08J; do.. 18C7. lOti-ifl
ll)8i; do. 1S08. 10jaiU8ji; 10-4()f. 1071108.
Geld. 1361; Union Paettic boLds, lOHalllli.
Messrs. William Painter & Co., onuners,
No. 30 South Th'rd Sueet. report the tollo-ving
rates of exchange to-dav at -12 o'clock!
United States 6s, 18S1. 112SH24; U.S. 6-20S,
18B2, 1124U2J; do.. 1864, 108JfO5l00; do., 18li6,
lODiaiiiOI; do. July. 1885, l 'tsil'iei: do. July,
1807, 108J'il08j ;do. IsttH, I03i108j; lt)-iD, 107j
(aWl. Compound Interest Hold, past due.
n9-25. Gold. 136iai30..
Messrs. De Haven A Brother, No. 40 Saatb
Third street, report the following rcttesof ex
chanee to-day at 1 P. M.:-H. 8. 6a of 1881, 112
ail24; do. 1362. 112J ami; do.. 13tS4. 109ia
1094; do., 1865. 109,1 fillOnj; do. 196, new, 108
1084; do., 1867. new. 108 1 ?8108: do., 1HC8, ltWi
f(i)lt)8; do., 5a, 10-40s, 107jl07L Due Com
pound Interest Notes, 194; Gold, 1361304;
Silver. 131Q133.
Mock Qnotntlona by Telegrapli 1 P. n.
Olenuinntng, Davlsa Uo. report through their
New York house the tol lowing:
N Y. Cent. K 101' WesU Union Tel.... 34U
N. Y. oad K. R........ KU Tolndo A Wabastu- 63
Ph. and Kea. K OiiMll. au Paul ooin.75
Mich. H. and N.I. R (Hi 1 dams Kxprens...... 61
Clev. A Plttsb'g K.. 87 Wells, FarsjoExp 25r
Chi. and N.W. 00m 81 Ualed Status Exp, 45
ChL and N.W, pret 87' Tennessee Ss. sew. ttX
Obi. and K.I. K......lV8U'Uold
uoi;
Ptttn.K. W.&Chl. 12()l Market lrregniar,
Paclflo Mall 8. Co.12v;.7i
1
Markets by Telegrmpb.
Baltim ic Jap. 16. OoUod quiet, out tf.ru: mKt
dlniK ui'lai'dsZOlic. Floor quint and steady, and nil-i-lisuKel.
WriMi dnl: Pf aiiylTfila red, titty t
Corn dnll; whtta, H(s7o. (jam dull CW7o. Hy
dull at 1 1 iil SO. 1'om flrna at ti"2. Baeoo oii,
nbililea. 17to l7Mc: clear do . 17jl7.Vo; abouliiera,
MJHa Haiui. lS.qiitOa Ld qaU at wes
Philadelphia Trade Report
BATUBDAY, Jan. 16.-Tbe Flonr market is In
active, and prloes have a downward tendency.
There Is no demand except from the home con
sumers, who purchased 500 barrels, Including
superfine at loSGO; extras at S6d 00; Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra families at
$7-2j776 for fair and ohotoe, and 77o4M for
fancy; 1'ennsylvanU and Onto do. do. at 76
10 60; and fancy brands at 11(13. aooordloa; to
quality. Kye Floor sells at 7 608. Nothloit
doing in Corn Meal.
Tbe Wheat market Is dull at tbe reoat de
cline; salts of red at Si'8i)3l85; amber at S'Ai
i 05; and white at 12 2u4'4U. H"e la steady, with,
aalesof Western atsllti! 63. Corn Is ejolet and
weak; sales of new yellow at Kl&WXs 1500
bnshels damp do., by auction, at 20a; and new
white at 85o. Oats are uuchangeri; sales of aC00
bushels Western at 7376o. Nothing doing In
liarley or Malt.
Cloverseed l firm, wltb sales of boshela
prime at lit. Timothy ranges from S3 10 13 15.
Flaxseed Is taken by tne crushers at ti 60 W 04.
Whisky is dull at $1-12103 per gallon, tax
paid.
The Mikado of Japan left his pakoe in
November, tbe first time snob, a thing baa
happened in 2000 years.
Governor Hoffman ia 39, and the youngest
Governor New York ever had except Seward,
who waa eleoted when 37.
Theodore R. Davis, of Harper's W telly
(Croqnis) is in Washington making sketches
for the forthcoming Inauguration.
LATEST SUirriX LTELL1(J KMt'K,
For adUlilionul Marine Mewt tee Iiulde Paget,
bt TKLaea&PH.
NW Yoaa, Jaa. Is. Arrived, stesnublp Cuba.
froiu .Liverpool.
POBT OT PHILADH.L.rilla. ....J 4.NCAB Y If.
statb Or THEBMOMHrraa at thi avaviNa
suapk ornca.
T A. M - 40 U A. At 44 1 P. k.Nm.
- 41
CLEARED THI i MORNING.
Steamship Uuuter, Uardiuc, Provlde-uce. D. H. Stetson
Bteainsblp Fantta. Freeman, New York, John P OhL
H. U. barque Kosmos, Wslarlcha, Brsntsu. L- WaT
lergaard dtco.
Brls uesoluts, Llcplnoott. Bt, Mary's, Qa., K, A. Son.
ur je.
ARRIVED TUId MORNING.
Brig Speed. 1 arkta. bu days Irom London with
muse, vu WoikmanAUo. Sb loit., on Htters
poke barque Aga-s. Irom Rio Janeiro, for BaituorI
Huhr 11. oimuiis, UoJrey, from ttaieoi. Ma., with
txda. t" caoialn,
Hvnr M. 1. Huralman. Ireland, from Charleston vis
Wlloiliiglou, ixl.i la ballast la caplalu.
Comupondrnr Qf the Philadelphia Momlumoe.
Lawns, Del., Jan. it s P. M iUrquus Amelia
GeDrliig from London, aud Louisa. ir.ua LtvriMol
boih lor Pbliaaelptilarrivad at toa Breakwater luia
evea'ug. Brig Mary Fisber, from ror Padadal.
rhla. passed la nigbt. Bibrs J. w. Hall, from
Jacksonville, for B.ision, aao A Llaooln rrom Nm
fasils. Del., loi New York, were at tb Break w?Z
tbls uiorulos. WludSW jOiKU xJirRA,
. , M5ORaNOA.
,f. 'e,oJ5 t"PVo,u,"'.Jo"as. heiics. at New Tork
iV.StWfa, "lbla,..lLl fSOBI