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VOL. XI -No 28.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1869.
POUULE SIIEET TllltEE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
XI Y rX I.
Trouble Between the Haitians and
the French-Tho French Ad
mlral Kcfuses to Ilocog
nlze the JUotkade.
By the snivel at New York yesterday of the
rig Oliver Cults, direct from Port-au-Prince, in
fourteen days, wo hitve Ilajtlnu advices to the
17th ot January. The news n important.
Torre vat a prospect of serious trouble be
tween the French and the Haytiau Govern
Bunts. The dr.ound of ttie French Almirat
that Victorlno Chevalier, the (iovernor of the
town of Gonatvc, should make an ample
apology for insults to iTiich s ibjecis at tliat
place, had not been sitiis-fuciorilv responded to.
Walters bad oecoiue fuither complicated tbrough
the all Undo assumed by the Adimr-tl mchitlve to
the blockade of the rebel lluvtidu fort. It
appears that recently that fuuttvinitry paid a
Visit tn bin flnn-shlp to St. Mure, which is held
by the Insurgents unoer Nixsuee Suget, and is
the teat of ' the reoel Government. While
his ship was ljing there two French, merchant
Testels attempted to rnler the port, but were
prevented doing so by the presence off the port
of the Uaytiau war steamer H.ilnave. Upon
being inlormed of this the A -i n mil immedi
ately got up steam, left St. AJarc late in the
evening, an I the next morning returned to at.
Marc, havlrg the two vcsecls hi tow. He had
positively refused to recognize the blockade,
contending that It was not etlectlve, and there
fore, accordiog to the terms ot the treaty of
Paris, not blndinc It was believed at Port a u
Prince that the French were acting in concert
witn the insurgents. Wuile he w;i9 at St.
Marc a le Deum was celebrated on board his
ship, at which Saget find All hie Ministers were
present, as well as the officers of the ilritish
Man-of-war Niobe, then in that port. In lact, it
. wis rrported at Port-au-Prince that the Admiral
had recognized the rebels as belligerents and
that it was his Intention to insist upon French
merchant vessels being allowed free Ingress and
egress at alt ports held by the insurgents. It
was further reported that the rebel authorities
)ud pledued to the Admiral a portion of all
their coffee Ehlpped in Freuch vessels towards
the liquidation of the debt owing to France by
Bayti. Meantime Salnuve hud published iu the
JUoniteur the despatch of Secretary Seward
refusing the protection of the American Gov
ernment to any American vessel which should
attempt to enter Haytinn ports in violation of
the blockade. The Montteur eulogizes Mr.
Seward's despatch as conformable with right
and justice, and maintains that the Uaytiau
iiavaf forces, conveniently distributed alone the
Whole extent of the coast, and con-tantly in
movement, are keeping up an effective blockade.
The French Admiral, accompanied by the
liiobe, had returned to Port-au-Prince from St.
11 arc, and the officers of both vessels ha I
expres'ed themselves as dciigntcd with the
reception thev met with at the latter place.
Secretary Seward hud written the United
States Minister at Port-au-Prince, asking expla
nations ot the uncontradicted statement that on
two occasions Haytian vessels b'td gone into
action flying the American flag the br3t being
that ot the attack upon the renel war vessels
at Petit Goane, which was destroyed by the
Potion, and the second the bombardment of the
town of Jeiemio, by Haluave, the American
'Minister being, in the latter ciue, on board at
the time.
President 8ilnave was still iu the South,
directing military operations. The American
Minister at Port-nu Prince hud received des
patches from the President, but nothing was
known at Port-au-Prince further than that the
Government lorces were operating successfully
against the rebels. From Jacmel.Cape Hay ti, and
onatves dates to the 9th of January had been
received, but matters remained unchanged at
those places.
The affair of the American tchoouer Dc Ilart
was amicably settled through the intervention
of the captain of the United S at3 war steamer
Nipsle, which subsequently left lor Asplnwall.
The Dc Ilart was at Port au Prince for charter.
A decree has bern issued bv the Government
requiring all foreigners in Ilayti to register
their names ar.d their occupations at offices
designated by the Government for that purpose.
The measure, says the decree, is simply precau
tionary, and not intended to operate in any
way aeainst foreigners In Hajti engaged iu
legitimate pursuits.
? CALIFORNIA.
Terrible Ravages of the Nniallpo
s Tlie Town of Han Juau Jfeclinntetl.
The New York Sun' Ban Francisco (Cal.)
correspondent writes on the 12th tilt:
Early in December the smallpox broke out in
this city. At first but little attention was paid
to it beyond the ordinary oonrse of vaccination.
But the disease grew virulent and mauy deaths
occurred. Through some tearful mistake a
amber of persons were vaccinated with impure
natter, and the ordinary medical treatment
seemed to have scarcely any effect upon tho
disease. So fatal were its ravages that public
attention was immediately drawn to it.
Tne people became excited, and a large
meeting was held to devise means to stop the
pread of the contagion. Ttie proceedings of
tuis meeting weie published In the San Francisco
Journals, but they were toned down to a mode
rate degree, through tear ot affecting the usual
Winter and spring tide of immigration. People
seem disposed to cover up the tcartul ravages of
the disease and to conceal its deadly character.
The streets are filled with tuucrals, and the
grave-digger has his hands aud graves full. In
tome case burials ate male by night.
Despite every precaution the contagion re
Bains as deadly as ever, and thougn tt can
scarcely be said to be increasing, its decline is
hardly perceptible. All the pest homes ara
lull. Fathers an 1 children, mothers, brother,
and sisters expire daily, and nearly every
person in the city has lost some acquaintance
or relative. The Chinese have suffered terribly.
Iheir native doctor have neither experience
nor common sense in the treatment ot the
smallpox, and, us a natuial consequenoe, three
out of every five ot their puiicuts run into
eternity.
Rut the ravages of the epidemic are not con
fined to Ban Francisco. Nearly the whole State
la infected, Hnd some towns have been decimated
fcy the peatileoce. i hus tar fcacramento, Marys
llle, and Stockton have eeotped the raalleuant
type of the oisjrder. but it has run through the
lower counties of tho State like a murrain. In
droy and Los Angeles tho disease has been
fatal beyond precedent, and 8au Francisco can
bo called reasonably healthy when its
death-rate is compared with thoe
of the former towns. Borne of those
affected appeur to rot by inches, In spite ot
every ava'lable prescription. The physicians
stand aghast. Iu tome cases vaccination seems
to have entirely )ost lis power, and men,
women, and children, wlih vaccine scars on
their arms as large as twenty-shlihug pieces,
have fallen victims to the pestilence. Hospitals
have been hastily furnished, and every effort
lias been made In these towns to stay the pro
gress of the disease, but thus far with but little
effect. Whole families have died. In one In
stance, a father and four children died within
twenty-four hours, and in a hotel at Ios Angeles
nin pirsons were buried within a week.
But the plague spot of the is' ate thus fur has
1. n f 1 1 U) n n f bun .ltt.n In Ll.tntu.-a
rooje one hundred miles from ban Francisco.
Th town contains about a thousand persons.
11, alarming accounts of the mortality in
fcaa .Francisco and utlroy excited, some ap.
prehensions, and aa effort was made to prevent
the appeal ance of the epidemic iu Saa Juu.
A man came down from the grape-crowing
d strict of Sonoma county, and reentered
his name in the hotel. When questioned
concerning the smallpox in the north, h
acknowledged Its fatal virulence, and said that,
fearing he might catch it, he had taken th i
precaution to bo vaccinated before leaving
home. In twenty-four hours his arm swelled
to the size of his body, and was covered with
gangrenous sores. An examination by the
ptiysirintts resulted In the discovery of the fact
that the mon hud actually been iuociilatel with
tbc most malignant type of the smallpox.
He died, a sickcninii nia-s of putre'nctlon,
within torty eight hour", and whs buried at
midnight. Steps were tuk-n oi the Instant to
prevmt the spread ot tne disease. The dead
ui au's blankets, underclothes, and outer gar
ments were burned; but un'or'iiu.itely SQaie
school children discovered the hilt-ourned ras;s
and caueht the Infection. In one week num
bers of them died, and the epidemic obtained a
firm footnold in Sun Juau. Ujt of a population
ot a ihotisand, tour hundred were takndovn
with smnllpox. and ot these four hundred per
sons onn hundred nnd sixty died.
Ibis is a fearful rale of mortality, mid I
donbt whether the annals ot this loath-tome
disease con surpr.ss it. In fom country towns,
away Irom the teach ot sk l'ul doctor.', and
where the proper medicines are scarce, two
thuds of the cases prove latol. Tnroughout
the State the mortality hiis ben unprecedented.
I have thought it my daty to cive your
readers this Information, b"caur-e of the dhpo-ii-tinn
throughout California to keep the wtiol"
thinir as qui -t as po-nible. It Is proper ib'it
ptople intending to coaie to California
should be mado acquainted with the tacts,
aiid i send theia to you, earnestly ho.iing that
you will place them before your renders. The
truth has been too long concealed.
S I TKO-WLYCEKLNK.
Ttiree Men Klllctl nnd Seven O.hors
Wounded by Its Explosion.
From the Troy Times, Feb. 1.
On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock a loud ex
plosion suddeuly alarmed the inhabitants of the
quiet vilhige of Sooth Petersburg, iu this
county, and for a few moments tho utmost con
sternation was depicted on every couutenauce.
This soon gave place to the inteuscst feeling of
honor, as the news spread from mouth to
mouth that the shock which hnd been expe
rienced throughout the village proceeded from
a rock cutting along the true of Parks' Leba
non Sprirgs Hail road, nnd resulted trom the
premature explosion ot a can of nltro-glycerinc.
and that numbers ot the workmen engaged
upon the road had been killed and injured.
The reality was bad enough, for three men had
in au instant been hurled into eturnity, while
seven others were little better than mangled,
tiulverlng masses of humanity; but as it was
known that thirty men were at work in the
cutting, and as the terrible effect ot glycerine
was comprehended in a moment, the fears
of the populace maguiQed the horrors ot
the accident ten fold, and rumors of even greater
destruction of life prevailed until the sad reality
was knowu. A shocking sight barst upon the
view of those who, hastening to the relief of
the unfortunate workmen, were tho first to
arrive upon the scene. Tuose who hal escaped
tied in terror from tne place the cries of horror
and alarm mingling with the shrieks of tho
wounded as they lay hopeless in an agony
utterly beyond the power of pen to describe or
the mind to realize. Three men ICpbraim ft.
Webster, the foreman of the woik; John Con
nors aud William Clayton were blown into
masses of almost unrecognizablo humanitv.
while seven others, some of them (tlih arms and
legs wrenched from their bodie?, lay in all direc
tions perhaps th? most pitiable vic.ims of the
Horrible calamity. The names ot tho wounded
are John O'Neal, injured beyond all possioility
ot recovery; Bryan Higgiug, Mich lei Maloncy,
Patrick Kdey, James Connors, Ueury Breeu,
and ,'olin Rush two of the last named being
very severely hurt.
The place nt which the accident occurrel lies
upon the outskirts of the villaee. A ro;:ky
ledge, some two or three uuud:ed feet long, was
iu process of excava'ion to reduce the grade of
the road bed at that point. Mr. Webster was in
charge of the the work, aud for the purpose of
facilitating the blasting used nitro-giyctriue, an
explosive agent some twenty times more power
ful than gunpowder. He was in the habit of
placing the curtrlJgcs containing the glycerme
in the blasting holes drill d in the rok, and on
this occasion seems to have acted with a care
lessness which cost him his life. The cartridge
consisted of a tin tube about an inch and a half
in diameter and about three or four inches long.
In this tube the glycerine was inserted, and in
an inner tube n small quantity of powd-r, to
which the fuse was attached, serve 1 as the
menus of exploding the fluid when placed In posi
tion in the rock. On Saturday night preparations
bad been made to discharge a blast. Mr. Wedster
had prepared a cartridge, but upon exniuiuation
fonnd that it was defective in some way. He
licked up a small hammer that lay upon the
ground near him and began to tap the cartridge
gently upon one of the ends. Iu an instant it
exploded. One of the men who were killed was
standing in the immediate presence of Mr.
Webster, holding in his hand a can ot the
glycerine. The can was exploded by the force
of the explosion of the cartridge, and thus the
calamity became general. Mr. Webster was
blown into a hundred pieces almost, his head
aud trunk being much mancled, while his limbs
were literally torn into shreds. Both Connors
and Clayton were also mangled In a horrlblo
manner, and it was with much difficulty that
the several parts could be collected and identi
fied. O Nelll, who was Btill ally this mornln?,
was injured internally aud cannot recover.
INSANE.
Aberration ol n Famous 1'reiieli
Prencuer.
The Dominican Father Mlnieard. a few years
ago celebrated tn Fiance for his preaching, has
become ksane. Tue first symptoms of his
mnlady, says a correspondent, were observable
about a year aeo, during a charity sermou tn
the church of St. Koch tor the beueat of the
Polish exiles, when the concrcuation were pain
fully struck by the extraordinary excitement of
his manner. Ills advent sermons at the Made
leine some riebt vears ago attracted numerous
crowds, and his first charity sermon produced
14,0001., exclusive oi me noes sun jeweis wuicn
Indira tore off ia a niomcut of enthusiasm and
threw Into the velvet bag of the collectors. He
E remised to equal, it not surpass, i,acoruaire.
ome short time since he retired from the
Dominican Order, owing, it was said, to some
. . iii. i i , . . i j .
mtsunoersianomg wuu uis 3iieii'r, uuu cuiercu
tho ranks ot the secular clergy. He Is not more
than thirty-six years old.
MEDICAL.
The rirat Woman loctor In Rusmlai
The lledico-Chirorglcal Academy at St. Peters
hnri ennfrrred. at lis annual conterenoo a week
or two ago, the degree of M. D. upon Madame
Kaschewarow, tne nrsi lemuiu ivuuuiuuie ior
this honor who had presented herseir before
them. When her name was mentioned by the
dean It was received with an immouse storm
of applause, which lasted for several mmutis.
The ceremony ot investing her with tho In
signia of her dignity being over, herf.llow
students and new colleagues lifted her upon ft
chair and carried her, with triumphant shouts,
through the hall. But at this moment Madame
Lucca was espied among the audience, and sacn
was the students' fickleness that the lady doctor
bad to yield her elevated seat to the popular
singer. The prima donna not only remained
tn undisputed posfessUm of the extemporised
throne, but was carried upon tt to her carriage,
whilst the new doctor bad to find what coiftfort
h could In her diploma.
LAFA YETTE COLLEGE.
Rearrangement or ttie Department
Tue 9400,000 cuaowuidui,
The Eastou (Ps.) Frprrti yesterday said:
At the recent meeting of the trustees of
Lalayette College the Department of Ancient
Languages was' divided. Dr. Coleman retains
the Latin and Hebrew, and Adjunct Professor
Youngraau was promoted to the cha r of the
Greek Language and Literature. Mr James
Moore, A. M., was elee'ed Adjunct Profes-tor of
Mechanics and Natural History; Professor
Hitchcock was made resident Profes?or of
Geology, with the view of devoting more of his
time to the enlargement of the GealO''Cal and
Mmernlogical Cabinets. Professor Walltmr,
who was ciigaed only far a course of lec
tures, whs also made resident Protestor, and
intends to give his whole time to the eiiijiueer
iiig department. He has orgautz- d the teulor
class as nn eugincerine corps. t go through all
the lecersaiy operations tor construcmg a
railroud from Fas on to some selected terminus;
both the held and otiice work, including draUing
and calculation, being performed under his
immediate oirectioti. ' K. 8. Moffat, M. ., a
grsduaic of tho Columbia Hchcol of Mines, was
elected Adjunct Pioiesror of Mtniug and Metal
lurgy, and tins department also put on a ora, id
eal basi.', embracing am uul work in tho labora
tory, field, furnace, and rolling mills, accompa
nied by text book, study, and lectures. Large
approiTiui ions were made for this department,
as well a lor that of practical cliutui.itry, which
cow includes not only tho laboratory prac'-ices
of general chemistry, both inorganic and oriu-ilc,
but au extended course ot qualitative and quan
titative analyses, reaching thio'igh two veaiv.
All the departments ot the Pardee ScenUfle
Csmrse were arrangt-d so that both iheorr and
practice shall be thoroughly taught; and with
a view of sccuriug the latest information hb to
the course of study, the nn-thod of teaching, mid
the apparatus necessary for tho advauccd
studies of tho course, President Cat tell was
directed to visit the moHt celebrated Polytechnic
schools of Europe, and report to the Hoard what
further improvements mty be needed at
Lalajctte.
The additional endowment of two hundred
thousand dollars' ($200,000) was reported to
have been completed, snd the Board wore thus
cr abled to raise the salaries of tho Professors,
who now number twenty-one. thus providing
amply (or all the various departments of
instruction, both in the Clas-ical Ooure aud iu
the Pardee Scientific Department.
SENATOR PRATT.
An AtldrctiS on I be Condition ol
I he
Nation.
The Hon. Daniel P. Pratt, the recently elected
Penator trom Indiana, made a modest aud lorci
blo address to the Legislature nf that State the
other day, in which, among other good things,
he said:
Tho country demands peace, order, and pro
tection. In those communities where the
Rebellion remains, lunued occasionally here
and there into consuming flame, the disaffected
must be made to submit absolutely to the law.
Turbulence, disorder, and omnwes upon life
and property must be stopped nt every nazbrd.
Protection from the Government is the equiva
lent which tho citizen receives, or should
receive, tor the taxes he pays and the militiry
service he owes, and he is deirauded and the
Government dishonored whenever it fails to
render that protection to the humb.cst of its
citizens. At home aud abroad it is bis right to
enjoy the blessings of life, liberty, aud the pur
suit of happiness. If there is any oue thiug to
which both of the great parties committed
and pledged themselves ddilug the past
year by their suffrage, as was to the retrench
ment of expenses, the abolition of unnecessary
offices, the 6triclest accountability of public
officers, and efficiency and honesty in every
branch ot the public service. These pledges
roust bo redeemed. Whl'e our people pay their
butdensome taxes contentedly, when satlsded
that tbey are honestly applied, they havo set
their face9 liko flint against a waste of the
public revenue by their Bervauts. They demand
that all our resources trom taxation be applied
to ihe reductiontif the public debt as rapidly as
may be, and they demand that the expenses of
the' Government be reduced to tho lowest prac
ticable limit consistent with Us efficient admin
is'.raticn. They demand that all schemes of
internal improvement aud corporate enterprises,
however plausible they may seem, which look
to the Government f yt aid by way of subsidies,
be. postponed while this mountain of debt con
tinues to cast, its shadow over the nation. They
demand that the offices be filled with competent,
irustworty men, selected solely with reference
to their tit net s to best serve the interests ot the
Republic.
KV-KL UX HORRORS.
Cutting Oir n Man's Enra-l'riUtlul
Mutilation.
The New Orleans Itepvb ican ot the 27th ult
eays: On the night of the 11th inst. Susan Jones,
seven years old, the daughter of a blacksmith,
1. P. Jones, who resides near Bartlett's stttian,
eight miles trom Memphis, T'cnn., ou the
Louisville road, disappeared. That night, als ,
Wash Heuly, a colored man, employed by Mr.
Jones, was also missing, aud Mr. Jones dis
covered, likewise, that his money, $100 iu gold
and $46 in greenbacks, was gone.
According to the reporlB in the Memphis
Tost, tho daughter and tho colored man Heuly
were captured at Germantown the next day. It
appears that the girl was uot enamored of her
chosen escort, but had indulged in a stage in
fatuation to abandou her parental root ana
seek a borne elsewher. She accordingly mado
known ber folly to Henly. he took her
father's money, and at night Heuly ac
companied her from the parental roof
at her request and under her pay, as
she afterwards asserted. Tho daughter
was discovered, as stated, in Germautowu,
with the money she baa taken, aud her lather,
who had goue to Memphis to put the Selective
on the trajk, hastened to Germantown, aud, in
company with a frieud, started for his home
with his daughter, his money, aud the colored
man Hunly. On tho way some twenty five
fiends dresi-ed as Ku-klux scl.ed Henly. To
adopt the language ot the J'osl, the mild recital
of the particulars ol the awful deed tbey
perpetrated will be more terrible than auy
anathemas we could tram from the severest
words that the luugnnge affords.
They cut off Ilenly's ears and otherwise
mutilated bin in a suockiug way. Tney tied a
rope round his neck, suspended hiu a few
Inches Irom the ground, covered his body wiih
turpentine and set U on fire. They allowed this
to burn until the rone wai seyired and life
not being yet extinct, he started to run to a
stream near, Dy wuen tney nreu upou mm auu
pierced him with seven Vills. Thoy then
ripped him open with thrtr knives. eUshed aud
gashed blm all over, and Vcft him lying on-
ihe litturir Oil Trade.
M. ....iti.li nt th nil iruAn nf FMttstuirff Is
known to comparatively few persons. Many of
our uusiucBB nifi nave wui. vi?ii" uuvu
the extent and Importance of the trade. We
luve forty eight ietlnerie, with a capacity to
renne ovr eignry mnuen guuous v jw.
t ... i ; ;,.,.u million itnllnri
Tbe tetal iiuaiber of barrels, refined and crude,
shipped cast in 18G8 was 7&6,1U; in 11107. 680,656
barrels; Id 18CC, 773.C25; In 18C5, 601,162; and In
barrels bhipped ior tbe period of five jtr-ard,
4. iMVHf y rw vnttiri
Vrmont celebrated her oinety-BHoonii
Withdsy on Friday week.
One tail lion postage Btampa are dally uid
ia the United States.
Bait Lake City contains population f
46,000, of whom a,000 are Uonnona.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Troubles in our New Possessions
Internal Kevenue Itnlings
Trngcdy in Iowa-Railroad
Progress in
the West.
ITlri lutein J ttiitl Oommornhtl
TUE PACIFIC COAST.
Imlinn Trouble nt SillWn.
Ha Francipco, Feb 1. Thd ship Duke of
Edinburgh in proceeilintr, to sea to-day coUI lfd
with the steamer General Md'heron. The
steamer wus scrloudy damped, aiwi the slrp
slightly. I.U'uteiiant Itookal'cllo n uu 1 0 ipt im
Kinsman, of the Dui ed Stutoi Army, aud the
captain of the steamer wcr injured.
The levenue steamer Wairan la, from Si'.ka,
arrived nt Victoria, January 29, en route for Sun
Francisco for repairs, havlug struck a rook not
laid down on the charts.
Serious Indlnn troubles havo occurred at
Sitka. The Indians disarmed a soldier and car
ried his gun otT to their village. A guard was
sent to recover the property, but the Indians
defied the guard and hoisted n fUg. General
Davis prepared to bombard the place, when the
chlet surrendered. A lew days afterwards a
canoe full of Indians was seen leaving the
harbor, contrary to orders. The sentries fired
on the Indians, killiug and wounding seven.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Despatch to the Associated Jprett.
The Post Office Contract.
Washington, Feb. 2. Postiuaster-Qrnera!
Randall has mado awards on tho proposals sub
mitted, under advertisement, tolsupply the de
partment for the ensuing yeur. Letter balances,
ti for tbc large ones and 75 cents for the small
size. From 1200 to 1500 may be required.
Eighteen thousand reams of wrapping paper, 22
pounds to the ream, 15 cents per ream for largo
sized paper; 55 pounds to the ream, 45 cents
per ream. One hundred thousand pounds of
cotton twine, 33 cents per pound; 25,000 pounds
coarse hemp twine, 20 cents per pound.
JHo IMily on Yt'hent Internal Hcvenne
wevisions
Tbc Secretary ol the Treasury has decided
that wheat, the product of the United States, is
cot liable to duty on account of its transporta
tion from one United States port to another
through contiguous foreign water, owing to the
wreck ot the vessel. A fee of one-half storage
for one month, under act thirty-five, revised
wnrehonse regulations, does not apply where
merchandise Is withdrawn for exportation
before putting it In store. Bag?aj;a
must be duly entered, or, at the option of tho
collector, It may, ou declaration, be examined
by an inspector tuptead. If dutiable articles are
found therein entry muxt be made thereof and
duty paid. Under the first section of the act of
June 27, 1804, all btigeagc of passengers from
contiguous foreign territory is to bo inspected by
a regular inspeo'.or or other ofheer of customs at
the first port of entry at which it shall arrive,
and such officer Is empowered to require the
trunk, sack, or other envelope containing the
baggage to be opcneJ, or the key delivered to
him, and refusal to comply with such require
ments forfeits the trunk or other envelops and
its contents.
It is doubtful whether the concealment of
dutiable articles would carry with it more thau
tho forfeiture of such articles. By tbe fourth
section of the act of July 18, 18GC, dutiable
articles concealed in baggage for the purpose
of evading tho duties are forfeited, but not the
remaining articles of baggage. If a baggage
entiy is made, and if, upon examination, duti
able articles are found, not Included ia the
entry, all such articles are forfeited, and the
person In whose baggage they are found is
liable to forfeit and pay treble the value of such
articles. No allowance can be made for leak
age, evaporation, or deterioration, etc. etc., ot
goods In bonded warehouse. Such merchandise
may remain iu warenonse it uuty is pau
thereon, and, if exported within three years, is
entitled to a return of tbe duty. A drawback,
however, H only allowed on the same quantity
and proof ot the article actually exported.
From New Mexico,
A despatch received to-day from Saute Fe,
New Mexico, says that F. F. Chavez, Is the
unanimous uomiuee of the Republican Conven
tion for Delegate to Congress. Chavez is now
here contesting the seat occupied by Mr.
Cleaver.
FROM TENNESSEE.
Tbe lIrrancltiel Kx-Kebel Tue Jtee
Cholera Prevalent.
Sjucial Detpauth to Tim Eoemng T arap
Nashville, Feb. 2. Tbe bee cholera, lately
so prevalent in Ohio, has made Its appearance
among the hives here. No remedy is known for
this new malady among houey makers.
Mr. Kit-bards, speaker of the nouse of
Representatives, telegraphed to Mr. Boutwell
jesterduy as to what effect his constitutional
amendment would have on persons disfranchised
on aocount of having participated iu the
licbelllon. ilr. Boutwell replied ns follows:
"It will leave them as they ore."
This, of course, will lo a (ad disappointment
to the disfranchised In Tennessee, as the im
pression had becouoo pretty general that the
proposed amendment would certainly cover a 1
the disfranchised whites, and as such would
have been heartily welcomed. The bill autho
rising the sale of those reilroaJs which have
failed to pay the interest on their debt to the
State - passed to the third reading iu the House
yesterday. '
Tne ParUoMlutf Power.
Cleveland, Feb. .-Governor Hays dteliues
to Interfere with the sentence of the court in
the case of Lewie Davis, condemned to be
banged on February 4.
Market by Telearrapti.
Havaka, tub. I. ntnk notes ra quoted at
r cxul. (Uacuusl kaiui i'.ttSo.
Anlv4 M4ue Abe, fteiM w V ark.
TRA GEDYINIO WA.
Itrnlnl Murder of n ITlfe by IljrIIus
band. Caicaoo, Feb. 2, A terrible tragedy occurred
in llerwin connty, Iowa, on Saturday, a man
named George Shaffer, who had twice deserted
his wife, returned recently and ordered her 'o
leave her father's house. He went there with a
loaded revolver. Ills wife's mother met him at
the door, and he knocked her down with a
ihalr. He then knocked his wife down, and
shot her in the head, killing her Instantly.
He next fired three times at himself without
e fleet. Ho also gashed his throat with a
botcher's knife. Ho was found ljlnij with his
head on the bosom of his dead wlfo an 1 ono of
their children In bis arms. Ho declared hi1
predetermination to kill his wife, oveu if he
bad to murder the whole l.imlly.
The bill transferring the capital of NTobn'ka
to Omaha has become a law.
FR 0M II ARRIS D LTli G.
I'.illtor' niil Publisher' Convention.
Itpeciai Despatch to Tne Kientng TeU'jraph,
IlABRtPBCiio, Feb. 2. A preliminary nicetinir
of the editors and publisher of the State waj
held this morning In ono of the committee
rooms of the Ilotue of Representatives, about
fifty being present. Mr. Darlington, of the
Doylestown JntrUigenter, acted ns temporary
chairman, and R. 8. Mouarain. of Philadelphia,
us temporary secretary. After an interchange of
opinion, a business committee, consisting of R.
B. lienumin, V. II. Klrvdoe, J. B. Drattou, J. 11.
Saucom, uud C. D. Elliott, and a committee on
permanent organization, comprising L. II. D ivls
of Pottstown, A. G. Henry, W. Hayes Oder,
George Bcrsuer, and A. U. Uurch, were ap
pointed. Adjournment was ordered uu'il 2
P. 11.
FROM MISSOURI.
IbillreiMl ConiiertlouH Mercantile En
terprlttcs.
Sjf- foial Desjmlch to The Evening Telegraph.
St. Louis, Feb. 2.-Cimmltees from tho
Pacific, Iron Mountain, nnd North Missouri
Railroads met yes'erday to take action on the
subject of connecting the roads with the Rast
St. Louis Elevator. Resolutions favoring in
mediate connections were adopted, and com
mittees were appointed to carry out the object.
The Terre Haute Railroad will aj so take steps
toobtam similur connection. The merchants
of Louis estimate that they will save 400 per
cent, per anctun by having an agent at New
York to look after their freight Interests. They
already begin to give evidence of strong oppo
sition to the St. Louis Transfer Company.
TUE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
By Atlantic Cable.
This Morninir'n Quotations.
London. Feb. 2 A. M. Consols. 931 for
both money and acoount. U. 8. 5-20, 7.54.
American stocks steady. Kne Railroad. 201:
Illinois, 034; Great Western Raiiro id, 444.
Livepooi, Feb. 2 A. M. Cotton firm; mld
dliiirr upland, llUJd.; Orleans middling,
lnf7ll2d. Sales to-riav are estimated at 15.000
bales. Corn is quoted at 'ii-. for oil and 33.
for new. Refined Petroleum. 2.
This Afternoon's tuottif ions.
London, Feb. 2 P. M Consols. 9.13 fnr
money and account; Cn'.ted States 5-20?,7G. Rail
way s firm; Erie, 20; Illinois Central, 03; At
luuiic auu Great Western. 40S.
LivunrooL. Feb. 21'. M. r.nr.l -m.i p-i-
firm; Spiiits of Petroleum, 81.
London, Feb. 2 P. M. SDerm Oil fnr.
Cotton at Havre is unchanged.
Liverpool, Feb. 2 P. U. Yarns and fahrlna
nt Manchester are tinner and higher. California
wneat, us. ru.(fliis. ua.; reel Western, 9j.
Flour, 2Cs. Peas, 41
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Mugulre llomlelde.
Coukt of Oykh and Tkrminer Judzes Alll.
son anil l'elrco. In ine oaso of tbe (Jouimo i-
wealtn . James uevereaux, cnarged with tbe
murder of Patrick b Maguii e, on the 13m of
Febiuarv inst. tbe jury rendered a verdict of nat.
guilty, and the defendant was discharged.
i uis tjouri win resume ousmess at tue second
period of this term.
Coukt of Quarter Sessions Judge Lud
low. Assistant District Attorney Dacliert.
Tne prison calendar was taken np to-day.
Anthony BUinn, a boy, pleaded guilty to a
charge or assault and battery upon d. S. Hall.
Il appeared tbat Hall took out a warrant tor
tne arrest of tbe prisoner's sister, and pro
ceeded to ber bouse to exeoute
It. i'be boy objected to Uavlnfc bis Ulster
taken away, aud offered resistance, threatening
to break Hall's bead wltb various articles ot
Bltcben furniture; but Hall took; tne precaution
to strike blu on tne bead with a billy, wnlou
Snieted bleu. This did not exaolly meet tne
udge'a Idea of propriety, fnr a very sligul blow
with a billy ban been known to oause dentb,
aud he plainly told Hall that he sbould be
very caietul In tbe use of sucb a we a pan.
Kphralm Keudall pleaded gnilty to a charge
ot the larceny of J110, wblch be stole from a
store in tbe absence of the owner.
Frederick Worth, a bloated German, pleaded
guilty to a charge of the laroeny of ;57. lie
stole it from bis brother's widow, who bad saved
It and put it under her bod to preserve It for
ber three little cnildren; but when be got It be
went to New York and was speudlag. It freely
for beer and obeese. He bad no word of excuse
to give tbe Judge, and the prosecutrix desired
that a very Ugbt sentence should be imposed,
for kbe still bad regard for bun as tbe brother
of ber deceased husband; but bis Honor bad
very little pity to give a man who would thus
deliberately rob a widow and ber three helpless
orphans, and consequently aenienoed blm to
tbe County Prison for t wo years.
John Robinson, colored, pleaded guilty to a
ebarge of tbe larceny of a walcb beioaglug to
John Myers, white. Tbe lal'.er, per agreement,
met Robinson aud another darkey atdlxlb and
South streets to sail them a waton, but tbey
being lmpecuninua, Hoblason suatohed the
waicn and rau oft wltb It.
Robert H. Reynold confessed that he went
to board wltb a lady, and ou the eighth day
took bis departure, uud also a clo ik belonging
to ber.
John McOorrrlek pleaded guilty to a charge
of stealltt3 a tuo aud tlu bailor. Iu the boos of
being sent to the County I'rl.son lie told tbe
Judge be was nlueteeu years old, but bts ap
pearanoe Indicated no more than thirteen
years, and, therefore, tils Honor aeut htm to
tbe House of Refuge.
Catharine Mllate, a young but dissipated girl,
pleaded guilty lou charge of mealing ulotbinsc
from an old lady who bd Iftken her In f rem
the street, and .as glviug her abetter and food.
bOPKEMK Coukt in Rand Chief Justice
Thompson, and Judges Ague.v and Miiarjwood.
The city list Is yet before the Oourt.
District Court, No. 1 Judge Hart. Wern
wag Co. vh. James Kccle Au aotlon to re
cover commissions overpaid. Before reported.
Verdlot for plain litis, fill OU.
KlUabetU Speakmau vs. Wm. A. Uaupay.
An aotlon on a promissory note. Ha defense.
Verdict for plat u it rr. 808-12.
Clayton B. Rogers va. Couls'on & Scott. An
action on a book account. Verdict for plain
tiff. 1172 1
District Court No. 2 Judge Qreenbmk.
Hareln vs. Tbe Cbesnnt and Walnut Htreota
Passenger Railway Company. An aotlon to
recover damages for lojurlva done to ptalnilfTa
carriage by a collision with one of defendant's
cars, llefore reported, Verdlot for plaintiff,
6800.
J. tk Fulton vs. Jaoob Peters. A n aotlon on a
I ook ftocounu Verdict for plalatlfi; I732H7.
Honswortn Sbaylor Abraham. TVt
An aellon on a book acoount. Verdiet ull
plaintiff, 1105 83. vrait lot
Blown A iitiftOey vs. Jonathan Lodiie An
action to recover Unmans lor nanlli-Ked reach
of covenant on tne rtor tne dolendant in
roluslng to give up th possession of p:iiilH;s
on the explratlou of li Is lease. Tnu detensn
allc ged that posspeslou was gl von to the person
whom tbe plnlnttiTs hud nui hnrlzed to take it
and who was to be the next tenant. On trial '
OUHT OF DOMMON PLKAH-Judge IVtrcs
Morlry vs. Herlzler & Dally. An aotlon 'to
it cover rent In arrfarKHnd possession of goods
Before reported. Vernier, for plaintiff for II pec
rent, and value of good $100.
Tliomes WaddlDKion ve. Charles Leach. An
action to recover for money loaned. On trial,
FINANCE AND COMMER 0 E.
Orrica or ram Fvknins Tklrobai-h,!
Tuesday, Fab. lustf.
There Is no material chaoce to record In the
Money nniket. Call loaus rule at (KfgB per
cent. Firsi-cla-s meicntilo toper rauges from
7(J10 per ctnt, per autiiim. ihne was rather
more clUpi sition to operate tn stocks this
morning, and prices generally were stoady.
Government securities were tJr jily lirld. City
loans were hluher; the new Issae sold at looi,
an iKivitiiee ot J: uid old do. at 07 i, au ai
vancc oi A.
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list. Camden ami Aiibv fold at 124',, no
change; Reading nt, 4nj, no chatige: PeniHylv.i
nia Kuliroad a' 67jfe5(4. an advance of i; Little
Sehnjlkilt at 43. no chauBf; l'hilad"l'tiia and
Erie nt 20 J. no climer ; dHj was bid lor Norrls
town: 65 ior Muiebili; 33 lor North Pennsyl
vania; 40 lor Eliuira preterreU- and 34 tor
Catawissa preferred.
City Patenter Railway 6hnres wore In fair
di-mand. Tenth and Klevontn sold at. G8J. no
chance, atd Uestonviite nt 117, an alvatice of i.
40 was bid for t-econd no t Tinrd; 3; for Fifth
tnd Sixth; 18 for Thirteenth aud Fiftccuth; 25
tor Spruce and Pine; and 46 ror Cmsnut and
Walnut.
Rank shares were In iood dmand for Invest
ment at full price-. Farmer,' and Mechanics'
sold at 123$ aud Mechanics' a' 81 j. t o chaDge.
ir7 was bid for Pti 1 vi.'l,,hij; 67 for Ootnmprcial;
lOOAfor Keusmercn; 57 tor Penn Townsntp; 75
for WVstcrn: and 734 tor City.
In Canal shares lb- re was very litlle move
ment. Lehigh Navua'ioL oid at 31j, a eecllne
of i. 10 was bid tor -chuyiklil Navigation
common; 20J lor pretend do.; f!9 for Morris
Canal prelerred; an t 123 f"rSas juchanna Canal.
PHILADKlPIllA BTOtJh KldlU.'VbK SAI K8 TO-DAI
Ueported by aw hvoU ,v hju ao. uo. Xuu-d street
F1R-T B 'AUD.
!KM Pft 6S.J ser. .WS ; 10) llo(t E.m..10. 4SW
City Bs.Mbiv- m KWV u do... UL'J
lll.iK) Ul....U ... ti7
in 0 rto... 481-Id
ll'o do..bdO.
i'0 do,...... .-
l.iV0 au O d. u '
fr0 do- Newi. ii (i;,
Ili-eiirUtsb'gM. c. 7' ),
IHW) do -crip. ,
j:te(Kj Pa cp 6s -2i
I70K) do... 9
tllMioCA Aiu . 'S.1 ... sx
v 0l'uidui C ly hn
Sdh Fur& Mee B.. 121
H an V A Am Lt.l.H
i BU Mccb Kk . si;.
lr. sb LHHch H....IM. 4s,
li nsnUIICrdEAl ll.b3i ys.
It 0 c)ii......8 1-iti
URb Peu nit 67V
V0 ao 7i
lliO Co... f,7S'
a do 67'
00 do .C 57
Itm sh Phil A
1.-1 Ml Lfb N lk 8l),'
5 ll MorC'l l'f........ 70J
I. stl Mil A lltb 68''
IU0 til llwitouvllle S0 11
IdU . do...,.s6ii. 11V
100 do I'rtS I
Messrs. De Haven A Brm her. No. 40 Sonth
Third street, repon .be following raiea of ex
chanee to-day at 1 P. M.: -D. 8. 6s of 1881. 112
U'.'i; do. 1120.13; do.. 1864, loOiCd
100i; do.,lP66,1104o;llOi:rto. IKi, new, 108ia
1084; do., 1807. new, IO84 il08.-. do., 1868, 108J
(1083; do., 6s, 10-40-, 107isi08. Due (im
pound Interest Notes. 19; Gold, 1351(91361:
Silver. 13101324
Me6sr9. Wtui.im Piinter & Co., bankers,
No. 30 South Thirl Siree. tecort tho follolms
rates of exchange to-dnv at 12 o'clock:
United atatps lis. l0h). 112-f:il2i: 0, 3. 6-20s,
1862, 112JU3; do.. 1864. 100$tlOUj; do., 1805,
110521104; do. Jniv. 1865, Vmmi: do. July.
l867,108J1084;do. lHiin, I03f108j; 19-108, 01't
toloHi. Compound Interest Notes, past due.
119-25.
Messrs. Jay Cooko & Co. quote (Jovern
tnent securities, etc., as follows! D. 9. Cs of
1881, 112i112?: 5-20 or 1862, 112jKcdll3i:
6-20S, 1804, 109f(i10i: 6 20, Nov., 1865, 110J
HOj; July, 1865, 10f41084; do.. 18C7. 108jr)
108!; do. 1888. 10843 109: l0-40s, l08fflJl(J8
Union Pacific boi.ds, tOl4 il02. Gold, 1352.
Stock Qaotntlona hy Telegraph 1 P. SI.
CJlendlnnlnp, Davis & Co. report through their
New York bouse tbe following:
N.Y.Cent. R i2i West. Union Tel.... 3814
N.Y. and K. K..... 8S Clve. t Toledo R.,101
Ph. andRea.K. 0i)' Toledo & Wabaslt.. 6-VA
Mlcb.B.and N.I. H. 9iri! Mil. & sr, Paul R... V4
Ole. and Pitt R WiVA Adams Epressn. 7U
Chi. and N.W.coDi. & Wt, B'argo.......
ChL andN.W.pref.. i Csj UultedBtatee... 57
Chi. and R. I. K IS014 1 Tennessee 6s, New B7Vi
Pitts. V. W.ACbl. R.120U Gold m
PacifloMaU Steam.Ull1 Market steady.
Philadelphia ITade Report.
Tuesday, Feb. 2. Tbe demand for Cloverseed
continues active, and furlber sales of 400
bushels at ?89-60 for common old and prime
new. Timothy is worth S3 75t. Bmall sales ot
Flaxseed at 12 632-65.
There is no activity In the Flour market, tho
demand being confined to tbe wants of the home
trade. Bales of 100 barrels superfine at $5-25;
extras at fU6-20; 800 barrels Iowa and Wiscon
sin extra family at 87(gT-50; Pennsylvania do.
do. at $8 25 8-7 5: Ohio do. do. at $3 25 9 76; and
fancy lots at tl0 5U12riO. There Is not moon
Rye Flonr here, and U sella at !77-60. The de
mand for Corn Meal bas lnoreased, and 2500
barrels li randy win p sold at 14 60.'
Tbe demand for Wheat is limited, and prices
are drooping. Hmall sales of red at 81-60(41175.
and amber at 11 90. Rvn Is rather lower, tkiuall
sales of Western at SI 6H 91-60. Corn Is soaroe.
but tbe offerings have fuller! off Hales of 2000
bushels new yellow at 85s88c. Oats are steady
7276c. for Western.
Whisky la dull at lWe.$l. There is a large
amount of the contraband artlole offering,
There is an unusually small number of
handsome men in the new House of Commons.
A workman at tbe London dooks sacked
brandy from a cask through a pipe until he
died.
The new gold field in South Afrloa is said
to cover an area of about two thousand sqaare
miles.
The Chinese Embassy ooonpy the apart
ments in Psris left vacant by l'atti, and psy
jflbOO a month for them.
A Dublin letter-writer heard a newsboy
crying "Evening Freeman I gloriona news from
Tipperary 1 another landlord shot l'
"LATIS'I ' SUliaUXH LVTELUGEjvt'
For additional Marine Newt lee i4ii,, iV6fc
(Hy Atlantic CiMt.')
QnmNTow?. vn. i Arrivea, slcauisblp City of
Antwerp, Horn Kew Yoikj v
POBT OF PHILADELPHIA ...FE B 5 UAR Y ,
STATS OW HaHMlllBTSB AT TBS NVaMIAO T KI.K.
M .S9 1 P.M..
.40
OLKAKED THIi MORNING.
Btesmshtp Mruueti. Uu, New Yurs, John F, ObL
ARRIVED THH MORNIVQ.
Norw. ba'que Onul, D.niilDK. 70dnys from Uver
pol. wltb mdie to Petur Wriubl A bona.
- Sclir bleplieu G. Morrla, 8euin, 7 days ffOrn Bl
vanukb, ib lumber tocantala.
btnaiuer Henry U oaw. Hr. II hours from Balti
more, with mdie. to A. Urovea, Jr.
Oorrwwndmr of the Phllcuhlphia Exch'xno,
Lbwkh, Jl., Feb. 1 Urig 8 Btront, from Phils
flellibU lor Brbdoa, wnt t sea nh ulu Oaveral
veuela went 10 sea yeaiardav from Pblladelpbla, but
nooaof tba pUola having landi. I oouid not learn
I heir names. JOdlCPil X-AJKTa-A.
MEMORANDA,
Plsannhfp Whirlwind. Oeer, for Phtlsdelnhl.
Sa lf-dfrem Provldeonesutta ulk
JttZ& l0 PWl'd'lPhla, eieare
?rdJtlw eUttt. oe, at new Tw