rrnuTr EYMNING- H A VOL. XI- -No 33. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1869. DOUBLE SIIKET T1IRES OENfa. p " " ... . .i n FIRST EDITION THE FORTY-rlRST CONGBESS Candidates for Officers of tho House. W ho They Are, What They Have Done, and Their Chances. Tho Great West Wants Share. Hor JVowi Our Own Correspondent. Wahhivoimn, 1'Yb. 7 The ftreat lnetlon. Some time ago the absorbing question here, ha elsewhere, was, "Who Is coin; Into Omul's Cabinet?" That may t-till bo of importance in tome quarters, but In and around the TIoupc of Representatives the threat question ivre, "Who ie going to be Hpeakcr ot the Forty-flrut Con gress? Who is goiug to be Clerk, Ser geant at Arms, Doorkeeper, nnd Postmaster?" Having taken the trouble to ascertain ths probable answers whiuh will be made, prac tically, to these queries aoout the fifth of March, I propose to give your renders the result ot my investigations. The SnenkerNlilp. Thus far, but two ames have been promi nently mentioned irA connection with the Speakership. These are Henry L. Unwcs of Mas sachusetts and James G.BIulno of Maine. There t been somctning saia uuoui guinea a. uarueid of Ohio, and one or two others of lesser note; but this has only been by way of compliment, and In circles of admiring personal friends. Geo graphical position will have os much to do with the Speakership of tho Forty-first Congress as it had to do with the Presidency of tho United States in former times. Tho "Great West," as the Western men love to designate their section, has supplied us with a President and Vice President, and it is nothing more than fair that the educational, Inventive, mcchauical, moneyed East should have the Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives. Thi?, I believe, is conceded n all sides. The only question is, "Who shall it be?" By general consent, the contest is narrowed down to the two men I have men tionedboth of them from New England. Henry I.. Dawes, Mr. Dawes Is a native of Massachusetts, and was born at Cummington, Hampshire county, in 1816. He is consequently fifty-three years old. He is a lawyer by profession and a man of acknowledged ability. Like Colfax, he has been an editor, having had charge, for a time, of a paper called the "Greenfield Gazette." At Lihirty-two he was a member of the Massachu setts Letmiarnre, a Doay in wn.cn men ot mean ability have always been rare. His Congres sional career began with the Thiity.flftb. Con gress, and he has been returned by his con stituents to every succeding C ngress by over whelming majorities. In tho Thirty seventh Congress he was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Elections one of the most im portant committees of the House a position Which be has held ever since. Mr. Dawes is a man of medium height, rather, spare figure, 'large, well-formed head, sharp cut, well defined features, aud high, broad lorehead. He is a close, hard working, diligent student, of the most unex ceptionable habits aud high moral character. Be possesses remarkable equanimity of temper, great Impartiality, aud wonderful self-control. These are Indispensable characteristics In the Speaker of so large and turbulent a body as the House of Representatives. It Is but just to Mr. Dwes to say that he has not sought the position for which hie numerous friends have named him. Previous to his renomination and eube (fuent election to the Forty nr6t Congress, be was tendered the nomination for Governor of his native State, but declined it. As a parlia mentarian Mr.Daweshas few.if any, superiors in the House, outside of Speaker Colfax and General Bucks. He has frequently been called upon to preside when the House was In Com mittee of the Whole, and also on other occa lions, always giving completes satisfaction to both sides. His political record Is unimpeach able. Originally a Whig ef the anti-slavery lofcool, he was among the earliest and most earnest members of the Republican party when U came into existence. His course in Congress has been remarkably consistent. All the great measures originated and passed by the Repub lican party since 1801 have received not only his vote, but his warm personal support. No man has ever suspected him of treachery to the tarty, or of a purpose to barter tho success of " . . . 11 t. t great principles lor au exprunucy wmcu wouia rurchate a aouoiiui ana momentary sauces?. Like the bre-ieut Speaker, Mr. Dawes' psrsonal habits are unexceptionable. He is a strict member of the Congregational Church, and whether he Is Ihe "coming niaa" or not, it muy veil for the country to know that he does tot "drink wine.'1 JtMiie CJ. maliiw 'The other candidate for Speaker, James G plaine, is a native of Pennsylvania, having been Vein in Washington county In 1880. and in, therefore, thlrty-nlue years of age. When he as quite young he ictnoved to the state of llalue, where he became connected with the ubllc press, and was at one tim J editor of the Portland Advertiser. Entering into politics, he gas elected a member of the Milne Legislature, here he served four years, two of them as Speaker of the House. Ills Congressional p.ireer began 1 lfi6't nen fc elected to the Tblrty-elgWtt Congress, He has been returned to every successive Congress, Including the forty-first Although he bas served s a mem tr of several important committees of the Bouse, be has never been assigned to the chairmanship of any committee. Mr. Blaine is i little above the medium height, rather flesby ban otherwise. He has a lair-sized, found head, with forehead about which there Is nothing remarkable, and rather blunt features. e is a man of impulsive disposition, quick umper, nd vvkat the phrenologists would ca'l Ottcerlwa stod." AH-ourt I54 talker, Mr. Ulalue has never achieved promi nence as a debater. In the Thirty ninth Congress, during his controversy with the Hon. Hoscou Conkliug, then a member from New York, concerning Provost Marshal General Fry, it was the general opinion thut he was not only defeated in the result, but severely handled by Mr. Conkllag in the discussion. Mr. Blaine has always been regarded as conser vative In his political views, and this suspicion Was mere thnn conflrnu-d, in the opinion of the radicals, during the first attempt toimpiaeh Andrew Johnson, He was the man whom the late Thnddcus Stevens aeeused of having utteied the sentiment that "be would rather have Andrew Johnson President of the United States than a scalawag like old Ben Wad.-." When tins great Pe nnsjlvanlan made this statement to the House, Mr. Blaine endeavored to deny it; but the "old man'' pioved it upon him to the satisfaction of the whole House. During the last impeachment, Mr. l'.lalLC was the open apologist ol t lie recreant Senutor from Maine, Mr. Fnpnden. Kver since Mr. Blaine's advent in Congress, it ha bojn known that ho was, to a great e.tent, under the influence ef Mr. Fcsicnrlen. This fact, toother with his courte dining the impeachment, h is served to make the radicals somewhat shy of him. Aside from thin, it is not thouut that ho poetesses the qualities without which It is almost impossible to be a successful prc.-ddiug officer. And yet be has his friends men who, like liiniEelf, are young and impulsive. They speuk of him as "Young America," a a good, jolly follow, which, indeed, ho is, and com mend him to the support of newspaper men, because he was once the editor of a provincial journal. The more thoughtful and sedate o tho rarty look upon Mr. Blaine as "Youug America" In the gristle. Probably they would vote for blru for Speaker ten years hence, when his impetuosity will be more subdued, when his ambition may be as aspiring but less apparent than it is now. Vlio Clerkstilit of Hie House. Neiit to Speaker the most important oflioe connected with the House is that ol Clerk. This officer has charge of all the purchases tor tho House, aud the disbursement of all its funds except the pay of members and their mileage. The candidates prominently named, thus far, for Cleric of the Forty -first Congress, are General Epbiuim R. Eckley, of Ohio, and the Hon. Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania, the pre sent incumbent. Ventral Kplirnlm It. Eckley. General Eckley was born in Jellcreon county, Ohio, in 1812. He was admitted to the bur in 1837, and was subsequently elected to the Ohio Legislature, serving eight years in the Senate aud two iu the House. At the commencement of the Rebellion ho entered the service as Colonel of the Twenty sixth Oh'o Volunteers. At the great battle of Corinth ho commanded a brigade, find performed such valuable services ns to receive tho worm commendations of his superior ofliccrs. In 18C2, while still iu the ser vice, he was elected a member of Congress ironi the Seventeenth district ot Ohio. This was Just after Van Dorn's celebrated raid upon Holly Springs, Mississippi; aud owning to communications being cufoff with our army, General Eckley was a member of Congress nearly two mouths befcre he was aware of it. His case is a rare instance of the office seeking the man, instead of the man seeking the ollice. He resigned his position in the army iu March, 18C3, and took his scat in the House of Repre sentatives. He was re elected to tbe Thirty-' ninth and Fortieth Congresses, and refused a nomination to the Forty-first. General Eckley has not figured extensively in the debates ot t lie House, because he is one of those old-fashioned, practical men who believe iu action rather than in words. 13nt he has been au efficient member for all that, and has always toted right. He ha tho reputation of being "a man whom you can tiust" -a raro virtue iu our public men of to day. General Eckley will, of course, receive the hearty support of the OUlo delegation, tho Republicans going solid for him. It Is said t'ao Western delegations generally will vote for him for, though a quiet man, he is personally popular; ana the West eeenis to have made up its mind that if the East has the Speaker, the Doorkeeper, and probably the Sergeant at-Arois, tbe "Groat West" must have the Clerk aud tho Postmaster. llou. I'dvrarrt McPherson. Pennsylvania has had the Clerkship of the House for tcu successive years, with but one Interruption. Colonel J. W. Forney was elected Clerk in 1867 and served until 1861, when Emer son Etheridge, of Tennessee, was the fortunate candidate. Mr. McPherson succeeded him in 18C3, and has held the position ever since a period of six years. It Is not, therefore, sur prising that nearly everybody outside of the Pennsylvania delegation i9 iu lavor of a "new deal." But graver reasons than mere geographl c&l position are urged in favor of a new Clerk. It is alleged that Mr. MaPhorsou's management Of the Clerk's otlice has been rather more extravagant thiu comport) with the economical, retrenchment priuciples of the Republican party. There are not waut lng facts aud figures to show that the expendi tures of the Clerk's office havo more th in dou bled under McPhersou over what they were under Forney, and even under the Democratic Kihcridgc. Nor are there lacking ,.mon of his own party w ho are ready to biinir thesa for ward. 1 but anticipate what you will probably see in the publie prints within a short time, when I say that tbe oflioial records show that where Forney employed some twenty-live clerks and tueseeuiserB, at au anuual outlay of !W3,3G1C0, McPherson has fifty eight clerks and messengers, costing tho Government $K3.342-87 per annum. It is alleged that Mr. McPherson has kept two of these clerks, em ployed und paid by the Government, busy ut work compiling bis "Political Manual'" and other books ot which he is the author, and that the principal business of one ot the messengers ot the ollice is to sell these books. 1 give these ttatements as they como from msmbers of the House not Democrats, but Republicans. Should tbev be brought out in the House or in caucus, as 1 am informed they will bo, they will, of course, materially damage McPhersou's chance of re-election. Mr. McPherson was born at Gettysburg, Pa., in lb:iO. and is uow thirty-nine years old. During his early days he was connected with the public urMi uiri huialsHva lwen more or less lute- re.ted in literary matters. He was a member of the Thlrtv-sixth Congress, and iu 1803 was finrwiinted a IWnutf COmnaBHioner of the Kevc nuc iu tbeTreu'ury Department. He wa elected Clerk of the House soon after tbe meeting of the Tblrty-elphth Congress, and has retained the placs under each uefeselfe Congress, BerR-canl-at-Armfi. There nro at present two Candida'. for the office of Sergennt-at-arru, Colonel N. G. Ord wav, of Now Hampsh're, the present Incumbent, and Hon. Henry D. Wasubnrn, of Indiana, now a member of the House. Ho n many more can didates may turn up networn this and tho 4th ol Maich, it is impossible to predict. Thn ollice is reported to be a lucrative one, though I have not boou curious enough to aseertiln exactly how much fl man may ni'iko out of it legiti mately. Ot rourse nobody wonld think of making anything i'lcgitlniately. Colonel X. U. Ordwny. Colonel Ordway was born In 182H, in Warnon New Hnmpsbiie, a place near the loot of K'ar sartre mountain, lvom which the timber was takeuto build ihe celebrated vessel of th it mm e which sunk tbe Alabama. As ho h is chnrceof refractory and di3ordcrly members and recusant witnesies, like the famous eentl'! nian with "conservative opinions and Kentucky habits'' C W. Wooloy-Colonel Ordway seeais peculiarly fitted by nature for his ollice. Ho Is at leant six teet lour inches bk'h, and muscular and sliong in proportion. His very appear ance, minus a pose comi ivus, wo J hi cc rtainly Do sufficient to strike terror into the tanks of at least half a dozen mutinous Oon pres.' men, or twice as many recmant witnesses. Coloi el Ordway has taken a very protutntsnt part in the politics of his 1 ativo Sta'e, and was laificly instrumental iu oriiaiii.'ng the Republi can arty thero, which hua'.ly overthrew the. Democracy. Durina the latter part of the w-ir, he was tbe Now Hampshire Stale aut hor, with the rank of Colonel on Governor s,nythe's s'atr, giving his time and services gratuitously. In Decern her, 18ti3, having tukeu an active p-irt In the defeat ot the schemes of Emnron Ethendae ar d Mr. Bull, the then Hercemt-at-Arms, to procure tbe organization of the House lit the interests of the Democracy, Colonel Ordway was elected Sergtant-at-Arms. aud has twice since been re elected bv acclamation, both in the caucus aud in the House. His ad ministration of the ollice bas given general satisfaction, and he bas refoimed rrany nbusei which had grown up under the loitering care of his Democratic predecessors. lion. Henry D. Washburn. Mr. Washburn, wbo proposes to contest Colonel Ordway's claims, was b.irn in Vermont in lb;i2. He is a lawyer by profession and has been engaged lor some years in politics. He was elected a member of the Ttirty-iiiiith C jn press lrom the Seventh Indiana district, and was subsequently re-elected to the Fortieth Congress, but failed of a nomination to tho Forty-first. His chief strength lies iu the tuot that be served iu tbe army during the Hebollion, aid that he halls irom the West. It is not thought, however, that he bas much strength outside of the Indiana delegation. Ho has not been popular as a member of the Houe. The Doorkeeper. The otlice ol Doorkeeper, like that of Clerk, bas some patronage connected with it, but it is not generally sought alter Oy cx-mcmhurs of Congress. The present incumbent, Otis 8. Bux ton, is a native of few York, and was born in 1818. He came here in 1801, and was made Assistant Doorkeeper under Capt. Goodenongh. At the beginning ot tbe present session, on the resignation of General Llppincott, Mr. Buxtou was elected Doorkeeper without onpojitiou. There is no opposition, that 1 koowo'', to his re-election. He has given close attention to his duties both as Assistant Doorkeeper aud at Doorkeeper, and the membeis'will generally support him. The Postmaster. There has bees very little said about this oflice, aud. as I understand, the present incum bent, Mr. King, ot Minnesota, is a candidate, and will probably be elected. This letter is already so long that I must re serve tor another occasion somo observations upon the manner in which the various candi- datta conduct lue canvass. joskphus. THE LOIiLKS MUKDER, Th I lifts tobeTbouebtof by the OlHcinls A cliluen-deleotlve in New York writes the following explicit letter relative to the myste rious murder of old Mr. Kogerb: Since the publication of lue verdiot of the Coroner's Jury In the Hogers murder case, the reporters of two prominent daily journals seem to take It for granted that the innocence of all tbe parlies held in custody on suspicion of being Implicated in the murder lias been, fully established. As au oil'set to tne bad reasoning and exparle statements of these writers, I sub mit the following brief review of tne testimony and facts whlou nave thus lar been made public: It appears that the assault upon Mr. Rogers was made at "about" 7 A. M. of the Ulst of De cember. Before eommltttng the act tne assas sin tootc oll a white overcoat and gave It to his companion. Tne man who received the over coat, and crossed tne street, saying as he went, "Jim. don't do it," Is represented by Mr. "Rogers as being a larger or taller man than tne other. This being the ease, it was natural for Mr. Rogers to speak: of ttio murderer as the small man, allnough ne may nave been of me dium size. In the pocket of the blue flannel coat which tbe man left In the bands of Mr. Holers wm found an envelope directed to "James Login," and his comrade bad called htm "Jim." It is therefore reasonably certain that his name was James Logan, (with this evidence In their possession, wny do tne detectives scour the country for somebody by tbe name of 'Tom?") Now there are but two James Logans In New York wbo are professional thieves, and both are in custody. There are circumst ances which render it highly improbable that James Logan Mo. 1 committed tne murder. It Is different, However, with No. 2, The coat and hat nt him. He left No. 171 Ureen street at 'about" 7 o'olock on the Hist of December, In company with a larger and taller man than himself, lie wore at the time a white overcoat, a blue flannel undercoat, and a bat similar to the one left with Mr. Rogers. Tbe two men started In the dlreotlon of Twelfth street, and James Logan No. 2, tf he took the shortest route to his brother's house. must have passed very near Mr. Hogers' resi dence. (I have ridden in the street oars from No. 171 Greene street to Twelfth street in seven minutes, Including six stoppages. A man would walk the distance In from eight to ten minutes.) The following evening James Logan returned to No. 171 Oreene street, where be spent thenigut; laid on tbe bed, but did not undress liliuself. tWhynoi? Did be expect to be disturbed?) 11 in mistress testifies that he wore on this oo caslon a black overcoat, a new hat, aud that he had one of bis hands bound up with clotu, as tbongh it had been wounded. And he ad mitted to her that be bad lol bU overooil and hat and injured his hand in attempting to make his escape from the police. (He may have lost his hat, but it is quite probable that he exchanged tbe wntte overcoat for the black one for the purpose of disguising himself as far as possible.) He left No. 171 Greene street early the following morn ing, and for the next twelve days be can give (or bas given) no good aooouut of himself, lie is finally suspected of being Implicated in tne murder, aud alter searching tor him for four days the police suoceed In effect log his arrest. Then comes his brother's very Improbable and very unsatisfactory story. Now one of two things is true: either Mr. Rotters was murdered by James Logan No. 2, or else James Logan Is the victim of the most remarkable and convincing train of circum stantial evidence that was ever brougnt against an innooentmau. Ills name, bis size, the size of bis companion, his antecedents, bis overcoat, nndercoat. hat, wounded baud, his whereabouts at tbe time of tbe mur der, and bis subsequent cooduot, all point to him ss being tbe criminal. It Is hardly possible for all theaa nlrnmnRlannna tr hn mnra coincidences especially when there Is not tbe sugntcsi evidence of a, trnstwortby oharaoier tending to establish Logan's lnuocenc. It may be said that be Is not a small ma" But Is It very probable that a small, short man woald bave struck soblgn as to bava oat the top of Mr. KoKera' bat In several nlunn.v The probability are that Logan opened tbe letter that was "banded him by Tom." and put tha envelope In his Docket whlla h ru,i Inn contents. Finding, as he very likely did, that me comrouuicauuu uonuunea criminal intelli gence, he naturally destroyed it, and tbeeuvs lrpn socldentally remained In his pocket. Had tbe writer of ihe letter carried It until he met Logan, it Is probable that be wonld have de stroyed both letter and envelope. An Important question la, Can James Logan rend writing ? Jt is said that Mr. Rogers described the assas sin as a man of rather dark oomplexlon, but 11 must be remembered that tbe assault was com mitted at a lime of day (three-quarters of an hour before sunrise) when It wonld be dlfllonlt to oiBlirigutsn ibe exact color ol a man's eyes, hslr, etc I have jnst read In a morning paper an ac count ot the arrest of John lloblnson, the stai Ion-house lodger. Is It possible that tbe police are again to be hoodwiuked and misled by Rucb an absurd story as Ihe oue told by De La Noy T It is more than likely that this laat Arrest Is the result of a plan conooctod by Ijognu's friends for the purpose of diverting attention from the real culprit. There may be marks on the assassin' coal ani hat wnl ih Logan's relatives cnu describe, and from what Is known of De La Noy 's antecedents and asso ciations, it Is cot Inconsistent to presume that no himself Is afrlend of Loxan. W hy has Kobltallle, (who left Oreene street In company with Logan) not been arrested ? ClTl.BN-DlCTKCTlVK. LXTUAOI! DIJiAKY EXPLOSION. tuition of Kltro-Ulycerlne in nn OH Well. from the Titusvllle Herald. Feb. 3. On tbe Mason farm a well has boen sunk to tbe depth of over eight hundred feet.wulon bas hitherto yielded but little oil, with an abun dance of gas. The proprietor, Jonathan Wat boo, determined to try the enect of a heavy charge of nltro-ulycorlue, aud yesterday tlfty pounds were exploded by Mr. Mowbray aud his hsnIhU ulB. Two cartridges were prepared, tne one twenty-five lnol.es in length, the other thirty-five Indies, and eaod live lncbes in dia meter. These werecounecled by a short copper wire, thirty feet in lengtu, 83 as to adjust tbe two charges immediately opposite two several mud veins wblob were known to be that distance apart, the heaviest charge of thirty pounds nitroglycerine being at the lower vein. 783 feet deep, the lighter charge at the upper vein. Twelve exploders 1 were inserieu iu iu largest - cartridge and eight In the other, forming a train ot twenty exploder, which by means of Insulated wire were connected about Z3'J feet from the well wltb an electrio battery. Everything being arranged the order was given to fire, in au Instant tbe discharge took place, and a report like a cannon fired from a dlstaucp, accompanied by a very perceptible vibration of trie earth around, wuh noticed by those present. The operator and an assiatant Immediately pulled on the wire, thereny endeavoring to prevent entanglement; when about fifty feet of the wire had b -en drawn out a read Ion ensued, dragging the parlies who were pulling at the wire towards the well for a distance of ten feet, totbelr surprise and great wonderment (this arose from tbe column of water lifted by the explosion and Its return fall); hot most certainly tbe parties thought for an instant Old Bcran was hauling tbem down helow, to answer for blasting his oil factory. Tbe result of the ex plosion on tbe well cannot be ascertained until ihe well bas been tubed and the water(a column of 720 feet) has been pumped off. The indica tions are that so heavy an explosion (the bale of the cartridge which was recovered proved tbe terrible force exerted) must have pene trated the mud veins for a considerable dis tance. The readers of the Herald may feel Interested In knowing that the water iu the we 1 amount ed to about twenty-two barrels; tbe volume of gases evolved by the explosion, say at a pros sure of forty-rive barrels per square Inch, or three atmospheres compressed into one, would fill 281 barrels, and tbe power required to lift tbe column of water would be equal to four and one-half tons. The operation was en tirely satisfactory to all parties, and the ability to safely fire these heavy charges wltb as much ease as a tire-cracker has beon demonstrated. U 31 PARLI AMENTA R Y. A Lively Scene In the Tennessee Legist future. A correspondent of a Southern paper writes: There was an exciting time In the House to day, furnishing cheerful variety to the late bribery and corruption developments. Yester dav a resolution was offered to expel the re porter of tne Jianner for alleged partiality in reporting the resolution, but It was voted down by a vote of fifty to nine. For oommeullng on the matter and indulging la a bit of satire on the ponderous ignorance ot tbe aggrieved mem bers, tbe reporter of the Press and Times was today attacked In tbe House by one of tue members, named Cogel, and felled to thegrouud before he was aware wbo struck him. Keoover log himself, tbe man of tbe quill seized a ohalr and banged away at tbe representative, who weighs about two hundred and fifty pounds. Tbe latter again charged on his opponent, a small and wiry Hibernian, who seized au iron paper-weight and hurled It at the heal of the able bodied legislator, leaving a bump not ooDteroplated by the phrenologist. Friends now interfered, but before the hubbub had ceased, Mr. Blackburn, Btate'Oompiroller. en tered the chamber, and going up to Repre sentative Brown, hauled off aud struok the latter a stunning blow on the faoe, following up tbe application. This latter episode was caused by a resolution offered by Brown, looking to the lmpeachmentof the Oomptroller,and which It was alleged was prompted by personal malice. Philadelphia Cattle Market. Monday, Feb. 8. Beef Cattle were in fair demand this week, and prices were higher. 2000 head sold at 1010o. for extra; 89o. for fair to good do.; and 6 7c. per lb., gross, as to condition. Tbe following aro the particulars of the sales: i uwen umiin. western. gr. 70. A. Christy A Bro.. Western, WM10. gr. t(v lienzler Si MoCleese. Chester co..(i;U. ar. 1'20, P. McFlllen, Western, 8 gr. m, t. Hatnaway, wesiern, wiu.gr. in .1 ah. h. lUrk. Chester co.. bmW nr. VS. B. McFlllen, Western. 8)-yt)V-i.gr. 100. James McFlllen, Western. Hfi9$J. gr. Ar. v. H Mnh'lllnn. flhHKter co.. 9,t'J.. nr. 117, UUman A Bach man. Western. KOlO. gr. 175. Martin Fuller fc Co.. Western, 8-410. gr. 12S, Mooney & Smith, Western, 7(39)4, gr. aa. rt. cnain, meswiu rouuiiii-t si. 140. John Bmlth, Western, 7lOJa, gr. 70 J. A L. Frank, Vlraluta. 7Kt4. sr. hu. r rana at wiu"iuuon, t ikiuio, 75 Hope A Co., Western, 710. gr. yi M. Dry loos A Co., Virginia, 7t8, gr. 84.' Klkon A Co., WeBtern, 7(38. gr. 80 B. Baldwin, Cheater Co., 6ia,HA. gr. 80 J. Clemson, Lancaster co., IWQtyi, gr. S8 D. BraiiBoo, Chester co., lw, nr. 37 Chandler A Alexander, Chealeroo..ll' iS10.gr lft'. Kimble A Wallace, Chester oo., o)i(S'J). gr. 17 8 llouu, Delaware oo., 8'4i8, gr. 48,' P. Dully, Western, WAdbA, gr. 80, J. O. Latta, Chester oo.. 8(3.1 gr. 18 c. Walker, Virginia, 6.ui.ar, 40, J. Btecnberg, Virginia, mA. gr. 12. Jesse Miller, Chester uo., 7wh$. gr. Cows were without change; 150 head so.d at 50tft85 for cow and calf; andl(Xrt!0 torsprlngors. Hheep were In lair demand; 4U00 head sold at 6&8t. per pound, gross, as to ooudltlon. Hoks were in demand at an advance; -jOO head sold st the different yards at l7il7,50ier 110 pounds net. : rhlladelpiilii Trade Report. s'h a The Flour market is quiet at previously quoted rates. Only a few nun dred barrels were taken by the home con sumers, in lots, at f55 23 for superfine; SV75 8-25 for extras: 77-70 lor lowa, Wisconsin -i Minmntji xtra family: f8-5010 for Penn- svlvanla and Ohio do. do.; and fll13 for fauoy - . It, T. IT, I ....II .. brands according io quniy. xvjro r iuui mviia at 7750 V bbl. Nothing doing In Corn Meal. Tne reoelpts ana biuuubui w m i ...ii .ntnlA fur thailemand.wbloh is limited red aY$l 00(1 75. and white at 2 102 2o. Kye iaiUid at II 65 W bush, for Weatern. Corn is ouiel Bales of new yellow at 87(88o. Oats at tracted but litt le attention, but prices are steady t7876ft;r WMiern. NOlhlUa UOIUK MU WIIVJ. 1WV wunii.i. ivj. Malt sold at II 66 for Bolus's, and lOOO bushels Barley Malt at H 12216. Bark is firm at 160 V ton for No. 1 Querollron. Whisky ia dull at tre.$ll per gallon, tat paid. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Affairs at lVnshlngton-The Speak ership of the Next Congrcss Cubinct Candidates Arri val of New Members -Tho Coming In Augural. CRIME IN INDIANA. FROM WASIIWaTON. Special Despatch to I7m Evening Telegraph. The l'onusyl vanla IclegatIou aud the npenkerfialp, Washington, rVb. 8. It is understood that the only two members of the Pennsylvania delegation in the Hjuse of th Forty-first Congress who have agreed to vote for Blaino for Speaker are Henry L. Cake and Paulcl J. Mor rell. This is considered rather strange, inas much as Blaine is a fteo trader, and both of thefe gentlemen are largely interested in pur suits demanding protect! )n. Since Blaine voted agaiust the tarifT, a few days ao, when Moor head made a motion to take it up, it is said that Morrcll and Cake thluk of wl'.Ldiawlng their support from Blaine. Judge JCelley'n At tacit on Couiinlisioncr tvelis- lleport. Judge Kelley's speech, reviawing the report of Special Commissioner of the Itj?eiiue Wells, delivered In the House a few evenings since, has had such a powerful effect upou members, aud has so completely unmasked the free-trade arguments contained in the report, that an amendment has been prepared to the legislative, executive and judicial approprhyjlon bill, striking out all the appropriations made for the oflice of the Special Comrnijslouer of the Reve nue for the next fiscal year. This will be offered as eoou as the bill comes before the Home in Committee of the Whole for consideration, aud a vigorous effort will be made to pass it. A Mew C'nndlilate lor the Cabinet from ! ii u a j 1 vanla. A new candidate has appeared from Pennsyl vania for Cabinet honors, in the person of Hon. Edward McPhersou, the present Clerk of the House of Representatives. It is said that McPherson has conceived the idea that he can unite the Cameron and other political factious in the State upon himself, as he claims not to belong to any of them, and thus secure their united support in recommending him for the Cabinet. The position he aspires to is under stood to be that of Postmaster Genera'. The Latest Amendment io the Consti tution. On Friday last several petitions were laid before the Senate, praying for an anieudment to the Constitution ot the United St ites which reads as follows: "We, the people of the United States, ac knowledging Almighty God as the source of all authority and power In civil government, the Lord Jesus Christ aa tho Ruler amoug the nations, and His will, revealed in the rfolv Scriptures, as of supreme authority. In order to constitute a Chris lan government, form a more perfect union, establish Justice, Insure domosUo tranquillity, provide for t he common defease, promote the general welfare, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The petitions were all reforred to the Judiciary Committee, where they are likely to sleep the slecpthat knows no waking. Tho President pro tern ot the Senate, Wade, In presenting one of these petitions, 6ald: "The Chair lays before the Senate the following petition, praying for an amendment to the Constitution recognizing God Almighty, Jesus Christ, and so forth'' This excited some laughter. Sternberg Elect Arriving. Many members elect to tb.3 Forty-first Con gress (who are not members of tho present Congress) have reached tho city, aud are engag ing quarters in anticipation of a session after the 4th of Marsh. It is expected that durlug the present week nearly all the new Senators and members of the House will have arrived. Arrangements for the Inauguration ceremonies. Carpenters and other workmen have already been engaged by tho Commissioner of Public Buildings to erect a platform and make other conveniences at the east front of the Capitol for the inauguration of General Grant as President of the United States on the 4th of March. Heretofore, the arrangements for the accom modation of the officials participating, as well as the multitude of sight seers, have been very poor. This time it is proposed to arrauge them on a more magnificent scale. FROM INDIANA. Attempt at Wholesale Ioiouliig' fatal Kesult. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Warsaw, Ind., Feb. 8. A horrible tragedy wus unearthed here last night. Last April John W, Vannatta, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, secured the affections of a Alias Uoru, of this place, and married her, in opposition to the wishes of her parents and relatives. On the wedding night nearly all the guests, thirty in number, were taken sick, with every appearance of poisoning by arsenic. A sister of Mis Uoru died from its effects. lit has been I'ouuJ thai he has proposed an elopement with a jouiitf ludy, MUs Bennett, within the lust few days. aud in his letter to her ho gives a fell history of the uoleouiug, acknowledging that he hal put a ptrge quantity of arsenic in the water fro-u which the coffee was prcpured, ami that ho did it in revenge for the ruuuner iu wbich the family treatod him. He was arrested Friday, and after an examination, co'iimittcd to Jul iu default ol bull to the amount of $50,000. Great excitement exists in this community in conscouonce of this wholesale attempt at poisoning. Allthcpartics concerned are among the mot respectable citi zens of this place. StocU Quotations hy Tclcgr&ihl p, Jt, Received by telegraph from Ulendlnulnir. au u n-1 . i --i .. . . rn. auu ivtxi. .ui , roieuo S Wl),. 4'4 Mich. B. and N.LH. 9 1 M 11. A St. Paul H e 3 Ola and Pitt. H.. 9$ ) Mil. A St. P. pre" " 78& Ohl.AN.W.B,oom. 88 Adams Kxpaas. .. OS Cbl.A N.W. K. prt. mV Well. Kargo AOo Z Oh. and R. I. U 182jgl V. B, Express O Hitt.K.W;and ChtllUTeu taf Jew J wtj Paclao Mall a Oo...U0 J I Uold.. ...w.l3i.',2 Market steady. FR 0M BALTIMORE. Odd Fellows' and Maaonle Cclebratloa, Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph, Baltimore, Feb. 8. ' xtensiva preparations are already making by tho Odd Fello t frater nity here and throughout the entire State to attend the fifth anniversary of the I'dd Fellows in Philadelphia on tbe 26th of April ncit Every lodge in the S'.ate will be fully repre sented. A erand Masonic demnntration is soon ex pected here, at the dedication of tbe new Masoi.ic tcmp'e in Cbarjes street, now rapidly approaching completion. It turns out that tbe omn whi it is alleged had her pocket picked recently in oue of our passenger cars of $10 000, is hallucinated, and lost it only in imagination. TUB EUROPE AnIiARKETS. By AKanlio Cable. This Homing's Unolatlon. London, Feb. 8 A. U Consols formoi"y, IK1J: for account. 93i; UntteJ tiat.ej B VOi, Ttif. American Blocks are steady. Erie Kailro.id, 2?; lll.iioi" Centra), OUj. Liverpool, Feb. H K. M. Cotton quiet and steady; raidd'ing unii-uds. 12;id.: luidjnng Or-Ican-, 12Jd. The sales t -.lay ate et(aiatnd at 12,0(10 bales. O bcr art clej are uneh:iuirl. London. Feb. 8 A. M. sngar tirtn, both cn the tpot and afloat. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Oiwca or ram JCvkwjno Telbohaph-,! Monday. Feb. S 1M9. The S'ock market opened very dull this morn iui', but vpnces generally were steady, Gov ernment secnri'ies were Brojlv hel l, logi Wa bid for 10-40?; 1122 'or 6s of 181; 113j! for '02 5-20; 1104 for '84 6-20s; 111 for 'ti6 6-20s; and 10!) for '67 5-20?. City loaus were a fraction lower; the new issue sola at 100i, a slight decline. Railroad shares were in fair demand. Readinir. sold at 4747j, no change; Eluiira preferred at 4()4, no change; Lebicu Valiev at 56, ao chtHige; Pennsylvania Kailroad at 67!, a decline of i; and Camden and Am boy at. 1244, no change. 68 was bid tor Norristonn; 55 lor Mincbill; 34 for orih Pennsylvania; 3!tJ for Catawissa pre ferred; and 25 for PUil utelpbia and Brie. In City Passcneer Hallway shares there was nothing doing. 45 was bid for Second and Third; 70 for Tenth and Eleventh; 18 for ThtrWnth and Fifteenth; 46 for Cl.eauu' an i Walnut; 12 for Ilestonville; C3 for West Philadelphia; and 33 for Green aud Coates. Bank shares were in eood demand for in vestment at full price. 238 was bid for North America; 158 for Philadelphia; 123. for Farmers' aud Mechanics': 57 tor Commercial; J 10 for Northern Liberties; 106 for Soathwark; 67 for Penn Township; and 68 -or Girard. Canal shares were dull. Lehigh Navigation sold at 30J(CSli a slieht decline: 10 was bid for Schuylkill Bavication common; 18 for preferred do.; aud 12.J for Sus-iuehanna Canal. We are requested to siate b? Da liaveu & Brotbci, bankers. No. 40 South Third street, that the balance of the Brst mortatze oonds ot the Central Pacific Kailroad have all been dis posed of, nnd that company will not place any more on the market. PUIIiAUKLPlllA 8TUUK BXCHANGB BALKS TO-DAT Keported by l liaveu fc Bru., n3. io a, Third sues! JT1KHT EOAKO, finoo Pa Ga.t ser. ion tito do ins i5ao Am ...iaii 100 sb retina 6); do i'fi 0 Ijon V R...b3 bH Mi ah liead HH 7f 0 do.....o. 100 do.........o 47. f.i'Mi Otv m. New n t.'lOCO do -...ICO', two N Pa 7s.Ri;rlB.... SS :ii,00 W & .Krank 7s.... S f 1000 Len 6s gold 1 90 14 10 sb Leta M etllf..... si Narr ft Ladner, Stock Exchange Brokers, No. 30 8. Third street, report this morning's gold quotations as follows: 10-00 a. M. 1354 10-57 A. M. . 13.1t 10 02 " . 1351 1101 . 13fti 10-10 . 135j 11 20 " . 131 10-20 " . 135U1-43 ' . 13&J 10-41 " 136jl ATiiUAra. W11 Mum Uolntas Mr Sst No. 30 South Third Street, report tho following lfitiT, lO'JiftalfM; do. 186H. 109itf7109J:6s. lfMrii 184(31081. Compound Interest Notes, past due. 118-25. liold, 135iH0i. Messrs. Le Haven A Brother, No. 40 South Third street, report the following rates of e. ohange to-day at 1 P. M. : U. 8. 6s of 1881. 112J S3U35 do. 1139U34; do.. 1864, HOJ 1104; do., 1865,1111421114: do.. 1865, new, 103 1033; do., 1867, new, lODtaiOOJ; do.. 1868, 10'Ji (clOOi; do., 6s, 10-40s, 108Jk(3l08j; do. 30-year 6 per cent. Cy 101J101J; One Compound Interest Notes, I9i; Gold, 135j(ai3jj Silver, 1300132. Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern ment securities, etc., as follows: U. 9. 6s ol 1881, 112$(8lU3; 5-20s of 18C2, 11311131: 5-20S, 18JJ4, HOl-ailOi: 5 20s, Nov., 18J5,lllJ(a 1112 : Jdly. 1865, lOOJOKWJ: do., 1867. lma 108J; do. 1868. 1094a I09; 10-408, l08iai08J. Union Pacific bonds, 1014102. Gold. 135J. LATEST SHITTIXO .iMTiajjuiacisr For additional Marine News let Inside Puga. rBT TBLBOaAPH. Kiw Tobk, Feb. 8. Arrived, steamship Amnrict from fctouihampton, and Cuy 01 Baltimore, fmin Ltv eriool. Also arrived, steamship City of Paris, from Liver pool, and Kuropa, trout Oiuukdw. Also, steuanaio lieula. lrom Liverpool via Busiou. Boston, Feb. 8, Arrived, steamship Siberia, from. LI vet pool. By Atlantic Cu4.) O r 1 (tow. SVb. 8. Arrived, steamship Acadia from New York. Also arrived, steamship Iowa from New York. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA FEBRCTAHT 8. STATS 0 THXBMOMBTBB AT TBS VSMIN TSXBV HA1H OJMrKIB. T A. M.......8D 11 A. M 41 t P. Mw........ c, . ARBIVEDTHW MOBNINO. Bleanishlp Volunteer, juiies U bourn from Nsw York, wltli indse. 10 Joon F. Oul. Hteamsliip Bruneim, Unw, H hours from Nw York. wllU maae. 10 John F. OQI. ht. barque Kleauor. Wlnianis. 89 days from Liver pool. Willi mdue, to John K. f earoaa Towed up oy sieHmtug Bruce. Br. barane Moith.ro Queen. fioM. t days front New York. In ballast to L. Weuvrtraard A (Jo. Baiqu Kavaunab. Ames u days from Bumtaero. ulth nno to Moro l'uilllim. Brig H. P. Hmah. KuowUon it days from Malauaas, wiiu lunar iu jouu aiaHoa ol vm, . . mkmo"51vda. Barque Oallovldlau. aa ied fiom Valparaiso Hat 4eo. lor Iquiqiie, to load nltrata (or llaoipio-i Koaii. tor orders, to Piillaue iiula, New Yora, or Boiion, at Jtl 17a sd. Barque O'ara. Probst, sat'.d from trelvoet 18 h" u'U lor l uiiadripbla. and was oir Dover iiuh. Barque fiirlau Htar, Crouoy, sailed lrom Antwerp Slhtult.. f ri'ardlH. M Biigu. T. Ward. Wllloby, from FiedericVahaven fcrHtilblds (bef re rportui. ia ashore on&tutuier Kocks. aud rettnlved much amue. WrlK N lie Mowe. Mrrjiiuai. cteatoil at Iindti )U ulU for PblladeipbU, aud satled mi Uravoauud Hit Ii. llrlg Stockton, Hlchbom. which cleared at Itavaaa Saah UK, f(ir itemtdlns, wiia oharlred io 1mvJ si-ac l 7 per lihu. lor PUtralsli.liU. Balllmorr, or Nw u'rlg Carolina E. Kali. Cartcau. from Uatanaas tot Delaware Bralcwaer fer. r ruoriBd ouoaiune4 at Bt Johns, P. it L bad discharged all Utr cargo on th '"fcohiSda F. Vfbeir. Dyer. troa PjrtUoa tot BBHiia, at noimea" iioieiw in- . u a Bcbrs Hlpben ITotoliklaa. HotlBdon, hp r B S ton and Mary U lor Hon land sail Hftir Jonathan 1. Ireland, Ana". '" f'S'i1.?!? aalay, tr.mi biguafur i'alladeluUJa, chr W. U. Uliles, Barf ess. fceaos, at New Orleans 8 HobrUAle. Yenes. Yonnt. slsarsd at Qbarlenion M Uubr T. T. Taaker, Allen, was nM Bavanntk o. InaL lor Provlf'euce. ,.i Hv.bt Albert ThomM. Kogora, lor Pftllaelpln, wS atkrVm. H. Maon. Wiauford, st Wilmington, M.C lib last., roi Aleaauor la, uiuieu euaies tis, ihwi, HZfailZJ; U.S. 6-20s. 1882, 11340113.; do., 1864, llOJrrtllOj; do., 1865. llliaill.; do. JUIV. 1865. ll.!A110!uV rl'.Tnl-
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