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VOL. XI- -No 33.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1869.
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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.
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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
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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-