r 7 A A. TOL XI - No. 82 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL D, 1869. DOUBLE SHEETTHREES ORNTS. TNG PUT - FIRST EDIT 10 LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. C II AUG E TO THE GRAND JURY. Judge Brewster on lligh-llanded Crime-How Assassins Kscape Justice Through "Per Yerted Sympathy." Coukt or Quarter Sessions Judge Brew ster. This morning ibe April term of ihe Court was opened by bU Honor Judge firewater, who, having appointed James M. Muriln foreman of tee Grand Jury, delivered to tnetn the follow log Instructions, which will be found full of tart Hug facts as to the state of crime in our midst, and replete with wholesome suggestions ' an to the remedy that should be applied to the evil: Untlemen of the Grand Jnfy: Krom the ealtudar hefore me, and tue report of the num ber or ball oason, it appears that you will be called upon to dispose of over four hundred lu . dlotmenta In a few weeks, in view of tals taut, I need hardly to enjoin upon you to be active in the dlsouarge of your reaponalDls dmies. You will probably find that all the lndlot ments which may be presented to you can be conveniently divided Into two classes one in which the community ara interested, and another in which the public have no coaoern, but which are pressed for private purposes. It Is to be leared that we deal too leniently With those who make crime tbeir profession, and that we at times endeavor to atone for this eiror by rushing into the opp 'Site extreme of Indiscriminate prosecutio u of the innooent along with the guilty. I would recommend yon to see to it that no criminal goes unpun ished by onr remissness, and that no Inno cent pei son suffers the delay of an hour in securing bis discharge. It is time that the bad anould be made to feel the power of the law. It has been aunouaoed in the Police Courts of London that in curtain places in that city the Queen's writ will not inn. The same remark may almost be applied tons. There are certain men in FullaJeipUla who cannot be brought to justtoe. Tneycan beat down, almost murder, our polioemen, secure ball, and absoond until opportunity permits their return. Others take life almost with Impunity. The homicides committed In this city In Ihe year 1H08, as compared with those of 1867, are in the proportion of 133 to 01, an Increase of over 40 per cent Infanticides have increased nearly nfty per cent., and the total of murders In one year is four limes the oonvlo Hons for homicides in thirty years. Ibis is all due to the perverted sympathy Wblob exalts thessatsln Into the position of a perst cut ed victim of the law. An able writer has saidt "In toe legal dnel between a mur derer and Justice, we give the prisoner not only a fair start, but we throw every obstacle in the way of getting at the truth. 'Criminal liberty' will soon have to be toasted with 'civil and re ligions liberty.'" - It has thus eome to pass, gentlemen, that men are shot down or stoned to death upon our highways, and that the law seeuis as pow erless lor their vindication as it was for their motectlon. Orand Juries hesitate to find true bills, and petit juries often refuse to convict ' eicept of Inferior grades, frequently coupllug those vei diets with recommendations to " mercy. And even in an occasional case of great atrocity, when a conviction Is followed by a sentence to death, the Kxecutlve is besieged . for a pardon. It is owing to these efforts to ' thwart Justice that It has come to pass in l'allu- delphla that It is more dangerous for a man to pick a pocket than to take a life. The thief is much more certain of being punished than the muiderer. This will continue until public opinion under goes a change. Illinois hat recently been com pelled to restore the death penalty to her sta tute book. Maine hat Just refused by a large xnsjorliy to abolish it. Wisconsin, Miohlgau, .ana Rhode Island are now the ouly Hlatts in the Union In which capital punishmout is not inflicted; and I nuticu that lu t he last-named Blate attention has recently been called to this FUt-JfOtlnsn abieand learned speech of Senator J. T. Kd wards. Ills remarks seem asapplioabte to onr eommunltv as to his own immediate neighborhood. He says: Happy will it be lor us if, in some critical moments, whtn the passions of men are stirred Into action by an immediate and pressing oc casion, they do not trample the form of Justloe nnder loot, and by autnority of force wreak summary vengcanoe upon the objeots of. their condemnation. Men are already stirred pro foundly with the feeling of their Insecurity, and it will be wise in their agents If they heed these admonitions. Nor Is the feeling condoed to the common people. It Is now a nice ques tion lor our judges to deolde how small they must make the penalty in-order to have crltal . sals punished at all." My obcervation of our criminal trials has satlisned me that the same evil exists here which is described to ub in an able editorial of the London Times, as prevailing elsewhere: "Crime Is pursued by a numerous olass of per Bins as a regular profession, apart from all casual temptation or Impulse. The profession Is maintained by a regular suocasslon of prac titioners, llfce any honest, trade, It hsa it seminaries, Its markets, and its places of re sort." I would therefore recommend yon to promptly return all indlotmen s against these offenders as trne bills, wherever there appears to be a ease of probable cause. And in noml oldes you will understand that you have notnlng whatever to do with the grade or the offense; that is a qnestion exclusively for the petit Jury. Bo mnch for cases In which the public are Interested. The moment you leave these, however, you must exercise a wise dis crimination. Do not allow the law to become the weapon of private malice. That it is very often so employed la a fact abundantly estab lished by our records. The report of Mr. Mullen, our efnolent Prison Agent. Informs ns that in the past year there were over 8(1,000 arrests. This would be in the propo tton of about one arrest to every 23 persons. Tue commitments to prison exceeded 17 000, which would be at the rate of one for every 47 inhabit nU. Yetoftbese seventeen regiments of men and women sent to jail by our magistrates In one year, the grand Juries only indicted 2U02, and the petit Juries only convicted 650. , You may theiefore conolnde that only one per son out of every ten whoue eases wllloctme . before y u is really guilty. The necessity, thtrelore, is Imperative upon yon to set your faces against all petty cases in , which you find there is no foundation for an t accusation save In the malice of the prosecutor. ' Were there no other rersun for this than the cost of maintaining tals Court, it would be our duty to repress this speoies ot lltlKatlon. With out computing the expenditures ot the prison or the Police Depariment.evtry conviottonactual y costs tbe city over 8100. If we should add to this the expense of keeping the untiled prison ers, and the salaries of the police force, every conviction cost ns over $1000. As a matter of economy, then, unfounded prosecutions should receive no countenance, iint a principle higher far than any oonsldera tlonofmere dollais and cents requires us to apply tbe law which empowers you, when you ignore a bill charging a misdemeanor, to lul lone tbe costs upon the prosecutor. I heartily commend it toy our favor, and trast to see numerous Instances of the exercise of "in jourevislts to the Penitentiary and County Prison you will find that tbe Inspectors are oomnelled to violate the law requiring separate and solitary confinement, for positive want of cells wherein to accommodate the prisoners. I therefore suggest tbe propriety of your making mUinqul'f into this subject, and if you shall find that any persons occupying public posi hJ fciiMi to obev the law. It will be ' your duty to make special presentment oX their r TbSpetlt Jnry having been formed, the prison Aiendar wM t once taken up, his Honor inrfoVpelrce sitting In plaoeof Judge Brew itefKwho wm call.5 out of Court to" transact bu.l'n"s 1 mother department Job "nailer, a yonng man, pleaded guilty to i5rt 0 be iarcwy ot earpenl.rs' tools. which lie stole one night from the shop of UeoreeBtlll. In Hldge avenue. Tave Weible, an old sneak thief, pleaded KUilty to a charge of tbe larceny of elothlug from a genllemau's house. Ue entered the home at night time, through a window that tad been negligently lett open, and while the Inmates were asleep he helped himself to their clothing. Johnson Kelly, who Is quite well known In this court, appeared in thedook with twe broad stiipes of linen ma his forehead covering a deep gaeb. tie was charged with assault and bat tery npon an old colored man named William Cooper. It was testified that on Tuesday last, as the old man walked out of bnponoeau street, at Locnst, the prisoner said to him, '-Yon old , you are tbe man that would not let me enter your bouse on Huturday night, and if ?'un were not such an old man, I'd beat the reath ont of you. I'll give you a little auy way." And then he struck the old man in the face and kicked him. Tbe prisoner offered no evidence. On trial, District Couwt, No. 1 Judge Hare. Hugh Gaujbe, assignee, vs. Trlgley, Kogllsti & uo. An action on a book acoount Toe defne al leged payment of the balance claimed. Verdiot lor i'fniiHDls. J. F. & K. IA. Ome vs. A. Nlnkerson. An ac tion of replevin to reoovcr certain carpets al leged to have been purolinsed uy means of a mlert presentation and not paid for. Tbe de fense deDled that any deceit was nsrd In mi!t lng the bnrgain. but. that plalcMtJ delivered ibe soot s knowing all the facta ol the case. On trmi District Court No. 2 Ju-ige HLrond Ueorge 8. Adams vs. Robert Adams, Jr. An notion to recover damages for an alleged unlawful evic tion from premises without notice. The de fense alleged that the eviction wai In pur suance to an agreement entered Into by the plaintiff when he took possession of the pro perty. On trial. Couht of Common Pleas Judge Ludlow. Jury trials were begun In this Court to-day. The City vs. Samuel Ilium. An action to recover for the laying of water pipes. Tbe de fense alleged payment. Verdiot for the de fendant. The City vs. A. Johnston. An action to recover for tbe laying of water pipes. The defense set forth that tbe lien was not filed within tbe proper time, Verdiot for the de fendant. Andrew Watson vs. Jonathan Lodge. An action to recover for work done and materials furbished to a steam engine. On trial. ROBBERY. Thieves at Work at Twelfth nul flies. nut They Cuter the OIWeof the Ucne- fielal Having; Fund Society In Broad Iayf and Walk Oir with $81)0,000 lu Beady Money and Rond.' Philadelphia Is fast losing her ancient and honored reputation. From the time when the first stake for her first house was driven till wlthlnafewyears.lt has ever been her glory and her boast that no other city in the Union surpassed her In quiet, order, and Immunity from crime. Now, however, her just pride Is destroyed. Blie la the rival of "Democratic New York," "Iniquitous Chioago," or "bloody Memphis!" The last Item of enormity in her appalling list of crime la the daring robbery commuted yesterday at the corner of Twelfth and C'hesuat street. Its boldness and success are perhaps unparalleled. At the southwest corner of the streets attmttl stands a rickety, dilapidated, Insecure struc ture. It is a landmark of the neighborhood, old fashioned, familiar to the eyes of the citi zens. Its composition Is brick; its height three stories. Formerly it was used as a d. veiling, and has been changed very Utile to answer tbe purposes ol Its present occupation. The first Hoor is reached by a tail flight or steps. This leaves considerable basement room, which constitutes lu fact an additional story to the building. The basement Is oooupled as an upholstering establishment. The second floor of tbe part of the building running down Twelfth street Is occupied by Bird's bllllurd saloon, the Iront portion being' used as the residence of a private family, Tue tlrst floor Is used as the banking house of tbe Beneficial (savings Fund of Philadelphia. This is a Kouian Cat hoi to institution, organized for the beneilt of poor girls connected with the Catholic Church, but wbloh has for some lime been largely uted by other parlies. The high finan cial character of tbeconoern gave it tuls popu larity, and the amount of treasure found in its safe yesterday shows that tbe popular faith in lis stability was not unfounded. Yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock the supsr lntendent of tbe billiard-rooms, having ocua slon to go to his piaoe of business, found, on attempting to enter by the Twelfth street door, that the lock had betn In some way tampered with nud would not turn. He thought this slngu'ar, but no suspicion of the real s'.ate of things struck birn at tbe time. He went to the Walnut street door, which he found open, and entered tbe building. A wide entry leads from this door past the banking-rooms, which are to the right of it, and Into the interior of the liouto. It was not singular that the hall door should be open, for the family on the second floor used it at fill times. Tbe superintendent passed this way to the billiard-room, when, looking from a window on tbe landing, be tween the front and back buildings, ho saw that a back window of the saving fund was open. wiuuow openeu npou a small atei or entry-Way, WillCii COnld be further aoproched directly from the Twelfth street door. The Superintendent knew that the Havings Fund winaow was never leu uncioseu, ana appre hending mischief, descended to the yard. He then found that the window had been opened from without, and looking in he saw beyond a targe saie burst open, anu a variety or uuryiars' implements scattered about the lloor. He at once proceeueu 10 tne resilience or Mr. unaries A. ltepplier, tbe Presidet t of the Havings Fuud, and inform ett blm of the faots. The window through which the robbers got In affords, from its position, an easy entrance into tbe Society's counting room, has been encased with sheet iron, and It was thought secutely fastened. It offered but little hin drance, however, to the tbieves. Tbe (Society emrloysanrlvatewatchman. but it appears that on Sundays he leaves the build- ' ing at six o'clock in tbe morning. At that hour ytsterday everything was seoure. When the alarm was given, some of the directors were summoned, when an examination of the pre mises was made. Everything about the room was In a state of inextricable confusion. It was found that tbe large LUlle vault nre-proor sale, situate at tbe southwest angle of the room, was broken open, and Its entire contents, consisting of all the bonds, money, etc., In charge ol the Boolety, were abstracted. Tnese valuables were contained in numerous tin boxes, which were taken out one by one and broken open, and their contents secured. A small safe stationed within the large one. having four locks, and wblcb contained papers of the greatest value, was lifted out into the floor, and the look picked, and every paper taken froni It. Tbe carpet of tbe room was torn up in differ ent places, and torn envelopes that contained valuable bonds, etc, were strewn around lu all directions. The robbers bad evidently been at work for several hours, for it was found that a large piece of timber, evidently prepared for the purpose, had been fastened in an upright position on tbe floor, near the safe door, by means of iron hinges screwed to the floor, and behind tills was a Prop, securely planted against this upright post Thlsoontrlvance was used to afford a sort of support to the drill used to drill a hole into the safe door, by which the burglars (who evidently knew their business thoroughly, and were professional hands) were enabled to pick the look. At eight o'clock experienced workmen, ac quainted with the manufacture of safes, were procured and entrusted with the business of examining the look In tbe presenoe of the de tective officers. The Inside plate of the large door was unscrewed and taken off; and tbe baits holding the oae of the look removed. This re moval threw considerable light on the opera tion and an examination made it evident that tbe burglars were mechanics of no mean ability. Tbe outside of tbe large door shows over the lock two crosses scratched on tbe paint, the cal culations of the operators before commencing tbe drilling process. Tbe first they abandoned, and then made tbe second measurement and working from this with the small drill, tbey bored with mathematical accuracy UlrecLV on to the piece which holds tbelever. This piece drilled away, the lever fell, and tbe look came apart, and a tnrn of tbe handle opened tbe door and gave aocess to the booty. The manner In wbloh the drill wai operate 1 was also indicative of skilful and system tl ; workmanship, and further shows that the Jo' was done deliberately and on a regularly pro- J tared plan. A heavy eaken beam about five eet long was fastened to the floor by hlngci. and wltii this was connected a brace piece, and over both of these the drill was fastened nod worked on tbe safe-door. The breaking of the inner-door was easily accomplished, nnd thu tin boxes It contained were then robbei of their contents. When tbey bad completed their business. the thieves vacated the premises, lt-avinr bohlnd them several various sized bits, a lartre brace, a bottle of alcohol, and a small paper of fine power. This morning another "tool" was found. with Which the entrance to the building wasefrected a largo blue steel "itminy" of line workman ship. This was picked up by a police o(lIer, who found it lj lng on Hansom street, near the Acwdemy of Natural Sciences. Tbe "Jimmy" fits in the marks made in bursting open thevbntters and window through which tbe robbers Rot into tbe bar; it room. Tbe following is a list of the bunds, etc, stolen: '20,(Mi0 Delaware Slate 6. . $10,0(10 020 Of 1KH7. 821,000 ." 208 Of 1H4. ti rooj 20s Of 1805 H02.H00 Pennsylvania 5 percent, bond. (25 IH)0 Connecting Kallroad bonus. l.r,0('0 Hunbury and lOrle bond. $20,000 Camden and Atutiny moituae btudi. 83,000 of $100 each of Camdun and Am mortgage bonds. $40,1X0 Long island per cent, bonds. $4 000 Philadelphia 5 percen.. registered loau. V00 Philadelphia G percent, loau. HHUMtfi Pensy Ivanla State 0 per cent loons. S77.700 United Slates 5-20 of 10, reai-tred. )f these there were tlf:een bond of $.r000 each, t wo-of $1000,one of $.500, and two of $100. S:i!l,000 Pennsylvania War loan. $10.0(0 New Jersey State tt's. $4 000 Pittsburg 5 per cant. Corporation bonds. $na. 000 Allegheny City 5 per cent, bonds. $1,000 Camden City bonds. $fl2,li00 Schuylkill Navigation bonds. $16,000 North Pennsylvania Italiroad per cent, bonds. $1,000 North Pennsylvania lUUroad 7 per cent, bonds. $2R,(H0 United States bonds of 1881. $2O.0O(i 5-20 bonds. 327,000 10 40 bends. $20,000 Philadelphia and Kile 8 percent, bonds. Besides these, they bad In the safe $12 ooo tn greenbacks and some com, which the robbers carried awav with the securities. Tbe only bond left behind ry the roblrers was a $1010 one, which was found on the flour. Too mortgages that the Savings Fund had on hand were not carried oil' by tbe robbers and a num ber of shares of stock were left behind. The scores of boxes belonging to private Indi viduals which had been Kit with tUe;institii tlon for safe keeping were, with but a single except ion, broken open, aud all of the.valuables they contained were abstracted. One of the boxes eontatued securities and money valued al $00,000. and many others had securities and other valuables wort h from- one hundred dol lars to 8.10,000. Among the losers w.s ex-Judge Campbell, who bad a box on deposit mat con tained over $4000. A lady named McCaully had a box in the safe which contained diamonds valued at from fifteen to twenty thousand dol lars, one solltarle having alone cost $ O00. Other depositors had silver and gold coin and silver plate on deposit, and until the books of the institution are examined, it will be diffi cult to aggregate the value of the property oar rled away by the burglars, but it is believed that it will reach one million of dollars. Mr. P. Queen, tbe treasurer of the Institution, already mentioned, is a loser to the extent of $45,000 by the robbery, he havlnj in the safe personal property consisting of $20,000 Alle gheny 5 per cent, bonds; $10,000 West Jersey 6ij $10 000 Camden and Ainboy lfttxis, and SoOOO Delaware 6s. There were about Ut'00 depositors, a very large number of whom were poor, hard-working people. By these Individuals the loss will ba most keenly felt, as their all was confided to the Institution. MS As soon as the ofllcer of the Institution wore notified, they visited the ofllce and commenced the task of preparing a list of the securities stolen, and determined to advertise the robbery In all the papers. Handbills were ordered to be printed, aud other measures adapted to give publicity to the robbery. Tbe following Is a list of the oflloers aud man agers of the society : Managers Charles A. Roppller, James Mo cked, Alfred C. Olbson, Daniel MoDevltt, Joim Tiers, M. J. Dohan, John MoUlensoy, Isaac Mullen, James Maguire, Augustus Merino, John P. Alurtn, Frauds J. Crllly, Francis Cooper, Hon. James Campbell, Mark Wllloox, Dennis B Kelly, John O. Keppller, William Lou'jhlin, James T. Gallagher, lMward Kobins, Bernard Haflerty, George Hughes, Henry C. L?ushliu, Cbas. Donoghue, A. J. Gallatther. President, Charles A. Kopplier. Treasurer, 1 'a trick tuinn. Secretary, John P. Murta. The placeof tbe robbery was eoon exmnlued by Chief neu, "his detectives, aud by olncers and directors of the Society, and great aston ishmeut was expressed at the possibility ot the burglars making off with the property in broad daylight, lor the robbery must have been com mitted during yesterday morning. The num ber of bonds stolen would make a bulk of paper not easily hidden. The Soo'.ety authorized Chief Kneu to offer a reward of $35,000 for the arrest cltUe burglars. The following so::oe explains Itself: - BKNKFIOiAL BAV1NWS FUND, April 5. lfhit. In cuosequeuueof the recent robbery of a por tion of the atsets of this luiiiimton It 1 deemed ex pmeut by the Hoard ot Manager not t pay auy money 10 depositors for the preteut. ... 0HAKLKS A. KKPFLiKR, President. To meet the loss sustained, the Society will secure the registered bonds, the mortgages, be sides the real estate, worth some $80,000, making a total of $7!i0,0t0 to meet their liabili ties, even it the coupon bonds should not be recovered. A general opinion prevails that the managers of the Institution were culpable In holding so large a sum Df money in so inseoure a place. In all the city, perhaps, the robbers could not have selected a better place for their operations a place which promised mem so many cuanoes or sucoess, anu reieaseu them from so maBy chances of .detection. Au excited crowd of the poor depositors is around and in the place this morning. A large posse of policemen Is guarding the door. The detec tive officers are busily engaged In procuring all the information tbey can, and report has It tbat they already are on the trail of one or two suspected parties. TUB EUROPEAN MARKETS. By Atlantic Cablt. This Morning-" QnotntlonH. London, April 6 A. M. Consols, tJ for bolh money and account. U.S. 6 20s, 88. American stocks steady; Erie lUilroad, 21J; llUuoii Cen tral, 06.. Liverpool, April 6 A. M. Cotton opened quiet at 12(il2Jd. for middling uplands, and l'ij(cf.l23d. lor mlddlinsr Orleans. Tbe sales to-day ate estimated at 10,001) bales. Corn, 2'Js. 6d. for new. Wheat, 9s. 7d. for California white. London, April 6 A. W. Tallow, Hi. I'd Turpentine, sit. 3d. Linseed Oil, LTi 10. JiJC30. This Afternoon' ((notations. London, April 6 P. M. Atr.eriran stocks tteudj; Illinois, 9CJ; Great Western, 321. Liverpool, April 5 P. M. Cotton The eules will not exceed 8000 bles. Flour declin ing: Western Wheat, 8s 9d.&)8. 10J. Lard flat. Pot It, 102s. (id. Pine ItoBin, 16s. Havbb, April 6, Cotton opens H6f. on pot, and 146f. afloat. "arhta by Telegraph. WW TOz, April .-too lroiiu. iold, 181 Eohnge, ': -. lwn. utojj ao. 1MK. 116- u. 1866. 117; new, lis?,; low. in;, yirglula, YorkOntral XAKn; Hudson Kivwr, ii Htobljisn Central. lleulq Moulbern. WH': ClevelHDd and Plttuburt. l.V CJUlco d Ko"tt I.isnd. 1st; rutoomi "and "iton Wayne, WX; JUfI0i St BAi.TiMoma. April I Cotton qnlet and steady at 88c. Vlouraulei. Wheat dun and unchanged: good tocbolcared l-l-S6. Onro flriot orliua wbll. tatm ysllow, swa. Oats dulL Bye. i m1-i. Fork. InstM- BkCoe.rtestdM 1'! claur do., llii; tul ier,.'. Htm, Nll. irt,M. wblsky.M. V US TER. Illfi Expedition Anlnt tlie Cheyenne -Ilt Nrcnrea the Relcnnn of Female Knit-&tlven-Iiiuln;;hlrrn Ilelel lloitaae'. In The Trlbobaph of Saturdsy a summary was given or news irotu General Cus'.er. Since Mnn wc have received the text ot bh official despatch to the cotnmandibR general. On the 15th of March Gtbcrul Custer's command ar rived within eight of a Chcjetne village, ou the North Fork or the Washita river, Texas. Learning that two female captives we.ro in the Ibdlun camp, Cutter tccarcd tho pcrsous of lour of the chiers, and held them as hottg03 until Ihe captive were leicaeed. This was to have been done within twelve hours, but Little Kobe, the Chcycune chlettniu, failed to com ply with'the demand. 8av General Ouster: I therefore determined not to 0! put off any louger, and told him we hud then waited ihrea da lot tbem to Rive us the white woman, uud had obtaibed 110 satisfactory response; tutu. I should wait one day longer, but if Dy sunset tho following day tbe while wemau was not de livered up, 1 would bang to a tree, which wu there designated, three ol the uieu held captive bj me (the fourth having been told as a runner 10 Little Kobe), and that the tollowiug day I would iollow and attack the village. With this metage the chief departed. The next day was one of no little abxiety to all. and to noue more thttn the three captive Chovenncs who ( certainly intended to hausc if their- pcopla failed to accede to our demands. The ropo were ready and the limb selected, hi n about 3 o'clock P. M. a email party of Indian warriors were seen approaching camp. Tbey tail. ed 011 a knoll about one mile distant, while one of their Lumber ctme forward with the welcome intelligence that the women were with them aud weuld be given up; bat this was coupled with the proposition tn at I should exchange the thicc men or two of them for tbe womon. This was rcfubcd, and the retain of tho women demanded at once and uncouditlomnlly. A reluctant consent to this proposition was giver. The Indian, however, feared to come inside our line. Lieutenant-Colonel Moose and Majors Jones aud Jtnkins, of the 19th Kansas, were therefore detailed to go out and receive him. Ollicers aud men a.-seinblcd near the outpoit to welcome two of their own people to freedom from a bondage more horrible than death. More than one voice fullered with emo tion, and many eves dimmed with tears as all crowded around the released captives and tendered heartfelt congratulations upon their release. Both the latter belong to blghly re spectable families. Bo'h.are joung, Miss White being about eighteen, aud Miss Mor gan about tweuty-fonr. The story of their captivity and treatment by their captors is a recital of such hnrbnrous cruelties aod enormous Indignities that it is surprising that civilized beings could endure it and still sur vive. After conversing with the released cap tives I was confirmed in my opinion regarding the propriety ol attacking the villages. The Indians had expressed a determination to kill them had the attack barn male. Many inte resting facts were elicited from Miss Morgan end Miss White. It seems that prior .to the battle of the Washita, where we captured so many ot their women and children, the Indians subjected their two captives to tbe most truel treatment, frequently beating tbem In the most savage manner. Since that battle they have never been given a blow. In passing through their deserted camps, we on several occasions diecovered the remains of carcasses of horses aud mule?, cutln&ueh a manner as u indicate that they had been eaten by the Indians, This belief was strengthened by the fact that no buffalo, or recent signs of buffalo, were observed anywhere along the route pursued by tho Indians, our operations during tfce winter having forced them beyond the buffalo range. Such we now know to be the fact. Both the released captives t,tate the entire tribe is in a (date of actual starvation, and for weeks have been sub-isting entirely ou the flesh of their mules and pontes, which have died irom starvation. That often the allowance for each person for one week was not Eufiicient for one nicul, the supply provided for their winter wants having beeu exhausted long ago, aud having eaten nearly all their dogs. Their ponies are more than ordinarily poor, as, teariug a sur prise or attack by us, they have kept them tied clo.se to Iheir lodges, instead of grazing them as ucual. TUeee are boiuo of the results of our winter campaign. After obtaining the release of the two white women, I moved my command up the Btreiira twelve miles, to tbe vicinity of the deserted Indian village, the lodge poles lurnibhlng Ub fuel for our night encampment. My command in this way burued tip the poles of upwards of two hundred lodges. Besides this ihe Indians lost much of their crimp furni ture, aud many buffalo robes and ponies. We captured a considerable number of ponies, bow, arrows, shells, and firearms. Little Kobe, and other chiefs with whom I have con versed, express thcaifelYee heartily sick of war, art! declare their intention of making their way to the point which has been designated, ana there submit tcenideives to tne uccision of tie Government authorities. Aside from procuring the release 01 the two women held captive by the Chey o.inft. heioe the oclv captives no w held by hos tile tubes in this department, a result of Itiolt more than coropeniatltg this command for all it has been called upon to endure, we have pene tia'cd every haunt frequented by the five tribes which were lately hostile. We now kuow their accustomed routes and hiding places. We have taught the IndlaDt that they are safe from us la no place and at no season; and also what some of onrowu people may doubt that the white man can endure the inclemencies of winter bet ter thau the IndiaH. Most of the country over which we have marched has been little or incorrectly known. This uncertainty 110 lousier exUds. There are many officers in thU command who, without guides, can conduct au expedition from Bed liver to the Platte, and encamp on a fresh water streom every night. The point at which we found Ihe Cheyenne vlll igo was in Texas, on the Sweetwater, about ten miles west of tho State line. Before closing my report I desire to call the attention ol the Maior-Ceneral commanding to the unvarying pood conductor thin cotnuiaud since it undertook this march. We started with all the rations and forage that could be obtained, neither sufficient for the time we have already becu out. First, it became necessary to reduce the amount to half rat'ons; afterwards a still greater reduction was necessary, and to night most of my men made their suppers from tbe flesh of mules that bad died on the march from fetarvation. When called upon to move in light .marching order, they abandoned tents and blankets without a murmur, although much of the march had been made during the preva lence ot tbe severest winter weather 1 have ever witnessed in this latitude. The horses and mules of this command have subsisted day alter day upon nothing but green cottou wood bark. Amid all these privations the officers and men maintained a most cheerful spirltbBQd I know not which to admire most, their gallantry in battle or the potent but un wavering perseverauce and energy with which they have withstood the many disagreeable phases ol this campaign. Bismark's daughter Id to he married shortly, on dit. The woman'! paper of San FrnuIsoo is called El Dorado. The lnmatee of the Insane Asylum in AagnsU practise on the velocipede. A new eotton factory U to be erected In New Orleans U run 10,000 spindles. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, Tlio DMIcuUics Between Yirgtnla State Oflictrs-Modern Spirit- ualism and Fonianism in Chicago. AH'airH at ForlrcsH Monroe. fTinnuclnl nnd Oommorolal FROM WASHINGTON. Drtputch to the Associated iVew. The Currency Bill. WAfrHrNQTON, April 5. The Committee on Banking aud Currency had before it this morn ng Ibe Senate bill In relation to the currency. Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, moved to report 1 buck to the House, with a recommendation that it do pass. That motion was rejected. Toe com nut teo then proceeded to consider the proposed amendments to It, but had not com pleted Its consideration when it adjourned. Writ of Error In tbe Twitchell Case lenld. Chief Justice Chase to-day lu tho Supreme Couit delivered the opinion of the Court, denying the writ of error to the Court of Oyer and Terminer and the General Jail Delivery of the.city and county of Philadel phia, and Huprenie Court of Pennsylvania for the Eastern District, in the case of George 6. Twitchell, Jr., convicted of the murder of Mrs. Hill, upon the ground that the fifth and sixth amendments to the Con stitution of the United States were not restrictions upon the Stato Government, but only upon the Government of the United States. The claim of the petitioner was that the Pennsylvania act of 1860 with regard to indictments for murder was a violation of tne fifth and sixth articles of amendment to the Cobntilution. ' FROM BALTIMORE. Death of Charlen Kuowden Fairfax Tbe Kinlth. YrageUy. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph, Baltimoiie, April 5. Charles Snowden Fair1 fax, a descendant of Lord Fairfax, died at Bar num's Hotel yesterday, In his fortieth year. lie had recently arrived from California, where he was formerly Speaker oi the House of Rcpre tentatives. He was high in Masonic orders, and his re mains will to morrow be conveyed by them to tbe family burial ground, near Washington. The Golden Ledge of Knights of Pythias hero offer three hundred dollars additional reward for the detection oi tbe assassin of Smith, one of their members, at Gitard Hall, Philadelphia. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Parade of tbe Fire Brigade. FoKTnESs Mon rob, April 3. The Fortress Monroe Fire Brigado, headed by the brass band of the Artillery School, paraded the streets to day and presented a very fine appearance. It consisted of Company F, of the 4th Artillery, and Company C, of the 5th Artillery, about oue hundred and fifty men in all, most of whom have run with the machine before. They were dressed in blue pants, white shirts, white gloves, and forage caps, atil are all young, active men. They have a first class steamer, a book and ladder, two hand engines, and four hose carriages, which are under the charge ot three experienced firemen, who keep them in the best of order, and the organization is per. haps the best that can be found outside of the large cities. The companies are drilled every Saturday on tbe engines, and have becomo quite expert in handling tbem, so that in case of a Ore wo have little to fear. FROM VIRGINIA. Conflict between tlie State Auditor and tbe Mute Treasurer. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. BienuoND, April 6. Colonel Stanton, the new State Auditor appointed by General Webb, took hold of the affairs of the office this morniug, aud commenced countersigning warrants for the clerks of the office. These warrants were presented to the Trea. surer, who refused to pay them, because they were drawn to the first of April. He claims there were no de faolo clerk, after removal of the heads of departments by General Stonomau, which took place on the twenty-first of March. Central Webb has the affair under considera tion this morning, and it is believed that the men will be paid up to the 1st instant. FROM THE WEST. Irish National Couvention Slodern Npt rltnalltite. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Cmoiuo, April 6. A National Irish Conven tion is to be held in Chicago during the coming month, to form an aid society for tho encourage rneut of emigration from Ireland. A largely attended meeting of Irish societies was held yesterday. A committee was appoiuted to pro pare un address to Irldbuitn throughout tho United 8tates. The 8pirltuttliels of this city celebrated tho twenty-first auiiiveraiyot modern spiritualism last night in Crosby's Music Hall. Addresses and social reunlou were tho order of the occasion, A Newspaper's Kentren. Reading, April 6. The Reading Daily Times (Independent), recently purchafed by A. C. Buck waiter, late ol the Evening Despatch, aud Charles B. llboads, was reissued this morning as a Keoublicau paper, with Louis Richards as local editor. (stock. Qnotatloua by Telegrapb-l P.H tSlendlnnlng, Davis at Co. report through their New York house tbe following: rt. x.vienb m auivi iueve. a Toieao Km N. Y, andiKrle li... 81 . H41, Trilnrin A Uluhuh H7 Toledo efc Wabash.. 07 Ph. andKea.R. VI Mil. A BU Paul K.O. 70 Mil. 8t. Paul K.p. Sl Adams Express--.. 69 Wells, Far0....-Mm 81 United BiaUM......... fn Tenneasee tM, new 6414 Gold ............-...iai;i Market Steady. Mlch.t.and N.I. K. W Uie. and FlttH....... Uhl. and N.W.oom. 1 GiiL and W.W.nr-f- 5 Chi. and K. LB...- -I8II4 Pitta F. W.AU-J.K.Mdg Paoifle Mall tit earn. V1K West. Union Tel... FINANCE AND OOMMEBOE. C JD( 1 cw ins vijne Tlttobto,v Mruoy, Aprils, lnoa, i conii"eroblp ttir was created yesterday attrl to-day m moccj circles In consequence of a bold and daring burglary at the corner-ol Twellth and Cbetnut streets. S. me time yes-, terdoy. alter 6 o'clock in the morn ng, the bniloing ol tho Hcoelictal Sivlng Fund Society was entered aud robbed ot bonds, other spflurl ties. and money to tbe amount of abmt $1,000,000. Tho registered U. S. bonds and other securities, win the mortgages left untouched, win probab'y amount to a little over $700,0.0. the balance of the loss falling ihieflv on the Depositors of Ibe Society, numbering about 3000 persons. The matiHienirut is receiving Us tharert censure, not onUfrom those who are direct lo.ers by the calam tv, but throughout the community, and we ttunK it justly ueerves It. It appears that tho Society n. epn a private watchman ou the premise. bJt ty strsuge In consisteccy he is allowed to o sert his ponton bunday morning at six o'clock, which was the time selected by the th-eves to a 'coniplish the'r purpose'. There are other potn's in the affair which rhow that there wa a screw loose in the manaeemen, such as, for ms nnce, tbe ease with which the bank whs entered in the Droad daylight, without nobe or confusion to attraot tbe police or passers-by In such a pob'ic tho roughfare; and we hone tbat the entire affair will be thoroughly venttla'ed. Buch events as the one we now re'er to. cotjpled with others like thai of the Fourth National Bank, are calculated to bring even the best managed instltutiocs Into suspicion and distrust, and some provision should be made to protect the thousands who are annually swindled throughout the ouu'ry by the gross carelessnees ot those intrusted with the sate keepintr of their bard ea'ntng, or by the ras cality of their responsiole aeents. 'We trust tbat the affair will be thorouehly investigated, and Ihe director held responsible to the exteit ' of Ibeir derelectiou of duty. Our local mouey market is steadily improving In means, and tho rates are sotteninr. We quote call loans on Governments at 7 per cent., at about 8(89 per cent, on other securities. Street loans were quiet at rates ranging from 9012 per cent, for.flrst clais sUnatur!. Ibe tone of the Stock mraket was decidedly stronger, but the volume of business was light. Slate loans were quiet, with sales of the first series at 102 and war loan at 100. City sixes improved J, the new issue selling at lOOf. Gov ernment bonds were in good demand at an advance. Reading Bailroad was firmer, cloMng at i9. Pennsylvania Railroad sold to a limited extent at 58j59. Philadelphia and Krie Railroad was stroi ger, selling at 261. Minehill Railroad was taken at 64$. 123 was bid for Camden and Ambov Railroad; 42J for Little Schuylkill Rail road; 33 for North FennsylvanU Ruiroad; and 331 for Catawissa Railroad preferred. In Canals the only transaction was in Dela ware Division at 474. Fulton Coal sold at 6; 4J was'offercd for Uetr York and Middle; 6 for Shamokiu; 6i for Bin Mountain; and 5 for Feeder Dam. Nothing was done in bank stocks. Passenger Railway shares were qulet.'with sales or Hestonville at 12J. 434 was bid for Second and Third; 15i for Thirteenth and Fif teenth; and 38 for Green and Coates. PHIUUIAFHU BTUCE BlUnAlttta BAtM TO-Dir Beportea by Be Haven A Bro., u0. o 8. TUra street fi.vwf bwi . ncf JU2 I OOu Fa Ba. W L.cp..UiO ' tioociiy 6s dqud un f2lH0 doNew.lH.n.l flstiP Ho New.loiX liMrOLt-liV Knbs co. 4 Hh Pannt RR mci 18 do...M...... 60 J7 da......ls ,c-1 "Jl ? '- too ao...s orlat. to lonab Read lUUbao. M li'O do a(i. 4 1O0 sh Fbil fe K...i. tnH S "0 do.... bS. S34 lot d" b. aet 60 sh Del DIv.......s. i74 Km .sh Fultno'oSat.7: ' loo sh. iiestonville.... UH .... ... , I''- ? t idu ao......... mi,', .J5Mi do 1 ii 9 OPch N (to' 83 lilli p'.OQ Lob RK lu gft'ii 16500 do.. Is. 66.J4 SA000 PetnDa ft nj 6.1. " i BDMinentti ...... Ip. MX Marr a 1 adner, 8tock Exchange Brokers. Wo. 30 8. Third street, report this rnorBing'a lo-iJOA .M. 131,1M7P.V. . LHJ 1M5 " . 131:12-47 " . 131 1120 " . 131J1 1 Messrs. William jfainter & Co., -bankere No. 36 South Third Street, report the folio wis rates of exchange to-day at 12 oV.lnrV. 106iSlO5. Pacifies, 104104. Gold. 13lJ 0131J. ' Messrs. De Haven & Uroiher, No. 40 South Third street, report the following rates of ex change to-day at 1 P. M. : U. 8. 6s of 1881. 11SI Blllii; 00. llJi'3H9j; do.. 184, 1141(3 115; do., 1865. 11GB116J; do.. ISO. new, 113? 1135; do., 1867, new, 1133113$; do., 1868, 1134 1135; do., 6s, 10.40s, 105gio5J; do. 30-year 6 per cent. Cy., 104jftilC43; Due Compound! Interest Notes, l4; Gold, 131iai31i; Silver, l.b12C&. Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern ment securities, etc., as follows: rj. S. 69 of 1881, 116U6j; 5-20a or v 1862, 119rJll9j; 6-20s, 1864, llSOjllSi: 6 20s. Nov.. 1865, H6ld 1174; July. 1865, 113lail4i; do., 187. 1131-3 114; ao. 1868. 113114; l(M0s, 105j105j. Gold. 131. Pacifies, 1044S104J. For additional Marine Sews see Inside Paget. fT TXI.aeBAFH.1 Fobtbxss Mow bob, April 6 fussed In for Baltt. more blilp MooDligbt Irom ()llo; barque Vliiaga Belle, trum Liverpool; brigs Fdlin, riom itlo; Wusio. trom Arigo; and uejrge Latimer, from FortoKloo. Pained out Blip Admiral, for Bremen; barque Nellie, for Rio; brigs lialia fir Pnacet; Harriet, for May agues; Wardale. for at. Jago; Hebe, forUronttadt. POST OJ PHIXADgLPHIA APKIL 5. RH1 OX HI1M0M1CTB At THB BVaVIKei XU OMlOH. 7 A. M....88U A. M....... 62 i r. M..m.,,B7 CLKARED THIS MORNINa. Brig Etta M. i ucker. Tucker, Key wet. Aadenrleo, Norton & Co, Bcbr Marlon, Ullgard. Newport, do. KchrUeo. Grant,. Hunter, Ueoigetown, do. BchrW.kt Tbempeou, Yale-s, WasblngMa, do. Bcbr Kva Belle. Barrett, Barton. U AuUunded A Go Muhr Henry May, Kackeit. Boston, do. ARRIVED 1HH MOBNira. Blilp Wyoming, Juiidl Jr., Irom Wverpool Pen. 18 with oudse, to Cope Bro. . tittmuiHblp Junlutu, Hoxle. from New Orleans March W. via Havana MarubSO with cotton,' sugar, do., to Philadelphia and Houtberu Mail Kiauibblp Co. raesenKBrs .From Havana Mrs. Y. H. 'loo cauo. Mtns M I). Toicauo Mrs. J'bn J. B. Tosoano, b rs. O. Toacano, W r. J. Ulalr. M. PUarro, J. 1 osoauo, Miss A.ToBcaoo, Ji. luklvail. Mrs McUunly and aei vant, V. Bf mo P. Croucuey. L) Hart, hi. Uedaao. Mry Buckley. H.Ciay. B V. Tusuaoo. Baruuei Sarah A. Htaples. Biaplus. 7 days from Baiua, wltli eucr ami UJolaavej loiJ.AW. Walth. Barque Island Queen. B onks. 87 day from New port. Wales, with railroad Iron to Pblladelpbta, Wll uiliigton.ahdBatlscQreKRLrgsd Co. Baique aiine White Olond Freeman, 6 days from Baih. In ballast to Lennox A Buige-s. Bcbr fctuanex, Mason, 2 uy from MlltOn, DeL, WIW grain to Christian it Co. . Beibr Kva Bel e. Barrett, 4 days from New Yoa Kcbr Henry May. Kaokeat, 6 days fruru NewUavea. blpamer l)lniond Htate. Webb, la hours Xroua Baltimore, with mdsa to A. Grovea Jr. . . Bleamiug America, Vlrdcn, 12 Hours from tne Oapea Brought npeblu Wymlng e-erday "of"1"?" fiObooner loaded i Ith Bo-Uhern lumber. JwM BrandywInsHboalt wo'd P'ft, ' b'i7l JS Off Bombay Hook, saw a saiall Italian bri uioi4 to he a fruiter, Brim K A Bernard, arrived ywterday from Met JE& OotU, k. Helllbg. ' KKMOBAfDA. Di-hniUhM Bniltb: M. K. Long. Harejyj Tnr bSf'H.V ttqulr Flike: Mary Mia, Tkowwt . ' and Btekmori, Barter, lor Philadelphia, were ltlU fSftiSwI.' frrea .and George Bortoa, fCt Pbliadilbhla. aaUed frem Salem 1st last. Tr W. o. lruu, itathbua, beaee, MKeQ aiume. ... .. urmeu dlbibb ts, .Bet, noj-ejliej; fj. 8. 6-208. 1862, 1103H'Ji;Jdo., 1864, lUj'3115; do., 186! 11CHS110J; do. July, 1865, 113114; de. July! 1887. 113ii113?:do. lHBH.naif77iiiai.it. leLiA.
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