m PIHI A VOL. IX. NO. 94. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1800. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION THE ALABAMA CUIMS. What Our New Minister May Ex pect England to Make No More Concessions. t'rvm the Ixtiklon Timr, April . It Is stated on ex authority Unit Mr. John Lothrop Motley is to be the Minister of tho United States in England. The change is not of much Importance to us, but, to judge from the feellusr that haft boon manifested in America, the substitution of Mr. Motley for tho present Minister Jo likely to soothe a Urfre por tion of the public which bos been irritated by Mr. Reverdy Johnson's exuberant oratorv. Strange to nay, tho speeches of Mr. Reverdy Johnson aud the (rood understanding he lias established with our various liospltablo muni cipalities have been resented by some Ameri can, as if they involved some fault on our part. Nothing can be more unreasonable. Mr. Reverdy Johnson was appointor at a time when an important question was pend ing between the two nations, and he gave us to understand that he was specially chosen to settle it. Lord Russell and Mr. Adams had x;en too much 'engaged in the mutual complaints and recriminations of the war to approach the subject favorably. Lord Russell went out of otllee; Mr. Adams returned home; a new Foreign Secretary and a new American Minister had opportunities their predecessors had not enjoyed. This being the state of things, Mr. Reverdy Johnson took occasion even before leaving America to express the good-will towards England which animated blmsclf, and with which he cre dited his own countrymen. On ar riving in England he used the samo language, and spoke In the name of the American people with a warmth which was naturally reciprocated y his audience. CW course, we are sorry to find that in so doing he mistook the feeling of his countrymen towards us; but that we should lis ten to what ho said and be gratified by it is Bnrelyno fault of ours. Tho impressionable Minister naturally had in this country of public dinners numerous opportunities of repeating his public sentiments, and the ubiquitous reporter recorded them all, even the most improvised and spontaneous. Where wo were amused the Americans were angry, and the result has been certainly unfortunate. Mr. Reverdy Johnson, however, notwithstanding his compliment ary speeches, appears to have been active enough in his diplomatic work, and to have ful filled all tu instructions of his Government. He concluded a convention, in which everything the United States could reasonably demand was conceded by us a convention, indeed, thut Im posed on us possible liabilities which many thought we ought not to have accepted. Prin cipally because of the unpopularity of the agent, this convention has been ill received in tho United States, and is now said to have been vir tually rejected. It is plain that a United States Minister in this country may be too fair spoken, And that for practical purposes it is bettor to deal wiih a more faithful though less acceptable rp resentatlve of public opinion. It is a great thing, however, to feel ourselves demonstrably In the right. The country has gone to the extreme of concession in tho matter f the Alabama claims. It has agreed to refer everything except its own honor to arbitration, and to the judgment of a mixed commission. It has agreed to give Americans who profess to have been wronged every opportunity to assert their claims by providing that tho commission shall hold its sittings at Washington. Except absolute submission to every demand the Americans may choose to make, there is nothing further that could have been conceded. Tho convention in which all this Is stipulated has been the work of their own minister and their own Secretary of State, and has received the assent of their own Presi dent. If tbey now set it aside, our duty will simply be to abstain altogether from further overtures, and let any proposal for a renewal of negotiations proceed'from the American Govern ment. As for that downright demand for payment which our Philadelphia correspondent describes as being advocated in the United States, this country would, of course, know how to treat it; but we have not the smallest r belief that President Grant's gov ernment contemplates a course of action so unfriendly aud offensive. It is more likely that, assuming the present convention to beset aside, Mr Motley will be Instructed to open negotiations for another, differing some what iu machinery, but embodying similar prin ciples. Should this bo the case, our Govern ment will be ready to give the proposals a fair consideration. Should it, on the other hand, be the desire of tho Americans to keep tho ques tion still unsettled, the British nation, haviug fully manifested its good disposition, will not feel bound, however, to initiate fresh negotia tions. Lord Stanley Kxplnlns Whv the American Pco. pie uro "Marc lliun I ttuiilly (Sensitive." The following is a complete report of Lord Stanley's remarks at the Glasgow banquet on "the American difficulty," as the question at issue between this country and Great Britain is now called by the English papers: I own that notwithstanding the failure of tho late negotiations that it is a failure there is no denying, but it is a failure, I think, which was not caused either by anything douo or by any thing left undone upon our side of the water. (Applause.) Notwithstanding that, I say, I don't think I can bring myself to take a gloomy view of those relations. (Hear, hear.) Certainly, if we were to judge by the utterances of some Ame rican journals, and by those which have been at tributed, justly or unjustly, to some transatlan tic politicians, it might seem that our friends on the other side of the ocean were not very easy to please. (Applause.) But, in the lirst place, I do not know that any one has spoken of lute on thtlr behalf who was authorized to speak au thoritatively on tho part of the nation; aud, in the next place. I think wo should recollect and K allow for the very peculiar position iu which tuey stand. '1 hey have had a great military suc cesi! a success unexampled in its way aud they are finding out now practically what wo had an opportunity of Ondingout just half a cen tury ago that milltaryglory,even when acquired iu the best of all possible causes, is a very expen sive luxury. (Laughter and applause.) They used to pride themselves and they could do it quite justly upon their freedom lroin debt, upon their comparative Immunity from taxation, and upon the peaceable manner In which all Internal dis putes among themselves were settled. Now, it Las so turned out that thev have a debt, which. measured by the Interest paid upon it, is heavier than that of the United Kingdom; that they have taxation which, although it is nothin" iu com parison to tne resources which, In tho lou" run, thev can command, still for the bably more burdensome than ours; and that thev l....rilinJ tnHnnl with, irrmit mtiu i J uu"-""" i J I ",""v,,""i'i'y insurrection, ana to pv u""u m iucciiy tne same manner I don't blame them for It; I think thev were quite right but it to put down in precisely the same manner as It would have beeu put down Dy any government ot the Old World, (Applause.) Now, I have no doubt that, not withstanding the military glory they have uemiired. there is a groat deal lu those cl renin. stances which may bo aunoylng, and when peo- ,ple are annoyeu, uu luntwi umu wuat cause, thev are ant to be more than usually sensitive But, fr my part, I have very great faith In the good sense of the American peopie. i Uo not think that they can wish to increase their diffi culties by getting into fresh quarrels. As for our part, it seemed to me plain and clear from the first, and It seems to me plain and clear now. There has never been any question upon our side of offering reparation for wilful aud intentional wrong, bo cause we do not admit, and we have no rigiit to admit, that any such wrong was ever com in It text by us. (Applause.) But what wo have oil along in substance said is this, that international law being vague, aud many new points of Interna tional law having arisen In connection with the events of the late war, It wan quite possible that upon either side, or upon both sides, in the ab sence of precedents to guide us, acts of uninten tional wrong might have been . dona ("hear," and applause), and that the question whether tlioy had been or not was one which we were perfectly willing to refer to the judgment of an impartial arbitrator. (Applause.) That is in substauoe the language we have held throughout, and whether it leads to an imme diate settlement of the matter in dispute or not seems to me although I may startle sotno per sons by saying it a matter of very secondary importance. Whatever happens iu that respect, we have secured the main point. Wo shall have satisfied our own conscience, and wo shall have put our-country unmistakably in the right. (Loud applause). . . , uiyrAiTnruxrTnss. . An ActreMft ClnlmM 830,000 Damages. Some time since the item was floating around in tho papers that Ada L. Webb, tho popular and fascinating actress, and one of the celebrated Webb Sisters, was about to be married. Later the paragraph was current that she had married and retired from tho stage; and later still was a paragraph denying the lost-mentioned report. Amid all these rumors and counter rumors it seemed altogether likely that the fair Ada was not entirely free from matrimonial entanglements of some sort. And such seems to have been the fact, for we find on the records of the Wayne Circuit Court that action was commenced on the 2ttth ult. by Ada L. Webb against John Skac for breach of promise of marriage, and the damages are laid at f 50,000. Three counts are set up. The first is that in the city of Detroit, in January, 188, tho said Ada Li. vvcod and John HKae pngntcu their troth. That is not exactly the phraseology of the legal document, but It conveys to the popu lar mind a better idea of what was done by Ada and John than would the verbose document of a half dozen pages of legal cap, with its whereases i t ji - .i r l.i, T . nu sums uuu uioresaius. iu mi l, mey maue a crbal agreement to be married to each other within a year, or in January, 1809. Tho sisters were playing an engagement in this city at the former date, and Skae was most assiduous in his attentions us a lover. The first count further lleeres that Ada made this promise of marriage in good faith, sincerely relyiug upon the party of the second part to staud by his pledges like a man; that she then expected to fulfil her pro mise, and wns ready to do so, and has been ready ever since. The second count charges the unfaithfulness of Skae, and sets forth that whereas the plaintiff was ready at the time agreed upon to be married, and has been ready ever since, the defendant gositively and absolutely refused to marry her. he alleges that she repeatedly and frequently urged upon him to make good to her his promise of marriage, hut he has put her off from time to time, and now utterly refuses to marry her, although she was ready aud willing during all this time. The third and last count sets forth that upon her enirnircment with Skae to be married in January, 1809, it was understood that she was to retire ironi the stage, wnicn proiession sue haa previously followed as a menus of support to lersclt ana her mother; mat sno aia so retire from the stage on that account, and has since that time been deprived of that means of sup port. For this reason, ana tor injuries to her leelings by reason oi me iauure oi inc acienuant to f ulfil his promise, she claims damages to the amount of ifSO.OOO. The attorneys iu the case are Moore & Gritnn for the plaiutiff, and Dick inson & Dickinson for the defendant. The case is likely to be a very closely contested one, but it has not yet beeu set down for trial. Dvtroit Post, April 10. TIi Mnryliind Homicide. from the, llrlair (Hi.) Jfyti andjiemocrat, April 10. On Wednesday Miss Cairnes was arrested by Constable Kockhold, under a warrant issued by Justice Cathcart, and brought to lielair, where, waiving an examination, she was committed to jail by Justice Fulton. Wo understand that, in consideration of tho condition of tho jail, tho sheriff procured a room for her at Glenn s Hotel, where she remains in his custody to await the action of the Graud Jury. The cause assigned for the above affair was tho fact that McComas had been a suitor to Miss Cairnes, and under tho Eromiso of marriage had seduced her, and she ad taken this method, upon recovering from her confinement, to redress her injuries. Alto gether it is one of tho most melancholy and heart-rending occurrences that ever transpired within the limits of our county. Both parties are widely and respectably connected, and tho event will long casta shadow of gloom over a large portion of our community. The above are the facts connected with this sad occurrence, as nearly as we have been able to ascertain them. In view or the lact that iurtner investigation will probably be made into the matter, we ub stain from all comment that will at all tend to inlluence public opinion, feeling that many estimable citizens connected with both parties, who are already so deeply distressed at tho calamities which have befallen them, will thank us for so doing. IEOAL INTELLIGENCE. - i District ('ourt( No. 'i Judge Htroud. John C. Watson vs. the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad Company. An action to recover damages for the loss of a horse and wagon, alleged to have hecn sustained through the negligence of the de fendants. In August, lstiT, plaintiirs team was near the defendants' depot when a truln was coming In, und the horse becoming frightened, rushed upon the track and was run over, lie being so nauy crushed that he ha to he killed, and the wagon being entirely demolished.' On trial. District Court. No. 1 Judge Thayer. Mover A Hazzard vs. Spencer Fullerton, executor of Alexander Fullerton, deceased, who was garnishee of Joseph 8. Fennemore. An attachment execution. On trial Court of Common Pleas Judge Ludlow. Patrick Flinu, to the use of K. I- Currey, vs. Thomas Kane. An action to recover the amount of a judgment obtained before an aldcrniuu. The defense alleged payment. On trial. Court oftluarter HcsNlons Jutle Brewster. This morning being tho second period of the cur rent term, a new venire of petit jurors was returned. Of these, all gentlemen whose names began with letters iroin tne oeginning oi m minimi, iu mo letter I were discharged until Thursday; the rest were retained for immediate service. Stephen Green, Jr., unaries muiuicwn, . j. Alexander, Patrick Dally, and James isucKtey, an voung men, were put upon trial, charged with as- sauil ami uauery, ii ' 'ok"- j .....-, the tavern at No. 1018 Glrard avenue, and made an unprovoked and ferocious assault upon the proprie tor and several of his friends who were standing near. On trial. (stork Quotations by Telearaph-l P. M. Glendennlng, Davis A. Co. report UirougU their New York house uie loiiowing: N. Y. Cent. R lflttw.West. Union Tel. 42 V N. Y. and ErlaK..... 3V Cleve. and Toledo R. . 99 Ph. and Ilea. It .J, Mich. H. and N. Lit.. tf Cle. and l'lttlt , 3 Chi. and N. W. com . . 83 Chi. and N. W. pref . . 6Ji Chi. and K. I. It 189 Pitts. K. W. Chi. R.188 1.' Pacific Mali Steam. . (0 Market arm. Toledo & Wabash.... t" Mil. A Bt, Paul U.c... IV i Mil. Afctt.l'aulK.p... 87 AiluniH KxnreHH AO WellH.FargoACtt.... 81V United States ei 5 Tennessee s, new. . . CO' Gold .7 m.'i SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Distribution of Federal Patronage The Scramble in Baltimore Tho Suits Against utler. liiimteitil unci C7oniitMritil FROM WASHItfaTOJf.- SpetiaX Dtojvttek to The k'otnlng TfifffrapK ' Washington, April 19. Chnndlrr on I J rent Jtritaln. Senator Chandler made a speech in open Senate to-day on tlm Alabama claims. It is, in substance, the samo speech as ho delivered In execntlve session the other day, wheu tho Ala bama claims treaty was up for consideration. The Senate refused to remove tho Injunction of secrecy so as to allow tho speech to be pul lished, and as Mr. Chandler was anxious to get it l)cfore the country ho offered a resolution authorizing tho President to open negotiations with Great Britain for ceding all tho British jkm dessions in North Amerion to tho United States, in satisfaction for all our claims against the British Government. Mr. Chandler denounced Uie conduct of Great Britain, tho action of Reverdy Johnson, And tho tardiness of tho Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in not acting at an earlier day on our claims against Great Britain. The speech was very bitter, and attracted considerable attention. FROM BALtTmORE. , Tim Federal Ofllcen The Kiniberly-Ttutler Null in the I'niled Htaten Court IHstiHtroiiH Fires. Special Denpatf h to The Evening Telegraph. Baltimore, April 19 General Dennlson, the new Postmaster enters upon his duties to-day. Mr. Askew, the former Republican Clerk of tho Criminal Court, is his assistant. John L. Thomas, the new Collector of the Port, enters on duty next Monday. . Ediugton Fulton enters to-day also. John Lee Chapman is Naval Ofllcer. The pressure for subordinate phiosB is intense. None others of the injured firemen have died, but it is feared that the injuries of one or two more will prove fatal. The damnge at the fire was about eight thousand dollars. The case of Klmberly Bros. vs. General Butler, was called in the United States Circuit Court this morning, Chief Justice Chase and Judge Giles presiding. It was postponed until to-morrow' on account of ndesputch from Caleb Crush ing saying that he could not be present to-day for the defense. FROM THE WEST. Apoplexy. Cincinnati, April 19. William H. Rice, of Quincy, Illinois, was found dead in his bed at the St. James Hotel in this city last night. Tho coroner's jury found a verdict of death from apoplexy. The Last Kail. The last rail was laid yesterday on the Louis ville, Lexington, and Cincinnati Brunch Rail road, making one hundred and four miles be tween Covington and Louisville. The cur-wUl not run for u week or two. IVew York Nlate 1 tenth. . Port Chester, N. Y., April 19 David A. White had his arm broken and received other injuries by jumping from a train of cars to-day. Rochester, April 19. Joseph Messucr has been convicted In the court of Oyer and Ter miner of murdering his wife on April 13. 18i8. and has been sentenced to be hanged on June 4 next. The United State? Senate. Washington, April 19 Mr. Chandler ottered u resolution that the I'resideut lie directed to open negotiations with Kngland for a settlement or all open questions on the basis of a surrender of all the British North American possessions to the I'nlted Males, and made a speech in support of tho pro position. Mr. Chandler read long extracts from his former speeches to show that he originated the positions now assumed by the Committee on Foreign Hola tions, and Insisted that, it his advice had beeu fol lowed heretofore, the Alabama and all other claims would not remain unsettled, out that, if the resolu tions he ottered looking to the withdrawal of our Minister and non-Intercourse had beeu adopted, such claims would have been paid in thirty days. THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. By Atlantic Cable. This MoriiliiK'H OuotntlouM. London, April 19 A. M Consols for monev, 93 v ; for account, W3Sj'i f20s sell at 61 '. Huilway's quiet. Erie, ; Illinois Central, V'U. Liviski-ool, April 19 A. M Cotton quiet. Up lands, lVl. ; Orleans, Wd. The sales to-duy will reach booo bales. This Aftci-iioou'M Onolntlonn. LONMON, April 19 r. M Lnited Slates Klve tweuties dull at Si. Stocks steady; Illinois Central. i.lVERF0ni, April 19 P. M. Klonr heavy. Karon, 6!is. Cheese, Wis. IIavkk, April 19 Cotton opens quiet. Market ly Telegraph. Baltimohk, April 1R Cotton, Arm lint nuit kt . Hour Tory dull, und fuvnm buyer. WliPiit dull and in utive; primo to rhnien red, fti" 2'20. Corn dull; prima white, tK Sic; yellow, Stiorsiic. Oats dull at W Mo. Rye dull at $rila UA. Mei l'ork quiet at t.a. liaeen rirm; rib sides, 16to. : i-lear do., 17.'; e. ; khouhivrt,, UV. ; liauu, 1 (a-.14c. Lard firm at lv.c. whibky linn at Wo. New York, April 1R Stocks Bteadv. Gold, 1S!'. Excbanue, 8. 6-au, 1863, 120t; do. ISrtt. fid1;: do. IStiB, 118: new, U5V, 1S7, 115U; 10 -4u. 1U6S,. Virmnia tin. til; Missouri 6a, 87'4! Canton Company, &!; Cumberland preferred, 28V, New York Central, Ititi1,;; Reading, Hftij ; Hudson River, 14!'m; Michigan Central, WJ'fc; Michigan Southern, Wa ; Illinois Central, UU; Cleveland and Pitts burir, W ; Cleveland and Toledo, XX3, ; Chicago and Hock Island, 186: Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, I!M4. New Yoiik, April lk Cotton qniot ; liuo bales sold at SSo. Flour heavy and declined tin I0o., sales of 5fi0u bar rels; State, fi'4ii6oU: Western, itn'Slii'S: Southern, 610(011711. Wheat dull and declined lm'ao; sales of bUOO bunli. No. 2, at Wl''; white Michigan, $2. Corn dull und declined lo. ; sales of 2R000 bushels mixed Western ut KlL aaha V;v vellow Soutliorll. Ric. OuUi dull, anil mint. tions are nominal, lieef quiet. Purk dull; now moss. IgAI'iD. lard llriu ; steam, ibx.ii ip 4o. yi inky quiul. The It iiluii avy. TheHiiKsluu navy comprises two hundred mul sixty-seven vessels, of which two hundred und thirty are steam. These include four Iron-eltid frluiites, three Iron-clad batteries, and thirteen mimitnrH. Mure than une-half of this Immense naval tnreti Is In tho Baltic, where it Is frozen up alsmt one-third of the year. Thirty-two steam and nine siuiiiitf vessels are on the lilack Sea, and tweuty-niuu steam und two sallintf vessels ou the Siberian coast, In 'tho North rpclllc. The whole force uimears to be well balanced, well in hand, and very elllctent. The Hal tie fleet is readv for any Prussian complications. Prussia has nothlnir which can hope to contend airainst it. The lilack Sea neet is sultleieutly strung to make a dash against Turkey when the moment arrives for opening the road to the Mediterranean. The Siberian fleet Is well posted to protect the atfifresslve movements of Hussia upon the Chinese empire and the northern Island possessions of Japan. While the rest of Kurope quarrels and wastes its siremnn in silent warfare, Jtusl progresses nun bwvub jiu uounuury mice, OUR LECJISLATUHU. A Hwrrpln Prnunrlnilon by a UaJTfxburc Journul. from the Harritburg Journal. On til sides, by men of all parties, and In all cir cle, it Is freely admitted that the Letrislaturo of M9 was the most venal and corrupt body of men that ever sat In deliberation In tho Htato Capitol. We do not pretend to say that there are not Senators and Representatives who are above and beyond the Influence of bribes for votes for filthy and dis honest legislation, but wo do assert it, feeling It to be our solemn duty to Rive the people warning on the dangers of sending ljrnorant and dishonest men to the liesislatnre, and it will not reqnlre Ave years of repeated sessions llko the one Inst closed, to bankrupt the Commonwealth, hind Its laboring energy at tho feet of tyrannical corpora tions, invest individuals with special privileges to hold and control the resources of the. Commonwealth against the welfare and interest of the great mass. Anything that had money In It, however unfair, dis graceful, and destructive it might tie, could be em bodied In the shape of a bill and passed, while any thing which could not tie manipulated and money made out of It, however fair or absolutely necessary It was for the establishment ot justice and the viu (I loot Ion of right, was Ignored and treated with con tempt, unless, Indeed, the ring which controlled both nouses condescended to let It become a law. Divorce bills were openly sold in the lob bies and the rotunda. Divorce' biltn one killed could be revived, although the proceeding was In direct opposition to positive rule just whenever the parties were willing to pav. Kor tr000 any man could divorce his wife; for a pretext, any voluptuous wife of easy virtue could fling her husband away by the aid of the Divorce Committee of the House, which committee wat fiercely accused, In open session of the Hon. , of taking hrllNv. The tax on petroleum and coal was bought through the House, and when It reached the Senate f iooo a vow was offered for Its passage. The money to buy the Cattle bill through was exposed ax fully, in tioth branches, as are the funds of a sheep drover when he is In the market to purchase stock. We repeat our declaration that a more dishonest and corrupt legislative body than that Just adjourned never occupied the Capitol of Pennsylvania. ALMOST ATRAOEDY. Serloun Charge AKalnnt n l'ednouuc. The Klkton (MiL) papers relaw that a shooting affair, nearly proving fatal, took place eight miles from that town, at Lewlsvllle, Chester county, hist Mondav. It Is charged that a young "l'rofessor,"' by the name of N. C. Dougherty, who has been teaching a classical seminary at Mortn hast ror a yea tor more, with considerable success, has been guilty of at tempting to seduce several of his female uplls, many of whom are young girls, barely In their teens. Circumstances led to his discovery, ami, on Monday a week, he had notice to fly without a moment's hesitation if he valued his life; and fly he did across the Melds, avoiding the streets and highways till he reached Klkton. Here he represented that he hatl received a sudden cull to act as Principal of a Seminary in Covington, Ky., aud was going to occupy his new Held of duty "right away." He waited In Klkton on Tuesday till a friend brought hli baggage from North Kast, wheu he de parted that town. In the meantime the brother of one of the girls he had been attempting the "gay deceiver" with, was on tne search oi tne "rrotessor" witn a re volver. On Montlay last he got on his track, and coming to Klkton took the stage to lewlsvllle, where the parents of Professor Dougherty reside. The young man, Intent on-avenging the Insult to his family, slightly disguised himself, and upproached the house, where he saw through a window the "Professor" conversing with his mother. Stepping to the window, he tired through the glass at his vic tim, who at the moment dodged his head nud the ball passed over him, lodging In the wall. Dougherty succeeded in escaping up stairs before another shot was discharged, aud- the avenger was induced, by parties wno soon appeared on tne ground, to desist from further efforts to shoot his victim, aud depart for home. Suicide of ii Iiord. The English papers of the 6th last, mention that Lord Clonmrl'v committed suicide on Saturday, at his residence. Lyons castle, county Kildare, Ireland. ins lorusiiip had been under restraint lor some time, having recently twice attempted self-destruction by the most extraordinary means, hut on Saturday he eluded the vigilance of his medical attendant and threw himself from his bedroom window, the result of the Injuries he received being that he survived but an nour. Tne deceased peer (fcdward Lawless) was the third baron; was born September 18, 1816, and succeeded his father in 18.a. He leaves a widow, Klizabeth, only daughter of John Kirwun, of Castle Ilackett, and eight children, of whom four are sons and four daughters. A l'nwt Iloolc-Ueeper. A curious system of robbery, which is said to have resulted in the loss of jt&O.ooo to a well-known com pany of great wealth and lung standing, in London, was lately discovered, and a reward of i.'2U0 hus been offered for the apprehension of a gentleman sus pected of being concerned in the affair. The bus pected party, a Mr. Benjamin Iiiggs, was assistant book-keeper, and he occupied a confidential posi tion at the oitice or tne ureal central nas company, his salary being 180 a year. He lately luiormcd some of 'his city business friends he had married a ward in Chancery, whose wealth was so great that he did not exactly know what it amounted to. Ho took to living in style, and ortlered a mansion to be limit lor nimseii at a cost oi xioou. ine sue uxeu upon was near Itichmond. There was some land ituiii. titu hmiuii u.'lil(tli 1, a mrnfitnil fop liliiuuiipii grounds, aud he bought the freehold of it for j3o0 an acre. lie had iron railings put round a meadow at a cost of iCinoo. The house, when completed, was beautifully furnished. The gentleman used to give sumptuous dinner parties, and he introduced his guests to his wife aud two daughters. Some of guests were aware or the amount of his salary, but he told them that . he wtt one ' of the largest shareholders of the company, and that he merely remained in the infe rior position In which he was so that he might be able to see that he was not robbed. Everything weut on well for him until a few days ago, when the books were luspeeted. It was then discovered that au extensive system of forgery and robbery had bcn carried on, aud that the seal of the company liad been fraudulently attached to documents, anil monev raised upon them. The sum stolen Is said to be i.'W',(i(io. The clerk has lied, but a warrant ha been issued for his apprehension, and a reward offered lie is known to have had a large sum with hiiuwhcn he abscouded. lreiileiilial 4'uiiiaiKit l'.1xeiieM ' The I'nlon Itepubllcan Congressional Executive Committee has retidered ail account of Its steward ship during the last political campaign, by which It appears that the amount of cash receipts was ftiVAKi. tif this, New York contributed Massachusetts, Moo; Ohio, taint; New Hampshire, tl"-'; Michigan, isT ; Pennsylvania, i1V; Vermont, f l.Ma ; and so down Maine having given but t'JiU', and Khode Island but f4. The diplomatic otllcers abroad con tributed t44it-2, and large sums were received from Postmasters and others holding l 'ederal ottices. The expense of printing aud circulating campaign docu ments was ,!'' Each of the unreconstructed Hates received about fNsm, and the transportation of voters from here to the State election In Maine, and the Presidential election in New York, New .lersev, Hud Connecticut, cost tl&ix Other items swelled riit entire expenses of the campaign, so far as the Na tional Committee was concerned, to iftll.lOo. The documents distributed were of about Hi ty different kinds, embracing some lu (.erimiii and lu French, aud making In all 4!i,fi70,4iHi pages. The whole work was done under tno elllctent sitperlntendency of lion. Thomas L, Tullock, of New Hampshire. FINANCE AW'p COlVIMBRCn Ol-"1CU OF THB KVKNINO Trr.r.OBAPH.I Monday, April la, leoW. t The nutuwdus jirojccts broujrht he tore Con gress l"r rcWiriniiig our nnthitml blinking syuiu are jircttv good cvideuce of the dissatisfaction existing In the public mind with the liructical working of the jirctcut law on tho subject. Tho many changes und modifications of the existing laws which have succeeded cuch other of late, while aiming at the correction of some acknow ledged evil, have cither utterly fulled in their object or have uioroly displaced ouo evil by an other. Among these may be numbered the law concerning tho bank statements. The chief objects aimed ut were to check undue eximn riou, and to prevent tho stringencies which in variably preceded tho process of preparation. Tho evil was a serious ono to every brunch of Industry aud trade, und called for reform; but tho remedy applied has merely substituted a Jiermunent for a spasmodic stringency, and orced the banks Into a policy of conservatism which renders them of Utile practical valuo to tho business community. To keep themselves iu cgoiuit rc.iuUiiv53 to ft (all km Uiq Cob- troller, they havo abandoned discounting, and lend almost exclusively on demand, thus keep ing control of their means for any sudden emer gency. This Is the remedy supplied by tlm new hunk law, and even a novice will readily that It Is worse than tho evil. Call and other loans remain unchanged. Dis counts range from 0(5)12 per cent, for prime business paper. I'nlted States securities rontlnue to advance. Gold has been steady at 133 up to 12 M. to-dav. There was considerable activity In tho stock market, and prices generally were steady. State loans were neglected. City sixes were stronger, with sales of the new certificates at 1014", and the old I do. at W. The Lehigh gold loan Im proved Vi "filing at 94. Reading Kail road was moderately active, affd sold as high as 47, b. o., closing weak ut. 47 09147; Pennsylvania Riilroud was some what firmer, selling at 51 Lehigh Valley Railroad sold to a limited extent nt 35 wns bid for Catawlssa Rallrond preferred, aud 2H1 for Philadelphia and Erlo Railroad. Jn Canid stocks the only transactions wero in Lehigh Navigation nt 33. - In Coal, Bank, and Passenger Railway stocks nothing was done. 43 was bid for Second and Third; 17 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; aud i for Ilestonville. riULADKLTllIA STOCK EXCHANGE RALES; Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 8. Third Street, FIK8T BOARD. t'2000 Sch N 6s, "82. bo 64 V. 18 sh V Jersey It. . nv tM0 City 6s,New.lH.10lX fcJOOO C A A int s's9 lots.. 95 tl!100 City 6s, Old... 98 t3000 Leh gold L..c. tsTiOO do 18. 94 wish Penna R..... f't 100 do. .sttOtlot. wtJi 85 sh Leh Val....i. r", :i7 da ..Is. C6 1imshCataI,f..btl0. a.v 200 do. ...laws. 85 800 sh Leh Stk. ..Is. 88 200 da..ls.bao. 88V 200 do Is. 88 100 UK) 100 100 100 100 do, 471? do. do. ..KB I. 47V ...b80.47-8l da, 47-81 do S30.4T'I9 do b60. 47',' do 47 81 do b60. 47Tf do. 47',' do 2.L 47'i da S30. 47 da..ls.h30. 477; da 830. 47 V 100 BOO 100 100 100 900 100 Messrs. Jay Cooks Co. quote Government secu rities, etc., as follows: U.S. 6s, "81, 117V(-117'f :5-20s of 1862, 120120V ; do., 1864, 116'0(116', ; do., Nov.. 1865, 117'rll8V; da, July, 1S6M16,'WUS: do. 1867, 115V(115!; do., 1868, 1100115;' 10-408 10fiV106.. C6id, 138. Paclilcs, 104'4(105. . Messrs. William Painter A Co., No. 86 8. Third street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of 1881, HTS-r-fin-S, ; 6-20sof 1862, 120'BW120 ; do. 1864. H5'116'; do. 1865, 117(3118; do. July, 1865 lhV,oMlft,': do. July, 1867, 115rrllnv; do. July 1868, 115ttjll6.'5 r, 10-40, 106'a 106--,. Gold. 133.! W183-V. ' Naur A Ladnkr, Bankers, report tills morning's Gold quotations as follows : 10-00 A. M lHii'-jj IOWA. M 10-04 ' 188 11-25 " io-i5 " laaftiiiiiH 10-20 " l8B?,ll9M 10-45 " 138 V1 .18.1V .1B3S .13.1V .133'. Philadelphia Trade Report. Mondav, April 19. Bark In the absence of sale we quote No. 1 Quercitron at t?2 v ton. Seeds Cloverseed is steady at tSKS9J y 64 lbs.,' the; latter rate from second hands. 6000 bushels Timothy sold at t;-so4-60, the latter rate for choice. Flaxseed Is wanted by the crushers at t265(a'2-70. ' There is not much activity in the Flour market, but holders generally lire Hrm in their views. About 700 barrels were taken for home consumption at ftta1, 6-80 for superfine ; f6i6-Mi for extras ; t0Kdi,7-25 lor Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; 7(a,8 for Pennsylvania do. do. ; ti9-i!5 for Ohio do. do, i and IH-fKiui l'J lor fancy brands, according to quality. Kye Flour iuuy be quoted at tliift j bbl. Nothing, doing In Corn Metil. , The Wheat market continues' quiet, there being very little demand except for prime lots, which are in small supply; sides of red at tl'01-65; 8000 bushels Indiana and Michigan amber at tlWai-Stf, and 400 bushels Uenesee do. at tl-85. Rve may lie quoted attt -45 V bushel for Western. Corn ISBteady, but the volume of business Ik light; sales of yellow at 88n 0e., and Soeo bushels mixed Western at 8ftii 86c. Oats are selling ut 74(!76c. for Western, and 60 "oc. for Pennsylvania, according to quality. Whisky is steady ut yft.a'9-ic. V Ballon, tax paid. Philadelphia Cattle Market. Monday, Apt 11 19 The receipts of beef cattle were larger this week than for some time past, reaching 1713 head, aud in the absence of much inquiry, prices tnerally were lower. We quote choice at 9,v10c. ; lair to good at s(i;9c. : common at Bof.flc. ; and prime at 7(;8c. tlb., gross. The following sales were re ported ; Head. 23 J. P. West, Chester county, fiyi. 65. (iwen Smith, Western, 1 0 V. 6ft. A. Christy A Bro., Lancaster county, fka 9.. 40. Dengler McCleese, Lancaster county, 8"n9V, 104. P. McFlllen, Western, Wer.8;1,'. 100. P. llulhawa.v, Incaster county, 8,f(9irf. 115. James S. Kirk, Lancaster county, 8fa.l0." 25. it. K. McFillcn, Lancaster county, 8(ni9. 75. James McFillcn, Western, 8f9V. 60. K N. McKillen, Lancaster couutv, 9M10. 133. Martin, Fuller A Co., W estern, 8r lo. 140. Moouey A- Stuith, Laucaster couutv, 7ti9.' 80. Thomas Moouey k liro., Pennsylvania, 7(9. 61. II. Chain, Western, 7,Y. 2. J. & L. Frauk, Lancaster county, 709t. 70. Frank & fcehombcrg, York coutitv, 89'f. 189. Hope Co., Lancaster co. und Western,s9. 18. B. Baldwin k Co., Chester county, 78. ' 98. J. CU-mson, Lancaster county, 6iy. 26. Chandler k Alexander, Chester county,' 8S9f. 18. L. Home, Delaware, bvtflv.. " t4. W. Preston, Chester county, 8v;iS9V. Cows and Calves were steady, and changed bands at t40i80; springers were taken att35t;70. Receipts. 150 head. 1 ' For Sheep there was no falling on" in the demand und prices were well maintained ; sales of 9000 heaii at the Avenue Purk Irove Yards ut It 9 kjc. per pound, gross. Receipts, 9000 head. . Hogs met a good demand, but at a decline; sales of 4000 head at the I'nlon and Avenue yards at tl44 140 lor slop und $1515'75 for corn fed. Latest Shipping Intelligence. For additional Marine Xeiee tee Innide Page. (Ky Atlantic CaM,.) Qtrr.ESSTOWN, April lf.-Aj-rivmi.atoamship City of Cork. 1 mm New Y in a. Lonihin, April 19. Arrid, steamship AtuluuUi, from New York. PORT OF PHILADH PHIA APRIL 19. STATE OF THKBMOMFTKB AT THB EVENING TELEOBAPH orttat. 1 A. M 66! HAM 77 1 8 P. M 80 OI.F.ARFD THIS MORNING. Swed. barque Auiazou, , Darien, Ca., L. Weaterftaard k I'o. Kchr C. k ('. Bronka. Rrooka, Proridenro, Hinnickann ACo Hthr Keudin KH. No. 4U, Kodan, Norwich, Caatuor. Stickl nty Wellington. Krhr.loa. N. Bittiug. Watare, Newtown, Hickman k Cot- tiiiKliain. St-hr Tantamount, MontgnntHry, Boston, D. Ciaiper bchr Brukdrield, Crowed, Bootnu, do. ' ARRIYKD THIS MORNING. Sthr Quran of tlm et , Hum t: day. from Zaia, with umar and inoluvrHto S. 4 W . Welsh. St hr Geo. H. Milla. Mill 5 daya from Wilmington, N.C.. W illi lumber to I). I rump. Sun Jt Co. Si'hr Osmina, liubliell. 8 days from Calais, with lumber to Kenton 4' Kro. Kchr Cohort, C.lbba. 4dt,ybfrom New Bedford, with HhIi to.lolm . Claihwrti k Co. SclirC. C rli k, Krooka, from Lynn Solir Readmit Kit. No. 49, Kol.iuhon, from New Haven. Kolir Keailiiia liH. No. 4'J. Hodan. from Mytio. Steamer R.TJiIIiiiii, Cimd:fl. k Uoura from Baltimore, with uidao. to A. Cn.ive, Jr. w,, MEMORANDA.' tim Sh pa Mtijestio. Keager. :.iid Maltha, Lewen, for Phila deli)iia. at Ijverpiail.dl mt Steam-hip Norman (Well, hence, at Boston 17th Inst, steuiualiip I tility, Nieraon, hence, at Providence lrjtti .I'Tf "'''l' I'n' s: Creen. Vance, for Philadelphia ailed from Uulunoiid trttli ioat ariiue 1 ranci Bourneuf, Perry, tor Philadelphia, at Barque Preato. Brown, for Philadelphia, remained at (tewporr, r.ng., Ul init. Barque ;.iira-e Houry, Junltina, for Philadelphia 6th, at Liverpool ltd ini-t. Ranuie Matilda Hilyitrd. Lonttt : D. MoPhemnn, Haaon: and Die Tuaeud, Bnuduhl, for Philadelphia, at Liverpool td inM. Haninm Hannibal, Meerian, and H. R. Milford, Shields, for Philadelphia, at Iindun fctl inat. niig .1. 1.. P, Pye, of St. John, N. B., from London for Philadelphia, wua towed Into Charletttoii yetiteiday by teaniHhip Oriental, from Boatou for New Orleana, the former heme totally diamaatad. Brig Maria Wheeler, Wheeler, henoe, at KoaUm 17th iimtuut, Kvhr M. K. Miller, for Philadelphia, at Baiius tb iuat, THE ODD FELLOWS; Origin, Progress, Objects, awl Pre sent Status of Tho Order. The Semi-Centennial Anniversary. The Arrangements and Pro gramme of Exercises for the Grand Cele bration. Just one week less than fifty years ago (April iu, invay Thomas Wlldey. the "father and founder of Odd Fel lowship In America, "brought about the organisation oi Washington Lodge, No. 1, I. O. O. F., at Baltimore, Md. Prior to that time several lodges of tho Order were started In other localities on the continent Shakespeare Grand Lodge having been formed In the city of New York as early as the year 1sns. Rut the lodges that existed previous to 1819 did n it, for various reasons, prosper for any considerable length of time, so that It may be confidently stated that the good seed of Odd Fellowship was planUtd In Ameri can ground by "Father" Wlldey, as above set forth. The Order possessed "a local habitation and a name" lu the Old World for many years anterior to the dato of its Introduction upon tho Wewrn hemisphere, but It was regarded a century ago as a ronvlviul society (indeed, all societies in the "good old times" were conducted pretty much on a spirit, levnl), although It was likewise a benevolent Institu tion, iterating, nowever, without any definite system as to aid or relief In cases of sickness und distress. ' Odd Fellowship Is entitled to the honor of having takeu the lead in temperance reform In this country. Inasmuch as years before the Washingtonian move ment was started, this Order adopted regulations forbidding the use of stimulating leverages in lodge, rooms, and stigmatizing Intemperance as a disgrace ful and ruiuous habit. . Progress of the Order. The advanced position thus taken by the Onler of Odd Fellows gave It a favorable prestige, and rapidly did It Increase In numbers, respectability, and In fluence. In 1830 the Order hat extended into six states and the District of Columbia, comprising a total membership of over 8000. In 1840 there were lodges in twenty-one States and Territories, with an aggregate membership of more tlmn 11.000; and in 1800 the organization had augmented to 178,000 mem bers, In 23ft0 subordinate lodges. The Onler, under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the United States, now numbers about 800,000 contributing members, comprised In 8300 lodges, and lo cated In every Stat and Territory In the Union, in the Canadian Dominion, in British Columbia, in Australia, and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. The rapid growth of the Order throughout the world 1H something remarkable; the various branches of the fraternal family of Odd Felluws numbering m the aggregate at least 1,000,000 men. The total revenue of the Order In the New World during the past year approximated $2,soo,ooo, and the disbursements in the same time for relieving the wants of sick and needy brothers, burying tho dead, assisting tho widow, and educating the orphan, were not far from )00,000. The resources of the Order are lm-' mense, probably f.10,000,000 ; and manv fine bulldingH for lodge and encampment purposes are owned by the brotherhood. Odd Fellows and the M ar. One Incident, tending to show the moral Influence of the Onler, Is that during our late civil war this In stitution was tlm only one which remained intact Masonry and Churches of all denominations seceded from each other and when the Grand Lodge of the United States met In Baltimore, at the close of the Helielllon, every State and Territory was reproscnteiL It Is the only Institution lu the couutry that has stood the test of time. People would have thought that. In South Carolina all the ties that bound Uie people there to the United States were severed, but, to their eternal honor be it said, they always recognized the principal source of power and owned tho authority of. the Grand Lodge of the United States. When in Baltimore the Wlldey monument was inaugurated, it was a grand spectacle to see the men who so lately were seeking each others, lives marching In the pro cession, and all recognizing the one word "Brother." This principle is really a power, and a mighty power. . A million of men had been In arms, aud fraternity survived the shock. ObJectM of the Order. Now A word about the objects and operations of this organization. Its motto is "Friendship, Love, and Truth," aud its ministries are 'To visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead, and educate the orphan." That the Order practises these things is shown by the large amount expended in affording relief in a single year; and it should be borno In mind that this does not comprehend the Innumerable acts of benevolence and brotherlv kindness per formed, which are treasured In the heart, but do not urteet the treasury of the society. Every member of the aftlllation is entitled to beneilts in time of illness and on his decease his widow (tf he leaves one) re ceives a stipulated sum of monev. She Is subse tiuently aided as circumstances may require, and her children are guarded with fatherly' care. It is est!-; mated that 10,000 orphans are under the immediate protection of the Order. The actuating principles of Odd Fellowship are based upon the firm foundation of lienevolenue aud : charity. The lessons Inculcated in all the teachings of the Onler are iu accordance wlh the belief in the f atherhood of God and the universal brotherhood of . man. Odd Fellowship is not, as some people Im agine, at variance with the Christian religion; 011 the contrary, it is a potent auxiliary thereof, for while 4t fosters the spirit of toleration, no man who is not a believer In the Supreme Ruler of the uni verse, and does not possess a good moral character, ' can gain admission Into the hallowed precincts of this Order. Nevertheless, the society holds no attlnlty with systems of faith or sects, whether re ligious or political, and, therefore, men of every creed and party meet and mingle in the lodge room for mutual counsel and social converse. An Inside View of the Order. A great deal has first ami last been said about the mysterious Becretsof Odd Fellowship. These ter rible secrets seem to be only the motle of initiation and the signs and tokens of mutual recognition. These are kept secret simply because the security of the Order requires it. They operate as a safeguard against fraud and Imposture. Everything else per taining to the Institution is made public, so that the objections to Odd Fellowship as a secret society are invalid. As well inveigh against the merchant, the manufacturer, or the family circle, for having and . keeping secrets. The Odd Fellows are an Intelligent, enterprising,, progressive class of citizens. They have their litera ture, their libraries, their lecture associations, their insurance companies, and their eleemosyuary and educational institutions. Their principal magazine the ortlelal organ of the Order is published in New York, by John W. Orr, P. G. M. It is called the Anus riran (Mid Fellnir, and is a publication that would do credit to any society or Institutiou extant. The ,4t6- . riean Odd Felhnv is very extensively circulated, and is doing much toward dissemluating'the principles of the Order among the uninitiated. Some of the libra ries of the fraternity are large and valuable, a uuin- ' tier of them containing from 10,000 to 1R,000 volumes each. There are in various States Odd Fellows' col leges and schools for the gratuitous tuition of the children of deceased brethren. The Order in Ken- . tucky is now raising fco,ono for the laudable pun of founding a Widows' Home aud Orphans' Uuiver- : sity in that State. Odd Fellowship comprises citizens of every rank, ; sphere, and station In life. Every honorable profes sion and vocation is largely represented therein, and . the society is indubitably a power for good iu the world. The circumscribed limits of a newspaper article will not admit of an exhaustive expone of tint principles, purposes, operations, aud achievements of ' this great society; indeed, volumes might be de-. voted to this fruitful theme. Suffice it to say here that Odtl Fellowship is yet In Its infancy, antl Its des- -tiny is to accomplish wonders lu the elevatiou of . human character, aud In the amelioration of the con dition of the family of man. Every well-wisher or his kind will bid it God-speed in Its noble work. The Heiiil-CeDtenary Annlver' rKELIMINAKY ACTION. At the annual communication of .'.'i'!!! Lodge of the Unite,! States, held In V M September last, I. G. Sire Kvunvd) uiado the follow ing reiiort: ' "jPJLXhJ&X Object of cele- . oMSSlSiSS lor adaption to, following . rTlwi'i Viatthe C'rand Lodge, and Orand Encamp. n??t. nnner A. i arid"""" of the Urand Lode of Ihi ' vZSi NitU ''Jn'd li-ir hordinatea be, and they ari . !L Hi .h "Ji b Al,rl1 " fiftieth anniversary of the'."?. .iTuit of Odd Fellowship in Americ. . u 1 '"' tn rJ nd bi and their aubor dinatMarnruthorlfB1 to Uka auoh action aa iua 1 be Deoeiirr t carry Uis above reoonuttaudation into Wwi
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