f-jV PUT H VOL. IX. NO. 104. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 18G9. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CwJtvV2Vl .FIJltA' Their Presentment The Rotten ness of Our Aldernianic System Why the County Prison, h Crowded, and but few Criminals in It. JI'DftK .BREWSTER'S RESPONSE. He Gives the Aldermen Another Overhauling The Rights of the People Defined. Tins morning the Grand Jury limili the following Important presentment: To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and the Ouarl-er Sessions of and for the City anil County or Philadelphia : The Grand Inquest of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ln lulring for the city and county of 1'liiludelphia lor April sessions, 18fit, Impressed by the weight of duty nid upon them, yet animated by the chaise of the 'ourt, respectfully report having; acted upon Bin bills, of which 149 were found true and 210 were ignored. The Grand Jury visited the County Prison, where they received a courteous reception mid every de Hired and needed attention from the oftlcers. The crowded condition of the prison remains un abated. The hardened in crime, the Inexperienced, and those unstained by mil It, re associated In the name cell. Inevitable as such a state of things may be, the worst results must follow, and some remedy for so Brave an evil Is most urgently called for. The law prescribes one cell for each prisoner. But the prison Is overcrowded, and the law on a grand scale is violated. Where rests the responsibility? Is the keeper justified in receiving prisoners and com pelling the innocent to associate with the guilly in a prison cell, all requirements of the law to the con trary notwithstanding? Or does the whole responsi bility rest with the magistracy at whose omccs the endress warrant to commit Is instituted ? The gradation of offenses found by the Grand Jury to prevail In the bills of indictment 'acted on meets a lull parallel within the walls nf the prison. Prisoners, weighed down by the guilt of heinous crimes, arc cer tainly to lie found in the prison, but the vast prepon derance lies among offenders accused of trivial vio lations of the law, such aa the theft of n lew loaves of bread, a lot of old Iron, assaults ami battery, street fights and brawls. In the great majority of cases, the malice and envy of the private accuser, a harvest rich in emoluments for honorable alderman, and heavy bills of expense for the community of patient tax-payers, and more easily discernable than the paramount claims of justice or the public interest. In view of the great disparity betwixt commit ments to prison and verdicts by the petit Juries, the Court in its charge makes this appalling remark : "You may therefore conclude that only one person out of ten whose cases will be brought before you is really guilty.'' Committed on a charge of some trivial otl'ense, doomed to prison and the companionship of crimi nals, helpless as to ball, yet not really guilty, under the solemn form of law they hiive, i a fart, suffered taise imprisonment. ' The whole prison statistics upon this subject ren tier It apparent that our aldermaule system has been turned Into a laboratory lor the creation of offenses, and well-trained witnesses are ever ready to aid the most nefarious enterprise. There lire sonic excep tions among our aldermen; but too many avail them selves of every opportunity to increase their fees at private or public expense, and thus prostitute their responsible office into an instrument of oppression and wrong for the purpose of ministering to their avarice. The system evidently demands a radical change, and in place of an election ut the v iird, where the votes of criminals are ol ten more potent than the franchises of law-abiding citizens, an appointing power is needed at quarters removed from till ward influences, and In placejof fees from commitments to prison, a lixed salary should lie substituted. The Grand Jury searched In vain to discover w ithin the prison walls any fair proportion of the high grades ot crime the bold burzlar, the disci plined thief, and the accomplished pickpocket, whose achievements are hourly lining our conimunites with wonder and dismay. Criminals by profession, whose proper place Is the penitentiary, are nowhere within our prison walls, battling and eluding, or in league with, our keen-eyed detective forces, at times com pounding their felonies for "valuable considerations," or, if ever arrested, soon released on ball, these professional criminals roum at large, preying and luxuriating on our rank civilization in their gambling hells, driving their fast horses, enlarging the harems or patronizing the brothels, which, like themselves, prosper in unblushing, bold, and exultant impunity. While the Grand Jury promptly find true bills against all professional violators of law brought within their province, they cau but add their loudest accents to the calls of public justice, in invtug upon onr detec tive agents the iinpartatiou of a new and higher degree of vigor to their system, or the propriety of resigning their commissions. The recent suicide committed within the walls of the prison, bv which a daring insult was tillered to ' the majwstv of the law, demands particular notice, with reference to any censurable lack ol vigilance on the part of the prison officials utter having been lore warned bv the public press and other ominous luti mutions that the morning of execution would witness a vaeaiit place at the gallows, as well as with refer ence to most flagrant interference by outside par ties, through which the condemned and blood stained man may have been aided in his elusion of the UtMt tieiuillu. outraged justice mete to felons at the head of the criminal calendar, the Grand Jury refrain from the expression of opinion. The subject has lieen In the hands of a special investigation, whose duty it was to elucidate the whole matter. They v. uii.1. imwever. direct attention to the prevention of a repetition of such insidious interceptions of merited retrlbutlou, for it is just here where, alter the wisdom of the court, the ability and labors of the i.,.....,.i niufriet Attorney, and the unexcelled pa tience of an enlightened Jury, have reached a right eous judgment on a most atrocious crime, that the .-nds of lustlce may be frustrated, and the dignity of .ii..u.rv umiln covertlv assailed. Our prison .iiu,.i..ii. ut tii "condemned cell" needs a radical ..hunU on trial, the indicted man is fenced around as by "gates of brass." In his cell, awaiting execu tion, the ancient symbol, the "iron fetter," no longer clanks Its knell. The chamber of preparation for death is now transformed, under our modern prison ".".!....,. intn u room where friend meets friends and where assemble experts to fabricate ;.. u,.tinlia uml confessions, and conspire to- ...,h, t r., r the laws of non-eiVi! t. The Grand Jury recommend the adoption ol some method c ciliated to remedy the evil brought under notice. The Grand Jury would respectfully endorse t iiresentments of former inquests culling lor t 1 i .in,itt ni aahiu mat It Del iul. the the establishment of house of correction for the rc- eptlon and reform of criminals of u minor grade. The Grand Jury would call the special attention of the Court, to a new scnooi ui inn-iou-in, the bootblack bovs. Unrestrained by parental ...,....ii..Miiii. in the. verv embryo suite they already make their depredations felt In hold end almost open robberies, and, unless speedily checked f.y vigorous .... ..,i.,u .mi. st soon doveon Into uii element dangerous alike to themselves and the community, out of. which will Dually grow tlie worst type of 'iwtjlimd Jury visited the Almdimise, having been shown through by Mr. Marshall lleusssey. '...! ,i..iit The good order, neatness, ami ....'...n....a ..hserved in every nait of the establish ment made a very favorable impression upon the ,7n.i .Turv were received at the Eastern Penitentiary by Mr. John ts. 1 la lloway, the Warden, ...V . ir'..n .....wi.wtcd through the institution, which .....I ?.., In thorough order: the olllcers seem well iTiialliled for their duties. The svste carried out at the prison very lavo ... ... ..i....i..u.. oral.lv impressed oraniy lmprtsseu I lie visitors. rite visit to the House of Kefuge was of great ir2i ?u the Grand Jury: the cheerfulness of the mates their great activity and bkillulness in the larlons ei "liloy incuts they were engaged in and Jheii 'mental and moral training, made a very favor . Vi imnresiloiu Under the present excellent man able in iPWHWO't J. , ,M.11(,f , t ie bc 'u Tdesired In founding this Institution ure in a TheGrandTnq'tlestn common with the Honorable I?, profoundly sensible of the Importance ' 0 "JhJTnf a great and healthful change In publio MUdneed of a greai su ln(l JliriHprUirIlce . the firm and Immovable attitndo of the Kxecntivo In withholding pardons, as good omens that the re turning tidal wave Is approaching, with It Judicial terrors to every violator of the laws, ami Its protec tion ami encouragement to all who love and value our Institutions. Koiikht J. Mrkckk, Foreman. Judge Hrewter'd Hesponsr. When the reading of the presentment was con cluded Judge Brewster addressed the Grand Jury as follows: Gentlemen of the Grand Jury You deserve the thanks of the community and of the Court for the fidelity with which yon liave discharged your duties. Your promptness In hearing and returnlug the bills submitted to you has enabled us to give every ease an opportunity of trial, and has saved the city a large amount of money. The whole of your presentment deserves the care ful attention of the community. I especially commend to the consideration of onr Citizens that portion of your remarks which refers to our County Prison. It is time that the crying evil of a want of accom modation for prisoners, and the greater want of a I louse of Correction for vagrants, should be promptly remedied. You have referred to the commitments Issued by our magistrate in trilling cases. They may lie di vided into two classes. 1. Those which describe the charge against the defendant as a vtmtemeannr. I am advised that this form Is adopted In many cases of vagrancy in order to prevent the Inspectors from discharging the defendant. I trust that this may be a misapprehen sion, for many of our aldermen am doubtless very upright officials, well entitled to the respect of the community, and I hope that whatever may have occurred ill this behalf is purely the result of acci dent It Is, however, most unfortunate that the law should be violated even In the case of the most de praved mcmliers of society. I feel bound therefore to say that a commitment for a misdemeanor, without further description of the otl'ense. Is a mere nullity. The Constitution of the I'nlted States secures to every defendant the right "to be Informed of the nature and cause of the accusation,-' and the Consti tution of the State expressly recognizes the same privilege. "A warrant or mittimus against a man to answer to such things as shall be objected against him, is vttterly mini lint law." 8 Just., f91. "It ought to contain the certainty of the cause, and, therefore, If It be for felony, It ought not to be generally for felony, but It must contain the special nature of the felony, briefly, as for felony for the death of such an one, or for burglary, In breaking the house of such an one; and the reason Is because it may appear to the judge upon an habeas corpus whether It be felony or not" 8, II. II., 122. And all the forms are in accordance with this principle. See Kinns' Justice, 8!t, 107, 139, 2t!3, lM'2-8, MS, 1537. This wholesome doctrine of the law was enforced In the case of Williams vs. Jones, to the extent of holding the magistrate, who had Issued an indescrlptivc warrant, liable in trespass for false Im prisonment That case was tried In the District Court for this city and county, and in a learned opinion by President Judge Hare the authorities arc reviewed and the law clearly stated. then. Int. April 10, Isoh.) It maybe proper to add that the warrants In that case were nearer to the re quirements of the law than those recently exhibited tome. They charged the defendant with "abusing the complainant and inciting to a breach of the peace," which, although no otl'ense, was at all events descriptive of some act, whereas a commitment for mmlemtanor might mean something recognized by the law as Indictable, or might by the caprice of tin alderman refer to the ex ercise of a constitutional right by the defendant which the magistrate regarded as a violation of pro priety, as where a defendant was committed for appealing from an adverse Judgment It is unnecessary, however, to elaborate this subject. Hutllclent for our puriioses that the law Is so written. No tme lover of her principles or of the lilierty she guarantees would de sire to see It otherwise; and I feel hound, therefore, to say that in my opinion, all such warrants are void, and all persons concerned In issuing or executing them are liable as trespassers. second. There is another class of commitments before me which is, If possible, still more objection able. They require the officer to convey the defend ant to prison, because he is charged n oath "with Having neen uraiiK ana uisorueny, ano, according to the warrant, the defendant is to be kept by the jailor until "the next Court of Quarter Sessions, or till ne shall tnence ic aeitvcreu oy nue course til law." To this class mnv lie referred the commitments reciting that the defendant Is charged "with drun kenness and vagrancy," and requiring the iailor to keep the defendant 'tntrtv ttays, or uuiu ne snau thence be delivered by due course of law." Anil still others in whlcn tne ileieniiant is cuargea wun 'drunkenness" alone, and the keeper or the prison is required to detain the defendant for twenty-four hours, i ne illegality oi mese commitments win oe made very dear by a brief reference to the statutes which It may have been supposed authorized these proceedings. i ne OKI aci Ol 1 (in (nr. nig. ir.ru, szj uin.iion7.rii anj lustlce to commit Idle and disorderly persons, "being thereof legally convicted," to the common jail of the county, to he kept at hard labor for any time not ex ceeding one mouth. Hie act or March 'Cl, lisiiii (nr. nig. iuimi, so;, tiirecis that "all persons who may be committed be- i ire the Mavor, Hecorder, or any alderman of the city of Philadelphia as a vagrant or disorderly person, snail tie sentenced 10 suuer eoniinemeui at suitable employment in the vagrant apartment o the city and county of Philadelphia for the term of one month." section of the snme law directed that a vagrant apartment should be built dir. Dig., NW, sec. 31), and the later statute of Ism (Br. Dig. liio) commanded tlie erection ol a house of correction to which all persons "thereafter convicted as vagrant or disor derly" should "be sentenced." The whole some requirements of these laws have been disre garded; and it may perhaps be doubted whether the act of ISM is not a repeal of the nets of 1767 and 13(1, as to the nltwe of confinement, and if so, whether the jail can be longer used for this class of oilonders. lint however this limy be, it must lie very clear that no person can be committed under these statutes on mere chargr, although the charge may have been made on oath. In addition to being accused, he must be rmictWci." We all understand what this word imports. No man can bv oonvicted without trial. A hearing, or opportunity of being heard, is absolutely essential the defendant must be confronted with his accuser and have the right of meeting the accu sation. After ail this the responsibility rests upon the magistrate of entering a Judgment, and If he con vict tne deiemiant, then, and tneu only, can tne com mitment issue. A commitment upon mere charge, without trial, hearing, and conviction, is a naliiahln violation of our rudest sense of natural justice. To pass this by Is-cause the sufferers are friendless out casts wnuiu ne a wot upon our record wiucu uo mere profession of benevolent' v could ever remove. The same remarks apply to tne commitments cuargiug drunkenness. l'he net of 1794 (Br. Dig.,Pl0, sec. 8) authorized the imposition of a line upon any person "convicted" of Intoxicating himself. The act of IsiMI (Br. Dig., 667, sec. 8!) increased the line to fH if the person was found intoxicated in any street; ' but this was to be "upon view or upon proof.'' and it was to be "levied upon the goods and chattels of the defendant" The act of 1k:is (Br. Dig., cow, sec. 43) reduced the penalty to t2. The act llrst cited provides for a commitment, in default of payment of the line, "not exceeding 24 nours." A general commitment therefore, tor intoxication. without specifying the duration of Imprisonment, or iixing it at "jhi nays,' or until tno next court, 7 is absolutely void. So, too, all commitments for the same cause upon mere charge, without hearing, trial, uml conviction, are absolutely void. I am Informed that discharge are sometimes sent to the Jail alter supposed convictions for vagrancy. This is also Itnprojicr. Altera regnlarcouvictiou the magistrate has no control over the case. To such un extent has the law been overlooked In these matters that I actually find one commitment, which not only recites no trial or conviction, but is unsigned by the alderman who Issued It The community are Indebted to Mr. William J. Mullen, the ellleleiit agent of the prison, for calling the iittentlon of the Court to these details. I have requested hltn to luruish mo with the numbers of these cases during the past year. It will hardly be credited that the commitments Issued for intoxication, vagrancy, and disorder, dur ing the year iMih amounted to ll,2A0. If each de fendant were confined but a single day. the expense to the city treasury for this unnecessary and illegal I ft,.ni u-llil VIT R.IOUU. 11 IIUIM ihwiiiii.tui. w uic ill u- I longed the expense was of course increased, hk muu),.1ml authorities to consider whether a w shou d be co nnu I whether a wasteful expenditure of this magnitude ii... ..ii consideration of mere dollars, there Is a principle involved in this matter which comes home to every true lover of law and tho lilier y of which law professes to Is) the guardian. That element of our humanity speaks out Its clear tones of condemnation of these wrongs, and this, although the parties Inflicting them muy lie high In authority and the sutterers ue ine ouiciuua i .iv..ii..r itu .itKiuto It. nnlv remains for me to an. nounce, as my delilierat conviction, that all the commitments referred to are on their face clearly Illegal and absoluscly void. They should be rejected by the Inspectors, and nil parties concerned In treir Issue or execution are liable as trespasser. Court ofOycr and Terminer JnUt'n Hrrwter and Ludlow. "'The case of Joseph H. Bowers, charged wltn man fdaughter, was begun this morning. The defendant, represented by William B. Mann, Usq., iMChaiged. as a druggist with Improperly putting Into a preserii tlon atropia, which was not ordered, H ereby causing the death of the lady, Mrs. Sophia Hciit, to whom the comoiind was administered. It will tie recollected that the prescription called for assato'tlda, among other things, which was designated upon the paper by an abbreviation ; this the defendant, who put up the prescription, misunderstood to mean atropia, which was accordingly put. In. The evidence given to-day was of a purely medical character, which has appeared before the public several times. The Commonwealth seeks to hold the defendant criminally responsible for the apparent negligence, by trying him (ipon the charge of manslaughter. i n trial. CUBA. Wlinl him been Done by the f nNiirccnt-1lie (evolution Proceeding Hteadily-IIow tbe CubnnH nre Aided by the I'nlted StntCH. Copies of official documents liuve been re ceived direct from tlie Cuban Provisional Gov ernment. Statements are nnulc therein showing; the- general condition of the revolution, ' nud from them the following authentic facts are taken: The Republican Government of Cuba 1ms within six months extended its sway over yo.000 square miles of the HT),(XKJ comprised within the boundaries of the Island. Its armies hold and occupy almost wholly the districts of Cuba, Gaiintanamo, Holtfuin, Manillo. Jitjuarey, Bayatno, Las Tunas, Puerto Principe, Nuevitas. Santa Clara, Moron, Kenietlios, Trinidad, Santo Spirittt, Sagua, and Cienfuegos y Colon, the Spanish troops remaining therein helm; con fined to a few towns and villages without means of attacking, closely besieged, unable to move out without danger of 'serious disaster, even for the purpose of foragiug, and trusting only to timely and fresh arrivals of troops from Spain to escape entire destruction. General Valinascda, commaanding Spanish forces, remains at aggressive efforts. Jigesani, making uo serious 1 his Is also the case with the troops at Cuba, Munzanillo, and Guantst namo. The Spanish troops in Santo Spiritu, Trinidad, Cienfitegos, Santa Clara, Hemedios, and Siigna, do not dare to abandon the shelter of the towns they garrison. They have made no active movement since the earlv part of February, as the patriot forces under I'uello and others, numbering over 12,0(X) effective men, have kept them fully occupied In holding on to the few stratagetie points now occupied by them. The Puerto Principe jurisdiction" and that of the Cinco Villas are the scats of the most active efforts. No more severe military blow has been dealt at the Spaniards than tho engagement be tween Count Lcsca and n patriot force in an im portant pass of the Sierra del Cobre. The gene ral facts in relation to this buttle have already been received from Havana, and even tlie Sjia niards were compelled to give some truth in the report they allowed to pass. Count Lcsca moved with 25(K) well-equipped troops, a heavy train of supplies, two field batteries.'and a military chest containing half a million dollars in notes of the Royal Bank at Havana. His purpose was to relieve Puerto Principe. Quesada, with 5000 well-armed patriots, was intrenched on the road over which Lesca was expected to pass. Tlie only other available road was through a difficult mountain pass, to guard which tho patriot General had placed a force of 800 men. The Spanish commander diverged from the highway, and determined to force this pass. He succeeded in so doing on the third assault, but arrived in Puerto Principe with but SXX) men, no train, no artillery, and tho loss of the half million dollars referred to. The patriot loss was proportionately heavy, but they obtained several guns in good condition, and a large number of rilles, left on tho field by the Spaniards. Of course Lesctv's troops were of no benefit, but otherwise, to tho beleaguered garrison ho was to relieve. Since then we hear of movements toward Santa Anna for the ob taining of supplies, some particulars of which have reached here by way of Nassau. The Spaniards were greatly harassed and lost large ly on their return in both men and material, though succeeding in reaching the city with a large portion of their comminsarial train. The progress of the Cuban revolution can be more, plainly shown by the following statistics: The districts in open revolution at tho begin ning of February contained, by the census of IStil, a population of 2i4,fW0 persons, divided as follows: 12,3t8 whites, 8(5,274 free persons of color, and 51,778 slaves. The districts which have revolted since tho 1st of February last (in cluding those of tlie Cinco Villas and Colon the latter being but a few hours' ride from Havana), contained at the same date a popula tion of 172,5()7 whites, 42,444 free persons of color, and (10,207 slaves. This makes a total of 548,7!58, which must have increased since 18(11 to at least 000,000 persons. In urea this territory covers two-thirds of the island. Within tho same there are 147 cities, towns, and villages, of which not quite one-hidf remain iu the hands of the Spaniards. There can then be little doubt, the representa tives of Cuba iilllrm, that they are entitled to something more than the moral sympathy and support of the Lnitca States, i heir cause com mauds the first. The history of Spanish misrule is so patent that it need not bo cited to justify tno action alike or tne cumins ana tne undis guised sympathies of the people of this republic. 1 he facts relating to the revolution ure now so well known as to justify the appeal made on the pnrt of the patriot government for belliger ent rights. ine revolution nas proceeded steadily from one step to another until its full success is only a question of time, the length of which may bo materially shortened by tho bel ligerent recognition wiiich tho United States of all nations is, by virtue of her own principles and history, and tho geographical situation ol l uba itself, bound to accord. Cuba, independent, will at once enter into the most harmonious and complete commercial lations with this republic. Whether an indepen dent State, or as a member of this Union (to be determined upon by the freely expressed will of both countries after Cuba becomes fully inde pendent), tho island has w ithin Itself by virtue of both natural resources and commanding position tho elements of great prosperity and political importance. Under the present regimo, and despite all drawbacks, tho cone lnerco of Cuba ten years ago amounted to 57,400,0()0 of exports, and 4:1400.000 of im ports an aggregate of 100, 800, (XX). Tho total trade at present is valued at more than 1 70,000,000, of which (exports only tho United States does il.") per cent.; England, 27 per cent.; and Spain, only 19 per cent. Yet the mother country drains over ;IO,OIK),IX0 annually from the 'Ever-Faithful Isle," of which more than tine-sixth is taken to Spain, and the balance spent in maintaining a Spanish administration ami enriching the officials. In 18(12 tho reported valno of tho rural wealth (real estate, etc.") was 881.OlH),0OO; that of tho towns was fcl 70,000,000. In the same year (18t2) the production were vaiueu at : Migar, ?ii2, 000,000; tobacco, trir,000,(l(0: other products, .)2,000,000, total of 12!).000.000. Tho Colonial policy has always been an inimi cal one to the United States; that of independent Cuba will bo friendly in the largest degree. One fact will serve to illustrate tbe oolicv of Spain. Tho Valley of tho Mississippi is the natural bread supplier of Cuba. The duty on Hour imported iroiii tno united States is eight times more than that imported from Snaln. (in account of an earthquake, not long since, flour was allowed into Porto Rico free of duty. The Cubans have since purchased American Hour imported into Porto Rico at much less than that brought from Spain I There Is a house In Neponwit, MiWsacLu Mtts, which wm built about 1WV. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Hetnrn of the Cabinet Officers-Oar t New Foreign Diplomats Motley and the Ala bama Claims. AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE. FROM WASinMGTOJf. SjMial Tpatch to The Ectniiuj Tfbyraph. Motley' MiMMion. New York, April 30 The (.'oirtiicrWar Washington special says: The President has summoned back the ab sent Cabinet members to attend a meeting to-day, and to decide whether Motley should lc sent to London at once, or, as Fish is under stood to desire, he shall wait until news of how the rejection of the treaty was received reaches here. Minister Hale's Kcslunnlion s positively accepted, and Sickles will be stilt o Spain. Hanford. San ford's friends urge his retention at Brus sels, out the President is inclined to substitute .Tones. Hecretary Routwcll returned to the city this morning, and was at the Department, attending to business. The Iebt. The public debt statement will be issued to morrow, and will show a larger decrease in the debt than was at first supposed. Secretary Flhh also returned to-day. He will immediately revise the list of consuls, and make out tho remainder of appointments for places not yet filled. Minister Motley ias had an interview with the President and Senator Sumner respecting tho Alabama claims, and it is understood that our Government has concluded that it is better for him to go at once to his post before anything is heard from the British Government respecting the rejection of the Alabama treaty. It is understood that the subject of his instructions will be considered in the Cabinet to-day. FROM NE W' JERSEY. Pi'tiecedliiKs nf the Nntlonnl Simdiiv-Scliool l tin vent inn in ixcwurk. ftpnial Dopatch to The Keening 'A-kyraph. Nf.wakk, N. J., April 30 The gathering last evening at the Convention was immense. Seve ral prominent Sunday-school men made ad dresses. The main meeting was addressed by Rev. John Hall, 1). D., of Now York, on "Tho Work in Europe." He was followed by Hon. Theodore Frelinghtiysen, the veteran worker in the Sabbath schools of New Jersey. This morning the attendance at the Conven tion was greater than ever. W. A. Wisong, of Baltimore, presided. Reports were miido from each locality where meetings were held yes terday. Rev. G. A. Pelt., of Philadelphia, reported on "Pastoral Work;" Benjamin F. Jacobs, of Chi cago, on "Superintendents; Rev. J. It. V lucent on "Juvenile Classes;" Rev. Charles E. Knox on "Infant Schools." An Interesting discussion on "Teachers' Training," in five-minutes speeches, by Messrs. Woodruff, Egglcston, Byron, and Fish, ensued. Great arrangements for the closing meetings to-night are being made. Two other churches will be tipen, tlie crowd being so great. The Convention has decided to meet three years hence at Indianapolis. Tyng, of New York, speaks tins afternoon. FROM BALTIMORE. The t'ollpclorslilp l'renMnre for Offices. Kjytfal Despatch to The Evening Teletjraph. Baltimore, April 30. The Collector of tho Port and other prominent Government oflicials enter upon their duties here to-morrow. The pressure for subordinate places intensifies. The colored citizens are pressing their claims, and have sent a delegation to wait upon Collector Thomas and others, mostly asking for a few subordinate places of humble character. They are promised proper consideration. William C Ross, injured at the McClellans alley fire, is not expected to live. Henry W. Harris, of the old banking house of the firm of Harris & Sons, died last evening. Tobacco IVaiid 1nniliel. Cincinnati, April 30. In the United States Court at Covington, Kentucky, Judge Sullard, judgment in 7000 was rendered yesterday against James Gedgo and his sureties in favor of the United States, for returning tobacco manu factured lower than its value. iitcniiier llrcincn AmIioi-c. New Yokk, April 30 The steamer Bremen, from Bremen and Southampton, passed Sandy nook last night, and, unfortunately, went ashore on the cast end of Komcr shoals. She remains ashore this morning, and sis tugs are at work endeavoring to get her off. THE E UR OFF AN MARKETS. B Atlantic Cable. This Morulas' Oiiotntlons. London, April so A. M Consols 93' for both money and account. V. S. Five-twenty bonds quiet ur so j; American stocks firmer; Erie 'Railroad, 21 ; Illinois Central, 9!V' LivKKi'OOf,, April 30 A. M. Cotton firm; mid dliii(t uplands, ll?,d. ; middling Orleans, lavU 'l'he sales of to-dny are estimated at 10,ooo bales, l'he sales of the week cndluir yesterday have been M.ooO bales, of which Whhi were for export and 4' for speculation. The stock of cotton In port is HM.ihio link's, including IOS,iKH) hales of American. This Allemoon'M O uoiiitioiis. London, April 1 M Consols 1)3'.; for both money and account, stocks quiet; Atlantic and (jreat Western, !i4. To-morrow, Way 1, will be a holiday In the Stock market. I.iVKKPOOt,, April DO P. M Stock of Cotton afloat 4s7,lHHl liules, of which isj,unu are American. Hreadstutls quid. Oats, lis. 4d. Peas, litis. Bacon, ens. lid. Tallow, 44. O'L Varus ami fabrics at Man chester are dull. IIavkk, April 30 Cotton opens dull; on the spot, 1401.; ailoat, 141f. Ntork Quotations by Telegraph-1 P. M. Glendennlnir, Davis A Co. report through their New York house tne following; N. Y. Cent. U 17 Cleve. A Toledo 102',' Toledo & Wabash. ... 73 : N. Y. and Erie It.... 801 l'h. and Kea. R 9 Mich. Hand N. LB..Ka Cle. and Pitt. R 93 Chi. and N. W.com.. 8T Chi. and N. W. pref.. W ChL and K.LK 13 Pitta. V. W. k Chi R.1U8 W Uo.rifln Wall Cliiiim lit Mil. A St. Paul K.0... Vli Mil. A Ht. Paul It p.. . H&X Adams Express 61 y' Wells,Karno ACo.... 8rl U. 8. Express Tennessee ttrt, new... 6s v Gold 134 Uiu-ket "U:aoy. I West, vma Tel ); FirTANCIJ AZ7D COZVXHXX2HCIJ Omni or thh Kvnmwo Tkt.wiiufh,1 rridajr, April 30, 1S9. t The local money market to-day was steady and quite aetivo, but our former quotations for loans and discounts are without material change, though the tendency is decidedly towards a lower range of figures. We quote call loans on Government bonds at alsiut 5fr0 per cent, and at6(S7 per cent, on miscellaneous securities. rntne mercantile poper Is scarce and much sought for, but makers will not pay more than 8 per cent, discount for cash, tbe average rate ocing anoui 7 per cent. To-morrow being the Ut of May, the Govern ment will disburse tho semi-annual Interest on the 5-20s of 18'.a, 184, and lsir,. The amount will be nearly thirty millions in gold. Most of this will be due in Europe where these bonds are now held, but a considerable amount, after being changed into currency, will find its way to our banks and add so much 10 the loanable re sources of the market. The Treasury sold one million of its surplus gold yesterday, which, with the disbursements on account of its bonds, ought to have forced down the market, whereas the movement yesterday was in tlie opposite di rection. Government-bond are active and very strong. Gold is ndvancing. Premium at 12 M., V.W)i. There was less activity in tho Stock market to-day, and prices were not so strong. Stale loans were steady at former quotations. City Sixes were active at 101 If for the new certifi cates; 98 wus bid for the old, The Lehigh Gold Loan was weak, selling at M. Reading Railroad was moderately active, opening at 48-5ft, and closing at 48-41, weak; Pennsylvania Railrood. was steady at 50C; Cata wlssa Railroad preferred sold at 85j. This company yesterday declared a dividend of per cent, on their preferred stock. Philadelphia and Erie Railroad was taken at 28; Camden and Amboy Railroad at VM; 5rt was bid for Lehigh Valley Railroad, and 54 for Minehill Rail road. Canal stocks were weak. Lehigh Navigation sold at 33, a decline of ; 18 was bid for Schuyl kill Navigation. Coal stocks were wlthont essential change. Nothing was done in Bank or Passenger Rail way shares. 43V was bid for Second and Third: i0 for West Philadelphia: 27 for Spruce and Pine; and 13 for Hestonville. Messrs. Jay Cookr A Co. qnotc Government seen rities, etc., as follows: U. H. 6s, 8t, lis vll; o-29 of ls62,l'ii?4(nii2!J;do.,lS64,li;'(i11S'J'; do., Nov., iw.s, navaiifs ; do., July, ltwn, ii6vnt' : do., 1807, lllP4(U7; do., IStW, llflkj(llV; 10-40S, lOlOSV Hold, 134V- Paclflcs, 10ti'4(10ti,'f. Messrs. Dk Haven A Brother. No. 40 S. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. S. 6S Of 1881, llH.l(119; do. 18i2, 121 ','12'i; do. 1864, mVAlls; do. 1865, 119V(nl !'. ; do. IMTt, new, llrtS,ll'.i ; do. 1867, new, 110v,fSllv: do. 1868, 116Vm6V; do. 5S, 10-40S, 10$ ' (if 10$ '4' ; IT. S. 30 Year 6 per cent. Cy., lot; 'jflKW; ; Due Coiup. Int. Notes, 19,v. Gold, li:4?,134',"; Silver, 1271-29. Messrs. Whj.iam Painter A Co., No. 80 S. Third street, report the following quotations :U. S. 6s of 1881, lt8V$118i;;-20s of 1862, 122i.ftl23; do. 164, 117VH8; do. 1865, ll'.i'nfatlO3,'; do. Jnlv, lso. lliiyiSlie v; do. July, 1867, 116'..(1165( ; do. Jnlv, 1868, 116,Vgll6 ; 6s, 10-40, 108;108,V. Gold, 18X 134S'. Narr A Ladner, Bankers, report Uila morning's Gold quotations as follows : 10-00 A. M 134VU1-R0 A. M. 184V 10i5 " 184V 'HMO ' 134,' 10-29 " 1.'l4V!ll-45 " 134',f 10-H5 " HUVllUO " 10-45 184 V1 PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third Street. BEFORE BOARDS. I.VW0 City 6s, New. .101 v f2 sh Reading RR.. 48 v f.'ioo tio 2d. 101 v tSKfiOO tlo 1)5. 101V 17800 do b5.101V fwiot)Loh arold Lis. 94'. 4.'KH) tlo 04 V $-'000 do 91V VH) do 94 ' , I'.'IHM) tlo. 94 ' 100 20 no 8 200 200 100 1(H) loo do. do. .C 48-50 ...85. 48V 48 V 4V .Ix.o. 48!cf ,.b30. 48-44 ....C.4S-41 ,.bS0.48-44 do... do.. In . . do... do... do... tl'Kloo Phil A E 7s. Is. 88 V do.. .030.48-44 f.'ooo do , 8iv 3600 sh New Creek.ls jtf- f 1000 St Louis gold 1.102 V 2f0 sll Peiina...l8.c. Ml A, 18 sli Cam A Am R.120V looBhCataPf..b6o. :ifv loo do H5V 100 do b60 . 85V oo sh Leh N StbSO. 82'- 100 do b60. 82 260 do b30. 82 100 do blO. 82 100 sll Phil A E. 1)30. 28 V 100 do 860. 8 INiIlntlelpliia Trade Report. Friday, April so. The Hour market Is quiet, there icing no demand excent from the home consumers. w ho purchased 800 barrels in lots, including super- tine at&'xu'fi-oo; extrasat fa-iM 6-25 ; Iowa, Wiscon sin, and Minnesota extra family at tf-50(S;7-25. the latter rate for fancy; Pennsylvania do. do. at J6'75Ji 50; Ohio do. do. at 7-75f.9 00: and fancy brands at ?lflU2-00, according to quality. Rve Flour sells at f7(.i.7-25 per barrel. Nothing doing In Corn MeaL The Wheat Market Is Arm, but there Is no inquiry xcept for prime lots, which are In small siinnli- - gales of red at f 1-70A 175: 1500 bushels umber ut tl -78 tul-so; 2000 bushels California at 1-77(S.1-S0; 400 bushels Genessec white at 12: and 400 bushels Kentucky do. on secret terms. Rve Is steady, with sales of Western at 11-45. Corn Is without essentia change; sales of yellow at 88c,; 3000 bushels light western mixed at Sfiirfxsc. ; and 1000 bushels un sound do. at. 80c. Outs are selling at 75i(77c. for Western ; and 60vi,7U for Pennsylvania. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt. Hark is freely offered at t&2 per ton for No. 1 Quer citron. Seeds Clovt rsecd Is nulet. with small sales at t&s 9-50, the latter rate from second bauds. Timothy Is llrm at t4-75. Flaxseed Is wanted by the crushers at f'iilfita 2-70. Whisky Is in better demand; 60 barrels sold at 93i' 4Vc; LATEST SllirriXdt IXTELLK.EXCE. For additional Marine Ato iwe Inxide Pageit. Inr TKLKGRAPH. New Yobk, April . Arrived, uteanishlps Denmark and Kilierui, from Liverpool. Sandy Hook, April M -12 :10 P. M.-The Rteuniiihip Bremen hits jut hacked off the Komer hhoul, und U head inir Hout beast. r OH'i'KKhs Monroe, April 30. Arrived, United Statea steamer lialouu, t'omtiiAmltir Breez, from Purttuioutli N H. Passed in for lialiiniot-H, brig Alpha, from l'orto Kico; aclir Webster Bernard, from l'onue. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA APRIL SO. 8TATB OIT THK11MOMKTKR AT THE KVKNTNO TELEOBAPH 7 A. M 50 1 11 A, m".....67 3 P. M 62 OLKARKD THIS MORN1NO. Steamor lillville, llomtar, AIiIMIIh, Wliiull, Tatnm 40n Strainer AU. Vernon. Kent, .Now Haven. U. Conner A Cn Steamer Hannah and Sophia, Teat, Horhy.Siunicks.iniC'o' Sohr iti-alinK Hit. No. 44, Trainer. Noi wirli, do 8',!,rn,'i","tt" U"' Commercial Point, Day! Hud- Hohr Heading RR. No. IS, Kannon, New Haven do N.-hr Hiawatha. Ie, N.iwlniryport. Newt, Walter A Co b.-lir hilar. Ijiynniycr, dorinan, tiardiuer do S.'hr Adilie Avery, Ryan, l'rovi.tm-e An S p'l!'er,'lV'd L!o"""1 T"W,""1. Charlutwn, ion. H. Rep. Kelir A. Haley, Haley, Portland, .i Kvlir Helen Mar, Niekei-Hon, Ronton, I). Cooper A Co hi hr Compromise, Perry, Coluioaoi, Nanowa, do! .. ARRIVED TlilS MORNINQ. Stcamalim Homun, H.w, 41 hour from R.wton with nnW. to 11. W inor A l!o. i iff Harm-sat. y" stonl ,y p M niHrrAMvr11"''" ""' Baltimore, with J riJMIttiYiS? Uonn frora New Yo'"- "h Br. Iianpie Itlair Atliol, Haines, 47 dav from ..nPi witliradwaymm Ui Najlnr & Co. voaiTel to k! A. Houdar viHefw,la,loic,a,p;;n,'f0m'''- 6 d Kejir A. Barton, Franklin, from Now Txindon H ir 1) 8. tjiuer, Hnnllev, from fall Ri, Hohr 1 hot Borden, WriKliUuitUin, Irom Vail Ri,r He ir American KaKle, from .Tamea River He hrJ Bradley Bradley, from New Haven. He ir Irvller. Adams, from Providence, Hehr.1. W ..Allen H,,,- from Prov,,!,,, Hchr Heading Kii. . 4.40.,,,, from Norwioh. . ... . MEMORANDA. yX!". ""W.IpM.. "ed from 1 v ,a i BUeJir1. Bowditeh, from Providence for LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. Complimentary Banquet to llev. William C Cattell, D. I)., resident of the Institution. l.n-t cveniii"; a banquet was given nt the Con tinental Hotel by the Trustees of Lafayette Col lege, located In Kaston. to tho esteemed Presi dent of the Institution, Rev. William C. Cattcll, P. I)., on tlio occasion of his departure for Europe, where lie expects to Fpend a year in the inspection of the various educational institu tions. The following Invitation was addressed to President Cattcll: Pnii.AnKi.fiiiA, April 17, 1869.Rev. W. C. Cattcll, I. 1)., President of Lafayette College Dear 8lr: In view of your i'onti'niiliili'il alisence In Kurope, In the Interests of Ijiliiyctlc College, over which you so worthily preside, and the advancement of which to . Its present prosperous condition hag been effected through your most devoted labors, the undersigned, trustees of the college, resident In Philadelphia, in behalf of ourselves and many others In this city, beg the privilege to meet you at. an entertainment to bo given at the Continental Hotel, Thursday evening, April W. , ., In this way we seek an opportunity to express the high esteem we entertain for you. and our earnest sympathy with yon In the object, of your visit to the finned schools of science in the Old World.. Retiiesting the favor of.'an early reply, we are, reverend 111111 near sir, most respectfully yours, J A MRS PomIock, - Wll.t.IAM ADAMHON, . ' MOKHIH PATTKKSON, Barton TT. Jknkr, Alfred Martibv, J. Ross 8NOWD8N, James II. Mason Knox' A favorable response to this invitation brought together the personal and professional friends of the guest, sonic of our most prominent citizens, a large number of clergyman, representatives of the various learned professions, and others In terested in the cniise of education. This gathering was a descrvod compliment to a gentleman who is Miccessfully engaged in carrying on a great work that is entitled to the recognition of all w ho arc able to understand and appreciate the importance of educational institutions of the higher class, such as Lafayette College is. This institution hut a few years ago was at its lowest ebb. It had no standing, and its friends were In despair and were almost disposed to abandon the enterprise. Dr. Cattcll (formerly Professor of Ancient Languages in the College), a young man, energetic, persevering, and possessing every qualification of learning, combined with plain practical common scuseand lntsiucss ability, was chosen to preside over the college, and, if possible, to revive its fortunes. He applied himself to the task with a characteristic ardor, and the result of his labors Is seen in the high position which Lafayette Collcirc holds among the educa tional Institutions of Pennsylvania and of the United States. The system upon which the college is conducted Is in accordance with the most ad vanced Ideas of the time, while the importance of the t-lasslcB as means of educational training and discipline is acknowledged and Insisted upon. A proper position is also accorded to the sciences, modern languages, and other branches, and those students who may prefer not to study the dead languages have every facility to go through with a thorough scientific course, and they have an equal chance to gain the highest honors of the institution. Another important feature, whic h cannot be too highly commended Is the Professorship for tho Philological study of the Euglii-h Language.- . These matters arc referred to In detail in the admirable address of President Cattcll, to which we refer our renders. Ex-Oovernor Pollock presided, and after full justice had been done to the various delicacies, and the cloth had been removed, he made a few appropriate and pleasant remarks, and then pro posed the sentiment, "Our City," which was responded to by the Mayor. Hon. Daniel M. Fox, as follows: . f Mayor Fox said that he was distinguished on the occasion by being the first person called upon to "staud up." He said he was more nsed to seeiug that good order was kept in the city, rather than having to speak at banquets. lie referred to the institutions of the city, its churches, its academies, and its 156 miles of ter ritory. He said he should perhaps surprise a number of people when he stated that with the large population of 850,000 persons, there were but 320 police oflicers ou duty to-night. (Ap plause.) And he took that as a proof that the citizens of Philadelphia were a law-abiding people. lie said that while he had been Mayor he had I',ud,a,nltucr roUKh tllnoof it, and he thought 1 luladclphla could favorably compare with the other cities of the Union in regard to tho small ncss of crime w hich occurred within its limits. He was glad to become acquainted with Dr. Cat tcll; he knew the object of his mission to Eu rope, and he was glad to tec so many of his friends present at this social meeting, lie was sure Dr. Cattcll would go abroad with the good wishes of every one present; and he was pleased that, while he was ou his way to a distant land, he found time to stop In Philadelphia, and he certainly welcomed him. He concluded bv wish ing the learned Doctor Miceess in all his 'efforts, and he hoped Lafayette College would become one of the first institutions of learning in tlie fetatc. (Applause.") Tlie Chairnmu then referred to the history of Lafayette Colle ge, and the great work that had been performed by President Cattcll. and pro posed as the next sentiment, "Our Guest," to which Dr. Cattcll responded. It is needless for us to say that the Doctor, on rising, was grecUd with loud and enthusiastic applause, which was frequently renewed during the delivery of his speech, which follows: Mr. President: I thank you, sir, and his Honor tho Mayor, for your kind remarks, and these gentlemen for their cordial welcome. I desire to acknowledge In the fullest terms my grateful sense of the personal compliment that you intend to convey by this meeting, but at tu sumo tiuio I am aware that, on an occasion Ilk this, you are looking past mo lo tho cause of education with which I have been souiewhut identified, ami it in, therefore, of this subject,, and more especially as connected with Lafayette College, that I shall speak to-night. Thirtv-three years ago tho President of La fayette "College came to ihls city to meet a com pany of distinguished gentlemen, called together to deliberate upon the condition and prospects of tho institution. These prospects were by noy means encouraging. Iu fact, though the college wus then in its infancy (liaviug been chartered in lifcili), it was already at the polut of death from that chronic disorder of most Amorican colleges, well expressed ly tho word impeounir oititt. In giving an account of this Important meeting Dr. Junkin says, that so profound was his own dlscourugciueut, ho expressed to these gentlemen Ills "entire willingness to cease all efforts for the establishment of Lafayette Col lege, if the present meeting should no advise. Happily for the interest of education, lucre
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