1 8 the Daily evening telegraph Philadelphia. Wednesday, july 21, isoo. CITY IWTBLLmKJIE yAYAL AFFAIRS fk Roster ft th Wrttor no" JunlM-Tle Nrw Will ran Anchor. The monitor Dictator, which went In10'""! yesterday, u stated In Ta TiuuhafHi is omccred M follows: Captain K. R. Calhonti, mln Chftrl(H, Llcatenant-Comaianders F. M. lmncc, cnaries ie'.aenantDe Witt C. Kclls, Thomas Terry, flrnrr W. owinner. Unrroon-Johii 8. Kitchen, rTniater F. 1J. Ulnnmn. Klfflt Assistant Buginecrs-K. Olsen, L. J. Allen, ''hKwm' Knglnw-ri-W. A. Windsor, A. B. IUUoTo H. Mills, l. K. Wood, Ueorjro W. Stivers. Third Assistant Engineer George U. Nellsnn. Knns-Kdward W. llearlcks, Wm. B.McUonigle, ii'eiin'ata wont Into commission on Monday. Kins Is expected to sail lor tho Mediterranean In a short time. Her ouioers are: Commander Stephen B. Lure, cornmandlivr. , lj eu aXcominariders-Theodore P. Kane, Geo W Ilnchc, James 1). Graham, Henry L. Johusou, and Morton W. Sanders. tdirceon-Tlionias J. Turner. Assistant SurR-eon-J. M. Scott. J'syiiiaster-Georpc It. Martin. nilcf Kwrlneer -Thomas J. Jones. Vaster Henry Whclen. Urcvct Captain of Marincs-F. II. Corrle. a Midshipmen-Charles K. Caiahan, II. N. M. Klcti ards C 11. Kusehciiberger. Wm. i Day. Henry J. Stockton, Charles Hevmoiir, and Thomas Phelps. First Assistant Kupnecr-Georgo W. Mapec. Acting boatswain Ed. Honsull. Gunner George I.. Alliro. Carpenter-Antf. . Gon'lsol. u,i.i.k..r(i ire H. Thomas. The Jiuiliita will l the first vessel to put to sea will an anchor of the pat torn recently Invented by Mr Frederick Wittram, of Sun Francisco. The new anchor is certainlv a marvel of Imrcnulty, and the! "I'l .!,. , it. hos thus far been subjected at van Francisco, New 1 orK, uuu u.iiiiiimini, u we'll as the promptness with which it brought the Juniata tun stand-still when she moved out Into the Stream on Monday would seem to Indicate that It Is as clllclcnt as it is Ingenious. Admirals l-arragut, Porter Dahlgren, (iodon, anil Poor, as well a other prominent naval officers, who have examined the model or witnessed the tests of its strength and ellicieliev, have so unqualifiedly endorsed It, that the Navv Department has commenced its manufac ture tinder the supervision of the Inventor, at the Washington Navv Yard. The first one or large di mensions made weighed about onu thousand pounds, and has been used principally for experimental pur poses The onu carried by the Juniata, which weighs awm pounds, was the second, und as soon as the machinery which Is required Is relieved of other pressing wefk. a third, weighing 6000, will be undertaken. Heretofore all the vessels of war of th I'nited States have been provided with the ordi nary style or anchor, the only invention that seemed to possess aiiy substantial advantage over it being an English patent, and used in the navy of Oreat Ilrltaln. The radical defects of the old anchor are its liability to drag after the vessel, without either llnke entering the ground ; to become fouled, by the cable being twisted around the projecting fluke; to ilamuge the vessel, by the bottom of the latter striking against this projecting fluke; and to lose one of the flukes, and thereby rendered practically worthless, through Imperfect welding to the shank. To prevent such mishaps as that last named, the I'nited States Government has long manufactured its own anchors, at an expense equal to three or four ttines the cost of anchor In the open market. The fluke of the English patent anchor works on a pivot, Instead of being welded to the shank, and when one end of the ilukc is immersed in the mud, the other is thrown forward against the shank, thereby prevent ing it from becoming fouled, but still projecting almost as much as the upper lluke of the ordinary anchor, and endangering the bottom of the vessel. In the Wittram anchor all these defects are apparently successfully remedied. The anchor is made in two dillcrcnt fashions. The one carried by the Juniata has two double nukes, one attached to the lower end of the shank, and the other about mtd wav, the divisions of each ilukc being on the opposite sides of the shank, and fastened to it by projecting shoulders through which runs a stout bolt. The two flukes are also at right angles to each other, so that when the anchor falls upon the ground, one of them is sure to move by Its own weight downwards and bo thrust Into the ground by the motion of the vessel; and In case both flukes do not at once take hold, their weight is so great that the shank will soon be balanced and hot li immersed in the mud. The cum bersome stock is entirely dispensed with, und when the anchor is not iu use the ilukes are thrown in a line with the shauk,rend( ring the whole affair no more cumbersome than a mere liar of iron, in transporting Themthenukesean.be removed, and when one of the flukes is lost by acel'lent of any kind, it can be us readily replaced on shipboard us on land. The invention has received the endorsement Of the New York Hoard of I'nderwriteri, as well as of the Navy Department, und if experience should show that Its merits have not been overestimated, it will soon supplant the old style of anchor throughout the world. ' Tiik Mi nicipai. Contksts. This morning, at 11 o'clock, the city and county contested election cases again drew another breath of their lingering lives. The respondents still had more testimony to ad duce, and adduced it. The examination was con tinued in the Grand Jury room of the New Court House, and Messrs. Messick and Batturs, the exam iners, were iu their sweltering seats, hard at work in their shirt sleeves. The announcement made tut the last sitting that the following this one would conclude the case of the respondents, had the effect of drawing to the room a rather numerous squad of the interested, eager to behold the dying throes of an agony which had extended over mauy months. A number of them, however, in tne warm and close atmosphere of the place, grew sleepy, and nodded somnolent assents to the words of the witnesses. These latter were as follows: John McElrov. No. 3RU Norris street; Michael Fllon, No. 766 South Ninth street; James Devltt, Frank F. llrightlev, CharlaU'. Fisher, recalled, and William 11. Trites, William II. Council, James Kennedy. Ausurien Bland, David Johnston, William Marshall, Joseph Alexander, John li. Nelson, James Martin, Samuel MeConnell, Robert Young, Wi.liaiu U. Russell, aud Charles O. Cook. Mr. Sellers, for the respondents, then stated that their case was closed. Examination adjourned until Monday next at 12 m., at wiucn time rebutting testimony on the part of the contestants will be offered. Swindlers, in Custody Yesterday James nar- graves and Robert McGulgan were arrested at Twenty-fourth and Coates streets by Lieutenant Jacohy, of the Schuylkill Harbor Police, assisted bv Park OITlcers Nos. 11 aud 18, for swindling, and peii dling without a license. It appears that they were going about Fairmount Park yesterdav selling rings, which they alleged were brought from Liverpool cost 2 each, and were of lh-karat gold. A coun tryman bought two of the rines for seven iinih.ra and on showing them to a friend was informed that nicy were iioi worm more limn live cents each The police were untitled, and the accused were arrested just as they were sharing the money obtained by the .v ... v... ..wS inv prisoners Had a hearing before Alderman raneoast, were nned $r0 each for selling without a license, and held iu ovv uuu vav.il V" miniver Ilie Clllirge Of Swindling. -job j'kmiii katiu i andidates This morning net ween 1 1 and 12 o'clock, a committee consisting cif Senator ltuckalew, Mr. Lewis c. Casslday of this city, aud M r. Robert K. Monughan, of Chester met ui uiu jiii:i, nauv a ii,u,;i, aim urew up a loruial letter of notification to the lion. Asu Packer aud Mr. Cyrus I- Pershing, of their nomination as candidates for governor ami Mipreme .ludge of this Common weulth, by the Democratic Convention lately held at llurrisburg. It will be presented some time during ine nay. hub evening wuugu raukcr will be teu- ucrciiiuu iioiuir ui u nerenncie at, Hie Merehuuts' JiUICi ity uic oji 'iii'm uti in i lie euy. ATTEMPTKD SIUCIDK. Last Ilighr Mrs. -Pnnlinn Ilelliorne attempted suicide ljy drowning at Willow street wharf. She was rescued by Kpuciui Officer Johnson, who iook ner lo me Delaware llariior Pol.ce Slati' n. Pauline refused at lirst to give her name, nui suoseqiieiiiiv um mi, uuu stateii that she resided at Coates and Marshall streets. The wonimi is somewhat deranged in mind. She was given into me cusioi.y oi some rcmi ivch. AftiAl'I.T AND 15ATTKKY UASK. A mnn THimoil William Stroup has been held to ball in the sum of $10110 by Alderman Sinex, upon the charge of assault and battery on Oeorge Shaffer, at Otis and Coral streets, yesterday. The deiendant Is alleged to have committed the assault without auy provocation whatever. roi.it'E Appointments The Mayor this morning announced ine lonuwiug poiiut; ujiiiuiuiuii iua: . First District, H. J. Mullen. Second District. John Murphy. Fifth District.. (Jeorire W. (iampher. Tenth District, Patrick Carrlgan and John Woods. Twelfth District, Michael Kewllllg. litserve, Thomas Roach and James J. Mullen, Drowned This morning Frederick Hoffman. aged 43 years, was drowned in the Delaware, at iindebburg. Deceased resided at No. 8 Dutch row Catfd In. The culvert at Seventeenth and Race streets caved in tills morning. The heavy rain storm l Buuyuscu iu unit uvuv .uv UUMVUcV'i T.arctnt Or WKARiNrt ArPARFt. Alderman Wil liams has coiiiiniueu a koiiiuii iiitiiind Ann lllshnp ripen tho charge of larceny. Kho boarded with a Mr. Smith at Third and New streets, and yesterday h left the premises, taking with her a quantity of property nelonptnR to her employer. When arrestad. pawn-tickets calling for the stolen Roods were found In Ann's possession. She was sent to prison, as above statad. GK01WB PtABOBY, Esq., the philanthropist, whose benefactions are unlimited by millions, arrived In this city yesterdav, and Is now beln entertained at the residence of Charles Macalnsier, Esq., No. 1010 Spruce street. It will be remembered that Mr. Macalester is one of tno Trustees of the Peabody Bon them Educational Fund. ArctPKNT. A horse, attached to a wagon contain ing Mr. Thomas W. Trice and (laughter, took fright at Green str.-et and Poiins Ivanla avenue hint even ing, and ran oir. The veiilcle was brought In con flict with a lamp-post, and the occupants were se verely Injured. Dkad Infant. Tho Coroner was notified this morning to hold an Inquest on the body of a dead In fiint. on board the schooner Ida, at Tine street wharf, Schuylkill. Infant Fomn This mcrtilng a dead Infant was found on a lot at Allegheny avenue ami Belgrade street. The Coroner wus notified. FRANCE. TIip Klrrtornl DUtHrhnuccw In I'rtrli An Kx ciliiiK Scene In (lie Asncinblv. A correspondent in Paris writes: Although the (iovernment is postponing as long; us possible the (lellnitlve or.ani.ut.'Km of the Chamber, bypressin;; on the 'consideration of the contested elections a course never pur sued in any other Parliamentary assembly the tempests which it seeks to avert bv this course Hive evidence of their accumulating; violence bv occasional thunder-gusts from the benches of the Opposition. In connection with the report on the electoral operations of the Third Circum scription of the Loire Iiiferieure yesterdav a scene of this sort took place which, as it has reference lo the recent electoral disturbances in the capi tal, is worth narrating. The veteran Republi can Kaspail had been making one of hh prosv liMiantrucs about the interference of the priests und t lie public functionaries in the elections throughout the country, and after recom mending that the stipends and allowances of clergymen and ollicials thus acting should he stopped, as a means of preventing the repetition of such offenses, he went on to say that it would he hut iust to treat in the same manner the Prefect of Police, "who hud ordered the infernal orgie of crwe Mr, which during the electoral period had covered the streets of the capital with dead aud wounded." It would be impossible to give you any adequate description of the scene of clamor and indigna tion to which this allusion gave rise among the members of the majority. The President, M. Alfred lo Roux, rose and said that he could not allow facts to be travestied In this manner. Every one knew that the attitude of the police had been admirable for its moderation. (Ap plause on the right, denials on the left.) M. Kugene Pelletan I protest against the acts of the police. (Murmurs.) We shall put interpellations on the subject, for the police (I do not hesitate to say it.) acted in the most barbarous manner. (Nume rous and energetic exclamations In the negative.) President And I, on the contrary, maintain that it was admirable for its moderation. (Loud cries of "Yes, yes," on the right.) All France remarked It. (Continued applause from the Ministerial members-) M. Etigenc-Pellctan That is a question to be ex amined (cries of "We will examine it when you wish it," from the right) and you will have a terri ble account to render. (Fresh murmurs.) M. (iarnier Pages After the verification of powers we shall discuss this question. The Minister of Hie Interior, M. de Forcade ft Is not my intention to reply at present to the theoreti cal portions of the speech which you have Just heard ; but, on the part of Government,! feel It neces sary to protest energetically against the language which has just been uttered, and which appreciates so unjustly the conduct of the Prefect of Police. I affirm, and I have a right to say it, for It is not merely the opinion of France, but of other countries (Interruption from left.) Y'es! It Is not merely the opinion of France, but of foreigners M. Eugene Pelletan Paris was indignant at it. President Y'es, Pans was indignant, but not in the sense which you attribute to it. (Applause on the right.) Minister of the Interior I affirm that in the troubles which followed the Paris elections, and the origin and causes of which we will discuss when the proper moment arrives M. r.ugene j'eiictau aim me uaroorous manner of the repression ? The Minister tug repression was cnaracterizeu by the most admirable moderation. (Loud denials from the left: applause from the other benches.) The moderation was such thut the population of the capital Itseir Hastened to tlie aid oi tlie sergetw aeville and the (,'arilede J'arU. The population applauded them. (Cries of "Hravo!" and applause on a great number of benches; murmurs from the left.) Yes, they cheered the regiments of cavalry on their ar rival on the boulevards, and they also welcomed with the warmest acclamations the Emperor and the Em press on the day in which their Majesties brought to this troubled population security with their presence, and restored calmness to their minds by a noble example of courage and confidence. (Loud and pro longed applause.) M. Kaspaii uentiemen (Fresn murmurs ana in terruption.) President m. Jtaspau, I cannot permit you to continue. All that is before the Chamber at present is the verliieation of powers, it was only througii Indulgence that you were allowed to speak, and you have been replied to. You want to speak again, but It is impossible to continue longer an incident oi mis kind. I ask the Chamber to return to the subject under consideration, and I put to the vote the con clusions of the report. M. darnier-Pages All propcri reserves! Deing made. M. Rouher Y'es. yes: all reserves being made. Y'ou mav rest assured of that. Depend upon It the truth will be told you. Put your interpellation and we win reply to it. i. l'eiietan w e win inrow ngni on tne ineis. The President As you want light, allow it to mani fest itself at a nroner time. The Chamber then passed to the consideration of tne conclusions of the report, ana tue incident ter minated. TEXAS. Incitement Caused by Bodies of Desperadoes. A correspondent of Flake's Galveston Bulletin writes from De Witt county, Toxas: "Again Is this and the adjoining; counties thrown into a w ild state of excitement by the appearance in day time and the sound at night of large bodies of armed men riding; to und fro. At last that noint. bevond which it is said forbearanco ceases to he a virtue, has been reached, and our oldect and best citizens have drawn the sword and thrown the scabbard away, and say they will not desist until our country is purged of the thieves and desperadoes who have been so long preying upon their stock. The real wealth of our Western country has become common property, regularly organized gangs of Lui'ce thieves were iiuurantined upon us; one-lmlf the beeves raised upon our prairies were stolen, in vain have our citizens appealed to the law, swift witnesses were always at hand to prove an alibi or swear them clear. Gradu ally have things been drawing to a focus, bi inultaiieously almost have the people risen In tne surrounding counties, and a day ot reckon ing lias cMue, Horrible as this state ot ail airs is, mere was no alternative, and the war ot ex termination has commenced, and. from the cool, determined character of the leaders, I Imagine win not cease until these pests of society have been rooted out. On the 2d instant two noted characters, Jim Dell and bill Morrel, were shot on tlie Coletto, in the lower part of Dewitt county. Many rumors are afloat of others in (lillerent directions being killed, hut owing to the dread existing men, say but little." rniLADELnilA STOCK exciianor sales. Imported by De Haven A llro., No. 40 S. Third street. RETWEKN HOARDS. I-mioo Alio t 0f)S..., 74v lllKWLeh gold 1.1,5. 0 kS sh I.eh Nay..bti. 8 6 sh West Hk 7 100 sh Read....bC0. 47 200 do...rtf.vl.ls. 411; loo do ..s:town. 40v. 100 do bio. 4tK B do..d b.tid, t( lOOshrh&E. ..bOO. SUJ VI sh Leh Vttl R.ls. M iWBu renna r ra4 SECOND HOARD. Leh gold 1.... r I7IM) Leh 6S. fl4... M K9 MX j'wio do.rcsAl' tin (lo....U.,B. rt do is g fUM l'a 6s, 1KT0.. 2000 C & A s, '83. ift BU renua it. 85 do 14 do SEX 18. fitim ..I. " , new.. loo i Is. rsi ' oo 100 1 dy C.lOOJj 600 ShN VAM.lsbCO 4 81 100 Bh Heading 4(i tu TKJJ3DITf ON WASHINOTON. Our Government and tlie Fenian in English Prisons. To-day's Proceedings of the Conven tion of State Superintendents of Schools Governor Geuy's Address, FROM WASIIWGTOJV. Colonel AVnrrcn nnrl the Fenian Prisoner in i:nulnnd. Despatch te Tht Kvmintj TtlrgrapK Washington, Juiy 21. -Colonel Warren, tbc released Fenian prisoner, has been engaged all day in visiting the members of the Cabinet, en deavoring to have them promise todo something towards effecting the release of the prisoners a soon os the President returns. Secretary Bout well received tlie Colonel very cordially, and assured him he would do nil in his power to help hlin before tlie Cabinet. This, cominp from Air. jioutwell, the man at the wheel, means busi ness, aud that something will really be douc FROM JfARRTSUUliG. The Sirtlo School Suiierinieii.lenr Convention -hum IHnriiiiiif'N NcMNion-Tlia Ouoillnn I'mler Dir.eiiNion-Mow the Intercity of I bo School Cnn hem lie Promoted Governor Jcnrv'N Welcome AddrcHn. Special Denpatch to Tlie. Keening TfletfrapK iiAituisiit HO, July 21 This morning the question of examinations was continued. Mr. Llndsey, of Warren. Introduced a resolu tion that, in the opinion of this convention, tlie law appertaining to certificates should be such as not to allow a professional certificate to lie granted to a person who has not had a provi sional certificate for a term of three years at least, and that no person shall receive a perma nent certificate who has not held a professional certificate for a term of three years. Messrs. Luckey, Lindsay, Dotithell, ersons. and Allen favored, and Mi !ssrs. Kerr, (inmlv. Patterson, Hurrlc, and Armstrong opposed the resolution. Mr. Barkley offered an amendment that tha Committee on Topics for Kxam'mution be in structed to suggest proper amendments to tha school law concerning teachers' certificates, and submit the same to tha State Superintendent for his approval. On motion of Mr. Boyd, the whole matter was laid over until the report of theJCoiumittete on Resolutions was read. The second question, relating to visitation'!, 6imply elicited the experience of a number of gentlemen in this connection, (ireat complaint was made of the dereliction of directors in visi tations. Jt Wiis generally regarded as the duty of superintendents to make visitations to all the schools. Short, unexpected visits twice or thrice a j-ear were strongly urged. More cleanliness in school-houses was recommended; their use Ly bands, political meetings, etc. condemned. Mr. Douthell, of Allegheny, asserted that the School Board of Pittsburg had rented the rooms above a lager-beer saloon for a High School, but the people had resolved to erect a Central High School, at the cost of one hundred thou sand dollars. Rev. T. K. Viceroy, of Lebanon Valley Col lege, was admitted to a seat. Governor Geary, on invitation, addressed the convention. He felt highly complimented, and bade the convention a hearty welcome to the capital of Pennsylvania. He compared the State Superintendent to a general; the county super intendents were his staff; the seventeen thousand teachers of the State were his officers; and the eight hundred thousand school children the army w hich, if properly handled, should disperse the army of ignorance aud vice. He advocated higher compensation for superintendents and teachers, and urged physical as well as intellec tual education, believing that military and other exercises should form part of the school duties. The Governor also referred to the education and maintenance of the soldiers' orphans, promising that the work should be carried out faithfully. The Governor then gave a reception of ten minutes, when Superintendent Luckey offered a resolution asking the Legislature to Increase the sulory of the State Superintendent, which was unanimously adopted. Professor Carver, of the Bloomsburg Normal School, addressed the con vention, which adjourned at 12 o'clock till 2. Governor tJenry this morning welcomed the Grand Council of the Improved Order of Red Men in the hall of the'House of Representatives. He will be in stalled as a member of the order to-night. A 'l nni In Philadelphia. The question of building a splendid wigwam In Philadcli hia is under discussion. FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. An rx-roiifcdernle Cruiser recked Twenty. two Lives Lost Tlie Hulk In Forty 1'uMioiiin of Winer. San Fhancisco, July 20. A steamship, for merly the Confederate cruiser Tallahassee, was totally wrecked on Plymouth, near 1 oKoiiama, June 17. Twenty-two lives were lost, including the cantaiu. many ol the crew, and most ol the passengers. On receipt of the news at Yoko hama assistance was immediately uesjiiuciieii to the scene of the disaster, but not a vestige ol the wreck was visible, the vessel having stiuk in forty fathoms of water. Markets toy Teleerapli. vi .... i. .ii. .v i i otioii dun: loon bales sold ... ui..!Hi .. l.'lmir on . lino oeeillieii ti( mi.. ..'.-.'i l ,,rr,.lti uinii l line lit I.V10i .Vlil I CXtl llS at .,,.,. ..i,. t t,-..i,., ii -mi: fancy at MCido. 7-20 ?.'.. . L i.:.,,. ,,t t,.:aiu,,ii-;.v Wheat steady; sales uuu ......... . . .. .... -- x, . .. . ,,..., ,..,, of .10,1100 bushels o 1 ill ti . u. . u'l.tii.c !...! nr. "h.i. mill niiiLt - 7 - ,..,1.. 1 Mi.-iim. 1U'c. 1 skv ouiei ui ri ".J. nkw York. Juiv 21 Stocks down. Money steady at T per cent, uum, Ufi. 6-1MW, 1R63, coupon, l'il', do. 18U4, do., ViX ; do. ISfia, do., l'il ; da ' new, linn.-. An. 1KT.T i;il. iln 1KHS. 120- ! 10-KW, 1W .iririnla (is. new. ill: Missouri tW.. hT ; Canton Co., Ml; Cumberland preferred, 31 J4' ; New York Central iUi Krlc, 2S',; Heading, 93 ; Hudson Hiver, 1x2 Michigan Central, llll w, : Michigan Southern, Kb '. ..w i.. i ,..... u.,.1 Porn mrir. 108 ; Chicago and Hock Island, 114 '4 I'ittsburn and Kort Wayne. 163: Western 1 Inion Teleirruph, 30 Tiii.TiMoitK. July si Cotton .lull and nominal and unchanged. Hour very quiet and utlclianifcn Wheat less active: choice Murvland red. Sl la t white. II '7ili 1 '76. Corn firm nrline while. I1TA4 1'13: yellow.ll'lWcivl-lO. OutH dull at 'K.i.760. Mesi I'urk iiuet and unchunKed. llacou tirm aud un cliuuKfd. I.urd dull und unchanged. Whisky; better Icclim;, scarce and uucliiugcd. corn firmer and stocK scarce iu u : sales ol W),00il bushels mixed Western at Wa . While Western at use. oats firmer; sales of is i 10 uiisliels Western at 8..K,J.c, and Mato at We. Heefouiet, Torn linn; new mess, f..-'MTj. Lard FOURTH EDITION FROM THE CAPITAL. An Important Decision by Secretary Boutwell The Duty on Brass. F 0 REIGN AFFAIRS, A Plea for Religious Equality in Ire- lana remaie Buflrage Agitated in England -Insurrectionary Troublei Anticipated in Spain Irish Church Bill American Vessels Off Cuba. Derision of Necrrinry Itnntwell -The Duty on !Mmnit-il linn uo(ln. Vwpatch to the. AtKOfiated Prtmt. Washington, July 21 The followimr deci sions have recently been made by Secretary Isoutwell: TllKASt'UY rU'.PAUTVFNT. JlllV II. LH'i'l. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of vour letter of the 'J:id tilt., c(niilainiii(r of tlie 'action of the Collector of Customs at New York in ascslii a duty of forty-five yvr cent. al valorem on six canes of stamped brass i;oods imported bv voti jicr steamer lireinen in Mav last. The duty in lucstion, it uiuieurs. was assessed under the act of Kebruary !H, l.Htl'.l, which provides that all ninmiiaciurcs ol copper, or ot which copper shall lie a component of chief value, otherwise provided for, shall be subject to a dutv of fortv- live per cent, ad valorem. I be collector havimr decided that on all articles made of the composition usually known os brass copper is the component of chief value, I ne coons imported bv vou were subieet to dutv under paid act. I have reason for believing that the position taken by tlie collector is correct in regard to tlie materials of which brass is com posed, and as the law in question includes all articles of which copper is tlie component of chief value, his action in assessing said duty was correct. 1 lie fact that brass and manv ther articles, of which copper forms the prin cipal part, have other distinctive names, and are never known as manufactures of copper in the commercial world, cannot lie deemed to affect the question under the very comprehensive lan guage of the act referred to. J am, very respectfully, (rlSOUOE S. BofTWEI.1., Secretary of the Treasury. To Messrs Fisher & Hitterhaus, New York. Trfasi ky Department, July 19, ISO'.). St: Your letter of the (It h tilt, is received, subniit- ting the appeal ijlKi-Ol of Messrs. Julius (ilier ninn & Co., from yoar decision assessing duty at the rate of 45 per cent, ad valorem on cer tain duty metal and bronze powder imported into your port per Main, June 1st last, as manufactures of which copper is tlie component of chief value, under tho act of February tvtt 17 i r ion.', rmiii your report, u appears uuu me appraiser returned the Dutch metals as copper, chief value 45 per cent., aud tho bronze pow ders as manuiucturea trom a species of brass known as Dutch metal, 20 per cent.: and that. deeming tlie return of the latter erroneous, you assessed amy itiereon at 4. per cent. 1 lie ap praiser, in his report, states that in his opinion copper is not tlie component of chief value in articles made from Dutch metal, basing this opinion on the assertion that a new metal is iornied by the union of copper and tin in the Dutch Metal, though, at the same time he report Dutch metal as a manufacture of which copper is tne component ot duet value, thus restricting the operations of the law to articles manufactured in whole or iu part of the metal-copper and to alloys composed in part ot that metal, while articles manufactured of such alloys even where, copper is the compo nent of chief value, would be liable to duty under previous acts. The languago of tho act of February 24,lh(i9, is very comprehensive, and, in the opinion of this department, embraces every manufacture of which copper is the com ponent ot ehict value, whether the copper be the simple metal or in the orm of alloy or com bination, chemical or otherwise, with any other articles. It is tlie duty of the appraiser to de termine the facts In each case. This decision is confirmatory of the department's decision of the Htli instant. Your dccisiou is hereby confirmed. Very respectfully, Oeokgk S. Boutwm.i.1 Secretary of the Treasure. ToM. II. Orinnell. Esq., Collector of New Yo. : N'avnl Orders. Washington, July 21. Lieutenant-Com mander R. S. MeCook is ordered to the receiv ing ship New Hampshire, at Norfolk. Com mander James M. Watson is detached from dutr as Lighthouse Inspector at Astoria, Oregon, anil iilaccd on wailing orders. Cwmmander K. R. irecse is detached from ordnance duty at Wash ington Navy Yard, and granted leave of absence. Lieutenant A. V. Reed is detached from the Jamestown and placed on waiting orders. Sur geon James C. rainier is detached from tlie Naval Hospital at New York and placed on waiting orders. FROM EUROPE. I.orh of a nrillsh Ship The Crew Sale, By Atlantic Cable. London, July 21. Advices have been re ceived of tlie los's of the British ship Lord Sid mouth, from Quebec, on June 5, for Port Glas gow. She experienced a heavy gale, sprang aleak, and was abandoned. The crew were all saved, and landed at l'ort Glasgow yesterday. RfllgioiiN Eounllty In Ireland. In the House of Commons last evening the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in full robe-1, presented the petition of citizens of Dublin, praying tho House to support the endeavors now making to secure religious equality in Ireland. Womau'D HuffrnKe. Mr. "C. W. Dilke, M. P. for Chelsea, presented a petition signed by twenty-five thousand wo men of Great Britain, asking for tho fraa chine. Ilnrf Conduct of the I'oce. Mr. Johnston. M. V. for tool fast, complained of the conduct of the vlL'c on tho rwrnnt anni versary, lie said micro uuu men u iinicii- rtv processions act in Lister. while it had been sJystomutieally violated in the South of Ireland. I .... Cliichester Forte fcue, Secretary ior Ireland, praised the forbcan nee and order exhibited on l bat occasion throi gh tho precautions taken by the government le hoped, however, that tlie 12th would soon be discou he land. observance of Juiv tinned throughout for Armagh, urged tlie re- .1 r. mice. .M. i peal of the party nfocessions act The Irl'Nli Church Hill. Meetings in favor of tlie disestablishment of the Irish Church cottinue to be held in various parts of (ireat Britaii. l-xeiieiiieiil in Nm.lii-4iin!hcr Itisliitf AmieU liuled-Acliou ol ji lie French Auilioiiiien. By Atlantic Cable. Maduid, Juiv 20.J-Thero Is much excitement throughout Spain, ail"! many urrusls have been made here, at ValluiSolid, Barcelona, and Cor dova of parties bclUKed to be tormenting Insur rection, including several generals cud colonels. The authorities are I. iking measures to prevent any outbreak. Tli decree of ex-Minister of Justice llcrrera hJ'S been withdrawn. The French government has ordered all ,..inisli con- spirators away fro n ine ironiiers. a si, up nui at Ciudad Real, about one ii Madrid, between tho civil und of insurrectionists, pro luteriMt of Don Carlos. Nino several of the former were occurred yestcrda hundred miles fro aiilhoritics and a sumed to be in tin of tlie latter and wounded. Itinliop Coleimo's KIkIiin In the cuse of Bishop Colcnso of Nasal, the I'rivy Council hasi'deelded fthat ho has the full right to the eathci ral at l'ietermurct.bui'g, and u aliogctner iree TbftU authorities, roin Interference hy the Capo FIFTH EDITION THE LATEST NEWS. The New French Cable The Landing New York Stock Quotations Colonel Ryan Safe in Canada The Humboldt Cen tennial Grant and the Filibusters. FROM NEW ENGLAND. Arrangements for tlie I.nmllnir of tlie Now Cable at Dunbury. Despatch to The Kveniny TeUiiraph. Kingston, July 21 Tlie arrangements for celebrating the nrrival of the cable at Duxhury are nearly completed. To contain the shore end a trench has been dug from tho old hank build ing to the beach, a distance of nearly two miles, which w ill be filled immediately on tho arrival of the Chiltcrn. Preparations by the citizens have been made to appropriately honor the landing of the cable. A mammoth tent will be put up on an eminence commanding a view of Hammock and the ocean, and a banquet will be provided for invited guests. In tlie evening a grand tall will be given in the town hall. The Humboldt Centennial. Boston, July 21. The Boston Society of Natural History this morning voted to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the birth of Alex ander von Humboldt, September 14, by an ad dress from rofesror Agassi, and appropriate exerciser. Another Suicide. Yesterday afternoon the body of John B. Richards, of this city, was found, with a bullet wound in his right breast, in the cellar hols of an old house on the ten-hill farm,Somerviile. A note left by the deceased proves It to he a case of suicide. FROM NEW YORK. The Money and Clock Market. New Youk, July 211 P. M. Money market dull at 7 per uent. currency as an extreme rate. Commercial paper easy at from 8 to 11 per cent. Sterling exchange unchanged. Gold market dull, and opened at lo5. Present quota' tion, 1U5J.J. Governments tirm at yesterday's quotations. United States sixes, registered and coupon, 1H81, advanced to 20M. Southern secu rities buoyant and active. Tennessee ex '0:3, It; new, 50; Virginia ex '&7, new, 01; Georgia 0s, 03; do. "TO, 92; North Carolina ex, 50; South Caro lina, new, 00. Louisiana, '70, levee 6s, 05'; 8.-s 80. Miscellaneous market dull, with no change in quotations except in New Y'ork Central, 211; Reading, 93,'; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 128. A TliievinK Cashier. Syuacitsk, July 21. Daniel II. Fitzgerald, formerly cashier of the Syracuse City think, is under arrest charged with stealing about ssoou irom the bank. Miiinncnt ol' .Specie. New York, July 11. The Hcntia, for Liverpool lo-miy, takes oui riu,(iuu in specie. FROM EUROPE. .'rant Complimented. By Atlantic Cable, Lonton, July 21. The Star elaborately compli ments hresidi nt Grant on his steady refusal to re cnpnlzethe Cabitns as belli'terents. This course, It says, prevents the Spanish Wovernment trom accus ing the I'nited St'ite.1 of unfriendly feelinr towards her, however much she may be grieved by llllbaster ing expeditions from American ports. Tho French l.ciila tare. Paws, July 21 The Corps Legislate will meet on CctoLer y.O. A New RiiMHinn Minister. St. riTEUSHi'ito, July 20. Kataeazl, tho newly appointed Huh'j'an minister to Washington, leaves for that city on Saturday next. . FROM CANADA. Killed by l.lbluinK. Hock wood, Canada, July 21. Yesterday after noon, during a severe storm, a man named Currle and two children, residing at Erie Village, were In stantly killed by lightning. Colonel II. vim nt Ontario. Ci.ifton House, Ontario, July 21 General Ryan and Colonel Currier, of the ( uban service, and who escaped irom Gardiner's bland, are here, and Intend making this place their headquarters for the present. FROM CUBA. Arrival ol American Wnr Vessels nt Mnnlinuo lie Cuba The I.ateHl CiiKnKement on the IkIuiiiI. By Cuba Cable. Havana, July 21. Late advices received from Santiago de Cuba state that on July 11 tho American war vessels Albany, Gettysburg, and Centaur arrived at that place. Admiral Hod and the officers of the fleet paid a visit to the commander of the Eastern Department. Major Rios, with sixty men, Spanish troops, had a sharp engagement with the Cubans near Manzanilla. Twenty Cubans were killed and twelve captured. The Spanish loss is not given. FROM BETHLEHEM. I.cIiIkIi I'nlvernlly-A New Profensor. Bktui.eiiem, July 21. Tho Board of Trustees of Lehigh LTniversity have appointed Lieutenant II. B. Herr, of the United States army, late an instructor at West Point, professor of mathe matics iu the university. Lieutenant Herr Is a native of Lancaster, Pa. Htork Ouotatlons by Glendlnnlng, Davis ,t (j0, York house the following;. Televmph. -i P. ill. , report through their New In. Y. Central K. 211 I K Y. A Krie 11 vs I Ph. and Rea. It vut Mich. S. and N. I. R..li...-a Cie. and Pitt, li ins i C I. and N. W. com.. 7.1' ' Chi. and N. W. nrr.. tu West Union Tel Toledo and Wabash. , Mil. and St. Paul It. o Mil. and St. Paul It p. Adams Express. 7ft 7.1'. 871, CO', 2'2 7:)', fi.vv; 1ST :.. wens, Fargo United States Tennessee 6, new. . , Gold Market steady. Chi. and R. I. It. 114'.,' Pitts. F. W. ic Chi. K.lf3 PaclllcM. S b!,' KOOrJIAXStHAI'. The Comiiiw (Clilmi) illnn-Tlio Coolie Trade All About loo CeleHliuU-llow they Worh Wliat they lull llo-lntervlew Willi Als. koopiiimiM'liap-l Ilix lIiihiiiCNM In Violation ol' the Act I'rohi! i'lim the Coolie Trude r "Vom rn.V. V. H'.i'W e tliiHMorniwj. Koopmaribcliap has btcu stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for a few (lavs, luoking about the citv, to i ce what prospects there are lor inviting a few thousand Chinei-e hero and securing tuciu employment. Helm:) just returned from Mem phis, 'I'enn., where a labor convention lias been held to devise ways and means to lnaiiirurate the importation of Chinese or Asia;.e labor. 'Ihe meeting was u success, and Mv. Koopniimschap hoped to be able to iutrodut ; these laborers from the "llowcry kingdom" to New York capitalists and employers. But after having consulted with leading men, he linds it v ill not be pr T.tuble to bim to usher any of tLcm into our city. The employers here wish the labor, hut at sn low a rate of coinpea sation that Mr. Koopinauschap would sustain a loss in shipping them. Mr. K, left yesterday for Sun Francisco, but previous to his departure our reporter Lad au interview with him, iu which he explained the plans of tho company which In is to he agent for, and the qualifications of thesi C'hineee laborers. WHO HK IS, Mr. Knnr.manfchrj Is a Hollander by Mrth, and w hen quite roung emigrated to San Fran cisco. He travelled to the East Indies as a ship ping merchant for some time, and as early at Ir'&o directed his attention to the labor question, which was exciting considerable interest then in California. His knowledge of the manner in which the Fast Irdics were then supplied lea him to develop Chinese emigration. HOW HK DID BUSINESS. He established a house in Hong Kong and shipped from there largo numbers of Chinamen to San Francisco, his house In China agreeing to pay their wages promptly on toe periorm ance of stipulated services. The scrupulous honesty with which he conducted this business, and the faithfulness with which he discharged his promises to tho emigrants, secured to him the contldcnco of the natives. In 1800, many of the Chinamen w ho had come out to California to do service ten years before returned with large savings, and tliclr reports of tho wealth of this "barbarous land led others to lorsake their gods and Ihe laws of Confucius, and seek to enrich themselves. For the past ten years Mr. Koop- manschap has employed a large number of brokers in China, gathering shiploads of laborers which he has assigned to wealthy planters, and lie intends to introduce them wherever lie can find a market for thcui. THR INTEUVIKW. The following is an account of the conversa tion which occurred between Mr. Koopinauschap and our reporter: Reporter Are these Chinamen whom yon seek to introduce here skilled or unskilled laborers ? Mr. Koopnianschap AVc have both: we intend to 1'iit men at the furnace, anvil, loom, and the bench. AVe have now a hundred men in the wool manufactories In San Francisco. There are many in the pickle and preserve business. Sonic are making cigars. There are tK,0(K) or 10.11(10 in Cuba on Miuur and coffee plantations. In Peru there arc about 50.000 on the planta tions. In the manufactories of San Francisco there arc 10,0(10. and in the whole State of Cali fornia about 10,000, all engaged In pursuits of every description. Rep. AYliat is their character or disposition as Pcrvants ' Mr. K. Thev arc quiet, obedient, and most easy to deal with in the world. They are very apt'at a trade, learning quickly ftud thoroughly. They are trusty and faithful. Pep. AVhatwages would they require ? Mr. K From 48 to $12 a month as servants. Thev receive 48 a month in Peru, and those who worked on thn Pacille Railroad were paid $!J5 per month. I would have to hire them in China, to receive them at a low rate, and would have to make a contract with them, or they would not remain. 1 can furnish cheap, reliable labor to levee the rivers and water-courses, open mines and marble quarries in the hills and mountains, to plant and cultivate fruit trees and vines, and do that kind of work for t8 per month. Rep. How did the people receive you in the South ? Mr. K The intelligent people welcomed me. They said U:ey wanted good, trustworthy laborers, servants in the household, and since they could not get them from Europe they wanted to take them from Asia, where there were thousands eager to come and ready to work. The poorer and more uneducated classes thought I was initiating a movement hostile to their interests. Rep. Well, sir, had they not good reason to think so ? Would it not he to tlie disadvantage of the laborers South were you to introduce these Chinese laborers ? Mr. K. No, sir. I believe in and recoznize the rights of all classes and conditions of men to contest with me honestly and fairly for the fruits of legitimate labor and" toil. If he is a Cauca sian, Mongolian, or African, if by either physi cal or mental industry he can accomplish fairly for himself more Ihan I can, he has a right to, and to the earnings accruing therefrom. Their labor only ameliorates mankind; It contributes to the benefit of society. If a Chinaman is em ployed to build onr houses and make our clothes, we do not do it to injure tlie negro. It is Biinply a business mutter. My profits are larger by em ploying the Chinaman. Rep Then you think the South would he hci.clited by the introduction of coolie labor ? Mr. K. Certainly. Let the Mississippi Valley produce her ten million bales of cotton, as she has done, and have her five million common laborers as sho had before tho war, and there will be no complaint about the absence of skilled mechanics and artisans in her cities. If she ac cepted the labor of men who long to work on her land, she will soon be rich in the products which her climate fosters. The South only nueds common labor, and an abuudance of it. Rep. Is there nothing to fear from the social and religious views of these Chinamen? Mr. K. No. That is a point made bv a great many. People think there will he a deluge of idolatry in our land; that the floodgates of heathenism will be opened when the yellow man steps on our shores. This is all fol-de-rol. Ours is a superior race; our God is the true God. Buddha is a myth, and so long as we are wor shippers of the Supreme, we have nothing to fear from the incursions of heathen, especially when they come as servants. Rep. Vhere would you employ the Chinamen in the South, and at what labor? Mr K We want them in every calling. There are swamps and uplands, forests and nines, and each will adapt himself to that which he is fit for. European laborers are not going into the swamp. Tho character of the soil is not friendly to the race. But it is that soil which is most fertile aud proline, and It Is no Inhumanity to put the Chinaman there. It does not hurt him. Rep. Will not tho Introduction of these yel low men make Othellos of tho blacks? What will become of their occupation? Mr. K. Well, we cannot let our interests perish for the negro. Wo cannot commit sui cide for him. Thistles and thorns will grow up in our idle fields if we rely on the help of ne groes. But, then, there is plenty of work for him if he will do It. Rep. Is there anv danger of amalgamation? Mr. K. No; the Chinese arc a peculiar race; seldom intermarry with other people. Besides, there is no danger of our women taking a fancy to (hem. Rep. Do you think Chinese labor the only labor w hich will bring back tho Southern States to their prosperity before the wur? Mr. K I really' do. Nothing but coerced labor will tiring about prosperity. The products of tropical climates or semi-tropical nro brought forw ard by great attention and care. Tho ne groes gave the staple product that attention bo fore the war because obliged to. Now they are careless and work when they please, and the Southern people are nt their mercy. West In dies, sinco emancipation, has been in the same condition. Mr. Koopmanschap was obliged to leave in the 4 o'clock train for his home iu Sau Frauclsco und the interview closed. 1 Mr. Kooi'innnschap seems very confident that will be a great demand in the South for these workmen, and he feels able to meet It. No doubt more will be heard of him soon, for ho has undertaken a great work, and one which has for its ultimate object the upbuilding of tho de solated South. jjkJ- NOTICE APPLICATION WILL BE r ". to the "'Khwiiy Denart'nnnt by Mc.Mnnni J'k.'1'. f"rc"i"-Het t p.vo CHUKCll Niril fn.m 1'KNN Street to TACON K..a.i, in thi Twen y-.Mrd ward. All person, interred will Htend, AtluTlsV 4 a? i fl i n ,"""1' ' "' ;,rtice of tne H'Khwxy lK.iw?tiutnt Zo --'Wng ""U"" haV"1" ,i,(ad ""'rt for tua 11 Itowlnnd Jr., A Rro.; Stone, (iaraeed & Ktons-John Me(.,,vern; V . 1,,1U, Mcljolvey; H.nrmu H. William m h. V . rittiiu e; J. Cooper: K. 8 r'aitor- I I V.. i S anhorn; T.llarria; U. llarri; E f3 Khaw I M ,
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