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VOL. X. NO. 26.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 18G9.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
LAND SWINDLES.
I.wa In a Pnd Odnr-Ilrnvy Invent went In
lld-CRl Krai liNtntc.
The Chicago Tribune has tho following:
Tlic Tribune's late article upon tho Iowa land
fwlndle has caused a irrenter flutter In real estates
circles, not only In this city, but elsewhere, than
they have experienced for n lontf time. Larijo
numbers of people have (jot to comparing notes,
and the consequence Is that the developments of
the land-swindlinir operations in Northwestern
Iowa have hcun to assume elephantine pro
lortions. One old gentleman, residing in the southern
jart of this cilv, In reading over the abstract of
title published'with the former article in this
paper, ".as forcibly struck with the similarity
ol the numbers of some of the sections mentioned
there with others of those in the same locality
which for a long time he had imagined to bo his
on possessions. An investigation followed,
w hich ended in his being shown that tho larger
art of t'.O.OOO acres of land, which he and his
son had lately purchased from agents, at rates
Mirj iiif; from 75 cents to 3 an acre, was a
bogus purchase, from which they would not rea
lize one-fiftieth part f the money Invested.
In another instancr, on Wednesday of last
week a banker on Dearborn street was Instructed
to make certain purchases of Iowa lands. The
banker was shown one of the attracts of title,
which arc generally exhibited on these occa
sions, and, without any hesitancy, paid over his
counter In the neighborhood of 10.000 for
certain tracts which were therein de
scribed; and only had his attention called
to h'm worthless bargain by the publication of
the swindle in last week's tribune.
There are scores of other just such eases in
this city, and each day adds to the list of people
who have found themselves victimized in the
most complete manner. As the ease at present
stands, even those who have unquestioned titles
to Iowa lands do not ecem to feel satisfied until
they have made "assurance doubly sure," and
had their titles to the lands legally investi
gated. These swindling operations have not been con
fined to Chicago. There is every reason to be
lieve that duplicates of these abstracts have not
only been used in the principal Western cities,
but as far east as New York. There Is no esti
mating the number of times that these North
western Iowa lands may have been sold and re
Bold, or the number of people that have been
swindled OHt of their money by the transfers.
Already parties In Detroit, Northern Michigan,
and Milwaukee arc writing on here to find out
what further developments have been made.
No arrests have as yet been attempted, be
cause of the exceeding ditliculty there would be
in proving a case of fraud. As a matter of law,
no party can be charged criminally In these
transactions where it appears lie has a color of
title to the warrant. The abstracts which are
used here by the pretended agents of the pre
tended owners of the lands are perfectly legiti
mate on their faces, and whatever criminality
there Is in the business can easily be shifted upon
the county ollicers of the localities in Iowa
where these lands are said to be situated.
It behooves the proper Iowa authorities to
look after this matter. If, as it is charged, all
the county ollicers in the northwestern couuties
of that State are elected in the interests of
speculators, and to further just such swindles as
this, the sooner they are removed or indicted the
better will it bo for the hitherto fair reputation
of that young and growing State.
As the case now stands, the market, in this
city at least, for lands in Northwestern Iowa, is
exceedingly dull and flat. There are no trans
fers being made whatever.
HILDEBRAM).
The Latent Efforts to Secure the Notorious
JMiHNOiirl Outlaw.
The citizens of St. Francois county, Missouri,
have been roused to vigorous measures, offen
sive and defensive, against the notorious and
apparently ubiquitous llildebrand. At a mass
meeting in the court-house of Farmington, on
the !22u instant, the Governor and many other
State officers being present, the following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted:
"That we deeply deplore the situation of our
county, infested with the desperado and outlaw,
Samuel llildebrand.
"That the Governor of the State be and he is
hereby requested to appoint ten special deputy
sheriffs, under the provision of an act of tho
General Assembly, approved March, 18liti, to bo
continued in service as long as the Governor
shall deem proper.
"That inasmuch as said law does not provide
a euillcient compensation for said deputies, tho
county court of this county, now in session,
make at once the necessary appropriation for
their pay in addition to that allowed by law.
"That we, the citizens of this county, will
proceed at once to organize, In each township,
companies of which not less than ten shall at all
times be in readiness to act, which organizations
shall respond to the call of any one or more of
said deputies, at any time, when called upon to
execute tho law.
"That it is tho duty of every citizen of this
country to give all necessary information as to
all persons charged with the commission of
crime, and to render all the assistance In their
power to arrest such offenders.
"That we brand as bad and unworthy citizens
all those who fail or refuse to perform the duties
aforesaid. ,
"That we, the citizens of St. Francois county,
pledge ourselves to carry out the foregoing reso
lutions in good faith, and to a faithful execution
of the laws throughout said county, irrespective
f 'l'hat the companies of ten be left for the se
lection of the ten deputies which are to be chosen
by the Governor."
LAWLESS.
The Troublea nt Fdjteficl.l, H. :.- The Negroe
Mill ill I'OMHfHHiOII.
From the Awjuxta (Wo.) Sentinel, July 26.
The negro militia, who captured tho town on
last Friday morning, are still in possession of
Edgefield Court House, S. C. Their commanders
now are the notorious State Constable, John B
Hubbard, better known as one of tho witnesses
against Mrs. Surratt in the military murder of
Iw, and two or three others of Scott's myr
midons. A heavy guard is still posted around
the jail, in which two or three prisoners are con
fined on suspicion of having been "Uebel bush
whackers." The negro militia are armed with
splendid weapons, the same shipped to them
from Columbia by Governor Scott on last Friday.
The weapons are t itles, of the kind known as tho
"Winchester make," and shoot sixteen times
w ith great accuracy.
It is confidently expected that the negro mili
tia will be further reluforced by the arrival, in
a day or two, of one company of United States
Infantry, which, it seems, the people are taxed to
support in order that it mav travel through tho
country onpressinir tho innocent inhabitants.
Among the numerous evils which have resulted
to the people of Edgefield from tho Invasion of
the county by the negro militia has beeu the de
sertion of tho fields by tho negro laborers. Many
of the planters have employed negro laborers for
the year, and contracted to give them a portion
of the crop made instead of waires. As soon as
the eapture of Edgefield Court House by tho
negro militia was heard of, nearly all these farm
hands left their employers and crowded into the
town for tho purpose of Iolnlnir their colored
military comrades. Many farmers are thus left
high and dry, so far as planting is concerned,
and many of them are without a single hand on
their plantations.
THE TEXAS FLOODS.
The Intr(U Pptnlln I-o of the Corn Crop Kf
t form lo Mecure a Cotton Crop.
Our Texas exchanges continue to furnish de
tails of the damages by the recent freshets in
that State. The Houston Telegraph publishes
the following from Columbus:
In all there were but three lives lost as far as
we have heard about town. From the country
or the bottoms we cannot hear, as tho water is
yet very high. All the plantations on the river
are literally ruined, though some of tho planters
have still a hope of making a fair crop, pro
vided the plants are not entirely killed, which
cannot be told yet. So far ns heard from, the
negroes are hard at work trying to save the
rails, and w here the water has gone down they
are building fences and trying for a crop any
how, at least cotton; as for the corn, that Is all
gone.
The Austin (lazette has the following:
About nine miles below us on the river, In the
neighborhood of Mr. Coalson, a widow lady,
name not remembered, with six small children,
driven from her house, which was swept by the
high water, took refuge in a tree with all" her
little ones. As the Hood brought along fence
rails and drift wood, she caught them and con
structed a sort of ratt around the tree, so that
when one of her children slept and fell, It was
caught by the platform below. Here the heroic
mother, with ajl her precious treasures, re
mained for twenty-four hours, until Mr. Coal
son constructed a boat and took them all safely
to the shore.
The Victoria Advocate savs the loss in the
valley of the Gaudalupe will be very heavy,
though cotton only partially submerged seems
to be still growing. It Is thought the cotton
worms in the valley were drowned out. While
Mr. Whitney and two negroes were attempting
to cross the river, the boat capsized and one of
the negroes was drowned.
The Helton Journal reports that some planta
tions on Little river had been submerged, but
the danger is comparatively light In thatcouuty.
The Hastrwp Advertiser gives the names of
about a hundred planters In that county who
have lost from 500 to 15, 000. The Advertiser
savs:
The destruction to property has been great;
many farmers have been stripped of cotton and
corn, thousands of rails, some few houses, and
any number of cabins. Furniture, clothing,
provisions, and valuables of all kinds followed
in the wake of the resistless tide. Hundreds of
freedmen were forced to take refuge in trees,
and children were lashed to trees, in which con
dition they remained for twenty-four hours or
more before assistance was given by pr.rtics with
skiffs. Hut it would fill the columns of our paper
to recite half that has been told us of the thrill
ing events connected with tho llood that occurred
in the river bottom.
In conclusion, however, the same paper says;
We confidently believe that the crops have not
been cut short "more than one-half, and possiblv
not more than one-third, of what thejr would
have been had this misfortune not have befallen
us. Let us be hopeful, and thankful that our
condition is uot worse.
TENNESSEE.
Sentcr ltesionl to n Serenade ami Do linen
Ilia Position.
Frem the Xashville Union, July 25.
A large crowd of the friends of suffrage and
Senter, accompanied by the Rock City Band,
last night visited the rooms of tho Governor on
the Square, for the purpose of attesting their
appreciation of the bold, fearless, and effective
manner in which he has borne through tho
State the standard of free principles. After
several stirring pieces by the baud, Governor
Senter made his appearance. He said that
he had just arrived from Gallatin, where
he hnd been in conflict with the "Uald Eagle of
the Mountains," and felt too weary to make a
speech If, indeed, it wouhl ue lair to do so in
he absence ot his competitor, ite could not.
however, he said, allow the occasion to pass
without expressing his thanks to his friends for
the houor they had done him personally, as well
as the zeal they were manifesting In support of
just principles, uovernor senior saiu mat no
had now traversed the greater part of the State,
meeting General Stokes In discussion before the
people, and felt sure that ho had not labored in
vain. Upon the support of the franchise, the
popular heart was beating in unison with tho
principles he had avowed in tno commence
ment of the canvass. Even amid the blue nioun-
ains of East lenncsseo, where It was thought
his position in regard to enfranchisement would
uot be popular, he iound the honest masses sus
taining his views, and confidently expected to
obtain a majority of the votes cast in that division
of the State. He had driven his competitor to
the wall, and iuteuded to give him no chance to
escape. Assuring his friends that "the work
was going bravely on," aud that complete and
glorious victory was certain on tho 5th of Au
gust, the Governor again thanked his friends,
and retired amid vociferous cheering.
Air. Creawell'a Indornoment. of (iencrnl
MOMUH.
The follow in a: is a copy of the telegram from
Postmaster-General Creswell to General Stokes:
Washington. D. C, July at, 1800. To Hon.
W. B. Stokes, City Hotel: Believing you to be
tiie true representative of the Republican party
of Tennessee, I earnestly advocate your election,
and I trust that every sound Republican in your
Shrte will rally enthusiastically to your support.
The President is absent from tho city, but I am
confident that I declare his opinion aud desire.
JOUN A. J. CKKSWELI.,
Postmaster-General.
TIIE F. R.
ohsIp for the "Fnnry" from Hi. I.oula-.Uilla
I roHpet live iiiiu Aituruvr.
The St. Louis Democrat of AVednesday gives
tho following summary of prize ring gossip in
that city, which appears just now to no the
headquarters of the bruising fraternity:
We announced on yesterday me arrival in oi.
Louis of Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish Giant, whoso
fight with Wormad some time since was broken
up by the police, and gave rise to considerable
excitement by the press over tho incarceration
of both parties. The coming matches between
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JUCL.OO10 aim Aliuu mm vjiiuai uuu liitvu
sullieed to fill the complement of local excite
ment, but O'Baldwin has given it a metropoli
tan and an international stimulus.
McCoole s hostelrio on llitu and utiesnut
streets was filled last night to overflowing.
O'Baldwin was the guest of the evening, aud the
Hon. .
The talk was all fight, there was no cud or
wagers, but no takers.
Hennessy proposed to stake 1000 to $000
that Allen would not win both matches with
Gallagher and McCoole, and deposited 100
with McCoole as a forfeit, to bo covered within
ft week.
McCoole offered the same odds. Tom Kelly,
McCoolc's trainer, was present, and speaks in
the highest confidence of his man.
During the evening's conversation, a friend or
Kelly's offered to make a first deposit of 500
that he (Kelly) could whip any mnu in the coun
try at 150 pounds weight.
There was a lull of conversation for a moment,
when a casual visitant, who kuew little of the
mettle he was opposing, expressed a quasi dis
position to produce au opponent, but of whose
exact weight ho was not confident.
Says O'Baldwin: "Bring on your man; be he
big as a bull, or small as a terrier, wo will ac
commodate him." ..... t
McCoole is in much better condition than when
he encountered Allen. His face is in bettertrim
than at any previous contest within the ropes.and
there can bo little apprehension but that he will
appear at the end of his training season In un
exceptionable condition. He will go into train
ing in a few days.
Allen has announced his Intention of taking
the Wash Home for his quarters.
IN FELT (T A.
A Model Chlengo IMvorr Cnae-The IIlNtory
of the Allair.
A petition for divorce in tho Chicago courts
the other day has developed the following curi
ous history:
In the year 1859 there lived In a Swiss valley
an interesting family of wealth and culture
named Junod. Monsieur Junod found his sole
happiness in a lovely daughter named Lucie,
who was the most admired belle of that portion
of the canton. The father, a man of stern, soli
tary nature, the descendant of a long lino of
mi n who hnd exercised the rights of lordship
over all the beautiful vineyards that bloomed
beneath them, though somewhat fallen from the
state of his forefathers, still nourished feelings
of ancestral pride.
In some ot the merry-makings peculiar to the
w ine-bearing districts, In which, by the time
honored requirements of tradition, all ranks
meet together in a common jubilee. Mad'lle
1 ucie met with a young man named Gustave
Flotrou, of person handsome And attractive, and
by trade a watchmaker. The abnegation of
everything like social distinction enaiiled Flo
trou to approach the lady with a familiarity to
which he would otherwise never have presumed.
The lady fell blindly in love with the humble
watchmaker, lie, flattered by the preference,
dazzled by her beauty, and, not improbably,
still more" strongly attracted by her fortune,
ardently reciprocated.
The first meeting was followed by many others,
of course clandestine. Her fancy, united to the
inexperience of girlhood, gave him every oppor
tunity to press his suit, aud he became her ac
cepted lover. The father still supposed that his
daughter knew no love but the affection of a
daughter to her father. The day of awakening
came at last, and the daughter was forbidden,
under the severest threats, again to see the
audacious iwpirant. The conflict between love
and duty ended as such warfares commonly re
sult Cupid carried the day. The lady was'pos
sessed of a fortune of seventy-five thousand dol
lars in her own right, which made her compara
tively easy. .
So one night she made a moonlight flitting
with her swain. To avoid the unpleasant cir
cumstances of living in a country where all
the facts were known, where she might auy time
meet her offended father, they determined to
come to America. Nine years elapsed, and the
man for whom she gave up all, instead of being
the devoted, affectionate husband she expected
to find, proved, according to her allegations, to
be a brute and a sot. His lavish expenditure and
reckless pursuit of all kinds of pleasure gradually
dissipated the noble fortune she had brought him.
Valuable silver plate w hichshc had also possessed
was conveyed bv him to the silversmiths, and
converted into funds to pamper his appetites.
The wile's wardrobe and private jewels, even,
were appropriated with brutal disregard of the
feelings of her who had sacrificed everything to
his pleadings. One stroke of ill-treatment fol
lowed another in swift succession, until Mrs.
Flotrou, outraged beyond endurance, and fear
ful of personal violence to herself and her child,
a lovely little girl of eight years, was forced to
have recourse to the final remedy. And thus,
yesterday morning, only a day or two after tho
anniversary of her marriage, nine years ago, a
petition for divorce was filed in this city.
WITH THE INDIANS.
lteturn of nn Ohioitn alter Sojourning Thirty
Yenrs with the ItedsliiiiH.
From the Sandusky Ohio) Register, July 28.
Thirty-three years ago there lived in Lcwlston,
Logan county, a farmer by the name of Harris
Hopkins, who had a child, a boy, between three
and four years of aye. One day, while the
farmer was at work in a field soino distance
from the farm-house, tho boy started from the
house across the fields to see his father. The
last seen of the little fellow was when ho left the
house. Hundreds of people turned out to search
for the lost child.
The river was dragged, the woods searched,
rewards offered, but all to no purpose. After
days of weary and anxious search, the little fel
low was given up by the parents and sympa
thizing frisuds. The few Indians living lu that
neighborhood were friendly aud peaceable, and
no suspicion ever attached to them, and tho
affair was forgotten or only talked of as a mys
terious disappearance. The Hopkins family at
length left their old homo aud settled in Illinois,
and up to ten days ago none of their old neigh
bors in Logan county had expected to see any
member of the family again. The astonishment
of the old settlers in and about the neighborhood
can be conceived when, the week before last, a
tall man, browned by exposure to the sun and
storm, and speaking the broken English of the
half-cftilized Indians, made his appearance at
Lewiston, and claimed to bo the child missed
thirty-three years ago. He stated that a Cliero
kee 'Indian, wandering through that section,
had enticed him from the field as ho was going
in search of his father and had carried him to
the Far West. The old chief had treated him as
liis own sou, and having been taken away at so
early an age, the memory of his parents and
former life had faded from his mind. For
thirty odd years he lived as an Indian, and
supposed that he was the son of the old chief
who claimed to bo his father. A few months
since the chief, then high in rank In the
Cherokee Nation, and very advanced in age,
found himself on his death-bed. Shortly before
he died he called his adopted son to his bedside
and informed him who and what he was. As
soon as the old chief was dead and burled,
Hopkins came to Logan county in search of
his parents, whom he found had moved to
Champaign City, 111. He, however, remained
during last week at Lewistown, to gratify the
curiosity of the old settlers, who had aided iu
the search for him thirty-three years ago.
His reappearance has caused quite as much ex
citement In Logan county as did his sudden and
mysterious disappearance a third of a century
"g0 -,.
ANOTHER FOlMiERY.
A Sharper nt the Hub Secures $N000.
The Boston Journal says:
A very bold and successful forgery was per
petrated In this city on Tuesday, which resulted
in a present proflt'of $8000 to the forger. The
circumstances are substantially as follows:
Some time duriug Tuesday a check for $8000,
bearing apparently tho signature of Messrs
Brewster, Sweet A: Co., bankers at No. 40 State
street, was presented at tho Second Na
tional Bank, corner of Slate street and
Merchants' Row, and was cashed- The check was
written upon a blank similar to those used by
Brewster, Sweet & Co., fint the imitation was so
imperfect that the clerk of Brewster, Sweet Si
Co. detected the forgery in an instant when he
was making up his accounts yesterday morning.
The signature of the firm was an excellent for
gery, and might have deceived had it been
written on oue of the blank checks used by the
firm. The checks are made payable to the bearer
or order, and In this instance tho name used
upon the face aud indorsed upon tho back of
the check when It was presented at the Second
National Bank w as that of C. C. King. Who C.
C. King Is Messrs. Brewster, Sweet & Co. do
not know, except that a medium-sized man
bearing that name brought some gold to
their banking house on Monday, and it was
bought by them, a cheek being given for It. Tho
iitn wanted tho money immediately, and ono of
the firm accompanied him to the Second Na
tional Bauk, where the check was cashed. He
was accompanied to tho bank because Brewster,
Sweet & Co had a definite understanding with
the National Bauk that their checks for more
than a certain amount should not be cashed un
less the bearers had special orders from them or
w ere personally indorsed by the firm. In the
case of the payment of the forged cheek there
were no such order or indorsement. The check
E resented was numbered 400, which, upon tho
ankers' books, appears to be ono recently
Issued for f5W0,
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
The Dent Imbroglio Banks and "Wade
Attempting to Flank tbe
Spaniards Injuries of
Mr. Creswell.
FROM WAS1IIJVOTOJV.
The Dent Imbroglio.
Special DenfaUh to l'he livening 'leUyraph.
Washington, July !10. The grand row be
tween the rivul factions In Mississippi Is still in
an inextricable muddle. Judge Dent, It appears,
has written a letter defining his position and
policy, in which ho says that ho Isa National Re
publican, opposed to the extreme ptoscriptive
measures of the party, and places himself un
equivocally upon the Walker platform of Vir
ginia, advocating universal amnesty and uni
versal suffrage. In all these positions he claims
to bo in unison with the President. On one hand,
it 1 claimed that he will persist in being a can
didate for Governor of Mississippi, while on the
other It Is asserted that, in deference to
President Grant's wishes, ho will retire
from the contest. The extreme radi
cals of the State, however, appear determined
to head him off if tbe thing Is possible. R. C.
Powers, chairman; General J. Tarbell, secretary
of the Executive Committee of the Republican
party of Mississippi; Judge Gillenwaters, of
Corinth; and Mr. George B. Jonas, representing
the straight-out Republicans, are among those
who arc now here for the avowed pwrposo of
inducing the administration to forestall him,
and to set before the President and tho Cabinet
what they claim to be the true condition of
affairs iu that State. The Republican party of
the Stale is, according to their statements,
united, and it is asserted that the .real Republi
cans who have given support to the Dent move
ment can he counted without much difficulty.
They seem to think that they have the best of it
so far.
The Indian Committees.
The special Indian committee appointed by
the President to visit Kansas and the Indian
Territory, in the double interest of the Indians
and the Government, have arrived in Kansas
aud have already commenced their investiga
tions. Tho committee appointed by the Phila
delphia Quakers to look after and assist their
brethren in Nebraska have reached their desti
nation and are at work. The Kansas papers
generally speak favorably of the Quaker agents
in that section.
Hunks ami Wntle Attempt to Flank tlio Spn
iiiurilM. General N. P. Banks and Hon. B. F. Wade are
at the head of a movement which has for its ob
ject the prevention of the sailing of the gun
boats now building in this country for the Spa
nish Government. The subject was brought
before the President's notice last Saturday. If
by any technicality of national law these gun
boats can be detained, the Cuban Minister, Senor
Lcmus, is satisfied the President will stop them.
The illexienn Claims.
The joint commission for the settlement of all
claims pending between the citizens and Gov
ernments of the United States and Mexico will
commence its session hero next week.
Cnllcil to Account.
Brevet Col. Alexander Chambers, U. S. A., is
ordered immediately to Washington, and to
bring his books and papers relating to subsist
ence funds and stores for which ho is responsi
ble, and to report iu person to the Commissary
General of Subsistence, for the purpose of set
tling his accounts.
The New IloNton Post Olllre.
The plans for the new post office at Boston
arc rapidly being completed at the office of tho
supervising architect of the Treasury Depart
ment, and if the necessary appropriation be
made oarly in the approaching session, the work
upon the superstructure will be commenced at
the beginning of spring. Secretary Boutweil
has decided that tho ucw building shall be of
granite, although a strong Influence was brought
to bear upon him to build it of marble, which is
far more expensive than granite.
Why the l'rel(leiil'B .tlnre Died.
Doctors differ as to the cause of the death of
the President's favorite trotting mare. The
stomach of this animal was scut to tho Army
Medical Museum for analysis, which has been
made. Some declare that she was poisoned,
while others, among whom Is tho Chief Veteri
nary Surgeon of the Army, think she died from
natural causes.
liucl for nil Olliee-holiler.
Tho Secretary of tho Treasury has abolished
the olllce of Surveyor of Customs at New Bruns
wick, N. J.
The Accident to the FoHtuniNtrr-2pncrnl.
Postmaster-General Creswell Is still at his
home near Flktou, Md., but his arm Is much less
painful, and he hopes to bo sulllciently recov
ered to visit Washington in a few days perhaps
this week. Tic physicians are not able, on ac
count of the swelling and extreme soreness of
the arm, to ascertain whether any of the bones
about the elbow are fractured or not. The In
jury is painful, but not considered dangerous
by his physicians, and does not confine the
patient to his room.
IViMinul .Halter.
Colonel Robert M. Douglass, Private Secretary
of President Grant, is gradually recovering his
health at the residence of his stepmother, Mrs.
General Williams.
Secretary Boutweil and Attorney-General Hoar
will go to Massachusetts next week, it is stated,
for a short vacation.
Ex-Secretary Stanton is going to the Rocky
Mountains next mouth.
Senor Leinus, diplomatic agent of tho Cuban
Insurgents, will leave here this evening for New
York, and will return on Monday.
The IVeather at tlie Nea-xiiae.
The following was the stato of tho weather at
the sea-side at 0 o'clock this moruing:
Atlantic City, N. W., clear, 07.
Long Branch, N. W.. clear.
Cape May, N., clear, 05.
KtooU Onotnllon by Telwnph-rt P. M.
Qleuiilnniiift, Davis Co. report tiirough tueu- New
York house Die following:
N. V. Central R. Pacific M. 8 gv
Ph. and Kea. It 9B Mu- 8U Paul R. o TT
Mich. B. and N. L R..Wtf MIL and 8U Paul K, p. 8TV
Cle. and l'ttt, K. W Adams Express.
Chi. and N. W.com.. Mi 'i Weils, Fargo mx
Chi. and N. W. pref.. 4J Clold 130'
Oil. and It. I. K. 114 I Market dull,
Pitts. F. W. Chi R.163XI
FMOM EUROPE.
ThU Morning's Quotation.
By Atlantic Cable.
I.onpon, July 80 A. M. Consols. D3' for both
money and account. U. H. 6-'2f quiet and steady at
M.'i. Stocks tlrm ; Erie, l! ; Illinois Central, 94 .
I.onpon, .July ilO A. M. Sugar afloat at 27s. 9d.$
Ess. Calcutta Unseed, 61s. 9d.
I.tVEHi'oo!., July 30 A. M Cotton Is a shade
firmer; tulililllnfr upliimls, 12d. ; middling Orleans,
1iif(rt'-l3fl. The bhIcs to-day will probably reach 12,000
bales; sales of the week 1(11,000, of which lt,000 wero
tor export, and pyxM) for speculation; stock, 8lr,000
bales, ot w hich 107,ooo bales are American. Corn
Iccliiiintf. Wheat, ids. 8rt. for California, anil 9s. 8d.
for No. 'I red Western.
ThU Afternoon' ()notntlnn.
I.onpon, July ito P. M Consols, y:tv for both
money and account. l 8. 6-208, Kl',. Stocks quiet;
Illinois Central, P4. .
I.iVKKt'opi., July 30--P. M Cotton unchanged;
slock afloat, fiMI.000 bales, of which h,ooo are Ame
rican, lied Wheat, Ph. 3ii.(n9s. 4d. ; California white,
Ids. d. Flour, 83s. fid. I'eas, 41s. Tallow, 47s.
Havkk, July 30 Cotton quiet ainl uteadv.
I.iVKiii-ooi., July 30 i V, M. Cotton steady. Yarns
and fabrics at Manchester quiet but tlrm.
1IUX(1!
The i:crntlon of John (irlllln, nt Hamilton,
Ohio -The Crime mid Trial.
A despatch dated yesterday from Hamilton, O.,
says:
John Griftin, tho murderer of Uriel TrUkctt,
was hanged to-day iu the jail of this place, at
precisely ten minutes after As this was the
tirst execution in tills county, the people from
the surrounding country flocked to the seen In
large numbers.
On the morning of June IS, 1S3, Uriel
Priekett, a professional wrestler of somo repu
tation, was shot dead in a saloon known as the
"Hole-ln-the-Wall." For some days after the
murder no clue could be obtained to tho perpe
trator of the deed. But at length, after con
siderable inquiry and search, John Griilin,
George N. Shedd, Joseph Kelly, and Thoiius
Connaughton, Jr., were arrested on suspicion of
being implicated in the murder. None of these
suspicions, however, were positive. At the
Coroner's inquest the jury found a verdict
against Grifliu as principal in, and against the
other three as accessories, to the murder.
After many delays and postponements, John
Grifliu was tried in the Circuit Court in this
place, Judge Gillmore presiding. Kelly turned
State's evidence, and swore positively that
Gritlin was the man who fired the fatal shot.
The jury, alter a short absence, returned with a
verdict of "Guiltyof murder in the first degree,"
and the prisoner "was sentenced to be executed
on the !ith of May last. An application for a
writ of error was made to tlie Supreme Court,
and tlie execution of tlie sentence was suspended
until a hearing could beobtained. Tlie Supreme
Court refused to grant the writ, and tixed the
day of execution tor the 'Jllth instant.
On tlie XJlst int. four desperadoes confined in
the jail attempted to release Grifliu. They at
tacked the turnkey and tried to possess them
selves of the prison key, and might have been
successful had not women who were passing at
tlie time given tlie alarm. During tho nieleo
Griilin stood at the cell door, but did uot utter
one word. When his would-be rescuers were
secured he remarked with au oath: "Tho next
time vou undertake to get me out 1 want you to
do it."
After this ho relinquished all hopes of a re-
prlve or pardon, aud prepared himself for his
approaching doom. Ho litis been visited con
stantly by Rev. Father Hone, tho Catholic priest
of Hamilton, who has administered to him tho
consolations of religion.
Griilin slept well on tho evening preceding his
execution, and arose apparently cheerful and
happy. But as tho fatal hour approached ho
lost his self-composure, and turned deadly pale.
He recovered somewhat, but thereafter con
tinued to tremble and shake fearfully. On the
scaffold he protested his innocence, thanked his
friends for their kindness to him during his in
carceration, aud forgave his enemies. Every
thing being in readiness, the drop fell, and John
Gritlin had terminated his earthly career. His
neck was broken by the fall, and death was
almost Instantaneous. After hanging twenty
minutes the body was cut down and delivered to
his friends for interment.
n:Anicu AND COnMEKCK.
Office of the Evening Telf.oraph,?
Friday, July 30, lSttt.
The Money market is In a more com
fortable condition this morning as to supply at
the banks, but there is a heavy drain of currency
towards the West setting In to farther the
shipment of cereals to the seaboard, and for the
present no very decided improvement Is to be ex
pected. The resources of the banks are not favora
ble to the expansion of loans, but, generally speak
ing, customers of good standing can obtain limited
amounts at legal rates. The range for loans on call
is (n 8 per cent., but the large ollerlngs of good ami
prime mercantile paper forced upon outside leaders
gives an appearance of Irregularity to the discount
market which makes It diltlcult to quote. The range
for the same class of notes is 8(ia per cent., accord
ing to circumstances.
Gold Is only moderately active in our market, hut
quite strong, opening at 138 and closing about
noon at 13tiJ.
Iu Government loans there Is very little anima
tion here, but in New York the transactions are very
heavy, aud prices have advanced over closing quo
tations of yesterday.
There was a good business effected in stocks this
moruing, but prices were weak, state loans wer
dull. City sixes sold at 95 for tho old and loo?; for
the new Issues, l.chlga Gold Loan was taken at9t'.
Heading Kailroad was fairly active and closed at
49 !4, a decline; Pennsylvania Kailroad sold at6,V
ixMJi; Cuuideu and A in boy Kailroad at 122; Lehigh
Valley Kailroad at Mi1; ; Miuehlll Kailroad at St; and
Little Schuylkill Kailroad at 42'.
Canal shares attracted more attention. Sales of
Schuylkill Navigation at 10', b. o., for common ami
20?, for preferred, aud Lehigh Navigation at 37.
Coal, ltank, and Passenger Hallway shares were
neglected. 38 was bid for Fifth fund Sixth ; 19 for
Thirteenth and Fifteenth; and 29 for Girard College.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by Do Haven & Bro., No. 40 8. Third street,
FIRST BOARD.
I 'WO City 6s, Old. Is. 95
f 2Hio C A Am 0s U. stf
lioon Cltv is,Ncw.e.loo?
f 1710 do ls.c.lOO.',,
loo sti Heading RR.. 49s;
5
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100
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49
1700 c & a m os.sa.
l(ltS.hf). . . ,
1100 Leh 6s, 'K4
(200 I .ell 6s U l.U. ..
f looo Leh gold 1
g'.IOOO ell). Mon. Is.
93 V,
K3 i
87 Vj
H6 V
10
loo
300
700
100
500
100
2'KI
100
loo
300
100
7 sli Cam & Am K.122
lid sli Penna It. .c. Mi
110
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do ...b5wn. Mi'.,'
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do 1)30. 5fi';
do e. 66 "i
do t30. 49
do c. 49!
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do 1)5.49-56
do 1)5.4956
(10....1S.S5.49-56
fish Lit Sch It.... 42',,
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26 sh Miuehlll R... 54
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100
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200 Sli Sell Nv Is.bllO 10','
100 sh Sell N Pf.bOO 20,','
200 sh Leh St k ...Is. 37 I
Sniuvi.Kii.i. Navkiation Co At, Thadk, for tho
week ending Thursday, July 29, lsu'.i:
Toiih. Cwt.
From Port Carbon 14,133 oo
From Pottsville 2,519 00
From Schuylkill llaveii 20,201 00
From Port Clinton 1,227 00
Total lor week 38,130 00
Previously this year 314,388 II
Total 352,518 IT
To same time last year 4so,453 19
Narr A Ladner, Rankers, report this morning's
Gold quotations as follows:
10-00 A. M 186S' IU A. M 136?;
10-35 " 136 11-46 " 13itf
10-36 " 136i 12'1" P M. 136','
MKSSRR. 1)R HAVKN A BROTHER, No. 40 8. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U. & of lbbi, i23,0iwx ; do. 182, my,&vui j
do. 1864, 12.V12SV! do. 123rtfJ2.1V! do. 1865,
new, 121 Vn 123; lo. 1867, new, I22ei22( '; do.
IMfiR, 121.122; do. 5s, 10-40S, liny(l 18)tf ; U. 8.
B0 Year per cent Cr., 109 V(109"i ; Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 191, ; Gold, 136VC?1364 ; Sliver, 130j(132tf.
Jay CooitB A Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8. 6s Of 1881, 1S3,V(128V I 6-80S Of 1802,
1244Vi125; do., 1S64, 123123H ; do., NOV., 1WW,
123'(123,'; do., JlllV, 1815, 121 ',J122'' ; do., 1867,
122',(nl22, ; do., 1S6S, 121(AI22', ; 10-408, 113(
113, ; I'acllles, 109 V1(. Oohf,l30tf.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
The following extracts show the Btate of the New
York money market yesterday:
From the Herald.
"There was a pause in the speculative feeling to
day, which led to a rattier dull market lu the earlier
hours of business. At the morning sessions of tho
stock and Government hoards there was little move
ment outside of the few leading stocks which hav
been the chief features of Interest during the pas
fortnight. The money market exhibited a little more
activity, and iu loans on pledge of stock and mis
cellaneous collaterals the prevailing rate was seven
percent. There were, of course, many except ions ak
six, w hich was the general rate on Governments, the
transactions ut live on tho latter securities being
also more exceptional, it is dlillcult to say why
there should tie these little variations from day to
Ihv In tlie late on call, but the local money market
contains w ithin Itself many little currents which go
to alU ct its general character. New York city Is an
empire In Itseir, and the movements of funds up ami
down town, from one bauk to another, or from
one kind of enterprise to another, doubtless cause
the tlurtuattotis. Again, the speculation ill stocks
to-ilay was, in the mum, a rising one that Is, there
w eie more buy-cos than sellers. Tho desire to en
gage lomls whs therefore more general. For the
future of the money market little concern is felt.
The banks have been gradually increasing their
n sources, and the Government bond pi I re liases
of yesterday and to-day will assist their easier con
dition. Tlie Treasury has disbursed within the two
days nearly live miliums of currency, one-half In
legal-tenders. w hlch, In going to increase that Item of
the hunn,will swell the llgiire of legal reserve. Fo
reign exchange was quiet and steady nn tho basis of
1 lo ', for prune honkers' no day sterling bills. Very
111 tie was doing, however, the remittances finding ail
outlet in produce and cotton bills or in bills drawn
against bonus.
"The range for hankers was from 109 'i tolioy. For
sight the quotations ranged from 1 10 V to liojj, the
former being the ilgure for net transact Ions with
brokers. Commercial putter was in fair request, the
demand Increasing each day, now that it is certain
the ride lor money cannot go almve seven per cent.
For prime notes of long and short periods the ex
treme rales were eight to twelve per cent., with sales
ut the Interineiiiate liuuics Tlie circumstance which
gave tone to the later speculation of the day, and
i lumped tin; dullness Into c m para live activity, was
a report Unit Secrelioy Itnuuvcll wouhl purchase
liltecn millions of bonds during the mo'dli of August.
Whether the report is ti ue or not ami In the absence
of the press despatches from Washington it Is as vet
indefinite it whs siiilleit nt to create considerable
excitement In the Government market, where the
li'.'s advanced to 124 , and 67s lo 121 7. The pur
chases were made pi ineipiilly on account of promi
nent steck In uses" who seemed conlldent of the
tiuth of the intelligence. Now If there has b"en
another "leak ' in the Tn a-mry Department, Mr.
lioutwt 11 should make a rigid investigation. Yes
terday he clesed up the purchases outside of the
sinking fund, and the public were natu
rally anxious to learn his policy for the
ensuing month. If his decision is to continue
these purchases then the spocula'ors have got
the inside track again. It was Mr. Koutwell's order
that no news of Treasury operations should lie com
municated nntll uftcr banking hours. Yet to-day,
at. tlie session of l lie Government board.whieti meets
at a quarter past two o'clock, there we'e plenty of
"orders" to buy on the strength of a report that he
intended purchasing llfteen millions of bonds dur
ing August. The coupon ten-forties were active and
sold at 11274", and the currency sixes at 109 ','. The
market was easils susceptible of an advance, owing
to an Improvement hi London, whence tlie price
ciime S3,',. The bonds purchased for the sinking
fund were In the lots and at tlie prices following:
1864, registered, 120-i!5; 152, registered, 120-15; 1865,
registered (new), 120-22, ls2, registered, 120-21;
1868, coupon, 120-33; ls2, registered, 119-87; 1802,
registered, 120-07; 1865, registered, 120-08; 1864,
registered, 19(1 -09; 1S68, coupon, 120-33; 1864 (new),
registered, 120-32; ls87, registered, 120-22; 1805,
registered, 120-25; lst4, registered, 12025; 1867,
registered, 120-25; 1S6S, registered, 120-25."
Philadelphia Trade lleport.
Friday, July 30 The demand for Flour is limited
to the wants of the home consumers, who purchased
a few hundred barrels at 5(5-50 for superfine ; 5-50
5-87X for extras; $6-253T-75 for Iowa, Wisconsin,
and Minnesota extra family; 0-257-25 for Pennsyl
vania do. do., old and new ; 6 -758 for Ohio, Illinois,
and Indiana do. do. ; and S-50(vlo for fancy brands,
according to quality. Rye Flour sells at I6-12X
6-25 V bbh
TheWheat market Is firm, but the volume of busi
ness Is light. Sales of 2000 bushels old .and new
red at fl-80l-00, Including 1200 bushels on secret
terms. Rye is steady at f 1 -35 V bush, for Western.
Corn is less active and lower. Sales of 1000 bushels
yellow at 1 -14t 1-15; and WeBtern mixed at 11-124
1-13. Oats are unchanged. Sales of Western at 74
75c. and Delaware at ooc. ; and 5000 bushels of the
former sold on secret terms.
Nothing doing in Barley or Malt.
Bark In the abseuce of sales, we quote No. 1
(Quercitron at (43 ? ton.
Seeds Cloverseed ranges from 9-25 to 9-50 1? 64 s
lbs. Timothy is held at 85-255-50; aud Flaxseed at.
82'60t2-fi5.
Whisky is firmer. We quote tax paid at fi-20 V
gallon; 100 half barrels Uaunlsville pure Rye, free,
Dec. '68, sold at 2-25.
LATEST SHIPPING ESTEIXIGEXCE.
For additional Marine Sews see Inside Pages.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
Qtteknhtown, July so. Arrired, steamships Scotia
ana Kouluna, yesterday.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA JULY 30.
STATS OV THKBMOMKTXB AT THB WSNDtO TCUCOBAPB
orrioc
7 A. M 68 1 11 A. M 77 I 8 P. M go
CLEARED TH18 MORNING.
Barque Scud, Cnwtiy, Bixo, N. Helliuirs 4 Bro.
HriR Avauce, Schulilz, Hainhunr, L. WeterKaard A Oo
Buk Ainuriciin Union, Willuuguby, Buatun, John Koin-
mel, J r. A Bro.
Brig 1. S. Soule. 8iu!e, Bnnton, do.
Sclir M. Mention, Dayton, Now London, do",
bubr J. L. VatidorTourt, Kelly, Sacu, Ms., do,'
Scbr Alex. Younic, Young, Boaton, do.
8clit Glura Sawyer, Nickerson, Purtsmonth, N. U.
ARRIVED THTs MORNINO.
Steamer i rank, l'ieroe, 24 hours from New York. with,
nuiae. to W . M. haird A Co.
rileanier J. 8. Shrivor. Dennis, 13 hours from Baltimore,
with imlna. to A. Umves, Jr.
Br. bamue Klena, htewurt, 4H days from IviKtnt. with
krynlite to f'ennnylTauia bait Manufacturing Co. vessel
to J . K. Bazley A i lo. .
Schr Pioneer. Brewer. 7 days from Norfolk, Va.. with
stimulus to 1'uttnrwm 4 Lippincot t.
HchrT. J. French. Doutd.ty, 4 days from Washington,
N. U., with lumber to D. Trump, Sou A Va. t
Scbr J. P.Kpedden. (Jollina, 7 days from Norfolk, with,
lumber to J. W. dankili A Sous.
bclir Nellie Star, Poland, 7 days from Gardinor Me
with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. '
Hclir P. ,1. 'l'ull. (Jowpnr, Iroiu Bangor.
bebr J. T. McCarty, bimpaon, from Boton.
bclir A. M. AldriilitB, i islier, from Boston.
Si-br Northern Li lit, lrelan, from Boston.
bclir W. Wilson, WiIhoii, from Salem.
NvhrJ . B. Myers Kllwooil, fiom lireenwioh, f't,
bebr Argus fcye, Thompson, from Providence.
c, , r, MEMORANDA.
blnp J. O. Bnyntnn. Waycott. hence for Antwerp, was
spoken in lat. 840, long. 6s So. no dute. "-""'P. was
Baigue David McNuit. from Liverpool for Philadelphia
wan .puken inht., hit. 40 45. lung 67 IS ""ue'liuia,
ling Uilmor Meredith, Ayres, ior Philadelphia, cleared
at bavannab yesterday. K ' -,"reu
bebr John Stoekham, WriBht. from Salem for Philadel.
pbia, lost uiainaHil and jib, off Bamegat 2.1th Inst durinL
a heavy squall from tlie weht. ' uur,nK
taMa',iftR0y"i0"k' t ticMuD- hence- Providence Sfctb
lant u'elce? Person. Ire-
New1BeJdlol,dl2",rhyi,lt?.,lel'' ,or "Ud.Iphta. sailed from
MK27trbCin'!' 'lrB,Btuen' hence for Dover, at Newport P.
Robr barah A. Reed, Peed, from Boston for Phibui.,1
phia, at Newport iisth inut ,ur rouaael-
inatUh' L' B,BuraBlt' MoDevitt, henoe. at Norwich 37th,
KehrsWm B. Thomas, Win.more, and E. 8inni..V,n
(3 maslsK V in.moro. hence, at Marl.leboad 24tb inst "
inil.'ntUh'lr'e"E,JaC,"0n' hene' ftt Marblehead 25th
h -hK thain',tWrWkk' 'r Phil0'Phi. "iled frttm Nor.
Scbr R. K. Vaughan, Riidey; J. 8. Shindlar b w...
Ceo. Neveng-er. Smiths K. N.'Atw" k2
annen.sn; and Kolon, Jasper henoe for Biit.ii- O H
ce0bence7,TLinn1'U1 'T :,M- J hVr. ":