lEVJEOTMdl TMILJBGRAJPBp VOL, X. NO. 05. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 18G9. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION AVOPJ DAL 33. The Suspicion of Incendiarism What the Miners Say of it The Distri bution of the Belief Fund. Vrora special despatches forwarded from Fcranton, we have the following additional la formation regarding the disaster: THE TERRIBLE SUSPICION. The origin of the fire, first given to tho public In my despatches of Friday evening, was the legitimate consequence of the condition in which the brcttice was found after tho fire. That it was not sooner bruited was duo simply to tbc fact that the brcttice was not especially noticed by the experienced, intelligent miners going up and down tho shaft until after the dead Lad been removed, or if they did notice it they naturally did not speak of it until after tho intensity of tho affair had somewhat relaxed. When the sus picion did come it came originally from these miners, and I am frank enough to confess that had I heard it first from a person in tho iutercst of the owners, or had soon any reason to sup- Foe that it had been set afloat In their interest, should have hesitated to give it publicity. But it came in no questionable shape, aud was rather the result of the independent conviction of miners who have been fighting tho owners all their lives. It was founded on the pos flbllity of Incendiarism and tho impos sibility of any other origin of the fire. But the miners thus believing cannot seo how incendiarism clears the present miuing system of the great peril of working mines with but one outlet, and that incumbered with inllammablo material. Admitting that the system is carefullv administered, they do not iutend the less to desist from efforts for its abro gation, because, as they believe, the Avondale disaster Was the result of design. Tho crime committed by tho person firing the 6haft was awful; but they believe tho ladies of tho owners, which made tho culmination of his crime possi ble, scarcely less criminal. THE TESTIMONY TAKEN. The evidence elicited on Saturday was loaded with much Irrelevant matter, but that of George Morgan, Anson Dunn, and one or two others was conclusive on some disputed points. Mor gan being an inside foreman, and a most intelli gent and experienced miner, his statements of fact can be taken without question, and his opinions are entitled to respect, lie swore posi tively, in common with all other witnesses, that the tire never was communicated from the fur nace, but must have commenced near tho top of the shaft. How closely he examined the bret tice before arriving at this conclusion is seen by the fact that he was able to say that below tho mouth of tho tunnel the upper edges of tho boards were burned, and tho lower intact, thus showing conclusively that the fire burned down and not up. When all the witnesses having any knowledge of the subject agreed as to where the fire commenced, only one gave an opinion as to how it originated, but he. in boldly savins: It was j fet on fire by au incendiary, evidently expressed the opinion of all. TESTIMONY TO BE TAKEN. Tt is not certain that tho evidence to come will bring this matter into bold relief, but It has taken such firm and exclusive possession of the minds of the leading miners that there Is great probability that It will. In that case the drift of the evidence will be to show that the Incendiary could easily have reached the shaft through the tunnel, and have poured kerosene or some other inflammable substance upon the brcttice without his movements being noticed, and by then put ting a train to tho oil and firing it, could havo been distant from the scene when tho catastro phe occurred. Supposing this to have been done, the terrible rapidity with which the flames shot upwards through the shaft is fully accouuted for as well as the place where tho fire undoubt edly began; but any other hypothesis adopted, and both circumstances remaiu inexplicable mysteries. But whether these ideas become part of the legal record of the case or not, they are now universal, and have already been pub licly expressed in the Scrantou Republican, which says this morning that "the evidences of the most heart-slckenlng crime upon record are already far stronger than we could desire them to be. The most important witnesses yet to be ex amined are Benjamin Hngbcs, general inside foreman of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Company; Henry J. Phillips, mining cuglnecr of the same company; Thomas Cor son, Thomas Watkins, and Kocs D. Evans. These gentlemen are all practical miners, whose positive knowledge is of far more worth than nny quantity of theorizing. While their testi mony will be ef great value, it will bo of equal nterest to the general reader. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RELIEF FUND. ' The question as to the proper manner of dis tributing the fund now being raised for the widows and orphans of the dead miners is re ceiving considerable attention. Some gentlemen think that when a widow marries she should be cut off from the further benefit of the fund. This by others Is thought rather a cold measure of charity and humanity, and will hardly be acted upon. If the money reach, what is here antici pated, the sum of a quarter of a million dollars, the gentlemen forniiug the Relief Committee of Scranton will no doubt invest it In such a way as to bring an Interest amply sullicient to supply the current wants of the widows. It Is wisely deemed Injudicious to cut the fund up in shares and handriver in cash the amount, which will probablfavernge fOOO, to each claimant in lurn. In such case the widows would become objects of mercenary attraction to the chus of lazy, loafing miners auxlous to marry them for the sake of living oft their money. A secured fund is decidedly tho best Idea, allowing tho interest for family expenses and reserving tho I principal for the education and future malu- - f . 1 , -1.1 Tw .,..1 L.Unn lenance oi me cuuureu. .ihiuuj committed to good bauds. Mr. E. C. Wad hams, president of the coimniiic !, Is a gentle man ot high character, Justice of the Peace and Acting Coroner. Mr. lleuilers'ui (iaylord, tho treasurer, Is as well known l' his excellent qualities as for his wealth. Tli3 ret of tho geutleraen occupy prominent places In the com munity. The amount subscribed lu this county will probably reach 50,000. , It is strange tho Delaware, I. u kawanua, and "Western Railroad Company, who owned the Avondale mine, have as yet failed to subscribe a solitary cent to the relief fund. 1 1 is stated the wo arm for the delay is that tliey first wish to I ascertain how much it has cost to bury the dead miners, to purchase coliius, employ uearaes anu carriages, and Incur other incidental expenses coniected with the funerals. They estimate the expenditure at 25,000, but the amount of gratuitous duty performed by the company hardly warrants this high figure, unless, In deed, the expense of running free trains to accommodate the miners' relatives and friends be included, in a few days perhaps we shall have the announcement of 25,000 ro tu. Delaware, Lackawanna, aud chtern Railroad. The Delaware and Hudson line has subscribed iuvi anrl Hia Hostnn Minimi Company i vy, won ' . . rm " has sent in a round sum to represent It. Ihe charity New York has shown is deeply felt, and i... tft.rii-aniritflrl. iiniinianlm.oiis pooplo are lauded to the skies from morning till night. ii.!!.ii..i,ti. u tilrh certainly should have been foremost in this work of alleviating the misery of Pennsylvania people, had to take example or ew York, as, of course, all other cities have. r THE MIVFP" W.CVT TO V. u t:nu. ' u'BpLtni:F. Pa.. Sept. l-Tli-i Miners' Union desire that the following-statement on their part be given to the public: The despatches which are being constantly transmitted from Scranton in relation to the Avondale disaster are. in many instances, en tirely unfounded In fact. That the fire which occurred at tho mine was the work of an incen diary, no one believes. It Is one of the subterfuges resorted to by tho Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad Company to turn the mind ot the public from the real responsibility resting npon the com pany. The reporters who furnish principally the particulars taken before tho Jury of Inquest on Saturday last, have, in many instances, sup pressed the testimony material to the miners, and published that favorable to tho company. The object can only bo conjectured. The com- Jiany is powerful; the miners aro weak. Simple ustiee is the demand o f many citizens. THE BOAT RACE. W hat Mr. Waller Ilrown, the Champion Oars man, 11a to Hay. From Wilkes' Spirit. The irrcat international boat race may now be numbered among the events of the past, anil though It will cause Americans abroad aud at home to regret the result, we trust our young amateurs will protlt by their experience. That every American from Maine to California looked for and desired tho suc cess of the Harvard crew does not admit of a doubt Sympathizers will spring np and account for their defeat in many ways, ami in view of this particular I am induced to write from a professional stand point The race, In our mind, has been conducted strictly in a fair arid straightforward manner. A clear course and no favor to either party was very evident to all when wit nessing such au imuieuse con course of people, and small boats which can only be numbered by thousands; and, remarkable to say, not ono In the course of the contestants. Kven the feel ings of the people expressed along the banks of the muddy river Thames were about equally divided: aud, remarkable to say, the vanquished reoeivud more applause than their more lucky opponents. This race has demonstrated a very Important fact, and in our opinion the American crew have found It out at the eleventh hour that a coach, an experi enced professional oarsman as trainer, is Indispensa ble among amateurs; for one man to be selected In the crew to Bet the stroke, train the crew, act as captain, teach the coxswain, and, to sura It up, be the general business manger, Is too much to ask of ono man: tills was Mr. Lorlng's position. He worked very hard to bring his crew to the line in the finest fiosslble condition, and In doing so overworked ilmsclf to such an extent that lie was unlit on the appointed day. Without doubt there was bad judg ment displayed In the selection of the crew, and also in the selection of coxswain, for, in the opinion of quite all the Thames professionals, Mr. Bass was much preferable to Mr. Fav, being certainly as skilled in the use of the oar, and decidedly a much stronger man. Oir American crew was ready to row the race one week before the day appointed, and had it been got otr at this period the result would have been quite differ ent The American stroke and style were admired by all experts with the oar, not only in words of praise, but all invested their few pounds or shillings as their fortunes allowed. The Americans were backed by such professional as Carry Kelley and bis backer, Charles Bush, who it Is said lost heavily. Renforth backed our crew to some extent Taylor and Wlnshlp, Symonds, the veteran boat builder, GalBton, President of the L ndon Bowing Club, ahd I may say nearly if not quite all of the fyneslders or North of England rowing men, and last, but we hope not least, your humble servant thought It a waik over for the Magenta. Yours, Wilter Brown, Champion Sculler of America. AMERICA. Tbelleport of a French Coiiimtasloner. A report from M. Simonln, addressed from New York to the French Minister for Agricul ture, has been published in Paris. M. Simouiu was commissioned by tho French Government to report on the mineral resources of the United States, and in that document he writes from a free trade point ot view. We extract the tol lowlng passages: The present condition of the Union favors manu factures. The Southern States, conquered and humbled by the severe reconstruction laws imposed uy tne iNortn, nave empioyeu au tneir etiorts in op posing them, and have not reclaimed against the tarltl'. Besides, they are themselves establishing cotton mills, and require for the production of sugar me same protection tne ortnern istates asK lor their tissues and iron. The Western States, essen tially agricultural, are apparently becoming more lavorame to tne adoption oi tne protective system. One of the evils of this system is to increase the price oi everytnmg, ana at tne same time the price of labor. Now, what means can be more certain to attract Immigrants, which the Western States so much require, than the inducement of high wages? Besides, these States, eucouraged by the high rate of the tariir, which allows Industry to establish Itself everywhere, as In a hot-nouse, become In their turn manufacturing, and consequently favorable to pro tective duties. The Pacific States have not so far interested themselves about protection, except Cali fornia, which equally desires to have her manufac tures, aud whose soil seems bound to furnish to the Union a share of the wine which it requires. Having traced, not without some errors, the tariff legislation of the country, he continues: It will scarcely bo believed that In a country of "self-government ' free trade numbors so few par tisans. If we consider, however, that peoples most frequently act as individuals, aud that all human passions are found constantly operating in natious as In a body-politic, the course pursued by the United Mates ib easily explained. Tne tariu is regarueu as a defiance to Europe, of whom they had to complain while the civil war continued. They believe that they are able to do without her. Is not.their country the moat extensive and richest continental power f the world? In her own territory she has no tarlil', no octroi duty, no impediments to exchange. Is not that sufficient? Is not that true commercial liberty? From New York to San Francisco, from Boston to New Orleans, the way is free, all pro ducts are distributed without toll. Europe has need of the I'niou tlte 1'ulon has no need of Europe. What does she receive from her ? Fabrics ? Sliu manufactures them. Wines and spirits ? She pro fesses to produce excellent wines, ami in time hopes to be able to do without Europium liquors. Crude metals.? She has the richest iron, lead, copper, and mercury mines lu the world. Coal? llereoal mines are more than a hundred times grciter in extent and Holiness than those of England herself. Fancy articles and Jewelry ? The more expensive these are, and the more the wealthy are Induced to buy them, the more will native Industry be Im pelled to imitate the European products, and in the cl.d successfully compete with Ilium. V A T T I . Will She t ome Hack f The (iun tte Musii-ata, a Paris paper that pret ends to authority on questions of music, aillrnis that it has positive knowledge tliut Adelina l'atii (Marquise de tiinx) has entered into a written agreement with Sirnkosch to come to the r idled States on the 1st of September, 1ST1, aud to give during the ensuing eight months one hundred representations, for each of which she Is to receive lo.owuraiics in gold, Stra kosch paying also the expense of the trip, and de positing with thoMLRsrs. Kolhschlld Boo.ooo fra ics us security that ho will carry out his part of the con tract. The (lu-ette says that with this serins of perform ances Putt i's career as a singer will absolutely end, and that she w ill thereatter reside in Paris as the Murntiim; and no longer as the Jia. .lloiiiiiiinula. The Pay cily (Mich.) Journal gives the following: "For a lung time a-t a son oi Mr. Ellis, at Bridge port Centre, faginaw couuty, has talked very strangely ill regard to Iris mother, who died about ten yeais ago, asserting that she was burled alive. About two weeks since he stole out of the house, about 12 o'clock at night, proceeded to the cemetery, and, working uutll 5 o'clock lu the morning, succeeded In removing the earth and opening the cullin. As soon as it was ascer tained wliul he had dono, tho father of the lad. accompanied by some friends, including the lady who assisted in enshrouding the mother after death, went to the cemetery and opened the coitln. The corpse was found with no sign of decay,although having a dark appearance; neither was any odor perceptible. The shroud, aud eveu the rosette which the lady put on her bosom about ten years ago, were found In a perfect condition. A few days after the occurrence, the father of the lud wanted him to visit some friends, thinking It might relieve his mind of the phantasm. The boy persistently refused to go, as he said his mother was warm when lie opened the coflin, and, on a certain day named by him, she -aliiM aii.-.c fr:t:i the In all otil'.T '.WiijfS til--' boy Is perfectly sane." RAWLINS. Comments of the Wool hern PreM. From the Jlichmotid Enquirer and Examiner. In him the South has lost a warm, generous, un wavering friend. Through all our Virginia troubles General ttawlins stood by us, and exerted his pow erful influence to soften the terms which were Im posed on us. We deeply regret his death. From the Montgomery AJa.) Advertiser, Sept. 8. During Grant's entire military career General Raw lins was attached to his stair, and showed the highest ability In the discharge of his arduous duties. His administration of the War Department so far as known to the people, has been more satisfactory than that of any other Cabinet officer. He was an especial friend of President Grant, who, In his death, has encountered an Irreparable loss. We believe that what influence he possessed was thrown In favor of moderation and against the extreme wing or the radical party. From the Richmond Diipateh. Secretary Itawllns was not the especial friend of the South. He had fought against us, and as cor dially opposed us as any man who stood In the battle against us; but gallant and true man as he was, when war was over he despised petty persecutions and an noyances, suggested by ignoble malice. He was for peace and harmony, for the mutual offering up of all our rancors upon the altar of our country, aud the union of all our power and energy for the promotion of the general welfare of the great republic. He was the true representative and defender of General Grant's motto: "I.t t us have peace.'' It is indeed a national loss to give up such a man to the tomb, and the South, equally with the North, mourns his un timely removal from his life of public service and public benefit PEABODY. Ilia (Jilt to llnltiniore Geneial Webb, nt present visiting his son-in-law, Colonel Benton, lit Springfield, Mass., has sent the following note to the Keib tenn, in correction of a misrepresentation of Mr. Peabody's miiulticcut gift to the city of Baltimore: To the Etlitor of the Iirpvbllmn: I read in a muti lated newspaper to-day a paragraph which 1 am happy to have It In my power to correct I cannot give you the name of the paper or its date, but it Is evidently of recent issue, and alleges that our coun tryman, Mr. George Peabody, made his munificent ?:ift to the city of Baltimore after the Rebellion, and or the purpose of encouraging the Rebels of that city In their treason to the I nlon. My impression is that all the oillclal documents connected with that very liberal endowment were made during Mr. Pea body's visit, to this country In lsr7 ; but be this as it may, I can bear witness that the Intention to make the donation to the city of Baltimore was pro claimed as early as the winter of 18S8-4. quite seven years before the Rebellion, and when Mr. Buchanan was the I'mted States Minister to London. I was spending that winter in London, at Fenlon's Hotel In St. James' street The Hen. Keverdy Johnson came to London at that time to argue certain claims before a joint commission then In session there: and I secured Apartments for him at the same hotel. We saw Mr. Peabody almost dally, and on dlil'erent occasions during the winter he announced to us his Intentions towards the city of Baltimore, and canvassed the names of the par ties best qualified to become fie trustees of his con templated endowment I know not when, whore, or with whom this slander has originated ; but I ex perience great pleasure in having it In my power thus to vindicate tho motive of the great philanthro pist, whose example Is destined to be more benefi cial to the world than even the princely sums he Is lavishing npon his fellow-men. Very resp-ctfully, your obedient servant, J. Watson Wkbb. GENERALITIES. The Israelites. It is stated by the Hebrew Xational, a new weekly journal, published In London, that there are now living about 6,000,000 Israelites, nearly one-half ot whom live in Kurope The following table exhibits the manner in which they are distributed among the dulerent couniries of the world : Russia 1,800,000 Syria and Asiatic Austria eoo.ooo, Turkey 62,000 rrussia xo4,uuu,Aioroeco ana jorxu Other parts of Ger Africa 010.000 many 192,000 France 80.000 fcwltzerland 8,000 Great Britain 51,000 Italy 4,(W0i Eastern Asia N 10,000 America iiio,ooo Belgium 1,800 Denmark 6,500 Starvation on the Plains. From the Silver City Idaho) Avalanche. A great number of emigrants are daily passing down Snake River Valley on their route to Oregon and the territories, hailing mostly from Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, aud theWestern States. An unusual degree of destitution and consequent suil'erlng seem to prevail among them. Indian depredations, sickness, and accidents have reduced many to a deplorable condition ; hungry, rugged, foot-sre, and weary they plod along, moro dead than alive, until now and then a good Samari tan falls in their way, and temporarily relieves their suirerlng and distress. Colonel Jennings Informed us thut on his return from the Snake river ferry witli a load of meal a few days since, he met with several of this clasB whose destitute aud pitiable condition caused him to shed tears. Mr. Jen nings, with the characteristic generosity of an old pioneer, gave more than half of his load away to the suilerers. Terrible Condition ot Spain. The correspondent of the I'all Mall (laz'tte, who writes from Barcelona, declares that the Spaniards are utterly disgusted with their system of Justice, and will remedy it, if no other remedy Is obtainable, by Lynch law. Kven criminal justice is corrupt, men lingering out their lives waiting for trial, be cause the judge will not admit them to ball without a bribe. In Andalusia, a kind of territorial socialism prevails, produced by overgrown estates aud absen tee landlerdism. Four men own most of the pro vince, and the biggest of them lives his life In St Petersburg. Brigandage Is beginning to prevail everywhere. Prim has ordered all generals to shoot Cui lists, and has promoted two oilleers who mur dered nine persons who had fowling pieces, but were not resisting or attacking in any way. Add that the treasury is Insolvent, the parties without leaders, and the trees coming down so fast that there is a drought every three years, aud our readers may have a faint idea of the state of Spain. It is the red revo lution which Is coming there. niiul'lle MUmoii. To the Kditor of the Herald: I do not know to what Irresponsible rumor Mud'lle Mlsson's emphatic contradiction, which you yesterday published, was aduressed, but 1 am quite certain she intended no denial of the authorized report of her engagement lor the Grand Opera House in this cltv. for tha Him. pie reason that such a denial would have been lu conflict with the facts of the matter. 1 beg leave ex plicitly to state that on the 7th of February last I concluded with Mad'lle Nllsson a formal contract for a six mouths tour through the United States, to commence in November, ISiO, and for which she was to receive lon.ooo francs a mouth in gold, a sum equivalent to 26,ooo in greenbacks. Whether or not the engagemeut has been made good in all Its re quirements of monetary guarantees I am iguoraut, us my miimigerial control of the Opera House and of its interests ceased very soon afteP mv return from Kurope, but up to the time of my withdrawal the en gagement was certainly vnait amnpli. Clifton W. Tayi.elhk. Negroes In West Virginia. The Wheeling intdlhjemter thinks tho estimate of a negro population of 48,000 In West Virginia is Incor rect, and adds: "A capitation tax is levied on all adult colored males over twenty-one, who are care fully listed by the assessors of the several counties. The returns to the Auditor's ottlce show the number of these to be less than ttsoo. There is no reason to suppose that these returns are not au approxlina tiou to the fact The usual estimate Is that the adult mules are about one-llfth of the population that Is, thut there are live to the family. Ve doubt that among our blacks the average Is anvthlnir ho hlph, In cause the family relation is not so well sus- luincii amoDg them as among the whites. But al lowing this, we should have a colored population of some twelve tnousaud uve numirea men, women, uud children." "Poor Wary Ann." An Irishman named John Drlscoll went to a mnuic hall not long since in IaiiiiIoh. and rettirned home singing a sung he had heard there about ''Mary Ann." A country woman of his, named Mary Cogh lan, had a buoy which had been christened Marv A .... Lil.n 1... vl.ll ...... I7 null, auu inuiiKHv 11" nan I iiiiuiiuilK llur CII1H1, allll, after some words had passed betweeu them on the subject, she went lu-doors, put MurvAnn to beii. and returned to the street armed with a poker, with which she beat Driscoil on the head so severely that lie hub been 111 ever since, aim is not nicciy to be con valescent for some time. Mary Coghlan was brought unat the Thames Police Court before Mr. Benson. who said that if the complaluaut was singing the old ballad 01 "I'oor.Mary Ann,'' it was a very plaintive uud beautiful one, which he had often, heard with delhrht It was a great absurdity to be ollendud with such a song, lie commitud iii priiouer for trial. SECOND EDITION LATEST DY TELnaXlAXIX. THE WESTERN STATES. Shocking: Suicides in Cincionati Butcher Forrest's Old Command Jordan, the Filibuster, Asks Them to Join the Cubans Express Bobberies on the Plains Treasure Re ceived. G E U Xj H A Xi NEWS. The Fate of Sir John Franklin Inte resting Discovery Arrival of Lo ring and Fay in New York Law Relative to the Collection of State Fees-The Hay tien Eevolt. FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. Retnrn of Ex-Secrctnty Heward to Hnn Fran cIhco Kitrtliqnake The Fate of Mir John Franklin Interesting Dlneuvery. San Francisco, 8ept. 13. Mr. 8eward has returned from Alaska in improved health and excellent spirits. The Germans commenced celebrating the centennial anniversary of Humboldt yesterday. The festivities will last three days. A heavy earthquake shock was experienced yesterday at Man Luis Abispo, aud a light shock was felt to-day at Sacramento. A pnrty vouched for as reliable writes to the Bulletin from Sau Bucna Ventura that a docu ment was found on tho beach at that place August 20th, much mutilated, which requested the finder to forward it to the Secretary of tho Admiralty at London, or the . British Consul at the nearest port. The request was printed in six commercial languages, and the margin and every vacant portion was filled with writing re lating to Sir John Franklin and his part'. Tho document had evidently been cast into the water in latitude 69 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds, and longitude 98 degrees 4 minutes 5 seconds. It gives an account of tho desertion of the ships Erebus and Error, and that tho party at the t'nie of the desertion numbered 105 persons, under command of F. R. M. Crosser, succeeded in reaching the above latitude and longitude, where they found a relic of the late Sir John Ross. It also states that tho pnrty wintered at Beechy Island In 1846 and 1847, and that Sir John Franklin died on tho 11th of June, 1847. The paper contains many interesting incideuts connected with the expedition. The 8a.n Francisco Market. San Francisco Sept 13 Flour unchanged ; sales of choice coast wheat, ! '80; good shipping wheat, I9-C0. Legal-tenders, T4. FROM THE WEST INDIES. Gounlves to be Opened to Traffic -VIctorln'a Surrender The Kevolutlonlsln-Whereabouts ol Mnlnave. By Cuba Cable. . Havana, Sept. 14 Advices from Port-au-Prince say that last August General VIctorin, who was well munitioned, offered to surrender Gonaives If he were allowed to retire with the honors of war, carrying with him arms aud bag gage, and taking bis departure after destroying the defenses. The proposition was carried to Maracalbo by the French corvette D'Estrees, and accepted. The same vessel brought Victorln and 500 men here. Others of his followers came in coasters. Goualves, with the whole surrounding country, is now opened to trade and commerce. General Victorln on his arrival at Port-au-Prince had a quarrel with tho authorities. He consequently retained his troops in the barracks and refused to deliver up the arms. He placed his guns In position in tho streets, loaded with grape. He afterwards made a compromise aud sent the guns back to the arsenal. In the South the revolutionary steamers have bombarded and captured Aguln, which U now united with tho Bouthern republic revolution ists. The South now holds Jeremle, Aux Cayes, Aguin, and Jacmcl. It is expected that the entire coast will be uudcr the control of the revolutionists before long. fcaluave is in the interior of tho Southern p uineula. His intentions are at the present time unknown. Tho currency Is in a bad state. Oi.e thousand dollars in paper for one in gold Is tl c present rate. FROM WASIIIJVGTOJY, I.t iter Itelullve to the Collection ofState Debt. tie patch to the Associated Press. AsiiiNUTON, Sept. 14. The following letter hat just been made public: TiiEASUKY Department, Washington, Aug. 2C. 18ti!t. Sir: Your letter addressed to the Sec retary of the Treasury, acknowledging tho re ccii tof and transmitting to bim my letter to you relating to the collection of certain fees for Slate oiltccrs, has, with the other papers acconj 1 auylng your letter, been referred to this olllce. llufer that vou feel justified in collecting the fees spoken of in my letter of the 13th liist.,trom the fact that such fees have been collected at your olllce for mauv years, iudeed, the time whereof the memory of the oldest employe ot the Custom House runneth not to the contrary. You refer to anil furnish copies of a correspou tiuice which took place between the Department ai;d the Collector of Customs at New York in lb55,lu which the reasons for collecting such lees uie set forth.and apparently to the satisfac tion ol the department. It is not denied that this was the case at that lime, but I beg leave to remind you that since then the right to collect one class of these fees, their legality, in truth, has been made the sub ject of liidleiul decision lu the Supremo Court f iLe District of Columbia, and in tho Supremo Court of tho Cnited States, as I stated in my Idler of the 13th; and that lu both cases the I ourts decided that such tees were illegal, that Is to say, harbor master s fees. W hether the lees for the Health Olllce and State Hospital stand upon the eaine footing remains to bo similarly lCUnder this state of tho case the collection of Harbor Master s fees cannot bo justifled by any custom however ancient, or auy ucuulescence of the department heretofore. Ihe law has been Interpreted by tho highest Judicial tribunal of the country, and to its decision all muBt bow, whatever iuconvcnlence to individuals may arise therefrom. , . Verv respectfully, your obedient servant, ; ' bAitui.i', Couiuiioiouer. ' FROM THE WEST. NnleioVs In Cincinnati A .Han Jump from a Fonrlh-atory Window Ills Neck Broken Serious Injuries to a Fasser-bv-Anothrr Jmnps Into the River. DtpaU:h to The Evening Telegraph. Cincinnati, Sept. 14. Yesterday afternoon a terrible scene occurred at the corner of Vino and Fourth streets. Mr. Warren Kennedy, a newsdealer, jumped out of a fourth-story win dow of the building, and broke his neck upon the pavement below. The two streets were crowded with people and vehicles at the lime, and there was great consternation at the point of their Intersection. Suddenly a sharp, pierclug cry of alarm rang out upon tbc air. Some who looked saw tho form of a man defending to tho earth from a great height with amazing velocity. Others saw but a crowd of excited men closing In about two objects that lay on the sidewalk. One of these was the hotly of Mr. Kennedy; the otter was that of a man on whom he fell, Captain L. Barney, publisher of the Commercial Bulletin of this city. Mr. Kennedy was carried Into his owu store, and Captain Barney Into that of Perry it Mar tin,' adjoining. Medical aid was secured Imme diately, when It was ascertained that Mr. Ken nedy's neck was broken, and that two of Cap tain Barney's ribs were displaced. His suicide was deliberate, and Is attributed to Intemper ance. Mr. Kennedy was thirty-four years of age. and unmarried. Captain Barney's Injuries arc not considered serious. . At about 11 o'clock Inst night, a man with an empty sleeve, in the fatigue uniform of the reg ular army.boardcd the ferry-boat on the Newport side, as it came to this city. The boat had only readied the middle of the river, when bo sud denly jumped up from his seat at tho stern, stepped over the rail, and let himself fall into the river at the deepest and swiftest point. Tho terrible act was witnessed by a passenger, who hastened to tell tho engineer. Before tho boat could be rounded to, however, the "one more unfortunate" had solved tho enigma. Wo have no positive information as to the suicide's Iden tity. It was supposed he was an ofllcer of the garrison who had lost an arm in the war, but this was denied by the sergeant of tho guard, who reported him safe in his quarters. (Jenrrnl Jnrdnn Writes for Korrexi'n Old Com maud hut lie tnys the Cubitus .Need. Desixitch to The Evening Telegraph. Memphis, Sept. 14. Since the completioa of the Little Rock Railroad to Loo Auxquille river, the mail contract has been awardvd to that com pany, and the mails now go through in twenty four hours. General Jordan, of the Cuban insurgent army, writes a former ollicer on Forest's staff, offering him the position of Chief of Artillery, and also requests him to bring as many of Forrest's old command as he can get. Referring to the climate, he says It is much more pleasant there than here. As to roads, he says those near tho coast are bad for artillery, hence lighter guns are more necessary than at home. The mountain howitzer does not suit, tho car riage being too narrow. What is wanted Is boat howitzers with light carriages. He recommends 12-pound Wiard guns; says that with three thou sand Americans properly officered, with which to form a nucleus for the people to rally around, there would be no trouble in driving the Span iards out of the island. He says the principal deficiency of the Cuban army is good olllccrs to give example, and train the men. He also says the whole Island is In revolt, and concludes with a request that as many of Forrest's old escort conipnny be brought as soon as possible, giving directions where to obtain funds at different points of embarkation, etc. The Express Hobherv Recovery of All the Treasure. Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Helena, Ark., Sept. 14. Advices from March Valley, Idaho, where the robber of tho Wells, Fargo & Co. '8 coach was overtaken on Friday, state that treasure valued at $39,000 has been recovered, tho wounded robber having confessed where it was secreted. This covers the entire loss by the last robbery. Tho party who robbed the last coach have been traced to Elko, Nevada, with good prospects of their capture. FROM NEW YORK. Arrival of the City of Antwerp-Two of the Harvard Crew on Hoard. New York, Sept. 14. Arrived, steamer City of Antwerp from Liverpool, only two of the Harvard crew, Messrs, Fay and Lorlng, arc on board; the rest went to Paris. Jim Mace, the English pugilist, is also a pas senger. New York StoeU .Murker. New York, Sept. 14 stocks steady. Money, 7 per cent Uohl, 13o'('. MOs, lst2, coupon, lau'i ; do. 1864, do., Vi;i ; do. 18i. do., 121 ; do. do., new. H9s: do. 1807,120','; do. istw, ii9'; 10-40. 110!,-; Virginia 6s, new, 5sv;; Missouri 6s, 86'V; Canton Company, t6; Cumberland preferred, 82 ; New York Central, IW4.V,; Erie, 40; Heading, 96; Hudson lilver, 84V: Michigan Central, 12S; Michigan South ern, 102; Illinois Central, His; Cleveland und I'itts iiurg. Ill); Chicago and Jioek Island, 113','; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, ls7Xi Western U11I011 Telegraph, HI. Last Kvenlnu' Quotations. By the A nglo-A meriean Vahlc. London, Sept. lit i-SO P. M. Consols closed at 92'c for mouey and 93 for account. American securities firm. I nited states o-20s of 1864, 9;tJ, ; of 1865, old, 82,','; of 1867, sl,;. Erie Hal road, 27; Illinois Central, 94'4;;reat western, 26 . Fhankkokt, Sept. 134-30 P. M. Inited States bonds closed heavy at 87 V- Livkhpool, Sept 134-30 P. M. Cotton flatf middling uplands, 13 VI.; middling Orleans, I))', (A IS w.d. The sales foot up 7000 bales, 2000 of which were taken for export and speculation. lireadstuil's closed quiet Common liosin, Js. 3d. Linseed Oli, 33 fis. linltluiore Produce Market. Bai.timokk, Sept. 14 Cotton dull and entirely nominal at 80 33X-C. Flour quiet aud steady ; How ard street supertlne, f6t-50; do. extra, f 6 -N);$ 7-76; do. family, Sitf9-y; City Mills superfine, t'1-25 (S6-75; do. extra, ftf-sHan; do. family, s-2fWi.lo76; Western supertlne, a6'60; do. extra, 6-R07'25; do. family, IJ-tSKS. Wheat firm and unchanged; red, II-KkWO. Corn firm at $ l-25t.i t -28. oats, 6j 63o. Pork, 133-60,434. llaeon rib sides, 19'c ; clear do., 20c: shoulders, 16)40. Hams, SluiiM. Lard, in; 20)40. Whisky scarce aud tlriuat II-2S a 1-29. V 11 A 1 12 Al CO .U JI 13 11 C 12 . Office or tbr Evening Telegraph,) Tuoaditv, tsopt. 14, liy. ( There are so eral features in tho weekly statement of our baukK which are won hy of notice. There is a material contraction of tho loans, which have fallen oil f 434,114, whilst the specie and legal-tender reserves show a reduction combined of 165,83S. Tho deposits have palled little on last week, which shows that the ebb aud How of the money current are well balauced. Taking all the items into consideration, tills exhibit indicates an active money market, though less so than last week, and no Improvement lu the bank resources. This fact however, need give no uneasiness, as tlte resources are always best employed in the channels of active trade and Indus try. The busy streets of our city are a proof that 'i a th fHi'f. and it would he folly ra civnninin 1 Ai etui hue, iiyeei, u ttvulU be aosurd lor Uiuu who are short of the "needfnl" to expect more favor able rates than those now current It would be well for all such to take what Is offered and be thankful, or do the other thing and keep out of the ranks. Cold opened this morning quite Arm at 130,',', and advanced before noon to 136,'f. There is little doing In united States securities, and prices show another yielding tendency. There s-as more flrmness in the stock market this morning and a moderate degree of activity. State loans were in better demand, with sales of the first series at 104 V- City sixes were steady and sold at 101 1,- for tne new issues, with 97 bid for the old. Lehigh gold loan closed at about 97 V lteadlng Kallroad was In better demand, with sales at 4H' an advance; Pennsylvania Railroad was quiet at B7. 42Vwasbld for Little Schuylkill Rail road; 86 for North Pennsylvania Railroad: 49 lor Northern Central Kallroad ; 88 for Catawlssa Railroad preferred, and SO for Philadelphia and rle lisliroa'l. Canal shares were neglected. Coal and Hank stocks wero steady at previously quoted rates. In Passenger Hallway shares there were sales of Ilcstonvllle at Wi. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE 8 ALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street FIRST BOARD. 18200 City 6s,New.ls.ioi',- lOshPenna RR.. B7 66 67 12000 Pa 6s 1 ae I04,v 100 100 14 12 do. do. I rieou i.en s ti i.a . . ss fiiNiOPhlla A Els. 83)4 mo sh Read K.U6AI.4S-B1 Pno do...ls.bl0. 4S, 800 do bio. 4S .b30. do., da. 6r ls.C 60 'i 80 do.. c. 00 200 sh nestonvllle.ls 12 Jay Cooks A Co. quote Government securities as follows: U. S. 68 Of 1881, 121 ',(121 B-208 Of 1862, 121',122'.;dO., 1864. 120V3121.Y5 do., NOV., 1865, 121!4W121.,5 da, July, 1866, 119.VOI120; do. 1867, 120',12Mi J do., 1868, 119O120; 10-408, 110',(4 110' ; L'nlted States 6s, 109(i109)tf. Gold, 186. Mksskr. Db Havkn A Brotbrr, Na 40 8. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U.S. 6S Of 1881, 121 ',(4121 J,; do. 1862, 121'i(122: da 1864, 19.O',0181; do. 1866, l21)tf121V; do. 1866, new, li4(aii9't ; da 1867, new da 120', ($120 '4 ; do, 1868, 1I9V4120; do. 6s, 10-408, UO.VOUO'i ', 1). 8. 80 car 6 per cent Cy., fo9VtlO; Due Comp. Int Notes, 19JKJ Gold, l&kdlise.1,! ; Sliver. 130VI3I32. Narh A Ladmbk, bankers, report this morning's Gold quotations as follows: 10-WO A. M 185i 11-03 A. M. 136' 10tt2 " 19B,'illDT " 136'; 10-08 ' 136 12-09 P. M 186V 10-U9 166'f '12-20 " 136', THE NEW YORK JHOXEY MARKET. The following extracts snow the state of the Xcw York money market yesterday: rom tht Herald. "Foreign exchange was inactive and steady on the basis ;of l8', (if His1,' for bankers', sixty davs, and 108l08jj for sight sterling bills. Continental bills were Dim and unchanged. "Commercial paper was a shade more active aud a few sales were made as low as nine per cent., but the range of discount for prime acceptances was from nine to twelve per ceut "The Government market was dull, and during the course of the day fell on" about a half per cent., otherwise there was no feature. The decline was due to the fears for the future of mouey, aud an ab sence of 'orders' prevented a reaction. "The gold market was strong between 135 and 13.V,. The 'bulls' made strenuous eirorts to keep it at the upper tigure, but tho general situation abroad was so ipilet aud American securities there so steady that the 'bears' freely sold at the advance, and the market reacted fjaetionally late In the day. It is said the 'bulls' have formed a combination for another advauce, and would have shown the fact before this had not the accident of circumstances as above aided their opponents and given the market a legitimate downward tendency, which doubled their label's. "Cash gold was in abundant supply. The rates paid for carrying were 1-32, per ceut, 7 per cent, 6 per cent, and 6 per cent up to Clearing House, and 4 and 8 per cent afterward. The disbursements of coin Interest to-day amounted to 1108,407. At the Cold Exchange Bank the gross clearances were 18,637,000; the gold balances, (1,937,974; and the currency balances, 12,094,636." Stork Quotations by Telegraph I P. Glendlnnlng, Davis A Co. report through their New York house the following: N. Y. Central R. 204 . Paciflo M. 8. 76;.' 86' 78J- N. Y. and Erie R 41 i Western Union Tele. pn. and Kea. it wh Mich. 8. and N. L R..102 Toledo A Wabash. MIL and St Paul R, c cie. and Pitt k. 109 Chi. and N. W. com.. 80,V MIL and St Paul R.D 89 . Adams Express. 67 v Chi. and N.W.pref.. 89 Wells, Farga ISirf Chf. and R. I. R. USSjGold 136 W Pitt, Ft Way. & Ch. 61 I Market Arm. Ihllalelplila Trade Report. Tvesday, Sept 14. The Flour market presents no new feature, there being no demand except from the home consumers, who operate sparingly. Sales of 700 barrels, including supertlne at $8-25rtffl-62)tf ; extras at tv756-26; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minne soto extra family at $6-507-76; Pennsylvania do. do. at 6-267-26; Ohio do. do. at $6-6017-60; and fancy brands at 8oi,io, according to quality. Rye hour sells at 6-26(H6-87)(r. The Wheat market is devoid of animation and prices favor buyers. Sales of 4000 bushels red at l-60fl-83. Rye is firmer and held at ll-l8ci-20. com is in small supply and commands full prices. Sales ot 2400 bushels yellow at 1120, and Western mixed at ti'13(41'15. Oats attract but little atten tion. Sales of 3000 bushels Pennsylvania at 01(a,C3c. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quer citron at f:6 per ton. Seeds Cloversced comes forward more freely, and 100 bushels sold at (8. Timothy is Arm at f4-7.Kn5. Flaxseed Is taken by the crushers at 2Wii2-65. Whisky Is excited. We quote Western at f 1-30 per gallon. LATEST SHirmG INTELLIGENCE? For additional Marine News ses Inside Page. (B: Trlrgraph.y San Fbascibco. Sept. 13. Glnared, (hip Mary Ann Nutebaum, for Liverpool, with DH.OUU aauka ot wheat, bailed, ship Siracks, for Qneeostowo, and abip Adelia Carlton, for Penang and Sidney. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA SEPTEMBER 14. 6TATE OF THERMOMETER AT TUB EVENING TELEGRAPH OFriCK. 7 A. M 66 1 11 A. M .76 I S P. M 70 CLKARED THIS MORNING. Steamship Kanila. Brooks, New York. John K. Ohl. Uud. barque Frederick Loniee, Larche, Rotterdam, J. K. Ka.ley 4 Go. lit. brig Helen, Doane, Barbados, do. hrlir M. K. I.eb.-hton, (iy, Kopimtipny, do. lir. linir Artie, Ulenknorn, Gibraltar for orders, Peter WritcM A Suns. Bclir L. A. Danenhower, Sheppard, Boston, Day. Huddell fr Co. Subr Vbti 8harp, Sharp, Cambridft-eport, do. hour J. M. Vance, Antleraon, Gambridffnport, do. Kihr R. W. Hudilell (new), Malny, Providunoe, do. ScUr Jonathan May, Neal, Ouarlestown, do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Ship Westmoreland, I Jttimrnau, 65 days from Antwerp, with mdse. to Peter Wright A Sons vessel to John R. Penrose. Steamer S. C. Walker, Rherin, 24 hours from Nsw York. Willi milne. to W. Al. Baird & Co. ltal. briK lion CbicoMe, Paolilo, 60 days from ftirrtentr, with sulphur to Powers A Weirihtman -vessel to Workman A Co. Frig Reporter, Cooiubs, 13 days from 8t John, N. B., with lumber to T P. Calvin A Co. vessel to J. J. Bazley A Co. Br. bris Cuba. Holmes. 13 days from Windsor, N. 8., with planter to O. U. V an Horn. Sciir W. U. Dearborn, Hcull, from Boston, with loe. helir A. Creinur, Harvey, troui Kockland Lake, with ice to Knickerbocker Ico Co. Hebr Anuis Amsden, Bangs, 6 days from Boston, with ice to Peon Ice Co. Schr K. M. Durtiold, Rnyner, from New York. Sjwlal J)tpatrh to The Evrithtg T'lrgrapK Havhe iik-Ghace, Sept. 14. Tha following boats left here in tow this morning : .Minnehaha, with gruuud hark to Hoffman A Kennedy. Ktiaw A Merrill, with lumber to Watson, Malone A Co. Minnie, with pig iron, for Kensington. O. M. Blanchard, with lumber to Craig A Blanohard. Black Hawk, with lumber to Patterson A Lippinaott. J. B. Hall, with lumber, for Chester. Nanuie and Maggie, with lumber, for New York. MEMORANDA. Steamship Hornet, Ksling, hence for Queenstown, which put into Ualilux.N. 8., forooal, and was there seized by f he Custom House authorities, was released on the Si n inst., nothing contraband having been found on board, MBu"iue Nor. Keymont. bancs for Stettio, was oil the Lho"hr Dec"urOakes, Rogers from Olouowtw for Phil. delpbia, sailed from New Bedford J Uth inst. Kolirs J. Truman. Gibbs, i6" uJYJi.i00 bury, or Philadelphia, sailed from New Bedford 11th Inst. Bohr Rattlesnake, Alanson, henoe, at Portland yester- drfuhr Everglade, Kneelaud, for Philadelphia, sailed from Portsmouth Htli inst. .... . .. Sclir Narah K. Jones, Handy, beoce, at Portsmouth, N ''tchrs'Amns Kdwards, Romers, and Marietta, Tilton. Frllliiger. sailed fmm Wilmington. N. C, llt,il Inst., fyf UeviaeMK", m yMt,k w avra pons. V
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