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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.
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