7 H PHILADELPHIA, .MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1869. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. VOL. X. NO. 112. FIRST EDITION A CAST-OFF WIFE. She i Banished, Declared Dead, but sow Appears to Claim an Alimony An Astonishing History of Domestic Infelicity Curious Legal Complication. The New York Stm this morning Rives its readers tills spicy piece of news: A most remarkable- case of abandonment is in o bo tried in the Supreme Court of this city. It involves a curious question of law whether a woman who has lved sixteen years as the wife of a Spanish merchant is entitled to alimony after he has deserted ber. The facts in this matrimonial litigation embrace a bitter accusation of Infidelity, a confession extorted under pain of death, and a publication of an iireount of the burial of the banished woman. On Saturday niyht Mr. Durand, tho merchant who is accused of this astonishing catalogue of crime, was arrested in this city at the suit of Jlary Durand, who asserts that she is legally his wife, and that he has deserted her. She is still 3'ounf; and beautiful. Mr. Durand is a commis sion merchant, and has an oflicc at No. 24 Broadway. Wo take the" wife's story from her affidavit, as follows: . Young Love's nrenm. Mary Durand, a wife without the banns, was Lorn in France, where her parents still reside. Sho arrived In this city sixteen years ago, and soon afterwards became acquainted witli Mr. Durand. The acquaintance ripened into love, and they lived together as husband and wife without the ceremony of marriage. Mary, how ever, often reminded her consort of his promise to lead her to tho hymeneal altar, and the pro mise was as often repeated, but tho fulfilment was postponed indefinitely. They moved in respectable society as Mr. and Mrs. Durand, and not a breath of slander was whispered. The un married cbupio have had a family of five chil dren, but only one a boy of twelve years sur vives, and he Is with his father. Aectiwatlenit el" Infidelity. Th ronnln lived in suinrituoiis stvle in a mansion up town, and then again in handsome apartments at No. 4S West Sixteenth street, and at No. 87 Clinton place. They had a handsome family of children, and they buried them. Mrs. Durand says she has done nothlug unbecoming a wife during tho twelve years of her cohabita tion with Durand, and she believes she is his lawful wife. In July last Durand suddenly be came angry and jealous of his spouse. He charged that she had had improper intimacy with a mutual friend who had visited the house, lie accompanied tho charge with threats of per sonal injury, and vehemently proclaimed that she was not his wife One of the children was then in Ncufchatel, Switzerland. Banished to France. Early in August last Durand announced his decision. He told Mary that she must go to France, never to return to this country. Ho further informed her that the two could not live In tho samo land, and that tho Atlantic should separate them forever. Durand threatened to kill her in case she should refuse to quit the country, and hehdded that ho would cast hor npon the streets but for the love he bore her child. The repudiated wife protested that she was innocent, but Durand was determined. A Confenslon Under Tlirent of Death. Then Durand demanded that the poor woman should sign a paper confessing that Bhc had been untrue to her duty towards hlin, but she refused, and emphatically denied that sho had ever been -guilty of nny offense. Durand, however, in sisted. On the 31st of July last he called on Ills wife at No. 87 Clinton place, and in the preseuco of Miss Emily Ward he repeated his demand that site should sign a confession that she was virtually a harlot, on the pain of death. She still refused, and ho left in a passion. At 4 o'clock on the next morning, whilo the other in mates of tho house were sleeping, he dragged Mary from her bed, and, cxhibilrujr a written paper, ordered her to sign it. Again she re fused, and protested her innocenco, but he pre sented a revolver, and threatened to take her life if she would not comply with his request. Then, under such compulsion, she signed the paper, and confessed to acts which she never com mitted. The husband noised the story of adul tcry abroad, and exhibited the proof In the pa per which she had signed. Banishment to Paris. On the 7th of August Mrs. Durand, ia pursu nncc of her sentenco of banishment, embarked on the steamer Vllle de Paris for Franco. Du rand promised to supply her with money; but he Insisted that the separation from him and the child should be final, lie had prevlonsly circu lated a report that she had gone to Europe fev the benefit of her health. , Dentil and Burial. Mrs. Durana reached i Franco. in safety, and told her story to her Indignant parents. She had scarcely passed a month in ber new home, when he received copies of tho New York newspapers of August 81, which contaiucd the following an nouncement In the death columns: "Died, at Geneva, at 10 A. M., Aug. 30, Mary, UIO WHO Ul l. UU1UUU. Dnranil In Mourning. , Mrs. Durand says that her husband wore a ''weed on his hat in hef memory, and told the Btorv of her demise to his acquaintances. Aftor this lie wrote letters to her parents, informing them that sho was nn abandoned woman, and accusing her of shameful crimes. Ho alo made known tho fact that .Mary was not his wife, and that after having lived with ber for many years, be had separated from ber forever. FliKht front Her Parents. Whon Mary'mparcnts heard tho trumped-up story of her dishonor, their auger knew no bounds. She confessed that she was not Durand's married wife. Sho told her whole his tory to her molh'er. Durand still continued to Beira across the Atlantic the poisonous tale of her Infidelity, and at last ho was obliged to lly from her parental roof, and return to this city. In extreme poverty, without influential friends, she avers that Durand has boasted that he will drive hor, by tho exhibition of tho extorted con fession of her imaginary guilt, to a life of pros titution. Dnraiid'a History. Mary adds, in ber ufllduvit, that Duraud is re ported to be worth at least 5-0,000, but that he does not hold the money In his own name. Ho arrived in this city many years ago from New Granada, South America. Tho order for his urrot-t was granted by Judge Joues, aud his ball was llxed at 'J0,01K. He is iu the county jail. Mr. K. D. McCarthy is Mary's counsel, and Messrs. Uiwn, Hull, and Vuaderpoel have been engaged by tho dclcudaut. i:x(;lam). Her Ileliitfou with the Colonies. Earl Grey lias wiitten abetter, whloli is published in tlte London Time, giving his views of the rela tions between (Jrcat IsiUuiu ami her colonics. Lord (jifvtavs: The breaking up of the great colonial empire of England would, in my opinion, lo a calamity to the colonics, to this country, and to tlic world; audi cannot doubt this to la tlia result which must bo looked for from the policy distinctly declared by her Majesty's (.overtime ut. In order to avert the threat ened misfortune. I do not see what more Judicious step could have been taken than that of suggesting to the (ioveiunients of our most Important colonics thut they should send representatives to meet In Loudou in February, for the purpose of considering tilt) present state of the relation between tins conn try aud Its colonies, with tho view of recommending to her Ms lefty's Jnvernnienf. measures lor placing U.vim iciaUoua oil a Lie Her looting. i "The re Is no one who has always benn more opposed than myself to meddling and vexations interference on the part of that (lovernincnt In tho purely local, Internal affairs of colonies of which the Inhabitants are capable of properly managing these ailatrs for themselves. Hut in the administration of all colonial governments questions are continually arising which affect the Interests, not only of tn particular colonies, but of the empire as a whole, and It would not bo difficult to show that of late years the Inhabitants of many of our colonies, urged on by those who profess to speak for them In this country, have set up a claim (which has been practically conceded) to be allowed to deal even with these questions according to their own will, without allowing the imperial government to exercise the authority without which a due regard to the gene ral Interests of the whole empire, and an adherence to Its policy, cannot bo seemed in the measures or tho several local governments. But If the imperial governmnnt Is to exercise no authority over the colonies, there Is no reason why It should Incur arty responsibility or expense on their behalf; and the feeling against doing so, which has of late years been so strongly manifested in Parliament, has naturally arisen from the exaggerated claims for colonial free dom of action which nave been asserted. "It therefore cannot bo ton distinctly un dcrstood by the colonies that the policy now adopted towards them by the home government and by Par liament, and or which they complain, Is very littlo likely to be altered, unless they on their part are ready to recognize the propriety of tho exercise of a larger measure of authority over them ny the Impe rial Government than they have of late been willing to submit to. I am bound to say that for my own part, much as I deplore what I regard as the virtual dissolution of our colonial empire by the adoption of the policy In question, 1 do not think It ought to be abandoned, except on the condition I have men tioned." DISASTER. , Another Colliery lv vplosloii in England'. The London Daily Scire says: "On Friday, Octo ber '22, Information reached Frome that an explosion of lire-damp had taken place In one of the Newbury pits. The pit Is called the Macintosh, and had only recently been put in working order, though it hud been opened live years ago. It is one of two worked at Newbury by the Wcstbury Iron Company (Limited), the down-shaft being at Newbury pit, and the tip-shaft at the Macintosh. Tho depth of the latter pit is two hundred and twenty fathoms, and the average seam of coal live feet six Inches. "The system of working pursued Is tho eight hours' shift, and at 6 o'clock the nlght-mcu had come up and the day-men were going down. At liulf-past six thirteen men and boys had been let down, and tho remainder were ready to follow. The lamps were duly delivered by the lanipmau, all being locked. In a few seconds after tho last batch had gone down, a loud, rumbling noise, followed by a shock as of an earthquake, was heard, and those above ground were at once aware that an explosion had taken place. Very naturally there was great excitement, and prompt steps were taken to ascer tain the extent of the disaster, and, If possible, to rescue the unfortunate men. The bailiff, Mr. baker, descended the Newbury pit, and on entering the main level he found that the door which separated tho pit had been destroyed, but he was enabled to secure the fragments, and by this means to restore the ventilation to the Macintosh pit, the draught, it should be understood, being supplied by an engine Into the latter pit, while the outlet was at Newbury. "As soon as practicable there were plenty of will ing volunteers to descend the pit In search of their unfortunate comrades. It was some time ere any tidings reached the bank, and as the shock had been felt for fully half a mile around, a great crowd hud assembled, and a most agonizing scene ensued. The pit gave employment to fifty-five persons, and wives aud children and mothers and fathers tear fully awaited the result. When at last the first body came up the anguitdi of the scene was, if possible, lnereased. A human form remained, and that was about all. Tho features were scorched so as to be airnost unrecognl.ablo, and the clothes were burnt or torn apart. Thus hour after hour the sad work went on, despair and hope alternating as the cage brought np its living, or mangled, or dead freight. Tho colliers of some of the other pits in the dis trict had by some means become aware of tho calamity, and at once struck work to become spec tators of the mournful work going on at Macintosh. It was a quarter past 1 o'elock when the last of tho unfortunates was brought up. In the meanwhile, almost the entire medical taiv or the district had assembled, and tho injured men were carefully tended and removed to their homes, where two of them died, and we regret to hear that only ono of them Is likely to survive. "The scene iu the pit mnst have been most appal ling. The dead and wounded must have been blown up uud down the pit, and two had gone into a pool of water, whence they were fished up by a crook." SOMETHING WItOSG. A MnunKemmt thnt Wants Looking Into. iThe ltcuding Daily Eagle publishes the folio wiug letter from one of tiie'orphanlgirls iu the Soldiers' Orphans' School at Mount Joy, aud calls upon the I -an caster press to "ventilate" the matter in order that it may be thoroughly investigated. This is the flrnt intimation we have had or any cause of com plaint in that institution, but the charge is of too serious a nature to pass unnoticed. The officers of the Institution owe it to themselves to demand a thorough investigation. The letter is as follows: Nov. 1st, lbtW. Dear Mother: I thought that I would tell you that we get treated very meanly. I got a whipping yes terday, and had to sit. down from 4 to I o'clock. Mother, they have 12 boys locked up, and T ran away ; among them was Eddy II ; and you get him down to our house and ask him about it. Tell Mrs. K that Alary got an awful whlppiug her back was black and blue. Mother, you and Mrs. K come up this week, and give them a talking to, and then they will let you take us home. Mrs. K took her three boys home ; she came here and scolded Mr. Kennedy ; she came on Saturday and took them to-day. Mother, I have to scrub every morning In cold water, and if I don't get done bo fore scnooltime, I get a whipping. I am table waiter this week, and if we talk In the kitchen, the cook, Maggy Heady, whips us with a strap. . Mother, see Mr. II about it ; see If every person about the house has aright to whip us, and II they are allowed to do It. There were a grcat niiuy mothers here on Sunday. Mother, whatever you do don't let on that I wrote you this letter, for 1 send It oil' without them know lug it ; but you and Mrs. K come unexpected, and then It will be all right Don't tell that I wrote this letter. 1 Mother, since 1 commenced this I have to go to Mr. Kennedy to get a whipping for throwing a piece of paper on the floor. Mother, come as soon as you can, but don't tell me when you will come. But don't forget to come, and don't tell that I wrote this. Don't write, but come, you and Mrs. E- . From your daughter, , THE L1LL1A.X. Why the FilibusterliiK Hcheuio Fulled-Slio Is Driven Out of Port Without MuiU or a Pound of t'onl Desperate Situation ofllic Crew Her Final Helznre. From the Xanadu llerald, Oct. 23. On Friday, the 15th Instant, a report oirenlated In this city that a steamer iu distress aud out of coal was anchored in the neighborhood or this island. Some time-afterwards the Keeeiver-Ueneral, accom panied by the Harbor Master, went to sea in if. M. S. Lapwing, commander buarpe, to capture the steamer outside, on the following day.about 4 o'clock 1. M., the Lapwing returned to this port, having In tow a steamer bearing no colors, which 'afterwards proved to bo the Cuban steamer Cespedos, Captain F. M. Harris, hound to Vera Cruz, Mexico. A llrm of this city had loaded a schoouur on Satur day, the lfith, with coal, nml applied to tho custom house for u clearance, which was refused lliein by order of tho Governor. On Monday, tho lsth, after the olllcial release of the steamer they applied for permission to put coals on board the suuie suillclon, to allow her to leave the colony: Agt'uwere they refused by the Governor. It was short v afterwards ascertained that the Cespedes had been released aud ordered to leave within twelve hours, but no com munications would be ultowed. A STEAMIiR ORDERED TO 00 TO RF.A WITHOUT ONK I'OU.NO Ol-' COAI., ANO WITUOIT MAILT. Kvidtntlv the nuthotitles ordered that steamer, with her ti it y or more souls, to certain destruction I They were not only placed at tho mercy of their enemies, the (Spaniards, but also ut the morcy or tho elements. Is there any tiling to warrant such a pro ceeding? The commander of the Cespedes, imme diately alter receiving tho official communication, took his decision. He destroyed alibis cabins and furniture; every article thut could furnish fuel was destroyed uud prepared for the furnaces. He would go us lar us he could und there await the result, lie started that evening within tho tiiuo allowed him, but tho (ioverniuent had not Uuished with hlin. The Lupwing hail orders to follow und Bee him out of Id nihil waters. tut th following morning (Tiiosdnvl the com mander of lue Ct.-BjH.uc spied some schooners at sen; he approaches one of them, sho was lol led with coal! the coal that would save their vessid and their lives 1 Tho Lapwing was in sight, but they were out of British Jurisdiction, and went to worn with the spirit that only desperation can produce. Dot, alas, those men were doomed 1 The lapwing ap proached them, fired several guns at them and cap tured the schooner with the coal. Thev then ap proached another vessel, this one also has coal; their hopes revive; to worlt agaU they prepare, but again the Lapwing tiros and stops them. Another vessel with tho precious coal Is captured, and with it their last hope of salvation. I nilcr tho circumstances, Commander narns adopted the only course left to Mm ; he came hack to Nassau. Immediately on Ms anchoring the Com mander sent ono of Ills officers bearing his protest to the Governor. At 6 P. M. a gentleman of this city applies to tho Governor for permission to send a legal adviser alone to tho Captain. He fore T P. M. the Kecelver-General answers this gentleman, saying his Kxecllency the Governor had requested hliu to say that the personal liberty of the officers and crew or the steamer would not, be interfered with, but that tno vessel was under detention. I'll Is gentleman, on receipt of this letter, accompanied by a Iriend, proceeded to the Cespedes in order to see the commander. Uc was,-however, detained by an officer of one of the man-of-war boats, who rcfusc.il, although he read the letter above mentioned, to allow thetn to hold any con versa' Ion with the steamer, uud it was not until 9 P. M. that they were ullowed to iimtrnach her. - On the following day (Wednesday) tht Rocilver .leiieiiu uiHtie prcprai,Mtii mr cm uiHciiurge ui uie cargo from on board the steamer, and rumor pro nounced her seized, when the military were placed on board us a guard, and hor machinery discon nected. However, as no sufficient notico has reached us yet, we cannot vouch lor the truth of the .report. ll. in our iiumuie opinion mill, i lie iiuveiiliiicm. lien: 1ms acted Inconsiderately in 1 lie lent. Can Great Itritnin approve of It? What will the nations that, have recountml Cuba as a Government think of It 1 What will the world think ? Would it not have been better to have sei.cd the steamer at once aud taken tho responsibility or a trial by law, than to release her mid not allow her to coal? And if there were no grounds upon which to seize her, ' would it not have been more worthy of the Government repre senting the great llritlsh nation to take the responsi bility of allowing her coal to depart out of Drltisti waters, If only sufficient to go to the nearest port ? And if none of tho above two courses could be taken, was It necessary to order the steamer out within the limited time of twelve hours ? Since writing the above the Government doelded to seize the steamer, and yesterday at 4 P. M. the Hecelver-General proceeded on 'board and took charge of the Cespedes, ordering all officers and crew to abandon her immediately. Upon what ground has the seizure been decreed we know not, I tut she is now In custody, and we can onl v sa v, that this is better than ordering her to sea without, coal. THE "WORLD." Another l'dltorlnl Drive nt Philndelnlila Irs Politics and Police Troubles. T'nder the engaging title of "Philadelphia In a Funk," tho New York World this morning spreads Itself in tho followlngjway : Philadelphia Is In ashes not those of fresh flame, but of the sackcloth kind. A fatal discovery has just been made which has thrown her Mayor aud Coun cils, and her historical societies, und her antiqua rians, and her autograph collectors luto unutterable shame. Let us, with what calmness we may lor every pang or that "loyal community'' is doubly ours describe what has happened. Each of the three great cities north of the Mason and Dixon line has a sacred spot which is shown to all simple-minded strangers and Is assumed to be the aim of all patriotic pilgrimages Doston has Faneuil Hall the veritable cradle of Liberty, for the baby was taken thence when very young, but where It certainly squalled most loudly in its days of early dentition. New York has, or had, tho bnildlng where Washington, as President, took tho oath (which, by the by, he kept) to support the Constitution. Hut Philadelphia has what she and Mr. Charles Snmuer think the greatest of all the room In which iudependeneo was declared and the equality of the races proclaimed. This room has seen rare changes; and since 1784, when an unruly mob ol soldiers drove all that was left or Congress out of torn, everything that carpenters and bricklayers could do to nmtlUto nnd disfigure had been done. At last it settled down into a show-rooin, rrom the walls or which, properly enough, Chnrles Wilson Peale's revolu tionary portraits some good and some very, very bad look down. There too and with tins no fault, can be round Is tho cracked bell which rang out old-fashioned liberty, perched, if we remember rlghtlv, on a trumpery platform, adorned with caps, of the French model, or modem liberty. There, too, were all sorts of scraps and oddities besides, und among them what, If It had been genu ine, was neither scrap nor oddity un autograph letter of George Washington. To this memorial of the great rebel every pilgrim was reverentially brought. Every rowdy lireman and Philadelphia Is always nursing uud welcoming rowdies of the in cendiary sort blew his horn over it. Mayors made speeches about It; and Philadelphia, with perhaps one exception, unlike Ne at York, has solemn, pre tentious Mayors. r-owfor the catustrophe. One day last week a man named Emerson (not Waldo) was arrested for selling spurious autographs, and a dozen lndlvl dtiuls. with Washington letters in their hands rushed to the magistrate's office tJ ascertain the value of their treasures. All were spurious. Emer son had done them all. In the midst of this general gloom nnd agitation, it occurred to tho mind of Mayor Fox, a vigilaut and faithful officer, that possi bly forgery had invaded his temple. With a beating heart lie confronted Emerson,, and, with trembling accents, asked the question, "Is the Inde pendence Hall letter genuine?" Emerson, a cautious and experienced man, declined an swering tho queltlon until he should Inspect tlie paper. A squad of armed detectives for rogues In Philadelphia have a knack of escaping just now guarded him to the sacred spot. He was observed to blush as he passed the statue or Washington, no entered. He looked at the document, and casting oown his eyes ror he could not inoet the ira.e of the ui-seuibled and indlguaut city fathers no meekly wild: "Oil, yes, thlsis some of my work;" and tho curtain fell. We never before understood why the mm blc Washington In Chesnut street turned hU luu k on Independence Hall. IIOBRIBLV! A Murderer Confronted with itU Victim's Head. On the flth proximo Antoino Muurcr will bo hanged In New City, Kocklund county, New York. for the mnrder of Joachim tuerler. in iisrexuinx of the trial, the New Vork Herald says: Dunns the time that Fuerter's body lav unreeoir. nlzed after Its discovery In the corn, tleld, the thought of severing It from the trunk and preserving it for ideutillcaticn seized the mind of the present ing attorney. This course might bo pronounced eom menduble, but the death head was not used alone for this purpose. When tho poor, little villain Maurer wus safely ledged in his prison cell, and when evidence was accumulating daily to fasten more and more firmly tho gnlltt'ss of this dark crime upon him, then It was that tho fiendish gentus of the District Attorney developed a n-3iv Idea. The murderer should be confronted with tlio face of hi:i victim: tho pile features un I sunken eyes should meet lilin at unexpected moments; ilio grim head should be popped at him from bcuouth common table blankets aud out of prison buckets ; it should be rollc.i ut him iu his couch aud presented to his hon iilcd vision in the ih-ti I of night; thus It. w as hoped a confession might be wrung from hlin iu the startled moments of Ms, dread wiien thii uu earlhly object should bo thrust upon him And this scheme was cui lied out. I liavo it through one of the gi iitlcmc ii most prominent in iho prowutl'in that the prisoner bcioiv hi tria' want d to wash his hands one day, und the opportunity was taken to confront him thou with ad that was leic or th" muideied Fuerter. Maurer, whon he rcp.-aluil tho second time his request, was scut Into an udioinin" cell, where he was told he would Und a bucket of water. Ho went und he was watched. As ho Stooped to dip his hand In thu pail tho hideous face was there the grizzly features marked Willi fio horror of tlu dea'.h struggle. Them was terror marked on the laeo or the poor prisoner when ho ran out of tho cell from the ghostly bucket, but his laughing spectators saw oMieard iiothimrtll.it they could construe into a proor or his uuilt Aainn, when ho sut in tho nail off which luj cell opens, a blanket suddenly lined from tho Ublo by him revealed aguiust the cadaverous head. How liorrib hi is this story m the recital ! When I heard It from the lips of one ol the moMt reliable and est i. ma de citizens or the county, I Kit a terror that it la hard lor me now to describe or realize. What must have been the horror of thu mw.y littUi prisoner when ho mot In that gloomy cell the gaze or the deathly eyes is more than I care to imagine. I could hardly credit these l icis; but when 1 learned tlitit the head Is still within tho prison, und when I was shown (,iio can in winch it is still preserved, I oo'ild no longer doubt that in H nk uud county they have discovered a new method ol procuring proof in cases bi ClUuv, SECOND EDITION ATS ST 3X7 TSLSOZlArn. The Kin of . Italy Seriously Ill Heavy Snow Storm in New York Murder and Attempted Sui cide in Chicago Reverdy Johnson's Golden Wed ding. Financial and Commercial FROM EUROPE. The Kins of Itn.lv lyln-I!e Is Kcconelled to the Church. By the Franco-American Cable. Fi.oitFNCi, Nov. 7. His Majesty King Victor F.manucl remains iu a critical condition of health. He Is seriously ill and confined to bod. The medical bulletin Issued to-day announces that the King ia laboring under a feverish at tack, anl that a miliary eruption appeared on the surface of the 6kin generally over bis body during the past night. The King was duly In formcd'of the fact that his life was in danger at an early hour this morning. He received tho news calmly, and immediately sent for a clcrienl confessor, from whom, after compliance with the Catholic rule of belief, he received absolu tion aud the holy sacrament, enjoying Appa rently the greatest trauquilllty of mind. During the afternoon it was reported that the King was slightly improving. Thl iHoralnft'a Quotations. By the Anglo-American Cable. FHANKroKT, Nov. 8-A. M. United Stales five twenties open heavy at 89. IIavkk, Nov. 8 Cotton opens flat, both on the spot and atloat.at M0 f. on the spot and VXf. afloat. Antwerp, Nov. 8. Petroleum opens firm at Cljtff. London, Nov. 811 A. M. Consols, 93'.,' for money and account. American securities quiet: B-2ii or 1W!2, 83V S 1MS5S, old, 82 V; 1807s, 88',: 10-40S, 77'; Stocks dall ; Krle, 21 M ; Illinois Central, OS ; Atlan tic and (Ireat Western, 14'.(. Livkui'Ooi., Nov.8 11 A. M. Cotton quiet; mid dling uplands, 12d. ; middling Orleans, 12'fd. Tho sales or the day are estimated at 10,000 bales. California wheat, 10s. 2d. London, Nov. 811 A. M Linseed cakes, 10 10s. Sperm oil, 92; Spirits Petroleum, Is. 4d. Pahis, Nov. 8.-r-The Bourse opens quiet; Rentes, 71 f. 10c. Thin Afternoon' Quotation. London, Nov. 8. 1 P. M U. H. flye-twentica of 1802, S3 ; lfiOT.s, old, 62)4 ; lsi7s, 84','. Stocks quiet. I.ivkki'OOI Nov. 81 V. M Kcd Western wheat, 8s. lid.; red winter. 93. 3d. Spirits Petroleum, lid. - FROM THE WEST. Ileatrnetlve Fire In Cleveland. Cleveland, Nov.' 8. A fire occurred nt 2 o'clock on Sunday morning in , the premises occupied by C. Bradburn & Co., wholesale grocerB, involving a loss of about t30,000, which is insured as follows: On building .'Etna, $5000; Phoenix, 15000. On stock Cleveland, 10,000; Snn, of Cleveland, $5000; JEtna, Corn Exchange, and Manhattan, $5000 each. Kinhteen Inches or Hnow. There is eighteen inches of snow at Hudson, Ohio, this morning. HeMtrnctlve 'Ire Murder and Attempted Huu'ide. Chicago, Nov. 7. The planing mill, sash, door, blind, and basket factory of Alderman 8. J. Russell. Nob. C8, 70, 7a, 74, aud 76 Fulton street, West Division, took firo this morning, and was completely destroyed. This is tho L third time It has been destroyed in tho same way within a. year. Tho loss is about $70,000, on which there ia no insurance. Charles Nolan, residing In Carrolton, Michi gan, who had separated from his wife, yesterday paid her a visit and shot her dead. lie then shot himself in the head, and at last accounts was alive, but will probably die. FROM NEW YORK. Tbe Storm Throunb the Ntate and on the Lakes. Despatch to tin Keening Telegraph. ' New York, Nov. 8. Tho gale yesterday and last night reached as far West as Chicago. At Albany about three Inches of enow fell. At Utiea there is a foot of snow, and tho sleighing is good. At Oswego the wind from tho north west caused the snow to drift badly. It is feared that the gale on the lakes will cause much dis aster to the chipping. At Cleveland there was a high wind and considerable snow. To-day is cold and blowing a gale from tho northwest. At Chicago and other points West wind northwest, with indications of snow. The Illoney and Htock Markets. Nkw Yoke, November 8. Stocks firm. Money quiet at 7 per cent, tiold, lutlft. Five tventies, 1808, coupon, UfHf; do. "1864, do., 113 '(; do. 1S05, do., 113,y; do. do., new, 115?i; do. 1867, 116; do. 180S, ll.vs; Ten-forties, 1073. Missonri 0s, 87 V; Canton Company, 60; 0 tm lierland preferred, 87; New York Central, 185; Erie, 2H'4 ; Keadinf?, 97V; Hudson River, 162tf; Michigan Ceutral, 121; Michigan Southern, uu ; Illinois Central. 13r; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 8M; Chlcairo and Kock Island, 104 '; Pittsburg ami Fort Wayne, 185J ; Western Union Telegraph, 36V. York Produce Market. New Yonk. Nov. 8. Citou easier; sales of 400 bales at 2Sfc'e. Fiour heavy aud declined 10c. sales or !ti0O nnrreis ouue ai ts-iuwu; w csi- bushels mixed Western at vucmsi-uu. uan nnncr; fi'Ues of 26,000 bushels at 62rtio. Beef quiet. Pork dull; new mess, J27J(iw:liML Lard dull at 17;ji U'tC. Whisky dull uud quotations are nominal, FROM BALTIMORE. llevertlv Johnson's lollrn Wedding Annlver Hiirv. Special Despatch to The t'otning 'ftlevrapn. Haltimoui;, Nov. 8. Hon. Kevcrdy Johuson is to have a grand golden wedding at his country residence on tho 10th, being tho anniversary of his fiftieth your of marriage. , .All his elevoii children, with wives and husbands, and his forty-eight grandchildren and two or throe greut-graudehildren, with uumorous invited guests, will be present to witness tho ceremony. It promise muck brilliancy and interest. A iSlinlit Firo In the Second Presbyterian Church, occurred lust ulglit, but tho damage is moderate. It is intensely cold. JIultiieore Produce .IfuiUet. lUu-iMOitK. Nov. . Cotton dull aud heavy, and nominally H.V-.0. Flour null and weak; Howard street su'perllne, f s-2fti-i t. ) ; do. extra, J5'7.V. O-.Vl ; do. fumlly, 6-7fMs; City .Mills superfine, f5-if;,.j 0-2o: do. extra, ihi 7: do. family, S7w;'.t mi; West. .rn unnorti"" iw:iu fi'Ml, do. extra, 8,V7ft(i'6 2f; do. family, fd -76 T . Wheat firmer; reil.JlMftj.io,' ruin, i.lDM new, 8.)i.mo. Oats, 6f(..sc. Kye lirie.o. fl. Mess Pork quiet, at ):12-.VM.1. H.ioon quiet; rib sides, lH'Alh.V:. ; clear do., lhirjciKv. shoulders, itfe. Hams, i',;2.'ic. Lard knu at 1B; lS'(.c. WUInky unsettled aud tinner, nominally Ii vt. ern ar so(i o,: pwuiiirtii.,-,-'v, ..v.ii and declined l2o.; sales of 75,Ouo:imshel8 No. ii at Hi !!'! No 3 attl'16; and wiuter red at $i-3..i-40. tmimd nricos favor buyers: uaies of Ui.nou FROM JVEW EJVOLAJVD. Nniclde In Providence. Dttpatch to Th Evening TeUgraph, Providence, Nov. 8. Andrew J. Miller, a German, fifty years of age, who kept a shoe-maker-shop on College street, committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday morning. Miller had sold his shop, and was somewhat depressed hi mind. The Vnnvi of Dr. Pmil Hchocppc. To the Editor of The Keening Telegraph. Having been alluded to by name In your issnc of this evening, in an account of a visit by one of your reporters to Dr. Bchocppe, nnder sentence of death at Carlisle, I beg to correct an error which seems to me to be of some Importance. . 1 have never ridiculed the idea that Misa 8tcn ncckc died of poison." But, after a careful consideration of the medical evidence In the case, I am sallsBed, iu eommon with many others who have witnessed it, that it com pletely falls to prove anything. Tho symptoms pre sented by Miss Stennecke before her death were most loosely and Inaccurately described, nnd the post-mortem examination was In an extreme de gree imperfect and nnsclontlfle. Now, it will be conceded, that in order to con vict a man of munler.tt must first be placed beyond a doubt that murder has been committed. Dut there Is, in the case in question, abundant room to sup pose that the death was due to chronic disease. No one can say, from the evidence offered, either that It .was or was not. Hence, aside from any personal considorstlon,;ror I never saw Dr. Schocppe and know nothing or'ms proiceslonnl character nnd qualifications, I hold that it would be a most dangerous precedent to carry out his sentence. If he is Rullty, he has not been proved to be so. Respectfully ysurs, 'k.JouN n. Packard. No. 1416 Spruce street, Nov. C, 1869. GENERALITIES. The Arctic Whaling Fleet. The New Hcdford Mercury says: "There is no anxiety In our city in regard to tho Arctic fleet, In regard to the season's catch. Hut three whalers arrived nt Honolulu previous to October 21 last year, nnd the non-arrival of any of the vessels ut Han Fran cisco is probably owing to the fact that but few will go there on account of the port being an expensive one. Many of the Arctic whalers did not. arrive at Honolulu lost year until the latter part of Novem ber; and while we thank our Boston friends for their anxiety concerning our whalers, weeun assure them that the owners iu this city fully expect to receive this year, In due season, their regular drafts from Honolulu." A Novel WeddiiiK. A novel wedding was celebrated in Memphis on Thursday. A widow lady from North Carolina, Mrs. M. Biackwcll, on her way to the Red river country with all her household goods. Including several chil dren, felt an aching void, and determined to fill the place of tho lute Mr. liiackwell upon short notico. Procuring a marriage license with a blank for tho name of tho husband, she explained her wishes to the landlord of the wagon-yard where she resided whilo in transitu,, who introduced to her a strapping young fellow named Daton, who was nothing loth, and the two were made one five minutes afterwards where they stood In tho wagon-yard. After the ceremony the new-matched pair took up their march tor their new home. Fnlb's Fallible Predictions. The cities and seaports or Peru, so lar from being utterly destroyed and swallowed up as predicted tiy Mr. Falb, during tho time intervening betwoen tno 80th of September and the Bth ot Octooer, have, upon those dates, enjoyed, singularly enough, an unusual cessation or the earthquakes which have Tor the past twelve months, with more or less force, visited tho whole of them at frequent intervals. The prophe cies of Falb, however, have caused incalculable mis chief In inspiriting the people with such terror as to have induced them to leave their homes and remove goods and chattels, at the samo time destroying the public quiet and paralysing commerce. LEGAL INTELLIGEUCB. District Court, No. I Judge Tbaver. Pchmldt Myers vs. Tho Philadelphia Fire Insu rance Company. An action on a policy to recover for loss by tire. Before reported. Verdict for plain tiffs, 12787-80. J. W. Supplee' Co. vs. Conrad Evan. An action on a promissory note. Verdict by agreement for plointiii's, f 224-ou. Rice, Chase & i. vs. William Buggy. An action on a promissory note. Verdict by agreement for plaintlll'S, (2158-03. Virginia J. Tobias vs. George C. Renkaun. A feigned issue to try the ownership of personal pro perty. Verdict by agreement for defendant. Charles B. Dnngan vs. The llestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount Passenger Railway Company. Au action to recover for advances of money made ny plaintiff for defendants, In negotiations for a con solidation with the Race and Vine Streets Company. On trial. District Court, No.S-Judge Stroud. Sarah Porker, executrix, ve. Taylor & Smith. An action on a promissory note. Verdict for plulntiu, John Borden A Bro. vs. Augustus Girard. An ac tion to recover for a heater put into defendant's resi dence. The defense alleged that the heater was defective and failed to give the warmth it was repre sented as capable of giving. On trial. Court of Common Pleas Judge Ludlow. Teter Schuler vs. Matthew TrudelL A feigned issue to try the ownership or a piano levied upon by derendant. A verdict was rendered for tho plain tiir, subject to a point or law reserved by the Court. Court of Quarter Mentions-Judge Paison.' The Court was this morning occupied with deser tion cases, which were all ot a trivial character. Court or Quarter Nesslons Judge Peirce. No prisoners were In tho dock this morning and the Court was engaged solely with bail cases. The first of these, that counsel succeedod in getting be fore the Jury was one of assault aud battery, the de tails of which were iinllt for publication, and this hud not been concluded at tho time of our going to press. Stock Quotations by Telegraph L P. 01. Glendlnnlng, Davis ft Co. report through their New York house the following: - N. Y. Central R. ..... 185 PaolnoM.8 61 v N. Y. and Erie It.... 28 Vi Western Union Telo. 86 v Ph. and Rea. R. 97!4ToLand Wab. It. Ii.. a Mich. 8. and N. L R,. BojMll. andSUPaulR.0 7ih; Cle. and Pitt. It..... 86 I Mil. and .St. Paul pf.. Chi. and N. W. com. . 71?, Adams Express. 67 ChL and N. W. pref.. 86 Wells, Fargo. 19,' CliL and R. I. R. 101 Gold 126;; Pitt., FU Way- C'h. 85 Market steady. AWlf COMMERCE. Omci or tub evekwo Ttxifonira,! ' Monday, Nov. S, 11; There was a strong and active money market to day, with a good business and speculative demand, tho rates of sutnrday being well maintained. Tho revival of activity at the Htock Board, which culmi nated on Saturday afternoon iu some degreo of ex- citement, has Increased the business at the banks iu brokers' loans, and less discounting Is done by them to-day, but as the movement may bnfalrly regii-ued as a spasmodic effort or the "bulls" iu Reading Hull, road to ralso tho price ol that stock, its cUoot will probably lie of short duration. Meanwhile prime paper Is sent "a begging,!' and business borrowers will feel the pinch, unless they are prepared to pay 10(tf;15 per cent, for accommoda tions. Call tonus lira active at 7 per ceut. on Uov ermneuts and at 10 per cent, on mixed securities. Gold moves only iu answer to the wants of busi ness. The sales opened this mornlug at I2t',', fell to i, and advanced again bcloro noon to 126?,'. tiovernmcnt bonds were very quiet, with barelv su lUcieut doing to enable us to quote, but prices of the new bonds are a fraction stronger. Tho Klock market was less active to-day, but prices wero quite steady. Rate loans were ueglected. City sixes were without change, selling at loi for tho new ih.sucs. Reading Railroad was in less demand, but prices were not materially changed from thoje or Satur day; sales at 18(.4'.. Pennsylvania Railroad was steady, Willi moderate sales at M'i. Littlo Suluivl kill ItailroiMt sold at 42r, and CaUwIssa Rulliv-ia preferred at il V- 63 was offered lor Mluehill; 21'.' for Philadelphia undlirio; aud Wt lor Camdcii and Amlioy. , lnt'aiittl stocks wo notice only small transactions in Lch'i-'h Navigation ac a:t ca-ih, to M seller s op lion. 14V was bid lor Schuylkill .Navigation pro. (erred. Theie was nothing done In any of tho mis cellaneous shares, anil the bids were barely au ludi- miLADELPITIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven Bra, No. 40 s. Third street,' riKN'A' UvAKU. tiwoo city ds.New.ls.ioi 100 8h Leh N fit MO. 84 1200 do. 101 11300 'do. ..ls.2d.101 fnooLehHloan.... 86 luoshPenna lcban. mv " . do. i. 100 , do..opgl. 64), 8 d0....c4p. 64V B 111 I.lt. Rrh Tt a 5 10 do 860. 84 100 do 0. 84 200 ah Reading. Is. c. 49 oo 100 do. . Hfiwn. 48-04 ' do.sBwnftl.48-94 do 18.48-94 . do 4SV do. it M M 200 20 100 Bh Cata Pf.. .'.".'. 86K 100 600 . ' . - .WWH.DVnil,l jay Cooks a rv nnnm r- dals.a6wn.48-M i 8 ,f 188,1 I B-WS Of ISM. - 1 B Nd?-.l8, I do., 1806, 113)4(4 ' 114; do.,. July,- lste, UBrtfi6: do. do. 1607 116,31105 da, i868,li6cii6V "ooa. icnTa : 107 fi ; Cur. 68, 107r4107; Gold, lMiir -Mkhskh. Pb Havkn ft brothhh, ioNo. B. Thirl Street, Philadelphia, ;rT,rt tD0 following quotations! ; U.K eaof I8bi, Ii7ii7-; da lsefl, iibm(4116mi da 1&64,118S,113; do. 1866, 113(114; do. 18I -. new,U6,vii6,7; da 186T, da liuo.'s : daises. , da, 116,3llv: 10-408. 10T'iat07 : U. 8. 80 Year l 6 per cent. Currency, JOTxOluTJf? Due Oomp. lab ! Notes, 9X ; Gold, 12Ji127; Silver, 124185. Messrs. Wn.t.UM Paintkh ft Co., N. 86 ti. Third street, report the following quotations: U. 8. sof 1881, inin;i : twos of l&ea, H6ii8 r da i64, ' 113(H3V; da 18(h lisxaiw.-;- da July, M65, lin;ll0v; do. July, 1867, rmX da July, -lsos llfi.Vn ll',-; 6s, 10-40. t078107J; U. 8. Pacific RR. Cy. 6s, 107107. Gold, 126ii26i. Market " null. - , -..? Gold quotations as follows ; . .. , iutua. M lZO'f 10-40 A. M 12fi v 10'26 12f 11-66 126 V- 10-27 " 1264,11-68 " ;..... .....1264 1 1029 " 126X12-00 M... ....,126X , Philadelphia Trade Report..1. MoNOAY, Nov. 8 Prime Cloverseed Is m demand," but inferior grades -are neglected ; small sales at ". 0-607per64 lbs. In Timothy no sales were re- ported, and prices are nominal. Flaxseed may be J quoted at J2-48. t i ; . : Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. i Oner--J citron at 32-80 ft tou. . ' . . The Inactivity noted In tho Flour market for some time past still continues, and prices are In favor of i buyers. About 1200 barrels were taken In lots by the . homo consumers at gfK6-2 for supertlne: l5-37xr 60 for extras; 5-6(6-60 for Iowa, Wisconsin, -and Minnesota extra family; 6(6-60 for Pennsvl-'i ""J'Ri!0, L 0-a86-'5 for Southern Illinois, Indiana. ; and Ohio do. ; aud 737-75 ror rancy brands, accord lng to quality. Rye Flour sells slowly at t6. per 1 SjilllCla j -. T The Wheat market is without improvement, and , t prices favor buyers ; sales of Western and Pennsyl vania red at 1-3tMl sn. Kyo Is steady, with sales of Western at flW)(ffti-06. Corn, is quiet, bnt Arm : Bales of 600 bushels Pennsylvania yellow at 10S; new do. at 8$ftU0c; Western do. at 96c.Jl; and Western mixed at 94(Se. Oats are unchanged; " sales of W estern and Pennsylvania at 5G5!60e. Barley is quiet; 5000 bushels two-rowed New York Bold on private terms, und 400 bushels choice four- rowed do. at -30. Whisky Is dull ; a small lot of Iron-bonnd Western ' soldutjl-io. Philadelphia Cattle farket. Monday, Nov. 8. The market for Beef Cattle wan , dull to-day at the decline noted last week. For choice grades prices were well maintained, bnt poorer qualities tended downwards. The market closed dull within tho following rango of figures choice, 9(tf,9 Vc. ; prime, 7j,8c.-; fair to good, 7., c. ; and common, 4iu,0o. per pound, gross, as to condition. Receipts 3002 head. The following sales were reported : 232 Owen Smith, Western, 68. . 12B A. Christy A- Bro., Virginia, 7a8. f Daengler ft MoCleeso, Western, C7, t4 P. McFlllen, Western, 08J,'. 100 1'h. Hathaway, Western, 6;$8. 140 James S. Kirk, Chester county, 66. 117 James McFlllen, Western, 6,(8 26 B. F. McFlben, Chester co.,'7(7-. 100 K. ti. McFlllen, Western, 6S8. 130 Vllman ft Kachmiui, Wst-'rn,"'7(A9v. 246 Martin, Fuller Co., Western, CfesV. ' 163 Mooney A Smith, Western, 6of,9. ' 80 Thomas Mooney ft Bro., Virginia, 67V. 30 II. Chain, West era Penn'a, V(T. 100 John Smith ft Itro., West3rn,'7(49W'. loo J. ft Li Frank, Virginia, ews; 130 Hope A Co., Virginia, Bms. . . ' ' 60 II. Frank, Pennsylvania, 5ia(7itf. , 20 M. Dryroos ft Co., Virginia, B(iv. ' 60 Elkon A Co., Virginia, 07. ' " 130 Gus. Kcham berg, Virginia, 6VSA - 26 B. Baldwin, Chester county, 6(6 i. 82 J. Clemson, West Virginia. 6v,8V. 47. R. Merrick, Virginia, 67. ' ' J4 Chandler ft Alexander, Chester county, 6a7!f. 1 16 A. Kimble, Pennsylvania, 6&1. ' (-.-. 21 I. Home, Pelaware, 6f 6. 66 J. Chain, Western Pennsylvania, 6(20. 96 R. Mayne, Virginia, tH$lx. 16 Jesse Miller, Chester county, 73. 78 John McArdle, Western, B9. . 14 8. Blumenthal, Western, 65tf6. 126 Elllnger, Virginia, 6a8. 63 8. Frank, Western, 6($7. 16 Preston Saunders, Chester county, 67!tf. 20 William Duffy, Western, 4X6Jrf. - ,' 43 C. Welker, Virginia, 6g5 v, , , - 60 Morris Keating. Western Pennsylvania, a&bur 37 H. Ketter, Western Pennsylvania, toWrf. 2b IV A. Glmmill, Delaware, 4SJtf. . 19 II. John, Western, 4(4tf. ' v ;- . 47 J. Gorthrop, New York State, B7. ' "' 14 J. Christy, Virginia, 6(,V. ' ; ' Cows and calves ivere weaker and prices have de clined 6(Sio per head ; 200 sold at the Union Drove ' Yard at f4r($76. Springers sell at 40a68. Sheep There was a fair business done and prices , were firm ; 6000 head sold at 4XCXc. per pound, 1 gross. . , ' Hogs The market was less active and holders ' submitted to a decline; 8632 bead changed bands kt -prices ranging from f 14(14-60 per loo lbs. lor com fed, as In quality. . LATEST SIIirrUTG INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine Netei tee Insid Paget. ; . (fly Telegraph.) Fortress Monhok, Nov. 8. Tbs ship Orstt of thm Wave, from Rotterdam for Baltimore, in btdow. (fly Anylo-American Oablti. Brkht, Not. 8. Arrived, stMiiuhip Poreiro. from Rats ' York, on the way to Havre. v "w '" -Havre, Nov. S.-A pivd. steamship AteJunU, fromTTaw York, on Uis way to London. boiithampton, Nov. 8. - Arrived, steamship Hanss.1" from New York. QiTKFNHTOWN, Nov. 8. Arrived, steunahlDB Oiw nf PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.. NOVEMBER tf; STATX OF THEItlCOaCKTXR AT THJB EVKHINa JlLKlifS ' 7AM 30 1 11 A. M 40 1 1 P. M... ........ 43 1 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Barnne Elgin, butherland, Antwerp. L. Wentereaard ftOo' Br. ImiQuo "barttu Py0u," Dukiu, Itoltiu-dain, it a' ' ARRIVED TUIS MORNING. ' BtoaraerMillvillo, Kt-neur,-24 hours from Now Yo.l, with mdse. to Whitall, latum A Oo. "" Hr. baniue itluok llruthers, I'euy, 84 days from ria-m in ballast to K. A. flouder A Co. liad vy th e iteT& winds the entire asue. """"Jt . , Scur Lady Ellen, Adams, 2 days from Leipsrville. with stone to P. Muiliim. ""01 wiiu Bchr Cooper, Calloway, .6 days from Pooomoke liver ' with lumber to C'ull.ns & Co. 0 "Tr, Kctir Addis Murohie, Murchie, at this port Saturda from Jacknontillo, ieporU:-iit Jacsaonvills bar )i T 14; badagoodruu u, to Hat to. an; since t"S had" ii . sales; blew raili to pieces and sprung a leak T waii 1,177 buck aeroiut the null stream six times ; was twiua 7tiiiV?. m.ieH 0f (Jape Huulopon ; bad short allowauof uui?. . roost or tue time, and were totally without food tortwn days. wood, we obtuinod uppli9 lrom a pilot boat insld Bpertal Drtfxilrh to Th Evening Trlftrnnh. ' HAVItn-tkK.lltA-W- M,1 Knm it' W . . ' -'. ou v U 11 t4QQ DOatS Mfa Here this morning, hs lullows: ,ar IJhttwaluKuire and Keystone, with lumber to Taylor ' dames Hevorlv, 1 lurry ana Pearl, Susie, and fl With lumber to Patterson i. Lipplnoott. ' U b1'' Tiuur, with lumber to 1. 'I rump A Don. (ieorKe Hulinuie, with lumber to it. Woolvorton I'dloa, with lumber to II. Oroskoy. ' A. O. Postelwait, with lumber to 1. B. Taylor A Bon Two Iirotuuia, with lumber to Saylor. D A Al.iriu Klla lielle, with lumber, for Oaimien. Mon. Gen. iieynolilH, wit n bark, t ordar. Hiuoerity, with bark, to til. It. Harris. Liberty, with grain to Hotlmun A Kennedy Hhnritt finiiiu, with Hint, for Trenton, ' Hull A Davis, with coal, for Delaware Oily. SPOKEN. IwZlMt -RltrN"ailadelphi., cleared .t 1 ,
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