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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 18G9.
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nportant News The Fall of Cape
IHaytien The Capture of Sal
nare's Navy -Continued
Successes of the In
surrectionists.
ftc.t lite, lite. Etc. Etc.
frpm the N. T. Herald of to-day.
St. Marc. Nov. 18. 1889 News m received In
this city yesterday that the sinking 01 the HUlo
learner Artibonlte, formerly used as a transport.
and the capture of the Fleur de Marie, by the llay,
tlen steamer Terror, alia Picquolt, the last acquisi
tion of Salnave. Both vessels, however, had time
to onload their cargoes and to land their crews In
safety.
In the afternoon of yesterday a schooner brig from
Fort-au-Prlnce for New York came Into this bay
and landed six young men who had run away from
Salnave. These young men conflrn the "prouuncla
jnento" of Vlctorln Chevalier against Salnave, and
also that of his Joining the revolutionists, with all
the forces under hira. As you already know, this is
the general who surrendered the town of Oonalves
to the revolutionary party two months ago. After
this he was appointed by Salnave to the command of
the forces besieging Jacmel. which position he occu
pied until the 4th of November, when ho yielded to
the revolution and declared himsell against Salnave.
-' He was reeeived with enthusiasm lu Jacmel, and
the day after, the nth, taking with him all the pickets
that had surrounded Jacmel for fourteen months, he
marched on to Port-au-Prince, In company with
general Vll Lubln, a warm partisan of Salnave.
Vlctorln, on advancing, sent General Lubin forward
with 200 men. In order to take possession of Rlzoton
fort near Port-au-Prince) In the name of the revo
lution. But Vll Lnbln, having taken possession of
tide fort In fact, continued for Port-au-Prince, and
ttns divulged the plan of actton to Salnave.
Vlctorln, learning the defection of Vll Lubln, re
peated to Llogane, and was marching against Petit
.oave and Grand Goave, there to Jolu the rebel
Army from the south, when both armies will resume
Ahelr march on to Port-au-Prince,
f Salnave Is making preparations to receive his foes.
Nwd is foitlfylng the town, lie is intrenched in his
balace, and swears that he will play his lost card
there, and, sooner than surrender, he will blow up
(he city and burn it to ashes before he abandons his
(eat or government.
This afternoon the news of the taking of Cape
laytlen and the capture of the war vessels Alexan
der Pctlon, Balnave, and Roullloue, in the port of
v'ape Haytlen, was received. So that at present Sal
ave has nothing remaining for him belonging to the
v public of Ilayti, except the arrondlssement and
I' e city of Port-au-Prince
V mE UAYTIEN NAVY.
he Rebel Bam Atlnnln Her Departure Tor
llaytl.
itn the early fart of May last much inquiry was
kclted in Philadelphia by the mysterious purchase
I the late Rebel ram Atlanta from the Government.
Me was taken from League Island to Neafle & Levy's
ehipyard, and Mr. Sidney Oaksmlth, a lawyer of this
lit j, and once United States Consul at llaytl, ar
ranged with that firm for sundry repairs and altera
Jous. .
' The hull and battery casing were substantial, and
Y I machinery in tolerable order. The guns had
be, en removed, but no person was allowed to enter
M sow tne battery aecK. The instructions were not
uypuiine vessel in regular ugnting trim, out merely
I vf prepare her for a short sea trip. This trip was
Mpposed to be for Cuba, although it was said that
We purchase of the vessel was a private speculation.
On the 8th Inst., alter becoming ready for hex, the
vessel was seized by the Custom House authorities,
on the order of Secretary Boutwcll, under the plea
of an infringement of the neutrality laws. A& arma
ment of four cannon had been placed on board, to
gether with small arms, ammunition, seventy-live
men, ?and; the necessary provisions. Explana
tions were, however, made, and the Government
became satfslledthat the vessel was merely intended
tor the Government of llaytl. She was, therefore,
released, and Mr, Sidney Oaksmlth, who has acted
as agent of the Haytlen Government lu the aiUlr,
will sail In her to-morrow.
The Haytlen Rebels against the Government of
Salnave are said to have oirered Mr. Oaksmlth an
advance on the purchase money of f 100,000 in gold,
If he would turn the ram over to them. The cannon
on board are two 180 pound rilled guns on pivots,
firing from the front aud sldo ports, and two 100
pound broadside rifled guns. She is under the com
mand of Rear-Admlral F. Ellms. of the Haytlen
navy. Mr. Oaksmlth has made two trips to llaytl
sliice May, and asserts that after several attempts to
uce nis aerencuon irom sainave, his 100a was
soned.
'he Atlanta was originally an English Clyde-built
amer, and ran the blockade on the 12th of Sep-
ioer, lsei, unner tne name or me r mgai, naving
.... ...1 anwAMl hAttAna Af Dlnl'allt ml nil ,1 n ,1
er munitions of war, all of which were landed in
fvannah. During the following January she at-
noted to leave that port with a thousand bales of
itton, but was prevented by the gunboat Wlssa
i knn. fine was then unloaded and converted into
I iron-clad, first nnder the name of the Georgia, but
bsequeutly under that of the Atlanta.
On the 84th January, 1S63, she was ordered to en
ige the Union blockading squadron, aud, in the
uneral fire, run out to sea. This order was, how
ver, countermanded, and on the 7th June she
' ached the head of Wilmington river by the way of
L Augustine creek. In Warsaw Sound she was
iptured by the monitors WeehaWken and N ah ant,
id was fully equipped and provisioned for a year.
J. Y. World of thin morning. -
AN AMAZON.
V Plttsharger Attacked by Rufflans-lTIs Wife
(Interferes and t-SlH.be one of the Assailants.
The Pittsburg CommereM of yesterday has the
ollowlng :
( About eleven o'clock last night Officers William
vber and Lawrence Cook arrived at the watch
use with a woman named Mrs. Mary Higglns,
h"ra they-stated to Captain Heed had beeu ar
rested for stabbing a man named Selbert. Her has
and had been lu a fight with four men, and she had
interfered in his behalf, stabbing one of the assail
mts of her liege lord Selbert as above stated,
k upuiin Reed very reluctantly received the prlsouer,
eoause of the men not having been arrested, but
'inally concluded to lock the prisoner up until the
matter could be investigated,
v After being placed in a cell, the woman, who by
to way appears to be respectable, staated tbat her
:sbsnd went away from their house on Pike street,
Vir fourteenth, early yesterday morning, and she
iird nothing more of him until after dark last
eaing, when she ascertained that he was quarrcl-
with some men a short distance from the
m, IBlie immediately ran out with a child in her
as, a little girl two years old, and noticing that
v husband was down, and that four men were beat
;Uim, asked a woman named Connors to hold her
tl while she would go and save her husband. Her
'lest was complied with, when she went among
uwu, and catching one of them by the shoulders,
l,"w him off the prostrate form of tier husband,
,.t then one Of the assailants she does
know which one.' neither does
know the names of any of them) knocked her
m, and she was almost smothered In the mud.
i u she arose to her feet her husband has regained
equillbilum and the assailants had withdrawn.
-,-Jr husband wanted to follew them, but the wife ln
I N'Hted that he should go Into the nearest house, Mr.
Carnes', and she would see after his hat, which had
been lost in the melee. He consented, and she
picKea up his hat aud carried It to him. After the
ti'lray had terminated, Higglns was examined, and
)m was lound to have suHtalued two ugly gashes on
tlie ton of the head, Inflicted by either a knife or a
Kick from a boot. His wounds were attended to
' properly, aud although painful are not considered
''"iigcrous.
nt now comes the singular part of the affair the
st of Mrs. Illggin8. It seems that about half an
ir after it occurred Offlcers Barber and Cook
d at the house where Mrs. Higglns was, and re
nted her to accompany them to the Mayor's oltloe,
ng tlrnt a man named Selbert had been seriously
ut-,'1 in the breast during the affray jutt de
od, aud that she was charged with using the
lira. Higglns asked permission to go home
chunge her dress, the one she had on being
-1 with mad, but it seems that privilege was
d ner. Afterwards, however, she was allowed
ud for another dress, and after procuring it was
rt hed to the lock-op. where she now la awaiting a
irlw?. Two of her children were in bed when she
luime, and the other, the little girl referred to,
a bitterly when her mother was compelled to go
!i tas ofllcera.
RAILWAYS.
A furious Chapter of Kallwav Mnnnnempnt
The Pennsylvania Central and the Erie
Itoadw.
Peter B. Sweeney, the Bismark of Tammany Hall,
has been Interviewed, after the latest fashion of
Journalism, and while on the rack the following con
fession was extorted from him. It reveals an im
portant item in the railroad history of the country,
and, If trne (which we have reason to doubt, while
we have every respect for the high moral character
and great ability of Mr. Sweeney), It shows that our
Pennsylvania Itallroad is UBing every exertion to
direct the Western commerce of the continent to
this city, with the Interests of which it is so closely
connected. We are aware that the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne, and Chicago Railroad secured the passage of
an act which was approved the third day of Febru
ary, 1869, which provided for a ciasslDcation of the
Board of Directors as stated by Mr. Sweeney. There
was no act of the Legislature of 18C9 relative to tho
Pennsylvania Central Railroad published in the laws
for this year.
Plain, UnvnrnlMhed Tnle of "The Erie Bill"
(Infolded.
Reporter While on general subjects, how about
the "Krie bill" that the Republican press make so
much fuss about?
Sweeney There never was a subject so misrepre
sented and misunderstood. The Republican press
have lied about it with a purpose. The bill In ques
tion Is Just as much a New York Central Railroad as
it Is an Erie bill, Is in precise words a copy of the
law adopted by the Republican Legislatures or
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana, and an-
f roved by the Republican Governors of those States,
t was passed by the Legislature in this State when
both branches were Republican. The vote on its
passage In the Senate wns nearly unanimous. It
was laid on the table in the Assembly for about a
month for objections, but none came. The bill pro
vides that a certain number of directors shall go out
each year Instead of the whole board, but it does not
Interfere with tho power of the courts to correct
abuses, nor docs It tie up legislation. It can be
repealed at any time. It has not been of any prac
tical value to either the Erie or Central road. The
Erie stockholders at their election in October last
unanimously elected an entire new board without
availing themselves of the advantages of tho law.
The bill was Introduced Into our Legislature purely
as a defensive measure against the action in the
Pennsylvania Legislature looking to the control of
the Erie road in t lie interest of that State and sub
ordinate to the Pennsylvania Central, by which the
trade of the West would he diverted to Philadelphia
from New York. The Pennsylvania Legislature,
having passed a bill precisely like that under con
sideration for the protection of the Pennsylvania
Central, authorized the company to make a large
foreign loan, which It leaked out was intended to
buy up the Erie stock for the purpose I have
indicated; Governor Hoffman held on to the
bill for objections, but not a single stock
holder remonstrated against it. Those who did
confer with him, urged him to sign the bill as
being calculated to settle the wrangling and issuing
of stock to control the road, and likely to work to
the advantage of the stockholders. At all events It
was an experiment, and if it did not work well it
could be repealed at any time. Since Its passage
the stock has been registered and its capital is on a
permanent basis. If the Governor had not signed
the bill, and the result had been that the Pennsyl
vania Central obtained control of the Erie road, he
would have been condemned on all hands for the
undue and Improper exercise of tho veto power.
This is the plain, unvarnished tale of "the Erie bill."
Why don't the Republican press pitch Into Governor
Geary, of Pennsylvania, and the Republican Gover
nors of the States I have named, for having signed
the same bill, word for word? The bin has thus far
been of no advantage to either the Central or Erie
road, and does no harm that I can see, because the
vole for the new Erie Board of Directors was unani
mous, as I have stated. It had one advantage it
arrested the schemes of the Pennsylvania Central
road to obtain the control of the Erle and divert
trade to Pennsylvania.
A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.
A 8evcn-yrnr'Ol4 Hoy Walt Tro Thousand
Allien with a Crazy Father. ,. .
From the Cairo HI.) liuMin, Abe. 24.
Many of our local readers will be able to recall a
memory or one samuei ii. donnson, an individual
who wore a perfect shock of red hair, and delighted
in the sobriquet of "Professor." Although not a
resident of the Immediate city, he was daily In our
streets, and by his quaint ways, strange and some
times Incoherent expressions, attracted considerable
attention. Those who knew him well knew his mind
to be bordering on insanity, while others probably
ascribed his Irregular demeanor and rambling speech
to an occentrlc nature. He sometimes appeared in
our streets bareheaded and frequently barefooted,
treutlng all who approached him with due courtesy,
but permitting familiarity on the part of none.
Early last Bummer the "Proressor," without any
preparation, and even without announcing his pur
pose to his wile, left home, taking with him a little
Bon aged about seven years. A day or two was per
mitted to pass by, the wife and mother anticipating
an early return of the husband and ehild ; but as they
came not, she Instituted inquiry as to their wherea
bouts. Although understanding the unsettled con
dition of the husband's mind, slio never believed for
a moment that he had summarily disposed or him
self, and she was equally assured or the safety or
the child. Weeks and months passed, yet no tidings
came of the absent ones. It could not even bo
ascertained by what conveyance .they left the city.
They had departed with such clothing as they had
on their persons, and if the "Professor" had auy
money, his wife was not aware of the fact.
A few weeks ago Mrs. T. received a letter from
Dr. Taggart, at' Salt Lake City, enclosing to her a
paragraph clipped from a California paper. This
paragraph announced that; a man, answering the
description of her husband, accompanied by a seven
year old boy, had been arrested as an Insane person
near Sacramento, California. He was ragged and
travel-worn, and the little boy was in a condition
equally pitiable. The whole distance from Cairo to
California had been made by them on foot. They
had travelled steadily, begging food on the way,
sometimes fasting and thirsting for days, but con
tinuing their journey the while, at if the route
abounded in extravagant plenty. The "professor,"
Inspired by the idea thatCallfornla'was indeed a land
of gold, exerted a superhuman strength, carrying
the toy In his arms for hours after the lad's wearied
legs had refused to support him further.
Night and day, week after week, the Journey was
pnrsued, until the gap between them and home had
widened out to a distance of more than two thou
sand miles, closing the last day with a walk of over
thirty miles. Stopping for food and rest at a resi
dence a few miles distant from Sacramento, the
"l'rofessor" betrayed such unmistakable evidences
of Insanity that the "man of the house" felt called
upon, In the Interest or humanity, to have him
properly prov hied for. The following day a Jury of
inquest was; Impaneled, aud upon their verdict the
"Professor" was admitted into the Stockton Insane
Asylum, where he now is.
These facts being communicated by the news
paper paragraph spoken of, the relatives of the un
fortunate man placed themselves in correspondence
with the keeper of the Asylum, and, by a recent
mail, received a photograph or the "Proiessor,"
which any one who knows him will recognize at
sight, The HUlo boy speaks of affectionate and pa
rental treatment durlDg the long and laborious
Journey, and of the father's rrequent and remarkable
Beil-denioi ior nis comiuru
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Tuesday, Nov. 80. The Flour market Is without
perceptible change, and In the absence of any de
mand for shipment, only 900 barrels were taken in
lots by the local trade, at f55-23 for superfine;
S'8TX6'62X for extras; t5-T68-8T.tf for Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; t&38-3T)
for Pennsylvania do. do. ; 1038-60 for Ohio do. da ;
and noT-60 for fancy brands, according to quality,
Rye Flour sells at $8 V barrel.
There is no improvement to notice in the Wheat
market, the demand being limited to the wants of
the local millers. Small sales of Pennsylvania and
Delaware red at fl-80l8& Rye may be quoted at
1-101-1X Corn Is in fair request at former
rates. Sales of -old yeUow at tl'OS&l-lo, and 4000
bushels new do. at 8To. for damp up to 95c for
prime dry. OaU are unchanged. 8000 bushels
Pennsylvania, Western, and Delaware at 0O62a
Nothing doing In Barley or Malt.
Bark The last sales of No. l Quercitron was at
130-60 v ton.
Seeds Cloverseed la In steady demand, with sales
of 400 bushels at 8-208-60 V M pounds, an ad
vance. Timothy may be quoted at 13-60, Flaxseed
sells to the crushers at t'i-UO.
Whisky is not so firm. It Is offered at tl-oellO
V rllon for wood and iron-bound Western.
SECOND EDITI01N
LATEST DT TSLSORAFQ.
A Royal Snob How Prince Alfred, of
England, was Taught Manners
Woman Righters and Wo
man Strikers.
An Absorbinj Old Question Finally
Settled A Jnry Definitely De
clares that Lierer Beer is
not an Intoxicating
Drink.
utc, JEtc, i:tc, i:tc, iuc
FROM WASHING TON.
The Chenapcake and Ohio Ilallroad.
Despatch to the Associated Prest.
Washington, Nov. 30. As much Interest is
manifested in the Chesapeake aud Ohio Rail
road, the following particulars are made known.
The eastern terminus is Richmond, and the
Western at the mouth of tho Big Sandy river.
The length of the line, complete to the White
Sulphur Springs, is.225 miles, and incomplete,
200 miles. The cost of tho construction, esti
mated nt gold prices, $12,000,000; debt, $3,000
000; estimated cost of completion, $10,000,000.
Tho amount to he furnished by the contract
ing parties is $15,000,000. Its connections will
be: Western via Lexington, Kentucky, Louis
ville, St. Louis, and Memphis, via tho river
route Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, and In
dianapolis via the Chlllicothe and Columbus
branch lines, embraced lu the charter; Coving
ton to Lynchburg, 100; Coalsmouth to Point
riensant, 45 miles. The total vote of the stock
holders nt the recent meeting was 56,000 6hares,
of which 51,000 were ca6t for the contract, and
5000 against it.
Special Dexjmtch to The Evening Telegraph.
Washington, Nov. 30. The reported re
moval of rostmaster-Gcneral Creswcll is in
correct. Mr. Earle, the First Assistant Post-mastcr-Gcncral,
h.is resigned, and Mr. Marshall,
of New York, a personal friend of Mr. Cres
well, has been appointed in his pi ace. The ap
pointment was made nt the instance of Mr.
Creswcll.
. A Royal Snob.
Denpateh to The Evening Telegraph.
Washington, Nov. 30. In a despatch just re
ceived from the flagship of tho Asiatic squadron,
the following reference is made to the arrival at
Yokohoma of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred.
The Prince saluted Admiral Keppel (English),
but did not salute cither Admiral Rowan or the
French commander. The day following ho
hoisted his. royal standard, which every
one sainted with twenty-one guns.
After the firing waa over, word
came on board that his Koyal Highness would
have a reception on shore, and people wishing.
to know hlra could have an Introduction. As he
had not treated the American or French com
manders with common courtesy in the matter of
the salute, they botn declined to attend. This
caused considerable talk, and the next morning
Prince Alfred hauled down his royal standard,
hoisted the "gridiron" at tho fore-top, saluted
first the American Admiral with thirteen guns,
and afterwards the French, thus acknowledging
the corn.
Danger to a U. H. Steamer.
Tho U. S. steamer Idaho, on this station, was
last month caught in a typhoon, and was only
saved by being worked to port under jury
masts. Her bottom is so badly damaged that
she will be turned Into a storeship at Yohohama.
The President and the Jew.
Deapateh to The Evening Telegraplu
Washington, Nov. 30. This morning a dele
gation, consisting of Messrs. Wolf, Solomon,
Sadler, Jacobsou, and Abram, introduced by
Governor Boutwcll, waited on the President, and
laid before him an appoal to use his best efforts
with tho Czar of Russia, through our Minister
resident there, to effect a reconstruction or
modification of the late ukase, which expatriates
2000 Jewish families Into the interior of Russia.
The President, in response, said that It was too
late In the day to persecute any one ou account
of religion, race, or color, and that it would give
him great pleasure to lay their appeal before the
Cabinet about to assemble.
FROM NEW YORK.
Murder In Williamsburg.
New York, Nov. 30. Oillcer Langan was this
morning called on to protect the inmates of a
boarding house in Williamsburg against a raid
on them by a drunken rufllan named Moore.
Moore fired at but missed the oflicer, who re
turned the fire, blowing out Moore's brains.
Langan gave himself up and Moore was taken
to the dead-houso.
Air. ItlchardMon'a Condition.
New York, Nov. 3011 A. M. Richardson Is
not as well this morning as yesterday. He is
comfortable, but his symptoms are less favor
able. Arrivals.
The Pcreire arrived to-day from Havre and
Brest. Among the passengers arc S. B. Ruggles,
the delegate to tho International Congress at
the Hague; General Thomas and family; James
G. Bennett, Jr.; and Senator Chandler and
family, of Michigan.
Infringement of Patent.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
New York, Nov. 30 Proceedings were com
menced to-day by the owners of the patent for
the Nicolson pavement to recover $00,000 from
the city for the construction and use of the so
called McGonagle pavement, which it is claimed
is an infringement of tho Nicolson patent. A
similar suit in Chicago has boon decided In favor
of the plaintiffs.
New Yosk money and Stock Market,
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph..
Money is more active at 07. Discounts
unchanged. Gold still exhibits great weakness.
To demonstrate the excitement now existing It
need only be said that the brokers rendezvoused
at the Fifth Avenue notel last night, and there
continued the operations of the day. The open
ing price this morning was 122; but it rapidly
fell to 121, and thence to . In sympathy
with gold there was also a fall of about In the
Government bond market, currency bonds only
remaining steady. Stocks are weak and Ir
regular, the main feature being Northwest,
wlkb le being beavily bulled.
FROM NJSWt EJVQLAND.
Arrangement for KerrUIng the Peabodr Re
main.
Denpateh to The Evening Telegraph.
Boston, Nov. 30. Tho city government
paiscd an order last evening to make arrange
ments for the reception of tho remain of the
late George. Fcabody, which are expected to ar
rive here In a few weeks.
Important Legal Derlxlon.
The Supreme Judicial Court, in the case of
Thomas Kershaw vs. Albert II. Kelsey, has de
cided In favor of the plaintiff. This was an
action for rent of a plantation In Mississippi,
leased during the war by a citizen of Mississippi
to a citizen of Massachusetts, and for corn used
on tho plantation. The defendant had begun to
cultivate a cotton crop, when he was driven off
by guerrillas. The defense before the jury was
a surrender and cancellation of tho lease, but
the plaintiff having obtained a verdict, the case
was taken before the full Court upon the ques
tion of the legality of the contract. The Court
decided In favor of the plaintiff, upon the ground
that the lease of a plantation In Mississippi and
the delivery of corn thereon were not acts of
commercial intercourse, nor prohibited by tho
law of nations, or by the act of Congress and
the proclamation of the President.
An Old Question Settled l.ngrr Not an Intoxi
cating Drink.
In tho Superior Court, in the case of Henry
Pfaff against Pctctiah B. Osgood, to recover
thirty-two casks of lager beer, tho defendant
contended that it was sold iu violation of the
laws of tho Commonwealth. The judge in
structed the jury that If the lager beer sold was
intoxicating liquor, within the mcauing of the
law, the plaintiff could not recover. The jury
found for the plaintiff.
Women Righters and Women Strikers.
Despatch to The Evening TekgrapK
Dover, N. H., Nov. 30. The weavers em
ployed by the Cocheco Manufacturing Company,
in anticipation of the proposed reduction of
wages of 12 per cent, which goes Into effect to
day, are on a strike; tho streets yesterday re
sembled a Holiday. A mass meeting of the
strikers was held last evening. The sympathies
are with the girls.
Maine's War Claims.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
ArousTA, Me., Nov. 30. The Commission
on War Debts has completed its work. The
total amount of reimbursements to the town
will reach three and a half million dollars.
Since I860, a large increase lu tho State valua
tion will be shown. The gain Is chiefly in the
cities and manufacturing towns.
Senator Morrill will leave for Washington
to-morrow.
Stock Quotations by Telegraph t P. M.
Glendlnnln?, Davis & Co. report through their New
York house the following:
N. Y. Central K. 160 PaclflcM.S 61
N. Y. and Erie It....
Ph. and Rea. It.
Mich. 8. andN. I.R..
Cle. and Pitt. It.....
CIO. andN. W. com..
; Western Union Tele. B1-.
98 : Mil. and St. Paul U. o 67 h
8S'i Mil. and HU Paul pf.. sa
80 Adams Express...... B73a
73?;, Wells, Fargo lTtf
80 United States 52
Chi. and N. W. pref. ,
Chi. and R. LB. 14J. Gold il v
Pitt, Ft Way Ch. 86y l Market weak.
FROM EUROPE.
This Morning Quotations.
By Hie Aniilo-American Cuble. ",- . ,
T)nT.CI?, Nov. 8011 A. M Consols, for both
money and affiOSDt: U. & 6-)sof W-Vmm;; 18vl
old, 88f; imvtb, wi',' J'-40b, HO. rw Railroad
nat at ll ; Illinois Central, 9m; QT'f Wi-stern, -M.
LlVKRi'OOl., Nov. 00 11 A. M. CoiuVi market,
steady; middling uplands, ll6giltv'' t'ifii.ljil!fr
Orleans, ViViii. The sales are ebtlmatuil at
12,000 bales. Breadstuffs linn.
London, Nov. 30. Sugar opens quiet and steady,
both on the spot and ailoat. Linseed oil, ii
Whale oil, 41.
This Afternoon's Quotations.
I.OM10N, Nov. 301 P. M Consols. 93Tf for money
and account. Five-twenties of 1802, 8t ; ikcsu, old,
83 a'; 10-40S, S0V. Railways firm; Erie, 2iv; Illi
nois Central, 99.V.
LrvEKPOOL, Nov. 301 P. M Corn, 29s. 0d. ;
Wheat, 9s. 7d. for California white, and 8s. 8d.ss.
6d. for red Western, and 9s. for red winter, llo
ceipts of wheat at this port for three days, 11,000
quarters, including 10,000 of American. Lard, 75s.
Pakis, Nov. 30 The Bourse opened dull. Rentes,
7 if. eoc.
Liverpool, Nov. 302 P. M Cotton firm ; up
lands, It ; Orleans, 12Vd. ; sales to-day estimated
at 15,000 bales. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester
nrmer at Detter prices.
P-HBMEN, Nov. 30. Petroleum closed last night fiat
here, and at Hamburg heavy at 18 marca banco.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUB ESTATES OP MINORS AM IMPORTANT DECISION.
The following decision has been made by Judge
Pelrce, in the Court of Common Pleas, in the matter
of the estate of Lucy A. Packer, a minor:
In the month of February, 1800, S. Leaf Smith, of
the City and County of Philadelphia, guardian of
Lucy a. backer ana Mary u. rauser, minors. The
said minors were owners in fee in remainder of cer
tain real estate in the city of Reading, in which
Catharine Zieber and Mary E. Packer, mother of the
said minors, had an estate for life.
in the montn or dune, isuo, tne sain guardian pre
sented his petition to the Orphans' Court for the
county of Perks, where the said real estate is situate,
and obtained an order of the said Court for the sale
of the said real estate, including the estate of the
tenants for life and the estate of the said minors.
This Bale was made nnder the act of the 15th of
April, 1 .',:), commonly known as the Price Act ; and
the guardian gave security under the act in the sum
of ten thousand dollars. After the said sale, and
after the said minor Lucy A. Packer had arrived at
the age of fourteen years, she camo into this Court
by petition, aud elected and had appointed as her
guardian, George K. Adlor, in place of the said 8.
Leaf Smith, who settled his account as guardian of
the said minor, showing a balance lu his hands of
t'2760, subject to the life estates of Catha
rine Zieber and Mary E. Packer in said
sum : being the proceeds of sale of her
moiety or said real estate subject as aforesaid. The
said guardian, George S. Adler, then applied to the
Court for an order on the said S. Leaf Smith to pay
to him the suld sum as guardian aforesaid. To this
the said 8. Leaf Smith objected, and the Court de
cided that a guardian having sold, under Price's Act,
an interest' of his ward in real estate, and having
given security to the Court of the county in which
the land lies, is a trustee under the control of that
Court, and cannot be required to pay over to another
guardian appointed by the Court of another county
where tho ward resides.
Supreme Court.
BKOAD STREET,
The Supreme Court of this State has nnanlmously
determined to re-hear the argument in the case of
Hammltt vs. The City of Philadelphia. It will be re
membered that In this case the Court decided the
act of 23d March, 1800, authorizing the Improvement
of liroad street, to be unconstitutional, on the ground
that property holders could uot be taxed for a second
pavement, having already been taxed for the cobble
stones, to which decision Mr. Justice Read dissented.
The case will be re-heard in January next, and its
nltimate decision will settle the question whether the
citizens generally or the persons chiefly benefitted
are to be charged with the new pavements which the
people are uow demanding.
Court of Oyer and Terminer Judes Pelrce and
PaxHOn.
TUB KILLING OF COLONEL BEIBERT.
In tho case of the Commonwealth vs. Philip Flan
nigen, charged with the murder of Colonel James
J. Selbert on the night of the 12th of September at
13th and Wood streets, a Jury was obtained from the
regular panel, and tho case of the prosecution was
proceeded with.
The testimony of fonr witnesses examined made
out the fact that about o'clock In the evening of
the 12th of September, tne deceased was standing at
the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Wood
streets, with Moses B. Born, when the prisoner and
a man named Murphy walked up to them, and the
prisoner utruek both of them on the bead, one of Ue
wftneises saying he hid a blackjack In his hand.
The two men who were thus rnthlcsnly attacked fell
senseless npon the ground and their assailants
walked up Wood street.
Colonel Helhcrt was first taken to a dmg store and
thence removed to Horn's residence, in Callowhtll
street, above Thirteenth, where he remained un
consctons until the 14th of tho month, when he died.
When the deceased had been carried Into the drug
store, the prisoner returned to the locality and said
to the crowd, "I can whip any man whose weight is
one hundred and twenty-eight, and 1. guess I've
given him enough for to-night."
In answer to this the defense called wltneRses to
prove that the Commonwealth's witnesses had pre
viously made statements concerning this matter
entirely dlilerent from those mado by them In court;
that the man who struck the blow was described at
first as wearing light clothing, and the prisoner that
night was dressed in black; and (Inally that he was
not at the corner of Thirteenth and Wood streets
until the deceased had been attacked and woundod,
and then he was Intoxicated.
The examination or witnesses as to these points
was then begun, and at the close of our report was
still in progress.
FIIVANCll A!I CO.U.HIlBtCi:.
Office of thf Fvfvtno Tnt,ronArn,
Tuesday, Nov. 30, lxtjy. j
The statement of the banks yesterday shows a
welcome improvement in moBt or the material rea
tures affecting the market, The deposits have In
creased I142.S08: legal tenders, 281, b83; ami the
loaus 2:,UT. Specie has also increased $40,875.
The general business shows an expansion in the
large increase in the clearings of $;i,377,808. This
exhibit may be fairly taken as an indication that the
climax or the protracted stringency has been at
length reached, and with the relaxed pressure for
money which may be expected for tho balauce of
the year, we may anticipate a steady improvement
from day to day.
Call loans are very easy to-day at per cent., with
sonic heavy transactions at n per cent, to heavy ope
rators In stocks. The discount market is fairly
active, but there is little pressure, and money is
abundant at 10 per cent. In the outHide market.
The gold market continues to indicate a steady
downward movement, and the very slight variations
show that it is not a feverish spnsm ouly, but ouu
that is likely to be permanent Sales opened at 124,
and now stand at 121V.
Government bonds are weak, and up ;to noon
prices show a further falling oir of about Vt per cent.
There Is a general disposition to sell, which tends to
this decline.
There was a 'air degree of activity in the Stock
market ;this morning, but prices generally were
without material change, state loans were ne
glected ; City sixes were unchanged, selling at
n 102 for the new Issues. Heading Railroad was iu
good demand, and about 2000 shares were disposed
orat49(9 1-lfl cash, and 49 V b. o. ; Pennsylvania
Hallroad was dull at 53 ;e, and Lehigh Valley Kull
road atS34(?53x; 11X was bid for Camden and
Auiboy; 42tf for Little Schuylkill; 70V ror Norrls
town; 53 ror Minehlll; 87 ror North Pennsylvania,
and 34 V ior Catawissa preferred.
Iu Canal shares the only change is a deollne or
in Leblgh Navigation, wnich told at 83 , ; LehlgU
Gold Loan was takeu at 97 .
Coal shares were Inactive.
Mechanics' Bank sold at 32.
Passenger Railway stocks were without change.
IS was ottered for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 4",' lor
Chesnut and Walnut; and 00 for West Pailadelphto.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven St Bra, No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST B5AKD.
1500 City s,New.c. loijf 3 sh Mech Bank.. 82
tm do c.ioift! Ssh Leh Vol.... Is. 53
1200 do. 101 v! 21 do Is. 63s;
10000 tlO. C.102 I 22 do.
ftioo do cioi?j looshReadRc
Is. 63 v
..49 1-10
.... 49
1200 C 3c A III 6s '89. 911 I
700
do.
12500 C A A 08, '83. Is.
t'.l(K)0Ph & K 79.1s.
2500 Leh Gold 1
8 sh Fenna R
72 do Is.
84
200
800
100
do.,
do .
do.,
do .
. .8.10.
.. .IS.
..b00.
49
49 49 l
85
97
54
200
100
.b30.
49
do..
..C.49 1 10
130
do.,
.18. 63J,
l'JO sh Leli N St. . .c. Bltf
U.amja UTrr n i u Hi i v-n-.j m. fn vrA o ti mut-.
street, report the following quotations : U. 8. 6s of
1881, llS'.llBjTWiOSOf 1802, 112.V4U2V ; do. 1S04,
no.(ano? ; do. 1805, noin ; do. July, risos
113$118V; do. July, 18S7, UMU3r ; do. July,
1S08, 113&113V; 58, 10-40. toaxQ'ioT. U. S. Pacldo
11R. Cur. 0s, 107J,107i.
Messrs. I)b Haven & brother, 40 No. B. Third
trwt, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
-J. R 6sof lfl,415(5(115l.f; do 1802, 112V($112V':
do. 1894, ilo;,ano;0 ; do.lS05, novUl; do. 1S&5,
n?w, llHm,'' j do.l8SI, do. H3f,-itii3V; do. 1909,
Uu., nslia,'j; M-408, 10V$107; U. 8. 80 rear
i-Ci-nt. Cttrroncv, 107tl07,J. J Due Comp". Int.
Notes 19; tkihirj-Vi'11 UU
"uIkjekalities.
Arrest of lr. Mnrr Walker"r-
The Kansas City lluUrttn, Nov. 19, says: Dr. Mar"
Walker is agalu a martyr to her idea of reform in
dress. This afternoon sho was walking on Main
street, when her peculiar garb struck Policeman
Kelso as not being exactly the one that a lady should
be dressed in. He s Drooped upon the feminine dis
penser or pills and powders, and marched In triumph
with his prisoner to the Recorder's oitlee. A crowd
or idlers rollowed and once again the bold doctor
round herseir "the observed of all observers." But
didnt her captor "catch it?" Yes, Indeed, she sailed
into Kelso, and her words of burning scorn aud In
dignation almost set his teeth on edge. She peppered
away at the public functionary until theoitlceof
Recorder button was readied, and then blazed away
at the City Marshal, but he soon stopped the wordy
torrent or Invective the little lady was heaping upon
him. The Recorder dismissed the case, ami Mrs.
Walker strode forth again, free as the winds of
"hevtng."
"Policeman, span those pants,
And don't make any row :
In jonth they sheltered tno.
And I'll protect them now!"
Robbery In the iCleveluud Post Oftice.
The Cleveland Leader of vesterdav has the fol
lowing:
Saturday nignt at aoout nair-past seven o'clock
some thieves entered tho post oltlce building, and
breaking two letter boxes took possession of their
contents and marched off. One of the boxes con
tained letters tor the Second National Hank, and
the other ror Henry Wick Jc Co., bankers, corner or
Hank and St Clair streets. The thieves opened the
letters, loeked through them, and then placed the
letters, envelopes, aud draiu contained in them
in the iron letter box at the post oillce door, it Is
supposed that they returned the letters aud contents
before ten o'clock. Whether they brought back all
the letters or not cannot be aillrmed. There may
have been money contained in some of them which
was retained. This cannot be determined for some
days yet. Saturday morning the clerks weut to the
Eobt oltlce as usual.itnd found tho pane of glass in both
oxes broken and stained with blood. Ou entering
the oillce a pile of letters, drafts, and envelopes
were handed to tlnm. The parties who committed
the act handled their plunder with great care, and
ucscrve a cam oi uiuiikh ior returning everytning in
such good order.
LATEST SHirriSQ INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Netos see Inside Pages,
PORf OF PHILADELPHIA. NOVEMBER 30.
STATE OF THEBMOMETRB AT TUB EVENING TELEUBIPU
oKfiua.
7 A. M 49 1 11 A. M 67 ISP, M 63
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Fanita, Freeman, New York, John F. Obi.
btcnrrsliin OUytnont, Kobinaon, Norfolk and Richmond.
W. P. Clyde A Co.
N. i barque Aetrioa, Hillol, Bremen, L. Westenraard ft
Go.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, Baltimore, with a tow of barges,
W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
Tub Chesapeake, Merrihew, IlaTTe de Graoe, with a tow of
barges, W. P. Clyde A Co.
ARRIVED ThTs MORNING.
Steamer Bristol, Wallace, 24 hours from New York,
with indue, to W. P. Clyde ft Co.
Steamer H. L. Gaw, Webb, 13 hours from Baltimore, with
mdse. to A. Groves, Jr.
Steamer J. S. Shriver, Her, 18 hours from Baltimore,
With indue, to A. Groves, Jr.
Steamer W. Whilldin, Kwtans, 13 hoars from Balti
more, with mdse. to A. Groes, Jr.
Brig Herald, Laugblin, 26 days from 8t. Jaso, with sum
and molasses to U. W. Bernadou ft Bro. On 13tb tout.,
lat. 22 88, long. 74 20, at 11 '80 A. M., a pilot boat ouraa along
side of ns ana reported having spoken brig Arnold, Kelly,
from Nevaasa, bound to Baltimore) was dying on south
side of fortune Island, with loss ot hrst mate and three
men, they bavin died at the island with yellnw fever.
Sohr Anna Leland, Bennett, 10 days from Bangor, with
lnmber to Benton ft Bro. vessel to Knight A Sous.
Tag Thomas Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with a
tow of barges to W. P. Clyde ft Co.
Tug Oomuodore, Wilson, from HsvTS-ds-Grsos. with ft
tow 1 barges to W. P. Olyds ft Oo.
MEMORANDA.
Ship Wyoming, Julius, hence, arrived at Liverpool yes-
steamers Mlantonomah and Pints, henoe, at New
Dean?MUaUleenakst Merahon, henoe, below Boston
yeBdfitartIed Fawn, hence, at HaUfaz, N. 8., 27th Inst.
Brig Nuevitw, 1'raak. f rout Calais for Philadelphia, at
New fork iestrda.
nBcowsTiiucTionr.
Tiiia LAST CIIAl'riait.
Mississippi and Texas Getting Beady
to Wheel into Line.
The Elections which Commence To
day The Issues, the Can
didates, and the
Prospects.
To-day is the day fixed by proclamation of the
President for the commencement of the elections la
Mississippi and Texas. In an editorial published
yesterday, was given a complete sketch of the pro-v
gress of the reconstruction movement In theso two
States, but there are many details of great import
ance which lack of space prevented ns from intro
ducing in that article. As these elections aro of such
vital importance to the whole country, we give these
details below, to enable our readers to have a foil
and clear comprehension of the Issues atsUkc In the
contests:
MISSISSIPPI.
The election In this State begins to-day, and will ..f
close to-morrow, December 1.
The President's Proi-luniallon-I'lauHen or the
Now Constitution Submitted to Hoiiarnt
Voir.
The following is the proclamation of President
(Jrant, Issued on the 13th of last July, in pursuance
of which the election In Mississippi is to be held
Ky tlit President of the United States of Anttri-m;
A rKOCLAM ATION.
In pursuance of the provisions or the act of Con
gress approved April Hi, lsca, I hereby designate
1 uesday, 80th day of November, 18G9, as the time for
submitting the constitution adopted on tho loth day
ot May, 1808, by the Convention which met In Jack- '
son, Mississippi, to the voters or said State regis
tered at the date or such submission, viz : Novem
ber 80, 1SC9 and I submit to a separato vote that
part of section three of article seven or said consti
tution, which is in the following words:
That I am not disfttincblxod in any of tho provininns of
tho acU known as the lleconatruotion acts of the Thirtv
ninthand fortieth Congress, and that I admit the polltl
?"diT" elality of all men, so hlp me Hod ; provided,
that if Congress shall at any tune remove the disabilities
of any person diHfranclisHi In the said Reconstruction
acta of the said '1 hirty ninth and Fortieth Congress, and
the Legislature of this State shall concur therein, thon so
much of this oath, and so much only, as refers to the said
Keonnitrui'tion act shall not be required of snob pemua
so pardoned to ontitle him U be registered.
And I further submit to separate vote seotion
five or the same article of said constitution, which '
in the following words :
No person shnll be elitililo to nv office of profit or trve',,
civil or military, in this hiale. who, as a nienilw of the)
lgiHlature, voted for the call el the oouventinn tli.it
passed the ordinance of socoasion, or whi, as a delegate
to any convention, voted lor or signed any ordinance of
secession or who gave voluntuiy aid, countenance, counsel,
or encmirngeinpnt to persons engagod in armed hostility
to the United States, or who accepted or attempted to
exercise the funotions l any office, civil or military, nnder
any authority or pretendad government aothor ty, power,
or constitution within the I'n tid States hostile or
inimical thereto, except all persons who aidedivcoiuirue
tion by voting for this convention or who haveoohsuiuonal
advocated the assembling of this convention, an ahaU
continuously and in good faith advocate the aots if ths
Fame. But the Legislature may remove such disuhWity;
provided that nothing in this sectiin exoept voting for"cr
. w no construed
as to exclude from nttice the private soldier of the late so-
And I further summit to a separate vote section
five of article seven of the said constitution, which
is in the following words:-
The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned in
aid of any person, association, or corporation; nor shall -tho
Ktate hereafter become a stockholder in any corpora
tion or association.
And I further submit to a separate vote the part of
the oath of otllce prftscrtiiud in section twenty-six
or article twelve or the said constitution, which is in
the following words:
"That I have never, us a member of any convention, voted
for or signed any ordinance of secession ; that I have never,
as a member of any State Legislature, voted for the call
for any convention tnat passed any snob, ordinance," The
above oath shall also be taken by all the oity and county
officers before entoring upon their duties, and by all other
Male officers not included in the above provision.
I direct the vote to bo taken upon each of the
altove cited provisions alono, and upon the other -portions
of the said constitution in the following
manner: .,,
Eucli voter favoring the ratification of the eoriat.1-
-tSM 'on, excluding the provisions above quoted, m
adopted by tne convention Cl SIsjMtfVibiiH, hhi:i
express his Judgment by voting, "l'"or the CCUU'-itu-tion."
. - -
Each voter favoring the rejection of tho consti
tution, excluding the provisions above quoted, shall
express his Judgment by voting, "Against the ooi-"
tution."
Each voter will bo allowed to cast a separate ballot
for or against either or both of the provisions above
quoted. It is understood that sections 4, 8, 6, T, 8, ,
lu, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of article thirteen, under the
head of "Ordinance," are considered as forming no
pait of the said Constitution.
In testimony whereor I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal or the United States to be
afllxed.
Done at the city of Washington this thirteenth day
or July, in the year or our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and Bixty-nine, and or the inde
pendence or the United rJtates or America the
ninety-rourth. V. S. rant.
By the President Hamilton Fish, Secretary of
Slate.
The Candidates. -
In addition to the voting upon the new constitu
tion, a lull State ticket will be elected, as well as
members or Congress, members of the State Legisla
ture, etc., so that, ir the constitution Is ratified, the -State
can at once resume Its long-forfeited position
In the Union and be relieved finally from military
rulo. These are but two State tickets in the field,
each of them claiming to be the only true and origi
nal Administration Republican ticket. The genuine
Republican ticket, which has received the endorse
ment of the Government and of the Republican
party, and will be supported by the great majority or
the blacks and by all of the thoroughly reconstructed
whites, was nominated by a convention held at Jack
son In the latter part or September last The con.
Bervatlve ticket, which dollghts In calling Itself the
ticket or the "National Union Republican" party,
and will receive the support only or the dlscon
tented white element and or such of tho blacks as
can be cajoled or frightened Into voting for it, was
nominated by a convention held In Jackson on the
8th of September.
The following are the two rival tickets In full :
Radical. Cor(iv.
GOVERNOR.
James L. Alcorn. Lewis Dent.
LIEUTENANT OOVEHNOK.
R. C. Powers. E. Jeilords.
SECRETARY OV STATE.
James Lynch (colored). Thomas Sinclair (ool'd).
AUUITOB OK PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Henry Musgrove. A. A. Wills.
STATE TREASURER.
William XI. Vasser. Joseph McCloy.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Joshua S. Morris. Robert Lowry.
SOl'BKItiTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Henry R. Pease. Thomas S. Outhrlght.
The following are the nominations for members of
Congress:
JHat. Binliral. (Smutrvalive,
1. George R. Harris. J. L. Woirord.
2. J. L. Morphia, William Kellogg.
9. It. W. Horry. James Dugan.
4. George C. McEee. A. C. Fisk.
6. L. W. Perce. Leroy 8. llrown.
HThe radical candidate for Governor, General
James L, Alcorn, was born in Illinois when it was
BtiU a Territory, and la now flfty-t wo years age.. la
ante-wartimes he was a Whig. His parents, who
were originally South Carolinians, removed when he
was quite young to Kentucky. Some years later he
emigrated to Mississippi, and he has resided In that
State ever since. Ue served In the Rebel army
during the Rebellion, but at Us close "accepted the
situation," like General Longstreet and others, and
has ever since acted with the Republicans. lie is a
successful lawyer, a large planter, a popular
speaker, and baa always been a favorite with tho
colored men, whose friend and counsellor be has ever
been.- living formerly a Whig, he bas ever been la
1 IGsnnniMd or fA Secmd Jty,l
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