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VOL. X. NO. 144.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1869.
DOUBLE SHEETTHREE OK NTS.
riKST EDITION
CUBA.
! h Pntrlolw bee-a Aided from Mpnlo?
IllwiiNMoa in tne l orim.
KlPuthlo, of Madrid, coot tins the particular of
no debate had tn the Cortes on thn subject or un un
irrstanrilng between tho Cuban anil the Hpanlsn
.publican. Scnor Rtiano asked the Government if
i was in tho possession of tho fact respecting tho
onntvance between tins rebels of Cuba and the re-
.uollcansof tho Peninsula. The Minister of Ultra-
nar ialtl that ho knew that tlio reliefs were at worn
ii Spain to make friends 01 tno extreme rniiiciunan
We J as of the CarUst. . ... , .
Ut nor ! anohe Kuano I dcsirco to icaru irum mo
.nnr Mim.tnr nf i iitrmniir tf It be true that there
Ire In possession of tho dtovcrnmont certain docu-
hA U Inlntn ki.it1u till 1 Df II I II I'tltA W tl 14 '.II H &V6
!IIH al0 J" lllini,l H'Mvin - -
con published, or parts of thorn, for many mouths;
hat prate motive did he have for not having laid
im oeiore tno tribunals i juhmw a ""
Lmr Minister to reply categorically, and toll us tho
cttHOtt Why tneso iliicumimui worn nm- irama
Here they should have been, and above all, on tho
art of tho authorities whoso duty it was to stfo that
,o ia wr. nriir. (Ml. and that crimen should be
Loaned In tho shortest tlrue, and so much tho more
iipidiy in proportion to iiiuir buw.iuiw .nn.n.iu..
'i h am mater of mtramar I commenced by say-
he that 1 do not understand tho stress which Honor
micuea uuano nun upou m nuiu ni.u
nrted that 1 should answer iwkuihji. wncu
used this expression I asked myself whether or
i I was accustomed to answer interrogative In
V other than a categorical manner. VY hen a qties
li is asked and an answer expected, that must
f ils be categorical. I will convince you, gentle-
u-ldo not now go iiiwi iiiu iuTi.iiii Biiciun
me documents are spurious or not; this will le
i. rnnned at tho proper time. I will answer now
d of these interrogatories. In the first place:
iy has not the Government handed over these
i uniciits to the tribunals which were their proper
,res7 Bi-canse the Government thought it a
ly to make other and further examinations.
was deemed best for the interest of the
iniry, and the triumph of our arms in Cuba, to
and ascertain things which were of the highest
iitical importance, and which could not be curried
fore the tribunals. 1 am sure on this point of the
port of the Cortes constituentes. iiesmes, it
!s a fact that oue of the signers or these papers, if
intake not the name, Miguel Paoheco, was not at
t time in Spain, lie had oeon here a short time
ore. but was then at l'arls, and the Government
,S Unwilling to taae a ntei wiui;ii iruum viuiwitnn
: action Of tne captain-Generai oi i uua, who naq
un all nruDer means towards securing the person
this individual, and who, as it will bo seen, is not
imaginary person, out a man in tact, caned uy
' name of Pacheco.
the other interrogatory of Sr. Sanchez Rnano Is
meed to this: lie wouiu line to miow wnstuer or
t the Government approves the conduct of tho
nta.ln.Gner&l of Cuba in this affair? I do not
low whether Senor Hancbcz Kuano Is aware of the
t that the Captain- xmerai oi uuna is possessed or
traoidlnary faculties ; but opart from this. 1 ought
say that the Government has full confidence In
n, and recognizes ith pleasure the services which
has rendered hiB conntry both as a soldier and a
aniard while using the extraordinary faculties in
iiue of which he alone can properly estimate what
he deemed most convenient in putting au end
the war now desolating tho Antilles.
IpanlNh Failure from a Madrid standpoint.
I'he Impartial, a Liberal journal or Aiucirui, or a
ry recent date (Nov. 87), gives a. melancholy ae
iint of tho Cuban situation. Many times, says its
tor. animated bv the love oi country, lie has relt
iiia ioiuim a aiowinif hoD! that the Cuban uuestluu
mid be soon ended. Cut sadly ho confesses that
le good hour has been long delayed. As time flies
yay. tne insurrection laureancn iu vior aim extent.
t the country uws ooi appear wiiujr w ue hu
uch threatened as a year ago, still It must bo ao-
bowlodged that matters are but little altered. More
lin a year ago tne or.st cry was ueitra in lura.
nee that time, not a single mail steamer has ar-
fved from tho island which did not bring demands
more troops. First, eouu men were required;
ii'He were to make up tne juii uumneroi v,uou
oops ordinarily stationed on tne island.
he men Wt'UW w uuua, uut, mnicuu
the rebellion being put aown, it
meiiiatelv ansunied much larger proportions. Tho
ot campaign, at cost, of great losses and sacrifices,
eed Kautlago do Cuba from tho menaces of tili-
Iisters; but this was ail. Tne winter season naa
t gone by oeiore wu were ioui unit, u u nuiu ire-
red to see a speedy cud or tno insurrection, our
roes there of iiO.OTO men uiusi ne oouuieo in tuo
brtent possible time ; that the unfavorable season
ould soon set in; ami iiiai uio ruwiuuu nun
nded throughout camagucy, and had glvon signs
life In the Western Department. Tho reiuforce
i.nta were sent: 14.000 men left our ports between
Mniinrv and March, anil, notwithstanding that, the
fvorable season passed away without the insurrec
m having been quelled. On tho contrary, it had
rtliored Btreilgtll, IOr Ul limni mu mm m nic
eantime fallen into the hands of the rebels.
The dash, the coolness, and me enthusiasm oi our
iildlers in both campaigns were admirable. Hie
hels were persecuted by tnem wimoui, iruce, even
the narrowest places of concealment. They were
o.tiwi wiurnver thev were to be seen, and In most
iHtanccs were thoroughly routed and put to dls-
i-derly fllghu Hut what of all this? At tho end or
lift Campaign OUr UlUIUIUt-a ncio uuniKKmniMiiu
ihe reiiels were constructing trencnes wnue our sol
era were dying: they were learning the tactics of
;ir, and so besieged Puerto Principe as to have cut
I its supplies, other reinforcements are now going
rward to the island. Wo entertain the hope that
... i . ...11 a l. n lllmuitrt..l2ann.nl
0 War .MIIUSli.T, nn wen na hio a.w,i,-v-i;iiv.im
Infantry, will sen all the men possible. Our
rethren in Cuba send us word by every steamer
itt. If they shall receive numerous reiniorceraeuts
i ini.irrw'Miin cannot live many months longer.
fut from what wo know of the past, may not the hot
ason again set in before the worK shall have
niled? r or the rcucis, kiiuwiuj uuur wctih.ui.-bs.
riii Tint, hrinw un encounters, and. favored by the
fwuliar formation of the country, the thickness of
;iie woods, the Insalubrity or tno enmate, ana tno
'littering of the population, nicy cau eauy nine
iMsmselvet from our troops, and thus render nuga-
17 and useless all their ardor.
4
WIT, WISE, AXD WOMAN.
Dnfortannto Yonth hoos IIImselfThrouah
t the Heart In a Fit of Krniorae.
A A young man named John F. Purck, a clerk In the
VW Savings Bantc of Chicago, shot himself through
Jne heart at the house of ill-lame kept by Nellie Cos-
1110. on MOnrOO Bireei, uu I ucwj mm uiug. i un
ore an exemplary character, and was respected
Kith by his employers anu an wm kucw iuui. oumu
aort tune ago uis acniuiuui-i,c win, a iuu
f not over virtuous reputation began to be spoken
f, and the youth took to habits of drink and
Muinutinn. The oniccrs or tne Dank, wiui
Vvbom the unfortunate deceased was a favorite,
isvlng disiovored tnat ne was acting in a
tery reprehensible manner, took occasion
owarn him that, If he did not change his habits,
ilMharirH from his situation was Inevitable. The
tonntr man anneared to deoplv feel the warning, and
promised reformation. He adhered to his resolution
tuMl a few nights ago, waen ne again gave way to
bin evil genius, the Inebriating demon, and con-
rin....i k.i.w.i in a mwt. iinw.irrfintfl.hle nmnner.
!(' uv. ii i iiiiLinr it in ;
lewound up his course of dissipation by entering a
wuse of prostitutions and for several nights past he
lias been iu the habit of sleeping therein.
I On tlio evening of Saturday ho declared his Inten
tion of committing suicide ; but, as he hud no pistol,
lie deferred the sacriUce. When he retired on Mob
way night he placed a small revolver beneath his
inllow. When he aroso iu the morning, he tool the
weapon, and, suddenly placing the inuzzel opposite
to himwarL fired. Tho bullet sped, and, before the
foes of his startled paramour, the unfortunate young
I man fell to the floor a corpse, m ne woman nurwKuu
fiiraaaiHtannn. which, of course. Immediately came.
mr Ik the hodv of a vouth. barely one and twenty
Irears, stark and cold, the victim of intemperance
lans Hi.i.rtlniMm. I)ei;eased was iournal clerk In the
INtaio Nuvinirs Hank, aud was the son of rospoct-
SMii . Trunin narents. who reside near Chicago. He
u thn favurlte of the establishment, and. had he
hUunned the pathway of vice, might have become
u ornament and acquisition to ms proicssiuiu
POSSIBLE HOMICIDE.
A WllailBKtO" Mcnnatlon A Krlllcerrnt Darkey
lie U Krverr.lv Wounded.
John Thomas, a colored man who lives about seven
ullws out the Lancaster pike, came to Wilmington
od Tuesday to buy a suit of clothes, but he was en-
Urrt ntil ODD OI uin uuumruuii iuikiuuio wiiHim IU
which the more lawless portion of the colored peo
Dla eonmregato, and then spent the after-
n in drinking and irambllng. In the even.
uig he was at Simpsons saiooo, a jiigntn ana
trench streets, and some of the inmates raised a
iht. with him. whereupon he whipped the crowd.
u when the police arrived and took him in cus-
10.. .-a mlMXtl ClroM ui nvuno. i) uicjv waa uo
evidence that he had raised the Opht, he was merely
fined lllty cents and eo-ts and turned looso with the
advlco to go home. Instead of doing so, however,
he went to Peter lllake's saloon, at Ninth and Wal
nut streets, and got into a light with the same crowd,
in the coarse of which ho received a severe cut with
a razor. High Constable Dougncrty and Officer
Heritage arrested him and had his wounds dressed.
1 hey then advised him to go home Immediately and
he promised to do so.
A short time after this he was again found by
Oitlcer Heritage back at the same saloon, trying to
raire another light, and was once more taken out
Front street and started "up the road to Lancaster,"
and this time seems to have really made an ell' rt to
go home. Home time afterwards a couple of respect
able colored men called at tho police olllce and In
formed tho High Constable that the man was at tho
house of one of thotn, and likely to bleed to death
from his wounds. The police then procured the
proper authority and had him transferred to the
Almshouse, where he now Is.
THE WOMAN QUESTION.
.11 Iks Anthony' rtnRrajie Ansoclatlon Dlxciii
xlon of KepnrtK and Keporlrrn, with a Little
Hullrx Thrown In.
Miss Anthony, In a new black velvet bonnet., a
nice black silk dress, and a coquettish striped wrap,
whs Invited to take tho chair at yesterday's meeting
In New York. These meetings, she said, have all
along been called the National Association's. Now,
it Is rather anomalous as to name. They are under
the auspices of the Kxecntlve Committee of tho N.
W. s. A., but It is not proper to say thai they repre
sent the entire Association.
In referenco to tho meetings being called those of
"Miss Anthony's Association,'' Miss Susan remarked
that she didn't think any harm whs Intended. She
considered it an acknowledgment that she was a
power, and she was much obliged. Hut sho dldn'c
like the Idea of the papers not giving as much credl'.
to her compeers. Ulur never hail any occasion to
And fault with reporters not even those of the
Cleveland Herald, who mistook her earnestness for
temper. They generally made her make better
speeches "put in more common sense than 1 think
I do luyscll." The Secretary complained that she
never got the resolutions with which to write up her
minutes. She probably felt that "those miserable
reporters" had nabbed 'em with untimely .est.
Mrs. ISliike said that the association was not re
sponsible for all tho resolutions read before it. No
matter how wild they may be, they are reported,
and nothing is said about our refusal to adopt them.
Anybody reading the papers cursorily would think
they were adopted. If resolutions should be read
introducing black night and old chaos, It would bo
all the same. If we should bring in a resolution say
ing that, whereas, all men are tyrants, we, members
of this association, on tho 1st of January next, will
pledge ourselves to the murder of our husbands, one
and all, It would be the same. She referred to the
heading, "Petticoat Council." Why didn't they head
masculine meetings, "Overcoat Conventions ?" It
all comes from the low condition of woman, which
nothing can remedy but the ballot,
Mrs. Mullock didn't agree with Miss Anthony on
the subject of reporters. She thought "reporters
never say anything we do say." She had found that
there were women reporters there as well as men
women who thus falsify their sex. She understood
that there was a paper called The Star there were
two Utarn she believed and both, she thought,
were fallen rur. she didn't generally read their
reports, but friends hud handed her slips from
them occasionally. She said that she thought many
of the report were garbled In the oUlces, and per
haps public taste demanded that style. But for
their own sokes she adjured the reporters present to
try to tell the truth. She inquired if they couldn't
do something to raise the tone of public opinion.
She had been so incensed over these reports that
she hail lately gone to a lawyer not a shyster, sho
said to ask if they weren't libels, lie hud told her
that thy were, but that It wasn't worth while to no
tice them. She thought that this was the case, and
that perhaps she was a big fool to caro anythiug
about them. So she luul concluded not to go to law
about them just at present.
Dr. White, a short and stout individual of uncer
tain age, rose "to answer to the feelings of his own
conscience," he said, and "not because he had any
thing to say." 11c slightly reviewed the position of
woman, and asked "how has this thing come to bo
so ?" It had been so from the beginning, and was
so, he thought, because woman's arms and shoul
ders were not so strong as man's, and she had been
shoved aside. Mrs. Summerby said sho didn't caro
what tho name of the association was; she could
work with It under any name. It was always a
pleusure to bo among those proscribed by society.
To bo unpopular is a credit to us. Sho didn't care
what the papers said, for her part. Women must
put their shoulders to tho wheel.
Miss Anthony thought that what woman needed
was to change the fundamental ideas upon which
society Is based. What wo war upon is tlio idea, not
the Individual. I have been told by my friends that
there were Just grounds for the charges mado
against me of egotism, etc One instance : A friend
said to me, "You stood ou tho platform at Cleveland
and said that there was not one mortal man or
womau that had worked for the cause as you had !"
Now 1 said part of these words, but 1 referred to the
Itcvolittitin, for which, I said, 1 had worked harder
than any mortal man or woman had ever worked
for anv object. Now, If we can't understand each
other, how can we expect newspapers to under
stand usv
THE POLICY OF VENGEANCE.
Kri'onNtrurtlon -Amnesty and NuflraKe
-The
.reeiey-juuer umpuie,
Ccncral Butler has a long letter In the Tribvn to
day, replying to Mr. Greeley's letter of some days
since, from which we take the following. It mukes
very good reading indeed:
II 1 were not too oiu ui ue nurprmeii ui uuvuuug, l
should have read with surprise, from under your
pen, this part of a sentence : "Mississippi aud
Texas held as satrapies lor an luucunite penou un
less they vote as they are bidden." I have not seen
the word "satrapies" or the charge "vote as thev are
bidden" berore outside tne columns oi tno sew lork
W orld or the lucubrations of lirick Pomcroy. Have
these these phrases, so inculpatory of the action of
the Republican party, and heretofore used by the
supporters of Jeiierson Davis alone, now become
the pet expressions of the thoughts of his surety?
Do not, my near ,reeiey, misuse tuo uiuerence
between us. You ask me to "place myself promptly
and heartily at the head of a movement looking to
the instant and complete removal or ail political dis
abilities whatever from any and every one who
favors, or shall favor, the Hit con th amendment, and
their prompt restoration mj an ine privileges oi citi
zenship," without any attempt "to pry Into the mo
tive of those who may favor it, to ascertain whether
they were Rebels, and, if so, whether they have re
pented or having been sucn;" and tnat ror tne pur
pose of obtaining votes ror my party in tho Northern
Stales. That position is a plain one, and easily un
derstood ; and the dlirerenco between that ami my
own is quite distinct, and I think will be appreciated
by all true men.
1 (10 not propose to restore to me privueges oi
citizenship and Klvc political power to every traitor
and Rebel Who lavors the fifteenth amendment, If I
am convinced tnat he favors it simpiy ior the pur
pose of getting such restoration, aud intends, as
soon as he obtains it and gets where he feols himself
beyond the reach of Congress, to turn around and
abrogate the llfteenth amendment, as was dono In
tho case of Georgia with the fourteenth, and oppress
the colored men anu loyal wnito men or tne smith,
whom 1 am bound In honor aud by every sacred tlo
to protect and sustain for their loyalty In tho war.
If any citizen who has been a Rebel will favor the
fifteenth amendment, aud will enforce It from tho
heart, because he oollevcs It a right and Just mea
sure or constitutional taw, i am ior mm nucause or
that motive, and because I see in his action safety
to those who need it, and good to the country. And
If ho will not do so, I am for keeping him out of
power, however much he may profess to favor the
amendment.
Oue or tneotner or tnese views or ours, my dear
Mr. Greeley, so dlil'creut as they are, must be wrouu.
They cannot both be right. Fortunately, I am not
left witnout some Knowieugo oi tuo judgment or my
countrymen upon this subject, having, as tliey well
know, held these opinions for a long time, although
I must repel the compliment you pay me that I am
the leader of those who entertain them, us I aspire
only to a much humbler place. I submitted myself
to the suffrages of my fellow-citizens, aud although
there was some Impediment to my receiving all the
votes of my party friends because I disagreed with
nniH of them fill niiHBtionS of lluance. unit althnnirh
1 nal tne miMionuuo uui. w ire Buauuumi uy you iuj-
dear sir, and the Tribune, and although I had a very!
i ... i . . n t. . i i .
able onnouent running against me In my own part?.
yet 1 speak It in no boastful spirit, because It was
the loyal voice that spoke out I was sustained by a
larger relative vote than was ever given to a Repub
lican candidate la my district.
On the other hand, in this very autumn, you were
given the unanimous nomination of a Republican
convention, with no opposition candidate in your
own party running against you, as 1 had, supported
by the Tribune, with Its mighty Influence when sus
taining a good cause, aided by the prestige of a most
popular General of the war as your fellow-citizen in
the race; in candidature for one of the new offices
for wldf'h it Is admitted by all men you are qualified,
supported by paper in your city or a very large cir
culation, which Is the most bitter opponent of Uene-
ral Grant's administration, eyen to the before nn-hearrt-of
extent of Us editor paying for advertise
ments In your favor In the Tritntnt to obtain which
support yon are said to have saerlfieed
year friend and henchman at the bidding of Its
editor his enemy to gratify his revenge. With
your magnanimity and "universal amnesty and unl
venal suffrage" fully understood and ably presented
by your friends, as well as by the enemies of tho lt
publican party, and more oarttcnUtrly by the latter;
with the fae nimilr- of the ball-bond of Jer. Davis
widely published during the canvass, showing that
yon manifested your "faith by your works. ' yet,
what must havo been your intense gratification, run
ning the lowest on your ticket in the Kcpnhlican
counties of the State of New York, where Re
publican majorizes were given for tho friends
of tho Administration by an honest land Just ballot,
Hut In the Democratic wards of New York, where
you yourself Insist the most outrageous frauds upon
the Republican voters were perpetrated ; where tho
adherents of tie principal ou your bond were in the
greatest majorities; where the murderers of tho
colored orphan children and burners of their
asylums, tn tho draft riots of iwui, had full posses
sion of the polls, you led evsry one on yonr ticket, as
one could have easily foreseen, it was not you, dear
sir, but jour views, that run In that contest. "Let
us have peace."
Assuming that 'you will give thlsreply the same
publicity iu tho Tribune that you gavo your letter to
mo, anil that you will desire to apologize for this
nilstHkeu policy, as aforetime wnen you made a like
great one "only Just once," I shall be happy, inv dear
Mr. Greeley, to continue our correspondence on this
or any other topic upon which you may do me the
favor to address me; and as the franking privilege
Is not yet abolished, yon may think It, more conve
nient to send mo your missives in a less public man
ner than the last. 1 am, my dear Mr. Oreelev, very
truly yours, Hknjamim F. Dlti.kk.
N EW YORK FAILURES.
Husurnitlon f Itli-hnrd Patrick Co. Thirty
riirx wt .llrrcHiiiiln Mtnle The istatua ol die
lloune Other Wrecks.
The failure of the old established llrm of Richard
Patrick A Co., hardware merchants, of New York,
was olllciully announced yesterday afternoon. Tho
news oi the failure created great excitement In
mercantile circles, for the llrm, In Its peculiar
branch of trade, bore as high a reputation for pro
bity and success as tho houses of A. T. Stewart
and II. 11. Clallin. Over thirty years ago, Mr.
Klcliard Patrick, the senior member of tho
lirm, commenced life us a clerk In Krastus Coming's
harnware house in Albany. Uy unceasing Industry
and nntirlng attention Mr. Patrick succeeded Iu
establishing an Influential business connection, prin
cipally with English houses. He came to New York,
opened an establishment tn Pearl street, under tho
Btyle of Richard Patrick and company, which has
since remained tho name of the llrm. During tho
continuance of the business In Pearl street, Mr. Pat
rick became connected with tho famous Kngltsh
hardware house of Joseph Farrell Sons, of Wolver
hampton, and acquired large wealth by the connec
tion. Some Idea may be gained of the standing of Mr.
Patrick when it is stated that on his retirement from
the business, fifteen years ago, he was possessed of a
fortune of over tl,H)o,(HK) in gohl. Soon afterwards,
however, Mr. Patrick embarked In the Pacillc coast
hardware trade, and was one of tho foremost mer
chants in San Fiaucisco, the linn name lieing Wil
liam Alvord A Co., San Francisco, Richard Patrick &
Co., New York. The tlrm controlled tho hardware
trade of tho entire Pacillc coast, and Mr. Alvord re
tired from the firm about two years ago, immensely
wealthy. The firm then became Richard Patrick Jk
Co., New York and San Francisco, Mr. Pa'rlck's
yoonger brother managing the California branch.
The house always was regarded as the llrst one on
the Pacitic coast. It made a specialty of nails, the
same as A. T. Stewart does of gloves, and Clatin of
linen or clotlu The house frequently caused the
price of hardware In California to udvanoe SO per
cent. In a single day, through its holding back stock
and rushing up the market, Mr. Patrick, who Is
ono of the leading directors of the Bunk of tho
State of New York, is said to have made over
12,000,000 by the California trade. Therefore there
was much wender and sympathy expressed when
the failure was announced. Tho liabilities of tlio
linn cannot at present be estimuted, but they are
heavy. Mr. Patrick stated yesterday that his sus
pension was chiefly owing, or rather was brought
on, by a misunderstanding between him and another
partner of tho llrm. He needed but a short time to
redeem all the paper of the house and nay ono hun
dred cents on the dollar. Mr. Patrick stated that
he had been in business thirty-live years, success
fully weathered every mercantile storm, and never
suspended, lie was certain lie would clear the pro
sent gale.
During the day Mr. William H. Wlltbank, the bro
ker, announced to the Stock Exchange his Inability
to meet his engagements. Much sympathy was felt
for Mr. Wiltbunk through tho street; ho was con
nected with the Sub-Treasury for six years, and has
always borne a high reputation. Mr. Wlltbank
stales that he only rcuuires time to clear his debts.
Tho failure of a prominent llrm In a particular
branch of the dry goods business was mooted
through Wall street yesterday, but no oillcial an
nouncement of the failure was made.
THE (jiUXBOATS.
Discovery of a Hold Plot to Demroy the
!SiiiiiihIi Flotilla In New York Harbor.
A bold plot to destroy the gunboats has comoto
light within the lust few days, and would no doubt
have proved successful but for the sudden change in
affairs upon tho release of the vessels. Three Ame
ricans conceived the plan, and without communi
cating their Intentions to the Cuba Junta, but trust
ing to Cuban liberality for reward if successful,
secretly prepared to blow up the gunboats with
torpedoes. These were constructed of tin, with
capacity for fifty pounds of powder in each.
The cases were shaped like a flattened pyramid, and
were to be attached to the bottom of the gunboats
by two men in diver's dress, who would enter the
water at Fourteenth street, come down under tho
boats, and by means of a sharp-pointed screw, which
would be driven through the copper with a blow
from a hammer, fasten the torpedoes firmly to the
hull. Bach torpedo was to bo connected by a wire
with a galvanlo battery, and had a space of about six
inches between the powder and apex of the case, so
that, with the resistance of the water on the broad,
flat bottom, the whole force of th explosion would
be directed against the bottom of the IxmU It was
calculated that two men In diver's dress, supplied
with air by a third man, concealed
with an air pump at the loot of Four
teenth street, could attach torpedoes to all of
the bouts In three nights, and whon all was ready a
flash from the galvauio battery would blow up every
vessel. The position of tho gunboats as they lay
together In the dock, the character of the wharves,
the intricate passages among tne neighboring uim-ber-yurds,
and the dark nights all favored such au
attempt, and It Is probable that if the gunboats
had remained a few days longer In the position
where they had been so long the scheme would
have been successfully curried out. The leader
In the enterprise has had similar experience, no
less difficult and dangerous, during the war, and
with his coolness, enegy, and courage would un
doubtedly have destroyed at least part of the ilotllla.
The rapid movements being made from place to
place about tho docks by tho several gunboats pre
vents tho execution of any such plan now, but It Is
possible that somo other scheme may be devised to
prevent a portion of the vessels lrom ever leaving
New Y'ork. There Is a rumor that tho Cubans are
preparing to astonish the community by a coup d'etat,
and the flotilla now ready for sea may have trouble
before It gots out of sight of Sandy Hook.
RESIIAW, THE RENEGADE.
Captain Pntter.on anil His Kneort Attacked by
Jiin Arupnlioi'a Oue W hile itlnn nndMeveral
udlunit Killed.
Captain Patterson, of the Fourth United States
Inlautry.who has Just arrivediu Omaha, from the
West, encountered considerable ditllculty whilst
crossing the pluins, between Forts Fetterman and
Laramie, some days slnco. Captain Patterson was
accompanied by an escort of ono sergeunt and ten
men of the 4th, mounted. On tho second day out
from Fort Fetterman they were attacked by a band
of redskins, numbering ono hundred and fifty. A
running fight was kept up by tho parties for several
hours, resulting In tho death of one soldier, an old,
reliable veteran, and several Indians. Tho Captain
came Into I aramie on Wednesday morning, bringing
with him the body of the slain soldier.
The Indiana who did tho fighting were Arana-
4, hoes, and it Is believed they were Ted or set on by
t Vi . nnt..l.ii. . i . . . . rwwr . iff. ii . 1 rlnunnrurln IaI.
uuwjiuu. nuiw i cm ,.. uv.in.iww, vuim
Reshaw. This same fiend la an outlaw from the fact
vi 11m unviugr; niuruwrcu wiiwnw miuii. ctiriiiau
a few months ago. He sent word to this post last
week that he would soon be uown upon the com
niand with his tribe and destroy everything which
came into his power. Such Implicit confidence did
the hair-breeds and other settlers have In his word,
that the majority packed up their household and
other effects and left the country.
Reshaw la a French half-breed of a fiery nature,
and shows no mercy to any white man who is unfor
tunate enough to fall into his hands. He is well
known as s desperate character who does not
scruple to commit the worst crimes. If caught by
the orticers of the Western army, or by the troops,
he will be shot like a dog. Be has sworn never to
be taken alive. He bos also sworn to murder every
man in blue with whom he may come In contact. He
is a character who shoU(i be looked after, hunted
down and severely PuiHhed. In fact the country
should lie ril or nis prince entirely, fur as long as
he is at liberty no whits mtta U Ba(a m lhu f.
which he Infests.
rito.ra: auaorx:.
The Porto Ktc
l.lbrny-C ol
milieu.
lonlnl IndeH iioBpe11-ie (
MAiiRin. Dec. 4-The draft of th, ne Conj).ltQ.
tion for Porto Klco has been brwtht wore the
Cortes and read oy Honor Uereerra, ""LTr the
Colonies. The Porto Rico people h., been lone
looking forward for their new Constituty, j.7n
as they ore, Spaniards, and conseqaenti,v
legal and Just right to all the privilege taoic
in the mother country, they naturally exC h '
same, but I fear their hopes will be shai, "
appointed. The other i ay 1 was present win ,h
new Constitution was read over in tho pres.n
of an American statesman well known to y,.
readers. That gentleman gavo his opinion, in tln,
words. W hen asked what he thought of it hit I
answered, "Cast, Iron liberty." Here are three
words that spoke three volumes. Spain, haughty as
ever, Is but little changed, she has put on a ulmsy
dress of liberty, far tsi light to conceal the venom of
despotism. Notwithstanding the lessons that have
been taught her in tho New and Old Worlds sow will
not take need. She will not understand wny tho
United States separated from Great Britain South
America from Spain and Portugal, and why the
Cubans are shedding their blood in ordtir tn bo
freed from her; and who dares say that Porto Rico,
hitherto so long patient and sutTerlug,will uot sooner
or later make an attempt to bteak her chains of
bondage?
Ily the provisions of tho new constitution the
people ore forbidden to discuss any measures or
propositions for the separation of the lslaud fro.ii
tho mother country. This, as a matter or eoursi',
wc may expect; but the abolition of slavery is a
question that is not allowed to be discussed. It is
tmo that inviolability of correspondence is declared,
but this Is completely upset by tho clause "except
only tn certain cases," which means except only
when the Spanish officials choose to break open a
cltl.en's letters and read his private correspondence.
Freedom of worship Is declared, aud Is a gooil step,
for It will make the clergy look well to their con
duct aud throw tho religious Held open to compe.
titlon. It also provides and grants the right of
voting to all who can read aud write, excepting
only all the slaves. This, though an arbitrary
measure, may lead to somo good ; for It is an "III
wind that blows no good." However, they might
have allowed all to vote for a ccrtuln period, say
two years, till they could qualify themselves; but
this would not suit the views or tho government,
which would lose an Immense number of
votes by so doing. The slave, as a matter of course,
Is entirely left out; he I., a marketable piece of live
stock, only Ut for latnir, "like any other cattle." The
Governor can (whenever he likes), in conjunction
with the local authorities (who are his appointees),
suspend the constitutional guarantees ; but ho must
let the Government know what he has dono (when
ho lias done it). The Governor has also the power
to dissolve political clubs aud societies. Slaves are
not to enjoy public rights, except only through
emancipation. Slavery, it Is said, will lorui a future
constitutional amendment, and Is a question that
will be taken up warmly by the Republican party.
Fit A. WE.
Naoleon'n Hpeech to IHe ICtriMliiture It
He-
t-epilon In ana lint ol I'uriliiuient.
Paris, Dec 4. The meeting of the Chambers,
which the French and English press have written so
much about, and bo heartily censured Its postpone
ment, came od on Monday with the usual Imposing
ceremony. It is enstomury to lnuuguratu V.n; open
ing by assembling the members of both houses iu a
hall of vast dimensions in the Palace of the Louvre,
where all tho dignitaries of the empire, civil aud
military, are Invited, together with the diplo
mats. The Imperial family of both sexes are
invariably present, on this occasion the chair
of the Empress stood vacant, as she has
not yet returned from hor tour to the
East. The Emperor, preceded by his chamberlains
and the high ofllcers of his household, entered the
ball at the hour annouueed (1 P. M.), aud was re
ceived with extraordinary enthusiasm. It was
his llrst public appearance since his illness. Ho
walked with a firm step, but his face has a more
pallid hue than before. Ho was vociferously cheered
till he took his scat on tho throne, lie began at
once to read his speech, and his voice was distinct
and strong, lie made no effort to urrost attention
by nuilue emphasis, but kept tho sumo level tone
throughout. The silence wiis profound; hut ho was
repeatedly Interrupted by cheers. Tho lirst phrase
that brought down tho house was when he said,
"France wishes for liberty, but with order. I will
answer for order." This elicited a universal shout
of "Vive l'Kmpereur!" for, undoubtedly, the domi
nant sense ol all Franco now is that of order. This
quiet but sonorous assurance of tno mau of iron
will that order should not bo disturbed, caused the
conviction to every mind present, and to that of
thousands who have read it since, that the era of
street lighting was closed while Napoleon III lived
and reigned.
At the close or the Imperial discourse an incident
occurred worth noticing. The master oi ceremo
nies, according to usage, began to call over tiie
names of the members of the lower chamber elected
since the lust sitting. Those of Cromleux, Arago,
etc, were called out amid general silence; but wiien
that of Rochefort was heard a burst of laughter fol
io ed so hearty as to be contagious. The Kinpcror
could no: forbear smiling; but gradually this ironi
cal merriment ceased, as the whole Assembly rose
and gave way to an explosion of enthusiasm so pro
longed and so sincere as to bring a hush on Napo
leon's pale cheek. The cry of "Vive l'Kmpereur!'
resounded on every Bide, and ladies waved their
handkerchiefs. It was evident the Intellect and dig
nity of France there assembled repudiated with
scorn the coarse lampoons of the scurrilous
pamphleteer.
TI1K NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
From the Herald.
"The following were the closing 'prices for foreign
exchange:- Sterling, ty Any a, cmnuinrciuj, tOh'fo 1ihj.. ;
good tn prime bunkers', Iu6'irl09; short, sight, 10!V6
prime Danaers , iuiv.ii" ivs; suori. sigui., iir-vain,
iris, sixty days, 6'3' loin-nx ; short sight, S lH'iioJ
twerp, 6'ai'.i!5'17t; Switzerland, 6'211.iaUil7e;
It, S6(ni3i Amsterdam, 40'uUl4'; Frankfort,
iu?'K ; rarie, si
ii'lu; Antwerp,
Hum burn-. Rftk
41) uf 40't : Kidmen. 78'it:7H: Prussian thalera. 70!71!.
"Ibe Money market was uain very active, and bor
rower did a food deal of running for tnnde. Th. rate
were not below .even per oent., coin, except la a few in
ataneva to the GoTernment house, and ranited aa high ia
aeven p.r cent, plus an eighth percent, cotnmisaion. To
warus Miree o u loca mere wui some reiau.ion, anu lenuera
were offering money at coin iuterent, bat there waa apna
modio stringency after three o'clock and a return tn
aa nigh aa a sixteenth per cent for th. use of
money orer the night- Th. feeling was gait, unsettled
and the failure of on. large firm, the suspension of a
stock broker and reports ol lailures in the dry goods trade
added to the distrust. It was evident that artificial and
temporary onuses, such as referred to yesterday, iu con
nection with the operation of th. SUok cliques and the
simultaneous withdrawal of funds to meet payments on
certain issues on the city bond, wore the real secret of
th. stringency. The movements of ourrenoy, so
far aa the demeatio exchanges are concerned, are net
oppesrd to easy money, while th. Treasury opera
tions For the week are highly favorable to an abun
dance, inasmuch as the purchases of bond are three
million, while t he sale nf gold is only half a million, the
money week ending on Friday, so that I lie sale of gold on
that day will not affect tuis week' bank statement.
Foreign exchtngo wa mora aotiv. under a mora limited
supply of bills, while tho decline in gold prompted free
buying on the part of the Importers. Th. bond bills re
cently on the market have been absorbed. Tno strength
of Uonie-tio quotation for Governments make tbip
menta .nly moderate, while th. si ports of pro
dace are also checked by th. heavinasH and decline
in gold. Commercial paper was without essential change,
although it was apprehended the market would have been
unt'uiorubly influenced by the reported suspension of th.
old, well known, and very extensive hardware importing
til m of M essrs. Robert Patrick A Co , whose embarrass
nient, Ilk. that of so many housei who have sucoumbed
this nil, is attributed to louses arising out of the decline
in gola. The winter o far has been fruitful of disasters to
the in porting interest. The Government market was
steady, if not strong, and waa but slightly aensitiv. to th.
depressing influences of the aotivity in money and th.
decline in gold, th. tirmnes of price abroad maintaining
quotations here. ....
"Uold ia weak, and sold aa low as U1M, which i within
a sniull fraction ol the lowest point touched this year. The
precious metal baa of late assumed tba charaoteristioa
of the commodities dealt in at the Stock Board, and, like
them, lose ita intrinsic value in th. aotivity of money.
Its real value ia concealed in the temporary speculative
influence, which ar. operative upon all the market. Uold
is bought and curried like railway shares, and when the
earryirg rats run ap to sued, extravagant figures aa a six
teenth per cent, a day, there ia a fall in pric. which ia
disoonnaoted with the legitimate influence, aiiaoting
gold."
Btaxtk Quotations h
Glendlnnlng, Davis Co.
York boose the following :-
Telearraph 1 P. M.
report through tbelr New
N. Y. Cent, & Uud K
Paolflo Kail Steam... 49 v
Con. Block Bcrlp....88
do. scrip 81
N. Y. A Erie Kail. - 'X,
Ph. and Kea, K 1"U
Mlch.8.R 7
C'lev. and Pitts. K.... MX
Chi. andN. Wscom.. 10
Chi. and N. W. pref.. 83
CataD4K.lB......10
mttjr.w.ciu.K. w.v
western union ioi... im1.'
Toledo A Wab. It It 62
Ma St Paul H com ViK
MIX A St. Paul pref.. 83
Adams Express 61
Wells, Fargo A Oo-.... IT
United States Co.... 61
Tennessee M. new... 42 v
Gold lid
Market unsettled.
SECOND EDITION
&2LTZ23T 237 TUXaTJaZliLrzZ.
Sympathy for Schoeppe A Meeting
Held in Cincinnati in Hi Be
halfThe Alaska Seal
Fisheries.
California BanWjig Threatening Ru-morB-
The Tax on Beer
Cnstoma Receipts.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Oocklnai Nvstent.
"mcioI Dcrvatek to TU Keening Telegraph.
VAsmwoTOH, Dec. 16 About clirht hundred
TV-
"Miry
clerks were mulcted lust month in
Biuun
"an trine from in tm Atitli iinilnt Mm
Ttnrtli" of th0 docktn? ytem.
DfJnxUeh to Kn--,'-Tho Bnnk of California.
Wiiiv'6''''"n(' tUttrraph.
ban been "mSl' UC' 10 For lon timo tbcre
t. i i r- ii? f tne Bkaky condition of tho
Hank or CalltOi,. . , , ,
f,. h irV and now wo havo advices
from Ban Francis- .... ... .
,v u i, t r-u? tmU representatives from
the Hank of Califoi,. . . . ... . .
. r , ,,.'UwiU be in Washington
before Ionic, with a v,w to ,an
pcrate by procuring at for
tion to do banking bus in,, R
bonds as a basis, and that,. McceMfuI u w,u
reorgani.c on a capital oi
bank is now tho irrcat nion ' .
Pacific coast, and if this movei
vTvua va v la V
'jit should bo
carried out, it would be able to hj... , ,
. ' . . ... ,Ttlly control
ovrtrv intjrArtt in t.lmt. Kpftlnn fif .
Wo shall accordingly not be surprls,01
pretty sharp opposition to the project, Cs,cj,jv
as it has been anything but honest in its dt.
with tho Government, and a prominent ou,
of tho Treasury Bays that if Secretary Uoutw ,
would only allow the publication of what hW
olllce knows oillcially of the concern, it
would show a state of rottenness In this money
monopoly that would astonish the financial cir
cles of this country.
Our Icrbrrfr PoNNeHxintiM.
Washington, Dec. 10. It appears as though.
ur Seward iceberg possessions may yet be a
source of some revenue to the fiovernment, as
there arc several parties here who are to urge
their claims in order to secure by an enactment
of Congress the exclusive privilege of the seal
ing business. A certain firm lrom Boston have
already expressed a williuguew to pay into the
Treasury a sum of $200,000 per annum for the
monopoly. The bidding has not booouie very
spirited us vet, but will doubtless be made so
when the enterprising people of our country are
fully posted as to the lucrative' nature of the
business in all its details, which at present is
known to tho few who have amassed fortunes in
tho enterprise a representative of which is now
snugly ensconced at the "Arlington" with tho
fnnds necessary to make any ono who chances
to outbid him ''pay pretty dear for their
whistle."
Tbo Tax on llerr.
Despatch to the. Amoeiated V-..
Washington, Dee. It). H Is understood that
the Revenue Dopurtmcut deems tho beer laws
instifllclont for the proper collection of tho tax
on beer, and is taking measures to enforce Its
collection by further legislation, if necessary.
Customs Receipts.
The receipts of customs lor the week ending
December 11 are as follows:
Boston flaw, 100
New York 1,503,000
Philadelphia 100,005
New Orleans, from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4. . a."0,r00
San Krancisce). from Nov. 27 to Nov. 'M 88,174
Toul f'3, 191.409
Naval Order.
(Jommauder George W. .Morris has boon
ordered to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
FROM THE WEST.
The Case or II r. Nckorppe.
Cincinnati, Dec. 10. The German physi
cians, pursuant to a resolution at a meeting held
last night, despatched a telegram to Governor
Geary requesting him to suspend tho sentence
of death in the case of Dr. Paul Schoeppe, and
grant a new trial, in the belief that he was on
vlcted of murder upon insulllcient evidence.
FROM EUROPE.
Thla MornlneT'a Quotation..
By the A ngto-American Cable.
London, Deo, 18 H A. M. Consols for money, 92,
and for account, 92V. American securities quiet
and steady ; U. S. 6-20s of ltsi'2, 80 ', ; of isti. old, bo!-;
of lti7, wjii ltMOs, 82 . Krie ltailroad, 19;;; Illi
nois Central, 99x; Great Western, itf.
Livkki'OOL, Dee. 1611 A. M Cotton steady;
middling uplands, U V(ll7,U; middling Orleans,
I2a)i'2sd. i no saies are estimated at oaies.
London, ueo. in. unseed on tirm. ttetined
petroleum quiet Calcutta Linseed easier at bss. ttd.
Bkbmkn, Dec Id Petroleum opened flat yester
day, and closed flat at 6 thalers t4 groats.
Hamburg, veo. i. retroieum opened mil yester
day and closed quiet and unchanged.
This Afternoon's Quotations.
London. Dec. ia 1 P. M Consols for money.
92!.', and for account, 92V. United States fi-2tmof
18o2, 80; of 1866, old, 84;;. American stocks steady.
Liverpool, J ice. loi i: at. coiiom nrni; tue
sales will reach 18,000 bales.
Pork, 107s. 6U Mess Beef, 105s. Tallow, 4M. 8d.
Paris, Dec 161-30 P. M. The Bourse Is firm.
Rentes, 72f. Uic.
Uavkb, Dec 16. Cotton opened quiet at lUCf.,
afloat
Antwerp, Dec 10. Petrolenm opened firm at oof.
A HQISQKO SENSATION.
Affinities and Their (onaiequeneeo PlavluK
fKuat and Loose with Hie dlarrlaire Tie.
The steamship Ilammonla, which sailed from Ho
boken on Tuesday, carried off among Its passengers
George Mersbuch and Mrs. Klrchnor as man and
wife. The unblushing woman wbo Is a party to this
scandalous proceeding resided at tho corner of
Second and Bloomfield streets, Uoboken. Several
days ago she persuaded her husband, who is in a
delicate state of health, to go to a hospital in Phila
delphia, and he, with the blind obedience of all the
henpecked unfortunates, adopted the advice.
Finding the coast clear, she entered Into an Illicit
contract with Mersbuch, who had sold out his dyeing
establishment in Uoboken for laooo, on the plea that
business was dull, but really with the objeut of en
Joying atrip to Europe with Mrs. Klrchnor, who was
recently bequeathed a legacy of io,ooo. This will
make the uulon all the more comfortable, for a time,
at least. As soon as Mrs. Mersbuch ascertained that
her husband was gone she started off in her rage to
the residence of Kirchner, which she found se
curely fastened. But locks and bolts are trilling ob
stacles to an Injured woman, and she soon gained
access.
She carried off every article of much value, and
sold what she did not find room to stow away in Uer
own bouse In the meantime Kirchner, who bad
received a telegram announcing bis wife's depar
ture, was on his way from Philadelphia, and when
he arrived at bis house on Tuesday night lie had not,
so much as a chair to rest upon.
mfc.. at Aaiiti sf 'rtnniil ttaviArriowl (AthA ant Virnf t ista
I -J UfJ J ICUVU wuniai vajaavK a naa as w vuv IJUUIVIlWVw
at JUavre te arrest Verebucn ou ala arrival there.
LEGAL irfTULUqaigCP.
Conrt of Quarter Nmnlon J a dee rain..
Th. cmtirt mit at tnn o'ohx-k this raormuR, an l ioi n.
rainy day thflto wu a linn alU'iidanrn, hut, it v,M hulf
past lTn o'clock hnforr any on Mas callnd tor iri.il.
John Wuinn was convu-tI of t hs larovny oi'a nU. li'ork
r dward J'oMollo wa rhnruixi with the nrwii- of Km
flolUrs. Ins il.stimin) wa pMtiv to the onrt that th
prtsi arr was found hid awsy un lor Urn ,'oniuor ot a Riv
cry tor, and managed to run ont. lmmo'lint-lr atr
no wa (onn th. moony was discoTaiad to havalMMnsto'un
lis wax iiheiia.ntly arr.t.-il nuoonlina; tn i,MptnD
I n. rtfnnN maintained that this wa a cat. ot mi-win,
Hl.ntily. Un trial.
Conrt of Quarter Hrloim-.iidj Pnlrre.
Ann Coward was convicted of soiling liquor with
out a license in West Philadelphia.
NIhI Prlim-.Iuduc William.
.HZStSP I T.1,e Mauhin. Do. Knfnro
reported. Jury out.
Benjamin IJ. V.ans v. An .pach A HianMn. Th. is an
fi!?.f.1!!?iOOT?'nd",n!''''".l."r ,n " breaooof wis.
tract, th.plaintifl unila.taWW iliu'.d, Auku.i, IKS. tan
Dad a contract to furnish to tho (Jtisrtflrmaucrat tjlncin
pati friWU pair of Infantry psm. which ho transferred tn
th. dnff ndantn, they bimiiiiK theiiimlva to man in no t,u re
and deliver the clothing at tho tinm nTwciticd In thn co.
rsot ; this they failed to tin, anil for such In each the
plaintiff sties fordam.'igx. Un trial.
IT. H. niafrlrt Court -.ludKA Cadwalador.
This morning the court took up the esse of the
United States vs. four barrels of whisky, claimed by
Jaltics Atwcll, which was un lu formation of forfeit
tire of the whisky in quest urn on the ground thai it
was received before thn tux had been palil, an ' th
stumps upon the barrel worn fraudulent. On trial.
OrXU'E OF TUP. KVKVTNO TRLRORAPB,!
y Thursday, Deo. IU, lia 1
Both hen- and in New York the Money market Is
In aclosc condition, w hich in a more active business
time niiclit fairly be qualified as stringent. In th.
latter city it Is suspected that effort are beinR made
to lock up currency with a view to advancing the
rafc-s for mont-y anil "hearing" the stock market. It
Is quite possible that such a luovcmeutisiii progress,
lint we qiieti(in tl it has its raniliicatlons here. The
last hank statement suiUYienUy Indicates the ral
cans to be a Inck of mppl.v. w hich, added to the
Injurious system of credits upon whieh much of our
fall trade has been transacted, has Increased the
oliliKBtlons usual at the close of the year.
Call loans continue sctlve nnd rule firm at 47 per
rent., according to cnllslerals. Discounting at the
bunks Is con fined to short, dates mid very line paper.
The street rates at m'.H aavs may be quoted at 10
percent.
Gold opened at 121X and continued steady, closing
at noon at Ml,.
Governments are quiet but steady at last night's
quotntlens.
There was a heavy cloud over tlio Stock Board
this morning, and the transactions were of a very
limited character. There was no demand either for
JBtate or City securities.
teatnug Kuiirimn sold at r.iwno l-ifl, sternly; Penn
7,ania iiallroad was quiet, with sales at 645iX:
jlehigli Valley Kailmud at 6:1 vr.
waanul stocks we have no sales to record. 33i'
preferror Lehigh Navigation, and 00 for Moms
and Mecii.N'R Mountain Coal at 6, and Farmers'
neons shat'r'8' Bank at 117, were the only miscella-
Thf Ht. Apposed of.
dividend of 6'i)la!, cHl f"'npany have declared a
P111I Ull;j.:'nt' r"'-VHI'luon Ule 3,1 Proximo.
Rcporte".! by De l'lTO(-'K EXCHANGE! SALKS.
j.j A i'.ro., No. 40 S. Third street.
$3000 FaRlmSs Hi. RD.
d000 Lch V R n bs. i ' -u Big Mt....ls. 6
en. 81' too sli Read R.ls.e. BO
fiOOO N Tenna .
S'il SJ HO. . .010.00 1-16
100 sli Penna Hit.. M
li
do..ls.bl0.SO 1-10
do c. t0
do...l.Ble.fi0 1-16
1 do f4V
7 do f t
lni)
WO
AS ah Leh V R. .
.Is. Vi
do e. 60
Jit fxuia-c A )o. nnote, ovnuP0 ..HMO. 60V
followsrU. S. lis of issi, iiaili9'4 secontlea aa
liaaiM; do.,l6t, lis-'stfstii?,? MOa of ims,
lUS: o., July, 1H06, llfn.,i115'; 1608, U3.V4
116 'idll&.'i ; do., hr;v,(4Uo? : Kdo., 187,
109. ; Cur. 68, lOooilOiV Uold, MIX. I09)a
MKS8KH. WlI.l.lAM PAINTKH & CO., NO. 36
street, report the following quotations: U.Thlrd
1881, 11U&119.1,' : B-H09 Of 1S6M, 113 113?,' 5 d)8 Of
lM'.OlMX; lo. 18t.fi, IWmU'W, do. July,'4,
115.s,(11b;j; ; do. July, l.stu, li.VuiaMlS1.'; do. Jo,
1H68, llo'll;',;BS, 10-W.109V109;V.'U. S. PdClU.
MR. Cur. 6h, io8j4'(jios;. Gold, lai ;,'cjl2i'. Market
Mkssrb. Db Haven A fiKoruBR, 40 No. 8. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U. Kesof issi, inxiiy: do. lsea, llnaii4
do. is4,iia?.(4iiuf ; do. iwq, lri'ntsiiax; do. i860,
new, 116,llf.,.i ; do. 1S67, do. HhC'tHftM; do. 1868,
do., nB?,fiMln; 10-Ws, lH!i-,:(to; U. 8.80 year
0 per cent. Currency, 10M,(oM09; Due Comp. int.
Notes, 19; Uold, Ml-l.l ; silver, laoiai.
Nakk A Lapnkr, Bankers, report this morning's
Gold quotations as follows :
10-00 A. M Mix U "22 A. M..... m
10119 " Ml?; llfiB " VllX
10-20 " M1X:Mih) M. Mtv
11 U5 " ViXlZ 12-10 P. M Ml?,
lHillartelpliia Trade Report.
Thursday, Dec. 10. The Flour market Is dull, and
the tendency of prices, particularly of tho low
grades, is downward. There is no shipping demand,
and the home consumers purchase sparingly. About
800 barrels were taken In lots at ft -co for superfine ;
$5tg8-12x for extras ; J5-7GG-I2r for Iowa, Wiscon
sin, aud Minnesota extra family; 5-C2;(4d-i'ix for
Pennsylvania do. do. ; $.v7o3C-&o for Indiana and
Ohio do. do. ; and 0'7&7'f0 for fancy brands, ac
cording to quality. Rye Hour is steady, and 60 bar
rets sold at t.vui.
The Inactive condition of the Wheat market noted
for several days past still continues, but prion re
main without quotable change. Sales of 1500 bushels
Pennsylvania red at S1-V7; white ranges from fl40
to f 1-50. Rye ranges from flwl-06. Corn is dull and
lower. Sales of 600 bushels old yellow attl1M;200
bushels new do. at 7tHSOc. ; aud 400 bushels new
white at 80c. Oats are not much sought after.
Sales of anoo bushels Pcunsj lvania and Delaware at
IWoitSOc. No further sales were reported ill Barley or
Malt.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at30 per ton.
Whisky Is stronger. A small lot of wood-bound
Western sold at l -oa.
Louisville thinks Its population will exceed half
a million in two. This Is one of Prentice's Jokes.
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCeT
For additional Marine Kern tee Inside Paget.
PORT OV PHILADELPHIA.
..DECEMBER. 16.
STATS or THBBMOMTETEB AT THE EVENTS!) TXIXftBAPH
OFHCK.
1A.M 47IUA.M..... C6I1P. M
CLEARED THIS MORNtNO.
Steamship Regulator, Penninjrton, New York. John F. OhL
Norw. barnue Louise, Dehly, Rotterdam, L. Weetenraai-4
Co.
ARRIVED Tim MORNING.
Steamship Regulator, Panuinxton, 20 hoars from New
York, with mdne. to John t OhL
Steamer R. Willing-, Cundiff, Ut hours from Baltimore,
With indse. to A. Groves, Jr.
Kuhr Florence Nowell, Fenulniore, 6 day from Boston,
with fish to Harding i, Bro.
Schr L, P. i'tiaro, Uulien, 4 day from Norfolk, with rail
road tie to captain.
Schr Julia, Duvall, 7 days from Norfolk, with lumber to
J. W. Gankill Son. .
Schr Sidney Price, Godfrey, S3 day from Penseojla.
with lumber to W. A. Levering.
Sohr P. W. Wheaton, Wneaton. from Boston. ,
Schr J. B. Van Llnsen, Young, from Boston, i
Sohr John WhitaJl, Powell, Irem Boston.
bebr Northern Light, Ireland, lrom all River.
Oorttmondfme of Th XvminD 7WropA. '
KASTOM A MoMAHON'S BCLIJCTTJI.
New Youk Okkk-k, Deo. 15 The sixty barge, coal
laden, that left Philadelphia on Sunday and Monday for
New York, bare all arrired sately at this port.
Baixtmobji Branch OrricK, Deo. '15. Barms Prank.
John Hawkins, and tunny Uoiiilard, leave this evening
for New York, eoai ladtiBi probably the last tow oj the
sea son for New York. .
PBajjiEXJ-iaA Buaxch Omm. Deo. 14 The barges
River Queen, D. Mejiann, and K. II. Kookwood, left last
nirbt with anthracite coal, for New York.
The steamers Je&eruon and Chesapeake left Delaware
City at 7 A. M. thi day, with eleven banree for New York.
Wind K. by Ii. ; soft i raining. Ice fog on Delaware mer.
U B. U,
MEMORANDA.
Bleamnhip Brunette, Tomlin. henoe, at New York f
''brig's. V. Merrick, from Jamaica, via Delaware Break
water, at New York yeeterday, with the captain (iaupin
ott) down with yellow fever. ..
Brig Planet, Any. aenoe, at Damarara ltith ult., and
leinained td. , ,
Schr Ohaa. P. BUokney, Mathi. henoe, at VAU Rivel
ictir M. H. Read. Benson, and Glen wood, Dickinaon,
hence, at New Bedford l4t h Inet.
Schr T. Sinniokson, Dickereon, for Philadelphia, cleared)
at Boston 14th lost.
Bohr J. W.Vennaman. Sharp, and J. B.BnuUl. Witt
llama, nance, at Boatun Mth in at,
Ho bra Oliver. Grinnoll, and J.S. Dwilr, OratA
St Gloucester ilttb InaU
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