T 7 H ILilo VOL. X. NO. 14G. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 18G9. TRIPLE SHEET THREE CENTS. tJ' l I VI "TT! TT- "II V1 T-wl fl "TS A "TTt i ' .- A I V . .. -.-. I - lit FIRST EDITION DISHONOR AMONG THIEVES. Curious Correspondence Confidence Operation in Counterfeit Money A Congressional Con testant Implicated in the Crime. Onr readers have been made aware at vartoni Mmca of the operations of a firm known as "Woan A Co.," and by various other names, who oiler to apply dish nest persons with counterfeit green backs, on ry lllicral terms. They operate through tiie l ost OiUce, ad vei Using themselves bf circular, wl reqnesttng their customers to transmit money by mail, anil receive the "queer" by return post. Jt la needless to say that the victims after mailing their money never hear from the tlrm attain. Homctlmes they agree to send the counterfeits by express, C. U. D. A package Is delivered; the money is paid; and the would-be dealer In counter felt currency finds himself the possessor of a bundle cf newspapers, a box of shavings, or something equally valuable. For obvious reasons It Is difficult to convict these men of any positive olfonse, to say nothing of ihe dinienlty of (lulling them, for at the address given In their circulars the latest address is ho. 73 Nassau street, Mew York no such persons are known. We have come into possession of a bundle of docu ments belonging to this preel jus arm which we pur pose laying betore onr readers, that they may see for tliemsclvcB where swindlers of this class tiud their victims. We now introduce to onr readers a gentleman who tells us all about himself and his aspirations. This is bo less a personage than the BON. JOHN A. WIMPY, Cf Dahlonega, Georgia. Mr. Wimpy writes npon paper with a highly ornamental printed heading, and dates his letter at the above-named place, October 18, 1869. The envelope contains a note to the post bi after to retnrn It, if not called for within tea days, to the writer's address. He says: "Gknts: Tn lsttar of the 1Mb nit., which wu sunt to a friend in Kant Tenneame, ws tho other as conti len tjftlly handad me, asking that he ambarlfcinto the bu.ineas e nralatinc counterfeit money. I am a lawyer here at this piaoe, in good standing. Hare a lucrative practiae, and above suspicion. I have a rant deal of indusaoe before Mis people, and, a an evidence of this, I was BI.CCTKD TO THE FOllTT-SEOOND CONGRESS last April was a year ao to I want to try and circulate one of your counterfeit mossy." We pause to say that Mr. Wimpy is guilty of an anachronism, for It mutt have been the XLth Con gress, and the Second Session. Mark Mr. Wimpy's Tcasons, however, for wishing to go into the busi ness : "Thie aention of the State," eontlntj's Mr. Wimpy,'"ii far off from the railroad, and the people are iicnoraut and are without a currency cannot pay their taxes without a great aacrinee. Yon may put me down at ONC OF THR 'TBUB BLUE,' and will not blow on yen. I know I ean circulate a large anantity of your currency, and can make it profitable to me as well aa to yon. Yon will therefore eona to me five hundred dollars in one dollar bills and five hundred in five dollar bills. Hend the above by express and direct thus, H a. John A. Wimpy, Dahlonega. Oa., via of Atlanta, t.a.' O. O. O. By this means t will be sure to got the package. According to your letter above referred to the amonnt ordered will oome to three hundred dollars, which I will pay at the express of lice. You will order that the money be collected on delivery. 1 am willing ta invest largely ia tho matter, for I know I CAM MAKK IT PAT. "I need not reiterate to you what ean ba dona. Be snre and send the counterfeit money as ordered above so that I can get it at an early day. I will be in New York in December next, and will see yon personally on tho matter. r "Vonr. etc., JOHN A. WIMPY. B. Yon will tiud out who I am by consulting Mo lollop, Kprague Co., Mew York, aa well as John Liv ingston." The receivers of the letter were apparently saspt. clnnsof Mr. Wimpy's frankness, and returned tne letter. Indorsed on the bauk as follows: "We return your letter, supposing that some one got the letter heads out of your oillce and wrote this. If you are In earnest, write again." To this comment the writer of the letter responded by returning the samo letter, with this note Indorsed underneath the com ment: "Dahi.okp.Oa, Ga., Oct. 8(1, 1869. Gents I am in ear eat. Bund the goods a ordered hnrein, ana fail not. I retnrn this letter ps being my instructions in the matter. Yours, etc., JOHN A. WIMPY. Write nio by return inuil what you do in the premises." Again, on November 14, Mr. Wimpy writes to Wogun & Co., evidently ia reply to a letter he has received, aa follows: "Dear Sirs : Your letter of the 9th instant, informing me that you had sent me SjSiil in ones, and twos, and tivoa, ia to-day received, and I thank you ruucli for jour prompt ness, and in answer will soy that I STILL MEAN 1IUSINESS, bnt I will leave in a few days in New York to see yon and have a personal interview with you before I take the pack age ont of t lie olhce. And it beooinea necessary for me to explain to yon the reason for tins which has come to me since 1 last wrote yon. Kirs, you may have the utmost con fidence in me; for I will not bstrsy you, or any one else engaged in the business but to the reason why I want to fee you before I left the package. I wrote to a firm by the name of NOTKS CO., NO. 98 WALT. STBEBT, on ths 2Rth of September last, for $100 worth of currency, the same at I wrots you. On the Slthdsyo October, the said Noyes A Co. wrote t me to this etfect (Here is a copy of toe lcttor): October 2u, lHiist. Hon John A. Wimpy. Dear Sir: Hoods have been sent to a aa desired, O. O. D. tiliK). Have you paid on it yet or not Lotus know. Respectfully, NOYK3 A CO., Mo. 65 Wall street. The above is a copy of their letter to me. Immediatal open the receipt of this letter, I sent $UW in the bands o my clerk, who did not suspicion anything of the kind, t lilt the package out of the office at Atlanta, which h he did by paying the $100 and express charges, and brought tiie box to me. and when I opened the box, to m . great astonishment, sirs! there was nothing ia the bo except newspapers wadded up, and a piece of ore weigh ing about three pounds. "Bo my $100 and other expenses were gene, and I have net yet received what I ordered ; but in the bottom of the box was a slip of writing of which the following i a copy : "This Is dene to mislead the deteslives. It will be sunt to yon free ot charge by express. Keep cool do not men tion onr name deatroy all traoo of our letters. Shall we end your letters along with it? I HAVE BEEN "KE1PINO COOL" and waiting patiently for the package to oome, but It has not oome and I fear I am swindled ent of one hundrad dollars, besides other expenses to the amount of $15. Tke receipt which is signed by Noyea On. is dated on the Sib October last, at VVail street, New York. Now I waa act ing in good faith, and meant nothing bnt business with bira Noyes A Co. I reoeived a letter from them which led me to correspond with them. "If Noyea A Oo. send on the package ordered by me, and I receive it before I start to Now York to sae you in per son, I shall be induced to lift your package sent me out of the express ottloe at Atlanta. Having loat flOOup to this time in the business of trying to get and obtain I aha 11 know that 1 am. SEALING) WITH FAIT! MKX, who wonld not take any advantage of me. Sirs, I shall not betray lou, ne ther shall I even mention your name to any person livin. I want to start from hereabout the 251 of this month for Washington, and when I get to Atlanta I will send you a telegram what day I will be at your No. 73 Nassau street : and if I can be made satiatiad that your box contains what you say is in it, I will lift it out of the otHce. 1 am of too limited moans to let any more money lip out of my fingers as I did to Noyes A Co., No. 96 Wall street. It would break me. If your money ia what yon ay it is, and ia so well executed as represented, I can mtk9 A "WO TBtlltQ" oat of It; for I tell you there Is no currency and change in thia section of the Mata. I know I oan make great us of it, but I am sattBded that I oan make bettor use of 6s than i. ..H I humiu toara is no suspicion resiina- arainat tha bf es bills, but there is in this country suspicion agaiatst Is and lis, as aeing oouiwnon. 'Your letter, i mast confess, has tho KINO OV TITE BIOBT METAL, nd is much a ore satisfactory to me than those of Messrs. Noyes A Ih. out so do sure i am nnu uu mj auow tuat A auu dealing with busiuoss men, I must see you in person kelore 1 can pay you any money without seeing just what I " business is Bcsnness. "I bone yon will not th'nk bard of me for doing thus, bu I will be satisfied myself , by seeing you ia person before the thirty days are out. I will oome by myself, without any oerson with me. I hsve been raised here in toe moun tains, and never have been further north thaa Washington. You may know I will ba A 'ORF.KN HOBN' whoa I get to Kow York. , '. .... ... , , "I want to make 'big thing' out of this thing, and be lieving that I can do it successfully, with my standing and Influence in tne Mountaios, I writ yon this, and when I net to Atlanta end Washington, I shall telegraph you for information where to lind you and how. And, sirs, be- UW mSS S&H A. WIMY. f u -l have destroyed yonr letters as directed." Mr "Wimpy, befoie uialllug the above letter, sleeps ou it over night, and the nxt day (Sunday) eininks himself In another postscript to say that tf Messrs. Wogan k Co. will let him take the box from the express otne, relieved of the ban and bolts of Its C' O. D.." "e will Immediately oome to New Y erk ud par In person, ilia reason for this la tnat A BDBNTCrfll'D DMUDB THJ FIK ; M inasmuch as 100 has been burnt out of me by ; A CO.. I 0 atOt tlOHir W a bWUt ftglUl. Onr reporter was not present at the Interview be tween "Wogan A Co." and Wl npy. Kor.aught we ' w the company ramn has been changed to "Wogan, Wlmpv A Co." We have offiolal Info mi tion, howeter, that the firm of "Wogan A Co." Is no more. A u isnnderstandlng arose between the partners; the ernlor member gave notice to Postratuiter Jones tnat the company was dbsolved and that no more letiers should be delivered to the firm. Mr. Wogan Wi s subsequently lulormed that hereafter their cur-re-pondence would go directly to the D.'ad letter Office at Washington, for the benefit of the Uovern nient. Ji. Y. Ttibunt toiay. The Tribune baa an editorial on the above expo sure, closing with these words: "It Is a great pity that Mr. Wimpy is not in Con gress. We snould like to have his views on the ex pansion of the currency." John H. Christy, Democrat.was declared elected to the Fortle h Congress from the Sixth Georgia Dis trict by m majority of 413 rotes. Mr. Wimpy con tested the election. Bp. TsuoHArn. A LOTTERY WAR. Benlnmln Wood and Jobn Alorrlnvey at Swonlt' Points A HIiMtnlfli-ent Kxposure Somebody 'a ltulldlnK Must Come Down. A war of no mean magnitude has jo at been Inau gurated among the lottery policy dealers of Kew York, which promises some spicy revelations as to the extent of the business, the amount of money in volved In It, the persons ougaged in the enterprise, and the particulars of the maimer in which it is con ducted. It has been for a long time known thut John Morrlssey, ben Wood, Zachnrluh A. Slininous, Chailes II. Munay, John Anderson, and other wealthy men were engaged In the business; but It Is only recently that the connection of a number of Wall street lights has been deliuitely determined as being Identihed with the scheme. 1 On December 6 a suit was Instituted in tho Su preme Court, Judge Cardoso, on the complaint of John Morrlssey, against Zachurlali K. biuimous and others. Application was then made to Judge Canlozo for an Injunction and the appointment of a receiver In the matter of tha property and trusts held by the defendants, and after argument by counsel being heard In behalf of the plaintiir, Morrlssey, and two of the defendants, Wood and Anderson, It was ordered by Judge Canlozo that "Benjamin Wood, of the city of New York, be and he Is hereby appointed receiver of the property, assets, credits, and etfects of the business mentioned In the complaint, aitd of the grants, franchises, cor porate privileges or property of any nature held in trust or claimed to be held In trust by Charles II. Murray, Zacharlah K. Simmons and Lewis Davis, for uie use ana oeneut oi memseives ana tne otner de fendants in this action or any of them, and of all the property or rights of property held, owned, or controlled by the firm known as C. 11. Murray & Co. ;" and that "said receiver execute a bond in the sum of 110,000, with sufllclent securities, to be ap proved by a Justice of this court, conditioned for the faithful performance of this trust." The lottery business in New York alone Is estl- mated to involve the circulation of at least flo,noo,(K)0 annually; and when It Is considered that the men named above as plaintiff and defendants are the head and front of the tratllc throughout the country, some Idea of Its colossal proportions may be Inferred. Conclusive figures onfihls score have never vei een fiven to the public, but there is no doubt that it will e nnearthed In the course of the struggle now Inau gurated, ana wnicn nas just received a double in centive to a desperate contest for the mastery. . The effect of Judge Cardozo's order would. In nt. leat one sense, be the placing of Immense power la tne nanus oi wooa oy giving mm as receiver tne ab solute control, peruitiitt- lilt, of the whole lobby business, and the appointment of a receiver mav in all likelihood have been about all the "relief prayed for" In the plaintiff's heart, although, of course, other "relief ,r wa "prayed for" on the paper. And here was precisely where the "tug of war" came in. MortiHsey is believed to have been about aa largely interested In the scheme as Wood, and the appoint ment of Wood a defendant In the suit as receiver was something at least very singular, If not wholly nnprecedented. It was more than the defendant the docile and tractable John Morrissev could stand, and ha accordingly cleared the decks for action. A counter-suit was at once commenced In his In terest, Xaehuriah K. Mmmons being the plaintiff against lienlamin Wood and others as defendants, and an application was made to Judge Itarnard for an Injunction and the appointment of a receiver. The snit beyond a doubt was engineered by Morrls sey, as win oe seen wnen it is statou tnat the result of the application was, first, the vacation of Judge caruosco s order appointing wooa receiver, and the granting of on order by Judge Barnard appointing Morrlssey receiver, and an injunction rest raining all other parties from In any way interfering with him in the exercise of his functions as received, the Terms Deing similar in suDstance to tne order granted by Judge ( ardoo. Judce Barnard's order was granted on Wednesday last, and has raised a howl of indignation with dire threats from the Wood clique, wltl promises of Btartling disclosures all around of fraud, corruption, und other malfeasances. What It will end In is at present dilllcult to foresee; but unless so.ne one re cedes from his position, ou one side or the other, it will "make the fur By." A MIXING HORROR. Almost a Repetition or tho Avondale Disaster Another Urn ve Alan Uone Miraculous Karnpe of Three Allnera. Plymouth, Pa., Dec. IT One mile north of the Avondale mine, where the appalling catastrophe still fresh In the recollection of the public occurred lust September, lies the Jersey coal mino. It is the ?roperty of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western tallroad Company, and yields two hundred tons of coai per uay. TUB ENUINE-KOOM ON F1KE. A fire was discovered in the engine-room, at half- East 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Fortunately ut three men were Inside at the time. The alarm was quickly given and a scene of the wildest excite ment ensued. The miners residing In the vicinity of the mine, and a large nnmber of people from Ply mouth, rushed to the spot eager to learn how many men were In the chambers of the mine. They all came fully prepared to witness a repetition of the Avondale horror. Great was their relief when they ascertained that only the lives of three human be ings were in danger. ONE MOKE VICTIM FIRST DESCENT. Preparations for a descent were at once made. About o'clock Mr. Thomas J. Phillips, the super intendent, and several other men, went Into tho air-way, about a half mile from the tunnel mouth, and penetrated about six hundred I act, when John 1. Warnan was overcome by sulphur. Attempts were made to (tet hlra out, but the others being partially affected In the same way, they were obliged to leave him to hi fate. He la dead. Later In the night several men went Into tha tunnel and below the bottom or the slope aa far as the stables, of which there are two. They found all the mules (eight In number) dead. The clothes of the men were brought out. This tended to Increase the excitement of the crewd, and but little hopes were entertained of saving the three miners. THE SECOND DESCENT FEARFUL SUSPENSE. Another descent was made and another diligent search instituted for the missing men In the cham bers of the mine. At this tune all the airways were rilled with smoke, and the descent was accompanied with danger of suffocation. , A xtlKACOLOVS ESCAPE. At 1-30 o'clock Friday morning tho two brothers Davis and James Purcell, the men who were below, came out of the tunnel. They crawled out on their hands and knees la order to breathe the pure air, which they could only Inhale by keeping their nos trils on the floor. When they emerged Into the open air they wero very pale, and so weak as to be unable to walk. They bad to be carried to their homes. The body of the unfortunate man. John L Warnan, who perished while making a search for the missing miners, was re covered at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, attar the the fire was nearly extinguished. He leaves a wile and three children. A small subscription has been raised for their relief, and It is hoped that others will contribute to the fund for the support of the family of a man who died while attempting to rescue three fellow beings from a violent death. The engines are all destroyed. The work In the mine canuot be resumed before six weeks. There was another avenue of escape, but the current of moke was so great that it waa impossible to pene trate 1U TIIE NERYE. A Locomotive and Two Cars Thrown Into Bush silver. As an extra freight train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad waa crossing the long liush river bridge yesterday afternoon, at about e o'clock, coming north, the locomotive ran off the track, and, together with two freight ears, went partly over the bridge The track was being re paired, and It la supposed that some timber may iav e been lying ta it. Men wei Jjuuttlmcelj sl la Wf rk to clear the track, to prevent, any avoid iblo in terruption of travel, and It was done, though it was found nceessary to throw tho expensive locomotive and two rare overboard Into the river, and the regu lar midnight thronga train Iroin Washington crossed the bridge In time. The oftlcers of this company "have got the nerve" to do whatever Is necessary to Insure regularity in running, without stopping to calculate the cost. No one was hurt by the ardent. The locomotive thrown overboard Is tho No. R7, a fine large engine, and measures will Inimedlatniv betaken to raise her and put her in running order again. Wilmington Onnwrreial of lout evening. CHINESE QK8KQUIES. The UbONt of Ah Tot Blown nnd If una Iota lhf Krslistl Mplrlia KunnraU-liRked itleals and Marred Tavpera. A recent fan Franclseo paper has the following: Three days since In this city, at his house on Jack son street, died Ah Hoy, a Chinese merohaiiL The disease which baffled the skill of Chinese doctors and carried him off was a lingering consumption. Little conld be learned of doocased save that he was born at Canton, aud at au early agn entered npon mercantile pursuits. lie caino to this country aud continued Ins native avocation. He died at the age of llfty years. At first the exhibitions of sorrow were In private, by his nearest relutives and fri-mds. The remains were placed In a metallic rase for shipment to Cai'ton the only city in tho world from which a Chinaman can properly or safely ascend to the realm of spirits. It was determined that, as the malignant ileltleB had manifested peculiar activity In protracting Ah Poy's sufferings, particular and ex traordinary means should be taken to appease them or frighten them away, and at the samo tlmo to pro pitiate the good gods. The rooms in which the pri vate exercises wero had were too small, anil the leaders of ceremonies obtained permission iroin Chief Crowley to occupy a portion of tho sidewalk on Jackson street for a public exhibition. Accordingly, ut an early hour yesterday, a man dressed In priestly robes came out of th house hold ing a large ox-horn, flu applied it. to his Hps, and elevating the Instrument, blew shrill and Bliarp into all quarters of the heavens. This Is supposed to have startled the evil ones Into a comprehension of the fact that some demonstration was about to be made against them. After blowing the horn for seve ral minutes tho priest was succeeded by other men with bells, and these wero Jingled and beaten f ill tho din was hideous. It was mora than the inferuals could stand, and they retreated pell-mell in every direction. Seme new down Jacknon street, some up the street, others Into the adjacent alleys, and still others to tho headquarters of the Anti-Coolie Boclety. While the bells were ringing, and only good gods were around In the air, the monrncrs came out in the street. Then tne coffin was brought oat and placed on the sidewalk, draped with red, whit, and green cloths. The mourners, of whom there were about a dozen all women but one wero dressed in white robes, with white cowls on their heads. The hair on the women's heads was dishevelled. Several of them wept in a genuine manner, but the rest howled In such a wuv as to Justify the statement made by some in attendance that they were hired mourners. When the coffin was put down the mourners filed around it several times, weeping, walling, and throwing np their hands, and then all bowed themselves with their faces to the ground, and remained in that position several hours. On the sidewalk, below the coffin, were ranged three or four wide tables, and on these were depo sited the sacrificial offerings. There were live roasted bogs, full size, with tips of tinsel ou their ears and wreathed about their snout. Three sheep, skinned and laid on large pans, occupied prominent places. Then there were chickens roasted whole, with many colored candles melted and run over them In imitation of robes. They were set upright In edible chairs, with their necks straightened, and fantastic covers placed ou top of their heads. Their claws were bent up and made to grasp spears, darts, and exorcising wands. Several roosters had been baken till they were brown, and yet the feathers on their wings, the wattles, on their necks, and the crests on their heads were not even wilted. These, too, were ornamented with tinsel and paper. Several large crabs from Mciggs' wharf lay in the centre of the table, and wero set off with ornaments like the rest of the off erings. There were numerous pyramids of fruit, also apples, pears, frrapes, aud nuts; pyrrmlds of high-colored, greasy ooking, cakes; loal Imitations of lambs, goals, ducks, etc, covered with melted confectionery: piles of Joh sticks and sacred tapers, with rows of them bnrnlng, smoking, and spluttering on the bor ders of the table; strjps of white, red, and yellow paper bearing mjsterious characters; doll-looking images at several points; and everywhere tinsel, paper, smoke, fumes, and Insufferable stench. The streets were blocked by the throng of Chinamen, negroes and "superiors," but in the crowd next the collln and free lauch table of the gods women pre dominated. They were a degraded and dlscasci'. looking set for the most part, and seemed to be riveted in their tracks by idle curiosity. A line of Inters and a rank of badgering hae'emen occupied one side of the street waiting for their "loads." At 1'2 M. an old white bended woman earae out of the houi-e bearing in her skinny arms a huge load of tinseled paper. She threw it on the pavement, aud taking alighted Josh stick set the muss on lire. Then other women brought ont some curious looking images, about two leet high, and supposed to be representations of Teveral antl-coolteiies. Those they cast into the flames, evidently believing that possession ot them would certainly appease the ma lignant gods, aud give Ah Poy a safe entree into the laud of the good. At 1 P. M., the coffin was placed in a hearse, the mourners got into the bucks, and the melancholy procession of pagans and Christians proceeded to 1One Mountain, where the remains will bu entombed till the sailing of the next Chlua steamer. X.22 OAL IPTTJBLUGancU. Court or Quarter Nesslona Judge Puxson. II LIND Jl'STICK. ' This morning two very small boys, neither of thora six teen years old, and bom of ehiluiah appoaranue, were in the prison douk to receive the suvure punuliy that is usu ally intlietxd upon hardened orunmala that have reaoned the ace of manhood. They weie John Clark, who waa con victed tf stealing: a piece of oloth from a store in Kibth street, and Henry dough, a little bootblack, who wus tound iruilty of the laroeuy of good from hooond and La u rel atreeta. There were two larger and older bootblacks convicted with Cluugh, againet whom the evidonoe was stronger and more pointed, but tiiey wero sentenoed to an iinpriuon mont of eighteen months only. Clough was sent to tho Mouse of Kelnge becaust of his extreme youth, but the managers of that institution returued him to the court because he waa beyond their control, and his presence there was detrimental to the other inmates and not beue tioiaito himself, thus acknowledgiBK that the Uousoof Itsage is not in fact a place fur Urn reformat ion of bail boys, but for the confinement of children wbo do not ooiae under that category. Clark, who was sont to toe same stahliauinent, was also returned as ungovernable. This, indeed, seems ludicrous. The Judge said he would, nader the eircnastanoes, have to do that which wonld b l.nat for the boys, and put them "where tbey would ba conhned separately and apart from any other person ; would have an opportunity to learn a trade, aud leihore to luae their taate lor crime;" and he sentenced each of them to two years and ten months ia the Kaatern Penitentiary. Tho latin fellows, incapable of appreciating their situatiou, sat down laughing at each o tlier. Matthew McOluakey, a bloated Irishman, was eonvioted of the larceny of a dray ani herae and ten barrels of flour. It was proven that ho met a drayman ia the street and pnrsnadeJ him to leave his dray and accoiupaiiy bini into a court, while in his absence a confedorato stoio his team aad the tlour that waa on the dray. Court or Common Plena Judaea Allison and I.uillow. PIU OAS ESTATE. In the matter of the exonptions to the auditor's report in thia, bolero reported, the felourt this morning, Judge Ludlow deliv.ring the opinion, overruled all the excap. tiein save that one referring to the sale of the property at Broad and Vtalnut streets, as to which the Court deoided that tlan.OOU, the purchase prioe, waa not the highest that could have been obtained, and therefore the execute ra were surcharged with the snouot of the dillurenue be tween that price and $lfi(),oU0, the latter being what was judged the fair and proper market value of tha pro perly. The following judgments were givea in other eases by Judge Ludlow: Pettit vs. Townsend. Demurrer to bill ia equity. De Binrrer sustained with leave to amend. Jx re Connecting Kailroad. Motion to file answer over ruled, and exceptions to report of road jury sustained aad report set aside. VVilson vs. Mayhew. Rule to show causa why tha judg ment should not ba marked to nse of J. 1L ban, dis charged. Kelts vs. Wagner. Feirnnd issue to tast tha validity of a will. Hule tor new trial discharged. Hy Judge Allison : MoUeruiott vs. MoDermott. Motion to quash libel ia divorce. Lava to amend given and rula to quash over ruled. iienner'i Rstata. Exceptions to auditor'! report. First exception diamiased. Second exception sustained and fee reduced to loU. in f proposed amendment to charter of Philadelphia University of Mad mine and Surgery. Change of name reject ed and one article oeatlrmed. A matronc vs. Kaldnpauch. Hula for appeal dl icbarged. Ganeons Katato. Kxeepuons to widow1 claim overruled and claim oentirmed. Iary vs. Hotter. Certiorari. Judgment reversed. Bteveaasa vs. Stewart. Motion lor injunction raiasad, Baliluoro Frodaea Market. BiLTiiiOKi, Deo. 18. A violent storm of wind and rain interferes with business to-day. Cotton quiet at too. Flour dull and unchanged. Prime to choice Wheat, fl-441-4. Corn inner; white aud yellow, GAMttbu. ; choice. .(MtMo. Oats. OfHajMo, ProvlslUJaS dlaJJlOidBvUlUiai yttmj, lAvJjfvJl Vi, SECOND EDITION LATEST DT THXaSaXlAFXX. Conviction of a Murderer in Canada No More Trapeze Exhibitions to be Allowed in Boston. The Erie War-Organization of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythiaa. FROM JfEW ENGLAND. The Knlbta of Pythian. Despatch to The Evening Telfyrapk. Boston, Dec. 18. The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, of the 8tate of Massachu setts, was organized at St. John's Hall lust even ing, i Sixteen subordinate lodges were repre sented, and the following o Ulcers elected und installed to serve until January, 1871 : Venerable Grand Patriarch, George W. Gray, of Springfield; Grand Chancellor, W. 1. lluyne, of Cambridge; Vice Grand Chancellor, H. M. Nutter, of Springfield; Grand Recording aud Corresponding Scribe, A. S. Jenuls, of Button; Grand Banker, Hon. William Ritchie, of Spring field; Grand Guide, James S. Karmlngton, of fe'harlcstown; Grand Inner Steward, George Pol lard, of Kali Kivcr; Grand Outer Steward, D. B. Dewolfc, of PiUhdcld. Tha Trnper.e' Tnboord. An order lias been Issued forbidding trapeze performances at our theatres. Reception oi the Peabody Kemnlna. Dfpatch to The Evening Ttltsfrayh. Poiitlam), Dec. 18. At the meeting ot prominent citizens held last night to take action relative to the reception of the rcmaius of George Peabody. a committee of ten were ap pointed to confer with the State and Federal authorities aud such other persons as may be deemed proper. Governor Chamberlain will order ont the Slate militia us escort on the occa sion. FROM NE W YOll K. Tho Krle Imliroullo. Dfatih to The Evening Tetojraph. Hancock, N. Y., Dec. 18. The motion to continue Judge Murray's order suspending Fisk, Gould, and others from the management of the Erie Railway coming before that judge yester day, he held that in view of the stay of the pro ceedings granted by Jndge Bascotn, the hearing of such a motion would be irregular. The ouly question regularly before him was a motion to vacate Judge Bascom's order, and in view of all the circumstances he should decline to do that. FROM THE DOMINION. A Murderer Convicted. Depatch to The Evening Telegraph. St. John, N. B., Dec. 18 The trial ot John N. Monroe, the architect, who murdered Miss Fail and her child on the 31st of October, 1803, was concluded to-day. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. One hundred witnesses were examined during the trial. The case was one of remarkable circumstantial evidence, and it pro duced an intense excitement through tho lower province. The jury added u strong recommen dation to mercy. FROM EUROPE. Thia Morning's Quetatlona By the Anglo-American Cable. London, Dec 18 11 A. M Consols for money, 9'1'i, and for account, 9iV- I'. S. 5-2tm of 1S2, 80; of is&, old, 84',; of lbtii, 64; ltMOs, H2,. Stocks quiet; Krle Hatlroiul flat at 17 ; Illinois Central, 99' ; Great Western, Livkki'OOI., Dec. 1811 A. M Cotton quiet; middling uplands, UVCllTad. ; nil Idling Orleans, l'Aa.l'JVl. The sales to-day are estimated at lo.oisj bules. lted Western Wheat, 8s. OdciSHs. d. Oats, 2a. 9il.($ 'is. lod. Peas, aft8.(i,as. Hurley nominal at, da. Com mon KobId, 6s.ba. 3d. Thia Afternoon's Quotations. 13NDON, Dec. 181 P. M. Consols closed 92 'i for uiouev, and 92 if for account. United grates ve-tweuties of lbiift, old, 84; of 1S0T, 84; 10-40S, Krle Kailroad shares, 18 ; Illinois Central, 'J'J, ' ; Great Western, 90. .ivKim;oi, Dec. 181 P. M Cotton easier; mid dling uplands, lU'.'d.; middling Orleans, 12(1. The sales have been 14,000 bales, including 40jo bales for speculation aud export. Pork dull ; bacon ti-'m. 6d. for new. Tallow, 40s. I'l.VlIliCU AXUCOilMERtT, Office of thk Eve,vtna Tkleora ph, Hatardav, Deo. IS, ltsSS. t The demand for money, as usual on Saturday, is quite active, and the rates for time accommodations arc very firm. Call loans are only In moderate de mand, which relieves the pressure on the banks considerably, and leaves them free to aid business borrowers. There is much distrust engendered In financial circles by reason of the heavy crop of fail ures during tho week in New York, Boston, and other Kastern cities, and though Philadelphia has so far escaped remarkably well, those events in nulgh liorlng cities have a tendency to make lenders ex tremely cautious. We quote call loans at 6(9,7 per cent, on first-class collaterals, and discounts are quite aetlve aud rates advancing under the pressure, We quote prime names at 10 per cent. , bold opened weak, with sales at 120jtf, but it slowly advanced to ISO1-; before noon. There Is no specu lative demand lu our market Government bonds were dull, and our quotations show a further falling off from tne closing prices of yesterday. The block Market was fairly active and unsteady, the break in prices stimulating the demaud. No sales of Stato securities. A small sale of City sixes, new, was made at 98jf. Heading Kailroad sold freely aUOY.rmt declined to 49 before noon. There was little doing in Pennsyl vania Kailroad stocks, aud only small sales were effected at 64V ; Camden and Amlioy Kailroad sharea sold at W ;Minehiil Kailroad at oa; aud K luiira preferred at 4u. In Canal Bhares we notice some sales or Lohlgh at OSfi and S3'4 b. o. The balance of the share list was' entirely overlooked. The earnings of the Union Paclllo Railroad for October were as follows: Passengers mo,OS8-35 Freight. 8tio,bos-6l Mail K,804-16 Kxpre&S 20,704-63 Miscellaneous Bl,62aea tl,0f7,S!flT Expenses 617,186-99 Net profits f5-U),14a is PHIIADISUMIIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported b; De Haven A Pro., No. 40 S. Third street. r uts AH AKI., tnon ntv 6a. New. c loo sh Read R.... e. 49-69 " CAP.. 8K 200 do reg. 9n;t HoooN Penna 6o. fwj tioooltead K 7s....l0U 16000 N Pa 7s.... Is. f t460 80 N 6S, "89,.. 67 4hCaAAinR...li8V 6 do, 1IB 10 o lis a ik Phil k TR..118 1 sh Penna R M 4 do, t4 JU 4t 1. tH 900 do ..la .biiO. 60 900 dO...ls.sii0. 49V 100 do. 49 900 do Is. 49-69 400 d0....S6!U.49'69 100 d0....06AL49C9 100 do 160. 60 800 dO....U.s6.4 69 Sin Mmehill ,.b6. 68 v 85 sh LeuV K...la. 63V lsaNCentR... 44 UosaKliMirttl'.... 40 Nark k Lapmbii, Hankers, report this morning'! Gold quotations aa follows: 101KIA. M IOTA A. M 1006 " 12lltf 10t6 ' I2U lo-is M 120','ii-oa " ; 120', Kl-Sfl " 120 V 11-20 " . lao 10-flO m 18-10 P. M MX 10t " 120X' Mawtrs. lis Havbn k BKOTtntR, 40 No. 8. Third afreet, Philadelphia, report the following quotations; U. K 6SOM8H1, iiv411; do. 1869, 118Vlia't; da 164, 111,m; do. 1866, 111 St111 J 1 do. IStiO, new, 1141,14114 j aa. ltxw, no. iitsiAii ; ao. imsn, da. lHHtrtiu. i HMOs, 109(410 j U. 8. 80 Tear 6 per ccut. Currency, )(W;4108 J, ; Due Comp. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, 1904l9l ; Hllver, UQXAWX. J at Ooosi A Co, quote Government securities aa follows:!. 8. 6s of 1881. 11119; B-90S of 1862, iia',nn;, ; aa, iron, nivalin; aa, taeo, til '.(0 119; do., July, 1B6H, ll4V(1UtfS da da, 1867, 14114l,; da, 1868, 114V114X: 10-408, 109 109 ; Cur. 6H, 108XI08,'. Hold, 120 I..! I rule, p It In Trade Report. Batukdat, Dea 18. There Is no Improvement to notice In the Flour market, and In the absence of any demand for shipment only a few hundred bar rels were taken in lots hy the local trade at 4-;6S forsnperllne; f66 i2,v; for extras; trr0n,m for Iowa. Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; $s 2.'i s for Pennsylvania do. do. ; $s 7fx.a 6 60 for O.ilo and Indiana do. do.; and $rt 7tK7-fiO for fancy brands, according to quality. Kye flour sells at f.f25,'.s -60 V bbl. Nothing doing in Corn Meal. There is but little doing In Wheat, and only 1000 bushels Pennsyl vania sold at l26()l-a7, and 40oo bushels do. on pri vate terms. Hy ranges from 11 to fl -oo y bushel for Western and Pennsylvania. Corn is without essential change; sales of 600 bushels old yellow at 11 -05, aud booo hnshels new do. at 79SRc., according to dryness. Outs are in good supply, but the inquiry Is limited; sales of Pennsylvania and Delaware at K60a, the latter rate for bright. Nothing doing in Hurley or Malt. Hark In the aistence of sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at ton. Whisky I unchanged. We quote wood and lron bound V esteru at l -i2f itm. MARINE TELEGRAPH. ALMANAO tX)B PHILADELPHIA THIS DAT7" Rrm Kit is 71RI Moow Risrs BlN 8T8.. o4 I Uiou Watbb . . . . . .... 147 PHILADELPHIA BOARD O TBADR. Jamts Dovohkhty, ) 8ami:x k Stokes, Oommiitki or tux Month. JosaU (J. Uhuhh, ) OOMM ITTCK ON ARllITHATIONS. J. O. .Tamaa, George L. Bu.hy, K. A. Bonder. William W. Paul, 1 WjiUes,, (Hy Atuflo-A mrimn OabU.') QtTKKNn-roWN.Dee. 18. Arrived, steamship ftootla. from Sew York. iisM)W, Dee. 18. Arrived, steamship Columbia, from Sew York. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA DKOKMBKR IS. STATK OF TIOtaMOMETKR AT TUB KVKVINO TEI.r.'.HrB OKrUK. t A. M 40 1 11 A. U 46 1 1 P. M 50 OLKARDD TUIS MORNING. Steamship Brunntte, Totrdin. Now York, Joha F. Ohl. Hteamnbip Norfolk, Piatt. Richmond via .Norfolk. Vf. P. Clyde A Co. BtMamer New York, Jones, Now York, W. P. Clyde A Co. Hweii. barque Hazard, r ernlund, Havre, L. Westerard A Co. N. O. barque Dorrett, Soaulken, Bremen, Peter Wright A Hons. Tub- Commodore, Wilson, Havre-de-Urace, with a tow of barge to W. P. Clyde A Oo. ARRIVKD THIS MORNING. RteamnrW. Whilldin, RiKKana, 13 hour from Balti more, with mdse. to A. Groves, .Jr. huainer Uonrge H. Htout. rojd, from Georgetown and Aleiandria, with mdso. to W. P. Civile A Co. Htoamer ft. C. Bidillo, MoCne, 34 hours from New York, with aadse. to W. P. Clyde A Oo. ' ' Kteamer Millville, Konoar, 1 day from Millville. la ballast to Whitall.Tatum A Co. Kcnr A. D. Holfmao, Hoffman, from Woodbary. Ho - J. T. Alnnrser. Corson, from Boston. ftobr N. W. Mage, Ketobum, from Boston. Tna: Hudson. Nu-liolaon, from Baltimore, with a tow of baraestoW.P.CIideAOo. lua Gommodorn. Wilson, from Havre-da-(J race, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Oo. Commmdtm e qf The Evening TVtorapk. K.AHTON A MoMaHON'b BULLICTTN. BaLTtmobx Bbamcb OtTlox, Deo. 17. Kive light and one antbraoite ooai Wen barges from New York aud Phi ladelphia, arrived here to-day. Two barges, Ganiilla and Catherine Terrnnoe, coal ladea, will leave with Uie tow to-morrow (Saturday; for Wilming ton. Del. Pbuladii.pbu Branch Offiotb, Deo. la The hi Had. son, from Delaware Oily, arrived last nijrht witu tbrea barires, coal Isdvn, en route to Hew York, which closes satisfactorily the transportation of Cumberland bitumi nous coal from Bullimore for New York, via Chesapeake and Delaware and Delaware and Karit in Canals for this season, aKKre;atiiig a largely Increased trade over 1SHS. JU 6. O. OLKARFD YK8TFRDAY. Ship Bombay, Jordan, Charleston, Potnr Wright A Rons Btnainslnn Juniata, Hoxle, New Orleans and Havana. Philadelphia and Soul hern Mail Steamship Oo. Hteaiimiup Tonawunda, Jennings, Savauuah, Philadelphia and Hoothern Mail Hteatusbip Co. Steamer R. Willing, Cundiff, Baltimore, A. Groves, ,Tr Br. brie Hunter, Wilson, bt Jago de Cuba, lsaao llouch A Morris. Briu J. ii. Kirby, Bernard, 8agua, 8. A W. Welsh. ARRIVKD "YESTERDAY. 8tamship Bason, Sears, 44 hours from Boston, with mdse. and psasenners to Henry Winsor A Co. Off the Capes o( ajia i'di...id, oaw i'iik COUJ1DK n. Br bri Kuby, Leary, days from St. John, N. B., with safer to O. C. an Horn. 16th iOHt,, 86 miles N K. of Five Vat horn Liaktahip. saw dismast ad ao.hr iiuanili.1 ported) at anchor. Bohr MaKKie Van Dnsen, Cmnpton, 6 days from James river, with lumber to Ooll'ns A Co. Srbr Rebecca Knight, Bartlatt, 4 days from Norfolk, with cedar lors to U H. Walker. hchr John Whitby, Henderson, 1 day from Port Pans, Del., with arain to Christian A Co. fccbr Mary and Caroline, Fowler, 1 day from Leipsio. Del., with irrain to Jos. E. Palmer. Kcnr Clayton A Lowber, Jackson, 1 day from Smyrna, Del., with grain to Jas. L. Bewley A Oo. ; FABSKNGKR3 RAILED. Per steamship Tonawunda, Jennines, for Savannah -Alfred Larter. Miss M. Vanlenr, Geo. W. Robinson. John 8. Littell, Miss H. U. Lit tell, Miss Adams, Mr. Haidemta, wile, and son, Wm. A. Rasland and wife, Henry Ulster, A. Reppard and wife, Job WebbJMiHSand Master Thomp son. Jamea McMullen, A. W. Woods, Wm. Wakeham, Usury Ooombs, N. Duson, D. Campbell, K. Ueyser. U1 MKMORANDA. Steamship Yaz.oo, Catharina, hence via Havana, at New Orleans Ulh inst. Steamship Prometheus. Gray, for Philadelphia, sailed from Charleston yesterday. . Steamer Rattlesnake, Gallagher, hence, at Portsmouth lfith mat. Barque Hero, Goudy, hence for Bremen, at Plymouth 8d inst. Brig W. N. Z., Herman, from Jamaica, arrived at Dela ware Breakwater loth inst , sod was ordered to New York. Brig Aluchaolo, Dyer, at Cardenas feth inst. from Port land. Brig Loals O. Madeira, Moslsnder, at Palermo St!d alt., from Genoa. Brie Ambrose LlRlit, Hijririns, henoe for Malaga, sailed from Cadis 2Hth ult. Scbr Kmma L. Porter, Rpaika, for Philadelphia, sailed from Nsssan, N. P., 4 lb inst. SohrAdelia, fc'oota, benoe for St. John, N. B., at G lou coster IMh inst. Reports encountered a heavy gale on the IMtb oft Monnt Deseret. and had decks swept ; lost Hying jib and split foresail. Schr wm. B. Mann, Rogers, cleared at Charleston 14th inst., for Potter's lilutf, S. O. Schrs Uriah and Tabiloa, Gibson, and Foaming Sea, James, hence, at Richmond Ifitn inst. Honrs Henrietta and Mary Locherty, hence, at New Lon don lfith lust., tor Norwich. Hchr Joho Lancaster, Williams, hence, at Bridgeport 14th inat. Sohrs Willie Y" 'tin, Noyes, hence for Boston; and J. O. Tbempron, V .neant, henoe for bale, sailed from Holmes' Hole A. M . 16th Inst. Kchr Adelua, Wriaht, from Savanilla Nov. 18. via Key West Deo. 1, at New York yesterday. Left aohr K. O. Knight, for New York in 6 days. (The Adeli a has been repoHed bound to Philadolpbia.) .... Scht Kathleen, Neve, lor Philadelphia, chared at St. Jobn, N. B. ,10th inat. S. br Richard Law, York, at Btoningtoa lath inat., from Kohr v"'. Tasker, Hallock, from Boston for Philadel phia. issd Hell Gat Hth inst. Hchr M. V, Oook, ralkenburg, bnaoa for Provideaoe, Was off head oi Long Island Bound P. M. 14th lost. NOTICE TOMARINKBS. The Kgyptian (iovernmeat has toven notioa that from the I' th day of November,' or later, the small light now exhibited at Port Said wiU be replaoed by a Haahius light snowing a tlaab every three seoonds. In clear weather tha light should ba seas from a distance oi 1)0 miles. Also, In reference to Notloe to Mariners No. 88. dated S9tb November, IMS. further information has been received that the revolving light mentioned therein (Alexandria Light), will attain its (roatost brilliaooy every tweuty seoonds. A lao, that lighthouses are ia tha eonrsa of esnstrnetion at the Hoaetta sod Damietta mouths of the Nile and also at Bruloe, of which further notics will shortly be given. Byorder, W. B. BHCBRIUK., Chairman. Treasury Department, Othoe XachtueuM Board, Wasiung- ton, D. O.t Heo. 1U, IttoV, , . Notice Is given that tba ftrst-olass Iron Nan Baoy, ra aently broken adrift from Bulwark Lodge, entrance to Portland Harbor, kiaiae, has baaa replaoed. The TJghtvssMl No. 14, heretofore stationed off Com field Poiut, Ut. baa basa temaorarily removed for repairs, and tka HeUei iightveasel, anmbered 17, painted biaok, H b two Blasts, aad ahowina liifbt from the forward ana I a if, sat sea alaaad ta Uta paattiva the eccutiied. THIRD EDITION GZirJZSZlAI. NEWS. The Red River Insurrection Governor , McDougall "Willing to Enlist In- dians to Subdue the Rebels Burning of an Iron ' ' Foundry Naval Or ders The Fi nances. FROM TIIE DOMINION. .., , Illghlj la.partaat from the lied River He brlllon. I St. Paul, Pcc. 18 Advicts from rcmhlna to the Sth lriBtant rt'ptirt that Uuvi-rnor McDoukbI ia enlist ing a body of whltvs ai.d Indians, equally divided, . to march on Port Hairy at once. The Rebels have , 4'u men to defend their position. C'HirAoo, Dt'c 13. I ho nc Pmil Pre of to-day mi-i.l l i . . . r.. ii . i i . . i . jiui'imuirs a iviiirr iiuui rvillinillt, uiavctl WM. o, blob says that, however lticredlolo It mar appear, -It Is nevertheless true that Governor McDoiiKal la wiiuiiK iu ciiiihi eveu savages lu oroer to ioroe Ola joke upon the Christian people at Wiunlpcff. 1 learned that Mi'. Don gal Is companies were nslng . everv effort to ludune thti Bwnmnv Iiuiluno. nour tb mouth of the lted river, to declare for Canada and to take up arms In favor of MciKnigull. The writer D.1 th. n,,vl..,,u UH n..,n,.a ..... a. ..I ...H.m pm. n uii, MKWfiiwun oiiaiiiiiinu i u fill I akl.ll Jlllln.V fiend, who instigated the Sioux to destroy the United Mates Mall, on Kutllcr's route to Montana, hnd beon fttrulNhed with an outllt, ostensibly to trade with the hostile Sioux, encamped near Mouse river, bnt with the actual Intention of enlisting from four hundred to six huntredpf these bloody devils on the side of Canada and Mi IKiugal. I am sorry to Inform you that Klc.hards. McDougal's At-toruey-Oeneral, lias compared tho information, and, in the presence of several gentlemen, justified Canada and McDongal in making use of any force obtainable for the purpose of subjugating the Ked Kivcr people. A postscript to this letter says: It is sad news that Colonel Dennis, the Surveyor-General of the southwest territories, has succeeded in raising and arming some two hundred Kwanby Indians, with a number ol their English balf-oreed relations, and that tbey have garrisoned the stone fort. As soon as they form a Junction with the Canadians the Sioux of Minnesota at Portage la Prairie will march upon the provisional force at and near Port Garry. General Keil has called In his reserves, who) were temporarily absent, and over ttuo armed men are re ported at headquarters, within a few hours' march. A collision is hourly expected. Another letter says a proclamation spread by Dimgal has been captured and suppressed. Intense excitement exists, and If it comes to blood shed Dr. Schutz, Dr. Drown, and James Russ will be the first victims, they having from the first advocated the Canadian policy and abused the Hudson Day Company. .. FROM WASHINGTON . Naval Ordera. , ., - DrupaUh to Thr Evening Telegraph, . ,, . Wahiumton, Doc 18. Surgeon P. 8. Wales is de tached Portsmouth and ordered home. Surgeon D. It Uannun from the Naval Station at Mouud City, 111., and ordered to Naval Hospital at Peuflacola. burgeon A. H. Aberly to the Portsmouth. . Currency Mtatcusent. Receipts of fractional currency during the week, T'i8,100; shipments during the week, ISUA100. Muti lated notes buned during the week, $1'2,250; total bnrned, 118,635,707. Bant currency issued for bills destroyed during the week, $147,770; total Issued therefor, 18,2o5,920. Balauce dee for mutilated notes, S1G7,787. Itank circulation outstanding at this date, f'iUU, 741,7.-4. The Treasurer hlds as se curity for circulating notes at this date, $,142,633, Mi; as security for deposits, $iul,816,ooo ; total securities held, $301,714,600. , FROM NEW YORK. Iron Foundry Ilarnrd. Kochkkter. N. Y.. Deo. 18. The iron foundry of W lckson & van Winkle, at Lyons, Wayne county, was burned to-day. Loss, $'-'0,uuo. New York Money and Stock Mark eta. Nbw York, Deo. 18 Stocks active. Money, 1 percent. Gold, 12o4". Five twenties. 1862, coupon, li!4; do. 18C4, do., uii,'; do. lata, do., 1U,'; do, do., new, 114; do. 1867, iuy; do. 1868, 114V,"; 10-40s, 109; Missouri sixes, flu.',, ; Canton Company, 60; Ciimbcrland preferred, S5; Consolidated New York Central and Hudson River, VlX; BrlP, ii; Readme, 99,'a : Adams Express, 69 Michigan Central, 124; Michigan Southern, 8.V-, ; Illinois Central, 130; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 82 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 10-1 ; Pittsburg aud 1'ort Wayne, 87 X ; Western L'nlon Telegraph, aa. FROM NEW ENGLAND. Y. M. C. A. Fair la Boston. Boston, Dec. 18 The Fair of the Yonng Men'g Christian Association, to aid in lalsing funds for tke erection 01 a building for the association, is now in successful operatlou lu Music Hall. All tno leading Kvangolletil societies in the city are contributors to the Fair, and the quantity and variety of articles form au exceedingly attractive display. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE. A ftfaa'a Tlralna (Stamped Out In Itambarn, Iowa lyTncb. l.aiv luiintuent. A horrible tragedy occurred at Hamburg', Iowa, oa the St. Joseph aud Council B lulls Kailroad, last Satur day. It seems that a farmer residing In the vicinity, name anknown, came to town to sell a lot of hogs. Four men approached him and made otters, aud after a time a bargain was struck. The farmer de manded a portion of the purchase price to oloue the trade, and the purchasers refused to aocede to his demaud, whereupon a quarrel arose. All four of the men attacked the farmer, knocked him down, and beat him unmercifully, and one of them, not satis fied with the brutality thus far shown, deliberately stamped the helpless victim's brains out with a heavy boot. The villains were immediately arrested and eon fined in jail, bnt the wildest excitement ensned among the sympathizing citizens, and for a time it seemed impossible to prevent their overwhelming the officers, dashing down th doors of the jail, and tearing the miscreants in pieces. The excitement was eventually allayed, and the town waa quiet during the night. On Sunday morning a brother of the murdered man, who resides near Sidney, arrived in Hamburg, accompanied by a large number of ex asperated men, when tho scenes of the previous evening were repeated, only with redoubled vio lence. At one time the ofilclals despaired of pre venting them from accomplishing their sanguinary object, but atugth, through the instrumentality ot a number of the leading cUlzens, they were persuaded to desist. The wretch who actua ly killed the farmer la named Dempster. He resided in Hamburg, and was formerly an engineer on tlio St. Joseph and Council Ulu US Railroad. In the eves of the law. however, he is not more guilty of tiie crime than his con-federates, all of whom aided and abetted him. Htaok Qnotatlona tr Glendlnnlng, Davis A Co. York bouse tue following;. N. Y. Cent. A Hud R ! TelFarrapb-l P. fft. icpurt uuuuga weir HOW OnnlR. U.11 O. . ' iwiuuanuowiTU,,, Western Union Tel... saw Toledo A Wab, it ic ea MIL A St. Paul R com 721 Mil. A St, Paul pref.. UK Con. Stock Scrip..'. 86 1, do, scrip. 80U N. Y. A Krle Kail. . 20 Ph. and Rea, K 99 MictuaR 84 ,v Clev. ami Pitts. K.... 8-4 CliL and N. W. com. . 68 Chi. and N. W. pref.. 81 Chl.andR.LR 104',' Pitta, F.W. Chi. B. 88 Adams express 59 Wells, Fargo A Oo. . . . "is United States Co... . 49 i Gold piox Market weak. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCIUNGK 8ALES. Reported by Do Haven k Bra., No. 40 8. Third Street, SECOND BOARD, 11000 Pa R 1 m.... 96 Hsb. Lett Yal 63 v 77 ah Penna R..ls. 64 US do....ls.l)6. 64 100 do be. 68; flush Big Mt....c. 6 100 do 6i DtiOshWoHhA Wal. Bend....s6. 1 CAMBHIA IRON COMPANY. Tha Annual Mastitis- of tha Stockholders ol tha CAMBHIA IKON (IOMPANY will ba bold at thsir Ortice, No. 40U CHK8NU T Sirast, Pailadslphia, on TO tt:j DAY, tha lstb day of January nasi, at 4 o'aiook P.M.. bao an alaution will ba ulj for Bevsa Ataraatora. ta aurva for tha auaain4t isar. JOHH T. KlLLaT, PhiladtlihU,la.U, 1M, Wtt?
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