8 TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH .PHILADELPHIA. .THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 23, 18G9. Title ALABAMA CLAIMS. Tie rr'rtfrrtemt yostorday snt to tho Sonitte the tOTTfvm1"noe betwvcn the Unlt?l BtAWw and (irnttt 'iim xin thpwiiijoctof the Aluiiama claims which bail tefcon Jp'ftco since the rejection of the itcr-dinncr treaty or Mr. Kcvenly Johnson. Tills lorrPRpoixK'nce Inohides letters from Secretary Fish, UlnloUtr Motley, Lord Clarendon, and Minister Thornton, all of wlilch are of the highest Interest The most Important are the letters of 1 oh true turn frra Mr. Find-to Minister Motley under dates of May IB od St'T'trmtier 25, 1809. The latter is an rxueeiliiiKly alilc document. It gives a calm, Intfoal, and dlgnltled statement of tho caso or lh United KtHtcg against Great Britain, and without laying us nmnh stress upon our;,"sent,U wental" grievances as did Mr. Sumner in his famous npeeeo, itmore clearly explains exactly what tho Unled 8t:it'S had a right to expert from the Eng lish people and Government, why they are Justly offended at the unfriendly attitude asauracil, what the damnes done by Krttlsh antagonism were, and what our specific claims for indemnity are. There is a vein of biting sarcasm running through the whole paper that will lie doubly effective from tie absence of passion or excitement, and the dignified tone that Mr. I'IhIi maintains througliout. The wtibjett Is taken tip at the beginning, ami Mr. Fish Drst points out how and why the treaty concluded by Mr. Heverdy John no n came to be rejected, lie shows that the -people of the United States were nearly unanimous on the snb.iect, and that, looking at the matter from ll points of view, the same, conclusion had ben ar rived at. lie also explains that the rejection of a treaty of this character by the Hcnute does not ne cessarily imply any unfriendliness, and points out the great impropriety of conclndlng inch a treaty just as a new administration was coming Into power. With regard to the special grievances of the I nitcd States, Mr. Fish says tha:t "When in the winter of lsco unl ism, certain Stiitcs of the American Vnlon undertook by ordi nances of secession to separate from the others, and to constitute, of their own volition and by force, a new iinil independent republic, under the name of the ronfcdcriite States of America, there existed as iM'tween Great, ltritaln and the I'lilted States a con dition of profound peace: their political relations were professedly ami apparently of the most friendly character, anil tlielr commercial and financial rela tions were as close and Intimate in fact as tlicy Hccmcd to le cordial iu spirit, such as became the two great liberal, progressive, and maritime and commercial powers of the world, associated as they were by strong ties of common interest, language, and tradition.'' The Government of the United States had a right to expect in this contest the earnest good-will, sym pathy, and moral support of Great Britain, Instead uf which, to the astonishment of every one, her Majesty's Government, on the 6th of May, 18t;i, de termined to recognize the Insurgents as a belligerent power, raising them to tho same level of neutral rights as the United States. This decision was an nounced iu the House of Commons on the same day, and on the 13th of May the Queen's proclamation was isHicd. On this point, Mr. Fish says very plainly : "The 1'rcsldent does not deny, on the contrary he maintains, that every sovereign power decides for Itself, on its own responsibility, the question whether it will or not, at a given time, aocord the status of belligerency to the insurgent subjects of another power, as also the larger question of the indepen dence ol such subjects, and their accession to the Jaruily of sovereign States. Hut the rightfulness of Hiich an act depends on the occasion and circum wtancep, and it Is an act, like the sovereign act of war, which the morality of the public law and prai tice requires should be delineated, seasonable and just in ri Terence to surrounding facts; national belligerency, indeed, like national Independence, being but an existing Tact orllclally recognized as such, and without which such a declaration Is only the Indirect manifestation or a particular line of 9 :ilicy. "i'tie precipitancy of the declaration of the Jueen s Government was, as Mr. Urlght character ized it, the remarkable celerity, undue and un friendly haste with which It was lnmle, appears in its having been determined on the Utli of May, four lays prior to the arrival In London of any olllclal knowledge of the President's proclamation of April TJ, isci, by reference to which the Queen's procla mation has since been defended, and that it was actually signed on the 13th or May, the very day or the arrival or Mr. Adams, the new American Minis ter, as IT in the particular aim of forestalling and preventing explanations on the part of the United Mates." And he adds: "The prciiiat.ureneM of the measure Is further Khown by (lie very tenor of the proclamation, which scK. forth its own reason, namely : 'Whereas, hos tilities have unhappily commenced between the Gov ernment of the I luted States of America and certain States styling themselves the Confederate States or America.' Moreover, it i not pretended by the pro c'lr.natkm that war exists, hut only a contest. In reference to which it is not unimportant to note that the langiiPTe used is such as would fully apply to partu s w -Holly independent, one of tho other, so as thus to negative, or to suppress, at least, the critical circumstances that this bare commencement of hos tilities, this incipient contest, was a mere domestic act of insurrection within the United States. Uut that which conclusively shows the unreasonable precipitancy oT the measure is the tact that on that, day, May 13, lMil. and, indeed, until long after wards, not a battle had been fought between the insurgents and the United States, nor a combat, even, save the solitary and isolated attack at Fort Sumter. Did such a bare commencement of hostilities constitute belligerency? Plainly not. There was at that time no such thing as a population elevated into force, and by the prosecution of war, which Mr. Canning points out as the test or bellige rent condition. The assumed belligerency or the insurgents was a tlctlon a war on paper only, not In the Held like a paper blockade; the anticipation or a supposed belligerency to come, but wliiuli might never have come, if not thus anticipated and thus encouraged by the Queen's government. Indeed, as forcibly put by Mr. Adams, the Queen's declaration had the effect of creating posterior belligerency, instead or merely acknowledging an actual fact, and that belligerency, so far as it was maintained, pro ceeding from the ports of Great Unuin and her dependencies alone, with the aid and co-operation of subjects of Great Britain." This is the whole matter in a nutshell; but Mr. Flan goes on with a statement of the effects of this action n the part of England; how It encouraged and maintained tho Rebellion; how maritime enterprises in the ports of Great Britain la behalf of the insurgents, which would otherwise have been piratical, became lawful; and thus Great Britain became, ami to the end continued, the arsenal, tho navy yard, and the treasury of the insurgent Con federates, adding, with fine sarcasm, that "a spec tacle was thus presented without precedent or parallel in the history of civilized nations." Mr. Fish then reviews the uniform policy of Eng land in all or hur own numerous conflicts, and con victs her by her own record. He shows that as re gards France and Spain, the original 111-judgod act of political manifestation was not supplemented by subsequent acts of hostility, and he aks what would the Queen's Government have said IT tho United States had accorded the rights or belligerents to the Insurgents in India or Ireland in the same circumstances. In line, Mr. Fish pins down John Hull very tight, and while contending that there is no necessity Tor our going to war. he urges the ex pediency or a satisTactory settlement or the matter under dispute at the earliest practicable moment. Mr. Motley was Instructed to suggest thai the ex citement caused by tho rejection or tho Johnson treaty had now abated, and that the United States would gladly resume negotiations on the subject at Washington. The letter of Lord Clarendon to Mr. Thoraton, dated JNovember , 1869, in which ho refers to tho despatch of Secretary Fish, Is written in a non committal, diplomatic vein, tue substance of which appears to be mat. her Majesty's Government is ready to reopen the coi'tldcrutlon of the question at issue. This correspondence is of mutli interest, and It, iMo be hoped Unit it may lead to a speedy settle ment of the vexatious cause ol couteuuon between tile livii cniirit ' " " " .vln AMKEMENDOUS DISPLAY ' OF CHROMOS AND I 4NCY GOODS TOR TIIE HOLIDAYS. JOHN XI. rJAGLU U CO., No. 630 AKCII STKEET, 3JB9nrp mi LA DELPHI A. CITY 1 If X BI. li I GISIICIi. GRAYETARDUOSSir. In the itllilm of Life wt are In Death The Phu- Where the Heventh-Day Itupilnlx "Itrnt In Penre" A Three-It r-tonr Cemetery In the Heart of the City. We poor tolling mortals know little as to futurity, and even such knowledge, if It may be so called, is but surmise. Very few of us ever stop, in the hurry and bustle of onr worldly life, to thluk of our luture destiny. We plod on and on, speumng the tlmo allotted us here In the never-ceasing search after wealth, until suddenly the Irresistible mower, "Iteath," cuts us down, and all our gainings but revert to others, who take up the rope and continue to add thereto coil upon coll. Jf ymi were to stop a man and ask him to make provision lor Sis place ot interment. Bine chances out or ten he would consider vim either Impertinent or Idiotic; and such a thought, would not lor a moment he allowed to weigh upon his mind, for, If It did, more than probable some worldly scheme would be nipped In the bud and au anticipated Increase of wealth frustrated. Thinking of his burial place, his thoughts would naturally revert to his death, and with such t houghts would come the resolution to do butter aud lead a more Christian life. It Is true cemeteries and burial grounds are every now and then projected and selected, with au eye to their especial Illness and adaptability for the pur. pse intended, and everything In the way oT nature and art Is brought to bear to render the place as attractive and pleasing to mortals as possible. The fleets of romantic scenery, natural and artificial, are well studied, and everything possible is done to remove sombreness and sad thoughts. Yet, beneath all this worldlim-Hs there yet lies worldlineus, nothing loss than pelf. Those men who project and aarry out all such projects do so as a business. Just as tlt'o undertaker studies for the production of a handsome burial casket which will for the moment satisfy the wishes of the friends of some departed soul. They all etiter Into the alfair for tliu sole pat-pose of disposing of a site of ground, by lots, each lot of which Is to bring to their cotters Its real value and so much percentage profit. Were yon to tell them this, they would scorn the assertion and Indignantly relate it doubtless, too. to add weight to their refu tation, would. If they happened to be laymen, refer you to the action of the men of God, ministers of the Gospel. Hut the assertion is Just as applicable to them. Pespite their religion, their actions are often guided by prospects of worldly aggrandizement, and II the gain Is not devoted to their own purposes, it is applied to some others equally as earthly. Within the past few years our people have had numerous examples of this. SiUs selected years ugone for the resting places of the departed, by con gregations then worshipping in humbleness and almost obscurity, have been sold for business pur poses, the bones of the dead upheaved, removed, and oft-times scattered, and all to enable a more fashionable set of worshippers to obtain means to erect a handsome church edifice in some other locality considered more genteel and respectable. Perhaps a few old fi lends, whoso near approach to their own llnallty raises serious thoughts in their minds, will remember that the bones ot those once loved in the llesh are there Interred, and will attempt a resistance or the proposed desecration. But or what avail are such objections? They are pushed aside by younger heads, and overruled as but tho opinions of "old fossils." The pick and tho shovel are soon employed, and the bones of the dead are upheaved aud scattered. And what remains for these "old fossils," as they are styled, to do ? Sim ply to gather together these bones, friends' and strangers' alike, re-Inter them in some other place, and once more weep over them, at the same time vainly striving to induce themselves to believe that they are the remains ol those they most rondly care for. The rich and poor share alike in this respect: the wealth ol the one or the poverty of the other proves no barrier. Hut a few years ago the stranger, the outcast, and the suicide were interred in the, then, Potter's Ileitis; those same fields are now nsed for pleasure resorts, and the grand-children of many who remember seeing buried numberless bodies, now romp around and along the gravelled walks which cover over the old bones of those gone before. Amongst the multitude which dally passes through and l.v Franklin and Washington Squares, how many recall the lata of their havidg once been graveyards? Gut of every one hundred persons, we venture to assert that ninety-nine would be found who do not even dream of such a thing. How many of those of our citizens who vistted the circus which lately per lormed on the lot on Eighth street, above Kace, thought that beneath them once rested the remains ol men and women who, when iu the ne?h, had wasted valuable moments in Just such frivolities. Could they but have risen from the dead aud ap peared before the crowd, for the tinu being amused with the sinful grimaces and alike situul language of the clowns, what stories would they have told? What secretj of futurity would they have revealed? Would they not have admonished each and every one to quit the scene, repair to their homes, clothe themselves in sackcloth and ashes, and at once do penance tor the sins committed ? Would they not have preached to Unit heedless crowd a sermon more effective than any ever delivered by mortal man? Would they not have shown to the ambitious merchant and the greedy money-getter that his n:ir- ' ticular mode of life was but folly, aud but leading ! him to the committal of deeds that would in the end ' proscribe him from all heavenly pleasures ' Ave. ! and they would have done more good In one short ! half hour than will the preachings and the teachings of all the professors of reljglon in the world com bined ever aceoinpiisn. Hut amidst all the changes which have been caused through love of gam or stride of business, ' one spot, one burial-ground, yet remains undis- '. turbed, and that, too, in tne . ery heart or the city. , Were you to ask a man standing at Fifth aud Chcs- 1 nut streets to direct you to the nearest graveyard, he would most probably advise you to take the Itidge avenue cars, and ride out to Laurel Hill, or else, j perhaps, propose a visit to Woodland Cemetery, via the Walnut street line: yet at the same time one would be within a stone s-tti row of either of you. And where It Is we will now tell you. Many years prior to the Revolutionary War, a member of a religious seciety called the "Seventh , Day Baptists" devised unto the society a plot of i ground for burial purposes, situated on the cast side i of Fifth street, between what are now Chesunt and ; Market streets. The lirst Interment was In 17't, and ! successive ones were uiade until 1802. Although i others tuny have been interred t herein since then, no trace of such can now be found. On the !Wth of November, 182s, Stephen Glrard I leased thiB burial ground from the trustees for a period of vw years, with the proviso that the dead should not be disturbed, but that the portion used for graves should ever be kept as such and In good order. Upon the part unoccupied Glrard hail erected, or caused to be erected, a brick building, the same now used as the oillce of the trustees or the Girard estate. The other portion was con cealed by a brick wall, some 8 feet in height, which has served to render it almost obscure. This portion, which is about 10 feet by 0 deep, has been since then kept in the best of order. In sunnier time the flowers grow over the graves of the dead, aud their rra grance Is often wafted on the air, to the surprise of manv who, Iu passing on summer nights, wonder whence come the delightful odors. Of the thou sands that daily pass the spot, few ever dream of its belDg a miniature cemetery, and few even of those who visit the market adjoining know how near they are to the dead. Many unknowing ones have often wondered that the Uastern Market Company Hid not purchase this plot, and thus complete their building to the end of the block ; but the fact that no such purchase could ever be negotiated will now serve to settle all such surmises. The trustees of the Glrard estate have been applied to time aud time again to make sale of this now valuable property; but tho Invariable answer has been, "It is impossible to make such sale;" and the readers or this, their children, their grandchildren, aud their great-grandchildren, will have passed away before such a pur chase can be effected. In the northwestern corner oT this plot, standing against the wall before meut'oncil, la a tlme-woru tablet bearing the following inscription: "This Monument wa erector! April, A. D. 1H3, by tha Trustees of thfl Firat ('oDftrcfrutiuu of the Seventh IMy KuptiRt8, residing in th Township of Hopewell, in the County of Uumherlund, West New. lerwy, and the True tecs ot the Hoventu Day Baptists of the Church of Olu-ist, iu Piscataway, Kast New Jersey, to perpotuute the memory of Kiehard tSnarks.who In Ilia last testument and will nave and devised this lot for a buryinfr around, lor the use of the 'Society of Seventh Iay Baptists,' and was himself in terred therein, A. D. 171ti, airrfoubly t his reipiest in said will, with Bevoral others, annexion and relatives of mom burs of suld Societies, who were laid within twenty live feet of the north end of the same. "In memory of Klizahoih West, an need widow of Wil liam West, who departed this lite A. 1. 1773. "In memory of Jane and K.lizabotli, dmntuters of James and Barliary Tomhnson, formerly of this nty, and late of Cmntsilaud county, Wen New Jersey, who died A 1 1772. "In memory of John and Jehu, sons of Nehemiah and Runice Ayrea, formerly of Cumberland county. VVestlNaw Jer-.y, aud late of this city. A. 1). Isu9, "In memory of Rebecca, wife of ihe Itev. Knoch Daniel, late of this oily. "In memory of James Ayres, lata of this city. A. I). I"', and formerly of Coiuherlaiid oouuty, West New Jersey." The lower portion ol the tablet is buried in lhn earth, but the above is all of the inscription. The ground it wine four feet higher than tbe street level, and the t V ui the tablet reaches the coping of the wall. Tub Povi.tkv Snow, at Horticultural Hail, con tinues to be the great attraction, and well deserves tbe llhuial patronage it receives. The exhibition Is novel aud unique in the extreme, comprising fowls of all varieties, pigeons, song birds, pet animals, brook trout, and the great learned dog Sport. Tiikkt ok Ihon. John Maguire was caught yes terday with soma railroad iron in his possession, wliieb he Is ullcged to have sloleu from itroad and Kace streets. He was taken begre Alderman Jonet and con mitted for trial. CANAL TRADE. Wtsnt the Fall Freshet Plat far Havre de Grace. The o.d saytng t.uat "It's an ill wind that blows no good" Is dally exemplified In this mundane sphere of ours. The late freshet In the Schuylkill, which proved so destructive to all sorts of property along Its banks, and which for a time carried dismay and gloom with It, turned out In the end to bo but a blessing In dlHgulseforthn people of Havre de Grace. The canal trade previously had been dwindling down to almost nothingness, but with the termina tion or the storm came au Increase In the number of boats, tiiitonntlrg, after October 1st, to Mf. (since this direction has been once more sought, the deter mination has arisen to seize the opportunity and retain the trade. The business Interests of the place have advanced greatly, nnd over lon.ono tons of coal have been hipped to Washington, Norfolk, and ltlchmond dur ing the past three months. The I u inner business Is also last growing, and Havre do Grace can now boast quite a number of extensive yards. The following Is a summary of the number of boats plying to and fro during the season To lialtlmore 1720 To Philadelphia l;too To Havre de Grace and vicinity 1200 Total '220 l.oci. Onus and End At, last the sun shines. Our confectioners are hsppv business Is brisk. our city Solons meet to-day to fuss and fume. Christmas trees and green's arc abundant. The IJtirns Society dines this evening. Sojourner Truth Is a plain talker. There Is trouble In Turkeydom. The days are lengthening. It is reported Unit Alderman Heitler has fallen heir to a large fortune. There will be no market held In Spring Garden street on Saturday. Kilgoredid not take part In the women's meet ing lust night. Eighth street retail stores this week resemble small luniks. The reporters' banquet bids fair to be a grand success singular, that pickpockets never rob newspaper nun. A branch of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science was organised here last iRhU I'kath of A Mfcix-KNOWN UosT. The telegraph last night announced the death of If. S. Benson, pro prietor or the National Hotel at Washington. Mr. lient-on was well and favorably known in this city, and his large circle of friends will deeply mourn his demise, bin h on account of their regard for him as a man ami as a host. The deceased came to this city from Smyrna, Del., and started business as a hotel-keeper on Arch street, above Seventh. As fortune lavored htm he made additions and altera tions, and finally succeeded In thnuroughlv esta blishing what Is now known as the Ashland House. Extending his sphere of userulneRs, he leased tho SurT Honse at, Atlantic City, which he managed so successfully that In the course of a few seasons he had accrued enough wealth rroai both establish ments to enable him to purchase the National Hotel at Washington. He round It In anything but a good Siate; the unfortunate poisoning nffatr had casta dampener on its prospects, and custom was fast passing away. Nothing daunted, the deceased laid hold with willing hands, and by active and untiring industry raised it to the position It now occupies. The deceased was about titty years of age, aud leaves a fortune estimated st shout SWMi.ofio. Tiik Honrs Wasiiinuton Aitoobu-iiibt Cliler or Police Mulholland this morning received a letter signed Thomas Herbert, of Castie Island, county K city, Ireland, in which the writer lava claim to a dralt ol x'.'o, which he had forwarded to Samuel llawley. M. H., Elkton. Mil., and which had been sciixd by the Post otlice authorities on the arrest ol the bogus Washington autographic some time since. It will be remembered that this Individual had been, for a p ng time, rngtured in writingto Europoau gen tlemen, representing that he was the daughter or Stonewall Jackson, ami being in want, had taken occasion to oiler lor sale some autograph le'tcM alleged to have been Inscribed by Uener.il George Washington. Mr Herbert states i hat he responded to a letter signed "E," w hich proves to be one of a series Indited by the bogus niifographist. The Chief will promptly return the draft rm ir owner. The Iieai. C.u sb ok a ooai. on, mvident. This morning's papers contain an account of n fir."-yesterday in the dwelling-house of Mr. Sweeny, Mar riott street, below Firm, sod to have been caused by the leaking of coal oil from a barrel. Tim real facts of the case were ttese. A small stor.; Is kept on the first floor of the biiildbig. Under the counter was a keg containing Tour gallonsof coal oil. Thrvu small children had been iclt alone in the store, who for amusement kindled a lire under the counter aud then turned on the spigot, of the oil keg. There suit, as might naturally be expected, was a lire. Perhaps, il the truth were known, more of the coal oil accidents might, be traced to the carelessnet.s of children, or of those having them Iu charge, who leave such lnili""i"i'bie inwtcrlHiMwinnn their reach. Ti'K Lincoln guamm.-.k Schooi To-blght the Christmas exercises of the pupils of the uivive mimed school will take place In the building Twen tieth and coatcs streets, .i tine programme has been prepared, consisting of music, reading of t!ie Scriptures, n citations, humorous dialogues, ad dresses, etc. The proceedings Will be ntieni"' 7'r o'clock precisely.'! 'ftSrlfl .. . IS&SSSTSS: : At h o'ciock nub aiieinoon the piiin ol tu ..iris' branch will give an exhibition of their scholastic abilities. A very amusing dialogue, subject, " the School Committee," wl.l form part of the entertain ment. Addresses are expected from Mayor Fox, John Price Weiherlll, Esq., Hon. William S. Peirce, Esq., and John Clark. Pn. COMMFNCF.MKNT OK TUK AMCKICAK CONSERVATORY ok M rsic The Academy presented a brilliant scene on Wednesday evening on the occasion of the com mencement of the Conservatory of Music. The Mage wi s occupied by the graduates and the orches tra, numbering tiil performers, composed entirely of prolessors and pupils of the Conservatory. The oi ening overture was performed In masterly stvle, pnd the execution of the pupils, both in the vocal and instrumental departments, evinced the good effects of their training by careful teachers. Au In teresting feature of the occaaion waa the distribu tion of medals to the graduates. There were lilO bronr.e, 80 silver, and B gold medals awarded. J'W"iu i LAAcitna rnua nuilKUW. J ue plluuau- pher who inserted the following advertisement phowa a considerable amount of nerve: a.'KAl Will ' the Ckealier Artist "who wui tbroiiRn" the Rent leman on the cars corner of Seventh and Sunna Garden streets, on Tuesday eveninr, negotiate for the Opera '1 ickets (to be used Thursday eveaiuKl rri he ran so much rn, 'or so small au amount as pookat-- v "i'nH. t thJ'KS.1?"- " Ji-'h'h -;- ' .. c iiopo tul su'pJiiTe 'i'ieiiu,esV Wirr u,,u,. '. with, as the gentleman appealed to had "a takhvi" way with him, and should not prove his fitness for treason, stratagem, aud spoils by not having music in his soul. -auujui of the .lencrson Girls Grammar School, Fifth street above Poplar, took place In the school building this mortimcr. Til,, tiroetf.fri Itif.a .,..... ., o clock by prayer, alter which singing, addresses and rr.j.itu IrOW f.,i!iiyv.fl 'I'll..,-., w,... .. I . . V. . . '. , . " iurne ttireniiance of the le'aiives and friends ui the pupils, ami the Fai.sk I'ttni n.-k. Nathan Campion had a hearing thin uiornliig belore .ld,rmn Diujrhirty on a charge of ralhe pretense. Lewis Albertsnu. cart et driller, acciiiis biHi ol having purchased goods lr! m l.ln Ltl.,'1. til tt im,l!(,f , . . .. - ,, , mo- iiiiiniriii ii'iiii.rs, falsely alleging ll:! be was the owner or propeitv viul eivii'i.' a worthless note l i i, v, u.. ,.,.,.', held ill ff'i u ball to appear st the next tena of cr.urt. JI1NG DESIROUS OF REDUCING STOCK, I have concluded to offer A VERY ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF WATCHES AND JEWELRY At lower prices than tho same quality can bo bought for elsewhere. Now is the time to bay, In anticipitic of the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY S. CIIBtlSTJIAH IIOL1UAYN. Fine Wiitchct nnd Clinlnsj, Meeve Jluttonti nnd Studs, Ami'thytit Ktuda, KiiRnirenient Kings), lZtc, Wiumond II in km und StudM. Compare priooB, and satisfy yourself. JOHN C. KELLEY'S WATCH AND JEWELRY STORE, No. 33 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, U 6 stwfblimrp PHILADELPHIA. THIRD EDITION Continued Indian Depredations The Palisades Murderer Hangs Him selfA Policeman Frozen to Death Tits Trip of the Ways and Means Committee. FROM WASUJJrGTOJV. 1'nfoiindrd Charges of ICxtrnvruranee. DrxpaU h to th AtKtriattd I'm. Washington, Dcc S) The Committee of Ways and Means have been charged lu various quarters with extravagance while engaged since the Inst annual scsstou of Congress, a great part of the tlmo from May until December, in holding meetings and conducting their Investigations at New 1 ork, rhiladeljihia, Hoston, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. But it appears, ou a fiual settlement of their accounts, th tho whole amount drawn from the contingent fund and for which they have filed vouchers covering all their expenses, including those ol their clerks, ttenographcr, and messenger, Is t573 only, instead of the alleged amount of $50,000. Looking over tho vouchers, it appears that tho full amount received by Geueral Schcnck, chairman of the committee, was f 17!! for travelling two or three times to New York, l'hiladclphia, and Washington, In the months of April and May, and for all bis expenses iu those cities. The unfounded charge against him was that he had taken $10,000 of the public money and gone to Europe. Naval Mutters. Dexjiatch to the Anxociatfd frens. Washington, Dee. 23. The United States ttcaruers fan tic and Albany, now at New York, will be refitted and ordered to rejoin the North Atlantic licet, under the command of Admiral 1'oor. The Powhatan, which recently returned to Philadelphia, will be put out of commission. Orders have already been given to pay off and discharge her crew. The Seminole is to be ordered to St. Domingo, where the United States steamer Nantucket is already on duty. Coal for the use of the North Atlantic Squad ron has been sent by the Navy Department to the Bay of Saniana, now in possession of our Government. Admiral Poor will probably soon make a visit to llnytl in his llagship, for the purpose of looking after United States interest-) in that vicinity. KeceiplM t rout CunlomM. Despatch to Tlie liveintuj Tekyrajth. The receipts from customs for the past week from the live principal ports of the Atlantic coasts arc as follows: From Boston, $:!ltl,8(tS-ii; New York, f l,ii()),;os-7:t: Philadelphia, $liV 237-09; Baltimore, if.'K-'.Sl'.)-:!!:; New Orleaus, 11,488,051-24, making a total of i3,.?22.(122'iS lu coin. FROM JVEW YORK. Suicide of it Murderer. New Youk, Doc. 3.'!. John Diekey, who was yesterday convicted of murder iu the first degree, at llackcnsack, committed suicide in his cell, last night, by hanging. A Mniuntotli Turkey. New YoiiK, Dec. 211. A butcher of Potigli keepsie has sent a turkey to President (iraut weighing forty pounds. Mabblnii Atfrnv. Tuoy, Dec. 21!. John A. Cro.icr faUlly stabbed John liiordan for intimacy with his wife. He was arrested. New York Money and Stork tlnrkni.. Nkw Yohk, Dec.23. Stocks feverish. Money active at 7 per cent. Gold, 120;''. Five 'twenties, lseu, coupon, llll; do. IStiri, do., 111?,; do. do., new, 114'4': do. 1867,114'; do. 1808, 114V ! HMDs, Ids.-1.,'; Virginia sixes, new, M; Missouri sixes, aii; ; Canton Company, 4S; Oduiiierlauu preferred, i:. ; Consolidated New York Central ami Hudson Klvu'r, Ril'i : Erie, 21 V ; Reading, ftt ; Adaos' Express, til ; Michigan Central, lis; Michigan Southern, hV, ; Illinois Central, 13U; Cleveland and Pittsbuiy, 83; Chicago and Rock Island, ion; I'lttslmre and Fort Wayne, ISO; Western Union Telegraph, 3i.'u'. New York Produce Mnrkci. Nkw York, Dec, '23 Cotton steady ; sales of 200 bales middling uplaud at m.c. Flour State and Western .unchanged, with rather more doing; Southern quiet. Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn, new firmer, and olu dull and heavy; old mixed Western nominal at 11 -18; new white Southern, 87nt,y:c. ; new yellow Southern at 94(so. Oats dull. Beef quiet. Pork dull; new mess, 131 on the spot. Lard dull ; steam rendered in tierces, lbc. Whisky quiet and nominal at auc for free. Baltimore Produce Market. Bai.iimokb, Deo. 3 Cotton very dull, with a de clining tendency, and nominal at 28c. Flour quiet and steady and unchanged. Wheat firm at fl-itrxd, 1-40. Corn dull; white, WKSSTa; yellow, bis(ffl2c. Oats dull at GS(,&6o. Rye linn at ln,roo. Provisions quiet and weak, with small business and prices un changed. W hisky Stock and ollcrlDg.i li;;tit au I held firmly at f 1. c IlItlST.1l AS und Ii:V VIIAK'S ritGsi:.KTN. Being determined to re'uee our verj Urge stock of Wat4-ll'M, lewolry, Diamond, and Silverware, We will aell all articles in our line much below tbe aau&l prices. Our stock of Sleeve Iliitloii lb very Urge. PLAIN RINGS ia great variety. Watches uf all kinds. Some very fine l.udie' Wutt-lies, Heavy casus. FurcUabeis will find it to their advautage by giving a rail. LEWIS LAOOMUS & CO., No. 802 CHESNUT STREET, 12 51 ttrp PHILADELPHIA. Closing Out at Reduced Prices PRHVIOU8 TO Making Alterations in Our Store. WATCH KS, lUABtONPS, JEWKLRY. SILVKO-WARK, MUSICAL BOXES, FANCY CLOCKS, A&1 BRONZE ORNAMENTS. WILSON & 8TELLWACEN, No. 1028 CHESNUT STREET, 12lt2Brp PHILADELPHIA. ft HOLIDAY PRESENTS. A LARGE VA- tVrietyof CUAlKS.KOt np eipressly for tha senium. jYTlue lurtt oolloution uf UltAlllH FOR Cliilir s " DKBN, all sines and stylns, now ready. Also, sonin entirely new dmiiuus of LA lUKtj' aud tiFN'I h' CAMP UUAlRH, wlielmaU) anil retail, at j Nua.2UnlX!uN.fclXTll Htreet. 12U3t 1. U. W18LKR. FOURTH EDITION WASHINGTON. The Republican Victory in Texas Opposition to Judge Hoar in the Senate Scandal Concerning Ex-Secretary Welles. Thf Texni Flection. llcM Dttpatrh to The Evrning Tcltrfraph. WAfnnsoTON, Dec. 23. The President today received a telegram from General Ucynold3, stating that Dnvls' majority as Governor of Texas would reach four hundred, two counties not voting. Reynolds thinks there will bo a Republican majority In both branches of the Legislature, ftr)d tnat three out of four Congress men elect are Republican. tjieorKln KficoaMmrtlon. In anticipation of trouble In Georgia, on tho assembling of the Legislature called by the proclamation of Governor Bullock, General Terry, comrnandiug that district, has been ordered to mjike such a disposition of the troops under his command as to enable him to meet any emergency und to preserve peace. It is feared that the ousting of disqualified members of the Legislature, and the reinstatement of negroes, may lead to riot. The I'onfi rotation of Juila Hoar. Senator Wilson called at the White House this morning relative to having tho President -withdraw the nomination f Judge Iloar. lie explained to tho President tho nature of tho opposition to Hoar, and expressed the opinion thut he could not be continued. Under the cir cumstances he thought the best thing would be to withdraw him. The President seemed sur prised that Hoar is so unpopular with the Senate, and especially that he should be so fiercely attacked by Republican Senators. He regretted that Hoar was not confirmed, but he did not feel at liberty to withdraw his nomina tion unless he (Hoar) should request hitn to do so. Several Senators will urge the removal of Hoar from the Cabinet on the ground that he has forfeited the confidence of his party, and that, after what bus transpired in the Senate, their oilical Intercourse with hltn cannot be anything but unpleasant. It is thought that the President will request him to resign if he does not do eo voluntarily. Siiiitiilur Niory About ex-Scrrelary Wclioa. Deiatrh to The Eceninj Tek'jratih. Wammnoton, Dec. 2H. A singular state of fact icganliiig c Secretary Welles has jutt come to light here. It will be remembered that Congress a short time since called ou t,ic Navy Department for a copy of the record of the Board of Admirals which was couvcticd during Mr. Welles' term of ollice, to report upon th fitness of certain olllcers for promotion. Th's cull was made because the general belief is that tho rpcomuicndHtiuus of the board wcro rather by favor than the qtialilications of the olflcet-s. When a search for the record was made it was dirtovered that Secretary Welles had carried it off with hlin. Secretary Robeson wrote to him asking to have It returned, and stating that Congress had called lor it. Iu reply to this it is understood that the ex-.Sccretary wrote a very abusive letter, refusing to return the record, ami saying that he regarded the operation of tho llciurd of Admirals as entirely of a private character. Tho W hile ilousr. Duriug the recess the President's ollice at the White House will be closed, and no visitors will be received but member of tho Cabinet. A large amount of work demanding the attcutiou of the President has run behind, owing to Lis time being taken up so much of late by Con gressmen, aud he hopes to got through with it while Congress is away. The ConKreNMlniinl Kfcemi, Nearly all the members of Congress have gone home to spend the holidays. About half the Senators have residences here and will remain. FR OM JVJiW 1 ORE". The ;n crnun lit Sale uf (iold. hentti h Iv The lA-eninn J'tlfjnyh. Nkw Yohk, Dec. '). The sensation of to-day was the Government sale of one million gold, which took place at noon. The Sub-Treasury was crowded. There were nineteen bids, aggre gating l,76-500, at from llOJs' to iao-05, one bid of half a million being made at 129'5o. There is great anxiety respecting Boutwell's action. During the sale gold rose to 121, but fell back to 1204, then to J rallied to . Money market works easy; '(' ou call. Governments are steady, without marked change. Stocks are active and lower. Boutwell has accepted a million at highest prices bid. This mukes the sale average about ISO' In the market gold is now ISO.". A Church Itobber. Detpatch to The Evening TeUgraplu New York, Dec. 23. A man giving the uame of John Hill was committed to-day for trial for robbing the contribution box of St. Patrick's Cathedral. He secreted himself in tho church last night, and was found there this morning by the watchman. The Thieving I'ollcemnn. Remsen and Hannlgan, the policcmfit con victed of robbery, were to-day sentenced to live years each in the State Prison. FROM THE WEST. Poller id nn Frozen lo UontU Cheyenne Ad vice. Dttrpatch to The Evening Telegraph. Omaha, Dec. 33. A policeman of Cheyenuo was found froen to death this morning. The completed portion of the Denver and Pacific Railroad has been turned over to the company, who will run daily trains from Cheyenne to Evans, connecting by stage for Denver. Tho Indians are still committing depre dations between Forts Laramie and Fetterman. Several soldiers and citizens have lately been murdered. It is said that W. R. Mulr, of tho Michigan Central Railroad, is to be appointed Superintendent of the Great Western Railroad. This is supposed to Indicate a consolidation of tho two roads. A murderer Ilunif. Tekkr Hai'tk, Ind., Dee. 23. Oliver A. Mor gan, tho murderer of John Petrie, was hung to day. Ho met Ids fate with Indifference. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGB 8AI.E3. Reported by De Haven It Urn., No. 40 8. Third Street. BETWEEN HOARDS. tteoo City 88. New 100 uh Ilestonv'e 11 V 100 do 11 V S0 sa Read K.ls.e. 49 'j 100 do MO. 60 800 dol8.1i30 M l-io 100 do bio. wt 200 do b30. 80 cAp.. 98 V too do 9tt tvsoPa 6s,W LCp.101 7 sli Mec.h Bank.. Ml,' lOsbLeh Vai...'2d. M,1, 6 do M. fia;f loo sh Penna R..c. 68?, SRCOND-BOARD. iiOOortiiiaKTs.is. W'VL loosbt'ata Pf i.iwn, III) bo;, 1 000 Leu V Kn bg. en. HI lOshl'amA Am.M8x ioO do.. 84V 41 !it0 sh K l'LMIIIH It., 6bIi Mort'l IT.. 6 u bk or N Am. 2:14 FIFTH- EDITION e tj xi ore. The Celebrated Overend-Gurney Trial Concluded Tke Corpa Leffislatif Adjourned Bullion in the Bank of France. Adlenrnment f the Corn Leajalatlf. By the A nnlo-A merican Cable. Paris, Dec. 23. It Is probable that tho pre sent extraordinary seslon of tho Corps Lcgisl llf will bo adjourned to-morrow. The Overenif-Onrney Trlnl. London, Dec. 23. Tho Overend-Gurney trial has been concluded, resulting In their acquittal. The Bank of France. Paris, Dec. 23. Tho bullion In tho Bank of France has Increased fl,900,000 francs since last week. Honor to the Emperor. The I'mperor Napoleon lias received a diploma ns an honorary member of the Archaeological Society of tho Prussian-Rhenish provinces. FROM JVEWYORK. I'ffcrtB of the Hmrm. Bi'ffai.o, Dec. 23. Tho southwest galo and Fnow storm still prevails. About four hundred feet of the Niagara branch of tho New York Central Railroad is washed away, Tho trestle ' bridge on tho same road, near the depot, was carried away" by a floating crib from tho break water. One hnndred and forty feet of the Erla aud Niagara Railroad on tho Canada shore, op posite this city, is washed away. Tho passengers and freight on the New York Central, Great Western, and Grand Trunk Roads are trans ferred at Black Rock. Tho water Is higher than has been known for thirty years. A PIcRHure Yncht Reported I,ont In tbe Medl tsrriinciin. , New Youk, Dec. 23. A despatch to Carroll Livingstone reports that the yacht Meteor was lost In the Mediterranean. She was on a voyage around the world, under the command ot-ker owner, George L. Lorillard.f Philip Robinson, of this city, was on board as a guest. No lives were lost. Doubts are expreseed of the truth of the story. FROM THE DOMINION. Inrenrlhiry Arrenled. Tokonto, Dec. 23 J. C. Warren, Deputy United States Marshal at Boston, arrived here yesterday, und arrested John O. Robinson on it charge of incendiarism committed at Suramer ville, Mass. The accused was arrested under the txtradition treaty. Krnuda In Bonded Warehouae. The Montreal Htar editorially alleges that euormotis frauds have recently been committed iu private bonded warehonses In Montreal, through the collusion of officials, and calls upou the Minister of Finance to cause a thorough in vestigation. FROM JV K ENGLAND. Seizure of Niitttic. Despatch to The EvemnQ Teleipraph. Boston, Dec. 23. A seizure of nutmegs was made oh a Chelsea ferry boat this morning. The Government have enough of this article on hand by late seizures here to supply tho entire coun try for a year. Suicide. Elisha Morris committed suicide at City Point Hotel last night by using laudanum. W ATOHESi JEWELRY, ETO. J. E. CALDWELL & CO., JKWKLLEItS, No. 902 CHESNUT Street, European Novelties, Bridal Silver Wares Diamonds, Choice Gems of Art, 10 20 thsturp IN I5UONZE. HOLIDAY PRESENTS At Greatly Reduced Prices. Fine Watches, Ciold Jewelry, sterling Silver Ware, French nnd ('criuan Clicks, OF OUIt OWN IMPORTATION. G, V. RUSSELL, No. 22 NOKTfl SIXTH STKEET, 12 2 thstnlOt PHILADELPHIA. QHRISTKSAS PRESENTS. Watches, Jewelry, and Silver-Ware . W. W. CASSIDY, No. 12 SOUTH SECOND STKEET, 'Would rexpeotfully call the attention of purvkaaara t bia is toe It of American, English, and French GOLD AND SILVER LEVEK WATCHES, FINE GOLD JEWELRY, KTC. KILYEK WAKE, EQUAL TO COIN. PLATKD WARK. A (rrnarul aawrtmem of PLA'l'KD WARK. K1UHLY 1'I.Vl'KD TKA RKTS. 17 HNS, KTO. Tbt above irowta will ! warranted what tUer are aoltt fur, oU at lUo luHttt UAhli fHlOKd, 11 li luUilutip ( I
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