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VOL. X. NO. 153:
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 18C9.
DOUBLE SHEET THR$E CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
TRIGIITFUL CALAMITY".
Sfcavklac Affair Two Yean Mm Accidentally
riliot ul Instantly Hilled.
A correspondent of the Davenport (Iowa)
Democrat, writing from Newton in that State, a
few day since, narrates the following:
Last night about 12 o'clock a most heartrend
ing circumstance occurred in our city, whereby
two younc and promising boys, the only sons of
a widowed mother, whose husband gave hit life
to oar country's cause and fell on the field of
battle, is now' doubly bereaved by the loss of her
only stay and comfort. Tho circumstances of
the case are briefly as follows:
Mr. Cleveland and wife have been on a visit to
friends in this place, and were at the house of
Mrs. Annie, awaiting the arrival of the express
train from the West, due at 125 A. M. The
family of Mrs. Ann is, consisting of two boys,
(her only daughter being East, on a visit), Mr.
Cleveland and wife, and a young man, a school
teacher boarding at the house at the time, all
present were enjoying themselves and having a
pleasant time, as they were soon to lose the so
ciety of their visitors. During the conversation,
the topic of tho manual of arms was discussed,
and upon the boys expressing a wish to wit
ness the evolutions, the school teacher took a
carbine belonging to Mr. Cleveland and began
With the manual. lie had proceeded as far as
"take aim," "fire," when one of the boys gave
the command to fire, when ho thoughtlessly, or
accidentally, let the hammer down full on the
nipple of the gun, when, to the terror of that
fated household, the piece was discharged, the
ball going through the head of the youngeBt
son, killing him instantly, and then striking the
elder in the body, producing a mortal wound,
as the eldest died about 10 o'clock this morningi
It is understood that Mr. Cleveland stated that
he had withdrawn the load from the gnn, and it
is not a strange conjecture that the whole terri
ble calamity is the effect of carelessness. The
bereaved mother, Mrs. Annls, has the sympathy
of the entire commnnity. She is a true woman,
and nobly deserves all praise and commendation
for the way in which she has, through her own
efforte, provided for her family. She has achieved
a high social and religious position in and among
the circle of her friends and acquaintances, by
her many virtues, and a consistent, earnest life.
May the'God of the alllicted comfort her.
APPALLING ACCIDENT.
A Man Literally Torn to Pieces by a Revolving
Hbafl.
The Chicapo Postal December 25 gves the
following particulars of an awful affair in that
city:
A terrible accident occurred between 4 and 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the slaughter
house of Shoeneman fc Co. James Brown, an
Irishman, forty-eight years old, was the victim.
He was employed as engineer at the establish
ment, and it is supposed that while he was in
the act of oiling the machinery, an overeoat
which he wore became caught in the belting,
and he was drawn around with great velocity.
At the inquest this morning two men, named
John Cndy and Michael Holsteln, testi
fied that lhey were out in the yard, and
heard a noise in the engine-room. On going
into the room a horrible sight met their
gaze. Brown, caught upon the pulley of the
fly-wheel shaft, was being hurled about in a
terrible manner. At every revolution of the
wheel his legs came in contact With the ceiling
of the room, so that both limbs were literally
thrashed from his body, which was also torn to
pieces. Fart of both legs were thrown out of a
window, the sill of which was struck each time
as the unfortunate man went round. It was but
the work of a moment to stop the engine, but
the poor fellow was quite dead. Ills clothes
were so tightly wound around the Bhaft that it
was necessary to cut them in order to take the
body down. Deceased leaves a wife and child.
It is but a short time since that an engineer was
burned to death in the Bame establishment, by
falling into a vat of hot lard. An employe who
attempted to bave him was terribly burned in
the effort.
THE CORSAIR Fl.EET.
Thirteen or the Spanish (iunbontn Still Delayed
He ported Lack of Alen, Provision, and
Water.
Thirtoen of the thirty Spanish gunboats are
still lying at the Ne w York Upper Quarantine.
Among these is the commodious frigate the
Isabel la Catolica, which, in size, with her big
guns looking menacingly from her port holes
and deck, appears as though she might prove a
formidable foe on the water.
The extent of information obtained was that
the fleet will not set sail until after New Year's
at the earliest. Tho vessels of the fleet lie hud
dled pretty closely together, and, diminutive as
they are in size compared with the commodious
frigate, present the combined appearance of
quite an extensive armada, and, with their
rakiBhly inclined smokestacks and masts, a par
ticularly saucy one. On nearly all of them car
penters and others are still busy at work putting
them in final readiness for sea.
Although on the Isabel la Catolica it is given
out that the fleet will set sail juHt after New
Year's, the probability is, as gathered from
other sources of information, that it will be
some days later before they all get under way
for their destination. The chief obstacle at
present in the way is said to be lack of meu.
All the men on the thirteen gunboats still de
tained, it is said, do not make up much more
than one third of the complement of
men required. In order to hurry
oil the boats as fast as possible the full
quotas of a tew of them are being filled, the re
mainder, if possible, to be obtained by recruiting.
The necessary stock of provisions and also of
water, it is added, has not yet been obtained.
Only officers are allowed to come ashore, and a
strict watch, it is reported, has to be kept on
tVin men to nrevent desertion. Meantime all the
I retentious pomp and show of rigid naval disci
pline is kept up to give imposing weight and
dignity to the flotilla.
WHY FATHER IIYAC1NTHE CAME.
A Bo'" Widow the Attraction Almost a
Komantlc as llelolse and Abelurd,
. During the summer of 1867 a Boston gentle
man, together with his wife and widowed sister,
were in Paris. Of course they, among the other
wonders of the French capital, went to hear
Tere llyacinthe. The widow, who is young,
has but one child, and is quite wealthy, fell In
love with the Fere. Finally meetings were
brought about, at which she expressed so much
joy that the feeling became mutual. Although
the Carmelite had begun to express himself
freely in public regarding religious matters,
he did not go far enough to suit his female
adorer, who had more extended views, both
religiou and political, regarding matters In a
monarchical country, where Church and State
aro closely allied. Under the tutelage of the
Boston lady the priest became more and more
outspoken In his views, aud finally events cul
minated in bis retirement from his monastic
orders, and it was supposed he bad gone to
I'assy to keep quiet. It was not known for some
time in i ranee that he had gone to America;
but be, as averybody now knows, caine here,
and after remaining in New York some weeks,
ho as to get rid of all taint of suspicion, went to
Boston, where he met the lady who had drawn
him hither. It is with the Intention of settling
Lrivate affairs in France that he returned; but
ufore long, as has been hinted, he will return
to America and probably remain here, and marry
the lady who has drawn him away from father
land and mother church.
Y CUBAN PATRIOT.
A Cains Inspection of Him.
BY MARK TWAIN.
Just nt this time our souls are wrenched with sym
pathy for the Cuban "patriot," and with hatred for
Ills inhuman oppressor. Our journals are Uiled with
the Ktrngirles, the sufferings, and the noble deeds of
this patriot, and nothing on earth can net our atten
tion for a moment unless It has something to do with
him. The tears that are shed over his misfortunes
every day would float a navy : the dally Ink that Is
lavished upon the limning of his virtues would float
another one; and a month of tho prayers that are
offered for Ills lifting up, If concentrated upon the
world's dead, might precipitate the tlnal resurrection.
We are hound up, heart and soul, In our Cuban
"patriot." We live but for him, we should die if ho
were taken from ns. Dally we cry, "Holy, holy, holy,
and perfect and bountiful, Is Heaven's beloved, the
sublime Cuban 'patriot 1' "
And how grand a character he Is! How gallant, how
lolty, how magnanimous! His caieer, from the
moment his heart Is first stirred with patriotic emo
tions till that heart ceases to beat, Is a chivalrous
romance. He begins by shouting "Down with the
Spaniard!" In the streets or Havana. Then he
and a hundred of his fellows are captured by a hand
ful of soldiers and thrown Into prison. Here they
take the oath to the Government, hire out to it as
spies upon other patriots, aud finish by denouncing
a hundred of their personal friends to the Govern
ment at so much a head. Those parties are duly
shot, garroted, or hanged In the public plaza, or
otherw7no made away with according to the pecu
liar taste of the commandant la the matter of exe
cutions. Next, the patriot escapes to the country and re
sumes patriotism once more. A few hundreds of
them band together, and then we hear of gallant
deeds ! They pounce upon deserted plantations and
burn up the sugar crop and the negro quarters and
forthwith our great journals shriek tho tidings of
"Another grand patriot victory I"
Then the Government troops capture half the
knightly gang and shut them up in a barn and burn
them alive. And Instantly our great journals, and
our Congressmen, and ourselves, rage about the
brutal Inhumanity of Spain and with all our hearts
we hate those Spaniards for burning up those pure
patriots, and we know we are sincere, too, notwith
standing we cannot somehow help feeling rather
glad they did It.
Pretty soon the great journals tell us, in thunder
ing display lines, how the patriot warrior Don Aguilar
Jesus Al aria Jose y John the Baptist Bustamente
made a brilliant dash upon the great plantation of
Henor Mad re de Dios el Calderon Gewhlllikens de
Valladolld, and burned up the whole concern, con
sidering it best on the whole to do this, Inasmuch
as Senor Valladolld's political opinions were exactly
of the universal Cuban pattern, and could never by
any possibility be depended upon to remain in one
shape two hoars at a time, unless the holder of the
same were asleep or dead. And further, tke papers
tell us how the patriot Bustamente and his
six hundred followers next marched Vallodolld and
his family down the road some thirteen miles, on
foot, and with ropes around their necks for conve
nience of steering them, and then, while the helpless
fiarents and children knelt and pleaded plteously for
lfe, boldly carved them to pieces with bowie-knives.
And all America shouts, "Hurrah for gallant Cuba!
down with her hated oppressor !" And fiercely we
besiege Congress to "recognize" the struggling pa
triots and reward their single-hearted virtus with
our appreciative protection.
Right away we hear that the Spanish troons and
Bustamente 's army have met and fought a tremen
dous battle. We gloat over the particulars. We
thrill from head to heel as we read how that the
battle raged furiously from eight in the morning till
six in the evening, resulting In the complete de
struction of eleven barns, two plantations, three
saw-mills, one hospital and its patients, and the
total rout of the enemy, with a loss of sixteen
wounded, and also one killed by being run over by a
wagon. But we grieve sore to hear that the patriot
Bustamente was taken prisoner by the brutal
Spanish horde, and our hearts sink, and suffer, and
break when we hear that his captors lassoed him
and dragged him three miles to the military prison
at the heels of a galloping horse, and then decided
that It was just as cheap to con Que what was left of
him In a coffin. And how we do abuse the uncivi
lized sort of warfare those Spaniards wage I
But soon we reiolce once more, when we hear
that the unconquerable patriots, from a safe hiding
place In the hills, have sent out emissaries and
fomented a conspiracy among me staves wnien nas
resulted In a gentle midnight massacre, by the
blackB, of a couple of dozen slumbering families of
white people, accompanying the deed with the usual
Cuban impartiality as to whether the families were
"patriots" or menus or tne Government.
And while we are still rejoicing over this victory,
we learn how that the patriot Instigators of It, being
close pressed, laid down their arms, took the oath to
serve Spuin, and then for a consideration informed
on and helped to capture all those slaves and fur
nish each of them with twelve hundred trifling
lashes on the bare back with ox whips, in the course
of which entertainment some of the slaves died
and the rest followed suit the next day. But ah,
they died In a glorious cause. They died to free
their country from the oppressor. It is sweet to die
for one's native laud. Those poor humble blacks
will live In history for nearly a year.
In his self-sacrificing struggles for his country's
freedom, the Cuban patriot makes valorous use of
every method aud every contrivance that can aid in
the good cause. Murder, theft, burglary, arson,
assassination, rape, poison, treachery, mendacity,
fratricide, matricide, homicide, parrlufdu, and all
sides but suicide, are instruments in his hands for
the salvation of his native land, and the same are
Instruments in the hands of the "oppressor"
for the damnation of the same. Both
parties, patriots and Government servants
ulike, stand ready at any moment, apparently,
to sell out body, soul, and boots, politics, religion,
and principles, to anybody that will buy; and they
seem equally ready to give the same away for
nothing whenever their lives stand In peril. Both
sides massacre their prisoners; both sides are as
proud of burning a deserted plantation or conquer
ing, capturing, scalping, and skinning a crippled
blind Idiot, as any civilized army would be of taking
a fortified city ; both sides make a grand school-boy
pow-wow over It every time they fight all day long
and kill a couple of sick womeu and disable a jack
ass; both sides lie, and brag, and betray, and rob,
and destroy ; a happy majority of both sides are fan
tastic in costume, grotestjae in manner, half civi
lized, unwashed, ignorant, bigoted, selfish, base,
cruel, swaggering, plantation-burning semi-devils,
and it Is devoutly to be hoped that an All-wise Pro
vidence will permit them to go on eating each other
up until there Isn't enough left of the lastragauiultln
of the lot to hold an Inquest on. Amen.
Now there you have a sober, quiet opinion of the
idolized Cuban "patriot" and tils cause, and one
which Is Impartial and full of charity. 1 have read
about the Cuban "patriot" and the Cuban "op
pressor," and the ghastly atrocities which they are
pleased to call "warfare," till I seem almost to nave
got enough. Everybody knows that the Cuban "op
pressor" is a very devil Incarnate, and If thoroughly
imnartlal newspaper accounts of the dolnirs in
Cuba were furnished us, everybody would see that
the Cuban "patriot" is another devil incarnate
just exactly like him. They are of the same breed,
the same color, they speak tho same language and
dishonor the same religion, and verily their Instincts
are precisely and unvartngly the same. I do not
love the Cuban patriot or the Cuban oppressor
either, and I never want to see our Government
"recognize" any cuing or tneirs out their respective
corpses.
A HYGIENIC NUISANCE.
Astounding Discoveries la the Russian Hath
What Iarile Bathe In The bame Water
1'ned bv All Customers.
The public who patronize Russian and Turkish
baths will doubtless be interested in the perusal
of tho following documents that result from the
investigations of the officers of the New York
Board of Health. If the statements made be
true the patrons of the baths will in the future
give them a wide berth.
The attention of the Board of Health officers
was first called to their irregularities by a citi
zen, who addressed a note to Mr. Bown, of the
Bureau of Vital Statistics. That officer at once
addressed Mr. Norton, assistant to the Sanitary
(superintendent, as iouows:
Bureau ov Vital Statistics, Metropolitan
Board ok Hbaltu, No. 631 Mot,t street. New Yoik,
December 18, 1SB9 Dear Sir: I beg leave to lay
before you the statement contained lu the following
extract, made from a private letter received by me,
of this date, from a responsible citizen, namely:
I learued yesterday of an outrage which Is being
perpetrated upon this community by Gibson, the
proprietor of the Russian baths, nnder Wallack's
Theatre. A young man of about twenty, a clerk at
Atwood's drug store, under Wallack's, Is my Infor
mant He stated that the water from the bath Is
pumped up fresh on Monday, that It is used by
bathers, runs out Into tanks, lu the rear of his (At
wood's) store, and is pumped bock again, and so on,
pumping up and running out until Thursday, when
fresh water is brought in. lit say that upon one
occasion, when It was pumped np daring the day for
the use of the ladles, It was so foul and the stench
produced by It in a heated state so great that they
could not possibly use It. I thought that this was a
very proper subject for Dr. Harris' investigation. If
any of your officers wish to examine Into the matter
let them go to Atwood's drug store, and he will show
them the vats In the rear of nls store, and by moans
of which this abominable, beastly business is carried
on. It seems that Gibson saves a good deal by not
having fresh water more than once per week from
the Croton Board. Very truly yours,
John Bown.
To Mr. Norrls K. Norton.
On receipt of this complaint at his office, Dr.
Harris instructed Inspector Ingraham and a
plumber to make an examination. The inspec
tor on the 24th visited tho place, and reports:
Part of said premises are used as a theatre, part as
a drug store, and other parts as a Russian bath es
tablishment. On the third story there is a large
bathing tub, wherein I observed two men, anil a
third who hud Just got out. The tank Is supplied
with water In the following manner: Under the
theatre there are two pumps one to pump the Cro
ton water direct from the main In the street to the
bRthtub, the other from one of the two tanks In the
yard, which are arranged as follows: One of
the tanks is placed above the other, the
water from the Croton main is pumped
Into the bathing tub, which has an overilow
at the top, and a waste-pipe at the bottom. The
overflow and waste-pipe are connected to the upper
tank In the yard, and so arranged that when the
bath overflows or the plug Is drawn from the bottom,
the refuse or waste water flows into and Oils the
upper tank In the yard, to the bottom of which
there are attached a pipe, ball, and ball faucet that
fills tho lower one from the upper one. From the
lower one there Is a pipe connected to one of the
pumps, also a pipe from the pump to the bathing
tub, to supply It from the tank when required. The
upper tank has an overflow-pipe connected to the
street se wer,so arranged that all waste or refuse water
from the bath is discharged Into and must pass
through the overflow before It goes to the sewer.
Therefore, if any chemicals or medicines are used
In the process of the Russian bathing which are
heavier than water, they must fall to the bottom
and pass through the pipe and faucet Into the lower
tank warm, whence the water Is pumped to the bath
ing tub. As to the effect of this on the human sys
tem I most respectfully refer it to the medical de
portment. James Inorabam,
Assistant Sanitary Inspector.
The subject will be referred to the Board of
Health for its action.
BEHIND THE SCENES.
Blinm Alice Dunning Charges Air. Llng-ard with
III Treatment A Warrant of Arrest Issued.
Quite an excitcmentwas created in the Jeffer
son Market Folice Court yesterday, by the
appearance in the role of complainant of Miss
Alice Dunning, the burlesque actress, who has
become favorably known to the American pub
lic by her connection with the Lingard
troupe of burlesquers and comic singers.
The fair complainant, on her entry Into court,
seated herself next a burly representative of the
Metropolitan Police, and from the inquiring
looks she east around the court, it was evident
that there was something weighty on her mind.
She passed her gloved hand across her brow as
the form of Michael Rooney, drunk and incapa
ble, was moved down stairs for the one hundred
ana fiftieth time, and turning to Mr. Adolph
Sleicher, the court interpreter, Inquired could
she see the Judge.
"Certainly, Miss," replied the polite officer,
"will you step this way if you please ?"
So saying, he led her through the gate of sor
rows, or, plainly speaking, the iron railing in
the court-room, ana, calling the attention of
Justice Dodge to the matter, left her at the
Judge's desk.
"What's the matter. Miss?" said the Judge.
"1 came here to have my husband arrested,
sir," was the reply.
"On what charge, madam ?"
"He called me vile names, abused me, and
threatened to blow my brains out with a pistol."
"Oh, he threatened to shoot you; whats his
name? a
"He is known as illiam Horace Lingard, sir,
but Ills real name is William Ncedham.
"Here," cried Justice Dodge, turning to one
of the clerks, "make out an application for a
warrant in this lady's case, l'ass that way,
madam. ''
The clerk selected his best quill pen and en
deavored to calm the agitated feelings of tho
fair complainant, who gave her name as Alice
Needhain, the defendant's name as William
Ncedham, residence as Eighth avenue, corner of
Twenty-fourth street, and complained that the
defendant had called her a dirty strumpet,
threatened to blow her brains out with a pistol,
and had habitually abused, ill used, and ill treated
her for some time past, wherefore she prayed
that he miifht be apprehended and dealt with
according to law.
"ign your name ncro, pieasc, saia tno cierK,
and the complainant affixed her signature.swnro
to the complaint, and on being informed that a
warrant would be issued and Mr. Lingard ar
rested, left the court in triumph. The warrant
was then placed lu the hands of a court officer
lor service. iV. X. worn oj w-aay.
HARD TO KILL.
A Knife Plunged to the Hilt Through a Man'
Temple It lakes the Full Htrength of Five
Men to Extract It He Laugh and Jokes
Voder the Operation.
A row aud remarkable case of stabblne took
place on Christmas, at 7 o'clock in the evening,
on Broadway, near tagum sweet, in irons oi
Bloch's second-hand 6tore. Jerry llorgan was
found lying there, with a knife burled to the hilt
in his left temple. He was unable to speak, and
was thought to be dylug. Restoratives revived
him, and he was taken to the Cincinnati Hospi
tal. Here he was unusually facetious in his talk.
"Doctor," ho said, "I guess I'm a dead man."
"You're worth two dead men," replied the
doctor.
"Well," said he, "I ain't fit to die. I'm too
big a sinner."
While the surgeons were preparing to extract
the knife he kept opening and shutting the part
which stuck out of his head. "I just want to
see how it feels. It don't hurt a bit, but it seems
like I had two heads. Well, an Irishman is hard
to kill. We're a tough set. Life sticks to us
mighty close."
When the surgeons got ready for work, and
found It impossible to extract the blade by
hand, they laid the man on a couch upon the
floor, and with the left side of his head upper
most. Three men with might and main held his
head down. The engineer brought his pipe
tonj;s in to grasp the hilt of tho knife. This
gave a sort of augur handle for the surgeon and
engineer to pull by. All things ready, the sur
geon and engineer took hold each with both
hands, and tugging steadily with all their power,
against three pairs of hands holding the head
down, the knife came out with a jerk, thanks to
a rivet of good steel. llorgan bore it without
flinching, exclaiming when the feat was accom
plished, "Now my two heads have coma to
gether, and it feels good."
The weapon was a common two-bladed pocket
knife, the blade used well worn. It penetrated
two and a half inches. The optic nerve is not
injured. It is thought that llorgan is in ne
danger; that, on the contrary, he will recover
without difficulty.
How the affair took place, why and who
drove that knife through Horgan's skull, is a
secret locked in his chest, and he refuses to sur
render the keys. This much he reveals: He
was drinking and carousing all Christmas with
a party. In the evening the party were in a
forensic mood. Wrath mlnglsd in the discus
sion. The logic of cold steel and mighty muscle
cut short the debate, closed it, and broke up the
assembly.
Jerry's boarding place is with Mrs. Corcoran,
on Elm, between Eighth and Ninth streets.
Officers McFarlane, Wharton, and McDermott
found llorgan, and had taken him to the hospi
tal. Doctors Ritchie and Vinnedge officiated in
extracting the knife and dressing the wound.
Cincinnati Titmi, Due. 27.
OBITUARY.
Frederick I. Cezzenn.
Frederick Bwartwont Conzens, tho author of
"The Sporrowgraf s Papers," diad at his resi
dence in Brooklyn, last Thursday. He was born
in New York on the 5th of March, 1818, and has
always lived in or near the city. Although en
gaged during most of his adult years in mercan
tile pursuits, ne spent most of his leisure hours in
the pleasures of authorship, wrote for tho A'nicfc
erbocker during Its best day?, and in 1853 collected
a volume of his contributions to that periodical
under the title "PriBmatics, by Richard Hay
warde." To some of the earlier numbers of the
old series of Putnam's Magazine, ho sent tho
famous "Sparrowgrass Papers" (reprinted in
book form in 1850), which gave him a reputa
tion as one of the first American humorists of
bis day. Professing to describe the misadven
tures of a city man, who with wild and un
practical views of rural life takes a villa on the
banks of the Hudson, the book struck the key
note of very common experience, and became
the parent of whole broods of similar books and
Eeriodical essays which soon drove the really
umorous 8parrowgrass out of fashion. Until
it was done to death by weak imitators, Mr.'
Cozzcns' volume was a very notable literary
success. He published two years later a
pleasant volume of travel entitled "Acadia,
a Sojourn Among the Blue Noses." Mr.
Cozzens at this time was a wine merchant
in New York, and occupied a pleasant homo on
the Hudson, just below the village of Yonkers,
where the scene of Mr. Sparrowgrass' experi
ence was laid. He published a little paper
called the Wine-rress, devoted chiefly to the
Interests of the trade, and enlivened by many
readable essays in the pleasant and easy style of
which he was a master. Some time ago, how
ever, he failed in business and removed to
Brooklyn, where he has latterly employed him
self as a desultory writer for the press.
John II. Ox ley.
Mr. John II. Oxley, some years ago quite pro
minent In theatrical affairs in this country, and
until recently treasurer of the Dramatic Fund
Association, died in New York on Sunday laBt.
He originally appeared before a New York au
dience thirty-two years ago, at the old Park
Theatre, and was afterwards successful as a star
both in New York and in this city, where he
became joint manager with F. C. Weynies in a
theatre..
Of late years he has been lost sight of by the
public, but he had been an influential member
of the Dramatic Association, and, save that he
was looked upon as an eccentric, seems to have
been respected by the members of the guild for
his former energy and faithfulness.
STANTON.
A Tribute by the Departed Htntesnmn to Ills
Uuardlaa aud Preceptor.
It will be remembered that the late Edwin M.
Sianton studied law at one time with Daniel L.
Collier, Esq., his guardian, whose decease took
place in this city as late as last March. Mr.
Stanton acknowledged in the following terms
the receipt of a printed copy of a memorial ser
mon delivered by the Rev. Vf. P. Breed soon
after Mr. Collier's death:
Washington, June 15, 1869 Rev. William P.
Breed, D. D. Dear Sir: I have read with much
interest your admirable memorial sermon on our
friend, Mr. Collier. It is a touching tribute to
the virtues of an excellent man, whose memory
will be cherished with fonduess and respect
by all who knew him. The news of
his death reached me when I was en
feebled by long illness and much suffering. I
designed to pay my tribute to his memory in a
letter to Mrs. Collier, and also to his rare
professional merit in a suitable memoir. But
the sudden shock, in my debilitated condition,
disqualified me for the task, and has compelled
me to postpone it until my health is more fully
restored. You have left little to be done, but
there were certain professional qualities belong
ing to Mr. Collier which distinguished him and
made his walk and conduct an example that
cannot be too strongly impressed upon the
young members of the profession. Mr.
Collier was not only my legal instructor,
but was my guardian after my father's
death. This relation not only enabled
me to know his personal and private virtues,
but also gave me facilities for observing his
professional qualities to a greater extent, per
haps, than any other person enjoyed. As a
lawyer, Mr. Collier was fitted for the highest
walks in the profession; but, singularly free
from all personal ambition, he found his chief
happiness in the domestic and social circle. If
my life should be prolonged and strength re
stored, I hope to do good to my profession by
setting Mr. Collier's example as a lawyer before
them more fully than the limits of your memo
rial would allow.
Please present my regards to Mrs. Collier and
family, and accept for yourself the assurance of
my sincere friendship and esteem.
Edwin if. Stanton.
Foreign Literary Items.
Ladies are about to bo admitted to medical
lectures at tho Carolinska Institute in Stock
holm, provided they have acquired the same
amount of preparatory knowledge as is required
of male students, in order to obtain a university
certificate of having passed a successful exami
nation in medico-philosophy.
From a paper called the Hlogo and Osaka
Herald we learn that the Mint there is now
under an English superintendent Mr. George
Waters, though there is a Japanese governar
Tooyne Bundo. There is therefore an end so
far to the old style qf Japanese minting, and
numismatists must take note accordingly.
A list of books for the comparative study of
the science of religion, which becomes also a
help to comparative mythology, has been formed
by Messrs. Trubuer. It already includesVedism,
lllndooism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Confu
cianism, Tallinn), Mohammedanism, and the
mythologies of South Africa and the American
Indians.
During an excavation made in Pompeii
recently the objects turned up were a human
skeleton, almost perfect, a pair of gold earrings
with pearls, a gold bracelet and five gold coins,
783 silver coins, three silver rings, and sixty
seven pieces of bronze money. The coins were
all of the Consular and Imperial periods. The
jewelry and coins will be placed almost Im
mediately in tho Naples Museum, and the skele
ton in the Pompeii Museum, together with the
human, remains previously discovered.
A new work, "Tho Rosicruclans," by Mr.
Ilargrave Jennings, author of the "Indian Reli
gions; or, Results of the Mysterious Buddhism,"
will be immediately published by Mr. llotteu, of
Piccadilly, London. This book will contain up
wards of three hundred engravings of Hermetic
subjects, expressly collected for this publication.
The book will give a serious view of the occult
system of the renowned Brothers of the Rosy
Cross, otherwise the Alchemists and "Illuml
natl," drawn, for the first time, from the Latin
writings of Robertus de Fluctibus (Robert Flood
or Fludd).
Mr. Trubner, in his American and Oriental
Literary Record, has begun a curious labor; it
may bo called the biography of the dying Wal
loon dialect in the shape of its bibliography, of
which the first portion is now given, preceded
by an introduction in French. From this we
learn that the Walloon is to bo regarded at a
dialect of the Langue d'Oil, and not as a patois
of French. Its earliest monument is a life, of
St. Bathllda, about 1173, but the remains are
not numerous. The possession of Liege as a
capital, with the Court of the Prince Bishops,
favored the cultivation of this dialect, and in the
thirteenth century its songs acquired political
fiower. In the seventeenth century it reached
ts literary development In operas, comedies,
and other pieces. Now it is reported 1 the Wal
loon Is dying, notwithstanding a Llega Society
of Walloon Ulenturc,
SECOND EDITION
LAT33ST BY TZ3LOan,AFZZ.
Chinese Laborer En Bout for New
Orleans Sleeting: of tke Ne
braska Legislature.
A Theatrical Squabble in Chicago
Cuban Celebration of
Christmas.
FROM THE WEST.
Chinese Laborers The "tebruaka Legislature.
Denpateh to The Evening Telegraph,
Omaha, Dec. 28. Two hundred and fifty
Chinese laborers have arrived here en route for
New Orleans.
The Nebraska Legislature will commence its
session in February next.
Mary Warner" In Court.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
CniCAoo, Dec. 28. The trial of tho suit of
Kate Batcman against Frank Aiken, of the
Museum, for damages for the unauthorized n&e
of the play of Mary Warner, commenced yes
terday. The Proposed World's Fair at tit. Louts.
St. Louis, Doc. 28. A meeting was held here
last night of the committee recently appointed
to consider the project of holding a world's fair
here in 1871. After considerable discmslon of
tho various plans, it was finally resolved that
such a fair was not only feasible but practicable
and desirable. A committee was appointed
to draft articles incorporating the World's
Fair Association, with a capital stock of 11,000,
000, to be submitted to a mass meeting to be
held at the Southern notel on the 3d of January,
at which the inauguration and perfecting of the
arrangements for holding such a fair will bo
made.
1 UM WASHING TO IN.
The Foreign Mull Difficulty.
Deftjmtch ts tlie AMeeiatcd Prets.
Washington, Dec. 28. Information was re
ceived here several days ago that the foreign
steamship companies have entered into a combi
nation against the Post Office Department, re
fusing to carry the mails for the sea postage as
heretofore, owing to the reduction of postage by
the Convention between the United States and
Great Britain, which arrangement would go into
effect on the 1st of January. Posmaster-Gone-ral
Creswell left here last night for New York on
business connected with the subject.
FROM HA VANA.
A Novel Christmas Celebration.
Blithe Cuba Cable,
Havana,' Dec. 27 Jose Crespules and Jose
Ruba, convicted of attempting to incite a rebel
lion among the Catalan volunteers, .were sen
tenced and garroted on Christmas day.
Arrived, steamers City of Mexico, from Vera
Cruz, Rapidan from New York, and.Teutonia,
from New Orleans.
FROM EUROPE.
This ftlornlna's Quotations.
By the Anglo-American Cable.
London, Dec. 2811 A. M. Consols onened at
92',' tor money, and 92 for account. American
securities are quiet and steady; United States tlve-
iwenties or ihm;, so: or inos, old, w?:and of 1807.
84 . Ten-forties, 83. Erie Kailioad, is ; Illinois Ceu-
Livekpooi? Deo. 2S 11 A. M. Cotton opened
quiet; middllnu uplands, 11'B'(S,11X1. ; middling Or
leans, 11; Mif 11 4'd. The sales 10-day are estimated
at 10,000 bales,
California white Wheat. 93. Cd. : winter. 9s. Corn.
29s. fid. Pork, 107s. Lard quiet, llacon, Cls.
Naval stores dull.
Busmen, 2s Petroleum closed Arm vesterdav at
6 thulers 6G groats.
hamiiuho, uec. 2S petroleum closed firm yester
day at 15 marc baneos 2 schillings. t
This Afternoon's Quotation.
London, Dec. 28 1-30 P. M American securities
are quiet. Krie, 18 .
faris, Dec 28. The Bourse opened urra. Rentes,
73f. OfiC
Liverpool, Dec. 23 1-80 P. M Manchester ad
vices are less favorable. Red Winter Wheat, s. id.
Receipts of Wheat here for three days tw.ooo quar
ters, including 40,000 of American. ' Flour, 29s. iid.
Peas, 80s. Pork, IPCs. Lard, 70s. 60.
Stock Quotations by Telegraph I P. IN.
Giendlnnlng, Davis ft Co. report through their New
York bouse the following:
N. Y. Cent. & Uud R , Pitts. F. W. Chu R. 80 v
Con. Stock Scrip. . . SCjtf'PaclfloMall steam... 47
do. scrip si.! West. Union Tele.... 82 V
N. Y. Brie Hall. . . 23 I MIL 4 St. Paul R com 78 v
Ph. and Rea. K 99V Mil. A, St. Paul nref.. 8Si
Mich. South. A N.LR. 85', Adams Express lil'i
uiev.anarurs.it.... ba weiis,iargoi;o.... 20V
Chi. and N. W. com.. 67 y United states Co.... 50V
ChhandN. W.pref.. Sl'i Gold laov
Chi. and R. LR 104 V Market steady.
One of the French Academicians had his
wine cellar struck by lightning a short time ago,
and Immediately noticed a remarkable change
for the better in the quality of bis wiues. He
took the hint, and now bus a voltaic pile at
tached to each cask."
A newly-wedded couple repaired to the
depot In Baltimore the other day for the purpose
of taking passage northward. Just as they were
about to enter the cars a boy stepped up to the
bridegroom, held out his hand, saying: "Papa,
give me a cent before you tro away." The bride
groom looked surprised and extremely foolish;
the bride red and Indignant. The husband
finally managed to say to the child, "Go away,
I'm not your father!" The little fellow, how
ever, asserted that such was the case, and
stoutlylinsisted on being presented with a penny.
The wife's jealousy was now thoroughly aroused,
and a "scene" was imminent, when a gentleman
stepped forward and assured tho couple that the
child was in the habit of importuning young
gentlemen with ladies on their arms in the iden
tical language quoted above. This made matters
pleasant at once, and the young couple pro
ceeded rejoicingly on their way.
FIX AM CIS AMCOnJIEnCE,
Orricc or thi Eve kino Telcorapb.I
Tuesday, Deo. SS, (
The usual weekly bank statement, in Its main
features, likely to affect the future course of
the market, is decidedly unfavorable In every point
of view. The line of deposits has been contracted
to the exteut of f389,10H, and the legal-tenders have
fallen oil $10,670. On the other baud the loans have
increased over 1100,927, and specie $45,06. Both the
clearings and balances show a great fulling oil', the
former to the extent of $0,897,268, and the latter,
$705,197, but this Includes only live business days.
This is not a favorable auspice of the future of the
local money market, but the expanding of loans la
the face of declining resources Is Indicative of a dls
posltlon to accommodate their customers to the ex
tent of their resources.
There is an average demand for discount loans to
day, bst no pressure. Call loans are quiet and easy
at rates before quoted.
Gold was slightly weak this morning, the market
opening at 12o declining to 120y, aud closing at
lvo. In Government loans there is no demand,
and prices show a fractional decline.
There was some Improvement In the amount of
business at the Stock Hoard this morning. State
anus sola at 103, for the first serK'U. City lUes
were taken at 98,.'a90 for the new bonds; 90( was
offered for Lehigh Gold Loan.
Reading hall road brought 49-81 cash, and 50 b. 30;
Pennsylvania sold slowly at 54 : Camden and Am boy
was firm at 118 and Lehigh valley at 5SV ; 42 was
offered for Little Behnylkill; 84 V for Catawissa pre
ferred, and 88, b. o., for Philadelphia and Krie.
In Canal stocks we have no sale ts report. 83J4
was onervd for Lehigh.
Among the miscellaneous stocks there was a small
sale of Mechanics' Bank at and of Green and
Coates Streets ltailroad at 38.
It Is not generally known by the mercantile
community that the "National Exchange Bank,"
with a capital of three hundred thousand dollars,
will be atsorted by the "Bauk of the Hepuslic" on
and after the 11th proximo. William II. Kliawn,
Ksq., the President of the latter Institution, has pur
chased two-thirds of the stock of the Exchanim
National Bank, and the Institution will hereafter !
.conducted as one bank, with a capital of one milium
tlollars. The circulation of the Bauk of the Republic
will be Inoreased by this operation to the extent of
$40,000, which Is a very Important Item In banking
Interests.
Mr. J. Boyd, the President of the Exchange Na
tional Bank, will retire to private lire, and Mr. Gil
bough, Its cashier, will be promoted to the position
of cashier of the Seventh National Bank, at the
corner of Fourth and Market streets.
The fusion of these two Institutions has given rlso
to considerable feeling upon the subject between the
directors of the two banks, and certain charges and
counter-charges have been made, which It wonld be
Improper to make public at this time. Besides the
above advantage, the Bank of the Kepnbllo will re
ceive over $600,eoo In Increased deposits. It has a
capital of one million dollars, and was organi.ed De
cember 5, 1808, and went Into operation May 22, lwifl,
with Joseph B. Kerree, Esq., as President. This
gentleman was decidedly unpopular, aud his course
as presiding officer anything but satisfactory.
On the 2th of August, XM, tho entire stock was
transferred to another class of stockholders, with
William H. Khawn as President, and Joseph P.
Mumford as Cashier.
The following are the Board of Directors Benja
min Rowland, Jr., of K Kowland, Jr., k Brother,
coal merchants; Samuel A. Blsphara, of Samuel
Illspham Sons, wholesale grocers; Frederick A.
Jloyt, of Y. A. lloyt Uro., clothiers; John Pearce,
ofl'earce Doron, wholesale notions; Alfred Day,
of Day, Huddell A Co., coal miners and ship
pers; Howard Hinehman, ex-President of
'Commercial Exchange," and of Howard
Hinehman Son, flour and grain commission mer
chants; William M. Seyfert, of Beyfert, McManus
Co., Iron manufacturers; Charles Itlchardson, late of
J. C. Howe k Co., dry goods commission; J. Barlow
Moorhcatl. of J. B. Moorhead & Co., Iron manufac
turers; William Hacker, of Hacker, Wetherill k Co.,
seedsmen; Charles D. Sharpless, dry goods mer
chant; William B. Bement, of Bement k Dough
erty, Industrial Works; and William II. Rhawn,
late Cashier of the Seuoud aud Central National
Banks.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haveu k Bro., No. 40 8. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
$2000 Pa 6s 1st se..i03.v
$500 City as, New.
eAp.... 98Ji
$1800 do 18. 99
$200 do.... d bill. 99
20 sh Lea Val 5SJ
8 sh C k Am K.b5.1is,v
4shLeh N St.... 88.
toosh ReadR..b30. 50
100 do 0.49-81
109 do 491
100 do 030. 60
400 d0....1s.0.49-8t
27 do 0. 49T
10 sh Gr k Coats 8t 8S
S shPennaR..ls. 54
MXS8R8. Dh Haven k Bkothik, 40 No. 8. Third
street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations t
U. a8 0f 1881, U8&118; do. 1862, 113(3113 V!
da 1864, 111AU2; do. 1868, 112(112; do. I860,
new, 114XU4 ; do. 1867, do. 1141155 do. 1868,
do., Il4r,ll5; 10-408. 108 vai09; U. 8. SO V ear
6 percent. Currency, 108,(4109; Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19; Gold, 120(4120! ; Silver, 118(3119).
MK88K8. William Painter k Co., No. 86 8. Third
Street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of
1881, 118J3118; 5-208 Of 1862, 113)113.Vf; do. 1864,
112112K5 do. 188, 112(3112; do. July. 1866.
114?4n5; do. July, 1867, 114115: da July,
1868, 114KU6; 68, 10-40. 108J3109. U. a PuClflO
UK. Cur. 6s, 108io. Gold, 120it20.
J at Cooks k Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. a 68 Of 1881, 118s;0119; 6-S0BOf 1862.
113O113,;.d0.. 1.1864, 111?.0112V; da, 1865, 112
112; da, July, 1866, luoiiuv; da da, 186T,
114(3115','; da, 1868, Il4?3ii5.v; 10-40S, lmiA
109; Cur. 6s, 10 109. Gold, 120.
Naur Ladnek, Bankers, report this morning's
Gold quotations as follows :
10-00 A. M 120.Vjll-55 A. M 120'.'
10-05 " 1201,'112-Oa P. M 120V'
10-00 " 1201
TUB NEW YORK MONEY 0IAKKET.
From the N: T. Herald.
"The week opened on a very dull condition of af
fairs in Wall street. At the Stock Exchange the
transactions were barely euillcient to make quota
tions, while in the Long Room the usual throcg was
reduced to a dozen brokers. The money market was
easy at six to seven per cent., and barely felt the
activity occasioned by the preparations of the
savings Institutions to meet the Instalments of In
terest falling due next week. The inactivity of tho
Stock Exchange, or course, allows this activity to
pass almost without etrect. Tho prospect for the
future is without apprehension of stringency. Tho
operations of tho Treasury for the week are also In
favor of easy money, Inasmuch as the Government
will purchase three millions of bonds against the sale
01 only two millions of gold.
"In commercial paper there was no perceptible
change. Prime double names ranged from nine to
twelve per csut., aud single names from ten to
twenty-four.
"The Assistant Treasurer has given notice that all
bonds, Interest payable In January and July, which
may be oil'ered at the Government purchases this
week must be oil'ered ex-interest.
"The Government market was strong and steady,
the fluctuations of tho day being in favor of higher
prices; but the difference between the opening and
closing prices was only an eighth to a quarter per
cent. There were no quotations from London, as
yesterday was observed there as a portion of the
Christmas holiday time."
Philadelphia Trade ICeport.
Tuesday, Dec. 28. The Flour market la exceed
ingly quiet, and prices of the low grades particu
larly are weak. There Is no shipping demand, and
the home consumers operate sparingly. About 500
barrels were taken by the local trade, Including su-pcrUneat$4-23(g4'60;
extras at $4-765-12;; Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family, $5-266-25a
the latter rate for choice : Pennsylvania do. do. at
$5-505'75; Indiana and Ohio do. da at $5-75(3
6-50; and fancy brands at $0-75T-50. Rye Flour
may be quoted at $5(45-12,.
The Wheat mark t Is steady, but there Is not muoh
activity; sales or 2000 bushels choice Pennsylvania
redjat $1-80, and l.Huu bushels Indiana at $1-28. Rye
Is held at $1 for Pennsylvania. Corn There is lesa
offering, and holders are firmer lu their views; sales
of old yellow at $l(Sl-02, and 8000 bushels new do. at
85(4.900., the latter rate for prime dry. Oats are
without change; sales of Western and Pennsylvania
at 68$57c. 10 sales were reported in Barley or
Malt.
Bark No. 1 Quercitron Is held at $30 per ton,'
Whisky is quiet. Ws quote wood-bound Western
at fljjind torn-bound do. at t$Hl31
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine eu set Inrtde Pagts.
(By Anglo-AmtHcan OabU.)
QTTKFNSTOWtJ, Ieo. 28. Th itounahlp OHy of Brooklyn
arrived yeitterday at 9 P. H.
A rrived to-day, Bteamitliip Marathon, from New York.
Southampton, Deo. US. Arrived, teamalup llanai.
from New York.
FORT 07 PHILADELPHIA. DECEMBER 38.
BTATX Of THKSMOUBTKB AT TUB ZVININa TELEGRAPH
OW1CC.
7 A. M. ....... .47 1 U A. M M I S P. M 13
CLEARED THIS HORNING.
Brig John Avilee, Maooraber, bavaooah, B. Crawley Oo.
fcohr Wm. H. Tien, Gilford, , Dallett k Hon.
bviuc Eliza U. Emory, Ulayton, , do.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Bteanahlp Volunteer, Jones, 48 hour from New York,
wiib mdse. to John Olil. Wai detained below 24 boure
by fo. Ort the Uroea Ledge yeeterday, saw the diamaaled
barque before reported.
Steamer Diamond State, Dennis, 13 hours from Balti
more, with mdee. to A. Groves, Jr.
Bohr Wm. Bement, Penney, I days from Boeten, with
granite to Barker A Bro.
Hchr H. O. Jtly, MoAUiiter, 6 days from Petersburg. Va.
With lumber to H. Oroukey A Co. '
Bohr t. L. Biramone, William, from New York.
Hour J. M. Fitipatriok, Smith, from Boetoa.
Sour Jeeae Wilton, Connelly, from New Haven.
btur Lena Huntec Perry, from Allya's Point,
MEMORANDA.
Brig Dunloe, benoe, at St. John, N. B , jMth Inst.
Bolirs A. F. Randolph, Shields, aad Haluli Bonder.
Crosby, henoe, at St. John, N. Bj-Mth Inst. '
Sonrs A. Tirrell, Atwood, and Thomas Soull, Dickenoa.
benoe, at Boston P. M. lioth inst.
1 5lr.?- B-Jl"ldf n,?el,i '"M1 Nor Bedford for Phi.
Udelphia. at Bristol 36th inst
iliu J4"ldr Bloehn hwwt. at Providtncs