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VOL. XIII. NO. 17.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE OENTS.
fclRST EDITION
5ME (ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
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live foallioa aaa w .r.-i'rir.r.ii..
t1all f the isativity-i'ollilcal ceadliioa or
the Papal KIdM.
Rom. Friday, Dec. 24. The walls of Roma
are pasted over with placards of ecclesiastical
nooks lately Published, and now with a long
circular from the hand of the Pope, laying down
the law for schismatics, heretics, and all sorts of
offenders. It fills several columns In the news
paper of the city. The leading Catholic organ,
the LHviUa Cattolica, has given Tins IX the
title of the 'Tope of Prodigies," and Ills Holi
ness seems to havo fairly earned it.
What with allocutions, bulls, circular letters,
.council calls and maledictions, he hardly gives
the world any rest. An unusual stir has been
necessary, during the past ten years, to preserve
the life of the Papacy at Kome, in a financial
nenso. and the statement Is now made in a jour
nal of authority, that during the period named
a sum eoual to 100,000,000 of francs has been
poured Into the treasury by voluntary contribu
tions.
THK COUNCIL 8 POHITIO AND WOKK.
There is not to be another general meeting of
lie Council or one for au allocution or the pub
Scatlon of decrees, until the Epiphany, the Cth
f January. Meanwhile reunions are ncia
early every dav, without formality, cither In
lie hall over the great Atrlo, in a chamber of
he Vatican, or In the amphitheatre in St.
Peter's. Something Is paid about going to the
t alnee of the Latcran. The Fathers only appear
ai full episcopal livery, with their capes and
iiltres, on tne occasion wiien tne rope presides,
t is a general opinion among clerical people
iat the Council will do us work, net ore-
ttiee.'rt of 8t. Peter aud St. Paul, near the last
if June.
It is the wish not to expose the lives of so
any, whose services are precious, to the heat
ad nnhcalthlness of the months of midsummer
-extremcly disagreeable in Kome. The hall in
It. Peter s, uoout wmcu so ration nas occn said,
fr far from having the dainty accommodations
hicn nave been so oitcn aescrioea. lucre are
o writing desks and praying stools, such as
lave been spoken oi, but only rows of plain
enches with liign Dacus ana no s tuning,
overed with a somewhat rich carpet of green
ad yellow, resembling gold. iue room has
teen found somewhat uuwlcidy, u such a
rm may be used, and the council Itself is an
nwieldy body, regarded in bulk, numbering
tmicthing like eight hundred the size of a
ilitary regiment, which we know can be less
asuy handled in a narrow space than in the
jpen field, lbe speakers can only witn great
ifnculty make themselves heard. The voice
ravels a long way to the roof and down again
clore reaching tue ear. Hut this elephant can
nd plenty ot pasturage in other parti oi itome,
i) full of great rooms.
CELEHKATION OF THE 'NATIVITY.
To-night, the vigil of the Nativity, Cardinals
ad Bishops will tatic part in a ceremony at Santa
laria Maggiore, which is repeated every year,
na is nituie as mucn oi as any otner oi ine
hrlstmas season. In that grand old Basilica is
enositcd what Is believed bv the faithful to ln
Hie trough or manger in which the Saviour was
laid at the time of his birth. This cradle con
lifts of three pieces of plank roughly put to
gether, and pretty shabby with the rust of time.
At is inclosed in a casket of very splendid crys
tal ana silver gut.
Within is deposited a figure of an Infant in
olished metal, resting on a bed of straw. The
bole was designed by the .trench architect
aladicr. On cuch side are rases of crystal aud
Kit fnnt.fifnintr frmrmiinta rtf tlto awarlritlmr-
lathes of the irifantSaviour, aud a single straw
rom tne manger. These oDiccts, thus cn
lirined, may be Inspected in one of the chapels
nxi tne sacristy, where they are deposited,
fter midnight, before Christmas, these relics
re carried lu procession around the church on a
Datform. supported by Cardinals, with the real
if litanies and the smoke of incense and candles.
According to the record, which, of course, no
bod Catholic is permitted to doubt, the Kui-
ress at. Helena caused to be trans
ited to Borne the stable In which the
tiviour was born, and the greater part of this
now deposited under the altar of a cha
ul In the crypt of .Santa Maggiore. Other
agments of the stables are deposited in the
Veat urn of red porphyry under the high altar.
This shrine has of late years been much en
t hed with the incrustations of the most costly
garble.
(POLITICAL SOME.
The story of the political condition ot Rome
i soon told. The ancient walls shut in ancient
' 'inciples of barbarism. The life of the Romans
one of moral and political Imprisonment. At
! e gates progress, truth, and hope are put back,
ight is shut out, and for the life of the intellect
substituted a superstitious brooding, aud
ayers in a dead tongue. Man is a creature of
, tbit, aud what he is taught to think, and do,
. id be, he is. Most of theso priests and monks
lieve that to Kome and to them is exclusively
nflded the precious treasure of divine truth,
icy are sincere in their ignorance, and love it,
Jtd are the victims of an unenlightened confi
dence. Only the force of new law can drive
.hem from their follies, and only the political
convenience of a ruler holding precarious power
in another country is the obstacle to reform.
The present condition of Kome is a scandal to
he civilization of our time. And this is said
tot in passion, as by one apt to indulge the lan
guage of extravagant praise or condemnation.
Vmt the verdict of a conviction formed on the
knowledge of ample observation. It is the
Lrror of the ancient system that the acceptance
jof a dogma is made of far greater importance
nan the acceptance and practice ot principles
con which character must be established. The
It'ope and those around him claim to be angels
eui aown oui oi iieaven 10 manage ponucany,
is well as spiritually, human affairs a very con
venient mode of government, calculated to save
mecs. trout le, n anything like it were possible.
11 ut no one ever heard of angels making them
selves rich by a tobacco monope'y. or specula
tions in the salt tax, as Antonelll and some of
Lis associates have done. Providence, since a
very remote dato, has preferred to use human
instruments instead' of angels, to manage Statu
Uftalrs, and it is only one of the trials of our
rauen nature to watch sharply that fallible
Usents do not abuse their trust. . After the Brl-
kisb aristocracy, there is uo iu'trun.nt of .gov
ernnient so cunningly devised a J that ol the
jJtonian hierarchy.
iiUOVrS AMD FLOATING HEADS.
"w..,V,,,pn.n..A,L',-:,Ie Pw f
HUTlMif, Whether Us Performs or Mot.
In the Marine Court, before Judge Curtis, Mr.
Sylvester sued Jarrett & Palmer, fin nrnnrl At.rtra
of the Tammany, for two weeks' salary from
!,. 'Hi.hr. XT,,,,.! . .
juiv . vi utouiugr. Among tne
Tpeejators In Court were Harry Jarrett, Leonard
piruvcr, dui r urover, vinceui, stage manager
b iiumrn, iiitnw;, mo yiCBUUltJ'.iaiuur, and Mr
la)y.
Mr. Sylvester swore that after corresponding
with the defendants, he had accepted an en
gagement of XU0 per week for himself and throe
'others, to last three or six months. In one of
his letters hp made mention of sixteen illusions,
eleven magical tricks, and four effects that com
posed his repertory, aud bargained to give his
personal services uud brains only.
Mr. Leonard Grover testified that Mr. Sylves
ter hud not compiled with the Btrlct letter of ht
contract, "and did not perform certain acts, as
lie had not the apparatus to do them with. If a
ould have do money until be pei formed some
Vtt these acts. .t-ai -i
Mr. Jarrett testified hv llif maeiti ana facet
exhibited by Mr. Bylvester were not so good as
those which Mr. Sylvester told Mr. Jarrett he
could inrpsM.
Kobert Nlckle testified thus: I am a magician
or prestldigltateur. I have introduced
Till FLOATING BRAD,
which reqnlres a mirror of eight feet square.
I saw Mr. Sylvester's magic performances. Mr.
Sylvester's specialty is Masks and Faces, but a)
a mnglclan, 1 should call myself his superior.
(Lauthter.)
John H. Tlenham, stage carpenter of the Tam
many, testified: I made
TUE GHOST CnAMBBH
nd built the table for the Masks and Faoes.
Mr. Sylvester did not produce the Enchanted
Canopy on the Monday night as advertised. It
was not my fault that the performance was not
f lven. I was not ready. The glass used came
rom Nlblo's Garden.
b. II. Grover testified that he had heard L.
G rover tell Mr. Sylvester that if he did not give
certain performances there would be no money
for him. He was requested to do
THE WATER CASCADE,
but said his machinery had not arrived. I am
not sure what the conversations were exactly.
I know of several Instances of performers travel
ling with the ghost Illusion. 1 once assisted in
producing it, on which occasion the gloss was
I (reduced by me as exhibited. I did not see any
arge quantity of baggage belonging to Mr.
Sylvester. 1 did not furnish him a room for his
baggage.
Mr. McVaney testified thus:! am'ptage man
ager of the Tammany; Mr. Sylvester did not
produce the canopy scene until a week after the
time he had promised; the ghost illusion was not
produced at the time promised. , .
Sylvester recalled 1 was to perform the "En
chanted Canopy" on Monday night, but nothing
was ready for me, the carpenter's work not
done. I am the Inventor and patentee of "The
Ghost," and
THE SI'HIXX.
All my apparatus was in the Tammany before
I arrived. I have over two express wagon loads
of baggage. I expect to give only personal ser
vices and brains, and do not furnish properties.
I hud all the apparatus customary among men
of my profession. 1 ujed to receive my salary
in portions of $25 at a time.
Mr. Thayer addressed the jury for the defense,
and said that the case lay in the one point, "Did
this man fulfil his contract ?" lie showed that
in one of his letters he promised to give about
thirty performances, and during the four months
he was at the Tammany he gave only three. He
did not keep his contract, because he had not
TUE APPARATUS,
and even wanted no advance before leaving Lon
don to purchase apparatus. I think, gentlemen,
you will find that the plaintiff has broken the
contract, and is not entitled to a verdict.
Mr. Gross, for the plaintiff, said that the de
fend ats bad not discharged Mr. Sylvester, and
acknowledged it. They Kept his name on the
bills, and he was always to do what might be re
quired of him. Mr. Sylvester carried all the ap
paratus be was expected to. Fechter is not ex
pected to carry his scenery with him, or even
TOOK YOKICK'S SCULL.
All that lie furnishes are personal services and
wardrobe. 1 think, gentlemen, you will see the
justice of our claim and give us a verdict.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
for 1200 gold. N. Y. Sun, to-day.
GENERALITIES.
A Life lor a Patent.
About a year ago last June, Judge Blatchford,
of New York, virtually sentenced William Miller
to imprisonment for life for a violation of the
law in relation to patents. The prisoner, who is
advanced in life, was charged with making India
rubber combB, and thereby lufringing on the
rights of the patentees, Messrs. Poppenhauscr &
Kouig, of Cliff street. Mr. Blatchford was the
solo arbiter of his fate, for he did not have a
jury trial.
The Judge decided against him, and sen
tenced him to pay a fine of $2500, and to remain
In prison till paid. But Miller in poor, and
hence be Is doomed to inhabit a cell for life.
An application for his release has been made to
Judge Blatchford, but he declined, it is said, to
Interfere further in the case, as he had no power.
Mot long ago, ex-Deputy -Marshal McCoy,who
arrested Miller, appealed' to the lawyer of the
patentees to ask his release of Judge Blatchford,
but he rcplied'eurtly that "neither the President
of the United States, nor Judge Blatchford, nor
the Governor of the State can release him with
out my consent, and I'm going to keep him in
prison."
How much 'better It would have been for poor
Miller to have been a drawback thief than a
manufacturer of India rubber combs!
Torturiuc u School tJIrl to Death.
A little girl, nine years old, attending a public
school in Manchester, Conn., failing to repeat
her lesson correctly on Thursday, was required
to repeat on Friday the lesson for that day and
the day previous. She failed again, and as a
funlshment was required to stand on the floor
n a passage way while the learned it. She
stood there an hour, and was compelled after
ward to stand in the 6chool room five hours
longer, until she had learned Thursday's lesoon,
and for another hour trying to learn Friday's
lesson. On Saturday her legs bench to swell,
and she suffered intensely, soon becoming deli
rious, trying to repeat the lesson which was the
occasion of her punishment, and entreating her
teacher for leave to take her 6eat. A few days
after this ordeal death ended the child's agony.
The School Committee's investigation resulted
in finding that the teacher was guilty of an error
in judgment.
A Vnr&o of Blttrra Srnt to Antwerp.
Our friends of the City of Brotherly Love have
been playing a very shabby trick upon the mer
chants of Antwerp. The steamer Alpha was
laden at Philadelphia with what purported to be
a comparatively harmless cargo of petroleum,
but what, to the amazement of the sturdy Hol
landers, turned out to be hogsheads filled with a
compound more explosive than New York kero
senein fact, a flood of bitters had been let loose
upon the unoffending city of Antwerp. It is
claimed by the sober citizens of Philadelphia
that it was all a mistake, but we are Inclined to
believe that a dire conspiracy has been set on
foot to purge the whole Dutch nation by force.
X. Y. limns.
The Fenbody Itemaltm.
The following order has Just been Issued by
General McDowell:
Headquarters Department of rat East,
New Yok Citt, Jan. 17, 1870. By direction of
the President of the United States, a funeral
escort of United States troops will accompany
the remains of the late Mr. George Peabody
from Portland, Me., to South Danvers, Mass.
Tho escort will be composed of a battalion of
the 5th Artillery, under the command of Brevet
Brlgudlcr-General B. H. Hill. Lieutenant-Colonel
5th Artillery, commanding Fort Preble, and will
consist of the band of the 5th Artillery, a com
pany of fifty men from Fort Independence, two
companies of fifty men from Fert Warren, and a
company of fifty men from Fort Adams.
Brevet Brigadier-General Hill will send the
necessary orders diroct to the several posts to
bring these companies to Portland In time to be
present oa the arrival of the fleet bearing the
remains from England. The troops will wear
their overcoats on the march, and w'll be quar
tered and subsisted by Brevet Brigadier-General
Hill at Fort Preble while awaiting the arrival of
the licet. Brevet Brigadier-General Hill will
give all further orders to carry this order Into
effect, and to return the companies to their
several stations when the duty on which they
are ordered shall have been fulfilled.
Br command of
Jlrevt Major-CeMraJ MxDowaLL,
CUBA.
The Bltaatloa New Tina of Camnataw Tbo
fJropn A J'rtllloa to the Cericta.
Havana, Jan. 15. About a month ago nearly
everybody was of opinion that the troops would
clear the Cluco Villas Immediately, and drive
the Insurgents towards Puerto Principe, bar.
such a consummation has not been effected, and
although the Insurgents in that region are not so
bold as they were formerly, they nevertheless
remain In the field, and manage to avoid encoun
ters with their valiant and well-disciplined ad
versaries. Fifteen thousand Spanish soldiers,
fighting, or rather willing to fight,
the 7000 Insurgents in the Cinco Villas,
have not been able to have more
than a few Insignificant skcrmlshes since the
first of January; and not over twenty-five lives
have been lost on both sides. At that rate the
war will never end, and the Spaniards will be
compelled to make superhuman efforts in order
to secure fully the line from Cleya de Arlla to
Moron, and drive the Cinco Villas insurgents
beyond It towards the Caraaguey. The Govern
ment claims to hold the line, but of what avail
is it while an enemy, numbering over 7000 men,
remains in the rear, and while the enemy, in
front, crosses with impunity, to effect some sud
den coup de main, and retires again to their
mountain fastnesses ?
NEW PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The plan of campaign as Inaugurated by the
Spaniards is a good one, but I doubt, after all,
whether it will be effective. The idea of Gene
ral Kodas Is to construct a road through the
centre of the Island, so as to be enabled to trans
port troops and provisions with despatch, aud to
construct telegraphic towers every few miles
with which to signal the nearest detachment, so
that succor may bo had and combinations be
made in the shortest possible time; Baid towers
to be constructed in such a manner as to answer
the purposes of a fort, and to be occupied by
about thirty men and a piece of artillery. If the
idea of building the road bad been taken hold
of and had it been attempted to carry it out
months ago, the Spaniards wonld now be in
possession of the island, and the revolution
probably squelched. Whether at this late day
it will prove practicable remains to be seen.
THB CROP.
The wholesale destruction of plantations In
the Cinco Villas appears to have been stopped,
and wo hear but little of the burning of cane
fields and sugar houses. This is probably due to
the continuous marches of the numerous detach
ments of troops in every direction, and the
vigilance exercised by the stationary guards on
every plantation. Nearly every plantation In the
vicinity of Trinidad is grinding and all from
Clcnfugos westward, the crop proving splendid.
This will enable the Spanish Government to
carry on the war for another year, as the taxes
and duties raised in the tranquil portions of the
Island are almost sufficient to pay the expenses
of the strlfo and maintain the credit of the
Spanish Bank, which, In case of necessity, will
issue a it'w millions more of paper money.
PETITION TO THE CORTES.
' Tc-day's Spanish mall steamer takes a very
Important document to Madrid in the shape of a
petition signed by all the Spaniards (over 7000)
belonging to the Carlist, Jesuit, and Isabel par
tics in Havana, and requesting the Cortes not to
fjrant any liberties, privileges, or self-governing
aws to the island of Porto KIco. The reasons
for such a strange eourso are stated by the
signers to be principally that the introduction of
reforms into Porto Hieo would weaken the cause
of Spain in Cuba; that the Spaniards iu Cuba
are divided regarding their politics and the
manner of euforcing them; that tho inaugura
tion of those reforms will produce a revo
lution in Porto Hico, which, even if supressod
immediately, will not efface the causes which
produced it, or the ideas under which it was
organized, tho spark producing the flame
always remaining. Also, that tho enjoyment of
these liberties and free speech will lessen the
vigor and prestige of the pure Spanish element
and debilitate the power of the authorities.
Nothing ought to be done until Cuba is repre
sented, and Porto Kieo ought to be considered a
province of Cuba. The intention ot the Cortes
to grant liberties and reforms to Porto Kico, it
adds, has painfully astonished the petitioners.
It is a question of decorum, of interest and ele
vated patriotism, to await the Cuban represen
tatives in the Cortes.
OBITUARY.
BIhIiop Cbae, of Now Hampshire.
The Kight Kev. Carlton Chase, D. !., Bishop
of the Diocese of New Hampshire, died at Clare
Dion t, in that State, on Tuesday afternoon.
Bishop Chose was born in Hopkinton, N. II.,
February 20, 1794. He was graduated at Dart
mouth College in 1817, and immediately com
menced the study of theology, being ordained
a deacon in the following year, and a priest in
1820, by Bishop Griswold. Soon after his
ordination he became rector of Immanuel
Church at Bellows Falls, Vermont, where
he continued his ministry until 1844. During
his connection with the Bellows Falls Society
the important question regarding lands
granted la colonial limes by Government to the
Episcopal Church came up for settlement in the
Supreme Court of that State, and during the
litigation Mr. Chose performed very important
service for the denomination. From Bellows
Falls he removed to Claremont, New Hamp
shire, accepting the rectorship of Trinity Church.
He was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of
New Hampshire during the same year, 1844.
The State had been Included in the Eastern Dio
cese before his consecration. Until 1813 he per
formed all the parochial duties of his rectorship
in Claremont as well as those of a bishop, but
was then relieved on account of feeble health.
Bishop Chase had many difficulties to meet
during the more than quarter of a century in
which he was the head of the Episcopal Church
in New Hampshire. The prosperity which has
attended the denomination in that State is evi
dence of his untiring labor and energy. Every
minister in the diocese, whatever bis discourage
ment?, found in him a hearty colaborer and a
firm friend. He was always on terms of friend
liness and, indeed, affection with all other cler
gymen within his jurisdiction. He was uni
versally beloved as a citizen, combining a most
amiable disposition with the grace of a refined
and cultivated gentleman. After the deposition
of Bishop Onderdonk in New York, Bishop
Chase was called to this State, aud filled the
vacancy for a short timo. In 1852 he preached
the sermon at the consecration of Bishop Wain
wrlght of New York. He was a member of the
Masonic fraternlty.being a Royal Arch Mason
at the time of his death. In 1839 he received
the degree of Doctor of Plvinlty from the Uni
versity ot Vermont.
Maine has a mail carrier now 7(5 years of
age, who has carried the mall dally from North
Monmouth to Monmouth Centre for twenty-one
years, and has missed but one trip during that
time.
A catamount was shot Iu Fast Kllllugly, Vt.,
on the 8th, which measured five feet lu length
and weighed forty-five pounds. During the
fight he killed three hounds. He was finally shot
with buckshot through the heart, his lost leap
being fifteen feet in the air and forty-five feet
forward, to an inch.
After a trial, lasting eight days, a party of
women who in 18(18 mado a raid upon a drinking
saloon in Alton, N. II., in which they knocked
in the heads of barrels, broke jugs, and smashed
things generally, have been sentenced to pay
about 11000 in fines and costs.
Mr. John PowelL of Welssport, Carbon
county, Pa., a hard-working man, who has all
his life been doing "odd jobs," has just ascer
tained that he and his brother and stster are the
lawful heirs of an uncle who died some time ago
In Berks county, lcaviug property valued at
SECOND EDITION
LATEST D7 TZ3X.HaXt.iLr XX.
Sinkirg of Another Minsissippi Steamer
Missouri Colored Educational
Convention Effects of the
Great Tornado Breaka
in the Canal and
Railway Lines.
IHc, IUc., I?tc. Utc, lite.
FROM THE WEST.
Kaanna Aclatfd 1'reaa,
Leavenworth, Jan. 20. The annual meeting
of the Af soclated Tress of Kansas was held here
yesterday, and was well attended. There are
now seventeen daily papers published in this
State that are In this association. Tho old
officers were unanimously re-elected.
Ntrambont Hank.
St. Louis, Jan. 19. A despatch from General
Tower says that the steamer Lady Gay, bound
from St. Louis to New Orleans, was sunk at 1
o'clock P. M. to-day. No lives lost. No further
particulars have been received.
The HI. lionl Working Womrn.
At a meeting of working women held this
evening, steps were taken for the establishment
of a co-operative store.
Effect of the Storm Canal Ilrenka.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Dattoh, Jan. 20. A serious break has oc
curred In the canal near Lock port, and sm tller
breaks at different points south of that place.
The Lock port lock is also badly damaged, and
will take some time to repair it. There are five
serious breaks in tho banks of the canal between
Hamilton and Murray's Locks; there are a large
number of places on the Southern division of
tho canal where gravel has washed la so much
as to require it to be dragged before navigation
can be resumed. The damages to tho Atlantic
and Great Western Railroad are repaired so that
trains from New York came through to-day.
The Cincinnati, Sandusky, and Cleveland Road
is open, the first train came through this even
ing. Connections are all right between Dayton
and Xenia.
Colored Educational Convention of mlwvourl.
Dttpateh to The Evening Telegraph,
Jeffekron, Mo., Jan. 20. An educational
convention of colored men, former slaves of
Southern States, with their more fortunate
brethren who were free through living In the
Southern States before the emancipation pro
clamation, is assembled in the Cupitol of Mis
souri. The convention numbers about fifty dele
gates. J. Milton Turner, a graduate of Oberlin,
and Rev. Mr. Brooks, of St. Louis, seem to be
the leaders in the movement.
All shades, from nearly white to the dusky
African, were present, and among them some very
intelligent men. . They use the best of language,
and aro exceedingly courteous to the presiding
officer aud each other, and very ambitious and
tenacious of etiquette. They understand that
they hold the balanco of power, numbering
20,000 votes, when the disfranchised voters are
again admitted to tho ballot.
FROM BALTIMORE,
Political Matters.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Baltimore, Jan. 20. There is great re
joicing here to-day by Merriman's friends over
his election. Tha Police Commissioners will be
elected to-day at Annapolis. There is no doubt
whatever of the present board, Jarrett, Fussei
baugh, and Carr, being re-elected unanimously.
Hhlp News.
The North German brig Theresa arrived to-day
after along and perilous voyage. She was nearly
lost at one time.
FROM EUROPE.
Thla fllornlnc'a Quotation.
Bp the Anglo-American Cable.
London, Jan. to 11 A.M. Consols for money, 92 ;
and for account, 92 v. Uiilted States Five-twenties
of lBCi, 8GJi ; of i860, old, m ; or 16fl7, 86 I Ten
forties, 84 American stocks steady ; Illinois Central,
104 ; Great Western, MX.
Liverpool, Jan. 80 it A. If Cotton easier, but
not lower; middling uplands, 11 ,'L; middling Or
leans, li;,d. The sales to-day are estimated at 12,000
bales.
London, Jan. eoll A. M. Linseed oil, 30 8s.
Bhkmbn, Jan. 80. Petroleum closed firm yester
day. IUmbkro, Jan. 80. Fetroleam closed firm Tester
dav at IS marc bancos 8 schillings.
Paris, Jan. 80. The Bourse opened quiet;
Rentes, 781. 12c.
Antwikp, -Jan. SO. Petroleum opened firm.
Thla Afternoon's tluotatlona.
London, Jan. 201 P. If Consols for money, 88 V;
for account, U';. United atates Flvs-twentle of
lbfiS, old, ss.',. American stocks dull. Illinois Cen
tral, 10K ; Oreat Western, 2tS.
Ijtarfooi., Jan 201 P. M Cotton market Brmer.
Paris, Jan. 80. The Bourse closed firm; Rentes,
W. 40c.
Frankfort, Jan. 20. United States Ire-tweatias
opened firm aud unchanged.
H 4Vrk, Jan. so. Cotton opens inlet at 18TL, both
on the spot and afloat.
LEGAL XITTHLLIQUKTCri.
Hnnreme Court la Baae Chief Jnatlee Thtnp.
on aad Judaea fehareweod aad YVilMauia.
The following judgment was riven this morning:
Peter K. Oaks, eL al., vs. The Commonwealth.
Error to the Common Pleas of Indiana county.
Judgment affirmed. Ch. J. Thompson.
The Schuylkill county list was before the Court.
District Court, No. 1-Judae Mtreua.
Joseph Holdskln vs. Thomas Boyle. Ao action on
a promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff, I188-14.
Amos H. C'lUt vs. Walter k Hutton. An action to
recover for laundry work done for the defendants,
on trial.
District Court, No. 2 -Judge ITare.
John I-auck vs. Joan M. Biokei. An action to re
cover for an alleged breach of contract ; the plaintiff
alleging that defendant engaged him to build a
house lu North Broad street, aud after the survey
and other preparations had becu made, ho employed
other parties. On trial.
Court of Quarter Sessions-Judge Pelrce.
This morning's session was taken up with the trial
of William Himpler, lteyno Uubbard, ami William
Caruthers upon the charge of robbing William
McCray. On the part or tho prosecution, it was al
leged that about 10 o'clock New Year's night McCray
dropped Into a tavern at Twentieth and Canton
streets, where a sheep was being ramed, and sat la
the window to smoke a cigar. Arterawhile a man
named I'atehell led him out Into the street, and seve
ral followed aud gathered about hlra, aud some one
of them took from his pocket a purse containing
nfty-nve dollars.
I pon returning Into the tavern he announced that
he had been robbed, and Patchell, acting for Hub
bard and Caruthers, offered to settle the matter for
10, but McCray was not willing, and accordingly
bad them-arrested, bluipler nut being mentioned
by the witnesses, the prosecution as to him was
abandoned, and he was discharged. In regard to
Caruthers aud Hubbard, witnesses testified that Mc
Cray became "sick drunk," and had to be taken out;
but Caniibers and Hubbard did not follow htm, and
had nothing whatever to do with lb Much evidence
of good character was also offered. Or trial.
THIRD EDITION
uAsnirjGTon,
Work Before th Committee of the
Houae The Election Committee
and the Democratic Members-Customs
Keoeipte
Executive Appoint
ments Commis
sioner Delano
and the
FROM WASllINQ TOM.
Iadorsrmeat of Commissioner Delano.
Deepauh t the Aitocialtd Pie.
Wahhinoton, Jan. 20. Commissioner Delano
has received information that the convention of
Kentucky distillers which met at Lexington
yesterday, Indorsed his action in fixing the forty
eight hours for the fermentation period in tweet
mash honscs, and seventy-two honrs in sonr
mash houses, from tho time of breaking up the
mash.
Cnstom IIouso Receipts.
The following aro the .Custom House receipts
for the week ending January 15:
Boston fiHS,37
New York 1,V17,212
Philadelphia 131,4117
Baltimore 185,a4'3
New Orleans, from Dec. 24 to Jan. 8.. 187,483
Total f'J, 700,090
Assistant Assessors Appointed.
The following appointments of Assistant As
sessors have been mode for the Thirtieth district
of New York: William Wiggins. Henry M.
Cook, James Wilcox. John J. Weber, and Silos
M. Dodge. The following for the Ninth district:
Edwin Skedmoro Ferdinand Branden, II. Q.
French, Peter Lllnghlallng, Albert Bogert, Wil
liam P. Hall, and J. Cameron, aud the following
for the Twenty-third district: John C. Hanchett
and Charles J. Spaulding.
Work of the House Military Committee.
Special Despot :h to The Keening J'drgraph,
Washington, Jan. 20. The House Military
Committee has agreed to report a bill relieving
from the charge of desertion all soldiers who,
after desertion, subsequently returaod to the
army and served out their term of enlistment.
Also, a bill extending to all officers of the army
the same privileges as are enjoyed by paymas
ters in settling their accounts. The committeo
has a special meeting to-morrow to consider Mr.
Logan's bill reducing the number of o facers in
tho army.
American Citizens la Prisons.
The Committeo on Foreign Affairs Instructed
General Bunks to report a resolution to the
House calling npou the President for all Infor
mation relative to the detention of American
citi.ens in British prisons.
The Paraguay Investigation.
Tho report of the Purognay investigation will
be considered at tho meeting next Saturday.
The Tariff on leather.
A delegation of hldo and leather dealers was
before the Ways and Means Committee this
morning, and made an argument In favor of re
ducing the tariff on Spanish, and South Ameri
can hides.
New Htcamshlu I.lne.
A delegation of prominent steamship men bad
an itnervlcw with tho House Committee on Com
merce relative to Inaugurating a lino of ocean
steamers between New York and Liverpool.
They ask for a subsidy In tho shape of bonds
guuranfeed by the Government. The commit
tee is adverse to the proposition.
Democratic Caucus.
Denpatch to The Evening Tel graph.
Washington, Jan. 20. The Democratic
caucus last night discussed the propriety of their
party men resigning their positions on the House
Committee on Election, in view of the extra
ordinary action of the Republican majority,
particularly in the case of Van Wyck, 'of New
York. It was finally determined that the Demo
crats should remain on the committee.
JO! (i It IS H S.
FOHTY-FI UHT TEK.H-HECONU HK.itO.N.
House.
Mr. Cullom offered a resolution to devote two
honrs to the morning hour's business on three
days of the week. Referred to the Committee
on Rules.
Mr. Moore (New York) presented several peti
tions for a lightship on Winter Quarter Shoals
and for a lighthouse on Block Island.
Mr. Root lutroduced a bill for the payment of
the 1st Arkansas Mounted Infantry Volunteers.
Referred.
Mr. Pomeroy Introduced a bill for the relief of
settlers on certain lands in Iowa. Referred.
Mr. Bingham asked leave to Introduce a bill
making it an offence punishable with fine and
imprisonment for any person to propose the
repeal of the action of a Bute Legislature in,
ratifying any proposed amendment of the Con
stitution of the United States.
Mr. Eldredge objected to the reception of the
resolution.
Mr. Golladay offered a resolution of Inquiry
into the right of postmasters to refuse sending
through the mails franked documents not mailed
at the place where tho Senator or member is
residing. Adopted.
Mr. Alayhew offered a resolution of inquiry
as to the erection of a suitable building iu Al
bany, New York, for the United States Courts,
Post Offices, and Internal Revenue ofllces.
Adopted.
Mr. Smith (Oregon) introduced a bill to extend
the provisions of an act for a railway from the
Central Pacific Railway, In California, to Port
land, Oregon. Referred.
Mr. Loughrldgc offered a preamble and resolu
tions declaring tho absence of constitutional
authority in the treaty-rauklng power to absorb
foreign territory until tho consent of the House
is given to it.
Mr. Wood (N. Y.) offered a resolution declara
tory of the right of the House to consider tho
propriety and expediency of tho appropriation
of public money tor any purpose whatever, and
that tho treaty-making power requires tha
action of the House In any caso where legisla
tion is required to execute it. Referred.
Mr. Tyncr offered a resolution of luqulry as to
tho propriety of removing the disabilities for
desertion from soldiers who had left their regi
ments after the surrender of tho Rebel armies. .
Mr. Moore If. Y.) offered a resolution of in
quiry as to the relief o( farmers from tax at pro
duce brokers.
The House has been for the lost half hour en
tertained by a very spicy review of Mr. Dawes'
speech on extravagance by Mr. 8co field (Pa.),
who intimated that Mr. Dawes' opposition to the
League Island bill was prompted by resentment
against the Republican members from Pennsyl
vania because they did not prefer him for the
Speakership.
Mr. Dawes characterised such aa imputation
M unworthy of any Member.
rEflXSYLYANIl LEGISLATURE.
ftenate.
HARiusmiRe, Jan. 20. Petitions were pre
sented In favor of allowing the people to vote on
licenses, and for the abolition of the etatn
penalty.
Reports were made by committees en the fol
lowing Senate bills:
Requiring persons who make up medical pre
scriptions to be graduates of some regular Medi
cal college. Affirmatively.
Providing for the calling of a convention te
make general amendments to the Constitution.
Affirmatively.
Prohibiting justices of the pcacs from prac
ticing law. Affirmatively.
Authorising guardians, executors, and ether
fiduciary persons to avail themselves of the law
allowing interested parties' testimony. Nega
tively. Allowing 8 per cent. Interest to be charred en
special contracts as a legal rate. Negatively.
Allowing husbands and wives to testify in
divorce cases. Negatively.
Preventing the destruction and injury of bag
gage. Affirmatively.
Senate bill vacating Pcmberton lane. Affir
matively. Authorizing railroad and canal and
plank road companies to combine to issue
bonds and vacate portions of their line. Affirma
tively. Supplement to the Manayunk Bridge Com
pany. Affirmatively.
Senate bill forming a new county, to be caHed
Petroleum, of parts of Crawford, Venango, and
Warren. Affirmatively.
Senator White offered the report of a special
committee to provide some means of publishing
the proceedings of tho two houses. It submits
a contract with Gcorgo Bergner. of Harrisburr,
to print the proceedings in the form of a dally
.legislative record, containing the actual bnsi
ness of the two bouses, and sketches of debate,
at the cost of fourteen dollars and fifty cents per
page for a dally edition of six thousand copies.
Mr. Young moved to Indefinitely postpone the
Whole subject. Finally the ratification of the
co ntract was postponed for the present. '
. New bills were introduced and referred as fol
lows: Mr. Connell, fixing Thursday, 17th of March,
for final adjournment. Also, extending tho
charter of the Southern Transportation Com
pany. House.
Senate joint resolution to print five thousand
copies of the Governor's message; lost by 35
ayes to 50 noes.
Mr. Hong asked leave to withdraw tho resolu
tion, offered by him a few days since, relative te
the Lur erne County Prison, denouncing its con
struction. Leave was given. The cause given
is that the Legislature has no legal power to
Interfere with the county buildings.
A motion to print the report of the Stats Li
brarian, Hon. Wien Forney, was lost.
Mr. Davis, from the Ways and Means Com
mittee, reported an act to provide for the post
age expenses of the Senate and noose as fol
lows: That each member bo allowed in lieu of the
franking privilege tho sum of one hundred dol
lars during the regular session, and that the
chief clerk of each house bo allowed one hun
dred dollars for himself and assistants.
Mr. Adatre moved to amend by giving the offi
cers each f25 for the same purpose, but after
wards, by request, expressed a willingness to
accept $5, which was agreed to.
On the final passage of the resolution the ayes
were Messrs. Adaire, Albright, Alines. Armstrong,
Boileau, Bowlan, Brown. Carlln, Chamberlain,
Clond, Comly, Craig, Creitz, Daily, Davies, Dcn
ninger, Dill, Diuimes, Elliot, Eugelman, For
ythe, Fulton, Godshall, Hall, Harvey, nerr,
Hill, Hong, Humphrey, Hurst, Johnson, John
son, Josephs, Keene, Kerr, Kreps, Leslie, Long,
Longneckcr, McAloer. McJunkin, McKinstry,
McMahon, Marshall, Maxwell, Meyer, Millar,
Miller, Montgomery, Mooney, Niles, Parsons,
Porter (lork), Robinson, Scott, SchurJock,
Skinner, Smith, Stephens, Stokes, Stone, Taylor,
Thomas, Walton, Webb, Wheeler, and Strang.
Tho nays were Messrs. Beans, Brobst, Buffing
ton, Bunn, Church, Cooper, Coray, Darlington,
Ellis. Eschback, Keech, Keffer, Leldig, Mllli-
nen, loner, or camona; KelnoenJ, Koberts,
Rohrer, Schnattly, Sedgwick, Steele, Tyler,
Vankirk, White, Wiley, Woolvcr.
The following reports from committees:
Senate bill increasing the salary of tho Governor
to $7000, negatively. Houpo bill relative to
damages for opening streets in Philadelphia, as
published, affirmatively. TTouae bill restoring
ground formerly used by the West Philadelphia
Canal to its owners, affirmatively.
FROM JYEW YORK.
Alnrdcr In the Neeoud Deareo.
Goshkn, Jan. 20 Warren Fellows, on trial
for the murder ot Swlnton, was found guilty ol
murder in the second degree, and sentenced to
twenty years' hard labor iu the State Prisou.
New York Money and Stock Markets.
Nxw York, Jan. so. Stocks are easy. Money
easy at k7 per oent Gold, 121,','. Jive
twenties, 1869, coupon, 115V i do. iC4, do..
118 V; do. 18C5. do., 115 V; do. do., new,
118'i; do. 186T, 114; do. 1863, & 10-tOs, us;
VlTRinia s, new, 61 : Missouri 6s, 87ft ; Canton Com
pany, 64v; Cumberland preferred, 30W; Consoli
dated New York Central and Hudson Ktver, 02V ;
Brie, 84; Reading, 94V ; Adams Express, 62;
Michigan Central, llT)tf: Michigan Southern, 84ji ;
Illinois Central, Ktflv;; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 2 ;
Chicago and Hock Inland, 108', : Pittsburg and Fort
Wayne, 11;.'. Western Union Telegraph, 83;.
New Yolk Produce Market.
Nbw York, Jan. 20. Cotton heavy; sales of 800
kalvs middling nplando at 6 ,0. Fleur State and
Western dull In buyers' favor; State, S4-6r$6; West
ern, I4-Mf6'3D; Houthcrn dull and drooping. Wheat
Is without decided change. Corn scarce, and new
has advanced lwlc. ; new mixed Western, StrttMc ;
new white Southern, fl-Olia 1-04: new yellow South
ern, 11-02; and new yellow Western, 11. Oats s
shade firmer; btate, 6162c; Western, 6tt60c. Beef
quiet. Pork dull: new msss, ttiw'. ; prtaie
mess, f'8i32H'50. Lard quiet; steam-rendered la
tierce hj,(16,c Whisky quiet; Western, I1-S34
1-04.
FROM THE SOUTH,
A ( olorra Meaator front Mississippi Probable t
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. SO. Numerous balloting
in a joint assembly of the Legislature to-day
failed to elect a Senator to fill the one-year
term. Asher, a colored member from Natches,
seems at present to stand as good a chanoe as
any.
Baltimore Produce Market.
Baxtworb, Jan. SO. Cotton quiet aud steady at
25c. T Flour steady and .lu Improved demand;
Howard Street superfine, $4 -TIMS; do. extra, es-itx
6; do. family, GK6(T; City Mills superfine, tfxS-70;
da extra, i.vMK-&0; do. family, 7(3-T0: Western
snieruue,LS4'T&!4r; do.extra, lO-uxS; do. family,
li.'i6-76. Wheat firm ; prime to choloe Maryland,
loil-4o; Pennsylvania (Inner at lii8yiiia, Curs
eteudy ; prime white, 1101-02; yellow, Osta,
Mm'BTc Hye, IW08. Mess Pork quiet at Kso.
Bacon quiet; rib sides, 16 vc; clear do., 17a;
shoulders, 1H.VC J hams, 19$ac Lard quiet at 11
(WV& Whisky firm and scarce at IKl l.
Jteck Quotations feT TeleraP-l P. St.
Glendlnnlng, Pa vis & O'o. report through their New
York Douse me foiiowm:
N. Y. Ont. A llllrt K
pacific Man Steam... 4174
Western Union Tele Sli'i
Con. Stock Scrip...
do. scrip...... 87X
N. Y. 4 ffrleHall... W
Ph. and Kea. K M V
Mich. South. jN.tR. 84,
Cle. and Pitt. Rex d. i
Chi. and N. W. CO". . It V
Tot A, Wab, K 64W
Mil. A St. Paul R com 13V
Ma k St. Paul prsf.. ;,
Aaams Kxpress si
Wells, Fargo A CO.... WV
United StAtes fiV
Tennessee 6s, new, 47V
aoid Mitf
Uarket Steady,
CM. and N. W. pre.", . 86 v
Cm.andK.LK 101
Pitts. F. W. Chi, It, i
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