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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1670.
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A Bright Day at the Hub Arthur at
the Skating Rink A Lievee and
Who were Present Unpar
donable Neglect His
Impression of
America.
Boston, Feb. 7. Yesterday -was a day lit for
a king's pleasure, and whatever there is in Bos
ton of beauty might be seen now, if ever, to ad
vantage. But the Prince, in no way attracted by the
beauties or the vaunted institutions of the capi
tal of New England, quietly enjoyed himself
after bis own manner, and it scorns that it is no
part of his pleasure to view New England anti
quities. THE r-RITICE AT THE SKATING RINK.
For the Common and the State Ilonso the
Prinee exchanged the skating rink. The an
ouncement that he was to go there brought
numbers to the main entrance of the hotel long
before he was ready to start. A few minutes
drive brought him to the rink, which at that
early hour was almost deserted. After ha en
tered the door was closed and none were ad
mitted. The ice was in good condition, and the
Prince and his companions enjoyed the exercise
immensely.
There were no champion skatists present,
although two ladles, who had been in the rink
previous to the arrival of the party, travelled
over the ice with unusual grace and freedom.
The Prince, who has had some practice in Mon
treal in addition to that which he had in the old
country, is very good, though it seems to me
that he is yet inferior in power and skill to his
companion, Lieutenant Pickard.
Alter some hours on the ice the gentlemen
returned, and it may be taken for granted that
they did full justice to the admirable cuisine for
which the St. James is eminent among Boston
hotels.
A LEVEE.
Between 2 and 3 o'clock the Prince received
visitors. Ills levee was held in the ladies'
drawing-room. It is a pleasant room, tastefully
furnished, and, lit up with the light of the after
noon, it looked unusually well, adorned as It was
by pretty faces and stalwart forms the ladles in
exquisite toilettes, and the gentlomen either
uniformed or in evening dress. In the outward
room Lieutenant Pickard rocelved the visitors,
and, learning their names, iutroduced them to
his Royal Highness. Except in the case of a
few who were presented by Mayor Shurtlcff, the
form of presentation was very brief; the acting
chamberlain mentioned the name, the Prince
repeated it with a "IIow d'ye do?" in addition,
and a delicate shake of the hand completed the
ceremony.
ARTHUK'S APPEARANCE.
He is a handsome yonth, barely out of his
teens, who has yet to reach his majority and
lull height. His face is agreeable and prepos
sessing; the eyes intelligent, and the nose rather
prominent, the resemblance between him and
his father being quite marked. Such a cere
mony as that he nad to endure to-day is not one
wbicn young men 01 uis ago ara cbudu ju
to pass through. If they would not eonsider it
tiresome, it would be at least discomposing to
them. Under the lnlllctlon, Arthur bore up
creditably; and, though presumably sick of it
be went throuerh it with much ease and grace.
He was neatly attired in a tight-fitting blue
coat, and wore a dark Stanley scarf and stand
ing collar. Naturally enough, he showed no
jewelry.
WHO WERE PRESENT.
Among the gentlemen who assisted him during
the reception were Robert C. Wlnthrop, the
British MinlBtcr, and Colonel Elphlnstone. Cap
tain Commerelland other officers of the Monarch
were also present in uniform, as were also some
of the United States naval officers from Charles
town. UNPARDONABLE NEGLECT.
The legislators of Massachusetts were not un
willing to procure a cheap view of the Prince,
and there was some fluttering in the State House
in anticipation of the royal visit, but the Prince
was nt for exhibition, and the invitation ex
tended by Governor Claflin was politely de
clined. Indeed, throughout the entire visit of
Arthur to Boston, he has shown an amazing
want of appreciation of the excellences of this
pride of New England.
The Prince went back for a few hours to the
skating-rink, after his reception. He also re
turned Miiyor Shurtluff visit, going to the City
Hall for a short time.
Arthur's modbstt.
The modesty of the Prince can hardly be
better illustrated than by an incident in refer
ence to the carriage and teams which he and his
suite employed. Mr. Howland, the keeper o
the livery 6tables attached to the St. James, was
anxious to provide horses and carriages which
would be no discredit to Boston. Accordingly,
on the first morning he prepared a four-horse
team that, I believe, is the traditional team
which royalty drives out the rrince objected,
and said that a plain carriage and a tingle span I
were all that be would use.
The Prince entertained Captain Commerell, of
the Monarch, at dinner to-night.
impressions or America.
QReaders, far and wide, will be anxious to know
wnat are the impressions of America and Its citi
zens which the Prince and his companions carry
away with them to the Dominion. That they
should admire the natural greatness of the coun
try and its advantages was to be expected; what
ever doubt could be entertained of their views
towards Americans roust be dispelled by the
warm assurances which they give of
their interest The Prince ,has been
neclally pleased with his journey. He
atys that he was anxious to visit the
country as a private gentleman, and with the
utmost consideration every one who approached
him treated him with the courtesy and attention
which that character demanded. Those special
attentions which he received were particularly
grateful to Mm on account of the general grace
with which they were proposed. He cannot
tell whether he shall return, for lie is at the dis
posal of others, and perhaps imperial necessi
ties will call for his presence at home or in some
or the other colonies. But he will carry with
hnn continually the warmest and most pleasur
able recollections of his fortnight in the great
republic of the West.
TOO AFFECTIONATE BY HALF.
An Jntoaleated InilWdnnl Narrowly Eacapea
a Husband' VenHranre.
Recently a prepossessing English woman,
with three children, arrived at a Western town,
having come all the way from "Merry England"
to join her husband, who bad preceded her to
America. She expected to have to go to some
point on the Fort Wayne road, and by the as
sistance of an officer she was duly ticketed.
While waiting for the train a drunken fellow
' was seen to approach her, and seating himself
by ber side, began caressing her in the most
affectionate manner. Had those attentions been
reciprocated, the officer might have concluded
the woman's husband met her before she was
looking for him, but she became not only indig
nant but alarmed at the fellow's impertinence.
when the officer seized him and chncked him out
of the depot. He was subsequently taken to
tke lock-up for disorderly conduct. In two or
three minutes after he had been ejected tne
lady's husband actually appeared, bavins come
on to meet her. Had he made his appearance
at the time the muddled Individual was making
love to his wife, he would no doubt have saved
the officer the trouble of removing him.
LUNACY OB LEGACY 1
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The Part Edward Mllllaer'a lKej Mlae Gray
Experla the Money ehe laBarprUed at Mr.
Archibald' Letter.
A correspondent of the Troy Trtsi has visited
Miss Helen Gray, the Fort Edward milliner, who
was reported some weeks ago as having received
a legacy from a young gentleman in England, to
whom she was engaged to be married. Miss Gray
relates the following as the true story of her love
and ber legacy:
. In the latter part of the year 18C1 Bhe became
acquainted with a young gentleman of excellent
character, an American, and not an Englishman
as has been reported. His father and mother
came from England shortly after their marriage,
and the son was born in this country, and had
always resided here. The mother had died
several years before Miss Gray became ac
quainted with the son. By the death of a rela
tive on the mother's side, a large fortune was
left to the son, and in June, 18G& he went ever
to London to take possession of it. It was his
wish to marry Miss Grey and take her with him:
but, as he expected to return soon, she preferred
to remain with her mother. Three months after
leaving the country (in September, 1802), he
died atLoudon of a quick consumption, leaving no
relative bnt his father, and having made a will
by which he bequeathed his property to Miss
Gray. She at first had no Inteution of accepting
the legacy, but being urged to do so by the
young man s father, who had gone to England,
and died there in 1807, she instituted proceed
ings to secure it soon after his death. Concern
ing the measures she has taken to secure ber
fortune, she thinks it prudent to say nothing.
What little she has said, she says, has been
grossly misrepresented. She declines to state
the amount of her legacy. She says the public
have fixed the amount, and they seem to be sat
isfied with their estimate. Miss Gray has never
said a word about any "millions of dollars," but
she has been piqued by the gossiping of the
people about her, and has not taken much pains
to enlighten them. She says, however, that
she is now confident of getting the money,
and can afford to wait until that event
for the gossiping to subside. The pro
ceedings have progressed slowly by reason
of want of money, as she would not borrow
money of friends, for it was early discovered
that there was some obstacle in the way, the
nature of which she docs not exactly compre
hend. She admits that she has been offered
several thousand dollars by her friends, but she
denies that she has ever accepted a dollar of the
money offered. She has been to Washington
and New York several times on this business,
and has seen the British Consul. The published
letter of Mr. Archibald, stating that he knew
nothing whatever about her or her case, sur
prised her greatly. There would seem to be a
mistake of identification on her part, or some
body else has passed himself off as Mr. Archi
bald. MOB Y10LENCE IN TENNESSEE.
The Governor Amkn for Special Legislation
Organized Villainy.
Governor Senter has submitted a message to
the General Assembly of Tennessee, asking for
special legislation to suppress the crimes of vio
lence so common in that State. He says:
It is with profound regret I realire the neces
sity of directing your attention to the alarm
ingly frequent violence to the peace and dignity
oi tne state, in the maltreatment ana even
atrocious murders of her citizens by persons
generally reported in disguise or unknown.
Many of the State's citizens have been outraged
in their privileges and persons by cruel indigni
ties; not a few slain outright, without charge
of having in anywise offended the laws; while
others under criminal charges have been forci
bly wrested from the custody of law, and their
blbod deliberately shed by bodies of men without
the least shadow of authority. That these
enormities can be in our midnt without the per
petrators in a single instance being even arrested
to answer fori their lawless and criminal acts,
demonstrates the existence of organization on
their part, not only dangerous to the individual
citizen and adverse to the public dignity, but
formidable even to the public peace and safety.
As not a single arrest has yet been
made for the grossest violation of already exist
ing laws, although such violations have been
frequent, and the largest rewards allowed have
been often if not invariably off ered to bring to
justice, it may be fairly concluded that such
offenders are protected by organizations ade
quate, by terrorism, the force of numbers, or
other means, to effect security against the ordi
nary civil process and officers of the law. The
public misfortune seems not so much a want of
law ab lack of power to enforce that we have. I
recommend that our statutes be so amended that
the Executive shall have power, at his discretion,
to appoint, for counties where such violations
of law are committed, and no arrest of
the offenders made, special officers, with all of
the powers of sheriffs to summon posses, make
arrests, and do all like things ueccssary to brlug
offenders to justice; such officers to be coramis
sioned as peace officers of the State, and clothed
with all the protection, in exercise of their law
ful powers and duties, which can be afforded
omeers of the law; and also, that the Executive
be authorized by law to appoint and commission
special prosecuting attorneys in judicial circuits
where there may be, in his judgment, default on
the part of the regular Attorney-General in the
proper prosecution of such offenders to indict
ment and conviction In the courts such appoint
ments by the Governor to be confirmed by the
Senate, if In session.
FINANCIAL CIlASH.
A New Bank gone Into Liquidation The Ntonk-
holders. Manager, i'roperty. Lie., In the
Hands of a, Becelver.
iw QntuwftAW Airanlnir aft t 1 V ItafAfa fft A'Alnilr
a gentleman called on Mayor Brush and request
ed him to send a squad of police to break up a
nuisance on HI. Clair street, me Mayor re
quired the nature of the nuisance, when he
learned that it was Hanerty s new "Dana, ins
Honor immediately had officer A. D. Moon make
information against Rafferty and others, basing
tne cnarge on lnioraiation receiveu, ana a war
rant being issued, descent was arranged for
Saturday night, when it was expected the bank
would be in full tide of success. The officers'
expectations were realized, as will be seen by the
lonowing:
Ten o'clock was the hour fixed for the descent.
and at that time two squads of the police might
have been seen leaving the Mayor's office in
all seventeen policemen proceeded to the
locality mentioned. Officer Moon and his squad
entered the hall leading to the "bank" (which Is
1 neat Ail in one of the UDDCr stories of the build
ing), through the lower front door, while Officor
liouk and his men entered the rear door to pre
vent any escapes from the building. This ac
complished, the enure xorce ascenaoa the stairs,
hut when thev arrived at the door of the "bank
room" it was found to be locked. At the sound of
the officers' voices, those inside hastily caught
up the gambling apparatus ana secreted it, at
the same time turning the gas down very low.
By this time the officers had kicked down the
fore them with no other alternative but to sur
render. The iras turned on. Officer Moon read
the warrant to Rafferty & Co., after which the
room was searched for the apparatus, etc.
Underneath a window was found the entire
paraphernalia, consisting of a new "lay out," or
"green board, chip-box," and about a peck of
"chips," "dealer's box", (solid silver) and
WM.U, LU1U A VUUMUHUilj M.v -
packs of cards, and the "gamekeeper." This
property, worth, perhaps, one huaarea aouari,
was taken in charge by the officers, the arrested
party wheeled into Hue, and under escort of the
seventeen officer marched to the lock-np office,
eleven In alL Rafferty was released yesterday
on giving ball for his appearance to-day. The
"bank" was opened on Monday last, but was
short lived. The Mayor is determined to break
up all such establishments, and to that end
would ask the co-operation of all good citizens
in "ferreting" out their locality, the nam of the
banker or bankers, and such other Information
as will enable his Honor to "pull" them in ac
cordance with tha law. Pittsburg Commercial,
Ftb. 7.
IS HANGING rLAYED OUT 1
Stlrrlsg Charge to a. .lory-Tha Outburst of
Crlne la Brooklyn.
Judge Troy, In charging a Grand Jury im
panelled in the Brooklyn Court of Sessions, yes
terday, made the following allusion to the dis
graceful condition of Raymond Street Jail, In
connection with the subject of the great Increase
of crime in the community:
As much as it may be regretted, there is no
question that within the last few winter months
crime has increasod with unprecedented
rapidity. We hear every day accounts of bur
glaries, larcenies, the knife, the pistol. It is
our duty, gentlemen, to see to It that a mistaken
impression does not go abroad with .regard to
crime in our city and country. By a recent
observation made by a criminal, an Impression
prevails among the criminal public, that the
lawsare not enforced, that "hanging for murder
Is played out." It is necessary to disabuse the
criminal mind of this mistake, as well as the
minds of others. While it is necessary to do
this, it Is also necessary that punishment should
be Inflicted only upon the guilty.
The jail of this county Is no longer fit to re
tain prisoners there, and no longer fit for the
requirements of this county. It Is unhealthy,
badly ventilated. There is ono tier of cells
unfit for the occupation of persons. It is damp
and nauseating in winter or summer, because of
the moisture and exhalations of the soil. A
strong, healthy man goes into that jail, who
cannot find ball, and In the short space of throe
months comes out a consumptive, or with limbs
dwindled down to spindles, because of the rigors
of his confinement. I desire to be understood,
gentlemen, that no reflection is cast upon the
officers of the jail. It Is the only placo presented
by the county for the custody of persons. The
Sheriff can furnish only such accommodations
as are furnished to him. I have talked with the
officers of the jail, some of whom hare been
there twenty years, and they are of the unani
mous opinion that the place is insufficient and
unsuitable.
I know of my own knowledge that at one
time there were as many us seven persons In
one coll, herded together like bees in a hive.
Among these seven persons were those simply
ascuscd, as well as those awaiting sentence. It
is not an uncommon thing to find the old broken
down debauchee, or the old professional crlm-
Innl DtonnnH r (h. ltnu In prima with anma fl ya
or six others, and perhaps a boy of twelve years
of age, confined for throwing stones lu the
street, relating his experiences and muttering
Lis obscenity and profanity.
Now, gentlemen, this state of affairs should be
put a stop to. We have gone on spending the
public moneys in this country for luxuries, but
have forgotten the necessities oi the country,
We can loan millions to private corporations for
brldees. whether practicable or not, and can
beautify parks with unnecessary bridges and
details, while the more substantial and essontial
needs of. the county are unsuppuea. we re,
ouire a jail in this county before we do any.
thing else, for the safety of the community and
the safety of the prisoners. ,
The court aiiuaea to tne increase oi disrepu
table houses. There are a great many of them
and some not farfrom this very building
places where crime is engendered and every
species of impropriety. These are freauented
dy persons or weaun ana apparent respecta
bility, whose names are to be given to the grand
jury, as witnesses, for the purpose of indicting
these piaees; and you shouia see, gentlemen,
that not one escapes.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Papal Infallibility.
The eminent Catholic scholar. Dr. Dolllneer.
has written an "open letter in answer to tne
Bishops' petition for the declaration of Papal
Infallibility. The following Is an abstract of Dr.
Dolllneer's manifesto:
The bishops, he says, are signing an address
in which the Pope is besought, on the part of
the council, to declare nimseu intuiiiDie. 'mat
Is to say, 180,000,000 of human beings are hence
forth to be forced, by pain of excommunication,
refusal of the sacraments, and everlasting dam
nation, to believe and to profess that which the
Church hitherto has not believed not taught."
For it cannot be said that even those who have
hitherto held the Papal Infallibility to be a fact
have believed in it. A Catholic can only be
lieve that which he is told and taught by the
Church as a divinely revealed thing, as a thing
appertaining to the substance of the doctrine of
salvation, as a thing beyond all and every
doubt, and the refusal to accept which Implies
disobedience to be punished by exclusion from
the community.
But in reality there Is not a single human
creature who ever believed in It in this way,
even as one would believe in God or the Trinity.
The proclamation of this dogma, therefore,
which at the very best has been agreed to by
some, fide humana, as a thing of probability,
would mean nothing less than an alteration In
the faith and doctrine of the Church, such as
has never been heard of ever since Christianity
was first founded. The whole foundation of
the Church, in fact, would thereby be affected.
Instead of, as has hitherto been the case, a
Catholic being able to say, I believe a certain
thing because the Church of all times bears
witness to It that Church, unto which belongs
the promise that It shall ever remain in the pos
session of truth we will henceforth have
to put, instead of - that Church which
compasses all time and all space, a single indi
vidual: the Pope, to wit. He will have to say,
I believe this or that, because the Infallible Pope
teaches it. And why Is be Infallible? Because
he says so himself. That several hundred
bishops whatever their number have decreed
in Rome in 1870 that tha Pope is Infallible mat
ters very little, inasmuch as all bishops and every
council are subject to error without the help of
the Pope. Their testimony has only as much value
as he who is alone exempt from error pleases
to place upon it; and only inasmuch as he ap
proves this their resolution Is there any yalidlty
in It. And, thus moving In a various circle, the
whole matter resolves Itself into the Pope's own
testimony of himself. True, some 1840 years
ago, some one higher has sold, "If I testify to
myself, my testimony Is not to be believed."
I .ate Hpeechea by the Pope.
At a recent audience at the Vatican the Pope
said to some Knights of Malta from Prussia:
"The period of contllct between your order
and the Mussulmans Is past. The Turks now
act better toward the Church than soue Christ
Ian government. The task of the order now Is
to tight for the Church against the modern
State."
At a late reception the Pope related In a
, familiar style how Christ, when only twelve
years of age, had left his parents to render ser
vice to God In the Temple, and added that he,
too, as ttie representative of Christ on earth,
could only think of divine things. He had,
therefore, called the council. Some said this
council proposed to change the world and Us
inhabitants; but, though the views and thoughts
of men might change, the council could not
change. Some said, too, that the
council ought to place Itself In agreement with
the views of men. This also the council could
not do. for God's thoughts were not men's
thoughts, nor were God's ways men's ways. The
council should look only to the ideas and the
will of God I Ills Holiness concluded with a
few heartfelt and paternal words, addressed to
his "dear sons and danghters from Germany,
England, and France," and then fave them his
blessing.
me waiiiotiae.
All the accounts of Tranomonn's execution
agree about the straggle which took place on
the scaffold after he had been strapped down on
tne iauu pianx, ana tne idea is that he aiuimpiea
to force himself Into the lunette, receive the
blow on his shoulder, and be maimed, not klliod.
However, Monsieur de Paris is a powerful and
expert individual, and soon manierea nis
victim. There is an anecdote told
here of a powerful fellow called Mont
charmont who was condemned to
death at Macon, for having killed five gend
armes; on the scaffold he seized hold of the
executioner, pushed his hand Into the lunette,
and touched the spring. The executioner was
badly placed, and only received a ganh on the
crown of the head; but he went mad. Mont
charmont was taken back to prison, tried for
this new offense, and airaln sentenced to death.
This time he was strapped, but he mnde a vio
lent effort to escape the knife, and woe only
wounded. It was only on the third attempt that
Montcharmont expiated his rrlmes.
! REVELS.
Republicans Dlnsatlafled with Mississippi
Affairs-Merlons Charges Against the Colored
Henator.
A Washington despatch states: The Senate
Judiciary Committee has hold a meeting to take
Into consideration the cases of ticorgla and
Mississippi. The colored Senator elect, Mr.
Revels, was examined In relation to matters In
Mississippi. The committee do not appear to
be entirely satisfied in relation to that State.
It seems, also, that a spirit of opposition Is
gaining strength In the Senate against Mr.
Revols. A variety of charges are crlculatlng
which, If correct, will probably prove an obsta
cle in the way of his admission to a seat. Were
Mr. Revels a white man, all that has been said
about this man would permanently destroy his
chances.
One of the charges alleged against him is that
he participated in a church brawl In St. Louis,
and was laid out by a tap on the pate with a
bottle. At Leavenworth. Kansas, he Is charged
with embezzling church funds. According to
the allegations the peregrinations of the Suuator
elect were mainly Induced by his conduct. The
Democrats at first talked of opposing the admis
sion of Revels, but since these new facts have
turned up they seem disposed to see what will
be done with this sable worthy. It Is under
stood, however, that Senator Vlckers, of Mary
land, is still determined to object to the admis
sion upon the grounds that Revels is not con
stitutionally engine to a scat in tne senate, i no
objection to Revels on account of immorality is
not considered fatal for a Senator of the Uuitcd
States.
IEOAL IUTDLLIQIlIVCn.
Nisi Prliis Chief Justice Thompson.
Jury trials were resumed in this Court to-day.
John Wilson vs. Seward Moser. An action to
recover damages for an alleged unlawful assault
and battery committed upon piaintm, a seaman,
by the dofendant. who was mate of the vessel,
It being said that he far exceeded the limits of
the chastisement permitted In maritime discipline
and resorted to thu most brutal and cruel vio
lence. The defense denied this, and maintained
that no more violence was used than was abso
lutely neressary to enforce order and obedience
on the vessel.
District Court. No. 1 Judge Strond.
O. P. Monroe & Co. vs. A. N. Allen A Co. An
action to recover on a book account for gravel
' roofing fput on defendant's house. Verdict for
plaintiff. 239 33.
John D. Jones vs. C. J. Hunt and William
McKeegan. An action of replezln to recover
goods levied upon under distress lor rent. Ver
dict for defendant: rent in arrear. 91325.
Henry Bornman vs. Henry Gabriel. An action
of trover to recover lor a horse aiiegea to nave
been unlawfully detained from plaintiff, he
aliening that he aud defendant entered into a
swap of horses, the condition being that plaintiff
mltrht keep the horse exchangea to him upon
trial for several days and allowed to return him
if he did not prove satisfactory; he did so try
him. and not being content returned him, but
defendant refused to restore his horse. The de
fense maintained that the transaction was a
clean swap, and the parties were bound to stand
by it. On trial.
Conrt of Oyer and Terminer Judge Ludlow
This morning the Court took up the case of
the young sailor, (jnaries nmun, wno is cnargea
with the murder of Peter Verheller, on the
night of October 25. in Front street, below
pruce. xms prisoner was jointly maiciea witn
another young sailor, William Cox, but a sever
ance of the cases being claimed, the former was
put upon trial alone.
They are eacn nineteen or twenty years oiu
and are of very respectable appearance, having
intelligent laces, ana Deing neat in tncir dress
and eany and well behaved In manner; they come
from New York, and are said to be well con
nected. At the time of this occurrence they
were attached to the war ship Tallapoosa, then
lying in the Delaware, and were In a tavern In
Front street when the deceased entered and
offered some patent bitters for sale;
he went out; they accompanied
him, and later in the evening he was found
lying alone in the street in a state of uncon
scioune68. He was carried to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, where he lingered several days, and
finally died of congestion of the brain. These
circumstances directed suspicion against the
ftrisoners, aud several detectives went to Wanh
ngton, where the Tallapoosa had in the mean
time been ordered, and arrested them on board
their vessel and returned with them to this city
for trial.
The deceased was a man about forty years of
age, whose business was to sell bitters to the
taverns in the lower part of the city, and re
sided In Griscom street; he was a married man,
leaving a widow and several children. Accord
ing to the opening of the District Attorney, ho
went into McCluskey's tavern about 13 o'clock
this night, and the prisoners began jesting with
him, taking his demijohn from him and In
dulging In other such pranks, which, however,
angered the deceasod very much. Haaf terwards
walked out with the sailors, and went In a south
erly direction, and parties who soon afterwards
went out of McCluskey's tavern heard a few
squares off the cry of murder. Proceeding to
the locality of the alarm, they found the hat and
demljohu of the deceased, out could not find
blm. His wife found him at her door quite ex
hausted, and when she succeeded In getting him
Into the house he fell helpless. He died, as
above stated, of congestion of the brain. The
prisoners were seen, after this, at other taverns,
with their clothing disordered, and oue of them
having blood npon his haud and wrist.
The cose is yet on trial.
A number of sportsmen from Columbia, S.
C., succeeded in capturing a huge alligator In
the swamps in that neighborhood recently. The
monster weighs 650 pounds, and is seventeen
feet long. The rhatniz says his alllgatorship is
safely housed in Columbia.
New Albany (Ind.) has a haunted house.
The ghosts are two gentlomen wearing blue
coats, with brass buttons, who read the newspa
pers and converse with each other; but while
their lips move no sound Issues from them, and
they suddenly vanish into thin air.
The authenticity of some of the documents
In the last volume of the Correspondence of
Napoleon I is questioned by a French critic.
He has seen General Bertrand, who furnished
the originals, and invited him to call for expla
nations, but he persists that they are not
genuine.
SECOND EDITION
&ATJ3S? B7 TTJLSQZtATlX.
Tha Corlise Steam Engine Patents A
man Burned to Death Decima
tion of Indian Tribes by
Smallpox The Snow
Storm.
ITinnucIat and Commercial
iuc, r:tc, i:t. i?t., etc.
HWM WASniJfQTOJf.
The Corliss Patents Petltlaa for aa Rxtensloa.
Bjtrial Don) Is Tk Jfenv TtltgrapK
Washington, Feb. 8. Amongst other re
monstrances sent to Congress against the exten
sion of Corliss' patent Is a very strong one from
Zacharlah Allen, of Rhode Island, conclusively
showing that Corliss was not the first and
original Inventor of the Improvement In the
steam engine which resulted from the abolition
of the throttle valve and tbe introduction of the
system of regulating the engine by combining
the regulator with a liberating valvc-gcar, as is
apparent from the specifications of the letters
patent of the United States, granted to Allen lu
1854. Further, Allen claims that to grant the
extension to Corliss would bestow on him for
seven years longer a reward for benefits which
have been conferred npon the world by Allen,
and because Corliss employs the detach
able valve and valve mechanism Invented and
patented by Frederick K. Sickels, in the year
1842, with which valve and mechanism he has
combined the regulator, and thus engrafted
Allen's improvement in the system of regulating
the steam-engine upon the Slckc's Invention in
valves and valve-gearing.
A very formidable opposition will be made
before the Committeo ou Patents to the exten
sion. He (Corliss) has for many years laid the
engine-builders of tbe United States under heavy
contributions to hlra on an invention and im
provement of which It Is claimed he is not the
Inventor, and suits are now pending between
him and other parties as to the validity of his
patent. It is not probable that the Commlttoe
on Patents will, with the proof that has been
and will be laid before them, report In favor of
the extension. It Is said that Corliss has already
realized over a million of dollars from this
patent.
Merer Know Ntorn.
DtuptUth to th4 AuociaUd rrtus.
' Washington, Feb. 8. The snow storm which
commenced here last night continued till day
light, and the ground Is covered to the depth of
about two Inches.
rEXKSYLVANI A LEGISLATURE.
Henate.
IlAKRisniRO, Feb. 8. The following bills
were conslderod: Senate bill defining the fees
of certain officers, to take effect after the terms
of tbe present Incumbents. The bill fixes the
salaries as follows: District-Attorney. fOOOO;
Clerk of Quarter Sessions, f3000; Sheriff, t4000;
Coroner, 3000; and all fees and perquisites
beyond these amounts shall be deemed for
feited to the city, hut the necessary expenditures
of tbe officers shall be paid by
law as heretofore. The Recorder of Deeds, Re-
flster of Wills, Clerk of Orphans' Court,
'rothonotary of the District Court, Prothono
tary of the Common Pleas, and Clerk of the
Quarter Sessions, shall, in addition to taxes now
required to be paid to tbe city, pay ono-fourtu
fart of their gross receipts for the year exceed
ng two thousand dollars, including all snms
received by virtue or color of their offices, and
shall make sworn statements every January to
the City Controller, and pay over their amounts
within thirty days, under penalty of suspension
from office or removal. The court, upon appli
cation of the Controller, or either branch of
Councils, may appoint an auditor. All records
shall be transferred to their successors upon the
retirement of any officer. Passed.
Petitions were also presented in faver of the
Locust street branch of the Thirteenth and Fif
teenth Streets Railway.
BILI.SCONBIDEKKP.
Senate bill requiring the Building Inspectors to
examine new buildings to ascertain whether the
flues will commnnicato tire to the woodwork.
Objected to by Mr. Davis and postponed.
House.
Prior to the opening of the session, the Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations agreed to re
port favorably on the bill requiring tho market
wagons to leave Second street. The majority
of the committee, however, instigated by Mr.
Bunn, reconsidered their action, and still hold
the bill.
Tbe bill requiring the city railways to pay a
tax of one cent per passenger for the support
of tho Park, on the Baltimore plan, Is still in tbe
hands of the Municipal Corporation Committee.
A communication was received from Select
Council urging the Legislature not to pass any
bill locating the publio buildings.
The House bill creating a commission to es
tablish a House of Correction. Objected to by
Mr. Johnson, of Philadelphia, and postponed.
The House bill repealing the first section of
the act providing for the appointment of Con
trollers of the r ublic Schools of the First School
District. Objected to by Mr. Carlin, and post
poned. The House bill appointing Hugh Council,
John Reed, and William Curlln commissioners
to open Fifteenth street, from Carpenter to
Reed, within ninety days at the expenne of City
Councils. Objected to by Mr. Curlln and post
poned. Among the local bills was one requiring all
applicants tor marriage in Mercer county to
make oath that they are over twenty-one years
of age, or have parents' consent. This law Is
necessary In consequence of runaway couples
coming over from Ohio, where there Is a strin
gent marriuge license law.
FROM EUROPE.
This morning's Quotations.
By t Anglo-American CauU.
London, Feb. 8 li a. M. Consols opened at
nyt: tot money, and IWV 02V for account. Ameri
can securities qult't. United States tive-twentles of
1662,81; Of 18C6, old, M ', of 18T, 8; ten-Tor-ties,
84V. American stocks quiet; Erie Rauroa1,
; Illinois Central, 104 ; Ureat Western, ST.
London, Feb. S 11 A. M. Linseed cakes 9 5.(9
9 10s. Bperm Oil, Ann. tiusrar, 80s. on the spot and
'28s. afloat. Calcutta Linseed Aa. od. Common Kosin
quiet. Tallow dull at 46s. 9d. KeHned relroleum
firm.
This Evening's Quotations.
Livkrpool, Feb. 8 KveniDfr. Cotton closed Armor
but not higher. Middling uplands, ll.d ; middling
Orleans, lli(!lld. The sales to-daj have been
10,000 bales. . , .
California Wheat, 8s. 10d.SRs. lid. ; red winter, Rs.
8d.f8. 4d. Corn, Mh. 8d. Lard, lis. Bacon, 07. L
Itenned Petroleum, 10s. lid.
London, Feb. 81 p. M. Consols for money,
MX ; for account, MX ; If. S. ilve-twentlw,ST for the
issue of 1HS8.
Livsrpool, Feb. 81 P. If. Cotton opened quiet
and steady and quotations are uncbaogeU. !
salvi are estimated t io,m bales,
FROM JVEW 1QRK.
Nheotlng Affair.
Nbw York, Feb. 8. A ruffian named Michael
Pevlne was arrested this morning for shooting
at another man. The officers found npon hie
person a number of forged checks upon the
Citizens' Bank,purportlng to be signed by SherlH
O'Brien.
Mew York Money mm4 Htoek Market.
Vrw Tori, Feb. 8. Stocks steady. Money
easy at r per cent. uoia. iuox. nve
twenties, l sen, coupon, iioh , ao. aa. im;
do. ism, do., UJii da do., new. U8KI do. lft7,
114; da 18R,114; 10-iOs, lu : Virginia 6s, new,
; Missouri b. 90 v ; Canton Company, B7X : Cum
berland preferred, 811',' ; Consolidated New York Cen
tral and Hudson Klver, 9"s; Brie, DRV; Reading,
9AV: Adams Express, ; Michigan Central, lit;
Micnigan oooinern, eo; uunou ventral, J !
Cleveland and Plttsbunr, MX! Chicago and Kock
lsland.117 V : Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 1MX : West
ern Union Telegraph, 84?.
FROM THE PLAINS.
Mortality Among the Indians.
Fort Benton, Feb. 7. Half-brccda, arrived
here from the Indian camp on the Maras, report
that the Indians are dying at the rate of 25 per
day of the smallpox, and are begging the whites
to spare their lives. The report that the Moun
tain Chief's band had declared war proves to be
wholly untrue.
FROM THE WEST.
i Fatal Cnlamlty.
1 ORINNE, rco. v. a man namca tioftepn
Bulk, an employe on the Central Pacific Rail
road, died in this city yesterday morning from
injuries received at a fire at Blue Creek Station
on Tuesday last.
AMI sJO.Ta.TlF.KCK,
Omen or th Kvsirma Txlkibafh.1 .
TaeUr, Feb. 8. 1870. I
The Philadelphia money market has recovered,
tbe past week, some of its losses of the pre- -ceding
one. The loans have expanded 1118,905;
the deposits ti309,843. and the clearings f 3.719,-
la an rtfTait te tVila (mnsvamnnr nnw
ever, there is a decrease In specie of f37,958,
and in legal tenders of tlO, 670, but this falling off
is not likely to affect In the least degree the pre
sent tone of tbe market. The bauks have been
free lenders, as tho balances show, and as the
rates are quite low and likely to continue so for
a while, the market may be considered perfectly '
satisfactory to tho borrowing classes.
We quote call loans nominal at 5 per cent.,
nnd discounts at 7 per cent, for choice names.
Gold opened this morning at ViO, from
which time we have no Mew York quotations,
owing to the snow-storm.
Government bonds are i lightly off compared
with yesterday's clof Ing quotations, from which
It may be inferred that gold is also weak.
There was some activity at the Stock Board,
but prices were rather weak. In State loans
there were sales of the third series of sixes at
108, and of the coupon fives at 93V. City sixes
sold at 100 for the new bonds. 9Jj was offered
for Lehigh gold loan.
Reading Railroad sold at 4848, b. O.;
Pennsylvania Railroad was weak, sales at 56(&
Vi V; Lehigh Valley Railroad changed hands at
54V; Camden and Ambov Fallroad at 113:
Philadelphia and Krie Railroad at b. o.: and
Oil Creek and Allegheny River Railroad at 3U.
There was little doing In Canal stocks. A
small sale of belaware Division at 45; 16, b.o.,
was bid for Schuylkill preferred, and 33g for
Lehigh.
Miscellaneous stocks were more active. Sales
of American Insurance at 21, and American Fire
Insurance at 150. Hestonvlllo Railroad sold
at 13.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven ft Bra, No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
r oooo rafts, 8dse.ls.l08
3000 city ss, Rew.ioox
Ioooo Pa Cp 4s bx
looo N Penna Ts.sS 8x
16 so Cam A Am.ls.113Y
zu ao so. ux
SI do teUSy
100 sh Reading It... 48 v
inn fid Aax?
siooo mil iS 78.... KM
48tf
00 sh Penna R.ls. 6cy
loo do bSO.
100 do blO.
100 do
800 do..ls.bl0.
8X
48;
84 do Is. BOX
ioo sh Leh VR Ml
d ao t6. I
48?,'
1"0 uo wo. M
80 sh Del Div 4ft
2 sh Amor Ins. ...loo
10S shins Co N Am. SI
so sh Pa Life A An.les
88 do 64 VI
87 do. .Is. .ha. Mvl
ioo sn i n A Jt. .iso.
SOSUOC A A ait. 89X
Mkwhh. Ds Haven a Biiotttbr, No. 40 B. Third '
Btreet, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: .'
V. h. Of 181, 118(AU8X ; do., 1869, 11CX(11 S ; .
da 1864, mvoilox; da 18s, luAtls; da 185, '
new, 118S(118-; da loeT, da 11114 V ! da 1868,
da, ll!)M4ll4i,;10-40s, HiVllDJ D. 8. SO Year i
6 per cent. Currency, 111)4(4118; Due Gomp. Int.
Notes, 19 ; Gold, 180 120 ; HU ver, llft&lia. Union .
PaclUc K. It 1st Murt, Hrmds, h5,Vo)S7B; Central Pa
rtilc H. If. 1st Mort. Konds, fit4(xg5S; Union Pad ac '
Land (irant Bonds, tWtwAT10.
Mkwkk. William Paintkr k Co., No. 36 S. Third
street, report the following quotatlens: U. S. 6a of
18H1, 11K118,' ; 6-208 Of 1862, 11S(11BY; do. 1864, '
114V1147; (10. 1H0O, 114'iQllft; da, July, 1866, ,
llBj,tiiav: do., July, 186T, 1U114V. do. July,
ih8, i i44ii4 ; 6s, io-40, usvom ; u. 8. Pacido
Bit. Cur. 6s, lii,ms. Gold, isoxftiaox.
Nauh A Laiinbk, Bankers, report this morning's '
Gold qnotattons as follows : 180 Only one quota
tion. Market very dull.
fKaek ttaetatloaa by
eiendtanlnir, Davis A Ca
Telegraph I P. M.
report through their Mew
York bouse the following:
N. Y. Cent. A Hud R
CM. and N. W. com.. 79V
Con. Block Bcnp... 97!
cm. and N. W. pref ..
CliL and R.LK 117V
Pitt, p. w. a cm. B. 90X
Pacific Mall Steam... 4i,v
Gold 191
Market firm.
aa scrip w
N. Y. A Erie 1U11. . 86
Ph. and Rea, R 97
Mich. South. A NLR. M'i
Clt.and PltUR. 90)4
Philadelphia Trade Report. '
Tuesday, Feb. 8. Beeds Cloverseed continues In
demand at full prices. Bales of 680 bushels at 8-l2
&8 30. Timothy and Flaxseed are nominal.
Tbe Flour market presents no new features, and
In the absence of any demand for shipment, only a
few hundred barrels were taken In lots by tbe local
tiade at I4-SM4-60 for superfine; f4-68tt&4T5 for
extras; $5-7B for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
extra family ; 5-2635-TB for Pennsylvania da do. ;
tri-tt-s for Indiana aud Ohio da da ; and 4fKH4
70 for fancy brands, according to quality. Kye
Flour may be quoted al 11)4.
The Wheat market Is steady, but there Is not much
activity. Bales of lUio bushel fair and prima
Pennsylvania red at $lirtaiKA. Kye is unohaued.
ttoo buahels Pennsvlvaula sold at 9hc. Corn Is scarce
and In demaud at full pnc. Bales of oooo or sous
buHbels new yellow at 8M48c., the latter rate for
prime Southern etloat. OaW are quiet at 6J64c
for Werners and Pennsylvania.
No farther ! were reported In Barley or Malt.
W'ulfky is In better dnruand, and 800 barrels iron
bound V extern sold at Mk$U
LATEST SMITING INTELLIGENCE;
fur addUiuiutl Marine tt IruHtU rages.
TOUT Of PHILADELPHIA.
.FKBKOARY 8
STATE Or TT1ERM0MSTIK AT TIIB VENINO TBLBORAFH
OKKICK.
IA.M 3SH A. M 4i3P.M ,4i
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
BteaunHhlp Hunter, lUrdlnir, SS houra from Provi
dence, with indue, to It. b. BteUon A Ca
tu'lirMarraud Franru, Mi klutw-y, 8 days from
CbU kahouiiney river, with railroad ties to Reading
Bull road Ca
Bchr ocean Wave, Bryant, t days from Providence.
MEMORANDA.
Bark Isaac R. Davis, liana, from Mesttlna for Phi
ladelphia, sailed from Glbralur 14th ult.
Brlir Florence Shay, Hulae, from Measiua for Phi
ladelphia, aalled from Gibraltar 14th ult.
B hr Clara Davidson, JtSers, hence, at Providence
eiu lust.