Did V Mi JLTW Ji JELUn di-JJLo I 11 ill A n j TT i W LA VOL. XIII. NO. 43. IRST EDITION EXCITING SCENE IN COURT. Jaddea and Alarmln Mental Aberratlaa f a The Chilllcothe (.Ohio) Heglster of a late date that ever occurred in court at this city took 'place lato in tho afternoon of yesterday. The (particulars are as follows: kl nO CHM3 IU Jiron-.no TTUD bum vi joiuiiuo lllcr, who sued by her next friend, C. W. Oll- anore, vs. John B. Mace and others, tne suit lielnc brought to recover household poods levied - .l.r..l Tl.... Mllln. V-o Iflllnr'a IIU &S UUIUUV.IIIK W 1UVU11W nuuti V4"-17' w husband ), and which the piamuu claims as ncra. On Friday afternoon Mr. Miller was again called to tho stand to undergo cross-examination liv M. L. Clark. Kau.. in course of which uhn latter irentleiimn. in endeavorln-r to show a .Tiscrcpancy between Mr. Miller's present atatc lijnente and those made some time since, asked if Irie had not, several years ago, stated to Mr. H. IKeed that he was then worth quite a large sum Vof money. . I To this query no reply was mode, and for a ifew moments a deep and gulden silence ensued, i Finally. Mr. Minshall, of connsel for plaintiff, broke the oppressivcsilence byrisin to address '.the Court, and at that moment Mr. Miller, 'ho u standine iust In front of tho jnry- oom door, turned to the judge and said: 'May it please yonr Honor, 1 wish to make a lew remarks," and immediately after clasped bis hands to his head and exclaimed: "I feel as if I was getting paralysis of the brain!" Sand eommenced sinking to the lloor, utter ing such praycnul ejaculations as --iiora, have mercy on my aouil.O Lord, bless me and pardon my sins!" etc., or words to that effect. ' Before reaching' the door he was caught in the arms of persona near by, and carried back into the lurv-room. un reacmng mere ne Vspicd a gentleman appr6achlng whom ho laid had endeavored to ruin mm, ana ne umuu Jin effort to get hold ef the person, but was prevented. ;' :.)-- ' '' -i A. The excitement in me courwooin at iuo umu I Vaa intense, every one starttng to their feet to get a better view of the strange scene and its author. In another moment, however, Mr. Miller having broken loose from those having liim in charge in the jury room, with pallid face, dishevelled hair, rolling cyes.and undistinguisli ablo mutterings, rushed, with long Btrides, into the court-romm, pressing his elbows to his sides, and pufling the wind in gURts from his month. This sudden and terrifying irruption, as well it might, startled judge, bar, and audience, and a general stampede ensued. Neither the lawyers nor tho audienco stood upon tho order of their cnlno- hut went at once. !The sudden removal of the witness, and the J1n.nlmf1 (lAndltlnn In urhtntl it. loft. t.hf TIPFVPA of the bench and bar,made an- adjournment necessary, which was had. We have not attempted to depict the absolute frightfulncss of the scene, as that would bo lm- possible. Those present have no desire ever to tee anotner llKe 11. J.n an iub yeare at, me uar and on the bench, Judge Dickey avers that ho never beheld anything equal to it. It Is thought the strain to which Mr. Miller's mind had been put during the preceding day or two, and the excitement consequent thereupon, tended to an unsettlemcnt of his reason, result ing an above. IN A HAD BOX. I Visits a Station AHaytleo Dlplomnt In Tronble lie Concert Malooa and Brines Up In a lloune Among the guests at the Louvre concert saloon, at the corner of Broadway and Twcnty tocond street, on Thursday night, was Alfred Box, Secretary of tho Haytlcn Legation, who for some time past has been enamored of Fanny Butler, one of the "pretty waiter girls" em ployed there, unbeknown to his family, who, with himself, are temporarily stopping at the t-t. Germain Hotel. Alfred, In his personal ap pearance, may be attractive in his own country, but is of rather too dark a shade to pass muster In this, being only a shade or two lighter than a simon pure "Ole Virglnny" negro. But pretty little Fanny entertained him, probably be cause he had plenty of money and knew how to spend it, and waa considered a liberal, whole-souled fellow. Night after night he remained until the girls were allowed to go to their homes, and then he iriVarlably accom panied Fanny. On Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, she had a favorite who re- tUeBlCd me privilege UIMVIVJ uuncu mo um nettc, which the latter "could not see," and commenced upraiding her, when, as he alleges she assaulted him, took his diamond pin from his scarf, and ten dollars in money from hi pocket. As they were engaged in their little unpleasantness, Olllcer Duff, of the Twenty ninth precinct, came along and desired to know what tho trouble was, when Fanny chanted Alfred with stealing a five dollar bill from her hand. As the distinguished secretary waa able to articulate very little English, the story, which he attempted to relate, was not listened to, and he was ordered to accompany the officer to the station house in. Thirtieth street, which he de clined to do. , The officer seized him by the coat collar - and walked him along in double quick time, which so enraged him tht he drew back his fist ' and planted It plump in the ear of the officer, at the same time dtawing a pistol, pointing it at his head and threatening to blow the "peeler's" brains out. Ho was prevented from so doing by the officer, who wrenched the weapon from his hand. On searching him in the station house a large dirk knife was found concealed about his person. Yesterday morning he was arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, when a complaint was presented against him by tho officer, charging him with carrying concealed weapons, Fanny falling to appear against him. In his informal . examination be staled he was thirty-five years of age, born in Hayti, resides in this city, by occupation Secretary of the Ilfiytien Legation, and not guilty of the charge preferred against him. He waa held to bail in the sum of 400 to keep the peace. Richard Thackray, of No. 44 Exchange place, becoming hla bonda iuan JV. Y. Herald of to-day. SAD FAMILY HISTORY. Melancholy Suicide of an I'linrknowledfed YV lfe. Last Thursday the steamer Jljirie Hays, on ner way iroin JNew Orleans to Memphis, ex ploded one of her boilers just below Helena, Ark. Captain Barney C. Martin, the captain of the boat, was Daaiy scalded, and died In a few moments, on board the steamer Commercial, o which boat he was conveyed after tho acci dent. His body was forwarded by the steamer R. R. Hudson to Sisterville, West Virginia, for interment. Captain Martin was married several years ago -'to Miss Sallle Llmebaugh. The marriage was a secret one, and . had never been , made public. When the . news of the captain's terrible death reached his wife, ahe Bwooued, and has ever since been very much delected. When the body reached Cincinnati. Mrs. Martin begged permission of her husband's brothers to see the corpse. 1 he request -was finally eranted, and when she traced npon the loved features, now cold in death, she remarked to the brothers, in a sliniillcant tone, "I will never tronble you again." The steamer Mary Ament left for the up-river country two or three tintira In advance of the R. R. Hudson, and nnon this boat Mrs. Martin engaged passage for New Richmond. Ohio. Aa ahe went on board the re marked to the captain that ahe would not Ion: be separated from her husband. In her conver- a.tinn with him she aeeemed very deioa lent, and frequently inquired when the Had on, which was a faster boat, would over take them. When they arrived at New Uiohmnnii th Hudson had not come up, and and then paid her fare to Shlloh. Presently it was noticed that the door of her state-rcom was standing open. On examination her clothing was found lying on tho floor, but she waa no where to be found. It seems certain that the uufortunato woman, distracted with grief at the loss of her husband, waited until the Hudson came alongside, and then, when the remains of her beloved were nearest her, plunged into the Ohio and buried her grief beneath the dark waters. Mr. I.imcbaugh has been very unfortu nate of late. The husband of his eldest daugh ter was accidentally shot and killed at Spring field, Ohio, about six weeks ago. A few days ago another son-in-law was killed, and, as if to crown his sorrows, the daughter herself has now committed suicide. These calamities, occur ring In such quick succession, have completely prostrated him. . .. FREEDOM'S ISIRD. The Koyal Amerlrnn Engle fcnn a Chance to Neek the Ilrond Kmpyrenn and Uotm Hack en It Disreputable Hehnvlor or the National JKowl. Wo find the following disillusion In the Provi dence Journal ot yesterday: The Monitor Kngine Company of Pawtuoket recently purchased a golden eagle, which had been captured In a trap, with the intention of having It killed and mounted to ornament their engine house. I The bird was a fine specimen of its species, measuring nearly seven feet from tip to tip, weighing about twelve pounds, and bad sustained no injury in its capture except the loss of one too in the trap. Mr. II. C. L. Dorscy, the eccentric citizen of Pawtucket, who has a fellow feeling for the captive, offered the company (20 $10 in gold and 10 in greenbacks to liberate the bird. The offer was accepted, and Thursday, at 12'S0 o'clock noon, wan the time appointed for tho bird to soar away in new found freedom. Accordinzly at that time a larire crowd assembled to witness the flight. At 12 HO o clock (iillmore s Band struck up the "Star-Snamrled Banner," which discommoded his maiesty not at all. Mr. William Dtirant read a poem, written by a lady of North Provi dence, a friend to the largest freedom, dedicated to the "Eaclo now in bondage, but soon to bo released to soar to realms of broad blue to carry to other birds an account of the bounty of Mr. Dorscy, tho prisoner's friend, and the Peabody of Pawtucket." After three cheers for Mr. Dorsey, and while the band was playing "Hull Columbia," his ma jesty was liberated by Mr. Dorsey. In a moment the bird was in the air, amid prolonged cheers from the multitude, who were prepared to watch his proud flight. But, alas ! like too many bipeds, he "couldn't stand prosperity," and the good care he had received and tho bountiful freedom dinner he had been given were too much for his so long untried wings, and he was compelled to light on a house, scarcely a hundred yards from his old cage, where he sat in proud contempt for the expectations of the people. In a moment snow-balls from the hands of small boys ilew thick and fast around him, but a cock of the head in a manner imitated only by the "bad man" of Congress, and a look of "Shoo fly," was the only notice he deigned. As the band commenced "Yankee Doodle," ho started a second time, and for a montcnt seemed likely to reach his own broad blue; but aa he receded from tho inspiriting strains of the music, the attraction toward the earth was too strong, and he began slowly to descend, till in attempting to light In a large elm tree his talons became en tangled in the twigs, and the proud emblem of our nationality was trailing in the air, helpless, ana nnmule enough to gratny the most traitor ous heart. Here he hnng, till a young man, Robert Salisbury, climbed the tree, and attempted to release him, when, with a touch of bis native ferocity, he went for Robert's head in the most approved blrd-of-prey manner, with beak and talons, and a lively Struggle ensued, and the eagle was again the air. But high liv ing was the ruin of him, and ho gradually fell to the ground, and was taken back to his old quarters, where ho awaits the action of his would-be liberator, Mr. Dorsey. QUICK TRANSIT. New System of Transportation) or, System of Pwnero-Liocouiouoa. The great advantages of rapid and cheap transportation are so well understood at the present day that it Is unnecessary to explain the importance' of an invention that proposes to transport the mails and products of the country its crain. fruits, meats, cotton, hizhwines. oils, minerals, coal, and merchandise generally to and irom ail parts oi it in a lew Hours, lustuad of days, and at a cost far lcs than by means of railroads. ; . It will at once be admitted that such an inven tion, if practicable, will be of incalculable benefit, and will Inaugurate a new era in the in dustnal and commercial interests ot the world This invention, so new and unlooked-for, has been made, and patents nave been secured for it in this country and in Europe. It introduces a new principle, and with it a new system, funda mentally different from . the . old. The new means or instrument ot motion wmcn it cm ploycs Is the sphere au instrument which It suuBiitutcs intnc piace oi me wncei. xne spnere is the simplest ana the true form of a vehicle of motion. . It revolves on its periphery without lrlction, is rnovea witn me least power, ana permits the highest rate of speed attainable bv any iorm oi material ooay. , Nature, in all departments In which she re quires hiuh velocity, employs the sphere as tho lorm boht adapted to rapid and unvarying motion, as is exemplified in all her works, from tho planet, which is a spherical body, rotating on an Imaginary uxis, to the falling drop of rain, which assumes the spherical form in pass ing rapidly lurougn iree space. me invention, following Nature in her teaching, employs the sphere or globe as the vehicle of motion. To adapt It to the purpose of transportation it is made hollow, ana me ioaa to ue carried is carrying uieir ioaa insiae, are me venicies nsea under the new system. They may be of any size, from two feet to ten In diameter, according .i . . 1 l . 1 II, i to the service to he periormea. iney woaia be best made oi one oi tne metais cast-steei, it practicable thin, aud turned in a lathe with ex actness and precision, ho as 10 roil evemy ana smoothly. They would be provided with aper tures or "man-noics," made to screw in bo as to form a part of tho surlace, by which, they could be loaded and discharged easily ana readily. The new vehicle requires an equally perfect road bed, or track, on which to operate. This road bed has been Gradually prepared by the in vention of the pneumatic tube and its successful employment. Pneumatic tubes have been con structcd in London, and are now In reirular operation, mall matter and packages being sent through them. A little railway, . with cars, Is placed inside them, so that tho old vehicle of transportation on me wucci-ana-axiu principle has been transferred to the Interior of the tube. operating within it as it does without, the only change being tho substitution of atmospheric pressure In place of traction by locomotive power. Tho properties which tho pneumatic tube possesses ut n penotuY ior mo uow reuicie oi motion. . . , it. win furnish the venicie. nrat. a road Dea that is even smooth and solid; second, entirely and protected airalnst the perturbing action of the wind. rain, and snow; and, third, a passage' way, In which the spheres, moving with the car rent of air, will not be Impeded in their course by the resistance of the atmosphere. The tubes will be constructed a very little larger than the spheres, to allow them a free passaire. A me tallic rail or plate will be placed as a road bed on the bottom of the tube, of a suitable width, and slightly concave, to adapt It PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1876. t- the convexity of tho sphere. From theso explanations, it will bo seen that tlie invention consists In employing hollow adheres or globes, with tho load to be trans ported inside, operating in pucuinimc vuocs. The tubes may bo placed under or over ground, but better over, raised some fifteen feet in the air, and supported on posts or piers. Wood is the best material witn wmcn to construct me tubes; it would not expand and contract with the heat and cold like iron, while It would be far cheaper. Narrow plank, tongned and grooved, properly seasoned ana saturated, the joints cemented, wonld furnish tho best kind of material. By a system of way stations and relays of power at proper distances tho lines of tubes can bo made to connect tho towns and cities of the entire country, effecting rapidly and cheaply transportation to and from all parts of it. . ANOTHER CHICAGO TRAGEDY. A Whole Family Poisoned The Mother nnd One of the Children Dend. Frvm th Chkayo Time, February n. The people living in the vicinity of South Halsted and Lake streeta were startled yester day by the report that one of their neighbors bad murdered bia entire family. An investiga tion of the rumor developed thr following facts: At the house, No. 44 Lake street, lived Aaron Bcckner, nged fifty-four vears; Anna, his wife, aired thlrtv-sevcn years; fillzabeth, his daughter. aged four years, and an Infant eon. Early on yesterday morning, the milkman called usual, out on knocking -at the door he was unable to arouse any of the inmates, whereupon ho drove away. At 13 o'clock yesterday noon, Officer Barnca, who had just come o"n duty, was told by a little girl that Mr. Beckner's family were all dead, lie hastened to the house, and on entering the room he found Mrs. Anna Bcckner lying dead on the bed, and the little girl lying dead beside her. Across the foot of the bed lay the infant boy, the only live person In tho room. The officer was then told that Mr. Beckner bad gone to the milkman's, and he at once started to arrest him, which he did, but it required the help of four other men and an ex press wagon to bring him to the house. Beck ner then made a statement to the effect that on Tuesday evening tho family had partaken of barley gruel for supper; that during the night the three otners were taken sick; mat ne vomited considerably, and that his wife seemed in terrible agony; that about 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning Mrs. Bcckner and tho girl Li.rie expired, and that he was sick and suffering so badly that he could not alarm the neighbors. As soon as Beckner bad been brought to the house by the policeman, Dr. Boecoe waa summoned, and, with the aid of an emetic and the nse of a stomach pump, suc ceeded In obtaining a part of tbe contents of hla (beckner s) stomacu. tne doctor states inai ne found evidences of arsenic in the admixture thus obtained. In the otomach of both the mother and little girl he found what he sup poses to be arsenic. The infant boy, Henry, was soon awakened by the noise about his bed side, and was geuuy mtea irom me oca on which lay his dead mother and sister. Beckner was taken to the county hospital. The bodies of the mother and daughter were removed to the dead-house, where an inquest will be held. The deceased waa the aecond wife of the man Beckner. THE SALE OF CADETSHIPS. . Denial from Mr. J. R. Sypher. We have received the following letter from Mr. J. R. Sypher, in reference to his alleged connection with tho sale of the cadctships: . To the EdUor if Tm Eventng Telegraph: Philadelthia, Feb. 19, 1870. I see published In your paper of yesterday a "bpeciai despatch irom wasnington. wnicn gives me testimony or one Brooks relative to his application to me to procure tho appointment to a cadetahip at Went Point. It la true that this man Brooks did, on several occasions, importune me to procure for him such an appointment. It is not true that I ever agreed or for any sum named or nnnamed. Perhaps t should have unceremoniously kicked this man from my presence; but I chose rather to use mild means, and therefore resorted to the professional expedient of demanding a re taincrof $2000, which I judged rightly to be far beyond bis ability to pay. I toilowed thta do mand by the declaration that the acceptance of this retainer would m no way Ulna mo to pro cure for him an appointment; nor, had it any reference whatever to the fact that I had a bro ther in Congress. I said to him, further, that I would nnder no consideration recommend for nomination to the Military or the Naval Aca demy any person who waa not in every way eligible lor mat position. X waa never betore, nor nave i neen since tuts occurrence, approached by any man on this or a similar subject, lnia wuoio aitair la me cut mlnation of a conspiracy of the parties who were leamied to defraud tho Associated Press. and this personal attack is in retaliation for the part 1 was compeiiea to tane in meir exposure Kcspecuuuy, o. it. bti'uer. Htlll Another Denial A TrlpRTntn from lion. l.eonnrd IHyera. - . To the Editor! f The Evening Telegraph. Washington. Feb. 1. the charce against mo in the M.venina ueraia is utterly ana maliciously false. 1 never made any such ap polntmcnt directly or indirectly. My appointee at tho Naval Academy Is Charles u. Aicuurtuey. tbo son of a private soldier in my diutrict, who died in Andersonvillc Prison. i. Leonakd Myeus, TAXATION. The FreMldenl'n Drclnlon In Favor of a Re duriion. Washington, Feb. 17. Two members of the Ways and Means Committee had some talk last evening with the President, and the remarks made were to be reported to me mu committee. lie said that last fall he was oi opinion mat we would do better to go on rapidly as possible In buying up and cancelling our uonaa, so as to r& duce our debt, and In this view had recon mended that we hold our tax and tariff rates generally at the present figures, so aa to have a large surplus lor use by tne secretary oi me t reasury in cutting down tne inaeoicaiiees. He had thousrbt a pood deal about this matter, he continued, and had somewhat changed his opinions as to the policy that should bo pursued. lie was satisfied that it would be better for the country to have a reduction of Taxation, that the people were anxloui for It, and that Con gress could not well do less than meet this ex pectation. In his onlnlou we uiffht make a reduction of twenty millions In the receipts from internal revenue, and he would very readily sign bills looking to such a reduction if passed by Congress, boincthinar waa said about tue 1 undine bill now before the Senate, and ho re marked that be himself was not so confident aa some persons seem to bo that we can negotiate a par loan at tour and a half or five per cent, interest. It might be well to pass tho bill, but ho doubted if we could do much under it this year. i , i . , r . Oeuoral Slgel recently wrote tho editor of the Baltimore W'ecker: "Personally I would have been well pleased with tho office of Asses sor for the 8lxth district. But tho question waa not only whether I should bo provided with a position, but the political principle was involved whether or not the German element in general waa to e rocognizea by the Federal Uovern meat. For that reason I was obliged to act aa I did. ' I know very well the dlfllcultlea which stood in our way, and am in no manner, tbero- jore, aaiounaea at me result." SECOND EDITION LATHST DTT TU1VDCIHAPXX. Commander Seely and the Cruelties on the Steamer Pawnee The Monarch at Annapolis Another Whisky Case De cided in Favor of the Government A Railway Accident. Financial nntl Commercial IROM WASllljYQTOJi. The Cane of Commander Heely The CraeU tlm en Hoard the United Mtatea Hteainer Pawnee. ( Special Dttpatch to Tit Evening Telegraph. ' Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary Robeson yesterday promulgated a general order in rela tion to Lieutenant-Commander Seely, who waa tried last September, which Is aa follows: I. At a Naval General Court-martial convened at the Boston Navy Yard, September 'IS, 1800, pursuant to an order of this Department dated September in, 1809, and of which Rear-Admiral H. K. Tnatcber, U. 8. M., was 1'rcHHlent, was arralRned and tried Lieutenant-Commander Henry II. tteoly, U. 8. N., who was found guilty of the following' charges and speci fications: charge I. "Neglect or duty." fcnectucatlon 1 "In this: that Lieutenant-Com mander Henry B. 8ccly, V. 8. N., being at the time Executive Olllcer of. and servlna In that capacity on board, the U. 8. 8. Pawnee, did neglect hla duty by allowing James L. Oliver. Master-at-arms of said vessel, to in mot uniawnu aua cruet pnutsnments and tortures upon the persons of R. W. Turner and John A. 8ymnis, Landsmen, aervlDir on board said vessel; said imnlsbmeut and tortures extendlnn from on or about the 2Uth day of June, IMil), to on or about the 30th. day of June, 1869, said vessel being, from the 20th to the 26th day of said June, on the passage from Brazil to the Lnlted Ktatea, aud from the '2Gih to the 3oth day of said June, at or near New York." ' Specification 2. "in tnis: tnat Lieutenant-com mander Ileiiry B. Heely, U. 8. N., serving, aa Bet forth in the first specification, ou board the U. 8. 8. Pawnee, did, from on or about the 2-ith day of June, 1H69, to on or about the h day of July, 1869, neglect his duty, by allowing, for said period, James L. Oliver, Master-at-arms, to lntlict unlawful and cruel DunlHhmenM and tortures upon the person of Patrick O'Brien, seaman, serving on board the U. 8. 8. Paw nee. This while said vesel was on the passare from Brazil to the United States, and while at or near Mewiork." Charge "Scandaioua ond unomceriike con duct" Sneclflcatlon 7. "in una: tnat. Henry u. Seely. TJeutenant-Commander ami Executive Olllcer of said Pawnee, aa aforesaid, and during said voyage, and on - or about the itith dav of June, 1809, on board said Pawnee, Deing asiieu oy captain t. yi. u. uuz, tne commander of said vessel, concerning the condition of Landsmen Turner and 8ymms, aforenamed, of whose condition It was hla duty to be rully informed, falsely pretended to know their condition, of which condition, by means of his gross neglect of duty, he waa wholly Ignorant, and falsely represented to his said commander that they, said Turner and Symma, were all r ent: tnat tuev nau not oeen unlawfully punished, aud were not being punished beyond the law, when, in fact and in truth, said Turner aud HTinmshad been unlawfully punished and tortured. and were then, and for a long time had been, cruelly subjected to Parharous and liornole treatment, to the disgrace of said ship and of the navy of the united states." The court, Having round tne accused "guilty" of these charges and specifications, proceeded to sen tence blm, and then transmitted the record of their SroceedlngB, for revision, to the Secretary of the avy. - The ttecreiary oi tue iavy, navmg careiuny ana deliberately examined the record, was of the opinion tnat tne sentence waa maacqnate to tne nnumg, an.l afiot.iitnfrlo An thfi OtH itav nf Wnvnmhaw 1 it 11 ordered the Court to reassemble on the 10th day of said jNovemoer to reconsiucr tue sentence. Having reassembled, in pursuance or this order. the Court, upon reconsideration, sentenced the said Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Seely, U. 8. N., 'To be suspended from duty for four years, on fur- louch nav. with loss of rank for that time, and to be publicly reprimanded, in general orders, by the Hon orable secretary oi me xsavy." : . II. This sentence seems to the Secretary of the Navy still inadequate to the charges of which Lieutenant-Commander Seely was found guilty, and the proceedings, finding, and sentence In this case are approved only for the reason that they are the result of a prolonged deliberation by a respectable and legally organized court, and ticeause Mr. seeiy would, otherwise, bo wholly without punishment. - in puoiiciy reprimanding laeutenant-commanaer Seely, in pursuance of tho sentence, the Secretary can only say that, while he believes that the "neglect of duty," which resulted In punishments so cruel, could only have existed on board a well-ordered ehlp of war under cover of the "scandalous and unoMcer llke conduct" which availed to shield aud prolong It, he can find no excuse for the officer who has been found guilty of both. Lieutenant-commanaer seeiy remains in tne naval service, since no officer, however culpable, can be dismissed except in pursuance of the sentence of a general court martial ; but not the lesa must it be understood that the infliction of punishment, un sanctioned by law, by those whose authority to in- nici puHiHiiuieuiB in uenveu ouijr jrum me law, wiu never be tolerated by the-department nnder any circumstances. Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Seely la sus pended from rank and duty, on furlough pay, for lour vears irom tne date or tins order or reprimand, which will be read at naval stations and on board the ships of the navy In commission. OEOiiuE M. lioiiEsoN, secretary or the Navy. Removal of Dlaablllle. Despatch to the Associated Fteea. Washington, Feb. 19. The members elect to Congress from Mississippi, with tho addition of Senator-elect Revels, made another visit to tho Executive Mansion to-day for the purpose of requesting the President to delay signing the bill for.the admission of Mississippi until after the bill removing political disabilities, which contains the names of certain mombers of the delegation, shall have passed Congress. .The reasons for this request were because of the fact that the admission of the State before tho removal of disabilities of a portion of the delegation would deprive them of their Beats, and were stated to the President, who in response to the request expressed his willingness to con form to the wishes of the delegation. Conse quently the Mississippi bill has not yet been signed. . The interview was brief, lasting only ten or fifteen minu es. . Another WhlNky Cane. A'despatch from Supervisor Bloomflcld, dated Springfield, Ohio, tho 18th, says: "The jury have found for the Government In another of the celebrated Pekln whisky cases, being out less than ten minutes. "J , Frenldent Urant and the Monarch.' President Grant has intimated hla intention of visiting Annapolis during tho stay of the Mon arch at that city. . . Naval Order. i Lieutenant Commander Charles F. Blake la order to duty aa Chief of Staff of the South Bquadron of tho North Atlantic fleet. Lieutenant Commander J. II. Sands is de tached t from duty at the Observatory, and or dered to ordnance duty In Washington. Master J. M. Wilson is detached from the Manmee, and placed on waiting orders. Ensign II, -L. Roosevelt is detached from ordnance duty at New York, and ordered to the Alaska. r DOUBLE SHEET Tl t HE B CENTS. FROM JVEW ENGLAND.. Railroad Accident. SrniTJOFiELD, Mass., Fob. 10. The express freight train, due here from Boston at 1135 o'clock last night, waa thrown from the track at Wllbrabam. accounting for tho delay in the ar rival of the owl passenger train. One man waa injured by the accident. FROM TUE SOUTH. The monarch at Annanolliu Annapolis, Fob. lO.-r-Tho British iron-clad Monarch reached here at 10 o'clock this morning. FROM EUROPE. ' ' 1 r t ... Thin Alornlnar'a Quotation. By the Anglo-American Cable. , , Lonpon, Fek 1911 A. M. American seeurltlM open firm. U. 8 Flve-twent.len of low, iMjtf 10-404, M.V Stocks qnict. Erie Kallroad, 2u. , 1 LivBHnxji, ton. iv noon. unwn opens quiet. The sales to-day are estimated at lu,OH) balet. Bhemen, Feb. 19. Petrolcnm closed active last, evening at T thalera a grouts. At Hamburg the closing price waa IS marc bauuos and 1 schilling. LSQAL iriTHLLI QUITCH. . Enllntment In the Army or Navy Not Deer lion oi a vine. This morninir in the Court of Quarter Sessions bis Honor Judge Paxson delivered the following decision npon a nice and entirely new point: Commonwealth vs. Doran. The defendant la charged ny IiIb wife with desertion. Tne facta are that a few weeks aince he enlisted in the navy, it la said while nnder the Influence of liquor, ami the wife now brings this charge, and oaks for an order for her support. ' 1 United States District Attorney Smith appeared at the hearing on behalf of the Government, and sug gested Hint thla proceeding was the result of collu sion between toe hnabamr and wire, In order to avoid the consenuencca of the enlistment of the former. There was no direct proof of this, however, although at the hearing there was an evident desire manifested on the part of the defendant that an order should be made; and his refusal to assent to any allotment of his payiortne Dcncutor ma wife might bear such a const ruction. Tne real question lor aeciaiuu in mis ihub in, whether a man who enllsw lu the nary Is guilty or desertion. It Is certainly a separation from hia family, and It may occur under circumstances of great hardship to them, yet It Is a service which la not only legal nut iiiguiy nieriKiruiun. r.verjr cimcu owes service to his country, both In peace ami war, and in time or war tue government enioruea turn duty by the strong arm of power, and drafta the citizen Into Its service. If the courts were to hold now that a citizen enlisting in tne army or navy is guilty of desertion, we should be compelled to ad here to the same ruling In cose we are again overtaken by the misfortune of war. For the law is not made to suit particular canes; it la "a rule of actiou" intended for all men alike, and for auy con dition of affairs) To hold that it la a patriotic duty for a man to enlist In the service of hla country to compel the performance of that duty, by a draft, if necessary, and then decide that the man who had performed this duty, either voluntarily or luvolunturllv, i Is guilty of desertion, la most illogical. Such a view of the case la opposed to sound policy and might lead to very emliarrassinir results. If the nrinclnle contended for here had been invoked successfully daring the late Bebelllon.the Army of the Potomac might have been depleted by the Indignant wives who would have swarmed across the Uadlpan in search of tliolr tru ant husbands. To show tlie absurdity of such a pro position it la oniy necessary to state it. Thla case is dismissed, and the defendant la re manded to the custody of the United State au thorities. . . FirVAXCIS AND t'OMUEUCE Optics or th RrmnHO Taisaftira.! , Saturday, Feb. It). W7U. The Money market to-day la quite active, but the demand ib chiefly from the stock dealers, to whom money Is freely offered aa low as 4 per cent., subject to call. Some of the large houses are now borrowing en time at 6 per cent., which indicates a lively time in tho Stock market. Discounts remain quiet and easy aa usual, at about 67 per cent, for good names. The gold market is depressed by reason of the Increased demand for our securities abroad and the advance in prices. Another cause ope rating In the same direction is the probable reduction in the taxation of the country, which has a direct tendency to depress gold. Tho market opened thia morning ut 119. ; Gold la very quiet this morning, and the range of the premium la between 119 and ' Government bonds are dnll but fairly steady, notwithstanding the falling off in gold. Thf"fvva considerable activity at the Stock , Boarf ills morning, and prices have again ad vancf -J. In City sixes there were sales of the newlJrtrtlflcateaatlOO.' . , Rf JtUng Railroad aold freely at an advance on rday'B figures. Hales , at 4S?i ana at 4tj; j, rcnntyivania Jiaiiroaa was, in active re quest and stronger. Salea at 57S'57J, and Le high Valley Railroad sold at 54(ffi54V. 41 was bid for Llttlo SchuylKlll, 75 for Norristown, and 51 for MinehlU. ' In Canal shares there were no sales.' J.G waa offered for Schuylkill preferred; 32, b. o., for Lehigh; and 64 for Morria preferred. In mls cellaneoua stocks the only sales were In Phila delphia Bank at 161. 40 waa bid for Second and Third Streets Railway, and 21 for Spruce and Pine. Mkksks. William Painter k Co., No. 8 S. Third street, report the following quotatlona: U. 8. Sa of 1881, 11T118; 6-208 Of 186'2, 118,VU5 ; do. 1664, lHi114 J do. 18C5, ll4J,'t114i; do., July, 18B5, HS'.uetllS',; do., July, 18T, 113113 jv; do. July, 186R.11SMU3: 6s, 10-40, liat(ii3; u. 8. Paciilo Hit. Cur. 6a, Gold, 119(3119. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities aa followa: U. 8. 6a of 1881, 117?4(dll; 5-208 of 188J, 1163U6V; do., ism, ii4,'e.ii4J. ; ao., isbo ii4', 114; do., July. 1808, H3tfll3.tf : do. do., 18M, 113)tf(3ll8;itdO., 1869, 113);(41134'; 10-403, 113 ; Cur. 6s, 111,M111'. Gold, 119.'.'. Messks. Db IIavkn He Brothbb, No. 40 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations : U.S. 6s of 1881, 117(5)118; do., lStiU, 115lifi!r ; do. 1864, 114.'UJ.; do. 1865, lHJ.'SlMJtf ; do. 1865, new, 113V4113; ; uo. iboi, ao. lisi'.tfiajiiii.'i ; an iww, da, 113X(H8Wi 10-408. m49MVii V. s. bo near 0 per cent. Currency, 1 lltf will VS Duo Comn. Int. Notea,19jGold, 118?119'. s SUver. 116118. Union pacific k. it. ist aiort. xjouus, rwi"i wuu cinc B. K. 1st Mort. Bonds, ItMKKaSJO; Union Pactilo Land Grant Bonds, f 096 710. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANUB HALES, Reported by e Haven 4 Bra, Na 40 a Third street. 11000 City 6a, New. 100,',' W0 Bh Penna R.la. s5wn.... C6T 100 dO O. 67 100 do...a6wn. M7i 8 do 67 7 do 67 100 do C. 67V 18 do IB. 67 X lashLehVR 64i KM) do b60. Wi bus do IB. 64 Q ah Read b60. 4ri 400 100 goo 100 100 100 800 600 100 900 200 100 100 800 do...la.8l0. 4HV do b30.48-8l do..la.D00. 43?i do do. .. Biwn. 48?. do s?J da..la.beo. 4S'i do...sSwn. 4S do boo. iS'i do 48V do an. tH'i do.. BS.llti. 4s; do.SSwnil. 48 ? do....la.c 48V loo ah RcadR..b30. 4SV ion do 488 100 do. ...b60 . 48 Narr k Ladnkb, Bankerj, report thia morning's Gold quotatlona aa followa : 1000 A. M 119 10'62;A.M ...119 10-25 H9V 1183 " H9V in-27 " 119'i' U24 119 10-28 " H93-i U-B0 119 V 10-3T " .' 119 '1187 " 119 TIIK NEW YOKIt MONEY MARKET."""" From the N. T. Herald. The feature of the market here contfnuea to be the movement In gold, which still exhibits a very de cided indisposition to yield in either dtrcctlon to any great extent under Bpeoulatlve Influences. The pre. sent dlsposltien among operators, however, la de cidedly bearish, the price having early thla morning been lorced uowu i uguro "i-. the room. The bears were assisted In securiugtnia decline by the apparent redtioUon of Mr. Uoutweii a curreney I balance to the extent of about 15,000,000 1 aa agamst the amount of currency on hanfl th day week, which taken togetheT j with hia atrength In reapect to ooln on hand, over and above gold certuicatea, teemed to favor larger sales next ninta. "0ld at Ui towver, the lowest point it has yet t movement after the miRncnslon oi snecle Darmenta. seemed too tempting a figure to Importers; and un der a fear of their appearance In the market the -snorts acernea it wise io cover, ana tneir purcnaacH, together with some for customs, rallied the market and brought the premium back to l'i, from which ii reccoea again to .f, continuing to nucleate ro tween that figure and 1 1 f u np to the close of busi ness. It la difficult to tell at tnla time what Inrlnence the proposed revision of the budget by the Commit, tee oi Ways and Mean, by which it la proposed to reduce the appropriations for the year to the extent of jfie.ooo.ooo. will have njwn the proroinm. The automent that such waa the Inten lion of the committee waa repeated In the street by telegram from Washington to-day, and muoh can vassed, but Its effect upon values cannot yet be do- . tenninen. jtsnoum do Dome in mind tnat when Mr. Boutwell submitted hla estimates for the car. rent year he solicited an appropriation of M),000,000 in excess of last year. Thia amount, we are In formed, was Htiliscquetitlv, upon conference with the Ways and Means Committee, reduced to trmiit -:8,ooo,nno. The Inquiry la pertinent at thla time ' wliether tne proposed reduction we now near of la to be upon Mr. Bontweira eatlmatea either aa ori ginally submitted or since amended, or upon last jear-a appropriation. "Holders of gold had their' balances carried af rates ranging from tS down to 3 per cent, and ex. cepttoniiliv ut 'flat,' or free of Interest. Ac.mside.-" rable Increase In the street I merest in the market Is Rpptirent rrom the above ligures. "The money market showed a shade more activity, the regular rate on Government being live p-sr rent, and on stocks Ave and six. Home balane.p. were left over at four, but that figure to-day was exceptional. "foreign exchange was steady, without change In rntes. "The Government market restated the bearish in fluence exerttd by the decline in gold and waa firm, with moderate activity, gaining strength from the announcement that the Funding bill waa made the apeclal order In fougress for Wednesday next. At the close the market was oil' the best figures, but still Btrong." New York Money nndMtoete iVIarkele. Naw York, Feb. 19 Stocks steady. Money easy at N?$ per cent,' .Gold, 119','. Five- twenties, 186, coupon, ' 115'; do. 1864, da, 114'-,';' ao. ibeo, ao.,. U4; ; no. no., new, us'i; aaiaai, 1131tf : do. 1868, 118k. ; KMOa. lia : Virginia a. new. 66; Missouri 6s, 90 ; Canton Company, 6n,v;Cura- oeriaud preferred, 8!i7jf ; consolidated New York Cep tral and Hudson River, VI : Brie, Sv; Reading, 97V; Adams Express, 6'i; Michigan Central, Ul; Michigan Southern, 87,',; Illinois Central, 143; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 101 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 180V ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 102 ; West ern Union Telegraph, 84 . ; , ., , Philadelphia Trade Report. ' Saturday, Feb. 19. Cloversecd la acaroe and In demand at full prices. Sales of ino bushels at $8i 8-87Xi the latter rate for choice, ' and 600 bushels on secret terms, 'Timothy la nominal. Flaxseed la taken by the crushers at i 25. '. t I t'.) There la a steady demand from the home eon- : Burners for Flour, but an almost total absence of any Inquiry for shipment. Salea of 900 barren, In-' eluding superfine at f 185(0,4 fO; extras at. t46 475; Iowa, Widcousln, and Minnesota extra family at 5 26 for fair up' to 6 for fancy ; Pennsylvania-, do. do. at r"-'-l5-75; Indiana and Ohio da da at 5-2nt6-W; unii faucv brands at a&07-S0, ac cording to quality. Rye Flour may be quoted at f475 t barrel. ' There la but tittle doing In Wheat, but prices are steady, owtug to tho light receipts and stocks. Salea of Pennsylvania red at (1-244126. Hyemay " be quoted at tl per bushel for western and Penn sylvania. Corn is lesaactive at the recent decline. Soles of 2000 bushels new yellow at 90c. Oats are unchanged. 2600 bushels Pennsylvania sold at 64 1 66 cents. . 1 i . i . i j . In Barley and Malt no salf s were reported. Bark The last sale of JSo. l Quercitron was at ;i0 per ton. . ' Whisky is Ptendy at 8o. for wood and 9fle,(S$l for -iron-bound Western. . i , , . A letter from Mississippi, intended to pre- 1 judice favorably the case of a murderer, eavs ; that the writer knows of a family of high social standing in that Statu whose tempers are bo un controllable that tho members, male and female. . will, npon a trifling misunderstanding arising, hurl knives at each other across the dinner-table. . and that in the presence of s traugera. j t is acute langeewno is a conductor on one of the Boston street cars. He knows how to please his passengers, and so even at thla late ' dav he stm announces, in stentorian tones, at every trip, the arrival at the "nearest point to the coliseum. ' Ana tnen an the nossenccra look at one another and smile complacently, and the car movea on. , A Canadian has raised a breeze by Buzeest- ing through the papers that the motto, "Let knowledue grow from more to more," which was placed npon the walls of a college in To ronto, is not good English. Friends of the col lege are rushing Into print, and suggesting that. the critic write to .Mr. lennyson and ask him to.' correct the mistake in the next edition of . Ju Mimoriam. To a Virginian w ho asked him to nse his in fluence to reduce the tax on tobacco, (rcncral Butler last week wrote: "You will see the dlffi- 1 culty of throwing awoy some thirty millions of revenue rather than have some fow p -jple thrown out ef employment. Besides, when the taxes are honestly assessed everywhere tobacco . will rise In price, so that men in our manufac tories will manufacture it still, and these men will have employment again." The Newark Advertiser reports that ' the students have been having lively times at Rut gers College, crowing out of an attempt on the ' part of the seniors to attend the juniors orations lor the junior year honors. The juniors "rushed" the seniors from the hall, and the Faculty haying sustained tho seniors in tho encroachment, the juniors refused to speak at all at the exhibition. Finally, however, a compromise waa made, and only the eenlors who belong to the society which speaks and tho juniors are to be admitted to hear the trial. LATEST SHUTIXQ INTELLIGENCE. ' I'or additional Marine eus tee Inside Page. (ISij Telegraph.) New Yokk, Feb. 19. Arrived, steamships Main, from Bremen ; City of Cork, from Liverpool ; aud Columbia, from Ulaairow. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA FEBRUARY 1!) STATE OF THERHOMKTKR. AT TUB EVENINO TBLKQRAPB OFK1CK. TA.M ...28 11 A. M 842P.M ..B CLEARED THIS MORNING. Schr West Wind, Townseud, Fall River, Slnnicksoa A Co. . Schr Lena Hunter, Perry, New York, do." Hchr "M agglo Van liusen, Com pton, Lynn, do. . Schr Clara Davidson, Jeffries, Lynu, do. Schr Uazlelou, Gardner, Tauuton, ' do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. . Steamer Diamond State, Wood, 18 honra from Bal timore, with mdae. to A. Greves, Jr. . lirlg Five Brothers, at this port yesterday from . Cardenas, reports, 15th Inst, saw a three-masted ' schooner in lat. 87 47, long- 76 87, with foremast gone . and part of main and mlzisemnasts standing, un doubtedly the Ramon de AJuria, hence for Sagua, defore reported. Later accounts report the R. de A. at anchor 17th Inst., on Chlncoteagua The tug America left the Break water thla morning to assist , hBrig Allee Lea, Foster, 82 daya from Lisbon, with salt ana corkwood to Jose de Bessa Gulmaraea. -j '. Hchr D. curorri, Jlrrell, 6 daya from Savannah, with old iron to A. Whitney A Sons. schr Mary Bowman, lcoeap, from MUlvllle. Schr F. B. Colton, arrived yesterday, is consigned to tieo. C. Carson A Co. ' ' WENTTO SEA. ' ' 17th Inst., ship Ladoga, for Cork for orders. : .' MEMORANDA. ' - Steamship Saxon, Sears, hence, at Boston yester- 1 dSchr Jasper, Fowler, from St, John, N. B., for Phi- ladelphla, at Holmes' Hole 8 A.M. 17th Inst. Schr Mary D. Cranmer, Cranraer, for Philadelphia, sailed from Providence 17th Inst. i . - , , Schr Fly, Carter, hence, at providence 17th tost. : Schr Rachel Seaman, Seamau, cleared at Boston 16th lust, for Bath, to load for Philadelphia. Schr Annie May, May, from Philadelphia, at New London 16th lust. reached sine It, touched that figure bi "Pwrl i" .i t i .. i tl: f ru )'- 1 i : I' t ': 1
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