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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.
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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.
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