T eymmiow A VOL. XIII. NO. 40. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET TJIKI5K CENTS. HFTEFTr "FT? (T "P A TPTHT FIRST EDITION EXCITEMENT IN KEBR1SKA. lea Araita Defend their Timber Against lw Taleves rraapect f a fray. A correspondent of the Omaha Jiemiblioan Writes from tit. James, Nebraska, aa follows: An exciting event has happened in this usually jutat neighborhood. AIout a mile above the city of St. Helena there is apiece of timber flowing on land made by the Missouri river, bis was surveyed last spring, and all of it pre empted or bought A party on the other side of tbe river, pretending that the land hud never been surveyed, have at various times driven ever the river and taken off timber In large quantities. The settlers on this side at lost de termined to put an end to this, and a force was organized on January 20, 1870, to capture the offenders. They succeeded in arresting three or four, and gave them a trial, but on account of some Illegality in the papers, they were ac qulted. Immediately afterwards they announced their determination to clear the whole of the Umber on that place. This arousod the Ire of the Nebraskans, and on Friday lout the Sheriff of this county, at the head of a small posse, went into the timber to arrest whom he could find, lie soon found one and iirocecded to arrest him. The man at once drew a revolver, but the Sheriff caught it by tho lock, and, notwithstanding the desperate at tempts bi made to throw back the hammer, the bhcriff finally succeeded in wresting it from him. He bud no sooner accomplished this than hu found himself surrounded by thirty men, who, with revolvers pointed at his breast, de manded that he should return the weapon to its owner. In the face of such numbers, it would have been madness to refuse, and it was accord ingly returned. Mr. Fenny was thon allowed to depart. - . ' On Saturday lost the settlers, to tho number of one hundred and fifty to two hundred, assem bled at St. Helena, with the avowed determina tion of capturing or killing the timber thieves. Owing t illegality in papers, we were nnable to leave St. Helena for the timber until about 2 o'clock P. M., at which time the whole force started. Mr. Fenny, in the meantimo, procured legal papers, and each and every mumler, feeling that the law was en his side, resolved to do or die. But the game was too coy. On reaching the field not an enemy was to be seen. Another organization of settlers took place this day with a similar result. There has been a requisition sent to Governor Butler, to be sent to the Governor of Dakota Territory (Bnrbank), for the arrest of those having trespassed and resisted the law. TWO MISSING STEAMERS. The Bremen Steamer Hmldt Thirl y-orvrn UafS Out-Tbe City of Boston Still Unheard From. Much apprehension Is entertained in some quarters as to the safety of the Bremen steamer Smidt, which left Bremcu, bound for New York, on tho 20th of January, and has not yet arrived; and is, therefore, now thirty-seven days ut. 1 ne emiat is unaer tne command ot cap tain Schaers, and had on board when she left Bremen ii'.tS steerage passengers. None in the cabin. WHAT HER AGENTS SAT. Messrs. Thiele, Motz & Co., the agents of the Smidt, say that they do not feel any great alarm at present as to the missing vessel; that she is notoriously siow; ana hub oeen tniny auys on her passage once before; and that her shortest passage to the westward was twenty days, and to the eastward sixteen days. They also say that tho extreme lengtn ot tne passage nas probably caused the supply of coal to run out. utid so the boat hut had to depend on her canvas alone: that she is comparatively a new steamer. Vnd very strong, and they have no doubt of her ultimate arrival. PEBCBIFTIOS OF THE VESSEL. l Tne ftnnut was uuiit in oremeu in ioos. She ?s an Iron steamer of 2400 tojs, and was origl- ually intended for a sailing snip, but tne inten tion oi tne owner was uuereu, ana a pair oi small engines were put into her, and she was node into, what is termed an auxiliary propeller hat is, mainly dependent on ner canvas, witn lie screw as auxiliary. She is shlp-rlgged and has three decks the two lower ones for steer- Ege passengers and on the upper deck is a mall space an ior tne accommouauou oi cauin semrers. ot wmcn sne generally nua dui iew, fis she was known to be so slow that this class tave the preference to the faster steamers of the line. 1 1 THE CITT OF BOSTON. Notbinir has vet been heard of the City of Bastou.uow thirty-two days out from New York, for Liverpool, and very grave fears are enter tained that sne win aaa anotner to me list ot Suissing steamers never to be heard of more. At ipe last account the London underwriters were Cburging a premium of fifty per cent to insure Im her. It being possible that she might have ran on Sable island, a government vessel has len despatched from Halifax to that place In search ot . her. Taken in connection With the fact of the Bremen steamer imidt beug missing, there is just one chance in Jen thousand that the two vessels may have lime into collision with each other. But neither lit them has been irlven up as lost, and it is boneht that they might, if disabled, ran for Lval. in the Azores, and aa communication with Lat port is uncertain and at long intervals, a Such greater time may elapse before the news liuld reach here or England. Sailing ships & i . i i i ... . . . i rave Deen Known W us hjiboiuk jur niucty ur ven one hundred days, before intelligence was V'celvedoi tneir Doing saieiy ai rayai. COSSMRACY TO ASSASSINATE. Blnaular Case of Domestic Infelicity and Aliened i;rlme. .The facts of a startling case, which has been trusted for development to special Detec- ves Carroll and Stratford, of Jersey City, have en made nubile. A iortnleht since, a mau by e name of Mayard appeared at tho oflice of a ;ulinir manufactory in Jersey City, and re- resented that his son-in-law, George Fraburg, o had been employed there as casuicr and ancial manager, had succeeded in cmbez- Slug from tne tunas entrusted to nis care a im amounting to about $10,000. Mayard aited, in cneci, mat in is aivuigeuce wu me ted by a desire to retaliate injuries wnicu ne d suuerea. nis marriage witn ais wiie noa en the result of a bargain between her father id himself. Her father bad been in debt to m. and be hod agreed to discharge him urn tbe obligation it he would give his daugh- r in marriage to mm. under the terms ot ich a contract the marriage took place; but rs. Mayard put herself to no trouble to conceal e fact that she had not given her heart with it band, incir union was Diesi witn one tighter, who grew rapidly in beauty, grace, d intelligence. During all this time the fe had never succeeded in acquiring ky affection hieed, she for the man sue uaa wedded, so much disliked him that. charged, she consDircd airalnst his life d fiimiloved assassins to murder him; these tinrVvri him with a slunsr-shot and knives, and f.vlng stunned him stubbed him three times rlously. lie sought a place away from home, id livpd in it nntil he recovered. He then Vent away, and did not bear from his wlfw or Cii.i fnr KnmA vfl&ra subseouentlv. She finally eaded on her knees for reconciliation, and he uk her to his home again. Not many weeks id gone by after this before he overheard his ife and Fraburg concocting a plot to pat him Ltol the way by means of poison. In the fcarse of tho conversation he overheard tho tt concerning Fraburg semoeezieinenis, wnicn $ had given to tne victims vi u uiouuncmj BELLI CERENT BLONDES. I.vrtla TaempMfi, the "MhoveUNoaed hark of tbe Men of Vice," et. al., va. the lblo "Tlaa. The following article from the Chicago Timet, entitled "The Blondes in a Nutshell," was the inciting cause of the grand combined attack of the blondes and their male creatures on Mr. Story, the editor of the Times, and in which affray the combination came off second bust. Unless the entire community Is mistaken In its opinion, this is about the last of Lydla. She is effectually "played;" If there Is any subject entirely repulsive to tlio public, It must be that which forms the refrain of this article; and If further reference Is mads to it, It Is done in tho same manner and for the same reason that, gambling and prostitution are discussed In the columns of this newspaper that the evil may be properly shown up and effectually cured. Great headway has already been made towards the ac complishment of this purposo, and we venture to predict that, after two or three weeks, the public will be spared tho disgrace of the worst possible form of the leg drama, or, If not, that such exhibi tions will fall to secure the attendance of any re spectable man, as they have already driven away every respectable woman. The public may not yet fully appreciate the justice of the cruBade Inaugurated by tliu Time aumst this abandoned crowd. The present troupe have not yet played In an American city, uulernj It be in Mew Orleans of Sunday nights, where they huve not been a stench In the nostrils of the reputaolo cotnintiuity. In New York, the women huve been openly de nounced by the newspapers fur their lewd demeanor In public ; in 8U Louis, tlicy played to empty touches, the press forewarning the people of that city con cerning the character of the exhibition; in In dianapolis, even where there is a weak press and a pliable public, they met the same opposition, grounded upon the sanie sense of decency. If li were in Chicago alone, or from the Chicago Ttnwn alone, that such disgust Is manifested, there inixht be some reason to think that the party and their performances had been misrepresented and abusud ; but when tho same treatment Is meted out, to a greater or lens extent, everywhere, there cannot bo any reason to douitt that tno blame rests cutlrely with the troupe, and that It is really as disreputable as it has ever been represented to be. Hint this butch of women should make an appeal to the public, under these circumstances, Is simply Insulting to the public Judgment. That tbey have made an unnecessary and lewd exhibition of their persons, such as would not probauly be tolerated by the police In uny buwdy-house; that they have made use of broad, low, and degrading language, sucn as men of any Belf-respect would repudiate even in the absenco of ladies; that their cntertilnmeuts have been mere vehicles for the exhibition of coarse women and the use of disreputable language, unre lieved by any wit or humor; these things and much more can be proved by any one of respectability who has attended any of their performances. These ore the charges that have been made, and they are now reiterated. 0 he women against whom they are made have male protectors with them, who, If they were sensible of any Injustice, would take imme diate and direct means for vindication and retribu tion, instead of making any weak and senseless ap p als to the public in the name of women. Tbesu women must cither conceUo the Justice ef the charges or change their protectors one of whom, styling himself manager, allowed himself to be pub licly whipped by a uewspaper man whom he had in sulted In New York, and afterwards whlningly ad vertised his disgrace before a police Justice. That the people have become pretty fully aware of the Indecency of the crowd now giving tneir peculiar entertainments at the Opera llouse was proved by tbe fact that a veiy general distribution of freo tickets on Monday night only half-tilled the house, and that there were Just thirty-eight women in the audience, not one ol whom was recognized as he longing to respectable and intelligent society. The TntniM, a respectable and inllueutial Journal thut could not siTOid to misrepresent matters any more than the Time, commented upon the attendance and performance of Monday night as follows: The audience, it is said, '-was made up almost exclu sively of men, and certain parts of the houso were quite laterally 'papered.' There was a palnfol at tempt now and then at appluuse, but as a wholo the place fell flat and dead. Chicago audiences are famous for standing a good deal of Imposition, but how long they will stand such stupid stuff as this bur lesque is inaue oi, in its present; iorm, remains to oe seem The piece Is purely and simply a fraud, and the hackneyed, dawdling manner in which the blondes drag themselves through it is only unutter ably silly." The course of the Tivua has had the de sired effect In waking up respectable people to the dnty of avoiding the Opera House so long as this style of entertainment shall prevail there. As to the present disreputable party occupying this house, they can secure Immunity from Just exposure in Chicago only when they "Slmll fold their tenU like tht Arabs, And silently steal sw&y." EX- SECRET All Y SEWARD. ni Arrival In New York-He la Waited en by a Committee or the Common Council (speech of Air. (toward. The Hon. William H. Seward arrived in New York last evening from Baltimore, on his return from his Mexican and Alaskan tour, and pro ceeded to the Astor House. Mr. Seward was accompanied by his sons Frederick and William, and Mrs. Fred Seward. The committee of the Common Council ap- Solnted to tender the hospitalities of the city to lr. Seward assembled at the Astor House shortly after 6 o'clock. After a few preliminary arrangements the committee proceeded to room 41, where Mr. Seward and family, and Mr. Augustus Schell were prepared to receive the delegation. The members of the committee were severally introduced to Mr. Seward, who shook hands warmly with each one. Mil. 8EWAKDS EEUARKS. Mr. Seward 6poke substantially as follows: Gentlemen: I return to yon, and to the Com mon Council of the city of New Y'ork, which you represent, my neumeit manks ior mo unexpected compliment which you have tendered me. My re turn to my nativi'ouutry and State gives me Inex pressible satisfaction, and my pleasure is increased oy This marK or respect lenuercu in me vy me great, city of New York. How Joyful It Is to me to return to the scenes of mybo.vhoodl With what delight I look back to the nappy years wmcn l spent in this city! 11 ere I carried on my studies In tbe law; here I had my law office, and even In those ear'y days 1 predicted with the greatest confidence a spleDdid future for the city of New York. I foresaw the immense strides in civili sation, In commerce, in all the great enterprises and arts ol life which she would take. I have not beeu mistaken In those lirlght anticipations, 'litis metro noils has taken the highest position among the great cities of the world. I rejoice at it ; and I foresee still greater developments In the future. 1 thank tho Common Council of New York most heartily for the compliment tendered, and shall be happy to accept their hospitalities. Mr. Reward anncared to be in erood health, but much fatigued with travelling. He will receive general visitors at Room No. 41 Astor House. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER. A Contlrt Walk Out of a Chlravo Jail Willi. viu jrma iivcofluixnu The Chicago Tribune of the 20th instant says: 1 The custom oi anowing prisoners to roam about the corridors in the day time, prevalent in the County Jail, Is a bud one, as several have made their escape by representing themsolvcs to the jailer on duty as visitors, i The jailers are supposed to know, and ought to know, the coun tenance OI every criminal uuuur vuuir cuaro. If they did they would not be imposed upon. Foltz is an astute individual, and it Is seldom that any of the incarcerated fool him, but ho was taken in by one yesterday. Bently Cutn mings, alias Burns, awaiting trial for larceny, pasecd by Foltz yesterday afternoon, without being recognized, although he was not disguised In any way. He was arrested in the West Divi sion about three weeks ago, and, having failed to secure bail, was committed. With quite a number of other prisoners, ho was permitted to walk in the corridors, and conceived a novel plan to make his escape. He bad an old pair of drawers in his cell. These be wrapped up In a' piece of paper, remarking to a companion, "I will bet you I go out on those." Watching an opportunity, when half-a-dozen people were con versing with the men locked up, he put the bundle under bis arm. and marched boldly into tho tnrnkcy's room. Mr. Foltz was on dnty at the time. Cummings said: "I have seen him; let me out." Foltz thought It was all right, and without looking at him bnt cnsuollp. unlocked the outer door, and he left. When locklng-np time came he was missed, and then it was re membered that be hud been permitted to depart. Up to a late hour this morning Cummings had not been captured. The iallcrs ought to become familiar with the faces of the prisoners, or the custom referred to should be stopped. THE WOMEN AGAIN. Meeting ol the Women Huffraxe Asnoclntlon An Intcrchanite of Views Uoneeralnc the Hal lot. Tbe votaries of fcinalo voting hold their heb domadal meeting in New York yesterday, Mrs. Wilbonr in the chair, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Barlow, and other leading spirits of the movement preeent. Mrs. Wllbour read a letter from a lady In the State of Georgia, inquiring if all the women so cieties in New York were political, and if so, to what parties they belonged; also, if there were no societies of the kind North entertaining sen timents congenial to Southerners. It was voted in the courne of discussion that Southern women wcro yet In "the Borriboola Gba of bonlghtcdncsrt as far as the suffrage movement went. The outrages of the dally journals made one lady, "with more zeal than discretion," confess edly feci on the previous day as if cho wanted to "sink Mauhatan Island in the Atlautlc Ocean." Reporters would, as a general thing, chronicle all ridiculous , and worse things, if such hap pened to drop from tho lips of any of tho strong minded in council, but lot any good be agitated and penny-n-liuers would ior tho greater part ignore It. A Indy remarked that all woman meetings of this kind had come into disrepute by a few ridi culous things that somo women hud done. Men were afraid of woman's rights women. That was unfortunntc; it was well enough once in a while to be dodged ns if you were a wild cat or a hyena nnd would scratch or bite or tear; it would do for a joke a few times, but as n habitual thing it was rather boring. Through snch influences, too, many women were kept out of the movement, even though their hearts and souls were in It. A voice from the reporter's left suggested that women must be more aggressive. Another voice said that man's normal condi tion is that of a polygamlst. Conservative women are responsible for this. The lady who spoke would never permit any man to bring to her an accusation against any woman. Women were used to bearing wrong and keeping their mouths shut they were like the Sultan of Turkey's slaves. Mrs. Blake proposed to catechise each lady present as to why she was In favor of woman suffrage, and so she acted as self-appointed cate chist. The reasons were various in verbalism, but all tending to one point female oppression mental, Boolnl and civil. One lady did not desire the ballot, because she. tnirabih: dietu ! did not feel oppressed. "Have you had all your rlghst?" asked the fair Interlocutor. "Yes," was the answer, "and I have been very exacting, too bad a great many wants. The men have never interfered with me." The lady, it is needless to say, was an "out sider," and not a member of the association. After a little more debate on inconsiderable matters, the meeting adjourned, to meet on the coming Friday at Cooper Institute. THE LAST SHAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Many Frightened, But No One Hurt. At about twelve minutes past 1 o'clock yesterday there were two perceptible, but not severe, shocks ot earthquake felt throughout nearly all the city. As is usual upon feeling the slightest tremor from the broad foundation upon which we stand, there was a momentary feeling of danger, which was, however, speedily foi gotten. Of course many people ruBhed into the streets, not because they were frightened certainly not bnt Just to see why the crowd col lected. Small tables, which a few moments pre viously had been surrounded by a crowd, were ren dered tenantless. It being, however, speedily ascer tained that no damage had been done, not even an old brick building having been started from its foundations or cracked in Its walls, people returned to their ordinary avocations, and In a short time the subject of the shock became ol the past and was ap parently forgotten. KO DAMAGE DONE. After a careful search through the different por tions of tho city none of our reporters could And any evidence of damage having been done to any build ing further than the cracking of a few panes of glass, which may or may not have been caused by the earthquake. The reports which are usually in cir culation upon similar occasions in reference to the fall of plastering, mirrors, and glasses were not wanting this time. Of course there were more or less rumors and idle stories afloat upon tbe streets, but generally they sadly need conUrmatton. During portions of the day gaping crowds were collected opposite the different buildings, looking in tently and apparently awestruck at cracks In the outer coating which had been in existence for the last two years. ALONG THE CITY FRONT. The old wharves and rickety bnildlngs along tha city front, which rest upon piers hair eaten by worms or rotted, were of course somewhat shaken, but in spite of their age and infirmities, they held their own, and not one of the wretched affairs fell down. Ihe people inhabiting that locality ran up tr.wn, of courwe, not because they were frightened, but to assist, If possible, those whr hud probably been huri up town. In shore, nearly every man had an excuse for being absent from his proper place. vr town. At the public schools, although tho pupils were more or less rrigntened, mrougn the prompt action ami ftood Judgment of the teachers there was no panic. At the Lincoln, Lunman, and Cosmopolitan schools the pupils were marched out of the building with the same regularity as upon other davs. At the school in the Jewish 8.vuagogue on Suttor street mere was a momentary panic, wnicu inn teae tiers, however, easily quelled. Among the hundreds of children who yesterday attended school we cannot learn of the slightest accident. The schools were generally dismissed after the shock. At the Washington Street Baptist Church the ob sequies of the late Henry Wuttsou were interrupted by the shock, and a few ladies, who found conve nient cushions on which to fall, fainted. Others less fortunate were (enled the privilege of being borne from the church by good-looking young men. As all the buildings In San Francisco, Including tbe old rookeries, are still standing, we may say "It was no great shakes after all. " AUa (Miurnia, Feb. 18. BLACKMAIL. Four Hundred Dollar to Kacape a Lawsuit und Hcandal. . One of the boldest and most barefaced at tempts to inlllct black mail bos recently come to our knowledge, the Innocent victim being a hard-working, honest mechanic of this city, and well known as such in the community. - The circumstances are substantially as follows, tho ail air having taken place several weoks since: A strange female, accompauled by two children, appoarod to the young man one day about the time mentioned, the woman declaring him to be her husband, by marriage in another State, and father of tho children in her charge. Tbe woman was very bold and pressing in her demands and resisted all overtures and compro mise based on any consideration but money. Taking up ber residence in the young man's neighborhood, and constantly plying him with threats of prosecution and exposure, she suc ceeded in so working upon bis fears that, fear ing the effect upon his yonng wife, a worthy woman to whom be had been married loss than a year, out of regard for her feelings, and those of bis friends, and to save scandal, be finally yielded to the importunities of bis persecutor und paid ber $400, all bis available means, to take ber departure, which she did more than Willingly. tipringjwld Ohio) liepublican. r Milwaukee Is to have an Irish daily and weekly paper. The company has been chartered.1 LSOAL lUTULLIQCUCD. Bnpreme (loart In Hann Jndaea Read Aanew, KhaiKweofi. and William. tub sc'HOsrrs cask. This morning George Northrop, Esq., asked tho Court If tbey would pass upon a motion r,i bring back the case of Dr. Paul Hchoeppe, to be rn viewed npon the law and evidence as provided by the recent statute enacted with special reference to this case. Justice Read, presiding, said that since the writ of error had been heard and Judgment given upon it before the act was passed, and the record had bee i remitted to the Court below before the appllcatlo i was made, he did not see bow the case could agat I be bronght Into this Court, unless by a new writ. Mr. Northrop said he was not aware of the condi tion In which the record stood, but would see If steps could not be taken in accordance with the sugges tion of the Court. Nlal Prion Chirr Jnatlre Thompeon. A case was argned this morning testing the vali dity of the tax upon bank stock Imposed by the act of Assembly of December 82, 1809. A Mr. FleUh, being the owner of bank storks, prays for an Injunc tion to restrain the Auditor-Oeneral from collecting the tax, upon the gruund that the rate Is higher than that allowed by the act of Congress, which permits a Mate to levy a tax upon inonejed capital in the hands of Individuals, ami which regulated all Utile legislation upon the subject. The matter was argued and held under advisement. TUB CITV TRUSTS. The Attorney-Oencral notified that ho was pre pared to argue tie prayer for an Injunction on be naif of the new Hoard of directors to restrain tho city from proceeding further to transact the business of the public trusts. The chief Justice asked If the city ortlilals had not already acceded to everything the new board had demanded. The Attorney-General said he did not know how thut was, bnt he knew that counsel representing the defendants would not object to a continuance of the cae with the order of the court remaining as It now stands. j he Chief Justleo approved of this, and so, for tho present at least, the matter stands. IT. H. DiMlrlrt Court Judge Cndwalader. In the case of the young man, William Courtney, tried for stealing valuables from the mail, the Jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. Court of Qnnrter Hemlona. In the case of Thomas Dooley, charged with ex posing a faro board and gambling tor a llvelinood at a tavern In Third street, below Buttonwood, the Jury rendered a verdict of guilty. This is not tho kind of gambler, however, tnat the people tiro most anxious to see brought to justice; he is not one of the dashing, flashy, genteel looking follows, who sport diamonds and other such finery and hold forth In elegant saloons, but he Is a poor man from Schuylkill county, having a largo family to support, and has been here but two months. Ills conviction will serve, though, as a firecedent, and, as Insignificant rs tho case may be, t c.n no longer be said that no man was ever con victed In the (Quarter Sessions of gambling. Jefferson E. Williams, he of the American Con servatory of Music, In Walnut street, above Tenth, who was convicted of an indecent assault upon two little boys, was this morning sentenced to the County Prison; for is mouths. In counectlou with this caso It may perhaps be proper to give our renders the following singular card which Williams publishes to-dar In a morning paper: A Oabd to tbe Prnuo.- Thro weeks (ro itwia mj privilege to be known nut only a the hntd of the nvwt thorouxhly orRauized and cBcctive music Bcuool in the United Ktntes, but likewise as the fonndnr ef the first Conservatory in America (New York, 1SH3. Tn-ilnv, by an unmanly action on my own part and the ironulfWe severity of those who havo arrayei themselves against me, my name has become a by-word in the months of tbe Pharineea of this great eity. To those tree men and women who have been like Good Samaritans. 1 would say that, I f my life be spared, an op portunity shall net be wanting to prove my earnest srati tude. Many of those who will read the words have testi fied and will yet bear witness to tbe untiring seal, energy, and fidelity with which I have labored to establish permanently in Philadelphia a first-class art school, whicn should take high rank among similar insti tutions; and. altbongh my egotism is not so great aa to lead me to sappose that I could at tne present time re-establish the Conservatory without the invitation and co-operation of its patrons and former friends, it is my sincere desire, hope, and trust that I may yet be en abled to complete this great work, tbe success of which has been so remarkable during the last two and a half years, and by a lite of virtue added to tha strict integrity which has always charaoterir.ed my tinanoial dealings, prove to my fellow citizens that true manliness of charac ter which every nun owes to bis Creator and to himself. JICFFKRSON K. WILLIAMS, President of the American Conservatory of Music. TIIK NEW YORK JHONKY MARKET. From, the If. T. Herald. "Gold was no lower to-day than yesterday, but It was feverishly active at thejextrcraes ofU6ti.llTV. "At tbe opening there was a disposition on tbe part of the 'shorts' to cover, as well as on the part of the 'bulls' to try for a reaction, and the market towards noon became firm as the demand for gold for the Clearing House was so urgent that holders had their balances carried free of Interest and for two and three per cent. These rates stimulated buy ing, and as at this time a telegram from Washington reported that the llouse had peremptorily ordered the Banking Committee to bring In a bill for fifty millions more currency the 'bulls' took courage and put the price to in'.. Subsequently, as the rate for carrying became heavier, although there were Intermediate transactions at 'flat,' there was less disposition to buy, because the 'bulls' began to feel that the only hope of a rise lay in a 'short' Interest, as the foreign exchange was weak, whlleithe quotation for Ove-twenttes in London was steady at 69 15-16 to so, and active In Frankfort at S. It Is a curious fact that what la known as a split' should be bid In the London quotation, the smallest difference heretofore being an eighth. After tha board adjourned the current set In again in favor of the 'bulla,' and on the reported buying 3f the leading Government bankers the price again touched 11 7. Just at the close of street busluess, however, the German bankers seemed to be In possession of some secret news by cable and sold all the way down to 116V. The Kngllsh cable was not working to-day, and the London and Frankfort quotations came by way of Paris. The heavy transactions of yesterday are shown In the report of the operations of the Gold Kxcbange Bank, which were aa follows: Gold cleared, 193,818,000; gold balances, 12,127,019; cur rency balances, 12,523.920. "Despite thedecline in gold, the market for foreign exchange has been heavy, and to-day was weak and lower. The shipments of cotton and bonds fur nish the market with so mauy bills that the bankers are not solicited to draw except at concessions.'' Baltimore Produce market. Baltimore, Feb. so. Cotton very firm at ur.o. Flour active and firm and prices unchanged. Wheat unchanged; Pennsylvania red at 1 1124:0)1-20. Corn Yellow firmer and lo. higher, with sales at 91 ( 2i.; white scarce at 94a9So. Oats. 63o355c Kye 85t95c. Mess Pork quiet and unchanged. Bacon lirm and unchanged. Lard quiet and unchanged. Whisky firm at f l-O'Aaioa. Incidentals. The Milwaukee brewers have made a reduc tion of $3-50 per barrel in the price of lager. The City Council of Baltimore Is taking steps to prevent trapeze performances In that city. Boston shipowners are elguing a petition asking Congress to abolish the laws allowing extra pay to seamen. The Tennessee Colored Men's Convention in Nashville, which assembled on Monday, con tained about one hundred delegates, represent ing forty counties. The Yale Navy have voted not to accept the proposition of Harvard to open the annual races to the whole University; therefore only the aca demical department can be represented In the crews next summer. Day breaks regularly, and it Is generally supposed without much diUlculty. A recent novelist, however, thus tells us how he thinks it is done: "Dawn, is just beginning stealthily to unlatch the eastern gate; her torch, new-lit, makes but a puny opponent for the night's one great and myriad lesser lamps." The Detroit Free Press declares that "Salem has just lost a respectable old lady whose mother was burned for a witch during Puritan rule." The old lady whom "Salem has just lost," must have been very, very old, if hor mother was "burned for a witch during Puritan rule." That Illinois paper which declares that "the footprints of civilization" have been dis covered in its neighborhood 180 feet below the surface of the earth, might be believed; but when It expects na to believe that a sea serpent has also been discovered at that depth, It asks too much. SECOND EDITION LATEST BV THLZ.aB.Arn. Frightful Kailroi'l Accident in Mississippi. A Train Goes Through a Trestle Bridge A Large Lou of Life. GENERAL lafEWS. Resumption of Work in the Navy Yards Advices from tbe Asiatic Fleet. Etc.. i;tc. Etc., Etc., Etc. DISASTER. A Terrible Railroad Accident la ftIlmLltpl A Train (Joes Thrapuo a Trent le Work Larue Lena mt Ufe Twelve lledlea Already Itr covered from the Wreck. Memphis, Feb. 26. A painful rumor pre vailed here last night that a fearful accident had occurred on the Mississippi Contral Railroad during the afternoon, attended with great loss of life. A telegram was sent to Water Valley asking for particulars, but it is supposed that the rail road officials would not permit the operator to commnnicate anything. At least, nothing could be learned from tbem. Passengers from Grenada this morning con firm the report. They say that the regular mall train, when throe miles below Oxford, yesterday afternoon, ran through the trestle-work, smash ing the baggage, express, and four passenger cars, killing and woundiug a large number of persons. At the last accounts, twelve bodies had been taken from the wreck, Including Mr. McDonald, the road master, and two ladies, names unknown. A. J. McConico, Treasurer of the road, and his son, Samuel B., were fatally Injured. No other names could be learned. The excursion train from Louisville, with the delegates of the General Freight Agents' Asso ciation and others, failed to connect at Hum boldt, else the loss of life would have been fear ful. Passengers report that the sleeping car on the northward bound train ran off the track on the trestle near West's Station last night, and turned on its side, but fortunately did not go over. Full particulars of the Oxford dislsoster were telegraphed for last night, but no answer was returned. FEVM WdSHlJVGTOJV. Work to be Renamed at tbe Navy Yard, Blare . Inland. Cal. Special Dmpateh to The fruiting Telegraph, Washington, Feb. 30. Secretary Robeson has given orders to tho Commandant of the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., to resutno work on the 21st proximo in tbe Departments of Con struction and Repair and Steam Engineering, taking on in the former department 500 of tbe former employes, and in the latter 150. In tbe selection of those to be re-employed only the most competent, industrious, and deserving will be retained, and those who served during the late war in the navy or army will be preferred, other things being equal. Tbe Asiatic Fleet. Orders have been given by the Navy Depart partment to Rear Admiral Rowan, commanding the Asiatic fleet, that hereafter when vessels are in need of repairs on that station, not to sell them as heretofore, but refit them there, and necessary men to fill up crews can be enlisted there, which will save a great expense In send ing men out. Iloreafter when men are dis charged at their own request they are to under stand that they waive all claims to a passage home at Government expense. FROM EUROPE. Tola JMoratna'a Qnetattana. By the Anglo-American Cable. London, Feb. 26. Consols opened yesterday at Wx for money and 92 for account. United States Five-twenties of 1862, 90 V; of 1863, old, 89: of 1807, 88,' ; 10-408, 8fX ; Erie KaUroad, 22. Livskpooi, Feb. 86 Cotton opened yesterday firmer. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The stock taken for export and speculation was 2000 bales. The sales of the wwek have been 51,000 bales, lnelndlng for export 6000 bales and for specu lation 6000 bales. The stock on hand amounts to 811,000 bales, Including 139,000 bales or American, ltecelpts of the week bave been 39,000 bales, includ ing 16,000 bales of American. London, Feb. 26 Turpentine, 80s. 80. Tallow dull. Thla Afternoon's Quotations'. London, Feb. 26 i V. M. Consols for money, 92, and for account, 92 V- United States (U20s of of I860, old, 8'JX', of lbuf, 88v. Illinois Central, Liverpool, Feb. 261 P. M Flnur quiet and steady. Ited Western Wheat quiet. Corn, 27s. lte celpts for three days 6560 quarters, of which 2&O0 were American. ' New York Money and week Marketa. Niw Yost, Feb. 26. btocks unsettled. Money easy at 64& per cent. Gold, lie;,'. Five twenties, 1862, coupon, US; do. 1864, da, 113).'; do. I860, do., 114; do. da, new, 112: da 1867, HIV; da 1H6S, 113'.'; 10-408, 112; Virginia 6s, new, 65; Missouri 6a, 92 ; Canton Company, W; Cum berland preferred, 80 V! Consolidated New York Cen tral and Uudsun River, 96 ; Brie, 2ft; Heading. 97'.: adorns Express, 63. ; Michigan Central, 121; Michigan Southern, 86 ; Illinois Central. 1413.,' Cleveland and Pittsburg, lot ; Chicago and Kock Island, 120.K ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 191'. West ern Union Telegraph, 84. ' Stock Unotatlons by Telecrapfe 1 P. ffl. Glendinnlng, Davis A Co. report through their How York house the following; N. Y. Cent Hud K ; Pacific MaU Steam... 41' Con. Stock 96f I Western Union Tele S-l v aa scrip. vi hu, t raai n.ex a 62'. N. Y. A Erie Rod. . V Ph. and Rea. R 97 V Mich. South. A NLR. 87 Clcand PlttR, 101 Chi and N. W.cora.. 70', ChLandN. W.prof.. 87 Cm.andR.LR 180j Pitta. F. W. A Chi. R. 91 Mil. -St. Paul pf.ex d 76)tf Adams xpress is Wells,FargoCO.... 21V United suites bij- Tennessee 6a, new. 46 Q Gold U6 Market steady New York Prodaee Market. Mrw Yokx, Feb. 24. Cotton weak, with ales of 800 bales. Flour State and Western less oive, but without decided change: Southern qui and un changed. Wheat quiet and without deoied change: common No, 8 spring, ll-Oo. Corn scarae at 90yt!c. Oats quietf State, 24fc)64o. Beef , quiet Pork firm, new nissa, 126; prime IWWKfii Lard heavy; steam In tierces, . 14j,aioc, . WWrtj very Una; Western, lt)oxHl. iixajnci: Ann comjilrii-. Orrioa or xmi icvmw TaT.aeaara.1 Saturday, Psb. 96, 1870. I Money lenders continue to lament the apathy which rules the market and the exceptiouably low rates obtainable for call and temporary accommodations. The circumstance that money is a drug, and fully three per cent, lower In market value than at this period last year, ought certainly to have a stimulating effect on trade and enterprise, bnt so far no snch result has followed; on the contrary, it would appear that the demand falls off in proportion as cur rency becomes cheaper or moro abundant. Wo quote demand loans at 45 per cent, on Government and miscellaneous collaterals, and first-class business paper at 0 per cent. (iold opened strong, and for a time it was thought that tbe premium might close on the verge of toe twenties, but there was a slow de cline from 117X to, 116tf. Government bonds were generally strong, thongh tbe 1881s and the 'OTis show a decline ot h nd )4. The bndncss at the Stock Board was meagre, houtrh prices were fairly maintained. Sales of the War Loan coupons at lftJ. City 6s wero In good request, tales of Cs, old issnes, at 100; and new do. at 101. Lehigh Gold Loan sold at 91, s. o. Rending Railroad was neglected. Small sales at 48 69, e. o.; Lehigh Valley Railroad sold at 54; Pennsylvania Railroad at 50fo)5o; Mluchill Railroad at Gl J: and Oil Creek and Allegheny Railroad at 40,'. In Canal shares there was a small sale of Lcbigh at 32), b. o. Coal and Uank shares were not sold, and in Passenger Railway stocks the only sale was In Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Railway at 20. PHILADELPHIA STOCK KXCUANUK 8ALR8. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 a Third street, first Board. f:ioo Pa Cs, s se... la. 10$ 1100 Pa 6s W L Cp.102 tlHOOCIty 6s, Old... 4. cUs.,.,100 r.onNFenna 6s... 91 I200U Leh V It n bds reir.lots. 96 100 sh Read..s30wn.48'6 31 sh Penna K.ls. 66 loo do..s30wn, 78 do is. B6;f 2 do M'i 87 do Is. 66' Rll ah Tiih r 1 I.. arjw $2Toncity a,N...ls.l0IV fM Leh K6s 89 I'O .11 IJTH . CM ... IS. uu bii jnincnui u.. 10 sh Phil A Kit.. 8hLeh U Ht... 61 ir.000 Pa 1st nit..... 99 yA 82 israil gnm 1.860 . 91 1 sh llltli A Mrh St cAp.,., 20 100 do D60. 82!tf 32 sh O C A A R R. 40 Jay Coo kb A Co. quote Government securities as follows: U. a 6s Of 1881, 116117V; 0-20s of 1862, lupous; do., 1864, 113X0114; do., I860 114 114; do., July. 18(W, iUyWl ; do. do., 1867, 118S,113;,-; do., 180S, 113lins-; KMOs, 112; Cur. 6S,11K1US;. nld. 116,V. Mxsshh. Du Havkn a Bkoturk, No. 40 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of lstfl, IIGJ.WUT'.' ; do., 1862, ikxhbv ; da 1864, 113,V(113 'i ; no. 1S68, 114(ajl4,V: do. 1866, new, H2j(gii2ai i da 186T, da ll3',U8,v; da 1868, do., ll.t(aiiuj; 10-40B. Ilrtll2,s; O. 8. 80 Year 6 per oent. Currency, llLVgiii; Pue Com p. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, 116vt116. ; Silver, 115(3116. Union Pnclflc K. R. 1st Jlort. Bond, (-0as70; Central Pa cific K. R. 1st Mort. Honda, tods969; Union Pacific Land urant Bonds, 1710(3720. MKS81U. WlM.IAM I'aintek A Co., No. 36 8. Third street, report tho following quotat.lns: U. S. 6s of 1881, 11 7i,117 ; D-208 Of 1802, 110115V ; do. 1864, 113 Wll8 'i; do. isoft, U414."; da, July, 1866, lHSWliH.'i: do., July, 1SC7, U8aui3V; do. Juiy, 1808, nswiiay; 6s, 10-40, irAn'2; u. s. Pacioo RK. Cur. 6s, 11 1(411 Gold, 116i(dU6X. Narr A La on kk. Bankers, report this morning's vruiu uumuuuua aa luuuvsu: 10-00 A. M.. ..in.' ..117 -.116?, ..UT ..116' 10-45 A.M. ....11 ,...Htf ....116X ....116V ....liex 10-01 10-09 10'10 1011 10-13 1S-40 " . 11-03 " . 11-20 " . 11-40 " . .116 V' Philadelphia Trade Report. Satchdat, Feb. 26. Bark The lost sale of No. 1 Quercitron was at 130 per ton. There Is a steady demand for Flour from the home consumers for the better grades of winter wheat families, but shippers operate sparingly. Sales of superiine at $4-25(34-50; extras at H (24-75; 800 barrels Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family nt f.V2f5-90; Pennsylvania da do. at 15-25(4576; loo barrels Ohio do. do. at 10-50; and 200 barrels luncy Southern do. da at ttS-TOxT-M. Rye Flour may be quoted at 11-75 per barrel. No sales were reported In Corn Meal. There Is a fair demand for Wheat of prime quality at full prices, but common grades are neg lected. Sales of 1000 bushels Pennsylvania and Western red at l-24(Al-26. Bye Is held at 11 for Pennsylvania. Com la scarce and flrmly held, but there is not much activity. Soles of 8000 bushels at Sil(a)93c, according to dryness. 2000 bashels Pennsyl vania Oats sold at 5365c. No sales were reported in Barley or Malt. Seeds The demand for Cloverseed has fallen off, and prices favor buyers. Sales 100 bushels at 17-60 ;8 for wagons and 8-l2X8-25 for commission houses. Flaxseed sells In a small way at f2-25. Whisky Is very nrm, and held at $l(Sl-02 for wood and Iron-bound Western. Five persons, just of that age when they Know too much to be boys and too little to be men, arose in wrath and noisily tramped their way out of a church in California a few Sundays ago, because a negro came in and quietly took a seat in a neighboring pew. But these same live frequently loaf in the Bamo negro's barber shop for hours together on week days latest smppfyq" Isteluoence. For additional Marine Newt see Ineidt Pages. Bfi Telegraph.) Nkw York, Feb. 26. Arrived, steamship Aleppo, from Liverpool via Boston. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA FEBRUARY 24 BTATX Or THERMOMETER AT TBS KVENINO TKLXGRAm OPKICB. TA.M 32 I 11 A. M 44 8 P. M 47 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Steamship Hunter, Harding, Providence, D. S. Stet son A Ca Steamship Fanlta, Freeman, New Y'ork, John F. Ohl. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamship Fanlta, Freeman, 24 hours from New York, with mdse. to John V. Ohl. Bark Abhy N. Franklin, Hulhrook, 7 days from St. Helena Sound, 8. C, with plioHpliato to John C. Scott A Sons vessel to B. Crawley A Co. N. G. bark Margaretta, Reckless, 8 days from New Y'ork, In ballast to Workman A Co. Schr Archer A Reeves, Ualbro, 14 days from Car denas, with sugar to Daliett A Son. fecbr Anna Barton, Prick, 10 days from Charlrton, S. C, with phosphate to J. K. Smith. Schr Mary U. Collins, Kndlcott. 17 days from Som brero, witn guano to Moro Phillips vesel to E. A. Souder A Co. Was ashore on Braudr'ine Shoals, as before reported, and was got oil' whout damage ; towed up by tug America. Schr Ocean Wave, Bryant, 4 daw from Gloucester Muss., with mackerel to captali Schr Bonny Boat, Kellv, frm Boston, with mdse. Schr William Walton, Husr, from Morris river. Schr Elvlc Davis. Hand from Boston. Schr Alaska, Pierce, 'day from Brandy wine, Del., with corn meal to 11. " Le -o. Steamtug Amerl Chambers, from Delaware Breakwater. Tot1 UP 8uhr lary G. Collins. Schr J. W. Everman, efo" reported on the point of Cape Henlopen, wil probably prove a total loss. On v.,., Y?o Bunk, saw brkrs llermea. from Portn Cabello ; S. Merrick, from Cardenas ; suhrs Rose well fron' atanzas, and Lizzie Batohelder, from Matauz": tw0 brigs, names unknown. SAILED. cy Ice Boat No. 2, Schelleager, left Lombard gt-oet wharf at 10 o'clock this morning, and pro rtieded down the river. RETURNED. TheNorw. bark Tulsco, Capt. Bellegaard, left Went Philadelphia this morning for Havre, and la f olng out the Schuylkill struck on the bar between 'oiut Breeze aud Gibson's Point, but proceeded -down the river; after going a short distance, found tbe vessel making so uiticu water that both pumps would not free her, and for the safety of vessel and , cargo, returned to Greenwich Point. - , MEMORANDA. 1 ' Schr Jessie 8. Clark, Clark, hence, at Savannah : Schrs Nadab. Cheney, from NewbarvDOrt for Phlhv. 1 ' '' delphla, and Amelia, Post, from do. for New Caaile, Dei., sailed from Holmes' Hole Mth lust, s
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