8 THIS DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1870, CITY IHTELLlttEJICE. COASTWISE. Th Conl Trade, nod now it la Carried On The Introduction of Autrrlrnn-bullt Iron Htam Cslliers-The Revolution they are Working. The thousands of fore-and-aftcrs which have o long been engaged In tho transportation of coal will noon be obliged to seek other employ ment, and perhaps go to tho Pacific or South Hca Islands to obtain work. Millions of tons of coal from the mines of this State are conveyed to New York, and Eastern ports in fore-and-aftcrs ranging In capacity from CO to 000 or 800 tons. At times 200 sail or more of colliers may ko met with, In a few hours steaming, loading down to the hatches. Steam colliers arc to work this great change in tho character of our coasters, and their numerous advantages will doubtless tend to reduce the price of coal, and at the aame time to keep tip a constant supply at the various marts; for hitherto a spell of bad weather has often raised tho price of coal, first, becaupe the demand was decreased, and, secondly, because of headwinds or shipments ar riving in time to fitl tip depleted stocks. Tho official returns show that, during the past year, 13,221,380 tons of anthracite and 2,tKM,8U tuns of bituminous coal were moved to the sea board a falling off of 1 S3, 6110 tons of the former, and an increase of 05:i,3') tons of scml-anthra-ite and bituminous, still giving an increase as a whole of 401,201 tons over the amount forwarded during the year 1808. It Is expected that through proper legislation, and tho hoped-for improve ment in the requirements of commerce and trade, that the increase for this year will be about 15,000.000 tons. Tho Philadelphia and Heading Railroad received from various lateral railroads in the Schuylkill coal regions 4, 23'.), 4 57 tons during tho your ending Nov. 80, 1809. In 1808, 2,113,581 tons were sent to Port Rich mond, in the upper section of the city, for ship ment to other ports. In 180!) the amount was 2,302,072 tons, being an increase of IM'J.SIU tons over the previous year. The Central Railroad of New Jersey in the year 1800 delivered at Eli r.abethport 350,121 tons of Lehigh nnd 810, 800 tons of Lackawanna coal, being a total of 1,107,017 tons. During the year 1809 about 9,000,000 tons of coal were sent to tidewater, leaving tho balance of tho product to bo con sumed along tho Hues of the different trans porting companies. No official figures are available to show tho exact number of vessels engaged in the coast wine coal trade, and we can only make an ap proximation. We give first tho number and ton nage of the vessels engaged in the coastwise trade, owned in the principal Atlantic States, the figures being taken only from the official returns of enrolled vessels, not counting the registered licet, many of which at times are also employed in this trade: S'atr. Maine 2003 161.D94 4,216 ir7,9U4 41,000 70,144 kis,s;w 92, U9 H 10,0 14 S2.624 KB.SM 23,539 10,329 1,841,6.M New Hampshire 51 Massachusetts 9i Rhode Island M Connecticut 63 1 New York floil New Jersey V.f. Pennsylvania ibks Delaware Mil Maryland J 114 District of Columbia 34a Virginia 8.V2 Total ia,5T8 It is safe to estimate that one-third of the number of vessels in the enrolled coasting trade are employed as colliers, therefore we have 4520 vessels, with an aggregate of 013,817 tons regis tered capacity, which are at present employed in the transportation of coal. These vessels consist of craft of all ages, sizes, and rigs, schooners predominating. Scores of large three-masted schooners, some of them of 000 toils capacity, are to bo found in tho trade, vicing with brigs, topsail schooners, jackass brigs, aud terns. The following presents the rate per ton which they receive for carrying coal from Port Richmond to the points named: To Boston $3-00 I To Providence $2 25 ToKalem .' a-00 To New York 2-00 To Lyun 8-00 I To Washington. 2-20 To Portland 3-2-5 1 The returns for the pat few weeks at Port Richmond show the following: Vessels for the week at the port, 30; boats, 20. In port, 23 ves Bcls and 34 boats. Taking this as a fair average, it will be seen that these figures would give over 2000 at the port for tho year. These figures do not include coal boats which ply on tho canals. Within a year or two parties have determined to demonstrate the practicability oi steam col liers on tho coast, and procured estimates from eome Glasgow builders, but after careful con sideration determined to build them from Ame rican specifications. The contract for two steam colliers the Rattlesnake aud Centipede each of a capacity of six hundred tons of coal as cargo nnd one hundred tous for fuel, was made with the Pennsylvania Iron Works, Messrs. Reaney, Son oi Archbold, at Chester, and they are now in successful operation. These vessels have proven so well adapted to the trade that a large licet has been ordered aud is in pro cess of construction. Certain English builders laughed at the idea ol tho Americans building steam colliers, and prophesied that they would be failures. But they have proven successful, nnd although the general features of the Ame rican vessels arc similar to the English the former have advantages which at once place them first in value and capacity. There Is no better way of showing those facts than by tabulating the dimensions of an English steam collier as laid down by Mr. J. Scott Russell and those built by the Pennsylvania Iron Works: Kntjliih, Amerifau, Length 7 r149 foot lliflfeol KrrouUh M foot 2X feet lO&in Depth l.ifeutSln. 13 feet in' Ares i'M (ij. feet 877 . foett PiKiiluftiiiiont, llirlit 478 tons. .'115 tons Displacement, lnueu B;7 tons, till) toil Draft 12 feet 11 feet Knuines. 3 It Diameter 37 inches "A inches Ktroke 24 inches 28incue Hoilor I tubuinr ' 1 tubulur Area if (fate 4;i!. q. fet 4' ei fen Wo. of tultui in boiler 2H4'iift br-'yn lim it in by 7 ft Hoat'ti surface in tube. .1036 71-100 mi. It. 1044 4 100 aq ft Diameter ol screw 8 feet it feet fitch 13 feet 14 foot Revolutions UUpormin 80 per mi n Vresnure or Hte&m 12 Bounds 3t jioaniU Knots per hour H knot S Knots Weight of iron In bull. . . tons l.r8 ss tons hurfane in hull '.Oil acj. feet botiti s(. feet Average weight per ml. foot of bull 4Jtf pounds 62f pounds Wt. of machinery, car- pen'r work aud outfits. 353 tons 161 loos In the American collier one engine does the work of two English engines, and goes one knot more speed per hour, besides being less expen sive, of less weight, easier to keep in repair, and far less liable to derangement, as most of the dillittulties of keeping the journals of the orank nhaftin perfect line are obviated. This is the result of our first experiments in cteam colliers built expressly for this trade. After trying with extraordinary success the steamers Centipede and Rattlesnake, tho owners gave orders to havo three larger ones built, and they are going on with others. Over twenty are booh to be in service. The three building now are the Hercules, Achilles each of a carrying capacity of 1000 tons and the Panther, of 800 tons, exclusive of bunker room for 100 tons used in the furnaces. The dimensions of these throe vessels arc as followB: Hercules sn4 Aiblllei, Panther, Dimensions. luut) Tons. HtNl Toon. Length vn load line.... 1H4 feet ItCifeot Rrwutlh of Ileum 37 feat X(y feet Jteptb from baso line.. Ifilset 14 feet Diaplacemitnt, built.... 7tj tons itm tons Dtaplaoetneut. huten...li53 tous 1407 tons Uraft ladi;n from base line luyi leet to inobs 3d luouos 7o! square feet lo loot 17 feet SO .16 pounds 10 10 feet I 40 inohen 3d inches 1 7ti!4 square ft. 10 feet 17 feet HI Ki ponnds lo Kniriues I Maineter ef cylinder. . . rttriika Hollers Area of grate Diameter of screw Pitch Ravotutioa per minute. l'resanro of stoam Koot Hrhour Wniffht of iron in hull . . in; tons !! tons Surface of skm of bull. .1110 7 miuare foet WIS Siiuare feet These vessels are schooner-rigged, are steady tinder canvas, and present a very flue appear- Iron bate line. ' t Midship section. 1 With surfa.' eondeiiherouu uujtutkb's eut-on. j Kquul to o per vent In eactts. nee when loaded. The machinery and boiler are located amidships. The vcssols are provided with an interior skin which is fitted for a water ballast tank, adding greatly to their strength. There are eleven keelsons ar.d four Iron bulk heads connecting to the floor and outside plating for a length of 98 feet in the central part of the vessel. The butts of all the ontside plating, stringer-plates and tie plates on beams are all don bio riveted, aid the riveting throughout is first-class. These vessels are a credit to our coasting trade. The steamers already built are owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, and ply between Port Richmond and Eastern ports. At Boston special dock atrrngeinents are made for them, where they are unloaded In ten hours, working three hatches at once. They are loaded in about eight hours. Allowing one steam collier equal to ten sailing colliers of tha present day, it will require 240 to do the work of the Richmond depot alone. THE 3iUMISMATIc"S0CIETy. Slated Meeting nnd Illhly Interesting Fro readings Uannllone Npeerbra Keport. A stated meeting of this society was held on Thnrsday, President Hon. Kll K. Price In tho chair. Owing to the absence of tho Recording Secretary, the books of the society worn not In the hall, and the read I UK of the minutes and the election of members were postponed until the 17th Instant. Mr. llenry Phillips, Jr.. was appointed Secretary pro fm.,antl on motion the Recording Secretary was Instructed to have the various books of the society sent to its room whenever he was unable to personally attend the meetings. The committee to procure a hall for the society reported, through Mr.. Phillips, that they had been unable us yet to procure a room suitable In location and price on motion, the society resolved to exam ine a room, offered to them at Ninth and Walnut streets, and to finally act upon the same on March 17; the members being requested In the meantime to cull and exnmlnc the said room. A nuniber of donations were receivel,lncluding: Life or oeneral. liearney by (ieucral De i'eyster, from the author. A large number of coins, collected in Europe and the Host, presented by Pemberton Smith, Ksq. From Sir. Krwln, of New York, a Koman deuarliis, with the following history attached to it : .Mr, VnmlenhoiV, the eminent tragedian, was In Koine, and one evening, after a recitation for a friend in the Coliseum, he stooped down to recover a fallen glove, and In the crevice of one of Hie stone seats sin rounding the arena found the coin, lie presented it to W. E. Burton, though, whom it came to the present donor. The coin is a silver denarius of the Tullia family. Churles L. I'ascall, through the President, pre sented a visiting-card of Captain Samuel W. Dewey, with the following explanatory letter: "In the days of Andrew Jackson's administration the removal of the deposits caused great trouble and confusion, and one of the most bitter denunciators of the course of the President was Captain Samuel W. Dewey, of New Iximion, Vt His bitterness to the President was so great that he conceived the idea of boating himself, during a heavy thunder storm, iimler the bow or the old slil constitution, while the marines or watchers were asleep or dere lict to duty, and actually sawed oir the ligurd-hcad (Andrew Jackson) of that ship. Securing his prey, he rowed to the shore, and carried it home, boxed it up, and the next day, or soon after, lugged it down to Washington, and lam it at trie feet ol tuu secre tary of War (Mr. Mason), snying, 'Mr. Srtretary, it wamnr that Mwrd thin lu atl on'. It in a DISHKACK to the tuuntru, anil tttt an cviilriuv. that 1 did not iu- f, nd to xUal it I brimj it to you. It in not viji propt rtii. It brtvtiu to the t 'liiteU btatfx. IW kind itunuilt to nine me a receipt for il,anil I v ill io altont mil b'liiiiexx.' The Secretary demurred to accede to this deinaud. but finally did as desired. Captain Dewey then re marked, "r. secretary Mason, i tnank you ror your politeness. You have given me the evidence that it was no theft on my nurt, and all I can add is. that if you had proposed to have caused my arrest you could only have tried mo for frcxyxwx, and iu tue State where the oiVensc was committed, and von would not have found twelve men In all the State who would have convicted ine, so much in contempt do the people hold the name of Andrew Jackson.' " An autograph letter of Mr. Dewey accompanied this card. The thanks of the society were voted lor the vari ous donations. Mr. Phillips, Chnirman of the Committee on Nu mismatics, mane ine iouowing report : To the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia: The Committee on Numismatics would respectfully call to the attention of tiie society tlie following sunjects, on wiucn papers miglit Willi advantage be prepared and read before the society. In doing so the committee ventures to express the nope mat amongst so many memoers so niucn in terested in these subjects, some one or more will be found who will take bold or those Herein suggested, Respectfully submitied, IIfnkv Piin.Lirs, Jr., Chairman Committee on Numismatics. March 3, 1870. 1. Antiquity of proof coinage. 2. Rebellion tokens, complete list and history. 8. Itehclllou shlupiasters, same. 4. History of Confederate currency. 6. Store cards nnd tokens, American, complete history auu catalogues, o. Dies. 7. Iivzantlne coinage. S. Medicinal coinage. 9. Errors in Dr. Dickerson's Manual. 10. Medhcval medals. 11. Masonic medals. 12. History of Assignats and Mamlats. 13. Record of American proof coinage. Mr. llenry Phillips read letters, ucoeptlng mem bership, from Hon. W. I- Nerndon, Hpriuglleld, III.; Professor M. 1.. Stuever, Ucttysburg, l'a. ; A. Boyd, Jr.. Esq., Albany, N. Y. ; and others. Mr. Charles Henry Hart, the Historiographer, read a biographical memoir of the late Hon. William Willis, of Portland, Maine, an honorary Vice-President of the society, and presented a series of reso lutions in relation to his death, which were adopted unanimously. J. Davis Duflleld, Esq., of Philadelphia, was pro posed as a resilient member, and tho society ad journed till the nth of March. Chimmien's CnuncH. A new feature is to be Inaugurated at the West Arch Street Presby terian cnurcn on punaay aiternoon next, ine children of the Sabbath Schools are to be looked after in the regular services, and on the first Sabbath iu each month the pastor. Rev. Dr. A. A. AVillits, will preach a sermon (in tho after noon) to the youth of the congregation and neighborhood. It is a good movoment aud must become popular, w.o are only surprised that more attention is not paid to the children in this particular. Rev. Dr. Tyng and Rev. Dr. Richard Newton havo justly earned a world-wide repu tation from tiielr sermons to the children, and more conversions have resulted from their "youthful" efforts than from any of their other pulpit ministrations, and there can be no doubt of the success of Rev. Dr. Wlllits. We like the plan. Preaching to children must have its cflect. The story of the Cross ought to be pre sented in just such a manner that children can understand It, and in no other way, and to this large class of the community;it cannot be re peated too often. In addition' to tho sermon there will be some lino music by the Sabbath Schools. Wo learn that two of the bcantifnl anniversary hymns will be sung on this occa sion, bv request. Tho pews in the church will all be free, except those reserved for the Sab bath Schools. We hope this First Children's Church, at West Arch, will prove a grand suc cess, and that other churches will adopt tho same means of devoting a portion of their regu lar services to the children ol tuoir congrega tions. Local Onus and Ends. The system of close driving should be entirely broken up. To this end Mayor Fox should instruct his policemen to arrest every man iounu violating me oral nance. Why is it that Mayor Fox allows a special net to draw T7"f)0 a month for raising rows in beer luloous and dancing attendance on ballet e-irls ? Consistency, thou art a jewel: Tho Police Committees of both branches of Councils nave gone to New York to examine into tho workings of the Metropolitan depart merit in that citv. Chief Kelly marshals them The law says "that all carts used for haul ing ashes shall bo covered." Has any one ever seen a covered ash cart f Plumly, of Select Council, is making war on hamerlv. Jit tu. Jiruttr Professor Louis is happy; the first lesson now will be, "Ain't 1 glad X am out of the wil derness." Broad street is to be paved and curbed from Ixhigh avenue to Germantown road. This will lengthen the fino promenade about two miles. High Constable Curley dies dally, not for liis country, nut ior personal ucauty. Vaokantb No less than 103 vagrants were accommooaicd witu lodgings in the Third dis trict Station House last night. Where are our wUtioiiama? A 8ADENDING. A Toaac twirl Dlea Irons FrUat. Our readers will remember that some six eeks ai'o we rhronlelnd the fact of a yonng lady named Mary Kern having been attacked, about 7 o'clock in the evening, by some rnillan in the neighborhood of Sixth and urown strecw, and her hair cntoff. The matter at the tlmo was looked upon as a sort of laughable occur rence, but unfortunately In this case it has proved a serious affair, ending, as it has this morning, in death. It appears that tho ruffian suddenly stepped out of an alley-way, and, grasping hold of tho child, for snch fho was, being but thirteen years of ace. crabbed for her pocket-book. Not find ing this, he drew"from his pocket a raxor and cut the whole of her flowing tresses from her head. Her screams attracted assistance, but by tho time some citizens arrived the rascal had lied. Mary was escorted to the residence of Mr. Robert Stevenson, York road and Willow street, where she was employed as a domestic, and was soon after prostrated with a whlfh buttled the skill of uhv- slcinns. Finding thnt there was no hopo of her recovery, her parents removed fier to tneir resi dence, and this morning she died. Although tho case has been in tho hands of Detuctivo Cobb ever since the occurrence, the villain has not yet been captured. THE t'OSMKESS. Nhe ioen Into Commission To-day. Tho new frigate Congress having received her full rnmrtlemcnt of men and stores, will to dav be put into commission. This frigate was built at our Navv Yard under the direction of Secre tary Welles, and was launched in the fall of 1KC,7. belmr then christened Pushmataha. She is a magnificent vessel, with interior arrangements unusually comfortable. After her trial trip she was returned here to havo her sailing qualities enhanced by more spars and rigging. This has been done, and sho is not now, us onco she was, dependent upon steam to move her. Her armament consists of fourteen nine-Inch Dahlgrcn guns, two sixty-pound rllle Parrott cuns. and three boat howitzers. It is understood that Captain Harrison will command her and .1. Crittenden Watson will be tho execu tive ollicer. She will carry the Hag of Comoio dorn (ireene, commanding the South division of the Pacific squadron. When Secretary Horlc, tinder the direction of Admiral Porter, rcclii istencu our naval vessels, he changed this to Cambrldgo, and it in turn was changed by Secretary Robeson to the Con gress. The I. ate Ok, .nkhinuuk. mere Is now on exhibition at Earles' Galleries, Clicsnut street. above Eighth, a set of resolutions prepared under the direction ol tho Jioaru or school t;on' trailers, for presentation to the family of tho late Dr. George W. Nebinger. Soon after the death of Mr. Nebinger, tho board directed that suitable revolutions of re spect should be prepared and engrossed, and the matter was placed in the hands of the clll- cient secretary ot tho b iaril, Mr. II. W. llalll- well. Mr. Halllwcll resolved to cut rust the work to Mr. Lvnian P. Spencer, tho author of the system of Spencerlau penuinnf-bip, a warm friend of Dr. Ncbluger's, and a man whom the Doctor also held in high esteem. Mr. Spencer accepted the work as a matter of love, nnd after eighteen months of hard aud earnest labor has delivered to the board a finely engrossed set ot resolutions, which we must confess wo have never seen equalled. At the top is a perfect likeness of the deceased; on cither tide are angels; beneath, a tombstono with the monogram G.W.N., and iu tho centre the "setting sun." Tho whole has been dove with a pen and is a Rpendid specimen of the skill of Mr. Spencer. 1 he resolutions are surrounded by a frame HO by 43 inches. Tho testimonial will be presented to the family in a few days. Funeral of a Mf.kch ant. To-day the funeral of John Holster lrwln took place from his late residence. Deceased was brought up in the counting house of Jacob Sperry, then a leading merchant in the trade witu China, and subse quently engaged with Stephen Girard. After making several voyages to the East, he married the only daughter ot Stephen Daidwin, itaq. late merchant and ship owner, and with whom he entered into partnership. Mr. Irwin served a term in Citv Councils. The mother of the de ceased was the granddaughter of the Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg, founder of the Lutheran faith in this country, and daughter of Frederick A Muhlenberg, member of the Council of Censors under the Constitution of 1 nit of Pennsylvania, ana first speaker ol the House or Hepresenu- tivesottbo united. Slates. An jNcoitKKCT Statemkxt. In this morn- inc's papers It was stated that a trilling lire had occurred at the woollen mills of William Wood & Co., Twcnty-scend and Hamilton streets. V e are informed that no fire or alarm of fire took place at tho above-named mills, but that there was an alarm from a building at Twenty-second and Wood streets, occnpled by tennnts. This was probably the origin of the report, Cavtukkd. Abraham Tatle is the name of one ol the sharpers wuo eucareu. Airs. Jones, of No. 827 Charlotte street, out of $300 on the Custom House dodge, lie was captured last night bv the Tenth district police and sent to prison by Alderr:an Riddle. Shortly afterwards his companion arrived for tho purpose ot enter ing bail, when ho was also sent below. Mii.k. Early this morning a horse attached to a milk wagon beenmo excited at an object at Seventeenth and Green streets, aud dashed madly off, bringing up at Twenty-fourth and Coates streets amongst a piio ot car wheels. smashing the wagon, and making tho ground chalky with the fluid. Dishonest "Mokb." Samuel Lee, a "moke" employed by Charles Weise, Germantown, yes terday stole a pocket-book, containing $75 and a lot of valuable papers, from the otlice of his employer. He was taken Detore Alderman Thomas, who committed him to answer. House Rohhert. Some time yesterday morning the residence ol Augustus Waldcuiato, No. 102 Grace street, was entered byincaus of false kevs and robbed of $50 in cash. The thief left the gas burning and the door open. Fau. rnoM a Ladder. A workman named Mercer, employed at Baldwin's Locomotive Works, fell from a ladder yesterday afternwon, and sustained serious injuries. .He was removed to his residence, No. 10 1 S Pearl streoi. Reckless Driving A huckster named Ed. Leakimer was arrested at Uroad and Colum bia avenue yesterday for reckless driving. He was taken before Alderman Hood, who hold him in B0O ball to answer. Runaway Ollicer Deal,of the Reserve force, this morning captured a runaway horso at Second and Chesnut streets, just as the animal was about dashing into a car crowded . with passengers. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE 8 ALES. Reported by De Haven A llro., No. 40 8. Third Street. IMW Ta 6s, Sd se. . .'.ou.Stf S Mi Norrlst'n I son w der is . . 8 $1000 City Cs, Old... 100 II (woo Am Gold.biiU.llS tllHHK) do 113; tuooclty s. New. 101 BhPenna it..... NT'i, 100 su Readiug it. luu do. .810.4-rM too 80 100 do., do., do . ...Bill). 4S IS. 4i.', SWwn. 4S,ij SECOND BOAim 12000 WJerRfls.... vti louoo city es, N..is.;oix lino do ut. 101 v; fiooorac m cs..... gji 1182-60 N l'a 6s.. so. 100 I2O00 Leh V H n bds cp.... 84X 1 100 Pa 6S Sd SC.... 105 n nil Morel I'f.... 15 00 sh Head nftwn.tl. 4-s; 100 do.Blwn.vl. 4su: f6 h Penua K.ls. W'.7, 10 sh cbuaun ieo. 1 1 r K H 'Ml AXIOM 12 It V, ARMS, MONOGRAMS, ILLUMINATING, KfO. DREKA, 1033 0UE8NUT Street, Card' Kngraver and BUtionor, TX7EDDINO AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS. TV of solid lS-kmrat nn solo. QUALITY WAB RANTED. A fall Mortnnt ol M tlwan on band. HUk A HHOTttKll. Mkr. I Mvtet KM GUJOJN UT olrMt, fcWn eon. THIRD EDITION CXXUXICXX AXTO STATX2. TheFittsburg Religions Convention Speeches of Dr. Kerfoot and Bishop Mcllvaine. FROM EUROPE BY CABLE. The roceedings of Congress To-day. etc, i:tc, utc, i:ic FROM riTTSBUKO. The Convention to l'rro the Keeonnltlon of the Aluiliihiy In the Constitution t,at live- SptMal Deapatah to The Evening TelegrapK Pittsburg, March 4. The evening session of the convention to nrge tho recognition of Almighty God in tho Constitution of the United States was opened with prayer, after which tho President introduced Bishop Kerfoot. He had prepared two resolutions, upon which his ad dress was founded. The first asserts that tho United States is and always has been a Christian nation. The speaker described the opening solemnities of tho sescion of tho Continental Congress at which the Declaration of Independence was signed, and traced the workings of the national conscience In our history, both political aud religious. Tho nation was born Christian, and w e shall notallow her to be robbed of her birth right. 1 ho recognition ot God was universal. Tho courts, legislative assemblies, aud Presidential thanksgiving proclamations all speak tho same language; hilt now that our principles were as sailed, the emergency requires its official recog nition and assertion. Infidelity, and its opposite superstition, unite in pronouncing the nation godless, it is time ior us to demonstrate tne contrary. We cannot express whole law in written recog nition, unt some changes are essential, and this is one. 1 he nation is rapidly preparinir for it. The power and providence of God have beeu felt in our recent national experience. The boldest unbelief has been sown broadcast in books of instruction. In politics, tho people are taugnt mat no power is auove iiicm. Man never made human government: It is God's decree God's authority delegated to men. This principle is the only true principle of government; any other is talse. lhe sneaker quoted from sermons of his own, preached years ago, expressing mo same uiea. jjr. .Mciivame, oi rnneeton, siareu piainiv tne on. ject sought, to avoid misrepresentation. Wo eschew sectarianism, taking our stand upon truths upon which all Christians ngree. These ar the truths which make men Christians, one of the rreatest merits ol the movement Is urtrlmr forward this spirit of catholicity. There is nothing further Irom us inau inn nuiou oi me inircn wiui uie State. Such a union must prefer the doctrines of some one sect; but here all denominations meet to gether. We hold the Church and State to be co-ordinate, neither amenable to the other; but that God is the creator of both, and each bound to reoogni.e Hhu. The enemy have taken religion out of politics, and ruined that They now propose taking it out of education, which will ruin that; aud It wilt only re main to take it one oi me inurcn uiso. wnnewe reverence tho forefathers we must not consider their political work perfect or advance Impossible. We remain stationary, like the Chinese. Christian nconle must take ltlble authority on civil govern incut: n savs government is aii ordinance oi uou. Its power is all ultimately derived from Him, only mediately from the people. The constitution is a gouiess instrument, ami was so Intended. As a written charter it is morel; a description of physiological constitution, and in its vital laws our nation is essentially Christian; free government itself is a Christiau institution. We want a written guarantee of this now that Christian principles are afacked on all sides. While protect ing the liberty of the individual, conscience must choose what principle Eluill mould the character of tne nation. Sight-tenths of our people, if not Christian, desire. for their children's sake, that the nation be Christ Ian. If we fail to make It so now while we have the power, the result will be a great religious war In this country. The Issue will be made upon the ban luhinnn, r T l i. allanll tf un.l l a virnlirtt wl 1 l.n forced to assert Itself, if it fails In its duty now the nation cannot continue to prosper. 'J lie audience was very large and attentive. Tne list of members is still increasing, representing all sections of the country, tulte a number of jady aeicgatcs were euroueu. ThU morning's Proceeding!!. Makcii 4 This morning the sesslou opened with prayer ny vt. oproui. TUE RKSOLUTIONS. The Committtee on Resolutions reported : First. JtfMilred, That civil government is grounded, like the family, in the principles of the nature of man as a social creatnrc, and inai 11 do its powers and functions thus determined by the Creator, and is therefore, like the family, an ordinance of Ood, Aiiooieii unanimously. Second. That nations, as sovereignties wielding moral as well as physical powers, ana navmg moral as well as matoriul "objects, are morally accountable 10 l,on. Adopted, after warm discussion, many desiring to make me religious element moro prominent iu ine resolution. The third resolution, declaring that the moral law under which nations are accountable includes the revelation of Divine will contained in the lilble, was under discussion at the close of the morning session. The Committee on Resolutions consists or ir. McAllister and Mcllvaine, Professors btondard, B. L. FahneBtock, B. R. Bradford, Revs. Alexander Clark and tamuel Laird, aud Messrs. Thomas M. Marshall, J. F. Wallace. A final adjournment will take place this evening. . FROM WU&BIJVQTOJr. Vhe Volume ot Currency. Dejatch to the Aaxociated Press. Washington. March 4. Tho Committee on Baiikiutr and Currency, at their meetiua: to-day, bad an interchange of views on tho Instructions of the House to report a hill to increase the volume of currency fifty millions of dollars. The committee are at a loss to know whether it was intended that the increase should bo In greenbacks or In nntlonal bank notes, aud therefore the character of the bill is as yet un determined. It is probable that in this connec tion Ihey will report a j'iau for funding the na tional debt. They will carefully consider the entire question. ' - ' FROM NEW IORK. I'olllleal. l'oi HKEKi'siE, March 4. Tho Dutchess County Hoar Hoard of Supervisors siauus it i,epuon 11 Democrats, a liepubllcan &in of cans to one New York Produce Market. Nkw Tokk, March 4.-Cotton lower; sales of 600 bales middling uplands at State and Western Flour declined AcMOe. ; Htate, t4-70sa;5-T6; Western. H-toife 10; Southern dull and drooping. Wheat dull and heavy, 'Com firm and scarce; new mixed Western, fioiSDOc. Oats dull. Ueef quioU Pork dull; now mcs, J20. Lard dull; steam In tierces, 140 l.3.c Whist j dull. FROM THE SO VT11. Extra Keuloa of the l.ouUlana I,effln1ntur. NewOiileanb, March 4. (iovernor Warmouth lias issued a proclamation callluir an extra ses sion of the Legislature to commence Monday, March 7, and continue ton days. It is raining here to-day. FROM BALTIMORE, Breach of Promise Cam. Bai.timokh, March 4. In the Ualtimorn City Court Kochael llenuin has recovered tr000 from James Dempster for breach of promise ef marriage. c o rv nr.NN, FOUTV-FIRJST HEM I ON-SECOND TERM. Washington. March 4 Mr. Robertson, from the Committee on Disabilities, reported favorably the bill recently introduced by Mr. Ferry, repealing the j cm, umii act oi 1H. The bill was read and ordered to be printed on tne calendar. Mr. Kevels presented a resolution from tne legis lature of MlHHlsHlppt for a spselT removal of the pouucai iiisaniutiKB of al me eiirienn oi mat duimj. Referred to the Committee on Disabilities. Mr. Howe Introduced a bill granting lands lo the Ntate of Wisconsin to aid In tne construction ol a breakwater and harbor, and to connect the waters of Green Hay with lAke Michigan. Referred. Mr. Drake presented a memorial of the National Association of btate and City Superintendents of Public, Instruction, adopte d at a meeting in Wash ington, D. C, yesterday, asking Congress, to take measures to inaugurate a syntcin of public lnst.ru' -tlon by national schools similar to that Inaugurated under the Kieedmen's Bureau. Referred to the Committee on Kducatlon and Labor. Mr. Howard offered a resolution calling npon tne President for copies of any correspondence lietween the Department of HtAte and the United Htates Minister to France relating to the so-called Mem phis, Kl Paso, and Pacitlc Hallway Company, and copies or any letters to tne secretary oi tne interior on the snoject. Adopted. Mr. Sumner moved to take np tho bill repealing the charter of the Medical Society of tho District of Columbia. Mr. Trumbull hoped the bill would not ne taken un. as thero was a controversy about It. and the en tire morning would be occupied to the exclusion of more important matters. Mr. Sumner replied there was no controversy about it. Mr. Tmmbull dirt not know by what anttionty tne Senator made that statement. There might lie mi controversy in his mind, but conflicting slatemeuts nan certainly iieen niuue on tno suojecu Mr. Sumner said this society had undertaken to exclude colored nersons simply on account of color, and In view of tho silmisslon of the.Senator from Mississippi (Mr. lievels) to the floor, it would be a Miatre for the Senate further to counteuauce this iDjiistlie. Mr. Diivls remarked that, notwithstanding all the conc sstoiis the Meimtor had asked for In tho District had been fully complied with, he was still iIum mu lled, nnrt now Insisted that the charter or this medi cal society should be abrogated. Mr. Tliurinan said there was a special reason why the bill should not no be taken up, and that was the abHence of the Senator irom New Hampshire (Mr. Pattorso! who possessed information on the subject Importffiit to the Senate. Air. Sumner said lie nad reponen ine mu in;r conference with the Senator from New Hampshire. Mr. Davis asserted that he knew the senator (r. Pstterson) was opposed to the bill because ho had so told mm before leaving. Mr. Sumner i lion ir it there was some nusapnre. hension resulting from the similarity of the bill to another. Messrs. Conkling and Morrill U) opposed ine motion in view of tho absence of the Senator from New Hampshire. The motion was then not agreca to oyyeasi, nnvs w. Mr. Stewart moved to take un the bill to secure to all pci sons the etiual protection of the laws. Not ncreril to. Mr.-Pratt on his own reouest was relieved from further service on the Committee on the District of Columbia. limine. On morion of Mr. Ilntler (Mass.), tho Georgia bill went over till after tho moruiug hour. Mr. Johnson rising to a personal explanation, cio. Died the statement made in tho Washington oorres- pondenre of the Sacramento Unvm that he had beeu acting in hostility to the bill maklug appropriations for the naval service to anew tne raeciiamcs ami workmen nt the various navy yards to be continued In employment, instead of acting against that Uil lie nan laooreu strenuously among ins uemocrauo colleagues for the largest appropriations that were recommended. Mr. lmrersoll Offered a resolution calling on the Seretary of the hitcrior for all information in his department relative to the late expedition against the Piegan Indians. Adopted. Mr. Shanks (lnd.) Introduced a bill to organize the militia of tho Territory of Wyomiug. Reierrod. Tho House then proceeded to the consideration of private business. An adverse report on a bill granting a pension to a colored teamster was made from the Committee ou Invalid Pensions: but, on motion of Mr. liigorsoll. the report was rejected, and after much opposition tne old was passed. The niorninir hour havlncr eXDircd. Mr. Wood rose to a personal explanation. About the time the Investigation as to tho sale of ca let ships commenced he had noticed In tne Washlugiou correspondence of the New York IVilmne a sute- mentthathc had appointed a cadet out of his dis tric.t. He had taken no notice of that statement. and subsequently the same correspondent had stated that ho (Mr. Woodl had appolnred a sou of General Gllniore. a resident of Ohio, and that the cadet him self was not a resident of his district. He had takou no notice of that, but ho now found that the same statement, with aiiuiuons, nan neon copieo in sim or tho Ohio Illinois, and Indiana newspapers, and he therefore thought it incumbent on him to rise und say that the chaigj was false entirely. He had made no appointment out of his own Cougres sional dibtrict. nor had he appointed the son of a mn who did not live in his district. Ho called upon the Chairman of the Cominitteo on Military Affairs to state whether there was anv evidence before that committee to substantiate the allegations against blm. Mr. Ijitran. Chairman of Committee on Mt'ltary Affairs, explained that one of the witnesses in tliu cuhooI VMilltcmore nau hihicii uim mr. nuuu im i annolnted a berson not living m his district, nomi nating Geueral GUmorc a son. Out the same witness hud HnbNeinieiitlv written to the ommlttee to cor rect his testimony, saving Mint he had ascertained, on his return to New York, that ne nan oeen mis-tuv-pn. ninl HHkinir to have the statement as to Mr, Wood struck out of his evidence. That was all there vn ft nf it- Mr. Wood remarked that the 7Vfcun must, If It knew anything at all about the case, have kuowu that whlcn tne l nainnan oi ine uonnuiueu ou -aim tArv on Military All'airs hart lust stated. An thn Hoiirh extended the privileges of the re porters" gallery to the representatives of the press, he hoped that, at least the reputation of members would not bo held up to public censure in cases where there was no ground of lustlflcatlon whatever for it. Although he had been In Congrens ten or twelve years he had never made an appointment either to the Military or in aval Acaoemy wuere ine appoiuioo did not reside in nis district. FROM EUROPE. Euice nle and Mr. Burllnaamr, By the Anglo-American Cable. St. Petersburg, March 4. The Empress has written a tender and condoling letter to Mrs. Burlingame. The CXty of Boston. London, March 4 The Board of Under writers have again declined taking any risks on the missing steamship City of Boston. Af. Itonher and the Corps IKlslatif. PAnis, March 4 It is again reported that M. Rouher desires to become a member of the Corps Lcgiblatif. . , Thin Morning's Quotations. By the Anglo-American Cable. London, March 4 11 AO A. M. Consols for money SV V-and for account 8 VA(b v ; Tinted Stains Five-twenties of 1862, 00M ; of 1S(, old, 8 v : of iso?, 68). ; 10-408, 86V. Krle liailroad, Sljl.; Illinois Cen tral, 111; Great Western, KH. Liverpool, March 4 ll-ao A. M Middling up lands, 11Vd. ; middling Orleans, 11 )d. The sales for to-day are estimated at 10 000 bales. The sales for the week have been 4,00u bales. Including for export 6000 bales. The stock in port is ttvt'i,000 bales, of which 168,000 bales are American. Tho recuiots of the week have been VI, 000 bales, including vooo American. Corn opens tinner. London, March 4. Linseed cakes firm; Linseed Oil quiet and steady. Tallow llrni. Paris, March 4. Tho Bourso opened quiot. Rentes, T4f. loc. Antwerp, March . Petroleum opened quiet at ttlf. 87XC. This Afternoon's Qnofallons. London, March 49 P. M. Consols n( for money and account. United Htates Five-twenties of lsd-i, 90X ; of lbiiS, old, ti,', ; of intfi, 66 H i Illinois Central, Liverpool, March 48 P. M Cotton dull and the sales will not exeeed 8000 bales ; tiiook of uotton atloat 41i,t)00 bales, of which rtu,000 aro American. Varus and fabrics at Manchester dull. California wheat, Os. Id. ; Ite-d Wei ern. Ts. fid.toi Ts. Vd Ked winter, 8s. 7d. Kocclpts of wheat for three days 12,M0 quarters, of which 6000 were Ame- rlLtt()NDoV,lMrarch'4 8 P. M. Sperm oil firm at 90. Rellued petroleum dull at la. Slid. The Latent Quotations. Frankfort, March 4 I'uitod States 5-20s quiot at eevfettt1!. lUvKi, March 4, Cotton opened quiet. Bkkmkn, March 4. Petroleum opened quiet here and at llnniburp. Vkankkoht, March 4 U. 8. 6-40's closed firm but quiet at WSSWOft V- Pakis. March 4. The Bourse closed quiet Rentes 74f. 42o. F0URTII EDITION NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL Tlio Tux oil Toltio. Judge Bradley and Southern Senators. Gen. Bntlcr and the Georgia Dill. Railway Accident in Vermont, Tho JL,iiteMt y Cable. Etc., i:ic, i:tc r:t-., i;tc, FROM WASHWQTOJV. Purine Railroad matters. Eptcial Despatch to The Evening TelegrapK Washington. March 4. The House Paoluc- Rallroad Committee agreed to-day to report bills extendiuir the time for the completion of the Atlantic and Pacitlc Railroads, allowing the Central t'acitic to connect witn the union raciiic nnd granting lands to the Kansas Pacillc to run a road from Cheyenne Wells to a point in the northern part of Mexico. The Tax on Tobnoeo. A delegation of tobacco dealers and manufac turers was before the Committee of Ways and Means mis morning, asKing a change in tno in ternal rcvenuo law so as to make the tax on nil kinds of tobacco specific at 16 cents per pound. They stated that the proposed chango would only make a difference of live millions a year in tne rcvenne irom tonacco, and that as the tax is being lowered on other necessities it should not be kept up on tobacco. The committee re gard tobacco as a luxury, and cannot see the force of the argument for a reduction. Com missioner Delano would be willing to make tho tax uniform at 24 cents per pound, but it is doubtful if the committee will accede to this. New-Hpnprr In ventlsHtloo. The-1 nouse Judiciary Committee is preparing to execute Butler's resolution to investigate newspaper men. It is doubtful if the House will vote the neeeesars' appropriation to carry on an investigation, in which case Butler will sutler a dclcat. Southern Oppo-ltlon to llrndley. Southern Senators here held a caucus and re solved to keep the nomination of Bradley hnng: up in the Senate until action van he had on tho Mil compelling Judges of tho Supreme Court to reside in circuits to which they are assigned. By this means they hope lo get the President to withdraw Bradley. The iJrorola Bill. The House is considering private bills, and Butler failed to get up his bill for tho admission of (ieorgia. It is said that tho Senate will not pass mat tun, as, according to me report or the Judiciary Committee, no legislation is noces-. 6ury lor (Ieorgia, the only thing to be done boinjf iu uuiun iier ceiuiiois auu icprcsenuiuvcs. FROM XEVT ENGLAND. ICnilroud Accident. Manchester. March 4. The morniug down train over the Manchester and Lawrence Kail- road was thrown from tho track by a broken rail, about one mile below Derry. It is reported that several passengers were injured. The company s agent in this city left with a car for the scene ot the accident. SECOND DESPATCH. CoNConn, N. II., March 4. By the accident on tbo Manchester aud Lawrence Railroad this morning two passenger cars were thrown down nn embankment llttecn feet high and landed sideways on a stone wall, with the milk car thrown upon them, yet fortunately no lives were lost. A lad' from Lawrence and ono from Man chester received severe injuries und several others were hadlv bruised. '1 he train was de layed an hour. No part of the wrecked cars i within fifteen feet of the track. FROM EUROPE. The London "Tluics" on ftlormonlam. By the Anglo-American Cable. London, March.4. The Time, in an editorial to-dav, intimates that the Pacific Railroad wilt extirpate Mormonism in America. The Paris Observntory. Paris, March 4. Charles Eugene Delanney has been appointed to take charge of the Pans Ubtervatory, m place ot M. Lcvcmer. Queen Isabella's Kxtravnjfnuee. Madrid, March 4. It has transpired that cx Queen Isabella has spcDt over live millions of her capital within the past eighteen months. Imperial Itewpeou to Air. HurllDauie. St. Pbtersruko, March 4. The Emperor has sent communications by telegraph to the Government authorities at Washington and Pekin, expressing his profound sorrow for the allliction both nations must bear in the death of Hon. Anson Burlingame. The fenbllme Porte and the Exconimanlcated) Priests. Constantinople, March 4. Tho Sublime Porte has granted a largo mosque as a church to the American priests excommunicated by the Pope. AFFAIRS IX CUBA. The Disturbed Mtate of Cuba Amerlrnns'' reat Danger American War Vessels Needo American Consuls Obliged to Seek Protee tlon front Foreign Flags. A reliable gentlsman lately arrived In Philadel phia from Cuba, who was obliged to leave that islam by the authorities, gives a most startling account or the disturbed state of aifalrs at present existing. The Americans staying at the hotels In Havana have been advised by their landlords to leave the island for safety. All who are not obliged to stay by Impe rative business have already departed. Indignities are oirered to Americans everywhere, and the consuls are doing their best to protect tliem but they have not the power. No American war, vessel to which they could appeal in caBe of neces sity la in or near any of the Cuban ports. Their presence Is greatly needed, as the consuls them selves are in great danger. The Consul at St. Javo, Mr. A. K. Phillips, Is obliged to employ a French man-of-war to carry his despatches to the Consul-Osneral at Havana. The Americana are in a perfectly fearful condition. The Consul atHavana Mr. Kiddle, la doing his best to protect them, but be himself on one occasion was obliged to take refuge on board of a British man-of-war in tbo har bor. On another occasion, he was oollged to beg the loan of a Hie or Ilritlsh marines from the same source for protection. A geutlemau who came to the assistance of an American to whom sonio Indignity had been oilered was Im mediately arrested and locked up. At Trini dad a moat estimable and honorable gentleman, a native of Charleston, S. C, and well known In commercial circles In this city, bad his wife and daughter arrested and b eked up In tho common jail without any charge whatever, aud on tho short est notice, lie writes a touching letter to his so a In a Northern American city, stating how the mother and daughter were treated. The letter is written In a very guarded mauner, nnd without any comment whatever, from fear that it might do in tercepted by the authorities, and so fall to reach Its destination altogether. It fives only a plain statement of the facts, le says that his house was entered by five police men witliout any apparent notice, who forcibly re moved the young lady and her mother, rcfuslug to give any reason for so doing. They hurried them off to the common jatl.where they were at once con fined. He protested most earnestly againot this treatment before the American Consul, but without avail. The Consul is perfectly helpless. Unless oniething is done by our Oovernment for the relief of the American citizens many more outrages are apprehended. The presence of several war vessels in imperative) needed.
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