E A VOL. XIII. NO. 57. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION lsoal irxTELLiauncn. JNBTHl't'TlONS TO THE GRAND J DRY. Pnhlta Reformat orlM Hum Hhona, Njmphe da I Pave, and Othrr hvila Jadae Pelree'a Charge Delivered This Morning. Court of Quarter Station Judge Ptirc. This morning, the Graud Jury for the March term was organized, Joseph Hopkins, Eq., being appointed foreman, and his Honor Judge Feirce charged them as follows: Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: You have been called from the pursuits of business and the walks of everyday life to assist in the adminis tration of the criminal law. It Is a wise provi sion of the common law which requires that both grand and petit jurors shall come directly from the people. From no other source could fair and eveuhanded justice be so well adminis tered, or the decisions of public tribunals be so well received and acquiesced in, as from a body of men who come directly from the people, and who have no interests but those which ure com mon to their fellow-citizens. You are to inquire for the city and county of Philadelphia of those offenses which are vio lations of the criminal law, and by your oaths of office you are to present no man for envy, hatred, or malico, nor to leave any man unpro secutcd for fear, favor, or affection. In the discharge of yonr duties yoa will be assisted by the District Attorney, who is the law officer of the Commonwealth, and you may also seek the advice and counsel of the Court in all matters of law in wheh you may need such assistance. In all prosecutions, cases of felony excepted, if you return the bill "ignoramus" you are re quired to decide and certify on the bill whether the county or the prosecutor shall pay the costs. By a judicious use of this power, you may do much to repress hasty and unnecessary litiga tion, the fruit of passion and malice, and to visit upon the offenders, partially at least, the penalty due to their rashness and malevolence. Before yon return a bill "ignoramus" you ehould exam ine every witness whose name is endorsed on the bill, otherwise it may be sent back to you for further inquiry. You are by law and usage official visitors of the Philadelphia County Prison, the House of Refuge, and the Almshouse. In the discharge of these important duties, you can render great public service not ouly by ascertaining whether these institutions are conducted in conformity with law and for the welfare of their inmates, but you may also make such suggestions as you may suppose will increase their usefulness, and make them more valuable as reformatory and protective asylums. The fruitful sources of vice are idleness, igno rance, and iutemperance. Every community has a right to be protected from these by such measures as will ensure that end. If evil doers do not like the restraints of law they should withdraw to some land where there 1b no law, and where they may practise their evil doings upon one another to their fullest satisfaction. Right doers are entitled to the protection of law. Idleness is the parent of both ignorance and vice. Our law punishes vagrancy, which is one of the fruits of idleness, as a crime, and it would be well if the law were more vigorously enforced against the numerous street beggars who beset our highways. They are usually not only Idle but vicious and dissipated, petty thieves and pilferers, drurken and debauched. The prison and , the Almshouse are their home until the House of Correction, which the City Councils Lave so long promised us, shall bo ready to re ceive them and put them to work for the good of both their bodies and souls. I fear that not any of us have sufficiently con sidered the reformatory influence of labor. When God banished man from the garden of Eden He said unto him, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread." Labor was a neces sity of his new conditions. It was necessary for his physical health and for his moral health. '1 he laborious have neither the inclination nor the time to transgress. It removes from man the necessity and the temptation to sin. If our criminal classes were compelled to pass the time of their imprisonment in severe labor, not half labor with a bribe to induce them to do a little more, but fatiguing labor, such as would send them to their beds at night with a sense of wearinesss and necessity for rest, two consequences would be likely to result. First, such painful labor would have a tendency to deter them from a repetition of their crimes, because such repetition would mean renewed labor without pecuniary profit to them; and second, knowing that imprisonment meant hard work, they would be more likely to labor voluntarily out of prison for a reward than involuntarily in prison for punishment. A third, and perhaps the most powerful reason, may be added the habit of labor would be created In them, and labor would thus become not only a necessity, but a protection aud plea sure to them. In the investigations which you will make into these public institutions, it would bo well per haps to inquire not only into the cleanliness and good order of these establishments, but also into the labor which is imposed upon the inmates, and to what extent idleness prevails ia these in stitutions of reform. The like remarks will also apply to our Alms house, where perhaps not one-half of the in mates would remain if they were compelled to earn their own support by labor. The objhctlon which is made to prison and almshouse labor, that it interferes with the regular pursuits of the industrious classes, if valid, which I think it is not. could be met by limiting the products of such labor to the wants of the Inmates themselves and their families. If there were a surplus, it were better to destroy it than that the discipline of labor should not be imposed on such persons. Ignorance is the twin brother of idleness. It is said that au empty mind is the devil's workshop. In such minds and out of such material he fabricates such associations known as the Ramblers, Rangers, Badgers, Darts, and other like organi zations of vicious yonug men which iufest our city. From such associations they graduate to be thieves, burglars, highway robbers, and cutthroats. Some of them have reached the prison and the penitentiary; others are on their way there and to the gallows. Our great public school system makes Ignorance in excusable; and I am glad to observe that the Board of Controllers of the Public Senools have framed an Act which they ask the Legislature to adopt, Imposing a penalty on persons who refuse or neglect to send their children to school a part of each year. I fear the proposed penalty is not sufficient to entirely secure the end, but it is a movement in the right direction, and will, f enacted, be productive of good results. It Is also worthy of consideration whether some system of prison and almshouse instruction should not be devised to teach the iguoraut inmates of these institutions the ordinary branches oi an English education aud the me chanical arts. Another equally groat evil which society has to contend with is intemperance. The liceuscd and unlicensed liquor traffic which exists in our midst is resulting in untold mischief to our Jeople. There are four thousand and seveu icensed drlnking-houses. in Philadelphia, with nerhans as many unlicensed drinklne-places The licensed houses are one for every forty of ur adult male population. If the unlicensed bouses be estimated at one-half the number of thA licensed houses we then have a drlnkinir bouse for one in twenty-seven of our adult mule ' population. For all this traffic the city of Fhl Urfinhla does not have vald into her treasury , one dollar of money. And her right minded itlzens thank God that it is so. They do not desire to derive revenue from such a source. The State of Pennsylvania derives from this traffic in Philadelphia over two hundred thousand dollars a year, and lenves the city of Philadelphia to pay tha ex penses of our criminal and pauper population, made such principally by this traffic in liquor, at a cost of nearly a million of dollars per annum. This Is the direct cost in money to the city of Philadelphia of the traffic in liquor. To this is to be added the cost of the liquor Itself, the Idleness which it engenders, the destruc tlveness which is consequent upon It, the losses from fire and other accidents which result from it. and the expense to the friends of its victims of their maintenance and support after this vice has thrown them helpless upon their hands. The cost of this traffic to the people of Phila delphia amounts to many millions of dollars a year, for which they do not receive one benefit, cither mental, moral, or physical. It Is all a dead waste of poverty, crime, dis ease, desolated homes, and the cries and sor rows of the hapless women and children and relations of the victims of this traffic. A short experience as Grand Jurors will convince you that two-thirds of the business of this court Is the result of the traffic in whisky and lager beer, and that it is very equally divided between them. Intemperance is the ally of both idleness and ignorance. It engenders both. It takes the strong man and costs him to the earth. It takes the cultured man and thrusts him into the sloughs and stews of society, and makes him the companion of the filthy and vilo. It takes the man of intellect, and makes him a drivel ling idiot or a raving madman. It takes the man of wealth and despoils him of his properly, And yet hitherto society has permitted this destructive traffic to exist and to grow without rebuke. Is it not time for the people of Phila delphia to Inquire if they have not suffered suf ficiently from this ruinous trade, and to seek legislative aid to rid themselves of it ? Gamblers and dealers in lottery policies will also require your attention. It gives me pleasure to notice the earnestness and zeal with which the present learned District Attorney has sought to break up the haunts of these despoil ers of their fellow-men and to bring them to justice. I trust that you also will lend your aid to drive these pests of society from our midst. Night walking and licentiousness also require attention at the bands of the public authorities. Certain of oitr streets are so infested with these shameless wanderers of the night that decent people hesitate to appear upon them, much less to taKC tneir wives ana aaugnters witn mem. The streets of Philadelphia should be thorough fares for the people, aud not the market-place of prostitutes and their equally vile associates. Let those who seek them be compelled to search for them in their haunts; that their flaunting presence may not be mode temptations to our youth, and an offense to the modesty and de cency of our citizens. The police officers should be directed to arrest them and their com panions whenever they appear in public plying the arts of their vocation. I have referred to these several matters to call your attention publicly to them, that our citizens mav co-operate with you and the public authorities In endeavoring to repress these evils, and may give to yoa and the courts and public officers their direct support and the sanction of their approval to the efforts which maybe made for their correction and cure. I beg to urge upon you that as many members of your body as possible will attend every ses sion of the Grand Jury, as bills of great im portance sometimes fall for want of a full at tendance of the Grand Jury. Not fewer than twelve of yonr number must concur in finding a bill of indictment. You have the right to have such witnesses brought before you as will aid you in your investigations, and the Court, if re quired, will compel their attendance in further ance of public justice. With these remarks, gentlemen, you are dismissed to your duties. THE MORDAUNT SCANDAL. The Prince of Wales on the Witness Mtand. The Prince of Wales entered the witness box In the Mordaunt case on Feb. 23. After he had been sworn the judge, Lord Penzance, said: Before Dr. Dean asks his Royal Highness any questions, it is my duty to point out to his Royal Highness his position under the act of Parliament passed last session. It provides that no witness in any proceeding, whether a party to the suit or not, shall be liable to be apked, or be bound to answer, any question tending to show that he or she has been eruiltv of adultery. Now, from the course which the cose has taken I think it right to point this out to his Royal Highness, and to tell him that he is not bound or required by law to submit to any interrogations on that subject. His Roval Highness was then examined bv Dr. Deane as follows: ' I believe your Royal Highness has for some time been acquainted with the Moncreitle family? I have. Were you acquainted with Ludy Mordaunt before her marriage? 1 was. On ber marriage did your Royal Highness write to her and make her some wedding pre sent? I did. Previous to her marriage had she visited at Marlborough House when your Royal Iiighnets and the Princess of Wales were there? Hue ha . And has she cone to the theatre with your Royal Highnesses? Sbp has. i We are told that 6he was married at the end of I860. In 1807 did you see much of her? I did. And In the year 1SG8? I did also. Dr. Deane I have ouly one more Question to trouble your Royal Highness with. Has there ever been any improper familiarity or criminal act between yourself and Lady Mordaunt ? ills Royal mgnness (in a very tinu tone) mere nas not. There was here a burst of applause, which was at once suppressed. Mr. Sergeant Ballantin I have no question to aBk bis Royal Highness. lue prince then bowed to bis lordship and retired amid another attempt at applause, which was, as oeiore, promptly suppressed. KcmarKing on tue evidence oi the I'rince. the London Times concludes an article as follows: The Prince of Wales has learned by a painful experience now watcmuuy ne must walk wuose mo is the property and tue studv nf tim wnHH If royalty has many privileges it must suffer not a few privations, and the charm of personal in timacy is one that must be almost denied to the in Heritors oi crowns, ine rrince has had, in deed, oeiore mm tue patterns ot a lite, not surely devoid of innocent pleasure, yet so care fully regulated that it was, in the eves of all men. dedicated to domestic purity. The life of the Prince Consort was marked by the nicest regard to the conditions under which it has passed. Every one will remember the rules of social couduct the Prince prescribed for mmseii, and now laithtuiiy they were observed Wo do not doubt that the future years of the heir-apparent will show, by their fidelity to this example, tne in nuence of tue lesson he has to learn, and tuat Englishmen will see exemplified in their King that is to be a life purltied from tne semoiauce even oi levity. A Cruel Canard. The arrival ot the City of Boston in Livernool w as announced yesterday afternoon, and occa sioned universal rejoicing, ine news immedi ately pervaded the whole city, and was sent all over the country by the press agents. Impos sible as the fact seems, the story turned out to heartlessjoke, or trumped up for business pur poses. The officers of the Inman Line were enabled to contradict the story, as a despatch was received irom Mr. inman, wno is in Liver pool, half an hour after the report was current on the street, in which no mention was made of the steamer b arrival. SECOND EDITION LATBST BIT TXlLXtaiiAFn. The Terrible Huntingdon Murder. Bodenberg't Confession and Appeal to His Fellow-Prisoner. Proceedings of tho Legislature. irinmioliil mill Commoroial IJtc, I2tc. i:tc, lite, lite. FROM THE STA TE. TOR PEIU1ITAL TKAUEUY. The Dny before the Execution. J Special Despatch to The Homing Telegraph. . Huntisodon, March 8. The day is bright and beautiful. As the time approaches for the execution of the murderers, Bodenberg and Bohner, the excitement increases, and the town is filling with strangers from all sections. : Most of the prominent newspapers of New York and Pennsylvania are represented, and crowds of people are hanging around the jail. (hnstlr Speculation. Large platforms, high enough to obtain a full view of the prison yard, are being erected by enterprising citizens to enable them to i get a view of the execution. It is proposed to charge two dollars for standing room on .those plat forms. A stable In tbio rear and overlooking the yard bas been taken possession of, and the sides bored full of auger holes to see through. An alderman of the town endeavored to stop the erection of platforms, but the men say they will give bail and go on with the work. Condition of the Condemned. The prisoners' sleep was restless last night, and they look haggard this morning. They partook of a good breakfast. Bodcnborg is communicative, and Bohner- as grum as usual. Bohner a Perfect Fiend. j It is believed that Bohner wLl make a despe rate struggle, and a stretcher has been provided to tie upon him in case he should do so. This man is a perfect fiend, and has so sympathy in any quarter. This morning the Rev. Mr. Stoeckel spent some time with the prisoners. Bohner utterly refused to sec anybody, and is reported to have said to the minister that he had heard enough of God, and therefore did not want to hear anything more about him. 1 Bodenberg, however, endeavored to get a con fession from hte fellow-prisoner, and has written the following final appeal to his companion, which was handed to Bohner, with the request that he should reply. Bohner has asked for and been provided with writing materials, but it Is not thought that he will make any confession. Bodenberg's appeal to his fellow-prisoner Is as follows: ' "Charley (Bohner), the time Is now getting very short for us to live; then we will have to appear before the judgment-seat of God. We will then receive our reward for the deeds done in the body, be they good or evil. You have often sworn and promised to me that you would bring about my release. I therefore now once more pray you, in the name of God, to tell the truth; if you cannot or will not save my life, at least save your own poor soul from everlasting damnation; there Is 6 till some time. All Is Not "Over When a Man Dies." You have no right to say that a man.dies like a beast, or that when a man dies all is over. I know only too well that something still remains iu your heart which tells you, unmistakably enough, that which you say to be dlroctly con trary to the truth. Your perverted mind does not permit it. Your senses are too frightened to allow you power to tell the truth; neither can you humble yourself before the throne of our Lord Jesus Christ. I can assure you that you will soon regret it. 1 A Pertinent Question, j "So far as I am concerned, you can do what ever you choose, but pray tell mo, what plea sure can it be to you that I be hang with you ? ne Think He Knows lllni. "I have fortunately not depended much upon you, for I think I know you. You have no feel ing for your fellow-man. It is true, I believe very confidently, that the Court would not con demn me to die, since I went with you for the sole purpose of stealing the money. Nor have I taken the life of any man, in full conscious ness of which I can die. 1 Bohner Mioiild Reflect How ne Battered the Woman's Head. "If you reflect upon this affair, how terribly you battered the woman's head with the shovel, j'ou will perceive who will accuse you when we shall meet before the bar of God. I cannot con sider it j ust that you should be believed more than myself, since I told the truth from the first. All this appears not to have been considered before the court. Bodenbera' Opinion of the I.nw of Murder. "I could do nothing for myself; I had neither money nor friends; I could only tell the truth; I know" the laws; in Germany the law is such that whosoever does not take the life of any man cannot be condemned to death. This I also take for justice. Here fellows a long dissertation on the Injustico of sentencing a man to death who has not committed murder with his own hands. "Away With Him!" "Everyone cries 'Away with him!' No one takes mercy on me excepting our God. It Is true I did what I should not have done, in that I shared the money, because I knew nothing of the murdor. Yet this cannot con demn me to death. Men may think of me what they please; I know that I took the life of no man, and Aimigniy uoa is my witness. I now return my sincere thanks te each one who showed me a kludness during my time of impri soument, and to every one farewell. "Albert Bodenberg." Krsult of Know-Hailing". Huntingdon, March 8. A boy here by the name of Westbrook, about twelve years old, was struck on the head with a club by a colored boy named John Lewis, and is not expected to recover. The aiiair grew out of a snow-ball match. Both boys are residents of Huntingdon. Lewis has been arrested. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Nenate. Harrisburo, March 8. The following bills were considered: House bill to open Fifteenth street, In Phila delphia. Laid over on third reading on motion of Senator Naglc, seconded by Mr. Conncll, Mr. Watt, the author oi me uiii, oeing ausent. , House bill consolidating the townships of Bybcrry and Moreland into one district for the support of the poor, was called up by Mr. Con ncll and passed finally. Senate bill to authorize the opening and im provement of Alleghany avenue, between the river Delaware and Sixth street, in Philadelphia, was objected off by Mr. Henszey. Senate supplement to an act appropriating ground, for public purposes in Philadelphia, locating the roads, etc., In the Park, was ob jected to by Mr. Connell, the author of the bill. Senate bill to incorporate Saunders College was called np by Mr. Connell, and passed finally. House bill to change the name of the Hoard of School Controllers of the First School district of Pennsylvania was called up by Mr. Connoll, and passed finally. House bill to authorize the Governor to ap point five additional netarles public in Philadel phia was called up by Mr. Con uell, and pawed finally. Senate supplement to an act csUbllshlH the mode of selecting and drawing jurors for Phila delphia, approved April 30, A. D. 1858; rela tive to exemptions from service as jurors; re quiring parties who wish to be exempted to file an affidavit, to be approved by the Court. Called up by Mr. Conncll, and passed finally. nouse bill to incorporate the West Choster and Phocnixvllle Railroad Company, in Chester county. Called up by Mr. Brooke, and parsed finally. 1IOOSC. An act to prohibit the erection of public build ings on Independence Square was discussed. Mr. Davis said that the newspapers were divided in opinion. Those who owned property in the neighborhood of the square, which would be in creased in value If the new public buildings were erected upon it, were all In favor of the desecration. Among those papers was the Ledger, which had half a million invested in real estate. It was simply human nature for parties to regulate their views to their interests. The other parties, located from Third to Seventh streets, were more un biassed, and held that it was not right thus to trample on some of the best and most sacred feelings of the State. The original contract between the city and the State had been that the square should be kept as a public green forever. It was true that some subse quent legislation had authorized some small buildings upon tho ground, but that legis lation could easily be annulled by the present act. Mr. Davis spoke at some length of the sacred character of the square in the eyes of our countrymen. It was certainly in their view the garden-Bpot ot liberty, and was ballowed by associations which bad a meaning. The man who would pile bricks and mortar upon this spot would almost build upon the grave of his father. Mr. Davis asserted, in the course of his remarks, that this square has been one of the first spots visited by him on hid first trip to that city. Air. Bmtth, ot uaupnin, made a speech particularly in reference to the sanctity of the ground, and he too declared that it was one oi tne he first spots to which his steps had tended on his first visit to that cityl Mr. Josephs said, jocularly, that from bis association with the gentlemen who bad just spoken, be would bave i upposed other places in tne city would have been more attractive to them. Mr. Davis replied, at the timo of which he spoke, he had not been acquainted with Mr. Josephs, hut had visited the grounds with country simplicity and honesty of heart. Mr. Elliott was'grieved to and the American engle had been loosened and would take such an extended oratorical flight. lie said that the city had legitimate claims on the square; at one time bad purchased a portion of ground from private associations for about fifty thousand dollars; had erected a court house, which has cost over a hundred thousand dollars; if there was any sanctity about the Hall there was certainly none about the square. No body proposed to interfere with the llall, except perhaps to clear it of neighboring shanties, which burdened and disfigured its original shape; it was unjust to depreciate the value of property in that central neighborhood to oblige twenty-two people. The bill was passed by 84 yeas to to 9 nays. Tho bill autnori.inir tne people to vote lor a site for the public bulldiners was laid aside for a second reading this afternoon by 16 ayes to 14 nays. FROM EUROPE. . Tbla ftlornlna'a Quotation. By the Anglo-American Cable. London, March 8 11-30 A.M. consols 92 k ror both money and account ; United States five-twenties of 18C2, 90J; or lsoo, oiu, ox; oi io, iu-4us, suv. Illinois central, liikr : ureal western, m. L1VBKPOOU fliarca b n-au a. m.. uuiuiu opeueu dull: mlddllnor uplands, lid.: ralddllmr Orleans. 1U, d. The sales are estimated at 8000 bales. Flour iu firmer. Tbla Afternoon' mtotations. London. March 81-80 P. M. United States 5-208 of 1862. Wi ; 10-408, 87. Erie Railroad, 2lx ; Illinois l entrai. 113. Liverpool. Marcus 1-80 r. m. larns ana fabrics at Manchester heavy. California Wheat, 9s. 3d. : red Western. 7s. lld.(.8s. : winter, 8s. 8d.c49s. 9d. The receipts of wheat for the past three days have been 15,000 quarters, all American. , f lour, 200. 3d. Corn, 27s, 6d. mock Uuotatlona by Telegraph 3 P. in. Ulendlnnlng, Davis ft Co. report through their New York house the following : N. T. Cent 4 Hud R , Paolflo Mall Steam. . . 86 y, Yn. stock KON weHieru uiuuu leiu 03, do, scrip 94,V Toledo 4 Wabash R. 43,'tf N. T. 4 Hrle Rail. . SB I Mil. 4 St. Paul lt.com 62' Ph. and Rea, K 96,vlMU. AStPaul Kpref. liiJi Mich. South. 4 Nl.Il. b7i , Adams express BO' und Pitt. H. 8 weil8,iiarKOuo.... ui ChtandN. W.oom.. 73 V United States 60 Chuand N. W. pref.. 877i Tennessee s, new. 4 Chi. and R.L R U93i ,Gold Ultf Pitts. F. W. 4 CI11. H. 92 VI Market active. New York money and Stock market. New YORK. March 8. Stocks steady. Money aout at rxAti per cent. uoia, 112. trivo- twenties, 186B, coupon, 110)tf; do. 1864, da, 109; do. 1866, da, I093s ; do. da new, 108 ; do. 1861, 109 5 do. 1868, 109X1 10-4UB, iuo; virgiiua on, new, ni! MlHsnnrl 68. 9o : uamon vompauj, 02 : cum. tral and HudBon River, 96: Krie, 85V; Reading, 97; Adams Express, 60; Mlohlgan Central, 119W; Michigan Southern, 87; Illinois Central, 137; niASATanri and Ptttsburtr, 98: Chicago and Rock Island, 119 ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 192 ; West ern union -leiegraiiu. . New York Produce Market. New Yoke, March 8. Cotton lower; sales of 500 bales of nuuuiiug upianas ai zixc f lour MUto and Western quiet aud without decided change; Southern dull snd unchanged. Wheat dull, but without decided change. Corn a shade firmer and scarce; new mixed Western, 99c.$, and 11-02 for hiffh mixed, nearly yeiiow: yeuow Jersey and Penn sylvania, I1-04C4105. Oats dull and heavy. Beef mi let. Pork lower ; new mess, 125-25. Lard dull and heavy; steam In tierces, 13(l3;,o. 1 Whisky quiet atti. Baltimore Prodaeo market. Bilttiiokb, March 8. Cotton dull and heavy at 21 wo. Flour una due ihh aouve, ana prices un--)innued. Wheat steady; Pennsylvania, tl-ftkad-8. Corn, white, 9294 cents ; yellow, 93(a,94 cents. Oats steadv at 54&56 cents. Kye dull and nominal. Whisky Better reeling at 11(101. . . Cotton Market. ' Gii.vh.8T0N March 7 Cotton fiat; good ordinary, iftbudisv: receipts, 735: exports coastwise. 144; I sales, 190 i bwck, i,bii Daies. I'LtANCIS AW! COW,nBltE. Omci or TB Rvckik a TauoBApa.1 1 TuwxUr, March S, 1W70. 1 1 The bank statement yesterday Is not very favorable as far as resources are concerned, the deposits showing a falling off of $134,547, and the legal-tenders, t2M,876. There Is also a con traction in loans of $123,643. There is an in crease in specie, nowever, oi so,wm, which raises the specie reserve of our city national banks to nearly one and a half millions. The business of the week has been oulte large, the clearings showing an increase over the previous week of nearly 7,000,000. Tho statement is not calculated to disturb the present condition of the money market either one way or the other. The rates this morning continue oulto easy, and the demand exceedingly light. uoia snows a iurtner weanness, opening with tales at 112 and declining to 112k:. and in quoted at that figure about noon. Government bonds are quite weak and off In sympathy with gold. The business at the Stock Board was unusually light, but prices continue steady. In City sixes there were small sales of tne new bonds at lUl,1. in Heading Kaiiroad tne sales were unimport ant. The range is 48 &1(S4X. Pennsylvania Kaiiroad sold at 57h, and Mlnehlll Railroad at 57j'. 54 was offered for Lehigh Valley; 31 for Catawissa preferred, and 27 "r Philadel phia and Erie. In miscellaneous shares there was but little doing. Sales of Manufacturers' Bank at . 30; Girard at 0, and Philadelphia at 160. lbe Pennsylvania Dire insurance Uompany have this day declared a semi-annual dividend of seven dollars and ntty cents, payable alter tue 17th Inst. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES. Reported by De Haven Bro., No. 40 8. Third street; FIRST BOARD. Iioo City 6a, New. ioi w 63 sh Penna R.ls. BTtf M BR Llt8cll R.... 40 V limie do c.ioi!f liooo do !oi)4 4(H)0 W Jer 78... Is. 85 10 sli Mtnehul K... 61 8 sli N Cent R....-48 10 sh Phil Ilk... .c. loo 5 do 0.160 sh Ulrard Dk.... 60 fio N ra 78. . Sep. 84 22 sh Cam A Am...l1B)f SSshManuf Ilk.. ... 80 Mkhbks. William Paintkr A Co.. No. 38 S. Third street, report the following quotations: U. 4. as of IBM, 1183114; 6-408 Of 1H62, 110X110tf ; do. 1664, iu?,CioX ; ao. isot, iov$iw.; uo- Juiv, nwo lonijCdUosx; do., July, is7, N8V10; do. Juiyi 1HC8, lt)8,4W08tf ; BS, 10-40, 106)tf(106V ; tf. 8. Paculo RK. Cur. 6s, llo110. Gold, lilviaiia.. Messkh. us Uavkn A Biiothkh. No. 40 3. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations : U. 8. 6sof 1881, 114(4114J: do., 1803, 110K'U0 ; do. 1864, 109';$109H ; ao. lbtiO, loll i(4 109',, ; do. 1869, new, luucAiuv ; ao. isoi, ao. iuy iom ; ao. ihw, ao., iuuvwiuvm ; nuns, hks vjaioov; u. o. so rear 8 per cent. Currency, liouauov; Due Comp. Int. Notes, 19: Gold, liiim; Sliver. 111&112. Union Paclllo R. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, tswvasao; Central Pa cllic K. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, Su50$9a0; Union Paclllo Land Grant Bonds, I7-4V3740. makr a ladnbh, bankers, "cnort tins morning Gold quotations as follows : . i , 10-00 A. M 112 11-1BA.M 112 io-io Mtn li-io :....ii'j'f 10-18 " 112V 11-20 " 112 10-16 " 11 23 12-00 M ....... i.i ... .111? j 10-VO " 12-10 1'. X .....112 10-25 ' 11 'i 12-20 " HIT 11-10 " 112"4 12'30 " 112 ll'ia " 112','l TUB NEW YORK. MONEY MARKET. From the X. T. Herald. "The week opened on a rather doll and steadv state of alTairs In Wall street, the dullness being do a to the storm and tne steauiuess to tne arm attitude of the 'bull' cliques. The only excitement was In the uoia Koora. where gold declined to 112V. 1 ne earnest operations were based upon favora ble reports concerning the progress of the Funding Din in tne senate, wnicn, ueing accompanied by the caoie announcement 01 uu tor nve-twenties in London, led to a 'break' to 112)tf amid considerable excitement. Next it was discovered, from tne dc mand for cash gold, that the 'short' Interest had been heavily Increased, and some -of the 'shorts precipitated an advance to US by endeavoring to cover, inis nurry over tne price again fell back to 112, closing finally at 112(aU2. The prevailing rates paid for carrying gold were two to four per cent, but exceptions occurred at one and nve per cent. 1 ne cioBiug aeenne was due to a further announcement from Washington that the denote had decldad to hold night sessions continu ously in order to hasten action upon the Funding bill. "The Government market again declined with the gold market, and the 67s touched 109. Prices are. however, becoming less sensitive to tne movements In gold as the premium approaches obliteration. foV the reason that with gold at par Government sixes would In all probability rule at prices several per cent, over par. "The money market was easy at four to five per cent, as the prevailing rates on call loans, with pledges respectively of Government and stocx col laterals. The dealers In commercial papor note a rather better demand, and priaie double names, having a short time to run, are current at seven to eight per cent, discount." Philadelphia Trade Iteport. Tuesday, March 8. There Is an absence of any speculative demand for Flour, and tho operations of the home consumers are conUned to their Immediate wants. Sales of COO barrels, Including superfine at 4-37x4-50; extras at 4-62X-8Itf ; Iowa, Wis consin, and Minnesota extra family at $5255-75; Pennsylvania do. do. at.V25$; Indiana and Ohio da do. at t5-26ai6-25, and fancy brands at 93-50(3,7-50, according to quality. Rye Flour is held at $i-02x 4-75 per barrel. i ne w neat marKet is steany, Dut tnere is scarcely anything doing. Hales of looo bushels Pennsylvania red at $l-24$l-25. Rye may be quoted at II for Western aud Pennsylvania. Corn Is quiet, and S rices, though q notably unchanged, favor buyers, ales of 6500 bushels new Pennsylvania and South, ern yellow at 90(g9lc. In the cars and from store, aud 82a afloat. Outs are without change ; 2000 bushels Pennsylvania sold at 5456a lu liarley and Malt no sales were reported. isark in tne aosence 01 sales we auote mo. 1 Quercitron at $30 per ton. Seeds Cloverseed is steady, with sales of 100 bushels at 7 -60(8. Timothy may be quoted at 14-50 (4-75. Flaxseed is taken by the cru-hers at 2 35. wnisKy is quiet at IK41-02 lor western wood ana Iron-bound. LATEST SHU'PIXQ INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine New aee Intide Page. (By Telegraph.) Itfww UrT w Vf ii ! O A tT4 uaH afanmolilik TnH mark, from Liverpool. FOKTKEsa MONiioB, Marcn s. The brig Perl, re ported ashore, has been gotten oir, and Is being towed up to Norfolk for repairs, balled, bark Tra veller, ior .Baltimore. PORT OP PHILADELPHIA .MARCH 8 BTATX Or TI1BKU0MBTER AT TUB BVXKINU TELEGRAPH OFH0K. T A. M 30 I 11 A. M 38 I 3 P. M 41 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Schr Reading RR. No. 44, Tucket, Hartford, Sinnlck son & Co. Schr Husan McDevItt, McDevltt, New Haven, do. Schr A. iteppuer, wceaaaen, ew iiaven, ao. Bchr A. K. baiford, Powell, Taunton, do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamship Zodiac, Hlncs, 70 hours from Charleston, with nidse. to K. A. Souder & Co. Steamsh d Hunter. Harding. 40 hours from rrovi- dence, with radse. to I). 8. Stetson Co. 8teomer W. WhUldln, Rlggans, 13 hours from Bal timore, with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr. Schr Anna Myrick, Richards, 6 days from Pro Vlncetown, with flsh to Crowell Co. Schr iianaway, itainpiou, irom jumum, wim uuu pipe to D. 8. Stetson t o. Schr Alaska, Pierce, from Brandy wine, Del., with flour to R. M. Lea Co. Schr W. W. Marcy, couipiuu, irum ureal ngg Harbor. . . . , Schr Winter tsnruu, oowuiau, iroiu miuvuie, witn sand. Schr M. Relnhart, Hand, from Cape May. WENTTO SEA. Brig Hermes, hence for Laguayra, went to sea last evening, in company with a large number or schooners. No vessels remain at the Breakwater except one schooner ana tne bark Soottish Bride. MEMORANDA. Bark Mary Lowerisen, Uendenton, hence for Ant werp, put in at Falmouth met nit. DOOMED TO DEATH. Bohnor and Bodenberg. THE PEIGHTAL BUTC1TEBY The Crime and Its Perpetrators Their Murderous Career. THE EXECUTION TO-MOIUMW. Huntingdon in a Fcrmctit Tho Final Preparations The Fate of Consummate Villainy. ' Prom Our Qun OorreitponaenL Huntingdon, Pa., March 7. Wednesday Is tho day fixed for the execution here of two of the most consummate villains that ever fell into the clutches of tho law In this State, Albert von Bodenberg and.Gottlolb Boh ner by name. In the year 1S10 a whole family was butchered In Huntingdon county by a wretch named McConauKhey; but since that date there hits been no tragedy in the county approaching tho crime for which these two men are doomed to death, and tho criminal records 6f tho State contain but few cases approaching it in downright cruelly. r The Victims r of Bodcnburg and Bohner were throe in num berJohn Peightal, aged sixty-five years; hi) wife Sarah, aged sixty; and Scott Garner, an orphan boy, who made his homo with the family. The Peightals lived at about, half a mile from Pleosaut Grove station, on the Hun tingdon and Broad Top Railroad, which is seven miles distant from the county seat. They resided on a farm comprising about a hundred acres of land which, like all in the neighbor hood, is as poor as it could well be. Their house was a plain two-story log-cabin, plastered over on the exterior, and fully on a par with the unproductive soil. Yet old Mr. Peightal was industrious and saving, and, as be never mode any deposits in the bank when he came to Hun tingdon to sell his produce, it was generally known that he bad considerable money In the house. ; The Triple Tragedy. On the evening of Wednesday, November 17, 1869, the three simple-minded people were butchered in cold blood for' the sake of the plunder which, it wus rumored, could be had at such a terrible price. 1 Bohner bad been living iu Altoona for some time previous, and it was there that he made the acquaintance of Bodeuburg, his confederate. Having made up., their minds, according to the confession made about a month ago by the latter, to attempt the robbery of the Peightals, the twain left Altoona two or three weeks before the time of the tragedy. , From Huntingdon they walked out to Pelgbtal's place, which they reached after dark. They entered the house and asked for work. Old Mr. Peightal received them kindly, but could not give them what they asked, and they returned to Altoona and gradu ally devised a scheme of murder as well as of robbery. Bodonburg insisted, in his confession, that he was from the first opposed td extreme violence, maintaining that his companion was responsible for suggesting and urging the killing of the family, if their money could be secured in no other way; while Bohner, in a 'Statement made immediately after his arrest, persisted that tho other was the leading spirit, and threatened to shoot him if he backed out of the scheme. r Be this as it may, the project was gradually perfected, and on the evening of Monday, No vember 15, the two again left Altoona in com pany, each armed with a pistol which had been purchased at that place. They reached Pcigh tal's house at midnight, after the family had retired, and entered the barn, where they passed the remainder of the night. In the morning they encountered Mr. Peightal, who did not object to their intrusion upon his premises,' and after loitering about the neighborhood during the day, they went to the house in the evening, while the family were at supper, and were invited to help themselves to the slmplo fare. After snpper they started out, pretending that they were going to Huntingdon in search of work. But they were followed to the barn by the owner, who, finding that they intended to pass another night in it, gave them permission to sleep in the house, ac cording to Bodenburg's story, while, according to Bohner, the night was passed in a barn in the neighborhood. If the story of the former be true, they received their breakfast also at the hands of their victims on Wednesday morning. The day was passed in the neighborhood, Bo denburg alleging that he repeatedly, during its course, protested against any violence to the persons of Mr. Peightal or his family, and that Bohner gave him a solemn promise not to go beyond robbery; while tho latter asserts that be was reluctant to return to the house in the even ing, and only did so when Bodenburg threatened to take his life. In the edge of the evening tho two culprits reached Pelghtal's bouse. The family were evi dently at supper when they arrived, and had not finished the meal when their earthly careers were brought to a close. Precisely how or in what order it was done cannot be told. Bodenburg, in his confession, alleged that he kept watch by the railroad track, about a hun dred yards distant, while his companion pro ceeded to the house, perpetrated the deed, and returned to him with a bundle in which the. plunder was secreted. Bohner, on the contrary, immediately after his arrest, stated that he re mained at the railroad while the other did the deed, returning after an hour's absence with the plunder. Still another story was' told by them a few days after their arrest, to the effect that tbey had met two other men, one of them named Gordon, by whom the crime was committed. The UUcoverr of the Crime. " After the bloody work was accomplished, the villains made a desperate attempt to conceal their guilt. The three bodies were covered with straw carried from the barn, and over this wai placed a quantity of bedding and old clothing, and then the mass fired, and the desperadoes attempted to make good their escape. About 0 o'clock, some.men who happened to pass the barn on their way home from the station dls iCntinuti on On Btetm4 Av f V
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