8 THE DAILY EEN1G TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1870. filTY IIITELLIGISMCE. Ta XES DUE 'tUE STAT 3. How the Wtale Is Indebted Philadelphia Report of :he to the City or Finance Com- slliee. The following report of the Finance Com mittee was yesterday submitted to Councils. It hows a condition of affairs highly gratifying to the citizens of Philadelphia: To the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philade phia: Gentlemen: The Committee on Finance havlnst ad under consideration the matter of the arrears of Mate taxes duo the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia for the year I860, respectfully report that they through a sub committee visited llarrlsbnru several limes, and after considerable ell'ort obtained a re statement of the account and have succeeded In ad justing the matter and balancing the account for the Vi'ar lhT as follows: OJtie amonnt of dellclt In State tax, as ap peared by the settlement with the ... Auditor-General, was 132,. 80-76 Allowance to the city on State tax . 130,942-21 Allowance to the city on State Caa11' 82,487-82 Due State of Tonna. for tho year 1809. . liw.278-44 which was liquidated on the ninth day of March, 1870, by payment mado by Joseph K. Maroer, Ksq., City Treasurer, of tloO.278-44. The above amount er f 100,878-4 was realized, to wit: Amount of warrant receive! from State HHperlntcndent of Public Schools, being the arrears of State School Fund, ISO'.i, due the city and not collected 42,387-8 Deceived on account of School Fund for the year IbiO 00,000-00 Total amonnt received from State School Fund for arrears of 1809 and on account of 1870. 102,8S7-6C Amount paid as abeve stated ioo,278-44 Amount over paid 2, los-22 which sum has been credited to the account of the city of Philadelphia for the year 1870. it will thus appear that the city has been released through the exertions of your committee of tho sum of 132,489-32, beHides havlug balanced the account of the city with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania lor the year inbw. John Hardsley, Chairman. George W. Hall, . G. King, A. 8. Hodirdon, John Cochran, A. II. Franciseus, A. Kline, George L. Buzby, George A. Smith, John L. Shoemaker. Mr. Bardslev explained to the Chamber that the eum of $&1,4S'J: was charged against the city as poll tax. By tho passage of the Registry act this tax was abolished, and the attention of the Auditor-General having been directed to the matter, he at once wiped out the sum charged. lr. Bardslev said the city exhibited in this re spect a condition . of affairs which has not existed Jor years. Sheridan'h Kiiib. Mr. T. Buchanan Iteade's picture of "Sheridan's Ride," in which he has sought not only to represent a memorable his torical incident but also to.embody the spirit of his own flno verses, has excited an unusual in terest since it has been .on exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts. It is visited daily by crowds of people, and it promises to be an at traction for many weeks to come. At an early hour last evening a reading of the poem was given in the presence of a select com pany of invited guests, by Mrs. M. Josephine Warren. The acoustic properties of the Academy galleries are not by any means the best, but are much better than there was any reason to ex pect. Mrs. Warren has a full, rich voice, capable of giving all due expression to tho poem, and she read with much earnestness and spirit. She of course labored under many disadvantages in reciting to a critical audience in such a place as the Academy of Fine Arts, where only practice can enable a speaker to so manage the voice that nil its tones can bo distinctly heard with proper effect; but the experiment was in an eminent degree satisfactory. The reading of the poem with all the animation and fervor that belong to the subject certainly adds to the in terest of tho picture, which, apart from any merit of its own, has claims upon the regards and admiration of tho public as being the work of the writer of one of tho most spirited war lyrics of the day. Local Odds and Ends. Logan made a epeech of about twenty minutes, in Common Council yesterday, which we tried to report. We had to cave, however. Talk about your Btuinp speeches! Why they were nowhere, alongside of Logan's. On and after the first day of May, 1870, no Tchicle of burden or traffic will be permitted to pass over the Wissahickon turnpike, within the Park limits, unless the tires upon its wheels are at least feix inches broad. We would respectfully ask, who paid for the cut for tho site for the "House of Correction which appeared in a contemporary of yesterday, and also who paid for the papers which were distributed so freely ? The city is called upon to pay two hundred dollars for a mule which fell on the iron grat ing covering the water-drain leading from the Court House into Chesnut street. If it is not eoon removed the city will be compelled to pay etill heavier damages. We have seen several narrow escapes made by pedestrians. M. Hall Stanton wants to be Mayor. Stan ten is an A No. 1 team, and would no doubt run well. Who attended to the Market and Eleventh streets beats while the o Ulcers were enjoying Dixie on Monday night ? Supposed Murderer. Last night a man entered a drinking saloon at Broad and South streets, and acting rather strangely, soon at tracted the attention of some of the inmates. It appears that a couple of them had been read ing in the papers a description of the man who murdered the woman Tobin at Woodviile, Pa., a few days ago, and comparing it with the visitor's appearance, concluded that he was the man. They accordingly arrested him, and took him before Alderman Flood, who committed him to await a requisition from the authorities of Woodviile. lie gives his name as Patrick Sweeney. The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society. A special meeting of tho Antiqua rian Society was held last evening, in the hall No. 524 Walnut street, for the purpose of re ceiving the report of a special committee on the removal of the rooms of the society. The com mittee reported in favor of changing the present meeting-room to one at Ninth and Walnut streets. The report was accepted. The com mittee was continued to take charge of the books and other property belonging to the association, and see that they are properly moved to the new quarters. Mabokk Election. At an election hold last evening, tho 17th lust., tho followiug Sir Knights were elected officers of Cyrene Coramandery.No. 7, of Camden, N. J., for the ensuing Masonic year, commencing with Good Friday: Sir A. B. Fraz.ee, Em. Commandor. Sir I. Layton Register, Generalissimo. Sir Aaron Ward, Captain-General. Sir J. W. Wroth, Treasurer. Sir Charles J. Firing, Recorder. Tns 'Star" Course of Lectures. On Monday evening Mr. John G. 8axe will lecture at the Academy of Music on "French Folks at Home," and will recite his poems of "Tho Proud Miss McBride" aud "The Press." Mr. Saxe is too well known as a humorous poet and ' as an elegant aud popular lecturer to need any special commendation in advance. Those who attend at the Academy on Monday evening may be assured of a roost attractive entertainment. The Western Presbyterian Churcu Edi fice, corner of Seventeenth and Filbert streets, has bee sold to the First reformed Presbyte rian congregation, now worshippinjr at Eigh teenth and Chesnut streets, for 35,000. Next Sunday will be the last service under the old organization. Rev. P. T. Stevenson is the pas tor of the Reformers. Attempted Suicide. Patrick Glacken was yesterday found in McLean's woods, Kensington avenue, near llarrowgate, with his throat cut, and near him was fonnd a razor. The unfor tunate man was removed to the Episcopal Hos pital. JL ie supposed to be deranged. AXCTIIER HOMICIDE. A IWwn lien ten and lfl to Die la the Street I he .Result ef a Dar-rooni Jlrawl-Ruin pta a punishment. Since the page of crime has been reopened, it fceine as though every day were destined to add some horrible deed thereto. The Wilmer, Foster, and Nngel cases are scarce placed before the eyes of the public ere we are called upon to record tho occurrence of another deed of brutalitv, of crime and blood. This tlmo the sccno is" laid in the neighborhood of Eighteenth and South streets. It appears that on Wednesday night Hugh McKlnnev, aged twentv-seven years, who re sided with his mother at No. 2325 Christian street, whilst walking around with a friend, stepped into the drinkery of one Joe Brady, 8. E. corner of Eighteenth and South street?. Assembled therein were a crowd of bar-room loafers, who, ripe at any moment for a quarrel, soon fonnd a pretext for creating one with the two visitors. A squabble ensued in the bar-room and was kept up until all hands reached tho Btreet, when it was renewed with increased violence. Sud denly the row ceased, and all the participants save one disappeared as though by magic. A few minutes afterwards an old lady found lvine upon tho pavement, bleeding, moaning. and horribly bruised and broken, the young man McKinney. She at once rushed into tho drinkery, notified the man Brady, and called on him for assistance for the young man, telling him that he was dead. Brady then pro cured the help of one or two others, and tho dying man was conveyed to the residence of his t.rntiinr. No. 1815 Balnbrldsro street, where he linirpred until last nisrht. when death ended his sufferings. Tho perpetrators of this deed are yet unknown aud at large, but it is to be hoped that Mayor Fox will spare neither means nor time until he has them placed before the bar of justice. Coroner Taylor will hold an inquest on the case this aitcrnoon. A Stunner. A stout specimen of humanity, one Charles Larson, residing at No. 510 8. Dela ware avenue, was arrested this morning and brought before Alderman Beitler to answer charges crowing out of domestic difficulties, engendered by a long and continuous spree. For some paft he has been amusing himself at inter vals by beating IiIb wife, by offering to cut her head off and bring it to her on a dish, and by stating to hwr that he intended to act the part of another Prottt. His physical formation and his unwillingness to comply with tho requirements of those who arrested him were such that the services of three policemen and two constables were necessary to persuade him to call at tlio alderman's office. Not being able to procure bail, ho was sent below in default of $2000 bail. Clock Mending. Yesterday an individual stepped into the barber shop of one Kline, at Twenty-second and Spruce streets, and desired to know if there was any clock to mend. Mr. Knine answered "nono there," but that he had two at his residence that needed repairs. He then engaged the stranger to call at his resi dence on Monday, giving him tho address. The stranger left, and proceeding straight to the place named, told Mrs. Kline that he had been sent there by her husband to fix the clocks. She innocently showed him up into her bed room, and there left him. Seizing the opportu nity, he ransacked tho room, and, securing f 10 from one of the bureau drawers, desccuded, bade the woman good day, and departed. An iMrosTOn. The public are cautioned to keep a look out for a femalo Impostor who is now making the rounds of tho city. She is about 25 years of age, thin, light complexion, wears a velvet sack, a white felt hat with ma roon trimmings and feather, and a maroon colored dress with three flounces. Yesterday iue called on a Mrs. Laycock and represented that she was collecting means to enable a poor woman named Mrs. Lutz, residing at Seventh and Cherry streets, to bury her child. Mrs. Lay- cock gave her one dollar, all the change she had at the moment, and shortly afterwards sent a girl with five dollars additional to the house named. Of course the girl eoald find no such house and no such person as Mrs. Lutz. Dishonest Domestic Some ten days ago a Mrs. McDonald, residing at JNo. 1511 JSorih Eleventh street, engaged as a servant a colored eirl named Emma Roberts, aged about 20 years. All went well until last Friday, when Emma dis appeared, and with her several line dresses and a lot of underclothing. Lust night Detective Levy captured Emma at Twelfth and South streets, and on her found pawn tickets for the stolen articles,which have since been recovered. Emma will have a hearing to-day before Alder man Kerr. Pugilistic Some nights ago Sergeant Dutlle, ot the Seventeenth District lorce, was attacked at Eleventh and South streets by a gang ot roughs, headed by a William Evans, and rather severely handled. ino sergeant stood his ground, however, and succeeded in arresting Evans, who was committed to prison by Alder man Dallas to answer at Court. Mortality. Early this morning an infant fifteen months old, the child of one of the lodgers in the Third District Station House, died in the cellar on its mother s Dreast. The body of an infant was found this morning on the steps oi a residence at sixteenth and Car penter streets. Serious Accident. Ellen Murphy, aged sixty-one years, last evening slipped on an icy pavement on Callowhlll street, near the Wire Bridge, and falling, seriously injured one of her ankles, cue was removed to her home, twenty- iourtn and gioaie streets. House Robbery. The residence of a Mrs. Moser, Palmer street, below Frankford Road, was entered by thieves yesterday afternoon, who forced open a rear door, and stole two silk dresses. Brutality. William .L Bruce (it should be Brute) has been held in $1000 bail to answer the charge of cruelly beating the woman he has sworn to protect. Bruce resides at Thirteenth and Vice streets. Slight Fire. About 8 o'clock last evening a sngni nre occurreu in ino nouso or James Uas- ton. Ninth street, above Columbia avenue, by me explosion oi a cum iu lamp. r . . .J . . . HAiui) i amnk. a uu suiiering irom an attack of hodrophobia was yesterday killed in Aramingo. Stack Quotations by Telegraph 2 p. ffl. Blendinnlng, Davis A Co. report through their Mew xorK noose me ioiiowmg. N. Y. Cent. 4 HudR Pacific Mall Steam. . . 83 v Western Union Tela suv Con. Stock M.V1 do. scrip 93?; N. Y. A Brie Kali. . U Ph. and Kea.lt 90 Mich. South. ANLR. 6b Cle. and Pitt. R. BTi CM. and N. W.oom.. 70?i Chi. and N. W.pref.. 81 Chi. and R. LB 118 Pitts. F. W. Cm. R. 98)tf Toledo A, Wabash R. 45 Mil. A St. Paul Room 6,V Adams Express ei WellB,ForgoCo.. 20 United States 43 Tennessee 6s, new. Gold U2 namei ueuv jr. Ntr York money Had Mtook market. Niw YORK, Marca IS. Stocks unsettled. Money active at a per cent. Gold, m?,'. Five-tweuues, 18ii, coupon, 109 ; do. 1664, do., 109; do. lss. da, 109'b J no. ao. new, iu(: ao. ihoi, id do. 1868, 10; 10-4US, iosi; Virginia 6s, new, Tit? Missouri 6s. 91 Hi Canton Company. 61): Cum berland preferred, SiT; Consolidated New York Cen tral and Hudson River, 97 ; Jirle, ; Beading, 9t)tf j Adams jxpress, dim; nucuiKan uomrai, nt; viniiltmn Southern. Sttjtf ! Illinois Central. 139- fiiBimianrt and Pittsburg, 9TA; Chicairo and Rock Island, 118Ji ; Plttsbur and Fort Wayue,193;Ji ; West- em union 'leienrapu. Now York frouuite Market. New York, March 18. Cotton Urmor, and 1500 bales middling uplands sold at SSc. State and w.-Kii-rn Flour dul . and prices tavor buyers: South. em dull and droopluR. Wheat dull and prices favor buyers ; winter red Western, -'ir. Corn scarce and advanced lc.: new mixed Western, 9oai)8o. new yellow Jersey. 9i)c.(all -oo. Oats firmer; State, 6ira!2e.; Western, 65WJ in store, beef quiet. Pork firmer; new mess, fi&- I steady; steam-ren- dered, !4()l4Kc. WhlskT iirmer; western. 9'Jc T7 I H 13 NTATIONU 1ft X, ARMS, MONOGRAMS, ILLUMINATING, EfO. DREK A, 1033 OH UN NUT Street, Card Kogr?er and 6Utiouer. TIIE EH IE YaJSDERBILT LITI01TI0V. Flh, Jr., en the Stand Never flats Bvldenee Bef oi e.Bxcept la a Cow Cane Amonlnff Story orihr Flight to Jerry-Mne Week Without Tnklns Ilia Clothe (Iff, Watching the Aloney The 1 omoiodore la Nesllffe Attire. The trial of the Erie Rail way suit aealnst Com modore Vanderbilt was continued yesterday before Judge Barnard, and tho cross-emaralna-tlon of Jay (iould was concluded. During its progress, Mr. Beach asked that some di rection be now made as to tho production of the books of the plaintiff. His lienor knew the history of the order mado for their production; they had served notice on tho other side to produce certain books; he saw that they had not been produced, and one book which they thought essential had been peremptorily refuped. Tbcy had prepared a petition to the Court, and as the. mutter had been suspended. be desired to present it. Mr. Field objected to the Interruption of the trial for the hearlmr of a motion. It was an ex parte application, and should be made in Cham bers, not on tho trial. The court f Judeo Barnard) stated that, as ho understood, his own power was merely to order ine company to produce dooks containing cer tain accounts or records, or Bworn copies of them. After some discussion tho court permitted tho petition to be read, which, after setting out the formal proceedings in the matter, states that he is advised as to the purpose of tho defence, nil records relating to the issue of tho stock. Its creation, and to tho money paid for it and to Mr. Vanderbilt, and to the disposition of it. ihe Court held that, so iar as the legality of tho stock was concerned, it had nothing to do with any issue In the case. Tho question was very plain whether tho officers of the company in making these payments exceeded their power. If they did, then the legal question arises whether the deiencant should pay back. it made no matter from what fund the money was derived, provided it came from the Erie Company. In regard to the issue of subsequent stock, iheyhad nothing to do with it in the suit. As to the minutes of the Board of Directors in regard to tho settlement, they had a right to that, and also in regard to the minutes of the committee authorizing the suit. they had a ritrht to them, and the Court would make an order directing them to bo furnished to the defendant. Ihe rest of the application would have to be denied. PRINCE ERIE ON TIIE STAND. Mr. James Fisk was then called to tho stand and was examined by Mr. Field. Ho spoke with great rapidity, and answered tho questions pnt to him with uiuch readiness and with au air of comicality that kept the crowd of spectators assemuieu in a state ot continuous i.ughter. lie testihcd I am a director of the Erie Railway Company, and was in 180S. Q. Had you any interviews with Vanderbilt in the summer of 1808 in respect to a negotia tion between him and the company ? A. I had interviews with him; I don't remember the time precisely; It was in the spring or early part of the summer, after ve came back from Jersey City; 1 was absent in Jersey City lor a lapse of tlmo (laughter) and after mv return, I visited the gentleman in company with Mr. Gould. U. fctate what took place at the interview: where it was, who you met, and what was said. A. I went to his house, rung the door bell, was shown Into the reccptiou-room below stairs, and. was finally invited up to tho parlor upstairs; was then told Mr. Vanderbilt wanted me to come into the room back, adjoining his sleeping apartment; we had aconver.-ationthere together; I should think a half au hour; it was regarding the matter of settling up the suits which had been in litigation during the winter, and the main part of tho information which he seemed to wish to get from me that is be said to me that ho wished to ascertain from me if the matter could bo settled; that It seemed to him as if about all the direc tors in the Erie Railway Company wanted to trade with him; and ho wanted to know which was the right man; that ho thought I was the one he wanted to see; I told him that if he wanted a good trade he ought to trade with me (milliliter): he said he thought 1 had about as much power as any of them; that the old man, Drew, was no better than a batter pudding, that Eldridge was demoralized entirely, and that there was no head or tail to our coucern; I told him that that was my opinion alsa; he entered Into a long conversation. ilr. tteacn objected and said the witness must repeat what was said. fisk's memory. Mr. Fisk I dou't know that I could repeat his precise words, aud I don't know that I care to, either; I can give it in substance; he told me that while we were In Jersey City, every tlmo that Mr. Drew could get from under our eyes, he would slip away to see him, to get him to say what kink of a trade he would make with the corporation to get it out of its difficulties; that in the first place he had a great deal of talk with Drew in regard to relieving him ot some part 01 the Erie stock he bad unintentionally bought; he wished ts know of me whether, If he made a tiade with Eldridge or Drew, in my opinion it could be carried through the Board of Directors; I told him as nearly as I could what was the understanding in the board, that they had known that he had the stock, and that they meant that be should keep it; I knew that a ne gotiation had been been going on before our leaving Jersey City, but I was not aware that the transaction had taken such an aspect; ne said virtually that be had in the first place made a trade with Drew, but bad made up his mind that the board would not sustain Drew; that Eldridge had made him a proposition which he thought if I and Gould would take hold of would be carried through, and then all the liti- f;aiions would be witharawn; he carried an me itigations, he said, and if we would take the stock off his bands, and make up his losses, he would lead us to the little place we were most do-irous of getting to that is, peace and har mony; that was the conversation. Q. What did he say about the litigation ? A. He said it all depended upon him as to what was dene. Q. At that meeting you were alone with Van- deibilt; did you then come out of that room? A. Yes, sir, and passed into the room la which Gould was: the conversation then, to a certain extent, was reiterated over. Q. Do you remember anything that occurred when you aud Vanderbilt came out from the ba ;k room 'i THE ERIE BEDROOM. A. I cave vou the conversation ho had with me in the bedroom; there were also other con versations which 1 addressed to him; 1 pro ceeded to explain to Mr. Vanderbilt the posi tion which I had taken, so far as I was con cerned, aud also for Mr. Gould, In regard to the entire affairs of the Erie Railway Company, and the manner in which they had been conducted since 1 was with them, and that he was well aware that I had the best of those in office; that I had presented the matter to the directors in as strong a manner as I possessed; that I had attached Drew's private property; that I knew of tho arrangements made to take the money of the corporation aud deposit it In his hands, and was well aware that no decent man would submit to any such thing; he said to me that I must always take my position as I found it; that there I was, and that he would keep these blood hounds-relerrlng to Clark and t.hn l.i wrai on r truck: that he will be if he don't keep them after us if we don't wiuj me biock oit Dis nanus; 1 101a I bad mv wav I'd hn (energetically) if I'd take a share off: faat ho had brought the punishment upon himself, and that he de servt d It; this entirely mellowed him down; then he said that the differences could never be brouttht to a settlement unless we tried to act together: I tnhi him w innii act together if he didn't try to rob this corporation; that he was a rouuur, ana that l would not suomii i uuuc any circumstances whatever; that I was dutub fouuded and thunderstruck to Hud on comiug into his presence that he admitted engaging in such transactions on the part of our directors. v. 1 . 11 orta to-aay. TUI11D EDITION SHERMAN AND THE ARMY BILL. XZc will Zlcsign if it Fasscs. Methodist Conference at Pottsvilla The Proceedings of Congress To-day. If ROM WASlllJraTOJV. Itroeklva Mayy Yard. ffjjftrfal Vtttpatah to Th Evmiina TclrgrapK Wasiiinoton, March 18. Tho House Naval Committee considered the removal of the Brook lyn Navy Yard and heard read the bill which pro poses to leave the selection of the new silo to the House. . Tennennee AWnlr. The Reconstruction Committee heard the statements of the Speaker of tho House and the President of the Senate of tho Tennessee Legls lature about the condition of affairs in that State. They deny that there Is any insecurity of life or property, or any conflict betweea the Governor and tho Legislature. The Fimilln Bill. The Ways and Means Committee, with Secre tary Boutwcll, called upon the President to-day and hud a consultation about the Funding bill. Turin Jllll Oehnte. The House has set apart to-morrow for gene ral debate on the Tariif bill. Startling Kuntor. It is said that, In case the Army bill passes the Senate in the same shape as it passed tho House, General Sherman will resign. CON UU 13 g 8. FORTY-FIRST TBIOl-MKCONU SESSION. Mennte. Washington, March 18. Mr. Conkling, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the credentials of General Ames, re ported the same back, with a resolution, that the gentleman is not eligible to a seat in the Senate of the United Status, to which he had been elected from Mississippi. Mr. Rice, as a member of the committee, said he did not concur in the report. Mr. Kellogg introduced "a bill to restore to New Orleans tho Branch Mint property la that city. J.'r. Sumner proposed the following amend ment to the Senate bill No. 058: Section 4. And be it fur thrr enacted, That the fraciional currency In tlio Treasury at the re spective dates hereinafter recited shall there after bo forthwith cancelled and destroyed; that is to say, on and after July 4, 1870, all currency of tho denominations of 10 and 15 cents; on and after September 4, 1870, of the denomination of 25 cents; and on and after November 4, 1870, of the denomination of 50 cents; and thereafter no payments from tbe treasury in fractional parts of "iv dollar shall be In other than the colu of the United States. Mr. Fenton presented the following joint reso lution: Whereas The commerce of the world, and more especially that of the western hemisphere, renders it lmportaut that a ship canal should be constructed across tbe American Isthmus; aud whereas, tho Government of tho Republic of Mexico has conceded to an Americau company tbe privilege of opening intoroceatiic commu nication by means of a railway across the Isth mus of Tehunntepec, and now proposes to add thereto a concession lor a ship canal; there fore be it Hexolved, That if the President of tho United States shall obtain the assentof the Government of Mexico, then the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail a corps of engineers to make a survey of the summit of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, to ascertain if there be suflicient water at the summit of said Isthmus lor a 6Qip canai, anu 11 11 suouiu oe touna on examination that there is Butlicient water, then a complete survey of the Isthmus tor a ship canal shall be mado from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, together with complete plans, proiiles, and estimates for the same, and under such regulations and such provisions as the Committee on Foreign Affairs shall recommend. The Senate passed the bill incorporating tbe Metropolitan Presbyterian Church of this city, and the bill to legalize the apportionment of members of the Legislative Assemblyof Arizosa. Mr. Abbott addressed the Senate in favor of tho bill making an appropriation of $100,000 for the improvement of the navigation of Cape Fear river. North Carolina. Mr. Morton (Ind.) suggested that tho report the of Committee on the Judiciary against the ad mission of General Ames as a Senator from Mis sissippi be taken up to-morrow afternoon as a special order. Mr. Conkling replied that the 8enator over looked the fact that this was not only a ques tion of privilege, but of high privilege, aud over rode all special orders and everything else. Mr. Wilson offered the following as an amend ment he intends to offer to the Georgia bill-. That in consequence of the illegal, disor ganizing, and the revolutionary proeeedings of the General Assembly of Georgia, It be and hereby Is declared that the term of service ot the said General AsFembly shall date from the 20th of January, 1870, and shall continue until the persons to be chosen on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1872, as members of tho General Assem bly of said State, are qualified; pro vided, that tbe last clause of the second subdivision of tho first section of tbe third article of the constitution of Georgia in the following words, "The General Assembly may by law change the time of election, and tho members shall hold until their successors are elected and qualified," shall never be by any Legislature exercised so as toextend the term of any olllce beyond the regular period named in the said constitution, and the said General As sembly shall by joint resolution consent to this fundamental condition before this act shall take effect. The Senate resumed the consideration of the Georgia bill. Mr. Pomeroy argued that all the governments in Georgia thus far have been provisional, and that there was nothing to show when Mr. Bul lock's term expires, because there was nothing to show when his term began. llouae. Mr. Brooks (N. Y.) presented a resolution of the Americau Society of Civil Engineers against committing the patronage and inlluenee of tho Government to any route for a canal between the Atlantic and racifle Oceans until the route of tbe Isthmus of Tehuantepec has been fully surveyed. , Petitions were presented as follows: By Mr. Garfield, of the cltteons of Ohio, ask ing a donation of $50,000 of the allowauce mado by Congress for the education of tue freedmen of the South In behalf of the Wllberforco Uni versity near Xeuia, Ohio. By Mr. O'Neill, of Philadelphia bookbinders, for a specific duty of at least tweuty-tive cents per pound on Imported books. By Mr. Bowon, of merchants and underwriters of Charleston, South Carolina, against the abo lition of pilotage fees. The House then resumed tho consideration of the bill reported last Friday from the Commit tee on Patents, allowing an application for further extension of the patent of Robert Bums Goodyear, originally granted March 13, 181'J, for inventions in power-looms. Mr. Dawes (Mass.) opposed the whole system of selecting certain Inventions and having them extended an undue length of time, and hoped tbe House would cease giving encouragement to combinations and monopolies. The bill was defended by Mr. Jenckcs, chairman of the Com mittee on Patents, and then, on motion of Mr. Washburn (Wis.), was laid on tho table. Bills allowing application for exw nslon of patents were reported by Mr. Jenckes, and patent for Improvement in bedstead fastenings; luiin jnnrpnr, patent ior improvement in presses nr tMln.. . ..... ...!,. U,..,.. l.-4l,...r .If .'vhmiih uim uihuudi uitiui'iv.i .., fatent for improvement in machinery for crush ng, pulverizing, and stamping ores. FROM THE STA TE. Row Itetweea Lealnlatora. BpeciaX Dmpatch to Tkt Evening Telryraplu Harrisburo, March 18. After the adjourn ment of the Senate a controversy took placo In the chamber between Senators Nagle and Lin derman. It appears that during the morning session Llndcrman made use of language which Nagle deemed personally Insulting, After ad journment Nagle dcraan-ed an explanation. This was not satisfactorily given, whereupon Nagle took bis redress In his own hands, and blows were exchanged, and Llnderman was tho sufferer. Mr. Josephs, of tho House, and others Interfered and prevented further difficulty. The rottavllle Conference Thl Alorotoa'a ProcreillnHx. Special Despatch to Th Evening Telegraph. Pottsville, March 18. After the opening of religions services, Central Philadelphia was represented by Rev. Dr. Castle. Rev. A. Yerval addressed the conference. He has performed the duties of an Itinerant minister forty-eight years, but now retires to a supernumerary re lation. His brethren part from him with reluct ance, and complimented him by resolution. The Harrisburg district was represented by Rev. Dr. Pattlsou. The examination of each of tho districts showed the gratifying Intelligence that Methodism Is steadily on tho advance in all material regards. Rv. T. W. McClary was granted a supernumerary relation. Rev. W. T. McFce was located at his own request. Rev. T. B. Necly was mado supernumerary. Rev. W. II. Vincent addressed the conference on Sabbath School helps. Tbe order of the day was taken up, being tho recommendation of the Baltimore Conference proposing certain additions to the fifth restric tive rule, by which the term of ministerial ser vice shall not bo lengthened beyond the prcseut term of three years, tho city shall not form part of the Annual Conference, and tho present powers of the Bishop shall not be restricted. Revs. W. II. Elliott, James Cunningham, Pen Bell Coombe, and Dr. Nadal opposed the recom mendations,and Rev. W. Leroy favored the plan. The debate was able aud excited, continuing from 10-30 to 13 o'clock. The ayes and nays were ordered upon each of the items, with the following results: For the first recommenda tion lti, against 139; for tho second item 8, against 131; for the third 8, aguiust 134. FROM EUROPE. The .llarsrlllalMe .Moves to Tour. By the Aimlo-American Ca't'.t. Paths, March 18. The Marseillaise of to-day announces that as nil of its editors have gone to Tours In order to bo present at tho Prince Boua parte homicide trial, that journal will bo edited there for a time. Mill) New. Glasgow, March 18. The steamship Earopa, from New York, arrived to-day. Southampton, March 18. The steamship Bavaria, from New Orleaus and Havana, touched here yesterday on tho way to Hamburg. Plymouth, March 18. The steamship Hol satia, from New York for Hamburg, arrived yesterday. Queenstown, March 18. The steamship Erin, from New York, arrived yesterday on the way to Liverpool. Ttala itlornlna'a Quotation. By the Anglo-American Cable, lAysvov, March 1811-30 A. M. Consols for money, 8; for account, V3. United States Five twenties Of 18C2, 91; Of 1863, old, 89?; of lWr, soy.; HMOs, 87. Erie Kallroad, 'li; Illinois Cen tral, 118$' ; Great Western, 30. Livkkfool, March 1811 80 A. M Cotton buoyant ; middling uplands, lKlljd. ; middling Orleans, HJillXd. The sales of to-day are estimated at 13,000 bales. The sales of tho week have been 60,000 bales, Including lor export 6000 and for specu lation 5000 bales. The receipts of the week have been 02,000 bales, of which 32,000 bales are Ameri can. The stock la port is 21)5,000 bales, including 111,000 bates American. London, March 18 Sperm oil firm; whale oil quiet. Sugar atloat quiet. This Afternoon' Quotation. Paris, March 18. The Bourse opened firm; Rentes, 73f. 7Bc. London, March 188 P. M. American securities quiet and steady; United States live-twenties ot 1862, 90"4' ; 18CS8, old, 89 V: 1867s, 89tf; 10-403, 86 tirent Western ttallroad, 2tx. Liverpool, March 183 P. M. Cotton quiet; stock afloat 447,000 bales, of which 820,000 are Ame rican. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester firmer, aud better prices realized. Red winter Wheat, 8s. 10i.i$ 8s. lid. Receipts of wheat for three days S2,r00 quarters, of which 20 000 were American. Corn, 27. fid. Ureadstuffs the market Is dulL Lard quiet. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. A Blnn Shoots and Wound hi Stepfather nml Kill a llyslander 12cnpe of the itlmr derrr. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man by tbe name of Tom btewart entered the front door of the Nashville depot, aud, as he passed the coffee-stand, bid adieu to the keeper of it. The man at tho stand asked him where he was goliisr, when he replied, ''The next time vou see mo I will be on tbe end of a rope." lie then went through the depot of tho car works, where his stepfather (whose name, we believe, was Shaw), was at work, and, without a word, deliberately drew a pistol and fired, the ball striking Shaw behind the ear, and glancing around these ilp passed on and struck au employe, named Mtku ltoacb, in the lower part of the abdomen, pass ing through the body, aud lodging low dovn iu the spine. Koach was carried to bis home in Limerick and be tween 8 and 9 o'clock last nlghtf he died. Mr. Shaw was so badly stunned that ho did not re member the occurrence. Quito a crowd assem bled, and Stewart was secured, but iu a few moments David Crowe, an uncle of Stewart, put in an appearance, and, representing himself as a policeman, secured the person of Stewart and spirited him away. Stewart has not been arrested, but we learn that Crowe has. The cause of the attempt to murder Mr. Sbaw we learn was an old grudge, occasioned by Shaw striking Stewart with a hammer about two weeks since. Tho affair was kept very quiet, and the above particulars were about all that could bo learned of the affair. No inquest had been held up to a late hour last night. Hun dreds of rumors were alloat regarding the origin of the dilliculty aud the maimer of Its occur rence, many of them greatly exaggerated. The above are about tho facts as near as can bo ascertained until the matter Is olllclally iuvesti f atcd. Louisville Journal, March. IB. PHILADELPHIA 8TOUH KXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven Se Bro., No. 408. Third Street. 8KCONi UUA.ni 12000 City 6s, Hew. loa 11 ah fonna It.... ffl'f 14(H) do 102 400 sh Head It.... 44 1-10 200 do ioi f 5000 N Cent K Uds of 1900... 8' fJOOOLeh Con L.... " 11000 I'hll & B7s.b5. BJVf 1200 Pads W L.cp.lOU 15 Sh O C 4 A tt H. 42 100 do -j-.41 loo (io 2d.4S l-'tt ldO 200 100 do 44 1-10 do 48 1-16 du boo 4i' do..;. ...44 l-Kl 100 800 do Is. 48 'j 6OBI1N CeutR.... 41) nniNO AND ENGAGEMENT KINiiS. hanTKU A fall ciisortmeut of sizes lwxyon band. of Olid ln-Kr uuv kuiui yu&uil I T an 1 MvifmS No. m OllESfl U 1' ttUeet. balow li aorlh FOURTH EDITION FROM EUROPE BY CABLE. Tho Council and pain. Murder in Lowell, Massichuietti. Tbe Boston Art Museum. Tho Two Majors of Richmond. FROM EUROPE. The Am-lntr-l Presa Kewnrd. By tht Anglo-American Cable. London, March :8 The advertisotnent of the New York Associated Press offering t500 reward for the detection and punishment of the author of tho City of Boston canard, Is pub lished and noticed editorially In the Timet and other morning papers to-day. ' Captain Jud- ' kins and the Inman lino authorities are still confident that the missing steamer will come Into port safely. Vessels arriving from the Atlantic to-day still report dense fogs off the coast of Ireland, with the wind from the northwest. Hpnln nnd the t'onncll. Madrid, March 18 Owing to tho attitude taken by the Pope, the Government has decldod not to Bend a special envoy to tho Oecumenical Council. The Pope's lilacs. London, March 18. A well-informed corre spondent at Homo telegraphs here that the rumor of tho Pope's Illness Is confirmed. The Bishops of Besancon and Nevers take the lead in opposition to the infallibility dogma. Wreck of nn American Vessel. London, March 18. A despatch from Antwerp confirms the previous report of the loss of the ship Ventus, Captain Nesper, from Callao Not. 11, with guano, for Antwerp. She was an Ame rian ship of 113 tous burden, and belonged at Thomaston, Me. Tho Mayflower is only slightly damaged. t. Patrick's Day Is Ireland. London, March 18. St. Patrick's Day was celebrated throughout Ireland yesterday In the usual manner. So far as heard from, no dis orders occurred, and the extra precautions taken by the authorities to jfuard against rioting were needless. The Hnmarla. Liverpool, March 18. Tbe ship Madge Wildfire, Captain Barclay, from Savannah on February 6th, arrived here to-day, aud reports on February 12th hc signalled a disabled Cu nard brig-rigged steamer steering east. She wanted no nssis auce. This was unquestionably the missing steamer Samaria, Captain Martyn, from Liverpool for New York, which has put back to a British port. She is expected to arrive off Cape Clear, Irelaud, to-day. The Latest. Quotation. Paris, March 18. The Bourse closed dull;. Kentes. 7Bf. 70c. Frankfort, March 18. U. S. bonds opened heavy at 80,i(o!l6X. Antwerp, March 1S. Petroleum opened quiet at 66?if. and closed quiet atBfi. hAVRR, March la Cotton opened active and llrm at l.fiif. on the soot, and l8f. atloat. Bkkmkn, March 18. Petroleum opened quiet. IIamhuru, March 18. retroleuiu opened firm at 15-10. FROM WAiiRIJVGTOJV. DeTrainllng tbe Revenue. Despatch to the AsnodaUd frees. Washington, March 18 Tho Commissioner of internal Revenue was informed to-day that General Bennett, former Supervisor of North and South Carolina, and Loring, an accomplice,, were arrested in Atlantic City, Iowa, on the 11th in st., by Geueral Clarke, the United States Mar shal for Iowa, and taken to Raleigh for trial for alleged conspiracy to defraud under the United States revenue laws. The Htanton Appropriation. The President this morning sigued the joint resolution appropriating one year's salary of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for the benefit of the widow and children of the late Edwin M. Stanton. A Colored Delegation. Twelve colored men, members of the Georgia Legislature, visited Vice-President Colfax at the Capitol this morning, and were Introduced to him by Senator Wilson. One of the Georgians made a little speech, setting forth the views of the delegation, and they retired after a pleasant lutcrviow. House. Continued from tltf Third Edition. Mr. Tanner, from the Committee on Public Buildings, reported a bill to incorporate tho National Washington Market Company. Passed. The House went luto Committee of the Whole on tbe '1 arltt bill, Mr Wheelor In tho chair, and was addressed by Mr. Stevenson in continua tion of bis speech, commenced last night in favor of a reduction of taxation and against a protective tariff. FROM THE SOUTH. The KU-hnionrt Jmbroullo. Piciimond, Vii., March 18. Affair have not changed much tince last night. Both Mayor Ellison aud Mayor Gaboon had interviews with General Can by this morning. Caboon's party, with the exception of three or four, who were starved out and came out this morning, still bold the lower station bouse. They have been since Wednesday night without food. Samuel Henderson (colored) was shot and killed this morning by a special policeman for reuleting him while clearing out the streets around the lower station house. Mayor Ellison's police still have possession of the city, except the station houses. FROM JYEJV ENGLAND. Fatal A fir ay. Lowell, March 18 Emerson T. Lowery shot" and fatally wounded John Cody, In a bar-room, fight yesterday. The Boston Art Museum. Boston, March 18. The trustees of the pro posed Museum of Fine Arts in this city held ' their fl -p t meeting yesterday, and elected a. board of ofllcers, of which Martin Brlmnen Is prcsMent. A petition was prepared to be pre sented to tbe City Council for a grant of land, for the building. FROM CALIFORNIA. Illlllnrd Alateh. Fan Francisco, March 18 Rudolph and Deery played a billiard match last night of 1500 point for 3000. Rudolph was the victor, makini 1500 points while Deery was maklnjj 970. .Rudolph's greatest run was 'Hi, and Deery's 171.
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