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VOL. XIII. NO. C7.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE GENTS.
FIRST EDITION
A Missing Collector of Customs.
A Detective in XI is Office.
The Nitro-Glycerine Explosion.
Aggravated Assault and Battery!
Etc. Etc., Kid Ktc, lUc.
AN ADSCOM)l COLLECTOR.
Tfce Collector of the Fort or New York IW!ln(
A overnmtnl Detective Ilia Olllna.
The N. T. Hun of this morning ban the follow
ing startling intelligence:
Collector Bailey, whose recent moiety raids
upon the merchants of the Thirty-second district
have been the talk of the town, has absconded.
The fact was first made public yesterday after
noon by a rumor, which was subsequently con
firmed by inquiries at his otlice and elsewhere.
His flight was the subject of general comment,
lie bad made good his escape when Colonel
Whltelcy, the Government detective, took pos
session of his ofllce yesterday, preparatory to
making an examination of his accounts. Y hen
It is kuown that the receipts of this office occa
sionally amount to from 450,000 to 100,000 In a
single day, the sudden action of the Colonel,
which was taken under the direction of the
Solicitor of the Treasury, will be suillcieully ex
plained. I'RIVATB INVESTIGATION BY SOLICITOR BAN
FIELD. A day or two ago, Solicitor Banfleld, of the
Treasury Department, and Mr. Smith, of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, came on to this city
from Washington to investigate Mr. Bailey s
recent seizures of books and property. They
had several secret sessions, and it is said that
they heard some charges against the Collector
which were based on documentary evldeuce.
While they were engaged in this task, Mr. Bailey
was absoibcd in the Fullerton trial, remaining
dally by the side of Judge l'ierrepont for the
purpose of suggesting questions to bo pro
pounded to the witnesses against the Judge.
The nature of the charges made against Mr.
Bailey has not yet been disclosed; but bank
checks with his indorsement for various
amounts of money, which are said not to have
been accounted for to the Treasury Department,
have been used as evidence against him. Ho is
believed to have expended a large amount of
MONEY TO CONVICT JUDGE FITLLEUTON,
and the discharge of the Judge operated un
favorably on his spirits aud his future prospects.
About a month ago Commissioner Delano was
sent on to this city to Inquire into JJailey's ac
tion In seizing property down town, but the col
lector persuaded the Commissioner that he was
right. Mr. Delano has an interest in the moieties
which Collector Bailey anticipated in his seiz
ures, and as he declined to see any of the own
ers of the goods who desired to make disclo
sures to him, Mr. Banfleld was next despatched
by Mr. Boutwcll to make a rigid investigation,
and the result is Bailey's flight.
BAILEY'S FABEVELL TO VAIL.
Our reporter had au interview with Mr Vail
last night, at his house on Eighteenth street, j
"Has Mr. Bailey really tied?" he asked.
Mr. Vail Yes, sir; ho is gone.
Reporter When did he go ?
Mr. Vail I can't say. I received a letter
from him on Wednesday night, and it said that
lie was about to disappear forever from this
city. He bade mo good bye in it.
Reporter Is it not probable that he may come
back ?
Mr. Vail No, sir; I know he will not.
Reporter What do you tUiuk was the cause
of the flight?
Mr. Vail I can t say. Ion see I don t know
much about the affairs of the olllce.
Reporter Have any charges been preferred
against bim ? .
Air. Vail Not that I have heard. I presume
Lis accounts are correct. I shall be astonished
if they are not. I shall take charge of the office
to-morrow.
Reporter Is it not possible that Mr. Bailey
can explain his disappearance satisfactorily?
Mr. vail (Urmly) Rest assured upon it, sir,
he'll not come back. They will examine his
books to-morrow, and then it will be shown
whether the accounts are correct.
Our reporter next went to Twenty-second
Btreet and Fourth avenue, and found
OFFICERS IN CIIAUGE OF MR. BAILEY'S HOUSB.
Inquiries, however, elicited the fact that Mr.
Bailey was not at home. His wife lay sick up
stairs with heart disease, and two children felt
the weight of the calamity which has fallen upon
them. The officers who were placed there by
Colonel Wbltelcy awaited the return of the Col
lector in vain, their object being to make inqui
r'es of him respecting the affairs of his office.
Mrs. Bailey does not know of his whereabouts.
. BAILEY'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
Mr. Bailey kept his public accounts in the
Bank of Commerce. The cashier of the Mer
chants' Bank, where he kept his private account,
being interrogated, said that Mr. Bailey kept
Ills private account there, and the bank passed
his official checks through the clearinghouse;
he had known Mr. Bailey years ago as an asso
ciate In the Treasury Department, and although
he had just heard this report of his disappear
ance, and various reasons assigned therefor, he
believed him to be an honorable and conscien
tious man; bis private acaounts had not been
drawn down unusually low, nor had anything
occurred to indicate any informality or derange
ment in his affairs; he believed Mr. Bailey's ab
sence was only temporary and for a legitimate
reason.
NOT SEEN FOR TWO DAYS.
The Sun reporter then went to the Deputy
Collector in the office below. Mr. Baileys
deputy stated that bis chief had disappeared.
He had not seen him for two days, did not know
where ho had gone, and was very naturally
greatly concerned and auxlous about his ab
sence. That his accounts were disordered or
inaccurate, or that he was in any way a de
faulter, the deputy denied. Everybody was at
his post in the office but Mr. Bailey. The
deputy had seen Mr. Banfleld, of the Treasury
Department, on Thursday, Mr. Smith, of the
came department, on Friday, together with Mr.
Plerrepont, District Attorney. From those
gentlemen ho learned that there were no pro
ceedings in Washington or here which should
. cause bim any uneasiness, or lean to his absent
lng himself from his post. i
, ' BAILEY'S BONDSMEN. ;
Fhould any defalcations be found in Mr.
Bailev's ofllce the Government Is amply secured.
as his bondsmen are gentlemen of large wealth
and rcsneetubility. They are the Hon. George
rdyke, Jleury Clews, George Douglas, Heury
B. Uavls, and others. Judge l'ierrepont is co
; oueratlne ' with Solicitor Banfleld In maklug
examinations of Mr. Bal'ev a books.
THE BITBU-tiLYCKKlfljK JSXrtOSIOS.
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Justice Miller, oi r.,u;riewouu, jM.muaj
" noon commenced his inquest over the remains
. .l. i,n u ktlloil In (h nitro-L'lvee-
rine explosion at Tall. P. Shafner's factory, near
Kidgetieta, on iuuruy jubi,.
The factory stood a little distance back from
the river. A road ran by its side to a temporary
wharf erected a few yards below where lay a
vessel, which was to carry the shipment aw iy.
The glycerine to bo shipped was carried first by
the men to a wagon, in which it was transported
to the vessel. Five hands were at the time of
tbe occurrence at work in the factory, Sebastian
Bourmon and his son Leonard, Richard Hentz,
Henry Rlchter, and Herman Myer, and a son of
llentz, who bore the same christian nams with
his father, was there for the purpose of collect
ing money due him by the proprietor of the
establishment. According to the testimony of
Leonard, it seems that his father, Sebastian,
was carrying a bag of the material to the wagon,
when he let It fall, and the explosion followed.
Sebastian Kourmon, Henry Rlchter, Herman
Meyers, the foreman of the men, and young
Richard Hentz were killed outright, ,and
Richard's father was seriously injured. The re
mains of the men were scattered In every direc
tion, and they were so mutilated that no piece of
them weighing over ton pounds was found. They
were gathered into baskets, and now lie In the
factory awaiting burial. Tbe only man who
escaped unharmed was Leonard Kourmon. He
lay in the wagon, he ten ti fled, and as if byja mira
cle he escaped unharmed. The testimony of
this witness had not been concluded, when the
inqnest was adjourned until Tuesday morning
next, at 10 o'clock.
Crowds of spectators from all tho neighboring
country gathered at the fatal spot yesterday to
view the ruins. Tho debrti had not yet been
cleared away, and it is not known whether any
of the glycerine yet remains intact burled
under it.
The factory, originally occupied by the New
York Beet Sugar Company, was the property of
William Lawton. At the time of the
accident there were stored in it 7000 pounds
of nitro-glycerine, with material for tho manu
facture of about ten tons more. The value of
property destroyed exceeds $75,000.
The occupation of the place by Tall. P. Shaf
ner was not agreeable to the residents In the
neighborhood, and they appealed to the Legis
lature some time ago to pass an act prohibiting
the proprietor from conducting this business.
The Legislature compiled, and an act was passed
a few days ago ordering the removal of the
manufactory.
IPQAL IWTflLLIOBIgCB.
The Uosenberg Lunnry "nae Decision of the
Court.
Court (if Quarter Stations Judge AlXison.
This morning Judge Allison delivered the follow
ing opinion in tbe case of Louts E. Rosenberg, an
alleged lunatic, before the court on a writ of habeas
corpus :
The testimony In this case established In the
clearest manner that the relator Is not of sound
mind, and that he is a proper subject fur medlcul
treatment for the mental disorder with which he Is
atlllctcd. The testimony of Drs. Klrkbrlcte ana
Jones, of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, is
clear upon this point ; and if we add to what tliey have
said upon the subject the testimony of the eminent
medical gentlemen who nmdii a protracted and
critical examination of the relator, ior the purpose
of testing his sanity or insanity, we can have no
room for doubt that It Is everyway judicious to
place him under the care of those who are compe
tent to give to him the advantage of great experi
ence and acknowledged skill In the treatment of
persons atlllctcd with mental unsoundness. Doctors
Ooddard, Pepper, ltay. Frleke, and Keller, gentle
men of integrity, ranking with the most eminent
in tho profession of medicine in Phila
delphia, agree that upon some subjects tils
mind is in an unnatural and unhealthy condition ;
that his delusions are clearly marked ; and that it Is
best for the patient that he should remain where he
now Is for treatment, with a view to his restoration.
Several of these gentlemen say that. In their opinion,
it would not be safe to the community, and all aro
that It would not be safe to himself, if he were
allowed to go at large, free to control his own ac
tions aud to follow the inclinations of a mind on its
balance, and impressed with the belief of the exist
ence of a conspiracy to restrain him of his liberty for
the purpose of getting wrongful possession of his
property.
ine testimony oi ur. umffeiy esiaousneu ine isci
that the relator meditated the taking of his own
life. Asked tbe witness to procure poison for him,
to be used for this purpose, saying that ho wished to
take his life to prevent the physicians from killing
mm. askcu ior prusBic acm, ana oirereu to give
money and other property to tbe witness, If he
would get it for him.
If we are to be governed by the testimony the con
clusion is Irresistible that Doctor Rosenberg re
quires care aud treatment such as he will receive in
the institution in which he has been placed ; but one
physician. Doctor Bascom, differing in opinion with
an ine otners, ana ne aauiuting mat ne naa not
made a critical or accurate examination of tbe
patient.
It is, however, claimed that the relator Is entitled
to his discharge because of the waut of a proper
legal authority to receive him into the Institution at
the time at which be was taken to tho hospital by
his brother and the physician in charge of tbe
Jewish Hospital In this city. The return to the writ
asserts the presentation to Dr. Jones of a copy of
proceedings in lunacy taken before a Judge of tbe
Probate Court of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, nnder
which Dr. Rosenberg was declared to be insaue.
Dr. Jones at lirst refused to receive the relator, but
afterwards consented to ins remaining in tne nospi
tal. with bis brother, until the necessary papers
could lie obtained from Cleveland. Tbe same day
tne nroiner leit ine city or rnnaneipnia
without uotlce to tho o Ulcers of tbe institution,
and subsequently sailed for Europe. Under these
clrcnmstaoeef , and the convic'lon in the minds of
t ho physicians in charge or the hospital that Dr.
Rosenberg was insane, it was deemed oy them ad
visable to take care of him until the necessary
papers were sent to them. The certificates required
by the act of 2uth April, 1819, wore received on tbe
27th day of November last, Dr. Rosenberg having
oisen taken 10 tne lURtuuuon on tne mn oi that
month. The return furtber sets out that
Dr. Rosenberg was then regularly eniored
on the books of the hospital as a patient;
that he had been an Inmate of hospitals
for the Insane in the Western States, and that the
reason for bringing him to tbls city was that one of
the asylums situate in the Btate of Ohio hid been
destroyed iy ore, ana mat me asyium at Cleveland
was for this reason full, and therefore unable to re
ceive him. That the regularly appointed committee,
or guardian, oi txmis t. uosenuerg, approved of his
being placed in the Pennsylvania Hospital, and de
sire that he should be kept where he now is.
The act oi the vstn or April, imju, provides, in tne
first section, that insane persons may be placed In a
hospital for the insane by their legal guardians, or
by their relatives or friends, in case they bave no
guardians, but never without the certiticate of two
or more reputable physicians after a personal exami
nation, made within one week of the date thereof;
ami this certificate to bo duly acknowledged and
sworn to, or altlrmed, before some magistrate or
Judicial officer, who shall certify to the genuineness
of the signature, und to the respectability or the
signers.
The certificate of the physicians and of the justice
ot the peace is in strict compliance with the require
ments of ine nrst seciion oi me act oi iwa, out inure
is a radical defect In the application to admit Doctor
Rosenberg to the Pennsylvania Hospital The ap
plication is required to be made by tbe legal guar
dian of the alleged lunatlo, or by their relatives er
friends in case tney nave no guaruiau. Tne act oi
the nth of June, 18.16, section 17, Purdon 682, de
clares the appointment of any coinmlitee, trustee,
guardian, or the like, by any authority out of this
Commonwealth, shall not authorize tbe person bo
appointed to control the person or estate of any lu-
,.... tr hal.Oiiol rlrnnLorH nuldunt within thla enm.
nionwealth, or to control the real estate situate
within this Commonwealth of any lunatic or habit
ual drunkard, wnetner resident witma tuis com
monwealth er otherwise.
The application is signed by Adolph Rlttberg, who
was appointed committee or guardian by the Pro-
though good In Ohio, Is made of no effect in Penn
sylvania; the act Just cited says in so many words
that such appointment shall not authorize tbe com
mittee to control tbe person' or eBtateof a lunatlo
resident in Pennsylvania. A resident is defined to
be a person dwelling or having an abode in a place
for a eoutlnuance of time, but not definite. An
illustration given is that of a public minister, who
resides at a foreign court. It is entirely distlnut
from the legal signification of the term
residence, which implies settlement, which
In contrnmpution of law Is a question
of Intention. The term as applied to a lunatlo
brought within this Commonwealth excludes the
Idea of intention; for oue found to be a luuatlo is
Incapable Of f orinlnir an Intention tn n.alrin ftiiv whera.
In the sense of acquiring thereby a legal residence
or etuement. It can bave therefore no other mean,
lng as employed in the act of ism in its application
to a person decluared to be a lim.ttn wn ha uma
within the Commonwealth, and who continues to be
of unsound mind, than as meaning a person who Is
uvuig uncuiug vj me ma in i eansyivnua.
The object contemplated by the act of 1R88 seems
to be to prevent a committee or guardian who Is
beyond the Jurisdiction of the courts of the Com
monwealth, who cannot be reached by their process,
who has not given security here for the faithful ad
ministration of his trust, from exercising any con
trol over either the person or the property of a luna
tic within this State.
Mr. Rlttberg, who la represented to be a gentle
man of respectability, being a foreign committee,
possesses no legal authority In Pennsylvania, and
was therefore IncspaNo of making application for
tho admission into the Pennsylvania Hospital, or in
any way controlling tho person of Louis Ii. Rosen
berg within this Commonwealth. Tbe act requires
the application to be made by tbe legal guardian, or
relatives or friends. This, of course, means the
legal guardian of this Jurisdiction, not one whose
acta are declared by statute to possess no legal
authority with us.
This conclusion would render it unnecessary to
proceed further In considering the other question,
upon which this application Is based. The criticism
upon what hss been called a violation of the act of
1M19, in receiving Dr. Rosenberg without the proper
certificate, Is more plausible than sonnd. The re
turn shows tbat he was not placed lo the hospital In
the sense in which the word is employed
In the act of 1809, before the 27th of
November, the day on which the certificate
of the physicians was received. There
coald be no placing of the patient without tho con
sent of the hospital authorities, and the return,
which is in no way contradicted, assert that he was
refused admission as a patleat prior to the 27th of
November. Whilst waiting for the necessary certi
ficates, the return asserts that permission was clven
to the brother of Dr. ltosenberg to remain with the
Doctor until the proper authority could be pro
cured. And thftt, in violation of his agree
ment, the brother went away secretly, and
left the Doctor in the asylum. The authorities of
the hospital wonld have been legally Justified la
turning tne relator out of the institution, but what
ever might be said of such conduct, as a compliance
with the letter of tho law, the inhumanity of
such an act would not be doubtful, and might nave
been attended with consequences the most serious
to Dr. Rosenburg.
I cannot but regret the necessity which compels
me to discharge the Doctor from the Institution in
which he now is. An institution second to none of
its kind In this country, which is nnder wise manage
ment; with one at its head, whose learning, skill,
great experience, and humanltyare confessed by all
who have kowledgc of him. I am fearful Doctor
Rosenburg will be greatly the loser if he is removed
from the asylum ; the consequences maybe to him the
worst that can be contemplated, nut if he is not
legally In the institution, there is no alternative but
to decide the question as It Is presented to us.
The embarrassment under which I am placed Is to
determine what order to make at this time. I
cannot turn him loose to run at large at tbe risk of
doing Injury to himself or possibly to others. The
suggestions which have presented themselves to my
mind are to remand the defendant until the commit
tee in Ohio can be notified to come to Philadelphia,
with the view of making application to be appointed
committee of Dr. Rosenberg here, which would
enable him to make application in proper form
for his reception as a patient into the hospital
where he now is, or if he deems it advisable, remove
him to the State of Ohio for treatment there, or to
proceed under the sixth section of the act of lHMt,
to appoint a commission to inquire Into the question
of the sanity of the relator, for the purpose of reach,
lng a proper disposition of Doctor ltosenberg, either
here or m the State from which he was brought.
For the present, therefore, the relator Is remanded
and suggestions are Invited from counsel us to what
course they may deem it is best should be pursued.
Heavy Sentence.
Covrf of Quarter Stations Judge Paxtson.
ITcnry Shelley, who was recently convicted of per
jury, in falsely swearing that the signature to a
mortgage was not his, was sentenced to live years In
the Eastern Penitentiary. This man was convicted
of perjury In Judge Thompson's term, but owing to
circumstances which then arose, he did not receive
the merited punishment.
The mercantile I.tbrnrv and tho Hunrtnv
lfii Priu Judge Itmd.
A petition of John C. Granger to the following
effect was presented tills morning to Judge Read in
the Supreme Court;
That Inasmuch as a meeting of the stockholders
of the Mercantile Library was held on the 15th of
February, 1870, of which due notice had been given,
in accordance with the demands of the act of Incor
poration, at which meeting a resolution was passed
by a majority of the stockholders present, of whom
there was a quorum, directing the Board of Direc
tors to open the library as a reading-room on Hun
days, between the hours of 2 and 8 o'clock P. M.,
and as the board or Directors have refused to com
ply with this wish of the stockholders, tbe petitioner
prays, havlug no other legal remedy, that the court
will issue an alternative writ of mandamus, returna
ble to the first Monday of April, lS7o, commanding
the Hoard of Directors to keep the library open on
the da s named, or signify to the court some rea
son to the contrary.
Iu accordance with this petition the court this
morning issued the following order:
Tbe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania t.m relatione
John C.Granger vs. Joseph C.Urubb, Richard Wood,
T. Morris Perot and others, constituting tne Direc
tors of the Mercantile Library Companv.
And now, this lath day of March, 1870, on motion
of G. Morgan Kldrldge for relator, the court grants
a rule on defendants to show cause why an alterna
tive writ of mandamus shall not issue, returnable to
the first Monday of April, 1870, commanding the
said respondents to keep the Mercantile Library
open as a reading room on every Sunday between
the hours of 2 and 8 o'clock in the afternoon, or
signify to the court some reason to the contrary.
Rule returnable on Saturday, March 26, 1870.
DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
A Gentlemwn Knocked Down In Front of Ilia
Uealdenco and Uobbert.
The Chicago Tribune of March 17 says:
The western limits of the city witnessed
another brutal outrage early yesterday morn
ing. A gentleman named Andrews, residing
near Western avenue, on West Washington
street, in company with a cousin, residing on
West Madison street, found themselves dawn,
town at a late hour on Tuesday night, and as
the cars had ceased running, they proposed to
rbi home in a hack. Before starting thev
entered a saloon, and making known their wish
to the proprietor, the latter recommended the
driver oi a dock wuo was present,, oeverai
men in the saloon joined iu the conversation,
and stated that they also lived In the western
part of the city, and would like to share in the
vehicle. The proposition was agreed to, and the
four men took scats in the vehicle. Mr. An
drews, having been on a collecting tour, had a
considerable amount of inoucy about his person,
but did not suspect any harm from his fellow
travellers. During tbe trip be remarked to one
of the men that he bore a close resemblance to a
party who attempted to garrote him on Western
avenue some time ago. Tho remark was re
ceived as a joke, and all joined In tbe laugh.
Near Union Park the cousin loft the hack, and
the remaining three proceeded onward. When
arrived at Mr. Andrews' house, the hack came to
a halt in front of the door. He stepped out of the
hack, but had no sooner reached the ground than
ho was felled by a sluug-shot, aud rendered
speechless. The scouudrels then searched his
pockets, but realized only 115, as the bulk of
the money was in a belt worn next the victim's
body. No doubt incensed at their ill-luck, the
thieves vented their rage upon the prostrate
body, kicking Mi'. Andrews' head und face lite
rally into a jelly. The inmates of tho house
having heard tho hack stop at the door and
leave again shortly after, now took steps to m
voatt.rntH tho matter, and. on reaching the door.
found Mr. And raws lying Insensible in tho
ki una. He was instantly taken
into the house, where he was given In charge of
a physician. Ho was extremely low yesterday.
W undnrstand that the case was reported to the
police, but they have so fur seen fit to keep it to
themselves
JllllLIUIWI D M .
Baxtimobb. March 19. Cotton less arm at S3
2Sw:o. Flour dull and medium grades less firm.
Howard Street supernue, $4-7(6 ; do. extra, f -2fl48 ;
do. family, ffl WT ; City Mills su.orflni-TBs.BO ;
o. exira,;; -o. 'Ily, Weateru
IBftwaS-Tfc Corn quiet; white, u91o.; yellow,
t2CtaoT OaW, 63c, Kye, 9Bc ($l. Provisions un-
VUUlged Ul mmyww ' ' W J
stock scarce. '
i n.iHmnni oonnle. recently married, an-
Dended to tbe announcement of the fact in tbe
papers: "Adveruseu iur me ueucui ui a tew Ol
our inquisitive v-
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Justice to Our Sailors.
Tlo Crew of llo Maria.
Methodist Conference ot rottsville.
The Montana Governorship.
Disturbances at Richmond.
Financial and Commercial
Etc., lite, Etc. Etc., Etc.
FROM WASHIJCQTOX.
Propped from the Rolls.
Spteial Despatch to The Event) Telegraph.
Washington, March 19. Midshipman Frank
T. Jenkins, having absented himself from tho
Naval Academy without permission, in direct
violation of regulations, has been dropped from
the rolls of tho Academy.
AJunt Demand The Loss of the Tn ".Harla."
Bjvcial Despatch to Tlie Koening Telegraph.
Washington, March 19. The House Military
Committee is in receipt of a communication
from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the
loss of the U. S. steam tug Maria, and the claims
of her officers and crew. It will be remembered
that tho Maria, in charge of Lleut.-Commander
Marston Niles, were engaged in convoying tho
iron-clad Mlantonomah from New York to Bos
ton in January last, and while off Gay Head,
Martha's Vineyard, In "going about" for the pur
pose of assisting the Mlantonomah tho two ves
sels camo in collision and tho Maria was struck
on tho starboard quarter and sunk. Captain R.
W. Shufeldt, commanding tho Mlantonomah at
the time, reports that the "wreck sunk directly
under our bow." Those of tho crew of tho tug
who were on deck jumped on board of us, aud
those who were below were probably the ones
lost. We heard no cry for assistimeo after she
went down. Our life boat was manned, but it
would have been very hazardous to have lowered
it. The sea at tho time was running high,
sweeping over the main deck with great force.
All communication with it had been cut off
throughout tbe night.
Lieutenant-Commander Nilcs also reports that
"from tho first crash till her (the Maria's) disap
pearance, 1 thiol'- it troa not ' , . u
i,vdy was saved ou the Miantonomah s bows
except Edward Coles und James Cummings,
firemen; John Burns, oiler, who Is supposed to
have been crushed by the shock, and a man em
ployed ns cook for the trip, whoso name none of
the survivors know, and who probably went
down in the galley. i
The Secretary states that tho vessel at tho
time of her loss was in the lino of duty, and it
seems but just that those who were saved should
be compensated for tho loss of their personal
effects, and that some act of relief for tho rela
tives of those of tho crew who went
down with tho vessel should bo passed.
The department has already given Instruc
tions to tho Auditor to allow compensa
tion for clothing, etc., under existing laws, and
it desires that Congress should make au enact
ment for the relief of the relatives of those who
perished while performing their duties.
The Klcumona ifisturuances.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
Washington, March 19. it 18 understood
that Judge Undcrwocd, who is at : Alexandria,
Va., yesterday granted a writ of injunction re
straining Ellison and others from exercising
the functions of municipal officers of Richmond.
The Federal authorities here consider that
General Canby will have no difliculty in pre
venting a formidable outbreak.
governorship of Montana.
Four members of the Senate Committee on
Territories were in favor of making an adverse
report against the nomination of Potts to be
Governor of Montana, and three in favor of
recommending his confirmation, but In order to
avoid a divided report the commit toe unani
mously agreed to postpone the case Indefinitely.
FROM THE STA TE.
Philadelphia Conference Proceeding:-Annl.
ver.ary ot the Wunday (School Union.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
i OTTBVILLE, Aiarcn IV, 10,W.
A large audience gathered yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock of clergy aud Sunday School labor
ers to participate "in the exercises of tho Sunday
School meeting. An address was delivered by
tho Rev. J. H. Vincent, Agent of the Sunday
8chool Union of the M. E. Church. The exer
cises closed with the benediction from the Rev.
T. A. Fernley.
- EVENING MEETING.
Rev. C- D. Thompson opened tho exercises
with prayer. Rev. S. II. C. Smith was called
upon for the first address. The next address
was delivered by Rev. Dr. Nadal, of Drew The
ological Institute. Rov. J. II. Vincent, of New
York, was called upon.
Tbe Influence of these two meetings will not
be lost. It was tho most successful of all tho
anniversaries which have been hold during tho
present session, and never exceeded by any of
the Sunday School Union annual meetings in
tho history of the conference. The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. W. J. Paxson.
FROM EUROPE.
Thla tnornlnc'e Quotatloae.
By the Anglo-American Cable.
IIkkhkn, March 19. Petroleum closed quiet last
"'flAMBUBG, March l9.Petroleum closed qalet
last nlirlit at IS maro bancos 8 schillings. i
Lon don March 19-11-80 A. M. Consols 93 for
mnnnv and V for account. United) Stales 60s
Of 1862,91) K;1WH, Old, B9Xt.l8TH.8: 10-4US.ST;
Erie iallroad, IUiuolu Central, 116 ; Great
WLiTKrKF0OL,' March 19-110 A. M.-Cotton firm;
middling uplands, 11 !!.; middling Orleans, li d.
The sales will probably reach li.oou boles. California
Wheat. 9s. Bd. ; red Western, Is. lid.
London March 19 ires A. M Linseed Cakes
dulL Huirar quiet and steady on the spot, aud flrniHr,
but not burner afloat. Calcutta linseed, 6its. 8t Ke
nned Petroleum dull at Is. lOd. Turpentine, Boa. d.
Pahis, March 19. The bourse opened quiet.
Jtettt8. 7Bf tifte.
ANTwiHf, March 19. Petroleum opened quiet at
CON U It EMM.
FOKTY-FIRWT TERM-SECOND HEqSIOTf.
Senate.
Washington, March 19. The Sonato Is not
in session to-day.
Hoaae.
The nonse met for debate on the Tariff bill.
but no member seeking the floor the House Im
mediately adjourned.
FEVJLNCE AND COmtKIEIKCEe
Omm or raa Kramwa Tauaaiva.1 ,
Baturdar, Maroh 19, 1870. I
The Money market is steady this morulng,
and though the banks are getting quite reserved
in their treatment of outsiders, it is not a sure
indication of any probable stringency and
should not unduly stimulate the demand. Money
is always in great demand about this period, on
account of the large disbursements paid out in
April, for which provisions are being made la
advance by the calling in of loans.
The rates to-day are not materially changed,
but they are very firm. We continue to quote
at 6s 0 per cent, on coll and at tkS)S per cent, on
time contracts.
Gold opened at U2i, advanced to 113,
closing at about tbat figure. The tendency of
the market Is decidedly upward, for which no
good reason is apparent.
Government bonds seem to have broken loose
from gold and prices shew a decline of i as
compared with closing quotations yesterday.
There was some activity at the Stock Board
and prices are pretty steady. In State lotns no
sales. City sixes sold steady at 103 for the now
issues.
Reading Railroad stock is under "bear" influ
ences, and prices are week. Sales at 47JfJ(SW.
Soles of Pennsylvania Railroad at 6o5 Camden
and Amboy Railroad at 115, an odvatico; Lehigh
Valley Railroad at 54fi)54c; Oil Creek aud
Allegheny Railroad at 43, b. o.; and Northern
Central Railroad at 49.
In Canal shares there was only a small sale of
Lehigh at 81, b. o. No further sales were re
ported, but prices were fairly steady.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BXCHANGB BALES.
Reported by De Haven k, Bro., No. 40 8. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
Iiono C A A m 6s, 93
8 sh. Mech Bank.. S7
IMMHJ l lty 68, N... IB. 102
f !i00 Kesd deb bds. 88
liooo W JerKSs.... 90
tlUt Am Uoll...c.U!2fc
1 1 000 Phil A K68.... 9'2
'2(ioo W Jercs 96
l&on Lett gold L..c. 89
8 ah Penna :K.... MX
100 do e. Mi '4
6 do e. fy,
99 sh C A Am R. Is. 118
so sh city Uk. ..ss. 1
M) sh N Cent K.... 49
83shLehV R...1S. 64V
loo do is. r4,v;
8 do r4S
loo sh Lon N fct.bao siw
100 sh O C A A UK.
liCO.. 48
loo sli Jteaa K..B30. 4i
100
flO B10. 7X
100
100
loo
100
800
75
100
loo
800
800
500
800
i00
800
1110
100
ao.sswn&i. 47 'i
ao
do.sswn&l,
do
do. . .18.2(1.
do Is.
Vi
UK
do b85. 48
do D30. 48
do 85.4T94
do.. ..8.VH. 41-91
do... bfiAl. 40 9
do.. .18.08. 43
do b4. 43
!().. ..Is. 1)2 43
do 4794
do 0.4794
MBS8RS. I)R llAVBN h
BnoTHKR. No. 40 8. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U.S.SSOf 1881, 119,',119Vf; do., 1868, 119.a'411't ;
do. 1864, 108(109; ao. 1866, 109ai09V; do. 1863,
new, 107 vio; : da 1867, do. 1os',iu9; do. 1368,
da, 109(109M; UMOs, 1UBXA105H; O. 8. 80 Year
6 per cent. Currency, ll2Haftll2: Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19; Gold, ll'.",U2; Silver. lll(4U2tf.
Union Pacific R. K. 1st Mort. Bonds, f iNvasos; Cen
tral Pacltlo R. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, t?Ba94S; Union
PaclfJo Land Grant Bonds, 760($775.
...J.4T-Co-0J.Bi.Qj.arA8 tfoXWrtSSPJ flepjJflfJ,
109V110; do., 1864, 10SV4!()Si ; da, 1806, 1094
109): do., July. 1805, 107iiOl08; do. do., 1867,
108,109X; 1863, 109C4109X; do., 10-408, lOSStfy
105',; Cur. 6s, Ii2)i-6112K. Gold, 112.
Narr A Ladnbk, Bankers, report thla morning
uuiu quuuniuiiH as ioiiowh:
10-00 A. M 112
10-23 112 V
10-46 " 112J'
11-15 A. M 118V
ll-HU " UU-tf
11-82 " 112!
11-33 ' 112 V
10-60 " 112V
11-05 112?4 11-61 " 112!tf
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Saturday, March 19 The Flour market Is very
dull, but prices are quotably unchanged. There is
no shipping demand, and the operations of tho home
consumers are confined to their Immediate wants.
Sales of a few hundred barrels. In lots, at lt-37wrt
4-60 for superfine; $4-62.va4 87tf for estras; .V,5-I3
for low grade and choice Northwestern extra family ;
5-2536-75 for Pennsylvania do. da ; $5-2s',6-25 for
minima ana onto ao. no. jOTXiw&ororiancy brands,
according to quality. Rye Flour sells at I4-62.K y
barrel.
There Is but little movement In Wheat, and only
1000 bushels Penusylvanla red sold at fl2341-26.
Rye is dull at 96o. Corn is in fair request, at former
rates. Hales of 8500 bushels yellow In the cars anil
from store at 89900., and afloat at 92c. Oats are
unchanged ; 1600 bushels Pennsylvania sold at 64
56a In Barley and Malt no sales were reported.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. I Quer
citron at f 28 ton.
Cloverseed Is In demand, and 800 bushels sold at
8"2X8-18X.
Whisky la quiet. 85 barrels Iron-bound sold at
fl-oi.
LATEST SUIPrOO INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine News see Inxide Pages.
PORT 07 PHILADELPHIA. MARCH 19
BTATI Or raZRMOHITEH AT TUB IVENINO TBLBGHAPB
omcs.
I A. M 83 1 11 A. M 40 I S P. 1C ..61
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Whirlwind, Sherman, Providence, D. S.
Stetson A Co.
Steamer J as. S. Green, Pace, Richmond and Norfolk,
W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer New York, Jones, Georgetown and Alex
andria, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer Chester, Jones, New York, W. P.ClydeACo.
Steamer Bristol, Wallace, New York, W. P. Clyde A
Co.
Bark Abble N. Franklin, Holbrook, Gibraltar for
orders. Workman A Co.
Br. brig l)omlnion, White, Halifax, C. C. Van Horn.
Schr Palos. Shackford, Caibarlen, E. A. Souder JtCo.
ScbrM. G. Collins, Endicott, Barbados, do.
Schr E. M. Fox, Case, Boston, John C. Scott Sons.
Scbr Addle M. t'hadwlck, Coan, Boston, do.
Schr Admiral, Steelniun, Salem, do.
Schr Webster Barnard, Smith, St. John, P. R., John
Mason A Co.
Tug Commodore, Wilson, Baltimore, W, P. Clyde A
Co.
Tun Thos. Jefferson. Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde A Ca
ARRIVED TIIIS MORNING.
Steamship Pioneer, Wakeley, 60 hours from Wil
mington, N. C, with cotton, naval stores, etc., to Phi
ladelphia and Southern Wail Steamship Co. (not
arrived yesterday as inadvertently reported). Passed
a large steam f riirate at anchor at Fourteen feet
Bank, probably the Congress, bound out; an un
known bark, deeply ladeu, at anchor at Morris Lin
ton's, bound up.
Steamship Aries, Wiley, 48 hours from Boston,
with mdse. to II. wlnsor Co. Passed at Brandy
wlne, a bark, a barkentine, and a full-rigged brig,
bound up. t
Steamship Fanita, Freeman, 84 hours from New
York, wlUi mdse. to John F. Ohl.
Kteamer Monitor, Jones, 84 houm from New York,
with mdsa to W. M. Balrd 4 Ca
Steamer George H. htout, Fori, from Georgetown
via Alexandria, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde Co.
Steamer Mayflower, Fulta, from New York, with
mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer R. Willing, Cuudlff, 13 hours from Balti
more, with mdse. to A. Grovs, Jr.
Steamer Centipede, Feuton, from Norwich, la bal
last to J. S. Utiles.
Schr M. V. Cook, Falkenbenr, from Tuckerton. I
Schr Armenia, Cole, from Little Kftg Uarbor.
bchr Julia Nelson, Cavalier, from Little Egg Har-
bTug Thos. Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with
a tow of barRes to W. P. Clyde A Co.
. Tug Commodore. Wllsou, from Baltimore, with
a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co.
BELOW.
Barks India, from London ; Vision, from do. ; schr
Alice B. Gardner, from Cardenas.
Correspondence of The livening Telegraph.
KA8TON A McMAIION'S BULLETIN.
Nw Yorb Oxkicb, March 18. Five bargei
leave in tow to-night for Baltimore, light.
Km press, with guano, for Philadelphia.
Baltimore Branch Okkiob, March 18 The tow
reported yesterday did not get away, owing to the
gale prevailing on Chesapeake bay. L. 0. V,
SAjy DOMINGO
- t
Slinll Wo Buy It?
The Dominican Xlepnblic-Xts
Position, Geography, :
and XZistory.
tJ ufV 1VE j. IS A. K A Y,
Hluxll Wo Rent
It?
Tho Key to tho Indies nego
tiations Concerning It. i
Alaska having been fully secured, and 8tL
Thomas presenting no claims npon the people
that are recognized as warranting the expendi
ture of $10,000,000 to secure It, the annexation
ists are now devoting their whole time and at
tention to the case of San Domingo. The SenaM
Committee on Foreign Affairs does hot appear
to regard tho scheme with favor, having voted
to report against it; bnt the President has be
come its special champion, and It is thought
that, when Mr. Sumner presents his adverse re
port in the Senate, that body will order .the
whole subject back to the committee for f urther
consideration, in connection with various maps
and doenmonts not examined hitherto, which,
it Is hoped, will cause the committee to reverse
its action and recommend the ratification of the
treaty with President Baez. In executive ses
sion on Thursday last it was decided to make
the treaty tho special subject of discussion In
secret session on Wednesday next, and for that
purpose the executive session will begin at 1
o'clock, and the whole day devoted to it. In
view of the importance which Is attached to the
annexation scheme, the facts concerning' San
Domingo given below will be read with Interest
at this time. . " L
The Republic of San Domingo. ' ' 1 1
Tbe Dominican republic, the eastern portion
of the island of liny ti, comprises nearly three
fifths of the Island. Its name is derlvod from
the ancient Spanish appellation of the island
San Domingo. Its area is estimated at 17,500
square miles. Its population U about 300,000,
of whom one-tenth clulm to be whites; the rest
are of African descent, or of mixed African
and European. The boundary between It
and the Ilaytien republic is an irregular line
drawn from the mouth of the river Massacre,
on the north coast of the Island, to the river
Anses-a-Pitrc, or Pedcrnales, on the south,
coast. The interior of the republic consists
i-j - sisiug ., to . an eleva
tion of 6000 to 8000 feet, and covered with
magnificent tropical forests. From the
base of these mountains large plains, watered
by numerous streams, stretch towards the coast.
Of these plains, the Vega Beal (Royal plain) and
those of the Saynn, the Azua, and the Neybeare
the most densely populated. Among the rivers
most of which bear the character of mountain
torrents, tho Grcot Yaqui, emptying Into the
Bay of Monte Christo; the Yuma, whese em
bouchure is in the Bay of Samana; the HIguey,
tho Gaboon, Soco, Socaris, Brujuelas, Ozoma,
Jayna, Ni8ao, Bani, and Neybo deserve to be
mentioned. The harbor of St. Domingo city la
one of the best; next to it the Bay of Samana
offers an excellent roadstead. Of the lesser
islands on the coast belonging to tho republic,
Beata and Saona are the most considerable.
History of the Republic. ." 1
The territory belonging to the present re
public was under the rule of Spain previous to
1TO5, when, by the treaty of Basle, it was united
with the Haytien portion under the domination
of France. When, after terrible struggles, the
colored population of the island had become
independent of Franco, the tyranny of Dessa
liucs drove the Dominicans back into the arms
of Spain, which thus regained possession of its
former colony in 1808. t
The next year the Dominicans declared their
independence, abolished slavery, and remained
in an unsettled state until 1833, when the whole
island was united under a republican form of
government, and Boyer, the President of ILtyti,
was chosen President for life. . ;
First Presidency of ftantana. ,
But In 1844, the negroes of Hayti haying suc
ceeded In elevating General Riviere to the Presi
dency, the Dominicans, encouraged by the
friendly assurances of the French Consul-General
Moges, again formed a separate government
(February 27)under the auspices of the "libe
rator" Pedro Santana, who defeated Riviere
near Santiago (April 9), thus securing the inde
pendence of his country. Recognized . by
France, a treaty of friendship and commerce
with which power was concluded October 23,
1848, and by Great Britain (treaty of amity,
commerce, and navigation concluded In May,
1850), the Dominican republic upheld her Inde
pendence successfully against repeated efforts
of Soulouque, the ruler of Ilaytl. ; ' . '
The Treason fJlmeaea. ' '.' 1
The Presidential term of Santana baying
ended in 1849, Jimenes was elected his succes
sor. Though of Caucasian blood, the latter
secretly conspired with Soulouque, who Invaded
the territory of the republic at the head of 30,000
men, and defeated tbe Dominicans in some
skirmishes near Azua and Las Matas. In this
extremity 8antana was recalled by the people.
He vanquished the Haytien army April 33, near
Savana Numero, so completely that the war for
the time being was at an end. Jimenes s6ugtit
a refuge with Soulouque, who made him one of
his dukes, while Santana resigned his Dictator
ship in favor of the newly elected constitutional
President, Buenaventura Buez. - '
' First Prenldrnry of Baez. ' ''
Buez is a mulatto, and was born at Azua In
the year 1830. His fathor had taken an active
part in the insurrection of 1808, and he was thus
born into public life, as it were, his unques
tioned talents, not less than his wealth, contri
buting largely to his Influence. He had been
the most intimate friond of Santana, and to his
Influence was owing in a measure his elevation
to tho Presidency at this critical period in the
history of the country. In 1850 Soulouque once
more invaded the country unsuccessfully. Baez
having, during the latter part of his administra
tion, favored the policy of the clerical party,
was rejected by the people ia 1853, and Santana
re-elected President, a breach between him and
Baez being the Inevitable result.
lCtnnnf wi the Soo4 ri.l