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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
VOL. XIII. NO. 72.
FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Xato Venezuela Advices.
O'Donavan Rossa's Famous Letter.
Miraculous Escape from Death.
End of a notorious Criminal.
KUc.t Etc., F.tc, Etc. Etc.
CUBA.
Tbe War Severe Orders-Death of Arreooado
and C'oet Dylaar Declaration of ao loear
rat Cbleflalo.
Havana, March 19. The receipt of yester
day's Madrid telegram, announcing the discus
sion in the press of that city as to the advisa
bility of ceding the Island of Cuba to the United
Slates, has again awakened the dormant fears
of many Spaniards and caused considerable stir
and excitement among them. The Havana
Spaniards, with very few exceptions, are all
bluer ly opposed to any such measure, not so
much out of dislike to a change of nationality
without their will as to the hatred they enter
tain toward the Cubans. In the event of the
cession or sale of tbe Island to the United
States, Spaniards and Americans would agree
excellently and live peaceably together; but the
Spaniards here are fully determined to fight ou
their own hook, even if the mother country
should sell or give them away. That they would
be unable to maintain themselves more than
few weeks is a foregone conclusion.
The war is the same old bunt; no regular fights,
no battles, and no peace. Plenty of scrimmages,
numerous murders, and hatred unlimited. One
party is afraid and the other don't dare. The In
surrection is producing such a plentiful supply
of bandits that after a while the Spanish and
Cuban armies may have work enough to exter
minate them to protect themselves. As a speci
men of confidence, the law which prevented any
ealt or provisions, except In small quantities aud
with the permission of the authorities, from
being carried into the interior from the towns,
has been abolished in the jurisdictions of the
Yuclta Abajo, Havana, Matanzas, and Cardenas.
Plantation burning has again been inaugurated,
the last destroyed being that of Mrs. Emerson,
near Sagua; the lady is an American, residing at
Wilmington, in Delaware. Six other planta
tions were burned in the immediate vici
nity of Sanctl Spirltus. It has been
fully demonstrated to the satisfaction of
the military officers that the Cubans receive aid
from the citizens in the towns and on the lu-'ms.
In consequeuce, the commander of BaUu't
Spirltus, Colonel O'Daly, has Issued the follow
ing order, which proves that the most severe
measures must be resorted to, to prevent the
Cubans from fighting for their country or help
ing their flghtiug countrymen. The document
issued by the Irish-Spaniard O'Daly is a better
proof of the power of the insurgents than all
lying denials of the Havana press, or the equally
exaggerated and untrue accounts published by
journals in tbe Cuban interest. If both would
stick close to the truth it would aid their respec
tive causes more. But the order of Colonel
O'Daly is of paramount Importance, showing
conclusively the condition of the country ana
the animus of the Spanish chiefs. Here it Is:
IlKADQUAKTERS SANCTI SPIRITUS AND MOKON.
To the Coin id antlers of the Military Force and De
tachments: In view of the aid Insurrection receives
from tbe people who still ruslue la the open country,
I have resolved that they remove to the placas
where detachments are placed, constructing their
bouses within gun-shot distance of the same, with
out exenst-s or distinctions of any kind, within the
next eight days.
After daybreak they may be permitted to go to
their larnm, but before nightfall they must return to
the settlement
Those who do not own any farmg will be compelled
to cultivate the lands In the Immediate vicinity of
the forts and settlements, within half a league's
distance, and in the outskirts of the city of Sanctl
Spirltus.
The persons coming from the insurrectionary dis
tricts will be provided with a cedula stating this
fact All those who may be found at a greater dis
tance from the settlements than half a league with
out a pass from the commander of the post or set
tlement where they reside, and which accredits the
fact that they are going to work on their farms, said
pass being only valid for eight days, will be treated
as Insurgent.
It is positively prohibited to take anything out of
the towns, but everything may be brought from
farms. Those taking anything out of the settlements
will be treated as Insurgents.
The plantations and larms having an armed fores
will be considered as garrisoned by troops, and to
such places the articles needed may be carried by
the consent of the military commands. Every in
dividual found In the country after nightfall or pre
vious to the hour fixed for leaving the settlements In
tbe morning will be treated as an insurgent.
The chiefs of the Zone and military detachments
will be held responsible by me for strict compliance
with this order. O'Daly,
General-in-Chief ad interim.
Sancti Bpikitcb, March. 8, 1870.
.If any further explanation la needed as to the
threatened punishment of be! g treated as an
tneurgent, it may be summe r up In the follow
ing short account of a trial on such a charge:
Question What is your name ?
Answer My name 1) N. N.
Commander You are an insurgent. Take
him out and shoot him.
VENEZUELA..
Froa-reas of the Revolution Porto Cabollo Be
alrced I.ajfuayra and Caraecaa In Dancer of
Capture.
Pobto Cabello, March 9. The whole city Is
in a state of alarm, and the women and children
do not know where to fly for refuge from the
insurgents, who, it is expected, will take the
city when they choose. Affairs are in a much
worse state than at my last: the Insurgents have
succeeded In nearly all their movements against
the Government troops, and feel confident of
overthrowing Monagas in a very short time.
The President, at last accounts, was on his
way to Coro on the war steamer Bolivar, with
eight hundred men; but he has met with ill suc
cess thus far in his efforts to suppress the re
bellion. Ula intention was to reinforce the
troops at Coro and from thence to march
against the insurgent armyat Barqulsemeto aud
San Felipe, but while he has been going by sea
tc Coro the rebels have moved by land to this
vicinity and are now actively boaieging this city,
which is entirely at their mercy.
They have possession of all the approaches,
and allow nothing to pass, and we have had
no malls or communication with Valencia or
the interior for the past twelve days. They
have cut oil the water main by which tbe city
is supplied from the river San lute van, aud there
Is none to be bad except from the old wells.
Skirmishes take place in the suburbs daily
between the insurgents and the Government
troope; but after a few shots tho rebels usually
retire to the mountains.
Guzman Blanco, the prominent leader in this
revolution, and who is the candidate for the
Presidency, has landed on the coast of Cura
mlenate from Curacoa, whence he was ordered
away by the King of Holland, and is said to be
now at Can Felipe, with a force of insurgents
under bis command. He has issued a procla
mation in relation to the demands of the r evo
lutionists upon the Monagas Government, the
1 ariicnlars of which have not yet come to hand.
Lagnayra and Cararcas are in imminent danger
of rapture; tbe revolutionists are in large force
in the immediate vicinity of these places, aud
nearly or quite surrounding them. They have
700 troops atMacuto, a few miles from Laguayra,
aud 1000 more at Currlaca. General Solazar Is
ope rating at Gulgue.
Tbe war steamer of the Government, the
Federation, has been ordered to Barcelona, to
assist In the operations against the rebels at
tbat place.
This port U full of vessels waiting In vain for
freight, but nothing can reach here, owing to
the state of siege we are in, and the stock in the
hands of our merchants Is entirely exhausted.
Many have been compelled to leave in ballast
for other ports.
'D0N0YAN R0SSA.
Tbe Celebrated Letter Pnbllnhed la "La Mar
aeillatae." The following, from the London Telegraph, is
the text of the letter, said to be written by the
Convict O'Donovan Koesa, and recently pub
lished In La Marseillaise'.
1 have told you of the hypocrisy of these
English masters, who, after having placed mo in
a position tbat compelled me to ret upon my
knees and elbows in order to take my food, half
starve me, deprive me of light, aud give me
chains and a Bible. I make no complaint of
the penalties which my masters require mo to
endure my fate is to suffer; but I maintain that
I have the right to acquaint the world with the
treatment to which I am subjected, and that It Is
illegal to suppress my letter which speaks of that
treatment. The minute precautions taken by the
prison authorities to prevent me from writing let
ters are as ridiculous as they areabhorrent. Tho
most outrageous proceeding was to strip me
naked once a day during several mouths, and to
examine my arms, legs, aud all parts of my
body. This occurred at Mlllbank every day In
February and np to May, 1867. One day 1 re
sisted, and then there came five officers, who
assailed me with blows aud tore oil my cloth
ing. Once I was enabled to send outside a let
ter, and that procured me a visit from Messrs.
Knox and Pollock, two police magistrates.
What a mockery it was, to send two Govern
ment officials to ascertain the truth concerning
English prisons! These gentlemen refused
to take note of what I had of importance
to tell them. When I approached a subject
which did not suit them, they stopped mo by
saying that wltb the discipline of the prison they
had nothing to do. Is not this true, Messrs.
Pollock and Knox? When I told you that I had
been forced to bathe in the water that had
already been used by half a dozen English, pri
soners, did you not refuse to take notice of my
complaint? At Chatham a certain quantity of
opium was given me to pick, aud I was told that
1 would have to fast If I had not completed my
task by a certain hour. "Perhaps," said I, "you
will punish me in the same manner if I do not
complete my task; that has already occurred to
me at Milbank." "How was that?" asked the
Governor. Then I related to him how, on
the 4th of July, having finishod my task
ten misutes before the fixed period, I took up a
book. The officer saw me, accused me of
idling, and I was sentenced to bread and water,
and was confined in a dark cell for forty-eight
hours. One day I perceived my friend Edward
Duffy. He was very pale. Soon afterwards I
"ird it said that Duffy was seriously ill, and
thh. he had expressed a desire to see me we
hadN. n very intimate In Ireland. I solicited
from thy Governor of the prison permission to
visit him. He flatly refused. That was about
Christinas, 1807, and some weeks later a pri
soner told mo in a low tone, through the grating
of my cell, "Duffy is dead." If
such a thing had happened la
Russia, what a pathetic story tbe English
would have considered it ! If Mr. Gladstone had
been present at such a death-scene at Naples.
what a picture ne wouia nave paintea ot it i
Ah ! smooth-spoken Pharisees, trafficking in
bypocriey the Bible on your lips, tbe devil in
your belly. I owe a word to the memory of
John Lynch. In the month of March, I860, I
found my sell with mm in the exercise-yard, we
were so closely watched that he could hardly
say these words to me, "The cold is killing me."
But these English, what did they do ?" They
removed us to London the day before Christ
mas. Arrived at the prison, wo were deprived
of our flannels, aud we were left for months
shivering with cold in our cells. Yes, they cannot
deny it; they assassinated John Lynch, but at
the inquiry, nevertheless, there was no lack of
officers forthcoming to prove that Lynch and
Uuny bad been very tenderly treated, ine lying
of our English rulers exceeds a' the limits of
imagination. If I am to die in prison, I con
jure my family and my friends not to believe a
word which these people say about me. Let it
not be supposed that I am influenced by any
personal rancor against those who have pur
sued me with their falsehoods. I accuse only the
tyranny which renders necessary the malnte'
nance of such a system. Many times c ire urn
stances have reminded me of these words of
Machiavelli, "that tyrants have an especial in
terefct in the circulation of the Bible, in order
that the mass of the people may learn its pre
cepts and submit to pillage without resisting
tne Driganas. wnue a siavisn people practise
tne morality and obedience which their priests
preach to them, tyrants will have nothing to
fear. If this letter should reach mv country
men, I have a right to demand that they shall
raise their voices to insist that justice should be
doDe to their suffering brothers. Maythese words
stir the blood which now curdles in their veins.
1 have been harnessed to a small cart, with a
knotted cord round mvneck. Theknnt. wnfrn-
nected with a long pole, and two English prison
ers were oraerea to prevent tne cart irom re
bounding; but they released their hold, the pole
sprang up in the air, and the knot gave way. If
the knot had held tight, I should have been a
dead man. I affirm that it was not right to
place me in a position where my life depended
upon the acts of others. A ray of light pene
trates through the bolts and bars of my prison.
It is tbe recollection of a day passed at New
townards, where I met with Orangemen and
Klbbonmen who had forgotten their bigotry.
O'Donovan Rossa, Political Convict.
THE MORMONS MIGRATING.
Lrftnff Inland Convrrta Faarlnailona or the
mormon rroaeiyunn rreacnere.
The apostles of Mormonlsm who have been
Intent, in season and out of season, In indoctri
nating tho people of Long Island in the word of
tsrignum, counted it their chlefest joy on Tues
day to convey a company ot about sixty, the
majority of whom are women, to Salt Lak CAtv.
This the elders believe to be an earnest of what
is to follow. They say the work Is only begun.
The elders and bishops have been threatened
with violence by the people of Long Island. The
preachers bave received anonymous letters
warning them to quit, and the bishops have been
burned in effigy by the incensed people in some
parts of the island. The preachers have recently
been obliged to work secretly to Insure them
selves personal safety, and It seems that the
sume success has attended their endeavors as In
the public administration.
From Patchouiie aud Babylon, from Ialln and
Freeportthe converts have gathered, and the
South Side Railroad has borne them as far as It
may to the New Jerusalem. Their baggage
filled one car while their bodies filled another,
and with derisive shouts from the old and
laughter from tho young, tho emigrants left
ureepon.
It Is said by the women who remain on Loner
Island tbat it was love of the fair sex for the
men, and the captivating manners ot the
preachers, that led so mauy of the young girls to
espouse the doctrines taught by Brigbain & Co.
But they bave gone and the virtuous populace
mourn not laeir departure.
FB1GHTFUL SITUATION.
A Ladv Kspoied All Mht to a Never Kale.
The San Iranclsco Bulletin of March 11 says:
A very singular and very painful occurrence
took place at Point Lobos on Wednesday. Mrs.
White, whose husband drives one of the omni
buses on the Point Lobos road, left her house at
10 o'clock on Wednesday morning to go to tho
beach to procure some mussels for cooking. In
going down the cliff or embankment, which is
very high and abrupt, she descended part way
and fonnd herself in a poslt.on from which sho
could neither advance nor retreat. It was im
possible to get either up or down, and Impossi
ble to call sufficiently loud lor help to make
herself known. As she designed to go but a
short distance from the bouse, and as the wea
ther was fine, she had started out without either
sbawi or bonnet, and bod not even told Mrs
Cotter, with whom she was living, where she was
going. After an absence of several hours Mrs.
Cotter became alarmed, and a search was in
stituted, but she conld not be found. Mr.
White was absent, and kiew nothing of tho
circumstances until eveniug. On his return
the search was renewed and kept up all
nighl. Daylight came, aud brought no tidings
of tho missing woman. At about 11 j,
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. White
was discovered In her perilous position In a re
cess among tbe cliffs, nearly frozen to death.
Wednesday night was one of the most cold and
disagreeable of the season. The wind blew a
terrific gale, and in the morning a heavy shower
of rain fell. How any human being could have
lived through the night in such an exposed po
sition is a mystery. Mrs White was discovered
by Patrick Cotter, who descended, and at very
great risk to himself succeeded In carrying the
inanimate lady to a place of safety.
During the night those who were engaged In
the search were several times within ten icet of
Mrs. White, but they were unable to see her,
and she was unable to see them or to make her
self heard. She states that she at one tiaie saw
Mr. Cotter going to the spring for water, and
did her utmost to attract his attention, but did
not succeed.
Although she bos received all the care and
attention which it was possible to give, her con
dition is still very low, but it is believed she will
recover.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Whirled Rnck and Forth Under the Wheel of
n KiinnliiK Train and Uninjured.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin tells this singular
story:
Certainly tbe most singular escape from acci
dent the Wisconsin has ever been called upon
to record took place at tho Union depot yard,
near urccnwicn street. A train oi nal cars
loaded with snow taken from the yard was
moving out at the rate of five miles per hour. A
German, upon whose hands time hung heavily,
and who had no doubt beeu drinking, camo
down Greenbush street, smoking a cigar. Ho
saw tho train, aud the idea struck liim that he
would take a ride. Selecting the fifth car from
tbe end, be made a jump and landed Hat on the
rail fairly across it, between the fourth and hfth
cars. Ihe wheels struck bis head and pushed It
oil against the snow, but turning the man so
that his head came on the track. Tho wheels of
the next car struck the head, throwing that off
and turning the feet ou agalu, and so ou until
every set ot wheels under tne cars bad spun the
body around, throwing first the head and then
the feet of the unfortunate man upon the track
and into danger.
Captain Callaway and his brother, who were
near the spot at the time, saw the affair, and
say that the man's body, by the action of the
wheels, kept going about liko a top. They got
to the spot as soon as they could, expecting to
find tbe man cut to pieces. Lifting him up, we
may judge of their surprise to find tbat he was
only severely bruised. Carrying him to a
saloon, the German soon came to himself, and
only complained of feeling sore and bruised.
How be escaped death is certainly a miracle,
and cannot be explained. All the time, and
until he was taken to the saloon and recovered,
the man clung to his cigar. When fully recov
ered and qucbtloned as to his feelings while in
so dangerous a place, the man said he realized
it fully, and expected the next pair of wheels
that reached him would cut off his head or his
legs, but after a little he grew accustomed to it
and believed there was no danger, lie said he
thought he was under the train about three
quarters of an hour, and would scarcely believe
that the whole thing occupied but a few
seconds. However, short as was the time, he
does not care to be placed In the same situation
again.
THE LAST THEFT.
Appropriate End of a Notorious Criminal.
The Helena (Ark.) Chronicle ot a recent date
savs:
The notorious Sip Cameron made his last
escape from the penitentiary at Little Rock
about tbe 1st of uecember last, la J uly last he
was taken by tne sheriff to the penitentiary,
sentenced to five years' imprisonment for lar
ceny. He was adroit enough to slip through
the guards the first week, and soon found his
way to Helena. He soon began bis old trade,
to wit, living at tho expense of others, and
broke into tbe house of C. M. Bumpuss. He
was soon picked up by our vigilant police, and
found his way back to the penitentiary.
In December he bid adieu to Hodees and his
guards and returned to Phillips' to live on the
charity of his former associates. Our sheriff
was soon apprised ot tne exit ot tms adventurer,
and informs us that he has been trying to cap
ture him ever since, twice run him out of the
county, and caused him to leave Tunica county
and seek refuge in the swamp of Coahoma. He
would occasionally cross the river at night to
see bis wife in this county, who at this time is
cooking for Mrs. Rabb, eight miles below
Helena. Of this the sheriff was informed. He
at once gave to II. C. and J. W. Rabb, who are
nice gentlemen and have the confideuce of the
community, orders and Instructions to take him
and deliver him to the sheriff's office.
On Saturday night last they were on the look
out for the desperado; about 12 o'clock they dis
covered fire under the large and commodious
dwelling-house of the family. They soon extin
guished all appearance of the fiarae and dis
covered this villain this pillager secreted
under the house in the dark. They demanded
him to surrender; he made no reply, but made
his way out on his all-fours as rapidly as pos
sible. About ten steps from the house they fired
simultaneously upon him. He fell to the ground,
shot through the head. Thus ended the career
of this most noted scoundrel.
A Cincinnati lady who recently found the
gas escaping in her servant's chamber, asked
her if she bad blown it out instead of turning it
off, and was told that she "was not so green as
all that; she bad only turned it on again a little,
tbat it would be easier lighted in tho morning."
A California paper reports that the "friends'
ot a Chinaman, who had been sick for some
time, thought on the 8th Inst, that he was dying,
and forthwith tumbled him into a coffin and
proceeded to bury him. Some Americans, how
ever, Interfered and took him ont of tbe coffin.
It was then about 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
and the Chinaman lived until 9 o'clock the next
morning, when his spirit took its flight to the
Flowery Kingdom.
A ghost drove an entire family tumultously
from a house In Oswego at a late hour on Sun
day night. After a while their excitement was
allayed, and on investigation they fouud that a
cow, on a foraging raid, bad made her way iuto
a rear kitchen and Inserted her head into au
empty flour barrel. Tbe barrel became fast ou
her horns, and unable to escape the incum
brance, tbe terrified animal commenced a frantic
rampage about the apartment, with the result
above described.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Important Diplomatic Movement
A San Domingo Commission.
A Serions Fire in Cincinnati.
Tho Pennsylvania legislature
ITlum;itil (iail Commeraial
lite, lite, 12te., lite., lite.
FROM WASHING TO jY.
A Kan Domlnao Uommimlon. -
Special DttrpataH to The livening Telegraph.
Washington, March 25. It is generally un
derstood in official circles here that t'aero is a
Board of Commissioners, to be composed of tU
prominent Senators and members of Congress,
who, in tho course of n few weeks, are to take
passage in a Goverrment vessel for tho city of
San Domingo, for tho purpose of examining iuto
the recently made treaty.
The frigate Congress, recently fitted out at
Philadelphia as the flag-ship of the South
squadron of tho North Atlautic fleet, which is
to be commanded by Commodore Jos. F. Groen,
is the vessel to be used for this purpose. The
absence of theso commissioners will probably be
of about two months duration, remaining at
St. Domingo about a month. It is supposed that
Congress will mako a slight appropriation for
this important and much-needed visit, which
the President is anxious should be made.
The tlnelda Dlaaater.
The Navy Department has expressed its
desire to Rcar-Admlral Rowan, commanding
the Asiatic fleet, of aiding as far as
possible in restoring to their relatives the bodies
of each of tho officers ns perished by the
sinking of the Oneida In Yokohama Bay that
muy have been recovered. He is to use all
available means in disposing of the bodies so
they can be prepared for transportation on ship
board, and to send them home in any public
vessel returning to the United States in case it
is desired by their friends.
COHI li it K H S.
FOllTY-FIlUT TKIt.H-SKCO.NU HUSSION.
II on no.
Petitions were presented as follows:
By Mr. Ketchum, of citi.ens of Hudson, N.
Y., for aid to Captain Hall's Arctic Expedition.
By Mr. Ward, of citizens of Willsville, N. Y.,
against reducing the tariff on lumber.
"By Mr. Wood, of workingmen of New York
in favor of setting aside tho public lands for
actual settlements.
liy Mr. Cox, of plumbers of New York and
Brooklyn for free pig lead.
By Mr. Strong, ot citizens of Hartford, Con
ncctlcnt, to like effect. -
By Mr. Halght, of citizens of Sow Jersey for
tbe abrogation of tho Income tax.
By Mr. Barnum, of ship owners and masters,
of Calais, Maine, for the improvement of Bridge
port Harbor, Connecticut.
Mr. Julian offered a resolution directing the
Committee on Public Lands to Inquire into the
propriety of extending tbe land laws aud Gov
ernment Surveys to Alaska. Adopted.
Mr. Poland, as a Question of privilege, sub
mitted a resolution admitting Adolph Bailey to
a seat as a Representative from the Third Con
gressional district of Louisiana.
Mr. Paine objected that it was not a question
of privilege, the subject of the Louisiana elec
tions having been referred to tho Election Com
mittee. Tbe Speaker sustained that view of the case,
and tho resolution was not received.
Mr. Hall Introduced a bill to compensate the
officers and crew of the Kearsarge for the de
struction of tho Alabama.
Mr. Cox offered a resolution instructing the
.Judiciary Committee to Inquire into the expe
diency of reporting a bill to provide for writs of
error in criminal cases in United States Courts;
also, for peremptory challenges and to allow
defendants to testify. Adopted.
Mr. Randall introduced a bill to regulate tho
manner of the payment of pensions. Re
ferred. The House then proceeded as the businnss of
the morning hour to the call of committees for
bills of a private character, and a large number
of private bills were reported and disposed of
under the call.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Mennte.
Harrisburo, March 25. The morning ses
sion of the Seuate was occupied in the considera
tion of the Appropriation bill. As thU bill will
be subjected to the action of a conference com
mittee and to the concurrence of tho respective
houses, it is impossible to give its items with
any certainty.
Ilonae.
The House was engaged in the reading and
passage of various local bills by their tttles.
Those of interest to Philadelphia were as fol
lows: House bill authorizing the Governor to ap
point additional notaries public.
House bill relative to the Odd Fellows' Hall
Association.
House bill to incorporate the Penn Treaty
Association.
House bill to Incorporate the Pickwick Glee
Club.
House bill to enforce the attendance of wit
nesses in Philadelphia.
House bill to incorporate the Real Estate Ex
change Company.
House bill to Incorporate the Industrial Aid
CorapaBy.
Senate bill requiring certain frogs in the West
Pbilade'phia Passenger Railway.
House bill opening Union street, in the Fifth
ward, was objected to by Mr. Josephs.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
HnRular Charge.
Boston, March 25. Samuel J. Lowell, a mem
ber of tho Boston police, is under arrest, charged
with stealing a gold watch from the pocket ot
a lady, while escorting her through a crowd iuto
the Music Hall. Lowell bears a good reputation,
and bis friends believe he will be acquitted when
the case comes to trial.
FROM TBE WEST.
Fire aad I.oaa of I.lle.
Cleveland, Ohio, March 25. A fire occurred
early this morning in a house on Humboldt
street, occupied by a German family named
Baer. Mrs. Baer and her child perished in the
flattCe, unci Mj. Baer was badly burned.
FROM EUROPE.
Tata Mornlaa'a Quotation.
By tht Anglo-American Cable.
London, March as 11 A. M. OonsoUi for money,
MX I for account ssjf. United States 6-oa of 164,
9iS ; 1865a, old, 89)4 1861a, BX ; 10-408, 86. Kite
Kaiiroad, tlx; Illinois Central,! la ; Atlantic aud
urra wenwrn, xv.
iXNDON, Marc li 8511 A. M. Linseed Cakes quiet.
Fngar Orm both on the spot and afloat. Tallow dull.
uiueea uu quiet ana steady.
quiet; middling uplands, llwd.; middling Orleans.
iixn. Tne saies or tne any are estimated at
10.0(H) bales. The sales of the week bave bean
69,000 bales, of which 4ooo were for export and 7000
for speculation. Ntock. 871,000 bales, of which
18fl,0oo are American. Keoelpta of the week, 116,000
bales, 96,000 of which are American, Rod Western
Wheat, bs.
MELASCIIOLY ACCIDENT.
A Maa laatantly Killed by tho Baralln of a
Fly-wheel.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 23d lnst. says:
An Italian named Julius Lazaretto, employed
in Larkln'a cotton press, was Instantly killed by
the bursting of the fly-wheel of the engine, be
tween 8 and 0 o'clock yesterday morning. When
the deceased met hla death, be was sitting on a
bale of cotton, with his back to the engine, and
about a dozen feet from the place where the
fly-wheel was revolving, receiving instructions
from the foreman in reference to the use of the
stencil Plates. At the timo the accident oc
curred the wheel was making about two
hundred revolutions a minute. Tho wheel
was an old one, and was broken in two places,
one of the arms being entirely gone. A strap,
or belt of iron, about two inches wldo, was
riveted tightly to the wheel. It is supposed that
seine of the rivets had become loose, and whllo
the wheel was In motion, the centrifugal
force caused the broken segment to fly out a If
propelled from a cannon. This segment, which
weighed one hundred pounds, struck poor Laza
retto on the head and shoulders, killing him iu
stantly. The foreman, Mr. George McCormlck,
who was standing alongside of the deceasod at
the time be met Lis death, had a very narrow
escape, the iron striking the skirt of
his coat and tearing it into
shreds. Justice Kiernan wa notified and
held an inqnest on the body. Tbe fireman, in
giving his testimony, stated that he informod
Mr. Liu kin that the wheel was unsafe a short
time since, and the jury returned a verdict of
accidental death, aud censured tho proprietor
of the cotton press. Mr. Larkln states empha
tically that he docs not remember of being noti
fied of the fact, and if such had been tho ciaa
the matter would have had his immediate at
tention. GENERALITIES.
The Bailey Case.
Nothing new was made known yesterday with
regard to tho fugitive cx-Collectorof Now York.
Various Idle rumors were in circulation, and it
continues to b? mysteriously affirmed that B iiley
is concealed somewhere In tue city or neighbor
hood, and would be speedily forthcoming if an
adequate reward were offered for his apprehen
sion, but the real truth us to his whereabouts is
still a secret to the authorities aud to his best
friends.
Another Hteainnlilp Probably In Peril.
The ship Prima Donna, Captain Lunt, which
arrived at New York yesterday from Liverpool,
reports' that on the 5tu lnst., latitude 4'J N., lou
gitude 33 W., made a light half point on port
bow, kept off and then made another light on
tbe lee bow one was tbat of a steamer and the
other that of a sailing vessel. Both vessels were
flrlns rockets. It is thought one was short of
provisions, and tbe other was supplying. As it
was blowing a gale from southeast, and very
dark, Captain Lunt could not make out what
they were.
A Nad Affliction.
Seven merchants, all doing business on tho
same street In Halifax, were lost in the steamer
City of Boston. They bud gone out to pur
chaee their spring supply of goods, aud will
never more return. '
Thomaa Henry Nicholson,
an English sculptor and draughtsman on wood,
and a pupil of Chantery, died on tho 8th lust, at
Portland, England. He was tho actual modeller
of a scries of statuettes for which that immonse
humbug, Count d'Orsay, claimed the entire
credit and got no little reputation.
A Louisiana planter delighted his hands last
week by paying them in silver quarters. One
old negro exclaimed: " 'Federit money come
an done gone, and greenbacks is played out.
but dls is the stuff that rats can't chaw. De old
time is come agin, hoo-ray !" And then ho went
away and buried his money.
xelegraphic news has yet some features in
common with the information which nsed to be
furnished by the "reliable gentleman" and the
"intelligent contraband" in the early days of
tbe war. We can imagine the interest with
which the readers of the "Official Journal of
tho United States. of Mississippi,
and of Jackson," must have read tho
report it published, as received by telegraph,
tbat "Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial are
both dead." How such canards originate seems
to be as Impenetrable a mystery as to ascertain
"who struck Billy Patterson."
The Ku-Klux still rago in Louisiana. Bx
Mayor Heath, of New Orleans, aud two others,
owning a plantation on tho Ouachita, in Cald
well parish, leased a portion thereof to a re
spectable colored man named Harris. Shortly
alter Harris had undertaken to work the plan
tation, he was awakened at night by some one
calling him, and on going to the door was
saluted with a volley of buckshot, which took
effect chiefly in one of his arms, which he is
likely to lose in consequence. Harris was driven
off to New Orleans, and the following proclama
tion was posted on the plantation, addressed
"Black and white Heath's plantation: '
Headquarters, Feb., 1870 You are all
hereby uotitled to get off of this place by Satur
day night next, if not you will be delt with
according to our law. this note includes both
black ana white especially old gould. What
will bo done to-night will not be a slrcumstance,
so eet away if you want to live, from the
twelve ghosts. E. K. K.
A New Orleans paper mildly remarks that
such outrages ought to cease. We think so.
There is an enterprising younir man in
Butler county, this Statu, who tho other day bor
rowed .j irom bis prospective motuor-ln-law
that therewith bo might hire a sleigh in which
to take her daughter to tbe parson's. Charles
got his sleigh, also drank considerable whisky,
and then started for the bride. She, however.
refused to leave the bouse to be married, and
Charles tbeu proceeded to bring the minister to
her. But being intoxicated, as ho says, he lost
his way, and to find it again, perhaps, sold
sieiga, robes, and bells lor 'J. jnow in jail be
languisbcs.
FHVAIVCI2 A.KI COMHEKCi:.
Ivcnino Tr.r.EoKAPH OmcE.t
D'ridsy, March ii, liU.
There Is nothing: new to notice In financial
circles to-day. Currency is abuudant and easy
to all in want of it who are possessed of claims
to favors or in good standing with lenders, and
tbe rates are singularly easy for this season of
tbe year. The banks are discounting all the aD-
proved paper presented by their regular cus
tomers at legal rates; out outsiders, even where
offering tbe best equivalent for money In the
market, have to pay 7 per cent, and occasionally
8 for these favors. On call, loans are readily
obtained at 5 per cent, on choice collaterals.
There is some business demand for Gold, but
no speculation. Sales opened at 113, and
fluctuated between tbat figure and 112.
Government bonds are quiet butj steady at
about yesterday's closing quotations.
Tbe Stock market was doll, bnt nrlcaa e inT
tlnue steady. City Sixes wore In rood demand
at an advance. Sales of tho new issues at 102
Reading Railroad was neglected. Balea at
48 3-1648V, cash. Pennsylvania RaUroad sold
at 57. Small sales of Northern Central Railroad
at 48, and North Pennsylvania Railroad at 3fl;.
Lehigh Valley Railroad wag taken at 64K
There was an increased Inquiry for Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad, Bales at 27J b. o., an ad
vance of .
The balance of the list was dnll bnt steady.
Sales of Western Bank at 74.
FHILADKLrlllA STOCK KXCHANGH 8ALK8.
Reported by De Haven k Bra, No. 40 8. Third street;
FIRST JJOAKD.
?noo City M, N.ls.ioa i 1 sa Reading TL . . 4S v
1100 . do.; lOStf 800 dals.a60.48 8-1
BOON PennaCs... VI I BOO do....ia.c. 4hw
14000 do Is. 91Jtf, 100 do... ..b0. 48'44
1 1000 do S6. 91 X
Tsh N PaR BSvf
s 811 west uank.. iX
6 ah Penna R..ls. 6T
lOshN CcntK.... 43
TO ah LehV R...ls. 64
looshFb IB. .boo. 87
Jat Cooki A CO. anote Government securities aa
follows: D. 8. es of 1881, 1U114V. of 183,
1O9J49110)-; da, 1864, 1084(4108X ; da, IMS, 10W
10X; do., July, 1865, 107V4107H; do. da, 1867,
108(108'; lb68, 108(410tf :do., 10-tOS, 106X
106 ; Cur. 6s, 112,9li3,v. Gold, 112V.
Narh A Ladnrk, Bankers, renort this momlnff
Gold quotations as follows:
10-00 A. M HSMilWl A. X 118V
10- S5 " 112W U M ua
11- 40 u 1121
TDK N. Y. MONEY MARKET YESTERDAY.
From tat AT. T. Herald.
The absence of the usual telegrams from Wath.
Ington had the effect of keeping gold dull ant
sieauy in me transactions oi to-aay. i ne uulk or
business was at ll2';&m!tf. with exceptional sales
at 1124eMi2S. The latter figure was the result of
tho tinner tone and advance lu foreign exchange,
and the former the eirect of the feeling that the
i' unuing diii win pass tne uouse in a modiueii form. .
Both lmluenccs Counteracted eaoti other, however,
and hence the dullness and s'eadlaess at the Inter
mediate quotations. Holders of gold paid four,
four and a half, and five per cent, to have their
balances carried.
The money market was easy at four to five ner
cent.
The Panama Railroad Company bave declared a
dividend of four per cent, for the three months end
ing 81st Instant, payable on and after the 5th of April
next. The trsnsfer books will close on tne afternoon
of the 17th Instant, aud reopen on the morning of
the 7tn proximo. This dividend Is the flfty-seoond
m order oi aeuiarauon. rue last quarterly dividend
was six per cent
'The foreign exchange market was strong and the
leading hankers advanced tne'r rates an eighth per.
cent lor sterling, In anticipation of some activity
iu-uioitow in oiiis lor reuiuiauce dj Saturday s
fcteamer."
'The following shows tbe results of the day's
business at the bab-Treanury lu this city :
General balance yesterday $93,404,821
Gold receipts 600.892
id payments 1,002,108
ld balance 70.Oo2.4n7
Currency receipts 1,242,252
Currency payments 884,830
Currency balance 8,009,421
General balance 82.714.87S
Customs 856,000
Philadelphia Trade ICeport.
FninAy, March SB. The Flour market con
tinues to be characterized by extreme dulness, the
demand being confined to the immediate wants of
the local trade, who purchased 6 700 barrels, Includ
ing superfine at M-87,v4-50; extras at 4-2'4-75;
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family at
$55-75, the latter rate for choice ; Pennsylvania do.
da at $58-62)tf ; Indiana and Ohio do. do. I5-23Q6;
and fancy brands at 6-257-50, according to quality.
Rye Flour la held at I4-62XQ4-7S. Nothing doing
In Corn Meal
The demand for Wheat is quite limited, and only
1500 bushels prime Pennsylvania red sold at ll-V
1-25. Rye may be quoted at one. for Western and
Pennsylvania. Corn Is In aotlve demand, and, with
limited offerings, prices advanced H2c. $t bushel.
Sales of 8600 bushels yellow, in the cars and from
store, at 94a up to 97c, now held higher. Oats are
without change; 2000 bushels Pennsylvania sold at
rjfKriSGe, 600 bushels four-rowed Canada Barley sold
at $1-02.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at 127 per ton. i
Whisky is quiet, luo barrels wood-bound sold on
private terms.
Boston is again talking of laying out a huge
public park, where the citizens can go with their
families and enjoy the east winds.
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Neva u Inside Page.
(By Telegraph.)
Fortress Monrok, Marco 25 The monitor Terror,
accompanied by the U. S. steamer Frolic, arrived in
the Roads this morning.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA MARCH SS
BTATB OF TBKRMOmTER AT THI IVKNINQ TELBOBAPH
0KK10B.
T A. H 86 1 11 A. M 48 1 S P. H 60
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamer Anthracite, Green. New York, W. M. Balrd
A Co.
Steamer Frank, Pierce, New York, W. M. BalrdACo.
Steamer Bristol, Wallace, New York, W. P. Clyde A
Co.
Bark Daring, McDonald, Portland, John Rommel, Jr.
& Bro.
Br. brig Ellen H., Dyer, Port Spain, John Mason &
Co.
Brig Minnehaha, Irving, Clenfnegos, Workman ACo.
fjchr Julia Nelson, Cavalier, Boston, John Rommel,
Jr. Bro.
Schr P. A. Heath, Warren, Portsmouth, do.
Sclir H. G. Kly, McAllister, Washington, do.
Schr H. 1. Walbridge, Klmeudorf, Baltlmore,do.
Schr J. Rehrer, Camp, Baltimore, do.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Baltimore, with a tow
of burges, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug Commodore, Wilson, Baltimore, with a tow of
barges, W. P. Clyde A Ca
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Norfolk, Piatt, from Richmond, with
mtlse. to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer Mayllower, Fultz, 24 hours from New
York, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer Vulcan, Wilcox, 24 hours from New York,
With mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co.
Steamer M. Massey, Smith, 24 hours from New
York, with mdse. tow. M. Baird A Co.
Steamer W. Whilldln, Rtggans, 13 hours from Bal
timore, with mdse. to A. Groves. Jr.
Br. brig ttlr Robert Napier, Hodge, 83 days from
Messina, with fruit to Isaac Jeanes 4 Co.
Hchr Kdw. Thompson, Sewell, 7 days from Nor.
folk, with lumber to Collins A Co.
Schr Isabella Thompson, Dndlcott, from Port Re
public. Schr John Johnson, Messlck, from Providence.
Schr Eliza and Rebecca, Price, from Great Egg
Harbor.
Schr Isaac Rich, Crowell, from Wilmington.
Schr Mary and 1'rlscllla, Hooper, from Mill Creek.
AT BREAK WATER.
Bark Ann Elizabeth, from Zaza, and brig J. W.
Drlsko, from Fall River.
Correspondence of The Evtniwj TeUtirapK
EASTON A McMAHON'S BULbETW.
New York Office, March 84. Four barges
leave In tow to-night for Baltimore, light.
F. W. Tripp aud U. U. Smith, with oil for Boltl
more. '
Baltimore Branch Office, March 84 The fol
lowing barges leave In tow to-ulght, eastward :
Catuorlue Moan, W. E. Zenney, Wm. Norman, aud
Wayne County, all with coal for Hew York. ,
L. S. C.
MEMORANDA.
Schr S. P. M. Tasker, Allen, for Philadelphia,
cleared at Savannah yesterday.
Schr Ootan Bird, Kelly, for Philadelphia, cleared
at New York yesterday.
Schra Argus Eye. Thompson, and Queen of the
South, Corson, at Sagua lath lust., for New York
18Kchr A. T. Randolph, Mayo, at Havana 19tu mat.,
for a port north of Hatterus.
Schr 11. W. Huddell, Maloy, hence, at Matanzas
teth Inst.
Bchr Ella, Martin, for Philadelphia, sailed from
Matauzus 10th lust.
Behra Margaret Relnhort, Vashtl Sharp, and Ame
rican Eagle, hence for Boston, at UoluW Hole A.M.
K)d lDt., and tailed again
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