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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
VOL. XIII. NO. 78.
SA
FIRST EDITION
The Dinner Party Blow Up.
Politics Or.co Again the Cause.
A. Vuifillo Polwonor.
Borgianism in tho West.
The Great Irish
Peerage Case.
Tlio Situation in Irolainl.
Kic, lite, Etc., i:tc, Etc.
err FAWKES.
Fiutlciilnrn of the tt-iiirt la Wow Up a San
Mho Pi-auclHro Dinner Party.
The Sau Francisco Chronicle of March 20, Just
received, gives particulars of tho startling affair
at the Lclglan Consul's residence. The Chronicle
ears:
One of those mysterious occurrences which
seem to transpire periodically in this city took
place last evening at No. 1517 Powell street, the
residence of Mons. Grlsar, the Belgian Consul
at this port, in the form of a tremendous explo
sion. A party of gentlemen, consisting of
Mestrs. hazard, of the firm of Lazard Freves,
Eugene Dewey, Theodore Leroy, and three
brothers Raphael, Henry, and Sylvan Well
had iuBt arisen from the table in tho dining
room, and passed to a house in the rear of
the one in which they had dined, when they
heard a very loud report, which apparently pro
ceeded from somewhere near them. The house
in which they stood shook violently, and they
ran into the open air. Smoke was seen issuing
from the building they had just left, and as soon
as it was thought prudent several ventured to
enter the place., The table in tho dining-room,
which they had ju9t left, was moved from its
place, and the dishes it had held nearly all
broken. Passing through iuto the parlor,
everything it had contained was in a mass of
ruins. A largo marble-top centre-table was
destroyed, the top being broken into pieces
and scattered about the room. Chairs, lounges,
etc., lay in a promiscuous heap near tho front of
the apartment, and all the glass In the windows
of this and adjoining houses was totally demol
ished. In one corner of the parlor was a large
opening; tho floor having been blown away aud
the carpet torn from its place. This was, of
course, the subject of immediate investigation,
and the first object noticed explained the whole
occurrence. This was the remains of a corru
gated iron powder canister which would hold at
least ten pounds of the explosive material. This
article was firmly wedged in one corner, and
was with difficulty removed. It is of the kind
used to store powder In, and was about twelve
inches in length by four Inches In breadth. The
force of the explosion had split It in two; the
corner was torn off and blown several feet
away, 'lhe floor of the room was very much
damaged and almost unsafe to tread upon all the
boards being forced from their posltlou,or broken
or split. The portico tronting tho house was
wholly destroyed by tho force of tho concussion,
the planks composing the floor of It being, each
and every one, blown into the street or au adjoin
ing garden. As soon as the news of the affair
spread, a large concourse of spectators thronged
the street, eager to obtain a glance at the
damaged premises. Chief Crowley and a party
of officers were promptly on hand, and prevented
auy encroachments or undue demonstrations by
the crowd. An investigation of the space under
the floor of the parlor led to the discovery of
certain facts which show most conclusively that
the whole affair was a premeditated deed. On
the wet clay were noticed the imprints of hands
and feet. Near the spot where the canister
was found was a quantity of paper, partly
burned, portions of fuse, and several bits
of strong cord. The spot in which the can
ister had been placed was the nearest to
the centre of the dining-room table that could
be reached and shows clearly that the attention
tv a a tn iriiiriliT the inmates whilst thev sat at tho
meal. A fact that goes to support this theory is
that, bv cood lortune, they happened to leave
the table earlier than usual that evening, and no
one was in the house at the time of the explo
sion but a Chinese domestic. Chief Crowley has
been unable so far to iiud any clue to the perpe
trators. and it will Drobablv Dass away without
the true cause or animus being brought to light,
although it is suspected that French politics had
Eomething to do with it.
BORGIANISM.
A Mnn Over Eighty Years Old, while In a
Heuil-drunkcn Coudlllon, Attempt to 1'olson
hit faintly.
The Chicago Republican of Wednesday says:
The baneful influence of intoxicating drink on
an aged man was fearfully illustrated in the
North Division at an early hour yesterday
morning.
Frederick Bussy. a man over eighty years old,
residing at No. 739 North ilalsted street, got
drunk on Sunday evening, and kept up the
practice all Monday and up to 10 o'clock on that
evening. At that hour ho proceeded to the
drug 6tore of William Hercher, No. 373 Lar
rabee street, and purchased ten cents worth
of nux vomica, to poison rats, which, he ex
plained, were infestiug his house. He then pro
ceeded home, and having smoked a pipe at the
fireside with his family, consisting of a
widowed daughter, and two grandsons, around
him he retired to bed. His grandchildren
are aged respectively 15 and 17 years of age,
and sleep in the same room with tbe
old man. Some time yesterday morning
one of the boys, named John Whitbold,
observed his grandfather get out of bed and go
down stairs. The youth, after a little while,
followed him and watched his movements. To
his astonishment he saw his venerable relative
proceed towards tho pantry, holding a bottle
containing some of the stuff already mefitloued,
iu his hand. Bussy bad a lamp with him, so
that everything was distinctly revealed. He
proceeded to take down from a shelf some cold
victuals, which he knew would be used for
breakfast, and applied some of the rat-killing
drug thereof, the boy, having observed thus
much, became alarmed and aroused tho other
members of the house. Letween them the a'cd
wretch was secured, and was soon after given In
charge to the North Avenue Sub Station Police,
at whoee establishment he now remains awaiting
further action.
It is understood that the old man Is addicted
to drink to an immoderate degree, aud at such
times is nothing better thau a maniac. His
family remonstrated with him on the disgrace
of so venerable a person being seen beastly
drunk, and no doubt the chiding rankled In his
ancient and besotted mind; bo in a "lucid Inter
val" of devUlsh malignity he conceived and at
tempted to put into execution his damnable de
sign. Had not the boy, providentially, been
awake and watchful, one of the blackest deeds
in the already ponderous catalogue of Chicago
crime wouiu nave to ue recorded to-day.
The ancient criminal still labors under the
effects of satanlc excitement, and can give no
coherent account of the reason which prompted
him to the deed of which be is accused. The
testimony of his daughter's ion, and the fact
of the poison being mixed with tho food, lcavo
Bussy little chame with nn honest jury, of
passing the miserable remnant of his day at
laij;e.
THE KIl'IIARUKOX TRAGEDY.
Frrpnrntlonn for lhi Trial
Monday Next Whnt tho
of ItloParland on
I'ronrcullou Ex
perls l Prove.
Commencing on Monday next, the all-absorbing
topic of interest in this city and elsewhere
will bo the great McFarland trial. At the time
named Daniel McFarlaud will bo arraigned
before Recorder Uackctt, lu the Court of
General Sessions, on an indictment charging
him with tho murder of Albert 1. Richardson.
Tho history of the lamentable tragedy, which
occurred In tho Tribune office on tho even
ing of the 25th of November last, will
then be brought up for legal investigation
Over six hundred petit jurors have been sum
moned to attend tho Court fpr tho purpose of
selecting the twelve men (vho are to decide on
the guilt or innocence of tho accused. The
prosecution will be solely conducted by District
Attorney Garvin. It Is expected that he will
sin: ply conflno himself to the facts connected
with the homicide and to the threatening lan
guage which McFarland is alleged to have used
towards Richardson in conversation with other
parties. It is also believed that he will en
deavor to introduce evidence concerning the
first attempt at taking Mr. Richardson's life in
Amity street. Several gentlemen from the
Tribune office are among those subpoenaed to
appear as witnesses, Messrs. Whitelaw Held,
Samuel Sinclair and John F. Cleveland being
among the number. The shooting Itself will he
described by Messrs. Daniel J. Frobman, Ed
ward Caaver, Georgo King, and David Watson,
who are employed in the same office. Dr.
Sayre, together with other physicians who
attended Mr. Richardson In his last hours, will
be called to testify In regard to tho post-mortem
medical xamlna'tlon. It Is probable Mrs.
Richardson (formerly Mrs. McFarland) will also
be called as a witness. At present she is living
at AV'oodside, New Jersey, in company with the
deceased journalist's children. Police Captain
Allaire, who caused tho arrest of McFarland,
will also bo one of the witnesses.
Very little can be ascertained about the lino
of the defense, Messrs. John Graham, Charles S.
Spencer, and Elbridge T. Gerry, the counsel for
the prisoner, having pledged themselves to
strict secrecy in the matter. Considerable
money and mental labor have been expended bv
these lawyers in arranging tne detense. it
is thought that they will make the ques
tion of insanity, or frenzy, on the
part of the prisoner at the time he
committed the homicidal act of which ho is
indicted, one of the strong points of the case,
and it is also said that they will cl ilm that the
deed was justifiable on the ground tuat an adul
terous intimacy existed between Mr. Richardson
and McFarland's wife. Hon. Horace Greeley,
Vice-President Colfax, Rev. Henry Ward
Bcecher, aud Rev. Mr. Frothingham are re
ported to novo received notices from the defense
to be present as witnesses at the trial. jV. I'.
2'imts, to-day.
THE PRIEST MURDERER.
Acquittal of the murderer of a Catholic Priest
on the tiro mnl of Inxnuliy.
Tho Bellefontaino Itepublican of tho 80th ult.
Bays:
John Powers, who murdered the Catholic
priest, in this place, lust November, was tried
before the Common Pleas Court last Monday.
The trial occupied tho Court all day Monday,
and early Tuesday morning tho jury retired.
After being out some fifteen minutes they re
turned a verdict of "not guilty," on the ground
of insanity.
Rev. Mr. Barton testified that Powers came to
his study in the Coniiregatlonal church at San
dusky, and said he wanted to have a conversa
tion with the minister; appeared to bo greatly
exercised in mind; stated his troubles; said he
was supernaturally turned into a statue in Gal
veston and was imprisoned; said the Prince of
the Kingdom of Heaveu had 6et him free; said
his mission was to liberate the Government
from the calamities that were about to come
upon the country. His conversation was unin
telligible to witness, and ho felt afraid of the
man and consequently did not cross him. He
said more, about the Catholic Church being
engaged in the conspiracy. All this about a
week or ten days before witness heard of the
murder. Witness thought then that he was a
poor crazy man and not a responsible being.
John C. Laydon testified that ho had a con
versation with Powers on tho 5th of November,
at the depot in Sandusky. Powers said he was
goiug to Bellefontaine to shoot tho Catholic
pricbt; nnd alter ho did, ho would be released,
lie said he would not bhoot a priest in S.in
dusky, for ho would be lyuched; but he had
friends iu Bellefontaino who would proteet,hitn.
Witness called tbe atteuUon of the City Marshal
to Powers, but the Marshal only thought him
drunk. Witness thought him in earnest but not
drunk.
Dr. Clason said ho considered tho prisoner a
monomaniac.
Dr. Wriurht had not examined tho prisoner
sufficiently to form a conclusion; thought he
saw evidences ot Insanity.
Captain Foster, of Chicago, in his deposition,
said that Powers had been on bis vessel three
years; that ho was known in Buffalo and every
where as "crazy juck: mat ne was crazy on
religion; said that God was a woman, nnd the
Goddess of Liberty was God; hated the Jews in
tensely, and wanted to go to Jerusalem to kill
nil of them; wanted to take his own life once;
imaslued he had u big lly in his stomach, and
much more of the same kind.
As Powers has not been a resident of tho
State a year, he cannot be sent to tbe lusauo
Asylum under existing laws, and application
has been made to the Legislature for the passage
of a special act to suit tne case.
LITIIOFRACTEUR.
A New Hlnatlng Agent Interesting Experi
ments.
An interesting experiment was tried on Satur
day at the East St. Louis Rolling Mill. At the
sale of ordnance, etc., at the Arsenal somo time
since, tho proprietors of tho rolling mill pur
chased for old iron qulto a number ot large
smooth-bore cannon, weighing about IW00
Eounds each. The purchasers found they had
ought an elephant, as all efforts to break, the
guus in pieces were fruitless. They first tried
to break them wuu a drop wcigniug z.mu pounds,
which fell from a height of forty-five feet, but
no apparent effect rewarded their labors. They
next tried hydraulic pressure with no better
success, and finally had a mau experimenting a
week or more in endeavoring to burst tnem
with powder. At last, when the idea of
breaking them was almost given up, a young
German named Ludwlg Schantl. agent
for Messrs. Kiebs Brothers oa Co., of
Deutz, near Cologne, proposed to burst
the guns with a comparatively now blasting
power, called Lithofractvur, lnveuted and
manufactured by Kiebs Bros. & Co. The propo
sition was gladly accepted, and the experiment
was tried. The guns were lying near the rolling
mill and surrouuded by large piles of pig iron;
they were nine inches in the bore, and several
of them 6howed large dents in the side where
the drop had fallen without breaking them.
Holes an inch and a half in diameter were
drilled in the sides of three of these, and the
operator was engaged in charging these holes.
The substance used is of a deep bluish color,
and resembles mud, being cbout tne consistency
of putty, aud quite damp. Tbe lithofractour,
it is claimed, will not explode, like nltro-glyce-rlne,
by concussion, but mus '. be fired by a fuse
terminating in a copper cap mode especially for
the purpose.
Jir. Bchantl Bays, when limited by a match,
tho composition burns like wet powder, hut
does not explode; the danger attending blasting
with this substance is much less thau by ordi
nary powder.
The charges nsed weighed one and three
quarter pounds, and were put in tho holes
drilled iu tho gnns, without covering of any
kind except a handfal of fire-clay to keep them
in place. Tho fuse was then attached and
lighted, when three tremendous explosions
seemed to shake the ground. On examining
the guns, one was found shattered in every
direction from the hole which had contained
the charge, and the other two were more or less
broken.
Owing to the close proximity of the rolling
mill buildings, it was decided not to carry the
trial any furtber until tho gnus were moved.
The ogent now proposes to have one of tho
guns carried to some place where no damago
can bo done, nnd with five pounds of the explo
sive merely placed upon the side, tear it to
pieces. The llthofractcur is said to have five
times the force of nitre-glycerine, and twenty
times that of powder.
LEGAL ircTELLianrjcn.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP.
An Injunction (Jrnnted by Judge Kend Sharp
pklrmlnhlna.
Court of Quarter Sessiotis Judge Alltxon, Ludlote,
Peirce, and I 'ax ton.
This morning being fixed for the hearing upon
Furnian Sheppard's petition for a recount of the
vote for District Attorney in October, 1808, Mr.
Riddle, with Mr. Sheppard, appeared and said
that to-day had, been fixed for tho hearing of
Mr. Sheppard's petition, and as no injunction
had been granted to restrain this Court, be
aked their Honors to proceed with tho hearing.
He explained that this morning at 10 o'clock
Mr. Gibbons had applied to Judge Read for an
injunction to prevent this Court from goiug on
with the case, and, though Mr. Sheppard's coun
sel was ready to discuss the matter, Judge Kead
said he would allow the injunction without
hearing him. But as no writ had issued and no
security been entered, ho desired the Court to
proceed. Judge Allison sent to tho Supreme
Court for Mr. Gibbons, who was still there with
Mr. Meredith nnd Mr. McMurtrie, his counsel.
Mr. McMuttrlo came in, nnd said that the
Supreme Court had ordered nn injunction
against proceeding here; tho bond had been en
tered, nnd the actual writ would be served upon
this court as soon as it could be written. Tbe
argument of that caso had been fixed for
Monday.
Judge Allison asked what tho injunction
wns for ?
Mr. McMurtrie replied that it was to prevent
any further litigation of this case, or any inter
ference with the final judgment given by the
Supremo Court.
Judge Allison desired to know if tho injunc
tion was to restrain this court ?
Mr Biddlo said it was virtually such, though
it was directed against his client. The truth of
the matter was that on Thursday last notice of
the application for an injunction was given to
him nB Mr. Sheppard's counsel, and they ap
peared in court this morning to argue it. But
Judge Read said he would allow the writ of in
junction without hearing the argument, fixing
the discussion of the matter for Monday. No
writ had been served as yet, and he was not
bound to take cognizance of that which was
only in course of preparation.
Mr. McMurtrie said it would bo fan ical to
say that tho action of a superior r jurt would
not be observed simply because there had not
been time to write oi.t its mandate. But the
order had been actually made by the Supreme
Court at Nisi Prius forbidding any further liti
gation of a matter in which they had given their
judgment; for when the Supreme Court affirmed
the decree of this Court it became their judg
ment, and by their judgment Mr. Gibbons now
held his office. Under these circumstances he
did not think it would be just or decorous for
this Court to force tho case here to argument.
Judge Allison said that, upon the information
received this morning, he had come to this con
clusion: that since a Judge of the Supreme
Court had, upon the bill tiled by Mr. Gibbons,
granted a preliminary injunction for five days,
under tho customary rule, and bad fixed an early
day next week for the argument of that case,
this Court, out of mere respect to tho Supremo
Court, would not at present proceed with the
hearing. Upon looking at the bill filed In tho
Supremo Court he found that it did not make
this Court a party to tho suit, but was simply
between Charles Gibbons and Furman Sheppard.
But in conclusion he would say that, as the pro
ceedings eertified by this Court to tho Supremo
Court showed that there were pend
ing questions of fact yet undecided,
the reasons why Ibis Court did not proceed to
decide those questions at tho time were that the
certiorari had taken tho case away, and it was
thought perhaps the Supremo Court would give
such a decision as would render a further con
sideration of tho matter by this Court unneces
sary. But there were precedents for saying that
notwithstanding the injunction spoken of
should be made absolute, this Court might deem
it its right and duty to proceed with this matter
in tbe completion ot its records. For the pre
sent, however, nothing would be done until the
Supreme Court should have decided the ques
tion, and then, if the way was clear, this Court
would fix an early day for the hearing.
FROM EUROPE.
Thin OTornliiB'a Quotations.
LovnON, April 1 Moon Consols opened at 93)tf
for both money and account. United states flve
tweutles of 1862, 91; of ist',5, old, 90f; of 1867,
b9) ; ten-forties, 67: Erie liuilroad, Sl ; Illinois
Central, 116; Great western, 2s)tf.
LiVEKPbOL, April 1 Noon cotton firmer; mid
dling uplands, loj;d. ; middling Orleans, 11 !,'Ul,Vd.
The sales of to-day are estimate! at 12, 000 hales, the
sales of the week have been louo hales, Including
for export 7000, aud for speculat ion Cuou hales. The
stock lu port is 452,9(10 bales, Including 250,000 bales
of American. The receipts of the week have been
li6,ooo, Including 103,000 hales American.
London, April 1. Tallow quiet at 45s. Sugar dull
both on the spot and atloat. Calcutta Linseed dull.
Linseed Oil dull at 112-68.
Bremen, April 1. Lust night retrolcum closed
dull ht 6 thaleis 6? groats.
II ambiku, April l. l'etroleum closed quiet last
night.
Antwerp, April 1. retroleura close! quiet and
unchanged.
Paris, April l.Tlie Bourse opened dull; Rentes,
9&f. Dc.
This Afiei-noon'M Uuotntlons.
London, April 1 8 P. M American securities
Steady; 6-20s of 1--02, 91 K; ISGSs, old, U0i; t01o,
yt ; 10-40B, B7V. Krio Railway, ui ; ureat Western,
Liverpool, April 12 P. M Cotton firmer, and
the sales are estimated at U.ouu hales, lint quotations
are unchanged. blocK ol couou ailoat. ais.uno hales,
of which 'lit, 000 are American. Varus aud fabrics
at Manchester are tinner at better prices.
California wheat, 9s. 2il.rss. 3J.; red Western,
7s. lld.cHS. Receipts of Wln-at for three days 10,000
quarters, 7t00 of which are American. Flour, l'Js. u.l.
Corn, 2S8. Lard quiet hut steady. Common ro3lu,
6s. 6d.68. 9d.
Lonuon, April 12 P. M. Refined petroleum heavy
at la. 8Md.(u.ls. 8j$d. Lluseitd oil il 6s
Fkakkioht, April 1 b'. S. boiuls closed flat at
9&X-
Paris, April 1-P. M. The Bourse closed dull.
Rentes. 73f. ttoc.
Antwbkp, April 1 P. M. Petroleum closed with a
declining tendency ; sale1 at 6f. Viis,
Prankfokt. April 1. U. S. bondj opened active;
6-208, 6,(n'J6.
1UVKB. April 1. Cotton opened flat and quiet; tres
ordinaire, on the spot, lMt.; low middlings ailoat,
129f. '
Small.-On the 20th ult. the residence of
Christian Sellers, at Whitehall, was entered by
some thief and robbed of a small sum of money.
Where were the police?
A Bad Cask. A poor creature named nenry
Russell was yesterday found at Ninth and Ells
worth streets in a dying condition, lit was re
moved to the Almuhoue.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Trouble in the Coal Regions.
Tlio Lull llol'orotho Storm.
Work to be Suspended To-morrow.
The Capital Punishment Bill.
The Iuderendcnco Square Project.
Veto by Governor Geary.
Etc., Etc.( Etc.. Etc., Etc.
FROM THE ST A TE.
The Governor Vetoes tho Independence H(i litre
Ittll.
SpteiaX Despatch to Th JSvming Telegraph,
llARRiSBrito, April 1. Governor Gciry has
vetoed the hill passed by the Legislature which
prohibits vhe erection of public buildings on In
dependence Square. The message reads as fol
lows: The following message was received from the
Governor:
To the, Senatt and Haunt of Repreaentativea:
Herewith is returned, without approval, to the
House of Representatives, tn which It originated,
Bill No. 483, entitled "An act to prohibit the erection
of public buildings upon Independence Square, In
the city of Philadelphia." The State has no power to
prohibit such erection. Under the act of March 11.
1810, authorizing the sale of the State House and
Square, the title to the same was vested In tho city
of Philadelphia in fee simple for the consideration of
ITO.ooo. It is true that there was attached to this
grant the proviso, "That no part of the grounds
to the southward of tho State House be
made use of for the erection of any sort
f buildings thereon, but that the Bame shall be and
remain a public green for ever, if this condition
has not been affected by any subsequent act, and is
to-day in as full vigor as when originally established,
then the biff herewith returned is wholly unneces
sary and Is a mere repetition of useless legislation.
It Is evident, therefore, that the proviso of the act of
1816 has been regarded as abroc'ited, and that it has
been supposed that it was necessary to
re-enact it that it has been destroyed by
the Legislature is beyond all question. That it can
be restored without and ngalnst the consent of the
city of Philadelphia will be doubted. By the act of
March 10, 1847 (P. L., 471), the commissioners of that
county were authorized, with the consent of the
City Councils, to erect a new court house for the
accommodation of the courts and city offices on part
of the State House Square lu said city, aud the Coun
cils were also authorized to erect a new city hall on
any other part of said square. That the location
and erection of the bnlldlngd were to be Hint ap
proved by tne county uoaru is immaterial to tne
purposf h of the present Inquiry, The Important fact
established by that statute is that the.State discharged
the proviso above quoted, as contained In the act of
1816. The same result U dednclble from the act of
April 2, 1860, whereby commissioners were ap
pointed for the erection of public buildings on any
part of Independence Square. The full history of the
title to the square Is given In the able letter of
Horace Binney and J. M. Petit, Ksqs., to the Com
mittee on City Property. December 28, 1849, to be
found In the appendix to the Journal of Councils
for 1849-60, aud in tne learned Judgment of Mr.
Justice Read in The City of Philadelphia
vs. American Philosophical 8ociery, 6 Wright,
12. It Is unnecessary to encumber this
communication with extracts from the numerous
statutes and records cited in the letter and opinion
referred to. It Is sufficient for our present purposes
to know : First. That the Commonwealth, for value
received, sold her title in the Stato House and Square
to the city lu fee simple, subject ouly to the proviso
above quoted. Second. That by two subsequent
statutes she has destroyed her right to insist upon
the conditions. Thus much Is iudeed admitted by
the attempted revival of the prohibition the bill
herewith returned, for, as already stated. It would
be wholly unnecessary to re-enact in 1870 a proviso
which had been In full life since 1816. The ques
tion presented for consideration may therefore
be thus stated : Can the State restore a condition
which she has by her own act extinguished? I
thought perhaps be supposed that as her release was
without consideration she could resume her aban
doned right. If this were so In any case the prin
ciple would hardly he susceptible of application
where one large building has already been erected,
unless by the abandonment of the proviso.and a board
constituted, plans Invited, and a large expense In-
cured preparatory to tne erection or otner ouudings.
But without these elements to fix her claim It may
be doubted whether the State could resume at her
caprice a right of which she has divested herself.
Mr. Justice Story, Constitutional Law, vol. 3, pages
267, 1386, says the Legislature may by a law directly
make a grant, and such a grant when once made
becomes irrevocable and cannot be constitutionally
Impaired, and grants of land once
voluntarily made by a State by
a special law or uuder general laws, when once per
fected, are equally as incapable of being resumed
by a subsequent law as those founded on a valuable
consideration. Thus if a State grant glebe lands or
other lands to parishes, towns, or private persons
gratuitously, they constitute Irrevocable executed
contracts. These doctrines have not ouly the sanc
tion of the highest legal authorities, but they are
sustainad by every principle of right. It is especially
necessary In the present times that all men should
be taught to esteem the sacred character of con
tracts, and thai, above all others, a sovereign State
should be the lost to attempt to set an example oi
repudiation. John W. Ukaky.
Mining Disturbances No OuRpenxlona Yet.
Special Despatch to The Evening TeUgrapK
Schanton, Pa., April 1. As yet no suspen
sions have occurred at the mines in this section,
but it is expected that some of the men will
stop to-morrow if the Mahanoy and Tamaqua
men go out. Communication is kept up by
telegraph and other means, so that all the
unions may work understanding. Advices
from Broad Mountain this morning state that
the Trading Railroad men, in considerable num
bers, have struck for an advance of wages. De
predations are reported to have been committed,
and a coal train was run off the track at one of
the mines by misplacement of switches.
I'mmlrt FeellnK-Worlt to be (Stopped T
morrow. Special Despatch to The Kueninq Telegraph.
Maccit Chunk, April 1. Despatches from
Summit Hill and Tamaqua report that tho men
in the Tamaqua and Mahanoy regions who
voted to strike are still determined nnd will stop
work to-morrow. Tho indications are that
unless the operators glvo In tho strike will con
tinue for two mouths, or perhaps longer.
The advance in coal tends to encourage the
miners, while It has a correspondingly depress
ing effect on the opcrators,partlcularly those who
have previously contracted for the entire supply
on hand. A few miners in the Mahanoy district
stepped work tbl morning, but to-morrow Is
the day specified for a general suspension.
(jnplml Punish umnt.
Special Despatch to The Evening TcltyrapK
Harribbuko, April 1. The Judiciary Com
mittee of the House this morning reported back,
with affirmative recommendation, Mr. Boveo's
bill in relation te capital punishment.
Death ot Mayor Ilajreo of Hnrrltibiirff.
IIakkisduko, April 1. Mayor Hayes, of thii
city, died of hemorrhage at 2 b0 o'clock yester
day afternoon. . . ?
rEXNSYLYANU LEGISLATURE.
Nfinnto.
Harrisbttro, April 1. Among the bills favorably
reported was one urging Congress to abolish West
Point.
Houso hill Incorporating the Frankford and
Holniesburg Railway was advocated by Mr. Connell,
wnosaiu u was ai-mannea ny tne people oi tno
locality thiough which the road w mid run, one of
the finest rural districts of the cltv of Philadelphia.
It was necessary for the accommodation of the pub
lic The road would not, as had been represented,
Interfere with the rights of any other company, ami
thare could be no valid objection urged by any one
to Its construction. He Insisted npon the passage
ol the bill as a measure of Justice to his constituents.
Mr. Beck spoke against the bill, which was de
feated. The following House bills were considered:
Incorporating Orion Clun.
Authorizing tho I'nlon Passenger Hallway to ex
tend their tracks on Seventh and Ninth streuts.
Creating two additional assessors In the Twentieth
ward.
FROM THE WEST.
"Amendment" Celebration.
Terrs Haute, April 1. The colored people
of this city celebrated the rati flea tlen of the
fifteenth amendment by a salute of one hundred
guns last evening. They will have a grand
celebration of the event in a few days.
Horace Creeley la Ht. Ituls.
St. Louib, April 1 Horace Greeley will de
liver tbe opening address at thi next fair of the
St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Associa
tion, October 30. The association will make ex
tensive Improvements In their grounds and
buildings for the coming fair, tho principal one
of which will bo tho erection of a new amphi
theatre. Tho Dabnqne Riot.
Lynch, the ringleader ot the riot on the
steamer Dubuque, last fall, arrived here to-day
from Arkansas, where ho was arrested, and will
be taken to Hock Island for trial.
The Freshet.
The rain-storm coLtiuues, and the river is
rising quite rapidly, with a prospect of high
water. All the upper streams are swelling. The
steamer Minneapolis left to-day for tho foot of
Lake Pepin, with some prospects of getting
through and reaching St. Paul.
Falne ItenortM of Kevenue Fraud.
Cincinnati, April 1. Uevouue officers hero
are greatly surprised nt the statements tele
graphed from this place to the American Press
Association concerning alleged astounding
frauds here and elsewhere. They have no infor
mation concerning the matter.
AMI CO .11 .UK It CE.
HVKNLMU TEt.EORAPn OFTtCK,)
1'riduy, April 1, 1870. i
There is a little more animation to-day in
financial circles, though the usual spring trade
continues extremely dull. Money Is in excessive
supply at 4,!(S5 per cent, for call loans upon
acceptable securities. Mercantile paper of the
best class is iu. good demand from dealers at
about 7 per cent, discount, but lenders are a
little more exacting than heretofore on the
question of credits, somo business failures in the
citv during the week having created distrust.
The Gold nutr.et was dull and weak, with
opening sales at 111)4 &nd closing at 111, a de
cline ot .
In Government bonds there is an active de
mand, but prices suffer in sympathy with gold.
In the miscellaneous list the only sales were
in the Mechanics' Punk at 33, and Kidgo Avenue
Kailroad at 12. Sales were made of tho War Loan
at 102, and of the coupon 5s at 1K3. Sales of
city 6s, new issues, at 102iJ.
Reading Kailroad was neglected. Small sales
at 48-69(n)48-Sl; Camden and Amboy Kailroad
changed hands at 117. 3(5 was bid for North
Pennsylvania; 52 for Mincbill; 35 for Cata
wissa preferred; and 28 for Philadelphia and
Erie.
The coupons of the Wilmington and Reading
Railroad first mortgage bonds are now due and
payable at the banking house of William Pain
ter & Co., No. 30 S. Third street.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES, "i
Reported by De Haven & Pro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST HOARD,
14000 Ta 6s W L.cp.H8
t40oo do.. in ioos.102
7sucam & Am la. in
3 do HT
200shRead.s30wn.. sfi
loo do B30. 4H
100 do b60.4S-H
200 do b30. 49?
10 sh Ridge av R.. 12
twio City 6s. New.l02,v
liooo w JerKes.... 91
S-JliOO Pa Cp 68 99
fftOOO do.JanAJy 99
9 sh Mech Bank.. 82
BETWEEN HOARDS.
liooo Pa 1st mt..... 93
-m0 City 69, Old. . .100
t W00 Elm Ira 7s.... 93)4
200 sh Kead R..bW). 43-81
100
do S'iO. 4Sa
100
200
100
100
1W0
100
100
200
200
do bi)0. 43i
do bCO 43-S1
do 830.44-09
dO..860wn. 43
do ..U.O30. 4S'i
do BlO.43-69
do 2d. 48 V
do 43
do..s0wn. 43
ash w run a it it.
ctp...
47 sh Wilm n R...
Monday.
64
62
10 sh Lch Na.s&wn 32
2shPenna K...C. 57
80 do 67
4 do 67
100 sh Read R. .810.48-69
SECOND ROARD.
JW)00 N Pa 6s 94 S' I 200 sh Read ,s30wn.4S-69
t!&ooLeb RLn 90 800 do Is. 43
100 sh O C & A ILbOO 40,l l00shCataPf..bC0. 88
Jay Cooks a Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8. 6S Of 1881, 113)tf(U4; 6-208 Of 1862,
10'i118 V. do., 1864, 109410H! do., 1803, 109 V4
lie; do., July, 1866, 107,'OIOS; do. do., 1867,
108V109; 1868, 10'M109V; do., 10-408, 105tf(
106X j Cur. 68, 1U4'(4112. Gold, lll'f.
MKBHKB. JJB UAVKN a HKOTHBK. NO. 40 S. Xtlira
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations :
U. 8. 68 Of 1881,113r;(114; do., 1862, 109110 V 5
do. 1864, 109101,V: 0.0, 1808, 109 V4109K; do. 1865,
new, 107X10(7 ; ao. isoy, ao. iosios74 j ao. iwh,
do., 109; 10-408, 105V?C106K P. 8. 80 Year
per cent. Currency, 111,(4112; Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19; Gold, 111(4111X1 Silver. lOSiUO.
Union racine k. it. 1st Mort. Bonds, i34043ru; cen
tral Paclllo R. It., S021K4930; Union Paclllo Land
Grant Bonds, 1730(4740.
Makk a ladneh. Bankers, report una morning
Gold quotations as follows :
10-00 A. 11 llltfilVlBA. M 111'.'
10-02 " Ill 1 12-00 M. 111
10-68 " lllM'
ScnuYt.KiLL Navigation Coal Trade, for the
week endiug Thursday, March 31, 1870:
Tons. Cwt.
From Port Carbon 2,211 CO
From Schuylkill Haven 4,016 62
Total lor week 6,226 02
Previously this year 1,646 06
Total T.872 03
To same time Inst year 89,706 10
THE N.Y. MONEY fllAKKET YEMTBttPAY.
From the r. Herald.
"The markets have been again active and excited
with the speculative interest more closely concen
trated on stocks. , .
"The gold market has again been a disappoint
ment to the speculators for a rise, who seem at 112
to be repeating 'he sad experience which they ac
quired at 120 and again at 1 in. But If the "bulls do
not make money the "bears" are not very largo
gainers; for, while tho "bull ' movement for the past
few weeks has been a constant shifting of the Mini;
presslonable and unsafe public load from one bun
to auother, the "bears" have had little to
solace themselves with in so "stupid a
market. The "bulls" have cheerfully pa;
two to four per cent, to have their gui
carried; but now that the rate has gone as nigit as
6X and threatens to move up parallel w'tn1m;'u"i'
they are indisposed to hold out for thai i long ex
pected advance. The chances aad the normu.1 in
nuences favor a lower range of the premi m l , t
the market has been buoyed up by the re ,eut u
matlons from Washington that the undlug bi l ls
certain to fall of passage in the II-ousc. 1 he
normal -mnuenoes are the weakness
cllne In exchange, the arrival or imported specie,
the advance of Uve-tweutles in Loudon aud the en
hancement of the national credit, as shown In the
Stej wduSttoi of the public debt, the amount for
the month just closed being estimated at ue mil
lion In connection with the report about th,
KunWwllH was stated in the Washington tole-
grams to-day that In place of the free banU g
cmuse the Banking and currency committee would
offer a bill authorising an Increase of one hnndreol
millions In national bank currenny. At first thia
was regarded as inflation: but, on second
thought, vhe "bears- used It to hammer gold for
the reason that It would really contract mo green
backs twenty-tlve millions. Under this combina
tion of connecting influences to-day gold yielded
Blowly to 111 X, "gainst vi at the beginning of
business this forenoon. THe market was otnerwlHO
comparatively dull. At the close the feeling was
nnsettled, owing to tho. argument of Judge Hoar
before the United States tSupreian .Court to reopen
the decision In the case of the Legal-tender act.
"The rate on call ranged from four to six per
cent., with the former as the exceptional rate on
Governments, and Ave to six per cent, as the gene
ral rate on Btocks. Borrowers on mixed nnd Inlerlor
collaterals paid the highest rate mentioned. The
supply of funds in the street Is ample and the In
creased demand was easily met at the figures above
specified. The failures last week have made hnyers
of commercial paper more cautious, but strictly
prime names are readily negotiable at seven or
eight per cent. The failures of a petroleum home
In this city, a shipping house In Phil.ulclphla, and a
petroleum houso In Pittsburg were announced on
the street to-day.
"The market for foreign exchange was again Inac
tive, and rates declined an eighth per ceuu for stei
ling. It seems that the European demand for Ame
rican securities, inclusive of railway bonds, has sup
plied the market with an, as yet, Inexhau tlble sup
ply of bills, and hence tho bankers who sought to
make what may be styled a "comer" by buying all
the surplus cotton bills have been unable to stop the
leak In another and unlooked-for quarter. The hnn
dreds of new railroad enterprises all over the coun
try are receiving generous assistance from the
capitalists of Europe, with whom tlrst mortgage
bonds on any sort of a promising route readily com
mand Investment favor. Again, five-twenties have
been unnsually strong to-day. and were quoted aft
high astfl 'i In London this morning an advance of
about one per cent, within the past week, all of
Which iullucnces combine to depress exchange."
Htoek Onotntloaa T Telecrnph 3 P. Iff.
Glendlnnlnir. Davis A Co. reoort through their New
York bouse the following :
n. x.venbk audit , racinoinau otearn... B7
Con. Stock. 91 : Western Union Tele 81
do. scrip 89, Toledo Wabash R. 4Sj
N. Y. 4 Erie Kail... .85 MU. 4 St. Paul R.com 61
Ph. and Rea. R 97 Mil. ASUPaul R.pref. 74
Mich. South. 4 NLR. 87 V Adams Express 80
vie. ana rnu a....... v weiis.rargo&L'O....
CliL and N. W. com. . 72
United States 45
Clu. and N. W. pref.. 83
Chi. andR.LR 119
Pitta. P. W. 4 CM. R. 93
Tennessee 6s, new. 61
Gold 111?
Market steady.
New York Money aodMtock Mnrketn.
Niw York, April 1. stools dull. Money
easy at 6-S6 percent. Gold, ill fi. Kive-tweuties,
1862, coupon, 110; do. 1864, do., 109; do. 1965,
do., 109)i;do. da new, 107'i; do. 1867, 103;
do. 1868, 109V; 10-408, 106; Virginia 6s, new, 70;
Missouri 6s, 92; Canton Co., 65; Cumberland pre
ferred, 82; Consolidated New York Central and
Hudson Klver, 91 Brie, 25 f; Heading, 97V;
Adams Express, 60;i; Michigan Central, ll)tf ;
Michigan Southern, 87Te': RUnols Central, 141;
Cleveland and Pittsburg, U9V; Chicago and Rock
Island, 119; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 192 ;
Western Union Telegraph. 32.
New York Produce Market.
New York, April 1. Cotton llrmer but quiet;
sales SOO bales middling uplaud at 'itc. ; middling
Orleans, '2:s.. State ami Western Flour dull, but
without decided change; Southern heavy. Wheat
dull and drooping. Corn is without decided change.
Oats firm but quiet; State, 60ca 63c. Beef quiet. Pork
qniet; mess. $26i26-62; prime, f 19-M)-e20-50. Lard
steam, In tierces, UXUa. Whisky lirin but
quiet at 894C.1.
BIUaaore Produce iflarket.
Baltimore, April 1. Cotton dull, hut prices Arm
at 22X. asked. Flour dull and small business
Wheat quiet and unchanged; Pennsylvania, l-23i
1-30. Corn less active ; white, f I -01(S.'l -03; yellow, 81
(nl-01. Oats 67(S;Me. Kyefl. Provisions unchanged.
Whisky dull and nominal.
Philadelphia Trade Iteport.
Fripat, April 1. There is very little demand for
Flour except from the home consumers, who pur
chased a few hundred barrels lu lots at !4-H7W-r50
for superllue; 4-fl2x4-75 for extras; ff.vTS
low grade and choice Northwes'ern extra family;
$5(36-60 for Pennsylvania do.do. ; f5-2ftio for Indiana
and Ohio do. do. ; and t-26,7-50 for fancy brands,
according to quality. Rye Flour maybe quoted at
t4-60(ff,4-62)tf per barrel. In Corn Meal no sales were
reported.
The Wheat market presents no new feature, and
only 1000 bushels were taken at 1 1 -23(4 1-25 for fair
and prime Western and Pennsylvania red. Kye Is
held at 0s 93c. for Western. Corn Is unsettled and
the recent advance Is well maintained. Sales of 6000
bushels yellow in the cars and from store at f 1-03.
Oats are scarce and firm; 2500 bushels Western and
Pennsylvania sold at 60(j69c.
In Barley aud Malt no sales were reported.
Cloversecd Is In active demand at the last advance.
500 bushels sold part at 8-25(i 9, aud part on secret
terms. Timothy ranges from f(ii:0-25.
Whisky Is firmer; 160 barrels wood and Iron-bound
sold at $1(3,1-01.
LATEST SlIlTriNU INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine News see Tnnids Pages.
(By Teleqraiih.)
New York, April 1. Arrived, steamship Bremen,
from Bremen.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA APRIL 1
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING) TKI.KOKAPH
OFPIUE.
7 A. M CO 1 11 A. M 50 1 8 P. It 65
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Ship Castlne, Wilson, Antwerp, Peter Wright k Sons.
Steamer Mayflower, Fultss, New York, W. P. Clyde
A Co.
Steamer Frank, Tierce, Now York. W. M. Bnlrd.tCo.
Steamer Anthracite, ureen. New York, V. M. Balrd
A Co.
Brig Nellie Ware, Ware, Manzanlllo, B. CrawleyACo.
iSchr Alice B. Gardner, Barlow, Mayaguez, John
Mason 4 Co.
Schr F. W. Johnson, Marts, Boston, Day, nuddell 4
Co.
Schr Cordelia Newklrk, Huntley, Boston, do.
ISchr J. K. Manning, Ganrly, Boston, do.
Schr Jas. Satierthwalt, Kinney, Boston, do.
Schr Matchless, Hopkins, Caiubridgeport, do.
Schr Sandy Point, Grant, Milton, do.
Tug Thos. Jetl'ernon, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
Tug Commodore. Wilson. Baltimore, with a tow of
barges, W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer Ann Eliza, Richards, 24 noun from Now
York, with mdse. to w. P. Clyde A Cj.
SchrNadab, Cheney, 6 days from ewburvport,
with mdse. to Knight 4 Sons.
Schr Marshall Perrlu, Packard, 4 days from Bos
ton, with Ice to Lyons 4 Myers.
Schr Restless, Baxter, 5 days from Boston, with
hair to Baeder, Adamson A Co. ,,ii,n,n
SchrManaway, Hampton, l -lay from Mlllvllle,
With iron pipe to It. D. Wood A
Schr fearah Clark, Grlilin, fr'u H"t-
Schr W. 11. Tiers, (iittor.l, from Host- n.
Schr Jas. AlldrrVe, Westeott, from Boston.
Schr Elvle Davis, Hand, from !,"ton-
SchrB. II. Wilson, Harris, from tall KHer.
Schr Hamburg, Wllhats from Norfolk.
Schr Thos. M. ko-liiey, Still, from Ml ford.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, from Baltimore, with
a tow of bwges to W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Zodiac, IIIiicb, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Charleston yesterday.
Bark Nonnanla, Roer, hence, at Hamburg 18th
Uliiark D. McFherson, Mason, at Trieste 12th nit.
from Venice.
Bark Meridian, Lenz, hence, at London 18th nit
Bark Freihaudel, Wachter, hence, at Falmouth
17th ult.
Bark Deiorah Penncll, Pennell, from Gnanape, at
Baltimore Both ult.
Brig Five BrotherfJ, Thurlow, hence, at Havana
2Mb ult. , .
Brig s. V. Merrick, Lipplncott, hence, at Cardenaa
22ScUlirSallle B., Bateman, hence, at Clenfuegos 15th
"'s'-hrSarah Watson, Smith, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Clenfuegos 18th ult. . -
Schr Nellie TarUox, Conery, for Philadelphia,
sailed from Havana 22d nlU
Schr Abbot Devereux, Rich, for Philadelphia,
sailed from Matanr.as4th nit.
Sehr D. Utley, Davis, for Philadelphia, cleared at
New York yeBterday. . .
Schr Eliza B. Emery, Clayton, hence, atClenfue
gos voth ult. . . M
Schr Mary B. Staples, Coffin, henoe, at Cardenaa
23d Ult,