BG-MAJPIL A. A. VOL. XIII. NO. 81. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION Another Disaster at Sea. TIo City ol UruKNOl. A New Orleans Mad Hsuse. Etc., Etc., Etc., lite, Etc. V CRIPriiEDi , ,SE A. The CltT of BrniwrU I, our TIrr Propeller Tbe Proapecta el tier Pasauae. Another ship has been crippled, aud another serious accident has befallen one of our splendid ocean steamships. At one time It is the season of fires, then railroad slaughters, again steamboat horrors on our rivers, but this winter and spring a strange succession of disasters at sea. The latest has visited the City of Brussels, of the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company. This steamer la almost entirely sew, A lrof 8000 tons register, with four decks, twenty-three feet draught of water, iron built, constructed In Glasgow, ship-rigged, with seven bulkheads, and is run by the Iuuian line. The City of Brussels cleared from New York on the 20th ot March, sailing on Monday, the 28th nit. In latitude 41 10 north, lougltade 60 west, she was spoken by the steamship Idaho (Williams & Guion). at 8 A. M. on April 1. The Idaho was from Liverpool, sailing from that port on the 23d ult. The City of Brussels was under sail, and Captain Kennedy reported that lie lost his propeller on the 31st ult., and since then a whole suit of sails had been blown away. At the time of the speaking the City of Brussels was under full sail, close hauled, and heading EOtitbeast. The Idaho remained by the disabled steam ship for two hours, and look letters from Cap taiu Kennedy to his friends in New York, and from some of the passengers to their friends. Every one was well on board at the time. These are all the facts that have been ascertained about the accident to her machinery. Of course there is little or no danger, save In the fact that as an Iron steamer she must relv entirely upon her sails against adverse winds In a stormy month, and when she has already sacrificed ono complete suit of canvas to the elements. The passage, if the breezes or gales (and she must bow to either) are easterly, will require long and tedious tacks and reaches to wind ward, and tbe passengers may look for a long stay on the rolling deep. It 6eeins that a species of insanity has taken hold of sea captains and their superiors of late in assuming that once under way for European or American shores there is no such thing as returning to port for relief and repairs. The culpable part of Captain Kennedy's action is that he was ouly ihrce days from New York and could easily have docked his vessel and made out a requisition for fresh can vas. Concerning the accident to the propeller, in itself It is hardly dangerous, but where the screw is very heavy its loss lightens the vessel by the stern and of course deprives her of a motive power to defy winds, currents or leeway. There can be but one opinion as to the duty of the commanding olllccr, and that is, iu view of the cases of the City of Boston, the Venezuela, the Smidt, and the other crippled vessels, his action should have been deliberate and full of cantlon. From the bald facts reported the rea der can judge. MAD-HOUSE 1I0KU0RS. Two Mnnlnrs Rent u Third to Pcnth The (Survivors UuUlv iUiiillnleu Imx Ulacipllne. A gory transaction occurred in this city about two weeks ago, and we did not learn of it until last Thursday. It is a well-known fact that the Insane Asylum located within the walls of the Parish Prison is and has been carelessly conducted for a long time, and as an evidence of the assertion we Dnhlleh the following: Three maniacs, one of them quite beyond con trol, were placed in one small ecu lor tne nigut. At first, they cowered in corners, only glaring one at the other, however, not speaking. On the night in question there was a single watch man on duty, aud he a lad, uuable to handle an ordinary sized man, and he must have slept while ou guard. Some time during the night the maniacs grew restive, and began to fight as only insanity can liirht. One, a Hebrew, was a horrible sight the following day, his many wounds indicating that both hands aud teeth had assailed him. lie was so badly beaten that he died soon after. When an alarm was hastily given one of the three was stretched on the floor, mangled, his head uurecoguizable, so swollen was it. ine flci-h on his bead and arms was literally torn from tbe bones, while not an incu ot his ema ciated body but told plaiuly of murderous blows dealt by strong bauds. Mutilated and festering, the unfortunate wretch was quickly carted off to the Potter's Field, lie was an Irishman, it is thouirbt. and his name was McUrath or McGraw, about thirty years old, and that is all we learned ot mm. The third was a Frenchman, and at times un controllable. He. too. bore numerous marks of unusual violence, such as no sane person could possibly live under, and doubtless he has since died from the effects of that night's battle. His woundB were made by a slave from a bucket, the ouly weapon the maniacs had. So far as we cau learn, no report of these horrible occurrences ever reached police autho rities, nor can we learn that the Coroner held an inquest on the murdered men. secrecy lias covered these sad events until to-day, when we, as faithful chroniclers, have made an effort to expose outrages which must attract the imme diate attention of our Grand Jury. Keio Orleans Jupublican, VISITING C0UXCILMEX. Philadelphia City Father Inspect the Pitts burg Workhouse and fronaunce It u. itlodel Institution. The Pittsburg Commercial of yesterday says: Friday afternoon a delegation of members of the City Councils ot Philadelphia arrived in the city lor the purpose, as stated in our paper, oi examining into our house of correction system. They uut ud at the Monongahela House, and, thouirh no formal reception took place, they were met by Mayor Brush and several leading citizens who exteuded to them the hospitalities of the city. Dlnuer over, they visited the Fort Pitt Foundry In company witn the Mayor, ana they expressed themselves highly pleased with the examination of this mammoth establish ment. The evening was spent at the Opera House. On Saturday the party visited the Workhouse at Claremont, aud the largest part of the day was speut there. Photographs ol tne bunding, the cells, etc., were furnished each ot the (Jouu cilinen, and they commended the managers in the highest possible manner for the judgment displayed In tbe erection of the building. As a further expression of their opinion they decided to. immediately on their return to Philadelphia, order plans for the building of a Work IIoubo similar to ours, excepting that the cells will be a little wider ana larger, and the house will be twice as large as ours. What higher commend ation could have been given ? Late in the after noon the party came to town, and in the even inir touk their departure for Philadelphia. Tim imrtv la composed of the following gen tlemen: Walter Allison, T. W. Cappell, D. Cra mer, E. N. BuallcroBs, o. u. iving, u. r. way, Thomas Iwis, George W. Hall, William 8. Mien, William R. Hannah, L. C. Wlllltw. M. II. Johnson, James A. Windvlne, and Frank Plainer. lloal iNTDLLioanca. Inntrurtlon to the (Jrand Jnrjr. Court of Quarter SeMion Judge Paxnon. This morning the special venire, issued yes terday by the Sheriff, was returned and the Grand Jury was completed. B. F. Bonham, Esq., was appointed foreman, and his Honor tben proceeded to charge the gentlemen as to their duties, as follows: Gentlemen of the Oraml Jury: The flrst Monday of every month, being the commencement of each term or this Court, brings a new Uraud Jury, from the b 1y of the county, to make Inquiry and present ment, ms well of all such matters and things as shall be Klvrn them, as of these things which they shall know to be presentable. You are here now, In pur suance of law, for the purpose referred to, and It tit comes the duty of the Court to give you some general Instructions In regard to the proper perform ance of your responsible duties. 1 am plad to be able to say to you, that while crime Is still fearfully prevalent la this city, It cannot be said to be on the increase. It appears to have reached the point of culmination, and It is earnestly to be hoped that the present year will show a decrease. From the twenty-third annual report of the In spectors of the Pbliadelphla County I'rlson, recently published, I learn that the whole number of commit ments for the year 18C9 was IS, 30., against 1 T,6W for 1868. This shows an Increase In the number of com mitments of 6SA for the year; but the same authority states that while there has been this Increase of commitments, the number of persons actually com mitted has been less than last year. The reason for this Is thus stated In the report referred to: "It was till lately the practice of the committing magistrates to Include lu the charge of drunkenness also disorderly conduct, by which offenders were committed to prison for a period of thirty days, to be held for a whole or a part of this sentence, at the discretion of the inspectors. Vagrants of this class are now committed for intoxication only for a period of twenty-four hours, and not unfrequently return nan a aozen limes uimng a monui. This increase tn ine number or commitments la evidently, as Indicated by the above, In the one item of commitments for Intoxication, the number of such for lhG9 being 8S4fl, against iOiH for 1863. While upon this subject it Is proper to say that the official report referred states that of the whole number of commitments for t lis year, 13,987, or more than threc-iourtns, are traceable to intemperance, "for, wiiu scurcciy an cAcepnuu in me ruses enumerated, drunkenness is an accompaniment of the special act for which the commitment Is made." I do not propose to comment upon these facts. There are some truths that are In themselves so palpable that It but weakens their force to attempt to illustrate them. Of the commitments during the past vear. 11.203 were committed for trial, of this number 8750 wore discharged by the committing magistrates, and of the remainder the bills of indictment were Ignored by the Grand Jury to the number of 50. from which It will be seen that avast proportion of the commitments are for the most trivial causes, In many cases brought, I have no doubt, to make fees for the officers. while this is one evil which, to a certain extent, is bevond your reach, you cau still very materially cor rect it by the control over the costs which the law gives you In certain cases. In cases less than felony of the class known as misdemeanors It will bo your duty, when the bill is returned "ignoramus," to decide aud certify on such bill whether the county or itie prosecutor shall pay the costs ot prosecution. By a judicious exercise of this power you can do great good. Where tne cases are trilling iu their character, or have their origin In malice, or a de sign to oppress, you should not hesitate to Ignore the bills and put the costs upon the prosecution. Such action on your part wlil have a tendency to check the bringing of unfounded prosecutions for petty oil'enses, and leave the court comparatively free to dispose of the graver aud more Important matters, ail'ecting the whole Commonwealth, which are constantly coming before it. But it would not be rignt wnen prosecutions have been commenced In good faith against parties sharped with misdemeanors to put the costs upon the prosecutor, for the mere reasou that the case is not maae out oeiore me u rami Jury. iou suould discriminate between such cases and those that are wanton and malicious, or petty in their character, or which have been brought to gratify some private grudge, or accompnsn some purely private end. Of the large number of prisoners committed to the County Prison for trial during the past year, nearly two-thirds were discharged without trial. This Is not a flattering commentary npon our system of ad ministering justice, and is painfully suggestive of oppression and extortion in the name and under color or tne law. There can be no doubt but that our late unbannv civil war had the effect of educating men to crime. I his Is one, and perhaps not the least, evil growing out rf that conflict. But it Is to be hoped that such Influences are becoming dully weaker, and before many years will have disappeared altogether. There aie other causes of crime In active operation, and which, Instcud of diminishing, appear to be gaining sireiifiin. The most to be dreaded, because by far the most roteut, is the excessive use of intoxicating drinks, can add nothing on this subject to the statistical have, already ulven. Tins u tne skeleton lu every closed the dark shadow which follows us wherever we go. A weak sympainy wiin crime ana wiin criminals in many cases interferes with the proper admla'.s tion of justice, and uffords aid aud comfort to those who violate the law. There Is nothing that has so great an effect in preventing the commission or crime as tbe certainty of punishment. And when to certainty is added promptness, criminals will soon learn to seek au atmosphere more congenial to their pursuits. Among tne siricuy tooai caimes wmcn nave a mom important influence in promoting crime Is the over- crowding of the criminal department of the County rrison. rue inspectors in uieir report, say : The separate system, once the especial pride of Pennsylvania, has lonB been abandoned In every department of tbe prlBon, and even in the convict corridors, two, three, and even four prisoners are placed togtiiner in a single ceil. Under this system young men and boys are edu cated to crime as systematically and as thoroughly as outers or our young men are eaucatea at college. They graduate as regularly In the one school as in tne oiner, wiin mis uiuereuce, uiai me graduates in our criminal school are luvarlubly apt scholars, aud leave tne lustituiiou wiin a tiiorougn Knowledge or every art necessary to make ttie periect aud suc cessful villain. How long the enlightened and pub lic-spirited citizens of Philadelphia will consent to thus educate, at their own expense, a large class of our youth for the commission of crime, remains to be seen. There appears to be an apathy upon this subject that is most unaccountable. I do not hope mat anyuung i may say to you, or any presentment you may make to the Court, will arouse public opinion in regard to the importance of an enlargement oi tne uounty rrison. nut. as a citizen I desire to de my duty In the premises, and If others will not listen or heed, I shall at least have washed my hands or the responsibility. And I can not but feel that if the humane, generous, and noble men of this city could be properly aroused upon this subject, and could for once bo brought face to face with the evil complained of, a single year would not be allowed to puns without a chango, though it bad to be done by voluntary contributions. The same overcrowding exists, tnoutrn witn dif ferent results, in the Insane Department of the Almshouse. It will be your outy, aurmg the term, to visit both of these institutions, ouwlll find, upon exami nation, that the evils referred to are beyond the control of those having them In charge. It is much to be regretted that some sufficient means do not exist at the Almshouse to properly employ all of the able-bodied of both sexes who resort thither, particularly iu the winter months, for a home. If they could be kept at some useful manual labor, they would not only be earning their support, lu ease or the tax-payer, but it is believed many of them would prefer to earn It elsewhere, and thus largely reduce the number of Inmates. The very respectable gentlemen who constitute the Board of Guardians oi the Poor, I have no doubt, would gladly adopt any Judlclout plan tendlug to this end ; but to a great extent they are powerless to accomplish any such result without an appropria tion for necessary machinery, etc. Perhaps there Is nothing more needed in this city than a House of Correction. The roceut action of our authorities looks as though this lung-deferred need would be at last supplied. It cannot come too speedily. You will no doubt, by invitation, visit other of the public institutions. Your.vUit to and examination thereof, if conducted in a proper spirit, cannot fall to have a very beneficial ellect. buch visits lead to increased vigilance aod care. It will be your duty, If you nnd anything that la improper, or evinces any neglect on the part of those lu charge, to report the same to the Court. But you should De careful not to form hasty conclusions. Nor should you condemn tn any particular unless you have made a thorough and i Hreiul examination. R only remains to add a few words in regard to pome nniior matters connected with the discharge if your official duties. 0 ho witness who may be brought before yon must be examined under oath or affirmation, which oaih or affirmation may be administered by your foreman cr I y any one of your number. Yon will examine no witnesses nnless their names are endorsed upon the back of the bin. It is not necessary that you should examine all the witnesses whe names are so endorsed, if the case for the commonwealth Is made out by a portion of them. Hut you should not Ignore any hill with out having examined all the witnesses for the Com monwealth. The defendants' witnesses are in no case to be examined by you. It is accessary that twelve of yonr number should concur tn order to and a "true bin." if twelve of your number do not so concur, you should return the bill "Ignored." In cases of homicide yon nave nothing to do with the degrees of murder. Your finding should be general, in accordance with the circumstances of the case. In cases of misdemeanor, where yon Ignore the bill and put the costs upon the prosecutor, you must name him In your return ; and eveiy returu must bo signed by your foreman In bis ofllcial capacity. You wi.l have, as usual, a large amount of bills lnld before you, covering almost every crime, from the highest to the lowest grade. Tbe duties de volving upon you are most Important. By an Intelli gent and lalthlul discharge thereof, you can greatly aid the Court in the proper administration of public justice. It is Important that every one who Is charged In any degree with such administration, should bring to the performance of his high duties itn Indexible determination to adhere to the right and to mete out equal and Impartial Justice to all. And especially should it be our duty to see to it that no prejudice or partiality be allowed to influence our minds or control our Judgments. Our courts are the last resort of the citizen in his extremity. Let our Judges be "swift to bear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." Let our Juries exclude from the Jury-box every feeling of prejudice against or sym pathy with criminals, and, keeping an eye single to the sworn testimony before them, decide every esse by that aud that alone. The Innocent man may then come Into court rejolclug that his day of deliverance Is at hand ; while the criminal will learn the oft-repeated but unheeded lesson, that "the way of the trauBgressor is bard." 1 he District Attorneyship. Jk'ini Priue Judge Read. This morning the arguments on the injunction re quiring i'urman Kheppard to show cause why he bhoulu not desist from further proceedings in the Court of Quarter Sessions In the District Attorney's case, began In the Nisi 1'rlus Court before Judge Head. Mr. Sheppard, the former Incumbent of the oillce, having made a motion to reopen the case, after Judgment nad been aillrmed by the Supreme Court, it is again pending in the lower Court. P. C. McMurtrle, Esq., for Mr. Gibbons, opened the argument by giving a brief history of the case us It now stands. He then continued as fo.lows: We have procured the record itself in order to verify this view of tbo case. In this rscord there are two documents which are the groundwork of the proceedings In the court below. Neither of tlicse papers, however, have been filed. One of them could not pos-llily have been riled. It would have been quite an Indecorous thing to Hie it, one appears to have been the private paper of one of the counsel in the ense. It la covered with private calculations and remarks, such as "This is not so." Such a paper could never have been tiled lu the oillce ol a court. It Is not what It purports to be. It is evident that the controversy whicn this case brings up can never be settled If it is carried on us this has been. If a court is asked to make a final judgment, and at a future time is asked to say that it lsaiiual Judgment, it may be carried on for ever. It may be asked once every term to Bay that it is final. Wo were under the Impression that a court, though it may have a chance by some legal proceeding durlug any one term, which is equivalent to one day, to alter a judgment delivered, yet when that term Is passed the judgment must remain. From these pro ceedings It would appear that the effect of the writ of eertiorari was to cause the court below to suspend its power over the record. If the court supposed that they had no power to withdraw their judgment while the writ of certiorari was there, how easy It was for Mr. Sheppard to withdraw the writ. It was his writ. He was the petitioner. The judgment would have been altered in his favor. He now asks tho Court to do wliut ho would not allow them to do he fore. The analogous ciiBes they gave of final Judg ments were in cases of bills of review. Here legisla tive nower had to be obtained. Does It not follow that If legislative power had to be obtained there was no power without that legislative action? What cases are there pending in the Court below in which they have power to alter their Judgment? Incases where a Judge Is shown that be has given an erroneous decision some four or live years after It Is given, does he proceed to hunt up the case aud begin again de novo t All he does Is to say that he has done wrong. This is unfortunate, but the decree has gone forth aud cannot be altered. He cannot holp It now; he must stand by It. I was very much surprised to find that the Court diil not understand that most common of all laws, that there is a time beyond which jndgmcnt cannot be altered. A case was-beiore tho common law courts which is reported in 7 Smith, 291, Commonwealth agatust M alloy. Here a court had found that the sentence of a mau was too heavy for the effense aud undertook to lighten It and release the man from Jail. They found that they had no power In the case. If a man is sentenced to death who Is innocent, the judge, even in this case, cannot alter his deci sion. There Is a redress, which Is an application to the Oovernor for the exercise of executive clem ency, not a request to a court to alter its decision. There is a remark of Houston In Wharton, p. 8ft, which says that a court may correct a Judgment when it Is' the fault of the entry by the clerk, but it is a question even here as to how far this may be done, in 10 Watts, p. tvi, it is explicitly stated that a judgment Is out of the power of the courts alter it has once been entered. You may remember the great judicial question of Moses and McFarlaud. Here one of tho most emi nent Judges undertook to alter a decision in order to see justice done in a particular case. We all know what was the fate of that rule. It did not stand at all. In 12 Common Bench, 620, vol. 74, in Freeman and Trauner, the time was altered so as to avoid the technlcul difficulty of having a judgment sgainst a dead man. l lie argument set up was tnis that all technical rules must bend to the adminis tration of justice to ad parties. "Then," says Maull, 'we can ouly administer justice to certain degrees. There is no court in England which has the power of administering Justice without restraint." He in fact buys that in this case it Is very bad that it works in this way, but he cannot help It. Tho rulo of practice must stand. The other mages concurred, There Is an enormous absurdity iu the proceed ings which it is proposed to institute. Alter tne judgment had been given, and in the same term. there was a suggestion made that the judgment should be altered. They said that tney nave no power, because this court Is proposing to Inquire into the legality of their proceedings because they have been ordered to send their record into this court for examination. It is analogous to a cate where, after one decision aud before a new trial, the parties agree to sue out a writ or error. He virtually abandons the motion for a new trial If tho motion for a new trial Is refused, It Is refused forever. But the case here is much stronger. A court Is bound to hear a new trial, no matter how much they may think ho is not entitled to It. But after you have made a judgment, can he ask you to go back anu reutigate wuat nas already ueeu twice decided by the only two courts wmcn nave any authority lu the case ? George W. Biddle. Esq., for Mr. Sheppard, then continued as follows: Very few cases will be found in which a defendant brought Into a court to show cause can be hindered from getting a blunder corrected, In which they are cited to appear. It is denied by the other side that several of the papers In the record of the court were not filed. This we deny. These papers were filed. if the original papers were lost iu the office of the court, and other papers of the same tenor anil pur port were put in tneir pisce, it is no rami or ours. The averment in the bill is accurate with preci sion. The Daners were filed and answers were put lu. If the other side have failed to show your Honor a single authority by which a court Is not allowed to have an error altered for the defendant. ousht vou not to allow tho court of ouarter Ses. slous to proceed to Inquire into an alleged mistake Whlcn It is supposed to nave mauer in tth Whurion Judge Heuston says: "As general rule there must be cases to amend." In civil suits an order setting aside or opening Judg ment is often nocessary. In another case It was allowed to alter the writ of error from one term to another term, for the sake of common sense, if for nothing else. In the Irish Exchequer Courts, In the chhs of Caiiwell asalnst Barron, an amendment was allowed. Here, to obviate the necessity of going down to the lower Court and having it done, it was proposed to do it In the higher Court, and it was done. In a Court of Kquity, whose functions are always to interfere where they see there is neces sity, where, without power, do you get the autho rity to interfere, sitting as a Court of Kquity t Every authority, every principle is against arrestlnir It. Why then do you do itt It being demonstrated that no cae can be found where the defendants a e restrained from going on, where is the principle on which they work T it is not supposed that the court below Is going to ftowiong in again opening the case. We are sure that you will not presume that we wish them to find a new judgment altogether on new grounds. What we ask Is that the court, after a careful and tl orough review ot the arltumetlc In the case, shall tye such a decision as they may then think to be rght. William M. Meredith, Esq., then continued for Mr. Gibbons, as follows: filuce tbe Iwginnlng of time, since there have bsen any eles.lojs, there has not rieen any contested election case which has been reopened. If it is allowed there Is no end to the contest. As it Is, the term of the office which Is now contested Is more than half explrid. The Bupreme Court would not have listened to tne argument In the case for a sin gle Instant, if it had not been for the purpose of a final Judgment. one of the grounds for the opposition to your in terference in this case is that such Interference is not proper. An Injunction will be made to prevent an irreparable Injury which does not come nnder the heads which the other side say are the only heads under which Injunctions can be granted. Muunrsds of other casts can be cited which do not ewe under those heads. Here ltoan come nnder tne head of irreparable lnjnry to the public, if the atti rneyshlp Is in such ten ore, how Is the attorney to exercise the moral power of his office? How is he to get to understand his business? Who is to carry on the Immense business of the criminal court? We are here for peace, for tranquillity. We hive the greatest respect for the court below. Mr. Bl Idle nas said tnat it is an unusual thing to have a defen dant In a case restrained. But Mr. (sheppard now Is here as a plaintiff. Mr. Gibbons is the holder of the oillce, and Mr. Sheppard wishes him displaced and himself substituted. He Is, therefore, the plain tiff. It Is very emmon for the one who m ori ginally the defendant to become the plaintiff, as is the case with Mr. Sheppard. it tne oiner sine put tue error on tne ground or an error in fact, in this case they have slipped t.ioir time. They are too late to remedy an error of fact. If the caso Is opened, they say that they will on:v reconsider the arithmetical facts. Ts It not likely that, If they open It at all, they will again hear it upon Its merits, and on that ground change their verdict and overturn yours? There never was a case in which a court was allowed to amend judg ment in errors of fact. My learned friend has not succeeded in showing and cannot show any case In which a court reoonsidcred on grounds of error of fact. The rertitirari. which prevented the Court at that time from granting a new trial, from hearing it over again, aud from deciding over again, was Mr. Sheppard's. Why did he not drop It 'at once, and let the Court decide then? It was because ho thought that this Court would decide according to the evidence. He preferred to go on to this Court, rather than trust again to the court which had already decided agalust htm. Should he be allowed to go back again merely because he thinks that now tne ottu r court would decide otnerwise 7 The ground we stand upon is plain. Mr. Sheppard will not and cannot present the esse to the lo.ver court as lr tne mistake in judgment was or recent date. In this case he can give no reason for letting the new trial pass. The case is held under advisement. FINANCE AI O.HCKCG. Bvenino Trmtoraph Otficj,! luenday, April 5, 1870. The statement of the city national banks for the week ending yesterday is without any marked feature likely to influence the future of tbe money market, liio loans have lncreasea $143,513 and the deposits U03,2l!!; but, on tbe other hand, there is a falling off in the legal tenders of $324,834 and in specie of $18,770. This report is in singular contrast with that of last year for the week embracing the first of April, wnen mere was a Heavy lulling oit in tho loans, showing the close working of the bauks fireparstory to April settlements, and a decrease n deposits of over $1,000,000, agalust an In crease ot a quarter of a million last week. This remarkable discrepancy is of course due to the general stagnation ot trade, and from which no immediate rcjici is. ol present probable. The lonn market to-day is exceediucly quiet. and rates are easy and unchanged. Goia ana Government bouds are quiet, and in consequence of the breaking down of the wires New York quotations are wanting. In the ab sence of this guide brokers are operating cau tiously at about last night's quotations. me stock: market was moderately active and firm. In State loats the only sales were of tho war loan at 102. City sixes were in request, and sold at 100 for the old Issues, and at 193 for tne new. Lehigh gold loan sold freely at bD for tbe 1000s and at 89 for the 600s. Beading Kailroad advanced, selling up to 49. Pennsylvania Kailroad changed hands at 57. with few sales. Bales of Norristown Kailroad at 0, Lehigh Valley Kailroad at 54, and Northern Central Kailroad at 48. Small lots of Oil Creek and Allegheny Kailroad at 44. tjiiLiu shares were ami. buics of .Lcnigb at 32. Girard Bank stock was taken in small lots at CO. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOARD. 1 1000 Pa 6s W L.cp.102, ssioo City 6s, Old.ls.lu0x 6sh NPaTpo8c. 88 82 sh Lett V..dblll. lots... 64 60 do cAp. 61 100 shN Cent K.ls. 43 20 sh Phil E It... 29 lush. OCA A Kit. 4' VoUUUUty , JN.D3.1UHS ttifioo do bs.ioa1.- I1OU0O do 1)3. 102 I iooo Len k lu mi V'ioooLen goiuL.. gsoo do Jwco do fsiioo Amcr Gold. 69 89 iusn.Keaa.ing it... 40 do 49 81 do ..ls.trf. 49V 100 do 49 100 do 1)30. 49 200 do b30. 49 400 do 1)3. 49 200 do..s30wn. 48,'f 800 do 1)5. 49 100 do b3. 49 200 do is. 49 100 do ,.b60.49 1-16 800 do b3. 49 60 do. trf. 49 112 6T 20shPenna K... 26 loo do Is. 6T do b3. 67 13 do Is. 67 6 do b5. 67 49 do b3. 67 187 do 18. 67 20 sh Norrlst'n R.. 76 lOOshLeh IS St. 830 82 100 do .... b00. 32; 200 do MX 100 do B30. 32' Messrs. Db Haven ft Bkothrr. No. 40 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. b.6sof 1881,113(114; do., lssa, 110(4110V; do. 1804, 10$'310tf,' i ao. 1865, loyi,(dil09 ; do. 1800, new, ios?'i08 ; do. 1867, do. lo14iooi4 ; do. I8s, da, 109a., io 'i; lfMtis, 106'i(410C: U. 8. 80 Year 6 per cent. Currency, ll2;4U!i!tf; Due Com p. Int. Notes, 19: Gold, 1114,(4111?;: Sliver. 108110. Union Faclno R. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, SS44S.y; cen tral Paclilo R. R., t920930; Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds, $730(3740. lMiUadelplila Trade lieport. Tlkhday, April 6. The Flour market is quiet, and prices, particularly of the medium and low grades, favor buyers. There is very little demand except from the home consumers, who purchased 600 barrels lu lots, at 4-7)tf(4'r0 for supernue; 4-624-7S for extras; 15 for low grades up to $ft-t5 for choice Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; $36-C2!tf for Pennsylvania do. do.; t5-20iO for Indiana aud Ohio do. do. ; and tS'25($ 7-60 for fancy brauds, according tojuality. Rye Flour may be quoted at t4-50(34-6tf y barrel. Corn Meal is firmer; Brandywtue may be quoted at 5f6'12X- There Is a firm feeling in the Wheat market for prime lots, which are in demand, but luferlor de scriptions are neglected. Sales of lsoo bushels Pennsylvania red at ffg&Slnis, and choice Dela ware at 11-30. Rye sells In a small way atti for Pennsylvania. Corn Is scarce and In demand at full prices. Sales of 8000 bushels yellow In the cars and from store at f l -Of 1 oa. oats are stronger, and 4&00 bushels Pennsylvania sold at 61(36;. 600 bushels Canada Barley sold at 11-10. No sales were reported In Malt, Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at 127 per ton. Whisky has advanced. Holders are asking fi -oi ol. Baltlmoro Prod urn ITIarkeu Baltimohb, April B. Cotton firm at 22?i. Flour quiet but steady; Howard Street superfine, 4-6?,c-b; do. extra, $5-12tf6; do. family, JUii&w 7; City mill superfine, Hl6a8-60; do. extra, 15-60 6; do. family, $6-7fKi8-?6; Western superfine, 4-62tf B6; do. extra, S6-l2X6-60; da. family, tOiai.6-74. Wheat steady; Pennsylvania, l-80. Corn firm; white, 1D3(s)1I8; yellow, fl-03. Oats active atw (seoc. Rye unchanged. Mess Pork firm at 2T4 27 -60. Bacon active and firmer ; rib ldes, 15c ; clear da, 16a ; shoulders, 12c, Hams, I9o)20u. Lard firm at l&x16c. Whisky, 11-03 for wood, and f I 0V 1-06 for iron bound. Buyers are holding ou, but i sellers are firm. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. news mom Eurtori:. Hi Irislt Pettco 13111. Its Approval by the Queen. Discussion of tho Land Bill. TJio OovpH HtClHlittlt. A Stormy Discussion. Xlio Proposed Hci'orntM. The Pope and His Schema. DOMESTIC NEWS. The Connecticut Election. A. Remoovntlcs "VI?tovy. FROM EUROPE. GREAT BRITAIN. The Irish I.nnd Itlll DIhciikhIoii In the Commons. Cable Dtxpatchct to the Amociattd 1'remt. London. April 5 In the Ilouse of Commons yesterday the consideration of the Irish Land bill was resumed in committee. Mr. Disraeli opposed tho amendment proposed by tbe (lovernment extending the Ulster custom over Ireland. lie begged the House to consider tbe effect this law would have on English land, and predicted that asritatlon and lawlessness would Increase. Mr. Dirracll then submitted an amendment litnltinr the compensation to the retiring tenant to damnircs for his unexhausted improvements and unfinished course ot hus bandry. Mr. Lowo replied to Mr. Disraeli in a speech irrelevant to the amendment under considera tion. He said the bill possibly violated tho rules of political economy, but such violations were of dnily occurrence. Mr. Gatborne Hardy supported Disraeli's amendment. Mr. Hardy and Sir Kotindoll Palmer, who followed him, botb urged greater caution than the Government had exhibited so far in the management of tho measure. The changes proposed were generally too ill-considered and sweeping. Mr. Fortescue, Chief Secretary for Ireland, repelled the charges made agalust the Govern ment. Mr. Clare 8. Reed, member for South Norfolk, denounced the bill as revolutionary. Mr. Buxton, member for East Surrey, dec'ared tbe bill limited rights of property which were now subverted. Mr. Broderick, Sir Patrick O'Brien and others followed, but presented no new arguments. Mr. Gladstone explained that tho point of the clause was compensation to tenants, not tbe scale by which it should be awarded. Ho said tbe amendment proposed by Mr. Disraeli was intended not to modify but to kill the bill. Mr. Disraeli replied to the various arguments which had been made to his amendment, and clored the debate. The House then divided, with the following result: For Disraeli's amendment 220 Against it ,.2Jll Majority for the Government 70 As soon as the vote was announced the House adjourned. " No C'omppnuntlon." In the House of Commons Mr. Glad-ttono. in reply to a remark of Mr. Dilke, said he thouirbt no compensation was due to tbe widow of Mr. Gordon, who was executed In Jamaica. The Wlnnipraers and Their War. Mr. Moneell, Under Secretary for the Colonial Department, said a demand from the Canadian authorities for regular trcops for the lied River expedition was under consideration. The Queen Approve the Peace Preservation Itlll. In the House of Lords yesterday the members of tbe House of Commons were summoned to the bar, when messages were read announcing that tbe Koyal assent had been given to the bill for the enforcement of the laws and the preservation of peace in Ireland, and to the Coinage and Mutiny bills. The Treasury Bndft -Reduction of Taxes lioued For. The Glasgow Herald has reason to believe that in Mr. Lowe's forthcoming budget the income tux will be reduced to fourpence, the duties on sugar will be equalized, alterations will be made lu brewers' licenses and newspaper postage, the tea and coffee duties will be left untouched, and a million sterling will be kept in hand for spe cial purposes. Hoynlty Countenancing Art. The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of tbe Society of Arts, whtch was held to organize au educational department and to make arrange ments for several exhibitions next year. Tho Prince spoke warmly in favor of the objects EropoFcd by tbe society. He was followed by lr J. Pakington. The University Boat Race. Tho betting on tho University boat race is very brisk, fhe partisans of Cambridge are gaining confidence and the odds of eleven to eight on Oxford are freely taken. FltANCK. A Ptormy Debate In tbe Corps 1jrllattf. Paiiis, April 5 Yesterday the Corps Lcgis latlf had a stormy session. M. Grevy declared that he would resist any plebiscitum which was not first discussed by the chambers. M. Ollivier then formally announced that a plebiscitum would be submitted to tbe people. M. Plcard supported M. Grevy in his demand for its discussion by tbe Corps. Deputies of the Left-Centre advised the Minis ters to so act that a pkbiscitum would not be needed. M. Jules Favre made a violent attack on tbe Seuatus Consultum, which would add greatly to the personal power. Ho said the power of de claring war or peace should not be left to the chief of the State, who after a fortunate war could crush the legislative power. The pro posed alterations of the constitution bo de nounced as tho ultima ratio of despotism. The speech of M. Favre created great excite ment in the Chamber. Demands werd made to set the question aside. This was opposed, and a vote was taken, when it was decided by 151 to 4 to proceed with the discussion. Owing to the lateness of the hour the sitting was adjourned, and it is expected that the debate will be re sumed and come to a result to-day. Tbe Prepeaed C'onnlltallooal Changes. In the Corps Leglslatif it was announced that the Government had decided to make an appeal o the people on tho question of the new consti tution. M. Clllvlor declared that the Govommonf. would accent the lntornellatlon of M. (Irvv nn the subject of the constituent powers, which last week he had refused to listen to. M. 1 biers bad drawn nn a vote of ponflilonrn which, though not yet Introduced in the Cham ber, has already been accepted by the Right Centre, but refused by the Left Centre. The discussion on the Interpellation of M. Grevy has commenced, and the result U anxiously awaited. Rorhefort Indemnified. A snbscrlnttnn nunnr nl -i i i n,,v J Wjvw Mivuuiv of Paris has been presented to M. Ordinaire, ucputy to mo uorps Lcgrsiatif. Each subscriber contributed twentv-flve centimes to go towards an Indemnity to M. Rochefort for the loss of his salary as a Deputy. Similar lists will be circu lated throughout a ranee. ritUWHIA. A Hpeclnl IttlaMon to the Far Kant. Berlin, April 5. The Prussian Government has appointed Chamberlain Silk as special envoy to Pckin. to return the diplomatic cour.osUs extended by the Burllngame Embassy, llerr Silk will also proceed to Jcddo, and it will be part of his mission to regulate tho political and commercial relations of the North German Con federation with China and Japan. 1MXIK. Plo Nona and Ills Schema. London, April 5. A despatch from Rome reports that the Pope wishes to promulgate the flret Schema at Easter, so that tho second Kcheuia, that on infallibility, may be discussed immediately after the holidays. FROM NEW ENGLAND. Connecticut Election English Elected Clover nor. Hartford, Conn., April 4. The Hon. Lafayette S. Foster, once acting Vice-President of tbe United States, is elected a Representative from Norwich. He will probably be elected Speaker of the Ilouse. Tbe following returns are compared with tbe vote for Governor in 1808, when English had 1703 maiority: HARTFORD COUNTT. , 1870 . , 1803 . Jewell, JCrmlith. Hurley. Jtntlinh, K'P. Veiti. Bristol 3112 401 3!3 Sunsbury 175 105 1.83 New Brittain 7J0 733 738 Granby 181 15(5 223 Berlin 2315 190 293 Canton 273 103 303 Wetbersfield .251 103 205 Manchester 380 233 413 East Hartford 310 280 355 Farinhigton 223 200 423 Hartford 2o59 3107 2918 NEW LONDON COUNTY. New London 751 644 800 Franklin 81 80 79 Griswold 230 140 251 Ledyard ,. 123 150 170 Lisbon 54 71 53 N. Stonington.... 230 129 253 Old Lyme 108 133 127 Preston 103 248 103 Waterford 157 175 215 Norwich 1317 1081 1558 Bozrah 94 71 107 Colchester , 248 217 385 44.r 198 717 17S 230 2i2l 20O 243 32ft 332 3574 892 23 158 145 71 175 163 300 2W 1248 m 250 FAISFIELD COUNTY. Norwalk 1)37 790 978 829 Wilton 180 190 209 197 New Canaan... .33 maj. .. 209 197 Dnrien 135 115 187 113 Stamford 170 maj. 090 073 Greenwich.... 20 maj. .. 412 075 THE OLD GUARD IN STAMFORD. Stamford, April 4. Tho Democratic majority is 170 In Greenwich. Iu 1308 the Democrats had 203 majority. In Stamford the vote is very close. A gang from tho Now York Amerleus Club, headed by Eugene Durnln, worked in Greenwich all day for Woodward, the Ring can didate for Senator. THE VOTE IN FAIRFIELD. Norwalk, April 4. Returns indicate the election of Hoyt, the Democratic candidate for Senator, though Woodward runs far ahead of his ticket. So far as heard from, three Demo cratic and three Republican Aisemblymen are elected. Democratic Representatives, for the first time in twelve vears, have been elected ia Stamford, OluiBtCid getting 140 majority, and Keeler 94. NO DOUBT OF THE ELECTION OF ENGLISH. Hartford, 1 A. M. Hartford gives Jewell 2859; English, 3407, and re-elects Charles R. Chapman, Democrat, for Mayor, aud the rest of the city ticket by over GOO majority. Tho Demo crats have four majority in tbe Common Coun cil. English, for Governor, is no doubt elected. The Legislature will be close, but the Republi cans count on a majority in each branch. The roads are terrible, and returns are coming In very slowly. Hew Haven County, lacking five towns, gives Jewell 7021, and English 8270. Windham County, except five towns, gives Jewell 2753, and English 1537. Hew London County, with six towns lacking, gives Jewell 4239, and English 3001. So far as tbe returns have been received the indications are that tbe vote in the State is very close. The returns from 18 towns show a net Republican loss of 122, mostly lu Hartford county. Hartford, April 4. The Indications now are that English (Democrat) Is elected, although few returns have yet been received from Wind ham and Litchfield counties. The Democrats muke gains in both houses, and may possibly carry the Senate. Stamford elected a Democratic Representa tive for tbe first time in twelve vears. Hartford gives Jewell 2859, and English 3307, and re-elects Chapman Maror and tbe rest of the city ticket by over 000 majority. The Democrats have 4 majority in the Common Council. English, for Governor, is no doubt elected. The Legislature will be Democratic, but the Republicans still count on a majority in each branch. The Republicans have elected Senators in the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Thirteenth, and Four teenth districts. Eighty-two towns, half of the State, give English a gain of 459. Jewell's ma jority last year in tho State was 411. FROM TUE WEST. The Ohio Election. Toledo, Ohio, April 5. Incomplete returns from this district indicate tbe election of Peck (Rep.) to Congress. The Republicans also elected their city ticket here yesterday. The colored men voted. FROM THE STATE. Heavy Hnow 8tornt. Special Despatch to The Homing TeUgrapK Audenried, Pa., April 5. A heavy snow storm prevailed here last night. The grouud 1b covered to the depth of ten inches this morning. A Pennsylvania editor rejects an advertise ment sent him by an Indiana lawyer on the condition that he should take his pay in di vorces, saying, however, that he does so because lie is a bachelor and tho proposition is "scanda lously premature." Lawrence Doyle, who has been In the Maine 8tate Prison since May, 1804, under sentence of death for tbe murder of a little girl, under pecu liarly horrible circumstances, died on Friday last. To the last he stoutly maintained his en tire innocence of the crime.
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