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VOL. XIII NO. 90.
PHIL ADELHIIA FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
Ireland's Reign of Terror.
Public Indignation and Alarm.
Fifteenth Amendment in Delaware.
A Veritable Day of Jubilee.
Crime and its-, Retribution.
Jail Jireakinir in the West.
utc. Etc., -. i:tc, Etc., iuc.
IRELAND.
W'fent is Snld of the New Coercion Policy
"Cnn a KliiHitom be Kunlavra" In Kuroprf
Wexford, March 'M, 1870. It would be im
possible to convey an adequate idea of the feel
iiigs of indignation with which the new Coer
cion bill of the Government Is regarded by all
classes here. Not since 1840, when the late Sir
Kobert l'cel introduced and carried another
coercion bill, and when tho state of the country
differed very little from what it is now, were
the feelings of the Irish people so outraged and
insulted by KnjriiHh tyranny and
Intolerance us they are at present.
From ' the determination shown during
the last session by the present Cabinet to
do justice to the Irish people, we were all led to
be'ieve that the days of persecution, like Edmund
Burke's "age of chivalry," were gone, but, un
fortunately, tho conduct of the Government
during the past week has proved not only how
greatly we were mistaken, bnt how absurd it is
lor Irishmen to expect justice from the English
nation. They are, I regret to say, very
bitterly disappointed, particularly so as
they were led to believe by the highest
authority in the country, Mr. Gladstone, that
Ireland was henceforth to be governed in ac
cordance with Irish ideas. However aaxlons he
may be to rid himself of the responsibility at
taching to this expression, Mr. Gladstone cannot
make the Irish people believe that he did not
make use of it. If we except the disestablish
ment of the Church, which was no doubt a work
Fcrfectly in accordance with the wishes of the
rish people, the government have, up to the
present, done nothing to fulfil the promise of
the first minister of the crown.
TUB LATEST AGITATION.
No Foonct was the Church disestablished than
the Irish people began to agitate for an uncon
ditional amnesty lor the political prisoners.
Public meetings were hold all over tho country
to express the. opinions of the people with
regard to tho imprisonment of these wen.
They were attended by persons of every class
in society and of every shade of religious and
political opinion. Even those who were op
posed to Feniauism joined in urging upon the
Government the necessity, or at all events the
expediency, of opening the prison doors. With
tho exception of the extreme section of the
Tory party, the whole nation took part in this
work of mercy. What was the result ? After
weeks and months of agitation, when the will
of the nation was clearly and unmistakably ex
pressed, the same Minister, who had promised
rule Ireland in accordance with Irish ideas; who
had shed what I am reluctantly obliged to
call hypocritical tears over the Neapolitan
"prisoners, refused to listen to the cry of mercy
in favor of those confined in British dungeons.
Then, and not till then, did the people discover
that they were betrayed. Indignant, however,
as they were at what they considered, and con
sider still, an unjustifiable brcacbof faith, they
tried to disgiuse their feelings in the hope that
they wight obtain what they expected and
wanted niont of all, namely, a good land bill.
But here again thev were disappointed.
Fixity of tennre became the watchword of the
Irish nation. The right of the Irish people to
live npon the Irish soil was proclaimed at hun
dreds of meetings held all over the country in
the interest of the tenant farmer. Tho principle
of fixity of tenure was adopted at one of the
largest and, probably, one of the most represen
tative assemblies over held in Ireland. Mr.
Gladstone and his colleagues well knew the
wishes and feelings of the Irish people with
regard to the Iris-fa. land; they knew that nothing
less than fixity of tenure and fair rents would
Batisfy them; but they kept a deaf ear to the
cries of the people and proposed a land bill
which the whole nation has unhesitatingly pro
iiouuced u bham. Sot is this all.
GAG LAW.
The Government ' is now engased In gagging
the mouths of ihono who are crying out against
the'r deception and iujustice, by a bill unsur
paBcd la severity by the penal laws of the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries, or by tho
despotism of the Czar. At such a time and
under such circumstances it is strange, to say
thai last, for a liberal government to have re
course to such a cruel and arbitrary measure.
And far what 'i For the suppression of crime
among iho agrarian population and to prevent
the sptead of sedition among the ignorant
classes of the country. These appear to
mo to be the two causes which induced
ihe Government to propose this "terri
ble bill," as a leading London journal calls
it. For my part I must say that I am strongly
Inclined to think the passing of this penal enact
ment was a very false, ill-advised step on the
part of the Government, and that before long
they will discover that they have made a very
eerious mistake. They were, I readily admit,
the most popular English Government that ever
ruled Ireland, but it must also be admitted that
they have passed this bill at the expense of all
the popularity they possessed. I do not think
that it will either prevent crime or tho spread of
sedition. On the contrary, it will be the meaus
of doing much mischief, and, as I believe, have
the effect of increasing the number of those out
rages which it was intended to suppress. The
people are disappointed with the Laud bill; tho
coertlon bill aggrieves and insults them. They
have lost all confidence in the British Parlia
ment. The chicanery of the Government during
the last tew months has made tuein more dis
loyal than they ever were before. They are
become almost ludifferent to Parliamentary
action. I way tell you that 1 have very good
authority ior saying that an, or very nearly an,
those who expected redress at the hands of Mr.
Gladstone have lost all confidence in him, and
have become so disloyal that It is greatly to be
feared the next few years will bo years of strife
ana misery in ireiana.
A BLOW AT NATIVE "l.IBKRTV,
The Coercion bill, or, as it is erroneously
called, the Peace Preservation bill, strikes at
the root of Irish liberty; it is peculiarly severe
ana stringent witu regard to the rural popula.
tion nnd the native press; there It no doubt that
it will leave the great bulk of the people en
tiielvatthe mercy of the magistracy and the
police. I believo I am justified in saying that
one-half of the Irish magistracy Is no more
qualified, either by education or impartiality, to
administer justice from the bench than would
be the Hottentots of Africa, nor as well, for the
latter are actuated by a spirit of fairness in their
dealings, which, I regret to say, does not
alwaya cnaraciurizu iuu tuuuuct ui uie
Justice "Shallows" of Ireland, robllcly and
ojnly, without the least reserve or scruple,
tlicso carry their partisanship to such
an extent that the people bavo come to regard
the trlbnnals over which they preside as instru
ment of oppression. Orangeman is as much
opposed to Fenian and Fenian to Orangeman,
ns if they were arrayed against each other on
the field of battle. The one docs not expect
nor docs he get justice from the other. Should
a magistrate have any pique or grudge againHt
a neighbor he is not, as a general rule, back
ward in availing himself of his position on the
bench to revenge it. Instances of this kind are
of dally occurrence, nnd have contributed in no
small degree to degrade the Irish bench in the
estimation of the Irish people.
TERRIBLE TUG-KOAT EXL'LOSIOX.
The Boiler of the Tag William Well Explode
nnd Kllln Knur Men Another Bndlv Wounded
-Lou., tt 23,00V.
Yesterday morning, at about 2 o'clock, a most
terrific explosion startled the residents of Bergen
Point and Statcn Island, jarring the buildings in
the immediate neighborhood, and arousing from
their beds the inhabitants of the two shores for
miles around. The tug-boat William Wells,
which was lying at the dock on the Jersey shore,
lust opposite the Sailors' Snug Harbor, exploded
her boiler, and was torn to pieces by the acci
dent. Besides tho loss of property tour lives
were sacrificed, and one other person was seri
ously scalded.
The tugboat left New York on Wednesday
evening to go to Eliabethport, where it was to
take a boat in tow back to this city. At the
point named, opposite tho Snug Harbor, the
boat was stopped and tied to the dock for the
night, the crew taking their rest In the cabin.
THE CREW.
The crew was composed of five persons:
Maurice Koche, the pilot who with a Mr. Ker-
rin, of Brooklyn, owned tho crait Walter Bcott,
engineer; Charles McKnight, fireman; William
Dolan. deckhand, and Maurice Koche. Jr..
steward. The pilot slept in tho pilot-house, tho
steward in the bold, the other three in the cabin.
When the explosion came, the men. it is sup
posed, were sleeping, and unconscious of
their doom. The bursting of the boiler
hurled them upwards and out into the cliaa-
nel, tearing the little boat asunder, and
instantly Killing the captain, nreman, and deck
hand. Scott, the engineer, was terribly muti
lated, but survived until v o ciock yesterday
morning, when he died at Bellevue Hospital, to
which he was taken at daylight. The body of
j-it uuiK". o .v.w.v. jj uv .iguvuu mor
dents of the town, who (locked to the scene of
the disaster, and. after a long search, the body
of Roche, the pilot, was also fished from the
water. Both were badly mutilated, their limbs
having been brokenand the flesh torn and dis
figured, ihe body of Nolan, the deck-haud,
could not be found.
ONE MAN SAVED.
The steward, young Itocho, was the only one
of the crew, who escaped with his life. His
preservation was due to the lucky accident of
his being compelled to sleep below the deck.
The explosion carried away the deck, and every
thing above him. His injuries, which are seri
ous, consist of wounds caused by the scalding
water. He was brought to No. 73 Lib
erty street, in this city, where our reporter
visited him yesterday afternoon, obtaining
the above facts. The engineer, according to
younir Roche's statement, retired to his berth
without turning oil steam, tho explosion being
caused Dy the consequent exnaustion or water.
The boiler was blown to fragments, and pieces
of the iron and woodwork of the boat were
thrown hundreds of yards from tho spot where
the craft lay. The water was covered with
floating fragments of the wreck.
A LUCKY YUARREL.
The steward's life was saved by a dispute with
bis lather, ihe latter desired to sleep in tho
pilot house, and ordered his son to go below,
not even permitting him to Bleep in the cabin
with the rest of the crew.
Mr. Koche, the pilot and part owner of the
vessel, resided at o. 73 wiuoughoy Btrect,
Brooklyn, to which place his body was taken.
He had been for twenty years a pilot and captain
of tug-boats, and had amassed a considerable
fortuue. He was a man of sober and industrious
habits, a member of the Masonic fraternity, and
was much respected. His funeral will take place
on Saturday.
The tug-boat, which Was worth $25,000, was
fully insured. An inquest will be held on the
bodies of the victims of the disaster. Ar. l .
World to-day.
JAIL-BREAKING.
How the I.onlitvlllo Prisoner Humped No
,ewn oi in cm ill jjiifti Ai'i ounm,
The Louisville Journal of the Kith instant
savs:
The escape of Smith and Mickey and the
other less important prisoners from the county
jail on Monday evening was the mam topic or
conversation throughout tho city yesterday.
How they escaped was the great wonder, and
many were the comments in referonce to it. In
point of Ekilfulncss and daring it was classed
with the greatest of the exploits of the famous
Jack Sheppard. The affair was well planned
and well executed, or else luck was ou their
side, and each of them happened to pass out
just at the very moment when no one was look
ing, and came down a ladder in full view of the
street, whicn is always crowded witn passers.
The account of their escape, as published
yesterday, was Incorrect in some particulars,
belne taken while the excitement was at its
height, and before the real manner of their
escapo had been discovered. From an examina
tion of the premises yestcruay it was evident
that tho principals, at least, had long thought
over tne matter ano uaa uxeo upon mis particu
lar time and manner in which to make the
attempt. When the guards were all called
away to aid in preparing the new jali for
occupation, the prisoners went to cell No.
0, in the third tier, a cell which was long
ngo cast aside as not fit for use, and in the
celling of which there was a narrow and
soft tlaz-Btone. This, by some means or other.
they broke in two, and, one half holding firmly
in Its place, the other half was pushed up
into the garret, which is just over this tier of
cells. This made an aperture just about big
enough for a man's head to go through. Through
this they crawled and found themselves in tho
garret, or just under the shingle roof. Nothing
was left but to crawl through the port-holes,
(Tim wmwA nriM Vi .1 n 1 1 u . f (hfl rAA rviiufl
UUU uitj nwo uprvu n.uvv. ..njwii,
which almost touch the new. Against the wall
of the new Prison stood a tall ladder, which
had been used by the workmen and very care
lessly left standing there. Down this the whole
nine came, in broad davliirht. with persons pass
ing to and fro, and were not discovered. They
either, then, went back and climbed over a plank
fence into the alley, or walked boldly out Into
Jefferson street and strolled away to be Been no
more, perhaps forever.
It was currently reported yesterday that Smith
had been sean at his father-in-law s houso. in
suburban California, but the report is not
authenticated. As to the seven negroes who
ta-cuped little has been done bo far, the two mur
derers being considered the main chance. Large
rewards will bo offered, and they will be as
sharp In getting away as they were in getting
out U uicy escape ior goou.
HORRIBLE !
A Raw's 11 mm A IllowVB OflL
evening at New Castle, Lawrence county, Penn
sylvania, Dy wnicu a uoy naiuuu uuuu viouuen
nlnn .t.m.t ltititAiin Vnrira iT lwrn pnmA tn .
! budd'en aud frightful death. Duriug the after-
j uuuu uie uoy s pareuie weui p- iui niuiu,
leaving only him about the premises. They
returned between 6 and 6 o'clock, and tho boy
was not to be seen anywhere about. They felt
somewhat alarmed, and searched the house. At
length they visited the garret, and there they
found him lying on tho floor with his blood and
brains scattered an about, and the entire top ana
back of his bead blown off. Near him on the
floor lay a shot-gun, which had evidently been
the instrument of his death. It Is supposed that
the boy had been handling the gun without
knowing that It was loaded, and after throwing
back the hammer had put the mu.Klo in bis
mouth to blow through the barrel. By some
means the hammer fell and the gun was dis
charged, ine feelings of the parents on making
the terrible discovery may bo imagined.
A FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
An Aed Broker Kobbed nnd Alrnont IMnr- I
tiered nt Him Ofllco at midday The Jack
phepinrda (Speedily Punlnhed.
Yesterday, in tho General Sessions, one of tho
most important and most thrilling cases of crime
ever tried in this or any criminal court wa
disposed of by Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr., our
efficient and independent City Judge. Two men,
named Francis Dcgan and Daaiel Whitncr, were
arraigned charged with robbery in the first
degree, and also with felonious assault and
battery, the complainant being Joseph A. Jack
son. The accused pleaded not guilty, and the
prosecuting officer proceeded to try them upon
the indictment ior rouuery.
Joseph A. Jackson, an need and venerable
looking gentleman, tottered to the Btand and
told
A STARTLIN8 TALK.
It appeared that ho carried on tho business of
a broker at No. 5 Amity street, and that about
noon ou the 18th of March tho prisoners entered,
looked around, saw Mr. Jackson and his clerk
and said, "Oh, wo have made a mistake," and
then went out. Fifteen minutes afterwards they
came back, the clerk having le ft in the mean
time, and said, "I guess we are right. Is your
name Jackson ?" To which the old gentleman
replied, "Yes."
W hitner then handed ilt. Jackson a letter,
which he proceeded to read, and while reading
he was knocked senseless with some sharp in
strument, inflicting a gash upon tho head, which
the old gentleman exhibited to the court and
jury. He added that his office clothes were per
fectly saturated with blood; and that for two
weeks he was so prostrate and unconscious from
the effects of the beating he recelred that be
could not recognize his own wife. Mr. Jackson
had stolen from him a gold watch and chain,
valuable diamond pin, gold match sate, a bunch
of keys, and a pockctbook, the aggregate value
of which was f 1000.
Robcrn J. Rosenthal, a clerk in Mr. Jackson's
employ, was the next witness, who testified
that on the day of the occurrence, between
twelve and one o'clock, he left Mr. Jackson
alone in the office, perfectly well in every
respect, but when he returned, three-quarters of
an hour afterwards, he was
FRIGHTENED BY THE SPECTACLE
which met his gaze. He found his employer
lying on the floor covered with blood; there was
not only a large noie in his . tieau, but he was
perfectly unconscious, and the floor and win
dows of the office were covered with gore. He
procured assistance, and had Mr. Jackson re
moved. ine ciert described Mr. jacuson g ap-
Eearance before he left the office, stating that
e saw him have the gold watch and chain and
the diamond pin in his shirt, but on his return
the pockets were rifled and the valuables gone.
Dr. Butler described the physical condition of
Mr. Jackson when he first Baw him, the most
Bcrious wound on the head being about two and
a half inches long, in the region of the ear.
The doctor stated that he was still attending
him three times each day, and expressed the
opinion that Mr. Jackson would linally recover.
Officers King and Lyon, of the dotectlve force
testified that they arrested the prisoners on the
night ot the Kbtn ot Aiarcn, while passing
through Division street. Degan had Mr.
JackBon's gold watch and seventy-two dollars
in bis pocket, and Y hitner subsequently told
the officer that if he would bring him to Mr.
Jackson he would tell him the truth about the
affair.
This was the case for the people, and after a
brief and eloquent address by Mr. Klntzlng,
whom the Court assigned to defend the pri
soners, Mr. Fellows poured hot Bhot into the
jury-box lor fifteen minutes, which resulted in
the rendition of
A VERDICT Or GUILTY
by the jury without leaving their Beats.
t i i ) if ii. i . r -; . . . . j j i
tiuuge Deaioru caneu uuicer iving 10 siaie ine
antecedents of the prisoners, who drew a rather
dark portrait of their characters. It appeared
that Dcgan was twice convicted of burglary, and
Whitner was arrested several times for different
crimes.
To the usual lnuuirv which the clerk pro
pounds, "What is your pecupation ?" one of the
highwaymen replied that ho was a plasterer and
the other said he was a blacksmith. The evi
dence showed that between them old Mr. Jack
Bon was pretty well plastered aud pounded by
the heartless ruffians.
SENTENCE OF TIIE COURT.
Judire Bedford, in passing sentence, said:
Such monsters as you are should be caged for
life. The sentence of tho Court is that you each
be confined iu the State Prison, at hard labor,
for the term of nineteen years and six months.
The spectators who crowded tiie court-room
could not refrain from
EXPRESSING THEIR APPROBATION
at this just sentence, but gave vent to their feel
ings in enthusiastic applause. Tho audience
listened with breathless attention to the shock
ing development made by the witnesses in this
case, and the court-rooom presented a much
livelier spectacle than the other branch of the
eourt, wtiero tho monotonous details of the
fllcrarland case (ye being voivea. v. j
Jh rald tlun morning.
UNFORTUNATE BLOW.
A Alan Mown Out the tin and Is Huflocated
ins i imciy uittcovery.
The Pittsburg Chronicle of last evening says:
A guest at the Merchants' Hotel came very near
committing careless suicide on Wednesday
morning. Ills name is 1). J. Martin, and he
came iroin lirandonviuo, west Virginia, no is
in the glass business, we believe, and came here
yesterday on business. He took a room at the
Merchants, and then went out. Ho did not
return until about a o ciock in the morning, when
he proceeded to his room, one of the smallest.
by tne way. in ine uoici, ana ioc&ea we
. , . .. , . , , ,
door. That was the last seen of him until 10
o'clock this morning. Kenovatlon is going on
at the hotel, in the form of the annual "spring
cleaning," and at about 10 o'clock the apostles
of cleanliness were ready to commence on Mr.
Martin's room. It became desirable that he
should leave it temporarily, and application was
made at the door. There was no response.
Again. Still no response. Something wrong
was feared, ana ine uuur was iorcca open, ine
room was found to be full of gas, and the occu
pant lay in tho bed insensible. Exatuina'
tion showed that the gas had been
left turned on about three-fourths
of Us full force. And it had
been cither blown out or turned off and the
thumb screw tamed partly back in careless hah to
or unsteadiness. Dr. Rogers was Bent for and
promptly attended the patient. By tho use of
proper restoratives he was at length brought
back to consciousness, but at last accounts still
lay in a very feeble condition and suffering
very greatly. It is thought that he will recover,
but his condition is somewhat critical. He says
that according to the best of his recollection he
blew the gas out Instead of turning it oil. Had
he remained alone a short time louger, disco
very would have been too lute.
' ' J U 11 I L 01 . :
the Colored People of Wilmington Celenrnto
the I'romulKntlan of tho Fifteenth Amend,
men t -Their (Jrntltnde to n Vctrrnn AbolU
tlonUt. ,..
Vrom an Orcaxitial Vort&ponfcnt.
. Wii.himiton, Did., Api'illA.
. Happening to visit this city yesterday on business,
I was speedily made awaro that something of un
usual importance to tho colored folks wax going on.
Without exaggeration, tho street were literally
black with people. A train of twenty cars left the
depot at Broad and Washington avenue, Philadel
phia, and seventeen cars came np from l!ltlmore,
besides large trains from Dover and Delaware City.
In fact, It seemed as If the whole colored population
of the HI ate was turned loose iu Wilmington to cele
brate tho promulgation of the fifteenth amend
ment. Among the features of tho day was a
procession, which was both largo and Imposing.
After a few preliminary marchings tho lino pro
ceeded to tho residence of Thomas Garrett, Kiq.,
and with many demonstrations of slQccrs love aud
respect placed him In their midst In an open ba
rouche, lie had a wreath of natural flowers thrown
over his shoulders, and looked the very picture of
consent No man in the country has done more for
the poor and oppressed, both black and white, tbaa
Thomas Garrett, and It would have strengthened
your faith in human nature to have heard the many
expressions of heartfelt gratitude towards him ut
tered by these simple-minded creatures. ' '
I could fill a book with anecdotes related of hlra
and the early days of the Anti-Slavery Society. He
was once robbed of all his property by the laws of
Delaware, for his devotion to his principles. As
showing the affection the poor blacks felt for one
who had suffered so much for them, I will relate an
incident as told me by an old woman of eighty
years. She sold : "Did you ever hear of the time
he loBt all his money? Well 1 he did lose It all, and
we poor darkeys couldn't give him any of It back :
but I tell you what we could do for him we could
pray, and we had prayer meetings in four of our
churches every day; and bress de Lord
he got it nearly all back, and then
we thought we had helped him
Borne." The old man is "game" too, as another
said when relating this story : A young colored girl,
who had been much abused by her master, escaped,
and came to Thomas Qarrctt for the protection he
never refused a fugitive from oppression. Iier
master, a prototype of his class, demanded her with
pistol In hand, but the old man didn't give hur up,
and she eventually escaped.
The ceremonies of the day were concluded by
BPeech-maklng at Institute llall. I was full? Im
pressed with the events ef the day, and at last
cieany nnaersioon tne meaning or ine sixteenth
amendment. I wlBhed many times that I had been
a man, so that I mignt nave raised my voice in Honor
of the peaceful nero or tne occasion. l l W.
Incidentals.
Some of tho Democratic papers in Mary-
laud denounce the action of the State Committee
in recommending that efforts be made to con
ciliate the negro voters. .
A Salem (Mass.) paper thinks it a "curious
coincidence that the grandfather of the bride
groom at a recent wedding in that city had but
one leg, and the grandfather ot the bride but
one arm. '
It' is said of the man who was pardoned
irom the Aiassacuusctts state rrison last week.
after twenty-two years1, continemontf- that ho
was more surprised at the street cars than at any
thing eise. . i
Complete returns from the Ohio Tenth Con
gressional District eive Beck. Republican, 'Zi'il
majority over Hill, Democrat. Carter, "straight
out repudiation and no nonsense," received 834
votes In W illiams county and 141 in Defiance
county.
ihe Canadian expedition against the Bed
River insurgents is, judging by the names of its
chief officers, a "linsey-woolsey" affair. This is
defined by Worcester: "Anything mixed and
mean a motley composition. ' .
"Washington," exclaimed a member ot a
Nashville debating club, in stentorian tones.
"Washington was a great man; ho was a good
man; he was a noble man; his mind had a
powerful grasp of the future; if ever a mau
was non compos menua W ashington was that
man."
John Slldcll writes front Paris to a friend la
Louisville that "it is now believed that the In
tended wife of tho Prince imperial is to bo the
Princess Marie Clotilde, of Saxe Weimar, and
not the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, as
gossip has had it. The little Princess Maria is
pretty and rich, and a grand-daughter of Karl
August, and, consequently, a great-grand
daughter of the famous Duchess Amalia. It i
good stock, and Napoleon knows what he i
about."
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In tne harbor, SO days from Araeelbo, reports brig
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11 alter as on tne via insc. xne Aiurcnie was 11 days
north of llatteras. She had severe weather: lost
jib, foresail, and topsails, and carried away forestays.
Wind to-dav NW.. light. Thermometer. 71.
Foktbkss monrok, April i'assed in for Bal
timore urig itomance.
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ii I'O.
fit r Bristol, Wallace, new ork, w. P. Clyile A Co.
Sclir M. A. drier, l' lemlug, Qulucy, Mass., Knight .V
Tutr Trios. Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde A Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNTNO.
Steamer UriBtol, Wallace, M hours from New York,
Willi mdse. to W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
Bteumer F, C. Blildle, McCuo, 24 hours from New
York, with mdse. to . P. Clyde & Co.
Brig Fanny, Turner, 74 days from Messina, with
imit, elC, 10 IN. iieiiiiLga a, mu,
hrhr James Martin, Bakr, 6 days from Boston.
with mdse. to Iserslion A Cloud. 5 P. M. 12ta Inst.,
Little Kirn Harbor bearing NW. by W.. 10 miles dis
tant. niiHxed a larirc schooner sunk, with Dart of stern
out of water, sails hanging In rugs; New York pilot
boat No. 10 was alongside of her; saw a galley about
two miles from the wreck. (This Is no doubt the
schooner hailing from Philadelphia, reported by the
steamship Louono, ai iew lorn.)
Tug Commodore, Wilson, from Baltimore, with
a lew of harmed to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, from Baltimore, with
a tow of barges to u. x . iyuu a uo.
BELOW.
Ship Nimbus, from Liverpool ; N. (i, bark, supposed
the Carl August, irom Liverpool ;scnr AUiiioiiurciue,
from I'orto ltico.
Correspondence of The Evening TeUnrapK
JJ ASTON A McMAUON'S fiULLETIS.
Nkw York Omen, April 14 (July one barire, the
At. V. Hannigan, witn unseed for New liruuswiuK,
will leave Iu tow to-nignt.
Baltimokb Bkamcu Okfici, April 14. The follow
ing barges leave In tow to-nlgut, eastward:
Klla, Bam llardwell, A. R. Van Buren, aud Win.
Norman, all witn coal ior JNew iorK. J.. d.
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Pioneer, Wakeley, for Philadelphia,
milled from Wilmington. N. C. Yesterday.
bchr Sarah Cullen, Avis, S3 days from St. Jago. at
New York yesterday. Had been 7 days north of liut
teras, with heavy NE. and NW. gales.
Schr Sophie Wilson, Walls, for Philadelphia, Bailed
from MatanBBH tin iuhu
Schr Kiuma I- Porter, Sparks, for Philadelphia,
wuu lnnritnir at M HI an' nn 1st lllnt-
Hi-br R. W. Tull, hence for Bust on, at Holmes' Hole
isth lust.
SECOND EDITION
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The Colc-Gorham Case.
Debate on the Georgia Bill.
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FROM JM&HIjYQTOJY.
A Conrt-.TlarMiil.
Bpertal DetpeUeh to The Evening Telegraph.
Washington, April 15. In conformity with
a recent resolution of the House of Representa
tives, charges have been preferred against Com
mander John II. Upshur for conduct unbecom
ing an officer, and tho Secretary of tho Navy has
ordered a general court-martial, to convene at
the Navy Department on Thursday, the 21st
instant, lor the trial of that officer. The follow
ing officers will comprise the court: Rear-Admiral
L. M. Goldsborough, President; Commo
dore A. M. Fennock, Captain E. G. Parrott,
Captain William Reynolds, Captain Henry K.
Davenport, Commander E. Simpson, and Com
mander William J. Temple, members, and John
W. Bell, Judge Advocate. ;
It will be remembered that it was alleged that
Commander Upshur made a present to a mem
ber of Congress of t!300, after his son had
been appointed a midshipman at Annapolis.
It is understood that the charges are based upon
this.
Nnvnl Matter.
The United States third-rate screw steamers
Tlconderoga and Shenandoah, ten gun, now at
the Boston Navy Yard, are being fitted for im
mediate sea service.
The Navy Department has received a despatch
from Commander Lewis, reporting his arrival
in the Resaca at Valparaiso. The Yantlc has
arrived at Key West and the Guard at Caledonia
Bay. All well. . ; ,
, Tho Gorhani-Cole Cnae.
A cotber caucus of Republican Senators was
held this morning to settlo the fight betweon
Senator Cole and Secretary Gorham. , Speeches
were made by Senators Sumner, Stewart, Nye,
and others, all counselling peace. It was ascer
tained by Senator Cole and his friends that a
majority of Senators were opposed to the re
moval of Mr. Gorham, and a resolution was
o fie red and agreed to referring the matter to
the old committee for adjustment. Senator Cole
has Intimated his willingness to leave the matter
to the decision of the Senate.
The Ueorala Bill.
It is expected there will be a sharp contest
to-day over the amendments to tho Georgia bill.
The opponents of the ' Bingham amendment
charge that the vote on the Williams amend'
ment was taken yesterday, when a large
number of its friends were absent, and when it
was generally understood that no vote would
be taken. The Senator, who has canvassed the
Senate, states that there is a majority of eight
against Bingham's amendment. There is a dis
position to sit out the debate to-day until a vote
Is reached.
COIi UH 13 8 S.
FORTY-FIRST TKIt.1I SECOND MESSION.
Hennte.
W AflniNdTON, April 15. Petitions were pre-
setitca tor ine repeal or tne law prevent
ing compensation to citizens of Maryland for
Blaves taken during the war; for the suppression of
the saie of intoxicating liquors in the District of
Columbia, and against the revival of the Income tax.
Mr. uouKiing presented tne memorial or me Ame
rican Geographical and Statistical Society touching
tne proposed expedition to tne Arctic regions, eulo
gistic or ine scienuue attainments or ur. iiayes, and
recommending the employment of bis services.
Mr. M rumouu presented a memorial rrom u. a.
Hart, who claims a seat as a legally elected senator
from Florida, representing that the report of the
Judiciary Committee on the subject did not contain
such a representation or the law and racts of the
case as the contestant was entitled to have, aud
asking to be heard in argument before the Senate.
j.am on tne tame.
Mr. Fenton presented a petition to abolish the duty
on tea and coiTee, and reduce that on sugar aud
moiasses.
Mr. Cragln. from the Naval Committee. In re.
Bnonse to memorial, referred to the committee
from retired naval officers for restoration to . the
active list, read a resolution adopted by the commit
tee for its ffovernmcnt. in tne Judgment or the
committee, (.'ongress ought not to entertain these
applications for restoration, or for chances of rank
or grade, unless such restoration or change be re-
Mr. Scott Introduced a bill to authorise the aa
thoritiesof Washington to subscribe tan,oo to the
capital stocK or tne Daiumore ana rotomao (aii
road, and to issue bondH for the same. Referred to
the Committee on the District of Columbia.
On motion of Mr. Conkling the bill authorizing the
First National Bank of Delhi, New York, to change
us location was passeu.
Mr. Humner introduced a bill to simplify nnd re.
(luce the rata of postage, to abollNh tho franking
nrivllctre. to limit the cost of carrying the mall, aud
to regulate the payment of postage, lie gave notice
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of his Intention to move It as a substitute for the
lending bill to abolish the franking privilege. The
.ill makes a reductiou of the postage to one cent for
half ounce letters, and substitutes for tho franking
privilege a system or stamped envelopes, ordered
to be printed and placed on the calendar.
Mr. Warner Introduced a joint resolution direct
ing tnat tne census ntarsnais suau not oe required
to take anv oaths other than the one prescribed In
the Census act of 1n0, and one to support their
Stale Constitution and tne united States consult
tion. Referred.
Ilouie.
Mr. Bearaan. from the Committee on Appropria
tions, moved mat me committee be uiscnargea irom
tho confederation of tho claims of the Brazilian Mail
KteauiHhip Company, aud that It be referred to the
Committee or claims, bo oniereti.
Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, from the confer
enco committee on the Deficiency bill, made a re
port, wlilcli was read, lie staiea mac ine main
oims In the report were feur as to the Marine
ospltal at Chicago, the Custom House at St. Paul,
and the New York and Boston Post Offlces, and
offered to give any explanation that might be asksd
on inose points.
Mr. Mortrsn wished action to be postponed until
the report was printed, and criticized the fact that
the member of the Committee on Appropriations
wtio had reported the bill (Mr. Lawrence) had not
been given charge of the bill in the conference com
mittee. ,
Tho sneavor a villained that the srentleman from
Ohio. Mr. Lawrence, was absent when tlia bill was
considered in the House, and that therefore the
nf thA ('r.iumltteK nn AmiroDrtatlous had
taken charge of It. It was therefore proper aud ac
cording to all parliamentary rules that the gentle
man (Mr. Dawoa) should have charge of it til the
conference committee. He asked whether it was a
satisfactory explanation.
u. Mnririn xnrHKnil himself Satisfied With It.
Tim Hnekker asked whether tho other ffuutioman
from Ohio (Mr. Lawrence) considered that his rights
had been wronged by not being put on that confer
ence committee.
Mr. Lawrence replied somewhat hesitatingly that
he was not suillclently acquainted with parlia
mentary precedents to know whether they bad been
or not. (Laughter.)
Mr. Farnswortb, in reference to the Chicago Ma
rino riotipHal, remarked that ho had very good!
authority for saying that the building now bflug
erected was entirely unfit for the use to which It wu
destined.
Mr, Judd asked Mr. I'arnsworth to state his au .
thorlty. .
Mr. Karnsworth preferred to give tho names of
his Informants to the committee now lnVMtlgatinjf
tho sutjet.
Mr. Morgan argued that tho nonse should not bo
called upon to tote on large appropriations without
au opportunity of understanding them. Ho wished
to have the report nrinied. . He reirrettod that the
gentleman (Mr. Dawes) had forgotten the role which.
he nauassumea some tune ago as ine guamiau oi
the Treasury.
Mr. Hannau enuea attention to tne appropriation
for tho New York Post omoe, which the Uohso had
fixed at 4(in,iHi0 which the Senate had raised to
soo,ooo, and which tho conference report raised to
1,00o,ono, and so an to the Boston Post Office.
Mr. Dawes explained ine matter, wntcn was iur
ther discussed by Messrs. Butler (Mass.) and Farns
worm.
The report Of tho Post Office committee on me
subject having been read, Mr. Butler (Mass.) said ha
was mronupd tnat rnai report nau never oeen cou-
siurred m tne committee.
Mr. Varnsworth remarked that the gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) undoubtedly knew
more about the business or all tne committees or ma
House than those committees themselves knew.
(Laughter.)
it was very strange isaiine report naa not been
considered in committee when It was signed by six:
members or it. unai committee consuiercn iwo
and a half millions as snftlcient for the New York:
Post Office and one million for tho Boston Pose
onice, but so much money had been already badly
speni on mcse buildings mat mose estimates were
probably too low. If the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Postmaster-General would do their duty
under tho provision reported by tho conference
committee aud require bids and give contracts to the
lowest responsible bidders, the coat might be brought
down to the amounts recommended by tho Post;
Office Committee, and at all events he thought It
best to concur in tho report of the conference com
mittee. Mr. Lawrence remarked that the conference re
port recommended agreeing In a lnmp to seventeen
Senate amendments which the House hao rejected.
and to six additional appropriations, and Bald na
objected to acting on the report unless the chalrmaa
(Mr. Dawes) explained every item, or unless tne re
port was referred to the Committee on Appropria
tions, lie would never give nis vote to an appropri
ation of three millions for any one building In the
republic until the national debt was provided for, or
until the great water communications of the country
were improved as they ought to be, as they wera
much more necessary than those public buildings.
air. uiseiu aestrea w Know now nara tno gtntje
man from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) had struggled
to keep down these appropriations, whether he had
equalled his efforts iu that direction on the Natal
Appropriation bill? '
Mr. Dawes replied that he felt that ho did. except
as to tho appraisers' stores in Philadelphia (Langh
ter.) He had thought that he would lot np a llttla
on mem.
Mr. Brooks (N. Y., member of tho conference
committee, suggested that Mr. Dawes Bhould let the
matter go over till to-morrow, and let the report ba
printed In the meantime.
Mr. Dawes Raid he had no objection to let that
motion be made. - .
Mr. Allison made the motion and moved the pre'
Vlous question on IU
The House refused to second the previous ques
tion. ,
Mr. Dawes then moved the previous question on
the adoption of the report. Seconded.
FROM THE-STATE. "
The Miners' Htrlke. i .i
Potthvii.le, April 15. A despatch appeared
In a Philadelphia paper yesterday,, (toting that
several large operators would resume work on
Monday next on the worklngmen s terms, which
is false. The operators are more than ever de
termined to adhere to their demands. In tho
meantime arrangements have been made to sup
ply parties on the line of the Reading Road
with coal from the Lehigh at fair rates. Tho
ralo Alto rolling mill, according to the Journal
of this morning, have contracted for coal to bo
delivered at this point for four dollars. ' ,
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Terrible Railway Accident.
Boston, April 15 Last evening, Bridget
Dolan and her sister Ann, and Mrs. Jane Doran,
residents of North Cambridge, while walking on
the Boston and Maine Railroad, were struck by
an incoming train on tho Mystic Drawbridge,
and Mrs. Doran had a leg severed and left on
the track, her body falling into the water, whera
it disappeared. ,
One of the Misses Dolan hod a leg severed
and sustained other injuries. She was con
veyed to the hospital. The third sister wad
uninjured.
Death of a Puclllitt.
LTarry Ayrcs, an Englishman, who formerly
had some notoriety as a pugilist, wus found
dead last night in a doorway in Sudbury street.
FROM THE WEST.
Firo nt Medina, Ohio.
Cleveland, April 15. It is reported hero
that the greater portion of the town of Medina,
in this State, was destroyed by fire last night.
No particulars have been received yet.
FINANCE AN1 COUJIEUCK.
KVKNIHO TET.KOBAPH OFFICE,? 1
' Friday, April 10. 1H70. i
In consequence of the holiday tho business
and financial transactions were of a limited and
irrregular character. There was no meeting of
the Stock Board, and we have therefore no
Money market to report .
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Fkioay, AprU 16. The closing of the Commercial
Exchange, the banks, Insurance offices, and many
stores has partially suspended trade.
No. 1 Quercitron Bark is offered at f2T per ton;
without finding buyers.
Cotton moves slowly at 2323','e. for middling.
In Flour, Corn Meal, Wheat, Rye, Corn, and Oats,
the transactions were unimportant.
Vhlsky Is offered at f l'ftltAl'Oii iu iron-bound pack
ages without sales.
New York Prodace Market.
Niw York. April 15. Cotton, no market. Floor
quiet, bnt without decided change. Wheat quiet bun
steady. Orn scarce and a shade firmer; new naixe
Western, ft -07' HO; new yellow Jersey and Penn
sylvania, li:fl-14; new yellow Western, fi-ia.
(tats dull. Beef quiet. Pork lirai j mess, $28; prime,
liOtaii. Lard quiet. Whisky quiet but firui at $lfj.
Baltimore Produce Market.
Bai.ttiiokb, April 15. Cotton dull and nominal
and unchanged. Flour firm and fairly active, but
prices are unchanged. Wheat firm ; prime to choice
Maryland red, $l-4.'xa.l-W. Corn while, f l-03(Sl-5;
yellow, IPOS, wats, 2u. Bye, $l-oa. Provision!
Arm and unchanged. Whisky more firm at f 1D1
art til
"With two exceptions, all the rum made la
the United States Is distilled in Massachusetts,
and the distilleries are situated in Boston and
the lmmedlato vicinity. Tho Boston Pout, in
a recent review of the trado in New England
rum, says that the greater part of tho export Is
Bent to the African coast, aud points with prldo
to the cargo of a recent bark, which consisted ot
tobacco, rum, and four missionaries, one being
a woman. ' .
A Florida correspondent cf the Boston
Tranter ipl treats of the humbug about oranges.
IIo wishes Bomcbody would take up this branch,
of business, for the orange groves of which wa
hear bo much in the letters of enthusiastic tour-,
lsts are few and far between. Imagine the dl
may of a raw emigrant to tho orange-scented
country, when on landing he runs to the first
fruit store for oranges, and Audi them Belling at
fl a dozen.