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TliU DAILY EVEN Us Q TELEUliAPfl IMIILA.DELP11IA, TUESDAY, MA 31, 1870.
ci tv itri:iiiiiu,ictt,
THE CENSUS.
The Ninth Drrrnalal Enamemtton ! the
Popnlntlaa Haw It will be Alade The
Prhedulew Etc.
General E. M. Gregory, the United States
Marshal for this district, has Riven to the public
the names of the deputies to whom will be
specially entrusted the taok of taking the censm
itatletics of this city. The Mouse o? Represen
tatives, early in the present session, devoted
considerable time to the perfection of an elabo
rate bill providing for the taking of the ninth
census, but the measure encountered serious
opposition In the Senate, and the result of this
disagreement between the two houses of Con
press was the adoption of a few Immaterial
amendments to the act of May 23, 18'0, under
tliu provisions of which, in its amended form,
the ninth census will be taken, as were the
eighth and seventh before it. The whole labor
is entrusted to a temporary bureau in the De
partment of the Interior, with (Jcneral F. A.
Walker, an experienced nnd enthusiastic statis
tician, at Us head as superintendent. General
Walker was recently in charge of the Bureau
of Statistics of the Treasury Department, and
Assistant Special Commissioner of Revenue, and
is eminently qualified for his new task by both
his tastes and experience. The census of 18(53
was taken under the superintendence of Hon.
Joseph C. G. Kennedy, of Maryland, aid the
returns of that of 1850 were compiled and pub
lished under the superintendence of James D. B
De l!ow, the well-known founder and editor of
De Bow's Jicview. It was understood that Mr.
Kennedy was an aspirant for his old position
during the present year, but his political record
was such as to prevent his appointment to the
place.
The net of 1850 provides that the census shall
be taken by the United States Marshals of the
respective district?, with the aid of such assist
ants as shall be required. The census districts
of each State are divided so as to be composed
of not more than 20,000 persons. General Gre
gory has apportioned this city into ninety-one
districts, the names of the Deputy Marshals for
each of which are given on one of our inside
pages. A large number of the special deputies
arc ex-soldiers, and four of them one in the
Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth wards each, in
which the colored population of this city is prin
cipally concentrated are colored men, three of
these having also served in the army. At the
last census, 4417 assistant marshals" were em
ployed, and this year the work will probably
require even a larger number. The assistants
are not paid a regular salary, but aro compeu
eated in the following manner : 2 cents
for every name taken, 10 cents for every farm,
15 cents for every productive establishment of
industry, 2 cents for every deceased person,
and 2 per cent, of the grots amount for names
enumerated for social - statistics, 10 cents per
mile for the distance travelled, and 8 cents per
page for each copy of the returns made. The
amount of mileage to be allowed is ascertained
in an ingenious and arbitrary manner. The
Equare root of the number of dwelling-houses in
each division is multiplied by the square root of
the number of square miles in the division, and
the product is taken as the number of miles
travelled. By being compensated in this man
ner the enumerators conduct their labors under
an inducement to thoroughly scour their
allotted districts, while the oath of ollice
which they are required to take Is, or at least
should be, a sulllcient guarantee that there is no
resort to fictitious returns for the sake of in
creasing their pay. The census is supposed to
represent the state of the populatlou and vari
ous industries of the country on the first day of
June (to-morrow), although it Is, of course,
impossible to make the enumeration in a single
day, and the machinery will not be fairly at
work for some days yet. The enumeration
nine t bo completed, nnd the returns all sent in
to the Secretary of the Interior, by the first of
November next.
By the act of 1850, three duplicate sets of re
turns were required to bo made, the original
returns ef the enumerators being deposited with
the clerks of the county courts of the respective
counties, while one copy was forwarded to the
census oflice in the Department of the Interior,
and the other deposited in the ollice of the Sec
retary of the State or Territory. The Superin
tendent of the Census endeavored to secure the
passage of au amendment to the act dolus; away
with one set of returns, and dispensing with
their deposit with the county clerks, on the
ground that this would result in a saving of
about $130,000, and because he deemed the
"third set of returns not only unneces
Bary.but positively injurious, inasmuch as, being
placed in the ofllee of the county clerk, the
returns are undesirably and dangerously easy of
access for improper purposes; aud that, there
fore, persons subject to enumeration in the
census cannot feel that assurance as to the
confidential character of disclosures which they
make in regard to their family and business
affairs, which Is not only required in justice to
the citizen, but which Is absolutely necessary, if
true and full answers are to be given to the
Inquiries of assistant marshals." But this pro
posed amendment was thrown out by thw con
ference committee which fixed up the disagree
ments between the two houses of Congress, and
there has, therefore, been no change in the law
in this respect.
The assistants are to perform the service re
quired of them by a personal visit to each
dwelling-house and to each family in the sub
division assigned to them, and ascertain by in
quiries made of some member of each family, if
any one can be found capable of giving the in
formation; but If not, then of the agent of such
family, the name of each member thereof, the
age and place of birth of each, and all other par
ticulars required, and must, in the rural dis
tricts, visit personally the farms, mills, shops,
mines, and other places respecting which infor
mation is required, and must obtain all such in
formation from the best and most reliable
sources. In ease any head or agent of a family
who is called upon for the Information required
under the law, refuses to give such information
to the assistant marshal, he becomes liable to a
line of thirty dollars, to be sued for and recov
ered in action of debt by the assistant marshal,
for the U6e of the United States. On the other
hand, the enumerators are required to maintain
the strictest secrecj' concerning all the informa
tion elicited by them, and the divulging of any
eucn lniormation to improper persons is made a
crave offense.
This morning the oflice of the United States,
juarsuai in tills city was thronsred with the
assistants whom he has appointed, who were
engaged in taking the oath of oflice. At
10 o clock to-morrow morning they are under
instructions to report again to the United
Statts Marshal, when they will receive the
printed instructions and blank schedules, and
commence at once meir important labors.
The Onaas Hcbedulea
for each county are five In number, and when
filled up will embrace the following array of
laeie:
6CHEDrlR I. INHABITANTS.
Dwelling houses and families, numbered in tha order of
visitation ; the name of every person whole pluoe of abode
on the I at day of Jane, 1H7U, was in this taiuily; profession,
occupation, or trude ; value ot real and personal estate;
place of birth and parentage : if born or married within
tue year, state nionm ; attenaea scnool wituin tne year;
cannot read or write ; whother deaf and dumb, blind, in
sane, or idiotic ; wale citizens 01 united states of twenty
one and UDwunls. whether voters or not. Umaimara Nuiu
ber of dwellings, families, whito males, white females,
colored male, colored females, males foreign born, fe
males ioreigu-uorn, uunu, insane.
fcCHJCDlXH li PKHBONS WHO PIED PURISO HHE TEAS
KN1UNU 1ST OF JUNE, IBlU.
Number of the family; name of every parson who died
during the vear in this family : ace. sex. end color: mar
ried or widowed ; plaoe of birth, parentage, and month in
wuicn me person uieu; proiession, occupation, or iraue
disease or cause of deaih. Summiru Total number o!
deaths; number of white males, white females, black
males, black females, mulatto males, mulatto leinale
married, widowed; total loreign-uorn.
SCHEDULE III. PltODUCXIOKS OF AGBICDXTUUE.
Name of scent, owner, or manager, acres 01 land ira
nrnvad and nniuorovel : Dreeent cash value of farm and
of fanning implements end machinery ; total amount of
wages paid during the year, including value of boird ;
livestock, June 1, 1870 -horses, mules, and asses, inilob
cows, working oxen, other cattle, sheep, swine, value of all
live stock ; produce during the year ending June 1, lfi7u
wheat (spring and winter;, rye, luuian oorn, oais, uaney,
,u, Uhat. iita. tibaoco. cotton, wool, peas, and beans,
uoiatoes (Irish end sweet); orchard product -wine; pro
duce of market gardens butler, cheese, mi'k sold, nay,
seed (clover end grass), bops, hemp, tlax, flaxseed, silk
cocoons, sogar linapie ana canei, moiuases. oeeswax.
k..n fore itrWdm--fit value of horn inn'irf:ri' or
euuu.aia snug tit rd or sold fur slaughter ; esuuiawd value
of all farm productions, Including betterment! anladtU- '
tions to stock.
nrHKin.K rv. PBopt'CTsoFinnrsTRT.
Name nf enrrwirntion. enmnsDT. or individual, prodno-
ing to value of JMXI annaally ; name ot business, mauufac
tnre, or product ; capital ; kind of power and number of
horse power: name and number of machine; avwrage
number of nanus employee:, males aoove in, temaies aoove
15. ohildren and yeuth ; total amount piid in wages during
the year ; number of months la active operation; kinds,
quantities, and values of materials and productions.
SCWF.Drl.K V. SOCIAL STATISTICS.
I'ahfaffnn. Real eslnte. personal estate, and total : how
valued, end true valuation.
Public lirM.-ounty dobt, for which bonds have been
iMund, and all other county dobt; town, city, township,
fisrish (civil), or borough debt, for whioh bonds hare been
ssned, ani ail other town, city, township, parish (civil),
cr borough debt.
TWxa'ton (not nationals- State, county, town, city, town
ship, parish (civil), or borough ; total.
I'lnipnUm. Whole number of p.mperssnpport.ed during
the year, native and foreign ;. whole number. June 1, ifWa,
native whito, native black, foreign; annus! oost of sup
port. Oiintr. Whole number of criminli convicted during
(he year, native and foreign; whole nnmber in prison
June I, 11-70, native whito, native black, foreign
l.ifn-nrir. Htato, town, or city, court, church, Sabbath
school, circulating, private ; number of volumes.
In;r, Average wages to farm hnnd for month, hired
by the year and boarded ; average wages of a day laborer,
without board and with board; averare payment to a
carpenter per day. without board; avernge wages to a
female domestic per week, without board ; average price
ef board to a laboring man por week.
A eiriaitrrn ami I Vn'wia. Name, character, how of ten
published, average circulation.
Cnllrpm, Arn-timir; an I ,sno7. Classical, profes
sional, technological : schools of mining, of art, and music;
commercial and military; schools, public, private, paro
chial, and charity.
Hrlitpon. Denomination; number of church organiza
tions and edifices; total number that churches of each
denomination will accommodate; value of cuurcn pro
perly.
THE ASSEMBLY.
TENTH DA Y SESSION.
This Morning's Proceedings of the Presbyte
rian fJeiirrul Aeeemblv (General HuntneHn
He porta or Committees-Iteport on Public
Mrhool Education.
The reunited Presbyterian General Assembly
met this morning at 9 o'clock, the Moderator in the
chair.
The Devotional Kxerrleea.
The usual preliminary devotional exercises opened
wltb singing, followed by prayers and addresses,
by various ministers and elders. The devotional
exercises closed with the singing of the doxology.
Ilualneea HtMUined.
The minutes of the previous day's sessions were
read, and after several alterations were proposed
ami mane, were approved.
lteport of the Committee on Hills and Over
ture).
The Committee on 13111s and Overtures made seve
ral announcements.
Two memorials on the subject of manses were re
ferred to a committee.
Another for the endowment of a college was re
ferred to the Education Committee.
On another memorial from a presbytery the fol
lowing resolution was submitted by the committee,
which was approvcu:
Jiettoived. That the reception or Kev. donn A
Annan to the Presbytery of Santa Fe is sanctioned
by reason of the exigency of the case.
a memorial on the rudjuci oi ministerial education
was referred to a special committee.
Iteport on Public Education.
Rev. Mr. Prentiss, from the special committee an-
pointed to consider the perils of public education,
romie tneir report.
The report closes wun the following resolutions:
"Kemhr.il. 1. That the General Assembly regard the
free public school as an ossoutial purtot our republican
system, as conduoive in the highest degree to tho moral
unity, common spirit, and kindly sympathies of American
citizenship, and as closely connected with all the best in
terests ot christian society in ttie united states.
"Jfimlmi, 2, That in the judgment of the General As
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gious oiements, wnno involvin a radical nop irtare troru
tne spirit and principles in wbicn our Diitilio school bad
iis origin, would be eminently unwise, nnjust, and a maral
calamity to the nation.
fM)lrKl,S. That the General Assembly are a'xo entirely
opposed to the appropriation of any portion of the public
school funds for the support of seotarian institutions,
and w uld regard the establishment of such a polioy as
fraught with tho great est mischief not only to the cauie of
popular education, nut uuraiy less to the interests ot
American freedom, unity, and progress.
"JtolDrti, 4, That Vfuireas tho liible is not only tha
Maiina Cfmrta of the spiritual rights and liberties of man
kind, but is also pre eminently our National Book, tho
best model of our lnotbi-r tongue, and the fountain of our
niguest t nought ana ot our ruling uieas notn to puvate
and public life, the General Assembly would regard its
expulsion from tne schools ot toe people as a deplorable
and tuicidal act; nor can they perceive that any real ad
vantage could thereby be gained to the oauaeof popular
eaucaiion.
"Jienalrnl. 5. That the General Assembly, conscious of
oeing actuated in this mutter tiy no other motive thin thd
greatest good of the whole country, hereby profess their
resdiness to co-oporate wiib all Christian people, of what
ever name, and with all good citizeus. in su modifying
and perfecting our noble publio school system as to ol
viite as far as practicable the conscientious scruples and
difficulties of an its rnenas.
' uKUHuK U r-KKNTISS, Chairman."
The report was accepted ana unanimously
aaopien.
Iteport of the Committee on Mileage.
The Committee on Mileage reported that they
have received on account of the Commissioners'
Fund of the late "Old School" branch of the Church
the sum of $1134-63, which Includes the balance of
from last year, and also Includes the sum of
5is contributed ny a lew eastern presoyteries wno
make no claim for mileage; but Inasmuch as the
distribution oi mis amount as mucage win pay to
some presoyteries more ana to others a mere pit.
tance, ana inasmuch as there are presoyteries who
can ill att'ord to pay their own expenses, and much
less to bear these expenses, your committee would
suiuuit tne lonowmg:
JieMtiiceti, That the Committee on Mileage be and
hereby are instructed to repay to the following; Pres
byteries, Atlantic, Henlcia,; California, Colorado,
lnnenago ami others, uie amounts paid Dy tliom
respectively to the commissioners' fuuds, and to dis
tribute tne naiance ot these runus to these and
other preBbjterit-s which may be entitled under the
former rules or tne uia school Assembly.
Dr. Crosby, from the committee appointed to
frame a reply to the overtures from the Bohemian
cnurch, submitted a report, nrst reading the letter
irom inut cuurcn to which tue reply is to be re
turned.
Tho reply sends greeting to the Bohemian Church.
and proposes that a delegation be appointed to
represent the General Assembly In the meetings of
the Hynod of the Boliemiuu Church. The report
was received ana auopteu.
Key. William Kaukin ottered the following:
fienolved, That the rules of the House be bo
changed as to allow a half-hour for devotional
services in the morning Instead of an hour, and that
the afternoon session close at 6 o'clock, Instead of
Dan-past o ociock.
The first portion of this resolution was agreed to,
nut tne latter was rejecteu.
It was moved that the time of the meeting of the
Synod of Philadelphia be changed from the 14th to
me vibi oi j une. Adopted.
Elder George Junklu offered the following reso
.utlon :
Kemh-eJ, That a committee of five be appointed to
consider and report what changes, If any, are proper
to be made in the Board of Trustees by the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
btau s of America, In order that there may be an
equiitmie ai&triounon oi suia trustees in accordance
wun the present united cnurch.
This resolution was adopted.
Reporl on Home Allusion.
The unfinished business, the consideration of the
report or tne Joint committee on Home Missions.
was then proceeded with. The five minutes' rule
for debate was made the order In the consideration
of this report.
The Items concerning the proposed consolidation
or tue "ijoara or uoraestio Missions." ana the "Com
Bilttee on Home Misaions," and the proposed new
organization, were considered. The first item fixing
the name of the proposed consolidated organization
was taken up. The following is the Item :
"1. The name to be 'The Hoard of Home Missions
of the Presbyterian Church In the United States of
America.'"
It was moved to suspend action on the Item In
order to take up resolutions offered by Dr. John U,
ll.i..L-,,a s.f l,,lhn,n.a tin tlia onhia.il n n.l 1
uatAUD, vi itaiuuiuic, r ,110 nuuiuuh maillot.
ltev. Dr. Backus on this subject said: I move that
this report be dispensed with, and that the resolu
tion 1 am about to oner be accepted in Its stead,
We will have according to the report 14 secretaries.
T treasurers, and T office s, which will cost thousands
of dollars. We desire to have the reports adoptel
provisionally for one year. We want something to
consolidate the plans. 1 move to Buspeud the action
of I lie Joint Committee on Home Missions to take
up this report.
The resolutions were then taken up one by one,
Tne Pi st is as ionows:
Jienulved, That the reports of all the committees on
the reconstruction of the boards and committees of
our Church, with the exception of the Hoard of
Foiehm Missions, wtucn Dave been accepted by this
body. be. when adopted, provisionally for one year,
Mr. J. W. Edwards offered an amendment to
except the Hoard of Publication, as well as the
Jioard or Foreign Missions.
Governor Pollock moved to lay the amendment on
the tab e. carried.
Kev. Dr. Crosby offered a substitute that with re
paid to all the boards of the Church except the
Foreign Mission isoani tne iormer systems wnico
nave prevailed win continue lor a year,
liev. Dr. Musgruvo said he had no feelings per
sonailv on this matter. I do not know when the
legislature of New York meets, but I know the
Legislature or this rsiaie will not meet tut January,
lr w ill take a intuitu or tarn to get the thing- ihrmnti
I tae iittiuiature. i would jiitlci U to g ovm' uuul
tide K'Xt roertingof the Assembly. I wish to promoto
the hirrmony, peace, and unity of the Church, and
would deprecate anytning wnicn wonia tena to in
jure the harmony already existing among ns. I hope
we can get tnrougn this nrst Assembly with perfect
accord. If yon give as a little more time we can
gettnrongn witnagreat many things wun pnrrect
harmony. I therefore favor the resolution of Dr.
Crosby.
Dr. Breed thought that this was an Important
motion to pass. If It Is passed the Church would
remain withont reconstruction for another year.
This shoald not be thought of for a moment.
Kev. IT. Adam said he hoped that we would not
be partially reconstructed but fully reconstructed.
in rrgara to tne report of Domestic Missions 1 would
ask where it would leave us? How can we adopt
that provision when the result of the first is In re
gard the very first proposition we must decide where
our locality is to be, in what State we are to ask for
an net of incorporation? I do not understand what
is meant oy adopting provisionally, we should nave
a committee to take these things all Into considera
tion.
Dr. Crosby said he wonld like to see the whole
committee settled at once, bnt It cannot be done.
The commll tee during the year have not conferred
together. There are reports which csnnot con
sistently worK togetner. a committee snouia De ap
pointed to adjust these reports, so that they can be
worKCir togetner admirably. J.et us, wnen we do
arrange a system, arrange a complete one.
Kev. Dr. HatUeld wanted to know if we were
prepared to recommend to the churches to mike
contributions for each ot their boards during the
year. 1 think we had better stay here threo days
or a week longer than to leave business in this un-
lintthed state.
Mr Thompson, of Cincinnati, said we came up to
the Assembly for the very purpose of reconstruc
tion. There are not two ooarus nny longer, nut t
hone and trust we aro one in everything. The
trustees elected to serve the board should tie elected
as soon as possible. We should commence a new
career of prosperity. 1 hope before the amend
ments are voted tor to put tne matter over to tue
next Assembly we will have the whole matter to go
over again. 1 am wili.ng to go In for an entire re
constructing the boards to-day. That is what we
came mr.
Mr. Moon moved that the whole matter adopting
their provisional reports be laid on the table, which
Includes Dr. Backus' resolutions and Dr. Crosby's
BUtisiiiuie. t.arnea.
The first item of the report was then adopted.
The following items were then read and adopted :
"2. That this board consist ot twenty members'
five constltutintr a otiornm.
';i. 'i hat tne board be authorized to appoint one
secretary, with so much assistance as the board may
deem necessary.
" Alter proceeding so far, your Committee were
advised by eminent legal counsel that, inasmuch as
the Board and Committee now existing hold their
ciiartt?rs; from different etates, legislative action in
the Slates of Pennsylvania and New York would be
neceFsary ticrore tue contemplated consolidation
could be effected, so that the property now held by
the one could, legally and safely, be transferred to
the other, as instructed oy counsel, your com
mittee cannot see any mode in which this General
Assembly itself, without further legislation, can
create sucn a consolidated uoara or win be compe
tent In law to execute the trusts imposed on the
existing corporate bodies in wills or other writings
neretoiore executed."
As necessary steps to the obtaining of such neces
sary legislation as Is suited to the case, your com
mittee report the following recommendations, to
wit :
'. That this Assembly should designate the loca
lity In which the chief operations of the new board
shall be carried on, and in which the principal office
for that purpose shall be located."
The bubject of fixing the precise, locality was post
poned until tne wnoie report was accepwu.
j lie following were men adopted :
"2. That a committee be appointed by this As
sembly, whose duty it shall be to endeavor to pro.
cure all the leuiHlation required by the exigencies of
the case, aud direct the transfer of property now
held by the two bodies above described, on receiv
ing the opinion of competent counsel that the au
thority or tne new oouy is perfect."
"3. Meantime, tin sucu a result nas been reacne t,
that both of the existing organizations should be
kept up in the form reuuired by their respective
charters."
The report was then adopted as a wholo.
It was moved that the nuestton of location be de
cided without debate by culling the roll after the
nominations nad been made.
The following places were nominated : Mew
York, Philadelphia, and Chlcsgo.
The latter place was finally witnarawn, ana tne
vote was men taKen.
The voting occupied about an hour.
1 he Moderator announced the yote as follows:
For few lork wit
For Philadelphia 153
It was moved to appoint the committee to procure
thenecessHry legislation on the subject of couibluiug
the two present boards. Carried.
Governor Pollock moved that the committee con
sider Un. who shall all Ue legal gentlemen, as legis-
la ion was necessary in two etates. Tne work ne
cessary is not such as clergyman are accustomed to
do. Five members were to be appointed from each
State. This was afterwards amended so that one
clergyman be placed upon the committee from ea;h
State. Carried.
The Item on tho suoiect was referred bank to tha
Joibt Committee oa Home Mission, in order to till
the blanks and nominate the committee on legisia.
tion.
The Adjournment.
After the annonncement of several notices, the
Asstmbly adjourned with prayer by Dr. Campbell.
Amazoxian. Mrs. Patterson and Jennie
Jenks, resldine No. 12M North Ninth street,
last night indulged In a pugilistic encounter at
JNiuth ana Kace streets, ureases were torn,
bonnets twisted, and waterfalls demolished.
Lizzie Wright and Ellen Deviue, friends of the
first-mentioned, hapnenlnir to meet in the same
locality, tooK sides with tuerefpective puyruists,
and soon an encounter followed, fhe lour
females bellowed, fought, and tore each
other's apparel for about the space of oue-balf
hour, when an olllcer arrived, and they were
taken to the station-house. Alderman Jones
this morning sent them to prison.
Railroad Accident Four Peiisons In
jured. The 7-10 A. M. passenger train from
Newark, on the Newark and New xorlc itail-
road, br means of a half-turned switch, was
thrown from the track yesterday and very badly
wrecked. William (Jurtiss, the engineer, and
Chnrles Stiles, fireman, were badly Injured in
ternally, and two passengers Mrs. Keegan, and
a little girl whose name could not be ascertained
were slightly injured. If the Wharton patent
switch had been in use ou this road the accident
alluded to could not have happened; and it is
really surprising that bo sure a preventive of
such mlbhaps has not before this been adopted
by every railroad in the country.
I. O. W. B Edward Cassiday resides at No.
1111 Carpenter street. Last night Edward im
bibed rather freely of benzine, and consequently
bis animal got the better ot his moral nature.
Keturning to his home, he commenced abusing
his wile, and finally threatened to Kill her.
Edward now resides with Mr. Perkins, at the
city boarding house.
Cornelius Harcen. of the Twenty-fourth ward,
is another libel on humanity, Cornelius last
night beat his wife terribly. The cries of the
poor woman attracted an olllcer, who arrested
Cornelius. Alderman Clark sent him to keep
company with lid ward.
A Bonnet. Mary Taylor yesterday espied a
fine made bonnet in one of the rooms of the
Continental Hotel. The owner being absent
Mary tried it on, and was bo well pleased with
the article that she walked off with it. The
owner returning in a few moments discovered
her loss, and notmed the onlcer attached to tne
hotel. Marv was traced to Seventeenth and
South streets, where she was arrested. Alder
man Morrow held her to answer.
A STRAwnEKitY Festival will be held at
Cbemiut and Eighteenth streets, on June 2 and 3,
from 4 till 10 P. M.. in aid of "Industrial Home
for Blind Women." The blind will be present
pursuing their usual work. Fine music, instru
mental and vocal. Donations of fruit, flowers,
cakes, and confectionery will be gratefully re
ceived at the hail.
A Worthy Cause. The ladies of the con-
trrttratlon worshipping iu the Arch Street M. E.
Church, southeast corner of Broad and Arch
streets, will give a fruit and floral festival in the
new church eulnce on the evenings oi Wednes
day. Thursday, and Friday of this week. The
cause is decidedly a meritorious one, and on
each evening the church should be crowded.
Slight Fire About 10 o'clock this mornlnsr.
a fire occurred in the second story of the bakery
of William Mliree. No. lUlb tfuttonwood street.
Through the assistance of Lieutenant Bteinauer,
of the Eighth district, me names were extin-
trulbbed beiore doing any great damage. The
8 at.u of Beau Estati at Stocks. Th
following Bales were made bv M. Thomas &
Son, at the Philadelphia Exchange, to-day
at noon:
BOO unarm rrntikurd nil Co Met
) ihnre l'aldwo'1 Oil Co. 13 ou
SMI share Kojal Oil Co I ot
100 shares buirnr Dal Oil Uo Bots
B'0 tha-a Hathlon and Oamrten Oil Co 8 ots
li'Mi harv New York and Mi.lrll Coal Fiold Oo-. Vi 0
85 uliarfd Preston Ooal and Improvement Oo fililfiO
3 share I'nneohdatton national Hank.... V47 IM
4 shares riiiladt))liia and Southern Mail Steam
ship i;o vriio
IX1 shams Kmpire Transportation Oo (f VI 87
l(Hi shares Central Transportation Oo hl n
1 share Point Hreere Park 9i ID
aud shares New Oreek Co 4S cts
2(1 shares Pennsylvania Halt Mnnufiirturinn Oo... 471K1
24 shares Pen nsylvama t ire I nsiranee Oo 1W 00
2 shares Spring Warden Insurance Oo t5 75
8 shares Continental Hotel 7S IKI
12!' shares Camliria Iron Co 20 25
t30l 2d mortR(re Oointnhus and Tmlianapolia
naiiBs? i per cent.., may ano novemoer.., -w o
237 Rchnvlkill Navigation loan, 187rS Irl OU
1 share Camden and Atlantio Land Co
1 share Mercnntilo Library Co to'011
RAY aRI, No. 727-Oenfoel l)wolln 180UW
PINK Street, Kaatof FORTIETH - Kour Desira
ble Lots IS S'KVOO
KlfSHTH (North), Ho. 1423-Modern Da-elling... 60(o
GROUND BKNT $3d a year 5001W
Scoundrels! Villains! An! Three chaps,
named William Adams, James Fay, and Alexan
der B letcher, were arretted at Broad and Callow-
hill streets early this morning whilst Belling
newspapers, which they had stolen, to Bome
newsboys. The prisoners had followed tho
newspaper-carriers along Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Vine, Hace, and Arch
streets, and had 6tolen almost every paper lft
oy tueui. iiic ruscais were scut to prison.
At tiie Union League Horsr,, to-morrow
evening, at 8 o'clock. Charles J. Stllle, LL.U.,
the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania,
will read a memoir of the late Horace liinney,
Jr., who was President of tho League at the
time ot hie death.
Cave Mat. The trains for Cape May, com
mencing to-morrow. June 1, will leave dally at
8 A. M. and 315 P. M. Other trains will soon
be added to accommodate the rapidly Increasing
travel, which promises to be heavier than any
previous season.
A Bad Bot. John II. Trout, a lad. residing
with his parents on Thirty-seventh street, below
Market, has been sent to prison, on tho com
plaint of his father, for having stolen varlaus
sums of money from him at different times.
Go Yourself and take your family to "Mar-
ley's," Broad street and Germantown road, to
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Public sale of
his valuable hotel and adjoining building lots.
Ucgant collation, etc. Bee small bills.
Cascaltt. This afternoon a horse attached
to a wagon laden with vats ran away at Kidire
avenue and Francis Btrect. The driver, Patrick
Shields, who was seriously injured, was removed
to St. Joseph's Hospital.
Resignation. John P. Rodenbach, Superin
tendent of Franklin Square, has tendered his
resignation to Jonathan II. Pugh, Superintend
ent of City Property, owing to pressing business
engagements.
Issultino Females John F. Clark was
arrested at Seventh and Alaska streets for using
indecent language towards some females. Al
derman Collins committed him to prison.
Put Away. Mary Develin was arrested last
night by one of the Seventeenth district police
officers for street walking. Alderman Bonsall
committed her to prison.
Rahid Canine. Oiliccr Noldcn, of the Fit
teenth district, yesterday shot a canine that was
evidently Buffering from an attack fit hydro
phobia. Local Onns and Ends. The "Milesians" marched
well yesterday.
"Chimney sweeps" raaxe tne city lively, in tne
eirly hours of morn, witli their "Oh, an, oli'V
uow many nonas or ?5uu cacn did tne uijrantic
Steamship Dock Company, to bo located on the
Delaware, pay over to members of the Legislature
last winter-
Honir and Taylor were in the city all dav yester
day. We thought these "ga'lant soldiers" took a
greater interest in I'ostiso. u. now is it? are the
ISojs In Dlue ffoini? back on the cuach-trimrner?
Oilicers Premlevlile and JUullicnen, who com
mitted the assault upon the two colored men list
Saturday night, are still on the force.
would somenody tie coou enough to inform tno
public where them $190 went?
The Cameronttes are aPeady pulling the strings
for the election of State Senators, as Wig-Wag's
term expires in is."
lloiisr feels confident of a renominatlon. If this
be done, the chances are the Sixteenth district will
be represented by a Democrat, and that can't bo
aHorded, as the next Legislature reapportions the
State.
Harry D., Victor Patchen, and Fanny Allen par
ticipate in the two-mile trot ou the Keading Trotting
Park to-morrow afternoon.
Our citizen soldiery made a flno display yester
day, and reflected great credit upon themselves and
their officers.
Supervisor Tutton, of the Etstera District of
Pennsylvania, reports that the "whisky ring" la his
district has been suppressed, aud that but thlrty
tbree distilleries are ruunintr in his district. Nov
there are but two registered distilleries running in
his district, consequently there must be thlrty-ona
illicit manufactories of that commodity now run
ning, llow are you, Tutton !
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THIRD EDITION
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
Tho President and San Domingo.
ABIcssagctobelssucdTo-day
TO DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
An Ocean Steamer 21 Feet Lone:.
The French Regicide Plot.
The English Admiralty Bill.
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
FROM EUROPE.
A Miniature Steamer,
Liverpool, May 31. The miniature steamer
City of Ragusa will leave ber wharf this after
noon for New York. She is only 21 feet long,
but is provisioned for a three months' voyage.
The captain counts on a trip inside of fifty days.
The crew consists of one man besides the cap
tain, and the Inevitable Newfoundland dog goes
as a pneeeneer. While New York Is the nomi
nal point of destination, the captain will make
any convenient port in the United States. Quite
a crowd of people have collected at the wharf
to witness the departure of the tiny vessel.
International Copyright.
London, May 31. The Daily Aretos of this
morning pleads for an International copyright
treaty between Great Britain and the United
fctates.
Billiards.
The Times says that tho billiard players of
England are much disgusted with Bowies' play
ing in bis match with Roberts at Brighton last
evening.
Weather and the. Crop in England.
London, May 31. The weather for the past
few days has been unseasonably dry and warm.
Growing crops are already suffering for want of
rain, and apprehensions of a serious drought
are felt.
Cotton from India.
Despatches from Bombay state that within a
few days past 3100 bales of cotton have been
shipped to Europe by way of tho Suez Canal.
8hli News.
LiVEitrooL, May 31. Arrived, steamships
Nestorian, Baltimore, aad City of London.
Troubles In I.Iberia.
London, May 31. Despatches received from
the West Coast of Africa to-day announce the
breaking out of 6erious trouble In Liberia. The
President of Liberia had appointed Walter Good
collector and postmaster at Cape Palmas, and
the people there, to whom tho appointment is
distasteful, threaten secession if ho is confirmed.
The Admiralty Bill In the llousoof Common.
London, May 31. The House of Commons
did not adjourn till a late hour this morning.
A long and disjointed, and often violently per
sonal, debate occurred in committee ou the Ad
miralty management while the supply bill was
under consideration. The appropriation for the
Admiralty was eventually carried by a small
majority. Tho committee then rose, progress
reported, and the House adjourned.
The French KcKlclde Plot.
Paris, May 81. Yesterday more than twenty
persons who were Imprisoned in St. Magas
prieon, charged with complicity in the late regi
cide plot, were unconditionally released, and it
is announced that more will be liberated to-day.
The CerniiNChl Movcineut.
Tho movement in favor of Cernuschi, the
Italian banker, who was exiled for having con
tributed money to the Radicals to help defeat
an affirmative vote on the plebiscitum, is very
popular in Paris, and will unquestionably ba
successful in the end.
The Nmnllpox In Paris.
In the Corps Lcgislatif yesterday afternoon
the session was nearly consumed in debating
the means to check the ravages of the smallpox
in Paris.
The Paris Illsh Court.
It is now settled that the sessions of the High
Court will be held outside of Paris during the
present session of the Corps Legislatlf. The
latter will continue until the 1st of August.
FROM WdSHIJVGTOJV.
Ocean Telegraphing.
Special Despatch to The Kuening Telegraph.
Washington, May 31. The Senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee agreed to-day to report Cyrus V.
Field's bill for the construction of the ocenu tele
graph cable from Sun Frauciseo to China and Japan.
Han Domingo.
The President luformed Senator Morton this
morning that during the day he would send to the
St nate a special message on the San Domingo treaty,
in which he would set forth additional reason for
the ratification or the treaty. Mr. Sumner U still
firm in tils opposition to tho measure. He says the
more he hears about the manner in which it was
negotiated, the more he Is satisfied that there U
some job connected with it. He has been repeatedly
urged to have an investigation Instituted as to Gene
ral Babcock and other parties connected with tt.
The Hnndwlch lalantls Treaty.
An effort will be made to-day to get a vote on the
reciprocity treaty between the United States and
the Sandwich Islands. It Is the opinion of Senator
Sumner that the ratification of this treaty would es
sentially put us in possession of the Islands probably
on the death of the present king.
Mr. Lynch' Commerce Bill.
The House has spent another two hours on
Lynch's bill for the revival of American commerce,
aud It is nearly emasculated by amendments.
C O IX K li S .
FOUTY-FIKH TKHM-HBCONU MCHMOM.
We nate.
Mr. ConklinR presented the memorial of a larire number
of tobacco deulora of Hew York a(:iiiiat any iiiurtuiua of tax
upon Bniokiiu; tobacco a invulinu.
Mr. (Jliuucller introduced a bill to eaoour.aga tha build
ins of ahiua for foreifrn trade, and for ot lior purposes
Mr. Chandler's bill provide for the payment by the
Becretaiy cf the Treasury to parties building or equipping
iron ships in toe United bt-alo. solely for toreigu trade
and coum.erce, a sum of money equal in am unt t tno
duties winch have been paid on such ina'eriaU at tne
time of importation, and in cae materijls ot Am uric no
manufacture or production enter into the construction
or equipment of such vessels a sum
equal to what the duties on sic.i
materials would have been bad they ueea imported. Fro.
vided Hint any ships built under the provision of this
act may eupu,;? iu the coasting trade of the United H'aiej
upon repayment of toe money which had bden paid lv
the United States. AU ship rtoree aud coal used Ly such
vessels on their voyages maybe taken iu bond aud dis
posed of for such purposes free of imcrt uuliuteruil
duty Ihi.
'1 ho bill further provides that during three years from
i's pa.aage, the Secretary of the Treasury atiull bi auliri
rued to issue Americau register to iron -built shipsol all
kinds purihasi d by citzeus ot the United ht-ttet in
foreign conn I ilea, and owned by them, on cwidiuoa fiat
such thips sbnll not be used or employed in tn coasi itij
trade ol tl United Siatts. Helen ed to the UommittJd
on Commerce.
The joint resolution extending the time for const rui-tin
a railroad from St.. I'roit river, at the west en 1 of Lake
Superior, to bayneld, Wisconsin, was considered and
parsed
Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions, upon the petition of Cyrus W. field for aid in
establishing mterooeanio commuuication between Ame
rica and Aia, repor'fd a bdl carrying out the idea of
the memorialist incorporating th. Psoitis tjjljiuinni
lkU.iMU.y lu iciliu.i icic;ui'hiu cuium4Q;cUoa be
tween America and AU. Ue also reported other bills on
the same subject artvflr'7.
Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Indian A tlalra. r-
Forted adversely upon the hills for the ratification ol
reatiee with the 8tookbridge nnd Money, the Creek
K-tton, and other Indian trioes.
The hill mchinn the dodioial Oirenita of the United
States was cenaidered wit nont aeMnn and debated mainly
npon Including Unonnctient In toe mew rori i;ircui At
1 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Sumner, the Senate went Into
Kiecutive session and the doom were closed.
Ilonae
The Itonne proceeded to the consideration in the morn
ing hour of tbe bill te revive the navigation and commer
cial interest of the United 8tte.
Mr. Iynoh moved the previous qnestllon on the bill and
tbe ponding amendment. The previous question wan
seconded and the main qnestion ordered.
Mr. Lynoh proceeded to explain the substitute reported
by the onmmittee and to disoius ihe am-ndinenta, and
some of tht objections made to lbs bill. He denied that
the bill was conceived in the Interest of any class or
section.
The nrt meeting of the committee had been held at tha
Cnetcm llouoe in New York, where shipowners, merchants,
and shipbuilders were not only permitted but invited io
be present and to give opinions ani make snggea'ioos.
The proceedings were reported and were sent broad oast
over tbe country, and the same rule hd been followed in
Boston and Portland. On the faots thai obtained the)
conolimions in the report were based. Tbe opposition to
the I ill came principally from New Vork merchants who,
during the war, had placed their ships nnder the British,
flag, from men who were interested in foreign sttamstiip
lines, and from the subsidized agents of tbe Clyde ship
builders. Mr. Wood, in reply to a remark of Mr. Ijynch referring;
to him, said that he was quite satisfied with the substitute
except as to tbe proviso whioh allowed iron manufacturer
to go directly to the public treasury and take money
from it and put it in their pookets. Heretofore the pm
tcctionintn had laid the consumers nnder contribution
for their speoial benefit, but this was an improvement oa
tint old plan.
Mr. Lynch replied to Mr. Wood and proceeded to criti
cize his views as developed in bis speech on the snliject.
In tbe course of the discussion the objection was made
by Mr. Scbenck that tbe hour allowed foreloniog tbe de
bate bad been already consumed by the chairman of the
Select Committee (Mr. Lynch).
Mr. Lynch characterized the objection and interruption
as an unusual proceeding.
Mr, Hcbenck remarked that tht gentloman had olosed
the debate two or three times.
Mr. Lynch denied that be had done so.
Mr. Nchenok made the point of order that the hour to
which Mr. Lynch was entitled had been consumed by him.
The Speaker intimated that he would have to sustaii
tbe point of order, but appealed to Mr. Scbenck not to in
sist upon it.
Mr. Scbenck accordingly withdrew it, and
Mr. Lynch proceeded with Bis remarks, in the coarse of
which he mane a remark redecting on the motive which
stimulated the objection.
Mr. Schonck W hat do you mean by imputing motives t
Mr. Lynch I withdraw the remark.
Mr. Kcbenck You ought to. It is impertinent and In
decent. I have acted on my own judgment in regard to
this bill.
Mr. Lyncn i wunaraw tne remarn in oraer to save time
to go on with my argument.
At the close of hisspeecb, further remarks were mado
by Meesrs. Potera and Cox, and then the House proceeded
to vote on tbe bill and amendments.
The first amendment was that proposed by Mr. Butler
(Mass.), imposing differential duties.
M r. hebenck moved to lav the bill and amendments on
the table, but yielded to Mr. Butler (Mans.), who moved
to reconsider the vote ordering the main question, in,
order to move to refer the whole subject to the Oommittee
of Ways and Means ...
The mot iom to reconsider was rejected yeas. 78 : nays, 93.
The morning hour expired. and the Speaker announoed
that the bill went over till to-morrow in tbe morning
Mr. Schenck gave notice tht he would not yield for
the morning hour to-morrow, or the next day, or the day
mV. Lynch The gentleman need not show any feeling
in the matter.
I!y general consent I will allow the bill to be recommit
ted to the select committee.
Mr. Schenck I have no objection.
Mr. Ingoreoll With what conditions T
Mr. Lvncli With leave to report at any time.
Mr. Sciunck I objoct to that part of it.
Mr. iarnsworth remarksd that the Home bad no un
derstanding that tee bill was to go over, and claimed
that it Bhculd be disposed of to-day. A discussion ensued
on this point, tho result of which was that tbe'Uouso
proceeded with tho vote.
Mr. Butler (Mass. withdrew his amondment.
The next amendment was one proposed by Mr. Bingham
somewhat to the same effect as Mr. Butler's. It was re
jected. Tho next amendment was one proposed by Mr. Cox to
strike nut the proviso to tbe first section, allowing an
equivalent for drawbacks where the materials used are of
American production. Tho amendment was agreed to
yens H), nays 44. . ......
1 hf next amendment was that proposed by Mr. Wood,
to strike out sections three and four, allowing subsidies
and prohibiting tonnage duties. It was agreed to.
The next amendment was that proposed by Mr. Inger
soll, admitting to American registry free of duty iron ships
of foreign manutneturo, tbe exclusive property of citizens
of the United (States, provided that such ships shall not
be allowed to engngo in the coastwise trade.
The amendment was lejeoted yeas, 77 ; nays, 99.
The next amendment was one proposed by Mr. Allison,
limiting the drawback system to vessels of not less than
two thousand tons burthen. Rejected 47 to S7.
The next amendment was one proposed by Mr. Maynard,
to substitute for the first soction one limiting tho allow
ance to American materials. Rejected.
Tho next amendment wns one proposed by Mr. Schu
maker to add to the amendment allowing ship stores and
coal to be taken and consumed free of duty, the words
"and supplies necessary for repai' a." It was agreed to.
The next amendment was one proposed by Mr. Reeves
to add to the materials on whioh drawback is to bo
allowed the wordB, "lead, copper, and copper sheeting.'
FROMJVEW YORK.
Fire on Ilroadwixy.
Nkw York, May 81. A Ore occurred at Garrison's '
stables, 1! road way and Forty-seventh street, this
morning. Several carriages and slelghi were.de
Btroyed. One fireman was badly burned.
Hpecle Nhlpment.
The steamship Holsatla takes oat 1312,000 in
specie.
iuin.
The Wonderful Exploits of De Kodas' Five
Columns.
Havana, May 25 The military news at hand of
leading Importance comes from the Camaguey, the
Virginia of the war. On 8unday, one of Captain
General De Kodas' usually exaggerated telegrams
was received here by way of Caibarten, announcing
wonderful deeds performed by five of his columns,
including the killing of one nuudred and four Insur
gents, nine of them officers (seven Cumins and two
"Yankees"), the capture of 23 more Insurgents,
and the presentation of over 22U, all with the loss of
only 14 Spaniards wounded not one killed. On
Tuesday morning a mall steamer arrived from
Nue vitas, and by the advices brought by her It was
at once made apparent that the 220 presented Ou
bans were only old men. women, and children, who
returned to their homes within the Spanish lines
upon the Spanish pledge or protection; that the
twenty-three prisoners consisted of fifteen negroes
picked op along their routes by the five columns, anoV
of only eight real, bona fide insurgents; and that the
lot Cuban oiilcers and soldiers killed must have been
dreamt of by his Excellency, since even the ac
counts of the Spanish journals place the Cuban dead
at much lower figures, while a number of reports
swell the fourteen wounded Spaniards into over
eighty Spaniards killed, wounded, and captured,
Colonel Chinchilla, the commander of one of the
columns, being among the wounded.
From a private letter, written from Puerto Prin
cipe by a person whom I deem disinterested
as between Spaulards aud Cubans, I extract
the following few lines that I think represent
the correct resets obtained by General Kodas' Ave
columns:
The Spaniards unquestionably exaggerate tbe losses in
flicted upon the Cubans, and these in turn exaggerate tho
leases of the Spaniards The two aides suffered aoout tho
same losses, and if there was any disparity it must have
been in iavur of tbe Cubans, since they nearly always had
the cboioe of positions and placed themselves behind,
woods or behind bouses, hills, etc., thus partially shield
iuc themselves. The five columns brought baok some 2UO
ol their men sick. Ths rainy season has set in, and every
day ot their field operations the ttpanish soldiers got wet,,
which explains the large sick list of the five oolumns.
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