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THE DAILY EVENING TELEOttAt'li PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1870
CITY 111 U L.I-1 UBnVE.
THE METHODIST CONVENTION.
The Third Dny'a Sennloa mt the Methadlit
Ptnte Convention (General Biislocaa The
Topic nnd the IJI.cnwilon.
The third day s session or the Pennsylvania State
Convention of Methodists was held this mornling
at 9 o'clock In the St. (Icorgo'a M. E. Church,
Fourth street, below New.
The proceeding were opened wlt.h the reading
of the 133d Psalm, the Hlnjriuiz of the first hymn, aud
prayer by the Rev. James Curns, of the Central
rer.nsvlv'anla Conference.
After the reading of the minutes, no other busi
ness being before the convention, the topic of the
morning, "Tho Hducational Interests of the Metho
dist Kplscopal Church In Pennsylvania," was then
taken up, the committee on the subject being Itcv.
George Looiuis, D. 1)., Rev. 11. L. Daslilel, 1). D., and
Professor Burnett.
Dr. Loomls, after a few Introductory remarks, ad
dressed himself to the subject as follows:
In Ood's plans institutions are mightier and more
rudiiring than their founders. Tho latter die, but
the former live through the centuries with a brDauer
and irtenser life.
The outilowing life currents of these Institutions are
more potent and more enduring than even the Insti
tutions themselves. The l;ittur shall be Infolded In
the tomb of t;me, but the former shall flow through
the eternities in cver-lnereasing Intensity.
I The life-pores of Oxford entered Into the Wesleys
with a profound scholarship of a broad culture ami a
itgid training, thanks to Oxford. Yet;Wesleylsm to
day is mightier than Oxford. After the accumulated
wealth of the learning and wisdom of five centuries
had been gathered up into the life of a university,
that university became the birth place of Methodism
alter the lapse of less than a century and a half.
To-day, in its ethical and Christian forces, In Its
agencies for the enlightenment of the public con
science and purifying the fount of public morals, In
its worfc of educating the millions ami recasting
thought and modifying the character of the age, in
Its npllltings of humanity and Its realizations of a
common brotherhood, In thought, truth, and Chris
tianity, Methodism is Infinitely greater than tho
university that gave It btrtu.
Vet thanks to the. university for the scholarship,
culture, frd training of the members of the "Holy
Club.-' Through the ministers of the university ;oJ
liaa demanded not only sanctified hearts but
thorough scholarship and profound learning and
rigid intellectual training. H was a work of laying
broad foundations, and laying them deep and laying
Micm wisely, and (od had need, as He always hatti,
of master aud workmen.
Methodism, then, from Its Inspiration In the uni
versity, and In the divine forces of Christianity, and
In the great plans, has ever been true to this Inspi
ration. It la better to be called a lunatic than a
fool. We are not forgetful of tho fact tliat Metho
dism has been charged with opposition to an edu
cated ministry. No charge was ever more ground
less or more indicative of Ignorance of tho mis
sionary spirit and work of Methodism.
Wesley, from the first of his ministrations, recog
nized the conservative power of education and the
necessity or literary institutions.
Commencing the work of evangelization among
the colliers of England, he unites with Whittleld in
laying the foundation of the now noted Klngswood
School. It was a grand scene, the laying of the
corner-stone of that school Whlttield kneeling ou
the ground, surrounded by converted and weeping
colliers, awakened to a new Intellectual as well as
moral life, earnestly praying, amidst tears and
groans, that (Jod would bless the cause of Christian
education. Such the scene !
Wesley also early projected schools for poor chil
dren, which school's each year add to the thousands
who have received instruction in them. At his ll rat
confeience he proposed a theological school, a semi
nary where men should be trained for the work of
the ministry. This proposition linds Its embodiment
to-dav in the theological institutions of Richmond
and DidBbury, and of Uoston, Evanstown, and Mai
son. I would not have those who have echoed and re
echoed the charge referred to above forget that it Is
a part of history possibly of denominational con
gratulationthat Princeton, to-day so rigidly Calvln
istic in Its theology, was wanned Into life by Metho
distic fire, and that Nassau Hill received a Metho
diPtic baptism at its birth, through the ministry of
Whitlleld. He Inspired its foundations with an ear
nest enthusiasm, and Methodists in Eugland gave it
funds. Its President, Da vies, wrote thus to Wes
ley: "How great is the honor Ood Is conferring
upon you In making you a restorer of declining reli
gion : '
Another historic fact:
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, bears the
nnine of Lord Dartmouth, a nobleman of Kugiand,
and none the less noblcfrom being a Methodist him
self and the friend and patrou of Methodism.
Cooper says of him: "We b ast of some rich ones
whom the Gospel sways," "and one who wears a
coronet and pravs."
One hundred years ago this college received a
Methodist dedication, and a Methodist was Us prin
cipal benefactor, aud a Methodist's prayers entered
into Its life. All along the line of Methodisttc his
tory we Bud schools, seminaries, and colleges spring
ing into existence, and the best talent of the Cnurch
consecrated to educatlou.
Besides the Wesleyan theological Institutions and
"Weslevan colleges 'and Weslyan normal institu
tions. Methodism has In England a grand scheme
which comprises nearly livo hundred da-y schools
and sixty thousand pupils.
American Methodism has an unprecedented record
cX labor and sacrifice in founding its universities,
colleges, and the like, the number of which largely
exceeds that of any other denomination in tho laud.
Men who read the history aud view the educational
movements of the Church, and witness the spirit of
sacrifice pervading the heroic corps of educators,
who apprehend the lite ami genius or Methodism,
will never repeat the charge.
1 He is a very sillv logician who bases his generali
zations on accidental circumstances, or circum
scribes his line of thought to Individual cases and
localities, or restricted periods of a Church's history.
The genius of Methodism prompts aad hafi ever
prompted to do the work of the hour to take up
the duty nearest at hand, to co-work in tho living
present with, God's providences, using the best
agencies at hand to forecast the future and prepare
for the emergencies that shall press her at every
point of her expanding greatuess. Thus her genius.
Thus her life. Hence Christ and salvation through
Christ flrt, and tnen the turess and the schools. We
would here record the fact, not boasttngly,
but with great gratitude to God, that in its educat
ing forces re cning out and taking hold of the mil
lion through the Book Conuern and its numerous
depositories, through the press and its vast issues,
Interlacing tho continent through its semm tries aud
colleges, Mi-ttiodibin is without a parallel in denomi
national history. Therefore, any man who has a
reputation for general intelligence cannot ati'ord to
assume that our Church is opposed to education.
Pennsylvania Methodism is no exception to the
peneral position taken above; her educational his
tory Is one of faith, labor, and sacrifice. She has not
accomplished what she ought to have accomplished.
Her seminaries aud colleges ought to have ta-day
broader foundations, ampler facilities for Instruc
tion, and larger endowments, facul .ies, and patron
age. The heart, prayers, and wealth of the Church
ought to have eutered more largely Into the life of
tlH.se institutions. More of her sous aud daughters
ought to huve crowded her scholastic halls, and,
thoroughly educated, gone forth to bless the Cnurch
and to reflect hcuor on the State. Conceding all
this, yet it has entered into history that Methodism
has done great educational work in Pennsylvania.
The staiiatlcs of this work, which have been fur
nished us, are not as ample as could be desired, but
yet suDlciently so to give a comprehensive view.
We commence with Wyoming Seminary:
WVOM'Nd SEMINARY AND I'O.MMEltCIAL COM-ROB.
This Institution is located In the Wyoming Valley,
at Kensirgton. It was founded in 1SU with humble
beginnings : It has developed a strong life. Its doors
are open alike to males and females. During the
last quarter of a century It has enrolled flood stu
dents. It has had about 3000 under traiolnat for
teachers. It has prepared 11 for college, has sent
iorin zou to me worn oi tne cnristiau ministry. The
nut catalogue shows a board of instruction consist
ing of 10 members, with Kev. Reuben Nelson. D I)..
as principal, and an attendance of u&a students, 371
rf whom are males and 181 females.
The seminary property is estimated at 1121,000. It
nas a record wormy oi me cmircti or the state.
DICKINSON BBMINARY.
This Institution is located at Willlamsport. It em
braces both sexes under the same government
and instruction. lis buildings are spacious aud will
accommodate over two hundred boarding students.
The last catalogue records sixty-three females aud
one hundred and seventy-three male students. It
has a faculty of nine teachers, presided over by Kev,
w. Lee Apouswoon, u. i. it uai nai many aoio
and devoted teachers. It has sent forth many ex
cellent scholars of sterling worth.
Its present relationship to the Church is more inti
mate and satisfactory, and its prospects for the
future more encouraging, than at any period of us
past u;story.
EE AVER SEMINARY .
This Institution Is located on the banks of the O'.i'o
river, at Beaver. It was founded in 18ia, and was
opened for pupils ln,15ti. its character and the
h xpe of Its plan have been enlarged at the sugges
tion and by the liberality of Judge Aguew. Its
i-acuity numoers ten, ana is presided over oy Kev,
It. T. 'I ajlor, A. M. Thejcaulogue for the scholastic
year of lwia ibTU shows that one hundred and six
were in ihe female department aud City-seven In the
niaie. A musical inbiltute constitutes a prominent
Jeature of the seminary, and seeks to socure a
thorough education in the science of music. Under
the presidency oi Kev. it. i . J ayior, mis institution is
enlarging its patronage ami us educational la nines,
knA is doing a good u urk. Its property is esUuute I
CABRIBB 81MIMARY.
lids institution is now located at Clarion. It ha
Jnst entered on its educational life with good pro
mise. The seminary propertj hat cost already over
130,160.
I.AKK PHORK SEMINARY
Is a new educational enterprise. The building Is
nearly completed at a cost tif 110,000, and will open
Its halls for the admission of students in Decem
ber next.
IKVINO FBMALI COLLEGE.
This Institution Is located In the Cumberland Val
ley, at lrvlngton. It was founded In 108. It has a
college cbfirter, with power to confer degrees. It is
presided over by Rev. T. P. Kge, A. M., who suc
ceeded Kev. A. U. Marlatte, A. M., who was Presi
dent for nine years. This Institution Is designed to
furnish a christian home for young ladles, the num
ber of whom Is limited to forty. Its Christian cul
ture has gone forth to bless many a Methodist
family. Its property Is estimated at 130,000.
PITTSBURG HEM AH COLLEGE.
This institution is located in the city cf nttsburg.
The Church Is largely Indebted to Bishop Simpson
for the oraranlzatton and founding of this college,
designed forth- education of young ladies. The
main college building was completed and its hall
opened for students in tho year 1S5. The statistics
show a healthful growth, both as regrds capacity
to receive pupils and facilities to instruct. The
average at endance during the fifteen years of its
existence hits been 270. It is tindr the control of a
Board of Trust-en. of which Bishop Simpson is pre
sident, Tho lat catalogue shows a faculty of
twenty-two members, presided over by Rev. J. O.
Pershing, D. D. The number of students for tho
academic year j RC9 and 1S70 was 2'. The es'i int': 1
value of the college property. Including buildings,
Is luo,000, with an indebtedness of Jl 7,ou0.
ALI.EdrtENY COLLE'iK,
located at Meadville, was founded in 1S15. The
number of the alumni Is 454. The average yearly
attendance during tie last twenty-live years was
212, most, of whom pursued elective studies. The
last catalogue records a faculty of seven, nd stu
dents numbering 125. It has a valuable library, ex
tensive apparatus, astronomical, chemical, and phi
losophical ; large cabiuets.geological.meteorologlcal,
conehological, entomological; museum of art and
history, and a reading-room. The college property
is estimated at 244.0(10. The endowment fund has
t3,Rti( in productive funds, aud f S.1.0U0 in unpro
ductive fuuis giving a total of tlTS.600.
DtCKINPON COLLEOE.
This college was founded in t he year 17S3J number
oi ulumul Is 1063; professors In the faculty number
8 persons; professors In the alumni, 7; students In
the present year, 103; number of students from
Pennsylvania, 68; number of students who are reli
gious, 60. The I'resident of the college is Kev. K.
L. Dv.shiell, D. D., Prolessor of Moral Science. The
amount of productive endowments Is f 175,000; value
of real estate, JSO.000; and thj number of volumes
in the library is 25,66a. The college Is located at
Carlisle. Upwards of 50,ooo have been subscribed
ns an endowment fund, the greater part of which is
conditional on the payment of the debt, a part of
which has been provided for, The college seems to
ha e a life strong and vigorous, prophetic of a noble
future in i ne service or tne cnurcn.
This condensed exhibit of the status and life of
our literary Institutions will aiford anchorage
ground lor tne lattu oi tne v;nurcn.
At this period oi our ennrcu History an advance
movement is demanded. Tho Intense intellectual
forces of the age, the stern grapple with great
social problems, the broad range of scientific
thought and investigation, the increased demand of
the State upon the Church for men preeminently
qualified for high civic and diplomatic positions, all
these comprise to many reasons for placing our in
stitutions on advance ground. To do tuts most
ell'ectually there must be the sympathy and Intelli
gent co-operation or tne wnoie cnurcn.
lur. Loomis, alter extended remnrks on tne sub
ject of the report, offered the following resalu-
tion :
Jienolved, First. It Is the sense of tho Convention
that sound learning Is In harmony with the genius
and spirit of Methodism, essential with the higher
life and conservation oi tne cnurcn.
Second. That sound learning should be sanctified
by sound faith. To accomplish this our colleges and
seminaries should be centres of the highest and
truest Christian outline.
Third. That to render the universal attainment of
sound learning possible, the founding of literary In
stitutions of various kinds is a work legitimate to
the person or lvicinodism.
Fourth. That it Is the duty of the Church, by libe
ral donations, to establish seminaries of Pennsyl
vania on a broader basis, and render them more
effectual in the work of Chnstittiieducatiou.
Fifth. That the honor aud futuroof Methodism
demand an immediate response to tho call of our
colleges for increased faculties and endowments
adequate to the enlargement of the departments of
Instruction, and for tho generous support of men
who have consecrated tneir lives anu tne weaitn or
their attainments to the cause of liberal education
in the Church of their choice.
Sixtn. That in view of the savrel obligations of
stewardship under God's government, we urgently
recommend our rich men to consecrate a portion or
their wealth to the objects Indicated above
Seventh. That we recommend our Institutions of
learning to all Methodist parents, ad urge upon
them the duty of educating their sous and daugh
ters, even at a sacrliice to themselves, in giving the
preference to Methodist seminaries aud colleges.
Klphth. That we recommend to our young nt?n
contemplating the work of the ministry a full colle
giate education.
Ninth. That we recommend the establishment of
a fund to did such young men as need assistance in
securing such an education.
Tenth. That we deplore the growing sentiment
among our young men at present in our large cities
that wealth Is the great object of life, a sentiment
which leads so many to declare a collegiate educa
tion as detaining them too long rrom what seems to
be their only cherished purpose. Wo recommend
to such the suggestion that there are duties aud
obligations growing out of titeir relation to society
8nd (Tie Church, to the performance of which the
discipline and culture of a thorough education offer
no mean help.
The above resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Iicsolutlons.
Addresses were then made upon the subject of the
essay by Kev. Dr. Duroin, Mr. W. H. Allen, of
(Hrard College, Kev. Dr. Titlanv, and Kev. u. K.
Crooks, D. D.. of N. Y., editor of the ifvlhoilUt.
Dr. Crooks said that he thauked Dr. Loouiis for
his able defense of liberal education. What was it
that had made Methodism a power in the land? Was
it thqreachlng ? Mo. it was tie bringing or lite,
rature in some degree down to the common people,
It brings literature, at least as wedded to song,
within the reach of all. What Is it that m.ikea the
bricklayer or the hodcarrlergo so cheerfully to his
work? If you will listen to him as he sings at hU
work you will know. He Is singing the "Glory IHlle
lujah'' which he has learned at the Methodist camp
meeting. But let cs nine oy nine maxe tne Metho
dist Church a cultured Church, aud then we will
have a elorious future.
Tne hev. Jacob Todd, of the Philadelphia Con
ference, was introduced, and said that the wants of
the age must be met. The ploughboy, as well as tha
business man and philosopher, are now reading the
daily papers and becoming cnitured. To obtain the
power over the masses we must educate the teach
ers in proportion as tne peopiu ore euucuieu, or iney
cannot be tai'gnt.
And let me tell you that the couverls to Method
Ism will not come from the schools of another
Church. We must have our own schools. We must
educate, aud educate profounuly, if we would tri
uronh gloriously.
' If your children are educated as they must bo in
the present day, their thoughts and doings will be
with educated men. Then when they come to give
Ood their hearts they will unite with the Church that
has educated them. We can hardly expect them to
go back and unite with tne cnurcu that is the most
Ignorant, If we want them to join us we must make
our Church worthy of them, and they will come of
their own accord.
Kev. K. L. Lashlell, one of the committee on the
esfoy of the day, and a protestor In Dickinson Col
lege, said tnai as ine aietnouisi cnurcn uenevea in
women, it would not do for t tie actions of this oilici&l
body to go jortn to tne wonu without some recoir
nition also of the female educaUoual Interests of the
Church. He therefore called for Kev. Mr. Pershiiiar
principal of the Pltuburg College, to present the
Claims or in at uepunmeuu
Mr. Pershing said that while he thanked God
heartily that there are nine Jnathodtst educational
institutions, he could not but be sorry that Dickin
son College, which numbers among lis alumni the
names oi the very nest men oi me; cnurcn,
should have to be supported on a paltry pittance ol
an endowment of less than two hundred thousand
dollars. At Allegheny College the professors live
upon tne meagre sum oi six or seven nun area ttoi
lars per annum.
What we want to do is to turn this convention to
some practical account. We waut some good uni
versifies in the land, not colleges. We want money
to found them, and our inemoers are perfectly aide
to give it. We do not waut institutions of a lower
grade multiplied. We have enough of them. These
remarks apply equally to the female Institutions.
My heart has often been fired bv a recital of the
doings of women for the Church. Woman has wept
over those who have come to the altar. Mae has
born the heaviest heat of the itineracy. We would
be recreant to our duty if we should neglect women,
What wou.d our boys be unless our daughters are
cultured v
colonel Wright, of Philadelphia, was called UDon
and said that as all could not be teachers or minis
ters, we roust adapt our education so as to meet the
wants of the largest number of the people. 1 have
often thought that we are commencing at the wrong
end In education. We should educate men to va'ue
education before we slve it to them. Perhaps we
cught not to found universities uuui the people are
f educated to (ll them, .
One cause of the want of nrosneritv In manv of
our institutions is that the course of study has notrl
oecn Hunpieu ino wants oi ine people, and tne
peopie win uuv semi ineir cniiuren. if a man wants
his child to tie a lawyer or a doctor he finds a course
adopted for the profession, but if he does not, and
wants his son to follow a business or less liberal
protesslon, he finds no studies adapted to the end.
The courses In many of tne leading colleges of the
land have been or are now being altered for the bet
ter, and we must follow their lead. We must have
more iprsctieal studies. our course of
elective studies Is a move towards this end ; but we
must nave more oi n. w nen we nave this t nen the
students and money will come treely. This move
will meet with opposition I n mnifi nnnrtnra l,nf. It.
csnnot be helped. In Oxford, England, they h ivc
mirouucra more mooprn courses oi study to meet
the requirements of tho day, and the effect at first
was almost a riot. But the trouble has been g.it ten
over, and the courses are now working smoothly.
So it will be here.
Kev. Dr. Kynett.or the Church Extension Society.
said that he would only enziee the attention of tha
convention for a few moments. There is one point
wnicn ne uiuugm escaped tueir notice, and that was
the almost to'al want of Ins Itutlons adapted for the
masses in and around Philadelphia, There is cot a
single Methodist school within one hundred miles of
Philadelphia. In tho West it Is dlffereut: there we
have colleges, though meastrelv provided, vet are
doing a great good and furnishing the kind jit learn
ing iie-ieu oy ine people.
Dr. Peck was of the opinion that the Methodist
educational institutions are doing as much for tho
masses In the way of tenr-hing as anv other schools.
lie said tnat lr the statistics or the Wyoming Semi
nary are consulted they will be found fraught with
the most glorious results. ' In all departments of In
duslry, even in the highest, that seminary has placed
is graduates, ant ne was convinced tnat similar in
stitutions are precisely adapted to the end in view.
i no resolutions on tne subject of a more enlarged
education were reported from the Committee on
Resolutions, and after inserting tho words "and
young women,'' after the words "young men" In
the ninth resolution, they were unanimously
adopted.
The convention then adjourned with the benedic
tion until 2i T. M.
Funeral of Shay Nolen This rooming tli
funeral pf John C. Nolen, who died on Sunday moru-
lng irom tne encct or a gansnot wound received at
the mcet'ng of the return judges, on Thursday of
lest week, took place from his late residence. Nj.
0ST Buttonwood street. At an early hour a 14'ge
crowd congregated about the house, discussing the
facts of the death. At 9 o'c'oek tho front door was
thrown open, t.nd Immediately a line was formed,
and those assembled passed In, viewing the bily In
the parlor. There was a constant stream until a
qunitf r of 10 o'clock, when the lid of tho coilln was
put in position. 1 lie body was dressed In the ordi
nary b ack suit, and was laid out in a coilla artisti
cally covered with black cloth and mounted with
tilver. At 10 o'clock tin funeral cortege was formed,
and ail being In readiness, the body was borne to the
hcrse by John Ahem. Alexander J. Diamond, and
Kobert'l hompson. The wife of the deceised was
escorted by his brother The line moved to the
Chinch of the Assumpiion, at Twelfth and Spring
uaruen streets, ana in tne prncession were many or
our most notab.e politicians. Arriving at the Church,
tl'e roflln was removed to the front of the chnneel.
snd there Solemn High Mass was performed under
the aiifplces of Father McElroy. The body was
thn replaced in the hearse, aul the family were
escorted to carriages la waiting, The mnerai pro
cession then proceeded to at. Mary's Cemetery,
where tne uooy was interred.
Tim NrrriKO Excursion ok the Prune Schools
to Faiumount Park To-morrow ( Friday) Is the
day set apart by the Board of Public Education for
tne annual visit 10 rairmount I'arK or the children
of the various public schools of thlscitv. In order
to accommodate the public the steamers will run
between Fairmount and Belwrnt Cottage grounds
at snort intervals during the day, thus affording
extra faculties to en.iny pleasant rides ou the placid
waters ol the Schuylkill.
Ample accommodations nave been made rorthe
conveyance or the schools or the seventeenth,
Jiigiiteentn, iNineieeniu, 'rwenty-tcird, and Twentv-
fiith wards to the Park to-morrow. The teachers.
scholars, parents,, anil all Intending to participate
from the above school sections will take the cars at
Fraukford road and the Heading Kailroad at 0
o clock A. jw., Mtirp time, aud run directly to the
Park, where they will be landed In close proximity
to the location assigned to each sectiOD. Tickets for
the excursion can be procured from the principal
leacuer oi eacn scuooi.
Members of the comral'tce will accompany the
truin. and every provision has been made to make
theafbiir not oniya great treat ror the children.
but their parents also, who are kindly invited to
participate.
Tie "Star" Coiuse of LEcrritK. The second
lecture of the ".Star" Course at. u-actcd a large audi
ence to the Academy of Music last evening. Mr,
George VandcnhoiT discoursed upou Shakespeare's
two mays oi nenru i y, una introduced a numoer oi
extracts wnicn were nigiiiv enjoyed ny the audience.
particularly those which brought "Falstail'' upon
tne scene.
To-morrow evening Mr. Wendell Phillips wWl leo
tnre upon "The Lost Arts." Whatever differences
of opinion there may be with regird to the peculiar
views oi ivir. runups upou political, social, an a
oilier topics, there is no dispute of tho fact that he
isagracuui and poiisueii writer, and a rare enter
tainment may consequently be expected to-morrow
evening.
Melanciioly Acciuent. The lad Edward Powell,
who was shot In the ere while peeping through a
fence at the antics of an Infuriated steer at Adrian
street and (rirard avenue, on Monday afternoon
last, died at his home, No. 39 Inncs street, this morn
ing. Several persons had tired at the animal, aud
one of the shots, Intended for the beast, passed
through the fence and struck young Powell in the
eye. The wound was not considered dangerous at
trst, and but little attention was paid to it. Youni
Powell grew worse yesterday morning au l con
tinued to sink until death relieved him of his suf
ferings. II. T. Helmboi.d in Town II. T. Helmbold,
Esq., who ha9 been creating considerable ex
citement In 'ew York city lor some yeirs past,
arrived In Philadelphia yesterday. He brought with
liiin his team of six in-hand, whicH has b.-en one of
the most notable attractions at Long Brauch. In
the afternoon the team was driven through Chesuut
street. It Is a most magnificent turnout and at
tracted the attention of alt pedestrians. Mr. Helm
bold proposes remaining in the city for some days,
and will give our citizens daily opportunity of wit
nessing his elegant equipage.
To Brii.PEits, Capitalists, and Those Seekinu
Investments. We lave been requested to till at
tention to the sales of several very valuable estates
advertised by the Messrs. Thomas Ac sons, auc
tioneers, comprising a valuable l t nortueait corner
Front ami Lombard streets, 213 by l;io feet; elegant
couulrv-seat, 82 acres, Chelten Hills; the 1'nion Car
Manufacturing Company, Twenty-seventh ward;
valuable residence No. li-l Walnut street; large lot
and 12 dwellings northwest corner fsprnce and Aspen
streets. To be sold without reserve. See advertise
ments on page 6.
Very Interesting. Tnj lecture delivered by
Hon. 1. & Dielil last evening at the Tabernacle Bap
tist Church, Chesuut street, west of Eighteenth, on
"oriental and Bible Laads, was not only interesting
but very instructive. Another lecture will bs given
to-night at the same place, anil as the admission tee
Is only 35 cents, and the proceeds devoted to a very
laudable object, we advise all our readers to attend.
Stable Destroyed hy Fise. About four o'clock
this morning a stable on Warder streat, belo Nor
rls, belong to Mr. Otto, pie bake', was set on tire
and totally destroyed. The budding was a one
story frame. A horse perished In Me flams. Tha
loss suftained by Mr. Otto will reach one thousmd
dollars.
Proved Fatal. Patrick Hassett, who was Injured
internally by a barrel of molassbs rolling upon him
in Commerce street a few days sluce, died at the
Pennsylvania Hospital this morning, . Deceased was
aged twenty-three years, and resided In Stewart
street, below Christian.
Cornek-Loiingeus The police of the Sixth dis
trict made a raid on corner-loungers last night and
captured nine men, three at Broad and Pace streets
aud six at Fifteenth aud Wood streets. The prison
ers were held to bail to keep the peace.
Close Diiimno. John Bailey was arrested at
Second and Walnut streets yesterday for close
driving, and was he'd in f400 ball by Alderman
Dougherty. .
Suppen Diatil Tula morning the Corouer was
notified to hold an iuqucst, at No. lbi'J s. Tenth
street, upou the body of James Uulbolland, aed 23
years, who died suddenly.
Owkir Wanted. An owner is wanted at the
Seventeenth District Station House for a horse aad
wagon found at Twelith and Pitzwater streets, yes
terday. Assault and Battsky. William Eckels was ar
rested yesterday and committed by Alderman Col
lins, to answer the charge of assault and battery on
Barton Henry, residing at No. in Francis street,
Focnp Adrift A skin named "Don't Bother
Me," and containing nine bushels of sweet potato .
was found adrift in the Delaware at Lombard street
vtliarf last night. The Delaware Harbor Police have
cliarge of the property.
Larceny. Sarah Dougherty, for the tbeft of some
licop-sklrts from a house in Hunter street, was vh
; icrdny an tilted and held to ball by Aide:uiau Junes.
THIRD EDITION I
GREAT SHAKES!
A TREMENDOUS EARTHQUAKE!
It Extends Over tho Country.
Despatches from all Quarters.
Excitement 'and Confusion.
The South Carolina Election.
THE HART HQ UA KE.
A Severe Shock Felt In All Ports of the
Country.
IN NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 20. A violent shock of
earthquake was Iclt, at 11-15 this morning, all-
over the country, and was distinctly felt in New
York.
Schenectady, Oct. '20. Thla city was visited
with a severe shock of earthquake at quarter
past 11 this morning. All the inhabitants
rushed terror-stricken into the streets, and the
excitement is intense. Building swayed so as
to bo perceptible to the naked eye. Much con
fusion prevails, and it is impossible to ascertain
whether any serious damage was done.
IN CANADA.
Montreal, Oct. L'0. At quarter past 11
o'clock this inorniDg a severe shock of earth
quake was felt here. Buildings rocked to and
fro, and everybody rushed into the streets in
alarm.
THE SHOCK IN NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, Oct. 20. An earthquake was felt
here at 11-2(5 this foreuoou, causing a percepti
ble vibration of buildings, and crcatiug great
alarm among the people employed in upper
stoiies. Near the corner of State street and
Merchant row, a block of granite in the building
was cracked, and another block forced out
wards from the wall three or four icches. The
shocks lasted thirty seconds. Reports from
Montreal, Sackville, and Bangor state that the
earthquake was felt at the same time with much
force.
Bi rlingtok, Vt , Oct. 20. A distinct shock
of earthquake was felt here at 11 -2i this morn
ing, lasting about iiltccn seconds. The vibra-
tioDS were from south to north. Clocks were
stopped, crockery shaken down, ctJ., but no
serious damage was done. No rumbling was
heard.
Portland, Me., Oct. 20. A Blight shock of
earthquake was felt here about 11-35 this morn
ing. Buildings were shook quite perceptibly,
and on the wharves it was felt much more dis
tinctly. EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
New York, Oct. 20. About 1115 to-day a
shock of earthquake was felt iu this city, lasting
seven seconds. An undulating moUoi was dis
tinctly perceptible, accompanied, soma reports
state, by a rumbling noise. The occurrence has
naturally caused great excitemeut.
BANGOR J-EEI.9 IC TOO.
Bangor, Me.. Oct. 3 A distinct shock of
earthquake was felt here at 11 '35 A. M.
SO DOES LEWISTON.
Lewiston. Me., Oct. 20. A slight shock of
earthquake was felt here at 11 -.10 this morning,
and caused soma excitement, but no damage.
SYRACUSE HAS IT ALSO.
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 20. A slight shock of
earthquake was felt here about twenty minutes
past 11 this morning.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Houth CaroIUn Election.
SiieeialDe)Mlah to The k'eentnt) Tcleymph.
Washington, Oct. 20. Despatches received
to-day from South Carolina show that Governor
Scott, with tho entire Kepublicaa ticket, .is
elected. Twe colored Congressmen are cer
tainly elected, and perhaps three. The pre
sumption is that a majority of the Congressional
delegation is Republiran.
The Internal Itevrniie ltareaii.
Senator Cameron, who has hal another inter
view with the President to-day, says he is satis
fied that J. W. Douglass, of Pennsylvania, will
be appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
in place of Delano. Cameron is still here fixing
up other matters connected with the Stata of
Pennsylvania.
Politicians of your Stato are at work canvass
ing to get a strong man for chairman of the.
next State Central Committee. Among the
names mentioned are Covode, Forney, Cessna,
and Mooihead.
FROM NEW TOR K
BliU for liouda.
New York. Oct. 20. Tveutv-nino proposa's for
boutia was received to-day, amounting to (4,17-2,800,
at from losi-40 to I0i-9i. Tlie awanls will be two mil
lions at los-40 to los -C4.
fchlp New.
Arrived, steamship South America, from Rio
Janeiro.
New York Money and Stock market.
Nsw Yori. Oct. 20. Stocks steaJy. Monet
56 per cent. Gold, ll;i. 6-'20s, 1S02, coupon,
ivl'i; ao. 1-jo, ntj., ii:;i;uu. 1300, o liu1,,: an,
1865, new, 110 'J t do. Ib67. 110,'., : do. IStiS. 110 ; 10-408,
106 .-: Virzlnla 6s. new. 63.'f : Missouri 6s. 91 : Canton.
C5;' Cumberland preferred, my, N.-Y. Ceutral ana
Hudson Kiver, 2'(; Erie, li'i', Rea-llujr, loo;
Adams Express, t7','; Michigan Central, 120;
Michigan Southern, 04 ,': Illinois Central, 13ft;
-ievfiand and Pittsbunr, 100'.'; Chloasro and Rocfc
Isiand, 111 Tk ; Pittshurjr and Fort Wayne, dJ,',' ; West
ern Union -reiegrapn,
New York Produce Market.
Nw Yoki. Oct. ao. Cot'on quiet; uplands. 16'.c. :
Orleans, lO'.o. ; sales of luoo bales. Flour quiet ana
without decided chauge; sales of 8000 barrels.
Wheat dull and scarcely so nr."; sales 0141,000
bushels No. latlliiiJAiaa.y for new; red Western
at i-40ai42. Corn firm and scarce; sale of 23,000
bufchels mixed Western at fJassjrfo. Uat.s steady;
sales of 2ii,CuO bushels Ohio at 645G;c ; Western at
&:;r. Keel uncnanRea. ronw uuu. Lura quiet-
Whisky quiet at wc.
FROM EUROPE.
TbU Morulas' UuotatUaa.
London. Oct. '20 11-ao A. M Consols ouen at 92s,
for both money aud account. American securities
quiet. U. . C--208 01 lbii-', bay; or lhi5, oia, M1.;
of )67, 80.',': 10-40H, b7 -stocks steady. Krle, ;
Illinois central, in; auhiiiiu anu ureal weai
cm. HO.
UvjKrooL, Oct. 20 tr:'.0 A. 1I Cotton opens
firm; middiiug upianus, snju. ; middling urieans,
s.'d. bales estimated at 12,000 bales. Califoraia
wheal, jus. va. ; rea ebiera, ts. iju,
Flour, '23s. Corn, as. d.
Western
Robert Wild, a resident of Blackhawk
county, Iowa, put an end to Lis life last week
while suft'erins from a fit of the blues,"
brought on by the failure of a tailroad company
to run their hue through nis property.
FOURTH EDITION
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
The Xlcvcnno from Tobacco.
Increased Trade in Virginia.
CustomsReceiptsfortheWcek
Western Railroad Opening.
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Senator Morton's Health.
Despatch to the AtBociated Press, i
Washington, Ocl. 20. A letter was received
here this morning from Senator Morton, an
nouncing an improved condition of his wife's
health, and stating that he will be in Washing
ton in a fow days.
Virginia Tobacco Trade.
Supervisor Presbrcy reports to the Internal
Revenue Commissioner that the collections from
tobacco by tho sale of stamps in Virginia, for
the quarter ending September 30, amounted to
$1, 190,924. The shipments to Northern and
other cities In bond for the 6ame period amounts
to 7,820,151 pounds. Tho reports from all parts
of the Stato indicate that there will be a largely
increased amount of tobacco manufactured the
next year.
diatoms Receipts.
The following are the customs receipts for tho
week ending Oct. 15:
New York $ 2,973,714
Philadelphia 83,052
Baltimore 181,803
Boston 001,270
Total $3,841,819
Nnvnl Orders.
Lieutenant Commander F. V. McNair is or
dered to equipment duty at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard; Master Nathan E. Nilcs ordered to
the Pacific fleet; Ensigns Edward II. Wiley,
Sumner C. Paine, and C. II. Buckingham are
ordered to the Saginaw, to be employed in the
Darien expedition; Lieutenant Commander
George B. White is detached from equipment
duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
FROM THE WEST.
Kallwny Excursion,
St. Louis, Oct. 20. The first passenger tram
that ever crossed the Mississippi river below St.
Louis was transferred last evening from Bel
mont, Mo., to Columbus. The train was a spe
cial and elegant one, containing Thomas Allen,
President of the Iron Mountain Railroad Com
pany, and some forty prominent citizens of St.
Louis invited to accompany him to the State
Fair at Atlanta, Ga., and tho Cotton State Fair
at Augusta, Ga. At the latter place a track will
bo laid to the fair grounds, and this train will bo
exhibited at the fair.
The passage of tho Mississippi river by this
train will inaugurate regular passenger traffic
between St. Louis and all points South without
vexatious delays and tho Inconvenience of
changing cars at Belmont and Columbia. The
excursionists were enthusiastically received at
Columbus, and on their return a more formal
reception will be given them.
The annual meeting of the Association of Con
gregational Churches of this Stato is now in
session hero and is well attended.
LAMENTABLE AFFAIR.
A Child Accidentally Killed by Its Father.
The St. Louis Republican of the 18th inst
save:
A fatal accident occurred at Boyer's Prairie,
in the northern part of St. Francois county, one
dav last week. A little son of Mr. William
Nuby was lying ill upon a pallet on the Hoor of
the residence. Mr. Nnby went into the house
and took down his guji, preparatory to cleaning
the weapon. He was unconscious of his son's
presence in the room, the boy being covered up
wilu. tne Dea-ciomes. vnuo muienu ivnu
the run it went off. Mr.Nubydldnot observe any
damage done and went about completing his
worn. .Mrs. uDy, nearing me report, ran into
the bouse, asking:
hat is the matter.-'
'Nothing except my eun went off," answered
JNuby.
"Did it do anv damnae?
Guess not made a hole through that pal
let" (pointing to the bed upou thoiloor); "thats
all."
A look of horror came into the mother's face.
'T crnnsa vnn'vn killed mv bov!"
Both ran to tho pallet, the covers were
thrown back, and the suspicion was realized as
only too true. The ball had entered tho thigh,
and, passing upwards, lodged in tho breast or
chest, causing death almost instantly.
The feelings of the parents, of course, are in
describable. Un Sunday last i;ev. iir. .Mcrar
land, of Hematite, preached tbe funeral sermon
of the child, who is said to have been unusually
bright and intelligent. Mr. McFarland says tho
crowd in attendance was the largest he had seen
for ten years.
OXTIIElll MUSCLE.
Jim .Hurray and Jerry Donovan Indulge la a
little mill -The Police on Their Track
Drlveu from feoroae Kerry, the Miuure
Ilrado Tohe HrfuRe In Jersry, and Un
Through Two Uonxls llefore Tlig"r 'Kuo Is
Jim Murray, a museular heathen from the irolden
Fhores of California, and Jerry Donovan, another of
that ilk who beltings nearer home, eacii claimed to
be the better man of tho two. So a tittle "mill" was
arrange! for between their friends to put the point
at issue at rear. Pennsylvania soil and $200 a side
were tne terms. Uotn ct tne hruisers were usea to
the bnsiness, Murray 1 avintr at ttniea indulged in tbe
manly art on tne l'aeiiiu coast, wnuu tonovan has
frequently stooa up in me ring nere in tne ftitt.
This morniUK was the tima fixed for the tuelee,
and at an early hour tbe two combatants Bt artel lor
the seene of conflict on tourd a barge which, was in
tow t-f the steam till Molyneaux. The departure
w hs from Pine street wharf, aud about one hundred
admirers of the manly art made tip tiie p trty an
ugly crowd ready for any villainy and prepared, by
a choice atisortiueFt of blackjacks and "pops'1 as
Alderman McMullm would designate them to have
a high old time. The Molvneaux steamed down the
Delaware to the mouth of the Schuylkill, and up the
latter stream to the neighborhood of Penrose Ferry
bridge, where the light was to take place.
Meanwhile, the police authorities at Fifth and
Chesuut streets had got wiud of the scheme, and
bargeant Tappan and a snua4 of police were
despatched In pursuit, on the Bteamtug Dougiasa.
Tbe hirelings of law and order unfortunately uiade
such good time that they reached Penrose Ferry
liridge in time to prevent even an atteinnt at flgtir
Irg. whereupon the Molyncaux steamed dowu the
Uelawaro to Hed Bani, where the sunare-heaU
effected a landing on the sacred soil of JXew Jersey,
and piepartd for their iport.
A ring waa formed and Juu and Jerry came to the
cratch. The iirht round resulted In the dis.-oui-flture
of lionovan ; likewise tne second. Tt- in
succession the Califormau sent his antagonist to
his devotions. Donovan was badly hammered in
those two rounds, and Murray was still without a
scratch or bruise. At tuia juncture the adherents
of Ucuovan, oent npon the'r champion being victo
rious y fa'r pia j or foul, made a grand assault upon
theynrray gnrp. Blackjacks -fere freely 1 raw n.
anu niooti rreeiy noweo, several of t'ie victorious
Mnrrays frienfs being badly cnt about the head.
Jnst as the row was fairly nnder way. the Douglass
amveo, ami tne party or ponoe enacted a landing.
The mill was suspended and the miscellaneous muss
was brought to an end. The officers Intimated thttr
Intention of taking the ringleaders Into custody,
out a motion Towards ineir pintoii
on the part of the ronghs and a reminder that New
Jersey was not a part of Philadelphia detained
them. It was about half-past ten, and theoftlcers
started on their return to the city. Murray, doubt
less fearful of violence at the hands of Donovan's
friends, accepted a polite invitation to return to the
city on the Douglass, In which course he wa fol
lowed by John Itrogan, William Hagan, Dennis
Hlgges, Thomas Jones, Thomas Maguire, and ttie
omnipresent John Smith.
as soon as tne tug was within tne jurisdiction or
the city, these gentlemen were taken Into custody.
and on arriving at the city they were marched up to
the Central Station, where they arrived at about 1
o'clock, and where they will be dealt with at the
law directs. Donovan and his admirers were left
on Jersey sol), to be dealt with bv Jersey officials.
The party of police consisted ol Scrge.iht Tappan
ami utneers nuung, crown, uicKing, uorttes, and
MacDonald.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANOE SALES.
Reported by Do Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street.
BETWEEN BOARDS.
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FINE STATIONERY.
Amq-s, Monograms, Illuminating, Etc.
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No. 1033 CHESNUT STltKET,
9 13 tuthP'Sp PHILADELPHIA,
CARPETLNGS.
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Ho. 509 CHESNUT Street.
French Moquottod,
French Axmlnsters.
Crossley's 6-4 Velvets
English Brussels,
Crossley's Tapestries,
Hall and Stair CarpetingsJ
CARPETINGS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
lowest rurcsa
McCALlUM, CREASE & SUM
Wo. 509 CIIESI-IUT Street,
8 31 wlm3m rp Opposite Independence Sail.
723 CARPETINGS. 722
PEADODY & WESTON,
Successors to
13. XX. QODSXXALXE i CO.,
No. 723 CHESNUT Streetf
ARE OFFERING THEIR FALL IMPORTATIO:
OF v
nnftllAli Hotly IJrussel,
Crossley's Xapestry Itrussel
3-IIys Incralng,
Venetian Stairs, Oil Cloths,
Hats, Hug, Matting, tc. Htd
At Moderate Prices
We are offering a large line of CROSSLHY'd F.N
inn TAP1XTBY BKUbSSLS, AT LOW PRICKl
at the OU) (STAND. i
PEADODY & WESTON
No. 723 CIIESNTJT STREET, 7
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STEVENSON S SCHWEMMER.
Bich Bfoche Figured Cotelines
FOR PARLORS AND RECUrriON ROO
IIEAVY TAMBOURED LACES
TO CORRESPOND. .
Why are their pice over twenty per cent. Ion,1
firm Because they buy ror CASH aid recff
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Mound Utinir practical aud experienced la :
branches or tlieliiJCuRaTINa and UPUOLSTKII
buMLtss, tr.ey nave by personal attention and sup
vision at least Ef-een per cent, in their expenses,
which their customers shall also have the run bene
This makes a total or twenty-one per cent, ssv
by every customer placing orders Iq tteir charJ
besides having tnpir worn; executed la the Un
manner and with the utmost aeppatcn.
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