TEDS rrn 1 E(&RA CD' H A A. O VOL. XIV NO. 138. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIEST EDITION THE. NINTH CENSUS. Philadelphia Revised. Tlie New Returns. The State 3,5 1 1,543. THE cur. The Revised Censn of Philadelphia and the Kesnlt. Marshal Gregory baa completed the revision of the census of tri(s city, as ordered by the President, and furnished ns with the result by wards. The total nowcredlted to Philadelphia is 673,728 an Increase of only 16.B67 on the first returns. The Popalatloa t Philadelphia by Ward, according to the revised returns, Is as given below We place side by side by the new ligures the flrs returns made by Marshal Gregory, and the offlcla returns according to the census of i860: 1870. Ward, lirvitrd. 1 85,899 8 80,224 8 19,149 4 20,844 6 1S.739 6 12,067 7 8i,rco 8 82.285 9 16,648 10 83,363 11 14,841 12 16,171 13 19,945 14 82,037 16 44,628 16 19,266 17 21,341 18 26,368 19 46,251 SO 66,464 21 18,865 22 22,630 23 80,887 24 24,921 25 1S.647 26 36,611 27 19,286 28 10,329 Ori'yi'-rtaf. 26,023 80,288 19,162 19,673 15,851 12,197 80.687 20,366 17,404 24,025 15,313 14,840 20,174 22,293 44,197 19,622 20,718 20 963 43,905 64 829 14,586 22,702 20,448 23,779 18,569 85,425 15,875 10,451 1860. 30,886 29,12.) 19,929 83.461 84,702 14,882 81,267 27,770 17,190 21,849 16,681 16,631 20,045 24,253 82,091 20,067 23,204 20,441 t38,82S 29,963 117,159 17,173 23,985 23,733 t .... Aggregate 673,720 657,159 605,529 (tin 1M0 the Fimt ward inoluded tha Twenty sixth. It In lbtX) ths Nineteenth ward included the Twenty fifth Ml In 1860 the Twenty first ward included the Twenty iKnth. U In I860 the Twenty-fourth ward included the Twenty seventh The aggregate of the revised census snows at In crease since 1340 of 103,197, or 1913 per cent. The Progress of oar Population since the first national enumeration, that of 1790, has been as follows: Year. rp. Intreai. Per, etnt, 1790 42,520 1800 09,403 26,883 63-25 1810 91,874 22,471 82-38 1820 112,772 20,898 22 74 1890 161,410 43,63 43'13 1840 220,423 69,013 36-66 (county) 258,03T 1S50 840,045 119.622 84 27 " (COUnty) 403,76 150,725 63-42 1869 6GV29 156.T67 83-3S 1870 673,720 103,197 19-13 ('For 1850 and IStd we give the population of the entire county, aa well s that ot the more deaaoly popuUteu por tion, and cive th inureaae from 1840 to 1830 on the entire eonnty, as well as on the so-called cit. THE STATE. Complete-Official Iteturns for the entire Ntate -AiAitregate I'onulatloa of 3,4Ll,3i: The revision of the returns for Philadelphia enables us to give the population of the entire State, by counties, with the latest corrections for the Western District. Every county is now complete and official. We give also the population of each countt for I860 and istc : Counties. 1870. 18C0. 1850. Adams 80,315 28,006 25 931 Allegheny 202,3s3 178,731 138,290 Armstrong 43,385 85,797 89,560 Heaver 80,1. st,i4u 2u,t39 Bedford 28,630 20,736 83,052 Berks 106,739 3,81H 77.12J Blair 88,051 27,829 21,777 Bradford 63,109 43,734 4J.831 BUCkB 61,997 63,678 66,091 Butler 36,435 85,694 80,340 Cambria 36,512 29,153 17,771 Cameron 4,2 1 3 .... .... Carbon 8o,208 21,033 15,63. 21,033 27,0iO 74,678 84,983 13,759 17,723 26,005 48,755 40,093 46,756 80,697 6,915 49,432 89,909 893 42,120 9, 1 81 84,843 8n,100 83,637 18,270 10,936 116,314 24,999 81,831 43.763 90,244 87,3V 8, aw 86,856 16,H4) 16,753 70,600 13,053 47,904 28,922 82,793 665,529 7,165 11,479 89,610 15,0(5 26.778 6.63T 86,261 81,044 14,145 26,043 19.190 46,30ft 82,2:S9 f3,736 12,540 63,200 Centre 84,394 27,U'0 23,35 Chester 7T,h24 74,678 60,43 Clarion 86,642 94,H83 83,60 Clearfield 26,779 13,759 12,631 Clinton 23,213 17,723 11,207 Columbia 28,705 26,005 17,710 Crawford 03,827 48,755 37,84 J Cumberland 43.SS5 40,IKIS 84,327 Dauphin 60,737 46,766 85,754 Dfluware 89,641 80,r97 81,679 Klk 8,315 6,B16 ,5il Erie 65,97 1 49,432 88,742 Fayette 43,284 89,909 8J.112 t Forest 4,r3 Franklin 46,883 Pulton 9,361 Greene 85,3 Huntingdon 81,259 Indiana 30,123 Jefferson 21,661 Juniata 17,891 35,904 7,667 81,136 24,786 87.179 13,618 13,029 98,944 91,079 26,071 Lancaster 121,426 Lawrence... Lebanon.... S7,y 34,117 Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery.. Montour Northampton Northumberland . . 5i,792 160, VM 47,63a 8,t!6 49,91 17,609 18,389 81,618 16,334 32 479 66,074 20 257 6.2M Si,174 14,93.) 13,70 63,291 13,239 40.235 61,403 4.,440 2.1.9 Perry 2V86 80,033 Philadelphia 073.120 403,762 Pike. 8,414 6.3SI Potter Schuylkill 1 Snyder Somerset Sullivan SuBquehanna. Tioga Union , Venango , Warren , Washington.. Wayne 11,424 109,325 15,006 83.233 6,191 81,530 85,102 15603 47,622 23,897 48,41 83.210 6,0(3 60,713 84,416 8,694 8. 1. 931 86,034 13 3i0 13,611 44.939 81 890 61,720 lo.il.Vi 67,450 Westmoreland. 68,6i9 Wyoming 14,635 York - io, is ii Totals 8.611,543 8,906,115 8,311.736 ( Cameron eonnty baa bean formnn ninoe 1S6J, bainf made up of itortions of Potter and McKeaa. It Forest and tinyuer counties ware funned bttea lKiiO and lh s. bnvder beina- aivided olf from Union, L which the lame daureaae in the latter by the return of ifcftu ta accounted for. J The Eastern and Western Districts show the fol low ii'g comparisons for I860 and 1870: Jlultict. 1H7U. HiO. JnrrtM. Ptmnt, KaHtem 1,794,746 1,653,076 241,070 16-64 WfStem 1,710,797 1.353,039 33,75d 263 Total 3,611,643 8,906,115 605,448 2)83 The progress of our population since the first enu meration, Uat of 1790, has been as follows: i'.ar. If- Jncreust. VVr el. 17y0 434,378 .... .... lbtW 60,361 167,983 83 67 1810 810,09 1 807,730 34 4 J 180 1.049.45S 839.367 29-65 1830 1,343,233 203,775 iH4f iUO 1,724,033 875,8.(0 27 7 lciu i,U:i,to4 t7,7j) 81 )J 1W0 8,906.116 694,829 25.71 lilt 8.DU.C13 iJJ,lii to bJ IV'OTES OF THE WAR. The Swords of the Two Napoltoaa. Napoleon the First's sword, conquered by Frince Blucher at Waterloo, has found its place of honor in the Prussian Military College at Berlin, tbe Marshal having made a present of It. King William has followed the Marshal's exam ple by bestowing the sword which Napoleon III gave np at Sedan on the same college, to be preserved aide with that of the first Napoleon. American Ambulances. The ambulance in Paris which is considered the best is the American. The wounded are under canvas, but the tents are not cold and yet tbe ventilation is admirable. Tbe American surgeons are said to be far mora skilful in the treatment of gunshot wounds that their French colleagues. Instead of am pn tat Ion they prac tice refection of the bone. It Is the desire of i every French soldier, if he is wounded, to be taken to this ambulance. A Wemaa stoldler. A wounded soldier recently passed through Berlin who excited general attention, being a woman, one is twenty-fonr years of age. Her nome is Bertha Weiss. She was born at 8chon bnrg and educated at & respectable establish ment at Ragnit. 8ho soon, however, evinced a eingniar preierence lor manly attire, and acted as civilian servant to a captain of the 6'Jth Regi ment at lreves, with whose family she had occasion to make a long journey to the south. Iter good conduct Induced ber master to pro vide for her further education, so that she was competent to pass the ensign's examination. Shortly before the war, provided with a recommendation from the captain, and without belDg subjected to a strict surgical examination, she entered his regiment and took part m tbe battle of Spicheren. Transferred to the Crown Prince's regiment, she succeeded in the battle of Gravelotte, first alone and afterwards sup ported by two men, in recovering the flag of tbe 10th infantry regiment, which had been seized by the French. She received in this exploit four bullet wounds, one of which, in the knee, disabled her from walking. She re ceived from Prince Frederick Charles for her bravery the second class of the Iron Cross, as well as an autograph certificate couched in the most flattering terms. She is therein styled Bernard von vv elss, and is granted a furlough. THE PRINCESS LOUISE. The Mnrquts of Lorne and His lloyal Bride. The London correspondent of the Birming ham rosl says that the designed absence of the Dnke of Argyll from the Cabinet council on Wednesday left his colleagues at liberty to disr cubs with the greater freedom the novel and delicate question amine out of the approaching marriage of bis son with, the Princess Louise. it is rumored that the cabinet, participating In the gratification with which the approaching nuptials nave Deen regarded by an classes of her Majesty's subjects, have determined to pro pose to Parliament that 0000 a year shall be settled upon the Princess, together with a dower of 30,000. A suitable settlement will be made on the bridegroom by the4 Duke of Argyll. The Marquis will be raised to a dukedom, with a feat in the upper nouse. ills precedence is a more diflicnlt question. No man's position in English society is altered by any matrimonial alliance, aud Prince Chris tian is entitled merely to the precedence of a Knight of the Garter, which is next below that of the eldest sons of barons. It is said to be the Queen's intention to issue a royal ordinance giving Prince Christian and tbe Marquis of Lome, after bis elevation tq a dukedom, prece dence next after royal duKes. lue yueeu, bv a royal ordinance of a similar character, gave the Prince Consort precedence over the Prince of Wales, who had been at all times previously regarded as tbe first subject in tbe realm, and the nearest to the throne. This position was not forfeited by statute or common law, but as in the case of precedence given to her Majesty's sons-in-law, there was no prospect that the Prince Consort's right to the place assigned him would be questioned by any of tbe peers concerned. According to English practice, tbe precedence of the Princess Louise, in default of any royal warrant, would be regu lated by that of ber husband, aud if the Marquis of Lome were created a Duke of the United Kingdom, she would be at tbe bottom of the list ot Duchesses of the United Kingdom. BEREFT OFIIIS BRIDE. The Sorrows of a Young Husband. The Newark (N. J.) Courier says: Here is romance enough for anovel. Michael Drocan, a young laborer of this city, repaired to Yonkers on Saturday, and married there the choice of his heart, and on Monday returned hither in a high state of bliss with her, intend ing to take up bis abode in the domicile at No. 72 Newark street. The train, however, stopped in East Newark to wait for the draw of the bridge to cloee,?when Michael, who was'very anxious to reach the bank here before it should close, became very impatient, and accordingly alighted from the car; hurried over another bridge and from thence to the bank. lie first directed his cherished one, though, to wait in the depot (the Morris and Essex) until he should return for her. Having transacted his business at tbe bank, Michael betook himself to the depot in accordance with arrangement, but failed to find there the object of his search and admira tion, and at once became greatly alarmed. lie ran from place to place, in a state of wild frenzy, for the woman, but when night came on he had not yet found her, and he had to eudure long hours of sleepless anxiety. Nor yet did morning bring any tidings of the missing one. Michael repaired to the various depots in hopes of finding her, telegraphed up the Morris and Essex road for ber, but all in vain. The poor fellow was nearly crazy with grief. He didn't for a moment doubt her constancy, but felt sure that (be had I een lost or foully dealt with. And Michael was right. Late in tbe afternoon, after a long search, tbe woman succeeded in finding ber way to the Newark street house, and was there found by her distracted young husband, tbe had been carried up tbe road. Of course, It wouldn't be exactly right to speak in detail of tbe meeting of the twain after their long reparation of twenty-four hours. That must be supplied by each one's imagination. A RAIN OF UL00D. Aa Eyc-wltscaa' Account of a Remarkable Nu.nrr. The Sulphur Springs (Texas) Gazette con tains the following most retna'kable communi cation: Knowing that vou are not given to sensation alism, I lake this method of giving to the public an item, tbe truth of which I cau testify as an cve-wituen, as can also some others living in the same neighborhood. Ou last Sunday, the 2d luft., about 8 o'clock in the morning, some six niik-s south of Sulphur Springs, when not a cloud was to be been to dim tbe blue Vault of heaven, fell what t-au be termed a ralu or shower of blood, w hich lasted some eight or ten seconds, lis district was quite limited, aud it fell in specks about the sl.e rf squirrel t-Uct.and tn den sity about one hundred to the size of aa ordi nary plate. This thower was witnessed by Mr. Iiussy and family, who were seated arouud tbe breakfast table In the yard, at tbe lime before stated, w hen, upon a sudden, came puttering the drops of blood upon the dishe. victuals, aud all arouuJ. Mr. Bussy immediately sunt his little sou for me,whoe clothes were bespattered with blood, on reaching my house. Aa hourelapsed, probubly, before my reaching tbe vicinity, yet the leaves, gracs, aud the table bore the dis tinctly-vlklble marks ot blood. No one in tbe vicinity ran give an explanation of this myste rious affair. I leave tbe matter for the scrutiny of science and the light of revelation. C. J. 8 i llivan. A flmllar event bneJ In Tenuciiua aVout twenty years ago. Siuce then snakes and L'0 Lave fallen lu various localities. SECOND EDITION TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS. A Great Catholic Demonstration. English Royal Marriage. A Trotest Against Endowment. The Birmingham Explosion. DOMKHTIC NEWS. Grappling for the Cable. Attempted Bank Robbery Etc.. KtC.s Etc.. Etc., BtC, FROM EUROPE. No War News. Lotsdon, Dec. 10. The war news is meagre and unimportant. The Explosion at Birmingham was more serious than at first reported. An other death occurred, and at least thirty of the wounded cannot recover. Obituary. Thomas Braesey, the great railway contractor, died last night. lie was sixty-five years old. Queen Victoria is visiting Lady Clarendon, at Watford. The Steamship Cuba, from New York, arrived at Queenstown at mid night. The Spanish Denotation. Turin, Dec. 9. The Spanish deputation was received to-day by the Duchess of Aosta and the Prince of Carlgnan. The f'nthollcs of Eoaland-A Great Meeting la HBUt . abandon. London, Pec 11 An Immense Catholic meeting has been held to-night In St. James' Hall. Tbe platform was crowded with the Catholic nobility and gentry of Great Britain. The Archbishop of Westminster Ppeaks for America. Archbishop Vanning said "the English Catholics, though comparatively few in number themselves, jet echo tbe voice of millions of Catholics in Ireland and America. Their voice coming; from America, one of the freest countries of the world, must be heeded. "The voice of the Catholics In England, Holland, and Belgium on behalf of tbe Pope Is loud on being told that be is morally a prisoner In the hands or a sanguinary mot)." 8lr Oeorge Bowyer said that statesmen most be taught that Ireland Is not to be trifled with. Gladstone's name was received with mingled applause and shouts of disapprobation. in The Liberal Leaa-ae Protests Airalast Endow ing the Marchioness of Lome from the Trea sury. London, Dec. 11. A large meeting of the Liberal League, held to-night, has protested against giving a dowry from the national treasury to the Princess juouise. miter speecnes were inaai', contrasting the enormous pauperism of the country 137, ooo persons being borne on the lists In London alone and tbe fact that peon e die In England every hour of starvation, with the fact thai the Queen draws four hundred thousand pounds a year from the treasury, besides the large sums paid to other members ef the royal family, while vet her Majesty does nothing which can be said to be In tlto least a return for this huge outlay. It was said that the Queen might imitate the example set her by the poorest workman and provided for her own children. A resolution was adopted declaring It to be the dutv of all men who marry to maintain their own families without asking for parish or national relief. It was moved, also, that an appeal be made to the entire people to decide. by the ballot whether they will not supersede tbe present cumbersome and In human system of government by a republic. Among the speakers were Messrs. Ilowell, Mann, and Eccarlus. A Peace Movement on American Qnestleua. An influential committee has been formed In Lon don, of which Mr. Thomas' Hughes has been named as chairman, and which Includes many members of Parliament, for the purpose of obtalulog all possi ble security for the maintenance of peace with America. The committee, which was formed some time ago, has considered it to be inexpedient to take publlo action until the Eastern question should be settled. An Impression prevails that the extreme Canadian views of the fishery question cannot be sustained. The proposal to boy the Alabama claims Is re garded In London as a big job, concocted probably by a clique which has already purchased the claims at a small figure, and Intends to make them at least a hundred per cent, greater. There are those here ' who are confident the American Government would like to have the claims enhanced in order to make the grievance seem greater. London, Dec. 12 11-30 A. M Consols for monev, 92; for account, 82. American securities quiet. V. 8. 6-208 Of 186i, Of 1S65, 88; of 1H.1T, 90;. Ten-forties, SJif. Stocks quiet. Erie Hail road, 20; Illinois Central, 111 ; (Ireut Western, 21, W. Liverpool, Dec 1211 -30 A. M Cotton doll ; mid dling uplunels, ox&ftd. ; middling Orleans, 8',d. The sales to-day are estimated at 10, ooo bales. Peas, 39s London, Dec. 10.11-30 A. M Sugar to arrive is easier. FROM TFLEDOMimOX. Repairing the Ocean Cable. St. John's, Newfoundland, Dec. 12. The Cable company's repairing steamer Robert Lowe returned yesterday from the attempt to repair the Atlantic cable. She will take in coals and supplies and sail again to-morrow. Captain Kerr, R. N., who for many years has been on the coast of Newfoundland making soundiugs, will go out on the next cruise; and his assistance will no doubt be of great value. The weather continues stormy. FROM TRETACIFIC COAST. The New Haualng Law. San Francisco, Dec. It Tbe Frst National Gold Note Bank commences buslnees here on the 2d of January. Maid oa fean FraanUr. Criminals. The police are arresting all the known thieves and locking them as vagrants. Thirty have to day been locked up. tMrawberrlea and Flowers. The weather is fine and strawberries aud flowers are abundant and cheap in the markets. Mow Yorlc Money and HCock Market. Niw York, Dec. li Stocks steady. Money 5 per cent. Gold, no1,, e-aos, lse-i, coupon, iot V ; do. 1964, do., 107.VI do. IStiS, do. 101',; do. 1866, new, losif; do. 186T, loj do. 1868, no v: HMOs. 10H; Virginia oa, new, 62; Missouri Ss, W : Canton Co S7M : Cumberland preferred, 26; N. V. Central and Hudson Klver, !,; Erie, 24; Heading, loa;;; Adams Express Co., 63'.;; Michigan Central, l'JO; Michigan Southern, J; Illinois Central, 13b: Clevelaud and Piuyhnrg, lti ; Cliicio aud lUvk Li.aal, Uj,; P.i burg ard Fort Vayne, ; West-era Uaioa Te.c papa, isg. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Particular of the Nuictde of Joseph Jtl Walters. Ctrrttpondtnee Jtuociated Preu. Fortress MoNROE,'Va., Dec. 10. Mr. Joseph M. Walters, proprietor of the National Hotel in Norfolk, committed suicide yesterday by shoot ing himself through the head. It appears that he had been engaged in some business enterprises that had not turned out successful, and In order to raise funds to try and retrieve his lost fortunes, he forged the names of several prominent firms of Norfolk, on which be is said to have raised some eight or nine thousand dollars. This fact came to light on yesterday morning from a check pre sented at the Exchange National Bank, which was pronounced a forgery. This news soon spread, and other paper which Mr. Walters bad negotiated was looked np and also pronounced spurious. Mr. Walters, anticipating these dis coveries, went out to his farm, about six miles from Norfolk, fully intending to commit the fatal deed. lie stopped at a drug store, wishing to purchase some arsenic to poison a dog, but tbe Kind-hearted proprietor stated that death by poison was a hard one, and in duced him to shoot, or agree to shoot, the dog. lie then purchased a bottle of laudanum, and proceeded on his way into the country. Upon the extent of the forgeries becoming known, his property at tbe hotel was seized by those whom he bad victimized. Mr. Cooper, an attache cf the house, went out to see Mr. Wal ters, and Informed him of this fact. Mr. Wal ters then sat down and wrote two or three notes, one to his wife, one to Colonel Cooper, and one to Mr. Saunder's, which he gave Mr. Cooper, to deliver, which he did, supposing they relaled to the business at the hotel. Mr. Cooper had not been long in the city, however, when word came that Mr. Walters had shot himself shortly after Cooper had left him. He was stopping at the house of a friend, Mr. Van Wyck, and bor rowed bis carbine and some ammunition for tbe ostensible purpose of shooting some ducks. Not returning to breakfast, however, a servant was despatched in search of him. He found Mr. Walters near the house, busy tear ing np papers, and ,wbo as soon as he saw the servant coming towards him, took up the gun, placed the muzzle underneath his chin, and fired, blowing bis brains to atoms. On a small scrap of paper found near the body was written the following: "Dear Van: I killed myself, being afraid to face my wife and family. Inform mywife. Joe." During the war Mr. Walters served with dis tinction in tbe Confederate rmy, where be held the rank of major, and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn his untimely end. He was about thirty-four years of age,of very fine appear ance and pleasing address. The following par ties hold paper forged by Mr. Walters for the following amounts: W. L. Oswald, $2500; James II. Johnson, $2500; R. II. Clements. $1600; Samuel Klmberly, $850; Hymans it Dancy about $000. FROM NEW YORK. Attempted Rank Kobberv. New York, Dec. 12. An unsuccessful at tempt was made last night by burglars to rob tbe Bank of the State ot New York, in Exchange place. Baltimore Produce Market Baltimore, Dec. 12. Cotton dull and tending downward; middling uplands, 14?4'c. ; low middling, 14j14?ic. Klour dull and unchanged. Wheat quiet and unchanged ; white, fl-iOl-ai; fair to prime, tl'SOl-eo; prime to choice red, l-Mgl-80; fair to good, $1-30 160; common, fl lsil-25; Ohio ana Indian, Sl-33l-40. Corn brisk and white better at 73a ; yellow, T3c. Rye, 75&S5 oats, iwr 63c Provisions dull. We quote nominally Porn at 121-50; bacon, clear rib at 14c.: shoulders at 13c; horns at lsc ; lard at I3(gl3x. whisky held at 93c, THE LOSS OF THE OXEIUA. Kcnr-Adnitral Rowan's Responsibility for the Disaster Canvassed Doubts Concerning Ills Continuation as Vlce-Adnilral. Washington, Dec. 11. Since Rear-Admiral Rowan's name has been before the Senate for con firmation for the otllce of Vice-Admiral, a very gene ral inquiry has been made In some circles as to the charges preferred against him some months ago In connection with the loss of tbe Oneida. The first letters received from Japan after that sad occur rence mentioned the fact that the OnWda went to sea without her full complement of boats, she having lost the most of those belonging to her in a typhoon a snort time oeiore, and tne suosequent accounts contained a statement by Master Yates, the ottlcer of the fleck at tne time or tne accident, in wnicn he said : "Lieutenant-Commander Muldaur walked np to Cap tain Williams, junt as the bip weot down, and, touching bis bat, said .'Sir, the abip is croinr down!' 'I know it aaid the Captain, 'but wliai can 1 do? I have repeatedly aeKea lor ioftis. uui couiu mil get luein. -- Mr. Yates, also, in his testimony before the British Court of Inquiry, said: "Tbe Oneida's proper complement of boats was six, which I couaider would be euttieient to save all hands, bums of them would have carried provisions and some not. When we left Yokohama we had not that comple ment. W. ware short three serviceable boata. If we had had our proper complement of bouts, we could not have carried the whole ship's company without the gig-. With all the boats we might nave saved all the ship'suompasy." In addition to this testimony is the statement made to the Tribune correspondent in Japan by can tain's Clerk: Crowningshield, immediately after the collision, in which he said that repeated applica tions, verbal and written, naa oeen maae ior leave to obtain bouts, all of which were refused, the Ad nilral having endorsed on one ef the applications, "Vru must wait for boats ontil you reach a cheaper port." on the 2d of March the House passed a resolution asking the secretary of the Navy for Information in regard to the loss of the oneida, aud, in reply, Mr. ltobeaon, on the 3oth of March, sent to the llou.se the report of Admiral Jtowan. accompanied fey a re port of the proceedings of a Naval Court of Inquiry, convened st the ISnttBli Consulate at Yokohama. aud the reports cf Mr. De Jng, our Minister to Japan. On the Ud of May, the Secretary of the Navy sent to me House, in response to the same resolu lion, the report of the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry ordered by Admiral Howan, These were printed In tbe 7Vt'tui at the time. Congress being dissatikoed wtn tne om report, passed the follow lug Joint resolution on April I : Wlirta; On the SMtu day of January last, the United male. .learner unciua, wnen leaving me port oi Yoko hama. Jinan, came in collision with the British Penin sular and Orirnlal mail H earner Kombsy, and Bank almost mstaaiiy, with the loss ol nearly all her o Ulcere anil the ilt ter Dart of her men : and Wl.rta; 1 he Navy Department has been unable, in answer to a letiuest of the llouse of Representatives, to couiixnnicate in detail, or saiiatactory iniormation touch ing, the circunistam-t's of the lot, beyond Us extent and the number ot casualties ; ana H'Arr.u. That no lull and impartial and satisfactory in estitf.tioii.hss bes made into the cause ,f the disaster, or H.to the conduct of the parties implicated in it; there fore. Leit Hfahl, By tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the A n i ted Mates, in tusirrex suuiuiileJ, 1 hat the ooo raiari of IbsNtii shall, with the least Practicable d'iav. Older an invealiffttiun to ha made into the Partiuular. of the loss of the U. 8. steamer Duel 1a, and ef ber oncers and m.n, including the suuaequeiit conduct of the cap tain of the steamer Bomha , with a view to ascertain me resuonsihility for the collision by wuicu sbs was destroyed, and lor the oes' ruction ot me wmcQ a tuodea lue eatas trnnhe. and make reoort of the frame tj Conirresi. Klyht, months have parsed since CougreKS ap proved in is resolution, ant ne.ariy a year since me nuetda was lost, and yet no luvt-H.lgatiiip Is known to nave tieen made ty nwi-r a tne jn vy impart, n flit, the Investigation having been made bv Admi ral Ko an before the resolution passed and no re port transmitted to Congress. Mrautime the sur viving officers aud men of the Oneida have return 1 home, and several unpleasant rumors have leaked out In regard to the management ol the vessel and the responsibility for the loss of life resulting from tbe accident. one thing seems - to be established beyond doubt, It having been stated in tbe decision made by .the Court of Inquiry ordered by Admiral Rowan, and substantiaied by the evidence aoove, ana tuat is that the ouelda. contrary to all naval law ami usagi-, went to sea with only half her full comple ment of boats, and many of tbe fru-uds of those who were lost claim that Admiral Howan Is responsible for this. High naval authorities assert, on the other hand, that aa Admiral Rowan was not in Japan at lue time the) Oneida sailed, t aptein Williams was the senior officer, and, therefore, bad the right to procure any boat he needed, and that, had te Ad miral U-en there. Captain Wi.liams woud have been i fully jusDiif d In refusing to ft to sea uutu ins coia ' i It 11.1 Lt lit I was ciii'e Ai lr as M: I ) learned, no lnvtat'catk-u tas ver taten place oa llUartUtt. BISMARCKZONIDOMBABDMESTS. Tbe Imnreanabllfty of Paris-Why the City Is not ifouioaraea. A correspondent of the London Standard, re cently escaped from Paris, writes: The fact Is that Bismarck has long really recognized the practical impregnability of Paris. I do not think: it is a breach of confidence for me to inform you of a speech of Bismarck's which was reported to me immediately before the investment. Having it from a gentleman high in the diplomatic service, t whom the speech was made, I can guarantee to the fullest extent its authenticity. "I must have the city," said the Chancellor, "before I go away, and I will nave lt If 1 have to burn down tbe half of it before I can get in." It is not clemency, but necessity; not generosity, but policy, which has chosen the system of investment and of "starving out." v 1th regard to the attempted erection of batteries by the Prussians I may quote a very illustrative remark made recently by tne same astute rrussian Minister, "i he only disadvantage," so he writes in his note upon the armistice question, "that a cessation of hostilities could impose upon the French would be the necessity of discontinuing their extraordinary and incomprehensible prac tice of firing from their forts." The half- veiled petulance of this little sally betrays the annoyance of the besieging generals better than wnoie volumes ot correspondence from Ver sailles. The fact ia that the French gunners from the forts persistently destroy, day after day, the incipient batteries which the Prussians at first as persistently attempted daily to set up. This "extraordinary and incomprehensible practice" has kept all the ground within lair range of the forts entirely clear of the enemy ana oi nis guns, i nave met ana tamea witn a dozen olllcers at least who have seen the Prussian batteries thus demolished by the forts. The usual practice now is to note down every morning the spots where any operation has been going on during the night. The practiced eye of the marines distinguishes at a minute's glanco the site where auy such opera tion eas been going on. rowerful telescopes reveal the nature of the work, and tbe amuse ment of the day consists in pointing the great guns accurately on the spot. At night, when the enemy comes out like a bird of evil omen to continue his operations, he is saluted with a enower of olms tor ills own personal benent, and of heavy bouleta for that of his earthworks. If any of the latter remain nndemollshed till the morning, a few more discharges complete the destruction daring the next day. This is the explanation of the concert which enlivens Paris every night. Its preparation and execution form almost the only occupation of the stout marines imprisoned in the forts, and they work atlt with a will. LAURA FAIR. Exploits of the IWnrderess of Hon. 4. p. Crit- icnaen, oi Baa v raaciseo. Mrs. Laura Fair, the murderer of A. P. Crlt- enden, in San Francisco, has been remarkably ready in the use of tne pistol throughout ner diversified career. Her husband committed suicide, and her "protector" in Mexico, a petty chief in Chihuahua, was killed by the natives because they hated his mistress. A outhern correspondent continues her history as follows: "in lBbi sne prompted ner nephew to roo the treasure box of tbe Panama steamer, but he was detected and punished, though afterward released on turning State's evidence against his confederates. "In 1802 the silver discoveries in the State of Nevade. caused a rush of population to that ter ritory. She took up her residence in Virginia city, and soon afterwards, in conjunction witn a male partner, opened the Tahoe llouse. The svmpathles of Mrs.Falr were intensely Southern. while those of her partner were equally strong in favor of the North. On the 4th of July be determined to hoist the national banner over the hotel, and she threatened to shoot him if he did. lie made the attempt, and she fulfilled her threat, inlllcting a severe but not mortal wound. She hen raised the "bonny blue llag," and stood by it for twelve hours; defying the whole city to Dull ltdown. "She was tried for the attempted murder, and Mr. Crittenden, whose political sympathies were in full accord with her own, volunteered to undertake her defense, and was so successful that the jury acquitted her without leaving tbe box. From that time an intimacy existed be tween the two, which lasted until a year ago. when, after a quarrel, she laid in wait for him on tbe steps of his ollice and flashed a pistol in his face as he came out. The cap snapped, and she was thus saved from her attempted crime. Last July she again married, the victim being a Chicago man. lie was worth 75.uuu. but kept such a tight hold of the purse strings that 6he procured a divorce in less than six weeks. Sue then tried to renew her connection with Mr. Crittenden, though only with partial success. That gentleman ottered her an an nulty of five thousand for the rest of her life if she would leave the estate ana annoy htm no more. This offer was rejected, and his friends then advised him to repel her for once and for ever. But tbe one great error of his ate was to bring with it an awful puuUhment. All his efforts to escape from her toils w ere fruitless." LEOAL INTELLianrJCD. The Fourth of July Bnraiary. Court of Quarter Sessions Jiulije Paxsun. Tbe esse engaging the Court and Jury this morn log was that of Joseph Solomons, of New York, In which he is chanted in three counts with larceny, entering with intent to steal, and receiving stolen cooris. Tbe cas arises out of the burglary com mitted t the store of Oeorge W. Vogel, ho. 1!W2 Cbesnut street, on the morning of July 4th, by which grods to tbe amount of 26tHi were stolen. The evidence on the part of the prosecution is that Detective Lukens, of this city, ltarningthat some of the goods that were stolen were in Mr. Solomons' store, in Pars row, New York, gave this information to Oeorge Hcidle berg, a Ciotbam detective, wno at once called on Mr. Solomons and asked lfihe had taken in any gloves recentl v, atd he taut ne ui reciven nve dozen in the wav of trade. The detective told him of the burglary In this cltv, and aaid he would better go before Judge Dowling on me next nay ana niaite an explanation. At the appointed time Mr. Solo mons appeared before the police Judge, explained how he became possessed of the goods, aud was then held In bail to await a requisition from this 8t ate. fe'omeof the gloves were recognized as Mr. ogers property. On the Dart of the defense, evidence was offered to prove that Mr. Solomons had not been lathis citv for several Years, so that he could not have par ticipated In the robbery; that ho purchased the gods legitimately frin a man of business in New Vcrk, and made no hesitation whatever la giving all the information he had concerning them; and then some of the leading merchants of this city testi fied to hii good character, lue case is yet on tria. Svcarao HscLiOBAra Ornond Uuadu. Dec. li. 1H7U. I The chief feature of the money market for several days past uas oeen tucreasea activity and an advance movement in Government bonds. It Is to be accounted tor by the anticipation of increased purchases by the Treasury at the beginning of the next month, which may or may not be realized, aud by the maturing Janu ary interest. The loan market continues active and firm, but the bad weather this morning retards operations considerably. We notice no material change in the rates of either call loans or discounts. The gold market is quiet and rather weak, but steady, with sales at 110. MK88KS. DM BATKM It Bkothsb, No. 40 8. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: n uni imi. i a li 1 .1 v. z nil. ino-j. mi a iui : do. lb4, 107!,(107v ; do. lbtsa, 107,107S' ; do.l86f, IleW, 1UV a lira's uu. icoi, uu. K'vsiiu; on, loos, ro, m" f,i!'' r; i-. i c. percent. Currency, lio.ny ; Gold, 110V( I lie;,; bilrtr, lOOHW; L'niva Pacific lUUroad lit Wort. Bonds, fow 810; Central raclflo Railroad. vioto: Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds, MOcaess; MSR8KS. WILLIAM Paintir AY Co., No. 8 8. Third street, report the following q notations: U. 8. saof " 1881, 1185, (e113; B-0SOf 18a, 107Xa108: do. 184, 107VG17)5 do. 1880, lOTiitAlOTXi rto., July, 186, 104(sll0; do., July, 196T, lfi(,lov: do. July. 1WS8, 110S;110,',6a 10-40, 106H10), ! U. 8. Paclflo BR Cy. 6a, llojsAllOTf. Hold. 110V(H0. Nam fcioADMiR. uroKtrs, report this mornina Gold quotation! aa follow s 10-OOA.M UO'i 11-35 A.M. .110V 10 T5 ' 110S 18-00 M nn ln-sn " iiti'i n-oijp. m in lino " no i80 lie si ll -on " 110 12-0T -..HO) 11 IS " 110, 19-10 " H0i PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Reported by De Haven A liro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street. FIRST BOARD. 1.100 Pa 6s, !d e. . .107X T sh Penna RR. . . i 100 do b34. 9 100 do... .sl 62 100 do 63 SOO do ....b30. 63 40 do 64 10 en OA A B.. la. 119V 40 do bl6.U9 17 do la.m 8Sh6thA6thgt... 40 izuu city ss, new. d bill. ...100 f2000 Pa N Y C Ts so v 8 sh Phila Bk lf8x 10 sa Reading R... t1 800 do Is. t SO do Pi 94 SOO do 61 D sh Lit 8ch RR.. 44)tf 8shElmlraPf.... 40 Philadelphia Trade lteport. Monday, Dec. is. The Flour market presents no new feature, the demand belnir limited both for shipment and home consumption. About 500 bbls. charged hands, Including superfine at $4-6004 -76 extrssat t-N4B-2S; Iowa and Wisconsin extra famll SfMi(r Minnesota do. do. at SGtgS'CO; Pennsyl vnuia uu. no, ai irr trrxi ; Indiana ana unio no da at 6-uso7; and fancy btands at 17-90(49 ns In quality. Rye Fiour may be quoted at (9s i2U In Corn Meal nothing doing. The demand for Wheat is confined to prime lots, the offerings of which are l'ght and command fall prices. Sales of 1000 bushels at 11-4,1 for Indiana red: l -40 lor fair Indiana amber; fl-87 for PennsyU mum rru, nun ito ior inninna amoer. itye sella at 93($94c. for Western and Pennsylvania, Corn Is a somewhat firmer. Sales of 8000 bushels Pennsyl-v vanla. -Western, and Southern yellow at 7073c, and 4i 0 bushels: choice old yellow at 83c. Oats are nnrnangea. saies or zuoo busrteis at Mtassc. for Pennsylvania and Western. In Barley and Malt nothlrg doing. sseens cioversced continues in demand, and we notice sales at 11c. per pound. Timothy is held at t .van-AO. Flaxseed la In demand by the crushers at 1 ID. Whisky Is firm at 92c. for Western iron-bound ami 90 for wood bound. Philadelphia Cattle Market. Monday. Dec. 11 The rainy weather to-day In. terfered materially with trade In beef cattle, and the irarsacuous were nmiiea, nut prices were witnoat quotable change. A lot of 40 head, Koss county, Ohio steers, the finest that have been exposed for sale for some time pnst, was o tie red this morning by James McKUlen, and brought (s cents per lb. We quote choice at 8X(9, f lr to good at 78, and com mon nt 6( 6 cents per lb. gross. Becetpts, 2287 head. The following are the particulars of the sales : Jtma. 68 Owen 8mtth, Virginia, T($9. 120 Daniel Bmyth A Bros., Western, 6va7V. 55 Decnis Smyth, do., MT. 70 James Christy, Virginia, 7VIS9. S5 Dengler fc McCleese, Western, 67V. tS P. McFlllen, do., 7(38. 6.1 P. Uathaway, do., 7c9. 80 James Nhill, do., 7(9. 100 James McFlllen, do. 9(10. 60 K. 8. Msrillea, do., 8c49. 123 Ullman a. Bachman,'do., 8el0)tf. 2no J. J. Martin & Co., do., 64S. 133 Mooney A Miller, do., 7(g8. 102 Thomas Mooney A lira, do., 0O7. S3 H. Chain, do., fkj.t7. 118 J.sL, Frank, Virginia, eftf. 60 Gus. Bchamberg A Co., do., 7($8. 120 Hope Co., do., 7018V. C4 U. Frank, do., 67M. 20 It. Baldwin, do., 647. 83 W. Alexander, Chester CO., 6fi8.' 78 John McArdle, Western, 6&8X. 95 R. Maynes, do., 6;(rf8V. 87 E. L. Chandler, Chester CO., Sadtf. 60 Blum A Co., Western, 67. 67 James Anil, do., fi7. 36 Charles Welker, Virginia, Ba6'i'. Cows and Calves were In good request but at lower prices, bales of 150 hend at f 60(4 65. Of Sheep the ofTerlngs were less liberal and with out an active inquiry full figures were realised. Kales of 10,000 head at 5( 6c. Hogs were steady, and 4000 head sold at t39'B0 per 100 lbs, net. LATEST SHIPPLNQ IXTELLIQEyCBT For additional Harint !feta$ get Inxid Paget. By Telegraph.) New Yobx, Deo. 1 A, Arrived, steamship Idaho, from Liverpool. San Fkancisco, Dec. 11. Sailed, ship St. Lucas, for Liverpool, with a full cargo of wheat. Foktkkss monkob, Va., Dec. 19. Arrived, ship Calumet, from Callao for orders, leaky. Passed up, brig Norman, from Rio. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA DECEMBER la BTATS OF THJIHaf OMITS H AT TUB BVININQ TCLBQRAPB OFKICB. 7A.M 62 1 11 A. M. 66 a P. M. 69 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Steamer Sarah, Jones, New York, W. M. Balrd A Co. Steamer l). ttley, Lavls, New York, do. Steamer A. C. Burners, Davis, New York, W. P. Clyde A Co. Tug Thomas Jefferson. Allen, Baltimore, with a tow of barges, W. P. Clyde & Co. Tug G. B. Hutch Ins, Davis, Havre-de-Grace, with a tow of barges, W. P. Clyde A Co. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamship Roman, Baker, 46 hours from Boston, with indue, and passengers to II. Wlnsor A Co. Pas sengers: Mr. and Mts. Alfred J. Wale; Miss Hen rietta Wale; Catharine Wale; Miss Eliza Wale; Miss Mary Wale; Master Alfred J. Wale; Mr. Frederick Floyd; S. W. Baker; and Miss Jeunie W. Baker. bleanikhip William P. Clyd, Sherwood, 24 hours from New York, with niflse. to Joha V. Oil. Steamer E. C. Blddle, McCue, 24 hours from New York, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co. Steamer H. L. flaw, Her, 13 hours from Baltimore, With nidBe. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr. - Steamer SiiBau, (iumley, from Hartford, with mdse. to W. M. lialrd A Co. Schr Hiawatha, Lee, from Newburyport, with mdse. to Ktilgbt A Sous. Schr J. B. Austin, Davis, fm Portland, with head ings to Warren A Gregg. Schr Sidney Price, Godfrey, 14 days from Bangor, with laths to T. P. Galvin A. Co. Schr Fanny W. Johnson. Martin, from New York. Schr James Alderdice, Willita, from Providence. S ihr American Kagle, Sliaw, do. Schr W. F. Phelps, Kutson, from Boston. Schr C. B. Wood, Gandy, do. Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, from Havre-de-Grace, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co. MEMORANDA. Dan. ship Dorothea Me'cbior, llarboe, from Liver pool fnr Philadelphia-, was spoken Nov. 81, lat. (4, long. 86 62. snip Athenals, Baker, hence for Antwerp, was off Start Point nth lust. Steamer Faults, Doane, hence, at New York yes terday. Bark Gen. Uavelock, Zlelke, for Philadelphia, sl'd from Antwerp 29th ult. Bark Black Brothers, Perry, for Philadelphia, a id fn ra Antwerp 3oth ult. Bark Meridian. Inz, for Philadelphia, s'ldfrom Brtuierhaven 24th ut. Baik Palmers ton. Kotln. from Cuxhaven for Phi. ladelphla, passed at the back ot the Good win 30th ult. Bark chancellor, Coitlu, hence, at Dautzic 24tn ult. Bark Hoopo'). Maneke, hence, at Helvoet th ult. Bark Emily Comer, Thompson, for Philadelphia via Milk River, sailed from Kingston Hth ult. Bark Aniandus, Petersen, for Philadelphia, sailed from Liverpool Both ult. Bark Hermellu, Kngberg, for Philadelphia 29th, entered out at Liverpool fur New York, 18m ult. Baik Damon, Petrous, for Philadelphia, cleared at London Stab ult. Park Gotham, Danneblg, for Philadelphia, entered ( ut at Newcastle 2Mb ult. Bark Dagmar, Hansen, hence for Hamburg, at Plymouth Sfctb nit. Bark Kyrre, Halvorseo, for Philadelphia, sailed from Plvuiouth 2tth ult. Bark Nyassa, Hutchinson, for Philadelphia, sailed from I'enahg Oct. 22. Bark Gulm rpe, Corrao, for Philadelphia, cleared at Palermo 23d ult. Bark Imperado, Heard, hence, at reriiambuco 8d icstaut. prins Cur' S'- -r wsrn, and Huron, Ray, knce, at Queenstown las mat Dark Elena, Steward, hence, at Stettin Zoth ult.
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