EYIE'N H O PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1C, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. VOL. XIV NO. 142. FIRST EDITION NOTES OF THE WAR. Kurslia. MacMahon'S Report. Food Supply of Paris. New York Fallen Building Disaster.! Tho Wallcck-Fcchter Quarrel. Ctc.v Etc. lite Etc., IJIC. NOTES OF THE WAR. Alarahal rflaoIHnhoo'a Kmr-th Food Sar- It af Fnrla The French Nary Balloon Voynaere Ijoat. The foreign mails by the Batavia contain the following stories and incidents of the war: WHAT MARSHAL MACMAHON BATS. The Weser Gazette says that Marshal Mue Mabon has written a report of the catastrophe at Sedan, which will shortly be published, in which be absolves the Emperor of all blame, lie acknowledges that the Emperor left him always complete freedom of action, and that he (tbe Marsbul) always intended to march upon Paris with his army. He made in consequence his movement on Kbelms instead of goiup; direct to Sedan, but at last be found himself compelled to obey the repeated orders of the Empress, who was influenced by Kuuher and Palikao. These orders were given in a positive manner, and distinctly proved that too Empress placed the dynastic question above the national one. TUB POOH SUPPLY FOR PARIS. The following is from a Paris letterof the 25th ult., published in the London Food Journal: ttread is at present plentiful and cheap, thanks to the stock on band of flo ir and corn, and the regulation cf the authorities. As to dairy pro ducc, eggs are worth half a franc each, and very difficult to procure; cheese is quite un known; milk is almost as rare; butter fresh bntter is worth about 8?. a pound, and a well known restaurant keeper paid 3'30f. for 20 pounds last week. The Government has beeu able, to some extent, to supply the place of but ter in cooking, by means of carefully reflued suet and fat; but the quantity is far below the demand, and the price high. The want of milk is a fjeerlous anuoyance. Paris ordinal ily consumes between 5,000,000 and tt,OCO,000 litres of milk per day; but since the investment there can scarcely have been a twentieth part of that quautity produced within the walls. The scarcity is well shown by the fact that the price of the small tins of preserved milk of the Anglo-Swiss Company are now worth, in the shops, more than 5f. each; Indeed, a dealer asked me 5f. 75c, and said that he had only three tins left. Vegetable for a time were necessarily scarce and dear; but since tho circle has been enlarged arouud us. by pushing back the enemy on three sides of the town, numbers of lucu aud boys have been sunt out to gather all that they could fiud, and the quantity must have been very larye. The following prices will have an Interest: Ham, fis. 8d per lb.; Lyons sausage, 13-.; a goose, 'JOs.; a fowl, 15s.; a pair of pigeons, 10s.; a tnikey, 5"s. t.; a rabbit, 15s.; a carp, SJOs.; an ee), 15s.; a plate of gudgeons, 5s.; Y& eggs, 3 s. 10d.; a cabbage, 15d.; a cauliflower, 20d.; a bunch of carrots, Us.; a pound of haricots, 4s. The last wbolet-ale dealing in eggs was a fortnight since, and the price 300f. per 1000; they are worth nenrly double that price now. When we approach delicacies the prices arc fabulous. Choice preserved meats are wortli almost any money. Veal and ham pates, It. to 535f.; paten tie fine gras, 4ot.; a turkey with torcomeat, 53t.; ana so on. The scarcity of Drovlsions tells heavily on the poor, but the Government Is doing all in its Dower in ti e way of assistance. It has placed ou6ideiahle sums of money and supplies at the disposition ot the twenty Mai res, and has es tablished a number of new economic kitcbens. which distribute more than 10,000 portions f loou daily. INfiCnOKDINATION OF TOR FRENCH NAVY. In the Krenc'a navy there appears to be as little subordination as in the army. The Steele iublishes the letter of an officer on board the fine Blanche, which indulges in the severest ex previous towards bis captain lor haviutr , neuleeted to capture German ships which came )u tight. The ,SU!lti not only regards this cri- licit-in by a naval lieutenant of his superior as ,)uite a matter of course, but remarks that .among the French captains there are still many who hold further resistance to the enemy use less, and have expressed an opinion that the members ot tbe (iovernment ought all to be shot. IULI.OON VOYAOBIC9 LOST. 'The crews of two Plymouth fishing sloops which, will) a numtier ot others, were lititwg about eight nines soutn or inn tuny stone until bouse on Tuesday night, November 20, were startled by the suddeu appearance of a large aerir.l visitor hovering a few yards above mast Lead. The fishermen soon discovered that it was balloon carrying lights and containing in Its car some three or four persons. The ttoyoiieurn, who bad probably mistaken the boats' lights for those of a town, shouted something which wta unintelligible to those be low. .Then, apparently becoming conscious of unstabe foundation beneath, the aeronauts 1 threw .cut a quantity of sand, which caused the balloon to shoot rapidly up. The wind at the time was E.S.E., and the fishermen saw the lights for some distance going down Channel. It is provable that the balloon was started from fails, and that the wind drove it to theW.K. W.; the Eddvftoue bearing in that direction from the beleaguered city, aod being distant about three hundred miles "as the crow Hies." The balloon, if ;t continued itetrack in the direction It was then proceeding in, would pass verVVet Cornwall, nd the south of Ireland. But it is only too probable that In the darkness the laud would be misled, and that in the wide Atlantic the nnfortuuale travellers have already found a grave. TERRIBLE illSASTEK IN NKAV YORK. Fall af a RalMiac -Hkmrktmt f,aa f Ufa- litclili-uirw. The New York Tribune of ihls morning has the following particulars of the disaster in that city, which are in addition to the faeu already jmidisneo: Thlrtv-oue days ago, November 14, Joseph P, Hale commenced, at No. 523 VVest Thirty-tUta t UV I.UU nil uvhiwa va aa j.iwuv-wi ts bisi J f to be eight stories high, 25 feet front, and 200 feet deep, extending through to Thirty-sixth street. The walls were lb inches thick at tho base, and narrowed to 12 Inches for the two upper dories. The plans and specifications were submitted to James if. Macgregor, BupT intendent of Buildings, and were approved by him. Before the wans were nan way up, the bnilder, Bamuel Cochrane, of No. 154 West Fifty-third street, luforuied Mr. Hale that, in hit judgment, tbey were entirely inadequate to sus tain the immense weight resting on them. He received for rei lv that It was none ot his busi Desa, that the buperintendeut of Buildings had approved of the plans and specifications, and fjiat all that was required ot himJ at builder, was to go on and construct the factory In accord ance with his instructions. The work was carried on rapidly, that the building might be enclosed before cold weather, and had so far advanced that the walls were np, the greater portion of the roof was on, and the rooUri were intending to go on with their jb yesterday. Boon after the carpenters commence work In the building yesterday morniiig, they noticed that it swayed aud creaked with every gust of wind. The high, narrow structure received the fnll force of the gale that was blowing from the west, there being no high buildings between it and the North river. The swaying soon became so violent that the carpenters, in alarm, fled from the building and refused to go back. ISoon afer the workmen had left the building, it was strnck by a heavier gust than before, and, swaying to the cast, the wall on that side bulged outward, ana witn a crasn, nearu mocks away, the bnlidlng toppled ana ten, crusmng two small Duunings ana uuryiug tue inmates beneath the ruins. One of these side bnlldings was a one-story blacksmith shop, owned by George Flynn. His assistant, James Benson, was engaged in shoe ing a horse at the time. Hearing the cracking of the large building, Flynn and his assistant rnsbed towards the street, and succeeded in gaining the sidewalk just as their shop was crushed to fragments. Benson received a se vere cut on the head from a flying brick, but Flynn was unhurt. The house in the rear of the blacksmith shop was of brick, two stories in height, and was occupied by four families. Matthew Cairns, the proprietor, and his wife Mary lived on the second floor, together with John and Ann McCatlerty, and thelr-children. Kobert L., aged 4W years, Ll..ie 214 years, and 'William (i months. The lower floor was occupied by Joseph Ham ilton and his wife, and by James aud Mary Kcilly and their family. All the women and children, and Cairns were in the building when the crash came. A few of those on the lower floor sncceeded in getting out. The remainder were buried under tho falling bnilding. Among the crowd congregated around the fallen building yesterday and last evening the feeling against Mr. Hale, the owner of the build ing, was very bitter, and threats were freely made that another building belonging to him in the neigubornooa wouia be burned, ho fear ful were some of the owners of the property ad jacent that these threats would be carried into effect, and their premises imperiled, that they applied to Captain (Jatiray lor aid. and he de tailed officers to remain in the vicinity of the threatened building, and prevent any incendiary attempt. TK0UBLE AM0.; BOSTON ACTOBS. Ferhter Arena-oil of Insulting Mr. F. H. Chnn- frau- Ilia Withdrawal from lb Manage mens of the (.lobe Theatre. Boston, Dec. 15. The troubles at the Globe Theatre have culminated in the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter from the management. The Tra- reller publishes a history of the steps which led to this result, the urst ol which is the following note: "Pavkkx House, Boston, Dec 18. sir: Tt has come to my knowledge, that on a recent occasion at the house or a friend in tins city you presumed to address to my wife certain remarks disrespectful in iiieir nature ana tnieriv unworxny oi a gentle- man. Respect for the fam Jy whose hospitality you thus grossly solhd restrains me from expressing the contempt wira wnicu you nave inspired me bv tweaking your nose In public, but 1 take the Urst and only opportunity your careful seclUHiun of your precious person renders immediately avatiame or saying upon niv personal responsibility that I think you are what your conduct, indicates you to be, a cross bhit-kguard. I suali Id at this hold until 5 this evening, when I p.opose to returu to Long Branch, i . ). uueaieuuy yours, If . . CHANFItAU. "To Charles Fechter, Bt. Jauios Hotel, Bost.ou, iUUfeH. In reply to this Mr. Fechter says: "The above letter, which I have given ivi-ftarim tt literatim! puiictuatitn, speaks for Itself. With re gard to the question of gentlemanliness bet ween Air. Chaulrau and myself I luave others to judge, and will content, myself by sating simply that one cluuse of Mr. chaulrau's letter, to the eifeet that I have crossly soiled t e hyspitaitty of anvgenUc- muo, is untrue; for. In the house of the g-'Utieman referred to (undoubtedly Mr. Arthur Oheuey), 1 always have been aud am received as one of the family, aud Mr. Cheney has too much manhood to receive in his house as a guest one who has soiled his hospita'lty ; and, if you will for one moment consider mac since the time 1 clasped Mr. Chaufrau's band before his departure from Boston,-and his wile begged my leave 'Immediately granted' to accompauy him to New York, whence she only returned to decline the perforin aiice of her dunes, i neither uave spoken to, or met, or seen the lalj, you can form a notion of who is the real blackguard iu the matter, and pronounce ior yourseu." 1 he next step is trouble with Mr. J. W. Wal- lack. Mr. Fechter sums up the matter in con clusion as follows: "This is the whole, plain, and candid truth. Let, the public, the press, and my friends judge aud de cide. It was clearly my lnteution not to nave con sidered the services of Mr. H allack useless to the the theatre, provided he would have acted in tiie ume kind aud friendly spirit to me that I would have acted to htm. I cousiuer mat I nave acte t the part of a true artist to nun in my written proposl. tion, which Is nnniistaxabie, la oQ'ering to nlteruate witn nun tun parts 'Don aaiiusre' ana 'icuy aim. "Mr. W'allack's services to the theatre. It will retrillv be admitted, would prove nseless, alinuld he do uoiiitng but go to the box oitlce every Monday nioiulng and demand bis weekly stipend without clvinc anytiiinK in return. I Had no other views In aihuuiing the lcanntfement of the Cilobe Theatre (at a great pecuniary loss to me) than the benefit of art, the wholesome amusement of the public, aud the pride and comfort of my hearty friend Cheney. The experiment pioving tediously ustltss In the mean aud petty jealous circle 1 have to work in, continually attacked by a clique no gentleman oau face: aud as I have no mortal reasou for turnli.A my poor self into a modern nercuics to carry tne itiooe on my shoulders, I beg leave to retire, bowinjr hit heartfelt thanks to tne punnc, my rrieuds or tne pres-t, and the patrons of the theatre, for the valuable and sus tained support they have (riven me during my too short stav In a city I consider like my own home. 1 now beg leave to announce the limtfour weeks of the pieseut management aud of Miss Jjclercq'g aim my perionuuuccs in nomon. "CHAKl.F.8 FBCUTEB." They have been bavin? a succeskion of mail robberies at JNew uaveu uud llartv)nl, Uonu., durinir the past few weeks. Uu Saturday niht the ba which contained the mail matter for Windtbrop, Deep River, and Chester was stolon (nra tbe watron while en route to Its destina tion. No arrests have yet been made. PUILADELPHIA STOCK EXOHANQK SALES Reported by De Uaven A Kro.. No. 40 S. Third street. BKTWEi. BOARDS. tlOOO U86-S0. M.CD, ISO Hb tteudiug It 4444 cash . loOabPenna K.b3. joo do ov 890 do Is. ().' -jtO do d. mh' 4b do IS. CU'.' 14 sh O C A A R. .. tuu h Hektouville.. IA6 KlO do. I'l. 48?, do do do do O. 4H', lmi 800 100 80 111') 100 loo 10 1P0 im 11)0 6 100 ioa 8u h00 10!) ..in .a.. ....sio. 4$;i .S1SWU. 4bS ...laid. 4H'-i do . , do . do., do., do., do., do . do., do.. ,...b0. 810. ih Cum A Am K.11H '. 1 .1 v.. II 1 ...C. 4S' I1IQUU V . Iflll ....O80. 4&i do cAp. ... S10. 48. 44 noosalliaiiinKK... .U.SlO. 4S ....b30..4W I 5ti0 do is. i'A ISO ISO MI0 ICS 1)10 do. b.'.ilu. 4b M do 4H41 4o S10.48 44 do.. SlOwn 48 '44 do... .Hill 48 44 do.....beo. 4Sa ...c.la.49-44 0. do. do 40 do.. .BftOwU. 4M ' . .IS.bbO. 4Sj IS. ih'i 18.4S-44 .b6A1n. 4X SEJOWI BOARD. ItCOBbrhi L.liM, 100 felt Red..blOwn. 4SV loui.... 100 do 16. Mx! ffO do. Is.UO. ilfiV1 KSshLeh Nav 6v jjoo do is. 3'' a. do.. )aki30. S3 Jh Read. .)io. I lots 4 44 100 do.. . SCO. 4 44 f. dQlS.e0wU.8 44' ISO do. .blO. 4S)tf ISO to 100 100 luo S00 1041 voo do., do. do., do.. s blO. 43 4,- SuOWB. 4SU do 1. 44 1 do.. Is. blS. 4i do b0.4S-4 t,...blM. 4-f SECOND EDITION WAR NEWS BY CABLE. Havre no longer Threatened. The Bombardment of Pans TIio Flan Again Abandoned. The Luxemburg Question. Pmssia and the Great Powers. Financial and Oommoroinl Gtc, r.tc.. Etc Etc.. Etc. FROM EUROPE. Keiorted t'aptnrelaf l.n. Fere Contradicted Lom)ok, Dee. 15. The capture of La fere is contradicted. General Faidherbe passed the town without attacking it. Several engage ments have occurred in that neighborhood recently, which were generally favorable to the French. FrnxHlnn afleeae. The report published yesterday that the Prus sians bad occupied Coutrrs, Montrlchard, and Roniorantin, on the Loire, it confirmed by despatches received to-day. French Reinforcements. Tbe ifoniteur says that the French have been reinforced at all points. Tbe Advance an Havre Abnndaard. IUvke, Dec. 15. The Prussians have entirely withdrawn from this section of the country. The roads are open again to Yvetot. Arma for the French. The steamship Erie, which arrived off the coast of England yesterday, has sailed for this port, though it is possible she may put iuto Cherbourg. She has arms on board for the nse of the French. It is said that three hundred thousand French are drilling at Bordeaux. Raauhardmriit of Paris Air n In Pontponed. Beiilin, Dec. 14. Tbe Provincial Correepon- den of this morning, in an article on the pro gress of the war, says that the proposed bom bardment of Paris has again been postponed, because such a course at present would be detrimental to the military operations. The real object of the war and the interests of the nrmy at this juncture are of paramount con sideration; and unquestionably, at the right moment, the commander of the investing army will take such action as will fully insure imme diate and future success. The I.uxenibnrRDIfllrnlty. The Prussian Government declares that the great powers of Europe have no right to con cern themselves in the Luxemburg matter in tbe face of her plain violation of neutrality in tbe interest of the French. Prmsla therefore has reserved to beiself full freedom for her future couree. Yeterdny's Qaoiatlona. Lonpoh, Dec. IB 1130 A. M Consols opened at PI for money and 9lfl3 for account. American sec'urliles are uuiet. U.S. 6-!40s of I6tw. 8SV; of isofi. old. b8V: of lSii7. 87 Jf; Ten-forties, 87 v. Stocks were quiet. Krie Hauroad, 19 ; Illinois C'en tral, lio; ureal western, iu-tf. Liverpool. Dec 15 11bo A. M U-tton onens dull: mtdilline uplands. S'..1. : middling Orleans. SycntSMri. The siiles to-day are estimated at 10,000 bales. Breadsinns quiei;. uorn ues. vu rornew. I.omhon, Dec. lf A. M. Refined petroleum Is, 6Vd.ls. 6a. Sugar quiet and stead v. Livkki'OOL, Dee. 16-1 V. M. lieef, 1228. 60. Pork, inns. London, Decliv 1 r. M Tallow, 43s. 6iU Am wbui'i Dec. 15. Petroleum quiet. FROM NEW ENGLAND. neatruetlve Fire la Until, Me. Bath, Me., Dec. 15. A most disastrous con flagration commenced at 8 o'clock this morning on the east tide of Middle street, in Wiscasset, and destroyed all the buildines on the south side of Main street, crossing Water street to the river, in all about twenty-five stores and eleven dwellings. The following are the principal suf ferers: E. C. Thllbrick, Jesse White, Jr., Miss S. B. Hilton, Joseph Dall, Emma Dodge, Rich ard Winn, 1. B. Neal, W. P. Lennox, Eber Per kins, Nathaniel Lincoln, M. G. Boyd, Joseph Lambert. Warren Lowell, L. Dickinson, 8. 8. Young, J. C. Henderson, and V. Greenleaf. The fire broke out at Jesse White's store. The esti mated loss is 100,000. TnnCotlon Market. NoBFOi.r, Dec. 15. Cotton dull; low ralddllntrs 13'14c. ; net receipts, 2114 bnles; exports, coist- wlt-e, vrtv4 bnles: sales, 150 bales: stock 7WS bales. Mohiik, Dec. 15. Cotton quiet and easy; mi-l- dliDifs, 14c: net receipts, 1755 bales; exports coast- rise, 7:i6 bales; sales 2000 bales; stock, 57,104 bales. Uai.vkwon, Dec in. Cotton steady and In fir demand; pool ordinary, li'.'c. Net receipts, 1787 bales. Kales, It 00. htock, 44,142. FROM WASHINGTON. Naval Order. OespaUh to (as Atuuxiut&i Freaa. Wabiiikoton, Dec. 10. Lieutenant Nichols has been ordered to temporary ordnance duty at Pits burg, Pa., and Lieutenant Lisle to the Navy Yard at Philadelphia. Master 1 honaas N. Lee has been detachod from tne Washington Navy Yard aud ordered to the Nipsic. FROM NE)V YORK. . Idillrcad Arrldent. New York, Dec. 10 An engine on the New Jersey ('entral Railroad ran off the track at the drawbridge over Newark Bay last night. The fireman was killed, but no other persons were Injured. It will require two weeks to repair tbe damage to the bridge, and for at least two days tbe navigation to Newark will be ob structed. Ner York Pradnea Market. Nsw Toki, Dec. 16. Cottou dull ; sales 1500 bales uplands at 15c. ; Orleans at 15 Flour steady aud without decided ctiauire; sales li.ooo narreis Wheat quiet; sales 45,ouo bushels naw spriuir at 11 )- 1-81; red Western at t 44. 41 46; while Alichl- ftan at i r.0. Corn hriuer: Bales iH)0 bushels new mixed WeHern at I16y77c. Oats firmer; sales 4,UM) bushels Ohio at 60t(46lc. Beef steady, rvm luaetive. Ijird heavy ; sterna, 11 liMc ; kettle, 1 tl3C, WWJ.lUiet al J4C, ITHIKD EDITION TO-DAt'S WASHINGTON KEWS. rrn tlt it TVH iXie "ew Ul1' Mustering Out of Officers. Tho Venezulean Claims. The Cabinet Troubles. Boutwell and Akerman. LATER FROtVl EUROPE. Paris in Xru'lcnesss. FROM EUROPE. The f.axembnrc Oneatlon. Lour-on, Dec. 15 The Times of to-day, in an editorial on the Luxemburg question, says it is not England's duty alone to resist the absorp tion of Luxemburg by Prussia, and thinks that perhaps Pmssia may be satisfied with that ac quisition, and forego the taking of Lorraine from France. A Cabinet council will be held to-day, which Is expected to define the attitude of England. The French Government has prohibited the navigation of the Seine. The Catholic Defense Association of London derry has been dissolved by order of the autho rities. TtUKdla. St. Peters nrRG, Dec. 15. A levy of six men in every tbcusund throughout Russia has been ordered, to replace the men lost to the army in consequence of shortening the term of service in the conscription of 1867. Uolllnlon- Ljvkrpooi., Dec. 15. The steamship Fire Queen, from New Orleans for Liverpool, came in collision with and sank the bark Drydcns, of North Shields, in Qneenstown harbor. The Fire Queen put back to Queenstown, and grounded. Parla In Darkn.ena London, Pec. 16. A despatch in the Tim, dated Berlin, Dec. 14, states that the supply of gas In Paris has given out, and the city after sundown is in total darkcess. The confusion consequent on this adds vary manifestly to the horrors of the war. Tbe darkness is favorab'a to the desertion of the besieged, and detachments of French soldiers are stationed at all outlets of the city to stop deserters. Duke Blainarck. There Is s well-founded rumor that Eismarck will probably be created a duke. FROM WASHINGTON. Mastering Oat af Army Officers. Special Utmvato 'i The ISvtiiirv Telegraph. Wakiunoton. Dec. 16. The Secretary of War was before tbe House Military Committee to-day urging them to act ravorany on tne tsene out extiuiiut the time for the mustering out omcers nnder the Army act. He sans the situation of aifilrs Is sueb that u win be impossible to muster out me omcers as required by the act until next July. the (ippoaltlea to Boutwell. The story to-day Is, that the aanouncement of the resicnstion or isouiwen was a nttie prematnrc Publication or it, nowever, nas developed the fact that a strong influence Is at work to Ret him out of the Cabinet, and the President has been appealed to. on several occasious, to make a change. This pressure comes chiefly from tho West, though there IB a goua ueai oi opposition iroin tne cast. The Vcnrsttielaa 4 I alias. The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has come to the conclusion to report a joint resolution autho rising the president to send a sumcient force to Venezuela to collect the claims due our citizens which that Government has heretofore refused to sett e. It is understood mat tnts action of the com mittee has been requested by the Secretary of State. Komlanlloaa Opposed. The nominations of Mr. Kramer, the President's brolher-ln-law, as Minister to the Hague, and Mr. Koot as Minister to Chili, nan fire iu the Korein-a Relations Committee.' Hoth are opposed br (senator fcumutr on me grouna or uinets. AaliineDt af Officer. The Secretiry of War will issue an order to-dav reaesifinlng arwv ofllcers ander the new law. There Is a good deal of auxlety among officers to know thtir fate under the new bill. Atleraey-Ueaeral Akermaa left for Ceorgla to-day to vote at the election. It Is understood that, whether he is elected to the Senate or not, he will retire from the t'ubluet during the winter, tie sta'es to nm irienns tnat tne place Is not axrerauie lo Dim. his successor, it is saui. win be (Senator Williams, of Oregon, whose term expires on tne 4in oi jaarcn. Aaether Veraloa af the Bautwelt Trouble. Detiati'h to the Ausociattd Vea. Washington, Dae. 16 Secretary Boutwell this morning, in conversation with several geutlemeu of tne press, good-iiaiurelljr alluded to the various reports of disagreement between the 1'renU dent and himself, saying thar, on the contrary, the relations between thftn were altogether friendly, and that as far as he kuew there waie no luterveulug nnesuoDB which uiaiurneu meir uiuciai couaectetu. This is in narmouy witn tne sutuoruy irom tne Kx- ecutive ManMion yesterday, for contradicting the reports Involving tbe Secretary's resignation. FROM NEW ENGLAND. Bald Attempt at liask Robbery. Pkovioenck, K. I.. Den. 16. About 9 o'olock this morning a building In Wlckford, occupied by tbe Wicuord National uauk sua omce oi Mie iown Clerk of North Kingston, wss found to be on are. An exploHon nad been nexrn a few minutes pre viously, it proved mat tne batik nai been entered by robbers, who started the outer door of tbe vault and then exploded powder to complete the work of explosion, which set tlxibuildUg on lire, which was entirely consrrneu. iie name moos were in tne Inner chest and safe. The town reoords, covering a period of 100 years, are destroyed. There Is some elue to the robber, for whose arrest a reward of f 1000 Is offered. Flew Vark Rltiaf Bad Mtock Market. Niw Vosi. Dec 16. btocks very excited. Money. 7i47 l-Hid per day. Uold, lio 6-KOs, 1868, :coupon, 107?4l do. 1SH4. do.. 107 : do. - 1866, do. 107 V ! do. lbtie, new, 10w; do. 1867, loo v; do. 1868. llo; 10-408. 106; Virginia 6s, new, 61; Missouri 6s, 3; Canton Co., ce; cnmberiaud preferred, ib; N. Y. Central and Hudson Kiver, o; Erie, V!i ;Keaung. V7,exaiv. ;Aiams express to., s i jnieuicau uruu ax. lv i m .iiilhu ouuiuciu, .1 Illinois Central, iso: Cleveland ana rituuurg. 104 w; Pittsburg aud Fort Wayne, 4XI Western Onion Telegraph, 46?,'. Baltimore Produce Alatket. Bai timoki. Dee. 16, Cotton dull and nominal; middling uplands, 14 wo.; low middling, 14c. fc'iour firm and acilve. Wheat unchanged, tinrn tlrin aud stoak scarce; white, Ti'c.; yellow, 7sc474u. Oats higher at tVva Wc. Provisions Dat aud nominal ; mess pork, f0; bacou, clear rib, 13gc ; shoulders, inc. ; haws, lc ; lard, 13olH. Whiakj quiet at ic. FOURTH EDITION AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL. The "New Party HovemsnT.M Drake's Reply to Gchurz. Important Army Order. FROM WASHINGTON. ' Drake'a Replr la Plrhorz. BpteialDttpateh to The Evening Telegraph. Senator Drake is mating a telling reply to the speech of Senator Scburft. Thus far It Is conceded the advantage is on the side of Drake. Tbe latter took np Schurr.s speech and replied to It In detail, making stroug points as he went along. The Senate galleries are crowded nd senators are giving Drake universal attention- itie win occupy &u a ay. . The Income Tax. Notwithstanding the fact that tbe Senate Finance Committee has agreed to report against the income tax, in accordance with Houtweil s request, it is be lieved that the bill will pass both houses abolishing the tax. The RfrCarrahaa Case. The House Judiciary Committee has decided to summon as witnesses the Private Secretary of Presi dent Lincoln, to sign land patents, in the McUarra han case. The object Is to prove by htm the genu ineness of signatures attached to the land warrants In favor of McUarrahan, Blgned during the Lincoln administration. Exeeatlve Nomlnatloaa. The following nominations were sent In to-day: David H. Mason, to be Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; Joel C. C. Winch. District Judge or the Eastern District or Texas; liaory v. hicks, Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas; James K. canaway, or Illinois, secretary or Montana Ter ritory; Alexander U. Connor, of Indiana, Governor of Idaho Territory; Jobo Murphy, of New York. Consul at Pay ta; Victor Bmhow, Consul at Cairo, -Egypt; Isaac suson, consul at juazatian, Mexico. Important Armv Order. Dttpatch to the Aoeiated Prettt, Washington. Dec 16. The following order was promulgated to-day from the headquarters of the army: mm. tiytnreciien or tne ecreiary oi war tne principal department and the station of Superinten dent oi tne i.avairy nervice win oe tranaixrrea to rt. Louis Arsenal, Missouri. Carlisle barracks will be maintained as a sub-department for the recep tion of parties or recruits from the rendezvous de pendent on this department, whence tbey will be transferred in oetaenments or rrom city np warns to the principal depot under the Superintendent's instructions. One captain, three ncutenants. fmr sergeants. four corporals, two buglers, and fifty privates will be stationed at the uarilde depot. All tne records and property pioperly belonging to the principal dep t, and an otner omcers anu eeiisicu men, win oe trans ferred to the St. Louis Arsenal. Tliis order to take effect January 1, 18U. Tne rendezvous uepenaeni on tne -uarusie suo- depot will be, until otheraise directed, at Boston, Mew York city, Phllidelplila, and HarrUburg. The recdezvous deiw-nuent on tue St. louis depot will, nntll further orders, b at Pittsburg, St. Louis, fjhlcsgo, I'incinnnti, and uevcianu. pecoun. Tue eastern uponnienueny ror tne in fantry will remain as at present, the station of the superintendent at New York city, principal depot at governors jsiano, iNew Tone, iteunezvous, nntu otherwise ordered, at. itoston, Pro irtuuee, New York city, urooKijp, ivoeiuster, uunaio, rnua-ieiputa, and iiauimoie. Third. Hv direction of the Secretary of War. the Central Snperintendcncy will be dtncoutlnned. The depot at Newport Uarracks, Kentucky, will be given np. The depot and office of the superintendent will be transferred to the St Umla Arsenal. The publio nuiiaings and sucn propf rty as is not moved ti hi. J.outs flora Newport barracks will be left in cnare or tne ordnance sergeant sua sticn sniau aeta-m- ment of the permanent party as the siuerlnndcnt may deem necessary to insure their sa'ety utuli otherwise disposed of. This order to go Into effect January 1, ihti. mil Hi. The western snpprinfndency win ne re established with the station or Superintendent. and the principal depot at St. Louis Arsenal. It win , embrace tne following states: Tennessee, Kentucky, onto. Indiana. Micnigan. Illinois, l iwa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, West Virginia, Miss mri, and Kansas. For the present rendezvous win be kept at Louisville, i inciunnti, Toledo, cieveiaiifl, Marietta, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Davenport, Madison, beoKuk, wiieeiiug, ana ss. i.ouis. FROM THE PLAINS. The Indian Council at lctt ranlgee. St. Louis. Deo. 16 The Jtrpubiian has the fol lowing special from Ockmulgee, ludian Torrltory, dated tne mu inn. : An intereHuug meeuog wok place at the capital yesterday, in which nearly all the Indian delegates to the National Council, aud Indian ommissioners Farweli, Lang, and Campbell, were present. The meeting took a religious ana philanthropic turn In behalf of tho well-being of the Indians, sneeenes were maae ny Messrs. j-ang, Campbell, Farweli, Hoag, and Miller, in which the present movement nere was strongly approrea. nr. l aiuBbeii urgea civutzea ino?s to coaesiiaie the wild tiibes aud prevail on them to foil -w their example, t he meeting was very l npressive. and Mr. Lapnere, or the Chicago delegation, returned his thanks for the sentiments expressed by the Coii)inis8tnners, and he expressed his own desire to advance the views of the Government as far as practicable. Tbe council assembled ttils morning to tale up the resolution In relation to the o gani.a tion of a territory. The plan, it is thought, will meet witn te general approbation or the council Tbe Commissioners will be in attendance, and to morrow, the 13th, they take an early start for home, via i tin uiuson. FROM NEW YORK. Ice la the lludnon. Albany. Dec. 16. The river is full of floatlna lee. ana ine xew i orx onats nave not arrived to noon having grounded just below the city. Writ af Error la lha Hate of a Condemned murderer. "New York, Deo. 16. Lawrence 8ullivan. yester day sentenced to be Banged, was to-day granted writ of error to stay proceedings by Judge iugranam. FROM JKrEjGLAND. Baak Robbery. Dovf., N. II., Dec. 16. The North Berwick Na tional Hunk was broken open last night. Tbe thieves took everything that conld be or value to them, in cluding a horse ana carriage. FROM THE SO UTI2. Obliaary. Hichmond. Va. Dec 16 Ueorge Davis, a promi nent Ikracl.te of this city and a millionaire, died this Diuruiiig. CONGRESS. FOKTY-F1KSTTKKM- TIllltD (SESSION Henate. Wahhinoton. Dec. 16. The Vice-President laid before the nenateo omiiiuumcutioD Irniu Air. Uruke tlwt ha uud on the laili mot trUBimlU.-d to tna (ijvvraurof MiMouri bia retiu dhI inn an a wuiuber ot tua buoate. ta Lmka aUucL on tne iviu iui. Mr. huuiuar nresemaa a mnmonai riom Wiinim r. W ells. Oeorue T. hiKulow, and iunv of tha uiOHt amiuant niarvlii.nt bf Boatou, hvitw tj tlia proposed niinuiuon of bun Uuuiioko, settiuK forb llinir belief tut tha utna wouln be a Kieat cihjuii to mi vouulry, leauinK to ajraal lrautii and corropiu b, aad pmbably u a kit kiiIi Ilia rrancn part oi tne ikuiui, wuuu cuuia only be avoided by tha aubieOout pQrchuiie of that part, aud tha aovernment of wbtcb would involve a lree auiunl eioeuditura without uy oouipdomIidk resulta. tho mtlacl ot which would be a wid.soread belief that the pruoeai war tax on ineomas waa kept up for Iba purobaaeof tor eiKQ territory. Hei erred to tha Uomuiitlee oa turau(n Hoikin na atr. hherman. from tho rinaaoa Oonimittao. reuorted back advereeiy the various bills for tha abolition ol tha iucouia tax. Upon his ret-neat, lha said bills were uUwed upon lha ealenoar. Mr. Cole, froaa tbs Committaa on Appropriations, re ported lha Buiim bill makuig an appiupiuktioa for rave Due cutleie Paased. hills aa introoauud ana referred :--ht Mr. 1'bayar, for the isliai of Mtfar-Admiral Baaiy Ward. By Mr "rVillnm, to i!nd tha hinofit i of tha Donat-nit ) ".1-i.mii.r 87. IKM, to certivin pernona. Faaolatxina wore adoptad, on ui.nion of Mr. 8oVt, eaal iaaapoBtfao BoereUnr of War for information o a. v.uii; oi toe ru,MiieiV report on tha sutijent relatinsj tA the Newport and GineinuaM IniilKe: and, on motion oT Mr Cole, con -r mi in the imprnvemnot of tbe harbors of tbe norts of W ilmniKlon and Run liieao. Oal. 1 ho bill to incorporate the Honthero KnureM Oompany ttina before tbe rienata oa mnlwi of M r. Ciameron, ob jection was made by Mr. Bayard to any f under ebarterinc ly Conireos of pr'vato eorpcratione otber than in tba liiatriot of Columbia. Aside from the uuention of the ower of CoBfrrem, he dnulto1 tbe eipndioncy of Its etereise as badinc to endleaa lei-l1atina of a similar character. He feared Conareevwaa about entorina apea a flood-tide of such legixla'ioa, because if tbe iodne mvnta of rreater onnince In eiemetion from toaal sad btatoTesrislation was held oat by Oontrefw, eorposja tions of avtry grade would hasten to take advsntaa-o of it. Mr. Cimeroa spoknof the importance of tba onmpeat to tho f'avernment la the tranvportation of ita bonds and mossy, and its reliable character. An msnr most, suggested hy Mr Morrill, of Vermont, waa rdonted, nislunK tna corporations individiMlbl liable for the r abia of th concern. The bill waa (enetajly aiaenaaed nntll after tbe etp'r. tlon of t ie nmrainv bonr by Measrs. Boreraaa and Oa, lerlf airainst it, and Mr. Buckingham, in explanation of bs rl srarter as a simple aet oi incorporation without any asocial pr vileve or immunity from taxation. An .men- tnent by Mr. B tyard prevailed, enljertine; the pnpertTOflhe oomrany wherever situated to taiation andur Mate laws, and the bill finally passed. Ayes, 31; nees, IS . Mr. Morton offered a roaolntion reanestins tho Faad- dent to eomrannicato to tbe Renato ail intormntma in hy potension relative to oraaniaed bodies of disloyal and avti-oispotoo persons in tne MUite ot nnrto iarniinav which bare in view or threaten resistance to the execution of tht laws of the United btatea or the denfal to TJaitod "Stales citisens of tba qnal protection of the laws and their rights ander tho Oonstitnliont and also wnst anurdcTS nd outrages tor politioal porpoao dsvs i eon oi mniiiia cy sucn orrenizations. Mr. l'omeioy remarked that one bonr of tho day tb Kcnate was for general amn-aly. and the next Senator wr re after Rebila for killing Ui-ionista. lha rofolntlon was agreed to. At I'Uli P. M. the Henate resumed tha consideration o Mr. Rchm a' resolution looking; to ssneral amne y, and Mr. Drake was awarded tbe floor for the purpose ot re plying to tbe speech of hisoollesgue. AlUr alleging that, for tha introdnntlon of a persona' controyemy and a local political contest into the Senats of tbe United States his ooilesgrue waa entirely respon sible, ha said his motive in replying waa not merely witn a view ef his perrons! vinHcation, but that of as nnnlo a paity aa ever held tha destinies of any State of tho Union. - no extraoruinary ana reniar&aoie apeecu ot iimi coi lesgne wi-a without provocation. He conld not conceive why tne Boats lea ry niaooiiesane woo nao nan tneir vuv trry when tbey trailed the Repuhlioan banner of Missouri in tbe dnst, sbonld not have been content with their triumph nut-n tbs soil of that Btato. but soak to carry it before tbe nation. (Jtiticlsios Ibe reference to Biroseir teat tnirtesn years before be bad objected in the alsvery interesta to a po litical candidate in Missouri, he attributed the motive ior tbe statement to a desire to hold bim np before a Ho- pnblican Nenate ana tlie nation as an object of condem nation and distrn.t. but snppo.tng be bad been a pro slavery man in IB67. did that constitute a jontiticatlon of hia cOlleagne'aact in lN7ir I honvh tor ten years a peni tent, his colleague ocnld not pardon bim for bia sin. a r. Bcnurs here desired to inieipoe a word or explana tion, but Mr. Drake declined to give way. remarking thai bin colleague bad over fonr years of Senatorial lorm re training in wnii n toanswer nim arier no nad gone nenco. Mr. Bahnrz I meiehr want to tell any oollewgue I for give bim. i.aaghtr) Mr. Drake exprrned Ms appreciation of bis collesg-se's oreirected ootbnrst of elemeary, addioir that in hia . opinion it waa better to be a new Republican and a fait fol one than an old and treacherou one. Anploae ta the gsllaries, which the VicePreaident promptly aoo- ITeaae af Krarenentatlvea. Mr. Cnllom. of Illinois, inlrodnoed a bill to amend tha seventh notion of the act to provide a temporary govern ment for tbe Territory of Montana. Keferred. Mr. Dawes, of Mass , onered a resolution tru-tracting tbe PostmaaUr-General to communicate tbe actual cost to til (iovernment by the thousand of tbe atampad enve lopes furnished under existing contracts, and tbe once at which tbey are sold by the t iovernment. Adopted. Mr. Mercur, of Pa., from the Judiciary Committee, re ported a bill repealing tbe third tent ion of tba- act al .Inly 16, lfru, to provide compens-non for grand and petit jurors in United Metes conns, suob eoctioo having; beea enrolled by mistake. Patsed. Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, inlrodnoed a bill to encourage sbip owning; snd ship building: in tho United Htatoa. Re ferred to the Committee on Cnmineico, The bill proposes to admit, to American regHstry all ships over two tbouamd tons burden, wheresoever built. Also. t admit free of tiuty shin bnild iug and engine ma terials to be need in the construct inn ot ships of over two Iboa-and tons. The latter to be acin i! ted to the coasting trade, bnt tbe former to beexcluied from it. Alno, to allow abip i-tores to be euppuod ireo of duty toveaaelaea gaged in i he foreign trade. 'i be Housa then piocetded to the consideration of pri vate bills. Mr. Porter, from tbe IteoonitraeMon Committee, re ported a bill removing- polit ohI isailities from noma twenty live persons chiefly rjtti lirnr in Virginia, and from W. K. Turner, of Na-bviile, Tet.n.. Judge of the David son County Court, whic Doeition ha h-ilds in violation of the fourteenth amenrment. Mr. Msynard moved to strike ant the name of W. K. Turner, because be bad accepted aa office fur which he waa disqualified, thereby subjecting himself to tbe penal ties provided in the fourteenth amendment. 1 be motion was rejected, and the bill waa tbon passed yrax. III ; nays, 63. Tbe following are tba names of persons ruheved : -From Virginia Alliert K. Uli-ippolt. Littleton K. Kd wards, Joel M. Temple. O M Winston, Richard K. I borntnn, D. Thorton.T. O. Birham. W. U. Bii:o. W. H. II mi well, George T. Peers, lacks- n Cod by. W. 'P. Tah fetro, JameaH Hbuo, Jabn L Unldwell, Clifton U. Hall, Alexander B. Cochran, John . Davis and N. B. Jooea. From Ixutiana -Alexander U. HUckham. Krom Alabama John li. Appling, Ueorge P, K'meey, Vt'illiam P. Kelly, and W. R. Hradloy. f Krom Tcnnet-soe-W. K. Turner. t Nashville. 1 lie House then proceeded to nunsider tba bill reported yesterday by Mr. Uooner, regulnting the dntics on Hugar. lie explained that the only clianao which tbe bill pro posed in tho existing law was striking out tbe words "raw or Mnscavado," so tbt sugars muy be cluwed en tirely by their number. 1 ba Pecretsry of the Treasury had called the attention of tbe Cotnniitteeof Waysand M nana to the snb Joct, and tbecommitiee bad had befo e it a reitt many experts In suirur. It was iniioSBible to tionatru-i toa law as it stood, and therefore it wss recmnmemled mat tha proposed cbnnge be made. Instead of pros nhing tbs mode of taking samples, the bill also proposed to louve that mutter to be regelated by tbe Secret-y of the Treasury. Hr.p ood commented npon the lonso lei islation of Ooa rresa which rendered it so frequently oeceaeary to amend tho laws. Tho bill wa pusied fr Mr Bbanks, of Indiana, intiodused a bill to dispose of fhe Cherokee Indian lauds in Kansita to actual eettlara only. Peferrod. The llonso than at a quarter past two adjourned till , Monday. ' OBITUAUY. Prefeasor Wllllnin I lianveaet, I.I U. A telegram frem St. l'aul, Minnesota, anntmncw tbe death, at that place, on Tuesday, the 13th Inst., of Professor William Chanvenet, one of the most dlFtipguished of American astronomers and mathe maticians. Professor Chauvenet was born In this State tB the year 1810, and reaetved his education at Yale College, where he graduated In 1S40. In 1841 he was appointed a Professor or Mathematics In the I'Llted States Navy, and took a prominent part in the organisation o the Naval Academy at Annapo lis, In which he became and remained for many years Professor of Mathniatica and Astronomy, lie sides his labors in this pn.slttm no acquired a hit h reputation by the as (stance rendered In tbe preparation of the "American Kphemeris aud Naq tical Almanac," and by the- discovery of a naw method for ascertaining longitude by lunara. In 181.3 ho publislirtl an tUbnrate treatise on "Plata and Spherical Trigonometry," and for many years was a regular contributor to the leading scientific journals of the country. A few years ago Professor Chauvenet resigned his noaitlou In the Nval Acade my to accept the Pivstdeuv of the Wsnington University, at Pt. Iiuis, Mo., In wbtoh be also held the posit uin of 1'iofessir of MtthemaUos. Uut death will be a serious loss to tne acieutldc world. p&- UNION REPUBLICAN MA88 MEETING, AT LltEBTY HALL, bATUKDAY EVKNING, December IT, 1 -no. Addresses by the following distinguished speakers: HON. A. W1IJHON IIEMSZEY, 18AIAII Wf AE8, COL. WILLIAM B. If ANN, UKN.JAUKS GIVEN, WILLIAM MORAN, WILLIAM D. F0RTIN, Esq., nd Othsra, . u It
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