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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
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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.
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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