. i . 3 r r H A VOL. XIV NO. 147. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. CHRISTMAS HRISTMAS PRESENTS. I RESENTS. A Substantial Coat for father to be got or JOHN WANAMAKER, Noe :, and CBKSNCT Street. CHRISTMAS pRESENTS. HRISTMAS 1 RESENTS. A 8u)t for the Htt.e boj can be bad cheap of JOHN WANAMAKER, , e;e and MO CEE8NUT Street. TmTSTMAS PRESENTS. VHRISTMAS 1 RESENTS. Overcoats for poor relations. Trices moderate. JOHN WANAMAKER, Nob. f'.f ani fJO CEBSNUT Street. YfTRISTMAS nRESENTS. vbristmas Presents. Cents' Wrappers, Cravats, Umbrellas, Gloves, llan 1- kerchlefs, etc, In great variety. JOHN WANAMAKER, Noa MS and 620 CHBSNUT Street. CHRISTMAS .VHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 1 RESENTS. Bint, We have on the order book of both oar stores . . the measures of a great many of oar friends, so that garments can easily be made I to your order for Chrlatmaa . . JOHN WANAMAKER, . - . :-..' ' "No. 6 and 89dcnE6NCT Street. CHRISTMAS. HRISTMAS 1) RESENTS. 1 RESENTS. Any garment or article bought for Chrlatmaa may fee exchanged at any time if the party la not Ctted or suited. JOHN WANAMAKER, Son. e:e and m CflSNUT (street. FIRST EDITION! "Let Us Have Peace." The Sail Domingo Firebrand. The Piece of Secret History." 'MET L'S HAVE PEACE. The Open Hup tare Hrlwrrn the President nod Mennior n inner. The following is the article in full from the Washington Patriot, which prodaoed so warm a discussion in the Senate yesterday: The administration sustained another defeat yes terday in the Senate on the san Do ruin go question, for the President and his annexation Irleiuls have failed In their porposo or having .Senator Morton's resolution dispose! of before the holidays. Even though It should pass the Senate early to day, it cannot possibly get through the House, as legislative business will cloBe at 2 o'clock this afternoon, at which time the death of the lato Representative Smyth, of Iowa, will be announced, and the House has already ordered that to-morrow's session shall be devoted to debate only, no business to lie trans acted. These continued detents of the administra tion are having a bad effect upon the Presidential disposition and temper, and are dally widening the breach between the 1 'resident and Senator Mu inner, who is looked upon as the head and front of the olTeBding. San Domingo has become a perfect flre-hr.md In the Republican party, and threatens a disruption of many fast political friendships, for while the Presi dent has bta adherents, ho has Senator Sumner, and the latter are aa faithful as the former. EFFORTS TO BRINK ABOl'T 4 RKl'ON'i'tl.t ATION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AN I MR. fil'MNKR. Within the last ten days an Rttempt has been male by mutual friends of tne President and Mr. Sumner to bring about a reconct!iatlon,.or, at least, a better understanding, and, after consultation, ttie Presi dent was approached on this subject by a distin guished NewBnglaud Senator. REFl'SKS TO BE RECONCILED. The Tresident manifested a good deal of feeling. and utterly refused to be persuaded that the differ ences could be reconciled, or even to give his eon- Bent to any movement having in view a reconcilia tion. The good of the party, etc., was earnestly urged, but. in vain. UK ANT VERY niTTER. The President, in response to all suggestions of "let ns have peace,' replied emphatically tht Mr. Sumner had attacked him in executive sessions of the senate; that he had spoken bitterly of him pub licly in street cars and other public conveyances: and that he Had grossly anused him iu Boston and during his recent journey "West. HK SnoWS FIliUT. The President added that, on some of these occa sions, .Mr. Sumner had attributed dishonest motives to him, and if he were not president or the United states lie should hold Mr. Sumner personally re sponsible for hit language, and deinaud salisfaclion 01 mm. THE .'EACE-MAXKUS SCARED. This somewhat staniing talk from the man whom the Republicans have aim st worshipped as the conqueror of the Rebellion put the peacemakers to Might, for it was plain Unit the olive brunch would not be accepted, no matter by whom ten dered. CITAMrlONH FOR Till THE PRESIDENT. The stall' otlicers about the President share his feelings in this matter, aud one of them (Utmernl liabor-k) is reported to have gone so far as to de clare that if he were not ofllcliilly connected with the Executive he would subject Senator Sumner to oersonal violence. This wholo matter creates a great deal of talk among those who have been aware oi its extent and nature. HOW COLONEL F0I1NEY WAS CONNECTED. The connection of Colonel .T. W. Forney with this difference between the administration and Mr. Sum- nrrhas.lt Is reported. leen this : Mr. Forney was given to understand hy a staff oiueer of the Presi dent that he was expected to attack Sumner on tils course on the Sun lJoralugo question and his attitude toward the President. This Air. Forney positively refused to do, on the ground that Mr. Sumner had always been one of his warm personal friends, and this decision withdrew the Presidential favor from Colonel Forney, and, It is even said, closed the doors of the white House against hint. It was the President also who set in motion the effort to displace Mr. Sumner from the chairman ship of Foreign Affairs, or to so reconstruct the committee as to neutralize Mr. Sumner's influence. . Republicans are naturally inquiring "where is this tight to enaV" while others want to know whyUraut aud Sumner, and San Domingo between them, can't "Let us nave reace. THAT "SECUET UlSTORI.". How We Escaped War with Spain. Mr. L. L. Cronnse writes as follows to the New Yolk Ktenintr f'osf.- In Saturday's issue yon were kind enough to make certain corrections" In the article froji S ribiusr MontMv. relating to "a piece or secret nistory." Pei mit me now to correct inu "correction. In the first place, tne facts in me case are reaiiy much Btronger thau stated in Si-ribner, and as to not wilting la the hem or tne oinciai records, " i oeg to say that I bad the official records before me, ex cept the belligerent letters which passed between the secretary oi aiaie ana tue pamsa Minister, on the use aemauo, , ana wnicu, wnea spam nan vleided. were withdrawn at the latter's request. jus mam poiiiui iu your correuviou is tuai. iuo President never contemplated such a thing as a re sort to the policy of reprisals. In this you are utterly mistaken, i tie president, to my personal knowledge, aid give serious tnotignt to suon a po licy iu an emergency, aud the question was dis cussed by members of the Cabinet. There was no conclusion upon It, however, and the only ''correct boili in tne "correction is tne statement mat, in the couite pursued there was ni division in the Cabinet. "The course , pursued"' was a resolution that Mr. J-isn soooiu make one more vigorous ui Plomatic demonstration on tue spanisn authorities. and he foreshadowed the tendencies of the Presi dent's mind with so much effect, that a result was peacefully secured. The fact that reprisals were under consideration did come to the uotlce of the Spanish Mlnihter, whether oillcially or unofficially I cannot say, auu u mallei's not lor tue general accu racv oi in v statement. it Is alio an Incontestable fact that ia considering this qoestiou or reprisals tne president aid nave ins eve upon the. Spanish war vessels iu dock la New York harbor, ana tueir presence there was discussed as anoroibg tue requeue opportunity lor sucn a policy If the emergency should jusiitv. nr. r ihu, oi couise, in tue uetMumions or wnicn i write, could not have sent any lettet to the Natulan MiuUter, ia which he simply demanded that the matter must be settled oeioie uie meeting of con gre ss, as you sayr tor congress was in sesstoa all the time ibese negotiations wore being carried on. from the Hat of January, when the "vessul was seized, to the ICth of June, wh?n the question of In demiutv was agreed u oe aro.traieu. rue case would have got into Congress, nevertheless, but for the desire of the owners to leave the Government an unembarrassed opportunity to act promptly of Its own motion and In its own discretion. To Mr. Kith tickings the red it or having rendered oiicecestary any resort to forcible measures; but be only succeed d by exhausting all the resources of diplomacy. A skilful threat oi war which ac.com- piahes Its objects without, war is certainly one or the resources of diplomacy. There may be minor inaccuracies of statement iu theart'ele In Xrribuer concerning things which are not matters of record, but the leading facta are truthfolly g.ven. I agree with you that the policy of the admlnistratlou is peaceful." Rut it is not 'pf aceful" at the price of insult and humiliation. An apology from Spain for tne inu!i which slia offered to our flag on this occasion has not yet been rendered. Nllsaoa la Chleaa. As instances of how holders of good seats are selling tht m to others w .10 are unprovided, takes few quotmions of actual sales yesterday at the Sheru an llousn, where a sort of Misson Exchange seems to have been organized : Oae fastidious geu tleman has paid libO lor a four-seat balcony box, acd would, have paid more If it had been asked. Other balcony boxes have been transferred at high figures, and before this evening a few will have paid from tiu to I Sue for the privilege of lelng present eu the opening night. Single seats on the front row of the dress circle sold at 115 each, front scats in the balcony circle went for $10 each. Seats In the third aud fourth rows of the dress clr cie were takes at 1 7 bo each. The gallery front state are la as great demand aa some web-locsted ones la the other tiers and high (gures can be had SECOND EDITION jq - DAY S CABLE NEWS. The Absorption of Luxemb jrg. Count Bismarck's Circular. Charges Against the Duchy. he Disaster on the Mississippi. The Railroad Conference. The Hew Mexico. Legislature. The v'uhnn Kidnapping Case. FROM EUROPE. False Reports f Ulnordors In Paris. Bordeaux, Dec. 22 The (jovernment is In receipt of advices from Paris by balloon to Do- cember 17. The news Is favorable. The re ports of riots within the city are false. There have been N Eoaenients with the investing army since December 3. The authorities nt Paris have published in the Journal Ojficiel a report of the amount and Condition of Provisions .still on hand. The report was very favorable. Preparations are makiug by Trocbu for an other grand sortie. Trocbu had ordered ihe Prussian officers whom he held as prisoners of war to be sent back to Versailles. lie previ ously had lb em conducted through the Immense stores of provisions and munitions of war col lected in the city, In order that the enemy might bo disabused of the idea that further re sistance was impossible. Tk 1'ruaalnua Occupy Toum, It is reported to-day that me Prussians occu pied Tours without terioui opposition. General Chanzyls at ujMaos, where ho his receive! reinforcements, 'and several batteries havd joined his command. His forces have a! so been rcprovlsioncd. A number of Partial EnKnireiiienta have occurred with the enemy, ia all of whi:h Cbanzy was successful. Advice, from the French rmy of the North, under Central Faidherbe, are en couraging. fnanteiiful Ileportei ; a Retreat. Advices from Havre report that :he Prussians under ManteuMel are n trail ing. At the last accounts they were mirching towards Amiens. Several engagements have occurred with their rear gti trd, In all of which the French were successful. Cenrrai U4.rtbald. having been offered a sword of hono,refase6 to to accept it until the cud of the war. Pru.alRU Harbniltle.. The journals of this city state that Pru6-ia is prosecuting a barbarous warfare.usin explosive bullets. The Absorption of l,uniil)nrK-Fnll Text of I ouDi umoiarcH'. uimuiiir. London. Dec. 21 The following is the text of Bismarck's despatch relative to the Luxemburg quest ion. dated Jjeceniier a : Prussia, at the outbreak of the war. declared that she would respect the neutrality of Luxemburg provided Prance did the same, tr iuxemourr naa . sincere. v endeavored to remain neutral, Prussia wouia nave BcniDuiousiy ooervu oinw ueu- tralltv. but mither France nor Luxemburg has done so. The bosti'e feelings of the population of the Duchy are shown in the treatment of HllUjrmtu officials. Prnssla did not hold that Govern ment resttonsioe - for tne oau conduce towards her of individuals, but she thought that t irons should have been made to repress the repro visioning of Tnlonvllle through trains irora Luxem burg, buch a riugrant breach or the neutrality la ws could not. however, have taken place without the connivance of the Government officials. Prussia lodged a coraplalut wltn the tloverniueut of Luxem burg, pointing out the consequences to which such a proceeding would inevitably Jead, but her warning was unheeded. After the fall of Metz numbers of Trench soldiers and oitlceis passed through Luxemburg to evade the German troons and to rejoin the. French armv north of tiie town of Luxemburg. The resident French Consul was at the office at taa rallwty station to astist fncltives in reaching France. Two thousand soldiers thus reinforced the French army, and the Government of Luxemburg did uothlng to prevent lb This undoubtedly constitutes a gross violation ef neutrality. The conditions on which Prussia bases her neutrality therefore ceased to exist, in consequence of which t russia decUrea on her nart that she considers herself no longer bound to reirard the neutrality of Luxeiuhurg. ttne reserves to herself the rlizlit to claim compensation from the Duchy for lOBse sustained by Prussia con sequent upon the non-o riser va uce of her neutrality, and will take the necessary steps to secure brself against the recurrence of similar proceedings." THE MISSISSIPPI DISASTER. , - - - Ferllier Pa rttculnr.-Fartv PeraaDa Dravmed VniKiu'Ku, MU., lec 81.-Tbe Missls-iippl steamer Mck Vall struck a suag above Oraud i.aae in tne atorm 01 nunu.T uiiiuh .uq v..wu, on which were nine huudred barrels of pork and forty wagons, fell In ou thv larboard side, prevent ing the escape of the passengers, of fifteen cab'n natenoeia nine, were lost: of lift deck -ASHengeiy, thirt were lost all emlirranta from Cnlcag't for (Georgia and lexai. me eiitna lamil) from Mem pits Kinrni in (iranii l ane, lncinaiiia a unuai c luiun, were Ir.t. No names hvn yet been received. The Mat nouted tnree miles down the river, when It was met by the steamer Seminole, which took off the passengers and freight. The bioks and safe were saved. The crew were all saved exeept. the baker. Commander Poe's wife is badly wounded from the roof falling Id. The boat aud freight were Insured . FROM NEW ENGLAND. C'etebrailoa at Helfaat. IHI.H8-. Me.. Dec. VI Ihe celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Bel fast took place last evening at Haywood liaU before a large auuieuce. FROM NEW YORK. Navlaalloa aflha Uadaoa. Pot'iiBKiBPbiB, Dec 82. Toe river at Coxsackie la frozen over. At Catakill the lerry ooata are run ning with difficulty. At Tivoll the river is full of Ice. The weather Is Intensely cold. . Row Vorta Moaos aai fUadf Warhol. Nsw YoBSDee. Ss. atooas easier. Money easy at l per ceuw ku1u uuia, llvx. o-xuo, iova, uuuikiu, 107 do. 1. ao., loi,j;; ao. 18, ao. i07x; ao. . . . . 1 lta . ' . , cm . A . 1 Oita IIAii 10-OB, loe HX Virginia as, new, M; Missouri 6s, 83',; Canton Co 65V ; Cumberland preferred, i6: N. T. Central ana Hodson River, 0: Brie, S3 V Itead'ng, Vt;, Adams Express, Michigan Central. 116 Michigan (Houtheru, 0T, ; Illinois Central, 131; Cleveland and Plttaburg. 103V; Chicago and Bock Island, 109 V Pituourg aod Port ITaine, lS ; Westera Ualoa Teiegrapa, FROM TIIE STATE the Railroad oaferenee. Entr, Pa., Dec. 22. The Railroad Mnngers' Convention adjourned nine did yesterday sfter noou. The managers agreed to establish a new freight tariff, to go Into effect on the 20th lust., the rfte being considerably lower thn the average of winter rates hithcrio. All the ti unk lines and the Northwestern and Southwern Boads entered into thi arrangement. The ar rangement Is to abide rigidly by the UrilT as established, and in making freight chtrges to discriminate In favor of no person whatever. The live stock rates from (iuincy, Illinois, to New York, and bulk grain freights from the West to New York and New England, will be slightly advanced. The proceedings of the con vention were harmonious thronghout, and the result gives entire satisfaction to all parties concerned. The railroads which are parties to the new tariff schedule are as follows: New York Central, Hudson River, New York and Erie, Lake Shore, Michigan Southern, Toledo and Wabash, Pennsylvania Central; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis; Michigan Central; Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louie,; Atlantic and Great Western; Chicago, Burlington and yuincy. Before adjourning, the convention transmitted to the Mayor a series of resolutions, of which the following is a synopsis: That they find a copi ous and inexhaustible supply of gas obtained by boring wherever needed, and that it is cheaper and more available fuel than either wood or coal, and that It gives to Erie Important advan tages as a seat of manufacturing, and necessa rily assures to her a great future. The resolutions were passed unanimously. FROM TIIE WEST. The Cnbaa Kldaapptos; Case. 3T. .Louis, uec. 21. Maggie Koblnsou, a colored girl, who "was kidnapped here some two years ago, and taken to Cuba and sold Into slavery, and whose case excited a good deal of interest at Washington, causing the Govern ment to interfere In her behalf, has been re leased through the efforts of the American Consul-General at Havana, and is now on her way from New Orleans to this city, where she has relations. Ice la the .lltsalentppl. The weather continues cold, aud heavy ice Is running in tue river, ah steamers not pre pared to leave port have been ordered from the levee to safer positions below the city. (lotion t.lnaerv Burnrd. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 21. The cotton gin nery of N. W. Epeers, at the corner of Mulberry and v ance streets, was burned this evening. Loes, $10,000. The Nick Wall lll.nster. The Nick Wall, which met with the disaster at Grand Lake last night, took seventy-four passengers from here, principally North Caro linians and Georgians en route to Texas. FROM NEW MEXICO. Trouble la tho l.l.ltiiro. Santa Fjs, Dec. 21. A telegram was received from Washington to-day announcing that the authorities there had decided that the propose! cession of the Legislature for the Territory was illegal, and the Legislature Immediately ad journed until December, 1871. . The Weather Is very cold, the mercury showing 3 degrees below zero last night. The snow is about four Inches In depth here. FROM THE SO UTH. Mteainboat Collloloa. Natchez, Miss., Dec. 23. At 2 o'clock this scorning the steamers R. E. Lee and Potomac collided opposite Natchez. Both were badly damaged. The Lee's pilot ran her on the bar, where she sunk in nine feet of water. The Potomac is unloading for repairs. No lives were lost. ' Weather at New Orleans. New Orleans, Dec 22. It Is raining here; the mercury is at 84. ' CON Git ESS. FORTVfFIRST TEIOI-THIKD SESSION. Neaate. LABT NIOHT'B SESSION. WAhnTvr.TON. Dae. il After the cloainc of thernaalar report of the protracted night aennion which lattHd until 7 o'clock A. M , the couuderation of Mr. Morton', tiao Uornmco resolution w.a continued, lue debate wm m.inly of aa interlocutory charaow, but waa marked at nines witu an acrimoniouH point wmuu relieved tue oiuer- uu.itii mii.alflnvat a late tM.Mon. an .it eudmei t by Mr. l-oliuri to noatoonn all investiga tion until tbn-e month, alter the withdrawal of til- United Htataa naval farce Irom Dominica, wat r was aUDDaited hi Mr feuniner upon the ground ibitt iue expression ot the Dopul.r win oi uomimoa lor or atfainpc anutfi.wun aiiouiu lie uninfluenced b the prewnre ot bajonet. He com- nieniuo puruTingi uuon iue law oi im.-i.na promoting the nrestne. ot military wi'b a a certain limit of an eleo- I -on poll, and argued that the aiuouduieut inrolved a great pi mcipie oi onn national i ien. tfr.A.O. Thartuan regretted that a great D'laoiole imu lauded by be Aerator from MaHnachutett wn not apurcoiatea iy nun wnen ae v.itea tor tue iineintu Aniendin.nt foioeiimnt nill and naturaliaation lull. .uitonaing the pre.nc. i f nubiarj at election poll, m Itnm oi anil o. her ntatea - I -M In the conne ot utney aeiiate Mr. aomner ana Mr. Fduiund. becaiue iuTOIl iu a peraooal ainirovery, wl.ioh torm.natrd witti Mr. Huniner'. aduiinion ilia', wbt-n. at laat erwion. be beoauie aaliaried be ooald nt fupporttbe trly, he ought to bye coininuuicatxd tbat laul to roe rreiim ni, ann oe rnrrnrxea nni uwing aonn tbat. I bis, tut aald, waa the extent of bis offemlin', and itdidnot lUiiiiv all the denuucintion beaoed uoon bim during tbe debate. He 'hou.ut Senator KdiuunJ. .houid do nun little more juatioe. air. rduiund. retorted tuat, tr run ju.tioe waa done tne Senator from af aa.acbu.ett.. ui. l.ngaaae to-day to re gard to tbe Pre.i'lent woulc have roceived ruuou m we were ooiument tban it bad. Bat all the beuator'u oalum- rti. had fMllen in th. .mnud. i Mr. Kumner proteated be bad uttered ao calumnies, and that the obj.rt or his triead was only to make uiiacinar. Mr. a . O. Tborman urged aa amen imant a provid io inisanuxitviii .ite.ma by o foreign o we to on. lam poasa'iwon ot Uominlea bis latimalion ne -aid na t bau t rna out in Iht- f e.deat'. smut as an uid loo- m -ntforaanaxatinn. He regarded it s tbe ui wrest baa. torn ow Indulged by any -u tint ne wanted tbe trniu ttabli.b'O by aa iues'gat Aa intormaiioa was wa .tc on parucuiar (kuuU, etiy not include allesseutial I oior r jrr. j ounnaa . Km. dhdhdi we. inii. mu Tarifn.auienu- aeMkeng y-idliy Caaserly were vo-ed down n .niendment by Mr a. i.. tnuriu.a to extend the inveMigaiion n include tbe prcb.ble number of luh&bi- tai.tM t f an IJornii .u ajireed to. Mr i aroentar. in a mia . entral reuatrka. Mid tbat the Fen.ts a-ar i out wiih foriuidslilo aooua.lliin agiuit 1 raicant .(irant. but aa the debute urooeeued ta-tse had w"iitlal it wn st lat to tbe sui'U V ut tbat tbe only ditlerenee lietween tbe Renaie aud tbe rl .nl ws in tne ct oi loe inner novotiating a mil) in so vine, of tnop eisiou of ben.tonai opinion upon tha tra It At So clock Mr. Casserly proceeded to delivers general resume of tt e whole controversy but without proceeding 'ar neieed to urrsonal appeals ia auow a nte to be taken 'I'n- resolution was then passed. Ayes, II; aayi, t. 'J be vole w s loiiuw.: Am kiiun. Abbott, Ames, Brownlow. Oaraeater. Cliiiualer, (i le, (Vtnkliap, DorbiM, Crtgin, Kdiuund-s rimiia. ti amnion, oi i.xaa; narun, nowe, uo.mi, Morten, Nye, twboro. Ponieroy. Pool, Rmlwt, Hevels, K ss h.wier. B -oM. r.nrnian, Bloaart, Tbayer, Warner, Will.. 1 M Uliasaa-al. Nsya-M.ssra. tJssaerly, McCre.ry, Morrill, of Vt ; Pat ten en, aeLurz. b tuck too, buuioer, I nurniau, and up- a Uu.ii Howard and Lewi, who would have voted ia th. sfturr a ie, were paired with Bayard and Johnson ia tue Begat', ve, Tbe ttsaaU at 46 A. M. then adjourned until 12 aaoa. StisKiiusslea AtivAlA fw. Xverr officer and soldier in the German amy baa a whistle with which to perform the different calls and to rive warning cf the approach of th enemy. Till: C'iStlS.NATl (as EXPLOSIOy. Kxploalen ar 2a..helrfer No. ft AcaU-fe'ta from $10,4100 to S.jU,OwO-FortaDatoly No Uvea Lost. 7 be Cincinnati Timr of Tnosday has tbe follow ing full particulars of the recent iras exnloslon la that f it) : A little after r o ciot-K vesterdav evening- the oitv wasa&aiu shocked hv a anil. Imavv rt-n irt.. similar to the one heard on the memorable X4th of May, last vear, when one of the hollers at the ft worna was blown np with so hcart-BlcKuing a spectacle of loss of life, ss most of our readers will remember. Instant v there was a rnsh to tne streets, aid all eyes were turned In the dirtv-tlnn of the ks works, onndent In the belief tbat a Similar accident bad again occntred. Those who were first to look out saw a v-ist bvra mid of flames shooting; to the Sky. which dm Ap pealed, however, In a few minutes, leaving the western Urmament tinged with a reddish tint as of a great conflagration. tin reaching, tho spot it was discovered that it was but a repetition of tho disaster of May 84, 1869, to tbe Cincinnati (las Works, save that there waa no less of life. The gas-holder number 6, waluh had been erected at an expense uf about $7.1,000, in place of the one that was at that time destroyed, was a complete wreck. l be graceful groups or columns which nad served as standards to tbe huge tank iu its rising and fall- log were thrown to the ground, broken and de spoiled of their ornaments. Tbe airy lattice work of Iron that had joined these columns at their top was torn In pieces, and lay in bent fragments on the ground. One of the buildings, tne one on the south west, was almost totally demolished hy the falling: ef a group of columns, while the clerk's omoe, on the northeast corner, bad Its gable crushed In by another of the pillars. '1 his enormous tank, cnargea wltn nve hundred thousand cubic feet of gas, had been exploded in some way, no one knows how, and carried with It this fearltil havoc. A Ore followed, having forits fuel the residuum or coal-tar that was floatlag on the wa r within the tank. To put, this out the tire dt-partment was called out and employed for a pei lod of more than an hour. At tne tim tne ivciaeut oticurrea mr. nicnara Eniptwbistle, the engineer In the exhauster-room, noticed an unusual tremor In the gauges, aud re cognizing the movement at once rushed out of the building. A few seconds later the explosion fol lowed, carrying with It ruin to the nulldiug la which be was eDgaged. At almost the same moment Mr. jn. .(. wceuan, tne cierk oi tne works, neant a l w runibliDg and tremor, and a moment later the crash and the falling of the tremendous iron columns on the building In which be was working. He, too, rushed out In time to see tbe culmination of the disaster. This Is the whole story, as detailed by these em- plojes. How the ucelneut occurred no one seems to know, though there are several theories given lor it. One theory is that the bolder having been com pletely mica was tutea ny tne aaaitiouai pressure oi gas, so ss to allow a stream of it to escape, which was Ignited by a name from the aljolning rolling mill. This theory noes not appear to hold goon on account of the prtssure such a stream of gas roust be UDder. If this were possible, whenever a stream of gus Is llgited at the end of a pipe an explosion would be likely to roi ow. Another theory is that the pumps In the exhauster room had been worked so rapidly as to create a vacuun In the retorts and draw from tnem a mass or name which caused tne disaster. We do not pretend to advocate either, but leave the solution to those more competent to Inves tigate It. in addition to tne loss oi gas in tue nouter oi .n u,- 000 feet, there was a hack pressure of 12l,oO) feet from the main pipes, which was also destroyed be fore tbe connet tlon conld be cut otr. The 1084 In dollars and ceuts cannot be accurately estimated at present. The holder that was dis charged will cost from f-io.ooo to '5 ono replace, while the Iron columns will add fin.ooti to theexpense. In addition to this, there wld be repairs to the build ings costing from fvoo to jiUhw to make. In all, the expense wui De not iar trora sdu.ihhi. Y0OG HEKOtfS REWARDED. Bravery the ttewt Poller. Tbe Summit, Mississippi, 2V" contains the fol lowing: 'I uesday morning t aptam oracey was intormea by tul-graph that President McComb, accompanied ny a part oi iue rauroau aiguiiarica, woum arrive in Kumu.lt during the day with tesMmouials for two voung men, Messrs. James ti. Kcnnaorew and if. t. Marsale8, who In Ootober last saved a freight train near this place nvm tiestructioa by timely notifying the engineer of the misplacement of a ral. About two o clock the "Dummy s" modest whistle announced tbe presence of the railroad chiefs. Quite a little crowd bad collected, and Mr. McComb presented each of the young gentlemen named with. a nue goia watcn anucnain ot pure goiri, accoru naming the gifts with a short speech, embodying kindly and wholesome advice. The following inscription is eiegantiy engraven on both the watchrs, except one bears the name of V. B. Marsales, and the other James K Kennabrew: 'II. 8. McOiub, President New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Hull road Company, tor-. K. Marsa'es. a token oi regard for your noble effort la saving a train October 6, 1870. Stimer Ageiulo," i autain uracey is tne station ageut at rsuuiuiiu The Jackson Pilot says of the same matter: 1 we learn that two goia watcnes. valued at one hundred and n'tv dol'ars apiece, were presented by the President of tbe New Orleans and Jackson Kail road to two little bovs for saving a train of cars from destruction. The little reiiows discovered the rails torn np aud laid crossways on the track, and they immediately staiteo on in tney met tne coming train, which they balled, and Informed the otllcials of danger ahead. THE GALLOWS. Exerolloa of a Near at Ueoraetewn, Del. lteniamin Jobnson (colored) was executed at Oeorsetown. Sussex county, on Friday. 16th Instant. The execution took place In the Jail-yard at o'clock P. M., In the presence of a nuuareo or more specta tors, admitted by tbe Sheriff, aud numerous others who occupied positions In trees and on bouse roofs commanding a view oi tne eueue. The prisoner was orougnt upon uibk&uqwb ut ter ded by Kev. Mr. Miller, of tbe M. K. Church, who has been bis spiritual adviser ever since his convic tion Alter the prisoner came upon tne suaiioiu uo was asked by tbe hberiff If ho had anything to say. whereupon he stepped forward and made a brief tpeech in a loud voice, confession that he was guilty of the crime of which he had been convicted, and stating tbat he had committed it several tunes pre viously, but escaped arrest. Be sa'd he hoped bis punishment would prove a warning to others. lie piofersedto be entirely willing to die, and said if be had not died thus he might not have been so well prepared. Jtirer dih auureaa iwuicu was uiauo m m iim voice, and with very little apparent emotion) the (sheriff adjusted the noose to bis neck and tne cap over his eyes, ana men, wits more emotion iimu mo Cioner bad maulfesud, palled the prop, and the j of tbe criminal was dangling in the air. . - REA 11 'ADMIRAL UUEESE. 4 be Keuialoe Takes to New York for latere rut-til Tbe (Jereaioatea i ra.erdav. . Thefaneral of the late Kear-Admiral wamueu. Bn-e.a took blace this afternoon. Tbe body was r.-oivoii at the font of Canal street, at hair-psc o'clock, With military and navai nononi, auu ws leorted to St. Mark s CBurcn, lentn niroet auu BtovveaaJit Square, The prooessiou, wnicn passed . . . - . D.i... .Idiau tiiafl nan I m rki4si aasV II n until ! rr L H 11 U I) UwUWa'i lia'l a. aiaj fuaiHg, appearance. A police force, ninler tbe co.iiiuaua ot lapfaiu Wllllanmon, of tiie Pifih preotaot, marc bed , . ,VA n.llllu.D V.YllAWlnfl llnL n vftnilir ins war tor um hiiii.it. .uuvitiuk the police was the baud of the Engineer Corps. The Mro..Li!.i KavvYard Band came dcxt, playing ap propriate BjUSIC. ruur 'iuipoaii- e ui ui.nuc.iui. lowfrd the bands, preceding a netaiiea ;iorce ot i niini Kintea troops. oonawtiuK oi tne Bin nes; mint of Infainry and detachments from Davids Island and VMllelt'B Point. 'ri entnn. which waa plain, with silver bandies. wsa carried in a bearse, drawn by four borses. Ten seamen from the I nited State frigate Vermont formed a hollow square aoout tne nearae. i ue ro- msinlno- nart of the nrocesst m conHisted of a num lier of carriages, containing Us relatives and friends of Ihe late Admiral, and naval onleerslo full uni form. The troons were nuder the command of Colonel Broome, and marched in nae order. -V. i i oet lout eiung. riXAIILlS ANJC KvKSrvo TKi.ro a ph OKrica,) Taunday. Doo. id, UW. ( In this city the demand for money Is fully up to the avenue, but with a eood supply at the banks and tbe outsioe sources no aimeuity is experienced In tilling ail wants, Dotn ior specu lative and business purposes. The demand from legitimate trade is exceptionally .. fnr this dull seasoB of the rear. lltfht Vert Utile money Is koIdk either towards the South or West, the outow in these directions being freely fffct by return collections. This tends to make the money market remarkably steady. We quote call loans atS)'1' per cent., accord ing to tbe collaterals offered. Discounts are dull, and only choice pler Is taken at the banks. hort dates are preferred both there nnd on the street. In the gold market there Is snprcine dnllaes, ard the premium continues between 110'tf and 110. tiovernment bonds are quiet, but prices are )i higher. At the Stock Board the onlv activist was In Rtadlrc Railroad, but the tone continues fiim; large sales at Mjr&WX; sales of Pennsyl vania at Clrofil; Caradeu and Am boy at 118.' Lehigh Valley at 69; Catawlssa preferred at 37.1, cash; and Philadelphia and Erie at BBJtf, b. o. Canal shares were steady but qniet; sales of Lehigh at fflS'JR, and Chesapeake and Dela ware at 38 In the balance of the list there were ao trans actions of importance. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Uro., No. 40 S-Tdlrd street. FIRST BOARD. fi'ooo c A A m es, 8? aoe en Read . . lots.. 9 loo (to... 11000 Elmlra Ts loo do... town S3 ioo do... 1000 Pa A N Y c 7a ioo do... I 6-.... 90 100 do... MM) Leh Gold L. : fioK 8oo do... ,1s. e. y .M0. 4t4 ..... 41V ...e. 49J, ..BO. 49 4V 18.0. 49V fBOOO do SoX'lOOO do ..IS. 830. 4AV S3 sh Cam A Am R.176 w 400 do 49W 100 do...bCwn. 49 w 100 dO.,v...O. 49 loo do e. 49 V 800 Sh Pn h B..O60. lots J6- 100 sh Leh NavSt.. 3Stf luosn Fenna..s5wn IM SB do Is. Ci v 4xt do W 100 do bSO. CI. ioo sh CataPrf...c. s; 14SbLen V.dblll 69 MSRSRS. Dl HAVHIt St Broth tr. No. 40 8. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following Quotations : U. 8. 6s Ot 1881, ll!ks)113V5 do. 1884, 10T ; do. 18S4, 107,(41J Ji ; do. I860, 107V (4107 V dalsec, new, 109.VvS109 ; do. 196T, do. losvjliov ; da 18s. do. il0xell0V 5 10-40, lovl06V. D. 8. 80 Year 0 percent. Currency, 109 V(U0 V ; Sold, 110tfi UO; Sliver, 106los; Union Paxslflo Railroad lstMort Bonds, 79rxa806 ; Central Paclflo Railroad. 2na930: Union Paclflo Land Grant Bonds, 67060O. ME88H8. William Paintbr Co., Ne. ss 8. Third street, report the following quotations: U. 8. Ss of 1881, 113V113V ; 6-908 of lsoa, 107Ji(4ioiv ; do. 184, 107',107x; do. lSSti, I07i(i07v: da, July, 1866, 109109i, do., July, 1867, HOwSUO v ; do. July, 1868, llOVfeslW V ; 68 0-40, 106 V(106.V : U. s. Paeuo BR. Cy. 68, lOOliUO.V- Gold. UOXdWO.V. Nabb it liADNBR, Brokers, report this morning Gold quotations as follows t 10-00 A. M 110Vil0-60 A.M.,..,...i..ll0,v io-ig 110 v iota nov io-40 ...iioyj rmiadelpllla Trade Report. TurR8DAT, Dec. 82. There la no cbange worthy of special note to record In tbe Flour market, there being scaroely any demand for shipment, and no disposition on tbe part of the local trade to purchase beyond their Immediate wants. About 900 barrels sold, Including superfine at 4'60a4-75; extras at 4 87)&;'S&1 Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family at 15-7M'5A Pennsylvania do. da at - l5-7r.6; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at M"i0.6-76; and fancy brands at ifi8, as in quality. Kye nour sells at $6(3 B1W. In Corn Meal nothing doing. The receipts ot Wheat are moderate, bat fally ample for the demand. Sales of 400 bnshnls Indiana red at l-43; 400 bushels Ohio do, at fl-40; and 600 barrels Western amber at. $ 1-4 7(1-56. Rye sells at toe. for Western, and 80(st2c. for Southern. Corn Is held with more confidence, bat there Is not much activity. Sales of 1000 bushels yellow at 71a ; and some western mixed at so 70o. Oats command foil prices. Sales at 64 556c. for Western and Penn sylvania. in Barlev and Malt nothing doing. Seeds There is very little Cloverseed otlering; tt sells at io(i ic.Tuuotny commands S3 60, and Flax seed at S2r9-io. Whisky Is dull at i;c,9ac. ror Western wood and ron-bound. LATEST SIIITPING LTELLIEXCE. For lAdltional Marine. iVeif m huitU Pates. (By TiUgrtLpK.) Nkw Tobk. Dec. 11a. Arrived, steamship Guiding Star, from Bremen. PORT OF PUlLAJELPm AM . . . . . .DECEMBER 82 8TATO Or TBIBMOH BTSR AT THB IVIN1NO TBLXiRArB OFF1CB. U.M 35 I 11 A. M 30 I 2 P. M. 94 ! CLEARED THIS MORNING. ' St'r Fannie, Fenton, New York, W. M. Balrd A Co. Bteamer 8. C. Walker, Sheriu, New York, da bteamer Ann Eliza, Richards, New York, W. P. Clyde &Co. Bark Elgin, Uealy, Liverpool, Souder A Adams Brig .Lizzie Tioop, Newell, Calbarlon, Workman 61 co. Brig Hyperion, Woodbury, Havana, Isaac Hough As Morris. Scbr Maggie Cain, Scull, Havana, do. Scbr T. sinnickson, Winsinore, Providence, Sin- nickaon A Co. Scbr Taylor A Mat bis. Cheesraan, Boston, do. Schr Howard juaco tuner, n unauia, i.ynu, 110. Scbr John Jobnson, Messlck, Providence, do. Schr Ilarleton. Cnmmlnga, da do. Barge R. RR. No. 84, Adams, Bridgeport,' . do. Barge Martin Wetzel, Crawford, Brooklyn. , do. Tag Hudson, Nicholson, Baltimore, with a tow of barges, w. r. vijue v. ARRIVED THIS MORNING.' SteamshlD WUliain P. Clvda. Sherwood. 84 boars from New York, with indue, to John F. OaU Steamer jr. t ranaiiii, fieraou, in uoars irom uaiti more, with nidse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr. Steamer Novelty, Shaw, 24 tours from New York, with mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co. ' Steamer C. Oomstock, Drake, 24 hours from New York, with mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co. hteamer Beverly, llerce, 14 hours from New York, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co. m earner Emnlre. Herring, SO hours from Richmond via Norfolk, Willi mdse, aud passengers to W. P. Clyde A co. Scbr Annie Adams, from Richmond, with granite to Richmond Granite Ca -..- ,. Sohr E fc L. turdery. Smith, from New ork. Schr Annie May, Laker, from Marblchcad. AfiTON It McMAUONS BULLETIN. Nbw York Orrics, Dec. 81. Tho New Ers, with lumber, aud Ellen aud George J. Wagner, Willi Iron, for Philadelphia, will leave to-night. BAI.T1MOHB BRAfcCB Or'KICB, boo. 81. The CascB dills, with coal, for Philadelphia; osprey, with coal, lor Perry vllle ; and Racket River, with coal, for New Yoik, leave to-night. PHn-APBLFHia bbamcti Opwcb, Dec. 23. The follbwlng barges leave in tow to-night, eastward: Ed"Bckus; M. Wetzel. B. F. Bruce. G. W. Wtl mot. S. A, Oovell, George Davison, Charm, Lena Newkomet. Anita Newkoiuet, Class, J. J. crltten den, and Alpha, all with coal, for New York. I w Freights on coal, via Canal, from Richmond to New York, from $1-80 to 12 per ton. L. S. c. MEMORANDA. Ship Royal Sovereign, oglivie, for Phbadelphla, sailed from Liverpool 7th inst. - p.r. steamer Russia, Lott, from Liverpool Dec. 10 and oueeustowa Htu, with (14 paaseogers, at New York yesterday. Steamer Ariadne, Pennington, from Galveston 19th and Key Westltttb lust-, at New York yesterday. Steamer Fanita, Doaue, hence, at New York yes- tej3ark Linda, Smltb, for PhUadelphla, at Havaua lTBark Ansgar, Koss, for Phuadelphl. sailed from Liverpool 7th Inst. Port, bark MariannaJ, Santos, hence, at Lisbon auih ult- ' ' Schrs George rrescott, Jones; Wllllsra, Sanders; and Thomas Borden, Lee, hence for Boston ; and Kva Belie, SomeiB, do. for providoaoe, &v New York ' cOTbeodore lean, Grenell.from Fall River, and Wild Pigeon, Phillips, from Providence, both for Pht'adelDbia, passed Uell Gale yesterday. n.Siw Vrsaott. lor Pawtuckef. and A. E. Martin WeeAs, for l'rovldenoe, both from Phila delphia, passed Hell Gate yesterday. miscellany; ' ' Br bark Liverpool, from PhUadelphla Oct. 8 for Antwerp, which put into Halifax Oct, la, leaky, re paired and sailed WB Inst- to resume her voyage. Schr Baltimore, beace for Boston, before reported ashore (Nov. 82) on the rocks east of Sunken Mea dows, Bell Cate, remains la the same position. The cargo of coal la being taken out by order of the In surance Company, and the vessel has been sold at ,u.tr. iri . I't-ted) to panics at Port Morris.
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