TUB DAILY KVKNAMG TJflLKUKArit T;ATlhti SHEET PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1870.
10
THE COIL TRA.DE.
A IJeiirral HBspennUn In All the AatnraMte
Caul Knclons- The Complete Taawa for the
Week and the Year-Uu Kl,
f Contrary to all expectation! the General Coun
cil of the Y. B. A., which was hell ou TaiK
day at Tamaqua, agreed upon a general suspen
sion, lo take effect January 10, 1871. It was
not generally supposed that the other region,
aid especially Schuylkill, would unite with
Wyomluic in a general str.ae, i9' the reason
that Wyoming would not not' W.'A. iinuyialll
when begged to do bo at the time of luo .5 ?tnryl
klll strike last summer. But It appears that tbo
council agreed almost unanimously to a general
suspension, under the Impression that it will he
for their own beneilt next year. To a certain
extent It is to their interest, as will be seen
when the whole 6tate of the case is considered.
Tbe strike Is not, like the late one. fur tha
purpose of resisting a certain Immediate de
mand, but has for Us end a wise provision for
the future. Its main end is understood to bo
the fixing of the bards for the next ye.tr. By
means of a short suspension, which U a much
better name for the present demonstration, the
different regions can be made to co-operate
more easily. As now understood, the suspension
Is not intended to continue for an indefinite
time, but when tbe basis is fixed -probacy
within a week or two after and wheu a coin
promise has been effected In the Wyoming re-
f;ion with the large corporations, which the
atter undoubtedly expect, work will be re
sumed in all the counties. A strike iu the
winter at all events is no very great tnat'.er.
Then again the time of the suspension, is de
layed until the 10th of January, so that ample
time will be given to nil who wish to do so to
lav in a full supply.
Under these circumstances a great advance in
the price of coal will be entirely unnecessary,
and can be avoided if the people will a.'t wisely.
Of course speculators will desire to takj advan
tage of the state of affairs, and under frail pre
texts try to raise a panic and run up prices im
mensely. If this effort Is steadily discounte
nanced by the public there can but little come
of it. Of course some advance will take place.
but this need not be so great but that It can be
borne without great inconvenience to the
majority.
"it
Phe following is the complete summary ot the
trade for the past week and year, as reported
lor the Potts villo Miners' Journal of to-day:
ISO. A
I 1KC.
WEEK.
TOTAL.
WEEK.
TOTAL.
iln(ira-t'l.
P. A. R. R....
Boh. Canal. . .
UVal K.K S.
L.V.K.H Nth
Ij. Ounul
I Nav. It. R.
bcr'ton Stti;
do Mbi
Pa. R. R...i
Pa. ( nol..
P.AIMial.
1).H.R.R.
JoHemR R
Wvominu Nil.
3,tiHf,fl 5
2.015 2.';
8,(t:3.VI dS,2-t
2.8HHI2I 791, 7J4
ri.'-Vl
604.2 tn
TO
3i,42.t
74,079
l,0M'7i
i,a;.V5ii ;
ftil.isl
l,H6:MlSS
H,rti;l
1,2!.;
ls.WI
177.173
tiM,1il7
a-tun
I51.4-i3
d 2. I'll
e-i.31.',
3JI.5W
S-4 .tttl'
1,001. 4i
4:w,;n:i
IH,7.i7
1,2 2-i:
I71,6ltij
299.4ii;
7H,HoS
45(l,a"i9
12,551,832'
87.flrt
11,140
893
11,813
8,987
821.HIS,
1 ,4'i5l
4;i,i.i
27.213
M.w hi
WjoniingNli.
Bbaniokiu....
11,525
9 675
69,723 14 M4.j;2
' 12,5iW2
4H.S22
1, 9,420
Semi-Anlhra-
citr.
Travorton... .
Short Mt....
Likens V.Oo,
a3.93
132 515
75,740 1
191,2.6,
67,335 ; 31.4. rj
diMsiri
M.B 13 d 7.217
21H.5il 95.315
HW; W.857
19
1,249
2, WO
WilliiimHton.
6,2-K)
Big LickOol.
3,418
22,504
22,594
416 345 S564
611,334
2M,3-tl d BI.I5T7
Ml.fctl dl 15.575
619,543 d &:;.701
Mtuniinota.
Brnad Ton.. .
819,941 ;
957,1(19.
673.244
26,578
1,42.)
B. A . R. R.
VbeR.aO.Ca
1.879,3:4
14,ti6,ill
28,001 l,605,4olj
Tot'l.allkind
131,477
93,2rf
93.2HS 11.H.tl i ;
Il4,f56,titl
41,1HI
COAL TBADE FOn 1870-71.
1S7t.
WEEK.j TOTAL. I WEEK. J TOTAL IN. All.
PARRR..
8eh Oannl..
L, Val KK8.
LVulRHN.
49,706 1
1,694!
64,152'
193,427
20.74S
13,916
I
79 224
6,03 )
65 724
6,675 ;
154959.
Iu5,5l2
Tlu7
161,914 d. il 5!.'J
3i.47l 147)1
144,511 ! 6,621
l;t,;i2
105,552, 354,081
3;,2;ii
8M.0-)!
3,19)'
"The supply from all the regions for the week
was about the same as last year.
'The whole supply ol anthracite sent to
market this year so far, embraced in the table,
foots up as follows. To this must be added
about 475,000 tons not reported, against 450,000
tons not reported hut year iu either of the
tables:"
Total so far in 1870 14.5W,:jTj
" " in lbO'J lS'iO.S.YJ
Increase of Anthracite in 1870 so far. , 1,933,420
The supply of all kiuds so far:
In 1870 16,G5ft,09
in 18(i'J 14,ttMi,ull
Increase of all kind 1,780 .453
Tbe increase in tbe different kiuds is as fol
lows: Increase of anthracite l,9SS.4iO
increase ot semi-Anthracite 74, 'J. 1
tf.OM.a.U
273,13
Decrease in bituminous.
Total increase in 1870 so far 1,78'),4.iS
The trade at this port has bean more steady.
The Delaware and Karitan Canal closes opera
tions for tbe season to-night; couseitently
there were but few boats taken upon Friday,
and none to-day.
The following are the prices of co.vt by tli3
cargo at Port Richmond for shipments east of
liordenton and south of Cape Henry, and to
Jioiuts along the line of the Delaware and
taritau Canal for the week eudiug Dnemtjer
M, 1870:
Schuylkill Red Ash, 4-S0 34-70; do. do. Broken.
f 3-64K43 70; do. do. Kg, 4dl-iS; do. no. Stove, 1115
i4-35; do. do. chestnut, i 10 0,3-2-5 ; tdenaud ad
Egtr, U 40; do. Stove, f 1-40; (Jtiesiiut, S3 8').
The following are the curreut rates of freights
iroui Fort Kichuioud lor the week ending De
cember 1!3:
Bos'on, 2 nd2-7B;Charlc8town, 2-50; Lynn, tl-'a
and dis.; New Hedtord, 2; Nj'rt, fi; Himvi
flence, 12; ew York, l 35 i; Si aten Island, 11-75;
Jersey City, $ 1 -85ia;2; VVashiunton. $l-504i-u; Alex
andria, l-50; Richmond, l 65; New Orleans, $5 75.
Obitoirt William II. Webb, Esq. Lost
evening William Hewitt Webb, Secretary of
tbe Heading Hail road Company, died at Lis
residence at oermaut own, aged about thirty-sit
years, 01 congestion 01 me lungs, itie de
ceased was well known throughout the country,
ma oinciai connection wim me aoove corpora
tiou having existed over a term of nearly fif
teen years, come eigni years since lie was
elected auditor and secretary, and close atteu
tlon to both of these responsible positions be2j.n1
10 so anect tils general tieaitu tnat a year a ;
uis amies were nguteueu uy trie iranrsier 01 tdo
position ot auditor into the hands of J. M
Jones, wno, during the temporary absence of
Mr. Webb, also filled the olliee of Secretary in
an acceptable manner. rue hetlth ot .Mr
Webb continued to gradually docliue uatil tr )
weeKS fince, wnen ue was comoeMed to reimin
at home lie was a very valu ille o.lljer, and
in his death the railroad comptny sustain n
eevere iois. iu ui:ii n m ue nigmy re
spected, and be has lett many warmly attached
lrieuds, besides a wire ana taree cuiidreu, to
mourn his early oeaia.
A BiiaRP Transaction. About 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon three men entered Gall.'
ber'a tavern, No. Sul Lncaster avenue, a.id
called for drinks. They laid down a dollar bill,
and while the proprietor was miking changa
they seized his pocket-oooK, containing fi-,
and made on wltn it. 10 arrests were made,
Caught. in the Act. Hugh Taggart was
arrested last night in the act of breaking into a
dry goods store at Talrteeotti and Kitz water
, tr. (.. If wi pipinred by Pili tf.ini'i
XcMoJty, ad coajaaitted tj Mixma. ?gaii,
(IIUISTMAS IN THE CITY.
ri n.ii.inna itrtirri To Diorrow Its Cele
of
brntlon nl Charitable InMltnlUoa, at It,
plarra cf Amunrnif nt, Ete.
Christmas falliug, as U does ihU year, on
8unday, with the exccpt'uTti of the religions
obeervances, will be celebrated on Mondy, on
which occasion all buslni-ss will be suspended,
it having been enacted a lerral holiday.
Tlic banks will bo ;lofied, and all those who
have obligations hilling duo ou Mondt', and
have foiled to meet them to-day, will be obliged
to pay the usual penalties for non-payment of
notes.
THE I SITri) STATUS ESTABLISHMENTS.
The Custom House, Mint, and other national
cstablifbiiicEts, except the Post Office, will be
closed the entire day. Tho latter institution
rill remain open until 11 o'clock A.. M. An
early incrning tlellvery wi'.l be made, aud a
collection will take place at 5 o'clock P. M.
( LOSING OF TUE Bt nOOLS.
The echoolH, both public and private, have ad
journed until the new year, to give pupild and
teachers an opportunity to euioy tho holid.iys.
Most of thc publio schools have held unusually
inteiCtiD; Chii-tmas exercises.
t HATUTAHLE INSTITt TIONP.
Many Sunday-schools will lrnld festivals cither
011 Monday or during the week. Tho teacher
of the Sabbath and day schools of the Bedford
rtrcet Mission will provide the poor with a
Cluif-tmas dinner in the Mission Honse. The
dinner will take place at noon, nnd will be pre
ceded by interesting ceremonies. Tno same
interesting ceremony will bi performed at the
Northern Home for Friendless Children, the
(icrmnntown Poor IIohho, and all the other
charitable institutions in the city.
PLACES OF AMl'SEMENT.
Extra attractions are annouueed for matinee
aud uveuitig pci formances at tLo Walnut Street,
Chefnut Street, Arch Street, and Fox'b New
American Theatre: alo at Mrs. Charles War
ner's Great Cbaniidon Circus Arch Street aud
Duprcztfe Benedict's Operi Houses, American
Museum and Menagerie, blitz temple ot won
ders, and Sbarplty's Silver Show. Tho great
German Sanitary Fair will coutiuue open the
CLtiro day and evtmng.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
As was the case with last year, Mayor Fox
has detailed a larue posse of policeaieu f ji duty
on Kighth street iL-is evening. Tho usual taj-
tom lor many previous years ot masquerading
parties taking possession of that thoroughfare
on Christmas Lve will therefore be suspended.
RELIGIOUS BEIlVICi:?.
Services will be held in all the Catholic
churches to-morrow morning at 5 o'clock, and
appropriate sermons will be preached iu al) of
them. In many of tLem finetnasic will be given
in conjunction w;;n tne service.
M the Second Kelorined tnuroh, Seventh
street, above Hrowu, the services will bo espe
cially attractive, there having been au accession
of twenty-tve juvenile voices, who will sing
some fine anthems and ether selections uuder
tho direction of 1). W. C. Moore, who is again
in charge of tho choir. Iho sermons of the
day and evemnir will be preached by tho pastor,
ue,v. J. a. Jiaiin-j, nua mcunrietmas exercises,
cousistingof presentations, addresses, etc., take
place in toe atternoon.
mere win re ouarteriy meeting at tne west
em m. . rnurcn. Mjrinon by tae rresidinsr
Elder, Rev. W. L Gray, at 10. A. M. Love
teat in the atternoon; sermon at mgut.
The new Church of tho incarnation, at the
corner of Broad aud Jtftcrsoii streets, will be
opened to-n.orrow morning, on which occasion
interesting exeiciees will Do Held. A sermon
will bo t renched by Bishop Stevens.
Kev. lr. u. a. lde, 01 epruirneld. Mass.. will
preach lu the Fourth Baptist Church during
tne (lav.
i Hero will bo specially interesting ebon.! ser
vices et St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Spring
harden street, above 1 nirieenlh, in the morn
ing, in TVDicD a bra3 band will participate
The dedicatory services of Calvary Presbyte
rian Cbrrch, 011 Locust street, above Fifteenth,
will take place at 10 0 A. M.
Lev. G. A. Peltz will t reach a 6pecial Christ
mas sermon to children in the morning at the
Tabernajle Baptist Church, Chcsnut street,
above Jiighteenth.
Ibere will bo service at 0 o clock A. M. and 3
o'clock P. M., in the Swedish language, at St,
Michael's Church. Filth and Cherrv streets.
A Christmas prayer-meetiug will be held at 5
o clock 1'. M. in broad Street .u. J. cuurch. at
Broad nnd Christian streets.
The fourteenth anniversary of the Stbbath-
scbool conrected with Olivet Baptist Church
w ill be eelebruteii at :) r. Al.
At St. Philip's P. E. Church. Vine street,
below Eiichth, Mozart's "Gloria in Kxcolsis"
will be 6ung; a'so Thomas' "Te Deum" and
Jackson a ''Jubilate." At 3 P. M. the Sunday-
schools counected with tho church hold their
anr.ivcrrary. -
The Sabbath-school of the Cherry Street Ban-
tist Church ill give a coueert at 3 o'clock. Tbe
exercises wi'.l couaist of singing and reading of
essays. Tbe pastor, Uev. L. 1). Miller, Colonel
D. '. C. Moore, At raham Murtin, Esq., and
others will address tbe ecbool.
Bihop Stevens will preach in the Bishop's
Church, on spring Garden street, below Broad,
in the evening
Lahcemes. John Hrvan Is the name of an
individual who went into Ilunt'b pawn olliee,
Eleventh 6treet. below South, 3'e3terday, aii
stole a watch. John was caught In the act, was
putsacd and cavtnred. lie had a hearing before
Alderman Konsall ana was commuted.
Cbarle& Viuncman, Charles lluhn. and Joseph
Kutz were arrested by Lieutenant Pritchard
and Sergeant Manning: yesterday afternoon for
the theft of some turkeys from the store of
Tiller A: brothers, Frankford road aud Dauphin
street. The ollicers chased them for narly half
a nule before they were captured. Detouuaut
were held to answer by Alderman Ucius.
John Baker, for thetheltof a pair of boot
from a store at Second aud Vine streets, wd
sent to rirlaon bv Alderman (?nhtll venlei dnv.
James McLaughlin was taken into custody
yesterday for tbe larceny of &avera' eh'rts from
ti e store ot t.aw. Koib, Becond s id Brown sts.
Tbe prisoner had a hearing before Aldermau
Beiilor and w is committed for trii.1.
Tbk TBEitMOMETLit Tlift weather of the pist few
days has been colier than during aur preeediuir
niontli of December lor some years waets. At no ona
time during that uiontu since IH07 lius tlio lacriuo
ineter gone, below '.0 deKreos, except in li03, wIipq,
on the Ith of the month, It reached as low as 17
grees. The following is a cnrnpar.tKe tahle of tlit
sure of tli tliermcmeter from Decemixr 19 to xi, of
1S7U anu lea:
Pec.
Cbhisi va Ea Eucisr. Tbe Chrlstins exer
cises ol tie 1 uiilow Girls' Grammar School,
s'tnated oi M..'i.T street, above- Fourth, took
I lace ye t; relay af emooa In the presence of a
large auui ;iict. me programme, wau-u con
sisted of oolcs, duets, dialogues, recitations,
He, was participated la by Misses Bishop,
Vnuee, Little, Mack, Kelly, and other of the
pupil. The principal feature of the afternoon
wns the presentations received by the teachers
from the eehoJare ot tuclr respective divisions.
Fkobaulb ITovicins About 7 o'clock this
moruing Johu llaulil, nged Ml years, was at
tn ktd and beat about tbe head with e chair by
Prirh k Morris lCoe. The affair occurred in a
duelling at Seventh and Balubrldito streets.
llumiU'b injuries are of a serious nature. Roe
was airestcd, aud the snl'erer was removed to
the Hospital, it is doubtful whether the lujured
iuuu will recover.
Shoplifters Night before last a man and
woman genteelly dressed went into tte dry
goods store ot Jacob A. hitter. No. 503 Race
htreet. and asked to look st a piece of plush.
Pome thing occurred to attraet the atteatlon of
the saleswoman, and she passed to the rear ot
the tore. In the ueautlme the new comers
j l.-Urrl up plre o'r-jad!iie, worth f W, and
tt&ce 90 M it
1870. 1S9.
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19.. MS 40 3J 8 8
2U.. P 45 44 83 8- 81M
n 84 W't 'ii 29 f 83 "
'il.. 1V V-"'j Vi-X .... 41 f.'i ti
'Jb.. 19; 'i'j iii 8?,V an 3
4.. 11 17 2S 37 89
TflF M1-it it. sm iiw r hp. nnmhA
C '. a in the city for tho week ending at
noon l day was 357, being a decrease of '2
over '. . ,.o of last week, aud an increase of 4
Trfn j.rj corresponding period of last year.
Of 1 i i - j " were adnlts: 121 were minors; 1!I5
wcro v rn in the United State?: 4(1 were foreign
er: ;:J were people of color; andx were from
the country. Of this number 49 died of con
snmptlonof the lungs: Oof diseaseof the heart;
8 of marasmus; 10 of old age; of typhoid
fever; H of convulsions; 7 of scarlet fever; 8
of iutlamniation of the lungs; 7 of congestion of
tbe brain; and 13 of debility.
be deaths were divided as follows among the
different wards:
H ard. I Ward.
Fim 10 Seventeenth 4
Second Eighteenth 10
11, lid 3; Nineteenth 21
Fourth 13,Twentieth 20
Fifth ft Twenty-first 8
Sixth 1 ITwenty-sucond 9
:::::::::::::.JtSr.::::::
Eighth i;Twenty-fonrth 13
Ninth 7iTwcnty-nfth 4
Tenth.
4!TwentT-slxth 17
Eleventh...
7 Twenty-seventh 1.1
Twelfth
Thirteenth .
3-Twenty-eighth 3
Lnknown
Fnui t'tntb.
Fifteenth...
.12
. C
Total 257
Sixteenth..
Heavy KonnERr A Jewelrt Store
Cracked. "Between 3 and 4 c'clock this
niorniDff tiui iacu s jewelry store, Mo. vsi'i r.
rifih street, was eutered by thieves and robbed
of $5 '00 in cah and jewilry to the value of
several thousand dollars. The robbers 11 ret cut
a bole in the window-shutter stillicient to admit
of a hand, and then moved tbe bolt. Tbe win
dow fronted 011 nn alley way, and they operated
witbont fear ot being seen, in tho store they
found Mr. Gnrlach's coat hanging up. and lu
one of tbe ' pockets they secured a key, with
which they opened the fire-proof safe. In the
safe they obtained the plunder, and safely m ide
off with it. The robbery was not discovered
until Mr. Gurlach came down stairs this morn
ing to open tbe store. The detectives have been
notified, and efforts are being made to ferret
out tho thieves.
Institute for Ccloreu Youth. The
eichteenth annual commencement of th Insti
tute lor i;oiorca x out n tooK rince on Wednes
day nnd Thursday last, and the exercises were
of nn interesting character. The first day was
devoted to an examination of classes in the
High School and its preparatory departments.
The Tuefcntatlou of prizes also took place on
that day. I he examination was continued on
Thursday, and on Thursday evening the ora
torical exercises were held in national llali,
Maiket ttrect. below Thirteenth. They con-
Fletcd ot dialogues, recitations, essays, orations,
etc . and many ot the pupils acquitted them
selves with great credit. The presentation of
mpU'inas came oil after these lntejestlng exer
cises.
Fox New American Theatre. The "fa
mily'' performance at this establishment last
evening was a great success. A flue audience
was in attendance, und tLe performance, which
wasot an entirely unexceptionable character,
wae highly enjoyed. Ales?rs. (Jo-gshail tv Go.
insurance agents, jno. wi) t hesnut street, nave
effected insurances on Mr. Fox's new buildin;':
in tbe fallowing companies: Franklin, 5(K)0;
Slate of rennsytvania, ifoiHXJ; t'er.nsyivAnia
Fire. 15000: Royal, tlO.000; American Fire,
.12500; Giraid Fire, $5000; Spring Garden, $s2:00;
People's Fire, $2500; Manufacturers' Firo. $2500;
Union .Mutual, f 25(H); Anthracite. SSoOO; Lon
don, Liverpool, andGlobo, $2500. Total, $47,500.
Emigration of Frkedmen. Last month
nearly two hundred freedmeu left North Caro
lina for Libena, to join their friends wno went
a j ear ngo, and formed the new settlements of
lirewervilie and Artulngton. on the hi. raui s
river. Coffee, sugar, and eottou succeed well.
A donation of a cotton gin would be of great
service. A letter from North Carolina states
that "a great many are anxious to get off in
the sprite." The Corresponding Secretary of
the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, Uev.
Tbouaas 8. Malcom, suggests that a Christmas
or New Year s present to the society would bo
very timely, lo aid those who wish to promote
civilization and t hrlsthmlty in Atrica.
Tuison Vans. The contract for furnishing
the ho.-6es and drivers lor the three prison vans
bcloEirhiir to the city was awarded at noon to
day to Joseph Gamble at the rate ot $S-40 per
dnv. There were a largo number ot blddur,
but the above is far below any of the compe
titors.
Trifling Fire About 4 o'clock yesterday
morning a triftiug fire occurred at Shields' bolt
works, on l wenty-tnird street, anove nace.
THE AMAZON.
Keiurn of the Cornrll I'olversliy Kxtdorln
rarij.
The scientific world was thrown luto quite a
flutter yesterday by tne arrival ot the urazinan
mail steamer Mcrrimnc, which arrived in New
Yfrk on Wednesday night, with . Profcshor
Frederick C. Uartt nud parly, who have been
on an exploring expedition up through tbe Val
ley of tbo Amazon. The vessel now lies at tho
pur at llarbeck s stores, urooKiyn. cue tiai 011
Umrd a number of boxes containing a largo col
lection of geological specimens, foodl fishes and
iiiollu"ks. This collection is deslgued for Cor
nell I'nivers.tv, w hither It was sent yesterday
in cbarge ol Air. w. A. v umot, one ot tne eu-
ticmcu couiLoring tue expiormg party.
the details ol the expedition, as narrated by
tbe explorers, are very interesting and import
ant, as ihty tend to disprove Professor Agasslz's
S"tHh American glacial tLeory. the party lett
this city in Juue last, aud have been absent six
moEihs. Arriving at St. Carlos, iu the uouth
of the Amazon river, they embarked on board a
ftenmer for Otydos, to which point vessels ply
rignlarly, A smull vest-el was here chartered,
ar.d tbev proceeded tanner west up tue great
river, occasionally diverging from their course
to exploio the AlPga, lapajoz, tocantins, fa-t-axa,
Garni atuba, Ironbeus, Cauoma, and other
tributaries 01 the Amazon.
At many points on the tributaries navigation
was extremely difficult, and small boats hud to
be used. Vegetation is remarkably luxuriant,
ui.d tome of the rivers flow for miles beneath it
perfect t'luuel or arch lormed by the branches
of the trees meeting overhead. The branches
are Intertwined with vines so thickly that it Is
Imnoesible to see tho sky through them. Fre-
(1'ieiHl y it is so dark at midday in this tunnel
that torches are necessary to euablu the ex
plorers to make their way. Monstrous reptiles
m.eet these jungles.
Peofct ior llarttaud Lis companions encoun
tered no little danger and hardship, but what
they saw aud the important knowledge which
they gaired amply repaid them for their trouble.
Discnveiies made by Professor Hant s party, it
is (aid, tend In a great measure to dispute Pro
fessor Agassiz 8 theory. Professor Llarit party
are of the opinion that the "scratches B ip
poEcd to have been made by glaciers agos ago
are owing to entirely different causes. It ii
said that Professor Ilartt's geological specimens
and fossil raollusks and llnhes comprise tho
largest collection of the kind ever brought at
one time lrom crazii. j. i . ueraia.
The men William Jackson, Benjamin
Franklin, John Franklin, Gubtavus Newklrk
abd Hudson Branelgar who took a young man
rallied lyree from bis house near .Mount ster-
l'ur. Ky., a short time since, and murdered him
in a mobt brutal manner, were subsequently
overtaken Dy a moo ana lyncnea.
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THE ENGLISH MISSION.
ructions.
The Alabama Claims.
Tbe San Domingo Question.
Judge Kelley Preparing for it.
Q ' r O
Sumner and the President.
i:tc, IUCi Etc.. Etc., EtO.
FROM WA SUING TO W.
Central Kcheach'n Inairartlan and the
bnma 1 laluin.
Special Vrevalnhto The Owning Teleqrapk.
Ala-
Vasiiinoton, Dec. 24. It la stated that
General Schenck, like Mr. Motley, will be
allowed to write bis own instrnctions as Minister
to England, subject to approval by the Presi
dent. The British Minister states that ho has
reason to believe that no further concessions
will be made by Great Britain to tbe United
States on the question of the Alabama claims
In the laot convention England, he says, made
conceptions which at the beginning of the ne
gotiations she bad no idea of doing; but this
thing will not bo repeated. From
this it would appear that any further negotia
Xions on the subject must come from the United
Stales. It is believed that the Government will
assume aud pay the individual claims growing
out of the Alabama business, and then take its
own time to i-ettle with England.
trimmer and the t'renldeot. I
A new effort has been made to settle the diffe
rences between Senator Sumner aud the Presi
dent, but without success, aa both gentlemen are
averse to a reconciliation.
Tbe Weather
here is quite cold.
During the holidays
JiidKe Kelley
will prepare a strong speech in favor of the
San DoiulDgo annexation project, which ho will
deliver in the House when Seuator Morton's
resolution comes up after the recess.
(euerul !oaii' ChanceM lor the Senate.
A private decpalch received here from Spring
field, III., to-day, states that General Logau's
chances for election as Senator from that State
are improving, and that ho will be elected over
all competitors.
FROM THE WEST.
The North f ole at (Jloclnnatl.
Cincinnati, Dec. 24 This is the coldest
morning of the season. The thermometer was
four degrees below zero at sunrise. Some ther
mometers on the hills indicated ns low us teu
degrees below. The weather at noon had mo
derated, and the thermometer was six above.
The Population of Obio.
. Cincinnati, Dec. 24. The exact population
or umo, according to corrected return, is
2,C63,C81.
CrnHhed to Dealh.
Patrick McCaun was caught between his owu
wagon and another, and crushed to death, iu the
Seventeenth ward yesterday.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
The ilnrtlord Accident.
Uahtford, Dec. 21. Rev. James V. fetrong,
of Falrtbault, Minn., who was'serlouslyjnjured
esterdny by an accident which caused the
death of Rev. Collins Stone, is better, and there
is strong hopes for his recovery.
The New York Bank Htatement.
New York, Dec. 24. The following Items
appear in the weekly bank statement published
to-day:
Loans decreased 1 1,507,780
Specie increaeed 40J.1S3
Legal-tenders decreased vuj.a.ia
Deposits decreased 3,375, 0J7
NAFOLlO.VS defense.
1 he 1-ast
Imperial laitipnlet-The War
l-.mtd ou Itiut.
The New York World yesterday published a
very iong article with the above heading, from
which we take the concluding paragraph;:
Let us remark with what cure Napoleon III,
whenever be spoke to tbe public, sought lo
prove that his line of conduct was traced out
by national sentiment. In bis proclamation he
says: "rreucumeu, Lucre, areeoieuin moments
lu tbe lives 01 peopiu wueu uatiouai uouor, vio
lently excited, impose itself like a re.tles
force and take iuio us own nana tue iruid-
ance of the country's destiny. One of these de
cisive hours has just struck for France. Our
remonstiances have gone forth against the new
demands of Prussia. Sue baa eluded them and
followed disdainful courses. Our country feels
a profound irritation, and a cry of war re
sounds throughout all i ranee. Nothing is lett
but l9 trust our destinies it tue lot ot arms.'
On tbe 23d of July he replied to the Corps
Lf glilatif, on their taking leave at the Tuile-
rits: "We have done au that depended on us
to avoid war. aud I t an say that the whole na
tion, with an Irresistible rush, has dictated our
resolutions." Thus. then, accepting the respon
sibility, tbe Emperor, before and since his defeat
has fought to make it clear mat ne nas not
lannchtd the country into a perilous enterprise
for mean motives of dynastic interest, but was
actively encouraged, if not compelled, by the
manifestations oi public feeling.
Tbe reader will have been convinced that the
man who is now a captive at VYilheliushohe
employed eighteen years of undisputed power
to make France tne most uounsuing country of
Europe, to assuage international enmitiesand
to urotect the independence of foreiirn peonies.
When his personal efforts appeared insufficient
to realize all thai ne meimaieu lor tbe general
good, be diuseizea nimseir voluntarily of au
thority, he called tbe representatives of the
nation to take part In the direction of affairs,
and established In France a system of the
widest and nioft complete liberty And now,
Lecanf e fortune has abandoned him, Is this into
pothluir but a tvraut wno uas or bis own mo
tion plunged his country into the horror of a
mercileba warr
A challenge has been sent to Harvard by the
Yale UuivcrHty crew lor a tnree-mlle straight-
a-way boat race next summer, over any course
that mav be selected Dy me Harvard crew.
Tbe woman's rights worsen of the lUwlu-
tiuH have issued a call for a national suffrage
convention, ''to assemble at Washington, the
11th day of January, for the purpose of urglug
upen Congress tue necessity or a speeay pas
sage of a sixteenth amendment."
The verdict of the Coroner's jury in the
case of the men killed by the falling of a bank
of slate rock in the town ot Jebanoo. M. 1.
on the lOih InsL. exonerates the resident engi
neer and tbe foreman of the works from all
IIpizq in lie Kattv.,-.
A ST. LOUI SEXSATI0V.
Grand Coacrrted tiark of aa Elephant t'in
a Hrlcn novae.
The Mitsouri Republican of the 2lst instant
has tte following:
A sensation of the first water swept Fan
St. Louis yesterday morning, of so uutque and
exciting a character that it will not be forgotten
tor many a long day. At anoui nait-ptst .1
o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Edard S Urad-
ley was awaKenea ny ins wue, wuu tuo iuwi-
ligpnce that burglars were attempting to effect
an eutiance to the house. Tbe upper portion
of the dwelling Is occupied by the. family for
sleeping apartments, while one of the lower
rooms serves as a room for an 01a laay nainoa
Fh nn, a member of the household.
On learning that some cause for alarm really
existed, Mr. 15. aroe, and grasping a huge
cavalry sword, stationed himself at the window.
While thus waiting a sudden crash was heard
from below, as If the wnole side of the house
bad been jammed in, and at the same time the
old lady was heard to scream piercingly, as if
wild with lear. lue winnow aud the bureau
near it were suddenly dashed luto the middle of
the room, cbe sprang troiu her bed ana seized
what she supposed to be the retreating leg of a
man. It had a queer feel, however, and was
drawn outward with violence, and the old lady
having advanced close to tbe shattered window,
taw to her horror the towering bu k of an
enormous elephant. Unable to overcome tbe
sbock, she fell almost insensible to the floor.
At this stage of affairs Mr. B., with his drawu
sabre, started to tbe rescue. The stairs leading
below are on tbe outside of the bouse, aud as
be descended ne encountered the elephant,
be appeared determined to ascend the steps.
A few blows of the steel blade ou the trunk
t-owd the huge brute and he commenced a re
tieat. He backed1 out of tbe yard and took a
porthwardly course until he arrived at a saloon
owned by Mr. Charles Scbtffncr, at which place
he stopped, took a general observation of the
surroundings, then making a desperate charge
be shivered a large door to atoms. 1 nis last
affair was the cloe of his damage. IU wiu-
dered off through the silent street, and at day
light was found near the southeastern depot
dead, having it Is said died from tbe effects of
the cold. The explanation of the tutness was
soon ascertained. The elephant belonged to a
menagerie which was going east on the Van-
oalla Railroad. The elephant was left at dark
by the keeper in a railroad car, being as was
tupposed securely locked in. During the night,
however, he broke tbe cnain wnicn fastened his
leg, tore down tbe door, and started on his
voyage of death. He was an immense brute,
aud his carcass was viewed with intense curi
Ohity by tbe citizens during the day. It is said
that the original oostof the animal was nearly
toOUU.
THE DEAD KIT BUUX.
Faneral of the Late Sporting Alan.
The mortal remalnsof Christopher Keybourn,
better known as "Kit Burn," werd yesterday
atreiuoon borne to their last resting-place in
Calvary Cemetery, from the house No. 87
sackelt street, Brooklyn, ine excitement iu
the neighborhood was most inteuse, aud crowds
Lathered around tbe boui-e for some time
previous 10 tne nour set lor tne luuerai. ine
crowds pouied into tbe place aud irazed iu tho
face ot the dead witn as uiucn appareut reve
rence as if tbe deceased were a hiurh-toned.
honorable, moral and religious light iu the com
munity. The casket which contained the corpse
was of pollt-hed black walnut, with elaborate
silver mountings, and on a silver cross inside
the lid were tbe name, date ot the death of de
ceased and age thirty-nine years aud eleven
months, the body was enclosed lu a ueat and
very expensive shroud of hue white serge, with
a drep front of quilted satin extending the en
tire length.
1 ne company were or a curiou-iy mixed cdh
racier. There were several elegantly attired
females present, a great many well-dressed
uien, and a sprinkling of Fourth ward roughs,
uol near ee many, however, as one might expect
to find there, ihey were very orderly, and
tmoked their cigars In the hall, and wheu the
demijohn of brandy was preduced did not de
cline to take a "nip."
There wr re ten pall-bearers, each wearing on
tbe lapel of his coat a black and white rose tte
and white satin streamer, ou which was printed
"We mourn our loss."
No funeral services were performed at the
hout-e, and about 2 o'clock the funeral cortege,
which consisted of a large number of carriages,
Marled for Calvary Cemetery. Old Bill Tovee
came to take a last look al bis old friend and
benefactor, and remarked that he "never knew
him commit a bad or a meau action;" lltrry
Williams was there, aud Walter Stirling, both
well known in tbe Fourth ward as famous
bruisers. Tom Dunn, too, put in au appear
ance; Jack Musgrove aud t.eorge Bums, of
pugilistic celebrity, lorn Norton, and a largo
number of others of more or less reuown, who
followed the corpse to the grave. Ar. Y. Ucrald,
to-day.
The city of Boston paid 2I,235 during
the year for bathing 1,8U7,915 meu, women, aud
boys.
An Arkansas editor, who is either very fond
of a joke, or has had a tad experience of the
rt eponMOiilties of his position, lately usued
'tbe paper" without eoi.orial matter, but wi' h
a parugraph at the head of the column ?n which
he d dared that the wives of hi subscribers
bad so occupied his attention in calling to shoy
their babies that he had no time to attend lo
anything else.
Frofetsor Smith, who recently contributed a
valuable t aper to the Baltimore Sun on the
treatment of hydrophobia, wrote a letter to the
same joarnal a few days ago, iu which he
deflates himself out of patleuce with those
who are superstitious enough to believe that
there is any virtue whatever in tbe mad-dog
stone poBtesstd by a "resident of lteciortown,
Fauquier county, Va. "1 his stone," says the
Frolewor, "is probably of a elate or chalky
tature, and porous. When dry, it will adhere
10 a moist part, as such a substance will to the
tongue, aud fall off when saturated with IU'W
tuie. That it has any aQinliy for the poison oi
tbe rabid animal Is too ridiculous to merit
erious dir-cust-ion. The' evil resulting from
belief in remedies so absurd is that it pre
vents the use of efficient means."
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