T-A TT"Y A T H Mi H H tt r A A . Li- O VOL. XV. NO. 4. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1871. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. Y TDTD FIRST EDITION Report of ths Surveyor-General. Our Common School System. The Public Buildings. Argument in the Supreme Court. j STATE IlErOUTS. The Common Schools of Pennsylvania Annual ftepert el the state Maperlnteenent. The thirty-seventh annual report of the Super intendent of Common Schools for Pennsylvania, Mr. James P. Wlckersham, shows a gratifying growth and strength in onr system of popular instruction. There are now 2003 school districts, a gain of 21; 14.214 schools, a gain of 27f.; IW'.Ri graded schools; Ll,100 directors; 79 superintendents; 171,C12 teachers, nn increase of 470; 823,8'.U pupils, a gain of 1:1,1:18. The avernge monthly salaries of male teachers is $400(1: 'of female, $32 3'J; tho average school terra, 1500 months; the average attendance, 555,'.) 11, equal to (M per cent. Cost of tuition per month, $'1,745,415; coAt of building, $'.2, 705,611; total expenditures, $7.771,701 ''JO. The value of school property is rKtlmatcd at $l5,8"t7,litt. Of the school nouses, 74S7 are frame, 22:15 brick, 1530 stone, and 291 are loir: 544 1 are stated to have sutliclent grounds, and tWO'-i to be well ventilated. Of the teachers, 7:153 are male nnd 8739 female, with an average ago of 21.1 years; one-fourth of these have taught lees than one year, and 18(2 had attended a HUle Normal School. The teachers' institutes are characted as invaluable for improving and encouraging teachers. Last year 11,210 actual members attended their ses sions; thete institutes were instructed by 55t lecturers and 2J'0 essayists, costing 1 1,214. The State has five Normal Schools in operation, located at Millersvillc, Edinboro', Mansfield, Kalstown, and Bloomsburg: these had, In HSOll, 1X5 professors and 2075 students. Four more of these schools nro organizing, viz., at California (Washington county), West Chester, Shippcns burg, and Lock Haven. Tho obstacles which yet impair the efliclency of these public schools, and which require extirpation, are: Short school terms, irregular at teudance, poorly quali fied teachers, indisposition to grade teachers' salaries according to qualifications, want of local supervision of schools, neglect of duty ou the part of directors, and want of interest in education on the part of the people. J. ana Department Annual Itmorltof theMur-veyor-t.en ral. The annual report of the Hon. J. M. Camp bell, Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania, his been received, nnd we extract from it tho fol lowing items of interest: The following table gives an outline of the work accomplished in the o'lice during the fiscal vear ending November DO. 1870: I .V'ir j I'txti. nn Month, )W" '.lvr. War' at .Ivm. Total .fern. 1M!9, Dec. I 10 Ml vl in.Su-j 3,02.Vl7 1870, .Tan... 31' '2,'M in 1 is.:wt r,20i -7T " Feb... ::i l,'.''!:t i;n ; 21 stc.t c,4s-07 " March a-J .or v- , Kj,m 7,4iss, April..1 37 4,o;o m;i , as, sua lt.sojiM Mav... 4i! 3,1 IS 7'i ;il-.',t i-.,llil-77 " June.. ' 60 !',4M f -S i II I cm 2.!,'.'IJ'3 ' .Inly.. U 'i.t9 ! &l,ir.-i Hi.7ST-S): " AUK.. 1 LMJ.' 3I.M1.1 1 1,177-99 " Stpt.. ?, V.:t:s .) I.'i.tt.l K.M3-64 Oct... sr.' vis ; 2.4V) r,'T-7r. " NOV.. 'i'i, 1,201) 111 I 1!,1.!5 n.OJ.lfo . . Total...! 7tf t9,i7 3 a;j r,j7,Soi) I I4.1,l',il2ti The different sources of receipts were as fol lows: Purchase money 14,410 -c- Warrant and puient Ices M.i 74 Copying fees ;i,3M b7 64,703 CI Total receipts tUi.lM) Tho Survcyor-Geueial In his report says: ''Had the dilatory legislation proposed list winter been permitted to go upon the statute books, doubtless the receipts of this otlico would liavo been very materially diminished. It is certainly not the desire ot the Mate to harass the owners of unpatented lands, uor la auy case to take away their possession- by legal process, so long as due diligence in the liquidation of their indebtedness is shown: uud my Judgment is strongly in favor of permitting the Attorney Central to exercise what the law now gives him discretionary poaer as to bringing suits. It should not be taken away, nor postponed, and could not rest in safer hnnds. Whhln the pust thirty-five years, two sys tems for the collection of uupald purchase money and fees due upon unpatented lands have been tried tho first thoroughly, tut without satisfactory result that of the graduating act of 1835 and its supplement: the other, the pre sent system; and it 1 but fair to remark, that nearly four years of the time since the passage of the act ot 1SGI were required to get out the data, and prepare the laud lien dockets now in the prolhonoturies' oiliccs of the several comi ties, so tbat that period of lime should, to a great extent at leat, be deducted from the re sult of the operation of Hie act of 1S1. "The whole number ot patents issued by virtue of the graduating act. from 1&5 to lsiVi. twenty tight J ears in all, was 1U.M J. and the revenue received, $C72.I37U, as against 8.'U iiatenU issued and $:i72,70(J-4t received since the pis sage of the act of 20th Hay, lsol, a periol of f even years, as follow s. Warrant 1804 -5 7II Sl,i4-T0 lb6S OHi 1M" 4t,47J7 1,00 5fl 844 l,f'.U-4T 18C7 75 V'.U 'J0,l4-8 1&I18 ?34 f.M 1SC9 234 701 ttJtt.ftJ-UO H,0 bti M.0 I4l,n0 il 3027 H-.'lrt J ;72,70tl 41 KECAVITl'LATIOS. i8 years under tbe graduating act fC72,iii 7 7 years slnc pussaxe o( act of 161 u;j 7ni l The Acrlriiltaral CotI. In the Surveyor-General's report we find the following paragraph relating; to the Agricultural College: The following sums bare been paid during the past year to the Agricultural College ot, Penn sylvania, located near Belleionte, by order of the Board of Commissioners of the Agricultural i. II A T Anil ttrln Vmwl tu.tllLr f ha intj.r..&t an J premium on f 881,500, L'uited States and Penn sylvania bonds, now deposited for safe-keeplug Tor, n 1R7H Interest on IlKO.OiK). V. 8. r-20 bonds H7-.0 Do. Premium on the above, at 19. per cent 7J7 1 b 7. 1870. Interest on f .fA.fsW, l'eunsylva- nla State bonds 7tWi o Inln-Ht on iUti.VWJ. L'. S. &-20 bonds 3.9 Do. Premium on the above, m, per cent 4-5 , icrn Tntrat nil iliS.SOO. I'eUUSTlva- b' ' " tila Male bouda 7to Do. Intt-rest on 10,000, Pennsylva nia war ioau 6'-o Do. Premium ou aoove war loan, per cent 1 Total disburseineiita.. ILOAL INTELLianrXCD. THE 1'UDLIC BUILDINGS. ContlauRllon ol the Ariomnr. Supremt CVtrt in Ilanc Chief Juitici Thvnptioii and Judjiet Head, Annexe, Sharnwo(Hl, and William. In tho case of liaird et al. vs. Kice et al., be fore reported, affecting the erection of tbe public buildings at tho intersection of Broid nnd Market streets, Mr. Kawle, for the com plainants, a summary of whose argument we gave yesterday, resumed this morning, lie said to-day that the election by the people in Octo ber, expressing their desire to have the buildings put np on Penn Squares, was not a fair and binding vote, because tne people, having no plans of the edifices to be erected there, did not vote nnderstandingly. At tbe close of Mr. Rawle's speech C. II. T. Collis, Esq., followed for the Building Commis sioners, arguing in substance as follows: Tr'" is an appeal from a Judgment by ballot. For neany half a century, tbe bench, the bar, and the citizens of this county generally, have been en deavoring to secure suitable accommodat ions fur the proper administration of public justloe, for the more secure preservation of important records, and for the transaction of yearly Increasing mnntcipal busi ness. Tte State and City Governments have each at different periods enacted laws and ordinances to meet these pressing wants, and as often has some private Interest interfered to postpone or prevent the consummation of the work. It is conceded upon all sides that new public buildings are required. The citizens are not, and never will be, of one mind as to the proper location for those buildings. DurlDg the session of the last Legislature several plans wtre suggested, looking respectively to the erection upon ledependence Square, Washington Square, and l'enn Square, and after much discussion a bill was finally passed and approved on the 13th of March, 1870, leaving the whole subject to a vote of the qualified electors of the county, and direct ing i:ity Councils "to provide by ordinance for the erection of the said buildings on the site which the largest number of votes shall declare their prefer ence for, by their said ballots:" "Provided, That the buildings shall not be placed on Independence Square." Some days after the passage of this law, another act upon the same subject was passed substituting a commission of eight citizens and the Mayor an4 Presidents of Councils, to stand In the place of the Cliy Councils after the vote had been taken. This act was not approved until August 6, 1S70. The Commissioners are the defendants In this pro ceeding. The plaintiffs In their bill have quoted largely from this last-mentioned act, and in doing so have fallen Into a very serious error; and if they rest their case upon their reading of the act as set oat In their bill, which I am bound to presume they do, it accounts la a measure for such able aid distin guished counsel entertaining any doubt as to the right of the defendants to do what these plaintiffs ask shad be restrained. They allege In their bill that by the said act It was expressiy provided as followes: "Tha said com missioners are authorized and directed to locate said buildings on either Washington Square or Penn Squares au may be determined by a vote, etc." Wherets the oct speaks very properly of Penn Square, In the singular number, there being but one renn Stuare in the city of Philadelphia, and notr, us this misquotation would have the Court to bo llfvc. There are no such places tn this county as l'enn Squares, and never have been ; there it such a pinceas Penn Square, and that is the site submitted to the people for their votes. The qualified electors cast 61,625 votes for Penn Square (not for Penu Squares), and 32.825 votes for Washington Square, being a majority of 19,81)0 for Penn Square. In a "short advertisement" upon the situation and extent of the city of Philadelphia, and tho platform thereof, by the Surveyor-General, Thomas Holme, this square Is referred to as follows: "The city, us the moiiei snows, consists or a large rront street to each liver, and a high-street near the middle, from iront or river, to front, of one hundred feet broad, and a broad street In the middle of the city frof Hide to side ol the like breadth. "In the centre of city is a square of ten acres, at each alible are to be houses for public affairs, as a meeting house, assembly or state house, market house, school house, and several other buildings for public concerns. There arc also in each qusirt-jr of the city a square of eight a-.Tes, to be for the like uses us the MooiUclds are tn London." l"Hn the platform, orpUn, or map referred to In this advertisement., no streets are marked out as passing through these live public squares, and, strange bs it may appear, neither the Legislature nor the city government nor the Court of Quarter Sessions have ever by law, by ordinance, or y de cree opened either lUarket or liroad street throigh Centre or l'enn Square. At least after careful add laborious search I am unable to discover anything more than tho mere recognition ol their existence in the ordinance of September 11, 1S2S. Mr. Collis then glanced at the ordinances and his torical papers of the day In reference to this locality, to show that this rectangular lot in the centre of the city nas never changed its character from that of "one public square." Continuing his argument Mr. Coins said: "We find at the commencement of the present century this very "centre of the square" was usod as a site for a nubile hnlldinsr. The erection of this enzino house was net aulltwized ly the Legislature. It must then fore have been built upon the original dedica tion of It by Wlllium Penn for the purposes of public liuildiags, made necessary by tho prohibitions against I lie erection of such buildings on the other lour suuarea which were dedicated by him "to bo for the t-aiue use as Moorllelds in London." A few v ears Uter we ttud an ordinance dire2ting the erection of a irarkct house In the middle of Krond street, between Chesnut street and the south line t.f lliitTpuiillc square (not between cnesnuc ana Market street, for Market street did not cross Croat street . The Legislature in l?3s, after Market and liroad streets bad been continued through tho Square, though I without! authority, and after the four en closures had been laid out, utill renarded it as one )iulli- Mvare. Had it been otherwise, how easy for tne j.egisiaiare to nave auiuornsen me rreuieiu "upon any one or more oi me xour renn squares. I'.road street and Market street, where they pass through Penn Square, have never been legally opened and dedluuted to public uue; and the Legis lature wus nieraiiy correct m Bpeaiting oi aii mm locality lu the Act of August o, 16 u, as -reuu Square," ignoring the existence of streets, the optnlLg i f which not only had they not authored, but had expressly prohibited. It will he argued, however, that - Broad and Market street were legally opened, through Penn Square, on September 11, ls, by the passage of an ordinance (ante, p. 11) regulating High and Broad streets, where they pass through Penn Square, conformably to a plan of regulation nqorted by the Mayor, llecorder, Alder men, and Cliy Kegulators to the Select anl Com mon Councils the inh September, lms. The simple answer to this Is that Councils had no right to open and lav out these streets. To prove this Mr. collis examined carefully and at great length the past history of the municipal (iox rmiiebt, showing that wha'ever was doue by the city In retard to this public square was done uuder its delegated power "to regulate and con trol" the ttreots and public squares. After tracing tho municipal history of the city through the colonial and Kevolutl tnary periods, Mr. Collis ata'ed that, on the Utli of March, 17SJ, an act to Iniorporate the city of Philadelphia wa passed. The "wardens" and "commissioners" were abo lished, and the "Mayor. Aldermen, and Common Couucll" were lnveste l wlti their authority. They liadtue entire c-harte of the "lighting, watching, PlU hlng, ravin, cleansing, and watering of the city, with all the taxing powers necessary Kr those purposes as denned by existing inua. with the nower to extend the market lu Uiiih street, and the appointment of Surveyors oi regulators, the regulation of chimney sweeper, nood-aawjei. cartels, wagoners, and porters, and the apiK lutiueut of corders of wood, with all .the ik,u and nume. out nowi-rs that had been exer- id by the wardens or street commlsatoners. but they were never invested with a purticle of power over tbe opening, Ufiug out, altering, or vacating ofanv stiett aiiliin the ell v. The legislation upon the ubjeet e,f cpeulng of streets is perfectly clear and well undermooit. The forms of law in force to-day upon tin subject are lunch the same as thoae prescribed nj our earliest legislatures. It Is averred lu the oil! that a majority of the voters selected "Penn Suuares" as the site for said Sublic buildings. The language of the Heturn uilgea of the election lu their certificate to the defendants la tn the follow words : "At au elec tion held tu the t'it of Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Oi tuber llth. lb.U, l euu & ui hum been selected as sit for the eroctlon of public buildings." If any tickets were voted for l'enn Sqauri-a (in Ibe plural), then titer wer voted for a location not authorized l,v the act of Auiuit ft, liTU. Ths highways of Hroad street and Market street do hot pass through Penn Square by Uwfjl autlio- rity, nut, wing tm ri', uiirrinimcc rerogai.ea by lur legislature, and the 4 ouimisslwuers are sun ply auil fcquara honed to vacate tkrtn, o as lo leave Peun Intact, as originally laid out by the founder of the city, and free for a Site for t.heso public, buildings; thi Legisla ture v 1 fly providing at tho sarao time that if the buildings are erected lu the centre of Penn Square, utreets shall pass around sal t br .ding, of not less width thmon- hundred f-t They willbe135 fee', anrtuuless the act con'em plates, provides for, Rtid anthorlzes the erection of these buildings rlgnt In the centre c f Penn Squares, the English language Is meaningless. Mr. Collis then referred at great length to the ar gument of the plalnutls agHlnst the rlghtof the Leg islature to authorize the "obstroctfou" of the hi rh ways, successfully meeting and combatting all the points urged, and In conclusion asked: Does the plan for the new buildings "tend to obstruct or Im- falr" Broad street when It widens It to 870 feet from IS feet? Is not the public drive and can lage-way there, as before? Is It not them to more than twice the extent It was before, thus doubling the arra or roadway at the spot In the centre of the city Where vehicles are most apt to concentrate ? If I had any desire to discuss the propriety of the erection of the buildings at this point, the Court would not hear me, tn thctlrst place, and In the second, the question having been decided by com petent authority, is not a subject for review. 1 had my own views? as to the proper location for these public bnildlngs; but the people have decided and I am bound by the ir choice. Second National Bunk of Krlev. 8mlth, ltan do! ph. & 4Jo. Supreme Court at yui PriuaJudae Shamwood. The trial of this case was resumed this morning. The plaintiffs closed their testimony yesterday af ternoon. The defense was opened to-day by Mr. Lewis Wain Smith. He stated that It wosld bo two fold in Its nature. First. That the Ocean Dank of New York being selected by the Krle Bank as its agent, and being Its chosen depislt.ary for the col laterals lodged, the Brie Bank was responsible for all the acts of Its agents; that the Ocean Itank wa both grossly negligent in the care It took of the col laterals, and that from the circumstantial evidence which would be offered Its conduct was probably criminal In this transactions. So far ns Its negligence was concerned, the de fense would show it had no inside watchman; that the only outside watchman was one employed on a beat of eight blocks, who was paid fl a month by the Ocean Bank ; that Its janitor wa an unknown man, taken without a character or reference ; that there were no burglar alarms to arouse him, although he slept on the fourth floor; that there were no lights In the bank at night; thtt all the shutters were hermetically closed up; that the base ment through which the thieves entered was rented on a mere verbal lease, without any restriction a to sub-letting; and that although it had actual know ledge of the robbery of the savings fund in Philadel phia, It had no watchman on Sunday. They would olso show how the other banks in New York, and also In Philadelphia, guarded their valuables; and it would be round that all of them had some of the precautions omitted by the Ocean Bank, and most of them had all of them. That so far as the criminality of the Ocean liank waa concerned, thry would show tne jp.rv that just before the rol nery the President drew out' f 20,11110 of his own money, teok evay 5C0i of tho (.Jovwrnment b.md of bis mother-in-law, removed a note in ills favor for f '25,000, and also a bundle of his other valuables ; that the cashier drew out K4000 of his own money; that within a few days they had loaned to auoth ;r bank 875,000 of the money of the bank; that the loss of the bank was tiut ?39,oso in cash and f W.OOOin 3 per cents; and that over a million dollar. worth of tue property of the bunk was left undisturbed by the thieves; that the thieves returned nearly all the property of the hank which they took; that the loss of tiu depo sitors was nearly gnon.ooo, of which Jt&t.ooo were Government bonds. That circumstances so suspi cious, connected with emgligenco so gross, entitled the defendants not only to a verdict in their favor, but also to one for the difference between the lo.m and the value of the bonds, viz., 90is, for which they f sked a verdict. The other ground cf defense is that after the roo bery the Ocean Bank told the defendants, when they called for the bonds, to go into the market and buy them, and that the Krlo P.ank would piy the (imerence; that tney am so, ana urew on tne uee.vu Bank for J9018. which draft was accented, but be fore the time of payment, at tho suggestion of the Krie Hank, it determined ta noid u over rorarew dnys; that the draft has not been paid, but that the trie liank nas never to this nay disavowed tue ereemeut made by its agent. The case is exciting onsiderable attention, the principle Involved being I great importance to all the business community. All the dav was taken up w ith the evidence of tue defense. The argument of counsel will probably commence to-morrow. Evenivo TRt.KonApn Office,' Thursday, Jun. 5, lWi. i The supply of funds in this market is liberal and increasing, and lenders are less reserved in tbeir operations, uood commercial paper is now in demand, and no difficulty is felt in pass ing good names, beta at the banks ana on the street, at ("( S per cent., the lower figure ruling at the banks only, ana in iavor or regular de positors. Ihere is considerable activity at the Stock Board, which reflected itself on the money market, call loans being in reqicst among the brokers, and easily effected at Sj'oj 0 per cent, on Government pledges and othsr choice stock collaterals. Gold continues very quiet and steady, with les at 110M. A few sales only were recorded at HO,;. la Government bonus there is a quiet market, and prices are 6teady all through the list. i berc was a large business at tne stocic board and prices were generally lirni. City 0s,new, sold at 100.i'101, the latter for the uute-war issues. Beading Uallroiva was In demand, with sales at 4'. 5(ifa49!) b. o., a decline. Sale of Penn sylvania at '63; Lehigh Valley at oi)(e tiO; Cam den and Aniboy at 118, au advance; N. Penn sylvania at 47; and Ou Creek and Allegheny at Canal shares were dull, wuh email eaies ot Lehigh at 83,' b. o. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by Do Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street. FIKST HOARD. gsoocity s, N..18.10UX jooo do. prior to'oa. iota.... 101 v 100 sh N ra R .d. 47 loosh Sp A Pine It.. 85 100 uli Kead .UIO'.VU 40 f.tl 140000 N Pa 7s... Is. 800 do is. 43M f 1000 Sun & E 7s. ..102V VD r.00 Bel. & Del 8m. 85 100 1000004 A RTs.. 78 yoo do C.tp. 49 do 49 Bo do.b30wu.ls. 4'J,itf do..b30wn. 49.y do Is. 49-44 do 49 dO b60 . 49tf do b20. 49'i & do IS. 49 81 do.ls.b30wn. 49 do.. SlOwn. 49 31 do 49 31 dO ....C.lS.49 81 dO bCJ.49'44 do IS. 49 ,' do c. UX BbtS40 Ch & Del tis. 93 400 fliOOO Phlla A JS7S.. 85V MO $: t'0Ain CJold. ..c.110 lull 84 sh Ler Val..ls. CO lno 7 do c. 60 lod 8 do 69X 8"0 41 sh O A A R. .is. 800 cash .118 lue JOshPenna It.. Is. 62 ion soo sh O C A A R. . . 49 800 loo do vs loo looshLeh NavSt.. VK-im 800 do..la.b30. 83,'! 100 MKBSR8. WlI.LU PAINTBH ft Co.. No. M 8. Third street, report the following quotations: D. 8. 6s of 1881, lli)J4113X; 6-KOSOI1862, 10SJJlOStf: dO. 184, 108(io8y: do. lsea, I08fi08; do., July, ism, 107lo73W: do., July, 1&C7, I07clo7.'i s do. July, 1868, io7?,l08 i 6a, W-40, 106;',4(107 ; U. S. Paclfl i tut. vj. os, uui4iiu,v uoia, iiouiio4. Nash fc IiAdnbr, woKrs, report this morniBi Gold quotations as follows : 100 A.M.... liojg H-13 A. M v.o.',' 1111 " llOtf Philadelphia Trade lteporl. Tui'USDAY, Jan. 6 Seeds The receipts of Clo versccd are trilling, and It sells in lots at at 1 lUiC V pound. Timothy is. nominal at I3 &0; Flax seed at '2(S,2-10. Dark 1 n the absence o sales we quote No. 1 Quer citron at 25i30 y ton, as ia quality. There Is a Arm feeling in the Flour market, and a good demand from the home consumers, but ship, pers are not operating to any extut. Kales of sooo barrel at at f4-MM4-io for auperhue; 5.a,5 f for extras; to-7J6-t5 for low grades and choice North western extra family; ftk40 50; for Pennsylvania ao. do.; e a7-5 for Indiana and Ohio do. do. ; nnd I; 3 for fancy brands. Kye Flour Bells at 5-lvftft-8ft. In Corn Meal nothing doing. The W heat market Is noorlY supplied with prime grades, and for this description a steady demand prevails at full prices. Sales 4000 bushels at t'.-VM 16 for Indiana red; flN.i:l-45 for common and choke Pennsylvania do.; fl-r3 for Ohl do.; and fits for Indiana amber, ltye may be quoted at Si$ toe for Pennsylvania and Western, and 7Si)Su. for Southern. Corn ia scarce and firm; sales of 8000 bushels at 7bo. for yellow ; 7ft77c. for Western mixed, and 740. for white. Oats aie unchanged; eales of woo bushels at bOalTc. for Western aud Pennsylvania. W'lnaky is scarce and commands full prices. Sales SB barrel. Pennsylvania second-hand packages a: .c. SECOND EDITION FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. The liinjv oi rSpain. The Arrival at Madrid. Sworn in as a Monarch. Funeral of General Frim. Fire at Reading, Pa. FROM EUROPE. The New HpanUh Kin. London, Jan. 4. The N. Y. Herald correspon dent in Madrid forwards a special telegram, undp ,e of tbe 2d inst.: The King of the Spaniards, Amadeus, arrived nt ArraDguez, from Florence and Cartagena, in his journey to Madrid, at the hour of b o'clock last evening. A MODEST ADVANCE. Ail attempts at popular demonstrations in his honor were abandoned along the line of route at the request of the new monarch. 1H TI1E CAPITAL. The King entered the city of Madrid at half past one o'clock in the afternoon of the follow ing day, having been delayed for some time on the road by a heavy fall of snow. TAKES THE OATII. King Amadeus appeared on horseback soon after he had reached the city. At a little after 2 o'clock he rode down to the legislative hall of the Cortes. He was accompanied and attendsd by the Italian General Cialdini. The Deputies in the Cortes received the King with cheers on his entry. He advanced towards the President's seat, and there standing took the oath of fidelity to tbe Constitution of Spain, in the presence of the Chamber and the officials of State. He then mounted his charger and rode through the city to the palace, attended by a small guard of soldiers. . niS FIRST CABINET. It is thought very probable just now that the first regularly commissioned Cabinet of the King will be made np ot .Serrano, President of the Council, without portiolio. De Kodas, Secretary of War. Olo.-.ajra, Secretary of State for Home and Foreign Affairs. Admiral Topete, Secretary of the Navy. Funeral ofOeoernl Prim. Lonpon, Jan. 4. I received special telegrams for the Jh raid from Madrid at an early hour to-day. THE feTATE FUNERAL. General Prim's body was removed from the chamber ol death, at the residence of the late Minister, to-day, and borne to the Church Atoeha. Tbe state funeral was a most imposing and grand affair. It was conducted without the occurrence of public excitement, and no dis turbance took place either before or after the close of the ceremonial. "MOtiy.ivft rS'ivERSArTAVD "sincere. The late Regent of Spain, the Cabinet Minis ters, tbe members of the diplomatic body re presenting foreign Governmeats, the Parlia mentary Deputies in the Cortes, with the officers of the army and navy, chief judges, magistrates, municipal officers, and employes of the various civil departments, were all present in the places asirned them by programme. They all marched on foot. A SAD AND WRETCHED MEMENTO. The private carriage of the deceased General in which he sat ridine when the act of assassl' nation was perpetrated, was in the line of cor" tcge after tbe hearse, the horses covered with mourning trappings. This vehicle attracted a vast nmount uf mournful attention. Its panels and sides were riddled with bullets or leaden slugs, acd the glass shattered on both sides. AT TUB CHURCH. AVLen the funeral arrived at the Church Atocha the remains were received by the clergy. The coffin was borne np the main aisle and de posited on a catafalque. The remains will be laid in 6tate in the church TintilTuesday, guarded by soldiers oi the Veteran uuard, or opanlsn in valides. THE WIDOW. Marshal Prim's widow, Senora the Duchess, attended the funeral, and remained in the church, near the coffin, after the ceremony. The (German Empire Austrian Cabinet Ap proval. London, Jan. 4. Baron Benst's despatch of the liOth of December, on the subject of the Aus trian policy towards the North German Em pire, has met wkh a hearty reception in the Prussian capital. The Austrian stato paper is regarded as being essentially national, as the new German empire is completely under the leadership of Prussia, and is completely recognlzedwlthout any condi tions or ministerial reservations. Baron Peust, speaking lor the Emperor of Austria, expresses the hope, in conclu sion, that "the amicable relations which now exist between the two empires shall be main tained and become productive of great good both to Prussia and Austria and the neighboring States of Germany." FR OM WAS1IINQ TON. Naval Order. Despatch to the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 5. Commander L. A. Beardclee is detached from command of the Talos, and waiting orders. Lieut. J. V. Ylry is detached from the Onward and ordered to return to the United States. First Assistant Engineer Edward A. Magee Is detached from the New York Navy Yard and ordered to the Tennessee. Second Assistant Frank M. Ashton Las resigned. The following are the Customs lteeetpta for the week ending December 21: New York, flT,'0; Boston, I228,S04; J'htladelphla, I41.M9; Baltimore, 451,131: San Francisco, S8,7C5. Total, f2.392.547. FROM THE SO U TU. Nunnoaed Hulrlde at Ualllur. Ealumgkk, Jan. 5 A stranger was found dead in bed at Miller's Hotel in this tlty yester day evening. He had registered his same a J L. Mct Jowan, of Chambersburg, Pa. Ao empty laudanum phial waa found near the bed. FROM THE STd IE, VI r a ait 1lratla. Reapino, Jan. 5.. Reed, Miller fc Co.'a hat fa. tnrv was burned this morninir. ll.e lot! Is estimated at 115,000, and la nearly covered by ine&rauce. THIRD EDITION LATER FROM EUROPE. A French Forward Movement. TO-DAY'S WASHINGTON HEWS. The San Domingo Question. The President Full of Ficht. The Northwestern Boundaries. Tho BZotley Correspondence. Proceedings of Congress etc., Etc.. ntc. 12 c, i:ic FROM EUROPE. BonrbaM en the Mere. London, Jan. 5. (Special to tho N. Y. Tel?' grain"). A. despatch from Havre, tho 3d, re ports Bourbaki marching on St. Germain and Cbanzy at Le Mans, constantly pushing ahead troops in flying columns. fllnrchtnaT en Paris. Ten thousand troops are marching towards Paris via Chartres. Garibaldi Is at Dijon, doing little. General Faldherbe, at Arras, is preparing a movement on Manteuffel, probably with the intention of joining Bourbaki. Condition of navre. There are now in Havre 10,000 troops; outside in the neighborhood of Bolbec 25,000, exclusive of regulars, francs-tlreurs and cavalry. A Forward Movement commenced to-day by a general exodus of troops by railroad. General Petingcas returns this evening from the front. The Prussian lire In Foree between Barentiu&nd Croix-Marne. A Dnshioa Attack was made early this morning by the French, numbering about eight hundred, mostly regu lars. One hundred sharpshooters advanced to a farm near Bolbec, held by a body of Saxons. The object of the French was to capture, the garrison. The first success was promising, re sulting in the capture of three outposts without any alarm being given. Christina In Paris. A despatch from Paris on the 27th states that Christmas passed with nothing to distinguish it from Christmas of other j'ears, with excep tional gavcty and indications of festivity omitted. Inclement Weather. rhe weather seems to grow more inclement even' day. The consumption of wood for Urea is given over to the adminietration, and ofllclal notice is given that the supply henceforth will be limited. The troops are suffering cruelly from cold. Several cases of frost-bite have occurred, and in consequence Trochu has ordered all soldiers not employed in tho fortifications to be kept within shelter. . It has been, decided to distribute food and establish soup-kitchens under the direction of the Government. The Death oftJenernl Blalze. General Blalze will be buried at tho expense of the State. The General met hla death In the following remarkable manner: Generals Malroy and Blalze on the 21st of December took possession of Maison Blanche, at Neuilly. The cellars of the house were neg lected to be searched. Some Prussians had con cealed themselves in them during the night, and when General Blaize was standing near the fire, surrounded by his officers, the party was sud denly surprised by hearing an alarm of Prussian bugles, followed by a discharge of firearms. A detachment of the enemy attacked the party jf tbe unfortunate General, and attempted to kill him on the spet, wounding at the same time several officers. The outlaws were then eurrounded and some Prussian prisoners were maffacred by tie French. The General in hla uniform remained on the ground all night, suf fering from wounds, and no effort was made to save his life. J - La Liberie states that the Surgeon-Major Sed, leaving the General frozen to the ground. Several officers, according to the same journal, followed him, although 10,000 troops were within a short distance. The officers will be tried by court-martial. Owing to want of cou rage on the part of a few soldiers, 1500 French, who had escaped, were taken prisoners by the Germans. FROM WASniJfGTOX. The Pan Domingo Case. BpeiiaX DevMlch'o The Evening Telegraph. Washington, Jan. 6. The House Foreign Adatrs (' nuUttee, at their meeting to-day, discussed the Itanka San Domingo resolution, but did not come to any agreement, aud adjourned until to-morrow at half-past 10 o'clock, when they will have another nut ting Mr. Ortli, of Indiana, moved to report the Senate resolution as a aubatitute, but this was voted down. The indications are that a majority of the committee are against Senator Morton's resolution. Hrnaler dlirriunn has pone to Ohio to attend the funeral of his niece, daupMt-r of Jatge Sherman, of Cleveland. The W ays and aleans Committee met to-day and dlNi-utaed the three hundreu million bond bill. A pro pofcltion y as made to give a 1'nblle Utaaor te (Zeneraf fehenrk, If be wilt accept tt, prior to his departure for Ku ror. Mr. llooper, of Massachusetts, acted as chairman. Panics Interested In , The Alabama 1 lalius areared before the Foreign Affairs Committee today, and urged that a Ml be out Hie recommendation of J Hie 1 f"lrtni, a al sage relative to assuming the claims and paying trlvate claims. L. II. ...arrallO CAUCUS. Ibe President was lufornied I tMay of ' the i result o, tne iHinoeratlo e,uf.0V.ur".nT-h1... hT tTn m.da or U. " t'ouae urned out all riant he had ouui'dea the Mt oJ XiSidTmH- acUoTof theCoTmee 2f Korean A nairs ua. served to further dampen their huafafm. Kvea lui.ws admits ttiat It la daubtful 11 the resolution can txt goi through. Ybe Fterihwealern Heeederr. Ta Foreign Affair Committee agreed to-day to report a bul autboiumg the appointment ot a commission to settle the Northwestern bountaiy qnestlon. The National Itepahlloan Executive Com sniiteo had a meeting to-1ay to settle up their accounts and ascertain how much they were In deb. They discovered that a good deal of money has been spent which Is not accounted for. but tt ta believed the vouchers of the Treasurer will show where It Is gone. The Metier Correspondence. Senator Morton ottered a resolution to-day, call ing ror the correspondence between Mr. Motley and the Ktate Department, (Thereupon Mr. 8umner offered an amendment calling for Mr. Motley'a letter of defense, which, after a short skir mish, was carried. This will secure a copy of Mr. Motley 'a letter, of which so much has been said. FROM NEW YORK. Horned te Death. New York, Jan. 5. Miss Emma Simpson, of Milwaukee, was burned to death in Newark last night, from the use of camphene on a fire. 4 Fatal Use of Drain. A man named John Langdon died in Jersey City last night from drugs administered for the purpose of robbery. CON GBE S S. F0KTV-FIK8T TEK9I TIIIRD SEeslOX. Beante. WAsnixoTON, Jan. 5 Bills were Intjo-uucml and referred to the appropriate committees as follows: By Mr. A. G. Thurman, In relation to the com petency of witnesses in courts of the United States before Tnted States Commissioners. Ky Mr. Tilton, granting lands to aid in the recla mation of oc'Tt lands in the Territory of Utah. Also, several bills incorporating and granting lands to companies to construct canals In Utah for navigation and other purposes. By Mr. Wilson, to provide for the appointment of Inspectors In the Indian service. Mr. Morton submitted a resolution requesting the President to communicate to the Senate, if not in compatible with the public Interests, the last cor respondence between Mr. Motley, as Minister to the Court of St. James, and the Department of State, together with such other despatches or papers touching the subject matter to which such corres pondence 1 elates. Mr. Snmner moved as an amendment to Include all telegraphic despatches or other communications relative to his recoil. . Alter remarks by Messrs. Bdmunds and Morton In opposition to tho amendment, as superfluous, it was agreed to, npon a division, 20 to 17, an 4 tbe re solution as amended was adopted. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, made a report concurring in the opinion of the Attorney-General, that the United States la bound by treaty obligations to lBsue to the Choctaw Indiana 'JM),(K)0 of bonds, and also reported a resolution, which was adopted, declaring the President to have the power, without further legislation, to Issue said bonds. 1 he Vice-President announced as the select com mittee to consider certain charges against Senator 8prsgue In connection with blockade-running In Texas during the Rebellion, Messrs. A. O. Thur man, Dannlu, Tiumbull, liowe, and Willey. The vacancies npon the Committee on Naval A flairs and the Pacitlc Railroad were filled by the ap pointment of Mr. Jewell, the new Senator from Missouri. House. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, stating that, having accepted the oitlce of Knvoy Extraordinary aim Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to Oreat Bii'aln, he resigns hl-i seat as Representative from the Third Congressional District of Ohio, and re questing the Speaker to notify tae Governor of Ohio of that fact. The Speaker announced that he had appointed Mr. Orth, of Indiana, to ail tho va ancy on the Committee of Wats and Means caused by the rcBlgnutlon of Mr. Srhcnck. This appointment does not atlect tha chairmanship of the committee, which devolves on Mr. Hooper, of Massamussetts, who Btood second on the committee. The House tneu proceeded to the consideration of the resolutions reported from tho Committee on Foreign Aiialrs, In relation to the dispute between Miulster Washburu and the late Government of PiitBKuay. , . The resolutions of the committee declare that Rear-Admiral S. V. Godoo, In noglecting to aid Mr. Washburn In reaching the Government to which he was aceredited, failed to discharge bis duty as Commander of tho fcoutli Atlantic .Squadron, That P.llss at.d MiiKtermnn were mem1; of tho personal suite of Mr. Washburn, and were, therefore, nadcr the law or nations, entitled to tbe protection of tho officers of the I ultod Statea. That the forcible arrest and detention by the Government of Pa raguay was a violation of the law of nations, and a gross Insult to the honor aud dignity of the United States. They approve the action of the President In with. drawlDg tne American Minister, (General McMauon, from the Government of Paraguay, and in declining to hold further diplomatic Intercourse with that Government, and t hay declare It to be tha duty of the V. S. naval officers on foreign stations to render all reasonable assistance to the dlploraatlo officers of the United Mates In the discharge of their duties, and tbat a refusal or neglect to render such assist ance when required, or any discourtesy by sush naval officers towards such (diplomatic omocrs, should be the subject of Inquiry aud punishment by the Navy Department. . i . , BaJtfasere rrednee narket. Bai.timokb, Jan. 6. Cotton dull and weak; mid dling upland, 16c.; low middling, KfKMC nomi nally. Flour quiet but very firm; Howard street superfine, irwrso; do. extra, 6-7S; da family, -7tHJ8-li5; City Mills supertlno, $BiAT; ao. eitra, $6foi7-&o; do. family, t-xtflO; Western superfine, tsfc-Wi; do. extra, f.vs7XM; do. family, C78(7,60. Wheat Stock aoarce; choice white, 1 1 "761 "86; fair to prime, tl45rilio; prime to choice red, Sl-70(ilt0; fair to good, fl-soKO; eoramon, tll'SO; Ohio and Indiana, flMl'3. Corn Yellow Ann at76&79c.; white unchanged. Oati Arm at 5456c. Kve, 9k'.rL Mess Pork firm at $20 60; sales ef 806 barrels at iio. Bacon More doing; rib sides, at live.; clear no, lie; ahouldera, 9xt9c. Hams, Hi 19c. Lard dull at llic. Whisky quiet at fr2'j?ix c LATEST SIIIPFIXG INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marin Xtu$ get Inside Paie$, (By Cablt.) Londov, Jan. 5. I', s. ateamer Gaerriere arrived at Lisbon yesterday tail well. By Telajrapk.) Fortress Mokkok, Va., Jan. 6. The pilot-boat Coquette reports: Passed In for Ual'lraore, bark Cricket, from Rio; brigs Mississippi, fmDeinarara; Red Wing, from Klo; and Eliza aud Henrietta, from Montevideo. Passed out, brig G. Berry, for Cuba. Sailed, bark Minero, Cor Baltimore. FORT OF PHILADELPHIA-... JANL'AKY 0 BTATI Or TUSHMOMITIB AT TNI IVIK1NO TKLCUSirH omen. 8 A. M 4t I 11 A. M 7 I 2 P. M. U CLEARED THIS MORNING. Schr Harry White, Hopkins, Sc. Johns, P. 1., Len nox & Burgess. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Nor. bark Hiiuudo, Aarve, 83 daya from Liverpool, with mdse. to Penrose, Massey k. Cot Towed up by City Ice-boat No. 1. Brig Ellen P. Stewart, Holland, 9 rtavs fm Sagua, with sugar to Isaac U' ugh A Morris Left at Sagua, brig Elisa McNeil, dischui gleg. Towed up by Cuy Ice-boat No. 1. . ' MEMORANDA Ship Saranak, Duuievy, lieuce, at Mobile this morning. Steamtug Lioness, or this port, is sunk In Duck Creek. The revenue-cutter Miami Is capslaed at Reedy Jsland reported by captain of tug McFadden. MISCELLANY, steamer I'tllitv. Nickeraop. which left Providence for Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, proceeded aa far aaJirelslaLd, when, her engtuea not, working aatlslaatorliy. she returned to Providence for repairs. tsteamer William P. Clyde, Sturgea, fm Wilming ton N. C. at New York yesterday, reports: 8d Inst, oaw a large ihree-niusted schr ashore near New Inlet N. J.; all her saila were furled, but sue had evidently been but a short time In that situation ; a number of men were seen on the beach, apparently working on her. Br. ateamer City of Rio Janeiro, from the River Plate for New York (saya a Loudon despatch of yes terday), waa damaged badly 3o0 miles aouiu of Kio Janeiro. The ateamer Huuibdldt had been sent from luo Janeiro to her relief. t o
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