THE DAILY EVENING TELfcGlUWI PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1871, 8 t-ITV 1 K 1" EliU U BJ X C 13 . THE SBWSB0Y8. Annunl Report of iho Blatmn of the New. boyn Home Association The Operations ( ft Worthy Knterprlae. Wc bave received an advance copy of the Annual report of the Managers of the News boys' Home Association. As this worthy enter prise has been in operation one year only, we present the report In full, as follows: "Toe Newsboys' Home Association was Incorpo rated by an act of Assembly approved the 14th or April, lb69, and was organized under the aat in the following May. It was created for 'the purpose of educating ami protecting such newsboys, and other friendless: boys or Philadelphia, as may voluntarily place themselves under its care and protection.' It hus power to apprentice any of its wards who are over the ago of u fa-en years, at their own request, nn such conditions as may be approved by the Or phans' Court. The Association purchased the property No. !U Locust street, at a cost of twiO, of which iooo was paid in cash, and the balance secured by mortgage. The enlargement of the house, and the introduction of suitable bath-rooms, with the necessary heating and cooking apparatus, cost, In addition to the first outlay, about 17000. It is now urnlslied with everything required for a comfortable home, capable of accommodating sixty permanent boarders. In anticipation or the future needs of the association, the adjoining pro perty was subsequently purchased for 13500, of which 13600 was paid in cash, and the balance secured by mortgage. This property is nowleased to the city fur school purposes. We refer to the Treasurer's report for a full account of receipts and disbursements. "The Home was opened on the 1st of December, 186J, and all boys who applied for admission under the nge of eighteen years were received, without re gard to their occupations. School wa9 opened every night in the week, except Saturday, ami a Sunday-school organized and placed under the charge of competent and experienced teachers. A morning and eve ning meal were provided daily, and a home was thus furnished In which a boy could live decently aDd very comfortably, with the benelit of a night school and Sunday-school, for 18 cents per day. During the year ending on the 80th of No vember, nine thousand eight hundred beds were occupied at night, and sixteen thousand meals served in the house. The rate of board ha3 recently been increased to 25 cents a day. The re ceipts from this source fall far short of the expenses, as was expected. "The experience and observation of a few months satisfied the managers of the necessity of excluding boys over a certain age. Many of the older ones were incorrigibly vicious, and their evil example tended to the corruption of others, who were yet susceptible of good inilucnces. For the sake of these, a rule lias been adopted excluding boys over the age of twelve years, .with exceptions founded upon good behavior. "At present we have twenty-six wards in the house, whose ages range from nine to sixteen years. The larger number of these have been with us ever since the house was opened. They came to us voluntarily, from nurseries of vice and of crime; some or tnem orpnans, outers unan doncd or neglected by drunk.cn parents, and all of them destitute and friendless. One brave boy. a bootblack, thirteen years of age, rescued his little brother, four years younger than Ulmself, and with him sought our protection. The buy corns not only his own living, but pays the board of his orphan brother, and sends him to a public school, which he has been attending dally for nearly a year. The young hero who is thus struggling with adversity, and leading his child brother to the paths of virtue, is punctual in his at tendance at the night-school, where he spends two hours In diligent study before retiring to rest. Another boy, about nine years of a?e, Is supported in the same wav, and sent to a public school by a brother a few years older, who is not an inmate of the Home, but pays his board promptly and cheer fully every week. "A boy twelve years of age has placed himself under our care, who has three older brothers in jail and another In the House of Refuge. This lit tle fellow, who never before had a friend in the world, is now striving with all his might to earn an honest living. "A boy acquitted of a charge of burglary some months ago has ever since beeu one of our wards, having no other home or friend. It has been ob served that this boy never retires to rest without Orst kneeling at his bedside in prayer. By his good conduct he has won the con fidence and respect of the managers. Nearly all of our boys have now voluntarily sus pended their street occupations on Sundays. "other luteresting incidents might be given to assure our contributors that the bread which tney nave cast upon the waters has not been lo.st. H may be remarked generally, that the boys now ia our charge have greatly improved tu their conduct and morals. They are not permitted to leave the house after the evening meal, which is served be tween six and seven o'clock, and are thus protected from many temptations to which their wandering habits have, heretofore exposed them. They cheer fully submit to discipline, are iuter ested in the school, and atten tive to their duties, and are becoming more and more earnest in their efforts to improve their condi tion in life. We have confidence enough in the good results of our undertaking to prosecute it with renewed energy, and we leave it with you and with others to say whether the means to that end Bhall be provided. "Society is responsible for the condition of these boys. It legitimates the business of making druuk ards, which in the eye of the law is us reputable as any other. The peace and dignity' of the Com monwealth are offended by it only when the pcrsou engaged in it falls to piy tifty dollars for the privilege. That sum paid to the State gives him a license to hell his poi sonous mixtures every day in the year, and to send bis customers home to jheir ragged and starving children, penniless and drunk. Here is the main source of all Daunerism aud crime, and here the apology for a class of boys for whom this asso ciation asKS me sympaiuy iuu ueip ui me cum mnnitv. It should be remembered that the children who are thus driven by destitution and despair inn tne haunts of depravity which abound in a great c;ty constitute the growing crop of criminals which is ripening for our jails. The good may preach to them and pray for them, but the crop grows on, and anotner and a larger will succeed, unless it can be transplanted in some better soil be fore It is too late, where cons.ant care and cultiva tion may Improve its character. This is the tisk which we have now begun the task of transplant ing. We appreciate its dlrttcultieg, but are con vinced they may be overcome, if a more general in terest in the work can he awakened. We invite our contributors to visit the institution whenever they may feel so inclined, and observe for themselves the results of their Christian benevolence. "Chaklks gusbons, President. 'Philadelphia, Dec. SI. 1S70." The officers of the institution for the current year are the following: President Charles oibbons, No. 132 South Third street. Vice-Presidents W. O. Moorliead, No. 114 South Third street; fid ward S. Hiiekley, No. SOS South Tenth street; and 1. V. Williamson, No. 31 Hank Htreet. Treasurer Frank U. Clark, No. 38 South Third street. Secretary Knoch Lewis, northwest corner or Fif teenth and Market streets. Special Sale of Dry (Joons. A special eale of line dry poods is now going on at the store of Cooner & Conard. S. E. corner of Ninth and Market streets. This firm, find after taking an account of stock, that although the sale of dress fabrics has been unprccedeutea.lv lan;e, there is still a lanre surplus on band, which they want to sell immediately. To do this they have marked down many dress goods to prices much less in currency than they would cost in gold. The eale will be continued until the entire winter stock is converted into money. A orice list of some of the goods will be found in another column. Membership Under the New Fire De partment. ibis morning the Secretary of the Mre Commission began the distribution of blank forms of applications for inemberahin nniW iii new Fire Department. Judging from the num ber who applied and took applications away for signature, we enoum say mai me coniinusion era will Lave ample opportunities for the selec tion of competent men. About five hundred positions are open under the new regime for the urvuicu vi mil city. Harness At an earlv hour this mornlnr a counle of negroes were arrested at Thirtieth and CbesnutKtreets,having in their posse-siou a bug marked O. fc W., containing a set of double harness. Ihe articles were ascertained to have teen stolen from a house on West Chester road The accused were sent to prUon by Alderman j.anaan. Larcenv ok a Coat Richard Brown. colored man, yesterday snatched a cout from tti frfm, f f u bfrtrA fit. Kpif,nd and KimtV. at i,.t j lie ws pursued, captured, and Alderman LuU VW Vim tu J'UOVU. TH iJl'MISMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SO CIETY or Piiiladkli'iiia. A stated meeting of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society waJ held last evening at Its hall. In the absenco of the President, Mr. William S. Vanx, first Vico Fresldent, occupied the chair. This being the appointed time, the annual report of the trea surer was presented, which showed the finances of the society to bo In a more flourishing con dition than on any previous year. A number of donations to the library were announced and several letters read. Mr. Charles Henry Hart read a very Interest ing article on some Indiau lllblcs lately found near Monongahcla City, in this Slate, and Mr. WJllinm Grier Hibler followed with a sketch of some remains of -an unknown race found on Easter Island In the Pacific Ocean. A vers' handsome antique seal was exhlbite I, and a description of the same read from the owner, Hon. Alexander S. Johnson, of Utlca, New York. A valuable bibliographical essay on "The First American Edition of the English Bible," from the Kcv. Dr. Joseph A. Murray, of Carlisle, Pa., a corresponding member, was read, In the absence of the author, by Mr. Hart. The following is an abstract of the essay: Although it was in I4'.i7 that our country had been discovered to England by Cabot, under Henry VII, yet the first permanent colony did not arrive till K107, on the ccast of Virginia the very year in which our prr sect version of the Bible was commenced in the mother country. In 1G20 the Bturdy an 1 virtu ous "Pilgrim Fathers," having their English bibles with them, renched their New England home. And during almost the entire reign of eight sovereigns in succession the Sacred Volume had been uniformly imported. During all that time not a man or lamtly possessed an English Bible not a copy was read or heard read that hud not been brought across the Atlantic. True, the printing press had been set up in our land as early as 1639, and though other books were printed, yet the early settlers could not print the English Bible without being subjected to a prose cution from those in England and Scotland who published it by a patent from the Crown, or cum hi ipihoin. as did the Universities of Oxford aud Cambridge. Nor did the mother count.? guilty of sucn restriction or monopoly ever grant this per mission to her colonized children, until at last it was wiested from her. So that the lirst Bloln In Eng lish with on American Imprint was not published till more than one hundred and sixty years after the ariival of the Mayflower, or about eighty-years ago! Ju 1C04 the Rev. John Eliot nad printed at cam. bridge. Mass.. the Uible in the language of the Na- tick Indians. Hits whs the first Bible printed, but not being in the English language, a patent royal or evm pnrileniu was not requisite. In 1743 Christo pher Saner or Sower, at (iermantown, Pa., pub lished the lirst German edition of the Bible, "after having been three years In the press." Hut it was not until about one hun dred and seventy years after the lirst English colony had been planted In America (at Jamestown, Va., 1607), that the Bible, in the English language, was printed. During this long period, as stated, the colo nists were dependent upon tne press or toe oia country for their supply of the sacred Scriptures. After Independence had beeu declared; however, such was the scarcity of Bibles that Dr. Allison. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadel phia, and others, memorialized Congress on the sub icct, and that body, in 1777, appointed a committee to confer with printers, with the view of having pub lished thirty thousand copies at the expense of Con gress, "to be reimbursed by tne saio oi tne dooks. (Journal, Sept. 11, 1777.) The diitlculty of obtaining type and paper induced the committee to recommend to Congress to direct the Committee on Commerce to import, at the national expense, twenty thousand English Bibles from Holland, Scotland, or else where; and Congress ordered the importation. But afterwards, when the unsettled state of the country aud lis commerce prevented the execution of this. order, congress resumed the subject or printing, which was referred to a committee of three, la which the Rev. George imnieid or the Presbyterian cunrcn, and the Rev. William White of the Episcopal Church, Chaplains of Congress, assisted. And the lirst Ame rican edition or tne umiein tne ungnsn language was printed in nsi-2, in small duodecimo form and brevier type. This Bible was printed and published during the Revolution, and such were the difficulties attending the undertaking apart irom rne ms in vantages oi the art or priming at mat eany periou, compared with Die great improvements and facilities of the present day that ".Mr. AitkeD, in the midst of hiso woi K, was omigca upon one occasion to remove r.is type aud materials hastily out of the city aud bury them under a barn, in order to save tnem from de struction by the British soldiers.-' And yet to quote from a communication which ori ginally appeared in tne I'lina leipuia I'lemians journal or - "uncier an tnese disadvantages, a complete, an accurate, and ele gant edition of the Uible was published in this very city in four years from the time of tlio evacuation by the British. Hie very paper that has received the impression of these sacred books was manufac tured in Pennsylvania; tne wnoie is therefore purely American, and' has risen, like the fabled Pluenlx, from the ashes of that pile in which our enemies supposed tacy nad consumed tne liberties of AuiC' ricu.'' As peace soon after occurred, and commerce was no longer in danger, Bibles were imported in such quantities as made it necessary for Mr. Aitken to sell ins unuer cost, ana ne tost ny tne operation 'more than three thousand pounds in specie." See his memorial to Congress in ITS'.), in which he men tions this fact, and asks Congress to grant him "a patent, authorizing htm, his heirs, and assigns, ex clusively, to print tne Jioiy scriptures or me uia and rvew Testaments ior me term oi iouneen years within the United States," under proper restric tions, which memorial, however, was laid upon the table. But his lasting memorial is, and will be, that oi having printed the nrst American edition or tne English Bible. And though Congress did no more than tuperindend by coiumittee'lhe printing of the vi ork, and arterward approved it and recommended It to the people of the country, yet in only so doing tliey showed fheir profound veneration for, and their high appropriation of, the sacred Scriptures; and it is to he noned mat tneir successors in oiuec. as well us the successors of their constituents. through all generations, will not in any manner linden alue the religious patriotism, or the Bible whence it was drawn, of that noble body of great ami oood men the Diiceiess iruits or wuicn we see all around us In the grand elements of our national greatness. After the rendinsr of the essay a vote ot thanks to the author was passed, when the society ad' jGurncd. Philadelphia Outhop-kdic Hospital The third annual meeting of the Philadelphia 'ithopatlic Hospital was held at the institution. No. 17 South Ninth street, last evening. The report of the Board ot Managers snowed that li'l patients bad been treated at the Hospital during the year, of whom 111 were from this citv, 56 irom seventeen other counties in this State, and '-it from eight other States. The cases embrace single and double club toot, club nana, curvature of the sinne. knock knee, contrac tion of the joints, and kindred affections, in cluding paralysis. Most of the patients, but for this charity, must nave remained lite-long crip ples aud charges upon their friends or the com munity. The Treasurer's report showed that the con tributions received had been barely sulllcient to meet the current expenses of the year, while hundreds of cases, such as must culist the sym pathies of every philanthropist, have, for want ot means aim accommodation, beeu tor the present turued away. The managers again appeal to an ever- generous public lor aid to enable them to con tinue their work, and, if possible, increase the itt-efuluess of the hospital by the purchase of a more commodious nuiiaing. Contributions may be eent to any of the fol lowing gentlemen, who were unanimously elected officers for the ensnin1' year: President Charles- Macalester, No. 1010 Srruce street. Secretary Alfred Jones. No. 19 SO Wallace street Treasurer Joseph C. Turnpenny, No. 813 Spruce street. Manairtrs Charles Macalester, Edward Hoo per, Joseph C. Turnpenny, Dilwyn Purrlsu, Charles Ellis, Alfred Joues, Joseph Jeanes, Henry Davis, Richard K. Bctts. Hon. William 8. Peirce. Georse YV. Child. Thomas J. Hus- l,:md. Surgeons Professor J. D. Cross, M. D., r.eniMrfl W. Norris. M. !.. Thomas G. Morton, M. Ik, H. Ernest Goodman, M. I)., D. Hayes Atruew. M. L).. S. .uross, n. u., a. eir Mitchell, M. V. Candy Stand Kifi.ed. A candy stand at Water and South streets was broken open last night and most of the stock of fruit aud candy carried off. Two boys, named Frank Devlin aud Samuel Hinder, were subsequently arrested for being concerned in the ailair, and were held for a lurtner nearing by Alderman Ievltt. Kl'TlOFV I)P. Til .Trln f" HfnVlrw arar J' " ...... . V S I. . V . V , died suddenly at his residence, No. SOI North i weuuciu Bireei,, to-aay at noon, me torouer Mfrtino or Tn Bah in Rrfeuk-ce to run Death or John Bkodiiiiad, Esq. A meeting of the members of the Philadelphia bar, to tas.0 action on the death of John Brodhead, Esq., was held at one o clock to-day In the United States District Court room. Mr. Brodbcad died on Tuesday last at Port Jervie, New York, In the 48th year of his age. He was a native of Pike county, in this State, and was admitted to the bar in" this city. Ho did not pumio the practice of law, but engaged In other business. Between the years 1858 and 1803 he was President of the Camden and Atlan tic Railroad Company, during which time he did mticn to establish and advance the pros perity of that road. Mr. Brodhead was at one timo the nominee of his party for City Council, but was deieated. lie was also the candidate for City Treasurer, and was defeated at the polls by Mr. Bumm. In 1800 he was a candidate for Congress against Hon. E. Joy Morris and Hon. Henry M. Fuller, In the old "Second Dis trict. Mr, Morris being the successful candidate and Mr. Brodhead receiving the next highest vote. Mr. Brodhead was largely engaged In the lumbering business on a large tract of tim ber land in Sullivan county, New lorK, inhe rited from his father. The mectine was called to order by Mr. George Northrop, who called Mr. Richard Vaux to the chair. Messrs. Wister and Barger acted as Secretaries. The President stated the object of the meeting briefly. Messrs. JNorthrop. Mann, and Judaro Ludlow were appointed a special committee, who re ported a scries of resolutions lamenting the loss of the member and condoling with the family on the event. Mr. Northrop spoke of the cood qualities of the deceased. The resolutions were seconded by Judge Cad- walader in a short speech. Judge Ludlow spoke ot the larsre-heartedness of Mr. Brodhead, stating that he himself w as indebted to the deceased on several occa sions. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. Judge Cadwalader, Messrs. Northrop. Ran dall. Valentine, McCandless, Sheppard, and the oflicers of the meetinir were appointed a Fpecial committee to wait upon the family of tne deceased. Partial Eclipse of the Moon. The moon will rise at one minute before 5 o'clock this eveninc with a partial eclipse. At present in dications onr citizens will not have the pleasure of witnessing this rare phenomenon, as the heavens are filled with heavy, dark clouds. The eclipse will continue until b it P. M. Alleged Larceny. William Mahoney and Thomas W. Quillen were arrested at Seventh and South streets last evening on the charge of having stolen a knit shawl and some other shawls, the accused were bound over lor a further hearing by Alderman Collins. Larceny of Furs.- James Allen was arrested yesterday at Seventh and Alaska streets by C fliccr McCullough, for the theft of a fur cape and muff. The goods were obtained from a neighboring pawnbroker's shop. Alderman Col lins committco tne prisoner. notified this afternoon to hold an inquest, at No. SOS South street, upon the body of a man named Brad v. who choked to death wbiln cit I 1IOKHI1 TOp IIF.ATir llio nrnnnr run a ing u jjiccu oi meat. Kicked iiy a Horse. A boy named Mc- Anunj' was kicked in the head by a horse at Kieventh and Carpenter streets, about 11 o clock this morning, and had his skull fractured. He was conveyed to the Pennsylvania Hospital Vulgar Fellow. Sergeant Duffy yesterday afternoon arrested one Patrick McCarthy for insulting several lames on Koutn street. Patrick was ccmihittcd by Alderman Bon sail Grass Burned. A field of grass on the pro perty ot Mr. Pickering, at Villa Grove, was set ure to last nignt ana consumed Franklin Square. Workmen this morning commenced to cut down the dead trees, of which there are quite a number, in t ranklin Square Personai General Winfield S. Hancock and Adjutant-General Rodman are in town and stopping at the Guard House. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. BETWEEN BOARDS, 82(100 Leh gold L. . . fetiif loosh Leh N...bS. 83? $1000 Sch N 6s '82, C 72?, 11(100 Leh 6s, 84.... S3V 15000 Am Gold lio?i urn ao XS't 400 do.. I8.b30. bt 200 do .....40. 84 100 do S3Ji DO BhOC J-A R... 46 S00 do blO. 46 6 sh Acad Mus 90 sn renna K my, SshMech Bk 81 it Si shltead It... is. 49 y. no do bio. 493J HJU do 49?,' 500 sh Shaui'n C.2d. 414 SECOND BOARD. fr.no W Jersey K 7s 98 1200 Sch N 6s. 62. 73 6ooBhRead..b30wn. 49 26 do Is. 49M llloo City 68, N..18.100X 12000 Leh 6s, 64 83 100 do 4981 ft3 do la. 49?; 100 do 4931 IjlOOO Phlia & .78.. 8.1'4' 1(0 sh OO A A R... tiOd.saflO... 46 iro do boo. 40 v 100 do 45Ji 4 ah Cam & AmK.iia loo sh Peuna...b30. 62'; CO do 62 i su uara rri an Wnv do Why do Wnv do people come from all parts of the city to buy Car- rns at the Arch Street Carpet Store? Because they are ;ood and cheap ! Kemember the place, No. &32 Arch street, tjjo doors below Ninth. WILLIAM Cj sTTY. rpo-lS 1 Ul rpO-NTGHT BENEFIT OF D'ATALI E. AN- KLA, and YOUNG ZEPHYR, at CIRCL'S. Sue advertisement. it MILLINERY. J R S. R. DILLON, KOS. 823 AND 331 SOUTH 8TKEET. FANCY AND MOURNING MILLINERY, CRAPE V .X43. Ladles' and Misses' Crape, Felt, Gimp, Hair. Satin, Silk, Straw and Velvets, Llats and Bonnets, French Flowers, Hat and Bonnet Frames, Capes, Laces, Silks, Satins, Velvets, Ribbons, Sashes, Ornaments and all kinds of Millinery tloods. l 4 XrAVY PAYMASTER'S OFFICE, No. 427 X CHESNL'T Street. Philadelphia, Jan. 0, 1871. Pealed Proposals, endorsed "Proposals. Con struction and Repairs," will be received at this otlice until 1 P. M. MONDAY, the sixteenth day of January, 1871, for the following supplies, which must be of the very best quality, to be delivered at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, free of charge, subject to the usual conditions of inspection, approval, etc., viz.: One (1) Planer, to plane 30 Inches wide by !I0 incbebigh and eight feet long; to be put up in complete ruuning order, with shafting, belt ing, pulleys, etc. One (1) twelve (12) Inch Shaping Machlng, to be put up, etc., as above. One (1) Lathe, to swing 23 inches over V slides, and 14 inches over rest carriages, etc. Full specifications of the requirements in the above tools can be seen on application at this Oflice, or to the Naval Constructor at the Navy Yard. bidders must state in their bids the time within which the articles can be dellvered. Keeponsible security required for the prompt and faithful delivery of the above, lu con formity with stipulations on the blank forms for bjd.a, to be had at this oillce; otherwise bids,wlll not be entertained. A. YV. RUSSELL, 10 fm3t Paymaster U. B. Navy. GLTTV'j C A It 1121' HTOU13, No. 832 ARCH STREET. IUvinp purchased the stock now on hand at a very low pi Ice, J am prepared to otter GREAT BARGAINS IN 11RUSSKLH, TBK EE-PLY, INiiRAIN AM) VENETIAN CAKPEI'8. Also, In OIL CLOTHS, ltemnanu lu Brussels at 11 ptr yard; .remnants in ingrain at M to 76 cents ; remnants of Oil Cloih at 2s to 60 cents; Druggets for It, old price 10 and tin. REMEMBER TnE PLACE, 'So. 632 ARCH htreet, two doors below Ninth, south lule. 1 1 6trp TllIKD EDITION The Illinois Itevcnue Troubles. Orvillc Grant Intcricwcd Republicanism in Delaware. Railway Accidents In the South. LATER FROM EUROPE Tho Dattle of the Seine. FROM EUROPE. Partlrnlnra of the Battle mn the Peine. London, Jan. 5. (Special to tho New York Evening Telegram') A despatch from Havre of January 5, morning, confirms the despatch already published of a great battle on the left bank of the Seine. The battle was of a very fierce and sanguinary character, and lasted several hours, but as far as can bo ascertained no decided advantage was gained. The loss of the Prussians was very heavy and the French troops showed remarkable spirit and daring. FROM THE WEST. Orvllle irnnt Interviewed. Chicago, Jan. 0 The Republican thif morn ing gives an Interview with Orvllle Grant con cerning the charges against Supervisor Bloom field and Collector Jussen, preferred In a pri vate letter telegraphed from Washington to the Cincinnati Commercial. While acknow ledging that he wrote a similar letter some time ago, he expresses regret at the publicity of it aud the injury done to those ollicero, whom ho now fully exonerates. He savs: "When that letter was written I wa9 misinformed and prejudiced against both gentlemen. I have since found that I did not rightly understand tho matter at all, and I wrote not long 6ince a letter to the President express ing my recret for having unintentionally preju diced hiih against honorable men and good oiHcers, and also in that last letter recom mended that BloomQeld aud Jussen be retaiucd in ollice." Mr. Grant very frankly apologizes to Bloom field and JuLsen, who are regarded here by Ke publicsnis. as highly honorable, who are also gratified that the President's retention of these men in ofllco is so well explained. In reply to a question by the reporter that the President would be much annoyed over the publication of the letter. Mr. Grant said, "Yes, of course he will that annoys me more than my own personal feelings in the matter. My near relation to the President has always up to this time kept me out of even meddling with politi cal matters. As I said before, I am a plain business man and know nothing about politios. The President has enough to worry him with out having me dragged into public notice. I am very sorry for the whole thing." FROM THE SO VTU. The HiillroacI Accident in Tennessee. Memphis, Jan. G. The ollicers ot the various railroads here, after an inr-pectiou of the late railroad disaster, publish a card exonerating the ollicers of the road from all blame, as the breaking of the axle could not have been fore seen. All the wounded are doing well, and it Is believed they will all recover. Accident on ihe HIIxHNnipnl Central. Another accident occurred to tho express train for New Orleans on the Mississippi Cen tral Railroad south of Grenada last night, caused by the train running oft' the track. Three cars were crushed. Louis Marble, the engineer, was severely and probably fatally injured. The Ore man was also injured, but the passengers fortu nately escaped. I'rlMODcrs Wentenr.ed. Purine the term of the Circuit Court just ended, fifteen persons were sentenced to the penitentiary, the aggregate of whose terms is seventy-eight years. One man named Horace Crawford, convicted of murder in the first degree, was sentenced for life. FROM DELA WARE. A Henegade Republican. Special Despatch to the Evening Telegraph. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 0.- At the regular meetinir of the City Council, held last evening, George If. Walter, a Republican member, was nominated for Superintendent of the Water Works by the Democrats; and, by means of voting for himself with the Democrats in oppo sition to tho Republicans, was elected. Walter thereupon voted with the Democrats to repeal the ordinance creating a Paid Fire Department, which had been recently passed by a strict party vote when the Republicans only had a majority of one. N. Y. MONEY MARKET OK YESTERDAY. front the IleialiL "The disbursement of currency by the Sub Treasury in payment for the bouds purchased yesterday, as well as the daily increasing re serve of the banks, led to considerable relaxa tion in the money market, but the change was in tone rather than in rates. Seven, gold, was paid early in the day, but the business of the afternoon was generally at seven, currency. Towards 3 o'clock large balances were suddenly offered at as low as six per cent., but without takers, as accounts had been made up early. Among the Government dealers tho rate was six to seven per cent. "Commercial paper was dull and biyers manifested more caution, owing to the reccut suspension of Messrs. Gardner, Bacon & Co., a prominent and reputed wealthy cotton commis sion house, and reports of further failures in Boston and Chicago. The Earning Telegram of to-night says: "The failure of Gardner, Bacon & Co. is the subject of much discussion in Wall street cir cles to-day, and excites considerable surprise, as the firm was thought to ba wealthy. It is stated that their present embarrassment is one of tho consequences of the suspension of the Ames Plough Company, aud of kindred operations in Unicn Pacific on the part of the senior partner, such as produced the failure of Oakes Ames. They were Intimately associated in business, and ex-Governor Gardner is a director of the New Orleans, Mobile, aud Chattanooga Railroad, which Is now endeavoring to negotiate a loau, of which Oakcs Ames Is one of the trustees, of ifiOO.OOO In the London market. The convic tion is freely expressed that the firm will come out all right, the senior partner, it is farther said, having large sums invested in various dry goods jobbing houses In town.' "Foreign exchange was firmer, and at tho close sterling was quoted lOil'&lO'.iK for prime bankers' 8ixty-day bills and 10'J4(alOJX fr eight. "The Government list, despite a sharp im provement In the Libt quotations of the Euro pean market, was heavy and prices gradually Bettled down Ca per cent. At the close tho decline seemed to have been arrested, for the market left off strong. "The gold market was stagnant, even the sale of the Government treasure falling to arouse more than transitory interest. The bids were twenty-two In number for a total of $3,G0o,.V)0 in gold at 110 OOral 10 01. The award was made at 110 OOfallO 51. W hile the uiaaket was gene rally dull its activity was intensified, If tie ex- Sression be permitted, by the absence of to ay's London quotations, the cable again f.il mg to work. Tie only prices were llOj.; and F0U11TII EDITION The Recent Fighting in France. Terrific Scries at ties. Matters at Washington. Disaster on the Mississippi. ANOTHER HOTEL BURNED Panic Among the Guests. Etc. lUc.i Etc Etc. Etc. FROM EUROPE. Battle an the Heine. London, Jan. 5. General Mantouflel tele graphs from Amiens on the 3d instant that General Benthelm, with troops from the 1st Army Corps, attacked the French early on the morning oi that day Tuesday) on the left bank of the Seine and captured three cannon, three flags, and five hundred prisoners. General Ben thelm himself telegraphs from Elouen on the 4th confirming the above intelligence, and adds that he has pursued the enemy beyond Bourga chard. The battle lasted throughout the day. The Bombardment of Paris. ' Versailles, Jan. 4, via London, Jan. 5. The bombardment of the southern forts of Paris was to have commenced at 9 o'clock this Thursday) morning. FROM WASnijYQTOJf. Naval Orders Despatch to the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 6. Passed Assistant Sur geon D. S. McMurtrie is ordered to the Naval Academy. Assistant Surgeon Jerome Kidder Is ordered to tho Naval Hospital at New York. Lieutenant C. M. Anthony Is detached from the Idaho and placed on waiting orders. Master Charles P. Hutchings, from the Asiatic fleet, nnd placed on waitiug orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon W. S. Borien, from the Naval Ilospltal at Chelsea, Massachusetts, and granted leave. Passed Assistant Surgeon James Flint, from the Naval Academy,on the 14th instmt, and ordered to Boston Navy Yard. Passed Assistant Sur geon Winslow, from the Boston Yard, and ordered to Chelsea Naval Ilospltal. Rivers and Harbor. Special Denpatch to The Kvenina Telegraph. The Select Committee on Commerce, who have charge of the bill for the improvement of rivers nnd harbors, are'nearly ready to report. They have in some instances exceeded the estimates of the engineers. The debate on Pnraauny is still progressing in tho House, the Senate not being in session. Large numbers of Senators are at The White House. The President has a Hpeclnl niessnse on the condition of the Southern States nearly ready, and will seud it to the Senate on Mon day. FROM THE WEST. (irrmRU JrrtiD nt tt. I.oult. St. Louis, Jan. 0. A numerously attended meeting of Germans was held last night, at which resolutions strongly protesting against the Government selling arms to France were unanimously adopted. Destructive Fire la 3IlMMonrl. An entire block of business and other houses in Plattsburg, Mo., were burned yesterday. Loss not reported. the Cherokee Nation In Trouble. A member of the Cherokee National Council, now in this city, states that an order passed that body granting to the Atlantic and Pacific Rail way the right of way through lands of tho Che rokee Nation; also, the right to cut timber for the construction ot the road. 8ttauter Hunk In the Mississippi. Cairo, III., Jan. 6. The steamer Minneola brings Intelligence of the sinking of the II. S. Turner near Island No. 10 on Wednesday n'ght. She stiuck a hidden obstruction, supposed to be a ninken flat, and lies near shore badly twisted, with water up to her boiler deck. No lives were lost, but the cargo, chiefly sugar, 13 a total loss. Captain Rusk thinks she can be saved. A Broken Shaft. The towboat Sam Parker and barges, with 1700 bales of cotton for Cincinnati, ia lying at Island No. 26 with a broken Ehaft. Hotel Humeri at Dnyton, Ohio. Dayton, Ohio., Jan. 6. At about 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the Beckel House, in the third story. Many of the guests and boarders were compelled to fly In their night-dresses. The efficiency of the Holly Water Works saved tho whole block. Nobody was hurt. The loss is over $10,000. The hotel Is to be closed for repairs. There was a . Brilliant Weddlu. at the Episcopal Church last evening. The parties were Mr. Henry Parrott and Miss Mary Young, of the oldest families in the M ami Valley. FROM JVEW YORK. Pretended liable News. New York, Jan. 6. Despatches alleged to bear date of London, Jan. 6, have to-day been furnished to bankers and others. The latest advices by cable are London, afternoon of the 5th. A portion, If not all, of the pretended news Is taken from New York papers of to-day. Health of Nlr 11 MurcbUon. New York, Jan. 6. English papers of Dec. 23 f tite that Sir R. Murchison is out of danger, but much shook by his recent Indisposition. Reported Mafety of Dr. Livingstone. There is a report that Dr. Livingstone has arrived at Mozambique, and was waiting a ves sel bound to England. Obituary. New York, Jan. 0 General Samuel T. Rich ards, of Warrensburg, died this morning. Baltimore Prodaeo Market. Pai.timohk, lan. . Cotton heavy; middling uplands, U?(Sl47,'c. ; low middling, liJitgu.o. Hour active, ana city Mills high grades advauced iiftaMjc. Howard street superflue, 5(g5-50; do. extra, $i-;6; do. lauiily, ti-76SftO; city Jlills superunf, I61A40-76; do. etra, I860i7-7B do. family, h(4,l0-60; Western superQne, r5!t'); do. extra, 06i; do. family, lii T'bO. Wheat Mrni and stock scarce, but prices are entirely uu chanped. Corn llrm; white, b0i48ic.; yellow, 7sc OaU rlrrn at toe Alt-as Pork hrmer and In Improved demand at m 60. Bacon llnuer, with an improved demand ; rib sides, llse. ; clear rib, lite. ; shoulders, c. : liams, likdlbc. Lard dull at UXC YUmkj ) ijuitt at vic CON (HtJB S S . FOHTV-FIUST TERM-THIRP HK-itlON. Heme of Representatives. Continued from 'rt Page. Wasaisgton, Jan. 0. Mr. Sargent advocated the resolutions, and denounced the saognlnary character of the lt.e President Lopez. Mr. Beck also supported the resolutions, and criticized severely the action of Admirals Godon and Davis. Mr. Dawes regretted the necessity of voting on the resolution censnrlng Admirals Godon and Davis, but said that he could not vete no without approving their conduct, and be could cot in bis heart say that he did approve it. Mr. Banks, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, said that the resolution had been drawn very mild by the committee, and did not amount to a censure on any naval officer. The language was that these ollicers bad failed to discharge their duty. The reason why they failed to discharge their duty was the fault of tho Navy Department, and it was against the policy of the department that tho Committee on Foreign Affairs protested most solomnly. On that point he quoted from the testimony of Ad miral Porter, showing that naval ollicers may disregard the advice of United States Ministers, and were not to be governed by it unless they had instructions from the Navy Department. He also quoted the following paragraph from Admiral Porter's testimony: "We look upon it that a minister is Bent abroad to preserve peace, and not to make war; and naval oflicers having so much intercourse, with the world consider that they are perhaps as well Informed about diplomatic matters as pereons who have entered upon their diplomatic duties for the first time. JNow in England it is diuerent. "There persons are educated for the diplomatic profession, and a British naval oOicer in many cases is put under the orders of the minister. In case we had any difficulty with a foreign power,the Navy Department would instruct the admirals at that point to co-operate with the minister in that particular case, but in no other cape." Mr. Banks went on to say that the committee did not. censure Admiral Godon or Admiral Davis, but censured the practice and policy of the Navy Department, which set itselt up against the State Department and against the Government of the country, and assumed to bold itself the judge of what should be done for American citizens in foreign countries. Mr. Maynard offered an additional resolution, censuring Fleet Captain Ramsey and Lieutenant Commander Klrtland for going to the camp of Lopez and acting with the inquisitors who ex torted false confessions from Bliss and Master man, an act In which they were guilty ot a grave offense, dishonoring to the American navy and to the country, and for which they merit the censure of the House. He spoke ia support of the resolution. Mr. Famsworth offered an additional resolu tion requesting the Secretary of the Navy to In stitute proceedings by court of Inquiry or court martial for the trial of Admirals Godou and Davis for the oiTenses described in tho report. He said that if these oflicers bad only carried out the order of their chief, then these resolu tions should not be passed, no matter how mild they were. Tbey should not be even mildly cemured, but should be commended for doing their duty. Mr. Wood referred to the whole matter as a mere controversy between individuals, and ar gued that the whole trouble grew out of the vagueness and indcliteness of the law governing the relations between the diplomatic and naval oflicers of the Government. Under these cir cumstances he did not wish the House to pass censure on either party. If the ollicers of the nnvv hnd dona wrons? thev should be court-mar- tiallcd; but for the House of Representatives to act as a court of inquiry and punish naval ofli cers without having all the testimony and facts before them was wrong in principle and dan cerous in practice. He was therefore in favor of laying the wholo subject on the table, and he hoped the House would take that course. New Vorlt Produce Market. Niw York, Jan. . Cotton dull and nominal; sales 240U bales uplands at lBo. ; Orleans atlSc: Flour easier hut unchanged; sales of 11,000 bbls. Wheat dull and market favors buyers. Corn firmer; sales 84,000 bushels new mixed West ern at 78C4WC Cats lirmer; sales 19,000 bushels (Jliloat6l62Krc Beet quiet. 1'orK steady. Lard dull ; steam, ll!v(t liic. ; kettle, l-2)tfl2 ifo. Whisky dull and declining. HE STRONGEST AND BKST-SE-CURED. AS WJtLL AS MOST PROFITABLE INVESTMENT NOW OFFLHEi) IN THE MAU- KET. 7 rEXl CSrJT. GOLD First . Mortgage Bonds, Coupon or Registered, and free of U. 8. Tax, PRINCIPAIAND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD, ISSUED BY TDB Itiirllncfjoii. t'edar Itapid, and JVlIt -...hoCi IS. IK. Co. The small remaining balance of the Loan for sale At OO and Accrued Interest In Currency. Interest payable May and November. J. HDGAR THOMSON, ,-. cnAltLES L. FROST, f "ustees. The bonds are Issued at 120,000 per mile against the portion only of the hue fully completed and equipped. The greater part of the road Is already in opera tion, and the present earnings are largely In exces of the operating expenses aud Interest on the bonds. The balance of the work necessary to establish throcKh connections, thereby shortening the dis tance between St. Paul and Chicago 45 miles, and 90 miles to St. Louis, is rapidly progressing, in time for the movement or the coming grain crops, which, It Is estimated, will double the present income of the road. , The established character of this road, running as It does tbrougb the heart of the most thickly-settled and richest portion of the great State of Iowa, to gether with Its present advanced condlticn and large earnings, warrant ns la unhesitatingly recommend ing these bonds to Investors as, in every respect, an undoubted security. A small quautlty of the lssae only remains unsold, and when the enterprise la completed, which will be this fall, an Immediate ad vance over subscription price may be looked for. The bonds bave fifty years to run, are convertible at the option of the holder Into the stock of the Com pany at par, and the payment of the principal is pro vided for by a sinking fund. The convertibility privilege attached to these bonds cannot fail to cause them, at an early day, to command a market price considerably above par. U. S. Five-twenties at pre. sent prices return only 4 per cent, currency inte rest, while these bonds pay 9)4 per cent, and we regard them to be as sale and fully equal as a security to any fiallroad Bond issued; and until they are placed npon the New York stock Exchange, the rules of which require the road to be completed, we obligate ourselves to rebuy at any time any of these bonds sold by us after this date at the same price as realized by us on their sale. All marketable securities taken in payment free of commission and express charges. Iir.AKY CLLU8 Ac CO., No. 33 UALL Street, IV. Y. FOR BALI BT TOWNS BND WIIELEN k CO.. BARKER BROS, fc CO., KURTZ A HOWARD, 150WEN fc FOX, B HAVEN fc BROTH Bit, THOS. A. BIDDLE A CO., WM. PAINTER fc CO., GLENDKNN1NG, DAVIS fc CO., O. D IN VILLI EKS, EMORY, BENSON h CO., PHII -DELPHI A, Of whom pamphlets and information may bo ob-ta-ued. 18 1 m j liMt wva uoviLca q noia an inquest.
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