r wwmmi II -A VOL. XV. NO. 11. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1871. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. 1L ELd LL JUd UiOT 11 jil illLo ... i . i . ; . - , V FIRST EDITION THE 10SS OF THE SAGINAW. End of tho West Point Trial. The Book " Concern Frauds. Ik Trial with Closed Doors. Daring Diamond Thieves. School Houses in the West. A Singular Land Suit. TACt Etc. GtC.t Etc., Etc. LOSS OF THE S1GIXAW. , The Wreck-Fiuln Oat the Olc-Terrlble NaflerlDaa oa the Wy The Dlsaater Co Che Boot Loeo of Life When the Bent Laed. The m.Y.Uerald correspondent at San Francisco Bends the following additional particulars rela tive to the Saginaw's loss: S " 8ah Francisco, Jan. 12. The United States steamer Saginaw, Commander Slcard, went ashore on Ocean Island at a quarter of three A. M. on tbe 28lh of October. She had loft Midway Island on tbe day previous, taking with ber the contractors' party of ninety-three men, who were at work attempting to deepen the channel, but who had abandoned it, deciding the operation to be entirely Impracticable. All bands were got on shore safely, and a consid erable amount of provisions was also landed. Tbe steamer went to pieces on tho 14th of No vember. i ' The captain's gig was prepared to go to Hono lulu for assistance, and was manned by the fol lowing voluuteers: Lieutenant Talbot; Peter Francis, quartermaster: John Andrews, James Mulr, and William Hal ford. The gig left Ocean Island on the 18th of November. After five days : out the crew experienced tbe most terrible suf ferings from want of fire and food and from eicftness. On Sunday morning, December 18, they sighted tbe land, and in attempting to enter Ilanalai tbe boat capsized. Androws and Francis were washed away and never teen after wards. Lieutenant Talbot, after clinging to tho boat " for a short timo, was also washed off and drowned. Mulr was kept la the boat and was a raving maniac. Another sea righted the boat, but unfortunately it was again capsized. Ilal ford and Muir succeeded in landing at Kahili, about five miles from Hanalal. Muir soon after died. Hal ford succeeded in procuring clothes and food from tbe natives, after be had secured : all tbe papers, chronometer and other instru ments from the boat. Tbe bodies of Lieutenant Talbot and Francis were washed ashore, and were burled at Ilanalai. Hal ford left Kahili on the schooner Wain on a, . December 20, arriving at Honolnlu on tbe 31th, and immediately related tbe circumstances of the steamer's loss to tbe United States Minister, who at once chartered a schooner and des patched ber with provisions to Ocean Island. Upon tho matter beta; laid before tbe Govern ment by tho United States Minister, and on his , intercession, the Hawaiian steamer Kelonoa was immediately despatched. Ocean Island, upon which the Saginaw was wrecked, lies about fifty-five miles west by north from Midway Island, and has no connec tion with the French Frigate Shoals, which are dktant from it fully six hundred miles in a southeasterly direction. From Ocean Island to the nearest of the Sandwich Islands is about one thousand miles. . Ilanalai, where the boat was capsized, is a small harbor on the north side of the Island of KanaL one of the westernmost of the 8audwlch group, and Kahili, where Halford and Mulr suc ceeded in getting on shore, is a point on the came island about five miles to the eastward of Ilanalai. Tbe knowledge that over ninety men. In addi tion to the regular complement of officers and crew of the Saginaw, were on board, renders tbe possibility of the survivors suffering much irom Hunger be lore relieved more probaate They hare, however, succeeded in landing con siderable provisions, and with proper economy ana ine possibility oi catching birds ana usn tney win be able to subsist lor a long time, There Is hope that If tbe steamship China calls . at Midway Inland Commander Slcard may have been able to let her know of the disaster. If such is tbe case the whole party are doubtless safe on board of ber, and we may bear of them urst Dy wev oi China. . . 1VEST POINT. Cleee ef the' Trial of" Cadet Hiu'lh-IIla De leaveThe Probable Keault ISxpulaloa er BaepCBBlen. Wbst Point, Jan. 12. The seventh and final session of the court-martial opened at 10 o'clock this morning. A larger number of spectators were in attendance man on any tormer occasion. Most oi these were oincers of the Post or Academic staff, and were drawn thither to wit ness tbe curious closing scene of the colored cadet's second trial. The accused entered at the last moment, and hastily throwing off his over coat, drew from bis pocket a roll of manuscript containing uis written aeicnse. 8MITU g DEFEKfcB. At the call of the Judge-Advocate, he arose to recite his defeuse. All eyes iu the room were turned npon him, and while ho spoke an intense silence prevailed, ills address was as follows: May It please the Court: I stand here to-day cbarired with a must disgraceful act. oue which not only aflects my character, but will, if I am fouud ' guilty, affect it during my whole life. Audi shall at tempt, la as few words as possible, show that I am as Innocent of ibUcbargeasany person In this room. I was reported on the loth ef .December, Ibis, for a very trivial of.ense. t or this otfense I submitted an explanation to the commandant of cadets, la this explanation 1 stated the real cause oi my committing the offense for which I was reported. But this cause, as stated, Involved another cadet, who rinding himself charged with an act fr wliich he was liable to punishment, denies all know ledge of It. lie tries to esub'lsti his denial by giving evidence which I shall attempt to prove absurd. Oa tbe aorckig of the ma of i eceni"er, 1870, at guard ' mounting, after the new guard had marched pant the old guard, and the command of Twos lt-fc ' halt I" had beeu given, the new guard was about t wo or three ards to tbe front aud right of the old ' guard. Then the command, "Left back ward dres," whs given to tbe new guard. "Order anus, place rest." 1 then turned arouud towards Cadet Anderson and said to him, "I wish you would not tread on my tors." This was said to him In a moderate tone, quite loud enough for htm to hear, lie replied, as I understood, "Keep your toes out of the way." I raid nothing more, aud be said nothing more. I then heard Cadet Blrney say to another cadet (t don't know It was) standing by his aide, "it (or the thing) is speaking to Mr. Anderson, if he were to speak to ine, I would knock hlra down." I heard him o .nctlv; bat as 1 knew that he was inter fering In an a flair which did not concern him, I took no further notice of him, but turned around again touiy orlxlual position in ranks. W hat was Bald aabeeqnenUy I do not know, for I paid no further atteuilou to either party. I heard noihlug said at any time about taking my even away, or of Cadet Anderson comprvuiibing his dignity. Having trrns reviewed the circumstances which gave rise to the charge, may It please the Court, I will sny a word as to the witnesses. Each of these arteta testifies to the fact that they have discussed the case In every particular, both with each other end with the other cadet. Tnat is, they have found out each other's views and feelings In re spect to it, compared the evidence which eaei Should give, the probable result of the trial, and one has even testified that h t nas expressed a desire as to tbe result, and has stated that his testimony should tend to accomplish his desire and bring about that result. Think you that Cadet Blrney, with such a desire lurking In his breast, Influencing his every thought and word, with such an end In view, could give evidence un biased, unprejudiced, and free from that doaire that "Cadet Smith might he sent away and proved a bar?" Think you that he could give evidence which should be "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but tne train, so neip me uoa 7" it seems impossi ble for me to nave justice done me by tne evidence of su"h witnesses, but I will leave that for the court to decide. There is another question here which must be answered by the finding of this court. It is this: ".Shall Cadet Smith tie allowed to com plain to the commandant of cadet, when he con siders himself unjustly dealt with 7" When the court takes notice of tbe fact that this charge and these specifications are the result of a complaint made by me, it win agree wun me as to tne importance us finding will have In answering that question. As to what that finding will be I can say nothing, but if the court is convinced that I have lied, then I shall expect a finding and sentence in accord ance wun sncn conviction, a no is as aisgraociui to one man as another, be he white or black, and I Bay here as I said to the commandant of cadets, "If I were guilty of telling a falsehood, I should merit and expect the same punishment as any other cadet," but, as I said before, I am as Innocent of this chtrge as any person In this room. The verdict of an Infallible Judge conscience is "not guilty," and that is the finding I ask of this court Respectfully sunmjtted. J. w. smith, . Cadet United States Military Academy. West Point, N. Y., Jan. ia, 1871. TUB PROBABLE RESULT. Reticerce Is the rule in regard to the proba ble verdict in Cadet Smith's case. It Is quite evident that the general prognostication tends to either expulsion or suspension. , , TBS OTHER PERSECUTED CADF.TC. Cadet Barnes, who was one of the victims of tbe recent First Class outrage, has resigned his cadetsbip. and made his final extt from here to day, cadets t lecKinger and uaira are attending their class examinations. They are excommuni cated as effectually as their colored brother Smith from all communion and fellowship with their comrades. Their resignations have been forwarded to Washington, and friends have gone to intercede for them. THE METHODIST BOOK CONCERN. Inveatlirnllun of the Alleged Frnnde The VooraUleaed Against livery uae. The most intense interest was manifested yes terday around the Methodist Book Rooms, No. 805 Broadway, in tho trial of Rev. Dr. Lanahan, Assistant Agent of the Book Concern, forcertain acts alleged to have been committed by him in nls olllclal capacity. At y A. M. the committee met at tne Mission Cbnpel. Besides the committee there were present Bishops Ames, Janes, Scott, and Simp son, together witn tne accused agent, ois coun sel, and two or three stenographers. Dr. Lanahan is represented by Judge Reynolds, of Brooklyn, A. J. Yanderpoel, and Rev. Mr. Buckly, as counsel, and tbe Book Concern is represented by E. L. Fancher, Esq.,- General Kunvon, and Dr. Pease, P. k.. , and Rev. George Lansing Taylor, who represent the signers to the charges against Dr. Lanahan. After the organi zation of tbe Court, reading of minutes, etc. the duration of tbe daily sessions was fixed from 9 A. M. to 12' i Pi M.,and from 2 till b4 or 6 P. M., as business 6bould require, lbs question then came np as to sitting with open or closed doors, and upon this Dr. Lanaban's counsel re quested to be beard. Ibcv were therefore ad mitted, and In presenting their case they argued ably and strongly m iavor ot open doors, tor the reasons, among others, that Dr. Lanahan had been widely traduced in tbe official press of the M. K. Church, and a great many people even mw believe that be is on trial for frauds and pecula tions committed on the Concern, and tbe Asso ciated Press has helped forward this impression within the last few days by telegraphing sach a statement an over tne country, it was deemed. therefore, a matter of justice to Dr. Lanahan that tbe investigation should be open, and tbat the public should know the exact facts in the case. Neither he nor his counsel had any desire to cover anything up, but demanded the fullest and freest investigation. . A lively debate followed, in which tne mem bers of the committee participated. They took the ground mainly that, with open doors, tbey could not refuse admission to any one, and tnat, as a matter of self-protection, it was best to sit with closed doors. The Bishops favored open sessions, and some members of the committee were also in favor of admitting by tickets, but obstacles were presented to this plan also, and it was finally decided by a vote of o to 4, as iol lows. to shut out tbe public: Yeas Messrs. Blades. Kennedy, Maltby. .Bannister, Irwin. Bingham, Brooks, and Rothweiler. Nays- Messrs, ollcer. woodruff, rise, ana V ernon. At this point a recess was taken until two o clock, at which time tbe question came up again, and after considerable debate pro and con, the above decision was reaffirmed by the same vote. It was also decided, after some discussion, to begin at the beginning and to go over the ground that has been traversed already, so tbat nothing should be left undone that could be done to arrive at tbe truth, and the whole truth. In tbe matter. It was reported, though we could not verify it, that tbe ministers who had been shut out from the deliberations of the court bad pre sented a written protest and a formal demand for admission. An exoeutive session of tbe committee was said to bave been held over it. during which even the Bishops retired: but it would seem from the final action of the com mittee tbat the protest was not favorably re ceived. Tbe committee will sit again to-day, and It is expected tbat the investigation will cover several weeks. New witnesses are to be examined on both sides N. Y. Timts, to-daj. WESTERN SCHOOLS. A Nevel Way te Support a Family. Tbe real estate business in Iowa has become a matttr of so great competition that agents make use ot extraordinary exertions .to obtain the management of lands of non-residents. One agent gives the following explanation of high taxes: Nearly three-fourths of the taxes In Iowa are for school purposes. How applied? In a very thickly settled townsuip, not more than forty miles from here, a man concludes that he must bave a school for his children, lie applies to tbe Board of Sub-Directors of his township to .have a new district set on. which will place him ' . . . . . . TT - 1 . aooui tne centre ana aioue iu u. jib ubiv ciecta himself sub-director for bis district, and again applies for an appropriation to build a school- bouse for bis district,whlcb is,of course, granted, amounting to from f WO to vuhxj. lue money be uses to build i himself a two-story house, furnishing tbe upper story for a school room. He then uses the contingent fund to buy himself a cook stove with which to heat the school-room. He places the stove in tbe lower room, which be occupies for bis dwelling, and passes the pipe up through the school-room. where be attaches a large drum. This done,he employs his wife as teacher for Drobablv t40 or tM per montb, and as there are no other chil dren in the district his wile has an easy time. Thus the school room iuna ruruishes hi in a borne, fuel, employment for bis wlte, etc., and tbe non-resident land-owners pay for it. This case is not alone, but many other localities are micted to a greater or iwo extent. , Tbe streets of Louisville, Ky., are posted with bills tiering tooo ia. gold for volunteers lor tue t rencn army. DIAMONDS. Darlac Theft la Albney-BHtlag Chase ! uapiore ei ine TDiei. The Albany Journal of Wednesday evening cays: "Last evening our citizens were again startled by the commission of a daring crime. a young, smootn-iacea, aarsveyea ieuow, well dressed and handsome, one well calculated, from frank, ingenuous expression, to disarm all suspicion of the criminal, called at the jewelry store of George L. Steverson, shortly before 7 o'clock last evening, ostensibly for the purpose of selecting a diamond ring. Mr. Stevenson displayed a tray of his choicest diamond rings, comprising in all a value of over 2000. The young man olosely examined several of the articles shown, and at last pretended to discover a flaw on one of them which he seemed par ticularly anxious to purchase. Mr. Stevenson turned around for the purpose of getting a microscope to convince him such was not the fact. . i . "Tbe robber, seizing the tray, broke for the door, and was out in a second. Mr. Stevenson, seizing a revolver, started around the counter in pursuit. At a point between Columbus and Steuben streets tbe decided command to balt! or you are a dead man,' speedily brought the villain to a stand-still. The fleet-footed rascal surrendered, and Mr. Stevenson returned to the store with bis prisoner in charge, who, how ever, had but three of tbe diamonds In bis pos session, the remainder having been scattered all along tbe route of his flight. - "Ihe tray contained some twenty rings In all. ranging in value from 1200 down to 149. A posse of police were sent out to search for the misting valuables. A close scouring oi tne gutters along tbe route of flight yielded a satisfactory result, and during tbe night twelve rings were picked np, leaving, however, some of the most valuable ones still missing." The Latest Blelaht of IIad la a Broadway mage. We take the following from the N. Y. Mail of last evening: A Brooklyn lady recently left her home to do some shopping in. new xorK. one got into a Broadway stage, and some time after paid her fare, ibis sue remembers, as she does that she restored her purse to its cosy resting-place again. The stage, as it passed the Astor House, pulled up to admit a passenger who was not of the every-day sort. Be was gotten up in the most princely fashion, lie might nave been a rail road director or an alderman. He sat down opposite the Brooklyn lady. What most attracted ber attention was a magnificent solitaire diamond ring which be wore npon one of the fingers ef bis left hand. The stage soon became crowded, and the gentleman rose to give his seat to a lady. iJT-and-by a seat became vacant beside our lady friend, which the gentlemanly stranger with the nice clothes and the solitaire took. The lady rode on, and bad forgotten all about tbe em bodied elegance and tne ring when she arrived at Stewart's. She went into the store, chose what she wanted, put her band in her pocket for her purse, dui iouna it missing, she borrowed ten rfrta frnm t.llA nlftrlr il nav htr eta rrn fara VirtmA She told her husband, who laughed at her until sbo cried, she says, then kissed ber. and gave ucr tju to buy a new puree. A mend dropping in after dinner, sue had to tell tbe story all over again. Strange to say, be suspected the gentleman with tbe solitaire. "Was be in when you paid your fare?" "He was. "Could he have seen o.ir purse and where you put it?" "Why, of course he could." "uian i ne get up ana then sit down again tne second time beside you?" "lie did, but " "Where's vour Docket?" "Why. here." said tbe lady, plunging ber nervous fingers (for she was excited by the cross-questioning) deep into the pocket of tbe dress which she still wore "right bere. Acd, bless me: ' said she, as she withdrew ber band again. "As I'm a liviug woman but here's tbe ring! True enough. The exquisite, in abstracting the purse, had leu the solitaire behind him. A uroadway jeweller values it at f tout). SINGULAR LAND SUIT. As lninienae Amount or Property Iavolved- iory oi a Hcutteroa isaiate. The St. Louis Republican of tbe 10th instant eays: A case was commenced in the Circuit wourt yesterday, in the nature of a proceeding In equity, wmcn involves a large amount of pro perty and is of a singular and InterestUiar char acter. The Dili is hied Dy reter .uacntit el ai. against William and Bennett Carrie, and It sets forth substantially that iueanor Aiacnllt, wife of reter juacnm ana mother ot tne parties peti tioning, died October 9, 1863. On tbe 8th of May, 1851, said husband and wife executed a power of attorney to one James Currio, for tbe purpose oi recovering certain real ana personal estate to wnicn lueanor juacmit was neir at law, through uaniei uiarK, late ot Hew .urieans, or through Mary Clark, late of Germantown. Pa.. or through tieanor u iteerne, lale oi Sligo, Ire land, an being aeceasea. l lie said Eleanor ana reter Aiacnllt further executed sn agreement in .which it was stated that said Eleanor Macnllt was the only child and sole heir at law of tbe late Eleanor O'Beerne. and that the latter was one of .the heirs of tne late Mary Clark, and the latter the mother of Daniel Clark, of New Orleans. Elea nor O'Beerne died, leaving Eleanor Macniff and John O'Beerne ber only nelrs, and the latter died without issue. Jane Green s heirs in 1844 gave a quit claim deed of tbclr shares to Eleanor Macma, of et. xouis, in Juiy, is jj. mis lady. having thus acquired a legal claim to a large amount of scattered property, employed uurne, as is alleged, to accomplish a settlement of the claims, in the course ot tne transactions be tween the parties, it is farther averred that, for tbe sum of $1000, Currie received a deed from said Eleanor for the purpose of Increasing bis powers ama facilitating a setucoieuu The plaintiffs charge said Currie with not performing bis duty as per agreement, and that on uctober o, inm) ne conveyea to ii.awara Creswell a parcel of land situate in Callaway county. Mo., being a portion ot . the estate, said sale being made without tbe knowledge of plaintiffs, and was not discovered nntll after Currie's death. Currie died In 185'.), leaving the defendants as bis heirs. . The latter have, it is alleged, failed to account for tho transaction of their father, therefore the plaintiffs ask tbat the power of attorney be revoked, and tbat the de fendant be required to deliver to the plaintiff tbe deed given to said Currie, with all other agreements, and invest tbe plaintiffs with tbe title of tbe said property. Ibe land in Calla way county contains seven thousand and fifty- six arpents, and is worth some 33,000. Large tracts of land are also involved in Jeuerson and Warren counties, and the total value of the pro perty concerned directly or indirectly will reach a very large amount, probably several hundred thousand dollars. ' ' A New Way of BeeorieaT Railway Dainacea. A countryman in Euglaud happened to be travellinz in a railway train, accompanied by bis wife, wbeu a collision happened. Ills wife receivea a severe contusion between the eyes, for which the lury awarded xou oamasres. Some time after tne following was elicited from the plaintiff in a moment of unguarded convivi ality: "Well, you seo't collision happened t ould woman ana I wur an ieet: out when l got n' f carriage I saw a lot o' fellows in a terrible state. One slugs out, 'Jtu, lad, 1 ve gettln' my head cut open, I'll ha' twenty peownd for this.' Twenty peownds.' erled another, 'f'so areata' my shoulder out. 111 have forty for it. - 'When I beard this,' continued the'clever business man. 'I jumped at t ould woman straight out, and druv my bead right Between her eyes, and we're gettln' fifty peownd for i'."Jiailroai SECOND EDITION CABLE -WAR NEWS. THE PARIS BOMBARDMENT. Range of the German Guqs. reaco Humors at Versailles. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. Outrages in the South. Advices from the Pacific. RtC. litC. B?t.' KftC.. KC. FROM EVROPE. ProKrea of the Bombardment of Parla Range bo feiieeiiTooeaa oi toe rrnaaiaa wnoa. London. Jan. 13 Morning. I bave lust re ceived, by express from Versailles, a despatch from the JNew iorK ueram correspondent, dated on the 10th Inst. Your correspondent writes: FBACS RUMORS. ' There are rumors of peace at the general headquarters to-day. RANGE OF THE GERMAN BATTERIES. . ' 1 The German batteries now fire into Paris from St. Cloud, Meudon, Cbatillon, and Clamart, all on the southwest lines of the besiegtug army. Tbe distance includes a maximum range of three miles and three-quarters. 8bclU from twenty-four pounders reaching Neuily. Porte Maillot, Aveuno Impcratrice, Avenue Rol do Kome, the Uhamps ae Mars, L,es invaitdes, ana the garden of tho Luxemburg, the Observatory, and down Porte Bicetre. SAFE PARTS OF PARTS. All carts of Paris bevoud tbe points named are safe, being above the range of the German guns. There are no batteries on tbe southern, eastern, and northern lines yet constructed whose shells can touch the French capital. Nevertheless, some of the artillery ofilcers state that they have followed some shells with their glasses into the rlace de la uoncorae. GENERAL PROGRESS. Thus far five hundred shell have beeu thrown within the line of bastions (the enctewj sur- rmitidlnir Paris. Lost nlffht (January 91 St, Jacaues was reached, and a number of houses in tbe place were 6et on fire. A new battery bos been established by the Germans at Clamart, considerably in advance of their old position, and tbe artillerists are actively shelling the 1 rench from It. An other new battery, near Clamart, has been esta Wished within twelve hundred yards ot the French line, and is remarkable for the accuracy of its fire. The shelling is necessarily slow and often random. The maximum is ten shells an hour during daylight. Not more than five bat teries can touch Par Island, .those only at a ircat elevation. IN THE FRENCH LINES. Fort Issv has been silent since yesterday, but Fort Montrouge baskept up an active fire, while tbe fire from iort vanvres lhas been drooping. Last night a great conflagration was apparent in the vicinity ot tne Luxemburg. FROM THE SO (7127. ; Outraajea la Kentucky. Louisville, Jan. 12. It is reported that party of armed masked men yesterday after noon attacked a party of negroes in Scett county, and killed three of them, and that later in the day, in the same county, the masked party had a fight with a party of armed negroes, in which three of tbe latter were wounded and one of the masked men killed. Tbe negroes. excited and frightened, are flocking into Frank fort. . . .. . .. ' " ' FROM THE WEST. 1 - miaaonrl Polltlea. St. Loris, Jan. 12 The full vote in the Democratic caucus was as follows: Blair, 53: Glover, 16; , Philips, 13; and Weodson, 10. Blair made, a brief speech, returning thanks, and announcing himself a Democrat and a llbe ral, and pledging himself, if elected, to use bis utmost ability for tbe interest of the people of Missouri. t : FROM JVEW YORK. 0 Balden W'blaby Dlktlllere. . New okk, Jan. 13. The raid on illicit whisky distillers of Brooklyn was continued to day. General vpgues commands the detachment of troops. There ore no symptoms of opposition to the soldiers. i: rOXSTLVAMA LEGISLATURE. Bee ate. ' - HBKiBr,rnG, Jan. 18. Mr. Bnckalew nt'ere l a resolution referring the etltlen in 'he Dechert elec tion case to a committee of Uve, with instructions to report thei eon upon Monday next. 1 his was opposed by Mr. White, who said the ob ject of the Democrats was to obviate the binding oath administered to an election committee. mr. Buck alew replied at leneth. ultinr many an. tnoritiea and precedents. In 144 there was oae In the case of Mr. Uhapialo.' xae aetata was continued at lengtn. -Ileaae of tteureaentailrra. Mr. Fulton offered a resolution clvlmr the nan nr tbe ball to several ministers next Tuesday, to lec ture on a proposed religious ameudmunt to the Con stitution oi tne united Mates. The House rerused tcrsncnend the rules. . . , The hour of half-past 11 had been previously fixed for the appointment of a committee to try the con tested election ease or ueury ttowan, itepnbiicau. against John Lsmon, Republican, the slums member. - At twenty-seven minutes vast n o'clock wr. Belnoehl, of Lancaster, aud Mr. Cloud, of PiitUdel. puia, moved to reconsider tne vote oy wuicu tae liens had agreed to appoint tills committee. Mr. tulgley moved to pottone this motion inueo nltely. 7 lie Republicans generally voted against the post ponement, aud It wasiobt by 4ft no- to H area. ... 1 lie Democrats, headed by Mr. Hchna'tcriy, now insisted that the ilouso ahould proceed witu t bo drawing of the committee which It had aire Ad ordered. The speaker held that the motion to reconsider the vote, by which the lloosu had ordered the com-' mlttee, took precedence of the special ord'r. Tbe motion was Intended to affect that order. - The motion to reconsider the vote appoiutiug tUo committee was agreed to by 46 yeas, all Republi cans, to 44 najs, all Democrats but Mauu, Warner, and white. ' Mr. ltelaoehl raised a point of order that the petl tlon of Kowan, the contestant, was not iu conformity with law, because it contained a certiScate exactly similar to the one ruled out of order yesterday, and winch was published signed by aclty coaiuiiiouer. Tbe Speaker decided the cerilQcate not to ba la conformity to law. M r. Ellis and other Democrats appealed from this tiie aiLiFORJtLi ; ' : The Dloo-Deery Billiard Ceateet.' 8w Francisco, Jan.' 12. In the billiard match playing here to-night bet vren Dion and Deery, at 11 P. M. eighty-seven Innings bad been played, Dion scoring 3C1 and Deery SS8. At 10 P. M. Deery gradually crep" np until tbe second call, at the thirtieth inning, when Dion had scored 144 and Djciy 128. At tbe third call, fortieth inning, Dioa bad scored 213 and Decry 184. FROM THE STATE. i The Ilwlilve Coateated Seaie. Rpfctol Dtspttoh to The Evening Telegraph. Harrisburo, . Jan. 13. An agreement has been entered into not to contest the seats of Senators Nagle and Evans. The petition of Lyndall has been referred to a special commit tee for examlnat'on. This effectually prevents a contest or places It in such a position that Re publicans will be unable to show fraud perpe trated at the special election. ' ' "' 1 : Row York ttloaey aaa Stock Market. New Yobe, Jan. is. Btoeka very stronir. Money easy at 6$7 per cent. Gold, 110;,'. b-kw of 1868, coa- pod, ioy; ao. rat, ao., wy; uo. lseo, do. 10S; do. I860, new, MT; do. 186t, 108; do. 1868, 10S,'; NMOs, 101 Virginia ss, new, 61: Missouri 6s, 8i; Canton Co., 08; Cumberland preferred, 86; Mew York Central and Hudson illver. S2 ; Erie, 82; Reading, 8; Michigan Central, 117 Michigan isoumern, ih ; Illinois uentrau issv; Cleveland and PlUsburs;. 1U4X: Chlcaaro and Kouk Island. 107; PittsburK and Fort Wayne, 93 ; Western Union Tele- KTapn, to. PETROLEUM. i Tae Preduetleo Tor December The Decrease la tbe tela aaa It Caaae-Mtecke of Oil oa llaad Prices. Kx porta, ete. The Titusville Herald of tbe 11th instant, con tains tne wecemoer petroleum proauctlon. vye make the following extracts: Tbe total production of petroleum for the montb of December amounted to 472,855 bar rels, making an average daily producllou of 15,214 barrels, or a dally decrease of about 2700 barrels for the month under review. The large decrease In the yield for December is mainly due to the excessive cold weather prevailing for about ten days d urine the month. and which In nearly every part of tho pro ducing region served to freeze the water pipes of tbe smaller wells especially, and thus prevent pumping, a fact which materially cuts off the supply of petroleum for the month. In the larger producing districts of West Hickory. McCray Farm, and Parker's Landing the yield would undoubtedly exhibit a marked decline.' even had the cold weather not caused a partial suspension of operations. - The principal decrease in December, as in the month previous, occurred upon the McCray farm, near Petroleum Centre, and at West Hickory, the decline in the former locality amounting to 738 bbls. daily, and the latter 0'5 bWs. daily. . . , . The farms upon which an increase is reported are tbe Columbia farm, 85 bbls ; A. Buchanan, 35 bbls.: J. McClintock, 25 bbls.; and Pilhole aBd vicinity, 45 btls. - - Since our report for November but little has been done In tbe line of development, and nearly all operations have been conducted upon territory that had been previously tested. The unfavorable weather usually prevalent at this season of tbe year has served to retard opera tions in any of the old districts, and even In these tho number of drilling wells shows a de cided falling off. . The total number of wells being drilled is less than it has been siuce any month of which we have any reliable record, the nearest approach to tbe present number being in January, 1303, when 182 wells were going down. Tho amount of lubricating oil produced during the month was about 8000 barrels, or nearly the same as during November. At the close of the year the entire stock of the oil region amounted to 537,651 barrels of 43 gallons each, or 10,775 barrels less than at the close of November. The stock In iron tankage was about 24,000 barrels less than at the begin ning of the montb, tbe stocks at the wells about 3000 barrels in excess, while tho Refiners and Pipe Companies, stocks throughout the region was about 4000 more than - on December 1. In a few Instances the stocks reported at the wells were In iron tanks, but in no case has any duplication occurred, and all stocks of Refiners and Pipe Companies hare been classed under that head whether in iron or wooden tankage. There were no considerable fluctuations ia the price of th'e product upon tbe creek daring the month under review. - The market opened at tS-10 upon the upper, and 3-30 upon the lower road, and remained at about this- figure until about the fifteenth of this month.! when 93 30 upon the upper and $3 GO upon the lower creek were tna, ana these were the best prices of the month, which closed at $3-20 and $3-40 npon the upper and lower roads, respectively. , The speculative movement which was lnati gurated at the 1st of the mouth continued until the ,10th Inst., but no advance was effected, and the appreciation on ' prices mentioned did not prevail until aoout tne i th lnst. ; . -, Tbe followlnsr table exhibits tbe total number of gallons of oil exported from the United states daring the year 1870: 1870. ' 1869, From New York. galls, 86,698,981 65,498,095 i'roui other forts... 62,67,400 5,82,079 Total Kanietime l.c6S. Same time 1367. .139,271,160 100,790,1ST . T,012,8t 63,127,061 SHOCKING A t'CIDES f. . . A V.au I .dt Klllsd IVhlla riaa.llav. A few evenings ago at Manchester, N. it., a shocking accident occurred. A party of young men aud girls were amusing themselves by coasting in moonlight down Stark street, which is quite steep. A young man named Patrick Flenny and a girl named Harriet 11. UallecK were together on one sled and passed rapidly across Canal street, aud before the track of the Concord Railroad. Just before tbey reached tbe track the northern up express train approached and struck the sled and its occupants. The body of the girl was shoc kingly mangled, and she was instantly killed. Her head was completely severed from her body and thrown, upon one side of tbe track. Tho remainder of tho body was thrown about three rods further, and the train passed over It. Tbe man was thrown on one side of the track and ouo of his legs was completely torn from tbe body." Tbe head and other portions of his body were badly bruised.. The girl is the daughter of Mrs. Ilalleck of New Jerteyi She was 14 years of age. ' Tbe Boston Branch of the American Tract Society Is said to be winding up its affairs. Two brothers, John and L.ra Soak, in Chi cago, loved tbe same girl. The girl favored tbe latter, and the former felt so badly about It that be committed suicide. Kecent heavy rains have' caused serious floods ia Washington Territory. The rivers and streams are higher than they have beeu before for years. Buildings bave been washed away and several lives lost. - The 'little church around the corner" , is fated to celebrity, "all along ot" tbe Reverend fabine. No place of worship except, perhaps, lr. Beecher's and Mr. Spureou's was ever so well advertised as this. The hotel of Ira Perclval and the dry goo4a store of B. 8. Johnson & Co., at Walton, Booue county, Ky., were burned oa Tuesday. A little daughter of Mr. Perclval, a young girl living in tbe family, and a colored woman perished in tbe flames. Percival's wife was seriously Htrne,d, X.SOAL irXTHLLiaDNCIJ. The Lest Bead. ' " ' KUi Piiut JtulQt Shasawofld. In tbe ease of the Second Rrle National Bank vs. Smith, Kandolph St, Co., before reported, Jiiilgc Bharawood to-day charged the Jnry. Tho nit iafi recover a loan or fso,ooo made by the Orean' Bank of New York, as plaintiff1 agents, to the defendants. The defense set forth that they deposited with ibe Ocean Bank ttio.ooo In bond a, whlcn were stolen at the time the bank was robbed in 1869, and therefore thty are not liable. ' The Court Instructed the jury that If tbe Ocean Bank acted In tbla matter as the agents of the Erie Bank, the latter was llal.lo to all the equities In the transaction that won id exist against the former; in fact, the case was to be treated as If the Ooean Bank was the plalntin bere. Those bonds were pledged as security for the payment of the loan, and the pledge being for the tnntaal benefit of both bor rower and lender, the pledgee was bound to exercise ordinary dtlfgenoe in keeping them safe, and It was for the jnry to say whether this burglary by which tbe bends were lost was occasioned by a lark or ordinary care on the part of the bank, or whether It was commuted In spite of such ordinary cars. Theft per m of the property pledged neither ma kes the depositary responsible nor Irresponsible for Its loss; the liability mast be determined from the circumstances attending the theft. Sid or did not the Ocean Bank exercise ordinary eare In this cave? For If they did not they could not recover. The bnlldlng was of brown-atone, and appeared to be strong and secure, and the bonds were enclosed la an envelope, and placed in a five-Inch vault, fast eued by a patent lock and combination key. A man who was porter and messenger for the bank slept In the third story of the building, but there was no oi e whose duty It was to keep wakeiol watch during tbe time It was closed. It had been urged that it was the duty of the bank to keep a watchman Inside the bunding all night; also that they should have had uncovered ?:lasa windows about the building, with gas burning nside all night, and to have a burgiar-alarra at tached to the vault. Whether these were precautions necessary to constitute ordinary diligence in the depositary or so much valuable property was a ques tion for the jury, and they should remember that the degree or care was to be apportioned by the value ot the pledge. ... At the close of our report the jury bad not agreed , upon a verdict. ' John Morrow, the builder of the "avltor," or machine for aerial navigation, which failed to work In San Francisco last year, has invented a new one, with modifications, and if his model proves successful, be will build a larger, 150 feet long, to cost 125,000, which shall go tea miles an hour, He says be himself disabled the flret machine, by removing some pieces of machinery, because he knew the men who were trying it intended to swindle him if be did suc ceed. Shortly afterwards It was burned. y FlCVAIfClS AND CO JIM GB CB. ' Eveniko Tfuqpaph Office,! Friday, Jan. 13, 187(. The city money market continues in a very comfortable condition, with a fair prospect of unusual ease for several weeks to come. Good borrowers find no difficulty In filling all their wants both for speculation and business pur poses on tbe usual conditions as to collaterals and securities.. The banks generally report themselves able to discount all tbe paper offered by their customors, and have considera ble surplus, which they are disposed to lend on exceptionally low rates. We quote coll loans at 5(5 0 per cent., and first-class paper at 77; per cent. Gold is qnlet and very steady, with sales ranging from 110 to 111. ' Government bonds continue to attract the at tention of operators and capitalists, and prices are abont H higher. A good business was done at the Stock Board at about yesterday's prices. City tie, new bonds, sold at 100i-100;, and Lehigh gold loan at 87. Reading Railroad sold moderately at 49 56-100; Pennsylvania at 02ro)C2J; Camden and Amboy at 121121, the latter b. o.; Norristown at 79; Oil Creek and Allegheny at 46', North Pennsyl vania at 45; and Little Schuylkill at 44. b. o. S7J was bid for Catawlssa preferred! and 27 for Philadelphia and Erie. In Canal shares there were sales of Lehigh at 33; Schuylkill at 8K. and preferred do. at 17. Second and Third Streets Railroad sold at 45 and Ridge Avenue at . . ' PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE. SALES. Reported by De llaven k Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FlItST BO Attn. 16000 City 68 N..1S.100 t'2000 do...ls.2d.loo 16000 do ls.iooj; 1000 PhUa A ETs.. 87K . tsoo Sen N Ss, TS. 80 116000 Am Geid..is.no;i tlOOOLeh Gold L... sewn.. 87 1600 do 87 X 1600 Leh SS, 84.... 83) 200 sn C A Am R.um s do. io do.....b60.mx , 47 sh Non-ism R.ls. 7 t4shMmebiU...ls. 6i msaPenna R..ls. 61 loo do c. 65 800 do... ,S60 62 100 do Ut. 62',' 4 do sav 100 sh Reading R... 49-64 100 , do 6.49 65 S00 ' ' . d0....lB.O49 6tS 100 ' do C.49 6u S00 do IS. 49-81 SshN Pa R 46 100 sb Lit Sch R.b60 44 soosb Leh N.labdo. 83 lsllSd A Sd ft.. 67 100 sh Ridge av It.. TV 6shOC A AR... 46X 8 sh Son Nv sw luosaucnn ..ob. 17 Missus. Wixliau Paintib A Co., N. 36 s. Third Street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of 1881, nofcane;;; 6-soa of lsea, 1094109 v ; do, 1864, 108,v108?i; do. 1866, 108i;108','; do., July, I860, 107H107H ! do., July, 186T, 108,4106 V 5 do. July, 1868, 10810SJ ;&a,W-40, 107ai07tt. Gold, Hid lH3t j nab ladnbr. Brokers, report this morntsf oura quouiuuua i 10-00 A. M 111 110i 11 06 A.Ms., v. 11-33 . U-4T 11-64 ....110 V ,...110,'i ....111 ....110,'i ,...111 ....lie;,' 10-15 10- 84 1085 10S6 11- 00 a oa ..lini" .in 18-00 M. ..UOtf 18-15 P. M... Philadelphia Trade Ueport. Friday. Jan. 18. There Is no. iuerottron Bark here, and No. 1 la in demand at f 2SQ30 y ton. Tan ner's Bark ranges from f 18t2l ) cord. The offerings of Cloverseed are small, and it coin mands 10c. Timothy la held at f 6 and Flaxseed atr;2'10 V bushel. , The Flour market is as Arm ss ever, and there is a good home consumptive demand. Kales of uoo barrels, Including superfine at S4-60 y bbl. : extras at 15-25; spring wheat extra tamily at 10 60(47; Pennsylvania do. do. at f6-627 85; and fancy brands at ST-bogS. No change in Rye Flour or Corn Meal. - There la not much good Wheat offering, and this description la wanted at full prices. Baiea of looo buKhela Western red at II 65 and some Ohio amber at $it7. Rye sells at ts cents. Corn is dull and le. otr. Sales of WOO bushels yellow at 7tw , and mixed Western at T4c Oats are firm, and S000 bushels Ohio sold at 67g68o. Sow buhels Western Barley sold at 11. WblskT-Tbe demand la limited. WequeteWest ero iron bound at ttSo. . . .. . latest smrmu ixteixioeaceT Wot additional Unrin &t$ $et 1 aside PaQtt. By TtlegrapK) Nbw Yob, Jan. li Arrived, steamships Ne braska, f ut Liverpool, and More Castle, fin Havana. PORT OF rniLADELPHIX.. .JANUARY 13 8TATB OF TUiaUOMSTIB AT TUB IVINrNfl TBLBQBAFB orncB. 8 A. M ,..48 11 A. M..... ..68 S P.M. 66 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Baik Thomas Snendsou, Cork for oMers, Warren A Gregg. -' ... ARRIVED THIS MORNING. ' Steamer Benefactor, Sherwood, -24 hoars from New York, with mdse. to John V. Old. . Schr Annie Msy, Baker, , front New York, with barley to captain. , .. , . tchr Hali"g RR. No. IT, Road, fm James River, With ties for Reading Railroad Co. Hour Pyrola, (sparrow, irom Denvers, Mass., with mdae. to wairiiigton A Co. ' ' "MEMORANDA. Steamer Yaaoo, Catharine, aeuoo for Havana and New Orleans, waa apoken J.ui. 8, off Savannah. Hark Capella, Hubert, from Lelth for Philadelphia 1H8 JfDVB iTii , Iftt, W, IVPtl. ' 1
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