8 THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1871. city in 'mi'i! un; is, OTKK THE RIVER. The Nrirnt Project far n. Drlrfffe ! Cross the t)elaware-Ilew It Cempare with Npeak flan Mr. Nagle has introduced into the State Senate an act "to Incorporate the Philadelphia aud Camdeu Bridge Company," which first names Philip J. tiray, Benjamin 1'. Howell, Henry B. Tathatn, John O'Brien, Isaac C. (Jassln, Thomas MeCulloch, William F. Miller, Adam Warthmnn, (Samuel 1. Jlancock, J. Henry Askln, Richard Vlldey, Edward C. Cook, K. F. (Jbrlsly, and John Jordan, their associates, successors and ass Inns, as a body politic to coll et met the bridge, and then gives the authority to build a bridge overttie Delaware from "Wind mill Inland, south of the canal, from the cily of Philadelphia to the city of Camden, with a draw not less than seventy feet wide, aud not less than ten feet above high water mark, with the privilege of ! mining a ferry from the city of Philadelphia to the said Maud, to connect with the faid (iridic. '' Should it, however, be found practicable, the comi any may build a bridge from Philadelphia to Whidaall I.-land, "under the law as laid down in the Wheeling Bridge case," and thui make a complete structure across the entire river. The capital stock in to be 4"0,00O, which may from tiu)o to time lie iucrcased. The ootu pany may contract with the owners of any land for ihe purchase of so much as may be necessary for the completing of the bridge, but where thoy cannot atiree the courts shall appoint persons to "view" the land and award damages. The com pany is empowered "to erect gates, demand and receive tolls for crossing the bridge and ferry, at such rates as the president and mtni gers shall determine; provided, they shall eu;ne to be put up and kept at the gate3 of sid bridge a lift of tiie rales of toll: provided, also, that tue Fiiid bridge shall bo :on.-irueted ivnti a draw or tunru.1 with not less than seventy feet opeuing, and epacc of sudiclent width to allow ttie pas sage of foot-paetigers and carriages, au.l of Lori-e and steam-car for passengers and freight; and the company shall have po.rer to procure ferry-boats and ferry-slips, ntid to establish and run a bridge and ferry communication between the cities of Camden and l'tiil aJ'Mphia and be tween thopc cities and Windmill Islanl." hi a few words, then, this new company is to construct abridge, (ml; ten fn I a'nice t.'i high xt water mark, from Camden to Windm 11 Itiaud, and whenever after it wl-hes it may complete the project by carrying the structure from Windmill Inland to Philadelphia, under the law which requires it not lu. uny way to affect the navigation of the river. This brings us to reconsider the "Speaknian Bridge," which project has been so long before the public, and still is unrealized. This bridge is to span at once the entire river, and will bo supported by immense cables resting upon ptrong towers. Its lowest elevation on the Philadelphia side will be 00 feet. At the highest point of the arc which it will describe across the river it will reach LiO feet above the surface of the wuter, and at the draws it will be 105 feet in height. These proportions will accommodate !K) pe r cent, of our vessels without recourse to the draws, and these latter will aeeotumudate the remainder. The arrangement of the draws will be pecu liar in this: Tliey will present forked road ways, and 80 arranged that at least oue of the latter shall be uninterrupted while a vessel is passing through. This bridge has been sanc tioned by both of the stales, by both houses of Congress, and bas been approved bv the Presi dent. All that is required now is the assent of the Secretary of War, aud then we look for the commencement of the work in earnest. The soundings have all been made and the plans aro about nil completed. There are many objections by the merchants along the wharves and the Board of Port Wardens against it, but if they hold good against 8o gigantic u structure they will surely overwhelm that just proposed in the State Senate by the Philadelphia and Camden Bridge and Ferry Company. KITING COLD. Tbe PtoroileNt Dnv of the Month The Street Cum Ulockeu. When Philadelphia awoke this morning and looked out of doors, it was astonished and dis mayed at discovering that while it was taking its ease a keen and blusterlug storm had sprung up, and was driving relentlessly down the streets. We marvelled at the brusque wintry weather of Monday last, but that of to-dav eclipses it in evcrjr respect. Accompanying the Boreal blasts was a heavy fall of snow, which had no 6ooner found the roofs, or the streets, than a gust of wind would lift it up iuto a snowy cloud, and then blow it into the faces of ' the pedestrians who were making such a sorry headway on the walks. The wind came in fear ful gusts around the corners, and so suddenly as to bring the unhapoy walker to a standstill; or to take ctf his hat, send it skimmering through the air, and then lodge it in a snow bank. That our readers niayjknow just how cold it was, and how iuteuse compared with the past few days, we present here the records of the thermometer: , 6 a. v. ii v. 3 '. v. Monday y ia 1 L'.a' Tuesday 13 0 - Weduesday i 'iV.i 'i'i Thursda'." 5 8 For cold weather, January, 1S71. has proven itself much superior to January, 1870, for none of the records of the thermometer for the last named month approximate to the highest figure under "0 A. M." in the above statement- The day is a bad one for the street railroad oompanies. There is no event which provokes bo much profanity on the part of car-drivers, or secures more lll-treaUient of the poor brutss that pull them, than a heavy snow-storm. The firet trips on many of the lines this morning were made with single teams, and the couse queuce was that the cars were delayed hours by the exhaustion of the hordes and thesuow-bound tracks. In these early cars the people were natu rally fretful, and the conductors are frequently appealed to as to the probability of reaching "down town" any time short of noon; to which they would in the main reply, "Well, if these horses can't pull you down, none of them can;" and the questioner was forced to remain quiet. The 6treet-8weepers, with four and five teams to draw them, were sent out early to clean the tracks. Their first round was almost useless, for no sooner bad the light and unpacked snow been thrown from the track than the driving blasts would send it back again. The necessity ot ''doubling up" was soon Jshown, and even with this Increased motive power it was exceedingly difficult to make headway. The sleighs are out in pretty strong force, un mindful of the crispness of the atmosphere, tiood tlelghing is one of the rarities of Philadel phia, and when it does appear, although its con comitants may be so disagreeable, li is taken full advantage of by those who love to glide along on runners. The rivers Schuylkill and Delaware, except in the channels used by the ferry-boats, present the unusually beautiful night of a vast level field of snow. The iee Itoats were this morning hard at work in keep ing open a channel down the Delaware.- At noon the wind was still from the west, but not quite so biting nor blustering as it was early tbismorniDg. The ITehuew Ball The unnual Hebrew Charity Ball, which came oil at the Academy of Music, was a brilliant affair. The bulldiug was thronged with an elegantly attired concourse of ladies and gentlemen, the toilets of the former' being most magnificent. Indeed, the Hebrew ladies generally carry off the palm for richness of attire and profusion of costly jewelry, and at no ball giveotbls season have there been so many handsome women richly dressed as at the gathering last evening. The arrangements for the ball were of the most complete description, and tbe whole affair passed oft to the entire mtlsfaction of all who took part in it. The Dall opened at half-past U o'clock, when the orchestra struck up agraud march, aud the dancers filed upon the floor, headed by VV. B. Hickenburg, Esq., the master of ceremonies. The dancing was continued for several hours, with short intermission, and the whole affair passed off ia the ) tueaatcbt manner possible. nilLADELFIIIA OAS WORKS. Tbe Tblrty-alith Manual Report oflu Opera IIobk na ffiaaarnetared and Uonwaoiea1 Darin 1S?0 fcxtensloa mf the Service aad He Cant. This afternoon (he thirty-sixth annnal report of the Philadelphia Gas Works will be presented to Councils. It shows the operation during 1870 of the great gas manufactory of the city. We glean from it the following information: There was due the trustees for cash ex f tended In construction of works, lay tig mains, services, and meters, over snd above loan Issued for them, Janu ary 1, flnj,' 03-00 Expended during 1870: For works 2S0,7S0-4l For mains lss.vMrt For services Iu4,:i4i'04 &7,.i,9."J'Sl There are also liabilities unpaid Janu ary 1, 1-7l: on acoountof works : $11. "74 20 (in account of maltis l,s-qi (in account of services ir..s2I-itO 4,.,W27 1 here Is n!so Oue on aceout'tof holders contracted for and nut yet lluislied.... 209,000 00 Making a total of f ;t.o,.i:-wn Leaving a balance of loan No. 14, ap proved May is 1S70 73.7SS-92 The quantity of gas manufactured during the rear was l,SMI,4.S5,l!bO cubic feet, an increase over the year IN'.) of 78,:J,ona cubic feet. Tne largest consumption in any 21 hours was on the night of the "Olh of December, amounting to 5,.r)(.ii?.)00 cubic feet, showing &n increase over tie same time in 18fiJ of 'S-)J'M) cubic feet. Tbe street mniDS laid during the year amount to ltil,:"ir feet, making tho entire length t'.Y: miles. The whole number of lamps on the 1st instant vas b'W; 7'.'1. are supplied wiih gas from the.-o works, 4l!f from tho Northern Llber tli :s works, and 14 with coal oil. By reference to the cashier's report, also to be submit ted, It Is found that the loms created by the Councils from time to time, for the pur chase of the works and the extension of the mains, amount to $5.:j0'.t,o"00. The imouut paid rom tho Sinking Fund for loans 1. '2. :. 4, !, . and 7, as they became due, Is fDiO.OOO, leaving the amount in the Siuking Fund in charge of the Trust for the payment of 1 ans i uuil .. $ l.:ill.71'i :J7. Tho amount of loins and cash in the hands of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for the redemption of loins It), 11, 1J, VS. and 1 1, is VM.W. The amount of loans unpaid is 4.:KW,:j0t). and cash in tho hands of the City Treasurer for the payment of 450,000 nf city loaus (being tho estimated value of the Spring Oaideu, Moyamensing, West Philadelphia, and Fraukford Gas Works), is f. 242 010. For the purchase of the Southwark and Moya mensing, (Jcrmantown, Manayunk, and Rich mond ias Companies' stock, amounting to $:1U),740, the trustees have in the different sink ing funds, for the redemption of tho same, tho sum of &!R),2G7 '41. The accumulated profits amount to $1,714,-2r.l-80, which is an increase of :'.l,877'7:, al has nearly nil been expended in the permanent improvements of the works, and laying mains. It is with pleasure that the trustees inform Councils that all sections of the citv have now a good supply of gas. Tho new holders at (iermantown and Frunkford have been com pleted aud connected with tho new bolder at Ninth and Diamond streets by a twelve-incti main from Broad street aud (iermantown road to German town, and from York and Coral streets, via Fraukford road, to Frankford. The new holder at the Ninth ward works is not yet completed. When this improvement is finished it will give the works the necessary storage capacity, but the increased consumption is so great that the manufacturing facilities will bavetofbe Increased, the nightly consumption during the winter months being greater thaa the manufacturing capacity. The trustees find it necessary to erect a retort and purifving house at the Ninth ward works, and would ask Coun cils to grant a loan of $500,000 for this purpose, the laying ot mains and the introduction of services and meters. An abstract from the cashier's report shows the pross profits for tho year to have been $441,08113; the appropriations for the year, $401,20:140; gain iu the business of the year 1870, $30,877 73. Amount paid by tho citv for gas consumed, lighting, cleansing, and taking care of public lamps, $10:5,7U01O; lor gas consumed in city de partments, $18,473 37; total paid by city, $482,203TA lhc amount of gas manufactured at the diffe rent works was as follows: Twenty-sixth ward B:j4,::ts,o id Ninth ward 39,.t,V.0i(i Fifteenth ward lfis 72S,oaO Twenty-first ward f4 223 O'lO 'l ue maximum production or gas wituin twenty four bours wus 6,337,000 cubic feet. There were received during 1870 153.333 tons of coal, of w hich 144,037 tons were burned. 208,vi84 busueis of lime were also used. 4, 19j,41s bushels of coke were produced during the same time. During 1870 4440 meters were introduced, making a grand total now in use of 05,08'.). There were 10,03'J applications for gas ia tho same period. The total number of consumers is now 60,943. Tho amount of money disbursed during 1870 embraced these items: Wages of laborers and mechanics on works t34,4.12 95 Wages of men employed in laying mains. 4u,oj.v70 Wages of men employed la laying pipe, setting meters, etc j,im-uo Cost or pipe and mains. f 110,61 1-99 Oost of meters 63,T:i0 00 Wages of stokers und men employed in retort and purirylng-tiouBes, manufac turing gas, wheeliug coke, eic $191227-32 SW1MDLER3. A Hoftua t'berli larnored The Alan with the Terrier lion. Yesterday morning a man called at the hard ware store of Field & llardle, No. 033 Market street, and represented that his name was C. E. Fuller, and that he desired to purchase a bill of goods for his brother, who he said was iu busi uc6s in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He selected a lot of goods amounting to $83 04, aUer which he left. About - 4 o'clock in the afternoon he returned and offered iu payment for the goods a check for the amount ou the Southwurk Na tional Bank. Tbe fiim retained the check, but refused to deliver the goods until they could ascertain whether it was genuine. This morning the check was seut to the bank and at ouce pro nounced bogus, no such person having an ac count at that bank. Fuller is described as being a blender built man, of about thirty-six year o age; has dark hair, black whiskers, sallow com plexion, and has a mole upon his cheek. He was dressed iu a brown overcoat, round rough skating-eap, and brown gloves. The impostor, who has been going around accompanied by a terrier dog and swindling citizens out of various amounts by falsely re presenting that he had a brother sick in Har lem. N. Y., yesterday victimized another family residing in the lower eection of the city, lie called upon them yesterday and represented that, he was a brakeman on the Camden aud Amboy Railroad; that a Mr. and his two sons, relatives of the family, were confined in a New York hospital, and had requested him to wait upon the family and obtain the uecessary funds to bring them on to Philadelphia. He was given ten dollars, when he left, pro mising to bring them through to the city by 9 o'clock this morning. It is hardly necessary to 6'ate that they did not appear, und a visit to the Cumden and Amboy lUilroad Company led to tbe disclosure that the fellow was a swindler, no such man being in their employ. Tne parlies he mentioned as being sick in the hospital were formerly employed ou the Pacific ltailroad. Dishonest B oakueu. Elizabeth Mullen makes her home with one Ann Pabor, at Seventh und Alaska streets. Ann earns a livelihood b ulghtly dispensing pepper-pot to the "gamins" of tbe town, aud last night while she was absent flora her domicil Elizabeth embraced the oppor tunity to steal a lot of wearing apparel, the pro perty of her landlady, which she at once pro ceeded to pawn. Ann on her returu discovered the theft and promptly gave Information which led to the arrest of the dishonest Elizabeth. Alderman Bous&li committed her to answer. TR0U11LE AHEAD. Waatal Ilarainnr Hrtmrt-n Ihe Fire L'ommU. 'a aad Ceaaelln. When the paid Fire Department Commission ers last week went to New York to inspect the workings of the Fire Department there, they little expected that during their absence Coun cils would make them subservient to them. Great therefore was their chagrin, intense their indignation, when npon returning they discov ered that a "supplemental" ordinance had been passed, and signed by the Mayor directly when it reached him, which required them to submit all they did for the approval of Councils. The bad lceling which was developed by this action has grown very rapidly, and to day we hear from good sources, though it may be a piece of sfatr gy to regain their lost powers, that three of tho comtnisMoners have declared their intention of resigning, unless Councils this afternoon repeal the supplemental ordinance passed last week. Meeting to-day a member of Councils tho roughly conversant with the condition of affairs, we asked him: "Is it true that some cf the commissioners have threatened to resign?" Whereupon he responded. "It Is; though I don't believe they w ill. They haven't any right to take exceptions to the supplemental ordinance. If they object to that part of the ordinance which says 'and tbe name of every person appointed shall be transmitted to Councils for approval,' they should remember that the Mayor, who is an elective olliccr, must do the same thing, ibey obiect to the clause too. which says: Ar.d all contracts for the lease or purchase of houses, Apparatus, ami other property for the n-a of the depart iiii-nt, and all exiienuitiires for altera tions, repairs, or supplies, where the cost thereof t-hall exceed two liiimbe'i ColUrs, Hli'i'l lirst be suti niltted to and authcrizt-4 by the CouiuiiUcc on Fire lie jiartnient. "But this Is correct and proper. These com missioners pivc no security and have the dis luirserncLt, under the origiual ordinance, of $4(0,WJ0, and though the people do not believe they would use it improperly, the citizens should have guarautces that it was properly paid out." "Has this ordinance checked them in any projected purchase thus far?" "That 1 cannot say; but I do know that they intended to do away with the entire lot of .'outlier hose, and get in a supply of india rubber hose. They have defied Couucils already, for they fitted up their present quarters without saying a word to that body or the Committee ou Fire Department, violating that clause of the fifth section of the ordinance creating them which says: 'They shall have authority, iit conjunction with the Committee on Fire Depart ment, to fit up und appropriate to their use t-uitnble rooms as olliccs, etc' " "Will Councils repeal that ordinance this afternoon?" "No, sir. If the present Commissioners don't like it, let them resign. We can get plsnty of good men who will bo willing to work under it as Conimiesioners. This thing is going to cost a million of dollars before we get through with it, and Councils have a right to ask of a com mission created by them how it intends to ex pend the money gives it. At a recent meeting of the Commissioners one of the number defied Councils, and said they would spend the monev as they saw fit." From this the reader will very properly infer that the path of the paid Fiio Department Com niktion is not covered with roses. UAGUKUTY. He la to be Hurled lu Philadelphia. A telegram has informed us that Haggerty's remains will be interred in Philadelphia, the place where he graduated into that career of crime which has made him notorious. Haggertv was but twenty-six years of age, quite prepos sessing in appearance, quiet when sober, but a terrible desperado when in liquor. His body will be brought here as soon as the Coroner gives bis permission. The New York Tribune soys, editorially, of the fight in which, lie re ceived bis deatn wound: The shooting of a Philadelphia ruffian by a New York "rough'' in a public saloon, situated Id a crowded purt of Broadway, presents a striking pic ture of demoralization to which the Tammany rule has reduced this city. The murdered man was a con victed burglar banished from Philadelphia. The murderer has long been a pest of the city, worthy of banishment, aud once indeed compelled to II y from justice. But Democratic politicians have be lieved that they could put their Instruments to bet ter use than the keepers of the State prisons could, and have protected them and supported them lu the keeping of low houses aud vile resorts In tho prin cipal thoroughfare of the city. Nov? that they have taken to killing each other oif, we suppose Tam many justices will interfere and save them for future use at approaching elections. The feud be tween these fellows and ihelr followers cannot bs healed, and If they are not seut where their acts Justly entitle thwui to go, more valuable lives may be endangered by their quarrels. A New York journal also sums up Haggerty's career in that city thus: Ilaggerty has long been known as a desperate chaiacter, and bas been engaged lu many tights iu Philadelphia und this city. Several months ago, during a light in Sixth avenue, near Tweuty-sixtti street, be bit off the ear of Ned l.yotis, another notorious mm an. lie was then arrested and taken to tne Jefferson Market Police Court, wf.ere Lyons appeared and exhibited the severed ear, but de clined to make any complaint, saying he would get square in another way, aud lliggerty was accord ingly discharged. Since then be has been engaged in many other air rays, but has always succeeded in escaping punishment, thanks to fits political lntlu ence. lie Is a purtteular friend of the notorious Alderman Billy McMullIn, of Philadelphia, and has made himself very UBeful to the Democratic leal eis In this city and Philadelphia at primary elec tions aud at the polls on election day. For a commission of a burglary in Philadelphia he was sentenced to ten years' Imprisonment, but through the exertions of Alderman McJUullln and ot In r political friends his sentence was commuted to banishment from the iState of Pennsylvania, the sentence of imprisonment to be enforced should he return. Not long ago he and Tracy weut Into Harry Hill's dance-hall In East Houston street, picked a quarrel with tbe proprietor and assaulted him, out were finally dilven out. on Saturday evening, Hnggeity, while Intoxicated la Boulevard Hall, a cotnrt saloon on the second floor of No. G23 lirjad wtty, quarrelled with onu of the bookkeepers at the Metiopolitan Hetel, and threw him dowu a flight of stairs, seriously Injuring him. Tne brute was about to leap on the fallen man, but was prevented by some of the bybtanders. COUNCILS. The Klectlon IliN Afternoon. At the meeting of Select Councils this after noon James McManus and Henry Bumm will be elected Trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works, and in Common Council, for similar positions, Nathan Hilles and llobert II. Beatty will be selected. Both chambers will meet in joint convention and elect the foliowing railroad directors: Philadelphia and Erie, John Nobllt, James D. We tLam, and J. Alexander Simpson. North Pennsylvania, Jacob Biegel aud O. How ard Wilson. A Despicahi.e Thief George Warner, a lodger in one of the low dens on bt. Mary street, last night took advantage of the heavy slumbers of a bed fellow and stole from his feet a pair of boots, lie then left the place, but was shortly after arrested at Broad and Lombard Btreets, and taken before Alderman Bclshaw, who sent him to jail. Found Siieltek The weather of last night was unusually cold, and had the eff ect of forcing those who were deprived of a home through poverty to seek shelter in the various station houses. The Secoud district accommodated 100; tbe Third district. 134; the Fourth district, 12; the Tenth disUict, 80; the Sixteenth district, 1-J3. The New Police Station. This afternoon Mayor Fox, Chief of Police Mulholland, and the Committee on Police will visit the new station of tbe Fifth district, on Locust street, and in spect it. It will not be occupied until some time next week. This building was ia a recent issue of Tub Telegraph fully described. Trifling Fire About 7 45 last night the weaving establishment ot Mr. Dietz, on Hope street, above Susquehanna avenue, was slightly duinaGd by fiie. it originated from a coal oil lamp. THIRD EDITION HATTERS AT WASHINGTON Shall We Repeal the Income Tax? Joitim'r Plcnpanton Says "Yes." A Reply to Secretary OoutwolJ. The Steamship Subsidy Bill. FROM nilSniJVGIOJV. ConimtftAtonrr Pli'nunntan and the Income Tnx Bpeetat Verpatch to Th Bvtning Telegraph. Washington, Jan. 26. Another letter from Commissioner Pleasanton was received and read bv tbe Committee of Ways and Means to day. The Commissioner reiterates his former statements iu favor of the repeal of the income tax. The letter will be laid before the House, and printed. He admits that the tax will amount this year to 13, TOO, 000. The position of ifecrctary'Boutwell against repeal, and the tdmirsiou of the Commissioner that it will reach the amount stated lu his letter to-day, render the action of Congress in repealing tile tax very doubtful. The Alnltnmn (!lnoi .Tobn A. Parker, President of the Great Western Insurance Company, which suffered heavily by the depredations of tho Alabama and other Kebel cruisers, nindo'a lengthy argument to-day before tbe House Committee on Foreign Affairs in favor of the bill embodying tbe re cemmendations of the President's message about tho manner of settling these claim?. The committee has now fairly opened the discussiou of this question, and it will probably be con tinued until some measure is agreed upon. The Driiiorrnlle I'rexlilrmtul Movement. A number of leading men connected with the Democratic party, including Hendricks, Hoff iimn, Frank Blair, Oakey Hall, and others from tliffereut parts of the ountry.mcet here to-night lor the purpose, it is said, of making some movement tor the next Presidential uomiua tion. JVnrnl llnnk. The Fenate Naval Committee to-day consid ered the House bill regulating naval rank, with out coming to any conclusion. The bill wa postponed until next week. 1 he "IfiiiiiHliip n!id(Hrn. The Senate Postal Commit tee to-day arranged the order of business In regard to the Steamship Subsidy bill, which comes up to-morrow. They will endaevor to get definite action ou as many bills as possible. Hrlmbiirsenient of OfUelaU. The Senate established a precedent this morrlng, in the case of Postmaster Bringliam, of Franklin, Pa., not to reimburse officials who de posit mouey iu banks which afterwards fail, especially where there are U. S. depositaries. FJi OM BA h TIMOR K. Fatal MinbhiuK Cne. Baltimore, Jan. 2(5. Last night in u saloon Patrick Collins was stabbed and killed by Wil liam T. Morgan. Morgan was arrested. Fire in llnltiinore. The upper portion of the building at tho northeast corner of Pratt and Gay streets was destroyed by fire last night; damage about $5000. The store was occupied by J. Genham as an oil cloth factory, and all the stock was destroyed; the third story by William G. Warner, job printing, mostly destroyed. l'EXKSYLVJMA LEGISLATUKE. (Ornate. IIarrishuro. Jan. 'M. Mr. Connell presented several petitions in favor of repealing the col lateral inheritance tax ou public bequests. ir. Bandall called up and had passed the Senate bill incorporating the Lutheran Mission Church Extension Society. The Committee on Public Printing reported the following bill: That from and after the passage of this act all printing done by the contractor for tho public printing under authority of law, or by resolution of either house, or by order of the Governor, or of any head of department, shall be at rates to be fixed by contract between the State and the contractor. Tne price to be al lowed shall bo the prices ruling in Philadelphia and Pittsburg for the same kind, quality aud quantity of work; the prices to be determined by the Auditor-Genera), who shall audit, settle, aud adjust all accouuts between the Slate aud the contractor. Tluuxe. Mr. Smith, oT'Philadelphia, offered a bill suh etsntially as follows: That a majority of owners, or the owner of a majority of feet front, on any street, r ial, or alley in the Twenty-tlrst, Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-ttfih, Twoiity-slxth.'i'weur.y. seventh, aud Tventh-wlgnrh wards shall obtain the macadamising with stone, or slag, or paving of tii'3 same with any other kind of pavement, with cunn aud sidewalks by petitioning Councils, whereup u Councils shall cause the improvement to be made. Councils shall Issue bonds bearing six per cent. Interest, payable lu twenty years, to bo called "Improvement bonds," which shalljbe exempt from taxaiion, except for State purposes, aud shall tie Issued from time to time as required to pay ex penses to secure to the city the ainvunt lssuud. The petitioners shall eive a pro rata judttiueiit, to be entered in the Court of common Pleas as a Hen on such lot or lots, such lien not to nfccC the ri1t of freehold in any real estate, and lu case of tho refusal of any owner to give such pro rata judgment the City Solicitor is authorized to enter a lieu against the said pro perty so improved, which lieu Bliall have the eilect of a judgment. When such liens or judgments are eutered the defoi daut shall pay the luturest seiul annually to the City Treasurer, aad the principal la twebty years; and in case of default lu the luterest the piliidpsl shall become due, and an execution may be issued, aud there shtU be no right of Inqui sition or exeuiDtiou. The lieu is to be confined to the lots abutting on tho streets. The owners may pay off the lot voluntarily at any time. The deteudunts shall he credited, on payment of the semi-annual Interest, witii one-third of the annual taxes assessed ou their lets for highway purposes for tea years, aud wood pavement shall be Included lu wood paving. Couu cils and the superintendents of highways of the Twrntv-second ward are empowered aud directed, lu such cases as In their Judgment may seem neces sary for the public good, t) direct the owner or property on auch streets, roads, or alleys to pave, macadamise, euro, or lay dowu stdewalKB, the same to be doue under tue provisions of this act: provided, that oemre any wojk be done Councils shall pass au ordtuance and order the work to be done; the Intersections to oe paid out of thejloan hereny created, all macadamizing and paving other than with ciblile-ston-'S. and curb ing and raving, and Hldewalk, as mar havtt been decided by any act of Assemoly or ordinance, In trie Tweuiy-secoud ward, shall be done under this a"t. (Senate Bill to Incorporate the American Steamship Company, being upon the Speaker's lable, Mr. Llllott moved to suspend the rules, and proceed to its consideration. Mr. Elliott explained the objects of the bill. The House, by a vote of 81 to 11, refused to euppekd the rules, aad tbe bill was sent to tbe committee. Those voting against suspending tbe rules were Messrs. Albright, Cloud, Duffy, Dumbell, Hagar, Lamon, McGowau, ilooney, Qulglev, and Thompson. Mr. (Strang introduced an act repealing the act for the protection of contiugeut interests, approved in 1869. House bill to provide for calling a convention to revise or amend the Constitution of the titale was considered. The first seciloa provides for an election in June, 1871, to ascertalu the views of the tltlaens ou the propriety of holding such convention. FOURTH EDITION LATEST CABLE NEWS. The Crisis in France. Tho Fall of Pari? at Hand. PowersoftheCommitteeof Defense Ty o hi ostic VITtLirHs Proceedings of Congress. lite. Ktc. Bite, lite, lite. FROM EUROPE. The Reported t'npltnlntlon of PnrU. Luniiok, Jan. 25. (Special to the Now York Evening Telegram.) KM the evening journals confirm the despatch published by the morning press of the proposed surrender of Paris, Sur render on the terms suggested by Bismarck is approved here by tbe press unanimously. The Committee of Defense has intrusted Favre, I learn on high authority, to make the best terms he can, but to bring the conflict to a clos-e in any case. There is a gcuaral agreement in ofllclal circles that the end is momentarily at hand as far as the defense of Purls is concerned, f Tho Imperial ists are active, and the Fnglhh Government is known to favor the restoration of the Bona parte dynasty under the regency. Advices are allowed to leave Paris endorsed by influential residents, approving this termi nation of the war. The Krho speaks authori tatively on the question of surrender, and a Foreign Oflice messenger, who has arrived from Versailles, has, it has leaked out, brought the su ncmier, signed by Favre and Bismarck. FROM WdSIMYaTOJV. luilttin Terrttorlnl (Government. roilatch to the, AhmiciaU'd I'resK. WAsniNOTON, Jan. 20. Tho House Commit tee on Public Lauds and Territories this morn ing appointed n sub-committee, with a view to reconcile the differences of the two committee in relation to the bill to eblablish an Indian Territorial government. FROM NEW YORK. New Yokk, Jan. 'ZS. The Bids fr ('old To-ilny amounted to $$.120.r00 at llOfa l 10 07, and the awards will be 41,0(0 000 at 110 04 to 110 67. The llii)la or VotrH. Ai.uant, Jan. 20. Governor Hoffman, in a message to the Legislature, recommends a constitutional amendment for the punishment as criminals of purchasers of votes at elections. Ilepprrme Miootlnn i'a.e. New York. Jah. !20. Matthew Burns, an ex Deputy Marshall, 6bt early this morning, in a in a bar room, No. 20 Greeawich street, llonry Campbell and John Devlin. Neither fatally in jured. All aro yodng men. 1 hi I.ancnHler Itond Rohbery" Nbw York, Jan. 20. Mr. P. Bristow, a law yer at No. 12 Wall street, was before Justice Ilogan this morning, to explain the way be be came possessed of two stolen bonds of Lancas ter county, Pa. Inspector Walsing, of the Police Department, to make investigi'.lon. Bristow said lie obtained thorn in payment of aJJebt. Detention of the Mali.. The Southern mail was one hour late; the Boston express one hour late; the Hudson Hail road two hours late; the Western mail two hours late. Nothing west of Pittsburg has been recyived. Rew York Prorioe market. Nbw York, Jan. 26. Cotton buoyant and ad vanced "e. ; sales of sihmi bales middling uplands at id,5; ; Orleans at 16'u'. Kionr quiet and unchanged; sales of itoou barrels. Wheat dull ami uom ual. Corn dull; sules of V3.000 buHhels new mixed West ern st 83(n 85c. Oats steady ; sales of lfi.000 bushols. Keef quiet. Pork tlrm at fJ2'87M")23. Lard dull at HJi(sl3'4. Whisky dull and nominal at tl' $i:c. FROM THE WEST.. Fall of a Rulldln and T.os of T.lf. Cincinnati, Jan. 20 The roof of the boiler shed of Lane & Bradley fell in from the weight of snow and ice at half -past 10 this morning, burying in the ruins Daniel Peck, who is pro bably fatally Injured; alt-o Patrick Dann, James Dunn, Jos. Hoban, Patrick Murphy, Patrick Whaleu, and Morris Thomas, all more or less hurt, though none fatally. All have been re moved. The storm ceased at 8 o'clock this morning. Tho wind is north. Temperature 2S. CON GJE S S . FOllTV.FIIlnT TEioT-TUfHP HKMSION. Menu re Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commcrco, reported back the bill making a temporary appro priation for tho proHccution of tun work ou Cut Sault Ste. Marie Canal and river Michigan. The ap propriation is SJloO.uiil). Passed. .uinerous petitions wero presented and referred. " At 120 the Senate resumed the consideration or the bill repealing the luooine tax on December 31, ni Mr. ISucklnghatn spokn of the praaticd defects of the law, and the failure to enforce it lu consequence of the neplcct of the assizors to Im pose and collect penalties for the neglect cr refusal ot a purty to make a return. For these and other reutons he enumerated, he would vote for the repeal. Mr. Cole opposed the tax on Incomes as distinct from the taxes ou salaries aud corp ratlon divi dends, believing the former the m st obj-ctlonauie of all our taxes Its collection a year subsequent to the acquiring of (he Income npoa which It was levied was frequently at a tima when the persou paving It was losing instead of acquiring property. 1 ndt r the two thousand dollar exemption the yitd from Shis tax, which last yer was t27.ot)0.oaa, wculd this year be lees than Ifl.nw.oao, and would fall upon lea than 100,000 persons Instead of 275,000, as fcrnierly. Mr. Cameron called up the House bill to reimburse I(olirt liilnpham, late Postmaster at Frank tin, i'a., for the Ions bv the failure of tho Venango National Itank of rrankliu of JiCoOof publlo moneys depo sited there by that oflicer. , ,. , Mr. Trumbull objected to the bill as establishing a danperons precedent. I'pon his request the report or the House Commit tee on the subject (there being none from tho Senate Committee, they hvtng accepted that of t'i House), was real, showing Mi -it Mr. Bringlun hi I the authority of tho depmtment to deposit the money, but with the understanding that it wus at his own risk. , , , , , . , .'v Mr. Cameron explained and advocated the mea sure. After discussion, lasting till after the morning hour had expired, the bill was defeated. Ayes l', bars St. fie henate took up and passed the pension appro priation bill. The only amendment of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to the bill as pa-ised by the Housh, was the following paragraph tor tne ratable Increase of pensions above the rate heretofore authorized hy law, provided for In an set of the present smioa. entitled "su sot increasing the pensions of disabled soldiers, and ol the widowsand children of deceased soldiers and sailor " live million dollars. 1 he amendment was rejected and tbe bill now goes to tbe Fresldent. The morning bour arrived and the bill went over till Tuesday next. Ilan.e of Renrcnenrntlvea. Mr. Hooper presented a communication from A. rieapsnton, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, relating to the Income tax. Kcferred to the tlom nalttee of Ways and Means. Mr. PieasaDton, in this communication, savs, 'l regard the tax as tbe one of all others most ob noxious to the genius of our people, being inqntsL torlal tn Its nature, and dragging Into public view an exposition of tbe most private pecuniary ad airs of the citizen. "8och an unwilling exposition can only be compul sorliy ef ected through a ninlntenance of the most expensive maehlneiy, and both ihenatnre of the tax and the means necessarily employed for Its en forcement appear to be regarded by the better class of cltlr.ens with more and more disfavor from year to year. It ts,;fiirthermore. most citmcnltof exact statement, especlslly In large' business ra allo cations, and where long periods or time are In volved in extended connierclnl affairs. There Is some question as to Its constitutionality, but as to that 1 expres no opinion. "1 ho amount derived from that source has, nnrter the legislation alreudy had, been great Iv diminished, and I am so well satisfied that the evils more than counterbalance the benefits derived from Us longer retention that rccouimeud its unconditional repeal. In a later conimnnlcatlon from the Commissioner, dated the SBth of .1 nonary, he estimates the loss of revenue fmni the increase of thn exemption from 110(10 to Ijooo as f3.iws.ici, which would leave but lH,73,.'t9 s Cip n vetuie under the five per cent. rate, and but t,!t'V.).794 as th agr.'gto revenue that would l dettved under tbe two ami a half per cent. rate. The tnjc on dividends and additions to surplus funds of banks, railroad vompanles, etc., under the reduced rate, he estimates at $I,Hn).6U, which, adden to the f-i,3t'iii,ifl4, would give la round num bers Jli',7r)5,tt)0 as the approximate receipts from lt.coiue under the act cf 14th July. 1870, based on the average returns of the last, four years. He expressed the on nliui, however.that, in consequence ot i he general proHt.rat.lnii of business, tue gradual appreciation of the paper currency, and other causes, the actual receipts for the coming year would fall considerably short of that estimate, and he renews his recommendation for tho entire aboil ticn of tl.e income tax. Mr. Lnuuhrtdi-c introduced a bill allowing addi tional repres ntiitlon In ttm Forty-third Congress, ss follows: Mew t'tTsey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tcxim, Wlscotsiu. mid Kansas, it each; Missouri, Michigan, and Iowa, f) each; jMissachusetu.N.Yorlc, Mnryixnd, Virginia, North Carolina, S.nuii Caro lina, Alabama, .MtsHtMdr pi, California, and Minne sota, 1 each; anil Illinois, 4. Mi ' h additional mem bers to be elected by general ticket. Ueferred to the Judiciary Committee. 1 he House took up tue bill reported on Tuesdav InH from the committee on Military Affairs, to enable honoiably discharged soldiers and sailors, thtir widows and orphan children. t ao.juire home steads on the pnhllu lands. The fourth section of the bill Huthnrb'.ps the transfer by the pensiouer of h's rli.'hts, piiviieges, and benefits as homestead se'iler to mi agent or attorney. the bill was opposed by Messrs. Julian, Van Wjck, nnd other members, as being one that would be ol little advattiigo to tho pensioner, but would tie of benefit only to land Jnbuers, wh- would buy up at cheap rates the patents for tho laud, just as waa the case with the old bounty land warrants. Mr. Arm 11. from the Committee on education and Latior, reported the hill for the better security of aetlcnitural collcpe fund, requiring the Sacretary of the Interior to ascertain the amount of agricul tural land scrip Issued to each S'ate, aud the dispo sition made thereof, and to make a report thereon, to Congress at the commencement of each regular session, and forbidding any chance In the Invest mcnt of the funds M be mode without the approval of the Secreta rv of the Interior. After explanation by Mr. Arnatt the bill waa passed. The House thru, at 1-40, wont Into Committee of the Whole, v r. Wheeler in the chair, nnd resumed the consideration of tha Indian Appropriation bill. KECO Visit Y OF STOLEN .BON US. The Kesult of a It-irnlarvnt I .nncrenter, I'o., Turning I p in Wall eiren(. The New York Herald to-day says: Tbe dillicultics which attend reaping tie fruits of unlawful enterprises ought to deter operators in that line. Ihe partial proceeds of a rohbery effected some time ago in the dis tant city of Lancaster, Pa., were overhauled la Wall street yesterdav, and will now bo restored to tbe parties detpoilcd of their property. Tba circumstances attending the affair are curiously interesting. jJ?Yesterday morning Mr. Davidgo, of j the firm oi Mcllvain !c Davldge, ot No. 48 Broad street, submitted two bonds of the city of Lancaster f.r toOO nach to the firm of (ilnudinnlng, Davis A: Amory, No. 17 Wall street, with a request for a loan upon tbew of $700. Mr. Davis de clined tbe transaction, and the bonds were then taken to A. S. Jones, a broker, at So. 13 Wall strtet, who, desirousof extending the accommo dations asked for, went tj(JlendiDtiiiig, Davis & Amory to inip-.ire into the value of the securi ties, "ihe latter firm telegraphed to their Phila delphia bouse for the required information, and were astonished by an inquiry for tho numbers of the bonds. These being returned, an order was next received to HOLD ON TO Tint nONDS. nnd, on the authority of the Mayor of Lancas ter, to arrest the party offerluz them. The matter was now given by (Jleudlnnlng, Davis A Amory into the tiands of Detective Sampson, of the Stock Exchange, who took possession of the bonds and weut in search of Mr. Davidge. the latter gentleman stating that ho had acted merely as a broker in endeavorinir to procure a loan for a certain Mr. Bristow, o? the firm of Bristow, Chase it Holt, lawyers. No. ltt Wall street. The detective weut to Mr. Brlstow's (dlice and sought an explanation. That gentle man iu turn staled that the bonds had been left with him by a Mr. Travers as COLLATERAL FOIt A LOAN, and that Mr. Travers had gone to Kentucky, but would not be back for a day or two. The whole matter was now given to the care of In spector Walling, who bas detaiued Mr. Bristow until the arrival of parlies from Lancaster and until a fuller investigation is bad. Tho bonds, which were rumbered W.) and '570. were stolen by burglars from tbe Lancaster Bauk, along vith other properly, some time airo. Note. The statement made in the above article that the bouds mentioned were stolen from the Lancaster Bank is a mistake. They were tbe property of Mr. John Deliinger, of Lancaster, an otlicer of tbe bank, from whom tbey were tuken under circumstances of great atrocity. which facts were reported in ThkTklb gkai'u at the time. En. PIIILADKI PIIIA STOCK EXC'll ANCK SALES. Reported by Ue Haven A Bro., No. 40 .S. Third street. SECOND BOAKIX 12(10 Sell N 6s. Ri. IMOsU Heading R... 49V 'it an Penua c-i v 1 too sh o c a a k.imso 4; GUOTHINQ. w A N A M A K E K II ft O W N HAVE Jl'ST RECmVEO An Ennrmou Instalment Of Beautiful .Xwn Oecreoata Of the Very Latest .Sfjies,' In Mi Itonf, Fearer, Whitney. Chinchilla, Alt of Our Own Jlrst Male. 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