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THE DAILY EVKMNG TKLKGllAP PHILADELPHIA,' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1871
city i iv i?BLH a n n j n.
THE COIL TRADE.
T in.peaalna The ffloetlaas ef the Anthra
lie Hoard, ol Trade, aad af the Minora sail
laborers' Benevolent Aaandatloa Kaaiars
aad Patio Coocrrolo the Trade.
A meeting of the operators of 8chnylkiil
county was held in this city on Thursday last
for the purpose of taking action says the call
for the meeting on measures of the most vital
Importance. One of the first of these measures
was to pass a resolution that nothing which
might transpire was to be m ule public, bo that
douc but those in the ring are any the wiser. It
may be that the interests of the trade require
this secrecy that the miners are not to know of
the intentions of the operators until their atten
tion is called specially to them.
It may be that it is beet for the interests of the
trade to devise measures having a certain sup
posed intention, but in reality having nothing of
the kind, the real eud being understood all the
while by those devising them, and so explained
and acted upon at a secret meeting. But as a
general rule tho?e things which do not allow of
an open and fair examination are of a character
euch as would be greatly damaged by a fair
examination.
A meeting of the Miners' and Laborers' Bene
ficial Association was also held during the week
at Pitts ton. This, in like manner, was also con
ducted with closed doors; but this, wc believe, is
the usual custom with that organisation. Va
rious rumors are alloat as to what was there
done; some stating that a resumption has been
ordered for the 15th of this inMiub; others that
there will be no more work done until March.
But one very important resolution appears to
have been otfered. and. as near as cau be gleaned,
to have been voted down by more than a
majority vote. This was a motion to allow some
of the iron .furnaces to be supplied with coal
during the suspension. All the furnaces are
now on a very short supply, and unless the
stock can speedily be increased they will have
to stop. A stoppage of a furnace Involves great
los not only to the owners but to the men em
ployed. The condition of the iron trade at
present, partly owing to the free-trade legisla
tion of Congress, is such that a higher price
cannot be paid for fuel. The Iron interest is of
nearly as great importance as tint of coal, and
the stoppage of all the furnaces in this vicinity
would throw out of employment from ten to
twelve thousand men.
In the present condition of the trade the fur
naces, if once stopped, will probably not be
started again in a hurry, and on account of the
great quantities of coal which they consume
their stopage would seriously atTect the demaud
for coal when there is a resumption of work.
Here then is shortsightedness, meanness, and
withal positive suicide on the part of the
miners.
The members of the association discussed the
resolution for some time and then deliberately
refusrd to pass it. As a consequence several
furnaces, one near Bethlehem, aud another In
Schuylkill, have already stopped, and others
will speedily lollow unlees coal can be obtained
within a few days. At Parry ville, savs the
ticranlon liepublican, furnaces are situated
within ten miles of the Nesquchoning coal
mines, where several thousand tons of coal are
on hand, but the fuel cannot be had, because the
men will not permit it to be taken to the
breakers. Here is a state of affairs for the de
fenders of trades unions to contemplate. Here
is an example of the usual abuse of power,
which should, and if continued in will cause
the overthrow of the entire organization.
The six Shamokin collieries still continue
operai ions, with one nddition to the number.
The shipments this week, however, from that
region were small on account of the heavy snow
etorm.
The following io the complete summary of the
trade for the past week, as reported for the
Pottsvllle Miners Journal of to-day:
i
ISM,
INO. A
WEEK. I TOTAL. DKC.
WEEK. I TOTAL.
Anthraritt.
P. A. K. R....
Bob. Canal...
LVil K.K 8.
UV.R.R Mb
I Canal
U Ka. K. U.
Bcr'ton Ktti;
do Mb
Pa. R. R...I
Pa. Canal..)
Il l H.Cal...
U.AU.R R K
do. do.YV
do. do 8.
WjominsNU.
Bhamnkio....
Trotnrton... .
His I.icW Mol.
I.tkena V.Co.
Williamaton.
43,:r3;
40,521 '
17,,7I
3,IM'.!
3.44ti
4,:ui
M
373.M:)
Uri, IJtp
I
7H,l;2
I
I
63,745 !
I
41 !P9
8,7a? I
21,617!
l,D73j
2H
ltS.Sno,
6,672
Kit
71)
1'lx
4Ri7 4MH4
MAW 1.H.-.J
&(,;2 d 6I.HIU
Xi,212 j 2 242
d 2 l,iW8
w.om
2.639
n..W4 d 7.4ltJ
l.Uo,
lO.tOti 4W
d 8,7;;7
20,0061 4,319
d l.im
6,034 6,034
4,778 4o2il
1.470 'd
2,na
a'ois1
33!
1M.H20 l,M:t,.V,"r
128,123 VH.7M.
23,694 y.jO.33
i(ufnnoH.
Broad Tnp...
H. A O. R. R.
Chee.iO.Ca.
Tofl.all kind
31,006' l,2tH
37,410
6.314
lna.MW
l,0,ril; 24,ii2, 9M,24j
10)8,246,
127.P26I W.4I6!
"Notwithstanding the suspension, the trade
this year so far is only 'Jg,41o tons behiod com
pared with the corresponding period last year."
"We have no change to note. All the markets
appear to be supplied with coal except at a few
points, and that going forward is supplying
many of these places."
There are no quotations to report this week
at Port Richmond.
TnEFT or Dry Goous. John Moran and
Charles Carroll were arrested at Frankford road
and Girard avenue yesterday afternoon by
Policeman Haughey upon the charge of the
larceny of a lot of muslin and linen which they
bad in their possession. The property had beeu
stolen from the drv goods store of Mr. Bias, on
Kietmond street, below Sbaekamaxon. Defen
dants are held for a hearing at the Central Sta
tion this afternoon.
Larceny of Coats. A colored man named
William Peterson was arrested by Policeman
Maguire yesterday upon the charge of the lar
ceny of two coats from the dye-house of Mr.
Kensel), on Eleventh street, near Walnut.
Peterson was captured as ho came from a pawn
office, where he had pledged the property. De
fendant was committed in default of 4500 bail
by Alderman Morrow.
Fugitive from Justice. YV. II. Chase
(colored) was arrested at Thirty-sixth and
Market streets yesterday by Odlcer Kowe, of
the Sixteenth district, upon the charge of the
larceny of a pair of chickens which he had in
a valine in his possession. The fowls were
stolen from Delaware county. Chose was sent
Lack to Media for trial.
8ciiooi, Entertainment. On next Tuesday
evening, at the Assembly Buildings, the pupils
of Mr. il. Y. Lauderbach's Academy, assisted
by professional and amateur talent, will give a
complimentary entertalnmeut to their friends
and others. A miscellaneous programme has
been provided of irreat interest throughout.
Seriously Injured. About 5 o'clock this
morning James Kennedy, residing at No. 'iOi
Mechanic street, Manayunk, was seriously in
jured by a piece of timber falling upon him at
the Flat Rock Paper Mill. He was removed to
Lis home.
Suspicious Character. Albert Smith was
found yesterday in the residence of Christopher
Schafer, No. 4 North Seventh street. As he
bad no right there the belief was that he in
tended to commit a felony. Smith will have a
bearing at the Central this afternoon.
The Robbery at Ninth anii Arch Streets.
The value of the goods stolen fnun the store
of Mr. S. Abeles, on Ninth street, above Arch, is
set down at firm.
House Hobbery. The residence of John J.
Pelsler was yesterday entered by thieves and
robbed of a quantity of clothing. The family
were abeent from the premises at the time.
Coroner's Case. The Coroner was notified
this morning to hold an Inquest at No. VifJ
houth street, on the bodr of Edward McCaffrey,
e4 7v (Ut, Who wm loiuid dead la bed.
THE RECENT IUNK RQIIBERY.
One ef thr;Vnlrhmen Huoprndfd What I'amM
train Toroln a. Ilaak lata ft sthoraiakor'o
Hhon at NIht-Vbj tae INrUbbora Were Net
Alaraird.
This morning one of our reporters paid
another visit to the scene of the audacious rob
bery which was perpetrated In the Kensington
National Bank, and there discovered that if
one of the private watchmen had not en
deavored to kill two birds with one stone, by
soling shoes whilst he guarded the bank, the
robbery would in all probability never have been
perpetrated, and he would now be regarded, as
he manifeetly is not, as an able guardian of gold
and greenbacks.
Being admitted into the President's room,
where but recently the two watchman were
King horn Ue combat, we fouud tha cashier,
Mr. MeConncll. On th'j tables and floor lay
battered tin boxes, which had oecn forced open
by the robbers; and from the confused mass of
papers that had been dumped out of them a
number of depositors wern bunting for ttieir
own. Said our reporter to Mr. McCounell:
"Is it possible to gfcl a lit of the persons
who have eutlered by this robber', and thsir
Individual losses?"
"It is not," replied Le, "for the bank oSiccrs
cannot themfclves tell what the boxes con
tained. The losers were allowed to place their
packnges in the proof by the courtesy of the
ollicers; aid as there were no conditions th it the
bank should be responsible for their cafe-keeping,
it,' of courte, loses nothing."
"Has any octioH been taken," we further
queried, "in regard to the disobedience of the
watchmen?"
"Yes, sir; Mr. Morris Murphy has been sus
pended. "Why Mr. Murphy and not Mr. Holmes also?"
"Because Mr. Murphy was the principal man
in charge and let them iu, and Mr. Holmes was
only an attestant."
"it was unfortunate that they were hood
winked so completely."
"It was," excitedly responded the cashier.
"Before I left on Thursday afteruoon I siid to
tic watchman. "Do not let any one into this
building, and if they try to eutur shoot tiieni
down."
"Were they well armed?"
"Oh, yes, tdr. Besides their pistols there was
a loaded gun in the room. They could have
kept a hundred rcen out!"
"How was it." wc then okcd, "that the people
who live on either side of the bank were not
alarmed at the unusual noise made by the
poundiDg on the safe at miduight?"
" Why ! fin-one of (hi? tnat:hrm:ii is a surioj a
film timl r, (Jit'l he has tin u arrustiniit il to hriiirj
infi in his bench here and working at ni'jld.
11 hen the peojile heard the hainnwrimj they
thouijhl it irtin tin) hammering tn hin lapstone!
But if Mr. Murphy had not disobeyed orders in
the first place, the robbery would not have been
committed."
Our reporter then withdrew.
The bunk has obtained a new safe in the
place of that one which the robbers operated
upon. It was discovered yesterday that the
latter could not be opened by the ordinary
means, the violence of its assailants having
thrown the lock out of gear. A safe builder
was sent for, and in ten minutes, with a ham
mer aud cold-chisel, the whole top of the
chilled-iron receptacle was forced oil and all
its contents exposed. Had the robbers kept at
work a little longer than they did, all the funds
of the bank would have been at their
mercy and the disastrous consequence to many
a person would have been beyond auy remedy.
Providentially the robbers gave up their work
just ten minutes too soon. It is now estimated
that the loss to the special depositors will not be
less than $75,000. One of them, a woman in
very humble circumstances, loses $500 bet all.
This morning the institution is going along ap
parently as smoothly as ever, arid no one would
ever suspect that night before last it was the
scene of such a bold and ingenious crime.
Olr, AlerrU AIurihy'a Version of the Trans
action. In all the reports that have been published
thus far of the robbery Mr. Murphy's version of
it has not been taken. This morning we. met
him and obtained this statement:
A great deal has been said about negligence
on my part; but, while I admit that 1 am not
wholly free from blame, yet the cashier's manner
threw me off my guard. But I had better
commence at the beginning. The men (rob
bers) first came to the bauk at half-past five on
Thursday. One of them was dressed, so I am
told, in police uniform, the others were in citi
zen's dress. They said they were police oflicers.
I was not there at the time. They told
John Holmes about their suspicions,
and then said: "You had better go back
to the cashier and talk to him." Holmes went
back to the cashier and the latter said, "Tell
tbem that I tbonk them for the information, and
tell them to give my compliments to Lieutenant
Clark." Then when John returned, they told
him what they thought was trolng on, and then
I think the)' said to John, "We will be down to
see you to-night."
V hen I got down to the bank, about 0 o'clock,
I chanced part of my clothes and catna ritrht
down stairs and said, "Well John, we have got
to keep a good lookout for these fellows." and
then remarked, "l am a little urea ana win lay
down on the table." This I did. Holmes sat
by the vault door reading. Then the knock
came at the door, and my dog ran
out and commenced to bark furiously. I went
to the door and cried out, "Wbatno you want.'
a voice came from the outside, "Wo want to see
John Holmes." I said, "John, somebody wants
to see you at the door," and he replied, "I
know, it is these police ollicers." The door was
opened then, I think, so John could see them,
and when he looKea out ue said, "res, these are
the police ollicers, let them in." I thought that
tbey were all ncquainted, and so 1 let them in.
One of the men called me to the door and
asked me if I knew two men that were passing
on the opposite side of the street, saying "'They
are the men whom we have been following down
the 6.reet. You bad better watch them." I
then put on my coat, stepped out, and walked
np to the corner of Laurel 6treet, and then back
to the bank, and I could see no person who
looked suspicious to me. Ho aked me, when
1 returned, if I saw any one I knew. I said,
"Yes, I saw one man who had just come out of
a rolling-mill near at hand. He was going up
the street as fast as be could."
vYe went to the bank door then. It was open a
lsttle. We went iu, he ahead of me. As soon
us 1 came In the police ollieer, who stood jut
inside the vestibule door, came up to me and
quickly put ids arm around my neck and choked
me; at the fame time drawiug my head back
wards, and while I stood in that position, he
grabbed me; aud as soon as he grabbed me one
of them struck me in the pit of the stomach,
and this was followed by four or live similar
blows.
While this was going on, I got one of my
hands free, and put it into my pocket taget my
pistol. But one of them suspected my intention
and quickly jerked my baud out and twisted
my arm uud placed it behind my back, and the
other shackled me. Here I was powerless.
Tbty had trcatedLIlolmes so before I got in. I
still lost no presence of mind, but was perfectly
cool. Then he led me back, though I told him
I did not want to no back.
He said, "I want you to come back into the
cashier s room " Th! I was forced to do, aud
eat down by the cashier's desk. When there
my captor said, "1 am iroinsr to erasr vou." I
said, "There is no use in that; you have me
tied; I can't do anything." He said nothing, bat
took my cap ana tore it up ana rammed it into my
mouth, and then tied a rope around my head,
so the gag could not come oil. Then he said,
"Uet up iroui mere, ana come over to
this (the northern) side of the room,"
and then he placed me in a dark
corner. He then wanted me to He dawi. I
told bim "No; I cannot." He said, "You might
as well;" and I said "No; let mo sit here."
Well, after I had been sitting still a little while.
for you see I had got the gag loosened, 1 tried to
get into conversation with him, and then he
said, "You don't seem to be easy; you are trying
to get your handcuffs off," for you see I had
just teen testing to see now ukui iney were.
I said "I am not doing anything of the kind
He responded, "I will be if I don't shoot
J you." I aiitwered, "U would, pot be oi any con
sequence to do that;" and then we had a jood
bit of talk in that way, when be all at once
broke out, "You have irot this thinir looss od
yonr month." I said "Yes, and I think yon
might as wen taae u on. it is ainagreeariie ana
of no consequence." His reply was, "Well, I
guess I will," and be took it off and threw it
down on the floor. Ho asked
me, " Do yon want a drink
of water?" and I raid, "yes," and he got me a
cup, sayinir. "lhero is not much In It; you can
have what ihere is!" I took a swallow, and my
captor fecined to be more quiet. I asked him If
be would not give roe sotuo tobacco, and he
took out his box and put Into my mouth a good
chew. 1 saia, "inai is never in you, oua ne
then, further to please me, brought the cash
ier's brood back chair, and got something for
ae to put my icei on.
fctn i was more com tommy nxea, ne came
and taliped me on the shoulder saying, "Now,
we know you arc notn tpoiuiiug to Jioimes)
poor men. "les, said 1. "we have notniug
but wnai wc worK lor. ' noimes was men iving
nt my feet half dead with fright. "Now," said
he, "wc are going to help you." "How," I
asked This he did not answer, but turned his
response, "We don't want to hurt you." Said
I, "This is a devellsh poor exhibition of it, any
how." Then he becan to lauirh. Said he,
"W here is the money in this bank?" I answered.
"It Is in the vault. " "Is there any in the
drawers?" "No," said I. Then tapping me
nuain on the 6houlder he re
marked, "I tell you what we will
do; we will put a few thousand in your boot
htn we get the money; won't that satisfy
you ?" I said, "I don't want to make any bar
tnins. But 1 have got one request, if you will
do that for me It Is as much as I can ask."
What is it?" said he. "My box is in that
vault. Jt has got my name on it, and what is in
it beloDgs to female beneficial societies, and if
you will not touch it I will ask no further
favors." Said be, "You may rest assured that
yttur box will not be disturbed. I will brimr it
nnrt put it on the table by you." "xou
will! says I. Yes," he responded. "Then,"
said I, "I will be under great
obligations to you." He went away, and Holmes
commenced to make a noise, when ho came
back, and hit me on the shoulder, Baying, "I
will be d (I to h 11 If I don t shoot 5-011 now.
I told bim that it was not me but Holmes who
made the noise, and he said, "Well if I hflar it
again I will shoot you; see if I don't; I tell you
now for the last time ! We don't want to do
any harm to you if we can help it, but you have
got to keep etui. All this time his associates
were at work in the vault. I could not see them,
nor can I tell how much they took; but this I
know, that tboy went back on me, for they
went through my box worse than any other.
It contained $000 of my own money, 1500
belonging to a female beneficial society,
and enough more to make altogether
f 1537-55, belonging to the Wesleyan Burial
Ground Association. They cleahed the box
right out, better than they did any other box
in the whole concern. Now the cashier and the
rest censure me. When these men came in on
the afternoon of Thursday, the cashier said to
Holmes, "If anybody comes into the bank shoot
them." But be should have gone right down
to the lieutenant from whom the so-called olli
cers said tbey came, and asked him if he had
sent these men to the bank. The station-
bouse was almost on bis way homo. If he had
made this little investigation, which any pru
dent man would, the whole bunch of robbers
could have been nabbed. A year ago they knew
an attempt was to be made on the bank and in
formed the .Lieutenant, and he had a police
force on band and the robbery was evaded.
When the men came at night tbey said to mo,
"1 he cashier has gone to see the Lleutenaut."
and of course I thought it was all right. I have
been a watchman there seven years, and I have
been faithful.
One of the Heavy Loner.
Among the heaviest losers by the robbery is
Mrs. Kate lleim, residing at No. 1507 North
Seventh street, who bad placed on special de
posit in the lire-proof United States coupon
bonds to the value of $15,500, and also a valua
ble gold watch. The watch having beeu left
ber by bcr deceased husband, she is able to give
such a description of it, with the maker's name
and number, as will lead to its identification in
case it is offered for sale or pawn; but Mrs.
Ileim neclected to make a note of the numbers
on ber bonds, and their identification is conse
quently impossible.
THE CAMDEN U1Q1ERS.
( onclufiton of the Trial .Indae KlxonVL'liarira
Verdict ol Utility.
The trial of the Camden riot ca-e. In the United
Stati s ljistrict Court at Trenton, has occupied that
tribunal two weeks in toe Hearing or arguments ana
the receiving testimony. Yesterday (the
case was given to the jury In a
charge by Judge Nixon, which occupied one
hour in the delivery. The case of irrancls
fSoudcrs, one of the accused, has been made the
trst case. The Court said the indictment was
founded under the act or Congress approved In
May of last year. It contained three couuts for hia
dei ii g various persons Irom exercising the riht of
suiirage, two or wnicn persous uppuarea not nu
legal voters. Neither the Court nor the jury should
exercise any Judgment as to whether the provisions
of tlie act of Congress under which the ludlctmeut
was found were wise or unwise. The Court held
there were three tlilDgs for the Government ti
prove: First, that the election at whicb the oifcnse
charged was couiniltted was for a member of Con
gress, and that a person was hindered from voting
thereat; second, that the person interfered with
was a qualified voter of the State and precinct at
the time ol such election; and third, that the de
fendant unlawfully prevented such voter from ex
ercising the right of suiirage by force, threats, or
otherwise.
Judge Nixon observed the law was not made for
the protection of a class, and even if it were, that if
alter some colored men voted they again fell iuto
line, with the intention of voting a second time,
1 hat constituted no excuse for an attack on them
or any others. The Government insisted that
Bonders was among those who attacked the
colored men, and assisted in driving three
or tlam from the polls in the afternoon.
The defense insists that the allegations of the
Government are no' proven, particularly insisting
on no connection with the a'ternoou riot. The
evidence, he said, was sometimes conflicting and
somt time doubtful, and the jury would have ti
carefully distinguish between positive and nega
tive evidence. If one person sees a thing and
ninety-nine fall to see it, the former's testimony
must not be discredited unless the iiluety-niue
were so situated tlmt tlicy could not have
failed to see it. The jury must consider
the conduct of both parties on the occasion. The
Judge particularly charged the jury to be careful
not in unv way to allow prejudice to interfere wltn
their verdict. Was it not natural lor the colored
men, belrg there In numbers, to form a line, as the
whiles would doubtlessly have doue? Had the
w hites any right to interfere? Witnesses all agreed
that the colored men were peaceable before the at
tack, but alter that their couduct was violent in the
extreme. Whether they were Justified under thecir
ruuistances was a question for the Jury to decide.
The alternonn outrage was particularly bold and
bare, and while many witnesses swore Souders was
there, only one positively suui he was not, and that
witness' iiHme was Martin, who appears to be one
of the parties indicted lor riot on this same occasion.
In conclusion, the court said If there was a iy doubt
as to the guilt of defendant, the Jury must give htm
thefnll benefit thereof. "Let no feeling on your
part that in such high-handed outrages somebody
ought to buffer induce jou to vi.lt upen his heai, if
Hare Is a reasonable doubt of his guilt, lUe trans
gression of others."
At 11.V A. M., Judee Nixon having concluded his
charge, the jury retired. According to a despatch
published elsewhere, it will be seeu that Kranels
Souders. whose case was made a test one, has beeu
fouud guilty by the jury.
Recovery op Stolen (Joods. About nine
o'clock last evening two men came driving down
Second street, near Poplar, at an immoderate
rate, followed by an individual crying stop thief.
Policeman C'rox gave chase to the team, and at
Second and tJieen streets the parties jumped
out and escaped, leaving the team, which was
recovered by the olllcsr. In tho mornlug ,U
boxes of soap, two boxes of com starch, and a
wasLing machine, were recovered. Some cf
the property recovered has been identified by
Mr. Graham, grocer, on Second street, above
Beaver.
Public Balis. For sales of elegant residences.
Stores, niiall dwellings, large lota, ground rents,
country seats, stocks, loans, furnltnre, jewelry
bocks, etc., see advertisements In auotner column.
Lodoekh There were 127 lodgers in the
Tkiid JJitU-ict Station House lost night.
Trt Mortality or ins City. The number
of deaths in the city for the week ending at
n wm to-day was 828. being an increase of fl
over those of last week, and an increase of 1W
over the corresponding period of last year.
Of these 188 were adults: 140 were minors; 211
were born in the United Btates: (W were foreign
ers; 22 were people of color; and Id were from
the country. Of this number 65 died of con
sumption of the lungs; 14 of diseaseof the heart;
7 of marasmus; G of old age; 7 of convulsions:
4 of inllaraniation of tho brain; 4 of typhoid
fever; 18 of debility; 4 of congestion of the
brain; 14 of scarlet fever; and 18 of inllamma
tion of the lungs.
The deaths were divided as follows among the
different wards:
" ard. War fix.
First Seventeenth 9
Second f, Kighteenth
Third l iiiet,euth -5
Fourth 15 Twentieth 2'.t
Fifth Pi Twenty-first f.
Sixth 2 Twenty-second 10
Seventh P.bTwcnty-third 4
F.iuhtb ( Twenty-fourth i:
Ninth 5 Twenty-fifth 11
Tenth 12 Twenty-sixth 15
Eleventh . f Twenty-seventh 17
Twelfth 10 Twentv-cighth 3
Thirteenth it Unkno'wn 10
Fourteenth H
Fifteenth 22 Total .128
Sixteenth 11
Recohdek's Cae. John Tobln was ar
raigned before Recorder Givin this morning on
complaint of Mr. Hugh A. Mullen, Jr., a repor
ter of the 1'oet, who charges that on Thursday,
night, while iu the discharge ol his duties, the
defendant threatened "to punch bis eyes out
ai d his head off" if be published tho facts of a
disgraceful row which had taken place at Sixth
and Chesrut streets. Testimony corroborative
of Mr. Mullen's affidavit was taken, nnd Tobin
was required to enter bail iu the sum of &2J00
to keep the peace.
A New Safh. A strong fire and burglar
proof safe, manufactured by (J. L. Maiser, has
just been placed in the establishment of Artinau
tV Triecbler, No. 21'J North Third street. Its
coct was fcsOO. It is handsomely painted, and
on one side appears the picture 6f a man deeply
engrossed in reading The Kvenino Teleuhaiti.
Thanks for the compliment. The artist was
V. W. Buylc
FlHAnCIi Arl C'Oll.UtJItCH.
EVKNISrt TFT.KOnAPH OFFICR.l
(Saturday, Feb. 4, 171, i
The supply of funds is steadily increa-uug,
both at the banks and in the outside market,
and more Is offering than can be readily disposed
of at the regular market rates. As a result, the
tone of lenders exhibits less firmness, aud any
reasonable amount is accessible to all whoso
credit is undoubted. No apprehension exists as
to the future condition of the market, and the
tendency at the banks is to expand. Rates
both on call and discount loans are much lower
than usual at the beginning of this month.
(old Is rather quiet but steady, with all the
sales ranging from lll;felll, closing at the
latter.
Government bonds are in good demand, and
prices show a further advance of (6)i.
Reading Railroad changed hands at 4'J; Penn
sylvania at 01$4(o llJ, a decline; North Penn
sylvania at 44a; Miuehill at 51; and Lehigh
Valley at 00".
Cunal shares attracted more attention; Schuyl
kill sold at 8; preferred do. at 17, b. o.; aud
Lehigh at'.M.V, s. o..feo4.
A few shares of Central Transportation sold
at 50. 22 was bid for Thirteenth, and Fif
teenth Streets Railroad and 25 for Spruce aud
Pine Streets do.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALKS.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.TIiird Btreet.
FIUST BOARD.
imoncity 6s, New.ioi,Vi lOshLltSchR.
43'.'
1000 do. pr-lor to '62.102
lioi) ah Head. ...s.". 49
10 sh Mlnehill U.. 61
1 sh N Pa K 41)4
92 sh Lett V K. . .. 60,
20 sh Cent Trans. . . 60
70i)8h Sell Nv 8','
luo sh Sch N P.biiO. Wli
tiooo la N Y C 7a i4;
J.'.ooo Fhlla A E7s.. 67
fiooo Wllm A Kit 7s i4
S03shPenu It..... Clj;
C00 do 61
0 do bS. fil44 l
60 sbCam & Am..ll7Mi
BETWEEN
BOARDS.
100 ah Heading K... 49
2 sh Cam A A III X
100 sh OO A A li... 4ii)tf
100 sh Leh Na...b5. 34';
tHOOOOCAA R7s.. 9rx
fioo Pa 6m, 2se lor.
two fa 6s 8 se.. ..101
rxiOSch N 6s '82. .. 76
iu su cen i rans. .. to
SECOND BOARD.
f2400City Cs, New. 101; 200 sh Lch N..b00.
34
.'.00 Lell gold L. . . S8!
10(1 no sou. 3lf
20shC A R US ','
1U0 all O C A A K.1,60
10 sh Lit Sch Kit.. 43'i
11CIK0 Am Gold. .
lll.V
60,'
49
13000 Phil A E Ts.
6 sh Leh VhI H..
800 sh Reading R.
MK88H8. Dm Havkn & Broth br. No. 40 8. Third
street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U. 8. 68 of 18M, 1134113!.V : do. 1S62, 110,V4110 ;
do. 1864, 110,110V; do. 1866, 110 110','; do. 1968,
new. I09c4iii9tf; do. 186T, do. log'iou ;do. 1863,
do. 1093iolo94a ; 10-408, 109VMS1O9V. U. H. 80 Year
6 per cent. Currency, H0'i,lll,'; Gold, llljtfr
II1.VS Silver, 106(107: Union Pacific Railroad
1st Wort. Bonds, 7nX7U5 ; Central Pacttio Railroad,
910ia92o; Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds, 00 710.
MK8HR8. WlLI.IiM VlINTBR A CO., NO. 36 8. Third
street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of
1S818, USidUa ; 6-20S Of 1S63,110? 110J4 : do. 1364,
UO'.-amoi J do. 1S65, llO'.iHOH; do., July, 1S68,
109'.,C4109H: do., July, 1967, lOO.VMOg'.'Jdo. Julv,
1868, 109Xt!09 ; BS 10-40, 109"f(lO9 . Gold. 111V
111. U. S. Pacific It It. Cur'cy 6s, lll'.lllx.
Nab svIiAdnbr, uroKers, report this morning
Gold quotations aa follows :
1DD0 A. M llljtf 1130 A.M. V4
iooft ' iii;jn-6s " ill;
loss " lii.V'ia-uT P. M.... ux
Philadelphia Trade Itepori,
Satchuat, F b. 4. Dark In the absence of sales
wc quote No. 1 Quercitron at 130 ) ton. Tanners'
Park rarges from (17 to t-3 P'r cord.
Seads The receipts of Cloverseed are 'light, and
It is in fair deman'l at 11(li,Vc. y pound. Timothy
Is nominal at fOiW. Flaxseed We notice siual
sales at 1210.
TferelsaOrm feellnjr In the Flour market, but
not much activity. The dcmmid is mostly from the
liome cousuuK-ra, whose purchases foot np 9uo
barrels, Including suptrnnt' at $.vi,5'50; extras at
f.v7r( C-VS; WlHconsm aud Minnesota extra family
at G-76(s7"75; 1'ennsylvaula do. do. at ttl-25($7; Iu
dlai.a aud JOhto do. do. at fft'767-75, and fancy
brands at h(9-ko, as in quality, ltye Flour may
be quoU d at 5-25b(B-r0.
The market Is poorly supplied with prime Wheat,
and for litis description a steudy demand prevails,
hales of soo bushels Indiana red at t-6i aud 400
bushels Ohio do. at 1160. live may be quoted at II
fur 1'eiiDsvivunta. Corn Is in fair request at the
ncent decline; sales of 4000 bushels at bO'msoc.
for yellow and Tsc. for Western mixed. Oats are
unchanged ; 20iio bushels sold at 5sigC0c. for West
ern and Pennsylvania
Whisky may be quoted at 94395c, for Western
iron-bound.
LATEST S II I ITI Ji (J I Ji TELLI (J EN t'E.
PORT OK PHILADELPHIA FEBRUARY 4
BTaTl OP TUBUMOUtTKR AT THf B VIKING TBLBOBAFB
OFFICII.
8 A. M 83 1 11 A. M 46 S P. M. 48
sum rthks.
Sun Sbt8..
T' 6 MOON SETS.-..
6-22:111011 WiTSB..
0 SO
0-47
(By Cable.)
Liverpool, Ftb. a. Arrived, steamship Rrlii,
from Jew iork, with 2M4 bales cotton.
By Telegraph.)
F0KTKBS8 Monhok, Vs., Fe(. 4. The pilot-boat
Coquette reports: I'nssi d in for Baltimore, bark
AiU ittlde, and brixs Dauntless, Water Witch, and
Fstl er, from Rio; Lewis Clarke, from Navassa; bark
Caroline 1-emoiit, Irom Bermuda; and an unknown
bark. Paused out, steamer Ohio, for Bremen.
Arrived, snip Camille, from Cuhtofor orders; brig
Lliza Mierrls. from Kio for ordtrs.
riN Fkam-ikco, Fen. 3.-tsailed, brig Mary Belle,
Roted, for lloug Kong.
ARRIVED THIS MORNINO.
Steamship Aries, Whelden, 4S hours from Boston,
with muse, to 11. lnsor A Co. Keports: ue ship,
1 bark and one brls; outside the (Japes, bound iu.
Park Cvcnus, at Middle. Bark Dinon, off Reedy
Island; Kaliantniaat pone. At needy Island, three
barks, three schrs, and quite a small fleet, bound up
tsu-auier Benefactor, Shrwood, 84 hours from
New York, with wdse. to John K. Ohi.
Kteamer Florence Frauklln, Plerson, 12 hours from
Baltimore, with mdae. to A. Groves, Jr.
Schr K. K. Krench, Doughty, from Washington,
N. C, with lumber to D. Trump, Sun A Co.
FOUHTIT EDITION
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Evening Cable Hews.
Attempted Assassination ol Trochu
American Supplies for France.
Destructive iTiro ia Ontario.
Etc.. I'K.. Gtc- Itc,
lite
FROM EUROPE.
Atlrmntrd Aaaaaittnntton of Trorha.
IiiirssnLs, Feb. 15. It Is reported hero that an
attempt has beeu made at Paris to assassinate
(ieneral Trochu, The (Jcneral's orderly officer
was killed, but he himself wa3 not Injured. It
is now said that the
Ortrnn Prlneen
will not 'accept cau Jidature for tho Trench
National Assembly.
KproDMlrnrlloa of Knllwnva.
J?AnnEr.orno, Frauce, Feb. :$. The bridges
on the Paris and Strasbourg Railroad have beeu
restored and all trains aiu now running between
F.pernay and Nancy.
FKOM THE J) OM1XIOJV.
DralrnrtlTe Fire In Ontnrl.
County, Ont., Feb. 4. A large fire ocenrred
last nipnt, originating in a store occupied by
Suthcilar.d & Co., on King street, and speading
westward to the telegraph and express ollice,
and eastward to McCallurn it Sons', dry goods,
and Jeffrey fe Co.'s, hardware merchants, and
the Bank of Toronto. The whole block was de
stroyed. The los.es are as follows:
BMcCnllum & Sons, S'0,000, insurance $30,000;
Sutherland Co. $35,000, insurance $80,000;
Jeffry A: Co. $28,0C0, insurance not known.
The Rank of Toronto saved all its valuables and
papers. Jeffry fc Co. saved about half their
goods in the warehouse, but the contents of their
retail department were lost. The contents of
the Montreal Telegraph Company's aud Express
Company's ollices are saved. McCallutn owned
three stores and Jeffry owned their own and the
bank building. Total loss probably $150,000.
FROM MEW YORK.
Aid to France.
Nr.w Yoiik, Feb. 4. The Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, appointed to extend aid
to France, held an adjourned meeting to-day.
It was resolved that the treasurer bo instructed
to notiry tl e American Minister at Paris that
the sum of t'20.000 will be placed in his credit
at once, to bo ued by him in the purchase of
But piles.
VtThe New York Bank Stnteinent.
New York, Ftb. 4. The following itfins
appear in the weekly bank statement published
to-day:
Leans increased $500,407
Deposits increased 4,23,11 0
Specie decreased l,isi'87i
Legal-tenders increased 4)ii'JJ,G54
FROM WdSIUJVQTOJV.
TrenNory Statement.
Dfuptttch to the AxHmsiated rrewi.
Washington, Feb. 4. Receipts of fractional cur
rency during' the week, 60S,noo; shipments of
notes, f 14,192,723 ; currency, frs2,544. Treasury
ISpluner holds In trust for national banks as security
for circulation ::ro,04S,76o, and for public deposits
Jl.81H,M'iJ; mutilated notes burned during the
week, f50s,V7!5; total amount burned, f JT.li2,j09;
total amount Issncd for mils destroyed during the
week, :i5. 749,9 43; balance due for mutilated notes,
1,879.319; outstanding circulation, .w7,85,'i3 ;
fractional currency redeemed and destroyed during
the week, 1720,400.
FROM JVEW EJVGLvlND.
Ok tattling Goods on I'alie Pretence.
Boston, Feb. 4. The trial of Frederick Lock
wood, indited for obtaining one hundred bales
of cotton on false representations, resulted to
day in the disagreement of the jury.
A meeting of the natives of Prince Edward's
Island, now residents of Boston, adopted a re
solution favoring the annexation of that island
to the United Slates.
FROM BALTIMORE.
Denlh of an Old Nun.
Rai.timoue, Feb. 4. Sister Stanislaus, a
member of the Order cf Carmelite Nuns, died at
the convent In this city yesterday, aitedseveuty.
M e was one of the original members of the
Order in Maryland, established nearly sixty
years ago, aud led an active and useful life.
Baltimore Produce ttlarkol.
Balttmork, Feb. 4. Cotton firmer; middling
uplands, ISual.lc. ; low middling, 14 VI4' Flour
dull anil weaker. Howard Street BtiperUue, $.' .',! a ;
do. exlra, $(j-C(l"7-i!5; do. family. b;-;59; City Mills
siieroiie, jSia T-75; do. extra, $! H"a; da family,
Sf()ll; Western superfine, i.V50($6; do. extra,
J l,(Htl"25; do. family. 7 tO(.i,s-oo. Wheat quiet;
choice white. l-9.'.iatt; Ohio anil Indiana, red, i.4
Ctl'flft; others unchanged. Corn dull and lower;
wh'te Southern, Wt,b0c, ; yellow Southern, bOc. tuts
du'l at Miit tsc. hye, 9Uc.ia.fl. Mess pork lehs active
at $23. bacon less active; rib sides, 12c; clear rit,
lVXc : Bhouldeis. lnjy-c ; hams, I618c. Lord quiet
at 13(.il34c. Whlaky dull at 95c.
SO USD TIIK ALARM.
A riclurc ol Nun PmoclMro I.lfe,
The 8an Francisco Bulletin of January 2i
says:
"Mit-sinf a dashing young man, recently
resident here. He occupied a hluh social posi
tion for neof his years, and apparently en
joyed the confidence of a largo circle of ac
quaintance. He was not in auy sense a waif.
His Lome, abounding in gentle womanly lutlu
ence, intelligence, and refinement, could hanllv
be otherwibo than pleasant. Of relatives aud
friends he had a Bulliciency. His earnings,
under ordinary circumstances, should have suf
ficed to pay his expeoHes; even more, a mode
rate bank account mlrht have been opened.
Rut the serpent of San Francisco fashion won
him over to her side; he entered the ranKsaud
became one of fashion's legion. The parUcular
station to which he was assigned has not tran
spired. Whether he disposed of mouey at the
gaming-table, in the haunts of fallen women,
or at the stock market, we are not prepared to
itate.
Rut it Is true that the young man has disap
peared. The haunts which knew him once
know hlni no more. lie has betrayed the con
fidence of friends und employers to the tune of
several thoutand dollars. There are no miti
gating circumstances in the cii'-e. He has de
ceived purtles for whom he cluimed to have the
greatest friendship.
"It is blRh time the alarm was Bounded in
this community. The city is drifting towards a
vortex of crime, ani parties who should aid in
shaping ber course properly are away from their
Btationu."
A HOTEL IN FLAMES.
DratrnrtUn of a Wlncooaln Hotel v Kro
Persons Horned to Deauh, Older Ka
tally lolorod-A Mother ana Her Poor Hall.
dreaAmoaar tho Ylctiota-A Nu of Coaimla-
laaer 1'aproa falallT Horned.
The telegraph has reported briefly the total
destruction by fire, on Thursday morning last,
of the Halllday House, a four-story brick hotel.
In Kenosha, Wis., involving the loss of seven
lives, and the certainty of the death of two
others. The fire is supposed to have been caused
by the explosion of a kerosene lamp In the lamp
room, and it was lirst discovered by two gen
tlemen, Captain Eveiett and Mr. Smith, who
passed the hone returning from a ball. They
at once attempted to arouse the Inmates of the
houre, about thirty in number, but the flames
spread rapidly, the smoke rushing uptairs, and
filling the staircases and passages with a dense
and suffocating atmosphere.
The guests rushed out in scanty nitrht attire,
and, alter ninny eiforts, several of them suc
ceeded in effecting their escape. Two hand
engines were promptly prepared, while efforts
were also made to bring two jets from neigh
boring steam works. Tne correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says:
Meanwhile the scene In and around the burning
building was liorrltln in the extreme. The night
was dark as pitch, a strong wind was blowing from
the north, and a heavy fall of mingled sleet and
srf w added to the misery of those engaged la their
attempts to rcsetie tlio Innia'es or t in tiotnl. lit
tte lutid dure of the flames conid bo seen men and
won en hailing from the windows and crying In
oi spnlr for assistance from nelow. Men below were
shoiiiiug encourngiiifilr, wlille others brought lad
iltrs Ik m the surrounding barns and haylofts, and
assisted in rescuing IIiohc wlio had succeeded la de
st eliding to the ft cend story, but who could go no
further. Among ihose who were thus Baved were
f ii r servant puis.
Mr. Osmond Cnpron. son of norace Capron,
Fulled Rates Commissioner of Agrleulture, was
asleep in his room on the third floor fit the hotel,
hm aroused ty the flames. From the street could
be seen the stairs lead'ng to his apartment in one
timss of tlames, the current of air drawing tnem
upward aud fanning them into an Intensity of heat
that soon consumed the wooden structure. Those
below could see Mm burst through this atmosphere
of fire, clad only in his shirt aud drawers, to the
second story, and etsHy io descend ny the Btalrs,
bnt these had been burned away, and only
the window was left. For this he made,
his turning garments clinging to him, and
leapt (1 to the ground into the snow. Half
a dozen men sprang to his assistance and
raised him. He was (tnte delirious, raved terribly,
ami insisted, with tho strength of a madman, on
walking across the street. Hut the paroxysm was
soon over, his frenzy subsided, and he was carried
o ihe house of lit nry Andre, on the opposite side of
the strict, blood dripping from all parts of his body
at every step. T'ie lainp-llget revealed a hideous
spectacle. His right, cheek was burned clear to the
bene, and masses of charred flesh Ml from it. Ills
collar-bone protruded, ctatred and ghastly white.
He Is a young man aged about twenty-four years,
and was employed us a clerk by his brother. A. U.
Cspron, flour und feed dealer, lie Is unmarried.
'i he fire was put out by s o'clock this morning.
Thestrearns of water continued to play on the ruins
in order to rool them, preparatory to the sad task of
nigging out the remains. 15y ID o'clock they were
siiillciently coo'ed to commence work. Business
was suspended throughout the town, and all who
could assisted in the search. After aixmt an hour's
work they came upon the last, terrlbm evidence of
the tragic md of Mrs. Merrill and her little ones,
beneath a pile of bricks and beams lay the mother,
charred to a cinder, her face so burned as to have
lost all semblance of humanity. Clasped tightly to
her breast was the little one-year-old girl, also ter
ribly bnrned. Adjacent were the remains of the
three other children, two boys and one girl, forming
a group, ghastly yet tender, which drew from the
eyes of the strongest men tears which not even their
iiianhond could suppress. Tenderly the little corpses
were taken up and placed in com ns, and then the
hapless mother was taken np, still clinging to her
little one with a grasp that not even an agonizing
death could loosen. Mother aud child now occupy
the same cefl'n. Mr. Merrill was at South Uend.Ind.
He was inimedltf'y telegraphed for, and isexpeoted
to-night. The body of Wade has nit yet been dis
covered. It Is probable that the remains will be
found to-morrow.
THE WILLIAMSBURG GHOUL.
Exnegerated Itrnort Concerning hln Doing
Towards the latter part of December last,
while two respectable German ladies Mrs.
Kunselman and Mr.', lihineherd were on their
way to the German Catholic church, in Mon
trose avenue, Williamsburg, a boy, apparently
about Bixteen years of a?e, wearing a grey jacket
and a solt felt bat, suddculy came behind them
and assaulted them with a knife or some other
sharp Instrument, and immediately ran away.
Ihe facts of this proceeding were reported to
Captain Mullen a few days afterwards, and he
notified his ollicers. Nothing more was heard of
the mysterious boy until the evcnlngof the 2Sthof
December, when be attacked Miss Amelia Hen
rice, of No. 10'i Montrose avenue, and drew a
knife across her temple, inflicting un ugly gash.
On the of Cth January he assaulted and maimed
Miss Lizzie Baker, of No. 150 Montrose avenue,
und from that time until tte. 20th of January
nothing was heard of him. On that evening he
murderously assaulted Miss Anne Biinkhoff, of
No. 142 Kemsen street, and Miss Agnes Lyssie,
of Grand street and Graham avenue, while they
were on their way to their homes. These facts
caused a profound sensation in Williamsburg,
and tioce that time seusationai reports of tho
doings of this evil genius have been found in
various New York and Brooklyn journals, and
nt the present time so great is the alarm among
the moihers and daughters of the upper section
of Williamsburg, that none of them can be in
duced to leave their homes without escorts
JV. Y. UtralL
The days are an hour longer than they were
duripg the inidd'e of December.
l'rominent bunkers in London, who have
recently written to bankers and others promi
nent in financial circles in this country, in re
ference to the Alabama claims, say that the
appointment of (ieneral Scenck as Minister to
England has been received with much favor,
and that the British Government is more dis
posed than heretofore to adjust the pending
uestion. They further assert, in effect, that
the settlement will open the market for a large
amount of tho L'nited States bonds in the coun
try. The prospect of an early settlement is
generally regarded in ollicial circles at Wash
ington as favorable.
FINE STATIONERY
AND
Card I2iig-ia.viiigf.
UGUA,
Ko. 1033 CIIESNUT STltEKT.
13 tutlisjsp
LATEST NOVELTY.
"THE BMOaiU ENVELOPE."
WM. H. HOSKIHS,
(stationer, Cord Engraver, Steam Power I'rlntsr,
No. 13 AltCBI Btreet,
181 sraWp PHILADELPHIA.
O
N.
From KKNSlNdTON NATIONAL HANK, on
the id of I t liruui v. Is.l, the following S-'2) liouds: .
No. 74,6(14, July, 'ti5..$.uu0 No. ir.Tatt, M'y &Nov.r00
82.0M4 " " .. 6IM), 7,143 ' " 60D
" Vl.Mo " ' .. 100 " 7.144 " " IVMJ
" 1.6T " " .. luilj " 7,810 " r0
81,f.i8 " .. ten " 19, Wi ' " 600
" 17,7:17, M'y &NV l'K'O " 11,743 " " W
17,7il8 " " lWHll
Alo,
4 t47. M'y A Nov. XNi.tlot) 7421, May A Nov. '648.1100
HUM " 1U0 titf'.B " " ftU
no
82,7ta " " loo lat, May & Nov. 'tin.
ii,7U3 " " 100
Any Information of atxive communicate to
C. T. YEHKKS, Jh , A Co.,
8 4 2t No. ti. TUlltl) Hreet.