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PHILADELPIIIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1871.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
VOL. XV. NO. 32.
1 A II AWA
.FIRST EDITION
Tho Darien Ship Canal.
The Problem Finally Solved.
A Practical Route Discovered.
Pcnna. National Guard.
The Adjutant-General's Report
Coronation of tha ZXaiser.
Where Shall it be Solemnized ?
StC. Etc.. 1HC. 12 tc. Etc.
THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL.
The Proltlem Probably Nolved A Practicable
Houie for the Canal Discovered The Divide
llrtwrrn the Two Oceans Knnlly Overcome
Letter from Captain Selfrldge Announcing
his NUCCCSS.
Panama Jan. 20. Tbe great problem of a.
ship canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, Las been satisfactorily solved, it is be
lieved, at length, and the prospects that the
long-wished for highway will be speedily
thrown open to the commercial world are en
couraging in tbe extreme.
Although the intelligence jnst received here
regarding the splendid undertaking is somewhat
meagre, there is every reason to hope that the
commendable expedition sent by the United
States Government has been rewarded by awell
deeefved success. notwithstanding the innu
merable obstacles to be surmounted and the
various rumors afloat as to the impracticability
of making a canal at any other place than from
Aspinwall to Panama, Commander T. O. Sel
fridgc, commanding tho Darien expedition, has
persisted confidently in his belief that greater
feasibility for this project existed elsewhere.
The storeship Guard, it may be remembered,
left New York December 4, and arrived at Car
thagena after a twenty days' sail, and subse
quently proceeded to the mouth of the Atrato
river, distant from Aspinwall about 23'J miles.
There the Gnard lay at anchor and a portion of
the surveying party, consisting of the com
mander, a few olliccrs and marines and sailors,
came off in a launch and lauded. The Atrato
is a deep, sluggish river, with marshy banks
extending back about ten miles, when the
ground becomes solid.
It appears the party took but very little bag
gage, as the intention was to proceed slowly and
to gradually discover the most possible route
with the certainty of it being accomplished.
For a considerable portion of the time the party
had to rough it under adverse circumstances,
but the prospects daily becoming brighter, the
stout-hearteu members of the pioneer band tra
versed the ground with a will, wading through
swampy tracks, which occurred frequently,
but towards nightfall the party pitched pretty
comfortable tents on the hard soil, the lights
attracting millions of lutrudlng mosquitos. It
was cheering, however, to find that as the party
proceeded the surrounding country becamo
more favorable, and rapid way was made
towards Paya, which is a short way beyond
Yariea. on the Tuyra river, emptying Into the
Gulf of San Miguel, on the Pacific. Com
mandcr Selfridge and party halted at Paya
and forwarded, in charge of the Indians, a sea
man of the party.wao was ill, to Chaplnga, and
thence to Panama. This sailor, Emerson, was
also made the bearer of despatches to the State
Department at Washington, as well as a letter to
United States Consul Long at Panama. The
exploring party then returned by tho atrato to
the east coast. After a very careful examination
it was discovered that the great divide was
exactly three hundred feet above the level
of the ocean, aud although it was Borne fifty
feet higher than was generally anticipated, it is
stated that the barriers are by no means so in
surmountable as wan supposed.
Although some hardships were bravely en
dured, no sickness prevailed.
Commander Selfridge, it appears, Is deter
mined to make a most thorough and complete
exploration; for, although bis efforts so far have
been characterized by success, he will at once
proceed to relieve all doubt concerning the route
throughout the trip. The Indians showed no
signs of hostility, being rather disposed to be
friendly than otherwise. The following is a
copy oi coinmanaer esciinage s letter:
"Paya, interior of Darien, Jnnnary 13, 1870. To
consul Long: i nave discovered me line for the in
tcr-oeeanto canal. The bright of the dividing ridge
is tnree hundred reet. countintr on each side, it is
very favorable. I have forwarded some letters to
Panama to you ly tho Indians. l'lease
send them on by first mail. Ask Mr.
Perry, if the Nipsto has not arrived
by the tune this reaches yon, to charter me a
schooner of not less than fifty tons at as reasonable
terms as possible, and despatch her at once to the
mouth of the Atrato should he hear by mail any
news of the Nipstc having galled from the United
mates for Aspinwall. Tell the captain of the
schooner that I wish nun to proceed f 1th all des
patch to the mouth of the Atrato.
Yours, truly, Thomas Selhudgi, TJ. S. N."
Paya is above Bavisa, in the Puyra, which
empties into Darien harbor. Emerson, the sea
man who brought the despatch, sailed up the
ruyra wun the Indians, halting at cuaunga
Me subsequently passed out through the Gulf of
San Miguel, aud continued along the coast to
Panama, a distance of over four hundred miles
Having been injured on the voyage, he was
conveyed to tbe hospital at Panama, where he
is progressing favorably. He states that the
party enjoyed good health, aud that so far
evervtnimr augurea successiuny.
A telegram was sent to Mr. Perry, the United
States Consul at Aspinwall, and he chartered a
schooner to go to the mouth of the Atrato river.
there to await orders from Commander Sel
fridge. The schooner will be la readiness in a
few dava.
The 'survey by way of 8in Miguel, on the
racinc side, will be commenced in about a fort
night.
The news of the discovery created quite a
t eneatlon here..
TEXXSYLYAXIA MILITIA.
At)jotaBt-'tnr rml'a Keport Coinuanles Urea.
aizca waring me ra.1 1 ear.
We have received the annual report of A. L.
Jiuesell, Adjuint-Ueneral, with a register of the
military Jorce oi mo etaie. ine Adjutant-
(General savs:
ETbe military organization of the Common
wealth, styled by act of the last Legislature
"The National uuaru oi rennsyivanla, may
now be regarueu as esiaunsnea. a steady lu
ci ease of company organizations, beginning
with tbe first year of Governor Geary's first offi
cial term, each succeeding year showing a
greater ratio of increase, indicates not only the
substantial character ana growm oi me system.
but presents an existing military force, com
prising, in great part, a ran a ana nie oi nonor
ally discharged soldiers from active service,
and commanded generally by officers ef military
experience, tinder whose discipline it can not
fail, if properly encouraged and sustained, to
prove efficient in case of emergency.l
During the past year one hundred and fifty
eight companies have been organized through
out the State, and the "National Guard of
renncylvanla," comprising, at the beginning of
the year 1307, only eight companies, increased
during that and the following year to seventy
fight, and during 1809 to one hundred and
eighty-four, now numbers three hundred and
eleven organized company commands, thirty
one company organizations having, for sundry
causes, been disbanded.
These organizations comprise 973 commis
sioned officers and 13,804 enlisted men.
WHERE SHALL HE BE CROWNED t
The Coronatlan of Kaiser Wllhelm Claims
eT the ireat (icrmaa Cities Rumors and
Precedents.
The air of Germany Is thick with rumors ot
the coming coronation. Where shall it be held?
is the theme of universal discussion. Already
all who conceive they possess any sort of vested
Interest in the matter nave been quietly bestir
ring themselves, and there are now six cities in
tbe field contending for the inauguration of the
new Kaiserdom. Their claims, says the London
Timet, may be briefly reviewed.
First in antiquity comes Worms, the seat and
residence of the earliest recorded conquerors of
Khineland, the Burgundian dynasty (A. D. 431);
later a favorite resort of Charlemagne and his
successors; a free imperial city, member of the
Rhine Bund in 1255, with a population in the
time of Barbarossa of seventy thousand, now
fallen to eleven thousand. Worms has an im
mortal renown In Germany for its famous Diet
of 1521, when Luther fearlessly cast down the
gauntlet of the Reformation.
Next comes Aix-la-Cbapelle, the birthplace of
Charlemagne. Before the high altar of the
majestic Dom, which he had erected, the
mighty Emperor crowned his son, and ironi bis
death henceforward, from A. D. 814 .to 1531, no
less than thirty-one Emperors were crowned
here. Here, too, until 1703, In the sacristy
were treasured many of the imperial robes and
regalia.
ivext m antiquity ot us claims comes ranK-
fort-on-the-Maln. where, from tho glorious era
of Barbarossa, the election of the bead of the
Holy Roman Empire has, with few interrup
tions, been held. From the time ofi Maximilian
II (15C2) both tbe election and coronation of the
Emperor6 had been held at Frankfort, and
almost all existing records, ceremonials, and
illustrations of the imperial coronations centre
in Frankfort, from Richard of Cornwall down
wards. Nuremberg has been a favorite abode time
out of mind of the most famous of the German
emperors. A number of Diets were held there.
Nuremberg is the chief existing representative
of the later Middle Ages and Renaissance. He-
gensburg or, as we choose to call it, Uatlsbon
is the best type of the earlier. It Is the city
of the Imperial Diets, held hero from KW3 to
1800; here, too, were Rudolph III and Ferdi
nand 11 elected.
nere are five ancient cities, all, unless boiled,
at this moment actively preferring their historic
claims. Berlin contests them. Only Spires, the
burial place of the ancient Emperors, is wanting
to come forward to complete the classic number
seven. Worms, wipe In its generation, has
sought to propitiate the new emperor's right and
left bands, msmarcK ana MoitKe, br coniernng
upon them honorary citizenship. It Is under
stood, however, that the choice fluctuates be
tween Berlin and Frankfort.
The claims of Alx-la-Chapelle are venerable,
but Frankfort may urge that hers have more
E radical force. Beyond Its Dom, the former
as but little existing vestiges of its ancient
edifices; they have been replaced by modern
factories. 1 he partisans or Frankfort contend
that there all is unchanged. It can show the
Palace founded by the son of Charlemagne, aud
the Romcr Hall, built in 1405 for the ceremo
nies and festivities of the Emperor and Prince
Electors.
As a central point for the meeting of the Ger
man princes, Frankfort Is perhaps the most
convenient city in Prussian territory, standing
upon the Main, the middle boundary line of
North and South Germany. If the empire is
not to sink rapidly into a nonentity, it will be
well that the German people should see the
faces of their new emperors, and no occasion
can ever offer so fitting as the Inauguration of
their dignity. Starting at Aix-la-Chapelle,
Cologne, Mayenee, worms, fcpires, Btrasburg,
Katlsbon. and Nuremberg could be visited.
until the majestic procession, swelling as it
moves along, should end at rranktort. lhe
ancient progresses of the emperors from their
residence to t rankfort, and thence down the
Rhine to Aix-la-Chapelle, occupied more time
and encountered greater dlfilculties.
WASHINGTON RAILROAD QUARREL.
A Statement from the Baltimore and Okie
JCallroad.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
make public the following ficts in regard to the
charge for through fare from Washington to
Kew lorK:
On December 9th. the Superior Court of Bal
timore city decided adversely to the claim of
tbe State of -Maryland lor tax on travel between
Baltimore and Washington. Although the State
at once appealed from this decision, the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company ordered a re
duction of its fare from l-50 to f 10 for this
travel, and telegraphed to tbe presidents ot the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and
New Jersey roads, informing them of tbe deci
sion, and expressing us desire to join them in a
reduction of the fare between New York, Phila
delphia and Washington.
1 he price for a ticket between New York and
Washington has been 8. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company proposed to reduce to
V i m, maKing oi tuts reduction from us pro
portion 2 ceuts, and asking the Philadelphia
and New Jersey Railroads to deduct each 11!. i
cents, etill leaving them f(J 05 between Balti
more and flew 1 orK. or S3 (XJ' i each.
These companies, on previous occasions, pro
fessed a willingness to accept less than $3 on
tbe New York ticket. They now refuse to
make this reduction, lhe figures oronosed bv
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company pay
its minimum rates $120, and 23 cents for
translcr in Baltimore.
The Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Company
bas decided that, as these companies accept
f 180 each for precisely the same service as
their proportion on various Western tickets,
where competition controls them, that it Is so
unjust to the public to refuse to reduce to
6Vms, although, at present, no competition
exists, that It has determined to break the
through ticket, and sell only ltsjtocal ticket, at
Its reduced price, rather than assist in the col
lection of the extortionate rates demanded by
inose roaas.
Important interests In New York. Philadel
phia, and Baltimore are arranging to build.
under State authority, a competent line, with
which the Baltimore and Ohio Company will
co-operate, when President Garrett anticipates
the charge will be reduced to 2 50 between
Baltimore and Philadelphia and Philadelphia
KA1LR0AMXG.
1hJa fSanarAai last at 1 !.
The Underwriter cays: A thirty-loch track is
in i.a hull frnin lllontiVIl Pl tit HurplaKn.M
1 . mm AJ DaA1lniw n r A T aKnn avrttili tl I
JJ TV th J U4 AlCtUilJ UU .wwwuuvuf TV uau TV 111
teet tie value of the narrow gauge roads, which
Lave attracted so much of the attention of rail
w" a A svia 4nm asvwvtik tlrVkA Waar Tf K1a ahrl Af )iaw
experiments, now in contemplation, shall prove
fiiiifiaif nl a wtawmw I rvt - t 11 as n 1 1 1 liA rvloan f Vail.
Buvvvaptui) m AJCVT liupcvuB tv is. ivv nvu vr a t4
1 ftk Dtiiarnriaaa 1"hia atmaall dt fiAntiPllfi.
lion and equipment of theae roada will cause
V M 1 4 I A I . 1 1 n v, ; V.
will not afford the expense of building and
working a road of the ordinary size.
The number of lateral roads on all the trunk
lines will be greatly increased, and in densely
populated rural districts every farmer will de
sire to have a railroad to convey his produce to
maikct. There can be very little doubt of tbe
success of such roads as feeders of the larger
ones, even if they do not In all respects answer
tbe expectations of those who have formed en
thusiastic notions of what may be accomplished
by them. Roads but a few miles in length
leading from the stations of tbe main roads,
w ith cars to take the place of the stages now
used to convey passengers at the ordinary horse
speed, need not be run with the velocity of
through lines to make them very useful. It is
probable that the cars for the thirty-inch gauge
will be built with single seats on each side of the
passage-way, which will be a very agreeablo
arrangement for many travellers.
It may be observed that single persons enter
ing a car prefer to sit alone, and not a few will
resort to the expedient of encumbering a dou
ble scat with baggage in such a manner as to
deter others from entering It. Single seats will
suit such persons admirably, although they may
not be so agreeable to those who travel in
couples.
We are assured that the gentlemen who have
undertaken to build tbe Allcntown and Ilarrls
burg narrow-gauge road have the means and en
ergy needed to consummate such a work expe
ditiously, and there are many who are sanguine
enough to believe that the little road will be
come a spirited rival of the East Peunsylvania
and Lebanon Valley road.
FIHAHCE ArVU COtlUEUCE.
Tuesday, Feb. T, 1871, J
The city national banks publish a very en
couraging report of their condition during the
week just passed, all the elements of strength
being present. The deposits snow au increase
of $749,204, the legal-tenders an increase of
tl83,802, and specie 30,548. Tho banks havo
also shown a disposition to expand in propor
tion to their means, the loans being augmented
(082,250. This expansion Indicates a fair degree
of confidence in the future condition of the
market. The demand to-day both for call and
time loans is moderately lively, but there is no
degree of pressuro, and money is accessible to
all having claims upon tbe market. Rates are
unchanged.
Gold is rather quiet and weaker, all the sales
being reported between 112lli;, closing at
111K.
Government bonds are quiet, but the whole
market continues strong.
Stocks were dull but strong. Sales of old and
new City 0s at 101?.
Reading Railroad sold in a small way at
49 3-10; Camden and Amboy changed hands at
117J4; and North Pennsylvania at AV'..
In canal shares we notice sales ot Lehigh at
3434, and Pennsylvania at 20.
in miscellaneous etocKs tue transactions were
trifling. A few shares of New York and Middle
Coal sold at ir)Z, b. o., and Academy of Music
at 92.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street.
FIRST BOARD.
1700 Cltf 6a. Old... 101 v
9 sh N Pa R 41 v
60HUO A R 117V
8 do 117
lODshLeh NavSt.. 84 V
SN10 do b30. Bltf
200 do.... 830. 84V
20 sh Pa Cnl Stic.. 26
200 sh Reading R.49 8-16
6 sh Acad Mus.... 02
BOARDS.
9shLeh V R.. . CO
600 sh Read.. 815.49 3-16
100 do 49V
200 sh Leti N 84 a
800 do srv
13000 do 101 H
120700 City 63, New. 1011
ifiou ao luitti
3000 Fa R reg m bs. 94 I
2000 Pa A N Y C 78 92J,'
iwo is fenna os... s
1000 Leh V 6s 947i
$1000 do 9.1 I
BETWEEN
floOOClty 8s, New.ioi;
tsooo Fa R con rat. . 9ii
I2000 Fa 1 m 6s.... 94 1
loosnrnft j..beo. 2H'r,
120shFenna R 61
100 do 860. 61. V
Messrs. William faintsb A Co., No. ss S. Third
Street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6a of
19818, 11B',"118Y: 6-SOS Of 186S,UlX41ll,i ! do. 1864,
HOKOlUltf; do. I860, llO'iUO; do., July, I860,
HB'Iflimi.'j; ao., juij, moi, nnsnwyyt ; uo. July,
1868, 109S109 ; 6fl, 10-40, 109109. Gold. Wl'i
0118. U. 8. Pactilo R. R. Cur'cy 6s, lll'i&lUX.
Nabb fciiADNRR, ttroErs, report tun morning
Gold a notations as follows :
lO-WTA. M ll'i 110-29 A. M lliv
10-11 " 1W 10-60 "
10-15 " 112 11-25 " V.
io-i7 " ni n-it9 111 ji
10 27," 111.' 12 30 P. M 111V
10-28 ' lllfi
Philadelphia Trade Heport.
Tuesday, Feb. 7. Bark In j the absence of sales
wo quote No. 1 Quercitron at $30 y ton. Tanners'
bark ranges from $17 to u per cord.
Seeds Cloverseed cornea forward slowly, and
meets with a fair demand at 1lH'c, pound.
Timothy and Flaxseed are scarce. We quote the
former at xb-yd ana tue lauer at z-w.-)$-iu.
Tte Flour market lsaulet at previously Quoted
rates. Tbe demand is mostly from the home con
sumers, whose purchases root up 000 barrels, in
cluding supertlne at $5(6-60; extras at $5-76,36-25;
Wisconsin ana Minnesota extra lamny aifu-.ncjo;
Pennsylvania do. do. at Sti-25i$6-5t; Iadlana and
Ohio do. do. at $6-767-75, aud fancy braaiU at $s
9-60,as In quality. Rye Flour sells at $5-75. la
Corn Meal no sales were reported.
The demand lor wneat is very moderate, ami
prides are hardly so strong. Halea of 4000 bushels at
$l-5g$l-C2 tor Indiana and red ; $1-45(41-60 for prime
do.: and ior sinner, jtye ib neia at 11 ior
Western Corn Is quiet at a decline. Sales of 409
bushels Western yellow at 7 sc., and 800 bushels
Western mixed at 77o. Oats are unchanged. 2000
bushels Pennsylvania and Wetern sold at 6S00c.
Uarley aud Malt are without Improvement.
Whisky Is dull; 20 barrels Western lrou-bouud sold
at 94c
N. V. MONEY lUAKKKT YETlillDA Y.
From lhe llmibt.
"PerliHD. the rao.t ijinificint feature of the Wall
street Market wa the easier fooling in money, 'l he fresh
buaineaa of the oay wa. at tour to tire pur cent, ou Gov
ernment collateral, unit five pnr cent, on atorki. Some
loans from huitneek were allowed to Hand over at aii per
per cent., anon iran.jouoa. ueintf tue ouiy exception, at
rates beyond five per cent. : but the borrowers, bad they
thoeen to retnrn their loans, oould have had abundant
acooiuiuodalion at Ike last in.utiiud liirure.
IVmuioreial paner 1 in rounesl at seven percent, for
prime double name acceptances.
"Foreign exchange wa uiet at IiVi'.i J l(r)' for prime
bunkers' sixty day. sterling, anil llo', r 110 . for aii;!ti
bills. Tbe market was hardly as linn as during lait week,
aud an occasional sale of prime sixty days sterling was
made at lot'.. , ,
1 De nolo uiariet opened sirona on purcuase. 07 par
ties reputed to be operating for a hiuher matkot, and ad
vanced from Ill's tolbl',. riuleeU"ntly tlie advance wm
entirely lost, and the market closed heavy at tuelowitst
f rice of tue day, which fact gave rise to a auxpioion that
be manipulator of the rise bail commenced stillini? at
lian. I Ue uo'U itoom tooa ine rise unieuy, ana was
unusually tame, cot tutor inir tbe Uaoluatiunt made during
ine course 01 toe aay s Business.
"Tha Government bond market continues to rellect
mora closely than any other department of Wall street
business tbe buoyant iullumont of easy uioney. Wnou
capital is so abunusnt for temporary use in the street as
11 iv !.) i iui. I..HUU ui tuo isnr, .1111 can mm em
ployment on call at no better rates than four to live per
cent., it naturally aseks iuveotmant in (iovurniueat secu
rities. Tbe announcement Is telegraphed from Washing
ton that (secretary lloutwell will receive, on And after
March 9, subscriptions for the now loan authorized for the
refunding of the national debt."
LATEST SllimSU IX TK LL1 U EM?K .
PORT OF rmLADgLPUIA FBBRUAUY I
BTtTI OF THIKMOliBTBB AT TBI IVIKINO TOLI3RAPB
orriua.
8 A. M So I 11 A. M 34 1 1 P. M. 39
"Btm Risks ! MoohSbtb. t-47
Bdn Bits D-Xi Uiaa wins a-
n HHfTI THIS MORNING.
Steamer RatUeanake, NN'iuuctt, New York, Weld,
iutc a. vvi
ARRIVED THIS MORNINQ.
Bteamer Fannie cadwalader, llazel, li boura from
Baltimore, with mdae. to A. Orovea, Jr.
bteamer Martha 8tveua, Chance. 13 houra from
Baltimore, with iiidae. to A. u roves, 01.
isujauier uctorara, RcynolUa, 13 houra from Bultl
more, with nidus, to A. Urovta, Jr.
MEMORANDA.
Eteamer nercnlea, Doughty, aaUod from Nw Or
kaiia bla U.u for Mvatoo.
SECOND EDITION
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
On the Hudson River Road.
Fearful Loss of Life.
Crushed, Burned, and Drowned.
At Least 25 Persons Killed.
To-day's Cable News.
Matters at Washington.
Income Tax to be Repealed.
CtC. litC.. lUC. CtC.. fctC
DEA TU ON THE JL1 IL.
Terrible Dlnnater on the Ilndsan River Hall
road CelllMlon of an Express Panaeturer
Train and an Oil Traln-Oecapanta of a Sleep
ing Cnr Burned to Death, Not One Kacaplnc
Over !20 Persona Known to be Killed and
Many Other Wounded.
PouoHKEErsiE, N. Y., Feb. 7 The accident
on the Hudson River Railroad last night at New
Hamburg was earned by an oil train bound
nortn catching fire and Betting the bridge at New
Hamburg aiao on fire. The Pacific Express
came up and ran into the oil train and caught
fire aleo. The bridge gave way under the weight,
when the train went down in a jumbled mass.
The loeomotive, express car, baggage car, Pull
man car and coach, and a sleeping-car of the
express train, went down with the crash. The
engineer of the express train was killed, also the
conductor of the Pullman car and brakeman.
Several passengers on tbe Pullman and sleeping
care were unable to get out when the crash oc
curred and were burned to death or drowned.
The scene at the track is a fearful one. A corps
of physicians is there from Poughkeepsie to
attend tha wonnded and dying, and a search is
now being made for dead bodies.
Further particulars and the number of the
dead and wounded cannot yet be ascertained.
Doctor Simmons, Engineer Peter Vosburg, the
conductor of the Pullman car, and the brake-
man are known to be killed.
Further Particulars-1 8 Persons Killed Oaf
light and many Others Injured Fatally.
New Yokk, Feb. 7. The following partial
lars of the railroad disaster are furnished by
the Western Union Telegraph Company:
The train leaving New York at 0 o'clock last
evening met an oil train on the New Hamburg
drawbridge. The oil train jumped the track
and broke in two. The oil car lipped over on
to the passenger train and set it on fire, and the
locomotive, cars and bridge were all burned up.
Three sleeping cars are among those destroyed.
Eighteen persons were killed outright, and
many more injured who cannot recover. No
names have yet been obtained.
Still Later Account of the Disaster Accurate
uelalia,
PotjGnKEEPSiE, Feb. 7. The despatch sent
this morning incorrectly stated the cause of the
disaster on the Hudson River Railroad. An oil
train was bound south, and when passing New
Hamburg an axle of the oil car broke and
dragged along the ground till it reached the
drawbridge, when, striking the timbers, it threw
the car off its track and upon the np-track In
face of the second Pacific express. An attempt
was made to stop the exprees train, but not in
time enough, and It struck the oil car, and frag
ments of the oil car were scattered In every di
rection, and at once ignited, enveloplug the
entire express train in flames.
The express train wa composed of a loco
motive, one baggage car, one express car, and
five or six sleeping cars. The locomotive was
at once hurled into tbe river and the engineer
killed, and the baggage and express cars were
piled on top of the engine. At the same time
the Chicago sleeping car was one sheet of flame,
and though desperate attempts were made to
rescue the passengers, it s said not one got
out alive. Two of tho other sleeping cars next
to it were also wrapped iu flames, but tbe pas
sengers In them all got out safely, and then the
bridge took fire.
In less than ten minutes afterwards the whole
structure fell, carrying with it the Chicago car,
and burying it and its inmates
Ont ofNlaht loder the Water
and among the ruins of the locomotive aud ex
press cars.
This terrible result settled all doubts as to the
probability of rescuing any one, dead or alive,
and then there was nothing to do till daylight.
Persons Known to be Killed.
The names of the killed thus far kuown are
Simmons, the engineer, Peter Vsoburg, the con
ductor of the Chicago car, und a brakeman
named Bhrinc. It is also thought
the Rev. Dr. Deems, of the Church
of the Stranger, of New York city,
and his wife, are among the dead, as a geutle-
mxn stated that they occupied a berth In the
Chicago car. Charles Cosuni, the
conductor of the train, states that there were
Mxtv-five Hleeplnc-enr Tickets.
and that fifty-two of them have fouud owners,
indicating that but thirteen persons are musing.
Tbe passengers say, however, that the Chicago
car contained 25 or 30 persons, ana
Nat One Jot Out Alive.
All the trains are stopped at the break this
morning, aud the work of
f arln Dead Bodies
has commenced. Coroner Andrus, of Pough-
keepeie, N. Y., has been notified, aud is wait
inir for a train to convey him to the spot.
I Don the ice near this wreck a body was fouud
with the entrails torn out, and head and legs
crubhed. It has not been identified.
Blateen Bedleoltseevered.
New Hamburg, Feb. 711 A. M Up to this
time sixteen bodies have been recovered, in-
I eluding two children. All the remains will be
forwarded to Poughkeepsie immediately. Ex
perienced undertakers are in charge,
TrBVtl Kesomcd on the llndsea Klver flall-
riino,
New York, Feb. 7? In cansc.;i!?nce of the
break on the Hudson River Railroad tho ex
prct s trains for North and West ara miking
clof e connections, and running tbrough with
out change, and will leave the Harlem depot at
8 and 11 A. M. and 4 and 8 P. M.
I New Hamburg, near which the terrible dis
aster here reported is said to have occurred, is a
post village of Dutchess county, New i"ork, on
tbe Hudson River Railroad, near the mouth of
Wappingees Creek, 00 miles north of tho city of
New York, andlS miles south of Poughkeepsie.
The drawbridge which was the scene of tho
disaster was over the creek hero mentioned, and
in tbe immediate vicinity of the town. Ei.
FROM NEW ENGLAND, s
Alleged Wife Poisoning.
Boston, Feb. 7 William Bearse, of M tlden,
Maes , Is held in 13000 ball, charged with at
tempting to poison his wife.
Fire la 8aco, tin inc.
Saco, We., Feb. 7. A fire occurred on Main
street, last night, which burned the stores of S.
II. Foes, dealer In hats and furs, and J. Fair
field, dealer in confectionery and stationery.
The stock was mostly saved In a damaged con
dition.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Income Tax to be Repealed.
Dtnpatch to the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 7 The House Committee
of Ways and Means, at its meeting this morning,
decided by a vote of 5 to 4 to report the bill re
pealing the Income tax.
The Tate In Committee.
The vote in the committee was as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Hooper, Brooks, McCarty, Kel
ley, and Orth. Nays Messrs. Maynard, Allison,
Marshall, and Blair. There was mach discussion
on the subject. The bill will excite much debato
in the House.
National Union Lena-ne.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 7. The National Execu
tive Committee of the Union League of America
will meet in the city of Philadelphia on Thurs
day, the 10th of February, at noon.
FROM NEW JERSEY.
The Bergen Tunnel Case. 1
Trenton, Feb. 7. Chief Justice Brady re
fused to hear this morning the motion of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, asking for a modification of the order
of tho court lu regard to the use of tho Bergen
tunnel, and postponing any such hearing until
all the testimony on both sides shall have been
taken, which will yet occupy three weeks.
The bill repealing the Erie legislation of last
winter, more particularly connected with Pater
son Interests, was laid over in tho Senate by a
vote of 1 3 to 5.
FROM EUROPE.
Members of the Pnrls (Jovermnent In 11 or-
ueaux.
Bordeaux, Feb. 7. Pclletan, Gamier-Pages,
and Emmanuel Arago arrived here this morning
from Paris.
Troops from Alsace and Lorraine.
The Prefect of Lyons yesterday reviewed a
corps of ten thousand troops, all of whom were
from Alsace and Lorraine.
Prussian Occupation.
The Prussians have occupied the town of Lons
le Saunier, the chief town la the Department of
tte Jura.
now York fflonor and stock Ptarkot.
Nxw York. Feb. 7. (Hocks nulet. Monev
easy at 4a,5 per cent. Uolil, lllv 6-20s, l&sa,
coupon, 111 H do. 150. do., 110' ; do. 1SGG, do. 110', ;
do. 1866, new, 109?,' ; do. 1S0T, lua ; do. 1868, 109 ;
10-408, 1093" ; Virginia 6s, new, 60; Missouri 6s, 89 v !
Canton Co., 72M ; Cumberland pref., 2S; New York
Central and Hudson Klver, v:i ; ifirie, 81 ; Heading.
9Ki4; Adams Express, 67j; Michigan Central.
in1, ; Michigan Southern, 93),'; iiiinoiB Central,
113V(; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 103 ; Chicago and
Rock Island, 106 ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 9i;
Western Union Telegraph. 4&x
itEOAZi inTELiiiQnrjca.
The Compound Interest Unestlon.
In the onlnion delivered by Jurtge Sliarsvvooi on
Saturday, Bilting In the Supreme Court In Nisi Prlus,
In the case of time vs. Noiris, in reference to a con
tract deemed to be unconscionable, stress was laid
on an old reported case decided In 1003. We repro
duce it here, as it may interest our readers, aay or
whom may set the "young folks" to calculating the
price of the horse, remembering by the term
'doubling" is meant "In geometrical proportion:"
James vs. Morgan, 1st volume of Levlnz's Iteports
of cases determined In the Court of the King's
llench, pogo lis.
Assumpsit to pay for a horse a barleycorn a nail,
doubling It every nail : and avers that there were
thirty-two nails In the shoes of the horse, which
being ctouDiea every nan catne 10 nve nunarea quar
ters of barley : and on non assumpsit pleaded, the
caude being tried before Hyde, at Hereford, he di
rected the jury to give the value of the horse in
damages, being eight pounds ; and so they did. And
It was afterwards moved In arrest of judgment for a
small fault In the declaration, which was overruled
and judgment given for tbe plaintiff.
The Campbell Case.
Cuurtof Quarter UeuslunsJuilut Alliion.
This morning, In the Quarter Sessions Court
room, tbe investigation in tho case of the young
lawyer, E. B. Campbell, charged with tam
pering with witness, and consequently with vio
lating his oath of oiricu as an attorney of the
court, was commenced before Judge Aiiison.
The testimony was as follows;
Thomas litzgerald (colored) aillrmed Oampbeir
came to my house about the murder; told him that
my son was such a bud boy that I could not get
a lui g with him myself ; Campbell asked me whether
1 would swear that the boy was Insane or that he
yi drunk; told him that I would not do either, as I
was a minister of the iiovpel, and could not tell a
lie; said if the truth would do the boy any good, he
was welcome to it; Campbell then said 1 would get
a sentence for twelve years, but did not say then
what I would get the twelve years for; vlslied my
sou In prison In company with Campbell;
Camrbell spoke to my sou privately before
I old; he then asked the boy aloud
before me if he had been drinking before hec3iu
uiitttd the murder; the bov said no, he had not; the
next time I saw Campbell was when 1 was arrested
aud taken before uu alderman on a charge of
btaauiy aud adultery preferred against me by Mr.
Cunir'tfll ; saw him next time in my house, when
he told me 1 had better go away from the city and
stay away; told me 1 had better goonamiaiion aud
go ul out my buxlniss: met him aala at Samuel
Davids'; Campbell did not. know that 1 was
there; he told Dai Ids all aiout me; said I was
villain and a grand rascal ; words were quite high
then ; 1 said if he continued to threaten me I would
not go away ; lie said he would give me twelve years
If 1 did not go away; on last Saturday Campbell
went to my house after lhe heariug lu court before
I got there.
Cross-examined When Campbell was In Davids'
cellar, Tavids' wife and anotner nouau aud Davids
himself weie there; the other woman I had sued for
marrying unlawfully in lf3.
Mary Allen (colored) sworn Was present one day
on a snowy day at Mr. Fitzirerald s house when
Camplell called ; Campbell told Fitzgerald that if he
testified against his sou as strong as he did before
the Coroner, tue son would be huug or Imprisoned
for life.
John nenly (colored) sworn Was at Mr. Fitz
gerald's house ou the same day that Mary Allen was
there; was BI&uuiuk iiw me nuuuw nun ucxu lur.
Campbell say what Mary Allcu said he said; FlU
gerald and Campbell went away together.
Samuel Davids (colored) sworn I keep a shoe
cellar in Lombard street; I was in the cellar waen
Campbell called ; Campbell was tel'tnr me all about
the murder, when FlUgerald made himself known to
C'ambcll and said lUl his character had been
qnestloncd long enough; Campbell cme from th
boy who was In prison; I was a friend of the boy
Ik cause he had worked for m ; Campbell wanted
me to collect money to go his ball ; Flt.r.geralrl said
that he finr. :ooa ft ""X.', J?. iiT.p V" :
saw Mr. Campbell on ha-.u.-X nlRnt Pbe
ge t to my place first after the hearing -... iroay.
Mrs. Davids (colored) sworn Was present at a
part of the Interview In mv husband's shop. Heard
Air. Fitzgerald tell Mr. Campbell that he had as good,
a character as anybody ; on Saturday after the Court
was out Mr. Fitzgerald came down to the shop and
flhked me If I did not hear Campbell threaten htm
with twelve years' lmprlxonrnent If he did not go
away ; I said, no I did not hear him say so.
At the conclusion of the testimony Judge Allison
stated that If this was ait the testimony that could
be elicited he wonld not hold Mr. Campbell to any
rf cognizsnce. The tcsilmonv Is very weak on what
appeared to be prima fm ie evidence In the homicide
trial of John Fitzgerald. As the case now stands It
Is dne to Mr. Campbell to sav that no pre at faith
can be put upon the evidence of Fitzgerald, because
11 is nany contradicted oy a witness whom he has
himself summoned.
The Rebblns Scandal.
Court of Common Pleat Judge Peircf,
Tbe trial of the Kobbins divorce case was re
sumed this morning. The attendance inside tho
conrt-room was quite slim, the bar bolnw repre
sented by a few young members recently fledged,
whose ofllce business does not yet jealously de
mand each moment of their tlmo. Concerning'
the bad appearance of a large and persistent
attendance of members of a respectable and
honorable profession upon a scandalous trial
ripe with particulars of domestic misfortunes
and the vices of seraglios, we now hope our
remarks heretofore made have presented the
matter in its true light, and is beginning to have
a good effect. A large crowd of sonsation
seekcrs huddled about the doorway, shivering
and trembling with cold, like swine waiting on a
chilly morning for their breakfast of swill, but
they were resolutely kept out by Oillcer May
hew, and the proceedings inside were corres
pondingly quiet and orderly.
The cross-examination of Mrs. Robblns was re
sumedShe answered that she had never said she
was afraid to be alone with Mr. Fetter except when
he wished to take liberties with her; she never said
he had loved her, and wished to marry her before
she wedded Mr. Robblns ; she never said her mother
had opposed her marriage with Mr. Kobbins; and
Mr. Fetter bad never kissed her.
Kc-exanilned I recall an occasion when Mr. Fet
ter attempted to kiss me once In the presence of '
my husband, I think about sir years before the sepa
ration; this was at Mr. Fetter's house. Tenth and
Fltzwnter streets, about 8 o'clock In the evening;
Mr. lfbbbins and I, Mr. Griffith and wife, Mr. Gray
son and wife, and my mother and father-in-law were
Invited there to spend the evening, and Mr. Rob
blns and I went together; the company were all
there, and Mr. and Mrs. Fetter met us at the door;
I couldn't positively say how this commenced, nt
I know Mr. Kobbins kissed Mrs. Fetter, and Mr.
Fetter made the attempt to kiss me ; I do not know
whether he succteded or not, but my best recollec
tion Is that he did not; nothing else of any kind ever
occurred to give rise to such a suspicion as this ; I
am sure I didn't kiss Mr. Fetter.
Mrs. Mary A. Fetter sworn I am the wife or
George V. Fetter; I know the llbellant and re
spondent; have known them I think about fifteen
years: we were as intimate as any friends: before
the separation we visited frequently ; while living at
Tenth and Fitzwater we were visited day and even
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Itobhlns; on the occasion of
Mr. and Mrs. Robblns visiting us one evening six or
eight years ago we met them at the door and I
kissed Mrs. Kobbins, and Mr. Fetter said, "Why
don't yon treat your friends alike?" and went
throngn the motion of kissing Mrs. Kobbins, but I
don't remember whether he kissed her or not ; Mr.
Kobbins said lu a pleasant mariner, "I can't stand
this," and I think he kl.ieed me; the parlor door
was open, and the company In the parlor;
I had called upon him once before, after the affair
had appeared In the Sunday papers, but I did not
see him the evening we called on him and his wife
In Green street; when he came in Mrs. Kobbins said
to him, "Charley, lllanche Is very sick, and the doc
tor has not been hece yet;" he took no notice what
ever of the remark ; It was the only time I ever saw
him so indifferent, anil I came to the conclu
sion that he mnst have been drinking:
toward Mr. Fetter and myself he was that
evening as cordial as ever, and came to
the door with us; we spent the evening In the
sitting-room; in October, 1865, when the firemen's
parade occurred, Mr. Kobbins Invited us to his house
to view it, saying Mrs. Kobbins would come In at the
end of the week preceding the parade; Mr. Feller
and Mr. Kobbins sat on the front steps and Mrs.
Kobbins and I were In the house. (The firemen's
parade was on tbe 10th of October, and Jonathan
Thomas, a witness for the llbellant, had said that he
saw Mrs. Kobbins coming out of the house in Wood
street some tune between the 6th and the 16th of
that month.
Cross-examined Mrs. Elms, my sister, and the
elder Mrs. and Mr. Kobbins were then to seethe
parade; it was in the afternoon; when I called on
Mr. Kobbius at his father's house his manner was
that of one excited ; I myself was worried ; I had
never before had an Interview with him on this sub.,
ject; I went to. Inquire of my husband's
adultery; he answered about the charge of
Insanity; and I turned upon my heel and went
away, for he would give me no satisfaction; his
father was prekent; his mother had been there, but
left the room; his father heard this conversation
when this visit occurred in fitzwater street; mv
best recollection is that Mr. Kobbins' father and
mother were there ; the kissing transaccion I have
Described was the only one I have any, knowledge
of; wfcen I called on Mr. Kobbins In Vine street I
did not say any one sent me.
Ceorge W. Fetter sworn I am In my forty-fifth'
year; 1 am Principal of tbe Girls' Normal Suhool of
Philadelphia; 1 was Inaugurated into that position
on the third Monduy of January, 1865; then I think
there were about KiO or ttoo scholars : now there are
M0; I was previously Principal of theMt. Vernon
Male Grammar School ; I was In that school eight
years; I first knew Mrs. Robblns about twenty years
ago; I was then teaching public school at the Fox
Chase; all her sisters and brothers were pupils of
mine! I visited her family as I did the other neli
bffl'swhese children attend. d my school; I never
visited Mrs. Kobbins' alone at her fathers
lioufce; I never asked to see her without thereat of
the family ; never saw her alone there.
I becuine acquainted with Mr. Kobbins about the
same time; I think I flrtt vUiced them after their
manlage, In St. John street; my intended wife
acd hei sister were with me at tue time ; prior to her
mairlagel never saw Mrs. Kobblna atone at any
tune or place; I was married in the summer of 18.v;
I lived at No. luie Fitzwater tn et six years, and in
I860 1 moved to No. Si 8 Mount Vernon street ;
during the whole time I lived in fitzwater atreet I
never saw Mrs Kobbins alone; while we had even
ing putties, four or rive families meeting at
dlileieut houses, I saw her more
frequently, and when they cead I
did not see her so often ; we would meet after tea
and break up about 11 o'clock; these meetings I
think were about once a month, and coLiluued
during the years 1861 and 1868 ; after thesu gather
ings were over 1 think we visited each other four or
five times a year; I remember the circumstance
spoken of bv my wife; I kissed Mrs Kobbins or she
klsstd me, and Mr. Kobbins kissed my wife or she
killed him, 1 don't knowwhic; honors were easy;
Mr. Kobbins manifested no displeasure whatever,
and never afterwards adverted to the matter; he
went in, took tea with us. and remained until the
pnrtp went home; 1 never at any other time
Llt-si-d Mrs. Kobbins or took any liberty whatever
with her, but 1 btl eve she Is a pure and vlriuou
wife.
MCE PLACE TO LIVE.
Amenities of Life la Mississippi -A Nlisemnker
HUicdfor Alabloa a Pair of Hoots la PH.
Wo copy the following from the Jackson
Post:
A negro man was killed at FannlB, in Hank In
count)', on Monday last. We are informed that
a man bv the name of Casteel employed a colored
shoemaker to make him a pair cf boots, to be
finished on Monday last. Casteel made threats
that should the boots not be finished, and failed
to lit him, and be done by 2 o'clock on Monday,
that he would kill tho colored man. At the time
det-lsinated. Cateel repaired to the shoe
maker's shop. The boots were not satisfactorily
finished.
As is charged, Casteel took a double-barrel
fbot gun and shot tbe shoemaker in the back of
the heaJ. The friends of Casteel who were
witnesses of this outrageous murder have left
Ibis purt of tbe country, but Casteel Is in cus
tody in Brandon, and we presume that every
reasonable endeavor w ill be made on tbe p irt of
the ollicera of the law to mete out justice to blui.
Can not a better state of civil order be aiulued
by our Stale authorities f