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VOL. XV. NO. 52.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1871.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
THE DARIEN CANAL.
Practicable Route Discovered
The Wrecked Steamer Saginaw.
Her Officers and the King of Hawaii.
XVIad'lle rjilsson in Chicago.
The Wheeling Sayings Bank Failure
EVlurdcr in Tennessee.
BtC.t UtC. Etc.. Etc.. Etc.
THE DARIEN CANAL.
Frnrtlrnble Route Arroaa tho iMhmn nia.
covered letter from (Jonimnnder Nel(rlds;e.
The following interesting letter from Com
mander Selfridge, of the United States steamer
Nipsic, has just been received by Mr. Cyrus
Butler, of New York:
"Aspinwall. Feb. 0, 1871.
"Sir: I am not very well; just recovering
from an attack of fever, brought on by exposure
and fatigue In my recent explorations.
"I am quite sanguine that I have found a
practicable and profitable route for a canal.
"The Atrato is navigable for the largest ships.
So is the Cacarica for twelve miles, which re
duces the length of the line to less than fifty
miles.
"I crossed the watershed at a height, lam
confident, of not more than three hundred feet.
It was correctly measured by my pocket bar;
at ODe hundred and seventy feet was not more
than ten feet wide at the crest, and the base not
over a mile and a half. The height of the base
above the level of the sea I have only estimated,
and I may be in error. There is plenty of
water for a lock canal, though my preference Is
for a through cut, of course, unless our estimates
reach too high a figure.
"The foundation of the hills is a soft trap,
very easily worked; indeed, nothing better
could be asked.
"I have completed all my arrangements for
the Atlantic slope, and am now on my way for
the Gulf of San Miguel, to start the work from
the Pacific side.
"I hope and pray I may be successful. The
harbor off the mouth of the Atrato is perfect,
and after examination I consider the work of
deepening one of the mouths of the Atrato but
a small affair.
"Tell Mr. Kelly I intend to examine another
route from Simon Bay, which is a short distance
below Cupica Bay, across the dividing ridge,
following the Napipi river to the Atrato. Na
tives assure me they go in two and a half days
from Atrato to the Pacific. They take but five
hours in the transit from the head of canoe navi
gation to the Pacific, and the hills are not
higher than our topsail yard. Trautwlne's line
crosses below this river, the one he estimates to
cost :J50,000,(X)0.
"Can Mr. Kelleyltell mo whether Trautwlne
speaks of the valley of the Napipi?
"Yours truly, Thomas O. Selfridge,
'Commander U. S. N."
THE SAGINAW'S CREW.
Commander istcard'n Acknowledgment to the
Kin or Hawaii ol hi Kindness In ttendins;
a Vessel to their Relief.
The American Minister at Honolulu presented
to the King of the Sandwich Islands, on Thursday,
January 26, Lientcnant-Commander Sicard,
lately in command of the United States steamer
Satrinaw. In company with Lieutenant-Com
mander Glass, commanding the Nyack, and
Calvin . Mattoon. our consul at Honolulu.
In acknowledgment of the great kindness
shown himself, jhis officers and crew, by the
Hawaiian Government, in rescuing them from
a desert island in the 1 acme, .Lieutenant-Commander
Sicard, as we learn from the Hawaiian
Gazette, praeented to the King the following
address:
In behalf of the Rear-Admiral commanding the
Vnited States Pacific Fleet, 1 desire to thank your
Majesty lor the most courteous oifer of the steamer
KUauea, to go to the assistance of the Bhlpwrecked
crew of the Unltad Stales ship Saginaw, on Ocean
Island. It was almost welcome and opportune relief
to the com pari j or united states onicers ana seimen
In distress there.and a proof of jourMalestv's friendly
feeling towards our navy. I am sure your Majesty's
kind and humane intentions were most emclently
carried out by the capable and Intelligent otllcer sent
In command of the KUauea, and by his oitlcers and
crew. I must ask your Majesty also to accept my
thanks, and those of my onicers and men, for the
sympathy shown us in our probable distress, and
for the personal interest taken by von In the speedy
despatch of the Kltauea. Your Majesty's Minister
of the Interior also manifested the strongest Interest
in our relief; and to his energetic and citiclent
eiiorts was it uue that your intentions was so
promptly can led into cnect.
At Ocean Island we recognized your Majesty's
chip as soon as she appeared on the horizon, and
our ieellDirs of eratltude may be Imagined, perhaps.
but can only be thoroughly appreciated by those
who have been placed in a like situation to our own.
On our arrival In port we were welcomed with the
most warm-hearted cordiality, and have reeelved
abundant proofs of the kind feelings of the Hawaiian
people.
One officer and four men, belonging to my vessel.
bravely and generously ventured on a long sea
voyage in a small Doat, lor me reuer oitneir ship
mates, and finally (with one exception) made sacri
fice of their lives upon the shores of the Island of
Kauai. Your Majesty's subjects on that Island re
ceived the survivor of the boat's crew with great
kindness and hospitality, and were most solicitous
to recover the remains of my otllcer aud his men,
and to inter them In a suitable and Christian man
ner. I desire again to return thanks for all that has
been done for the baginaw officers and crew.
THR KING'S REPLY,
H'.b Majesty was pleased to reply as follows:.
Captain : I am pleased to see you here to-day, and
congratulate you and the onicers of the late United
(Stales ship Saginaw upon the delivery from their
unp'easant position upon a desolate inland. I am
glad that my Government has been able to render
you assistance. The onicers of your service in this
ocean have always shown themselves prompt to go
to the assistance of distressed men of all nations.
and 1 have lately had a proof of their prompt
humanity in the offer of Captain Truxton, of tne
ship Jamestown, to assist some of my subjects in the
V. I.... ..l..nr,ci an.l fi Ilia artliilanl uiil which
Ju lwIAJIieBlttJl 1D1.UU0I auu .v, hun viuwuut n u.v u
be rendered them. Such interchanges tend to pro
mole personal and national friendHhlp.
I sympathize with you, captain, for the loss of
your Ship a Hlisiortuue nceuijr u "J a uu-
sitive otllcer, however unavoidable It may have
been. 1 sympathize with you for the loss of the gal-
i .. . . nAn wbm nflo a Inn rr vniQira In an
open boat, met their death on the shores of Kaua 1
Much examples of devotion to duty are a rich legacy
to a l men. Permit me. Captain, to express a hope
that you and your officers who have shared with
you tout service in this ocean for some lime pau.
ad your peril in your late shipwreck, may live to
attain the highest honors In your profession.
The following gentlemen were also presented
to his Majesty on the occasion: Lieulenant
.nnriu i 'Ic... r '-., ..nr. it a v. I Ion.
tenant V. J. Moore, U. S. N.; Ensigns, James
K. C oercsweli, u. b. in.; a. 11. rrescott, u. o.
N. His Majesty was attended by the Citaucellor
of the Kingdom, the Cabinet Ministers, the Gov
ernor of Oahu, tin Majesty's Chamberlain, and
Colonel Pratt.
MLSSON IX CHICAGO.
Tier Inveatmenlo la American. Real Efttate
phe Throw, up her London Knimemeott,
and ll Kealde Here for the Present.
The Chicago liepublican of Wednesday h
a gossipy article, which we condense as fol
lows: Christine Nilsson is not only a great'slnger,but
she is also it woman of ery marked business
talent. It is unnecessary to offer more than one
argument to prove this. She has determined to
invest $75,000 in Chicago real estate. The
matter remains in the bauds of David A. Gage,
Esq., who has been the diva's host at the
Sherman House, and whose knowledge of nice
slices of land may be traced to tho experience
whereby he has himself gained a princely for
tune. Miss Nilsson has had excellent opportunities
for becoming acquainted with the business
qualities of Mr. Gage. We have already stated
that she has thrown np her London opera en
gagements. The summer months she will spend
in the White Mountains, and will also take little
trips to the chief natural attractions of the
South and West.
She said the other afternoon, "Monsieur Gage,
I think somewhat of investing in American
property. Give me some good practical advice
about it. Is Chicago real estate a good invest
ment?" "The best in the world, Miss Nilsson. There
are only three other investments in the entire
country that I can recommend."
"And they are "
"Erie stock, Dulnth, and the Cincinnati ob
struction bridges. There Is no security for life
or property in New York. The entire city and
all the people are owned by Tammany."
"Tammany! (in horror) what is that?"
"Well, the fact is" Mr. Gage is a leading
Democrat, and found himself in an unpleasant
place, and escaped as well as he could "the
fact is, you see, the people do not know how to
take care of their own interests down in New
York, and Tammany is a private corporation of
a few benevolent gentlemen who own the city
and manage it as well as they can."
Nilsson looked 6harply, but said nothing.
"You see, Mad'lle," said Monsieur Gage, "Chi
cago is the only place you can safely, securely,
ana surely invest a dollar or fifty thousand dol
lars, with a certainty of getting your money
bacK ana something more. Here is the Crosby
Opera House, that you can have for $150,000 on
long time, or $400, OOOcash a splendid property,
l assure you. l ou would double your money
in six months."
"I do not care to buy any of your Chicago
architecture, Monsieur Gage. It shall be able
to fall down, like your other great buildings. I
want solid earth, and you must not select any
lor me too near the canal. ."Now, Monsieur
Gage, I will lust tell what I do want. Away out
on the South Side, I eaw some very nice looking
fields, near the lake and near the railroad. Of
these fields they will be marching into town
one day, you know you may buy me $50,000
worm, men, just in tne centre ot tne city, you
give one good searching glance, and when you
see a little strip of ground, no matter how small,
you may pay as high as $25,000 for me to own
it until I don't want to any more. But there
must not be any building, neither wood, nor
brick, nor stone. After awnile it will be time
enough to put a building on it."
Mr. uage gallantly accepted the trust reposed
la him by the diva, and can be seen any time of
day or night walking about town, loosing for
the little strip of ground without any wood or
trick or stone upon it. lie has not yet round
the spot, i nere are le w vacancies in the busi
ness part ol Chicago.
TUE WHEELING BASK FAILURE.
Presenting Claims Division of the Funds to be
Made Card from the Norway Iron Com
pany.
The Wheellncr lienister of Wednesday savs:
Animmense crowd of persons gathered In front
ot tne wheeling savings instiiution yesteraay.
before the time announced lor the opening ot
the doors of that institution, to receive certifi
cates of the amounts due them. Such squeezing
and rushing have not been seen lor some time.
Every man in tho crowd seemed anxious to get
bis account fixed up first, as if that priority
would give him the first chance at the tunas,
should there be any. All received their papers
and went off satisfied that something had been
done, anyhow. The bank will be open every
mornintr until further notice. After the as
signee learns just what the bank owes and what
lis assets are, me money, u mere is any, wui uc
divided out to all alike.
W. A. Dietrick. Secretary of the Norway Iron
Manufacturing Company, publishes the follow
ing sworn statement:
"It havlne been stated that the Norway Iron
Manufacturing Company had overdrawn its
account in the Wheeling Savings Institution
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, I have
to Lay that during the whole time i nave been
Secretary of the company (about one year"), we
have kept no account there, had no bills dis
counted, and had no connection whatever with
the said institution, their name not appearing
on our books. Some money had been ad vancecl
bv A. C. Ouarrler. personally, at dinerent times,
the amount of which is not at all as rumored,
and all of which had been advanced before May,
1870. I have never been aware that one dollar
ofl this money belonged to the savings institu
tion. Of this indebtedness to A. C. Quarrier,
we paid about eleven thousand dollars during
last year.
HON. HEXRY D. COOKE.
lie Declines the IJoyernoraliln f the District
ol uoluuiDin wue rrouauie Appointee.
The N. Y. Tribune's Washington correspon
dent writes:
Mr. Henry D. Cooke, head of the Washington
branch of the banking-house of Jay Cooke fc
Co., lately appointed Oovernor ol the Ulstrlct of
Columbia, has lniormea ine rresiaeni mat ne
cannot accept the position, for the reason that
the negotiation of the new Treasury bonds will
require bis personal attention in Europe for
several months to come. Another reason is that
his family is in Switzerland, and he is unwilling
to Eeparate himself lrom mem, wnica ne would
be obliged to do were he to undertake the task of
organizing the Territorial Government, the onus
of which by law devolves on the Governor. The
President has saia mat ne wouia not go out oi tne
district to select a successor, and requested Mr.
Cooke to make the nomination himself. The
Hon. A. G. Kiddle, ex-member of Congress, and
now practicing law at the Washington bar, is
the choice of Mr. Cooke, and it Is understood
that Mr. Kiddle s name will be sent to the senate
as soon as Mr. Cooke omcially declines the posi
tion, which will probably be done this week.
Mr. Kiddle is one of tne most aistinguisnea aa-
vocates at the Washington bar, and though not
a native of the city, has permanently taken up
his residence here, and is closely Identified with
the Inteiests of the community at large.
rMKCE NAPOLEON'S LETTER.
Ho la Not a Candidate for the French Throne.
Prince Napoleon has addressed the following
letter to the editor of the London Times, in con
tradiction of statements In a Havre despatch
published recently:
Sir: 1 read in your Journal of this morning, under
the title "A Candidate for France," some lines
w hleh concern me. W hlle the rumors of w hica you
make yourself the echo were to be found only In
iournala of no great Importance. I met them with
silence alone. It is otherwise when the Londou
Time repeats them, and I declare, in the most
formal manner, mat me wtaeruuus couuuned in
vour correspondence are absolutely false.
HtaudtDir anart for several years, aud eineciallv
during these recent events, from the politics of my
country, I have, since the fall of the empire, lived
in deep retirement, wneiner in owuzeriaua or in
England, and I had a right to think that my retreat
would protect me against calumnies so odious and
so ridiculous, to which I gire the most positive de
nial. Keceive, sir, my salutations.
N-U-OtEON (Jf ROME.
Loudon, Feb. 18, 1671,
WHAT SHALL ViE GO AS!
Costnmea for Masquerade and Faicy Dress
fames.
In view of the unusual number of public mas
querades and fancy dress parties during the pre
sent season, and of the near approach of others
of a similar character, an exchange gives the
following account of some of the fanciful cos
tumes in fashion:
DOMINOS.
The handsomest doininos are of pale blue,
pink, lavender, or white satin, with a border of
swan's down or blonde lace for trimming. A
new fancy is to wear over the domino a loose
sleeved mantle, cut like an ample paletot,
deeply pointed on each side, with long fiowing
sleeves and a hood. It may be belted, but is
more graceful and less liable to crush the ball
dress beneath it when worn loose and flowing.
A plain mask, of the color of the domino, with
a fall of lace, is usually worn.
FEASANT CHARACTERS.
Peasant characters are exceedingly popular.
These require coarse fabrics, and are inexpen
sively gotten up. Gay, large-figured chintzes
bought of the upholsterer, coarse serges, and
cheap wool stuffs make up bright and attractive
costumes that retain their freshness long
enough, as they must of necessity be worn but
a few times. One of the prettiest peasant cos
tumes represents a spinning elrl. The short
full skirt and low, square necked, sleeve
less bodice are of broad striped chintz or
cambric, in ouir stripes, alternating with white.
An apron, with bib and pockets, is of black and
white stripes, with a border sewed on of chintz
stripe representing field and flax flowers. White
lace tucker in the square neck, and short puffed
6lecves of white muslin. Broad-brimmed straw
hat, with flowers in front, and long loops of blue
ribbon hanging beneath the brim on each side.
A distalf in her hand is decorated with blue rib
bons and a bunch of field flowers. Cloeked stock
ings and square-toed, high-heeled slippers, with
large buckles.
BRIGANDS.
The brigand a dashing costume copied from
the opera is a skirt of scarlet satin, quite short,
and arranged in a panier puff behind. Many
rows of girt galloon, with pendent acorns, sur
round the skirt. A jaunty little military jacket
of black velvet, with gilt trimmings, is merelv
a short tight basque with the skirt cut in squares,
and the front open and filled with white lace
rutlles. Brigand hat of black velvet, with nar
row rolling brim, high sloping crown, and long
black and scarlet plumes. Flesh-colored silk
stocking and high scarlet boots, fringed with
gilt at the ankles, and fastened by gilt buttons.
A FLOWER COSTUME.
The loveliest fancy dress quoted from abroad
is a flower costume. This is simply aa ordinary
evening dress with demi-trained skirt, made up
entirely or rucues or snauea siik, alternately
mauve and violet, sewed on a tarlatan founda
tion, ine ruches are very fun, notched on the
edges, and caught up between the plaits to look
like flower petals. To soften all this is an over
skirt of violet tulle, with long slender vines of
cam green leaves ot the violet looping the skirt
on the hips, and trailing behind for a sash. The
dress looks like a huge bouquet of Parmesan
violets.
KITTY PUSS.
KittT Puss representing a white cat is a
pretty dress for a little girl with light hair. A
white merino or delaine frock, with short skirt
and low-necked basque, is trimmed with rows
of swan's down. White slippers, with swan's
down around the top. flowing crimped hair,
and a little swan's down or cony turban with an
imitation of a cat's head on the front. The child
carries a wand over her shoulder with three
mice hanging from it.
FACT VS. FICTION.
The "Detective'' of Novel and of Keal Life..
AmoDtr the many false notions conveyed to
readers by the authors of modern novels (says
the 1'all Mall (Jazette), there is probably not
one more untrue to nature than that of a detec
tive constable. People fancy that detectives
are heroes of romance whose characters are
worthy of imitation, and would be surprised
to see them as they really are, often men who
by living in a constant atmospnere oi aeceit
have lost all sense of honor in the ordinary
acceptation of the term, and often when this
is not the case loathing the life they are com
pelled to lead, especially as it necessitates
the constant naoit oi arinsing, in oraer
to obtain information, which is utterly ruinous
to their health. The blind admirers of detectives
will do well to study the case of Walter Ralph,
a man living at Wood Green, who was lately
prosecuted by the excise authorities before the
Edmonton bench of magistrates for selling beer
and spirits without a license. It seems that
waiter Kaipn has a loager namea Aiirea mil
living in his house. Alfred Hill has a cousin
named Henry Hill, who is a police constable.
On Sunday, the 13th of November, Henry Hill
paid his cousin Alfred a visit. He came in plain
clothes with two or three other men,
and the unfortunate Walter Kalph,
at Alfred Hill's request, brought
the visitors some beer and rum, which was paid
for. Alfred Hill, in his evidence, stated that he
had lived in Ralph's house for two years, and
bad never bad a drop of beer or spirits from mm
before. The magistrates, however, decided that
the offense charged had been committed, and
that the sale taking place on the Sabbath aggra
vated the act. They therefore fined Walter
Ralph i.'5 for the sale of the beer, and 12 10j.
for the sale of the spirits 1'17 10s. alto
gether; and in default of payment it was
ordered that a distress warrant should
be issued. The part played by Mr.
Ilenrv Hill in this affair maybe in strict accord
ance with the duty of a constable In plainclothes,
but it is not romantic, lo pay a Sunday visit
to a cousin, to sip rum and beer with that rela
tive, and all the time to feel that one is not a
guest but an informer, and that ruin lurks be
neath the refreshment, would be very galling to
a sensitive nature. But detectives are not sen
sitive, they are a necessary evil, and some few
of them are deserving of our utmost pity. This
is the real truth, but it has never yet been told
by novelists.
A SHOCKING MURDER.
A Worthy Lady Killed In Broad Dayllaht In
ii er uwa une.
A Jackson (Tennessee) correspondent of the
Nashville American of the 1st Inst, writes as
follows:
It becomes my painful duty to inform you of
one of the blackest of crimes that was ever per
petrated in any civilized community. The foul
deed was committed at about ll' -j A M. yester
day, Sunday. The lady murdered was Mrs. N.
S. Vanhook, one of the most worthy and es
teemed (Christian ladles in this city.
Her residence was on the corner of College
and Cumberland streets. She was found in her
room at the horn mentioned lying upon the floor
with three or four severe blows upon her head,
supposed to have been done with a hatchet. Mrs.
V. was sitting in her room reading, her children
havlntr gone to aanoatn-scnooi, at ine time sne
was murdered, leaving no one about the house
but the cook. The murder was committed with
a view of getting money, as the lady was known
to have bad In her bureau drawer at the time
about $500, which the demon in his hurry failed
to find.
This terrible deed was committed in broad.
open day time, in the centre of the city; and on
one of the most public streets of Jackson, and
at the very hour when our citizens were passing
along to church. As soon as the facts were
known the news spread all over the city In a few
minutes, and a perfect panic teemed to take
hold of the citizens, ana several arrests were
made, but up to this hour, Monday, 4 P. M., it is
not known who committed the murder.
Taking all the circumstances into considera
tion, this was one of the boldest murders that
was ever committed, lu uiU country.
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
The Occupation of Paris
The Assembly and the Treaty.
Tho German War Indemnity.
How it in to bo IPaid.
Review at Longchamps
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
More Xndian Outrages.
Capital Punishment in Kansas
etc. etc. Etc. etc. EtO
FROM EUROPE.
Tho Frrnch Aanemlilr nnd the Peace Treaty.
Versailles, March 2. M. Favre to-day noti
fied Count Bismarck of the vote of the National
Assembly ratifying the preliminaries of peace.
Bismarck at once replied that he was ready to
exchange formal ratifications, and thatthe Em
peror had ulready signed the treaty.
The French Indemnity.
London, March 2. A despatch from Ver
sailles says the French itdemulty Is payable
in three instalments, viz.: One milliard of
tbalers in 1871, two milliards in 1872, and two
milliards in 1873. The interest is only payable
on the last instalment, from which the propor
tion of the debt appertaining to Alsace and Lor
raine, estimated at a half milliard thalers, and
tne cost of the railways in Eastern France, are
to be deducted.
The Occupation of Paris.
A Paris despatch of Wednesday night says
the Germans occupy all the quarters assigned
them, and perfect tranquility prevails.
The Joint Illch Uommlaalon.
London, March 2. The Pall Mall Gazette
"expresses the belief that the High Commission
now in session at Washington, avoiding all diffi
culties as to the distribution of the 'Alabama'
claims, will agree to pay a round sum of money,
leaving the division of the same to the United
States."
Hhlp New.
Liverpool, Marsh 2. Arrived, steamer Italy
from New Yoik.
Prue.lnn H evlew at I,Bnrhatnp The Empe
ror wiiuamuieereoDf ni Troops.
Versailles. March 1. The main body of
occupation formed at Longchamps and In the
Bois de Boulogne, where a review was held,
and it then entered Paris at noon. General
Kamecke commands the Army of Occupation.
The troops reviewed were a portion of the 3d,
0th, and 11th Prussian Corps, and 11,000 Bava
rians. They made a splendid show.
iouni ismarcir, aressea in full cuirassier s
uniform, was on the ground.
Exactly at 10 a o'clock the Emperor drove up
to the back of the Grand Stand In a low, open
carriage, attended by dragoons and the great
officers of his household. Alightingon the steps
of the grand entrance, he took horse and can
tered across the field towards the general staff,
which had followed along the line. As the Em
peror appeared the bands played iieil w, ' and
all the troops saluted him.
The Emperor looked exceedingly well, and
rode dashingly, despite bis lingering indisposi
tion. As be rode down the front of the line the
flags were drooped, and the men gave three
ringing cheers.
Ihe Emperor kept his hand on bis helmet,
and smiled upon his soldiers. Passing Bismarck
he waved his hand in a inenaiy manner twice.
Having passed up and down the lines, the
Emperor galloped across the field to a point
200 yards to the right of the grand stand facing
the troops, where he took up a position in front
of the Crown Prince, sitting erect on his charger
surveying the troops tor a moment with deep
emotion. The order was given to march. The
bands struck up. and, with a splendid step, the
men marched past in so perfect a manner that
each battery presented a prohie as ol only one
gun.
The Emperor leaves for Germany on Satur
day, instead of Monday. The ratification of the
treaty of peace is expected here to-nigbt. If it
comes, the Prussians will evacuate Paris to
morrow, but If not, the 12th Corps will probably
take its turn to enter Paris.
A Prussian military commission has been
established in Paris to receive the complaints of
the inhabitants who have deserted the occupied
quarters of the city.
It is reported that the Emperor will not enter
the city. The Crown Prince will therefore
review the German army.
FROM WASHING TOJV.
Washington, March 3.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
The Executive Uunlnea ef tho Menace
is nearly finished. Only about forty to ml na
tions remain to be acted upon.
Tho Mixed Mexican Uomuil.aloa
are engaged upon the work of getting the claims
of the Mexican and United States governments
before them. Commissioner Wads worth having
returned from Kentucky, where he was de
tained by illness, the regular sessions have been
resumed, the Commissioners meeting every day
at 10 A. M.
Indian Trouble la Arizona.
A private letter has been received here from
Florence, Arizona Territory, in which the writer
says: "The Indians are worse in Arizona to-day
than they have ever been before. Within the
past t jvo weeks they have attacked, killed, and
captured three different parties within twenty
miles of this place; one party of two five-mule
teams, ladened with barley, one of the staple
products of this Territory, and four men were
attacked, one man killed and the teams cap
tured, three of the party making their escape
by flight after a vigorous and unsuccessful
resistance.
A day or two thereafter they made an attack
upon a foraging party consisting of three men
and one four-horse team, killing two men and
capturing the team, one only of the party escap
ing to tell the fearful tale. The next we hear of
them Is the killing of two men who were pass
es ca fcors-rtagk. from gasaiau 1 ga!i rlur..
FR OM THE WEST.
Mammoth Ptcrk Yard In St. tol Bttrted by
l:natern f artlra.
St. Louis, March 3. It was reported some
months since that some New York parties con
templeted establishing a large s'ock jar! in
this vicinity. There Is now positive assurance
that such a project is bleng carried out. John
B. Dutcher and Mr. McKee, ot New York, have
purchased four hundred and thirty acres of land
about a mile from Evt St. Louis, and will
proceed immediately to erect the necessary
buildings for a mammoth stock yard. One of
the improvements will be a large hotel for the
convenience of operators. It is designed to
expend a million dollars in the improvement.
The 8t. I.onla nnd Fort Hcott Railroad
Company have again petitioned the St. Louis
County Court to submit to the people the ques
tion whether this county shall subscribe one
million dollars to the stock of that road.
Capital Pnnlahaent In Kansas.
The Kansas Legislature has passed a bill stay
ing the execution of persons convicted of mur
der until the Governor issues the death-warrant.
It is expected this will virtually abolish capital
punishment.
Republican Flarmony.
The county committees of tho liberal and
radical wings of the Republican party had a
joint meeting yesterday afternoon, at which it
was decided to work in harmony in the future.
Cooperage Manufactory Burned.
Cincinnati, March 3. The large cooperage
manufactory of Middleton Ca thorn, at Sunbury ,
near Dayton, was burned to-day. Loss heavy
and no insurance.
The Trouble In the Patent Oflloe.
Colonel Fisher, late Commissioner of Patents,
has been Interviewed on the subject of the dis
missal of Mr. Griffin, chief draughtsman in his
division of the Patent Office. Mr. Fisher says
he heard that Mr. Griffin had received half the
salary paid the wife of one of his subordinates.
Fisher complained against Griflin to Mr. Dun
can, the Acting Commissioner, who dismissed
Griffin.
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
Steamer Overdue.
San Francisco, March 3 The steamship
Sacramento not having arrived from Panama,
the agents have postponed the sailing of the
steamer Panama for Panama until Saturday at
noon.
The Alleged County Clerk Defaulter.
Colonel Ilanna, the County Clerk of San Fran
cisco, contradicts the report In circulation that
moneys due by him in his official capacity re
main unpaid.
Mining Stork
continue excited, but some of tho leading ope
rators receded a little to-day.
Shocking Affair.
Three ruffians broke into a house near Bay
New Park, and outraged a woman and her
daughter, and escaped. They cannot ba identi
fied.
Heavy Libel Mutt.
J. II. Park man and wife have instituted a libel
suit against the Pacijia Medical Jonrnal, claim
ing $50,000 damages.
nobody to liiame.
A Coroner's jury has exonerated the con
tractors from any blame in connection with the
falling of a wall on Minna street during the
storm of the 20th of February, by which four
persons were killed.
Plew York Produce Market. -
Niw Tore. March 8. Cotton unsettled: sales
1500 bales uplands at I4?ic: Orleans at lsc.
Flour a shade tlrmer; sales Is.ouu bbia. state at
5-9U(a7-35; Ohio at 6'80(rfT-40; Western at to-so
V70; Southern at 0 911(9. Wheat firmer; sales
26.000 bushels new spring at $rB7(Al8; winter red
and amber Western at $1-64(31 -05. Corn Arm;
sales '.3,000 bushels new mixed Western at SSSGo.
Oats steady; sales 81,000 bushels Ohio at 66(36 J vc.
Beet unchanged. Pork heavy ; new mess, ti-iiWVl;
old mess, I'ilBO; prime, 119. Lard dull; steam,
lS.Vic; kettle, 13l3xc Whisky steady
at we.
LIBERAL THEOLOGY.
The Case of Mr. Yeysey.
The New York Times' London correspondent
writes, February 18:
Last week the Privy Council, . through the
mouth of the Lord Chancellor, pronounced sen
tence of dismissal from the Church against Mr.
Yoyeey, the author of a series of tracts called
the "Sling and the Stone," In which he con
tended that he was at liberty to make up a sys
tem of theology out of his own head, a long as
there was no literal and specific contradiction in
the Bible to anything he advanced. In this way
be made short work of the Trlnitv and a good
many other things; and it was quite clear that
whatever latitude ot interpretation tne enure a
might allow, it could not possibly pretend to be
a Church at all if this sort of license were once
established as the -ight of every clergyman.
In a material point of view it is no great mat
ter to Mr. Yoyeey, for his poor country living
yielded him a bare subsistence; nor aoes tne
broad decision of the Court allect the legitimate
liberties of churchmen. But Incidentally the
Lord Chancellor laid down some rather awk
ward propositions, which are certain to raise a
erood deal of difficulty and discontent hereafter.
Another ecclesiastical sign of the times is the
resolution of the convocation not to allow a
learned Unitarian, Mr. Vance Smith, to assist
in the preparation of their revised edition of the
Bible, although they expressly invited his aid n
few months since, and are still willing to work
with a Jew. The Bishops, in their wriggling
on the subject, presented a melancholy spec
tacle, and in the Lower House of Convocation
Dean Stanley (like the late Dean Alford, a
friend of Mr. Vauce Smith), taunted the body
with "turning on itself with the plaintive sound
of an old weather cock.
HIE ESCAPED MUX.
MJa O'fJorman Once More Nhe Maya a Catho-
!"" lie f riesi iea a itiou aguiaat tier.
"Mrs. Auffray, alias Miss Edith O'Gorman, re
... J uam l.nhi,. sin t.f'swivrant 1 t f A 11 loot Airan.
Ing, to a diminished audience, which listened
quite sympathetically to her assaults on the
She stated incidentally that the alleged exposure
now being circulated In ten cent pamphlets was
false and unfounded, and that the letters had
never been written by ber. They bad appeared
for the first time in the New York Ban. last
April, after the Catholics had tried to kill ber at
Madison. W hen they found they could not take
her life, thev assailed her reputation. Only the
previous night, she said, at Taunton, a mob of
Cothollcs, led by their priest, endeavored to
attack her, and she bad been dragged by her
guard from the ball to her hotel, in order to
that would not stand the assault of a poor weak
woman without trying to kill her. (Applause.)
She denied that she had been expelled from the
convent, adding that If they Lad expelled her
they would be sorry now. In the letter of tho
Superior to Bishop McFarlanJ, aunouncing her
unexpected departure, it was stated that her
previous course had been without blame. At
the conclusion of her lecture, she was escorted
by the police to a hack standing in the rear of
the Opera House, aud driven to her hotel with
out indications of molestation. Providence (A!.
LARGE IIAUL OF COUNTERFEITERS
Breaking l'p and Arrest of a (Jang of Dealer
, yumrnuii money.
Colonel Whltlev. Chief rf tha Racmt H.t'
Division ot the treasury Department, has re
turned tp this city from Boston, where he suc
ceeded in breaking up the counterfeiting gang
headed by the notorious "Bill" Dow, who has
been arrested and locked up. While the Co'onel
was absent in Boston, one of his detectives had,
by direction of the Colonel, ingratiated himself
into the confidence of a desperate gang of conn
terfelters in this city, chief of whom was Wil
liam it. itnoao. Keeper oi a den at No. 217
Centre street, where counterfeit monev was sold
and stolen goods received.
Ihe detective passed himself off as a "shover"
of counterfeit monev, and purchased from
Rhode and others of the gang large quantities
of counterfeit 1 10 notes, purporting to be issued
by the Farmers' and Manufacturers' National
liankoi rougbkeepsie, and $-20 notes, purport
ing to be issued by the Shoe and Leather National
tsatiK, oi this city.
Evervthlnsr belni? In readiness, at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Colonel Whitley and his
detectives commenced arresting the members of
the gang, and succeeded in capturing ten, all
that were known to be involved In counterfeiting
operations.
Three of the gang had made their sales to the
detective in New Jersey, and they were taken
over there to be arraigned before a United States
commissioner, ibree others, the least guilty
of the gang, are to be held as Government wit
nesses, and the remaining four were taken be-
lore imtea states commissioner Lavennort, in
Chambers street, by whom they were committed,
in default of ball.
For prudential reasons, the names of the men
who have turned State's evidence are withheld.
Those taken to New Jersey are named "Charlie"
Hyatt, James McCabe, and "Bully" KeyBer.
Those held by Commissioner Davenport are
Bhode; Ernest Kopf, who pretended to be
Khode's bartender, and who was instrumental
in obtaining checks on the Union Square Na
tional Bank and having the amounts on said
checks "raised" by altering or adding to the
figures; John Jackson, an inmate of Rhode's
place, and James Edwards, one of the leaders
of the gang, who was found at No. 13'J Eldridga
street. All those named except Kopf have al
ready served a three years' term of imprison
ment in the New Jersey State Prison at Tren
ton. N. 1'. Commercial Ado., last evening.
FUVAH fJB AIJ1 COBMCBCB,
EVCNINO Tltl,ieOHAH OFFICg.l
Friday. March 3. Ib7i. J
There is a fair supply of capital in this mar
ket, and rates are quite firm at former quota
tions. ' we quote call loans at 5(5hs per cent..
according to collaterals, and prime discounts at
77 per cent., according to credits. Tho
Secretary of the Treasury is iindomitable in his
efforts to force his new 5 per cents on the mar
ket, and the project appears to give more pros-
Eect of success than the shrewdest men would
ave predicted for it a month ago. Subscrip
tions are pouring in both at home and abroad,
and it is predicted that $100,000,000 will be
promptly taken up in this country, and the
same amount in the leading European markets.
These predictions may be verified, however,
without insuring the success of the enterprise.
Meanwhile the tendency of the bond market is
upward, and the gap between them and gold Is
fast closing up if the movement only continues.
Gold is rather quiet and very steady, all the
sales being reported at 110111.
Government bonds are in request, and orices
have again advanced about H per cent, higher
than at the close yesterday.
At the Stock Board there was a lively demand
with large sales at a gsneral advance. Pennsyl
vania 5s, overdue, sold at 100).; City os, new
bonds, at 101, and Lehigh Gold Loan at 88,
an advance.
Beading Railroad was active and strong, with
sales at 50 b. o. up to 50-31; Camden and
Amboy sold at 116117, the latter b. o.;
Pennsylvania advanced, selling at 61(S61j,
the latter b. o. Sales of Minehill at 51 and
Lehigh Valley at ti0(561, b. o,
Coal, Bank, and Canal stocks attracted but
little attention. Central Transportation sold at,
50 and Hestonvllle Passenger Railroad at 17.
firniLADELPniA STOCK exchange sales.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street
fikst Board.
4ioo city 6s, New.ioijfj 400 sh Read R..830. 60
100
do 60 81
ihuou cam & ss tas.. vuv
t'lWQ Pa A NT C 78 64k
$ii(M)0 N Ta 7s 95
f liOOO OCA A 78. . . 88k
Sl2(00Leh6sgold... 8s;
to sh Cum Am...
D60....11T
6 do 116 "J1
soo shFenna R 61 x
S24 do 61feJ
64 sh Minehill R.. 61V
800
100
600
do eov
do SO 8-16
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800
900
600
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II
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8 do
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soo sh HeBtonvUle
MxssRs. William Faimtib CO.. Ne. 86 B. Third
street, report the following quotations :D. 8. (sot
1881s, utm ; 6-sos of isea,m,V(n21i ; do. is4,
im.em'; do. lses, mxgusk;; da, July, ise,
111(4111 V; do., July, 1887, lUV(Ulkr: do. July!
1868, hikoiuk; 1O-40S, l09VU9tf. Gold, liiw
(glllk-. V. 8. Faclllo It. R. Cur'cy 6s, 113''113f.
NAua fc JjADhkr. uroKers, report thia morning
grold quotations aa follows :
10-00 A. If 111X111-12 A. M no
10-13 " Ill jll 13 " ;....1U
Philadelphia Trade Report
Fbidat, March 8. Coilee is in small supply; sales
of Eioatl4x16 cents, gold. Cuba Sugar ranges
from 6k" to 8 cents for rtjQuing, and 8;i39v cents
for grocery grades. In Molasses no change. -
Cotton moves slowly, with sales or middling up
land atisxcand New Orleans at lSifidlso.
Cloverseed Is steady at 1U411 )tfe: Timothy at ftS-37)tf
(n 6-60; and Flaxseed at f ox'i 10.
The movements in Flour are or a very modfrate
character, without essential change from yesterday's
quotation. Sales of loo barrels superfine at (5-60
per barrel ; some extras at ts-754ii26 ; and 900 bar
rels extra families at i;4? 60 for spring Wheat ; f tS-60
(37 for Pennsylvania; and 17(47-75 for Indiana and
Ohio, including fancy lota at f 9 aa-60. Rye Flour sella
at f 0. In Corn Meal nothing doing. -
In Wheat the tendency is upward, with sales of
80CO bushels, including Indiana red at 1162(1-63;
Pennsylvania amber at fl-63; and Michigan amber
at tl'etKfi l-tSH. Rye is steady at 11-10 Corn is dull,
with Increased otl'crtngs. Hales of yellow at 79c, and
white at 820. Oats are Btaady; and 2000 bushels
Pennsylvania sold at 6464 No sales of Barley.
6Cti0 bushels Canada Malt sold at 1..
Whisky Is very quiet, hales of Western Iron-bound
packages at 93c
latest snirnxa intelligence.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. MARCH 9
STATS 07 raiaMOMlTIB AT TBI IVINIJJO TXLiaBATB
OFFICII.
8 A. M. 6 I U A. Id. 60 1 1 P. M.. ...
Sum Rhjib 6-so.moonBbtb...
Bum Bitb BHiHiea Watm. 11
Nw Yobx. Marctf 1-AmTeV
from Bremen and Denmark, "J Wyoming, from
Liverpool.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING. m
Steamship Uunter.wdlBg, dav. from Provl-
deKerFannf. itf --.SiSu-tf. hour, from
BSe, wS i Pengers to A. Oroves,
JKtamerV. Whilldln, Rlggana, 18 Honrs from Bal
timora wih Hdse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
Br bV Velocity, Darrall, from AquadUla, P. R.,
ith'uKar to John Mason 4 Co.
Vrtg Beauty, Shields, from Mataiuas, with mo
ia6es to Isaac Rough A Morris. , ,
jscbr Ettle nail, Mason, 1 day from Frederick,
with grain to Jobn L. Redner.
Sctir M.' K. Femerick, vef, from Darlen, Ga.,
with lumber to Bouder k Adams.
Kcbr Mary Haley. Haley, from Mturlce River.
Schr Wake, Gaudy, from ewport.
MEMORANDA.
Steamer Rattlesnake, Winnctt, htnee, at New,