8 THE DAILY Ev mNlXG TKLEGKAH1 HILlADELPIUA, FRIDAY", MARCH 17, 181 CITY inTKLLIUB.lUG, SALNT PATRICK, The Day far the Nhamrark and Dhnrfecii How tbelrUti Krgard It-Was St. Patrick a 8ctch. But' To-day the Renulne Irishman will stick the shamrock In his hat, drink some whisky (some will drink a good deal ot whisky), turn buck Mb memory to the legends told ot the Patron Saint, ft. Patrick, and biers that venerable and tomewbat fabulous individual for driving the nakes out of Ireland. For to-day Is 8t. Tat rick's Day, and wherever the Irish heart beats warmest, there will the memories of the Saint be held in moat tender regard. In the Catholic section of Ireland, that is, the southern part, the day is celebrated with all the fervor and en thusiasm which tbe Irish can throw into a sub ject. They never do such things by halves, and this day will witness a nation, though poor, happy for the time, and engaged in feasting, driDking, dancing, and forgetting the miseries of the present in the romantic memories of the fast. (Scarcely with less enthusiasm will the rish population of New York celebrate the day than their brothers in Ireland. In that city there will be a street parade, in which thousands will participate, and other thousands will do honor to the time In a way of their own divisine. The number of the Irish Is bo great in New York, and so universally do they Observe St. Patrick's day, that there is talk of making it a legal holiday. In Philadelphia, however, our Irish citizens, although not lack ing in proper spirit, do not make their demon stration go public as their New York friends, and the practice of parading through the streets is becoming obsolete. This fact is to be attri buted mainly to the growing sentiment that fmrades are not of much use in any event. Po itical processions are not so frequent as for merly. The politicians, instead of spending their energies on show, devote them to more substantial work, and other classes of citizens are beginning to be of the same opinion. Tae Irish have abandoned parades in this city, chiefly for these reasons, and the day will be observed in a more sociable manner. Social reunions, visits of relatives and friends, feasting and drinking:, will form the chief amusements in which the day will be passed. The Irish have excellent reasons for holding In such regard the fame of St. Patrick. He was a great man, and just the person suited for the times. As to the place of his birth, the best au , thorltles agree that it was at the mouth of the river Clyde, In Scotland, about the year 372. When about sixteen years of age he was car ried into Ireland, where he was employed as a swineherd on the mountain of Sleamish, in the connty of Antrim. He acquired a thorough knowledge of the manners and language of the people, and with his quick perception he saw that these qualifications could be turned to good account, lie went to the continent, secured the titles and authority of Bishop, and at his request was sent by Pope Celestine back into Ireland. In teaching Christianity to the people he was signally successful. He was kind, forbear ing, won the regard of thousands by the most gentle means, gathered around him a host of followers, and It was only when he met with the most violent opposition from the Druids that he resorted to anything like force, if force it may be called, for it consisted in cursing the lands and rivers of the Druids. To the Saint are ascribed a number of mira cles, but the greatest of them all was that of driving the venomous reptiles out of Ireland. It is related that this was accomplished by him by beating a drum, and on knocking a hole in it an angel appeared who mended it, and it was afterwards exhibited as a holy relic. In the Galtee Mountains, situated between the counties of Cork and Tipperary, there are seven lakes, in one of which, called Lough Dilveen. it is said the patron Saint, when banishing the enakes and toads from the Green Isle, chained a monster serpent, telling him to remain there till Monday. The serpent every Monday morn ing calls out in Irish, "It's a long Monday, Patrick!" There are many of the lower class who actually believe the serpent was chained by St. Patrick, and that it calls out to him every Monday morning. KELIGTOUS OBSERVANCE OP THE DAY. 8t. Patrick's Catholic Church, at Twentieth and Locust streets, was filled almost to suffoca tion this morning upon the occasion of the cele bration of St. Patrick's Day. At 10)tf o'clock a Pontifical Mass was celebrated by Bishop O'Hara, of, Scranton, aided -by Rev. John Mttl holland as assistant pHt, Uev. C. 11. McDer mott defl:CL, nev. m. A. ny:Z, ?uieacon. Rev, John Elcock and Rev. Daniel O'Connor deacons of honor, and Rev. J. J. Boyle, master of cere monies. There were also present the seminarians from St. Charles' Seminary, and a host of acolytes, and the altars were beautifully illuminated. The choir sang Haydn's Mass, No. 3, accompa nied by an orchestra, and at the Offertory the clear soprano voice of Miss P. E. Donnelly told with great effect in the "Inflammatus" from Ropsini's master-work, the Slnlat Mater. The panegyric of the Saint was pronounced by Rev. James O'Reilly, and was delivered with a distinct voice quite audible in all parts of the church. He took his text from the fourth chap ter of the book of Ecclesiastes, and his remarks were listened to with great satisfaction. The annual recurrence of St. Patrick's Day is an event of unusual interest at this church, and hence the great nnmhers participating in it. Crveltt to Aiumals. At the monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Penn sylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held on the 10th inst., committees were appointed to select representatives of the eociety in the different wards, and to frame an ordinance to be submitted to Councils, with regard to the muzzling of dogs. Delegates were chosen to attend a meeting in Pittsburg for organizing a branch society, and five representa tives were chosen for Allegheny county. Cer tificates of honorable mention were awarded to Messrs. Black, Donovan, McCabe, and Harring ton, for their humane attentions to a suffering mare. Letters were read commendatory of the society's action, and requesting documents to aid in organizing a State sosiety in New Jersey. The agent reported visits to droveyards, cellars, depots, ferries, and rural districts, the circula tion ot annual reports ana otner puoiicauons, various arrests and convictions, and personal attention to the relief of special cases of suffer ing. The grand jury ignored the bill in the case of arrest for nicking the tall of a horse. The attention of the police was called to the habit of leaving heavily-laden horses in front of restau rants and drinKing-eaioons. cnaiKiey iiarvey, Esq., was appointed to represent the society in Delaware county. "Whipped thb Whole Family George 1 avlor is a bad man. He boards in a bouse on Beach street, and on Wednesday night last, in an intoxicated condition, he viblted the house of bis mother on Huntingdon street, is the Twenty fifth ward. With an affection scarcely paralleled in the annals of domestic virtues, he whiDDed the whole family, including his father. mother, and sister. To his mother he was par ticularly ferocious, at he threatened to "stave her head in" with an axe, and from the way he acted, he would probably have carried out his threat, u nicer xrainor, ot the Eighteenth district, however, prevented any further out rages of the drunken madman, and the good Mr. Taylor was locked np in the 6tatlon-house. Alderman Hitchcock placed the accused under tuniciem ooncu tor nis appearance at court. Enraged Fikemen. Some parties last even- Inc. surtDOeed to be rnnnp.pted with the Fair. mount Engine Company, procured exes and chopped away the telegraph wires with which that Lou66 is connected with the Central Station. These parties should understand that although they may own the homse, thev don't own the wires, and this destruction of the city's pro perty Will oe prompuy ucit win. High wat Robbery. A colored man named Samuel Wilson was arrested at 8 o'clock this morning on Front street, and locked np in the cecond District fetation House. Wilson is accused of having snatched a watch out of the hand of a man of whom he had inquired the time. The prisoner will le before Alderman a err iuu aiterpooa. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A Train Off (lie Track and a Colllnla en the (a aiilen a4 Ambtr Knllroaa-JUIraenlaaa Kurafie af Pasaeaacra. This morning quite a serious accident occurred on the Camden and Amboy Railroad near Camden which providentially resulted in no loss of life, though the escape of the pas sengers in two well-loaded passenger trains with but slight tnjury was something bordering on the miraculous. The accident was of a double character. A train was first thrown from the track and the locomotive npset by reason of a misplaced switch; and then another train coming in the opposite direction collided with the overturned engine. The place where the accident occurred was at the junction of the main track of the Camden and Amboy Uoad with the branch track of the Camden and Burlington County Road, which point Is near where the road crosses Cooper's creek. From this point the Burlington county track branches off from the main track and ter minates at Market street wharf. At about a quar ter after 7 o'clock a down accommodation train, filled with passengers, was approaching this junction, being die at Walnut 6treet, but by some mischanoe the switch on the branch track was set for an up train, and the engine running into the open switch was turned completely over on its side, and much damaged. It is said that the switchman had set the switch for an up Burlington county train which leaves Market street wharf at a quarter before 7 o'clock, and that after this train had passed and been switched on to the main track, he, from care lessness or other cause, neglected to alter the switch. While the disabled train was in this condi tion, an up train, the 7 o'clock mail from Walnut street wharf for New York, also filled with passengers, approached the scene on the main track, and on aceount of a heavy fog was unable to see the cars in the way. A heavy collision was the result, and the forward cars of the trains were made a wreck. The track was torn up for a distance of about three hundred feet. Luckily the car which was most Injured was the smoking-car on the down train, in which there was nobody at the time. If there had been, the death and serious injury of the passengers would certainly have been added to the list of disasters. As it was, there were seve ral serious bruises, but the majority of those who were at all injured escaped with but slight scratches. The most serious Injury was sustained by a brakeman, who had one of his feet crushed. The engineers on both of the trains stuck to their engines and escaped without serious hurt, though they were tumbled around at quite a lively rate. From the scene of ruin presented at the place of the accident, it might be judged that a score at least had met their death by reason of the carelessness of the switchtender, and it can hardly be conceived how those on the trains escaped as they did. AMERICAN STEAMSHIP C03IPANY. Subscription to the Hands of the American .raiimhip Company Completed. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Steamship Company was held yester day afternoon at the Board of Trade Rooms, Mr. J. O. James In the chair and A. P. Coles berry, Secretary. A full return from all the committees was received, showing the subscriptions had real ized the full amount of $1,500,000. The following is the list of the heaviest sub scribers completing the amount:. Stuart & Bro f 3,000 Anspach Ac Stanton 5,000 Thomas A. Scott 6,000 A. A P. Roberts & Co. . . . B.ooo Joseph Jeanes 3,000 Wood, Marsh, Haywood Co 3,000 BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, ETC. Spring Garden Insarance Company 8,000 American Fire Insurance (Jo., addl tonal.... 6.0C0 Delaware Mutual Insurance Co., additional.. 10,000 Insurance Co. of North America, aildlttonal.. 10,000 Mutual Assurance Company, or Green Tree.. 10,000 Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co., additional. 6,000 Philadelphia Contributlonship for Insurance of Houses, etc 16,000 Girnrd Fire Insurance Company 6, 000 Eighth National Bank.., 6,000 City National Bank 10,000 Philadelphia Savings Fund Society 80,000 II. H. Houston, for the Union Transportation Company 100,000 TJJE MEADOWS. A Channel to Draw on the W titer nnd Redeem me l.aod Ironi Woriturmnem. A Rnndav rjaner takes the Commissioner of Highways to task regarding the expenditure of $20,000 for the drainage of the meadow lands, de claring tnat not one aonar ot the appropriation had been used for this purpose, and intimating that it might nave gone somewhere else, ine money was appropriated last year, but the Sur vey Department not having perfected the plans for the drainage, not a aouar ox the money was used last year. To-day at noon, However, the plans Having been eomnleted. the Hla-hwav Danartment opened bids for the work, and ere long it will be commenced. The plan consists in the digging of a channel iroin the Delaware river cans across the meadows to the Intersection of Moya- mensing and the Rope terry road. 1 his chan nel is to be 2o feet wide, and drains will empty into it. At the point where it wui cut through the river embankment, the channel will be provided with sluice gates, which, while they will permit water to run from the channel, will not allow that from the river to make its way into it. This excavation, which will be about two miles long, will, in a short time, redeem a great portion of the meadow lands, now almost Invaluable, and from which rise miasmatic vapors having a baneful effect upon the health 01 that portion of the city. Was it a Stolen Certificate? Yesterday afternoon a man went into Petry's restaurant, at Broad and Walnut streets, and after obtaining what he ordcred.nndertook to do something not quite in the eating line. He observed that a couple of fine overcoats were banging on a hat rack in the entry, and instantly his hand was upon them and he was going out at a much quicker pace than he came in. Une ot the attaches of the saloon observed the act, and after a brisk chase the fellow was captured. On inquiring his name he stated that he came from New York, and that the name he sailed under was Henry Bennet. Upon being taken to the station house he was searched, and in his pocket was found a certificate of the Fire Commissioners appointing the bearer to the position of a truckman under the new depart ment. The certificate contained the name of Henry B. Williamson, No. 813 South Third street, and the party who recommended Wil liamson was a James N. Thompson. Alderman Morrow committed the prisoner. Death op a Well-known Politician. John G. Hollick, Sr., a well-known politician of the Tenth ward, died suddenly at 6 o'clock this morning, at his residence, No. 211 Lybrand street. Everybody in that section of the city was well acquainted with John G. Hollick, so prominently was he identified with all matters of interest concerning his ward. For years he was connected with the Good Will Engine Com pany, and to his energy and his devoted alle giance to that organization much of its standing was attributed. Mr. Hollick was formerly a constable in the office of Alderman Godbou, but on the accession of Mr. Leeds to the office of Sheriff he resigned, and took the office of deputy by the appointment 01 Air. x.eeas. "Froo Hollow." Miles Lee lives at No 1352 Richmond street. On Sunday night last he went to the locality at Huntingdon and Thomp son streets, known by tue euphonious title 01 "Frog Hollow." In the Eollow is situated a Iiousel to the inmates of which Miles entertained an esuecial aversion, lie went into the house. and "reached and proceeded for" the head of the family. That gentleman had the bad manners to kick him out into the street, and in revenge therefor Miles collected a number of paving stoues and battered the door in. Officer O'Don- ncli was called upon for assistance, and arrested the riotous fellow, and Alderman Nelll held him in 1000 lail to aubwer a Charge 01 malicious ana-cckf. HIS MONUMENT. Tae Fnltlte Itrnurata mt the I.ate Or. John Oea-aa, or Philadelphia, wha oleiC walla Abraaa. This morning the will or the late Dr. John Gegan, an eminent physician of this city, who died while on a visit to Dublin, was admitted to probate. The estate is valued at about 125,000. In this document the deceased made the follow ing bequests: To the Dew Church of St. Joseph, 1000, "which with my fornipr donation to said church 1 wish to make as an ottering for masses for the repose of my soul forever." To the Asylum for Unroarr'ed Women In the City of Dub. In, under the care of Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard, an annuity of t-ioo, to continue for the period of live consecutive years, and then to i-exse. Tnen follows bequests of 1 15,0 0 to bis grandchildren, a similar amount to bis nephews and other relatives, aud the will says: "I give and bequeath to in? executor tVO,(H(i in tiust lor the beueUi of tno poor, destitute, and deserving persons residing wltnin the parish limits of the churches of SU Mary, St. Joseph (Wit ling's alley), St. John, St. Paul, St. Patrick, St. Philip de Nerl, aud su Theresa, the Interest only to be applied for their relief." Also, e gives to each of the parochial schools at tached to Su Mary 's, St. Joseph s (Wiring s alley), St. John's, St. I'h'lip de Nert's St. Patrick's, St,. Paul's, and St. Theresa's Churches the sara of lioort. To the lxmas Society of St. Joseph's Church (TV Ming's alley), 12000; aiso to the same societies connected with the churches above mentioned, tlffloo each. To the House of the Good BhepheM, 12500 ; to St. John's Orphan Asylum, IliNiO; to. Hu Vincent's Home for Destitute Children, tiNiO; to Sanctuary of New Church of St. Joseph ; and all this he gives "in the hope of yearly remembrances in the holy sacri fice of mass." Then he continues :-r"All the rest of my estate 1 give and bequeath to my executor, in trust, for the henetit of the poor, destitute, and de serving persons residing within the present parish limits of the churches of St. Alary, St. Joseph (Willing alley), St. John, St Paul, bt Patrick, St. Philip de Nerl, and St. Theresa, he principal whereof to remain in trust, and the interest, only at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, to be distributed by the several Catholic conferences. It Is my intention and express direction that my executor, hereinafter named, or his successors, shall hold in trust forever, if the law will permit ft, or if not, so long as the law will allow, these several charitable legacies, above wrltteD, ss well as the residue of my estate bequeathed to him In trust for the benefit of the poor, destitute and deserving per sons ; he appropriating the interest yearly as herein after directed ; but when the said bequests cannot be any longer legally so held, then he shall pay the same over to said churches and institutions, respectively, as In his Judgment will fulfill mv inten tion. The date of the will is December 8, 1S09. Appended to the will were two codicils the first, in view of the death of one of his nephews, changing certain private bequests, and the second bequeathing to the Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, &2500. The executor is Mr. John Maher. The total amount thus given away will not fall short of ?S0,C00. T0LICE STATIONS. Investlaatlons Into the Necessity for More. This morning Mayor Fox, Chief of Police St. Clair A. Mulholland, and the Joint Council Com mittee on Police, Colonel Glenn, chairman, pro ceeded in carriages on a tour of inspection of our station houses, with this object of discover ing what districts were most urgently in need of new ones. The1 committee mentioned has now under consideration an ordinance appropriating f 225,000 for new stations in the Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Twelfth, and Sixteenth districts, another for the accommodation ot the 8chuylkill Harbor oflicers, who will soon be without a place to lay their heads, their old quarters, the Ilialto House, being on the verge of destruction to make way for a beauti ful landscape, and a sub-station at Chesnut Hill. There is no question but what these improve ments are needed. Many of the stations have been indicted by the various grand juries as nuisances, and the Board of Health has often memoralized Councils to order new ones as a measure of sanitary precaution. If in the win ter time eome of these (places are unendurable by reason of the fetid odors which arise from the overrunning sinks and the total want of any conveniences, how much more horrible in summer.! We have but four or five decent stations in the city. For the sake of preserving the health of the people who live in their vicinity, and for the sake of the credit of the city, let the rest, which are unsightly in appearance, utterly devoid of comfort, and which baffle all efforts to keep them clean, bo supplanted quickly by new structures. A Philadelphia Divorce Case Slioiiily Tangled. Our readers will remember the celebrated Bailey desertion case, which took np the time of our courts last summer. It has been transplanted in another shape to Delaware. During the session of the Legislature of 1809 Ellsha J. Bailey, a surgeon in the United States arniv. apDiiea tor a tuvorce irom nis wne, ousan Cornelia Broome-Bailey, who) was a daughter of the late Hon. jacoD uroome, tormeny mem ber of Congress from the Fourth district of Pennsylvania, now representca Dy juage Kelley. The bill was at at first defeated in the House, but subsequently reconsidered, passed, and finally became a law. Mrs. Bailey, hearing of the proceedings of the Legislature, and being somewhat surprised to find that a bill of divorce had passed, as she alleged, without her know ledge, immediately maae nor appearance at Dover, and through her representations, and the Influence of friends, had a bill.passed through the Legislature repealing the former act di vorcing her and her husband, Surgeon Bailey, although her marital infidelity was admitted. Airs. uaiiey tnea nsea ner innuence wun General Sherman and other oflicers of the army, and had Surgeon Bailey arraigned before a court-martial, which acquitted the Surgeon of all charges brought against him, although the whole weight of the Government officials, from some occult innuence. was Drougnt to near in her favor, to the great scandal of the old regu lars, who deplored the decay ot the esprit de corps. She then brought suit against the Sur geon In the courts of Philadelphia for main tenance, which resulted in a dismissal of the suit for want of Jurisdiction, he being a citizen of Wilmington, Delaware. Surgeon Bailey then went before the Delaware courts and made application for a decree of divorce from Susan U. liauey, the summons, on account ot me defendant residing beyond the limits of the State, not having yet been served. T.hus matters stood until the Legislature of 1871 convened, when Surgeon Bailey again made appli cation for the passage of an act to repeal the repealing act of 18G9. The bill, meeting with favorable consideration, unanimously passed the House of Kepresenta tives on Tuesday morning, when Mrs. Bailey again made her appearance at Dover and suc ceeded in having the vote by which the double repealing act was passed reconsidered and the further consideration postponed until Wednes day, the 15th instant, when the bill finally passed the House by a vote ef 11 to 9. The bill now goes to the Senate, where its fate is yet un certain. In order that the Doctor may keep cool, the President, General Grant, has detailed Surgeon Bailey to Alaska, where the Frigid Zone begins and where Love's young dream, torrid as it may be, ceases to charm. Mrs. Bailey hopes that the Indians may put an end to the Drctor, and the Doctor is praying for a station at the North Pole to observe where the cold comes from, If be can only escape the attachments which Mrs. nauey procures iroin the courts. next lecture of the '8tar" course will take place 1 a titViA Vat fWtrlKMtAK tll l.ta Kia A Li U W II OS W-w vvuuivubui vr Hk plTV ui views on "Injln Meal." Mr. Griswold is one of tne iunmest jtciuicio m uio country, sou ms who attend on Monday evening may expect a great treat. Ai the conclusion of Mr. Gris- in 1 - . vr. TT 7 f . M..11 . 1 11 woia jctiuic, jui. xi. . niuuur, tuo wen . 1 . t I . . ,V. . ifi 1 - T poem will be exhibited The members of the Central Association of Pennsylvania Democrats iu noia a errana juui lea at their club-house, No. 1014 Walnut street. to-morrow evening, congratulatory of the recent ictory in New Hampshire. A Granite Known eiucuuouie -" i" city, win recite oroi Harte's poem of "The Heathen Chinee," and a ortaa nf stpreoDticon views illiiRtraiiva at the punch-bowl will he oa hand. Death of a Well-knowk Former Resi dent r Philadelphia. Edward A. Moss, formerly engaged in the wholesale book and stationery business at Fourth and Merchant streets, ot the firm of Mns fe Brothers, and altera ards of the firm of Moss, Bald, Causland it Co ,bank-note engravers, who were succeeded by the American Bank Note Company, died on Tuesday last at bis residence In the city of New York,whore he has been actively engaeed in the stock market. Mr. Moss was aged fifty years, and suffered greatly from gout, an attack of which disease was the cause of bis death. Death of a Noted Iron Merchant. Yester day David Beeves, Fq., well known as being prominently connected with the iron business for a great nnmt.er ot years, and also as the President of the Phanix Iron Company, which oflice be has held since tbe incorporation of the company, died at his residence In Phrrnlxville, at tbe age of 79 years. The cause of his death was supposed to have been disease of the heart. He died after but a short illness. His funeral will take place from Phtrnlxville, a special train being provided to convey the remains to Phila delphia, where they will be interred at Laurel Hill. Art Sale. The sale of paintings at the store of H. A. McCann, No. 910Chesnut st , last even ing, attracted a large audience. Mr. B. Scott, Jr., ofliciated in his usually etllclent manner, but thq prices were generally very low and much more satisfactory to the bnyers than to tbe auctioneer or owner. The remainder of the catalogue, w hich embraces a number of very fine works, will be sold this evening. The sale would not have taken place but for the necessity of closing out stock on account of the extensions and alte rations that are to be made in the store, and a rare opportunity is offered to pick up bargains. Absent-minded Firemen. There was a fire in a two-story btone building at Chelten avenue and Hancock street, Gerrnantown, last evening, and Oliver Skilton and Samuel Hans berry, former members of the now defunct Mount Airy Hose, ran out the hose carriage, collected a crowd, and with much noise "pro ceeded to the scene of conflagration." This piece of physical energy but mental folly met its proper reward in a fine imposed on the afore said by Alderman Good. The Condition of Washington 8Mrrn The attending physician of Washington Smith, who was shot on Wednesday night last at Ger rnantown road and Vanhorn street, reports this morning that the wounded man has a chance of recovery. Smith received a severe wound in the left lung, and such generally proye fatal. Went for the Gentleman. John Hepburn did not do right, in the opinion of Alderman Mackin, in putting a bead on another individual yesterday at Fifth and Cherry streets, and so tbe magistrate, in support of bis opinion, re quired Hepburn to give bail in $400 for his ap pearance at the Court of Quarter Sessions. Eev. S. Miller Haoeman, of Princeton, has been unanimously elected to take charge of the South Street Presbyterian Church, nnd it is ex pected that he will enter upon his duties next Sabbath. LTJQAL irTTflLLIQnWCn. Theft ef Carpeting. Court of Quarter SessionsJudge Peirce. William Hart and Carson Tirams, Hart's driver, were to-day put on trial charged with stealing car peting belonging to James II. Orne, and valued at 11100. 1 he evidence on the part of the prosecution goes to show that this carpet was lying at Oodley's bonded warehouse, S. B. corner of Almond and Swanson streets, aud on the night of Saturday, Feb ruary 11, was stolen away by parties who had en tered the building through a trap-door in the roof. That same night policemen discovered footprints in the snow from the warehouse to Hart's junk shop, and noticing a window raised, they entered the shop, where they found the carpet. An oar wo sin the centre of the roll of carpets, showing that it had been carried by means of the oar; also, a coat with snow upon It was under the carpet, which Hrt said was his, and in the coat was a handkerchief with his name marked upon it, and a chisel and Hammer were with the reot. The case is yet on trial. The Charch Muddle. A'Ui Piiu Judge Williams. The case of the First Reformed Prtsbyterlan Con gregation ts still on trial. Tbe only evidence or In terest given this morning was that of Dr. McCloud, a Professor of Theology in the Church. He spoke of the expulsion of Mr. Stuart from membership by tbe synod, and when cross-examined said he could not cite another instance in which a private member had been expelled by the direct action of the synod. He was brother-in-law to Mr. Stuart, but had had no intercourse with him since the beginning of these troubles in 1868. He did not speak in favor of Sir. Stuart's expulsion, but voted against the resolution. FIKAIKJIS AI1 COtlJlEUCC. EvENiita Tclxobaph Omom,? Friday, March 17, 1871. I Applicants for time loans hold off. and those in good standing find no difficulty in obtaining all the assistance they need on good paper or collateral securities. The indications are at present in favor of a steady working of the loan market, and no material change is anticipated. 1 he opening of Internal navigation is now near at hand, and an active movement in grain and other products which invariably follows may strengthen the tone of the market, but no ad vance in rates is yet perceptible. We quote call loans on good collaterals at 0(3 o per cent., and good paper at 7' per cent. Gold is quiet and very steady, the ransro of sales being still from lllllli. Government bonds are In fair demand and generally a fraction higher than at the close yesterday. - BtocKs were moderately active nut ratner weak. Sales of City 6s, new bonds, at lOl, and ante-war do. at 102. Beading Railroad was quiet, with sales at 51. Pennsylvania was steady, Belling at 6l61, Camden and Amboy at 116X(ffill6, and Oil Creek and Alleghany at 48). 59 was bid for Lehigh Valley and 40 for Catawlssa pre ferred. Canal shares were dull nd weak, the only sales being in Lehigh at 35a34. In passenger railway stocks we notice sales of Chesnut aud Walnut 8treets at 40).; and Thir teenth and Fifteenth Streets at 231. In miscellaneous shares there were small sales of Big Mountain Coal at 0 and Franklin Fire Insurance Company at 500. Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co., special agents of the Treasury, report tbe following subscriptions to the new five per cent, loan made through them to-day: Mechanics' National Bank, Pittsburg. . .f 306,000 First National, Green Bay, Wis 40,000 " " Faribault, Minn 50,000 " Curweusville, Pa 52,000 Honesdale National, Curwinsvllle, Pa. . 39,500 Brandon National, Brandon, Vt 200,000 First National, Beverly, Ohio 57,000 " " Portsmouth, N. U 149,500 Total $914,000 The previous subscriptions to this loan foot up over 2,000,000. PHILADKLPI1IA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40B. Third street. FIKST BOAKD. 15200 City 6s, New.im losucam A Am.. 116 imo ao vnx 1500 do.prior to '2.1(2k 11(00 Bel Bel 8d. 65 f 1000 C A A m 68, "b9 4 13000 do H liooo PenuaR 6a..UiJ 6 six Franklin Fire Ins Co. ...600 lot shFenna B.. ... 61 H 103 do 61 X 100 sh Cata Prf.&eo. 40v 44 do 116 V T do uK IS do lltf 800 sh Reading.. 41. 61 800 do ....b60. 61 lihOOAAR... 48! 200 sh Leh Nav tit.. 85 lSsuChA Wal.... 4tS)4 60 sh 13th ft 15th It 83 loo sh Big Mount.. 6 BECOND BOARD. isooNPaes Vi 145 sh Reading R... 61 life rasa, 1 se.....io3, 3100 U A m 68, 89 06 liooo PaAN YCTi 9H 1300 City 6s, Mew.iom loOshUirardColK. MX bSshPunna R..ls. 61W 80O do 51 TshMluehUl R... els' SshLen V R.... tV4 85 do bwj 800 Sh Phil A SR.. 1 MB88R8. V H ATKH BROTH EE, NO. 60 8. Third Street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations: TJ. H. 6a of 1881. 115XiHB7 ; do. ml2Xllii ; dO. 184. S. 80 Yeai 6 per cent. Currency, 114114 V 8 ol",1, mj feuier, l06xeU09; Union Pacing Railroad IttMort. Bonds, R30raS40; Central Paclfle Railroad, 5T41M5: Cnton Par.ine Land (Irani Bonds. 7NhA17i. If Bftana. William Faimtkr (Jo.. Ne.Bfl . Third Street, report the following qnoUlons: U. 8. esof 1881ft, 11519116 ! 6-SOS Of lft69,mX6119V i 0O. 1RS4, Usl19Vi; do. lU(im; do., July, I860, 111111',5 do., July, 186T, IUiAUIV: do. July, 1RS8, UlkaHlXi 10-40, 108V10. Gold. Ill 111. V.B. Paclno R. R. Cur'cy 6s, 114114 y. MAaa a, LiAdmrk. Broura, report thia morning f'old quotations as follows t O'OOJl.M in 4, 11-40 A. M 1" 10-10 " Ill UtiO Ill 10-17 lll'W !lin4 ' 111H 1130 " Ill 115 " 111V 10-R4 " Ill X 18-80 P. M. Ill 1188 " 1UX Philadelphia Trade Keporl. Friday, March 17. Seeds Tbe demand for Clo verseed baa fallen oft, and only small sales were re ported at ll&18c. per lb. Timothy is nominal at 6-eoT. Flaxseed If here would command 1210. Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at 131 per ton. After the close of our report yesterday quite an active Demand sprung tip for Flour, with some In qulry from shippers. AWont 8000 bushels changed hands, mostly yesterday afternoon, Including super fine at 15-75; extras at SA6 85; Northwestern extra family at 7(fT -62!; Pennsylvania do. do., $6-i5T; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at I7 2NA7-75, and fancy brands atrfwia-BO, as in quality. Rye Flour may be quoted at !5-756. In Corn Ileal no sales were re ported. There Is a Arm feeling In the Wheat market and a fair demand from the local millers for prime lots, bales of loiio bushels Indiana red at 11-65, 800 bushels amber it f 1-68, and 4oo bushels Ohio red at 11-65. Rye sells in a small way at 1105 for Pennsylvania. Corn Is quiet at the recent advance. Salt s of Penn sylvania yellow at R3o. and Western mixed at 81 H'ic. Cats are unchanged. Bales of Pennsylvania and Western at 74(g65c. In Barley and Malt no sales. Whisky is inactive; we quote Western iron-bound at 03c LATEST SHirPIXtt INTKLLIUKiNCE. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA MARCH 17 STATl OF rnBRMOMITIR AT TOl IVlNlrtO TBLBORAFB OFFICB. 8 A. M 63 11 A. M.. G2 8 P. M. 7T Bun Risis 6- 8 MOOHPBTB. 4-83 Sum kts 6- 9iHiaH Watkb if t By Cable.) Liykkpool, March 17. Arrived, ship Blackwell, from Is'ew Orleans. London, March 17. Steamships Russia and Cam bria have arrived. By TtUgrapK) FORTRR88 Monrob, Va., March 17. The pilot-boat Coquette reports passed in for Baltimore, barks An dieB, from Liverpool; O.'enesk, from Malaga; and Ann Mirau, from Anlrossan ; brig Concezlone, from Palermo; and brig Aurora and schr Ethan Allen, from tho West Indies. CLEARED THIS MORNING. Bteamshlp Wyoming, Wlltbank, Savannah, Philadel phia and Southern Mall Hteamshlp Co. Ital. bark Uullla, Uiaf, Gibraltar for orders, Work man & Co. Schr Ellen Perkins, Perkins, Matanzas, Duncan A Poey. Schr (i. C. Morris, Kickards, St. Marys, Oa , Souder & Adams. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamer Benefactor, Jones, 24 hours from New York, with rudse. to John F. Ohl. Steamer W. Whilldin, IUggans, 13 hours from Bal timore, with mdse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr. Nor. bark Haabet, Pederson, 61 days from Fal mouth, Kng., with clay to C. B. Dunn. Schr Hamburg, Sauborn, 11 days from Mayaguea, P. R , with sugar and molasses to John Mason A Co. Schr if. F. Meany, Lewis, from New York, with malt. Schr Harabnrg, Wescott, from Millvllle. Schr Jesse Williamson, Corson, from New York. ' Schr A. T. Cohn, Springer, from Norwich. Schr Decatur Cakes, Berry, from Newport. Schr Armenia Bartlett, Bartlett, from Providence. MEMORANDA. Ship Tuscarora, Rowland, from Liverpool, arrived at Mobile yesterday. Steamer Leopard, Hughes, for Philadelphia, left Boston at 6 P. M. yesterday. Correspondence The Evening TeUqravK ASTON h. McMAHON'S BULLETIN. Nkw York Officb, March 10. 8 barges leave In tow tonight for Baltimore, light. Minnie Kenplier. with bar iron, for PhiladelDHla. Baltimorb Branch Office, March 16. The fol lowing barges leave in tow to-night, eastward : Fremont, P. H. Clinton, Kilo, Fanny, Zouave, and aiary uunn, an wun coai, ror new xors. Philadelphia Branch Office, March 17. 18 barges left In tow yesterday for Baltimore, light. SPECIAL NOTICES. Tor additional Special TTotiet tee Intld Fag. ACADEMY O F MUSIC. THE STAR COURSE OP LECTURES. A. MINER GRISWOLD, ("The Fat Contributor.") On MONDAY EVENING, March 26, Subject: "INJUN MEAL." GENERAL KILPATRIOK, March 23. "Battle Scenes of the Rebellion." MBS. CADY STANTON, March 27. "The True Republic." MENDELSSOHN QUINTETTE CLUB, March 80. Admission, CO cents ; Reserved Seats, 25 cents extra. Tickets to any of the single Lectures, and to the Concert, for sale at Gould & Fischer's Piano Rooms, No. 9'23 CHESNUT Street, and at the ACADEMY on the evenings of the Lectures. Doors open at quarter-past 7 ; Lecture at 8. 8 17 2t gs- OFFICK FIRE COMMISSIONERS, S. E. " corner FIFTH and CHESNUT. Philadklpuia, March 15, 1870. NOTICE. THE VOLTJNTEBR FIRE DEPARTMENT haviBg been retired from service and the NEW DEPARTMENT placed in operation at 6 O'CLOCK THIS EVENING, the Beard respectfully asks the co-operation of the public to aBsiBt them in their endeavors to make the Department a success. The Board would return their sincere thanks to tbe Volunteer Department for their assistance and nnlform good conduct while they were engaged In organizing. JACOB LAUDEN8LAQER, President. Attest John R. Caxtlin. 8 16 "CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF PENN w 6YLVANIA DEMOCRATS." The Members of this Association will meet at their Rooms, No. 1014 WALNUT Street, on SATUR DAY EVENING-, 18ib, at 8 o'clock, to express their congratulations at the great triumph of Democratic principles in the "Granit State" of New England, rebuking corruption and abused power of the Fede ral Administration. J. R1NALOO SANK, It President. gy- THE FIRST ANNUAL LITERARY AND Musical Entertainment of the United Lyceums of Philadelphia wilt be held at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, SATURDAY EVENING, March 18, 1871, at U before 8 o'clock. Professor ADAMS will assist. Germanla Orchestra, Admission, 60c. ; reserved seats. 76o. Tickets for sale at Gould & Fischer's Piano Rooms, No. 923 Chesnut street, and at the Academy on the evening ol the entertainment. 8 13mwfa4t fjY- OFFICE OF THE LOGAN IRON AND w STEEL COMPANY, Philadelphia, March 13, 1971. The annnal meeting of tbe Stockholders of this company will be held at the offlce, No. 230 SOUTH TlilHI) street, on TUESDAY. March, at 18 o'clock M when an election will be held for Five Directors, and such other business transacted as may then be presented. By order. CHARLES WESTON, Jr., 31412t Secretary. WOO-OHUL.I' 4c CL4FLI.-V, the Lady Brokers of Wa'l street, New York, will deliver their argument for Constitutional Equal ity, the great political issue, at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, March 8L Tickets for sale at F. A. NORTH A CO. '8, No. 1926 CHESNUT Street. 815 6t OIL AND COAL MERCHANTS' EX- COMPANY, No. 10 CHAIN UK. Philadelphia, March 18, 1871. Tbe Board of Directors have this day declared a dividend of TWENTY-FIVE C'ENTi a share, pay able on and after the 15th Instant. THOMAS J. MAGILL, 813 6t Secretary and Treasurer. agy- LATEST STYLES IN GENTLEMEN'S w Boots and Shoes. A large assortment of our own make, ol dlilerent measures, always on hand. BAhTLETT, 18 tf No. S3 a SIXTH Street, above Chesnut. SS- CLEAR AND DISTINCT IS THE PRINT. ting exentdat II ELFENSTEIN 4 LEWIS', FL7TU anaCiUkSNCTtiUteW. it SPECIAL NOTIOE9. fcgy TUB THIRD ANNIVERSARY OP" THB w MIDNIOHT MISSION will be h' Id st the CntJFCH F THE EPIPHANY, FIFTEENTH; and CUEflfNUT, Sunday, 19th Inst., at 7 P. M. Sermon by the Rev. TBOMAS A. JAGGAK, Rector of Holy Trinity. 8 17 2j tfiv- TICKETS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT Of the UNITED LYCEUMS for sale by mem bers of the INDEPENDENT LYCEUM and at J. McCARAHEK'S, 8. W. corner Of SEVENTEENTH and LOCUST Streets. 8 is tnwiMf THE BEST COA.L. ISAAC X. "WRIGHT & SON, NO. 184 South SECOND 8 feet. YARDS Corner EIGHTH and MASTER Sts. and 3 IB wfmf No. 619 swanson 8t., above Queen. WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RING? of solid 18-karat fine gold. OJJALI TY WAR RANTED. A full assortment or sizes always on hand. FAKR A BROTH ER, M tkeri, No. 3MCH esn UTStreet, below Foortti. CITY ORDINANCES. COMMON COUNCIL OF PIIILADELPHI Clerk's Office. Philadelphia, March 17, 1871. J In accordance with a Resolution adopted by the Common Council of the city of Philadelphia, on Thursday, the sixteenth day of March, 1871, the annexed bill, entitled, "An ordinance creatine: a loan for the extension of the Water Works," Is hereby published for public information. JOHN ECKSTEIN, Clerk of Common Council. AN ORDINANCE CREATING- A LOAN FOR THE a EXTENSIOF OF THE WATER' WOP.KS. Section 1. The Select and Common Council of the city of Philadelphia do ordain, That tho Mayor of Philadelphia be and he is hereby authorized to borrow at not less than par, on the credit of the city, two million one hundred and twenty-two thousand dollais for the further extension of the Water Works. For which Inte rest not to exceed the rate of six per cent, per annum, shall be paid half-yearly, on the first days of January and July, at the offlce of tha City Treasurer. The principal of said loan shall be payable and paid at the expiration of thirty years from the date of the same, and not before without the consent of the holders thereof; and the certificates therefor, in the usual form of tbe certificates of city loan, shall be issued in such amounts as the lenders may require, but not for any fractional part of one hundred dollars, or, if required, in amounts of five hundred or one thousand dollars; and it shall be ex pressed in said certificates that the loan therein mentioned and tbe interest thereof are payable free from all taxes. Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made by virtue thereof, there shall be by force of this ordinance annually appropri ated out of the income of tbe corpo rate estates, and from the sum raised by taxation, a sum sufllcient to pay the interest on said certificates; and the further sum of three tenths of one per centum on the par value of such certificates so Issued shall be appropriated quarterly out of said income and taxes to a sinking fund, which fund and its accumulations are hereby especially pledged for the reuemp- ! .1 . r : l .ia..i uuu uuu pnj iueuii ui eaiu ceruueates. RESOLUTION TO PUBLISH A-LOAN BILL. Resolved, That the Clerk of Common Coun cil be authorized to publish in two daily news papers of this city dally for four weeks the ordinance presented to Common Council on Thursday, March 16, 1871, entitled "An ordi nance creating a 'oan for the extension of the Water Works." And tbe said Clerk, at the stated meeting of Councils after said publica tion, shall pretent to this Council one of each of said newspapers for every day in which the same shall have been made. 3 17 21t SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANIES. gECURITY FROM LOS3 BX" BURGLARY. ROBBERY, FIRE, OR ACCIDENT. The Fidelity Insurance, Trust. nd Safe Deposit Company OF PHILADELPHIA IK THKIB New Marble Fire-proof Building, Nob. 329-331 CHESNUT Street. Capital subscribed, H.OOO.ooo; paid, 1600,000. COUPON BOND8, STOCK8, SECURITIES; FAMILY PLATE, COIN, DEEDS, and VALUABLES of every description received for sale-keeping, under guarantee, at very moderate rates. The Company also rent SAFES INSIDE THETBL. BURGLAR-PKOOF VAULTS, at prices varying front f 15 to 176 a year, according to size. An extra six for Corporations and Hankers. Rooms and desta adjoining vaults provided for Safe Renter, DEPOSITS OF MONEY RECEIVED ON TNTS. REST at three per cent., payable by check, witboa notice, and at four per cent., payable by check, o- ten days' notice. TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT farnlsne avsilable in all parts of Europe. INCOME COLLECTED and remitted for one pa. cent Trie Company act as EXECUTORS, ADMINIS TRATORS, and GUARDIANS, and RLCLIVE ana EXECUTE TRUSTS of every description, from the Courts, Corporations, and Individuals. N. B. BROWNE. President O. H CLARK, Vice-President ROBERT PATTRBson, Secretary and Treasurefi. Alexander Henry, Clarence H. Clark, John Welsh, Charles Macalester, Stephen A. CaldwelL George F. Tyier, Henrr CL Oioson. jsawara w. viars J. GlUngham Fell. Henrv Pratt HcEean. rs is rmwii TBS PHILADELPHIA TRUST SAFE DEPOSIT AND INSURANCE COMPANY, OFFICE AKD BUKOI.AR-PROOF yAPLTS TH THE PHILADELPHIA BANK BUILDING, No. 421 CHESNUT STREET. CAPITAL, $500,000. For SiFK-iEitriNu of Govbkkusnt boots and: other Skctkitiis, Family Plate, Jewelry, and other Valuables, under special guarantee, at the lowest rates. The Company also offer for Rent, at rates varylngt fromlis to $75per annum, the renter holding tha key, SMALL SAFES IN THE BURGLAR-PROOF" VAULTS, ailoralng absolute Security against Fibh Theft, Burglary, and accident. All fiduciary obligatloBS, such as Tftrsrs, GrAB. DiAKBuii-s, ExEccToksuirs, etc., will be undertaken and faithfully discharged. AU trunt investments are kept separate and apart from the Company's asnets. Circulars, giving full details, forwarded on appli cation. DIRECTORS. Thomas Robins, Benjamin B. Comegyi, ' Lewis R. AsUhurst, Augustus Heaton, J. Livingston ErrUiger, F. Itatchford Starr, H. P. McCullagh, Daniel Haddock, Jr., Edwin H. Lewis, Edward Y. To wnsend, James L. Claghorn, 'John D. Taylor,, Hon. William A. Porter. OFFICERS. President LEWIS R. ASHHURST. Vice-President J. LIVINGSTON ERRINGEK.' Secretary R. P. McCULLAGH. Treasurer WM. L. DUBOIS. 8 Bfmwt FOR BALE OR TO LEASE. AN ELEGANT? COUNTRY SEAT. A larire double stone Man. siuu. Stable. Ice-house, etc wiiU Lands. Situated within ten minutes walk of a station on the North, Pennsylvania Railroad, and twenty-rive minutes ride of the city, and hoorly trains running. Apply at No. 113 South WATER Street, below Chesnut 8 17 8t fPH TO RENT A FIRST-CLASS FIVE-STORY jiil Store. No. 40 S. Fourth street, hauiediate poa Bcb&lon. Apply to CHARLES J. KEEN, 8 lTfmwSt' No. 86 WALNUT Street' TO RENT A NEW FIRST-CLASS FOUR. Story Store. Nos. 84 and 88 Btrawoerrv street uply to WILLIAM W. KEEN, lWmwSt VO, 39 WALN VT toUect, ff
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