THE DAILY ..jINGTELEGRAFH PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 18 H. CITY lHTliliH(jCHCK. CHURCH ELECTIONS. The Vestries) of the Various Episcopal Churches. Yesterday we pate the particulars of the elec tion at St, Clement's, where there exists a serious controversy between the vestry and the rector on points of doctrine. The result of the elec tions In other parishes was as follows: At Christ Church, Germantown, Rev. T. 8. Bumney, D. D., there were In the field two tickets, one to support the rector, who Is said to have inaugurated some High Church ceremonies not 1b keeping with the Low Church notions of a majority of the congregation, and another. The ticket to support the rector was as follows: II. H. Houston, 8. B. Kingston, M. 8. Shaplelgh, E. A. Crenshaw, Jacob Clark, J. A. Schaeffer, W. Marls, Richard Torpin, Jr., C. Bullock, E. Bedlock, J. B. Barry, 8. K. Kille. But the op position ticket (.bearing, however, some of the names on the first ticket) was elected, as follows: Thomas n. Powers, Charles le Boutiillcr, Anthony Mlskey, Charles Spencer, W. C. Houston, II. II. Houston, Stephen B. Kingston, Jacob Clark, James A. ShaefTer, William Mellor, James W. Lewis, William B. Whitney. Previous to the election the following circular was sent to the pew holders. It proved Ineffec tual: Gebmantown, April 7, 1871. Dear Sir; We re gret to learn that a ticket lias been circulated la the parish with our names upon it, together with some others of our friends, who are avowedly opposed to our present rector. While we would cheerfully vote for all or either of the gentlemen whose names are upon that ticket were they disposed to support Dr. Rumney, whom we know to be exerting his energies and Christian Influence successfully and with entire satisfaction to a large majority of the congregation, we cannot consent to aid in the opposition to harmony in the church by this use of our names. In addition to this, we are placed as candidates on ft ticket composed of parties friendly to Dr. Rum nev, and we cannot consistently appear as friends and opponents of the same cause. We enclose you a ticket which we would ear nestly ask you to support at the election to be held on Saster Monday, between 4 and 8 P. M. This we do as a solemn duty, feeling convinced that hy this yon will promote the best Interests of Christ Church rarlsh. Respectfully and truly yours, 11. II. Houston, 8. B. Kingston. The new vestrymen of noly Trinity are as follows: John Bohlen, Lemuel CoQln, L. Montgomery Bond, William H. Ashhurst, William P. Cresson, Thomas H. Powers, The new vestrymen below Walnut, are: Eleazer E. Fenton, William Curamlngs, R. G. StotesDury, Collins West, Thomas Latimer, A. J. llolman, The new vestrymen James R. Lambdin, James M. Aertsen, George Blight, R. P. McCullough, T. n. Montgomery, Charles Megarge, The new vestrymen William R. Dunton, Alfred C. Lambdin, Tbaddetis L. Leavltt, Arthur Wells, S. Harvey Thomas, Galloway C. Morris, Christopher Wetherill, Alexander Brown, Thomas B. Watson, Edward H. Trotter, Joel B. Moorhead, William H. Lamed. of St, Paul's,. Third street, William Kennedy, John Corry, Dr. II. D. Benner, William A. Farr, A. J. llolman, Jr., T homas Graham. of St. Luke s are: John F. Blandy, George R. Barker, Benj. Perkins, Jr., Charles W. Otto. iJohn Alburger, Iw. Frank Potter, of St. Michael's are: Charles F. Gummey, u. w natron uamersiy, John P. Aertsen, Paul Pohl, Jr., Charles S. Pancoast, T. Stewardson, Jr. A Frightful Fall A Faithful Doo.- Late last evening a man named Thomas Brown fell through the tressel work on pier No. 6, Port Richmond. He tell a distance of twenty feet npon a pile of stones and lumber. He was badly injured on the head, his shoulder was dislo- . . . i . . i i . - t i- ii catea, ana ne received otuer injuries to me Internal organs. He wat knocked insensible, and how long he lay in that condition is not known. The discovery or tne nniortunate man Is due to the cries and barking made by a little dog which was with him. The dog ran up and down the pier barking, and finally attracted the attention of a police officer. The dog took him to the place where the man lay, and the orncer, looking down, saw Mr. Brown bleeding and unconscious. The injured man was taken to his home, on Melville street below Maple. A Furious Wife Beatsr. Lawrence Carroll lltp nn Erlremont street, above Huntingdon. and vesterdav afternoon he went home in an intoxicated condition and beat his wife. She Bcreamed lustily, and Officer Vanhart, of the Eighteenth district, arrested ine cruei nusoana. At the latter was being taken to the station- house, he suddenly turned npon the oilicer. knocked him down into the gutter, and kicked a-1 beat him in such a way that the officer is liow confined to hit bed. Assistance arriving, Carroll was conquered and locked up. He was afterwards arraigned befere Alderman Nelll, and held by that magisjrainjtiawu oau to antwer. Reckless Use of Fire-arms William Burrell was under the potent influence of egg- nogg, at Ninth and Spring Garden streets, on Sunday morning last, and, of course, scarcely knew what he was about. He pulled a loaded revolver from his pocket, and discharged the five barrels in all directions. A policeman, not considering the proceeding as particularly safe to life and limb, arrested Barrel!, and Alderman Massey placed the accused under bonds to answer. A Wo,man Knocked on the Head with a Club. At No. 2416 Callowhlll street is a house known at the "Bee Hive," so called because a large number of people live In it. Last Sunday morning Owen Mcilvalne, an inmate of the "Hive, struck a woman on the head with an oak spoke, and cut her badly. She was knocked insensible to the floor, and it is feared that she will not recover. Mcllvaiae has been arrested. and sent to prison by Alderman Pancoast to await the result ot tbe woman s injuries. Nearly Drowned. John Murphy, aged seventy years, and an inmate ot the Almshouse, went too near the water of the Schuylkill, at Chesnut street, late last nigat, ana leu into the river. Officers Cahill and Larklnt, who were standing on Chesnut street bridge, heard tbe plunge, and, going to tne rescue, succeeded In fishing the man out. He was nearly drowned when brought to dry land. Kemedies were applied, and when Murphy revived he was sent to his old quarters. - Double Assault. A man named A. McAllis ter, without the slightest provocation, on Sun day afternoon last, beat and knocked down Owen Jones at Third and South streets. Mc Allister wat arrested by Lieutenant Haggerty, and has been placed under bail for the assault. The tame party had also whipped a few days previous a colored man called Charles Perreia. lie was put under $600 bail for this assault also. Fight in a Tavern John McElhenny has been held in $000 bail by Alderman Morrow to answer for an assault and battery on Walter Pugh in a tavern at the corner of Twenty-first and South streets. McElhenny in the assault, however, received more than he gave, for Pugh gave Llm a pretty sound beating. Pugh was arrested also, but as no one appeared against him he was discharged. A General Melbb A lanre crowd of men. in all stages of Intoxication, began a free fight at imny-seveniu ana Market streets yesterday, during which missiles flew and clubs were plied In tbe most vivacious and destructive manner. A squad of police oflieers made a charge on tbe gang and arrested nine of them. Alderman Randall held each or them in ball. Policeman Shot Police OlllcerMcFlynn, of we lentn district, arresiea one dose pa Bowers, Bowers drew a pistol and shot him in the hand. The desperate fellow hat been put under ball for me assault. "Old Loo Cabin." The Park Commissioner! win snortiy take possession of "Old Log Cabin" at Wissabickon. A number of frame structures in the vicinity are to be removed. STARTED OUT. An Insurance Compnny that Is Expiring xor tvtni omourlthmiiit. He who establishes an Insurance company nowadays, especially for the issuing of policies on the lives ot its patrons, has oeiore mm me same desolating prospect which confronts the trucker when be discovers the market gorged with the only vegetables he is capable ot raising. The came condition of affairs existed in the world of insurance a year ago when the Home stead Life Insurance Company of Pennsylvania was incorporated and pushed at once into noto riety through the medium ot glazed cards and catching dipplajs in the papers. The dingy ,. . .. . . I f7' . 4 I 1 1 .1 1 - A . V. . Iirst noor Ol me u. i unsvi yt uuuuiug;, k iu northwest corner of Seventh and Chesnut streets, was metamorphosed into a cosy, car peted sanctum, with walnut counters and easy chairs, and shut off from the glare of the sun by shades resplendent with gilt inscriptions. But the sagacious incorporators were well aware that it would be suicidal to follow closely in the wake of their countless predecessors, who, like an army of locusts, pounced upon every victim to the oia endowment pun, ana adopted n new and novel expedient to catch the uninsured public; and the prospectus set forth that the movement bad been organized "tor the special purpose of supplying an imperative ne cessiiy existing for an institution whose plans and modes of operation should be so arranged as to meet the trants and ability of that large and important portion of the community the indus trial classes." Again: "The time Is coming to us all when Death will seize ns in his embraces. That mo ment may find us before we have been able to accumulate enough to leave provision for our families, however industrious we may iiave been." And then it proceeded to moralize uion the uncertainty of life, and the duty of every one to insure in the Homestead! But the novel feature was that "this form of insurance is pe culiarly desirable lor shareholders in building associations who have borrowed funds to buill or purchase homes, and who have mortgaged their properties to tne associations, to secure the sums bo obtained, as well as the bonus thereon. Should the holder of a graduating policy die before his association runs out, this company will pay oil the claim against his property, leav ing it unincumbered to ms iamuy. These attractive Inducements were scattered broadcast, yet the clerks lounged listlessly over the counters, the books remained unthumbed, ana tne customers were iew ana iar Detwecn. "Economy and honesty in management secured by the company's cash capital!" the flaming cir culars said. Sweet myth! But about twenty- five thousand dollars oi the $200,000 subscribed were ever paid in. Each day, as the oflieers re read in their ingeniously arranged pamphlet, "Dividends will be declared annually after the second year!" they dut iously shook their heads, and looked upon the cash-book, which showed very few and very meagre receipts. T ht OftO val anrtn ovhaiiatArl an A tViam n falling-out occurred, and some of the moneyed men who had backed the concern retired from any active labor in its behalf. It became weak and puny. The clerks were discharged, and the oflieers had time to moralize upon the opinion which they set out in type: "The investments of lite Insurance institutions are not of a specu- have carried blessings into a thousand house holds, were packed away, unsigned and un sealed, and tbe concern was wasted with want of nourishment. On Monday the shades were drawn and the doors locked, each bearing upon them a placard, thus: ; To Kent. : : Enquire at : : No. 707 'Vainut street, : : Third Floor. : Up in the third-story front of No. 707 Is all that remains of the Homestead. It is arranging its few worldly affairs, prior to departing to an other, perhaps a better world in which it has insured itself. Its last act was to transfer a very few policies into the keeping and risk of the Equitable Life Insurance Society of New York a fortunate event for their holders. When this moribund concern does cease to live, a stone 6nouia De re area aoeve it, mscrioea: The Investments of Life Insu ranee are not of a speculative character. Sale of Real Estate and Stocks The following sales of real estate and stocks were made at the Exchange to-day at noon by M. inomas z, cons: 13400 Alleehenv R. R. and Coal Co 10 ner ct. 6 shares Franklin Fire insurance (Jo $490-00 2 shares i'nna. ana south. Mail steamship. 47-00 100 shares American B. H. Sewing Machine 17-75 11300 Schuylkill Navigation Loan of 1S82. . .15 per ct. 8 snares ruua., wn. ana Baltimore K. it... fsa-50 2 shares Commercial National Bank 61-00 621 shares Green and (Joatos Streets Pass. R.W. CO 44-00 12000 Green and Coates fits. Pass R. R.... 100-25 1 share Philadelphia Library Co 50-50 1 suare Mercantile Library Co 6-00 1000 shares Bonev Comb Oil Co '05 Ninth Street (North), No. 224, Residence. 10,400-00 Sixth Street (North), No. 211 4,000 00 Evanokmst Street. No. 724 1.760-00 Aliix Street, Germantown, No. 27, Stone Mill 0,40000 Thirty -seventh and Market Streets, N. a., corner, store una wan u,uiiiruu Gkounv Rent, $40 a; ear, silver eso-00 The Wreck of ths Revenue Cutter Miami. Last winter, it will be remembered, the Limed states revenue cutter Miami, while on her way up the bay from Lewes, was forced by an immense Held ot ice on shore, and while in this helpless condition was rapidly reduced to a wreck. A court of inquiry, composed of Captain Slicer and Captain Merryman, of the i mtea mates revenue service, and Lewis llevl. Esq., one of the legal advisers of the Treasury Department, has commenced in Wilmington to investigate officially into the circumstances of the loss of the Miami. The proceedings are private. Fight at Twelfth and Hamilton Streets. -An extended fight, participated in by a lanre crowd of men, took place yesterday at Twelfth ana Hamilton streets. ronceman .Nichols. assisted by other officers, made a raid on the rioters. Two men were chased into a house un stairs, and were caught in the act of ascending the trap-door on the roof. Two others of the gang were arrested afterwards. They gave the names ol lienry Dougherty, William Bowen John Davis, and Thomas Lawloss. Alderman Massey placed each of them under ball. A Cruel Piece of Business One of a drove of eteers fell exhausted at Front and South streets yesterday afternoon. The animal lay panting in the street, and in this position a driver of a dray very cruelly, and without taking the slightest precaution to avoid the steer, drove over it and broke one of its letrs and mashed its hoof. The man managed by fast driving to avoid arrest. TTOHTICITI.TITRIT. l.fTmi An lnti-Aillnor lecture by Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, the Presi- aeni. or me iauonai romoioglcal Boclety, will ue givt-u ou iuursuay evening next in xiorti cultural Hall, under the auspices of the Pennsvl Vftllla Horticultural Hn-iv Tliia anhlant la horticulture, pomology, agriculture, and tocial me in iamorma. Rum and Violence. William McTeague was drunk and disposed to be troublesome at Eighth and Locust street last night, when Officer Lan dry, of tbe Fifth district, attempted to arrest him. The officer was assaulted and knocked into the gutter. Alderman Morrow hat coin milted the pugnucious Mic. The Centennial. The Historical Society has requested Colonel J. Ross Snowden to pre pare ior me uentenntai eeieoration of the nation a paper upon the precise time, place. and incidentals of the composition of the Decla ration of inaepennence. 'Rambles Abroad." Rev. Alexander Reed, D. 1).. will deliver a lecture on this subject this evening, in tbe South Street Presbyterian Church (Kev. a. Miller iiagemau t;, under tne auspices ot the "ioung t eopie t Association." l tie loc ture will be ties and the public re invited. OUR TOOK. The Statistics for 1MO. The annnal report of the Guardians of the Poor for 1870 is before ns. To this department last year wat appropriated $422,793 -25. The total amount of expenditures was f4lS,004. The average population of the hospital was (Including assistants). Ml Do. insane department 7so Do. children's department 165 Do. nut wards 1430 Average population of the house 8273 From this It shows the weekly cost of the Iniuates of the hospital department was f.9 Inmates of the Insane department was I'M Inmates of the children's asylum was 1-78 Inmates of the out wards was lus Average weekly cost of all the inmates... 1 -77 X During the year 11,551 meals were furnished to tiansient persons (which is included in cost of out wards), and 4512 persons furnished with lodgings. lhere were in the Almshouse on the 1st of January, last year, 1852 men, 1494 women, and 276 children. During the year there were re ceived 8809 men, 1005 women, and 444 children. making a grand total of '.s0. Of these 4013 were discharged, 811 eloped. 30 were bound out, and 879 died, a total of 0333, leaving in the nous-e atHY 10 oe taken care oi. The mortality of the house has been somewhat greater than the previous year, in a great mea sure owing to the relapsing fever being intro duced there from the city, causing a considerable Increase. Mortality of the house for 1870 879 Mortality by relapsmir lever 4 Average population 1H69 82S3 Average population 1870 3274 Decrease 14 The apothecary of the House reports ha vlnar compounded prescriptions during the year as ioiiows: nsane Department 7.411 Children's Asylum 7,854 Out-Wards t.288 General Hospital 69,508 Total u,m The number of patients in tho Insane Deoart- ment on the 1st of January, 1870, was 723. The whole number receiving the benefits of the department during 1870 was 1139. The whole number discharged, Including deaths, was 384. liemaining in tue insane Department decem- ber 81, 1870, 755. Of the number discharged 147 were cured, 117 improved, 14 unimproved, 5 not insane. The following table shows the civil and social condition of the patients in the Insane Department: . . Malm, Females. Total. Protestants in 144 ac4 Catholics 114 229 343 Hebrews 3 5 R Unknown.. 07 73 140 Married CO 134 2113 Single 163 204 372 unknown 63 11a iso BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. A ltst of tlie Principal Dwellings, Facto ries, v nurcucs, cic, ior AVltltlt i'ci'mltg have uceu Issued by the UullUiuir In spectors. Following are presented descriptions of thn principle building improvements for which per mits have been taken out at the office of the UuiiaiDg inspectors, during the lirst ten dava nf the present month: Dweumy. seven on uregory street, above Pas syanic avenue, two stories, I3tf by 28 ; permit bv VV uiiauJ x'. vVcua Three on Thirty-fifth street, below Gleamsiii. three stones, one 20 by 40, and the others 17 by 84' permit by Theodore Keavers. ' eix at tue southeast corner or Eleventh and Wat kins streets, 16 by 80, two stories; permit by Joseph Jackson. Twelve on May street, east of Elzhth. 12 hv oa three stories; permit by l. C. Cleavers. Seven on Walnut street, east of Twenty-third 22 by 85, four stories; permit by Samuel K. Bye. by 64, three stories ; permit by Samuel K. Bye. Four at No. 1S24 Moyamenslng avenue, It by 32 two stories: permit by James Smith. Two on Iledwood street, above Fifth, 16 by 27, two stories ; permit by Peter E. Cloak. two on Fourtn street, Detween iloore and Morris 16 by 87, two stories; permit by Peter Anton Miller. Kieht on Ninth street, between Monr and xtn 'Clellan, 16 by 28, two stories ; permit by Henry 11. VUU1W1UU, Four on Annln street, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second, 15 by 28, three stories ; permit bv William J. McBenry. 1 Two on Cburch street, near Ilamllton, Manayunk, 15 by 88, two stories; permit by Charles Scott. Two at the southwest corner of Tenth and Spruce, 24X by C6, four stories ; permit by H. PhllllppU Four on Onyx street, near Keroride street, Brides burg, 16 by 28, two stories ; permit by R. C. Taylor. Four ou Seventh street, above Diamond, la by 60, three stories ; permit by John Enochs. Two on Cedar street, between Ann and Clear field, 18 by 42, two stories; permit by James Dougherty. Seven at the corner of Eighth and Jefferson, 15 by 40, three stories; permit by Charles Iiahn. Two on Twenty-sixth street, above Glrard avenue. 15 by 28, two stories ; pi rnilt by Robert Owen. Fifteen on Eleventh Btreet, below Columbia avenue, 12 by 86, two stories ; permit by P. H. Seiner sett. Klght on Nineteenth street, below Jefferson, 16 by 61, three stories; permit by Thompson k Harper. Four on Penu street, below Unity. 14 by 30, two stories ; permit by E. A. Swope. Four at the corner of Eighteenth and Spring Oar den streets, 20 by 80, four stories, and live dwellings on Eighteenth Btreet, abeve Buttonwood, 13 by 60, three rtorles; all by William Budd. Two on Thirty-eighth street, near Warren, 16 by 88, three stories ; permit by Johu Shed wick. Three on Lex street, near Transcript, 11 by 85, two stories; permit by Jeremiah Winslow. Twenty on Wyoming street, west of Stanton ave sue, and corner of Germantown avenue and Wy oming, 16 by 28, two Btories ; permit by James k. Patterson. Two on Marlon street, Dear Green, Germantown, 14 by 28, two stories ; permit by Longacre fc Unruh. Six at the corner of Twenty-ninth and Diamond streets, 16 by 26, three stones ; permit by D. H. Bry. Twelve on Jefferson street, above Twenty-thlrd, 14 by 26, three stories; permit by George W. Urler. Ten on Memphis street, between Adams and Ara mlngo, 14 by b8, two stories; permit. by A. R. Harvey. Six on ManaUn near Coulston, 14 by 26, two sto ries ; permit by Charles E. Coulston. Vyt Uouxes On Cambria street, between Plank road and Front street, 60 by so, three stories ; permit by Wm. Keas. On Richmond street, above Allegheny avenue, 86 by 60, one-story ; also ilrylng-house, 86 by 64. three stories ; permit by Wm. Keas. On Rope street, above Glrard avenue, 16 by 25, two-stories; permit by Rohrbacker . Appel. Stable One on Anthony street, between Dicker son and Tasker, 14 by 44, two stories ; permit by Benjamin Leeds. Ou4reen street, near Chelten avenue, German town, 22 by 80, two stories; permit by It. A. Wil liams. Church On Plank road, above Harrowgate lane, 85 by 72, one story. At the N. E. corner of Fourth and Canal streets, 67 by 65, two stories. On Chelten avenue above Main street, German town, 70 by 135, and school attached. 16 by 15. Fat twy At the N. W. corner of Tenth and Norrla street!, 40 by 60, three ttories; permit by G. A. Merritt. Vepot On Front, below Noble street, 60 by Sl, three stories: nermlt bv William a Boat-houebn Beach street, south of Otis, IT by SOU ; permit by Christian Fan nee. Jlinneor the Aged On Eighteenth street, above Jefferson, 43 by 72, four stories ; permit by Stanton Hotel On Sprlngfleld street. N. v.. corner of Wis sahlckon, 22 by 84, three stories ; permit by George Lock. Mop On Brown street, near Twenty-third, 80 by 69, two stories ; permit by D. C. Cleaver. Foundry At No. 18U6 Ruttonweod street, 80 by 60, one story ; permit by Samuel Uart. Erhool-ht'Ute On Wood street. Iirtvwn Eleventh and Twelfth, 61 by 86, three ttories ; permit by Wil- T)WFI T Ta KOIHlfl). Th Vnni. Af Afr. Wll Hum ftiridnns. No. 842 Carr il.u.i nterar - 1 - " IT on Sunday evening last during the absence of .1 t :i - a 1 . . . . . . 1 . i ue lauiny at tuureu, ana rooued ol a quantity of clothing and silverware, the latter marked 'M. W. D' Stokb-F iftHTBR John Cuthbert has been committed by Alderman Dallas for stone-fighting at 1 weniy-nrsina Bouin streets yesteraay TT7EDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RING? TV of solid 18-karat One gold. QUALITY WAK- kain ijui. a. juii siiunnni 01 sixes vm on Hand. r a Kit a buOTlItllt, Misters, No. 824 cmwaUT btreet, below Fourtfl. THIRD EDITION MATTERS AT WASHINGTON. XlEDUCina THE TAXES Tlio Tlxxty on Coal. Hio Kn.klnx Bill ia tho Senate. Prospects of the Amnesty Bill. End of the Blodgett Case. Afternoon Cable Quotations. Oil -Mill Explosion in Cleveland. FROM EUROPE. BY ASSOCIATED PRSSS. Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. Repairs to the East India Cable. London, April 11 The repairs of the Singa pore and Batavia Cable have been effected, and messages for Java and Sumatra can now be for warded by wire direct. Tills Afternoon's Quotations. London, April 11 4 80 P. M Consols closed at 92Zi for money and 93 for account. American se curities quiet and stead v. 6-20s of 1865, 92 ; of 1865, oin, vi', ; 01 iso i, vi;i ; iu-im, Liverpool, April 11 Cotton closed quiet: up lands, ; Orleans, 7,'d. Hales to-day, 10,000 bales, including 2000 tor export and speculation. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester steady. Cumber land cut Dacon, 45s. Antwerp, April 11. Petroleum, 49f. FROM WASmJVGXQjr. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph, The Duty on Coal, Etc. Washington, April 11. Senator Sherman to-day introduced an important resolution in structing the Senate Finance Committee daring the recess of Congress to carefully examine the existing system of taxation, with a view to pre paring such amendments to the House bill re pealing the duty on coal, salt, tea) and coffee as will simplify and reduce both the Internal taxes and duties on imported goods now in force, and in such manner that the aggregate of each of such taxes shall not exceed the sums required to pay the expenses of the Gov ernment with the strictest economy and the least possible burden npon the people. Objec tion was made and the resolution goes over. It will be caned up to-morrow, or as soon as possible, so that it can be passed before the ad journment. Senator Edmunds moved to lay the Georgia Senator Case . on the table, so as to take up the Ku-klux bill and it was carried. This ends Blodgett's case. Debate on the Ku-klux IIUl. Mr. Edmunds explained at considerable length the bill and amendments reported by the com mittee. The debate will continue until Thurs day. Friends of General Amnesty in the Senate will endeavor to get action on the House bill immediately ater the Ku-klux bill is disposed of. It will be strongly opposed in the Senate, and there is very little chance of its passage at the present session. President Grant thinks it would be better to wait until next ses sion and see how the Southern people behave themselves. by associated press. Exclusively to The Iteming Telegraph. The Presidential Visit to Mount Vernon. Washington. April 11. The President, ac companied by members of his family, left Wash ington to-day ir Mount vernon, wnere tney intend passing a few days on a private visit to the tomb ol Washington. FROM TBE WEST. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. Heavy Wind-Storm. St. Loris, April 11. A wind-storm at Keokuk, Iowa, yesterday, blew the roof off the Catholic Cburch, also tne roof 01 the wholesale dry goods house of Irvin & Phillips, burst the front of the First Baptist Church 1b, and demolished several outbuildings. Navigation of the Mississippi. Milwackie, Wis., April 11 The Mississippi river is now open to navigation. The ice went out of Lake Pepin on Saturday. Sleet and heavy wind and rain did considerable damage to the telegraph lines in this State and Minnesota yesterday, but they are being rapidly repaired ana win oe in wonting oraer toon. Oil Mill Explosion. Cleveland, Ai ill 11. Early this mornlng.an agitator at tne oil works of Hussey, Paine it Co.. exploded with great violence. The shock wat felt all over the city, and in the vicinity of the works many windows were broken. No lives were lost. About eight hundred barrels of oil were burned. Loss, 110,000. New York Produce Market. New York, April 11. Cotton quiet and steady; sales 1000 bales at lB't'c. Flour steady ; sales 8noo bar rels state at 6(t-io; Ohio at la-iou t-so; western at f07-65. Wheat quiet, but a shade firmer; no sales. Corn dull: sales 26,000 bushels mixed west ern at 77c. Oats in fair request ; sales 24,000 bushels Ohio and Western at esnc. lieei uacnaugea. Pork dull; new mess, tltf-75. Lard quiet; steam, ii(9ii;.c. ; kettle, izxc wuiskj quiet at vie. OBITUARY. Commodore John 8. Chauncey, United States Navy. This well-known naval officer died at his resi dence in Brooklyn yesterday. He wat a native of New York, and was born daring the latter part ot the last century, in loia he entered tbe naval service by appointment from that State, and. after serving with credit for thirteen years in a minor capacity, was commissioned a lieu tenant on the 13th of January, 1825. From thence until 1843 be served on board tbe frigates Delaware and United States, and on duty at Assistant Inspector of Ordnance. In 1841 the the deceased was commissioned at commander and in 1855 was promoted to the rank of cap tain. At the outbreak of the Rebellion he was In command of' the steam sloop Susquehanna, and during the greater part of the struggle was on special duty. His commission of commedore bears date of July In, 1803. Commodore Chaun cey was an able, gallant officer, and hit death will be tlncerely regretted. FINE STATIONERY AND Card. Eiigrraviiig". DUGUA, XTO. 1033 CHESNUT 8T11KET, 1 13 tathsisp (FOURTH EDITION CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Debates in Both Houses, Tl10 cilcionoy 13111. Tho Tazes nd the vonuos New YorkKhniicipal Election. Decided Republican Triumph FROM WASniNaTOJT. Special Despatch t The Evening Telegraph. Washington, April 11. The Debate on the Deficiency Bill in the House took a wide range. Mr. Brooks made a speech in which he showed that on the SOth of June next the Treasury would contain one hundred millions in excess of expenditures. He Informed the House that he had proposed bills reducing the customs duties and internal reve nue to the actual requirements of the Govern ment, and also a bill providing for the resump tion of specie payments, but that he would not present them' until the proper committee was announced to whom they would be referred. The Legal Tender Act. It is the intention of the Supreme Court to hear an argument and to decide npon the con stitutionality of the act. A majority of the court are ready to meet the question and de cide it. FROM NEW YORK. by associated PRESS. J Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. AVatcrvliet Municipal Election. Trot, April 11. The Watervliet town election yesterday resulted in a Republican triumph by the average plurality of nearly four hundred The town includes West Albany, West Troy, and Green Island. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. BT ASSOCIATED PKE8S. Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph Ship News. Fortress Monrob, April 11 The pilot boat Ma. ryland rt ports ppsed in for llaltimore. brig Union, from Havana, with mainmast eone: Maggie, from Otnya; Mt'6Hengr, from Buenos Ayres; Lewis Clarke, from Savannah ; schr. Fannie Butler, from w est indies. Passed out uarss Arthur, ior uaiiiax, ana jr, ior ionuon CON GEE S S . FORTY-SECOND TK It ;TI FI US P SESSION. Senate. Washington, April 11. Th Senate met At 11 o'clock. Mr. bbsrman offered tbe following: Th.t the Onmmit- tee on Finance i hereby instructed, during tbe receu of Congress, to carefully exunine tbe existing system of tar atien, with a view to propose each amendments to tbe bill ot tne tiouse repealing oetiain taxes, now pending in tns Senate, as will simplify and reduoe both the internal taxes and duties on imKrted goods no in foroe, and in such manner tbat tb aggregate of eaita of such taxes shall not exceed the sums requued to execote tbe lawa relating to tbe unbllo debt and tbe current expenditures of the Got- eramen, administered wiib tbe strictest economy, so that ancb taxes may be so distributed as to impose tbe least possible burden upon tbe people. Mr. i aeseny aauea to nare me resolution lie over UU to morrow Mr. Cole hoped tbat the oommittee would include in tbeir examination a repeal of tbe inoomo tax. lie did not suppose there would be any objectioa to the resolu tion. Mr. Sherman said tne resolution represented the yiews of every member ot tbe Finance Committee. The incoma tax, be tboutbt, was already covered by it. It wool give tbe committee jurisdiction of a subject itk which they would naturally be obarged at tbe next session. Air. Uasserly did not tbtnk tbere would be any objection to tbe resolution, but desired ta have till to-morrow to consider it. Tbe resolution was accordingly laid over. Tbe uenerai Amtienty bin passed yesterday by tbe House was received from that body, read twice, and laid on tbe (able. Mr. Robertson save notice that he wonld ask the Senate to take np tbe bill before tbe session of Oongress ended. Mr. Kdmuada then said 1 give notice tbat 1 suaU ob ject. Mr. Robertson replied that he Intended to see whether there was a majority of the Senate dispoied to object. me nour 01 meeting nerearter was nxea at 11 A. M. Tbe reiolution to admit Messrs. Blodjrett and Hold. thwaite coming np ia order, it was, on motion of Mr. Kdinands, laid on tbe table, yeas 19, naya 17, and the Ku klux bill was taken up. Mr. Oonkling obtaining leave to make a personal expla nation, caused to be read a Washington despatch in the Mew York ri6unof Saturday, AerilS, relative to the recent New York appointments, and tbe supposed doings and votes in executive session of tbe Senate, and theo made the following statement: "The same journal ef the two preoeding duys pnblisbed Washington despatches touching tbe same subject, which were also widely incor rect, ana uicn gave speecnea erroneously suppose to have been made ia executive session. 1 will not de tain tbe Senate by reading them. Were these reports anionnded only in particulars relating to me I should. as nsual, allow tbem to pass in silence, as I did the other day. wben a newspaper stated editorially tbat 1 attemp'ed by disorderly vocueration and clamor to arrest tbe pro ceedings of the Senate. I call attention to them, how ever, on account of tbeir general statements. We have a tula which forbids tbe disclosure of tbe executive pro ceeding of the Senate, and therefore I cannot, aa ex plicitly as I wonld like, show how wide the reports are from tbe facts. The rule, however, makes invio late only what doe occur in axeontive session. not what dof not occur. I may aay, tneefere, tbat the acts, ntteraaoes, and proceedings thus related did not take plaoe, and also that tbe vote and tbe elassincation of Senators are alike erroneous. This perhaps is aa far aa the rieje will permit me to go. 1 wish I were at liberty to state ahirniatively what was said and dene, and doubtless the correspondents wbo relied upon information so mis taken will be glad to ake note of this denial new made in the hearing of tbe Senate. Mr. Kdmund explained tbat tne amendment reported ficm the Judiciary Committee were not designed to en large trie scene 01 tne bill, oat to perieat it, so as to stand tbe test of t lie courts while making it more specific The change of the limit fer the suspension of tbe writ of habeas corpus from June I, 1872, to the end of tbe next regular session of Cob gross, was screed upon by tba com 1 mittee as a measure of prudence. If left to expire at tbe time indioated, the minority might, by filibustering, pre vent aa extension of tbe provision. The oommittee had tbouabt best to take tbe bill substantially as it passed the House, though he himself preferred a more itrmgent measure. House. Mr. Stevenson, of Ohio, presented a petition of citizen of Cincinnati for land warrant and equalization of bouu ties to soldiers. (in motion of Mr. Randall, the Senate bill te pay to Robert C. Scbenck his salary a Minister to England was taken from tbe Speaker's table and passed. A1 r. MoCrary, f rom tbe Committee on Klections, re- Eorted a resolution declaring that tbe election for mem era of Oengreas held in Tennessee on the 8th of Novein btr, 187, was held on the day axed by law, and was there fore not void. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Wells, of New Jersey, tbe Senate bill donating condemned cannon for tbe ereotion of a monu ment to tbe late Brigadier-Ceneral Matkaniol Lyon in Mihsoori was taken from tbe Speaker' table and paaaad. Tbe House then proceeded to the consideration of the Senate amendments to the Deficiency bill. lit. Back explained the necessity ol some of the items ef the bill lie condemned, of course, tbe extravagant action ef the Senate in increasing the amount from AaO.OOO to 5od,(i00 ; but there were items not alluded to by Mr. Duwes, which he wished to oal) attention to. One was an item of 3M,O0O to feed tive bands of Indians. He did not know how the House could get clear of that appropriation without the danger of an Indian war. Another was an item of $2o,0UO tor the life-aaving stations of tbe New Jer sey and J ong Island ooast, and the House oould not get clear of that. In the Senate other legitimate item were added to it, and if tbe Senate had stopped there, tbere would have been no occasion tor any lengthy debate. But In addition to tbose amendments there were etbsr amendments cover ing slmost ail the defeated appropriations and schemes of the last session projeots, some of tbem corrupt and some simply extravagant and profligate, which bad been stran gled at the last ae.sion. To those had been added aereral new schemes, because the longer Cons res was in session the grester would be the number of such scheme. I be genius ef man wa fertile, and hi inclination prompted him ever to be at work in devising new scheme of plunder on tbe publio treasury. If ('ougreas remained ia session a week or a month, the last day would be aa fruitful as the first in new plan and scheme for speliaiing the Treasury. There wa another class ef amendments in tbe bill tbat were of a very serious character, and which were generally styled independent legis'ation. Tbe committee bad recommended non-con-eurreuce in them, and he urged the lious to endorse that recomaendatiua. . . One ef these amendment wa for the paving of Penn sylvania avenue from Fifteenth street to Georgetown a work which wonld ooat the Government M.OUO, and would cost theproprty-owBersJU,oue. He reoommended tbat, instead of tbat proposition, there should be an ap propriation ef $lu,040 made to put the present pavement "'ncirberef tbe Senate proposition wa to establish a magnificent publio park ia Waahiugtoa, with spluadid bridge and parkliag lountaiag and grand obelisks, sweeping ont ef exiitenee tbe filthy canal foil ef - dead re.' bone and ether nnoleanno, and Mr. Dawes ex hibited to tbe Hons plan of tbe proposed park, asd eansed much laughter by bis "Claude Molnotte" deeonp tion of it. Another proposition wm for tbe printing of tbe national currency, t'Jt the House at i eesstoa Wm:s a nni ior mat purpose tns oommittea recommended noa-conenrrenee. Mr. Cobb addressed tbe Honsa la condemnation of all deficiency bill, a they were the result of xtravaganoe and of a bad aystem of revenae. Uefioiency bill were proof of nn thrift: they were a fiand on the people. Frugality required neither la-ge surplus nor deficiency. The war legislation had led Oon gresa into extravagance. Let the surplus remain in the people pockets, and not for 1 ressnry leeches to suok at. He wa opposed to paying off the debt la such a burry. r- Tbey should reornit their energie ana thn the national credit will be preserved best. 1 ne resolutions offered by tbe New Hampshire members be had drawn. He was for revenue tariff only. It was bad enough to pay revenue for heavy outlays; it was worse when the burden were badly distributed. He referred to tne tea and ooflee repeal and the demagngio attempt to abolish the internal revenue system in order te raise more mean by the in sidious and legalised robberies of a protective tariff ; bat since the vote yesterday he was satisfied - that the gentliman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller) was not in minority, while only rive Democrat voted against the revenue tariff resolution only twelve Republicans voted fo it, and all the ret voted with tbeir party. The Demo cracy was for reform and tbe Republican party against it. WhyBhould tbe Democracy relieve tbe people? Wbea tbey asked for such relief they were answered by a Ku klux howl, but this issue of a revenue tariff made by the Kew York State Convention conld be the issue of l7 J. Mr. Brooks, of Mew York, remarked that the ttovern meat wss now raising a surplus revenue of t'OUOcti.OO beyond what was necessary for the expense of tas Gov ernment, and that the natural result was to tempt the House and the country and the lobby to demand enormona appropriation. Heboid It to be the duty of the House te look at th revenues and tbe resources of the country and at the publio debt as statesmen sbould do, and diminish the sulferinga of the people by reducing taxation to the amount of that $ H.U, OWiKio surplus revenue. He proceeded to show in some detail tbe effeot of tbe present tariff law in respeet to various articles of Importation. He calculated the es pouse of tbe current year at iSl.One.ceA), and that there would be a surplus revenue ef itii7,HS7,2!W. Supposing the internal revenue to yield only (j&I.UOU.uOfl instead of tha &Hr,(HHi,( 0O which the Commissioner of luternal Mevenua expected to get during tbe presunt fiscal year. He held tbat the ordinary expenditures of the Govern meat should not exceed eMu,(KXl,ou0 a year. To that should be added t'2H,(XJ0,Uii for pensions, and :i 400,000 for Indian expenses, and $116,0Oii,U(i0 for interest on the publio debt, so tbat there ibould be appropriated in 1871 only $2.'i5,V:"2,:S4. He bad prepared two bills, one to reduce taxation and tbe other to provide for the resumption of pecie payments, which he would take pleasure in presont ing to tbe House if the committee were organiaed. Mr. Kellry suggested to Mr. Brook to lot tbe bill be introduced and printed. Mr. Brocksiaid be preferred to submit them to a regit Inrly organized committee the Commitae on Ways and Means as there was no possibility otherwise of havingVl any action upon them, Air. Keiley remaraea mat too country suouiu nave an opportunity of studying the bill. Mr. Brooks repeated hi reply, and proceeded with the argument. While giving the Secretary of tbe Treasury due credit for hi reduction of the publie debt, he re minded the Honae that for every dollar of revenue that reached the Treasury, the tax-payera paid at least 3, so that when the debt was rednoed l,(jOU,0U0 Sue, the people bad paid $K),(HrO,IK(0 for tbat. Tbe tariff and revenue laws should be revised and taxation reduoed. He oonld point ont 239 articles on which import duties were levied, and from which th Government only received 2.to,ou0. Ail these articles sbould be put on tbe free list. Con. greas shonld also, before tbe adjournment of this session, abolisb tbe duty on coal, reduoe largely, if not abolish, tbe duty on salt, and abolish the duty on hides and leather, lumber and potatoes. American flag on the ocean by an utter abolition of the) D a,,.,., nn all arfm!.. ,).-. .nl... i ii In Ilia m.nn f MMt nM llf 1 I ships and on ship stores, so I hat tbe gallant sailors of tba Untied States should be ednoated to maintain tbe honor of their flag from tbe Arctio to the Antartio, from the Indian Ocean to tbe Atlantic. It was a shame, a crime, and a disgrace that, except on tbe tea coast of tbe United states, tbe Amerioan flag no longer floated on tbe ocean, but was driven off by the tlaicS of the weakest oountries of Kurope, not merely by the; flags of Kngland but by the flags ot Sweden and Norway and Italv and Kirvst. As to the matter of internal reve nue, ha would accept the proposition of tha gentleman from rennsyivania (Mr. jieiiey; ia toe main, a voted yesterday by the House. There was no need of the income tax. It was an nnneoea-aiLi-v iinnrmit ion on tha tiooelo. He would abolish all in ternal taxes except on whisky, fermented liquors, tobacco and stamps. With a reduction of import duties and in ternal taxation the country now so oppressed would lift itselt from its burdens and float like a hall in the air. He thougbt tbat Congress ought to do all this before inJ adjourned, tor unless it aid so at tne present session tba reduction of taxation could not go into effeot beforay January. 1873. 1 Mr. Finkelnburg appealed to tbe House to take a de-J oided stand against the profligate extravagance of thel Snate. I Mr. Randall made a like appeal, and characterized thojf uiu .b lb cm. iroiu nue onii.k.Huuv vi tu. lav., ibi. mous bills that had aver been sent from the Senate to the, House. M - fc-lUtanlr -tan nnnn.. it,- B.nl. .m.nJm.i,, J discussed the Bolitioal question in connection with the new territorial government for tne District of ColumbiaJ accusing tbe President of appointing as members of the UUI1Q6U none uui, oieiuuers oi iuv uuiuiuau, party. NAPOLEON HI. Detailed Account of the ei-Empcror'i Visit to lAuecn victoria. From the London Times. On the afternoon of March 27, the - Emperori Nanoleon.. accornoanied bv Prince Marat, and! attended by his suite, left Camden llouse, Chisel hurst, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Emperor drove to the Chlselhurst station of tbe Southeastern Railway, where a special train, under the charge of Mr. Cockburn, Superintendent of the Unit had been prepared ior the conveyance of Ms Majesty tc Windsor. The train left Chlselhurst at 15 P. M an arrived at the Waterloo junction of the South western Railway at 2 V. M., Colonel Da Plat equerry to her Majesty, having been depute', by the Queen's command to attend the Emperor and Mr. vv. M. W illiams, superintendent ot th' Southwestern Kallwav. taklnsr chartre of th special train, which arrived at the WTudsor ter minus of the .London ana southwestern line 25 P. M. . At Windsor an enthusiastic reception awaited rnun. 1Ta U.(a.a'i n.ln.la a, .La . 1 waiting-rooms bad been thrown open for thl use of the illustrious visitor, and npon the arril val platform on eacn side ol tne entrance crowd ol tbe most innueatiai mnaoitants awaited m arrival. Outside, in the Datchet-road, betweei the railings of the Queen s entrance and th Lod&re-eate leading to the Castle slopes, an down tbe Datchet road, each way, a crowd oi 1 l.A..aa-..l -l V, 1 ....mLIaJ Tl.Ar who could gain an elevated place upon the rail remained till the Emperor appeared. Order wal kept by Mr. Inspector Baker, with a detachmeuj of the Royal Household Police, the Winded Police, nnder Mr. Superintendent Hayes, an thn rnilwftv ronatahlfls. At the command of her Majesty the Queer two close carriages were sent from the Cast Mews to convey his Majesty to the Castle; Vi count Sydney, Lord Chamberlain, awaited, behalf of the Queen, the coming of the Etnp ror, while Mrs. Macdouald, mother of Madani de Canrobert, with the two children of Marsh Canrobert, M. Marcel, and Mad'lle Clare Canr bert remaining in the waiting-room; the litt. bov. who was dressed In a Highland costum holding a bonqut of flowers for presentation to tl Kmperor. me royal Dorouga or Windsor represented by Mr. J. Devereuz, ex-Mayor, an' Mr. councillor wiiamsn. At 25 P. M. precisely the train glided lntot station. Aa soon as it stopped his Majes stepped from the train, and upon his appearan was greeted witn loud ana continued bursts cheering. There could be no mistake about the sympathies of the spectators were with t Emperor, who, smiling pleasantly, bowed an acknowledged the compliment, mingled as tl cheering was with cries of "Vive I'Empereuii His Majesty was received by Viscount Sydney and Mrs. Macdonald (wbo is a resident of Wiu sor) advanced with Marshal Canrobert'e chlldn on each side of her, Marcel Canrobert preset Ing the bonquet to the Emperor, who thank the little fellow for his kindness. His Majesty was then conducted to t Queen's carriage, and as"ne issued from ti porch of tbe royal waiting-room, the Immeil crowd outside began to cheer loudly. l Majesty, followed by the suite In the sect. carriage, drove across the Jtchet road and tbe castle slopes to the palace, where he i met by her Majesty the Queen. Tbe Emperor remained ut the castle till S P. M., a little over half an hour, and then drd tack to the station, attended by ms suite a by Vlfcoiint Svdney and tbe Karl of Mo chnrles. 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