8 THE DAILY ByrasiflG TELEGRAPH PlflLA DELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 18 H., CITY I WTML 1, 1 J U n C U. THE COIL TRADE. The Writ of q,no AVarrnuto Agaliiit the Knllrontl Companies THe Attorney Vtncral and the Governor on the Coal Difficulty An K fleet of the I-ate lllotous, Prorri-tflugs In the Scranton IIcrIou The Progress of Arbitration Summary of the Trade for the Week. The Attorney-General of ttie 6 ale, who on lat Faturriav, ty tne crr of his Excellency Governor U art, marie application tn the 8upnme Court for writs' of qw warranto agxliist all the large coal ratl rofld corporation of the iStaie, has by go itotiig Inau gurated a long term of judicial proceedings wlileti will give noiiiethttig to do to the courts tne compa nies, and, last but uot least, to the Attorney-Uene-ral, for it might almost be said aires to come. Wha' IhcVBlU'Kif thlt move may bu cannot as yet ! seen, but it Is very easy to see a reason for It on the ground of expediency. Hat t ills exprtleuey has, however, rothing whatever to do wk.h the question of a settlement of the coal difficulties. The fact of tno matter was, as It la generally un derstood, thorn, h not expressed, thai- the outrageous Btate of allalra In the upper coal region wnlcfi were outrageous, notwithstanding all the smoothing over and ttiuotherHig up of the facts by trie miners and those who favor them compelled the Governor to takt aome active measures for the inatut -nance of order. A iieglect of this upon his part would Imme diately pet against him a large number of his remaini ng friends who are lu favor of the side of la and order. But any such active measures against tno lawl ss miners could be construed on the part of the miners as a crusade againnttlie whole cias which the Governor, with great sacrifices to himself, had been endeavoring; to conciliate at Harrisburg. A sacrifice of their good will and esteem, even wiin the gain of the good opinion of the wottnler and more numerous class, could not bo tnonght ol, fur miners bave votes. Votes, acording to the Governor's plans, will soon be very deslraiiie to that peisonnge, and every vote upon a walulug Bide Is precious. To obtain advice as to how to 8 raddle both horns of the dilemma, the Governor goes to tire Attoruey-Genjral, and the Attorney General, like a good physician, recommend a method of treatment which would act as a soporific upon the miuers, whose troublesome and much feared powers are ever on the alert, aud at the same time, without his knowledge, would work as at uiic upon the Governor's weak nerves. It Is recom it'eiided that a show of Impartial judicial chs-tii-eiiient be made right aud left; th.u the military and the terrors of the law be invoked to put down disorder on the one hand, and on the other a wrl' of quo warranto, with the terrors which Miould BCcompHuy it, be snaken in the face of the greiit companies. ''Not that the great com panies fear the writ at all," the Attorney-General mlpht remark, "not yet tha. It will do the legist particle of good, but then, you know, the miners don't know what a writ of quo warranto is, and will f nppope that Is all right, and that we are giving the railroad companies ," The latter part raiiy bo fllied in wlih Hie only expressive style of language In ue at liHi risouig. The oct of Haunting the writs before the railroad compuu'j t Is about equivalent to tna threat of the Btusll boy who, when his adversary has reached the p tunial iiiai.Hit n, from the safely distant windows of wldch he pokes his head with lingers at nose In dt liance, tells the fortilled party to emm out aud pet a "licking" which cannot be administered on account of the existing clnsumstances preventing. To tul such challenges the candidate for the honors ol lt ft Ht. replies only wt h the uplifted finger, and dcc.im g to come out. The railroad companies are safely in position behind a bulwark of law and right, which, by the decision both of legislative ciiiii'nitice Hud SupiemetUmrt, they have not traos fcrcsstii The Attorney-General aud the U-overuor, Mnall boys though in prcat men's clothing, are cheliet gitig the companies to transgress, or to ci me out, ho that they cn be "licked," which the companies, not desiring to be licked, deiline todi. The move Is in accordance with the regular politi cal principle of conciliation on both Bides when an oillce Is otslred, and it will take but a very short sighted person to see the motive that actuated It. lut that it will do no good lu the presunt din-lculty Is conceded on all sides. The railroad companies and legal arithorliies Bay aud believe that no deci sion of any kind on the question can be reached by the courts unoer eighteen monthB, and even the miners express their belief that it is not expected mu. h sooi'er. But It mu.t be remembered that a decision rendered at that early day will bs in lavor ol the companies, because It. Is the earliest, tin e that it can get through the machinery i f the t urt. If the suit, leans unfavorably to the compa nies It will be fought by the companies to the death, and unnumbered years will be consumed ia Its solu tion. The best thing tha' could be done would be when the Governor supposes that his mining friends are nilllclently conciliated, to wit hdraw the suit and let the whole matter drop. By this means much rxpense would be saved to the Commonwealth an ! the companies, the money helng of vastly more value In other wavs, and the Attorney-General and Govcn.or would be free to engage In causes more needful of tht lr attention. A roticeable effect of the late riotous demonstra tions in the Sciantou region has been to change con siderably the tone of the New York press towaria the miners, lleretofoie a frieud of the operators or railroad companies could not be found among those wr.ohave chnrge of, and express their opinions through, the Mew York papers. Tlie New Yorkers had b en the Boffeters by their great railroad corpo rationB, and when the tolls were raised and prices went np the cry was great against them. The miner wes everywhere held up as the victim, not the ag Vrestor, through the ignorance of tliooe who ma ie the outcry. But the recent proceedings have open d their eyes to see what kind of men they have to cltal with in. the mining regions, and now the current of opinion is the other way. They now say that the miners have been lu the wrong, but even this exprtstuon of opinion feliows that they have not the feeling ugauiHi the miners that is jusily felt here. They have not yet been as long tried oy the tricks of the miners as we have, and, besides, they have had all along to deal with tne Luzerne r-.-giou, which is as different from our Schuylkill region iu )ts li'lit-Uants and their manner of doing things as "black from white. The arbitration movement, or the English system cf boards of arbitration and an umpire, is now ROltig bravely on among tie miners, but with what result rtnaiLBto be seen. The Gciieial Council of the V. B. A. have, after much deliberation aud dis jus Biou, agreed lu recoii-meuolng It, but the miners tlieiiitelve. or rather th leaders of the branch uniouB, may yet reject It before It la fully matured. But should It be rta'ly tried, the ultimate Buccess will depend upon the cplrit In wmeh the rival luteiests meet. If they meet together mutually d sirlng true arbitration, and willing to give up any little ot tn that, may be In the way, good may re sult. But If each paity nnder the name of arbitra tion denires to mah.e ever thing possible out of the other, the trouble will be as gn at as ever, aud forty thuusaud boards of arbitratlou and as many um pires would not have the smallest partlc'e of power tnamrriM itilitlHtluu matters. The following is a summary of the trade for the Week, from the Puttsvllle Miners' JuwrnJ. of to ila : "The quantity sent by rail for the last week was Ifi Ml touit: bv canal. 5475 tons: for the week 'il.HM tons, ugaiiiBt Ol.iititf lor the corresoouaiug ween lasi rear. Hie BUppiv Ol aiiLiiracite lor euo menu was ii km tons. Htfafnst k2s,370 touB last year. Tbul BUp-ly BO fur this year 1.4'J7,M3 tous, against 8,848,1m toi'H last year, making the decrease to far this yeir l,T5",ri7D 101B. i ne luiai uppi "i u iiu u iur i uo week was V25.68S tons, agulust 2,r)ll,7s9 tons last year. Total supply l,(t49.61l toii agaiimt 3,419,871 tons last yea . making the decrease ol all kinds this year, bo far, l,tU;t,6G0 tons. The Ioks tn round numbers la divided as IOUOWS among me uiuercm it-gumo; L11-.1. Gaiiu Schuylkill 320,otK) lehtHh 60000U Wyoming OsO.ooo 1 iui.' Vatiev 7.000 Khanokln..... . Bltumluous regions Mi.uuo 1,8117,000 187,000 131,000 Tntol Inca an fr 1.620.000 ir. win i, recollected that the collieries in Schayl- bill ..mi.tv uiara un y nt.nd.ii. With R f H HXCeDtiOUS. last year for a cuusideranle time, while the Lehigh and inetnuHnna reirtoiis were not suspeaded, aud we will have BtUl lost S20,ooo tons. If It had uot beenfortho stupidity of the leaders m richuylkill county In abrogating the basis which had been amiehlv settled bv all nartlea and uniting with the other counth s In a susiieublon, the shipmenU from h hujlkill county this year, so iar, wouia nave ueuu 1,1111 null t.nnu. lusteud of fi(H.fC7 ton 8. ''In orthumtierlaud county the same basts was nrtnntod an in Si-tin vikiu conutv. and they adhered to it and worked on as usual, aud they show aa in crease of 46, ooo tons bo far. It does seem that the leaders In fichuylklll county, Jndgiug from their acts In thus recklessly trtniug with the Interests of the laboring classes and the immense investments of capital, are either an arrant set of knaves or a set of ireat ignoramuses, so far aa business la concerned, and really onirnt to be ahut no in prison or a lunatic aaWutu to prevent their intimidating and robbiug their victims of millions of their only capital, which ia labor. "Anthracite has receded in the Boston marketlto f$-Coia9. aud the supply will last unrii the mlil tlle of May, so great has been the economy la Its nse. and tne anbtaitution of bituminous in place of anthracite. The consumption of anthracite coal will be reduced this year at least one million tons below what It would have been if the Ignoramuses that control the workmgmen had not abrogated the bcbuylklil county basis for lbii, ana ordered a bus peiiMon on liie iuui yi uiuary." ST. CLEMENT'S. Franri In the Vestry Klretlon The Case to be Taken Before the Supreme Conrt. Another stage tn thn ecclesiastical bout at St. Clement's is alwut being reac.het, and an Important fine, since the unpleasant controversy, hitherto con fined to the partial privacy of the vestry, now will be carried into the broad publicity of the Supreme Court, there to be viewed in all Its lights and shades; to be wrangle! on; to be delved Into by cunning lawyers after the animus of the quarrel, Slid then to be decided by the great Judicial minds of the bench, leaving the parishioners in the same condition of mingled douot aud aiss ttisfaction that they now experle nee. The rtcent eiecion ror vc Rtrymen was o clos as to Decide neither for nor agaiust the rector. Rev. xi uniKioiru, m wi vn-t. w iiu iihii oauen bue rector to an account for his High Church proclivi ties, were elected by so small a number of votes ll. Tha nld .fun ' w .. ... K . . W n . i i . w over tne npuoBiiton as to convince the nub lo that they did not receive a decided approval for the course they nursued, and that instead as one would have supposed before the election of the rector btdng generally denounced by his parishion ers, a very large portion of them were tn full aad nesrty sympattiy witn mm. totue time this afternoon, ana 11 not tnis afternoon then on Monday, the defeated csndidat.es will apply to tne tupreme Court for the issuing of writs of quo warranto, compelling the present vestry to show cause why the return of votes of the Eas-er election should not be amended. The result of that election vas 19 voteB for the old vestry to 17 for the new. r.uttne tellers refused to receive six votes, the two offered by the rector and his assistant, Kev. Mr. Mewart one by a lady "because her husband was not with neri" ana tne remaining tnree by persons who favored the comae of the rector. On the other hf.nd the tellers are alleged to have accented four votes, accounted by the opposition Illegal. If, tliere- lor upon tne nearing oeioretne uourt, tne illegality of the four re proven and the legality of the six re jected oe esiannsnea, tnen tne rector will have a clear majority of eight in his favor and the old vestry will retire. Thus the matter stands. The writs will be made returnable on the 1st of June, and the hear ing will be of the deepest Interest. Eaftek SrKDAT at Advbnt P. E. CnuRcn. The rieat audience-chamber was made exceedingly at tractive with the adornment of fragrant spring nowers, ana a very large congregation was in at tendance both morning and evening. The rector, Kev. J. W. Claxton, adapted his discourses to the occsfion. The music, under the direction of Mr. John Graf, deserves a word of commendation. A juvenile choir of sixteen boys, under his effective training, chanted In excellent time and with good effect. Moreover, the occasion was made an event of gratification to the vestry and members of tne cnurcn, masmucu as tne liberal collection of 2200 as obtained, the amount requisite to extinguish the remainder of the debt against the building f (At an election held on Easter Monday, the follow ing gentlemen were elected to the vestry : Abel Beed, George Remsen, Chajles Remington, Charles s. nuey, .naries arson, w. XNlcnoison, .). is. Peddle, Edw. Evans, J. E. llallowell, Daniel Fltler. Tim llrsTOKicAi, Society's Rooms The Penn sylvania Historical Society has obtained possession, on a long lense, of the building which stands on the soutn Bide ofJSpruce Btreet, midway between Eighth slid Nln'h Btieets, and is about to alter It for its use. This building belongs to the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and was erected for the Bole purpose of holding the mammoth picture of "Christ Healing the Mck,'' painted by Benjamin West and presented to the Hospital Society. After it ha-1 been on exhi- nitionaiong time, returning a good revenuetothe i.ciety, it was removed tn tlie Pennsvlvan a Asv um forthe Insane, i-i " t -r PhtHdelDhia. and the hnlld- ing In .Spruce street i.tdually fell into disuse. The iiis'oricai fcouety win occupy this structure until the building fund now being raised reaches a (Igure to warrant the construction of an edlflca for the use of the society. A CnA;cE fob a Payino Enterprise. At noon on Tuesday next Messrs. M. Thomas &8ons will sell at the Philadelphia Exchange 30 very desirable lots of ground ou the west side of Broad Btreet, adjoin ing north of the Monument Cemetery. The parti cular attention of purchasers Is called to these lots, and espt cially public Institutions. Projectors of mst-class hotels will 11 nd Hits locality admirably arltipred fc r nn enterprise of this kind, situated as it would be on tne nanasomest and most progressive tm rougniare in our city, in view oi tne ract mat the Junction Railroad Intends shortly to establish a station near by, and In view aiso of th enormous crr wa or visitors wnicn win arrive in rmiadeipma at tlie Centennial! elebratlon, the selection of this site for a urst-class hotel would be nn act of wisdom. Stealing PAni.ocKS. Recently the Philadelphia and Reading Rallrond Company have suffered nume rous losses of brass padlocks which have been stolen from their freight cars. One of the cars be longing to the eomnauy was yesterday standing on the track tn Washington street, near Twenty-third, when a man named ratrlck Munn went up to tne car for the purpose of stealing the lock from It. w Mle engaged in so doing he was caprurea oy spe cial Offcer Gray and a policeman who had been sta tioned there to wa'ch the cars. Mnnn was taken be fore Alderman JMassey and held In tsoo ball. An other mm who was in company with the prisoner managed to make ma escape. To Capitalists, Skekekh op Country Seats, Farms, Mansions, etc. Mesers. Thomas & Sons advertise, on our nitn page, a very elegant country B at known as "Wooiion." situate on tne rnuaaei- phia and Wilmington Turnpike, three miles above Wilmingto n; elegant mansion, built in castellated style, with every modern convenience; 60 acres, and tenai.t-houseB, conch-house, barn, etc. Their cata logue or itB pages, issued to-ctay, comprises a num ber of farms, country-seats, residences, cottngas. large lots, etc., by order of the Orphans' Conrt, executors, trustees, and ethers. Plans and full particulars at their auction-rooms, jnos. lay aaa m t. l-Gurtn street. A cor-RSE of two Interesting lectures will be given In Rev. lr. Wyile's Church, Broad Btreet, balow Spruce, beginning at 8 P. M. The first lecture will t. delivered bv Rev. TC. D. Ci. Prime. D. D.. Of New World How to Go; What to See; What it Costs." The second lecture win oe uenverea Dy uev. .ienn linll. I. i).. on Tuesday, April 85. subject, -rer- Boral Power." We reeommerd these lectures as being eminently Instructive and Interesting. Tickets may be procured at the door of the church on the evening or eacn lectnre respectively,;. Pkihk and Reckless. A farmer of Dublin town ship. Bucks county, named Henry Detwiler, came to town yesterday, sola nis loan ot nay, receiver me monev. and then got gloriously tiruiiK. in tne ex cess of his dellcht' he drove ud Ridge avenue with a pace which might have answered very wen ror a race-course. Dut wnicn oiu not ami, me srreeis oi Philadelphia. At Ogden street the career of our gay and festive Henry was arrested. He was taken before Alderman Pancoast and fined by that magis trate. A Chauoe with Fixed Bayonet. Ofllcer Shields 1- st night sought to stop the drunken carousal of odo Daniel r ernon, in a house mo. toi betianon street. In the Third ward The officer had no soonor entered the door than Daniel made a dash at him with a rlile and bayonet. It suddenly struck the officer that the place was too hot for him, aud he got out of the door with considerable alacrity. The noliceman watcnea his c nances, ana nnauy ne caught the fellow napping, having laid down ths rlile. Alderman Bonsall held the prisoner for a further hcariDg. BOAitbiNo-HorsE Thief. A young man named Charles Wilson, who represented himself 88 an employe of the Arm of D. Mershon's sons, some tune ago took longings at tne nouse oi w. a. uoss ler. No. 725 Wood aireet. Yesterday he suddenly disappeared from tne place, ana witn mm a numoer or articles oi doming belonging to jar. uossier. The unci is still at large. Local Taxation A sDeelal meeting of the Phila delphia (social Science Association will be held on Thursday evening next at. the Han or tne mercan tile Library, when Hon. Thomas Cochran, President of the Board of Revision, will read a paper on "Local Taxation in Philadelphia," which will be fol lowed oy a oiscussion. Insane Vagrant Detective Reeder this morning feund an old demented woman wandering through the streets. She gives ner name as Hannah Bressei, and states that her residence is In Bedford county. She is laboring under religions monomania. Mr. Reeder sent the unfortunate old lady to the insane department oi tne -aimsnouse. Run Ovkb by a Car. Elijah Stewart aged forty- five years, was run over at 10 o'clock this morning at Twentv-nrst aua vvaniui tureeis ovacaroniue Chesuut and Walnut streets line, Mr. Stewart was badiy Injured. He was taken to tha Pennsylvania Hospital. Drowned Man Found. The body of a drowned man aa louud off Hmitn s island tins morn ng. where the coroner has been noMned to hold an in quest. The deceased Is dressed In a grey vest, blue rants, uiue nun t, iuw auoeii, auu wunueu Blockings, The Doay nan a icainer Birap arouuu me waist. Stone thrower. Thomas Fisher, a lad. was yesterday arrested at Tenth and Diamond streets for throwing stones. He was bound oyer intoO ball by Alderman jaassey. The P. F. D. Thus far the Commissioners of the Paid Fire Department have paid out 197,06474 fur apparatus, noraea, narBe&s, ana nose. Vagrants Arrested The police of the Sixth district yesterday arrestea six vagrants in the vi cinity of Twenty-third and Market streets. They Lave teeu aeut to pruuu. mi. BUSH'S BEQUEST. A mil of Eqnlty Filed In the Supreme Court In Ileirard to the Site of the Philadelphia Library. A bill of equity has been filed In th8npreme Court by Messrs. William H. Rawle, R. C. McMur Me, and William M. Meredith, with a view of rais ing the question whether the executor of Dr. Rush is bound tn conclence to regard the wish of the tes tator in respect to the Bite of the Rid g way branch of the Philadelphia Library. The bill, after reciting the will of Dr. Rush, and setting forth tne action of the company In accepting it, goes on to say: xour orators aver and charge that the discretion given by hiB executor to select a site of the Intended build ing Is In the nature of a trust corporation, and that the whole tenor of the will Indicates that It was the inteH'lonof the testator to found a charity which should be beneficial to your orators, as a library company havlug a collection of bookr. by affording and providing them a building for that purpose; that this geneial Intent was clogged with no condi tions saving such as have been distinctly set forth ; and that the power to select a Bite was merely Inci dental to the execution of that main purpose. They are advised and bo submit to the Court that all discretionary power given to the defendant by the will nd codicils of the testator was In ths nature of property of your orators, Inasmuch aa Its exercise will vary and modify their right, and will certainly destroy or greatly Impair the usefulness of the lite rary charity to be administered by them that the verbal directions of the testator, varying the nature of tlie trust and confidence reposed by him in the defendant, and the right which your orators, as devisees, had In the beneficial enjoyment of the exercise of that power, were as absolutely null and void as those of a stranger first, by rea son of being made within one month prior to the death of the testator, and therefore void under the statute In such case provided; and, secondly, by reason of their not being in wrltlDg and signed by the testator at the end thereof, in accord ance with the statute relating to wills; It is further averred that the promise made by the defendant to the testator was wholly Illegal and could not lawfully blDd the former nor be eniorced agalust him. Whatihey specially ask is that the matter be re ferred to ajnaster to inquire and report what would be a proper Bite and fit location for the library build ing, to the end that the true Intent of the testator may be carried into full force and effect. An early day will probably be set apart for the hearing. Thb Mortality of thb City. The number of deaths In the city for the week ending at noon to day waa 877, being an increase of 8 over those of last week and a decrease of C8 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Of these, ICS were adults; 119 were minors; 185 were born in the United States; 73 were foreign; It were people of color; ami 10 were from the country. Of this number, 63 died of con sumption of the lungs; 11 of disease of the heart: 8 of marasmus ; 14 of old age ; 9 oi typhoid fever ; 12 of convulsions; 4 of scarlet fever ; 29 of inflammation of the lungs ; 4 of congestion of the brain, and 18 of aenimy. The deaths were divided aa follows among the dlllerent wards : Wards. Wards. First IT Sixteenth B Second 16 Seventeenth 11 Third 6 Eighteenth 17 rourtn. l? Nineteenth 22 Fifth 11 Twentieth. 20 Sixth... 6 Twcnty-flrst 4 Seventii 17 Twenty-second 3 Eightn 11 Twenty-third 8 Ninth 2 Twenty-fourth 7 Tenth 11 Twenth-llfth 4 Eleventh 8 Twenth-slxth 13 Twelfth 6 Twenty -ae venth 20 Thirteenth 4 Twenty-eighth. 2 Fourteenth. o Unknown 10 Fifteenth 9 1 Total 277 The Late Dr. Eliab Ward Action p the Board of Health. At noon to-day the members of the Board of Health met to take ac'ion on the death of the the President of the board, Dr. Ellab wara. Dr. James A. McCrea. President wo tern., occu pied the chair. nr. tewarason oncrea ine lonowing: Inasmuch as It has pleased Divine Providence to remove from his sphere of public usefulness our DvAulitant Tinit,,. XT 1 1 n R It Tn A ll..nri,..i iimiucui. j j , l . .uurtu .rat,', vuciciuio neoivea, 'rnat we nave neara witn aeep regret or tne recent aeatn or our lamented reiiow-member, a gentleman whose kind feelings and genial deport ment; endear mm to our memory, and whose impar tiality in the exercise of his duties as presiding offi cer of the hoard commanded our respect. jiesoivnt, unai we most coraiany tenaer to tne family of the deceased our sincere condolence in their severe affliction. itesolved. That when this board adjourns it be to meet at this office on Monday next at 2 P. M., to attend tne rnnerai rrom nis late residence. U . .... I IThat a .nn. rt I It n a l-iiira M.nlnflnn. ha forwarded' to the family of the deceased. After appropriate remarks rrom tne members tne resolutions were aaoptea ana tne meeting aa journed. The Trinity Presbyterian Church An Ap peal for Aid. The Trinity Presbyterian Church has addressed a circular to the Presbyterians of Philadelphia for pecuniary aid to nelp tnera to re move the debt from the church. At a recent meet ing of the congregation a resolution was adopted to the effect 'that. In view of the request of the pres. bytery, they would not incur any pecuniary lia bilities until tne present cnurcn aeut nas Deen re moved. The Advisory Committee of the presby tery, In return, adopted a resolution commending the church to the symnathy and material aid of the community. The congregation are united and har monious, ana aotug an tney can to sustain tne church, but are wholly unable to meet the claims pressing upon it. i ne cnurcn is Bituatea at rrauk ford road and Cambria street, a section of growing importance. If the church is freed from all indebt edness, tne committee Deneves mat, oeiug Bituateu In that rantdlv growing neighborhood, it will be one of the most successful missionary enterprises in all the bounds of tne presbytery. Tne announcement is Btgned by tne Advisory committee, wuca in cludes the following gentlemen : Rev. G. W. Mus grave, D. D., Rev. B. A. Mutcnmore, Benedict D. Stewart. itODert bcoic, ana j. a. uaraner. iub pastor of the Trinity Church is Rev. B. A. Brown. A Painful Case Three Staryino Children. It would seem almost an Impossibility for a person to starve in sucn an open and wealthy city as muauei phia, yet that such things can happen is shown by the circumstance that yesterday Vagrant Detective Reeder found three children in the last stages of starvation In a house at Broad and Kater streets, There was not a morsel of food In the miserable novel, the children were sick and in rags, and had not the little ones been discovered when they were death would have stepped In and relieved their mise ries. The circumstances surrounding tnis case are of the most painful nature. The mother Is In Moya- mensing, having been sent there for the fiendish crime of navlug tnrown a bottle or vitriol in a neign- bor's face, and the father is a drunken sot. The little children were cared for, clothing provided them, and are now in tne Mt. .lonn a orphan Asylum. Mkstino op tub Pakk commission An a1- iourued stated meeilngof the Park Commission was i. id to-day &t noon, Hon. Morton McMlcuacl in the cnair. The damages aw arded to (Jeorge Crock were or dered to be paid, end immediate possession Of his nronerty was ordered to be taken. The new park-keepers were ordered to Immeliate duty to prevent re'ic less and improper drtvldg. bun dry repairs to the Wiss thicken loal were ordered to oe made, a new roau arouna .Laurel tiui was ui rected to be made. The Committee on nans and improvements re ported the selection of a Bite for th monument to the memory of President Lincoln. The report was received and adopted. Th monument will be nlaced at the mot or Lemon 2111 on a snot at the in tersection of the Green street drive and the river road. Acknowledged. A correspondent. 'ThoraoBon," Bf nds us 5 for the lmmadtate relief of the distressed faintly of whom we spoke yesterday. Fire Marshal Blackburn can nave the same by applying at this oin ce. The agent or tne uerman Society. Mr. Brandt, fiald a visit to tne suneriug iamny yesterday ana re leved their present necessities by a gift of some money. Mr. Brandt also went around among the neighbors ana coneciea some casn ana a basket oi vegetables. Lieutenant Thomas, by the dlrectlou of Chief Mal holland. also collected a large basket of eatables. v. c. B." has sent us a tor tne destitute Kensing ton family. Rale of a Country Mansion M. Thomas & Sons will sell at the Philadelphia Exchange, on Tuesday next, at noon, a desirable country seat at Riverside, Burlington county, New Jersey, consist ing of a rough-cast mansion, surrounded by tine lawns ana snaae trees, witn an modern con veniences, brick stable, a splendid orchard, stocked with the finest kind of frnlt-bearlng trees, and a vegetable garden with hot-beds, etc This Is just the spot for a Philadelphia being within a short distance of the city, eleven dally trains passing the premises, 'mere is excellent gunning ana n.uiuif near at band, Immediate possession will be given. A Fraud. A frand, In the shape of a young man of light hair and fair complexion, has been going the rounds, talking gumy religious, ana witn onjr ties raking stamps out of people by very pathetic and dramatic stories of distress among religious friends of his. Peopie should watch this fellow. Mad Doo. Officer Murphy, of the second district, shot a mad dog at nine o'clock tula morning, ou WtusiUngtua atroet, below froat. The Now Central Cloth House. wmES AND BMW S.. E. CONNER EIGHTH We guarantee to show the largest and moRt to be found in the city, all of whioh being purchased entirely for cash, will be Bold at prices beyond competition. LADIES' AND CUILDIIEN'S DEPARTMENT. ELEGANT SACKINGS. SPOTTED CLOAKINGS. WHITE COKDUKOYS. FANCY CLOTHS. WATKKPItOOFS. BIDING HABITS. VELVETEENS. HONEYCOMB CLOTHS. BOYS' CASSIMEKES, 35 CENTS UPWARDS. GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT. ELEGANT SPRING CASSIMERES. FINE PARIS VESTINGS. SCOTCH CHEVIOTS. DIAGONAL COATINGS. ENGLISH CASSIMERES. TRICOTS AND GRANITES. BLUE FLANNELS. ENGLISH MELTONS. FRENCH CLOTHS. TURKISH VESTINGS. DKAPS D'ETE. MARSEILLES VESTINGS. FANCY LINENS. FRENCH DOES KINS GOODS FOR FRIENDS. Tlie New Oentrnl Olotli F R AND HAWKINS, S. E. CORNER EIGHTH 4 1 BCt8p NEW COOPS. EVL HAFLEICH. Nos. 1012 and 1014 CHESUUT Street. WILL OrJESJV UI0HDAY and TUESDAY, April 17 and 18, 2 Gases Lawns and Organdies, New. 2 Cases Grenadines, Choice. 2 Cases Bordered Lawns and Percales. Black Hernanis, Black Silks. Striped Silks and Japanese. 1000 Linen Suits, $500. 1000 White Muslin Suits, D5'00. New Styles in Suits, $10 to $150. Pine English Hosiery. CURTAINS AND SHADES. WALElAVEft!, MASONIC HALL, No. 719 CHESNUT St., Offers some new designs for CURTAINS AMD LAMBREQUIN'S, FRENCH CRETONNES, STRIPED TERRY aud COTEL.INES. ilso, GIMPS AND TRIMMINGS or entirely new pattercs. An assortment of LACK CURTAINS of especial elegance and cheapness, some as low aa $100 a window. BROCHK TAPESTRY PIANO AND TABLE COVEKS are offered greaily below Intrinsic values, with a large assortment of EMBROIDERED CLOTH PIANO AND TABLE COVER8. 8 18 thstu3mrp OARPETINQS, ETO. filcCALLlin, CREASE & SLOAN, No. 509 CHESNUT Street. mnsn CANTON MATTINGS, ALL WIDTHS, WHITE, CHECK, AKD FANCY. LOW IIfclCJEB. BlcCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAN, No. COO CllESIVUT Street, l wimSmi? PHILADELPHIA. DFOR BALE, BARGAINS LOT Of KiVK and ten avr-a on tne Axyium road, FrtuktorO. 4 iMiiuUiSt K. J. DOBBINS, Ledger Building. AND MARKET STREETS. COMPLETE STOCK OP GOODS in our line House, A LS AND MARKET STREETS. PHILADELPHIA. DRY GOODS. J--J FASHIONS FOR SPRING OF EYRE AND LAN DELL, IV nnd ARCH Streotw, Offer their es'eemed customers the best as-ortruent of fabrics lor SPRING PROMENaDS DRKSSBS. Popular Ioiireegc Popular Ner-m, Popular (liroM.iilletf Popular PopIiu. We have the above goods In Kbades that Frou-Frou beantlfnlly. flgTmwsimrp 727 cnESIiUT stkeet 727 ALEXANDER RiCKEY. Importer, Jobber, and Re tailer of Dry Goods, DEPOT FOR THB BALK OF CHOICE FABRICS IN DRY OOOD8, AT POPULAR PRICES, STOCK DAILY REPLENISHED With the CHEAPEST and CHOICEST OFFERINGS Of this ana other markets. ALBXANDER RICKEY, sl tuthstf No. W CHESNUT Street SILKS, SHAWLS AND DRESS GO JOS geokoi rzrsrzm, No. 916 CnESNUT BTREET, Invites attention to his stock of SILKS OF ALL KINDS, INDIA AND OTHER SHAWLS. Novelties la Dress mud Fancy Goods, INDIA, PoyGIE,: AND CANTON CRAPE IN SHAWLS AND PRE33 GOODS. 41i grnrp EED. DRY OOOD8. 1871 SINC8 1853. BILKS, SHAWLS, DUE? S GOODS, LINENS, CASSIMEKES, ETO. ETC., "AT TH0EN LEI'S OLD-ESTABLISHED CORNER.' A LARGE STOCK, fj A FINE ASSORTMENT,! VERY MODERATE PRICES. To enumerate the varied and extensive stock of uch aUonseasouraln a readable newspaper ad vertl8enem would be Impossible, bat t3 all readers of 1 be Teikgrafh we extend a cordial Invitation to look thrtush and examine, and we shall feel gratified and obliged. especially and fraternally submitted, JOSEPH H. TH0RNLET, I NORTHEAST CORNER OF 31QHTH and 8? RING GARDE a SU, 8 thRtol PHILADELPHIA. AP RELIABLE ONE-PRICE, STORE. Special Announcement. It plves me great pleasnre to Inlorra the ladles that 1 have Jubt opened a superior stock of Lyons Black Silks For the sprlrg of 1871, from the lowest to the best! prndtx. unsurpassed for color, cheapness, and da raMiltv. It will be my constant aim, at all times, to ba nnder the market price. I We have no American Silks. ALSO, , Dress Coods for Spring. S cases of Hllk 8er?e for Suits, 75c., cheap at fl. S cstea of Black Mohair, superior goods, Much Under Price. Sprlrg Poplins for Suits, from 81 to 7Bc. Plains at all prices lor Hints. A roll line of polled Poplins for Salts. A fall line of .IspMiiesu SilkR, plain, plaid, and stripe, or In Drefcs Pa' tern, at our usual low prices. All the above at GEORGE D. WIS HAM'S, 3 Us 12iPp No. 7 North EIGHTH Street. Onr motto: Small Prodis and Quick Sales. DIAtV.OND-tVIE3H HERE!AR3IES. We have received an Invoice of these Desirable Goods, for which there was so great a demand last season. PEvREUgy& & CO., Ho. 9 South NINTH Street, 8 23 tutbfiSmrp PHILADELPHIA. N. B Every variety of HERNANI In stock. THE NEW YORK Dyeing and Printing ESTABLISHMENT, STATBN ISLAND, 40 N. EIGHTH Street. PHILADELPHIA, No. 98 DUANE Street, New York. DTE AND FINISH IN THE BEST MANNER, Silks, Satins, Velvets, drapes, Ribbons, Tisane, Har es. Merinos, Clo'lis. Alpacas, Keps, Pftraraat tas, MnHiln Delaines, Fringes, Trimmings, doilery. Kid OloveB, etc. Alto. ciiBiise Lace (mrtatns and Linen Shades la a tm-t-rlor lDHnner. Goods cai led for and nelivered lu any part of the clty 413 stutttimrp ELY. KUNSBERGER & ELY. SILKS, Stripe and Plaid. 1 . IRON MESH HSKNANIE3. HANDSOME LAWNS. 1 TRAVELLING GOODS. LLAMA POINTES AND JACKETS. No. 1126 CHESNUT STREET, 4 11 tntlisSm PHILADELPHIA. GLOVES. 2500 PARASOLS. ' All the new styles, tn all colors of linings, size Also, more shades and styles or KID GLOVE than can ie seen In any other house in America of onr celebruted. elle Kid Move 81-23 Per lulr. BEST t "25 KID QLOVtf IN AMKRI0A.ir5 Every pair guaranteed. If they np or tear, an other pair given in exchange. J. S J. B. BARTHOLOMEW, No. 23 NORTH EIGHTH STREET. S AMD No. 903 CHESNUT STREET, 41 atawtf PHILADELPHIA. FINE STATIONERY t . AMD No. 1033 OHESNUT STRKKT, ' a 13 tiUtlSiSD TyKDOINtt AND PART? INVITATIONS SNGSAVK1) AND PK1NTKD IN TUX LATEST bTVLK. A flue assortment o tUKNCH, ENGLISH, and AMLKM'AN Pa f Fit, with Envelopes to Mtch. t-AP&h and EN VlLOP&, ready aiauiped, always on hand. JOHN LINKRD, 11 SO wcmSB Vo. tn SPRINd UARDfij fcueeW - K 0 i
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