,8 THE DAILY EVENING HELEGRAf il ?lIILA!DE!LrtIIlA, THURSDAY., APRIL 20, 18 H. THE, ymiE BRIDGE. WkenK vr... Unlit, and Hw Jt.wai Tents! Its Predecessor and lit ApjwltLted Pnecessor. The Wire Bridge at Falrmount is sooa to be tnpplanUd by another M more beautiful, pro portions and greater strength, and If it serves the community as well, In proportion to its cost, as that which now pans the river, there will be -do reason to complain of the heavy ez pns it is to entail- The Wire Bridge w6 erected In 1841 by the oounty authorities, and was at that time Justly regarded as a marvel of Ingenuity, and beauty. Ite Immediate predeces sor was unlqne, quite handsome in appearance, and bad gallantly withstood the elements and; severe service until one Saturday night, when it was assailed by fire and soon tell into the river a mass of charred ruins. Thio wooden bridge censieted of a single arch of , 340 feet span, rest-: Ing on abutments of stone, and was said to have been at least i0 feet longer than that of any other bridge in the world. Its coct was $155,000. The wire for the present structure was manu factured on the .west bank of tie Schuylkill. The practicability of suspending a bridge across the river upon wire cables. was ridiculed by Borne, while others regarded It with an admix ture of wonder and doubt. , It .iras the first attempt on the western continent to erect a wire suspension bridge. The cables were made not by twisting the wire etrands, but by laving a number together and binding them at intervals of a yard. During its construction larje crowds of curious people were constantly .upon the banks of the river. Vhcn at last it was com- fileted and the Jookers on could.not but admire ts proportions there were plenty of .doubters who predicted that it would be perilous to cross it. The tests were of the most satisfactory character. First, forty carts, each loaded with (.tone, were drawn upon the bridge, the brsath less audience momentarily jeipecting thaLihey would suddenly drop iDto the river. It remained secure. Then a couple of scows, laden with coal, Were brought beneath It at high tide and chained, and when the water sub sided remained suspended in the air. Upon the day following droves of cattle were sent over, and yet the structure stood this strain, and assured the public that there was jio peril in crossing it. Upon its dedication to public uses, a regiment of soldiers was marcher! across it, and then followed a vast concourse, :ind the suc cess of the first wire suspension bridsre of Ame rica was established. This bridge cost but ' DOjWU, ana nas outlived tne period ot service for which it was guaranteed by tea years. The bridge that is to succeed it is to cost $800,000, and with its approaches stretching squares from their respective banks will be about 2700 feet long. The span over the river will be equal to that of the present one, but having two roadways. The work will probably be commenced this fall. Another Prospect of Prison Life. Ezekiel Carson, with the Impressive alias of "Peanuts," and AlUert Riley, were this morn ing arrested by Detective Haggerty, at a house on the corner of Ninth ,and Morgan streets, for complicity in the robbery of an old Qaaker, named Jeremiah Pratt, of Newtown, Delaware county, Pa. On the morning of Tuesday last, Mr. Pratt was walking along Market street, be tween Fourth aud Fifth streets, when three young men ran against him, and sadly confused the venerable gentleman by their awkward, bungling manner, which he Innocently supposed was the result of rustic simplicity or recent Bacchanalian indulgences. Eventually he got clear of them, and while yet congratulating himself upon his escape, suddenly, to his great dismay, discovered that his coat was cut and bis pocket-book gone a pocket-book which contained between $500 and 600 in cash and a Lehigh Valley Railroad bond. Detectives Gordon and Haggerty were at once put upon the trail and succeeded in getting a clue to the pickpockets, and this resulted in their arrest by Haggerty. Both of these fellows are professional thieves and are notorious for the crimes they have perpetrated. Both have served In prison, to which place it Is hoped, far the good of the public, they will speedily return. FjsiB During tub Month of March, 1871. Captain McCuskcr, of the Fire Insurance Patrol, submits this statement of the fires during March of the preeept yeaf' Of the 41 fires, 21 jvere the result of accident, 8 incendiary.- 5 sup ; A Incendiary, 4 carelessness, 1 spontaneous combustion, ana I unknoWi. Xfev. building, occupied were 12 dwellings, 3 boarding-in;69! 3 trimming stores, 1 upholstering establishment, 1 confectionery establishment, 1 furniture ware room, 1 tavern, 1 brewery, 1 junk shop, 1 broker's office, 1 cook shop, 1 eating saloon, 1 felting manufactory, 2 dye-houses, 1 beer saloon, 1 cigar store, 1 green house, 2 cabinet stores,. 1 scale factory, 1 wheelwright shop, 1 storehouse, 1 coal oil l&uip store, 1 smoke house, 1 woollen mill, 1 cotton-picker house. The greatest loss was at the fire on the morn ing of the 30th ult., at Nos. 218, 220, and 223 Bouth Second street. The majority of the other fires were trilling. Thb GreatNorthwest. At the City Insti tute, Eighteenth and Chesnut streets, Hon. 8. Garfielde, he Congressional delegate from Wash ington Territory, will lecture this evenlnar upon the "Climate and Resources of the Great North west." The Northern Pacific Railroad project has attracted the attention of the public of late to our Northwestern territory, and any infor mation with regard to what promises to be at no distant day one of the most prosperous and thickly populated sections of the Union Is eagerly sought far. Mr. Garfielde, In his lecture this evening, will give his personal experiences, and a highly interesting discourse may be ex pected. A Correction. Lieutenant Brureln desires us to state that the o Ulcer charged with assault and battery on a citizen in a beer saloon, the particulars of which case were reported yester day, does not belong to the Seventh (Brureln's) dibtrict, but to the Eighth district. Tha state ment that the policeman was laboring under a temporary fit of insanity when the attack was made proves to be correct. lie was removed Irom the police force this morning. The malady of tne unfortunate officer Is the result of sun-stroke received while In the discharge of his duties, at Twelfth andOgden streets, on one of the hottest days last summer. BoARriNG-nov8B Thief Officer Monaghan, of the Fifth district, this mirnlug arrested one James Moore, wbo is charged with the theft of two suits of clothing, the property of Robert Smith, from the boarding-boue of Mrs. Maro ney, No. 1033 South street. Moore took lodg lDgs at the place two weeks ago. He failed to pav his board, and, by a peculiar system of logi cal reasoning, thouirbt to dUcharge his liability by running away with the clothing. Moore will be heard before Alderman Kerr this afternoon. of the Twelfth Police district, was yesterday, at . j . i : . a t 1 . - I ms recuueuce, mo iccipiauv ui m uauuauiucijr framed card, containing the photographs ot the officers composing his section, the gift being f),.ui,rnprl hv tli a men as a testimonial of their regard for their sergeant. The formality of presenting the same was performed . by Officer Jacoo uiassmire. Runaway. At 12 o'clock to-day a horsa at tached to a hose carriage of the P. F. D broke ha. fARtfinimra at Tenth and Wharton streets. and ran down Tenth Btreet, striking and break ing the awning posts before Mr. Dougherty's store, at Tenth and Reed streets, smashing a wagon, and was checked only by plumping up against auotcer norse. Social Scibncb. This evening lion. Thomas Cochran, Fre&idoutof the Board or Kevlslon, will It-( til r hefnra the Social Science Associa tion, at the Hall of the Mercantile Library, npin "Loeal Taxation in Philadelphia." This is a subject of Interest to every citizen, and there ebould be a large attendance. Ordkbop Good Fellows. The GranJ Lodge of the Ancient Order of Good Fellows of this State will meet In this city this afternoon. Thb Familt of L. Beak "W. C. D." this mcrnlnggtnda us 5 towards the above deserving tharuy. KXIGHTS OF riTIHAS. The Third Day's Session f the Anprcme l4xtff The Business Transacted this Morning, The Supreme Lodge assembled at 9 o'clock this morning, in the usual place, the Supreme Chancellor in the chair. The Committee on the State of the Order pre sented a report. Frederick G. Calvert, JEsq., of the District of Columbia, moved that the report be considered by sections. The following are the sections considered: "The acts and proceedings in creating and forming grand and subordinate lodges, by the Supreme Chancellor, be approved and ratified." Mr. Lowry, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend, and add to the report "except in Juris dictions where Grand Lodges have heretofore existed." Tbe first, as amended, was adopted. "The power in relation to taking tbe order Into foreign countries be contlcued. Adopted. "That no lodges composed of either ladies, persons of color, or persons nnder age, be recog nized, and the Supreme Chancellor be autho rized to make a public declaration of the same, to prevent deception." Laid over for the pj-ecent. "The translation of the ritual into the Bohe mian language be approved." Adopted. "That O. S. H. Cohen, of South Carolina; Heifer, of Minnesota; Roth, of Kansas; Parkin, of 7ew Brunswick; Jobson. of North Carolina; Blackburn, of Alabama; Ottis, of Vermont; and JI. M. Small, of Louisiana, be made last Grand Chancellors." Mr. JJoutjlass, of Ohio, moved to 4opt the above. Carried. "That the Grand Lodges of Iowa, Kew Hamp shire, Rhode Island, Georgia, Louisiana, aud Wisconsin have six P. G. C. s each at their next regular annual session." Ibis was amended that the number be five instead of six. The original number was re tained, however. "That the degree of P. G. C. be conferred upon Past V. G. C. John Stotzer, of Fa." Adopted. "That the copyrighting of the seal and incor porating of tne Supreme Lodge be approved." The Committee qn the State of the Order made an additional report, passing papers re-' ferred to them to other committees. Moved to iay upon the table, npon which the yeas were tailed. The vote was as ioilows: Yeas Messrs. Barton, B&wns, Brunner, Cal vert, Comstock, Dunn, Pouglass, Gerhardt, German, Goss, Goodrich, Gardner, Hodgson, Haachel, Jones, King, Kennedy, and Kester. Yeae, 18. Nays Meesrs. Blancbois, Bofcannon,' Berry, Coppeb, Cobb, Colo, Carty, Cashmn, De Haven, French, Gray, Joslin. Nays, 12. Adjourned. Franklin Institute Tbe montUy session of this body was held last evening. The President, Mr. Coleman Sellers, an nounced that Lieutenant E. E. Dutton, . D., would read a paper on the use of pulverized fuel. The same was an able discussion of tbe prin ciple, and was well substantiated by personal obFervation. Dr. Wahl, the resident secretary, then fol- ; lowed with his report on novelties in science, ' which was more than usually full. Amongst the scientific items he mentioned some ingenious applications of the spectroscope, some new experiments in photographic print ing; and some recent Investigations to test the influence of cold on the strength and brittleness of iron and steel. In reference to the last the secretary expressed the belief that they were unreliable, as the investigators had altogether overlooked the chemical character ef the mate rials they enjoyed. In mechanics a number of new Inventions were Introduced. We will mention an ingenious mode of applying electrO-iagHetlsm to the pull ing of teeth, by means of a derice invented by Dr. Bonvill, of this city. An Imfiroved flower casket. A design of the American Safe Com pany for further protection of valuables against fire. In conclusion, Dr. Robert E. Rogers intro duced a discovery which he has made la the application and use of air with steam as a motor. Ills remarks were illustrated by the use of the lantern, and excited much Interest. Attempted Forgery. A few days ago par ties enUred the office of P. 8. Peterson fc Co., brokers, No. 89 South Third street, Philadelphia, and purchased drafts of small amounts, one being for $30 45, drawn to the order of J. Hill & Go. This draft was to-day presented to the agent: at Peterson, $ Co, la New York for pay ment, but the amount of the draft had been altered to $1910 00. Tbe New York house had fortunately been advised by telegraph of the amount for which the draft of Hill k Co. was drawn, and before making payment telegraphed to Philadelphia to see if a mistake had been made in the figures. This of course led to the detection of the fraud. The draft presented in Tew York bore the number of the draft issued in this city, but it was touna on examination that the amount had not been altered, but that a new draft had been forged for a larger anount, on which the number of the former draft was retained. Theforgers have not 3et been arrested, but the detectives are on their track, v .Toseph N. Portbr. formerlvone of the mem bers of the late flrm;of Engie, notbermel & Co., coal dealers, oi this city, ciiea suaaeniy vester- dav at Danville, Pa., of inflammation of the bowels. His remains will arrive in this city this afternoon. Drowned. An unknown woman was found drowned at Vine street wharf this morning. The bodvhad been in the water for a long time. It was attired in a brown areas, witn niacK out- ton s. a Balmoral petticoat, small plaid shawl. and gaiter shoes. It was taken to the Morgue. Incendiary Fire in Darby. Some time duriue last nleht burglars entered and robbed the dweiimg-nouse ot a .nr. L,ioya, in uaroy, and to cover up tneir crime set nre to tne ouiia ing, which burned to the ground. Wife-beaters. Henry Riley, who lives at No. 1030 Kater street, neat nis wire last nlgut. for which otlense Alderman Dallas has Held him in bail. It is asserted that Mrs. Riley was drunk. Silver Anniversary. Excelsior Lodge, No. 4ft, I. O. of O. F., will celebrate its twenty- fifth anniversary, at Handel and Haydn Hall, on Tuesday evening, April 'o. P. F. D. The members of the new Fire De partment this morning received warrants for the wages aue under tne new system. LPOAL I"Tpr.IiIQXlIMO-. Civil (aci. I)itrict Court, Xo. Jud(je Stroud. Edw. Maginnla vs. Stephen McKenney. An action to recover for wtisKy sold and delivered. Nonsuit. DMrict Court, .Yd. 8 Judge Lund. William O'Donnell vs. Frank Godwin. An action to recover damages for an assault and battery, plaintiff alleging that after be had done work for defendant, and had been paid, the latter hit him on the head with a hoe. The defense alleged that plaintiff began the difficulty and defendant aotod in 6elf-defense. Jury out. John G. Miller vs. Lewis Suallcross. An action torecovt. bsek money alleged to have been paid to dt v idant under false representations in a trttns.li.: t upon a mortgage, uu trial. Sertoli Charge. Court of Quarter Reion-rJudje Pacnon. John Fenuer, an old tlaerman In the employ of the Keadmer Railroad Company, was put oa trial charced with an Indecent assault and battery upon a little girl but eight years old. The de tails ot tne case are not pioper lor puuiication, and at the close of our report the trial was still in progress. TtTEDDINQ AND PAKTY INVITATIONS ENGRAVED AND PRINTED IN TnB LATEST A fine assortment of FKKNCH, KNQLTSIT, and AMr-KICAiS rAfl.H. wun tajeiope iu xuaicn. fAlUi and HSV&UOtUti, ready slumped, always 00 BM JOHN LINERD, U 80 wain?? H0, 21 SFRLNU UAKDS3 bireeU FOURTH EDITION CONGRESSIONAL PRQCEEC1HGS. Both Houses Adjourn S'm Die. Disgraceful 6ceno In th llcjise. Batler Windi TTp tfce Seisioa witlmlLcw Bills Signed by ihe President. Senate to be Recosyened Ma JQ. IROM XEW YORK. BY ASSOCIATED PES3. Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. The New Capitol Coiwiy Union. Albany, April 20 The Senate has agreed to the names of the new capltol commission already published, and pat in a supplyjrfli, and increased the appropriation from $250,00 to $030,000. The bill has not yet been finally agreed to, and this may be changed. The Buff Ale police bill passed the House. Theatrical Suit. Nbw York, April 20 The suit of. Iglsmund Wyandt against the New York Stadt Theatre, to recover $8500 for a contract for nine perform ances in opera in Philadelphia, is on trial In the Marine Court. The engagement was cancelled after the second performance. PagHlng a Forged Check. New York, April 20. A man giving the name Of Berrlan Gay, claiming to be a merchant from .rener, r lorida, nas been arrested here charged 'with passing a forged check for $3000 on Samuel ftioeevelt & Co. Since his arrest several other 'merchants have entered similar charges against Gay. Export of Specie to-day,.t 114,000. jjThe Erie Stock Trouble. Nkw. Ycek, April 20. The governing com mittee of the Stock Exchange has reported in favor of keeping Erie shares on call, as a trust company, had Agreed not to register their new stock for thirty days. The Legislature. Albany, April "0 The House rejected the resolution to amend the Constitution so as to fund the canal debt and make the canals free. FROM WA 8IIINQ TON. HY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. Bills Signed hy .tfeje President. Wasminqton, April 20 The President to day signed and approved the pxit authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey the United Slates Branch Mint at Dahlcnega, Georgia, to the trustees of the North Georgia Agricultural College, for educational purposes; an act to en able the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company to mortgage its road; an act to enable the Hough ton and Ontonagon Railroad Company to make a survey of Us road; an act for the relief of Nicholas P. Trlst, negotiator of the treaty of Gundaloune Hidalgo; an act amending the thirty-second section of the Internal Revenue act of July, 1870, bo as to provide that in case of difference in width of gauge of connecting railroads the goods may bo imme diately transferred from one car to another, under the personal supervision of an Inspector, and such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. An act to enable the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad Company to relocate a portion of Its road. An act for the restoration of Commander George A. Stevens, United States Navy, to the active from the retired list. An act to create a port of delivery at Potomac. Va., and for other purposes. An act to autnorize tne payment oi duplicate checks of disbursing officers. Con cress at this session has passed about iorty bills of a public and private character. Proclamation of the President. The President will to-day issue a proclamation convening the Senate In extraordinary session on the 10th or May. Tlie session will be for the con sideration or business wnicn dt win iw wui us perfected by the Joint High (Jommisston. Nomination Confirmed. The R6!iate In executive Session t6-day confirmed the following nominations First Lieutenant David Klneel, 6th Artillery, to be captain; Second Lieu tc nents Thomas K. Adams and James Urung to be Hi st Ilea tenants in 24U infantry; ana second taeu Unant B. M. CuBter to be first lieutenant. . The Subscriptions to the New Loan. up to 9 o'clock, to-day, were f 200,000. Secretary Boutwed will leave Washington on Monday ror Chicago, to be absent about ten days on private Dnsiness. Customs llcctlpts for the week ending April 8: is ew lorn s.nt.oio Philadelphia m.eso BOStsn B6I,8S3 Baltimore wz.os Total.. 3,969,91t Disgraceful Scene. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph, Washington. April SO. there wa3 quite a scene on the floor of the House before the ad journment, between Messrs. Butler and Farns- worth, and at one time tne parties came near a personal collision. Farnsworth charged Butler vutu emnezziement oi iuo iuuas ot tne nauuuiu 8c Idlers Asylum, and perjury. Mr. Beck replied to Butle s attack on Garrett Davis, and said he had seen Farnsworth shake his fi6t under Butler's nose in the committee room in the presence of members of the House, and Butler did not resent it. Tbe whole scene Is pronounced disgraceful by nearly every mem ber OI the House, vougress una aujourneu ante die. Substitute for Mr. Slierman'i Amendment to the liu-kiui win. The Ku-klux bill, as passed by both houses, has Mr. Sherman's amendment struck out and the following substituted: section 6. That any person or persons having knowledge that any of the wrongs conspired to be done, and mentioned iu tne nwuuu seouon oi mis act, are about to be committed, and having power to prevent or aid in preventing the same, shall nsglect or refuse so to do, and suuu wrongful act shall be committed, sucn person or persons snail oe liable to the person Injured, or hta legal representatives, for all damages caused by any such Wrongful act, WQiun bucu uiat-uaiueu perBuu or per sons. h rftssonable diligence, coald nave prevented: snd SUcn damages mjr do irouicrau in u muvu nn thft cnnp in the Droper circuit court of tue United KtntPR. n,i an number or persons cuUtr or such wrongful neglect or refusal may be joined as defendants in sucn aciiou, proviaea mat, such action shall be commenced within one year after suca cause oi action suaii have accrued, and U the death or any person shall be caused bf any such wrongful act and neglect, tin lpirai representatives or such deceased persons shall have such action therefor and may recover not exceeding fiooo damages therein, for the bene fit or the widow of such deceased person, If any there be, or u mere oo uumuun, lurum uuueuv or the IieXt OI Xin oi sucu ueceaacu perauu. New York Produce Market. Nbw Yokk, April 80. Cotton very qnlet; sales Kui. imiands at 14'. C : Orleans at la wo. Flour dull and prices favor buyers; tale 6 HM barrels State at1tf(T; Ohio at 6-60aTi!5; Western at IM1M; (Southern at $6tfH49. Wheat dull and nominal; new spring, $1&71 60; wluter red and amber West ern 1 1 1 -65. Corn dull: Baits g4,ooo bushels mixed Western at ftic. Octs dull ; sales lo.ooO bashels Ohio StSfKitihC. ileer oniDHUgru. rurs quiei; new iness. Hi viHa-,19. Lard dull; steam, ux(glle.s kettle, 11 c Whisky steady at Sic FROM EUROPE. ! I BT ASSOCIATED pRiHS. Extiv1( .Th JCeeninq TelffjratjK OVbe Fighting at Asnlere. London, April QO Advices from Versailles to-dsy report that ihe fighting ftlll continues at Asnieves, where .the insurgents are making a desperate and bloody attempt to regain their lost position. The Versailles troops have suc ceeded in obtaining pssesiion of Asnleres, and found ithat ihe suburb had suffered severely from tbe pillage and marauding of the insurgent troops. The etrcets were lined with furniture and articles of wearing apparel. An effort was made bp Dom-browtkl Ta'Ilally . th. Nationals, but resulted in failure. One of the officers of his staff was arrested on suspicion f treachery. The Versailles troops show no sign of waver ing, and keep the advantageous position they have secured with calmness and determination. All the railroads are now commanded by the Versailles troops, and insurgents are unable to receive supplies of provisions .from outside the ,ity. ' COSGUEbS. B4MITY-SECOND TEKftf JF1R.ST SESSION. Senate Mmkts Conklin nd D.t1,, of Kentnekr. ers ap. poi-iWMl to wait on tb Prwident sod ioiorm him tbit unlew ho hul lome further communication to make Con grass m now rendy t adjourn. On irotion of Mr. Scott all bills on tbe table, petition, referred to their appropriate com mitt ecu Mr. Vtest introduced a bill t incorporate the Loutai. SeVrsa eico Ri,ro'i Oompany. Ke- At IS 21) the Senate went iDto EieoutWs eeesion. At two o'olock the floors were reopened, wnen tbe com cittee to wait on the Prpaideat reported he hid no lnrther communication to maKa, .J1!? rre91l"' '. Mr. Anthony, then deoUrel ttw flmt Hetoa ot the torty-eeeond Congreae adjoaraed wituout day. House. The Honse ir.et at half paet 10 s'slock, and reoeired a meemvMi from the Senate annonoejos its agreement to the conference report on the Ku klai lull and tne passaee of the concurrent resolution for s final adjournment at i o clock to-day. The House preceded to oonaider tbs conference report on the Ku-klnx htU. Mr. Poland, who pretented the report, proceeded to explain aod advocate it, tbs member cstherins around bim to hear his remarks. At tbe ceoclusiop of Mr. Poland's remarks, Mr. Cox naid that he presumed that tbs seotion did not mesa any thing. Mr. Bcofiel Of course it does not, and was not de signed to. M r. Cox Go 60 with ys'ir musio. (Laughter.) lr. Kbellabirper thoufcfit it was quite unfair to the true eftect and scope of tue substitute to say of it that it did Dot mean anythinc and was not designed to mean anything, and he proceeded to explain, with some par ticularity, the prorations and effect of the substitute. He thought there was muohyirtue in it,and that it wonld be a beneficent and restraining element in the bill. Mr. WbiMhorne, tbe minority jmnmber of the conference committee, said be had not signed the report, particularly on account of its retaining tbe section for a teit oath to jurors, a measure which tbe Domocratio side of the House regan ed with more horror than it ewja did the 8herman amendment, lie appealed to the Hooe to pause before it sent such a mese to tbs peopls of tks South, and not to provoke them mors. Air. Kerr expressed the opinion that there did not exist in tbe country any such condition of tain git as wjald justify tbe enactment of ths bill, either ia its original torm or in its modified form 'J'b rs was no intelligent popular rentiment in tbe country that demanded or junti tied such a law. It was an attempt to force popular senti ment, it was addressed to the passiousof tbs oountry. It was based npon no exiting necessity in the land. There was nowhere such a condition of insubordination ss eitber oalied for or could be relieved orenradhvit it. was a remarkable faot that one-half the entile preiof th country aln-ost without a dissen' ing voioe eondemned and denounced such legislation, and tiiat a very large and mout respectable cIms of the other balf of the prtss with great Sftrneslncss and great ability equally condemned and de nounced it. That was true of souis of tbs ablest of tbe orcans of the Republican party. lie invited attention to tbe latest expression of on of the most sigacioua, able, and bonorable organs of the Republican party in the country, tbe Chicago Tribune. (Loud and sneering laughter on the Republican aids of tbe House.) Mr Kerr said he would wait for gentlemen to oonclude thoir laughter, lie was entirely willing tnat tbeysheuid enjoy their joke. It was a very good thing, an1 in order to aid their enjoyment be would ask the Clerk to read the artiole from tbe Chicago Tvitiune of last Tuesday, entitled. "Miall tbe sword supersede tbe law!"' 'J lie article having beeu read, Mr Korr said that he onm mended it to toe careful and prtyer'ui consideration of the gentlemen on the other side of the House, who had been so very, merry at the idea of the Chicago Tribune being a leading orgun of the Rjiiuulican party. Whether it was 6V not. be helteved tliut the day wuuld very soon come when tbe ceutl men on tbat side of tbe House would be sorry that they bad Dot followed the wise coun sels given them by thttt paper. Mr. Beck opposed tho report Ho regarded itsnd the otber cou eretco report as only intensifying what the Senate bad determined to do. There had been only twelve votes cest in tho House against the repeal ot the jurors' Test Oath, and yet the conference on ths part of tbs House had surrendered that measure to the Senate, although without it tbe bill would not have passed tbs House originally. It was an absolute unconditional sur render of the only thing .in tbs bill tbat rendered it Tne Bberman amendment could nevsr have hurt any body, but the bill in it present form excluded from tbe jury box the Attorney-General of the United state and excluded men of high position in tbs South who bad joined tbs Republican party. General Longstreet could not sit on a jury, though he could bold the highest office in the land. No man, Radical or Demoorat, whoever fed a Confederate soldier, oonld sit on s jury. There wa not a Federal officer in tbe House, not even excepting General Butler, who bad ever done an act of kindness to s Confe derate soldier, who would not be ineligible to sit on a jury. A distinguished Federal general baa told him last night tqat this law would exclude more than balf his array oorps from the iurv box. because they bad emptied their haver- cks to a number of Confederate prisoners returning to tbAU tbt'iS Federal soldiers would bs excludsd from the lury box. if s Busteed or an Underwood, or any otber man, to whom Jeffries would bs sa an angel of light, saw fit to exclude them. It was an infamous proceeding, and this was put in the bill on purpose of malice aforethonght OUtUSPaltOX XUO WIIWUD iu oivuoi uuuvv w vu.ui.ivuv President to end down an infamous and corrupt judge whenever there was s political prosecution, to exclude every honest man, every wuuv man, uu w uaca a jury to bang any person be wanted to have banged. In hi judgment the conferees on tbe part of tbs House had been recreant to their duty and should be held up be fore tbe country as men wbo bad abandoned ths right aud privileges of ths House and sf tbe people. JMr. Butler, OI mBuuuMnvo, UOUIW. VUO VI- .? w jurors' oaths was properly subject to tbe construction which Mr. Book gave It. It was not enough that persons had fed or clotnea uonteaeraie aoiaiers, it was neuesaary tbat was done for tbs purpose of siding the Rebellion. ft was an act ox reueuioo, nut an i ui uu&ruv, maw would keep men out of the jury box. He ridiculed the con stitutional objections made yesterday to tha Sherman amendment, and said he had known men who had mis taken dyspepsia for conscience, and men who bad mis taken tlieir aouot anu quaima ior constitutional law. lie looked upon tbe substitute for the Sherman amend ment as utterly fruitless and useless s mere illusion and a delusion. Tue en out ot it wouia De as aosuru as w bring a suit against ths WW foxes with firebrands tisi to their tails, as a remstiy for burning tbs corn. As far as he knew, they were tbe original Ku-klux. (Laughter.) There was not the first preteute of remedy in that sub stitute. There was not a man wbo believed tbat there ever would be a verdict under it. Ths object merely was to throw dust in tbe eyes of tbs people, but after all be sbbu'd go ior it, just as be often had to go for deficiency bills becao tkey had to be passed. Hs would therefore take this bill, with the load rum owns. Mr. Garheld replied to Mr. ifeuk's objection in regard to tbe jury test oatb, and reminded the House that in that reepect ths bill was a remedial measure, as it modified the existing law on the subject. In reply to tbs remarks of Mr. Butler, hs reminded the House of tbe mytholngioal god who ate up bis own children a fast as tbey are born into the world. Mr. Butler Wbat was his narner (Laughter.) Mr. Gsrueld-lio was a veiy saturnine gentleman. (I-aughter.) Ths gentleman from Maaohuett had a child ol bisown whicU he wished to get born into life or to get it a home in tbs Congress of the United States, but the monster could not get its status here in this House at .ii . ,1,1 from iht. hour iheuTHntliuea ha been diwatisned iit'i. uaivixmu. iLitainnted in the way of Ku klux lesis- tion now tbat the whole Kepubliuan party is in line on this rvp re, tbe gnuuiuan acts in ur.uwi wuau u. wiua. uu to ttirow all tbs contempt be possibly can npon tiis bisl, i An m. m.nlit ui measure either of wisdom or do- trioliaiu thus to dibiuiss with a curse and aulediotion, and conteinp , tbs fruit of these six weak labor on this quea- 'Yhe House proceeded ts vote on the confsrenos report , sod it was agreed to by a strictly party vote. Ysas Hi, DuysVi. bo the bill guests the President for bis sina- Mr. Conger moved that Mr. Foster, member elect from Micliigan.be sworn in. .... . . Th. .....tLon was ouuosed bs Messrs. Dawes. Bank. Biooks, of Kaw York, snd Pot'er, as prooooiug to establish a dangerous pfeoedent, Mr. Foster not bmiog soy credential to present, snd it was us- 8Tneenate concurrent resolution for a final adjourn . . a nl.nj.k tjvil.U WHS. IIMUKMll. Also, the concurrent resolution for the appointment of a rovmitteeto wait on tbe Piewdent and iulurau nnu that Congress is ready t adjourn- littbsra. Dawes, Mayuard, and Fly wsrs appointed such coimu tiee on tbe part of tb House. u...k . ul L.u .,ifr . mint resolution aasrtinc tbe power of the Housa to make or wit hhold appropria tion to carry out treaties .rtHiuirms . UluQIf. . ... , . . . Pu.h.M .nil If.an.ril nltla.ltea. Mr Reck moved to susp md tbe rule and pas tbs joint rilutiKn. Agreed to without the eaa and Bay. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, ekd unanimous sonient to make a persennl esplaration oi l ...v;..- -ri; i, .,i.iA,itd. Mr- Butler moved to suspend the rules, in order that hs mifcbtuiake ths personal explanation. Agreed to foaa, Mr. liuiler then proceeded to address the Housa la rs fereuee to tbe scene which took place in the Senate bs tweeu himself aud beualor Davis, of Kentucky. Aaaum ina Mr Davis' own duriptioa of the occurrence to be tbs truth. Mr. Hutler sumuiitted ts the candid Judgment of ,1,. llmim nd of all lust men, whloh of the two ud in that aJtair pUyed the part of the courteous genlloinen ,1,1 ...n of tha blackunard. Mr. Davis m shielded troin responsibility for what he bad said by bis as and by hi beuaumal toga, aud thus shielded and prs- taetad.rie n ctd the efflnvlaef his reviling after ths sstist higtMonnd mawnsr of the chivalry. Mr. lieck wot.miitt whether Mr. RnMer was ant vio lating the pVcrlge he had made to the liemorratio si.le of tbs Hosm whws be got Hs consent to make tb explana tion ihst be wonld say nothing personally offensive to Senator Davis. Mr. Hntiorden having givsn that pledge. Ha bad merely said that be woeld make no attck npon him. He bad for nearly nine yr-ara suffered from anf-ltsl and charges of having appropriated ta his own use small amounts of money In Louisiana, and sow he wonld answer them once for all. He bad captured and levied assess ments on the Rebels of Louisiana to the amonat of nearly H,fttiO,(Kl. He had charged bimnelf with the amount in the hooks of the department. Those book had been open for nine years, and even detraction had net said tbat he had sot fully accounted for the amount. Referring to the investigation at the last sessioa into the maoavement of the nntional asylums, be scense Mr. Karns worth of fesvmg prahlisbnd in the Bhthe a speech not delivered and highly slanderous to him (Butler). Hy that act that gen Irman bad jnt himself out of the ml of civilized warfare, and be would never beooeforth consider tlat gentleman's tongue or pen a slander apon anybody, certainly njt oa bimself. On motion of Mr. Kendall, s bill for a new land district In .Nevada was passed. On motion of Mr. Morey, s bill for the rs-establishnient bf the Monroe Ind district in Louisiana was passed. Mr. Farnsworth obtained permission to make a personal explanation in reply to Mr Bntlor. He said it was too la e m tbe day for that gent leman to nut on airs and pro less the rule ef non-intercourse. He trusted that hi (rarnsworth') great age had not anything to do with uch non-internonrseassoggested byhlra in reference to ths S.natorfrora Kentucky. (Lanohter.) In re'erencstotbeinvestigstion as to the mana?ensnt or tha National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers bs com plained that the cemmit.tr had not acted fairly in the matter u refusing among ether things to reojoire the treasurer of that institution (Mr. Butler) to preduoe his bsnk bonk, which wonld snow t hst he had const ant It on hsnd from lWI.OOO to 160,HI of Government money whirh be kept ia his own private bank in his own name, and with which he fspeeulatnd. Mr. fiutler made the point of order that this was an 'tit? H,npon bim '"satl of being a porsonal eiplsnatinn. 1 be Rpeaker Will the gentleman from Massnchueetts stole the words to which hs objects, and tbs Chair will rule on the question? Mr. Hutler I shonld say pretty much all of ft. Lotigtiter.) When I am told that I have gorged myself with public money I fupuose that that does not require a point ot order to be mado. Tiie Speaker ruled ahat such language was out of Order. Mr. Farnsworth Ths member from Maachntts al uded to my speech as published in tho 'tihtbe, and 1 was only recount ing the points of it to show that it was not unnnrlismf ntary. The Speaker said he had no doubt that ths languags of 'he gentleman from Illinois was unparliamentary, and so rnlod withont hesitation. Mr. Farnsworth was allowed, by a vots of the Housa, to procsrd m order. Mr Bauks remarked that it was not proper for s mem ber to aek unanimous consent to make a personal expla nation, and then make criminal charges against a member. Tbe Speaker said bs entirely agreed with the pentlemao rrm Massachusetls. Mr. barms worth remarked that ho also agreed with ths gentleman from Massachusetts. (Laughter.) He went cn to sveak of the transaction for ths sals of a piece of property at Hampton' Virginia, for a national asylum, ths property having been owned by Mr. Butler, bn having been transferred by him ta bis brother-in-law, Mr. Hildreth, to cover ap pesranoes. In conclusion ho said that if tbat transso' ion and ths testimony given by Mr. Butler before ths Oom mittee on Military Affairs, it the last session, were before any petty jurj in the United States it would eon vie t him (Butler) of embezzlement snd perjury (Laughter and great excitement.) That was ail tnat he had to say. Mr. Butler remarked that he held in his band a report of the Military Committoe made last session on that sub ject, and be would read the closing paragraph as an an swer to all that advertised calnmny which might be put out against him anywhere. 1 be paragraph which he read state that the committee was convinced that tbe funds of tbe Nntional Asylum for Disabled Soldiers bad been faithfully applied by the Board of Managers, and that the ? antral management of tbe several branches of ths asy um have been fhcient. Also, that the committee had come to the conclusion that ths treasurer, having ac counted for sll the funds of the ssylum that ever cane into his hands, was to be entirely exonerated from any charge or suspicion of misappropriation, neglect, or other misconduct in the discharge of bis duties. Mr. Butler said, in conclusion, that under that report h branded as fa se and calumnious everything that should be said agaihst the President and Treasurer of tbe asylum. It was for the Military Committe to ssv whether it members bad been corrupted unierhis (Butler's) lead. "I bey conid vindicate their own honor. Hs had not their honor ia charge. A SHATTERED MONUMENT The Grand Arc de Triomphe nattered to Pieces by the Guns of the Versa I III sts. A cable telegram announces that tbe Arc de Triomphe has been destroyed by the fire from the guns of the YerBaillists. Although the des patch does sot particularize, it refers, in all probability, to the Arc de Triomphe de VEloile, la close proximity to the suburban district embracing Fort da Mont Valorien, Neullly, and Asnleres, in which the straggle of the past two days between the Government and the insur gents has taken place. The shattered monument was one of the grandest and most attractive iu the French capital, having been the largest tri umphal arch in Europe. From the locality known as the Place deVAro de Triomphe de VEtoile twelve grand boulevards diverge, all taking different directions. Ia the centre of this rose the grand Triumphal Arch, opening into the Bols de Boulogne. It was erected to celebrate the victo .es )of the French under tbe republic and empire, its con struction having been decreed by the First Napoleon, In 1806. In that year the corner stone was laid, but the monument was of such gigantic proportions and such elaborate work manship, and Interruptions were so fre quent, that it was not finished uattl 1833. The total cost of the structure was about $2,100,000. Its height was 153 feet, its breadte 137, and its depth 68 feet; the height of the principal or central arch being 90 feet. The decorations of the monument were com mensurate with its grand proportions. Each front was ornamented with two principal groups of statuary, facing the Avenue Champs Elysee on the one side, and the bridge of Neuilly, over which such a desperate struggle has recently raged, on the other. Each of these groups are thirty-six feet high, the individual figures having a height of eighteen feet. The right-hand group on the Champs Elysee or Paris side represented the departure of the sons of France for tne de fense (?) of the country, the Genius of War en couraging the warriors to action. The left band group on this side represented the victo ries of 1810, with Napoleon I standing in digni fied attitude, while Victory placed a crown npon his brow, Fame surmounting the whole,' while History recorded his deeds, tne group being rounded out by a foreign soldier in chains, his arm suspended to a tree. On the facade looking towards Neuilly, the right-hand group represented "Resistance," in the shape of a young man, guided by a Genius flitting over his head, and surrounded by his father and his wife, the latter holding a dead child in her urns, rush ing to the defense of the nation. The left-hand group on the Neuilly face represented "Peace," in the guise of a warrior sheathing his sword as he stood between his' wife and children, the idea being further exemplified by another warrior engaged in taming a bull for the plough, and tho Gealus ot Peace, crowned with laurel, shedding over both her protecting Influence. The last two groups were executed by M. Etex, who received for the work 130,000. Above the arch, on the northern side, is tbe Battle of Aucterlitz, by M. Jecther, and on the southern side the Battle of Jeuisppes, by Marochetti. These sculptures were considered the finest that had ever been originated in France. In addition to these graud groups of statuary, there were, in alto relievo, representations ot the taking of Alexandria, tbe passage of the Bridge of Areola, the surrender of Mustapha Pacha at the battle of Aouklr, and the death of General Marceau, these works being by Cha ponlere, Feuchere, Seuvre, and Leuiulru. Sur mounting the whole was a frioze exe cuted by several artists, and equally divided. That on the Eastern or Paris face, and extending over balf of the northern and southern fronts, represented the departure of the army for luly, the deputies of the nation being grouped around the altar of the country distributing flat's to the departing troops. Oa the corresponding half was the return of the victorious armies tendering 19 regenerated France tbe frnlu of their trlnmpbs. Nearly sll the figures were portraits. The interior of the Arch was ascended ly winding sUircases, which led Into several large halls. Two hundred and sixty-one steps led from the ground to the top, from which wag presented a magnificent view of Paris on the east and the Bols de Boulogne on the west. Altogether, the monument was grand in design and artistic In execution, and it has, ever since its completion, been regarded as one of tho principal attractions of the French capital. PHILADELPHIA 8TOCK EXCHANGE SALES. 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