s THE UcULT EVv.NlX'i TELEGRAPH PHIL.A .DELP11 1 A, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 183. c l 'I' v i x mu u tic WOOD 3;X PAY EM LN1S. Au I",iiicst Protest from our I, end In;; C'ltlzrua Scire t Council Petitioned to Prevent the I oHtiiminal lou of n .lob. This afternoon the ordinance which recently yaseed Common Council creating ft loan for 500,000 lor laying an improved pavement on JSrond street will come op lu Select Council, pursuant to order. An efiort will be mado to secure the adoption of ouch an amendment as will prevent tlie expenditure of auy portiou of the money realized from this loan for wooden pavements, and the folio winjj petition, signed by aliout one thousand of the most prominent and substantial citizens of Philadelphia, will ba presented to Select Council: To the Honorable Select, and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia: Your pclitiiior!i, t.x-)vr ami citizen of Phila delphia, are informed thut the ordinance recently parsed through one branch of the Councils creating a thirty-year lean for half a million dollars, is in tended for wooden street-paving, respectfully de Fire to protest ngninst said ordinance becoming a law for that purpose. Is it wise or right to create a loan infl ctlng upon the tax-payers Hie payment, of ;i't.ni), pr annum, or f 90H.009 interest ab.no lor thirty years, wtit.ih, Added lo the principal i:iiV.es the sura one million four hundred thousand ilollars.to be expended for a few squares of wooden street pavement, which ex perience has abundantly shown will rot and become a slckeuing nuisance lu our streets before one-third of the tlma has expired for tne loan ta mature? Buch legislation Is extremely dangerous, and will inevitsbiy lead to bankruptcy or Kouiethbj worse. "Woed, being a vegetable substauce, is entirely unut or permanent ftrtet-pavlncr. In European cities it has been fu'.ly trie I 'anil tested with all tha varieus shapes and appiianc.es, rsnnltlDg in complete latlures, the authorities pro hibiting the further use of wood for the purpese. Several of oar Weitern cities (not having hard stone suitable for paving) have been induced to expend large sums on wooden pavement. These In many places have worn out and decayed, greatly increasing the public inlobtedness for repairs alone. In New York the Mayor of the city ha9 oniolal'y, earnestly protested against the laying of wooden pavements, denouncing it as an outrage upon the tax-psrers and citizens generally. In boston similar action has been taken by the authorities. In our own city, on North Broad street, the costly experiment of wooden pavement has been demon strated. Already the repairs needed require a large Bum to be expended, and the expense continues and increases as the wood becomes more and more defective from natural decay. Improved stone pav ing, lasting half a century or more, can alwavs bo relatd at slight expense, while wood i worthless when taken up, and miiBt be renewed with fresh material at an expense equalling the first cost. It wouH be well for the credit of Philadelphia, fis chosen for the Centennial exhibition, that the peo ple of the United States and from abroad visiting the city should be received on a solid foundation, anil not be allowed to see ttie fi.lly of adopting rotten weoden pavements on Broad street or any other Btreet In the city. Your petitloaers are fully sensible of the shocking condition of our cobble-stone streets, and admit the necessity for improved durable pavements. In view of the very large city indebtedness, they believe and trust your honorable bodies will not further burden the tax-payers by creating loans or expenditures oa perishable wooden pavements of any kind. IBigneo), A. K Borle, 8. J. Meiargee, J. Bell Koblnson, John O. James, James Page, ltlchard Vaux, A. V. Rand, J. E. Carpenter, Lewis Cooper, James Traqualr, W. E. Lehman, Peter Logan, Charles Gilpin, J. E. Asbmead, John H. Chambers, Charles S. Ogden, Samuel L. Siuedley, Edward E. Law, (jeoree Griscom, Edwara Btiippon, M. D., U. I). Tatham, Bloonilleld II. Moore, jonn Huune, John O. BullitV Joseph J. Doraa, J. Kinaldo Sauk, John Tucker, Jr., Charles Borie, Louis Belrosc, Kichard 1'axon, Edward s. Buckley, Charles Itodgcrs, Samuel E. Stokes, K. H. Hare, John B. Parker, John A. Movilister, Kobert Pet tit, T. 11. Wharton, And hundreds of others, A MARITAL MUSS. Hon a Man Found Out That III ivas Too Much Married Figured Wife Car. pets Figuring lu the Scene. A caee of oppression and wrong aa just coma to light in Philadelphia which for hish hand but no, we will not moralize, but proceed with the story. Nine years ago one Thomas Glasby, a respectable citizen, married a younj; lady of handsome appearance, after a short courtship. Alter the honeymoon be started a store, and in which be was successful, and he gradually began to giibcr good sunt of money. One evening in the year 1S00 be returned home after his day of labor, and wa net at the door by Mrs. G., who with deli'ht informed him that she had during bis absence received some very fine carpets. "Where did you Ret them from, ray dear?" eaid tbe by no saeans delighted husband. "From Mr. Walker," eald she. A thrill of jealousy rankle in tbe heart of the buebaud, and be was la danger of au explo sion; but he bottled up his wrath and corked it down. "Mr. Walker !" returned be ; "why, who in the flev-eh-eh-thunder is Mr. Walker i" "Why, my dear," said the suppliant angel of a wife, "he is an old friaud ot mine. I have known him ever so long, and he's a very nice man, too." This answer wa exceedingly pleasant. It was so calculated to allay the leelings of a sensitive man to know that his wife waa re ceiving carpets from another. Mr. Glasby thought a good deal, bnt all be said was, "i do not exactly like this sort of thing, my dear, and 1 think you Lad better re tura them to him." "Oh, I can't do that now," returned Mrs. G.; "they are all cut up and put down on the fiocrB." That same evening, as his wife was absent on an "errand," Mr. Glasby was visited by a detec tive, who told him without further ado that the carpets were stolen, and he would be couip&lleJ to take him into custody. Glasby was accordingly arrested, taken to the Central Station, and sent to prison for receiving stolen goods, lie was released through tae ex ertions of his wife and Walker in the month of November of that year. Glasby, in February, 1867, went to California, where he was shortly after joined by bis wife. They lived In that State until a few months a?o, when they returned to Philadelphia. After liv ing here a few weeks Glasby discovered that his wife had In tbe year 1SG6, about the time of the carpet troubles, been married to Walker by Alderman Hay. Mr. Glasby instantly had a warrant issued by Alderman Quirk for tun arrest of both Lis wife and Walker for bigamy, for It appears that the latter has a wife and family living now in England. Both defendants were beld in $1000 bail each for a further bearing this afternoon. It appears that Mr. Glasby was sent to prison on a bench-warrant for receiving the stolen carpets. A few days ago the charge was resur rected, and Glasby is at the present time la prisom. Latino of a Corneh-stone. Tnis afternoon tba coruer-ttone of tan Second Moravian Church, lIarrowgte, will bo laid. The church building I to be erected on Kensington avenue, between Harrowgate lane and Venango street, lot 40 by 125 feet. Tha structure will be 85 by 7J feet, built cf pressed brick, and will cost whan completed tCCOO. The pastor of the congrega tion is Kev. John A. Nice. Bishops Hchaltz, Jilgler, and Bchweinitz. of the Pennsylvania dio cese, and Kelnkee, of New York, will officiate. A Singular Event. Yesterday two ajel ladles, sisters, who had lived together in Ger inantown from thair childhood, died within a few hours of each othsr. Ana Bowman, tba, eliast, aged fc7 years, died at 1 o'clock in tba afternoon, and Susan, aged 71 years, diad at 5. Tha former expired while clasping the, band of ber sister, who was prostrated by grief, and mnk rapidly until 5 o'clock, whan she died. BA6 Ball At Twnty-flfth"and Jsffarson streets, this afternoon, weather permitting, the Athletics will play the return game of a series with the Ixperta. On Saturday, at tha umt place, the Boston Clab-tb eld lUd Stockings AtriVlf. Mt'PTIVil. Tlio hnmlirr :f Commerce of Phllmlel liln its Assets unci Liabilities The Hc pnrt on llic Xtw Rnlldlug Klectlon of onutit. This morning et 11 o'clock the annual meeting of tbe Chamber of Commerce was held in its flue ball, on t;iuitli Second street. Mr. A. J. Derby shire presided. General John C Bar kson acted as Secretary; Alers. A. (i t'ultcil, Jr., and L. 1. Bauuli were appointed the tellers and Frauds 1). Worley the jurt'c of the election for ollicers. The folio win;; report of the President of the association, Mr. 1 toward ltiuchuian, was sub mitted and approved: The Unties of your board during the pust year, a;ttiouch not free from enre, wire in pleasant c-n-t rast, wih the labors of 1!- Imuie lute prortee-'ssor, uud as our last annual rep.n t mi'imced lu detail thfi hlFtor.v ol tins in.-ituutinri fniiii its oraniz Vion InlMOAiiowu In the execution id 1 10 enu'r.u-t for the leeetislriH Uo:i f I lie l.iil'.di.iiT !:i April, W, vye HOW itiKehstrfc." n J e:(SrtIlt diilv i'l lilieily niil ilinc'ng to you that t.nr building is entirely Il:i ished, fuly Insured ua-tT pirpjtinl pj.l cies, pd paid for, (in I w tike pl'aiuro in I'l'srlnp teiitnony to the fnli.lifijl :n i-inr In which the. coi!trder, ill. B. Ketchiiin. e.cciited hl on traet r'P'lpr the supervision or t'io atilu architect, J. II. Wiudrim, L.-ij. The wui k ot rebiitld(iir ws pt ' secuteil wiih vljtor, and such portions of ttie Lu.Mii.K us were (..riiu-ily oceupi-.;,! by teniuts under unexpired lenses were rocciipied'as s on as finished, and thus rendered pro tu 'five. it'i i.iu.i ief liabio iniiirovemeuta worn in.i le in all of tua oir.ces, we bve to regret tlmta p trt only are thus far rented, ard the eniiject of dcelarins? thetlrst dlviderd w HI devolve upon our successors In oillc?, who will doul'tless c've the subject t!u', carelul mid pnifietit consideratiuu that thu mutual luteresU of the Institution f.nd Its BtocWInlders miv do niand. Application liavln been tnadeoy thetrovarn nu tit ol tlie I'nited Stdtes for u portiou of the cupola pi our building lor Hie nse an 1 purpora of the 'rnlted states Weather observation oitlce," the Bubjr ct was promptly and favorably acted upon by your board in conjunction with the Hoard of Mana gers of the Commercial Kxchaime, and negotiations erenow pcndir.fr for its consuainiatlon. VTe here submit the Tieas urer's report, which exhibits the present Onunclal condition of llje lnatltution, atd aipo a ctateini m setting forth the assets and liabili ties as they w ill appear ou the 1st of July next under the present Income. The Treasurer's renort showed the recelpt3 last venr to bo Y7)4(JO, and the expenses $(.3.1208 03, of which amount B. Ketcham received 548,7S0 ('S, in full for his work of rebuilding the edifice, and J. 11. Win.irim, the architect, :J74-50. To the receipts should ba added 37 on hand at the date of the last report, thus leaving 61773-CO in the hands of the Treasurer at the present time. TheofiiceBcf the building rent for $(5163 68 per annum. This report was also accepted. An election was then held, with this result: President, Christiaif J. Hoffman. Treasurer, Samuel L. Ward. Managers, Howard lhncbraan, Charles II. Cummings, Seneca E. Malone, John II. Miehcner, Nathan Brooke, George L. Buzby, Elijah G. Cattcll, and Robert Gray. AFFECTION. Itoiuaiicc In Ileal r.lfe Something You Head About, but lloicly See. Lizzie Wilson is a colored girl of some seven teen years oj age and three weeks standing as a feavant in the houpe of Mr. Clark, at No. 3-25(5 hansom street. On Weduesday morning last the family discovered that they had the night before been robbed of a quantity of silverware and jewelry valued at $100. Suspicion fell upon Lizzie. She was the first one to call the family's attention to the loss, and during the recital of the story she made a display of hys terics, but with all her muscular gymnastics she was euppeciea neveritieiess, ana this was the ground for the belief. A young man has been visiting this seventeen- year-old colored girl. She said that he is her brother, ana knowing nothing to the contrary, we are bound to believe the assertion. He pays her aisiduous attentions, and being her brother of course it was looked upon as a display of affection which the novel-writers can only hope to lecoiy imitate, inis orotuer called to see bis dear sister Lizzie on Tuesday uiirht. He is the usual expression, we believe),and took bis departure. The next morning the' larceny was round out. jnow, the explanation given by Lizzie was to the eliect that robbers had evi dently broken into the bouse, and as a confirmation of her theory 6he took the family to the window-shutter, and on it showed them marks where somebody had been working away with a knife. But, fatal disclosure! the marks were on the inside of the shutter.and not on tho outside. The idea of leaving tho windows unbarred, and making some scratches on the outside, never entered the minds of the parties who robbed the place. This was one ground for suspicion, but anotner is yet to be tola, i-ast wek the family living nest door had occasion to go out for the afternoon. They left the key in the house of Mr. Clark, whose family were also absent at the time. No one was in but tbe servant girl, Lizzie Wilson. The amiable brother was on hand that afternoon al6o, and when the neighbors next door re turned home in the evening! they found that between two and three hundred dollars' worth of silverware was missing. This was the second ground for suspicion. Yesterday afternoon Lizzie was arrested on a warrant issued by Alderman Kandall, and was held in bail for a further bearing by that magistrate. F1KE. A Forliiuate Discovery A 'Vcll-ffuarlcd UUtrict-The Vlylluace of I lie Police. This morning, between five and sir o'clock, the private watchman stationed at Second ami Market streets conves'ed the information that Martin's wholesale erocery Etore, on the south side of Market street, below Second, was on Cre. Tbe Insurance Patrol were promptly on the grouud, and it was found that the lire was in the rear portion of the cellar. There being no cellar door by which to secure eutrance, the cellar of the neighboring store was broken into and found to bo fillsd completely with smoke. Creeping along with great d'uliculty, and almost blinded by smoke, the members of the patrol and also those of steamer No. 8 fortu nately at last found that the two cellars were separated in the rear by only a board partition. This was broken through and Martin's cellar was entered, in it two barrels of rubbish were found to be in flames. The water had not been turned off, and this was a lucky circumstance, for a few buckets of water were found sufficient to quench tbe fire. The alarm in this case was not given by the policeman whose duty it was. Indeed, it is ditll cult to see bow this could have been done, as there was no policemun about. Not a siugle efheer was to be seen. Had not the private watchman been on the alert, it is fair to pre sume that our insurance companies would have bad to pay a little more than they bargained for. ' The Work of Scobnuuels The grossest piece of wanton and unprovoked destruction of property was perpetrated late last night, by seme unknown miscreants, in Delancey place. After tbe residents in the handsome dwellings Nos. 1802, 1504, 1800, 1811, lb'20, 18:24, 18'25, and 1 126 bad retired, the villians, with some heavy Instrument, knocked off the bell and door knobs, and cut deep grooves into the doors and jambs. Many houses in Eighteenth street were served in the same way. Roiibfrt or Silk. Mrs. Ninesteel keeps a dry-good store at No. 1017 Bprlnir Garden 6treet Last evening two men stepped in, and while oue waited at the door, where lay a pile cf costly fabrics, the other approached the couuter and bought a collar, tendering piece of currency. To make the proper change. Mrs. Ninesteel stepped to the rear of the store, and when she returnea, discovered, with dismay, that the men had vanished, and with them a roll of silk containing 8'J yards. Uvitkd States Cuttzh Miami Yesterdav tba U. 8. revenua cutter Miami, which last win ter was driven asat.ro balow Port renn, on the Delaware, and was rapidly going to pieces, was sold for $'J0M) at pablic vendue. The Miami was originally built as a pleasure yacht for Lord Palmereton, and was sold to tho Government by paints ib ew lent. THE "NTCKEUS.M . Another Outrntc Attempted by the Vlllnlua. We arc npatn called upon to chronlclo tho d dims of a tang of young villains who i,, owl aiout tbe lower districts ot tho city, and almost daily are either attempting or succeod in ac- ccmplibhica some gross crime. It has reached a point nt labt where women are assaulted in open uav light, ami their husbands or gallants I -eaten off. Two cafes of recent occurrence, that of the old man Fetby, and the other which we are about to record, discover the fact that, the rullians, t mbolileiicd by the success of an liLchecked career in crime, attack isolate! dwellings, and subject their iuiuates to the grofecsi outrases. 1 be pnrticulais of the lat ca?c of this char acter arc as lollo.vt: At the corner of Third and MitUiu streets stands a foundry, and ad joining It is the butnb'e dwelling of a Mr. Zchr, the di ivcr for thai, cc UUi-ument Mr. Z-hr hint da'irhleis 1-ei a, aired 10, and Catherine need It who bad often been targes for the in solence of the young roughs who Infest tint distiict. On Kusn-r cjtituhsy aftuuoon, about 'J o'clock, four young fellows mund Georgo Tlioiuas, Thomas A pplogato, alias "taleni" (wlu 1 ns I ecome notorious lor bis brutal villainies'), A illium V j lie. and Henry Murtha (uow under bail to answer for the outrageous ateault on the little girl Marietta Jlerr-hbergcr on the meadow tanks), nt -broached tho house from tho rear. The girls were in tbe front roin, unconscious of what was transpiring. Oue of the four jumped over the fence, opened tho gate, and let 1ms companions In. Iliey opened the kitchen ooor, aid were about cMcrinc:, when the girl"s uncle pounced upon them. They endeavored to beat him down, using both their liHs and a rail which they bud turn from the fence. , They were eventually put to lligbt. As dusk was coining ou they returned, ruMicd fearlessly up to the bouse, endeavoring to drive the frightened girls from it. Discovering the desperate sttait their uncle was, in Lena and Catharine rallied to his support, and while he laid about with his brawny lists they shattered plates and every - description of countable missiles upon the heads of the miscreants, who at last were compelled to retreat. Tticy did not resume the contest, for shortly after tho father returned. The fate of the girls, had they flleu into the clutches of these heartless scoundrels, may be imagined. iox-Keserve Utlieer John V Granv. hearing of this assault, set to work to secure the fellows concerned in it. Last night be arrested Thomas and Murtha, aud this morn ing Wylic. Applegate, he learned, was in prison, havitiu been recently taken up ou anothercharge. Judge Paxsou fchouid preside at the trial of these prisoners. MORAVIAN. The Electing of the First Moravian Con finiicc of tlic State of Peuusyl vnula The Proccedluga of the Second Duy's Ses sion. The first Moravian Conference of Pennsyl vania reassembled at 0 o'clock this morning in the church at tho corner of Franklin and Thompsou Btreets, the Moderator, Bishop Bigler, in the chair. An hour was occupied with devo tional exercises, after which the meeting was opened for business. The minutes of the previous day's session were read and approved. A free conversation on the state of the Church was tuen entered iuto. The various points contained in the reports from tbe. churches, presented yesterday, were taken up and considered during tbe entire morning session. Considerable time was taken up In discussing methods for promoting greater sociability in the churches, which discuissiou was taken part iu by both clcrgyrsieu and laymen. The subject of promoting the cause of lay work iu church matters was also discussed at length. Lay work is especially needed, and the Sunday-schools are falling to pieces from want of it. " The necessity of teaching the children of tbe Church Iho facts of thu Moravian (thnreh history was urged as very uecessary at the pre sent time. It was given as a reason why the lay element cannot work acceptably, that there is so mucb jealousy between the German aud the English portions ot tbe ctiurcn, wuicn must be overcome before laymen can work iu harmony with their pastor. Tbe revival of the old Moravian custom of the division of the churches into separate classes, according to age, sex, and position, was com mended as peculiarly advisable. The absence of strict church discipline was lamented. At noon tbe conference adjourned with the singing of a hymn until 2J P. M., at which time the members will assemble at the church and proceed in a body to Harrowgate to take part in thecorner-stoue layingof anew Moraviau church at that place. MJPTIAL VOWS. Interesting Marriage Ceremony at Noon To-day. At noon to-day an Interesting event took place In the Evangelical Lutheran Church, on Race etreet, above Filth the solemnization of the marriage of Miss Sallie Kcim, daughter of John M. Keim. of the firm of Sawyer cv Keim, to Mr. Frank Welsh, sou of Henry D. Welsh, of the firm of James, Kent, Santee it Co. The church was filled with a large and fashionable audience, and the street was covered with car riages. The ceremony was somewhat novel, in that there were no bridemaids. At, 12 o'clock the bridal procession passed up the centre aisle, headed bv seven gentlemen, followed by Mr. Keim with bis daughter, arrayed in a handsome travelling dress, and tha groom, Mr. Welsh, with Mrs. Kcim. At the altar the gentlemeu formed a trlaugle, pointing to the door, with the contracting parties iu the centre. Kev. Joseph A. Seiss, 1). V., then performed the impressive marriage ceremony of the Lutheran Church, and as the procession retraced its steps, the organ pealed forth Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." In a handsomely furnished room below the auditory the happy couple lingered to re ceive the congratulations of their frieuds, and then took their carriage for tbe cars, on a bridal tour through the South. Tub Fight for TnE Diamond Cross. An exciting scene took place at the fair for the benefit of St. Augustine Church, held in Na tional Guards' Hall. Tho voting for the diamond cross was about being closed. Lieutenant Mc Guflln, of the Sixth district, who was one of the contestants for the cross, bent his sergeant, Lew la N. David, to repreeent him at the closing scene. Lieutenant Klllacky was there. This fiery officer was the opponent of his brother Lieutenant, McGuflin. It is said that Sergeant David attempted to pass through & line of per sons who were waiting to deposit their votes, when some of the roughs, construing this as an effort to defeat Killacky, immediately went for the unlucky sergeant, and be was sadly beaten with blackjacks. Some of his assailants, it is said, were police oflicers in citizen's dress. The excitement in the room was, for tho moment, intense, but it was soon abated by the announce ment of an officer that "all was safe. The voting then closed, and tbe ballots were counted, with this result: Lieutenant Klllacky, G904; Lieu tenant McGuftw, 073:2. The former, having a majority of li, reccivea me cross. , Injured whiib Trying to Stoi1 a Runa way Horse. Mr. Samuel W. Worrell endea vored to stop a runaway horse attached to a milk wagon, in Brown street, at 0 o'clock this morning, when be was struck by the aBimal, knocked to the ground, and the wagon passed over his breast. He was carried to bis residence, at Sixteenth and Brown in a very serious condi tion. The horse was stopped shortly after, w ithout doing any damage. , A Concert and Suiter will be given by the Central Congregational Society at the chapel, Eighteenth and Green streets, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. There will be vocal and instrumental uutic,and a substantial supper in the parlors above afterwards. The same thluf last year was unusually i&liefactory to thosa partaking of it. WOMEN'S WORF. The Woimn'i foreign Mlsikl -nnry So ciety of the Presbyterian Church Elec tion of Officer. Tho Women's Foicia Missionary Soc'c'y of the Presbyterian Church held nn -adi turned annual meeting to-day, iu Calvarv Presbyturiau Church, Locust street, above Fifteenth. Mrs. AV. E. Sehcnck, President of tho societv, occu pied tho chair. The lwsii.es ot the ineetiug consisted in ibe tuihmlsMon of tho reports of cft. infltees. The report of the treasurer, Mrs. J. D. McCord, fiT the last six months, shows that, the receipts of the tc'.etv hjvo been Z:C, I 121, out of which S'ua 4 Hi" 25 has been paid to the l'.oard of Foreign Miions, and 5M17-C0 have been expended' for iho ordinary expenses of the society. The bulaii". , therefore, in the bauds of the tt easurcr i - i l".l-''; and not $11, as n-lsptirtcd iu a morning paper. Mrs. A. J. H.jwle.y, chaircia-.i of tho Nomi nating Comu.i'.ice, pit !ci.i'j 1 a report wbicti says: Since tho o-panizitl )n of tne society flvi new retniF"r r.nve iwen e'.c.ti 1 to fill va.-'aneles occa sioned t .v rcslennftom 'I rie cummb'cH nr- im plesred v lt!l Ibe fH't that a niie e j'l l:c ti'is sWee'na of officers eoui I not. bo made, l'lii recer I of six liio'itlis t stlMi s to the eneiirv c lllciencv, arid WH dom ol 'tie faithful hind, wlim-i c msf inf a'ten I mice and utitirlntf activity haven. iiirib'.ited s.) niucti to secure the success over which, as a society, wo this iluv hive occasion to unite our conratula io'n. 'J tie same may be sold of ibe niannirf rs.witti few cx cepttors. Where incapacitated tor 'service they have resiimtd, and others illl their places. The fteliphtful harmony of our board has con duced to make our mculi.ia exceedingly attractive, and we think we speak t'a s'-nl tmeut of alt when we assert, tNut heart Joins wita heart aud hand with bond in this earnest l hrlstlan rtl'ort. Ialooklnj over the list, wo fi ml no name we can ailord to eraxe. The committee are persuaded that, Hie short time of service Is a suiliclent reason lor rccoiU- mciKllitg Hie re-election of the entire board. The ollicers re-elected i;i ae.-o.-dauee with the wishes of the committee comprise the follow in sr ladies: President, Mr. W. E. Gchcnck. Vice-Presi-deuts, Mrs. Z. M. Humphrey, Mrs. I). A. Cun ningham, Mrs. Judge William Strong, and Mrs. E. P. Wilton. liecordiiig Secretary, Mrs. If. 1). Gregory. Assistant Kecordinir Sccrcterv. Mrs. A. O. (iianger. Home Corresponding Seeretiry, Mrs. t. C. l ei kin. 1' oruign Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. M. B. Grier. Treasurer, Mrs. J. D. McCord. WEARY OF LIFE.. A Woman from Trenton Ilohhcd In This City ou Tuesday She Attempt Suicide. There arrived in the upper section of tho city, on Tuesday last, from Trenton, a widow lady named Mrs. Ella Zeigler, aired twenty-seven years. She states that her lather is a boatman in that city, and she came to town for the pur pose of finding a Mrs. Yost, whose address she had forgotten. Wandering along Beach street, she was accosted by two men, who, noticing that she was a stranger, uudertook to give her directions where to go. Taking her to an out-of-the-way place they watched an opportunity and suddenly snatched a satchel from her hand, rifled It of its contents, consisting of some clothing, threw the satchel in her face and tbeli ran awav. After this mis hap she did not know what to do. She roamed around the streets and slept on Tuesday she don't know where. Wednesday afternoon saw her on Poplar street wharf. She gazed up and down the river, and think ing to herself, ai she stites, that "she was of no use to herself or to anybody else," tho thought suddenly seized her to drown herself. With out deliberation she plunged into the stream! All this happened in broad daylight, and there was no want of assistance at hand. An old geu tlemau who w as standing near by leaped Into a boat, and with the assist ance of Police O.llcer Brandt, of the Tenth district, the would-be suicide .was bronght to dry land, just as she was about disappearing from tbe surface of the water. The woman was taken to the Tenth district station-house, where she was comfortably pro vided for by Lieutenant Clark. This morniDg -v.- .ii..r.H nt tl.ii I:n ur'a otllco, and, after many apologies for her toolisli act, prom'sed to do so no more if his Honor would but seud hor back to Trenton. She will be sent there to-day. Aitemi'tud Suicide. Alexander Stcinecker attempted to commit 6uicide this morniug at 9 o'clock, by jumping iuto the Delaware at lUce street whuif. lie was rescued by a citizen and takeu to the Tenth District Station houso. No caiu-e is assigned for the act. znan.it irigaiisioaiica. The Semple Homicide. Court of Oyer and Terminer Judyea raxson ana J-'tnlettcr, The trial of Alfred ltiley for the murder of Mat thew Semple, on the night of December 8 last; was resumed this morning. The mo3t Important testi mony given jeBterday was that of Mrs. Kennedy, living at the cofner of the little street waere Sample was found, who said she was attracted by a groan lug and chopping noise in the street, as If an annuals head was being beaten, and npon going out she saw a man stooping over Semple aud chopping his head a 1th something. S&e sent her daughter for an oitlcer, and the mau hear ing her walked rapidly oil'; Bhecaded two men to tae spot, and while they were standing IooSIuk at Sem ple, ail covered with blood, they saw the mau coin ing back, and they called out, Hero comes tha murderer," and he turned down a side Btreet, ami they all ran away. That man was la general ap pearance like the prisoner. C'harka Stuhl testified that he went with Mrs. Kennedy, aud while they were sUudlnif abour, Semple, a man came towards them, and Mis. Ken nedy said, "There's the man;" he turned down a side street, and they all ran away; the prisoner looked very much like that man. Michael McGtau iestiiiedlh.it he was Informal of this matter by Mrs. Kennedy's daughter, and. procuring assistance, he took Semple to the dru store at Twenty-third and Callowhlll Btreets; ha found near Semple the stone that was produced la court. Mrs. VcGean testified that she heard the excite ment, and saw her husband and several others carry thunjauuwaj; she noticed the left pocket of the man's pantaloons hanging out. Dr. Levis testified that the hat, coat, and stoni produced in coart had blood npon them, the stone having an abundance of blood upou It. William B. Van Jngen testitled that Sercple was a wood engraver, in his employ uutil December ad, earning from fs to 88; the envelopes and biU Leaa iiig produeea in court were those of witness. Uliarles Miller sworn 1 am a detective orilcer, and was assigned to Investigate this case; I arrested the defendant on the loth of December, at the rlf. teenth District Station House, at Twenty-third and Brown Btreets, at T; o'clock lu tho evening; he bad on the coat and pants, ami cap that have boen pro duccdbcie; I searched him, and found ou htm the papeis and envelopes that were spoken of by Mr. Van lngen, and alio a newspaper of that date giving au account of the occurrence, and some small change; I also found a shirt In his coat pocket; 1 took him to the hospital Into the presence of Maithew Semple; when 1 saw the prisoner In the station-house 1 Iden tified him from the description given by Semple aud Mrs. Kennedy ; when we not to the hospital I aroused Semple, and he said, pointing towards Ulley, "That'a the mun give me my cap;" Ulley at that time bad on his head the cap produced; 1 turned to luley and asked If that waa Semple'a cap, aud he said "Yes." 1 then asked him if be knew Semple, and he said, "Yes;" they had started that morning from the statlon-liouso together. A nurse brought this old white hat to me, and I asked ltiley if it was his, and he said It was. I showed Heuip'o the en velopes, and asked him If he had given them to fttley, for ltiley had told me so, and Semple said Hiley bad taken them out of his pocket. To this liilev said nothing. On our wav back Kiley told me the shirt was Sc tuple's, and 1 asked him why he had It; he said Semple had given It to him to carry in his coat pocket ; I asked him how lie got the blood on his coat sleeves, aud lie and It was brick-oust ; he said he went Into that little street because Semple was drunk, aud he coaldu t get him to the statiou house ; 1 asked him how he came to kill the man, and he said he didn't remember anything about It, and he himself was a poor unfortunate devil, any how, and then went ou to give a history of himself. Ou trial. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EiCtlANOE SALES. Reported by Do Haven A Bro., No. U S. Third street. mno City s, Kew..lMV fsoo do 102 , fhioooPa It con s.. reg .... 94 19000 O C k A iS... ! MtahLea Na Sf Se do....lco. 85V lou ah Cam k Au...m blsttUhValK.... 1X Too sh Head It 65.61 94 sou do 100 do SuO do lloo do M0 do 6481 ..b30.64'tl 64' 61 Si 64 'i eshMtnehUl It. li4 100 sh N Cent H.U60 3 ioesaoC4AK.be tax THIRD EDITION MATTERS RT WASHINGTON Tlio Jmlfres and tlio Income Tax. THE JOINT H GH COHfilSSiQa. Tito IJew Loau in Kuropo. The Illness of General Spfaaar. Jail Delivery in Richmond. Ktc., Etc., Ktc., Etc. Etc., Kto. FROM WASIIWOTOJf. Tlic Income Tax. Uptcial l)cia'.ch to The I'vcninj I't lsjraph. Washington, April 27. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is in consultatiou to-rlay with tho law officer of the department as to ho lar the decision of the Supreme Court a iiust mposin the income tax on salaries of SUtd . tidies is to extend. It is held by some that this decision applies equally to national office-holder as v eil as to Stale officials. It is left with the Commissioner to draw the line, and he will hold hat this decision of the court does not apply to he Stato judges. Under this decision the Government will be compelled to refund all the money called from this source. General Ppnmcr liatl a Relapse ' last evening, and is sufferinx considerably this morning. Fears are entertained that he will not he able to sail on the 3d of May for Europe. Tlic Xcw Loan. Several agents sent abroad, by the Govern ment to popularize the loan represent that it is difficult to get capitalists to invest in it. The agents assert that foreign houses and some Americans are receiving much larger commis sions for State and railroad securities which pay larger dividends. It is suggested that if the interest had been made payable abroad there wolld have been less trouble in negotiating the loan. A number of Canadlaus who have been here watchiu the work' of The .Tolnt Ills1' Commission are greatly disappointed that no provision has been made for reciprocity iu trade with the provinces. They were led to believe that In the settle ment of the fishery.navigatioaof the St. Lawrence, and other questions, they would get greater ad vantages than they have had since tho abroga tion ot the old treaty. Our Government has in dicated its willingness to consider this as au in dependent proposition. BY ASSOCIATED TRES3. zt'luivflp to The Eienimj Telegraph. Tlie Fishery Question, Etc. "Washington, April 27. The Joint High Com mission having yeeterday taken a recess till next Wednesday, it is presumed the interval will be oooupled in preparing tW ucftrr drt for the commission and reducing to shape the results of the negotiations as faras it has gone. Iu other words, though tne general principles of settls ment have been agreed upon, the plan has not a , i r I yei acquireu iorm. There is little If any doubt that the fisheries and the pavigatlon of the canals and the river St. Lawrence have been considered ai separate questions, but the details have not been ar ranged. These subjects, together with the principles on which claims against Great Britain are to be settled, and the arbitration of the San Juan question, will all be embraced in one treaty to be submitted to the Senate. FROM JTJS1V ENGLAND BY ASSOCIATtD FRE33.J Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph. Ovation to a Bruiser. Boston, April 27 O'Baldwin, the pugilist, having served a sentence in jail at Lawrence, wb6 liberated to-day. lie was conveyed from jail in a back, followed by an admiring crowd. Ilia friends have presented him with a new suit of clothes, and will give him a benefit at the Olympic Theatre in Boston to-morrow sight. FROM THE SO UIH. BY ASSOCIATED TRES8 Exclusively to The Evening Teleijravh. Escape from Jail. Richmond, Va., April 27. Luclen Beard, the notorious horse-thief, with Alfred llazle and J. W. Watson, two menrom North Carolina, beld by the Unite States authorities for passing counterfeit money, escaped from jail this morn ing at 3 o'clock. Chicago Flour suit Wheat Market. Special Dttyatch to The Evening TeUtraph, t iticACO, April ST. Wheat la Irregular and heavy ; No. v, free, seller, at II 21',, e-h, and r2i12l, seller, May. It is offered at 1 "-4 S . seller Juae. Coin is dull aud deprsssed ; we quote at CxjS'i.vc.,' Siller .May. 7,'e(. ,SiifV.. Receipts. Shit. Flour, bbls. 6,ouo c,u'iu Ttye, bus 4,0"0 Wh'ut.bus. MJ IKiO UO.onO Oats, bus....8T,nC0 4,00 Cora, bus. .104,nw llu,000 Barley, Uus.. 8,00 1,0K New York Money aud Stock Market. Ksw Yoke, April 12? blocks heavy. Money steady at 6 per cent. Gold, llojggui. 6-808, lssn, coupon, 113 ; do. 1S64, do., 113 ; do. 1865, do. 113 v ; do. 1865, now. n ; do. 186T, lis do. lsas, US','; 10-4HS, lou V ' Virginia 0s, new, TSS' : Missouri 6s, 93. ; Canton Co., 6H, ; Cumberland preferred, 82; N. Y. Central aud Hudson lUver, loo.', ; Erie, 20 ; Head ing, U0;a; Adams Express, hi; Mlehlan Central, m; hichlgan Sootnern. liu; Illinois Central, 1S44; Cleveland and Pittsburg, U6. ; Chlcigo and Nock Island, 11 ay; Pittai.urg an t Fort Wayne, SJij ; Western Union Telegraph, 6t.'. Ilaltimore Produce Market. Baltimokk, April ST. Cotton la active and Irre gular; middling, 14c. ; low middlings, 13c. Flour dull; small business. Wheat quiet; l'euusylvanla, 16!il-60. w lute Southera Corn, T6.i7Tc. ; yellow Southern, 737Sc. ; mixed Western. 73,740. Rye is scarce; sold at 9c.jiiiS. Oats lirm at 68c. Provisions unchanged. Whisky unchanged. New York Produce Market. New Yokk, April gr. cotton quiet at 18','e. Flour dull aud favura buyers; S'ate ut tVT5ui.6'o; Ohio at G-t6. C-76; Westeru at fiits, : Southern at d(f(9. Wheat dull; no salea. Corn ateady; lulAed Western at 75c. Oats are lu limited retjueit ; Western at ,'( ti'Jo. lleef quiet, i'oik. steady. Lard quiet. H blsky at 93o. CONCERT IN AID OF THE MIKKKT SQUAKB CHl'KCII of tiaRMANrOvVa will be given at the TOWN 114.LL, on TiCUSDAT EVENING, May 4, 1871, at 8 o'clock, by araiutnent members of the Handel and llayda Society of Pul ladelphia. The programme will comprise choice selections from the old masters, and chartist from the uesi oratorios. Conductor W. A. ULMKR. I'laniat THOMAS A'BECKKT, J a. Tickets, 60 cents. Can ba had at tha arlactpal drug stores, Gate', Parker s, and at Us doot oa U eTtamg ol tha Consert. t si 71 FOUIiTii EDITION Affairs at the Capital. Army and Wavy Orclcrc, E2urder cf a Ravenna OfJcer. Later from TSuropo. Dissensions i;i tha Comnune. Frnnro Cannot Pay tho in Intimity. Validitycf t'cuthcra Contracts Important Patent Case Decision. Etc., 131c, Ktc, Etc, Etc, Etc. FROM EUROPE. BV ASSOCIATED TRESS. Exclvxirchi tn The Evening TeknrapK I)ie ltkloiig in tlie Commune. Loudon, April 27. The Evening Standard has tho following special despatch from. Far! si The Commune suffers for want of union among its members, as well as for lack of money and men. The National Guards openly disobey the orders of the Ccmmune, and it is believed the Commune will Make if s Last Stand in Rue Rivoli and Rue Castiglioue, in the imme diate vicinity of the Place Vendome. Fort Mon troupe will probably be Stormed by the Versailles Army to-day. . The Commune ha impressed into the military service the porters of the Lyons Railway. The sentence disbanding the 105ih Battalion of National Guards for cowardice has beea qunshed. Fort Mont Valerien is silent to-day. It is now admitted that Tlie Government la I'nnblc to Pay to th Genitalia the first Instalment of the indemnity, long since due. FROM WASUWQIOJY. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. 1 Executively to The Evening Tekyraph, Army Orders. Washington, pril 87. The following general order whs Issued to-day : The military post of Jetterson Barrack b, Missouri, together with the lauds appertaining thereto, la hereby tiansf erring to the Ordnance Department; snilltent storage room for the engineer's property now at the post, anil barrack room for t-ie accom modation of the engineer. Keepers of said property will be furnished t.y the Ordnauce Department. The et. Louis Arsenal Is transferred to Jetlerson Barracks, and the old arsenal site vUl be known aa tit. I.ouis Depot. By order of the Secretary of War. K. V. 1 owkhekd, Adjutant-General. Auotlier Revenue Officer Murdered. Coiiootnr . M. Wallace, of tne Third South Caro lina district, reports to the Internal Itevenue Cora mfcsloner that mi the aoth Instant James 13. Sher man, Deputy l ulted SUtes Marshal aud Deputy Collector of. Internal .Revenue, while making a eizure of contraband whisky at Greeuville, 8. C, wus approached from behind and struck on tha head with a piece of wood. Ills tkull Is thought to be crushed, and on the afternoon of thu SlBt he waa not expected to live twenty-four hours. The Xtw Comet. Commodore B. F. Sands, of the Vnitcd States Na val Observatory, writes to the Secretary of the Navy that the new planet discovered by Dr. Luther at Bilk, near Dussebiorf, was observed heie by Prof. Hall on the S'id Inst, as follows: Klght ascension, 11 degrees 33 minutes 7 seconds; north declination, It degrees S minutes 31 seconds. The new planet Is of tbe eleventh niflgnitude, and la the 113th of tha minor planets. It has bean named by the Berlin as tronomers "Amaltbea." - Naval Orders. Captain Nicholson, United States Navy, has been ordered to duty as a member of the board of which Captain L. Patterson la President. Lieutenant o. w. Farenholt Is ordered to the Nor folk Navy Yard. Lieutenant Oenrge W. Delong is ordered to the New York Navy Yard. Telegraphic Gold Transfer. The Unltet 8tats Treasurer to-day made a tele graphic transfer of faoe.ouo in gold from the Sub Treasury at rau Francisco to the Sub-Treasury at New York, through the Bunk of California. Validity of Southern Contracta. "Washington, April 27. The Supreme Court of South Carolina has lately unanimously decided In favor of the validity of contracta la which slaves were the consideration. IntcrefctluK Patent Case. In the liiterferenoe case between the application of John ltiley. of Troy. N. for a composition for certain steam bullets aud a patent grau-.cd to Baa man, of New Y'ork city, for a similar patent, an ap peal from the board of examiners In chief, the deci sion of the board awarding priority of invention to Kiley bus been sustained by tho Acting Assistant C'ommUsioner of Patents. Convicted of Murder. The jury In the Criminal Court to-day brought in a verdict of guilty of murder In the tirst degree egaiukt Horatio Balster for the killing of Joseph Jumts, a gambler, lu February last. FROM JtEW YORK. rtT associated pre33. I Exclusively to The Eoening Telegraph. Ship Xevva Specie Shipment, Etc New Y'ork, April 87 Arrived, steamship Sao Francisco Ircni Bermuda. Tha half million specie announced as engaged for shipment per the llausa has been withdrawn. Itlils for Gold. New York, April it There were fifty-eight bids for gold to-day, amounting to 13,3tl,ooo. The awaida will be two millions at 110-76. A'evv German Association. A Bursber of prominent Germans of this city have organized Xor the formation of a general Ger man association, whose aim It will be to further tho c ininon lnteresta of a large number of Uermanu of this city and vicinity aa naturalized citizens. FROM THE WEST. ' BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Exclusively to The Eoening Telegraph. The Ohio Governorship. Cincinnati, Aprrl S7. Hon. Wm. S. Groesbecs: having been mentioned aa a candidate for Governor of Ohio, says in a card to the Enquirer this moraiag that be will not accept the nomination for any orAci or be a candidate at the approaching election. Ship Kevvs. Norfolk, Va., April 47 An unknown British brig. from Periiambucn, with a cargo of augar, Is reporwa sihore on the Thimble. The wreckers will send a lug to her assistance. FINE STATIONERY AMD CJard liiig-ra-virig-. UUUUl, XTO. 1033 CIIKSNTJT STREET, V 13 tHthS8 4
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