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VOL. XV. NO. 100.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1871.
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FIRST EDITION
The Paris Reign of Terror.
GREAT CONSPIRACY in HEW YORK.
Bobbing the Government of $400,000.
The Disaster to U.irnuni'g Show.
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
THE HEIGN OF TERROR.
Scene of the niiinlcr of fJencrals ticcomte
and I lenient Thomas.
A writer in tbe Soir nixt tbt following
graphic account of a visit to the garden in the
Hue des Hosiers which was the scene of the
murder of Generals Lecomte and Clement
Thomas:
As one advance! the street widens, become
mere animated. There are tents in lines, can
nons, guns in stacks; then to the left a large
portico, before which National Guards smoke
their pipes. The house stands back and is no
eeen from the road. Alter some hesitation the
sentry allowed me to go in. It is a two
storied house, between a courtyard and
parden, Willi nothing tragic about it. It
belonps to the heirs of M. Scribe. This cut
throat J.den is born of a vaudeville.
The ai.f.er of a crowd had been there.
The lnclotsuies were down, the borders torn up;
nothing was standing but some twenty lime
trees recently lopped, leafless, and raisins their
Lard pray branches in the air like vultures'
claws. An iron railing ran behind them as a
vail, and showed the valley in the distance, im
mense, mournful, iwhere the long factory chim
neys smoke. Things soften down as do living
beings. Here I urn on the scene of the drama,
and I find it difficult to feel its power.
The weather is mild, the sky clear
The soldiers of Montmartre who sur
round use look kindly enougk. They
eing, they play at corks. "The oflicers walk up
and down laughing. But a great black wall
pierced by balls, aud the crest of which is
crumbling, rises like a witness nnd relates the
crime. It is ngainst this wall that they were
shot. It seems that at the last moment General
Lecomte, till then dignified and resolute, felt
his courage fail, lie tried to struggle, to fly, he
ran several steps in the garden; tnen, instaut'y
retaken, Bhakeu, dragged, hustled, he fell on
liis knees, aud spoke of his children. 'I have
five," said he, sobbing. The father's heart burst
through the soldier's tunic. There were fathers
in that crowd, and some voices replied with
emotion to this heart-etlrring appeal; but the
implacable linesmen would not hear a word.
"If we do cot shoot him to day he will have
us 6hot to-morrow." He was pushed against
the wall. A sergeant of the line
almost immediately advanced towards
him. "General," said he, "if you will
promise ." Suddenly changing his mind, he
stepped two paces back aud discharged his
Cbassepot full in the General's chest. The
Others had only to finish tn daed.. Clement
Thomas never showed a moment's weakness.
His back agaiust the same wall as Lecomte, but
two paces from his corpse, he made head against
death to the end, and spoke very harshly. When
the guns were lowered he, by an instinctive
gesture, placed his left arm before his face; and
the old republican died in the attitude of Casar.
Above, the place where they fell against that
wall, sad and naked as the mark in a shooting
gallery, some branches of peach are still trained,
And an early (lower blooms in whiteness, which
the bullets have spared, and the powder failed
to blacken."
The Paris Ilebels' Barricades.
Paris Correxndence of the Ltmdon Timet, AprillO.
All the barricades of Paris have apertures
either in the middle for carriages or at the side
for foot passengers, except those in the Place
Yendome, which is a sacred iaclosure, iato
which no one can penetrate without permission
Apropos of barricades, we are promised an iut
portant reform in the principU of their coa
struction. There is a Commission of Barricades
which met yesterday under the Presldeacy o
the Citizen Kosscl, chiefjof staff. The citizen
President placed in discussion the actual system,
of barricades, and, after several citizens had de
veloped their opinions, the commission decided
that, considering that the actual barricapes had
been constructed in view of a kind of
warfare quite different from what has
now to be made and on points no
longer menaced considering, above all, that
they are constructed with paving stones, and
would become very dangerous for the defenders
If they were attacked by artillery, on account
of the splinters of stone which "the projectiles
would detach the actual barricades shall be
destroyed and a new system formed to defend
the city from attacks "front without. This sys
tem was lully examined, but the results are for
obvious reasons withheld from the public. It
is. however, announced that there shall ba two
lines of barricades on the side of the city ex
posed to the attacks of Versailles, and these
lines shall, if necessary, ba continued all round
the city.
Tbe Citizen Gulllot presented a system of
barricades of two stories, with the lower story
vaulted and loopholed, aud the commission de
cided that a report should be prepared by the
Citizen Guillot on his system. Tbe barricades
are to be of earth, 13 feat in height, with a
trench of 7 feet in depth on the side of the
enemy, and a little trench of from l)toC
feet iu depth on the other side. Other exact
prescriptions were made, to such au extent,
indeed, as to excite Impatience among some of
the members. A citizen insisted ou tbe neces
sity of an action immediate, revolutionary, ia
place ot a metnodic&i action; he had confidence,
be said, ia spontaneity of individual efforts.
which would the results much more ranld than
a regular process. "Ike comwissloa eatered iato
Lis views, and decided that the barricades should
be studied aietkodlcally and executed revolu
tlonarily." We way, therefore, look for an ex
tensive construction of these works within the
next few days. Lately there has been a com
plete cessation of barricade-making, aad the
trencnes inaae in ine uue lioyai and tbe Rue da
Kivoli have been filled up. I fancy the Cosn
mune was desirous not to discourage the poiul
tioa by seeming to aatlcipate that the Versaillait
would come so far. But as tbe work is aow
becoming warm, and the enemy in, spite of his
repulses, is likely to make vigorous efforts ou
the side of Neuilly, you may expect to hear that
tbe western qaarter ot fans Is strengthened ia
a formidable manner lor street-fighting.
Ia Wolcottville, Conn., on tba 8th, the mer
cury stood at V degrees in lbs shade.
The leading female physieiaa in Orange
N. J., is said to make aio.wu anaually.
A postmaster by tbe name of Coodale.whea
CO Is in a hurry signs aimsen a a.. b
The British Government last yaar saved
1000 and over ia steel pens, compared with
previous years.
The t.egrcei in Gainesville, Ca., regelate
their chronometer by a wooden wawh used as a
jew tiki's sign.
There are oi.a hundred and nine Greek and
Latin scholars aad seventeen Sanscrit studcLts
ia ijua Prussian. itAutat.
A GREAT CONSPIRACY EXPOSED.
A Ring to nob the Government of $IOO,000
Twelve of the Accnaed ladfr Arrest.
Some weeks since Mr. Abner B. Newcomb,
Assistant to Colonel Whitley, of the Secret
Service Division of the Treasury Department,
became aware that a fraudulent claim had been
forwarded to Washington, by Frederick W.
Smith, a claim agent, to obtain both pay aud
bounty money alleged to be due to the father of
Entile Ling, a deceased Union soldier.
An investigation shewed that Ling had no
father living, and that a proper claim had been
filed by bis mother.
Smith wis arrested, brougbtWefre Commis
sioner Davenport, and gave 4:0000 bail for aa
examination. He failed to appear for examina
tion, was rearrested, and his bail increased to
1(,UUU.
He then made a full confession, implicating
some twenty pernors, w hom, he said, composed
a rfaig to cheat the Government by preparing
and presenting forged claims, purporting to
emanate from relatives of dead soldiers for
bounty money and back pay due the heirs of
said soldiers.
On his information. Henry M. Karnles, for
merly lieutenant-colonel of the 52d New York
Volunteers, was arrested and brought before
Commissioner Davenport, on the charge of
being one of the principal operators in these
frauds. The- specific charge against Karples
was that he signed the name "JacVj Schrelber"
to a claim for bounty money alleged to be due
to Paul ttehriebcr, formerly second lieutenant
of Company A, 5-d New York Volunteers. Iu
this claim Jacob was described as the father of
Paul, and the rightful heir of his claims, when.
as a matter of fact, it docs not appear that
Karples ever taw such a man as Jacob, or knew
of his existence. Karples was committed for
examination in default of 110,000 bail.
J 1. C. Harmon, special agent of the Second
Auditor's Department, made aa investigation at
Washington, and found that similar fraudulent
claims had Lcea presented by about twentr per
sons in this city, and to such aa extentj that, if
they had an been allowed, the Government
would have been defrauded out of about
$ 4 00, 000.
ohortly alter Karples arrest a notary public.
calling himself the Rev. Dr. Charles Nunz, was
arrested for alleged complicity ia these frauds,
it being charged that the claims were sworn to
before him, he being well aware of their frau
dulent character. This so-called doctor of
divinity and II. Martin, another alleged accom
plice, were brought before Commissioner Da
venport, and committed in default of $10,000
bail each for examination. About twelve per
sons in all have thus far been arrested, but it is
thought that it would defeat further arrests to
publish any mere names at present.
Karples' case having come on for examination
before Commissioner Da veaport, Smith swore
he saw Karples sign the name "Jacob Schreiber"
to the claim in question, aad that it was under
stood between witness and Karples that this
claim, like numbers of others tnat witness and
Karples had prepared, was fraudulent. The
further examination was then adjourned for the
production of another witness, who, it ia stated,
will testify that Karples signed his name to the
claim spoken of. JV. 1". 1'ost. last evening.
THE CHINESE MANIFESTO.
The Great Christian Interests which, are
Assailed.
It is scarcely passible that Christianity can be
E emitted to recede from the position which it
as attained in that portion of Asia which is
subject to the rule of the Chinese after the con
tinuous display ol tuctt a degree of taUslanary
heroism as it nas aireaay snown, and the en
durance ot so many degrees ot martyrdom by
its professors.
Apart irom the religious view, the value of
the earthly property which the Christian
Churches have acquired within the territory ! of
the Chinese empire will Induce resistance iu its
defense. Ihe temples and school-houses and
confraternity dwellings, which are owned by
the Jesuits and other propagandist branches of
the Roman Catholic creed and the security of
which has been guaranteed to them by the
Chinese at different periods since after the
death of St. Francis Xavler is very great, as is
also the interest of that which has been ac
quired, after very great sacrifices, bytue Pro
testant Church missions of various nationalities
This latter fact was made so apparent at the
beginning of the year 1ST0 by the publication ia
the Chinese Recorder (edited by the Rev. 8. L.
7' .J win, of the American Board Mission at
ioochowiof an account of tbe various Protes
tant missions in China, arranged in a tabular
form, by which it was made known that the
total number of missionaries of that form of
faith, English and American, with a few German
and bwias, numbered iaj males and l-l'J females,
divided over the various ports ol China.
The aggregate number of Protestant chapels
at these places was 290. The number of boys
and girls who were daily taught was over 4000,
the number of Sunday communicants nearly
C000. Among tbe missionaries were several who
had studied medicine, and hospitals for the
Chinese were conducted by them at fekln,
Tien-tsin, Shanghai, Hankow, Ningpo, Amoy,
canton, nangcnew, laiwan, etc.
The Protectant missions were divided as fol
lows:
American.
30
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3
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15
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21
14
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C.rwan.
Pekln
Tlen-trtn
Chefoe
lungchow
Sliuughal
Klnkiaag.. .
Hallow
Ningpo
Fooc.how
Amoy
Taiwan
Swatow
Canton
Hog Kong
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....11
.. .. 6
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14
What is termed the China Inland Mission.
under the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, consisted
of fifteen males and fifteen females, and they
do not form part of any of the established
missions.
At a meeting held at Pekln, in 1870, of the
members of the "American 15 oar a ot Missions,'
Dr. 8. W. Williams, American Charge
d'Affaircs, took the chair, and in his address said
that "when he arrived in China thirty-six years
since there were only two missionaries."
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Ileceptlon by the American Union Club of
new urieana.
General Sherraan and tka members of his staff,
who arrived in Ne wOrleans oaThursday last from
Mobile, were, by special invitation, entertained
by the members of the American Union Club of
Mew Orleans, on the evening of that day. From
tka Picayune we quote the followiag synopsis
of the remarks of Geacral Sherman:
Genera. Sherman, wno was In citizen's dress, naea
bclnjf introduced, wade a short speech, which was
received from tliae to time with appiaase by those
pn-seut. Ia bis speech, Ueneral Socman referred
to the fact that he hadoace held a caamtuslon as
colonel of militia of the State of Loaisiana, and that
e was once at me neaa oi iae state Semiairj
He said that It always cave lilm pleasure to vian
I.ouiaiana and to meet not oaly the members of ttia
i nion army, but also nis oia lrieuus upon the Miner
side.
"General Rrarr "d I." the General, "are
cl6se friends, and I knaw General Beauregard vey
well, but 1 hare aet had tae pleasure of ineetinf hlui
this tliae. Geaeral Hood called upon me to-day,
and 1 lstend to call upoa Mai to-naurcow." He re
ferred to tlie fact that he had been tothe Boston
Club end orner places or social Catherine In our city
bat he said lie never let aa opportoauy slip to ia
press upon his "Kobal friends," as he puled them,
the importance cf sustaining and perpeiat-ujig the
l nion.
la allndicc to the matter of reconstruction. Gena
ral biierniau sa;d that it was a most delicate and
dur.cuit iiroOli ui to solve. Jiiielaad lias uewii endea
vorlng to reconstruct icoiiaud vr ttuu yars, and
still who conld fall to detect the marked characte
ristics of a MuUiuoRii as he entered the room
theie was as much OlfTcreuce betweea him and an
EnfllHhivian ss ttire is now and aronahly would be
lot ruanv years to come bet wi ca a I'u s ana planter
and a Jlaltie luiubcni an. If a people, he said, had
to have laws mmio ir tl.eni, they liked to hava
something to do with the making of tlieat them
selves. Ju time, tin thought, thi people Of the Houth
would come around all right, but they wantod It to
bo scon that the work Of reconstruction emanated
from themselves.
Ia alindlng to the perpetuity of the Government,
he said tnt the Colon mustand shall be maintained,
but qualified It by sajlnr, "At least If it Is to be
broken up, we of the North claim the right to effect
the dismemberment."
He advised the members of the clnb to keen
stralpht alang In thetr own way, to give no offense,
but to assert their rigbts when necessary, and that
In due time there would be ail that conld be desired
in the way of fraternization.
BARS 1731.
The Terrible Accident to his Show Four
Persons Killed anal Two Others Seri
ously Injured.
The Newark Advertiser oi last evening has
the following particulars of the painful accident
reported in yesterday's TELEonipn:
as Barn um s menatrsne and circus was this
morning on its way from Plalnfield to Eliza
beth, n here it is oa exhibition to-day, tno cooic
wagon, drawn by four mules, was struck at the
crot-siag of the Ceatral Railroad at Cranford
(formerly Ctaneville) station, by the train which
leaves Somcrvillc for New York at 6 30 A. M.
The train w as said to be running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, and it is alleged by those
in charge of the train that the driver of the
wagoa was asleep, which was probably the case,
as the caravan did not leave Plainfleld until 1
., and tne men had no sleep previous
thereto.
The locomotive struck the wagon just as the
fore axle was midway between the tracks, aad
so (treat was the force of the collision that the
driver was thrown, it is said by eye-witnesses,
fnll forty feet into tbe air, and instantly killed.
The two wheel mules were also thrown above
the smokestack of the locomotive, and of the
five persons who were sleeping in the wagon at
the lime, one wag instantly killed, two so badly
Injured that they havo probably died ere this,
and two others 60 maimed that their recovery is
a matter of doubt.
KILLED AND Vf OUNDKD.
Theodore Conkllng, the driver of the wagon,
had his skull fractured aud right leg broken,
and died almost instantly. He was an unmar
ried man, about 27 years of age, and has parents
residing at Delavan, Wisconsin.
Edward Dyer (colored), employed as a cook,
was sleeping inside the wagon, and as his neck
was found to be dislocated, his death was of
course instantaneous, lie was about 40 years
of age, unmarried, and resided in Brooklyn,
E. I).
Thomas Walsh, a lad of seventeen, who acted
in the capacity of coachman for the dwarf, Ad
miral Dot, was also sleeping in the wagon. His
injuries arc so Bevere that the attending physi
cians gave U as their opinion that he would die
before night. His parents reside at Racine,
Wisconsin.
George Sickles (colored), employed as an
assistant cook, was badly injured about the
head, and had his ribs crushed in. He, too, is
too badly injured to recover. He was from
Brooklyn.
John Joice, a laa irom Jersey city, wno was
employed in some capacity in the cooking de
partment, together with a young man who had
been lately employed, but whose name wat not
vet on the pay roll, weie severely injured, but
both may recover.
As soon aa word 'was received at JUizabata
ot tbe accident, Doctor Martin, surgeon of the
Central Railroad Company, proceeded to cran
ford and made proper provision for the wounded
persons, who had been removed to tbe resi
dence of a family living near the station, and
caused evervthing to be procured.that would in
any wise conduce to their comfort.
cokoxbk's inquest.
With more than ordinary promptness Coroner
Alexander Gibbs, of Elizabeth, summoned a
jury to investigate the circumstances attending
tbe accident, and at IS M the ineaest was
commenced in the Court House at Elizabeth.
Several witnesses were examined, who substan
tiated the facts stated above.
Mr. Osborn, Sheriff of Union county, who re
sides at Scotch Plains, stated that he was a
passenirer upon the train which demolished the
wagon, and that previous to the accident he heard
the enginer whistle "down brakes" several
times, and the bell ringing and the steam blow
iDg off. In a moment after he felt a jar, and
when the train was stopped some four hundred
yards beyond the place where the accident oc
curred, saw the two dead mules that had been
dragged by the locomotive. The inquest was
still in progress when our reporter left at 3 P. M.
The two leading mules broke from the tongue
to which they were attached, when the accident
ocenrred, and ran frightened np the road, where
they were subsequently found uninjured.
INCIDENTS.
It was said in Elizabeth, but not sworn to be
fore the Coroner's jury, that one of the Injured
men stated that he was startled from his sleep
just before the accident, and opening the slide
In the door ot the wagon, discovered the train
swooping down upon them but a few feet away.
Before he could wake the driver, however,
tbe crash came, and he was dashed among the
debris of the crushed wagon, stunned and seri
ously wounded.
Tbe balance of the caravan proceeded on to
Elizabeth, where the three tents were erected
aul'i o'clock and at half-past 1 P. M. the street
leading to the great show was crowded with
people on their way to the exhibition.
iioal iut'diiLiphijod.
The Semple Homicide.
Court Oytr and TtrmtnerJudjt Paxton omt
Pinletttr.
In the case of Alfred Ktley, charged with the
murder of Matthew Scrapie, the evidence on both
s'des having been closed, tlie arguments of counsel
are being utaee.
Hoard of Health.
Cuurl Common 1 ltaJudj Peirce,
This Court has appointed Dr. Alfred Stille a mem
ber of the Board of Health, to nil the vacancy cre
ated by the deatn of Dr. Ward.
Tracks ou Itroad Street.
Caurf of Common Pleas Judge AUiton.
This Court was engaged In hearing the arguments
of couniel In the ease of the City vs. Ihe Thirteenth
and Fif leenth Kre.ts Passenger Railway Conipaay,
uiou a piaer for aa Injunction to restrain tuo de
feLdau s from laying a track ou Broal street, from
Wharton to bpring Garden streets
The claim of tae defendants appears to be that by
the act of May 18, IStil, the ftavy Yard, Bread Street
and Fatrniount italway Company was incorporated,
with authority to lay tracks upon Broad street, from
Wharton to Spring Garden, aad that by aa agree
ment with this company the defendants acquired the
right to lay their tracks upon Broad street. Counsel
for tbe elty maintain that until within a few weeks
past no steps were takes by any one to construct the
road authcrized by Uie statute, and that the charter
l ecin e null and void by non-user, since no work
vt sa begun w tufa three years, as required by
Jaw; that the city ordinance of July 7,
requiiing bonds to be filed with the CHtv Soil,
citi r, na.-i iicter compiled with ; that no permission
wus V( i obtained from the Highway Department ta
ren.Mve the cobble stones, as required by ordinance;
that tne alleged merger or consolidation was nsver
enter'. A Into agreeably to tbe provtsloas of law, aad
the lirst-uanicd company never bad any legal ex
istence, because it was at no time organized,
aud at the time of the alleged merger
the charter of that company had became Bull
aud void; aud, flaaily, that the act
of 166 for tbe Improvement of Broad street, aad
the ordinance of Councils la pursuance thereto,
took from the defendants aad all othsr railway
companies icclr rights aad franohlaes In Bread
strict, and comnaasaiod them tuersior. Tbesase
aa argued by W. II. Yerkes, W. P. Messiek, and
Tkeiuaa J. Worrell for tba city, Theodore Cuyler
for the property-owners ou Bread street, andUsorge
W. Diddle fur defendants, and was held under ad-vigcwciit.
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE HEWS.
The Doom of Paris.
Shells Falling in the City.
Sharp righting Yesterday.
The Commnno Making a Last Stand
Important .from Cuba.
Aldama to President Cespedes.
Inside View of Iho Insurrection.
FROM EUROPE.
BY ASSOCIATED PKKSS.
Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph.
Prussians and tho Paris Forts.
Paris, "Wednesday night, April 20. The de
claration of Prince Bismarck that the northern
forts shall reasain in tbe hands of the Germans
gives great satisfaction to the Communists. The
gendarmes in St. Louis are becoming numerous,
and the loyal National Guards there hay been
organized. M. Segnin, sous chief of the War
Of ice, attempted to reach Versailles, but was
arrested at the outposts. Dr. Dubois advanced
to explain that M. Seguin was a staff officer,
arranging the positions of the advanced posts,
and he was arrested also, but afterwards libe
rated. The Uappel says that a correspondent of the
London Times has been arretted. It is stated
that while the
Prussians Hold St. Denis
the Northern Railway will remain open, and
carry provisions to the city. At 2 o'clock this
morning
Heavy Musketry Firing
was heard in the direction of lias Mcudon. In
this attack the En f ants Perdus lost very
severely. The gunboat Fancy was disabled,
and returned to Ponte Concorde this afternoon
with difficulty, all hands being kept pumping
the vessel.
The Fighting at Bni Mcudon
continues. The batteries of Montmartre are
being heavily fortified.
On Monday night a balloon started secretly
from the College Rollin.
Veraallllat Successes.
London, April 28. The Versaillists yesterday
expelled the Commnolsta front an laaportaut
position in the village of Les Mouliniceaux and
occupied it In considerable force.
The Paris Commune has forbidden requisitions
on the property of foreigners.
The Mot d'Ordre of last evening alleges that
The People of Toulon
have risen in insurrection, and many streets are
filled with barricades.
The Versailles batteries at Courbevoie yester
day bombarded Maillot Gate and the Arch of
Triumph.
The Communists have established a battery on
the road to Asnleres for the purpose of bom
barding Gennevillers, Colombes, and Cour
bevoie.
The Bombardment of the Southern Forts
yesterday was feebler than formerly. The
calibre of the Versailles guns is small. The
fury of the combatants is Increasing.
The Freemasons will plant banners on the
ramparts of Paris on Saturday, and assist ia
the defense.
Tbe Governor of the Invalides has been ar
rested.
The official statement of
The Losses of the Communists,
to Thursday, sums up 0000 killed and wounded,
besides 3000 prisoners.
The London Telegraph has a rumor that
The Versailles Army Has Taken the Ad
vanced Works
at Fort d'leey; that the barricades of the fort are
entirely destroyed, and there is a breach in the
walls at least five yards square.
The Communists have established batteries at
St. Ouen Gate in Montmartre.
British Parliament.
London, April 28 In the House of Com'
raons last night Mr. Disraeli, notwithstanding
the concessions of tho Government, made an
unsparing attack on the Budget. He said the
Goveinmtnt, ia frantically abandoning its other
proposals to save the tax of six pence on in
comes, had abandoned its dependence oa indi
rect taxation. "While he deprecated further
Imposts on agriculture, he equally deplored leav
ing the deficiency to iacrease year by year.
He said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, In
1660, errsd in glvlag up Indirect taxes, and he
now sought to replace them by additions to
direct taxation. The Chancellor of the Exchs
iusr, Mr. Lowe, defended tbe reconstructed
budget, and accepted postponement of Its con
sidetation to Monday next.
Tbe name of the winner of the one thousand
guineas race at Newmarket should have been
publhhtd "Hannah."
Habeas Corpus Suspended.
Lou don, April 28 The Government has bus
psnded tbe operation of the writs of habeas cor
pus in one district of the county of West Meath,
Ireland.
This Morning's Quotations.
Liverpool, April 23 u a. M. Cotton opened
with au.upwHtd tendency ; uplands fully 7 Vd. ; Or
leaas,7xd. Bales of the day estimated at 15,0as bales.
The tales of the week have been 61,00 bales; ex
port, lo.ooo bales; speculation, Soc bales; stock,
.M,o0 bu'es; American, eC2,U0 bales. Receipts af
the wetk, J'JOO bales; American, 43,OuO bales. Actual
export, 14,000 bales.
London, April M-U-30 A. M Consols 93V for
money ami account, American secarltles Billet.
HoildS Of 1SC2, Bj,'; of ls, Old, 10.; of 1S0T,
t'i', ; ten-forties, 8Hr. .
I London, April io-lliso A. M, Spirits of Petro
leum, lOd.
Chicago Flour and Wheat Market.
Special Deoputch to The Keening TeUgrtph,
Chicac.o, April 2i. Wheat is tinner; sales of No.
8 at 81 -84, seller May; fl-vsv. seller last half May;
sad ILlitJV. sahVr Juae. Corn is stroiif, with sales
at biic, so. lor May; and CUc, seher
June.
Flour, bbls. r,ooo 6,mw Wye, bus 1,000 s.soo
Wheat.bus. 4S,00 8S,0'i data, bus. .. .18,n00 7'
Cora, bus.. w,um 101,010 Burl ?y, bin., li.oto U,uv0
FROM CUBA.
I nr ASSOCIATED PRESS. I
Exclurtvtly to The Evening TeUfrrapK
Resignation of Aldama.
Havana, April 27. The journals publish an
interesting letter from Aldama to Cespedes,
resigning the agency of the Cuban Republic.
The letter has created a great sensation. It
shows the extent of discord existing among the
expatriated Cubans. Aldama writes that it was
thought the arrival of
Madame Cespedes
would heal the dissensions; that her prestige in
bearing the name of our illustrious chief would
unite all parties to make sacrifices, and send
arms and munitions sufficient at least to sus
tain the enraner campaign. He says: "My hopes
unfortunately failed rapidly. Your wife gave
the details about the voyage of Zena, and the
letters which accompanied hiaa, which our
enemies, most to be feared, unfortunately not
the Spaniards, used against ns, occupying official
positions with the Cuban Republic, flinging at
us most poisonous darts and Injurious calum
nies." FR0M msmmioit.
TBT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively t The Eveninti Telegraph.
Government Weather Heport.
War Department, Office of the Chief Signal
Officer, Washington, April 8 10-30 A. M. Sy
nopsis for the past twenty-four hours : The weather
nas remained sensiniy nncnangea on ine racinc
coast. Clear weatherand stationary pressure havo
remained at the Kocky Mountain stations. The area
of low barometer, which was central Thursday morn
tag in Wisconsin, hss moved eastward Into Canada
The barometer Is now rlalng In the Northwest and
the southwest fresh, and brisk Southeasterly winds
hove beea experleaccd on the lakes, with heavy
rains on Lakes Eric and Ontario. Those are now
followed by brisk sonthwesterly winds. Severe gales
nave been experienced at some paints. 1 tie rains
have extended generally along the Atlantic coast;
they have been lightest In NerthernlFlorlda, and are
now prevailing from Connecticnt to Maine. Clear-
mjr-up ann clear weatner very generally prevails at;
a short distance from the immediate coast from
New York westward and southward.
Probabilities. it Is probable tnat rresn winds, witn
partially cloudy and clear weather, will prevail on
the Gulf and upper lakes; clearing-np weather en
the Atlantic coast and lower laxes ; cloudy weather
In the Lastern States.
New York Money and Stock Market.
Nbw Tore, April 2a stocks active. Money
steady at 6 per cent. (Jold, ill. o-sos, isoa,
coupon, 113 ; do. 1964, do., 113 ; do. 1868, do. 113 ;
do. 1S66, new, H2V ; do. 1867, 112,; do. 1863, mv.
16-40S, loav; Virginia 6s, new, 71; Missouri Gs, 93 , ;
Canton Co., 84; Cumberland preferred, 8i; N. Y.
central ann iiuason Kiver, , fcne, no?; iteaa
lng, 10 ; Adams Express, sov; Michigan Central,
122V; Michigan Soutnern, ions; Illinois Central,
lt4; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 123 ; Chicago and
Kock island, 11a; ritistiurg ana .t ors wayne, ;
Western Union Telegraph, C9.
New York Produce Market.
New York. April 29. Cotton unchanged ; sales
1000 bales nplauda at lts;,c. Flour dull and prices
favor buyers ; sales sooo barrels State at S'7Scm6'GS ;
Ohio at 80-lo6-75; Western at 85-75(7; Southern
at $VBfi9. Wheat steady; sales 2,ooo bushels new
spring at fl'47Sl48, In store and afloat, and fl'45,
May delivery; winter red and amber Western at
11-66. Corn firmer and scarce; sales 31,000 bushels
mixed Western at Toe. (Jars quiet; sates 12,000
buslielB Ohio at 6536gc. Beef quiet. Pork quiet.
Lard steady. WhlBky qaiet at 93c.
THE LAWREXCE DEFALCATION.
How the Operations were Conducted.
The latest oSicial statement as to the accounts
of the missing Pension Agent, General Law
rence, shows the amount ot tbe deiicit to be, as
heretofore stated in the Tribune, about $50,000.
His sureties are able and willing to make this
food to tne uovernment. no instance nas been
ound in w hich any pensioner has suffered by
the defalcation. It appears that during last
winter General Lawrence engaged in specula
tions in stocks in Wall 6treet.
The deiicit in his account at the Sub-Treasury
on the 1st of March was about $31.000 that is
to say, he had up to that date misappropriated
that amount out 01 the $iu,oua or more, placed
subject to his order for the payment of pension
checks. The checks 01 the rensioa Agent,
drawn against the sums deposited to his credit
in tbe Sua-Treasury.are oy regulation made pay
able to the order of pensioners, and any departure
from that custom is provided for by arrangement
with the cub-treasurer or his assistants, tue
Sub-Treasurer having, under general instruc
tlons. a supervisory authority over the money
transactions of the disbursing oflicers, whose
credits are deposited with him. lhere was,
therefore, but one way in which Ueneral Law
renee could, without immediate detection, em
bezzle any considerable amount of Government
funds. There are about one hundred pensioners
residing in other countries, principally in ire
land and Germany; and it has been the custom
to send their pensions, semi-annuaiiy or an
nually, In bills of exchange embracing the
amounts due to 12 or 15 persons in one bill,
drawn to the order of Borne one of the num
ber. General Lawrence, according to custom,
drew checks payable to his own order,
for amounts of $3000 to $3000, explaining at tbe
8ub-Trea6ury that they were intended for the
purchase of bills of exchange for the payment
of foreign pensions. He remitted all that was
due the pensioners abroad; but, meantime, at
the necessities growing out Ol siocg specula
tions urged him, he drew a number of others,
purporting to be for official disbursements, by
which the amonnt of tbe deficit in his accounts
was increased to $50,000 before suspicion was
aroused.
It is understood that the Government has been
urged to provide against similar irregularities in
the Pension Department, either by requiring
that the pension-checks which are issued to per
sons abroad shall be made payable at some one
of the American banking-houses In London, or
elsewhere, without tbe medium of bills of ex
change; or that tbe checks to bo sent abroad
shall bear the name of only one pensioner, which
shall appear also in the bill of exchange. The
latter plan has been already adopted bv Colonel
Doty, the new Pension Agent; so that it may be
said that no check from the Pension Ofllce now
comes to the Bub-Treasury, except with such a
voucher as may either give reason for its pay
ment without hesitation, or, la a case of doubt,
afford a means of speedy and sure investigation
by tbe Sub-Treasurer or his subordinates. JV.
Y. Tribune, to-day.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Eveniko Telegraph Ornrtl
X ridajr. April S. 1L I
The money market is less active to-day than
for many days past, and rates for loans are easy
and almost nominal to good borrowers. The
bulk of the business transacted was in call loans
at a range of Ei(tG per cent., as heretofore, the
demand for discounts being very lij;ht. Good
borrowers can obtain very favorable terms just
now on commercial paper for an indefinite time.
C&7 per cent. U tbe range at the banks and on
the street.
Gold is dull but finite steady, most of the
salts In New York this morning being made at
111, the raBge being HO&lll. C
The stock market this morning shows a
diminished business, but prices contiuuo e,uite
strong. City s, new, sold at 102' and Lehigh
geld lean at V1.
Heading Hallroad was qniet bat Strang, with
sales at !A(?, the latter b. o.; sales of Penn
sylvania at biri C5;-, Lehigh Valley at
tl,; and Northern Central at 43.
C uoaJ slocks were quiet bat steady; sales c-f
Lehigh at ST;'.
Small tales ol Manufacturers' Lank s 31,
Mechanics' do. at 3S; and Central Transporta
tion at 46),'.
The progress of the new United Btatcs loan
is shown by the following communication from
the Treasury Department:
Treasury Dkpaktment, WASniNOTON, T. C.,
April 7, 1871 Messrs. Jay Cooke A Co., Philadel
phia, Pa Oentlptnen: Subscriptions received from
national banks this day as follows:
lluallmdoB, lad., First National Bank 125,000
New Orienns, to., Oeerniatila Natioual B'k.. iio,oS
Grafton, Mass., Natior.Rl Bank 2.ooo
Mneentown. N. J., First Katlonal Batik M.oot)
Havana, N. Y.. loiMXM)
Kew York, Atlnntlo i 23 000
Total subscriptions to date, $01,106,). '
Very respectfully,
John P. Bmei.ow, Chief of Loan Division.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street;
jOUAKD.
I won Susq Cl 6s i
89sh Reading It... 54j
o do boo. ns
l.ioo City 6a, New. 102V
f eno C A at ss,'8 s
loco do bj i
100 do 860.54-81
60 do 64-91
19 do 85
100 do B0. 647tf
ICS do 64
HO do ....W0.64-S4
60S sh Leh NavBt.. 85
ISshLeh R.... 61
1S1 do 61
10s sh Penan K.b30. 63 v
80S do 65
10S do 6fi3
83 sh Fhlla Ilk 106
ixuvuo rait gen m ds
Tcr
triOOOPhlla A K J a . . r
iM w Jer CS....1MV
llflPO Kch N SS, 62. 77V
1300 do 78
14009 Leu gold L... l
$9M rerkiomen s. 89
8 sh Mannf Bk... 81
10 sh Wech Bk
2Ci sh N Cent... . ;
6S sh Cent Trans. . .
MK8PH8. DS HAVEN It BROTH IB. NO. SO H. ThIM
Street, l'blladelnhla. renort the following nnof motih
U. 8. SS Of 181, llG Vil16; do. 1S62, 113 V(114;
dO. 1S64, 113t114; do. 1866, 113'i'ftlH; do. 19,
new.ll2,w112; do. 1S67, do. 112H4112; OA 168,
da 1 12V (j in; 10-40. 109'jio.-. C. 8. 80 Year
r cent. Currency, llfi'aiiewf : Gold. 110':
lli.V! Sliver, locxi09: union Paciflo Railroad
ist .aioru nonets, ss,9ss : Central Paciflo Ral
roaa, p?ioo.v ; union Faclfla Land urant Bond
81 'nasi v.
MESSRS. WILLIAM rAINTEIt ft CO.. NO. So 8. ThtM
street, report the following quotations: U. 8. ssof
lssi, iievaue,',; s-sos of isoa, 113.4114; do. ISos;
HS'.,(ait4; do. 1966, H3ail4; do., July, lS6o!
1124im: do., July, 1667, 112 v112; do. July.
1868, iia.vH87: 10-408, i;t,H9. U.S. Paciflo
It. K. Currency 6s, 116V4116.V. Oold, 110lliv.
ixabb .iiiiNBK, trotters, report this morninir
gold quotations as follows t
10 oo A. M Ill 111-09 A. M ltltf
10H2 110 11-10 " Ill
1S-35
10- 40
11- 08
Ill 11-85 ' Ill
; 119 110 " HI
Ill '12-08 P.M. llltf
Philadelphia Trade Heport.
Friday, April 2S. Seeds Cloverseed Is dull
and depressed ; 15 bass sold at 8c. per lb. Timothy Is
nominal at 150 and Flaxseed at 12-052-19.
The Flour market la devoid of animation, and the
tendency of prices Is decidedly downward. There
Is very little demand for shipment, and tho opera
tions of the home consumers are confined to their
Immediate wants. 800 barrets sold, Including super-
nne at, o-r; extras at i.j-idjs; Wisconsin extra
family at 87; Mluaesotado. do. at 87(97-26; Pennsyl
vania do. do. at S WM7; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at
7-25t7-75; and fancy brands at tt-25,as In quality.
itjeriuur may ue quoiea at o ou. in vorn Meal
nctniiipiieiDg.
The Wheat market is dull and depressed. Sa'.ea
of SUO bushels Indiana red at l 63; 4oo bushels Ohio
amber at 1 1-65, and sco bustieis prime Iadiana amber
at 119. Rye Is Arm at 1'121-15 for l'enusylvanla.
Corn conies forward freely, aad Is la limited demand
at the recant decline; sales of SOso bushels at 744
toc lor yenow anu ii(ric. ior vv estera mixed.
Oats are In rood demand, and the offer loirs are
quite liberal ; sales ot 4000 bushels Pennsylvania and
western at tf.ic. and auuo bustieis wmio at 640. in
Baiey and Malt nothnif doing.
WhUkv Is scarce and Arm ; sales of Western iron
boo nd at 93c.
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
lORT OF FHUUAPaLr-HlA. APRIL 83
BTATK O? rnEKUOUKTIR AT THE BTRNLKO TILEQBArH
' OFFICE.
8 A. M 63 1 11 A. M 64 8 P. M...--B3
SrN Risks..
Bun Sets...
6- 4 Moon Sets....
8 Sl II mil Water..
1-4T
8-19
By Cable.)
Lonpon, April SS. i he steamship Cambria, from
New York, touched at Plymouth tnia moraine-.
By Tdevraph.)
New Yob i, April 2S. Arrived, steamBhlp India,
front Glasgow.
Norfolk, Va,, April 28. The vessel reported
ashore yesterday on the Thimble Is the Hr. brig Ja
baon, bound for Baltimore ; she was gotten ou at
sr.M,
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Wyoming, Wntbank, bavaunah, Philadel
phia and bouthern Mall bteamship Co.
Steamer Tacony, Nichols, New York, W. M. Balr
A Co.
Steamer Concord, Norman, New York, do.
Steamer D. L'tley, Davis, New York, do.
bt'r Bristol, Wallace, New York, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug Joe Johnson, Ingraham, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde Co.
Tng Thomas Jefferson. Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. r. Clyde 4i Co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Havre-de-Grace, with.
a tow of barges, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug Fairy lueen Wilson, ilavre-de-Grace, with a
tow ol barges, W. T. Clyde A Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Br. ship Athensls, Baker, from Antwerp T' ,.
with mUse. to Orant A Son. Was ashor- Tf
i legger, but got off without apparent v - n 000
fcteamcr W. WhlUdin. Rlggans, 13 J?1'
tiinore, with mdse. aud passenger- V1" Tr '
Steamer A. C.Stliners, Dav -SX.0'
York, with nidse. to W. B. r ., 'J8,' ;rSours froa New
Br. bark Verona, An--. CT t.
with old iron and -IT." """J"
vessel to H. Cr
oSalk to S. L. Merchant A Co.
weather tll -" " ' fviouv4 ycij ucair.
. !-W 1. ."'A !.... ...Ion,,.,, I .x t.
Hi i kp - euuio paaaage.
.(.7. r"? v- Mcl'hersoa, Mason, 67 days from Mes.
sm, With fruit and brlrastoae to J. s. Seattergted
Vessel to Workman A Co. Experienced very severe
ga'ts, split same sails, d other damages,
Br. bark Hypatla, Mcr ee, days from Liverpool,
lth ftdse. to Penrose, Massey A cd.
Schr llattie A. Hall, Krlitain, fm RoanCke River
with lumber to ,'. P. Durton.
Schr James W. Ilalg, Brower, fm Newbern, N.C.;
with shingles to Norcrosa A Sheets.
Schr Jwtia 0. rirnrr, Diika, from Richmond, with
granite to Richmond Granite Co.
Schr Julia JC. Pratt, Ntckerson, from Boston, wltb
mdse. to captain.
Tug G. B. Hutching. Harman, from Baltimore.1
whh a tow of barges to W. r. Clyde A Co.
Tog Chesapeake, Merrlhew, from Baltimore. With
a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co.
AsTiuRE.
Ship Athciiali, Baker, front Antwerp, was ashore
yesterday ttorniijg oa Joe r'mgger. The tug A me.
rua was alongside. Reported by U. Virden, Jr., pilot.
MEMORANDA.
Stf amer Rattlesnake, Winnett, from Georgetown.'
D. C. arrived at kruif eport, Conn., last evening.
Br. balk guctn Victoria, Lynn, from Androsaaa
for New fork, put into Bermuda 2td lnsu, in dis
tress, having ex perienced a succession of gales; had
rudder damaged, forehouso stove In and gutted.
Biancneoas of batchhouse brokea, and bout store la ,
Correspendenre rf The Evening TvUrrapK
, KASTON A McMAUON'S BULLETIN.
1 Niw Yoke Officb, AprU 27. o barges leave ia
tow to-ntght, lor Baltimore, light.
BAi.Tinoaa Branch Ofhcb, April 87. The fol.
lowiiig barges leave in tow tc -night, eastward:
Maiy Tracy, Lugene, NlglitluRale, Carrie, D.
Joaes. i. Meyer, it eears, A. M. Vaudusen, Union
tink, and J. J. Muager, all with coal for New York.
Honest Abe, with coal, lor Brldgeion.
raiLASELraiA Brancb Office, April 88. The .
Gettysburg, with salt, and Mary JCear, with pin; iron,
for Baltimore, lert last night. '
Wtuther4 A. U., 2oih : Barometer, 29 18-20:
stormy; wind east last twenty-four hours. IJb.t'.
p.'cial Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
11 avhe-de-gkace, April as. The following boats
have In tow to-day :
Shaw, Towae A Co., with lumber to D. E. Trainer
& Co.
:icil, with grain to Hot nan A Kennedy.
Vuiy K. Davis, with lumber to D. B. Taylorfc Son,
Loijova, with lumber to Saylor, Day k Morle.
Naer'. withliia bn toNorertjws A Slicetz.
Juba Aloiv.i i!, wits liiiuoer to J. P. Woolverton.
W. i.trvora, with luuitier to A. H. Mcllvaln.
l'lieller A A'acalng, with coal to K. llaudwrson.
Jainrs b.jd, with coal to Andrews A Osier,
fram-ls Ciuir, wiih lutaUr, for YWluilcjrton, Del.
C " Sever aiorm on the bay yesterday, '.two eiupty
Ibuts liviu PhUudlphia buuly wrttktU. J, ll.