THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TIIUfeUAf, MAY .11, 13 . 1,
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HAKRISBUKG.
The Mate Conventions How to Hold
Pen a) lranlA Th Chairmanship of the
Republic! Central Committee Proba
ble Democratic Nomination, Ktc.
from an Occasional Cvrrenpon dent.
HiRRrsni RS, May 10. The tear approach
of the meetings ol the Republican and Djmo
cratic State Conventions the first next Wed
nesday, and the latter the week following has
caused an influx of prominent politicians here
from all parts of the State, together with the
head of the nation, who has, within the past
two weeks, been twice in this vicinity.
The nomination of Auditor-General and Surveyor-General
had really little to do with the
visit of President Grant to Lochlel on Saturday
week, and to Newvillo last Saturday. It is so
universally conceded that General IlirrUon
Allen, State Senator from Warren, will be nomi
nated for Auditor-General, and Colonel Beath,
of Schuylkill, for Surveyor-General that little
consideration is ulven to their nominations. The
Belectlon of a Chairman of the State Central
Committee Is the great question now agitating
the minds of high politicians in the State, for
whoever is selected far this important place next
week will, if successful, be called upon to run
the political machine of the Commonwealth
until after the Presidential election; hence the
great Importance of securing a competent
engineer. When Grant visited Lochiel,
the home of General Cameron, last Saturday
week, It was wholly with a view of arranging
thU matter. The President and his friend
Cameron went carefully over the result of the
State elections of lastyear, and in footing up the
electoral vote of the States that went Republican
and Democratic, it was ascertained there were
three more Democratic than Republican votes
cast; therefore It was determined necessary not
only to hold Pennsylvania loyal, but a Democra
tic State must be reclaimed. How to hold Penn
sylvania was the question discussed, and it was
agreed that Colonel John W. Forney was the
proper person to select as Chairman of the State
Central Committee, and In order to cause him
to work up to the full measure expected, it was
thought well to fix up this programme, and
acquaint C olonel Forney of . the fact U. S.
Grant for President, Simon Cameron for Vice
President, and John W. Forney for United
States Senator.
Whether the veil is too thick for Colonel
Forney to see through I cannot say, but astute
politicians like Colonel A. K. McClure and
others look on it in this way: Colonel Forney
may, in order to get Cameron out of his way for
the Senatorshlp, use his inflnonce to nominate
the Winnebago Chief Vice-President, but does
any one, ask they, believe for a moment that if
Cameron should be elected Vice-President he
would use his influence for the election of Colo
nel Forney to the United States Senate? Cer
tainly not: and the two intervening months,
from the time of the Presidential election in
November and the meeting of the Legislature
in January following, would be spent by the
Vice-President elect in aiding in the election of
Don Cameron as Senator, and to secure such a
result the whole political machinery of the
administration would be directed.
There seems to be a general impression here
that Colonel Forney will not serve. If bo, the
choice will doubtless fall upon M. S. Quay, of
the Beaver Radical.
The Democracy will, in all probability, select
Senator William M. Randall, of Schuylkill, as
the Chairman of their State Central Committee.
His being, in a measure, the representative of
the Young Democracy of the State, and having
so strong an influence with the worklngmen of
the mining regions, have caused him to be.
considered the most available man for the posi
tion. To insure success, in Democratic anticipation,
the popular Dick Coulter will, in all probability,
be selected for Auditor-General.
In the meantime Governor Geary remains
serene. He claims to have reached the full
measure of his ambition. General Knlpe alluded
a few days ago to his having, during the war,
one eye on the Rebels and the other on the
executive office of Pennsylvania. The Governor
declares the height of his ambition has been
reached, and he is now laboring to so perform
the duties, with that single-heartedness for the
public weal, as to merit the encomiums of his
fellow-citizens. To retire from executive duties
amid the plaudits of the people of this great
Commonwealth is the only ambition that dwells
within him.
The ticket not unpopular with Democrats in
this vicinity is Tecnmseh Sherman for Presi
dent, John W. Geary Vice-President, and Carl
Schurz Secretary of State, or anything else he
wants.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
nii Van Winkle" at the Museum .
A rival to Mr. Jefferson In his most popular
role of "Rip Van Winkle" has appeared In the
person of Mr. Robert McWade, a young actor
who has been performing at the Museum, Ninth
and Arch streets, during; the present week, with
considerable success. The play in which Mr.
McWade appears is announced as "an entirely
new adaptation" of Irvlng's story, but it is
painfully apparent that the author has received
more inspiration from Boucicault than he has
from Irving, and as Mr. McWade has copied
some of his best stage-business from Jefferson,
so has the concocter of this "new version" ap
propriated the situations of the play which the
acting of Mr. Jefferson has made famous. Even
the miserable rabbit story which spoils one of
the best scenes in Beucicault's play we Cad re
produced in all its essential features, with
a squirrel for the hero. This is not what we
have a right to expect in a play that lays claim
to originality, and the piece is especially open
to criticism, inasmuch as Boucicault, so far from
lmprolug on Irving, has obliterated all the finer
characteristics of the story, which in the hands
of a man of the slightest poetical feeling might
be turned into a very beautiful little drama
which would not depend entirely for success on
the genius cf a single actor. Taking Mr. Mc
Wade's play upon its individual meilts, it is In
some respects au improvement upon the better
known piece, and the denouement, when "Rip"
returns to find his wife dead and hU daughter
involved In difficulties from which it is la his
power to rescue her, is especially much happier.
The worst fault of the play is its excessive length.
The dramatic situations are none of them of a
very pronounced character, and the low con
versational tone in which the dialogue is con
ducted has a tendency to become monotonous
after there has been more than a couple of hours
of it. If tome of the verbiage could be elimi
nated, and the play thereby cut down about one
third, it would be vastly improved.
Mr. McWade's "Rip Van Wiukle ' it a tolera
bly close copy of Mr. Jefferson's performance,
and in the lat act, where "Rip" appears as an
old man, it will compare not unfavorably with
its original. la the early scenes, Mr. McWade,
vhi:e displaying considerable ability, which
will doubtless enable him to achieve an excel
lent reputation in time, misses almost entirely
the combined humor and pathos that make Mr.
Jefferson's "Rip" so delightful. Toe perform
ance it bo curiously like Mr. JefTerson'a in very
many particulars, that it is an excellent illus
tration of the power of genius to transform the
commonplace into something worthy of admira
tion. Mr. McWade can copy Jefferson's "busi
ness," his costume, his conversational tone, and
his various tricks of voice and ru inner, but he
cannot imitate the subtle charm that pervades
his "Rip" and elevates it to a high position as
a work of art, for this belongs to the indivi
duality of the artist, and is beyond imitation.
The City Amusements.
At the Academy or Music the spectacle of
27e Black Crook will be represented this even
ing The ballet of "Undine," which has been
Introduced during the present week. Is remark
ably beautiful, the same elegant good taste being
displayed in its arrnngement as in the other
features of the spectacle. t These have been
commented upon so often that it is scarcely
necessary to refer to them in detail, especially
ns it is Is admitted by thousands who have
witnessed the spetcacle that such
a combination of attractions has never
been presented in this citv before.
On Saturday there will' be a family matinee
for the accommodation of family parties, ladies,
children, and schools; and in order that all may
Lave a cbance to behold the splendors of The
lilack Crook; the price of admission has been
placed at fifty ceuts to all parts of the house.
On Monday next Miss Betty Rigl, a very ele
gant and graceful dancer, will appear.
AT the Walnut Mrs. Bowers will this
evening arpear In her great role of "Lady
Audley," in John Brougham's drama of The
Mystery of Audley Court.
At tub Arch Mr. John Brougham will this
evening personate "Corydon Foxglove," in the
comedy of Flies in the Web. The farce of A
Thumping Legacy will be given as an afterpiece.
at tub uhesnct a representation of the
comedy of Saratoga will be given this eveulng.
At the American a variety of attractions
will be presented this evening.
On Friday there will be a family night, when
a combination of attractions will be oiTered tor
the delectation of ladies, children, and family
parties. On this occasion, in addition to other
Interesting features, the Japanese tronne of
acrobats and jugglers, of which little "All
itigni is ine Drignt particular star, will exhibit
some of their most wonderful feats of strength
and skill. The performances of these Japanese
are entirely different from those of our acrobats
and jugglers, and they are exceedingly
curious. Those who have not yet seen them
should by all means do so, while those who
have been amued and astonished by the skill
with which the most diflicult feats are executed
can well afford to see them again. In addition
to the Japanese, there will be beautiful ballets,
Ethiopian burlesques, a comic pantomime, and
a great variety of other attractions, which
cannot fall to make the evening pass plea
santly. On Saturday there will be a family matinee.
At the Museum, Ninth and -Arch streets,
Mr. Robert McWade will appear this evening
as "Rip Van Winkle."
A Second Guikd Organ Concert will be
given this evening at the Arch Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, corner of Broad and Arch
streets. The concert will be conducted by Mr.
II. G. Thunder, who will be assisted by 8pencer
Hndnnt, Richard Zeckwlr, the Haydn String
Quartette, and others performers.
Mr. E. L. Davenport. The Boston papers
are lavish in their praises of Mr. E. L. Daven
port, the celebrated actor, some of them de
voting a whole colnmn of criticism to his won
derful impersonations. The Advertiser of Tues
day eay si
Mr. Davenport's engagement began at the Globe
latt evening, and the theatre was tilled with an ap
preciative and enthusiastic audience. The play was
A Xew Way to Pay Old UebU, or Massinger. Mr.
Davenport appeared as "Sir Giles Overreach." Very
many of our readers are familiar with this most
masterly impersonation, which deserves to rank
with the best pieces of acting which the American
stage Is capable of producing. The piece was gives
with the same eminent actor in the principal part at
the Globe In the earlj part of last summer. And
we can do no better now than to repeat the judg
ment of the performance expressed at that time In
this paper by one of the most skilful and critical of
pens;..
"Mr. Davenport's 'Sir Giles Overreach' is, on the
whole, his greatest impersonation. Ills rare natural
gifts of presence and voice do him no good in this
part, but tils varisd experience, his thorough Hnlsh
and cultivation, and, above all, his rare power of
charactertzatlou, combine to; perfect and re floe
his performance in a remarkable degree. Every
shade of the various passions that excite the
wretched, cruel, miserly usurer Is so delicately and
yet so strongly brought out by Mr. Davenport's
superb yet quiet acting in the earlier scenes that
when the climax arrives, and 'Sir Giles,' plunged
In a vortex of disappointment, ruin, and retribu
tion, after a burst of demoniac insanity, falls dead,
the effect is simpiy territtc, and the audience shud
der at the wonderful acting while they admire
the art."
The impression produced upon the house last
night was very profound Incessant applause, and.
better than that, the most absorbed attention, ex
hibiting the complete command which the artist
obtained over the feeling and imagination of his
auditors. The performance, indeed. Is one which
no student of the dramatic art in its nobler manifes
tations can miss without losing a high artistic plea
sure. .
HELMBOLD.
Ills New Continental Drug Palace.
Lost night the vicinity of the Continental
Hotel was thronged by people who were anxloa
to catch a glimpse for it could hardly be more
from the press of the crowd of Dr. II. T.
llelmbold's drug palace, which then was opened
to public inspection. This enterprising and
popular druggist, having by a close application
to his pursuit gained a great fortuns, returned
to his native city to establish this exquisitely
beautiful drug emporium, where there would be
kent an illimitable supply of that wonderful
preparation which has brought health and
strength to thousands of repining mortals, and
which raised its compounder to lame and alllu-
tuce. The store which was opened last night
merits the more dignified title of drug palace,
for it presenU to the eye all that is splendid
and charming in Oriental decorations. In its
arrangement and construction there was a lavish
expenditure in keeping with the wealth and the
generosity of the successful Doctor. The floor
is oi ponsnea marine, tesKeiateu. tpua tue
cast side of the room extends a countsr of the
pureet Italian marble, beautifully carved, upon
which rest cases of heavy French-plate glass.
mounted with silver. The coiling and walls are
frescoed in the highest style of the decorative
art, the tints being delicate and chaste. Against
the eastern wall we have the cases, arranged
elegantly and backed with mirrors, which double
the proportions of the room to the eye. In
these cases we have an almost illimitable array
of phials, jars, and kindred receptacles for the
drugs which are to carrv "healing oa their
wings. At intervals in this case there
are alcoves filled with beautiful Grecian
and Etruscan vases, from which steal the most
refreshing perfumee. On the opposite side, and
between the heavy plate-glass windows which
open Into the hallway of the Continental, are
other cases, whose matchless appearance chains
the eve with admiration. Surmounting these
are alcoves filled with rare gems of art. Scat
tered about are graceful bronze statuettes.whleh
enhance the rich appearance of this modern
palace. Depending from the ceiling are four
glittering chandeliers, each adorned with a gta?s
pestle and mortar, and each arranged for ten
jets. In the rear of the store are two richly
furnished private olllces, and to the left of the
entrance door on Chesnut street a soda foun
tain, oe tan-on al in form. each side
faced with a polished slab of Tennessee
marble. The prominent colors which strike the
eve are French purple, lavender, aud a dark
shaded red and gilt. The tout ensemble Is of
buch reuearkable richness that the looker-on
cannot repress an exclamation of surprise and
admiration, the 'ornaments are so profuse and
arranged with so much taste, the arrange
ment of the mirrors, which give to the apart'
ment a fictitious proportion, which the be
holder can scarcely believe is not real, the ele
gance of the wall decorations, and the supply of
drugs, make the store one of the most com-
f'lete. and, withont qnestion, the most attractive
n this section of the country. This morning it
was thronged, and the talented corps of clerks,
under the supervision of Mr. Albert Helmbold,
were busy In satisfying the wants of the many
patrons of the new establishment Dr. Helm
bold by this project gains In our city more ad
mirers and greater renown.
We copy the following meritorious notices
from the columns of Forney's Prest of to-day: J
PROGRESS OF AMERICAN OBXWS.
A NEW PHILADELPHIA INDUSTRT.
In our local columns this mornlnc we five a
slight description of the opening of the new
"lemple of Pharmacy of Dr. H. T. Helmbold.
which occupies the old reading-room of the
Continental Hotel. As a rule, Philadelphia
merchants have until quite recently been singu
larly averse to making the interior of their
stores attractive, and we are glad to observe
that a better era is dawning, and they are be
coming educated to the necessity of so doing. '
The employment In the fitting np of stores of
mechanics whose branches of business, we pre
sume, are usually catalogued as useful arts, but
which embrace beauty, richness of conception,
and delicacy of touch, speaks well for the increas
ing naethetic taste of our population, and bv the
encouragement of our architects and builders
Philadelphia may soon boast of being not only
the manufacturing centre of the United States,
but the home of all those arts which so closely
approach the fine arts as to defy separation.
Dr. llelmbold's new store is the most beautiful
in our city, and the taste displayed in its con
ception reflects great credit upon the architect,
Mr. John Stewart, to whose labor Philadelphia
is greatly indebted. Nothing has been neglected
that could add to the magnificence of this em
porium; and, what is very rare, the finish of
even the most hidden parts of the store Is com
plete. What particularly attracted our atten
tion was the fact that all the multifarious orna
mental work which is seen in every direction is
composed entirely of papier-mache of Philadel
phia manufacture, which exceeds in beauty of
finish and artistic merit anything of the descrip
tion we ever examinea.
The substitution of papier-mache for wood has
been the subject of much study, but there has
always been great dllHculty in adapting it to
ornamental wcrk. In Europe it is much uses
in architectural enrichment, being preferred to
wood and similar materials; in Paris it had
attained such general use as to entirely super
sede plaster, which now is used only for walls
and plain work. In tne manner of preparing
papier-mache followed in Europe it is found
necessary to carve over the surface and cover
it with a solution of whiting and gelatine, after
which it is sand-papered and finished up.
Although this makes it expensive, it is, on ac
count of its freedom from cracking, preferred to
wood.
About three years since Mr. Edward S. Judge,
of Baltimore, took out a patent upon papier
mache work, by the use of which he is enabled
to take it from the moulds in a condition as fine
and sharp as a plaster cast, and of almost any
degree of strength. Six mouths later he came
to this city, to use It in the ornamentation of
looking-glass frames for the most extensive
factory of that Kind in tne country, and so well
did the process succeed, that in a short time the
enterprising firm monopolized the trade in large
mirror frames. About a year since, with Mr.
John R. White and others, he formed the
i'ansian Marble Company tor the introduction
of this industry into general use, and
especially for architectural purposes, and its
success is already assured. Yesterday we visited
the ofllce of the company, and were shown or
naments of pure paper with surface almost as
fine as polished marble, and of such strength
that a fall of twenty or thirty feet on a stone
pavement would not break them. It ta&es the
finest impressions, and can be made
into the largest forms. We were shown
figures, five feet in height, designed to
stand the weather; brackets in bronze,
superior to any non-metallic Imitation we have
seen, aisd in walnut that cannot be distinguished
from the wood; pedestals enamelled the same as
slate, which appeared to be equally durable with
that article, and certainly as handsome. We
were informed upon inquiry that tnis material
has already been used in exposed architectural
ornamentation in Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
lork. and Washington, in some instances tor
over three years, without the slightest com
plaint. Dr. Helmbold s establishment will long remain
a monument to the beaaly and finish of their
work, as we understand that, in connection wun
their papier-mache ornaments, to them and
their artists is due all the artistic encaustic
painting and gilding in which the cases and
wood-worK nave been nnisnea. for tnis pur
pose they employ the best talent among artists,
and the result is a harmony in architectural
finibh which has hitherto been but too seldom
seen in our city.
Tbeoulceoi the company is jno. yi7 Hansom
street, but in a few days they will remove to
jnos. 4o5 and 43 jNortn iwentn street, ineir
rapidly increasing business demanding a mare
commodious establishment.
C I T Y ITEM S.
To Consumptives. Wilbor's Con Liver Oil inn
Limb has now been before the publio for ten years,
and bos steadily grown into favor and appreciation.
This conld not be the case unless the preparation
was of undoubted and high intrinsic value. The
combination of the Phosphate of Lime with pure Cod
Liver Oil, as prepared by Dr. Wllbor, has produced
a new phase in the treatment of Consumption and
all diseases of the Lungs. This article can be taken
by the most delicate invalid without creating the
disgusting nausea which is such a prominent objec
tion to the Cod Liver Oil when taken without Lime,
This preparation Is prescribed by the regular faculty,
and sold by the proprietor, wholesale and rtail, A.
B. Wilbob, Chemist, No. ICG Court Street, B stoD,
and by drugglbts generally.
General Debility Ybgetikb In this com
plaint the good effects of the Vegetine are realized
immediately after commencing to take it, as debility
enotes deiiclency of the blood, aud V egetlue acts
directly upon the blood. There is no remedy that
will restore the health from debility like the vege
tine. It Is nourishing and strengthening, purities
the blood, regulates the bowels, quiets the nervous
system, acts directly upon the secretions, and
arouses the wio e system to action, it has never
failed in this complaint.
To Insure Health ano Proper Digestion you
Should use IlELMBOLPS CATAWBA OKAPB TILLS
Tnry are composed of Fluid Extract Rhubarb and
Fluid Extract Catawba Grape Juice. They excite
digestion, nourish and invigorate the system, aud
purge out all the humors that grow and rankle In
the blood. Ubi.mboi.o'8 sarsaparilla makes New,
Fresh, and Healthy Blood, and Beautifies the Com
plexlon.
St. James Hotel, Boston. If our friends will
kindly Inform us, either by telegram or by letter, of
their intended arrival, we shall be better prepared
lor their comfort. The reputation of this new ana
elegant establishment is such as to require no com
menu
Transient board Four Dollars per day. .
proprietor St. James Hotel, Boston,
r. Willi m W. Cassidt. the Jeweller at No. 8
South Second street, has one of the largest and must
attractive stocks of all kinds of Jewelry and Silver.
ware in the city. He has also on nana a one assort
ment of One American Western Watches. Those
who nnrcliase at this store at the present time are
certain to get tne wertn oi meir muuej.
Burn ett'8 Cocoaikb A perfect halr-dresslng.
A. fc. Hamilton's
(standard Siwino Machine Offici,
No. too Chesnut Strebt.
Howe's, drover fc Baker's, Folsom's, and other
Orst-class machines sold f 10 per month and to rent
Veubtinb purifies the blood, and gives a good
clear complexion.
Bcrnbtt's BAU.13T0N Ths best cosmetic.
FOURTH EDITION
SHOCKING OUTRAGE IN ST. LOUIS
Pennsylvania legislature.
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
The Treaty in the Senate.
Its Probable Ratification.
The Philadelphia Relief Storoship.
Evening Cable Quotations.
Etc.. Ete., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc
FROM WASMIjYGTOJV.
Tike Treaty In the Senate.
Special Desjtatch to The Evening Telegraph.
W ashington. May 11 The Foreign Rala.
tions Committee resumed their sessions again
this morning, and will be in session all day, with
the expectation of being; able to report on the
treaty when the 8enate meets to-morrow. They
will not allow any amendments to be made fu
committee, but will leave the matter for tho
SeDate to determine what shall be done with
those proposed by Sumner and others. The fac
that a majority of the senate can amend the
treaty leads Sumner and his friends to hope
that they will be able to secure such as they
desire.
The Probabilities
are that the treaty will be ratified as it stands.
Naval Orders.
Instructions have been Issued by the Secre
tary of the Navy for the Wachnsett to leave on
the first of June for Europe to join the European
qnaaron. in place of the Richmond, ordered
home.
Subscriptions to the New Loan
are larger to-day than for some time past. Tho
Secretary expects a lance increase in subscrip
tions when the bonds are ready to deliver, which
will be In a very few days.
uef patches were received this momma: throusrh
the State Department, giving accounts of the
Cattle Disease
which prevails through 8outh America, Indicat
ing the nature of the disease and the remedies
which may be used to prevent its extension in
1MB country.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. I
Exclusively to The Evening TeXegrapK
Washington. May 11.
The Committee on Foreign Relatione
held an adjourned meeting at the Capitol to-day
in lurtner consultation on the treaty of VY ash-
lngton. The Assistant Secretary of State, Oavis,
was wun them several hours, giving explana
tions concerning its various provisions.
ice representations concerning
The Imprisonment of Captain Griffin,
of the American schooner Llllias, by the authori
ties oi saeua 10 urande. are undergoing exami
nation at the Department of 8tate.
Although no positive Information can be
ascertained regarding
Mr. Buicroft' Resignation
as Minister to Berlin, the report is not discre
dited in official circles.
All the symptoms of
W. XV. Corcoran' Case
are seriously discouraging. The hopes which
have hitherto cheered his friends have painfully
diminished, and they now await with trembling
anxiety as they watch with earnest Interest
every new indication.
A Delegation from Westminster,
in company with Postmaster-General (Jreswell,
visited the President to-day, to invite him to
atteud the agricultural fair at that place in
October next. The President promised to do
so provided he shall return from California in
time.
Government Weather Report.
War Dkpartment. Officb of thb Cuikf Signal
Officer, Wasuingt-, May 11 10-30 A. M Synop
sis for the past tuuty-four hours: The weather
reins Ids unchanged on the Paciflc coast. The ba
rometer has verv generally fallen in and north of
the Ohio Valley and in the extreme northwest. The
highest pressure still remains over Lakes Erie and
Michigan and In Maryland. Temperature has de
cidedly increased over this entire region. The
storm which prevailed early e dnesd ay morning
irom tne isiuo itiage to Louisiana, arter abating
during the day, developed last night into a small but
severe storm in Georgia and South Carolina. North
east winds with cloudy weather now prevail from
Tennessee to Maryland and eastward to the Atlan
tic The barometer is quite low, with northerly
winiiB Hi ofj went. riu.
Probabilities. it is probable that very warm
weather, with the falling barometer, will to-day be
experienced in the west and northwest. Gentle and
fresh wind on the lakes and East Atlantic Partially
cloudy weather in tne .Middle states ami cloudy and
clearing weather In the southern and Gull States.
Specie Shipment.
Boston, May 11 The steamship Siberia took out
.'jtn,uuu in specie to-oay.
rOXSYLYAXIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
Haiuiisi:cro, May 11. Iiouse bill Incorporation lbs
A-aurvi nua iiupiuveiueufc vowaanj eaiue up oa Ultra
rendm.
Mr. lli'lioefeli laid he mutt nrot.Ant iirainit. th
FBBgot iLisbill. A mere glance does nut show ttis
till purport of lU f provisions, for really tUa whole
Rial u coaiaiaaa is m iew worus, ana tnose ara i
I lie right to railroad companies to purchaae the iwsli of
tbia company. Tne bill was intended to close the laat
nod only avenue open to tbe publio to miue coal in
hubuylkill oounty, and give tbe eieluure rigbt t9 a large
corporat ion.
It cornea bere under tbe auanioea of a coroeratioa roar).
who aaka for ita paaiuige so tbey may do wbat ler a law
paseed a few year ago they are expresaly prohibited from
rtoinir. soinir into Bcbuylkill and luinins ooaL Thia oornu.
ration was trying to monopolize tbe ooal land m that
county, and tbia bill will give them tbe exclusive right to
operate, in granting mis monstrous aouiitnn tne L.t)i'i
lulure would undermine tke principles of free and ripro
a entjtt.ive a-overljuient.
I He urotekted asainst agents of thia CorDOration imnortnn-
ing benaiora to vote for tbe bill, and urged in the name of
tue couhumers or coal anu ei tne pour men o! me btate,
that this outrage a humanity, as be termed it, should
not be petpetrated.
Tbe yeas and naya were called, and tbe bill passed by 18
to 11, as tollows
Msrs. Albright, Anderson, Ii rod head, Conaall, Oraw-
ford, JJavis, DecDen, uunrmi, t lnciluy, ttens.ey, Kerr,
Kaigbt.kMiller, alumina, Kagle, Osaterhout, Petriken,
I'm man, voting syc.
Mua.ra A Hun. Killincfelt. Brook. Da!imitr mil
Evans. Uliuatead, KaoiUll, WarUl, Wane, and VVal
tare, Pl ti", u -
r Menor. Buckalew, Oraoam, Rutan, and Tamer being
absent or not voting.
Senate bill incorporating the Media and West Chs.ter
Narrow 1-auge itauruau ooiiipauy. ru.
TBB APPBOI'KIATIOM HILL,,
Mr. Purman, from tbe 1 inane Committee, reported
tbe ueoeial Appropriation uiu, ana u was luiuieuiateiy
taken up.
Tin m. tinn of Mr. Ratan tbe salary of the Oemii v Secre
tary of tbe Common a ealtn waa mads i&il) instead of
House.
The first special order was the consideration ef the
K.aiii autitilemcut lor the judiciary which urevida that
when a vacancy in a judgeship ooours in the last year of
tbe judicial term it bball be tilled at the next ensuing
election, aud that tbe appointment of the (ioverner snail
continue only nil tee genersiielectiou : provided (bat the
(jovtrnur shall appoint in all oases whsre tbe people fail
.lu,it at tha aeneral election. The bill naased rinallv.
Tbe neit special order was the (Senate supplement to
th ant for the regulation ol' borough, introducing tha
cumulative system that now prevail in liluomsburg luto
all boiougn elections.
Mr. blrang waa iree to oumeoa mai oiu not miiy un
derstand lb question. This was an experiment to remedy
a prevailing evil. He failed to see wbat birm could come
from tola bill. It only tested on a small scale the plan
which was said by lis frieudi to be erticient tor good, and
it could not all act tha politics of the btate.
New York Produce Market.
Niw Yoke. May 11. Cotton quiet but firm: niH-
dling uplands, lo'.c. ; inldclliuR Orleaun. 15,c.Fiour
nr(utr;SUteatlo-7uv4tt5; Ohio, lo-aJVrfs t8; West
ern, 5-louiuo: houthern, IS . W heat firmttr;
new sprinK, $i7il bH, ailoat; winter red and amber
WesUrn,l-Cou3lt2 Corn tlrui; mixed Western, soj.
Oats steady at 6460c. lieef steady, I'ork. quiet
and steady. Whisky quiet at lc.
FliOM EUROPE.
fBT SPflOTIATSD mi?;.
Exehihirtly to The Evening Telegraph.
Ulsappearnnre of Uenertal Rossel.
Finis, May 11. Geueral Rossel was arrested
yesterday and placed in the custody of a Na
tlonal Gnard, and a few hours afterwards both
dif appeared, and neither of them has ns yet been
recaptured. The principal attack of the Ver-
saillists is expected at Antneil and Pont des
Jour. Both sides are masslae troops, and a
great battle is anticipated.
Delescluze is appointed Delegate Minister of
War to the Commune.
The official reports to the Commnne deny
that the Versaillists have won any victory.
Loudon, May 11.'
The Pnlare of Imxrmbnrg .
has been offered to tbe city of Paris for holding
municipal councils.
Vkksaillbs, May 11. The Government has
eslabliehcd batteries at Chateau Becon, at the
Boulevard Eugene, at Neullly, and at Gennevll-
lers.
The Storeehlp Ilelief.
London, May 11. The United States store-
ship Relief, from Philadelphia, laden with pro
visions for the sufferers in France from the late
war, has arrived off the Scilly Islands.
A Oicnt Famine.
London, May 11. Special despatches from
Bombay report a iamine In Persia from lack
of rain, and that thousands of the inhabitants
were dying.
Ship jVewe.
London. May 11. Arrived out. steamshlo3
Dentschland, Britannia, and Paraguay; and ship
Cleopatra, from New York.
FROM THE WEST.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph.
Abduction, Itobbcry, and Violation of a
l ouug (jilri.
St. Louis, May 11. Mrs. Fisher has applied
for a warrant for tbe arrest of a man named
Rice, whom she charged with kidnapping and
violating her daughter, fifteen years old. The
girl says that on Sunday evening, while going
to church, Rice seized her in the street, gagged
her and forced her into a carriage, and drove
to a part of the cicy unknown to her, where she
was thrust into a cellar without windows or fur
niture. He stripped her and gave her old
clothes, and took four rings from her fingers,
cutting one of them off. He then violated her
person and left her with a loaf of bread and a
jug of water.
The next day he came again and outraged her.
and yesterday he repeated the act. Last night
he blindfolded her and took her around tho city
in a carriage and left her at the corner of Eighth
and Washington streets. Rice told her that her
mother had threatened to shoot him, and now
she would have something to shoot him for.
Mrs. Fisher made a statement that she had
known Rice since she was a girl; she had re
peatedly taken him to her house when he was
sick and cared for him; that he had seduced her
daughter when she was fourteen years sld, and
bad subsequently violated her; she had threat
ened to shoot him, and would do so if the law
did not punish him.
The warrant was Issued.
FROM CUBA.
BT ASSOCIATED FRB33.
Excluniieh to The Evening Telefraph.
Yeuezuela Ports Blockaded.
Havana, May 10. The advices from Vene
zuela state that by a decree of the Government
the ports of Camana, Barcelona, Carupano, and
Maturin are declared to be blockaded.
Another decree of Blanco's orders that all
goods passing from the ports of Venezuela for
Ntw Granada
Be Charged Full Ditties,
according to the Custom House laws of Vene
zuela. The measure has called forth a general
outcry from foreign merchants, who are the
principal losers. Blanco refuses to pay all in
ternational claims.
Au Outbreak t Caracas
is expected, headed by Generals Lucien -Men-doza
and Aristiqua, both Liberals, and formerly
friends of Blanco.
The Late Stephen Moruis and tub Com
mercial Exchange. At a meeting of tbe
Board of Managers of the Commercial Excange,
held this morning, Seth J. Comly, Esq., Presi
dent, announced the death of Stephen Morris, a
member of the association. The following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whtrtat, The association baa heard, with the deepest
sorrow, of tba death ol their fellow-member, Stephen
Morris, therefore
Ittnolred, That ia bis loss we mourn one whose business
and aocial relations bad endeared biui to every one.
Mwf, That a committee of three members be ap
pointed to tender the sympathies of this body to bis
afbicted family, and tbat a copy of tba above preamble,
and resolutions be entered upon the minutes of tha asso
ciation. ROBERT C.RAY. )
E. P. KERNH.V. V Committee.
JOSEPH MILLER,
legal mTss&i para-op.
A Very Small Case.
Court of Quarter. StMHiona Judge Finlettei:
Iiusiness was very sliw in this cjurt to-day. and
after couslderable dulay the District Attorney suc
ceeded in getting on only a very small case, in wnicU
3Iartba Connor, who sat In the rtocn with a Pule
baby In her arms, was prosecuted by Wnllam Mur
ray upon the c barges of inalioious m'somef and as
sault and batterv. They ocaupled tliilerent room
in a tenement house, and Murray said this woman
accused bis wife or steallnK from her, and forced
an entrance luto bis rouin in order to recover
it, in doing which ehe broke the UlDHof tlie door,
lie at once had tier tskwn before an Alderman, where
he made this complaint against her and then she
si rock. Here was a second oii'i:nse which was placed
to her account, and she was hauled oiT to prison on
tbe'iMliof April, and there she and Uor infant had
remained until to-dy, another child but live years
old beiDgr left In the tenement house without her
care and protection. E. M. Ctiipman, Esq., seeing
the dlctreesmg situation in which the man Murray
had placed the poor Irlfiid'css woman, volunteered
bis services for her defense, put the proseuutor
through a course o( sharp qacntlomng, in-ule an In
dignant speech to the jury, and obtained a verdict of
not puilty, and Mrs. Connor weht home to make up
her iofcsts.
Civil Ca.
VUtrict Court, So. lJiulje Hare.
Lloyd H. Walton vs. Edward P. liall. An action
to rectiver for fccrvlees rendered in superintending
the building of a house. Verdict for plaiatirt,
riainacl McClennan vs. Thomas T. Moore t Jos.
Cruuse. An action on a mechanic's lieu. Verdict lor
plaintiff. t94-b4.
John 11. Bprluger, trustee, under the l ist wrlll and
testament of Margaret .1. Itogers va. Eliza Arundel,
executrix. An action to recover arrears of rent for
piemUes on broad street. On trial.
District Court, No. t Judge Lytul.
"William Siocklin vs John Devinnv. An action to
recover daaiages for injuries to plaintlil resuitlnii
lrom aesault and battery commuted upon him by
defendant. Verdict for platntltr, fiooe.
James White vs William Mot allum, Henry Mc
t allum, Orlando Crease, Andrew J. Sloan, aud
John W Clark. An action to recever damages for
Injuries received by piainiiu m mums mm u upuu
coal inlet In front of defendants' place of business
In Chesuut street, above Fifth. Ou trlalj
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FIFTH EDITXOKT
THE LATEST NEWS.
TheCoianecticntElectiom
The Slate Senaie Decides It..
Republican Ticket Elected:
Marshall Jewell, . Governor.
THE MACE-C0BUHI7 FIGHT
Broken Up by the X&ilitary.
Ktei, Etc., Etc., etc., Ktei, Kte.
FROM JVEJV YORK.
bt associated press.
The Mare-Cobnrn Fight Broken Up.
Pokt Dover, Ontario, May 11 Ten steam-
tngs have landed two miles west of this place
with tne prize-fighters.
Toronto, May 11. Fifty armed volunteers
have just left Simcoe, about four miles from.
Port Kyers for the battle-ground to prevent tho
fight.
SECOND DESPATCH. . .
Port Dover, Ontario, May 11. The fight
between Cobnrn and Mace was prevented by
the Canadian authorities. The men were ia
splendid condition, and entered the ring shortly'
after noon.
During the first round, and before a blow had -been
struck, tbe Sheriff and County Judge, .
bached by a number of soldiers from Simcoe,-.
dispersed the crowd, who fled In every direc
tion. The fight Is postponed indefinitely. .
FROM NEW ENGLAND.-
bt associated press.
Exclusively to The Evening Jelepraph,
The Connect lent Senate Declares the Re-
publican Ticket Klccted.
Hartford, May It The Senate to day
passed a resolution declaring Marshall Jewell
and other Republican candidates for State ofll
ces elected.
Lientenant-Governor Tyler took the oath of .
ofllce In the Senate Chamber, the House having,
inadvertently omitted to appoint a . committee
to wait upon the Governor.
He will not take the oath of office until Tues
day next, to which day both houses have ad
journed. There will be an inaugural parade
and the usual election day ceremonies on Tues
day, and Governor Jewell will communicate his -message
to the Legislature. The joint standing--committees
were announced to-day in bothi
houses
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