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VOL. XV. NO. 14G.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1871.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE C10LIE SKIP HOHROR.
Details of the Awful Affair.
N. Y. Central Railroad Collision.
Last Hours of Vallandighnm.
"Se a Good Soy, Charlie."
Rutgers College Commencement.
Etc., Etc.. Etc.. Etc., Etc, Etc.
BURNED AT SEA.
Six Hundred Chinamen Roasted Alive on
a Coolie Ship A Fiery Prison Story of a
Survivor.
The Hong Kong Mail of the 12th of May gives
the following particulars of the burning of a
coolie ship oil the coast ot China, of which some
mention has already been made in our tele
graphic despatches:
On the 4th Inst, a ship formerly known as ttio
Dolores Ugarte sailed from Macao under the new
name of Don Juan, with 650 coolies, for Callao. Ou
the 6th, when sixty miles to the southward of Horn?
Kong, a lire broke out. How the tire was caused Is
not yet positively known. The lire gained the mas.
tcry over the ship. While it was doing so the hatches
were kept battened down upon the passengers for
the spacu of one hour. When the captain aud most
of the crew had made their escape the fasten
ings of the hatches were removed;
Olty or sixty of the "passengers" who
vere nearest to . the deck were thereby
enabled to escape, to bang ou to a floating mast,
and ultimately to be picked up by a flshiug tjunk,
aud brought ou to Hong Kong; out all the rent of
the "passengers" remained ou board, suffocated aud
"stewed in their own fat," until the ship was totally
burned. That is t-e simple Bt&tctieut of aa inci
dent which exceeds in horror anything that has
ever before occurred In the history of tno Micao
coolie trade.
Leung Athew, one of the coolies who was
rescued and brought to Ilong Kong, gives the
following narrative:
Nobody was allowed to smoke. We had five lights
In the hold all night long. There were about tea
lorelgners acting as sentries In the hold. They had
swords and rattans. I have not seen them use the
nutans. They were oa duty night and day. On the
third day after we sailed, shortly after our brea
last, there was a era ou board. The Ure occurred!
the aft part, lu a room adjoining our hold. Tli
moke came Into our hold in a great volume. It had
a strong smell of gunpowder. 1 heard no explosion
whatever before the alarm of Are. There was no
foreigner in the bold at the time. No foreigner came
Into our hold during the fire. Tne hatch grating
was never opened all the while. The smoke came
in very thick, nd a great many were suffocated.
More than one hour after the smoke first came luto
our hold the hatch grating was torn off by somebody,
by one of the cooks 1 believe. We all ma le a push
for the hatchway. 1 was partially suU'ocated wnen I
got to the hatchway, and 1 could nut get up It.
borne Chinamen pulled me op. The tire had then
reached the hatc'iway. My face was severely
burned in my attempt to get up the hatch. (The whole
of the left side of tnls man's face presents a mass
of roasted flesh, besides several burns about the
arms and hands.) When I came up the whole ship,
from the mainmast to the stern, was a mass or
flames. The foremast had not caught lire then.
About 20 men clung to the rigging, aud there were
more than 10 others holding to the bowsprit. 1 was
holding to the anchor chain. The anchor was dang
ling at tne side or tne snip, in tne now. i seated
myself on the anchor, and my hauds were holding
to the chain.
bin this position I watched the progress of the Ore.
When the Ure readied the woodwork which held the
anchor-chain, I was tumbled luto the sea with the
anchor. 1 could swim a little, and I swam to a
burned spar which was floating on the water.
There were three or four others besides me holding
to this spar. It was a Braall spar. When I fell into
the water it was about one hour after I came
out of the hold. Wnen I came on deck I could
not see any foreigners, nor did I see any boats.
I was very much confused, and was partly insen
sible from the effects of my burns. There
was a larger spar floating on the water, and more
than ten men were holding on it. I could not say
what had become of the men that clung on this
larger spar. I and the others that held to the
smaller spar were carried away by the current, and
It was because of this that I did not see what had
become of the larger spar and Its men. We were
carried away much faster by the current, as we
had fewer men and our spar was much smaller.
1 was carried so far away from the burn
ing ship that I could hardly see her. I was
picked up by a Ashing junk that passed In the
evening of the same day the Are occurred. There
was no fighting on board on the day or the tire
Nothing unusual took place in the hold that day.
We could play at dominoes or dice in the hold. My
treatment on board the fishing junk was very good,
but I could not eat, as my pain is very great. I
could not tell how the fire originated. On our way
here on that fishing junk we saw many persons oa
the water, but the Junk people would not receive
them, as they had no money. Before I left the
burning wreck I saw blood ooze out from the sides
of the vessel from the hole where the coolies were
lodged.
YALLIMHGIIAM.
The Final Scene "Be Goad Boy,
Charlie."
From a long letter In the Cincinnati Gazette
of the 19th inst. we make the following ex
tracts: Between 12 and 1 o'clock, when an ashy pale
ness had taken the place of the usual rubyness
on his cheeks, when he had lain almost silent
and with closed eyes for nearly two hours, when
bis breathing was becoming ominous and his
pulse was counting off bAs life at a fearfully ac
celerated speed, the doctors felt anxious lest
they might not be doing their duty in withhold
ing from him knowledge of his real situation.
Dr. Bcovllle remained in the room to await an
occasion to break the intelligence to him. Mr.
VallandlKham did not otter it. Dr. Bcovllle had
to make the advance, lie went to the bedside,
and said: "I suppose you are aware of the dan
gerous nature of your injury?" "I understand
it, and appreciate it fully," answered the dying
man, with firm but falling voice.
THE ONLT BOM AND THE SURGEON.
At a few minutes past one the rattle of a
rapidly driven buggy ceased at the hall door.
The stairway resounded to a lirht brisk tread.
and Dr. Reeves stopped a moment at the door
of the room where death had been for four
hours. He spoke first to the surgeons, then
stepped briskly to the bedside, exchanged a few
words with Mr. Vallaudigham, who aeked in a
tone that could scarcely be heard, how he came
The doctor answered, "In a buggy, and I
brought Charley. Do you want to see htm ?"
"Yes," spoke the failing voice, only a few hours
before so strong and magical.
Dr. Reeve stepped to the door, and said, "Bring
Charlie up." The son was at the head ot the
stairs la a minute, lie is a nae-iooking lad,
Inst sixteen, has much the features ot his lather.
and is of tall, lithe, and slender but well-knit
form.
BT THE BEDSIDE.
Charlie entered the room, beat over and kissed
bis dying father, them sat down in elleuce by his
side, ana looked him in the face. The dying
man, with a voice of intense pathetic teuder
dcks that articulated no word, lifted his free left
band and stroked Charlie head. The poor boy
stood it better than tue oy sunders, tears came
to eyes that tried to keep them back, and souue
who were there left the room. A few strokes.
and the left band dropped on the bed to be
lifted bo more. Charlie had received his last
caress from his loving, dying father, who hoped
to much, planned eowuch, lor that boy. "Char
lie, be a good boy," then a few words in a ton
scarcely audible to an ear next hi lips were tha
only words he uttered when any one else was in
the room.
DTISO.
At half-past 3 bis pulse ceased. 8omatic
death' bad taken place probably long before.
His friends were admitted to his bedside. His
law pnrtHer, his nephews, John M. Sprigg and
James L. Vallandiebam, bad arrived. General
Durbin Ward and Judge Smith came. Charlie
sat by bis side and looked In his face. Morning
came, hera'ded by the sweet, careless song of
birds. It was cloudy and cool. Dr. Dawson ar
rived at daylight. Charlie, hoping against hope,
watched his face for promise of life still as he
stood a moment beside the dying man. His mi ad
was sound and did not wander, and once when
bis eyes were half open he saw some one wind
ing a watch and asked Judge Hume to wind his,
adding, "It is a stem winder." Judge Hume
wound It np. Still later one of the castors of
the bed broke with a crash, when he started np.
opened his eyes, and exclaimed, "What's that?"
Only a few moments before his death he asked
for Ice, and then for more opiates. His breath
ing grew hard and painful a succession of
suppressed and mastered groans. At a quarter
before 10 o'clock death had his victim.
In the last moments the muscles of the face
were expressive, soma say of pain, but they
were not contorted. All these terrible twelve
hours he uttered no complaint, no moan, never
appeared in the least discomposed.
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
The KfW Building The College Farm
Musical aud Other Festivities.
The commencement of Rutgers College, at New
Brunswick, N. J., takes place to-day. The Pei
tbeesophlan and Phlloclean Societies hold their
respective reunions in their room at ll) A. M.
The orations will bo delivered by J. G. Saxe
and Rev. Mr. Cornell. At 11 A. M. the Alumni
will hold their regular business meeting in the
College Chapel, while the general meeting will
be held at 1 P. M. at the First Reformed
Church, and be presided over by General George
II. Sharpe, class of '47. The address will be
delivered bv Jonathan Dixon, Esq., of Jersey
City, of the class of '59, aud at 3 30 P. M., the
corner-stone of the new Geological Hall will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies. The address
will be delivered by Cortlandt Parker, LL. D ,
of Newark, and Governor Randolph will preside
and lay the stone.
The new building will be about 43 feet wide
by 100 in depth; the first 6tory is of stone, and
the other of pressed brick, and the plans pro
vide lor a very sightly edifice. It will be three
stories in height; the secoud will be devoted to
puch studies as require laboratories, while the
third, which will be high enough for a spacious
gallery, will contain the geological treasures of
the college. It Is Intended to make a rich col
lection of the works of thU in addition to nu
merous other specimens. The first story will be
d tor a drill room for military exercises. The
I of the buildine. independent of furniture.
etc., will be t40.000, and it is situated between
the college and Van Nest Hall.
RIDE SHOWS.
The Beethoven Memorial Concert was not a
great success so far as re gards the size of the
audience, New Bruoswickers not being yet
quite up to that sort of thing, but the perform
ance was urexpectedly good.
The tub .-ace was very funny, as such races
always are. There was a dense crowd on the
bridge and the banks of the stream, Mr. Davis
being the winner, if, indeed, anybody could be
said to win. All the contestants were Fresh
men. Between forty and fifty students have en
tered college.
COMMENCEMENT.
The list of commencement "poets," prizes,
and degrees is out. It Is as follows:
E. D. Delsmater, Iludsonj Latin Salutatory.
W. P. Voorhees, New Brunswick: English Saluta
tory.
W. II. Lawrence, Trenton; Philosophical Oration.
James K. Oraham. Brrne. N. Y. : "Character and
Effect of Monopoly."
is. a. niiamson, Newark; "The Scientific Way."
(i. Berdlne, Hew Brunswick ; "What Next?"
J. K. Barton, Brooklyn; "Mineralogy."
X. Garretson, New Brunswick; "Self-control."
K. C. Oakley, Rahway ; "New Jersey."
J. A. Miller, Newark ; "Memorv."
C. W. Merrltt, Plscataway; "Why Not?"
G. E. Pace, East Millstone; "Truth and Error."
8. E. Weir, Jr.. New Brunswick : "Not Vet "
W. 8. Lasher, Germantown, N. Y. ; "Effort "
John II. Wyckoff. New Brunswick: "Knowledge
the Mother of Admiration."
Otis O. Tiffany, Newark ; "Wherefore ?"
And. llageman, Readlngtoa; "A Fast Age."
John Woodruff Conklln. New Vernon: "The
Sphere of Science,"
-josepn wara, jr., Newark; "Regrets."
J. Fischer, New Brunswick; "The Living Idea."
C. L. Pruyn. Albany, L. Y. ; "Backward."
William N. Tood, Whltehouse; "Curiosity."
Stephen G. Gano, Oentrevllle; "Action."
Ilalsev Fisk. Jr.. New Brunswick : "The Lesson of
the Paris Commune."
PRIZES AWARDED.
Senior Prizes Broadhead Prize for Classics, W.
P. Voorhees ; Suydam Prize for Natural Sciences,
R. C. Oakley; Suydam Prize for Composition. J. W.
Conklln: Bradley Prize for Mathematics, W. N.
Todd. First Sclentiflo Prizes Cook Prize for Min
eralogy, J. K. Barton ; Murray Prlz for best Theses
(1st), S. G. Cans; SJ). J. A. Miller, Jr. Junior
Prizes Schermerhorn Prize for Composition, B. C.
Miller, Jr. Sophomore Prizes Myron W. Smith.
Prizes for Declamation (1st), F. E. Allen ; (2d) M. M.
Ball. College and Seminary Prize Van Ooren Prize
for best Essay on "Missions," J. C. Cortelyou.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred on following
candidates: George Berdlne, J. W. Condlln, E. IX
DeLamater, Joseph Fechter, Ilalsey Fisk, Jr., J. C.
Garretaon, J. E. Graham, Andrew Hageruan, W. n.
Lawrence, R. c. Oakley, G. E. Pace, W. N. Todd,
V. F. Van Inwegen, W. P. Voorhees, E. B. Willlam
Bon, J. 1J. Wyckoff.
Degree of Bachelor of Science conferred on the
following candidates: J. K. Barton, S. G. Gano,
W. 8. Lasher, O. W. Merrltt, J. A. Miller, Jr., C. L.
Pruyn, O. C Tltiany, Joseph Ward, Jr., 8. E.
Weir, Jr.
Degree of Master of Arts conferred on candidates
in course.
Honorary degrees conferred.
Van Rensselaer Weston, Last New Brunswick,
"Master's Oration."
Charles Francis Van Inwegen, Port Jervis, New
York, "Valedictory Oration."
COLLISION ON THE NEW YORK CEN
TRAL RAILROAD.
Criminal Recklessness of an Engineer
Several Persons Injured, One Danger-
ously.
Rochester, June 20. A collision occurred
on the Central Railroad, at Falrport station, 10
miles east of this cny, at os o clock this morn
ing, between an accymmodatloa freight and
passenger train oouna west, ana a trelght train
going in the same direction. The freight train
should have preceded the accommodation train
from Syracuse, but was three hours behind
time, ine latter lett Syracuse on time, and
was on time at FairporL At the time of
the accident the passengers train stood
at the station, and the engineer was engaged in
taking in water from the tank, when an alarm
was given by a switchman that the freight tram
was comin? around a sharp curve lust east of
the station. The conductor, L. 8. Hyser, ordered
the engineer to start, which was obeyed In
etantly, but too lata to prevent a collision. The
freight engine struck the rear passenger car, in
which were ten passengers, and lifted it from
the track, leaving it, and breaking the next
two cars. The third car of the freight
train mounted (he second at right angles
with it and was going at such a
rate of speed that, ttrlkiug the station wood
shed, it swept away the facing eaves and lower
portion of the roof of the wood-shed tor its
entire length, 800 feet, until it came in contact
with the brick water-tank at the west end of the
shed, which it completely demolished. Here
the wreck became general, the cars piling upon
each other in confusion, blocking the tracks and
I delaying trains (or eeveral homo.
All of the passengers in the passenger-car
were more or less injured. One old gentlemm,
when the alarm was given, ran out on the front
platform, and when the crash came was caught
tctween the cars. One of his legs was horrioir
crushed, and he Buffered internal Injuries. He
was taken to the village, and Dr. Moore
amputated his leg. His name Is Cyrus An
drews, and he is a produce merchant in Sa
vannah, N. Y. This afternooa he was in
an exceedingly critical condition, and on ac
count of bis age, to-day being his sixty-sixth
birthday, bis recovery is very doubtful. Of the
other passengers, Sumner L. Hazen. Deputy
United States Marshal of Maloae, and Mr! Den
of the same place, were severely bruised and
cut about the head and shoulders. The injuries
sustained by the others were not severe, and they
were able to proceed.
The causes that led to the accident were an
utter disregard of all rules on the part of the
engineer of the freight train. He knew that the
passenger train was ahead of him, and was duo
at that time at Falrport, and he should have
been on the look-out for It, especially as there
is a ebarp curve just east of the station. He
was also running at a much higher rate of speed
than is allowed. Had the alarm not been given
and the passenger train started, not a soul would
have escaped. The engineer's name is Hus.
He has caused several accidents recently, all
displaying recklessness, and great
indignation Is felt concerning him,
and the entire blame of the matter is
charged to him. It should be stated, also, that
it is customary for the passenger trala to tke
wood and water at Wayneport, about five miles
east of Falrport, but some days since the road
discontinued the watchman there, deeming It
an unnecessary expense. The result was that
the wood piles took fire there last night, aud
were destroyed. Had not this occurred the
passenger train would have taken its wood aud
water there, and have been out of the way of
the freight train. The universal sentiment
prevailing is that the management of the road,
by the employment of incompetent men. and
the dispensing with the watchmen necessary
for safety, is laying itself open to severe cen
sure.
CHINA AM) JAPAN.
Sailing of the Coreau Expedition Colli
sion Between Chinese and Coreans Sin
gular Phenomenon at Sea The Japanese
Silk Trade.
By the steamship China, which arrived at San
Francisco June l'-i, from Hong Kong and Yoko
hama, we have details of news to the 22d of
.May. ice overland ouimi mall ot May 13 gives
the following- account ot too departure of the
naval expedition to Corea, whica, as we have
Eince heard, had a collision with the Coreans:
An American expedition is to start on the 21th for
Corea, to endeavur to open amicable relations with
that country. F. F. Low, the United States Minister
at Peklu, will conduct negotiations, and will oe
escorted ry a strong squadron under the command
oi Admiral itogers, l. p. in. we near mat it nas
come to the ears of Admiral Rogers that certalu
persons have ludlcated au Intention to follow in the
wake of his vessels with a view to open trale with
Corea, and that the Admiral has expressed himself
to the euect tlmt ne caunot allow their presence
OuriLgthe proposed negotiations. Admiral R jdgers
is now making a stay in Shanghai as the guest
of Mr. Seward. Of the composition of the expedi
tion, we learn that Mr. Low, belug temporarily de
tached lor the purpose from his duties at Peklu,
proceeds to Corea as special comra'sstouer, accom
panied by George F. Seward, the Consul-General of
Mianghai. Mr. Drew, an American citizen acting as
Commissioner of Customs at Ktu-kiatig, has been
sent by Mr. liart to the United States Minuter to
act as cniuese interpreter. Ttiree larga vessels ana
one or two of light draft will compose the United
Slates squadron, nnder the command of Admiral
Rodgers.
The following is from Tungchow, under date of
April 4:
bonis utile excitement nas oecn proaucea in our
quiet Utile city by the news whica reached here a
fe h days since from Corea. The fleet of Chinese
boats which vlBits the Corean coasts every year
from the Islands opposite us has been attacked by
ihe older of the Corean Government; several Chi
nese were killed and others wouuded, and the whole
tleet has returned. The reason given for this attacs
is that these fishermen have been iu the habit for
some yers past of plundering and outraging the
inhabitants oi the Corean coast, nutll at length their
excesses have roused the Coreans to revenge, and
they have determined to drive them away, and pro
vent, if possible, their return. Most of the Chinese
here throw the whole blame on their own people.
In the China Overland Trade Report of April 19, at
tentk n was drawn to a submarines volcano ol great
eruption on the coast of Japan, observed March 19,
bv the North German bark Adelhied, the position
being soath southwest from Bayonnalse Island, aud
northeast by north from Smith Island ; also to a re
port from the British bark Day Dawn, of a smart
seaquake shock on March 24, Cape BalUnhasey,
south southeast 25 miles. By the reports of the
American ship Sapphire, and British
Bhip Portlaw, recently arrived, further information
is given of the widespread Held over which ihe phe
nomenon has been exhibited, as these Bhips felt the
shock when off Ombsy, while the American whaler
Snnbeam reports the submersion of the loftiest por
tion of the iHland of Tagolauda to a depth of 25
fathoms, and the loss of 400 Inhabitants. This
Island is situated in latitude 8 20 north longitude
125 20 east.
Amid the general dullness now pervading the
trade of Japan, there has been an eff rt put forth on
the part of those Interested in the silk trade to
br'ng forward, In a way likely to reach the Japanese
producers, the subject of the depreciation lu quality
and preparation for market of this Important staple.
A document prepared by the committee appointed
at the meeting reported in our last, received the ap
proval of a general meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, held on the Soth nit., and is to be translated
Info Japanese, and distributed throughout the silk
districts.
THE RUTH POISONING.
Mrs. Ituth's Titled Ancestors and her
Kstates In Europe,
From the Leavenworth (Kansas) Standard.
On Tuesday Dr. Medicott's attorneys, Judge
Thacher and W. V. Nevlson, filed a motion be
fore the District Court to compel the County
Attorney to file an information instanter against
Dr. Medlicott, he having not yet done bo. After
beariDg the argument, however, Judge Bassett
held that the County Attorney might file his in
formation twenty days before term time or
during the term of court. He will file bis infor
mation during the present term, but the case
will in all probability not be tried until the fall
term ot court.
Below we give a letter detailing a very im
portant conversation between one of our citizens
and Mr. Ruth. It will undoubtedly be read with
interest at this time by everybody:
Lawrence, June . To the Editors of the Demo
cratic Gtaiuiaril: Luring a conversation with the
late I. Miles Ruth, a few days before his death, he
made some statements concerning his wife's titled
ancestors, thtlr estates, etc., that have not been
alluded to in print, and which, in connection with
the late tragic event, may be of interest to the pub
lic. He stated that the death or the Barou de
Sprangh, of Strasbourg, maternal grandfather of
Mis. Ruth, left the estates to a crippled or deformed
sister, and upon her death, should she leave no
lbsue, they would descend to Mrs. Ruth's mother,
and through her to Mrs. Ruth. This sister never
married, aud since the commencement of the
Franco-Prussian war, information has been re
ceived of her death. As Mrs. Ruth's mother pro
posed to relinqulbh all her claims in favor of Mrs.
Ruth, it left her sole heiress to e.tates valued at
several millions of dollars, and the right to assume
the title of Baroness de Sprangh.
Mr. Ruth sooke or .neir intention to lay ciaim to
the title and estates upon the settlement of the dif
ficulties in France, and of his regret that his educa
tion and Boclal advantages bad not beeu such as
to fit him for sustaining the dignity or a pom
tlon be might be called to nil as the husband ot a
titled lady.
Wishing to see only justice done. I have given but
a plain, unvarnished statement of what was told
me ny Mr. Ruth; but may not that afford, in the
minds of many, proof of a motive for the commu
nion of a crime by aa ambitious, cool-blooded maa,
stronger than the love for a woman some what police,
and several years his senior T
Boarder "This tea Beemsjvery weak, Mrs.
Skimp." Landlady "Well, 1 guess it must be
the warm weather. I feel weak myself; in fact,
everybody complains."
SECOND EDITION
Speech of M. Thiers.
The ZVlisfortuncs of France
To End to Her Advantage.
The International Society.
D01YZX3STXO AFFAIRS.
The National Camp Meeting.
Bottom Oat of a Canal.
FROM EUROPE.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ExMusivelp to The Evening TeleprapK
Speech of President Thiers.
London, June 21. The speech delivered by
President Thiers in the French Assembly yester
day denounced the policy of Napoleon as ab
surd, and tha real cause of the disasters which
have befallen France. The course pursued by
Gambetta was excusable, though peace ought to
have been made with Germany when success
on the part of the Army of the Loire became
hopeless. "It was," said Thiers, "necessary to
pay the
German Indemnity
quickly. Still he was aot in favor of levying
income tax or the re-establishment of measures
of a prohibitory character, but would simply
re-establish a few taxes which will provide the
money necessary to meet the demands upon the
country." "France," concluded the President,
"should and will derive many advantages from
her misfortunes."
A letter from the Archbishop of Cambray and
the Bishop of Arras to the Assembly, demand
ing the resumption of
French Protection of Rome,
has been presented to that body.
A number of arreats have been made at Mar
seilles for connection with the
International Society.
Among the recent arrests are Janvier and
Dolamotte.
The Independance Beige announces that a
Itouapartlst Congress
will soon be held at Brussels, presided over by
Rouher.
Paris, June 21. The journals to-day discuss
the approaching elections. The Steele con
demns the re-establishment of the monarchy.
Numerous arrests are made in La Villette.
A letter from M. Thiers congratulates Alexan
dre Dumas upon the article recently written by
him for the press in favor of the continuance of
the republic.
The Figaro was seized at Saint Denl3.
Berlin, June 21.
The French Loan
is popular here, and arrangements are already
made for taking a large portion of it by German
capitalists.
London, June 21. The Gazette of to-day an
nounces officially the elevation of
Earl de Grey
to the marquisate of Rlpon.
Order is restored in Brussels.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil,
whose ship has been performing quarantine at
the Lazaretto In the Tagus, landed at Lisbon on
Tuesday, and met an enthusiastic reception.
They go to Madrid on Thursday, and Boon after
wards proceed to London.
Disasters at Sea.
Bombay, June 20. The steamers Shanghai
and Mars, from Hong Kong bound to Amoy,
were wrecked. There was no loss of life.
London, June 21 Ship Agnes Banfield, from
Manilla for New York, foundered at sea. The
crew were saved.
This Morning's Quotation.
London, June 21 11-3U A. M Consols opened
at 91 for money and 93 for account. U. 8. 5-'20s
of ltr.2, fi0?4'; of 1(565, old, 90; of 1S6T, 90; 10-408,
S8".
Frankfort, June 20. United States bonds closed
at 965fo96?i.
Paris. June 20 Rentes closed at 61f. 92c.
Liverpool. June 21 10 30 a. M. Cotton opened
quiet; uplands, 8X(?8d. I Orleans, 8?d. The sales
are estimated at 12,ouo bales.
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Halifax, June 21.
The British Flying Squadron,
consisting of the Narcisju?, Volage, Cadmus,
Plyades, and Immortalite, Balled yesterday for
Gibraltar, where they will be joined by the
Aurora and Cossack from England. The Plyades
will then proceed to London.
To-day, the anniversary of the settlement of
Halifax, is observed as a public holiday.
FROM NEW FA GLAND.
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Highway Robbery.
Portland, Me., June 21 Alvan Roundy, a
shoe dealer, while on the way home from his
Etore last night, was knocked down and danger
ously stabbed, and robbed of a valuable gold
watch and a hundred dollars in money.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
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Opening of a Railway Bridge.
"Wheeling, W. Va., June 21 The first en
gine crossed the great railroad bridge at Bellaur
this morning at half-past 7 o clock. A passen
ger train from tha West this morning will be
brought across the bridge. The bridge was
constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company.
New York Money and Stock Market.
Naw Yoke. '.June 21 Stocks excited. Honey easy
at t) per ceuu uum, ll,. d-xub, loot, coupons,
112i ; do. 1864, cp.,U2i ; do. I860, cp.. 115IX ; ao. Idflo,
new. 114V S do. 1867. 1UU: da 1868, lis; 10.40.
lioji; Virginia 6s, new, 12; Missouri es, 9a ; Can-
ton CO., t; unmnenaua preierrea, tu ; w. y. Cen
tral and Hudson Kiver, 97 W. 88V ; Reading,
116)tf; Adams' FxprebS, b0tf: Michigan Central,
124; Michigan (southern, 113; Illinois Central,
n6; Cleveland and Fltiai.ur?, 180tf; Chicago and
Bock Island, 118 V! Pittsburg and Fort Wayne,
western luiou x eiegravu, m?,.
Milwaukee Markets.
MiLwirni, June 81 is A. M. Wheat quiet.
No. l, li-fcb.; No. 8, 1K.(. FreiguU-all, c;
mcaui, w.
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"Reddy the Blacksmith.
New York, June 21.-Harry Hill and "Raddy
tbe Blacksmith," released on bail at Hempstead
last evening, returned to this city. Reddy sub
sequently assaulted Hill, who had gone his
security, and a general melee followed. Reddy
was arrested, with another man named Daniel
Day, and was brought before court to-day.
Canal Accident.
The bottom of the Morris Canal, for forty
to fifty fget between New Village to Broadway,
N. J., tell out Monday morning. Apertures
were also found in adjoining woods, in which
rock s and trees were b wallowed. It is attributed
to a shock of earthquake.
The regatta of the
New York Yacht Club
to-morrow excites general Interest. The Sappho
is still the favorite, although the Dauntless,
Magic, and Columbia have their backers.
Trot, June 21.
The National Camp Meeting
of Methodists at Round Lake will commence
July 4th, and continue ten days. It promises
to be the largest camp meeting ever held in this
country. Hundreds of tents are already en
gaged. The representation from Pennsylvania
is the largest as yet. Boarding tents at the
camp ground will be open on the first of July.
Great Fire at Catsklll.
Hudson, N. Y., June 21 A fire broke out
this morning, about 1 o'clock, in the tannery
and leather store of Nicholas 8.- Wartout, in
Catsklll, near the Methodist church. The fire
spread to two adjoining dwellings on one side,
and to the grocery store of M. R. & O. C. Wilt
sen on the other side, and all were destroyed.
Loss, $130,000.
Excitement in the Stock Market.
New York, June 21. There is a fearful ex
citement in the stock market to day, owing to
the sudden fall in Rock Island, which oponed at
130, sold up to 130, then fell suddenly to
114. rallied to 115, down again to 112, up to
114, down again to llO,1, back to lll.Vi don to
110, and is at the present time at
The balance of the market is down, iu sym
pathy with Rock Island. Nearly all unim
portant stocks are entirely neglected, and prices
quoted are nearly nominal.
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Government Weather Report.
War Department, Office of tub chief Signal
Officer, Washington, June 2110-30 A.M. Synop
sis for the past twenty-four hours: The high ba
rometer reported Tuesday morning In the northwest
has advanced southeastward, and now prevails
from the Ohio river northward. The barometer has
risen somewhat la tne Middle and Eastern States,
and remains stationary in the Southern States, and
southwesterly winds have continued on the Atlantic
coast, but fresh northwesterly winds are now re
ported In the Middle and Eastern States. Light
winds from the North and East are now reported
from the lakes southward to the Ohio. The temper
ature has very generally fallen over this latter
region. Ligit local storms pansed over the middle
Atlantic coast last night, and a more extended rain
has moved from Nebraska northeastward luto Min
nesota. Heavy local rains have fallen in Teunessee
and Kentucky. Kainy and threatening weather
now prevails in that region, as well as in North
Carolina.
Probabilities. It is probable that the barometer
will fall in the northwent, wl'.h rainy and threaten
ing weather this afternoon. Local raios are proba
ble for Georgia and South Carolina. No serious dis
turbance is apprehended for our coasts .
The Detailed Meteorological Report for
To-day.
The following Is the meteorological report of the
Signal Bureau of the War Department for this
morning, all the observations being taken at 7-43
A. M.. Philadelphia time. The barometrical reports
are corrected lor temperature and elevation. The
velocity of the wind is given in miles per hour,
and the force la an approximate reduction to the
Beaufort scale :
J
r
Place of Obser
vation. 3
St
Baltimore.
Boston
Cape May
Charleston, S. C.
Chicago
Detroit
Key West, Fla..
Memphis
Mt. Wsshlngton.
New Orleans ....
New York
Norfolk
Omaha
Oswego
Philadelphia
Flttsburg
St. Louis
Washington
Wilmington, N.C
80-12
2993
80-03
80 0
69
65
70
7T
4
67
84
81
84
85
65
76
68
r9
60
61
68
63
79
N.
9 Brisk.
9 Brisk.
12 1 Brisk.
.. Calai.
45 Brisk.
6 Ueutle.
ft (J-eutle.
1 ....
58 Gale.
8 V. gent
10 Brisk.
B Gentle.
6 Gentle.
T. Brisk.
Clear
Clear
Clear
Fair
Clear
Fair
Fair
Fair
N.W.
N.
n.'e!
30-23
30 16
N. W.
89-11
30 07
20-95
80.13
80- 03
80 01
30-U
80-06
SO 07
30-2T
30 04
3011
80 06
E.
S. K.
N.W.
N.W.
N. W.
N. E.
s. r.
N. K
N. W.
W.
E.
N.
W.
Cloud
Fair
Clear
1. rain
Cloud
Fair
Clear
Cloud
Cloud
Clear
Oloud
15 Brisk.
1 ....
HARVARD COLLEGE.
Sectional and Sectarian Statistics.
Forty years ago, says the Boston Transcript,
Harvard was a small local college. It was then
so largely regarded as a denominational college
that most, Trinitarians withheld their sons; and
so it bad the aspect, without the intention of
its governors, of what it was charged with
being. The following statistics show that, as
regards locality, it has become a great national
institution, and that denomlnationalism is at
an end, from whatever cause aud to whatever
extent it was previously otherwise. These
tables are confined to undergraduates. No at
tempt has been made to ascertain the religious
denominations ot tbe five or six hundred stu
dents of the various schools.
Students from the New England States 453
Outside of New England 15, 603
It thus appears that about twenty-six per
cent, are from beyond New England.
A careful canvass has been made of the three
upper classes, and less fully of the freshman
clabB, but believed to be substantially correct,
wbiuh presents the following result as to reli
gious denominations:
Vnitarlan-Congregationallsti 838
Episcopalians 1&0
Trlnitarlan-fJongregatlonal'.Bts andFresbyterUud.lU
Baptists 85
Methodists. 18
I'mversallsts. 18
New Jerusalem 10
Itoman Catholics. 7
Other denominations and unascertained 82
Total 60S
It thus appears that while Ihe Unitarian is the
largest single denomination, probably a majo
rity of the undergraduates are fro n those de
nominations which protess the doctrine of tbe
Trinity. The proportion of communicants Is
not knownlaccurately, but an estimate made by
one of tbe professors puts the whole number at
about one hundred and fifty, of which from
seventy to eighty are Episcopalians, and the
majority of tbe remainder are of the denomina
tions known as Orthodox or Evangelical. There
are two theological schools at Cambridge, one
Unitarian and one Episcopalian.
Tbe university is now bo large and bo varied
in its component parts that the currents of
opinion and influence on theological subjects
may be said to be about as free and various as
in the community itself in which it is placed,
and to reflect that community pretty accu
rately. Certainly it would Beeu: that official or
corporate denomlnationalism lias no existence
there.
LLQAL ZniBLLXaSNOS.
Trifling Case.
Court q Quarter SettionsA Uison, P. J.
The bustnesB before the Court to-day was of a
very light character, consisting chiefly of little
assanlts and batteries
AnguRt Roberts a.d Christian Kerns prosecuted
each other lor mutual assault and battery. They
are carters employed at Manayunk, and during
their werk one day vailed the monotony with a
genuine qnarrel. and, smarting under the insults
they so freely exchanged, they started home at the
close of day. Ihey huppened to meet upon a bridge,
and Koberts, in order to settle all dlttlcultles,
whacked Kerns over the head with a club varying
in length from six inches to four feet, according to
the mental gauge of the witnesses who described It.
Tbe lawyer said the terrible blow might have sent
Kerns' spirit unpieparea before the awful Judgment
seat, but the club happened to strike the head too
high np, and the soul of Kerns never fluttered.
Roberts bad a story to tell, which was that Kerns
punished him ,ln the ribs with his elbow and was
about to mash his cranium with a saw log, but was
too soon anticipated, but which highly romantic
narrative the jury could not believe. Koberts was
convicted and Kerns was acquitted.
Anna Curren was tried upon the charge of assault
and battery upon William J. Bruce. This gentle
man may be remarkable for many things, but there
is no peculiarity of his complicated composition
more noticeable to the eye than his beard, which In
length Is truly patriarchal, and in color highly rubi
cund. His wire boards with Mrs. Curren, but he 1b
not counted in as a lodger In the establishment.
On the S3d of 'May he called to see his
wife, and Mrs. Curren finding his conduct
objectionable ordered him to leave the premises,
which he declined to do on the ground that "locus
vxoris est locus vini," which she said wO'ildut do, and
she fastened her delicate hand to his royal beard,
and so conducted Mm to the street. Ue Immediately
appealed to his peers for vindication, and his peers
sent the good landlady home in peace, and directed
the noble Bruce to defray the expenses of Ills vindi
cation. Interesting Land Suit An Effort to Dis
possess the Property-holders of Clayton,
Del.
The Wilmington Commercial of last evening
says:
The TJ. 8. Circuit Court, Judge Strong on the
bench, met this morning.
The first case taken up was that ef James Wbar
tonby vs. Dr. William Dantel, Mason Bailey, and
Janus Gllmore, btlng a suit to eject the defendants
Horn a tract of land iu Kent county, which Includes
the site of the town of Clayton.
The facts in the CRse, briefly stated, are that the
property In question belonged to one James Tlbbett,
who died, leaving It by will to hn son, Klehard Tlb
bett, or tlm heirs ot his body. In case he died with-,
out Issue it was to go to .Urncs Tlbbctt's daughters,
and in esse thev died without issue It ivai to go to
Thomas Whartonby. The claimant, James Wnar
toDby, is the son of this Thomas Whartonby. Klchard
Tlbbett and his sisters are all dead, without issue.
But while the land whs in possession of Richard he
made an attempt to break the entail, which the de
fendants claim was a legal and successful effort,
and, at any rate, he becoming Involved la debt, the
property was sold from him at ShorifTs sale and
passed into the hands of Dr. William Daniel and
Mason Bailey, who laid out the town ot Clayton and
soKllotson it, and who yet own a portion of the
tract. James Wbarronby does not appear In the
case personally, and the only evidence taken this
morning was that to prove that there Is such a per
son living, and tkat he Is the son of Thomas Whar
tonby The remaining facts in the case were ad
mitted by counsel, and tbe Court fixed truorrow
for hearing arguments in the case.
The plaintiff is represented by Hon. James A.
Bayard, Don. Thomas F. Bayard, and Uon. Wm. O.
Whlteley, of this city, and the defendants by lion.
Keverdy Johnson and Charles U. Kerr, Esq., of
Baltimore.
FIN A IS Cat AND COMMERCE.
KYwin Tr.F.OTA)rH Offiob,!
Wednesday, June 21, 187L I
Both at the banks and on the street there Is
apparently an Increased demand for accommo
dations, though the improvement is not of a
character to jubtlfy an advance in rates, which
continue substantially tbe same as previously
qnoted. There is an abundance of money
offers d both on call and time contracts, the
rates being from 4 to 5 per cent, on the former
and 5 to 6 per cent, on the latter, with
some few transactions reported on exceptionally
good paper at 5 per cent.
Gold is quiet and steady, but a fraction lower,
ranging from 112Y112, closing at the latter.
Government bonds are In good demand, and
nearly tbe entire list is higher.
At the Stock Board there has been a good deal
of excitement, and prices, following the lead of
New York, have Buffered a serious break. The
sales were large in anticipation of a further de
cline, and now that the panic has taken posses
sion, there is no knowing where it will end.
New City Gs Bold at 100, and Lehigh Gold Loan
at 00.
Reading Railroad was active and lower, with
Bales at 5858, closing at about H Penn
sylvania Bold at 00S61; Camden and Amboy
at 127; Oil Creek and Allegheny River Rail
road at 52; and Lehigh Valley at 61. .
PH1LADBLPHIA 8TOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven k Bro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FLKST BOARD.
14500 City 6a, New.
118 Bh Fenna
R.ls
61
61
61
61
d bill... .ino
tlOO do....ckp.lOO
1210 do.d bill. c. loo
flOiMK) Conn g R lids 87
I looo Leh gold L.85 90
11800 do. ..Is. 1.5. 90
loo sh Read s30. 68
100 do. 2d. 68 H
100- do 68-31
lOOx. do b5. 6881
lOOT do blO. 6SW
loo do .
135 do .
... ..e
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18. 060
400 do.
00 do.
100 do.
loo do.
104 do.
.B5wn. M
60
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61
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61 1
61
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100 do.....b60
13 do
60
100 do 860. 60Ji
100 do 6
200 do ..Aln.ls. 60j
leo do 607f
84 do. allot. o. 60
10 do.allot.ls. 60)tf
171 do ...allot. c. 60-
600 do..is.b30. 6sy
27 do 6-i
100 do ... .0.63 6-16
100 do D10. 68 V
100 do ....W0. 68 V
1C0 do C. 6?V
100 do blO. 58V
160 Bh Leh V R.ls. 61 Jtf
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T4 do b3. 62
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60
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100 do b5. 89
25 ShC 4 A R..ls.l27
Messrs. De Haven &
Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, Philadelphia, report the following
quotations: -New U. & 6s of 1881, 118S'41H;
U. S. S Of 1S81, 117rf4117X: do. 1868,
WiVtViS i do. 1864, 118(4118'; do. 1866. 118,4
112 ; do. 186? new, 114 vmj; ; do. 1867, do. 114
115; (10. 1868, do. 114U15 ; 10-40, 1101 lux .
V. 8. 80 Year por cent. Currency,! WU&i; Uold,
Viilii Silver, I07ii08w; union Paoiuo Rail
road 1st Mori. Bonds, 9lS'i492V; Central Pacino
Railroad, 102vl02i; Union Paclflo Land Grant
Honds. 85,V86.
Mbssrs. William Painter fc Co., No. 86 8. Third
street, report the following quotations: U. S. 6s of
1881, 117 Hm V 1 B-VUB Of 1868, 119 011SX ; do. 1864.
do. 1863, 1124112; do., July, I860,
114VU14H: do., July, 1861, 114Ji(S118! do. July,
1863, 1164116 UMOa, 110.4110. U.S. Pan! no
R. R. Currency 6. 116,i41ttjtf. Gold, 112X(ail8.tf.
Market strong.
Nabk fc Ladner, Brokers, report this morning
f old quotations as follows:
0O0A. 11 11V 10-20 A. M m?;
10-16 112 11-45 118X
10-30 " 112V 10-47 " 118
Philadelphia Trad Report.
Wednesday, June St. Bark Is in better demand,
and No. l Quercitron is firm at 1 28 per ton. We
quote Tanner's Bark at f 13(313 60 for Chssnut oak.
Heeds In Cloverseed and Timothy nothing doing.
Flaxseed may be quoted at 1215.
Tbe Flour market presents no new feature, the
demand being limited to the immediate wauta ot
the home coi.sumrrs, w hose purchases foot up 800
barrels, Including superline at 5-2ft,i 60; extras at
ft 6X&6: Iowa ai d Wisconsin extra family at I6t0
(&616; Minnes-Jta do. do, at 7(47 o; IVnniyl
vama do. do. at 10-25.36-75 : Indiana and Ohio do.
do. at f i(47o; and fancy bnnd at fl-76 48'76, as in
quality. Rye F our is uucbanged. 100 barrels Fenn
sylvuila sold at ia-75.
'inere Is more demand for Wheat at the decline
noted extent ay. Sal- of 8000 bushels Indiana red
at tl&7il-Cfl; 12o bushels Ohio do. at$lI; and
400 bushels Indiana white at 1 -T1. Kye may be
quoted at $110 for Western aud Pennsylvania. Com
is quiet, and jirlces are hardly so firm ; sales of 600
buHbels Pennsylvania yellow at 76c, and 14oo bushels
Western mixed at7476c. Oats are unsettled and
quirt; 8600 bushels Pennsylvania and Western sold
at 66t467c
In Barley and Malt nothing doing.
Wbiuky la steady but quiet; 60 barrels Western
iron-bound sold late yesterday afternoon at c.