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VOL. XV. NO. 149.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1871.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
THE BLOOMFIELD RAIIAVAT WAR.
Mm Meeting of Citizens An Agreement
Reached End of a Remarkable Conflict.
The demonstration against the bridging of
Broad street in Bloointield. which took place
yesterday xnortjlng,proveB to be an affair of very
serious proportions, 1b which many of the first
citizens of the place were engaged. The trouble
has been brewing for months, and lately con
ferences of the citizens have been held at which
It had been agreed that on the first movement
nf lhA fnnfflatp Rail rraA C r. tvi rn 11 . tst
obnoxious bridge, the First Church bell should
u rung sua me cmzens assemble io resist the
bridge-builders with force and arms.
The citizens' ground of opposition is that the
bridge is of such a d arrow span that it obstructs
. the street, and that the railroad company thus
seek to injure and deface the main thoroughfare
of the town In revenge for the township's refusal
s to bond Itself In aid of the railroad. It is
claimed on the other hand that the railroad com
pany have already once changed their line at a
heavy expense to please the Bloomneldites, and
that the present trouble arises from the machi
nations among the citizens of the paid agent and
stockholders of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
; Western Railroads.
1 THE SITUATION THIS MORNING.
; Long before 7 o'clock this morning a large
crowd of people, among whom were many of
I the most respectable citizens of Bloomfleld, as
j sembled at the scene of the railway war, all
! determined to resist to the utmost any attempt
on the part of the railroad company to construct
the disputed bridge. A guard of about forty
officers, deputy sheriffs, and railway policemen
remained on the ground over night to maintain
order and prevent any attempt to cut down the
, trestle-work of the railroad compauy by the citi
zens, but there was no disturbance, and the sen
tries paced up and down the road unmolested. On
the opposing forces arriving on the ground this
morning a consultation was held in a neighbor
ing house between the town committee of
Bloomfleld, and Messrs. Wilde and Spalding on
t behalf of the company. At this meeting it was
agreed the company should be allowed to go on
and build the bridge across the street, but thev
should not fill up the spaces between the piers
with dirt, nor construct any stone piers ou the
sidewalk without first giving the town commit
tee ten days notice. The town committee then
repaired to the scene of cod 11 let to make
known the result of their deliberations to the
citizens.
THE PAULEY BETWEEN THE GENERALB.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That the citizens will resist any attempt
to put up a bridge until the railroad company give a
RuriHfftrtorv tniarantPH that nnnthr hrlrl(T shall tu
' constructed, spanning the street full width thereof,
wuuiu uub j car.
Three were appointed a committee to wait on
the railroad company and inform them of the
action of the citizens.
Mr. Spaulding was unwilling to agree to re
move the bridge within one year; he was, how
ever, willing to agree to remove it within two
years. After a protracted discussion between
Mr. Spaulding and the committee, the following
agreement was drawn up and signed:
THE AGREEMENT.
This agreement witnesseth that for good and suf
ficient reasons, and to reconcile the durerences be
tween the railway company and the citizens of the
township, now therefore it is agreed by Henry C.
Spanlding, Superintendent, that the bridge now
being erected at the crossing of the said railway
and the read leading from Bloomfleld to Paterson,
near the house of John Collins ,shall be removed
within two years from the date of this lnstrumant,
and that a good and sufficient bridge of sixty feet In
width, clear and free from all obstructions in the
road, shall be erected In Its stead.
Henry C. Spaulding.
This agreement was then read to the citizens,
when they voted to accept it and dispersed to
their homes, leaving the railway company in
peaceable possession of the mooted ground.
Thus ends one of the most remarkable railroad
wars that has ever taken place in our vicinity.
Aewark Evening Advertiser, 23d.
THE CLATTON LAND CASE.
Verdict for the Plaintiff Property
holders Dispossessed.
Hon. James A. Bayard concluded his argu
ment in the case of Whartonby against William
Daniels, Mason Bailey, and the tenant James
Gilmore at about noon yesterday.
Justice Strong then charged the jury, saying
that the question Involved was purely one of
law, and on him would rest the responsibility.
The charge occupied about half an hour in de
livery, and was very decidedly In behalf of the
plaintiff. The jury at about 12 o'clock ren
dered a verdict that William Daniels, Mason
Bailey, and James Gilmore are trespassers a
verdict which virtually confirms Whartonby in
his title to the whole tract.
This suit, as we have already mentioned, is an
exceedingly interesting one, involving not only
the title to the property in litigation, but to that
of all the village of Clayton.
The Judge recited again the provisions of the
will by which the testator, after bequeathing
certain legacies, devised the residue of bis
estate, both real and personal, to his son, and
"after his death to his issue, and such issue,
their heirs and assigns forever. In case Richard
died without lawful issue, the estate went to the
testator's wife Elizabeth, his sister Sarah, and
bis sister Rebecca, during their natural lives;
'and," continues the will, "alter tneir aeatn to
Fames Whartonby, son ot Thomas wnartoaoy,
f the city of Philadelphia, the said James
Whartonby, his heirs and assigns forever."
After the rendering ot the verdict uon. nev-
crdy Johncon, on a of the counsel for the defend
ants, asked leave to nie an exception to me
ruling of the Court, which was granted, this
action, it is understood, being with a view to
carrying it up to the Supreme Court. WiUning
ton Commercial, yesterday.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Presence ot Jtllud Saves a Life.
A most singular accident, says the Newark
Advertiser of last evening, occurred yesterday
morning to Mr. . II. Divine, ot the firm ot
Divine & Farrlngton, at his residence, No. 2$
Parkhurst street. In attempting to draw a
bucket of water in a well in bis rear yard, the
bucket became detached from the chain and fell
to the bottom of the well, which is nearly thirty
feet deep. To recover it again he tied a rope
about the waist of his son, a lad about twelve
years of age, and lowered him cautiously to the
bottom of the well. The lad recovered the
bucket, and Mr. Divine began pulling him out
band over hand, the rope running through an
opening in the side of the well-house. Un
fortunately, when the lad was within
fifteen feet ot the surface, the well
bouse tippped over upon Mr. Divine,
carrying him to the ground and covering him
with the debris. Though badly hurt, and una
ble to extricate himself, or make sufficient out
cry to bring assistance, be retained his presence
of mm a. ana clung nrmiy to tne rope which
held his boy dangling above the jaws of death.
A more trying situation can hardly be imatrined.
but he managed after a time to kick away a
portion of the boards and timbers which covered
him, and by exertions which it would seem
almost impossible for to have made under the
circumstances, he finally drew bis son safely to
the surface, and then sank down completely
exhausted with the agony of suspense he had
undergone ana tne Doany sutiering he still en
dured, lie was soon after removed to his house.
where it was found that be had sustained severe
injuries upon bis chest, back, and arms, which
will be likely to detain hlin from his business
for tome time.
ASOTIIKR BANK ROBBERY
A Western Bnnk Robhed In the Daytime
In an Audaciously Hold Manner.
From the Lineville (tra) Index.
The county seat of this county was visited by
four men on Saturday night, who committed
the boldest and most daring robbery ever com
mitted in the West, robbing Ocobock Brothers'
bank of tCOOO, at the hour of two o'clock in the
afternoon, and making their escape from a
multitude of men, who had assembled at that
place to hear a speech in the interest of the
Mo., I. and Nebraska Railroad, by Henry Clay
Dean.
For several days previous to the robbery four
strange and suspicious characters had been seen
in and about Corydon, whose business no one
knew. Paving heard that Mr. Dcau was to ad
dress the people of Corydon on Saturday last,
they armed themselves, each with four navy
revolvers, and rode to Corydon, taking advan
tage of the large number of men in town, who
were at that hour collected at the Methodist
Episcopal Church to hear Mr. Dean, the church
beinir situated some distance from the souare.
The robbers rode into town and up to the front
door ot the bank. Mr. Ocobock, the junior
member of the firm was seated in the back room
of the bank. They quietly and coolly approached
him, each presenting a revolver, and said:
wet up, waiK easy, aont say a a d word, and
TIT! look that Safe." Mr. Opnhnplr nrtnronlntlnir
" - - - -w--ww--i A VI'K.UIUm
the situation, went to the safe, audit seems found
it difficult to bit the combination, either throuerh
excitement or from some other cause, when one
of the robbers drew back his revolver, and, la a
commanding voice demanded him to "open that
safe within five seconds." The safe was un
locked by Mr. Ocobock, when one of the parties
f Tabbed for the money and got it, crammed It
nto a pair of saddle-bags which they had
brought along for that purpose, and bid the
banker "good day," mounting their horses and
Gashing through town and Dent by the church
occupied by at least six hundred men, defiantly
flourishing their revolvers, inviting the already
alarmed crowd to "come on," and yelling at the
top of their voices, "LIurrah for John Wilkes
Booth," and "Take ns if you can." One of
them flourished a revolver and informed the
crowd that that was "the tool that killed Abe
Lincoln." Thus successfully committing their
hellish deed, and making their escape.
xne uoarci ot supervisors ot the county is in
session, and has generously offered the liberal
reward of $4000 for the arrest of the parties,
which we hope will be sufficient incentive to
their capture.
METHODIST BOOK CONCERN TROUBLE
The Refusal of Judge Barnard to Grant
tne .Mandamus.
Judce Barnard, in the Lanahan case yester
day in New York, in an opinion of over fifty
foolscap pages, after reciting the evidence be
fore him, which has been already published,
holds that the relator has failed to show such
a refusal on Dr. Carlton's part to permit htm
to examine tne dooks as to entitle him to the
writ. He thinks the relator's difficulty was
tbat he claimed a right to private control of
them, which has been properly resisted. The
relator's right, if any, to an examination, must
De maae in tne ordinary place ot Keeping oi
the books, and under checks and safeguards pro
vided by the Book Committee lu their resolution
of October, 1870. He cau find no reason for such
an examination. There was la the first affidavit
not the slightest pretense tbat the agent of the
Concern bad retained any property of the Con
cern. In a subsequent affidavit the relator un
dertook to show that the respondent retained
interest belonging to the Concern, but to the
judge's mind the respondent has fully shown the
idea without foundation. lie thinks the relator
should have sought information from the officers
of the Concern and of the bank before
making such damaging charges. He is un
able to resist tne conclusion tnat tno
relator is hostile to the respondent
and the best interests of the Book Concern.
Mr. Justice Bernard then recites the facts 6tated
in the affidavits to show this hostility. The re
lator made charges of fraud and mismanagement
without proper evidence, and when called to
account for it desired to obtain evidence justi
fying them from books and papers which he
now swore he never saw. The Court was un
willing to sanction such conduct. He wished
to obtain books and papers which he had never
seen to enable him to justify a charge of larceny
and robbery which he made against Mr. Good
enough. To him (Judge Barnard) it was surprising
that such a claim should be made; that the re
lator did not make his examination before mak
ing the charge. He had made an examination
of such books and papers as he chose, and, fail
ing in these to find any evidence, asked another
opportunity to hunt for it. Such a fishing for
evidence the law naa always condemned, ine
motion must be denied, with costs.
THE GREAT RAILROAD LEASE.
Election of Officers of the N. J. Railroad
The Prospects.
The directors of the New Jersey Railroad Com
pany met yesterday and elected the following board
of officers: President, A. L. Dennis; Treasurer, 11.
J. Knnthmayd; Superintendent (aud Vice-President),
F. W. Jackson; Secretary and General Passenger
Agent, F. W. Iiankln. The subject of the lease to
the Pennsylvania Kallroad was discussed, and
from the statements made by the com
mittee having charge of tae lease, it
appears that of the 70,000 shares, 'owners ol
over 61,000 have approved of the agreement. Since
it Is claimed that only a two-thirds vote is necessary
under the law, the friends of the lease have tans
secured booo shares more than are needed. Of the
Camden and A mboy Kallroad Company, holders of
84.j00 shares have approved out of the whole num
ber of shares, 68,600. In the haritan and Delaware
Canal Company, the committee have procured sig
natures representing su.uuu out or o,ouu snares.
There are now needed sooo shares from both com
panies to make up the required two-thirds vote.
The assent of this amount of stock the committee
are confident of obtaining, and It is probable that It
will be obtainea Dy purchase oi tne stock, li in no
other war.
On the other hand, the opponents of the lease are
making up their delay by attacking the lease In the
courts. The Injunction which has been prepared to
prevent the officers of a mutual board from exe
cuting the lease will probably be served early in the
present week, and both parties will prepare for a
liard struggle in the Court of Chancery. In the
Philadelphia Common CouncU.on Thursday evening,
a resolution was Introduced Instructing the city
directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad to use
every practicable effort to prevent the proposed
lease, and the City Solicitor to adopt legal
measures by injunction in equity to arrest and
prevent the measure. xne resolution was
nrefaced bv a long preamble, averring that the con
summation of the lease would necessarily shift the
seaboard point, thereby occasioning vast injury to
the commercial interests of Philadelphia. The reso
lution was received wltn favor and was debated at
length, the speakers favoring the defeat of the
lease. It was nuauy reierreu io me appropriate
committee. It Is hoped by the friends of tue lease
who express the greatest contempt for thoaa legal
proceedings tbat the proper number of signatures
niav be obtained before July 1, so that the Pennsyl
vania Compan niay take possession and pay the
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The expenses of Barnum's combination ex
hibition are t-iMU a day.
"How does your horse answer ?" "I really
don t know never question him.
The way to command respect and plenty of
room in a crowd carry a pot oi paint la each
hand.
Some Southern turnouts will be seen at
Saratoga this year for the first time since the
commencement of the Rebellion.
Hard times in Persia induce the gipsies to
sell their lovely daughters at the ridiculously
Insufficient price ef five dollars.
The enterprlslner thieves of Council Bluffs
steal all the bedclothes off married people by
putting booked sticks in at the windows.
A MUbinander has trained his bens to eat
; potato bugs and to follow each her own row,
i picking them clean, with no desultory ekirmkh-
itg ou uihtr eiae.
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
Startling Intelligence.
Prospects of a War Be
tween England
and Ger
many. Franco German Imbroglio.
War Indemnity Troubles.
Prussia XVZakes a Peremptory
Demand for the Pay
ment of the First
Instalment.
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.. Etc.. Ete
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The Orleans Princes.
Paris, June 24 The Orleans princes will not
return to their estate at Chantilly until the
Prussians have evacuated the Department ef the
Oise.
It is reported that the
'Trials of Assl, Ilossel, and Rochefort
bave been again postponed in consequence of
the discovery of papers containing additional
evidence.
Gambetta
declines to run for the Assembly because, he
says, the present chamber is an illegal body.
A letter has been published from
Baron Hausamaun,
In which he promises to accept the decision of
the country as to the form of the future govern
ment. The Echo of Commerce to-day announces its
adherence to republican union.
The present effective
Artillery Force
of France consists of four hundred batteries and
4043 guns.
venerai iionroaKi
has completely recovered from his wounds, and
is appointed to the command at Lyons.
Resignation of the Spanish Ministry.
Madrid, June 23. The Cortes this evening
adopted an address to the Crown by a vote of
164 to 08. The resignation of the whole Ministry
was then announced. Marshal Serrano will, it
is believed, be President of the new Ministry.
The Algeria Blockade.
Versailles, June 24. The Official Journalol
to-day says General Taltemand has raised the
blockade of Fort National, in Algeria, after a
spirited fight, with a loss of only eight killed
and thirty wounded.
London, June 24. The American Consul and
suite have arrived at Tangier from Fese.
Troubles About the War Indemnity.
Berlin, June 23. Prince Bismarck has ad
dressed an imperative demand to the French
Government for the Immediate payment of the
first instalment of the war indemnity, which,
according to the terms of the treaty of peace, is
to be paid thirty days after the re-establishment
of the authority of the French Government in
Paris.
The Precise Date on which the First In
stalment Is Due.
Prince Bismarck in bis note to M. Jules
Favre holds that the forces of the French Gov
ernment entered Paris on May 21, that the city
was reoccupied and the authority of the Govern
ment virtually re-established on May 25, when
nearly all the insurgents bad been killed, taken
prisoners, or bad surrendered to Marshal Mac
Mahon, and that the first instalment of 500,
000,000 francs is therefore strictly dne on
June 24.
Agreement between Prince Bismarck aud
M. Thiers.
By an arrangement between Prince Bismarck
and M. Thiers it had been agreed that 125,000,000
francs out of the first instalment should be paid
at an earlier period than that fixed by the treaty
of peace, Prince Bismarck accepting this sum
in French bank notes, on condition that the re
mainder of the first instalment and in addition
to it 125,000,000, to be deducted from the second
instalment, should be paid in gold or lis equiva
lent thirty days after the reoccupation of Paris,
as stipulated by the treaty of peace.
What France lias Already Paid.
In compliance with this agreement France
paid 40,000,000 francs on May 25, another
40,000,000 on June 1, and 45,000,000 on Jane 15
125,000,000 In all In French bank notes. Re
maining due on May 24, 500,000,000 francs,
payable in gold. The French Government has
offered its own bank notes in payment of this
sum also, which offer Prince Blamatpk peremp
torily refused.
Asking Another Delay.
M. Thiers then requested another delay, say
ing that the funds were needed for the relief of
Paris and to carry on the Government, and that
the sum for the payment of the first Instalment
could, Just now, only be obtained on ruinous
terms.
Prince Bismarck Unyielding.
In reply, Prince Bismarck says that the Im
perial Government will grant no further delay,
and bints that forced requisitions and dangerous
consequences will ensue if the money does not
come forward.
The A cquUltion of Heligoland.
Berlin, June 53. A serious complication has
arisen between Germany and England, and
severe despatches are passing between Prince
Bismarck and Earl Granville.
The Difficulty.
Prince Bismarck has addressed ft note to
Count BernBtorff, the German representative in
London, informing blm that the Imperial Ger
man Government desired to acquire Heligoland,
and empowering him to make propositions to
the British Government for the purchase of the
island.
England will Hold on to Heligoland.
Earl Granville replied in the same manner,
raying that England will not part with Helgo
land, and that the British Government could
entertain no proposition looking to the cession
of tbat Island.
Bismarck Bellicose.
Upon which Prince Bismarck again addressed
the British Government through Count Bern
storff, declaring that the acquisition of Heligo
land was necessary for the protection of the
German coast, reciting as an instance the facili
ties for coaling and immunity from attack which
the French fleet enjoyed at Heligoland, by which
it was enabled to blockade Hamburg and para
lyze the commerce of the German coast. He
looked upon Heligoland, on account of its close
preximlty, as German territory, and its posses
sion by any foreign power as a standing menace
to Germany.
Earl Granville Inflexible.
Earl Granville again replied that England was
only bound to consider her own interests; that
the wish of the German Government to acquire
Heligoland did not constitute her right to it, as
the island bad never been under German rule.
The controversy now rests at this stage.
The German Press on Heligoland.
All the unofficial papers in Berlin are discuss
ing the chances for the acquisition of Heligo
land, while the official press is either guarded
or silent on the subject, a fact which is inter
preted as one of great significance.
This Morning's Quotations.
Liverpool. June 2410-30 A. M Cotton opened
steady ; uplands, B1. ; Orleans, 8d. The sales to
day are estimated at 12,000 bales.
Frankfort, June 23. United States bonds closed
at 9696.tf.
i'aris, dune 23. Tne Bourse ciosea nrm. nenies,
62f. 25c.
This Afternoon' Quotations.
London. June 241 -30 P. M. Consols closed at 91
for both money and account. U. 8. bonds or 1862,
80; Of 1865, Old, 90)tf ; Of 186V 90; 10-408, 88.
Liverpool, June 24130 i. al, cotton closed
quint and steady: uplands. 8krJ. : Orleans, 8(
8d. The sales have made 12,000 bales, Including
8000 for export and speculation. Cheese, Cos.
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
bt associated press.
Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph.
Mining Difficulties.
Ssn Francisco, June 23. The troops de
tailed for duty in Amador county halted in Sa
cramento to-day, pending negotiations between
the owners of the mine and the strikers for an
amicable settlement of their difficulties.
Governor naight will visit Amador to-morrow
morning to consult with the strickers before
ordering the troops to take possession and pro
claiming martial law.
Revolting Cannibals.
Hostilities have broken out amongst the rival
clans in the Fiji Islands, and caaHiballsm is
being indulged in to an unlimited extent by the
Leroni faction, who recently professed Chris
tianity. King Tbakombau is getting his .forces
ready to attack the revolting cannibals.
General Rosecrans, Chairman of the
General Thomas Monument
Association, appeals to the American people for
contributions to the fund. Remittances to be made
to Gen. J. S. Fullerton, Treasurer of the Society
of the Potomac, at St. Louis, Mo. The monu
ment is to be erected in Central Park, New
York.
FROM JVE1V EJH GLAND.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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Heavy Sentences.
Springfield, June 24. In the Superior
Court at Northampton yesterday, J udge Pitman
sentenced E. H. Benjamin and C. M. Dunbar,
on five indictments each, to six years in the
State Prison.
Five Northampton liquor dealers were given
from two to four months.
FROM JVEW YORK.
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The Foster Case.
New York, June 24 Efforts are being made
by ex-Judge Stuart to procure a stay of execu
tion of the judgment in the case of William
Foster, to be banged for the murder of Mr.
Putnam. Judge Cardozo is expected to render
a decision on Monday morning.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Government Weather Report.
War Department, Office of the Chief Sional
Officer, Washington, June 2410-30 A. M. Synop
sis for the past twenty-four hours: The weather
renihlns without material chanpre at the Rocky
Mountains and I'aclho stations. The barometer has
varied but little in the Southern and ttulf States,
it has risen in the Eastern States, and is still rising
In Maine. The area of low pressure, which was on
Friday morning In Iowa, has moved eastward, and Is
now central east of Lake liuron. its progress has
been accompanied by a very narrow band of heavy
rains, but no high winds have been reported. The
area of rain now extends from Lake Ontario to
Long Island and the middle of Lake Erie, and covers
a small portion of Northern Illinois. Clear weather
is reported from Northern Lake Michigan and Lake
Superior; partially cloudy weather from the Ohio
north to the blue Kldge. Light southwest winds
prevail on theUulf and South Atlantic; northerly
winds on the East Atlantic and the npper lakes.
The temperature has fallen in the Northwest, and Is
now falling in the Middle and Eastern States.
Probabilities. It Is probable that cloudy weather
will continue on the (J-ulf and South Atlantic.
Threatening weather, with light rains. In the Mid
dle States; heavier rains, with easterly winds, on
the East Atlantic coast. The centre of the storm
now on Lakes Erie and Ontario will probably move
north and east. Clearlng-up weather, with fresh
winds from the northeast and north, are probable
for this afternoon on Lake Huron and westward.
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 for temperature and elevation. The
velocity of the wind is given In miles per hour,
and the force is an approximate reduction to the
Beaufort scale:
lift
" 8. E.
63 N.
5T N. E.
63 g.
90 8. W.
69 N.
68 8. W.
82 E.
btf 8. W.
85 N.W.
t0 S. W.
65 N.
78 8.
d 8. K.
58 8. K.
74 8. E.
61
75 8.
85 8. W.
Place of Obser'
vatiun.
Baltimore.
Boston.
liunalo
Cape May
Charleston, 8. C.
Chicago...
Detroit
Key WeU, Fla..
Memphis
Mt. Washington.
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Omaha
Oswego
Philadelphia
St. Louis
29
30
29
5 Gentle.
2 V. gent.
9 Cteutle.
4 Uentle.
0 Gentle.
6 Busk.
Cloud
Cloud
h.rain
29
Fair
Pair
80'
29
29
80
29
30
80
29'
29
29'
21'
29
29
29
1. rain
Claud
is Gentle.
11 Brisk.
Fair
Fair
Oloud
Cloud
1. rain
Hazy
Cloud
h.rain
Flr
Cloud
Fair
Fair
8 V. geut.
9,V. gone
14 Brisk.
7 Gentle.
8 V. gent.
11, Brisk.
I'.ICalm.
Washington ..
V. gnt.
12 Briak.
Wilmington, N.C 80
. Milwaukee Markets.
Milwaukee, June 84 15 A. M. Wheat market
firm. No. 1. f 1-hI ; No. 2, l-29. Receipts, 63,oua
bubbels ; khlpuieuts, none. Freights, tXQ., sail ; 9j c,
steam.
il
1 12
FROM MEXICO.
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Arbitrary Imprisonment by Military Offi
cers. Citt or Mexico, June IS, via Matamoras,
June 17. The United States Consul at the city
of Mexico eays military officers arbitrarily im
prisoned the Governor and Prefect of Morello,
but the set was disapproved by the General
Government, and both were released.
Death of Governor Bustamente.
Governor Bustamente, who gave the order
suspending forcibly the Lerdlst ayuntiamlento,
died suddenly June 14, at Fredo. Chevis is the
new Governor. Senor Pesqulera, a Juarezlst,
bas been elected Governor of Sonora.
An Extra Session of Congress.
The permanent committee of Congress is
making proposals for the calling of Congress in
extra session.
General Cevallas
who was seriously wounded before Tampico, is
still alive.
New York Money and Stock Market.
Nsw Tori, June 24 Stocks strong, fl&onev easy
at 8 per cent. Uold, H2!tf. 6-s, lses, coupons,
112 ; do. lset, cp.,ii2s ; do. ise, op., H2 v, ao. ibo,
new. 114; do. 18ST, IU; lo-Ws, aiOMJ Vir
ginia 6s, new, 72; Missouri 68,9cS'rf; Canton Co..
60; Cumberland preferred, 42; N. Y. Central
and Hudson Kiver, 9CH: Erie, 27V; Reading
116V; Adams Express, 80V; Michigan Central,
124 ; Michigan Southern, lllj ; Illinois Central,
136; Cleveland and Plttsburz, 116V; Chicago and
Rock Island, 110; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne,
100. "Western Union Telegranh, BT
Chicago Flour and Wheat Market.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Chicago, June 249-80 A. M. Wheat market
Arm.- Moderate demand. No. 8, lltVOl),
seller June; 128 Vl"iWM, seller July; II-21.K bid,
seller July and August; tl-lT, seller the year.
Corn quiet but firm ; 64c.. seller June ; 54 V(S4 'ic
seller July; 65o., bid, seller August. Freights un
changed. Receipts. SMp'tt,, BerrtpU. Shipt.
Flour, bbls. 4,ooo 8,ooo Oats, bus.... 33,ooo 8,000
Wheat, bus. 54,000 8.0U0 Rye, bus.... none 2,000
Corn, bus. .246,000 177.000, Barley, bus.. 8,000 none.
OLD HARVARD.
Class Day Observances.
Cambridge, June 2. To-day Is class day at Har
vard, the brightest, the gayest day that this subur
ban city sees in all the season. The c'ass, number
ing 16S members, la the largest ever graduated from
the venerable institution.
The class assembled this morning in front of Hoi.
worthy Hall, at 9-48 o'cleck, and marched thence to
the chapel, where a short and simple religious ser
vice was conducted by the class chaplain, Charles L.
H.Whitney. Then came the breakfast, for which
the class repaired to old Massachusetts Hall. The
members of the faculty provide this very needful
entertainment. The host this year was Professor
liowen. Across the street to the small Unitarian
nieetiDg-house, which is still the most capacious
auditorium that Harvard has at her disposal, the
class marching with a dlgnllled slowness that
amounted almost to solemnity, found It as ever
crowded nay, jammed full of faculty and femi
ninity, with a few ushers present, who, having dis
charged their full duty by stulhng every pew, rested
on their laurels ami became listeners.
The order of exercises In the church was as fol
lows: Music.
Prayer by Rev. a. V. Peabody, D. D.
Music.
Oration by Horace Edw'd Demlng, of Shortsville.N.Y.
Music.
Poem, Henry Walton Swift, of New Bedford, Mass.
MUBlO.
Ode bv William Tudor, of Boston.
The planting of the Ivy, the exercises at the tree.
and the singing of the class song, came later yet at
d80. 'men in tne evening a portion or tne yard was
swept oh, and tickets were required of all entering
the enclosure, which of course became a pretty lit
tle preserve for flirtation. The grounds were Illu
minated with Chinese lanterns. The President held
his customary reception daring the evening, and
there were few who neglected to call and pay their
respects to the first college president who ever made
himself thoroughly liked by his students.
But the scene was not less brilliant than on
former years, and If a little quieter than It used to
be, It maylhave been because there were many more
spreads at the rooms of the students than ever be
fore. This luxury, which used to be Indulged in
only by the more opulent seniors, has come to be
very general, and there were few graduates to-day
who did not entertain their friends. One caterer
supplied no less than 2500 plates, which
shows that the class of 71 is unexam
pled for feasting as well as num
bers. The exercises around the tree were
somewhat less boisterous than usual, and the seniors
did not indulge In such extraordinary and grotesque
raiment as has been habitual on former accastons,
but everything was spiritedly done, and after the
wreath had been scrambled for the class ivy was
planted, and the juniors embraced each other and
abandoned themselves to the flirtation and con
viviality of the late hours of the day. There were
few visitors present of much prestige or conse
quence, General Burnside being the only notable
stranger who witnessed the exercises. On the
whole, It has been the most notable class-day the
college ever knew. H. Y. World oorrespimdenee.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Collision of Trains on the Nashville and
Northwestern Kallroad.
Intelligence reached the city last evening of
an accident on the Northwestern Bailroad, re
sulting in the death of one person and the
wounding of two others. The accident occurred
at McKwin's 8tation, fifty-seven miles from this
place, at half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
At this point a passenger and freight train col
lided on account of the conductor on the passen
ger train mistaking bis orders. The most
unfortunate and heart-rending thing connected
with the accident was the killing of Mr. Post, a
brakeman on the Mobile and Ohio Kallroad,
who was on bis way to his home in Woodvllle,
Alabama. He was standing on the platform at
the time of the accident, a Brakeman on toe
tiain, named Condon, bad his foot bruised, and
another brakeman named Bonner had his hand
considerably injured, but fortunately no bones
were broken in either case. The pilots, or cow
catchers, were very much damaged, but the
engines were not disabled. NashviUe Union.
June Si.
13 a AX. IKTELLiaBNOa.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Antl-Penn Squareltes Again Defeated
Their Application for an Injunction
Refused by the Courts Their Latest and
Weakest Dodge Played Out.
AW Prius Chief Justice Thompson.
The Chief Justice this morning delivered the fol
lowlng-oplnlon, refusing to the Washington Square
clique an Injunction to restrain the erection of the
publlo buildings at Penn Square, ana thereby de
stroying their UBt hope:
The bill in this csso prays an Injunction to re
strain tne aeienaanis, conimuutiouurs, irom pro
reeding under the act appointing them to erect the
fiubllc buildings mentioned lu the act, as It is alleged
n the 12th section of the bill, "they have began to
do." The complainants are tax-payers and citizens
of Philadelphia, and Interfere becausttof the Increased
taxes they will, as tney auego, ue ouugea to pay, li
the buildings are erected. The ground of their ap-
?licatlon Is that the act of Assembly ef August 6th,
under which public buildings are authorized to
be erected by the commissioners, is unconstitutional
and void, beverai reasons lor this are set lortn in
the bill.
The point of unconstitutionality of the act was
made bv a bill died by tax-payers aad citizens of the
city against the commissioners on the 81 December,
lSiO.aiid was hear a oeiure an tue judges at Nidi rrius,
on the 4th. 6th. and th Januarv. lsZl. The unani
mous opinion of the Court was dellverel by Read, J.,
on the lsth of the same month, istn P. F. Smith, 4-9,
pronouncing the act constitutional, and overruling
that and oiiies causes Insisted oa as grounds for in
junction. Thai juitgmeut so far, 1 learn, has been
acquiescea in ; i reg tue quesuo ot couuiu
tlonslty of the act, therefore, as ret
adjudicata. Until that decision is changed by
the authority which made It, and It was virtually
the decision of the court in banc, although techni
cally at Nisi Prius. I most treat as a decision pro
nounced npon a consideration of every argument
and reason which existed and could then have
been advanced against the act. The masons given
now against its constitutionality existed then, and.
In presumption of law, were then considered and
held Insufficient, a different rule would lead to
aiiomaious results not to be allowed for a moment,
an act would he constitutional, dependent on
whether all the grounds or reasons were or were not
given, which might have been given on the argu
ment on which the decision should be made. That
would not do as a reason for disregarding the action
of the court in the last resort by an inferior tribunal.
It Is bound by the Judgment of constitutionality pro
nounced by the highest authority nntll that autho
rity corrects Its own error, if any, or changes Its de
cision. That is i he situation of this court In this
case. J U the judges declared the act In question
constitutional in the decision referred to; that deci
sion binds me In this case as effectually as If techni
cally In the Supreme Court, as It virtually was.
Hut even If this were entirely out of the way, and
there were reasons sunlclent to authorize an Injunc
tion to Issue In ordinary cases, which I do not say is
the rase, the first and only section of the act of 8th
April, 1846, deprives me, I think, of Jurisdiction to
grant an Injunction in this case. It provides "that
no courts within the city and county of Philadelphia
thdll exercise the power of a Court of Chancery la
granting or continuing injunctions against the erec
tion or use of any public works of any kind, erected or
in progress of erection, nnder the authority of an
act of the Legislature, until the questions of title, and
damaaee shall be submitted and finally decided bv a
common law court; and In such cases the court shall
nave authority to issue a venre for the summoning;
of a Jury to the sheriff of an adjoining county." P.
L., 1846, p. 2(2.
it is admitted, as already remarked that, in tne
plaintiff s bill, the work towards the erection of these
buildings had been begun before filing the bill, and
that fully accords with the affidavits of the defend
ants. It matters not tbat comparatively little had
been done. The first stroke of the axe or the pick,
with a view to the erection of the buildings brings
their case within the provisions of the act, which
forbids an Injunction, in the first Instance. It Is ob
viously not tne amount or tne worn aone or progress
made In the erection of buildings which ousts the
Jurisdiction in chancery. It Is, as the act plainly
snows, tne tact ot being in progress or erection
which is to bave;that effect. Woelbert vs. The City,
12 Wr., 439; Flanagan vs. The City, a recent case
before Sharswood, J., at Nisi Prius, arising out of
the Penrose Ferry Bridge over the Schuylkill.
The fact being lound tnat work naa been com
menced to warn s the erection of the buildings autho
rized by Hi vt or 1830, before this bill was hied, it
follows that no injunction can be granted to stop its
progress nntll a resort has been nad to a enramon
law court, as provided by the act of 1S48. Till then
jurisdiction in chancery ;is suspended, at least. What
nay be done after that resort I am not prepared to
say. For the wisdom or the legislation the courts
are not responsible. Ita lea ecripta est
la a controlling maxim, and It must be
obeyed. I confess myself at a loss to
understand the purpose for which the act of 1846
was passed, unless to prevent injunctions In every
case of public buildings. If it should turn out la
any case, as It probably would In this, that no dis
pute about title or damages to be assessed would
arise, would the proceedings fall or revert to equity
jurisdiction 7 This is one of the problems connected
with the act which I am not able to solve, but which
will not for that reason allow me to disregard the
positive prohibition "tbat no court in the
city and county of Philadelphia shall exer
cise the power of a court of chancery
In granting Injunctions against the erec
tion or use of any publlo works of any kind,
until the questions of title and damages Bhall be
submitted and finally decided by a common law
court" This strikes down the power in chancery In
this case. I can make nothing eise of it. But I
need not enlarge. I regard either of the foregoing
reasons sufficient to prevent me from granting the.
preliminary Injunction aked for in this case.
Preliminary Injunction refused.
FINAlfVS AND COMMERCE.
VSHMO TaiEQHAFH OmOI,l '
baturday, Jane 24. 187L I
There Is a lively demand for loans to-day, and
rates are gradually hardening, especially on
call loans, which are quite active. The banks
are gradually drawing in their lines, but thia
fact is no indication of failing funds, nnder the
present circumstances, as currency is accumu
lating in the bands of stock companies pre
paratory to the July dividends and interests,
which are invariably large, and make the mar
ket look stringent in the interim. The rates to
day may be fairly quoted at 5tt per cent, on
call, the latter an exceptional figure; and at 6
per cent, on good paper, which is in only
limited supply.
Gold is quiet and firm, without a single flue- '
tuation. All the New York sales are reported
at 112.
In Government bonds there Is not much ac
tivity, but prices are invariably strong.
Stocks were dull and prices rather weak.
dales of State 6s at 107 for the second series;
Citr 6s cbapged hands at Vi for the new
bonds, and Lehigh gold loan at 90.
Reading Railroad sold in a small way at 56fJ '
(558, the latter b. o.; Pennsylvania at 61
61; Lehigh Valley at 61, and Oil Creek and
Allegheny at 51, b. o.
The balance of the list was neglected. Sales
Of New Creek Coal at
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven k Bro., No. 40 S. Third street,
FIRST BOARD.
12700 City 68, JN.lfl.
C&p.. 99
IRGOO do 100
I30O0 Pa R 8m 68.18. 99
tuooPblla AH 7s..
$4000 N Pa 10s... Is. 112
M00 Pa ess se....i07
12000 OC A R78 . 85
I'iGOO do 86
$1000 do sstt
11000 do. b5. St
12000 Leh gold.'L.b3. 90
48 sh Penna R.ls. 61
260 do Is. 61
8 do. receipts 60
S0shLehValR.... 61V
too sh Read K.ls.68 8-16
800
dOls.bl0.68 8-16
800
100
100
10
100
100
do Is. 68
do blO. 68V
dO 68
do 68
do b30. 68 V
dO....A1.6S 8-16
do'..ls.b3S. 66V
600
800BhOCAAR.b60
lots.... 61 X
4 do tin
SshHech Bfc..... 83X
400 sh New CrkCl.
Brother. No. 40 South
Messes. De Haven fc
Third street, Philadelphia, report the following
quotations: New U. a. 6s of 1881, U1(U2:
U. B. as of 1881, WX4117Ji; do. 1869,
ii2Mtii;; ao. 186. mxmu; do. i860, m
112 : da 186B, new, 1141114 ; da 186T, do. 114i
116; da 1868, da 114Ji(U6; 10-40S, 110.V(110.
U. B. Bo Year 6 per cent. Currency. 115AU5H' ; Hold,
112X01121 Silver, 107x109; Union Paoino Hall
road 1st wort. Bonds, 91K91; Central Pactflo
Kallroad. loiai02; Union Paoino Land Grant
Bonds. 84XS5.
Messrs. William Painter fc Ca, Na 86 8. Third
street, report the following quotations: U. S. 6s of
1881, 11TU7 ;B-90s Of 1862, 112112! do. 1864.
lia8m; do. 1866, 112(U9; da, July, I860.
1144116: do., July, 1867, 114(115; da July,
1868, 1164115; 10-40. HOJtftilllO. U.S. Pacido
R. R. Currency 6a, II64110. Gold, 112112.
Market steady.
V. C. Wharton Smith A Co., No. 121 Sonth Third
street, send the following quotations: U. S 6s of
1881, :i7117; U. S.6-20S Of 1862, 112$112K;
do. 1864, lUl?i: do. 1865, ll2lll; do.
July, 114(allB; do. 1867, U4t116; da 1868. 115
116; 10-408, 110110,; Currency 6s, 118X118.
Nabr fc Lack kb. Brokers, report this morning
f old quotations as follows:
0 00 A. M 119;1815P. SI lHtf
1 20 P. M 1XJ
Philadelphia Trade Report.
. Saturday, June 24 Bark is Arm at 130 ar too
for Na 1 Quercitron. Tanner's Bark rar ea from
113(3,13 60 per cord for Chesnut oak.
In cioverseed and Tlmotny nothln j fiolng. Flax,
seed sel's to the crushers at f 216,
the Flour market continues, very dull and prices
are weak. The demand is i'.mlted to the Immediate
requirements of the hciue consumers, whose par'
chases foot up 700 barrels.lncludlng superfine at 13-20
(a& 60; extras at 6fi0($6: Wisconsin extra family
at $6'6P6'75; Minnesota do do. at 712
7 87tf; Pennsylvania do. da at 16-836 76; Indiana
aod Ohio do. ao. $6 &o for low grade up to 87 Bi) for
choice, and high grades at 7-76i4876, as in quality.
Rye Flour may be quoted at 5 608-70. In Corn Meal
nothing doing.
The W heat market is steady, but bnyers operate
very sparingly. ooo bushels sold at fi-e&tgi-rts for
lnolanared;Il 65 for Ohio do.; 11-60 for new LVla.
ware; $l-43l-48 for Pennsylvania da, and 11-674
113 for Indiana white. Rye la quiet; 600 bushels
Western sold at 11. Corn Is dull at the recent de
cline. Bales of yellow at 7&o. and Western mixed,
at 73(d74c oats are without Improvement.
bushels mixea western sold at 64610. In
ani Malt nothing doing.
Whisky is unchanged; 28 barrels Western
bound sold at vc.
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