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MARRIED.
MtiItPII"—ELLMAKEIL—On the evening of the 16th
Wet. by the itev. Benj. Watson, Mr. M. Madmen Murphy
to Mire Pauline G., daughter of Peter C. Plituaker, ail of
thin efts-.
I,IED.
•BAKER--On tho 15th inst., after a protracted
that she bore with Christian fortitude. Mrs. Eliza. wifo of
J. G. Baker, and daughter of Sand. Miller. dec'd., in the
Blot year of her age.
"'Them also thut sleep In Jesus, will God bring with him."
I ler friends and those of her family are invited to
attend her funeral, from her huoband's residence. N. W.
corner of Thompson and Cre /se streets (Eighteenth
Ward). on Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock. To proceed
to Methodic/0 Cemetery. •
EDWARDS.— On the 16th Intl., Mary Y., daughter of
Mary_Anu andllie late Charles C. Edwards,ist the 12th
year of her oge.
The relatives and frlendo of tho family are invited
to - attend' her funeral, front the rhsidenco of her grand.
father, (o. 1 - 341 Coates street, on Second•N morning, the
in.t., at eleven o'clock. ' •••
GOLWIWY.--Seddenly, Jan. 14, IW3,,Errana, youngest
daughter of Cams, Godfrey,
Funeral (this) Thursday, Jan. N. WA 9 A.M., at l&5 Mt.
Vernon street.. Friends of the family am invited to
attend. Remains to be conveyed to Taunton. •
xooitn.—( Pa the 14th instant, George Si. Moore, in the
36Th year of his' age.
Ills male friends are invited to attend the funeral,
from the: evidence of his father, No. 71 - if Routh Ninthstreet,
on Friday morning, 11th last.. at 10 o'clock.
SKELI.I".--r in Wednesday.rhe 15th In..q.....ifrsoiarah
widow of the late Captain Thou,sa nadir, in the loith
year of her Age.
Prime's and relatives of the family are invited to ttend
her funeral, at E o'clock. P. 31.. on tiattird3y,
ILA., from her late residence. too Arch street, thout
terther notice.
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me. JAMES
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7111.
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The following gentlemen have been duly elected Direc
tor. of this Company for the veer V. 10 - 3:
Henry IA Sherrerd, Tobias NVagner,
Simeon Toby. Thomas B.AVatteon,
Charles Melee'hater, - henry G• Freeman.
William S. Smith. Charles S. Lexie.
William It White, Crow C. Carson,
'George H. Stuart, Edo•ard C. Knight.
Samuel Grant, Jr.. John B. Austin.
At a meeting of the Board of Director, held thli day,
HENRY D. SHERRERD, Eeq., was unanimously re
elected as President o , the Company. _
Jail iii WILLIAM 11ARPER, Secretary.
I. witigs..-- COMMON WEALTH NATIONAL BANK.
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At an electlenlield — on the 11th instant, the felleiving.
named Stockholders were elected Directors of this Bank
Chits. F. Norton, , A'. A. Rolln,
E. P. Mitchell, Paul P. Keller,
H. W. Gray, John Wannainaker,
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air HALL OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN
Association : No. 12J. Chestnut street.
SCIENTII'IIi LECTURES.
Thursday s . January 16, at 8. o'clock I'. M., Dr. EZRA
DYER—."The Anatomy of the Eye," illustrated with ex
lenelve diagram, model', aid demonetratione in the liv
ingurt,
Jan. Rev. DANIEL MARCH, D. D.—" Switzerland
and the Olaciore."
Jan. 80. Dr. J. E. IdRARS—'
jal62trlg
ing - kg.• THE CLAIMS OF THE MISSIONARY SO•
clay_ cf the M. E. Church will be presented in
Union M. E. Church, Fourth street, below Arch. on Sob.
bath next, 19th inst., by Bishop Simpson. at 10,5 t: o'clock
in the morning. By_Rev. Benny Baker,at 2}6 o'clJck P.M.,
and Rev. Charles 11. 1191dtecar at 7.% o'clock In the even
ing. jal6 Strp•
sir OWING TO TIIF. GREAT DEMAND FOR
reserved seats, the gentlemen having charge of ar •
ranging for Mr. JAMES E. MURGO(111•11 READINGS, of
January 21. have placed the whole of the lower floor of
Concert Hall into reserved seats. Persons not having
been able to secure tickets can do so by applying this
morning, at TRUMPLER'S Muele Store, - No. 926 Chestnut
Street.. jals rp 311
Nr. PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY ACADEMY
REOPENS THURSDAY, January 2d,1868.
:For Circulars apply to
COL. THEO. HYATT,
Chester, Delaware county, Pa
del&ltring,
seir OFFICE OF TOE CITY TREASUItF.R,
FIIILADP:LPIIIA, JaIII1(1177, 18a
NOTICE.—AII City Loans maturing during the year
1888 will be paid on presentation at this Mike, by order
of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
J. N. PEIIISOL.
City Treasurer.
iRIS-titrip§
bar A SPECIAL_ MEETING OF THE STOCK.
holden of the -YOUGHIOGHENY COAL HOL
LOW COAL COMPANY will be hold at the Office of the
Company. No. 163• Second street, Pittsburgh, oil MON.
DA], 27th Mat.. at 2 o'clock, P.
JANCAILY 16th; 1868. A. 0. FRANCE, Secretary.
PIIMADELPIDA AND DARBY RAILROAD
11 ".# Company.—The Hoard of Directors have thid day
declared a dividend of Four Por Cent.. clear of taxed,
payable on demand. JAB. MorADDsIN, JR..
Treasurer.
..LiNUARY 111., jale.th tu-St
110 WARD HOSPITAL," NOB. 1518 AND 1520
Lombard street, Dispensel7 Departmout.—Mcdi•.
cal trontment and medicines furuishedgratultousiv to the
poor.
arbr NEWSPATE'RS, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, WASTE
r i er, dm . Bought by
derl i ttn ' No. ,4111 Jayne
Po'fv..7. W. J3ck.E.or,„
E. J. Crippr.n.
J.c01., S. linrastd),
(; ,- .4). W. Evans,
Wm. Hicks,
U. N. Sinn. ocIE-'lenrt,
IL C. YOUNG.
Outlier
"The Human Skeleton."
A PETITION TO CONGRESS.
The complaint and petition of Terence O'Brien,
formerly of Tipperary, Ould Ireland, but now a
good American citizen (in the liquor business), to
the Congress, showing them bow to cure the bad
currency. Nowadays, when he has sold a quart
of whisky fora dollar,he don't know for sure what
he is to get for it; for sometimes the dollar is big
and sometimes little, but mostwise mighty little ;
the while the quart of whisky is always just the
same size, which it isn't fair. Your petitioner
therefore recommends your honors, as you
have the making of both the
dry and the liquid measures, that
you will have them all made of India rubber,
so that they will stretch bigger or littler, just like
the dollars, and it will be a fair shake betwixt
zian and man, because then you see the uncer
tainty of the dollar will just be balanced by the
uncertainty of the quart.
And your petitioner as in duty bound wlll ever
pray. TERENCE O'BRIEN.
South Broad street, Philadelplila,l4th January,
186i4.
MUSICAL.
tratAAN OeknAL---There Was - only a 'Moderate
attendance last evening at the Academy of Nfusic.
The opera was Linda, in which Miss Hauck Mme.
• Testa, Baragli, Roneoni, Antonucci' aid Barili'
all did well. Ronconi's personation -of "Antonio'
was splendid, showing that he,.18 - as great as ever
in serious parts. This evening L« Trariata is to
be produced, and to-mOrrow evening Ernani.
The chief reason for, the abatement of the public
'lnterest In this season, which began so brillisutly,
is to be found in the failure of the manager to
keep his promises given in the early advertise-
The German artists. Ilabciman and Her
tnimns have not appeared rind are not to appear.
Faio;• which was promised, has not been given
and will not be. So of Well«, boa Bac'frilo,
I4'.lfriruil«., Leff lloyor-not, Rob' rt le Diable,
all of which were promised. One performance
of the Cantiroi of 1 inirn , and one of Th.,llico,
'have Usti the only novelties. For ths other
nights old operas have been given. So the "Gala
Festival Seaton," with the "memorable combina
tion. unparailekd on this con timut," has dwindled
down to an ordinary series of old pieces. It is
not surprising, therefore, that there should be a
merited falling off in the attendance during the
last few evenings.
Fnericit 03tenA,--The French Comic Opera
Company, of New York. now playing in Roston,
will begin a season at the Academy of Music. in
this city, on the 11th of February.- OffenbaCh's
opera, La Grondelhiclie , s , dr GeroLteia. which
has had-such amazing suceess i and which la capi•
tally done by this company, will be produced,
i y y company... - lir.- , ceL
Every one is eager to see this exec:-mively funny
opera: hut every one ought to obtain. before
havd, a copy of the libretto. This can be done
now, at the boxoffice of the - Academy, where
Mr. George Hood has already received a large
pply of the books.
AIIIIIBEMENTS.
THE TititaynEs.--At the Arch Lady Don will
appear, in the burlesque of Kenilworth and the
farce The Pretty Horqebreaker. - At the Chestnut
the comedy of the Public Press and its Victims
will be given. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams
will appear in The Fairy Circle and the Customs
J. the Country. A varied bill Is offered at the
American.
PHILAI.i.I.PIII.I OPERA HOUSE.—SEVCiaI novel
and good things are announced at this establi,h
went for this evening. There will be eccentricities
and negro delineations. Singing and dancing, by
accomplished members of the troupe, are an
nounced. Messrs. Tunison Co.. other a first
clas.s entertainment, and.they have a remarkably
good troupe. This evening Mr. Frank Girard
will have a benefit in a fine bill. Mr. Girard is
capital performer in his peculiar line, and as he
will appear this evening lu several of his mcst
popular characters, the public may expect a
splendid entertainment.
MURDOCH'S READINGS.—The tickets for these
readings are selling very rapidly at Trumpler's,
and those who desire to secure seats must do so
immediately.
Bixrz.--Signor Blitz will remain before the
public but °few nights longer. This is to be his
laet week, and be deserves to have large au
diences at each performance. He will give ex
hibitions every afternoon and evening, and will
introduce some novel tricks. We hope the Sig
nor's friends will turn out strong at his farewells.
ELEVENTH STREET OPERA 1101 SR.—The won
derful pantomime, the Magic Pearl, will be re
peated this evening, with all the handsome ac- L
cessorits. Mr. J. L: Cameron will sing several
favorite ballads, and there will be a number of
new burlesques, farces, and a plentiful supply of
Ethiopean comicalitics. The entertainment at
this opera house is an excellent one, and the
public show their appreciation of it by crowding
the building every night.
OBITUARY.
Frederick Steele.
The telegraph announces the death of Major-
General Steele, of the United States army, at
San 31 - atee; neair San Francisco, Cal., on Sunday
last, of apoplexy, General Steele,late commander
of the department of Columbia, was born in
Delhi, N. Y. In 1821. and entered the Military
W
Academy at est Point in 1839. He graduated on
the 30th of .Tune, 1843, in a class that numbered
among its members Generals Grant,Frauktin,lb_y
nolds, Augur, Hamilton, Ingalls and others who
Inside their mark in the history of the nation. He
was made a lieutenant in the Second Infantry in
1846, and during the Mexican war served with
General Riley's regiment. With his regiment, as
captains, were the present Generals Heintzleman,
Casey, Wessel's, Patrick, and, as lieutenants, E.
R. S. Canby, Sweeny and the late Nathaniel
Lyon. He was brevetted first lieutenant for
gallantry at Contreras and Cherubusco, in 1841.
Ho was with the storming party and was
brevetted captain for gallantry, &c., at
Chapultepec in September, 1817. He commanded
his company in the fight at the City of Mexico,
and acted very bravely. In 1848 he was promoted
to s first lieutenancy, and in February, 1855, was
made captain, and in the following year he was
made regimental adjutant. During the year 1858
he was placed in command of the cantonment of
the old Winnebago agency, and saw service on
the frostier. On the 14th of Ma 1861, ho was
promoted to the majority of the Eleventh infan
try, and obtained leave of absence to command
the Eighth lowa volunteers in September
of 1861. Ho served in Missouri during the
Fremont campaign, and commanded a brigade
under Pope in the Central Missouri campaign of
December, 1861. In January, 1862, ho was made
a Brigadier General of Volunteers and com
manded a division that co-operated with the late
General Curtis during the fearful march through
Arkansas to Helena. He was also commander of
the forces at that place until December,lB62, when
he was appointed to the charge of a division of
the Fifteenth army corps, . under General Sher
man. He was second in command, and led a di
vision at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Decem
ber 29, 1862, and stormed the works with great
elan. Be commanded the First division of
Sherman's corps at the battle and capture of Fort
Hindmah, Arkansas river, in Meelornaud's ex
pedition, January 10 and 11, 1863. He was
brevetted Lieutenant-Colonel February, 1863, for
meritorious servicel in Arkansas and Missouri.
In March, 1863, he was confirmed Major-General
of volunteers, and commanded the Fifth
division of Grant's army at Vicksburg, bravely
stormed the works" near Haines' Bluff,
and headed all the principal storming p:ir
tiea
during the siege. Subsequently he was de
tached, given an independent command, with
which he captured Little Rock, Arkansas, and
took possession of the whole State. His con-
PHILADELPHIA, THUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1868.
duct as Commander of the Department of Arkan
sas was highly approved by the Government
and by the people of tee State, and he aided
greatly . In forming there a loyal Government. In
1865 he was placed in cJrnmand of the troops on
the Rio Grande, but was relieved in the latter
part of that year •and ordered to assume
command of the Department of the Columbia,ou
the Pacific, where be served until his death. Gen.
Steele was a gallant, high-toned officer, brave
upon the field of battle, but with the gentle man
ners of a child in all his social relations.' He had_
qualifications of a high order, and earned a repu
tation scarcely second to any on the hard-fought
fields of. the West during the rebellion. The
country has lost In General Steele a gallant and
tried soldier, and his wide circle of acquaintances
and friends a genial and high-toned associate and
companion.
CRIME.
Serious Chaige Against General Cuatar.
HE IS ACCUSED OF MURDER.
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS
The Leavenworth Concerratire. of Thursday,
thu 9th, states - that on Wednesday General George
A. Custer and Lieut. W. W. Cook were put upon
preliminary examination there, for the alleged
murder of Charles Johnson, private in Company
K, 7th United States Cavalry.
Cupt. R. M. West, of Company K, first testi
fied. We abridge his statement:
Costar was Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment
and Cook a first Lieutehant in it; Johnson died
near Fort Wallace on the 19th or 20th of last
July. Up to 2 I'. M. of the 7th he was on duty
as private in witness's company. At that time
six men were seen leaving the camp. Two
mounted parties were ordered by General Custar
to pursue and bring none of them in alive. A
government wagon returned bringing three men
who had been shot, one of whom was Johnson.
11e was very feeble, and seemed to be suffering
very much from a wound in the head. The
wound which seemed to affect him most was a
pistol bullet wound entering the side of the head
ricer the right temple and ranging down
ard, coining out near 'the left
-ide of the windpipe. He had another wound in
body, and one in his arm. He was shot, in
, Territory of Colorado, July 7th, 1867. Wit
rem applied to Gen. Custer for medical attend
ance for the wounded men, and was told that
they were deserters, and a deserter was not
(.raitled to any consideration. Witness urged
that the wounded men receive surgical attend
ance, which was allowed after some further con
\ ersation. Witness *did not see the shooting, but
beard the firing. Lieutenant Cook was in one of
11,e pursuing parties. Tie told witness he had
done some of the shooting, and hoped none of
the wounded would die.-- Johnson was hale and.
hearty before the shooting. A detail of his com
pany buried him, and witness read the Episcopal
burial service at the grave.
On cross-examination witness remembered to
have conversed with Gen. Custer about John- -
eon's being so desperate that he would not be
I)lought back without a fight, and about John
son's being so resolute that he might offer resist
ance. Maj. J. H. Elliott commanded one of the,
- ursuing parties, and Lieut. H. Jackson the
and they were gone an hour or an hour and
a. half. 0 'Witness did not hear the order not to
17 ;ay any 1 . 0 alive, and cannot say if Cook heard
it. Heard Custer eay something to the effect to
ito after them and not bring any in alive. Was
i of at the exact spot where the parties rode off
but was in hearing distance. The medical atten
dance was ordered at the time it was applied for,
,:tter the conversation.
When re-examined for the state witness said
that his remarks to General Custar about John
.ou were made after the order had been given to
the mounted party, and after they had started in
pursuit.
Gen. A. J.Smith and other United States oillecrs
besides the defendants, were present at the ex
amination.
On the second day, Lieutenant Henry Jackson
te stifled that he was ordered by General Custar
to pursue the deserters, to shoot them, and bring
back none alive. He overtook two, who surren
dered, and sent them back. He then went after
the others, and found Johnson lying on the
ground wounded, but saw nothing of the shoot
ing,. Was left by Major Elliot in charge of the
three wounded. The Majorreturned,and a wagon
came for them. Witness thought Lieut. Cook was
not present when the order was given to bring
untie in alive.
Clement Willis. one of the deserters, testified
that he saw Lieutenant Cook shot Johnson with
a pistol. - This witness adds : "We were com
manded to halt; we halted and were ordered to
give up our arms; we gave up our arms; all the
party gave np their arms; we were ordered to
fall in, we fell in anal supposed they were going
to march us back to camp again; Lieutenant
Cook and Lieutenant Custar told us to go then,
to leave, but did not say which way to go.
"We commenced to run and they commenced to
shoot into us then; Lieutenant Cook and some
of the men did the shooting; Major Elliot and
Lieutenant Custer did some; Lieutenant Cook
shot Johnson; Lieutenant Cook'rode up along
side Johnson and allot him in the arm; Johnson
tell on his knees and said, "for God's sake don't
kill me;" Lieutenant Cook said, "you d--d de
serter, I'll kill you anyhow;" after he said that
he shot him in the head on the left side,
and the ball came out near the windpipe,
on the right side of the throat; I do not
think Lieutenant Cook was over four or five, steps
from him when he shot hint, may be ten steps;
Johnson was down on his knees when be said
that; Ido not know if Johnson said anything,
except he wanted Lieut. Cook to kill him, to
finish him there he said; it was after the last shot
was fired; the point was about a quarter of a mile
from camp, in a westerly direction. After he was
shot, he was put into a wagon and taken to camp;
it was about an hour after the shooting; he was
taken to camp; there was nothing done to him.
Miles Moylan, first Lieutenant and Adjutant,
also said that an order ,was given to bring none
back alive, and thought Lieutenant Cook was
present when it was given. This witness added
that when a message cape that three were
wounded, General Custer ordered a wagon to be
sent after them, and a medical officer was in
attendance before Colonel West's request. The
substance of the General's reply to this request
was that the men could have necessary medical
attendance.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CLEVE•"
LAND, 01110.
A Well,known Citizen Shot—Dar/am
Highway liobberies—Eseape or the
Desperadoes.
Between six and seven o'clock last evening,
says the Cleveland *Leader, of Tuesday, 14th,
several daring robberies, and possibly a murder,
were committed near this city by two desperate
highwaymen. William Fuller, Esq., of Brighton,
formerly Auditor of Cuyahoga county, and _very
well known throughout the entire county, was
dangerously shot by robbers, and now lies at his
home m a critical condition. Intelligence of the
terrible affair. was brought to this city soon after
its occurrence, and the following arc, as
nearly as we could ascertain, the facts con
fleeted with it :
The scene of the tragedy was the deep hollow
through which the Brooklyn road passes, a short
distance this side of that place. It will bo re
membered by all who are familiar with the road,
us a lonely, cesolate place, Just such a ono as
robbers would select for their dastardly outrages.
Shortly after dark two men concealed themselves
by the roadside, armed with pistols, and attacked
belated travelers. I,Within a abort space ,of
time two men'and a boy, who passed by singly,
were robbed of all the money in their possession,
and one or two watches. The desperadoes rushed
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
"We are indebted to Mr. Kidder, express mes
senger on the Southern Overland, who arrived on
Sunday night, for information detailed below,
relative ton riot which occured at Trinidad,Colo
rado, a town on the northern base of the Racoon
Mountains. The townis inhabited by Americans
and Mexicans—the latter largely predominating.
It seems that on New Year's day a fist fight oc
curred between an American and Mexican, out
of which grew the illzfeeling that finally culla!:
nated in an appeal to arms. The Americans had
possession of the town,and fought from the inside.
Mexicans swarmed on the outside,besieging, as
it were, the others, preventing escape, and finally
compelling the surrender of the besieged. In
the light preceding the surrender, two Mexicans
were killed and six wounded—one of them
fatally. The terms of the surrender were that
those of the ; Americans who resided down the
Picket wina should be allowed to retain their
arms and depart to their homes. Those living in
town and 'on the Cimmeron to. deliver up
their arms and be held as prisoners un
til disposed of by the civil authorities,
Armed Mexicans patrol the town. They metthe
Southern-bound coach at the outskirts, disarmed
those in it, escorted it through, returning the
arms and allowing it to proceed. The prisoners
sent word through Mr. Kidder to the commandant
at Fort Lyon, of the position of affairs, asking
lirotectiom as they are fearful that the Mexicans,
from demonstrations made had the bad faith
already evinced in carrying on the treaty, may
break over promises and massacre them. Great
excitement is reported as prevailing."
A despatch from Denver, 19th inst., says:
"Latest accounts from Trinidad report the ar
rival of Gen. Penrose, with two companies of
cavalry from Fort Lyon, and One company fi om
Fort Reynolds. The military took possession of
the town, and are now assisting the civil au
thorities in punishing the rioters.'
bullocalion by Coal Gas—Narrow
Escape of a Whole Family.
[From the 'Wilmington Commercial, Jan 16.)
This morning at about half-past seven o'clock,
Thomas Doherty, gardener for Mrs. George P.
Norris, of this city, heard some one in the
mansion house scream for help. Ho hurried
to the house and met the coachman coming out,
who said that they were all dying in the house.
Doherty hurried in and found the girl whose
screams he had heard lying on the steps insensi
ble. Another girl who had slept with this one
was also nearly insensible, and Mrs. Norris, who
had been able to get up, was very giddy, and
seemed likely to faint. Three other inmates of
the mansion were affected in a similar manner.
31r. Doherty,_on entering;noticed_a strong_smell
of gas, and immediately raised all the windows
in the house, which seemed to give the inmates
some relief, thoulkiii Mrs. Norris and the otht,rs,
were so sick and taint that they had to go to bed,
and a physician was immediately sent for.
The girl found on the stairs was the first to
discover something was the matter. When she
got UD she awakened the other girl and remarked
That sic had a ringing in the ears and appeared
to hear hammering in the room. She then at
tempted to go down stairs but became insensible
and fell as stated, giving the scream heard by the
gardener. Mrs. Norris was so nearly suffocated
that she was barely able to crawl upon her hands
and knees, to the door of an adjoining room, in
which a female inmate of the family slept. This
lady was totally helpless, having been more se
riously affected than the others. Her room is
occupied usually as a bed-room for the children,
but the latter were fortunately absent from home.
The cause of this partial suffocation was the
escape of the coal gas from the Innaace. ' It is
supposed the gas must have got Into the hot air
fines, and thus been communicated to all parts of
the building. All the persons injured were doing
well this morning. The coachman felt the ef
fects but slightly, sleeping in a remote part of
the house.
Important Interview swith the Pros'.
dent-1111. Johnson will not liccog.
nizo Mr. Stanton as Secretary oil War.
[Washington correspondence N. Y. World.]
The importance of the Issues now pending be
tween Congress and the Executive led me to seek
an audience of the President, with which I was
fortunately honored this evening. In response
to the inquiry whether All understanding was
had between the President and General Grant
previous to the late action of the Senate, Mr.
J . ohrison said:
"General Grant, with General Sherman, was
here at the White }lose on Saturday; when the
old understanding was reiterated that he should
either resign his otliw as Secretary of War and
surrender it to me in time to anticipate the
Senate's action, or announce Ms intention to re-
tain the office until the right of the Senate
to reinstate Mr. Stanton could be put to
the proof. On Sunday it was suggested
by. Senator Reverdv Johnson, with the con
currence of. Senator John Sherman, and the
understood concurrence of a number-of Radical
members of both Rouses, Ahat *f.es. 7 .Goverenr
Co; of Ohio, should bo nominated, by me forth
with its Secretary of War; the majority in 001 -
upon them, placed their pistols to their heads,
demanding their money, and they had no alter
nathe but to comply. Aster obtaininetheir valu
ables, the villains offered them no further vio
lence, and permitted them to proceed on their
way, thoroughly frightened and glad enough to
escape with their lives.
About half-past aix , o'clock, Mr. Fuller, who
was driving home from the city, in a buggy, au
coropanicd by his daughter, a young lady, arrived
at the spot. The highwaymen sprang from their
place of concealment, one seizing the bridle of
the horse, and the other pointing a pistol at Mr.
Fuller, and demanding his money. Being a
courageous Than, not easily frightened, after re
covering from a momentary bewilderment at
the unexpected attack, he plied the horse With
his whip, and endeavored to escape. As soon as
the robbers discovered his disposition not to ac
cede to their demands, one of them fired, the
ball entering the body of Mr. Fuller. In front,.,
just below the ribs, and passing out at the left
side. The men immediately fled, and were soon
lost in the darkness.
A number of persons who chanced to be near
were attracted by the report of the pistol, and
were soon at the spot. Three or four of them
started in pursuit of the robbers. They followed
rapidly along the road and came within sight of
them, but they separated, one running upon each
side of the road, toward the city, and succeeded
in making their escape. Mr. Fuller was fonud
to be in great vain from his wound, and his
daughter well-nigh frenzied with fear and alarm
at the scene through which she had passed. The
wounded man was able to retain his seat in
the buggy, and was quickly conveyed to
his house. Everything possible was done for
his relief, and messengers were immediately des
patched to give information to the police au
thorities, and to procure surgical assistance. The
intelligence spread rapidly through the villages
of Brooklyn and Brighton, and great excitement
prevailed.
The messengers who were sent to the city sum
moned Dr. G. C. E. Weber, who went at once to
the relief of the suffering man, a guard, well
armed,accompanying him. He had not returned
up to a late hour, and we area therefore,ithable to
give the precise nature of Mr. Fuller's . wound.
It is undoubttdly, however. of a dangerous
character and it is not improbable that it. may
prove fatal.
The Riot at Trinidad, Colorado—A
Battle Between Mexicans and Ame
rican».
The Hays City .14.'1ilicay Advance of the 7th
instant gives the following particulars of the
troubles of Trinidad, Colorado, previouAy al
luded to :
111).KTAzu m;4:1
ACCIDENT IN WILMINGTON, DEL.
POLITICAL.
THE STANTON QUARREL.
gress would be willing to let Mr. Stanton's
grievande go by the board. I listened to these
suggestions without assenting to them. On
Monday I bad expected to receive another call
from General Grant. General Sherman called,
but General Grant did nut. The tier was
herd, at the reception in the •vonin . lle
made no reference to the act f the Senate in
respect to the Secretaryship of the War Deinr t
ment, of which I myself had not been apprised.
It was not Gil about 11 A. M., Tuesday, that I
received the note, from General Grant. which has
been published, advising me that his functions as
Secretary of War had ceased."
1 asked the Preslderifwbether. Mr. Stanton was
or would be recognized by him (the President)
as Secretary of War,' in consequence of Monday's
resolution by the Senate.
Mr. Johirsonfirndy replied, "No. The Senate,"
said he, "has passed a resolution in which it says
It 'does not concur'in Mr. Stanton's suspension ;
but this does not reinstate Mrtd3Canton, according
to the law. The office of Secretary of War is liable
to be reduced to a mere clerkship. He can issue
no binding orders except by the direction or with
the concurrence of - the President;' and as Mr.
Stanton will not receive instructions from the Ex
ecutive, It is apparent that his reassumption of a
chair in the War Department amounts tothat and
nothing.more."
I now ventured to assume that tbearresident
would probably see flt to make a nev.l nomination
for. Secretary of War within a short period.
"At the proper time," said the President, "that
will be done."
He anticipated, however, that the parties to
the present difficulty, and. particularly Mr. Stan
ton's Intimate friends, would see their way to
that gentleman's ultimate retirement.,
The President observed, in the course of the
brief conversation of which thiS is the sub
stance, that he had been all along conscious of
acting in this matter with strict regard to what
he honestly tarlievett to be a constitutional princi
ple.
Generals Grant and Sherman called on the Pre
sident to-day, and made some overtures toward
patching up a peace. General Grant explained
more at length than he did yesterday,
but still rather vaguely, why he did not
call on the President Nfonday, as agreed.
After •retrierving in quite a long con
versation the whole aspect of affairs, the two
Generals asked the President if he had anything
to suggest. He had not then,
and (let it be un
derstood that it is not stated by the Prtsldeut,
but by as undoubted authority) Generals Grant
and Sherman su g gested that Sian ton should re
sign. and said to Mr. Johnson that they were to
have an interview with. Stanton, and would so
advise him. They did subsequently have an In
terview with the nominal Secretary of War, the
result of which has not transpired..
Stanton was at the War Department at 9 o'clock
this morning, issued orders, and was recognized
ss Secretary by Adjutant-General Townsend, and
all the officials of the War Department.
There has been a great rush to see the Presi
dent., Secretary of War and General Grant. The
President entertained, besides GeneraLs._ Grant
and Sherman, Secretaries Seward • and Welles,
Attorney-General Stanbery, Senators Dixon and
Buckalew, Collector Smythe, of Now York, seve
ral other gentlemen and a number of ladies. He
was nearly fagged out before midnight.
Mr. Stanton has not as yet issued any special
order, to the officers and employ& of the War
Department announcing his having, assumed
control. He announced that any order he might
issue would be given to the press, by General
Townsend; but none having given by General.
Townsend, it is presumed that none have been
issued.
General Meade and the Test Oath.
[Fromthe National Intelligencer, Jan. 15.1 _
The following is a copy of a despatch received
by General Grant on Sunday, and exhibited by
him to the President yesterday, after ho had va
cated the War Department, and installed Mr.
Stanton in possession of its archives:
"ATLANTA, January 12, 1868.—Genera/ U. Y.
Grant: Unless the pending bill in Congress, di
recting military commanders tolfill all. offices in
the State under their command, rescinds the test
oath and provides for selection from qualified
voters, I am informed its execution in this dis
trict will be entirely impracticable. "GEOßGE G. MMADE, Major-General."
The first section of the reconstruction bill No.
5, just introduced In the House of Representa
tives, declares that the existing State govern
ments in the ten Southern States "shall not be
recognized as valid or legal State governments,
either by executive or judicial power, or the au
thority of the United States." Gen. Meade is
doubtless advised that it Is the intention of these
con piratora to press this act of usurpation and
revolution through the two Houses of Congress,
and his construction of the first f et:Um is that
it necessitates an entire change in the present
State organizations. The language of
the proposed law is broad enough certainly to In
duce such an interpretation on the part of the
military, and the negro conventions now sitting
in the South will be resolute in demanding Its ful
filment to the letter. These negro Radicals will
be inclined to take issue with General Meade in
this matter, and to contend that this race is
abundantly able to fill all the functions of the
State, county, and municipal governments of the
South, according to the tests of intelligence and
fitness adopted by the present Congress, The
issue is thus fairly joined between General Meade
and the people on one hand, the uegroes and
Congress on the other.
GENERAL GRANT ON 'MEADE
It is understood that within a few hours after
the reception of the despatch announcing the re
moval, by General Meade, of Governor Jenkins.
of Georgia, on account of his refusal to sanc
tion the payment of the Georgia Negro Conven
tion out of the State funds, General Grant ex
pressed the opinion that General Meade had
acted hastily, and should not have removed
Governor Jenkins, and that the Convention had
no right to be paid out of the State Treasury.
GENERAL MEADE'S VIEWS.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, January 10, says
that when General Meade was asked it the Con
vention could pass measures of relief, his reply
was: "They could if there was anything in the
Reconstruction acts which gave them the power."
When asked if he would enforce any of their
ordinances upon that or other subjects, he re
plied that they would have to be sub
mitted to the people for ratification befero they
could be enforced. As to whether he would
prevent the sale of property by sheriffs, by rea
son of any ordinance they mlght pass he could
only say that, if called on, he would advise plain
tiffs in such cases not to press their claims, but
if they chose not to take his advice hu could do
nothing. The same paper says that when Mr.
Pope issued his famous order 49, that he said
"he issued it to break down the Coaservative
press of his district."
CIRCASSIAN EMIQUANTS AT MONNT AT rnos —A.
correspondent of the Levant Herald, writing from
Mount Attros, says:. "A new affair bus sproug up
here, which promises to throw into the shade the
dispute between the monasteries of .Khllandari
and St. Paul. The present question relates to a
rather large plot of land which the monastery of
Cotloumousst owns in the neighborhood of Su
res, and round which some Circassian emigrants
have squatted. These bravo mountaineers, ad
you arc aware, have not yet learned the peaceful
art of agriculture, and in consequence of their
levies of blackmail on the fsrm laborers employed
by the monks of Cotioumonesi, it IS scarcely pos
sible to proceed with the cultivation of the land.
This state of things having got worse and worse,
Mgr. Meletius, Archimandrite of ,the monastery,
has left for Constantinople, to complain of these
turbulent emigrants." •
'rya Faistrins ix FINLAND --Dreadful accounts
are given of the famine in Finland. The peaseete
are reduced to such extremities Unit they think
themselves happy if they can procure loaves coin•
pootd, in equal portion , of sawddat, moss end 0,
coarse rye flour. Many have obtained the Eni
peror's pernxlaalon to emigrate.
E L FETIMSTON. Mist=
PRICE THREE ()ENT'S.
FAUTS Alf D FAN C,xy,s.
—John Brougham is playing in Washington.
—Stephens 13 still in Papip.
—Forrest Is in New Orleans.
—Gold Hill, Nevada, has had an amful snout
storm.
—King Alfred la being Nl:graphed; by Tom
Brown Hughes.
—tabbagetown le the name of a sturdy Demo
cratic village over the way there,' in Jersey.
—The Buffaiofers -me joyous about Lotta, sad
she is annexing a lot-n dollars among them.,
—The London Cour: Journal exults in Ilielact'
that a.brother of the Tycoon writes for It.
—Rosa O'Toole has-the lofty honor of hkitv
"pianist to the Viceroy of Ireland."
—The Arch street track wilronly be
,cott7dd hr.
cold weather. t
—Senator Creamer, of New York, was a eash.l
boy in Stewart's store, but a few year° ago.
—A man named Hnntresa was married in Has
saehusetta last week, and died of It the same day.
—Minnesota IsAtaat s yonngBtate, and now ha.
four hundred thiiusaila Tialabitants.
—The weather has been so severe in France as
to drive the wolves into the villages for &at
—Buckle's History of CivilLyatiorr has appestat
in a Russian dress.
—Jack Downing, having . been • suMeiently
'cbituaried by the newspapers, is now getting
better on a diet of electricity.
—Lord Harry Brougham says he isn't worth
three and a quarter millions, although he would
like to be.
—We, object to the coal duet spainkled on the
Arch Street track. Anthracite is a bad site for a
railroad.
—Several persons were immersed—baptised—
by cutting a hole in the ice and plunging them in.
at Kansas City, last Sunday.
—A boy of twelve, named Dudley. Waller, is
'astonishing Canada with readings. .But Canada
Is c nay astonished.
—Maggie Mitchell has been playing, as usual,
to crowded houses at the Howard Atheine,una, in
Boston.
—Hon. Henry J. Raymond bas. been credited
with writing the article In the Northern Monthly,
about Charles Dickens.
--Leichard, the long-supposed to be lost ex
plorer, is reported to be alive. News from Sir
John Franklin may soon be expected.
—The Democrat, Grand Rapids, Mich., hoists
the ticket: McClellan and Pendleton. The edi
tor probably has been asleep for four years.
—Wm. A. Seaver Is the editor of,"The Drawer,"
in Harper's Magazine. He was once the editor of
the C'h urchrnan.
—Flail a million dollars in paper money arc to
be put in circulation in Now Brunswick by the
Dominion government.
—some one proposes to lay a sheet iron•rail
road for the transportation of troop° , in Abs.
sinia.
—lt takes a long time to start a newspaper and
bring it up to a good establishedpaying condition.
The publishers of the Stockholm (Sweden) Ca
sette, after trying it 103 years, have at , last aban
doned the enterprise.
—The Worcester Spy says that Dr. Holland
went to Westboro' the other night to give a lec
tut e, and fOund that•he had made a mistake of a
month in the time.. So he is ono lecture fee,out.
—The well-known libretto writer Piave la dead.
He wrote the libretto of "Traviata" and "Itigo
lette," among many others, and was a personal
friend of Verdi's.
—St. Louis tickets its bnt•glars and pick
pockets and walks them through the streets-that
the citizens may acquaint themselves with their
physiognomies.
—A "safe" in Worcester, Mass., was destroyed
by standing too near a hot stove. It was war
ranted fire and burglar proof, but had not taken
any medal. we believe, at the Paris Etposition.
—The Arch Street Railroad has sprinktedcoal
dust on its track to-day. Thus the• public, in
stead of the company, will be hauled over. the
coals.
—The coal dust sprinkled on tho Arch street,
track this morning shows that at least one com
pany has abandoned stinginess and. come dowu
Kith the dust.
—Mr. John Jones, a coal digger of Bt. 'Louis,
during a dispute with Mr. John Roberts, liko
wiee a coal digger, of St. Louis, ate oil' the nose
of Mr. 'Roberts, to convince him.
—Dickens has been invited to read at Cairo,•
the people of-which city propose to show
"Boz" that the Eden of Martin Chuzzlewit has
got out of the swamp.
—Several Southern cities have. canceled, the
lecture engagements of Dr. Dio - Lewis, because
be has adopted as a daughter a , girl who has a
slight admixture of African blood.
—During the present month. the Grand. Duke
of Tuscany is to marry the Princess Alice de
Bourbon, second daughter of, the Duchess of
Parma.
—William Cary Jones, wholnarried a daughter
of Thomas 11. Benton, who wasgiven awartit the
wedding by Henry Clay, has just dINI- at San
Francisco.—Ex.
—Mr. Washburn of Illinois is preparing a bill,
POOll to-be offered in tha- House,- psovidlog- for -
the adoption by our government of the Postal_
Telegraphic system.
—A bluff of the lowa river. is oullre and it,
seems impossible to stop , the flames, which have
already eaten into the bank tor a considerable
distance.
of the antics of the undertfoanal raft--
way of London forms. the floor of a, klUhen ,
above. It was constructed without creekiag the,
walls of the house.
—ln a Paris cemetery is a stone with. Cu, fol.
lowing inecriptiop :
'."Hero Rests
"Charlea
"At the age of eighteen he made 18,000dranes.""
—"Fond parent, I - want to ask you, a ques
tion." "Well, my sou." "Why is neighbor
Smith's liquor shop like a counterfoil. dollar?!*
"Can't answer, my son." "Because you. can't
pass it!" said the boy.
—No matter how the, coal dust may be,,we
hope the Arch Street Railway Compeay wRIL not
be screened from the consequences of sprinkling
it upon their track. Coke upon Little-tea de
clares it to be illegal.
—The Rolla(Missourl)4xpress has informatiort,
deemed reliable, that the mysterious. outlaw
James Jamison has been shot anal: killed while
"in the act of carrying away a piece of ropehav
lee a horse attached to ono end."
—The Wilmington Commercicth says the Dela
ware and Chesapeake Canal is again closed by
ice. The iron ice-boat has been courageously
conOnding with this foe of navigation, but was
at last compelled to yield, and gait the field of
battle. One of the Reybold line of boats, "Vine
land," is now lying at Delaware City, where she
will probably remain till trade is renamed in the
spring.
--A correspondent wants to know whether the
letter from Chapman. Quarries, in yesterday's
BULLIITIN, was right In speaking of the word
"Mansard" as the name of a Mau and an Inven
tor. In reply we refer him to Braude's Racy
clepedia, which contains the following:
"Mansard Roof-(s° called from Um name of
its inventor, a celebrated architect). In arehitee,
ture,-the same as curb roof, which see."
---A young lady, reolding near Princeton, Ky.,
in Nov& mber last, while under the hitt:team of
religious excitement, fell into a state of apptr.'ot
unconsciousness, whlchlasted for five days. Oa
her recovery, she professed to have passed! lota
the other world, and seen both the glories of
heaven and the horrors prate pit. She also pro
dieted that three young nden or her,lketinditallOtl
would die before ibe avocet' the ywoond.strartgo
to say; although then is perfect
them aro 1201 W trtng. . •