GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor: VOLUME XXIII.-NO. 250. AETM CLOSET COMPANY'S COM MODES and apparatus for fired closets. at A. b 11, A.NOIf °US & DD.'''. 6L3 Market in. derltn th silOt6 WEEDING INVITATIONS EN- , rirred in the tamed and beet manner. LOUIS iiititnA Stationer and Engraver. Wit Oheatnut Ernst. fe2o it iIARKIED. OADNES—WILSON.—On Thursday, January 27th, at 'the •reeidenceOf the bride's parents,'by the Kea. Wm. H. Furness, Mr. John S. Carnes and Miss Allison H. Wilson, eldest daughter of J. W. Wasn't, all of this city. § DENINH—DAWES.—Ontho evening of the 27th Inst., by the Res. Peter Busmen, Der. E. W. Mainz to Sally Y.. daughter of the late Samuel F. Dawes, all of this y - • * Mt. Hamden. N. J., on Thursday evening, January 27th. by Rev. Hermann 13, Deffnian' Watson F. Thai:her and Katie L.„daughter of Dr. G.S. F. Pfeiffer, all of Philadelphia. ITANSON.-011 the morning of the 29th Met.. William . Ilationet. in the aid year of hie age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend his fa ienti. Iron, residnocti of hint father, 1912 tionth llitttahoune Bonfire, on Monlay,9lfit Inst., at 2 o'clo.k. LICIOIET -.4)0 the, morning of the ;nth inet., Willi am J.. son of Robert red Jane Ligget, in the 28th year of his age. The relatives and mule friends of the family are in vited to attend his funeral. from the residence of his pa rents; 1429 Filbert street. on Monday -afternoon :3ibt inst.. at 2 o'clock. .—A the 29th instant, William L. C. Peuingtoa,.}ountn St 4011 of the late Win. L. C. Pening• ton, Ertl., of Wet Philadelphia. • The relatives and friends of the faintly are invited to atr.nd the funeral, from has late msidPn,e, No, 3215 Bridge street. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 2 o'clock P. M. • • the 27th Inst., Frances V., wife of It t A,. Tri)elltt, and daughter of the late (3f,orge and Eliza 11. i aux. . , • Funeral from the residence of Ince husband, 121 North' Seventeenth street, ou Monday, January 31st, at 10 o'clock A . M. 151" - ASIVIONAIILEI3LACK POPLINS. DOME (AWN MOHAIR. BTAG BRAND ALPACA, SUPERIOR BLACK BIARITZ, FASHIONABLE BLACK SILKS, EYRE & LANDELL, VOURTH and ARcif Street,,, SPECIAL NOTICES. JOHN WANAMAKER, FINEST ..:..CLOTHING _.ESTABLLSItittENT, 818 AND 820 CHESTNUT STREET. BOYS' CLOTHING AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING. GOODS. . . . 100 ACADEMY OF MUSIC. THE STAB COURSE OF LECEHREs, SECOND SERIES. OYDDINCh LECTVICY. DY WENVELL MONDAY EVENING,January 31. , Bubject—The question. of Todnarrow. PETBOLEUDI . NASBY (D. It. Locket, February 3 Subject—The Lorda of Preation. RALPH WALDO EMERSON, February I. Sulttect—tiochal Lite in America. Rev. CHA PIN. D. D., February 10. ,81itticcia-The Roll of Honor. GEO. WII. CURTIS, February/ M. Subject—Our National Folly—The Civil Service, Prof. HENRY MORTON, February 25. Subject—Solar Eclipses. BAYARD TAYLOR:March 3. Subject—Reform and Art. JOHN G. SAXE, March 21. Subjett—French Folks at Home. Prot. ROBERT E. ROGERS, March M. Eubjert—Chetulcal. Forces in Nature and the Arts. ANNA E. DICKINSON, April 7. Subject—Down Breaks. 11WAdmisaio° to each Lecture,soc. Reserved Seats, 75c. Tickets to any of the Lectures for sale at Gould's, No. FM Chestnut street, from 0 A. M. to 5 P. 31. jri2.s.tf ANNIVERSARY OF THE MER CHANTS' FUND.—The sixteenth anniversary of the Merchant& Fund will ho celebrated at the ACADEMY OF-MUSIC, On WEDNESDAY EVENING, Feb. 2, at 71; o'clock. The atinual report of the Board of Managers tvill be oud, and addresses will be delivered by • • Hon. WILLIAM STRONG, Rev. 3. L. WITHEROW, Hon. JAMES R. LUDLOW, GEORGE H. STUART, Eso. The orchestra will be under the direction of MARK BASSLER. Cards of tislutission may be had gratitonsly, by early application — at S.E. corner Third and Walnut streets, bo.llo North Delaware avenue,No. 610 Market street, Ho. M South Fourth street, or either of the following committee: WILLIAM C. LUDWIG,' JAMES C. HAND, A: J. DERBYSHIRE, ' • THOMAS C: HAND, JAMES B. McFABLAND, Committee of Arrangements. jal9tte2rp NOTICE.-THE DELAWARE .AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY AND TIIE CAMDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD AND TRANS PORTATION COMPANY. On and atter February . Ist, 1370, the Stockholders of the above Companies, of January 15th, 1870, are entitled to n dividend of Five (CO per cent., payable nt 111 Liberty street New York, or ZASouth Delaware avenue, Phila delphia. TRENTON, N. J. January 17th. 1870. jalB 12trp RICHARD STOCKTON, Treruturer. to. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL AND t3AIIIDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION *CODIPANIES. ruILADICLPMA, Jan. 6, 1870. The holders of the new Scrip in the above Companies .sire hereby notified that the time for paying the lust in •etaliment will expire February 10, 1870. At any time before that date ft may be paid by those holding the re ,ceipts of RICHARD B. TROWBRIDGE, Cashier or F. /3 . CONOVER, Transfer Ajtent , to Mr. TROWBRIDGE, at his office, who is authorized to receipt for the same , .pu the back rf the receipt for first installment. Jalo-tfe9rp RICHARD STOCKTON, Treasurer. OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL , 'IO . NC/AD COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA, January 25.1870. NOTICE TO. ETOCKROLDERS.—The annual meet :sng of the Stockholders of this Company will be held on 'TUESDAY, the Pith day of February 1870, at RI o'clock . M., at the Hall of the Assembly Buildings, S. W. • corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. The annual election for. Directors will be held on 110NDAY, the 7th day of March, 1870, at the 011ie° of the Company, 10. 23813outh_Third Street. JOSEPH LESLEY, SearotarY• EMMEZI DEPARTMENT OF SURT,EYS, lir.D 7 OFFICE. OF CHIEF ENGINEER AND \ Sj.TR. VgYOR PLIILADELPHIA, January 18 1870. NOTlCE.—Dunlicate plans of the survey and grade regulations of Long Lane, from Fctleral to Mifflin street, are.now prepared. and deposittal for inspection at.. the office of Thomas Daly, No. 1102 South Ninth street. and also at the office of this Department, No. 224 South Fifth street and the Board of Surveyors have appointed MONDAY, February.the 7th, 18•70, at 104' o'clock A. M., to consider any objections that may be urged thereto by any citizen interested therein. • STRICKLAND KNEASS, ja182229 rp§ Chief Engineer and Surveyor. lan AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. ' HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY Second Concert, February 8, 1870, " MOSES IN EGYPT." 'Dakota at Mink Stores TO CONSUMERS, OF GAS-RE DUCTION IN PRICE. ' ' The Board of Trusteee the Philadelphia Gas 'Works have reduced the price on all gas consumed by 'private consumers, on and after the let day of February 'next. twenty-five cents per thousand, making the price ,two dollars and thirty cents per thomandenhic feat. iII:LOMAS It. BROWN, Engineer. PIIILADELPILIA, Tan. 27,1870. Ja273trp . . . . . . , . • • . .. ' . • ~ . . .. , . ..... I. 5: '-' ' '.''• '• ' '.' ' , ~. . .. . - .. • , . ~ . • ... .. . 1 . f.c, . ".'...-: ''...... .-- .. .... . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . , . ...... . . .... .. .. .. . . . . DIED. in 23 3t rp SPECIAL NOTICES. fut. LIEBIG'S COMPANY'S EXTRACT' of Meat secures great economy and convenience: in lioneekeeping and oxcellence in Cooking. None igenuine without the algnature of Baron Mobil, Mel nventor, and of Dr. Max Von.Pettenkofer.delegote. ja26-w adf .1.111L11.41.PE. Si/NH.183 1109 GIRARD STREET. 11178814 AND ,P1341 1 1311CD Stern 9% Baths ootio Departments for Ladle s, from e A. IL tog P M ....CHURCHH&I FOR CHILDREN held at .4; Meeting Contributors be Porer ofreeoml an Pins streets, op TUESDAY, February 1, at It o'clock A. AI.It aIHOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS, 1518 ate 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department) ed '. lsall treatment and medicinal's guisbed gratuitous& to the nor RELIGIOUS NOTICES. ARCH STREET M. E. CHURCH; urD' Rer. R. R. Afereiftli, of Newark, N. J. to-mor• row at 10.4 A. M. and 73f t P. g. Swarterefiraed. CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN Church,Locuat s treet, above Fifteenth, UT. Dr Humphrey, pastor.—Services at 10% A. M. and ' I'. 2d. lt" L -- ?, SECOND REFORMED CHURCH; Seventh street, above Drown. Roy. leaau S. Hartley, pastor. will preach to-morrow (Sunday) at 10% A. itt. and 1% P. M., REV. V. WADSWORTH, D. D., PAS t tor, will preach to-morrow in the Third Re.' formed Church, Tenth street, below Arch. Service!) tIF3ii A DI., P. l- ,rr .72 SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, U,-"," Spruce; helow Sixth mireet—linv. S. M. Gould will preach' to-inorrnw at 103 o'clock A. M. and 7) o'clock P. M. All are Invited lt• UNITAItIAN CHURCH, GER urY' nuntown.—Subject of dknourneto-norrow moni ?!tlVltGr 4eVnge7Lectlr°illniiry 4ti upon tu. FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, Seventh and Spring Garden streets, Re!. 3 limas X. orr, Pastor, will presets tomorrow at 10% A: 31.: in the evening at, 734 to Mpg Inc 4l - - " NatilineNs; . U.ALEXANDER PRESBYTERIAN Cliurrh, Nineteenth and Green streets. Frew:b insr on next Sabbath, at ' o'clock A. M. and TS: o'clock P. 31., by Rev. Dr. W R. Marshall, of Columbuo, Ohio. it,' co* MAN'S BEST FRIEND.-CLINTON street Presbyterian Church. Tenth street, belovr Spruce. Bey. John IV. Mears. P. D.. willpreach on the above subject on Sunday evening, at 7% o'clock. All are ilia lied. It' CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH E7' (Universalist), Locast and Juniper .treed: Rev. J. Drce B: IL.. Paster. Services at UPI and Evening sermon addrossed especially to non-church geere, which class are earnestly invited to attend. It' THE FIRST •PRESBYTERIAN, Church, Washington fig nare..—lter . Herrick Johnson, D. P.. Pastor,' will preach tomorrow at NG A. M. and 73 P. M. In the evening the seventh of the ....cries to Young Men. Subject—. The Mocker." ur. W"EST SPRUCE STREET CH URCH,. ftetmteenth and Spruce streets.—Rev. W. P. Breed, D. P.. Pastor . Service to-morrow at A. M. end at F,M.3lorning subject " The Catastrophe," the second uf the sermons 011 the Book of Job. It' Fs., THERE WILL BE A REVIVAL waperience meeting at Trinity M.' E. Church. Eighth street above Race, on Sunday morning at 9.14 Prcllelling by Rev. R. W. Hurnehrias. at 10li A. M. Evening Service/ at P. M. All are cordially invited. It' L - 7. SERMON TO YOUNG MEN, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE YOUNG 31EN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—REV. W3I. WILBERFORCE NEWTON wIU preach a sermon' especially to yOung trier To-Morrow (Sabbath/ evening, in the Church of the Epiphany, corner of Fifteenth and C est lint streets. at ni olclock. Sent* reserved for young 131,11. Medical students and strangers in the city are cordially invited to attend. It TIM COAL TitAhlt. Interest's= Statements. The Mattel' Chunk Gazette of yeSterday has the following: There was transported last week over both railroads 7/031 13 tons of anthracite; and 816 tons of bituminous, making a total tonnage . 1 16,947 13 tons, against .59,664 07 tons 'the cor responding week last year-Lan increase of 17,283 06 tons. Our reports also show an in crease of 9,737 08 tons over the previous week. While the market cannot he said to have improved during the past week, and although a great deal of coal remains piled up at Phila delphia and. News York, the comfortable in crease of the tonnages fiom this region is en couraging. And taking the unusually warm weather into consideration—the warmest for the season that has been known in Pennsyl vania since 184273—we are of opinion that a better' state of affairs could not reasonably be anticipated. As matters now exist below, operators and miners cannot complain so long as production continues to show such a flattering increase over the corresponding time last year. and any margin at all is real ized on sales.- It must be remembered that in addition to the obvious reasons for the de pression of the coal market, the country is . passing through a crisis which embarrasses every branch of business. Manufacturers, produders and tradesmen seriously feel the stringency, of the money market, and coal mast necessarily sutler also. We feel that with the unsettled state of the '! basis " question, the immense amount of coal at the shipping points, the still high rate of tolls, the mild weather, and the general " hard times," .we should be thankful for steady 'work and small profits all around. As . " to the trade fox' the new year the one opinion of dealers and the press seems to be that a largely increased production and a steady market at low prides will be had. This we believe, and our convictions are strengthened by the grow ing temperateness of the miners in their offi cial intercourse, with their employers. The bitterness which, .before the inaugura tion .of the basiS era, generally cha racterized the adjustment of their differences, seems to be yielding under the truer independence of the basis system, and disputed questions are now met and settled more amicably and intelligently. We have ever maintained that there need be no con flict between the employer and employed, and that in mining as in other business operations, mutual respect, the recognition of each other's rights, and fair understandings between capi tal and labor are possible. It is gratifying to find practical illustrations of this. _truth in issues now pending. LEHIGH AND WYOMING REGIONS. There has been no particulir change in the general aspect of affairs since last week. Work is going on, most of the • 'collieries re porting heavier tonnages, and a more buoy ant spirit being noticeable since the reduction of railroad tolls. Much interest has been manifested regarding the 'Scranton sale in New York of Wednesday last (a report of which appears herewith), and some apprehen sions are felt as to the probable effect the sell ing of 7;000 tons at auction will have upon a drugged market. . —Miens Is more devoted to art than to love. A romantic story is told about her early career. A young man of wealth and position once wished to marry her, but he made it a condi-, tier', that she should give up her profession; She asked for nine months to consider his pro posals, but happily at the end of that time she made a dunce of the stage, to the lasting benefit of the world generally.. ' —The Pifterari music by the peasant min strels at . Rome is' described as peculiarly hideous. " First.there is the bagpipe with its sustained chords, and then suddenly com mencing on the 'sixth, the fearful zampogna, with a tone resembling the shriek of the tor tured ape, hurrying. down, with certain quick ,cross-figures, to the tonic; stopping there for a while, and then beginning the horrible pro cess from the commencement again." • , —Madame Viardot-Garcia denies the report that she is about to return to the lyric stage, which she left seven years ago. PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29,1870. EUROPEAN AFFAIRS TUE PARIS TRAGEDY. A Death Sketch of *litter The Paris 'Vara thus 'sketches the death chamber of Victor Noir: The mortuary. cbaniber has an •• extremely plain : appearance. Au .iron bedstead, and nothing .more. The. .body is extended'en the bed. The feet are un eovered, and the right hand remains gloved. The blood-stained shirt is open, and shows the breast. On the left side of the breast is a small hole about the size of a centime. The heart is there; it, is there the ball pierced, and death followed. The' face still bears a defiant look. • The dilated nostrils and half-opemed mouth give the pale features a .strange 'aspect. Victor Noir was brave. His look shows it. A slight mustache shadows his upper lip. Some words of vengeance are heard. A voice says, " Si, lence,in presence of the dead." At theside of the bed is a dduble ladder; on which a candle is burning. This single light gives a dramatic effect to the sketch which Gill was making as we entered. Gill is one of those whom Victor laved. `Being of a. r frank add up right nature he loved the sincere. A child is hrought in. It is about live years at most. This is Ernest, the nephew of Victor'. Noir, whom he adored. •' You see your uncle is asleep," says some 'one.'.. " Ah I" says the child, with a curious stare, " for how long?" " Forever'." "Oh ! see, sir. hoW he has bled; some one has hurt him." "Kiss him." "How pale he is! .1 wish to shake. bands with him, like this morning.". We look on with silence. This uneouscio Rs grief of the child, this singu lar phrase, "some one ham hurt him," touches us more perhaps than the tears of his intended wife, his sister-in-law, father, mother and brother.. ' Prince Itoruiparte's Italian Exploit. The Reforme says, of Prince Bonaparte that while residing at Canino his huntsman was about to be married•to a young girl. The. Prince was paying 'attentions to her which the hiintsman resented, and told him he would not sanction their continuance. Some days after he was shot in the head, while in the middle. of the woods; by Pierre Bona parte . himself. Public rumor,. soon. , friade known the perpetrator to the police, and a captain of the mounted 'force was charged with his arrest. Pierre Bonaparte had a cer tain reputation for courage, and also was known to carry arms. The officer ar ranged to arrest him at the cafe which he usually visited, and to have two men to seize him on receiving a signal.. 'Th.e captain went to the cafe, seated himself near Pierre Bona parte, and engaged in conversation with him. 'While speaking he remarked the butt-ends of two pistols, spoke of their fine carving, and having got theni into his hand, he believed it a favorable moment to give the signal. But the assassin wail otherwise armed, and during the fight he found a chance to stab the captain with a stiletto. The Pope had him, tried for this double murder, when he was sentenced to death, but was pardoned by the Pope. 2HE GREAT COENCIL. Plain Talk From Bishops. A Roman letter has the following item: The boldness of the opposition bishops astonishes the Ronian prelates, who, as the tierce words ring through the ball, hardly be lieve their own ears. "Do ;you wish, my venerable brothers," Cried the Archbishop ,of Halifax, "to ;know my opinion of the sdte mesa% 17611, ite'n, I wish all them cle% trees to be buried in the depths of the earth, and never to be mentioned again." The magnificent oration of 3f onsignor Strossmeyer did not spare the Pope' himself: "We. bishops are summoned -to Rome, " he said, "not to approve, but to de cree. Hence 4t is necessary to invite the Holy Father to be present at all our discussions ; for if we are nothing without the Pope, the Pope, in his turn, is nothing without us." It was at this point that Cardinal Capalti, the President-Legate (and not Cardinal di Luca, as stated by public rumor), called :Monsignor Strossnaeyer to order. Presents for the Prelates. The King of .Burraah intends to present each of the 750 Fathers of the Council with a pastoral cross, enriched with gems. That of the Pope is reported to be an Oriental master piece. The crosseswill be transmitted through the Propaganda, which is daily ex pecting their arrival..' ENG LAAID. Robbery of Minister Motley's Moose. The Pall Ifall Gazetle of the 13th inst. says; Yesterday, at the Police Court, Liverpool, two young men named Edward Curtis Steele and Thomas Mortimer, were brought up on suspicion of having been concerned in the late robbery at the London residence of Mr. 11.lotlw, the American Minister, when up wards of £2,000 worth of plate and jewelry was carried off. On ".Tuesday the prisoners, who.said they were ntives of London, otiered iu pledge, to a Mr. Cohen, of Duke street, Liverpool,; a statuette of Victory, which, with its frame or stand, (froni which other figures, &c., had evidently been broken) is of massive silver, and 'of considerable value: Suspecting that the men had not come honestly by the article, Mr. Cohen calledin the police: From inquiries they made there is reason to believe that the figure, &c., formed part of the ,rob bery at. Mr. Motley's' house. The prisoners were remanded. FROGS AND FRENCILMEN. The Frog Trade he France. We believe that the notion that Frenchmen live principally on frogs is somewhat dis credited'at present, but the following woidd go to show that the creed of our grand fathers is not altogether without founda tion even at the present day:—" The the of frogs to France," says the Echo du Luxembourg, "has developed considerably of late. A man named 8., of Vance, has forwarded 209,000 in the last three weeks ; on Thursday he sent off 30,000. They are chiefly sent to Rheims, Nancy and Paris. A thousand frogs fetch 13fr., and weigh 50 kilegrammes (1 cwt.). They enter France duty free. At Rheims 25 pairs of frogs' legs can be bought for sixty centimes. The thighs, as every one knows, make delicious joints with . white sauce and in a fricassee. They are thus a dish by no means to be despised. But the rest of the body, and the skin=the sticky, slimy skin,-what is done with that? - Why; they inake—Lturtle soup of. it! Yes, that savory mock turtle, over whielri gourmands lick their lips, has for its chief toundation the • animals which haunt the' marshes and the fieldS of Luxembourg. The autumn and the:spring are the best time of year for frogs." The Steamship Hunter and the Pea body. Funeral. Fleet. It gives us no little ploastirei to inform the friends of Captain Harding, of the steamship Hunter, of the falsity of the report that, when his vessel was bailed by the United States steamship Plymouth; to ascertain the bearings of Block Island, he turned about and put in an opposite direction. Captain Hardingslays : " On Sunday morning we saw the United States steamship. Plymouth steering west by north. First made her on our port side. When we crossed her stern, she spoke us, ..asking. where we were from; answered,.but received • no reply. After "waiting fully ten minutes, and seeing no motion made toward we'kept'on our course. Shortly afterward the engineer reported that he heard the report of at gun, which proved to be from the steam- OUR WHOLE COUNTRY: ship Monarch. Immediately stopped and asked what was wanted. The captain of the Monarch boarded us, and asked if we knew anything about the American squadron. We told him we heard they were going either to Boston or Portland. Gave hint the reckoning ,of Montauk Point. Re stated that his Vessel was the Monarch. He left, thanking us for niir kindness." _ Captain Harding states positively that be beard no gun fired from the American steam ship, and was ignorant who she was until be reached port. On his arriva) here he reported and requested the officers of she Exchange to inform the authorities of. Portland of the proximity of the fleet, and we give thin cor rection as an act of Justice to Captain Hard ing, who is well and favorably known, not only in the United States, but in nearly all quarters of the globe.—North American. BANK SWINDLE IN PIIThUVROJL The Pittsburgh Dispatch of yesterday says One of the boldest swindles experienced hereabouts for a long time was perpetrated in this city yesterday, the Second Nationalßank and the Third National being the victims. A few days ago, two strangers , of respectable ap pearance called'at each bank and deposited money, in one case $l,OOO, and in the other a Smaller sum—representing-at the time that they were about engaging in the produce and commission business here, onbehalf of certain New York houses. Afterwards they drew various sums until their deposits were almost exhausted. There was nothing Unusual this, hovvewer or at all calculated to excite suspicion. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the strangers called at the Third National Bank, and presented what pUrported to be a certified check for.sB,ooo on the Corn Exchange Bank of New York, drawn to the order of "R. Catherwood" (one of the pair), and signed by H. L. Roth, a commission merchant of New York. This they wished to deposit, but desired 53,200 on it Just then—leaving the balance to be taken up when their business demands would render it necessary. The bank pmple thought every thing square; and, believing the check all right, paid the 53,200, on which " Catherwood" and his companion left. They next visited the Second National Bank, where they presented another check for 58,000. Here, likewise, the document was accepted in good faith, and the snug little sum of 4 .2 51)0 handed Over to Mr Catherwood on the strength of it, with the understanding that the balance of the $B,OOO could be had on demand. , It would seem that, in the course , of the after noon one of the banks grew shghtly suspicious in regard to the genuineness of the "(lather wood " papers, and thought it would be well to telegraph to the " Corn Exchange," in New York, and ascertain whether fir. Roth had the necessary antonnt of funds on hand at that institution. An answer was re turned that he had no account there at all, which bad the effect of creating an immediate curiosity as to the whereabouts of the strange produce and commission ,merchants. Fully convinced that the checks were forgeries, the Mayor's office was visited and two separate 'informations were lodged against Catherwood and his companion," one by the officers of the Second, and the other by the officers of the Third National Bank. buy were placed in the hands of the pellet)) outgo far they have not been itble eVeli to find a trace of the alleged swindlers. It is possible that, on getting the 85,700, they took the early train leaving the city ; and, if such is the case, it is altogether hkely that the bank officials will know them no more. , The Lyaoming Gazette says : • . Below we-give the letter found upon the body of Samuel Landouer, the unfortunate young man. 'who destroyed his life with a pis tol, at the City Hotel, on Wednesday Morn ing, The letter had first been dated at-Wil liamsport, but it seethed he had afterward de cided to go to Scranton, and-had erased Wil liamsport and substituted &ranter' in Its stead: We giVe the letter entire: SCRANTON,- Jan. 21, :18/o.—Dear father; mother, sisters and bro's, farewell! I can live no longer. lam going to commit, suicide to day: Enclosed find pa,wii ticket for my watch and chain Ihave along. You will have to write to the firm,telling them tosend on the watch C. 0. D., and send them -the ticket, or the best way would be to go there and get it. Caution Willie not to follow in my footsteps, as if Le does he will regret it: Give my love to Ettie Strause, Ettle Spotts and Mose Isaacs. Please pay mdebts to the boys and to Mr. Gold smith, and let me have rest in my grave.' Let me be buried only in a, plain box, and I' do not wish to have any but relatives at my funeral. Willie, the last favor I ask of you is to quit spending so much money; as that was what ruined me, and not go with companions that have more money to spend than you, as that will leattyou to wish you had more yourself, and therefore, you will try to get it, no matter how. Keep Henry tint of arm's reach, as if ho is not ehecked he Will be ruined also. Take good care of Maurice. Farewell! it is no use for me to live, as I will be nothing but a plague and cause of sorrow to you all. A thousand kisses to Julius and Clarence, and tell them that I will never come again to see them, and tell Julius that he must forget me, as I am not worthy of remembrance, even from the meanest cur living. S . LANDOLTER. We havesince learned that he ran away from home of his own accord, and probably became discouraged and ashamed, and re solved on suicide , as the quickest, if not the most honorable and satisfactory way of ter minating his troubles. A young man, sent by the parents, arrived here yesterday morning and took charge of the Nay. It was placed aboard the cars at 9.25 yesterday morning and taken home to his parents. We learn that tbefather is almost __distracted _by the tragic end of his boy. Body of a Young• Lad Found at Marcus Hoot'. The station 'agent at Linwood (Marcus Hook), on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, Mk. Casey, writes us to day that the body of a young lady has been found in McCay's darn near that place r and it. supposed that she coni%itted suicide." , '' She wah apparently about twenty years of age, had brown hair, and a light complexion ; wore a dark dress, and a light-colored cloak. About three dollars in money were found in her poCket, but no other paper or articles that afforded any clue to her identity. Nothing has been learned as to who she was, or where from, or what led her to the commission of self-destruction, if she is really a suicide, The Chester Republican states. the further particulars that the body was found on Wed nesday. Her clothing . consisted of a black alpaca dress, red merino . quilted skiit i and a light grey cloth circular or mantle, black vel vet bat, with green veil, and a new pair of morocco boots. She had in her pocket a lace handkerchief, in which was wrapped a small sum of money. The body is at the residence. of Jahn McCity,. in Upper Chichester,.: whore it will remain until Friday at 3 o'cloak. young woman was -soon to pass --Upper Chi- , chester Cross . Roads, on Saturday last, be ! -; tween ton and, eleven.p'cloek, whose appear-, amp corresponded with that of the deceased, Esquire 'Loughead held an inquest on the VoinMeitial. • CRIME. Two Bonito Viotti:Woe& PORT SUICIDE. A Letter of the Victim's. MYSTERIOVS SLICIDE. Trl.o COUKTS. THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASES Conclusion of the Argument Surnr.m: Cotritx—Chief Justice Thompson and Justices Read, Agnew, Sharswood and Williams. • The argument in the contested election cases was resumed and concluded this "morn ing, Mr. Win. L. Hirst making the last ad dress. He reviewed at some length Moline of decisions in the court below in contested election cases, holding that these established that the right of an elector is not to be de stroyed, and that impossibility is the only test, to justify the exclusion of a precinct. In this case he quoted from the several opinions given in 'or der to show that Judges Allison and Peirce did not concur with Judge Brewster in his ruling by which the respondents were ousted. In the complaint filed in that case there is no allegation that the votes of legal voters were refused; no allegation that there was a false computation of votes at the close of the.election; no allegation that the return was false. lie took up the petition to show 'that there 'was no "impossibility" in purging the polls. In one specification it is alleged that the votes of 128 persons were re ceived who were not on the list of taxables. If this be 40, it could be established by a comparison of the list of taxables with the list of voters, hence there was no impossibility here. It was also averred that the election officers received the votes of one hundred and fifty-three persons who represented others on the list. If this was true it could be, proved,and the number could be stricken from the count; if it could not be proved, it was out of the case. Thus it ap peared that it was 'possible to purge the poll. If the Court below has the right , to exclude a precinct, the time may come when a committee of the Legislature, taking this as the law, will disfranchise entire coun ties in a contested election for Governor. In times of great political excitement this may be done, and revolution may be the result. Mr. Hirst discussed at some length ,au the assignment'of errors, and at the'close the case was heldunder advisement. ANNEXATION IN SAN DOMINGO. The tnpoprilailty of Baez—Mis Attitude Toward the Ilaytians...The Clergy Op. • posed to Negotiatione-. Another General Pronounced. SAN DOMINGO, Jan. 13.--President Baez, seeing that his the are deserting him and going over to the standard of Cabral, has an nounced in flattering terms to his employes, both civil and military, that they will continue to bold their presentpositions . and draw large salaries from the United States as soon as the annexation project shall have been consum mated. To Baez it ;num perhaps a matter of in difference Whether he leaves his country un der a load of compromises, or whether the United States shall so complicate their bar gain with him that they will be obliged at last to retire discreditably from San Domingo, pr endeavor to subjugate the restless Domini cans. . But Baez will know bow to profit by the dislike which his countrymen feel toward foreign dominion. Since the fall of Salnave (who cannot hereafter demand of Baez the • $23,000 he lent him to oppose the cession of Samana at a former day) Baez has caused the circulation of the report that the revolutionists under the command of Cabral and' Pimentel are Cacos from Hayti. He urges that all Dominicans should rise up against this Hayti= invasion, ignoring the fact that Haytian soldiers led by a Haytian General entered the capital with him as part of, his own army. Does he not re member Gen. Barriers, .whese men marched into the city of Domingo, shouting "Down Down with Cabral —away with the Ojos-Azule,s ."' (blue-eyes, meaning Yankees !) It has been said that the Dominican clerg•y are in favor of Baez. This is not true. The Vicar is a foreigner, while among the exiles , figure the most venerable priests, as • for • ex ample, Father F. A. Merino, the most talented man, perhaps, in the Republic. He is the Archbishop elect. Other reverend exiles are noteworthy. Father Gutierrez, a man 70 ' years of age, is distinguished in the province of Seyho as " the father of the poor." Father Figari, aged 60 years, an American citizen, has his house 'at Higuey, where it is called " the house of charity.", Father Pineli, the cure of Santiago de los Ca belleros ; Father Richardo, the cure of the Cathedral Church of Santo Domingo City ; Father Moya, cure of La Vega, who died in banishment, have been always opposed to Baez. Receiving no support from the natives toward carrying out his projects, Baez looked abroad for encouragement. • Of all the clergy only Father Bougement-sustained him, and he is a Belgian. In the city of San Domino, several persons were forced to lend the President . support. These were Mr. rations, whom New Yorkers will remember as having been engaged several years ago in camel speculations; Gen. Case nean, a filibuster and companion of Walker ; and in England, Mr. Hartment Horzberg. of loan notoriety. These persons were attracted to San Domingo by the desire of obtaining con cessions of land and mines, whi ch they expected eventually to sell at enhanced prices. It is charged by Dominicans that Hartment hopes to realize $1300,000 by way of recompense for his services, in the event of making a loan al ready on the Lapis to secure which the custom house, the coals of Samana, the mine.% the woods and fields, and even the Capitol at Washington are expected to be pledged. The Dominicans, in the meanwhile, are controlled in their movements, more or less, by fear of their tyrant. But Baez trembles, although in power. The fall of Salnavo annoys him and his dislikes increase. He detests the negroes, because at times he sup poses - himself white; and be dislikes the whites, because he sees that he is a aegro. Sometime ago he declared himself an enemy of the Cubans and the Porto Ricans, and has lent himself to betray them. To add to his troubles, Gen. Benito Moncion, chief com mander of the northern frontiers, has given up his commission since be learned of the Saniaua negotiation, and in Porto Plata, it is positively asserted that he will declare in favor, of the reyolution.—Tribune. Tracks in Rocks. Some remarkable discoveries have been made io Grayson county, Ky., near Grayson Springs,one of the most romantic regions of the dark and bloody ground. A practical surveyor has been making, extended surveys through that section, and with his - fine practical and theoretical ,knowledge of surveying, combines ,, ,unsurpassed attainments as a geologist., We received some facts from him yesterday relative to his discoveries that would puzzled the ,most learned and scientific in such matters: , In the hard and solid little- Stone rock ? impervious to the , wear of time as adamant itself,are the exact and perfect tracks of human feet much larger than the ordinary size. These tracks are, perfect in every par ticular, The toes, heels,: and , length and 'breadth of the feet being imprinted with won .derful exactness; He also discovered in solid „limestone -reek, on the :slope of a high bill twelve miles from .Litchfield, horse, mule, and, colt traeks;. some of, these showed that the animalS, were, shod; and; ters. that' they were MA. ,13tit all were irnbeddedin the reek to the dePth of two inehes . , l Soule , of them 'show. F. .L FlinintSTON. Pub lister. eMagy.T)I4EN-4E5T,5,.,: : :: that the anfnials , `were others , that they, were running In, strive ping .off the earth, on, which tim is growing, 'these trAcks can be ge e covering an area of acres ofground. Bottle of the horse-tracks measure, six inches sorasa. The tracks of both the men find the animals are firmly imbedded in the rack fill and' `clearly defined. They may have, been ithere, fOr cen turies. We know, not. The oldes. citizens and earliest settlers of that region w, of Eke existence Of many of 'these' , fostini is' years ago, when they lookedjust as they, Atm / 0 0/c, but none conjectured that they were , so , thick b until recently. Nashville , (Tenn.) ' FA:CrISALATO EABICEIa. —Capital punishment ' , for boya--Belag obliged to sit between two girls,at , sohool.—En. —lt is thirty-four years., ago that Beincluir commenced to preach. —Donn Piatt calls Garrett Davis a" venera ble wind instrument." —An Ohio weekly paper prints the names of its delinquent subscribers wrong side up.. —Pickpockets gather in crowds only to dis purse them.—Er. —Gen. Sherman is said to have 'wept ordr Kate Bateman's " Mary Warner." - L —Fontana, editor of the pOsthualOus works of Chopin, has hangod himself. —Cairo, in Emt, has not only t fonr hun dred mosques, but also a Catholic. a Greer, a Coptic, a Lutheran and Episcopal ialurninJ t' During 1869 118.nevmpapers, 66 of which. were political, and 53 literary or scientific, were published in Portugal. ' —Fechter is engaged to play Ruyßlai at the theatre of the Porte St. ,Alnrtirt,in Paris; nett. spring. —in New York the best informed citizens pronounce Horace Greeley's name as "Heise Guerrilla." t t , ; -t —A California paper abuses a mau• b0u:75750 he backed ont of a light after getting both cars bitten off. —A Des Moines widow's heart sings for joy over an insurance policy of s2o,ooo,the largest one paid in that city. —Oliver Dyer says the outcast children of New York would make, in double file, a, pro cession eleven miles long. —Ruasians are said to have invented noth ing but a peculiar tea-urn and ready-minis cigarettes. -An eccentric young woman in St, Pant, Minn.; playfully bit o 8 her lover's thumb in a, tiff they had the other day. , • —Kennedy, the ballad singer, is •in.,Scot land, where lie is giving concerts. At Dundee lately he was especially successful. '- • Maximo du• Camp, who has made a study of such subjects, says, that French prisoners under sentence of, death, shoW great fondness for Fenimore Cooper's no•els. —A charitable institution hbs just been started in Indianapolis, under, the ;auspices of Hebrews, having for its object the pare and education of unfortunate children. ' ' —The Cincinnati lawyers couldn't' find' any charge that hit the case of the bogus doctor who dosed a man with six gallons of warm water for rheumatism, and finally killed him. —A Buffalo youth recently tore his oiva eyes out by way of expressing his condeinna,- tion of the paternal tyranny which compelled, him to go . to church twice a day. . --Dr. Dio Lewis says that the habit of chew ing tobacco is - readily gotrid ot. A good sweat or a Turkish bath for three or four days when the fever is on, and the desire is coliquered. —When Prentice first nettled in Louisville he was derided as a "Yankee schoolmaster," and was stigmatized as a " Connecticut- cow ard." —The centenary of Beethoven. will occur next December, and the English musical papers are Urging the propriety of taking some special notice of it. —There is a famous Bobeipianrphrese which is peimetually 'being thrown_ in .the„teeth of Czeclie who deny that their language is cacophonous. It is as folloWs : " Strez past skrz ,krk,"and is always found. convincing. —A rule of practice in one of the courts of Wisconsin forbids counsel on either side to consume more than one hour in summing, up a case. Jurymen • must like to serve in that court. —The Rev. D.' W. Thurston has heel' ex pelled from the order of the "Nazarites," or "Free Methodists," for saying that Women may wear ribbons and flowers in their hats, because the Bible does, not forbid it. . . —A sensational preacher in lowa conducts Sunday services in a billiard saloon. opening church with beer all, around, and closing with a treat tor the crowd. , He draws large audiences. ,—Rochefort has given no names to his chil dren,' and they are designated simply as No.l, 2, etc. The Great Irreconcilable can look after Number One as sharply as hp pleases without being charged with, selfishness. . —The Chinese receptions of Privce Alfred lacked enthusiasni. It had been reported that the son of Victoria was ten feet tall and had three eyes, and the celestiail expressed their disappointment by contempt. • —Brazil demands the championship for a. colored inan, aged 130,wh0 hasust died there. The memory of this modern -Uncle Ned was so good that it it reached back until 1730, and his mind wore as well as his body. `—The Boman Censorship has decreed that the music of the Huguenots, in •Meyerbeer's opera, shall be given to Catholics ; that " Me phistopheles," inFausi, shall be only a doctor ; and that the monastery in Pacorita shall be a. hospital. -:-Moscow has a " Russian Musical So ciety," which lately gave a concert, perform ing ' Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream" music,Beethoven's Fourth Sym phony, fragments from Schumann's Mass and Wagner's Tannhauser" overture. —A song that is just now very popular in the London music halls has the unusual fea ture of funniness in the idea. The chorus runs thus; I saw Esau kissing Kate, And the fact is we all three saw; For I saw ESau, he saw me, And she slaw .I saw Esau. dlexiten Coffee. Samples of coffee grown on a plantation near. Colima•, in Western Mexico, took a premium at the. Paris Exhibition. -Some.sagi pies of the new crops of coffee from this plan tation have been received in San Francisco. The grains are small, very full, many of them nearly round, and of a very light green color. The plantation on which the coffee was pro duced is called La Canada. The hacienda is seven miles from Colitna. There are 600 acres under cultivation. The soil is most fertile and climate delightful—even in the warmest. months it is comfortable there. The products of this hacienda are sugar, rice, tobaceo, coffee, cocoa, indigo . and beans; • fruits—oranges,' lemons, limes, Cocoanuts, bananas and plan tains. It possesses the only dairy in the State of Colima. The buildings are, of. course, Without any mill for rice, or the cocoanuts, 'froill which the oil is said to be made, it yields $4,000 per annum. , The coffee is the- best In the world; there are 4,000 trees. The Mexican Congress will probably'malie Manzanillo a free port.. The plantation is valued at $40,000 in gold. 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