I s" GIBSON ITACOCk. Editor. OMB XXIIL-NO. 255. TxTRDDING' CARDS,' . 114VITATIONS vv for Parboil, Now styles. PilAtiON & CO., 907 Cheats:twit street. do3ofmw tfit VEDDIN G • IN V ITA.TIONS EN rava4lnln the newest sad best manner. LOUIS 5.A OtAtioner and Znstrever. 10 2 Ohestnut *rest. MO St' .16.PiRigps fit HOWELL—CHUM:III.-1n Providence, It. t., on West. , nesday, February 2d, Mr, Wm.ll. Howell; of Philadel phia', to Misadaralt H. Church, ofthe former city. ---111131,1dalf—RERVF.8.--On themorning of thead at tit. Philip's Church by the Hoe. Percy Browne, Rd- VIII D. Mullen of this city, to Abbie S., daughter or the late Blddln A•-eves. of Woodbury, N. J. STEVSNOON.-11UNTER Gennantown, Feb. 3d, by the Rev. J. K. Murphy, Howard A. Stevenson to Ro• *alio C. Hunter, daughter of Alexander Allan, all of this city. • TiffiON—HRRVES....On . Thursday, February 3d, at the Church of the Holy. Trinity, by this Bor. Phillips Brooke, Carroll S. Tyson to Clara, daughter of Samuel J. Reeves. Elm. • WIILLIAMtI.—OGKICS. ,-- At . the Market Square Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, by Rev. Thomas .1. Browne, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Frank itris t mit, of Brooklyn, the Rev, Biosely li. Williams. ot Brooklyn, to Emma daughter of Charles P. Becitius, of Philadelphia, . • XIIIBLII.e—At Cheater, on the 3d Inst., Mary Bush), In the 94th yearn' her age. The relatives and friends of the faintly are respectfully Invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, in Chester. Delaware county, on Monday, the 7th Inst., to meet at the house at lu.o•clock A. M. 7 without farther Mt:GRATH —On Wednesday, 241 inst., at hie residence, N 0.1911 Lombard street, Samuel McGrath. His rant Ives and friends are respectfully Invited to at- tend his funeralcoa Saturday, sth at 2 O'clock. It TAYLOR.—On the ad Inst., Eveline Constance., only slaughter of klarmaduke B. and Agnes C. Taller, aged four years. ' Funeral at her. father's 'residence. 310 Market street, Canolon,..N.J .. on Saturday next. at 2 o'clock. WISTAR.—Ou the Zd Inst.. Susan N.. widow of the late Bartholomew Wistar, of Fhtladelphla. - "he funeral will take place from bar late residence, on Wood street. Burlington, N. J.. at half-past two o'clock, on Seyenth•day.stb inst., without further notice. § LLARGE PLAID NAMOOKS FOR LA ' 1)1E S . WRAPPERS. SATIN PLAID CAMBRICS. SOFT FINISH CA3IIIRICS. MULLS AND FRENCH 31U6LINS. ETRIC k SPECIAL r4OTICES. Our liendy.llode Clothing io as line so Ordloary Capitol» Work. t 5 = 3 ... ; ~ g s s , t 60 ,.. ,.. s g 4 J JOHN.. 3 a, is 0 ni . P. a 0 WANAAIAKE, R 0 1 ..t. i ... ; 4 . r 3 * CHESTNUT STREET. 1 a ir o . ut i. ' 2 z V l.. i' a a i l tV PI ~ w . g .., r .. a 4 818 and 820 Vulcan you have irospeeted it you will hordly,belleve our seadyMade Cloth. ingest' be tus tine as it is Oa ACADEMY OF 3iUk3l.C. THE STAR COURSE OP LECTURES. HALPIN WALDO *WESSON, ON MONDAY' EVENING. FEBRUARY T. - Subject —Social Life In America. Rev • -N.H. CHAP'S , L. D., February W. Subject—The Roll of Donor. _ • GRO. WM. CURTIS, Febniariff 24. subject—Our National Folly—The Civil Service. Prof. HENRY MORTON, February 2a. _ Subject—Sehlr KCHDpeseeen - BAYARD TAYLOR, March 3. • Subject—Reform and Art. ,1011 E O. SAXE. March J. Subject—French Folks at Dome. Prof. ROBERT E. ROGERS, March 24. Suhiect—Chemical Forces in Nature and the Arts, ANNA E. DICKINSON, April 2. Snilject"-Down Breaks. ET Admission to each Lecture, 50 cents. Reserved Beata, 76 cents. Tickets to any albs Lectures for sale at Gould's Piano Rooms, 973 Chestnut street. from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Doom open at 7. Lecture at 8. OFFICE OF THE DEL.A,WABE - AND RARITAN CANAL AND CAMDEN -AND A ROY . RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION -COMPANIES.. PHILADELPHIA, Jan . /3, 1870, Thdhoiders of the new scrip in the above. Companies are hotoby notified that the time for paying the last in stallment will expire February 10, 1870. At any time before that date it may be paid by those holding thole ceipts bf RICIIARD S. TROWBRIDGE, CiudilOr. 'Or F. ti . COMIVER; Transfer Agent , to Mr.TROWDRIDGB, at his office. who is authorized to receipt for, the same , °gibe back ethe receipt-for first installment. • Jalo-tfe9rp . RICBARD STOCKTON, Ttcaaurer. fa% OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA, January 25. 1870. NOTICE TO IsTOORDOLDERB.--The annual meet ing of the Stockholders of this Company will be held on TUESDAY, the 15th day of Ifebrnary,lB7o, at 10 o'clock A. 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 MONDAY, the ith day of March, 1870; at the Office of the CeninitUY, No. 239, South Third street. • • JOSEPH LESLEY, ja2stfelirp3 ' Secretary. L - 16 EYE AND EAR DEPARTMENT. The Phillideiphia Dispensary hare opened an " Ere and Ear Department " at No. Sla South Seventh ptrevt (botween Spruce and Pine), where diseases of the Nye and Ear aro treated daily at LI o'clock. ATTENDING BURGEONS. Dr. ONORGE STRAWBRIDGE, Dr. JOHN F. WEIGHTIKAN, WM. rr GRIFFITTS. President. fel Stye TIIOIIIAS WIMTAR, M.D., Sec'y. MeCLINtOCILVILLE PETROLEUM 1er...7 COMPANY'. NO,427IVALNUT STREHT. PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 1, 1870. At a meeting of the Boa d, of Directors, held this day, a dividend of Three Per Cent. on the reduced Capital was declared, clear of State taxes, and payable ut the office on and after the 16th Jut. Transfer boolts - wlll. close the 12th and reopen on the 16th. y e 4.2ti A. L. KERN, Secretary, - - - 1109 ", GIRARD STREET. 4109 swum! DUMAN AND PERFUMED BATES, Departments for Ladies. Bathe open from S A. M. toil P. M. HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1618 ayp matgthlieieuPreiralgaggicai' to the • , AMUSEMENTS. A MERICAN 'ACADEMY OF MUSD,- PARBRA-ROSA ENGLISH OPERA. CARL ROSA, / Proprietors and Directors 0. D. lIESS Sr. 00., Conductorti ' CARL ROSA and A. REI Business Manager • D. DEVIVO Stage Manager 11. JAOKSON The Directors have the pleasure to announce a BRIEF SEASON OF GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, By this celebrated Company, commencing on • FRIDAY EVENING, FED. 11, With Mozart's acknowledged masterwork, the MARRIAGE Or FIGARA. . Nearly every member of the Company employed in the cast. Full purtieulais in Sunday papers. —Mr. Schmidt; 'of Vienna, has completed bis atlas of the moon after, just 30 years •of study. This was by no means a long time; considering - the distance he had to ge to make his surveys.—Lquisvflle.Cortrier-Journal. , . . , • . . , . , . . ... • , . . . , • t, .. . . ,'•' , • . . • , - ~ , , " +, ,3-- i . \ 'St ,Fr '' - ' ''' A . .t. f.'is 's . — L___.',...' ''.... I . : ' ''. r, '.'.. 1 • ' 'Y , ;i.- ~ . _ - ' • , p I , . . , A , I ~• . - • • . ... . . ~ -.,-. , .-.. ~, T .. . .., F71,,,z „ . ..n .. . ... ,;,_ i n •:,.; .1.,11 -4 1/ 7,.. ~ - i : • • . ,i . , . ...,.....,...,.., ..... ~..... . , . . , .. , . .. • , . . . ',. '• -; ! f • .. , . ' . . . .„ 1. ti" • • . . . .. . • ~. I ', 2 . ' ; , I. :.i • . ... . . . • DIED. o • s., 4 a o il 4 $ THE NEW, CASTLE TRAGEDY Execution of Two Negro Convict's DETAILS OF THEIR CRIME -Tfivaß ARREST' AND' TR,IAL Special correspondence of the Phila. Evenar NEW CANTLE, Del., Feb, 4 1870.--Today is the time fixed for the execution of two men at this place for the crime of rape. Thedoomed , men are both colored, one about 18 and the other about 21 years of age, and their .ratmets Joshua Jones and Lewis Carpenter.' 'Their victim is a poor but reepectabie.whito woman, over 40 years of age; married, and-the• mother of twelve children, but five of whom are living, the youngest being but six months old at the time ofthe outrage.' • - • entails ' was perpetrated on the night of the 17th of September last, at the reeldence of Henry. :McCune, near Nave's Corner, about two miles frens this town. 'Mrs. Meredith lived with her husband at Mr. McCune's,. keeping the house: Her husband worked at whatever he could get to do in the neighborhood. On the 17th two colored men, named William' Moore and Lewis Carpenter, were working at 'McCune's,_ the last-named .- being regularly employed there, and 'having" a room in the house directly over 'Mrs. Acre dith's. Gerry Streets and his wife were also 'working there that day, anti went home' about ten o'clock in the evening. Mrs. McCune was away, anti Mr. Meredith was ;working for a neighbor ' so that when the StreetS had gone away Mrs. M. was left alone with her children. Atter finishing up her-work she took her little boy and her six months' old baby up to bed, i intending after 'the babe had gone to sleep to ' go. down again and - close up the house. She expected' however, that her husband' would be home. Tired out by a bard day's work,ahe fell asleep. She was awakened by feeling some one on her hed. The light watt out, and the intruder had her in a vice-like grip. • She threw out her hand, and it came in contact with a' woolly head, show ing that her assailant was' a negro. She screamed for berhu.sband, and, supposingthe ,negro to be the one Who slept in the, hopse, she cried out, " Lew !in the name of God is this you!". He put his hand overher mouth,' 'but tearing it off, she screamed for her hus band, for air. McCune, and for Gerry' Streets, their nearest-neighbor. -The children awoke( and added their. terror-stricken cries to the agonized screams of their mother. 'thethettleft 'the room, and. his own and other footsteps were heard hurrying down the stairs and out of the house. As soon as she recovered froth her 'fright sufficiently to collect her thoughts,' Mrs. Meredith got up to light a lamp. While she was groping around in the dark, bunting matches, two of the men returned, and one of them rushed at her, seized her by the throat,: threw her to the floor and choked her until she was insensible; and while she was in that condition outraged her, person. When she returned to conscious ness, she found the villains had gone. Her baby was screaming, and her little boy crying Oti ! mamma, where are you? Are you dead?" . Crushed, frightened and sick, she caught up her babe. and taking her boy by the hand,_ hurried across the fields to Gerry Streets's, the: children being in their night clothes: •It was' -live minutes before twelve when she got there. Sim told them what had happened, and staid, there all night. The moon was shiniiig in her room on the night of the outrage. and ,she recognized her ravisher as Joshua Jones. . Tun ARREST. On the following Monday, three colored men, Joshua Jones, Lewis Carpenter and Wm. Moore, were arrested and taken to Wil mington, charged with the offence. They had a hearing before aJnstice of the Peace, who held Joshua Jones and Lewis Car penter "to hail to answer the charge, and Win. Moore to appear as a witness. On their way back to this place to jail, one of them asked the constable how soon he thought they would be hung. The constable answered that it would depend on the sentence, and said, " You admit. then, that you did it?" Jones answered, " 1 might as well—the way things have gone." Carpenter then said, "Jean, you, know we both did it."- While they were be fore the Squire, Carpenter also voluntarily made a confession, implicating both. From these confessions, and the testimony •of Henry Moore who was an accessory be fore the fact,! but who turned. State's evidence, it seems that Mr. Meredith, the Husband of the victim, had seen Lewis . Carpenter over at the place where he (Mere dith) was at work, and asked him to tell Mrs. Meredith that he could not be home that night. Carpenter met Henry Moore and to gether they - went to -- George Ikectluee's; where they lived. While they were there Henry M cCune arrived-from the :Agricultural Fair at Wihnington, and :With . him was Joshua 'Jones. Leaving Henry -McCune .at George's, the three negnses , started over to Henry's. On the -way Joshua Jones proposed that they "do some devil ment." The others asked what they should do, and Jones: said, "Let's:ravish% old -Mrs. Meredith." Atter some consultation they all agreed to it; all knowing, of course, that neither Mr. Meredith nor Mr. McCune was, at ' home. They went to the barn, took off thir shoes; and cautiously approached .the Muse' Joshua Jones leading and Henry Moore bringing up the rear. Jones blew out the light in the kitchen, and he and Carpenter went up stairs. Jones proceeded directly into Mrs. .Meredith's room and blew out the light, but Carpenter remained on the steps. While they, occupied 'this position, the first attempt was 'made, but when. MM. Meredith commenced screaming, Moore and Carpenter ran, and Jones soon followed thereto the barn, cursing them for their cowardice. , MOore refused to have anything more to do with it, but Jones and 'Carpenter returned to the house. Carpenter remained at the top of the stains; and Jones, seizing MraMeredith abovestated, perpetrated the outrage. THEIR TRIAL ' commenced on Thursday, December 2d,- and witnesses being few and the testimony *very direct, it was concluded the same day. The case was called at 8 o'clock P. M.—Attorney- General Charles B. Lore and, his assistant, George H. Bates,- for the State ; ,Efon. Win. G. 'Whiteley and. A. G. Cooper for — the pris oners. , Mrs. Meredith was the first witness called. She Is a woman of over 40,upparently of Irish birth,, and appearing worn-out with bard work .and-chi/d-bearing. She gave her evidence with great directneefi, and it was simply an amplification of the facts already stated. Wm. liloore testified with thine! posi tiveness. Esquire,Silver, the county plague. trate, prodeced Carpenter's confession, taken down at thdtimnit was made, read over to him and admitted to be correct, while Consta ble' Fletcher testified to the admissiont Made by the prisoners on their ' way to jail. For the defence, witnesses wore called to prove the previous good: character of the prisoners, and one of the witnesses testified that Lewis Carpenter was of unsound mind or half-witted. 'The plea of the defende that, though it was evident that an attempt at rape had heen made, the evidence tbatit had been successful Was not ettflieleer,, Mr. Mc-' Cune; for whom Mrs. Meredith : was, house keeper, testified that after MraMeredith had gone to Wilmington to secure the arrest of this. prisoners and . returned, eite and the PIIILADELPHIA, FR!PAY: FEBRUARY 4,1870 three tolbred ti3ett tdl met at the house, awl the men•detde.d their guilt. MN,' Meredith / tilt n t.aid the'law must take its confse,but.tald` Joshua Jones that she wottld not have 'sued him if he bad not struck het on the heat with a hatchet. The jury retired at quarter, past , eight o'cicick in the evening, atilt returned at half-past nine 'o'clock with a verdict of guilty. THIP RENTIV.NOL i On the following day, Friday, Deeetnber 34, the prts anent Nfere, - on'enotiett of the Assistant " Attorney-General, bfought to the , bar of the • court, and the court sentenced them to be hanged on Friday, February 4tb, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and 3 j o'clock in the afternoon. Jonas made a strong eftbrt to appear composed as the sentence was 'being pronounced, but he trenibled like alear, and at down overcome with etnetition. Lewis Carpenter, however, manifested no emotion, !acote room looked about the coroom 'With 'ad In [different air, as though 'the proneedingd'ilid not concern him. The prisoners were then' ;remanded to jail, to await the arrival or this day , which is to terminate their earthly exist once. their demeanor has been admirable,' and they have apparently listened with great and rev e rent interest to the clergymen and ' others 'who have been laboring with them' with a view: to their conversion •and spiritual' en lightenment. Both profess to have received the assurance of pardon for their sins, and Jones, especially, professes great joy and con- 1 iidence at the prospect before him. Rev. Mr,/ Spotthwood, of the Preiibyterlan Chureh, has been very attentive to them, and Rev. Mr. Spencer, of the Episcopal Church, has vhdted. them quite frequently. Mr. Ttuirer, the. Jail Commissioner, has also' been very attentive, and has frequently prayed with Jones. Most of these gentlemen,• believe, coreilder that Carpenter is too weak-minded to give intelli gent attention 'to religious subjects, or to be responsible for his actions. EFFOXTB TO OLTAIN A REPRIEVE, commutation of sentence or pardon for Car penter have been made. The Sheriff. the jailors, and all who have been in frequent communication with him, believe that' , mental condition is not much above , that of an idiot, and they have made strong' representatibns to Governor Saulsbury to that effect.: Sheriff Richardson feels very strongly that the man is irresponsible, and says , his ; condition is not much above the brute. On the other hand, it is alleged that he is not so simple as be now pretends, to be. A number of witnesses were summoned, it alleged, to prove his imbecility, and the attorneys for the (hole/ice were afraid to call them, fearing that their testimony would damage rather than assist the prisoner, This is the view taken by the prosecnting officers and the Chief Justice, 4;oth of whom refused to join in the reque,st 'for a• respite or pardon. The Chief 'Justice, iwe also learn, joins them in this opinion. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONERS. Yesterday, in company, with another re porter and gherifiltichardsoo, I had an inter-- ew with both the prisoners in their cells. JOSIIII4 Jones, to whose cell we, weredirst ,admitted, is a smallish n3an or b0y,01,4 muddy yellow complexion, and says be is 16 or 17 ;years old, but the Sheriff. says lie, is nearer 18. His father is dead and 'hts mother lives in itV ilmington. Ile talked freely of the crime, anti told us all the circumstances. His state nients were sulxitantially the same as those above given, and lit is not worth while to re peat them. He took all the blame on himself and said he was guilty and felt prepared to die. He declared with much warmth that Car penter was not guilty and ought pot to be hung. Be thought Carpenter bad not much sense, pad said, " I believe that it I had asked Lew to go cut Somebody's, throat he ', would have pone it." In response to a question as to his readintass he said he wished to die. His peace .was made With God and be wished to die. He ; was tired. Maybe it was God's will that he ,should go in this way. He occupied his time in his cell in reading, smoking and praying, (he was smok ing when we entered.) He bad never bad any religious training of any kind. Had, some times been to church and Sundayschoel, but hot often ; generajly spent his Sundays lishing Or gunning, or in some similar way. His de meanor, was not what one would expect from a man conscious that he was soon to be ush ered into eternity, and it is doubtful if he really does realize the awfulness of his position. To-day's tragedy will put his calmness to the test. He appeared yesterday not merely re signed, but light-hearted and Cheerful. On entering Lewis Carpenter's cell we found him crouched in a corner, the very pic ture of dejection. We questioned him pretty Olosely. He is about twenty-one years, old, of stualistature, darker-colored than Jones, and was born at Chandlerville,New Garden town ship, Pa. He lived in West Philadelphia some years ago, with ~a man, named George Jones, a true k er. His story was,substantially that already told. lie pretends that he did riot know what Joshua Jones intended, and says he thought he said " let's rolibish her," Meaning rob her. This does not hilly_ with.::_..Lis - other - titaterneutn. - le expressed an eager desire ,t,o, .live, but said be was prepared , to' die. On this Matter, however he did , not talk coherentiy. The interview left a decided impressien on tbe mind of myself and companion that, though the man was undoubtedly weak- Minded, he was smart enough, to appear a little more imbecile than he really is. His attempt to turn" ravish " into " robbisb" and twist a new meaning out of it does not imply idiocy. • ' ' rtir,,,GALLows was completed yesterday. lt is a rough Wooden structure, built against, the northern Wall of the jail-yard, and is sixteen feet high. The platform and drops are six feet froth ,the top and ten feet ;from the ground: It, is wider than, usual, to ait,of the double execution. The bodies will have a fall of about •tive feet. A. large crowd Will be present; and has Been fenced off for the accommodation of the Official witnesses and ,the officers, while a platfoitn is built fof the reporters.: i [The details of the execution will be found in our telegraphic columns.] JENNY LIND. , The Great Singer as She is To-day. From a letter describing Jenny .Lind's re cent appearance i ratter Hall, London, we dote the following . : 11 We waited very . impatiently through Herr goldschmidt's ambitious "Instrnmental Pre lude," and through"the first of hisjorky ehor uses. It was not entirely the fog which made our eyes see dimly the sweet-faced woman sit ting on his left hand; thinner, ,obler,- sadder, but still with the same''inning, 'pathetic at mosphere about every pose and every expres sion Which conquered all heartatwerity years, air°, disarms all criticism te-day,.aud will don thine to do so so long as I jenny tind'ii , soul ,dwells in Jenny Lind's body. Ifthere be such things as perfect grace of chungineas, perfect beauty of 'homeliness, she has .them ; and they are more lasting than the grace of graceful ness, or the beaUty of good looks. As It is with her face,'her movements, her- attitudes, so it is with her voice. Sacred above all lams lost, it bait kept a certain; 'something of such individuality , that one , would, ,know it, for Jenny Lind 's Veice. In spite qf tho huskY chest tones, in spite of the strained and hardly readied upper 10, there is a peculiar soul-full quality in it which hits been rarely heard on any ',tap, except when Jenny. Lind has sung. Critics would say—and, perhaps by titles of , art, their'assertion can not be contradicted— . that Jenny Lind's voice iagone. But men and women are still moved to their hearts' depths by her singing,. I believe if she ga g s when she is three-score years mid text it will be the. f ^OUR WHOLE COWTRY. —To-night, the second sale of Mr. lEfasei tines engravings, the finest assortment, per blips, ever got together for public) or private sale in America. At .I.IM Chestnut street, B. Scott; Jr. auctioneer. —To-night, final sale of the collection of , paintings composed of the relman and'Bich ardsoif SteCks. About ninety pictures are in chided, some of them very rare. At 1020 Chestapt,street, Martin Brothers, auctioneers. —The exhibition of Fagnanrs " Nine lifuses," at Barlett' Galleries, 816 Chestnut . , . , street, istill proves attractive. The paintings show tto better advanMge than they did in the Sevierville' Gallery, N.Y., being much more tasidtdly draped and arranged. The'likeness to the American belles who p9sed 'is very Obvious to those, acquainted with the origi nals. mate funclion of a School, elves signs 'oi an encouraging prosperity.. The southeast gallery is giv,en lip for the purposes of study; it is 'completely lined with the best designs of the lold masters, in the facsimile copies by Braun of ibornach, and•the students, in the intervals of their labor, go around studying the touch of the greatest draftsmen of antiquity. In this room: there am a; morning life-class, three times a week, and an afternoon drapery-class, three days also, in which a costumed lay-figure' is studied. These classes include about a :lozela students each. A similar number com- Mpse the after-dark life-class,on the ; evenings of onday, Wednesday and Friday. The an tique class, meeting on the intervening hightS, is, far larger, and attends also in the Oay-time, when a considerable number 'of ?tidies join it. ' Prof. Thomas's lectures on !artistic anatomy, illustrated by manikinS and real dissections, attract large audiences of . . adies and gentlemen every Saturday evening. —A hundred thousand dollars is stated to be the approximate value of' the collection of hiit-art canvases to be sold here this month. very picture, it is said, is to be a cltf d'auvre, representing the inspired moments of the !greatest French, Belgian and D tisseldorf pen !ails. A week's public examination, previous to the sale, will begranted. Although the col -lection will be such a coz. -- tlyr responsibility, it • is announced to be sold without any reserve, tit the pricas the public choose to fla on the different lots. So strong an inducement will surely make, cultivated Philadelphians bless ,heir stars for having planted them here in the olden age of picture selling ; and a trust so mPortant will bring out, doubtless, all the ale.nt and care of the capable crier,. Mr. B. cott Jr —The Juniata , Club, while camping out last summer; had the advantage of including a ;very skilful amateur photographer, Mr. F. G. l Adanis, of this city. A doien and a half sun factures, of finished excellence, and in the Stereoscopic form, have been kindly sent to Us (by Mr. A: M. Spangler, of the Club) as the iesult of his Mlent. Some represent the mem bers of the Camp, in hunting costume; some, its Of rustic character ; and the rest, a serieS Cof the loveliest viewk on the Juniata, taken With as much tone,, brilliancy and clearness as could be found in the best professional work ABDI6ITRONG4 GUIRRIENCY BILL. The following is the text of a bill introduced mto the House at Waehington by Hon. Wil- Dam H. Armstrong, of Pennsylvania. 'lt was read twice;and referred to the Committee on liankmg and 'Currency A BILL providing for the redemption of not la , ceeding one, hundred million dollars o the in terest-bearing loan of the United States and the issue in -exchange thertfor of an ,equivalent amount of notes of circulation without interest: Be it enacted, 41.7c.,' That the Secretary of the lreasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to mime on the credit of the United States such amount as may - be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, not ex eeeding one hundred millions dcdlars of United States notes riot beating interest, pay able to the bearer at the treasury of the United States, and of such denominations as 110 may deem expedient,. not less than five dollars each; and such notes herein authorized shall be , receivable in payment of all taxes, , internal duties, excises, debts and demands of every kind due to the United States, except duties on imports, and which notes shall have endorsed thereon that they are' reeeiy a hle in, payment. as _above stated, andthat they arc convertible, at their face value, at the option of the holder, into the bonded interest-bearing loan of the United States, tit"the market value thereof, when pre sented in sums not less than one thousand dollars or any Multiple of one thousand, at the epee of the Treasurer of the United States. .9E0.2. And Andi be it further enacted, That any holder of the .bonded lean of the United states shall be entitled, on presentation of any such bond or borate, at the office of the trea steer of the Cirlited.. States in Washington, or at the office of the assistant treasurer in New York, in any sum not less than one thousand dollars or any multiple of one thousand, to ex cliange the same at their market value, which shall be determined if necessary by the Seem- Lary of the Treasury, and to receive therefor from such treasurer or. assistant treasurer, who is hereby required to deliver to such holder a like amount, at their face value, of the notes authorized by the first section of this act, and which bonda shall not be re issued, but shall be held subject to such dispo sition as Other bonds of the United States redeemed or paid. ' SEC. -ii And be it further. enacted, That the Treasurer, ,of the ' United States, in Washington, 'or the assistant treas. urer in New York, shall, and be is hereby re quiredt on demand at the office of the Treas urer of the United States in "Washington, or, at the office of the Assistant Treasurer •in New York, by any holder of the notes author ' iced by the first section of this act, when pre sented in smns , not less than one thousand dol lars, or any multiple of one thousand, , to re deem and exeliange the same, and to deliver to such holder an equivalent amount in one or more bopds of theinterest-bearing loan of the 'United States now, authorized, or which may be hereafter authorized by law, at the market value theredf, determined, when neces sary, as aforesaid ;and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall determine, what bonds of , the authorized loan of the United States shall be thus exchanged.. SEC. 4. .47K1 be, it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the United States, in Washing ton,and the Assistant Trea.surer. in New York, shall, from tittle to time, exchange the notes, herein authorized for bonds,or bonds for notes, at+ the same shall be from time to time respeo-, tively demanded under the provisions of this i net, until OthiirWitie provided by law; and any fractional difference between the value, of bends and notes shall bepaidin lawful money. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be kept a eeparate account of the notes and bonds frona time to thin, issued and exchanged *der the provisions of this act,tind shall make monthly reports thereof,. which' shall be pub.: fished with the monthly statement of the trea sury. t ART 11101VEMENTI14 111 —The Academy of Fine Arts, in its legit' FIFTH EDITION. BY TELEGRAPH. WIEINGTOK The Franking Privilege A. Formidable - Opposition to the Abolishing Bill in the Senate. ANew Steamship Line Projected From Washington. • I lipsofsl Despatch to the Phila. Eventor Pin!laths.] SRI FRANKING PRIVILEGE RILL—ITS REJTC TION ISY TilE SENATE WAsnixaTow, Feb. 4.—There was a sharp fight in the Senate over the motion to take up for action the liouse bill abolishing the frank ing privilege, and after considerable discus sion it was lost, by a vote of 22 yeas to 34 nays. During the debate it became apparent that the bill will meet with very formidable opposition, and that its passage is by no means certain. A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE, PROJECTED Senator Conkling presented a memorial from Lieutenant-Governor Beach, Judge R. B. Connelly,Wm. B. Tweed, "1 4 hos. G. Alvord, and fifty members of the New York Legisla tnre, asking Cougremiiinal aid to establish a line of steamers between "Norfolk, Port Royal, New York, and ports is the Mediterranean Sea. [By the American Pres' AseociationJ NOMINATIONS. • The following nominations were made to day: Octavius Blocker, to be Revenue. A ssess or of the 1 bird North Carolina District E. Ellsworth, to be Collector of Customs of the District of Niagara ; A. 13. Underwood, to he Surveyor of Customs at Boston, Mass.; Charles R. Whidden, to be Collector of Cus toms at Passamaquoddy, Maine ;_William EL Sargent, Collector of Customs at Castine, Maine; John P. S. Tobin, to be Judge of the District Court of the Southern District of Florida ; H. H. Heath, to he United States Marshal of the• Territory of New Mexico : Samuel Bard, to be Governor of Idaho, and Mary E. Prima., to be Postmaster at Wtt-' bashaw, Minn. THE SIIPHENE BENCH... Mr. Mr. J. A. Mills, Esq., a native of Pennsyl vania, now a lawyer in extensive practice here, is favorably talked of for the Supreme Bench in the place of Judge Hoar, rejected. THE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS. Secretary Boutwell Was betore the• House Committee on Appropriations, to-day, in re lation to the estimates for appropriations. He was questioned at considerable length. I Corretmondence of the Aso}ociated Prima NOIINATION CONFIRMED. WASHINGTON, Peb. 4.—The Senate has con firmed the nomination of L. B. Church, As sessor of Internal ReVenue for Montana. TAE crimEsE. TREATS,' Secretary Fish this morning received from Minister Burlingame the Chinese treaty, with the official seals of the Emperor, the ratifica, tion having been duly exchanged. The treaty was wrapped in yellow silk. The Seem tary:y laid the package before' the President to da From New York. Illy the American Press Association.] HUICIDE OF A 3LERCHANT. , NEI,V Youx, Feb. 4.-0. N. Bostwick, of the firm of Bostwick & Co., dealers in hats and caps and straw goods, at No. 353 Broadway, committed *suicide, this morning at his resi dence, No. 14' Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, by taking strychnine. ' The Coroner held an inquest on the body of the wife of the deceased some few months since, who died suddenly after returning from a ride with a lady friend, and this is supposed to have preyed upon his mind, He ,was in the habit of sleeping with his son, a young man aged eighteen years, and this morning he missed him from his bed, and on going up to the attic of the house he discovered his father lying dead upon a quilt, with a glass clasped in his hand. On examining the glass it was found to contain strychnine. On returning to his bedroom he found a note in which.his father acknowledged the fact of taking the poison. The only caase he assigned e act is that lie" was - distracted and - be wildered. • THE CASS OF MCFARLAND. ' In the Court of General Sessions, to-day, the District-Attorney moved that the case of Farlaud, for the murder of Itichardson, be re moved to Oyer and Terminer for trial. Me ,Farland's counsel, strenuously opposed the motion. Decision reserved. DASTARDLY ACT, An attempt was made on Wednesday night to throw a train from the track of the Long Islaud railroad, between Queen's and Hyde Park, by some malicious persons, who bad placed a tree across the track. The tree was struck by the locomotiVe and carried a short distance on the pilot, when the train was stopped, fortunately,before doing any damage. Norieopoodenco of tko Aosociated Prom) • BROOKLYN PIKE DEPARTMENT. 7he report of the Brooklyn Fire Commis- , sioners,just issued, shows that the expenses of the lire department of that,city amounted last year to ,$174,708; for the present year an ap propriation of 8290,000 is asked, and it is recommended that for 1871 and the following years an appropriation of $:3410,000 be made. Biotin Mlnalselppt. 'MEMPHIS, Feb. 4.—A riot occurred at Brookville, Miss., on the 2d, between negroes atid whites, growing' out of a youth named Farmer shooting and wounding a negro who had assaulted him, which at one time threatened to involve the Whole section in bloodshed and strife. The negroes, who were armed, forcibly took Farmer from the Consta ble and threatened to kill him and burn the tdwn. A messenger was despatehed to Columbus for the assistance of 50 armed, men, who returned on the, train, and who arrested 7.1 negroes. 'The others tied. At last accounts quiet had been restored. Forty.first Com:Tess...Second SOASIOZIN Housle7Contina . sd from Fourth'Edltioo.l Mr. Bingham introduced and• advocated a resolution to relieve Francis E. Shober, member of Congress elect, from the Sixth North Carolina District, from taking the iron clad oath. • Mr. Paine energetioally opposed the reso lution. After considerable debate Mr, Arne!l moved to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed to. , The House, in Committee of the Whole, re-, sullied the con,sidemtiou of the bill appropri ating thirty thousand dollars to the poor and destitate of the Distriet of Columbia. r. 'Benjamin offered an amendment. to re commit; with instructions to report the bill I requiring the Liroper authorities of the Dis trict of Columbia to levy a tax, sufficient to support its own pooi, Ado Ned; and the (7'ap , mittee rose and reported the bill to the Hoyt Mr. Kelley said that the vote just given was the most inhuman and unjust he had 'seen lie this House. Whe are these poor? The chil dren of every Southern State.. Their labor ) had been exacted for nought. Their children, who ought to be their ' support in' old age, had '_been sold as .chattels. _Aire_ bad robbed and wroriOd them from their youth, and now in' their old age, lame, blind and helpless,' wisr propose to turn them out tostarve. The , con ' stitutional objection urged by some ,gentle-' . men was miserable subterfuge. In the ..nitine l of decency, humanity and fair play he pleaded, that the amendment be defeated, The amendment was negatived by' a ilargs majority. The question • was then taken on kir. Lo. -1 gun's amendment authorizing the Secretary of! War to issue, the necessary orders for the feed-: ing of the poor:to the extent of $3(1,400, unlesa„ otherwise ordered by, the President, and pro -f viding that all relief afforded shalt be on, the: i recommendation of the National Preedmen's Relief Association and certain, charitable in stitutions of the District. Adopted—yeis' 90, nays 83. The bill was then passed; yeas 110,- nays W. BIM were then introduced and referred,ao follows: . 4:30 O'Clock. To provide for the _better, security of liftiandi 4 property from damage from coal or petrcleunt i selling oil. It prohibits the of oil', that will ignite at a lower temperature than 100 degrees Vahrenbeit; 'under a . panaltroe notices than one thousand dollars. Referred! to Committee on Ways and Means. A bill to create the Northern Judicial, DU-. trict of Pennsylvania. • Referred to, the Judi-. ciary Committee. ' ' A bill to cheek the drain of coin, and to prre -vide for the resumption of speolo payrnentt; Mr. Lawrence, from the Comnaittee Ipropriations, reported a Bill authorizing the , . Secretary of •the Treasur' to sell five revenue cutters on the Northern Lakes, and plq,ee taa:; proceeds in the Treasury. He said the aeore--,_ tar•y had informed the Committee that, these cutters were a useless expense of sixty 'thou sand dollars a year, and, ought to' be sold. • • A debate arose upon reference, and the' bill Was withdrawn. The House then' at' o'clock, adjourned. , • The session to;morrow ;will be for -debate only. , • Caminlty on the__Atiantie_ g a p e:z i_ Western Ballway--Twe Men The Bodies Horribly Bintliated The Oleveland .4eader of yesterday furnishes. particulars of an accident, allusion, to .wbiCh, , has already been made in otir telegraphic columns : Yesterday merninginformidion was brought,: to the city of a fearful casualty that had trans. pared on the. Atlantic and Great. Western Railway: It is difficult to state with certainty the exact place where the accident. occurred. We were informed by employealo the depot , that it was between A.urora and Solon,and the inen who brought the remains to Mr. Row- , land's stated that the casualty occurred on ;I curve about a mile and a half this side of So-, lon. The latter statement is probably correct. The:regular train left the depot at 8.40 P.M: and an extra train followed shortly after. is supposed the men were walking on -the track and got out of way. when, the first train passed and then 'returned.,The noise of the first train prevented them front hearing the one coming behind them, which tan over and killed them. Their bodies were found yesterday anorning.' and brought to this city. One of the bodies.' was badly bruised about the head, ,the wrists and the legs. The hands were closely clenched.: and lull of snow., The tongue protruded ,ani• inch from the mouth. The face is' oval, fore head a little above medium height,and slightly - sloping ; nostrils large, and a few short hairs above the upper lip. The hair is light brokrn. He is of medium height, sparely built,. hands ,, delicate, and•bearing no impressions. of hard' labor. He wore a dark gray coat, dark blue' vest. buttoned, up to the chin,, and dark,. speckled panti. About his neck was a cleau paper collar and.a neat black cravat. His age may have been from twenty to twenty-three years. The other body was cut into innumerable pieces. It was found scattered about, the track, a piece of tke arm here, another there; a foot on one side of the track anti a leg on i the other. The head was cleft in two pieties, leav- ' ing the back part entirely separated from•the front. The hair was very thick, cut short, and of a light color. There is scarcely any part of the body remaining which would leadto a re cognition unless 4t is the hair.. The limbs and ftagments of limbs are all in a box about three feet long, covered over with the clothing. The garments worn by this one' consist_ u checkered woolen 'shirt, and coat end pants' wade of dark " ptepper-and.aalt" goods: A. pair • of new suspenders of - white and indigo tine stripes were attached to the iriants. One had on a black slouch hat and the other a velvet, cap. ;NG one can form any idea as to who the parties were. it was stated at the Atlantic and Great Western depot that two men had beets, put oil from one of the trains, as they haa money to pay their fare with. , The Buffalo EXpress airnoundes the creation of new Dioceses and the' appointment of new Bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, as follows "The seventeenth of next March will be a. great day among the. Roman Catholics of Western New York., imposing services of 'consecration will be held at St. Joseph's , Cathedral an this city, when the follow= hag-named clergymen will be elevated to the dignity of Bishop : Rev. William Gleason. the present administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, will be created Bishop of the. Syra cuse Diocese; Rev. J. Lima. C. M. D. D., of Niagara Palls, will be conseorated Bialiop of the Diocese °Mom% New York; ReV. Robert E. V. Rice, the _present president of the semi-' nary of Our Holy 'Angelt4 at Suspension • _Bridge, will be made Bishop of the Diocese of Detroit ; ,and , the Rev. lather Cavanaugh, will be •vested with the Bishopric of the_, Poughkeepsie diocese. The rites of consecra tion will be administered •by Right Rev,' Bishop Welsh, of Sandwich, Canada West, and the occasion will no doubt ho marked with) great, interest". Mk SUICIDE AM MARCUS HOOK,. The Body iden tide d.-Co does Forldershone: Tbo body of the young lady found last week in Naaman's creek, near Marotta ffoolt, had been identified as that, of Miss Ellen Haggerty, • an adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Stewart, residing in Dickerson street,' 'Philadelphia, ; The Coroner's inquest, held by Esq, head, rendered a verdict Ofatticide.' ' - It is stated to us, in connection with this •‘' sad affair, that th© assigned' cause for the young lady's rash act was a diftioujty with her parents, upon religious qnestion,s, they en deavoring to compel her to adopt views, which she refused to accept; We mention this " simply as a report, for the correctness or which we do not voila.: 'lt is further stated' that She bad tied her balmoral eldrt tightly-' over her bead, andthus made .:her death Oer- • tain, the water where she drowned being only a few inches deep.—Wiltningtcor Commercictl.. !flurwd. 0.00 for theatre gql4o. ih3t , 02011,ih. , , • , r pabwkir".t f$ , I04„1 1 .101,0 GENTS. DISASTERS. FBIGHTFVL RAILROAD 41ki:LPENT. Tux CATHOLIC cutracu.., New Dilovelies: \~~ i { t'
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