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OBUEI/rif WIB SAW. ,
Through;thß.ine(lian)«f anprderjt^aSecre
tary of-the Navy has given to the country an
account of 4 series of •jnhuman cmeities'pwf
petrated .by Captain -A. A. Semmes,'of the
American Navy, upon the person of aCotnmon
seaman named Joseph King. ■ The base of
King may be stated briefly, as 1 idilpws : Upon
certain occasions, upon' what provocation docs
not appear, King, then upon the,ship Ports
mcathi at Rio Janetro, used disrespectful \lktit
gnage to his superior diQcer;he v?hsplaced under
arrest for this, and he Jtben repeated, the offence
In a worse.mariner.- Afc >the'time of his courts
•martial for these crimes, be. Insulted Captain
Sttnmes; this, also, was repeated upon two
sneceeding ‘ Upbn subsequent
periods he attempted to desert, he shook a
boat-hook at some officers, and he challenged
a lieutenant to mortal combat. This is a
complete catalogue of Joseph King’s offences;,
and it will readily be admitted that they are
of such a heinous character as to merit severe
legal punishment. But Captain A. A. Semmes
was not satisfied to inflict the penalties pro
vided by law ; he went far beyond the law, and
gratified his thirst for revenge by subjecting
King to horrible torture. After the commis
sion of each of the above-mentioned crimes, a
summary court-martial was organized oh the
Portsmouth, and, by the authority of Captain
A. A. Semmes, the following punishment was
inflicted upon King: -
•“On the 7th of May he was sentenced to
Coninement in double irons, on bread and
veaterfof thirty days, loss of three months’
pay, and extra police duties for three months,
and this sentence was carried into effect. •
•' On the morning of the Bth of May he was
confined in the launch of the Portsmouth, his
feet ironed to a ring-bolt, his hands in irons,
exposed to the burning rays of the sun, and
was forced to remain in this position without
food or drink until towards evening, when he
was taken from the launch to the berth-deck
of the ship, and,there gagged and confined in
a eweat-box of such dimensions that it was
impossible to sit down in it. In addition to
the ill ventilation of the place, which he was
not allowed to leave, a bucket was placed in
tbo sweat-box for purposes of nature that was
emptied hut once in twenty-four hours. His
health .was. affected,to such an extent that it
was thoiight expedient heshouldbe put under
medical treatment; and he was so ti-eated, still
remaining in confinement.
“ Ob tho 7th of December he was confined
in double irons on the berth deck of the Ports
mouth, and on the same evening was made to
stand by. a reel on the deck, and his hands
being ironed behind him were attaohed to an
eyeiboltabove, and kept up forsixty hours or
thereabouts, during about twelve hours of
which,he was gagged. He was so confined for
ten days, .with tne exception oi two periods of
twentyffour hours each.”
After the infliction of this torture, which the
Secretary of the Navy declares tb have been
“ wholly'illegdl,’’ and -which was infinitely
wickeder than the offences it pretended to pun
ish, it would'be thought that the vengeance of
the gallant Captain A. A. Semmes would have
been fully gratified. But the Captain was 'not
more than half through. When the sentences
of all 'his special private courts-martial had
been executed,'Rear-Admiral Laanian was in
duced to order a “ general conrt-tnartial,” be
fore wbiob the. viptim was brought for final
punishment. .This'humane and just body con
cluded to itreat Joseph King’s case exactly as if
it had neser been treated before, so it sen
tenced him as‘follows:
“To be ooniined in -.double irons till an
opportunity .Offers .of Bending him to the
united States .in. a United States vessel,
when he shall be sent; and daring the passage
home he sballbe eonfinectin double irons, and
on his am raj an'the United States he shall be
confined in such prison or penitentiary as the
Hon. Secretary .of the Navy shall designate,for
Jive years at heard labor, the tiineof confinement
in the prison or penitentiary to count from the
date of the sentence; to .forfeit all the pay'
<which may bpoomedue him, amounting to
■s92s 09, he being now .in debt to the
daovernment .Jo the , amount of
$34 91, with the exeeption of $25, to be paid
.to him on his discharge from confinement,
and at the expiratiocn.of Ids term of sentence
to be dishonorably, discharged from the naval
eenvice of the United States.”
Fortunately for the credit of the American
Navy, of the American nation, and for the
cause of righteousness and justice, we have at
the head of the navy a man who is a lawyer, a
gentleman and an officer who could consider
this case without the bitter prejudice which
might Mind the judgment of a line officer of
the navy. He rejected the sentence of the gen
eral const martial, condemned the inhumanity
of Semmes, declared the punishment already
inflicted upon the vittiin more than sufficient,
and returned him to duty.
A simple statement of the conduct of Cap
tain Semmee in this matter is sufficient to
arouse the indignation of every humane mail,
and to win for Semmes the horror and con
tempt of the whole country. The imagina
tion shrinks in terror from the suggestions,
afforded in these recitals, of the agony en
dured by this poor wretch beneath the tor
ture to which he was subjected; and whatever
feeling of indignation may be excited by re
flection upon his bad behavior, is lost in sym
pathy for him in his dreadful suffering, "in
deed, bis offences were justified, in a measure,
by the treatment be received. Most of them
were committed after his first punishment,
when be was goaded to madness by a natural
sense of injury, But the grossest of these was
jpot worse than the offence of Captain
.Semmck. When that barbarous man tran
scended bis' authority and\ Jyith devilish
ingenuity devised .unlawful instruments
of torture for bis victim, he placed himself upon
a lower level than the seaman; he became an
oficudcr and an outlaw who deserved' punish
ment vastly more than theman whom he per
secuted. And this is true in* a greater degree,
because while'King was an ignorant and hum
ble man, brazed by his wrongs, his persecutor
was an educated officer, who claimed, with
what injustice is apparent,'to be a gentleman.
The blame that attaches to this criminal,
Kemmes, may be charged fairly also against the
members of the general court-martial7'forthey
were acquainted with all the - outrages com
mitted by Scmmes, and they not only gave
to them deliberate endorsement, but perjie
trated as gross an outrage by giving the un
happy prisoner a sentence wliieh would have
been unjustly severe if he had not suffered a
moments’ pain alieady.
We hope this case will not be permitted to
icst here. Captain Scmmes was so anxious to
punish with severity the offences of a Common
seaman, that he b Wforfieited'nil claims to
’ mercy vHe viplatod t the paye cede, that King'
oileii'ded ;'§iwl-if there is'ahy\justice and im
' partiality in,the laws «f the navy, he should be
hdld to an accountability its strict; and’he' pun-
Jshed withthe severest penalties permitted by
this laws. We are not hopefulthat, this will
be 'dhno.'fßecenti-eitifcrience in the case of
L(eutenant Seely, of the Pawnee, who tor
tured a seaman; in a most atrocious lhanrier,
add was permitted by a court martial almost
entirely to punishment, shows that the
. line officers of our navy are disposed to regard
. cruel treatment of,seamen by their colleagues -
1 as right and proper. But we would like to
have Captain Semmes brought to trial; if he is
not punished, the officers who treat him With
tenderness will, deserve the reprobation of
every honest man t 'thfr navy, already becoming
.unpopular because of the treatment of
the . staff by • the , line,’ ' will be IcoVr ■
ered with indelible disgrace, and Captain
Semmes will assuredly be made to suffer, some
punishment by being held lip to the World as a
monster of cruelty, ■lf not as a coward, : Who
tortured, a helpless man. for violating laws
which he knew he himself might Violate' with
impunity. ■-* ' ■
THE DEATH PKSAIIY.
Altogether the best argument that we have
seen in favor of abolishing capital punishment
is that of M. Jnles Simon, in the French Legis
lative Body. His speech is reported in the pro
ceedings of the 21st of March, and it is too
long toClranslate. But some of the facts that
he presented are worth recapitulating. For
example, mentioned that prior to 1789 there
were in England 240 crimes that were called
capital. ■ Now there are only two-; treason and
murder. Still eases of crime of every kind
have diminished in number. In France cor
responding results have been observed. ,But
the most striking facts cited were from the ex
perience ofeorne of the smaller States of
Europe, in Which capital punishment has been
wholly abolished.
In the Grand Duchy of Weimar, the death
penalty was abolished in 1849, but reest: ~
lished in 1856. In 1802, on a proposition to
abolish it again, a deputy in the Diet declared
that between 1849 and 1857, when there'was
no.death penalty, only two murders were com
mitted, and after that they increased tenfold,
So it was again abolished, .and remains so. In
Belgium, where the death penalty is virtually
/abolished; crime has greatly diminished. In
the provinces of Liege, Lianbourg and Luxem
bourg, there has not been an execution since
1830, and the accusations' Of murder are very
rare; for example, between 1832 and 1835,
there was 1 at Brussels, in a, population of
125,000; lat Ghent, in a population of 86,000 (
and 1 at Lieee, in a population of 66,000.
These and other facts were cited by M. Simon :
to prove that as the number of crimes legally
considered capital is reduced, the nnmber of
cases of crime is diminished. The philosophy
of this reasoning is that crime is checked by
the certainty, not the severity, of its punish
ment ; and that criminals have greater fear of
imprisonment than of the gallows, because
jurymen are often tender-hearted, and pardons
are not hard to get from merciful rulers.
The existence of a law in France which per
mits juries to give verdicts in capital cases of
“guilty, with extenuating circumstances,”
which save the- donvicts from execution, is said
to have had a most excellent effect. As M.
Simon says, “the number'-of crimes diminishes
along with the- number of judioial murders.”
Quoting Plato, he said: “ all pnnishment
ought to improve and reform the guilty,” and
be mentioned a man who had been imprisoned
twenty-one years for killing his wife and child,
and who bad, at the end of twenty years, come
; out and was now “an honorable citizen.” At
Ghent, In Belgium, he visited in the prison a
certain department, all the inmates of
which were murderers, whose lives had been
spared by royal clemency ; but the keeper said
they had been so reformed that ha
thought most of them could be setfree without
danger to the public. Numerous cases were
cited by M. Simon of murders committed hy
persons who bad just witnessed an execution.
An English philanthropist had reported that
among 167 persons condemned to death, 161
had seen others banged. And since the guil
lotining of TroppmaDn, there have been more
atrocious murders in Paris than had been
known for a long time before. The remarks
of M. Simon, of which we have given only a
few points, appear to have made a decided sen
sation in the Assembly, and the movement for
abolishing the death penalty goes on with
spirit in France, as it does in Germany, {Lol
land, Sweden, and other continental States. In
fifteen States, according to M. Simon, it is
already abolished.
COSCEKMNU WIOTff.
It is mentioned by a student ef statistics, as
a rather alarming fact, that idiocy is increasing
in this.country. Itsgrowth has been ascertained
to be in a quite accurately regular arithmetical
progression, the ratio of which is greater than
that shown in the growth of the total popula
tion. So a skilful man of figures, made ac
quainted with all the details of this interesting
increase of the population of the United States,
knowing how many idiots we now have, is able
to tell precisely how many we shall have ten,
fifty,' a hundred, or a thousand years hence. It
is always easy to count the wise men in a com
munity. But to count the fools of the present
time) and to be able to foretell how many fools
tberd Janet necessarily be at any particular
date in the future time, requires the gifts of a
mortal somewhat superior to afoo), if he should
not he altogether one of the few- wise men.
A learned man and a student of physiology,
residing m that hot-bed of the national idiocy,
New York, has undertaken to explain the
causes of the rapid increase in the number of
those of Iris fellow-citizens classed os idiots.'
lie puts the blame chiefly on the,women, who,
from their training and mode of life, are made
incapable of giving birth to any but feeble
minded children. lie blames the- men, also,
for suffering their wives to become such slaves
to fashion,dissipation, stock-gambling, and other
of Ibe prevalent vices, that they are not fit to
bear children, much less to educate and make
them healthy and useful citizens. The paper
that this learned man has written opens up a
large field for discussion on physiological
questions not exactly suited to the columns of
a modest-spoken newspaper. But after read
ing it, we have come to the conclusion that
the idiot of New York, in his feeble efforts at
TBK DAILY, EyENraa.ffPbbETO-PHIbAPBLPJffIAvifraSOA-Yv AfißWi
The Brooklyn courts have given a decision
in a case which establishes a precedent that we
recommend to our Highway Department, and
to the street railway companies. The city of
Brooklyn had to pay twelve thousand dollars
damages for injuries done to certain persons
through a bad condition of the street pave
ment. There, as in this city, the duty of keep
ing certain streets In repair belonged to the
railway'companies, and these accidents' were
the consequence of the neglect of one of the
companies. The city sued the com
pany for the reimbursement of the money, and
obtained judgment for the full amount.
Thi§ decision furnishes a suggestion for the
action ,of our city authorities, not only in
similar instances, but in cases where no ao- •
cldent has happened. The failure of the
Philadelphia railway companies to fulfil their
obligations to keep the. streets in order is
notorious; but why cannot the city undertake
the work and then sue the companies foi the
cost ? Any jury of intelligent citizens would
give a verdict for the plantin' in such a case
without leaving their seats, and we should be
compensated for the trouble, annoyance and
expense of litigation by having the streets of
the city kept in goad condition.
reaVbniiig concerning’ iheofiatises Of his idibiiy,
piliet think that ‘ hb*liaa , ‘cb&'4' liy'it naturally
arid legitimately. It is the one part of the
American system that lias been brought
nearest to perfection in New York.
jSCmctimes we'' have feardd that New York
whs in dauger of losing itd snpremaCy in tbe
idiot business,’ Whefi 'lffiliaddlphiabyseiected
a democratic ticket; wo haveseenalltho idiots
rejoice, because it was ' thoir owh ' victory. 1
Wjlien the people of Philadelphia have re
elected to the Stato .Legislatpre $ lot pfscoun
drjels and thieveS.we have exftfeftcdtoseo it
claimed that i’hnndelpni’a was' ahead of New
Yjsrk jin makings fool of herself,: nßut when
wO see a New Yorh- croWi al’Albany worse
than the crowd ;i at Harrisburg; when we
'set the N^w.York, people even more, patipnt
under the shame than the Philadelphia people;
when we see Morrissey and Wood in .Congress
from New York, while' we have nobtdy, worse
tbhn Mr. Randalllwhen We’readof tbogamb
lingof the; gold 1 room and stock board, and
know that Fisk, Gould, Vanderbilt;' Difew and
others like them are great powers in that city;
When we hear Of the Ricbardson-McFarland
case, and read of influential men like Beecher,
Greeley and Tilton conniving at adultery and
bigamy and apologizing for them—when We
think of these and a hundred other facts, all
apprehension is at an end,, It is plain that the
proportion of idiots in the population is much
greater in New York than ,it is in Philadel
phia or in any other part pf the United States.
: As the increase of the idiotic, in New York,
is'much more rapid than that of the sound
minded, and as the statistician has proved that
the increase goes on in an ever accelerating
ratio, the time must come when there will be
none but idiots there. The growth of the
Democratic vote and the diminution of the
Republican, during the last twenty years, indi
cate that we are approaching that epoch. But,
then, there is an idea that there are gradations
even in idiocy, and .that when the lowest point
is reached, there will be a certain majority that
will be, relatively, wise. These are expected
to redeem the character of New York, and the
institutions for the education of idiots may
turn out some men who will become great re
formers. But tlie generation now living is not
likely to live to see the rule of the idiots put an
end to in New York.
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.
The exact nature of the trouble in the French
Ministry is not easy to understand from tlie
brief statements of the cable telegrams. It ap
peal's, however, that some amendments to the
Constitution of France, prepared by the Em
peror. have been introduced by the Ollivier
ministry in the form of a Senatus-Contiultnm,
on the adoption of which ft is to be submitted
to a vote of the people as a plebiscitmn. The
constitutional amendments are said to relate to
ministerial responsibility and the division of
legislative power between the two Chambers;
but their exact nature has not been revealed on
this side of the ocean. The members oftheex
treme left and part of the left centre, m the
Legislative Body, appear to be very far fromsat
isfied with them. The majority of the Ministers
do pot wish to havetbe Senatus-Consultum dis
cussed in the lower house. M. Buffet, Finance
Minister, was of a different opinion and has
resigned. Count Dam, it was thought, would
also go out, but he is stUl in office, -Jules
Favre, the great Liberal Deputy of Paris, ha 9
made some severe .speeches against the Min
istry, complimenting M. Buffet, however. He
has, been replied to by M. Segris, Minister of
Public Instruction,and M. Ollivier has also found
it necessary to defend liis policy and that of the
Emperor. But it is reported that M. Rouber
is Napoleon’s chief adviser, and if a general
change of the Ministry occurs, he will probably
be called on to form the new one. It looks as
if the Emperor thought he had been conceding
too much to the people, and wanted to re
establish his personal, government to a certain
extent.
On Thursday next a resolution will be pre
sented in Councils instructing the City Solici
tor to test in the Supreme Court the legality of
the act of Assembly for the collection of de
linquent taxes. This is in exact accordance
with the popular wish in the matter, and we
hope Councils will pass the resolution and have
the question of the validity of the act settled
finally and forever before it is permitted to go
into operation. At the same time it would be
well to have tested the legality of the act by
wbiph the sewage and scavenger business
of this great city is taken from the control
of our municipal officers' afid given
to adiriy corporation. As. this law interferes
with the right of citizens to clean their own
homes, as it forbids every man to remove aD
ounce of fecal or <,refuse matter from his yard
or vaults, though it should accumulate until it
breeds disease and death, there is an impera
tive necessity that every effort should be made
to annul it, and retain for the city and the peo
ple the rights which they have , hitherto en
joyed, of managing the scavenger business as
seemed best to them. If the Supreme Court
approves this law we must, of course, submit;
but let us contest every inch of the ground un
til such a decision is reached.
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PROTECTION OF DAMP WALLS.
To those building at the Sea shore, attention is called
to tide Felt as especially adapted for Lining Walts.
FOR SALE BY
MERCHANT & CO.,
Hanafactnrer'n Agent*.
517 and 510 MINOR STREET.
ap7th a tn 3frp|
PIANOS.
GRAND OPENING.
ffffff RARE CHANCE, fffffj
The umlcmgned offer to the public at
WHOLESALE PRICES,
(For a Short Time Only)
DECKER BROS’
AND . ■
KRANICH, BACH & CO.’S
PIANOS.
In many respects superior to Stcinway’s
Pianos.
WILLIAM BLASIUS,
(The oldest of late Agents for Steinways)
1008 CHESTNUT STREET.
ap2 Imrpfr « • ,
CARRIAGES.
KSTABJLISHKD 1653.
JOSEPH BEOKHAUS,
1204 FRAKKFORD AVEIHJE,'
ABOVE 6IBABD AVENUE,
Manufacturer of Exclusively First-claw
(CARRIAGES.
NEWEST STYiEB
Clarences, Landaus, LandanJettes, Close*coacbee
Shifting qr. Coaches, Coupes, Barouches, Phaetons,
Bockavrays,etc.,SUlTAßLE FOBPBIVATE FAMILY
and PUBLIC USE. Workmanship and finish second to
none in the country.
Fins and varied Stock on baDd— complotod and in the
works.. Orders receive prompt and personal attention.
All work warranted. mbl4 ImrpS
I). M. LANE,
CARRIAGE BUILDER
3432; 3434 and 3436 Market St.,
WEST PHILADELPHIA.
A large assortment of Carriages pf every description
constantly on band. Especial attention paid to
repairing. jal4 &nrp§
THE FINE ARTS.
CHAS, F. HASELTINE’S
I GALLERIES OF THE ARTS,
, 1125 CHESTNUT STREET.
THE '
AUTOTYPES
' ' ‘ " ' AND ‘ .
LANDSCAPES
* HAVE ARRIVED.
: ■ ■ : i* - ■ - - - my U-lyrrf
NEW CHROMOS.
JAMES S. EARLE 1 SONS,
'. 810 CfieHtnut Street,
Are conetmtly In receipt of numbers „of NEW. EN
GRAVINGS ntid NKWGHBOMpB. A few of the latest
aro 08 follows
■' • ■ ' . Artists, ■'
4±fifcte=qp^
'Why Don* H# Cornel 00mimn10n...,.....; QJrown
The First Beeson In Music .'.......'.....V,.........,..tj0br1c1»0n
F»Bt Asleep Andersort
WjdriA-wttVe1......'.....:..;......;;.....'..-.!....; Mrs. Andpreon
The Quoen of the Woods. g. grown
H*iiar^s=iB.
Tfid"6lrth-l»%()'ofWMtti ................'.a..’ ft
hand” tho’iorgiit' coHectipii K
at,thp vory CJiffanoß, and
BMitifi safety foythair.' J
,-i'iMsiiH ;■'!
MANTLE.'
RETAILING at WHOLESALE
/fCSA prico.—Saddlery,JJarnass nnd Horne Gear of
an kljiidu, at KNKA^MNo, 1126 Blarket Htroet, Big
lidrtd in tlietfoor.
Sr— 'OßAlsraaSS:;:;
•I' -l J'jf'.'/'I >; ?<I
: IMCiestiiilAa Oranges.
100 IJOXKSMRCL 1 CROWIV BRI\D
f or, sale by the Box op email quantity by
MITCHELL & FLETCHER,
N 0.1804 CHESTNUT STREET.
CHAMPAGNE.
K KKIJKItG'S IMPKKIAi,.
One of the finest Wines ever used in this
country, and among the most popular known
in Russia. .
Received direct through the Agency, and
lcrr sale at the Agents’ prices by
B. BEDFORD CLARKE 1
S. W. corner Broad and Waluut.
t»jlnpM Inc
LITIZ
CURRANT WINE.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
Dealer in ererf eacrlptlon of Fine Groterira,
Corner Eleventh and Vine Streets.
JUST RECEIVED
THE CELEBRATED “CIiyLOOSG”
BRAND
NEW PRESERVED GINGER.
DAVIS & RICHARDS,
ABCB AND TENTH STREETS.
jeaSrptf • • ■ ~
T. LANDSBERGER &CO.
CALIFORNIA WINEP,
Champagne, BelsUng, ZaafedeL White#
Bed, Angelica, Port and Wine Bitters.
TOB SALE BT
P. J. JORDAN, 2*o Pear Street.
j*l3ths toStaS - -• , •
~ MNAutciAi;: —:
7 PER CENT. GOLD LOAN,
FREE OF V. 8. TAX,
['.'rotvttiß
Burlington, Cedar Eapids and Min
nesota B, B. Co.’s
FIRST MORTGAGE
50 YEAR BONDS,
(The Accrual Interest is from Novenxber Ist
' which goes to the purchaser,)
AT 95, FEAT.
TRUSTEES:
J. EDGAR THOMSON,
President Pennsylvania Railroad Co,
CHARLES L. FROST, Now York.
These Bonds are payable, principal and interest, i*r
coin, at Now York or .London ; the interest being pay-;
able in May and November.
They arc eonterlible into stock-, and are protected by a
liberal Sinking Fund.
. They armssned npon the several sections of tbo road
only as the name ore completed and in successful opera
tion.
They ore guaranteed not only by a first lien upon tba-
ntire property and franchisee of tho Company, bnt alno
by now current earnings, And an ample commerce on the
route of the road, nnd have not to depend for their se
curity upon a traffic which the road itself is expected to
create.
Over Three Million Dollars havo already been ex
pended on the road.
. Eighty-three mllos of road aro already completed And
equipped, and show largo earnings ; and the remainder'
of the Une is progrossing rapidly toward completion.
The State of lowa, through which this road .runs, Is
one of the richest agricultural sections of America. Ita
largo and extending population, and Its immense yield
of agricultural products, create a pressing demand for
the construction of this road.
Tho road also ruus through the fertile and growing
State of Minnesota. It traverses thArnost enterprising
and growing portion of, the }Yesti and-forms the. shortest
of the great trunk lincsindirect communicfitim taith New -
Yorky Chicago and St. Louts. • .
Having thoroughly Investigated all tho conditions af
fecting tho security of these Bonds, wo feel justified in
giving thorn an unqualified indorsement as a first-class
arul thoroughly safe investment,'as secure as a Govern
moot Boijd can possibly he, and paying nearly fiO per
cent, moro interest than Ylvo-Twentios, ,
Allmarkotablo securities at tbeiy full price, free of
commission and express chargos,. received, in payment
Pamphlets and maps furnished ou application.
HENRY CLE WS & CO
Finnnclal AceottoftlM) Company,
- XO. 32 WALL STREET: 1
BOWEN A FOX,
BARKER BROS &CO.,
! T. WHELEN & CO.,
KURTZ A HOWARD.
■rmh2924trt|_
-"-GEWTS-"FCfRmSHIWG GOOPS:
fine Dress, Improved Shoulder Seam
P ATTERN SHIRTS,
MADE BY B. EAYRE,
: only, ; v.
■„ SgA.Blx<b Stnet, lielon A'rcli.
Pm)i2ij-n tutlilmrp
IS2S»,VBCV'-.::p-
SEOTD®>ITION
.0.. a
jBW- A.
WASHINGTON.
. '•'< 4 ;;
~VT'7n
.»«
He Conflpldiifs of Demooratio Violence
Confident ' lot '."•!&» ‘i-te-eieption
. ( ( BI ll l| [I >i. is) i■i j! H d.) ’
The Fifteenth Amendment Celebration
Disgracefnl Conductof Mayor Bowen
FROM WABHINQTON.
(Special Despatch to the Fhtla, Evening Bollojln.;
A ckkrt' (ram ■ Ext’wß*re«anmai* Whttti
' ~, 3
Washington, April ’ 12-—Ex-Oongreesman
Whitt^ihoi^publishes a cardinibeChftrteoton
, (8. O.yJttpvblicait, saying that; In certain locali
ties in hiq district, while making a canvass,
the Detnoeratig mobs have prevented him
from epeakingto hfs constituents. The Demo
cratic candidate, he says, has sworn that he
shall not speak, and has in some instances
snceceded in carrying oat his threat;
Mr. 'Whittemoreaffirms he will be returned
to Congress by a large majority, aad that in
eight count!Ca in his district there will scarcely
he an opposing vote.
The Tekaa Cettea Crop.
Advices front Texas say that the cotton
crop has been almost entirely destroyed by
the late cold spell.
The Wubloftoa Mayoralty.
Mayor Bowen is discharging all corporation
laborers who dcoline to take part in the de
monstration to-morrow night, instead of the
one on Friday night, to celebrate the adoption
of the Fifteenth Amendment. Four
hundred colored men, who were yesterday
employed to work on the streets, were re
quired to sign a pledge that-they would
support Bowen for Mayor, in June, In prefer
ence to any other Republican candidate.
Bome fears are entertained that there will be
trouble to-morrow night, when the Bowen de
monstration takes place, between the colored
men who suppjort him and those who do not.
FROM THE WEST.
{ Ur the American Press Association.l
OHIO.
The School System.
Coi.VMm’H, April 12.—The bill to consolidate
the various school funds of Cincinnati and,
with them, establish a first-class university on
the high-school plan, has passed the Assembly
unanimously and is now a law. This will be
a new ora in education in this country, and, if
successful, will np doubt be adopted in all of
the large cities.
. Distillery Destroyed—B2o,o(o.
Manypenny’s distillery, a few miles from
this city, was totally destroyed by tire yester
day. Loss about $20,000.
Election Contest.
Dayton, April 12—The election contest for
the County Clerkship between Beace aad Sink
has been decided in favor of the former, a
Democrat, by throwing out the votes of the
inmates of the Soldiers’ Home, claimed by
Judge McKinney, of the Common Fleas, to
be illegal, because .those who voted from that
establishment are hot citizens under the stat
ute and Constitution. Mr. Sink will carry the
case np to the Supreme Court en a wnt of
error.
Browned.
A boy, Darned Harris, ran away from school
here, yesterday, through a back yard, and,
breaking through into an abandoned well,was
drowned.
A Knrdercr’s Case.
Llcklider,convicted of murder in the second
deg Tee, and sentenced .to the penitentiary for
life, for killing his son in a moment of anger,
remains here until the case is reviewed by the
Supreme Court.
Cartons manner «t Committing- Suicide.
CmciKjfATt, April 12.—A well-to-do Ger
man, [named Schnitzel, adopted a singular
method of committing suicide last night. He
procured two pounds of gunpowder, which
be placed in a cigar box, and, shutting down
the lid, laid his head upon it and touched off
the powder with a slow match. The result
was that the Vbole top of bis head was blown
off, and death must have been almost instan
taneous.
Colored Celebration.
The celebration of the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment by the colored people
of this city promises to be a grand affair.
A Free University.
The new Free University will be inaugu
rated here September Ist,' Eighteen trustees
are to be appointed, selected especially with a
view to fitness and ability. There will be no
discrimination as to sex, color or religion in
the distribution of scholarships, but pupils will
be admitted only from the various primary
and secondary schools. Non-residents will be
admitted on a small tuition fee.
ILLINOIS.
Escape of a Prisoner.
La Salle, April 12.—Fitzroy Sessions, De
puty United States Marshal of lowa, having
in charge a prisoner, who called himself Geo.
James,hound for Dubuque, was on board the
Illinois Central Express train, yesterday
afternoon, going north, and when near Ogles
by, unhandcuffed his prisoner to allow, him to
§o into the water-closet. On opening the
oor, soon after, he found that his prisoner
had made bis escape by jumping out of the
window. The train was moving at the rate of
twenty-five, miles an hour, and the officer
thought it impossible for his prisoner to jump
and escape alivopfcut wliou he jumped from
the train he was seen to run away rapidly.
NEBRASKA.
The Widow Of Oen.Tlioinas.
Omaha, April 13th;—The widow of the late
Major-General George H. Thomas left here
for the East last evening.
Flood Anticipated.
The river has rißeu six feet in the last six
days, and a great flood iB apprehended. In
consequence of the high water, the transfer of
passengers from the Pacific and Eastern vail-:
ways is very difficult and dangerous at pres-,
ent. ’
Convicts.
Six men from Wyoming Territory, sen
tenced at the late term of the United States
Courts there, passed: through here yesterday,
on the way for the Miohigan Penitentiary.
The Indian Ontrages In IHontann.
A letter: from Montana Territory states
that the bodies of ■ five more white men have
been found, in a terribly mutilated condition.
They are supposed to have been killed by the
Arrapahoes, as tracks toward their camp near
by were distinctly traced. Mining has been
suspended in some places, and the settlors are
resorting to the stockades fir, defence.
Ulncs Danjaged. • v .':,
The recent rains have done considerable
damage to the mines. The loss thus far.is
estimated at $50,000.
WISCONSIN.
Ice Blockade.
Milwaukee, ApriH3.'— A chango of wind
has raised the ice blookade in our hay, ,apd
vessels of all descriptions are : now enabled to
reach the harbor without difficulty.
Navigation. -
Lachosso, April 12.—The steamers Addie
Johnson and Sam Jasper got through Lake
Pepin yesterday, going north., The-river ia
and "the
water is rising ycrf'ijUUi . JO'l
•taM i! MT TUhtMsdiUiMe^WMlA'lliiy l
FI ffAHCIAL khO COMIHIS UCIAL
•1 ;tKiti.(UDl--.ti Mil.ilVi I’lAil’ilM
FhllßdrelptilnStoeEEMelinnke Sales,
2000Rcnn ■' KiSn bTi IiMSf 1
3080 PcnnS* 1 swHTrella* jCHM T b3o .
! ! lit »tS - OthCaAmßl ; 119,
'2OOO do.y.'MvtJWns'dOMS OSshpopnß Its ■ 'W\i
2000 ,/ ido ■ ; JOSH 100111 1 do sSOvrn ,;1 os
2400 do -PaHtxmosjt iooih a 0
SooCity Ssolip , >VI i lgMl m£ MfnihlllKbSltsM
TiMVVI fr*b%9SfrS&fe?B W; #'
££,&£** * tisnf man
IMOCamAAm mgfisßS ASlOOshEoadinirK *lO 491 4
20000 Amo Old *lt« 112% MOth doUe 45%
MfpblU«r“b3o % »’* at"
irS*n mv 20% lOOshLehNaystk b« (34%
100 sb do «W ,29% SsbOO&A BB W-, 41%,
10000 CsA B) 6s %9 ■S3 Bah Oil(irM>b jSa 11a ‘
3000 CfUtAffl Or , ! tO Mu' Blrer * AU 4l*i
-IJJJ n ®*. . UXZH ieo»b "do bW'■ ' • “
lJirn 1 .M°s ft H IMJ4 IBghCaWAAm 119
|gsf“ tis s,
•jjjfg.Bi.ai.ei .gjaiuS T B > wo Si
adoo icbyalß tS*ehf* ajio ;•
* / River'll Bd« 78
20000 1,32
„ . „ CLOSISO SALKS.
ICO sb Bead B bOO 49.361 100 PhilAßrl bOO 29%
PbllMelphls Mency Msrnex.
XoasBAT. wdttJr sittfement
li_. j”? 1 .?* 1 bsnfes reveal no new 1 developments cal
culated fo disturb the present easy condition or the
2£5, e J?.? ,ar * I ,**L ?bo legal tenders have been increased
the deposits have
5 otf *72.lW,and specie #HlAlt. .The fattor item,
added to a similar - movement for the two previoas
weeks, accounts tor the firm tons of the specie market
during ibat period.
Is losne the transactions continue light, though the
market skowsla little more animation than yeeterday,
owing to the agreeable change in the weather. Bates
coatisneasqusted yesterday, ■
Cfld. opened weak.this morning at 113%, and flee-'
lasted betweon V and % up to noon.
Oovernmeut bonds were quiet and prices somewhat ir
regular. Some issue* have advanced, whilst others have
receded from last night’s figures.
There wee some activity at the Stock Board to-day,
“nAmrices ware again strong. In State loans there wore
sales of thfe Coupon Fivce at 99%, and of Sixes, first
series, at 103%. City securities showed some" improve
ment Sale* of th« old bonds at 101%. and of the new
dtn *tT92%. Lehigh Gold Loan was in demand, end sold
Reading Railroad was neglected. No sales. We
quote at 49%. Lehigh Valley was taken at 58%. Cam
den and Amboy at ilS%all9. Hlnehillat M. Pblladel
rh:a and Erie and Pennsylvania were in active request,
bales or the former at 295 i b. 0., and ofthe latter at *B%a
35%. 37% Was hid for North Pennsylvania; lSforCata
wjssa,and 37% for the preferred stock. ,
Canal stocks were songht after, but the sales were
email. Lehigh was taken at 34% b. o. The balance ef
tkeiiet was steady but dull.. A sale of Franklin In
surance Company waamade at 402.
Bwiri. Pe Haven A Brother. N 0.40 South Third street
make the following quotations of the rates or exchange
to-day at noon: United States Sixes of 1381. 1Ha114% :
do. do. ISC2, lli%all2; do. do. 1S»1.110%allo%: do. do.
IBSS, lie%alll: do. do. 18« S. new. Jf19a1t)9,% : do. do.
IM7, new. 109,%a109’,'; do. ISSS do. 199%all0; do. do.
19'tOS; 106%alu5ii: U. S.3oyears per cent, currency,
lil%aJll%; Dne Componnd Interact Note*. 19: Gold,
J13.ja113%; Silver. lUSaiiO; Union Pacific Railroad
Ist Al. Ronds, S4Sa33S: Central Pacific Railroad, 213x923:
Union Pacific Land Grants. 733a743.
I>. V. W harton Smith A Co., bankers, 121 Booth Third
!! r, t t ’..9 uot « iOIS o’clock as follows : Gold. lr:%;
U. 6, Sues. l*ai, 1Ha114%: do. do. 6.205, 1862. 111%
all 2 ; do. do. 1864. llo%s—: do. do. 1865. U#%alll:
Oo do. July, 1865,100 a 109% : do. do. July, 1887, 199%a
WAU do. do. July, 1368, 109%alU); 10-46 e, m%a196%:
Con encT sixes. 111%a1U%.
Jay Cooke A Co. quote Government securities Ac., to
day, ss lollows: United States 6s. 1851, 114a114% : 6-20’s
or 1662, lll%ft]l2; do. 1864.110%all*%; do. 1555,110%a
111%; ».o. July, 1865, 109»109%;-do. 1367.109%a189%:d0.
llf’vAlHSVoolil.’jiS.V?'* I ®'’ aw «** *•
Pkllndelphla Produce Market.
Tce>»a y, April 12,1870.—The demand for Cloverseod
rentinuea goed, and 600 biubcls sold at 89a9 44. Timo
thy has advsnerd, and sells at *7. In I lassoed nothing
lioiM*. •
There i» no moTcmMit fa Qaercitron Bark, andwe
continue to quote at §27 per ton.
There laleasdoinc iaTloar. but with * ceatfnnatioa
ef light receipuaua Rtocka, holdera are firm in their
▼tews. AboutCDO barrels chanced banda, iacladinH Su-
§4 44M 75; JHtras m% «4 76a5 ; »prfns
' Vi L € !? t -X? tr » F - Al,,il y M 75: rennejlTaniado.do.
at §5 S7>is6; Indiana and Obi* do. do. at 9s 2fa£ 25 •
and fancy lots at fO»7 £O. Bye Floor l* in imali
•opply. andcoißmandß §4 75. Pxict* of Corn Meal are
Tbctofeeat market is dall at ytsferday a quotatione;
salfs of Ij6oo bushels Bed at 91 30 per bushel. Bye it
steady at 91 W. Corn is lets active, and pricee are
hardly maintained: sales of 3,M0 bushels Tellow at 9107
al Vin the cars. Oat* are not as much inquired after,
and only 34VG bushels Western aad pFnasylranU tola
at62a£sc.
Whisky is lull, and iron-bound Western barrels art
nominal aid! 85.
Markets by Teles rapta.
(Special Despatch to tb« Pbila. Evening Bulletin.)
, saw !•«*. April 12. UK P. M.—Cotton.-Tea market
ibla morning was doll and unchanged. Salea or about
SCO bales, we Quote aa follows: Middling Uplands,23K
rente ; Middling Orleans, 24 centa,
' Vlsttr, Ac.—The market for Weetarn and Stats Flour
la a .Laris firmer, but nut aery /active. Tbs demand is
cortised chiefly to hometrade: Receipts,lOjOOObbU. Tbe
sales ars SAeObbls. at 94 28a4 45 for Superfine. Stats :
94 60a4 75 far Extra State; 84 80a3 20 far Fancy
State; 94 toa4 70 far the low grades of Wsetsrn
Extra; 94 Soas 15 far good to chares Spring Wheat
Extras: 94 S5aS 35 for Minnesota and lowa Extras; 94 80
a 5 25 for Shipping Ohio, Hound Hoop; 95 22a5 50 for
Trade branda; >6 CB*B 40 for Family do.; 94 <M£ 30 for
Amber Winter Wheat State and Western ; 95 10*5 40 for
White Wheat do. do.: 9SMfe7 50 for Family do.: 95 10
a 9 25 for St. Loois Extra Single. Doable and Trials.
Southern Flour i» dull and steady. Sales of 200 barrels.
Eye Flour is quiet. Sales or barrels at 83 90a4 95
for line and superfine.
Grain—Receipts, Wheat,’2o,OtObnsbels. The market
is lc. lowsr. The sales ars 20,000 bnshele Ho. 2 Mil
wuokesat —«—.andHo. Ids. at—a—. Amber Winter,
at—a—. Corn—Receipts, 2290 bushels. The market la
active and a shade firmer. Salea of 22,000 hnahels New
Western at 107*109 afloat. Olto dull, and prieoa nomi
nal. Brceipis—2,273 bushels. Sales, 15,0uS bushels at
esnSSc.
Provisions.—Tho receipts of Pork are 500 barrels. The
(market Is dull aud unchanged at 927 50*27 75 for new
Wester* Mess. Lard.—Receipt*—4o pks. The market is
dell and prices nominal. We quote prims steamer at
14t|al6 cents.
Whisky—Receipts. 940 barrels. Thcmarket is dull and
prices nominsl. Ws quote Western free at 31al 02.
Tbe New York Money Market.
[From tbe Hew York Herald of to-day. I
Mosdxt, April 11.— The week opened on fair activity
in Wall street, but ns tbe day progressed tho storm
checked operations,while a disposition was manifested to
wait lurtnsrdevelopments in aud-teat tbe extent and
sincerity ofthemovement In gold. Tbe impression is
quite general that tbe movement was auxiliary and snb
s.diary to a movement to enable the stock cltques to on
load the burdens, which they have so patiently carried
e\er since New Year’s. Wheu,.azuonthhack,ltbocame
evident that soma stratagem'was norossary- to enable
this transfer, attention, was directed to tho fact that
enoof the leading banking honses making exchange a
speclalto were quietly übsoibing whatever commercial
bills were thrown onthe market in the exportation of
produce. At the time it was supposed that tho firm
.were simply protecting themselves aud transacting an
ordinary and legitimate business. It seems now, how
ever, that they were then in leaguo with some clique,
desirous of unloading stocks, aud that they lentmaterial
and valuable assistance—the result belngtho movem-nt
which was discovtred on Friday last, and which
to-day put gold up to 1141*. The combination have
purchased ail immense quantity of tho .precious
metal, aud the advance lias been bnt trifling
in contr&stto the magnitude of their operationa. The
Jlearanres to-day were close on to a hundred millions.
t is to be doubted whether the gold movement can suc
ceed in the face of themuuy obstacles which it is sure
to encounter, eommercinlly and politically. There Is a
quautitf of produce in store at our Atlantic porteand
in the W eslern elevators ready to‘go aboard shtp the
..instant goldudvance* onoor two percent., while it raiy
be sot down for a certain fact that the present Adminis
tration lit WasliiugtunwiU act in: hostility to any com
bin&tiou who.may couspiro to impeach the public cre
dit. Fisk’s "phantom gold’’ will not be suffered to
stride the political stage again. Something, of these
reasons seemed to influeuco heavy sales toward the
close ofthe day, under which the price declined to 1131*.
.. Holders of gold paid three to . seven per cent, on ex
treme quotations to have their balances carried. The
average business was at five to live and a half per cent.
The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were.as fol
lows:
Gold cleared $96.222,un0
Gold balance . 1,652,32 s
Currency balance* 1.W1M47
, The speculative movement in tho foreign exchange
market wasetili more evident Jo-duy in a suudouudvanep
of a quarter per cent, in rates for sterling. THcbc quo
tations were maintained fn the business for to-mqrrowV
steamer, but the market closed weak ut the advanced
quotations.. •
, ThqjiUheJ: range otthe cold tnarlcet induced a higher
auq moderately nctivemarket (or the government list,
the foreign hankers being purchasers on account of the
betterfacllitiee for placing exchange, the advance in
which and the higher price for gold left a margin of
firofiton shipments of bonds to Europe, despite the
ower quotation of five-twenties abroad to-day. The
foreign markets were reported dull and lower. Their
dullness is attributablo to the fact that the present is
Jlolv Week—a season observed with special ceremonies
in Europe, tho tnterval to Easter being almost a holi
day. -With the subsequent decline in gold to 113>4the
market yielded to U*,e lowest point of the day.
Tbemeuey market was irregular, with five to seven
per cent, as the extreme rango-of rates. The highest
quotation was made by those interested In the locking
•up of greenbacks indicated In Saturday’s bank state
ment. But the offerings ut the close were more tbau
ample at five to six per cent.; Commercial paper is steady
at a slight cbapge in tat Oh . prime-doable' namesbeing
quoted at seven to eight ana a half per cant, discount.
MILLINERY GOODS.
GEO. I. HAYES ft GO.
lift 216SORVH EIOHTBSraKDT.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
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Charges Against Commander Upshur'
Question “of the Navy
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THE NEW BAILBOAD TO THE PACIEKC
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Charges '.£gj»l«(«rt;: CeiiimdnderEittbnr.
1 fßp«>i»lDc»>»»«b tbthoEhil».'Ki«ntti« Bulletin .1
. W.ashikqto*,, April 12.—1 n compliance
i with » resolution of tbe Hot we, charges are
being prepared at the Navy iDepartmeht
.against Commander John H. Upsbor.for cion- '
duct’ unbecoming an officer and gentleman,' 1
in that he did bribe a member ofCongress
, for 91,200 to appoint bio son to a naval cadet- ‘
. sbip at Annapolis., >’ ■' i ;
;As soon as the chafesare prepared,a court
niartial will be ordered tai convene for the
purpose of trying Commander Upshur. r:
.Batik lb tbisNavjr.',' 7
The House Naval Committee) at their meet
ing, reversed their former action and l struck
out tbe clause in the Naval ’Reorganization
hill giving executive officers on shipboard
precedence over the staff officers in the mat
ter of rank. This completely revolutionizes
the system which has always prevailed in tbe
navy, that the executive officer, like the cap
tain, shall have precedence over all other
officers on shipboard, no matter bow' high
their rank.
New Bailroad to tbe Pacific.
Several persons appeared before the House
Pacific Railroad Committee to-day and made
arguments in favor of General Fremont’s
Southern Transatlantic Railroad to the Pacific
Coast. General Fremont is confident that the
hill will be passed by both branches of Con
gress when the vote is taken. The hill is so
drawn as to satisfy the various Western and
Southern members who have bills in Congress
for the Southern Pacific Eailroad.
Contested Election Case..
The House took up, as soon as the journal
was read, the report of the Election Commit
tee in the Second District of Louisiana con
tested election case, which recommends that
Sheldon is entitled to a seat, and Mr. Steven
son has the floor in favor of the.. decision of
the Committee.
Tennessee Affairs.
Governor Senter was before the Recon
struction Committee again to-day, but no new
facts were elicited from him, He was entirely
non-committal in his answers, and more
guarded than on Saturday, and not disposed
to blame either Republicans or Democrats for
the existing condition of affairs in Tennessee.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
Money Market Easy—Gold Declined—
Governments Dull and Heavy—Stocks
Heavy and Declined.
(By the American Preea Auociation.)
New Yobk, April 12.—Money is easy at 6
to 7 percent
Foreign exchange is lower. Prime bankers’
GO-days sterling bub) at 109 to 109 j.
The gold market is heavy and lower, open
ing at 1131, and declining to 1121. The rates
for carrying are 5 to 6 per cent.
Government bonds are dull and heavy.
Southern State securities are quiet and Ann.
Pacific Railroad mortgages are dull at 841 a
for Unions, and 91Ja92 for Centrals.
Boston, Hartford and Erie shares doclined
from 4i to .31.
The Stock Market opened firm, but it after
wards became heavy, and declined abont i on
the average.
" FROM HARRISBURG.
(By the American Frees Association.]
Fatal Railroad Aeeldeat.
Habribbubg, April 12.—A negro boy,
Whose name is unknown, fell from a track car
on the fast line of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
west of Marysville, at half-past four 'o’clock
this A. H., while stealing a passage to the
.East, and was instantly killed—the wheels
passing over his body and severing it.
The Treasury Bill.
The Governor has not yet signed the Trea
sury bill.
FROM THE EAST.
IBy the American Frees Aigoci&tion.J
MEW JERSEY.
Consolidation.
Jebsey City, April 12.— The election to de
cide the question of consolidating all of the
cities in Hudson county into one municipality
is progressing to-day. The second vote cast
in Hoboken was that of William Jacksou,
colored, who voted what is known as the De
mocratic ticket. There are only three more
colored voters in that place.
FROM NEW YORK.
[ By the American Pretsß Association.]
Land-Slide on the Erie Railroad.
New Yoke, April 12.—A land-slide was im
minent last night at Deep Cut, Delaware Di
vision of the Erie Railway. The heavy rains
had undermined an embankment, and many
tons of earth had fallen down, ohstrupting the
track. A large force of laborers were required
to remove the impediment. Serious dancer is
apprehended at other points. 7
Cbnrch Bnruod—Loss 88,000.
Fire broke out in the Methodist* Episcopal
Church at Plainfield, New Jersey, yesterday,
caused by a defective flue. The building was
damaged to the extent of $B,OOO. .
The Advance in Gold.
Another speculative combination seems to
have been organized in Wall streetto put up
the price of gold. It is predicted that the pre
sent rise will be follo wed by a heavy tumble.
1870. Mama Lace Jackets. 1870.
EYRE & LANDELL,
FOURTH AND AROH,
Havejoet opened a large invoice of
LLAkA LACE GOODS.
Frou Proa Jackets. 1 ’
Fartettes, tVnilnn. ,
JLau)t>alte,iaeticrnich.
Prince's Jackets.
Kmptleo. Dneiies.,
Aunts XIV. Ckolnolae. >
l.lauin Pointa and Olgas.
Naskes.OverSulrCa."
Marie Antoinette*.
, N. b;~Popular Bprimi Silks, -'Kdreltler in Shawls,
licst allow of Traveling Press Goods, Vopline far Snilß,
elegant new Grenadines, Iron Bareges, 8-1 Hernanis '
, uiw at»
i
\J landingffcm nataooner JEBSE CLAUK, from Ba
.Vnnuah, Oaf. and for>lo by COOBRAN, BDSbELO A
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BPIBITB TUBPjBNTINIS ANB BOSIN
M b»rr*Ja Spirit* Turpentine; 393 barrelaPale Soap
Borin; 199 barrola Mo. 9 florin, landing j»er ateamahip
•dpfonwr.'’ For raioby JCDW. H.ROWX&y, MBontb
front (tiMi- ,:i
lit
RTH EDITION
•:Z>:rJ::,\\'r:: : :'t a:gioo»ipioc
''; ,' 'BY •.'!:
UPORTANT BY CABLE
LOPEZ REPORTED KILLED
his ' Army dispersed
4 CABLIBT MOVEMENT IN SPAIN
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NOMINATIONS BY TUB PRESIDENT
I ;N D I AN A F F A I R S
The Debate oh file Georgia Bill Bex mne<J
TheAntl-Poly gamy BUI In the Senate
TheMeafrafeXtlrely to'Mhetwlth Opposition
FROM EUROPE.
i [By the AmetfcanPrrHi AtMclktlciii.l
. KVOUHD.
Reported KlUlsfr of Lop«z-.fflii Army
Stated.
Liverpool, April 12, 2P. M.—A steamship
has arrived here with advices from Monte
video,to the 14th of March.
• Lopez, the Paraguayan leader, has been
killed, and his army all captured or dispersed.
SPAIN.
A Carllst Movement.
Madrid, April J2, 2P. M.—A Oarlist Chief
tain has. succeeded in crossing the frontier
with a considerable force.
A rising of the Cariists is expected on the
the northern bonder in consequence. A
large force of Government troops are moving
in that direction.
itnanrlal and Commercial Quotations.
Londok, April 12.—Sugar is nominal, owing
to the proposed reduction in duties.
Liverpool, April 12, 2.30 P. M—The mar
ket for yarns and fabrics at Manchester is
quiet. The receipts of Wheat at this port for
the past three days were 36,000 quarters—all
American. Peas, 30s. 9d. per quarter.
Londok, April 12, 2.30 P. M—Linseed
cakes quiet and steady. Refined Petroleum
dull at BaBl per gallon. Fine Rosin is quiet
and steady. Sugar is nominal. No. 12 Dutch
standard on the spot, 355. 6(La3ds. per cwt.;
do. afloat, 28e.Gd. per cwt. Calcutta Linseed
is quiet.
Antwerp, April 12.—Petroleum opened
heavy at 04f. for standard white.
Frakkfort, April 12.—United States Five
twenty bonds opened firm at 943a943 for the
issue of 1862.
Havre, April 12.—Cotton market ..opened
quiet both on spot and afloat.
Paris, Apnl 12.—The Bonrse onened
firmer. Rentes, 73f. 62c.
Loxdon, April 12, 2 P; M.—Consols for
money, 94J: for account, 941. United States
Five-twenties of 1862, 90J; 1866’5, 90,", 1867’5,
89. Ten-forties, 861; Erie Railway, 20i; Illi
nois Centra], 1111.
Liverpool, April 12,' 2 P. M.—Cotton is
dull. Middling Uplands, 111. Estimated
sales, 10,000 bales. .
FROM WASHINGTON.
Nominations.
(Special Despatch to the Phila. Brenini BolUtla.)
Washisgton, April 12.—The President has
sent into the Senate the following nominations:
Consuls—Samuel T.Day, of Florida, at Pic-,
tou ; Wm. H, Faxon, of Connecticut, at Cur
racoa; Edmund Johnson, of Arkansas, at
Ghent; A. Jourdan, of the District of Colum
bia, at Seville; H. Richardson, of Wisconsin,
at Ancona.
Geo. Count, to he receiver of public moneys
at Prescott, Arizona.
John C. Wise, Assistant Surgeon in the
Navy.
Paymaster' John H. Stevenson, to be ad
vanced fifteen numbers in his grade, and to
rank next after Paymaster Hinman, for ex
traordinary heroism.
Alanson B. Long, to he District Attorney
of Louisiana.
Indian Affairs.
The debate in the Senate over the resolution
providing for a Joint Committee of Indian
Affairs brought out the fact that the final vote
on the passage will be very close. Messrs.
Morrill, of Vermont, Sumner, Thurman and
Davis opposed the proposition in forcible
speeches/
The Georgia Bill.
At one o’clock the Georgia, bill came up,
and a motion to lay it aside.: and finish, the
consideration of the .Northern Pacific Rail
road bill was only defeated by one vote, the
ayes being 29, nays 30. Senator Tipton then
took the floor.
The Anti-Polygamy Bill.
Mr. Cullom’s Utah bill was reported to the
Senate, bnt an objection was made to refer
ring it to a Committee. The measure is likely
to meet with strong opposition in the Senate,
if hot defeat altogether.
Tlie Cole-Gorham Difficulty.
A caucus of the Senators was held to-day,
on the Cole-Gorbam difficulty, hut ad
journed until to-morrow without taking any
action thereon. It is probable that the matter
will be allowed to drop without any further
action on either side. The Committee ap
pointed by a previous caucus reported the tes
timony without any recommendation, and
Senator Cole does not seem anxious to press
the matter any further.
TbeMission to the Hague.'
The Committee on Foreign Relations will
report favorably upon the nomination of ex-
I.ieutenant-Govcrnor Root, of Kansas, for the
Hague Mission,,
(By the American Frees Association.]
International Coinage of Weights and
Measures..
Washington, April 12.—Mr. Kelley ad
dressed the Hou.se to-day during the morning
Hour on international coinage, and advocates
uniticatiomand centrilication of weights and
measures of the world by thß
metrical and decimal systems, the
French meter as the unit of measure,
and the‘Frehch:gram as the unit of weights.
He quotes largely from the writings ofEugehe
Notbomb, Secretary of the Belgian Legation
at Berlin, and other eminent writers on the
same subject
i. Naval Order. ,
... Capt. George B. JBaleh has been orileredto
navigation dufy at Washington, in place of
Captain H. K. Davenport,detached and placed
on waiting orders. >
FROM NEW YORK.
IBy the American l’rcsp Association.)
; j T6e Hl«F»rlaiid , l'rl*l.
t Nfity Yim l2—The .counsel for the
defence thought tlio. evidencfe sought to be
adduced -wasadintssable. They wished to’’
.prove, vfhen eviSrvtbing was' progressing"
/ajwably, the -return of thechildrenand wife
r®lWT' McFarland, and.that Richardsonwas
g*«W»Sf« Pjptons the litigation. They would
ioff^tWfatier o ' 4l^l6lll^ counselto
F The examination of the witnesses waStheri
f:
Pll.ft’Prfen eoutinned. He.pnly.spcko
prisoner once- Biamanner was very
fe-L. t thhneht hiin excited. ,
IA. Wodd, physidan/tes tilled that he
taw the prisoner on the night 6f the 24tlr df
November. -He was In a terrible state of ox
titenaent. He.talked,aboutJUachildren and
threatened fd hill himself. l eave him two
fcrahis of 'morphine, equal to iwo hundred
drops of landanmh. The prisoner then said
Richardson was [going to take his iwife and
, children froni him;; ' , , , ;
i I flfn of ih’e opihion that McFhriand’s tnind
was deranged! Icbmjhpncedattendingthe
, family in 1862. -Mr. ahtf Mr»;McFhrlahd ap
' *° - ery f P n(^o - e^ cll other at that
] I knew of rib disagrebnien't' before 1867. I
: observed symptoms ofinsanity in the prisoner
. from 1867 t0il86». V He .'had ?*! tßs«ase-ihaki ng
it impossible for him to flleep. Prisoner tola
me he- saw his'wife ! in\ Richardson's s afi& in
his dreams, which, drove' him nearly, mad.
Hnnng the sprihg oflBB9,thei prisdnerwas
taking large quantities of morphine. I would
not have dared administer such doses of mor
phine, except in ; cases of cerebral derange
■ inept. The prisoner’s ; symptoms could: not,
, pave been .counterfeit,, Between the, spring
t of 1869,1 saw him every few
_‘fitness remembered a cohaultfltlCn 'With
Dr. Miner upbn the subject of Mr. McFar
land's health, the conclusion Arrived at being
thatthe prisoner was afflicted with congestion
or tqe brain, and softening of the : brain- was
threatened. It would have been a short time
before the latter would have been the result if
the excitement was continued.
Cross-examined—l am only distantly re
lated to the prisoner by marriage. . .
Here some unimportant evidence was ad
duced respecting tHe-doctor’s professional
visits to.tbe McFarland family.
The Court took a recess.
;On the re-assembling of the Court, Dr.
Madisofi was examined. He corroborated the
testimony of the previous witness. He was
cross-examined atereat length.
Hesaw Mr.McFarlandthenight before the
tragedy. He appeared physically oalm. He
said he .Was going to Hew Jersey, to try and
fet possession of son Danny. He said he
ad spent $3,000, and had no more money, and
he intended to recover the boy by. force.
Marine Intelligence.
New Yoke,’April 12.—The steamship Erin
arrived this morning from Liverpool! She
brings 1,106 passengers.
Badlie Hallway Mortgages Htolen.
New Yoke, April 12!—The Kansas Pacific
seven per cent, flret mortgage bonds, Nos. 677,
3,310, 3,; f)0,6001 and 6,020, were lost or stolen
from a banker’s office in Wail street this
morning. Payment has been stopped.
Board of Supervisors.
_ ; Aebam v, April 12. — The Senate this morn
ing passed the bill abolishing the present
Board of Supervisors and forming a new
Board. The bill was reported in the Assem
bly, and passed by a vote of 81 yeas to 23 nays.
f By the American Press Association.]
FORTY-FIBST CONGBESM.
Second Session.
Washington, April 12.
Senate.— A number of petitions were pre
sented for legislation prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors in the District of Colum
bia;
3l r. Spencer presented a memorial from the
citizens of Alabama, asking for an: appropria
tion of fifty thousand dollars for the Wilber
force University.
Mr. Corbett reported, with amendments, the
House bill for the suppression of poiagamy in
Utah. Placed on ea endar.
Mr. Bawyer reported the House hill to pay
loyal persons in the Southern States who as
sisted in taking the'census of 1860.
The Senate took up the joint resolution for
appointing a Joint Select Committee on Indian
Affairs, to consider all questions pertaining to
Indians ; and Mr. Morrill (Vt.) made a speech
against it, and moved it he indefinitely post
poned.
The question being on the motion, Mr.
Drake demanded the yeas and nays. Hr.
Sumner thought the resolution had merit be
cause it already had the sanction of the other
House, and emanated from a source then
above reproach. The resolution Was then re
jected by yeas, 28 ; nays, 30.' The question
on Mr. Drake’s amendment to strike out that
part of the resolution empowering said Com
mittee to send for persons and papers, that-
Senator addressed Henato in its favor. Amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr. Davis offered a snbetitute authorizing
the President to appoint a Board of Indian
Inspectors. Ruled out of order on the ground
that a concurrent resolution cannot be so
amended as to give it the force of law. -
Mr. Thurman moved to amend by providing
said special sommittee shall not continue
beyond the present session. Agreed to.
Mr. Davis made a speech against the entire
scheme, which he regarded as iniquitious.
The morning hour having expired, Mr.
Howard moved to pass, over tne special
order, the Georgia Dill. Lost by yeas—29;
nays—3o.
The Georgia bill was then taken up. The
question being on the amendment ottered by
Mr. "Wilson last week. Mr. Williams offered
an amendment in place of that of Mr. Wil
son, which the latter . withdrew. Mi". Wil
liams’s amendment provides that the election
for members of the Assembly in Georgia shall
be held Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1872, and the clause in the State
Constitution, providing that the said Legisla
ture may change the time of election, x4ay
never he construed to extend to a term of
any office beyond the regular period
named therein, and the said Legislature shall,
by joint resolution, consent to this proviso, as
the fundamental condition before : this aot
shall take effect. *'.
Mr. Tipton addressed the Senate, holding
that Georgia is now a State in the Union, and
entitled to, representation without reference
to quarrels between Bullock and his oppo
nents. >
House.—Mr. Bingham, from theJudieiary
Committee, reported back the bill to provide
for holding annual terms of the United States
Circuit and District Courts for the Northern
District ot New York at Elmira, on the third
Tuesday of September. Passed.
The House then (12.30) proceeded to the con
sideration of the Louisiana contested election
cases of Hunt against Sheldon, the majority
report being tbat Mr. Sheldon, the sitting
member, is entitled to retain his seat, and the
minority being that the’contestant, Mr. Hunt,
is entitled to it.
Mr. Stevenson, who made the majority re
port, addressed the House in advocacy of it.
An intimidation amounting to bloodshed
and murder had been used in New Orleans by
tljp friends of Mr. Hunt. Having spoken
over an hour, he closed by arguing the adop
tion of the resolution. ,
Mr. Kerr, from the same Committe, submit
ted a minority report declaring Caleb S. Hunt
legally elected and entititled to a seat. He
spoke in favor ofHunt’s claim, and argued to
show that his friends had conducted the can
vass.in fairness; bad carefully avoided every
cause of offence, and bad polled an unques
tionable majority fbrHnnt.
The testimony and the actual returns show
that Hunt had a clcar and undeniable majority
of. between ten and eleven thousand. He
thought the House would hesitate long before
deciding, to ignore that principle of republi
can . government, tbat the majority governs,
when it is proved that most absolute quiet pre
vailed throughout the entire canvass and at
the polls., 1
Pending) Mr. Kerr’s speech, his- hour ex
pired.’--
, Mr. Btevenson asked tbat the unanimous
jeohsept ho grained .to Mr. Kerr, to finish his
argument :
Mr. Paine asked Mr. Stevenson how lopgit
would take to get through the case and reach
a vote. ■■■!■■■■■ ■
Mr. Stevehsonsaidas the ease’ was an im
portams and peculiar one, involving a prece
dentwbich wouldeeUle four of five others her
fore tbe jCoJwmHtee, it ,was desirable that .a
fail .dispussiou should be had. Ho thought it
fwould occupy the whole day,and that the vote
migbt ho reacbed early to.morrow. '
‘ No objection being made Mr. Kerr pro
ceeded w ith bis argument. . ‘
FIFTH
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. -hi C'Viit: "<-i •Hi'-’v-hi 'f'> r^war
Gen. Pope to Command the Depiatt- «
■t’li'i’ f*it
; o> H*Val Orders, .ii *;<* t! > ',b't &
WiAHHnfoiow, April .Toha
Wattraihuabaen ordered to doty aa, assistant
to the executive officer of the Department of >
Yards and Docks at Kevr York.
Lieut.ChaTles McGreibr h ordered Id 1 Me- .
Dal dnty'kt Washtogton.»« Slu t
■lil«ttfe : ifotdimi Ot4t« ie i ofddrfcdWdiflgr ’
at i ;s ■ ;sv? «s#)>*s»•>*
■AusinUnt Pajtta«terE;.jE. Lewisdsordferal: f
'Capip2n^ Fi Jtiin^jia' |
HowXoWt ,IwSy Xard, and placed On mm *
orders;; *• i ' ! ' i ‘ i ‘ *'•>
if aitir Jatuas ®. Jones isdetaohed'from’thA''
Boston Navy Yatd; and orderedto thePala*.•>
Assistant paymaster GeorgeW. Bopg ia d*>: j i
tasbed from the Sangns, and ordered home- ;r
First Assistant Engineer E. J. Whitafceria
detached from the Asiatic fleetand placed oa
waiting orders * ‘ '
Secretary ! Boutwell returned Here thk 7
morning.:'; v ; ■.' ■
Ibe dunumdtf itieVMalM Of MurML
■■ i Mile. r <:
Brigadier-General: John Pope, now com-.
mantling, ths Department of tfle ltakes, will
probablvibe assigned to tbo command of the ’
Military Division of th e Pacific, in ] place of*
General George H. Thomas, deceased.
; A Present loflee i»ro«ldent OoIf«*..
Mrs. Vice. Prjsstdeiit. 'Colfa3ti |7! y«sterday‘ : '
morning,'presented herhiisband L witB l: a ro
bust infant of maleperstiasion,inconseiittenc*
of which the Vice President was' the; recipl
ent of numerous .congratulations, thismomlng
when he appeared at the Capitol, i ; , ;- ’ ,
The Arctic Expedition.
The Senate . Committee on Foreign' Rela
tions met this morning to consider the subject
of appropriating one hundred thousand dol
lars for Captain Hall, the Arctic explorer, bnt
on account of a caucas the meeting adjourned
without taking any action. \ . ; !?
Treasury Department Disbursements, i ■
, The disbursements from the Treasury De- ’
partment einoe first inst., has been exceed-’
ing}y;small aa compared with other, months,
and so far the amounts paid ont have been
less than ever expended in a similar period -
during past ten years.
Duty on Cotton Machinery.
The delegation of manufacturers from Mas- '
sachupeets appeared before the Committee of
Ways and Means, this morning, and Opposed
the resolution agreed to in the committee a
few days sipije allowing cotton machinery to
come’in free of duty for one year. They state’
if no duty is imposed thefedn.it will ruin their :
business and danse a general depression of
manufacturing interests throughout the cduif
try. ':r ' ; I ■■
AStaie Covermnent far lew Meilee. i •
The House Committee on Terri tonesthis
morning agreed to a bill granting an ena
bling,act to provide a, Stateform of govern
ment for the territory of New Mexico. Mr.
Culium, chairman, was instructed to in
troduce the hill as early as practicable.
FROM NEW YORK.
IBy the Amerfcen Free* Aaeeetatn!
Ike leFarlaae Trial.
New Yobk, April 12—JohnD. Ell wood was
examined by Mr. Gerry. He testified that ho
saw the prisoner three days before the shoot
ing took place. His manner on this, and' all
other, occasions was very excited. If con
versed with on the subject of his troubles hA
became more so. He spoke to rhe : several
times abont the attempt of his wife to secure a
writ of divorcement. I observed no evidence;
of ineaDityexceptwbenhewaaßpeftkingbf
liiswife prof his domestic troubles. Mr.dUc- ,
Karland was first known to me in November, ,
1867, when he called on mein regard to ani ac
tion to recover his child;‘and to prosecute cdr-’
tain persons for aiding his wife to hide' his
child: ■= i >•
■etliedlit Episcopal Conference.
NewYobk, April 12.—At tbe Motbodist
Conference, to-day, another telegram was re
ceived, confirming the death of Bishop
Kingsley, which took place at Beyrouth Syria,
April Gtn. It was stated if would be impossi
ble to f mbalm the body.
Thereportof tbe Book Concern was re
ceived. With t reference to the affairs of the
Methodist Book Concern a long and . ex
cititing discussion took plaoe. On motion to
place the majority report of. the Committee
on charges made against the managers of the
Book Concern on file and lay the minority re
port on the table. .
Kev. Mr. Bulkley objected to a difference
being made. He thought this should be'
treated alike, and moved a reconsideration of
tbe motion laying the minority report on: the
table. , Another discussion took place,and the
motion to reconsider was laid on the {able.
Brother Nicholson directed attention to the
Wesleyan Academy, and spoke earnestly in
favor of the proposed institution of education
of both sexes. Adjourned.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
[By the American Press Association.]
MAINE. -
Mills Banted...l,abs9|W.
Bakgob, April 12.—Two mills of the Oriu
ville Spool and Excelsior Cotton Company
were destroyed by fire yesterday. , Rice &
Hallowei are the proprietors. Loss, $6,000,
‘ ' ‘ ' 5 ’ 1 '
FROM THE WEST.
(By the American Press Association.}
OHIO.
Aire...Loss, $7,400.
Bkyaj/, Apnl 12.—An* extensive fire oc
curred here last; evening. Among .the, losers
are Wertz & Son,.grocers, $1,600; Wra. Gil
bert, $l,OOO r M. Hollis, auctioneer, $1,000; E.,
M. Sterne, dry goods, $1,600; Mallory- Bros.
$1,600; Jacob Loller, boots, and shoes,, $BOO.
;Thero was a partial insurance on most of these
losses. ' ’ •
MARINE BULLETIN.
“POUT or PHILADELPHI A—A phi 1,12. —•
KTSit Marini Eullttin on ltit idt Paii. ~ ‘
ABKIVED This DAY. '
Steamer Whirlwind, Shorman, 36 Sours from i’ruvi- ,
dunce, with mdse to DS Stetson-ACa. . i
Steamer Miiru, Grnmley. 21 hoar* from Hew York.wlth, ’
mdee to W M Baird ACu ’ -’ ; -T
-steamer Diamond State, Wood. 13 hours from Balti-r,
more, with mdse to A Grovea Jr. •'* •*
Steamer Beverly, Pierce, 2f honre front New .York,
with mdse toW P Clyde A Co. -■ , , , ..
Brig Frontier, Morran. 12 days from Sierra Moron*,;
with molasses to Warren*: Gregg, ...
Schr Telnmab, Hill, 12 dayafrom Cardenas,withipo
lasseato Warren A Gregg. _ ,i ..!>- ■• <
SchrF K Baird, Ireland, ,J 2 daya from Saghs, with. I,
molasses to SAW welsh. *■ 1 ' -' '
Schr Walter Scott (Brl, McClain, 15daj* jaatarf i >
ms, wltluniKnr to Brown, Bros A,Ce. ,
SchrHG Hand. Hand, 7 day* from BucksVllle, SC.
with lumber to TP Galvin A Co, c.i .hj j , ~ ~
schr Julia, tenable. 9 daysi from Alexandria, Va.
w ith railroad tiesto Colima A'Ce. ' -
Schr L A Hewlett, Cochrajt>j: 9 'd#y» fßimi Atesand.oitt,
■with railroad-ties toColliita A Co; . - ■ *
■ Schr Dick WillikniSj Coraoti, ’W daji froth jfowbern, ’
withlnmhertn Alhuraor ACoi: r ., ■ ~
Schr,F Hollo way ,Ury sn t 21 days Trom Calais, lie.
with iuthkto JWGotkllV& ; Bons: '
, SehrW.niTQ'TOjeitd. Llngo, 1 day from Frederica Pel.
wiih'woodtoWTCiitiQtio.f. '
, Schr Mary frice, Ferauson. New Vorlt. '
Schr \y M.^Vilson,Brown, Providence.
Schr .I B VanDneom Ynuug.Bnatoh.
, Sciir A ESivlTord. Pt)well. Fall Jiiyor . ' , ‘
Tog Thou Jefiervon. Alien, from Baltimore*» H« amtr
otl.ai-giwtnW PClvdi A tJ<*. '
. . ULWAIiaP THIS pAV - ...
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hicamel’D Ctley, l.'atiß,Now.fork. VF M BafrJ * no.
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