VOLUME XXIY.-NO. 15. ■WTTEDDING CARDS, INVITATIONS VV for Parties, Ac. Now Btylea. MASON A 00., ACT Cbestnnt street. ■.. ■ ■ do3ofmvrt(S XjiABTH CLOSET CO.'S I)BY EART& JCicomm odea audapparatu• .for. fixed closets at Wftl. O'. BHOADb/, 1221 Market street. Freedom from risk to health ana from ofTcuoo ; economy of a' valuable fer tilizer secured bjr use ©fthe dry earth system, aptfeffr MAfUttEnT - ” PUKB-VAN BUJIBN.-Jn New Fork, April 26th, by the Blcbt Key. Horatio Potter, flla* op of . New York* Xdward Alexander Duer to Auna,daughter oTtbe latc John Van Huron. GiUFFITH~BAKEIL-On Thursday; April 28th, in fit. Peter’s Church. Philadelphia,,by the Rev. J, G. JJurk, Henry B. Griffith, to Emily. Newbold, daughter cf the Hon. Jos. B -Baker. * HKBEBTON—MULLER.—On Thtirsdar, 23th fust., *t the WalDUtßtreeet Cliurch.Wctt Phila delphia, by the iiov. Alexander Hfebertoo, assisted by Rev. ft; W„Dans, Iter. Wm. Yf. Heberton to Anuie E., ' Slaughter of C.Ci. Muller, Kwi; Nocardfl. . • * MILLKH--OOAYTON..—On W<*lno«d*y. tho 27th taitiv. iU PottSYllle, by the Rer. norJer Baldy, of Dovieatown, C harlea -ii; Mil/eriofPhiladelphia, to Miss bailie E., duuebtor of John Clayton, E«q. s. * NOBLK-HKLPEBi-At Sftlhbury. N. C. t on the 28th Initantrby tho UerU Jacob Pffaaw-, Charles Noble, Jr., of Philadelphia, to'Sallle B. f daughter of Hardle U. 21 el per. <. '■ . * POTTBB-VAN HOOK.*-Onthe2«th Jnstont.at the, yeaidence of the bride's parents, br the Her. K.- E. AdamsfOiisisted by the Rev PeterStryker, 8.D.,Ge0.» Potter, Esq., Of Chestnut Hill, to Mery E., youngest f - Van Hook, kixri t j~. —**-— RHINNr-MOBBIS,—At Codorns, Fourth month,*23, 3B7C, hy Kriends’ ooreuJonjf, PWI- I dclphia.to EmiDß. daof hfer of the late Leri Morris* of 1 Lower Welle*.' cards. -’••it j DIED. *'V _-A»WB.-Qp »lJi.ijlBt,,Jlotnkna_ Xoulse, oniy child of John (Lund Mary Anna Addis, stjred 1/months, Tlio frlepds and* relatives are reepettfally invited to Attend the finoral, from* the residence of her parents. Uo. 20Z7 FrankJ6rmftke-aj;malL ebarge for admission. The' Museum will bo open on -TUESDAYS and FRIDA YB, from JO A. SI. until sunset; commencing alter the first of May. TitHteis 10 coots, ad miittinc a single person of any age, may be bad of tho following Krause. Druggist 1201 Chestnut street: Queen, Opti cian, 924 Chestnut street; Henszey, Druggist, 737 Market Htreet; Ward & McK.cover, Paper Hangers, 1400 Chost\- nut etroet; McAllister, Optician, 728 Chestnut street ; Shinn, Druggist, 1400 Spruce st.: Fry; Eighth and But- \ lonwood ; Bakes, Druggist, 1100 Arch st. up2s-mwfGtrp* fl-S* NOTICE—APPLICATION WIEL be made by the undersigned to tho Department of Highways, No. 104 South Fifth street, onMONDAY. May 2d, 1870, at 12 -o’clock, M.,‘ for a Contract for Paving Forty-fourth Street, froifn Lancaster avtfftuo to Havorlord Ptceet,in Ihe Twenty-fourth Ward. All persons inter ested may attend at tho time and place, if they think proper. The following-named persons have signed a coutract for said paving : Jacob Young, James ilenly, Nicholas F. Costello. Edmuud Drown, Thomas llespen bracli, Johu Weik, W. H. Mftbrey, Henry Ash, Hemp liitlAUber, Isaac Fallwood, William J. Grinsell, Den yiis Smyth, A. Holby, James Diamond, Thomas Mooney, George Smith, Alfred Moore. ? - A. FREEMAN and JOS. JOHNSON, Contractors. ap2s m w f 3t rp ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS. PONE WILDE DKCTUBE. , , - WH, li. DENNIS, ESQ., Will deliver his popular Lecture, ontitlod “OUR CHURCH AND CONGREGATION j'or the Bouofit of Frosb)torhui Church, Ou TUESDAY EVENING Next, May 3. 'Tickets can now be had at Office Asßorably Buildinffß. Tickets, 60 cents. LecturontS. ap2^«strps rr BILLIARD TOURNAMENTS. VM? PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAY. AFTERNOON—ROCKHILL and DOYLE. .O. - -NELMS and McAIiEER. i ETIiNIH G-GUAND MATCn GAME b»tw*e“ D. KAYANAGH, of New Fork,and VICTOR.E9- CiwumViico at'a'ti? AFTERNOON, an AS o'clock In the EVENING. .“3, . iv-ria, OFFICE OF THE MONT ALTO Iron Company, Philadelphia, April Z 7. , •The Annual Meeting of tlio btockholaers wiU bo belli at the office of the Company a No. 407 Library street, on 310NDAY,tbe Jlthdnyof May next, at 2 o-clock ■when an election will be held for Directors,-to 4ho cßtming sear. WILLIAM J. BAHR, ap2B f in w Ct§ Secretary. .bv-=» 811/LTARD TOXTBKAMENT FOB. CHAMPIONSHIP or PENNSYLVANIA.- 4SBANI) MATCH THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, be ivicen D. .KAVANAGH, of New York, anil V. k TQSTKFHE, Philadelphia*. l. c The price wilt t>~e ay ‘ ~ —ltg—- fp-Si NOTICE.—-THE .ANNUAL JMEEsT ingof the Stockholder# of tho Tioga Improve ment Company.for election or officer# to serve tho onsut •ins year. wiil be held at ItoomNo. 23, Philadelphia Exchange, on TUESDAY, the third day of - May, at twelve crciocK M. « . ‘ " GEORGE 11. COLKET, Secretary, .. , ap29-3t§ Philadelphia, April 12,18?®. |j-23» 1109 GIRARD STREET. 1109 rnffilKlßH, RUSSIAN AND TERKUMKD BAThS. Departments for Ladies'.'" .. open from 6 A. M. to 9 P. M. IF~Y OTJW ANT~THE GE N UIN B White Mountain Cake go o -DEXTEIVB, 215 i JSoutU Fifteenth atreot. ap22l2lrp* '' " " I ''■ ' :' ~ A Fine Lot of lade SuitsT 1 A miL 23, JrtTG. SPECIAL NOTICES HOWARD HOSPITAL, 'NOS. 1 ' 1518 rWi a7idP2nL°mbai d etropt, Dmponsftry Bepartraeht. .o s t , £2^{ roatl ? Cntand Icine furnishedgratuitously LEGAL NOTICES. INSTATE. OF ROBERT FRAZIER, DE XIJ ceased .-“-Letters testamentary iipou the above os-' tuto hating been granted by tho Register of Wills for >n <, n C . !L , '^. ll . OOUn?:, ? f i l ’ l " 1 “ d ',' l '' ll, “ ’’’ tho unisrsiifned., "!, P^, c 1 "> m9 or licramd. nqstn.t thr o«tat« ol th.*aH(JPci‘ttriitare reonoatcU to make known the L't'u. i.h t ..l tlmreto to make payment to frVv l t^ N iaa. B n.F I 5 U ««> .808 AN HAUGENT, Kxeeu- ' trlxes, LTH Oils street. • np?9 f3t* IIISFHIGEUATO Its T> KFRIOER ATORS. -LC E.S. FARSON A OO.’ft . BELF-VENTILATING REFRIGERATORS. ; The cheapo.t and moat reliable in tlio market. im>l win. k V; p MKATS.YEGETARLEsrFRGITS. SULK 'and 1 BLTTKB longer, drier and bolder, .. _ WITH LESS ICE, thAn any.other Bcfrigerator.in use.. ; 4 > r r r • W bolosalo and retail, the Old Stand, No- 22H BOOK etreet, bolew WALNUT. * • dpZSfltrp^ AGRICU LTCUAL. —HAND T, A :. aife. Philadelphia is without exception tho .best and most desirable machine.' ’ : ,'No. lcuUl6 inches wide. Price;..,.. ...i........:; £26 l No. 2 cuts 2Uinches wide. Price 36 I vWehave also r the->iW'ift ; ft Hand Mowcrat £25, arid ! Hors© Machines at £220. 1 All machines warranted, and, !_ i f required, wiUjscnd.a mttn.t«_opcratcJhem to.yomLen-- :. tire satisfaction, . . ' ROBERT BU£ST, Jr., _ap27-6trp§ 922 and 921 Market st., above Ninth. MISCELLANEOUS. mKEGO’S TEABERRY TOOTH WASH;— A It la therboetpleasant, cheapest and bestdentlfrlco extant. .Warranted free from injurious ingredients. It Preserves and Whitens the Teeth I Invigorates and Soothes the Gums 1 Purifies and PerfomoA the Breath! . . . Prevents Accumulation of Tartar 1 “ Cleanneeaiid- Purlfias Artlficißl-Toeth I v Is a Superior Article for Ohildren I Sold by all Bmggsts. - , - e , T , , JSI* Proprietor, rohl ly rb§ Ninth and Fllbert'streets, Philadelphia. TTEADQUABTERH FOR EXTRACTING XI TEETH WITH FRESH NITROUS OXSDE GAS. • “ABSOLUTDLTNO PAIN. n Br. F.R. TIIO3IAB, formerly operator at tbeOolton • Dental Rooms, devours his entire practice to the painless .extraction o£bwth. ofiice,_9ll Walnut at. mbs,lyrps, JJENRY PHIELIUPi" “ 7 _ CAKI’J'NTKR AND BUILDER, NO. 1024 SANBOM STREET,- jelC-Iyrp PJHLABIcLPHIA.- FREBH CH ARCOAL - BISCUIT : FOR DYSPEPSIA: lIARD’S FOOB for infants, just imported. Select Rio Tapioca, witb directions for us-. .Genuine Bermuda r SHINN, S. W.cor. Broad and Spruce. ap9tfrp§ 'C^OR^JNVALIUS.—A FCNETmUSICAL X Box as a companion for the sick chamber 1 ; the finesl ftFsertmcUt in tho city, and a great variety of. airs to se- Jcct from. Imported direct by , m (.r FARR A BROTHER, • • 854 Chestnut Btreet, below Fourth; H. P. & C.:B. TAIrLOB, FetfumeryandToiletSloaps, W 1 and 643 North Ninth street. jgbWLN H. FITLER & L’O., j Cordage Hanafactnrers and Dealers In HCUlpy 23 A T . Trater-Sfree? 2i rp tf -324 Chestnut strimt. bslotr Fourth. PH ILADELPHIA SUfWEONS’BANEP AG£ INSTITUTK. 14 NorMi Ninth Btreet. above Market. B. C. EVERETT’S TRPSS positively cures Ruptures. Cheap Trusses. Elastic Belts, Stockings, supporters, Shoulder Braces, Crutches, Suspensories, Flic Banduucs. Ladles attended"to by Mrß. E. jr I lyrp ISAAC NATHANS, AUCTIONEER, N. E. I . stceou,..only.. one ..squara below the Exchange. 8:250 000 to lopu, in large or small amounts, on diamonds, silnr plate, watches, jewelry, and ail goods of value. Office hoars from BA. M. to 7 P.M. Established for the last forty years. Ad vances made in largo amounts at the lowest market rates. I\TARKING WJTH INDELIBLE INK. JjX Embroidering, Braiding, Stamping.«fco. - M. A.TORBEY,ISOQ Filbert Gilt and plated oval and Com- Head and Porcelain-Head Furniture Nails; a variety of nzes of French Wire Nails, Upholsterers And Gimp Tat ke, forsale by TRUMAN & SHAW,No, 836 (Eight Thirty -five) Market street, below Ninth. QPADEB, SPADING FORKS, HOES, O Rake*, Garden Trowels, Wet-ding Forks. Pruning Nooks, Pruning Kniveslund Shears, Border Shears,and ether Garden Tools at TRUMAN ASH AW’S,No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. “THTATS OFF! HATS OFF!” MAY ILL be liuug up ou various styles of Iron and Brass Hooks, lobe nad at TBUMAN A SHAW’S, No. 835 (Sight Thirty-five)Market street,below Ninth. MARINE BCLhllTlft. PHILADELPHIA-April 29. •ST'Si# Marim Bulletin on Inside Fage, —--ABBIVEDTHis-DAY; • % - Steamer Bristol, Wallace. 24 hours* from New York,' -witb-mdse Co n : Steamer W Whillden, Biggins, 13 hours from Balti more, with xndsu to A Groves. Jr. Schr Carolino, Tice, from Millville, with glass to Whitall, Tatum A Co. Schr Royal u«k. Ericks, 4 days from Cboptank Biver. with spokes to Watson sailed from Ciontuegos 19th inst. lor this port. ' ■ • • Bark Almoner, Gary, cleared at Matanzas 21st instant for this port , ; Bark Sandy Book, Barstow, at Clenfuegos 16th inst. from Montevideo." *■ , BartSteriiiiK. HendiDß.xlearodat-New.xarki.ioatQr.-. day for Honolulu. Brig M € Haskell, Haskell,'hence at Trinidad 16th '"llr'ig 1 jiinueliahii(Hr), Irving, hence at Cienfngos 16th -ScnrTbosHolqqmbe', Maxey, sailed from Havana 22d inst. Wf Now York Schr H B McCauley, Vickers, at Cardenas 19th inst. * r SchtsAnule M tircbie, Merrill, (incl H N Squire, Fisk, hence at Boston 27th inst. _ , 1 Schr.) B Watson, Hodck. hence at By on 25th inst. Schr Mary Anna Grier. Fleming, hence tor quincy. Mass, sniled firont Newport PM 26th inst. ■ Schr Hannah Blackman,-Jones, sailed from Warren 27 8chrR'end r ing RRNo 42,Rodan, sailed from Pawtucket J B°\Vel In the Bonne of Delegates. 1 Here was a. .scene that made o,ue’s heart bieed.'As the dust cleared away a little a mass of timbers and rubbish of evety description was descried, and.the.reflection of 4,he mum-- bore of bnman beings crushed • beneath* its weight, dead and dying, was sickening.. :Add .to thh) the cries and groans of .those .who..were : there, many in the agony of death,:and there id a picture to make the stoutest hearts quail.- Tbe entirt! Jia.ll was ilooded with the—ruins, except the space under the gallery., Desks,, chairs and tables were crushed completely, showing the force of the falling wreck. The , work ot removing the debris was a difficult one, but Wia undertaken by those present - witli a will, and it was not long before the un fortunate men were being rescued from their nainful position. ~ ’ Bringing Out the Dead and Wonnded. This; scene defies even an attempt at de senption. Tho doors and windows of the Hall were thrown open, add within weresoon collected-the. husy-rworlteib,' who r~mld-their own shouts and-the agonizing groans of those . they were seeking to rescue, were removing . the timbers. As the wounded and dead were reached, they were brought out and placed in the Senate Chamber, or else under the trees in the Square, where they were uttended by our r city physicians and others who were on hand, with such, appliances as could be obtained; ' As tbe men were brought out they , were so covered with dust, that ’they could;:-8carcely-be —recognized, and for a wiiile tha, anxious inquiries of the by (st,anders,. ‘.‘.Who is he?” could not be an 'swered: One' by one they were borne out—, the dead and dying. ■ Here was“one‘ mangled and silently enduring, another crying aloud, with pain, while the still form of a third-told too well that ifs..spiritT had :lied to-another world: In one rnoment-thegray-hairs of ago could be descriedjupofl; the bead of some dead ; one, whiloia the next; the tall, manly.iorm of one who hh-0--IQ-and.tbejFirc.Dep.artmeiit speedily reached tbe spot,-when began a succession of liaxaiyzing misfortunes and mistakes. At this time.the flames coujd apparently have been stayed by. well-directed efforteand an abund ance of water. Very; unluckily,'there was no singlehead to direct all tlie willing hands, as” Chief' Engineer Leshure had gone : to Man chester, N, H., to purchase a hose cart to feel. athousand feet of hose," and supply there with : a pressing want of , the Department, - never,;, more obvious than yesterday. Several times the streams of water- were, entirely -stopped, losing precious min utes to add more lengths or hose. W orse still, there was'a lamentable laCk of water. And so,witb.too many managers and too little hose and water; tbe fife swept fiercely, on. The flames burst suddenly and; furiously through the nonhern end, at a-little beyond half-past. lour, and surged out over twenty feet into the street; and there was a general shout of fear that the fire would ravage the wooden houses, and prove the most disastrous visitation in the city’s history. The strong, southwest- wind, t.oo, caughtxke floating; tlery cinderB and bore them far and wide. The roof of the factory fell in thenceforward rapidly, and by five ".o'clock the entire factory .save a detaohed store house,was so far a ruin that no further damage wasfeared. The walls partly fell in, and were partly pushed in to avert danger. It is not knowu that any serious injury.happened dur ing the fire, though several men- re ceived bruises and involuntary shower baths. -The employes numbef ninety-nine, about half men ana-half women, and it hears heavily upon them to be thus robbed of employment. That section of the city .will be.' seriously af fectcd by thejmspension. of these works, and their entire witbarawaf would be a> crushing; blow. Of course it is uncertain whether the - eompany will rebuild. Their total loss will be. little, less than *200,000, while. their insurance. is but $85,000, divided , as. fellows: Fire and Marine', of this city.: Hartford, JEtna and Phccnix, of Hartford; Home, of New York; Providence, ■Washington, and North British and Mercantile, -of .London, 510,000 each: Norwich, of Continental and Inter national, of-New-YoTk,-So, One-half; the policy in the Fire and Marine was rein-, suftd in the Commerce, of Albany. —— Interesting: General Itcnfa. The Borne' correspondent of an English paper says.: 1 .' A few days ago the Pope walked on the Pincio, where he was warmly cheered by the numerous foreign visitors. Father Giacomo Margotti, feditor of the Unitd Uattolica, has sent liis brother, Signor Stefano Margotti, to the Pope with a large sum of money. The Holy Father, in acknowledgment of this ser viceVhas conferred- on the bearer the rank of Commander. The reverend editor is also re warded by being made an allowance of per cent, on all the money he collects. While the journalists are bringing in these needed sup plies, the Holy Father is himself writing . ar ticles in the Giornale tli Mama, and the day be fore yesterday he contradicted' in that paper the statements in cireulation'irespeeting the Eastern bishops, and yesterday gave a general denial to all the newspaper correspondence abontthe Council. , Last week the Council sat almost every day, and was wholly engaged on the second sec tion of the scheme Be" Fide, hut the proceed-' ings were Very flat,' no orator taking part in the debate. Monsignor Strossmaver is ill, so is unable to attend. lam informed the Oppo sition will not goto a division on the dogma of Infallibility,, which,, therefore, will be adopted with.the unanimity required by the canons of tbe ancient Councils. The 'light with the Court of Borne will be made on the question, of. the separation of Church and btate. On this subject the Infalliblists, trained W(lcrdifferent7)oliticalsystems,are-much. di vided, manysharingthe views of Monsignor Dupanlonp and Monsiguor Strossmayer, and the Opposition confidently reckon on a triumph. Another of the Pope’s household has gone mad. This new sufferer is Monsignor Casale, Participant of the Privy Chamber, that is, one of those officers who are in perpetual attend ance on the Holy Father. Monsignor Canale is a member of the I! email aristocracy, his mother being the Marchioness Casale, and a daughter of the .princely house of Barberini.' The King and Queen,of Naples are anxious to leave the scene of their sad bereavement, but are waiting for the Archduke Louis of Tuscany, brother df the Grand Duke Ferdi nand, and on his arrival they will proceed with him to Germany. Tlic “Beautiful Naow” Hama Swindler. It turns out, after,all,that “ Major” Wm. A. Sigourney is not dead. The New York Most says of him: The “ Major ” William A. Sigourney whose obituary, notice appeared last Saturday in -this paper, and was contradicted yesterday, turns out to be a literary swindler of the worst* sort. We know that he sent to the Messrs. Harper last week, for one of their publica tions, a manuscript poem entitled “ My Beau tiful Eva,” which in their presence he solemnly asserted that Jio composed in April of this year. The editor of the publication promptly handed him the March number of tbe-Enghsh magazino entitled '.'ooii iroiyis/or the I'oit ho, in which was the same poem, “Eva,”' written by Francis Bennocb, with the only difference, that, instead of Fannie the name was Clara. After this attempt at fraud it will naturally he , inferred that, the story of his shooting himself on the Blooming dale road, and of the letters found on his § arson,, from a “relative, Mrs. Lydia H. igouruey,” was published by his own. pro curement in some way or other. Gne tiling is certain—that he is- a shameless cheat if ho be in his senses, and if'not, his friends, if he has ,any,.Bhouldputhim.ina.lupatica.sylum.This sort -of-fraud is-not very-uncommon. The editor of the -l&tiekerbocker Magazine once pub lished, as from a promising correspondent,one, 1 ! of Barry Corhwall’s'poems. Some time since there \vor6 sent tojtho Evenina Most as original compositions by a young girl in Pittsfield, Mass., sevefal poems, ratlier skiinilly selected from authors not much known. -The' other day an Englishman brought to this office what he calledapoem of his own, and offered; it for; publication. On looking at it wo saw that it was Charlotte - SffSlth’s' “ Ode to theToppy.” He professed to have written Ht a good wlula ' since, but. it happened that Charlotte Smith wrote it before he was horn. TBE FIRE IN EPBINGFIELD. BOSE. A UTEBABY FRAUD. TBEFIHBEBIEB. feasibility or m oiiuoaity Witk Canada IteapectiDg the Elaherles, [ Washington Correspondence of tbe N. Y. World. J The quention of fifty years , standing, as to whether tho American or Canadian interpreta tion of the law of nations regarding the right of a country, to jurisdiction over contiguous- Hca waters, seems at last to be in a fair way of settlement, so far as the issue between this government aud that of Canada is concerned. The xli-fcolihg engendored to wards the United .States in the Canadian.mind'by the rescinding, of* he reciprocity treaty and other causes took shape some time since ip thepassage of a law by, the. New Dominion government prohibiting American fishermen from plying their voca tion'Wnbin three fiautfcal muesofthe sea-coast, and refnsing to issue further licenses to fish within that distance. Now the point at issue is, ,: by what rule is the line of demarkation to be established. ,The Canadian government, on the one hand, insist that itshall be drawn from headland to headland, irrespective of the watS ttirface involved. Tne.Umtcd States govern ment claim that such an interpretation of the .law wonid effectually break :up our fisheries on the banks, and maintain that'the line should, follow the indentations of the coast. While, however, both parties have expressed, these ■ opposite views, neither has attempted .to _cafry .them_.into prac tical ...pftgct- until recently, when the New Dominion Government ordered eight armed boats to thfe banks for the purpose of enforcing the law". "The inference has naturally obtained that the Canadian interpretation of the law is to he held in view by the gunboat captains, and, with a view ta the protecting of our own interests, the United States gunboat Frolic has been ordered to those waters to see that the enforcement of the law by the Canadian ■ . authorities be not, done-tli’ an oppressive manner. Suchi in efi'eci. were the instructions of the commander of .-the Frolic. ,It would be hardly safe, perhaps, " to predict a war with. Canada, in the event of her attempting to enforce her views on the fishery question. Secretary Fish remarked to-day, in conversation on the subject, that-this government had no sorioos fi-ars of troiihle growing out of it, simply be cause it looked on-the movement as aaorfc of .splenetic outburst which would pass- away . without any real harm attaching to it.. Of the ' eight war .vessels ordered to the fish ing grounds . but two belonged to the mother country, and he thought "that they were sent there -rather with a view to watching the others and keeping' tbemstraight than to aid itt the execution of: .tl)e__ ijsbi.Dg_,Ja.ws, . ..“..Well,” he . further..re-- 'marked, “ while there is little probability of ■ trouble in that quarter, there is a possibility of! and weshall carefully keep our interests in j vie w.” It is; in fact, understood that the: de termination has been positively arrived at by the Administration to promptly meet in asimi- Jar.spirit any demonstration by-the Domiuion 5 -towardadhe enforcement- of-its!views-ule ef urrnk. . - nI'ELLI.VG. The Decent Duel In- New ’ Orleans, [From thrj N(i\v Orloanß Times, April Hi: J 1 -A hostile meeting took place yesterday,- at a lew minutes before 12 i M., .betw.een .Messrs.; Louis Lalaurie and Lucien Debuvs. growing, out of a preceding disagreement at the Opera .on Thursday-night.- The weapons-arranged-, lor-the-Combat- were— coliehemarda, with Messrsf Placide Canotyje and” Manuel' Biased aS the seconds of Mr. Lalaurie, and with Ber- : nard Avegno and Col. Dnmonteil as the wit nesses of Mr.- Dcbuys. The ground selected. was about 200 yards from the Metairie Course, and in consequence of . the prompt arrival of the principals, the' affair took place a little before the time appointed. Once placed upon the ground, they lost but little time in parade or preliminary sparring, and, in fact, 1 the aftairrwas terminated, in abouteight or nine seconds after its commencement. At that time Mr.-Lalaurie had made a faint scratch with his sword upon .the breast, and bis sword bad passed between the liesh and clothing of his antagonist upon the left side. Before, however, he could ,recover himself Deliuys made a lunge with his sword, which wounded Lalaurie seriously in the breast, be tween tbe shoulder and the collar-bone, and which penetrated to tbe lungs. Rumors in • the eyeningwerc freely circulated to the effect that Lalaurie was bleeding internally, but the statements of bis physicians, Drs. Traudeau and Saure, were that tho wound was not mor tal or dangerous, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONOPOLY. Wbftt One of Its Victims Thinks of It. The Washington Chronicle (Forney’s paper) is one of the victims'of the New York News Monopoly; and this is what it thinks of that miserably inefficient organization: A city contemporary intimates that the Asso ciated Press would do well to employ an agent -alrßicbmond—lit-i'or—liis - business; IVc cii tirely concurJinlthisLTiew of. tbecase. _AJfew_ days since a convention; composed of repre sentatives from the three wings of the Bepnb li can party of Virginia, met at Eichmond and transacted business of interest and importance. The. proceedings of this convention wore of general interest, and every newspaper served by Associated Press should have been fur nished with a comprehensive ; abstract. As it was, however, they did not receive a line, or even a word, m reference to the convention. There is. another agent of the Association located in a large city between Washington and New York who might be looked after with advantage.' In this age of general in telligence ana rapid communication the news papers cannot afford to be treated shabbily by those whose dujyitis to furnish them with the latest news. THOSE TWENTY FENIANS. Fenian Frieze over the Border. The Tribune says: ■ """ Now let Canada shake to its centre—even to its Head-Centre. Twenty Fenians, clad in uniform of Irish frieze, with knapsacks on their backs, and—if we may be allowed a peasant. stretch of imagination—with-the very Sunburst on their countenances, have been seen passing- through Boston, North. Excelsior! Twenty Fonians, more or less, with pickaxes on their shoulders, have been discovered in the neighborhood of the border. For whom do they dig a pit, and who is to fall into it? But, greater terrors are mstore-for those heroes of, alarm, those veterans of panic, the Canadian volunteers. Powder has been concealed in spots along the line—men and arms are lying, in wait for an invasion in May. The Guy Fawkes of this neVGunpowder Plot is surely a Fenian in frieze, with a knapsack on his hack. Excelsior! Only we beg our Fenian brethren not to destroy the boundary lino dr act the St. Lawrence on lire. If they invade Canada they make war on the United States, and then—why then, wo shall have to lock them up. . —A citizen of Kings county, Ireland, re cenUy hud kls noso'cUt offby a' band of ruf fians, and naturaily thought that ho was hor ribly disfigured for life. A Dublin surgeon, however, thought otherwise, and has actually succeeded in forming a new nose from the flesh and skin of the forehead, which is de cayed to look better than the old one. —A," division” in the Dominion Parliamen is a conflict,of muscle as,well as of opinions Th,e,, ,otl}er day _tho members oauglit each, other.by.tho shoulders, logs and hair, dragged, ppslfed, :and foiight, to force a majority on a question. Of - tariftr while" two sturdy debaters rolled on the floor in the hoat of their argu ment. ' PRICE THREE CEOT& THE COURTS. IMPORTANT decision .. the coin Trade, >-? 1 ? 1 .**iva—,j ustico Read.—This moraingA of Pht!o,nu f ?. reat '“portanco to the coal.trad*' ofPhiladeJpinawa* rendered in the Court ■ affecting-, as it does, not only the omryator,/ - but the Reading Railroad Company in it*! disposal of tbe_ piers at Port Richmond! -. Tlis ■ JM®?- Audenreid;& Co; agatasei the Philadelphia and Reading R. R. (jK? cauke the latttsr had ref ised'to- allow the£b?L mer to furthep occupy- the pier heretofrirp-it ’ lotted fo_the Arm. i infers :to ‘)tuS : fact that > the plaiutif& vvere- the first and' - largest, shippers of coal over defendant's roaH> ’• and tho operations; iwece on a< scale of greater magnitude, benefiting both the Earner, and tho c< ?ropany, and, the. Judge,,says whatever dis-t, putethcre was hetween. Messrs, Audenreid tfc-, Co I ;, and .. t , ho railroatl was the subject ' of : ami-- cableßettlementJ and if that; could-hot be'-' effected there ' was a remedy ’ by an. appeal- to- a legal tribunal, htit' not' or duress,:.: per minaa, ■ off break-- ~ ■-? fry I .'-? - ‘*?6jjvs? °f;, a yi-L,wharf ,accommodation»*f at Rlcbtoond- X think the reason; .assigned-, did not justify the defendants in taking awajr irom the plaintifßiallprdper.wharfaiceoihmo -aatlons.-AK thefewasnofeasoui'itstifn&u ; the companv in their action, is the asSign? °> ”???* wharf accommodatlbD.s to ; persons ‘ situated as the plaintiff were and are ai mere,' ; matter. of caprice? This is a questionvof-fha i gravest character to the company,, who - de- . from the; StatjL:* abd to the community at largd, whdj'cahnOfcT look on without a strong feeling’ of disapiwd- ' nation at the.arbitrary acts ' of a'corporation. ' however wealthy and nowerfiil. r mS. 0 f opinion. the defendants worn and aro.-bountf to • the plaintiffs proper wharf Uons at Richmond, and ! accordingly grant aa v injunction, as prayed for. An appeal was immediately taken by tlier, defendants from the decree to the Supremo Court in banc. , ;f Presentment *f the eranalJary, To tlieHonorablethe JuflgesofthV Courtof yXer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions , for the City and Couuty of Philadelphia: . Craud Inquest of the Commonwealth, of ' Petinsylvanm for the city and county of Phila-, deipjiia, session, 1870.; respectfully r present:• ' 1 That they hare discharged all • buaiires* * brought before them to the best of their knew- : ledge and ability, and in accordance with the oath administered.; . ; J ; : - have been returned as, true bills, and 114 have been ignored. In our opinion many of the , trifling charges for gasault and: battery. - penally cross suits,,could be settled’in the” Alderman’s oflice by binding over both par-: ties to keep the peace. - ;■:: v . m • r ' The Grand ,Tory visited the Oonnty Prisoner . Almshouse, House of itefuge. Eastern . Peni tentiary and ewsboys’ Home, : The latter is a ' charity which wo would recommend to. the-, people of Philadelphia. , ' : At the Oounty Prison the Grand Jury Wera i very favorably impressed with the gobd drd'er 1 and cleanUnesHprevailingthroughaut' thaih-- : stitution, especially the female department. ‘ \Ve found the convict department very much anil two prisoners in ■: mnny. ...cells.where there,.should bobutorie. We . Wbuld earnestly recommend increased accom modations here.-- • -—— The Grand Jury vis'ifed the Almshouse arid found everything in good order. The Insane:' Department is, entirely too small for the nuoi. > ber of patients, who are coutiuually on thedq.- .■ crease. The Sick Department is. now much •' crowded, there being from ‘lO to 100 cases, of; relapsing and typhoid-fevers." The rate Of mortality is large. The physician states that: 1 the cases are brought- from, the- vicinity of-' Alaska street, to which locality we would ;' patticularlyattracf theaEtehtidn of'the'Boardii of Health. At the House of Eet'ugo tho Grand Jury - were much pleased with the mapagement of i affairs: The inmates of both'sexes presented . a healthy and contented appearance, 11 and'' seemed to take an interest in their several dq chpations.-which may be of great ttse to thetir in after-life. - i <■.;_• i i U., f At the Eastern Penitentiary everything was - in, the very best order,,and ,the Grand Jury - think this institution will compare favorably With any other one in, tlie" country j but.tha building is becoming too small for thedeinawja me le upon it, as many of the cells are rid who-i cupifed by two convictsy and the ndibber is on 1 the increase. i , j The Grand Jury would call the attention of: the police authorities to the reckless manner * in which the fire-engines are driven through,, the streets. There appears to be no regard for life or property. ’ ' ' The Grand Jury desire tb return their thanks to the officers of the Court for their at- 1 tenti(jn.ioallj:natters_rclaling_to_ the duticsof i the Grand Jury. - —.— B. F. Bonoam, Foreman..-. John S. Barb, Secretary.. • . r THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL.; Tho “ Tribune ”an the Dispute. The N. Y. Tribune nays: If the managers of the Pennsylvania Hos- ’ pital, at their meeting on Monday next, rO-i solve to deny to the lady students of tho Fe male Medical School admittance to>the clini cal lectures, they will do as foolish and as • futile a thing as tho managers of that Academy ot Music in tho same city did in refusing to permit colored citizens to rejoice, therein- And, moreover, they will make themselves equally rcdiculous. It was found that there were other halls in Philadelphia’ in which Freedom could 'rejojce, when tho Academy was barred, and there are other hospitals in which medical knowledge can he attained by * the ladies. We ,regret that the managers of the Hospital should have deemed it necessary to submit the question ’of admitting, women stndents to the clinics' to the meeting of- con tributors. The action was demanded only by the male students who lately attacked tho ladies in a disgraceful manner, and a few members of the medical fraternity who have endeavored to influence public opinion unfavorably to tho womon-studeuts by anonymous publications full of; gross personal abuse of tho present man-, agers. The concession of leaving the question 1 vote of the contributors ought never to? have ; been made. "There is little to fear, how-i - ever, for.the result. Seionce can no. more be monopolized by one sex than freedom by one r color. We haven’t a doubt that tho Fonrisyl-' vania Hospital contributors will be wis& than-’ the Philadelphia Academy stockholders, bud ! decide that among the inalienable rights of' women is that of education as thorough" aniib comprehensive as they may be wilfing toau-i quire. stm • »|| ■■■" ' ;; ' I 7; . - —A StJ Louis clerk iu rescuing a pretty gict*/, in the street from a big dog luokily sprained, his ankle. The yonng lady, called a carriage, took -her brave preserver home, nursed, thn ' roses bSfllfedtLhfs cheeks, and married iliaa’," with greenbacks; > •'< ■'■■■■■ :l —A German professor has been allowed the ' privilege of examinihg the inodited. papera ot’.; the secret police of Paris during the first; lfrcnch. devolution, and.'.has , woven out of th em a series of graphic. sketohes, which preK • sent; staking views of tho occurrences.iu Paris 7 from day to day. ' 1 —A letter addressed as follows was recently received at the Nashua, New Hampshire, post- ' office: “TlioinasWhoekeridemoillesohaupan- Sonsyk, (lave of Beret HalUskadattor-Layde* asltua, N. 11. ~r . . ' t