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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-20
The Accident to Edwin Booth.

Telegraphic messages and newspaper para
graphs have made known the fact that serious
accident lately happened to Mr.. Edwin Booth,
in Baltimore. The particulars in reference TO
this matter are these. On Thursday evening OF
last week, the 18th instant, the tragic drama OF
The AposlGte was acted at the Holiday Street
Theatre, Mr.. Booth personating "Pescara."
Towards the close OF the play, as most theatre
goers will remember, 'Hemaya" rushes upon
"Pescara," armed with adagger, and dispatches
him to the great relief of everybody On this
occasion the representative of "Hemaya,n
being overzealous and very awkward. inflicted
two severe cuts on MIR. Booths right
hand. The wounds were serious and pain
full; nevertheless, Mr.. Booth played the
next night as "Benedick," wearing his arm in a
sling. On the night folio wing Saturday he
again played, assuming the arduous and eX-
citing character of "Richard III" and lighting
the final combat with his left hand. His great
exertions, however, so irritated and inhamed
his wound that his physician wisely insisted
that he should stop playing to take immediate
rest. Under these circumstances, and after
making every possible effort TO do justice both
to manager and public, Mr.. Booths engage
ment at the Holiday Street Theatre was brought
to close. He had been announced to play
"Hamleto on Monday last, and every seat in the
house had been taken. 1t is probable that Mr..
Booths engagement will be resumed at an early
day. Meanwhile he remains quiet, and, we
are very glad to state. is recovering nom his
hurts. No possible blame can attach to the
tragedian for the abrupt termination OF his
Baltimore engagement.
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Democratic rebellion, and the nation has il to
pay. He, himself, would rather retire into pri.
vate lite forever than to repudlate one dollar of
that debt. The great party with which he had
acted in Congress was determined TO pay every
dollar Of It. He contended that the President
and not Congress, had been guilty of usurpation,
and he dwelt at considerable length upon the
policy OF Congress, contrasting It with that
of the President, and claiming that it alone
could give peace and security to the cou l.
try. The Rebels had shown no signs of
repentance. They had not even voluntarily
surrendered a single gun, and now they
were in hot haste to get back to the seats
which they surrendered few years ago. They
haven't got these seats yet He should be will
ing when the work Of reconstruction was com
pleted, to grant general amnesty to all except
o few who concocted the Rebellion while hold
ing high places of trust and profit under the
Federal Government These he should never
consent TO restore to place and power in this
land. They should never, by his consent, hold
Office under the Government. The Southern
States must be reconstructed under the leader
ship of men In the South who were faithful
among the faithless, loyal among the disloyal.
Mr.. COlfax spoke for two hours. He was Ia
favor of impeachment, and he was quite posi-
tive that the ides of November would see the
President arraigned before the Senate of the
United States, charged with not faithfully exc
cutting the laws of the United States, and usurp
ing power in issuing his last proclamation of
amnesty
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Philadelphia Trade Report,

FRIDAY, Sept. 20-The Flour market is eno-
demand Is almost entirely from the home CON
sumers, who purchased few hundred barrels
at $7'5O@8'25 for superfine; S0960 for old stock
and new Wheat extra: StO@ll75 for North
western extra family; Sll@12.5O for PennsyI-
vsnia and Ohio do; and $I3@14 for fancy,
at 86'50@675. rI. 80 = -
There is fair demand for prime lots of
Wheat at full prices, but common grades are
dull; sales of 1000 bushels red at 1926 24O: 500
at S245p250 and $500 bushels California at
S270@275. Rye commands 81 so p bushel. Corn
The market Is less active, but prices are well
maintained; sales of yellow at Sl'40@I42, and
1000 bushels Western mixed at $l35. Oats are
quiet. with sales of 1000 bushels at 90 72c. for
good and prime.
The last sale of Barley Malt was at $l'65. ~
Bark-No Quercitron is scarce, and held
firmly at S63 p ton. t ~
Whisky-No Improvement to notice.
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Rumored Death OF A. It. stewart.

Yesterday afternoon social and business cir
les throughout the city were shocked by the an
nouncement that A. 7. Stewart, Esq, of this
city, had died in Paris. The rumor was current
in Wall street, and was announced at the meet
rity of a cable despatch. But on inquring at
both of Mr.. Stewards establishments, it was
found that Lothing had been received to that
effect; bat, at last account by mail, Mr.. Stewart
was in good health and expecting to leave for
New York by to morrow's steamer. The rumor
is said 10 have originated in the gold.room, and
from its want OF confirmation by Mr. Stewards
partners there is every reason to believe that 1t
Is without foundation. The report spread very
rapidly. Late in the afternoon dispatches were
received from ell parts of the country inquiring
into the truth of the report. In the upper part
OF the city several flags were flying at half-mast.
NJ T. World
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Hon. Schuyler COlfax ON the Political
Situation.

Speaker Coliax and Senator Sherman ad-
dressed large Republican meeting In Lebanon,
Ohio, on Tuesday, the 18th instant. Mr.. ColfaX
said he might condense his remarks into one
impressive sentence-those who love the flag
should rule the land. The issue which now
towers above all other issues is the question
whether this Government is to be administered
in the interest of loyalty or in the interest of
disloyalty-whether the men who for four years
had their armies in the field against US, and
sought to whelm us and them In a common
ruin, shall reconstruct the country they vainly
sought to destroy. In the olden time, in
the palmy days Of the Democratic party,
the watchword of that party, inscribed on ali
its banners and proclaimed by all its leaders,
was indemnity for the past and security for the
future. We cannot have indemnity for
the past, but we can have security for
guarantees-inserted in the Constitution to pre-
vent future rebellions. We can prevent another
bloody scene like that which has Just transpired
to chill the blood and drain the treasures of the
country again. We can have-and, Go helping
us, we will have security for the future. We
stake our political existence as a party upon
this proposItion-that loyalty shall rule In the
States which lifted their unholy hands against
the Constitution of the country. Let those who
tire of the struggle leave us and 60 TO the Demo.
cratic party ii they will, but as for us and our
associates In your national Congress, in which
YOU have placed such confidence, until the last
day of our existence as Congress, on the 4th
OF March, 1869, defying recreant President on
the one hand, and his traitorOus allies on the
other. we have sworn that treason shall nOtrule
in those States Of the South.
Mr.. ColfaH then said there were three charges
uDon which the Republican party Is arraigned
by Democratic speakers, viz;-Debt, usurpation,
and negro equality. These charges were con
sidered In order The debt hed sprung rom
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FINANCE AND COMMER0E.
oTTIcE OF THE EVENING TmLpenAPH, I
Ertdav Slant On laf1-

y
There was little disposition TO operate in stocks
this morning, but prices were without any ma
terial change. Government bonds we're inactive,
1865 5-20s sold at 1l03, slight decline; and
July, '65 6-20s at 107}, no change; 993 was bid
for iO-4Os; and Ill for 6s Of 1881. City Loans
were in fair demand; the new issue sold largely
at 1O1 and old do. at 9sl no change. 1000
Railroad shares were dull: Camden and
at 60b, no change: 6St was bid for Pennsylvanis;
81 for Mnehill; S3 for North PennsyIyania; 57l
for Lehigh Valley; Al for Elmira preferred; 27{
for Catawissa preferred; 28 for philadelphia and
Erie; and 43 for Northern Central.
City Passenger Railroad shares were firmly
held. Chestnut and Walnut sold at act, no
change; and Thirteenth and Fifteenth ct 194, no
change; 76 was bid for Second and Third;
GA for Tenth and Eleventh.; 2s for Spruce and
Pine; 6e3 for West Philsdelphia; Is for Hes
tonyille; 80 for Green and Coates; 2e for Girard
College; and 35 for Union.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
ment, at full prices. 242 was bid for North
sli for Mechanics';. so for Girard; 95 for
Western lilo for Tradesmen's; 20 for City; and
40 for Corn Exchange.
In Canal shares there was nothing doing. IA
was bid for Schuylkll Navigation common; 26A
for preferred do. 462 for Lehgh Navigation;
40 for Morris Canal; and 10 for Susquehanna
Canal. 5a.r 15n1
l435; IL NJ, l43}; l P. NJ, 14S decline of II
on the closing price last evening.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by Dehaven q Bro, No. 40 8. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS. -V
10 sh Ches q Wall. 4e.S 9s sh Len sc-.2d- s5x
.,oooc,,us, uo., FIRST BOARD; dAo .sx ~, mn
'S =; gSSSI ss "a:
,SSS S de- de- EswSI EswcSl 1889 Pa s SGa
si5OO dO-GSsKso $50 100 sh Ocean Oii...-...- 4
-Messrs. Jay Cooke Il Ce. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows:-U. 8. SIS OF
1881, l1O4@ll1; old 5-2Os, 1141@l14A; 6-20s,
1864, 1O9t0Dl09S do, 1865, ll040ll03; do, July,
l072@1Os; do, 1857, 107l@lOs; 1O-4Os, ,99s@
SS2; 7'SGs, ATgs par; do ,9SI, June, lO62@
-Messrs. William Painter d Co., bankers,
No. SO S. Third street, report the follow
ing rates of exchange to-day at II o'clock -
ll43@ll43; do, 1864, lO94@lOs1; do, 1866,
110a9ll02; do. new, 107b@1Ost; IS, l0-40s, 99t
@99b; q. s. 7'30s, I'd series, 106h@107k; Sd
series, 106B B@l07t; Compound Interest Notes,
December, 1864, 1l8@llst; May, 1866, 117@
117t; August, 1865 ll6@116t; September,
1865, 1154@ll5s; October, 1866, 116@116t.
Gold, 1435@143S.
--Messrs. De Haven d Brother, No. 40 South
Third street. report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at P. M.:-U. s. IS of 1881, 110f
@110b; do. 1862, ll4S@l14s; do, 1864, 1910
1893; do, 1865, 1l0&0ll04; do. 1865, new, 1072@
1Os; do, 1867, new, 1074@l0e; do. IS, 1O-40s,
99a a0992; do. 1905, June, 1062@lO7; do,
July, l063@l07; Compound Interest Notes,
DO; August, 1864, llS4O; do;;' October, 1854,
May, 1866, l17@ll74; do, August. 1866, 1850
1l6}; do, September 1865, 1l5A@1162; do.
October 1885,, 115@il54; Gold, l4SSl4Sl
| Silver, l36Ml38. .I' %
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the laws in accordance with his views
Of their legal construction. He admitted
that the District Commanders are &C ing
under direct authority OF CONGRESS- in the per-
Torrance of q civil duty, and that If he should
attempt 10 assume power as Commander-in-
Chief to control the time OF registration aud
holding elections, they would have the right to
refu.e to obey his orders, and would not be
nation. II they did SO, he stated that the recent
promulgation of the amnesty proclamation threw
upon Congress the onus OF deprvng legally
qualified voters from registry and voting, and
ciate it in that light. II any of the pardoued
masses, he continued, attempt to register, and
are refused, the courts are open to them, and
they can compel the military to allow them to
register through the courts. If they do not do
SO, he concluded the fault of their disiranchise-
ment is with Congress, as he claimed that he
had done all that he could do to restore them
to their rights.-M Y Times.
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no THE AssocIArEp pREss. I

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The steamboats, Dean
Richmond and Cornelius Vanderbilt collided
last night about o'clock near Rondout.
The Vanderbilt struck the Richmond on the
starboard side near the forward gangway, cut
ting through her hull and causing the Rich
mond to sink in about fifty minutes. The pas
sengers, about lao in number, were all saved, as
were the crew of the steamer.
The Richmond had small cargo, principally
of butter and cheese, and small lots of other
goods. The loss on the cargo will be small.
Efforts will be at once made to raise the Rich
mond. The Richmond was bound down and
the Vanderbilt up the river. The damage to the
hull of the Richmond is not supposed to be
very extensive
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-20
LEGAL INTELL1aENCE.

COURT OF QUARTER sESsIoNs-Judge Peirce.
William Klauss, Old, Aeedy looking gentleman,
pleaded guilty to charge of the larceny Of coal
valued at eighty cents. belonging to the Phaoelpha
and Reading Railroad Company.
THE AlAGUIREs AND THEIR NEIGHBoRs.
Mary Mcguire was charged with assault and bat
terry on Martha Miller, The evidence on the part of
the prosecution that Mrs. Mcguire approached
Mrs. Miller her door step, and without the slightest
pTovocaton Btruck her in the face with her fist twice.
and then broke tremendous stick over her head
Matilda and Philip Mcguire were charged with
assault and battery upon Matilda McClemon. Mrs.
McClemon said that she one day asked Mr. Maguire
prevent his children from lighting hers and he aud
his wife became offended and beat her.
Philip Mcguire was. charged with keeping dis
orderly house and selling Hquor on Sunday. The
evidence was that on q Saturday night last month";
about u O'clock, ten or twelve men were admitted
drinking, carousng. and making all sorts OF noises
until late Sunday night and that women were
also there, drinking and singing. There was also
evidence that the defendant sold liquor ON Sunday.
Kate V. Tye was charged with assault and battery
upon Bridget Mcguire. Mrs Mcguire testified that
Kate Tye struck her In the head With brick without
cause and caused the blood TO flow.
Matilda McClernon was charged with assault and
battery upon Bridget Mcguire. In this Instance also
Mrs. Mcguire was most cruelty treated by Mrs.
Ali these fighting bills were crossed, and the aega
tions In the support of them hatly denied The
Jury, alter hearing account OF this confusion of
MlesRn pastimes, retired TO Determine what they
should do for the parties. and at the close OF our
COURT OF COMMON PpEAs-JudRes Ludlow and
Brewster.-The certiorari list No. was before the
Court
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SECOND EDITION
A STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Collision on the Hudson River.
The Dean Richmond Sunk.
No Loss of Human Life.
Etc, Etc., Etc., Etc, Etc., Etc.
Collision on the Hudson River.
The Dean Richmond Sunk.
No Loss of Human Life.
Etc. ETC., Etc., ETC., Etc., Etc.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-A great stea nboat acct
dent occurred at twenty minutes to 1 O'Clock
this morning. The splendid steamboat Dean
Richmond was on her way to this city, near
Rondout, from Troy, with the Western pas
sengers. She was run into by the steamboat
Vanderbilt, bound to Troy, and cut in two
The Richmond went down in City minutes. She
was crowded with passengers, who were all in
their berths. The passengers were taken on
board the Vanderbilt, which was also badly
leaking. The steamer Drew, coming from
Albany, soon came along and brought them to
this city. The Dean Richmond was one of the
most magnidcent steamboats on the Hudson.
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General Grihin's Directions to General
Hartsun.

The following letter from General Griffin was
written five days before he was seriously at
tackled by yellow fever:-
HEADQUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, GAL
WESTON, Texas, Sept. 6, l867.-Brevet Major
General George L Hartsud, A. A. G., Head.
quarters Fifth Military District, Louisiana
General-I desire that you transact all business,
and issue orders in the same manner that you
would have done had General Sheridan re-
NAMED IN command, and received his anticl-
pated leave of absence. II is uncertain when
can go to New Orleans, as / am threatened a
little with yellow fever, and my physician ad-
vises me not to leave. All papers requiring my
Official signature please forward to these head
quarters. am, General, etc.,
CHARLES GRIFFIN, Brevet Major General.
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The Death of Sir Frederick Bruce.

From the Boston Journal, Sept 10.
Our community was saddcned this morning
by the announcement that Sir Frederick Bruce,
the British Minister FROM Great Britain to the
United States, died at the fremont House in this
city at O'Clock this morning. We learn that
he had for some time past complained of diff
Guilty about the throat, and few days ago,
while temporarily stopping at Narragansett,
r. l., the disease fastened itself upon him with
great intensity and violence. He left that place
at noon yesterday, and reached this city at
8 o'clock last evening IN an exhausted and
apparently moribund condition, and as soon as
he reached his hotel medical assistance was
summoned, and he was attended by Drs. j. and
j. H. Bigelow and DR.. Hodges. The trouble
under which he was suffering had passed beyond
medical control, and he sank rapidly. Senator
Sumner, who has long been an intimate friend
of Sir Frederick and OF his family, was sent for,
and he reached the hotel at ii O'clock. From
the time Of the Senator's arrival until the death
of Sir Frederick, which occurred at o'clock,
he was able 10 utter but a single articulate SEN
ner, an hour and q half after his arrival He
was able to get up, but the nature of the disease
prevented him from speaking.
Senator Sumner made every possible exertion
to understand the utterances of the dying man,
and to get his last messages tor the British Lee
cation at Washington, and for his family, but all
in vain. The voice refused to discharge its
wonted office, and nothing could be CLEANED of
the last thoughts that crowded upon the mind.
He was only able to give monosyllabic answers
to questions in regard to his condition, and to
utter, with great effort, brief greeting when
he recognized Mr.. Sumner. Information of his
death was at once telegraphed to the British
Legation at Washington, and to Secretary
Seward, by Mr.. Sumner, and return telegram
from Secretary Seward announces that Mr..
Howard, of the British Legation, would at once
leave Washington for Boston to receive the re-
mains. They are to be embalmed at once. but
the purposes in regard TO the final disposition
of them are not yet known.
Sir Frederick Bruce was about ffty.two years
of age, though his bald head and white hair and
whiskers caused him to impress a stranger as at
least ten years older. He was one of the
sprightliest and most lively of men, and was re.
garded as the most fluent and brilliant CONVEX
sationist at Washington. He first came to this
country in lS4l, in connection with Lord Ash
burton's legation, and he was at that time much
admired for his personal beauty. Rufus Choate
said of him that he was ''the Corinthian part OF
the British Legation"
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Equal Suffrage in National Elections.

From the Springfield [hdsS) RepubEtcd9l, Sept IL.
One of the first acts of Congress this fail should
an amendment 10 the Constitution providing
for equal suffrage in all national elections.
Presidential and Congressional. This will meet
States the control of the suffrage in local cleo
tions, while at the same time the practical effect
will be to make equal suffrage the universal
rule, for the States will not Keep up two sys-
TENS for any length of time. This amendment
will give Us clean and strong issue for the Pre-
sidential election, and will harmonize and con-
solidate the Republican party. In every view
1t is exactly the right measure for the emer-
gency-for present use and future permanent
security.
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Impartial suffrage in Kansas.

There is a vigorous agitation in Kansas at this
moment for the extension of the right, OF suf-
trage, irrespective OF race color, or SEX Several
of the prominent men In the State, including
most of the members OF Congress, not only favor
the measure, but are lending their influence ard
voices to its support. Mrs. Stanton and Miss
Anthony of this city, and the Rev. Olympia
Brown and the Hutchinson Singers from Mas
sachusetts are among the forces now acting
directly for it, holding conventions aud giving
lectures in every part of the State. crowded
convention was held last week in Lawrence, at
which Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton gave ad-
dresses that all the papers comment on for
ability in the very highest terms. The Law
renee Journal says of the evening session.
''The hall was crowded to It's utmost capacity
by the moral intelligent ellie of the city, of both
sexes. Mrs. Stanton's address was a most pow
erful argument in favor of Equal Rights, limited
by no race or sex. As a specimen of classic elo-
quence, fine oratory, and elegant diction, we
have no hesitation in saying that it was the
finest speech ever delivered in this city by man
or woman. In saying this, we are aware that
MIR. Seward spoke here in his palmiest days, and
General Lane, one Of the best popular speakers
that ever addressed Western audience, was
heard here frequently; and that Theodore Til
ton, the brilliant editor of the INDEPENDENT has
thrilled us with his power; and yet not less in
word.painting than in richly developed thought,
Mrs. Stanton last evening surpassed them ALL"
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GENERAL SHERIDAN.
Reception OF the General at Columbus,
OhiO-He Declines to Make Speech
I.avaa nt the STATE Houaa.

Lovse at the State House.
COLUMBUS, Sept. l9.-General Sheridan arrived
here from Cincinnati on the train at IL O'clock
this morning, en- route to New York and Wash
inPton. He was received at the depot by COM
mittee of reception, headed by General ID. W.
H. Day, Of this CITY. An open chariot was in
waiting, and brass band in a wagon preceded
large concourse of citizens awaited him. He
was welcomed at the hotel by salute of thir-
teen guns. Loud calls for the General brought
him to the window of the parlor Sheridan
bowed to the crowd and said:-
Gentle men-I am obliged TO you for this kind recep-
tion. j cannot make q speech, but my friend, Mr.,
Day can make q first rate one
General Day then stepped forward and said:-
You are assembled to welcome one OF Ohios noblest
sons, Phil, Sheridan. II may be easy to find better
taker than Sheridan, but no statement of mine is
q better lighter. This is susplcious day TO meet
him here Four years ago to-day the battle OF ChckR-
mauRa was fought, and, though we nearly failed to
beat the Rebellion there, we knew that we had
another Ohio soldier there-GenerRl Rosecraus-Rnd
that Phil; sheridan was ready to DO. his duty.
battle OF Winchester, and Sheridan carried the
banner Of the repu lie Rloft amid storm of bullet .
ception. II is no political gathering. L see Demo-
Gratis well Republicans in this crowd, to do
his country's cause.
Governor Cox then invited General Sheridan
to visit the State House, where he held levee
for about half an hour in the rotunda. Many
old soldiers took him by the hand, stating that
they had followed his track in the hensndoah
Valley. Several negroes also paid their respects
to him.
The General dined in the Neil House, and
took his departure by the next train for New
York.
The ovation was entirely spontaneous. Flags
foated from all the hotels and public buildings.