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the service of his superior officer. On the same
day, August IL, General Grant sent correct
copies OF all the dispatches to the Secretary OF
War, asked their publication In full, and con-
tnued:-
"Already garbled version of one of these
dispatches, and an incomplete copy of another,
have appeared In the public prints. These pub
lications put General Sheridan In the position
of taking partisan view of the whole question,
and, what is still worse, of being one day on one
side of the question, and another day on the
other side. His dispatches in full show that he
takes no partisan view, but reports what he be-
lieves to be the facts without regard to who is
hit. am just in receipt of telegram from him,
showing dispeasure at his dispatches getting in
print in a mutllated and incomplete FORM"
Mr.. Stanton, on receiving this letter, at once
referred it to the White House. saying that he
did not feel authorized to act in the matter
without the Presidents direction, and he
therefore submitted the papers for in
struCtons. The President took the mat
ter under advisement, and directed collection
of all letters and dispatches relative to the riot
and Convention that had passed between the
military and civil auth horties at Washington and
New Orleans, saying at the same time that they
were 10 be examined in view of publication in
full in the order of their dates. The papers
were at once collected and laid before the Presi-
dent. He examined them, and two weeks later,
after cutting out this correspondence relative to
the garbling of General Sheridan's report, gave
permission for the publication of the other let
tiers and dispatches.
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OBITUARY.
Benjamin Franklin Hancock


M. b. f. Hancock, the father of Major.Gene-
raj Winfield Scott Hancock. of the United
States army, died at his residence in Norristown
Yesterday.
The deceased was born in the city of Phila-
delphia, on the 18th of October, A, ID. 1900.
Very early IN life he removed to the township
VI Montgomery, in Montgomery county, where
ne married, and soon after made Norristown-
then but small town comparatively-hls place
81 residence. On the Sd OF April, A. d. 1928,
tlce OF the peace, and having read law with
the late Hon. John Freddy, was, on the 10th
OF August, A. ID. 1928, admitted to the bar of
montgomery county. During his long service
at the bar, his uniform kindness, his modest
and unassuming manners, and his faithful
attention to the interests of his clients, won for
hlm the respect and esteem of his brethren OF
the bar and of the judges on the bench.
In the progress and welfare OF his place of
residence he always manifested a lively interest
TO his untiring energy is due the advanced posi-
years he was identified with these interests; and
u rs to his foresight and enterprise, in great
degree, that the town is indebted for the hand
some and commOdous edi6Ces for public instruC-
Jon with which it is adorned. In almost every
work of public benetaction to his town he has
been an active aud prominent participant.
At the time of his death be held the position
OF Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth
District OF Pennsylvania, to which he had been
appointed by President Johnson, the duties of
which were performed to the entire satisfaction
Of the community. He leaves surviving him
widow and three children, Maior-General Win
field 5. Hancock, Hilary B., twin brother to
rhe General, and John Hancock the present
United States Collector for the Fourth District,
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the ADAMS EXPRESS Robbery.

DANBURY, Conn.,, January 29--The escape of
the two men from the jail in this place, who
were charged with robbing the Office OF the
Adams Express Company, at Norwalk, Conn.,,
is creating very great excitement. A number OF
additional facts IN relation to the affair have
recently come to light, which tend very con-
siderably TO dissipate the mystery in which the
matter was at first enshrOuded. ..
It is stated that the wife of the prisoner
Allen and an actress named Miss Anna Mars
den, who was permitted to visit the other pri-
soner (Wels) as q lover, occupied the Gel ]
adjoining the one in which the prisoners we're
confined. II was the custom of the TAILOR, Mr..
Wilderman, to lock the cell doors at midnight
without first inspecting them. The two
women already. mentioned were In the
habit of making frequent visits 10 New
York - the last of which was made on
the Saturday previous TO the escape-on which
occasion, it is supposed, they procured the
means by which the escape was effected. II
was accomplished by the prisoners digging q
hole under the cell floor to the outside wall,
through which they made their exit. On
the following morning the fact that the
birds had flown was discovered, and the
two women who had been lett behind
were also preparing for another trip to New
York, when they were arrested on charge of
being accessories to the crime OF breaking jail.
The crime is a State prison offense. There seems
to be very little doubt that the prisoners would
soon have obtained their release in a legal way.
and that the trouble OF digging their way out of
iail was entirely unnecessary. 1000
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ETC., ETC., Etc, Etc. ETC., Etc
Great Hrltaln.

LONDON, February l-Bvening.-It is now
certain that the Queen, in her speech at the
opening of Parliament, Will propose reform
measures.
There is a rumor that Mr. Laird himself offers
TO pay the Alabama claims.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
LONDONDERRY, February l. Evening. The
steamship Belgian from Portland January 10,
touched at Greencastle, en- route to Liverpool,
to-day.
QUEENSTOWN, February - Evening. The
steamship City of Cork, from New York. Janu-
ary 10, arrived here this evening, and has pro-
ceeded to Liverpool.
LONDON, February l-Evening. have
been received here OF the arrival at Monrovia
west coast of Africa, of the United States
steamer Sacramento, on the 18th ofsJanuary.
Spain.
MADRID, February l.-More than one hundred
arrests have been made in this city recently, of
persons believed to be connected with revolu-
tionary schemes.
France.
PARIS, February l-Evening.-The Imperial
army will encamp near the city this year, and not
at Chalons, as usual.
Greece.
ATHENS, February lit is impossible for the
Government to prevent volunteers from leaving
for Crete. Fifteen hundred soldiers have Just
departed to aid their struggling brethren in that
island.
Commercial and Financial Intelligence.
LONDON, February l-Evenng.- Consols for
money, 80 l1-l6; United States Five-twenty
bonds, Y 1915; Illinois Central, 834; Erie
shares, 49,
LIVERPOOL, February Evening. The Cot
ton market closed dull. The sales to-day were
only 5000 bales Middling Uplands, l42d.; Mid
ding Orleans, 15id. .
Breadstuffs-The Wheat and Flour Market Is
dull and easier. Corn has declined to 40s. .Gl40s.
cd. per quarter for mixed Western.
Provislons-Beef has advanced q half GRO wn.
Lard is quoted at 53s. for American. Cheese
has declined Is. for middiug American.
Petroleum is quoted at Is. Cd. 9ls. 64d. per
gallon for white.
Theiadvices from Manchester are unfavorable,
the market there for goods and yarns being
fiat and prices much lower.
LONDON, February l.-Despatches from Paris
say that United States FiVe-twenties closed there
at 723. ... ....... ..... ...... ...
LONDON, February 1-Evenlng.-The affairs OF
the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, which
were referred to a Committee OF Inquiry, are
much improved. I...-..L L..... . L..
FRANKFORT, February 1-Eventng. - United
States Five-twenties closed here at 168.
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FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERE0OM.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. ]
.'. WASHINGTON, February2 2.
Tmnea q hm emit.

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH
.'. -. WASHINGTON, February.
Impeachment.
1t is reported upon good authority that the
judiciary Committee of the House have become
satisfied that the testimony already adduced,
including that of General Butler, is sufficient
TO warrant articles of impeachment against the
President. This conclusion is based upon the
evidence produced by radicals only. There has
been no testimony yet heard on behalf of the
President, and when this is offered it may en-
tirely change the minds of the Committee.
. Nominations Rejected. ~.
The Senate has requested the President to
return the nominations of the following persons
who have recently been rejected- d-General
Bassett Langdon, Assessor First District, Ohio;
John W. Boyle, Associate Justice, Dakotah
Territory; and Binney, Assessor Fifth District,
Massachusetts. u.. ID.
Suffrage In the Territories.
The bill passed by Congress repeating the
thirteenth section Of the action in regard to in.
surreCtioa--the amnesty section-and the bill
providing for suffrage in the Territories and
which became law by reason of the President
failing to sign them, have been sent to the State
Department with the certificate of the President,
setting forth the facts. .i ..
Congressman DOdRe's Reception.
Hon. W. f. Dodge and wife received a large
number Of their friends last evening, at their
residence on street The company was very
select, and comprised the most distinguished
society of the capital including Secretaries
stanton, McCulloch, and Welles, and large
number of Senator'S Representatives, and other
distinguished civilians, with their wives and
daughters. 1t was one of the most successful
social entertainments Of the season.
Resignation OF senator SauIsbury.
II is reported that Senator salisbury, of Della.
ware, has determined to resign his position in
the Senate.
General sherman to be In WashIng gtOn.
General Sherman has telegraphed that he will
be here on Thursday or Friday of next week. y
The Motley Correspondence. Hi
The author OF the letter to Mr.. Seward, upon
which the latter opened correspondence with
Mr.. Motley, is man of wealth, who has been
making tour Of pleasure through Europe. HIS
name will probably be communicated to the
Senate in response to Mr. Summers resolution.
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Ph;IadelDbia Trade Report.

SATURDAY, February 2.-The Flour Market
continues excessively dull, there being no de-
mand except from the home consumers who
manifest no disposition to purchase rca Ss beyond
taken, in iots. al SS@8T5 u barrel for super6ne,
S99iO'5O for extras $ll9l2I6 p for Northwestern
extra family Sl5 ~ LST fferhSyasnls f Sncy Saa
according to quality Rye Flour is selling in a
small way at a25 q barrel Prices OF Corn Meal
are nominal, Hur ~ ..... Z .lI-l-, b =,
There was considerable inquiry for good and
choice Wheat, but in consequence OF the hmiIea
receipts and stock the trahss ctlohS were ~ slAli.
Pennsylyania red sold at s2'sO9S,lO. southern
do. at S3l0@320, and white at SS2Ogpa1. ky. rye
ranges from Sl'35 to Sl'3S q bushei LOT WesleFn
and Pennsylvania. Corn is dun anu doWer;
sales Of 5000 bushels new yellow az so9SOc. - GQ IQI
pennsylvania, and 9@98c for Southern. Oats
are quiet, with small sales at 57@5Sc.
Nothing doing in Barley or Malt.
sylvania Cloverseed Is scarce and wanted
small sales were made at S776a9 p "a lbs. limo
thy ranges from S875 to 81, and Flaxseed irom
Nothing doing in Whisky, and prices are
nominal,
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FROM BALTIMORE TO-DAY.

The Baltimore city Election LAW
Rupture Among the ConservatiVes-
The Defense OF the Mayor, Etc.
tePECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEeRAPH.l
BALTIMORE February 2.-The repeal of the
law which passed the State Senate yesterday,
ordering q municipal election in Baltimore on
the 9th instant will pass the House to-day,
and consequently no election will be held here
at present The law will be perfected and
passed in different form in April.
All accounts from Annapolis indicate por-
tending rupture of the conservative party and
the Democracy will take affairs into its OWL
hands.
The twenty thousand dollars appropriated by
Baltimore to defend the Mayor and City Council
against the new election, have already been paid
~ counsel.
Orville Horwitz is most likely to get the vacant
iudgeship IN the Court of Appeals.
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THE NEW ORLEANS MAssACREI
TIovv General sheridRn's Letters were
CSarbIed-Statement of General Grant.

How General SheridRn's Letters were
CsarbIed-Statement OF General Grant.
The Boston Advertiser of yesterday has the
following despatcn from Washington
The New Orleans Investigating Committee
have brought to light certain hitherto unpub-
lished correspondence RataNYe to the garbling
at the White House of General Sherldan's des-
patches concerning the riot. II appears that
the mutilated reports were printed IN EeW
Orleans at the same time they appeared IN
the New York Times, and General Sheridan at
once telegraphed to General Grant hst one
essential paragraph was suppressed, and asked
him II he could tell who was guilty OF the breach
of military honor in giving it out in that shape;
General Grant at once responded teat II dl9
not get into print from his headquarters, ana
said If General Sheridan had no objections he
would ask 70 have them published IN iull'
General Sheridan, on the following day, tele-
graphed that he did not for an instant suppose
that the dispatches we're thus published oy
General Grants authority, and he thought he
had right to feel Justly indignant at the person
who did give the authority.
He had nothing 10 say, he continued, as "a
the publication Of his other dispatches; they
were not written for publication, but were RI
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, |

The Stock Market was more active this morn
ing, and prices were rather frmer. In Gov
eminent bonds there was more doing. July,
1865, 5-2Os sold at 1O41@1O44, an advance Of
4. 99s was bid for 1040s; l048 for 730s; 1919 for
IS of 1881; and 1919 for old 5-20s. City loans
were in fair demand; the new issue sold at
l006D1004. slight decline.
Railroad shares continue the most active on
the list. Reading sold at 520524, an advance
OF on the closing price last eVemng; SRmden
and Amboy az l2S, an advance OF l; Pennsyl-
vanla Railroad at 563, an advance of /.
City Passenger Railroad shares were firmly
held. Second and Third sold at "a, and Green
and Coates at 32. 40 was bid for Fifth and Sixth;
l9I for Thirteeutnland Fifteenth; so Tor Chestnut
College; and ii for Ridge Avenue.
Bank shares were in demand for investment
at full prices. l08 was bid for Fourth Ma
tional: lO3 for Seventh National 1884 for Phia-
delphia; 932 for Mechanics; 100 for Southwark;
100 for Kensington; 5S for Penn Township; So
for Girard; sc Tor City; Al for Consolidation;
and 5S for Commonwealth.
In Canal shares there was very little move
ment. Lehigh Navigation sold at 545, no
chanee and Delaware Division at 564.
Quotations of Gold-1O8 A. NJ, 1876; IL A. NJ,
| 1855; IL NJ, 1864; P. NJ, 1864.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by DehGYfa FRsT B6R BBGU DO D Ih'ro street
.s2$0o City Ss NewI6So5 100 sh Cam q Am Am, RPS
1850 $50 Pa ss L. irnsfiSS 26o sh 52s
$500 5000 SSU CSes & Del @ 6s % Ss 100 ioS sh Leh M
| 500 Leh 6S, 7O....",. 80 30 oo",..,..,... bits
| $1,000 Pa R.t2d IN. 6s.. 81 81 do..5cripo.. so
$3.50 5-2Os 5CpJys.l046 so sh Del Div....c, 56lt
5000 Sch p lis" 81 sh Minehill 56l2
~Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at P. M.:-American gold, 1861
| @I862; Silver 9s and Is, 13l; Compound Interest
Notes. June, 1864 l6b; do, July 1864, l6}; do,
| August, 1864, 15H; do, October, 1864, l45; do,
December, 1854, lSE; do, May 1865, liz; do,
| October, 1865, l0t.
MMessrs. william Painter & Co., bankers, No
SO South Third street, report the following rates
of exchange to-day at IL OclOck:-U.S s. 6s, 1881
coupon, lO7S@lO72; u 5-2Os, coupon, 1862
I07SMlO7k; do, 1864, lO5l@1O6; do, 1866 1906
@i06j; do, new, 1866, lO4S@lO4s; U. s.
l0-4Os, coupon. 992@l00; U. S. 1905 Isl
series 1O4g 6l04h; do, I'd series, 1O4b1lO4l; 30
series, lO4t@1O4l; Compounds, December, 1864
| 19IM1Al
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Mr.. E. j. Wood has recently published
"Cnriosities of Clocks and Watches from the
Earliest Tmes,n a gossipy and readable account
of the most famous time-pieCes in the world,
illustrated with all sorts of anecdotes bearing
upon or relating to the subject. The costliest
watch that was ever made is said to have been
one which was constructed in 1874 for the Sui
tan Abdul-Medjid who must have found 1t
rather inconVenient, since il was five inches in
diameter and struck the hours and quarters on
wires, with a sound resembling that Of power
full cathedral clock. 1t cost twelve hundred
euineas. Another famous watch was noted for
its smallness. 1t was inserted in the TOP of
pencil case, and though ii was but three-siX-
teenths Of an inch in diameter, its dial not only
indicated the hours, minutes, and seconds. but
also the days of the month. II was made in
Geneva, and was displayed in the Exhibition of
1851. Mr.. Woods volume is about to be pub
hshed by Messrs. Lippincott & Co.
"A little girl, eight years old, was burned to
oeatn on Wednesday morning, in one of che
Puolc schools of Springfield Mass, by her
clOthes taxing nre from stove. .-......
"A merchant in New York who failed twice
~. III nlteen years, and was forced TO sell his
wires rWarorobe TO procure the necessaries OF
me- mas Just retired with fortune OF $50OOO
-; "A nre occurred in one of the public schools
% Ot 10y 10y on tuesday, which, but for the coolness
catastrophe.
There are 3O,8O2 white, and SOFA black Me-
thodlsts In North Carolina,
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SPAIN.
Proclamation of the RevOlutIOnar
Junta at Madrid.

Juntn dL MaUrlus
The Revolutionary Junta, which has its seat
at Madrid, hasissued the following proclamation
to the Spanish people:-
The REvoLUTIoNARY JUNTA TO ITS FELLOW.
CITIzENs:-Six months have elapsed since the
bloody day of June 81. If at that time the Gov
ernment had been accessible to a sentiment Of
dignity, to the instinct of its own preservation,
it would have been frightened and would have
recoiled from the consequences OF this gloomy
day,
But this generous and unfortunate demon
stration has, on the contrary, kindled the desire
favor the secret projects Of Donna Isabella ii
and her courtlers. Instead of solacing the
popular grief the Government has deprived
the nation of its last guarantees.
Savage courts have led hundreds OF victims
TO sacrifice; and a woman has contemplated
passively, and even with complaCency, the sCat-
told which had been erected.
The COrtes have abjectly sold to the Govern
ment the safety OF the individual, the civil
rights and the well.being of the common
wealth. The Government has overthrow the
press and the rostrum, and has trusted the ad
ministration of the provinces to rapacious
mandarins and sangunary generals; military
tribunals have desUoiled the rich and trans.
ported the poor to Fernando Pc and the Philip
pines.
DEGREES squandering the resources of the coun-
try by means of obscure and ruinous loans,
trampling under foot right and virtue, violating
homes property, family; and during all this
time Isabella III, at ZaranZa and Madrid, medi-
tated a plot against Italy, our sister, for the
benefit OF the Roman c1trSd, participating, mean
while, in the depredations and violence OF her
pachas in Cuba, who, tolerating the fraudulent
introduction of slaves, are outraglng public SEN
timent both in the Old and the New World, and
causing an estrangement between Spain and
the great and glorious Republic of the United
States.
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The PhiladsIphia Mint.

me President has not yet positively decided
who be will nominate as Director OF the Phil
delphia MINT, in place Of Mr.. Millward; but it
is almost certain that he will appoint Colonel
James Page.
District Judge for Ohio.
/. is probable that Charles 7. Sherman, Esq.
will be nominated as United States District
Judge of the Northern District of Ohio Mr.
sherman is brother Of General Sherman and
senator Sherman.
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Gsorgia-PsrasoutIon OF a Loyal Editor.

state of George against John E. Hayes editor
and proprietor OF the Savannah Repu6iican,
indicted for iibellng Solomon Cohen, Congress.
man elect, by charging that he was defauleT
as Postmaster to the United states "a rs Government,
The Solicitor-G General, and Messrs. Harden
and Lew were the counsel for the Stato
and the Hon. Fl. s. Fitch, United States
District Attorney, and Messrs. HartEidge, Chris
cited great public attention from the political
issnes involved, the prominence of the parties
and The strong Republicanism of the accused, a
verdict is considered as adversely affecting the
the rights ofall Northern or Union men in this
community. .0uuIG Sod orr. 1L ID -i -
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Total........rIO,6l4,344,464
The running expenses OF the different Works
the interest on their cost were as

The other expenses of the Department, in
Guiding elrepairs and extensions of Works,
the laying OF MAINS etc, makes the total ex.
penditures OF the year S6l6, 7l2'92 The gross
receipts for the year were S670, ,222'l3 leaving a
balance, after deducting expenditures, of
S53 509'21.
At the commencement of the year, !, ,967, ,665
feet of pipe had already been laid. This was
increased during the year by the purchase from
the old Germantown Company of their distribu-
lon, consisting of 1874 1862 feet, and by the laying
of &c. 324 feet, making the total length of mains
at present 2,l5S,S5l feet, or within few feet OF
4O9 miles
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Sniling of the Germania.

NEW YORK, February 2.-The steamer Ger
mania takes out $4,000 and the CITY or Boston
$4,000 in treasure for Europe. I.....
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The CITY WATER DEPARTMENT-THE
OPERATIONS OF THE PAST YRAR.-Yesterday
afternoon we published some extracts from the
annual report of Mr. Henry P. M. Brkinoine,
Chief Engineer OF the Water Department of the
City of Philadelphia. We continue the subject
to-day, giving the statistics which show the
operations of the Department during the year
Just closed.
The operations of the year are embraced in
the following general summary
Income from all sources. ,220'l3
Expenses of ali kinds 27S,lG0I7
Daily average supply of water .. 20 09O 1906
Number of feet of pipe laid..,,,.""..,,. G6,324
Number OF fre-plugs set........"..,,...... Jos
Number OF stops inserted in mains..... 154
Number of new attachments............. 2,l30
(paid from loan ,.......... .........s33s, ,j5375
The number of gallons of water pumped at
each of the different works which supply the
the city is shown by the following tables:-
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Hon. William Millward, Director, furnlshes
Ihe Following statement of Deposits ana Coin
age at the Mint of the United states, during the
month of January, 1867 Oh 9ytn 20 ok,o, -u.
49,. NV .#I.aWtuQd .lt 10 sI eeNee stS5 Sp5i,o
Silver Deposits and Purchases,.'r''''rp ll,197'B
Total Denos,ts oa % So. .. $500 625s
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-18
Bounty! Bounty

SOLDIERS, WIDOWS, 30. interpaicd in
~ the late law equaliEing bonnties. are informed
that the undersigned Ia prepared n attend 10 thai
kind OF usins's with dispatch aud ON reasonable
terms.
Widows, Children or the Parents OfSOldicrs
who died In service of disease or wonndso0ntraeted
o. received in line Of d.ty. will receive the same
amount as would have been paid the soldier him.
self had he served his full term OF enlistment.
ewungJAAE5 A. GAYLORD,
sua & aNF 10 N-N" C4ssm ARnos,