The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-28
CLIPPINGS.
Items of News from Our Exchanges.

A CoNFEssIoN.-Pedro, q Spauiard now in
the Parish Prison, one of the men who was hired
to and did assassinate sailor named Ambrosio
and, after stabbing him half-a-dozen times, threw
him into the river, Just now makes voluntary
confession to the Attorney-General of one more
of his crimes-Of how he assisted to set fire to
store near the levee for pay. His employer hav
ing failed to liquidate his promises Is now ex-
posed by the man who, for paltry sum, would
deliberately destroy property by the torch, and
endanger the lives of hundreds of citizens
Pedro's blood mOney-was given in the shape of
q note of hand for $500; but when Pedro's attor-
ney presented the note for payment he was met
by fiat refusal. On the spur of this, the accused
sent for the Attorney-General and delivered him
self of the confession as aforesaid.-Neto Orleans
Republican.
DETERMINED TO voTE-In Boston, on Thurs
day, while the inspectors in Ward Six were re-
posing after the fatigue of counting about a
hundred and fifty votes-mostly in favor of the
annexation of Dorchester-and while the audi
ence consisted of two policemen, one venerable
citizen, and small boy, Miss Lizzie Harrison
entered the room and requested that her name
be placed on the check list. She was politely
informed that that process was the special func-
tion of the city clerk, and that the warden and
inspectors had no power in the matter. She
then demanded the right to vote. The warden
told her that could not be done. Miss Harrison
then declared her right to vote, and without
excitement of manner threw ballot on top of
one of the boxes and departed.
THE UNITED STATES AND DENMARK.-Gene-
raj Raasloff speaks of his mission to the United
States, the differences between the late Presi-
dent and Congress, and adds
'In no part of the United States have found
a want of friendship for Denmark, and many
calm and impartial persons have expressed to
me sincere regret at the delay in ratitying the
treaty for the sale of st. Thomas. 1t must not
be left out of view that the treaty has not been
rejected; the ratification has been only adj
journed, and this adjournment is due to the atti-
tude taken by number of wise statesmen, the
most remarkable of whom is my friend the Hon.
Charles Sumner, one of the most able and ex-
perienced statesmen of our epoch, who has,
during many years, been the leader of the Senate
in all that concerns foreign affairs, and who
never loses sight of the regard and considera-
tion due by one power to friendly nation"
A FUNNY AFFAR-A funny little affair
occurred in Paris on Corpus Christi day at the
Church of the Madeleine. The clergy In their
most gorgeous vestments, followed by young
girls in white were moving in process
sion around the building under the pill
lars outside. when, at the moment the
was observed to remain standing with his hat
on. Several persons near him requested him to
behave with decorum or leave the place, but he
broke out in an insulGng TRADE against religion
priests, and devOtees, calling the latter fools
and idiots. At this, individual who had
hitherto said nothing, but who now appeared
unable to restrain his Indignation stepped for
ward and struck the disturbera blow in the face
The police interfered and took both men before
the Commissary of Police, when it was disco
verd that the champion of the Holy Sacrament
was not a Catholic but jew. He had been
present only as q spectator, and said he had
been dsgusted with the insolence of the brawler,
and as he knew that Christians are forbidden by
their religious laws to ayehge injuries, he had
interfered in their behalf. When Jews getfo
fighting for the Sacraments, the millennium may
be at our doors:
General Hancock came to being defeated by
Grant on the Presidential course Is thus related
| in New York letter to the Chicago Jourrdl:-
| The Pennsylvania Democracy are beginning to
| talk of General Hancock as their candidate at
| the next Gubernatorial Convention. So far as
| can learn, he can have the nomination If he will
| accept of 1t. But do you remember he wrote a
private letter (Which was afterwards publlshed)
| to one of the delegates of the Tammany Ma
/ tional Convention, last July, wherein he gave
instruction to have the second place on the
/ ticket declined, in case the first was withheld
Had it not been for this-a fact not generally
| known-Hancock would have been assigned
| to the place given Blair. Neither has the
! country ever known how Hancock came nearly
| being nominated for the first place on the
| ticket The programme was all arranged. The
| vote for him steadily increased on every sue
/ ceeding ballot and he would have been the
| nominee in fifteen minutes later, had the con-
vention not suddenly adjourned one afternoon.
So confident were his friends In Washington
| that he was to be nominated that afternoon
| that, after o'clock, they hastily extemporized
| the necessary arrangements for giving him a
| rousing serenade. Fifteen minutes before the
| convention adjourned despatch was sent TO
| General Hancock through the Franklin Line, by
| one of his friends--a delegate--which read In
| this wise:-''You are the man, sure. In two
| more ballots you will certainly be nominated" 7"
| After enjoying the pleasant emotions excited by
pernsing this telegram, Seymour's subsequent
| Nomination must have been decided damper
' TO the Generals spirits.