The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-01
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1877.
u,-iinuependence Day is TO be celebrated in
washington on Monday, the 9th of July.
,ordan tornado ad passed over Memphis, Tenn, yes
The latest vote on lay delegation in the
Methodist Church is 40 1856 for, to I3 O24 against
-Grant and johnson will be present to-day at
the commencement of the Georgetown College
= Secretary Rawlins, General Parker, Mayor
bowen, and others win be present at Gettys
burg to-day.
Joshua Rhodes, a conductor, was killed at
heading, ne, Pa, yesterday, by being crushed under
"A report from the Hoosac Tunnel says that
hye men fell down a shaft at the tunnel, and
three were killed.
Bids for stationery for the Revenue, Patent,
and Pension Departments we're opened in Wash
ington yesterday.
Several convicts at Sing Sing revolted yes
Ieroay, y and one OF them was fatally injured. The
An attempt is being made to obtain the re-
tease OF ketchum, the forger, and it is expected
tnaI ms discharge viii be effected.
An attempt was made to assassinate Captain
Geel9n, OF the Albany On. } Police, yesterday,
by placing an explosive missile on his table.
AT meeting of New York Central Railroad
stockholders at Albany, N. Y, yesterday, il was
certificates.
AT a political meeting in Richmond, Va,
yesterday, at which Mr. Van Wyckspolxe, n row
occurred, and the negroes present we're driven
The bids of the Lockwood Manufacturing
Company, of Phila delphia, for envelopes, were
accepted yesterday by the Interior Department
at Washington
1t was announced in Washington that An
drew johnson would be serenaded at his hotel
last night, but the scheme failed, to the disgust
of the assembled reporters.
Secretary Fish, Bishop Steven, Of this city,
and Governor Hoffman, of New York have had
conferred upon them the degree OF Id. d. by
Union College. New York
Parties in Baltimore are endeavoring to pre-
vent the consummatiOn of the one million dollar
loan, by the government of that city, to the
Western Maryland Railroad.
-Four gambling houses ON Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, and their proprietOrs, were
seized yesterday. The proprietors have been
placed under bonds for trial..
-Messrs. X. NJ. Bishop, e. A. Ferguson,
Miller Greenwood, Philip Heidelback, and
William Hooper have been appointed trustees of
the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad.
The Rev. o.. 7. Allen, wife and three chill
dren, and Misses Richter and Reynolds, who have
acted as missionaries in Turkey for the past
fourteen years, arrived in New York yesterday
Foreign Affairs.
LONDON, June 30.-In the House of Commons
iast night Mr.. Moore called attention to the
treatment OF Feniah prisoners, and moved reso-
!utlons that the Government institute public
inquiry INTO the subjects of penal discipline and
the ciasslhcation of prisoners; to inquire how
lar political prisoners should be regarded as a
separate class, and to consider how Tar the
severity OF past punishment may be regarded as
| reasonable ground for favorable consideration
| of their cases. Mr. Moore said he believed
majority of the Jhsh people sympathized with
the Fenians, though unwilling to subvert the
existing Government. and were content to bear
their present ills rather than fly to Others they
knew not of. But no class was contented with
the present state of affairs.
He strongly condemned the harsh treat
ment of the Fenians both before and after
trial, and urged public inquiry.
Mr.. Bruce, Home Secretary, was not prepared
to defend the treatment of Fenians, but said that
in general the law was insufficient to deal with
political prisoners. The statements of cruelty
were, however, exaggerated. At present their
treatment was extremely lenient they were
separated from other prisoners, and were not
compelled to do anything degrading or submit
to humiliation.
Mr. Sullivan defended the conduct of the
present government respecting Fenianism and
accused Mr. Moore of endeavoring to make po-
litical capital by pandering to the passions of
those who have been convicted. He hoped the
time would soon arrive when such discussions
shall cease, and no political prisoners remain in
custody.
On a division, the first part of the resolve was
lost by vote of 81 to III.
Mr. Mcguire said it was impossible to pass
the latter part of the resolve as the former had
| been negatived. He admitted the general SYM
| pathy OF the Irish with Fenianism, but thought
no harm would result if the Government ex-
| tended clcmency and released those prisoners
| still in custody.
The latter part of the resolve was then mega
| tived. )
The Times, commenting on the debate, says
| the main consideration of the government is the
effect which the release of the Fenian prisoners
/ will have. 1t must be remembered that all
those who were guilty in an inferior degree have
| been set free. Only the prime movers or active
| agents remain all of whom have been sem
| fenced to long periods of imprisonment, of
which n small portion only has elapsed. The
misery brought upon individuals and society,
and the check TO the prosperity of Ireland which
| they had caused forbid their release.
If justice requires satisfaction, the men who
| deliberately planned and in some places exc
| cuted murder, cannot be set free while Others
| whose offenses are as nothing in comparison,
| drudge on in slavery. distinction between
| political and other offenses cannot be admitted
| in the case of men who, with insufficient cause
| and no prospect of success, carried out their
| designs with treachery and cruelty. Murder
| was not less murder when accompanied by trea-
| son. There was nothing connected with the
| murders committed or attempted by the tenians
| which should give the perpetrators the dignity
| OF insurgents.
LoNpoN, june 3O.---In the House of Commons
| tonight, the Home Secretary, alluding to the
| demonstrations expected in Ireland on the 18th
| of July, said party PROFESSIONS we're always
| provocative of disturbances and ought to be
| prevented. The Government was determined TO
enforce the law against them, and prevent a
breach of the peace
LONDON, june 30--A. report, which comes
from Brazilian source, states that President
Lopez has offered, through General Mcmahon,
| the American Minister, to surrender his army,
| on condition that he be granted his personal
freedom and be permitted to leave the country
without molestation.
The War in South Ameylca. giS REIMBURSEMENT OF
We are in receipt of advices from Puerto
Platte, >. A., TO the Sth inst. General Luperon,