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DISASTER.
Falling of n church Tower.


The N, Y. Tribune of this morning publishes
the tollowipg:-
About 3'l5 O'Clock yesterday morning. the
tower Of the Methodist church, on the corner of
Washington avenue and Fourth street, Morris
ania sunk with terrible crash to the ground.
The church is u new one, having been dedicated
on the 18th OF last November. 1t was built
of the patent American brick, and imitation
frCe'stone made of the same terial as the
brick. The cost OF building the church was
about S42, 900, the 81 eater part OF which was sub
scribed on the day of dedication, leaving float
ing debt OF $1,000. The tower was about twelve
feet square, and extended from the foundation,
on the northeast corner OF the building, square
until IL reached a short distance above the roof,
about 40 ieet the top OF the spire being 12j feet
from the ground. The tower sunk down in a
mass, only few of the bricks falling the width
OF the street, forcing large crevices in the
adjoining parts of the building, rackng and
breaking the windows near the tower. The
inside of the building is comparatively uuin.
iured. The cause of the accident is variously
attributed; by some to the action of the
frost causing contraction to the build
ing, by others to the soft condi-
ton of the construction materials, the
brick and imitation freestone iu the fall being
broken into small pieces, which are easily
crumb bled with the hand. citizen of the town,
named O'Brien, who happened to be crossing
Fourth street at the time, was struck on the
head by a brick, and knocked lnsensi0le. The
noise Of the crash aroused the residents in the
neighborhood. Had the tower fallen a few
hours later, a terrible loss of life must almost
inevitably have resulted. The damage TO the
building Will not be less than $4,000, and it is
probable that the whole building will have to
be taken down, in which case the loss will reach
$40 600, which will fall entirely on the congre.
cation.
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FlLIBUsTERS.


riously in Jacksonville, Florida:-
FILIBUsTERs.
What visitors were those here? What are they
going to do? Where did they come from, aud
whittier are they going? These are the que5-
tions which have been riie on the street for the
past week.
The occasion was the arrival, very suddenly
and very quietly, OF large number of gentle.
men, evidently OF foreign extraction, foreign
names, foreign language, and foreign manners.
They scattered themselves about town in a
manner 10 attract the least attention, and were
very retcent and very liberal.
The pay before their departure they paid their
bills, leaving the landlords to suppose them
about to take the cars in the evening. Contrary
10 expectation, however, they all renamed
until the next day, when the Henry Burden
steamed up to Dib6le's wharf and took them all
aboard, having previously cleared Tor Nassau,
and steamed away.
Upon hearing of this we Immediately disem-
bodied our devil and sent him in pursuit. He
returned this morning, just as we were going
10 press, with such information as induced us
10 suspend our issue until we could give his
statement TO the public. he states that he
overlook the steamer just as she was crossing
the bar, and Immediately mixed with tue
leaders of The expedition, being himself, OF
course, Invisible, and heard the whole OF their
| plans discussed, but beng an American devil,
| and their conversation in Spanish mostly, he
| could understand but little. The boat, he says,
| after standing out for few hours, made
| bOurs more they were overhauled and joined
| by other steamers similarly fTeighted,
| to which orders were sent TO leave the Bahamas
at least ten leagues to westward, until opposite
| the Crooked Island Passage, then to take that
| passage and make with all despatch for Nue.
vltas, at which place they would receive fur
| ther orders. He further states that there were
| tWenty-seven large steamers, capable of carry
| lug from 800 to 1000 men. He remained in the
| Burden until she entered the harbor of NueVitas
in which were two armed steamers that appeared
| TO be friendly to the expedition. General Con
| zales, who he inferred was to have led the expe-
ditiol and to have met Ut at Huevitas, had been
arrested on his arrival at Havana, for which place
he started week or ten days since, and was
then ipcarcerated in Moro Castle. Not wishing
TO rsksan attack OF yellow fever, to which he is
peculiarly subject, our devil says he lett the
Burden shortly after her arrival in the har Dor,
Our impression is that the smell OF birthstone
IN the powder ito which he had been so accus-
| toned was not as agreeable as 1t might be.
He says there was something said about
"annexatiop, - but 10 what he could not make
out, most likely to Alaska, in order to secure a
supply of ice. OF course we do not guarantee
this statement but give 1t to the public for
| what II is worth.
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GRANT.
COpperhead MtsrepresentatiOns of the
Generals Position.

COpperhead Misrepresentation of the
Generals Position.
The N. Y. TribuneS correspondent al Wash
ington telegraphs:-
notice that some of the Copperhead ne VS.
papers studiously attempt to mlsrepresent the
position OF General Grant, especially In regard
to the Cabinet and his relations with prominent
Republicans. General Grant does not avoid nor
decline interviews with prominent gentlemen
who wish to converse with him on the Cabinet
or any other subject.
He receives ali, seems an Sious to be informed
of various views, to weigh carefully all opinions
advanced, and gives respect to those, especially,
whose position in the party which elected him
entities them to consideration. 1t is well under
stood here that his principal reason for with
holding from all, even from the gentlemen them
selves, the names of those whom he intends to
invite 10 seats in his Cabinet is that 1t is pos
sible that in some of the many interviews he
daily holds something may be said which might
induce him TO change his mind; and his silence
will enable him to do this without giving oteuse
or WoundiDg natural susceptibiitles.
If he should announce the members of
his administration now, he would be
compelled, even II he saw reasons Tor
change, either to break promise after 1t was
given or to retain man in his Cabinet whom
he WAS unwilling TO see there. So far from his
action being offensive-as the enemies of the
General and the Republican party would have
us belIeve-it Is regarded here as coming from
absolute de.icacy towards those most concerned
The General on the Army Bill.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON Feb. 19.-Geperal Grant, in
conversation this morning. said it goes about as
far as he thinks Congress ought 10 60 at present.
He said no enlistments had been made and no
new commissions issued for six or eight
months, and that whether any plan of
reduction became law or not, no increase
in the force would take place, out the present
policy OF decrease by absorption would be con.
tinued during his administration. He hopes by
this process, and by the accepting OF resgna-
lions and ordering discharges, to reduce the
army by the time Congress meets next winter
TO q, 600 infantry and he thinks then, that with
reconstruction practically accomplished, and a
! better state OF affairs in the Indian country,
Congress may take hold of the mrtter and put
| our military service on q strictly peace footing
He is decidedly opposed to any such arb
tra1y and peremptOry reduction as Buffers
proposition contemplated, and his influence
would doubtless secure favorable action from
the Senate upon the Dodge Blaine amendment
or something of a similar character.
The Army bill originally appropriated S43,
| OOOOO0 It is believed the amount is satell
reduced TO about $94, 600, 900.
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-Judge Cad
wRlader-This was the only court In session
to-day; the others, according to the law of our
state and the beautiful custom of the whole
country, being adjourn ed In honor OF the birth
day OF the founder of our great nation.
The business before Judge Cadwalader was
the disposition of the case of the two young
men, Francis E. Dickerson and Charles 2.
Charlton, who have pleaded guilty to the
charges OF the forging and possession OF key
ad pied to the receptacles of mail matter In
the Post Office. His Honor said that they stood
self convicted of one of the most cruel crimes
that 1t was in their power to ,perpetrate, one
that tended to break off most i'm portant busl-
ness communications, to rob the needy, and to
beggsr many who were waiting in distant parts
fer remittanees from friends, children, and
parents. He thought there. were dangerous
confederates behind. who had persuaded them
to the crime, and 1t would have Jared more
easily with them if they had disclosed their
names: but II he erred in that suppositioE and
there really were no other instigators. then so
much the worse was 1t for the prisoners, for
they were in that case the sole movers of the
wicked design. However, they were young
and surrounded by most worthy friends. and
taking these matters into consideration he
would impose a sentence very light when com
pared with the gravity of their offense. He
sentenced them to an imprisonment OF two
years and six months.
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TIE Effects orNeuraIgia,

From the NeaVdrk (N. ~ Courier, FEB. %.
W. j. Bradley, who for some time past has
been in the employ OF j. &. Reading ~ Co.,
spoke dealers of FrenchtoWn, Hunterdon
county, and who acts as agent in buying lum-
ber for the firm, started for the South not long
sin &c, partly in the discharge of his business
enqagene ents and partly to settle up an estate
of his which had been lying for a long time
past in an unsettled condition. Having
arranged matters satisfactorily, he started
Tor Frenchtown, where he arrived on Satur-
day evening, last laboring under =, a
head, brought on by exposure and cold. Ar
irving late in the evening, he had no oppOrtu.
nifty 10 deposit his money, and so placed it in
the bottom of his trunk, in his bedroom, with
the intention OF deposiling it in the bank on
Monday morning. Gradually the neuralgia
pains increased, until Mr.. Bradley was rendered
temporarily insane, and while at the height of
one of these severe spells, on Sunday evening
he took the money from his trunk and threw il
into the stove, in the bedroom, and In an
instant fortune was lost His wife had lust
left the room, and, upon returning, found, to
her astonishment, nothing lett but the enVe.
lopes which contained the precious stuff.
Madame Rumor has her usual number of
stories, and the exact amount is a. yet un~
known. Part OF the money was in greenbacks
and part in United States Government bonds
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favorite experiments was to stick not iron in a
glass toy gun and hold il there until the gun
Cracked-when, prestol the waole mystery was
solved. We took occasion shortly after the pro-
mitigation of his theories, and while he was
still busily engaged in disparaglng the national
ordnance, in the midst Of a great war, TO expose
their islacy at length and 10 particular. The
arguments we then presented have since been
abundantly sustained by experiments conducted
on a very extensive aud practical scale. The
extraordinary gun with the car-wheel section
which MIR. Ward built to show the folly of all
other artillerists, and to sustain his glass-bottle
theories, burst at nearly the frst round with a
decent charge Both the Army and Navy
Departments accordingly very properly
annulled Mr.. Wards contracts. 1t had
been practically demonstrated that his theories
on ordnance we're unsound, and that he could
make no valuable guns. Under the circum-
stances, therefore. we cannot, for our part, see
why Congress should give the gentleman
1926, 900. 1t sets bad precedent. Mr.. Ward
undertook TO deal with practical science,
about which he, as experience has shown, knew
little or nothing, and of course he failed. Hun
dreds OF inventors are doing the same thing
every day, and IL one is rewarded in spite OF
failure, others will claim the same treatment.
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PHIhADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1859

verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the judges
Of election $50 and costs, for damages sus,
tanned Every fair-minded man must regard
this matter as nothing more nor less than an
upiusti6able persecution of loyal men. The
whole course of affairs in the transactions OF
our courts since they have fallen into the hands
OF Democratic politicians, goes TO show that
men must expect nothing less than persecution.
Political speeches, aud appeals to the political
prejudices OF juries have been made time and
again in the courts, and there is less justice and
freedom In Marylan TO day than ever there was
before The people of the State, and OF the whole
patton, should arouse themselves and 90 to
work TO overthrow this miserable condition OF
affairs
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This Afternoons Quotations.
Lucky white Pine Miners,

FT01n Ne San FTdncISco Tunes, Jan. ~.
Five passengers from White Pine arrived in
this city night before last each the fortunate
possessor of about 500, 600, the proceeds OF
their seasons operations in the newly discovered
Slverado. Three of the number had grown
rich by sell ng the proprietOrship, or shares, in
well-known mines, and the two others by SELL
ing and by the proceeds of mines, in which they
still hold considerable interests. OF the two
last mentioned the following story is reiated:-
They served through the war in the same COM
one as captain and the other as prlvate-took
part together in numerous battles, and ESCAPED
unecatbed from the euemy's fire. After being
hono-ably discharged, they came to California,
Pine and became au owner in one of the richest
discoveries made in Treasure Hill. He wrote
TO his former captain to JOIN him, and on the
arrival of his comrade he made over to him one.
hall of his mining property. The two are now
wealthy beyond their most sanguine expecta
tions, and were yesterday pointed out walking
Montgomery street together.
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The Mississippi Commissioners at Wash
InEtOn.

From tee Jackson (AftsS.) Clarion PeJ II,
judges Sharkey and Jeffords, and Governor
Brown, alone of the Missippians, are remaining
in Washington. We have the assurance of
Governor Brown that he will not leave until the
case of our State is decided.
The prospect isInOt wholly discOuraging. The
scheme 10 force the defeated Constitution and
tee, bat has been atttmpted to be galvanized in
the form OF the bill OF which we have had a
report, buiIwhich was recommitted, In lieu of
this measure, it is proposed that General Grant,
Governor. To this we have no objection. He
will have no motive TO deal unIustly with our
people, nor need they fear that he does not com.
prehend the situation. WehaVe ground to hope
spirit.
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BINCKLEY.
A Characteristic letter from the Lawyer
gation.

The following letter is sent us from the Dis
triCt Attorneys office as the copy of letter
written by Mr.. John NJ. Buckley to 5. n. Pike
OF this city, the whisky dealer, and Thomas
Harlapd, Deputy Commissioner Of Internal
Revenues
Personal and Conhdental.1
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2.-Sir:-I address
you a solemn word, man to man and heart to
heart. 1t seems that John D. McHenry tor
charge of perjury. AS soon as / realized that
the upspeakable calamity of Il false conviction
was likely to befail this honest man, stayed
my hand, for it Is better that ten guilty men
should escape than one innocent suffer. But is
he 10 suffer Notwithstanding my forbearance.
Truly indeed Will it then cease to be virtue.
] need not remind you that my last SIX months
opportunities have given me much knowledge,
and knowledge is power, even. against
If you prefer, Mr.. Harland, with some
of your friends, to come forth, from
the rings at large to personally challenge
my resources and my will, be 1t so. The result,
it / live, shall surprise you. Pity would be
olasphemy for men who had ruined an honest
obscure citizen for telling the truth in court
OF Justice at the demand of his country. l hate
ment for anything which has been aimed AT
myself. But in this matter, | declare by the
Lord, | will ayepge every injured hair oil
McHenry's head. If my power be doubted,
events will show in due time whose is the risk.
l think have it in my heart, my head, and my
papers. ! speak in good will.
JOHN M, BINCKLEY.
Thomas Harland, Present.
7. $. This will remain as it Is, profoundly
secret between ourselves, unless | perceive a
failure OF the object OF this communication.
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NORMAN WARD.
The Proposed Donation sr sIsS, 600.

FrOmhe Army and NGUD JotTHa.
We have received the report made by Mr..
ScheEck, OF the House Ordnance Committee, on
the petition OF MIR. Norman Wizard tor relief on
account OF 'the annulment OF contract with
the Navy Department for the manufacture of
semi steel 6O-pounder guns, and on account OF
the annulment OF a contract with the Navy De-
partment and the War Department for l5-inch
and other large guns"
We are not surprised that Mr.. Wizard has made
This petition, but we are surprised to see that
the committee report In favor OF allo wing him
3l26, ,84e'49 in full OF all his claims. IL Ia true
that Mr.. wizard spent and lost great deal of
money in his experiments with guns, as many
other visionary inventors had done before HIM
are still doing, and probably always win do
until wars shall cease. But that Of itself does
not seem to constitute valid claim on the Gov
ernmenJ for relief. The fact is, Mr.. Wizard had
Q certain plausible theory, which he succeeded
in convincing those VINO knew nothing about
10 revOlHtiOniZe the manufacture OF guns and
establlsb 8 new era jn ordnance, ORe nOf ME
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FROM BALTIMORE.
The Day We Celebrate-The Steineeks
Case.


Case.
Special Despotoh to The Evening Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-This is general holi-
day. Business is almost entirely suspended;
public offices are closed, and national flags are
suspended from public places. The military are
out IN full force parading the streets, which are
literally packed, the windows and doors being
crowded with thousands of spectators.
Governor Bowie is present, reviewing the
military.
A long report of surgeons who held post
moriem examination upon Miss Stelneckeis pub
lished, and pronounces sufficient poisonous
matter found in the stomach to cause death.
This is believed to have been given by DR..
Schoeppe.
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An Old Connecticut Landmark Gone
DfciaI Despatoh to The EUe1Itn0 IIsLe Or0ph,

Special Despatch to The BUe'ItIIg Iele graph.
BRIDGEPORT, CT, Feb. 22-One of the old
landmarks of Bridgeport, known as the Frank,
lin House, was burned this morning. 1t con-
tanned several stores, and the upper part was
full OF families. The losses will probably aggre-
gate forty thousand dollars, but are nearly all
covered by insurance in Now York city COM
paniCs,
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MAR YLAWD.
How JustIce is Administered

The Cumberland OiUiItaR OF last week says
that the Circuit Court OF Alleghany county has
been moving along at snails pace, and 6ut
little has been done since our last report. The
new system does not work, and can't be made
TO work. The cases against the Republican
judges of election for having refused to allow
certain parties charged with disloyalty to vote
were taken up, the frst being that OF John l..
Browning Vs, james Friend, Ralph TbayeT, and
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-22

NHw YORK, FeD 22-ArTiVed, steamships Ouba,
from Liverpool. and Allemannia from southampton.
more-Barque PRladn so days from Buenos Ayres
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA ....... FEBRUARY az.
STATE OF THKRMoMETER AT THR EVENING TELp-
GRAPH oFFICE. -
A. M.-,.,,44 II A. M''.''....6Z2 n M'....''''oi
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Schr Caroline Tice, Milvile, Whitsll, Tatum q Co.
ARRIVED THIs MORNING.
Steamship Volunteer: Jones "a hours from New
Br. brig Union tt: Tufts, ls days from Matanzas,
with sugar and GLASSES TO Thos Watson Sons'
Steamer Diamond State, Webb. 10 hours nom
Baltimore. with mdse 70 A. Groves Jr. -. ,.o,,
Baltimore. with mdse. 20 A. Groves, Jr. =, p.,,,
Steamer ]. g, Shriver Riggans. IS hours from bAtu
more with mdse 10 A. Groves Jr
QUICK RUN. -, .s,,,
The schH Gllen HolgAte. Captain eoiulnk a
Sheets reports having M Gde Ia 1s hSas 81 the
ing been only 10 hours from HatterAS A"'o' "
Cspes Of the Delaware.
MEMORANDA.
Chin UUastnoreIsnd Hammond, for PhiiAoeipnia
ssiIaH ,rom at Thomas 6th Inst :, m o.,an va.,o.
neiteSmship roman. Baker. hence ~ Dos'oH So"eer'
day, Yahu Chrystal. Barnes. at Rio Janeiro 2Sth
Yan DTS 70 SAIL 9sth for Philadelphia, .....,. -
Big R Ltayo aayIoth ut which stove In the cabin aad
ship's side and caused her to spring leak. She put
into So Thomas Attn Inst for repairs ana remained
schr Kleotra Bailey Smith, hence ai Barbados Ath
scEr Emilia. for Delaware BreAkwater was load.
~ sqSI 3 %5idsS Robinson. hence for Boston. At
sc6Ts Annie May. Nay. from Portsmouth, ana
dsaRsaAs 81 Holmes H0ae Isth inHI
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Trial for Murder.

ST. LoUIs, Feb, 22.-Beniamin B. Wiley, aud
daughter, nineteen years old, passed through
here on Saturday, en- route to Memphis, Scot
land county, to stand their trial on the charge
OF numbering an infant two years ago, being the
fruit of an incestuous intercourse between the
father and daughter.
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8 ECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Tragedy in Massachusetts
bratiOn in BaltimOre-The
Squatters at Fortress
MOnrOe-Market
Quotations.
Financial and Commercial
Shooting ARRAY In Massachusetts

Special Despatch TO The EOent,I9 Telegraph.
WEsTF1ELD, Mass., Feb. PA terrible shoot
ing airay occurred yesterday at South wick, an
adjoining town. Two cigarmakers attacked a
non'member of the Tobacconists' Union Asso-
citation, and attempted to leave the State to
avoid arrest. One Of them, however, refusing
TO stop, was shot and instantly killed by the
constable. The name of the party killed was
Bell. The excitement over the matter is in
tense. and it is claimed by Bells friends that the
shooting was entirely unjusHdable.