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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-22

ATTEMPTED BURNING OF DwELLLKa-FrvE
PHssoNs BURNT, ONE FArALLY.-About two
O'Clock yesterday morning, Mrs. e. e. Calder,
residing with her father, MIR. e. @. Prince. ut
No. Ann, near Elizabeth. street, was aroused
by light in her chamber, in which she, with
her two children, one an infant four months
old, slept. She immediately jumped up and
discovered that the bed was on fire. burning
from the bottom. She gave the alarm, and
her father and brother, Mr.. j. e. Prince, came
to her assistance. They rescued the children
Hom the flames, which, with some difficulty
and after two beds were burnt we're extin-
guished.
Mrs. Calder, her brother aud father, we're
burnt about she hauds and arms while rescu-
ing the children, both Of whom were severely
burnt One of them, Edwin Charles, about
three years of age,' fingered in excruciatipg
agony until seven O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
when death put an end to his sufferings. at a
late hour last night no hopes Of the recovery
OF the babe were entertained. The injuries
sustained by the others were of o comparative
~ trifing character, and they are now doing
WE'LL
After the flames we're extinguished, and the
children attended to, an examination of the
room was made. A kerosene oil lamp. which
MIR. Prince asserts. positively. at twelve O'Clock
when he retired. blew out and placed upon the
mantslpieoe, was found under the bed. It
was out, having, Of ,urse. been extinguished
with the beds and bedding. The lamp was
touching the washboard Of the house, which
was partially burnt.
The family have no suspicion Of who the in
cendiary was, or what motive prompted him to
this iendish deed. The hend must have gotten
into the house in tho early part Of the night,
when all of the family were in the back portion,
and concealed himself. How he got out is yet
mystery, as there is no trace to show where
he made his egress. Chief Engineer Nathans
will give the matter thorough investigation,
and will do all that can be done to bring the
perpetrator to justice.
Tie shop next door to Mr.. Princes residence,
kept by Mr.. 81. Wohlkn, has, within the last
year, been set on FIRE three times, but the
flames were extinguished before any damage
was done.
Mr.. Prince and family request us to return
their grateful thanks to the neighbors for their
prompt and valuable assistance in their hour
of calamity aud distress. aeta
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-22

CHEAP RAILROAD TRAvELLNa.-H.T T. Peake,
Esq. the General Superintendent of the South
Carolina Railroad, is now issuing Screen Line"
certificates which entitle the bearer to travel
at half fare. once each way, over the follow
ing named railroads: Louisville and Nashville,
Memphis and Louisville, Nashville and North
western, Nashville and Chattanoosa, Western
and Atlantic, Selma, Rome and Dalton, Macon
and Western, Atlantis and West Point, Mont
gomery AMI West Point, Georgia and South
Carolina Railroads.
This is done under an agreement entered
into at the SCREEN Line" Convention, held at
Atlanta in March last, and the s'half fare'' pri-
vliege is extended to all persons travelling
"for the purpose Of soliciting business" The
cost or travelling Is in this way reduced one
halt and our Charleston merchants may now,
without great expense. extend their trips to
all the most important points in the South
west. We are glad to see thus new movement.
It is an indication that our railroads are bent
on giving all the help they can to our people,
who must do their part by working actively to
extend their trade and make known the busi-
ness advantages they are prepared to offer.
FRERDMEN's SAVINGS AND TRUST CoMpAnY.-
AAo AooAA VI OH0CGOI6 OIL Gu6 Cnarl06COn
branch OF this company have recently pur-
chased and ftted up as q regular banking
house No. "a Broad-street. Every facility for
carrying on the business of this branch, which
is in q most prosperous condition, is afforded
by the new arrangements. We learn that there
are fourteen hundred depositors, who have de-
posted one hundred thousand dollars. The
report OF the cashier. Mr.. Nathan Ritter, in
April last, showed that the deposits were $8s.
$40 So; drafts $S1.947 81; amount due deposit
tors sos, ,589 80. h. E. Dereef is Chairman and
F. G. Desverney is Secretary Of the Board.
Deposits made between now and the 10th Of
July VIII draw interest from the list of July
five per cent. interest being allowed upon de-
posits. Deposits of five cents and upwards can
be made, and deposits OF gold or silver will be
returned in gold or silver.
These banks have done much toward maxi
ing the colored people more thrifty, and have
kept thousands from moral and pecuniary ruin
by preventing them from spending their hi ar,l-
earned money in liquor and lotteries, the latter
OF which tends more (after liberty than any
other known cause toward thronging our
streets with idle, worthless negroes.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-22

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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-09
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1851
The Mississippi Valley Commercial Con-
vention is in session at Keokuk, Iowa.
Senator Fessenden will be buried at Port
land, Me-, on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
The fund for the benefit of Mrs. Rawlins
being gotten up in New York, last night
amounted to 1924, 500.
DR.. Samuel ID. Gross, of Philadelphia,
was yesterday elected a member of the Cana
dian Medical Association.
The United States flagship Savannah will
leave Funchal on the 10Th instant, for Anna
polls, at which port she will probably arrive
on the 2Sth inst.
were quietly conducted, and the Republicans
are said to be ahead in the contest for the
Congressional member.
Prince Arthur WILL after his visit to Que
bee, on the 14th inst, visit Montreal, and
unveil the bronze statue of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, which is now being erected.
The late Secretary Rawlins will be buried
to-day in the Congressional burying grounds.
All business will, it is expected be suspended
during the passing of the cortege,
-Four vessels were seized in Richmond
on Monday, and their captains held to ball.
to answer charges of smuggling untaxed to-
bacco, and thus defrauding the revenue.
Colonel Green has made a fight with the
Apaches, In the White Mountains. Five
Indians were killed by Colonel Green's party,
and the rest left without their horses and
mules.
Tho National Union Republican Conven-
tion of Mississippi, yesterday in Convention
at jackson, nominated Judge Lewis Dent for
Governor, and Judge e, Jefferds for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
"A farmer was robbed near Macon, Mo-,
of thirteen thousand dollars on Sunday last.
The notorious Sam Compton was arrested for
the deed, and most of the money recovered
on him.
-Gotthold Pape, druggist of Hoboken,
yesterday poisoned child through careless
ness in mixing prescription. When war
rant was issued for his arrest the careless
apethecary fed, leaving no trace of his
Whereabouts.
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Foreign Affairs.

General Prim will return to Madrid, from
Nichy, on the 18th.
Napoleon was not in Paris yesterday, as
announced, but presided at the Council of
Ministers at st. Cloud.
Sir John Gray, editor of the FreenaaB's
Journal, makes an appeal to the Orangemen
to aid in the settlement of the land question.
The Times is indignant at outrages on
foreigners in China, and hopes that the
English Government, in giving a chance to
the Burlingame mission, is accomplishing
peaceably what it might be compelled to
effect by force.
WAsH1NaToN, Sept S.-Advices from the
Cuban forces have been received in this city
mn to the 2Oth ult. In these letters the friends
III Cuba have accounts of the several engage
ments which recently took place between the
Snoniards and Cubans. The Cubans for some
months have invested the town of Puerto
Principe. On the 18th ult. General PuellC
sent ont a force numbering 700, as a recon
noitrinp party. They we're attacked and de
feated With the loss of almost the entire com
Ioand in casualties, desertion, and prisoners
The town of Puerto Principe is reported de
serted by General Puellos' troops, who afte
The recent engagement retreated to Neuvitas
THESE letters report that General Valma
.oda's forces, which had moved out from La
Tnnas had attacked the Cuban troops VIII
were concentrating near that point unde
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Court. Some were excluded because they were
deserters, whereas they produced regular dis
charge papers from the army. Some of the par
ties excluded had naturalization papers for thir-
teen years A number of those who had papers
dated 1868 were also excluded. In one case
where the witness attempted to vote i'm the Fifth
division of the enth ward, and was refused
because 1t was Democratic ticket, he went
back in the afternoon, and by pastng Repub-
lican heading on the ticket. was accepted
There were thrty-siX of these qualified voters
who were excluded.
Mr.. Sellers next referred to the vote cast
against the respondents upon papers admitted
TO he fraudulent or where the vote was uuon
minors papers when the parties came To the
country when over the age of lS, where there
had been no declaration of intentions There
were 80 of these improper votes.
Mr.. Sellers further complained that there was
Il concerted movement to exclude voters for the
respondents in the first, second, third fourth
and sixth divisions of the First ward: the first
second, and sixth divisions of the Second ward:
the second OF the Seventh ward the sixth divi-
sion of the Eighth ward: the third and fourth of
the Ninth ward the third, fourth fifth. sixth
and eighth of the Tenth ward: the second of the
Fourteenth ward the fifth, eighth, and thir-
teenth of the Fifteenth ward: the first second
fifth and seventh of the Eighteenth ward: first
of the Twentieth ward; third of the Twenty-frst
ward; sixth of the Twenty.second ward. the
sixth, eighth, and ninth of the Twentv-siyth
ward. In all these divisions the officers ,vern
dents If it can be proved that there was a de-
sign to exclude all men of class. there is no
"iree election, and the polls should be stricken
out.
1t will not do to say that the seal of the Sn-
preme Court was forged, or the signature of the
Prothonotary was forged. If these officers
relied upon judicial proceeding, they must
know that in that proceeding but twelve papers
were declared fraudulent, and not another paper
has been declared or intimated to be a forgery
The twelve papers referred to were found upon
Mr.. Devine, who was arrested by Republican
policeman taken before a Republican alderman.
and bailed by n Republican; but Mr.. Devine has
never been produced to show how these papers
got into his possession. But the keynote of
the exclusion of these papers is to be found in
the declaration of the officers in the Fifth divi-
sion of the Tenth ward, that he determined to
give his party the benefit of the doubt" and
thus refuse the papers.
Mr.. Sellers did not conclude his argument
when the Court adjourned.
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THE ELECTION CONTESTS.
The Case for the RespOndents-Mr. Sellers 4



COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Allison, p D.,
and Judges Ludlow, Peirce, and Brewster.-At
the reassemblng of the Court yesterday after
noon, Mr. Sellers opened the argument in
behalf of the incumbents, speaking in substance
as folows;-
He referred to the return on each of the can
didate's vote, and he then called the attention OF
the Court to the fact that the respondents pro-
tested before the examiners to the further con-
tinuauce of the case, because the case was not
determined 'at the next term after the petitions
were fled as provided by the fifth section of the
act OF July ., 1889" Three terms have expired
since the filing of the petition in this case, and
the case has not been determined. The limita-
tions in the statute are mandatory, and this is
the effect of decision Of the supreme Court.
The Court has no jurisdiction If the petition is
not filed within ten days after the election, and
the Court has no Jurisdiction If it is not deter
mined at the next term. This applies to the Dis
trict Attorney and to the Prothonotary of the
Common Pleas. Coming to details, MI, Sellers
claimed that Mr. Sheppard was entitled TO more
votes Than were returned in the Thirteenth diyi-
sion of the Ninth ward, and Mr.. Meloy to
so more votes. He is entitled to 10 more votes
in the Tenth ward. He is entitled to lO more
| votes in the First ward. In regard 10 Mr..
Fletcher he is entitled to more votes in the First
ward The maiorities of the respondents ought
| TO be further increased by adding the votes OF
| those who came to the polls WIN Nisl trlus
| papers and offered to vote for them In eircu-
lar Issued by Justice Read 10 the eieGtlo9 ollcers
4 a doubt is expressed whether the Nisl Prius can
admit an alien to citizenship, IN TINS connec-
| ton Mr. Sellers referred at length to decisions
and quoted the act of Congress OF 1902, thai
every court of record in any individual
State, having common law Jurisdiction, and
seal and clerk, or prothonotary shall b'
considered District Court within the mean
ing of this act" The testimony in regard &
the refusal TO receive naturalization papers wa
quoted at length, including the names OF thos'
who were DISTINGUISHED, although they presented
naturalization papers issued by the pistric
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AVONDALE.
The Mining DIsnster-B BurinI of the Dea,


SCRANTON, Sept S-715 p. M.-The work of
bringing the dead bodies to the surface pro-
ceeded steadily, and sixty have now been raised.
Their funerals will be held tomorrow, from
Avondale. \ despatch has been received from
President Sloan, of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, ordering all
the shops and works of the company to be
closed, and free trains to run to and from Avon
dale and all prominent points on the road.
The stores in Pittston were closed to day, and
a meeting held to raise funds for the relief of
the sufferers. Mayor IIill of this city, will in
the morning issue proclamation ordering places
of business to be closed on the 9th and 10Th
instants. Relief subscriptions have been re-
ceved:-Five thousand dollars from the New
York Board of Brokers; twenty-five hundred
dollars from Hon. Asa Packer; ald five hundred
dollars from Governor Geary.
At eight o'clock 66 bodies had been raised.
Acting Coroner Wadhams will take testimony as
to the cause of the disaster at two P. NJ. on
Saturday, at Plymouth.
8 9o'clock.-All of the siXty-three bodies first
found together are up. A doctor has been called
for to attend the men about to go into parts OF
the mine yet unexplored, in search of men yet
unaccounted for, but there is no response from
the doctors
There is terrible outbreak of grief at this
time from women in the nearest miners houses.
Heaps of coal in the chute and screens are
blazing. Tonight the line of fire extends from
the railroad track to $50 feet up the hill.
9'30 oclock.-SlX bodies have been found to.
gcther in one chamber, making seventy-twC
in all,
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August %, 81 P. m.-Duriug tornado and thuu Ter
storm, wind Sc, went about i've miles from the
east end OF the Island OF Samana tried various means to
the vessel of but without success the brig
had sprung leak and made six OF On the 2ls
cent mate and three men in boat TO the island but they
returned at z. M having Ound inhabitants the
sci continued to take in water and the evening OF the
22d iu 10 the deck leaving without food help OF
kind August %, about r. NJ. seeing harm. brig
cJmnR in our direction We made signals OF Distress and
s she hove up to us lowered boats aud went on
board the brig, which proved to be the Haidee from
Jamaica bound 20 Philadelphia Captain Mcdonald who
kindly consented TO stay TIL next day
Of the cargo OF vessel but the weather the 2ith
being rough and the place dangerous from the number
GETS in the vicinity, he proceeded his voyage and
us to his port OF estimation The following is
list of the Pablo de r. Arrape, Baptisa Guients
Euzio Danriquizar, joaquin Echabe, Jose Cabamas,
Francisco Aldams, Peuro Sabala, Bomtsta Rodriguez,
hHuo Goycolchea, Bantsta Orubes.
MARCOS DE MENDERSONA, Captain
The Seeundo Almirante rated Al at Loyd's, and in
surcd in London.
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General Quesada. The Spanish troops COM
prised the entire strength of General Valma-
seda's force, and were commanded by Valma-
seda in person and consisted of 2500 regulars
and 1900 volunteers With this force General
Quesada was attacked, and, after an engage
ment of four hours, the Spaniards were re-
pulsed with very heavy loss. The Cuban loss
was over 100, while that of Valmaseda was
much larger. Valmaseda retreated to Las
Tunas, and, under the Notifications of that
place. secured the protection of his troops,
the Cubans not being supplied with the artil-
lery necessary TO attack 50 formidable posi-
ton. The Cubans now occupy the entire
Cinco Villas district and the territory of the
Eastern Department commanded by General
Jordan. The Spanish troops and volunteers
occupy the sea-coast towns and coast fortih-
cations. A fight is reported near Puerto
Grand in which the Spanish forces, number
ing over seven hundred men, were defeated
1t is reported that after the first fire the
troops deserted in body to the Cubans, leav-
ing their officers, who we're captured and pa
rolled by General Jordan. Generals Quesada
and Jordan assert their confidence in the re-
suit and their ability to secure Cuban indie
pendence.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-09
Chief Justice of the United
Wilmington Democrntic!

The unofficial returns on Tuesday night show
that the Democrats have elected three of the
city candidates out of four.
The vote foots up as follows:-
Valentine (Republican), for Mayor ......... so
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRITIEs.
Bright, for President City Council. ... 145
McCabe, for City Treasurer. .105
Mccall, for Assessor. Observation-Disclosures. .1O1
The Democrats elect eight Councilmen, two in
the First ward two in the Second ward, one in
the Third ward, two in the Fourth ward, and
one in the Ninth ward.
The Councilmen elected are Messrs. Bright,
Presidents Dillon, Simmons, Quinn, Stilley Fin
negan, McManus, Elliott, Single, Hayes, Pickles.
McIntire, McCloskey, Walter, Foulk, JONES'
Lchtenstein, Gallagher, Phillips, Johnson and
Febiger. .-DelG'oare Gazette, September s.
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RACES.
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, Sept. Q.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, Sept. Q.
PURSE No. 3, Sl0O0-FOr horses that have never
beaten 235. Thirteen Q3) entries.
SAME DAY.
PURSE No. 6, s2500 Free for all horses. Three
8l entries-American Girl, Lady Thorne, and Gold
smiths Maid.
Omnbuses will run every hour from Broad and
Prime Streets commencing at 6 O'clock A. NJ, and
every ten minutes commencing at II O'Clock NJ.
Cars leave the New York Depot, West Phadel-
phia. at l O'Clock p. NJ. each day, via Greenwich
Point Branch, returning at 6 O'Clock
Tickets for sale at principal hotels and at the
once, No. 144 5. FOURTH Street
Horses will be called at o'clock. Trotting COM
mences at 215.
Restaurant on the ground.
Members and subscribers are respectfully re-
quested to waive their privilege. Free list sus-
pended
Ladies not admitted without charge.
Tickets, 81. WILLIAM AMER, President.
r. STEEL. Secretary No. 144 S. FOURTH st. 973t
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.IndIc!nI Order lrom OhIel .In.lIce Chnse on tIl,

judicial Order from Chief Justice Chase on the
TeNus Military Commission.
The following order was issued at Norwich,
Coun.:-
The parties in whose behalf the petition was
made are now on trial before military com
mission at Calvert, Texas, for the alleged mur-
der of DR.. Maxwell in June last.
Er-pGrie Ben. Brown, Eli Wood, John II.
lOlligan, Granville Rose William Andrews, aud
Philip Stonemetz, petition for u hlbeas corpus
ut Chambers before s. Z. Chase, Chief Justice of
the United States, September 6, 1869. Upon
hearing OF the petition in this case, it appearing
counsel for the petitioners, that there is no good
military commission now trying the petitioners
will, if against them or either of them, be car
ried into execution until the questions arising
upon their petition shall have been determined
by the Supreme Court of the United
States, upon hearing of an application
in behalf of E. NJ. Yerger for writ of
habeas corpus with writ OF CertiOrdrj directed
to the Circuit Court of the United States
for the District of Mississippi to be made mt the
session of the Supreme Court Of the United
States in October next, or upon hearing of II
similar application for a hGbedS corpus with a
writ of cejtiordrj directed to the Circuit Court
of the United States for the Western District of
Texas, to be made to the said Supreme Court at
its said October session in behalf of the petit
toner. 1t is, therefore, motion of the counsel
for the petitioner, ordered that further action
upon this petition be postponed until the second
Monday of October next, at Chambers, in vicinity
of Washington, at which day, or earlier, if it be
found needtul this application may be renewed
S. p. CHASE,
Trcti nf tl,n tnI
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Steamship Aries, Wiley, Boston, II. Winsor & Co.
Steamer j. s. Shriver Dennis Baltimore A. Groves Jr
Steamer A. Q. Sinners knox, NewY ork, w p, Clyde Co.
BIZ barque Mexican, Welch, Liverpool, Peter Wright &
Sons
Brig r. p Stewart, Holland Sagua, Geo. O. Carson Il Co.
Schr Hattie Ross, Ulrick Barbados, Warren Il Gregg
Tugs Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, and Chesa.
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