The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-17
Domestic AnnIrs,

Domestic Affairs,
-Gold closed yesterday at 12iX.
The Colored Boys in Blue had torch-light
procession at the capital last night.
Five iron workers were drowned in the Pas
sale river yesterday by the upsettng of a boat.
-Governor Stevenson was elected to the
United States Senate by the Kentucky Legsla-
ture yesterday.
General Chamberlain was married last night
to Miss lngersoll, in Washington. The Pres-
dent was present.
George Dunnng an old employe in the Sub
Treasury, New York, has been arrested charged
with embezzling $4,000
"A meeting Of physicians has been called in
Washington to form medical society, extend
ing equal rights to white and colored practition-
ers
The bill relating to the appellate iurisdic-
uon OF the Supreme Court and the Georgia Re-
construction bill were further discussed in the
Senate yesterday
1t is fully believed in Washington official
circles that the would-be assassns of Officer
Brooks were hired by certain dstillers to mur-
der both him and officer Fulton.
Cinnamon are arriving in great numbers at
Prescott, in Arizona, and Governor Stafford, ap-
pretending trouble, is on his way to Washing
ton to procure an additional military force to
preserve order.
DIR. Oliver agent of an English emigration
society, was shot and killed, ut Charlottesville,
Va yesterday morning, by Mr.. G. g. Ayres
Well-knOwn planter. in consequence of some do
mestc troubles.
The President does not deem it advisable,
for the present, to furnish the correspondence
between the State Departmental and the American
Minister at Madrid relative to Cuba, asked for
in the House by Mr.. Wood.
Half ton of nitro-gycerine exploded at the
Roberts torpedo factory near Titusvtlle, yester-
day afternoon, instantly killing i. III. Brophy,
the agent, and doing considerable damage to the
city, situated Mt least mile Off
-Bushwhackers fred upon and badly wounded
aTevenue officer and United States cavalrymau
us they were searching for Illicit stills in the
mountains on the borders of Tennessee and Vir-
gina, in the early part of the week.
The following were the proceedings in Con-
gress yesterday after the close of our report
In the Senate:-Mr. Sherman introduced bill
creating Bureau of Customs Revenue, and Mr..
Sumner bill declaring that 1.-THE acts of the
several departments shall not be called in ques-
tion by other departments, and defining the
limits of the judicial power. Bills relating to
steamship lines to Europe were introduced by
Messrs. Rice and Ramsey. Adopted. t's
In the House:-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole, and Mr. Mungen, of Ohio,
read n speech advocating the repudiation of the
national debt. When he had concluded he was
replied to, and his position denounced, by
Messrs. Brooks, Cox, and Slocum, of New York;
Randall and Woodward, of Pennsylvania; and
Kerr, of Indiana, who declared that for them
selves and the Democratic party of the country
they utterly disclaimed and opposed rcpuciation
in any form. Their remarks were listened to
with great interest by the Republican members,
and Mr.. Garfield moved that the committee re-
port to the House a resolution declaring the
House, without distinction of party, condemned
all propositions, direct or indirect to repudiate
any portion of the debt of the United States.
The resolution was reported to the House, when
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, moved to lay it upon
the table. On this motion, the only affirmative
vote was Mr.. Jones' and the resolution was
adopted by 1913 yeas to l nay Mr.. Jones being
the negative. Adjourned until Monday
IEoreiRn Affairs.
Gladstone favors the abolition of tests in
English universities.
-Eugene's chamberlain is to meet Pere Hya-
cnthe on his arrival at Havre, and endeayor to
dissuade him from attempting to preach in Paris
Revolutionary appeals were posted in Lisbon
ON Friday night, and several suspected parties
have been arrested A ministerial crisis is looked
for.
The Pope's object in decreeing the dissolu-
ton of the Hcumenical Council in the event o.
his DEATH is to secure the election of an Italian
Cardinal.
An investigation is to be held into the rob-
berry of the Spanish crown jewels. Minister
Figuerola reiterates his charge against eX-Queens
Christina and Isabella.
Count Daru had a conversation with Ma
poleon yesterday relative to his entering the
Cabinet. He will do so if the Orleans princes
are allowed to enter France. The subject o
their Punishment caused scene in the Corp
Legisatif.
The Spanish troops have had to retire from
Mogate, in the Eastern Department, and th
Cubans have received large reinforeements
Vamaseda will resign unless more troops arr
sent him. Sickness in the Spanish forces is in
creasing.