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GRANT, HALLECK, AND THOMAS.
General HnlIeck'a statement-The Order Re-
ltevtnR General Thomas.

lievinR General Thomas.
Major-General Halleck has recently made
several statements TO a reporter of the Louisville
COurier-Journdl, concerning the intended re-
moval of General Thomas prior to the battle OF
Nashville, which conflicts with the statements
of several correspondents of leading Western
papers. General Hallecks military headquarters
are now In Louisville. He said that the dinner
in San Francisco, In which he is said to have
told General Thomas that he withheld an order
from Grant superseding him at Nashville,
was never given, and that the
speech attributed to him was
never made. He has not dined with General
Thomas since they left the West Point Academy.
He said, however, that an order removing Gene
raj Thomas, in favor of General Schoiled was
written and signed by +. ID. Townsend, A.A. g.,
bp order of the Secretary of War He General
Halleck) entered stIong protest, but neither
the responsibility of suspending the order. He.
volunteered to assume the responsibility of de-
tanning the order, and Mr.. Stanton said, laugh
ing. "Well, you will be the only one to suffer.
This responsibility lassed three hours, we find
1t stated that Grant assented to the
after its issuancs" He was induced to
consent, however, by the protestations of
General Halleck, who telegraphed to Grant
at p. NJ, December 8, rs follows:-"O Orders re-
lieving General Thomas had been made out be-
fore his telegram of this Z. M. q o'clock) was
received. III you still wish these orders tele-
EIupneu W NabnVlle, Lney Will De forwarded.
Halleck also telegraphed to Thomas, urging him
to hasten his attack. The following summary
of the case, as he understands ii from General
Halleck's statement, is given by The LouisUille
reporter:-1 General Grant did peremptorily
demand the removal of General Thomas on the
eve of great battle, and the appointment of
General Schofeld in his place. 2. The Presi-
dent and Secretary of War did actually issue
the order as requested by General Grant. 3.
The order so issued was delivered to Gen. Hal
leck, to be telegraphed to Gems. Thomas and
Schofeld 4. That General Halleck, after being
refused authority by the President and Secretary
of War to suspend the order, did SO on his own
responsibility, telegraphing the fact to General
Grant s. General Grant did assent TO such sus-
pension of the order removing General Thomas.
9. The official order of removal was never coun-
termanded or revoked, but was kept kv General
Halleck in his pocket till the battle of Nashville
was fought, when he returned it to Mr.. Stanton
who put 1t in the fire. 2. Although official order
actually issued was thus destroyed, the original
draft, and the telegram on which 1t was based,
are preserved. 8. The removal of General
Thomas on the peremptory demand of General
Grant was prevented by the action of General
Ualleek,
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEaRAPH,l
SATURDAY. Fab 10 1871


There is a fair business doing to-day in loans
but not more than is usual at the end of the
week at this period of the year. A few days
ago the managers of banks, as well as the street
lenders, were considerably exercised in keeping
their funds in motion. There is slight change
in this respect to-day the demand and supply
being more evenly balanced, though there is
ample for all wants. The rates are without
material change, though perhaps shade frmer.
We quote stock loans active, as usual, but
easy at 596 per cent, and AL business paper at
1908 per cent, chiefly at the former figure;
Gold is dull and weak, opening at lSO1s, de-
clining to 1875, and closing at noon at
about 120.
Government bonds are quiet but prices con-
tinue steady.
The stock market opened and continued very
active and prices still further advanced The
main feature, however, was Reading Railroad,
which sold very largely at our quotations. City
loans sold at l001S 09100Ss for the new issues.
sales of Reading Railroad at $4,000. Penn
svlyania Railroad was taken at 571G, slight
decline. Camden and Amboy Railroad sold at
114s/ Lehigh Valley Railroad at 541s, and
philadelphia and Erie Railroad at 297s. 80 was
offered for North Pennsylvania, 35B tor Cata-
wissa preferred, and Az for Northern Central
In Canal stocks there were no sales. 5SA was
bid for Lehigh and 16A for schuylkiii pre-
e'reS Coal, Bank, and Passenger Railway shares
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RAILROAD CASUALTIES IN JERSEY
A Remarkable Case Struck by n Locomotive
and Carried Three Miles ON the COwcatcher-
Two TeRmsters Fatally Injured.

Remarkable Case Struck by n Locomotive
and Carried Three Miles ON the C0wcatcher-
Two TeRmsters Fatally Injured.
Yesterday forenoon one Of the most singular
accidents ever recorded in connection with rail-
roads occurred at Clifton, on the Erie Railway.
The Orange county express dashed by the sta
tion, and laborer who was at work on the
track was struck by the locomotive. 1t was only
when the train arrived at Passaic Bridge, dis
tance of more than three miles, that the body of
the man was found stretched on the cowcatcher.
Death was evidently instantaneous and IL is
certainly very singular that the engineer did not
see the man after he was struck till the train
came to a stand at the place mentioned.
Shortly before 10 o'clock on Thursday night
butcher, named Enoch Bolston and laborer,
named James Costello, were driving a truck
with four mules attached to Communipaw, and
in attempting to cross the Central Railroad
before the arrival of an approaching Newark
train were thrown out and the truck completely
demolished by the locomotive. The men were
injured so severely that Bolston's case defes
medical skill. Costello, who was formerly en-
pioyed on Jersey City ferryboat, is injured in
ternally, besides having several contusions on
MS head. Both men are lying at the Bay Shore
House.
Mr.. Bloomfield and another man. on Thurs
DAY afternoon, while engaged on a trestlework
Ior the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western
railroad, near Rutherford Park, by the breaking
OF rope were precipitated some twenty or
thlrty teet to the ground. Mr.. Bloomfelds leg
was broken and ankle dislocated, while his com
panion was injured internally to degree which
| 1t Is feared will prove fatal.
brakeman, named Michael Mccormick fell
from freight train on Wednesday and was run
over ana instantly killed ON the Erie Railway,
Detween fatcrson and Suffern. His remains,
when lay scattered along the track In horrible
shapes-the mead In one place, legs and arms In
otner places, etc.-were gathered carefully
together, and taken to his home in Chester, for
intermcnt.
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FATAL RENCONTRE.
" "h'" rSses EscnDe .I ~ The Asssssi GU"

A Man has his Abdomen Ripped Open and
D1eB-lfscape OF the Assassin.
Last week, in the Charleston Cotton Press,
murder of an atrocious character was quietly
were cognizant of the fact. There are, or were
at that time some eighteen or twenty white
men working at the press, who were in the habit
of quizzing each other, and of perpetrating at
odd times small practical jokes among them
selves. Upon the day the murder we speak of
was perpetrated there happened to be present
couple of men from another press,
one of whom was named McDon-
nell, q small, ADVANTAGEOUS kind of chap,
who became wrathy at some little pleasantly
attempted upon him by one of the operatives.
His offensive talk and obstreperous conduct
generally became so disagreeable that one of
hauled off and gave him a slap in the face.
Jenny Mcdonnell rushed on Kilburn and they
both had tassle, in the course of which Nc
Donnell managed to insert the blade of a knife
into the abdomen of Kilburn 80 deeply that
the entrails protruded from the wound.
The wounded man was taken to his
boal ding-house on Poplar street, where
he died on Friday last in great agony.
He was buried on Saturday. The par
ties who were aware of the fatal effects of
the row concerned themselves more in hushing
it up than in having the perpetrator of the cow
ardly and atrecious deed brought to justice,
and consequently a knowledge of the affair did
not reach the police. Kilburn Is represented as
having been remarkably quiet, intelligent,
manly sort of fellow, and the witnesses of the
nell. The latter has escaped out of the city, or
else is hid away. He has not been seen at his
usual frequenting places since the day after the
knitting.
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LEGAL IMTHLIIoHNcH.

Supreme Court In Banc-Judxe Read Pre-
siding. Judges Sharswood, Agnew, and Will
liams, a. ~
The court was this morning engaged with miscel-
laneous rules and motions. m. ..
Court of Quarter sessions--Judge Ludlow.
Rrison cases were tried to-day.
Henry Burke was charged with the larceny OF
clothing belonging to William Farrell. The defen-
dant and a man named Martin. both young men,
went to tavern in Flbert street and took separate
rooms for the night The following morning Farrell,
a resident In the house. went down into the ONCE,
and upon returning q few moments afterwards met
Martin geng down stairs. He found his trunk had
been broken open and his clothing stolen and one OF
the rods from defendants bed was found beside the
trunk and likewise Farrell's toothbrush was found
In the defendants room.
But the prisoner himself was still in his room and
none Of the missing clothing discovered In MS
possession. trunk belonging to another boarder
was found in Martins room, broken open, and Mar
tin under pretense that he was going into neigh
boring saloon for few minutes went away for good,
which circumstances seemed TO point to him as the
guilty party. Mr.. Bregy, the prisoners counsel,
argued that this was at most but OF suspicion
ana the jury rendered verdict OF not guilty.
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ANNEKE JAMS.
Statement of the Claims of the Heirs of An
neke Jams TO Trinity Church, New York.

Statement of the Claims of the Heirs of An
neke Jams TO Trinity Church, New York.
From time to time letters are received
making inquiries as to the probA-
bility of the claims of the heirs of
Anneke Jams to the property now in possession
of the corporation of Trinity Church being
allowed or adjusted. The Mayor of New York
has therefore caused the following statement of
the case TO be prepared, showing most eonclu-
siyely that all such claims are entirely visionary
the church property being held under a title
which has been adjudged to be valid by the
highest court in the State-
The claim of the heirs of Anneke Jams Cor
Bogardus), as made In the suit Bogardus VS.
Trinity Church, Sand, Ch. r. 633. was
founded on the following allegations
Anneke Jams, in 1853 was seized of the lands
now in possession of Trinity Church. She de-
vised it to her seven children, and died In that
year. In 1901 some only of the devisees of
Anneke Jams executed deed of transport to
Governor Lovelace. The church entered under
the transport, and held under it as tenant in
common with those of the said devisees that
had not conveyed, or with their descendants.
The complainant, as one of such descendants,
claimed to be entitled to one-fifth of one-sixth
part of the lands as tenant In common with the
church, owner of the other fve-sixths. The
church In that suit put in plea and answer.
The answer denied the material statements OF
the bill. The plea was that Queen Anne, being
in possession and occupation of the lands in
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PhiIadeIphia Trade Report.

SATURDAY, Feb. 12.-The Flour market is steady,
but there s not much activity there being very little
demand, except from the home consumers, who
purchased few hundred barrels, including super
fine at t42b@4o0; extras at t4'62K@47o; Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota exta family at s595'75,
the latter rate for choice; Pennsylvania do. do at
s5@o5O Indiana and Ohio do do. at s525@62o;
and fancy brands at e6T0@7 80 according TO quality.
Rye Flour sells at s4'75 q barrel. Z.
There s but little activity In the Wheat market,
and only small sales OF Pennsylvania red were re-
ported at 81 24@126 Rye may be quoted at CSC. 70
bushel for Western and Pennsylvania Corn is IN
fair request, and prices are steady. Sales Of 5000
bushels new yellow at 87993c. Oats are unchanged;
Small sales OF Western and Pennsylvania at b3@b5c.
5000 bushels Canada Barley sold on private terms.
ctron at $50 % ton.
Seeds-Cloverseed is less active. Small sales at
ss@sI2H. Timothy and Flaxseed are nominal
Whisky is active $40 barrels Western ron-b0uDd
sold at CSC, and 150 barrels woodbound do. at 97c
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THE BOY MURDERERS.
They are Captured South of Plattsburg, Alo.-A
Precious Pair.

The st. Joseph (Mo.) Uaion says:--The Came
ron brothers, who shot down in cold blood, on
Tuesday, Mr.. Harrington, an old citizen of
Andrew county were captured one mile south
OF Plattsburg, Clinton county, yesterday, and
brought to this city and confined in Jail. Their
names are Samuel and Elisha G. Cameron. The
boys were captured on Wednesday evening
about sundown, few miles south of Plattsburg.
Thus two more desperadoes are brought
within the reach of the law Immediately on
learning of their arrival in this city we pro-
eeeded to the jail, and through the courtesy of
Mr.. Andrew Craig, jailor, were allowed to inter-
view the boys in their cells, but from all the
information we obtained from them we might
as well have interviewed Stoughton bottle.
We were first ushered into the room where the
eldest was confined. On either side were two
mattresses on the floor. The one on the left was
occupied by Bud Hundley, who killed young
Borer at Albany, Gentry county, more than a
year ago. On the foot of the other sat young
sam, dressed in pants, shirt, boots, and cap.
lie Is apparently nineteen or twenty years old,
with upper lip fringed with dawning nous
tache, full face, regular features dark hair and
eyes, and is really handsome. He was perfectly
self-possessed, and absolutely refused to give
any information relative to the crime with which
he stands charged.
After much labor and persistent pumping, he
deigned to say that Harrington was not feeding
his hogs when they found him; that he and his
brother left the house to take look at the farm,
and the old man followed them until the diff
Guilty occurred, resulting in his DEATH He also
said that his brother did not come to Clay
county after him, but that he happened TO ''eome
across him" down there, and that he had told
him he had left their stepfathers house without
bringing away his clothes. He (the elder) then
agreed to go with him and visit his mother
whom he had not seen for fourteen months, and
they went. He was respectful but reserved and
we left him.
Thence we went TO the cell of the younger
brother, and stated the case to him, saying that
one side of the case had been published, very
damaging 10 him, and That we were willing to
give him the benefit of his version of the affair
The young reprobate, who is also good looking
] and altogether too shrewd for one OF his years
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MORMONIsM ON LONG ISLAND
The Utah rpet-Bnxgers StumpinR the Island
The Apostles and Saints of the New Greed
Getting their Backs Up. 500


The Apostles and Saints Of the New Greed
Getting their Backs Up. #H'
For some weeks past the citizens of Freeport
and vicinity have been considerably agitated by
series of lectures exposing Mormonism, de-
livered by the Rev. F. w. Ware, and also lee
lures vindicating their principles and practices,
BY Elders Thomas jackson and William w.
Ritter.
The last evening lecture was a repetition of
the Freeport lecture, and was repeated by spe-
cial request. The lectures on both sides have
called out the people in great numbers, those
against Aormonism being held In the churches
and the lecture in yindication of that peculiar
institution in the dancing hall at the hotel In
Freeport. Mr.. Ware very ably reviewed the
course of the Latter Day Saints from the first
organization of that Church: exposed the crimi-
nality of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young;
charged them with throwing aside the Bible,
and substituting the Book of Mormon; with
believing that God is man, and the Holy
Ghost kind of electricity; with teaching that
there is female god and that women have no
souls, but enter heaven as a companion or man.
that there are two kinds of marriages, one for
life only, which does not unite the persons IN
the other world, and the other for life and eter-
nifty, which Is respected in heaven, and that
Brigham Youngs agent has power to make these
eternal marriages.
Mr.. Hyatt, a a6acksliding Mormon, at his lee
ture made some grave charges against the Utah
saints In connection with Mountain meadow
massacre. During the entire lecture Mormon
delegation were present and were greatly excited
at the charges, and often interrupted the
speakers, denying all the allegations, and offered
to prove to the contrary.
On Thursday evening, at the Mormon gather
ing, the hall was filed with o large number of
the new converts to Mormonism, and In addition
many of the first citizens of Freeport. Elder
Thomas jackson, In vindicating polygamy,
claimed that the present condition of society
demanded that this doctrine should be practlsed
by q large number or else in short time society
would be entirely corrupt. BE stated that In
New YORK city there were thirty thousand more
manageable females than males; that in New
England there were three ladies who have
arrived at an age suitable for entering the
married state, and yet single, TO one marriage
able man. He claimed that in Salt Lake City,
with 1000 Inhabitants, there was not single
prosutnte; that in New York city, where this
peculiar Institution was condemned, and within
the hearing of 500 church bells, could be found
~, 1000 young women who lived by prostituting
themselves. t
The speaker said that the large preponderanct
OF females In our country made life of toll ol
OF shame necessary for them unless polygamy
Is practised. This speaker was very violen
against those who opposed Mormonism, anC
especially against Mr.. Ware. w. w Ritter fol
lowed In more liberal spirit and evidently
made better effect on the audience
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The Anti Prohibition League-Land
Grants-Rank in the Navy
Military officers Ordered to
the Frontiers - To. t 1
days Gable Quo
tations.
Financial and Commercial
q ItftU.rr1 ff- .nn .r.s .nn .ilI...I| 3. t..
ETC., Etc.s Etc.. Etc.. Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
PnYmnater Irving.


Special Despatch 10 The Erepino Telegraph. I o..
WAsHlNeroE, Feb. 12.--The President having
approved the report of the Examining Board in
the case of Paymaster Washington Irving,
United States Navy, yesterday, he was wholly
retired by Secretary Robson from the service
with one years pay. i Nt.n
q . r Rank In the Navy. IHl' ol aV
The Civil Engineers of the various Navy Yards
have forwarded TO the Secretary of the Navy
petitions and recommendations, asking for rank
and precedence in the navy. Secretary Robson
has forwarded them to Mr.. Scofeld, Chairman
of the Naval Committee, which committee has
the subject of naval rank under consideration
The Ice Supply.
As the open winter has provided but q limited
supply of ice, orders have been given by the
naval authorities here to the commandant of
the Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard, to procure
q full supply for the Government ice-houses at
that place, as that station will be used during
the coming summer by the naval patients, as,
also, for the rendezvous for naval vessels from
the West Indies. -. tra ..r
t.s... . Ordered TO Service. H. .r. ID .
The army officers who have during and since
the war been industriously and elegantly signing
their names TO official documents In the War De-
partment are utteriDg hideous outcries at the
idea of their being disrobed of their purple and
being invited to experience little genuine army
life out on the frontier, under the new army
order. They do not consider that it is right er
proper for them TO again mix with the common
army horde 10 whom they have issued orders
from the War Department whenever a new freak
took them, but the order is imperative and will
only perhaps except very few cases where
there is great favoritism at the throne.
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FROM THE WEST.
The An.i-prohibition League.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE Anti-Prohibition
League had a fine meeting at Masonic Hall
tonight, at which able speeches were made by
two prominent citizens. The Protectionists
hold forth tomorrow night. These meetings
are creating much interest on the tariff question,
and people of all classes attend them.
Springs Hotel and store at Golden, Illinois,
was burned last night. Loss, $50, 600. Insur-
ance, $4,000.
Holding OF Land Grants.
MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. 1.-THE ruling of the
Secretary of the Interior that all land grants to
railroads must be located on air lines unless
natural barriers intervene, has changed the
Northern Pacific Railroad programme materially,
and orders have gone forward to stop all sur
yeys for the present
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lite ally bubbled over with insolence, saying he
had given the Plattsburg editor report of the
affair, and II we wanted anything we could tele-
Graph, there was a railroad leading down
there. Our persuasive arts and patience were
sron exhausted, and we left the cell under the
Impression that the juvenile was shrewd
ei ough and wicked enough to be guilty of any
thinU
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Holding OF Land Grauts
FROM EUROPE.
Last Nights Quotations.

By the Anglo-Ameriean Coble.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 11-Evening.-Cotto closed
steady and unchanged Sales to-day 10000
bales, including 2000 for speculation and export.
Bacon dull. Lard fiat. Pork fiat.
This NorninH's Quotafions.
PARIS, Feb 12.-The Bourse opened quiet.
Rentes, T3f. 30c.
ANTWERP, Feb n.-Petroleum opened nrm at
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san francisco merchants organized last
week the California Association for the restora-
tion of American shipping interests, and also
adopted resolutions declaring that they endorsed
the sentiments expressed in the document re-
eeived from New York
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--Daviess county produces more tobacco than
any other county in Kentucky. Its yield last
year was 6298, ESQ pounds.
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were neglected, the only sales being in Farm RS
and Mechanics Bank at 110. n .a
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 s. Third street.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Nelus see Inside Pages.

New YORK, Feb 12.-Arr1ved, steamships West
phaa, from Hamburg; City OF Mexico, from Havana I;
and Java, from Liverpool.
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CLEARED THIS MORNING. : i,
I'D hunter, Harding, Providence, ID. b.

schr Chas f. Jackson, Cullen, Cambridge, Day, Hud-
schr John stroup, Crawford, Cambridgeport do.
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PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. FEBRUARY Il

OFFICE.
IA. M.......43I II A. M.......4s 2 p. M..."...49