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Foreign Affairs.

Further agrarian outrages are reported
in Ireland.
The steamship City of Brussels has ar
rived at Liverpool.
The new Austrian Ministry only hold
Office temporarily.
Publication of Napoleons pIebiScitsGm
proclamation will be commenced to-day.
The Senatus Consultum, voted by the
Senate, was presented to Napoleon yesterday.
An American ship name unknown, was
burned at sea on December 2S. Not one of
her crew was saved.
There was labor demonstration at Cadiz
on Wednesday, but the military soon sup
pressed it, killing one man and wounding
several others in the process.
1t is stated that Daru and Buffet left the
French ministry because they received let
ter from the Duke d'Aumale telling them to
do so or else the Orleanists might vote for the
q)LebiScitun
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NOTICE TO CONTRACT
The Western Maryland Railroad Company having
secured the aid OF the city OF Baltimore, will soon
be in funds sufficient to complete the road from
Pipe Creek Bridge to Hagerstown, and will receive
Proposals until 9th April for all the unfinished Gra-
ding and Bird gng on the uncompleted section, the
work on which has been suspended for year.
Payments made In cash for all work DONE
The work ON differentiation, Masonry, and Super
structure OF Bridges VIII amount TO about 5000 900.
For all information as to the present condition OF
the work to be done, apply to
w. BOLLMAN, President,
s2s6w No. "a N. HOLIDAY Street.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Br. ship j. G. BOYnton, Waycott, Hamburg, L. Wes-
tergaard & Co.
Steamship Fanta, Freeman, New York, John F. OH.
Steamer f. Franklin, Pierson, Baltimore, A.
Groves, Jr.
Brig II. Houston, French, Caibarien, ,Snuder&Adams.
Schr Nellie Starr Poland, Cardenas Warren& Gregg.
Schr Ellen Holgate, Golding, Newbern, N. c., Chas
Haslam Co.
schr Annie S. Gaskill, Gaskill, Wilmington, N. c.,
Chas. Haslam.
Schr L. S. Levering, Corson, Wilmington, Del, Cap
tain.
Schr Adde Murchie, Murchie, Salem, John Rommel
Jr. X Bro.
Schr j. S. Weldon, Crowell, Providence, do.
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Correspondence Of The Eusning Telegraph.
EASTON Il McMAHON'S BULLET

EASTON & McMAHON'S BULLETIN.
NEW YORK OFFICE, April 21.--Six barges leave
in tow tonight for Baltimore, light.
Harvest Queen, with grain for New Brunswick.
N. Hart, with grain, for Philadelphia.
James Hand, with empty barrels, 1or Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFICE, April 2l.-The follow
ing barges leave in tow tonight, eastward
IL. COntant, r. II. lockwood, F. Bachelor, W. J.
Dunlap, Almra Jane, M. B. Richardson, and +. E.
Baobett, all with coal for New York.
c. II. Gage and Great Eastern, with coal, for
BridgetOn.
PHILADELPHIA BRANCH OFFICE, April 22.-Barge
Rose Ann, with phosphate for Baltimore, left last
evening. LS.C.
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY,

Steamer M. Massey, Smith, "a hours from New
York, with mdse. to w. NJ. Baird & Co.
Brig Centaur, Moore, 81 days from ,Cienfuegos,
with sugar to S. & w. Welsh-vessel to Warren &
Gregg.
Schr Ellen Perkins, Perkins, arrived on Wednes-
day from Cardenas, is consigned TO Harris, Heyl Il
Co.-not as before.
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PRICE OF PASSAGE
= S0'1 10 BRksT Or HAvRE.
First Cabin &IA0 Sacopd n.hI.

trnt OaDn .$l40 SECOND Cabin. ass
TO PARIS,
(Including railway tickets, furnished boardJ
First Cabin ;$l45 Second Cabin. ssI
These steamers do not carry steeraRe psssenpera
Medical attendance free of charge.
American travellers going to returning from these,
hnent OF Eurepe by taking the OF neayoi
unnecessary risks from transit BY English rawayssaA
penSe GHORGE MAOKEN2IE, AGENT.
No. So BROADWAY, New York
For passage in Philadelphia, apply at Adams EIpre.
Company, to h L. LEAE -
1878 No 800 OHESNUT Straat
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JUHN EChSIEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
N OMAN CE

A N RDIN ANCE
"A 10 Authorize Loan for the Erection of O
Bridge across the River Schuylkill at Fair
mount.
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils
of the city of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
Mayor of Philadelphia be and he is hereby au
thorized to borrow, at not less than par, on the
credit of the city corporation, from time to
time, such sums of money as may be necessary
to pay for the construction and erection of a
bridge over the river Schuylkill at Fairmount
not exceeding in the whole the sum of seven
hundred thousand dollars, for which interest
not to exceed the rate of six per cent. per an
mum shall be paid half-yearlv, on the first days
of January and July, at the Office of the City
Treasurer.
The principal of said loan shall be payable
and paid at the expiration of thirty years from
the date of the same, and not before, without
the consent of the holders thereof; and certi6-
Gates therefor, in the usual form of certificates
OF city loan, shall be Issued in such amounts as
the lenders may require but not for any frac-
tional part of one hundred dollars, or, If re-
quired in amounts of five hundred or one thou
sand dollars; and it shall be expressed in said
certificates that the said loan therein mentioned,
and the interest thereof, are payable free from
all taxes.
Section g. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof there shall be, by force of this
ordinance annually appropriated, out of the
income of the corporate estates and from the
sum raised by taxation, sum sufficient to pay
the interest on said certificates; and the fur
ther sum of three-tenths of one per centum on
the par value of such certificates so issued
shall be appropriated quarterly out of said in
come and taxes to q sinking fund, which fund
and its accumulations are hereby especially
pledged for the redemption and payment of said
certificates,
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OITY ORDINANCES.
COMMON COUNCIL OF PHILADEL-
~ PHIA.
CLERKS OPYrcp,
PHIApRLpHIA, March Is, 1870.

PHILADELPHIA, March %, 1870.
In accordance with resolution adopted by
the Common Council of the City of Philadel-
phia on Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of
March, 1870, the annexed bill, entitled IAN
Ordinance to authorize loan for the erection
of bridge across the river Schuylkill at Fair
mount" is hereby published for public infor-
nation.
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
Cllarlr nf Nornn,or, (iouuoil
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.. ROOFINOs
ID E A D RO OF 1 N G.
III This Roofing is adapted to all buildings 1t can be
~pp STEEP OR FLAT ROOFS
at onehah the expense OF tin. 1t is readily put old
Shnge Roofs without removing the shingles thus avoid
ing the damaging of ceilings and furniture while under
PREsEkVE HOGR Tim ROOTS WITH WELToN
ELASTIC PAINT
always prepared TO Repair and Paint Roofa At sho
notice. Also PAINT FOR SALE by the barre or gallon
'no O'S' anu 'A'@peA' ~ 'no nAfA'w W. A. wELToN,
ais No. I'll N. NINTH Street above oOateA
4 AND ROOFFRs-RoofsI Yes, yes. livery sixs and
Kind, old or new AZ No S1s N THTRb Street the xME
RIOAN CONCRETE PAINT AND ROOF OOMPANY
selling their celebrated paint for Tin ROOFS and
for preserving all wood and metas Also, their solid oon
peI roof covernR the best offered the public with
Brushes cans buckets eto, the work. Antvernin.
Fire. and Waterproof; Light Tight, Durable No crack
Ing, peAns shnking No paper gravel OF heat Coed
supplied Care, promptneas esrtAintsi ons prissi
GALL Hxaminel Jud9el -. ..--....
13btf JOSEPH LEEDS. PrinoipaE
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JOHN ECKsTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.

AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A LOAN
"A FOR THE BUILDING OF A BRIDGE
OVER THE RIVER SCHUYLKILL AT SOUTH
STREET, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That
the Mayor of Philadelphia be and he is hereby
authorized to borrow, at not less than par, on
the credit of the city, from time to tlme one
million five hundred thousand dollars, to be ap-
piled as follows, viz.:-First For the building
of bridge over the River Schuylkill at South
street, eight hundred thousand dollars. Second.
For the payment of ground rents and mort
cages, seven hundred thousand dollars, for
which interest not to exceed the rate of six
per cent. per annum shall be paid hal
yearly on the first days of January and
July, at the office of the City Treasurer.
The principal of the said loan shall
be payable and paid at the expiration of thirty
without the consent of the holders thereof; aud
the certificates therefor, in the usual form of the
certificates of the City Loan, shall be issued in
such amounts as the lenders may require, but
not for any fractional part of one hundred or
one thousand dollars; and 1t shall be expressed in
said certificates that the loan therein mentioned
and the interest thereof, are payable free from all
taxes.
Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof, there shall be, by force of
this ordinance, annually appropriated out of
the income of the corporate estates and from
the sum raised by taxation q sum sufficient to
pay the interest on said certificates; and the
further sum of three-tenths of one per centum
on the par value of such certificates so issued
shall be appropriated quarterly out of said in
come and taxes to a sinking fund, which fund
and its accumulations are hereby especially
pledged for the redemption and payment of said
certificates.
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REsoLUTIoN TO PUBLISH LOAN

II BILL.
Resolved That the Clerk of Common Council
be authorized to publish in two daily news
papers of this city, daily for four weeks, the
ordinance presented to Common Council on
Thursday, February 8, 1870, entitled "An ordi-
nance to create loan for the building of o
bridge over the river Schuylkill, at South street.
and for the payment of ground-rents and mort
cages" And the said Clerk, at the stated meet
ing of Councils after said publication, shall pre-
sent to this Council one of each of said news
papers for every day in which the same shall
have been made. 32524t
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COMMON COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA.
~ --------- CIERK'S ORFICE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. f. 1870
In accordance with Resolution adopted by
the Common Council of the City of Philadel-
phia, on Thursday, the third day of February,
1870, the annexed bill, entitled
"AN ORDINANCE
To create loan for the building of bridge
over the River schuylkill, at South street,
and for the payment of ground rents and
mortgages" is hereby published for public in
formation.
JOHN ECKSTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council
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EsoLUTIoN TO PUBLISH A LOAN

Resolved That the Clerk of Common Coun-
Gil be authorized to publish in two daily news
papers of this city, daily for two weeks, the
ordinance presented to the Common Council on
Thursday, March "a, 1870, entitled IAN ordi-
nance to authorize loan for the erection of
bridge across the river Schuylkill at Fair
mount" And the said clerk, at the stated meet
ing of Councils, after the expiration of four
weeks from the first day of said publication,
shall present to this Council one of each of
said newspapers for every day in which the
same shall be made. 326 24t
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

LONDON, April 2O.-A lightship has been stationed
at a point 40 miles SW. II w. from Lands End. She
will show black cone at the masthead during the
day. and globulaT light at night, and during fogs
bell on board will be rung, and guns fired every ff
teen minutes This lightship will add greatly to the
safety Of vessels passing through either channel
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3 T. M. when took the silverware and went up
TO Mr. Rofs; / returned home about O'Clock;
the children were up; we all slept in the front
the back room, and sometimes the children
lay on 1t there; most OF the silverware we had
was given us by my father; some was ours
sell the silverware; when / returned from down
town in the evening found the house dark; lit
candle and saw our oldest child lying dead upon the
1oor OF the bedroom; our little boy was lying with
his head in the drinking-water bucket; | at once
went into the yard and saw my wife at the well; !
went to her; she told me what she had done;
asked her to come into the house; laid the chill
dren on the bed and asked my wife how she could
do so we then rubbed them and tried to bring them
to life; when they could not be brought
alive my wife said we had better fol-
low the children, and drown ourselves
in the well thought we should do so, for could
not think of going to the police court and telling
my wife had drowned our children; we agreed to
Kill ourselves and shook hands and walked to the
well, climbed over the curb and together jumped in.
The well is 81 inches in diameter 16 feet in depth,
with 20 inches of water in it, walled up with rock.
Surrounding the well is a curb feet square, feet
high; across the centre Is the windlass upon which
was the rope bucket, and chain.) When we got
down into the well my wife held her head under
the water and died; tried to put my head under,
but could not get it down deep enough; the water
choked me l raised up and found my wife was dead
] changed my mind, and concluded to shoot my
self; climbed up out of the wen, and went into
the house to shoot myself; when saw my two little
children lying there dead, thought could not do
IL; / had singe-barrelled gun, but was too weak
to get IL down from over the door and load it, had
powder, shot, and caps in the house; then thought
would go to my friend, Mr.. Rolfs, and tell him
what had happened; did so, and asked him not to
tell of this bad business until Sunday morning;
intended to kill myself before morning, and l did
not think Mr. Rolls could stop me went back to
the house and got my wife out Of the WELL and
after was taken in custody and brought here ito
the jaiD."
The coroner's jury returned verdict in accord.
ance with this statement, and Keng was held to
answer the charge of being accessory to his wife's
death.
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AN EDITOR PLAYS BASE BALL.

The delightful and tender game of base
ball having broken out with fresh virulence
this season, the following sketch is in or
der
The doctor said we needed exercise Doc
tor knows. He told us to Join base ball:
we joined. Bought book of instructions,
and for five days studied it wisely if not too
well. Then we bought sugar-scoop cap, a
red belt, a green shirt, yellow trowsers,
pumpkin-colored shoes, paper collar, and
purple necktie, and, with lot of other dele
gates, moved gently to the ground.
There were two mines. These mines were
antagonists. The ball is pretty little drop
of softness, size of a goose-egg, and FIVE
degrees harder than rock. The two mines
play against each other. 1t is quiet game,
much like chess, only little more chase than
chess.
There was an umpire. His position was
hard one. He sits on a box, and yells ''foul. "
His duty is severe.
1 took the bat. 1t is murderous play
thing, descended from Pocahontas to the head
of John Smith. The man in front of me was
pitcher. He was nice pitcher, but he
sent the balls hot. The man behind me was
a catcher. He caught it, too
Umpire said 'play." 1t is the most radical
play know of, this baseball. Saving cord
wood is moonlight rambles beside baseball
DO tne plIcnef sent pail towards me. 1t
looked pretty coming, so | let it come. Then
he sent another. bit it with the club, and
hove it gently upward. Then l started to
walk TO the first base. The ball hit in the
pitchers hands, and somebody said he caught
a fly. Alas, poor fly i walked leisurely
towards the base. Another man took the bat.
! turned to see how he was making it, and a
mule kicked me on the cheek The man said
1t was the ball. 1t felt like mule, and re-
posed on the grass. The ball went on
Pretty soon there were two more flies, aud
three of as flew out. Then the other nine
came in, and us nine went out. This was
better. Just as i was standing on my dignity
in the left field, hot ball, as they call it,
came skyrocketing towards me. My captain
yelled, "take it :"
hastened gently forward to where the ball
was aiming to descend. / have a good eye
to measure distances, and l saw at glance
where the little erolite was to light. l put
mp my hands. How sweetly the ball de
seended Everybody looked / felt some
thing warm in my eye. Muffin !" yelled
ninety fellows: ''Muffin be d-d lis
cannon ball !" For three days I've had two
pounds of raw beef on that eye, and yet i
paineth
Then / wanted to go home, bat my gentle
captain said may" SO nsyed and stayed
Pretty soon it was my st71ke. ''To bat =
yelled the umpire. weDl, but not all serene
as was my wont. The pitcher sent in on
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hiphigh. 1t struck me in the gullet "Foul,
yelled the umpire. He sent in the ball again.
This time / took il square and sent IL down
the right field, through parlor window,
kerosene lamp, aud rip mp against the head
of an infant who was quietly taking its-nap
in his or its mothers arms. Then I sluug
the bat and meandered forth to the first base.
/ heard high words and looked. When 1
sung the bat, had with it broken the jaw of
the umpire and was fined ten cents.
The game went on. L liked it, II is so
much fun to run from base to base just in
time to be put out, or to chase ball three
fourths of mile down hill, while all the
spectators yell Muffin" ego it," "home
rum" Ego round again!" or ''go round a
dozen timesl" Base ball is a sweet little
game. When it came my turn to bat again
1 noticed everybody move back about ten
rods The new umpire retreated twelve rods
He was timid. The pitcher sent em in hot
Hot balls in time of war are good. But
don't like 'em too hot for fun. After while
l got fair clip at it, and you bet it went cut
ting the daisies down the right field. A fat
man and dog sat in the shade of an oak, en-
ioying the game. The ball broke one leg of
the dog, and landed, like runaway engine,
in the corporosity of the fat man. He was
taken home to die.
Then went on double-quick to the field,
and tried to stop hot ball. 1t came toward
me from the bat at the rate of nine miles a
minute. l put mp my hands-the ball went
sweetly singing on its way, with all the skin
from my palms with it.
More raw beef.
That was an eventful chap who first in
vented base ball. It's such fun. I've played
five games, and this is the result
Twenty-seven dollars paid out for things.
One buDged eye-badly bunged.
One broken little finger.
One bump on the head.
Nineteen lame backs.
A sore jaw.
One thumb dislocated.
Three sprained ankles.
Five swelled legs.
One dislocated shoulder, from trying to
throw the ball a thousand yards.
Two hands raw from tryingto stop hot balls.
A lump the size of a hornets nest on left
hip, we'll back
nose sweetly jammed, and five uniforms
spoiled from rolling in the dirt at the bases.
have played two weeks, and don't think
like the game. I've looked over the scorers
book, and find that I've broken several bats,
made one tally, broken one umpire's jaw,
broken ten windows in adjoining houses,
| killed baby, broke the leg of dog, NOR
tally injured the bread basket of q spectator,
! knocked five other players out of time by
singing my bat, and knocked the waterfall
from school-marm who was standing twenty
rods from the field quiet looker-on.
I've used up fifteen bottles of arnica lini-
ment, five bottles of lotions, half raw beef,
and am so full of pain that it seems as if my
limbs were but broken bats, and my legs the
! limbs of dead horse-chesnut
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ENGINES. MAOHiNERY, ETO.

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having sets OF patterns OF different sizes, pre-
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the establishment free Of charge, and work qua
The Subscribers have ample wharf dock-room for
renairs of boats, where they can lie in perfect
safety and are provided with shears blocks, fallf
etc. etc, for raising heavy or light weights.
w. JACOB G. NEAFIE,
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NRARD TUBE WORKS AND IRON CO.,
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AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
The Child Murder and ssaicide In Iowa-Sln.
anlar sIntemenI Of the Husband.

Rnar statement of the Husband.
few days since the reader was shocked by a
brief report by Telegraph that woman In Daven-
port Iowa, had drowned her two little children in
she was found, also dead 1t seems that the
womans husband, Mr. KGng, a German, mad in-
formed one OF his neignbors that he saw his wife
drown herself. They had some pecuniary embar-
rassments, and Were obliged TO sell some of their
goods. 1t was during his absence in town, after
having disposed Of some OF their sYerware, that
Mrs K9Dg murdered the children Upon being
examined, Kong told the following singular
story -
'When went down town Saturday evening did
not know how much water in the house; my
wife and our two children were in the front room
when left ] do not know whether my wife was
in bed OF not our oldest child mp; IT was about
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WATCHES. JEWELRV, ETC.
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