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THE NEw YORK MONKY MARKET.
From the N. Y. Herald.

From the ". II. Herald.
'gThe gold market is becoming daily less active
and recently the speculative interest has been trans
ferred to the stock market In the absence Of sales
for the short account the volume of business has
been largely decreased, as shown by the Cearances,
which average less than forty millions each day.
"The under tone OF the market, however, is firm.
The extreme range Of the price to-day was from
l12A to 1925, the transactions at The latter figure
occurring in small amounts towards the close OF
street business The reports from washington were
not sensational enough to make any decided impress
sion, but what little influence they did exert was to
strengthen prices. They announce the feeling of the
House TO be in favor OF funung the debt at the
OF four and half per cent for all the bonds; also
that Senator Summers specie Payment and Resump-
ton bill has been killed by the Finance Committee
and further that Senator Banks resolution recog
nizng the beligerent rights of the Cuoans has the
dissent OF only one member Of the Committee on
''Holders Of gold paid four to five per cent. to
have their balances carried over. An exceptional
transaction was recorded at two per cent for car
rying.
day. and while the general business was at four to
five per cent on Government and stock collaterals
there were numerous transactions at six per cent.
where the securities pledged were miscellaneous
stocks. The increased activity is due to the in
change, the buying movement leading to more
widespread engagement OF money. The banks re-
port the outward movement OF currency as very
light In comparison to what was anticipated at this
season.
"There is good demand for commercial paper,
with the preference for prime acceptances running
from sixty days to four months. Six months paper
is hardly salable, except at a large concession in
rates OF discount For the grades first mentioned
the rate ranges from to nine per cent Single
names are more irregular, and range from eight to
HThe suspension of a dry goods commission house
in Leonard street and another firm in the city is
announced. No statement is given OF liabilities.
Their embarrassment Is attributed 70 over advances
on consiRnments from the Eastern mills.
'The light supply OF commercial bills rendered
aSd S aose oS be ,nS Sass o
for sixty days and 1895 for sight sterling"
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never received any favor from IT, and never ex-
pected any. Every scoundrel from California who
wanted TO get scheme through Congress resorted
70 abuse OF the Bank OF California az the best
OF carrying out his project He did not think that II
look ed well for those gentlemen who had last sum
mer accepted the hospitalites Of the ocers of that
institution, who eat at their tables and rode In their
carriages, TO come here and abuse them.
. MT Axtell supported the position Of his colleague
Mr.. Kelley supported the action Of the committee,
and euORized Adolph Sutro as one whose name
would live as man OF genius while the names OF
those now legislatinR the subject would be for
gotten, or only known to some student OF parlia-
mentary history.
This tunnel was as essential TO the lives OF miners
as better regulations were essential in the coal
mines Of his own State. IL therefore a national
rather than local question, and the miners, the
men who worked the pick and shovel, were standing
by Adolph Sutro and susraining him.
Mr.. Ferriss chairman OF the committee. closed
the discussion in an argument in defense OF the
action Of the committee.
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NEW CONFIDENCE GAMB.--A man repre-
sentlng himself TO be from Richmond, Va, this
morning came TO the city and stopped at the
william Penn Hotel, representing himself as
having come for the purpose of buying six
hoTees. He selected two from the William Penn
staoles, and then went to West philadelphia
ana bought four more from dealer there. The
total amount OF the bill was about 1880. He
did not pay for the horses, but produced 500
Dill and asked the dealer from whom the four
horses had been purchased to change it. The
dealer found that he had but $50. The man
asked for the loan of this amount, and the
dealer having confidence in the purchaser of his
with the $lO0 bilI in his pocket. and, as might
be expected, disappeared. No tidngs of him
can now be had. The horses remain unsold and
uncalled for, their purchase being merely made
to gain the confidence of the seller II Is
affirmed that this is new dodge but whether
new or old, 1t certainly is one that could have
been seen through very easily. A little care on
the part of the duped would have prevented the
occurrence.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The DipIomntic APPROPRIATIONS

Special Despatch to The Eoentng Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The House Appro-
priation Committee has finished the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill. 1t appropri-
ates q million dolars-about one hundred thou
sand less than last year.
San Domingo.
The San Domingo treaty has not yet come up
in the Senate. Only about fifteen Senators were
at the White House last night at the usual con-
ference on the treaty. The President has ex-
pressed himself as satisfied that the treaty will
be ratified.
This seems to be the result of his conference
with Senators. Mr.. Sumner has prepared an
elaborate speech in opposition to the treaty,
which he win deliver in executive session.
Joseph T.. Bradley,
the new Associate Justice, took his seat on the
bench Of the Supreme Court this morning, after
being sworn. IL is thought one of the legal-ten-
der cases will come up this week. and as 1t is
known that Bradley is opposed to Chase's
opinion, it was deemed important to have him
here. He was telegraphed to come on at once.
Naval 0rders.
Lieutenant Commander K. r. Wallace is de-
tached from duty at the New York Navy Yard
and ordered to the command of the storeship
Idaho, now in Japan. Passed Assistant Pay
master George L. Mead is detached from duty
In charge of stores at Key West and ordered to
settle accounts Passed Assistant Paymaster
Joseph Foster is ordered to Key West.
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GO Nc Il = 8 .
SennGe.

Continued from Third Edition
Mr. Patterson called up the bill to incorporate the
Columbia Railway Company In the District OF Co
lumbia. Passed.
AT O'Clock the unfinished business being the
case OF General Ames as SenatOr-elect from Misss-
sippi came up in order, and Mr. Williams, who was
entitled to the floor, yielded for few moments to
Mr Sumner, who said he was reluctant TO interfere
with the discussion, but, In obedience TO previous
O'Clock to-day, he would now make a motion to that
effect.
MI. Williams declined to yied for the purpose just
indicated, and an informal conversation ensued as
to the prOpriety OF an Executive session tomorrow
at one O'CLOCK.
Without perfecting any arrangement, the regular
order was proceeded with, and Mr. Williams made
an argument in favor OF the admission OF General
Ames. He thought the fact OF General Ames' cleo
evidence of his inhabitancy, ana that all the evil
dence pointed 10 the conclusion that ~ the time OF
the election the intention reside In MISSISSIPPI ala
exist
House.
Continued from the Third Edition.
Referring to the intmation made by Mr.. Sargent
ahout lobby innuence, he said that there were men
who had the privileges OF the moor and VINO were pre-
sentinp Themselves most inuecenty, endeavOring to
induce the House 20 undo what they had induced 1t
~ MT Sargent injured OF Mr.. Ferriss whether he
meant to cast any reflection upon Senator'S?
Mr. Ferriss replied that he did not cast any renec-
tion on snv one They had charged SutrO with being
an aSyanttfer but II he an adventurer without
means he certainly could not be charged with Oeng
here 10 brbe Congress. In conclusion he moved to
law the bill on the table.
The bill was laid on the table-yeaS, 120; nays, a.
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FROM EUROPE.
The War in south America.

The Wnr In South America.
By the Anglo american Cable
LISBON, March 23.-Later advices have been
received from Rio Janeiro. The war news is
unimportant. A commercial panic was prevail
ing at Buenes Ayres. Several failures had oc-
CURED, and II was supposed others would follow.
NapOleOn's Letter.
PARIS, March 23.-The Emperor's letter to
Emile Olivier is warmly applauded by the
Orleanists. The Journal des DebGts Opposition
organ) accepts it as restoration of the par
lamentary regime.
ship News.
QUEENSTOWN, March 23.-The steamship City
of London, from New York, arrived last eve
ming.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 23.-The steamship
Union from New York, arrived here this morn
ing; the Rhein, from Havana, last night; and
the Weser, from New York, this morning.
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T0-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
New Secretary of the Senate.
Banks Neutrality Movement.
Funding and Tariff Bills.
The Diplomatic Appropriations
Etc. Etc, ETC., ETC., Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
secretaryshIp of the SENATE.

SecretaryshIp of the senate.
Special Despatch 10 The EUenilg Telegraph
WASHINGTON March 23.-The Senate held a
caucus this morning to take into consideration
the propriety of electing new Secretary of the
Senate, in place of Gorham, the present incum-
bent. committee was appointed to examine
into Gorham's conduct and report to future
caucus.
The Neutrality Resolution.
On the vote on Banks neutrality resolution,
in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Messrs.
Orth, Amber, and Willard voted in the negative
Messrs Orth, Amber, Willard, and Myers, on
motion to substitute Mortons Senate bill,
voted in the affirmative, and will present that
bill as a minority report
The Funding and the Tariff Bills.
The Ways and Means Committee had the
Secretary of the Treasury and Comptroller of
the Currency before them to-day on the Funding
bill. Most of the time was devoted to q consid-
Grafton of amendments to the Tariff bill. De-
finite action was not had on the Funding bill.
Butler, Garfield and Cox are on the Speakers
list fer speeches on the Tariff bill.
American Commerce.
Henry r. Edmunds, d. s. Stetsou, Philip
Fitzgerald, and j. w. Everman, of Philadel-
phia, were before the Committee on the Decline
of American Commerce to-day, to oppose the
proposition of pilots to strike from Lynchs bill
the section against compulsory pilotage. These
gentlemen appeared in the interest of shin
owners, and represented that the pilo age fee
system has become oppressive to shipping inte-
rests, and should be curbed.
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New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK, March 28.-Cotton heavy and lower;
middling uplands 229lc. State and Western Flour
Dull in buyers faver; southern dull. Wheat dull
and declining rejected spring, ss@s0c. winter red
Western, 81 sl2491'26. Corn tirm and scarce; new
mixed Western, 94@9sc Oats dull and lower; State,
6O@62c.; Western 55@57c. Beef quiet. Pork steady.
Lard quiet steam in tierces, 145s@l49sc. Whisky
dull
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Total consumption of Philadelphia. 1,875,,

Total consumption of Philadelphia. 1875, 144
The Register, however, thinks that If ''the
papers in Philadelphia had seconded our efforts
for years past, Philadelphia would now be con-
suming not less than 100000 tons Of coal"
Perhaps so and perhaps not.
The quantity delivered at Port Richmond du-
ring the year 1869 by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad was 2,362,9 ,972 tons, against
211358l tons in 1868, and 2,12l, 199 tons in
1867 The distribution of coal by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad from Port Richmond
during the year ending November 30, 1863, is
StnfiaficnI ReniaLpi..-
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Pacific RaIIroad Travel,
FROM NEW YORK.
Fire mt Williamsburg.

New York, March 23-An entire block of
buildings on Grand street, Williamsburg, was
burned this morning. They were mostly small
wooden structures, and though the loss to the
owners and occupants is severe, yet their re-
moyal is q real benefit to the city.
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City " Philadelphia n.......
Soldiers Orphan Fund OF PENNSYLVANIA.

real. ESTATE SALE James 4. Freeman, auc-
tioneer, disposed Of the following properties at
the Merchants Exchange at noon to-day
Three-story brick dwelling, No. 1888 Hamilton
street, lot ID feet inches by IS feet. $1,000
Two~story brick dwelling, No. 1926 Pearl street,
lot 10 by 80 feet. .......... .............. 100
Three-story brick dwelling, No. 2l21 Sharswood
street, with three-story brick dwelling on
ground-rent Of s45 1925
Columbia avenue, lot is BY 50 feet -. 1850
Three-story brick dwelling, southwest side OF
Ridge avenue, below Broad street, lot II feet
"a Inches by &C feet inches, subject to
ground-rent OF 800 and mortgage Of Sl5OO.... 5000
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KonnaJ1, canal noaS Ereuona 0apVa,n am
Wire Bridge sprang a leak early this morning,
and was only Kept afoat by the immense exer-
tions of the crew, who at length succeeded In
patching the hole
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LARGE FUNERAL.-The funeral of Stacy B.
Barcroft aged seventy-six years, took place at
o'clock this afternoon, from his late residence,
No. 1903 Vine street. and was largely attended.
Deceased was one of our most prominent citi-
zens, and was well known from his connection
with various institutions in our city.
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WANDERER.-A woman, supposed to be
insane, was found wandering along the river
front last night. PatrOlman Myers removed her
to the Seventh District Station Honse.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-23

COAL.

The Trade OF PHILADELPHIA in 1869 and Pre-
City.
The number of tons of coal received in this
city by railroad and canal since the year 1855 Is
set forth In the fOilowinp etatement:-
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MUIIsH.-A fellow named Edw Murphy yes
terday entered beer saloon at No. SIG Green
street, and being full of "benzine," commenced
acting in disorderly manner Seeing a SER
want girl coming no the cellar. steps, carrying a
box of eshes, he raised his foot and sent girl
aud ashes to the ground. Ed. was at once
arrested and taken before Alderman Massey
who held him in 5000 bail to answer.
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PIRAcY.-During Monday night a party of
river thieves boarded the schooner Jane c..
Patterson, laying on the east side of Smiths
Island, and stole therefrom lot of running
lines, half barrel of flour, the signal lanterns
cabin. The captain and crew were all aboard
of the vessel, locked in the arms of Morpheus,
at the time.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-23

Commemorative yesterday stated that Col.
A to appear at the Chestnut Street Theatre for
the benefit of Captain Jack In justice to the
gentleman we would mention that Company A
had volunteered to appear, but that the Captain
had not consulted with his superior officer as to
the matter; hence the trouble.
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THE BILL SIGNED.-The Mayor has signed
the bill approving the purchase of the River
Farm at the mouth of the Pennypack creek,
containing about seventy-nine acres OF upland
and about sixty acres of marsh land, as the site
for the House of Correction. The purchase
money Ia &o5 600
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VIOLATION OF AN ORDNANCE.-A colored
individual named John Hunter whilst propel-
ling n pushcart along the pavement at Front
and Market streets yesterday, was told by Off
Ger Pidgeon to take to the street This John
refused to do. The officer then took him into
custody, and Alderman Maxim imposed the
nhnnl fine.
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Baltimore Produce Market.

BALTIMORE, March 23.--Cotton dull and nomnally
22Hc. Flour dun and weak. Wheat less firm
Pennsylvania, sl2sC91' 80 Corn in fair demand
yellow 03@94c; white, 92@93c Oats quiet at
b6c Rye steady at 81 Mess Pork steady at $3.50
@97. Bacon firm; rib aides 149l@l5c; clear do,
i5Z@16c.; hams, 1920. Lard quiet at 1870.
Whiskyquiet at 9s@99c for wood and iron bound; 40
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OPEN HoUsEs.-The police of the Sixth dis
trict report this morning the finding open OF
the doors of No. 20i7 Market street and No.
2OO6 Arch street. Where are our thieves
LARGE EsTATE.-Theodore Wilson, re-
Gently deceased, left an estate valued at about
$l5OOOO. Letters of administration have been
taken out and the estate is now being settled up
BosToN CoMMANDERY. This morning com
mlttee OF the knights Templar of Boston waited
upon his Honor Mayor Fox and paid their
respects 10 him.
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UNsUCCEssFUL.-So time last night thieves
entered the coal Office of Conroy d Jennings,
No 1908 Washington avenue, and after ransack-
ing the whole place obtained nothing. On their
way home they met Officer McCatfrey, upon
whom they revenged themselves by administer
ing to him severe beating.
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THE PUBLIC SQUARES public squares
are to be opened on the lst of May. The Com
missioner OF City Property is now making ar
rnngements to have the same put in order. This
morning his Office was besieged by large mum.
ber of persons in search of employment in the
marks
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A HAMMERING. - Mike Cochran yesterday
entered blacksmith shop on Wood street, near
Twelfth, and engaged in an alteration with one
growing plentiful, Cochran seized a sledge-
hammer and struck Mike a severe blow on the
head. Cochran then fed
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-23

THE "sTAR" COURSE OF LEcTUREs.-To-
morrow evening one of the most interesting
Academy of Music by Professor Robert E..
Rogers, who will discourse upon the subject of
"Chemical Forces" The lecture will be illus
trated by numerous and brilliant experiments,
such as the manufacture of ice by artificial
means, and it will undoubtedly be both enter
tanning and instructive.
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LEGAL INTHLLIGHNcN.
Prison Cases.
COgfrf of n,,orYs,s Csoo;onQ Ts,1or Dssrs.

Court of Quarter Sessions-Judge Peirce.
Prison cases were resumed to-day. John
Clowny, a boy, pleaded guilty to a charge of
entering house with intent to steal. An officer
saw HIM and two others getting out of the
window of house at Fifty-secOnd and Pear
streets, on the 18th of January, and succeeded
in arresting this one only. The party had stolen
a valuable lot of silver table ware from the
house.
James O'Donnell pleaded guilty to q charge of
stealing an overcoat, and, being old and cripple
was sent below for only six months.
John Murphy was charged with the larceny of
$50 from a tavern at Thirteenth and Callowhill
streets. The prosecutor, who keeps the tavern,
said that on the night of September 10 he was
standing at a desk in his bar room with the
money before him, when the prisoner entered,
and asked him TO change five dollar note for
him. He stepped around from the desk, leaving
the money there, to the counter, and gave the
change. The prisoner then reached over the
desk for piece of paper, and walked out, and
just rs he was passing out the door, two men
walked in and called for liquor. At that time
the loss of the money was discovered, but no
alarm was given until these two men had been
attended to and had gone off, and then steps
were taken TO have the prisoner arrested. Jury
out.
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FROM THE WEST.
RohhInR the NInIIs.

sT. LOUIS, March 29.- Lafayette Burns of
Syracuse, and James w. Long, of Brunswick,
both postmasters, have been sentenced by the
United States District Court at Jefferson City
to ten years in the penitentiary for taking money
from letters.
Pacific Railroad Travel.
Boston, March 23.-C.W. Meade, Superinten-
dent of the Union Pacific Railroad, sent to the
treasurer in this city a despatch, dated Omaha
March %, in which he says:-"Our trains are
running regularly and have not been delayed by
snow during the last thirty days
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VAGRANcY.-The Third District Station
House was visited by only forty-three vagrants
last night, whilst the Fifth district accommO-
dated one hundred and eighteen.
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SUDDEN DEATH.--John Moore, aged So years
died suddenly in the cellar of the Third District
Station House early this morning The de-
ceased had been frequent lodger at the station
house, and his death is supposed to have been
the result of intemperauce and self-exposure.
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The apparent large increase IN the last Two
years is caused by including in the figures the
amount of coal delivered in those years In the
suburbs which are included within the city
limits.
Concerning the amount of coal consumed
during the year in this city, The Miners Journal
Coal Statistical Register for 1870 says:-
'As near as we can ascertain, the consump-
ton of coal in Philadelphia and vicinity IN 1869
was as follows;
Tons
ing Railroad ...................... 9s,663
Schuylkill Navigation. 205, 1855
North Pennsylvania Railroad, Lehigh.. 17l,296
mated) ........................ 100000
Anthracite e........................ /, ,435, IA
Cumberland and Broad Top (estimated) 100000
Gas Goals (estimated) )................. 100000
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.
It will be observed that the quantity of coal
shipped South and to foreign ports from Phila-
del phia is small, compared with the shipments
to the East,
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LOCAL ODDS AND ENps.--The retail dealers
on Eighth street are now reaping the benefit OF
the Board of Health's kindness. The way the
dirty particles styled dust whirled into their
stores yesterday would have astonished a Jer-
seyman.
Carlton street, east of Fifteenth, is in con-
dition which attracts the attention of all parties
except the right parties 4. e., the highway
officials.
Three of our city officials once stole piece
of copper pipe and sold it for six dollars to
obtain Fourth of July money. Time works
wonders.
of all the animals in the world none is more
despised by true Democrats than the monkey.
For further particulars see Campbells Negro
mania and O'Byrne and Cochran's late speeches
on "Live Issues"
-Chesnut Hill is to have steam fire engine.
Correct, ... ..
Detective Callahan, whose name but rarely
figures In the papers, is one OF the hardest and
most successful workers in the department, as
every business man on Third street knows.
On the northwest corner OF Broad and
Girard avenue is TO be erected a marble mansion
which will dwarf the elegant Jayne residence
in point of beauty and spaciousness.
The same set of 'Ioafers" daily congregate
at the Central Station hearings to view what
many of them will some day undergo.
IxTox1cATED.-Oficers Morris and English
of the Delaware Harbor Police force, last night
found flounderng in the Delaware, two sailors
The officers, after much trouble, succeeded ir
rescuing them, and, after landing them on the
dock, found that both were very drunk. Ascer
tanning the vessel they belonged to, Messrs
Morris and English procured block and tackle
hoisted them on board, and left them TO slumoe
in the hold.