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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-19

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The Nashville Unton of January 10 has the
following
We yesterday gave an account Of the shocking
assassination Of Messrs. Granville and William
Pillow, near Leighton, in North Alabama. We
have since received fuller details from reliable
parties residing In the immediate vicinity, who
are fully cognizant of the facts, and whose
statements substantially corroborate our version
of the affair. The details are enough to sicken
the heart and curdle the blood Of humanity. On
last Sunday night Captain Granville A. Pillow
was sitting In his room, about 10 o'clock, read
ing, when some one knocked at his door. He
asked who 1t was, and the names of two OF the
neighboring boys were given. He arose and
opened the door, when shotgun was fred,
the load taking effect in his mouth and chin,
knocking out several of his teeth, and one shot
passing out behind the ear. They were buck
shot. He staggered, back and fell. He then
arose and ran TO q window In the rear OF the
house, jumped ont through window some feet
high, and ran to a neighbOrs house and told
what had happened. Some of the neighbors
were sent for. While exhausted, and in n dying
condition, he laid down, and soon became unable
to speak, from the wound in his moath. In
about two hours, after some of the neighbors
had gathered in, the assassins returned In
mask and stood around in the room for some
time. And suppoeing he was not dying rapidly
room, and then went to the bed and shot him In
the stomach, with the same gun, after delibe-
rately turning down the cover. They then went
out and told the men they could now go back.
When shot the last time, he simply groaned and
turned over on his face, and the struggle of life
was over. His brother, young man that was
staying with him, was missing, and could not be
found until Tuesday morning, when he was
found in a sink hole, about two miles from
La Grange. He had been hung, and then shot
six times with repeater, two of the balls taking
effect in the head, and four in the body. Either
one of the four wounds would have been fatal.
He was then cut down, leaving the leather strap
hole and thrown in. They were nephews of
General Pillow, and were in the Confederate
army. They were polite and affable gentlemen.
Of course there are many conjectures as to the
murderers and the cause of the foul deed, but
nothing definite is known. The community,
we learn, seems determined to unrayel the
mystery
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MORE FALLING BUILDINGS.
Fall Of a Row Of New BaiIdinRs-One R1an
KILLED and Several fnjured Marrow Eseape
of Ofhera.

Fall OF n Row Of New BaildfnRs-One Rxap
Killed and Several fnjured Marrow Eseape
of Others.
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past O'Clock,
a row of three unfinished three-etory brick
buildings, IN Division avenue, near Rodney
street, williamsburg, were suddenly proetrated
10 the ground as the workmen, to the number of
fifteen or upward, were about 10 desist from
their labor. These buildings, which are under
stood to have been of the himsy order In the
manner of their construction, were the property
of Mr.. j. Sheppard and built by Mr.. 4. b.
Cannon.
At the hour named one of the masons In pass
ing over O scaffold noticed movement of one
of the planks, and had barely time to warn his
comrades of their danger and make hasty
descent TO place of safety before the front
walls fell out with q deafening crash, letting
down the roof and beams beneath and with them
the men at work inside and about the walls,
leaving but small portion of one building with
Its rear wall standing, upon which the lives of
seven men, who had sought safety thereon, hung
as upon thread. Captain Woglom and officer
Mangam arrived opportunely. at this juncture
and taking in the crisis at glance, a ladder was
promptly procured and raised to the rescue of
the forlorn workmen, who were by this means
saved from frightful death imminent at any
moment. ff
On the accomplishment of this almost hope
less task, the attention of the relieving party
was turned to the men buried beneath the debris,
from which they were all, as supposed, 80 On
extricated from the perilons trap, one only of
TIC huuUcE buiioIllB Vi u bcTlOub Cnhr-
acter, so far as known at the time. At a subse-
quent hour in the evening, when the ruins had
been entirely overhauled, the dead body of n
man was found and removed to the Fourth
Street Station House, to await the disposition
of the Coroner and Identification.
An officer was sent by Sergeant Bruce to dis
cover, If possible, the name of the man killed,
and ascertained his name to be Joseph Bonner,
q German carpenter, residing at No. 146 Leonard
street. Deceased was about thirty-five years of
age, and leaves wife and family, at present
residents of his native land His death was
caused by an extended fracture of the skull In
two places.
OF those injured there are five, whose names
are as follows: Charles Otterman, of No. IS
Stagg street, badly cut about the head and
severely bruised; James Waterson, No. III
North Fourth street, injured slightly on the
head; Albert Dyson, mason, slightly; Thomas
Harmer, mason, slightly; Robert Potter, mason,
slightly.
The remainder of the workmen escaped almost
mraculously unharmed. The pecuniary loss
sustained by the owner through. this calamity is
estimated at 81, 1,000.-N. Y Herald today.
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CONG R Il . ..
FORTY-FIRsr TERM-sECOND SESSION.

Mr.. Brooks IN. Y.) offered resolution direct
ing the General of the Army to inform the House
under what act Of Congress, or by what autho-
rity, Generals Ruger and Haines aud Major
Goodfellow, officers of the u. g. army, are acting
In the Legislature OF Georgia, asa committee OF
elections to adjudicate the legal qualifications
of members of that body. Adopted. f,
Mr.. Ferry Offered resolution instructing the
Committee on Invalid Pensions 10 consider the
propriety of providing by law that no invalid
pensioner shall be deprived of his pension dur
Ing the time he may have been employed 10 the
civil service of the United States between March
8. 1855, and June 9, 1866. Adopted.
Also, directing the Secretary of War to con-
alder and report on the practicability and neces-
sity of Improving the harbor of Leland Lake
Michigan. Adopted
Mr. wheeler introduced bill granting the
right of way 10 the Utah Central Railroad Com
pany Referred. u t
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FROM BALTIMORE.

Political Excitement-T Telegraph Strikers
Special Despatch 70 The Evening Telegraph
BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-The excitement con-
tinues at Annapolis. The latest advices assert
that John Merriman will certainly be elected
State Treasurer to-day, and that the present
Baltimore Police Commissioners will be con-
tinued. ff u
Six or seven telegraph striking operators here
have not gone back, it is said, because the com
pany don't ask them.
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FROM EUROPE.
This Mornings Qastatisns.

Bp the Anglo-Anserican CabIs hls n. an
LONDON Jan. 19-l1 AM-Consola for money, 921< !;
for account, 92K@s2x. American securities quiet
United States Fiye-twenties OF 1884, 56X; Of
1885 old, s6X; OF 1867. 854; Ten-forties, Sla<.
American stocks quiet; Erie Railroad, is.
PARIS, Jan. 19-Tbe Bourse opened quiet |;
Rentes 78f. B5c.
LIvERPoOL, Jan. 19--ll A. M.-Cotton steady; mid
ding uplands, IL ga. middling Orleans. 1ihd The
sales to-day are estimated at 1900 bales bs.l f.s
firm. itn.iifl4 40 rNHaa ~.
ANTWERP, jan 19.-Petroleum opened Arm and
unchanged At Bremen and Hamburg Petroleum
closed firm yesterday.
This Afsernoon's Quotations.
LONDON, Jan. 19-iP. M-Consois for money, s2N
for account s8x. American securities nrm. Stocks
steady Illinois Central, 104z, 49, -ad3
LlvhRP0oI Jan ISL p. Motion firm and the
sales yesterday exceeded the published estimate by
5O00 bales Pork dull. Lard dull Haccp. k7a a. y
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FROM THE PLAINS.
Indian Ou1rages.

De8pdtckt 70 The Ere'ln3 Ieegrdph.
OMAHA Jan. 1S.-A Herald letter from the
Milestone Agency states that it is positively
ascertained that the Pawnee Killer and Whistler
were the chiefs engaged in the massacre of the
Buck surveying party on the Republican last
fall. tl
The Pawnee Killer is encamped with his band
near milestone, drawing rations from the Gov
ernment. The writer calls on the authorities to
arrest the chief and the Indians engaged In the
massacre. ..lU a-s .ila-.l'..a .-'.
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FROM THE WEST.
Great Floods-Lcyees Swept AWAY.
Deaf,atch 10 The EUeniy,0 Tsle1rn,h

Great Flo0ds-Lcvees Swept AWAY.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph
DAYTON, Ohio. Jan. 19.-The Miami took the
second rise early this morning, and breaking
through the levee overfowed McPhersontown.
Many of the inhabitants were driven out of their
houses by the rushing waters, but fortunately
none were drowned, though several persons
made narrow escapes. ~ Eft e
The main levee around the city stood the
pressure of the water. Part of the street-rail-
road track over the river was washed away. Tho
water is gradually going down. No trains are
running to-day on the Atlantic and Great
Western, Cincinnati, Sandusky, and Cleveland
and Dayton, Xenia, and Columbus roads, the
tracks being badly damaged by the food. All
the bridges have been swept from the streams in
the vicinity of Lebanon and the canal reservoir
The damage by the flood is not as great as was
expected it would be. The Miami lacks four
feet of the mark of 1866. Trains on all roads
will be running soon.
The Terrible Tornado.
Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph f
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 19.-By the tornado
yesterday morning, which was most terrific
through Southern Kentucky and especially along
the line of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, almost the entire settlement at Cave City
was swept and prostrated, leaving the popula-
tion nearly destitute of clothing and food and
exposed to the severity of the weather Our
citizens have been called upon for relief. The
sand dollars have been raised, and q mass meet
ing has been called at the Masonic Temple
tomorrow morning for the purpose of taking
further steps towards relieving the sufferers.
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! Ia lawyer:-Onoe upon time when he had
med case, his opponent told him that he
Euld appeal 1t, and he replied;-"Yery well; i
] meet yoa at Malichi." But brother law
whispered 70 him "Philippi Phiiippi and
&in he said:-"Very WE'LL" adding ''Malichi
Philippi; they were both good men,"
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Reception of Prince Alfred.
,eh 10 the Associated Press.

Despatch 10 the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. Thornton, ac-
companied by Mr.. French, Secretary of the
British Legation, win leave Washington to-
morrow morning for New York, to meet Prince
Alfred, returning with him to this city on Satur-
day.
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The Terrible Tornado.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.


abc. Flour fkmer, but not active, and unchanged.
Wheat steady prime to choice Maryland 81 400146;
1-02; yellow, 909s2c Oats and Rye unchanged.
Provisions unchanged in every respect Whisky
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stock Quotations by TeIesrRph-1 r.. M.
Glendinning, Davis Co. report through their New
Pacific Mail Steam. :. 4
New York Maney and stocIk rTarIkelF.

NEW YORK, Jan. i9.-Stocks unsettled. Money
easy at s@T per cent Gold, iaiH Five
iis DO issi III iis aG DO isss ii4 Il ,oo % 1is s.
Virginia 6s, new. Of Missouri 6s. sIx Canton Com
pany, D4A; Cumberland preferred. SIX; Consoli-
dated New York Central and HUDSON River, ss /;
Ere, H,Is,.A ssA Rssding s.A Adams ExPIsss' sI:s
Illinois Central, i0s,S Cleveisnd ana Pittsbure 0i
0nicagos and Rock sMand, lo7 Iittabnrg ana Fort
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LATEST sHIPPING NTELIIGRNCE
For additional Marins Nsss see Insids Paoss.

For additional Marine Essss sec Insids Pages.
-. rNI l ah (Bv fssgraph)
NEW 0RK Jan. 10. Arrived stsanahips Oity Of Boo
tor from Liverpool. and Rspidan, from Havana4
FoRTREss MONROE, Jan. l9.--Arriyed, brig VIM. r.
Kennedy, from Neyssss for baltimore.
NoRFoiK Jan i9.-The schr Addie FuIer, froln Port
Mobile spoken by tho brig Jennie Auftman
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.".......JA JANUARY no.
srATr or raKaMoMKrxR AT TIM EvnSraa xnIsGnApH
IA. .@Ii1 A N. ,.......Aal2P. M.....-...A
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Eteanship Pioneer, Barrett 60 hours from Wilmington,
N o. with cotton and naval stores to Phiadeiphia and
Southern Mail 4teAmship 90.
Steamship Whirlwnd, Sherman, 96 hours from fsevi-
dsnee. with nndse e D. 3 stetson Co ,..,. p.,,,.
more: With %dss TO A. Groves no.ra fou Bo..o. 4.
ballast 70 John s. Hilss 18th inst s4S & SCHOONER ese
unknoWn) ashore bQuan Beach, Win tho 500 NAMING
clean breach over her. ~, -. -. ..-.
SchF Queen Of the West beetue Gays tfom OafaeAAA
with inolasses TO 3. W. "eish <
BELOW.
Brig E A. Bernard. Reed, from heseina-
MEMORANDA. ~
steamship Roman, Baker, hence. e Bost9n ysasssass
StsaIaship Brunette. DoAne for Philadelphia sieefsa
at New Yosk yesterday. ~ ~
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
=
TIVE REPORTED SALE or The ASTOa HOUSE.

An oftrepeated rumor being again In circulation,
TO the effect that the Astor House had been sold to
the Western Union Telegraph Company, HERALD
reporter called last evening at the principal Offices
Of the reputcd purchasers, l43 Broadway. and
ascertaned that the story is unfounded. Mr.. orop.
presidenof the company, stated, however. that they
had been negotiating FOR several weeks past with
q view TO securing q lease or the hotel from william
b. Astor the proprietor bus that yet these ncgo.
liations had not resulted IN anything Their present
premises being entirely inadequate Tor their large
aud increasing business they had reserved 10 either
buy, lease erect suitable and commodicus buiid-
ing. SO far as buying the Astor House Is concerned.
no such proposals had ever been mooted.
The Messrs. Stetson OF the Assor House assured
the reporter that they had heard nothing Of the n.
ter IN any shape or form.
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
TELEGRAM 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Tho End Ncar-aIore War Mnteriel for
France-Demand ON the German Parliament
FOR More Money General News.
LONDON, Nov. 25, 1870.
The Berlin A,tzeiger to-day says unless signs
fail the end or the war Is near at hand.
MORE WAR MATERIEL FOR FRANCE.
The American steamship Ontario left Cowes this
morning for Havre. conveyed by two French FRI
gates Her cargo consists or $4,000 900 cartridges,
10000 breecll-loadlng muskets q large number Of
carpmes and pistols and frty-nve cannon. These
munitions are intended for the equipment OF the
Army OF the Loire, whose movements it ia said,
have been delayed by their non arrival.
MORE MONEY WANTED.
Asdespatch from Berlin dated the 25th says tnat
the Federal Parliament Is asked to vote supply
of 1o0.0O 900 thalers for the prosecution OF
the war to the end.
ANOTHER GERMAN SHIP cApTURED.
German ship said to be the Lord BrouQham
has been captured or Deal by French
frigate.
WAR NOTES.
The German steamer Deutschland Is still at anchor
In Great Grimsby harbor.
The Prussian intrenched camp at Laon is nearly
completed.
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
rne weather continues bad for military opera

the weather continues bad for military opera
ttona.
ARRIVAL or WHIPPED FI0NvILLE FROM THE
A Brussels despatch OF the 25th says the balloon
Mont Paris descended yesterday at Louvalne, Bel
GUM, at three O'Clock, bringing not ulrch Fon.
vile, as the Independence Beige says, but Wilfred
Flonye, late scientific chronlcler OF La Ltoerts or
Paris, with four passengers from that CITY, two Of
whom left Immediately for Lille and Tours with
dispatches from the Paris officials.
wllfrcd Fionvile had conference yesterday with
the authorities or Louvaine and informed them that
during the siege Paris has been measuraby bene-
nted by the ambulance corps sent from Louvalne
CONCENTRATIONS OF GERMAN FORCES.
The movements looking to the concentration o1the
German armies continue In the north OF France.
Large bodies Of Prussians are marching south to
take positions around Paris and near Orleans. Since
the last dispatches were forwarded the Germans
who have been operating around Rocroy, Rumigny
and Mezieres have suddenly departed, going IN the
same direction.
MS JLANEOUS REPOR
The New York herald., 1870-11-26

m the cecond Beust says:--.T lave nadc no secret
In an unworthy position, hence was al the more
panied that she should take such means TO md ner7
self OF the burden.n
PEsTa, Nov. 2s. 1870.
10 the Austrian Delegation Count Won Beust as-
serted that nothing had been omitted required by
tho dignity OF the monarchy IN the Black sea ques-
ton. He said that no Russian reply had been re-
ceived ~ yet, and cautioned the members agninss
speaking too much OF war on peace as equally "a.
opportnne N Tie present state Of affairs.
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
pgoBsBLE MURDER IN NV JGssry.

On Thanksgiving afternoon, between four ana
five O'Clock, quarrel took place Jarpesbura.
N. j., between two Germans, named Jacob Frazer
and John Stahl, which resulted the latter recciv
Ing q murderous wound. IL appears Frazer, who ia
employed on the estate OF Colonel Jamex
Buckaiew, had hired Sialn TO assist hun
In killing hogs. A disagreement arose as To tna
compensation TO he paid MIN. Both had been drink.
ing. and IN his fury Frazer, alleged seized n
loaded gun and discharged II at Stahl, innictmr O.
terrible wound In the neck, nearly severing tina
jugulaf vein. AT last accounts Stahi Wa
still alive. but momentar!ly expected to expire
Frazer has been arrested and is now confined In tho
day forenoon Dr. Charles Voorhees, proceeded "a
Jamesburg with view 10 obtaining Stahrs deps.
been ascertained.
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
lNcfNplLSISM IN vii LIAMs.use.

A fire broke out yesterday in the unoccupied base.
ment or the three story frame building northwest
corner Of Grand and Ninth streets, Williamsburg.
but the flames were cxtinguished before any mate.
rial damage resulted The frat door or the building
was occupied by L. hamburger ~ d grocery store.
and the second and third floors contained four tami-
lies, consisting Of fifteen persons. II the fire. which
appeared to have been kindled under the basement
stairs. had not been so promptly extinguished tho
poor families occupying the upper stories would
undoubtedly have lost their furniture and eects,
ton 10 burn without much tanning. Mr.. HAM
burger was Insured FOR sl3jDin the Amsterdam In-
suraucc Company. on stock estmateu 10 ba
worth double tbat amount. He was somewhat
snged In eXtinguishlnS Tue fanes. The ouiluin2 ~
owned by T. a. Scho0phuDen. OF New York. II IL
said 10 I've ialy insured. Access to the basement,
where the are originated, s easy, aud IL is be-
eved that the IRE was kIndled BY malicious bcys,
The Fire Marshal WIZ ipYestigate tue case
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
TIE WAR OF THE RAILROAD KINGS.


The Blockade OF the Approaches 70 the
Niagara Suspcnsion Bridge Raised-Erie
Victorious.
Commodore vanderbilt's attempt to blockade the
approaches to the Niagara Suspension Bridge against
competing lines has completely failed. He caused
additional tracks TO be laid on his line so as to
block the Erie extension at the psnt Of intersection
nearest the BRIDGE and the projectors OF the new
line at once appealed to the courts. Commissioners
were appointed TO investigate the difficulty, and
they reported In favor OF the Erie managers, making
allowance to the Central Of $1,000 consideration
OF crossings. Vanderbilt subsequently demanded a
much larger amount, but Fisk and Gould determined
TO make him adhere to the sum agreed upon by the
commissioners. Law was again appealed to and
the Supreme Court OF Syracuse decided yesterday
that the allowance OF $4,000 was a sufficient re-
Enumeration and condemned the proceedings OF the
Central Railroad authorities Illegal in 0pstruct-
Ing the approaches to the Suspension Bridge. The
decision has given great satisfaction to the officers
or the Great Western Railroad OF Canada. The
principal object Of the managers OF the Central road
was 10 prevent the Michigan Central IRON getting
any other outlet. The Erie anu Suspension Bridge
Junction WILL Low be completed Ia very short Iiue,
The New York herald., 1870-11-26
TIE LONDON 'CHANGE AND
BRITISH MARKETS.
TELEGRAM 10 the NEW YORK HsaALu.


r'h3ne'u "ranicky''--Consois Downward
and breadstuils Mercantile
Opinions of Russia's Attitude.
LONDON, Nov 25-5 p. NJ.
The feeling in financial circles at this hour may
fairly be called panlcky. consols and other secur.
ties at the close of business were generally lower,
and, while there Is no corresponding advance IN
breadstuifs, much uneaslness peryaaes the entire
business community.
There is no doubt that the Russian government il
very firm In It's demands relative to the provisions
OF the Paris Treaty.
A GOOD EXCUSE FOR WAR.
The Gd,Ros says 1t Is impossible not 10 thank the
London Ne,cs for showing plainly what IL was that
displeased England IN the Russian despatch, and
thinks "that no European government could de-
clare war on a question OF form. II would be too
childish. II would be pitiablep