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Evening star., 1870-02-03

scheme, SO far as l am acquainted with him,
VINO has not an axe to grind. 1t is the grinding
OF "Ihats So That is the whole of it. But
here Is the difficulty: they pitched into you ter
ribly because you grind axes in the shape of scay-
engeIs ward commissioners and contractors and
yet they would have you believe they have no
axes to grind. They are pure, so disinter-
ested, so benevolent, that they have no axes to
grind. Well now, look here; if there be-and
want this put dOwA-ifit can be established that
territorial form Of government is superior to
the present existing form OF government, and
that 1T Will improve the District in its agricutu-
tent than the present government, Il am in favor
OF II possibly, provided at the same time you
satisfy me that you do not endanger the success
OF the Republican party, and the rights of the
cOl0red men. lApplause.l wish these fellows
had put that provision in their resolution to-day
II they had you would find it voted down by a
nine-tenths vote. They talk to you about what?
that will 60 on. wish some one in that sch emc
would mention to me even now one single i'm
provement that can be carried on under q con-
solidated government"
Mr. Hall asked to reply, and said he would
submit two or three propositions, and stated that
as Board Of Trade for now four long wears.
they had struggled to get through Congress the
tePeai OF what we call the usury laws Of the Dis
tflct. he believed that by authority of the
Board OF Trade Mr.. Cook was employed early
curing tne last session Of Congress to 60 before
Uohgress gre as the attorney Of the Board Of Trade,
we could loan money in the District Of Colum-
bia at higher rate than six per cent.-at least.
II nothing further could be done, to secure a
law by which, II money was loaned at a higher
rate than six per cent, it would not forfeit, as it
does now. the principal and interest. He would
say to the gentleman, if We could get terrific
rial legislature, or if we can get this consoli-
dated government here, we can then have an
organization, with delegated power to that
organization from Congress, by which we NAV
repeal the usury laws of the district. and mt
nts circulation 20 900, 600 to 81 900 900 Of money
that Is now locked up in the vaults of the banks
of this city. That is one proposition.
Major Morse denied that there was sucb an
amount in the banks Of the District
After some running debate, Mr.. Cook replied
by saying:-The gentleman's answer is tLis:
That in a territorial form of government thew
can get law passed allowing higher rate Of
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
THE PASCHAL HOUSE LOTTERY.

The su'tAs"'nstt Tor the o5Son'zation-vordlct
says
The "Paschall House Lottery Scheme" will
be remembered for many a day all over the
Western country. A Kind of mania seized
upon the people, and many thousand tickets
were sold. The Mayor of st. Louis superin-
tended the drawing at the Fair Grounds, and it
was supposed to be perfectly square trans
action. But when the grand prize, the Paschal
House, was drawn by the party who originally
owned it, and who was the head man of the
Association" the thing began to look fshy,
and people were dissatisfied.
But the history of the great bubble has been
written in full and we only intend ut present to
report the finale of the whole affair-the suit
Instituted by the District Attorney to recover
the amount due the Government (with the
lottery tickets. This suit was instituted against
nine persons, who were interested In getting up
the scheme-Messrs. B. and d. Able, Alexander
Kelsey, John King, w. Billings, Phil. s. Lam
ham, j. G. Edwards, and two others. Mr. Ed
wards was dropped from the suit after it was
commenced.
The claim of the Government was for over
$4,000, of which $1,000 was penalties for failing
to pay the tax and not making returns; the
balance was for assessments on sales of tickets.
At the time the 'scheme" was In full blast, one
of the members of the association" was United
States Collector in the city, aud he made no
particular efforts to enforce the collection.
The defendants employed powerful array OF
legal talent--Judge Krum, Mr.. Mauro Mr. Mac
Donald, and several other frst-class lawyers
The District Attorney, however, proved match
for all these lawyers, and presented his case to
the jury in such a clear and forcible manner thai
they gave verdict yesterday against eight o.
the defendants for S12, 900.
This is heavy blow upon the Paschal House
schemers portion of the defendants are sale
to be execution proof"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
N. Y. MONEY MARKET YESTERDAY.

From the NJ Y. Herald.
Our advices from London on the matters OF quo
tatons Of bonds and c0nsols are from one 30 two
days old. Hence the Gold Room is sluggish and not
disposed to speculate. At first there appre-
hension this morning that the Luxembourg question
would lead to fresh complications In the general
European situation, and gold advanced to 110%.
But here exchange became weak, and as the latest
quotations Of our bonds In London came fraction
higher the upward movement stopped and when
on second thought it began to be believed that the
war in France was approaching an end gold settled
down to HOY, at which figure and 110H the remain
der of the days. business was done. Otherwise the
market was without feature and devoid OF interest.
There was some effort to mark up the rate f)r
money to seven per cent, and borrowers on second
class coaterals paid that figure But the prevailing
rate was six per cent on the ordinary colatsrals.
There was good demand at this rate, however aud
some borrowers on Government securities were
content to pay it. On the latter collaterals tue
transactions were divided between five and six per
cent.
There ia more paper in the market but rates are
without essential MODIFICATION. Prime double
name acceptances rams from 61S@9 per cent.
Foreign exchange was lower, but closed steady
on the basis OF 1887 for prime bankers sixty day
sterling and 109Z for sight. Commercial bills
drawn against cotton are In better supply.
The Government list underwent a reaction from
the recent sudden advance, and prices were down q
quarter to half per cent. frem the highest made on
Saturday.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator CatteIps peciensIep.
Dssnafeb m The Ersnf,a,y Telsornnh

Special Despatch % The BventTlg Telegraph
WAsH1NeToN, Dec. Ex-senator Cattell, OF
New Jersey, has written letter in which he
gives his reasons for declining to be a candidate
for reelection to the Senate from New Jersey.
This letter has been received here, but will not
be made public until tomorrow morning, when
1t will appear in the papers Of this and other
cities. The health of Senator Cattell was
greatly improved q short time ago, but 1t is
again failing, and for this reason he has decided
to retire permanently from public life.
The Boys In Blue.
Despatch TO the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The political organ
izstion calling itself "The Boys in Blue" has
completed arrangements for = torch-light pro-
cession on the night of 21st instant, for the pur-
pose of paying their respects to the President
and Vice-President, and to welcome the Forty
fret National Congress to the capital. The
City Councils have accepted an invitation to
participate in the demonstration.
Conc Over 60 the Enemy.
DIR. Samuel Bard, editor of the True Georgian,
who was nominated by the President as Gov
ernor of Idaho, but after confirmation declined
the appointment, has just addressed a letter to
the President, giving his reasons for going over
to the Democracy, and while firmly opposing
the policy with regard to the South, of which
he says the President is not the author but the
official instrument, he declares that his high
personal regard for the President has undergone
NO change.
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last remnants of the Line, a few Hussars between
the dragons aud Chasseurs dAfrique who
escaped from the Prussians at Sedan and Metz;
hospital attendants, with the red cross on IA
white field, and amid this mass of soldiers, who
are not serious but careless, number of women
and children, who wander through the field, in
order to avoid the terrible enemy-such is the
picture which presents itself to me-"
How the German Soldiers Live.
A letter from soldier before Paris referring
to the first fall of snow and Gambettas probs-
Bile exultation over the shlvering Germans,
says:-"We put another log on the fire and tran
GULLY read that blankets are already provided
for the outposts, that furs are on the way for
the sentries, and that fresh presents daily ar
rive, until everybody will be supplied with
warm underclothing. Anxious souls at home
need not, therefore, be uneasy. Things are not
SO bad as they mostly imagine, and nobody can
now say that he has to suffer privations, even
If he makes no use of the desirable things
offered by the numerous suffers established
hprpn
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13

Btsmarch's WarDtDR to be Verified - Th,
Coming DeselaIion

Bismarck's WarpioE be Verified - The
Coming DeselaIion.
1.-THE world was inclined TO abuse Bismarck"
writes the correspondent of the Daily NeI1s
with the Saxon army, 'for the dry, matter-of-
fact way in which he warned Paris that if IL
of starvation after the capitulation. But it is
unquestionable that his warning will prove
but too true. The environs of Paris are
stripped and depopuated In all the beautiful
villages along the northern side there are but
mere handfuls of resident population, and they
are all but starving. In the early DAYS the
Francs-tireurs overran the district, frightening
everybody away either into Paris or off into the
back country by terrible stories of Prussian
atrocities, and then, what the people did not
take with them the Francs-tlreurs looted The
Prussians, on their arrival, travelled miles with
out seeing living thing. Now, the people are
try, having heard by report that the Germans
have not teeth like boars, and do not eat little
children. But they come back destitute to their
forlorn homes. If they have money they buy
some food of the market tenders; If they have
not, they live on the vegetables which are still
plentiful in the fields (the German soldier does
not understand the virtue of salad), and on the
bread the soldiers spare from their rations.
Out OF such population and such a country as
this, Paris need not expect much to fill her de-
pleted magazines after capituation. If she
would go further a-feld she must walt some
days till the railway lines are in operation. How
are open on which there are bridges is ques-
tion / should not care to be forced to solve.
You may travel from st. GermaiR to Gonesse
without finding place where you can get a
dinner by paying for 1t, glass of wine, a feed
of corn for your horse"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
NOTES OF THE WAR.
whur n General Omcer Says.

An officer of Prince Frederick Charles
army, writing of the forced march from Metz to
lie Mesnil, says:-'F Fatguing as this march was,
il was quite refreshing To man and horse. The
favorable weather-quite spring like-con-
tributed to this, but especially the relief from
the intolerable ennui before Metz. 1t is to be
hoped the war is now approaching its decisive
period. The feeling of the peasantry is for
peace but they fear that on our departure
civil war will begin. The educated country
people, of whom there are relatively
few, display as a whole much mere of the srande
nation spirit than the ordinary people. Even
now they do not believe they have been de-
having, they think, played great part All
the generals are traitors and rogues. They do
not understand that their officers, who have
been victorious against all the world, are as a
rule goyd for nothing. The feeling of fidelity
10 ruling dynasty is extinct among them, as
also the bond of ffellow-ieeling among the Off
GERS and between these and the soldiers.
worthy peasant, or rather farmer, was
astonished to see how our officers ran their legs
off in caring for their men, aud told me he
plainly saw there was a firm bond between us
and our men which did not exist between the
French officers and their men, as the former
cared nothing for the latter.
The Garibaldian Camp.
Achille BiZzoni, writing from Bourg, On the
10th, thus gives his first impressions of the Ga
Tibaldian camp:-
''We seem here in the midst of a bal nlasqte
Thousands OF different costumes are to be seen.
Children, at most sixteen years old, are camping
in the mud of the fields, scarcely covered with
a thin blue blouse, like those worn by carriers.
The BretOns and French Garibaldians wear low
broad brimmed hats like those in the opera
DiROrGh. The IFranes-tireurs all dress unlike
each other The Mobiles, intermixed With the
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
A PENNSYLVANIA TRAGEDY.
A Farmer Murders his Wife and Commits
Suicide.

n
Sytcide
BRIDGEwATER, Susquehanna County, Pa,
Dec. 10.-On Friday last this community was
thrown into unwonted excitement by the dis
covery of q shocking murder and the suicide of
the murderer. Israel Chamberlain, a wealthy
and well-to-do farmer, has lived unpeasantly
with his wife tor years. and the whole evil culmi-
mated Friday nightin the tragedy. The murderer
seems to have deliberately planued the time
and place for his double crime, as before shoot
ing himself he went over to his brothers and
asked his brothers wife to "come over and stay
with mother tonight" His sister-in-law started
few minutes after his departure, but before
proceeding far heard the report of gun from
the workshop. She reached the house, aad upon
inquiry for Chamberlain's wife could learn
nothing of her whereabouts. Search was
made during the hisht, but the missing
woman could not be found. Early on
Saturday her BODY was discovered in the cellar
frightfully mangled as with an axe. The floor
was of loose boards, where she lay upon her
back, her hands folded on her breast, her head
and neck completely besmeared with blood as
was also one of her hands. There were two
gashes in the right side of her head little back
and below the ear, besides several bruises, evil
IDENTIFY committed with an axe.
The body of Chamberlain was found in the
workshop, lying upon the floor, with his gun at
long, with one end bent, at his side. His vest
was unbuttened and thrown back, his shirt
stained with blood, showing he had shot him
self The family was in good circumstances,
bat Chamberlain was of a moody, quarresome
disposition, and rendered his wife very un-
happy. She was thirty-three and he fifty years
of
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.
The Daring Attempt the Bank of the Stat
of New York No Pr0perIY secured.

The Daring Attempt the Bank of tho State
of New YOrk-No Property secured.
The N. Y. Post of last evening says
The janitor of the Bank of the State of New
York, corner of Exchange Place and William
street. yesterday afternoon discovered that de-
termined attempt had been made to enter the
bank from the second floor of the adjoining
building, No Al Exchange Place. occupied by
Brown & Duning The burglars had easily
effected an entrance into the Office of the per-
sons above mentioned by forcing the lock with
a chisel. They then raised pile of furniture
against the wall, and standing upon the platform
thus constructed, began to bore hole through
the ceiling in the direction of the bank. 1t is
not known what caused the alarm of the thieves
but they apparently left in great haste as they
did not stay to remoycthei tools. When Cap
tain Petty, of the First precinct who was at
once summoned by the janitor, arrived, he
found that hole bad been cut ia the upper part
of the wall, two feet long and six inches in
width. He also found several sacks, some
tools, and file, which had been forgotten by
the burglars in their flight. No clew has yet
been discovered that is likely to lead to the
Identification of the robbers, but they are un-
doubtedly professional thieves, and had been
at work for long time when they were dis
turbed.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
PhfIadeIphia Trade Repors.

TUESDAY, Dec. 13.-Bsrk-In the absence OF
sales we quote No. Quercitron at s26 o ton.
There is not much activity in the Flour market
the demand being confined to the wants OF the local
trade, whose purchases foot up 1000 barrels, In
Guiding superfne at s4'6O@4'75; extras at s5e52b;
Iowa and Wisconsin extra family at sb75a6; Min
nesota do. do. at t6@8'6o; Pennsylvania do. do.
at S515@650; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at 90
for low grades, to $I@7'25 for choice and fancy.
Rye Flour may be quoted at s5@512H. In Corn
Meal nothing doing
There is q firm feeling In the market for prime
grades OF Wheat, but other descriptions are dull
and have downward tendency. Sales OF Indiana
req at 81 45 Jersey red at 81 50 amber at s4b1 80
and white at s1o6@l60. Rye may be quoted at
9S@94c. for Western and PENNSYLVANIA. Corn ia
1c@72c. Oats are in fair request, and command fun
prices. Sales of Pennsylvania and Western at
@56c. In Barley and Malt nothing doing
Whisky is more active, with sales OF 100 barrels
Western wood bound at sO@91c. and $50 do. IRON
bOund at Ql x693e.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
MOB LAW IN KANSAS,
Hanging Witnesses TO Prevent Them from
Giving TesIla0nY

One of those occurrences, says the Lawrence
(Kansas) Journal of December z. that some
times occur in the most peaceful districts, took
place recently in Butler county. On the Sth of
November four men were executed by shooting
and hanging, on the charge that they were
horse-thieves, ty mob. Since then the proper
authorities have been at work to bring the par
ties to trial. but they have been resisted by force
and their authority deded. On last Thursday
night four men, who would have been important
witnesses in the trial of the mob, were hung
near the town of Douglas. This makes eight
men put to death without trial, and the latter
four without even being charged with any crime
1t is said that 1sO men are under arms in the
vicinity of Douglas, and ready to resist the laws.
parties against whom warrants were issued
have been taken and confined in the guard
house. Under these circumstances Sheriff
Thomas has visited the capital to lay the matter
before the Governor, and to urge that two COM
paDies OF cavalry be sent 10 aid in executing the
Laws.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-13
Victoria and French Etiquette.
How Germ an Soldiers Live.
The DeSolation at Paris.
The Paschall House Lottery.
Terrible Tragedy in Pennsylvania.
The Paschall House Lottery
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

uuceu NtCtoEfaB Ntstt To Eurtb IN lCDO
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes q curious
letter relative to Queen Victorias visit to France
In 1856, extracted from the imperial eories-
pondence of Napoleon III. After alluding to
the visit of Henry VIII to Francis /, on the
Field of the Cloth of Gold, and of Queen Victo-
ria to her husbands relatives at Coburg, this
letter or memorandum concludes with these
remarks:-
Where will the Emperor go to meet the
Queen of Great Britain if she comes in person
Or will the Emperor await the Queen at st.
Cloud, contenting himself with having her re-
ceived at the port of decentralization by Prince
Napoleon, who would be charged to accompany
her to st. Cloud !? On the other hand it is to
be remarked that Prince Albert, who came to
meet the Emperor and Empress, is not king; he
is only Royal Highness, the husband of the
Queen. Moreover, the Queen of England did not
come to the capital, although the presence of
our Empress, whose rank, if not sovereign is
very superior to Prince Alberts, might have
induced her to add somewhat to the poiteness
of the ceremonial adopted on this point. But,
on the other hand, it is not with political
visit, but purely one of politeness, that we are
now concerned, and II is natural and necessary,
in France especially, to receive it with a cour-
tesy which shall not be spoiled by some detail of
etiquette. 1t is essential to recognize the woman
as well as the queen. All the polteness in our
manners will be in good taste, and there will be
nothing to compromise the dignity of the couu-
try in the person of the sovereign, in so far
that he represents this, because such in-
1ractlons OF etiquette, Wnen woman Is
concerned, cannot be drawn into precedents.
If in the ordinary relations of society, it is the
man who under all circumstances goes to meet
the woman, it ought to be the same between
sovereign and sovereign and if the British
Parliament has permitted the Queen to pay O
visit on the ContiRent to her august ally, it ex-
poets, without doubt, to see her received in a
manner worthy of the two nations in a
manner altogether French; and the cti-
zens of the three Kingdoms will all be
sensible to whatever courteous attentions the
sovereign of France may lavish on the Queen
whom they confde to us. 1t seems, then that
under present circumstances, the Emperor may
despise etiquette, and every infraction of the
etiquette peculiar to sovereigns will turn to the
advantage of personal convenience and interna
tional Rsympathy. Prince Albert, who came tc
meet their Majesties at Dover, is not King, bu
he is in some sort so in the eyes of the Queen O
England To enhance his rank in her presence
is to please her. and good taste is thus in accort
with Imperial hospitality" -