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bottom Of IL, I answer--Fisk. He is extremely
fond OF making his money and influence felt
ameng the side-scenes of theatre. May MT
his riches be said to take 10 themselves "wingsr'
The Crent American Traveller.
The young students of the New York College
have been getting off rather good joke on
Pratt, the Great American Traveller. They In
vited him to lecture before them, aud he con-
sented. Before whom wouldn't he consent TO
exercise that wondrous gift of gab2 The night
and the lecturer came, and so did the students
but not word of the lecturer was delivered so
rs to be ineligible. If you have ever visited
fair boasting an exhibition of poultry, you can
form some faint idea Of the series of sounds
with which the lecturer was saluted. Some
time ago this same traveller called at the office
of an editor in this city. The editor was n ner-
vous and quick-worded man, and he at once
recognized in Pratt that born bore with whom
1t would be ruin to handy words He deter
mined, therefore, to do for him at once. Pratt
commenced in his usual strain by way of self
introduction
81 am the Great American Traveller
"Wel, travel!" said the editor, and pointed
to the door.
The Great American Traveller was nonpussed
lie went out ut the door, and, to the best of my
knowledge, has never re-entered.
ALI BABA.
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of man and humanitarian, so far as he pos
sibly could, and that of the sedticer that his
family may not suffer for his sinfulnese. To the
officers IN charge OF the case the highest IN ,eu
OF credit Is due, and Mayor Fox should justly
feel that matter entrusted TO their hands will
always be well attended to.
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VALUABLE PUBLIC SALE OF SHAREs.-On
Monday afternoon next, at o'clock, at No. 4
State Honse Row, one thousand shares of the
full paid capital stock of the American Hot
Cast Porcelain Company will be sold at public
sale by the Sheriff. Shares Of this stock re-
Gently sold at &s3 each.
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PRESBYTERIAN EcoNsTRUoToN.--The COM
mittee having in charge the reconstruction OF
the synods of the United Presbyterian Church
in tie United States has finished its meetings In
this city for the present. and will meet next on
the 10th Of March, Thew hive go a.. a.. aAtnrrninaa
upon the diy.cion of the Church into twenty
line synods, and have recommended the l'mita-
tlons Of appeals, references, and complaints TO
the synods, except in cases involving error In
doctrine and constitutional law. They have also
determined that representation should be from
synods and not from presbyteres; that the ar
rangemcnt and boundaries of the presbyterie
shall be made by the synods within their respec-
tive limits.
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ALLEGED LARCENY.--A colored man named
William II. Butler was arraigned this morning
before Alderman Carpenter, charged with steal
ing silver watch valued at $40, the property
of Daniel Bright. Butler was held to bail in
$1,000, in default of which he was committed for
trial.
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FOUND OPEN.-The police last night found
four stores open in the Fourth district and seven
teen houses in the Eleventh district.
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LARCENY OF BUCKETs.-Frank Smith was
arrested at Third and Green streets yesterday,
by Officer Genther, for the theft of several
buckets from the grocery store OF Mr.. Nippes
at Fourth and Green streets. He will have a
hearing at the Central Police Station this after
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VICTIMIzED.--At an early hour this morning
n young man was heard complaining that he
had been swindled out Of $3.50 at gambling
den on Chestnut street. The snare lain for him
was baited with crinoline, supplemented with
cho
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STOLE A WATCu.-Last night William Butler,
colored, was arrested at Fifth and Lombard
streets for the theft of watch, valued at $40,
from white man named George Wright. He
had a hearing before Alderman Carpenter and
was committed in default OF $1,000 bail.
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RoBBING VEssEL.-John Gallop was ar
rested by Officer English, last evening, for the
theft of rigging from vessel lying at Spruce
street wharf. Defendant had hearing before
Alderman Moore, and was committed in default
of $1,000 bail
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MILL ACCIDENT.-WillamE Estler met with an
accident at Wallace's planning mill yesterday. A
plank fell upon him and injured him about the
head. He was removed to his home, No. 1928
Spring Garden street.
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ALLEGED BURGLAR IN CUsTODY.-A man,
giving the name of Robert Farquhar, was found
concealed in the cellar Of the building No. 1913
South street last evening. The prisoner was
taken to the lookup and will have a hearing
before Alderman Kerr at the Central Police
Station this afternoon.
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gentleman fell in an epileptic fit on Fourth
street, near Chestnut, at about II o'clock last
evening. The policeman on that beat imme-
diately procured medical assistance, and endea-
vored to arouse the unfortunate man, but with
out success. AS his residence could not be
ascertained, the sufferer was conveyed on a
stretcher to the Central Police Station, where
in about an hour he was restored to conscious
ness, and this morning was able to walk home.
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LOCAL ODps AND ENDs.-In Master street,
above Sixth, stands pile of filth five feet high,
as q monument to the Board of Health.
"A stop should be put to the practice OF
allowing dogs, known as blood or Russian
hounds, to run loose about the streets.
Our hardware merchants are repacking
their skates and sleigh-bells.
Iced champagne, from present prospects,
will be decided luxury the coming summer.
One of the Legislative contest committees
meets in q drinkery in this city to-night.
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HAsELTINEs ART SALE.-The closing sale Of
paintings at Hasetine's Art Gallery, No. 1925
Chestnut street. was largely atten led last even
ing, greater number being present than on
Thursday. Mr.. b. Scott, Jr., presided over the
fortunes of the pictures aud he succeeded in
dsposing of all bat ten, which were withdrawn.
The whole sale will realize about $25, 900.
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will doubtless be accepted at some future day.
PLACES OF AMusEMENT.-The Mayor this
morning licensed the following places of amuse-
ment:-Academy of Music, Carncross e Dixey's
Opera House, Fox's American Theatre Ameri-
can Mechanics Hall, Union Hall, No. 40S Bar
clay street; Friendship Pall, Liberty Hall, Nos.
TIC and 71S Lombard street; and German Lite
rary Association Fifth and Gaskill streets.
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which he led ont of Paris, is Olsen.
gagged, and will be able to act more
freely, not finding before him the
masses of the enemy, which was sup.
posed were going to meet him, but
which are really retained north OF
Orleans. Signed GAMBETTA.
They are marching troops through
Tours on the way to the front in
cessantly. The weather is intensely
cold.
Duping has been appointed Di-
rector General of the Engineering
Bureau.
The Generals in Algeria have been
ordered to the Southern frontier col
ony to prevent incursions by the ra-
tive tribes.
FRIDGE BLOWN UP-7IANTEUFFEL MISSING.
LILLE, Dec. 3 The evacuation of
ADiens By the Germans is confirmed.
The enemy. as thay retired, blew up
the bridge between Albert and Ach-
euz. to protect their retreat.
Nothing has since been heard of
Ger. Manteufel. and there is little
doubt that he has abandoned his
march on the north. and is fastening
with all his forces to Paris.
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The Port OF EatPy Malter-A Qaes.
tiOn or LaW-PeFsOnaI.

CHICAGO, December 3.-It is very
generally known that the recent aci
of Congress, making Chicago, Cleve
land, Cincinnati, St. Louis, aud other
interior cities, independent ports OF
entry has been practically nuIliied by
the stringent regulations issued
BY the Treasury Department. In
consequence thereof large number
of importers, merchants, and business
meu generally, have Joined Ia a
memorial to Congress asking the pas
sage of an act whereby the unneces-
sary restrictions contained in the
Treasury regulations may be removed
and the plain object of the original
law be carried out. A committee Of
importers and merchants will 90 to
Washington for the purpose of hav-
ing the evil complained of removed.
A suit has been filed in the Court oi
Chancery by Rollin Wheeler, against
the city of Chicago, to declare So, ,000,-
600 worth Of bonds, issued By the
Comptroller between the date of the
adoption of the new State Constitu
ton and the time Of Its taking effect.
null and void, and also the bonds pre-
viously issued for deepening the Tlli-
nois and Michigan Canal. The bonds
thus issued and sold are Water L1an
bonds, Sewerage bonds, River I'm.
provement bonds, School bonds and
Lasalle Street bonds. The Bill says
the bonds were issued to evade the
new Con n5titution and for the purpose
Of accommodating a large fund in the
City Treasury, to be used for unlawful
and improper purposes.
The Circuit Court of this county
this morning decided that the newly
elected Board of Supervisors is a le-
gal body until the Legislature shall
provide for an election of County Com
m!ssloners, who, under the new Con
stltutIon, are to take the placs of the
Board of Supervisors.
Governor Campbell, of Wyoming, il
10 this city, guest of Hon. j. Young
ScannOn.
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Free Ports on the BIO GPahde-Lec-
tuse on LiHeOlE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The subject
of the establishment of free ports on
the Rio Grande will, at an early day
of the next session of Congress, be
brought before that body. More than
two years ago, the Committee on For
eign Affairs Of the House made a re-
port pursuant to a resolution offered
by Mr. Blaine, instructihg. that CON-
mibtee TO inquire whether the action
of the Mexican Government, IN estab
fishing free ports at matamoras and
other points on the Rio Grande, is
not a violation Of the treaty stipula-
tions, and unfriendly to the CONNER
oial rights of the country. This sub
ject was brought to the attention of
the American Government by Mr..
Plumb, when acting as Charge
d'AfAirs at Mexico. and also by Min
lister Rosecrans The Minister of
Foreign Affairs informed Mr.. Plumb
that the Government has considered,
and will continue TO occupy itself in
considering this subject, with the i'm
p0rtance It reqaires; but instead Of
sfOrding { remedy, the free zone sys-
tenn has been extended
Mr.. j. H. LittlefsId, artist, will
lecture on his personal recOllectiOns
of Abraham Lincoln throughout the
North, under the auspices OF the
Lincoln Monument Association, the
proceeds to be applied to the erection
Of the monument.
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Saturday Nights Dlspate hes.
Wreck AhandOned-An Address Z
Sympathy 90 the Pope.


NEW YoRK, December 30.-A dis
patch was received yesterday by the
Agents Of the Bremen Steamship
Line, stating that the hold 0f the
wrecked steamer Un;oa had filed
with water, and that all hopes Of
savipg her had been abandoned. The
Union was an iron vessel of 2, ,132
tons. drawing twenty-five feet OF
Archbishop McCloskey, aud the
Bishops of his Diocese, recently con-
Hed together at Rochester,
al resolved to Franc an address
( sympathy to the Pope, en-
podyipg therein the sentim msnts Of
the Roman Catholics Of the Diocese,
and introducing a strong protest Of
the. clergy aud laity against the 0ceu
patton OF Rome By the King Of Italy.
The ArehbishOp on his return to the
city immediately consulted With his
CouneiI. Tomorrow 40 address Is to
be read to the various churches and
signed BY the clergy and few prom
inent laymen. The address offers an
avOwal Of homags and obedience to
the See of Peter, Of hlial aife'
and spiritual devotion 70 the PO5 !
symuathy in the affection to ,
his august person is at prese D.
ieet. IL repudiaies and condel 2
lawless Injustice which has 1
the legitimate domini9n Of the %
as a severe; gn Prince, and den5unces
the saerilegiOus violence which has
brought under Captivity his sacred
person.
The address continues: Moreover.
as citizens Of the United States Of
America. whose constitution and laws
recognize che liberty which the Church
has received az an inalienable right
IrOtn Almighty God, we protest against
a violation Of religious freedom and
the rights of conscience. which has
been perpetrated in the deseoTatsd
name Of Liberty. We also protest
against the invasion of the liberty .oi
the Church. IN the persons OF Its
head. both as an outrage against the
sacred prerogatiVe Of your Holiness,
as Supreme Pontiff, and as the viola
ton OF a risht which We as Catholics
possess, that Of being governed By Q
Chief, completely exempted from, and
Independent Of, all civil authority.
The address finally promises the con
tinued faithfulness Of American Cath
Olics to the Pope and the Apostolic
See at al times. ..
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The Atlantic Cables.

NEW YORK, December 5.-At. this
hour, a PM no European dispatches
have been received at the Associated
Press Office, of to days date. This is
explained by a statement from the
cable authorities that the directors of
that line in England have ordered the
transmission eastwardly by the
French cable, of the messages accu-
mulsted in America since the recent
disaster to the English cable. Mes
sages are now going forward rapidly,
as the late events in France have
caused an enormous increase in the
number of messages both ways, aud the
facilities OF the Telegraph Company
having only one wire now, instead
of three as heretofore, are taxed to the
utmost. 1t IS likely, however, that the
eastward business will soon be cleared
away, when dispatches will come for.
ward as usual. in the meantime the
steamer Robert Lowe, is actively al
work repairing the Eoglish cables,
and the telegraph authorities trust
that communication will soon be re-
stored in that direction.
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Land sndIYIded.

CHEYENNE, December 3.-The FIRST
lot OF township plats ever made in
WyominE we're. yesterday, transmit
ted to the General Land Office BY DIR.
Silas Reed, the Surveyor General.
They are for the lately surveyed lands
along the Union Pacific Railroad, aud
this city, where twelve townships are
now scetionized and ready for pre-
emplion BY settlers. Twelve town
ships more are also sectionized along
the railroad around Wyoming and
Laramie, cities in the Laramie plains,
and the plats will shortly be ready for
Washington. The great Iron Noun
tain will soon be reached By the pub
lie surveys, which the Surveyor GEN.
eral is pushing foFwAre as rapidly as
possible IN that direction.
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TIC European steamship Line.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3 "A large
meeting of merchants aud others,
held at the Exchange 70 day, appoint
cd an Executive Committee to obtain
100000 10 subscriptions to the
American steam line to Europe in
order to secure an offer of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company of $780,
900, and to guarantee the bonds of
the Company toward building four
iron steamers on the Delaware River
Great enthusiasm was manifested, and
its subscription will doubtless be
cNHu
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OrTowA, ONT Dec. 3.-The papers
this morning contain advertisements,
inviting all members OF the great
Clan OF Campbell in this country TO
unite with their fellow elansmen in
Scotland, for the purpose OF present
irg a wedding gilt TO her Royal High
ness the Princess Louisa. on the oeea-
sion Of her marriage with the Mar.
quis of LoTne. The Cbmpbells in all
parts Of the Empire are invited to
contribute to this gift.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. "a recent
letter from Jackson, Miss, says that
the grand Jury, in July last, fouod a
true bin against Yerg for man
slaughter. Col. Crane says that the
Court has not been in session since
that time, and it is more than proba
BE there viii be a change Of venue,
and that it is somewhat doubtful
whether there will ever be a trial OF
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FOR 1870.

Duplicate for 1870 Is now in my hands, al
thereon charged. The following tai
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war Newsslfsea,

NEW YORK, Dec. "a private
cable dispatch says thar. by sitting a
vast nun ber of confused and contra
dictory war DISPATCHES. received at
London, up TO late hour this morn
irg, the fact Is undeniable that the
French fol ces yesterday actually won
. victory. as claimed By them, near
Orleans, but the Germans certainly
repulsed the French attack before
Paris. Il is not true that the French
army Of the Loire efected>a junction
with TIoehu. though the Prussian
lines were repeatedly successfully
pierced during the engagement. The
bayones charges of the French were
exceedingly brilliant.
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Stolen Bonds Turned Up - An Air
Lilac 20 Washington - Telegraph

BALL
New York, December 3.-About
four months since $3.50, 900 dollars in
coin and United States bonds we're
stolen from the room of the Private
Secretary of the Cuban Republic. For
some time no trace of the missing
money could be found. A short time
s nee word came from California that
ole of the bonds had been passed
there, and about So, 900 paid on it.
Then, again, one was found with a man
named Chapman, who was committed.
Since then nothing more has been
heard, until Detective Sampson, of the,
Brokers Board, to-day found a man
giving the name of Capt. j. A. Pelli.
tene trying to negotiate for the sale of
three bonds, one of SIC, GOO and 1.-two of
$500 each, to NJ. McNeel, a broker, at
No. 20 Cedar Street, for twenty cents
on the dollar.
A dispatch from Trenton, to day,
says that the contract for building an
air line railroad to Washington has
been awarded to Mr.. Rand, Of Phila-
delpaia, formerly Chief Engineer of
the Reading Railroad Company.
The annual ball Of the New York
teleRraphers occurs at Apollo Hall
on Monday evening. December 19th
AS usual q good time is expected.
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New York, Dec 3.-A special cor
respondent telcgraphs from Washing
ton that Admiral Porter says he has
no recollection, whatever, of ever
writing such aletter as that published
in two New York City journals yes.
terday morning over bis signature.
tie proEOauces the letter q forgery,
and denies having ewes given utter.
ances 20 any sentiments rejecting
against Genoral Grant. ma
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Extradl.lOa Of a P usslan Tmbez.

BALTIMoRE, December ) = %
Wednesday last. Louis Dieble, late
BurgOmasier Of the town of Katie
witz, PIussis, had a hearing before
United States Commissioner Rogers.
of this city, on a charge of being a
fugitive from Justice, for embezzling
public money Of that town. amount
ing to about SIS, 900. and escaping to
the United States. The result was
his remand to jail. subject to the
order of the Prussian Consul at Bal
timore, under the extradi'ion OF
the treaty with Prussia. He con
fessed to the embezzlement at the
hearing before the Commissioner.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga monster
demonstration was held here this
afternoon, at the Cathedral, to pro-
test against the spoilation of the States
of the Church by Victor Emanuel.
Catholic Societies met IN various
sections of the city, and marched 10
procession, with music and flags, to
the Cathedral. The building was oc-
cupied by five thousand persons, aud
many more congregated in the vicini-
ty. unable to gain admission.
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Aitemnied AssaasInaiInn.

WASHINGTON, December 3.-Gov-
ernor Yarmouth, while here, received
a telegram from Captain Myers, COM
mandant at the port of Baton Rouge,
saying that an attempt had bsen made
to assassinate L. Bandy, Wht testified
against the Baton Rouge rioters at
New Orleans.
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ThleFIsh Lawyers GaBght-PIandeF
Recovered

SALT LAKE. Dee. IA few days
since, T. G.. Tracey, agent for Wells
4 Fargo, Of this city, received q
dispatch from EIko, Nsvs3a, stating
that two lawyers. named SOnnifeldt
and Rand, Of Elko, said to be the coun-
sci for Dan. Taylor. Oae Of the @. p.
r.. RFObbers, had, after a consultation
with Taylor, suddenly left for the
East. Tracy put the matter In the
hands of the police here, and they
had detectives put 90 their track,
who, as soon as Bonnileldt and Rand
arrived on the train, followed them
west TO this city, near which
they were eaptured and arrested, in
the act of digging up stolen treasure.
Two thousand dollars IN greenbaoks
and forty FIVE ounces in gold dust,
we're taken from thcua, and digging
down furthe-, they found $500 in coin.
They are on in JAIL here They say
that Taylor told them where the
treasure wss-hid3en if tGey would act
as his COUNSEL
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Trlfgraphsc.

HARRISBURG. PA. Dec. 3 The
Attorney General Of PennsylVania has
been officially Dotifed lhat several
foreign corporations, among which is
the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
Co, of New York, have entered chat
State and occupied territory, without
legislative authority. The last Legis-
lature declared it to be the duty OF
the Attorney General TO prosecute
sueh comDanies.
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R,R, Co. EnIOined.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The Bergen
Tunnel difficulty of yesterday, has to-
day brought Ous an Injunction against
the Morris & Essex r r. Co, re-
straining them from making any fur
ther attempts similar to that which
caused such a commotion and OBJ
structed the public travel yesterday.
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Railroad collision.

ToRoNTO. Dec 3. - Two freight
trains coIlided on the Grand Trunk
Railroad, near Brighton Station, ear
ly this morning. Three persons were
killed ontright aud several Injured.
No names have been received The
trains were badly wrecked.
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Fire-LOss OF Life,

HARRIsBURG. IA, December s.
A fire near Marklin7ille, Pa, totally
destroyed the dwelling house Of J ohm
2. Boyer. Mr.. Boyer, bis wife and
two children, a boy aud girl, eyed
twelve and fourteen years, were
burned to death. The surviving scn,
Thomas, escaped By Jumping from q
wladaw in his nightclothes. a
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Pork StafIsties.

ST.. LOUIS. Dec. 3-The Secretary
Of the Merchants Exchange here has
received the following statistics OF
hog-killiDg in the Wesg up to date:
ST. Louis, As, l60; same time last
year, l07, 100; Cincinnati, 149,500;
last-year, 154 300; Chicago, 168. .499 ;
last year, 21l, ,O68; Milwaukee, &c, 500;
last year, 1900: Louisville, lO2, 1902;
last year, Ill. .495; Quincy, Ills, 2,701
last year, 1861; st. Joseph, Mo-,
1886; Galena, Ills, OBS. The hogs
packed here average 2599 pounds,
against 2363 last wear.