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FROM NEW FORK.
Embezziiba Conductors.

HsnDeZZhb2
New YORK, Dec. Give conductors of the
Seventh Avenue Railroad were arrested to-day
by Captain Kennedy on the charge of embezzle-
ment, preferred by Robert Murray, superin-
tendent of the line. The accused were commit
ted for examination.
stole q Canal BOnt,
Charles Nevill was held for examination by
Justice Bowling to answer the charge of steal
ing q canal boat, valued at $500, the property
of Slott Griffin & Co. The accused had, been
captain of it,
Explosion and Loss of life.
This morning a terrible explosion occurred in
the machine shop of Thomas Kerr, corner of
Fifty-ffth street and First avenue, resulting in
the destruction of the building and the instant
death of Frederick Meyer, one of the workmen
Now York Produce Marker.
Nyw YORK, Dec. 9-Cotton dull and lower; sales
1900 bales upland at 1515a; Orleans at l6c. Flour
quiet and without decided change; sales OF Ia, 900
barrels. Wheat dull and easier; sales OF $4,000
bushels new spring at $3.50; red Western at 81 45
al 46; white Michigan at 81 81. Corn firm; sales OF
1900 bushels new mixed Western at I697Sc. Oats
quiet; sales OF $4,000 bushels Ohio at 6O@629c.
Western at GOOGLE Beef quiet. Pork dull new
Lard unchanged Whisky steady at 9lc.
row York Money and stock harriet.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Stocks strong and active,
especially Reading and N. Y. Central MONEY, az
per cent Gold, 1l0%. b-2Os, 1862, coupon, 1865
do 1864, do, 1866; do. 1865, do. 10I; do.
1885, new, losA 90. 1851. 1929; do: 1883; lOoM
es, s2,s Canton Co., 81; Cumberland preferred,
30; N. Y. Central and Hudson River, 9l]4 Erie,
241<; Reading, 103H; Adams Express Co., 65l
Michigan Central. i9ON; Illinois Central ia
Island, lO9; Pittsburg aDd Fort Wayne, 94& West
ern Union Telegraph, 443d.
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A GREAT RAILWAY SUIT.
Verdict for the Company
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
The San Domingo Question.
Porterandthe Admiralty
Heavy Failures in New York
Advance of Gable Rates.
Che San Domingo Question.
Porterandthe Admiralty
Heavy Failures in New York
Advance Of Gable Rates.
FROM THE SOUTH.
Tho Baltimore Railroad Suit-A GreBt TriaI-
Verdict for the Company.

Tho Baltimore Railroad suit-A Greet Triai-
Verdict for the Company.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-The case of the State
of Maryland against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, to recover one-ffth of the
total amount received from the transportation
of passengers over the Washington branch of
the road since Juty l. 1868, was decided to-day
in the Supreme Court of Baltimore City, Judge
Dobbin presiding. In 1882 the Legislature of
Maryland, in amending the act of charter to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the con-
struction of the branch road to Washington,
among other stipulations, it is provided That
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany shall pay to the Treasurer of
Maryland, semi-annually in each and
every year, one fifth of the whole amount
which may be received for the transportation of
passengers on said branch railroad" Under
this provision the company have rendered
accounts and paid into the State treasury one
fifth the receipts for transportation of passen-
gers up to June 30, 1868, amounting to several
millions of dollars. Since the latter date the
company have declined payment and withheld
the one-ffth receipts on the ground that it was
a tax on passengers for the privilege of passing
through the State, the company assuming that
the point was decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States at the September term 10 1867
in the case of Crandell against the State of
Nevada.
Under joint resolution of the Legislature of
Maryland the Attorney now brings suit
to recover the one-ffth received since June 30,
1868 amounting to about $300,000. The court
this morning granted the prayer of defendants,
that the act of 1892 far as it provided for the
payment of the one-ifth receipts for.the trans
portation of passengers, is unconstitutional be-
cause in conflict with the Constitution of the
United States, and the further prayer
that the fact of payment up to
June 3O 1868, did not estop defendants
from denying the consttutionality of the act
and that plaintiff is not entitled TO recover un-
der this decision of Judge Dobbin. In an
elaborate view OF the whole question, the jury
rendered verdict for the defendants. The
counsel for the State filed exceptions.
The case has been in court since Thursday of
last week. the most eminent counsel being en-
gagged for the State, Attorney General Jones,
Ex-Governor Philip, Francis Thomas, Merritt
Steele, and Teackle Wallis; for defendants,
Reverdy johnson and j. H. B. Latrobe.
The court intimated that each passenger could
recover from the company one-fifth, or thirty
cents of the fare exacLed by the company.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The San Domingo Question.

Special Despatch to The Eve'lins Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Senator Sumner in
troduced resolution to-day calling for infor-
nation about San Domingo. 1t is quite lengthy,
and If the President sees proper to reply to it,
and furnish the information called for it is said
that some important revelations will be made,
and the Senate and country will know more
about the San Domingo business than they do
now.
The Nomination of Admiral Porter.
Secretary Robson was before the Senate
Naval Committee to-day with reference to the
nomination of Admiral Porter. 1t is now said
that the committee will not report the nomina-
tion to the Senate until action is had on Logan's
bill to abolish the Office of Admiral and Vice.
Admiral
All the
PhiiadeIpbIa Members
have gone home, with the exception of Judge
Kelley.
The Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The House Committee
on Appropriations considered to-day bill intro
duced by Judge Lawrence, of Ohio providing
that the United States shall have, in addition
to the fifty per cent. now required by law on
transportation, ETC., from the Pacific Railroad, a
lien on their lands for the payment of interest
on bonds guaranteed by the Government.
The Austrian treaty.
The Senate has confirmed III Executive session
the Consular treaty with Austria
Porter to be COnfrmed.
The Senate Naval Committee have reported
in favor of the confirmation of Admiral Porter.
This action was agreed upon at a special session
of the committee, at the earnest request of the
President.
Brigham YOuns's Taxes.
Despatch to the Associated Press
The collection of the tax recently decided to
be due from BRIGHAM Young as Trustee for the
Church of Latter Day Saints, has in consequence
of representations which have been made that
the intent of the law exempting certain religious
| communities was to include that of which Young
is the head, has been suspended for readjust-
ment or for legislation.
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FROM EUROPE.
The Emperer of Germany.


LONDON, Dec. 9.-(Special to N. Y Evening
Telegram "A despatch from Berlin states that
King William has accepted the title of EN-
peror of Germany" There is immense enthu-
sasm at Berlin.
Troubie In Spain.
MADRID, Dec. S.-An political factions are
violently attacking Prim and the party support
ing the Duke of Aosta. Queen Isabella has
formally renewed her protest against Aosta's
ele elton.
Franco and the Eastern Question.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-The French acceptance of
a conference for the settlement of the Eastern
question is unconditional.
The south German Treaties.
DBERLIN, Dec. 9.-It is said Bismarck will treat
the acceptance or rejection of the South German
treaties as Cabinet question.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Bismarck considers the
delay in voting for the constitution as working
mischief.
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FROM NEW YORK.
Mercantile Failures.

NEW YoRK, Dec. "a number of mercantile
failures are announced. Patterson & Co., pro-
vision dealers, and Grant * Ascough, dealers in
lard and lard oil, have suspended. The con-
tracts of the latter firm in lard have been as
sumed by lesding provision house in Chicago.
A dry goods firm has tailed for 500, ,O00 and a
clothing house for $500, 600.
Cable Rates
have been advanced TO $l5. gold, fourteen
words, and a dollar and half for each added
word, no message to exceed fifty words, the
press half these rates on political news. The
occasion of the difficulty is the delay in repair
ing. The advance dates from Monday, De-
cember II,
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FROM NEW TO.RK.
MutIny aud Attempted aIurder.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Peter johnson, Charles
Thompson, and Charles Peterson who left this
port on the American for Bristol, England, yes-
terday afternoon, were this afternoon arraigned
before Commissioner Osborne and committed
Tor trial. Wheh the vessel left port most of the
crew, including the prisoners, were drunk, and
when off Bedloe's Island one of them made
an attack on John Wright, the
second mate, and stabbed him. Smith
one of the mutineers, subsequently wounded the
first mate, whom he attacked, and who is now
lying in the hospital
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FIFTH EDbTIO n
THE LATEST NEWS.
Western School Of Mines
An Outrage at Sea.
Rio Janeiro Advices.
FROM THE WEST.
Fire in cleveland.

CLEVELAND, o, Dec. "a fire broke ont
about half past this p. NJ. in the rolling mill
belonging to the Cleveland Iron Company, and
is now burning. The loss will probably be
large, but the property is heavily insured.
The sehooI of Mines.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 9.-The School of Mines, au.
thorized at the last session of the Legislature,
has been located by the committee appointed
for that purpose in Phelps county. An institu
tion costing some $4,000 will be erected near
Rolla. Aside from the amount received from
Phelps county this school will be endowed with
oue-quarter of the Congressional land grant of
three hundred and thirty thousand acres, made
to the State for educational purposes.
Painful suicide.
Mrs. WILDER, wife of the cashier at the bank
at Hermann, Ohio, drowned herself yesterday,
in consequence of domestic trouble.
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FROM W.ASHL.NGTON.
Army Reorganization.

Army KeOrRunIZntIOn.
Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a week or more will
elapse before the War Department will be pre-
pared to issue orders assigning officers under the
action Of the Hancock Board. All the cases
have rot been passed upon, and meantime OFF,
GERS are from time to time availing themselves
of the privilege of resigning 1t ia not expected
that any public business of importance will be
transacted until after the holidays.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Executive Nominations.

Executive Nominations.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate
to-day
George w. briggs, of Florida, to be United
States Consul at Turks Island, and Gustave X.
Knabe, of Tennessee, to be Consul at Client.
He also nominated the cadets who graduated
at West Point last summer, to be Second Lieu
tenants in various regiments of cavalry and
artillery.
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STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS.

First Mortgages on City Property. s7os,4
United States Government and other
Loan Bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,l92s4e
Railroad, Bank, and Canal Stocks. 5170s
Cash In Bank and ONCE. 900
Loans on Collateral Security. .......... 3255s
Notes Receivable, mostly Marine Pre-
miums. ............................. s21 ,944
Accrued Interest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2o35T
Premiums in course Of transmission. s519S
Unsettled Marine Premiums. ......... 100000
Real Estate, once OF Company, Phia-
delphia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so,O0e
Total Assets Jan. L, 1S7O.."... ..S2,7S3,5Sl
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FROM THE SOUTH.
Suicide.

NoRFOLK, Va, Dec. 9.-Joseph NJ. Walters,
proprietor of the National Hotel of this city,
committed suicide this morning by shooting
himself through the head. The suicide is attri-
buted to financial embarrassments originating
in unfortunate cotton speculations.
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FROM SOUTH AMERIC.4.
NEW YORK, Dec.
Rio Jnueiro Advices.

Rio Lnneir0 Advices.
Late advices from Rio Janeiro state that
Henry T. Blow our Minister to Brazil, left there
on November Z, on the Amazon, for Bordeaux
and Lisbon, his intention being to take his
family to Rome to spend the winter; aud having
arranged for this he will return directly to this
country.
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FROM THE WEST.
RnIIrOnd Accident.

DETROIT, Dec. "a road train ran into the
rear end of the night express yesterday, near
Dentons Station injuring several passengers,
one of whom, named E. seulser, of New York,
died this morning The others are we'll cared
for at the Russell House, and will recover
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FROM THE VEST.
Fire In Cincinnati

CINCINNATI Dec. "a large brick school
building was partially burned yesterday at
Middleport, Ohio. Loss. s1O 600 to S15OO0
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VXTEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS
w of soad lekarat fine gold QUALiGY WAR
EARR BROrHRR Makers.
Is wfms No 14 oHEsHuT strsst. bslos Fourth
EMPLOYMENT WANTED IN ANY RE-
II spectacle capacity by practical business man.
Can produce the most reliable New York ana Penn
sylyania references. Wages no object Address,
l2t9w JOHN HENRY, this Onlce.
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DIRECTORS.

DIRECTORS.
ARTHUR G. COFFIN, FRANCIS r. COPE
SAMUEL W. JONES' EDW. H. TROTTER,
JOHN A. BROWN, EDW. s. CLARKE,
CHARLES TAYLOR, 4. CHARLTON HENRY.
AMBROSE WHITE, ALFRED D. JESSUP
WILLIAM WELSH, LOUIS C. MADEIRA,
s. MORRIS WALN, CHAS. w. CUSHMAN,
JOHN MASON, CLEMENT A. GRISCOM
GEORGE 1. HARRISON, WILLIAM BROCKIE
ARTHUR O.. COFFIN,
PRESIDENT.
CHARLES PLATT.
VICE-PRRSIDENT.
MATTHIAS MARIS, Secretary. tfeIo lam
G. III. REEv Es, Assistant Secretary.
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BaIrIsnore Produce naarhe1.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Cotton duh; midding up
lands at 15c.; low middling, 14&c. Flour
active and City Mills held higher: Howard Street su-
perdne, s5@550 do. extra, 5000 75 do. family s675
@s25; City Mills extra, s6'25GT'50; do. family,
S5.75a635; do. family, sG5OGT-25. Wheat frm at
yesterdays quotations. Corn firm and stock scarce ;
white, 70@7lc. yellow, T3c, Oats hrmer at 800
62c. Provisions nat in absence of orders; we quote
nOmiDay Pork S22 Bacon rib sides at lac. clear
DO. at IA &c. shoulders at 1876 hams at 1Sc Lard
at 1910. Whisky active at 81 992c
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RECKLESS DRIyKG.-RoWe Elliott was arrested at
Fourth and Master streets yesterday for reckless
driving, and was held TO answer by Aiderm ,a
Burma
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SPECIAL MEETING.-A special meeting OF Common
Council will be held on Monday afternoon next to
consider the Paid Fire Department bil
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 5. Third street.
BETWEEN ROARDS

s2lOO Leh Con In.
Monday. 70
/ sh Hest0nyille. II
100 40 -. .b30. IT
1000 sh RatbDOne Cl.
boo. 81
100 sh Penna h. -. 6lK
eco do. $50. 6lH
go do. h30. 6l5s
100 sh Leh Nav ST..
G0d.safl5. "a
SECOND
$4,000 Swedesbusg X
lst mt Is. ... 95
$500 Leh X L..... 50
$500 Wilm a. X X Is 90L
sT000 Leh 6s gold is
b25. -. 905S
$500 G 4 A 6s So. -. s2H
$1,000 do. 92k
100 sh Leh Nav. "a
200 do. b30. 341<
90 sh Lit Sch RR.
b51n.. 443s
1900 sh Big MI. Is. Z
so0 do.....,.e. IL
100 SD Pm 4 = H. boo 274
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MALICIOUS MIsCHIEF--Charles Meenan went into
the public house OF William Haley, No 7sI South
Sixth street. yesterday. and behaved in dsord3 3rly
manner Not satisfied with annoying those present,
he went to work smashing the windows OF the place.
For this he was arrested and committed by Alder
(0iliua
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saw-mill at Thlrty-1rst ana Chestnut streets, met
with an accident yesterday afternoon. He had
three fingers cut out by coming in contact with a
circular saw. The sufferer was removed to mis-
home, No. COZ Falls street, West Philadelphia
WE acknowledge the receipt OF s. from r. r.
and s. from L. g., in aid or the destitute family
OF the late Captain Christian. This Ls a most de-
serving case, and earnestly renew cur appeal to
a generous public In its behalf
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A THIEvEG observation-disclosures Fitzgerald is
the name OF huckster who vending his wares
in the neighborhood OF the Baltimore depot yester-
day. A woman approached the vehicle for the pur-
pose OF making some purchases. She held in her
hand nve-dollar note, which Fitzgerald seized, and
then drove off, He was subsequently found at Dock
prisoner had hearing before Alderman Dallas and
WAS committed for trial.
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RAISING OF THE WREcK.-At an early hour this
morning the wreck OF the steamboat City of Bridge
ton was raised and tOwed to Coopers Point.
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ValIdbLe discovery by which anything printed be
copied by the ordinary method OF letter-press, SO
that any blank gives a perfect impression OF the
printed as well as the iCritet part The subtle in
gradients OF this printing ink are decided that the
copy taken is complete and admirable in every re-
spect, sharply defined and beautiful. Time viii not
affect It's copying qualities, being as readily copied
months after printing as at the first.
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AssAULTIEG AN OFFICER.-Christlau Walters, for
assault and battery Officer Boyer, has been held
70 answer by Alderman Good.
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DUNE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O'Clock this morn
ing Ninth district policeman noticed a man COM
ing down Cornthian avenue, near Parrish, carrying
a large bundle. The stranger, seeing she oricer
dropped the property and ran. Mr. Policeman, in
stead OF pursuing the thief, stopped aud examined
the bundle, which was found to contain scrubbing-
brushes and other articles. These were subse-
business the theast corner of Cornthian ave-
nue. and Ogden street.
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SUSPECTED OF RoBBERY.-Some time since gen.
teman residing IN Rockford street, below rWen.
teth, was robbed OF watch and chain, and yester-
day man named Fl. Hildebrand was taken into
custody on suspicion OF having committed the rob-
berry. He was seen In the neighborhood, aud was
pointed out by child as the guilty party. On the
person OF defendant were recovered three silver
watches and four pawn tickets. Hildebraud will
have q hearing before Alderman Kerr, at the Cen
Tal Police Station, this afternoon.
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a MYsTERY.-Ahout 10 O'Clock last night man
named Matthew Simple, aged twenty-four years,
found by Policeman Donovan; OF the Ninth
district, lying on the sidewalk in David street.
Twenty third and Vine, in an insensibe condition.
lie had a severe cut in the neck and the physician
who dressed the wound was OF the opinion that
IL had been inflicted with some sharp instrument.
The wounded man was removed to the PENNSYLVANIA
Hospital. This morning he was still lying in an in
sensible condition. The police are investigating
the matter
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