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AROUND THE CITY HALL.

II seemed 10 be generally expected that there
would be some fresh developments in the great
frauu yesterday, and consequently the "boys'
were on hand around the City Hall and New York
Court House at an early hour. The only excitement
In the matter. however was that caused by the In.
dictment OF Bsrerty and Baulcn. The fact that the
Grand Jury had brought In a bill seemed to spread
ike wicfre aud IL was supposed that they would
be Immediately arraigned anu tried. This caused
general rush to The Court OF General Sessions, after
which tie corridors Of the other buildings were
comparatively deserted.
IN THR sHRRIPP's OFFICE
there was steady string OF applicants Ia the lore
moan for information ~ 10 whether Any oil ,he CO
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WHAT ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT SAYS.

The True Nature OF the Ora niz atiSn -Its
Dcns, Chic, HIonnrch and Grand Turk
The Oath of Iatiaticn-Full Exposure Of .
system of Terrorism and Murder.
SPARTANBURG, 8. c., Oct. 2, 1871.
owing 10 the courtesy Of commissioner Wilkes,
who mas been successful In unearthing the hid
den doings OF the Ku Kluxes In this county. we arc
enabled to present the readers OF the HERALD the
following particulars OF the Kan, Including their
oath OF admission plan OF organization and other
ike interesting detals:--
The ORGANIZATION.
II seems that there was one grand Kau In each
county, with subdivisions called dcns Each
grand kan met on the first Saturday in each
month at some given point and was composed
of two delegates from each dcn the Great Grand
Chief presiding Each den had as officers q CHIEF,
monarch grand TURK and executive and advisory
committees. III any member had any business t0 pIO
pose It was necessary LOT nlu 10 report IL rs' 70 ,ne nc
ported 1t to the committee and they In turn, II ap-
proved Of reported II TO the den two.thiras vHie
or which was necessary FOR ratlhcaton. MOntly
reports were 10 be made by each den 70 the oraho
Klan.
According 10 the laws OF the order all persons fau
ing to carry out the edcts O the organization were
secrets OF the order were to suffer death, the chief
of the adjoining den to nnict penalty. Al orders
Of the Khan were TO oe carrled OUT III '"e hI"''
'"S FOLLOWING OATH,
not very unlike the one ut'Hl5cu ~, -
was taken by every member at the mutations.
az II. before the grand, fmmacuatc zoo
Of heaven OF my owa free VIII and ac
cord, subscribe to the following binding e;,, ex,
amlnat,on:-I promise and swear that J. wiz
snnnort and defend the constitution or the United
States in It's original purity as bequeathed 70 US by
| our fOrcrathera. furthermore promise ana swear
ina, viii support and maintain all laws and regu-
lations pertaining TO tnis order. am on the side
/ OF justice and humanity. pledge aid 70 brother
1 and members or their households shell ever be OBJ
I lccts of my special care and protection. | further
| more promise aud swear tilat Will forever de.
! nounce the radical party. ] furthermore promise
| ana swear that should ever divulgc any OF tho
Signs secrets grips or anything else pertaining to
| this order must suffer tie fearful penalty OF a
traitors doom namely DEATH DEATH death, al tho
| hands Of q brother.h
| FALSE XIV KLux.
The twenty negro Ku Klux reported as arrested
turn out to be witnesses. Matters are in sf1iyt q0
As TO any further news or DEVELOPMENTS VIC shall
have to wait TIL Judge Bonds Uourt In November.
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AEOUT WOODWARD'y "SnEST" PARTNER.
SHIP.

Explanation frSm Messrs. vamderhOef &,
Beatty.
jBelow we print card from Messrs. yanderhoef &
Beatty defining the relations OF Mr.. Ebert A. Wood.
ward with them and the nature OF the process
served upon them by Sheriff Burns on Friday
To THE EpIToE BrRALD:-
In your articles OF 29h and Both relative
ments OF A. woodwarts property in this city you do
great injustice stating that deputy sheril
SION OF our store and would hold all property
until ordered otherwise by the Sheriff. THIS Is
tirey untrue, sheriff been l charge here
The Facts are Is foows:on Friday last had served
upon writ for srii against E. A.
FOR tho sum OF x19,Ss 81 whercupon demand made
TO know said Woodward had property In firm. We
gave certificate that E. A. Woodw
special partner the of and that the partnership
did not expire until 1873 and that all such
that time would he paid to him. subject any
proper courts Of justice might direct
Trusting that will be ready this
ton also to state that all effort name with
frauds OF any kind is and not Intention
are yours VANDERHoEF 4 BEATTY.
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defendants With Tweed had been served with an
order of arrest. As they had not the seekers for
curiosity or Information went away disappointed.
AT THK TAX RBCEfvRR's OFFICE
were the only signs OF activity outside OF the ordi
nary routine. Here was string OF patient tax
payers anxious 10 have their payments made by to-
day SO that they might secure rebate OF interest
Ia order 10 secure this rebate II Is absolutely neces
sary tnst the money in payment OF the bin must be
IN the Receivers ONCE before two p. M. To-day.
THE BOARDS OF THE COMPTON COUNCIL
were 70 have held meetings. but there wero not
SUFFICIENT number OF members OF either Roard pres
ent 10 transact any business, so they adjourned
untn the next regular meeting day.
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A DOCTOR ACCUSED OF 0UTRAGING A PA
TENT.

Norman Abbott, physician, hailing from East
Broadway, was arragned before Judge Koch, at
Essex Market, yesterday afternoon, on charge
preferred by Mrs. Rosa Bauman, OF attempted
outrage Mrs. Bauman alleges that DR.. Abbott has
been her physician for two years; that last sunday
he camo 10 see her and before nc let the house
tried TO outrage her. The Doctor denied the alega-
ton IN toto and said he could not understand the
complaint unless II was for the purpose OF black
mailing him. Judge Koch placed bim under 1000
bail to answer al Special sessions. Eau WAS lmrae
diatcly furnished.
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Also one diyOrcng William Arkless and wife also one
g,GrS.s and Ps Myers s'S ss O%p SSTSynE ewing
Institution which prevents from erecting building
new buildings extendsa the term Instruction 70
eight years cr such INDECENT pupils at the state
House,
Mr. Wiley introduced and made an effort TO pass an act
pnUSn Of the Of C
Sed where in the united States as well as those
distilled in Pennsylvania =. -, A. -,
House bill eIemptne all property owned and used by
county, from taxation was Considered, Mr.. McGOwan
Mr.. Miller moved to amend by exompting all such
pi%S Mr. Smith, II n PhSdelphiS' Sustained this view
Br HpmphTeys said that common Justice to the tax.
but that should all bear its due proportion Of
Marshall entered his protest against che system Of
in the State CONSTITUTION which says that no man can Of
right be compelled to attend erect support place
sent He held that churches and ss required As
nS sV sSq the %
them wSp fall o 1s yh .D we're s in NJ
property was improperly exempted in Philadelphs;;
lease rich church congregation IRON its share Of the
or
50 far toe selling OF pews ETC. were business 9rgssza
suggestions were made, among Others tat would be
sooa laea 10 a9o % an feauhe e sns nSes
the held then selves ready preach to the high
able to e than t the pdSh S
corner" was the ideal of Christian church This Mr.
Renoehls view.
Mr.. Miller, of Philadelphia denied that the wealthy
churches as Eensnl era thing owned any usbIe parson.
glegations.
A Lancaster county member cited the of church
which owned bundle acres of land
Mr. Mann, of Potter asserted that the bill plain
violation the o. Institution, and toned tho fact that
least religious society, the Friends had no par
sonagts would be additionally Ia Xed TO make
the general deficiency which would from this whole
sale exemption
The debate took very wide range, embracing the
merits of true Christianity the relative effects churches
d making Democrats Republicans and the policy
of exemptng churches and account of the
benefits they render the community.
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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURES.



Harrisburg, Feb e-Among the reports from commit
tees he following
The bll extending the bitumnous coal regions the
provisions OF the act of March, 1870, providing tue
health and safety of miners, reported and
provide the State being divided btu
minous districts, with negative recOmme endatiOn.
The House bill for the relief of tho Scott Regiment
committed.
Bill relieve bequests made for charitable religious
and other public purposes from payment OF collateral
ipheTitaDoe tax.
MIR. Anderson, emping all ground rents
ties named in act OF lSS from taxation for State
purposes whether the deed made before after the
passage Of this act
Mr., Nagle one authorizing the Morris Run Coal Com
money.
Mr. Mumma, one allowing Prothenotaries OF the sn-
pTeme Court to take acknowledgements OF deeds, mort
letters of attorney ana oner instrumonts OF
writing administer oahs; also 60 take depositions
be any courts in the state the fess TO be
the same as allowed other OH als for similar duties
Also one authorizing the Courts of Quarter Sessions to
roads where the width not been
previously liked ana deteIminec
Mr. supplementary TO the act OF March 2,
ls66 Extending the completion OF the bufaO
Bradford and pltsburg Railroad until January 1871
Mr Henszey providing that the Law creating
the Board of Trusts in Philade dephia shall be con
stIued 50 authorize the board to pave, repave re-
streets. lanes roads or Highways of that city.
Mr Connes enc ineofl 2T@uns - - -c-- . .skct
Company.
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New STATE ROAD LAID OUT.-Last winter
the Legislature of this State passed an act pro-
viding that State road be laid out from point
in the Twenty-third ward, crossing the county
line at Torresdale extending through Bensalem
township to the Neshaming creek at Bridge
water. Commissioners were named in the act
several from each county, who have since per-
formed their duties, and the road is now estab-
lished. at the December term of court o jury
of six persons was appointed to appraise
damages on this line of road within the limits
of Bucks county. This jury consisted of Isaac
Eyre, Pierson Mitchell, j. 7. Schofed John L.
Janpey, Levi Buckman, and John G. Finuey
On Wednesday last the jury met for the purpose
of discharging the duty assigned. They pro-
ceeded over the ground between the two ex-
tremes in Bucks county, hearing what the
owners of property had to say on the subject.
The jury have not yet decided on the awards,
but will do so on Friday next, in order to make
a report to court this week.
The COAL TONNAGE of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad and branches for the week ending
Saturday, February 4, 1871, was as follows
BY RAILROAD.
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mmary of the above by brigades presents

THE WHOLESALE FoRGER.-It was stated in
an account of the forgeries perpetrated by
Tryon Reakirt, published in one of the morning
papers, that he was a member of the firm of .
S. Janney & CO., and that he had forged the
firms name This could not be, for if he had
been member Of the firm, signing the firms
name to paper would have been no forgery.
But Mr.. Reakirt neoer had any connection with
the establishment of o. 8. Janney & Co. He
was at one time a member of the firm of jan
ney, Reakirt " Co, but this partnership was
dissolved more than year ago.
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OUR MILITIA.

How the Play-Sold,ers of the City Figure in
the acknowledgements Report
Adjutant. General Russell, in his annual report
for the year ending November 80, 1870, extracts
from which were published by us yesterday,
says that all the military organizations in the
13 1874 enlisted men. In the First Division alone,
which includes the militia of this city, have
regimental organizations been completed. The
division comprises four brigades, fourteen regl-
mental organizations, and five Independent
companies of different arms OF the service. The
11th, 18th and 18th Regiments colored troops,
constitute provisional brigade.
Below we give the number of commissioned
officers and enlisted men in each organization,
at the date of Adiutant-General Russell's re-
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Now York Produce Market.
BaItImore Produce pIavlss.

scarce and firmer than other grades We quote
at 15@1bAc.; low mddling dull and weak at 141S
@14Hc. Flour more active at a slight concession.
Wheat firm and unchanged. COrn-White southern
in good demand at ssc yellow Southern frmer at
S2c. Oats, 5sC460c. Rye dull at 95c0s1. Mess Pork
steady at s23 Bacon steady; rib sides, 12c clear
rib 12Nc. shoulders, 10Hc Hams, 16@17Hc. Lard
dull at 13@1314c. Whisky, 94c.
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Il III Il h ~ ELL Il " ~
MATTERS At WASHINGTON.
The Export of Liquors.
Dinner by the Russian Minister
d o M e s TIC AFFAIRS
Suicide i'm the New York TOmbs.
Etc.. Etc.. ETC.. Esc.. Etc.
D o M Il sTIc AFFAIRS.
Suicide i'm the New York Tombs.
FROM WASHINGTON.
EXPORT of LIQu0ra.

Export of Liquors.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Committee of
Wave and Means have before them bill to
facilitate the export of whisky and high wines.
1t is looked upon with favor and will probably
be reported in some form.
Dinner by the Russian Minister.
A kind of official dinner was given last night
by the Russian Minister and his wife. There
were present the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of the Interior, with their ladies, the
Attorney-General,S Senator Chandler and lady,
Representatives Banks, Brooks, and Hooper,
and General Grants sister, Mrs. Cramer.
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STORE RoBBERY.-About o'clock this morn
ing thieves effected an entrance into the cigar
store of Mr. Mcintyre, northeast corner of
Eleventh and Chestnut streets by forcing open
the front door with a jimmy. They Robbed
the money drawer of a small amount of change
Officer Ruff, of the Sixth district, saw two men
leaving the premises, and as he advanced
towards them the robbers ran. One of them
threw away jimmy. The officer gave chase.
but did not succeed in capturing either of the
thieves.
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FROM THE DOMINION.
smallpox in New Rrunswlck.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., Feb. 8.-Several cases of
smallpox we're reported yesterday and two
deaths occurred. Great numbers are applying
for vaccinations The supply of vaccine matter
is exhausted, and a fresh supply is expected by
the steamer this evening.
Bank Reports.
The report of the Directors of the Commercial
Banks shows that all outstanding notes are re-
deemed and the assets are being rapidly
realized.
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SUSPICION OF LARoENY.-William Hamilton
is the name OF an indlXidual who was arrested
at Ibirty'sixth and Market streets, on Monday
night, upon suspicion of the larceny of a set of
silyermOunted harness which he had in his
possession. The property is supposed to have
be- stolen from West Chester Hamilton has
been hello for hearing.
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CITY FINANCES.

The Report Of the city Controller for the Year
1S7O-The CITY Debt and Trust Funds. and
OuistRndiBG Warrants and faxes.
We have received the full prlnte1. report OF
for the year 1870, from which wa take the i'm,
portant facts given below, none of which have
yet been published
On'sU" -sdiBE Warrants.
The warranVs. outstanding at the close of the
year lefO V,ere distributed among the several
departp eDts os follows. "
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s5O8, $50 s48, ,864, ,696 s44, ,86s, ,65

To this aggregate is ITO be added $4S5, ,6S2 '43
for loans over due and yet outstanding, after
deducting $500. los So for amount paid in excess
of amounts reported at the time of consolda-
tion, making the total funded debt of the city
$44, 654 229 on January /, 1871.
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FROM NEW YORK.
PropOsnis for Bonds.

New YORK, Feb. S.-There were twenty-four
proposals for bonds to-day, amounting to
$7,186, 500 at 108 65D10948. The awards will
be two millions at S650S 50.
Suicide In the Tombs.
Samuel s. Stevens, the Bangor (Me.) bond
robber, committed suicide in his cell in the
Tombs during the night, and was found dead
early this morning.
rOw YORK. Money and stock Markss.
NEW YORK, Feb 8. - stocks quiet. Money
easy at 4@6 per cent. Gold, 11l%. 5-20s, 1862,
coupon, l1iA do. 1854 do, HOS do. 1885, do. HOY
dc. 1865, new, 1924 do. 1867, lU9%; do. 1858, l09%
10 4os, lO9% Virginia 6s, new, 6lS Missouri S. s92
Canton Co., 10; Cumberland pref, 2s; New York
central ana Hudson River, 93H; Erie, 81 X; Reading
es26; Adams Express, 679{; Michigan Central,
NIX; Michigan Southern, "a; Illinois Central
1887 Cleveland and Pittsburg, l09H; Chicago and
Rock Island, 1863; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, %
Western Onion Telegraph. IS.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Cotton dull and declining
sales 1000 bales at 15c. Flour is without decided
change sales / 900 barrels. Wheat quiet aud no.
miDaly unchanged. Corn dull sales 200 bushels
new mixed Western at s4@S5c. Oats shade
hrmer sales 2 900 bushels Ohio and Western at SO
@65c. Beef steady. PORK quiet; new mess, S22 '50d
%: old, $3.50. Lard unchanged. Whisky quie
at 93Hc.
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FROM NEW TORE.
EIectIon of UojversIty Rexent,

hlecttOn OF U0tversitY Regents.
ALBANY, Feb. S.-John L. Lewis and Horatio
G. Warner, Democrats, have been chosen
Regents of the University over Horace Greeley
and d. w. Bristol, by party vote.
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BORDER WARS.


q Bn0 news from the Soutnwestern trouttcrs
This morning, about half-pa eleven o'clock,
while the Mayor was yet immersed in the
troubles accruing from the recent robbery at
the Kensington Bank, and with his Detective
Corps was devising, method to trap the auda-
cious marauders, Messenger Gallagher, who
with an unsleeping vigilance watches the door
that leads into His Honor's sanctum rushed into
his presence with alarm stamped upon his face
and this unstamped message In his hand:-
"P., b. AND w. RAILROAD STATIoN.-A riot in pro-
gress on the line OF the road here. Send relief"
The Mayor at once called in more of his
trusty servants to discuss this new evil, for, to
say the least, the telegram was ambiguous.
From one of his lieutenauts he, however learned
that on the new road which the Baltimore Rail
road Company are constructing In the south
western section of the city large gang OF
Milesian laborers are employed, who intersperse
the drudgery of the day with lively sklrmishes,
in which heretofore though none were killed,
many were bruised and Knocked quite out of
countenance.
The Mayor at once ordered details of men to
be aent from the First and Seventeenth districts
to the scene of the struggle, and, in addition,
that The officers of the law might not be with
ont proper commander sent Lieutenant
Thomas, of the Reserves, and four of his subor-
dinates as aids, in post haste speed to the scene
1t has been customary, on past monthly pay
days, for these freshly-imported Irshmen to
celebrate the event with club fights aud whisky.
This is what's the matter with them now. 1t is
the peaceable people who happen to live in the
vicinity where the new road is being put down
who ask the protection of the police.
In a Nutshell.
Lieut.. Thomas arrived on the scene, near the
junction of the Gray's Ferry road with the Phila-
delphis, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad,
at IL o'clock. Here he found assembled about
$50 laborers, who had struck for higher wages.
They were receiving $l25 per diem, but de-
manded 81 So They quit work in body at 8
O'Clock this morning, and In q body shouting
and swinging their shillelahs, proceeded down
the road to quarry where a number of men
were at work These they forced to suspend
operations, though the contractor drew pistol
and threatened to shoot the ringleaders. Then
the strikers proceeded to the junction, where was
the Office of Isaac f. Brennan, who has the con-
tract for layirg this section of the new road,
and demanded their pay, declaring that no work
should be done on that road until their money
was forthcoming. While they were at this
place Lieutenant Thomas and his men arrived
on the scene and by no force of arms, but a
little moral suasion, quieted the mob, advised
| the contractor to pay the strikers tomorrow,
and soon had the pleasure of seeing the Mile
elan host moving peaceably in the direction OF
their homes. Thus was sanguinary struggle
avoided.
LoDGERs.-There were 1876 dodgers in the
! Third District Station House last night.
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Total outstanding warrants. .......s-
The CITY Trust Funds,

In the following are given the receipts of the
several trust funds held by the city during the
year together with the balances transferred TO
the Directors of City Trusts in March, 1870 aud
the investments, the securities for which were
transferred to the Directors of City Trusts at the
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This AfternOOn's Quotations.

LONDON, Feb. 9-1'3O p. M.-ConsOls 92 for both
American securities quiet. Stocks quiet Erie 1IZS
LIVERPOOL, Feb. S-1'3O p. M.-OAllfOrna wheat,
lis. 10d @12s. red winter, lis. 4d. Flour 2ss. sd
Corn, 35s. Cd. For new Peas, Ais. Cd.
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WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS
w Of solid lskAEa. nne gold. QUALITY WAR
RANTRD a full assortment OF sizes always q hand.
VApR 3 BRt. THEp Nnfera
40 ~ ohh5bs u1 ctEes1s Dsa0a sussns
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FROM EUROPE.


LIVERPOOL, Feb S-Arrived, ship Australian,
from Mobile with $500 bales of cotton;
Centaur, with 5000. Bark La Plata, from New
Orleans, with 1900 bales.
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PREsENTATIoN OF A COMMUNION SERVICE
church in this city has presented to the West
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Rev. DIR.
NeVin pastor, beautiful and costly communion
service which was used on the recent sacra-
mental occasion; This church is growing in in
hsence and numbers.
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Total to date............... IS 2as17 as7arsl Is

House RoBBER IN GUsToDY.-About o'clock
yesterday afternoon thieves effected an entrance
into the dwelling of Mr. Edward Vanhouten
northwest corner Of Thirty-eighth and Hamil-
ton streets, by means of the cellar window. A
woman who happened to pass the house saw
two men coming out. Knowing that they were
not the occupants of the premises, she gave the
alarm and the men ran. Officer Kelly was
notified, and he pursued the thieves, capturing
one of them, named John Carter, ON whose pos
session he found some skeletoA keys, a jimmy,
and some small articles stolen from the house.
John will have hearing at the Central this
afternoon.
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S65,762.06

Collection of Outstanding Taxes.
The amounts collected by John l.. Hill, ESQ,
the Delinquent Tax Collector, on account of
outstanding taxes were as follows
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro No. 40 s. Third street.

$4,000 n Jer Ex'mpts
b5. .103
200 sh Sch N p. b5. 1TA(
18 sh Cam a Am. 1lThl
200 sin OC a A r.. 46A