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DIR. LANAHAN REINSTATED.
Concurrent Action of the RIshops.

concurrent Acttou oil the blbnOpss
The concurrence of the bishops in the decision
of the Book Committee, which we published on
Saturday, is as follows
TO the Book Committee Dear BrethTen:-We
received your request to be present at this iu-
while we were holding our annual session at
Baltimore. We felt very profoundly the gravity
and difficulties of the duty. We therefore APP
pointed a committee of our board to examine the
different enactments of the General Conference
and the present discipline relating to the subj ect.
We met in Philadelphia two days before you
convened us here TO confer with reference to
our understanding of the law, and as TO the
nature and extent OF our responsibilities in the
premises.
The result of these careful deliberations is
embodied in the two papers presented to the
committee. We believe that these papers stated
the constitutional and statute laws of the Church
on the subject, and we felt ourselves constrained
to print them from a clear conviction of duty to
all parties interested in the investigation.
we have been led to make this statement, as
our communication is referred TO in your final
action.
In the further procedure of your committee,
In the executive session, we had no strictly
official connections; nor in your final action
have we any official authority. Yet, as you
coureously invited us to be present. aud
requested our opinions during your delibera,
tiOns, we deem il to be both respectful and pro-
per TO add the following statement
We are happy to say that we witnessed with
great satisfaction the anxiety and carefulness
with which you considered all the delicate aud
perpleXing questions upon which you have beer
t'Nr9 10 oct Wa alz0 fully anprc iltad ali th-
eVI pneallOhs aua eLupaTTRsslnenIs SURROUNDING
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MURDER IN TRENTON.
ibIe AGair-A nIan Killed for hi. Money.


On Saturday evening, Asa Downe, stranger
in Trenton, visited number of drinking-saloons
in the southern part of the city, imbibing freely
at each. With him were two companions, who
drank at his expense, but not deeply as he
did. Their appearance was not remarkable,
and none who saw him had any suspicion that
horrible tragedy was to terminate their spree.
Yesterday morning, at about o'clock, Downe
was found in dying condition in barn in
Hamilton township, about one mile from the
city. His left hand aud wrist we're badly cut,
and there were deep black marks produced by
the clutch of fingers on his throat. He was re-
moved to house near at hand, where he lay
groaning and unconscious during the day, until
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he died.
The circumstances attending the ease, and par
ticularly the fact that his pockets had been
riled and were turned inside out, leave no
doubts in the minds of the Trenton officers that
he was murdered for bis money. Coroner Par
sons, with jury, viewed the body last evening,
and ordered post mortem examination. The
inquest will be held to-day.
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TIE TRAGEDY.

Everything remained very quiet in the house
until yesterday morning, at 90 o'clock, when n
Mrs. Sincoe, who resides next door, and who
was in the second story of her own house,
heard the report of pistol twice, one shot
being fired Immediately after the other. She
did not pay much attention to the noise,
although 1t shook the glass in the windows, but
thought that something had fallen in one of the
lower rooms, and did not pay any more atten-
tion to it. The woman Mary Kidd, who slept
with Mrs. Anderson, heard her get up about
o'clock in the morning, and 60 down stairs but
did not hear the shots fired, and only discovered
the tragedy when going down The stairway into
the kitchen, about 10 o'clock, when, seeing
blood upon the floor without waiting to seek
further, she ran up stairs and awoke the boy,
who came down, and discovering the dead
bodies of his mother and the man upon the
floor, rushed into the yard crying out that his
mother was dead.
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
The alarm was Immediately given, and the
police officer en- the beat, Mr.. j. F. Jones, went
into the house aud found not only the dead
body of the woman lying on the floor of the
kitchen, wetering in blood, but also that of
Nesberg on the opposite side of the room. The
bodies as they were found, presented a horri-
bic appearance. The woman was lying on her
hack beside the stove, with her hair disheveled,
and q bullet hole in the right side of her
head, Immediately above the ear, and
from which the brains were oozing.
The man was lying on the floor, with
his shoulders propped up against the stairway,
his right hand firmly holding pistol the vici-
nifty in which he was lying being covered with
blood, which came from wound also in the
right side of his head, near the temple. The sup
position is that after he shot the woman he sat
down upon q chair and shot himself, as a chair
stood beside bip, from which it appeared as if
he had fallen. The suppostiou in regard to the
woman is that she was engaged in cooking at
the time the shot was fired.
THE CORoNER's INQUEST AND VERDICT.
Coroner Spcer was summoned as soon as
possible, and about l o'clock an inquest was
held over the bodies, which were lying just as
they were found.
The jury, without retiring, rendered verdict
that Mrs. Anderson came to her death from a
pistol shot in the hands of Peter Nesberg, who
shot her in fit of jealousy, and them committed
fnicide.
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FROM FORTRESS .MONROE
Wreck OF n PhiInd delphia schooner-N he Crew
Saved-A Bark sunk.

SRved-A Bark sunk.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Jan. 23.-Arrived,
steamer E. s. Terry, from Newbern for New
York, flor a harbor. She brought the crew of
the schooner Sarah Watson, of Philadelphia,
from Wilmington for New York. which was sunk
by the steamer Sea Gull, from Baltimore for
Charleston, thirty miles southwest of Hatteras,
on the night of the 2lst The Sea Gull was badly
damaged, and threw overheard the forward part
of the cargo and made for Hatteras Inlet. She
was seven miles off the bar when spoken by the
Terry, who took off the schooner's crew.
The schooner j. G. Craig, from Portland for
Georgetown, has arrived, and reports that she
passed yesterday afternoon, five miles north of
Winter Quarter shoals, bark sunk, with all
sails set but torn to pieces had about four feet
water over her decks; supposed she had struck
and foundered. A heavy northeast gale pre-
walls.
Schooner Ashore md Burned mt Uape Henry.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. %. - The schooner
Redington, loaded with lme heretofore re-
ported ashore south of Cape Henry, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the 10Th. The fire
originated In the cargo only part of which had
been landed.
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FINANCE AND co muERCE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 1

Monday Jan. 23, 1871, !
The rough weather to-day and the unsettled
condition of the stock market had a rather de-
pressing effect on loans, and lenders are acting
with unusual caution. The rates on call loans
are frmer, and stock collateaals are taken only
with good margins. The favorte collaterals
are Government bonds which command excep-
tionally low figures. The Reading panic on
Saturday has had serious results on the stock
market, and some days will elapse before It
will recover from the shock. We notice q dis
position on the part of the New York press to
accredit the furry to a Philadelphia operator
This is an inexcusable error, to use no harsher
term The cause of the mischief is now, and
has been for some time past, regular hdbitue
of Wall street. The discount market continues
dull and steady.
Colds without change or feature. Sales have
ranged up to noon between 110% and 1l015,
closing at 11056.
Government Bonds are moving slowly and
prices are fairly maintained at Saturdays quo
tations.
The Stock market was fairly active and prices
were steady. City 6s, new. sold at 100I0T.
Sales of Lehigh Gold Loan at S775 for the 500s.
Reading Railroad was moderately active, with
free sales at 4S7s0l49, closing at 40 Lie. Sales
of Pennsylvania at GO; Little Schuylkll at 43A;
Lehigh Valley at CO.'S, and Philadelphia and
Erie at 27@2715.
In Canal shares the only sale was in Schuyl-
kill at 81.
The balance of the list was quiet. Central
Transportation stock sold at 5015
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 5. Third street.
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FROM THE ST.ATE.
MIR. SInRerly and the PHblic Printing.
ISaleninI DssL1nLch % The Enaninl Islsarnnh


Special Despatch % The Evening Telegraph
HARRIsBURG, Jan. 23.-In accordance with
the act of Assembly of 1862, the opening and
awarding of the bids for the public printing for
the next three years, commencing July l, will
take place in joint convention of Senate and
House tomorrow at noon. Benjamin Singerly,
Esq. the present contractor, is the only candi-
date that has as yet been publicly announced.
There is quiet movement on foot from which
it is apparent that there will be other competi-
tors. This movement is inaugurated by the
men who, before the selection of Mr.. Singerly,
had had control of all the departments for
furnishing supplies, etc, to the State Mr.
Stuart A. Wiley, of the firm of Wiley
& Greitz, of Lancaster, it is now
understood, will put 10 a proposal for the
public printing. 1t is also rumored that, in case
of the success of Mr.. Singerly, there will be a
great exposition of the workings in that de-
partment during the past three years.
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THE BALTIMORE TRAGEDY.
Particulars of the Recent Shocking Murder
aud Suicide

The Baltimore Sltn of Saturday says
1t appears that for the past two years Peter
NesbeIg, formerly a seafaring man, but who has
recently been working at his trade of sail
making, has been boarding at Mrs. Mary Anu
Anderson's whenever he was in Baltimore, and
that he has often asked her to marry him, but
she always refused, telling him, as we'll as
other persons, that his only object in want
ing her 10 marry him was to get posses
sion of the house in which she lived to-
gether with ether property she owned.
About six months since he left the city aud
returned three weeks ago, and the two seemed
to get along very well together. On
Wednesday night last Nesberg went out with
Frederick son of Mrs. Anderson, and both of
them returned home about 10 O'clock, under the
influence of liquor. Nesberg again asked her,
in the presence of Mary Kidd. the occupant
above referred 10, to marry him. Again she
refused, and said she did not want anything
more to do with him, as he had no right to take
the boy out and make him drunk as his mind
was unsettled enough when he was sober, and
that he was perfectly crazy when he was drunk.
Both of them were very angry, and he accused
her Of caring more for some one else than she
9id foo hirn and D." lr't fho r-og GOV inc tlat h4
ROpld pe TeYepgea against her.
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CALIFORNIA.
Census Returns-The Present aud Future of the



The San Francisco Bulletin says:-"The census
returns makes the population of California less
than 500 600. Probably it is quite 600 600. The
reports of the county assessors to Surveyor
General Bost give the number of registered
voters at nearly 150 600. At this rate about one
fourth of our population are voters; but ten per
cent must be deducted from the registered list
for deaths and removals, leaving 135, 900 voters
"a larger number of voters than has ever been
actually polled. According to the Surveyor
Generals report for 1870, the taxable values of
the State are $3.50, 40l, S37. This is nearly
SIS, 600 600 less than the real values as returned
by the census agents for San Francisco alone.
AS the proportion of assessed to real values
throughout the State is probably not more than
one-fOurth, it is safe to assume that the true
value of property in California is not under
81, 900 10000 1t was returned by the census
of 1860 at S207, 874 6l3. Thus the increase in
the last decade has been nearly fiye-fold; yet
within that period occurred destructive floods
and droughts and a large transfer of population
from our mining counties to other States and
Territories. Now that the railroad era has
begun, that manufactures are increasing, aud
towns multiplying, we anticipate for the coming
decade still greater degree of prosperity than
the above figures suggest"
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PMiIadeJphia CattIe Market.

MONDAY, Jan. 23.-The snow storm to-day inter
fered materially with business, and the attendance
at the different yards was quite small
Beef cattle were exceedingly duh, the butchers
purchasing only to supply their pressing wants, but
prices were without material change. A few extra
brought &C., but the range of prices was as follows:
-S@S4c. for choice, G&@ 9c. for fair 10 good and
4k@6c. for common. Receipts, 1880 head.
The following are the particulars OF the sales:-
Head
"A owen Smith. Virginia, 769.
GO Daniel Smyth Bros, Western, 7876.
80 A. Christy do, las.
3S Jas Christy, do 1911.
55 Dennis Smytb, w. Virginia, 667A.
80 Dengler McCleese, Chester co 6397
90 p. McFillen, Lancaster co., 6k@S4.
Go James ShiTk, do TGSH.
co Phi. Hathaway, Western, 6A@SX.
22 B. II. McFtllen, do, 6E@7H.
100 james McFillen, do. 6E@SA.
46 Il. s. MeFten, do, TH@e4.
lg3 Ullman Baehman do, 7H@SH.
300 j. j. Martin Co., do, 6@sH.
20 Mooney Miller, do, 6h@S%.
81 Thomas Mooney Bro, do 62497&.
80 ii. hahn, Jr.dO., 6@7A.
IS Joseph Cham, do. 5a6%.
81 j. x /. Frank, do, 6L@T
80 GUS Schamberg Co, do, 7@S.
81 Hope Co., do, 66s.
81 III. Frank, Lancaster co., I9S.
80 James Clemson, Chester CO., T@9.
so John McAIdle, Western, G&@SA.
20 X. Maynes, DO, 5L@s.
Al Charles Welker, Virginia, 4@6.
Cows and Calves were in good demand at an al
vance. Sales OF l50 head at s6O@T0.
Sheep attracted but little attention small sales
were reported at b@6c U pound, gross hecelptS
Hogs were quiet but firm; sales of 1900 head at
ssas 80 for slop aud s9@9T5 q 100 pounds, net for
corn fed.
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DISTRESSING AFFAIR.
An Aged ard Wealthy Citizen of Richmond
Burned to Death

Burned TO Death.
Mr.. William Barrett, an aged end highly re-
spected citizen, says the Richmond Dispatch of
Saturday, died at his residence, corner of Fifth
and Cary streets, yesterday, under most, dis
tressing circumstances. 1t was about ii o'clock:
He had lust finished breakfast The colored
man. servant, Wilson, went to another part OF
the chamber to put away the dishes and Mr., Mr.
crate TO light his pipe Wilson, turning around
a moment after, saw the old gentleman standing
before the fire with the hem oi his dressing
wrapper on fire He was trying in feeble way
10 Smother the blaze, but the material of which
The wrapper was made being light and wadded
with cotton, almost instantaneously he was en-
veioped in flames. The servant, himself almost
inlrm, stood for a moment panic-struck, aad
then dragged his master out of the room into
the passage. He then ran back to get blau-
ket, which he threw over him; but by this time
nearly every rag of clothes upon his body had
been burned, and he was not only scOrched all
over, but had inhaled the flames. D-s. Gun
,ft ~ an au8 Merry epr' Hfl'.-i i0 o.. al t1 f
uos.iuIe auQ IcuQcl ga an Lue ..Iu ll,1L ul.l.
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FROM THE P.ACIFLC COAST.
Central Pacific RaiIrond Ian

SAN Francisco, Jan. 2l.--It is asserted that
the Central Pacific Railroad Company has placed
on record a mortgage for ten million dollars,
covering all the unsold land in its possession
within the State of California, and it is gene
rally supposed the object is to defeat the opera
ton of the bill reported by Mr.. Lawrence, and
now before Congress. On the other hand, card
appears to-day from Judge Sanderson, attorney
for the company, affirming that the mortgage is
not made for the purpose of evading any act OF
Cororess. hut ~ sorve % hae's f-r loan 10 he
pted IL constructing VTancAes.
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the case, and we're fully aware that there was
room for honest differences of opinions; but,
after having listened to the discussions, and
after full and careful deliberation, we are pre-
pared to say that your action in the case meets
our approval, as having been wise and proper,
and we believe it will be conducive to the best
interests of the Church and all concerned.
e. l.. JAMES, L. SCoTT
M. SIMPSON, E. r. AMEs.
New York Jan. 90 1871
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The New rren,ury Bonds.

The New rrensury Bonds.
Despatch TO the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The plates for the
bonds authorized under the recent funding act
of Congress are in part prepared for printing.
Proof impressions have only thus far been
taken. In few days the Treasury Department
will be ready to supply all demands.
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MEMORANDA.

Rr bark Black Brothers, Perry, from Antwerp Z
Philadelphia, sunk of Winter Quarter Sho ais, aoo
10 miles south OF Cape Henlopen, on Saturday las
vessel a total loss; crew saved. (By telegraph
Philadelphia Board OF Underwriters.)
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Queen Victoria gave sixty tons OF coal aud
eco r"nrd7 ~ beef 10 TIE Poor OF Wla2s0- On
NeW Ie..I Lay.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING

Steamship Pioneer, Wakeley, 90 hours from VIII
mngtOn, N. c. with cotton and naval stores 10 Phi
ladelphia and Southern Mail steamship Co.
Steamship Volunteer, Jones' from New York. with
mdse. TO John +. Ohl. .,
Steamer Panther, Mlls 90 hours from rcrIsnoulhi
In ballast TO Il. NJ. hichaTds. - ,,.,.,- Ia,
Steamer h. L. Cav, Her, from Baltimore with
Schr Annie b. Barton, French, French, 10 hours
from Roston with mdse. to B. w. Cloud.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA"....,.JA %
STATE OF THERMoMBTRR AT THB EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
sA M.........26 II A. M......26 2 P. M....,..96
SUN RIsKs .......... 7l7 MOON SETs.......... s'l3
SUH SETs ............ s. I HIaH NATBR........ 362
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corresporlderce 81 ne Epenina Telearaph

EASTON & MCMAHON'S BULLETIN
BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFICE, Jan. 2l,-Elght oarges
arrived here last night in tow OF tug Hud son. nVe OF
which were loaded with anthracite coal ana lrons
from Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del .-.,..,,
sik harrpF Ni1 lr7vo hnre on Af'lf' lel-
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posslDIe, ana Ien0eIea All Lne ala lnaI nuuA-i4sy
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pted N eODsTueIlpg VrancAes.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-13

RAILROAD AccIDENT.-On Friday afternoon,
between and O'Clock, near Heard's Mill, on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, the
way.freight train from Columbia to Augusta sus.
tanned serious accident. Coming around
curve, the engine "Eigede,d," the best locomo-
tive on the road, eolidad with acow on the track.
The animal was knocked to pieces, and 1t Is sup
posed that one cftheiimos adhered to wheel of
the locomotive, which trew it from the track
down an smosnkmeot about eleven feet high, the
engine descrloinsa a oomnete souersauls, and'the
tender following. The dat cars next to the en-
CINE were badly damased. one Of them being
broken In half ON The track. thus arresting the
progress OF the cars behind. The engineer, Mr.
Terrell was taken from the crushed cab, after
the fall OF the locomotive having escaped the loss
Of life with severIsevere bruises and Internal in
juries OF a serious character. The fireman was
badly scalded, and train hand 'Fas aiso con-
slderably injured. The wreck was cleared from
the track, however, in time to allow the passen-
ger train to- reach Augusta about Il O'CLOCK Fsi .
day night and trains are running Al ns1s:s The
engine is thought to be badly damaged.
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CLUBS AND STARs.-Willism Rutledge and
Jacob; Brown, two youths OF color, arrested on
Friday evening for fighting in George street,
were taken to the Guardhouse, and had ahear-
ing before the Mayor, who sentenced william to
pay fine OF S. or so to the House OF Correction
for ten days. Jacob wasdischarged.
One goat, found wandering in King street about
IL o'clock on Friday night, was taken to the Sta
tionhouse yard, and incl 81 by the Mayor.
Jne baochanalian, who was unequal to The ardu-
ous task OF. taking care OF drunken man on
Meeting street. was taken!to the Gqatdhouse and
discharged next morning oh pleading the "nrst
offence.n
Robert Gibbs alias Small, arrested by oficers
Davis and Burke, on the charge OF stealing a
coat and blanket Is hellfor examination.
William Kelly, arrested By Special oficer Her.
naudez, on Sunday afternoon, on the charge Of
stealing coat from Patrick Flanagan, Is held
for examination.
Fannie Johnson, colored, arrested yesterday
evening for vagrancy, and charged with stealing
81 10, Is also held for examination.
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THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BusNEss.-The
committee of the House, who were appointed
some time agoto investigste the charges against
the county commissioners OF Charleston County
In relation to an alleged fraudulent issue Of
checks, seem determined to SLIT the matter
thoroughly, and, on Saturday night, the messen-
ger OF the House brought summons to Messrs
F. c. Miller E. P.,wal, E. B. Seabrook, L. G. Nor
throp and Donovan to appear before the commit
tee, at Columbia, where the investigation will be
conducted. The parties summoned are expected
to leave Charleston this morning. Mr.. McLaugh.
lin is already in.Columo!a, and on this account
was not included In the summons. This proceed
ing is entirely independent OF the charges against
the commissioners now under examination before
Trial Justice John G. MacSey.
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A SHARP TR1CK.-Saturday afternoon, about
O'Clock, well.dressed young man, Of very gen.
tlemanly appearance, entered the grain and pro-
vision store OF Messrs. Rohdes s Brother, up King
street, and asked for pen and paper to write
something These were furnished, and as he
began to wrl:e, wel-dressed man No. entered
the store. No. 2, according to bis own account,
was q large stock dealer, and wanted several
hundred bushels Of corn and. thousand pounds Of
hay for his cattle on the other side of the city.
He was also particular as to the quality OF his
provisions, aud must examine them cosey. With
all Difference TO so promising customer, No. 2
was shown to the back Of the store, and he and
Mr. Rohdes were soon examining and discussing
the price OF hay and corn. While they were en-.
gagged In this interesting occupation, No. pos
sessed himself of the money drawer, and uans'
ferrIng all the cash to his pocket, to the amount
of $50 cleared out. Mr.. r. caught sight OF him
as he disappeared, and suspecting something
wrong, gave chase. No. LEFT his corn and hay,
and Joining In the pursuit, contrlved to slip
around Hackers alley, and was wanting when
the parties returned from an unsuccessful chase
of No. l. Neither OF the sbarpers has since been
heard of, and they are supposed to have LETT the
city for Augusta, on Saturday evening.
The same couple tried their little game sn hoe
or so before Ia the grain store at the corner 1f
Reid and Meeting streets, bu. were too closely
watched to carry-it out.