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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-31
FROM NEW TORK.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively TO The Evening Telegraph.
Friends Yearly Meeting,


Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph.
Friends Yearly Meeting.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The first public meeting
for worship of the Yearly Meeting of Friends
was held this morning at the Westinghouse in
Rutherford Place. A large number of persons
from neighboring cities were present The meet
ing was opened with prayer by Anna NJ. Starr,
of Richmond, Indiana, after which addresses
were made by Deborah Wharton, of Philadel-
phia, DR.. James w. Haines, of Indiana, and
Sarah Hunt, of New Jersey.
The Insurance Convention.
NEW YORK, May 31.-In the Insurance Con-
vention to-day resolution was passed to hold
an adjourned convention at New York on the
18th of October, and subcommittee of three
was appointed to consider the subject of making
the convention permanent and if desirable to
report at the adjourned meeting in October a
constitution, etc.
Proposals for Bonds
to-day, o. 053 800 at Ill 05 to 111'71 The awards
will be two millions at 111'05 to 111.50
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Sneak-Thieves Robbing Fifth Avenue
Mansions with a Trained Pigeon-Dis-
covery of the Gang and Their Arrest-A
Marvel of Criminal Industry.
For some days past sneak robberies of an un-
usually clever character have been perpetrated
on the residents in the neighborhood OF Lexing
ton Park and Fifth avenue by gang OF young
boys aided by pigeon. The modus operandi
of the thieves was really very clever. They first
threw their trained pigeon over the fence or
wall into the rear yard of the house they pro-
posed robbing, and then two OF them went to
the front basement door. They asked leave of
the servant to catch their pigeon, which had flown
in the rear yard of the house. The request, to
all seeming intent proper one, was invariably
granted, and one went into the yard. While he
was endeavoring to catch the pigeon and attract
ing the attention of all in the house to the rear
yard, the other thief glided into the front base
ment with bag and scooped in all the silver
ware and valuable property he could lay hands
on and then promptly skedaddled. Sufficient
time having elapsed the trained pigeon was at
once caught and the second thief left. The
sllverware was then found to be stolen. Among
the families thus robbed are Charles Quite No
As East Thirty-eighth street; Julia Powers No.
% West Forty-eighth street, B. +. Romaine No
West Forty-seventh street; Mrs. Ayres, No.
675 Seventh avenue; Mrs. OSullivan, No 274
Madison avenue; Mr.. II. Ford, No. 351 Fifth
Watson, No. 20 Park avenues Joseph Duryea
No. 562 Fifth avenue; Mrs. Beobrecker, No.
118 East Fortieth street; Mrs. Sheldon,
No. East Thirtieth street; s. Bach,
No. IA East Forty-third street; and
Thomas Whitaker, of No. 1S9 E. Forty-fourth
street. The value of the property stolen in these
cases varies from Sc to $3.50, and foot up to
almost $1,000. Captain Byrnes, of the Twenty
first precinct, with his detectives Grace aud
Fallon, arrested Henry Ottenburgh, alias Joseph
Burke, alias Henry Oates, twenty years of age,
of East Thirty-eighth street, who has just left
the State Prison, where he served two years.
He confessed that he was one OF the thieves,
and that John Cuminsky and Henry Ackerly,
boys fourteen years old, formed the gang. They
were arrested. Cuminsky has an elder brother
State Prison bird. Captain Byrnes then re-
ceived information that GustaVus Braudies, oi
No. 179 Spring street, was the receiver of the
stolen goods, and arrested him. The prisoner;
will be arraigned at Yorkyille Court to-day
when further facts concerning this latest ingeni
GUS mode of robbery will be developed. N. Y
World, to-ddy
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FROM NEW YORK.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively to The EUening Telegraph.
Sale of Coal.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively to The EUening Telegraph.
Sale of Coal.
NEW YORK. May 31.-At noon to-day the De-
laware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad
Company sold at auction $4,000 tons of Scran-
ton coal. The auctioneer commenced with lump
coal, the first bid being s5 and at this price
about 800 tons we're disposed of in lots of 100
tons. The price then fell to S465, at which rate
over 5000 tons were sold. Steamboat coal was
started at S4'95 and fell to $4'75, the bulk of
the lot going off at the latter rate Crate Goa
was started at $5, and fell slowly to $4.95, at
which all was disposed of. Egg coal was
started at $5 Is, and held the same throughout
the sale. Stove coal commenced With bid at
Sc, and sold rapidly at $5S5, $5'S7, s57715@
$3.50. Chestnut coal opened at o. 60, then went
up to $46215 and $4o5, at which latter price
the lot was closed out. The sale was attended
by about two hundred dealers, who bought
rapidly. The coal was all made deliverable at
EliZabethport in June.
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N. Y. MONEY MARKET YESTERDAY.

From the N Y. Herald.
"Tbe Stock Exchange and Gold Board adjourned
soon after noon, and the only transactions subse-
quent to one O'Clock were conducted Ia desultOry
market on the sidewalk in Broad street. The ad-
journment was as needful as appropriate, for the
the stock arket is temporarily located, highly
detrimental to the comfert II not the health, OF
those who were compelled to attend there in the
execution OF their business. Ont OF respect to the
day the flag on the Stock Exchange was lowered to
half-mast.
cent. as the general rate on call loaus, with eXcep
tons at two and four per cent. Owing to the half
holiday great number of loSns stood over undis-
turbed. Prime commercial paper was dull aud
quoted at 4E@bH per cent. discount Foreign eX-
change was quiet and barely steady at previous quo
tatons
"The Government list was steady and without
important alteration. The currency slxes as natu-
raj in q time OF such easy money, were frmer. A
leading firm on Broad street Is Offering the new se
per cent. bonds at 1114 currency, which is "a per
cent. below the price OF Mr.. Boutwell,.
1.-THE dealings at the Stock Exchange were con-
fined chiefly to the three or four stocks which have
been the features for the past few weeks. A raid
made on New York Central by the bears In
ticlpation OF sharp decline TO follow the decision
OF Commissioner Pleasanton on the subject OF the
tax OF ST. 600 on the eighty per cent. scrip dlvl
dend declared 10 December, 1868. This movement
seemed to excite the ire Of the Commodore, for
he sent his agents into the market and not only
cepted all the stock which the bears offered down
to 9SX, but turned the price upward to l00 Rock
Island advanced to 121 q, but Reading was weak,
and went OF to 1lSA. Pacific Mail was strong In
anticipation OF the annual statement, and Western
Union recovered to 5S2s. Ohio and Mississippi,
after recovering to 49, fell of to 4s;S on rumor
that the pool had marketed their stock and ceased
operations in it."
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DE. sczUNcK's snAwnrD
TONIC.

This medicine, invented and prepared by
DR.. j. FL. Schenek, of Philadelphia, is proved
to be the best remedy for dyspepsia, and al
disorders of tho digestive organs, that has everS
been offered to the public. The great sucsess>
and popularity of DR.. Sohenek's Pulmonic
Syrup are sufficient to recommend this Tonic
to public favor and confidence. 1t was
originally designed to be used in connection
with the Pulmonic Syrup in the treatment Of
consumption, but experience proves that it is
adapted to all cases of indigestion and debility.
The Seaweed Tonic possesses all the strength
ening properties of iodide of iron, iodine, or ,
iodide of potassium. 1t is also similar in
nature to the gastric juice, the fluid whiehV
nature provides to carry on the process of di-
gestion, and when that fluid is deficient, the
Tonic supplies it's place. It is the only
medicine which can answer this purpose, and,
consequently, it is the only medicine which
can cure dyspepsia. Other preparations, how
ever they may seem to afford temporary re-
lief, never fail to aggravate the disease. This
must necessarily be the case when corrosive
acids and minerals are used to cure .
Indigestion; and such are the remedies which
physicians generally prescribe for that object.
The Seaweed Tonic contains no such inju
rious drugs. 1t is distilled from vegetabled
substance, which is produced in great abun-
dance on the seashore, the mode of distilIa-
ton being similar to that which is used in
the manufacture of jamaica spirits. This
Tonic never disagrees with the most delicate /
stomach. In the eArly stage Of consumption
this medicine is generally of great utility, as
consumption often begins with disorder of
the stomach snd general debility, for which
Schencks Seaweed Tonic is certain remedy
DIR. Schenck is professionally at his princi-
pal Office, No. Is N. Sixth street, corner of
Commerce street, Philadelphia, every Saturs
cay, where all letters for advice must be ad-
dressed
Price of the Pulmonic Syrup and Seawssd
Tonic, each, 81 80 per bottle, or $3.50 half
dozen. Mandrake Pills, 25 cents per box.
For sale by all druggists and dealers.
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from NEW -E.NGLA ND.
GBY ASSOCIATED PRESS ]
~ eI,la;r,eI,i In The E,,e,,il1o Teloor1nb

lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS
e elIsisey to The Eoenirg Telegraph.
American Congregational Society.
BosToN, May 81. The financial operations of
the American Congregational Society for the
year cover the amount of $l62 597; balance on
hand, S7,143; unpaid subscriptions, $4S, ,525
e. s. Tobey, of Boston, elected President
The American Unitarian Association
reelected Henry Chaplin, of Worcester, Presi-
dent, and VIM. G. Bryant, of New York, and
John Wells, of Boston, Vice-Presidents.
Among the directors chosen are Mrs. Frederick
T. Gray and Mrs. James Freeman Clarke.
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Baltimore Produoe Market.

BALTIMORE, May 81 Cotton strong, with down.
ward tendency; middling upland, lTAc.; lew mid-
dlings, l6Hc Flour quiet, but nrm on good grades
@7'2o; do family, s. 95@sbO; City Mills superfne,
s62oD7'25; do. extra, sTs; do. family, sS99; West
ern supernne, S53IH@6; do. extra, s6'87 IsT'25 do
family, ST259s 5e Wheat dull. The 1rst receipt
OF new wheat, small lot OF white from Georgia, Ia
bad condition, sold at SO. Corn-white Southern at
77Q7sc.; yellow Southern steady at 75c Oats dull
at 62&65c. Provisions unchanged. Whisky quiet
and steady and stock scarce at 94994Ec.
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bROM WASHINGTON.
Health of MIR. COIfax.

Health of MIR. CO1fax.
Special Despatch TO The Eoening Telegraph
WAsHNGToN, May 31.-The Vice-President
leaves tonight for home. He has fully reco-
vered the use of his voice, and walks about. He
feels well, and only requires rest to fully restore
his health.
There are prospects of serious times on the
Indian Frontier.
A requsiton for additional forces has already
been made by Gen. Schofsld The Arizona In
dians are on the war-path.
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MURDER IN JERSEY CITY.
A Mans Skull Fractured by a Blow of the
Fist.

Fist.
A tragedy similar in general features to the
McGrotty murder was enacted in Jersey City
last evening, at the corner of Barrow and Grand
streets. John f. Kitrick, bartender for a
liquor dealer there named Shoffel, became en-
gagged in a controversy with a man named
Edward Ives, about payment for drinks. Kit
rick finally leaped over the bar, and, seizlng
Ives by the throat, gave him blow with his fist
behind his ear, which fractured his skull. He
then threw him out upon the pavement. Officer
Wiggins, connected with the Second precinct
police force, happened to be near at the time,
and took Kitrick into custody. Ives was taken
to police headquarters, whence, after his wounds
had been dressed, he was carried to the City
Hospital. There he lay in an unconscious state
until nine o'clock last evening, when he died.
Kitrick is to have an examination before Justice
Seymour to-morrow.-N. 7. P0St tdst evening.
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SALE OF PIcTUREs.-A number of ilne pic
lures from the private collection of Count de
Marneffis are now on exhibition at the art gall
lery of NJ. Thomas 81 Sons Nos. 139 and AL
south Fourth street. The collection includes
works by Eugene Verboeckhoven Richard
Sohn, Robbie, Kreutzer, G. Becker, B. G. Koek-
koek, Carl Hubuer, M. A. Koekkoek aud other
well-kDown artists, which will be sold at auction
on Friday at noon
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New York Produce Market,

NEW YORK. May 3l.-Cotton strong; sales 1909
bales at l1?Sc: Flour steady and In fair demand
sales 5000 bbls. State at S660@6S0; ohio at ESQ
$50; Western, S5O6@7I5. Wheat quiet but firm,
and no sales. Corn nrmer and scarce; sales OF
$4,000 bushels mixed Western at 5Sa70c. for un
sound and 71@T5c. for sound. Oats dull; Western
and Ohio 64@6Sc. Beef dull. Pork unchanged
Lard quiet but firm ;steam rendered 9Aq101c.; ket-
tie, 105s. Whisky quiet and steady at 92Ic.
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THE WEATHER.

The Detailed meteorological Report for
To-day.
The following is the meteorological report OF the
Signal Bureau OF the War Department for this
morning, all the observations being taken at 743
A. NJ, Philadelphia time. The barOmetrical reports
are corrected Tor temperature and elevation. Tne
velocity OF the wind is given in miles per hour,
and the force is an approximate reduction to the
Beaufort scale:-
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Young ladies in Iowa select shoes in COM
pany with their beaux. They always take No.
2's, and exchange them next day for No. bs.
AN Irish schoolmaster recently informed his
pupils that the feminine gender should be ap-
piled TO all ships and vessels ahoat, except mall
steamers and n-of-war.
"A Bennington, VT, man is trying to invent
portable water wheel which will supersede loco
motives. With one of these wheels and tub Of
water mounted on wheels, he claims the vehicle
will run until the water exaporates.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
Reported by De Haven & Bro. No 40 S. Third street
SECOND BOARD.
EMaAM EMTAGxxGNNuM.
COuntcrfeiting.

United States District Court-Jltdge Cddtualader.
The case tried to-day was that of Henry Mercer,
charged with manufacturing and selling counter
felt i've cent pieces The evidence for the Govern
ment was to the effect that a Treasury detective
succeeded in being invited by Mercer to his house,
where he purchased $40 worth Of the counterfeits
and saw Mercer making them. He soon afterwards
sent Deputy Marshal to Nercer's place, who cap
tured him and all his apparatus. On trial.
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PIIOtss
Court of Common PlknR.

In the case Of the Pilots Society VS.. Collins thi
court has decided in favor Of the right OF plaintiff
to collect plotage from vessels whose masters d
not take on pilots required by law except in tn
case OF licensed coasting vessels.
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WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS
w Of solid 1s-karat fne gold. QUALITY WAR
RANTED. A full assortment Of sizes always oD
hand. FARR& BROTHER, Makers,
No. 924 CHESTNUT Street. below Fourth.
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Dull.
Court of Quarter Sessions-,JtLdge FinLettsr

The busint of the court to-day was very dull,
there being but two prisoners in the dock. Several
petty bail cases were disposed OF. Philip Donegan
was sentenced to nne OF $50 and an Imprisonment
of sixty days for selling liquor to man against
the replonstrance OF his wife.
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ASSAULTED BY Two PoLIcEMEN.-Mr. James
McMabon, who works in the stable on Tenth
street. below SAMSON, appeared before Alder
man Smith this morning, and charged Police
Officers Frank Mcclure and Cornelius Brannan,
of the Fifth district, with assaulting him yes
terday. The complainant also gave the opinion
that he is in continual fear of bodily harm from
these defendants. and he desired them to be
placed under bail. The magistrate fixed the
amount at 5000 each,
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RRsUMED.-The efficient and obliging Super
town branch of the Reading Railroad Company,
at the request of a large majority of the resi-
dents of Chestnut Hill, has ordered the blowing
of the stean-whistle five minutes previous to the
departure of each train to be resumed, to the
preat cnnuanioncn of the inhahitants.
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SHIPPING eARRIvALs.-Following is a list of
arrivals, cosstwise aud foreign, during the
month of May, at this port
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BASE BALL.-This afternoon the Athletics
play a match game with the Olympics of Wash
ington: The latter club has splendid team, y
comprising hYe Of the ed BED Stocking nine.
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SCHooL CoNCERT.-Last night the Reynolds
School gave brilliant concert at Concert Hall
to raise money for the purchase of library for
distinguished scholars.
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LARcENY.-Rachel Goddard and Harriet Van
zant were arrested last night at Ninth and Race
streets for larceny on a warrant issued by
Alderman Hibberd. The accused have been
each held in bail.
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Boy DRowNED.-James Schaffer, a lad of six
years, was drowned in a pond at the Falls of
Schuylkill last night. He lives in that neigh
borhood.
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STRANGE But TRUE.-This morning Lieu
tenant Hsggerty, of the Third district police,
found young girl, giving the name of Emma
Ducee, in company with negro named Thomas
Freeman, in ellis court locality in the centre
used to work in Bloomsbury, j., where also
her dusky companion was employed, and that
she wanted to marry him. The Mayor, beiev-
ing her to be of unsound mind, will send her
to some Rosine association.
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TILL TAPPING.-Two Eboys, named John
Smith and John Leary are under bonds by
Alderman Allison for stealing yesterday a small
quantity of cash from a store at Ridge avenue
and jefferson streets
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The FRUIT AND FLORAL FESTIVAL at the
Arch Street NJ. K. Church commenced last night
1t is held in the chapel, which has been hand
somely decorated for the occasion. 1t is well
worth visit even on one of these hot evenings
for the rooms are cool and well ventilated and
strawberries, ice-cream, flowers, ETC., are in
abundance. The festival will continue during
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings of
this week, and will undoubtedly be success
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AN OFFICER BADLY BEATEE.-Officer Crox,
of the Seventh district police sought to arrest,
at Second and Brown streets last night man
named William Thomas, who was intoxicated
and making disturbance there. A number of
the friends of Thomas collected around the
officer, and beat him so badly that he is now
confined to his house. Officer Mcclure arriving,
Thomas was placed under arrest, and has been
held in 5000 bail bY Alderman Toland.
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THE MAYoRALTY.-We hear that Mr.. Samuel
G. King, member of Select Council from the
Eleventh ward, has positively withdrawn from
the political arena as a candidate for Mayor.
This sets the question as to who will be candi-
date adrift again. Perhaps the Democracy will
fall back upon Mayor Fox, Notwithstanding his
recent declinatiOn.
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FOURTH EDITION

FOURTH EDITION
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
Condition Of MIR. Colfax.
More Indian Troubles.
Additional Troops Called For.
New York Coal Sales.
Religious Anniversaries.
Etc, ETC., Etc, Etc, Etc. Etc.
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A BARTENDER BEATEN.-George Smith, the
proprietor of a beer saloon at Passyunk road
and Federal street, was badly beaten by two
men named Benjamin Arnold and George Will
son last night, in his own establishment. These
men were drunk, and entered the place for the
purpose of buying more liquor. The demand
was refused, when they went out, and procuring
a couple of axe-handles they returned and beat
the proprietor in a shocking manner. The
ruffians were afterwards arrested, and have been
sent to prison by Alderman Bonsall.
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The contribution by Mr.. Knight was at once
forwarded to Theodore Storey, chairman of the
General Relief Committee, President of the First
National Bank of Pittston.
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ROBBERY AS A FINE ART.

Sneak-Thieves Robbing Fifth Avenue
Mansions with a Trained Pigeon-Dis-
covery of the Gang and Their Arrest-A
Marvel of Criminal Industry.
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II eligious Anniversaries.

Etc, ETC., Etc, Etc, Etc. Etc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-09

Jackson, Jan. q. 1871 swift
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EDITORIAL EXCURSIONS Every few
weeks we see notices of Editorial Excur-
sions wherein the excursionists are supposed
to have good time, judging from the let
tiers written to their respective Journals
Recently we have had the s'Illinois Press
Excursionists," again the " Western Press"
and the missouri and Kansas Press" ira
Yelling down South, taking notes of the sur
rOundings, political, social and industrial.
We have observed the Indiana and PENN
sylvania Press on a Western tour, and the
Press of several of the Western States max
ing Eastern tours. There is no class of the
hard worked, small paid and little thanked
community that need recreation more than
the newspaper man, who labors with his
brains and hands sixteen hours in twenty
four for the cultivation and elevation of a
community. Then let the brethren of the
Southwest haYe Press Excursion" to the
West. We suggest that Alabama, Louisi-
ana and Mississippi Editors throw off the
harness for a few days and take jaunt, visit
some of the principle cities, and mingle
With the people and see much that will i'm
Prove and benfit themselves and interest
heir numerous readers. Memphis, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis, and
oIher cities, may be taken in the route
What say you, gentlemen? Can't the thing
e did? Who seconds the motion?