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Domestic Affairs.

AT the time of adjournment, yesterday,
the court had not obtained a full panel in the
Foster-P Putnam murder case.
"A Poughkeepsie despatch says that the
forests along the Roundout and Oswego Rail
road have recently suffered greatly from fire.
The Erie Railroad directors pronounce
the rumor of the sale of their road to Com
modore Vanderbilt and party as utterly with
out foundation.
Governor Jewell, of Connecticut, took
the oath of Office yesterday, and then read
his inaugural message. The display attend
ing the ceremonies was quite imposing.
Governor Scott, of South Carolina, pro-
ceeds to New York to-day to carry out the
suggestions of the recent Taxpayers Con-
vention, SO as to strengthen the financial con-
dition of the State.
The case of l.. p. Mulligan, former Son
of Liberty, for 100000 damages against
General Allen P. Hovey, for false arrest came
up yesterday in the United States District
Court at Indianapolis.
The Unconditional Club, of Philadelphia,
rendered serenade to Governor Geary and
Hon. John Scott, last night at Harrisburg,
when the former intimated in speech that
he is not a candidate for the Presidency.
The Governor of New Jersey yesterday
issued his warrant for the execution of John
Ware, convicted of murder at Camden, but in
it recognizes the action of Judge Woodruff,
of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, in staying
sentence.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company's men,
at Pittston, yesterday resolved by an over
whelming majority to accept the offer of the
company and resume work Immediately. The
miners at Hyde Park will hold meeting to-
morrow, and as starvation is staring them in
the face, it is thought that in self defense they
will have to forego any further folly il lon.
ger remaining out on the strike. Owing ia
the threatening demonstrations of some Of
the malcontents, the people of Scranton are
very anxious that martial law shall be pro
claimed in their midst.
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AFFRAY IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH.

A Lunatic Stabs a Man and Brandishes
an Axe-The Congregation Threaten to
Lynch Him.
During the morning service on Sunday in the
Roman Catholic Church of st. Vincent Ferrer
at Lexington avenue and Sixty-siXth street, New
York, John Gibney, an Irish stone-cutter, age
thirty. five, entered, wearing his hat. The sex
ton, James McLarney, requested him to remove
it, Gibney refused, and the sexton ordered him
to leave the church. Gibney declined to go,
and as he acted in somewhat disorderly man
ner, two or three of the congregation stepped
forward to assist the sexton in eXpellng him. He
then drew knife and stabbed Michael Gully in
the head, the point of the blade breaking off
and remaining in the skull, inficting very
serious wound. Several other members of the
congregation then came up and were about to
seize Gibney when he drew an axe from under
his coat, fourishedit it over his head and loudly
declared that he would "brain any man" who
attempted to interfere with him. The excite
meDt among the congregation now became
intense. Many shouted "IIang him !" Lynch
him !" and rope was speedily procured. A
rush was made for him, and he was seized and
disarmed, but before the crowd could carry
their threats of lynching into execution officers
appeared, took Gibney into custody, and locked
him up in the East Fifty-ninth Street Police
Station. 1t is believed that he is insane on the
question of religion.
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Foreign Affairs,

Fort Valerien was firing heavily last
night.
The Commune, yesterday, split into two
factions.
The column in the Place Vendome was
levelled at six o'clock last evening.
"A bill has passed the German Parliament
forbidding the raising of loans by lotteries
except for the Government.
"A molten to declare the permanency of
the Republic in the Versailles Assembly was
yesterday referred to a committee.
1t is generally expected that the cession
of French territory, provided for in the recent
treaty, will be severely criticized in the As
sembly.
The Communists and Versaillists, during
the past two days, have made several sorties,
and in the collisions the former were gener-
ally worsted.
An organization of many thousands exists
in Paris ready to rise against the Commune
as soon as the Ve1saillists assault the ramparts
of the capital.
The Versaillists are keeping up terrific
and effectual bombardment before Paris, and
yesterday the destruction of life and property
in the American quarter was fearful.
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City Affairs.


Monday was the pickpockets' carnival,
and half dozen professionals we're "pulled"
by the detectives.
The following gentlemen have been
elected to serve as officers of the Northern
Home for Friendless Children and Associated
Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Institute:-
President, John Wiegand; Secretary, Mac
gregor j. Mitcheson; Assistant Secretary,
Theodore carp; Treasurer, James L. Olag-
horn; Solicitors, M. j. Mitcheson and j. J..
Barclay. The committee of the past year
have been continued, without change
The Olympic Base Ball Club, with good
nine, in which are included Pratt and Wilkins,
played a fine game with the Athletics yester-
day afternoon. The Athletics were the vic
tors by score of 81 to IA.
The Pennsylvania Reserves wound up
their reunion yesterday afternoon by ban
quet in which General Meade was the chief
orator, and a ball in the evening.
The burglars captured by the Twelfth
district officers on Monday last were up at the
Central yesterday afternoon, and another
charge of burglary at the store of @. Hopf,
No. 1880 Girard avenue, was preferred against
them. The accused are each under $4,000
bail for further hearing.
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IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
The Annual Report of the New York Conn
misstOners.


misstoners.
From the annual report of the Commissioners
of Emigration, which has just been issued it
appears that the total number of passengers
landed at New York during 1870 was 255, 1885, of
whom 212, ITO were aliens, q decrease of 45, 369
from the number in 1869. The number of Ger
man immigrants in 1870 was 72350, less by
27,255 than during the preceding year. The
total number of Irish immigrants, 65 16S, also
shows a decrease of 1886. OF these immigrants
1940S8 came in steamers and Is, 824 in sailing
vessels. The number of persons relieved last
year BY the Commissioners of Emigrationl was
II, $40 and the amount of commutaton money
received by the commissioners was 1851, $3.50,
of which a surplus of 1856, ,563'SS remained on
the S1st of December. The commission has
now been in existence for twenty-four years,
during which time 4, 100000 immigrants have
landed in New York, of whom l, $780, 912 have
been assisted and provided with employment
On the I'd of February the commissioners re-
solved to reduce the amount of the commuta
tion money from $3.50 to $3.50. The report
concludes with an allusion to the frequent
evasion of the payment of the commutation
money by several of the steamship companies
by landing immigrants at another port, and
forwarding them by rail to New York. These
immigrants are expressly excluded by law from
all the benefits of the landing depot and the
resources of Wards Island. The commissioners
therefore suggest that all railroad and steam
ship companies should be compelled to pay
commutation for all immigrants so transported
from other points to New York.
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THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Approaching General Assembly of the
United States.

The Approaching General Assembly of the
United States.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States will assemble in
the First Presbyterian church, Chicago, Illinois,
on Thursday, the 18th inst, and will be opened
with sermon by Rev. DIR. Backus, Moderator.
This is the second assembly of the reunited
Church, and, meeting in such a central place, it
is expected that it will be well attended by
representative men from all parts of the coun-
try.
The important business of reconstruction will
occupy a large portion Of the Assembly's time.
The report of the Committee on the Memorial
Fund will eagerly be looked for. This move
ment is having a marked effect. Ministers are
by it provided with comfortable houses. Loads
of debt have been swept away, and besides all
this il is expected that large sum will be
available for seminaries, the boards, and susten-
tation. There is every reason to believe that
five million dollars at least will be reported.
The Home Mission report will show pros
! porous work in organizing new churches An
overture from the New York Presbytery con-
cerning the voluntary demission of the ministry
! by such as may desire it, is likely to give rise
to keen debate The reception of delegates from
Britain Canada, etc, will be an interesting
feature.
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ANOTHER WARMING.
What Came of KindlIng a Fire with
Kerosene.

What Came of Kindllng Fire with
Kerosene.
The Trenton State Gazette of yesterday says
A very distressing affair occurred on Saturday
morning about half-past o'clock, at the resi-
dence OF William w. Ward, at No. IL Ewing
street. His servant girl, Miss Annie Corbitt
aged about twenty-three years, was engaged in
baking, and, anxious to increase the heat of the
oven, took the kerosene can and was in the act
of pouring the fluid on the fire, when 1t lgnited
Two heavy explosions, fearful in their charac-
tr, and alarming the neighbors, took place. In
a moment the poor girl was enveloped in flames.
She ran out into the yard, and stood a moment
on the platform or piazza in the rear, screaming
terribly.
Two persons from the street came rushing in,
with horse blankets, and smothered the flames.
The scene was heart-rending. The place where
she stood on the platform Is charred in several
places wherever she moved. When she was
uncovered, after the blankets had been thrown
around her. it was found that she had been
shockingly burned. In about an hour her suffer-
ings were ended by death.
Coroner Parsons was notified and viewed the
body, but did not think it necessary to hold an
inquest.
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STRYCHNINE AND WHISKY.
Letter OF a Deliberate and Philosophical
Suicide.

Suicide.
Homer F. Wood, of Little Rock, Ark, COM
mitted suicide recently by taking strychnine in
whisky. He left the following letter.
Dear Gay:-My last card is played, and
stand upon the brink of eternity, with no fears
or hopes for my future in that uncertainty
have lived during the past month in a continual
fever OF excitement, produced by desire to do
Justice to those who have claims upon me, and
sense of my inability to do so.
Life, at best, is one of the Yilest humbugs that
could be imposed on mankind. With me its
trials and struggles have so overbalanced the
enjoyment that / believe that my heart has
turned to stone. / am as much unlike what
was one year ago as an oyster is unlike rose.
have just drank whisky straight. 'Tis the
first in almost five years. l took big one.
Did ever tell you that when next | drank it
would be as my shadow fell across the portals
of eternity 'Tis even so, and soon will be
called to give an account of my foolishness down
here.
Goodbye, Billy. Goodbye everybody; and
let those who censure this act beware of marry
ing cousins; / AM A MONOMANIAC. These
letters were written in capitals. ED.
There are no words to my wife that can give
consolation for the disgrace which / cause. My
ewes are blinded with tears at the thought of her
love for me. But cannot help what am about
will have one tune on the guitar, and then
with my strychnine and whisky I'll hunt place
to die. HOMER f. WOOD.
P. S.-One hour later. l have drank one quart
of whisky, and am as sober as / was before
taking the stuff. ! almost believe that l am
crazy. Yours, WOOD.
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Some 'new beginners" are practising on
such specimens as these:-"How much does a
tool weigh generally? A simple ton. In what
color should a secret be kept? lu violet"
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<gf%a, PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN
sSsLlsIlI5as=l4s sSSsLlsIlI5as=l4s MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANYS RE-
GULAR SEMI-MoNTHLH LINE TO NEW OR
LEANS, La.
The YAZOO will sail for New Orleans, via Ha
yapa, on Thursday, May 25, at A. NJ.
The JUNIATA will sail from New Orleans, via
Havana, on Friday, May =.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING at as low rates
as by any other route given to MOBILE, CALVES
TON, INDIANOLA, ROCKPORT, LAVACCA, and
BRAZOS, and 20 all points on the Mississippi river
between New Orleans and st. Louis Red river
freights reshipped at New Orleans without charge
OF commissions.
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A drug clerk gave a sick horse opium for
aloes. The owner of the animal proposes to
have a fit of emotional insanity, and shoot the
clerk.
The Iowa papers state that Spring Lake, in
that State, is II, 600 feet high 2000 feet higher
than the highest mountain in the United
States.
"A Bostonian bought his Bridget three
minute glass to boil eggs with "Shure, didn't
ye tell me to bile EN- together" she said, when
he found it In the kettle.
"A Western paper says California straw
berries are so large 1t is not uncommon for an
ordinary family to subsist on one for a week,
though there are smaller varieties.
An Amsterdam journal says New York is so
defiant of law and SO full of ruffians, that
clergymen carry muskets TO church, aud that
persons who bear around the contriOution-bOX
arm themselves with revolyeTs.
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SHIPPING.

<~FEEA, FOR LIVERPOOL AND QUEENE
sSAAklASs SsTOWN.-The Inman Line OF Royal NAL
Steamers are appointed to sail as follows:-
CITY OF Limerick, via Halifax, Tuesday, May 16 Of
p, m.
CITY OF Paris Saturday, May 20. at2P. NJ
Oity OF Brussels Saturday. May ~, at IL A. M.
and each succeeding Saturday and alternate Tdes'
day, from pier No. 4b North river.
RATES OF PASSAGE
BY Mail Steamer Sailing every Saturday.
Payable in gold. Payable In currency.
First Cabin ........t1bl Steerage. .....".....ts0
10 Lond0n.....,...- so To london. 30
Passengers also forwarded to Antwerp, Rotter-
dam, Sweden, Norway Denmark, etc, at reduced
rates.
Tickets can be bought here at moderate rates by
persons wishing 10 send for their friends.
For further Information apply ct the companys
Office.
JOHN @. DALE Agent, No. 10 Broadway, N. r
or to ODONNEtL 81 FAULK, Agents,
No. 4O2 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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RRIPRINo.
DOR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
II THE FLORIDA PORTS,
AND THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.

TOR sAYANNAH, EoReIA
AND THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
GREAT SOUTHERN FREIGHT AND PAssEN.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA AND AT.
u,,vsn FOUR STEAMERS WEEK,
~ THURSDAYS,
THE STEAMSHIPS
SAN SALVADOR, Captain Nickerson, from Piei
WIN. R. GARRISON, Agent,
No. Bowling Green
MONTGOMERY, Captain Farcoth, from Pier No
- N''''H ~ R. LowDEN, Agent,
No. 90 West street.
LEO, Captain Dearborn, from Pier No. 1s Bast
MURRAY, FERRIS CO., Agents,
Nos. 81 and 62 South street.
GENERAL BARNES, Captain Mallory, from Pier
-'O' ~ -'O' LIVINGSTON, FOX CO., Agents,
No. ss Liberty street.
Insurance by this line oNEHALF PER CENT.
Superior accommodations for passengers.
Through rates and bills Of lading in connection
with the Atlantic and Gulf Freight line.
Through rates and bills of lading in connection
with Central Railroad Of Georgia, to all points:
G. D. OWENS, GEORGE YoNGE,
Agent a. g. X. r., Agent @. r. r.,
THE ANCHOR LINE STEAMERS
u Sail every Saturday and alternate Wednesday
to and from Glasgow and Derry.
Passengers booked and forwarded to and from ali
railway stations in Great Britain, Irelabd Ger
many, Norway, Sweden, or Denmark and America
as safely, speedily comfortably, and cheaply as
any other route or line.
''EXPREss" STEAMERS. EXTRA" STEAMERS.
ANGLIA, IOWA,
AUSTRALIA, TYRIAN,
BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA,
INDIA, IOWA,
COLUMBIA, TYRIAN
EUROPA. BRITANNIA,
From Pier 20 Nerth river, New York, at noon.
Rates of Passage, Payable in Currency,
to Liverpool, Glasgow, or Derry
First cabins, $50 and $40, according to location
Cabin excursion tickets good for twelve months)
| securing best ccommodations, $3.50.
intermediate, S93; steerage, s2S.
Certificates, at reduced rates, can be bought here
by those wishing to send for their friends.
Drafts issued payable on presentation.
Apply at the Company's offices to
| HENDERSON BROTHERS,
| No. BOWLING GREEN.
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HATS AND CAPS.

W WARBURToN'S IMPROVED VENTILATED
GAand easy. fitting DRESS HATS (patented) in all
the improved fashions of the season. CHESTNUT
Street, next door to the Post once. rps
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TTNHR REGULAR STEAMSHIPS ON THE PHI.
4 LADELPHIA AND CHARLESTON STEAM.
SHIP LINE are ALONE authorized to issue through
oils OF lading to interior points South and West In
connection with South Carolina Railroad Company.
ALFRED 1. TYLER,
Vice-Preaident So. Q, RR. Co, !
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WEEKLY LINE TO SAVANNAH, GA.
The TONAWANIA win sail Tor Savannah on Sat-
urday, May 20, at A. NJ
The WYOMING will sail from Savannah on Sat
rday, May 30. "
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING given to all the
principal towns in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sssippi Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee in con-
necton with the Central Railroad of Georgia, At
.antic and Gulf Railroad, and Florida steamers at
aslow rates as by competing lines.
SEMI-MONTHLY LINE TO WILMINGTON, N. G.
The PIONEER will sail for Wilmington, O., on
Wednesday, May "a, at A. M Returning, win leave
Wilmington Thursday, June II.
Connects with the Cape Fear River Steamboat
Company, the Wilmington and Weldon and North
Carolina Railroads. and the Wilmington and Man.
chester Railroad TO Ill interior points.
Freights for Columbia, s. c., and Augusta, Ga,
taken via Wilmington at as low rates as by any
other route.
Insurance effected when requested by shippers,
Bills of ladiDg signed at Queen street wharf on
WILLIAM L. JAMES, General Agent,
No. l80 S. THIRD Street,
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5 10 1921

g. EXECUTRIX's sALE.-EsTATE OF
II TB EOphilus Fisher, deceased. Thomas
sSons, auctiOneers.-NaluGb fourstory brick
Store and Dwelling S. w. corner of
Twenty-third and Lombard streets. Oa
Tuesday May 2S, 1871, at 12 O'Clock, noon, will be
sold at public sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange,
all that valuable four-story brick messuage and lot
OF ground, situate at the southwest OF TWen-
ty-third and Lombard streets; containing in front
on Lombard street 20 feet, ard extending in depth
along Twenty tythird street rs feet. 1t has gas bath
hot ana cold water, stationary washstands, marble
mantes, &C., &c. 1t is occupied as a drug store.
aud is a good business stand Terms-S25OO may
femain on mortgage.
Nj. THOMAS * SONS Auctioneers.
51O132O Nos. lS9 and 14l S. FOURTH Street.
&C. RIAL ESTATE.-THOMAS & SONS S ALE
El:i -Genieel three-story brick dwelling, No. 1887
Bainbridge street, west OF Nineteenth street. On
Tuesday May 80, 1871, at 10 o'clock, noon, will be
sold at public sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange,
all that gentee three-story brick messusge with one
story frame kitchen and lot Of ground situate on the
north side of Bainbrdge street, west of Nineteenth
street, No. 1887 containing in front on Bainbrdge
street II feet and extending In depth 81 feet to
feet vide alley with the privilege thereof 1t has
gas summer range, etc. Subject to a redeemable
ground rent of $50 year,
Nj. THOMAS SONS, Auctioneers,
51Ss3t Nos. 139 and l4l S. FOURTH Street.
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nor ST. THOMAS AND BRAZIL
Il UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY.
REGULAR MAIL STEAMERS sailing on the
2sd OF every month.
MRRRIMACK, Captain Wier.
SOUTH AMERICA, Captain e. L. Tinkepaugh.
NORTH AMERICA, Captain G. b. Slocum.
These splendid steamers sail on schedule time, and
call at st. Thomas, Para, Pernambuco, Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro, going and returning. For engage
ments OF freight or passage, apply to
VIM r. GARRISON Agent,
No. Bowling green, New York.
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w Il 7 E s T A r

w II 7 s T r Ii N E
OCEANIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMP ANYs
LINE OF NEW STEAMERS BETWEEN NEW
YORK AND LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT CORK,
IRELAND.
The company's fleet comprises the following mag.
ni1cent full-powered ocean steamships, the six
largest in the world
OCEANIC, Captain Murray. ARCTIC.
ATLANTIC, Captain Thompson. BALTIC.
PACIFIC, Captain Perry. ADRIATIC.
These new vessels have been designed specially
for the transatlantic trade, and combine speed,
safety, and comfort.
Passenger accommodations unrivaed.
Parties sending for their friends in the Old coun
try can now obtain prepaid tickets.
Steerage, s32, currency.
Other rates as low any frst-class line.
For further particulars apply to ISMAY, IMRIE
CO., No. 10 WATER street, Liverpool, and No. I
EAST INDIA Avenue, LEADENHALL Street,
London; or at the companys offices, No. 10
BROADWAY, New York.
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NTALNUT STREET THEATRE-
w THIS "wednesday EVENING May II,

w THIS "wednesday EVENING, May II,
THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA:
A DRAMATIC MIRROR OF LIFE IN THE CITY.
New scenery by Hege. Everyday scenes and
characters. The Rich and Poor in our midst The
Part i.-BANK PARLoR ON WALNUT Street.
The Bankers Crime.
Part 2.-THE STREETS BY SUNLIGHT. Four
teen Years Later.
Part t8.-PHILADRLPHIA BY GASLIGHT. Fifth
and Chestnut Streets. In a Snow Storm. Street Life.
Part 4.-INTRRIOR OF A TENEMENT HOUSE.
How the Poor Live.
Part 5.-WEST SIDE OF THE SCHUYLKILL.
The Fire.
and Purses,
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LEO, Captain Dearborn, from Pier No. 1e Rast
River.
MURRAY, FERRIS & 90, Agents,
Nos. 81 and 62 South street.
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R. LowDEN, Agent
No. 90 West street.
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GREAT SOUTHERN FREIGHT AND PAssEN.
GER LINE.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA AND AT.
LANT1O AND GULF RAILROAD,
FOUR STEAMERS A WEEK,