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M. THEIRS.
,ecility of the Versailles Government.

ImbeciIity of the Versailles Government.
Paris Cor. (Apra 2O) London Times.
NJ. Theirs and his Government do not seem
to appreciate the greatness of the emergency.
Evidently they don't think delays are dan
gerous." With sublime GOODNESS they tell their
countrymen not to expect anything for some
days. beyond preparations and the arrival of
7ndteriel, and this while not a Frenchman be-
tween the ages of 10 and 45 can show his face in
the streets of Paris without being seized by
a press gang and forced to serve in the rebel
ranks. The people of Paris and its environs
are told to remain tranquil and confident"
while their houses are being smashed to pieces
by shells, and loyal people are being blown TO
pieces or disfgured for life. Yesterday l was
out at Suresnes and PuteauX. The batteries on
the Trocadero were silent for the moment but
no one in either village knew the moment when
a deadly fire would be opened upon his habita-
ton. The day before, lady who kept school
was killed by she'll. Her two daughters were
in the room with her when the she'll entered;
one was so badly wounded that both her legs
have since beer amputated. The other is fright
fully disfgured about the face.
With such q state of things it is no wonder
that loyalty is getting tired out; that the faith in
the oracular utterances of NJ Theirs is daily
becoming weaker; and that nearly every person
one meets shakes his head, and tells you he
doubts that there is any great plan coming, eX-
cept it be that of endeavorng TO starve Paris
into submission. | am told that the Chief of
the Executive holds out hopes of the rebellion
being stamped cut in weeks time from the
present date, and there is trustworthy informa-
tion from Paris that the defeat of the insur-
gents in the Chateau de Becon affair, coming
directly after the unsuccessful elections on
Sunday, has thrown a damper on the spirits
even of Cluseret and Dombrowski; but if
Marshal MacMahon does not follow up his
advantage it will soon be forgotten. 1t is
not at all improbable that the great plan of
M. Theirs is to collect army sufficiently large
to entirely surround Paris then to pay the Prus-
slams their dcmi-milliard, and having done so,
Oh af fhaasf
and starve out the Commune and Paris. If this
be the grand movement for which we are all
asked to wait in confidence, l shall not be sur
prised to find MN. Cluseret and Dombrowski
reigning in Paris for the next two months.
They are already taking measures to provision
the capital. The Assembly seems quite content
to remain in blissful ignorance of what is doing
at the seat of war; but there is o tide setting
in against both it and its chief which will
overwhelm them if they pursue much longer
their policy of mastery abstraction.
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FROM NEW FORK.
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Exclusively to The Evening Telegraph.
MRnufa cfurn ~ Har Tron.

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Exclusively to The Evening telegraph.
Manufacture Of bar Iron.
NEW YORK, May 4.-The bar iron manufac-
turers Of the Atlantic States will meet in this
city on the 9th inst. to effect permanent
organization and establish a uniform scale of
prices throughout the United States for extra
sizes of iron above bar prices.
The officers of the
Third Army Corps
hold their annual reunion at the Astor House in
this city on Friday.
The Bishop Kingsley Monument.
Oliver Hoyt, of this city, accepts the treasu-
rership of the fund which the Methodists of
this country are raising for the erection of
monument to Bishop Kingsley at Beirut, Syria.
Election Supervisor.
James Wilson, prominent lawyer of Trenton,
has been appointed Chief Supervisor of Fede-
raj elections in New Jersey.
jay Gould.
No attempt was made yesterday to arrest Jay
Gould in execution of Judge Blatchford's order,
but his voluntary surrender is expected this
morning.
Gould, yesterday, was not found at the Erie
Opera House.
Great Fire In Brooklyn.
James II. Prentice's hat factory, in Brooklyn,
was burned down last night. Insured for
$150,000.
The New Unitarian College.
Rev. DR.. Bellows stated yesterday at the
quarterly meeting of the Unitarian Conference
in this city that he had received a number of
letters in reference to the new theological semi
nary to be established by the denomination at
Chicago, and thought there would be no diff
Guilty in raising the 800, 900 necessary to carry
out the plan.
Changes In the Custom House.
The World says all the Fenton men in all de-
partments of the Custom House will be removed
before June 1.
Fire In Beekman Street.
NEW YORK, May A fire at No. 81 Beck
man street this morning damaged Willis e.
Smith, printers and photographers, to the amount
of 1000; Pernald & Gage, dealers in hardware,
$4,000; Charles Spaulding, paper dealer, $9000
The building was damaged to the extent of
$2500. assurances not ascertained.
The Canal Break.
ROCHESTER, May 4.-Rain has fallen steadily
since yesterday noon. Work on the break in
the canal is nearly suspended, as the rain made
the roads bad for hauling earth. The prospects
now are that the break will not be repaired as
soon as expected. Canal Commissioners Fay,
Chapman, and Wright and Auditor Dayton are
here, intending to visit the break if the weather
permits.
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Duepke had extrlSated Ulrich, Mr. Holsinger
keeper of store on Clinton street, drove up, and
spoke to the dying man, who, In disconnected
sentences informed him that a few minutes
before Schroeder had visited him and rendered
him drink of whisky, into which he had poured
q white1 powder, remarking as he did so "that
It would do him good" He had no sooner taken
the liquor than he experienced great pain and
knew that he was poisoned.
Mrs. Ulrich noticing q crowd gathering
around the building hurried over, and learning
the cause, picked up q stick and struck Schroe-
der, at the same time accusing him of murder
ing her husband. The accused defended him
self and replied that he was no more to blame
than she was. At this point the men interfered
and stopped the controversy.
Ulrich died in ten minutes after giving the
alarm. The police succeeded in securing the
bottle from which the victim took the fatal
draught, in which enough of the liquor remains
for analysis.
The prisoner, Schroeder, is anything but a
repulsive man, and while being searched at the
station, offered to drink the liquor which re-
mained in the bottle from which Ulrich drank,
to show that it was not poisonous He answered
his defense. On his offer to drink the liquer
the police deemed it advisable to examine the
butter at Ulrich's house, having learned the
family had shortly before his death, sent over
two pieces of bread and butter.
The people living in the neighborhood of the
Ulrieh family were greatly excited on learning
of the sad affair, and threats of lynching Schru-
der were indulged in, but on sober second
thought the law was allowed to take its course
in the establishment of the guilt or innocence
of the accused,
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NARR d LADNKR, Brokers, report this morning
gold quotations "a follows -
Philadelphia Trade Report.

THURSDAY, May 4-The Flour market is more
active and prices are unchanged The demand is
principally from the home consumers, whose
purchases foot up 100 barrels including 900 Bar
rels Quaker City Nils family on private terms su-
perfne at s5 2S@55o; extras at s5'7b@e; Wisconsin
1925; Pennsylvania do. do. at 90 269s75; Ohio do.
do. at t6 boS760 for common and good and sT75a
for fancy. Rye Flour sells at S56s@5@2H. In
Corn Meal nothing doing.
The Wheat market Is inactive and depressed
Sales OF 400 bushels choice Indiana red 81 some
Ohio do at s66@1'6I; and 1400 bushels MichigaR
amber at sl'64@lTo. Rye may be quoted az 1920
for Pennsylvania and S110 for Southern. Corn is in
better demand and nrmer. Sales Of 5000 bushels
yellow at Ts@79c., and 1000 bushels Western mixed
at 76@T6c. Oats are unchanged. 5000 bushels Penn
sylvania and Western sold at 62@64e.
In Barley and Malt nothing doing.
Seeds-Coverseed and Timothy are nominal.
Flaxseed sells IN lots to the erushers at s210.
Whisky is steady, and 20 barrels Western IRON
bound sold at 93c.
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Exclusively to The EvenfT,g Telegraph.
Railway Arbitration.


Railway Arbitration.
CHICAGO, May 4.-The vote on the Board of
Arbitrament in Minnesota yesterday was very
light. The returns received show q majority
for the BILL but the probabilities are that the
plan of settling the old railway debt is defeated.
Extra Session of the Illinois Legislature.
Governor Pamer's proclamation convening
the Illinois Legislature in extra session has been
issued. 1t fixes May "a as the time, and in
cludes all subjects mentioned in the previous
despatch, except the river improvement bill.
1t comprehends in addition the question of fregu-
lation of the general domain, and an investga-
tion into the deficiencies in the appropriations
for the Insane Heapital and Soldiers Orphans
Home.
The Tyndale Murder.
CHICAGO, May 4.--Milton Withers, who was
released from the Springfield Jail the day before
the murder of Mr.. Tyndale has been arrested at
Jacksonville, H., on suspicion of having had
something to do with the crime. An additional
reward of $500 is offered by the citizens for the
arrest and conviction of the murderer. The
total reward now offered is $500.
Generous Donation.
Ex-Governor John Wood, of Quincy, Ill.,, has
Just donated his mansion in that city, which
was built at cost of over $50, 900, together
with the furniture therein, and whole block of
ground surrounding it, to the city of Quincy,
for the purposes of female seminary, with the
express understanding that 1t is to be open to
all denominations. The total value of the pro-
perty is half a million.
Fire at Sioux City,
Iowa, destroyed Booger's block, corner of
Fourth and Douglass streets. Loss $40 600 to
ESQ, 600. Insurance unknown.
Wife Murder
LOUISVILLE, May 3.-William White shot his
wife dead on Monday night in their house at
Uptons Station, Kentucky.
Delegates Appointed to the Centennial
Celebration.
MILWAUKEE, May 4.-The Hon. David At
wood and E. d. Holton have been appointed as
commissioners to the Philadelphia centennial
celebration.
The Mckenzie Murder.
The verdict of the jury in the investigation of
the Mckenzie murder was that the de-
ceased came to his death from blows inflicted
by James Rowan.
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BRICK POMEROY VS.. B. F. BUTLER.

Questions of Veracity and Legal Practice.
To the Editor of the Tribune-Sir:-Th fol-
lowing letter, purporting to have been written
by B. F. Butler, appeared in the Herald this
morning.
(The letter in question was republished in
THE TELEGRAPH yesterday
Permit this statement of facts in reply
Mrs. Pomeroy never applied to B. f. Butler
as above stated; never retained him as counsel
for any suit; never asked his advice in any mat
ter. On learning that the writer of this and the
lady in question had lived apart since 1861 he
wIote to her Offering his services to act conn
sci in any matters she would retain him for. To
this letter from him no attention was paid, the
more as there was no necessity for his aid or
counsel as there is no truth in the statement
that the persons were in distress or need.
After living apart since 1861, agreeing to dis
agree. last year, at the suggestion of friend of
Mrs. Pemeroy a separation was agreed upon
a settlement of $40 900 made for her benefit and
without litigation ether than application in pre-
per manner, decree of absolute separation was
granted by the court-eaeh party retaining the
full respect of their friends, without the aid,
influence, or assistance of b. f. Butler or any
other Redaler in the affairs of most cstimabe
lady, whe neither needs nor asks the friendship
OF such person, or financial assistance from
any quarter.
Respectfully yeurs, NJ. NJ. PoMERoY
New York, Nav 3, 1871.
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The Darien Canal Survey.


Exclusively 20 The Fuenins Telegraph.
The Darien Canal Survey.
CHRAsANA, April 25, via Kingston, jamaica
The survey Of the canal route from Cupica Bay
to Atrato, via the Napipi river, is completed,
and the United States steamer Resaca has re-
turned to this settlement to await the arrival of
the party from Berca Paya. Commander Self
ridge thinks his discovery a successful one for
the purpose intended. The distance from Gu
plea Bay to Atrato along the bends of the Ma
pipi is sixty-nine and a half miles, but in a
straight line it is only tweRty-seven miles from
Atrato.
Some of the party proceeded to Vegia village,
ten miles further up, for provisions. The Napipi
flows through a mountainous country. About
thirteen miles from its mouth it divides, and
obtains an additional supply of water from the
Doguado, tributary. 1t is proposed to make
thirteen locks from Daguado, eighteen miles
from the Atrato; to construct a tunnel through
the mountains, and descend to the Pacific by
nine locks. The survey occupied twenty-seven
days. No intelligence has been received from
the explorers up the Cue. 1t is certain that they
have met party following the Paroniehela river
from Atrato.
The elevation in that direction is likely to ex-
ceed that previously announced. Regarding the
rOuIe VIA Cne lauSua lLnpTacIlcdole, buo party
from the United States steamer Guard will re-
turn as they came. Those on this side intend
drawing line from the head-waters of the Cue.
Great hardships were encountered by the party
all along that river, two-thirds of the men being
stricken down with fever, and over twenty sea-
men and n1doheteras are under medical treat
ment at Berca Paya. Only four men and one
officer are able to do anything. The entire
party return to the Resaca in fortnis hit. 1t is
still hoped the route via Tueyra will be success
full.
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STRYCHNINE AND WHISKY.

A Man Poisoned Like Dog-The Dying
Man Points Out His Murderer.
From the Hil,0aukse Ssqtiael, Mayl.
The attention of the authorities was yesterday
called 30 q horrible murder committed near the
city line.
man named Eliars had almost completed
large, two-story frame building, designed for
building neighbor named Louis Ulrich had in
the morning commenced work. He had been
engaged for an hour or more when a
peighbOr named Duepke heard loud and agouiz-
n. cries. HurryiDg 70 the spot, he found them
10 proceed from UlTich, whose head aud shout
ders projected from the base of the building.
The man appeared in great pain; his eyes
were bulging from their sockets and his mouth
and nostrils were foaming, For Code sake
helm me out. said the suffering man. '.He has
poisoned me F." pointing to a luan named schro-
der. boarder In his family. By the time that
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GAS EXPLOSION
Partial Destruction of the Chicago Gas
WOrks-TwO Men Seriously injured.


WOrks-Tvyo Men Seriously Injured.
The Chicago Post of the I'd instant says
About 10 o'clock this morning a noise as of
the booming of a hundred cannon, and the
trembling of the earth as though incipient
earthquake were endeavoring To struggle into
existence threw the Inhabitants of portion of
the North Division into the greatest terror and
CONSERVATION. An explosion had occurred at
the North Side Station Works of the Chicago
Gas and Coke Company on the corner of
Hobbie and Crosby streets. When the smoke
had cleared, and the workmen had recovered
from the momentsry shock, it was found that
the explosion had occurred in that part of the
works where are located the Offices. the meter,
and the Governors room, and two men had
been injured by the accident George Holloway,
a clerk in the Office, who resides at the corner
of Oak and La Sale streets was burned, and
Joseph Sailor, who was acting as assistant
superintendent of the works. received internal
injuries.
The portion of the works injured is situated
in the southeast corner of the large grounds
occupied by the company, and presents scene
of ruin and confusion. No Ineligible theory
of the explosion could be ascertained. 1t is
probable that gas escaped from the Governors
room, and filling the Office and the meter-room
in the former of which light was burning, the
explosion followed. A slight fire followed the
explosion, but 1t was quickly extinguished.
1t is fortunate that greater number of per-
sons was not in the works at the time, as It
would have been next to miraculous If they had
escaDed.
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SHEET-THREE CENTS.

On the second floor were three rooms; she occupied
tne 'front.' the second was used kitchen, and the
back room twas occupied by Long one Of the
dodgers.
The witnesses saw that on wednesday night,
March 70, when they retired, almost 10 o'clock,
everybody was In, the house was fastened, and
there was no bed In the kitchen. About oclock in
the morning they were aroused by nre in the
kitchen, on the second floor, and upon entering the
room found q bed on the moor saturated with oil,
burning, and with lamp on it.
came, and soon afterwards he was seen walking in
from the yard with his Sunday suit andIhis hair
nicely dressed and when one OF the dodgers offered
to make an alarm Mrs. Kline made him be quiet !:
the flames were soon extlngushed; among the per-
sons sleeping in the house we're two old crippes
blind man, and several children. On trial.
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The cost of the recent carnival" in Wash
ington was $25, 600.
A consolation for the ladies-This world
abounds in him-perfections.
brigham Young has buried twenty-seven
pothers-in-law in five years.
Tea culture is fast becoming feature of
importance in the Southern and Western States
"A barber, who was sued by young man
for cutting off his moustache, put ia the plea
that he didn't see It,
"A young lady in Louisville proved the use
of her chignon when she fell four stories aud
didn't mash her head.
"A witness in a slander suit in Indiana proved
bis character by producing an honorable dis
charge from the penitentary.
The British Commissioners have paid over
100000 in gold since they first met in Washing
ton for cable telegraphing.
Only one Versaillist was wounded in a re-
cent attack near Paris, whereupOn a joker re-
marks that be must have been Uni Versaillist.
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FINANOE AND COMMERCE..
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFICER !
Thuradav Mav 1871 "

4
The money market is extremely dull at all
points this morning. The unfavorable condi-
tion of the weather prevents out door operations
and limits business in every department. There
is moderate demand for call loans, but very
little for discounts. Rates are easy at previous
quotations.
Gold is quiet and steady, ranging from lilo
1111s, closing at the latter.
Governments are steady, especially the old
bonds, but there Is not much doing.
at the Stock Board there was fair demand
tor railroad shares, and an average business was
done at general advance. Sales of City 6s,
new, at 103, and Lehigh Gold Loan at 9016.
sold largely at 55s4@5581. Pennsylvania was
steady, with sales at 622S06215; Northern
Central sold at 43, and Oil Creek and Allegheny
at 53$S; 45 was bid for Little Schuylkil; 126 for
Camden and Amboy, and 2SH for Philadelphia
and Erie.
In Canal shares the sales were quite unim-
portant. Schuylkill sold at 8 and Lehigh at
349S.
In the balance of the list there was flrmer
feeling, but no activity. A few shares of Feeder
Dam Coal brought a; 80 was bid for Spruce and
Pine Streets Railway; so for Chestnut and
Walnut and 2lM for Hestonville.
The progress of the new United States loan
is shown by the following communication from
the Treasury Department.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
May 3, 1S71.-Messrs Jay Cooke n Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa.-Gentemen subscriptions received from
national banks this day as foows:-
Albany, New York, First National. .s60, 600
Portland. OREGON, Z" ~ .~..'...''' 5O'OS0 5O'OOS
Big Rapids, Mich, Northern " ......... 10000
Total subscriptions 60 date se2,ess,7OO.
JOHN p BIGEGow Chief of Loan Division.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 s. Third street.
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xHaAL xNTnLxIanM0n.
Divorce.

Court Of Common PIeas-AHfson =. D.
Beines VS.. Benes. Divorce. Before reported
The husband who is eighty years OF age, seeks 10
be divorced from his wife, who is sixty-three, on
the ground that she deserted MIN, leaving ms bed
and board. Her reply is, that sne HaS coPslleu 20
for her support aud that she did Eot leave his bed,
Tor she took that along with her. On Trial
Arson.
co,,rt n, Quarter SesstOBs-Jttdge FiHletter.
To,oas enc and Catharne Heine were to-day put
on trial charged with arson. Mrs. Hslne, an Old
Snt street. insured the furniture for $1,000 In the
naIsware Mutuel Insurance Company, ana took
LADDERS OF whom there were large numoer, tn )ugh
me house is exceedingly small. Her husband, at
me time Of this occurrence, was In the hospital.
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ARRIyEp THIS MORNING.

Steamer Mars Grumey, AZ hours from Hartford,
with mdse. to W. NJ. Baird Co.
Steamer W. C. Plerrepont, shropshire, "a hours,
from New York with mdse. TO W. NJ. Baird A. ca
steamer Savor, Sharpleyy from Richmond via
Norfolk with mdse. and passengers to W. p. Clyde
& Co.
with mdse. 70 w. p. Clyde Co. ~'AA
Schr Bloomfield, Aud, I'm Rappahannock River.
Schr PENNSYLVANIA, Ewing from South waltham.
Massachusetts
schr Hope, Mitchell, fm James River, with spokes.
a tow OF barges TO w. p. Clyde q Go. VILE
Tug g. b. Hutchings, Milford, from BaltnoY.
with ato" OF parges to W. p. Clyde Co.
sgsstGl DSspateh 70 The EUs'sir,O TsIagrapA
,.sx tn tay May A. The following boasr
General Meade, with lumber to Noreraas A. Sha..,
saisb aRq KIo Lyae WIN lumber to GIN LuKens
NC" AfS' Win eeal for New Haven, CSnn. III
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MEssRS. DE HAVRN q BROTHER, No. 40 b. Third
Street Philadelphia, report the following quotations
%. s os Of 1881, ll61Sll7: do. 1852. ll0Xal11&;
new, 1l3@1131; do. 1861, do ll3allsA; do. 1858,
do. ll9&llsA; l0-4Os, lOsh@1OsH US 80 Year
per cent. Currency, 1854 @1l5H; Gold, lila
11lAi Silver, 106h@1Os; Union Pacinc Railroad
Let Mort Bonds S9%@9OA; Central Pacific Rail-
road, lCO1691Oo% Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds,
sl@slN.
MBssHs. WILLIAM PAINTER d Co.. No. 80 8. Third
1881, ll6H@117; b-2Os OF 1857, lllalli1: do 1854!
1lOX@llI; do. 1865 l1OX9ll1; do, july, 1865.
il91@ils4 do, July, 1857, 113X@1lSA; do. July.
r: r. Currency es, ll6h@llb% Gold, 1l1X@lll4.
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Nsw YORK, May 4-Stocks heavy. Money easy at
per cent Gold steady at 1ll@ll11s. b-2Os 1852
coupon, III do. 1854, llO do. 1863 n5zs DO. 1885,
new, nsh DO 1851, llsA(; ., DO s6s, llik; le-4Os,
ton Co.. 81; Cumberland preferred, 30; N Y. Cen
tral and Hudson River ssH Erie, 22A Reading,
111H; Adams Express slA; Michigan Central
1873; Michigan Southern, los14; Illinois Central,
ls4 Cleveland ana PtttsbnTg, l24; Chicago and
SSK Western Union Telegraph, 691I.