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There is great scarcity of fuel at Paris.
The funeral of General Prim was at
tended by multitude of people.
The Parisans are urging General Trochu
to make sOltie with an enormous force.
The Bank of France takes the balance Of
the Spanish loan on the terms originally
agreed to.
The continuous victories of General
Chan2y over Frederick Charles cause great
enthusiasm throughout France.
The Grand Duke of Meckleuburg is re-
ported to have been summarily dismissed
from his command for not keeping the
French at a respectful distance.
The London Telegraph announces, on
authority that the demands made upon
Prussia by the British Cabinet relative to the
seizure and sinking Of English ships in the
Seine are in a fair way Of adjustment.
The cable between Malta and Alexandria,
which cost the English Government over
$500, COO, has been sold to the Malta and
Alexandria Telegraph Company, with all
stores on hand, for $4,000.
King William gave a New Year S recep-
ton to the officers of the German army, in
his palace at Versailles, in honor of the open
ing of the new year. He made speech, in
which he recounted the recent events of the
wsr, praised the patriotism of his soldiers,
and closed by asserting that no peace would
bs acceptable unless it be lasting one.
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SHARP PRACTICE.
SMIndIinR Firm In RendibS-SIJ,OOO OF
Goods Obtained Under EnIse PreIense.


The Reading Eagle has the following
About month ago two strangers came to
Reading, no person knew from whence. They
had circulars printed headed Painter Myers Il
Co., Dealers in Hardware, etc., Reading, Pa"
They wrote to Joseph Van Clew and other
wholesale hardware dealers, in Newark, Y. j.,
asking for price lists, from which 20 make up
orders for goods. They referred to 'Hough, at
Harrisburg" formerly in the hardware business
but who latterly failed. The Newark business
men wrote to Harrisburg, when Hough replied
that the firm of Painter, Myers & Co., were "all
right and they could send them any quantity of
goods" 1t appears it was not known in Newark
that Hough had failed.
The Reading firm sent orders for goods to the
value of some $4,000 and a note payable in
thirty days at the First National Bank of Read
ing. The goods were sent by express and re-
ceived by the strangers here, who took the
boxes to a smoke. house on Washington street,
where they repacked the goods and shipped
them to Philadelphia and Baltimore. Two days
ago the note in bank was protested and last
evening Mr.. Van Clew came on 70 Reading to
see what the matter was. Upon arriving here,
he first discovered that the firm of Painter,
Myers & Co., was a myth, and that he aud his
friends in Newark had been swindled
The strangers changed their boarding place
three different times while ia Reading. Their
present whereabouts is unknown.
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THE CROCKETr MURDER.
t'aIticu,Hrs oi the Knnns Of Davy Oroclott's

tNtHuchlhFe Nt tne htunH OF bhNS OE"CHOtth
Grandson.
The Memphis AUdldnche OF Saturday last
says:-The particulars of the bloody and mys-
terious murder of Mr.. j. B. Crockett, at Brad
ley's Landing on the Mississippi, twelve miles
above Memphis, as published in the AUGlGRCbe
IF yesterday, have caused the greatest excite
ment among the residents in the vicinity of the
place where the deed was committed. and the
most eager search is being made for the perpe-
traitor of the murder. The deceased was highly
respected by Oll who know him, and as
THE GUILTY PERSON
is supposed to be negro of bad character whO
worked on an adjoining plantation, and whG ie
reported missing, and as he is suspected Of
being in Memphis, several of the
FRIENDS OF THE MURDERED MAN
arrived in the city to assist the authorities in
finding out the whereabouts of and identifying
the guilty Among these parties are Mr.. J. G.
Berry, eX-Sheriff of Crittenden county, and Mr..
Charles Morris of Pacific Place, Ark to whom
we are indebted Tor additional particulars of the
tragedy.
THE INQUEST
on the body of the deceased was held by Mr..
Mulloy, Justice of the Peace of Wappanoeca
township, and it was proved that the murderer
struck his victim with an iron harrow tooth,
while he was engaged in drawing some whisky
from a barrel on board the trading boat. The
first blow, which was given on the back OF the
head, doubtless rendered the unfortunate man
unconscious, as the skull was fractured. The
second blow was evidently dealt with murder
GUS intent, as poor OTOCkeJJ !ell UaChWdIu, us
there was an ugly cash over the right eye. Not
satisfied with Inlictng these deadly wounds,
the fend in humansshape cut the throat of his
victim from ear to ear.
THE NEGRO WHO is SUSPECTED
of doing the murder was seen going on board of
Crocketts boat or the night OF tuesday by a
colored woman who also stated that she Oh
served him examine the contents of a trunk
The trunk in question presented the appearance
on being inspected by the jurors, as if the con-
tents had been tossed about and several car
ried off.
BILLS WITH SPOTS OF BLOOD on THEM.
During the day he arrived at Mound City and
paid visit TO the grocery store of Mr.. J. 6.
Berry, where he purchased several articles and
paid for them in bills that had spots of blood on
them. He next wanted the captain of the ferry
boat Laura to take him to Memphis, alleging
that he had important business to transact in
this city. The captain refused to accede to his
request, and he departed in the direction OF
Hopefcld and is supposed to have crossed the
river at that point. The city authorities are
making every effort to arrest the suspected
murderer in order tC bring him to Justice
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DROWNED OR FROZEN.
Dreadful Accident TO n Hunting Party in

Georgia.
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger OF Thurs
day last has the following details of most
melancholy accident TO hunting party from
that city,
1t is our painful duty this morning to record
the most shocking accident that has occurred in
this section for years. The facts, as related to
us by an eye witness, are about as follows
On Tuesday morning, about eleven o'clock,
party of gentlemen, composed of Messrs. w.
Scott Clark, John Barclay, Dave Connor, DR.. f.
g. Castlen, Henry Els, W. T. Nelson, George
G. Napier, and oolored man named Bob
Banks, left here in three batteaus on duck
hunting excursion down the Ocmulgee river
They had proceeded down the stream to what is
known as Billiards., near Barclays plantation,
when, on yesterday afternoon, about two
O'Clock, the boat in which Mr. Henry Y. ELS
and his servant, Bob Banks, were seated, be-
came capszed in the river, by running against
log floating down the stream. Mr. Ellis clung
TO his boat, but Bob grasped the log and climbed
upon it. SO soon as this occurred
the boat in which Messrs. Connor, Mel
son and Napier were seated hurried to
the assistance of Els and the negro, and iu the
struggle to get them out Of the water, this boat
was also capsized and the water was so in
tensely cold that the struggle was then for life
on the part Of each individual, and as cliuging
10 the boats in such cold water was certain
death, each man, except the negro. struck out
for the banks Messrs. Nelson and COnuOr sue
ceeded in reaching the opposite or east bank Of
the river, near Barclays plantation, and after
Eading through canebrake and water waist
deep and through the ice in the swamp they
managed to find their way to Mr.. Barclays
house, after suffering most terribly from the
cold. From thence they walked to the Macon
and Brunswick Railway station and reached this
city last evening.
Mr.. George Napier reached the bank on this
side of the river, but as he got into most dense
cancbrake. and near which there is no known
settlement, the greatest fears entertained for
his life. Mr. Ellis was seen by Messrs. ConnOr
and Nelson out in the river after they got ashore
and he called to them that he was going to
drown, and TO give his love to his wife and
mother, and went down.
The coored man still clung to the floating log,
but as he could not swim and was nearly frozen
to death, nOhopes entertain> that he is alive
A party of gentlemen will 20 down on the
Brunswick road this morning to recover the
he is still alive.
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ClTY ORDINANCES.

u J. L T ION
AU To Lay Water-pipe on Jtferson street aud
other streets.
Resolved By the Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia. That the Chief
Engineer of the Water Department be and Is
hereby authorized to lay water-pipe on the
following Streets
jefferson street from Eighteenth to Twenty
sixth street. Twenty-eighth ward.
Institute street, from Columbia avenue to
Berks street, Twentieth and Twenty eighth
wards.
VAIN street from Mulberry to Unity street,
Twenty-thrd ward.
Bath street, from Sorrell TO Ann street,
Twenty-tifth ward.
LOUIS WAGNER.
President Of Common Council.
Attest
ROBERT BETHEL,
Assistant Clerk of Select Council.
SAMUEL w. CATTELL,
President of Select Council.
Approved this thirty-frst day of December
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seventy 6. d. 1SIO)
DANIEL VI. FOX,
l41t Mayor of Philadelphia.
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
The Failing of the Wire bridge at Franklin
PR.-EIeven Persons Killed or Wounded.

Pa.-Eieven Persons Killed or Wounded.
A fire broke out in the Marshall House, Frank
lin, about half-past II o'clock on Saturday last,
which destroyed the Marshall House, the toll
house, and heated the guy cables of the wire
bridge so that it fell into the river.
About twenty persons we're on the bridge at
the time.
The following are the names of the persons
iniured:-William Null, since died. Kilgore,
freight agent of the Valley Road, supposed TO
have been killed, body not found; Mrs. MeIntire
and Mary McIntire, seriously injured; Harry
and George McIntire, two men named Warren
and Leonard and two named Mccarthy, slightly
injured. Charles Johnson, small newsboy,
aged about twelve and a half years, was staad-
ing near the middle of the bridge when it fell,
and after falling q distance of thirty feet into
the water, swan nearly across, where he wac
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"A man living in Bristol, on the Virginia
border, after indulgiDg in stimulants the other
day. kck' one of his acquaintances across the
State line into Tennessee. For this little unlaw-
fui diversion he was first arrested and fined in
Goodson, Tenn, and on his return home was
arrested and fined in Bristol.
The CooperstOwn (Otsego county, Journal
publishes list of the deaths in that town during
tue wear, which is a somewhat remarkable
record. il shows that of the twenty persons
who nave died, two being young children, only
seven were under sixty-two years OF age ten
were seventy or upwards four were over eighty,
the twenty was fifty-fye years and one month.
The average age of the eighteen adult persons
VAS sixty-sx years and five months. The pOpu-
lRtiOn Of the place is 1000.
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SgDws aun1MdARx.
Un,y AnnIrs


The following gentlemen we're elected
managers to serve for the present year at the
annual meeting of the contributors of the
Northern Dispensary, No. COB Spring Garden
street, held yesterday w. Tryon,
John NJ. Ogden John Kessler, Jr.. Charles
NJ. Wagner, DR.. n. l.. Hatfield, Robert Lind
say, Josiah Bacon, George f. Lee, Samuel A.
Bjspbam, Nathan Young, Simon w. Arnold,
William WeightmaD, William B. Bement,
William Hobart Brown, James V. Watson.
Mr. John Brodhead, a promineat citizen
of this city, and at one time President of the
mden and Atlantic road, died at Port Jer-
Wis, N. Y, yesterday.
Col. John ThomP PsOn was elec ed presi-
dent, John b. McKeever, Treasurer, aud
Joseph w. Fleckwir, Secretary, of the South
wark Library Company at the annual meeting
last evening.
AT special meeting of the Diligent En-
gine Company, held last evening, it was re-
solved to offer the use of their apparatus and
the services of the members to the Board of
Fire Commissioners, until the paid depart
ment is ready for service.
At the Southern Dispensary last year there
were 5035 patients treated, and 1923 prescrip-
tioDs compounded.
The city ice boat found the Horseshoe"
cb oked with drift ice yesterday.
One of The handsomest banking houses
in Philadelphia is that of Mr.. HARRISON
Grambo, No 80 Walnut street. For ele-
gance in the matter of fitting up, complete
ness and convenience of arrangement, and
striking AMI recherche appearance, it is GER
tainly unsurpassed by any similar establish
ment in the city. Taste and elegance are
everywhere visible in it, even in the minutest
particular. The desks, counters, etc, OF
the counting-roon n are splendid specimens of
mechanical skill. A gold indicator is in this
room, with direct telegraphic communication
with New York, which marks with punctuality
the changes and fluctuations in the gold mar
fet of that city. Large, richly finished black
boards are also conspicuously placed there,
wher, on are marked the sales at the stock
boards of all local and general stocks, and
every other accessory is in perfect keeping
with the general character of the place. In
the rear of this room is the private apartment
of Mr.. Grambo, which is also splendidly
fitted up, and there it is that Mr.. Grambo
trsDsacts the large and constantly increasing
business that his energy, tact, and enter
prise have secured for him.
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DnnIektIc AnnIrs.

The total debt of Virginia is 81, 30, 900.
The revenue stamp contract will be
awarded III day or two.
Attorney General Akerman has purchased
home near Cartersville, Ga.
The internal revenue receipts amounted
TO nearly one million dollars yesterday
A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday,
all the members excepting Mr.. Akerman
being present. Nothing but routine busi-
ness was transacted.
Lewis Tappan, Esq, the venerable anti
slavery reformer, was stricken with paralysis
while making New Years visit, and his re-
coyery is doubtful.
Senator Sherman estimates the revenue
for the present year at 1920, 900, 900, and
says that the appropriations can be KEEP,
below $500 coo, 600, including the sinking
fund
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DES L TION
III OF Request to the City Solicitor.
Resolved, By the Select and Common Coun-
ellis of the city of Philadelphia That the City
Solicitor be and is hereby requested to make
monthly returns to the Department for Supply
ing the City with Water of the amount col
ected for iron pipe laid in the various streets of
the city. ..,,
LOUIS WAGNER,
President of Common Council.
Attest
ROBERT BETHELL,
Assistant Clerk of Select Council.
SAMUEL w. CATTELL,
President of Select Council.
Approved this thirty first day of Decem-
ber, Ammo DOmini one thouhand eight hundred
and seventy GA. d. 1870.
DANIEL NJ. FOX,
141t Mayor of Philadelphia.
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DIES OIL u T ON
III To Approve Of the Contract of William r.
Frazier for the Erection of a SchOol-house on
the Northeast Corner of Thirty-eighth and
Story Streets, and OF the Sureties There
for.
Resolved, By the Select and Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia, That the con-
tract dated the fourteenth day OF December,
1870, between William r. Frazier of the one
part and the city of Philadelphia of the other
part, for the erection and construction of a new
school building at the northeast corner of
Thirty-eighth and Story streets, in the Twenty
fourth ward, and the sureties therefor, p. l..
Hollis and Challley White, be and the same are
hereby approved o,-,
LOUIS WAGNER,
President of Common Council.
Attest
ROBERT BETHEL,
Assistant Clerk of Select Council.
SAMUEL w. CATTELL,
President of Select Council.
Approved this thirty-frst day of Decem-
ber Ammo DOmini one thousand eight hundred
and seventy "a. d. 1870:
DANIEL NJ. FOX,
14lt Mayor of Philadelphia.
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HATS AND OAPS.

NJ WARBURTONB IMPROVED VENTILATED
~ and easy-ntting DRESS HATS (patented( IN all
the improved fashions OF the season CHESNUT
Street, next door 10 the Post Once rpS
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LBwBs DEL, Jan. 3--4 p. NJ. - A bark went to
sea this morning, reported as the Geo. II. jenkins.
The schr Rio Grande has gone up the bay.
Wind 5. W. Thermometer, a..
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RAILROAD LINEw,
WILMINGTON. AND BAL
i TlMORR RAILROAD

DHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON. AND BAL
i TlMORR RAILROAD
COMMENCING MONDAY, SS NOVEMBER q, 1870.
Trains will leave Depot, corner Of Broad street
Sno 10 w %ashington Sa ~ % avenue as follows
Sonnecsing at wilmingfon with Delaware Railroad
and Maryland and Delaware Railroad, at Har-
rington with junction and Breakwater Railroad,
at Seaiord with dorchester and Delaware Rail.
road, at Delmsr with Eastern Shore Railroad, and
at salisbury with WicomIcO and Pocomoke Rail.
road
Express Train at l11S A. M. Sundays oxcepted),
for Baltimore and Washington, stopping at vii.
meets at Wilmington with train for New Castle.
Express Train at 7. M Sundays exoepted), for
RS%Oro and WSshn7gtOn sORng At
6harlestown, Perryville, Havre-de-Gracc, A6er.
deem, Perryma7's, Edgewoed, Magnolia, Chsses
Night Express at Il'sO P. M. DAILY, for Baltl.
wood, Claymont, Wilmington, igE Newark, EiEton,
North East, Perryville, Havre-de-(iraoo, Perry
mans, and Magnolia.
Passengers for Fortress Monroe and Norfolk will
take the 1l'46 A. NJ train.
WILMINGTON TRAINS.
Stopping at all stations between Philadelphia
Leave Philadelphia at l1'eo A. M, 2'sO, 500, ant
700 p. M. The 500 p. M. train cennecIs with Della
ware Railroad for Harrington and intermediate
Leave Wilmington Gas and $40 A. NJ, ZOO, 400,
and 7'15 P. M. The $40 A. M train will not stop
between Chester and Philadelphia. The 7'l5 z. M,
train from Wilmington runs Daily; all other &C.
commodation trains Sundays excepted.
Trains leaving Wilmington at $40 A. M. and 400
p. M. will connect at LamokiD Junction with the
200 A. M. and A8o p. NJ trains for Baltimore Gen.
raj Railroad.
From Baltimore to PhIIadelphia-Leave BaIti.
more 7'26 A. M, Way Mail; 9'35 A. NJ, Express;
235 P. M, Express; 7'25 p. M, Express.
SUNDAY TRAIN FROM BALTIMORE.
Leaves Baltimore at 7'25 p. NJ, stopping at Mag
nolia, Perryman's, Aberdeen, Havre-de-Grace, Per-
ryvil1e, Charlestown, North East, Elkton, Newark,
Stanton, Newport, Wilmington, Claymont, Lin.
wood, and Chester.
On Sundays, leave Philadelphia for West Grove
and intermediate stations at 90 a. M; returning,
left W WeGt Grove at 3'65 p NJ.
Through tickets to all points West, South, and
Southwest may be procured at ticket Office, No. s2S
Chestnut street, under Continental Hotel, where
also State Rooms and Berths In Sleeping Cars can
be secured during the day. Persons purchasing
tickets at this Office can have baggage checked at
their residence by the Unien Transfer Company.
IL. +. KENNEY. superintendent.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Volunteer, Jones, New York, j. F. OH.
Brig Ida NJ Comery, Norden, Matanzas, Warren y
Gregg.
Brig John Welsh, Jr., Vanselow, Sagua, ]. Hough 4
Morris.
Schr E. +. Cabada, Swain, Barbados, D. S. Stetson
& Co.
Schr r. W. Godfrey, Garwood, New Orleans, NJ. Nc
Shain.
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PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC PRINTING AND

PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC PRINTING AND
BINDING.
Notice is hereby given that Sealed Proposals
for the Public Printing aud Binding for the
State of Pennsy lvania, for the term of three
years from the first day of July, 1871, will be
received by the Speakers of the Senate and
House of Representatives from this date to the
fourth Tuesday of January, 1871, in compliance
with the act of Assembly entitled IAN act in
relation to Public Printing" approved 9th of
April, 1856; said proposals to be accompanied
by bonds, with approved securities, for the faith
full performance of the work, as required by the
act of 25th February. 1862, entitled "a further
Supplement to an Act in relation to Public
Printing" approved the 9th day of April, 1856.
+. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 2. 1871. 12 lSt
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PROPOSALS.

ITO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
Il Sealed Proposals, endorsed proposals for
Building Public School-house in the Twenty
seventh Ward, will be received by the under
signed. at the Office S. E. corner of SIXTH and
ADELPHI Streets, until FRIDAY, January &,
1871, at - o'clock NJ, for building a Public
SchoCl-house. on lot of ground situate on the
corner of Thirty-eighth and Spruce streets, in
the Twenty-seventh ward, said school-house to
be built in accordance with the plans of l.. II.
ESLLER, Superintendent of School Buildings, to
be seen at the office of the Board of Public
Education.
No bids will be considered unless accompa-
MED by certificate from the City Solicitor that
the provisions of an ordinance, approved May
%. 1860, have been complied with.
The contract will be awarded only to known
master builders.
By order of the Committee on Property.
H. w. HALLIWELL,
12 % At Secretary.
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taken out insens BILE. but recovered in n short
time. Several other parties names not known,
are supposed TO have beeu on tho bridge at the
time 1t fell, but no bodies have yet been found.
Efforts are being made to remove the wreck
aud recover any bodies that may bc under 1t.
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After having done the largest KED GLOVE
TRADE during the last year ever done by one house
in Philadelphia the
MESSRs. q. & ]. B. BARTHOLOMEW,
OF THE
Great Kid Glove Emporium,
Find as a natural consequence some sOiled ana i'm
perfect Gloves, of their well known brands "Bart.
ley," "La Belle" "Jouyin, and "Joseph which they
propose 10 sell at
rs Cents Per Pair,
For all brands, all cOlOrs, and oil sizes. THIS is
grand Opportunity to get good Gloves cheap, which
are suitable to wear in mufT5 and ordinary wear.
They also are Offering a lot Of 2. Button Fancy Top
Gloves (worth slSD at sl25 per pair. This low
price Will EEL! them quick. Gail before they are all
gone. u 81 swtf
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lBn Telpnrnn

Brig Ellen p. Stewart, Holland, from Sagua.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
r AUGHLINS INFANT CoRDIl

T AUGHLINS INFANT CORDIAL,
for Children Teething, SoitenS the gums,
RllsyS The pain, reduces inflammation, controls the
bowels, curing summer complaint, dysentery,
Children ofa delicate consultation. arc apt to
suiisr more than the robust, because denhtion Is
ptotracted and early cutting OF the teeth more 70
Ia feared than late. Much Is to be apprehendcd
nom looseness OF the bowels, that IL Of m ex.
ccssIye character. Moderate looseness often re-.
moves more dangerous affections, but when Il
becomes excessive, attended with vomiting and
great prostitution, then It should be kept in con-
frOl, and for this purpose We remark, that the
Infant Cordial is particularly adapted, and when
used will act with the most happy effect
Mothers will ind It very valuable. The child
will be relieved, get into q gentle sleep, and
wake up cheerful, happy and feeling comfortable.
We guarantee each bottle, and will refund the
price Of every bottle not doing as we represent
Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
LAUGHLIN BROTHERS s Co, Props,
apo Wheeling, W. Va.