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The Commander of Fort Vnnvres.
LONDON, May IA Times special despatch
from Paris says Colonel Brunei has
been appointed commander of Fort Vanvres.
series of batteries are prepared in the Arron-
dissement of the Pantheon.
Pestilence is Apprehended
in Paris.
The Daily Ne,os' despatch from Paris says the
National Battalion is thinning out rapidly.
The Resignation of General RosseI
was caused by discouragements among the
Communists.
Delescluze is unable to do much ia conse-
quence of ill-health, but in a speech just deliv-
cred, expressed confidence in
The Future Freedom of France
and the success of the Commune.
The Telegraph's despatch from Versailles says
the insurgents were unable to repair the damages
done their works by the Versaillists, and will
possibly attempt the defeat of the latter by an
attack in strong force.
The Mayor of the town Issy has been arrested.
Floguet was arrested while on his way to
Bordeaux and was imprisoned.
Illness of the Emperor.
BERLIN May 11.-Emperor William is slightly
indisposed.
Spanish Financial Scheme.
MADRID, May 1.-THE Constitutional Con-
gress will meet Tomorrow, and Moret will on
Saturday submit statement embodying CON-
plete financial scheme, which provides for
great saving in the expenditures of the various
departments of the Government.
BUENos AYREs, April IA, via London, May 12.
Business is entirely suspended and the city to
q great extent deserted. The Custom House
and all the banks are closed.
Ravages of Yellow Fever
continue and apparently only cease for want of
victims.
Death of am Eminent Savan.
LONDON, May 12.-Sir John Frederick Will
liam Herschel, only son of the great astronomer,
himself an astronomer of worldwide repute,
died this morning, aged 70.
The Fighting at Paris.
VERSAILLES, May 12.-The Government bat
teries maintain a terrific fire upon the ram
parts of Paris and the fortifcations still held
by the insurgents.
This Mornings Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, May 1910 80 A. M.-Cotton quiet and
ay esmaed at 1y oco baes TSe sass sas, ~ 1o Of
the week have been rs, 600 bales, OF which l3 600
were for export and 10000 for speculation Stock,
the week, As, 600 bales American, l89, 900; actual
export, 900 bales Sales OF cotton on ship named
at Charleston or Savannah, 73sd for middling do.
LONDON, May 12@lt'sO A. M.-Consols ssH for
money and account American securities firm u,
s. b2Os OF 1862, 9O; OF 1865, old, 9O; OF 1867 92H
10-4Os S9H.
This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, May 12-1'3O P. M.-American securities
ouiet and steady.
= LIVERPOOL, May 12-1 80 P. M.-Recepts of wheat
or three days, 900 quarters American, 10, 900.
Flour, 27s Corn, SAs for new. Pork declining
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Victories Claimed by the Communists,
PARIS, May 12.-The Communists claim vic
tories and deny the reports of successes for the
Versaillists. Fort Vanvres was retaken by the
Communists at the point of the bayonet.
There was
Desperate Engagement
around Issy, and the Communists claim to have
recaptured the Park of Issy.
The Versaillists are cutting trenches in front
Of the Mailot gate and
Concentrating Troops
in the Bois de Boulogne. There was sharp
fusillade about Fort Bicetre to-day.
Victor Schoelcher has been arrested.
LONDON, May 12.-The Standard of this
evening has despatch asserting that the
Communist Forces are only l2 900 Strong,
and that the Versailles army could 90 into
Paris to-day III would.
Afternoon Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, May 12-3 30 p. M.--Cotton-stock at
sea, 1886, 600 bales, of which 100000 are Am merican
Markets at Manchester quiet.
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The International Yacht Race.
New YORK, May 12.-Franklin O3goods new
yacht Columbia will sail in a fortnight for Eng
land, to participate in the great international
race. -..,
Six Months Imprisonment for Murder.
Doris Deekman, of Dutchkills, l.. l., indicted
for numbering her daughter by starvation, was
yesterday allowed to plead guilty of man
slaughter in the fourth degree, and was SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment.
The Wife of Ex-Collector Bailey
lately joined him at Montevideo, and now shares
his exile.
The Mace-Coburn Affair.
BUFFALO, May 12.-The Mace-Coburn fight is
postponed to Friday, June 2, at Kansas City.
Coburn's gang will be here at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. .a
Ship News.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Arrived, steamers Lafa-
yette, from Havre, and Queen, from Liverpool.
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Case of Lunacy.

Court Of Common Pleas-Jttdge Pierce.
On motion OF James w. M. Newlin, ESQ.,. six of
the jurors in the pending GTien vs.. Gritfen divorce
case, were impanelled as an inquest in the matter
Of Walter Booth an alleged lunatic, the applica-
ton OF his WIFE, The jury found Booth to be lunatic
without lucid intervals The proceedings were in-
terTupted by the lunatc from time TO time calling
upon the witnesses TO tell the truth and take care OF
their spiritual affairs. When the jurors were signing
their names to the nquistion the lunatic requested
the court to have all the names in the United States
rubbed out, and finally had to be removed by his
keepers.
Civil Gases.
District Court, No. 1-Judge Hare.
Springer VS.. Avondale. An action to recover
mesne profts OF premises in South Fourth street
mot Broad street, as inadvertently stated yester-
day.. Verdict for plaintiff s75.
District Court, No. 2-Jttdge Lyrd
In the case of White vs.. McCollum ct al. an action
to damages for injuries sustained in falling
through an open coal inlet In front OF defendants
place OF business before reported the jury rendered
verdict for painth for $500 to all the defendants
except Jonn w. Carkson as to whom the verdict
was Tor the defendant
Charge of Fraud.
Court of Quarter Sessions Judge FinIetter.
This mornings session OF this Court was taken up
with the trial OF Joseph Hoey upon the charge of
obtaining goods from VIM. A. Barrett by means OF
false pretenses. The allegation was that he OBJ
tanned credit upon the statement that he owned four
houses in the city, and had In his store goods worth
$1,000, which was not true. The defense answered
that this was an honest mistake, and was subSe-
quently corr ected. On trial.
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PhiIadeIphia Trade Repor,

FRIDAY, May 12.-There is firm feeling in the
Flour market, and more demand particularly for
good spring wheat families, though the volame OF
business is light About 800 barrels changed hands
including super6ne at IS 25@5'75; extras at;s5 1pa6
Wisconsin and Minnesota extra family at s6.75a
125; Pennsylvania do. do at s61o@6.75; Indiana and
Ohio do do at s7@7 75 and high grades at ss@s so.
Rye Flour may now be quoted at S5Jbas Tn Corn
Meal no sales were reported. wi"
The tone OF the Wheat market is strong. and
tnere 10 q far demand. Sales of 1000 busles In
diana RED at el59 and 1900 bushels Ohio do at sIb
@ioIH. Rye sells slowly at s1ls@1.20 for Pennsyl.
7sc for yellow and 72676c. for Western mixed oats
are steady and dull sales OF Pennsylvania and
western at 6S@65c. In Barley and Malt no sales
Bark Ia in better demand, and we notice sales OF
No Quercitron at $50 per ton. "'.O -
Seeds-Cl0verseed moves SLOWLY and IA nominal
at &C. For Timothy 1t is impossible to give reliabie
quotatlons. FIaxseed ranges from s2.10C92 rs.
Whisky is nrm at 9Sc. for Western iron -bound
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Interesting Land Case.

Interesting Land Case.
CHICAGO, May 12.-At Desmoines, Iowa, yes
terday, in the United States Court, the case of
Striker against Miller was disposed of. 1t in
volved the title to and possession of the so-called
Desmoines river lands. Miller was an occupant
of some of these lands adjudged to belong to the
Desmoines Navigation Company Last winter
he was forcibly elected by the United States
Marshal, ana his home destroyed. He was
brought before the Court yesterday and fined
$500 for contempt of Court. 1t was ordered,
however, that should he surrender the land
within twenty days the fine was to be remtted,
otherwise he was to be imprisoned until pay
ment. The decision is of great Importance, as
there are several hundred persons whose cases
are identical with Millers.
still Another Connection for the PennsyI-
vanta Central.
TOLEDO May 1.-THE Trustees of the To-
ledo Railroad have signed a contract under
which the road will be built from this city, via
Tifiin, to Mansfield where it will connect with
and form part of the line of the Pennsylvania
Central Road, which company iron, stock, and
run it. The work will be completed within
eighteen months. .3E..
Reformed Church synod.
CINCINNATI, May 12.-The Synod of the Re-
formed Church, embracing delegates from Ohio
Illinois, Kentucky, and other States, will con-
vene at Fairfield, Greene county, Ohio, May IT.
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FINANCE AND OOMMEROE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFIoE, I
Friday, May -, l67l.

lators in stocks aud the demand for call loans
the offerings are largely in excess of the wants
of borrowers, and heavy balances are lying idle:
This is not an agreeable feature of the market
to bank corporations, as it is likely to tell on
the next dividend if the present dullness should
continue as il now promises, during the sum-
mer The banks are Offering currency on call
and time at equal rates, which sufficiently lndi-
Gates the view taken of the future status OF the
market. We quote at BOO per cent. on couate-
rails and good mercantile paper.
Gold is dali, as usual, and steady at ll1H,
without single fuctuation so far.
Government bonds move slowly, and prices
are the same as at the close last night.
Al the Stock Board there was diminished
business, but prices vary but little. Sales of
State war loan at 1913; City 6s, new bonds, at
1O3; and Lehigh gold loan at 9l4.
Pennsylvania sold at 6lX Lehigh Valley at 90;
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Southern Baptist Convention.
ST. LOUIS, May 12.-The Southern Baptist
Convention met yesterday in the Third Baptist
Church, several hundred delegates, representing
the Southern States, being present. The pro
ceedings consisted of an address of welcome by
Rev. w. Pope Yeoman, pastor of the Baptist
Church of this city, and the reading of reports
of foreign, domestic, and Indian commissions.
Mr.. Tarnell, of Georgia, was reelected Presi-
dent, and E. Calvin Williams and Truman s.
Sumner Secretaries.
Mr.. Williams, of the Theological Seminary of
Greenville, s. O., delivered the sermon
Important Suit.
During the term of Thomas G. Fletcher as
Governor of this State, he employed General
John b. Gray to prosecute the claim of the
State against the General Government for
money expended in raising aud equipping troops
for service during the Rebellion. General GRAY
collected over six million dollars from the
Government and retained one and one
half per cent. as fee for his services,
amounting to $9S,526. During Governor
McClurg's term Attorney General Wingate
sued General Gray TO recover this amount, on
tine ground that Governor Fletcher had no legal
right to employ such agent, and, II he had, that
General Gray had no authority to detain money
belonging to the State as his fee. The case came
up in the Circuit Court yesterday before Judge
Indy, and under instructions from the Court
the jury returned verdict for the State for the
full amount claimed. with interest, making in
all $ll3, 1877. An appeal to the Supreme Court
Hfl probably be taken,
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Naval School Visitors.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Navy Depart
ment has ordered the following board of vsi-
tors to attend the annual examination of the
Naval School at Annapolis, Md.:-President of
the Board, Vice-Admiral Stephen @. Rowan.
Members-Commodor j. ]. Amy, Medical In
spector IT. Maccour, Pay Inspector A. H. Gr-
nan, and Chief Engineer Stephen d. HILBERT.
Surgeon Kindlebarger is detached from the
Navy Rendezvous at San Francisco and ordered
to the Wachusett; Assistant Surgeon William
G. Dixon, from the Naval Hospital at Philadel-
phia, and ordered to the Wachusett
Consideration of the Treaty.
The Committee on Foreign Relations held an
adjourned meeting at 10 o'clock to-day, con-
tinung until noon. Assistant Secretary of State
Davis was again before them to furnish expla-
tions of the treaty.
The Senate
met at 10. Directly after prayer and the reading
of the journal of Wednesday, on motion of Mr..
Cameron the Senate went into executive
session.
Official Copies of the Treaty.
The officers of the Senate this morning conf
dentially distributed among the htaerto unsup-
piled members of that body the officially-printed
copies of the treaty.
The Publication of the Treaty-The Sem
ate Indignant.
WASHINGTON, May 12-In the Senate atten-
ton was called to the premature publication of
the treaty, and there was a spirited debate on
that subject. An investigation has been or
dered.
Mr. Cameron stated that the Committee on
Foreign Relations would not be ready to report
the treaty till Monday at IL o'clock.
The committee to investigate the premature
publication of the treaty consists of Messrs
Carpenter, Conkling, Trumbull, Davis of Ken
lucky, and Sumner. Much indignation was ex-
pressed by some of the Senators at what they
considered violation of the privileges of the
Senate.
Nomination Confirmed.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Max
well Woodruff, of the District of Columbia, as
Assistant Secretary of Legation at London, in
place of William Cheseborough, declined.
The Senate Adjourned
till Monday at Ii o'clock.
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Desperate Fight with Outlaws.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-On the 10th inst,
Sheriffs Morse, of Contra Costa, and Harris, of
Monterey, ''corralled" party of spaniards in
the Pacheco Mountains east of Gilroy. One of
the Spaniards, named Juan Sofa, was of the
party that murdered three Frenchmen in Suscal
valley; another is charged with having COM
mitted murder in Santa Cruz county. A
desperate fight ensued, Sofa firing five times,
hitting Morse several times Morse shot Sofa
dead and captured his companions.
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COburn to Sue for His Stake.
ERIE May 12.-It is reported that Coburn
will not go to Kansas City, the place appointed
for a renewal of the fight with Mace, and will
sue the stakeholder for the recovery of his
money.
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l,,,e', OIL Creek and Allegheny at SO; aud Little
In Canal shares there was a lively demand
and firm feeling in Lehigh, with sales at
35sk@351S. ~
In the balance of the list we notice sales of
Bank of Repoblc at 96; Manufacturers do. at
and Third Streets Railroad at GO. "A was offered
for Tenth and Eleventh Streets Railroad and
221s for Hestonville.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
5000 City 6s, New .1O3 as sh LII Sch RR 45H
$1,000 Leh gold L.. 9lX 100 sh Leh Nav ST.. s6x
sSaCCo SaCCo 60 slh 6OO do....seO. soss
5000 Leh Con In. IS IS Ice Ice SO. SO SEQ s ssS
5000 Pa 6s w L.: :1OlH II sh Leh Val r.. So
$1,000 q A 6s, so 93N sh Manuf b.. 9Ok
sao00 9o'.'.'.'. $50 90 sh0 0O& A r.. 90
0o0 sS0o0 ,v 40: = ssX 2s sh Cent Trans 4sX
$1,000 w Jersey X 1s.1o1 IL sh Reading R.. 56X
saiSS @ Sch Sc VSn Ss sA aeSS oSS SO Scc Ns4
$1,000 Penna 6s.. 96 e5 sh Cd q Sd ST.. so
80 sh Bank of Rep. 96 10 sh Far & M Bk 19SK
90 sn Penna r.. 61%
SECOND BOARD.
., sdO0 Sch Ss 81. 5s 100 sh Hestenve. bsO 27,I
:ISSSS SsS 5 SS sn Reading ssi r. saS
$1,000 $1,000 Pa Pa R gen mt. 95h 200 do....'.... Si1
100 sh Cam Am 1855 50 do. Do. aIiOt IOG, 81 81
200 DO baO. lss 200 zoe sh Le6 N. .6So s5.
go SS S..6io.iss iss lSS lSs .n LsS r.. IS sS
MEssRs. DE HAVEN & BROTHER, No. 40 s Third
street Phlladelpnia report the following quotations.
do. 1854, i10&@111; do. 1885, i1oTSili do 1ss,
new, IlS@ll3h; do.s 1857 do. 119K@fisX; do. 1858,
DO llsH@1lSH; 1o-4Os, 1099S@109T. IS. go Yeaf
lll%i Silver, l06H@10s; Union Pacino Railroad
lst Mort Bonds, 934@94A; Central Pacific Rail
s8X0s43S. e,"D' Donu''
MBssRs WILLIAM PAINTER & Co., No. SO s. Third
1881, l16Is @li1; b-2Os Of 1861 11OX@ili; do 1884
111lSSHgl11a; 40; 1855 IIoTSil1 DO, july 1855.
1858 ll3A@ll3%; lO-4Os. 1O9K@l09X. d. S. Pacidc
X. X Currency IS, 1l5H@1165{. Gold, III 1I@iii6.
NARR LADNER, Brokers, report this morning
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Fire at New Brunswick.
NEW YORK, May 12.-N. H. Dadley q Co.'s
pickle and fruit preserving establishment, at
East New Brunswick, N. j., was burned by an
incendiary fire last night. Loss, $30, 900.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

u,
Steamer Bristol, Wallace, "a hours from New YORK.
with mdse. to ". P. Clyde Il Co. -''A' '''
Yeisk, with wool to j. & j. Dobson-yessel TO r.
Westergaard & Co. The Victoria was ashore on Pea
Patch, but came OF without damage.
Br. barkentine John Williamson. Young b5 davs
Jeanes Co.-yessel to L. Westergaard & Co.
Schr Addie Ryerson, Houghton, IL days from St
andrews, N. b., with iron ETC., to Morris, Wheeler
Sehr Tantamount, Davis, days from Calais Me-,
with laths and pickets to j. W. Gaskil & Sons
vessel 10 Lennox Burgess.
Schr T. 2. French Doughty, from Leachville, N.
schr Harvester, r. Russell, , from o '1sappahaunock
River, with ties.
sehr John Lank, Kemp. from ChOptank River,
schr Adeiine B., Carlisle, from Morris River,
Schr D. g. B. Kelley, Kelley, from Maiden, with
Schr Mary and Caroline, Fowler, day from Lsip-
Schr George H. Bent Smith, from Boston.
Schr c. E. jackson, Baocock, from Wareham.
Tug Fairy Queen, Wilson, from Baltimore, with
a tow OF bsrees TO W. p Clyde s. Co.
Tug Joe johnson, Ingrahsm, from ON Baltimore, with
Tug Thos Jefrerson, Allen, from Hayre-de-Grace,
win tow 81 6arges 70 v. +; clyde gly. Co Co. - o
with q tow OF barges to W. p Clyde Co.
Steamer Yazoo Catharlne, from New Orleans for
Philadelphia sailed from Havana P. NJ. 10th inst.
Correspondence Of The Evenfng Telegraph
EASTON MoMAHONS BULLETIN.
NEW YORK OFFICE, May I'LL barges leave In
tow to- night for Baltimore, light.
James Mcmahon, with iron, for PHILADELPHIA
Ella Saylor. with marble do.
BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFICE, May 1.-THE follow
ing barges leave In tow tonight, eastward
Q. McWnliams, NJ NJ. Silver M. L. Hannigan w
T. Skinner, w. b, Shaw, w. H. Talmage, L. New
kumet, Flying Fish, Camilla, and b. Nc Williams, all
with coal, fo- New York.
Honest Abe, with coal. for BIidgeton.
The tow reported as having left last evening did
not leave until this morning.
PHILADELPHIA BRANCH OFFICE, May 12.-WeGthef.
May 1l-Wind hauled South, fresh, 5 p. nj 6P.
M wind hauled to S, w. Barometer:-1O p. NJ,
barometer, 80 $40 coudless sky. 4A NJ. barometer
receded to 80 2-2O; q beautiful morn u2th Nay;
little smoky. I. S. @.
Special Despatch 10 The EVentng Telegraph
HAvRE-DE-GRAoE, May IL. The following boats
leave In tow today
d. b; ClOugh and Lizzie, with lumber to Patter-
son & Lippincott.
PENNSYLVANIA Coal Co., No. 8, with lumber to Tay-
lor Belts.
Pennsylvania Coal Co., No. 4, With lumber, for
Wilmington, Del
Friendship, with coal to j. r. White 4 Son.
Mamie and Maggie with lumber TO Hays q Ellis.
Lizzie, with grain to Holman Kennedy.
Carrie, with lumber 70 Craig & Blanchard.
]. Richardson, with coal to order. J. ii.
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The late Omar Pasha's harem covered three
bcres.
> Country lawns are suffering the annual
{croquet eruptions.
The new hotel of Potter Palmer, in Chicago,
Fls to cost one million OF dollars.
james Parton is preparing to lecture on the
f'Puritans as Men of Business
i Silver smelling furnaces will soon be added
to the list of Pittsburg industries.
On week days you buy music by the Sheet
/ on Sundays you can have 1t by the choir for
nothing.
j AN exchange philosophlcally remarks:-
f'Grayity is no more an evidence of wisdom than
n paper collar is of shirt"
"A Swedish gentleman ''up north" bears the
uame of Tinaltrigeng Fediglaylangelaglomgry-
est. Tasty name for wedding card.
The Oldest house in Connecticut having re-
Eently been knocked into splinters by stroke
bf lightning, the next oldest house is jubilant
The largest hammer in the United states
may be seen In operation at the pennsylvania
Steel Works, Harrisburg 1t weighs thirteen
IONS.
said they reminded him of the income tax.
"A spoiled child-the one that played with
Lhe kerosene can.
A tubular steel mandatory is to be erected
Iin Hudson, New York State.
| AN Irish editor congratulates himself that
fsshalf the lies told about him amt true"
j -Charleston has but one church bell. All the
[rest were melted into cannon during the war.
The women have got into over three nun
Edred post offices so far.
"A skating rink at Cleveland Is 10 DC trans
HORNED into an opera house.
Servant girls In Wyoming command seven
Eiollars week and the suffrage.
Hail fell TO the depth OF four inches II Gam
|oridge. Ohio, on Wednesday.
Applications for patents are now made al
tbe rate of over i've hundred week.