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M0RAVIAN.
prisoners.

The Meeting of the First MOravIan Con-
ference of the state of PennsyIvania-
The Proceedings of the Second Days Ses-
sion.
The first Moravian Conference of Pennsyl-
vania reassembled at o'clock this morning in
the church at the corner of Franklin and
Thompson streets, the Moderator, Bishop Bigler,
in the chair. An hour was occupied with devo-
tional exercises after which the meeting was
opened for business.
The minutes of the previous days session
were read and approved.
A free conversation on the state of the Church
was then entered into.
The various points contained in the reports
from the churches, presented yesterday, were
taken up and considered during the entire
morning session.
Considerable time was taken up in discussing
methods for promoting greater sociability in the
churches, which discussion was taken part in by
both clergymen and laymen.
The subject of promoting the cause of lay
work in church matters was also discussed at
length. Lay work is especially needed, and the
Sunday schools are falling to pieces from want
of it. The necessity of teaching the children
y f 6f Wa gs tRs
sent time.
1t was given as reason why the lay element
cannot work acceptably, that there is SO much
jealousy between the German and the English
portions Of the Church, which must be overcome
before laymen can work in harmony with their
pastor.
The revival of the old Moravian custom of the
division Of the churches into separate classes,
according to age, sex, and position, was COM
mended as peculiarly advisable. The absence of
strict church discipline was lamented.
At noon the conference adjourned with the
singing of a hymn until ~ P. NJ, at which
time the members will assemble at the church
and proceed in a body to Harrowgate to take
part in the cornerstone laying of a new Moravan
church at that place.
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MATTERS At WASHINGTON.
The Judges and the Income Tax.
The JOINT HIGH Commission.
The Flew loan in Europe.
The Illness Of General Spinner.
Jail peIivery in Richmond.
Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc. ETC., Etc.
The Illness Of GaneraI Spinner.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Income Tax,


Special Despatch to The EUeninJ Telegraph.
WAsHNGToN, April 27.-The Commissioners
of Internal Revenue is in consultation to-day
with the law officer of the department as to how
far the decision of the Supreme Court against
IMPOSING the income tax on salaries of State
Judges is to extend. 1t is held by some that this
decision applies equally to national ofce-holders
as we'll as to State officials. 1t is left with the
Commissioner to draw the line, aud he will hold
hat this decision of the court does not apply to
he State judges.
Under this decision the Government will be
compelled to refund ali the money called from
this source.
General Spinner had a Relapse
last evening, and is suffering considerably this
morning. Fears are entertained that he will
not be able to sail on the Sd of May for Europe.
The New Loan.
Several agents sent abroad by the Govern
ment to popularize the loan represent that it is
difficult to get capitalists to invest in 1t. The
agents assert that foreign houses and some
Americans are receiving much larger commis-
sions for State and railroad securities which
pay larger dividends.
1t is suggested that if the interest had been
made payable abroad there would have been less
trouble in negotiating the loan. A number of
Canadians who have been here watching the
work of
The joint High Commission
are greatly disappointed that no provision has
been made for reciprocity in trade with the
provinces
They were led to believe that in the settle
ment of the fishery, navigation of the St.Lawrence
and other questions, they would get greater ad-
vantages than they have had since the abroga-
tion OF the old treaty. Our Government has in-
dicated its willingness to consider this as an in
dependent proposition.
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The Fishery Question, Etc.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Joint High Com
mission having yesterday taken recess till next
Wednesday, it is presumed the interval will be
the commission and reducing to shape the results
of the negotiations as far it has gone In other
words, though the general principles of settls-
ment have been agreed upon, the plan has not
yet acquired form.
There is little if any doubt that the fisheries
and the navigation of the canals and the river
st. Lawrence have been considered as separate
questions, but the details have not been ar
ranged. These subjects, together with the
principles on which claims against Great Britain
are to be settled, and the arbitration of the San
Juan question, will all be embraced in one treaty
to be submitted to the Senate.
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THE sENECKERS."


Another Outrage Attempted by the
villains.
We are again called upon to chronicle the
dOings Of a gang of young Villains who pfowl
about the lower districts of the city, and almost
daily are either attempting or succeed in ac-
cOmplishing some gross crime. It has reached
point at last where women are assaulted in
open daylight, and their husbands or galants
beaten off. Two cases of recent occurrence, -
that of the old man Feeby, and the other which
we are about to record discover the fact that
the rutians, emboldened by the success OF an
unchecked career in crime attack isolated
dwellings, and subject their inmates TO the
grossest Outrages.
The particulars of the last case of this char
acter are as follows: AT the corner Of Third
and Miillin streets stands q foundry, and ad-
joining it is the humble dwelling of Mr.. Zehr,
the driver for thai establishment Mr.. Zehr has
had daughters-Lena, aged l6, and Catharine
aged l4--WhO had often been targets for the in
science Of the young roughs who infest that
district On Easter Sunday afternoon, about
o'clock, four young fellows named George
Thomas Thomas Applegate, alias salem (whO
has become notorious for his brutal villainies),
William Wylie and Henry Murtha (now under
bail to answer for the outrageous assault on the
little girl Marietta Hershberger on the meadow
banks), approached the house from the rear.
The girls were in the front room, unconscious
of what was transpiring. One of the four
Jumped over the fence, opened the gate, and let
his companions in. They opened the kitchen
door, and were about entering, when the glrl's
uncle pOunced upon them. They endeavored to
beat him down, using both their fists and rail
which they had torn from the fence. They
were eventually put to flight
As dusk was coming on they returned, rushed
fearlessly up to the house, endeavoriug to drive
the frightened girls from it, Discovering the
desperate strait their uncle was in Lena and
CathaTine rallied to his support, and while he
laid about with bis brawny fists they shattered
plates and every description of comPtable
missiles upon the heads of the miscreants, who
at last were compelled to retreat. They did not
resume the contest, for shortly after the father
returned. The fate of the girls, had they fallen
into the clutches of these heartless scoundres,
may be imagined. Ex-Reserve Officer John
OGrady, hearing of this assault set to work to
secure the fellows concerned in it. Last night
be arrested Thomas and Murtha, and this morn
ing Wylie. Applegate he learned, was in prison,
having beenrecently taken up on another charge.
Judge PaXson should preside at the trial of these
prisoners.
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AFFECTION.
Romance In Real Life-SOmethIng You
Road About, but RarelY See.

Romance in Real Life-something You
Read About, but Rarely See.
Lizzie Wilson is colored girl of some seven
teen years oJ age and three weeks standing as
servant In the house of Mr.. Clark, at No 1856
SAMSON street. On Wednesday morning last
the family discovered that they had the night
before been robbed of quantity of silverware
and jewelry valued at 800. Suspicion fell upon
Lizzie. She was the first one to call the
family's attention to the loss, and during the
recital of the story she made display of hys-
tsrics, but with all her muscular gymnastics she
was suspected nevertheless, and this was the
ground for the belief.
A young man has been visiting this seventeen
year-old coored girl. She said that he is her
brother and knowing nothing TO the contrary,
we are bound to believe the assertion. He paws
her assiduous attentions, and being her brother
OF course it was looked upon a display of
affection which the novel writer's can only hope
to feebly initiate. This brother called to see
his dear sister Lizzie on Tuesday night. He
is the usual expression, we believe), and took his
departure. The next morning the larceny was
found out. Now, the explanation given by
Lizzie was to the effect that robbers had evil
IDENTIFY broken into the house, and
as a confirmation of her theory she took the
family to the windows shutter, and on it showed
them marks where somebody had been working
away with q knife. But, fatal disclosure! the
marks were on the inside of the shutter, and not
on the outside. The idea of leaving the windows
unbarred, and making some scratches on the
Out5lue, never enteIeu tn0 ulhus vi VIC PdLIIeS
who robbed the place. This was one ground for
suspicion, but another is yet to be told. Last
week the family living next door had occasion
to go out for the afternoon. They left the key
in the house of Mr.. Clark, whose
family were also absent al the time. No one
was in but the servant GIRL Lizzie Wilson. The
amiable brother was on hand that afternoon
also, and when the neighbors next door re-
turned home in the EVENING" they found that
between two and three hundred dollars worth of
siVerWare was missing. This was the second
ground for suspicion. Yesterday afternoon
Lizzie was arrested on q warrant issued by
Alderman Randall, and was held in bail for a
further hearing by that magistrate.
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The Chamber Of Commerce of philadeI-
phia-Its Assets and Liabilitles-The RE-
port the New neutrality-suspicious. Of
Officers.
This morning ct II o'clock the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce was held in its fine
hall, on South Second street. MIR. A. j. Derby
shire presided, General John G. Bankson acted
Secretary; Messrs. A. G Cattell, Jr., and l..
d. Baugh were appointed the tellers and Francis
ID. Worley the Judge OF the election Tor officers.
The following report of the President of the
association, Mr.. Howard Hinchman, was sub
mitted and approved
The duties Of your board during the past year,
although not free from care, were in pleasant con-
trast with the labors OF It's immediate predecessor,
and our last annual report embraced in detail
the history OF the Institution from its organic alton
in 1865 down to the execution Of the contract for
the reconstruction of the building ~ april 1870 we
now discharge a pleasant duty ia briefly announcing
to Won that uur buildiup is entirely In5
ished, fully insured under perpetual p0ii-
cies, ara paid for and we tike pleasure in
the contractor, Mr. b Kctcham, executed his con
tract gnder the supervision Of the able architect,
prosecuted with vigor, and such portions OF tho
building as were formerly occupied by tenants
under uneEpred leases were reOCCupied as soon as
finished, and thus rendered productive. Although
deiirabe Improvements were made in all Of the
Offices, We have to regret that part only are thus
lar rented end the subJect OF declaring the first
dividend will devolve upon Successors in Office,
who will doubtless give the subject that careful and
prudent consideration that the mutual interests Of
the institution and It's stockholders may de-
mand. Application having been made by the Govern
ment OF the United States for portion OF the Cup0a
of our building for the use and purposes Of the
UNITED States Weather Observation OffiCe,n the
subject was promptly and favorably acted upon by
your board IN conjunction with the Board of Mana
gers Of the Commercial Exchange, and negotiations
are now pending for its Consummation. We here
submit the TTeasurers report, which exhibits the
present financial condition Of the institution, aad
also statement setting forth the assets aud liab
ties as they will appear on the list Of July next under
the present income.
The Treasurer's report showed the receipts
last year to be S57, 400 and the expenses
sos 20S 03 of which amount b. Ketcham
received S4S 7So'6s, in full for his work of
rebuilding the edifce and J. II. Windrim, the
architect $2374'5O. To the receipts should be
added &7490 30 on hand at the date of the last
report, thus leaving S1772'66 in the hands of the
Treasurer at the present time.
The offices of the building rent for $6l66'6s
per annUm.
This report was also accepted. An election
was then held, with this ult:-President,
Christian j. Hoffman. Treasurer, Samuel L.
Ward. Managers, Howard HInchman Charles
II. Cummings, Seneca E. Malone, John II.
Michener, Nathan Brooke, George l.. Buzby,
Elijah G. Cattell, and Robert Gray.
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The WOmcn's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian Church-EIec-
tion Of Officers.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Presbyterian Church held an adj i)urned
annual meeting to-day, in Calvary Presbyterian
Church, Locust street, above Fifteenth Mrs
w. K. Schenck, President of the society occu-
pied Che chair. The business of the meeting
consisted in lhe submission of the reports of
committees. The report Of the treasurer, Mrs.
j. ID. McCord, for the last six months, shows
that the receipts Of the society have been
S521i q, out of which sum a4S)J % has been
paid to the Board of Foreign Missions, and
S3l720 have been expended for he ordinary
expenses of the society. The balance, therefore.
in the hands of the treasurer Is Sl3l'16 and not
Sll, ,4O2, as misprinted in a morning paper.
Mrs. a. j. Rowley, chairman of the Nomi-
mating Committee, presented a report Shich
says:-
Since the organization Of the society five new
managers have been elected 70 I'll vacancies Occa-
stoned by designations The committee are i'm
pressed with the fact that more ju1cIous selection
OF oHlcers could not be made. The record Of six
months estidCs TO the energy efficiency, aud wis.
dom of the faithful band, Whcse constant attend.
Gnce and uDtiring activity have contributed 50 much
10 secure the success over which, as q society," we
this day have occasion TO unite our congratulations.
The same may be said Of The managers. with few cX-
ceptons. Where ncapacitsted tor service they have
resigned, and Others MI their places.
The delightful harmony OF our board has con-
duced to make our meetings exceedingly attractive,
and We think we speak the sentiment Of all when
we assert that heart Joins with heart and hand with
hand IN this earnest Christian effort. Ia looking
over the list, we find no name we can afford to
erase. The committee are persuaded that the short
time OF service i5 sufficient reason for recon-
mending the reelection OF the entire board.
The officers reelected in accordance with the
wishes Of the committee comprise the follow
ing ladies:-
President Mrs. w. E. schenck. Vice-Presi-
dents, Mrs. Il. NJ. Humphrey, Mrs. d. A. Cum
ningham, Mrs. Judge William Strong, and Mrs.
e. p. Wilson. Recording Secretary, Mrs. II. d.
Gregory. Assistant Recording Secretery, Mrs
Mrs. S. T.. Perkins. Foreign Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. NJ. B. Grier. Treasurer, Mrs. J.
d. McCOrd
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WEARY OF LIFE.

A Woman from Trenton Robbed In This
City on Tucsday-She Attempts Suicide.
There arrived in the upper section of the city,
on Tuesday last, from Trenton, q widow lady
named Mrs. Ella Zegler, aged twenty-seven
years. She states that her father is q boatman
in that city, and she came to town for the pur-
pose of finding Mrs. Yost, whose address she
had forgotten. Wandering along Beach street,
she was accOsted by two men, who, noticing
that she was o stranger, undertook to give her
directions where to go.
Taking her to an out of-the-way place they
watched an opportunity and suddenly snatched
a satchel from her hand, rihed ii of its contents.
consisting of some clothlug, threw the satehel
in her face and then ran away. After this mis-
hap she did not know what to do. She roamed
around the streets and slept on Tuesday she
don't know where. Wednesday afternoon saw
her on Poplar street wharf.
She gaZed up and down the river, and think
ing to herself, she states, that ''she was of no
use to herself or to anybody else" the thought
suddenly seized her to drown herself With
out delberation she plunged into the stream!
All this happened in broad daylight, and there
was no want of assistance at hand. An old gen.
tleman who was standing near by leaped into q
boat, and with the assistance of Police Officer
Brandt of the Tenth district the would-be
suicide was brought to dry land, just as she
was about disappearing from the surface of the
water.
The woman was taken to the Tenth district
gtatiOn-hOuse, where she was comfortably pro-
vided for by Lieutenant Clark. This morning
many apologies for her foolish act, promised to
do so no more if his Honor would bat send her
back to Trenton. She will be sent there to-day
ATTEMPTED SUICDE-Alexander Steinecker
attempted to commit suicide this morning at 8
o'clock, by jumping into the Delaware at Rae e
street wharf. He was rescued by citizen and
taken to the Tenth District Station house No
cause is assigned for the act,
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Dissensions in the Commune.
LONDON, April 27.-The Eueniny Standard
has the following special despatch from
Paris:-
The Commune suffers for want of union
among its members, as well as for lack of money
and men. The National Guards openly dsobey
the orders of the Commune and it is believed
the Commune will
Make ifs Last stand
in Rue Rivoli and Rue Castiglione, in the imme-
diate vicinity of the Place Vendome.
Fort Montrouge will probably be
Stormed by the Versailles Army
to-day.
The Commune has impressed into the military
service the porters of the Lyons Railway.
The sentence disbanding the 105th Battalion
of National Guards for cowardice has been
quashed. Fort Mont Valerien is silent to-day.
1t is now admitted that
The Government Is Unable to Paw to the
Germans
the first instalment of the indemnity, long since
dup.
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FIRE.
A Fortunate DiscOVery-A Well-guarded
District-The Vigilance of the Police.

Fortunate DiscOvery-A Well-guariled
District-The Vigilance of the Police.
This morning, between five and six o'clock,
the private watchman stationed at Second and
Market streets conveyed the information that
Martins wholesale grocery store, on the south
side of Market street, below Second, was on
fire. The Insurance Patrol were promptly on
the ground, and it was found that the fire was
in the rear portion of the cellar. There being
no cellar door by which to secure entrance, the
cellar of the neighboring store was broken
into and found to be filled completely with
smoke. Creeping along with great difficulty aud
almost blinded by smoke the members of the
patrol and also those of steamer No. fortu-
nately at last found that the two cellars were
separated IN the rear by only q board partition.
This was broken through and Martins cellar
was entered. In it two barrels of rubbish were
found to be in flames. The water had not been
turned off, and this was lucky circumstance
for few buckets of water were found sufficient
to quench the fire.
The alarm in this case was not given by the
policeman whose duty it was. Indeed it is diff
cult to see how this could have been done, as
there was no policeman about Not q single
officer was to be seen. Had not the private
Watchman been on the alert it is fair to pre-
sumo that our insurance companies would have
had to pay little more than they bargained
for.
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Army Orders.
WASH INGToE, April 27.-The following general
order was issued to-day
The militia ry post Of Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,
together with the lands appertaining thereto, Is
hereby transferring to the Ordnance Department.,
suiicent storage room for the engineers property
now at the post, and barrack room for che accom-
modaton OF the engineer. Keepers of said property
win be furnished by the Ordnance Department.
The st. Louis Arsenal is transferred to Jefferson
Barracks and the old arsenal site will be known as
BY rider OF the Secretary of War.
f. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjutant- General.
Another Revenue officer Murdered.
Collector II. M. Wallace, OF the Third south Caro-
lima district, reports to the Internal Revenue Com
man, Deputy United States Marshal and Deputy
Collector OF Internal Revenue, while making a
was approached from behind and struck on the
head with piece OF wood. His skull is thought to
not expected to live twenty-four hours.
The New Comet.
Commodore B. f. Sands, of the United States Ma
val Observatory writes TO the Secretary the Navy
that the new planet discovered by Dr. Luther at
Blk, neer Dusseldorf was observed here by Prof.
Hall on the 22d inst as follows-Right ascension II
degrees minutes 81 seconds The new planet is of
the eleventh magnitude, and is the 18th OF the
minor planets II has been named by the Berlin as
tronOmers "Amalthea."
Naval Orders.
Captain Nicholson, United States Navy, has been
ordered TO duty as a member of the board of which
Captain L. Patterson is President.
Lieutenant o. w. Farenholt is ordered to the Ner-
folk Navy Yard.
Lieutenant George W. Delong is ordered to the
New York Navy Yard.
Telegraphic Gold Transfer.
The United States Treasurer to-day made a tee-
graphic transfer OF s30e,000 in gold from the Sub
Treasury at san Francisco TO the Sub-Treasury at
New York, through the Bank Of California.
Validity of Southern Contracts.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Supreme Court of
South Carolina has lately unanimously decided in
favor OF the validity OF contracts in which slaves
were the consideration.
Interesting Patent Case.
In the Interference case between the application
OF John Riley, OF Troy N. " for composition for
certain steam boilers and patent granted to Bau-
man, OF New York city, for similar patent, an ap-
peal from the board OF examiners in chief the deci-
sion OF the board awarding priority OF invention
Riley has been sustained by tho Acting Assistant
Commissioner OF Patents.
Convicted of Murder.
The jury in the Criminal Court to-day brought in
verdict OF guilty OF murder in the first degree
against HoTatiO Balster for the killing of Joseph
James, gambler, in February last