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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
OBITUARY.
Hanson Robinson.

Hanson Robinson, Esq, died yesterday, at his
residence, Woolton Hall, in Brandywine Hun
dred, near this city in the ffty-seventh year of
his age. Mr.. Robinson was born in this city,
of Quaker parentage, his father William Robin
son. having been engaged here in the wool and
sheep-skin business for many years. Hanson
succeeded him, and afterwards, on the retire
ment of Mr.. Houston, a large wool dealer of
Philadelphia, he and Mr.. HOuston's son, under
the firm name of Houston g. Robinson, sue
ceeded to the business in that city. They pros
pered greatly in business, and, assisted BY pro-
minent men of wealth in this city, passed
brilliantly through the crisis OF 1857, and thereby
established for their commission house a repu-
tation which immensely increased its already
large trade. Some years ago both partners re-
tired with large fortunes though Mr.. Robin
sons has been somewhat lessened since. by some
unfortunate investments.
Deceased was a man of great force of char
acter, remarkably successful merchant, and a
genial gentleman. Mr.. Robinson was liberal in
his political and religious opinions friend OF
reform and reformers, and was at the time OF
his death one of the managers of the Delaware
Association for the Improvement and Education
of the Colored People, in the objects of which
he always felt a warm interest," Wilmington
Commercial March 20.
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BHTDGEToN DISTRICT


W. 4. Perry, Presiding Elder BrIdgetoDl
Brdgeton, Commerce Street, L d. King.
Trinity Church, w. w. Mofit.
Central j. L. Roe.
Salem, Walnut Street w. w. Christine.
Broadway g. X. Morris.
Penneville and Haines Neck (Saem), s. Chattn.
Hancocks Bridge and QuiRton's Bridge, G. w.
Corson.
Allowaystown, z. Robbins.
Pittegrove and Watson's Corner (Emer) M. @.
Stokes, j. j. COrson.
Willow Grove Newneld) j. p Connolly.
Vineland, w. Pittinger.
Mlllville, First Church. II. M. Brown.
Foundry M. Relyea.
Cumberland and Port Norris (Mauricetown), E.
Lake,
Port Elizabeth j. b. Turpin, j. w. Morris.
Tuckahoe G. e. Eastlack.
Cape Island q. b. Wight.
Lower Cape May (Cape May Q. H., G. II. Tullis.
Cape May Dennsville), w. Margerum.
Petersburg, ]. b. Westcott
Mauricetown T.. H. DureD.
Newport and Dividing Greek, w. Chattin.
Cedarve, b. u. Lippnc0tt.
Fairton, Socrates Townsend.
Roadst0wn and Harmony, j. 8. Gaskin.
Pleasant Grove and Deer6eld (Bridgeton), e. +.
Garrison.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA.
What We Send to the Great Island.


The value of American goods used in Australia
amounts to several millions of dollars annually.
In what may be called the domestic department
American manufactures reign almost supreme.
The -four from which the bread is made, the
oven In which it is baked, and the broom
with which the industrious housewife clears
away dust and cobwebs (says an exchange) all
hail from America. Enter the house of an
artisan, his own property in most cases, and
you will find that it is built with American lum-
ber; the doors and window sashes are American
the chair in which you sit is American; the
table on which he takes his frugal meal, and
the wooden becsteads where he sleeps, are
American. If he has bacon for dinner, the
chances are that it once ran free in the woods
of Ohio; If he has fish, they have come from
Newfoundland; his coffee is from Jamaica, and
his rice from Carolina. If he has babies about
the house, they are fed on maizena, from New
York. No lumberer will use any other than an
American axe, and the traveller arms himself
with a revolver from America. Tubs, pals, aud
wooden ware in general are all American. Yet
very little of the trade is carried ON in American
ships or from American ports 1t passes through
the hands of some English house, whose owners
make sure of their percentage before it reaches
The merchants in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland,
Adelaide, Hobart Town, or Brisbane.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
FROM THE STATE.
philadelphia Methodist Conference-SIxth Day
The Closing Services and Appointments.
Special Despatch 10 The EUent'lg Telegraph


The Closing Services and Appointments.
Special Despatch TO The EUenfrs Telegraph
READING, March 2l.-The iftieth anniversary
of the Missionary Society was held last evening
in the spacious Presbyterian Church, which was
kindly offered for the purpose. Colonel Wright
occupied the chair Addresses were delivered
by Revs. Carrow and Paxson, and Rev.
N. B. Baldwin, of China. The receipts of the
society are little less than last year.
The conference reopened this CFuesday)
morning, Bishop Scott in the chair.
After the reading of the journal, the Commit
tee on Temperance presented their report,
strongly affirming former action and pledging
the most earnest efforts for the suppression of
the evil of intemperance.
The Committee on Freedmen's Aid Society
presented report.
The Committee on Preachers Lot In Mount
Moriah Cemetery reported.
The Committee on the Formation and Read
ing of Sermons presented report, which was,
after some discussion, laid on the table.
The Committee on Missions appropriated five
thousand dollars to feeble points within its
bounds.
The Committee on Tract Cause reported.
Rev. Jacob Todd was requested by vote to
publish the missionary sermon ne preached
yesterday.
By the Managers of the Missionary Society a
resolution was offered in favor of the formation
of a Conference Domestic Missionary Society.
committee of three was appointed to draft
plan and submit it at the next session.
The following was submitted and passed.
ResolUed, That we most respectfully and earnestly
petition the General Assembly OF the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania TO pass the bill now pending, which
cOntempates the abrogation OF the law that imposes
a collateral Inheritance tax, so far as that law
applies TO bequests for charitable religious educa-
tona purposes that the secretary OF the conference
be hereby instructed to place In the hands OF the
| Speakers copy OF the foregoing resolution.
The report on education was presented, and
| after some discussion passed.
The strongest grounds were taken In favor of
| greatly advanced education ON the part of young
men who purpose entering the ministry, and the
| with the means.
An offering was made towards the object
A paper was adopted requesting the Church
to properly choose the lay delegates according
to the plan adopted TO serve in the next General
Conference.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
HEART.RENDING DISASTER.
Two Young Ladies and n Little Boy Burne {,
Death.

The Indiana (Pa.) Democrat says
On Tuesday night, 7th instant, young man
named William Hopkins, Jr., son of William
Hopkins, residing in East Mahoning township,
in this county, returned home to his fathers
house some time after the family had retired to
bed. Upon entering the door young Hopkins
remarked that there was an odor as of some
thing burning in the house. His mother, who
with the father slept on the lower floor there
upon arose from bed, and she and ber son made
search for the suspected fire. Finding no cause
for alarm they retired to bed, the young man
to the upper story. On the upper floor in
another bed, were sleeping two daughters of
MIR. Hopkins, aged respectively eighteen and
twenty years, and a little nephew, also named
who had been adopted into the family.
Late in the night the elder Mr.. Hopkins was
awakened by the cracking of fire. Instantly
perceiving that the house was ablaze, he gave
the alarm, and his son up stairs sprang from his
bed and rushed to the stairway, which, being
enveloped in flames and partly consumed, gave
way under his weight, but he fortunately came
off with his life The other unconscious sleepers
up stairs were called to with agonizing energy,
but from whom came no response, save that the
little boy was once heard to scream. A ladder
was hastily procured and raised to the upper
window, and an attempt made to rescue the
unfortunates, but loud calls could not rouse
them, and to reach them through the wall of
flame enveloping them was impossible. The
elder Mr.. Hopkins in the attempt to do so, and
to save his children's lives was so seriously in
|
| was well-nigh sacrificed, and he is yet in pre-
| carious condition. A number of the neighbors
who had now caught up the alarm arrived, but
| only in time to witness, not to prevent, the
s;ckening catastrophe. Help was unavailing.
| The flames leaped and swelled with a cruel in
tensity, and soon the upper floor fell, and with
| 1t the shreds and remains of the bed in which
| the three had slept.
When at last it became possible to recover the
| remains of the unfortunates who had so fear
| fully persisted, truly dreadful sight was re-
vealed The two young ladies and child had
been burned to literal cinders and ashes, except
| that portion of the chest of one of the ladies
| yet retained some of its form, though blackened
| and charred to a crisp. Never before has so
| heart-rending an occurrence happened in In
| diana county. The remains of the three were
gathered together, placed in the same coffin,
and afterwards inferred. Various theories are
suggested as to the cause of the fire, the most
| probable one being that it originated from a
| spark that had fallen into the wood-box and
| there smouldered at last into flame.
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SINGULAR SUICIDE.
Man Jumps from a Bridge and Bntts His
Head Against n Pter.


The Lancaster Express of last evening says:-
A singular suicide was committed yesterday
afternoon, at o'clock, at Winners bridge, on
the Philadelphia turnpike. A man apparently
about fifty years of age was seen walking back
ward and forward on the bridge, seemingly in
spirit of unrest, which finally eliminated in his
mounting on the side walls where he continued
his perilous walk-at times balancing as though
to recover his equilibrium. The ladies of the
neighborhood noticed his peril and requested
gentleman and boy to remove him. These
persons started towards him, but before they
reached him he stepped back on the bridge, re-
moved his hat, coat, and vest, tearing the latter
in half and tying portion of 1t around his neck
and mouth and then deliberately jumped from
the bridge to the stream below, plunging down
headforemost. After he reached the bottom of
the creek he rose up erect (the water being
shallow, and then butted his head against one
of the PIERS falling back and floating away with
the current. His body then foated down the
stream distance of two hundred and fifty
yards, where it was recovered and brought to
shore.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21

TUESDAY, March 2l.-Seeds-Cloversee is quiet
and lower Sales OF 300 bushels part at IL 16c and
part on private terms. Timothy is scarce and sells
at s7@725. Flaxseed If here would command s2.1O.
The Flour market is devoid of spirit, there being
no demand except from the home consumers, who
purchase only enough to supply their immediate
wants. Sales OF 200 barrels superfne at $500
extra family at s7@7'5O; Pennsylvania do. do at
s6'50@7; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at sT.25@7.7b ;
Flour sells at so'75@6. In Corn Meal no kfansac
tiOns.
There is not much activity in the Wheat market
but prices are well sustained. Sales OF Western red
at s1'65@1'6s; PENNSYLVANIA do at s1'45@1 So
amber at SlI2; and white at Sl.s3@1 s4. Rye sells
at 81 O5 for Pennsylvania. The demand for Corn has
somewhat subsidized; sales OF 500 bushels yellow at
s3@s4c. Oats command full prices; sales Of 2OOO
bushels Pennsylvania at 6b@6Ic.
In Barley and Malt no sales were reported.
Bark-In the absence of sales we quote No,
Querciron at S31 per ton.
Whisky is quiet at s2K@9sc. for Western IRON
bound.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
FlNANCR AND COsNMERCR.
EVENING TELreRAPH OrFIcR,l
Tuaadav- March Q1. 1871. Z

EVENING TELEGHApH OFFTCH.ll
Tuesday. March 2i, 1871, :
The average statement of the banks last night
is rather unfavorable to business borrowers, the
most important items showing falling off as
have lost $357,5S specie, $21454 and legal
tenders $147, ,724. The loans however have
increased $100,5S9, which item is rather favor
able to stable market: The large falling off in
gold is inconsistent with falling premium, and
It is difficult to account for this feature in the
absence of any speculative movement to "bear''
the market. Business during the week was dull.
as indicated in the clearings, which are over
81, 100000 less than in the preceding week.
Loans are quiet in sympathy with the weather
Colds active and rather more steady opening
at Ill and closing at 1111s.
The stock market was active and strong.
Sale of State 6s, second series, at 1861; third
do. at 1079l. City 6s, new bonds, at 101L; and
ante-war do. at 1925. Sales of Lehigh gold
loan at 8SX.
Reading Railroad was very active and strong,
with sales at 51@5131 Pennsylvania sold al
619S@611s; Camden and Amboy at 11esS; Nine
hill at 5119; Lehigh Valley at 595k; Philadelphia
and Erie at q, b. o.; and oil Creek and Ale
ghepy at 4sa .@4s55, the latter b. o. 4OA was
Canal shares were dub, with sales of Lehioh
at 3514 @359s, and Morris preferred at ITO.
In bank shares we notice sales of Mechanics
at 3214 and Manufacturers at 291S.
Miscellaneous shares were steady Sales of
Spruce and Pine Streets Railroad at 30: Feeder
Dam Coal at d; and Franklin Fire Insurance at
500.
The following banks have subscribed
through Jay Cooke 81 Co. to-day for the new
five per cent. Government bonds:-
American National, Providence, r. l. .s159, 600
Second National, Akron, Ohio. o........ $4,000
First National, Bellefonte, Pa. ......... 100000
Iradesmens National, Philadelphia. 200, 900
Eighth National, Philadelphia. ..".... 10000
s599,OOO
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 4oS. Third street.
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THE OLD STORY.
Misplaced Switch -Dlsaste on the Morris
and Essex RailrOad

At about o'clock on Sunday morning a dis
Essex Railroad just east of the Bergen tunnel.
The down freight train, headed by the engine
Sam Schock, had just passed through the tunnel
on its way to Hoboken whep 1t ran into line
switchman at the place had neglected to adjust
the switch for the passage of the train upon its
proper track, and hence the collision. The engi-
neer of the freight train was thrown headlong
into the swamp and badly injured. The fire.
of his recovery is entertained. The damage to
property was considerable. Four coal cars and
one freight car were wrecked, and the engine
was damaged almost beyond repair The loss on
property is estimated at $40, 900.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
FROM THE WEST.
Missouri River Freights.

NIIeBGufI tttVeF ffeikuus.
ST. LOUIS, March 21.-It is reported here that
Howitz & Hazlett, of this city, have received
the contract for the transportation of Govern
ment freight up the Missouri river this season.
The 0IIssouri Legislature
adjourned yesterday until next December.
Acquitted of Murder.
The son of Judge Boyce, and e. Harris,
charged with conspiracyto to kill Deputy United
States Commissioner Jenkins, at New Madrid,
some time SINCE were examined before the
United States Commissioner yesterday and dis
charged.
The Recent Freshet.
MEMPHIS, March 21.-Trans are now running
through on all the railroads running in here,
the damages by the recent freshet having been
temporarily repaired.
Fatal ARRAY.
LOUISVILLE, March 2l.-A party of young
men attacked some players in bowling alley in
Baxter avenue yesterday, and stabbed Lawrence
Ackley twice in the abdomen. The wounds are
probably mortal Several arrests were made.
Personal.
Ex-Congressman John Murphy, of New York,
arrived here last evening.
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THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.
The Clan Campbell Present to the PrImcess
IAufAe.

- The present from the Clan Campbell TO the
Princess Louise, OF the occasion of her marriage
with the Marquis of Lorne will consist of a
necklace composed of pearls and diamonds,
from which is suspended locket of oval form,
with pendant. The centre of the locket is
formed by large and extremely beautiful
Oriental pearl, surrounded by closely-set row
of diamonds of large size and great brilliancy.
The outer border also consists of large dia-
monds. The pendant is suspended by an eme-
raid sprig of bog myrtle-the Campbell badge
and bears in the centre the galley of Lorne,
composed of sapphires on pave of diamonds;
The border, also of sapphires and diamonds
bears the Inscription, ttNe obltUisodFts."
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The Recent Freshet.
FROM NEW YORK.
Fallen Building Disaster.

New YORK, March 21.-Two brown stone
houses in course of erection on Thompson ave-
nue., Brooklyn, fell this morning, having been
undermined by the rain. Two laborers were
buried in ruins, and their bodies have not yet
been extricated Loss on building $4,000.
Specie shipment.
NEW YORK, March 21.-The Holsatia took SOS 900,
mostly silver, to Europe to-day.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

Steamer A. Q. Sinners, Davis "a hours from New
York, with mdse. to w. p. Clyde Co.
Steamer Beverly, Pierce, "a hours from New York,
with mdse. to w. p. Clyde Co.
Steamer j. s. Shriver, Webb, is hours from Balti-
more, with mdse and passengers TO A. Groves Jr.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with a
tow Of barges 70 w. p. Clyde Co.
Tug G. B. Hutchings, Carr, from Havre-de- Grace.
with tow OF barges TO W. p Clyde Co.
Schr Mariposa. Somer, from Wilmington, N c.,
with lumber to Taylor Betz.
Schr Caroline, Tlce, from Minville, with glass to
Whitall, Tatum 4 Co.
Schr Sarah Clark. Grinith, from New York.
Schr George G sBaker, Rocap, from Millyile.
Correspondence If The Evening 1sIeqrepk
EASTON h NCMAHONS BULLETIN.
NEW YORK OFFICE, March 2O.-9 baTges leave in
tow to night westward =
Lalla Rookh for Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFICE, March 20.-The fol-
lowing barRes leave In tow tonight, eastward:-
r.. " De Witt, Colonel Ames, LiberatOr, II. Sears,
Sarah Reichart, DauntleHs, VIM. Walker, ThOs.
Herbine E. b. Brooke, and Hamlet, all with coal for
G. DOwner, win coal, for Wilmington,
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"A crazy italian monk recently made des-
perate attempt to destroy the monument over
the remains of Count Cavour. 1t took four
strong men to take the madman into custody.
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CLEARED THIS MORNING.

Tug HUDSON, NlcnOIbOn, BaltlMOre, with q TOW OF
barges, w. p. Clyde Co.
Tug G. B. Hutchins, Harman Havre-de- Grace, with
a tow OF barges, w. p. Clyde d Co.
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(BU CGbIe.l

LONDON, March 1.-THE steamship City OF Ant.
The steamship Frankfort, from New Orleans
arrived at Bremerhaven yesterday.
LIyERPooLs March 21.-Arrived, bark Abnegaclus
from Savannah, and Lebanon, from New Orleans,
by TeIegToph)
NEW YORK, March 2l.-Arriyed steamship St
Laurent, from Brest
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-21
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. MARCH 81
HFATR OF THERMOMETER AT TIE EVENING TKLBeRAPH
OFFICE
sA. M.........4s II A. M.......5O 2P. M. 81
SUN RISES. ........... g. 2tMooN SETs........ Gas
Sun SETS. ............ 613lHIaH WATHR........ q Z
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Terrible Condition of Affairs in South Caro-
Iina-The Governor and Other State Officers
Ordered to Leave the state-One County Left
without Omcers-United States Troops Called
for to Re est0re Order.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-21
SUNDAY READING.
Revengeful PunisIlments.

We once knew of little child who had
stolen couple of figs off the dessert dish
on the dinner table. The theft was discov-
cred, and her father made her wear the figs
on string round her neck the whole even
ing, with full explanations why. We
heard the story when the child had grown
up to be a woman, and from her own lips
and she said that to this hour she suffered
from the shame of that evening it was
burnt into her, and made a wound inefface-
able for life. 1t was tremendous punish
ment for the fault the fault itself being in
SO young a child as she was-five years old
only-one that might have been punished
and reformed by milder measures. 1t seems
to have been mistake, judging from the
bitterness with which the fathers character
was spoken of--she said she had ceased to
love him from that day-and from the
stern and loveless nature of the woman
herself it seemed to have cast out all soft
ness from her. And though, to be sure,
she stole no more figs, yet she had learned
her lesson of keeping her fingers from wan
dering into the region of forbidden dainties
at too severe cost. The policy of humilia-
ton is dangerous one at all times and on
all OCCASIONS and far more souls have been
crushed by this than sins have been con-
firmed by over-leniency. To destroy all
self-respect is to destroy all healing power,
and to prevent all possibility of rebound.
In dealing with the faulty, however, hard
we may be on the sin, we ought always to
reserve a way of restoration to the sinner.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-21
CNrSO7l'S Stellar oil
FOR
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felt the necessity OF providing Tor and presenting
to the public, as substitute for the dangerous
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I'D, Because it is the most BRILLIANT liquid IL
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SD, Because 1t is more economical, in the long
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ITH, Because 1t is intensely BRILLIANT, and
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