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the public, because il revealed il would
confirm his veDality, and explode the pre-
tended poverty which he urged as II plea
of innocence before the committee ina at
tempting TO explain away the "S. c."
check for 81 200 which he received from
AMEs for his cash dividend on Credit Mo-
bilicr. The Associated Press was therefore
employed TO send out lie to the country,
by representing tho loss as trivial. But to
recover back the money il was necessary
to let the detectives into the secret, and to
give them an exact description of the
stolen property. They were bound to the
strictcst privacy, and the bulk of the bonds
and stocks were recovered before CoLFAx's
departure for South Bend on the 9th of
March.
The knowledge of these facts was not
only kept concealed, but the thieves, in
stead of being held and crminally prose-
cuted, were allowed to go free to pursue
their calling elsewhere. A felony was thus
compounded by the very ministers of the
law, who are paid from the public treasury
for protecting the community against
such crimes. Professional robbers were
let loose, with the encouragement of i'm
munity from punishment after detection,
and the proofs of their guilt in the hands
of the police. The motive OF this disgrace
ful conduct was 10 screen COLFAX from OK
posuro, and to save the President ccrtii-
cate of character from the Indignation oi
offended justice.
We have denounced and shall continue
to dcuounce this scandal with the strongest
rcprobatiou. The interest on u capital re-
presenting five millions of the public debt
is expended every year to support an idle,
useless, and inefficient police at the capital,
aud when thieves are caught who rob cor
rupt politicians like CoLFAX, they are IT,
leased in order to save them from more cX-
posure, upon the simple condition of re-
turning the stolen goods. such are the
protectors of society and the instruments
of the law in Washington.
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A correspondent of n Pittsburgh journal
has been making an Inspection Of the oil regions.
including Greece City, new field OF oleaglnous
country where Numerous deserted derricks
STOOD as memorials Of unfortunate victims who
had exhausted their means while demonstrat-
tng their belief in the belt theory. This theory
teaches that oil can be found anywhere within
prescribed limit by boring deep enough for H.
Some believers in 1t have made fortunes by
seeking wells where there were none Of the Of
dinary indications Of oil; Others have come TO
grief oy the same means. At Greece City, We are
told. the largest wells are not Welding over two
hundred barrels day, and these age few and far
between. Many wells which were producing
largely last winter now dribble out only about
five barrels day. The average cost Of putting
down a well in the Greece City region Is Sq.Gpl
There are two hundred and twenty-scven wells
going down in what is called the first district.
and these will cost S2,GO0OJl to complete, while
the land will cost the operators $l,O00O00 more.
There are now three hundred and twenty-fu
producing wells In the same district, averaging
production of twenty-five barrels a day -Four
hundred and seyenty-two holes were drilled in
order TO get this number of producing wells
The oil is now selling st two dollars a barrel
Frequently wells that make an excellent show
Ing AT first become exhausted in four months
There is one well In this district called thou
sand barrel we'll which actually produces six or
seven hundred barrels a day. Since this well
has been opened the production OF others in II .
nelghborhood has fallen on materially. The de-
mapd Tor petroleum in foreign markets has
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Don SALusTIANo OLozAGA, lately Am
bassador of Spain in Paris, and still residing in
that capital expressed few days ago his opin-
ion that Don CARLOS had a better chance Of
being declared King Of spain than Don Al
FoNso, the son OF the ex-Queen ISABELLA. In
the course Of the conversation he adduoed the
present state Of Spain 10 prove the impossibility
Of the long duration there of republican form
OF government. The Carllsts, he said hold the
Basque Provinces, Navarro, and threaten TO
cross the Ebro. Catalonia Is determined to se-
cede, but apparently believes federal republic
the best means by which to attain her object
In Estrenadura, the southwest province Of
Spain, Communism is RAMPANT to such AN ex-
tent that, as he said, all large land owners hay
already been dlspossessed Of their lands, which
have been divided up on a soeialistic basis.
Malaga has openly declared her indspend ence,
aud the Government, unable to send troops to
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yoiee Of the Iaaens.asa. Press.


Tue policy of the Administration. as
manifested by It's immediate agents, is now To
assall the right Of trial by iu:Y aud the free
press. IL knows where the citadel Of liberty
stands. Having made sundry troublesome and
costly experiments ON the OutWurks of reuIbIl-
cahlsln' II has hnally discovered the key to the
position, Congressional Investigations we're for
ilme parred by concerted assaults on those
VINO demanded them, as IN the case Of sumner
IrGmhull, and SchurZ. Committees were orr
dered AT hrst 10 hold their examinations with
Closed doors, a. when the Credit MobileT scan
Gal was brought to the public notice. system
ate whlteMashing was done by the professed
murdl,ts ot the Administration, rs when tie
committee with senator Buckingham at its head
coated the Leet and Stocking scandal with it,
prescription mixture. The President himsCi
shot Nenomous arrows al his critic, in hi, -
oud Inaugural, claiming that his reHlectlurtas
equivalent 20 burying them beneath the pauar
concentration, when his victory was iotprl-
ously wen 10y such practices az have rade the
Nnrth Carolina and PENNSYLVANIA elections
uI Infamous memory. Electoral voteshave been
thrown ont IN the most arbitrary m'dher, rs IN
lhe case uf Louisiana, The bayu,et has been
Freely employed in the South, ana there are
hands that are eager to grasp for use against
The North, the experiment hs'ing been iaintly
tried at Chicago. All these methods have been
pursued with more or less success, pul the Al
inlnlhTatiOn has al length become impatient VI
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DIR. DURaNr.s HoUsEnoLD GooDs
A Custom House seizure Involving NexA.
Iiom- LiIigaIiOn.


The details of "a heavy capture of good.
belonging To Dr. Thomas c. Durant, the well.
known President of the Pacific Railroad Com.
pany, were ascertaincd yesterday. Durant is n
Europe travelling. His English valet arrived
here on the last trip of the German steamer
Frsia with some Of the Doctors luggage. This
consisted OF nineteen large trunks and cases
such as are sent to importers. These the valet
entered ON a baggage declaration as personal
effects IN use, and had them passed by
the Custom House officers ON the steamship
wharf without inspection. In this way he
evaded the payment "t duties. After they mad
been passed the 20 DIS were taken t. DR.. Du-
rants mans ion in Baltic street, Brooklyn. 90
the same day copies of Invoices OF costly
crockery ware were privately received from
France by Government officials. dies igu-d To 10
teCt revenue Irregularities The invoices showed
that the purchases were made by Dr. Durlnt,
York on the Frisia. A day afterward the uhi-
cials obtained a search warrant from Brooklyn
magistrate, with which they took possession 0f
the trunks and cases In DR. Durants house, and
removed them to the seizure room in the Gus
tom House, where they were opened hy Messrs.
Nordlinger and simpson, Government oXaulln-
ers. They were full Of dutitble merchandise
Three ~ the cases were filled with breakfast,
dinner. and tea services Of Scvres china of the
choicest and newest pattern. They were packed
In straw, and evidently had never been used
In the trunks were heavy rolls OF uncut silki
for ladies' dresses, an assortment OF French
cloths, two or three dozen damask BILE cloths
Of the richest texture, and numerous articles II
rntu. The entire conten were appraised az
Ss}OOO, and IL was charged that they were AN
subject to duty, ON the ground that they we're
entirely new, aud did not show that they hAd
ever been in use. They were held to await
suit for forfeiture. Deputy Surveyors MIX and
Howell and Oficer Kane are investigatngtm
manner in which the goods were allowed .
pass the inspectors without challenge. II
charged that the case Is nothing less than gen
tecl smuggling, and that bribes were given 10
have the cases passed, DR.. Durant, the ownet
Is one Of the miionaires who are CONSPICUOUS
In the Credit MUbilier suits.
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We learn from the Press that r. NJ
PEARSON Of North Carolina desires to pe Chief
Justice Of the United States, and has got all the
Judicial and other officers of thar State TO sign
petition for his appointment. This is a disgust
ing novelty. A man who prepares u petition
and obtains recommendations to make himself
Chief Justice ous sht to be sent either 10 the
penitentiary or the lunatlc asylum.
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HfopmoR's Qp1Hr'U R,ricW for July 4,
promptly published. Its page are an marked by tho
TelFRnuwn ygor and freshness ~ the editor, who's,
powers age does stale nor custom wlther The ar
ces on the education of chldren on science phiIdso
lhy, and religion, on DarWiu's descent of man and
above an on true and ialsr science VIII ar'e,t General
attention, All who read N order - DE ma l9 10 think
ana helped To "a nk, viii ltd Dr. BroWus1n y, n pro-
Gtallc companion.
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T" those who look for divertiuR reading IN
these hot days We CONNER nd two books by JVIH-
NtrNE, hotn lately published In this country. one en-.
uued TIE IoHr 0rh ne UorH IN Eighty DIss, If a neat
htie volume which can be put IN ones pocket; the
other ne CnS'drdg', Is more pondcrous and is Illus.
traied with many wool cuts. But each Of them is AZ
once orgna rapid, amusing, and occasionally worthy
OF hrN'h'tstN They arc most agreeable reading
ryNn WIN tAe therlLo oIneter AZ .Ul.
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Addition, Division, Silence-New Trial
in the Evans Case.

The celebrated case of the Common
wealth of PENNSYLVANIA against q HORGEO.
EVANS state Agent, TO recover certain
moneys collected 10y him from the United
States, and withheld rs commissions, was
tried in Harrisburg in March last, when
Judgment was rendered for the Common
wealth for some $4,000. That Judgment
was reversed on wcdno sday last by the
Supreme Court sitting in bank, and new
trial ordered. Judge SHARswooD, who
delivered the opinion of the Court, pro-
ponnced Judgment as follows:
1.-THE collection Of these moneys by EVANS as
act Of Isi9 and ,he imrv homId baye been sn im.
structed by the Judge who presided at the trial.
The latter said 70 the jury, that ON the amount
placed in ENANSS hands Tor collection by Gen.
HANrRANFr, they could tx the commissions at
3, 3. or 10 per cent. In this respect the Judge
committed an error in not limiting the commis-
slons 10 the amount actually collected. On the
question of forfeiture in refusing or neGlectiug
10 report the progress Of his business State
Agent, the Judge said that under the act Of
October Of ISL he was bound to account
part az his oficial bond to render semi-annua
repOrts 70 the state Treasurer Of the amounts
eoiiset9d by him. lie Lee soeeted aL Nay 1851 s1s
1871. $l,h,s+6OJ; and lee furnished no account
until July q. 1871. At the trial EVANS said he
made verbal report of his proceeding to Gov,
GEAHY. ana the latter requested him, for the
good Of the Commonwealth, 10 make no public
report but ut the trial Gov. GEARY was not
alive 10 meet this allegation But II was too
well settled 30 admit OF question that the Gov
ernor had no authority whatever To release "A
State agent from his official duty. the condi-
tions Of his bord upon any such notions OF ex-
pedlency.'
1t will he remembered that Mr.. EVANS
went to Washington endorsed by W. III.
KEMBLE, in the following notorious letter:
"TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT OF PESNsrLvANIA,l
BARRIsBuRG, March ~, 1871.
my DEAR TtTIAS Allow me to introduce to
you my particular ttiend Mr.. GEORGE U. EVANS
lie has u claim Of some magnitude that he
wishes you to help hlT in. Put him through as
you would me. He understands addition, diyi-
.sinn and silence Yours, W. III. KEsBLE.
"'To TITAN j. COffEY. tsd., Washington. y. c."
EVANS collected several hundred thou
sapd dollars, the most of il in drafts pay
able to the order of Gov. GEARY. These
he endorsed as Gov. GEARY's attorney in
fact, and obtained the cash upon them.
Not one cent of the money thus paid 10
him was ever turned into tt 3 State treas
ury, aiA1 only after the exposure of the
transacticn were any steps tsken by the
State authorities to recover anything for
the treasury.
1t will be Interesting to watch the prog
fess and results of the new trial which is
now to take place.
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At the late Encenia or Commemortion
Day at oxford University, held on June Is, The
honorary degree of ID. c. L-Doctor Of Ciyil Law
was conferred upon James Russell Lowell
Prof. Tyndall, and Prof Munro the editor Of
"Lucretius."
DR.. Heurtley, the Margaret Professor ~ pvln'
ty in the University, has seen ht to express HE
disapproval OF the selection Of Prof. Tyudall id
the honorary degree in the following letter;
OF the three gentlemen on whom Conyocat.ou laA y
of oSS sSnis u in the n.a'
ton az lchtd TO II beyond that which Is corytyedh
Mr., ryndali's great cmnencc as a man Of science ,ut
TINS distinction Ills name is Of itself selen
ufs,ghnnSa ~ an stsrnOy Of educated tns !sam.a
hul, unhappy ny name carries WIN ~ Of ler as9I
auuns than those OF sciruthc kind. It, has slgnN
bllity Of miracles an ihe cfoacy of prayer Inn. cof
iraIeMnR tho who'll tenor of that book "u.'l. VIZ
the University stll beare her cVvcr, and thtrtO
81 proftssts TO acknowledge as ls,r guide ...-.
10 nonor one, VINO, however "orihy OF houur for NJ
emn,n, elenlihe meri ., is .,e author Of ru9catoI
ram winch is her Once Keep, defend and tcWnt
in tnG 'naI h0norAr Sonters r hsyt ncrn rogr
belief of the recpiens last sumner for Instance, oat
Hut there is surcs material dihreucr hctn,euiht
case Of persons g'u are SIMPLY msbrlicfcr- Uule
ben M The ints est Of skcntclsin. '''"'" '"'''''
WIN be "a nn tlS. feoeni legislation has placed no
Nho has corlccd his teaching might, by iiitrat aths
aud Uroy rdnr regularly clam IN due course ,rsdl
True n, tniNer ~ ha, been constriinri POO ,,.-lt
lliAaJc9 6o 1o tc W,re ,re arG many OF h,r s.ut ~
Gcn ASKED 10 go out Of Acr way to Show iRr y, .,h
cnc. Hna @ reii{ <ra she could abandon hrrant grl
hTt}ed iht},ee lT Iairs to suDyert the fth Shlt vac
""''Cu 4" url 10 maintain ana uphold.
- itl RILE J. Margaret Professor # pINnly.
NHh'S' NhtENu, June Is.
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Professor Lowering Of Harvard College. the
permanent secretary OF the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science, has published, in beau
iul and every way satisfactory volume the proceeduss
VI its annual mettpg, held al Indianapolis N IsIl
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lately increased, but II is evident that the pro
ducton Of this article IL subjectto fluctuations
which the ablest scientific men have as yet fail
ed To comprehend.
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Gen. q. o. Howard denies squarcly and
without evasion that he has ever wrongfully
appropriated To- his own Use a cent ~ public
money. We believe his denial. We have known
Gen. Howard we'll aud have ever regarded him
As conscientious, religious man, bent exclu-
siycly upon doing his duty In every respect.
That he i q lad man of business and that he
has too often allowed affairs committed to his
charge To- 20 at loose ends NAV be possible but
Il viii require an unusual amount OF evidence
to convince US that he has been other than per-
fectly upright In his intentions aud his acts.
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Yesterday morning Chas. y. Ross, of the firm
Of Rose Bros yarnishers, l76 Wooster street was sroc
hy the locomotive Of the incoming New Haven train
hlllt ne sas crossing Fourth avenue AT sxteh strr,t
lie wac taken 10 Bellevue Hospital
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Elections in this country are sometimes
attended with disorder, but we have never
heard Of case in which the candidate himself
was personally attacked. An incident Of this
kind, and one OF extraordinary brutality, has
Just occurred at Bath, the well-known watering
place in England. An election for member Of
Parliament is about TO take place there, and
party feeling is greatly excited in consequence.
In addition to the regular Liberal candidate a
Mr.. cox is running as an advanced and inde-
pendent Liberal relying on the support of the
temperance men and the opponents Of the Con-
tagious Diseases act.
on the 10Th Of June there was some riotn9 in
the city, and on the following evening Mr.. Cox
to address a Ineeting at the Guildhall. n
large crowd had assembled and they made the
place very noisy. when Mr.. Cox entered the
ante-roum at eight o'clock a rush was made at
him by gang of roughs. lie was accompanied
by his agent, Mr.. ADAMS, and by a friend, Mr..
EVANS. Mr.. Cox. seeing that his agent was in
danger Of being hurt, cried out ~ am the cand-
date" The words were hardly uttered before a
shower of cayenne pepper and SNUFF was thrown
INTO the faces of the three gentlemen and they
were blinded for the time being. The police
and many Of the people present were also blind
ed. Mr. Cox and his friends were attended by
alhysicinn At their hotel and on the following
DAY were suffering great agony.
The Liberal Committee dcnv all completely.
but 1t seems that the act was certainly premedl-
ta;ed. IN attempt was made at the same time
to throw Mr.. cox out of the window, which If
II had succeeded would have killed him. lie
does not propose To- Yield, however, but says he
viii not retire from the canvass.
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That Washington fellow has not made much
a. vet in his grapple with Dana of the Nkw
YORK SUN. Although his commencement was
fierce he had 10 draw of from the fight for rc-
pairs. The hearing is set down by Judge Batch-
ford for july 10. Commissioner Davenport, who
was going to do things ~ so summary, got 70
confused when his illegal course was pointed
out by Mr.. Dana's counsel that he had Ia 20 to
a Judge for counsel. The account Of the airaif
Is really laughable-quitc the reverse Of the
tragic character which the prosecution intended
to give IL.
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restore its authority, has Withdrawn what sol
diers II had there. All the Government funde
in tho city, including large sum lately received
from Africa as part Of the Moorish indemnity
fund. have been appropriated by the new self
appointed Independent Government.
There are few men living who understand
Spain, her composing elements and her require
ments, better than Senior OLozAGA, who is up
ward Of seventy years Of age, who is the author
Of one Of the most liberal constitutions which
Spain ever enjoyed, and who is better qualified
to form an opinion as to the possibility OF main
tanning republican form Of government.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-03
The Axe,


A PROBABLE MURDER-A DRUNKEN MAN HAS Ms
SKULL FRACTURED WITH AN AxE-A TERRIBLE
AFFRAY.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of this morning,
says =
At No. 237 Path street. above Race, resides q
boilermaker named James Campbell, and his
family, together with his brother-in.iaw, Sam
uel Bartholomew. Campbell is strongly addicted
to Intoxicating habits, and has been on spree
for about week. Yesterday afternoon he came
home considerably under the influence of liquor
Being very irritable and ill humored, he began
to abuse his wife about some triiing matter, and
drew knife and threatened to cut her. While
the quarrel was proceeding, Bartholomew in
company with a man named Connolly, came
home, and as soon as they entered upon the
scene, Campbell began to abuse them.
Connolly, without any hesitation, seized q
bucket of water that was standing in the room,
and threw it upon him. while the brother-in-law
picked up an axe, and rushing upon him, cut
three heavy gAshes in the side Of his head,
fracturing the skull. bartholomew, after COM
mltting the deed, then left the house.
About four o'clock patrolman OF the Sixth
Police District observed the wounded man being
led between the men, who were taking him to q
drug store in the vicinity OF Fifteenth and Race
streets. The story of the affair thus leaked out
and the police placed at once upon the track OF
Bartholomew. Last night they succeeded in ar
resting him, and he was locked up in the Sixth
District Station House.
The Injured man was taken TO the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, in Fibert street. and his wounds
attended to. He lies in a critical condition, and
but little hope is expressed for his recovery.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-03
Ne,xhboring Counties,
-Birdsboro' is to have a bank.

--Birdsboro' is to have bank.
The Media American will enlarge.
Reading is now about to put of the small
pox.
"A large ferry boat was launched at Roach's
yard on Thursday.
Only 65 building permits were issued in
Reading, last month.
No wholesale liquor licenses have been grant
cd in Chester, this year.
The catch at the upper Chesapeake fisheries
is increasing since the spring. fresnets.
The location of an African Methodist church
at West Chester, is favorably proposed.
"A man up at Reading has invented corpse
preservsr, but we have no inclination to test its
virtues,
They have in the Reading prison some parties
whom they suppose robbed the county treasury
some time ago.
The picnic grounds at Valley Forge have
been leased for the season by Messrs. Albertson
& Co., OF Philadelphia.
tracted to build q cotton factory where the old
sugar mill stood at Marcus Hook.
The Quarterly Convention Of the Good Tenn
plars OF Delaware county will be held in Media,
on Thursday, May 10th, at ten a. m.
-Ex-M Mayor Larkin has offered free gift Of
ground for the erection of machine works at
Marcus Hook-a new concern said to employ 2OO
hands.
The Manhattan a new iron steamer built at
Weidner's yard, Chester, for use in New York
Harbor, went on her trial trip down the bay on
Thursday and behaved splendidly.
John s. Pyle, of Thornton, Delaware county,
is the owner of some table knives and forks
whose age is over a century and half-they
have been in the family for that time.
The wool hat business OF Reading is active
and brisk. Prices are frm wool is unsettled and
labor as high as ever. The principal manufac-
turers report not much money being made.
The '.Haldeman House in Media, erected a
year ago for summer boarders, has been sold by
the owner, 1 M. Haldeman, to Barton Il. Jones,
of hiladelphia, for the consideration OF $54,
500.
The building operations Of Chester for April
embrace three two-story brick stores and dwell
lings, with mansard roof eight two story brick
dwellings,; three two story frame dwellings; one
one-story stone mill, 162x92 feet one three-story
brick mill 81 feet inches by ia feet, and other
buildings.