, 1874-02-19

of the Cincinnati, San
dusky and Cleveland R. R., was arrest
ed to-day and held in $4,000 bail, on
10 distinct charges Of embezzlement. 1t
is understood that further charges will
be made. = ~ Wfs 50
New YonK. Feb. 14.-Bank Statements
show an incease in loans Of $3.50, 900,
decrease in specie $2.5OO. 900; increase
in legal tenders, $4,000; decrease in
deposits $2s4, 900 and calculation $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-Work was
resumed this morning on the ice house.
Two bodies were recovered and recog-
nized as Otto Shubect and Jacob Scim-
bachl. Two others, Chas. Burk and
Jacob Both. have not yet been recover
ed. Eleven bodies have been recovered
and eleven persons injured. two of the
latter are in a very critical condition.
A special to the Tribune referring to
the information on the Moiety System
which the Ways and Means Committee
have finally secured, says members OF
Chamber Commerce and a special agent
will be heard next Tuesday. iI-
Startling revelations are promised.
Evidence is abundant to show previous
Customs officials have made it busi-
ness to corrupt clerks, whose duties it is
to look after Custom House affairs in
large mercantile houses, by persuading
them to see that errors in invoices
sufficient to condemn the whole should
be allowed to creep in. If anything
like fght is made by Customs officials
it will result in the uncovery Of frauds,
such as must end in wholesale reform.
LONDON, Feb. IA rumor is current
that simultaneously with his retirement
from misistry, Gladstone will be created
peer.
BEAVER MEADOWS, Pa, Feb Is Mel
Mcbride, a miner. was murdered last
evening. 1t is supposed that the mur-
derer is an Irishman about 20 years old,
named Neil Paul, who escaped.
BosroN, Feb. 15.-Lawrence Norton
was murdered at Christening party in
Highland District, Saturday night. Five
men and two women have been arrested
on suspicion of connection with the
murder.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Gen. Butler
and Judge White, of Alabama, having
been appointed sub committee ou two
bills heretofore introduced into the
House and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary, to abolish the test iron-clad
oath in all cases where it is now requir-
ed by law, have prepared a report
upon the subject which they will
this week submit to the full Committee.
There seems to be no doubt that the
majority of the House are in favor OF
abolition.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE new Ministry
will probably be- Disraeli, First Lord
of the Treasury; Lord Cairns, Lord
High Chancellor; Duke of Buckingham,
Lord President of the Council; Duke of
Richmond. Secretary of War; Earl of
Northumberland, First Lord of Admir-
atty; Mr.. Hubbard, Chancellor Of the
Exchequer; Catherine Hardy, Home Sec
retary.
1t is rumored that Gladstone will ad-
wise the Queen to elevate Chichester
Fortesque to the Peerage.
A few elections in Ireland are still
pending. With the week ending Satur-
day, 396 Conservatives and 297 Liberals
and Home-rulers had been returned to
Parliament, Conservative gain of 60.
The House of Commons will coutain 216
new members.
The Emperor of Russia will visit
England next April.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the
Marquis of Salisbury will be appointed
Secretary of State for India. Cabinet
meets to-day to consider what course to
pursue. The total number of Home
rulers elected is Il.
The vessel Abraham Lincoln, from
Cardiff for Messina, has been wrecked.
Five men were drowned.
The Standard says consisteria will
be held in Rome in June, when eight
more cardinals will be appointed, in.
cluding Archbishop Manning.
MADRID, Feb. 15.-The Carlists will
soon be obliged to raise the siege of Bill
boa. General Rivera, with an advance
of 1000 strcng. of Gen. Merionez army,
is now within miles of Portugalete.--
The National troops have defeated a
band of 2O0O Carlists before Tolosa and
re-vlctualled the city.
HAVANA, Feb. 15.-The police have
made several arrests of parties charged
with taking leading part in the demon
stration on Thursday evening. Among
them is Senor Nevoto Sala, editor of
defunct Republican journal.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. 16. "A freight
train on the Lehigh and Susquehanna
R, r. between and 2 o'clock this morn
ing, ran into slide near State Dam
Station. No one on the train, as far as
could be ascertained, ESCAPED injury
The body of Engineer Daniel Shannon
was found under the engine. considera-
bly burned. The fireman and brakeman
were fearfully scalded and burned and 3
others expected killed, and a stove in
the caboose set fire to the freight, burn
ing 3 cars.
New York, Feb. ia Keywest dis
patch states that is reported by steamer
from Havana that 1000 volunteers have