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8 THE DAILY EVKN1NG TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY OCTOBER 17, 1870. CITY III TELH ti B n C Ei THE LOCAL ritEACIIERS. ,9 Tfclr Iav Hel f the Natta1 T,cal Preachers' AaaHatloa ml th 01ethdlat Kpl rpal harh-Reprt t VtBmtlMM. The thirteenth annual session of the Methodist Local Preachers' Association resumed Its meetings this morning, at o'clock, in the Union M. E. Church, Fourth street, below Arch, the President, A. Gurney. In the chair. The proceedings were opened with devotional exercises. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The reports of standing and special committees TrVi caDgu for The Business Committee reported and offered a resolution through C. C Leigh, chairman, on the subject of Indian education. The resolution asked that a committee of three should be appointed to take charge of the matter, who shall offer the ser vices of the Church to the Government to aid in civil izing and educating the Indian race. Such aid bas been accepted by the Government from the So ciety of Friends, and it was thought that it would be accepted from the Methodist Church. It was moved to lay the resolution on the table. kThe same committee also offered resolutions on the subjects of intoxicating drinks and Sunday schools. The latter resolution recommended that where ten persons could be gathered together a school should be started. The Indian resolutions led to considerable debate. It was claimed that every one should aid In the civilizing and converting of the Indians, at It was only by civilization that the race could be kept from dying out. It was thought that such aid could be given by the local preachers throughout the country without working under the Goverament. The Government bad marked out a certain policy and had given over the education of Indians to a particular sect, it would not do to uphold, by official action, the policy of the Government in this particular. Some thought that as it had been found that the Gospel is the only civillzer, the work should not be flven over to the Friends, whose belief ran almest to nitartantsm. The services of other denominations should not only be offered, but a protest should ie sent to the Government against the present policy. Mr. Mooney thought that It was no business of the association at all. It had no right to meddle with the Government, and dictate how the Indians should be managed. The most that could be done would be to help the domestic missionary work which Is already established among the Indians. If the lacal preachers were sent to the Indians In any quantity, they would come In at the door thus opened. The following resolution was offered and accepted as a substitute for the resolutions of the Business Commtttee on the subject: Resolved, That the National Association of Local Treachers pledge themselves to employ all their in fluence, moral and religious, to aid the Christian efforts of our Oovornment now in operation for the improvement, morally and spiritually, of our Indian tribes. This was unanimously adopted. A resolution was offered asking that a committee of three be appointed by the President to give effi ciency to the resolution by suitable action. This was also discussed at great length, as It was thought that this committee would be of no use. The ooverament. would pay no attention to them. It was moved to lay the resolution on the table. Carried. Bishop Simpson said that it had been remarked in the discussion that the Government had bacn in consultation with the Bishop of the Church in rela tion to the Indians. This Is not a fact. No consul tation had ever been had with himself, and he was certain that none had been had with others. The Bishop thought that the action of the Government In giving the work to the Friends, when the Metho dist missionaries were already In the field, was meant In the best spirit, but had not turned out well. He had tieard. however, a rumor of a more liberal policy for this year, though there was no official news of It as yet. It has leen said that mis sionary representatives of various denominations liad been asked to recommend suitable men, who were to be appointed by Government to take charge of the work, lie sincerely hoped that the news was tme. it was moved to reconsider the motion to lay upon the table. Lost. The resolutions of the Business Committee's re port on the subject of intoxicating beverages were taken up and discussed. It called the attention of the preachers to the duty of urging it upon citizens that they vote only for candidates to the Legislature who are in favor of abolishing dram shops. The resolutions were laid on the table until the discus sion on the subject of temperance, on Tuesday evening, should take place. The resolution in the report on the subject of Sunday-schools was taken up and discussed. It was moved to amend the resolution bo that it would read "ten persons to constitute a school where no other Sunday-schools extst " It was asked whether ten children in a local preacher's own family were to constitute a school. This was not thought to be within the object of the resolution. The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution was then adopted. - A resolution was made that, in order to facilitate the business of the convention, no member be allowed to speak more than once on any one subject, nor longer than five minutes, without the unani mous consent of the assembly. Agreed to. A motion was made that so much of the pro gramme of the meeting of the association as relates to to-morrow afternoon and evening be dispensed with on account of the meeting of the Methodist State Convention, which takes place at 8 o'clock to morrow afternoon in Horticultural Hall. It was thought that It would be a sad spectacle for the re its-ions world to see two associations In the Methodist Church meeting on the same day, and thus inter fering with each other. Mr. James W. Ingraham objected to this, as he had protested when ihe meeting of the State ;con- ventlon was fixed. No attention was paid to the nrotest. thouah it was distinctly stated that the two meetings would greatly interfere in many particu lars. This body was not the aggressors, and should not be put to iuconvlence through the State commit tee s action oy mo loss oi two importaut sessions. This view of i be matter wts objected to by a mem. ler. as It was not thought best to come in conflict with the Stat Convention. We are all brothers, and should better give up to their wishes than bold out, though the occurrence was unfortunate and much to be regretted. The proposer of the motion explained that lie did not Intend to cut off discussion on the subjects on the programme for the afternoon and evening. By economizing time they could all be considered in the mornlnir session. Mr. Kiacade thought that the different meetings would not interfere. The State Convention to morrow afternoon would be occupied la perfecting Its organization, and In t.lio evening only addresses would be made. It would be a new thing for this association to adjourn at any time out at night. The motion was them withdrawn. ' A resolution was then offered asking to what ex tent female agency could be employed for the cause of od in the M. K. Church. Referred to the Busi ness Committee. Several other resolutions of minor importance were referred to the Business Committee, who were to report them if necessary for future action. On motion the subject of the appointment of the annual Dreacher and his alternate for the next meet ing was referred to the same committee having charge of the cnoice or the next place or meeting. The President announced the names of the mem. bers of the Finance Committee as follows: Thomas Kiddle, John F. Draco, F.T. Forbes, Hercules Atkln, F. W. Loane. J. V. Donnelly. J. L. von Boskerch. Mr. James Ball is, the secretary of the Evangelical Alliance, was Introduced and addressed the associa tion. He had come from New York purposely to meet the Local Preachers' Association. Ho ex pressed the great regret which was felt by many who bad come from the old country on our invitation to attend a meeting of all Christians in tais country, that such a meeting was not to take place at present. lie extended to the Church here the best wishes of all good Christians in Great Britain. Bishop Simpson, beincr requested, replied to Mr. Dallas in the name of the local preachers, and ex pressed great pleasure in meeting ;ur. uaiias in tnts Mace. He had previously met with him in England. A letter from Kev. 8. 1. Waddy, B. A., of England, expressing great interest in the associa tion, was read. The letter was ordered to be printed In the minutes. It was moved that Dr. Cook's address, delivered on Satordav, be printed in the minutes, aud that a committee of two be appoiuted to wait upon him aud Obtain It. Agreed to. The miscellaneous business being completed. Bishop Simpson was requested to address the asso ciation. He complied with the request, and took as his subject the usefulness which might be developed by a properly managed local mtuistry. He based Its utility, in which he was a lirin believer, upon two facts, one of which Is that there is a greater werk to be done than could be done by the regular ministry. The Church could only sustain a certain numier of regular ministers. When the limit is attained the work is not near accomplished. Men must be h td who are not dependent upon the Church for sup port, who could give a portion oi tueir time to cue Church. The other fact Is that all the men who are needed cannot have gone through the expensive course of mudy necessary for the regular preacher. It had been the custom for laymen to preach from the time of Christ, though tueir power uaa oeea limited to certain extent by the Church. The question comes up whether any one who feels that he ought to do something for Christ should be allowed to do so in his own way, or whether a spe . mi nnier should be set a Dart bv the Cnurch of all w no are willing and able. For the sake of order tLd to give lueiu au omclal recognition by ue Church, It has been thought best to set apart the special clasa. Bnt there are not near enough workers In the order. Young men should be impressed with the Idea that, whether they are in bnslness or what ever they are doing, tbey should give a portion of their time to the Church. . The ratio of locai preachers in England Is much greater than In this country. Some other denomi nations hav mora of the lay element at work than we have. And there are some men la the order who get the honor of being a preacher without doing any of the wort. We should have a yearly report oi the doings of each local preacher, as to now many new districts he has opened, and the like. It a preacher Is not willing to work to the utmost of his ability I would much rather see him give up his papers and resign his license entirely. He Is use less. At the conclusion of Bishop Simpson's address. the President announced the names of the members of the committee who were to choose the place of the next meeting and appoint the regular preacher ana nil alternate. A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered to Bishop Simpson for his address. On motion, the assembly adjourned until 1)4 o clock F. M. THE SOLES SHOOTING. the Death f John !. Nnlen a Wnrrant fl ailed for Colonel Wm. II. Alana. About 8 o'clock yest-srday morning J. C. Nolen, otherwise known as "Shay" Nolen, who was shot at the meetlnir of the Board of Return Judges on Thursday last, died at his residence, No. 037 Button- wood street. Deceased was agea inirty-six years. He became delirious a short time before his death, but previous to that he had entire faith In his ulti mate recovery. He was attended by Drs. Gilbert and Paneoast. On Thursday night last he bled in wardly, and his friends, anticipating his death be. fore morning, sent for Alderman McColgan, who re duced to writing Nolen s dying declaration, stating that be was shot by Alexander Crawford, and im plicating Colonel Wm. B. Mann as an accessory. On Friday morning it was supposed that Nolen would recover, but later in tneaay uniavoraoie sympsnms set In, since which time he gradually sank until death relieved mm or nis suiierings at tne nour aoove mentioned on sunuay. Dr. i;. a. mianicign made a vosi-morrsm examina tion of the body of deceased yesterday morning, The followlnor was the result: The gunshot wound was in the neck, one and a half inches to the left of the middle line of the neck, and one and a half inches above the clavicle ; the ball passed Inwards, then downwards and to the right, passing in close proximity to the important blood vessels and nerves of the neck, wounding tne oesophagus, and was found lodged between the first and second dorsal vertebne : the neck and chest ex. tcrnally were swollen ; both cavities of the chest and heart-sack were filled witn fluid ; deceased came to his death from this effusion Into the cavities above mentioned. Great excitement prevails throughout the city this morning with the shooting of the deceased. Tne btate House pavement nas been crowded an tne morning with people discussing the event. A rumor prevailed that Crawford, the return Judge, would be brought to tne central at an early nour, ana an ex citea crowa surrounuea tne entrance to tne court, but no demonstrations were made. Shortly after 11 o'clock the van, on its return from prison, drove up to the Fifth street entrance and the prisoner was taken down stairs nuietlv. l esteraav it was reportea mat a warrant wouia be issued for the arrest of Colonel William B. Mann, and that gentieraans residence, on iNortn sixth street, was besieged by numerous friends anxious to appear on nis ban oona. But tne coionei, on Satur day, started with a few mends on a Doating excur slon to Delaware Bay. Late in the day Mayor Fox issued a warrant for his apprehension, and notified hlB family of the fact. The telegraph was brought into seou'lsltlon, but failing to receive any answer, his son Charles left the city last night for the pur pose of notifying his father. This morning Mayor Fox received a telegram from tne coionei notifying him that he wonld be in the city in time for the hear ing nerore Aiuerman Kerr tins aiternoon. The office of Colonel Mann, on south sixth street. was visited by large numbers of people who were desirous of going his bail, and by lawyers who were anxious to appear as Ms counsel. Among these Lewis C. Cassldy, Esq., Attorney-General F. Carroll Brewster, tr. t. waiton. usq.. anu others, to give some idea of the sympathy for this gentleman in t his matter, It is only necessary to state that over t2.000.ooo has been volunteered as ball. Anticipating that some trouble may arise tnis afternoon daring the Coroner's investigation, the Mayor has ordered a detail of police from every sta tion in tne city to oe on nana at tne central station. If necessary ropes will be run across Fifth street from Chesnut to Library streets, and the former thoroughfare cleared of everybody. Warrants for Alderman Meltlullln land John Ahem. To-dav affidavits were taken before Mayor Fox against Alderman William McMullin and John Ahem, charging them witn riot and Inciting to riot on the occasion of the meeting of the Board of lie turn Judges. The Mayor, in accordance with these documents. Issued his warrant forthwith for their immediate anprenensmn. Tney win nave a nearing in the course of the afternoon. No one appeared to testify against It. Lister Smith, who participated in the an ray. City Caks Licensed The following shows the number or city passenger cars licensed by tne tiigu- way Department for the ensuing year, together the amount paid Into the City Treasury for the same : Nam of lioid. Ko.ofCotm. Amt. 'aW. West Philadelphia P. R. R. 63 f'2,650 Philadelphia City P. K. K.. .8 i,uu 750 2,000 700 3,050 1,350 2,100 2.0D0 3,300 1,400 Gray's Ferry P R. R 15 uestonviue. luantua ana Fair- mount r. k. u v) Lombard and South Sts. P. R. VL..U Second and Third Stree's P. R. R.61 Green and Coates Streets P. R. R.iiT Germantown P. R. R 42 Frank ford and Southwark P. R. R.40 Union P. R. H 72 Citizens' P. R. R 2s Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets P. It. R 29 1,003 Seventeenth and Nineteenth Sts. P. R. R 16 S 10 1,000 $21,000 Girard College P. R. R ) Total 466 Thk "Star" cocrsb of Lectukks. This evening the "Star"courBe of lectures for the season of 1h;o and 1ST I will be Inaugurated at the Academy of Music by Miss Anna Dickinson, who will deliver a new lecture on "Joan of Arc." On Wednesday Mr, George Vandenhoff will lecture on Shakespeare's drama or Ucnrii I v. and win introduce appropriate readings, and on Friday evening Mr. Wendell Phil lips will discourse upon "Xho Lost Arts." The "star'' course arranged Dy nr. rugn lor mo present season premises to be even more interesting than that of last year. The lecturers engaged are the first in the country, and both in style aud choice of subjects there is variety enough to suit every taste. These lectures, while they appeal to an classes of our citizens, will be appreciated particu larly by those who do not as a general rule patronize tne ordinary round oi dramatic anu otner entertain ments of the amusement season, laud they promise both instruction ana entertainment to tnose wno patronize them.- "Ohikntal and Bible Lands." Tlon. I. S. Dlehl, late United States Consul to Java ami commis sioner to Asia, will deliver four Illustrated lectures on "Oriental and Bible Lands'" at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, in aid of the Pilgrim Mission of that cnurcu. The lectures will be delivered on weanes- day and Thursday evenings of this week and Wednesday aud Thursday evenings of next week, Tbey will be illustrated by maps, diagrams, ancient coidb, etc., and the lecturer will appear in the cos tumes of the various countries he describes. Tickets an be bad of James M. Gtlbough, No. 1830 Market street; J, M. tvans, No.817 North 8econd street: A, Tatem, corner of Locust and Fifteenth streets, aud at tne room oi tne American Baptist Publication bo- ...... w KTt k"ll il,.h D , , n . Ulljl ! V. V1V ill' ... ' ' L. Larceny and Assault and battery. Samuel Smith was taken into custody on Saturday, upa the charge of the larceny of $s in pennies from the money drawer of the store of Edward Mclntvre. No. 1218 Race street. On the way to the lockup defend ant, it is alleged, assaulted his custodlau, Officer Donobue, or tne sixtn aistrict. The accused had a hearing before Alderman Kerr, who held hiS to answer in me sum vi nw mn. Filthy. The streets in the immediate vicinity of the Pennsylvania Hospital are in a tllthy condition and should be cleansed immediately. Tne Inlet at the corner of Ninth and Pine Is entirely choked ud. aud the stench arising therefrom is prejudicial to the public health. The attention of the Board of Health is called to tliU locality. Stealing at a Pike George Hubert and George Brstton were arrested on Saturday night b Officers Maheno and Drake npon the charge of the larceny of articles of perfumery from the store No. 604 Arch street, wlrtch was on Ore at the time. Defendant had a hearing before Alderman Kerr, and were held j or trial. Larceny Cask Frank Reynolds was arrested at the tobacco warehouse. Dock and Spruce streets, on Saturday, by Oilioer Monohan, upon the charge of the larceny or toois valued at Io, the property of the 1'nited States Government. The prt-toner had a hearing beiore AUierinan carpenter, and was com muted lor trial. Badly Beaten. Last evening Rlchsrd Thomp son amused himself at Front and W liar tun sireets bv attacking a passer-by, whom he severely beat. hii haid was arrested, aud committed by Alderman Lutz. THE HOUSE OF CORRECTIOX. The Coart Confirm the Action of Con nr lis In Avnrla loo uoa tract to Mr. Dobblno. Another and an important chapter is now to ba added to the history of the Mouse of Correction project After years of agitation, an ordinance making an appropriation lor tho purchase of the site selected passed both branches of Councils almost unanimously on march nth last. On the Win of April following Councils antho- rtr.ed the committee having the matter in chnrirn to ?rocure plans of the proposed structure. On June the committee made a selection from the plans submitted of that presented by J. H. Wlndrlm, Es, men cnoice was approved by councils on the same day. Proposals for the erection of the bnlldinir were then Invited, and on September 1 the committee opened the bids. Mr. R. J. Dobbins, the well-kaown Duuaer, onereo to ao tne entire work, except the heating and ventilating apparatus, for 1999,300. This was the lowest bid, and the committee conse quently agreed to report to Councils in favor of Mr. ixooins. ut Mr. w . h. uramer had offered to do the whole work lor I1.008,9S16. Including the hPfttlnir and ventilating apparatus, and he contended that tnts amount was less man that or Mr. Dobbins' offer and the lowest bid for heatinir and ventilating combined. Mr. rvmr accordingly protested against the award of the con tract to Air. uorji'ins, but the committee declined to recontider their action. On September 18. Common Council nasseri an or dinance approving the action Of the committee, but Select Council Indulged in several postponements ; Anally, however, approving the Dobbins contrast on tne em or tne present month. Meanwhile Mr. Cramer appealed from the action of the committee to Councils, out these bodies re mained urm in tneir action. Air. uramer then car ried the matter Into court. His complaint was that Councils advertised for separate bids for the building contract and the heating contract; that he bid for the building contract and Mr. Sunderland for the heating, and Mr. Dobbins bid for both; his (Cramer's) bid for the building contract was $071 lower than Dobbins', but his building contract and Sunderland's heating contract were together several thousand dollars higher than Dobbins' two contracts combined. Mr. Cranur claimed that he was en titled to the building contract under the advertise ments because his bid was lower than that of Mr. Dobbins. The matter came before the Court of Common Fleas on the Ctn of this month, and Mr. Cramer ob tained a preliminary Injunction restraining both City councils and Jir. Dobbins from perfecting tne eon. tract until the question could be fully argued andle. elded upon its merits. rne case naving oeen argnea oerore jnnge aiu. son by George W. Thorn and O. A. Law, Esqs., for Mr. cramer: oy Tnomas j. worreii. ,sa.. city Solicitor, for the city; and by William K. Littleton and Henry jh. Phillips, usqs., for Mr. Dobbins, Judge Allison this morning gave a deci sion in which he fully sustained the action of the committee and of Councils in awarding the contract to Mr. Dobbins. The Court Bet aside the preliminary in junction before granted, and decided that the city had run power to make tne contract witn lur. uod bins, under the terms of the ordinance as passed by ununciis. The House of Correction project having success fully passed through this legal ordeal, it is to be hoped that its tribulations are at an end at last, and that the work or erecting it win now do entered upon with energy and without delay. The SnoonNa of Samuel IIaioht. At noon to day the Coroner held an inquest on the body of Samuel Halght, colored, who was shot on the night of election day at Twelfth and Kater streets. A young man named Samuel Magulre, who was arrested upon the charge ef firing the shot, was present throughout the investigation. The testi mony elicited was in substance as follows : jonn vt nue, colored, testinea mat ne was stand ing near the scene of the occurrence; heard a dozen shots fired, but could not say who committed the deed. Joshna Robinson, colored, testified that he was la the company of Halght on Tuesday night; a crowd came from'Twelflh street with a pair of wheels and stopped at Twelfth and Kater streets in iront of a bonlire; one of the party said, "We are going to take this ore;" and someone replied tney conidn i dolt; then a brick was thrown and shots fired; a white reiiow nred several snots. James Lane, colored, testlued that he was struck on the leg with a brick and heard several shots tired : saw Halght fall, but couldn't say who shot him. Allen ard (white) testified that ho saw Halght and other colored men fighting at Twelfth and Lom bard streets; subsequently a ngnt occurred at Twelfth and Kater streets, between a party or white and colored young men; Halght was standing near a fence when lie was shot: witness was standing aside of Magulre at the time ; he did not see the latter lire a reveiver tnat evening; a black man came out of a tavern during the dlsturoanoe and fired four shots ; he fired into the crowd in the street. jonn Hipsoi testined to seeing iiaignt snot, but couldn't recognize the man who lired. William Grant deposed that tne nrst snot nred took effect on the person of Halght; it was fired by a white person from the street; witness couldn't iden tify the person who lired the shot. )r. Shapleigh testified that he made a post mortem examination of the body of the deceased ; there was a gut shot wound one inch below and three-quarters of an inch to the left of ensiform cartilage; the hall passed Inwards and downward throngh the left lobe or tHe uver tnroucn a ioid or tne email intestines. through the left kidney, and was round under the skin beneath the last rib on the left Bide, four inches from the spine. xneiury rendered a veraict mat tne aeceasea came to bis death from a gunshot wound received at the hands of some person unknown. Magulre was thereupon discharged rrom custody. Admitted to Probate The will of Richard Jen. rings was this morning admitted to probate in the Register of Wills' office. It contains the following mimic Deouesis: xo i ne Missionary society or tne uctnoaist Jvois- copai unurcn, iwo. j o tne Pennsylvania uioie Mocieiy, 1500, To the Ladles' Aid Society of the Methodist Epis copal Church. 12000. to tne cnurcn extension society or tne aietnoaist Episcopal Church, turn. To the Trustees or tne noenezer Metnodist l-pis. copal Church. Christian street, above Third, a mort gage or fiuvo on tne property situate on unriBtian street sixteen feet south of Fourth street, the in terest thereof to be paid to the Ladles' Provident Society of said church for distribution to the poor. to tne ooutnwarK coup society, oou. Attempted Assault. Last evening Michael Mc Donald was arrested at Twenty-fourth and Chris tian streets upon the alleged charge of attempting an indecent assault upon a young girl named Phebe rawing, rne prisoner nau a nearing and was held for a further Investigation before Alderman Kerr at the Central Pol re Station this afternoon. Receiving Stolen Goods George Oninn has been held in 800 bail bv Alderman Randall to answer the charge of receiving stolen goods. George keeps a junksnop in tne upper section or tne city. and the allegation is that he bought the brass boxes stolen from the Allison Car works. Personal. Colonel E. Gay, of the old 2d Dra goons, who made a gallant record during the war of the Kebeiiion. arrived in tne city yesterday. The Colonel is one of the most gallant officers in the service. Fire. At an early hour this morning, the produce store of A. L. Lane, Nos. 210 and 212 Caliowhill street, was pretty well burned out. The lite wa-i confined to the first floor, and a loss of about Slsoo was sustained. The S.eNGERBtND will celebrate its anniversary tins evening Dy a grand oanquet ana Dan at its nan, The Sa ugerbuna is one of our most popular musical societies, and the festival to be held tins evening will doubtless do a very enjoyauie anair, PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Reported by V naven tiro., wo. 4us.TMrd street. BEX WEEN BOARDS, IIOOA WllmAKUTs 81 lushOC A A R... 4V SO an Read K to 800 Ao is. tax 100 do bC.60'tt 8 sh Cent Trans.. 61 iiM) sn ten jsav wt.. aa iidshC Am.R... BSWU..11SX SECOND BOARD. 11600 City ea N.ls.ioai,'; loosh Head R...!d.50-44 WJOehLth Nav. .Is. Si 81ishLeh V R..ls. 63 V loo do ww. " mi:i. I Tot mddMoual Deallu te F(th pag. Wallac. On the 16th Instant, William Wal. i acr. in the Bid year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are re peectfullv invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence. No. tit Poplar street, on Thursday iieth lnstaut, at 1 o'clock. ENVELOPES. Havtaa; Introduced ST EA.M-POWER ENVELOPS MACHINES into our establishment, we oner a full assortment of ENVELOPES At very low prices, wholesale and retail. R. HOSKIN8 A CO., Etationen and Steam-Power Printert, - No. 91S AltCII Street THIRD EDITION LATER FROM EUROPE. French Successes at Sea German Vessels Captured. Prisoners Taken at Soissons. News from the Dominion The St. Clair Canal Trouble. Gtc. Etc. Etc., Etc., Etc. FROM EUROPE. Oermnn Vessels inquired by the French. LisnoN, Oct. 17. Later dates from Rio Ja neiro announce that the German schooners Lucia and Concordia have boen captured hy the French gunboat Homelin. Prisoner. Tnken at Rol.aonw. London, Oot. 17. The Duke of Mccklenburg- Schwerln reports that by the capitulation of Soissons four thousand French prisoners fell into Prussian hands. The Prussian army was to enter the city on Sunday (yesterday). Pafetv f Hie Frankfort. Berlin, Oct. 17 The North German Lloyds steamer Frankfort, which left New York on the 28th of September, arrived Bafely at Bremen on Saturday evening, bhe encountered no French punboats. Prussian tratenle IHavetnenta. London, Oct. 17 The Prussians have evacu ated Beaugency. They blew up the viaduct there before inarching out. The Prussians are etill at Meung, but in email force. Three open ing shots of the Prussian bombardment of Paris were fired from Belleville on Friday, the 14th instant. FROM WllSRIJVOTOJV. The St. Clair Flat. Trouble. Despatch to the Associated Press. Washington. Oct. 17. Our Government has not yet been ofliclally informed of the seizure of the St. Clair fiats oy tne uanaaian authorities. As soon as anthentic representations shall be made, proper action will be taken in th' premises. FROM THE SO UTI1. Death ef a (Jnreinmftn. Richmond, Va., Oct. 17. A special to the 1 l'7i ir AvtsiriiAa rVtat tVi A ITMI KnhAft 1? f (TA. way, member of Congress for the Fifth district and termer editor oi tne wiug, aiea in Amnersi county last night at nine o clock. Steamboat Race. Natchez. Miss.. Oct. 17. The steamboat Natchez arrived here in sixteen hours and fifty- one minutes, beating the .Lees time twenty minutes. An enthusiastic reception was given by the citizens, with bands playing, fireworks, anu cannon. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Whip News. Fortress Monroe, Va., Oct. 17. The pilot boat Sllcer reports arrived at the capes ship Oliver Walsh, from Callao. and received orders for New York. Passed in, for Baltimore, brig Akjalm Hoide, from Malaga; brig Italia, from Ponce. Passed out, bark Manltou, lor Areclbo; brig Edith, for rernambuco; steamer Liberty, for Cuba. New YorU Rloney and Stock market. Nw York, Oct IT. Stocks steal y. Money ti n 6 per cent. Gold, 113. b-2ob, lsca, coupon, 112: do. iso4. ao.. iUM:ao. isoo. ao.. iu: ao. 1S65, new, 110?i ; do. 1867, 110 ', do. 1868, llOtf j 10-408, loeir : Vlrtrtnla 6s, new, 63 : Missouri 6s, 91 : Canton, 68: Cumberland preferred, 80; N. Y. Central and Hudson Jtiver, 3X. ne, U3?, ; xteaaing, mi Adams Ex Dress. 67: Mlchltran Central. 121 Mlehlsran Southern, 94: Illinois Central, 1 :?'; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 100M ; Chicago and Rock Island, U2y, ; Plttsburjr and Fort Wayne, 93 ; West ern Union Telegraph, 4i. Baltlaore Prodace Market. Baltimore, Oct. 17 Cotton firmer at l5Vl5ic. Flour steady and fairly active; Howard Btreet supernne, 0-no-T3; ao. extra, ix$o-id; ao. mmuy, sTOOffliS'&O: Citv Mius supernne, i-wu-7b: ao. extra, $(J-25aT-25; do. family, $T-809-T5; Western supernne, I5siii3tf: ao. extra, jowoo-ou; ao. family. 86-60c70. Wheat steady and flam; Mary. land amber, 1-651'70; good to prime, II-40&1-60; common to fair. ii.yai-3a. corn auu ana irregular: white. 7."Ka9!ic: yellow, 8H; Western mixed and white, 7ScS0c. Oats, 4750c Rye, 7290c. Mess Pork quiet at 37. Bacon arm and si-arce ; rib sides, 18c ; clear do., lsvc ; hams, 25c. Lard firm at 17c Whisky quiet at 909lc. l 32 a Aii iwTSLLiQnrrcn. Policemen la Contempt. Court of Quarter Sessions Judge Allison. This morning, Lieutenant James Erriekson and other police ofilcers of the Second district had a hearing upon habeas corpus,, being charged witli contempt in disobeying a writ of habeas corpus issued on the evening of election day bv Judge rax son for the production of certain parties confined tnere. Horace Qaw, Court Clerk of the Common Pleas, testined that the writ was Issued by Judge Paxson, and went to the station house and inquired for Lieutenant Erriekson, and was told he was not there: be then asked for the turnkey, and was told he was not there. An offlcor Freestone, was pointed out to htm as the person in charge, and the writ was handed to him; he read it, or it was read to him, and some of the now-ers standing bv received it with derision, ami Mr. Uaw was forcibly put of out the door: some one cried "Lock him up,'' and he was immediately tnken back and thrust into a cell; he was brought out after a short Interval, and saw the Lieutenant, to whom he showed tne writ; tne Lieutenant toot mm to Alderman McCluskey, and during the hearing whispered in nis ear, anu in. magistrate oounu sir. Uaw over to answer for a breach of the peace. I'non cross-examination. Mr. Gaw said there was quite a crowd about the election poll, which was at tiie station house, but there was no violence among them, and tney made no sucn tnreat as "Tear them out." Several other wit nesses to the occurrence testified to the same state of facts, some of them ssying the omcers handled Mr. uaw rougniy. Tney said uaw was not leading a crowd, there being not more than six or ten persons standing about the door ; that be did not cry "Tear them out," or make any threats of violence. At the close of this f'stlmony Mr. Cassldy, repre senting the otiicers, asked the court to indulge him for a dav or two in order to look Into this uistter. and give the court what light upon it he could pro cure. It was an important affair, and, owing to his own Illness, he had not had time to consider It or nrenare a Droner answer. The Judge said It was a matter of serious weight. and therefore he would allow the time and postpone the matter until Saturday morning. Another case, in which Sergeant Lynch, of the Fifth district, was charred with a similar contempt. It was sworn that a writ directed to Lieutenant Plaggerty, or whoever was in charge, was taken to the station-house tor service, and the oineer at the gate refused the person bearing it admission, but referred hira to the Sergeant, who, upon reading the writ, said be was not in charge, and went imme diately and found Lieutenant FlaKgerty. The Lieu tenant at once repaired to the Central Station, where the prisoner had been sent, aud produced him before Jutiira Aiiiwtn. His Honor said both officers had acted proper! and promptly, and therefor Its dis charged them. Highway Koboery. Court of Quart beatiutt Judy Ludlow. This Tnnrninir two vounff men. named George Moore and William Thompson, alias hkinny Nw- ton. were convicted Of nlghway robbery, it was proven that one night Edward Snider, on his way home from work, stopped at a beer saloon at Third and New streets, and found the defendants there, who asked him to pay for their drinks. In order to avoid trouble he did , and then went away. Tbey followed nim and seized him by the throat, threw Mm to the ground, and stole three dollars from him. Then they ran awav, were pursued, captured, and at once Identified. They offered no evidence la de fense. The .lodge remarked that if young men wonld only stop to consider what serious conse quences were sure to attend their riotous conduct, there would not new be so many youths in onr prisons. He sentenced them to three years in thi County Prison. ."Harder Trial. During the session of Oyer and Terminer which 111 be begun next Monday, and will continue for two weeks, homicide cases will be tried in the fol lowing order j Uctooer 4 vnaries .Max.- "Patrick Callahan and Keddy Mnllen, John Welsh and James Donnelly. " 27 Mahoney and Clargetu Dennis Walton. " "George Blakelv. ' 31 Golden and McClue. " " Charles Hanlon. November 8 John Ayers. " Adoiph Fisher. No date Virginia Hubert. Th llen.e of Correction Contract. Court of Common PleasJudges (it ton, P. J. Jndoe Allison this morning eae the following as Ms decision in the case of the House of Correction contract: William H. Cramer, for himself, as a competitor for the contract for the building of the House of Cor rection, and as tax-payer, prays aa injunction to restrain the city of Philadelpnla from entering into any contract with Richard J. Dobbins for the ere tlon or tne iiouse or correction, in pursuance oi an award of the Committee of Councils. The eoultv of tho o alDtltrs bill rests upon an alle gation that he Is the lowest and best bidder for the work which is proposed to be done in the erection and completion of the House of Correction, and that the Councils of the city of Philadelphia, acting for the citizens and tax-payers of the city, are required to award the contract to the person who offers to erect the buildings for the smallest sum of money. The authority of councils to provide a iiouse m Correction is derived from the first section of the law under which proposals were Invited by and sub mitted to the committee. The authority is general : "To provide bv ordinance for tne establishment oi a House of Correction and Employment, and to erect suitable buildings for the organization and manage ment thereof." There la here no express restriction ? laced on the exercise of a discretion with which h Councils are Invested In carrying into eil'ect the law which gives to them power to erect a Bouse of lOrrectlon. xne councils are not uireuwu w give the contract to the lowest or to the lowest and best bidder, except as li u to do mierreu iroui me general obligation to administer the trust, which involves an expenditure of a large amount of money. with due fidelity to those whom they represent. To guard with care the interests of the tax-payers of tne City 18 an ouugauun wuktii icnuj upuu vuumaia whenever they are required to appropriate public monev. An abuse of this power when negligently or corruptly exercised may, doubtless, be restrained. and Will ne wnen a proper case is uiaue uut; oui In the bill ef the complainant no such charge is set up; the affidavits in support Jo f the bill contain no intimation or suggestiuu ui me &iuu, wbh iu the aftldavlt of Mr. Dobbins it Is asserted that no consideration of favoritism, personal, political, or pecuniary, in any way or in any degree, taints the transaction. This strips the case of the plalntlir of the only ground on which he could stand In support of hi prayer for relief by injunction. Nor oau the act Of May is, isso. oe cauea in to supply me weas ness of his cause, by reason of the unqualified terms of the act nnder which proposals to build were soli cited. The act of 1 directs that no contract shall be awarded to any but the lowest bidder; but thU Court decided in comiey vs. Tne city, x rimaua. Keports, 194, that this requirement applied only to the gene ral and annually recurring supplies of the city. Tho same interpretation is afterward given to tne act of 18S6 by Judge Sharswood, in McKnight vs. Kneas, at Nisi Frius, Legal Intelligencer of April 29 ; and by Chief Justice Thompson, in Murphy vs. The City, 26th Legal lnteUiiiencer, 333. As the erection or a House of Correction and Employment Is a special undertaking the act of 1856 has no application to ic But on the merits we think the case is against the plalntlir. The Committee of Councils called for separate proposals for heating and ventilation, dis tinct from the proposals for building, reserving the right to reject all bids not satisfactory to them. M r. Dobbins' oiler is for the erection or the structure, (900,000 ; for heating, etc., f 99,800 making a total of (999,800. xne piainun, nr. cramer, prupuaeu vo put up me bulldlngB for S,329; for heating, etc., 109,G5i-.Vi amounting together to i, 008,981 6, making a diffe rence in favor of Mr. Dobbins of 196816. The plalntlir contends, however, that as the call was for proposals for heating, eta, distinct from the offers to build, that Councils were bound to accept the lowest bid for each separate undertaking, and that as J. II. Sut herland's bid for beating and venti lating was (94,871, which, if added to plalntlirs bid or (1599,39, would make but (193,700, that the con tract ought not to have been awarded to Mr. Dob bins for a sum which is (5600 in exc ss of these two separate bids. This proposition is based on the as sumed obligation of Councils to give the work to those who oiler to perform it for the lowest amount of money, and to give it to different bidders, if their separate offers are less than a combined offer for both building and heating, etc We find no such requirement in the law; to told this would take front Councils all discretion ; leave tbem without power to discriminate between those who oiler to contract as to experience, executive or pecuniary ability, reputation and character as build ers, and, perhaps, even aa to the maimer and plan of heating and ventilating, the ways of reaching this result varying as nearly all of tbem do, there being nothing before us to show whether the pro posals were based on the same plan for heating and ventilating or not. An application was made to this court in January last to restrain the Board of Health from giving a contract to one whose offer for cleansing streets was larger in amount than that or piaintin. Tne law required the award to be made made to the lowest and bent bidder. We refused the application on the ground that the board were authorized to exercise a discretion in the selection of the persons who offered to do the work. A few days later the same ouestion was raised before Culef Justice Thompson, in the case of Conner vs. The Board of Health, reported in the Legal Intelligencer, January 28, 1870, In which the same interpretation was given to the law which had been placed on it by this court, and the injunction was refused. In the case before us. the act does not. In terms. even require that contracts shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, but gives a broad power to erect the buildings, and as there is not even a sus picion of a corrupt exercise of the direction given to councils, tne preliminary injunction is uissuiveu. The disease known as snip fever Has ap- reared in an epidemic Wis. form at Kau Claire, A fortunate besrear, ninety-one years of a?e, who has been kuowu lor mauy years about tut streets of St. Louis, has fallen neir to the Cam ther& estate, at Portland, Oregon, which Is esti mated to be worth $500,000. The original owner of the property used to be known among trap pers as "wrestling joe. At a recent meeting of the Medical Faculty of Baltimore, a very animated discussion aroae on the eubiect of salt as a cure for fever and ague, but the idea of such treatment having proved effective in any well-devefoped caie, was ridiculed bv one and ail. At the same time, we know of several instances in which an approach ing chill has been checked by the timely applica tion of salt t tne soies or tneieet. WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS of solid 18-kvtt B cold. QUALITY WAB RANTEO. A foil aworunont oi iiin always on rurno. . Makers. ttwnng No. 834 OUKSNUT Btraat, Ulo fourth. T17EDDIXQ AND PARTS' INVITATIONS EN- GRAVED AND PRINTED IN TUB LATEST STYLE. VISITING CARPS. VISITING CARDS. One Quire French Paper with Envelopes to match, in a neat box, tumped, only 80 cents. JOHN LTNBUD, 89wsm 9mSp No. Ml SPRING QARtlKN Btreet. pBESNUT STREET THEATRE, No. 1817 tL, DANENFORT. . ....... .Lessee and Manager. v K. ABEL Business Manager. r' LAST WEEK OF TIIE LING AHD3. The Grand Musical and Operatic Extravaganza, PLUIO , WITH LING ARD IN HIS SKETCHES. Everv Kvening this Week. MAT1NKK ON SATURDAY AT S O'CLOCK. Admission 80, 60, and 76 cents. 10 IT I PERSONAL. A YOUNG LADY WHO HAS HAD experience in the control of eccentric and feeble-minded cbUdren at the 8ti Institution at Media, would arrange with the parents or guardian of any on needing such services. Inquire of Kev. K. E.IUie, Boston, Mass., or Doctor J. N. Kerlin, Principal ot lusntuusn, Media, Pa. 10 13 6V FOURTH EDITION LATER CABLE REPORTS. The Advance on Tours. Effect of the Orleans Capture. Great Panic Among the People. Bazainc a Republican AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL. Ex-Secretary Cox and the Cabinet. Etc., Etc. Etc. Utc, r.tc. FROM EUROPE. The Advnac ) Tonrn. LosiON, Oct. 17 Special to N. Y. Ttb'tjraiu. Advices from Tours say the capture of Orleans had a very depressing effect. The conduct of the inhabitants of the captured city is said to have been admirable. The defeat is attributed entirely to the defective arms supplied to the tireurs and Nationals. The Prussian's have crossed the Loire and marched towards Tours. On this becoming known all the departments of the Government were in a state of consternation, and the excite ment of the officials is indescribable. Books, papers, and all official documents and insignia were hurriedly put together and packed away into places of supposed security. Large detachments of tireurs and Nationals ' were hurried off in the direction of Orleans and Immediately followed by a strong body of Chasseurs de Vincennes, also tn route for Or leans. The Southern Railroad depot was imme diately besieged by families froo the city eager to escape. The railroad officials were compelled to run extra trains, the departure of which is officially announced. Many of the persons departing are content to take with them nothing but what they could carry with them. A Coawndram. Slnco the false reports of victory that canio here this morning the city has undergone a change that looks more like the work of Jthe necromancer than the result of the Intelligence that brought the unwelcome truth. A Secret Mission. Tovrts, Oct 17. Keratry, who recently arrived here from Paris, will go to Paris on a secret mission. Laurie z has been sent to London on an important mission. Cnoibetla this morning started for Lyons and Besancon. This was in obedience to the petition of the journals and people of thete cities. A Itevlew In Ijeinri. The Prefect of Lyons yesterday reviewed 50,000 National Guards. Great enthusiasm was manifested. Bnzalne Not a Bonapartlst. Rouen, Oct. 16, via Tours, Oct. 17. A brother of Bazalne has published a protest against the insinuation lately published that the Marshal is a Bonapartist. Bazalne is not a Marshal of the Empire, but a Marshal of France. There is much enthusiasm here among the troops. All circumstances indH cate that the enemy dare not advance in this direction. FROM WdSULYQTO.Y. German Fair. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Washington. Oct. IT. The Germans of this citv are to commence a fair here this evening for tlieA bo ne fit of the Prussian wounded. Among those who) have taken a prominent part in getting It up are tin daughters of Baron Uerolt, Prussian Minister Ttfey have contributed lartrely in the way of fancy! articles to De aoia at ine lair. Secretary Vox and th Cabinet. It is understood lrora a reliable source that ther is nothing in the correspondence which took plac V. .. . I" . ...... n S I ...... V. n DHABI, !.. AM I, . .1 ITCtnCCU Dd'IUbAl .VJ A wo UIQ IlCBlUCUIl uu bill. retirement of Mr. Cox from the Cabinet ot an uni nleasant character. It Is of a mere formal nature and will be made public in a few weeks- The I'm sldent is very much annoyed at stories which bavi been published to the eifect that Cox and hlrasei1 have bad serious differences on political matters. Naval Ordr. Lieutenant-Commander Lewis Reraort'is detachel from the receiving ship Independence and ordere to the l'aeiUo fleet. Passed Assistant Paymaster J. G. llobbs, from till Tallapoosa and ordered to settle his accounts. Assistant Paymaster L G. Boggs from duty in tli Bnreau of Provislona and Clothing on November, and ordered to the Tallapoosa. Cox, however, is very severe in denouncing bot Comer on and Chandler, whom he blames for hi misfortunes. Cox's friends aay that, with Delan in the Interior and Douglass, the present Denut Commissioner, at the head of the Revenue Bureau Cameron will run both the Treasury and Interioi Departments, witn the view of having himself nomi listed fur Vice-President oa the next Presidents ticket. Revenue and Navy Law. Washington, Oct. IT Intelligence has reache the Treasury Department of the an wal of thV revenue cuiier ituiiaucu, lapuiiu omueu, at iter uuii tlon at Sitka, from a vtry extensive cruise in tb Arctic Ocean. Bt-brlng Sea. and touching at othe important points along the coast, and performing other duties of great service to the uovernmenu Be had seized the schooner Louisa Simpson, o San Francleco, in Rotsebuo Sound, for violation v, the revenue aud navigation laws, and she would b retnrned for trial in case a court should b held 1 Htka, according to the provisions of the late law d Congress, or If not, would be sent below for tha I. la .r.f.il that. thA AlaaL-an (Walt ! vpnrlv vta(ffI by many other vessels for purposes of illicit traitiS and the revenue officers bave determined to breal up the practice at all hazards. I Crmmaiidar R. C. Johnson Is ordered to duty will the Coast survey. QueatUa f Royalty. William n. Barlow, Assessor of Internal Revenui for the Eleventh iiiluois district, a board of omcen consisting or Colonel John K. Bmttli, unasslgn Major bllas Craspln, Ordnance Department, an Captain James MeKlellon, 11th Infantry, assemble at the Ordnance Office in this city to-day to considH and recommend the amount or royalty wnicn snou be paid for the use of the Hoffman attachment i the bayenet scabbard, and the mode in which pa. inent suouid b niaae. FrdaiB Bnreaa. Major C. E. Com p ton and First Lieutenant Caarlet Garretsan. on quit connected witn tne r reenmeu Bureau, bave been relieved and ordered home i await oidera. Aa nnprosperous lov affair is tald to havj caused the suicide of Mr. Alvan Bronson, a Mil ford, Conn. The parents of his intended bride were opposed to the match, and he w J too conscientious to set them at defiance. I An agent of the French government is saf to have been at Hartford, Conn., quite recently engaged in the purchase oi small arms.