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THE TIIILADELriHA INQUIRER MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1873. PEOFOSED CONSTITUTION, 4'onlluurd Irani Ilia Flnl Vmg. PHILADELPHIA AND SUBURBS. RELIGIOUS. MEETING IN BEHALF OT SUNDAY SCHOOLS ANNIVEI18ART BABBATH SCHOOL OK BT.

MATTHKW'B E. L. CHURCH. A meeting in behalf of Sunday schools was held yesterday afternoon under the auspices now completed, and the inmates of tltat in stltution will be removed into on Tuesday (to-morrow). It is a spacious structure and admirably adapted to the purposes for which it was bnilt.

Saturday the persons sentenced to the penitentiary by the i ourt were conveyed to that institution by direction of Sheriff Fredericks. There were eight of titeni, all young and healthy, and they presented a sad spectacle. Thomas Daily, residinz in Senate street. Camden, and employed at the foundry ol Jesse W. Starr Sons, at Cooper's Point, re ceived a lau on Saturday while at work, breaking his spina and several ribs.

It is feared that his injuries may prove fatal. afternoon the funeral ol Thomas C. Lurran was attended by the military, Lodges of Ked Men and Council of the Order of United American Mechanics in regalia. Deceased was formerly a member of the Third Itegiment New Jersey Volunteers, and was buried with military honors. Saturday morning sneak thieves stole a fine shirt from the store of Mr.

Titus, on Federal street, above Third; a lot of chiekent from the store of Mr. Wriggins, at Fifth and Morris streets, end also seine goods from a store on Broadway. quarterly meeting of the Methodist Churches in Camden was held yesterday in the Third Street Church. Thn attendance was very large, and the services impressive. MATTERS TN TTTT, COUKTS.

(art of Jailc Allison. In tho cr.se I eor W. Branson, cm-victed of receivine a iiuantitv of stolen lum ber, a motion for a new trial was refused, and the defendant wa3 sentenced to tne County Trison for one year. In the case of John W. Keenan, convicted of selling liquor in the 'I wenty-second Ward, a motion for a new trial was granted, upon the ground that the indictment was defective in not charging that the I'qmr tons sold in that ward, which was really the offense for which he was tried; but the judge held that the right of the Commonwealth to stand aside, iurors without challenging in trials for misdemeanor, which was made a ground for new trial, was established in tuts state do-yond question.

In the case of William jHagee.fonvictcu ot selling liquor in the Twenty-second Ward, Judge Peirce refused a new trial, holding thut it. wn not. error in llie court to instruct a iury that it was their duty to convict where i 1 tile evidence was uncouiiauicieu aim uiiiiu-peached. The defendant was sentenced to the County Prison for six months aud ordered to pay a fi'no of C'onrt of Qnnrtcr eion-Jnilsrc I.ikIIimt. Habeas corpus and desertion cases engaged this court.

William Baxter and Jackson lienson, col-ored, were heard on a charge of larceny. The prosecutor said that one day ho drove into the city in a wagon to gather slop, and he fell in Wltli tne ueiennaniB, wno gin mm unmiL and left him in a station house; the next day thev visited him and said he had sold his team to a man named Smith, and, when he as serted that he knew uo such person, they took him to an Individual answering to that name, who confirmed wl at thev had told him, and produced his receipt for the money. This he declared was a forgery, because "no i I COlllll 11UI initio. AUU juugc itiiuiuvj.iv4 m-wi. for trial.

.1. Scofie was remanded for trial upon a charge of larceny by bailee. It was testified that he was employed as a sewing machine agent, and furnished with a horse and wagon, and tliat lie swapped me uorsH iui mmiiiei worthless animal, and pocketed $112 received as boot in the oargain. Mrs. Smith charged her husband with deserting her, and obtained an order of $4 per week.

Gcorco W. Strinefield was ordered to pay to per for the support of his four children. Mr. Maguire was ordered week for the support of his four children. Several other minor cases were disposed of, and the court adjourned.

A farmeu in the vicinity of San Diego, has discovered a new use for the nlkuli springs which abound in that vicinity. He thera for washing his sheep before shearin-j, the strong alkali. rem iving every particle of dirt and grease, and leaving tho fleece lerfictly white. WEEKLY BKl'OltT OF IVTl.miEXTS. 1).

cemb 1S7S. Piathanl Inl'-rmrnti in the Citji of Ihi 2'Mli vf Nuwmbirto the 6A of U.wmber, 187 J. CAUSES OF DEATH. CU'SI SOI' DEATH. MASONIC.

ELECTIONS HELD IN VARIOUS LODGES AND CHAPTERS. The elections in the lodges and chapters in this city for officers to serve the ensuing Masonic year began last week and will be continued until St. John's day. The following lodges and chapters have held their elections: Franklin Lodge, No. Clement Tinglnr, S.W.Charlns T.

lia.oux; J. Julio O. Ktllej treasurer, benjamin Thackars; secretary, George J. Bicker. Harmony Chapter, No.

52. II. William C. Hamil-ilton; John Curtis; 8., Philin Vf. Crawfoid; treasurer, It.

Llovd Lee; secretary, Ym. IT. St. John's Chapter. No.

H. John M. Tlow-land; Rohert S. Vsuglian; Charles Lainir; treasurer; Edward Masnon; secrataiy, Charles Carroll Hums. Tristram B.

Freeman Chapter, No. 213. George Carnell; Kclgar Fries; 8., Hi'nry Knler, treasurer, Benjamin K. Caskey; secretary, George Id. D-Apple.

MoiU-omerT Lodge, No. William, If, rlner; S. tdward 8. Wyckoff. J.

Win. Kl mis' treasurer, Beujauiin Master, secretary, Charles Tel. Harmony Loilgo, No. 52 W. George 1.

wagner; S. luiw.ird T. Steel; J. W. William 1 Uer; Conrad H.

Day; secretary, John Ilunokl. Kensington bodge, no. ill. w. uriinin u.

owr- S. Josepn w. meyera; j. iv hi. dcitm Davis, Jl.

trcusurer, joun rr. ixk; secretary, no. K. Neifser; trustcs, John Dorlun, Jonathan Dickinson; Alexander M. Lon, Henry Einwechter, Thos.

Chester Lodge, No. 236, Chester, Thomas W. Mould: 8. Juuics Barrowcluiigh; J. W- Hubert Singleton; treasurer, Tlwraas W.

Leipcr; secretary, William Hicuson. Kvninnn No. 271 W.M.. J. Morton Thomas; S.

William Charlton; J. Heiruian Denalt; treasurer, ilenry C. loung; secreiarv, urucuua Baker. Giorga W. Bartram Idge, No.

2S8, Media, fn W. William Cooper Tally; 8. W. T. W.

IMokerson; J. James C. Henderson; treasurer, John C. Beatty; rotary, S. Larkin Kairlamb.

PemiBvlvania Lodge, No. 380. W. John McKin-ney; S. George P.

Wilson; J. William Clark Barns; treasure, J. Eldon Salter; secretary, Pehrton B. Calvert. Orients Ledge, No.

B. Duxbury; 8. A. Prince; J. John Godfrey; trots-urer, George E.

Hall; sx-retarv, William 1). Atiiura. Athelstan Lodge. No. 482.

W. M. P. Hamberg; S. Charles Halyburton; J.

J. Henry Silicon; treasuror, J. F. Madeira; secretary, Wm. C.

Probasco STRIKE INAUGURATED. TROUBLE IN THE KEKStKW" VMVl-X JdH-V THE WK AVIUM IU MASS MtKtlNG. Several weeks aco the ireneral closing of rnrnct mills in Kensintrton and vicinity was chronicled in onr news column, and the as sertion of the manufacturers that they could not continue operations witnous losing was mentioned. Recently many of the mills were started again, the owners say ing tnai 11 was niniiiiy to pievenv uie fmm iillp Within thn nnst fpw days tha employers found it necessary to iiinKe a iurtner reuuciioii. uuu um weuveis, almost in a hody, suspended further work.

Iln Sintnrilnv nmrninir tlm infill as-'filllllled in mass meeting in Friendship Hall, corner A. a i Til I- ot JN orris anil bepviva streets, An. trow uiiujk presiding. Various reports were made by committees representing tho different shops as to the status of the latter. Finally the men resolved that, while tney have had to worn twelve ana nneen nouis mmy ui i.m lrllriro a wpplr thn now srrlififllllo will re duce the wages to less than eight dollars, which tney cannot, suuinii to.

vnonlntinn was nlsn nnsserl insistinc that the practice, in vogue in some of the mills, of giving carpets in pan payment, tin wages must cease, and full cash wages be given. Thp fttrikiiic workmen caused some trouble in mills in which work wat being (tone by men taking reduced wiitres. It is saia that several looms were dr moll died iu some such shops. Oliver Dennis and Alexander Mcln-tire were arrested at York Holman streets for interfering with the carpet- weavers at McDade manufactory, and for inciting to riot. A Sharper Foileil.

A stranger walked into tho Doylestown Bank on Friday and presented a certified check at the counter for $8000, made in this city and signed by Charles II. Carpenter. He presented also a letter of recommenda tion signed Dy cciioinaner is oi mis city. He wanted to deposit the check and to draw on the account from time to time. The cashier telegraphed to Schomaker ind received the answer that the letter was bogus.

In the meantime the stranger had led the bank and disappeared very mysteriously, lie was overhauled, however, iu Trenton, where he stated that his name was Marcus lapnian, and upon linn was found a note which was written, 'Meet me today at half-past three, on the corner of Lirond and Walnut. Don't keep me standing th're." The mayor of Trenton held the gentleman until a requisition could be obtained from the Governor of this State. The tlonvirted Tavern-Keepers. About three hundred German citizens of Germantown assembled on Mam street on Thursday night for the purpose of de vising some ways and means to release those tavern-keepers who are in prison for selling liquor without license. The meeting resolved to use every effort to have all taverns in this ward closed until lifter the election, and after succeeding in that, the committee of three which was appointed, consisting of Marcus Weil, Samuel w' 1 I.

rt LiOeO aim VWIliaill Olllli, is iu inscmciraiu- ward havinc the prisoners in jail released, phdgingat the same time to keep the taverns closed. Wot to be Leased. Tlm rronosed lease of the Ilestouville, Race and Vine and Arch Street Passenger ii i tlm TTninn Iunirpr Knilivav Will not De consummawu, ns um pixeue-manded was too high, it being an annual ut equal to one -thirdof the cost at which the rails could be laid down on the route and the cars and depots built. The Overdue United Stale Steamer An officer of the United States Xavy, stationed in this city.yesterday morning received, via Boston, an official statement from the paymaster of the Kaiim. The envelope jn winch this document was inclosed bears lnj ost-mark of Ileimndii, November 20.

The kanms sailed from New York on November 14. At the Savy Yard. Yesterday, as for several Sundays past, the greater part of the navy yard force was kept at work, their labors being applied to the fitting out of such vessels as may be soonest needed in Cuban waters. The Canandaipia (frigate) will be completed this week, and it is expected that the double-turreted monitor, Terror, and the single turret, Ajai, will go into commission within a few days. OVER THE RIVER.

COURT SENTENCES CAMDEN HOME TAKEN TO TRENTON BERIOUB ACCIDENT MILITARY FUHEKAL SNAK THIEVES, ETC. On Saturday in Camden Court of Quarter Sessions Jude Stratton pronounced a number of sentences, when the court adjourned until this morning. new building designed for the use of th' i Camden Home for Friendless Children is .1... LOCAL CHAPTER, BRIEF NOTES OF MINOR OCCURRENCES JOTTINGS ILLUSTRATING EVERYDAY LIFE. Exports last -wee It, $714,445.

Governor Hartranft was In town on Saturday. Norristown Is still excited over the Infanticide case. Daniel Sansom fell dead yesterday at No. 607 Washington avenue. Business is looking up in Manayunk.

The mills are couim mo'mg to run. John McCtuiu, aged 50, was found dead In bed yesterday at No. 1517 Girard avenue. The annual meeting of the Union League of Philadelphia will be held this evening. 81,458,178 gallons of petroleum have been exported from this port since January 1,1873.

A bitch of motions for divorces were made in the Common Pleas Court on Saturday, but none granted. William Pea -ock fell on the pavement at Thirteenth i I Vine streets yesterday, and cut a gadi in Ids head. James McAnany, residing in the rear on No. 118 Carpenter street, died suddenly of Saturday of convulsions. The Philadelphia Uo.

Company celebrates its seventieth anniversary by a tnquet on the evening of December 15. A meeting of the Norristown bar was held on Salur to take action on the deatli of Henry Live.ey, one of its members. St. Timothy's Church, Reed street, below F.ighth, whs damaged by fire yesterday to th extent of $'-f0. Cntee defective ater.

John Penrose, one of the injured in the Broadway Hiul riot on Thursday night, is lying in a critical condition from his uuu. The N'ventu waul municipal tieionn as-scc'ation held a stated meeting at Ban'sley's Ha-tl Saturday evening. T. Morris Perct presided. Hugh Logan, who Is said to have find the shot that endangered the life of Campbell at ti ball of the "Uudd Assembly," is in cus- A fireman In attempting to put out the fnei in the furnaces in St.

Paul's Catholic h'trch yi steiday with water was seriously sealdi'd. The Ked Stnr Line steamship Nederland sailed fi Ant weip from this port on Saturday, taking out twenty-live passengers and a valuable cargo. The residence of William Sampson, colored, In the rear of No. 10U(S Rodman street, was entered, by thieves on Friday evening last, and robbed'of $580. Dr.

Nebinger, Lewis Cassidy, Simon Gratz, Miihlon P. llu'chimon and Michael Blynn have been reappointed members of the Hoard of Public E-lucation. John McOaullry, brakeman on the Philadelphia, Wilmington mid Baltimore railroad, was e.anpht between two cars, at Lamokin station, Saturday, and Internally inji red. An unoccupied hou-e at Twenty-first and EllMttirh sirens was slightly damaged by lir on Saturday un A defect in the alarm box sent the firemen to Fourth' and Market sreets. Last nitrht an ash box in the cellar of Messrs.

Shoemar ladies furnishing ct'iv, No. Chestnut street, fire. It was iiiseoveM.it mid. extitigu shed before any damage was caused. Satm iay ir .0011 a pair of horses attach! ti a wit on ran awav at Passyuuk avenue and Feder.il street.

Henry Jackson, the driver, was out and severely injured about tlij heid and id v. Policeman Robertson, of the First District, has boen held to bail ny Alderman McCol-gan to answer tin charge of assault and lattery on Hugh Ward, i he latter alleges that Robertsou arr.tsted him without any just cause. There will be a meeting of the citizens of Richmond at the Richmond Presbyterian Church, Richmond street, above William, this evening, for the purpose of organizing a relief association to aid the destitute of said district. John Carr and John Jordan were overheard by a private watchman planning to break into a tavern ii'i Relief streets, early on Saturday morning. The watchman sprung his rattle, and tho wou d-1 robbers with captured.

A stated meeting of the Board of Managers of the Bedford Street Mission was held on Friday evening, 'i he woi of i his mission is nrogreskiiig satisfactorily, and all its various departments are efficiency managed. The visits of the missionary among the. poor and i eg aded bring to his notice many urgent tases requiting aid. 'i i fifth of the series of public meetings, held under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association, in the interest of young men, was held last evening in the Arch Sir et Methodist Church, corner of Broad and Arch Rev. Henry W.

Wairen, D. pronie I. and addresses were made by K. Ii. oiirmli a ui others.

The citizecs of the Ward have taken the initiatory step toward the formation of a relief association. A committee has been appointed to draft t'1B regulations to cover the nfsviati and to make for public liieeiing to be held i Tuesday cveliiiig at th" church corner vi iiaiirco i street -ml Stitxpieli tiuta avenue. Frederick Fralejy F.sq., trea of the Centennial Board ut Finance, lias received intelligence of tlm arrival ut the Pennsyl vania railroad depot of fortv-six cases of minerals from the Territory of Idaho, intended for the groat International Exposition. The collection, which is said to be very valuable, was sent by. a resolution of tho L-Kislatiire of the.

Territory. The Athletic se Bail Club have secured theoid qttartersot the "Mysterious Pilgrims" tor a cliib house. The Atnletic's players for the next year are Mt liride, Clapp, Fisler, Anson, Sutton, McMullin, Fisher, Reach, Si nsendeifer, of this year's team, i two new ayes Gedney mid Battin, ine fir. mcr one oi tin; best out-fielders in the country, and the latter a remarkably fine second basn man. 'J lie Second Regiment Infantry, atioiia (instils, will eelehrate tin tniiiy-lluiii an-nivfisiiy on Thursday, the 11th instant, by a street xiarade.

They will form on Race ee'. between Sixth and Seventh, at half- past two o'clock P. and then pass don Race to Fifth stteet, to Tlioiiipsun, to Bioad, to Spruce, toE'eventh, to Chestnut, to Third, to Arch, to Sixth, to Race, to armory, where ill 'y will partake of a iriiinet. A post-mortem in the case of Tobias Kauftman, who wa badly injured in the right foot by being run over by a coal car on ttie Reading railroad at irenion avenue and Frankford road, and who died on Thursday from tho injuries received, disclosed the faet that dealit was caused by pyemia. Kauffman was em-aged in picking coal on fie track at the time of the accident.

An inquest on the body ill be held to' day. The labor discussions at the Assembly Building yesterday attmnoou drew but a small congregation. No means were adop I to cive the working woule who are idle em ployment. The usual speeches were made by ihe usual speakers, some of whom dwelt largelv aud emphatically upon the threat that the idle, before they will starve, will take by foul means what they cannot obtain bv fair. It was resolved to hold the regular Sunday af ei noon conferences in future iu another uall where uc rent wiu do tower, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

BURNINO OF A LAflGK MANTJFACTUBINO Bttll.DINO I-OS8 OVER $25,000. On Saturday morning, about twenty minutes past five o'clock, a fire broke out in the rear of the third floor of the large four-story brick building at the northwest corner of Twelfth and lluttonwood streets, and spread sotapldly that in a very short time It had burned through Into the second story. There a large quantity of pen-holders, stored in barrels, quickly took fire, and the flames burned fiercely, throwing out an Intense heat. The einen worked well, but before they could succeed in subduing the fire the second and third stories were pretty well burned out, (lie stock and materials destroyed, and the machinery either ruined or very badly damaged. Messrs.

Warrington, occupied the third floor, estimate their loss at 120,000, on which there is an insurance of 111,000. The fourth floor, occupied by Deacon brass finishers, suffered somewhat by water aud smoke. They have an insurance of $1200 in the West Chester Company, which, it is thought, will cover their loss. The building belongs, to Lewis Thompson, and is insured for in the Lycoming and tiiOOO in the Ue.idlng. This will be sullicieut to repair the dmage.

Tho house No. 5')4 North Twelfth street, adjoining the factory, owned and occupied i.v Isaac Williams, colored, was considerably damaged lu tho rear. The loss is coveted by an insurance of $1200 in the Spring Garden Insurance Company. Engine No. 20, while being driven to the fire, broke down at Tenth and llacu streets.

Ths full list of Warrington insurance is as follows: I'enu, Philadelphia J15K) Went Cheater 1000 llirniiuuliam. littliure 2o0 PennsyTvaniaj I'itlaburg Commerce, Albany Home Mutual 2K0 2i)00 Total CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. WILIi OF THE LATH JOHH C. DAVI8. The estate of the late John C.

Davis, a well-known lumber merchant of this city, has boen devised by the testator as follows: Ha gives to his niece, Sarah Jane Lodge, 110,000 absolutely, and an annual income of 1800, and his mansion on Lancaster road, Merion township, for her use during life. He gives the income of $15,000 to Mary R. and Julia A. Davis, and at their death the principal is to be divided as follows: Five thousand each to tint Lewisburg University, Baptist Publication Society and Fir-t Baptist Church, of Philadelphia; $2000 to the Baptist General Association, and $1000 each to the Baptist Missionary Union, Baptist Home Mission, American and Foreign Bible Society, Pennsylvania Baptist Education Society, Grand Liege Mission of Canada, Children's Home, Northern Home for Friendless Children, Union Temporary Home, Howard Hospital, Merchants' Fund, Old Man's Home and Baptist Home; $1000 is also bequeathed In trust for the furnishing of clothing to the poor children of tho Firat Baptist Church of this city. Mr.

"avis was ac one nmea meinoer ot tne firm of Harbcrt. Davis subsequently vice president of the Delaware Mutual In surance Comnauv, and director of tl.j Me chanics' Bank. Iloapitnl Admission. Tho following cases were admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital during yesterday and Sat tin' John agod 30, living on Wind mill Island, with injury of hand. Edwin Calberth, a seaman on the schooner Jamm Flanagan, with internal injuries pro duced by a fall into a hold.

Joseph Machanke, a sailor aboard the lied Ktnr 1.1 nn stommsmo Jyudrrland. with iniiired side caused by falling.upon his sheath knife, A lad named John E. O'Rorke, home No. South street, with left leg injured, caused bv beine knocked down and trampled upon by a crowd of people that was rushing into a hall at Tweiitv-thiid and Chestnut streets. William Brown, aged 73, living at Point Breeze, with hip bone fractured by a fall upon the pavement.

George Wiesner, aged 35, home No. 723 South Fourth street, with a stab in the breast inllicted by John Hicks, on Saturday afternoon, during a row. Hicks was arrested by Officer Lyoin and removed to the Second District Station, and held to await a hearing. Tho following cases have been admitted in the Episcopal Hospital James Run-kin, aged 40, residing at Frankford; wounded head resulting from a tight. Eli.a Ehren-burd, aged 34, No.

203-1 North Front street; badly lacerated hand from bite of a dog. Michael Brannan, aged 37, No. Leithgow street; head and face injured. James Harlan, aged 2i, Fisher street; incised wound in face and head, resulting from a free fight. Daniel Morris, aged 22, Aramingo street; hand shattered by pemat ure explosion of a blast.

James SciKi, aged 32, watchman at Bromley's carpet mills; wound in chest from fulling of pistol from his pocket while kindling tire. Dangeious. Eseitie of One 1'rl-oner nnil Rernittiire of Another. On Saturday la-t Andrew Moulton, convicted of counterfeiting, was permitted to visit ids former place of business in custody of a deputy United States marshal for the ostensible purpose of settling up his business affairs. Upon reaching the jdace Moulton withdrew into private apartments, leaving the deputy marshal to wait for a moment outside.

After waiting a good while (lie mnrshall forced the door aud found that Moiiiton had rscaped by a window. The primmer has not been arrested. On Saturday afternoon ourt Officers Webb and arrested William J. Brown, tried ami convicted in this city of having tided Henry J. Hoover out of large sums of money.

Brown was released after his convici ion upon giving bonds in the sum of $10,000 to make restitution to Mr. Hoover. Brown subsequently Ited and remained out side the jurisdiction of the courts, but information having been obtained that he was at Atlantic City he was taken into custody as above stated. A Thief Knittrher. Alfred Carman, a pawnbroker's clerk, employed at Nathan's loan office, Sixth and Race streets, on Saturday night attempted to secure the arrest or a voting man who came into the establishment it pawn a valuable gold watch which was ipposed to have bs-en stolen, and in sodoing had a lively tussie it me ienow, wno inert hard to escape.

Tho latter, however, was handud over to a policeman, and while being taken to the- Fourth District Station House managed to escape, He was captured by a citizen alter he had run some distance, and finally locked up. He gave his name as John Daily. voter the protection and immunity of Ktity. ballot im)lit4 at.ioluieauu iuviolalilesccreiiy. Williams "ifsfwin an If this unconstitutional statute had fur.

Mshcd (HO Idea of the convention's second section now 4th), as It passed ncconu reaumg. Ill Lite I HI 11 Parliament was Iascd loamena uie lmmintary and municipal elections, by which in 1 ar-liamrmaiy elections "In (lie raw of a poll at nu election the votes "hall be given by ballot. 1 he ballot of iioli rotor shall consist ofa paper tin tliia act culled a lialiot paper) showing the names and description of tbcMiiilidntf Each ballot paper hall have- a numlwr printed on Ihe back, and shall hare attached a eouu-t ifoil with the same number prlntl on the faca. At the time of toting the ballot paper shall lie marked en bolh aide with an official mark and delivered to the voter within Ihe polling station, and the number of inch voter cn the register of voters shall be marked on tliecounterU.il, and the voter, having secretly marked his voto on the paper and folded It up so as to cone al hia voto. a place It in a closed box in the presence in ra ut I'ftr.

nf the oilieer presiding at the polling station, alter I s. shown to hira the official ninrk at the hack." 1 1 would sewn to have given the idea of number- In ti'" hall lo the convention; hut in uo pan oi me Cnglbh a i' is II era any prime fo a w. it-iiik in neon the luck if hi hallo', paper, or, In plain or is, for un ojieu Hot or really a rim vota. a verv coiis.rvatim Knclish li-e-ul i' urnal Tie Jsnr 77 ,) luii.liM the decision above pioled of Ihe t-u-pre re Court of Indhria, with Ihe following appropri ate iditorliil: "A iug to the root of tlicsysl 'in of the vote bv ot lias boon bemil in the Supremo Court of the (iii'liou being whether a provision lu a aliiU'e pas-ed In Will, making It the duty of tho to numb tho ballot m'M wil.ii figures, win in conflict willi tho Coiijililuf ion of the Slate, whi.b in construed as to tlu otir ab- and Inviolable ri. The thirteenth sec tion of ai'licl' two of the Constitution of 'All elections iv the people shall be by nrd lie point lo bo considered was what w.i Hie iiiMiiln; oi "by ballot." 'J be court said 'Ihi c.

mmon liiidcistuudiiig In (li country certainly Hint the term 'ballot' Impll urerrty. 1 have nr wh1 re found a dictum to the And wluit that seer, sv stiould Is declnred in a case wlni citid whcreCM Jmliio Dcuio a "The rlgiit to vote iu this ini'tiii'T lias t's is'ly I e-n considered as an lent (Mil vuhitihle Mufeguaidtif llie imleiitiulrnee oi tit' lium) Ir eilitrn agaimt tho influent whf wealth and slution niiglit lis supposed to exercise. This object lid be accomplislind hut fury imperfectly If the pilia-y Hippos' to he secured was liuiihil to the morn, nl of depositing tl.e ballot, 'i he spirit of the system requires hat tho elector should bo secured thin owl at all timn Urrrajler against reproach oraiiiiuad-verlon, any other prejudice, tu iiccount of bavin' votid a lo hit own tinliiiis it judgment, mid th.it sccrcsy l-i nade t'l consist in shutting up with. the privacy of I Is own mind all knowbiie of I lie niuii-ner in wliti li lie has bestowed his sun'rage." '1'liin being so," fontiniifi tlieKngliali journal, "we have clearly not i ipbil voting by hullot In its Integrity, lor by our tlullot act, li. part 1, n.

21, immediately before a bnllnt Is delivered to an elector, it must be niurkcd on loth Billed with the olllclal mark, either siainpcd or pcrfirnted, ami the uiiinber, nu it- and description of the elector, os slated in the copy of the register, must be called out, and the number of such elector must be marked on ths coiin-t-jrfoil, and a mark placed in the regiiter against tint number of Ihe elector. This proceeding would obviously be held a violation of the Constitution of the ritiito of Iiidisnii, as an Interference with tho socresy which protects tho voter, and wlikli is absolutely es-lentliil to vole 'by ballot' It Is clearly evident that the provision in our new Const it ut iuu, which is less liberal than the llngli-dt luillol act, and Is substantially copied from it an I tin iincotistilulloiiiil act of Indians, will entirely destroy tho a cresy of the lialiot, as it has existed for nearly a lYOtiiry iu Pennsylvania. It altucts at once the lights and freedom of eight hundred thousand voters, destroys the eiiality which lias always existed In this Htiito between the rich and the pour man in the exercise of the elective franchise, mill places all inoclianics, worklngnieu and oernlivcs of every description, whether In mills, iniinulactorios, mat -hi nc shops, furnaces, forges, locomotive works, i.nil in the gicut anthrueile and lilttiniluoiis regions ol the interior, or ill any other employment, entirely under the control of their employers, a degradation ol our free clliaens which no fail -minded man can either jusliiy or approve. It will operate very hardly ii on that cltis' of our cltlzuns who have lately iuiied the rights of electors, Ity the fourth section of the fourth artlclo of the Constitution of the United Htatcs, "The I'tilted Billies shall giiarjiilce to every State In this Union a republican form of government," and In such a government tho will of the majority does and must nlwsys govern. lly accllou two of article five of the new Constitution, "Toe riiiprdiuo Court shall consist of seven judges, who at' i ii 1 1 be elected by the qualified electors of the Stale at hu'ifc," to hold their ottices for twenty-one years.

Kite judges are now on the bench all elected on a fair content Ifif a njwity of Hi' rlrrtun of Ihe Stale al Imye. 1 wo nrc therefore to bo elected lu Jn74, to hold olllce mull Hut the sixteenth S'ctlon of the FHine article contradicts the second section, and says a ii.ijori:y of the electors shall not elect, because no man Mil voie aiialnsl either, "f-ecliou 111, whenever fwo jWtfis of the Supreme Court are to hj chosen for tiie sam' term of service, eiteli voter shall vote for one otti and when thru are to he chosen ho shall vole for no in. ire limn tin Was candidates highest iu vote shall The sixteenth S'Ciioti Is in dir contradiction of the a loud 'ctl hi, which, if it Mood uloii would r.i-iiuire, as the present Cuiistitul o.i does, both the sd-(itlional ji dcs to be ebvtid in 1S7J to have a major. of nil Hie ciualilicd eleclors of the St site at large, lint ihe sixteenth section says uo; you shall vote only ur, but not niiii'iMf any one, Js this not defraiiiliug tho people o' ih dr rlht to i led their own judges? a ri 'bt whhh they a enjoyed since and by Ilia exercise of which two ui -iiihers of tho convention weie Chief Justice, of the Kupremo Court. It is nmni-nulip given lo the people, but is practically given to two rings, styled conv n.

ions, each composed of two hundred and fitly lolitli lam, each ring; being named by a linger political ring. nominates Its in candidal Mind, as no one can vote against him, the subsequent election becomes simply a hirctt. Jtotli candidate niav lie incompetent or iiinvoitliv.wlio.il lo a opiilai vote of tho quiilllicd electors of the Stale, never could become, judges of the highest tribunal iu the Comiuonw. all h. Jlow would a Fiigh-in I ti Ud geutlcinan f.

el, if clei ted upon S'lch a fraud on tlu rights of the people, on tiiknr; his along tide of the present member of the bench, all of whom hold tli 'r stations by the direct vole of Ihe quaUlieil of the at large. The same policy of defeating the will of the people nil pnviiig the quulitied i bcto'S ot their Indefeasi ble ri; lit lo elect their own iitlicers is earriisl into ever. Mart ol (lie Consiiliniou chore it is uossilde. The most extraordinary insiiiucc, however, is in the aevciith section ol the twelfth article, oiler tho act ol April 1H.H, one county commissioner and one county auditor are elected every year to serve for a term of three years, by which there ure always lu oth two cniumiwiniirrs and two auditors fully av'ijt aintcl wilh the duties of their respective employ ments, tie screuiii section aooiuea tins wise policyj and, to prevent any possible return tu it, nasesit part of this new Constitution, ''ihrce count)' c.oimrs-aionersamf three county auditors shall bo lis t- din eai county where such otlieersain cliosen in the )cjr JHT.i, and every third year thereafter, and iu the election of aid olhi ers each quulitied elector shall vote fot no mo. 0 than two persons, and the three persons having the highest number vf votes shall bo elected." This is tn.ule a Constitutional provision simply to in-troiuce into it minority representation an aiiti-demo-cratio and anti-republican heresy agnintt tho groai cardinal principle of all popular government, tluU the majurVy thai! pum-n.

Tin, pobby and hat of cuinula-tue vol iu, ridden by one gentleman, have pranced thp.ug'i iliii new Constitution iu Uisrerd of the righn of the people. The effort of iho couvenlion aeeini to have lieen to take away the riltt of the people i0 elect (heir own cf'ucers. While in Alarylan.1, Virginia, North Carolina, bouili Carolina, Weorgia, Florida, Ahlmiua, lsiuisiana, ialifotnta, Nevada, Arkansas, under their new Cun-tiiutious all el slions by the arc by ballot, the true secret ballot, our Constitutional Cuiiiemion ha-ilotermirud to destroy it, aud tJ plai om cuuens below the level of tlicciiizcns of our sister States. lhisaros 'probably from the manner in which its iiietc-bers were elected, no one gaining his seat by a contest at the polls, and some of the most uctive being mere aubsll- ol or giusi meinivrs who paa uieu or The result that out of iikmii''S, Ki3 Muimcd wine legal pro ewioi ueing many nmr-ii nil iue whole lKi.lv, anu It hai, therefore, auiuctiniea bvii called "The Lanvers' Convention." it repreacntcJ really but one clas of citizens, l.o, however able or not be expected to have a practical knuwleilKC of all to wants of tfcetr fi llowUIn, or ol the working of schemes and tn- orici propounded lor their cou-Kleri'tion. This hailed lo an iil-diin tted Instrument, ruin ai we have becu jinst considering, containing a ina-t of what ia mere ordinary leidation, with fatal ataU at the dearest rights of the people, in the entire di-ntructinii of the ballot, and the introduction otwiid a hemes of minority representation and cumulative voting, in utter defiance the leading principle of popular eovereigniy that the majority shall rule.

One hundred and' tine (peaiitrj consumed filiy-onc weeks in La 'i he Lero oi cuiuuou seiise, btujiuuiu uuk-tin, never (poke more than ten minutes. John M. F.sai. Tub Connecticut tobacco crowers find them. elves with two crou i ol Kibacca on their with poor prospects aiiy imine.

for aud the robsbiliiy ol u.inb.Ufly utt.uaiu tt i- of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath-school Association, in the Tabernacle rresbyterian Church, Broad street above Chestnut. After singing a prayer was offered by Mr. Ueorge II. Stuart. Jlcv.

II. C. McCook said there was an organization called the State Sunday-school Association. It Is not denominational. There is great need for Just suclt a society.

It annually holds its conventions and seeks to Itnve each countv oicanlzed. Other States have tried this, and the enterprise has been attended with success. Mr. K. II.

Bm ni'll, of Illinois, beinfj introduced, delivered an address. Ho said nearly seven-eights of the Stinday-pchool teachers of Iowa are women. He rejoiced that Philadelphia was doiiirj so much for the good cause, but she is not doing half enough. I'he reason wliv there arc not more cbnveisiun among the Suiiday-s- hool pupils is that they do not possess a larae number of cultured do not teachers. The speaker here givo a sho.t summary i the work accomplished in Miissachus -tts during the past two years.

The speaker wislied to know how the strikes at Wilkesbarre and Scrantou ari lo tie put down if it is not done lu tho name of tho Lord of Hosts. The exercises wire concluded with the benediction by llie Iiev. Mr. McCook. ihe anniversary or tno sanuain scnooi oi St.

Matthew's Kvancelical Lutheran Church took place yesterday afternoonln New street, iielow rourtn. tub exercises consist oi sinking by tho scholars and addresses by Kevs. II. 11. Allen, I).

anau. v. m'nuer, of New York. The Suniby school numbers 2(i members with an average at cmlance of AT THE CENTRAL. THK HEARINGS SATURDAY LARCENY, AS SAULT AM) BATTERY AND HIOHWAY ROB-1IKHY.

The following cases wore disposed of on Saturday at tho Central Police Station: Hubert Hobinson, colored, was charged witli the larceny of a watch and chain valued at $150, from the house of Mrs. J. P. Tuck- erman, on Sansom street, West Philadelphia, lie was employed to shake carpets at the house. Held in $1000 bail for court.

Stephen Bordley, Daniel Brooks, Stephen Thomas, Mary Williams and Hichard Fres-bce iiad a final hearing on the charge of the l.trceny of a quantity of wash clothing from the house of Mrs. McKinstrey, Broad street, near Walnut. They were seen to take the articles in the house of Bordloy, were some of them were secured. Ihe balance were obtained at pawn shops. Thomas and Kris- bee were discharged, ana tno rest woro acli held in $1000 bail fur trial.

Isaac Banners, for the theft of a pair of opera glasses from the house of Henry Egge, No. 400 unrdoii street, ana Augustus uen- der, for buying them with a guilty knowl edge, -were ni'iu in uuu tor cuui i. Thomas Whit i and George W. Hall were charged with assaulting William Stewart, cob Friday night, at Twelfth and Locust str.iels, and 'Uing him of his watch. They weie each luld In 91500 bail to answer.

John George Moore was charged wlili carrying concealed deadly weapons. He was arrested Friday night at Second and Mutk 8 reets by Policeman Grata wliilo aciing iu a suspicious maimer. Uo was held for a further hearing. Hobort Marshall, aged 16 years, was hold in 11000 hull lo answer the charge ot the larot ny of si vend articles of wearing api a from the house of Mis. Paulus, South St co: itreet, several weeks ago.

John Murray and Thomas Travoiv, both about 17 years of ttge, were held in $l(ioo hell for breaking into an unoccupied house, No. 12" Dock street, aud stealing ihrofrom a lot of scale weights. Church F.vnnnelUls Mission. A new effort for tho evangelization of tho masses has been inaugurated iu the Pi-o-tosUuit Episcopal Church in this city in a way which has proved highly successful in Ixmdon and in some parts of this country. Bishop Stevens, Kev.

Drs. Hoffman, H. Newton, Davies, Pratt and Rudder, and Rev Messrs. Murray and others having agreed to forward such a movement, the Rev. P.

B. Morgan, evangelist, will hold a scries of services in tiie southeu stern por tion of the city, and the clergy and parishes of that section will unite during tho whole of tho present week. Evening prayer will be said on Monday afternoon, December 8, at four o'clock, in the Church of the Redeemer, Seamen's Mission, Swansou and Catharine streets; on Tuesday afternon, in the Church of the Evangelists, Catharine street, above Seventh, and on following afternoons in the neighbor ing parish churches. Tlio special feature of these services will be the sermons and addresses aiming at the awakening and quickening of spiritual life, appointed for every evening of this week, in Trinity Church, Catharine street, above Second. The bishop has licensed a special service for these occasions, and he and others of the above named cleruy are expected to take part in them.

The Election t'oimnitnloiiern. The election commissioners have suspended operations, notwithstanding the decree of the Supreme Court has not been formally served upon them. One hundred pre cincts have been canvassed, and in these two hundred men had completed their worx Each man is entitled to io pay lor His services, making a sum of iu all. Up to the time of issuing tne iniuncuon the com missioners had appoint all lie election of- licera, some- twelve hundred men, together with six hundred and seventy-four canvass ers, two to each prectnt. On Friday they also completed the entire distribution of the I'HllOl-UOAeS, UUU I'll irtlllllliiy urn to commence the distribution of tho tickets I marked "For the Constitution" and "Against the Constitution." Thus far the beard have nhnnt fill Ollil I V.

i 11 ls their opinion the Convention ill assume the indebtedness, without relying the assistance of the City CoitiniissionelS, whom the inimir-liiin wits ntnwiai directed. retitlnnliiK ('orrt for Aid. Mr. William M. Cooper, whcsi establish-lishment at Otsego street and Washington itvrnue, in this city, was conveited into a refreshment saioon for Toln-o'ei-r soulters during the late rebellion, has pi ti md Coo-Kress for pecuniary aid, saying that he is now in need, and his wants are the result Uie loss of business he sustained through t.ia Acfal.ticl.llluTlt file flll.l tl 1115 r9inuiw.iiui.iit wi.v iviiii ii i.m to, tha refreshment of troois throucli this city.

His petition has tha Iimittee Miiitarv li. 2 1 1 1 3 11 4 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 8 10 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 6 2 1 5 1 12 4 1 1 1 Ii 4 if 2 1 1 Abscess Ail mil Asphyxia Aneurism, Abiln- iniir.il Aneurism of Aoiti Apoplexy Burns aiiil I'dni-nr. l-pilepsy Krysipelas i Fever, Bilious Fever, Searlet Fever, In Brain I Larynx Liver I.uncj Cancer, Cane CiiMiilties Croup Congestion, Bruin Congestion, ii ningitis Collapse of Consunip'n Lull? Convulsions Cyanosis Debility Iiiptheria Diarrhoea Dropsy Heart Disease, Hip Disease, DUease, Dysent. Dyspepsia on Brain IVrimii'm In lullain spine Inanition Locomotor Ataxy Mania-A-l'otu Marasmus Neuralgia, Old Aur I'aralysis iOieiiinatisai i Scrofula Softening of Bruin 1 1 al 4 04 8 i 8 7 17, SlilllHirii Suicide Tunes Mes'iiterica Unknown htiusion en Of the above there niter 1 year From I to 2 From 2lo 3 Total '1421 10J From From From From From 40 to 50.. fiOto GOto 70..

70 to SOlo 90.. ilOto 100.. 25 IS 21 15 13 i From 6 to From 10 to From 15 to From 21 to Flora 30 to 10.... 20.... 30...

40..., From From 100 to 110.. From ill) to 120.. Total Wards. First Second Third Fourth Filth Sixth Seventh Fightta Ninth Tenth 251 Witttts. 3 Twenty-first 3 3 Twenty-second.

7 6 Twenty-third. 4 ...11 9 7 5iTwoiity-sev'thl8 6 ...30, Twenty-ninth. 5 Unknown 14 Wards. ,.11 Eleventh 8 Twelfth 6 Thirteenth 5 7 Filteanth 6 Sixteenth Eighteenth Total 251 Deduct Ueaihs from the country 14 237 iLCiuues deaths in tne Almshouse, 9. United States, 179; foreign, 59; unknown, 13; from the Almshouse, people of color, 16; from the country, 14.

Males, 124; fi males, boys, 51; girls, 58. The number of deaths compared wilh correspondius week of 1S72 rnd ol last week was as follows; Week endirg December 7, 1S72, 279. Week end ng November 29, 1873, was 255. By ordet of tho Board of Health. 1 ULO.

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