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HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1879. PRICE, TWO CENTS. VOL.XXIIL NO. 130. FIRST EDITION.

AT FOUR SCORE YEARS. GES. CAMEBON AT HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY. Printer, Journalist, Politician, Financier, Promote of Internal Improments, Statesman, Cabinet Minister and Diplomatist A Reunion of His Fam fly, Friends and Neighbors, at the Front Street Mansion. There certainly can be no more gratifying occasion in the history of a man, than that when, in his advanced age, he celebrates an anniversary of his birthday at four score years, in full health, with mental and physical faculties vigorous, and a zest for the rational pleasures and every day duties of life, as keen as that on turning his second score.

Gen. Cameron's immediate family, his intimate friends and fellow citizens who called on him to day, found and surprised him in the enjoyment of such a condition as that to which we allude in the foregoing sentence. At eighty years of age, he is in what can be truthfully described as full health, with not a single faculty so impaired as to be inactive, with a frame of iron strength, erect in form, steady and firm in step, with mental power clear and strong, he presents a figure in a group of younger men more striking than any man of his age in the country a remarkable instance of what incessant physical exertion and mental toil can do in mellowing old age, and maintaining it in a condition of perfect equanimity when the sun begins to decline towards the "West, typical of life robing itself in glory for a grand repose. At eighty General Cameron is a picture of vigor, health and strength not often seen in men who have passed through the same scenes in politics and business. William Pitt died at 53, Daniel O'Connell died at 71, Cardinal "Woolsey lived to be 61 years old, but was utterly broken down at that age; Wellington, the Iron Duke, was 82 at his death, but at 80 was feeble and had retired; Daniel Webster was 70 when he died, and suffered long in sickness; Henry Clay was 75 at his death; Benjamin Franklin was 84 at his death; Oliver Cromwell died at 59, after a stormy life.

Of all these illustrious characters none of them was as long in public life Simon Cam eron. From 1825, when the fight on Gen. Jackson began, Simon Cameron made his first appearance in public life as a journalist in this city, taking a very active part in Jackson's cause, as well as being prominent in the then State politics of Pennsylvania, and from that period until he retired from the Senate by resignation in 1877, he has held a position in State and national politics, such as no other Pennsyl vanian since the adoption of the Constitution of 1797. At the age of twenty two he had charge of a Democratic newspaper in this city, having previous to that time conducted the Pennsylvania Intelligencer, at Doylestown. Pa.

He was a compositor on the National Intelligencer, at Washington, and while working at case, contributed articles for the paper under the supervision of the famous Joe Gales, discussing the drift of Northern politics as they had not, up to that period, been presented below Mason and Dixon's line. Gen. Cameron never forgot his associations with the craft in Washington, as while Senator and Cabinet Minister, and at the head of important committees, he frequently visited the scenes of hi3 old labors as a journeyman printer. Before he entered Congress he was the cashier of a bank, president of two railroad companies and Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. lie was first elected a Senator in Congress in 1845, serving until 1849, and was re elected to the same position in 1857 for the term ending in 1863, but resigned in 1861, to take the position of Secretary of War.

He had the vote of his State in the Republican convention for the Presidency in 1860. He resigned his Cabinet office to accept the appointment of Minister to Russia in 1862. He was a delegate to the Baltimore convention in 1864, and did more to break down the opposition to the reaomination of Abraham Lincoln than any other Republican in the country. He was again elected to the United States Senate in 1867, and re elected in 1873, but resigned in 1877, when J. Donald Cameron was elected to fill the vacancy.

Gen. Cameron has filled the office of Senator for a longer period of years than any man who represented the State in that body since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We thus hurriedly repeat the story of the career of Pennsylvania's most illustrious citizen to day, not as matter of importance to our readers, because the narrative is familiar to every reader of the Telegraph, but as a greeting to the veteran on his 80th birthday. He was greeted at his own fireside, to day, as no man is often saluted in Pennsylvania. Men came from far and near to congratulate the veteran statesman.

The old and the young vied with each other in doing him honor, and no salutation olTered him failed of a response equally as hearty as it was made. The leading characteristic of Simon Cameron has been his cordiality. While others shone in words he was content to be known for his acts. His friendships have all been practical and so, we may add, have been his resentment. Men have ever felt his presence.

He has been doing great things all his life, his achievements as a public man being on the practical development of the country, the increase of material wealth, the advance of practical men, and the defense of patriotic objects. And ho has lived to see every project he ever started succeed, and every rival that ever crossed his oath worsted. No other nublic man in the. United States has ever enjoyed this gratifi cation. The reception at the Front street man sion was at times very interesting while it lasted to day.

The General was in his happiest mood, and received his friends without any effort at ostentation. Every caller was welcome, and he knew it. There was no attempt at formality. It was the greeting of the people to a faithfiil public servant, now in retirement, the congratulations of friends and neighbors, and the 80th birthday of a gentleman who never turnea nis DacK on a friend or foe. A COAI.

MISKR'S STRIKE ANTICI l'ATED. A dispatch from Pottsvillo sava that ef. forts are being continually made to incite a miners' strike in this and other anthracite coal regions becomes more evident daily. The movement "has so far assumed definite shape that at a meeting of delegates from all the anthracite regions held at Hazleton last Saturday, it was resolved to strike on the loth the resolution. however, to be subject to ratification by a meeting to be held at Harris burg on the 11th.

The declared object of the strike i3 'to rescue the coal trade from its present ruinous condi tion." Hence the proposed action is not called a "strike." but a 'suspension," and is to last "as long as may be deemed necessary by a Central Committee of operators and miners, or either, to be selected at the said meeting in Ilarnsburg," A gentle man prominent in the coal trade, who is in position to be certain of what he is talking about, said yesterday that he had positive information that both operators and miners in the Lehigh regionwere making great efforts to foment a strike in the Schuy 1 kiUJregion, that both money and influence were Deing freely that there is rea son to fear the effort will be successful. The Knights of Labor, who do not seem to have suffered much from Mr. Gowen's recent exposure, are actively at work, and, whenever a local strike occurs at any colliery, encourage the strikers and eive them substantial aid and comfort. They have the hearty sympathy of the private operators, who would be delighted with a six weeks' suspension, provided it embraced all the regions, for the reason that they are making no money, and at present prices cannot hope to make any. A strike which would last long enough to empty the market and put up prices would be a blessing to them, but to Mr.

Gowen, who has set his heart on an output of 8,000,000 tons this year, and who must keep up heavy shipments all the time to do it, a strike is anything but a pleasant subject to contemplate. The report that he had proposed a revival of the coal combination appears to have had its foundation in a proposition made by him to his associates of the late Board of Control to combine in putting up prices. Several assented, but the Delaware, and Hudson and Pennsylvania Coal Companies refused, and so the schems fell through. In this region the collieries are working three quarter time, and many of them are not working at all the output is consequently limited to from 100,000 to 112,000 tons a week, while the full production is 180,000 tons a week, and the average, in order to reach Mr. Gowen's 8,000,000, must be 154, 000 tons a week.

MB. WELSH AND TIIK EXGUSU HUSSION. A special dispatch of last night from Washington says There have been rumors circulated around the Capital for some time that Minister Welsh has indicated a desire to return home. One of the reasons assigned is that the pay is inadequate, and that the letter which he addressed to the Secretary of State on this subject, and which was referred to Congress, is supposed to have had some influence in producing this impression. The friends of Mr.

Welsh have been aware for several months that his health is much impaired by the climate of London, and that he has found it almost impossible to acclimate himself; that his physician has forbid his going into the open air for the greater portion of the time since his arrival at the British capital. Unless when the season changes he finds a corresponding change for the better in his health, it is not improbable that he will resign this important mission and return to the United States. The Administration would greatly regret such an event, as his presence at the Court of St. James has been eminently satisfactory, aud his whole course has been particularly acceptable to Her Majesty's Government. In this connection a story has been started that the English mission would be tendered to Mr.

Evarts, but the report can be regarded in the same light as was the frequently recurring statements that Mr. Fish was to leave Grant's cabinet and accept this same mission. Secretary Evarts expects to remain in the Cabinet until the close of the present Administration. A VILLAINOUS TRICK. A dispatch of last night from New York says: Mr James R.

Keene, the well known grain operator, stated to night at the Hotel Brunswick, where he is stopping, to a reporter of the Associated Press that his name was forged last night (Thursday) to a half rate telegraphic message to J. K. Fisher grain brokers of Chicago, directing them to sell 3,000,000 bushels of wheat on Mr. Keene's account. This caused the decline in wheat in Chicago to day from 96 cents to 93c per bushel at the morning and afternoon boards.

Mr. Keene knew nothing of the transaction until this afternoon, and he repudiates the entire sale, whicti will compel he re purchase by Fisher Company of the amount sold on his account to day. Jnr. Keene says he had no intention of making any sales of grain at present, and certainly not at cents per bushel. The message was sent through the Atlantic and Pacific company, and, Mr.

Keene states, was evidently the work of an agent in New York of a con spiracy formed in Chicago by parties who were largely short on provisions, and who hoped by breaking the wheat market to cover their sales and buy largely long. Steps have been taken to discover the au thor of the telegram. Mr. Keene says suspicions are strong against what is known as the provision clique of Chicago. A large reward will bo immediately offered by Mr.

Keene for the discovery of the forger and his associates. The original copy of the dispatch is now in Mr. Keene's pos session. A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR IMS A CUES. A special dispatch from New York, dated last night, says: Thomas Maguirk, who was convicted of burglary while masked.

at Jamaica, Long Island, was sentenced to an imprisonment of fifteen years at hard labor this morning. After his sentence was pronounced, he made a confession in which he said that Shang Rogers and his gang conspired to rob John O'Donnell, supermtendent of Brooklyn's water conduits and ponds, after he had left Brooklyn to pay the employees at cypress llills and other stations along the line. O'Donnell usually carried about $1,800 on such occasions, and was never armed. 1 hree of the gang lay in wait for him and followed him on several occasions, but the opportunity never offered itself for tne consummation of their purpose. They went to Jamaica on two occasions to waylay him on the road to his home, near Baisley's Pond, keeping in the shadow of Schmallenberg's thieves' rendez vous, but lortune favored O'Donnell, and once ne went Home by a back road and again did not go home at all.

Maguirk was taken into the job, but declined having anything to do with it. He never cautioned O'Donnell, and this leads to the belief that he was in the Mlie conspiracy to rob followed the discharge from the city's ser vice of a man suspected of being implicated witn tne gang. KSSENCE. The New York Assembly has adopted a uuuaububiuuai awuuuzueni reuueing legislative salaries. Bismarck has been beaten on his Par liamentary discipline bill in the German Keichsta g.

It is estimated that 350,000 slaves and 195,000 children have received their freedom in Brazil since the passage of the "free birth act" in 1871. Passanante, who attempted to kill the King of Italy, broke down during his trial He wept, and tried to hide from public view behind a pillar in the court room. Washington confidence men are trying to swindle the public, the alleged object being to get up a memorial of Bayard layloi Gen. Dix and other prominent men have been deceived by the villains. Florida Democrats are beginning to peach on one another.

Let them go, and the public will soon know all about the frauds of that nartv in Florida in 187G When rogues fall out honest men get their uues. Since the attem nt to nssa.Ksin.lte Kinrr Humbert, of Italy, his little son, the Prince ui staples, nas Buttered much in health, Ills nights have been disturbed bv frirrht ful dreams, iu which the figure of the assassin appeared to him, and all the incidents of the affair were rehearsed until he awoke with a cry of terror. The poor boy has been excused from court ceremonials, and allowed a quiet life, with Dlavthincrs and agreeable companions, in the hope that his nervous system may recover from the shock, to which it has been subjected. SECOND EDITION OUR WASHINGTON SPECIALS. PARTY STRENGTH IN THE NEXT CONGRESS; The Democrats of the House Uneasy at the of Their Majority Zieh Chandler's Anglophobia Republican Dissensions Gradually Healing Up 4c.

THE FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS. Party Strength In That Body Smallness of tne Democratic Majority. Special Dispatch to the Telegraph. "Washington, March 8. When the Democrats undertook to threaten the Republicans into repealing the election laws it was anticipated that an extra session would not be called until late in April.

They are now making a great commotion on the grounds that they have not been allowed sufficient time to visit their homes and rest themselves after the exhausting labors of the late session. The real cause of this feeling however has become apparent. The Democratic party has but a bare maj wity in the next House at best, and the determination of the Grcenbackers to act independently in hopes of securing recognition in that body, seriously divides their strength. It also appears that in addition to the four vacancies in the California delegation, for which an election will not be held until next September, and the vacancies occasioned by the deaths of Schleicher, of Texas, and Smith, of New York, there are no less than six members of the Forty sixth Congress lying ill at their homes, some of them not likely to be present when the House is called to order on the 18th. The Clerk of the IIouso, in figuring up the relative strength of both parties, gives the following figures: Total number of members of Forty sixth Congress 293 Vacancies 6 Leaving actual strength 287 Divided as follows: Democrats (Including 10 representatives elected on joint Greenback and Dcmo craic ticket) 147 Republicans 129 Greenbackerspcr se 11 287 Taking the Republicans and Greenback ers together it will be seen that the Democrats have but seven majority, including an element of doubtful fidelity in the ten members on a fusion ticket clained by them as above, and six members whose presence at the opening of the session cannot bo relied on.

These facts taken in connection with the bitter rivalry which exists iu their ranks over the Speakership give good grounds for the uneasiness felt by their leaders regarding the organization of the House, and the control of the important matters of legislation whieh will come before the extra session of Congress. ZACH. CHANDLER AS A HATER. Special Dispatch to the Telegraph. Washington, March 8.

When Old Zach Chandler was in the Senate before, he was famous for his hatred of the English, and whenever a treaty or a revenue meas ure, or any other subject remotely suggesting Her Majesty's subjects was up for discussion, he never missed an opportunity to go for the British lion with ungloved hands. He now has transferred his affections to the Democratic tiger, and that animal will not be wanting in occasions for a howl. The veteran Michigander is a first class hand for stirring up the Democratic, animals for if there be any one at whom they do show their teeth with a hearty hatred, it is this fearless stalwart. Old Zach's speech was worth thousands of votes to the Republicans, as it has fairly aroused the public mind to a sense of the danger which threatens the institutions of the country through the unscrupulous purposes of the Bourbon element of the Democratic party. A GRATIFYING CONDITION OF AF FAIRS.

Special Dispatch to the Telegraph. Washington, March 8. It is gratify ing to observe the gradual healing up of Republican dissensions and the. widening of the breaeh between parties. The Northern Democrats are fully alarmed at the revolutionary tendencies of tho Southern Democrats and have cautioned them if they persist in eulogizing Jeff.

Davis and continue their attempts to violate tho sanctity of the ballot box they must expect the North to repudiate the party. U. B. CONFERENCE. Third Day Morning Session.

CiiAMBEUSBuiiG, March 7, 1879. D. 11. Burkholder led the conference in de votion at 8:30 A. m.

After the reading of tho journal of yesterday, li. W. Kiracofo reported his whork on the Liverpool charce. L. A.

"Wickey for Ickesburg, L. Kohr for Jellcrson, A. 1 npner for Woodbury, W. O. Wallace for Pine Grove and W.

II. Craumer for Manchester. Quite a sprink ling of visiting clergymen present from other conferences and churches. The following announcements were made by the Committee on Devotion for Sabbath services in tho several churches in town U. B.

Church, 10 A. Bishop Dickson; 7:30 r. J. YV. Miller.

Jtt. K. Church, 10 a. C. S.

Stearn; 7:30 r. It. H. Whitlock. G.

R. Church, 10 A. J. P. Anthony; 7:30 p.

B. G. Iluber. Central Presbyterian Church, 10 A. A.

Mower; 7:30 p. J. S. Sheaffer. Falling Spring i'resbyterian, 7 p.

11. A. bchlichter, Lutheran Church, 10 a. J. L.

Grine; 7:30 p. G. VY. Lightner. Ordination sermon in Central Presbyterian church at 6 p.

M. sabbath, by Bishop Gloss brenner. Address on Education, Friday evening, March 7, by Be v. D. D.

DeLong President of Lebanon valley College, in United Brethren church. Mis sionary meeting on Saturday even iug, March 8, in the United Brethren church, addressed by Rev. J. K. Bilheimcr of Dayton.

The committee who examined the appli cants for license to preach the Gospel re ported favorably in tne cases ot J. jx veil and J. S. Knapp, aud unfavorably on tho rest of the class. Examination of local preachers was con tinued.

Bros. Wagner and Craumer were granted leave of absence. Afternoon Sens ion. C. S.

Stearn led the devotional exercises at 1 i P. m. The examination of local preachers was resumed. Revs. C.

S. Stearn and J. II. Young were elected presiding elders for the coming year, each havincr received thirtv seven votes. Rev.

S. A. Mowers, as committee on edu cation, read his report. Rev. D.

D. DeLong, president of Loba non Valley College, at Annville, read his annual address to the Conference. Ex Bishop Erb, Prof. Eberly, C. S.

Stearn, J. 11. Young, liishop Dickson and rresiaenc DeLong made addresses on Education. Dr. Roop and Rev.

Z. A. Colestock were elected trustees of Lebanon Valley College for three years. Kev. ss.

A. Mowers resigned as trustee of said college, and Rev. J. A. Sand was elected to fill the vacancy.

Rev. J. P. Anthony and W. A.

Dickson were re elected examining committee for said college commencement. Mrs. Bilheimer, or Dayton, Ohio, made an address in favor woman's missionary society. CJolestock, sand ana Ji.rb were elected on the stationing committee, in connection with the presiding elders and bishops. Dr.

II. K. etterhoff asked for an hon orable dismissal from the Church and Conference, which was, on motion, granted him. A. Huber having died during tho year, Revs.

H. A. Schlichter and W. A. Dickson were appointed a committee ou memoirs.

Harrisburg at a Jlleetinc of the U. S. Board oi xraue. Mayor Patterson yesterday received a etter from G. W.

Clarke, Secretary of the United States Board of Trade, inviting him to appoint four delegates to attend the meeting of the National Convention convened by the Board to be held in New York on the 12th inst. In compliance with m. TT: TT a cy me request, u.ia uuuur uas appomieu ureu. Simon Cameron, Wm. Calder, Wm.

T. llildrup and Wm. Uueuler to represent Harrisburg. This meeting is one of Na tional importance. There will come be fore it as subjects for discus sion the following Tariffs on imports, customs, foreign markets for American manufactures, national banks, government of postal savings banks, international commercial treaties, national regulation of life, fire and marine insurance, mail contracts by land and water, cheap ocean passage, Amen can shipping, canal and river navigation, Government supervision of railroads, tho relations of commerce to national politics, the unification or assimilation of State commercial laws, Congressional supervision of inter State commerce, internal revenue, labor statistics, arbiration in lieu of strikes, the revision of land grants to Pacific railroads, civil service reform, proposed international exhibition in tho United States, decimal system of coinage, weights and measures, etc.

From tho above it will be seen that ability is required to grapple with the many abstruse subjects. The General Appropriation Dill. The general appropriation bill was re ported to the House of Representatives yesterday morning. The rule of the House requires it to bo reported by the first Monday in March at the latest. In order now to bring the bill properly before the IIouso it will require a suspension of the rules.

which takes a two thirds voto. The bill must then be messaged to the Senate, where a suspension of the rules will also be necessary before it can come back to the House and take its place on the calendar. The question of responsibility for this delay will doubtless be raised on Monday night, when a lively discussion may ensue. Geo. Hall, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, who was absent in Flor ida for three weeks, returned on February 26th.

While he was away Mr. Cauchcy, of Beaver, acted as The question of responsibility will not only affect these gentlemen, but the entire committee will be involved, as it is known that several of the members were anxious to have the appropriations made for but one year, so that they could have an excuse for a session next winter. This disposition on their part would necessarily delay the bringing of tho bill out of committee. Mr. Hall was determined that the appropriations should bo made for two years, in order to avoid a session next year, and he finally carried his point, but only alter considerable trouble and delay.

FIREMEN'S I'AKADE. The Initiatory Step for a Grand Parade on me xourtii or duly Taken uy tne lire men. Last evening, at a meeting of tho presi dents of the different fire companies In the city, held at the Goodwill engine house, it was decided to immediately proceed in tho matter of arranging for a parade on July 4. Assurance was given ol tho active cooperation of the citizens, and the meeting adjourned to meet at the Mount Vornon hook and ladder house, on Friday evening next at 7:30 o'clock. As the prime mover in the proposed parade is one of tho gen tlemen to whom much credit is due for the success of the great demonstration on last 4th of July, there is every reason to bcliovo that the firemen's parade on next 4th will eclipse anything of tho kind ever had in our city, The presidents of tho different companies are requested to be on hand promptly on next Friday cvoning at tho Mount Vernon hook and ladder house.

Changes at Uauptiln. Tho completion of tho Pennsylvania rail road bridge (which was done last fall), and tho reduction of force employed by tho railroad company at Dauphin, has rendered tnat little vulaco very Hat. 1 he payments of tho company, at that point two years ago, aggregated not less than $500 per month, which was a very profitablo source of living to more people than those at work ou the road. '1 hero isnot tho half of this sum now paid for labor at Dauphin, which has a very depressing influence on that locality. lhe same chancres have been roado along tho entire lino of tho Pennsylvanis railroad the local depots.

Reduction ot lorce is tho order, and retrenchment in all railroad matters. Improvements at Paxton Furnace. We learn that throo new hot ovens aro to bo erected nf. th livtn Komn of the old ones being torn out and excavations already commenced. Tho new ovens will require about a million bricks in their 1 1 A 1 construction, and will bo erociea unuer me supervision of Mr.

J. Donny. Work will be furnished to twenty live bricklayers, who have already been hired by Mr. and foreign bricklayers who may expect to secure a "job" on tho now ovens will do well by not coming to Harrisburg. It will tako about three months to put up tho new ovens, and steady work for that length of time will be good news for thoso who have been hired.

rinlm fur IljamnceM. Tlx i a. 4 1 IS has addressed a letter to the IIouso Appro priations Committee, asking it to tako ac t.inn nn oloim A I fnr iknianKii ilnnn (.1 VJL IJIWJ IW the cemetery by the troops during tho riots of 1877. It will bo remembered that troops were disembarked near the cemo tnrV sinrl tn tlmii mnvnmrmts the fence around the burying ground was a. i rcmuveu.

i ne claim is so just nu equiuv bio that t.lin Torrid it nm nan hnrdlv fjiil iuia.vu order its payment out of an appropriation made aud set apart for claims by the last TiArriBloturA Mission Work. Tho auxiliary association of tho Prcsby Hiiuu ii uiuuu foreign hi msiuiiiii So cietv held sessions in Huntingdon this week. Mrs. Orbison. of Bcllfonle, Mrs.

J. D. Brown, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. John Tl ou, ui i uiiaacjpma, wuo uavu ucuu iauor inrf in iooiAn 44,.... In wiwk mnunnf ami tertained the meeting with roniarks upon the progress of tho work.

A public meet ing was held Wednosday evening, address A1 hv 1 ITstlifiAl.l a1 Wliit.n nnil ii other one Thursday cvcniDg for tho cliil aren.A.uoona van. THIRD EDITION. A SOTS FUNERAL PYRE. FIRE IN XEWBTJRYFORT, MASSACHUSETTS. A Number of Buildings Burned, With, the Supposed Causa of the Fire In Episcopal Rectory Robbed Clothing, Silver Ware, Taken riKE IN NEWlStBYrOBT, MAI S.

NEwnunYPOKT, Mass, March 8. A fire his morning destroyed two dwelling houses belonging to the estate of Rufus Cook, valued at $1,000. The flames spread to four tenement houses a block below and to other buildings. The total loss is about insured. John Hale, aged 40 years, single and intemperate, was burned to death in one of the houses.

The fire was probably caused by him. THE PITTSBUKG MCRDEU CASK. PiTTsnuit G.March 8. It looks as though the real murderers of Sammy Hunter at Braddock's on Wednesday night have been discovered. The two boys Murray and Bawlsr were discharged yesterday morning for want of evidence to holdtthem.

In the stable where Hunter was last seen there has been discovered a hatchet and a spade both covered with blood, human hair and brains. Considerable circumstantial evidence, iu connection with tho above, led to the arrest of John Ueiser, their stable boss, Wm. M'Clain, his assistant, and a ne gro hostler. It is supposed they kUlcd Hunter and carried his body 400 yards in broad dayliaht over a level plain to the river where his body was found. No motive has as yet been found, but it is thought to have grown out of a sudden quarrel.

Tho men are now in jail hero awaiting the result of the inquest. Hunter will be buried to day. AN Kl ISCOPAl. KECTOKV IZED. UUIIULAIN riiiENixviLi.E, March 8.

Last night tho rectory of tho Episcopal church of this place was entered by burglars aud robbed of a considerable quantity of silverware and all tho wearing apparel belonging to the family that they could find. Also, an overcoat belonging to tho Rev. Joseph D. Newlin, rector of the church of the Incarnation, Philadelphia, who was here assisting in the Lenten services. The burglars effected an entranco through a cellar window, aud none of the family were disturbed.

The robbers left behind tbcm a heavy bar of iron, which was doubtless in tended as a weapon of assault if they had been discovered. SUING TO SET ASIDE THE ASSIGN MENT. Cincinnati. March 8. Archbishop Purcell is in receipt of a letter from Cardinal M'Closkey stating that a conference of Church dignitaries would be held in the East at which they hoped to devise some plan for his relief.

Suit was begun yesterday by one of tho Archbishop's creditors, who seeks to set aside the conveyance of property to an assignee on the ground that the conveyances made to said assignee were without consideration, being made for the purpose of hindering and delaying settle ment with the creditors of the Archbishop. HOSTON NEWS. I'aigo Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud A l'aiciii jcxtenaion lieeinteu. Boston, March 8. The jury in the Paige caso last night returned a verdict of guilty of the general chargo of conspiracy to defraud his creditors.

A motion for a new trial was filed, and it will bo argued on the 24th inst. The board of trado havo passed resolu tions opposing an extension of tho patent on the M'Kay shoo sowing machine. IMMIGRATION INTO TUB UNITED STATES. Washington, March 8. Tho Chief of tho Bureau of Statistico furnishes tho following summary of tho official returns of immigration into the United States During tho calendar year 1878, there arrived at tho several ports of the United States 20'J, 234 passengers, of whom 15:3,207 wore immigrants.

During tho calender year 1877, tho total arrival of passengers was 190,301, of whom wcro immigrants, show ing an increase of 22,701 in tho number of immigrants, or about seventeen per cent. A HEW K.VIL.KOA1) IN THE OH. Kl GIONS. Pittsuuug, March 8. A telegram from Titusvillo says that on Thursday evening Mr.

A. C. Bloss was appointed chairman of a committee to mako arrangements for constructing a railroad from Titusvillo to Bradford. Tho cntcrprizo is favorably spoken of by tho citizens of both places, and there is very little doubt that it will be built. EATK NEWS.

IiUcreHing Urns by Mail and Telegraph Mini All 1'oints. Captain Boyton reached Ironton, Ohio, last night. Iu tho 'Natchitoches cases" at New Orleans, tho jury yesterday rendered a verdict of acquittal. Considerable damage was done by tho recent storm in California. Bridges were washed away and grain lands Hooded.

Voglor of Baltimore, havo been awarded $13,500 damages against a Cleveland lirm for imitation of a trado mark. Superintendent Smytho, of the Insurance department, has sent a communication to tho Ne York Legislature giving opinions and other correspondence to show how unjustifiablo wcro tho charges presented against him. Information was received at St. Louis yesterday that the Missouri Pacific railroad company had come into possession of the Kansas Pacific road by purchase. An officer of the former road stated tha the purchase included a largo amount of the depreciated securities of the Kansas PaciGc, tho wholo valued at $3,000,000.

James Beck, baggago master on tho St. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad, recently convicted of mail robbery, has made a confession implicating B. Chester, a brakeman, and Wm, F. Johnson, express messenger, who were arrested in St. Louis last night.

They have also confessed. Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, nineteenth wifo of tho late Brigham Young, has written a letter to Mrs. President Hayes declaring woman suffrage in Utah a delusion and snare, and asking her to exert her influence against tho vast and increasing crime of polygamy. Judge ltowo, Ohambersburg, yesterday overruled tho motion for a now trial in tho caso of tho Commonwealth vs.

Peter Swinglcr, and tho penalty of death was passed upon tho prisoner. Hugh Davis, A. J. Foster aud Charles Sims, tluco young men of Memphis, wcro arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with au attempt at blackmailing Mrs. Kate Dawsou.

They threatened to burn and rob her residence unless paid 300. All havo coufesscd their guilt. Sonators James U. Blaine, of Maine, and J. P.

of Nevada, and Represen tative u. B. Lormg, of Massasschusotts, are in Richmond. They are interested in the proposed Richmond and Allegheny railroad, and are there to look after that enterprise. The Democratic members of the Tennessee Legislature held a caucus last night to discuss the State debt question.

Numerous speeches were made and resolutions were offered, but nothing definite was reached. The proceedings showed a wide diversity of opinion, and but little hope of effecting a settlement. The Julia Mining company yesterday morning commenced pumping into the Sutro Tunnel. In consideration of satisfactory relations existing between the Julia and the Tunnel companies, tho latter has placed its compression pipe at the disposal of the mine to enable it to get rid of water as speedily as possible, The Treasury Department at Washington has already sold since January 1 four per cent, bonds to the amount of and the demand continues to exceed the productive capacity of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. There is every reason to believe that the bonds sold during the current year will amount to $.500,000,000.

Tho funeral of the late Vicar General Kundig takes place on Saturday morning at Milwaukee, Wis. A large number of priests of the dioccso will be present. Rev. Father Matthews, of Racine will deliver the funeral oration. By appointment of Archbishop Henni Rev.

Father Donahue, of the Cathedral parish, assumed the duties of Vicar General. Hon. A. M.Waddcll, of North Carolina, is now the only candidate for Secretary of tho Senate from that State, as Mr. Shober, who was also a candidate, has withdrawn.

Tho Senators from North Carolina, the Legislature and the entire Congressional deogation aro in favor of Mr. Waddell, and his friends assert that ho will havo a considerable support outside of the State. Henderson Eanes attempted to cowhide John Jones near tho Appomattox depot at Petersburg, yesterday morning because tho latter had caused Eancs arrest lately on a charge of stealing, which was disproved. Jones drew a pistol to defend himself, when Eanes fired, wounding Jones slightly. Eanes then lied.

Five or six more shots were exchanged at close quarters, but without further effect. State Attorney General Field went to Washington last night to attend the United States Supreme Court, on Monday, when he will bring before that tribunal the matter of alleged usurpation of power by United States Judge Rives of Virginia. No arrests havo yet been inado of the County Judges recently indicted in Judge liives' court. Judge W. J.

Robertson, of Charlottsvillo, and General Bradley T. Johnson, of Richmond, have been retained as assistants to the Attorney General in tne caso bcioro the nited btates Supreme Court. Three members of the Kansas Legis lrture bribery investigating committee, Messrs. Caller, Keller and Hartshorne, reported yesterday, completely exonerating all parties from charges of corruption. 3Ir.

Kaiidolpu mado a separate report, exon erating all the candidates for Senator and all the members of the Legislature from auy wrong, but ho thought there had been an attempt ac bribery by outsiders. Mr. llall, iJemociatic member, reported that he believed proof of bribery had been made against Mr. Ingalls and members of the House, and recommended that the Legislature send the testimony to Washington. The reports and testimony were all ordered printed.

CORRESPONDENTS COLUMN. HOW THE CHINESE HEATHENIZE SAN In speaking of the baneful influence the Chinese exert upon the white population in San Francisco, the Presbyterian church paper for tho Pacific coast, the Occident, edited by the Rev. C. E. Babb and a score of able Presbyterian divines, declaimed upon this subject iu this wise, on October "27, io ia: 'John loves to gamble, and no less than a score of tan games have beeu iu full blast for years, aud the proprietors of these pay well to prevent arrest and to sccuro immunity from interference.

According to a moderate estimate no less than 200 Chinese cyprians likewiso find a place in this quarter for their nefarious trade. These com pounds of human llesh, ignorance and de pravity are held and owned as personal property by individuals and companies who subsist largely upon their earnings. Concerning this we have no doubt, as we havo seen in tho office of tho Chief of Police under a former administration a copy of a bill of sale of one of theso degraded creatures. Tho owners of these also pay well. Tho Six Companies likewiso need at times, in order to sustain their authority, to take matters into their own hands aud mete out appropriate punishment to offenders, and they likewiso pay well.

And plenty of men have been found who would take the pay and let these abominations go on, until now there is not a quarter in any civilized city iu the whole civilized world that so reeks with nil manner of filth and corruption. Our Chincso quarter is a stench aud a nuisance, and its stench increases. It is a sewer uncovered and stopped up, into which is gathered all imaginable putridity, and whoso slimy waters already Jill it to tho ovcrllowing. Our Eastern friends, standing afar eff, msy think tho scent is pleasant, but let them bring their nostrils close to it aud they will turu away iu unutterable disgust. It is timo this nui sauco was abated.

Let tho owners of these tenements unlit for human habitation bo mado to clean them, or let them bo torn down. Let the health ordinances bo carried out and not evaded. Let theso tan games bo cleared out. Let theso cyprians bo brought into court on writs of habeas corpus aud given their liberty and coustrained to forsake their life of sin. Let the directors of these Six Companies wheu they commit a crimo bo brought to justice aud condemned as felons.

There should be integrity and will power left iu our midst to accomplish this result. Some work is being dono by our missions. All honor to our noble women and missionaries for their self denying efforts to raise up tho dogradod and reform the vicious. But, as ono of our popular pastors said last Sabbath, 'tho religious faculty is small iu tho and the work is slow. While they savo ono tho deadly inllucnco has gone out to injure and ruin scores of our people.

Other means must bo employed. Let our politicians who descant upon theso evils stop their talking and do something. Let tho workingmen ccaso their howling 'the Chincso must aud set about something practicable and practical, and let an united public sentiment powerfully constrain tho city authorities to do their duty." eye witness. I.chUm In llio Wutcr Main. A leak was discovered in tho water pipes in Walnut street, near Second, this forenoon.

Whon tho workmen dug down to the main they found that a lead pipo which leads into the block of buildings known as Shoemaker's row had burst near its junction with tho main pipo. No damasro Was done. The necessary repairs were immediately made. Workmen are also engaged in repairing a leak in tho water main, State street, near Eighteenth. This leak, which was reached with great difficulty, owing to the How of water, wincn is as strong as three hydrant streams.

The repairs will bo mado when the engine at the water houso stops run ning late this afternoon. FOURTH EDITION THE FORGED TELEGRAM. EFFECT OX THE NEW TOBK WHEAT MARKET. What a Prominent Grain Operator Thinks About the Affair Mr. Keene Declines to bo Interviewed Washington News Patterson Pardoned.

THE H1G WHEAT SALE. AThat a Prominent Wheat Operator Says. New York, March 3. Mr. James R.

Keene, grain operator, was down at his private office, on Broad street, this morning, but denied himself to all callers, and refused to receive any messages in reference to the recent forgery perpetrated on him. It could not be learned whether Mr. Keene had offered a reward for the forger and his associates. Matters appeared to be quiet at the Produce Exchange this morning. A prominent wheat operator said that yesterday, when word was received at tho Exchange here of the large sale of wheat in Chicago, that the market declined from one cent to one and aad a half cents per bushel in the morning, but returned to its original figure in the afternoon.

lie said it was No. 2 spring wheat that was sold in Chicago, and that the quality it affected here was No. 2 red winter. lie did not suppose tho wheat market would be affected to day. So far it had teen quiet but firm and steady.

Prices today were: No. 2 red winter, $1 18; No. 2 amber, $1 17; cash, March, $1 15J5)' $1 1GJ; April, $1 1G bid and $1 17 asked and for May, $1 18. lie thought it very strange that the message to Fisher should have been sent at night at half rates. This was enough, he said, to have aroused any person's suspicions, and Mr.

Fisher was to blame for not further investigating the matter before selling the wheat, lie expressed his suspicions that probably there was some job lurking behind the whole affair, but what that job was he was not prepared to ay. Other grain operators expressed views of a similar character. Nothing could be learned about the telegram at the Atlantic and Pacific ele graph company's offices, as the officials were reticent in regard to it. WASHINGTON KKffS. Ex Senator Patterson Pardoned What Con Sressinan March Will Do.

Wasuixgtox. March 8. Ex Senator Patterson to day received a letter from the Attorney General of South Carolina granting him full pardon and oblivion for any indictments pending against him in that State. Mr. Patterson will leave Washington in a day or two to accept an important trust under the Southern Pacific railroad company.

Congressman elect Murch, of Maine, has declared his intention to introduce a joint resolution at tho special session of Congress declaring eight hours to constitute a legal day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the United States Government. A similar measure passed the House ou the 9 th of 31 ay last, but failed in the Senate. AMKK1CAN CATTLE IX ENGLAND. The Steamer Ilrazllian'n Successful Voyage. Loxdon, March 8.

The T.mes says the first consignment of cattle subject to the regulations arrived yesterday at Liverpool in the Warren lino steamer Brazilian, which has been peculiarly successful in her transport of live stock. This is her second voyage from Boston during the winter, when tho Atlantic is rough, without losing a single head of cattle. Yesterday the Brazilian landed 801 head at the special lairago licensed by tho privy council at Birkenhead. Every animal was apparently sound and healthy, and it is anticipated they will find a ready market in London and Liverpool, as dead meat, within the ten days allowed for slaughter. If this expectation is real ized, it is probablo that American shippers, who aro awaiting the result of the Brazil ian's experiment, will send a large number of beeves under tho samo conditions.

A New County Out of Dauphin. A public meeting was held in Lykens town on Thursday evening to take measures by which legal action could be had for erect ing a new county out of the upper end of Uauphin county and portions of Northum bci laud and Schuylkill counties. Jonas Gar man, presided, with a number of assistants in tho capacity of vice presidents and secretaries. A number of tho prominent citizens of Lykcns delivered addresses favorable to tho new county, after which a prcamblo aud resolution were adopted unanimously. These recite the necessity of forming a county from portions of Northumberland, Schuyl kill and Dauphin counties, because of tho distance from tho respective county scats, and invite delegates from tho election districts of said territory to" a convention to be held at Lykens on the 20lh of March inst.

Messrs. John M. Blumm. Jonas Garman. II.

Bucck and Edward Miller were chosen as delegates from Lykens. This movemeut has evidently been started by tho residents of Lykens, in the hop that it their project succeods Lykens will be se lcitid as tho county seat of the new county. FINANCIAL. AMI UUMHKKU1AU Philadelphia. MaiicU 8.

Stocks are stead and dull; eennsylvuiiui tu, 3i ls8ue.nr,;; i uiinueipma cne u. iy i Keaaine it. Pennsylvania 35 Lehlg't) Valley llall roiui, 1) uiuwl Companies of Nw Jrrio.v, 137; Northern Central, 13 lie high Navigation, 1515 Norrlatown ill roul 10 'lrraniHMtauon, 4t PUts bui tf T.and 405 Little Schuylkill Ilail roul, 41. Nm Vork, March 8. Stocks are strong: money, 33; '6Ss, 102K; UMOu, 102 New Yoi'K Central ana Hudson Uivnr Uailroad Company, ll'iTi; Krio Railroad, Adams KxpieaH iuV; Micliljran Central 87; l.ako' ohore, lllinola Central, 112; Cleveland 91; Chicago and Uock Island.

li; Pittsburg and Kt. Wayne, extern Union Telegraph, 105; Toledo ami VV abash, faii.AnKbraiA. March 8. Flour Is.inletand very iirm fiupcrliiie 2 extra, S3 Du4 oitioaiid Indiana family $1 87Q5 Pennsylvania family, ft 30j5 00; Su Louis family. $5 iiC 00; Minnesota 4 505 00 patent and lilRh grades, 0.IQ8 Oj.

Kye flour at $2 75. Coin meal is unchanged. Wneat Is strong; No. 2 red. $1 14; Pennsylvania red, $1 16; am ber.fl ltt): white, $1 1G.

Corn! steady; steamer, 4Q13c; yellow, 44e; mixed, 4SXc Oata are vtronger; Southern and Pennsylvania white, Western do. Western mixed, ic Kye 1 ateady; Western, 57c; 5S3. Provisions steadier; mess C24 10 India mess bacon smoked smoked hams, plcklod hams, fljc; dressed hog, Lard Is steady; city kettle. 7c; loose butcher's, 6Vi6c; prime steam, 7c Butter Is unchanged; rolls lire Arm; Pennsylvania extras, liQUc, Western Reserve extin, 14likj. Hgm arc scarce; Penn ull cream, H' 8c: do.

good, Petroleum I steady; rcfiued, cruae, 7fiSc. Whisky, I 07..