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THE PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 1, 1875. giilliitrrji. THE CAN CAN.

THE ENFORCEMENT ACTS. THE QUESTION OF THEIE clerk a resolution passed by the Board of Education requesting Councils to appropriate $1,815 for the payment of the salary of the Superintendent of Music for 1875, as tbe Board deem the offioe one of necessity to the service of tbe public schools. Dr. Nebinger, of the Board of Education, delivered a few remarks in favor of the appropriation, shoring that it must he made or the office of superintendent must cease, aud without such an office tbe study of music in the schools must be abandoned. Mr.

Whitney also took the same grounds and spoke of tbo Perot system now used in the school. A rambling conversation took place, which was to the same effect as has been familiar to the public for some time, the feeling on part of the committee being against the proposition. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIE3. A Lunatic's Fatal Freak. Rocky Mountain New.

An atrocious tragedy was committed in Toquerville, Utah, last Thursday, which for some unaccountable reason was not reported by telegraph. Richard Fryer, who has lately labored under the hallucination that he was a second Jesus Christ, entered his house in the evening, and found Thomas Batty, a friend ef the family, lighting a fire in the grate. Believing that Batty was an emissary of the devil, who was trying to burn his premises, the lunatic rushed for a pistol and shot him through the head. Mrs. Fryer, paralyzed with fear, erouched in a corner, and was shot through the heart by her demoniac husband.

The next thing be did was to go to a cradle where his infant child was lying asleep and deliberately blow its brains out. This was the crowning act of the almost unparallolod tragedy. Fryer then sallied forth into the village, armed with a revolver and a gun, proclaiming himself the Lord, and saying that he had slain the devil and several of his Imps. The Sheriff being unable to arrest Fryer, and fearing that still other lives might be sacrificed, killed him with a shot from a navy revolver. Batty, Mrs.

Fryer, the babe and the slayer of them, all were buried on St. Patrick's day from the same house. yon to the House of Correction." "I don't care for the commitment," said she, "but I would like to tell you something before I am sent down." "What ii it," asked Alderman Corpenter. "You see before you gentlemen," and she addressed the railed off gang of spectators aa well as the Alderman, "a victim of misplaced confidence. My gray hairs will soon bring my sorrows to the grave.

Iam not, as you might suppose, a victim of man's perfidy, in the general sense. I can affirm as a truth that no man over bilked me. But in my early girlhood I embarked in the school teaching business. I waa pure, and am to day I was innocent, but am not to day; irritated by school directors, angered by tbe parents of my children, who wanted me to spank brains into youngsters without spanking, I at last resigned my position. since then have been wandering around the world." Said the Alderman "You are a retired school teacher you say oan you spell commitment?" She spelled it right and was sent up.

Upon that spelling hung eight reporters who were anxious to hear her spell it wrong, because she would thon have been perhaps sent to the telegraph office at the Central Station to inform the school of operators. ANOTHER FOOLISH GIRL. KENNEDY'S MILLINERY OPENING WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MARCH 31 AND APRIL 1. No. 1216 CHESTNUT STREET.

gpistellantotis. W. O. ALLISON SONS. THIRTY SECOND AND WALNUT ST3.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. MANUFACTURERS OF Gas, Steam and Water Pipe, Lap welded Wrought Iron, Boiler Tubes, AU Kinds of Railroad Cars, TOEGINGS and CAST IE0N W0KK of Every Desoription. WESTEKN SAVING FUND SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, No. 1000 WALNUT STEEET, REMOVED To No. 211 South TENTH Street, a few doors below WALNUT Street, until tho alterations of its Office Building are completed.

WILLIAM W. ALTER, Depot Ho. 957 N0ETH NINTH STEEET, BELOW GIRARD AVENUB. Office COENEE SIXTH AND WOOD STREETS. Pure Lehigh, Wilkes Barre, and Lykens Valley COAL.

First Class Coal Only, Gleaned and Prepared for Familv Use. JTmilroaDs. PeSWylvaSi a kailkoad! ON AND AFTER MONDAY, March 8. 1875, Trains leave Depot, Thirty second and Market street. MAIN LINE WESTWARD.

Pnoll Accommodation, 6.30, 9.00 and 10.50 A. 1.10, 4.15, 6.50, 9.00 and I1.9M I'. M. On Sunday 7. HO A.

1 and 7.45 P. M. Elniira and Renovo Mail, except Sunday 8.00 A. M. Mail Traill daily.

Ion Sunday ruiisoiily tu Harrislnirg) 8.00 A. Fant Line and lxwk Haven Express, except 12.. 1 M. Ilnrrishiirg Accommodation daily, except Sunday 2.30 I. M.

Lancaster and York Accommodation daily, except Sunday 4 00 P. ParkeshurK Train daily, except Sunday P. M. piltsbtirKh Express daily, except hunday 6.10 P. M.

Cincinnati Express daily 8.20 P.M. Pacific Ex press daily ll. P. M. Erie Mail daily, except Saturday 11.5.1 P.

M. b'mrw, 1' Iti A. diiilv. Tickets must be iirocurml and baggage delivered at 116 Market street ny v. M.

NEW YORK DIVISION. Express fhr New York, 2.40. 3.3U. 7.15, 7.20, 8.30 and 11,00 A. (Limited New York Express, 1.80 P.

1.35, 4.30 and 7.00 P. M. and 12.no midnight. On Sunday 140, 3.30, 8.30 A. M.

aud 4.30, 7 P. M. and 12 midnight. Emigrant Train Tor New York, 11.40 P. M.

Express for Long Branch, 1.35 P. M. For Trenton und Lamhertville, 5.30 P. M. I FEOM KEN'SINUTON DEPOT.

Bnstleton (1.3.1 A. 12 nocn, 5.00 and 7.25 P. M. Way Train for Bristol, 6.35 P. M.

Trenton, 6.55, 10.15 A. 2.30, S.30, 4, 5.15 and 8.20 I. M. Oa Sunday, 9.15 A. M.

and 2.30 P. M. Express lor New York, 8.40 A. M. FOB BKLVlDKltE DIVISION.

Express for Trenton, Lamhertville, Pliillipsburg, Boston, Water Oap, Scrantou, 6.V A. M. and 3.30 P. M. Accommodation lor Beividere, lo.loA.

M. For Lnniheriville and Pennington, 6.5.5, 10.15 A. M. and 5. IS P.

M. For Flemington, 6.55. 10.15 A. M. and 3.30 P.

M. AM BOY DIVISION. FP.OM MAItKET STKEET FERRY. Accommodation for New Y'ork, via Perth Amboy, A. M.

and 2.00 P. and via Jauiesburg and Monmouth. Junction, 6.3a A M. Accommodation for Trenton, connecting with expresa trains for New York, 6.30, 8 and 10 A. 12 noon.

3.30, 4.30 audo.3o P. M. Way Train for Burlington, 6.30 P. and on Thursdays only, at 10.30 P. M.

On Sundav, 7.3U A. M. and I P. M. Wav Train for Uordenlowu, 8 P.

M. and 12 midnight, For'Kinkora Branch. 8 A. 2 and 4.3U P. M.

For Ilightstown, 6, 6.30 A. 2, 3.45 and 5.30 P. M. For Long Branch aud New York, 10.30 A. M.

For Tuckertan ForMedford, 6 and 10.30 A. 3.45 nnd fi.30 P. M. For t. 3 lolly and Pentberlon, 6 and 10.30 A.

3.45, 5 and 6.3ft P.M. For Mt. Holly, 1 and 11.30 P. M. FnrMcrchautville, 10 p.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. TRAINS ARRIVE Thlrty.first and Market From Pittsburgh, 3.10, 8.05 A. 7.30 P. M. dally; 6.50 A.

If. and 4.15 P. M. duilv, except Monday. From Erie and Wiliiamsport, 50 A.

M. daily, except Moudav. FromBultaloniid Niagara Falls, 8.05 A. dolly, except Monday. From Rcnovo, Klmira.

and Wiliiamsport, 7.30 P. M. From New York, 1145, 4.38, 10.15 A. 12.05, 12.46, 3.50, 8. 6.50, 7.35, 7.40, 8, 10.40 and 11.15 P.

M. On Sunday. 7.40, 8. 10.40, 11.45 P. and 12.4.5 A.M.

From Eaahiu, Puilllpsburgand I.ambertville, arrive Kensington Depot, 10 A ,4.55 anil 10.45 P. M. SLEhPlMi CAB TICKETS can ho had at Broiul and Chestnut Streets, and Depot, Thirty second and Market streets. THE UNION TKANSKER COMPANY will call for and Check Baggage from Hotels and Riidencea. Time canui and full information can be obtained al the Depots and Ferry named above and at tbe following 838 Chestnut street; TICKET OFFICES: S.

E. corner Brood and Chestnut streets; (No. 118 Market street. FRANK THOMSON, tleneral Manager. I).

M. BOYD, Oeneral Passenger Agent. 1 )1 1 ILA MX? IIIA "AND HEADING RAIL AluMI maIn Linf, On and after January 17, 1875, trains will run as follows, frona Jiepot, Thirteenth and Callowhill streets: Beading. Pottsville and Alleulown Accommodation 30 A at. (Connects wilh Chester Valley, Perkiomeu, Picker erlng Valley and Colehrookdale Branches.) Williaiiwpoi llarrisburg, I'utlsvillo, Lancaster and Columbia Express .15 A.

M. Way train for Reading and Branch Roads 1.M P. M. Beading. Hnrrisburg, Pottovilie, Lancaster and Co tuufbta Express 46 Pottsville and Tamaiiua Fast Accommodation 6.1 P.

M. (Connects wilh Perslonien Railroad. I Reading, Harrislmrg and Allentown Way 7.01 P. DC (Connects for Taniaqna, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah Citv, Ashland, t. Carniel, Shaniokm and all points in" Schuylkill Coal Regions.) Through cars to llarrisburg and Wiliiamsport.

SUNDAYS. Beading and Jlarrlsburg, 7.00 P. M. PolUirille aud BrauoU Roads. 8.011 A.

3.15 P. M. PARK TRAINS (daily, except Sunday) leave Seventeenth street ami Pennsylvania avenue: For Belmont at 8. 1) 2" and 11 A. 2 and 3.45 P.

M. Leave Belmont al 8.45, 10 and 11.30 A. 3 and 5.45 P. M. GERM ANTOWN AND NORRISTOWN BRANCH.

On and after February 1, 1875, trains will run as follows, from Depot, corner Ninth and Ureeu streets: OEBM ANTOWN AND CHESTNUT Lcaw Philadelphia (Express), 8.30. 3.45. 4.50 and P. it. (Way) 7, 7.40.

8.20, 10 A. 1, 3.15, "ti.36, 7, 8, tUi, Olid 1L40 P. 1.45 midnight. GERMAN TOW N. Leave Philadelphia, e.aj, 7.15, A.

2, 4.10, 5,15, H.l li, 10.J. ''leuveiierrnantown (Express) 8.07, 8.25, 8.47, 9.26 A. M. (Way). 6 6 25, 7, 7.21, 7.45, S.U0, 8.4U, 10.15, 11.15 A.

12.05 noon, l.ii, 2.35, S.20, 3.40, 4.45, 5.tH, 5.45, 5.55, 6.15, 6.10, 6.55, 7.45, 8.10, K.30, 10.10, 7.C.5. 7.50. M0. 9.10, 10 11.50 A. l.M, 13), 3.25, 4.30, 5.40, 6.25, 6.40, 7.55, 9.15.

9.50, T. li.4 Ulid 11 SLN DATS Leave Philadelphia, 7.45. 9.30 A. 1, ISO, 11J, 3.115, 0.20, H.l 1 lor neiuiumuwu wit. lave UteMlint Hill, 0.05 A.

12.30, 2 l.i, 4.15, 5,2.1, 6.30, $, 9.30 P. and Irom tlennnntown only at 1.45 P. M. AN A INK, CONS HO HOCK EN AN I NORRISTOWN. lavc Philadelphia, "6.05, 7.30, 8.05, 9, 11.05 A.

12.05, 1.30, 1, 4. 4 30 4 45, 5.05, 5.30, 6.25, 8.05, lu.35, 12 P. and for Muna yiink only at 2.20 P. M. (4.:) M.

train makes no stops betwewa Philadelphia and Norristown.) LcuveNi.lTlsti.W!l5.3i 6.30,7, 7.30. 8.10, 8.20, 8.50, 10.10, 11.15 A 1 2.30 3.30, 4.:, ii.U5, e.30, 7. 8.30, 10.30 P. and from Maa ayillik onlv at 3.25 P. M.

18.10 A. M. train makes no slops Iwci ii Norristown and Philadelphia.) SCN 1 iA YS Leave Philadelphia, 7 30, 9.10 A. J. 4.10 P.M.

LcaveNorrlstowu, 7.30,8.15, 9 A. l.W, '130, 7.15.9.15 P.M. Workmen's trolns. PLYMOFTn RAILROAD. Iav Philadelphia, 7.30.

11.05 A. 5.30 P. M. Leave (Ireland, 7, 10 A. 3.15 P.

M. DA YS Leave Philadelphia 9 A. 4.10 P. M. Leave Orehind 7 A.

4.20 P. M. FOR lHJINTS BKYON 1) NORRISTOWN For Reading and way points, 1.30 P. M. For Potlslown and way points, 4.30 P.

M. (( onnccts for Pickering Valley, Perkioiuon aud ColebrMkdala BFor Dwnlngtown ami Point on Cheater Valley Rallroaa) (dally, except Sullduyl, 4.45 1'. M. For i'liicuUville (daily, except Sunday), U.Oj A. i.m P'oNsrNnAY 4.10 P.

M. for Phoenlxvlll. Pottstown and points on lvrkiouieli, Pickering Valley and Colehrookdai Branches. ONNECTIONS AT NEW YORK JUNCTION. Leave Mnlh and drecn for New York at 7,7.15, 8.20, 11 A.

11 1.30. 3.I5U.IO, 5.25, 7 P. M. tor pnUhtirgh and West at 12JV5, 7. 11 P.

M. tor Washington and south al 11.05 A. 5.25, 12 P. M. Leave New York at 7, H.40,9.30 A.M., 12.30, 1,4,4.10, 4.50,5, T.

srN l'AY'S. Ivc Ninth and Oroen at 7.45 A. 4.10 and 6 30 M. I ii've New York at 4.50 and 5 P. M.

Baggage collis ii and delivensj by Philadelphia and Reading F.xriss, or I'nlon Trnsler Company. (fukle Rooks, with hill particulars of trains, can be obtalna at all ticket otlicvti aud stations of'tlila Company. TICKET OFFICES: No. 8P8 Chestnut street, under Continental Hotel; St, Elinij Hold. 317 Arch street; Nos.

0U4 and 732 Chmtnut street, and at the Dciioi. Ulli IS. IHM I lia.UVimUl nAMDKN' AND ATLANTIC K.Wr.KOAR vy nnd after APRIL 1, 1870, from foot of Vino strivt, Pliliadel 1 FOR ATLAN TIC CITY Mall (Including HUN II A YH), A. Aiin lun.ii.liou, 3.46P.M.; Freight paaicuger car llii bed). 7.

SO A.M. wll. Al. 'illAINS. May's Lsildlug, A.

3.4.. wii lliiniMi.wn.lt, 10.15 A. 3.45 I'. I. P.

Aim. 8, 10.15 A. 3.15,6 P.M.; I addonll. id. SO, R.

2, 3.45, 4.4.., 0 and 7 P. M. from Philadelphia, and 11.101. M. VF.

ATI. ANTIC CITY. Aooolimmilatli.n, 6.2) A. M.l Mall (Including MFN MAYS), 4.15 P.M.; Freight, with angironratlnc l.ir.fioA.M. M1NDY, Agent.

AY 'lT JElKYKAIUiOAD, commencing ir. 'im i Passenger I ruins will leave as follows: 8.15, II A. M. a 8.30. 4.30, Mi, 6 Hii and n.ai P.

M. for Wood bury, s.15 A. M. ft SwedisisTii. Hrl.lg.lon, Port Norils.

Sal' ni, Vlnelaiiil, Mil'' vllle.tiipeMavi.ndall way stations; I nasll station l.cl..w (llassls.ro P. M. (l.r Itn. geU.n. I yrt Nnrrts, tMileui, Hwedeslsiro and way stations.

i. lor 111 kiwi toll. 111 villi', HwiHlwdi. ro and way slations. uioifciiuu, MA sKW ELL.

Huperlntendent. 13 UY llAliKlKhNS' WlllTli LKAD OF ASA JOKES. TRIAL SCENES IN THE COURT. The Case was Concluded In Court Yesterday and the Jury are Out. The Gilinore can can case, which has excited no little attention recently, was concluded yesterday in the Court of Quarter Sessions before Judge Ludlow.

Some addi tional testimony was submitted to show that the girls had acted indecently, and that the show was of an immoral character. One witness stated that he saw a small boy in tho Varieties at Tenth nnd Callowhill streets when the cancan was in full blast, and that he had a programme and a pair of opera glasses, and he appeared to enjoy tho performance lfugely. Several persons living near the Varieties testified that boys came out after the performance and spit tobacco juico over their steps. One witness stated he did not consider the place a nuisance whoa ho as given passes, but that was not under tho present ma nage ment. The Judgo asked one of the witnssses if the parties made any more noise than was incident to the dispersing of an audience in any other theatre, and ho said he thought not.

Some of the parties would hail their companions in a boisterous mannor, howevor, such as below, Scuds," Micky," Ac, and ocoasionally a girl would greet another female in a manner not very polite. Several posters, which wore displayed on the outside of the building to tbo gaze of church goers on Sunday morning, were offered in evidence. They wore painted in glowing colors, and stated that they would produoo tho original Parisian Can Can in all its glory by twenty of America's fairest, shapeliest daughters. Tho defense called no witnesses, but relied upon argument of counsel and the truo expounding of the law by the Court. Mr.

Dechert in his argument to the jury said he did not think that they v.erc going to say to the oldest inhabitants thereabouts that if they did not like the noise and all that sort of thing they could pack up their things and move. Counsel for the defense created considerable laughter among the auditors, and tho girls who took a baolt seat, soemingly thought there was fun alive ia being tried. Thoir learned counselor maintained tbat the motivos of the offioers in bringing the suit were not laudable, and arguod that there was considerable animus back of it all; that there was a secret party back of the "scenes," and the individual was none other thau Mr. Fox, the proprietor of a rival show. He also alleged that the "posters wore from the same cut'' as those used by Mr.

Fox once, and said that a glance on the back of them would evidence that fact. Tbe Judge then charged as follows This case has reached a stage where the responsibility rests upon you and me. It is a case of so grave a nature, bath as concerns the defendants npon trial and tho public, as not to be laughed out of court. It is a ease which challenges your closest scrutiny and attention, because if there is no violation of law tho defendants are entitled to your protection. I should be ashamed to sit here adtninistoring tho high functions of a Judge of the Criminal Court if I did not consider it of serious consequence to examine such a case with great care.

If the charge be a truo ono, destruction and death is thrown broad cast among tho young men and boys of this city. I owe my responsibility to tho Commonwealth, but I go beyond it, as I expect to be judged hereafter for what I do here, especially as the public decency and morality are concerned. It will not do to treat tbe case with light fooling, or as a farce which is changed to a tragedy, if tho youths of this community are destroyed by it. This is the mighty question presented here. Obsorve, the bill of indictment is drawn under tbe act of Assembly affecting public morals.

This prosecution is at the instance, as sonic of the witnesses say, of tho mayor, and it was tosti tied that the officers visited the placo without uniforms under the orders of their lieutenant, and that tho greater portion of the audience was mado up of boys of tender years. It was also tostified that tho goneral assemblage interfered with the peace and quiet of tho neighborhood. In so far as the congregating of spectators on tho pavement is concerned, the law is, that wbatovor will not oxcoed reasonable noise in the ordinary discharge of the contents of a large place of public entertainment will not bo considered contrary to law. If, however, a proprietor of a plaoo of public amusement contributes to make his auditors noisome, he is held responsible. If he fills them with drinks and they create an unreisonable noise on tho street in front of the houses adjoining, tho proprietor, no doubt, will bo responsible for their acts.

Ihero was vory little to show that Mr. Gilmoro contributed to tho conduct of bis frequcntors whilo outside. On this branch of the caso I will stato that it was the duty of tho officers to arrest tho disorderly persons if they misbehaved themselves on property for which the proprietor was or was not responsible. Whatever is evidently wicked, scandalous and infamous, obsceno and indeocnt, and manifestly tending to tho corruption of public morals is a nuisance, and as such indictable. A placo of amusement, which is necessarily open to tho public, if so conducted as to alluro the young and incxporiencod into it for the purposo of indulging iu that which is corrupting to their virtue, sobrioty and good morals, may become a public and common nuisance, and as such would bo indictable, A theatrical exhibition may or may not be a common nuisance.

Many performances do not suit tho ascetic tastes of a large uumber of people, whilo others command tho unqualified approval of persons of cultured intellect and refinement. The law does not deal, for obvious reasons, with these nice questions which belong to the sphere of the casuist or moralist, and it would be gross usurpation upon the part of the Court to insist upon that lino of conduct which would satisfy tbo private and individual opinions of a particular Judge. Wo must be guided by legal doctrines of universal application. So long as a theatrical or other entcrtainmont docs not interforo with common decency, common morality and good morals, whilo it may be offensive to that exalted standard of morality and religion erected by most worthy citizens, it cannot be considered illegal, but the moment whon under tho guiso of a pretended iuuocent amusement the actors doscend to such exhibition of their persons or to such equivocal acts, gestures, postures aud indecent movements as plainly to offend common decency and good morals, a crime of a very grave nature is committed by all concerned, and the law is yet strong enough to lay upon such a performance an iron hand, and for the proteotion of society crush out its life. The jury, who must disposo of all questions of fact, will, I am oortain, be guided by their common sense they will in tho excroiso of a keen judgment quicktly dotermine such questions of faot as aro prifiuted in tho cause, and while they will be careful not to be governed by any standard not heretofore designated, they will, I trust, in a case free of all doubt, realize the responsibility cast by the law upon them, nnd by their verdict do justice not only to these dofondants.

but to the inhabitants of this great metropolis, who must look to them for that protection which can alone bo obtained by a firm, impartial and conscientious exooution of the law." Jury out. THE CITY. The steamship Pennsylvania will loavo this port this morning, at oight o'clock, with 51 passengers aud large and assorted cargo of breadstuff, machinery, provisions, Ao. In consequence of a oollision between tho oarriagos of Edward Boyd and Dr. Rosenburger on Ridge avenue, above Jefferson, on Tuesday, Mrs.

Boyd was thrown out and sustained severo injuries in her leg. She was removed to her residence, No. 310 Callowhill street. Ecklcy Walker, John B. Hoy and Michael Dunn, three lads, who went out duck shooting at, Norristown, on Tuesday, wtro capsized by their boat getting into an ed ly.

Atior much difficulty Hoy and Dunn sueoeeded In swimming ashore. Walkor stuck to the boat, and after gotting on the bottom and boing carried some distance down stream was ultimately rescued. A number of the strikers who had been engaged in tho Cameron mills, at Twelfth and Washington streets, having returned to work a couple of days ago, their action garo offence to those strikers who still atood out, and on Tuea day evening thev attacked them as they loft the building, hooted them ami chased them around the neighborhood and created such a disturbance that the aid of tho police bad to be called in. Yesterday morning more trouble was expected, but tho prcsonoe of the poliooprovontod it. Tho reception of City Treasurer Widenor last ovening was attended by a largo number of prominent Republican politicians In the city, and soveral from the interior.

The special guest of the evening who was to have boen Governor llartranft, was unable to attend on account of hit continued indisposition. Jamca II. Young, the well known and accomplished journalist, and now Executive Clerk of the United Statos Sena te, ia in town for a day er two preparing for his vacation from Washington life and duty. There waa a social re union and supper at tho St. Mark's Workinguicn's Club and Institute, situated on Bainbridgo street, below Sixtoonth, last ovening, and tho ocensinn was of a very enjoyable character.

Last night, tho planks over tho parquet seats of tho Academy of Music quiverod under the many twinkling feet of the dancers who patronized tho woll known Constantino Carjienter't Grand Floral" Ball. Promenaders, nnd mere loukora on oomploted tho desirod oomplemont of guests. So too, Philadelphia, Reek's. Band, No. 1, throngod the city's other largo musio hall, (Tho Musical Fund) to its rapacity with attendants upon its Sovonty sooond party a number which gives assurance of the popularity of tbe entertainers.

The Maritime Exchange. This Institution, although but a few months old, has boon eminently successful in tho wonderful progress it has nude nnd the bold it has taken upon the business community. It already numbers among its members three hundred nnd fifty individuals and firms, comprising among lhrm representatives among every kind of business, wholo aalo and retail. Its design is to furnish a suitable and convenient exchange for tho meeting of importers, shippers, ship brokers, ao aa to facilitate their negotiations and at the same time to bring together representatives of those and other inleresfs, and for tho consideration and discussion of Philadelphia commercial Inlorcsts. A new room bus been obtained, In whic maritime reports will bo ro ceived nnd whero tvlegrnphic communication will be had with all the principal exchanges.

Tho following aro its officers: President, William Hrockic; Vioe Prold uit, George W. Mearaj Treasurer, Edwin W. Adams i Managers, George Taylor, Henry L. Gregg, Watson alone, L. Wcslcrgiiard, Frank L.

INoall, J. O. Mellenry, John C. SeOtt, Samuel D. Adams, William Curliss, Steuben l'Kna.

gun, D. 8. Stetson, C. K. Stovenson, Henry P.

Sloan, Philip FiUpatrick, John Watson and George Griffin, MubIo In our Schools, At 1 Y. M. yesterday the Council Committee on S.lnmls met at the rooms of tho Board of Education, Mr. George A. Smith in the chair.

The clerk opened bids for altering certain sehnol. houses as folium I Twentieth nnd Kalrmomit avenue, 0. D. Hupplco. $14,771 Spruce street, below Sixth, iuld Constitutional Convention Hall), R.

D. Rnovni, 1,185, and for building a now house at Twolfih andOgden Itrcetl, f. II. Somerset, Thcro wai read by tUo ThB Grant Parish Case before the Supreme Court The Government Dodging the Issue. Special Dispatch to The Timet.

WAsniicoTON, D. March 31. The case of the United States vs. Cruikshanks, el. ia now boforo the Supreme Court on oppeal from the Circuit Court.

This is more familiarly known as the Grant parish case. CruiksUank and hi company, co defendants, were indicted under the Enforcement act and tried in the United States District Court for the murder of the negroes in Grant Parish, two years since. They were convicted, but the case was appealed to the Circuit Court, and Judge Bradley decided that the acts of Congress by which it was claimed that tho United States bad exclusive jurisdiction to punish offense of this character were unconstitutional. In effect, udge Bradley's decision declared that all the appropriate legislation, so called, to enforce the fourteenth and fifteenth Amendments was unconstitutional. From this the United States nppcaled, and it was confidently expected tbat at this term of the Supreme Court a square issue would be presented to test the legality of all the revolutionary legislation of the last few years.

But this hope is likely to provo delusive. Tho defendants in error had a great array of counsel here to argue thoir side of tho oase. lion. David Dudley Field, Hon. Keverdy Johnson, Hon.

J. S. lilack, Hon. John A. Campbell and Hon.

R. II. Marr constitute the brilliant array against tho Government. Judge Black gave his associates the benefit of his advice, but owing partially to the late hour at which he came into tho case he declined to niako an argument. Another reason also influenced his course.

The Government was not willing to' risk the appeal on the broad ground of the constitutionality of the "appropriate legislation." The Attorney and Soiicitor Gonorals in fact abandoned this part of the case and baso their argument on two counts only of the indictment. Tho brief of the Attorney General claims that the offenses charged in these two oounts can, without reference to the Fourteenth ami crimes against tho United States by act of Congress, and therefore so much of tho Enforcement act a relates to these particular offonsos must bo held to be constitutional. Of course, this is a virtual admission that tho Enforcement acts are unconstitutional, or, in other words, that the amendments to tho Constitution do not warrant such legislation as tho Ku Klux act and the Civil Rights bill. On account of this extraordinary course of the Government, Judge Black did not think it worth bis whilo to make an argument in tho iase. It was very apparent that this action of the Attornoy Gonoral was taken for the very purpose of affording tho Court tho opportunity to dodgo the real issue in tho case.

The political significance and public importance whioh had hitherto attached to the case vanished tho moment tho Attorney General abandoned the essential and vital part of it. Of course Judge Black and his associates believe that the Court will do its duty, but as ho was to argue especially the unconstitutionality of the "appropriate legislation," he was like Othello, he found his occupation gone when ho saw tho Attorney General's brief. An Abstract of the Argument Before the Court. Wasihkgtox, March 31. In the United States Supromo Court to day, the caso of the United States vs.

Cruikshauk, Irwin and liadnet came up on a certificate of division from the Circuit Court for tbo District of Louisiana. The indictment in this case Is for conspiracy under tho sixth section of the Enforcement net of May, 1 and the question presented is whether persons who havo been found guilty of conspiring to prevent duly qualified citizens from voting at any election in the State, including Federal elections therein, and also guilty of conspiring to prevent citizens from exercising any of the rights and privileges granted to them by the Constitution of tho United State, are guilty of a'crimc against the United States. licsidus the general question tbero is a further one whothor the oounts containing tho charge arc intlietcchnic.il form. The Government maintains tbat the offence is cogmz'Oile by the United States in tho Court in which it is tried that conspiracy may bo an oflenco against the United States, if it be to do something which directly concerns tho United States, and if it has been made criminal by statute, it is within Federal jurisdiction. Where Congress has enacted that a combination to effect an object which directly concerns the United States shall be criminal, nothing oan be suggested rendering such legislation incompetent or improper.

For tho defendant it is contended that citizens in every State may confederate, combine or conspire together for any purpose, and that the United States has no authority to question them under tho Constitution. Neither has the United States, nor any department thereof, a universal or a general, or any other than a very special, particular and incidental control in such matters withiu tbelimits of a State. It is not denied that Congress may pass laws to punish conspiracies, to levy war against the United States, to overthrow the Government, to seize its property, rob its mails, counterfeit its coin or to cast awny vessels bearing its flag, or in any manner to invade its constitutional authority or frustrate the Administration of its constitutional powers but beyond this it cannot go. The Constitution delcgites no authority to Congress to define tho purposes for whioh the people inny assemble, nor to superintend the conduct of tho members of such meetings: nor to provide a safo conduct for any who may dosiro to attend them nor for violations of their order or decorum; nor to take cognizance of those tbat are unlawful, tumultuous, or which might become riotous or dangerous to the peace of tho State Thcso arc all con corns which affect the ordor, tranquility aud police of tho State. Tbe first amendment denies the power of tho United States to abridge the right of the people to assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances, but it is no implication of control, superintendence, allowance or prevention of such assemblies.

Tho same objections apply to the counts which charge the object of the conspiracy to disturb the exercise of the right to keep and bear anna. The right is not derived from, or secured in tbe Federal Constitution. The second amendment denies the Government power to infringe that right, and no article in the Constitution has any rotation to that right, except Unit which rcfors to tho organization and equipment of the militia. The privilege of oitizons to keep and bear arms for a lawful purpose is uot grunted by the United States, or which the general Government is charged to guard and guarantee, nor is an interference with this right an offence against any law of the Uuitod States, No power has been delegated to tho United States to legislate for the protection of persons and things within a Statu. Directly, a State has the same undeniablo jurisdiction over all persons and things within its territorial limits as any foreign nation where that jurisdiction is not surrendered to the general Government.

The indictment cannot bo sustained by the act of JS70, nor under tbe Fourteenth Amendment. The State of Louisiana has passed no law abridging any of the rights of citizens, and there is, therefore, no breach of tho Constitution or of its amendments by tho States to whom the people of tho United States directed tin commands of the Fourteenth Amendment. Hence there is ground for the indictment. The object of the amendment was to restrain tho States, not tho inhabitants of tho States, us assumed by tho Government. The consequences of a conclusion being adopted aa law, that the provisions of the Constitution arc addressed to each and every inhabitant, would bo the entire subversion of the institutions of tbe States, and the immediate consolidation of the whole land into a consolidatod empire, where authority and processes would wholly disregard tho limits and laws of the States.

THE COURT OF LAST RESORT. Important Decisions Tax on Banking Capital Agents and Manufacturers. Wahiiinrtox, March .11. The following cases hivo been argued in the United Stntcs Supreme Court No. Barclay, Collector, vs.

Clark, et (Clark, Dodge and one other ease. Error to tho Circuit Court for the Southern District of Now York. Thcso wore ruita to recover taxes paid under protest of one twenty fourth of one per cent upon capital employed in banking. Tho fund upon which the tax was laid and money borrowed in the ordinary and usual course of businesa of the defendants. Tbe Court decided that such funds were not capital employed in the business of the bankers, which was not liable to be assessed on such, anil that the assessment was unauthorized and void.

The Government assigns this decision as error, anil maintains that the fund was liable to the tax levied, if not aa capital, yet as de posita. No. Slack, collector, vs. Tucker, ct. al.

Error to the Circuit Court for tbo district of Massachusetts. This waa an action against tho collector to recover internal taxea imposed upon Tucker A Co. as wholesale doalori under the act of I mil as amended by tho act of The defendants were agents in Boston of four cotton manufacturing companies, which'were managed by boards of directors muttnnliully composed of tho same persons, having the sumo office in the city and the sauio treasurer, nntl the question was whether they were agents simply orviholcsalc dealers. Ihcl'um claimed tbat inasmuch as tho comuiissinna which they received in their character as iigcnls of the mnnul'iicturcrs whose principal placoof business ia also their place of bnsiness, they aro not liable to tbe tux undi the provisions of the net which exempts manufacturers or producers' sales of thoir own goods at tho plnre of production or manufacture, and at their principal ofliiv or place of Imsioejis. Tho Curt sustained tbe theory of the firm, and tbe Government hero insist Unit the.ro c.iu be no question that had tbo firm done business for any oil er principals than manufacturers they would be subject to tlir Inx, iir.il that there is no good ri'aun why they should not pay a tux on business given them by tbo inatiu fuolurcrs upon businesa from any other quarter.

a A TONGUE TORN LOOSE. One of tho Mlsorlos of Alderman Carpenter. It was in the dock at tho Central yesterday that Mary Dawson snt. She was old and she waa gray, an she aat thrill, km in a comer, wrapped up in a shawl gnuzy as a cobwtb, a perfect bunch apparently, of old ajuanl misery, Stand np, Mary," eaid tho Aldurman. What is your twine?" iW'l she gave it.

The charge against lior was bo ing common nuisanco of tho female aort, a chronic boj par generally. Against her two policemen appeared, who knew hr wayi and had manfully refrained from arresting her until her habits became ao low that alio became iriiloblo to liousekei pera and a nuisance to the polios. She ws asked, aa usual, whothor she had anything tn nay, and then ah row up. Skinny arms she displayed, and baraiuornil on tho dork with eneigy, and throwing off bor red worsted linod, with Willi her head was covered, she discourse Vou ave no biisiiii sa to put me here." "Mary," said tlx Alderman kludly, "I mutt commit Six small business houses in EastSt. Louis were burned yesterday.

Loss about $25,000. Tim trial of the Todd county Kentucky) Ku Klux was pressed forward yesterday without interruption or trouble. John Welkeii, tbe well known Washington restaurateur, was buried from St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, New York, yesterday. Jesse Hopkins, aged 25 years, was caught la a bolt in Walker's mill, at East Canons, Utah, on Tuesday, and was crushed to death.

Tbb President and Mrs. Grant, Colonel and Mrs. Frod. D. Grant, and Mr.

and Mrs. Sartoris arrived at New York last evening from Washington. Tdk whole of the businoss portion of the villago of Ti eondcroga, New Y'ork, was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The United Statos steamer Worcoster, with Admiral Mullaney on board, arrived at Havana on Tuosday.

The Worcester and the flag ship Colorado sailed for Key West yesterday. All well. II. II. Sutter, who killed Michael nassey at tho Schuetzen Park, about a year ago, and plead guilty of manslaughter on tho 16th was yesterday sentenced to four years in the Albany Penitentiary.

Fnoji April 1 all the employes in the machine shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at Locust Point, Mount Clare, and all along the linos to Chicago, skilled and unskilled, will be put to work upon full time, or ten hours per day. NEW JERSEY NOTES. The number of arrivals at the port of Camden for the month of March, wore as follows Ships barks 1, steamers 21, schooners 30, sloops 6. Total 64. Yesterday the Mayor gave a hearing to Isaao Shreeves, who was charged with having assaulted and knooked down Mr.

Gcrmroth with a black jack. The plaintiff was certain of his identity, and he was held to answer at eourt. Willum Peco, colored, was arrested on Tuosday by order of the Coronor of Burlington county, and committed to answer a charge of assault and battery on Philip Bullock, in Moorcstown, on the occasion when Samuel Mc Cready was stabbed and killed. A night or two since the hotel of Mr. L.

D. Wood, of Moorcstown, was robbed of a lot of liquors, segars, and a small sura of money. 'The same night theresidonoo of Dr. Stroud was attempted, but the burglars were frightened off by Mr. McCready, who was killed on Monday.

Yesteriiay aftornoon, Coronor J. F. Laumatter, of Mount Holly, held an inquest on tho body of Samual McCready, who died from the offects of wounds roceivel at the hands of Philip Bullock, at Moorcstown, on Monday afternoon. Several witnesses were examined when tho inquest was postponed in order to allow Dr. Stroud an opportunity to make a post mortom examination.

Arrest of a Notorious Character. Special Dispatch to The Times. New Y'ork. March 31. General William G.

Monk, formerly Consul Gencral at tbo City of Mexico, afterwards charged with embezzling lettors at Now Orleans, and later caught in smuggling laces from Europe, and next heard from as a Secret Service detective under Whitley and on inspector of customs in the city of Now York, was arrested to night on a charge of selling counterfeit fifty cent fractional notos, and locked up. It is charged that while in the Secret Service ho stole several thousand dollars of those counterfeit notes from a safe which was to be forwarded to tbe Treasury at Washington. He was removed from tho Custom house latoly under Secretary Bristow's retrenchment order, but was reinstated through request of a Washington official. Mank's political friends, it is said, are Senator Morton, under whom he served in the rebellion. Ho draws a pension as Lieutenant Colonel for wounds rocoivod.

Recontly, Mauks went to Philadelphia to capture counterfeiters, and keked up an innocent man. Ho was indiotod for false imprisonment, and it is believed the indictment is still pending against him. Fools' and Moving? Day. To day, many a man, if ho be say ttnltttt aim; if be be not, his ejaculation will take the homoly shape ef what a fool 1 am Many a boy will say in his heart let us mako fools," and straightway will use tho trains which should be expended on his primer (in these dtiys of spelling bees) in the concoction of original schemes to the unwary or in the rehabilitation of old jokes. It is All Fool's day, and, if Charles Lamb may be taken as authority, it is ttytueral efiVu, and tho four quarters of tbe globe, at the least computation, are on tho sido of the fools.

But, moro seriously, this is moving day in the country, for the reason obvious to any city man who has read the standard work (now made sacred by its association), "What I Know About Farming." The tenant, who must move during the year does so to day so that he may have fnished up the winter work in the old quarters and get ready to put in the Spring crops for tho yoarly harrest. The Working Home for Blind Men. At tho regular monthly meeting of tho Board of Managers of tho Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, htld yesterday, it was resolved that as tho Home is now ruuly for the reception of inmates, it shall bs onenod for tiat purposo on the 12th of April. Drs. Winthrop Sargent and Erwin Agnew volunteered thoir services as attending physician! during the current yoar, and were elected in that capacity.

Tho generous rooeption whioh las been given by the public to the claims of this Home is gratefully acknowledged by iti friends, and they trust that such sums as may still be required for its auccesaful working will bo raised without difficulty. As a benevolent enterprise it appeals to all classes and religious The Italian VIcerConsulate. Dr. P. A.

Pignatelli, President of the Italian Beneficial Society, has received interesting lottors from Count Corti, Italian Minister, and Chevalier do Luca, Cousut Goncral, in answer to the potition for Chovalier Viti to remain in office until after tho Centennial, in whioh they unite with tho Society in their efforts in bohalf of Chevalier Viti, and (peak of him in flattering terms. Tho Prosidont has understood from Mr. Viti that he will yiold to the wUhos of the Italian colony and others who signed tho petition, providing the Italian Government so desires and has not already taken other steps regarding this Consulate, and that an official note to that effect will be sent to the Guvernmeut. Centennial Matters. A letter was received yesterday at the Ccntonnial headquarters from P.

Cunliffo Owon, Executive Commissioner in the offices of the British Executive in London, and which is addressed to Messrs. Thomas Ceok ft Sons, Lud gato Circus, Fleet atreot, London, and which has a bearing en our Centennial Celobration. Tho letter states th.it his Grace, the Duke of Richmond, beariug in mind the able niunncr in which Messrs. Thomas Cook ft Son! eonduetod the transit arrangements to and from Vienna, offer to them tho appointment of General Passenger Agents for the British section of the International Exposition in Philadelphia in 1870. The James Page Library Company, i At the Into annuol meeting of the James Pago Library Company the following.

named gentlemen were elected officers: Thomas H. Gill, President; John Meeiitohon, Hon. John Moffot, Vico Presidents; J. G. Schall, Soo rotury Samuel McLaughlin, Treasurer John W.

Smith, George Hess, librarians; Edward Fitzgerald, Jos. F. N. Snyder, Members of the Board of Managors; James Ijago, Solicitor, aud Samuel McLaughlin, Janitor. Tho hall, which has been closed for repairs and improvements, will bo re openod on Tuesday evening, April 6, by anen tertainment of a litorary and musical diameter, for which tickets can be obtained from the morabers free of chargo.

Election Frauds In the Twentieth Ward. Tho time following truo bills of Indictment wore found by the Grand Jury, on Monday' in tho matter of alleged Irauds at the late election, but ascapod mention in previous omrt reports. The first two are Twentieth ward matters, tha Commonwealth charging James Nugent with an attempt to vote illegally, and Goorgo Scull, William Steel and Gcorgo Adolph with illegally destroying eleotion tickets. Bail in $2,000 was required In each oaso. The third bill charged laac Pullman with illegal voting.

This oaso was sent to tbe Grand Jury by Alderman Maasey. Bail ia $2,000 was also required here. More Tenth Ward Election Frauds. Yesterday the Grand Jury, npon Indictments originating In tho District Attorney's office, found two truo bills ngninst C. Ebor Smith, George Morrlek, aud Charles Qulghy.

Tho Commonwealth alleges tho making of fraudiiknt election returns in the Sixteonth division of the Tenth ward. Like a good Samaritan William R. Loeds benevolently enmc to the rescue of the unfurtunatos, and became bail in $2,0110 fur each of them, thus adding $0,0011 to his already long lilt of tbia deal of obligations. Honor to John Mltchel'a Memory'. New YortK, March SI.

At a meeting of dolegalea of various Irish organizations, held this ovening to honor the ttuniory of the bile John Milchel, it wai resolved to havo a procession, nnd Thomas. Clarke Luby waa choaen to do liver a funeral oration. It was also determined that tho pnrado should Inkeplaceon Sunday, April 1 1. A oommit Iro was appointed to mnko all neooasary preparatlona for the prorewion, and G'Donovan lloasa was olocted Grand Marshal for tbe occasion. Arrest of Sharkey, IIavaxs, March 31.

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C. Styles, twenty four years of age, was employed by a musio firm in Philadelphia to canvass New Jersey. She was very suaeossful, earning, it is alleged, frequently as much as sovon dollars a day. While in Englishtown she met Miss Jewell, a sister of one of the influential business men of Rah way. Tbe young ladies becamo attached to each other, and Miss Jewell proposed asking her brother and his wife to receive Miss Styles as a boardor during her, stay in Rabway.

It was understood from the time of her arrival that she was engaged to bo married to a Dr. H. D. De Busenbury, of Messrs. Gray A'Busenbnry, Princeton, N.

J. It was about tho middle of the fall when she first went to Rabway and it took her some months to ca nvass it. She attended the Second Presbyterian Church and was a great favorite. At length she wont to English town and afterwards it was understood that she had returned to New Brunswick and resumed her occupation in that town. On March 12 Miss Styles returned to Mr.

Jewell's house and askod to be again taken as a boarder. On the following Monday she was very sick she said sho was married to Dr. Busenbury last December. She added that she wa pregnant, and when Mrs. Jewell charged her with having made an attempt to procure nn abortion, sho said sho had been injured by a fall in Princeton, on Sunday, as she was returning from church.

A miscarriage followed soon after the arrival of a physician. Sho suffered greatly, and told a clorgyman that 'she was married in Trenton by a Justico of tho Peace, and sho told substantially tho same story as she had already related to Mrs. Jewell. She said her marriage certificate was in her husband's possession. Mr.

Jewell telegraphed to Princeton, telling Dr. Busenbury of his wife's condition and urging him to start for Railway. He soon received a reply that the young doctor was too busy to come, but would start next day On Wednesday the coroner of Rahway was called in to hold a consultation with Dr. Drake. He says he did not make any very careful examination as he was.

not the attending physician, and he hud implicit confidence, in Dr. Drake's treatment. On the same day Sir. Jewell's again telegraphed to Busenbury, telling him his wife was dying and begging him to come to Railway at once if he wished to see her alive. Busenbury arrived that aftornoon.

Thursday Busenbury wout back to Princeton. Tho young Indy's mother arrived from Philadelphia about 20 minutes before her daughter died. Sho said she had heard nothing of her daughter's marriage to Busenbury. Tho same evening Busenbury returned, and having secured a certificate that the death was not caused by a contagious disease the remains were taken away, and, it is supposed, buried at Princeton. The coroner says that if ho had known then what he knows now he should havo ordored an investigation.

Ho says ho considers tho caso a very suspicious one and culling for a searching inquiry, though he docs not propose to take any steps unless the county physician orders him. One of the physk inns'is still disposed to think the inisoarriago tho remit of a fall, and says no instruments were usod. It is understood that tho young lady continued to canvass for the Philadelphia musio store after her marriago, and it is hinted that steps may have been taken to provide against a discontinuance of so lucrative an employment, such as would, of course, have been caused by the birth of a There is no doubt the young lady supposed horsolf to bo legally married, and it is not known that she was not legally married. An Interesting Will Case. In tho Court of Common Pleas yesterday, before Judgo Finletter, a oase involving the disposition of a will was heard as follows: Mary Wilson brought suit against Edwin L.

Stokes, guardian of Daniel Wilson, a minor child of Daniel Wilson, deceased. In this oase Mr. Wilson died leaving a will bequeathing bis estate, which included two houses on Queen street, to his son, the ward of Mr. Stokes. The plaintiff, claiming to be the widow of deceased, presented her claim as such for $300, through her attorney, which was paid by the executors.

Subsequently Mr. Lawrence presented her petition as widow to tho Orphans' Court for the appointmont of Edwin L. Stokes, nephew of Mr. Lawrence, as guardian to her minor child, and the appointment was made, tho child and his estate then passing iuto the charge of Mr. Stokts.

This suit was instituted in January, 1S72, for the purposo of recovering ono third of the annual income of the real estate, sho claiming her widow's dower. She testified to her marriago with tho deceased and the birth of this child in lawful wedlock, and a member of the liar, who had acted as counsol for tho oxec utors, testified that Mr. Wilson had in his presonoo spoken of her as his wife, though they had not lived together for some time. Tho defense, which is now represented by Mr. Lawrence, who formerly actod as counsel for Mrs.

Wiljonr" fled special pleas denying her marriage witn deceased, setting forth a former recovery in the old Distriot Court as bar to this action, and also a petition in tho Orphans' Court for partition of dower, filed in 1871, and still pending in that court, and the point was made that the jurisdiction of the Orphans' Court having thus attached prior to the bringing of tho present suit, this court could not tako cognizancoof tbeinatter. In reply to theeridence submitted in support of these pleas, tho plaiutiff produced petitions formerly presented by Mr. Lawrence for Mrs. Wilson, as widow, and also an agreement that in the former suit judgment should be entered without prejudice to tho right of suing for money subsequently accruing. Tho Judgo directed the jury, if they were satisfied of the marriage, to find for the plaintiff, and reserved the points of law fog future consideration.

In obodience to this instruction a verdict was rendered for tho plaintiff for $393 95. John S. McCauley vs. Lizzie V. McCaulcy.

A libol in divorce, upon the ground that at the timo of the marriago between the libcllaut and respondent the defendant had a a husband living, to whom she was married somo time before, and from whom she had not been divorced. This former husband was put upon the witness stand and testified that he had been married to the lady by Ucv. Mr. Stcelo boforo her marriago to Mr. McCauley, but that he had never lived with her.

Upon cross examination he statod that prior to his marriage ith respondent he had boon married to another woman, who was living at tho time of his second marriage, and from whom he had not been divoroed but ho said he was intoxicated whon the ceremony was performed. The Judgo instructed the jury that the faot that this witness was the husband of another woman at tho time he pretended to marry this respondent, to whom he did not reveal the first marriage, rendered tbe latter a nullity, nnd therefore at tbe time of tbe lady marriago with Mr. McCauley, the libcllant, sho was not the wife of another man, and the marriage, which was now sought to bo nullified, was a valid one. Tho jury rondurod a verdict for the respondent. The Police Net.

William J. Sinclair was yesterday committed by Al lor mnn Carpenter on tho charge of highway robbery. Against him appeared Nathan Jack, away, of No. 7Hfi Howard Htrcet, who testified tbat Mnciair nod gone tnrougn lain to the tune of ten dollars nnd a cap. Walter Whitenian (out the great Jersey poot) was chargod with bciug in the affair, and also held.

Philip Beam, a boy of sixteen years, swallowing the soup and eating the eggs of Mrs. Yarnall, of Thirty ninth nnd States streets, ou Tuesday skipped with five dollars. In the House of Kofugo Philip now investigates the Legislative investigation. Alexander Le Grand, the son of a boarding house kceiier at No. 933 North Second street, wa yesterday heard nt the Central on the chargo of stealing 170 from one of Ins daddy boarders.

He was held lor trial. Quarter Sessions Cases. Yeiterdny morning, in the Court of Quarter Sessions, Samuel Wiikins, colored, was sentenced to five months for stealing a pair of shoes. Ellen Brodonor, aged twelvo years, pleaded guilty to stealing some furs, and was sent to the House of ltd go. John Lynch was oonvicted of the larceny of a pair of pants, aud sentenced to six months.

Johnnna Cook, colored, was acquitted of the charge of stealing ten dollars. James Williams pleaded truilty of the charge of stealing sacks from 1 100 Locust street, am' got seven months. Bernard Cumin was ao quilted to assault and battery on Hannah Monaghau. Jninea Duly waa acquitted of the larceny of pictures and a lOOKing giasi. Julius areui ifiu iwiitiuiuuui iinnurj writing tbe name of Samuel Bell A Sons to a oheck for i'M, on theSoulhwnrk bsnk.

Henry "Freeman was convicted of assault auc battery on irancis, aud got sixty days. Cases In the Common Pleas. Yesterday morning, in tho Court of Common Ploas in the ease ot Cbristmsn vs. beyfert, Mo Man us ft an ac tion to recover for coal sold, a vordict was rendered for defendants. 1 nek ft Snydor va.

F. Cassol and Samuel (iladding an action on mechanics liens, resulted in a ver diet for defendants. Tho case of F. Washington Miller vs. Duvid K.

Elder and Diiuiol Bcntley, an action to recovor money, is on trial. Tho Jury are out in the case of Christy vs. Marks ami the Southwestern Market Company. The case of Snyder, Unrroft 4 Co. vs.

Armstrong, an action on a promissory note, was decided in favor of tho plaintiffs for 3.H. it. Darling vs. D. Hidgwsy Evans an notion upon contracts for building houses in Norristowa is on trial.

Track Scales. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company hare just given an order to Messrs. Fairbanks 4 Kwlng for b'Vrn Iron frame track scales for tho canal wharvos at Schuylkill Haven and Port Clinton. Thcso scales will corn spued with those In uso in the several shipping wlmrves of Port Richmond. The company have la useoa thoir main lino and branehoa seventy four of tb.030 actios..