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fte NUMBER 1044. 'TWO CENTS. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1878. To complete the latter will not remove the ex AT THE SHIP YARDS. NEW YORK CHAXGES.

TIIE WATER SUPPLY. MONTREAL 0RANGEMEI whereupon his friends took him in tow and pulled him away, whether he would or no. There him in the name of Jackson Brothers that he had made affidavit that the work was done when it was not done that he received the money, and that thereby he became charged with the disbursement of that money to the clerks who istine difticnltv. and those who have studied the subject chiim that the East Park project should sufficiently plethoric to allow indulgence ia luxuries. THE TREATY.

Some Gossip Concerning It from Over the Water Business at Berlin. London, July 12. A dispatch from Berlin says it is expected that the official publication of the treaty of peace will follow its ratification, which will be effected within a month from the date of tho sinning. A sitting of the congress was held this afternoon to complete the read ing of the instrument of peace. The document will be printed to night aud signed to morrow.

It is probable that the congress will to day adopt decisions relative to the local commissions to be instituted and the supplementary conference which it is proposed to hold next autumn either at Constantinople or Berlin. Count Schouvaloff will leave for St. Petersburg on eunday. A Constantinople dispatch says an unconfirmed rumor is current of a projected occupa' tiou of Crete by French troops. The Timet Berlin special say3 in Thursday's sittinz of the congress the Russian suggestion for the enactment of a clause providing for ex ecutive measures in case Turkey delayed carrying out the treaty was again rejected.

The clause relative to Greece, which will oblige Turkey to immediately take her claims into serious consideration, and tho clause authorizing Austriau occupation were inserted in the treaty. All the plenipotentiaries leave Berlin on batur dav and Suudav. The treaty of peace contains sixty clauses and is reported to be the longest over known. The iWi Berlin dispatch states that daring the discussion relative to the boundaries of the Bayazitl Valley the Eussians suddenly claimed the pass of Zewiu. The claim, however, was not allowed.

Grave fears again arose on Thursday night, Count Schouvaloff, during the discussion of the clauses concerning the Dardanelles, having attempted to restrict the Sultan's right of issu ing permits for tho passage of foreign meu ol war or calling a foreign fleet to his aid. Lord Salisbury thereupon declared that England coil' sidered her engagements relative to the close of the straits limited to an engagement to respect the sovereign rights ot tho i'orto in that ro gard. Prince Gortschakoff showed much anger. but afterwards arranged a compromise with Lord lieaconsueld, by which tho statu quo is continued. A Constantinople dispatch says that Mr.

Baring, of the British logation at Constant! nople, took possession of the Island of Cyprus to day in tho name of Great Britain. A Vienna dispatch to the Aetrs says "Pri vate advices from Crete assert that a movement is ou foot thero to ask for an English protec torate over that island as an autonomous State." PORTER'S WITNESSES. More Testimony Ottered in Behalf of the General. West Point, July 12. In the Porter case to day Brigadier General M.

E. Partrick, who com manded a brigade in King's Division, Fifth Corps, was called to the stand. His testimony showed that previous to and about dark on the 39th there seemed to be considerable confusion among the Union troops in the vicinity of Warrentou pike. His brigade joined Porter's corps in the morning on the march from Manassas to Gainesville, ami passed to a point beyond Bethlehem Church, but he was afterwards ordered to march to the Dudley's Springs road. Then he received order after order, s.mietinit by McDowell, once by one of Pope's stn ft' ollicers, then again by McDowell, till about dark, when his brigade eot mixed up with rebel soldiers near tJrovelon.

Ko lating to Porter battle on the 30th, lie said it was the hardest fighting lie ever saw. Fisher A. Baker, lawyer of New York, adiutant of the Eighteenth Massachusetts attached to the First Brigade of Morrell's Division, in 1862, testified that the march from Warrentou to Bristol, on the 27th, was as rapid as possible. The order to march was given at 3 A. M.

and ho considered that they marched iust as far startintr at that hour as if they had started Ht 1 A. for it was the darkest night he ever saw iu his three years experience in the army. He tt slilied that his bi i. ulu was in lino of battle all the afternoon of the 29tli and they bivouacked in line of battle all that night. There was only skirmishing and artillery firing.

He saw Porter once or twice that afternoon. The enemy was in front of them in force and there was no retreating or falling back that day. General it. C. Buchanan, a colonel and brevet general in the army, retired, was in command of the First Brigade Itegular Infantry, Sykes' Division, Filth Corps.

He testilied that the order of march was changed from one until three on ac count of the darkness, aud bore witness to Porter's bravery. General Gibbon was expected to day, but did not arrive, and when that fact was announced the hearing was adjourned until Tuesday next at 10 M. THE FATE OF A WIFE MURDERER. Chained in a Ceil AH Night and Then Taken to the Gallows. Milledgeville, July 12.

Mike Shaw, the wife murderor, sentenced to be hanged today, and who swallowed a dose of strychnine ou June 11, but subsequently recovered, arrived here yesterday and was ironed to the floor of his cell last night. A strong guard was placed over hitn and around tho building. His faithful spiritual advisers visited him after dark and prayed with him. He slopt but little, ten minutes in all. He ate a slight breakfast this morning, and gave full directions about his earthly affairs aud inquired minutely about his gallows, expressing the hope that it would work deftly.

At twelve o'clock his irons were knocked off and he was led forth, placed in a carriage, surrounded by a strong guard of foot and mounted men. Three Catholic clergymen attended him. Ho made a short speech from tho carriago on his arrival at the gallows, which had been erected near the river bank, half a mile from the city. He ascended calmly and smiled pleasantly at a friend standing near. Tho religious services occupied twenty minutes aud then the black cap was drawn and he leaned against the gallows aud prayed aloud for some minutes.

Atone o'clock ho bade tho Sheriff good bye. The word was given and Shaw shot rapidly through the trap. He writhed fearfully for six minutes and then all struggles ceased and he was pronounced dead, after thirty seven minutes. His neck was not broken. Five thousand people assembled, although the execution was conducted privately.

Swept Through a Tunnel. Troy, July 12. At Cohoes, last evening, while James Clifford, John Discall and John Boseoe were removing rubbish from the tunnel leading from the Cohoes Company's canal to the Mohawic river, which was clogged by rocks owing to recent blastings, tho obstructions gave way, causing nn immense volume of water to enter the tunnel, which swept the men with terriflic speed to the river bed, thirty feet below the outlet of the tunnel. Clifford was killed, and the others dungcrously injured. The tunnel was used to carry ico out of the canal to the river.

Cuba's Representation in tho Cortes. Havana. July 12. A decree has been promulgated concerning the election ot Deputies to represent the Island of Cuba in the Spanish Cortes. It provides that Cuba shall have a Deputy for every forty thousand froo inhabitants.

The Deputies must be Spaniards and laymen, not under the age of 25 years. Any Spaniard over 25 years of age who pays annual taxes to the amount of live dollars and over may be an elector. The Governor General has the same power to settle all dillicultics that may occur in electoral questions as the supremo governineut. The Storm Ont West. Madison, July 12.

The storm which has prevailed throughout this State for the past two days lias been very severe in character, and great damage has been done to the crops. Keports from Ureen, Bank, Dare, Columbia, ltock and Crawford counties are of a very discouraging character, strips of land many rods in width being cut up and washed out, and largo fields of grain arc reported damaged beyond recovery. The railroads have suffered some from wash outs. A Fatal Pillow. July 12.

At nn early hour this morning W. Fifer, fireman of a yard locomotive at the Northern Central railroad, was run over and instnntly killed. Fifer, whose locomotive was standing on one side of the track near Boundary avenue, had jumped off his locomotive and carelessly lain down upon another track with his head resting upon one of the rails. He soon fell asleep, and another locomotive passing along severed Fifer's head from his body. Fedestrlnnlsm at Rochester.

HocriESTEn, July 12. The walking match of seventy five hours, for V)0 a side, between Cornelius," of St. Louis, and Peter Moincrvey, of Hoohester, was concluded last night, the latter being ahead of time 24 minutes lis seconds. Cornelius was tenable to complete the walk. Mcinervey made his hundredth mile in eight minutes.

O'Leary's Attempt to Beat Sclinial. Chicago, July 12. At 12 o'clock to night O'Lenry had made milef awl Mchmal had made 17s miles. must therefore gain 1UJ4 miles over his competitor during his next 7 i4 miles in order to win aud be 25 iniics ahead at the eloao, according to the terms of the challenge was at the bead of one of the bands a tall man with the inevitable stick, by which to keep timo, and this he did in the most solemn and 'impressive manner, whirlingthe stick round one way for awhile with the regularity of a mill wheel, and then reversing it and turning it another way, and again changing and danc ing it up aud down, to the infinite delight of juveniles, who wondered how he could do it and keep such a straight face. The procession formed at 10 clock in the morn ing at Broad street and Girard avenue, marched np to Columbia avenue, moved down Broad again toChestnut, down Chestnut to Fifth, thence to Market, thence to Eleventh, thence to Arch and, lastly, to Broad, where they, dismissed.

The commanders of the divisions were: first, Wil liam Crawford and Samnel Carson second, Robert S. Cameron and William Whito third, John Hicks and Alexander Milligan; fourth, John McBride and Joseph Clark fifth, Richard Cope and Robert McCleary. The demonstration was attended with good order from beginning to end. THE DAY IN NEW YORK. A Quiet Picnic at Mount Hudson.

Ileasant on the New York, July 12. The fifth annual pic nic and excursion of New York and Brooklyn Orangemen, in commemoration of the Battle of Boyne, took place this moruiog, and, despite the heavy rain storm that set in about 91 o'clock, the party started off in high glee. Members of various Orange lodges, with their wives and children, embarked on a steamer and two barges which were chartered for the occasion. In antici pation of trouble, and fearing an attack before leaving the city, a police force of thirty men were early on hand. All approaches to the dock were carefully guarded, no person being allowed on the pier except excursionists.

Eveu the smallest crowd of lookers on was ordered to disperse and move on. Tbe boat and barges were gaily deco rated with flags and bunting and from the staff at the stern of the steamer was displayed a large blue flag, on one side of which was represented tbe Prinoe of Orange on horseback and on the other side a painting of the Battle of Boyne. The excursionists spent the day at Mount Pleasant tue rIudson. HANGING A NEGRO. Uirain Fooks, the Murderer, Executed in an Open Field.

Special Dispatch to Tue Times. Princess Anne, July 12. Hiram Fooks, the colored man who murdered the boy John Tyler, and left his dead body in Ballard's woods, on the road from Fairmount to Freetown, in this county, was hung to day in the presence of an immense crowd. The facta of the murder were given iu The Times of this morning. The scaffold was erected near the Somerset county Almshouse.

Since Tuesday it has stood in the open field, exposed to the sight of all. There were no arrangements whatever to prevent all who desired from witnessing tho execution, and by 11 o'clock at least two thousand people, mostly colored, thronged about the platform and struggled aud pushed for a good position, Fooks passed a quiet night, and this morning was visited by his counsel and two colored preachers, who remained with him to the last. They wero unable to get a word of confession from the condemned man. On the contrary, he declared that he was not guilty, and that if one of the witnesses who testified against him had told the truth he would not have been here. Shortly before noon the pro cession was formed and the prisoner conducted to the gallows by the Sheriff and his officers.

Fooks mounted tbo stops with a firm tread, his religions advisers boaring him company. He eyed the rope for a moment curiously, and then gave his attention to the religious exorcises. These over, the prisoner was asked if he had anything to say. He looked down upon the shining faces of the negroes who surrounded him, and in an impressive manner told them that he was an innocent man and would die without the stain of blood upon his soul. He hoped that his sins were all forgiven, and he was going home.

Then he intimated to tho Sheriff that he was ready to meet his fate, and the black cap was drawn over his head and face and the rope knotted nndcr his ear. For a second all was silence, and then the trap fell and the body dropped with a dull thud and swung round and round. Fooks' death was an easy one. Ho did not struggle, and he suffered very little, if any. The body was al lowed to hang for three quarters of an hour before it was cut down and taken away for burial.

Injured in a Railway Collision. Special Dispatch to The Tones. Tremont, July 12. This afternoon, as tho little engine Transit, containing Messrs. Hoyt, Mus sin and Weeks, otlicersof the Southern Canada Kail way, and J.

It. Snohn, of Reading, was returning from Brookside, it collided with the miners' train, three and a half miles north of this place, resulting in the serious injury of Messrs. Mussin and Weeks and the slight injury of the other passengers. The engineer and fireman escaped uninjured. Appointments by the President.

Washington, July 12. The President has made the followinerapnointinents: Alexander Reed. of Ohio, Receiver of Public Moneys at Walla Walla, aslnngton territory; Jiliot Jewett. of Missouri, Commissioner to the Paris Internationa! Exposition; Caspar H. Stibolt, of Iowa.

Consul at Campeacliy, Mexico. Mr. Eueene Schuyler has been ntmointcd to the Consulate at Birmingham which, at the request ol the Secretary of State, was declined by Mr. Sevellon Brown so that he might remain in iiis present position as Chief Clerk of tho Department of State. Adjournment of the Staunton Convention.

Staunton, July 12. In the Sunday School Convention to day addresses were delivered by President Mngruder, Kcv. George G. lirooke. Rev.

Jacob Hawkins, Judge King, of Baltimore; Mrs. Ilr. J. N. Spunkier, of Washington; Itev.

Dr. W. A. Harris, president of the Wesleyan Institute, and Miss Sallie Fuller, of Staunton, the latter a Sunday school teacher of rlfty nine years, aud still actively entraired in teaching, although in her 73d year. The convention adjourned to meet next year in va.

No Choice Yet. Special Dispatch to The Tikes. Erie, July 12. The Congressional con vention held several sessions at Corry to day and finally adjourned to meet at Franklin, Venango county, on Wednesday, July 17. Demonstrations in New Brunswick.

St. John. N. July 12. At St.

Stephen, Dorchester, Pisarinco, Musquash and Golden Grove there are Orange demonstrations to day, but St. John has no celebration. With the exception of a meeting; of various subordinate lodges there will be no gathering in the city of the members of tho asso ciation, Ocean Steamship Arrivals. At New York Remus, from Cette, France City of Brussels, from Liverpool; Oder, from Bremen MacGregor, from Liverpool. At(ueentown Russia, from New York.

At Havre Periere, from New York. MEN AND THINGS. The railroad men closed np their business at Saratoga yesterday, and left with generally satisfactory feelings. During the three months endine June 30 the total immigration into Now York numbered 30,218, against 25,903 during the corresponding period 01 tell. Mrs.

Kitty Stnhl was arrested at Peoria, Illinois, on Thursday, charged with the murder of James O'Neill, at Uloomington, several mouths ago. Hatlle Grey was also arretted as an accomplice. Ollicers say there is good evidence of their guilt. About fonr o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Spnulding, the divorced wife of Martin O'Connor, of thvlesburg, Illinois, shot him with revolver, the ball entering just above the heart.

He died in a few minutes. She then shot herself fatally, Jealousy was the cnuso. Dun, Barlow Mercantile Acencv, of New York, reports the number of failures in the United States during the laat three months to be 2,470, with liabilities of flSJWl.OOO, against 8,355 fail ures, with liabilities or during the first three months of the present year. The weather in St. Louis has been intensely warm this week, the mercury having ranged from 115 to 103 degrees in the shade during the day and Irom so to no at nigiit, jNumerous caaes or sunstroke have been reported at the city dispensary, between thirty and forty in all, porhais eiuht of which have died.

The fact that a robbery of twelve thousand dollars in government bonds was committed in St, Louts on Thursday leaked out yesterday through rivate circular sent by the police authorities to the banks of the oity cautioning them not to buy or negotiate them. Nothing more is known, the polico telusiug point blank to give any Information, AN OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM. Wherein It ia Inadequate and the Remedies Proposed, The Unfinished East Park Beservoir, Its Low Elevation and the Portion of the City Which It Could Supply. With the return of summer a renewed interest is felt concerning the city's system of water supply. The Water Department has scut forth a warning note against a wasto of the precious fluid, and as the subject is of paramount inter est it is well to know tho exact situation of affairs.

The city having on its hands an unfin ished reservoir in the East Park, which was to hold some 700,000.000 gallons, it is asserted that a scarcity of water in particular localities could have been averted by completing tho East Park Reservoir, and that to now finish it will be to provide all the security for the immediate that is needed. As this proposition involves a great expenditure of money it Is proper to know beforehand whether the desired result will be thereby attained. A careful study of tho Water Department's topographical map of the city shows that for the work of distribution the city is divided into three systems, the basis of classi fication beiug their relative elevatious above tide water. This has been done notwithstand ing that the general system has from the first comprised incongruous parts, owing to the fact that previous to 1851 the old city and adjoining districts erected separate water works for their respective neighborhoods, tho result boing a lack of unity when the city eaino to be consolidated. THE VARIOUS SVSTEMS.

The first system comprises that part of tho city lying between the Delaware and a lino drawn northeast through Woodland Cemetery to the corner of Diamond and Second streets and beyond. The highest elevation of tho first system is sixty feet, and it is supplied from the 1 airiuount, Delaware, Corinthian and Spring Garden Reservoirs, their maximum elevation being that of the Corinthian and Schuylkill basins, or 120 feet. The supply for that part of the first system below South street is drawn from Fairmount basin the Schuylkill and Corinthian basins supply an irregular area bounded by Fifth street, South stroet, the Schuylkill and Spring Garden street, including a narrow section extending north between Sixth and Ninth streets to Susquehauua avenue. The remaining part of the first system extending northeast along the Delaware from South street is supplied from the Delaware Reservoir. There remain the second and third systems.

Tho latter, comprising Germantown and Manayunk, has an elevation of 310 foot abovo high tide or city datum and is supplied with water from tho Roxborough works aud reservoir and the Mount Airy basin. Tho second system comprises the middle elevation of the city, the maximum points being, in general, 100 feet above city datum, and lies between the first system and a line drawn northeast through Hostonville, Fairmount Park, Laurel Hill Cemetery and Nicetown. The areas of the first, second and third systems are respectively twenty three aud one half, ninety, aud twenty square miles. Tho second system comprises the portion of tho city most rapidly increasing in population. It has now to depend for its water supply on the Belmont and Frank ford works aud their respective reservoirs.

The Belmont works primarily supply West Philadelphia, and the Frankford Reservoir Frank ford village and in general that part of the second sysiem east of the North Pennsylvania Railroad. AN INADEQUATE SYSTEM. About midway between the Belmont and tho Frankford Keservoirs, iu the second system, is a part of tho city containing eleven square miles and 127,000 population, being the district east of the Schuylkill, west of Ninth street and north of Spring Garden street. It is this portion of the city which is threatened with a short supply, aud to ward off which economy is asked iu the use of water. There is not within its boundaries.any basin at an elevation sufficiently high to give an adequate supply, and for this reason the water needed has to be obtained from the Belmont and Eoxborough Works.

Tho loca tion of the Frankford Eeservoir renders it unavailable as a source of supply for this part of the city. The demands of West Philadelphia are rapidly becoming equal to the power of Bolmont, yet these works are the main dependence for the district east of tho Schuylkill. The elevation of the Belmont Eeservoir is 212 feet, and in addition to the flow from the basin the supply for cast of tho Schuylkill has to be forced through the submerged main directly into the pipes. When the Belmont Eeservoir is drawn down tho works have to be favored so far as to take the supply for the section botween Girard avenue aud Spring Garden street from the Corinthian Eeservoir. This, however, is very unsatisfactory, as with the Corinthian basin always full the flow is but little above the curbstone, owing to the low elevation.

On account of the high elevation of the Eoxborough reservoir, 3G5 feet, water is conveyed from it, by way of tho Mount Airy basin, down Germantown avenue to tho neighborhood of Seventh and Cambria streets. By means of tho additional 30 iuch pumping main from the Eoxborough works to tho basin and the standpipe the department is onabled to maintain a twelve foot head of water in tho Mouut Airy basin, as compared with last summer's maximum head of eight feet. This increased head from Mount Airy enables the distribution from Eoxborough to be extended as far south as Broad and Dauphin streets and east on Dauphin stroot to the neighborhood of Fourth and Lehigh avenue, or Fairhill. It should be noted that whatever supply the defective portion of the second system receives from Eoxborough is furnished at a great aud what appears to be a useless expense, as the water has to be pumped to an elevation of 305 feet aud sent through the distributing mains about eight miles in order to supply au elevation of eighty feot. It follows that the moans for supplying the city with water are inadequate, in that additional reservoir facilities at the proper elevation are needed to complete and uuify the second system.

THE EAST PARK RESERVOIR. Within this second system is the unfinished East Park Eeservoir, aud at first bltistt it might seem that wore this, or a section of it, to bo completed the existing difficulties will be obviated and that then tho operations of the Belmont Works can be confined to West Philadelphia. But that the uncompleted reservoir is within the district in danger of becoming thirsty does not signify, as the four basins which supply tho first system are all within the same area. The elevation of the East Park Eeservoir is such that, as pointed out in 1875 by the commission of engineers, it can only bo a feeder or subsiding basin for the first system. Were tho East Park Eeservoir completed and full to tho top of the embankment tho surface of the water would be but 135 feet above city datum.

To complete it is to provido a luxury for the half million people living in the first system, while those who are in real danger of a short supply would bo 110 better oil' than now. The East Park Eeservoir when full would not supply the section immediately around it, A stream does not rise above its source save by the aid of artificial power. THE REMEDY PROPOSED. How to provide a remedy for the existing condition of affairs at the least cost and in the most expeditious manuer is the problem requiring solution at the hands of the city's legislators. During the entire year, save the summer months, the difficulties have not been great, as the Belmont Works could supply the required amount without overtaxing its powers, but with the heats of summer a much greater amount of water is needed.

The pumping capacity of the combined steam and wator power of the entire works is ample for the city's needs, but it is not all where it can be utilized, aud it appears that the gap in the system must be filled with additional steam pumps and reservoir capacity. During the summer tho Fairmount wheels are in a great measure idle for lack of water power, aud resort is had to tho Schuylkill works, which are supplementary to the Fairmount pumps. It has been proposed by Chief Engineer McFadden to provido an additional pumping engine at the Schuylkill works, which, in con section with a stand plno, can supply the district now dependent on Belmont. The new engine and staud pipe would be supplemental to Belmont, aud either could aid the other. It is also proposed to construct a now roservoir, to be called the Cambria, at a point directly cast from Laurel.

Hill Cemetery, where an elevation can bo had of one hurt dred and sixty five feet. Tho ground from tho proposed site falls rapidly in all directions so that the cntiro district could be supplied from tho proposed basin. Tho entire cost of tho new engine, touching the erection of which plans and propositions have been rocoived from the Messrs. Cramp aud others, the stand pipe and basin will scarcely equal, it is asserted, tho baro expanse of completing the East Park Reservoir. GREAT EXCITEMENT, BUT LITTLE ELSE.

The Street) Filled With in Angry Moh Beady to Eight tit Orangemen, Who Decide to Give Up tie Procession A Few Arrests and Several Rows, Montreal, July 12. Contrary to general expectation the day passed off without riot and bloodshed. The special constables were sworn in at 7 A. and as they jsrent to the posts assigned them crowds began to assemble around Orange Hall and in the neighboring streets, evidently strongly inclined to support them. Soon after nine o'clock the Mayor sent a message to the Orangemen, asking an interview with the District and County Masters, which was accorded in a room some little distance from the hall.

His Worship advised the Orangemen to give up the procession, but they would not hear to him. When they came out of the hall they tried to form a procession, but experienced great difficulty aud confusion. They were surrounded by an immense mob. The military, with fixed bayonets, formed across thestreetand divided the mob. The Mayor constables dashed among tho Orangemen and arrested several, whereupon th Orangemen returned to tho hall.

Shortly after the Mayor entered and asked the Orangemen if thoy were prepared to submit to the properly constituted autuorities. tie was answered in the affirmative. He thereupon forbade the procession as illegal, and ordered the arrest of the Grand Master and several others. After consultation, a vote was taken as to whether the procession should be given up and it was decided not to walk. 1 no Orangemen, however, stipu fated with tho Mayor that ho should disperse th mob in the vicinity of the hall and place guards at the ball to night to protect it.

D. Grant; county master, and John Hamilton county secretary, were arrested. They went quietly to the police station. Among the others arrested were William Gavin, Alexander Gibson John Cromwell, Thomas Ingram, John Lilburn and Frederick Hamilton. After his consultation in the hall the Mayor went out and undertook to disperse the crowd.

By the middle of the afternoon the police succeeded in partially clear ing the streets. 1 he rowdy element was con sidcrably under liquor and made noisy demon strations. Mayor Beaudry occupied a seat oppo site tho hall aud directed the movements of tho constabulary for several hours. test cases. During the afternoon he said that the ohject of arresting the Orangemen was to make their trial a test case, and to settle at once and for all the question of legality of the Orange Association and procession.

He expressed the hopo that the excitement would quiet down speedily, and said that it was intended as soon as the fear of disturbance to day was removed to liberate the incarcerated Orangemen on bail. The wives and friends of the Orangemen throughout the city are iu a high state of anxiety about their satety. Ihe arrests having been effected the remainder of the Orangemen returned to their room, where they dispatched messages to the Premier and to the West asking for assistance and express ing an intention of remaining where they wero until they obtained relief. In the mean time a number of Orangemen, residents as well as strangers, to the number of about a hundred and htty, went to the Stanley Street Presbyte rian Church, where the Rev. C.

Daudiret preached roe annual sermon on Social, Civil ana Keligious, which was opposed in much the same manner both by Ritualism and Catholicism, He recommended firmness on tho part of the Orangemen in the maintenance of their rights, out advised moderation. He expressed fear that the action of the Mayor might lead to further complications. During the afternoon, the Mayor having guar anteed a safe conduct to all Orangemen who wished to go home irom the hall, many were es corted away by the police. A serious occurrence of the day was the accidental shootiug of one Aieiimer by the careless handling of a revolver by Special Constable Tansev. Fortunately, there nas oecn notuing serious, but some anticipate a difficulty in somo sections after nightfall.

Some of the volunteers have been sent to their homes. Ihe special constables have been disbanded. The peaceful results of the day, however, will probably occasion much controversy. Complaint is maae ot tne rowny manner in which a number of Quebec blackguards left the city this uvuuiug, uiuiK luvuiveis 111 an uirecuuus irom the boat, careless of consequences. General Smyth awaits further orders from Ottawa.

1 .11 .3: Midnight. Tho Oranccmeu who were ar rested this morning were all released on bail this evening, Alderman George Childs becoming security. A nunioer of trilling rows took place on the streets during the eveuing, but the Montreal cavalry were on duty and soon dispersed the disorderly crowds. A gang of roughs attacked Mr. Diummond, a merchant, aud another gentleman on Hospital street and attomped to search them for arms.

The police wero on tho alert and drove the scoundrels away. William End, a clerk, was arrested for being drunk and a loaded rovolvcr was found on him. Joseph Meunier. who was accidentally shot by Special Constable Tansey, is very low and has mado his ante mortem deposition. The five hundred special constables havo all been ischarged.

The local militia were dismissed to night, but the country troops remain until to morrow. It is said that a tug left this city in the morning and took the roughs off tbo Quebec boat down the river. A contractor, named Charles Campbell, was arrested this evening for resisting the p. lice. two women were attacked tor wearing orange lilies, aud two other women attacked oach other for wearing opposition colors.

An Orange Young Britain named Bell was attacked on St. James street aud only escaped the vengeance of the crowd by taking rcfugo in St. Lawrence Hall. Everything is quiet aud the city has assumed its usual peaceable aspect. It is rumored that the Hacket monument will be unveiled on the Kith and that a grand Orange demonstration will be held.

The Ontario Orangemen are to be invited to take part. Some fifty thousand Orangemen from the outside are expected. PHILADELPHIA ORANGEMEN. Trudging Along the Principal Streets Through Ram and sunshine Yesterday. Twelve hundred Oraugemen paraded the streets yesterday afternoon, through rain and sunshine.

On Chestnut stroet, along which they passed from Broad to Fifth, tho sidewalks were lined with spectators. First there came a caval cade of horses, marshaled by Alexander Wilson and John Russell, and a carriage with leading Orangemen in the centre. Following were five divisions, with band and banners. First came four small boys, with a plush cushion on a rack, and on that plush cushion an open Bible, with an orange colored lily and orange ribbons. There was another squad of boys in the wake of stalwart body ol Orangemen, carrying banner, which "Train up a boy in the way he should go." Following the band which headed tho noxt division came another open mule, with orange ribbons on it; it was carried on a rack by men.

Pious pooplo on tho sidewalk wondered at what passage these Bibles wore opened. The Bibles were all new, of a fine gilt edged style, and oach division carried one. Altera on lire ram came and drove the people off the sidewalk and wet the Bibles, which the carriers hastened to close, aud made some of the Orangemen in carriages dodge their heads under the seats to protect thoir now silk hats. But the procession marched bravely on aud the fifers and rummers, though they winced a lilt Ic at tho hoavy hower, never paused an instant. Tho most fortu nate men in the procession seemed to be a set of horsemen, who wore a blue cloth arrangement, which not only enveloped thoir bodies from their chins downward, but covered a good por tion ot the bodies of their horses.

These a young man on the' sidowalk called dragoons, when a companion uudcrtook to correct him by saying they were friars, only to be laughed at by everybody. A sort of second edition to tho dragoons" was a body of footmen, who also woro long gowns, which in some instances trailed in the mud. A good many of them, In addition to yellow striped uniforms aud yellow sashos, had yellow handkerchiefs crushed in their hands, like a farmer after a mowing machine in harvest. On the sidowalk, near Tenth street, stood a red headed young man, with a pieco of green twig, resembling shamrock, in his mouth. Nobody in the procession seemed to notice it, and the green twig may have got into tho young man's mouth accident ally.

There was a queer look on his face as ho pushed litmsolt loiward on the sidowalk and eyed the procession. It may have been admira tion, but it looked wonderfully like defiance. There was presently a yoll of fight!" fight I'' in that vicinity, followed by rush of polico and spontaneous break on the part of the crowd, only to see a drunken man led away by his Iriends, whllo the Orangomon trudged on, taking no notice of tho affair. The drunken man had boon doing somo unauthorized boasting when a policeman mado a movement to arrest him, THE SECRETARY AND HIS CADETS. Mr.

Thompson Takes a Trip TJp the Biver and Calls at Cramp's Yard The Young Engineers from the Hayflower Also Visit Cramp's and Take Botes of What They See There. Secretary of the Navy Hon. Richard Thompson returned from Germantown yesterday morning and boarded the Tallapoosa. He had passed the evening with Hon. A.

C. Harnier, at the batter's residence. Upon reaching the anchorage of the steamer at Washington street wharf the Secretary found that some of tbe ladies of the party, who were off visiting in West Philadelphia, had not returned yet, and therefore the proposed early departure for New York was postponed. In the meantime Hon. Charles O'Neill had obtained from the Mayor the priv lege of the police tug William S.

Stokley, and steaming down the river extended tbe courtesies of a visit np tho Delaware on behalf of his Honor. Mr. Thompson cheerfully accepted the invitation, and the party, made np of the Secretary, Admiral Scott, Chief Engineer Shock, Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering B. Blinshall, of Indiana, but an old Philadel phian, and Mr. O'Neill, started on the trip.

Ihe various points ot interest wero show the Secretary, aud the first and only land ing was made at Cramp Sons' shipyard. The visitors were warmly welcomed by Charles H. Cramp for tbe firm, and remained in the establishment for about an hour aud half. Every portion of the vast enterprise was inspected, and tho busy bum of tho l.oUO work men appeared to particularly please the party, they expressing surprise aud delight at the facilities for repairing and building vessels and the number of employes engaged. The Russian steamers Asia, Europe and Africa were gone over from stem to stern, the Russian officer in charge doiug the honors.

The interior fitting up of these vessels were found be extraordinarily staunch in material and beautiful iu workmanship, mahogany beiug used to great degree. Tho three steamers are well under way, aud will bo completed in a short time. Early in the afternoon the govemmen party again took passage on the Stokley and re' joined their friends ou the Tallapoosa. Shortly afterward the United States steamer steamed down the Delaware en route for the Brookly Navy Yard, receiving the customary salute duo tho head of the department from the vessels lying at Island. YOUNG ENGINEERS.

Young gentlemen, you are to visit Cramp' ship yard this afternoon at two o'clock. AH hands be ready when the boats are called away," was the order passed into the steerage ot tho United States steamer Mayflower yester day. The young gentlemen were skylarking littlo and the order had to be repeated, where' upon one very facetious third class man re spouded: "Cramp me Xoro and aft if I want to go it's too wet." Then the senior cadet engineer said So it is, overboard, and Mr. L. if you are not more respectful you'll havo a few demerits to answer lor.

Bear that in mind, Aye, aye, sir." Then tbe third class of cadet en gineers resumed their skylarking in the lower steerage and the first class men pondered over thei next recitations in physics. The Mayflower, now anchored at the foot of Otis street, has thirty three of these young gentlemen on board, all pursuing the path of study that leads to a di ploma and the ranks of Assistant, Passed Assistant, Engineers. The preparatory school for the engineers of tho United states JNavy is, after many expert' meiits, au established fact, and although tbe higher grades of tbe corps are not graduates of a government school, those staudiug well down in the list claim with pride an alma mater of their own. During the winter montns the youue gen tlemen spend thoir time at the Naval Academy, living ou shore and pursuing a course of study tending not ouly to lit them tor peculiar exceflence in their own hue, but luting them for the social standing their positions iu the service entitle them to. Iu tho summer they go on a practice cruise, sailing up and down the coast, dropping into ports where govern inentshops or theship and boiler making establishments iurnish opportu nities tor practical study.

On board the steamer the cadets stand regular watch in the engine room, the younger and moro inexperienced under tho eye of a senior officer. The Mayflower is admirably adapted for the service in which she is employed, the quarters for men and olhcers are aninle, light aud well ventilated, and the engines and machinery afford the young sters a aegree ot comlort and abundant opportunity to put into practical use the theoreti cal teachings they have received during the winter. They do not regard the cruise as en tirely a pleasure trip. The discipline is man of war discipline and exacts strict attontionto duty, certain hours on watch, a considerable amount of study and the attendant recitations, a general regard to orders and a bill ot fare not equal to the cuisine which tempts their palates at the Academy. TUE MAYFLOWER, The Mayflower is 306 tons register, and carries two guns.

Cabins for tho officers arc aft, under a hurricane deck, and the cadets' quarters in the steerage are just forward. Here they study, eat, sleep and do no eud of skylarking, the young sters" (third classmen) keep the "oldsters" (their ungraduated seniors) in a constant stato of watchfulness, while the oldsters in turn mark out a pretty hard row for their juniors to follow. To day the young geutlemen will take notes of the proceedings at Cramp's. Then tho Mayflower will speed away for New York aud subse quently join the flagship ot the Practice squad ron at Buzzard's Bay, where the Constellation will fly the pennant. The following is the cor rect list of tho Mayflower's ollicers: Lieutenant Commander Allan D.

Brown, commanding; Lieu tenant J. C. Soloy, executive officer: Charles H. Greenleaf, chief engineer Robert Crawford, passed assistaut engineer; Dr. J.

H. Farmer, assistant surgeon. GENERAL CLARK GETS OFF. Not Being a Fiscal Agent of the County, He Cannot Embezzle Public Money. The lowering temperature of yesterday morn ing brought a large crowd to the new Court House to see how General Gideon Clark was get ting on in his trial for embezzlement.

B. Frank Jackson, of tho firm of Jackson in whoso name General Clark made out the bill for tho work dono under the $3,600 appropriation of Councils, testified that his firm had supplied General Clark during his entire term of office with stationery, blank books, to the amount of $153. Iu a conversation with General Clark on June 7, the latter had said that he, having paid for tho work of recollatiug, ro baekiug aud roiudexing the wills, in his office, out of his own pockot, had Councils pass an appropriation for it that he sent a blauk bill to the City Commissioners' office, and they told him it must be made out in the name of some one, and that Jackson Bros, was the first name that came into his head and he made it out in that way, Clark denied having signed the name of Jackson Bros, to the receipt on the stub in tho warrant book. Ho also said that Commissioners Fahy aud Wetter had approved the bill. After sevoral unimportant witnesses had been examined Mr.

Read offered the bill, warrant and ordinance of Councils in evidence. Mr. Cassidy urged that the case had not been mado out uudor tho law and asked his Honor to instruct the jury to render a verdict of not guilty. Tho indictment, he said, was made out under the ninety fourth section of the criminal act, which makes it a crime for any municipal or county officer of the Commonwealth to convert to his own use any public monoy which has been entrusted to him for safe keeping or disbursement, Mr. Cassidy then contended that the Register of Wills was not an officer charged with the safo keepiug of public money, and there could not be a conviction of General Clark uuder that law.

There is nothing in the evidence to show that nino tcnths of tho work has not been done by the clerks under General Clark's instructions, and thero is evidence to show that General Clark himself has done a portion of tho work and is entitled to a portion of the remuneration. These clerks agreed to do the work, and they have all testified that there has been no settlement with Gcnoral Clark that they have not demanded it, and thoy still look for payment. Your Honor knows, as I know, that if General Clark refuses to pay these clerks upon demand within tho timo of limitation they have their redress in the civil courts. Detaining this money until tho count is adjudicated is not ombezzleiucnt." Mr. Cassidy concluded by arguing thnt thero was nothing to show that General Clark, as a pnblio officer, had received any public money, as somebody else had received it aud paid it over to him for work dono.

Assistant District Attorney Road, In a ten minutes' spoech, argued Gcnoral Clark had rocoived the warrant from the City Commissioners as Register of Wills for a specific purpose that it was got upon the faith of a bill made out by WHAT REPUBLICANS HAVE TO SAY. The President Stirring Hp a Regnfer Hornet's Best Removals That Were Entirely Unloosed For. What May Be Expected General Opinions in Washington and New Tork. Special Dispatch to Tun Times. Washington, July 12.

The changes in the New York offices, by which Senator Conkling's frieuds, Arthur and Cornell, are removed, are the source of great indignation here among the Republicans. There is an extraordinary amount of bitterness at tho headquarters of the Republican committee. It seems that shortly before Congress adjourned Secretary Sherman sent for Eueene Hale, of Maine, to come to his house, aud there inquired if some arrangement might not be made whereby Conkling would be satisfied. "Iu fact," said Sherman, can't Conkling suggest some names that will be acceptable to him aud the President also?" "And remove Arthur and Cornell?" asked Hale. Yes," answered Sherman.

No," said Hale "Conkling will not agree to any snch thing. Tbe Republican cause will be endangered, if not lost, if the New York Custom House sores are reopened." Then Hale went on to explain to Sherman the difficulties in the case, and demanded that nothing should be done in the New York offices. It is most positively stated that at this interview between Sherman and Hale, after going over the whole ground and showing on the part of Hale the danger of reopening the New York Custom House troubles, Mr. Sherman promised, in the strongest lan guage, that thero should be no changes dur ing tho recess of Congress. Upon this assurance the Republicans went to work in New York, and now they are overwhelmed at the action of yesterday.

Jt is said in administration circles tonight that several removals of minor officers in New York are to follow, and that some heads may fall in the customs division of the Treasury here. The changes in New York were as much a surprise to four members of the Cabinet as to the outside world. The only members who seem to have had any positive knowledge were Secretaries Eyartsand Thompson. Thero are few government officers in town now. At the Cabinet meetiug to day ouly Secretaries Key and Devens were present.

The other members wore off pleasuring. No business, of course, could bo transacted. Alexander Reed, the ill fated Toledo Post master, has at last been provided for. He was to day appointed Receiver of Public Moneys at Walla Walla, Washington Territory. There is no doubt tho Senate will only confirm hiin in order to get rid of him, for he has been of infinite trouble to that body.

TALK IN NEW YORK. Secretary Sherman Assured That the Move Will Divide the Republican Party. Special Dispatch to Tiik Timks. New York, July 12. General Merritt received from Washington to day notification of his appointment as Col lector, and Deputy Naval Officer Burt received notification of his appointment as Naval Officer.

Rumors wero rife that Deputy Collector Ly decker's head would be the next to come under the official axe. The unfilled Surveyor's office is now the bono of contention. Mr. L. Brad ford Prince was one of the earliest visitors to the Custom House to day.

Ho soon wont away to search for Secretary Sherman. He is understood to be a candidate. So is Henry C. Lake, a Fenton iuau from Chautauqua couuty, who has been General Merritt's deputy. Mr.

Lake has a strong backing. Tho man for the place will not be named, it is believed, before Mr. Sherman returns to Washington. It dow appears that Mr. Sherman conferred with several politicians'on Tuesday in regard to the proposed changes and met with unanimous opposition.

Ho was as sured that it would be nearly fatal to Republican success in the State this fall that the party would go into the campaign divided, and that a loss of Republican Congressmen was certain in tho close districts. Congressman McCook said to him that ho could not carry his district again, and. a Republican from Congressman Willis' district said that the split in the party would defeat Levi P. Morton, who was to run against Willis. Mr.

Sherman tried to convince the politicians that tho Custom House changes did not mean a war on Conkling, bat was told that only that construction could be put on the movement. He intimated that the mind of tho administration was mado un and nothing would change it. Tho conferences appear to havo shaken the courage of the Secretary and led him to make an effort to avoid a clash with the Conkling men. It is said, on the authority of a conspicuous Republican, that after the confer ence Mr. Sherman had an intorview with Post master Thomas L.

James, to whom ho mado an nformal offer of the Surveyorship. The offer is said to have been promptly rejected by Colonel James, who did not appreciate tho honor of being transferred from a big oifico to a smaller one. The Suit Against the Reading Collier. The collision between the Reading Railroad Company's steam collier Harrisburg and the schooner Marietta Tilton, which occurred on a niht in May. 1877, near Cross liip lightship, in Vineyard Haven hound, was again discussed in Judge Cau walnder's Court yesterday.

After the collision the schooner sunk almost immediately, carrying rive of her crew down with her. The owners thon brouirht suit aurainst the collier for damauos to the full amount of the value of their vessel. The point in dispute is, which vessel wa9 in fault? Each party lays the blame on the other. Both parties have taken a mass of testimony. Two weeks ago Jiultre Cadwalader devoted a whole day to the ai Kuiueuts, and yesterday he added another, notwithstanding which the contention was not concluded.

It will be resumed. Abdication of the Abyssinian King. Londos, July 12. A dispatch from Alex andria in the Acw says it is rumored from Masso wah that King John has resigned the crown of Abyssinia in favor of King Meuelck. The Ball Field.

At Chicago Chicago, Milwaukee. At London, Ont. Tectlmseh, Manchester, 2. Oswego Lowell, 10; Oswego, 3. Indications for To Day.

Partly cloitdy weather, occas'onal rains, light trnvn; motilyfrom thctouth; Maliontiry temperature andpressurc. CITY NOTES. Daniol Ratio wa3 yesterday held in $2,000 ball by Matii trate Collins for brutally beating Ellen O'Dnmicll. The hotly of a drowned man was found in the Dclnware opposite Mead street yesterday. It was not identified.

The funeral of Edward Browning took plaee yesterday, from his late residence. No, 211 South Broad street, and was largely attended. A movement is on foot to form a social and beneficial society among the surviving oftlcers of the old Ninety ninth ltegiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. William Johnson, of Tenth and South streets, and Charles Murphy, of 717 Alaska street, young thieves, wero yesterday sent to jail by Magistrate Pole for ninety days. Mrs.

Doyle, of No. 2129 East Thompson street, died at the Episcopal Hospital yesterday from injuries received Irom an explosion of ooal oil, with which she was lighting a fire on the Fourth. The great steamer Republic took an unusually larire number of excursionists to Cape May and back yesterday. She seems to have supplied a want of pleasure seekerR, and the cheap trip is fast growing in popularity. The hearing of William Robinson, charged with stealing 12,0110 worth of bonds from Orant Aull, Third itreet brokers, was yesterday postponed, owing to the engagement of counsel, until Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.

The Weccacoe Legion will' visit Roxbo rough on Monday, by invitation of John R. Davis, for target practice. They will take a special train from Ninth and Green streets, neconipunied by their band mid a number of military guexts, Inuluding the (fovcruor and Adjutant General Latta. Tho Washington Grays, headed by their band, marched down Chestnut street In fine style last evening, and nt tho wharf received Company First lteitiincnt, N. O.

8. N. .1., with whom thev are to make an excursion to Pennsgrove, N. for taruet pracltco, to day. llio Urays marched with their gtiot up Market utreet to tho armory on Broad sti eul, and having thero entertained them escorted the Jersey militiamen to the MuMiucrchor Uardeus.

did the work. In answer Mr. Cassidy in vehement tones read the law to be that no public officer of the county not a fisral agent could be convicted under the bill of indictment Judge Fell did not take much time for con sideration, and in a few words explained to Mr. Read that he could not uphold a verdict of guilty under the law, and therefore would withdraw the case from the jury. Turning to the jury his Honor said that, his opinion, General Clare was not charged with the disbursement of pub lic money, and therefore could not be convicted, A verdict of not guilty was rendered, aud General Clark walked from the court room a free and guiltless man nnder the law.

TEACHERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. Tbe I ast Day's Session of the American In stitute of Instruction. Fabyan House, N. July 12. The closing day's session of the American Institute of Instruction opened with delightful weather and lull attendance.

Ihe following officers were elected for the ensuing year President, Isaac N. Carleton, of New Britain, and fifty eight vice presidents; secretary, Henry E. Sawyer, of New Britain, assistant secretary, G. A Littlefield, of Maiden, treasurer, George A. Walton, of Westfield, and twelve councilors.

Resolutions wore adopted repeating the resolution of last year favoring the metric sys tem of weights and measures aud approviug the bill recently passed by the New Jersey Legislature for supplying each public school of that State with the necessary apparatus for the practical teacning ot the metric system, and recommend ing other states to adont a similar measure they also reaffirm confidence in the policy of the regulation of education by the State; recognize the indebtedness of the States to tho National Government for grants of land and money for educatioual purposes and the establishment of a Bureau of Education; urge upon Congress the importance of making new grants of land for educational purposes, and suggest that Congress appropriate for this purpose the net proceeds of public laud iunds received from railroads aided by land grants, also the moneys accumulated from lie administration of the Patent Ottice.and resolve that the Institute unites with tho American Phi lological Association in petitioning Congress for a committee ot inquiry to report how Tar reform in English spelling is desirablo and what changes in orthography may be wisely introduced into public documents, and that a coinniitteo be aD pointed to report at the next meeting what steps should be taken by this association to aid in the simplification of Euulish spelling. The Educa tion of Labor (the title of the address of Presi dent White, of Peru University, Indiana) is a strong statement of the great issue now before the country, PICKING ORANGEMEN'S POCKETS. A Couple of Professional Thieves Get Them selves Into Jail. The pickpockets yesterday wriggled their fin gers among tho crowds collected upon the side walks to see the Oraugemen go by. Two Sev enteenth district officers saw John Wilson and two other thieves at Broad and Filbert streets feeling folks' pockets, and the thieves saw the officers and the thieves ran away.

At Twelfth aud Chestnut streets, later in tiio day, the same officers saw the same thieves and again detected them iu attempted pocket picking, and this time caught Wilsop, tho other two escaping. At the Central Station Wilson said his business was doing nothing" and his last residing place the County Prison. To the officers he said "If you had caught me a second later you would have got me solid." Several detectives identihed Wilson as a thief, and so Magistrate Pole com mitted htm lor ninety days under tho professional thieves' law. John Murray, who claimed to be a huckster. and was positive that never before had he been in tho dock, was arrested by specials Lckstem and Carpenter on Chestnut street whilo attempting to pick ladies' pockets.

"He was in the dock before for 'pinching' a watch," said Eck stein to Magistrate Pole, "You're another," said Murray, "I was nover here before." A couple of detectives said Murray was an old thief, but there appeared to be some doubt in the Magistrate's mind and so fat old Thomas Hollo way, the Central turnkey, was lifted into the stand. He looked at Murray and smiled all over. "Lord bless you, 'Squire," said Tommy, "the cheek of that man is extouishing. I jist turned the key on him a few weeks ago." Murray was sent to jail for ninety days as a professional. More Animals for the Zoo.

The collection of animals at the Zoolocic.il Garden will shortly receive an important addition in the shape of a pair of Rocky Mountain sheep, presented by General Gibbon, of the army. It is said that there has never been a pair of these animals ou exhibition in America. They inhabit the most inaccessible crairs of the Kocky Mountains and Sierra Kevadas, and it is very difficult to capture them alive. Their habits are very similar to the chamois of the Alps. These sheen will make the second contribution to the Zoological Garden ever made by an othcer of the American army, a bull buthdo now in the Garden having been presented by Lieutenant Perrine, of the Sixth Cavalry, a per sonal friend of Superintendent Brown.

The officers of the Zoological Society express a good deal of surprise, in view of the fact that the Philadelphia Zoological Garden is the only one in America, that the officers of tbe army and navy, who have uuequaled opportunities for collecting animals, have so little interest in the subject. The completeness of the collections in the zoological gardens iu Germany is largely due to the efforts of German naval ollicers, who take great pains to bring home animals from the dillerent countries which they visit. No return ing naval ship has ever brouirht au animal to our Zoological Garden. A Beating Thnt Caused Death. Special Dispatch to The Times.

POTTSVILLE, July 12. Patrick Connelly was arrested here yesterday for assaulting an officer and accorded a hearing this morning, and a commitment was made out. Mrs. Bridget McCarthy, of Mount Carbon, appeared in the Magistrate's ottice and testified that Connelly, in June, 1S76, indicted such a terrible beating upon her husband that, a fter lingering in great pain for two months, he died. After the commission of this net Connelly fled from the uo trace until he suddenly turned up yesterday.

The prisoner was also held upon this charge. Accident to a Canal Lock. Special Dispatch to The Timks. Pittsbubo, July 12. To dav at 1 o'clock a large part of the wall of Lock No.

5, about two miles above here, fell In, rendering it Impossible for any boat to pass through. It is thought that it will re quire thirty days to repair it. The damage will amount to sevoral thousand dollars. It will also be a great damage to the packet company, as there is no steamboat of any kind above. They expect to make some arrangements to transport freight and passengers to points above.

The trouble was caused by the water undermining the outside What Mr. GritU Saw From His Window. James L. Grith, sitting at a second storv window of tho building 1518 Chestnut street, near midnight on Thursday, saw one man cliinbthe fence of 1517 Chestnut street, and then one the irate to admit a comrade. An ofiieer was warned, and he entering the yard found the men lying upon a grass plot.

In the yard there wore also found two chisels and a lock pick. On one of the men was found a piece of paper having written on ft "Chambers, No. 1523," and another piece of paper having drawn lion it the wound plan of the house Yesterdav at the Central Station the prisoners irave their names as Frank Preston, of 4i North Sixth street, and Thomas Wilson, of New York, They were com mitted in default of 41,200 bail each: Tiie Board of Health. The Board of Health yesterday adopted a resolution requiring the Eastern Market Company to abate a nuisauco caused by slops washed out of the market. Complaint was mado ol gas escaping from the sewers in the neighborhood of Twentieth and Locust streets and of the practice of depositing dead animals on Lawson street, between Eleventh and Twelllli.

An Editorial Jaunt. MAtTCH Chunk, July 12. The editorial excursion from Now York and Philadelphia ar rived ncre at i.ou. jney number lorty two, nnd are comfortaely quartcd at the Mansion House. The excursionists represent the leading duily and religious press of the two cities.

No Disturbance at Toronto. ToTtONTO, July 12. At noon tho lodges began to assemble, and nbotit 1 o'clock, the proooaaion having formed, tho pnrado began to St. James' Cathedral, where tho customary services wero held. Kvery lodtre was well represented.

No disturbance has occurred. Kunaway Accident. William Mason, of No. Alder street, and Hugh Bird, living nt Twenty third street and Columbia avenue, Were thrown from a wagon at Twelfth Htreot and Montgomery avenue by the horse uniting awuy yesterday. Both weresei iously hurt..