Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1872, Page 1

—__—— THE EVENING STAR. Published Baily, Suedays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsyivenia Avenue, corner llih St, a s THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPS. * H. RAUF PINAY Pret — -« THE EVENING STAR is served by carriers to Shelr eubscritere at Tey CENTS rex WEEK, or FoR- FY Fors ¢ TH. Copies at the o 4 Teo ail—three months, $1.50; tamer r. THE WEE lished Priay- WASHINGTON SOP nis. yrsss STrL, WASHINGTON, D. 0. BENOT ELED. REFURNISTED: TX PRIVATE BATS WOOM", AND = ELEVATOR ADDED. OPEN NOVEMBER 92,1872 3. F. CAKE, Pr dec® G*®4*,; 920 SCOTT PLACE, dect Im Between I au! K sire FAB Tes gouss, S. corner of Wh and X streets. HE BRYAN? HOUSE, Located on the Corner of “4th st. and Nowe Yor’ arenue. After the Ist of Deve. ber, 1572, Permanr ‘Transi ers will Bird this hous sirable and most cun- the city. farnishes, well lighted aud ied with si] modern Lome ao- BOS, bas deteruiined novl2-eotf H*50"'S Borer, Ko. 769 G STLELT, jet! Bet wee 17m amp Sym STRERTS. opus IMPERIAL Mora, JAMES SYKES, Propricter. PRonTine PENNSTLVATA AvEtES, Batworn 1%:A end 146h strecia, Wasarnetox, D. 0. VERMONT AVENUE, T. BOE:SLE & 80N, ocls ly PRorkretors. c ©. WILLABD, = ESEITT HOUER, WASHISGTOR. D.u PRUFESSIONAL. Cc. B. FOSTE. 7, bast No. 1106 New York avenne, _@n-m Between iith sud iath stree's PD%, SEC. S, SE8G bas BEMOVED from his ole ace aiak pata Ap ag a0) 2swan bs O.CLEPHAD KE, BZ Bi BY. J *isies Senographer | Late with of. seport Sup. Court af &. C. ers of Chvcage Cis | fUpeTiority CLEPHANE & BRAILEY, ber Short head report t ? ceedings in (he Courw lursisbed prompuly. DELS SITIONS token ty chort-band. ented on Fate as jr se-writing machine, furnished at script cops. mart-iy Withiawes, ATTORSEY-4T Law. Bocw 3, of second floor of Earbour’s Lew Safin Wasblustos Removes stem 84 Loninane avanes_uolt-ty OME #. GSQRA, om iehwa7 az Law, Bo, $ Youus's iw Suilcme Wen _ ett N *. STadaWhaTule r a NTRS ORK DEAWIRe Bt the olf seo” oe 3 -INSURANGE CUOMPANLE A _ A Airs TO THE OU D FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, OF WASHINGTON, D. IxconvoRateD BY CoNoREss tN 1513 @ the tui hie, Ko. 706 Datreet 5. W. : x. Jas ©. Hall, John Purdy, Dr.J 3. Reywerth, 3 -H. Bradley, U. H. Wilber M Dousid, F. it Meselrs: B- D Slarke, é CHABLES BRADLEY, Secy- decto-ecees METEOPOLITAS | = SATIONAL T'¥ue INSURANCE COMPANY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ORGANIZED AUG UST 26, 1570, Oa CAPITAL... Shepherd's Boildt £; Fe- 208% Penney varisavenue, MOSES KE WM 8. TODD, be SAMUEL CBOSS, Secretary. DIRECTORS. “EDUCATIONAL. MBs Bich EICRERS SCHOOL som YOUNG }. EBBL New York qeenve.—The third quarter will commence Jaxvan¥ Is LADIES AND CHILDR! 2 1s73. oci9 3m’ T#2 onieinaL RAND GIFT PHOTOGRAPH STORE, Bo. 317 SEVENTH STREET, Conve or D, Contirace to DONATE DAILY TO ITS PATRONS FEOM TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED TO FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, io sums of ONE, FIVE AND TEN DULLALS, ‘The bustness is conducted in an upright and hon. erable wanner—cyual privileges being guaranteod to ail. Our method of doing bastness ts open to the SCBEUTINY AND INVESTIGATION OF THE MOST ORITICAL PUBLIC nov27-Im* K BUCKW HEAT. NE ¥ NEW ORI EANS MOLASSES, STEWART WHITE DeiPs S¥EUP GOLDEM SYSUP, "3 CBUlOR HONEY SYRUP, For sale by a H. EGAN, a19-6t corner of L and 7th streets. F ACTS: THE ENTIRE stock or Princes Bazaar AT COST UNTIL THE STOCK ISCLEARED OUT, AS HE INTENDS BUILDING. a7 HOUSEKEEPERS 4ND ALL OTHER: | 401 tho IN WANT OF GOODS WILL BEAR THE BOVE IN MIND. IT WILL COST Yrov OTHING TO COME 4ND BXAMINE THE STock novil-tr ere, B. FULTON & 00. , ante. 314 ain streets near Peap, aveaze, LADIES’ GOODS. 905 PENNSYLVANIA AVENU?, MISS MNeCOos HAS REMOVED AM of every desert) amt ak SILKS of all colors, con TH IMIYA TION HAIR, GREAT PREMIUM HAIR FACTORY. Leffer now for sale ai 1 pe 44x wi etonishing prices an ex s maui . Braids, Curls, Pai - Lsdies’ own hair the tangling of the hair. Spectal atten ction to the Cotffases for soirees, b: MR MAQUERLOT,) = Pa: FRENCH FLUTING sNv CUBTALNS, cigs A pooP gina rte new. and me ‘Dent | AuDH Sraxrts. ‘T BEDUCTION IN PRICES OF KID Gus GLOVES, | » Two-buk:on $1 & Gloves for Best quality two button @2 50 907 Peansytvania EN, - 1S THATKENTH STREET, LADIES’ FASHIONABLE HAIS DRESSES 4od Homan Heir Mapofaciurer. York cheap Human Halr House. Two Chittinns A large stock to 8 Cail oud examine lor ject from sways areetf, eclé 6m JUST OPENING 4 LASGE ASSORTMENT OF ATS, FLOW ERS, FEATHERS snd VELVETS, OF ALL COLOBs, At Low Prices, st 5 RELLESY, 72% Market Sprce PIANOS, &c. Ee: MACKER ee PHILADELPHIA. GREAT SEDUCTION iN PRICES. These instruments, which, over ail others. yeara become the most popular here, w ever the country, can ext emeiy tow pri nm account of their now for the followit EQUARE PIANOS from $375 to $ UPSIGHT PIANOS fr GEAND PLANOS from Persons who wish purchasing the best call and compare for ere 3 to SLUTS. e trem $10) to $30! ment out are invited macives Pianos for re banged. Tuning and Rey ated Copy, exe seme 35 Pepusyivanis arvenuc. JILLIAM KNABE & 6O., _ Bal Timo, MARYL GRAND, SQUA KS AND Ur Bie. These instruments have bee iD. it rranos, ape ~ sana leans coal ae ferent fairs over other compatitors. Al PIANOS have their new aud im proved Overstrung Scale and William McCanawon's Pia. CRGABS frum varior sale and rent, at Piano Warero me, 423 lth street. STEINWaY's PIABO Gur stock of these celebrated instrnments Is now QUAKE PIANOS from GBAND PIabus from Persons of refinement an SG2nnd PIANC ant Loo 750. 1600. wil can approct- of a Bieinway Piano, are requested to ng of the National Bank of the No charge fur steck of Pianos from oe to $450, which we “Bui ZeROTT & CO.. Jas MeGuire, Heity iuway'® Pianos, and Mason & ‘USTAY KUHN, (formerly Foreman tor F.C B Lights & Co., Tuner for Stew: & Tuner fr ott & Co. REPAIRER OF P} he Crees late at bay es 8 Drug Stare. LAgEN Tats, 201 ‘Meet with prompt attention, te Rov? 3m* 4NOS AND ORGAN. Jewelry Store, 629 Pi cor. Pa. ave. and sh Ith st..corner of H, will Sud satisfaction guaranteed $100,000 Set ames: 5G TOY OUT!—Ceuses inanimate te dance to the music of For sale by @. L D between Pa. avenge and 3 manufacturers of Pisnos and all Music: paired. 1872 “Werrie Xmas: Passengers by Steamboat, Pastengers by Rail, ‘Those who take Kxprevs trains 1 with the Mail, Broad guage, parrow guage, Wide guage, or ethir, Buy your Ciothes before you start Of Baste and BRoTner: WHO HAVE HOLIDAY SUITS! BUSINESS SUITS! WORKING SUITS! OVERCOATS! OVERCOATS! All Prices! Sizes! Styles and Goods! WE ABE sELLING SOQ CHEAP ‘That Purchasers need not bring mach money when they patronize HABLE BROTHERS, The Fashionable Clothiers, BW. OOBNER 77u AND D STREETS, N.W. BABD es BOYS’, YOUTHS’ AND CHILDREN’S Fall and Winter Clothing, SUITABLE FOS SCHOOL AND DRESS WEAB. ALSO, full steck DBESS SHI! UNDEBSHIBTS and ‘attention given to this Would do well to mand = tasty style and pai ars -_ WALL, BOBINSON & 0O., oclS-tf_ _ 92.2 Pouna. ave. bet. 9th and lth sts, FRY as Sos BARGAINS—Thirty-six ES ae Sea Ov CRTC. seen eons Shane aa =| SPECIAL NOTICES. Decidedly Good. MBs. JONES CCUTH MIXTURS, FoR + Colds, Hoarsens-s. Croup, Asthma and Brouchs'ts. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. eonnt ar aavan: ed it will ob: S82 4 curative for a! ‘from a slight couch, cold, &o. SIMPLE BUT EFFICACIOUS. » be within the teach of ev ry one it is put n im 504. and Ly bottles, 0 cn} joan "stanUR NATTANS, Drugaist. decSl-tr D sts reets N. W. A Cara, while residing in Sonth America, gem pete daereta oats od eats ae for the cre oi Nervous Weakness, Barly Decay’ whoke iain of Misordscs Brought on brrbasefal and This geste renee’ Presnted bee rm tog oarte r ly. ba nea wend ected and apfortunate, Soe ere an ie : m car atidreas, * *"*Someen e. marly Hohe York OT ——_———_——— AMUSEMENTS. ry GBAND ORATORIO OF THE Hy UBBATION, By THE PHILHABMONIO SOOLETY, AT ING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Corner 10th and G streets northwest. MONDAY EVENING, Dec 30, 1872, at S9O'crx bolpitte—Mrs. H.C. BUTTS. soprano Mr_0.u. EW ER, Tenor:Mr. L. E. GANNOA. Basso; Dr. J. PGAULFINLD. Gonaactets Mrs VAL. UAULE FLNLD, Pisviet Ticks te, . & cents; for sale at Ellis’ Music Store. Seats can be reserved without extra charg: and sfier Thursday, the 2h. A35-40 S4TIONAL THEATER. Buotns av 8- N Ma. J.G. SAVILLE, Lessee and Mauager- A MERBY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. 7RAND HOLIDAY TREAT FOR OLD AND YOUNG. x . BEBNANDEZ F STER’S NEW COMIL Sai it NMC PANTOMIME, FE-FI-FO-FUM; @r, Harlequin Jack the Giant-Hiller. New Tricks, Bew Effvcts, and Superb Transforma. tio Seo. of Dazzling Brillikuee and Beanty. estar, De Smith, Clown. | Herlequin. Peutaloon PROFESSOR DA y ADD HIS WONDERF ATED DOCH; The Pre Tuk F Th: Bean: TRE And other Attra ne Dish © Dollar GEAND MATINEES, CHRISTMAS anb SATUBDAY AFTERNOONS Avoid rush, and secure seats in advance MONDAY, Deceuser %, MaR.anyo Mas. DION BOUCIOCAULT. d2-tr ASHINGTON THEATRE COMIQUE, WW Etivench a couch of Peansyloania avenue. HOLIDAY WEEK. HOLIDAY WEEK. MARTER BARNEY. MASTER BARNEY. The Popular Liaject Vocalist aud Actor. ‘The Dasning Acteree, Vecatia eae Soubret asin, rest pea! sy am abretio. THE LEOPOLD BROTH EES, re Donsanses, {500 SISTERS; nd Talont-d Little Child: ENOH TWIN BISTBH @ N velst Acrobats, Posturers, and Gymnasts. WLLE LUNA, M’LLB LUNA, ‘The Darmg F mate Gymnast, THE WARREN SisTrcBs, Obaracter and Protean Artis: GRAND OHBISTMAS MATINEE. ROBINSON CRUSOE AND HIS MAN FRIDAY MONSTER MNTERTAINMENT. OVER FORTY TALENTED ARTISTES. Toney Harvey, B. J. Buckiy, ly Mosier Harry, YNSTRE COMPANY FORGET, ROBINSON OBUSOR, ly Matinee Wednesday and Satarday. -i23-tr '[428 DissoTOus oF MusiC in the New York avasne Presbyterian Ohureb Sabbath School, have the honor to aunoucce & GRAND CONCERT By the School, on FRIDAY, December 27ih, in which will bo prosented A SELEOT PROGRAMME. Scloists from the CHORAL SO \JETY and BEZ- TEOVEN UCTETTE, will appear. Choices selections from Mendlessohn, Beethoven, . Mozart, Abt, and other composers, will be pre- tented. Tickets for this Concert may be obtained at Me’ zerott & Jo.’s, on and after MUNDAY, Deca ber Zid. Admission 30 cents. a2-td Ts MABINE BAND WILL GIVE A CONCERT At Concordia Ball MONDAY Y¥ EVENINGS Goneuee aloe ne ee No.) On Exhibition (Kaw No ar} and Sale 439 Tra St.) - ‘Jeu St. 6 D Ho. 41) pap yt swe Hall wt SEB t ¥ bo. stock’ Pe Wied Pictures, Reames Petar ‘tos S. JUS¢H PAYS Fals Pai for Ladica’. je Gents’ sad Child 8 iN D-HAND E é, CLOTHING. SHOES. ace’ at GLO D swe 2 6th ond 728 Sa. Notes by mall promptly attended to. oedety BABS, UOPPER.IRON Exc , bo ught at fa'r prices for a Now York house.” tecend-hand FURNITURE, OAR- PETS, ac sold. Noten by mai! to by AUGENSTEIN, 1405 decdl-ly* TABET NOW That FRENCH CREAM OANDY WM. F. GIVEN, 1104 i2 n street, is rusuing off at 40 cents a pound. 423-2 F% SALE.AT GREAT BABGAINS—Twolve fine DRESS COATS. a! B. FULTON & 00.'3, an-7t* 314 9h street. near Penn, avenue, (ost! COALI! Woon! Woopn WHOLESALE AND RETAIL! CHEAP FOR CasH: Delwered durect from Vessel and Whars, 2240 LBS, GUARANTEED TO THE TON. e pois Seed? yori nad nrocre woatbwes Depot: Jubuson's dec21-eo2m_ MS A. oi iVAUDAN, a Lay fl xiakecaremeal as é ia Svat A Re 2m RAS LS eeaee eae open the first ice we ha VAG) vovihim __Oorner Fenn-avewue and ith st. ; WORMLEY'S bp PECTORAL SYRUP. FoR COUGHS AND COLDS. Pt od BY ALL DRUGGISTS, _EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. IytEnwaL Revervn.—The receipts from this source to-day were 6 $595,004.23, Tne Prestpent will not receive any visitors until the day after New Year’s, aud the White Hoose will be closed until that time. Two mone capETs have been dismissed the naval academy for being concerned in the hazing of the colored cadet. Oue was from Michigan, the other from Massachusetts, Ex-GovERNOR Oar, of South Carolina, our new Minister to Russia, called upon the Presi- dent to-day, with whem he had along inter view. He expects to sad for St. Petersburg in January. Paywasren Hesny B. Rerse, U. 8. &. who was charged withirregularities in his ac- counts and sentenced to be reptimanded in neral orders and be suspended from rank and jaty for four months, bas bad the latter portion of bis sentence remitted by the President, and will be restored to dut; CiericaL Promotions. ‘he following pro- motions haye been made in the Post Office de- partment: Samuel M. Lake, from third to fourth class, te fll vacancy caused by the pro- motion of Mr. Louis Watkins as chief clerk of the department; Jonn Lyndes, from second to third class, and F, K. Ernest trom first to second clase. Repvcrion oF tus InTERNAL Revencve Forc2,--The President op Tueeday signed the bill to reduce the expenses and offices of the in- ternal revenue bureau, which passed Congress afew days ago, and the work of putting the new law into practical operation wil! be commenced immediately. This bill, it will be remembered, legielates ail of the assessors out of office by the st of duly next. There are about seventeen different kind of stamps to be prepared befure the bnew law gees into effect, but work upon them will be commenced without delay. OUR FLEBT im AsiaTIO WaTERS.—The U. S steamer Colorado, flagship ef the Asiatic fleet, was to leave Singapore about the middle of thid month for home, and is orpoctes to arrive at New York early in March. Tne Hartford sailed from New York about one moutu ago for Singa- pore, via Suez canal, to take the piace of flag. ship of the fleet. The Alaska, of the same flect, is also expected home in Marcn. The Ply- mouth, of the European fleet, has been orde-ed on a cruise along the coast of Africa, r which she will return to the United States, arriving here in Muy. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES N. TYNER, mem- ber of Congress from the eighth district of In- diana, was married to Miss Tina Hinds, dangu- ter of the late John P. Hinds, of this city, on Christmas Eve, at the Metropolitan M. £. church, the Kev. Dr. Tiffany, pastor, perform ing the ceremony. The Indiana delegation in Congress and a number of Senators and Repre- sentatives from other states were present, be- sides many of the personal friends of the brid aud groom. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mcs. Tyner leit for a wedding tour to New York and Boston, terminating at the home of the groom, in Peru, Ind. They will return fo tor: at the close of the congressional recess, and Lold a wedding reception at Willard’s hotel. Dr. Lonine Purs His Finoea in Tae Pra.— A Washington special to the Herald says of tho contest tor the Massachusetts Senatorship:— “This has made the chances of Boutwell and Dawes even; but to-day it appears that Dr. Loring bas put his finger into this Senatorial pie issticring up the quarrel between the Secretary andthe Representative with the hope that he may slip in as a compromise candidate. No sooner was this known in Boston than one of the Doctor’s haters hurried on here, and be has obtained prvof that the Doctor—who was a hunker democrat then—was present as a gue-t ata complimentary dinner given to Preston $ Brooks after bis’ assault on Sumner. Doctor has heretotore evaded this by thathe simply sat down at a pubite hotel ta but proof Las been obtained that the dinner wa- given in a side room.” RECHIPTS. FROM THE CoTTON Tax —The books in the internal revenue office show th. total amount of tax collected on raw cotton from the time the tax was first imposed, Ip i503, to the close of the Uscal year ending June jth 128, was as follows: Alabama, 5, c i Arkansas, €2,555,08.43; Californta Conneeticut, $193.64; Florida, Georgia, — $11.0; 084.08; Tilnois, 44. Indians, 292,797.22; Kansas, $285.15; ucky, ‘ Louisiana $10,0°5,501.00; Marylan i, $1,5: Massachusetts, $06,679.30; Miss? sippi, §5,742,005.99; Missouri, § 30; New Jersey, 5.42; New York, $867,942.68; North #1,959,704.57; Ohio, $447,127.12; Penn- gylvania, #78,535 06; ‘Rhode’ Island, | $2, Carolima #,1¢2,420.16; Tennessee, ; Vermont, Virginia, $825,856 Total i 2,383,72, EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY IN BEHALF OF Cow MANDER SeMMeES.—In the case of Commander Alexander A. Semmes, U. S. navy, tried in January last for inflicting cruel and unlawful punishments on persons under his command; abuse of his official pewer, and oppressive and inhuman conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman while he wasin command of the U. S. steamer Portsmouth, found guilty and sen- tenced to be suspeuded from duty and rank tor three years and to be reprimanded by the Sec- retary of the Navy, the President has remitted that portion of his sentence which suspends him from rank and duty, and he will again be ordered by the department. The severe repri- mand which he received, however, by the Sec- re'aay at the time stands on the record, It being announced therein that if the sentence of the court had been severer, the department would not have failed to approve it. — Torspay a Day ov Dasteuctive Conria- GRATIONS.—The present cold snap, which ex- tends westward as far as the Missouri river, aud eastward into New England, seems to have pro- duced numerous fires. An entira block on the West side of Centre street, between Leonard and Worth streets, was burned Tuesday. Thirty- eight young women employed in the upper stories of some of the burned buildings fled down the staircase and fire escape when the alarm was given. Two fell when several feet from the und, and were severely injured, and two other persons were injured by falling material. The tota} loss is about $350.00. The fire at Baruom's museum on Tuesday, fall particulars of which was published in Tues_ day's Stak, eriginated in the boiler-room. The ge | cage was opened, but the animals were 100 frightened to » and all four perished. ‘They were valued at $3,000, Barnum’s agent estimates his loss at $300,000. About 150 people are thrown out of employment by the tire Bar- num’s insurance on the building and contents is in the neighborhood of $90,000. Besi the following hres on Tuesilay are re- A ¢ Palisade hotel, near Englewood, building on Duane pled Roar, house; loss, eon 's pork- ‘king establishment in Hi ia, Ohio; loss, Bes,0c0 Fourteen houses at Fortania, Kansas. If 18 NOw ANNOUNCED that Mr. Whitelaw Beid and his astociates have ht back from ‘Mr. William Orton fifty shares fn the stock ot the Tribune association, giving them a majority assuring to them it- ind stirring ng man oF as just been el to Con- it part of New Jersey.—N. YF. Sun THE annual movement offering wine to New Year's callers has set in with its wonted vigor in the “bighest circles.” New York de- clares she will no mt a countenance the dis- aceful scenes thet have been enacted in ‘mer vears, when the young bloods have all got £0 giorienaly crunk as to be unable to make more then half their calls, and Washington pro- to encourage drunkenness no more.— Rpringjieta jican. sr The e) A that Brae ene CET and it is that Brigham yoy ag it. contemplated trip to east has deferred im consequence. a7 The Peony oy city councils are taking action looking to the prevention of the erection 2 —— —— _— city, and are jurning attent wooden cornices, mapsard roo!s, &c. gress from TWO CENT TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, This Afternoon’s Dispatches. Associated Press 1 Reports. RAILEOAD HexRoOss. Passengers Crushed. and Barned to The Terrible Disaster near Corry, Pa. ‘Twenty-six Mangled Dead Bodics List of the Killed aud Weunded. Two Other Disasters, More Lists of Victims. —The following are known to have the the Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburg railroad las night:—Frank Haight, of Bracton, a banker, one leg shattered, and the other burned off a the thigh, also badiy bruised about the head, ‘Mr. Osborne, of Westiicld, side smashed in and one leg barned knee; Mr. Ryan, intern: telegraph operator at S) off below the TmsD, bruised gn the ; Frank Taylor, bage Cornelins Mailony, trac Wounded:—A. R. H. Lee, of Corry, stizhtiy; 1 f Irving, N. ¥.; Levt Briggs, N. ¥.; John Hilton, ‘of M. Carleton, of Mill ¥ Roel illage, whose child was saved, but whose husband is still miss~ Maggie Carleton, ot Titusville; George y. ‘ry Miller, ot W. H. Ticknor, Z wry, of Corry, wounds on the lett eye and bruised about the body; Barney Cook, nally and suffering great pain; Hamilton, Ont., very severei: conductor—wil! probably recover if his internal injuries are not too severe; Earl Bi ported , is only slightly injured, having se- cured the registered lettersin lis possession and rescued himself bya jump. TWENY-ONE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED. the killed, twenty-one have been recov. and sixteen are so char Four are in the Chaatagua hous ting relatives, and one is at Prospect. FIVE RODIES BURKED TO ASHES. There are yet three or five bodies under the ruins reduced to ashes, and distinguishable oniy by pieces of their skulls and bones. The tra:n was going on # down grade of eighty-two ¢ eighty-five fect to the mile, and was about sixty rods from the Prospect depot and had the steam It was about jured inter- tin Dundas oi three feet trom the end of the trestle when the broken whee! was dis covercad, and when, under the impetus of the down grade, a stoppage could not be made. The conductor’s pocket showed thirty-seven throa,: tickets taken ny Md one to Prasp T were, it is sup train, which consi luggage car, and an e7 senger cars were were crushed to wood work of the ot the passenger car, with varnish, burned fiercely, and beture any thing could be done by the force at hand prevent it, the flames enveloped both ends ot car, and proceed: r. Penned within with no possible chance to extricate them: Were forty-three adult passengers, the condu tor and one child. Of those seated in the ends of the car none escaped; but, help arriving, about twenty-five dead and living were taken out of the center of it, and the Hames were ex tinguished, or, more correctly speaking, wen out for lack of anything further to feed upoa. BODIES BURNED TO A ORIST. The remaine of the other passengers we: The dead, with four ex tions, were burned so asto be unrec from their features, and there are ti that could be possibly identitied from th of clothing adher: ed bod PIVE WERE HEADLI and without limbs, and the remaining ones had the ileeh all burned off their extremities. others are known to have been on the train, ly: Catherine Kelly, Kitt Wilbur F. Rice, ali oi It is thonght they will be identified to-morrow, as friends are here for the purpose. FATAL TERMINATION OF A HONEYMOON. ‘The case of the two last named is a pac Mr. Rice was the only son of James citizen of Titusville, and bt hter of Austin Jackson . They were married on the and were ou their way to Koche Cc Sudging from the nd the appesratice of tho=e 'y thom, a number of th belonged to the lower classes. The bodies laid out in the treight-bouse here, aud will be kept scyeral Gays for identification, Another Disaster. TWO MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED St. Lovis, Dee. 25.—A passenger train on th Atchison, Topeka aud Sauta Fe railroad, w! snow bank twelve miles west of Ne’ this morking, Was ran inte by a freight train and had two cars telescoped. The conducter and another man were killed, and four or dve others wounded, The namefof the ave mot yet been re And Ancther. TWENTY PRRSONS INJURED. IspIANAPoLis, Dec. 25.—The rear ear of th. ress train on the Indianapolis, ieago railroad, was thrown trom last night by a broken rail, about eighteen miles north of this city. ‘fwenty pe sone were more or less injured, and it is thought that three were fatall injured were Mark Haines, H. H. Walker, of Indianapolis George Henry. brakeman; Mrs. Boyd. an old lady from Pi Smith, of Indianapolis, tckly coated as it w: wards the centei then recovered. Ryaoand Mr Titusville, Pa. Rice, a leadin, wile the only Rob: N clothing, baggag coming to identi killed and wounded The most seriou sly mouth, la., and A. —— New York Notes. KILLED BY A SNOW GALL. New York, Dec. 26—Ferdinand Hahn, nin years old, was killed by a snow bail yeet thrown by a playmate. SHOOTING AND STARBING. John Eratta was stabbed, and Leuis, hi- brother, was shot in a fight in ‘an Italian saloon MILITIA IN JAIL. Five members of the militia are in Ludlow street jail for non-payment of fines. HOMER LANE, THE CHAMPION, was defeated by Grace im a wrestling match BAIL 18 READY for Dr, Irish in case the jury disagree. MARTIN HEALY WAS RUN OVER esterday on the Fourth avenue railroad, ant ad his skul! crushed, his arms cat off, a leg cut off, and his body otherwise cnt in pieces, THE REPORTED BURNING of the Palisade Hotel at Englewood, N. J., is VTANTITIES OF 10 & m in North and East Riv ers and in the upper and lower bays. TWO ARRESTS, Edward Wadigan, for attempting to butcher his father, and Jonn Harrington, who shot hi- mistress a few days since, were both LAR obstruct navigatior THE SIGNAL OFFICE here displays cautionary signais to. THE STOKES 7: Was resumed to-day. The only new evidence given was that of Mrs. Mary Bissel, who reside use formerly ocon She testitied 1 on 23d street, out of my win not see any one in riage. ——e Feath of King BAWAII WITHOUT « Fr Dee, 'RANCISCO, 3 Bonolulu state that Kin died in that city on the last of the rayal which leaves an people are apr January ralian 26.—Advices from | Bonnirry, ACCIDENT AT WIL- AMS PORT, PA. Fall of a (burch Floor. Fourteen Persous Killed and Forty Injured. 2SPORT, Pa., Dec, %.—Daring ser he Baptist Ghurch, at Newberry, tu rd ot this city yesterday, the floor ling gave wey. tating about five hundred persons into the cellar. 14 persons were killed sud about 40 some Among 9 apiece are fol} : John Se- bie, Boyd McHaffe: udie Mafatt, Mrs. Dancam Campbell and her fon, Miss Tillie Reader, Miss Fisher, a boy naroed Ettinger, a child of Linn McMinn, Mrs. Romey, Miss Eifzabeth Baskins, and Wm. Sher- man. The disaster is supposed to have been caused by the door being too weak forthe crowd assembled. Witna: ce: From ss AROLITION OF SLAVERY IN PORTO RICO. Mapsgip, Dec. 25.—A bill providing for the emancipation of the slayes in Porto Rico was read tn the lower branch of the oortes yester- day, a! a — be ~ a foar months after mulgation of of we owners aro to be infer The iN was received with cheers, No reforms are provided for Cuba, in consequence of the insurrection. ge TE CzaRowrrent DABSBEOUSLE aA. iT. PaTznsnvno, Dec. 25.—It is an- nounced to-day that Res jsarowiteh has bese itl since the 19th of November, and his malady ome ten Spine et ap 19th of — pronounced typhus fever, accompanied with an affection of abdomen, consider of a e characte! morning says he passed a slee yet trany night. The fever has not al |, Dut his co: diuion continues about the same. SPANIARDS BANISEED. Panis, Dec. 25.—The prefect of Paris has is- sued an order forbidding Spaniards to sojourn in the department of Basses Pyrenees without written permission of the goverbment. Victims ef the a York CentreStreet re. , SEVEN PERSONS BURNED TO DEATE. New York, Dec. 26.—The following persons who were employed tn the building burned in Centre street Tuesday gvening are rej missing by their friends :—Jane Stewart, Bridget McGrath, Margaret and Mary Dohohue, Mar- garet and Mary Bell, and James Brown, aged twelve years. The thick coat of ice on the ruins prevents the police and 7m searching for them. The loss of lite was un- doubtedly due to inadequate means of escape. The tire escape, by which most of the women at Work in the fourth tloor descended to the street Was Very narrow, and its lower end was fifteen feet trom the ground. As @ consequence all of the women, on reaching the lowest round of the ladder, had to drop to the ground through this faulty arrengement. ‘T'wo women were severely burt. THE TOTAL LOs® by the fire in Cent: reet is $230,010, insarance =180,0C0. Five persons were badiy injured at this Bre. —— The Great Snow Storm. ITS EXTENT AND SEVERITY. PHILADRLPaA, Dec. 28.—A severe northeast show storm commenced at 9 o'clock, and still continues with unabated fur: Vers few px "er cars are running. The saow drifted beciy on the traeks, and the sweepers were an- able to clear the: Torento, De in yesterday, and s are all behind time. cold. R A severe snow storm set The tains is intensely MOND, VA., Dec. 28:—Snow fell all day yesterday and nearly all rt, With @ heavy northeasterly gale. ares ee Burned to Death CHMOND, Va., Dec. 26.—\Miss Martha Baker, who was fatally burned Tuesday by her clothing taking fire, died last night. She was about twenty years old and wasto haye becn married in a short time. Tue IxsuRANCE CoMPaNizs AND THRE Ge- NEVA Awanp.—The New York Tribune says “A curious ‘stion has arisen fo disturb the deliberate f Congress on the distribaton or the Geneva award. The insurance compani better organized and more powertal than sca’. tered sinp-owners, are coming to the front » the most prominent claimants. How far these companies can justly participate in the distr Dution of the indemnity fund is ® knotty anu important question. We may be sure that ther- would be a general feeling of disappointment i: it should tarn out that all our diplomatic fincs and tiguring bad resulted in a benefit only to th- ineurance companies of the country.” fe ae we Fate ten TSE ANTHRACITE Coat MixeRs—A tele- gram trom Pottsville, Pa , says: The Workin, ingmen’s Benevolent Association has sa’ mitted the proposition to the anthracite board of trade, made December 1tth, for the present basis of 82.50 at Pr , sliding up and down indetinitely. 6 result of the voting in the various districts will not be known until Saterday next, but as far as ascertained they bave voted against the proposition of the opera- tors. There are no immediate apprehensions of a general strike, because those operators who Want to work the mines will continue to pay the 4 basis for several weeks, until a new is settl Toney Bustocci stole $1,610 out of the sate of Jebn Gaston, the popular Memphis restaa- Tatcur, Tuesday night. It was a remarkably bold job. He walked in at 11 p. m., told waschman, he was going to steal #10 and divide, opened the safe. gare Sand disappeared. | George told Gaston next morning, hade’t thought it worth while waking him up the preceding night; but when Gaston examined the safe, he found nearly $1,700 gone. Toney was caught and squeezed without further ado, and the money was nearly all found. TERPIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS—Twenty Odd Lives Lost.—A train broke through the nigh tressel bridge over Goose creek, on the Cross- cut road, near Corry, Pa., on Tuesday, by which over ee persons were killed and @ number injured. The cars (ell @ distance of twenty-six feet, and the wreck caught fire. The accident Was caused by @ broken rail. Afreight train of — = and wl [recent on ar — SoD * ison and Indianapolis road jum} the track at Hempville, and the ae, fre man and brakeman were instantly Tae Louisiana SENATORSHIP.—Casey, of the New Orleans custom honse, will be a can- didate tor the United States Senate from Louis- jana, to succeed Kellogg, the t ime! rather, the Governor of that state. Pinchback, rel, ing upon his-color, will be a candidate for same position, and states that while he will get the colored vote solid, he will also receive og white votes to elect him—New Yor: ‘orld —— A Sare Tuixe To Kitt Lunatics.—Thos. Farrell, who is charged with the killing of Ho- ratio Seymour and John Oroell, two inmates of the — ae Asylum, — he was keeper, was discharged on his own recognizance A Recorder trict attorney said that the eblef witness: inst Farrell was one of the victims, and, he z dead, the re: testimony against him was of lunatics, ich was inadmissable.—Vew York Express. THE ExecTion.—The full report o the committee for the votes cast at the recent municipal el in Boston con- 4 the of Henry L. Pierce for mayor z Correstep ELBcTION IN ARkaNsas.—_Wm. M. Harrison, candidate on the reform state ticket at the recent election for associate justice poh re mpeg Tene ES prays for an junction Fepublican candidate from taking the seat. A TUNNEL for transit between New York city and Brooklyn is now in addit the great East river Street raitroads in A Nover Brrarerat Stace was given io ss, York city, recentry. at which M ay erbory, a Cleveland Spiritualist, tgared os ch recium. She Er fees in a cabinet. bor th Sighs sealed ap with rolis of Biicking- hiester, 4 body secretly fastens? to a cbatrwith ropes. ‘The reora was then dariere!. A murmaring sound totlowed. Steange lights appeared in different parts of the room, aod the cab Inet moved about in a mysterious jan. wer. One of the audience thes inquired wh> ed eon nye pomeag oh cabinet rephed ‘hs! a spirit had come; whereapon there was & long cobversation vot ween the audiener and "he pint. At the expiration of an hour, the cabi- net was opencd, and Miss Tackerbury was found unted with the ropes im her lp, but ith the sticking plaster still om her month. The cabinet war then Closed for another hou during which new lights and spirits came on t scene. and there was much talking and 4c! 1g. Bt be ex; Of the second hour, the ca- inet was opened, and Miss Tackerbary was tia time foun ST and with her mouth sti tight'y sested. ‘The rone-trick Is a dogo koown gears, Jorg before epiritoaliem was invented by the Fox sisters, ax stigking-piaster, every one at all acquainted with the pecultarities of the sex knows t the sticking-placters In the world ca vent a woman from talking, if she wishes %0.— Chicago Tribune. A Wrarrry Kextrekias a Derariree FOR OV PR £30,000 fe Suet for a Divoree.— Last Sat urc De it war may voudly whitpered as a matter fo be kept protoandty secret that James E. Thompson fed the county, a forger and defauiter. Such tad been the estimation in which Mr. Thompson was held that many refused to giv: whatever to the rumor. thongh Spon apparently good authority. On Sun however, the startling reports were g: Delieved, and early Monday morning tho la yers were busy drawing up the necessary loc eon upon which attachments mig? i fugttt Mrs. Mary anni gis boo alimony. ary, Mattic, M. a.. Thomas J. Handy, nnder twenty-one you age, by ther next friend, brought «alt for <5 50) It wasoneye short time since Mr. Thompeon was appointed trustee for these minor childrea, giving P. H. Jordan, T. J. Moore and the Lox- ton National bank as sureties on his bond. ‘Other suits were brought to the amoust of $35,000. To meet thir large indebtedness Mr. aT owns about 700 acres of wel-im- proved Cane run land, cousidered one of the finest farms in the county.—Marrodsbury ( Ay.) People of Dec. Wik. ORDY.—Profeator West reerated in the jail at Newoast the murder of the colored man, ee 2 show. He says: “I bave made a fall, clear and unvarnished confession of all I did, mach of which I do not remember. I have bat little tear of the final result, as the public cannot be governed by passion till the time of my trial and if reason prevails I shall be aitted. i ave Smithers and ¥ pre= vious character 4 my favor, althongh the newspapers make mea wil; bat that fs to their adva I should heve de- livered myselt to the uf at once but for > 4 Wile’s delicate health, and the age and healt of my parents. I was afraid the announcement of being in jail might produce serious results betore the circumstances could be explained to them. I have a good feather bod, pl and that which ie good—to be ‘in everything considered, I am comfortab: is'a page in my history I least expected. 1 innocent of any crime before my Creawr, aud I trust it may be made so to appear before men.” Tae Porsomine oF Ase Among Phyrictans Privileged *— The court of oyer and terminer was crowded wih speetators this morning, to hear the su wing up of District Attorney Winchester B: ton, in the case of Dr. Lucius B. Irish, ch with conspiring with Mrs. Anderson ber husband. There were a number present. Mr. Britton referred to the the counsel tor the defendant, of the wi Char and ers of the Cobur aly. nce might sneer at the testin of the prosecution. Tt had been testitied several witnesses that on the occasic they passed each other they would kiss. counsel might attempt to sneer at this testi. mony, but let the jury teke it home to them- selves. When a physician is called in to attend their families they trost bir, as they had aright todo. What would they think to hear that the doctor hed kiseed their ceseary part of their da Of administering medicin es? Was thata r ‘Was that a mote Express, 4. Tae Estate oy tHE OxtRass Parx It has heen decided, as stated by c atches, in the French assembly, tha’ tes of the Urleans princes shail be restored tw @ family. This action disposes of proporyy amounting to abont $2,000,900. This seq wil be distributed among the living descen tants of hislate Majesty, King Louis Philippe of Franca, Who number filty-two persous. Ol Uhe $),000,0 francs constituting the fortune of the Duc d’Ure leans, which wes confiscated on the 22d of Jan- mary, 1852, 44,(00,000 have been alienated for French endowments of various kinds—the mil+ itary medal, the legion of honor, assistance to country priests, &c. Therd romain cs- Fates worth 0ou0,006, winter are incor; in the domain of the ‘state. Aceordt law passed these wil! be release thelr tormer proprietors, and be the tifty-two persons who form the King Louis Phillippe. Ose or Siz Joun Faawkurn’s Mev 4 Skeleton i cwmd tm the Arctic Regions.—A torres. néent writes to ihe Pall Mail Gazette Phe terest in the fate of the late Sir Johu Feaaki up and the expedition which accompanied pim baa again been revived by the receptt#m in Fn glind of an aliovet entire male skeleton, desovered tn the Arctic regions by Hall, the Ameriagn ax- plorer. Itappears that the Dongs in. quest ‘were taken to the United States, and Bresente by the ‘iseoverer to a geographical sy; tha members of which gave them in return to Rear< Admiral Ingletield, O. B., our late navalaiieche: at Wrshingion, who despatched them toour Admiralty. The bones are those ereutiy of a fine grown man of about five y clabiine ches iv height, and one of the wae ound stopped with gold, which would fnditate thit the remains were those of apomieer, especially asa piece of fine “jersey” wae aise sliscovered: close to them. ‘ in New Jersey bas been lived with the Indians, principally among ‘Sioax, tor many years. At one time—nearly (orty yeurs ago—he visited nearly forty-eight (ndtan tribes, and painted the portraits Of 200 of tleir chiefs and warriors. In 1511 his lished in two volumes, Can'r some inventi » Ta a board : adopted: * Cars are Mebtet Soy tote lets, ANoTHER Exrepirror To dish lady, the Countess 8! “Ras atrived Parise with the intention of there Bew expedition—a feminine one—for the succor of Dr. Livingstone, as she thinks the work done by Mr. Stanley is not sufficient. She states that well knows Central Africa, which she ex- Me aca! w all the chiefs fs of the country. Tse Woes Vorens 1 Rochest examination of the tion who ited Susan the late