18953. Bank of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

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then took place and the House adjourned until Tuesday. Miscellaneous. A serious warfare has been inaugurated between and the New ern The trains latCentral the Erie railways. York of Erie the Northter passed over the track but of Erie, in accordance with orders, superintendent through have Elmira. usually yesterday them the that division the turned on the switches and spiked so trains could not pass over has caused a sudden track. Northern This Central block of the travel. Erie Yesterday a train from Washington arrived and the were to to passengers compelled transfer themselves the Erie road and pay their fare over again before they continue their journey. last order of dated March 3, and for an in The military provides President economical condemned Grant reform is the method of disposing of property. An was issued by the and by command of of the the order for the President. order Army, revoking signed yesterday direction the retirement General of of Paymaster General Brice. It is by a Boston that dent his last acts, James Johnson, stated among newspaper pardoned ex-PresiD. the defaulting cashier of the National and Bank of Hide Martin, Leather Boston. arrived A party of gentlemen who recently from the Pacific give a startling account of their sufferings while snowed up, and California by Railroad railroad of mistreatment at the hands of the emwere detained ten days at a on the where they were to pay exorfor the on ployés. route, prices They necessaries compelled of life, station and at snow drifts were compelled to the snow Finally some of them got out walked miles to bitant arriving away. Fort Laramie. shovel The of Michigan, Illinois and Legislatures ninety of Wiscon- amendsin yesterday ratified the Fifteenth article ment. were hanged at Princess Anne, Md., All of them died quietly one yesterday. Four negroes after except he named who horribly fell. He the off his hands and got Wilson, ropes struggled feet, and by clinging to the shroud of one of the others and to the rope which he was hanging managed to reach the The jailer then went upon scaffold by again. Wilson the plat- off, form, tightened the noose and pushed jerking the rope tightly as the wretched man fell. This sufficed to end him. examiner reports The government that the the Fourth whole stock of $250,000 belonging to Bank of Philadelphia, which has and also the caused the National capital pended, disappeared, originally suspension. cashier, recently whose sus- The he states, will secure all depositors, delinquency their money. The three police officers of Westfield, Mass., who shot the cigar maker, Bell, while he was trying to escape from them, were arrested yesterday and gave bonds to stand their trial in May. The ice has again frozen up solidly in the Hudson and boatmen now prophesy a late opening of navigation. The City. committee investigating the gas held an evening session monopolies The Legislative last were night, heard. at which the complaints of gas consumers N. Pike, late proprietor of Pike's Opera testified that the less gas he the he bills ranged, and that in higher Mr. House, Samuel the house the burned summer was open. for gas than when the became worse the bills witnesses testified to about exral paid As the other more gas increased. the same Sevetent, and the committee adjourned till Monday, when they will sit in Brooklyn. Several other committees were holding meetings in this city relative to sewerage, railroads and other matters. The Herman bounty case was adjourned yesterday until the 6th of April, on the representation of Mr. Shearman that Mrs. Herman would sell her house up the sums due the bounty claimants. Warrants to pay for the arrest of Herman have been issued, but his hiding place is unknown. The Anchor Line steamship Caledonia, Captain M. will leave pter North river at twelve land McDonald, to-day for Glasgow, touching at Londonderry to passengers. steamship Ville de Paris, Captain Surmont, for The at noon to-day from pier 50 North river close Brest will sall and Havre. The mails for France will at the Post office at eleven A. M. steamer Bellona, Captain Pinkham. of the The and New York steamship nine, will leave pier London No. 3 North to-day river at ten o'clock A. London direct. stock market yesterday was dull, and of at the close,depressed The and weak, in consequence policy, appreconcerning Secretary Stewart's to the was reported. would be prices of the stock to present which, hensions it high market. unfavorable "dropped" Gold, upon announcement of his election, 130 1/4. the Governments were strong and advanced, 62's seiling at 11914. Personal Intelligence. Stephen J. Field, of the United Boston, States Supreme Judge Court, and Judge B. R. Curtis, of are at the Brevoort Belt, House. of Paris. France; M. P. Bush, are of Buffalo, Dr. W. and J. M. S. Williams, of Massachusetts, at Fifth Avenue Hotel. the McCauley, of steamship Java; and Captain Colonel Captain of steamship Australasian, New York S. McMicken, M. Johnston, of Washington. are at the Hotel. Harris, of New Haven; c. H. Seymour, are at of Wolcottville, P. H. and J. Forgie, Jr., of Baltimore, Julien Hotel. the St. Cooper, of Alabama; T. J. McIntyre, of at Ken- the Maltby tucky J. W. and John F. Allen, of Cincinnati. are House. Drew and Colonel Charles o. Welsh. Chicago, of Major Van States Army; R. McCormick, of are at the and the United Captain Cullamore, of Massachusetts, St. Charles Hotel. McQuade, of Utica, and W. H. Seward, General Jr., James of Aubarn, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. R. c. spalding, of the United States Army; States Paymaster O. M. Poe, of the United Webster, of Navy; Whaling. General of Milwaukee, and House. David J. M. are at the Hoffman William G. W. H. wife; Philadelphia. Seward, of Auburn. N. Hamilton Y.; Easton, Fargo: of Senator J. J. Nicks and Josiah Pratt, of England; GenMaryland; A. P. Meylett Captain and Mr. Asa Packer, of Pennsyleral vania, are at the Astor House. The Pacific Railroad. is a mild winter, and yet our with famous snow This Railroad is so blocked up and by Pacific in some parts trains cannot run, "have that telegrams from San Francisco to the our been running from Wasacht since not terminus of the Union Pacific for our western 12. This is rather serious that February railroad hopes, and is an indication our great place but little dependence upon the we can route to San Francisco during through