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v- .The! News'. v- r -
Inethe-UnitodoStates; Senate yesterday, -the-
Frenah SpaliatioarbiUlwasitaken up** Mr : Davis, ■
of Mississippi, concluded a bj
him bAl
l CStten*ion,'of Kontuoky, replied, after which
the y|w^iii' : niiya^rc fcn<i; t the’ MU was.,!
Ihe.vote
will boffoundundet
l fb *' the' MilltaryAfeademy at*
Wesfc*Poiis dp; ana passe'd, after
77V.-, ii . <\-.7
dale.pfiidississippi, offered a resolution requesting;
the t& v communicate r to r Congrfess. the
corrcspondenoo between r> tho omentS’. or
FranC9aJ}dE]ig\&nd witfLOUj o?n s relative to the
cession of Oaba to the. IJoitedi Mates; , -This "was
suggested by. reports-' beiog.-current that both
Franco and Eoglohdhave glyon notice’to our own
Government,.that the acquisition, of Cuba by the
United States wlll-nofc be’tolerated* even*if Spain
ehould'consent. . Harri^of’ Maryland,'^-
filled; t6^ : offer
a rei^iption, requesting Vtjhq ;preVido nt ■ in
terpose * 4hv. the Mortare .' case. ■. .The ’/House
then'-.ifretit ‘ into"' .Committed r 'thO v ‘Whole ; _
to ehtfsider'/fhV Yhiit.
to .offered by -Mr.
B lair,,£ad, jfep.ajloptod, thflioommittoe.'prooceded
to thdiPKsideniJrihehagd;-
Jdr. 19 iohOlßjVOt OKld‘ f -ViBhedit' pla&ed' cm iehord ■
that h>7^li^^w r^7p^gVoftbe.l>% r ’^n* ; ..
lBl2,and made
thateffeotv:-- a .. ' ' . I-?. ■ • r . *
Senator Douglas appeared;in his seat yesterday,
in the Sehath;.;' He was, warmly welcomed by the.
, \ :
Little was dpne in the- State Senate yesterday,'
except the* announcing-by” the Spoaker r of ;tbe.
rogul dr's Ihn’ditfg ‘committees, fin, the House,yfter
the reveraL annual reports of va
rious companion Mr. Wiley,'of .this city, offered a
series oferosohitions; urging the. importanoo of as
immediate"revision of’the tariff, with a view to.
afford 7proteotioh_, \b r Amorican industry—-whiob
was laid oYer for lbopWen t. An act was also read
to prohibitethe/BaUimore Railroad Company run
ning locofadtiveß in^ortafhparts of Philadelphia.'
Several bttbr’blliy wejc.ieadjhnd.the House iad!'
journed,V 4 ’
The r Kentucky? 1 -State rpemooratic Convention'
•which met at Frankfort yesterday* endorsed the
Cin ci tin a t rmatid tHe. Died -.Scott doolsion
endorsed the acquisition of Cuba; denounced sec
tional j^Uon^|n ; tha .North, as ;weIJ as Know-
Nothinglimjijtoid"professed that
difflltetfbM tijvqti tiTmor points ~Woh as
Kansas and Lecomptopiaw-f should not be permit
ted to disturb tho harmony .of the-Democracy < f
Kentucky. ;,Tho:greabfeatnro'«f the Convention,
was the ’trfnte|h of the Breokinridgointerest oyer
the Boyd pSrty, tho *oalous supporters of the Lo
oumpton Administration.
Tho Jeaao Wright, burnt in'tho river Mersey
wag valued tho whole of whioh is in*
sored in Nevr'York, in’ tho Bun, Atlantic, and one
or two’other office's. % The loss of, tho cargo, esti
mated at $200,000,, sfTeota almost; every office in
that city. A however, that part of
the cargo Is insnifd ip Europe. ’ 1 , ' S
We are sorry tp'gay tho Africa brings no inteJli
gence of the missing steamer Weser. Tho city oi
Manchester, .from Liverpool on-the 22d, ought to
have reported herself before this.
The Neyfork Mercury } of yesterday morning,
says that the venerable !ex-Chicf Justice Horn
blower, of New Jersey; how lies in ! a oriUpal sitti
a lion, fromanattabk of hemorrhage of tho lung-,
which at his , advanced age (eighty-two years),
threatens a fatal termination.
At 12 o’clock, meridian, yesterday, on Brooklyn
Heights,'Now York, the mercary in the thormoin :
eterwadoslow &Smnc_ degrees' Below zero. Mr.
Merriam, says, this! is 'colder than it has been for
-** *V
Lieutenant Howard 1 March, of the' Unitod
Btates storeshlp Relief, .op
the 21st, of .December last, wbilo the Vessel was on
her passogeixomAsplnwallto New York; ' His re
mains were brought to'New Yorjt. -
' The funeral of General Archibalj'Henderson
took place yesterday a , t WaBH|rigtqp. .The cortege
was an imposing one) apd/ was . attended by the
principal officers of the army and navy. \'-y
The weather’isextremely/oold In Philadelphir
at
locations,' ranged' from threo tp.slx degreea.-below
zero. -■ n\i
The annual' mo 6 ting of- the ; Reading-Railroad-
Company^was held - yesterday; Rull
as well air th e Anntjaj VejwrtJof thc .cdmpbnyJ w iil
bofound in our papor to-day._ } .- r , <r -i
Tho Cleveland Herald mokesthe'followitig verj
jost comment* tiponthoxightsof^marrled^Vronien:
“Talk about a’nan having iHigiitfo do what he
will with hls, own !. A husbflnd’p-property. is not
his wife,ls ,aa njnchfentitied to it as he
is. She?if least indirectly, 7 has
been as iiiflttehtiaVinbccumnlating thWproperty
ns the husband Vas) and .Certainly has , had . it An
her power, had she sophosen, to have kept him a
beggar all his life.s.lLthe. words of when
the horizomiooks dirk ; *if the.words of cautlqn,
whoa speculation is rife, $ ,lf the Swords of hope,'
when catomity comes ; n 2f . the • .words of prudence,
when prosperity-; smiles—oopid be measured by
dollars and cents,‘ ev'ery ;hasband would lay the'
hulk of hlsforiidne'&tth effect of hisurlfe, as sn
not of naked her instrumentality in
fihaplnghis pecuniary;destinyi It is downright:
cruelty (o'provide in profusion for a wife’s wants
and-7-through thoughtlessness or
hftr at theliuaband’a doath Id
poverty.. i|.is the height of meanness in a man
who dies rich, to attempt to hamper his widow - so
that she Shall not have an abundance, and have ii,
too, absolutely her own,. to s do' with it what she'
sees fit too few ‘rights’
while their husbands aro" jiving, and. assuredly'
husbands should n6t seek to reach out'of their
graves to dontrql'thdfr widows!”
M.. De, AloDtalembcrt Again;
The detailed' report of Count do Mobta
lebbekt’s soc&iid trial (on. December 21),
which wo received yestorday, by iho J/rica.
throws considerable' 1 light:- upon his reasons
for declining .tp/accept the “ pardon” jvhicli
Napoleon /offered him. . M. Dufaukh, his
advocate/“denied that tbe noto In the Afo
nilair, wblqh,'proclalined tho ImpoHal pardon
granted to his .clientwas a pardon, in the
proper siiuso. of the word,' I,t,was,.only a
limited remission. of. the sentence, because it
did not froe'- the:'accused from the effects oI
the penal law/of. the 27th of. February, 1868.
Such a pardon, as he instanced by a case re
cently decided by this Vour de Cassation, left
remaining ali iiio consequencesof that law, and
' only did away with the penalty of six months’
imprisonment and the fine of B,ooof-. It still loft
him exposed ,for the rest of, bis life to the
chance of being transported to Algeria, or
exiled, without trial or .’judgment.' ’ Nothing
was remitted but the penalty■ pronounced by
the Police CurrecliamieHc, and his name and
position ghyo‘him-io protection against the
effects of that law.; It was for that reason that
ho he Called upon the/Court to,
quash the judgment of. the Police Correction
nelle.” - On the second trial, the withdrawal
of one of the coh'njs tbe. ihdicfmpht had
the double effect of reducing .the sentence of
imprisonment ftoni/sfa:: months to Vftfee,| and
still further freed hi;, OK.MoNTAiKMaEKT.from
the effects of the law of tho 27th of February,
1868, under which, even after completing his
punishtnonjA he wop liable to be transported to
Algeria or,be,oxiied,..
Tho London 1 Times,- commenting on this
second trial, .before it , ii ad‘particulars, palpa
bly blundered, when, it. said “ the, judgment
and feeling of/every freeman must have gone
so entirety jsitb' Jf./hE; MdsiALijinEnV up! to.
the moment wheu ho was so ill advised as to
reject thq'/parddnj'ibat' : lt ta' a/pity V Work'
which liad’ t/e'en W' wolf begun sfiorifd" have’
been marreiin The- cham
pion of French'liberty haa descehded/roin his
pedestaiy’Hnaf^ld^nde^/tpl/phtef'ihtp^V
contest of, pClico court/law with bis-oppo
nent. He >has / been - foiled; and/ the magic
of his
the arms;ijf ,l£ur.ope;/bnt:/into .the grasp of a
gaoler. tWd deeply lament it, hat Wo,fee( it Im
possible tli'fienytiiat'TiK i isll f
now himfielfingroatmeasure ?[ rospppBjt>le for,
all the inconvenience, he iiiay be compelled to
end Mo. sThb So noblc/a./ope '(bat
we griovp ,it mishandled as to give
to wrong,;eyptt -the i, ipjfearance -'of'' right,”-
The Pla] i :-/cji)^e^(>ffdflbt'/ 6 ,f .the
Timej. 'wbb’aUosded.thotrlai.lwhiolL Was open
to tho distinctly and 1 decidedly took a'
different view,/; Hemidj that as to bo liberated
(passed after q£bihi!bm attempt ‘/toassassiriato
. ehb'df-ttioprincipaf objects
Police Cpurt, tb.o <jp(jgraept,of the ..Court Jm-,
perialo hi nfiqubsttonahly n triumph 'otfer tlie
French Gbyerpieut.” fiL de Mon t a lbmnj; rt ,
gatedaenfeTcg/;,; •, _n» .it: >*
By deoro.o. pf ttie Emperor of .Russia, ,the
Fronoh i angn age; as /hop oft for th to bo taught in
superior cuSses of school at.Mestow.
FROM THE EDITOR.
| 'Washington, Jan. 10,1869.
ft lias been repeatedly/’asserted that the
present Administration oh tbd Genetal Go
ffernmont has done more to dishonor’and to,’
humiliate onr country, abroad and at'home,
tiian wo can recover from in half a century.
He who was so eager to bo everywhere re
garded as the conservator and champion of
tho Union, has proved to be the author or
thp advocate of the most distracting hero
si es. When before have we witnessed such
a Wanton .disregard of,, plighted faith—such
a prescription of odious tests upon the poo *
pie—-such profligacy in ’ office-such publio
corruption by tho. Executive of the Hepre
seijtat[yes ;,of the 'peopie-i-suph, a war upon
opinions.- honestly hold ■ and 1 decently ox
prossedrhsuoh a conflict of infuriated sections;
anti suck a consistent and deliberate recogni-'
'tlon-ofthe most abandoned men by.the head
of the. Government ? That the man who has
stood forth as tko defender or, the originator
of all : these ovili, should, in a moment of ju
iicjal "blindness,'.admit and'deplore, if he
,(liil|not .confess,- the' appalling consequences
of his own criminal treason;to troth and to
the strongest proof of the triit,h of
what X say. Thei comments ofthe London
Times upon this Presidential admission, and
the Bpoech of. Lord Carlisle, gloating over tho
present condition of the United Stateß, .and
holding It np as‘ a warning to the nations,
canto naturally and, in order. Nothing could
more delight‘those who hate and envy ns in
tlio lold.World'than just sdeh a spectaclo ns
the ipresent -Administration now- presents to
•our own people and to'thd civilized world.
. Among tho rapidly ripening frails of tho
poliby -of Mr; • President Buchanan, that of
disunion ‘is prominent.' He'has.offered more
,prayers;; tO' heaven (in' his publio letters),
against this dangerous Idea, and has assisted
it moro. •materially, than any man since the
forh|aiioh of the Confederacy. To threaten
disunion; to look to it as a refuge from imagi
nary evils i to appiand it as a bettor condition
of linman happiness j to embrace it as a glo
rious alternative before the election of a
Northern President, are the familiar utter
ances of many of tho Administration leaders
ih^^Washington.'..They, constitute the luxu
riant crop that grows upon the grave of the
Kansas policy of the President; 1 •
These disunion and secession influences
having bullied the'Presidont into a betrayal
of his pledges, then into a crusade upon ail
who would not cry hosannas to this betrayal,
have resolved to take a number of stops in
advance. They have gradually compelled
the Administration organizations in the North
to eddorBe their earlier proceedings, and are
now boldly preparing, with the- assistance of
tWGcheral Administration, to assume pos
session of thef Charleston Convention, and to
turn; that Convention into a mere auction
roorn, where the honor of tho Democratic
party, and all its fame as a national brother-
will he knocked down to whomsoever
wilt bid highest for tlio votes of the extreme
mpn of the South. To effect this object, tho
disunionists first declare that they will not
support'any man representing the principles
avowed, by Senator Douglas, .and next that
no man can be regarded as a Democrat who
Is not against these principles, and, per con
sequence, in favor of the new faith—viz: Con
gressional intervention for the protection of
slavery in tho Territories, and a Blave codo in
the Territories themselves.
These are the conditions precedent of tho
disunion Administration leaders—withont obe
dience to which they will havo nothing to do
with the party! Do you bear anybody dononne
ingthese gentlemen? Does the Washington
Union, for instance, attack Mr. Iverson, Mr. Da
vis, or Mr. Barksdale for their' recent declara
tions ? Not one word appearsin that court organ
against them or thoir doctrines. On the con
trary,! columns have been written in approval
of thd new theory of protecting slavery in tho
Territory, if not directly in support of the
slave code itself.' Long ago—long before Jef
fersofl DaVlB spoke at Jackson, Mississippi—
tho Union had an editorial article, in which
the sovereignty and Banctity of slavery were
,set forth, and a strong intimation given that
It might be.carnod even into tho free States
theirisplvos.. That article was nailed to the
counter at once by' tho; Cincinnati Enquirer,
The' Press, - ‘the Chicago ■ Times, • and .other
.Democratic papers. We can now see,’how
evor, that it was ah authorized expose, and
was a mere avanl, courier of recent declara
tions from higher tribunals. Yon must, there
fore, ho prepared for the test which is more
than implied as next to ho put to the Demo
cracy by the present Administration.
■ Butjlet a Democrat from the North or the
Northwest talk about « conditions prece
dent”! to hit support of tho nominees of tho
Charleston Convention, and the whole pack
is let loose npon him. If ho asks that'Con
vention to. nominate a man like Stephen A.
Douglas; if he pleads lor the great doctrine of
Popular Sovereignty ; if he holds np the
promises of onr.candidate and onr party in
1866, he is denounced as a and
consigned to the tender embracos of “ the
Black Republicans.” And all this in the face
of the; fact that-we can have no hopo for suc
cess in 1860, nnlcss under the banner of such
a man as Douglas, marshalled by tho accepted
and npw universally understood of
self-government; in States, and Territories!,
If the j Democratic party is forced upon tho
secession platform at • Charleston, defeat
will be its doom—defeat, certain, crushing,
inevitable, and deserved!
Bnt it is this vory defeat that the disunion
leaders are now laboring to effect. They desire
to see, an enemy of thoir seotion elovatod to
the Presidency, in order to make a pretext for
a. new. secession movement. Henco you hear
them say they would rathor seo Seward Presi
dent than Douglas. Should thq former ho
chosen, they will then ho called upon to fili
al their threat of leaving tho Union. They
will “capture” the Charleston Convontion
if they can, and expel all who do not accept
thoir conditions; and when they have accom
plished this, they will patiently await a Ro
publican triumph, hoping out oi that issuo to
produce a’rupture of the Federal Union.
That such is their programme cannot bo
doubted. The ‘slightest observation of pass
ing events will convince, tho most credulous.
. Although this movement is as formidable,
as in the event of its success it must be fatal
to the most sacred interests, and although
tho Administration is irresistibly committed
to it, ds ail its past actions have shown, there
is arethedy and a rescue at hand. These vio
lent counsels, thoso wild threats, these savage
proscriptions, aro as much abhorred and
despised in the South by tho mass of men as
thoy are in the North. "Wo mnst appeal to
ihls conservative clement to save tho Demo
cratic party from impending ruin. We
must.deny, the right of any Administration
to control our Conventions, and to alter
our creeds. We must repudiate tho pre
sent Administration, boldly and every
where/and on its ruins re-orect tho old Demo
cratic flag, and reassert the old Democratic
principles. Before such an organization all
other parties would’give way.- Tho genoral
opposition to the Democratic, .party can pre
vail only in the event of tho failure to press
this movement vigorously forward. If Charles
ton-accepts the creed upon which we fought
and won the battle of 1866, and upon which
•wo wott a greater victory over Federal power
in lB6B—well. If not, then Charleston will
.pa4S dwAy and! lief foi-gotton; like an Idiot’s
’dream.; Our refuge and our rescue are to be
found (|nly fa our principles. • J.W.F. •'
o ' Lecture by Park Benjamin.
■ Osnsidering the exceedingly low state of the
meronryyMr. Park Benjamin’s lecture, at Handel
and Ifa7(lh, last ovening, on “ The Ridiculous in
Life,” .waa fairly attended,' especially when we
Consider that Mr. B has already favored our
-eitlsess this winter on.tho leotnre‘board more
than a u drawing’’, njjmber of timeß lor oven ns
great/a favorito.as himself. Tho lecture (which,
"ad ft.has already been pretty fully noticed in these
columnvwo shall -not here attempt to' sketoh)
was delivered Ip the leoturer’s usual hdppy vein,
’and that it was well received was amply attested
id. tho b’earty applause with which ho was fre
qnently greeted by. the audience. Between the
comicalities and pungent,' commoii-sonso truisms,
fn which .the lecture abounded, thoso who heard
it-were ! iniffajed into an appreciation of the ri
dioal«(i3, for the time being, -which evidently con
tributed ae mncU to their own- pleasure as their
applause itpust, havd been, gratifying to the lec
turer. ! !„ , i, -
i :/Su’rEniOn;I'oBNITOIiE, Mibbobs, Melodeons,
Ac ~’f iiis morning, at Birch & Son’s-ouetion store
iNohFU.Ohfestnttb Street, will be sold'a largo as
sortment ‘of l inferior new and second-hand fur*
niture, ’ope, r pair,, Frenoh-plate mantel mirrors,
twij rosewood melodeons, and a large assortment
of superior silver-plated ware. Tho sale will bo
continued this evening, at 7 o’oloek.
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What tho Democracy of Illinois think
of the Administration.
Tho result of tho November election in
Illinois was a very emphatic indication of the
foolipgs which ,the Democracy of that State
ontbrfaiqed for the ‘.National Administration.
Its chosoirchampion fof' tho office of State
Treasurer, DouansnTV, roceived 6,071 votes
out of 262,110 v otds polled.' This has been
followed up by the re-eloction of Mr. Dodoias
to the United States Senate in spite of its
most hitter and determined opposition. If
any of tho few lingering admirers of tliaAd
ministration, however, labor under tho hallu
cination that any considerable degree of re
gard or respect is entertained for that tyranni
cal; institution by tho Democracy of Illinois,
in spito of the official dragooning to which
they have been' subjected, and whioh they
have manfully resisted, tho following extract
from an article in a late number of tho Chicago
Times will probably undeceivo them:
“iSinoo the opening of 1858 tho Administration
has boon, it would soom, endeavoring to sound tho
lowest depths of politioal meanness. It has sought
to terrify raon hy pro oription i to buy men by bo
stowing office npon .them; and to.corrupt men by
holding out induoamenls. to corruption. It has
dismissed honeßty from tho oastody of tho publio
funds, and invested oonvioted knavery with tho
treasurer’s key. It has stooped to acts from
whioh Bomba would turn with disgust, and which
would be considered revolting in.a despotism. It
has;songht direotly, by tho application of Federal
‘money, to coerce the people into the ohoioo of par
ticular lndividuals' > as representatives, and{thenla
merited with erooodiiuan anguish over tho dangers
Whioh peril our liborties by the employment of
money to oontrol elections ...
“<)winghiBpreEontposUion,nndan tho positions
ho bvor held, to tho Democratic party, this Jamos
Bnohanan, assuming tho toueof a Louis Napoleon,
has songht to diotate to tho pooplo of Illinois tho
men for whom thoy should vote... Ho has, through
tho gang of miserable ofQoc-holdors who hang at
his -.coat-skirls and despise tho facile stupidity
which allows them to rule him, sought the elec
tion 1 - of a unanimous Republican delegation to
Congress from this State. The peoplo refused
to obey tho despot, and ho haa through his ofa
cial ‘organs, pronouncod them outlaws... Ho has
told .them that if they re-elcotod Douglas they
shoujd not be renresented at Charleston', and,
Douglas having boon re-oleoted, it remains to
ho soon whether tho royal edict will be oarried
out.; Tho roan who proclaimed it, tho men who
instigatod it, and those who oCDflrm it by thoir
action, may never hope to. hoar tho approving
voice of the American peoplo. They may triumph
at Charleston, in the Convontion, but Qod help
thorn before the podplo.
“ Two yoars havo nearly elapsed since Mr. Bu
ohanan commonocd his Administration, and they
have boon two years of deep mortification and
disnsler to tho Demooratio party. Ho has devoted
ono entiro yoar of it to tho destruction of tho De
mocracy of Illinois; and.that Demooraoy to-d.ay
are stronger than they eould possibly havo boon
had ho been thoir loader. Ho has been defeated
by tho Republicans whorovor ho has ondeavored
to eleot his own friends, and has been dofented by
tho Demooraoy wherever he has songht to elect
Republicans. It is oauso for rejoicing to know
that not a man who, in Congross, refused to aban
don the Demooratio platform at Mr Buohanon’s
oommand, has been defeated by tho people, and,
while we regret the olevation of a Repuolienn
majority in Rongrcss, we cannot mourn over the
defeat of those who abandoned principle in order
to gratify the malign counsels of a vindictivo ca
bal of Presidential espirnnts.
" Wo know that Mr, Buchanan Is advanoed in
years; we know that he bin hold office duiing a
Jong period ; we know that his head has been sil
vered over by the hand of time, and what wes
said of another is not the less trno of him, that
the man ‘who. after having seen tho conso
quonoos of a thousand errors, oontinuos still to
blunder, and whose ngo haa only added obstinacy
to stupidity, is surely tho object of eithor abhor
ronco or contempt.’ ”
Mr. Morphy’s Chess Campaign.
Tho groat match between Mr. Morphy and
M. Andeussen, so long talked of, and con
cerning which so much interest is folt in chess
circles, commenced at Paris on Monday, De
ccmLcr 20th, the conditions simply being that
the player who first won seven games should
be proclaimed tlie victor. In Monday’s en
counter, Mr. Mobphy had the move, and
played tho Evans gambit. After some very
tine combinations, extending to sove nty moves,
M. Andeussen won tho gamo. On the 21st,
Mr. Mouthy and M. Andeussen played tho
second game of their chess-match, but with
out any 1 docisive result for eithor party, the
game ending in a draw. It may bo remem
bered that in Mr. Morphy’s oncountor with
M. Harbwitz, he lost the first gamo.
A London journal says : t; Tho extraordi
nary mental exertion of playing oight games
at the same time, without seeing ‘ tho board
in any ono instance, was effected nt
the Paris chess-club on the night of December
18, by M. Harbwitz, without any apparent
difficulty. The rooms wore crowded with
amateurs, anxious to witness the feat, among
them being the Duko of Brunswick:, Prince
Gapitzin, Count De Casabiakca, M. AxbKßS
sen, &o. The play.commenced a little after
Borenj and terminated abofit half-Rssf two.
Tho result.was as follows: Tho blindfold
player won six games and lost ono, tho re
maining one being a draw. At the end M.
Harbwitz was loudly applauded and warmly
congratulated by tho persons who still re
mained. He seemed- but little fatigued,
was in excellent spirits, and was heard to
say that he thought ho could play a dozen
games together just as easily as he had dono
eight.”
Tne Great Americo-Itussinn Knll
t way Frnud. ,,
As; wo anticipated, tho very remarkablo
story that an enormous error of eighty-eight
versts had hoen discovered in tho official
moaßurcment of the St. Petersburg and Mos
cow Railway, whereby certain American Con*-
tractors had largely robbed tho Russian Go
vernment, turns out to be a canards Its foun
dation was tho accidental discovery of an
error of eighty-eight sogencs (sis hundred
and sixteen foct) in tho distance between a
couple of verst-posts on the PeterhofF Rail
way-. It may be remembered that tho Ameri
can contractors were accused, in a newspaper
article, of enormously plundering the Czar,
whoso rago on the detection of tho swindle
was reported to have been awftil, alternating
in Its vehemence of suggested vengeance be
tween docapitation, tho knout, aud life-exile
to Siberia. Wo remember that most df tho
leading London newspapers took this report
with avowed distrust, while the Parisian jour
nals eagerly insisted on its entire truth, with
tho insinuation, that only a small portion of
the Americans’guilt had been detected. Of
course they will take no notice of tho contra
diction. Slanderers
“ Wedded f&et
To one dear falsehood, hug it to the lari ”
Public Amusements.
Although yesterday h said to be tho coldest day
experienced in this oity for seven year?, it had
not the effect of proventing a good audience
assembling in Walnut-street Theatre, to witnoss
tho debut of Miss Vandonhoffand Mr. Swinbourno
ia the play of “ Ingomar.” The lady, it will be
remembered, was the original Parthenia y whon
this drama was produced in London. Nor has tho
oharaotcr over found a more lovoly representa
tive. Miss VandenhofF has matured, sinco she
Srst appoared in this country, in her teens, into
a beautiful and graceful woman, and ft very fiuo
aotress. Indeed, dramatic talent appears heredi
tary in Lor Lmrtly. John VandenhoJT, her father,
emphatically a thorough gentlemen and good per
former, has just retired from the stnge, popular to
the last, nnd her brothor boa nifo exhibited un
doubted ability. Miss Vandcnholf horeelf, who is
also an accomplished and üblo writer, made a very
unquestionable hit last night. Iler voice is musi
cal and well rogulatod, her understanding of tho
character complete, her every motion graceful and
natural. Air. Swinhoumo’s Ingomtirvai* more to
our taste than that of Mr Anderson, who first
played the part, He has expressive features, a
resonant voice, (though evidently affected by a
oold last night,) and a good figure. Wo may host
describe bis acting by saying what it is not : iu
plain words, it doos not run into extravagance,
tho faolle rock upon which so many Jngomars have
tho misfortune to bo wrecked. “ Lovo’s Saoriflco,”
in which Miss Vandenhoff was tho original Afar*
uar&t Elmore, will be pluyod this evening. Mr.
Swinbourno will play tho part of Matthew Jilinore,
the lady appearing as Margaret. ■ This is an ef
fective play, as indeed all GeorgO Lovell’s
dramas aro.
There was a goodhoueont Arch-street Theatro
last night. Surely “Our American Cousin”
must he majestic—seeing that it draws so well.
Wo have again to notioo tho truly satisfactrry
manner in /which Mr. Wood played tho port of
Tom, in “The Dumb Man of Manchester.” He
bids, with,nccossary study and steadiness, to be a
yory good, aotor, one of thoso days.
Tho Combination Troupe, at tne National Cir
cus, which oommonced thoir united performances
last nfghtj drew a orow-lod and evou fashionable
audience. This is the host company of tho sort
inAmerioa. We oannot delay to ohuinerato all
tho successes—for ovory body did aucoced—but Air.
Sherwood, an equestrian who ia also an actor, was
encored in the “ P. Jenkins” rGle, it being, indeed,
wholly a new creation of his own.
Hakmonia Society’s CoxccnT.—Wo wero fa
vored with tlokots for the Concert given, lout
night, by the Harmonia Sacred Musio Society,
and the first of the season. As the society un
happily labored undor a strong ignorance of
Tins Press, when they advertised thoir Con
cert,-wo in all fairness, by respect
fully declining to attend or notice thoir proceed
ings. Our circulation very greatly oxoeeds that
of any other journal in this city, with ono
“ straw colored”' exception, and we shall not
notice any public performance which is not as
fully nnnouuced in our columns as in those of
any othor paper. We have long slnoo made this
a rule with rcspoct to books, ana intend adberbg
to it.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1859.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY’ TELEGRAPH.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Ur Douglas, of IHldmb, took his seat.
Mr. Oambbon. of Pe&najWanJa, presented a memorial
from ciUteau of rUlladelpbU in fiYor of the parage of
the Old Soldiers’ p»union bill.
Mr Seward, of New York, submitted s memorial
from citizens of New York for the passage of a home-
Btead bill
Mr Itskson, of Georgia, Introduced a bill to abolish
the fracking priTilego. Referred. ,
Mr Biolkr, of Pennsylvania, proposed to s*t Aside
Friday and Saturday of e&oh week to the consideration
of the priva’o calendar. Laid over.
&lr. Simmons, of Rhode Island, presented the erfdou
tiais of Mr. Authooy, elected as Senator from Rhode
Island for tlie term commencluc on the 4th of March
next
Tpe special order of the day, the P&ciQo Rallr.'sd,
wasjpostponed In order to consider the French spolia*
tionj bill.
Mr. DayiB, of Mississippi, argued against the passage
of the bill, coiolullDg his speech commenced on
Friday.
Mr. Crittkndrh, of Kentucky, replied at length to
the historical and l<*gal arguments of Mr. Davis.
Tho bill was then pajßtd—yeas 20, nays 20—as fol
lows :
Ysas—Messrs. Rates, Bayard, 8011, Benjimin, Bro
derick, Cameron, Chandler, Chesnut. Clark, Clingm&ti,
Cotiamer, Crittenden, Dooli'tle. Durkee, Foot,
Foster,'Ham’ia, Hsramond, Houston, Pearce, Sawsrd,
Simiu-us. Slunrt, Toombs, and Wilson.
[sfr. Kennedy, who was temporarily absent, would
also have voted aye 1
Niva—Messrs. Bigler, Bright, Olay, Davis, Douglas,
Fitch, Filznatrlck, Harlan, Hunter, Iverson, John
son (of Tennessee, King, Mason, Polk, Reid, Rice, Sli
dell,(Trumbull, Wwd, und Yulee.
Atter'a protracted discussion, the Senate resolved to
admit to the floor only the Representatives and the
Clerk of the House, Foreign Minister*, the Heads of
Department*, Supreme Judges, eX-Presidenta, and Tice
Presidents, and eX-Benators. ,
The appropriation bill for tho Military Academy nt
We.t Point was taken np and passed. Adjourned.
HOUoB OF-REL’RESENTITIVKB:
Mr. Bahksdalk, of Mississippi, ofT-red the following
prPßthblo snd resolution, which wera adopted :
W/iereas, Irhasbeen announced in foreign jnnroaD
that the courts of France aud Ksgiand have given notice
to our Oovtroment that tho cession of Oaba to ’he
United Stites wilt not be tolerated, even with the con
sent of Spain : therefore,
' JUsolrrd, That the President be requested, if not
Incomf atiblo with the public interests, to communlcste
to this House the correspondence betwoen the Govern
tdentsor France and England with our own, relative to
the cession of Cuba to tbe United Btates.
Mr. Harris, of Maryland, asked, bnt failed to obt&ln,
leave to offer* joint resolution requesting the Presidec-t;
to interpose in the Mortara case.
The floose then resolved Itself into Committee of
the Wboloon the state or the Union, on the Indian
appropriation bill.
Mr. Blair, of Missouri, offered an amendment, re*
quiring that no part of the appropriation for the' remo
val of the Indians of Washington and Oregon Terri
tory to their reserves, and tbere temporarily maintain
ing them, shall be used for the purchase of aims and
tiirinmrlllon for those Indians.
Mr. FiiriLrs, of Missouri, explained that the Indian
Bureau did not give guns to hostile Indinus He sug
gested a proviso, that notMog herein shall iut»rfere
with the treaty stipulations which we are bound to
obey.
Mr. Blair’s amendment, as thus modified, was
adonted.
The bill was then laid aside, to be reported to the
Bouse.
') be committee then proceeded to the consideration of
the President’s aonual message.
Mr. Niohols, of Ohio, wished to place on record his
protest Apa'nst the passage of the bill pensioning the
poldie’Rof the war of 1812 Should it become a law,
it would entail a curse on the cohntry. It was for the
benefit of mere dependant! on the gratuity of tho
Government, at the expbnse of the industrial classes.
Iho Revolutionary pension system furnished no pre
cedent for that now proposed. A provision already
exists for the eupport of those who were disabled in.
tbe pablic service. Tbe idea of pensioning men fer
patriotism was not in accordance with our Institutions.
In reply t> the argument that such pensions would
stimulate tbe spirit of pat iotism, snd provide against,
tbe contingency of a ln*ge standing army, Mr. N'cbole.
raid that tho young men who rallied to our standard in
the Mexican war bud uo ttiimiius of that kind. Patriot-*
Urn does not need culture; it overflows every American
heart.
Mr. Nichols said that, acoording t> his cumulation,
nearly thirteen millions would be required Anuuailj t<)
carry out the provisions or tbe bill A pertinent in
quiry was, wbe’e le the money to come from *
Mr. FB.vroN’said that wo did not p nflon those who
ODtered tbe vervice of 1912 and the later wars simply
for their services, bet provided thilt if udj were disabled
while in the line oF duty, they should bo pensioned from
tbe dato of their injury, t > continue during life. The'
Subit.tute he offered to the soldiers’ bill was intended
to remedy the injustice to this clpbs of persons ard
to carry out the cmtract made with them. If the bill
had embraced only thoie who aro dependent and in
want, ho would have cordially supported it, sod attached
his eubstUute a* an amendment.
Mr. Akdkrson, of Miessuri snid that the result of
onr polioy bn-* be*n to submit to outrages and Insnlts
until not only the great, but the/kmallevt, nations
trample on our flag and Infringe on our publio sod pri
vate right*. It ia high time for us to assert onr proper
position, and atrruly meiutaln it. The treatmeut re
ceived from dpain ha* been of the most aggravated char
acter. How enn our Government be respeeted
unless It extends protection to our citizens * lie did
□Ot know what instructions our m'nistsr to Mddrld
has received, bat be knew it would be tbe derite of tb»
American poople tbat the demand should bo made for
full indemnity for all wrongs. If Fpain refused this,
the minister should demand his pa*sjorts, and return
home, and tbe Government should send a rqaadron,*
and take possession of Cuba, as an indemnity for the
psst. and security for the future. Our eelf-respeot de
mands such a course, and he flattered himself that this
would be tbe policy of the Executive. It was
known that France ard Eng’and opposed the ex
taraloQ cf our territories. Y7e want more action
and less debate. There was an Imperious hod
unalterable ntoissity for our acquisition of Ouba.
Why longer dolay? Let us offer Spain a fair, nay, an
exorbitant price Iprthe ia'ftad. If sho refuse, then
we w ill be jastiued in tho eye of all cations for
taking forcible possesion of it. Mr. Anderson tb«n;
alluded to affairs in Central America, advocating thtf'
rocorameDdation in the President’s message, and was
in favor of arming tbe Executive with ample power to
obta’n redress of our rrievanv*e. There being s a fell-,
ure to 'obtain indemnity frbta t^ke*
Sossesston of lor territo'y all along her southern bpr
er. We should annul the Ciayton-Balwer treaty, and,
irrespective of the opinions of foreign nations, freely
assert and maintain the Monroe doc'rine '
Mr. WAtumrnNß of Maine, characterized the Demo
cratic party as an oligarchy, the organ and representa
tive of tho slavo propagandists, aud fully committed to
execute their commands. The Republican parly is tbe
truly Democratic party. In these States where It re
liedon own p r ii>olß]ea and energffclt iauoiudand
impregnable Its fidelity to thene ia the condition of Its
success. It baa nothing gain by avoiding the real
ireuee. Ho condemned the principle of squatter
sovereignty,” and said it had quashed Cans. Douglas,
and Its other original advocates. An omnibus would
now contain all wbo adhere to that doctrine. lie advo
cated legislation by Congress to prohibit slavery in tbs
Territories, and reprobated the Drad Bco'.t dociaion '
The struggle of freolom orer slavery has barely beguo,
and hence it becomes the duty o r tho Kepnblicin pirty 1
to remain firm, naq la nft event tA lower it* high
standard of triuciples. When, after years of uneasi
ness aud pppreliennion, it became appuon i to the peo
p e of the free S’&tes that the socvlled Domooratio
party bal been subsidised by the s’avoholders, and it
was seen that amoog the organizations of the day ther*
was no one which, from it n combined earnestness and
ll*)erality, was competent to maintain the c&osd of
liberty and the Constitution ajainri the plottings of
the fliavoholdiug oligarchy, tbry delayed not to call into
existence a party for that purpose, and they ca’led it
the Republican tarty. Aud what better name could
have been given to it? It ia aupgvalive of the better
day* of the Republic. It has an odor of genuine ra
tionality; its Hwcchitious aro of liberty, ardor, and law.
It is tbe tame by which tho author of tbe Dvclaratiou
of Independence, and the father of tho Constitution,
chose tob’j knowo. It sp*aks for itself, and needs no
qualifying term. Tlio party which 1b worthy to wear it
should liuld every lover of liberty, tvery hater of op
pression, every opponent of hnary fanaticism, whrihec
In the North or tbe Booth. In aiinrion to tbe dangers
benetting tho Republican party ho vindicated its posi
tion in reference to Territorial Rovcrejgoty, acd fluid
that, abiding with the oM prudence, bo would not,
where bo had two weapons to destroy a icou&tar, throw
either away.
Tho committee then roue, aud tho Indian appro
priation bill, as amended in committee, whs passed by
tboflcuve. t
AJjoqrj.ed.
Washington, Jan. 10.— Some ep
pojuintf to exlnt with respect to the telegraphic outliro
of Senator Trurabult’e *peeoh on the Pacific Railroad
hill, it maybe ntniod that the Henatt r advocaiel the
C itiTtrL-ction of the road central, or nearly central, to
tit-< poj ulatiou and husluera of the country and for that
j tn wanted Congress to limit it within certain pa
rallel of Lititad*. With roforeuco to his alluruou to
the Wbijj paity. his remarks sought to show tb-it the
modern Lemomcy was supported alike by pernors who
had formsrly been Whigs aod Democrats, white Repub
licanism, In the same manner, was mitiinod by persons
from both of the former parties Ho asbu-ned that both
the present parties wero new orgauirations, formed in
1831 on tho slavery issne: that mndt-ru Democracy was
as much a new organization as tbo Republican party;
and that In Ukiug Is*up on tho slavery quest s on, is now
tho only test of party fealty. Both ptrties are mails up
indfacrimlcate’y, without rega-d to former political as
sociations,
Mr. Pbelpa.of Missouri, nr.de au meOVotnal effort
to-day to have oveoiog sessions in tho House for two
week-*, for general speech making, hifl cbjoct being to
coniine the debate In tho earlier part of tho day to legi
tini'to bUhiOOFfl.
IntelligHuce has just been received from JclTorson City
that the cni.btHuliorml provision lunitinu the Mik/4r,url
State ili-lit t'j sjO COO dOO, will not probably bo adopted,
but that it is cutt likely tlu>l th j Legiolatnre will grant
some $5 000 000 additional aid to tho rsilnads by the
further isfiuo of State bunds
A OoLtral National Club was organiied hero to dsy,
the object of which is to p'*’a-;ut John Minor Uotts As
the opposition csudldato for tho Presidency.
Sir BHlinghurat. of Wlmjouslu, hits ghen notide iu
tho Ifrufic ot his inteutlon to Introduce a bill to nb'diflh
tbo i dice of yiret Comptroller of the Tieaeu-y, devolv
ing the duties of his office upon semo other ollUcr of the
Tro'tury Department.
United Strifes Court.
Washing ton, January 30 --No. 20 Rofs Wfuaup vs.
tbo N-3W Vork*e.ud JirW Kmlioal Ootr>]iin'-. flrror
to Circuit Court of tho Northern distr ct of New
York. Justice Grier dullverel tho opinion of tho
court, aflirmirg judgment, with oohtv
No, 198. The Union Insurance Company vs. J.
Blair Krror to the Circuit Court ui tbo North
ern district of Now York. Ju ties Nelson dehveroJ
the optotou of the court, affirming ju’gcient, with
costs and i&twest
No. 9. Doan Richmond vfl. the Oity of Milwaukee,
et nl. An appeal from thelJl&trict f 'ourt of Wircouslu.
Chief JuBtfco J'aney delivered tho opinion of the coutt,
diaraiffling the cause for uantof junsdictiou
No. 30. Argument continual lor appellee and con
clud'.'d for ajpellantfl.
Dentil of Charles Fisher.
WasuikOTOK, Jan 10.—Tho Mobllo Hegister an
nr uncea tbe of Charles Jfifhec t the New Orle.tßS
Picayuvc's first private correapondenfc, a&d a popular
and pleasing writer.
Kentucky Democratic Convention.
Cincinnati. Jan. 10—Tba l)«-nioci-.iilc Stata Coavon-
God of Kentucky, lu .at Kiaukfort, on Saturday
adopted a pl&tforoi endorsing tho platform of theOm
cJnnati Nattonnl Couventinn, approving of the Dred
bcolt decinion of the Supreme Court, ODcnuraglng the
acqnißitfon of Cuhn, denouncing tho sectionnl agi utors
In the North and lvLOw-Nolhlngi6m, and endorsing the
Administration. The resolutions also declare thst dif
ferences upon minor and unctFOr.tial puluts r.liouM uot
Kentuckv. The g'eat to«,t’no in the procoailini'B of tho
be pormitted to dihtnrb the harmony of the Democracy of
Convention was the triumph of tho Breckinridge inie
r»Ht over tho Boyd party, tho latter being zealous sup
portera cf tho policy or the Admiuhtratluu.
itffirkets by Tclegrap!*.
Nrw York, Jan. 10—Flour la buoyant; salosof9,-
OLiO bbls at 5*.;i3ia4.76 lor Btate; $5.6&a0 73 for Ohio,
and $5 20a5 40 for Southein. Wheat is firm ; aali-a of
8, (jOJ bus at $1.20 for red, and $1 18«>1 36 for White.
Corn advanced j eulos of 16 009 bus for mixed
and now yellow. Pork firm at S!P for old Mess,
and SIT 37^®17.60f0r uowdo,audsl»»« 13.25f0r Prlmo.
Lard Arm. Whiskey firm at 280. Sterling is easier at
109^0-109^.
Cincinnati, Jun. 10 —Flour unchanged Wbiakoy
cdvanc*d to 28>(o. Nothing done in the Hog market
to dty; very few in the market. M»PsVork firm at
$16.75e17j lioldera n?k sl7fitl7 25 Bulk Meats av>
higher; t Ido? aro quoted nt 7*/ 080; Bhou!dertat6*Xc j
Lard lie. , . , „
Mobh.C) Jaw. S —U' tten—2nuo to-day 2J09 ca'oa, at
11 qo for midtllirg3 The uiarkst clos d dopre.ntd.
CHAitu/»TtN, Jan 10— Koou—The Cotton nnrkot
la depressed. There ia llttlo inquiry, and prlcoa ate
Augusta, Jan 10—Noon.—There la nothing doing In
the Cotton market.
Second Session.
Washington, Jan. 10,1859.
From Washington
■PENNSYLVANIA LHGJSLATim
Harrisburg, Jfto. 10,1859,
BFNATE
The Benate met at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Speaker Cshbwell announced the following c-mi*
Finance. —Messrs. Turnoy, Randall. Welsh, Ooffey,
aud Gregg-
Judiciary.—Messrs. Dell, Brewer, Miller, Bcoflold,
—Messrs. Wright, Gszzam, Turney, Bald
win, and Fotter
Estates and E?cheats.—Mes*rß. Welsh, Shell, Fenny,
gobaffsr, and Palmor.
FeDflions and Gratuities— Mepsrs. Finney, Blood,
Harris, Kelly, and Frazpr
Corporations.—Messrs. Wright, Steele, Shell,Shaffer,
and G«2z*ni ~ . ,
Library—Messrs Brewer. FrauciH. and shindel.
Banka —Messrs. Marselip, Bhellj Gnzzam, Keller, and
and Inland Navigation —Messrs. Steele, Myor,
Blood, Thompson, and Miller
Railroads Messrs Randall, Craig, Steele, Coffey,
and'.Finoey.
Election Dintrioti.—Messrs Scofield, Mamelis, Par
ker) Thompson, aud Myor.
RMrenchm&nt and Reform.—Messrs. Gazzam, Nune
maoter, 8011, Ya-dloy, and Parker.
Education—Messrs. M.Uor, Welsh, Shindel, Pen
ny, and Y^rdley.
Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures.—Moasrs.
Fet’er.Rutherford, Nuot-macher Bntdwln,and Shindel
MR'tia.—Mosßra. Brewer, Blood, Fetter, Harris, and
Bharifer , ~ ,
Roads and Bridges.—Mens a. Nunemachcr, Daldwlu,
kVttpr, Ru'berford, and Thompson
Compare Bills —Messrs. Myer,' Keller, Wright,
Froucip, Yardiey.
Yip 9 ai.d Immorality—Moesra Bhindel, Francis,
Palmar, Wright, and Ilarris.
Prjvafe Cla<ms aod Damages.—Messrs. Shell, Craig,
Steefe. SbaeflVr, and Rntherford.
Pablic Printing.—Messrs Keller, Palmer, Marseli*,
Yardiey, aud Craig.
Publio Buildings —Merer*. Craig Shell, and Turney.
Now. Counties aud County Peatß.—Messrs. Blood,
Turney, Keller, Gregg, and fchol!
. M}. WhiQUT read in place a bill to incorporate the
Philadelphia and Penn Township Railroad.
Mr Parker, a bill to incorporate tho Fourth and
Eighth street* Passenger Rrilway Company, In Phila
delphia.
The bill to abolish the Roaid or Canal Commissioners
was then taken uo and passed its second reading.
Without transacting any other business cf intereit,
the benate adjourned.
> nousE.
The House met at 3 o’clock P.M,
„ Tbe Speaker laid before ibe lTouflQ the annual report
of tho Seamen’s t aving Fund nf Philadelphia.
' Also, the annual report of the Lehigh Coal aud Navi
gation Company.
Also, the report of the Attorney General for the imt
year.-
Mr. Walton read a bill to Incorporate the Fourth and
•Bjghth street Paes-nger Railroad Company.
.. Also, an act to incorporate tbe Security Firo Insu
rance Company of Philadelphia.
. ".Mr, Wiliy, of Philadelphia, offered the following
■Joint resolution in place, whioh l*ya over for the pre
sent.
Whoicas, ’J he various interests of the country havo
been end are seriondly affected iu conseq-iocce of in&-
.dequate protection to American industry: Therefore,
be it
Resolved, by tbo Senate and Houfo of Rpprvaentn
'tivea of the Cemmcnweallh of Pennsylvania in General
lAssembiy met, That the fenatora aud Representative's
be requenfed to nrgo and advocate in every proper in tu
ner, a revision of the preseat tariff, with a view to afford
ample protection to American labor.
Resolved, That the Governor of this Commonwealth
be authorized and requested to transmit a copy of the
foregoing resolutions, at as early a day as possible, t->
,eich of the Senators and Representatives )n Congress
from the State of Pennsylvania.
- Mr. Quiolby read an act to prohibit the Pbiladel
.phi*, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railrcal Company
from running locomotives in certain parts of tho city of
, Philadelphia.
Mr. CauKOO,,an act to incorporate the People’s Ic
aurince Cocupauy of Philadelphia.
Mr. Smith, of Philadelphia, read a bill to Ircorpo
r&fe the Dro*d-stre«tPaseosg«r Railway Company.
Mr. HauMkrslbV read in place— .
An ait to Aiusod and oxtend the chArtsr of the Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company of Germantown and its
vicinity.
An act to Incorporate the City BuildiDg Association.
A supplement to tbe act limiting actions agaiutt real
eririe.
Mr. Fibiibr, one to provide for the better regulation
of buildings in the city of Philadelphia
• Also, an net to incorporate the People’s City Pas
senger Failway Company.
Mr. Evans, a bill to incorporate tho Reading And
,41l«nt>wn THegriph Com|'any.
Mr Harding, au act to incorporate the Delaware
and Sobaylkill Navigation Company.
Mr. Lawkkncb. of Washington, offered resolutipos
'in favor of the tariff, all of whicn were referred to a
select codimittee, composed of Mesrra Lawrence oi
W»shlagton, Grlttnan Wood, Rohrer, end Patte^on.
Tbe Speaker also appointed Lawrence of Washing
ton, Ooepp, ?mlth of Berks, and McDonell, a commit
tee to apportion the Governors mesaage.
Adjourned.
FURTHER FROM MEXICO & CALIFORNIA
BY THE QUAKE II CITY AT
NEW ORLEANS
The Full or Zulongn,
Fbw Orleans, Jan 10.—The California papers by
the steamer Quaker City report the following arriviln at
that port: Bark J. B Lancaster, Irora Batavia; ship
Carrington, from Bangkok.
Chief Justice Williams, of Oregon, haa resigned.
Tbe twentv-tifth overland mail arrived at San Fran
clbcp on tlje2oth ult ,
The aivices from Vera Cruz are to the 30ih ult, re
ceived Wa MfnatitJan.
Tbe overthrow of Zuloaga by Gen. Robies occurred
on the 23d alt.
General Eohe*garay had previously pronounced in fa
vor of General Robleß, acd the Oonstltutionaliats of Ja
lap* aod Cordova joined him.
Zuloaga declared the city of Mexico in a state of
siege, and male an endeavor to effect a compromise
with General Eckeaga-ay, which, however, failed
The lalter was Afterwards defeated, captured, aud sen
tenced to death by Zuloaga at Poebla, but the revolt in
the city of Moxlco saved his life
General Robles, on assuming power, released all the
political prisoned.
It is supposed that Junes will be plaeoJ at the head
of the Government This new order of affairs has
.caused gryat rejoicing at V ra Crus
All parties, ioaluding tho LibonUs, express muchdis
s&tlsfaation with the President's inesrage, particularly
that part relating to Mexico.
6'trilce of Employees on the Chicago and
St." I.oiiis Hallroad.
Onicuao, JJao. 10—The employe?* on the Chicago
and St. Lomu Railroad attack f<>r theli WJg?a to-day,
not having received any pay for their sotvires for the
last ail months.
The train from Chi ago wan stopped to-day at Joliet
and the j-iWßonger* compelled to return here. The train
from Bt. Louis was stopped at Fprlngfield
. Considerable exeiijment oxlsta along tno HnO of the
road.
Fire at Charleston.
CntRLBSTOJI, Jan 10 —A largo portion of James
MoLeach’s foundry property wan dertroyed by Qre this
morning. Insured to the amount ot in the Au
gusta Banking Company sj,ooo in the Quaker City In
sar&DCO Con pony of Philadelphia, and $3,000 in the
State of Pennsylvania Office, Philadelphia.
Holler Evplosion at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. Jan. 10—This wrjrnirg tho boiler of
Joseph Whitaker’s lard oil establishment on Broadway,
exploded, severely injuring seven persons. The con
cussion was tremendous, lifting up the floors, and for
clrg cut all the doors and windows In the rear And front
of the biuldiog. Tho dainrlge to the tho property will
not be more than sl,^oo.
New York Bnnk Statement.
New York, Jan. 30 —The bank statement for the
week ending on Saturday exhibits—
An increase of 10ann......
“ “ Specie
“ Circnlation
“ “ Deposits
The Havre Cotton Maihnt.
Nmv York Jru. 10—(Per steamer Africa) —Havre,
Dec 23.—Cotton— Sales of two days 2,609 bales, at an
advance of I'.r2f The mavfcot closed with a declining
tendency) and holders worn pressing ou the market.
NBW YOIIK BTOCK K&CHA.NGE, Jaw. 10.
BKCO.ND BOARD.
8- Vi 75 Mich Con It fc6o 64*
87 jlO do
28009 Missouri 61
20009 do
12000 Ont 8t 7a NBi 86# tloo Mich eo »V Nla«3o 21#
2090 Virginia St 6a nag 100 do *3O 21#
19(03 da fOO 95# 200 Oiev ft. T B 32
30C0 Teun 8t 6a '9O 92# 200 do 32 #
10900 NYSt Oh ’73 116 100 Pmmm* It 113
26 Clev Col \ Gin R
100 Gal &. Clil 11 72,y
1000 Kri« it Oo’v ’7l 45*
2000 Hud R l.t mt 101
10000 narloin Ist ir.t
2000 UalftChiiamtn.J# 150 do
10 Bank of Republic 124 100 do
60 Pacific Mail S 8 93 200 do
2CO do bCOiny f»0 Chi ft Rock I K 00#
200 Canton Co 20# 50 do M 0 09#
50 CumborlM prof 21 50 do MO oo#
525 N Y Gent 85# 53 Mil & Mis R 13#
60 do bCO 8 < 50 do bnO 13#
60 do bGO 857b'300 La Crorso 3c Mil 11 2 V
60 Krlc Hailrcal o° f jj 70 Stcningto.u R C 5
200 Harlem U M 0 H i2O do 6f»tf
200 Harlem It prf s3O 37»< 16 (!•> 00
100 Reading R fiSl 61 ,20 Now Jersey Oen UBO
New York Markets of Yesterday,
Ashes continue firm nt $5.62 for Pots and JO for
Pearls
Fi,ouft—WUh continued light lecejptq and a good
demand for tho hrnno tiade, tho market for Stats and
Western Flour Ims becomo a shade firmer, with ► ales of
600 t'bln at ft 35«4 76 for superfine mate ; J5.16.ir5 60
for extra SUto; ?I.soetG 80 for superfine WeaUru;
$6.26 a 5.75 for I'x’ra State i and $5 55ii5.75 for shipping
brands iff extra round hoop Ohio.
Southern Flour is bettir. with pales or £OO Mils at
$5.20415 ‘lO for common to aui $5 50<d>7 50 f r
•*xtri t rands Canadian Khuir h*s ulio improv’d! in va
lue—seifs 3(0 i-xlrn atss MMfi 111
Grain. —Wheat in very firm, with t>nlen of 800 bus at
$1 18&1.45 for Southern white: #1.20 tor Southern rul;
and $1.26 for Wertera white
Com i- h gher. with ta'en of 16,000 bus, nt 80c for
new Southern yellow and Western mired. Oatg are
buoyant at 45«r52c for Southern, Pennsylvania, auil
Jersey ; and 63,7 60c for State, Western, and Cnnsda
Provisions.— Fork is flrm«r, with n-slow o f 600 hh'o
at $lO ob<il7 for old Mess, #17.37 *4 *M7 60 f»r u«*w do,
and $13.60 lor Prime. U*-tr atendy ; 2fo bbls n.i
$0.50 f-*r Priuie. $7 76fi1l fu« Countiy M» ss, s‘i for
Repacked do, ami $lO 7o«Ul for Extra do Prune twe-s
Ueef in mi ro active, with »atrfi of Lt»o U\s ntsls<TlS
Cut Meats aro rather with f.ilea «f 200 p>.ga i»t
G'*c for Mjo ihleia aud iu, <'l»r Hams Lard is tinner,
with s«let of J6O bbls at for Prime. Rutter
and Chet ho me lirm
Salt —■ A. of 2 -130 bids Dnnniro arrived oa Sa
turday, but it’inauiK as vet unsold.
Silvan—Messrs. L .M. II itlniAU &. Co sold, to day,
by auction. 767 hhds New Orlen fl Sugar, at 7k;<t7 3 s c,
00 days and 4 mot).
WmsitA Is firmer, with sMes of 200 bbls at V6c.
Kvgmsii PiOioniALK —Messrs. CilJondor <t Co .
Third and Walnut streets, hnvo huuded us tho
Illustrated London News, with crowds of ou
gravings, a Christmas supplemont. and throe en
gravings, paintod in colors. There is almost a
week's reading in this double number. Also, tho
Illustrated Ntv's of the ITor/rf, also crowded
with Christmas pictures, and a steel engraving,
with memoir, of Charles Kean
Extunsivk PnncMPTonv Sales this Eve
ning.—Valuablo real estate, stouks, mortgages,
ho. —upwards of thirty properties. See Thomas &
Sons’ pamphlet catalogues and advertisomonis.
A Bad Foundation. —A correspondent of
tho National Intelligencer attributes tho un
healthiness of Now Orloars to tho chnraMor of tho
ground upon which it is built. Hero is an cxtiaot
which is interesting to geologists: “ Tho situation
of tho place is so remarkable and peculiar, that it
cannot cceapo ouo’i* attention. J: is on an alluvial
plai.-:, of rooent geologioul formation, and of an
unknown ago and depth. An attempt, mado hoie
pome time ago, revealed (ho faot that, for six hun
dred feet, at least, tho eamo formation was ob
tained. ltows upon rows of the stumps of tho oy
pro c 3 have boon found growing ovor enoh other,
exactly superimposed, each of wbioh layers must
have taken thousands of years to form. Dr. Bon
not Dowlor, tho flblo editor of tho Medical Jour
naf of New Orleans, informed me that ho himself
had observed four layers of these oyprcs3 stumps
within tho limits of lh9 city. 55
Beni. F. Prentice way accidentally killed
un Wednesday, near Petersburg, V.i , by falling
from liis buggy.
Capt. Reed, who fought tho celebrated bat
tle on tho privateer brig Armstrong, in the port
of Royal, i 3 in Washington.
TBE CITY,
AMUBSMENTB THIS EVUNIKG
Mbs. D J* Bottkhb’ FEnivas
‘•-Love’s Sacrifice j or, Tho Rival Merchant') ” — (v The
Morning Call.”
WnuATLK* ft Oi.arxb’b Aroh*i37k*!bt Thcav** -
‘‘Our Araorican 0011*111’*—“ The Dumb M-tu of Man
chunter j or, The Felon Heir ”
National Gutoue —-‘Leul's Ciroun Company.”—
“ Equestrian, Oymuaatio, And Acrobatic teats.”
Sjnfobd’s UpKjtA lloostt.—EtbiupUrj £iittrtaiu*
raeutA
ASSEMBLY BoiLDIKGcJ —bigaor Blits
Meeting or Stockholders op the Reading
Railkoid i'omi’asv — 1 h<* meeting of tbe stock
holders ot the UufcdK.g Railroad 1 cmpany wm bel l yes
terday afternoon, at tbtir office, in Fourth street below
Walnut
Mr. il. 8 Whelan whs calli d to tho chair, nfti r which
the minutes of the last ui-etiug netu read and up
proved of.
The Chairman submitted tho sucuut laport of tho re
ceipt* and expenditures l\»r the your «*ah>g Ni/v fcOth,
1868 The report, which i* a very end im
portant document, will be found on oar first page ibis
miming.
The following resolution was then presented :
Resolved, *? hat the report of toe Hoard of Managers,
this day presented and read, be, and the same is hereby,
accepted, approved, »nd ad ptud.
before voting on the resolution Mr. Gcirgo Vi
Edwards rose and *aid :
Mr. Chairman, before we t.ke final {.ction on the re
port just real, I desire to make some leiuark*. The deep
interest I hive always felt m thusaesesa of the Heading
Railroad is my excuse f 1 occupying your valuable time
and tl»e time of thin uiee lug Mr. Chairman aulfellow
etcckboldtrs, it in no doubt known to many o' you that
for a long time ulthcngh koldirg no cfltc? )n tbe com
pany, 1 w am identified with the success of tbe road, and
that I was zealous, active, and successful, nnde- three
diUVrout ivdminihtratioDH, la overcoming difficult.es
which to very m&ny, at the different periods referred t •,
seamed almont iuiurmou Gable Under a subsequent
adm<ulßtrat ; on all d’filcuUies weie finally overcome,
aod I had the proud s «t'sttvction of witnessiug the entire
fulfilment of my catly piedxUon, t-ased o-> a donees
animation of the subject, in regard to tbe great power
ami profit derivable hom Iheßei'iog Railroad. It is
but a voiy faw years since we f arr the net pri flu of this
great road abundantly sufficient to tatig'y nil interested,
aed boudb •Idem worn court) ting d*ot into stock, t-i
thare with us the la-ger profit which we were Ui-n re
ceiving on our lu/estmont*. Would that tb ! »» happy
state ot sffitirs had coet i.atd, and even grown better by
an increase o’ - our tr*de, as hlb been the cjro with our
rival, the Schuylkill Navigation IHr, unfortunately,
it is not so; aud I tuu-t s-iy that I have liemi wnli deep
sorrow ihu report of ibe Pivs dent -mi IDnigtrs, hho*-
ing our altered p >bition nrd prospect).
by referring to tlo report of ihis comj any for 1360 \\u
will find the coil tonnage by rr.'irmd to be for'hot
year 2,085,003 tons. a7ii'n*t i. 109,403 by canal. We
then xece ved &n average of nb'.uts‘ fifi’p-r ton. This
*car onr C( ul tonnage i» oily 1,?42C46 foes, the Canal
Comyany have transported 1,323,000 t n; ww have re
ceived no av -rgge of $1 per ton. Tuwbat. Mr. Cliai'’-
man, ora these lametiUb'o results to be attiibuted ?
Wby ps it that with loner charges tb*a tbe cana’, in
clnd'Ug the freight on the canal, we 1 ** out tonnage.
Must not this to attributed to k mo o her CJUfC ta«m
tho’dlfflraities of the tunes. ALyit not be prtpj.ly
chargeable to an nofortumite change in th* pot.ey U the
uiacaiemeot. In the Miners’ Journal of Nov. 2QIU
laou editorial ar dele of get at merit; among other things,
it ray a:
In thf«i* times of biMuess activity a-d compel tion,
a ’•land-still policy will not a newer Wlwn the decla
ration was made last spring by the president of tto
roads, iu convention with the of!i:er.‘ of the rival
roads, that the Reading Railroad would not negotiate
on any other price pie than one lookiuz to the reco
very of iU lost tufibuge. the trade of Bctmrlkill county
supposed tt meant something ; but w.th test led iri
tlon, and the fixing of tbo toils, (notwithsiaud Dg it
wub uQtorioue tbst riral loatus bad greatly tbe advn a
tage over our mlroud.) ibis policy was c&nticued until
the holders o Kic'jmoud wharvts were/ciced to trans'or
a large portion of their bitiiness to th’- canal, in order
to compete w.th rival dealers j while others btcarae so
disheartened with the business that they purchased
oftl from the New York companies, at New York, in
fltead of the • perotorsluSehuy.kill coaatf, eod pu-ued
their business ut that pdat, while the trade was lan
guishing ut Port Kiubmond
All >w ms to imprrsi upon the managers that may bo
elected to-day the absolute importance of a conciliatory
po’ioy, I would ntrocgly urge upun them that tbe po
i 1 cy of & funner ndminiKtratioa which, resulted profita
bly and eatisUcttrily to.&ll, should be at an
early day, for wo caunot go on ns at present, lodag coal
tonuftgtf every year. The coal toi.uugw 1 1 the pa-:yeir
was 104,000 to-a lea* thun iu 1851 seven years ago
while the Schuylkill Nuvigitiou Cou puny bmo iu
c-eaied their C'.’al tonuuge from 679.1f6 tois in 1861 to
1323,000 )0 1853 or more Umu doubl'd their co il hu-
Bioe*-p, I have always been the ndv' cite of » luge bu
stncsß at moderate charges, but tbeexheae l.w rat's
of the past year, aod a siihll tonu&ge, cannot met-t the
approbation of any intelligent ehareliold-'r If ww are
to go at low r»te«, let us have a la ge, it very large, bu
sioefiß-eay two a'.d a half millions of tor 8
Tho profit* of the year j fs tloiA bimuara on tbe Feuding
Railroad deperdtd mainly, Fi-ftt. 00 p*.per arrnuge
ments resulting from uegotiattone at the b-ginnlng of
each y-ar with the various c&al and coal-carrying com
pamys engaged in the ».ame bummsa; for u-iless you
equitablyaivide tho trade araoog thorn, ruin..u.r compe
tition fallows attempts to gst un undue poiiion of the
coal trade Secoud, Proper arrarjg»raonts made with
tbe coal operators at Port Richmond Putlsvillo, and
i’liiiiidelphla. The results of the two p.at years show
tha‘these most important duties have besu neglected
Unless a more vigorous policy is inaugurated, l fear
it wi'l be long ore we agaiu rccupy the high aud piofua
ble position we b:ld up to the close of 1858 With a
conciliatory, rmergeuc aud competent )n«u»geinoi.t, l
b-liove tho coal tonusge of 1559 can be increased to two
millions of tor>B, ntd twenty or t*»eu*y-fiio lentsper
ton uiore freight obtniued thau iu 1863 At such a/i ,d*
vauctf. neither transporter nor cousuiuvr would com
plaia, provided prop**r arrangeiuHuts wo 0 made with
uthor companies This small addition to the per ton
Cost would makd our property valuable. Much de
petds upon thd roeult of tiir meof|rjr here to-day, and
1 respectfully atk perroiaalon to oiler ttte following re
solution :
Resol red, That a committee of five stockholders be
appointed by the chairman cf ihit* imotiug to co-.fer
with the president aud naaong-re, and with pirtiea rft
prfcficntiug the other coal iuteresls, with anew to ob
ia*Q an increase of tweu‘y-flve cents per tou freight and
a business of two uii/liouu of tuns of coal, aod report to
»□ adjvnrued meetiog, to be he'd on Monday, the 7th
day of Ftbrmry next, at this « ffico, at 12 o’cloik.
The icmarks of 3fr. Kdwtirds evinced uu inturato ac
quaintance with the affaire of tbe road, and a deep in
terest In It* welfare; but his hrators were apparently
predetermined sustain tho piesent policy, and the
above resolution was defeated.
The Was then taken on the original roiclu
ilr.n, which was finally adopted
Tee follow! g resolution) Wctb then cff-ml:
Rtaolvoj, 'That tho Hoard be, aed they are hereby,
authorized, in tnelr dismetion, to carry into tfuct any
01 the measures proposed In their r pot.
Resolved, That tfce are hereby authoiizect to
enter Into Such contracts as they may deem advisable
for working connecting roads
Resolved, That the etockholdera do specially app-oTO
: of tho policy indicated in tUo reporter the managers
with reference *0 tho afpliuttiou o' the revenue* of
the road, and desire that the came be applied to the
payment of all esistirg current obligations.
Resolved, That a 7ote cf thanks be, and tho 'nine
Is hereby, prevented to the preside, t usd board of mtn
ageri-, fwr the very tffiotvut uml satiifactory mneue' to
which th- affairs of tho road have been conducted dnrlcg
the past year.
Tho above recolu'ions were adopted, aud tbe in?et T ng
adjoorued for tto purp so of hi>!di g ao elect ou ol offl
cer<« to serve for the ensuing y<-ar
Ihe election resulted as Miows; President, R D
Cullen; vico president, J. Dutton Qteolo; mauigers.
gamuei Norris, G. W. Richards. John Asburet, David
S. lirown M S. Ilictaids of R-ailog, aod J Dutton
fc'tse’e; treasurer Samuel Bradford : »ud secreta y, W
H. iUcllhenuy.
Common Council.—This body hold an ad
journed meetiig yesterday afternoon, to cortffder the
bills milking geuei&l nppn pr ktiens for the ; ear 1850
A bill appropriating tho turn oi $25,4C0 to the Board
of Suivejs ana Engineer Department wan agreed to.
Tho bill making general appropriations to the Dollco
Department to tbo amount of $390,160 was next con
sidered, rtud sura riso lo a leugihy discussion, much of
Which was of no public interest.
An htnendiueot epprop iit.ng $2OO for the oouslruc
lion of a drun at tpriug Gaiden Ilnil was adopted
Mr. 0. T Jones olTured au aoieLdtosiit, app-opriat
ing $),000 fer the constructio i of a police station in
tho Socoud ward, atd $3,OCb fora Etiticn-house in the
Fifteenth ward.
Mr. So-'fdlo 'icvod t' aiiiend by adding $1,030 for a
strttion-huuse m the 7wfoty-tlnnJ ward.
A general ac l soiuewliut rambling i iseufldon ensurd,
which was finally trought to auiUrupt close by Mr.
Jones withdrawing his amendment, 'thebill was then
passed.
The bill making an appropriation to the Department
o‘ Highways,l>r dgea,aud ktw©rfi,wßa ntxt considered,
uiid ibiß a‘Bo guvo ri'«» ton debate.
An it-'in in flic ongi al bill Appropriated $110,030 to
tho repnirirgami rejnviKE of
A motion was mxde by Mr. Wist*r to amend by strik
ing '■ut $llO,OOO mid inserting $OO,OOO.
1 1 wivi argtii d that tho Ditrodui tou of pissoDger rail
roads in our city nr«*v<*bt* , d tho wearing of the *tit;*-ta,
us fornmr y the care, acd conaequeutly there is not
es much money r quirrd i c vt ue lortnerly.
Mr. Hacker thought th«r« vu coi f-iili r«ble fore- in
this iQui&rk. but lie cniiblKered thatsfio 010 whs lather
t o low a figuro lie uicvtd lo icbtrt $B5 000.
The amendment to the amendment res agreed to
oi r ter much discussicn.
lhe itomui S'lO.OOHorgradingßtreetflwasnextooQ
eldered, and attvr » pio ougtd ‘ebate, agreed Id.
The upp-.ftii-t : ng #OO 010 for tho clcAnaing of
UiHhlreefs wibi.minded i y lurerting $30,000
Ml*. K-'-Dey movid h new item, iusertiug $3,000 for
the c .j.i.trucilon ot »r .n plat j a or bridges over the gut
ters oi such street iutfriettiona as Oounoila may sslect
hereafter. N<t agreed to.
Mr I’ngh m <vtd to filrike out in ’he item of print
ing, stationery, nml advertising, $1,200. and insert S6UO.
Not rgreod to
Mr. Bullock moved an item of $1,200 to pay for stieet
nigus
iMr. OorJon moved further, provided they ha of iron,
This was l<.nt
Mr. M v-cber moved to insert $2Ol, in plate of $1 200,
which whs agreed to.
Mr. Maecher moved to strike out the item of S4,QGO
for gridim? Guard avrnuo, in tho Twenty-fourth ward,
btcriu»e w e I live already npp rojiristed $o0,0!-0 for ihe
purpose oi ge*ji r.G pnidii.g of i-tr-'ots, and 'he work on
film \ avenue might be paid utit «f this mm, 'this
sub’ 1 ' e: l the Tw°iity.fourth ward gentleman to
the lh» r. and the debste. though uet generally lutc
h Koiuewbnt animated.
Tin uuiiMidinent was lust. The bill was finally passed,
the f ii'itp umouut of. appropriation having h*.on fixed
at $3-12 70
Oom.oil then adjourned,
J?kutal Aj-sault.—A lHun HAincd James
Muiliii hh- uttHcked at an early hour on Mmdny mr>i*u
irig in the M'iihi orhm.d of Frunt «>,d I> mpiitn stroefs,
and w'ti luitt-u in a irimner which Kliuirfd A meat
lnMiih.-di aud brutal di-j.i-j-i li m <»i the put of .ho
-■couril v'h ivhoperjietriitt d It"* if.ilr »ge. (*ffi ‘ers Kauuce
.iml M lilingminj w< r>* nUi to the urighb <rhood by
th-i ciy t f murder. :uui found Mulliu h lug on the ►ide
•> ilk wllh htH thigh biokcn A wkb procured,
n «l the bulKimt whs taken to the Ni'ctocnth-wa <1 s'a
t nn-houKe, u here his wnunda w pro droned b/ Dr. i'urr,
which he was conveyed to his residence in Adams
street.
A Cold J3kd.—A man, namml Andrew
llrady, w a« tmind ij lug oti the parenieLt, tn the Fourth
w<r I, about tbr«»* o'clock ytsterday im tiling Ife was
* u much i , itoMcat' , d as to b> unawaiooi hi? perilous
(.omliDon, nn<l when diPCoverrd he was almost frozen
-tilf The <nicer»kindly oonveved him to tbo Secood
d. strict station house, aid by dint of various reatora
tivshowHS liuiliy resloi.d to consciousness. Upon
si arching him lie wtw found to have more than $lB iu
his possiPflion ; yet when he was culled on, yesterday
morning, to j-iv tiie usv.,tl drunken line, h- said he could
not afford it, and win accordingly sent to prison.
TitK IVkathek. —Yosteulay was decidedly
the coldest day we have exj>erienccd thin winter, and
ranks among tho coldest tha* have ever been experienced
by the <• olde-t tnhamtant ” Tho thermomfattr at v«-
rious points, according to b tnation, ranged from five to
ton dogr<»ea below r.cro. At (remmutowu. yesterday
morniug. it was five degrees below, anl the highest
prlLt it reached waa three degree* abovu, about tlircc
o’olotk in the aft-moon, in Chestnut street. Tho
Schuylkill was frozen over yesterday morning, itad at
tracted many p.eop'e tu enjoy tho "fine pk.itiiig The
Delaware will f.hortly bo lu the s wne icc-boutd
auj our ico men will luva a fine « ppoitun.ty for layiog
In a supply oT this macb-nsed article
IjAUNOii.— Wo learn tlmf sloop No. 1, now
in construction at tho uavy jaid, ia almost fiaifh.d; an i
as orders have been received for launching ilie a'ovo
pj. op. it is expected tlm r tho interesting event will tsho
plac* on Thuisday next. Thi< slbop i< rno of tho
seven which Oongrois ord-ued mint q tho last ses
sion. Ihowoikof o /ii a ti uc li gihi< ‘•imp Is ivpidly
undir 'lio dir* ctiim «d Men* ck k
B'u” and will, when ftuished, be a credit to our Govern
incut, ns w.’.U us to our mechanics who are engaged in
the work of constructing her.
Arrested on a cuaroe or iShooting.—
William rtewatt wun arros*i*d by t-ergeant Wilhelm, on
Datutday isst, on tha obifgu of bring concerned in a
ihootiug affray which ccirrcd on Chriatmas night at
Thirteenth a*id Lombard ar.d dnr.r.g which
RffrayJohii Cald»<-il was Vf*ry fleriouslr it jur-d. After
thoa-ro-t which tn k p’oco at the yard. Stewart
■was tik«>r. bo c c* : e M le-u.an Detehetl nn>l was identified
hv Mr Ciiliwcll a? l‘n> umi .vt" fi el the shot. Tho
lu'cunrd was committed in default ol #-\oOQluil to außv/cr
ut court
Accident A man named James Clark foil
on tho »Uppery pwemont ahmit ten o ’clock on Sunday
nieht. wbilo walking in Iho vicinity of Dock street,
below' S-icoml, and btoko h f n leg. The unfortunate
man was conveyed lo his residence in Carter street.
A Sorry Sight Yesterday morning a
piriv of filibusters, nuinb*rirg between sixty and
sevooty or what h*d b'jen rtalwart and ouergetie men,
I’rpeared beforu Maror Henry and spoiled for relief.
They were partoflhat unfortunate crew who shipp'd
from New York sometime, since, and went to San Jago
for tho purjese of enrstructirg & railroad. The most
to > ptiug offers of high wages and little work bad b*en
held out to them, ami th- y left thetr native fhoro filled 1
witii buoy-iit i-pir.ts and bright hopes for tbe future.
Tip jn a*r.v!ng .it their dei tlrstiou, however, they were
doomed to dirnppMhtmu.t The lowest wa?es. 75 cents
per day, a d boiirJ ttierrsKlves, was &11 they could obtain
for tht-ir sen ices; snd they were obliged to en lure the
grnftfeMt hardships aod f *tt 'ue tbat can well bo imagined.
They soou bec<mH f'i'-gn-t*j l with tli*i treatment they
ri-cyived, and s- Uei the fir.t opportunity for returning
to their h imv ; but of being hft at Now York,
lh-»v were Iroupht to t’ is c tv, where they arrived in a
dtvt tute &ni > tirvieg co* d turn. It was a sightwell
cO.u l tnl to excite ih? ('eep at feelings of sympathy,
and M yor Jlinrygeuorrm*lysupplieirtbom with tbej
wherewith il for eon voying them to their homes iu Now*
York. wh»renpan they proroeded to the Camden and
Amboy Railroad, and left for that city
Norristown add Allentown Railroad
Oomi* v>T.—At the annual election hold by the stock
holders of the Norristown ar.d Allentown Railroad Com
pany, resterdav, at Craw r"s Hotel, Norrietown, the
following pers'ms werv elt-ct-'d :
PreM-'ent—Dr WilDam Wether 11.
Directors—Cofli 1 Oaiket, Thomas ?. Peruon. Jacob S.
Ynft Dr.niel O K.tner, T. D. Corson. Win. Il Sline
luff. Denrv Longnker Wiiliam Worrull, IS. W. David,
Aaron gchweik, George Guaber, Faumol A. Rrldges.
Kodbrry.—Some hungry Bcarnps broke
Into a b:k«ry on Wasblngtnn street, below Coates, on
Sunday night Iflst. and after ransacking the premises,
they finally brofre rpen tho money-drawer and took
from it a small sum of money. The rascals effected an
entrance through ono of the front windows.
THE COURTS
YEBTHBDAYIB rROOE E D IH 08,
[Reported for Tho Preoa.]
Nisi Prius—Justice Thompson.—Daniel B.
Grove vs William Hughes. Before reported An ac
tion to rec-ver I’amnges for an alleged breach of con
ttait. The plaint ff alleges that thedefendautsold to him
Git- good will andjixtures of a general furnishing ander
taking ehtablhh'cpot, with the proviso that he would
not enter into the uuderlnkingbusiDe-s again; that the
defenilmt afbw sr« ing bis st.ick the plaintiff cut-red
iuto tbo Paine nai In that manner took from the
pldintifT a lai"o amount of his business. This action
vzas bro-iglit to ice-vei JttTi-igPS for a breaoiiof contract
»ti enteiing into the undertaking bußinesa, when he had
alir»<Jy *iold bia f ratr s'oek to tho plaintiff, and
a-roetl jotto do m> This h*s occupied th® at-
Untirn t f the court for a number of days On trial
Suj’rfme Count—Chief JusticeLowrie, and
Ju-Win .rd aod Read—"witcheU va
the City or PhilntilphU Error to tbe DDtriot Court
or Philade'f h ! a county. Argued by George W Biddle
tor tho flidatifl' in i-rrnr by David W. for tho
defend.-,nt in trror. by A V Parsons for the plaintiff ia
error, mrl by Qeiiry 'J*. Kr.''f for the. in error
in reply. ,
Rullizier v.». Coleman. Argued by Arnos Brigg). Frq.,
f -r the 1 J.i’iitiil in orrer. and by Geo. W- Bild.e for tbe
dt in lirzo' iu reply. Tb® rourt then adjourned
District Court—Judge Haro.—Maria
John’-O'i vs Isaiah Hulsciuft An actiuu of replevin to
obtain the poes' ssion of it piano. Verdict for the plain
tiff for #<'6o.
Geor’t* W fiimons and Tetor B. Simons, copartners,
traling, Ac , vs Isaac Reed and Georgo Washington
Ru-il cjpirtntiiß. trading, Ac. An action on two pro
missery note*. Oo tr al
District Court—Judge Sharswood.—
The Suuthwa-k Dank vs. Christ!«.n Gross and William
D Gio : s, fre. An action to recover the value
nf r. pnmz«i>ry note. Defence, that the note had
been ilteiol after its ‘•sedition. Jury out
George KUnritr. Michael Degenther, and Daniel
Klaidvr. trndiog. Ac., va. George W Bradford. An
action on « promnso'y not®. No defence. Verdict for
the j.l&iuttlT $32012 *
j hall ILzpklasvs. Aodrew MouUoa. Au action
on a book account tor work and labor don® Id ctrpen
terJpgvo'k. Vrrdict for the plaintiff fr-r 5239.15.
Quarter Sessions.—Judge Allison.—Yes
tercay Pn-muel WiDoti alias John Miller. Edward Gra
h'iu alun Edward Oavanongh, George Walters alias
Washington K 1 rn. aod Jamej Hall alias James Me-
G’ooghlin, were charged with barg'nry and receiving
stolen gofxla knowing them to have b.-en stolen. It
m' the Commonwealth that they broke
iq<n m.d tho store of Ipyac O St'ikea.atßo
curd ami Aich streeta, Two of them were arrested
n ar tho store and tho other two were arrested in a
cab. tthich waa rtmdiog In a neighborhood, with a
quantity of tiie stolen goodi in their
The goods con Get-"! of resting and other tailoring aiti
ckn aimiunting to $ll6. Yerdict guilty.
The jury in tbe case of Dennis Hewston. charged
with keeping a disorderly home ill Seventh Btreet,
*.t*ar Btdford. yesterday mornlug returned a verdict of
not guilty, but ordered Hewston to pay the costs. This
ca-.e viv< triei lutj on lastFr.day altemoon
John McKe.my p’ead guilty to assault and battery
;lp.u an elde ly gentlerosn, named McGee. It grew
oat of a p I'.itioal conversation, iu the night
before th® election. Mcßeioy wa» called a
” Frog n by McGee, when he struck him with his open
hrtnd aud mad® his uose bleed. Sentenced to puy > fine
of »m> dollar and coals.
liviic I‘ratt was charged with keeping a disorderly
house in Sbippsn street, below Fifteenth. On trial.
PHILADELPHIA OATTLB MARKET, Jin 10.—
The mark* t fer Reef Cattle was quite brisk to-day.
Ihi arnva's at the different jardß were about 1,350
heal, ai d piiees ranged nearly the fame as last week.
The following are the p’incipG sales reportid at the
Bull'* Head and Warded’s :
77 Urt on ACo , VirslntA, at s9®lo 100 lbß.
45 IJrunner, Gh.o, $8 60it9 50
lfi 8 Coyer. ludinua, }7-zi)o
65 Blum & Co,, Ohio, s9ffllo
3i Thoiais Strlckl&ud, Ohio $8 76©10 25
?-! hchuinburg, Ohio, 1(1 50010.25.
ioCbr‘on, Oh'o, s7oB • *
B 4 A. Blair, Ohio, $a jilO.
15 Berry ft Co., Ponnsylvaula, $8 60«0 60.
40 Frank & Co., Pennsylvania, s7oo.
90 McQuaid. Mooney, Jt Co - Ohio, $S 70«3t0.
12 Baldwin, Ch-ster co ,
40 Underwood »V Uo , Chester co . fOerlO.
35 A. Kennedy, Chester co . $9,1)10
30 Hickman. Cheater c0.,59a9.
31 J Miller, Chester co . $10.75 extra.
32 Ahraharus, Ohio, s9^lo.
38 Wil lain Fuller, Pennsylvania, sB*r9 60.
81 Fc'itt & Kimble, Cheeter co , $8 504*10 25.
24 McCall A McFillen. Oheßter co $3.5 srlO.
SO West. AlaXiuder, Chester co., $3 50®10.
2’l Z. Yoqpv, Chester co , $8.60<r9.
]6 McFiilen, Cheater co., SS»9.
46 P. Hathaway, Chester co.. JB»9 25.
61 W. Welkin, Virginia, sB©lo.
47 RiMable A Chaneelior, Vfrginfa, by Cochran •&
McCall, soolo ‘ - J i ""'
l 8 B. it L. Chandler, Cheater do.. sBfliB 50.
16 Kimble tc Kirk, Chester co J .
9G Darllogtun, Cheater co. $5*8.60.
6 K Eby, Chester co. $0 50©9 75.
90 Stewart ft McClenoan. Virgir'a, $8 50a>10
42 0 Murphy, Virginia, $8 60010.
' About 4 ,000 Sheep wero at market pelliog at from $3
to $5 each, according to .condition, equal to
ib, dres ed. Of Cows and Calves the receipts and
sale-t were about 250 head, at prices rnagiog at Lorn
$l5 to 23 for dry Cows ; $25 to $3O for 2d quality, and
$?5fT4O each Dr firfet quality do. Of Hogs tho arrivals
at Phillips’ Yard w-re 2.100 head, principally from Ohio,
aid Bates were made at from $7.59 to $8 the 100 lbs net,
for corn fed. The denuud was acti7®.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
It la Slid that tho British Ministers have de
termined to postpone the meeting of Farliamoni
until the second week in February.
Burning of an American Emigrant Snip
in tub Mersey. —Between 2 and 3 o’clook on the
morning of Dec. 23, a roporfc was raissd on tho
landing-stage, Liverpool, that a large ship at
anchor in the river waa on fire. On reaohing the
vessel it was ascertained to bo the Isaac Wright,
of 1,500 tons. Captalu Marshall, belonging to
Baring Brothers, Old Black Ball line, and that
she was on fire—the smoko issuing in dense
volumes from various portions of tho dock, hatch
ways, &o. She was outward bound for Now York.
There were übout 200 passengers on board, and
their consternation may be readily imagined, a con
siderable portiou of them being women, many with
infants in their arms One or two other steimers
quickly arrived, and every Q3si?tJnco was afford
ed Tl* o passengers wero got on boiud tho tugs, a
large proportion of them scarcely half dressed,
with nenriy naked children in their arms, and
convoyed to tho North Landing-3tngo. whero they
found aholter benoath the shod Some cf them
munnged to save a portion of tbeir olothing ; but
tho largest number preferred lo run no risk of
tboir lives, and quitted tho burning ship iw they
stood, leaving their property to chance Subso
quently tho burning ship w«a tawed down to the
Sioycc, and tho lugs on which tho fire onglnes had
b3cn placed woro brought alongside, and a con
tinuous stream ot water was poured into hor for
several hours", and, in addition, a nino or ten pound
er wa« placed in »no of tho buats of her Majesty’s
ship Basting o , and several holes were blown in tho
hull of the burning sbip.bolow the edge of the water.
Tha flames wero abated by 10 o’clock, but tho fire
continued throughout the day. Before tho shots
were fired into her tho chip had been moored suf
ficiently near tho beach to Icavo hcv dry at low
wator Ono of the emigrants, an Irishman, statos
that tho ship went into tho riveron Siturday, and
vras intended to sail on Monday, but was dotained.
Tho passengers retired to their berths at tho u?uul
time at night, when everything nppeared to bo
all right. Shortly before midnight the carpenter
of tho ve«sd vlsitod tbo passengers for the purpose
of examining or leaking an o.vchaugo of tickets,
when ho said bo smelt firo. Tho alarmed passen
gotn Lecame aroused, got out of their beds, and
the greatest consternation prevailed Not long
boforo smoko poured into their bortha, several
were nearly suffocated, end one or two bad to bo
carriod on to the deck. Fortunately, no life has
been lost. Tho origin of the Qro has not been as
cuitaiued
A New Atlantic Telegraph Fchkme.—
A n-w great O-omi ’J’cb’grajh Cunipuny bn'* been
for thu p>iru'is« «.f cor.'icc'ing Great
Britain with America, by ii.'ars ot Mi. Allan’?
rystem of mbmarino wires The primary object
in to osiahheli a direot comm.tniaaliun between
London and Njw York, by a lire from the Laud’s
End to Halit »x. Berc-.fiur tho oomp«ny intimate
ih’it a brant h line may be carried by Bermuda to
Jumaici, ami thence by connecting lines tu tho
other West India iM tnds, tho Central States >f
Ai.iuiiaa, and the Brazils By this independent
route, Marling from the Land’*-Fnd, tbo c Yifc of
an uvur.igc im:B‘ t iiKe botween Jondun an IJI vhfax
will not exceod 3’)s , us it avoids all the dcla.v s and
heavy charges consequent ou forming working
agreements with other companies Tho weight per
mile ot’the line pi ipo. J .d from Luiul s Bnd to
Halifax is only 10 its is
as low ns 1.35 t just sufficient to irsuro its ginkieg
very slowly wiinout any strain upou tho rojio
whilst being paid out from tho ship. The mode
of its construction is one lnrgo solid copper wire,
or conductor, wound round closely with fine iron
wiro This ia enclcsod in three very thick coate
of gutta poroba, tho whole boieg bound round
with strnuds of tarred string.
Tho Weekly Register, a Roman Catholic
journal, asserts thatl)r. Fusoy has married Miss
’Sclion, tho supcTioress of a Protestant convent.
The Slar gives a report to tlio effect that
Tantia Topee who is dodging our brigadiers in
India, is in reality no other person than Nana
Sahib.
Tho communication between England and
Germany by means oi tho submarine cable to
Biubdun, has now been fairly established, and
messages to and from England hove been correctly
transmitted This has cost, it n*
3 ,id, 200,000 thaler:, is expected to bo open for
tho service of the public about tho boginning of tbo
year; ard. as thocstimato is that JO.OOO merges
will be sent annually by that mute, tbo profit is
lilcoly, if th?t prospect is realized, to be considcr
ublo
The Killnrney correspondent of the Evening
Mail hrs ascertained that tho Pbcenix Club was
established in Kerry by a porsen engaged in tho
Ballingary oabbage-garden of 1543.
India and China.— Tho fort of Sirarec, in
Oode, Hu 4 been captured by Brigadier Evolcigh.
The chief of Amethie, Madhoo Singb, has surren
dered, and llm fort nocuplcd by our troops
Gor.crG Mich I Ima matched to Hoshungabad.
Uri.'adtor Parker’s force will arrivo on the Bth.
L’eutenant ICorrhns been obliged to from
fullowinn tho rebels into tho Chindwareo Ilißs, a
lnrgo body having beon reported to bo crossing
the Nerbudda. Brigadier Eveleigh’s oolomn at
tacked 8,000 of the Shunkorpore fugitives, took
some guns, and dispersed the enemy with loss.
FINANCIAL AW COMMERCIAL.
The jtlouey Market.
Philadelphia, Jan. 10, 1859.
As is always the care when ftocfcs bid air to rise ra
pidly, tbe markot haß received coreidorable scc’flefo s
of strength fxom culsideTS, and all the atreks oa tho
list aro advancing. Reading Railroad stock advanced
and then foil off ,’jf. Reading bonds of 88 went up
to 74# Schuylkill Naviaation sold at 10 for the com
mon slock and 19 for the preferred—an advance of
Second end Thud streets Passenger Railroad was in
demand at 31 % Pennaylracia Railroad stock advanced
>£. and Slate and city leans and the list of railroad
bord* generally showed better prices. The balls are
hiving a good time, and seem to believe that its extent
will to only proportioned to the long period they have
waited for it. Th® money market continues easy, and
aids the stock speculations
Tbe annual meeting of the stockholders ot the Ches
ter Yalley Railroad Company was held t>dey, and the
report of the president and directors was real. It was
shown that the grosa receipts Tor 18'8 were $30,067 11,
with expeoses to the amount of $18,768.40; leaving net
receipts, appropriated to paying the icterest on the
of $11,203 71 A statement of tfce reasons why
the road was leased to the Readirg Railroad Company
fjJlowed. making another chapter in this history of a
tempest in a teapot.
The report and the proceedings of the annual meet-
ing of the Renting Rzilroad Company will be foand at
length in another co’uma. The results, with the bril
liant prospects of this road, which must a* an enGy «J ft y
become the completing section of tbe chain of rbl’roads
that will bring the bitnminoas coil frem the Allegheny
region to tide-waUr, can hardly fail to be satisfactory
to both the stock and bond holders
Tbe annual meeting of the North Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was also held at noon tc-diy. The
annual report was considered ve’y s«t : *factory. The
earnirgß haTe.Jncreased to $296 894, beirg SIS 116 more
than In 1657 The net earnings were $162,070 aid the
floatingdett ot the cvnipany has decreased during toe
year 564.642. the total junourt of ruch debt on the 301 h
of Novenber being $157,079. The report is drawn up
in a hopeful tone, which seems to be entirely warranted
by the figures presented The road has-been in good
hands, and tbo managemeut seems both succersfal and
satisfactory. •
The Little Schuylkill Railroad and Navigation Com
pany *lfo held its annual meeting to-day. Tbe ntate
ment is made up to the 30th of November, 1868. The
groHH ii-comewig {273,189, a-yi the expenses were $93,*
717. leaving r balance o f $179,463. This in added to pre
vious surp'ua of $83,612, making a total o? $263,075,
which is chargo I with interest and appr'-priaMon* fjr
the State tax and sinking fund to tho amount of $56,t.10,
with Allowances f*r damage* to sundry persons cf $13,-
399. and tor protable leases on suspended debt!, gay
$l3O OCO. iearirga bilsece to the credit of pr.fit and
leas of $43,476 The aggregate funded debtof the com*
paoy has been reduced to The whole report is
in pivin, straightforward language, and of a very different
character from many that we have to examine, io which
the authors seeming to have in hand the task of en
lightening their fit-ckholders, appear to try iu every
possible way »* bow not to do it.”
Iu the Little Schnylkill Company's report 1* appears
to have been tbe aim cf the b:a-d to bring down their
figures to a solid basis, end to make the stockholders
understand exactljr'the position of the eo-rpany. We
shall take occas on to recur to this subject szi'n.
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The rggregates, compared with these of last week, are
as follows;
Jan 3. Jan 10.
Capital 5t0ck....511,655,935 $l3 686415..1n $4BO
Loans 26 451.057 26 395 360.. De. 65.187
Specie 6,063 367 6.0f-7,222. .In. 3 Bc6
Due fm other Bks 1,711.143 1 977,6*5..1n. 266,442
Due to other 13ks. 1 3 424 569 3 2-7.816. .De. 128,753
Deposits 17.649 005 17,138 607..1n. 89,602
Circulation 2.741,754 2 554,395..Jn. 112,644
The following, is the weekly statement of tbe ope
rations at the Clearing House, furnished by G.ovgo
Arnold,Esq., the manager:
Olearfnv*. Balances Paid.
.. $4,360,784 45 $2*5.690.02
.. 4,804,792JL 345,213 74
.. 4 006.895 88 ** 298 745*37
. 3 304 960 08 303.062 86
.. 3.301,190.36 125,844.38
. 3,011,057 S 9 240 £56 92
1659.
January 3.
tX 4.
$22 849,681.68
The John L. Stephens is on the way from California
with in specie, of which $742,500 ie for Eng
land, $lOO,OOO for New Orleans, aud $1,366,000 for New
York
The Union Bank, of Tenoersee, has declared a sem i
aunnal dividend of fire per cent., payable here at the
Philadelphia Bunk.
learn, by telegraph, that the Leh’gh Valley Rail
road brought down for ths week ending Saturday eve-
the Sth instant, 6,400 tons of coal, aga’nst 4.2 0
tons for the correnpondieg week last yesr, making rn
increase this season thus for of 11,185 teas. At the an
nual election of the company, held in this cDy to-day,
the old’toarcl of managers and officers were re-Mectod.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 22d December, gives the following results,
whoa compared with the previous week :
Public deposits.,,, £9,C00,818 Increase....£lB4.ol7
Other deposits.... 33.J49.007 Incresfie,,.. 542 876
Rest 3,105,199 Increase./.# 4,75 b
On the other side of tbeaccount:
Qovm’t securities. £10,808,691 Unchanged
Other securities... 16.494,120 Increase....£s9s 617
Notes unemployed <3 242 000 Increase.... i35,?45
The amount of notes in circulation Is £19,705,990,
being a decrease of £40,265, and the sleek of bullion
in both departments is £19,145.u97, showing an
increase of £124 628, when compared with the pre.
ceding return.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE. BALM,
Jauua*y 20. 1869
tXPOBTSD BY MAHUBY, OO.,BAKK-XOTS, BTOOK,
iVI) KXOUANQE UROKSRB, BO»THWSS7 COSHS* THISD
ASD OBBSTNOT STRBSTS.
FIRST BOARD.
50 Lon; Island 11 %
60 do n%
77 Penn l * R... in I< ts 43
175 2d & 31 St R. ..b5 SIX
ICO Reading R b 5 2"X
100 do .b 5 27X
100 do t>s 3 1*4
50 do b 6 27»i
100 do h6wo 57X
100 do .... l&iViDt 27? g
100 do ....bfnfcint 21%
,100 do ....bsiiDt 27X
100 do eswu 27X
50 do sdya 27»j
50 do *5 27X
50 do ....... .f 5 2"X
100 do ..bswn.\irit 27?^
50 do town&int 27 X
100 do 27 %
1000 Penna ss. .CAP 93
2 f o City r-. P9.5f
50(0 do II 59*8
3000 do 9i ,s «
2000 do 99 H
10G0 do 99? i
990 do 99 X
10000 Readingß6a 8074. S
6000 do 74j£
5000 do 74*
•20‘ 0 do 74 %
3000 do 74 %
1105 Penna R2imBa 92*,'
SOON Pemia RGs...
KOQ Oft’awis Chat IPs 60
20 PchuylNttt Prr. 19
100 Girard Rk 12J»
103 do 12 \
10 Union Bk. Tenn 97^
5 Elmira. Jl 91*
BETWEEN
1000 Morris Canal fa.. 88
5GOOti;M NavO* >72.. S 7
ICG9 let in 7s . 72
6 Lehigh Scrip.... 28
15 Fnicii Bk. Ten 2Jys 97#
200 s*chl NarPref.... 30
50 Long Island 11#
board.
iroHeadiug R ..ksfd 27if
50 do 27 X
23 Loop Islanl 8.... 11 \
t 0 Schl Nar Pint. .15 10
60 do »5 39
50 do l»5 10
60 do 10
25 Schl Kar 10
10 do 10
10 I*enr a M..
in do 43
7 do 43
ft Mechanic*’ Pk.... 27
60 Guard Trust *26if
19 do 26 w
BOARD.
250Citvfls R f,at *
303 'do R UJ.V
6"0 «lo R
2M’O L-hieh Mort fa luO
IOtUI N Penna R 0s ..
UOOBeh] N«r tfs ’82.. 72
KOI do ‘2
10'J do ’2
20C0 Cs'avrieba K 75.. 54
Kino do 54
10P0 R2J m 6» . 9 ),
, r OJ it fis iff 74*,'
10'* Union Qnl Prf .. o
ICO do 3
ICORrad RsswnAii*t 27 V
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, .Tan. IP—Evening—
The cold weather has stiffened the Prtadatuffs market,
and holders are not so anxious to sell; there is very
little demand Tor Flour, a«d 200 bbls City Mills snper
-6o“, a good brand, fold at $5 oi and ICO extra fauuly
at a prico not made public; I,COO bbls good b'Rads
we*-e prld this aftern- on at $5.26 bbl; standard su
pferhne* iT held at $5 12,i£ci0.25, aud but little to be had
at, the former figures , tho retailers and bakers are
bo) ill? at tiiFse rates for superfine, and From $5 50 to
753 fen extra and fancy brands according to quality.
Cera Meal is rcarce and wanted; Pennsylvania is worth
?> S7; a bbl. Rye Flour with stnaU.salea
a’ ?3 81«3 87 bbl. Wheat-The receipts are light,
and the maiket is firmer, with sales of a few small lots
at for red, ami 140<r145 for goo I .'and prin.e
white. Rye is wanted for distilling at ?sc. Coin la
setreo to-day—sales of about 8,000 bus at 7«» o for now,
and tOo for old yellow, the latter only fair quality.
oat 3 are firm, and about 1,500 bußbels sold at 4ic.
Bark—Nothing doing ; the laat sale waa ats-3 t?" ton
for Ist No. 1 Quercitron. Coitoa-The market is quiet
and prices are unchanged, with a sniftH business dolrg
at steady prices. Groceries ate fi»m. bnt the want of
stock limits operations ; a cargo of Sugar and Mo
lAwcs, however, hsß arrived, and rales aTe reported at
full prices. Provision*—Thero is very little move
ment in the market and no changes to note. Seeds—
Cloversecu ie in good demand, and about 350 bushels
have b?tn «old at $5 76*t5 57J< V bushel, mci-tly at
fhe Itlttr tnte for prime lota Whiskey is held raimr
more firmly; bbls foiling at for Pennsyl
vania aud OHo, 24c for hhds, and 28c gslloo fer
drudge.
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