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The Xaw of'Evidence. ,
On all convictions for robbery* burglary,
larceny, forgery, and certain otiier crimes,
the defendant, in addition to the punish
ment prescribed, is adjudged to make resti
tution or compensation to the owner, who
is, howerer, rendered a competent witness
on the trial of the offender. The revisers
of our penal code, Judges King and Knox,
and Mr. Wjsbstek, reported a section
which is now law, rendering.convicts who
had served out their time competent wit
nesses. In their Report on the Penal Code,
they say: “This section is new; it is
founded on the principle that if the offender
has fully suffered the punishment inflicted
by law upon his crimes he should be re
stored to society without any further legal
aint. This follows, *8 alogical consequence,
from the principle of our penal system,
that the great object of punishment is the
reformation of the offender. In effect the
object of this statute is at present attained
through the pardon of the Governor, which
is continually invoked to restore such per
sons to their competency as witnesses,
after they have fulfilled the sentence of the
law; a large portion of the pardons actu
ally granted by our Governors are given to
perrons so circumstanced. In England
this principle has been introduced into
their recent legislation; Pennsylvania, that
may justly boast of being the pioneer in'the
amelioration of the penal laws, will hardly
be disposed to be less liberal."
At present, therefore, all criminals are
either ■ competent by law, Of may be ren
dered so by the Governor, and we therefore
have but to take one step further, and re
move the incapacity entirely by act of
Assembly. Bo persons in interest in many
criminal proceedings, as we have seen
above, are rendered competent, although
the recovery of their property may depend
entirely upon their own testimony.
Inhabitants in settlement cases, in cases
where the overseers of the poor are parties,
in suits for breaches of ordinances, borough
officers, inhabitants of cities and school dis
tricts, are rendered competent by acts of
Assembly where they would be held in
competent, by reason of some supposed in-
terest, in taxes, fines, penalties, or for.
feitures.
Still further, by express enactment, “ The
Orphans' Court, or any auditors appointed
by them, shall have power to examine, on
oath or affirmation, any of the parties to
any proceedings instituted inj such court
respecting any matter in dispute in such
proceedings ; and the said court shall have
power to- compel the production of any
books, papers, or other documents neces
sary to a just decision of the 'question be-
fore them or before auditors.”
Row, the parties to the accounts of exe
cutors and administrators are the account-
ants, creditors, legatees, distributees, and
sometimes devisees and heirs, and by this
broad and comprehensive language the
courts are clearly vested with the power •
to examine any or all of them, whether for
or against themselves. But Wo, said
the old Supreme Court, in the same spirit
which produced Wolf vs. Kink, this is
not the meaning. ‘ ‘ The. language. of the
act is very comprehensive,” said the learn
ed judge, “ and well adapted to the pur
pose for which it was intended/viz : To
enable the court to do justice by an examina
tion, at the instance of the opposite party, of
the accountant, as to the disposition of the
assets and the management of the estate,
and to compel the production of such books
and papers in the possession of either party
as may conduce to an elucidation of the
matters in controversy. The Legislature
has conferred upon the Orphans' Court a
power undeniably exercised by a court of
chaheery; but they certainlydidnoHn’tend
to alter all the rules of evidence heretofore
considered sacred in courts of law and equi-
ty by the introduction of the mischievous and
pernicious principle of enabling a party in
interest to give evidence in his owncauseJ-lP^-
learned Judge puts words into the section
that cannot he found in it, and substitutes
particulars for generals, so as to enable
him to Tead it, not as the Legislature passed
it, but as he thinks it ought to be. The
examination is not to be in the power of
the court, but of the opposite party, and
the accountant is the only one to be ques
tioned against himself, ajid not to be per
mitted to testify one word in his own favor,
however necessary it may be to lay bare
the whole truth—and yet with singular in
consistency any patty may be obliged to
produce books. But when it is positively
declared that the court shall have the pow
er and may examine any of the parties to
.the proceedings, how can it be said that
they shall not be examined because an old
common law rule of evidence says they
are not competent whether from interest or
as parties to the record ? Why, the very
object of the act is to make them compe
tent, and have not the Legislature the
power to alter an absurd rule, the relic of a
by-gone age?
There can therefore be no doubt that
the Orphans’ Court, by express legislative
enactment, possess the power to examine
all parties to any proceeding, respecting
any matter in dispute in such proceeding,
either for or against themselves as the court
may deem just and proper. Such ought to
be the decision of the present day, and no
Trphans’ Court exercising the power thus
given them by express legislative grant
need fear the ghost of,a decision a quarter
of a century old. ■**
The philosophy of the present age is
founded on a more charitable view of hu- I
man nature than was indulged iu by the j
prejudices of our ancestors, whose rules of J
action were often framed in the darker ages I
of the human race, and by narrow-minded
and bigotted persons. “If,” says Mr. |
Tat Lob, “the rules of exclusion, re
cognised till lately by the English law, |
had been really founded, as they purported j
to be, on public experience, they would ;
have furnished a most revolting picture of
the ignorance and depravity of human na
ture. In rejecting the evidence of parties
to the record, and other interested wit-'
nesses, the law acted on ■ the presumption,
not only that such persons, sooner than
make a statement which might prejudice
themselves, would commit deliberate per
jury, but that, if they did so, juries would
be incapable of detecting the falsehood. A
more unfounded calumny upon the veraci
ty of witnesses and the intelligence of
juries cannot well be imagined."
The Kail of Gold. j
When the flag goes up, gold goes down.
On Thursday afternoon the sales dOßed at |
SlO, and yesterday the lowest point was 1
196, This was fifteen per cent, gained for I
greenbacks in twenty-four hours. The last
quotation was 205, a decline of seventeen j
percent, in one week. There can be but
one-reason for this rapid and remarkable
fall; it is the conviction that the rebellion
is near to its death. The price of gold has
been for weeks undermined ; it has hung
like an icicle, that, melting imperceptibly,
falls suddenly, without apparent cause. |
Yesterday we had no startling news or ru- I
mors of Union vietories to bring gold
down so far. Its fall was the result of a
profound growth of confidence in the abili
ty of the United States to make speedy and
honorable peace. This .faith expresses it
self forcibly in the present panic of the gold
market. It will be more emphatic in a few
■weeks.
Gold is still too high. The premium is
unnatural, and is certain to decline. Every
where the greenback wins victories. Shbb
mah’S march laid the basis of that firm
assurance of the ruin of the rebellion which
the greet triumph at Fort Fisher did so
mods to strengthen. The people of Savan-
when they acknowledged tho autho-
Hty of the Government, helped to bring
gold down. The cry of despair which
reaches us from Biebmond proclaims the
worth of United States currency, in con
fessing the: worthlessness of the war ,to
divide the United States. Gold cannot with
stand the conspiracy of Union armies and
rebel Legislatures to bring it down. And
down it must come until the difference
,in * the ' value of currency and specie is
reached. There is no sound reason why
two paper dollars, which the credit of this
great nation is pledged to redeem, should
be needed to buy one dollar in gold.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE AHVMCE ON CHARLESTON.
CAPTURE OF THE POCOTALIGO BRIDGE.
The Enemy Retreats Towards Charleston.
THE MONITOR PATAFBCO BUNK BY A TOBPEBO.
SHERMAN’S TROOPS GONE FROM BEAUFORT.
THE SLAVESON THE MARCH THROUGH
GEORGIA.
THE SEA. »USD. PUKTAIIOSB.
N*\v York, Jan. The United States trim*,
port Fulton, ftom Port Royal on the’ 17th, and Por
tress Monroe on the Mth, arrived at this port to
day.
The monitor Patapsoo was destroyed off Charles
ton at a o'clock on the morning oi the 17th, while
doing pioket duty, by a rebel torpedo. Forty or
fifty or the erew went down with her. Their names
were not ascertained at the Ume of the sailing of
the Fulton.
On the night or the 14th the 17th dorps and the
troops commanded by General Hatch advanced on
thepocotaligo bridge, on the Charleston and Savan
nah Railroad, end captured It, together with the
fortifications and twelve guns, losing in tit* charge
forty men killed and wounded. The guns were
spiked. The enemy had evacuated the place during
the night, and fell back to Ashep’s; towards Charles
ton. It was thought the enemy will make a stand
at that point.
The Savannah. Daily Strati, formerly the Port
Royal Palmetto Herald, oh the 14th, has the follow-
Jug items :
A preliminary meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce took place on the 14th.
The Christian Commission has opened rooms at
147 Bay street. The institution is in great favor
with the soldiers.
The band of she SSd Massachusetts gave a ooneert
at the theatre on the 12th. It was attended by all
the generals and a large number of citizens, with
their ladles.
The Fulton on the 18th passed off Cape Hatteras
the Ironsides and a gunboat, supposed to be the
Susquehanna, bound North. The same day she
passed the steamer Ericißon, bound' South.
The Fulton brings 601 passengers. Among them
are Major General J. G. Bayard chief engineer, oi
the United States army, and Brigadier General J.
H.Eeaoham. The former landed at Fortress Mon
roe.
—Mr. O’Bonnel’s licspsteh.-
[Special Conespomdesce of The Press.!
BSAtnroET, S. C., Jan. 12,1884.
Large arrivals of troops from Sherman’s army
have given no small commotion to this significant
but ordinarily dumb little town. The advance of
our forces makes cities of our smallest villages;
their departure (of which Georgia is a melancholy
witness) leaves nothlngbehind save It be Sodom and
Gomorrah.. Beaufort has fared gentller than rea
son, for it is only providential that we have not been
eaten out. At last this wing of the army, under
Gen. Howard, or at least a very large portion, has
crossed over to the main land to resume the thread
of history and the needle of war. The 17th and the
16th Corps have, for a half week, populated the
Sea Islands nearest the sovereign hlgh-and-dry
ground of the Palmetto and Rattlesnake “ nation
ality.” The movement of the army will be fast
proportionately to the object and ground; the rest
is easily measured. It is noteworthy that, through
all ranks, none of our heroes forget—on the
contrary, All especially remember—that they are
on the saered soil of Carolina, whose original
secession, like original sin, brought ruin upon ns. If
.Sherman, sweeps through Carolina, after the
precedent of Georgia—and It is generally presumed
that he will match to the same effeot—this disem-
hovelled state will pay the last penalty. Charias-
ton may or may not be strongly defended (our fail
ure at .Wilmington is not likely to improve its ease),
but defence can only add fuel to the fire. If Caro-
Una still boasts its Chivalry, and Its inheritance of
hate—Satan’s courage "never to submit or yield”—
toon will come the Ume of trial. It is not expected,
however, that the South Carolinians will prove a
particle braver than the Georgians. Sherman may
write, “Came, saw, and conquered;” and Carolina,
“We have met our enemies, and we are thoir’s.”
A CABS WORTHY OU ISqtTIRT.
The troops which have left committed afew alight
excesses in Beaufort, and, as-I learn, quarrelled,
perhaps fatally, with one or two of tho property-
holding: negroes; but the general sentiment of the
army Is more or less kindly toward the blacks, a
painful exception to this rale has been Insufficiently
brought to attention. At Ehsnezor’s Oreek. onXfte-
maroh flnd
■ftijgthepathAf his corps blocked ap and enemnber-
ed'by th'e thousands of contrabands who followed
bis maroh, General Jefferson C Davis ordered them
to be driven to the rear, and, after his troops had
crossed the creek, out the bridge behind Mm, leaving
many hundreds of helpless men, women, and chil-
dren on the further bank, where they were set upon
by "Wheeler’s merciless cavalry, and Babred, shot,
and drowned. This massacre has not yet received
denial; but, whether it is true or not that
hundreds of these negroes were slaughtered
became General Davis deliberately out them
off irom aU escape, It seems neverthe-
less true that he abandoned them. In the last
necessity an honotabie soldier might have hesitated
at such a measure; but It seems that the act
was both Inhuman and unmllltary, the tone of a
brutal impulse, and a symptom of the grossest bad
generalship. The negroes oould have readily
crossed the bridge, and followed men not loth to
take the frequent and grateful adybjs of the contra
band, and quite able to protect them. Ivery'oorps
commander found himself crowded by refugees, and
Howard, brave and gentle soldier as he Is, crossed
sixteen bridges (rebuilt as fast as the rebels de
stroyed them) without sacrificing any poor fugi
tives in his train. Every noble soldier in the army
would deplore suoh a shameful “necessity” as
that which a Herald correspondent ascribes to
General Davis, and, least of all, would-" Gene
ral Sherman he disposed to excuse it. He is
an inveterate captain, but the boast is now more
true than ever that he has brought more slaves out
of bondage than all the rest of the generals com
bined ; and, though he profestes that hi* hush
ness is not to , save or sell negroes, but to put down
the rebellion, (particularly when ho Is beset by re.
cruitets and pMlanthioplsts,) yet It would not be
surprising to find him, at the same time, holding a
little negro ohiia by the hand. Something Uke this
was a well-authenticated scene which happened a
short time past. Let ub hope, even against per
mitted fact, that the charge against Gen Davis is
untrue; but, remaining as It is, we need not sornple
words to make it severe while Its subjeot is under
nomination for majorgeneralshlp.
THB M.AKTATtOHB.
Beaufort Is a small town, with a few streets, and
a front of comfortable and sometimes elegant house*
along-the river, a cool summer resort, an oyster
bed, and watering place, once upon a time, for the
gentry of Carolina. Over the Beaufort river are
the plantations of Ladles’ Island, and half a dozen
miles beyond, separated by a marsh oreek, are those
of St. Helen*. Paris, Ladies’, Helena, Oousa, Port.
Boy al, and Hilton Head comprise the namedolnster
of islands whlehare generally termed “ Port Boyal,’
and are variously divided by creeks and rivers
The cduntry Is level and barren, to all appearance,
but the tropic orange, pomegranate, yuooa (a dag
ger-leaved bastard palmetto), the palmetto, ground
palm, the magnolia, gray-mossed and mistle-toed
live-oak, the Asia tree, and the evergreen, and
many beautiful Southern lowers, grow here. Pea
nuts, of wMoh Borne kind old “ Auntie” presents
the grateful stranger with a gratis lupply, seem to
be native. In the summer these now barren but
then cotton-starred and wUd-flowered Islands wear
1 a ace of metamorphls t but the. angel of fever is
likely to drive the unacelimated resident away from
such a paradise.
THB rBBBDKSK’S OHTTBOS.
A visit on Sunday to SI. Helena was full of lor
stxcctlon and pleasure. On the way to church the
carriage passed hundreds of the plantation hands,
neatly clad, and pleasant to the eye and heart, all
looking up to give a Sabbath-greeting to the minis
ter. In church old Dennis, a large-headed, benevo
lent-faced black led off the exerclies In a prayer,
not without repetitions, but certainly without rant,
and in excellent sense. Kev. Mr. Preneh, Dr.
Torsey, late president of one or the colleges of
Maine, and here as a factor of Secretary Fessenden;
Governor Stone, of lowa, and Major (once Pro
fessor) "Whittlesey, now the judge advocate gene
ral of Sherman’s army, afterwards addressed in a
few apt and simple words the decorous and atten
tive congregation. General Saxton was also their
vocative—a bright-eyed, intelligent man. In the
prime of life—the plainest of talkers, but but of
business men, and, above all, distinguished ibr his
high moral power. The great good he has done
through his administration here It Is Impossible not
to witness, and though a few surly whites still conn
plain without cause, that “ a negro is better off than
a white man,” it only means that equal and exact
justice is meted out to all classes, of which the
blacks happen to be the greatest, by the proportion
of fifty to one. Ho department deserves more credit
for result*; and what might have been the condi
tion of these Islands, which have done so. much to
" solve the social -problem of. tub war, and make the
! whole country familiar with the freedmen, H their
I command had been entrusted to any hard-headed,
hard-hearted, incompetent maul Saxton is re
membered In the hymna and prayers of the fteed
men, an instance of thls'being given in the spirited
I native hymns sung at the close of the meeting.
I These hymns will he noticed again. ,
I -ran rnanestTASlA fbmsdmbk’b school.
At a brief remove from the ohurch, and within
the shade of some great live oakß, hpavily drooped
v it-h tresses of gray moss, stands the first regnlarly
butlt and dedicated free school In South Carolina.
It was built of Northern timber, seasoned in North
ern idea* (not Hew England, but Pennsylvanian),
and shipped down and round to St. Helena Island.
For this all the praise is due to the philanthropto
enterprise of the Pennsylvania Frecdmen’s Associa
tion. The moral clock which they have set up In
this far-off country looks well enough; but this Is
not a circumstance compared to "How it goes.”
The school Is but a tew months old, and
already oofitaits nearly two hundred scholars, who
journey to. lt daily from miles around, and very
rarelfmiss a lesson. The clasees are generaUyas
young as those of secondary and grammar/ schools
at the North; they read and write fairly, and add up
large sums with a very near approach to accuracy—
about ail that children of their age commonly do.
They have also ventured, with promising suoseßS,
upon geography, grammar, subtraction, and probac
bly the multiplication table. It Is interesting to
watch them at their lessons, and to see the growing,
scholar-look on their faces, thus newly stamped
with freedom. They are certainly more wel !
come than some of us thought they would
be, and truly fit to be received into the
family of men. There were blight, merry,'and
not uncomely faces among them, as well as
-‘dull and blubbered ones—but the dull fellows were
learning only a tew paces slower than the foxish
little fellows who were always ready to answers
question first. The freedmen's children are grate-'
ful to their teachers, though never sufficiently
grateful, as few children are—but their mothers
supply the deficiency, and, as has long been the
custom of our white mothers, bake an occasional
gift of homemade pie There is really mueh to
hope for from the condition, of these ohltdren of
the freedmen, and we may imagine how much is
due to their untiring and zealous tutors. Praise is
too poor a meed for these noble and self-denying
women; success should be their recompense. They
are crowned in their work, tho fruits of which, after
mubh toll, flourish dally. Patience, gentleness,
and an unwearying intelligence have been brought
to their task, and the sacrifice will only be compre
hended in tbe-results. . " . "
AM ARRIVAL OV OOHTRABAKBS.
Fugitive freedmen, gathered in the march Of Sher
man’s army; have been arriving by boat-loads, fre
quently, for weeks past. On Sundayevening a car
go of them landed at St. HeienavlUe iu wretched
condition, and the superintendents were busy in,
stowing them away among the narrow aocommoda
tions of this poor litle Battlement. As they stopped
from the boat, most of them bore their households
upon their backs—burdens which comprehended
bods and bedding, bags or rice’ 1 and corn,
household utensils—a weight amazing to the
Northerner. With such an overload, a mo
ther sometimes ;eSHted her Child. Very few had
shoes or stockings,’and some of the little ehtldren
had only the shivering cover of a thin frock; yet
winter Is cold here as well as at the North. Pan
taloons made of carpet-rags, and doubly ragged,
were one of the most comfortable kind of-garments
worn. A battered tin-horse (some baby’s trinket)
was one of the contents of a kettle or things—the
strangest thing of all among this whipped, relation
less, outcast people. The mothers sometimes hoarse
ly and rudely direoted their children before them.
How they learned the ascent, where affection was
no better than ; merchandise, is oaslly conceived.
A dozen slok oases had just strength enough
to ;land, and these were laid down pallid and
shivering before the fire. The number has
nearly tripled, but np to this time only three or
four out of three hundred have died. At the land
ing an old man met his brother, whom he had not
seen for fourteen years. The sufferings of these
blacks may not compare with the miseries of An
dersonvUle, but are not black and white common
martyrs ter each other’s sake to the unnatural sin
of the rebellion 7
FLAKTATIOW BOOSOSnr,
The o*oB6 of the blaoks In General S&xton’s pro-
Tinoo reßtajin good ; and In no department la the
Government served by more Kindly, earnest,
and thoughtful men and women. Mr. Reuben
Tomlinson, the general superintendent of St.
Helena and Ladles’ Island, was originally de
puted to this field of labor by the Pennsyl
vania Freedmen’s Association, and is well known
se a life-long and able friend of the cause of anti
slavery. The flourishing condition of these
the oomfort and reigning good order of their pops.*
latlon, afford one proof of his excellent magistracy ’
and none will more deeply regret his departure
than the black men whom he has labored with such
fair dealing to benefit.
The other day a large number of plantation hands
were paid advance Instalments for cotton raised
for themselves to be sent North on commission.
One [family head received as high as *4OO, Thee
money thus paid for cotton did not Include the
whole crop, or the entire resources of thefteod-.
men. They are self-supporting In more respects
than one, growing their own' oom and ordinary
subsistence, as well as earning wages. On some of
the plantations they are only lass successful be
cause the Government has lmprovldently Ignored
what may be termed their aboriginal right to the
soil by selling the plantations from under their feet,
and only leaving them a homestead, at permission
of the owner or monopolist. As It is, this depart
ment of fteedmen now pays back to the Govern
ment all Its expenses.
The people of these Islands have, for several years
of freedom, proved, upon the whole, more produc
tive than could be expected, and as orderly, harm,
less, and industrious as could reasonably be de
sired. Their penal calendar Is one chiefly of
petty offences, and without great crimes. Loose
ness concerning the marriage relation, a neces
sary effect of slavery, must not be set down
to the most-evil motive, and it Is gradually
disappearing. They have now, as they had never
before, a community, a society, and a family circle
among themselves; they arfe disposed to treat each
other with kindness, and help -all the new-comers
from Georgia, whom they were once as unfortunate.
Prayer meetings are common In the evenings,
with the old-fashioned and half-civlllzed religious
“shout. 11 Many heart-strings have been broken by
the rebellion. A rough, but well-featured girl, draw.
Ing water at the well, remarked: “ I’se not so hand
some as I used to ; I take on so ’bout my moder wld
de rebels ”—an affecting speech under the circum
stances. Dialect is becoming mole Intelligible, and
the effeCt Of-Srellln s nan bo observed In' conversa
tion among tie young freedmen. ,r ‘
o:
l|riltTr ---Im<| 1 m< | iiiii. •■ui.'iiinn iTrieaTSSotf
''ttoehierseall their spiritual songs, should not h#
discouraged. Of these,jnore to another chapter.
WILMINGTON.
Our Gunlflats in the liter, and the Port Sealed.
TEEMESDOTTS STRENGTH OF THE CAPTHBED
BEBSii WOEK&
BESTBICTION OF FOIST GASWELI BT THE HKBELS,
1b Advance against the City to be Imme
diately made.
Cur Advance made' Safe by a Discovery of a
Diagram of the Position of all the
Torpedoes in the Biver,
Kobth ATZ-AWTIC Squadbow,
I iao-ship MAiTiKir, ora Fob* Fishsb, N. C.,
January is, 1885.
Sib : I-wrote you yesterday that we had alt the
forts. The army has captured 1,800 a
large number of officers, including Gen. Whiting
and 001. Lamb.
The gunboats are now in the river, and Wilming
ton is hermetically sealed against blookaSarunners.
The rebel* have destroyed the works on Smith’s
Island; and if they do not destroy Fort Caswell, it is
of no use to them, as we will go there after a little
while. Ton must not expect too much at one time
from us.
These works are tremendous. I was in Fort
JHalaSoff, a few days alter its surrender to the com
bined armies of the two nations, the French and
English, who were many months in capturing those
strongholds, and it don’t compare, either in size or
strength, with Fort Fißher. The fort contained
seventy-five guns, and many of them were heavy
ones. I have not yet learned what our casualties
are in killed and wounded, but I think three hun
dred will cover them all.
We had a bad explosion In the fort this morning,
Wbieh killed and wounded a number of men; about
one hundred of our seamen were blown up, and Pay
master B. H. Gilbert, of the Gettysburg, was killed.
I will send a detailed report as soon as I can get off
the wounded and arrange matters generally. The
world never saw such fighting a* out soldiers did.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
D. D. Pobtbk, Bear Admiral.
Hon. GiDßorr Wbixes, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington.
WH.MIBSTOB SAID TO BB BYAOUATBD, AUD TOUT
CASWBIL BL0W1? UP.
Baatimobb, Jan. SO.—The steamer from Fortress
Monroe brings a, report that a vessel arrived there
last night from off Wilmington, with the intelli
gence that the rebels had blown up Fort Caswell,
and that Wilmington was believed .to have been
evacuated. We give this report without vouching
for its authenticity.
BTJOH BUXOBS DOUBTFUL.
Nsw Tobb, Jan. 20.—1 n response to an inquiry
about the reported oapture of Wilmington, the.
Washington agent of the Associated Press tele
graphs as follows:
WAsmiTOToir, Jan. 20—Noon.—I have Just thl*
moment returned from the Navy Department. I
heard nothing about the capture of Wilmington
there.
BBOCKAISEBS CMABISO 808 A OX.OSBH FOB*.
Nsw yobk, Jan. 20.—The steamer’ Corsica has
arrived here with Nassau, N. P., advices of Janu-
ary 16th. Five blockade-runners oleared on De
cember 28d for Wilmington, and six arrived from
that place on the 6th and 7th of January. Two
blookaders cleared for Wilmington on the 14th Inst.
- Wilmington mot yet Captured.
Bii/rmoRB, Jan. 20. —The Fortress Monroe
steamer has arrived here after some detention by
lee. The following report has been received; .
Fobtbbss Mokbob, Jan. 10.—The steamer Black
■tone. Captain Berry, arrived here this morning
from off Fort Fisher, bringing 210 officers and pri
vates, wounded in the late assault against that fort.
The latest news from the fort Is that shortly after
the surrender the rebels blew up Fort Caswell and
the otter minor works defending the entrance to
Cape Fear river. At the time of sailing, the smaller
gunboats had entered the river, and were actively
engaged In searching for torpedoes, preparatory to
an advance against Wilmington.
Shortly after the oapture or Fort Fisher a dia
gram, containing a plan of the whole system of tor
pedo arrangement in Ospo Fear river, was .dis
covered, and our naval officers were making searoh
for a key to the diagram, by whloh means the in
fernal designs of the enemy would be completely
frustrated.
The following is a list of the wounded officers
brought up by the Blacks tone: Brigadier General
Curtis, 24th Army Corps, slightly wounded in the
head; Lieutenant Oolonet*F. Snyder, of the llTtk
New Fork, flesh wound In right arm; Lieute
nant Colonel Conn, 48th New York, slightly
in head; Lieutenant E. O. Skinner, llfth
New York, arm $ Lieut. Robt. Brlen. link New
York, head; Lieut. Thus. Smedley, 97 th Pennsyl
vania, arm; Lieut. B. Hand,Sd New York, head;
Oapt. W. H. Shaw, ltsto New York; Oapt. D. B.
ffiagtll, link New York, leg amputated; Lieut. J.
B. Taylor, 97th Pennsylvania, shoulder j Captain
Lawrence, aid de camp to Gen. Ames, Seriously;
Oapt. Ja*. Beeves, 3d New York, leg amputated.
- The steamer also brings the remains of 001. 8011,
ss. -pim.A
THE PEE;
4Ui New Ha mpshire, and
York.
THE PBPBNCES I
A full description of Fort
given m these columns. A
works, those immediately b<
entrance to Gape Fear rli
well, which onr despatohes'
blown op, will bo Interostli
ledge, are all the defences
the rebels have erected for
ton, which will speedily bi
despatohes states that a d>
all the torpedoes has been
west he tine, onr gnnboai
the way np the Gape Faai
wharves of Wilmington, (
miles; Following Is the di
Forts Casweli. ak»
Smtthvtllo, which is on tin
Fear, two miles from Itg n
llcatton was built by the
meat, of granite masonry,
casemates and one tier c
oalonlated for an ermamei
twenty M-pounders, loni
pounders, three lield-plect.
six town sera for raking the gorges, 81x 8
howitzers, two 18 inch mortars—m all, el,
guns. Tbe work Is surrounded by a,
advanced works, and' Is In every pal
first class and formidable fortification.!
tbe Federal Government *Bll,OOO. ' 1
bels bave doubtless Improved tbls 1
tlon, and mounted therein some of their b\
There are minor forts of great strength coil
of send on the sea beach, outside of Oas<n
also others inland within snpporttog dlst&nq
Fort Johnston, oho of .the defenoss of the el
to Oape Fear river, Is situated two miles frt
river’s mouth. It protects the harbor of Smln
Close to the present fott, and occupying the 8
the present town of Smlthvllle, there was fori
a Revolutionary fort of tbe same name. Fprt i
ston cost $6,000, and mounts ten anus. ’ \
Between Forts Caatvell and Fisher there Is a 1\
sand island, variously known as Baid Head',
Smith’s Island. It is about fifteen miles In leaf
Upon this island are a number of Btrong saua fal
supporting each others The principal of these hi
terlcs is called “ Lighthouse” Battery. Their ph
pose Is not to-command the channels so much asu
retain possession of the Island, tn order that it mh
sot be used by our forces lu reducing Fort Caswell
Fort Quarantine is situated on the west elde d
Cape Fear river, immediately opposite Fort Fishes
and commands the channel of the stream, whlol
hogs the western shore. . 1
Fort St. Pamir, a larger earthwork, moantlnl
nine heavy gnus, is situated at the southern extrel
mity of Eagle’6 Island, Immediately below Wilmmg-i
. ton.' -J
Fort Fbewoh, a similar but, smaller work, Ist
Situated on the east side of the river, afew miles!
south of Wilmington. It Is olad with railroad!
Iron. Several water batteries are connected with
this work, and line the river as, lowylownas Stag
Park. These works, wlthForfc St. Philip, command
a number ol obstructions which have been placed in
the river near their location.
SOHTHEBN BATES TO THE 18th.
ABCOPTS OF THE GAPTGSE OF FOST FISHERj
Its loss Supposed to be from the negligence of
the earrieoni
COMHINICATIfWS BETWEEN BWHMONB AND THE
BOlTfl CONSTANTLY INTBBBCPIEB,
Washis otoh, The Rlchmond-Eauainov
of tie 18th inst.says: t . ' ?
“ New* was unusually scarce yesterday. Thera '
was an interruption of telegraphic communication
between Richmond and Mobile, and, so fw as we
coaid learn, not a line of news, official or otherwise, ■
was received.)
“It appears, from a brief telegram from Wllmlng--
tod on Monday night, that the oomblned naval and
land attack on Fort Flehtr took place at I o’clock;’
on Monday morning, instead of 10 o’olock oa Sant
day night, as reported. ■: f
“The Yankee force which appeared In the yU
•clslty of GrahamsviUe.S. 0., last week, Is reported
to bsve none back towards Savannah. %
“ The report of Mr. Seddon’s retirement from the
Cabinet has not been confirmed, nor, indeed, any
of the rumors of high'military and political ap
pointments circulated by sanguine persons daring
the Jftstfew days*
“ We leant that the Secretary of War has dlrehted'*
the provost marshal of Fredericksburg to release
Mr. Foote from onstody. It is uncertain whether
he will proceed to Washington of return to Rich
mond.” _
The following Is from the Richmond Whig of the
IBti:
“The arrival of the southern mall oh,any day
may now be considered an exception rather than the
rale. We are disposed to acquit the Post Office Ds
psrtmont of the responsibility of these repeated
failures, as It Is evident that whatever efficiency Is
arrived at Is curtailed In a great degree by the inex
orable demands of the army, and the enforcement of
the conscription law. We received no exchanges
this morning from any point south of Danville, and
we are unable to present our usual variety of news
items.”
The Enquirer, of JanuarylSth, oontalna .the fol
lowing:
** During all of yesterday we were without addi
tional particulars of the capture of Fort Fisher, be
yond a correction In the timenf the assault, the po
sition haying been oarrlea by the enemy at 10 o’clock
on Monday morning, Instead of 10 o’clock on Sun
day night. The fleet co operated with, the land
force. Enough Is known, however, to warrant the
assumption that the defenoe of the fort was defec
tive In point of vigilance. It is reasonable to be
lieve that the fleet sept up at least a fltfol bombard
ment during the night, and that the repulse of
the land force the preceding evening satisfied
the garrison that no second attack would be
made until the ensuing day, and that then our
Bafety through the struggle would be by retiring to
tbebcmbfroofs,'or otherwise- seeking shelter and
repose ror the night. At the hour at which the fort
was taken the moon was shining brilliantly in the
mid-heavens, a circumstance which should have
suggested extreme vigilance. The strength of the:
position, and the fact that Weitiel, one oi the ablest
engineers in the Federal army, had pronounced the
woiks impregnable, would seem to lead to the con
clusion that there “was something wrong, As the
matter now stands, we will have, to be contented,
for a time at least, with the account of the. .enemy,
unless.by some lucky chance some one or more of
the garrison shall have escaped to throw some gut
stantlal light upon it,
“It Js.
..I in j 1111 * *
will be^pointed' vacancy; - TW9/
condition of Mr. SedJell's bealtk IB doubtless tb.3
•ante or Mb design to retire from tie positton,”
The Sentinel and Dispatch contain ai tides similar
to tie above. ■_ '
CALIFORNIA.
VVBSCS 0* A BALTIMORE VESSEL AHD LOSS’ 01
LIRE—KBSTBUOTIOH OP is IHBIAK VILLASS.
Saw Fbabcibco, Jan. 19 —The ship Sir John:
Franklin, from Baltimore for this port, went ashore .
on Pigeon Point on the night or the 17th Inst.
Oapt. Desplaux and eleven sailors were-drowned.
The prevalence of a dense fog had prevented-the
taking of any observation for twenty-four honrs,
and the captain supposed himself a considerable
distance off shore, but the fog lifted and Showed him
close on the breakers, Into which she drifted. She
Boon parted makes iv clean
bte&ci 6vtr hef. The three mates and five satl? rs
managed to get ashore. *nne s hip was laden with
the cargo of the ship Charles Pennell, which put
into Bio Janeiro in distress. The consignees of the
Franklin have sent wreckers to take charge of the
wreck. *
News has been received of the massacre of three
families by the Owens river Indians, on Dee. Slat-
A party of settlers have since destroyed an Indian
village, killed eight Indians, and committed other
acts of retribution.
Arrived, shlpTJonquest, from Boston j ship West
ern Continent, Hong Kong; bark Onward, Hono-
lulu.
SEVERS STORM IS THE BABHWIOH IBLASBS, TO
: OETHER WITH HEAVY KAIKO.
Sak Fkakcisoo, Jan. 20.—Honolulu dates toDec.
24th say that a very serere storm afflicted, the •
Sandwich Islands in . the foie part of the month,
causing considerable damage to buildings la Hono
lulu
Very heavy rains fell daring tie month—thirty
eight inches to twelve days., The volcano of Kt
laua 1» veryJaotWe.
The overland mall hirings New York letter* or
December 2ith—one day later than the steamer.
HIWIOBK CHT.
Nkw Yoke, JanuaryZO, 1886,
A IOBT BOHEMIAK,
literary-brother of the above, Is exciting much pity
where aforesaid Diagram cf a man is exciting
bitter reprobation. One may see the poor fellow
staggering about the streets, boisterous,, with the
broad grin of insanity upon'a face that onoo was
handsome—the result of long and thorough Intoxi
cations. Just before the war broke out his Kfofaty
fortunes were at the flood. He was editor of ap ex
cellent, though not wldely-olroulated, paper, an ap
proved contributor to the Atlantic and other maga
zines. 'His poetic ability was highly estimated by
thepublle. Indeed, as scholar, author, and gentle
man he was acknowledged and received. Some
thing courtly—a remtolsoonoe of htgh-breedlug It
may have been—then characterized the man.
During the first year of the war he was appointed
upon the staff of one of our West Point generate, a
staunch, whole-hearted general, who is now In com
pulsory retirement,"but has Veen spoken of by
rumor as possible successor to General Butler’s late
command. The position ruined him. He went
South a gentleman, and came North a drunkard —
a periodical maniac, It may be said. He Is on the
streets, a modem Richard Savage, a dismal haunter
of tavernß, and occasionally per farce or station
houses. Probably he will die as. Graham died a
year or so ago—a wreck foundering in.the gutter.
ABOUT SOMA MBEOHAMTS.
Then there Is the oase of a merchant, a man of
means, who-is tuetog the husband of his own wife
for damages. The woman was an adopted daugh
ter, of the late Mrs, Abbott, who used to support
Forrest to his tragedies at the old Broadway Thea
tre, Another merchant, and prominent citizen, has
put the razor to hia thitfat, and -lies to a suicide’s
grave. There are more merchants yet to speak of;
this time they belong to Philadelphia. Theoase
Is one of seizure by the custom house authorities;
the goods Imported bring contained to boxes of an
indecent character-
All these things strike the public ooetaneously.
They make up our metropolitan tone for a day or
two; a foul, depressing tone, which sickens one of
city life and its so-called amenities. Into this fa
bric the red thread of a murder trial Is being dally
woven, and the duller thread of diurnal crime—
stabbings, thefts, violence.
[Br Telegraph 1
BII.WAR'D HATCH.
The billiard match- for the championship, be
tween Goldthwalt and Kavanaugh, stood as follows,
at 10 P. M.: Goldthwalt 715, Kavanaugh 794 ;at
U.P. M., Goldthwalt 1,189, Kavanaugh 882 j at 12
F. M. Goldthwalt 1;S82, Kavanaugh 1,388.
Kavanaugh naowonthe game by 84 points to a
score of 1,600.
thb syminra stock boakd*
At Gallagher's Evening Exchange, Gold was
quoted at 806 X; New York Central, 109 X; Erie, 72;
Hudson River. 103; Reading, 105^; Michigan Con
tral, 11SX : Cleveland and Toledo, 108 i Ohio and
Mississippi Certificates, 28 j Canton, 31X; Cumber
land Coal,« i (Juloksllver, 94x; Mariposa, 12.
The stock market was heavy and lower after can.
Gold sold after oall at 207, and down to 205 -
; kabihk. ■
Arrived, brig Orozlmbo, from Boston for- Phila
delphia. _ J
The great uncle of the reigning Emperor of
Austria, the Archduke Louis Joseph Antoine, who
had been suffering tor a few days from an illness
apparently of Uttle moment, died on the 324 ult.,
aged W... •/
ISATTJP.DAT, .TAyUAKY 21. 1365.
WA SHINGTON.
B. BLAIR AGilk «ttSB TO BICHHOHD.
he Beeiprooity Treaty and Trade with Canada.
CONGRESSIONAL.
'ASSAOE OB THE AMEHDATOBY LOAJT BILL.
■list OFFICE APPROPRIATtOX HIM AISQ FASBBB.
INTERESTING FINANCIAL DEBATE
’W'ashinotok, Jan. 20,1885,
DETABTmtE OF MB. BLAIR - SPECULATIONS
AS TO HIS MISSION.
Di# Evening Star gays Mr. Frahoib P. Bcaik
Jeft tbfs city to-day; with the purpose, It IS believed,
of ray fas another visit to Rlehmond. Ho left on
the United States steamer Don, bn which ressel he
ingfle his last trip. The Don had been lying; at the
navy-yard wharf under special orders during the
morales. At 11 o’clock Mr. Boats arrived at the
yard Id s carrlageand quloklywent on board the
Dcn. wh'oee lines were immediately drawn in, and
she left at liM o'clock. Mr. BLair was aoaompv
Bled only by his Btrvant, we believe.
TOADS VraTH CANADA AND THE TIRCIPRO
CITT TBBATT.
The Secretary of the Treasury, In response to the
inuulry by what law goods and merchandise pass
Into"oanada and thence back into the United
States, says: “The reciprocity treaty grants the
giUtens of the United States the right to navigate
tte St. Lawrence and the canals In Oanada used as
be means of commuhloaUng between, the great
ekes and the AtlanttCiJoeean with their vessels,
ioats, and oraft as fully and freely as the subjects
her Britannic Majesty, subject only to the same
lle ehd other assessments as mow are or may hero
ter be exacted of her Majesty’s subjects} and the
U, section provides that goods duly entered for
irebousing may be convoyed over any foreign ter
iory the Government of which shall, by treaty,
\nttbe right of way over such, territory. Thou
I ,tariff or 1840 and subsequent acts grant the rae
mission of goods the growth, production or mauu
ture of the United States; exported to a foreign
ntry and brought back In the condition as when
cried, upon Which a drawback has been al
; will he. perceived thafthe Secretary explains
c goods in bond, the productions of the United
is, by virtue of the aforesaid treaty regulations,
permitted to pass through Canada in American
left by way or lh» st-x—
-lidl’an canal; yet three several acts do not pro
\ for the transit of merchandise through Canada
fiber routes then, those designated by the re
alty treaty. It may be remarked,, hiwfever,
t? merchandise passing from one port of t*B|
tdd states to another, though the transit
,he through foreign territory, has
led as exported, within the meaning rjfgtheiaw.
destination being to a port In the
merchandise not being unladen wlthln forplga
idlctlon, If ail the requirements of law regulat
ive export and Import of merchandise have been
tohtlally compiled with, and all the proper pr*.
ions taken to prevent frauds on the reve
ft has not 'been thought necessary to ln
e by what authorlty njerchandlse Is permitted to
through foreign jurisdiction to Its port or
Inatlon in our territory. It has been regarded
dent that foreign Governments make no objeo
but to insure the protection of the revenue,
Department requires the merchandise so pass* I
In transit from one port of the United States to
, jj er of the Canadian railway to bo oonvoyed
1 eked carß, and to be accompanied by anoßoer
o u: customs through Its entire transit. The con.
d n of the merchandise so transported differs In
a rcntial respect from that conveyed between
t ame ports In vessels which pass through foreign
w TS, except In the transit by land there Is an ad
d nal security—actual and continued custody by
tj iustoms’ authorities of-»the United States,
B r the PARROTT. GUNS EXPLODED AT
fort fisher.
e Secretary of the Navy, in response to a call
fr the House for the roots relative to the burst-
In I the Parrott rlflod guns at Fort Fisher, says
tb the number destroyed was five, on board the
Ti nderoga, Juniata, Mackinaw, .Quaker City,
ai yantlc, and that forty-five persons were thereby
ki d and wounded. The cause of their bursting, it
Is dared, cannot he determined for want of data.
N e of the guns were entirely of wrought Iron.
TlMiere of oast Iron, strengthened at the breach
, lYEOUgtMron bond*
TICK CO3SSTIL' TO BBAZtt*.
’ie President has recognized Ahdkxw Fos-rms
Ei iott as vice consul or Brazil at NowOrieans,
IXTOJth CONBffiiii-rSeeottd Session.
' 1 . SENATE.
Th Senate is not in. session, having adjourned over
tiu toad*?. .
HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATJ.V ES.
BXSOLUTIOUBUF TBANKB.
v rbhrbCK. of Ohio, from the Military Com
mit 1 *e. reported "bacic-ttie Seuatv join,* tsa*
“rWthstksohsqf Congress to Brevet. »*W|??A r S l
'J'eetr.'and th# officers ai) d 1116311 UEa ® r coiamfttto,
W #^M»D, n bfSMlT from the MUltary Commit
tse.ltf'Pftrted a. joint resolution that the
»T 6» art due* aod are hereby tendered* toM&jor
iSlwmas aud tbe officer* at»d meu uuder his com
maiide for th*tr drill and • daiuattess couraee. by whicb.
tho ipbel MiuT was gigoally defeated aud drived from
The resofatlou was unanimously adopted.
VIk CBA6K O* .W* KKW'TORK
bxohahgk*
~ /y.tffpWe c« to the owners at ti«.Mercfcant«’
Fxehanae in “rl*w’"7ore;'now occupied as a custom
ho»«, of the Intention of tlio SoTernment to nnroha*e
the nine for one million dollars, according to the terms
Blipnjated inthe exlsttnK.lease. . .
ATPBOPBIATIOX 808 A HINIftTKB BXTBAOBDIHABT
The Hobs* concurred in the Senate’s amendment to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, in
clude* one for a minister extraordinary to Urn Be*
public of Mexico.
LIBSL SUITS IB THIS DISTRICT OP 00X/ITSfBIA.
‘ Mr, WII,SO3Sf, oflowa, from the Committee on the
- Judiciary, reported a bill* providing that in all pro*e
cations or indictments for libel, in the Biatrial of Go
Jurfibia, the troth (thereof may bo riven, in evidence
under the general issue as a jostification of the libel*
and if it &ppea»s the matter is Jrne, and published or
written for justifiable ends, the court shall order the
defendant to be acquitted. The bill wae passed r
THAKKB TO ADXIBAI. POKTBB.
Mr. BICE, of Massachusetts. Irom the Committee on
3f aval .Affairs reported back the Senate joint resolution
ofthanbetoßear Admiral Porter and tae officers, sea
men and marines muter his command in the reeoufc at-
Iftcb Fort ?igher, which was unanimously passed,
hhoMoTiOlf Of >ns^ ITOSIOrT s OFyi<?HRB,
The Bouse passed the bill as hy the Senftt*
authorizing; the promotion of officers of the navy ana
Karine Corps for distinguished merit, not exceeding
thirty numbers in rank.
U*l YBD STATES COURTS I2T WBSTBRIT MISSOURI,
Also, the bill pr**cribing the term* for holding the
United States Courts for the Western district ol Mis*
' souri
TJRADB WITH IKSUBOEBT HIBTBIOTS,
Jfr.UBICGS, of Michigan, offered a preamble flatting
• It is rpported that (?. M Land, of Balll
: more, received permission from H. A.Klaley proceed
to Berth Carolina and to exchange provisions with the
rebels fox cotton: therefore, be it ■ , *
Resolved* ThattheCommittee on theCouduet of the
War toouire into the facts* and report tothie House
i whether there is authority to give the right to anyon*
under license to furnish supplies to the enemy* and, if
• not,- to report such's hi;! 01 resolution as is necess&ty to
Ybrißetihe guilty to justice, and protect the interests of
ithe Gofernsneirt io future, and to take such other action
suggested an amend*
TBect, that the inaniry bemsde as to whether the alle
gation is tine, which Mr Urigge accepted, and the reso
lution was further amended so as to refer it to the Com
mittee on Commerce, and to this form H was adopted.
THB BABTJBBJf VIRGINIA CUSOtTIT COTJBT.
/ Mr. BOUT WXI.Ii, of Massachusetts, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported back th* Senate hill, which
was passed, changing thepTfaea for holding the Cireuif
and District Conn of the United States for the Eastern
District oi Virginia from iilchmona to Norfolk.
OTJAJdTXOATIOMff AS COITNSBL IH THB StTPHBMB
; COX7BT.
He alto reported the Senate bill, which wae passed,
providing that no person, after the passage of this act,
shall he admitted to practice ia the Supreme Court ot
the United States, nor after the 4tb of March, in any
Circuit or District Court, and the Court of Claims, or
shall be allowed to appear bv virtue of previous
' ■dmheion, unless by taking the oath of office as pro
vided for to the act of January, 1883. and according to
its terms and meaning?, and aoy person whq, shall
fahely take the oath shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
indsubiecttoailthepainsand penalties of perjury- m
addition to the paint and penalties of the act of July,
1E62. 1
WHV THB O»B*Ht7WDBBD-I>AVS MBN WBBB BB>
fc . 7 \ . CBIVXD. .
* Mr. SCHEKCK, of Ohio, offered ft resolution* •which
wcnacreed to, calling upon the Secretary ot War to
state.upbn what terms and with what aaderstandiuc
jjien «we>e accepted from Ohio andother Statas, in
era received into the army for one imnd-ed c.ays, and
wh«tb<??*th*ree:xists any reason why credits shonid not
be given to districts in proportion to the term,
of service 1
On motion cf Mr. KOBLE of Ohio, areaoluttoa W(&
passed ciUtngnpon the Secretary of War to state why
commutation has not teen retunded to men who were
ilioialij drafted, and requiring the Secretary to refund
the seme; ’
- THSS AMBin>ATOBT LOA2T BUI,.
©a motto* of Mr. STYVEIfB, the House resolved it
ielf into a Committee of the whole on the state of the
Uiionontbe amendatory loan bill. , „ , _ M ,
.Mr.'BKOiiKS. of Bew York. remarked that the Ml]
to him was somewhat blank, and he. with otheia, had
steeled tonnderriand it. He should* therefore, like to
** r replied, that by the act of-June last
Coßßrets antborixed th« loan of font hundred million
dqluTs, two hundred millions of which the Secretary
or the Treasury had ibaright to issue in 7: 305,. and he
had issued all excepting sixty or seventy millions of
that amount. They were going very fast, and it seemed
lo he a favorable loan. Tie Secretary of the Treasury
was of the opinion ihat the conversion of the entire
amount would he more acceptable as a. loan than the
vieeest fni!h*6f honde. and he bad accordingly made
That ifanest. cUsiriogtodi a pose of the loan on t< e same
princip e* a* the 7*3b» were issued. Be gave notion of
an amendment that this act shall not be construed to
Haoeletal-pender notes in any form beyond what la
n ALlSl*? o? MsSsachUßette, understood this MU
provided for no additional loan, hut merely changed
the form of the one already authorised from &“20<s to
7 'M* r ; STBVINB replied that that was’exactly what
W »r of Massachusetts, ashed-whether apart
wbb to he issued in legal tender.
W Mr. STMT,HS reeled that it was not intended it
oi Pennsylvania, inquired whether
the 7 Ioe previously issued were not circulating as enr
leMry’Ss EVEHB, of Pennrylvaaia, replied that they
misfit he like nroiDiseory notes, not delivered
3r«ooPp£p,rof Pennsylvania, InqlUred whether,
n iif t this tii). )t wae proposed that the Secretory of the
Treasury shall issue seventy millions more legal-tender
"°Mr'STKVJsH*repliedtliatthe hUI did not' interfere
wIS the!# two hundred millions, as he had already
«OBEILLL. of Vermont, said the. Committee of
Way's ano Means old not propose to repeal any authority
£fer e Mr. COOE B AIl J E o?l««*the Philadelphia
fl&aUro.Wtoisauehondsf.r^OOO.COStepsrfeot
act.'and nowibeymraply P=opos6<i to «ive them autno- of Philadelphia,, allowing amatoar
' jity to Isaufuseven thirties tfi the extent of two hundred tbentrlcal (for the benefit; of soldiers) to
®l». OpEICB 0 pEICB, a of lowa, asked Penn- rSaaUng that portion of the charter of
s y Wan ia to accept of an the W.st Philadelphia Pissenser Ballroad Company
“wo ais£ issued b 7
'"fWraSHenryfromMaryWright.
»Tto n ftof??dtoS -„VwK»
lndiana, to atrfte out M, M r W ifIJDI>IMAIf, directing that in proceedings in
clause exempting the noteefrom taxrtjon. hy orunnar T6lU4e ] pMß t>, laodlor/lao recover p j.sesstos of de
State or municipsi authority, and argued . that wnuo mtS vdpropertT. the tteriiovctriahailh»aMtjMt«cdsas.
tlisoxemptlon was hr the benefit of capital, toe moor Mr Al , !,&*&», providing that no action,of dower
of t£e coentry bed to beer the increased burden, ao* shall abate by reason of ike dealt of the piaiaUff
th M? BBpOMAIKxWWtoIf am t eid S, S?d' l^vWch' > w 45 IncorporatingtheTioaeata Valley Kill
incorporating the Piue^veCd
Blsobiectionwastothetormof thenow. UM-e m-rft oh M.rch24th .1565. . , ,
would put the Paper insorno formsotnatlt won. out Rfr. KEI. LET called m. an aot reUtIYS lotfch Sthto
r S6Ss militia, ip substance aefollows: .
▼<4um* of Mrcujutton. _ *»|-+ frg acts which hi*. c^
Softer OT s£ uS *e law had »•« «
ebenyrd for n ot disoow *li9 qn«fci-3ft
Wgarssrfe-- »-
awy of Oo»*rai» to proride tor the presew, »
»»*
iss sssssfe
gtSlpSS2si“a
“^“oSon^log JM t. which I*«<™
were 1b the ‘y&jr&.sJSfSßK*wiK
pr & C r tat ßTEVKSB°pSSmed tte
tbew note* loa tt without interest, of
prred &c> advantageoni to the Government.
tSKS^Sß*whether'Eßßw would “»* *“»
notes ehailbe l ““^S« r £f» e Jto°’tioad« l, ” ” ltad
SS-hA- ‘Si&SfIS MS
volume of currency, thereby increasing sue t
of lowa, aaid thepowarOTnfetTedTjy
Concrete under the act to which t?*Sontli*! andby
a «,«lamest has been in force for sl« moutw. ana oy
tt»W53 £S & »«3s?^ k Sp/wa
l& d «&P*owe?£^
aiSEr^«™^«*n*v^*issiffi , a
s .,w foreseen, end lor toe henefti of the a
?m7 Katsf>») 3id not fool disposed to 4 hy
‘«'ir ra »«S.is kmil
"Sr BBICS*of Tows, said that the nattcnal hanks
KAPtO^rSllodtoat&lohimMh&>t first In
doubt. th<s the rebellion would bs'.upare swd, and tb.
Covenant »t re-established in aU it« parte. ThoTWonin
not ttnd legal tender notes more than twenty pst coti.
dffclmnt. Heboped that Congress won Id tax
bHD* B oit of exlßtence. He bjlieyed that
of the Tieasary wonld further *“® cerran
i c y, eyceptiijgfroin*hemo*t urgent necessity* _i»-B^
nims At Maryland, endeavored to obta*ii. Intel
ligCEce conoei ning. the effect of this hilt, being abaelute
lTMf*KJsßNAH. of New York, said theeftet »tP“! a *M
ttiifi bUi would be to authorise the Secretary of iM
Treasury b le*ue seventy mliHoae of lejnl tender. In
worda, thtreienow that amount un- i****d**te*
the gfccffid section of the act , In addition, to tW» hy
the lew helß anth riiecitoissue one hundred eud
millions in ten dollar notes, which ere net )*c*l frit
d?r. In other w«rd*. the Secretary has BS w
one hundred and thirty rail]lons In note* which. JW
-fStfitsfratany more clrcnlating mediom of tb*„®rr
vernment. hare or in Earooe, without inereaidnwtihc
btlaice of cumney, and jaifcln* incomes only ona
-1 Br. BCOPJELD asbed what was thenajof.any more
I W“rT««l%a» Mt.
f -j_.- i_ *i lft m■« nf onZh&miWg Who, owing to sons
jjlpßorderof the moneyjjmiriiet.oould sot bo otherwise
?i " I S? > fcOTIEI.D ashed where, in sn«h a ««, bras
the ewitaHst who not aupp y the mouev?_ .
MnKA SSOR.could notiaform the jrherj
tn find t-TLch a capitalist, but be presumed, capitalists
would ru t loan money to the Government without oom-
P ‘Hr ail M ;eBIJ,L said the Committee,, of V«s »* 4
M^isM^XthlnkVtwise.c ‘jfrS»S*E&F££:
Ti-usury power to issne le*al-tsnder njtss m any
f °S - OiBFIBL© naye his views upoir'th* subject
Twudimt Mid said that on the 12th of this
Kindrtd aod t weniy millions ®£
notes, similar to that siown hy the gentleman from
P^ S lV™lESB*.a'r?-»«“f»k all, those seTen-thirty
«2&!iSirwiiTimiM ttnden »hs msond. sec to"l of
tWact of Jone last, in place of the legal- tenders, which
Sf£»s SSftßflßSßftS
• T V;« M *e»mit&. rose, when the Question was stated
ontonenretb* in fo£w«’- 4 *
diaigreed to—yeas t 9, nays w, as follows,
TEAS.
fGuHeon,
Harris (HI.).
j -lob n*on (Ohio),
iKaVbfleisch.
KsliogCif. x.)
Kemau,
I<aKear»
liOKg.
Mallory.
McHoweil*
Middleton,
MbWr(H.T.>.
Heble.
Odell,
OifTeftl (Ohio),
Pendleton*
Perry,-
&li (fat
IBogere* 1
NATS.
Ames, OrinneU, Metadoa.
a “’L.j H«i ft Moorhead,
Sl* - ISSi 8 ?’ So&.T.,
Ilfmmt. Hebbare (Conn ) Orth,
SlXe’ Sail (lEr.).-
B«dT U ' JohSon (Fenna), Bice (Me ).
». ESffiffit).
S- . S
SSI,*' tlanT Imart.'
Eliot/' bonryeat. Ihavlr
llanhf* McAllister, Upson, ’ .
Garfield, Mcßride, Yen Valkenhnrg.
■Go«h. MoClnrg. ,
Mr JOHNSON, of Pennsylritma, moved to »con
elder the vote, and to lay that motion on tae table.
-‘"ofmSTr MV n |?IVSNS, of Penneylvanla. the
Bouse s‘rnch oat the following the bill, namely ./
‘•and the of the Treasury is farther au
tboriredto issue bonds of Ihedescnpcion issued and »r
the authority of the act of the June. IS©, t® /clant
r«f >iia flotiue for proposal* for the loan dated 3d. of Bsp*
fLblr! im to snbscribers to the lonn foe the 1 oer
clntn in deposited Phde® he eftidriottce and not repaid,
nrcyided that ihe bendsno issued shall hoar not more ,
than'Sperreninm intere|t, aed.prorided farther, th^i
fractioDal amounts may he paid in lawful maney.of tne, |
- (ASTsaae
•ltd in tne
TO MEXICO.
Allison,
Ancona* _
Baldwin (Mich,),
BlfrtU£*
Breofe s,
B‘roon*»tt. '
Brown (Wifl. )*
Cn&mdler,
njay.
Cole,
Cox,
Criswell., *
Davis (M<L>,
Dawes*
Dawson,
Dennison,
D*i?gs.
Bdaerion,
B’dVidge,
Fiack,
of legal tenders, and then the Dill iras passes
g* a. enacted, Ac That In lieu of aey bonds in*
thorizediobe Issued by the first section al tb* act en
titled an ant to provide wa?s and means for the sap
port of the Government, approved Jane 30th, 1854,
tbai may remain unsold at the date of this act, the
Fecmary of the Treasury may issue, .under the aa
thorny of the said act, Treasury notes of the
description and character authorized by the second
section of the said act: Provided that the whole amount
of bonds authorized as a oresaid, and treasury notes
issued ax d to beisoued in thereof, shall not exceed
the sum of four hundred millions of doUars, and such
treasury notes mar be disposed 'Of for la wrol'money,
or for any olh*r i reaeury notes or certificates of Jndebfc
educes, or certificates of deposit issued undtr any pre
vious aetof Congress; and such notes shall be exempt'
from taxation by or under State or municipal authority.
Skc. 2 That any bonds known as five-twee ties, is
sued under the act of February 25th. ISS3. remaining
unsold, to an amount no* exceeding four hundred mil
lions of dollars may he disposed of by the Secretary of
' the Treasury, in the United States or in Europe, at any
time and on such terms as he- may deem most ad van*
tareoae; Provided, That this set shall noebe so eou
firued ay to «He any authority for the issue of any
iegab tender notes. In any form, beyond the balance
unissued of the amount authorized by the second sec
tion of the act to which this is an amendment,
THB POST Q7FJOH APPBOPSIATtOH BILL.
The House then took np &hd ibe ?c»t OflU« ap
propriation bill, when it adjoorUt d till Monday,
THE I3EGIBIiATDBE.
Hakkiseoks, Jaouary 29,1M5.
SENATE.
Various rssorts of committees were offered, and tie
following Wile introduced: ~ .. ~,
Mr. GRAHAM, extending time for completing Aue
ghemy Valley Bailroad
Mr. BlGfiiM. increasing price of gas in Pittsburg
to *2 par thousand. ' , ■
Mr. HOGE, authorizing Jamestown and Franklin.
Batlroad to issue bonds for $500,000. Passed
Mr. PLEMIISG, incorporating the Home of the Shep
herd of the lambs, of Bridesbnrg.
Mr, SOB ALL, an aoti.elativs to sstateß of lunatic, and
habitual druukaras (giving the same p ower to commit
tees as now possessed by guardians of minor children)
Mr. BEABD6LEB, Incorporating the Philadelphia
and Nova Scotia told Compaay.
Mr. LOWK? offered the following bill :
Be it evaetid, Ac., That Is *U cases of accident on
railioads in this Commonwealth, causing death or in
jury to individual*, whether to passenger* or to em
ployee*. it shall tie the duty of such railsoad company
t'* give immediate notice by telegraph of the extent of
snch Injuries, and the names of the persons killed or
notice to be pat ap In a conspicuous olaoe
at each of the points of such railroad where the com*
pan* may have a.telegr&ph station ' . , ,
A failure to five sues notice shall he deemed a misde
meanor on the part of the person who may have charge
of the train or trains upon the road on which such ac
cident may have occurred, and the company 6baU.be
liable to a fine of $5,000 for a nealeCv to have sneh report
promptly made* such fine to he paid into the State Trea
sury* and If not paid within thirty days after the ae&l
eident, to be sued for by the Attorney General in the
court of Dauphin county. •
I The bill waß*ordered printed and placed on the re
cord Il ls intended to preyent the practice, eo common
I among railroad, employees, of concealing (even from
I fri« nds of parties who are reported injured) ail particu
lars of an accident At the time of the reading of the
above resolution in the Senate there were rumors of a
eeiioas accident having occurred* ia relation to which
no information whatever could he obtained from rail*
I rand tvfficials.
Adjourned nulll Tuesday nsxt, at 11 o’olotk A. M.
HOUSE.
The House met at HA H. . ' • ,
Mr. SELLER offered areaolution appointlnre com
mittee of five to send forperadns and papers, aad ascer
tain whether any of the prothonotaries or election
officers of the B.ale have Violated any of the election
laws in regard to the soldiers’ vote.
Mr. DSNCES offered & resolution instructing the Ju
diciary Committee to inquire what amount of tax had
been paid to the Commonwealth by hanks, and with,
power to send for persons add papers
Nr. BUB.UWIH inquired what the resolution meant.
Messrs. oEBU£&*nd SHKffOE explained that alle
gations had heen made that the banks had in some
cases paid their dividends in gold, so as to avoid the
payment of the State taxes oa the foil amount of ai vi
ces ds its estimated in currency. • - ~, ,
Hr. SMlTHrof Philadelphia, said that the Philadel
phia hanks had acted in quite a different spirit, for they
had sold their gold, ant- paid their dividends io curren- .
. cy, thus a rearing to the Siste the fall amount of the tax
to which she was entitled.
The resolution was passed . ■ .. _
Mr. KELLEY offered a resolution instructing the Ja
dietary Committee to inquire into the expediency of
changing the election laws, so as to provide for the
registration of voters, as la done in New York.
Peeked *
Mr. BdYEB offered a preamble and resolution setting
forte that the Pttsbnrg Port Wavne and Chicago, and
Cleveland and Pittsburg Bailroads, had failed to make
a return and payment of taxon required by
law; therefore,
Resolved, That a special committee be appointed to
ascertain the facte, ena report what action is necessary
tqenforce the tonnage law. ■
Mr. Bt>Y SB disclaimed, all intention of reflecting
upon the officers of the roads, bat the law had not been
complied with. , - .. .
Mr. GLASS said that the fiscal year of the companies
i did not conform to the Auditor GeneraVayear.
Mr. MoOLCBE moved to amend by requiring the
Auditor General to r* port to the Hotue the names of all
companies that have failed to comply with the require*
meets of the toenege lawoH66&
The amendment was pawed. ■ M ~ T
Mr. LTJBBIMAS reported favorably from, the Judi
ciary Committee an act repealing alt laws retatlwMO
school directors in the Twenty •fitriftward, except the
law of 1801 [This places the ward on an equality with
all others in the city. 3 ‘ -1- -• • _ ' •
Mr. BODDIMAN moved to consider .the act. The mo*
tion was agreed to, and its provisions were favored by
Messrs- Cochran, Bmith, an 4 Kudaiiaon.
Mr QUIGLEY opposed the pa-sageof the bill, until
It wee ascertained whether, under its provisions, some
of the members of the old board, who had been elected
prior to 1854. would not be unjosuy deposed.
Mr. QUIGLEY moved to postpone, which was agreed
to.
1. Allowing the ©ov-raer to appoint all oacweneoes
,s f 4 Birthing ont the words <'Tb«Mmpaaies*haU h|ve
i&SEi. I attracting
oj&KStaKSjnd delegation tovotel*
• rMlidetohi*.
B "1 T TOEbI slw°tSt ?t P w« wa!r»»d.rsgod tl,»t a
Step no the price to an exorbitant g m nAs arrange
sssa-^SsssfaSsSfet'
Mr #««• vq»i « .the rates charged to
asd thattfc e*ethe material used iu the roaau
ilie people. the tuem like the ratio
fcotog
“S«IJ
EE?SSS‘SSSIS
opeulnc a door to frw paylJor paw would
the gold sent outoft of *he ueewsaries oflife* Se
A eB^'o^^VaTi
one veok ago, »nd no committee nae *pv
° ,olock -
English Satisfactiaa over our Canadian Polity.
SYMPATHY FOR OUR LOSSES BY RAIDERS
IHB EFFECT o®’ OIR YIOTORIEB IS EBKOFE.
Heavy Fall to the Value of the Bebel
Loan— General News from Great
Britain, France, *o.
Km YOBK, Jan.,9B@-The steamship Clty'ofßtf
tlmore, from Llverpool. on the ttli, via Q.o«Mtown
on the sth, arrived at this port i|
The eteimer Canada arrived at UvenSpl on
the 2d inst., and the Hibernia on the « ,
The City of Baltimore passed the City of Oorhior
Liverpool off Queenstown.
GREAT BRIT AIK.
The political news Is unimportant. .
Great satisfaction was expreased la Eagffi™
the action of president Lincoln in disapproving ot_
General Dix’s order in relation to the parents of
tooraWeritoto Canada. The English press eomptt.
®ent Mr. Lincoln for his promptness
The Times, editorially, is very much Inalined to
arrmiathiie With the Federal* in the master of the „
~ w . a eoldpTfl Tt, imdQt&ltlS thftt SiQ.()lO'
$ detaining th» raiders Oil ton -manni ***.
by the Governor General.ltsays
fault may attach to the Canadian authowtles, toe
Government and people of
to the matter. and have no other wish thaa to tarty
outtheertradition treatvwith^the-nte.»»tiuirnoas
aD OataweH?’the Secretary of State tor the OoloiUeg,
g?of to“BtSteSSJandlf the existinglarvs
Soy© Insufficient they wHl;not long remain
- The war news from America farther depressed
the rebel loan, and it Uadjdociined to 62, a fisl of 10
they have no enemy capable of opposing their chief
revenues derived daring 1861 ssa* only
AQ/rn ftitft Rteriinir below that Of the previous yew 1 ,
toe wduetion of several mimonsto
‘noMßih war- steamaT Bace Horse was wreehed
In the China Seas, and 99 Mves were lost.
FRANCE, . _ \
Kanolaon, at the diplomatic reception on New |
eflaB^,K™toS«fmiSW
u^««rpsr a mf.°ru^W6
be introduced
ssasi—
bI prln ot P Napoiem*i a* been appointei We preal
deTheritouSw!SobSoyant and higher. Bentos
«6f,80.
Hollins (Mo.),
Boss,
Setoeaek*
Scofield* __
Sloan,
Spaulding,
Steele(JT. J.)*
dtron&e,
Townsend,
W*llVo»th,
Wash barn a(IU.),
W«.»h.b*.m (Mass)
Wheeler.
White, G. A.
White. 3. W.
Williams.
Wilder,
Wilton,
Italian Minister of Commerce lias Issued a
JStetotto Sabers of Commerce to warn the
merchants against tbe potent fine tnatlons In Ame
riKrr news Is nnlmportant. '
EAST INDIES.
OAMttTTA, Deo. 16.— Cotton goods aettr*. Es
-0l 16,-Cotton and cotton gootbl
dearer. Exchange ts. lj£d. .•ygfSg*
SHAEOHia, Nov. 26. —Tea dull; SQknns&MgsSp
Exchange 6s. ejfd.
1 LATEST FKOM ENGLAND. |
Captain Corbett, wbo commanded the steamer
Sea King, now the .Shenandoah, from London to
Madeira, bas been arrested for violating the enlist
ment act In enlisting mentor the renßlnavy.
The Timet has an artlele highly eulogistic or
S Tb!?flghfc Bl for the championship,between Wbr
maid and Marsdon, resulted in a victory for the
from. Philadelphia ship Speedwell at Lt-
TS The°Oity of Baltimore passed the City of Cork,
for IstrerpooVoff Queenstown.,
TT-rnrewini. COTTON MANB3T. Jatt J.—TSe «*>•
ni CottonTestoTday amounted to3.oCObales.lncluotac
Tb» markotnlosed
4 Koocbestor inarkot. at.
d LIVER?OOL BKEiOTTOIVs
kit jif stead? with, the exception of Wheat, which has
1 & Co , and BtoU, Bril*,
l"Sßra“aM rcpS FlunT to Wlicit fltm.,tnth an.
i>ivftorv'K jaw»juiv«« *' v ;, u
at« firm, -with ao imj r..vnnent <m fin« quaiitisß.
MptHrs.-Gordos, Bruce, & Co., and Wakefield. Ha*fc,
&Co. report B*ef steady. Pork qniet and steady. Ea
cos liap ss up’watd tendency. Bard firmer, at 51» for
010. Tallow firm- BaUar firm.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. —Ashes steady,
Pugs? pteady. Coffee and steady, - Bice inactive.
Idnseed Oil steady. Sperm-pi V firmer Bosm. no sales.
Spirits Turpentine steady at 625. Petroleum firm at 2s
IC S?Hl> 4 nff MABFErB-—Wheat still advancing and
prices I@SV Setter. Sugar firm. Coffee steady. Tea
quiet, hut steady. Bic« active. with an nnwardlen;
oeney. Tallow Urns. Spirits firm at 63s fid
®&»Olr MONET MARK-ET -Consols. mi<3iWi:
Illinois Central, 61@52per east, discount; Ene shares,
y.@S9. MAEE;E TS BT TEEE6KAEB.
TaveuCooi,. Jan. 6, ’’is Queenstown —Sales of Cotton
for two de-os 6.000 bales Including 2,000 bales to epeco-
Istois and for export. The market continues dull, with
a slight decline in all qualities .. . . .
Breadstuff* steady. Precisions quiet and steady.
Eard advancing Tallow firmer Bacon advancing.
I.ONPCN MONET M»REET. Jan. S —ionssls closed
at soisesiff; llJtnois Ceniial at S2JJ per cent, discount ;
Erie at $;©3S; United States five-twenties at 45®is.
Toeobto, Jan. 20.— 1 n the ease of Barley, the
Lake Erie raider, judgment was given to-'day by
Recorder Duggher. The court was orowded and
many Southerners were present. Barley is com
mitted its subject to extradition under the treaty.
The prisoner’s counsel applied Immediately for a
wilt of habeas corpus and a stay of proceedings.
Albany, Jan. 20.—The New York Central Rail
road Company has declared a dlrldend of 3 per
cent. Superintendent Vlbbard has. resigned, and
his resignation Is accepted.
Thbhecond of the Olasßleal Concerts announced
by Messrs. "Wblfsohn and Thomas win be given
this evening, at the Academy of Music, when a re
markably fine programme will be presented} a
trio, by Schumann} a senate,byTartini, for the
violin (Thomaß); a ballad, by Chopin (Wolfsohn);
and the quartette in F Major, No. 1, by Beetho
ven. Messrs. Boggenburger, Kammerer, and
Ahrend will assist In the production of this great
music. ' ...
Mb. Gottschal* gives what the bill calls “a
last concert d’adieu," this evening—a very bad
mixture of two good languages. From the exag
gerated way in which Mr. Gottsohalk’s concert* are
advertised the public might be provoked'into under
rating their merit. A really great pianist, as Gotta
chalk Is, onght not to be puffed like a pretender.
The programme to night is interesting.
Gbbkania Obohbstba,—The rehearsal this af
ternoon will have the following floe programme:
Overture —“Martha .Flotow.
Song— “ X saw the moon rise clear ”.. Suppe.
"Waltz— *‘ Loreley-Rheln-Ktaenge” . -Strauss.
Second part of Slnfonle No. 3 ...Beethoven.
Concert Overture. Hummel.
Finale—“ Jewess”. Halavy.
Galop—“Fire Department” ........Haertel.
Dn. B. Blow* Witnim announces five humo
rous lectures on Psychology next .week,- at the as
sembly Buildings. Among other astonishing things
he professes to be able to make people drunken cold
water. ...
National Oibotjb.—-There will be an excellent
performance at the Circus this afternoon, upon
which occasion the extravaganza of “ BUly Button,
the TlnfortunateTailor,” will be performed.
to the public, is certain to make a stir in this com
munity, and everywhere else where Zephyrs are
used. There have been a number of Imitations of
the German zephyrs offered in the market from
time to time, but never anything comparable to the
« Eureka Zephyr,” which we have taken the pains
-to examine, and can speak of with the fullest as
surance. The originator of this splendid new article
is Mr. John M. Finn, southeast corner of Arch and
Seventh streets, whose reputation In this depart
ment is too well- known to the ladles of oar elty to
require comment.
. ITS QUALITY AND OOLOBS ",
will bear the closest scrutiny and comparison with
the German zephyrs, white the price of the "Eu
reka” Is folly fifty per cent, lower. Its fibre It
composed «f the finest and softest fleece, producing
a white zephyr, when bleached, that we have never
seen excelled. The superior quality of the wool,
also, enables the dyer to produce colors as.briUlant,
varied, and durable as the most exquisite Imported
dyes. Another great advantage to purchasers
which the “Eureka Zephyr” possesses, is
the MAJrinnt nr which it is j>*t bp. -
The most ol the Imitation zephyrs no win usoeome
In uneven hanks, of various weights, rendering them.
alike perplexing to dealers and unsatisfactory t*
their customers. In the “Eureka Zephyr’*of Mr.
Finn this difficultyis entirely obviated. It is reeled
in hanks of exactly the same length and as nearly
the same weight (one ounce each) as it is possible
to get them, the only difference in their weight being
caused by the varied specific gravity or the dyes to
whieb they are subjected after being skeined. . The
hanks are also so arranged as' to divide into half
honk* that overayß a half ounoe each.
BUBOPK.
ITALY.
Tlie lake Erie Pirates.
The New York Central Bailrotd.
Public Knterwiammds.
CITY ITEMS.
, “ Eureka Uephyr.”
This new article, nowfor the first time prest
PAIRS-, SOGtBTIBS, AND THB TSAXHE
wUhfittdU greatly to their advantage to, give the
“ Eureka zephyr ” their attention. A single trial,
we aremssured, will render its permanent adoption,
In preference to the imported zephyrs, a esrtalnty.
The prices of both, however, are as low (if not
lower). at Mr. Finn’s establishment^Arch and Se
venth, streets, as. any other In the elty. We may
also state, tn thls connection, that his stock or
Stocking Yarns is also vary large and varied, being
probably unsurpassed, Is this pespoot, by any other
stock in tbe tlßited States,
Jakkd'6 “ Euit »a Paris," for liapMtl lu .r' T 5
ty and freshness to the complexion, cI»U, ***<*■
softness to the sMn, Is now need by tie nestM* 8 *
and scrupulous ladles as a toilet artiste e®**
Jonln, 111 S. Tenth, below Chestnut, Beni il
Bsbsaiks n* BKsny-MADB ChOTHnjo
Bargains In Beady-made Clothing,
Bargains in Beady-made Clothing,
At Ohas. Stokes A Co.’s New
At Ohas. Stokes A Oo.'b New «,*•
At Ohas. Stokes A Co.’s New
TJnder the Continental Hotel. ?n4 H
Under the Continental Hotel.
Under the Continental Hotel.
Late Bnsei&s Xbtbiaioekok.— Onr litea r
refen ad-rices Inform ns that, »It te asaotted *
Prince Gortsehakoff seriously oontemplates retin
from office, and that -Baron do Budbwgwaaiit
to be hte Eucoeesor.” Well, we have only to e-,, ..' ll
If the Prince has got such a cough as win oi,*''
bis attending to the duties or hte offioe, it te%»?'*
bly because oi Ms stubbornness to not preen,]
comfortable garments for himself at the BaiZ?
Stone Clothing Hall of BockhiU A Wilson. N»
and 605 Chestnut street, above Slab. Ha siiiS
look out bettor for the future.
PoETtrsATK On, Uompahy.—Among the r»
nate oU companies we notice the Winsi-,* “ ‘
troleum (office Second and Chestnut at rao u
the Com Exchange Bank). One of Its prop,’*],?
comprising one hundred and thirty acres i s S
simple, Is in the -rictaity of the two *
fifty barrel flowing well lately struck on p lth ,v
Creek by the United States Oil Company, of
York. The new Hoydrlok well, on the
river, reported In the Pitroteum Recorder to
flowing one hundred and fifty barrels, « la *
neighborhood of another property or the
containing one thousand acres. j mg thstasi*
Skatihq 1 Skatiho t— On Philadelphia Pj».
TMrty-fitst and Walnut streets. The snow k M s, '
all removed from the ice. Baltey’s Brass
afternoon and evening. Park brilliantly ilinminirsi
every night and open until until ten o’clock, 5
Eastwick Park, Gray's Perry, open til? e y , : ,
nlng.
Park lllnmlnated.
EVE, Ear, Throat Diseases, c■■ t a r,«
Asthma, Brokohitis, and all nervrur iK,!
tione, treated by Dr, Von MoschElsker, Te»Tia».
slals of the most gratifying results of hte t --v,
of the above maladies from well-known eitisea s Ci}
be examined at bis office, 1027 Walnut sires-.
It ib wexz. to get clear or a cold the first <,«=■;
but it Is nmoh safer and better to rid y<i«.-s«lf
the first forty-eight hours— the proper rente, pj
the purpose being Dr. Jayne’s Expectnr»oi p f 9.
-pared only at 242 Chestnut street. jas; s ;
Georgs Steok A Co.’s Pianos, ami Xiste »
Hamlin’s Cabinet Organs, for sale oa’y by j, £,
Gould, Seventh and Chestnut streets. ao’jt-w
EVE, EAR, AEB CATARRH, SttOOOeS’nlly trss-jy
by J. Isaacs, M- I>., Ooullst and A nrls‘, su Pfa. 3t-
Artificial eyes Inserted. No charge for exansiaattos,
Lasse Saxe of Stocks and Beni Estate ea x»v
day nest. See Thomas A Sons’ advertisements.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS,
VMwCmav
Ltent Col JT Moore
C J Pußey, PottsTtlle
B Bleckmaa. Chleege
TbonMack. Boston
H 8 Kemper, CUcinaiH
W B Schmerts & wt, Penns
J A Chappell, Cineinnstt
W K Moorhead. Fntpburg
A Motes. Ciuelnnati
A WSons, Wathirß.on
Tkos Wilson, New York
J) J Thomas, Boston
r B Barrett, Boston
Major A M Adams. Boston
3 H Pierce. Boston
B G Dudley, Dock Creole
W D Danis, Kew .Terser
A J Rich & la. Bnffaio
Mrs
JAeß. Baker, Wheeling
John Cook. Piusbnrg
J W Hubbard _ .
B S-ymour. Kerr Tory
A X. erabrelder, Few York
Mist M Bernard, New York
Miesß G Bernard, NewTork
B 8 Tay, Boston ..
G W Bradley, C«y Point
A J Smith, City Point
W S Beckon, City Point
fe H Salmon, wart, It Eton
idsm?, Main®
0 W Oiman. New Ywk
8 G Xittiedgs, New York
PC Mos«s. t<S»
G Brabrr oi, Taunton
B G Waison, St Louis
S P Van Choate, N T
EW Curtis. Teon
Cbas Btorer. » T
D B Car field
A Pardee, BasletoH, Md
J P Berk*. N Y
DMcAlpiufcwf. B Y
M R Dennis h wf. N J
J c Nice, Baltimore
- Cart Tims D Fitch At wf, Ky
Miss A Wajlaod, Ohio
ChauGoette, SI
T F Keane, St Louis
Pro! SB Peek. ST i
SBiimas, s T
LlentßSPeek, NT
A H Easton
A G Crane * wf, N I
JOpjmck, NewSork
DKYonne, Lone Island
J s Underhill, Loag Island
J B Burr, New York
P TUlinehaßt. New York
JT Martin, Now York
W Tan Geyer, New York
C £ Bamme), New York
F & rhjiTpeil, Baltimore
L & Woolston* BfclUmor*
23M 61
A B Bemaree. Betrport :
Gpo BetfMt, Maplraf 1
B K Bei4J«« Cincinnati
CCT«rt«, kUton. .
A A G.roe, Ctn«inn»U
B "W Van Even, Chicaeo
W P LeacEelter. Cnicago
WentPf Penrtj;«._B »*
g Ksn*a»
WYlijEiiiia
SP B&rlintton, Altoona
Llsut Col J T Moore & la
FP Harxthal Centra co
G B S-'mith* Barrlsbar*
J H McAfee, Harrisburg
O A Wbetsel. MadiooDYlUe
J C Hayden Carbon co, Fa*
CP Smith. lUineia
Chas Curtis, Howark
F pres, CieTeland. Ohio
W B Hyde, Wil®, Pel
RJ> Vtnueld N**r York
Lyinan Smith, Erie, Patna
S Perkin* A wife, Iff Y
James Tompson, a Y
Alex G Catt«l. Iff J
Jj W Plotter, Huntingdon
A Mnirhe&d, Trenton, JST J
John Patton. Penns
BA Irwin, PflDna
B S Oootee, Delaware
A B Stt»ckUy» Delaware
Jas Trimble & la, Pittsburg
J £ Bonner, Orrsville, Pa
H M Sexton, Cincinnati
M Benny, Maryland
Joe Johnson Ala Ohio
Mias B Johnson. Ohio,
Mat ter W Johnson, OMo
Master Bohi Johnson* OMo
Tlioe Hackett, Pntshurg
A Worts. Hew Jersey
F B Manning, Boston
Mr* JtneeeU« cb, Penna
CW ”Wafcsofl Penna
W W Barr, Clarion
D J Bower, Mew Jersey
A L Gs*eel, Kewbera* iff C
J H Sh*fr A wf, Maryland
a T Lewis, Yew York
Wm Patton, Penna
Mrs W Patton, Penna
A B. Siegel
The .Am
J 8 Wolfeterger.-Peona I
J Bsweomer. Greeneaette j
GAMiller. USA
Mis* Comstock. Biownsv’e 1
J G Here, Penna_ _ 1
Dr J William*, B 8S
PH Tailor Boeheeier.NY!
J H Dewey, Hoboken, if J.
A Newkirk, Hew Jersey j
5 B Elliott, Washington
J C Btrob*cfcer, Heat ins
6 M Dunn. Beading
A H Mundy, Cincinnati |
T Harvey. Baltimore 1
JBKeene, Bars'
The Men
Chao E Elmer, New Jer.ey 1
Gee W Sensei. Quarry ville j
A Clabangb. Altoona .
J H Berry, BaMimoi. . \
Thos Greaves, Hew York
TJ Wolfe
Frank Nabbis
Cl H Bell, Trenton _ ,
Cbas KeCaff.rty, Bellefonts
* O Gibson. Chester co
Geo A Waller. Ohio
Jab Boyd, Pittsburg
Lt Seed & la. Chattanooga
John W B oanev- Ohio
J Ker.neide.il, KUtanniug
John Hooey. DBA
W I) Sprecher & wf. Penna
Mre. Carl Mackey. Penna I
A Cameron. Maeiaehusetts
P t chICBB, Terre Haute
F Ashton, Sew York !
T Kerris. New York
J K Cecil. New York
Ponlap Paxton
%'££*7at&°Mh 1 b&
Co! JPSGobin
MGiJnpson, Washington
G B Fisher, Fort Carbon
P W Gengerlln A la. Mass
J BPatterson. Pottsvills
Vjn Dean, Newark, N J
ChasßiU. Brooklyn
The Mi
Wm Kinsey. Harrisburg
Vi Hewknk, New Jersey
GT Nixon, Sew Jersey
S Woolf, New York
T Taylor, Taj lorevflle
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Weak Lhkgs, Coughs, now so Pebya-
I.BNT. dnring the exlreme cold weather, are cur»in
a surpietegly short time by ® r -
POUBD SYEDP OF WIuD OHSfiEY, the ote »
dard remedy, at aU times Bate and reliable. Twee » .
six bottles for $5. Prepared only by .
DE. BWAYNE & 803.
lt 330 North BIXTH Strest-
Tbubses, Brack and Mechanical Sup
ports, el approved construction, aid Ugh* fi
justed with indrment, at C BC. aEHIH.BB. cora
TWELFTH and EACE Streets. (Ladies DfPA-M»“
condncted by Ladies, on Twelfth Street, 4™^°”
Race ) An-extensive variety of ’ Hefe,.
, Braces, Elastic Stockings. Syringes, Nursery artirtjj*-
&C. . ■ *
Corner Borers or Angular Btw--
HOLDEES may ha fitted to any Brace and Bi w
out alio ing the use of the latter wiih ear "
Locksmiths, Gas-fitters, and others, 9 usBftt L
bore in a corner, or at an angle, they are
Soid by TBUMAN * SHA "'
So.B3s(Ei,ht Thirty- firs) MARKET et. .below Ninth-
Wiee Hanging Baskets, of a variet*
of patterns, and Hooka and Brackets, Ch **•
dm., for hanging them, for 4 sHiW ,
"No! 835 (Eight Thirty- five) MARKET St .betoW Math.
Ladies Receive Instruction T 8 &#‘
KEEPING. Commercial Arithmetic. Eercauti
to., tod Businees Writing. in » » 6( .
beeping Inatltnta. TBKTH.aad CBBITKCt.
qk “S a co -’ 8
"MASON & HiSllS 8
-CABINET ORGANS. c j,3lSffl
PIANO Over fiOßea* of taew fine
FORTES. met umeute have been sold. i-.aZltUy-
PtANO by Hr. O . and the demand oB ui»A
FORTES, a conruntly increasing. : AfAV
PIANO Forsrie only by oS<]AfA
,hS
On«iiWb
L H Maltbey & wf. E»,t
fi Burgeaa, New
0 O Godfrey
Miss C T Seed. M* w
RD Lathe?, fon«rir*
W Kendrick. P-t-.-is-.!*
R Mitchell. B** Fr£*«;rc> 1
J p Johnston. frc.-p i*»
*P W Baris,
RSSibnahaU Pi.'U'<a?j
G W Haelmas ar w tVcua
Dr J R Rfttiy 4U. M*sjj
JZCobbana. St L mis
CAJotM Ala. Be-ton
Rsr W F Waiil, ifar Vrd
F Mu*grave
R To?t
J B Biaelow. B-MtAa, i
Miss Bigelow, B-vtoa
Obas LauKdoo, Sew Tori
Geo B Ortb, Goan
M Foster, Sew ?i»rk
J A Morrison, >svr Tork
: G 8 Wentworth. N«**rTrtrk
;>£[ T* Bfe&rs, Wsr-binctoa
• 2L Heck*sch«r, Sew Tork
Oapt £ S Wilson, Msa*
H. Bickford, Boston
R J Smyth, Wheelia*. Y*
C P Williams, Albany
Hue Jawain, Albany
Miss Williams, Albany
HGWortbwgtottft*, Ssv»da
Miss Pearce, Maryland
Mias Rest Maylaad
T B Kennedy. Pecnn
X> Pilce, Boston.
Mrs J C Bed well,Pi :t*»bnrgt
Mrs Loomis. Pittsburg
J E Peyton, N I
Geo L Elder, If C
H Li*tUfield, 3TY
WS Littlefield, H Y
V F Westcott fcl&, N J
W Brown, Baltimore
B 2? Posey, Baltimore
r X B Young, Baltimore
JSGrshwn, Potts Title
Joe P Wilson, W Chester
Col Ohas Ores? ob, USA
W F Burden, Troy
Jas A Barlea* Troy
G G Duutlnf, Bf Y
E Stanley & wf, California
B Bidgyray, Treatoa, 5 J
JSHageriy, Baltimore
<3 Rossei & wf. Buffalo
Dr Sawyer, New York
G It Ward, Boston
E Niefcols, New York
B Orr, Detroit
J M Moore. New Jersey
B B Baratow. New York
H P Brown, New York
P Carpenter. USA
tixard.
H C Hay & wf, lowa
0 U Barret*
JP Ollbav. KeaWefcy
R BeUtctor, How York.
*JG WelStaKtoa, Boston
A Bos*, JSaw Tori
Tho* Pelftrtek, Fjtcsviile
W n Tixompaoa, Jr, Sait
P J Thomas, Boston
T L Lee, BF«w York
s n Ss.-vage,
C P William®, A.\l»*i:t
Ml£B OernaaiKt Almaty
I Hits Williams, Albany
G M Bowman-. M
Mrs E O
■ Miss Wren, Waehinstan
.KTptßeeon, Penaa
JI) Peieaolne. Teoa_
W M Bell, grarraa, 5^
J O Badd, Smyrna,
J MUl*way» Smyrna, Bai
P Leach, Hew York ,
Granville Stokes, 3T J
MH Jones, Eittoa,
B J Bowen. Prauktte
W ff Murray A: son, Pena*
Cbaa Gilpin, Sferyund
WH jLUen. Kentucky
TT Abrams, Ham
K C HaU, Delaware t
AT Johnston, MUford, Ddt
H White, tJS A
l*eon S Jones. DBA
J B Beck, Williamsport
HBBeardslee, Harrisburg
T J Bover, Harriebarf
Bobt Grawford, tockharea
J A Rollias, WasMnsrtoa
Inrael Bilberaon, If Jersey
W H Davis, Baeton
J&o Hailetou.
J Roberta. Boston
J Faley, Washington
B Whifco, LoweU
Jas Mitchell, FewTork
J B Deviney, Michigan
W H Smith, Hew York t
Mrs Smith A ch. Hew J%tk.
Mr Gree&onch. Boston
Mrs Pemeatei. Bio, SA
Adfoble Carlisle
Geo Jackson, Hewark
Lericas.
! J L Lewis, USA-
R Taylor, Hew Jersey
M B Lyons, Hew York
'W R Hesser, Scbvl H
i A S Hoggins, Baltimore
iZ Batdcvrff,
‘ J W Sowers, Coluaibii, r*
PCHeydrick, miGity
ip Dud'era. Hew Jersey
O 8 Halsaver, Bcraecon
ISG Harris PattgriUe
|R P Mallorr, City
|WH«*h, Haw
*CB Browo, Berhn, Md
iD W Shorts, Hew York
‘bants’.
Geo M Slifer & la, Penna
D M Van Ankan, Penna
Jos Smith, Hew Jersey
S 8 Smith. Hew Jersey
MB McDowell , <tr -
John 8 Williams & wf,K Y
J Y Cantwell. Ohio
E B Hurd, Bridgeport. Ct
John Donaldson, Ohm
John Murphev, Ohio
Jas Rhoato-Httßhnrg
J H Bony, Biliiraors
Luther L Baas. F«Dri
W H Thompson, Basks M
H 8 McNair, Bucks co
H BhuriT- Pittsburg
i Geo Bhrhart, Lracaster
;A Aistead, Barn|t-n xl
> Frank Smith. U 3 A
jBGMU-er, Kemph *.
IF ABfeCarty, Idaho 140
XUiOB.
Dr J W Zell * '*• *4“ “
Hip* L D Patterson, Lance.
Miff JP Andrews, Lias w
tifißffiSSSiKSf!
D B Seidel, Pottavlll*
JBwing. Bridgeport. H J
8 WBsrine. Bridgeport
A KHay, Jr, Now Jersey
idisoo.
J W Harkins. Tariorsrills
J Busier. CbeltenHtU
BVBVan DikeSla.s l
L G Rolf, Monro, co. Fa
PPossisger, Monroe co, r*