Amusements. pnTSBDBSB THEATRE. * Liessee and Manager Wu, Eehdibsos. nRNOTTT Mr «n: —-—•■•••—H- Otebinqton. iStr American Actor. Mr. oSotera. a CT ° S ' " ho wIU »PP«" to throe the great play of «tO; or the Armorer of Tyre. The Prince __u. s. Karnes rJTW o **' C. Loveday “JW* 11 ®— ~ Annie Eberlie .. Orchestra To conclude with The Toodles. Father Acorn. ENGLISH OPERA AT MASONIC Hale. JUSTLY CELEBRATED AND ’ wonderfully popular Holman Opera Troupe, Have the honor of announcing a short season oi °P«% commencing on MONDAY. Dec, 2Lst, with Bali's beautiful composition, The Bohemian Girl! With a cast of charaoteis embracing the entire Troupe and a powerful auxiliary oorps. Dance—La Madrollina ....Miss Julia Holman To oonclude with the laughable Protean Operetta, THE YOCSG ACTRESS, In which Miss Sallie Holman will sustain six dif ferent characters. Admission „.25 Cents A lew reserved Orchestra Seat- ~...„A0 Cents Dooreopen at7ofdocJi; to oommenoe at V&. The dnoawill open for the sale of seats on Bat« urday amrningfrom lO to I o’clock. Grand Mat* ineeon Christmas and Saturday afternoons at 2 o'clock. dols-wd HALL. FOB SIX NIGHTS ONLY, Monday December, I4ib, MORNINGSTAR’S MI NSTREL S CORSET BAND, SIXTEEN GIFTED ARTISTES IN A Grand Sorie de Afrique Every evening daring the week. Grand Matinee Satmdaj Afternoon. Admission. Doors open at ; performance to ootnmenao at a K to 8. K. 11. ARMSTRONG. dell-Btd Agent. Auction Sales. W A. SrCLELLANI). AUCTIONEER, 1 • No. 55 FIFTH STREET. GREAT HOLIDAY fiALB OF TOYS Ac, commencing: on MONDAY BVKNING. Decem berifUt. at 7 o'olook, and on TUESD \ Y r , WED NESDAY and THURSDAY AFTERNOONS, at 2, and EVENINGS, at o’clock, will be sold at the Masonio Hall Auction Houso. No. lb Fifth street a large consignment of TOY T S, VASES, and FANCY’ GOODS, Comprising a full tssortment for HOLIDAY* GIFTS Ac. The above U consigned largest Eastern Importer*, and wi 1 be sold without any regard whatever to prices. The Toys can be purchased at PRIVATE SALE on Tuo day, Wednesday and Thunday mornings. dels CUN ARD LINE. Steam to (laeenkvi god Literpcel, The First Claws Power nl 8 eamaliipa, fiJDON | MARATHON, | • WIU. NAIL FROM NEW York every alternate Wednesday, from Liverpool every alternate CESHBHv Tuesday, and from Queenstown overy alternate Wednesday. Steer&ffo Passage from Liverpool or Queens town, $3O in sold, or its equivalent in currency. From New York to Livorpool, $35 in onrrenoy For Steorage Passage apply to WILLIAMdA GUION, -*0 Fuiton St., New York, or THOS. H. RATTIGAN. Agt, No 122 Monongahola Hooso, Water Bt., no2B-lyd Suoooasor to Thos. Ratti?an. Passage from England & Ireland #21,00. EUROPEAN AGENCY. * THOMAS 11. RATTiaAN, Kuropoan Agent, 122 Monongaho -sjg3C3g9p la IloußO, Pittiborgh, Pa., is pro* pored to bring out or send .back passengers from or to any part of the old country, either by etoam or sailing packets. BIGHT DRAFTS FOR SALE payable in any part of Europe. Agent for tho Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad. Alsc, Agent for the old Black Star Line of Sailing Packets, and for the linos of Steamers sailing botweon Now Turk, Liverpool, Glasgow and Galway. Having sacoe*ded the above in. tho European Passage and Exchange Business, the undersigned solicits the patronage of his former customers, and the publn in general, and is prepared to set* tie all outstanding tran:actions : n lull. THOS. H RATTIGAN. Wholesale and Retail DRY GOODS CLOAKS, J. W. Barker & Co. 9 59 MARKET STREET, PITTSBURGH. Goods by the piece or package, or in length to suit, at Eastern prices. SENATE HOUSE, So. 57 OHIO STREET, ALLEGHENY CITY. OYSTERS SERVED IN EVERY style and variety. The beat of Liqaors con stantly on hand. FREE LUNCH Served every morning between the hnors oflO and 12 o'clock. . SAMUEL HUGHES, de!o-2awd-tf Proprietor. PittBbargh»anitary Committee AND DEPOSITORY. No. 59 Fourth Street, Between Wood and Market Streets, PRESIDENT, THOHAS BA££H£iA, SECRETARY, JOSEPH B. HUNTER, TREASURER, JAMES PARK, Jr. Contributions of Money and Goode solicited. Stores sent to all parts of the army. Informiticn furnished in relation to the Sick and Woondedin the Camps and Hospitals. The freight on goods donated is pgid here. Address, PITTSBURGH SANITARY COMMITTEE. deS-tf . COAL LANDS) COAL LANDS FOR SALE-— Forty-two teres of good coal land, ornate on the Little Saw Mm Btm a. B. For price andtenns, SDDIy to «* S.CUTH^ASON^ DAILY POST. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1868, LOCAL INTELLIGENCE The following copies of the Daily Post are wanting at ihis office to complete oar files. Will any of our friends having the following Dumb era oblige ns by leavifig them at the coanting room, corner of Wood and Fifth Btreets: Two copies of May Ist 1868, Two copies Aag. 7th “ -J. 0. Softon .Mr. Chippendale The Weekly Post , for next Saturday is now ready tor delivery ; price per single copy, in wrappers, five cents; per year, by mail, in advance, $1 60; tbe usual de* dnetion made to clubs. For sale at the countiog room, corner of Wood and Fifth streets, and at Case’s and Pittock’s peri odical stores. Send a copy to absent friends and soldiers in the army. It is a superb number, brim full of the latest news. The Conscription Law. —The New York Commercial opposes the repeal ot the $BOO clause of the conscription act, and of another discrimination it says:— “The present classification, which must have commended itself to Congressmen because most of them are included in the class of ‘over thirty-five and married,’ is as absurd as it well could be. As a rule, married men over thirty-five, could be spared from their families more easily than married men under thirty five, whose families are younger and need more care, while the head of the house is less likely to be in good circumstances than the man who is over thirty-five. Another amend ment that has been recommended is to make two classes, one of married men, the other of unmarried men, and to draw the latter down until the last man is taken before touching the sacred persons or the Benedicts. The aubjeot is involved in great difficulty, and it would be impossi ble for the highest human wisdom to frame a con script law that would not produce some hardship. We are clearly of the opinion that the commutation clause is e mitigating feature of the draft, and that it should, in some shape, be retained. There should be a requirement also that commutation money should be expended in beauties and for substitutes in the die tricts where it is paid, and not devoted to other States or other purposes.” Later news from Washington would seem to indicate that Congress will repeal the $BOO clause iu the enrollment act. Th eMilitary Committee ot the Senate is believed to be in favor of doing so, and it is not unlikely they will attach a section to lhat effect to the amendatory bill introdu ced by Mr. Wilson. If this rnmor prove correct, substitutes will run np to a very high fignre, and we suppose poor men can be benefited by it only by going as “subs.” .25 Cents. “Interesting Decisions.” —Coder the head of “ Interesting Decisions,” an ex change says: Tbe Provost Marshal Gen eral has decided that the statas of a person and his liabilities under tbe act of March 3d, 1863, as affected by his age and marriage, for the two years covered by the pieseut enrollment, are determined by his age on July Ist, 16C3. Where there is one soa in the first., and two or more in the second class, subject to draft, the latter are within the meaning of the 4th provis ion of the 2d acction of the act as “ liable to draft,” which reads as follows: “Where there are two or more sons of aged or iofirm parents, subject to draft, the lather, if he be dead, the mother,) may elect which Rhail be exempt. ” These decisions are certainly interesting—bat bow is a body to understand what they mean ? They doubtless contain a world of meaning, but how can it be got at ? Perhaps those who can answer the following qaestion may be able to “wool” the above. “If your mother’s mother was my mother’s sister's aunt, what relation would your great grand father's uncle’s nr phew bo to my older brother’s first cousin’s son-in law?” • KEDAK, TRIPOLI, Hk4\’y Damages. —The jury in the Die trict Court yesterday in tho case of Bender 78. The Citizens Passenger Railway, ren dered a verdict for the plaintiff of $1,316. The reader may recollect that on the 23d day of December, 1861,'a boy, a son of Mr. Bender, was severely injured by being rnn over by a street car, on ibe Passenger Railway near the Cemetery. It appeared in evidence that the regular driver of the car had stopped off at the company’s store, in Lawrenceville, and entrusted a boy to drive out to the Cemetery and back. Bender’s son was on the car, and was or dered off by the lad in charge of the car, and in obeying the order he fell under the wheels.) It was held that the injuries bus tained by the boy was the result of negli gence on the part of the corapanylin not having a regular and competent driver on the car at the time, and hence the verdict. Miller and Dickens for plaintiff’, Thomas Howard for defence. Keep Them Warm. —A distinguished medical gentleman says that diseases of the chest are early contracted by expo sure to the cold without sufficient cloth ing. The greater portion of children from one to fifteen months old, who die in winter, are killed by the cold, or diseases resulting from cold. Wollen ffanuel is re commend ns the best clothing to be worn next the skin in our variable climate, at least for nine months in the year. If pr • rents would preserve the health and lives of their little ones, they Bhould keep them warmly clad, especially about the chest and feet. Wollen socks should be adopt ed, for cold feet are almost always the cause of catching cold. Elizabeth Borough All Right. —We aro indebted to Lient. J. C. Sproal, re cruiting agent, for the following informa tion. The people of Elizabeth borough not liking the idea of a draft, went to work in earnest, and by offering additional bounties to those of Government, succeed ed in raising ber quota of men, and is now clear from the coming draft. There is not a ward, township or boroogh in Allegheny county but could do the same if they would only go to work in the right way, and in the same liberal and patriotic spirit. St, Louis Fur Market. —The following were the ruling figures for fnrs in St. Louis ou the 12th instant: No. 1 Raccoon, GOe.; No. 2, do., 30c*3 No. 3, do., 15c ; No. 1 Mink, $2,50; No* 2, do., $1,25; No. 3, do., 60c.; Fox, 26a; Wild Cat, 25c.; Muskrat, 15o.; small Wolf, 75c : large do., $1,50; Beaver, per pound, $1,50; Bear, 60c(«*3,60; Opossum, 10c.; Deer, Winter, 40c.; Summer, 55c., No. 1 Otter, $3,76; No.[2, do., $1,25; No. 3, do.. $l, Skunk, 10 to 25a Another Brußious Noth. —The Bank Beview announces the following descrip tion of a new altered $lO bill on the Ma rine bank of Toledo, Ohio. It is altered from the genuine l’s of that bank. The vignette represents ships at sea, and on the .lower left end men are engaged in dipping tea, Ac. It will be noticed that there is a large red medallion figure “l" ontbe centar of the bill House I*9®, Sale. —We call the atten tion of the reafter to an advertisement in anotfce*'celfifenheWed “Housefor Sale.” tide ma’veryifßlftfible.property, elegibly .lottted, nobble terms, ; THE PITTSBURGH POST: FRIDAY MORNINGS DECEMBER 18, 1868. ■■■■■■■MWMW—— : ' > .■ * Til t. i j j ", Missing Papers. Weekly Post. Tag Draft. — Volunteers—Applications for Exemption—Election by Parents. — The Board of Enrollment, {22d District,) meets at ten o’clock, and call over those cases of Manifest Permanent Disability, (they do not exrarine cases of consump tion, diseases of heart, liver, kidneys, Ac., until the person is drafted.) After these the names of applicants for Alienage, Non-residence and Unsuitable Age, numbered from 900 to 999 will be called—none over No. 1,000. Any appli cants under No. 900, heretofore called, may be called on Saturday, by leaving their names and numbers in the front‘bu siness office, second story, during to day, that their papers may be searched out to night. At two in the afternoon disability cases will have another chance, no matter how high the number of the application—and so at ten and two each day. “ Election of Parent” applications may be filed but will not be heard until Wed nesday, 23d inst. Numbers from No. 1,000 to 1,100 will be heard on Saturday—and none over 1,100 can be heard until the parties are drafted, unless the Board sits on the 20th (Sunday) or the Department extends the time allowed them, which expires on that day. Stamp Duties on Monet Receipts.— The Commicgioner of Revenue believes that the system which levies stamp duties on documents and instruments of evidence may be judiciously extended. He pur poses, therefore, to put a tax upon re ceipts for payment of money. Being of the nlmost importance in all transactions, the necessity of making them valid evi deuce of payment would offer the strong est inducement to having them duly stamp ed. It is believed that, by subjecting them to one half the duty now required on checks and sight drafts a considerable revenue might be obtained without serious ly burdening any interest. In England, the penny Btamp on receipts is $2,200,- 000. A tax here of half that amount, he thinks, would be nearly as productive. Ihe imposition oi a tax of this kind will tend to make the cash system more popu lar. Next Criminal Cc crt. — ibe next term of the Criminal Court commences on the 28th inst., just ten days from to day, The law makes it obligatory on oar mayors, magistrates and aldermen, to make their returns within a specified time, and as the Prosecuting Attorney is determined to enforce it, those interested will do well to send in their informations without further delay. Disbanded. —\\ e understand that the Hope Hose Company, of Allegheny city, have .disbanded, and the city has taken charged f the apparatus, and will at once organize a paid company instead of the old Independant organization. The “Hope” have done much good service in their time, and in case of a serious fire they will be greatly missed. Accident. —A lad named Thomas Law had his leg crushed between two cars, at the Outer Depot of the Pittsburgh and Chicago Kailrcad, on Monday, He was riding on a train which was being “drilled” iu the yard, and in jamming off he fell with his leg under the wheel,r cushing it horribly. Dead.—G-'-n. Buford, one cf the bravest and moat reliable ot our Union officers, died in Washington City yesterday of ty phoid fever and dysentery. He was ill bat a few days, and was made a Major General but a few hours previous to his death. Paid Off. ('apt Vm. ,1. Morehead, disbursing olncsr, l : . S. A., paid off all the troops in Camp Copeland, including both bounty and pay. during Tuesday and Wednesday lust. E\lmi’t. —By decision of the State Su perintendent, school leathers am exempt from duty on Thanksgiving days, Christ mas, V ash ngtoii’a birth day and the Fourth of July. Houiiat Books. —The largest and choicest collection ft* Holiday Books, Photograph'Albums, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books ever opened in Pittsburgh, is the sleek displayed at Miner’s Mam moth Book Store, next door to the Post office. Tots at A dction. — On Monday even ing next McClelland, at the Masonic Hall Auction House, will commence his usual annual sale of toys, fancy goods, Ac. Miner’s Almanac. —Miner’s Pittsburgh Almanac, for 1864, calculated and edited by Sanford C. Hill, is sold everywhere. AwrsEMKnrs Iheatre. —Mr. Proctor, the great Amer ican tragedian, takes a benefit at the thea tre this evening, on which occasion the new historical drnma entitled “Gio” in which he personates three characters— ‘*Gio,” ‘’Balhec” and “The Twin Broth er." This play is pronounced by compe tent judges to be one of great interest, and in the hands of Mr. Proctor is rendered intensely interesting. Seats should be en gaged early in the day, as the house will be packed to its utmost capacity. Morningstar’s Minstrels. —This ex cellent and popular operatic troupe, who have been during the past week delighting large audiences at Concert Hall by their ex quisite music and amusing jokes, will give a Grand Matinee on Saturday afternoon for the benefit of ladies and children. We think the public will bear us out when we Bay tbafithese mmstrels lire by far the best that have visited our city this|many a day. Go and hear them this evening. Remember.— Seatß for the Holman Op era can be secured at Masonic Hall to morrow morniog frnm ten to one o’clock. Logage yonr seats, for a great rußh may be expected. The Holman Troupe.— See advertise ment of the Holman K nglish Opera Troupe in another column. JOBBPH VETER ANTHOJTT METIS JOSEPH MEYER A SON, manufacturers of PLAIN AND FANCY FURNITURE & CHAIRS, ’ WAREHOUSE. 136 SMIIHFIELD ST.. Between 6th st., and Virgin alley, no 9 PITTSBURGH. WORK BOXES, Bhoii Work Boic: Jesci Boies, Jewel Boxos. AT RANKIN’*! DRUG STORE, de!4 63 Market st., 3 doors below Fourth, gECOND HAND Worthington Pomp For Sale. rvnlSi!?*'bale a refitted No. 5,12-inch vyungy, 9-Inch stroke Worth In ston Pomp, which they will sell cheap for cash, ffKLDON A KELLY, 164 Wood sL, j BY TELEGRAPH Latest from Cairo and and Below. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS Washington City Jfewt*. REPEAL OF THE COMMUTATION MOSERY AND UTS GUERRILLAS, Ac., Ac., Ac., Ac. Cairo, Dec. 17. —The steamer Julia from New Orleans, has just arrived. Sbs reports that the steamer Brazil was fired into below Rodney, on the 11th; three women and one man were killed and several wounded. She alao reports that the steamer Tecumseh was burned on the 16th of November. The Julia brought 260 p&saengers, and 212 hogsheads of sugar for St. Louis. Five hundred strag glers, deserters and recruits were Bent to Memphis and Louisville from here to day. The steamer St. Patrick, from Memphis on the 14th, has arrived. Gen. Earlbut has issued a Bpecial order to the effect that guards be established in three designated roads leading into the city. Cotton will be admitted on the roads, bnt no other merchandise. The officers in charge of the pickets will make a memorandam of the name of the owner, consignees, marks and bills, and report the same daily to the local treas nry agent, The time and day ia also specified when cotton produce may be brought in, and if brought in otherwise than in compliance with the order it will be seized. Tbe commanders at Lagrange, Corinth and Columbus will be authorized to make a simular regulation at the posts named when, in their judgment, the state of these commands and the adjacent conn try will permit. Guerrillas are reported in various points along the river between here and Memphis. The Memphis cotton market is dnll. The sales for the last Iwo days have been 95 bales at 66070 c. Receipts from below 94 bales. Washington, December 16. —The Bill reported back from tbe Senates Commit tee on Military Affairs, with amendments, reduces the proposed bounty for enlist ments of veterans to $lOO, and of others to $lO, and includes those on y who are not now in the service. Senator Wilson’s amendment to the con scription bill, exempts tbe following per sons: Suchasaie mentally or physically unfit for service, the Vice President of the United States; the Judges of the various Courts of the United States; the heads of the various Executive Departments of the Uuited States; Governors of the several States; an only son liable, to military doty, of ft widow, wholly dependent on his la bor for support, an only son of an aged or infirm parent or parents wholly dependent on his labor for support; and in case there are several sons, all drafted, such parent or parents may elect which son shall be exempt; an only brother of orphan child dren, twelve years of age, wholly depend ent on his labor for support. Where among several sons two have been per manently disabled, or died in military ser vice, the residue shall be exempt; Any persou convicted of felony. The separation of the enrollment into two classes, has been abolished. A person enrolled and moving to another locality may have his name taken from the list and placed upon the enrollment in the place of his residence. Any person enrolled who Bhall procure an acceptible substitute shall be exempt. New York, December 17. —A special to the Timex, dated Wasbing'on, Decern ber 16, nays an effort is being made lo give General Butler full authority to negotiate for the exchange of onr prisoners now languishing in Richmond, It is under stood here that he has expressed hin wY liugnosß to undertake it, and haß confi dence in his ability to affect it. It is moreover understoood that he will be acceptable to the Richmond authorities as a negotiator, and they will be disposed to treat on the basis of considering all our captured negro soldiers, not claimed as slaves by thei** owners, on the Bame foot ing os our white soldiers. A demand was made to-day upon the State Department to claim the surrender of the pirates who captured the Chesapeake from the Nova Scotian authorities, under the extradition treaty. The factß opoß which this is based were received this afternoon. Headquarters United States Forces, West Vhoinia, December 15.— A special to the Herald sayg: We have informa tion that a detachment of ihe 20th Penn sylvania cavalry, while out on a scout ordered by Gen. Kelley, destroyed the foundry at Edinburg, in the Shenandoah Valley. The rebels were using this foun dry for the preparation of iron to be sent to Richmond, and, as reported, used io the construction of gunboats. A portion of the troops under the com mand of Col. Welles, and from Gen. Sullivan’s column, had some severe skirm ishing yesterday, near at and beyond Strasbnrg. Col. Welles took some thirty prisoners, a portion of these belonging to The indications is that the enethy has, or is trying to reinforce Imboden, in the Shenandoah Valley. The reasons for this will soon be apparent. Fortress Monroe, Dec. IG.— The Rich mond Whig, in an editorial, says that the Atlanta Confederacy asserts that our cav alry advanced on the 10th, above Riog gold, and finding the country clear of the enemy, they proceeded thence to Lookont Mountain, and Missionary Ridge; there they found nothing bat the remains of the enemy’s camp. The position seemed to have been deserted on Saturday last. Ia the town of Chattanooga and below, the enemy had visibly decreased bis force. The presumption is that a heavy column has gone after Longstreet, and an expedi tion has started into West Tennessee to look after Forrest, who has taken advan tage of the absence of Sherman’s corps. Washington, Dec. 17.I—Night 1 —Night before last Moseby, with a gang of ninety guer rillas, made a descent upon our picket lines outside of the defences, withont ef fecting any serious damage. Oar cavalry were sent in pursuit. An ab s urd rumor is circulating to-day throughout the city that Moseby was in town yesterday afternoon. The military authorities have been on a sharp lookont for the guerrillas, bnt without success. It is reported at the Navy Yard that tbe rebels have lately opened with field pie ces on our gunboats at the month of the Rappahannock, and onr steamers, after firing a few shot in retnro, hauled off into the Potomac. Cigar BUnds, Cigar Holden, Wasihngton, Dec. 17.—The probabili« ties decidedly are, that Congress will re peal the three hundred dollar clause of the enrollment act. The military com mittee of the Senate, are. believed to be in favor of doing so, and it is not unlikely that they will attach a section to that ef fect amendatory to the bill introduced by Senator Wilson. Perfumery, Perfumery, Cleveland, Dec. 17,—The Assessors’ Convention committee recommended a tax on distilled spirits of one dollar per gallon; malt liquors, sixty cents per gal lop; .malt, thirty cents per bushel; hops, rfiv® cents perpoosd. , TO THE DAILY POST. CLAUSE. New York, Dec. 17.—The steamer City of Cork, arrived here, from Liver pool on the 18th, and Queenstown on the 80th, with one day’s later news. The Pope’s reply to the Congress invitation, expresses his conviction, that the Con -1 gress would respect his rights. The Paris Constitutional attacks the English Gov ernment, for declining to enter the pro posed Congress, and says, if trouble and conflagration should ensue, as is probable, the entire responsibility will fall upon those who rejected the work of peace. Washington, Dec. 17.—Information has been received here, that the order, No. 46, of Gen. Butler, recently issued, has worked wonders in recalling to their allegiance to the Government, sympathi sers with rebellion in that department. Its operation commenced in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday last, when a number hitherto opposed to the Government vol untarily came in and took the oath of allegiance. On Monday the number of applicants for certificates of loyalty was so great that they could be hardly accom modated. New York, Dec. 17, —Mintitlan dates of the 1 Dth ult., states Lhat the place was closely besieged by the French forces, and all supplies from the interior were cut cff. The people were suffering from want of provisions. The French guuboats were alao guarding the town, besides a number of French and Egyptian troops. The natives were very bitter on the French despotism, and hope for intervention by the United States. New York, Dec. 17. —A Tribune spe cial dated Washington, Dec. 16, says: Gen. Schofield had an interview with the President this evening. No order re lieving him has been, and probably none will be issued, until a suitable person to command the Department of Missouri be decided upon, and also a new command found lor Gen. Schofield. Gen. Buford died in this city to-day of typhoid fever and dysentery. New York, Dec. 17. —The Tribune has advices from Texas from prominent gen tlemen from that State, containing, among other information, the following: It is rumored that in the early part of October, on Colorado river, in Fayette and Bastrop counties, thirty-four persons had been hanged—Americans and Ger mans. Haiifax. Dec. 17. —The Ella and An nie captured the Chesapeake thismorning in Sambro Harbor, All bnt three of the crew escaped. Soon sfrer capturing her the Dacinah came up and ordered her into Halifax. Ihe three vessels are now here. RIVER MATTERS. Thb Litre,—Last evening at twilight, there were s'ant ten feet of water and rilling. The weather burns tbe day was cbangable—we had occasional showers. A«-rbo fine packet Arminia. Cant. M’Callum. loaves for Cairo and bt. Douia on Friday. This boat has fine accommodations aad auentivo of fice's. Too fine packet “Jennie Hubbs,” Captain DevKir.cy.iB announced f'-r Cincinnati and Louis vllle on ihu> dar. ARKIVAI.N AIVI> UEFARTEItES. „ AKKIVED, Frai.kli.'-, Donnott. Brownsville. Gallatin, Clarke, Brown rille. Jiu. Keose. Peobica, Elizabeth. Ida Ri c*o, Roo: c. Cincinnati. Julia, Coulsnn. Zinc3v-iiie. , „ . DEPARTED. * UaPaiin. Clarke, Brownsville, r rank lin. Bo a nett, Brownsville. Jas. Rowe. Feebloa, Elizabeth. Darling, Batchelor. Memph s, Mi.i :n;, h ami It .in, Cincinnati. Do.don Era, Holiday, Cincinnati. STEAMBOATS. Red, White and Blue” Line* TFIROIGII DIRECT FOR WHEELING, 91 ARIETTA, IMttKEKb- HI RU and CIACTA’XATI. Tow no Barges.*^ £*.a*AL3L>. h i < “ ora r‘rDdng the new*,-«flj®_|fc Jw4£e&fi*nDa elcg*nt firstßrnlhTHißihi pasreuger .-learners, CftlCh KT No. 3. Black, mas ter—race, cleric: CRICK.EI No. 4. 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O’NEIL, Chroniole building. 70 Fifth at., Pittsburgh, Pa, jyintf Corner of Penn and St Clair streets PHtsbiirfch, Pa, The largest, cheapest, a3td most fucoesslal BUSINESS MAN'S COL LEGE in the United States. 43‘Btudents can enter and review at any time. CIRCULARS containing ftfll information emit pbec of charge to any address, on application to the Principals, JENKINS Jr SMITH, de7-liwakw Pjgsbmgh, Pa. CSS-6 BARRELS FBBftB EflOfr- Jmt received and for sale ter PETZBR A ARMSTRONG, del* comcrJ&uta and First su. , LATEST TELEGRAPH, XXXvuith COIUBEBS, -A CASE AGAINST THE j GOTEES Fort Yorktown Destroyed by THE CHESAPEAKE CAPTURED. Terrible Boiler Explosion at Chicago, Ac, Ac., Ac., Ac. Washington, Dec. 17, House,— The Speaker laid before the House the report of the Superintendent cf Coast Survey. Mr. Stevenß, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill making appropriations for consular and diplo* matic expenses. Mr. Bice, from the Committee of Naval Affairs, reported a joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Capt. Rodgers. On motion of Mr. Waahburne, of Illinois, it was resolved that when the House ad- journed to-day it would be till Monday next, Mr. Price introduced a resolution, instructing the Committee on Roads and Canals to inquire into the expediency, &c M of constructing and enlarging such Northern canals as may bp necessary to connect the Hudson and Mississippi rivers with the great lakes, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Holman moved to lay it on the table, which was to by a vote of 57 to 90. The resolution was then adopted. Mr. Anderson offered a resolution which was adopted instructing the Com* mittee on Roads and Canalß,to inquire into the. expediency of improving the upper rapids of the Mississippi, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Rogers gave notice of a bill to re fund to the States, counties, townships, wards, cities and municipal corporations, all monies paid by them respectively for bounties to volunteers in the Union army. Senate. —Mr. Hale rose to a privileged question. He desired to send to the Clerk’s desk, to be read, a newspaper paragraph, charg ing with bribery a Senator from New Eng land, in securing the release, for the Bum of $3,000, of two prisoners from the Old Capitol. From information which he had received from a Senator, he was led to believe that he (Hale) was the Senator alluded to. He wished to make a statement of the tacts upon which the charge was founded. Mr. Hale then at some length explained that he bad acted as counsel for these persons, and that previous to doing so, he had asked the advice of the Hon. Reverdy Johnston and others, if he.could, consist* tently with his position as United States Senator, act as the legal adviser of the above mentioned parties. He was assured he coaid, and that there existed no reason why be should not. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson stated to him that ho was, himself, egnaged in such cases almost daily under these circum stances : he acted for the prieioners. He tHalej then stated the facts of the case aDd concluded by saying if there was bri bery it was not done inadvertently but ad visedly, and with cautious deliberation. Mr. Johnston remarked that he recol lected distinctly that Hale called on him as stated, and reported the conversation materially as stated in answer to his (Hale’s) inquiry whether a Senator was precluded from acting as counsel for a per son charged before a court martial with fraud. He (Johnston) said he saw no le gal impediments in the way, or even in delicacy in what he (Hale) had done, was no doubt done in consequence of this opinion, that Senators do not cease to be lawyers if called upon for professional services. He saw no a.dicalty in complying unle-B the services involved the neglect of public duties ; he (Johnston) had repeatedly acted himself upon this assumption.. The only question that could arise is, is there any law pro hibiting it? There was a law prohibiting Senators from prosecuting claims made against the Government before the Court of Claims, He believed that same law expressly, except that in cases pending before the conris, one has-a right to go before any other cornt in the Uni ted States. It was not the intention to prevent a lawyer practicing in his profession if a case of fraud in contracts is brought before a mili tary A lawyer, whose services are desired, has no right, because he is a member of Congress, to refose his servi ces any more than he would in a capital casein the civil courts. Mr. Hale submitted the following reso* lution which was agreed to : Resoleed, That the Committee on Ju diciary be instructed to inquire whether J. P. Hale, a member of this body, in connection with the case of one Hunt, charged with crime by direction of the War Department, has beea guilty of &Dy conduct inconsistent with his duty as a Senator, and that they have power to send for persons and papers. The following message was received from the President: Herewith, I lay be* fore you, a letter addressed to myself by a committee of gentlemen representing the Freedman’s Aid Society in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. The Bubject of the letter, as indicated above, is one of great magnitude and importance, and ono which these gentlemen, of known ability and high character, seem to have considered with care. Not having time to form a mature judgment of my own as to whether the plan they suggest is the best. I submit the whole subject to Congress, deeming that their attention thereto is almost imperatively demanded. Abraham Likcolf* Mr. Foote moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn till Monday next. Lost —adjourned. Cairo, Dec. IT,— Memphis dates to the evening cf the 14th have keen received. Gen. Hurlbut promulgated another impor* tant order of which the following is the substance: It having beeQ ascertained that Urge quantities of coir, have nassed from Memphis, and especially South, it is therefore ordered that neither coin or bol lioq be sold, bargained or exchanged within such parts of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, as are within this deport* ment; except as follows : Persons having coin or bullion in their, possession which they desire to exchange; may receive permission from the Treosn* ry agent to send the same north via Cairo, receiving back the equivalent iotsnch cur rency as they may choose. Any sale or exchange, except as above provides, Bhall be punished by military tribunal. Bankers ana others doing a deposit business in Memphis, are required to send forward the coin bullion in their hands to the Provost Marshal, both for themselve and their depositors, and convert the same into currency. Hereafter they will re ceive none on depoeit except to forward the same as herein provided. Washington. Dec. 17.—The case of Caunack and Ramsey against the Gov* eminent, came up for argument before the First Comptroller of the Treasury yester day. It involves, a claim of about two million dollars with interest and has been in litigation about ten years. It is on ac count of a mail cpntyact for service on the Pacific cobbL wo. Curtis Hays, esq., of New York, opened the argument for claimants and will be followed by Milton Whigtey, of Washington ; is here to reply for the Government* T . Thejcasewul probably occupy week. Foetbbss Deo. evening theljoljHtsl 'at Fortf Yotktpwn was destroyed by fire. " The fire comma' moated to the bakery,and abpnthalf wt one o’clook the magaizine exploded. The firefcontinned, causing thefregnbtrt explo sion of shells daring (be Bight*. Aboot four o’clock this morning another explo sion took place. Several bnildings w?re destroyed. These are all the particulars we have as yet. One wounded man ar rived here this morning. Chicago, Dec., 17.—One of the boilers of the Chicago Distilling Company ex • ploded to-day, demolishing the engine house. Seven men who were employed in the building were scalded so badly that it is feared they will not recover. Fiee or six others were injured but not seriously. Two men are reported missing and are probably in the ruins. 00MMERGI A L . PITTSBURGH IiEKKBAL HABKET Oppiob or ths Daily P obt. > Friday. Decomber 18. 1883. f Roslness-tffl have no particular change to notice In regard to trade generally. On the wharf we noticed a good deal of activity, Among the sales that were-reported we noticed as follows: Hay—Sales of 8 loads were made afs4o 00 9 ton. Baled was unchanged* Ntraw- Small Bales of Oat straw was nude at $2B 009 ton. These were steep Agonies. Flour—Among the sales were 100 bbfs. Extra Family at $7 Qo(&7 25; 80 bbls do Extra at $6 00: 65 bbls. Extra Family at $7 00; and 200 bbls. do Extra $6 00; Extra Family $7 Co@7 25. Inferior Pajcols sold at lower figures. Cider—aales of 2) bois* at prices ranging from $6 00to7 GO^bbl. Apples—sales of 150 bbls. at $2 40 H bbl, Cneese—Sales of 64 boxes W. fL, at 140 and 80 boxes Hamburg at 15c. Grain—Sales as follows; Bye scarce. Sola oi 250 bash, atsl 35@1 40. Com was in steady demand —sales of 500 bush, on private terms. Oats was in steady request—sales cf 1000 bosh, at 80c bush. Wheat —prices arelookitg up. Bed —sales of6oo bush at $1 36@1 38: White—looo bush at $1 54@1 56. Barley enquired for with sales of 500 bush. Spring at $1 86: Ball $1 54. Butter—Sales of 1»2l0 fl>g. fresh roll at 26® 28c. Sales of paokod at various prioea, as ? qual- Wirtslty—Sales of City Beetifled was report ed to us at 85@900 $ gtUon; holders were firm* Ashes—Sales of 5 tons refined fc'oda Ash at SJ& 8 do do common at 4%: 4 do Pearls at 10)4 uockwheat Flour—deems to have been rather a poor speculation during the present sea son. The unreasonable rates demanded here prevented the article from being used to any ex* tent. Groceries—Sugars—we note odes of £0 bbls Crushed at 17%; 10 do do Bowdofed at 17% slO do Granulated a; 17%; 20 do *\A”’Coffeeiati7»{' 15 do "B" Coffee at 17, and 40do “C” 1 ellowat 14%; 10 bhds Cub?, fair, at 13%; 10 do do prime, at 14%. 8 do prime New Orleans at 14%, Coffee— -32 sacks fair to f rime Kio at 34%@35>£ Molas ses was unchanged—tho market was steady. 4 PITTSBURGH Oil. TRADE, Fruday. Dee. 18.1883. Business—The matket remains inactive and neither buyers nor sellers mamtesting any dispc* sition to come to terms and commence business anew. Crude —*'o have do charge to notice either as regard prices or demand The nominal rates in bulk being 200. and in bbls. includihk packages 25c ; a sole of 180 bbls in balk was r<* ported at 20c, paokages returned; lower grades were disposed of at lower figures. Refined—The market remains about the same, so for as prices or demands were concerned, the rates being al together nominal, at.tree 56c and bonded 40: $ gallon. Residuum—ln fair demand with tales of 75 bbls at $4. ALLEGHENY LIVE STOCK HABKET. Alleghkht, December 17,1263. The market since our last has presented no new feature —L'othing of special notioe. The Weather duriog the past few days have been unfavorable. Cttttle—.l’ne offerings wore not no large as the previous wevk. still they wore sufficient to meet all demands. The market closed at a decline of 14c $4 tb—a nnyyiber of lots were shipped east. aogg^The transactions in hogs were large, most oi our packers having purchased very lib erally for slaughtering purposes. The amount shipped East was large; among tc em were 3,i00 head forwarded by Riessrs. Holmes rod .Glass, Prices ruled about the.same as last week. The demaud lor extra sized hogs was liberal; they commanded tbo outside n.'tes. Sheep—Were dull ana neglected; noboy seemed to want them; pxi£M wore altogether nqminial. aiLB OP CATTLE PBR CWI, J Shaw sola 36 dead at 2 5U@2 75. J Snyder sold 19 head at 2 (XKg>2 25. Myers k Brosold 250 head at 8 50@5 00. Myers <fc Bro sold 10 head ats 22. J W Evans sold 20 head at 3 25. M Johnson sold 10 head at 3 25. W Armstrong sold 34 head at 3 25. D Corland sold 20 bead at 3 50. N Messenger sold 49 head at 3 50. R M Funk sold 21 head a* 3 00 J W Evans told 20 head at 3 10. J Richmond sold 26 head at 3 25* W B McGufiiok sold 18 head at 2 95, J. H Cunnagham sold 42 head at 2 63. J H Cunnagham sold 10 head at 2 87. FeUer sold 43 head at 2 85. W Rico sold 100 head at 3 60. W Bice sold 59 head at 4 25, Holmes & Filer sold 73 head at 4 00. J HGiaSs sold 41 head at 3 85. „ 8A LB Of CATTLJC PEE CWT. D Borland sold 20 head at $l4 @ $22, G Lanterman sold 44 head at 34, J Williams sold 64 head at 35. _ B*LKB Of BBEBP PER HEAD. Holmes k Filer sold 1 27 head at $4 50. SxL« OF BOGS. Holmes & Blue sold 199 head at $5 90. Mifiin stld 61 head at 5 40 J A II Keyet er sold 109 head at 6 50, ' * Holmes & Lifer sold 200 head at 5 90. R Holmes sold 27 htad at 5 25, Smith sold 165 heai at 5 40. u • Johnston sold 230 head at 5 60. Holmes k Filer sold 81 head at 6 40. D Henny sold 86 he >d at 6 60. Holmes k Filer sold 80 head extra at 6 30. O P Clark sold 230 head at 5 35, Holmes k Filer sold 356 head at 5 85. Holmes k Wbitikersold42 heed at 5 25. o P Clarko sold 449 head at 5 30. 1 Mclntyre sola 97 head at 5 60. Holmes A.GJass sold 300 head at & 95. Holmes & Glass sold 298 head at 5 90. Holmes A Glass Bold 191 head 5 87, Holmes k Glass bought 230 head at & 40, Holmes k Glass bought 146 head at 5 35. Holmes k Glass bought 230 head at 6 25, Holmes k Gia*s bought 123 head at 5 85. Holmes k Grass bought 102 head at & 60. Ho'mes k Glass bought 328 head at 5 40, M Johnson sold 317 head at 5 85. J B Copeland sold 100 head at 5 85. E A Graham sold 119 head at 5 40. D Beard sold 190 head at 5 85. J Dolan sold 90 head at 4 4a D Buohanan sold 94 head at 6 OC. J Johnson sold 142 head at & 66. R Morrison sole 64 head at 6 00. J Neighbor sold 46 bead at 5 62. 8 Wolf sold 87 head at 3 92. J Johnston sold 140 head at 5 85. K L Keys sold 120 head at 5 62. J Henderson sold 342 head at 6 15, J Headley sold 71 head at 6 6a R M Funk sold 20 head at 4 50. B Larment sold 100 head at 6 05. J W Evans sold 122 head at 5 85. G H Kilgore sold 97 head at 5 55. C H Johnson sold 154 head at 6 00. J Hogland sold 94 head at 6 00. Banufaetured Tobacco. The market is excited and somewhat unsettled since the publication of the Treasurer's Report* recommending a tax on Leaf of 20c., and an in crease on manufactured of from sto 120. which, added to the present taw. 15o»wonld mage 20 to 27c $ lb . according to qualify. Early inthe.week, in anticipation of thir increased tax, a brisk de mand 8. rung up, and oontinned to the dose, prices steadily advancing- The sales have been very large, leaving the market with very Tight stocks, and prices firm at advanced quotations. Cincinnati Tobacco Market. Tha sales of Loaf tobacco at Todman's Ware- * hou. o were 36 hhda., viz * 28 hhds., Mason edttStv Leaf Lugs and Trash. Three at $1150;. onttSfc ;-;' $l2 26: oneatsl2 60; one at $l3; two one at $l4 75; three at $l5. one at $l6: two*atsl7:' Vt two at $l7 2fe one at $l7 50; one at stBvfour at; * $l9; one at one at 21 50; one at s23r one at - $24: ono at $26 50. Eight hhds, Virginia, vis:— six at $l9 50; two at $4O 00: and thirty-five cases Ouio Seed L'af Wrappers and Fillers, ranging from $l4 to $25. Receipts were tight. MARKETS BT TELEGRAPH. New York Barbel New Yo&K.J)ec, 17.—Cotton lees active and grioes continues firm at 82c. Flour opened 5o otter on shipping grades end Closed heavy: $6 40@6 55 for extra State; $7 45@7 55 for R. H. O,; $7 60@9 59 for Trade Brands. Whisky heavy atB2@B7 with no bnyers at outside quotations. W heat lo better; $1 42@1 48 for Chicago spring: $1 4&@l 49 fer Al ilwaukie Club; $146 for olddo: $1 50 lor Amber Jdilwaukie. Corn better; $1 2S@l 30 for shipping mixed Western in sto-e. Oats opened steady and closed heavy at 89S9L Wool steady, Sugar quiet. Pork without any change. Bacon sides moderate Hams 10& Dressed hogs dull and lowers far wertern. New York Honey Market, New Yonx, Deo. 17.— Money-in good demand at 7 9 cent. Sterling firm bat qui* tot $1 65. Gold rather more steady, opening at oO?i. and declining to 50^. Philadelphia Barket. . PHttADUJHiA. Doo. 17.-FiTOr doll: Family »7 ,a- 50 Wheat a httle higher and demand Min? off : Rod tt 60@1 64: White nominal at *1 76<§2 Coro doll: now *1 C6@l 11; eomooH * follow afloat at $1 20. Oats unchanged end daß. Cotton firm at 63ij?8i. - .. 8t Louis Market* St. Loots. Loo. 17. —Cotton in foir denfand; sales of 222 halos middinga at 72073, Bemfnts— -191 bales. ’“Hour extremely dull, bnyors indiffer ent and Bailors notofferlngireely. Wheat slow ;' Si 27@l 30 f.r strictly prime a»djl 82forchowm ora easier; new $123; old ,1.25. Oats IttSe. hjeher.9l. " : pj ■ : MempMn Cattan Martlet.
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