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IIIILA-DELIPIIIA., TUESDAY, JA.1STUA.HY 10, 1866.
DOUBLE SHEETTHREE CENTS.
FROM THE BIO GRANDE,
JSwi o Ulnar for t'iibaterlnir Empedl.
Isto Mexico-A Cump Rstbllned
Near Hrownvllle-'l'l:t Mtate Clene
nil Oounecietl wuii the Affair, Etc.
Brownbvillb, Texas, December 23. The fol
lowing is a copy of a poHtcr that adorns the cor
ners of the public yjnces ol this city:
Fifty dollars a mouth in gold and all expenses
paid, clothing, etc., iurniKhcd to all who will
accompany me as an escort to Monterey.
liUBtncitS ot liunoitance calls me to na?
i through a country tilled with roving bunds of
y rumn i", nu.i ivi mj jui nvju ill rnu'tj 1 Itlcu LU
engine un e-cori.
Adurrfsor call, on Colonel Arthur F. Reed,
Brownsville, Texas.
t)nv reading this would at first think Col.
Heed to be Bouoe wealthy gentleman travelling
on "important biiHinosa," and desirous to be
'well guarded fmaiii?t the kindnesses of the many
rowing band" ol soldiurs that lnicst that country
betwt en this place and Monterey, but in think
ing o they would be very much' mistaken. Col.
Arthur !. Peed in Clnei of Staif lor Gen. Cra
lord (.whom 1 have mentioned heretofore), and
is recruiting here for a lilibuMei mg expedition
into Mexico. That is the exact '.'business of
importance" he bay m Monterey, and from the
manner 01 reeruting I have no doubt, unless
something utiioiei-een happens, that he will soon
have (,i.ite a large "escort."
A rccru'.tinc ollice has been rpened on the
main street, and from appearances I should say
that they were doing a lively bunues. Soldiers
are cnlo-ted, and their dich.iigo from the
United Mules service promised them a9 soon as
the necessary papers can be made, out and for
warded. 1 do not know what authority Colone
Reed has for all thin, but 1 do know that he has
not as yet becu interleted with oy the authorities
here.
In conversation with one of the recruitlnir atrents
. I learn that the party that is being raised h?rc is
to be commanded by General Crawford, and will
4 oonnect at some unknown point with a force
f coming down lrom New York. He also tells ris
where Hie recruits are s.eut upon being enlisted,
and that all the supolie and articles necessary
for an outfit are on Land. Enlistments are made
for wx months- at present. Whether General
Crawtord has any authority tor his action or not I
am not able to 8ty; but it would geem, lrom the
fact the t no notice is taken of it by the proper
autlioi Ities here, that he must have something
to back h'm up. Tt is hardly possible that he or
any ore else would openly enlist United Plates
soldiers, promising tnem' discharges, unless he
h.idaiithoTitv from the "nower thkr he." How-
ktfver.tiimc will tell all. and ou may look lor
something nitieres-tuic lrom thie section before
lone. . It is said that General Lew. Wallace is
also connected with this affair, and will shortly
be here. This comes from one ol the recruiting
olliccrs under Colonel Keed, and I suppose can
be considered authentic.
Every thin? is quiet on the Mexican side at pre
sent. Neitlur Side is doing anything in the mili
tary line, but appear, like Micawber, to be wait
ing for eotnething to turn up.
LATER NEWS.
C9neral On w ford Ueneral In tne Mex
ican Army Ife Is Empowered to Re
craft n Aiuerlenu Itvlnion Excite
ment In . Jlttftunorns Mrjia Levies a
Heavy Loan and ISarrlcaileet the Mtreeta
An American Ncliouner with Armu
goes Ashore and Is Seized by tJie liu
perlallNts. Etc.
Bko wn 8vili.e, Texas, December 30. I have
succeeded at last in gaining a partial Insivht
into the Intention and object ot General Craw
ford's recruiting for an expedition into Mexico,
at this place.
General Crawford comes here direct from the
North, armed with an appointment as GcneraWn
theAimy of the Republic of Mexico, and au
thority to recruit an American division, to be
commanded by himsclt,for service in the Repub
lican army, lie has established a recruiting
office here, and, 1 am reliably informed, at several
other places in the inteiior of the State. It is
certain that he has plenty of money to back up
his operations, and he is getting recruits very
fast, considering the size of the place, so fast in
tact that it the other recruiting offices do as well
in proportion, no great length of time willelapso
ere the "American Division" will be recruited up
to the maximum number.
It is said that General Lew. Wallace and Gen
eral Logan arc both connected in some manner
with this movement, and that they are now en
route to thi place. Csravajal, the' Mexican fili
buster of fame, is also expected here soon, with
s large sum of money, to assist in defray ing the
expenses of tbe "pleasure excursion."
Our neighbors en the opposite bank of the
Rio Grandb have got win! of this business, and
are considerably worked up on account of it.
The Matanioras papers are mightily troubled
concerning Geneial Crawford's movement,
and are busy working the people of
the city up to the lighting point, by means
of appeals to their pockets through the
editorial columns. General Mejia, com
manding Impriial forces in Matamoras, has
levied a loan of $100,000 on the merchants of the
city. He has arranged them into three classes,
and assesses the nm-class $2000, the second-
class $1100, and the third-class $500. This loan
is being rapidly collected from the merchants,
who receive in lieu thereof money dratts on the
Imperial Treasury at Vera Cruz, drawn by the
"illustrious General Mejia." lie has also com
menced barricading the streets again, for the
purpose, 1 suppose, of being ready for the
"American Division," in case they should at any
time take a notion to visit Matamoras. It is
hardly to be supposed that they will make a
movement on that city, from the fact that they
are being recruited so openly here. It is more
than likely that they will join General Ksco
bedo's force at Meir, and from thence move on
Monterey, establishing their base of movements
at that point. However. I do not claim to uos-
sets any knowledge of military strategy, and can
oniy oiihe my upiuion on wnar would seem moat
reasonable to one unsophisticated ia the ways of
war. Time will tell.
A schooner loaded wl'h arms and ammunition,
consigned to a Mr. Hsrbole, purveyor at head
quarters zoia Army vorps, aua transacting a
large business in this place, went ashore near
Bagdad, Mexico, a few days t-iuce, during the
norther, and was seized by the Imuenal authori
ties at that point. The fact has been reported to
General Weitzei, wno nas instructed General
Clark, commanding at lirazos (Santiago, to in
-vestieate tte fucts of the ca.e and renort. I bud
pose we may look for something interesting lrom
thi6 yet, as it was undoubtedly a high-handed
ontracre to seize the vessel alter it was wrecked.
upon the presumption, I suppose, that the cargo
ws intended lor the Republican army.
The military railroad from Brazos Santiago to
White's Ranche received its finishing touch last
week, and we now have communication from
this nolnt with Urazos in four hours. A line ot
utaees runs from here to White's Ranche, and
there connects with tbe railroad to itrazos.
making a decided improvement on the former
mode of communication by the rivpr, which
generally took about twenty hours down and
thirty back. Major O. O. I'ctter. Chief Quarter
master ot this District, ave a big supper to the
employes of the road on Christmas, at Claris
ville. It was quite a success, I am told. M. O.
Jitnt'S. m
All In Uold.
KVm the Afittamorat Jtunchern. 1,th ull.
triiiislate the following lrom the local
roliimn of our coiitc'npoi ory, the Monitor of the
rentier of t he 2Md :
Vi Cortina we lave heard nothing thiE week
A certhin Arthur F. Reed, formerly a colonel
In the Umtrd States army, has publicly openel
a recruiting office in Brownsville, and ha pub
lished notice, offering to pay fifty dollars per
month, in gold, with all necessary cxpen&os,
clotbincr, arms, etc., to those who will accom
pany him to Monterey as an escort, lie does
not advertise for any specified Dumber, and It is
asserted that fifty meu have already enlisted.
Comment is needless, it can De seen, ai a
glance, that with the consent of the authorities,
who are favorably disposed towards any kind ot
hostilities against Mexico, and nnder the influ
ence, more or less direct, of persons interested
In Mich hostilities, they are endeavoring to pro
duce a conflict between the two countri, which
will prevent the two Governments thereof
making umtciible arranccnieuta. I he la' t of the
opening of a public recruiting oflice the head
quarters of a tilibiisteiinir expedition which
meets with no encouragement beyond the place
immediately opposite us, is nothing in compari
son to the many erandalous attempts that ar
daily made on the banks of the river Dravo by
the Americans.
Wonder if General W eitzcl will enter into
lengthy correspondence with General Moiia and
publish another edition of his celebrated Order
Io. 3, announcing that, at his (General Weit-
aid's) rc(uctt. the Monitor had bepn directed to
stop telling tbe truth, therefore filibustering can.
go on with impunity f But ' murder will out" in
spite ol Orders An, j, as we imagine the General
will find ot at a d?,y not very distent.
The lat notable feature of the Monterey
cheilitis that "roving bands of soldiers" are in
the road to that "City of Hills," and it is to
drive them, or wuip them away, that the escort
is wanted. 8o thev are enlisting men to fight
our soldiers, are they ? General Mejia has a
few thousand here: perhaps they are anions the
soldiers alluded to.
The norther which blew uo yesterday lodged
on this side of the river a curious, not to say
significant, looking document, which is hereto
appended. The document purports to have been
issued in tne Kepubliij ol Mexico, nearMnta
moras. The Imperial forces have neen scouting
for several days, but have been uunblo to find
the country alluded to. They did not cross
the river, however, which may furnish a
reason lor not makiug the discovery. That
it was issued near Matamoras, we do
not (iiiestion, and it may have first
seen the light In a republic; but tearing that our
tricmis back m the (states might be milled, we
vould advie them to read it American, not
Mcxicin" Republic. We shall endeavor, how
ever, to correct the matter to-morrow:
Kki'L'blica. Mejicano, Division Americana,
ear Matamoros, Mexico. Dec. 221 of 1 8 J5.
Authority having been aiven Major-General R.
Clay Crawford by the Mexican Government to
raise and equip a division of troops for the Mex
ican service, also autliont to appoint such otli-
cers as may be required tor these troons.
is hereby appointed Captain, with authority to
raise a company, to be composed of sixty-lour
men.
By order of R. Clay Crawford,
Maj or-G enci al Comni and i ng.
Oftici.il: A. V. Rush,
Colonel and Chief ot Scuff.
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
Emperor Napoleon lesirs to Withdraw
I rout Mexico
New York, January 16. The steamship Bo-
rvsitia, trom Southampton on the 27th ult., ar
rived at this port this morning. Her advices
have been anticioatcd.
The Paris letter of the Herald says: The Em
peror and his Cabinet are carefully studying the'
means oi witnurawing from Mexico Honorably,
and with as little loss of orestige as possible.
The Emperor Is desirous of do'ngsoby the month
oi way. it allowed by his own tree will, and not
under menace.
Iniportnot Irniu France,
Paris, December 26. I have frecinentlv stated
of late that the Emperor was not only anxious
to get out of Mexico, but was preparing to do
so. Newspaper correspondents are, 1 am aware,
sometimes civen to "talking at large," and in
dulging in very unmeaning generalities uDon
political topics. I am now prepared, however,
to risk any reputation I may have as a historian
and a prophet upon the expression of the
opinion that the Emperor and his Cabinet are
now busily engaged upon a careful study of the
means ot witnuraw ing lrom Mexico, honorably,
aud with the loss ot as little prestige as posjible.
From the Emperor down the French Govern
ment has come to the conclusion that the at
tempt in Mexico is a failure, and that Maximi
lian is a failure, and It awaits now only an op
portunity to withdraw its troops and its support
irom tne Mexican emDire. The tmperor, how
ever, veiy naturally desires that lie shall be
allowed to do this of his own freewill and accord.
aud not under a menace; and he is also desirous
that the interests ot French subjects in Mexico
snail be protected and guaranteed. These mat
ters take time to arrange, but they are in pro
cess of arrangement, and the Emneror is him.
self desirous that the promise made in May last
by M. Rouher shall be fulfilled to the letter, that
the French troops shall be withdrawn
within one year from that time. It now depends
greatly upon the action of your Government and
people whether this promise shall be ful tilled or
not. aiasieriy inactivity" is tor the next few
months theitrue policy tor you to exercise with
resard to Mexico.
The Senate and Corps Legislatif will, it is said,
now be convened for about the tirst of February.
and it is not impossible that the imperial address
may contain an intimation of the Emperor's
wexican policy aDeve given, still it may not:
but, whether or not, will not in the slightest
acgree auect xue accuracy ot the statement
have made.
The little barracks which are annually at this
season erected in tne boulevards, ana m which
all sorts of toys are sold, are up, and Paris is
rejoicing in its Christmas and New Year's holi
days. At the American chapel yesterday there
was an extra line musical performance, some
solos being executed in splendid stylo by Mrs,
Ronalds, Mrs. Biggs, and Mrs. Jenny Kemptou,
N. Y. Herald
WAR WITH THE CNITED STATES NOT DESIRABLE,
From the J'arii Journal tle'Drbat s, Dec. 25.
The lacts made public in this correspondence
(betweenCens. Weitzei, Mejia and Capt.Clouet.are
not of very great Importance by themselves; but
tney win appear oi a very grave nature it taey
are considered as an indication of the feeling on
both sides of the frontier. It is evident that
General Weitzei and the troops under his com
mand cannot be more badly disposed towards the
Mexican empire and the French occupation, and
tnai our people on our side, by a Just reciprocity,
are at the end ot their patience. "I have great
uiiucuny," is tne report or Lieutenant La Bodol-
nere, -m restraining my men and preventing
them from firing upon the American bank. I have
given orders nottolire in any ease; and thlsorder
has been oheyed." Will our otricers always have
sullicient control of their men to keen tlmm t
cbeck? Discipline is powerful, doubtless; but
ii id .iiijuBoimr vj Boiiiuuiues ioresoe irresistible
causes of really leeitlmato indignation- unci if
despite the orders and precautions of their supe
riors, a beilous collision should take place on
the frontier, would it be easy to calculate lu
consequences r The situation, evidently, is not
without peril; and it the Mexican insurgents
aloue give us so much to do that it may remit re
an occupation of at least ten years to subdue
them as the Courier de Etats Unia stated In an
article which we republished a few days oince
what should we do if we had a war, more or lesi
direct, with the states ot the American Union
which, doubtless, we could wage with glory to
ourbclves, but in whicL we have no iutorest to
engirt ourtrem't?
SOLDIERS' BOUNTIES. I
The Question of Equalization-In
teresting Report from the Pay-master-Ceneral,
Etc.
Washington, January 13. General Schenck,
ChiiiTmau of the House Military Committee, re
cently addres-cd a letter to the Secretary of
war, asking lor lnlormstion concerning tne
amount that would probably be required to
equalize the bounties of all 'vol tint ,'crs during
the Rebellion. The Si cretarv replied by inclosing
letiorts from the I rovosl Marshall'Senerul and
the Paymaster-General, which reveal some veAr
startling statistic's. General Fr, after carc'ul
f tiviut iiratl.n pnnnrfa fli'lf 1 7'9 fllil fttllfutf.il moil
have received bounties, as follows:
l,lM5,Rr,8 al 100 each tllS.W.ROO
lu.wm at $2110 each u m.zun
,71 at :0 encb 11!,OI2,700
lu EW at tf liAl rai:u 4,v)i suit
X.VZ'im 8300 223 600
Tbe number of enlisted men who have re
ceived no bounties is Tib,'il2. To pay ea-h sol
dier or his representative enough to bring his
bounty up to tot), the largest bounty paid by
the general Government, w ill require $t81,l!7,3tJ0.
Ami to pay each f-oldier such highest bonuty in
proportion to the time of his service, will require
ifi:i,:)!i)i.
.Alter revelling to these alarming figures.
General Fry adds: 'I will take the liberty of
ren.indiLg the Sccielary of War lhac the forego
ing inquiries and answers relate only to the ex
penditure that would result from an attempt to
equalize the bounties of the General Government,
ami if this obiect were attained, even at the enor
mous cobt f how n above, it would be tuitnnar-
tial advance towards equalizing all the bounties,
Government, &!ate, and local, w hich have been
paid to men lor enlisting during the Rebellion.
Tbe subject of requiring the General Govern
ment to assume all the bounties paid is already
discussed, aud if atiirmatively decided, the pre
sent attempt to equal. ze Government bounties,
it carried out, would establish a precedent for a
lurtber equalization at the expense ot the Gov
ernment of all bounties, and this would cost
probablv thousands of millions, mislead of hun
dreds of million j. I feel justifii fl in savincrthat
in either attempt to equalize, but a small frac
tion of the money will ever reach the soldiers
li r whom it is intended."
Paymaster-General lirice, in his report to the
Secretary of War, also transmitted, furnishes
tables corroborating the figures ot General Fry,
and makes me following forcible argument
against the project:
'the sums estimated as necessary to accom-
Elishihe end proposed, it even reduced by one
air', give an amount of money sufiiciently enor
mous and startling from its proportions to
awaken the gravest considerations as to the ex
pediency of the measure, if, indeed, it can h.
regaroed at ail practicable at the present crisis
without entailing financial ruin, it cannot be
urged in such view of the consequences tnat the
meat ure is expedient.
"JNor can it any more be claimed that iu.stice
to the soldier demands it. All enlisted during
the war have received the bounty ullowaucc for
which they contracted at the beginning when
volunteers pressed upon tne service even bevond
the demands of the Government. The bounty
allowance of one hundred dollars for two years'
fait hful service was quite adequate to the con
dition of things al that time. Recruits at that
day were untried, and had seen no peviousspr
vicc. Subsequently, ia a special emergency,
rapid recruitments became necessary, and
the great value of tried soldiers of ex-
Iierieuce fand whose physical sufficiency
lad been tested, so commended itself to the
Government that the inducement was wisely
ottered of three hundred dollars additional to
the veteran soldier who should re-enlist, and
two hundred dollars to the recruit who should
enlist in a veteran oreanivation. It would seem
poor lustice to these veterans who responded to
tne call ot the country in the time ot ber
greatest emergency, to bring up all classes of
soldiers to their level of bounty allowances,
Ignoring all distinction between those who
served a limited period and returned to their
homes, and those who by re-enlistment dedicated
to tne country their continued services at great
personal sacrifice till the fighting should be
ended.
"It is certain that to a greater extent than is
now apprehended, such a legislation will inure
to the benefit of speculating adventurero all over
the land, who have been buying soldiers' dis
charges with a view to such anticipated legisla
tion, and who are now, doubtless, covertly
pressing its consummation. The larje bounty
allowances thus tar given, spite ot the careful
vigilance aud scrutiny of the o dicers ot this de
partment, have led to frauls incalculable. It
cannot be doubted that such extension of these
allowances as is proposed will give new impetus
and opportunity to evil-doers ia that line beyond
amttuug unowa to tne past.
"The subiect presents another consideration
of no trilling importance as the result of legisla
tion to equalize the bounties. The adjustment
and navment ot two millions ot individuals'
bounty claims, if done by this bureau, with its
present force, and with its own organization
with clerks, would require for its performance
inaefiuite years. It Is no exaggeration to say
that the payment of an entire organized regi
ment in the prescribed manner involves less
time and labor than the nrenaration and nay.
ment of the average of one such Individual
claim, which demands, as theyralljdo.ta groping
investigation tnrougn a long series ot oack hies.
"In these cases and in these times it will not
do to rely upon the mere certificate of discbarge
in the claimant's possession and the facts therein
stated. Such papers are now so expertly forged
outright or by material alterations on their laco
as constantly to deceive shrewd judges. They
mtisr ne corrooeratea oy me record roils on nie.
Furthermore, clear pioof of Identity in every
case must be had to protect agaiuBt fraud. These
bare statements will serve to give an idea of
the maenitude of tbe questions attending this
suuiect."
General Price, In conclusion, suggests that if
further remuneration is persistently demanded.
lanu bounties be given.
The New York Oflicc-IIolders.
Albany, N. Y., January 16. In a message to
the Legislature, Governor Fenton recommends
the appointment of a committee to thoroughly
investigate the cases of the New York office
holders, in. which he has been engaged.
Markets by Telegraph.
NAsnviLi.E, January 15 The Cotton market is
firmer, and prices ranne trom 8!j 4'io. The receipts
and wliliMinnits ar iitfijt. Corn lias advanced w HOo
i'hc market is firm.
The funeral of nineteen deceased soldiers ot
Chicago batteries, whose bodies were brought
from the South for interment, took place in
Chicago, on Sunday, with imposing pomp and
ceremony. The Doard of Trudo Mercantile
Association, city ollicers, and numerous civil
and military organizations appeared in the pro
cession. .
The army will be well represented in the
Legislature of West Virginia this winter. In the
Henato are General I. 11. Duvat, Captains J. 8.
lturdett and J. M. Corlcy. In the House, Colo
nel W. B. Curtis. Colonel 1. JJ. Johnson, Lieu
tenant-Colonel J. S. Witcher, Captain Peter
Darnel, Captain J. H. Hristor, dtp am II. C,
McWhorU r, Chaplain T. H. Trainer, Dr. D. 8.
Pinhdl, and Dr. S. . HUdgcr.
rjijj J Jjrj) EMIOIJ
PROM ST. LOUIS.
Ill iil:t 1 1 1: ml red Thousand Dollars
Loss from Ice.
St. Lot'is, January 15. It U estimated that
the loss tin steamers, ferry boats, wharves and
barges, canal boats, ferry docks, etc., in this
harbor since- the first movement of the Ice
amounts to eight hundred thousand dollars. The
insurance will probably cover about half of that
amount.
The Ice is still running, but navigation has
been partially rosumed with the South.
FROr IOWV.
Inauguration of CJovemor Sloan Ills
Opinions on NiI1omh1 Attain tie Fa
vor Universal Freedom and Political
Equality, Etc.
Cuicaoo, January 16. Governor Stone, of
Iowa, was inaugurated for his second term on
Monday last.
Referring to the President's reconstruction
polioy, he says: " Whilo I could have desired
hiin to go further than he hu. I cannot with
hold my cordial approval of the acts ho has
already done in the exercise of his constitutional
powerB. I would counsel my tcllow-citizeus to
maintain him while performing his duties within
the limits thus defined, with a generous confi
dence and a cheerful support."
On the subject of negro suffrage the Governor
speaks very emphatically, and says universal
freedom and political equality must be defined
as the two cardinal principles upon which this
Government shall hereafter exist. Let us have
courage to maintain that, inasmuch as five
millions of bondmen have become free, by the
immutable fiat ot the American people, they
shall be endowed with all means necessary to
defend that freedom against all who may attempt
to abridge it. Hereafter the political power of
the late insurgent States must be exercised either
by loyal citizens or traitors, or by both con
jointly, as prejudice may dictate; but sound
policy can never sanction the disfranchisement
of four millions of tried people, whose loyal bayo
nets would constitute them an army of occupa
tion to the Government in the South.
The Governor opposes the immediate realmis
sion of the States lately in insurrection back
again into the Union, and says that to expect a
permanent or satisfactory adjustment of the
Union, with the Southern States still adhering
to the pernicious doctrine of State sovereignty,
would in his judgment be beyond the reach of
hope; and to shield the country from the Inevi
table calamity of a hasty restoration, the refrac
tory States should be kept out of the Union until
political guarantees are received that their in
habitants have abandoned their offensive theo
ries, and their epidemics of treason are perma
nently abated.
Ho recommends an amendment to the Iowa
State Constitution, striking out the word "white"
from the article on stillrage, in order that this
much agitated question may be submitted to the
people for their ultimate and final decision.
PE5SSYIAANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
Habbisburo. January lfi. Mr. Schall offered
a bill incorporating the Allen Mining Company;
also, a supplement relative to the.Thomas Iron
Company.
Mr. White offered a bill exempting soldiers
from taxation tor bounty purposes; iilso, asun
plcment relative to manufacturing iron by coke
and coal.
The contest between the Atlantic and Great
Western and Pennsylvania Railroads was opened
with some bitterness, upon the introduction by
Mr. Bieham of the following resolutions:
Jiesolnea. That the i;ommittee on ttauroaaa be
instructed to adopt a liberal policy, either by the
reports of a general law for the organization of
railroad companies, or special charters to an
roads calculated to develope the resources ol any
and all carts ot tbe State.
Second, mat tne consirucnon oi a turougn
line on the route Indicated by the contract
between the Atlantic and Great Western and
Reading Railroads, with branches to Pittsburg
and Erie.ought to De encouraged Dy appropriate
legislation.
Third. That the extension of the ConncfUvtiio
Railroad eastward, in the direction of Baltimore
and Washington, with branches to connect with
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, is alike required
. . . i . i . j . u i i
nv tne commerce oi me cuuinry mm mo iouui
claims of the counties through which the same
would nnss.
Fourth. That a healthful competition, by
through lines is reouired to secure to the cm
zeps of the State cheap rates of freight and fare.
and that all railroads desiring their charters
from the State should be required to do thel cal
business of our citizens at the lowest rate charged
upon any such road.
The resolutions were lavoreu oy messrs. nig
ham and Lowry. and opposed by Mr. Hall,
w ithoiit a vote un to the present tune.
The resolutions were finally postpouea tor the
present, and the Senate adjourned.
Hons of Representatives.
The House Is engaged in local Dins ot no
public importance.
Rain Storm at Nashville Oil Excitement.
N AsnviiXE, January 15. A heavy rain bas
fallen all day. The river Is rising, wilh ten feet
on the shoals.)
The oil excitement is on the increase here, and
a great yield is expected from the oil regions
near Burksvillo.
Firo at Catasauqua, Pa.
Catasauq.ua, Pa., January 16. The machine-
shop of the Lehigh Crane Iron Company wai
destroyed by fire this fnorniug at 4$ o'clock.
The damage, however, is not so great as was at
tirst anticipated, as considerable machinery and
valuable tools have not been materially injured.
Fast Time by an IeoBonU
PououKKBi'siB, January 16. A novel race by
ice boats occurred yeiterday on the Hudson. The
winning boat made the fast time ol eight miles
in ten minutes,
Arrival ol the "Louisiana."
New York, January 16. The steamship Louir
t 'mna has arrived frgm Liverpool, Her advices
tre anticipated,
WASHINGTON.
JSP'Ciml Despatelu t to The i'mm Ifttgraph.
Washington, January 16.
Persecution of Noniltern Unlnn Hen.
A letter has been received here from A. II.
Stephens, in which he state that the condition
and persecutions of Unio.i men in Georgia are,
at this time, vastly worse than during the days
of the Rebellion.
Qnnrtermawter's Hales.
Brevet Brigadier-General J. F. Boyd, late Chief
Quartermaster Department of North Carolina,
has this day deposited in the United States Trea
sury the sum of f 100,000, which, with former
deposits made by him within the last few weeks,
amounts to the snm of $701,000, being, proceeds
arising Jfrom sales of Quartermasters' property
in the Department. This Is the only Depart
ment in the United States, as we are informed,
in which deposits of that amount have been
made over aud above the ordinary expenses of
the Department. General Boyd will soon leave
the military service and engage with the Ikuus-
lie and Nashville Rairoad.
Naval Eamlnlua; Hoard.
An Examining Board of the ollicers of the
United States Marine Corps has been ordered by
the Navy Department to convene at the head
quarters in this city on Wednesday, the 17th
instant, to decide upon the qualifications of can
didates for appointment as Second Lieutenants.
The following compose the detail: Major G.
R. Graham, President; First Lieutenaut R. S.
Colburn; II. C. Cochrane, Recorder. There are
oily six vacancies to be tilled, and it is known
that there are over five hundred applications on
file. The Marine Corps has always been a fa
vorite branch of the service.
Tbe Pirate Nemmes.
Raphael Scmmes, the famous captain of the
Alabama, is held in cloea confinement at the
Marine barracks, awaiting the action of the
Government. Colonel Commandant Jacob
Zeilin, U. S. Marine Corps, is entrusted with his
safe keeping. Semmcs is In good health and
spirits, and confident of being able to justify his
conduct during the Rebellion.
Equalizing tbe Ilonnties.
The proposition to equalize the bounties of
soldiers is not abandoned, though It will cost
six hundred millions. Secretary McCulloeh is
known to oppose it.
Tbe Alexandria Blot.
The evidence taken thus far in the trial of the
Alexandria rioters shows that the negroes were
innocent, the outrages being committed by
whites.
Tbe Pollard-Brooks Figbt.
Pollnrd, of Richmond, publishes a card here,
calMng attention to what he calls the true
account of his fight with Brooks, He seems to
fear that the Northern people will believe that
Brooks was not sufficiently punished.
An Infernal Machine California Ven
geance.
Judge Field, of California, received by ex
press, on Saturday, a small box with a printed
address, which came from San Francisco by the
last steamer. Not knowing its purport he pro
ceeded to open it, with the ordinary caution
which curiosity inspiies, in the presence of
Judge Lake, who is also temporarily here. Upon
unscrewing and raising tne lid about halt an
Inch, Judge Lake caught sight of several little
copper wires, and instantly suggested that it
was an infernal machine. Further operations
were suspended, and the box placed in a tub of
water until to-day, when it was taken to the
War Department, where it was opened, and
twelve large metallic cartridges, with heavy ball,
nicely adjusted with fulminating powder, so
to explode upon the raising of the lid, were
found. There was a single line written upon
the inside of the lid, as follows: "Last October
vou decided the Puebla case." The affair has
greatly increased the excitement already felt in
certain circles here, in consequence of the grow
ing frequency of these belligerent occurrences.
Preeantlons Against tbe Gattle Plague
The Secretary of the Treasury, learning that
the cattle plague might possibly be Introduced
by the Importation of hides of cattle that have
died from its effects, to-day Issued the following
circularto Collectors:
Washington, January 15, 1866. Sir: I have
been informed that the ship tlandusky, recently
arrived at Fayal, from Bristol for New York, is
laden in part with hides said to nave been taken
from cattle that have died trom the disease now
prevalent in England, and known as the "cattle
blague."
Customs officers cannot exercise too much
vigilance in guarding against the introduction
ot this terrible disease, and will pormil no
foreign hides to bo landed without first report-
ing in each case and receiving instructions from
the department allowing the entry.
Very respectfully, IIcgii McCcllooh,
Secretary ot the Treasury.
FROM BALTIMORE TO-DAY.
Tbe
Merm Election at tbe Corn
and
Vionr Excbanare, Etc.
fipfcial Deipalch t The Evening Telegraph.
BAtTinoRE, January 10. The election at the
Corn and Flour Exchange, yesterday, resulted In
the success of the Southernlsympathizers' ticket.
The 6now Is four Inches deep now and there is
good sleighing.
The Mount Hope case is again postponed, the
demurrer to the indictment haying been over
ruled.
The harbor is again partly closed. The storm
has interrupted the mails somewhat.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
An Important Circular Cancellation of
tamps.
Wafuinuton, January 15. Tbe Commissioner
of Internal Revenue to-day issued an fmpor
tnnt circular resnecllng tho cancellation of
revenue stamps, which will be of general interest
to business men of the country.
After referring to the different sections of the
Stamp Act ot June 30, 1804, he decides that, un
der the powerthus conferred, authority has been
given to imprint the initials aud date upon
stamps in ink. instead ot writiug them. The tin
print must be distinct and legible. It pro
prietary stamps cannot be so allixed to the
boxes, bottles, or packages, that tn opening
the same or in usiun me cumems luere
of they shall and must be unavoidably
and eilee.tually destroyed, they shonld be
cancelled la the ordinary manner by writing or
imprtutin" thereon the initials and date, uan
cclhitiow 1y writing or imprinting the Initials
and 4ate In Ink. whereby the stamp is made to -corretpond
in tnos part culars witii tho instru- I
ment to which it is afllxed, Is not only the legal
out siso tue most eticctuiii methocr against ,
fraud, and must be adontcd. excent tn '
the case of proprietary articles where
it it otherwise soectallv provided. Fre-'J
quent reports have reached this office showing ,
tha' the law unon this subiect Is very often dis
carded. In some Instances stamps are used
without being obliterated or destroyed in anv
manner whatever. In others a cross simrilv.
generally with ink, but sometimes . even "a
pencil is used, or a hole is punched through tho
stamp. These and similar methods of cancella
tion afford little or no protection against the u-e
ofMamps a tecond time. Great frauds may b,and.
m mvcMiganon snows, nave been practised upon
the public revenue in this manner. Collectors, as-
Kcssors, inspectors, ana officers ol thts Bureau are
thcrefoie instructed to give this nutrient thnir
special attention, to bring it to the notion of ner.
fons using stamps, and to require strict con-
lormuy to tne law. lr persons, after having been
fully notified of the requirements of the statute
respecting the cancellation ot stamps, and their
iabilitins for non-compliance therewith, wilfully
rorsist in their fraudulent use, without effectu
ally cancelling and obliterating them in tho
manner required by law, legal proceedings
should be instituted for the recoerv of the pre-
cribed penalties.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Office of Tnn Evening Telroraph, )
Tuesday, January 10, 18G0. J
Tho Stock Market was dull this morning, with
the exception of Oil shares, which wore the
most active on the list. HelSlratU wai in good
demand, with sales at 2 31-10002, an advance
of t since yesterday morning; this Company
lately struck a new well of lubricating oil, and
receive half the oil produced by the celebrated
Sugar Valley Oil Company; Dalzell sold at 2J
2 31-100; Ocean at 17417J, an advance of ;
Sugar Valley at 33J; Rpencer at lj; Corn
Planter at 1J; Sugar Creek at Cj; and JIaple
Shade at 4 04-100.
Government bonds are firmly held at full
prices, but the transactions are limited.' Old 5203
sold at 103 for small; 7-303 at OSJfgOl); and 10-lOs
at 00 for small. State aud City loans are in
better demand, with sales of Pennsylvania 5s at
80, and new City C3 at 92, an advance of J.
Railroad shares are les3 active. Philinlelphia
and Eric sold at 30(j'30.!, au advance of ; Cata
wNsa preferred at 43, an advance of J; and Penn
sylvania Railroad at 55; 12S was bid for Camden
uuu auiuuj; oj i or Limits oeuuyih.ui; ujj ior
Korristown; 505 lor Reading; 61J for Minehlll;
294 for North Pennsylvania; CI for. Lehigh Val
ley; 294 for Catawlssa common; and 45 for North
ern Central.
1 . 1 . 1 .1 T ! . . 1 rt..l. I . 1 1 . rnl e .
City Passenger Railro id shares continue very
dull. Chcsnut and Walnut sold at 511.
Bank shares continue in good demand. 190
was bid for North America; 130 for Philadel
phia; 120 for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 50 for
Commercial; 90 for Northern Liberties; 28 for
Mechanics'; 00 for Southwark; 93 for Kensing
ton; 51 for Girard; and Y5 for Western.
In Canal shares there is nothing doing. 21
was bid for Schuylkill Navigation commen; 2SJ
for preferred do.; 63J for Lehigh Navigation;
112 tor Morris preferred; 8 for Susquehanna
Canal; 31 for Delaware Division; and 5fiJ for
Wyoming Valley Canal.
Tho New York Tribune this morning says:
"Money has been offered freely on call at 5(S
per cent., and a good deal was left unemployed
at the lower rate. The rate If, however, 5(f7
per cent. Commercial paper is unchanged.
There is an active demand for' compound note,
and a premium is paid upon tbe latest issues."
PHILAUELriilA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES T0 DA?
Reported by De Haven & bra, No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST HOARD.
$1000 US C-209 smalUOS
100 sh Ocean 17
8400 do.... c... 1025
&3UG0 U b ('80s June. 9Si
stjooo do ml
f 100 CO Aug 8Sj
100 00 99
HlOO ao.. July.. 93
100 uli do 17
100 sh do b80 17
100 sh do b30 17
100 sh do o 17
100 ah do e
100 Bh do slO.
2o0 sh Sponcor O f.. .
100 sh ao s5
2C0bU do
200 Bh do
200 sn Catawissa pt. .
2 0 bU do
80O sh McCUntock. . .
100 eh Sugar C'ic..b30
100 sh do
H00 V S 9U
1
&4C00 City 6s. .new.,
esoOOC&Amg.Oi...
f 1100 Reading m 6u
300 ah Dalzoll
92
. 90J
i
43
43
li
. 85
. 21
.2-m
. 21
100 Bh
200 sh
800 Hh
6C0sh
100 eh
do.
do.
do.
do
do.
. 2i
8
100 sh Man 10 8b.s30.4
600 eh
00.
. 2J
8 sh 1'oun R f5
400 Bll I D & L BO dO
100 Bh do 80
1C0 Bh do 80
WOah Ph &Cn I
100 rh McLlratb.b30. 22
800 Bh do b80.2'3l
200 Bh Suirar Val..b5 8j
f90 8h do 1)30. 8j
2 Bll
do.
do.
do.
do.
65
6sh
4 eh
30 sh
lBh
100 Bh
65
65
65
65
do.
do.
65
65
12 sh
do.
200 sh Ph & E 05 8(r
6 Bh 1st Nat Bank. 140
200 sh Corn Plantar, li I
SALES AT PUBLIC STOCK BOARD TO DAY.
Boported by F. T. Walton, No. 208 a. Fourth street.
FIRST CALL.
100 ih Pbll & Erie... 2i
lCOsh AmGPtCo.. 1
200 sh do 85. 1
100 Bh Reading 61
loOsh do 616
200 Bk Dalzoll 2j
200 sit do 85.. 2
100 Bh Ocean t6 1
100 Bh Mingo 2
100 Bh Cata pi' 43
McKillips A Co., No. 80 8. Thira street, ouote as
lonows:
Buying.
Sel'ing
l&if
i:i6
133
81)
Gold
tiilvcr
Dimes aud Half Dimes
Pennsylvania Currency
New YorK Exchaune
188
134
182
40
pur.
par.
PHILAD'A GOLD EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
10 A. M 139 12 51 1394
11 A. M 139i IP. il Ui
Market dull.
IUbf eb, Duksey Si Co. quote as follows:
Buying, selling.
American joiu l-ci
American Silver, s and is 1831
American Silver Dunes aud Hail Dime 130
I'oimsvlvnnla Currency 40
New York Exchange par.
1304
131
30
par.
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Tuisdat, January 18 The F.our Market, if any
thing, Is duller than ever, there being no disposition
on tbe part of home buyers to purchuso beyond tholr
immediate wants, and no demand tor shipment,
lbs only Bales reported were lu ninull lots at 7-25
7-75 lor superfine; 8a9 tor extras; $0u9 60 lor
Northwestern extra lamilyj $10fdll lor i'ennsyl
vama aud Ohio do. do. ; and $11-26 13 60 tor (aaer
brands, eceordng to quality. No taiua of'ye Fiour
or Corn Meal have been icportetl. '
We have only to record a continuance of the dnll
and unprofitable state of the V huut Market noted
1 irom day to day lor some time post, but crlcos are
nominally uuouanped. We quote common sod
prime red at 2,o :2'80, ana white at VI 402 70. Ia
Kve nothnitr of importune doing. We quote at
W6c.(u l (i5 i bushel lor Southern ud Pennsylvania.
t'oru It dull at the lato ducnue, hut tbere is not much
offering. Small xalcs of yellow t78o. in cars. 0.tU
are steady at 61uf2o. 8OO0 bushol Canada Eet
Barley Bold at $1."
CioverBeed comes forward'flowly, and prices range
from SO i' bushel lor common up to 97-76 for prime.
1'rloe in Timothy are nominal. Flaxed fs in fair
request, with small salt at S3 10 3 12. Some in
terior lots of CloTornetit bar been taken lor ex
portation. Twenty cankB No.l Quercitron Bank sold at $32 60
ton.
WhiKky in dull at 2 28 for Ohio bbK.aud 42-25 for
refilled.