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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBBUAEY 15, 1800.
DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS.
THE CHILIAN CASE. '
Senor MrUcimi Answer to Arraign
mt "Walv ht Prlvlltw0 and pat
lllmneU an Trial Fla at (Vat Guilty
4tJ-t oTbln 911mIou to tui Conn try-'
Ibo lUgbU r Foreign Minister nd
nrir.betK f UkrHjii-The Can Of
loctor Bogfr", the Ctifln Consul
Hm Exequatur Mcvukcu by the Presl
flut, Etc.
Uniteb States Circuit Court Before Jafae
Shipnian. 27ie CVt?e n ie United Mates vs.
tknor J). Vicuna McKenna, charged with a
breach of the neutrality Imi r.i tho United
States, in preparlt g and fitting out a warlike ex
pedition UDdcr thf Chilian flag against tho Spa
nish navy, came up yesterday in the United
State Circuit Court before Judge Shlpman.
fcenor McKenua, who was in court in company
-with bis private secretary, Mr. Hunter, ptiid
great attention to tbe proceedings, which, though
f a preliminary character, were very interest
ing. Through his counsel, Mr. 1). W. Stoughton,
lie waived his piivilee" a a Secretary of the
Chilian Legaiiou, which he otiierwihe claims,
though not presen'ed as such at the time of his
iirit, and put himself on trial, pleading not
not piiiitv to the arraignment. The triuls of
btnor McKenna and Estabuu Rogers, Cniliaa
Ccw ul tit tins port, are fixed to come oil" early in
Muich.
AKSWLR TO THE INDICTMENT.
Mr. Stoughion Jlav it please your Honor, :
W88 understood that this inoiion .vould be made
this morning, ai d tho UuiteJ States District
Attorney hud notice to discharge Mr. McKenna
frum arrest under the Wncli-w arrant, on the
ground that he w as the accredited Secretary of
Ltgation from tlie .Republic 01 CUM to this
country. On Saturday last I caused to be served
on the learned District Attorney, no hero, a
copy of tbe papers on which the motion wa to
be made; ud 1 hero beg leave to read t'ae
papers to your Honor, when such disposition of
the matter may be suggested as 1 think will not
be diFagieeable to ruy learned friend on the
other side
Mil M'KENNA'B AFFIDAVIT.
The United Stales vs. Bttijauiu Vinuna Mo
Kiuuu liuiled Suites ol Aininc',, SoiiUiein L)i
tr.c. of ho York. benjamin Vicuna Molvenna,
tcinu duly sworn, as Unit he wan burn in auliairo,
the capnul ol thi' hale ol Chili; that Ui lamilv hud
been connected for many yi ars with ihe pub'io ser
vice of that country j bis maternal grandfather,
Ot niral McKenna, iiavimr.beou a member of tbe
earlier cxtcutivo Government wlion the country
broke tho yoke of Mmin iulblO; and his paternal
giaudlaiber, a President, soma liino after; tlnu be is
a lawyoi aud an author by protcston, having pun
lif hJ eeveial i oliiical aud historical worka, aud
subsequently hi en a monitor ot many learned so
cieties both in Europe and South America; that for
tbe last two years ho has icen a member
ot tbe House of .Representatives of tbe
repubiio of Chili, and Stcreiaty of that
bedy, which ollice ho yot retains; that when the
bpanish Oovorumctit cent a fleet to humiliate his
country under the moct scandalous pretexts, he was
requested by tbo bocrotary of Mate of the republic
lion A van Couunalias. to come to this country in
the capacity ot Secretary ot tbo Cln ian Legation at
ashmgton and as a confidential a .ent ot tbe Gov
ernment, to awaken the puDlin opinion of this
country to tbe righteousness ana jmlce ot tbe cause
oi Chili, and by this means to incroa.se the fueliUK of
frienash.p ai d m itual interest existing between tho
two oounuics. winch always, particularly sinec the
war oi the Kebellion broke out, wero on the roost
amicable and intimate ti'rs, Chili imving consented
to pay the only claim made by thi country upon her
treasury, and which, bilore the leo llion, tbe Uov
eiDment had retused to yield for more than thirty
years. That bo unhesitatingly cousented to serve bis
oouuirv in those capacities, and saili'd trora Vdlp t
raiso on the litxt Monda , tho 2d o October last, in
an tn; liBh sti-amtr bound to l'uimnin, and theuca to
itns city, wlieie be arrived on the l'.hhot Kovemlier;
tlm piovious 10 his departure .e Had only time to
receive a few letters ot introduction to this couutry,
havme been principally thus tavoved by the Hon.
Thomas A. Koisou. Minister of tue United Mates in
Chi i, wita whose warm and kind friendship depo
nent had been honored since his arrival in lliat
country. This deponent havinir on several ocsasions
been the channel of intercourse between Mr.
Kelson and the Government, that high-minded
American representative being most sinourely
esteemed and rcwoected both by the Govern
ment and the people of Chi'i who had looked
with general print to his removal irom ollioo at the
' moment which, as senior of the diploma'io body of
Cmi, bo exercised tho who e ol his iniluenee to
bring the Spanish to rea on. Deponent has had no
opportunity to deliver but a few ol Mr. Nelson's
letters anion? them tboso addre.sod to the Hon.
Montgomen Blair, Speaker Schuylor Colfax, Sena
tors lane, Sumner, and some other. Among the
letters written and delivered by the lion. Mr. Ko son
to deponent on the eve of his departure was an un
sealed one to the lion. William 11. Seward, Secre
tary of State, wh'ch, as Mr No son is no longer in
office, deponent has not delivered, but a copy ot
which he annex- d hereto, marked the original
beiuv m deponent's possession and road to be pro
duced under tbe direotiou ot the Court, liuwe
elate y upou deponcut's arrival in this country,
h aiort-Buid, he bail on Interview with the Chilian
Minister, and very , soon theica.tor delivered
several lectures and speeches iu ths city, for the
"tirpo e of prcsouticg the war of Chili in its true
lWht ol honor, patriotism, and justice, against tue
atrocity of the attack- on the pan of Spain; that
ttio?e demonstrations were made la the presence of
thousands ot the citzeus of New York at the Cooper
Institute, and at various other pui.lio placos in said
city, that tor tbe same purpose, he has made
several publications in pamphlet lorm and in the
journals ot tho city, and has issued a newspapor in
in the Spanish language under the title of La Fox
de Amtriea, of which several numbers have been
published. Deponent was in Washington in tue
month of January last for several davs, and dunng
that time resided at tbe house of tbe Chilian Minis
ter as a member of his family. While deponent
was so there, Mr. Seward, Secretary of State.
was absent from tho country, and Mr. Hun
ter, wno acted as sucn, was luvited to dine
wi h tho Chilian M'mster, who presonted deponent
to Mr. llunter as Secretary ot tho Chilian Legation,
aud deponent a suoh was a so introduced to the
l'resident of the United btates at a nuolio recention.
and upon other occasions to I.ioutenant-Ueneral
Giant, Hajor 'ienerat Sherman, and to several
' other high official ptrons. Oeponeut further savs
he folds in his possession a document tn toe Spanish
language, ah la the handwri'inir of the Chilian
Minister, and signed bv him, and under tho seal of
the (Jbilian f.inbassy at wasaiugton, an exaot trans
lation ot which document is hereto annexed.
warned B. Deponent now holds aud exorcises the
said office of Stcro'arv of Legation, and is entitled
to all the immunities and privileges t Pert of. Depo
nent further says ne piesents tha foregoing tacts,
and claims his diplomats privilege, buoause he is
advised and boll ves he ought so to do in discharge
ot bis duty to his Government, ad not because he
has In anv manner violated tho laws or institution
ot the United States, a i of whicn he has respected
and observed. bkhj. vicuna mckknm a.
Sworn, eto.
To this were annexed copies of a letter of tntro
dt'C ion irom Mr. Nelson, and the following let
ter:
Lmgation or Chiij ih thbUkitbd States of
TJohth Amkrioa, WASBitiaTOt.', November 22,
18U6. Sir: The Honorable cecMary ot State ot
Chili lulorms mo tnat, by order ol the supreme Uov
crnment. your Kxoelleucy has beuu aunointed See re
tary of this Legation, with 'he salary assigned by
law, and with the retention of the ollice of the Secre
tary of tbe Chamber of Deputies, according to the
agreement cf tin t body, the wbica 1 have the honor
to eommauioate to your Kxeulleucy for your lulorma-
t on.
May God preserv your Exoel'ency.
K. 8. A st a BranAOA
g. B. Bknjau in Vicuna Mckknna, Secretary of
the Legation of Chili in the United States ot
D America.
Now, if your Honor please, when that affidavit
was made it wan maac unaer inese circum
stnnee: When Mr. McKenna applied to me to
act as his counsel in the matter. I learned that
on the evening ot hn arrest be had stated to the
Un ted States Marshal that he occupied this rela
tion lo the Chilian Government, rsonie state
ments had been made in the public press preju
dicial to his character, and impugning the state
ment which he then made, subsequently
telegram was received from Washington by mv
learned Jriend, the District Attorney, somewhat
nuivocal . In its character ani tending
to throw a doubt npoa the truo rem
it n in which Mr. McKtiaa stood
to bis Government. In view of these clrcun-
stat ccs, and in view of the lact, which is en
tirely familiar to the Court and to my learned
frlead, that these privlleecs accorded t tho
Government which Bends its representative here
a pivilcge which the Government ha in its
rcprci-entative that he shall not Be arrested or
iLiectcd to tho laws ol tho country to which
1h sent: In view of this ecneral piinciulc I
advised Mr. McKenna that it was bis duty to
p it forward th s privilege, and I thoiisht
tills the proper course, ns I deemed It his duty
lo hi9 Government, which was ent'tled to
his services here, in the relation in which he
stood to us, free of all arrest and interference
by the processes or our courts ot law, ana to
put forward his title and c'aim the privilege to
which I saw he was entitled. It ts due to Mr.
McKenna Jto say and I know my learned friend
the District Attorney win excuse me tor maicing
the statement it is due to Mr. McKenna that
1 should say that from tho moment he placed
the case in niv hands, asserting bis entire inno
cence of any breach of the neutrality laws of this
Government, tie insisted tuat be would place
himself on trial, and not permit any stain to
rest upon him, such as it might be supposed
would, it ne permitted an indictment to rcpuse
in our courts without submitting himself
to their Jurisdiction. This was ' his pur
pose trora the first moment he pre
sented hniueit to me, and I believe has been
from lirst to last his individual purpose. I am
glad to be able to say that circumstances have
occmred which make it proper, in mv iuiinnent.
that Mr. McKenna should waive the privilege
to v. men he is euticicd and put himself on trial,
as an individual ordinarily does in the courts of
the country. J have in my possession, and I am
at liberty to say that I have shown it to my
learned triend, the District Attorney, a leltcr
written by the Chilian Minister explanatory of
a telegram which came to the D strict Attorney
as an oflici r of Ibis court. I propose, with your
Honor's permission, to read this letter, alter
which I will make a suggestion which I have no
doubt will meet with my learned friend's ready
concurrence.
LETTER FROM TUB CHILIAN MINISTER.
Mr. Stoughton also read the following letter:
KkwYokk, February 12. 18(13. Mv Dear yir: as
It mav prove oi interest in tbo case of Mr. B. V. Mo-K-rina,
in which you are connsol, to estabhsh his
churacier as a man ot honor and truth in its real
light, I deem It my duty to state to vou that I for
warded him at tbe proper time the appointment of
Secretary ot this Legation, according to instructions
which i hoo reoeivod trom mv Government. But
as Mr. Vicuna McKenna had not yet been officially
presented to the State Department, be was free to
assume or decline that position. This circumstance
explains wh tn Hon. Secretary ot Sbve informed
thu District Attorney that Mr. McKonnawas not
recorded as such secretary at the state Dupartnvnt,
and at the samo time places in its true light the tele
cram v Inch I sont to that luuct ounrv. stating that
Mr.'McKenna may not bo considered as secretary,
lor wmcn purpose x lane pleasure in Bonding you
this coiiimunlciitien. I have the honor to, your
obedient servant,
. b. ast a uuruaoa, Chilian Minister.
Now, with this expbination and tho readintr of
these papers, which I have thought it due to the
position which Mr. McKenna holds, and the
circumstances under winch the proceedings in
this Court have been instituted. I now. upon his
behalf, withdraw all claim to thn privilege, con
ceiving that he is justified in o doing in refer
ence to his Government; and we are desirous of
pleading to the indictment at a early a period
ae the Court may indicate, and as may be desired
by my learned friend on the other side. Mr.
MacKenna would sutler anv sacriiico rather than
in any manner implicate or prejudice his own
Government in tnc eyes of tbij country, or in
tne eyes ot tno world. At the same time he con
siders it due to himself that he r hould vindicate
his innocence ot this charge in the only way
which, by tho laws of this country, a man is per
mitted to do. Therefore, may it piease your
Honor, we are ready to plead to the indictment.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPLY.
PMr. Dickinson Your Honor, the course which
the learned counsel proposes is entirely satisfac
tory to us the Government, on its part, making
the explanation of its course. A series of these
questions arising out of the conflict between the
Spanish and Chilian Governments were thrown
on tneoiuce ot the United States District-Attor
ney very suddenly and unpreparedly. Under
these circumstances I had no opportunity to
communicate wita ine uepanment ot state, or
with the President, and I, therefore, toot
Euch measures as I deemed due to tbe occasion
and due to the dignity of tho Government which
i was pennitted to represent in an humble
way. Lnaer my directions measures were at
once instituted in all these matters for the pre
servation of the neutral laws of the country, and
ih justice to the Government, to tho President,
and to the Secretary ol State, I am very happy
to say thai when the whole matter came to thefr
knowledge, at the very earliest moment there
after 1 received for a response, that mv Jction
was commended by the President and the De
partment ot State, and tho Governmental Wash-
nctoi. was determined, nnder ail circumstances
w hatsoever, to execute impartially and firmly
and in good taith the law, and insist on the ob
servance ol the neutrality laws of the country.
Circumstances lact week came to the knowledge
oi tue District attorney mat maae it proper
that Senor McKenna should be presented
to the Grand Jury of the county. His
case was accordingly presented, and the in
dictment which is presented and now under con
sideration was found. On the evening of the
6th instant 1 believe Mr. McKenna was arrested
by a bench warrant Issued Irom this Court on
that indictment. Early on tbe morning of the
?tn l learnea irom ine marshal that he had
asserted a privilege as the Secretary of tha
Chilian Legation. Up to that time I had no
knowledge or expectation, belief or suspicion,
that he claimed any such relation. On the con
trary, the relation in which we had tound him
was executing the matters of the Chilian Gov
ernment as ugent special or confidential agent
of that Government. Early on the morning
of the 7th, however, hearlim that Mr. McKenna
had asserted such a privilege, X sent a despatch
to the Slate Department to Secretary Seward,
inquiring somewhat in detail what relation he
really occupied to the Chilian Government, if
any.
The following is a copy ot the letter I de
spatched to the Secretary of State:
mr. Dickinson's lettkb to tub secretary of.
STATE.
Official
February 7, 1806 Hon. W. H. BewaM, Sece
tary ot btate, Washington, D. C.: Benjamin V.
McKenna, who has signed I Im&elf Confidential
Agent oi tho lepubho oi chill, lu.ooutrso made
wiib parties here to fit out torpedo boats iu this di
triot to operate against vessels of the Hpannu navy,
has been indicted by the Grand Jury for violation of
the sixth section of the neutrality aot, and a benoh
warrant issued tor his arrest, aud he has been taxon
Into custody by tho Marshal. McKenua intimates
to Maishal Murray that he is nrivilflimd from arra.it
by his connection wiih the Chilian Legation at
Washington, lias ne any such privilege, and have
you any instructions f Is McKenna rooogniaed bv
oar Government as Secretary to the Chilian Lega
tion r x lease answer iiiuueuiatety,
D. R. DlCKINSOtf,
United States Distnot Attorney.
Pefore receiving this despatch from Mr,
Sewsrd I received a despatch from the Chileuu
Minuter at Washington, Senor V. s. Asta Bu-
rnaga, in the words and figures following,
directed to myself officially :
TELEQBAU FROM THH CHILIAN MINISTER. "
Wasuihoton, February 7, 1866 To the Unite 1
Mates District Attorney i Mr. B. V. McKenna
may not be considered to bolong to the Chilian Lie-
gallon, it. b. ABTA Bcrdaoa, Chilian Minister.
Mr. McKenna and the learned counsel were
together in the ollice when tho despatch came,
and I at once showed it 1o them. A despatch
came at the same time to Mr. McKenna, which
he showed me one substantially as this thnt
he was not to be regarded as pntitled to tho
privilege of a secretary of tho Chilian Legation.
Mr. Stoughton That has been explained.
Mr. Dickinson That Is all true. Shortly af
terwards, yonr Honor, I rec ived the followit g
despatch Irom Mr. Seward, from tne Department
oi State:
TELEORAM FROM MR. SEWARD.
State Department. Washinoto, February 7,
lftiH. Jo Danioi S Dickinson United Status D s
trict Attorney : Benjamin V. McKenna is nut
known to this Government as baying ny diploma
tic privilege. oa will proceed accordingly.
William H. Seward.
After our interview in Court the other day !ihe
learned counsel elected to serve these papers
and make this motion. I subsequently (on
Saturday last) received tbo papers from my
learned friend and immediately inclosed them
to Secretary Seward, with a note Btatmg that a
motion wotild be made to-day, and urgioir that
the papers be returned with an answer as
specdilv as possible, and yesterday I received a
document as follows Irom the State Department.
It is a certificate from tho Secretary of State:
CERTIFICATE ROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
United Staff s of Amepca. DopaHment ot State
To alt towKom these presents shall come, gre tinr
1 ceitify, Thar it appears irom the records and liles
ol this Department i hat it- njainiu Vicuna MoKonna
is not now ana rievr has beon fecrotary to the
Chilian Legation in the Lnued mates, and that ne
is not and never has been aocrodiua to tho Govern
ment in any capaoitr which would eu'Ulo him to
tuo privileges and immunities of a aiMo natle ai'ont,
pursuant to tbe lw of ua ions and the aot of Con
gress in ouch case provided
In testimony hereof, T, William Ef. Nowa'd,
Secretary of Stato of the L nitod Mates havo bore
tin to subscribed my name ad caused tuo seal of the
Department ol State to f e affixed.
Done at the City o Washington, this 12 h day of
February, 18(50, and of ti Independence Oi the
United States ol America the ninetietn.
William U. Efward.
This constitutes and rgives the whole history
oi the course of the Government in this matter.
I have read the document, which justifies, as I
suppose, with delerence, its action. We havo no
di-positi n to turn to the right hand or the left
to do wrong or to bring oppression lo this gen
tleman, but we simply treat him according to
what we understand is due to the virla ion of
the laws, if it shall be proved that he has vio
lated them, at we are advised.
We do not wish to hurry on the matter to his
oi his counsel's inconvenience. We do not wish
to .1efay;it to hisMnconvenioncc, or to the detri
ment ol 'justice on the other hand. We wish to
take the usual course, and to deal with him as
a stranger, and as bound to reeard him as a
gentleman until he is proved otherwise. We
but regard him as the law regards all all are
alike entitled to equal rights and privileges.
This, your Honor, is our position, and we are
content with the proposition of the learned
counsel on the other side.
MR. 8T0U0HT0N'S REILY.
Mr. Stoughton replied : May it please your
Honor, in reference to the certiticate just read
by n:y learned friend, your Honor is perfectly
nw are that an act of Congress provides that any
person concerned in the arrest ol a minister of a
foreign country to this Government which is
held to extcndtio a Secretary of Legation -provides
that any person who shall arrest or cause
the arrest ot a minister so accredited, whetlier
he may have been at the time received or not,
c6ming to this country in that capacity, is re
garded as a disturber of the repose and public
peace of the couttry, and is punishable
by heavy fine and by imprisonment.
I mention this, because my learned
friend has read a certificate from Mr.
Seward, Secretary of Stale, which certificate
accords entuely with the statement of Mr.
McKenna, that he has not been presented in
that character here. My learned lriend argues
that from the whole inference to be drawn from
this circumstance he would not be entitled to
the privilege. It is held that a person who
comes to this country in that capacity comes
within the provisions of the act of Cougress. I
do not wish to appear here as waiving or pre
tending to waive something which I nave not
the best reason to suppore exists, or that I make
this explanation on account of the Secretary of
State's certificate.
Mr. Dickinson The certificate is part of the
history of this case as to the course the Govern
ment feels bound to take, and as showing that
the Government is acting in goou faith, - and
according to the record. I do not understand
any other rule than this, that the Government
is 'justified in its course. What its relations are
to the representative of a foreign country does
not come under discussion uere.
Mr. Stouchton It relates to the privileges ot a
minister or other privileged person passing
ihroueh to the seat of Government.
Mr. Dickinson No person is recognized as a
minister tin ne is accredited ana accepted as
such. I am prepared to accept such disposition
of the case s.s may be most convenient to Mr.
McKenna aud the learned counsel. Mr, McKenna
returns a plea of not guilty.
Mr. Stoughton You do not want to gotnrougn
the formality of an indictment.
TUE EXEQUATUR TO DR. ROGERS, CHILIAN CONSUL,
BEV'OKED.
The exeouatur issued on the 13th day of Octo
ber, 1864, recegnizing Estaoan Rogers as Consul
ad interim of the Republic of Chill for the pore
or jsewiorKand its dependencies, ana declar
ing bira tree to exercise and enjoy such func
tions and privileges as are allowed to consuls,
has been revoked by the President.
Lowell has thirty six thousand eieht hun
dred and seventy-six inhabitant", and ti.e thou
sand Ave hundred and fifty-six legal voters.
There are forty-nine more inhabitants than there
were in ihuo.
The supreme Court of New Havpnhas just
decided an interesting case involving any mou
sand dollars. Twenty-live years ago Charles J.
Kuks, of Hartiord, was appointed administrator
of the estate of his sister, Cornelia Rus. The
estate included a large number of shares in
tho Hartiord Fire Insurance Company, which
weie appraised at five dollars per share, their
full market value at that time. To close the
eaLate Mr. Russ took the stock at the appralBed
value and sold it. When the stock beaume valu
able an action was brought azainst the heirs of
Mr. Rubs by the heirs or nis sister, and an
attempt was made to show that tho sale af tho
stock was invalid. But the court has decided
that the sale wa valid, aud that Mr. Russ acted
firopeily, and without any intention of fraud,
n taking the stock at its appraised and market
vulue.
Th London Orchestra closes its record of the
loss of Mr. Brooke, the tragedian, on the ill-lated
London, with these words:
1 "He was by birth a gentleman, by position a
irnmi n-rr From 1 H3U. when he appeared in
William Tel,' to this tor him Ul-fated year, his
fortunes had nuotuaiea wttu more or jess
varinne Appnr,liiic to his own exertions; , for '!.
V. Brooke had, in common wittt the clevereTt
men, a besetting fault. He loved, too well, rood
cheer. It would sound liko detraction from the
high renown of bis life's close, to enter into par
ticulars as to this weakness; auomauoaia atones
for every fault; but he would have stood yet
higher iu his profession had he been more tem
nerate. His name is known in the three English
continent: here, from 1M8, when he played
'Othello' at the Olympic; in the provinces Irom
many a tilumph; m New York from 1850, when
he earned a merited reputation in Australia and
California over and over acrain. In every bosom
of the thousands who kiDdly roinember his
admitted abilities a sorrow has arisen, made
sacted by the tidings of that sad but noble hour
when G. V. Brooke's brave spirit .went over to
tbe Majority."
THIRD EDITION
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE FENIAN STEPHENS.
ANOTHER REWARD OFFERED FOR
1IIS CAP! U RE.
CHILIAN PRIVATEERS OFF
THE SPANISH COAST.
Commercial and Slilpplns News.
Etc., tt-3, tc Eto., JEtc, KUi., f.tc.
New Tore, February 15. The steamer Bre
men has arrived, with Liverpool dates of tho 31st
ult. The Canada arrived out on the 29th uH.
The ship' Wyoming, from Philadelphia, and tho
Monarch of the Sea, arrived at Liverpool on the
S8th. The Ilaversham, from New York for Ade
laide, was spoken December 30 in latitude 6 N.,
longitude 29 W. Tie mails and seamen of tha
Jioscoe, from New Orleans for Liverpool, arrived
at Islay, and report the ship fast breaking up;
most of the cargo saved.
The Sunday Gazelle says the first reading of
the Reform bill will not be moved before tiaster,
and more probably not beforo tho reassembling
of the House after the Holidays.
The Government has issued another proclama
tion, offering 2309 for Stephens' capture. An
additional seizure ot fifty rifles and bayonets has
been made at Dundalk.
The intelligence that Mr. Chandler's motion
was negatived in the United Stale Scna'oin
reference to the Alabama claims and tho recall
of the American Minister had no eilcct on
'Change.
The French ye'lo w book, containing despatches
to the Washineton Cabinet on the Mexican ques
tion, has been published.
Several vessels bearing Chilian colors appeared
off Valencia, menacing Spanish shipping, sup
posed to be privateers.
The Emperor and Empress of Austria had
been visiting Pesth, aud were enthusiastically
received.
The Spanish Miuiitry had assented to the in
troduction of a bill in tho Senate in lavor of the
Pope's temporal power.
The Spanish Minister and Consul to Peru had
returned to St. Nu.aire.
Intelligence from Lima announces that diplo
matic relations between Spain and Peru had
been interrupted.
The Norway Chamber had rclccted, by a ma
jority of two, an amendment to the Constitution
proposing an annual Parliament.
The Latest ews.
Liverpool, January SI. The steamer Edin-
ourgh, from New York, arrived out on the 29th
ult. The steamer Moravian, from Portland,
arrived out on the 30th ult.
Cotton Sales for four day9 17.000 bales, in
cluding 6000 bales to speculators. Tbe market
is dull, and quotations are baroly maintained.
The Manchester market was quiet and steady.
1-n n ... .V. IIam. rrnm 4,.ll aaIIha
uirau?buur a iuii. tcij uuu. auu ucunum
Cd. per barrel. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn
easier, and declined 3d. ; mixed, 28s. 9d.'29s.
Provisions Beet steady. Pork steady. Bacon
firm. Cotton downward. Lord has an upward
tendency, and Is quoted at C7s. Tallow dull.
Produce Ashes quiet and steady. Sugar dull.
Coflee steady. Rosin inactive. Spirits Turpen
tine no sales, i'ctroieum steady at is. S'l-ws. (id.
London, January 31. Consols closed at 86
87; U. 8. 6-20s. (!CC6i; Illinois Central, 754
7Si; trie, ccioi.
FROM LOUISIANA.
Sale of tbo fShrevport and Vlcksbarg
Jtallrond Tbe New Orleao Municipal
Kill Ratified by tbe Leg-ltilature.
New Orleans, February 14. The Louisiana
Leeislature passed the City Municipal Elec
tion Bill by an almost unanimous vote, on the
10th inst.
The Ouchita River at Monroe, Louisiana, is
low. Cotton continued to come in there and at
Newton and Shreveport.
Lj.The Shreveport and Vicksburg Railroad was
sold by the Sheriff at Monroe, under a mortgage
sale, and was bought in for $50,000 by a com
pany of speculators to whom large debts were
due, and by a number ot old stockholders. The
road will be Immediately put in running order
from Vicksburg to Monroe. The rhilroad from
Shreveport to Marshall, Texas, will soon be
finished. 1
Marine Disasters.
Boston, February 15. The ship LTcrald of tte
Morning, from Shields, with a cargo of coal and
chemicals, while entering the harbor during a
southeast rain-storm last night, got ashore on
the false spit half a mile inside of Boston light,
staving a nolo in her bottom. She remains in
tbe same position to-day with ten feet of water
in her hold, and will probably be got otT after a
portion of her cargo is discharged.
The chip Uaiukt, ashore on Nanset Beach, wai
badly shaken up by a violont southeast gale
last night, and to-day the sea is breaking over
her,
The Female Emigration Scheme.
New York, February rfl. The Superior Court
of this city has denied the application in.behalf
of the female sufferers by the Mercer frauds for
an inl unction against the owners of the steam
ship Cdniniaf. Messrs. Buck and Chittenden,
the counsel, will take, further steps for their
relief.
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Fiom Havana.
New Orleans, February .Havana advices
to the 9th instant have been received. There is
no later news from Mexico. No. 12 sugar
for export is quoted at 7J to 7 jo. Coffee, 1016J.
New York Exchange, 2526 discount. , On Lon
don, 164(316 premium. Paris, 3J premium.
W-iVSIIIlVGrTOIV.
Special Dtipatchei to the Evening Telegraph.
Wasfiinoton, February 15.
Vewapaptr Nnppreaalon.
The order emanating from General Grant for
the suppression of the Richmond Examiner, it is
said, will not be tue only one of similar charac
ter if the present course of Rebel journals is not
changed. It is notorious that many journals in
the South are as bold and dcQant in treasonable
utterances as before or during the war. General
Grant is said to be determined to put a stop to
this firing of tho Southern heart.
t'onnoln ItiCOg;lr.d. ,
The President has recognized Hclnrlch Moser
as Consul of Hese Darmstadt for the 8tatc of
West Virginia, and Frederick John Cridlani as
Consul of II. B. M. for the States of Alubama and
Florida, to reside at Mobile
Iclalou ol the C'onrt of Claim.
The United States Court of Claims has decided
the case of Thomas W. Pierce vs. The United
States. The claimar.t soucbt to recover from
the Government tho sum of $30,000 on certain
bills of exchanco drawn by Russell, Majors &
Waddcll on John B. Floyd, Secretary of War
during Buchanan's Administration, ou account
of a contract executed by the above nauiodto
transport supplies to the army in Utah. Tli'we
bills are marked "accepted" by Floyd, aud are
of the class familiarly kno ,vn as the "Floyd ac
ceptances." The Court is of tho opinion that Floyd had no
rightful power or authority to bind the United
States by the acceptances in suits, and thnt
even it be had, there is suoh knowledge of the
wiiht and failure of consideration, and the
illegal character of the acceptances brought
Lome to the claimant before he became the
holder, as to render them unavailable and irre
coverable in his hands; and being of this
opinion, the Court find for tho dulendant, and
direct the petition to be dismissed. Tbe case
will be carried to the Supreme Court for a
decision.
Tie Union Pacific Railroad Company
having tiled a map in tho Interior Department of
the permanent location of the road west ot
Omnha, Nebraska, for the second one hundred
miles, the Commissioner ot the General Land
Ollice has instructed the local land officers to
withhold from stile tho odd sectious within
twenty miles on each side of the road.
Conuecticnt.
Much satisfaction is expressed here by New
England n.en over the nomination of Major
General Hawley to day as the Union candidate
for Governor of Connecticut.
Lands Iu Iowa.
The General Land Offico has just prepared a
patent in favor of the State of Iowa, for 12,000
acics of jwamp land, under the grant by act of
Congress, approved September 28, 1850, the same
being selected iu the former Iowa City, now Dos
Moines, land district. There has just been pre
pared and submitted to the list No. 4 of tracts,
containing in the aggregate 623,140 acres,
selected by the 8tate for internal improvements
through the instrumentality of State warrants,
the lands being situated in former Benicia, now
Humboldt, District. By said list,- which has
been approved by the Secretary ol the Interior,
the title for these lands Is invested in the State.
Equalization ol ftoantlca.
There are two or three propositions pending
before Congress for the equalization ol bounties
of soldiers, and the parties who are urging the
measure are industriously at work in the lobby
endeavoring to make votes for either of the pro
positions. From present indications it will
require more industry trom tbe lobbyists, and
the payment of a much greater sum to them
than was calculated upon by the real parties
interested, in order to get even one-fourth, to
Eay nothing of a majority of the members of
Corgress, to vote for a bill such as is
contemplated. So far there are not proba'jly
twenty members of the House in favor of the
measure, and when it comes to be known that
after all the soldiers would not be in one case
out ol every tweuty the recipient of the bounty
money, should such an act be passed, and that
about four-fifths of all bounties would go to
speculators and claim agents, who have lon
tinea bought the f oldiers' certificates, which en
titles the holder to the bounty, we imagine that
upon a vote being taken there would not be
iound a half-dozen members in favor of the bill
It has already been shown by statesmen, and
from the Paymaster-General and Provost Mar
sbal-General, that to equalize bountios It would
require an appropriation of over six hundred
million dollars.
The Weather.
St. Louis, February 14. About four inches ol
snow fell last night. To day the mercury stands
at 10 degrees above zero, and is falling.
There have been heavy storms in Kansas and
the West. The mercury at Leavenworth at day
light 6tood at 18 degrees below zero.
Markets by Telegraph.
sales of 6000 bales at 45o. Exports to-day. 2100
tales, bugariutly latr, 150. lobaoco active; tear,
MiaVtSa. : Klerliuff. 4. Gold. IHfii.
iSMV York, R-biuary 15 Cotton is quiet at 45
ccui tor intdamur. h ionr lias Uuouuctu iu cents
L lor Hate. Bales of'0500 bbis. at f6 9oi 20 for but;
t-4o;uU) lo tor Ullio; wj&iuoao lor wesieru; aim
7 Wtell 60 for Canadian. Wheat and tern dull;
stiles unimportant litxf quiet. Pork heavy ac
fl8 -87Ci8 60 lor Mess. Whislty diui.
The village of Schuylervillo, Saratoga
county, N. Y., has become the scene of incendi
ary fires, which seem to indicate a plot to burn
the place up. A few days ago the Academy was
destroyed, and on Sunday morning there were
other larjre fires, involving losses to the amount
of nearly $200,000. The airrlcultural implement
. . . .. nr 1 1. lUnnta wl .Ha ln-iva
storehouse of the Saratoga Victory Manufac
turing Company, outside ot the village, were dis
covered to be in names at iu? same lime, uuo
man is under arrest.
Mrs. Lucy Cooper, a colored woman, atred
about one hundred and ten years, died at Nan
tucket. Mass.. on tbe 3d instant. She was
broueht from Africa, a slave, to South Carollaa,
where she toiled as a field hand. In 1811 she
was bronpht bv her owner to Newport K. I..
where she resided for some time, and was con
verted under the preaching of Father Webb. Her
mistress was exceedingly cruel, and tne slave at
length escaped to Nautucket, where she was
twice married, and during her long lite was
respected lor ber Bimple and genuine Christian
worth.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
IlABitiSBuao. February 16. Mr. Ridgway pre
rented a petition in favor of Sunday travel signed
by sixtv-live huLdred persons.
Mr. Donovan presented two petitions favorv
lle to Sunday travel.
Messn. Donovan and Conncll presented peti
tion ' against the extension of tho Lombard and
South Streets Railroad.
Mr. Conueti read a petition agninst Sunday
tiavel Irom tbe Baptist Church atChesnut H 11.
the joint resolution or tbe iloue to adjourn
from to-morrow until Tucsdsy ween was panned.
Mr. Comic! I read a bill enabling joint tenants
to Fell bonds below par; also one legalizing tbe
acknowledgment of deeds in territories; also
one relative to the sale and conveyance of real
estate.
At a meeting of Philadelphia Senators it was
agreed to allow the city to sell loans below pax
to the exfptit of five millions, but no more.
t Mr. riiiugway opposed selling any ot them
below par, and has taken strong grounds on that
position.
Honne of ReprrnentaM v.
The act regulating ninrringes was considered
and passed, the main tratnre oi which is to
impose hve hundred dollars tine on oersens rer
tunning the cereinonv, exoep. Aldermen, Jus
tice, Clergymen, Mujors, and Rjoordi-rs.
The Act allowing claims to be presented
for pcronnl jproperty destroye I by our own,
military during the war, wm p.isicJ.
ilr. Sterner this morn n? received a petition
ninety feet long, signed by sixty-five hundred
citizens of Philadelphia, laroriui; running of
em's on Sunday The petition was brought up
by a committee composed of Gi'rmans, ap
pointed at a meeting lately held iu that city.
CANADA.
TheFnror for Uulon. Annexation, Ete.
The Failure, or Reciprocity, Etc.
Montteal, February 12. Le Pays of Mon
ttcal, February 8, has drawe upon it the anger
of the Government by the following article:
Ot all the nations of Europe there is probably
not one which merits less the title of a civilized
nation than England. The whip in the army,
the traffic iu opium, tho manufacture tit idols
lor Apim and Atrlca, the horrible hecatombs ot'
its colonists, ail go to show the barbarism of
Knglnud.
Canada, by not joing its interests to those of
its powertui neighbor, will be condemued to
miserably vegetate under tho tutelage of a
loieign power, and"--to bo loaded with taxes,
debts, aud bepirars. Think well of this.
The Reciprocity Negotiations.
CANNAPIAN OPINION OF THE CONCESSIONS OFFERED
BT TUB DELEGATES.
From the Toronto Globe, February 13.
All these humiliating concessions, bo it re
memtered, olleredbytho representatives of the
Provinces fhiown at tho Americans at tho
very commencement of the negotia'lons, and all
tor the piccious consideration of ''reciprocal
lecislatlou," terminable any day on the will of
Congress I
t'ermit the Americans to remodel our whole
fiscal system, rcpeul duties, chanue duties, and
impose enormous customs and excise duties;
adopt their patent laws, build canils for tnem
to tno tune of fifteen million dollars, and surren
der to them tho priceless fisheries of British
America! And 211 lor what? Why, for this one
consideration that such articles coming from
the United States as we admit iuto the Provinces
tree ot duty the Stutes will be graciously please,!
to permit to pass I roni the Provinces into the
States on payment ot such internal revenue
taxes as they may choose to impose upon
their people. And tho whole arrangement
liable to be swept away without one day's
notice. We wonder no longer at the audacity of
the counter propositions of the Americans. Ttiay
must have thought the Provinces on the verge
of oeeperstion at the loss ot the treaty, when
such proposals could have been made to them
by our delegates at the very opeuiuar of the nego
tiations. They must have thought that we were
entrely at their mercy, and that they had but
to name their conditions to have us greedily ac
cept of them. Truly the conservative press have
cause to talicilitate themselves on the manner in
which Mr. Gall maintained the dignity ot the
country.
CONFEDERATION MORE NECESSARY NOW THAN EVER.
From the lor onto Leaaar, February 13.
Great political and commercial questions arc
thrown upon the surface by the ie usal of the
United StaUs to extend tue treaty of the reci
procity. Those questions will best be broueht
to a desirable consummation by earnest action
en the part of Brit sh America. Tho time has
come for united and vigorous action. Now is
the tida in our at) airs which, to lead to good,
must be taken at its present flood.
We must have a union of the Provinces; wo
shall then be ihe better able to mould our com
mercial policy. That we shall soon have a
union we have tbo rept atod word of our Cabinet
Ministers. Whutever legislation may take place
in the meantime upon commercial subjects will
in all probability be ot a temporary character.
HOSTILITY TO TUB SCHEME SAID TO BE WEARING
OCT.
From the Ottawa Citizen, February 13.
The opposition to confederation in Nova Scotia
is wearing out, and some of the journals, hitherto
bitterly hostile are calling for another conven
tion to arrange terms of unioo. The anti-press
probably bee in to find out that the people are in
advance ol them, and that it is not safe to per
sist longer in their opposition to that which the
people rrcotm;ze as the true policy for the British
North American Provinces.
Lamps of a greatly improved description
are introduced into the streets of Paris. Cande
labras, bronzed by an electric process, are
erected at intervals of twenty-five metre,
iLstead of iorty, as formerly. Tbe flame is only
three metres Irom tho ground, and its light is
thrown upon the pavement hy a p'iwenul re
flector, placed inside uud at the top of tho
globe lantern.
Some rascals in Syracuse stole a horso and
sleigh from a stable last Thursday nlirht, and
drove with the establishment to a flour and
teed store, into which, after several failure and
much hard work, they effected an entrunce.
Alter getting in, tliev took the sale, weighing
1400 pounds, loaded' it upon tho sleigh and
drove off. The (next day the sale was fouud
on seme low land next to the canal, where tt
had been forced open by means of a slcdgo
and cold chisel. The only val table booty the
rogues obtained for all their troublo were two
dollars in fractional currency and nine dollars
in uncuirent and counterfeit bank notes. The
papers were lett in the safe, and tho horse and
sleigh returned to tbe stable whence they were
tukeu.
M. Van Corn, a banker In Dortmund, Ger
manv, lately made excavations iu the neighbor
hood of Frankenhausen, in the hooe ot finding
copper, and in dong so has discovered the
largest and roost beautiful caverns in all Ger
many. The two largest areeient hundred and
six hundred feet ia length respectively, and
about one hundred and thirty tect in breadth,
and forty to fifty ieet in height. The third cavern
is also several hundred Ieet long. The three
caverns contain in all nine pools of water, so
clear that the smallest pebbles- cm bo seen at
the bottom, though they are elttht and nino feet
deep. This, of course, is only possible when the
caverns are lighted up by niueneeiuBi or Bengal
lights, which, however, is very constantly the
case, as they are visited by many huudred per
sons every day. A arreat many heuutilul slabs of
gypsum hang from the root-.