THE TEYJENIDTO A O VOL. V.-Ko. 70 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1SGG. DOUBLE SHEETTHREE CENTS. THE STA1. : PRISONERS. Ji tC. ItIs and biriuwtit C. Clwy Jeff. IDavln' Opinion of I enlanlflm A. Blodern Vemlnn of thn it in 1'atble far. Fly ! th Oi-Ih l' n to "Take Prince Edward s ImIhiki, ad Iterjr the World" Habit and M.. ners of toe State Priaoner, F.i. Eiu Fortress Monror, March in. St. Patrick's Day having suggested the joint topics of the Irish people) ana FeutiiniHm, un oflicer under took, 1 am told, while cscort-.ii Jctr. Davis on HU Pal rick's Iv in his daily walk on tbe parapet, to extract trom mm his views of the present Fenian movements. It is not the first time these inquisitorial gcnsditrmcs have sought to elicit his opinions on this subject. But this otlicer went at It in a mannr r in; her exceeding the usual brusque, roiurhshi.id, no, to say boor ish, style of some ot them. "Don't you think the fciii'.ins a great poser?" asked this man of shoulder strap-i. "Homo ot the papus my .i," replied Mr. Davis. "Ain't they bound to be successful?'' the offi cer lurthtr inquired. "So very many say and claim to believe,'' Mr. Davis answered qui'itlv, as bciorc. "Nut Canada in feared, finrt tns Brltisn throne is tuttcring to its tonndation vrh Just alarm," boldly Ueclarhd this evident Ix-lievcr in the sub ject ot FenianiMii. '-Well, w hut then ? asked Mr. Davis. "What then ! That's jubt it," continued this men ot penetrative (raze, pur-ian a pi oat des tiny mapped ont tor the t'jnums. "Why, the Fenians will soon have it all their own way. They can take Prince Edward's 1.-. land and defy the world." This climax of posit Ion, power, and defiance so clearly and positively pointed out as the .future of Fenianlsai, evidently carried very little conviction 1o the mind of Mr. Davis, judging from his following it with inquiring of the ollicer it he hod ever heard ot the table ot the fly and the ox. The otiictr did not pursue his researches, and I oontidently believe that however he may have settled in his own mind the question of Peniuntsm, he has set down .Mr. DavL as an un provable subject for inquisitorial pumping. JEFF. DAVIS' KNOWLEDGE OF CHARACTER. I hare told tbe above story a? it was told me. Mr. Davis speaks very freely with some officers, and with some he maintains a most distant and haughty reticence. No one U more quick to discern and read character. 11:3 quick natural perceptions, his extended experience in public officers, ana careful study of tne world and men, have made him so. An upstart of an officer, Willi more shoulder-straps than brains whose limited knowledge of military matters would excite the derision of a West Point plebeian, and ' whose knowledge of the world and hooka does not -greatly exx-eed that ot "Simple Simon," the famed hero of one ot Mother Goose's melodies he delights in bringing up with a round turn. HEALTH, OBSERVATION'S, AND DKMEANOR OF JEFF. I nave alluded to the daily walks ot Mr. Davis, lie still, when the weather admits, keeps up nis daily out-door exerri--e; and. with this and his morning bath, aud unilorui habits of careful diet, though with a bill of tare o' extended and choice variety, ruaintuins eood health. Bavago fits of petulance occasionally possess him, and then again he is in temper, word, and bearing as mild as a May morning. It is Btill remarked that be makes Very rare allusion to his trial, though why no one ventures to. ask him. On Congressional proceedings, and on all the preat and excitiusr topics of the day, he is pro foundly observant, and occasionally lets drop remarks concerning them, showing an interest as permeating and undyiu in the affairs of nations and the problem of the world's destiny as marked the closing career of the great con qaering Corslcao, or ot Robespierre aud Riche lieu, lie endures bis prison life with a singular admixture of stoicism and impatience. Hope 'now lights his eve and glow in his cheertul, brilliant conversation, and then his features be come frowning, the bitterness of disappoint ment is in his speech, and he looks and averts defiance of the (iovernment, and everything. PEAKCIIINd VESSELS STILT. KEPT UP. In the past three months 1 have hart frequent occasion to allude to the search of vessels ar riving here, to see if there may not bo some one coming here to attempt the rescue of Mr. Davis. This search is s-till kept up, though why no one can satisfactorily account lor, unless to give extra employment to (iovernment steam tugs, and the soldiers ordered on this special service. The order having cume from Washing ton, and never haviug been rescinded, is ne cessarily yet complied with. There is a story of a guard having been estubli.-hcd over a cer tain portion of the Waterloo battle-field after , the clOReot the fight. For many years this same guard remained there on duty, guarding in the end only tangled brier bushes, and a dilapidated Daling. For some reason the guard had never been relieved, and eo bad to stay. Thus the order we have relerred to haj never been re scinded, and hence these continued and useless searching of all arriving vessels. When Jeti. Davis, Clay, and Mitchel were brought here as State prisoners, very rigid orders were issued regarding admissions inside the tort The only possible open sesame was a pass from the President, Secretary of War or Coniiuander of the district. For a time there was very exact compliance with this order, but gradually the close drawn reins wre loosened till for a time laige and indiscriminate parties passed freely inside, in some cases upon the pusses of a simple captain. Lately, for some un explained reason, there has been a rctightening of tbe reins. Of course no sensible person can oblect to this. The fort was not made to gratify curiosity hunters, neither was Jelf. Davis placed here for a public show, and it is very proper to keep away those supposed to have sympathy for him, promising any possibility of development in an attempt to rescue tiiui. But naval officers do object to the necessity of getting passes to go in the fort. Their uniform, they insist, should be their passport. I know of more than one officer who, finding the subiuiMon to red-tapeium he must undergo to get iusuie, mvnedjupon his heel in disgust. Otherwise than tuLs there is no tault to be louud. . Clmeat O. Clay Olvrn ' Jarol of tbe rt '! uioutt ot itie l'arole Ills Health, Etc. Fortress Monroe. March 20. Mr. C. C. Clay . hat been given the parole of the tort. An an nouncement to this efiecl was made to him this morning, and although not wholly unprepared for it for his friends oae loiar been working to procure even .this freedom for him ho received it with marked gratification. By this new ar rangement be is allowed at all hours of the day, from reveille to sunset, free ranee within the Jinilts of fhs fort and unattended by any guard. Al night, however, ho is compelled to remain In tbe room in Carroll Hall he has recently been occupying, and under the continued surveil lance of the vigilant and sleepless prison patrol. The arrival ot his wife, simultaneously with the granting of this parol, as may be supposed, gives additional zest and enjoyment to the new freedom allowed him. She is the gueMof Dr. "ooper, and her husband also takes his meals with the Doctor. Mr. Clay, though naturally possessirg a slight constitut ion, shows his pro tracted imprisonment very slightly. With the cJUcers of the fort be has always been exceed ingly popular, from his aoiiuble bearing, rare culture, and uniform .courtesy. His great anxiety has been for a speedy trial; but his con tinned imprisonment, and the delay of a hear ing, while not lessening his pntient submission, long since taught him the sad necessity of wait ing, and inutility of repining. He bids fair to receive much more of this kind of Governmental instruction before being releasor" from here, Jim XfrH lUrtib CANADA. XKIVIAIV SCARE. AN INVASION STILL DREADED. Ten Thonnand More Hen to Be Called Ont A Montreal Policeman Firing ou KappoMcd Fnlann, lite. Toronto, March !L The rumor gains strength thai ten thousand more men will soon be called out by the Government. At Montreal yesterday a policeman fired on some persons, thinking they were Fenians. Nobody hurt. Though there is not a downright panic here, the feeling U that the Fenian danger is not over. Some demon stration is looked for from across the line before long, and in consequence the volunteering and drilling are uninterrupted. Great enthusiasm is manilc&tcd by tbe forces. Toronto, March 219 P. M. It is stated here to-day, on the best authority, that the Canadian Government have received oilers of one hundred aud eighty thousand men tor service in the field. Orders have just been given to some of tbe companies in the country districts to move to the iront, and to day thebtratford Volunteers moved off, going as lar as Chatham. It U ro- Eorted in official circles that the Government as received information that the Fenians have resolved to make an attempt to enter by Rouse's Point, and make Isle Aux Noix their baBC of operations. j The Fxcltement Abatlnsr In Montreal Military ltllay Mllll Kept I p, Kle. Montreal, March 21. The excitement has almost disappeared here, although a few points on the troutier still keep it up. Volunteers show much enthusiasm in all parts of Lower Canada, and a thorough organization is being effected. The Grand Trunk Railroad Company have organized their employes into a defensive corps in all parts of Canada. Fully ten thou sand troops appeared here to-day on parade. The expense to the Canadian Government for detente is now about twenty thousand dollars per day. It is believed that the present force will soon be relieved by new men to be called out. THE SWEENEY SIDE. The New Swetnf y Bond). We give below an accurate fac simi'e of the certificates insuring subscribers to the Sweeney war fund bonds tor the amount ot the money subscribed. The certificates are handsomely executed on tine white paper in a vivid green color, the artist being Dailev, the well-known sketchcr. The certiiicates are not yet ready, as the name of the Register has to be signed,' and that cannot be done until the arrival of Presi dent Roberts in thi city, when it is supposed that a Register will be appointed. The certifi cates are bound up in check-books, one hundred certificates in each. Each of the Circles sup porting Roberts and Sweeney will receive a certificate-book for the purpose of supplying the members of the circles. TnE CERTIFICATES. o e o&S 3 04 S S I 1 1 1 CO Q O QQ J Cs C o e 2 S 2 3 ! 1 Z X CO fee? sss-g M S V m 0 PESKSYIVAXIA LEGISLATURE. Senate. TfARRiSBURO, March 22. Mr Lowry read the bill creating a new county out ot Crawiord, Warrou, and Venango, to be called Canton oounty. Mr. C'onuoll read a bill allowing the beads of Do partmenu. in Philadelphia to deposit lUoyernmont, (State aud Municipal securities In lieu of present motto of giving bonds on the corporations. Mr. Worthington, aUo one preventing the exten eion of direase among cattle. House of Representative. Tbe consideration of tbe General Appropriation bill was reeiuiiod,,and the following iteuis were cju sidered. Mr. Schenk moved to Increase Judges salary in rural districts, trom 93000 to (3&00 per vnuum.whloh was agreed to. The lnierext on the funded debt, 61,898,000. The salary ot membort was fixed at 1 1200. Mr. Osterbout moved to reduce to tbe old stand ard seven hundred, aud should, If able, favor an amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting tnom bon trom raining their own salaries. Mr. Thomas said he was of the olaxs ot gentlemen who war so afraid ot bis constituents that he always voted airaiu.t the Increase but were nevertheless, the Pbiladelphians voting yea were Messrs. Davis, De Uaven. Donnelly, Freoborn, Ghegary, Kerns Lee, Marks, Quigley, Ituddiman, Thomas, and Watt. Those voting nay were Messrs. Adair, Hood. Joseph titoiner, Subors, and WalUoe. Ou aiendment offered by I'ershug to pay 1000 tb ayes were 64 and nays 41. All Philadelpbiaus voted nay. Their amendment was therelore agreed to. Passengers Per Steamer "City of Wash ington" for Liverpool. New York, March 26. Mr. Henry Deringer, E. Bailey, E. Hughes, Mrs. Kidner, J. Dupeer, Mrs. Dupeer, li. Windier, H. Le Grand, General Paz, J. Btaenl, C. Manning and son, L. Mead and lady, Mrs. Bcaulan and four children, Mibi llojran. Miss Fisher, J. 6trange and lady, A. Gould, Mr. White and lady, A. Gormsier, Henry Ospen. R. Ospen, J. Jones.JB. Morgan, J. Goodman, J. Davis, J. Henderson, K. Grant, G. Steven, r. PoiTftt, p. Purker, N. Wlnficld, and Did in tttecrage, THIRD EDITION EUROPE THREE DAYS' LATER NEWS. THE "AUSTRALASIAN" AT NEW YORK. THE ATLANTIC CABLE COMPANY. 3VIoie -Applause lor X'l'OKi tlcnt .TollUKOll. THE REFORM BILL IN PARLIAMENT. Dissolution of the Russell Cabinet Predicted, TERRIBLE TIMES IN IRELAND. TI:c Question oftlic Dutch Duchies. ENGLAND'S ADVICE SOLICITED Naw York, March 22 8'30 A. M. The steam eliin Auslra'aaian has arrived with Liverpool advices of March 10th, via Queeustown, March 11th. 'lhe United States steamer Canandairjua had sailed irom Kingston for the north of Ireland. 'lhe shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph Company have unanimously adopted a resolu tion approving the arrangements of the direc tor with the Anglo-Ameiicau Telegraph Com pany for laying a cable this year. Upwards of Kill miles of cable are being manufactured per week, and the last week in June is fixed for the Oreat Eastern to leave Sheemess. President Johnson's speech in Washington is meeting with very general applause. The Tunes warmly culoei.es it; the Daily News gives it a very qualified approval, and bitterly denounces Mr. Bancrott's oration. In the House of Common? the Parliamentary oaths bill was read a second time, alter Disraeli had given notice of an amendment, which will make the oath recognize tne supremacy of the tjueen and acknowledge allegiance to her successors. The reform question i6 actively discussed by the people. Mr. Gladstone's announcement on the 12th instant was anxiously awaited. The Pall Mall Oaieite assumes It certain that the Rus(.ell Ministry must soon dissolve, whether defeated on the relorm question or not. " The Irish pobce continue to carry out their extraordinary powers with great vigor, and many airests are made. Nine men had been ar retted at Cork ust as they had landed trom America. Two town commissioners at Queens town had been arrested. There are various rumors as to Stevens. One, that he very re cently escaped to France, but the police believe him still in Dublin, and keep up the search. It is stated that the Austrian Minister of Fo reign Affairs has been authorized to make a fresh treaty with the Mexican Government for the completion of his Austrian Volunteer Corps for Mexico. I iVEurooL, March 10, Evening. The political news of the day is unimportant. Queen Victoria held her first court yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were present, aud the lat ter presented to the Queen Mrs. Alward, wife of the Assistant Secretary of Legation, nnd Mrs. Montgomery Ritchie, ot New York, in Ixindon. In the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, applica tion was made for ibe release lrom custody of the notorious George N. Sauders, now a prisoner lor debt. His debts exceed 10,000 sterling. The binkrupt attributes his failure to the dis appointment in the execution of a contract with the Conlederate Government, for fie building of aud running iron-plated pasta! vessels. There was no objection to his release, but owing to sonic informality in the notice the matter was joitpoi cd till the 23d. A Madrid despatch states that the Peruvian war Indrpendencia and JIuasoar, proceeded di-cct to the Pacific to take part in the ap proaching struggle between Spain and Chili and l'eiu. Latest by Telegraph. ' LivEF.rooL, March 11. The steamer Atlantic, from New York, arrived at Cowes on the loth instant, aud the City of Limerick arrived at Queenstown the same day. , London, March 11. The 8unday OazcUe gives a report that Austria has solicited the good oilices of England to effect an amicable settle ment of the question of the Duchies. Earl Clarendon had refused. The Gazette sa.ts the relations between Vienna and Berlin are strained very tightly, but it is a long ways from a diplomatic conflict to a war. The first sitting of the Conference on the Prin cipalities was held iu Paris on the 10th. All the powers signing the treaty of Paris were present. The Invalid liusse denies all the rumors of the concentration of Russian troops on the Pruth, not a single regiment having quitted its winter quarters, rue insurgents lu cyna nave an bud mittcd to the Turks. k Commercial and Financial News. Liverpool, March 10. Breadstuff continue dull. Flour in rotail demand only and nominally un changed. Wheat n moderate request at the late rates. Winter red, IOs.IOi. 6d. per cental. Corn flat aud lower on the week. Mixed, 28a. 8d. Beef in good request at lull rates. Pork firm and arrivals cleared as lauded. Itacon l;;2s. higher Uaian higher. Lard in good deinaud; sales of American up to 77s. Cheese quieter. Uuttar dull Tallow in good request, and Is. higher. American, 48s.(n 49s. 6d. Ashes higher. Puts , 81s ( S2i. 6d. 1-earls, 85a. 6d.(a.a68. bunar firmer. Cotieo un changed Rice activo, anil 6d. higher. Oils-in-aotive. Winter boiled Linseed Oil steady at iU ( 41a. 6d, Rosin easier. American common, 63. 81.'7sa b'd. Petroleum very dull; good reduod, 2s. London Markets. Itrcadstufl'j unchanged. Iron quiet, Scotch pigs advanced to ,8.6d (a.79i. Sugars firm. Coffee steady. lVs quiet but tlrra. Kiue rather higher. Tallow dull. Spirits et Turpentine American held hignor. Petroleum offered at 2s Id. for lelined. boirits ot Turuenuno, Is. 6d. Tin, Knglish, reduced 4 per cent. Liuseed Cakes in good demand, b per in Oil, 8120 offered. Latest Markets. Liverpool, March 10. Evening. Cotton Salo to-day fcUOO balest The market is buoyant, and a triflo higher. Speculators aud exporters took 7500 bates Middling L Viands, IDlio. liroadsUflnquiet. Provisions firm. Lonion, March 10, Evoning. Consols, SeitjST: r. . 6-20, 7Uj i.lllinois Central, 77J78ij Erin, 63 fe'Mj. Tho Bank of France has gained during the week near! j 18,000, 000(. The Bourse was steady at 6Ut 76. Bombay, March 7 Markets unchanged. Ex change, 2s lid. Freights to Liverpool, 60s. Calcutta, March ., Goods sughaugud. Ex change, 2, "WVSIIIIVG TON. Special Detpatchet to Ttit Evening Telegraph. Wasoinoton, March 22. Tb NeWftte Confirmation. It is a noticeable fact ;that the three or four hundred confirmations by the Senate yesterday of, Second Lieutenants In the Regular army, were exclusively composed of men from various States, who had served during the late war, Id all branches of the military service, as officers of volunteers, some of them as colonels, lieutenant-colonels, majors, captains, and non-commissioned officers, aud a few of tlym as prtvafs. Cotton Franltt. The Treasury Department is still applying itself to the suppression of frauds in the collec tion of cotton in the Southern States. Many of the agents have been relieved, and there are to be no seizures or detentions of cotton or other property as captured or abandoned, unless by special written directions in each case from the Treasury Department. It is known here that tbe Confederate Government cottoa has been removed and that of private parties secretly sub stituted, tli us perpetrating a double fraud on the Government and on innocent individuals. Secretary Welles Ponltlon. The Intelligencer insinuates that Secretary Welles is opposed to the election of General ITawley as Governor of Connecticut. Wc have permission to say that this imputation is entirely untrue. Mr. yellos decidedly supports the poticy of the President, and does not regard General Ilawley's position as antagonistic with it. He, therefore, believes that the President, and every member of his Cabinet, designs the success of the old Union organization with its candidates, including General Hawley, and the defeat of the anli war party and all the candi dates that represent it. TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER. Steamer "General Hooker" Burned at Sea-Bridal Party of Phlla delphlans on Board-One Young Lady Drowned, Etc. Etc. Etc. Spelal to Th Evenlnir Telegraph. Ceiari eston, March 2. The steamer General Houltr, a fine side-wheel vessel, formerly a Government transport, and lately a regular packet, running between Charleston, George town, and Savannah, w as burned at sa to-day about thirty miles out. There were a number of Pbiladelphians on board, including Mr. David Risley and lady, his two sisters, Miss Josie Rls ley, Miss Belle Risley, and Master George Risley, late residents of No. 1616 Spruce street. The last-named young lady was lost. She was on her way to be married in Georgetown at the time of this fatal accident. Several other persons are supposed to have been lost. The rest of Mr. Risley's family are safe here. It is not known exactly how the fire occurred. It Is believed to have broken out firat In the furnace rnoni; A. D. B. Loss of the "General Hooker." Special to Niw York Associated Press. ' Charleston, March 21. The steamer General Hooker, while on her way from Charleston to Georgetown, when oll'Sullivan's Island, this morn ing, took fire in her wood-room. She was run ashore, but entirely destroyed. Three men and two ladies were drowned, including Miss Bush, who had just come trom school at the North. Fire In "Halifax. Halifax, N. S., March 22. The office of the Halifax Sun was destroyed by fire last night. Tbe proprietor and editor of this paper, Mr. Ritchie, was a consistent friend of the United Suites throughout the Rebellion, and supported the cause of the Union. Ariival ot a Steamship. Nbw York, March 22. The steamship Fenn py venia has arrived from Liverpool. Her ad vice? have been anticipated. Markets by Telegraph. Kew Iork, March 22 Cotton stoady at 40o. for middlings Flour dull ; sales of 6000 barrels Mate at unchanged price; Southern unchanged, sales of 4iX) barrels; Canadian drooping, sales of 250 barrels ai previous rate. Wheat dull aud declining. Corn dull, iket steady, fork unsettled at $25, Lard heavy at 17 felWio. W hiBky dull. .New Kork, March 22 btocks are dull. Chicago and Uock Island, 114; Michigan Southern, 81 j ; N V. Central, 98; Heading, 101 j; Hudson Kiver, 108; Vir ginia 6s, 66: Missouri 6s, 714 ; Erie, 80j; Weatom Union, 64; United States CouponB, 1881, 104; do. lko2, 1081 ; do. 18(15, 103 ; fen-Forties, j Treasury 7 80s, IfttfelOO. Gold, 128. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. homicide cases johnson's case. Court of Oyer aid Terminer and Quarter Sessions Judges Ludlow and Pierce. lue Corn wealth vsGeoigo, alias John Johnson., The deleuse iu tin cage, wherein the deiouaant tvas tried lor tue murder ot Thomas Moultre, was Bolf-dofenae. On beliall of the prlHouer, witnesses were called who testified that when tbe prisoner and the deceased emerged trom the house ot Ann Uaglnnis, No. 612 Lombard street, where the difficulty originated, Moultre, in continuing the conflict, got Jouiuou down on the cellar door, and while thus down pum melled him in the face with his lists, while Moultre's wife, aided by other women, were kicking him. Johnson at length extncaUd himsolt and started away up the middle of Lombard street, alter having first attempted to re-enter Ann MaiiinnU' plaoe and trying the door of an adjoining boue. lie had got away a short Distance when Moultre punned bin and threw a brick-bat at him. Moultre then retreated, and having armoJ himself with another brick and razor, whiob latter was placed in hi hand by one af the women, he again advanced towards Johnson, who had remained sta tionary. The latter seeing the deceased agalu ap proaching In a threatening manner add nly stooped, and drawing a knife froin his boot-leg, also advauood towards his adversary. The two met and Moultre was fatally stabbed. The case was submitted to the Jury late In tho after noon, and without leaving the box, they returned a veitict of guilty of man. laughter. THE CASE OF MORRIS ABRAMS, Commonwealth vi. Morris Abrains. The defen dant is indicted tor the murder of Captain Joseph It. i ox, mauler of the Liiglmu brig Theottorun, at the time tying in the Delaware, aud about proceed ing to sea. The prisonr. it teuuis, was a aeauiuu on board the vessel, and having, as was alleged, do terted, was arreted by order of the British Consul, nd was confined in prUon to await the time when tbe veBiiel should be ready to sail. On the 01b ol February last, he was brought down by an oflicer, and was placed on board the brig. Ou the way down he tun-stoned to put a bullet in the Captain, The ( antain arrived on board at about the same time, and taking his petition on the ooop deck, ordered Abraim, who was on the main deck, to go to his duty j Abrains refused to do to, whereupon the Ca' tain wnt down from the poop to tho main deck tow. rds whore iho prisonor was KtO;ng the. Captain advanoing, AhrmsT drew a knife, upon percrtvng which, tho Capta'n turned and retn atea to tbe poop deck, pursued by the pri soner, who, af er chaing him around that dock, closed W'th and ttabbel hfru In tin bodrj the knife enicred btlwcen lh leventh anil twelfth rtbs, near the spine pnnctnnng and cutting Into the liver; the wounn thn produoed soon proved lata!. A jury had but jnst been empanel! d and the ca opened when our rei ort clooJ. Mr-Mrs. Llppmcoti, Hiook, and Weil for the priconer; District-Aitoruey JUnn and T. It. Dw-ght for tho Oemmoiiw. aHli. f-urRKME Court at Mbi Priuh Justico Thomp son 1 bo Pre.idnnt. Managers, and Company ot tho Irankforrt and Bristol Tnrnpike Company vs. The Philadelphia and Irenton Kail road Company. Tli'S was an action to recover damages for loss oe cnslened bv th deotruct'on b firo of a bridge rreced bv thn pla'ntiflv over tbe Neshamlny Creek on tbe 9tb of April, 18t!d. iho flto being created a p'untifls a lege, by spares trom a locomotive ats Inched to train belonging to detendauts. It is aHoved teat thn plaintiffs were negligent in not pro viding a afo aud i roper spark arrester for their locomotive 1 he drTense set np was. ilia' they had nscd all due car and piecaution In providing the Eugene with a proper aud sals spark arrester, and that the acci dent, if caused at all by sparks from the Eugene was an unavoidable one. which could not bo by ordinary skill and care provided against, and that tbereleie, rictei dantslare not liable. On trial. llolcr m & Co. vs. Stevenson. Anaotlon to re onver dHiiiaes for loss alleged to bavo bo m sus iHinrd by plan tills by reason of 'ho bieach ot a cou tract by plainlifls, for tbe delivery of a quantity ot nil. ' Before reported. Verdict tor plaintiff tor THE NATIONAL TREASURY. Eccelpts and Einenditnres A Gratifying Inhibit. Wo are indebted to the courtesy of tho Hon. 8. B. Colby, Register of the Treasury, tor the follow ing statement of the rcoolpts and expenditures of the Government for tbe last quarter of 1865. By an examiuatien of these figures it will be perceived that alter payment iof all expenses for this quarter, in eluding a war expenditure of over 608,000,000, tho receipts oxooeded tho expenditures by the amount of $19,872,903 28. This is in the ratio of an excess of roceiuts over expenditures ot 880.000,000 a year. With tho War liepunment i ut on a peace basis the receipts would exceed tbe ex) enditurts over 200.100 000 a year. A comparison with the lourU quarter of 18 it snows that our receipts were over 70 'per ceut. greater in tbe last quartet oi 1805 than in tho coriestiontiiug quarter ot 1804, the internal revenue receipts alone of tne latter quarter exceeding those ot the lormor by 87,00,000: K ce.pts last quarter 1864. ... 4 j?80 6S0 728 58 hccelpts last quarter 1805 1H9,873,24D 75 Gain .858192,661 17 Tho receipts and expenditures tor the quarter e id ii.g December 81, 1805, in detail, are as follows: BECEirrs. Customs $09,218 838 39 1 ublio laud 176,215'6-i D.iccttax 8oi,84181 mu tual lievenuo 82.597 156 U3 liitciliaLeoUB 17,515,706 56 $1S9,873,289 76 fractional currency 8,014,279-50 Six per ceut. twenty-year bonds 14,o50 DO Temporary loans 40120,817 02 ( irtiiiuatesoi indebteduess 21,9i9,U03'00 Six per cent, compound interest notes 13,000,000 00 Fivi -twenty bonds at six per cent ... 80,000 00 btvou and three-tenths three-years Treasur notes 879,493 81 Teu-loity bonds 1H1350 00 Pive-twenty bouda 51.98 1,947-00 Total receipts $270,651,63 J u8 expenditures. Civil, foreign, and miscellaneous $9,377 182 25 Pensions and Indiaus 1 HI fi'i'J b'l Mar 68122 6165 J,avy 10 8il,6i6 63 Interest on debt 80,721.627 87 $120,000,886 47 400 00 62,2(I0,00 45,3 54.977 69 27.326.00J 00 l,2t,423-49 730.400 60 . 2.777.812 98 . 24,000.000 00 . 49,148,740 00 10 1 00 28(100 444 653 21 Tiensury notes fc-even-tnirties, 8 tear coupon bonds, lempoiary loans repaid Certificates ot Jndet.teunoss repa.d. . 1 reasury rotes (February, 1862) PoHtage stamps, etc Fractional curiency Two-year 6 per cent, uote-., 1 biee-year 6 por cent, notes Bounty loan stock ,, treasury notes, 1859 ....'. x.,, biven three-teutliB Treasury notes,. . Total expenditures $271 124,194 4 The receipts and expenditures for tho year 1865 aie us tollows: RECEIPTS, 7'rom Customs. I'uv quarter $20 618.852-54 b, tend quar.er 80,014 8s7 Si J bud quarter 47,0 i0,6S3 03 lutirtb quarter 8.) 216 334 89 Total Customs $138,7; 9,161 '28 J rom Public Lands. j ii. .t quarter $102,010 47 t-cond quarter 201 621 74 T nd quarter 132 890-63 1 i rth quarter 175 245 56 Total Lands J'irect Zaa. Fi,t quarter fr i ond quarter Ti ud quarter 1 1 urth quarter T otal Direct Tax luternal Jttvenue. I , it quarter t ( ond quarter I I ud quarter 1-1 urth quarter $674 6ti8-40 $52,714 81 288 898 02 81,111-80 868,813 81 $741,067 44 $65 202,803 28 42 6U8.820-29 96,618 885 66 82,697,156 93 Total Intornal Revenue $286,987,666 15 Miscellaneous. 1 . at ouarter $4 .159.223 73 , , eoud quarter , 10 503 M6 86 1 1 ird quaiter 10 o-.m.tzvw 1 , nrlh quarter 17,614 706 66 Total miscellaneous $50,571,8.16 09 EXPENDITURES, Civil, Foreign, and Miscellaneous. V -A ouarter $10 962.397 15 .-icond quarter 12,271 896 63 tuid quarter 10 671 461) U 1 1 1 rib quarter 877,132 2 Totaf $43,172,888 92 Pensions and Indians. First quartor! $5 405.788-61 btcond quanor 1,625.45312 I bird quarter 6,024 241 86 Jiouith quarter 1,437,029-52 Total $14,493,11111 First quaiter becond quarter. . 1 1'ird quarter.... Fourth quarter. Total... Flint quarter.... hi cond quarter. . Third quarter. .. Fourth quarter. , $189,38,674-22 ... 414,196 X77 86 ... 165 869 2:17 82 ... 66, 122,641 tld , $837,628,630 65 , $27,273,231 27 , 82 9s6,tH4 09 , 16 620,669 81 11841 655 63 A'avy. Total $37,121,120-85 Inturest. Fust quarter $9 209.717 55 Second quarter 81,700,81212 Third quarter 86,173,481-6 Fourth quarter 80,721,627 .87 Total $112,865,633 54 EXPENDITURES, Civil, foreign, etc $43,172 888 02 Pensions and indiaus 14,493,111-01 V ar 837 626 630 66 Navy 87 121 120 86 Interest , 112 866,538 64 Total ...$1,096,179,287 87 bowing a deficiency for the year of $019,447,028 61, wujcu aas been met vj loans, FINANCE AND COMMERCE Office o ' the Evening Telegraph, I Thursday, Match 22, 1866. f There is no material change to notice tn the Money Market. Loans on call are freely offered at 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper ranges at from 79 per cent, per annum. Tho 8toc' Market opened very dull this morning, and prices, with two or three exceptions, are unset tled and drooping. In Government bonds there is very little doing. 7303 sold at99J99J; 103V was bid for 6-20s; 1041 for 6s of 1881; and 90 for 10-40?. State and City loans are without change. Pennsylvania Coupon 6s sold at 85J, and new City 6s at 92. Railroad shares continue tho most active on tho list. Catawissa preferred sold largely at 281 29i, the former rate a decline of on tho closing price last evening; Reading Railroad at 50 j, a decluie of I: Pennsylvania at 55 i, no change; Camden and Amboy at 117, no change; North Pennsylvania at 37, no change ; an 1 Northern Central at 444, slight advauce; 29 was bid for Little Schuylkill; 5fJ for Minehill; 62 for Lehigh Valley; 27 for Elmira common; 39 J for preferred do.; 26 for Catawlssa common; and 2RJ lor Philadelphia and Erie. In City Passenger Railroad shares there Is very little doing; Hestonvillo sold at 4Cj, an advance of 1J; 40 was bid for Filth and Sixth; 19 for Thirteenth aud Fllteenth; 34 for Spruce and Pine; 25 for Girard College, and 12 for Ridgo avenuo Hunk shares continue in demand. Phila del phia sold at 144; Girard at 51; and Western at 78; 206 w as bid for North America; 123 for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 64 fjr Commercial; 90 for Northein Liberties; 281, for Mechanics'; 100 for KenslDgton; 40 for Consolidation; 54 for Com- nionwealth; and 55 for Union. Oil 6hares have again declined. Ocean sold at 89, tho former rate a decline of j; anil Maple ihade at 2J, a decline of 4. Coal shares continue dull. M. Nicholas sold at 1213, the former rate a decline of 18. riML.ADKT.rniA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY licported by De Uaven & Lra, No. 40 8. Third street FIRST BOARD SfiOO City 6s, ncw.sS 92 $5tX)0 ao lots 92 tt62G0 diL.new lu (i'i $600 U b 7 80s Juno DM? 100 sh Cat pf. .1)30. 291 loush 100 sh 100 sh 80u 800 sh 100 fh 400 SB 100 sh 100 sh 200 sh do 0 29 do 29 do 29 do .... lota 29 do.. .s5wn 28! do 21 do Its s6wn 28) do. ,s5wn.. 28 do e 2.8, noaSwu its 28 Uo 29 do b30 291 $6000 I enna 6s. coup 854 700Pa6 84 J $168 83 Al leg Co scrip 71 $2000 Pa U 1st nit... 96 100 h Ocean 9 100 sh do 9 ! 2 0 eh do..sl01ou 8i 100 sh do slO 8j 100 sh do. .....slO 8 100 sh do slO 6) tK'0-n Uea.nng. . b30 60 J 600 sn d lots 603 100 sh do b80 60i lfiOsh do e 50(! 200 sh do 50? 200 sh do., lots.. 60-69 100 sh Long Is .sown 87' 400 sh 200 sh 100 hN l'onna 87 11 sh Ji Central. lots 44 1 4sh Pbila Bk 141 50 sh liirard Bk.... 64 6 kit Wostern Hank 78 100 sh Ilesconv.. b6. 46 luOsn do 481 83 sh do 46 210 tli bt Mich Coal., 12 100 sh do s3J 13 0 sn urn it, a iots.117 118 sh Ponn P...lots 651 ICOsb AlaplcKh..b30 2J The New York Tribune this morning save: "Money Is in lurce supply at 66 per ceut. on call, aud brokers make up their accounts with great facility. Commercial paper is more sala ble, but there is little done under 7 per cent.: pood is abundant at 8(f9 per cent., and and ordinary at 10 16 per cent. Exchange is nominally 107J108 ior 60 day bills ot leafing houses." A Wahinrrton letter says: "The preat Strug pie in the House is over the question of contra c tion. TliN is the only point that attracts atten tion. The Secretary wants oower to steadily contract tbe currency. Congress does not de sire to do so. IIis opponent argue that the volume of currency is not too larcre, and there fore they are equally opposed to the McCulloch bill and any new measure which shall clearly define the policy of the Government as one bt contraction. They are opposed to contraction. Tbe Committee of Ways aud Means will endea vor to adopt a measure which will commit Con gress to contraction, yet which will openly state the conditions and terms of tho policy, so thai there can be no secret transactions." SALES AT PUBLIC STOCK BOARD TO-DAY. Reported by S. C. Johnson, No. 823 Walnut Street. FIRST CALL. 100 sh Manle Shade. 2-60 100 oh Walnut Is. ... J 600sh 8tAichOilb80 i 100 sh Ooean 9 200 shMt. Farm '40 600 sh Leading C. . I 100 sh Heading 50j 100 nil Am Urn Pi b6 1 PHILA D' A GOLD EXCHANGE QUOTAtlONS. 10 A. M 1283 12 M 128 11 A. M 12i IP. M 123i Harper, Durhet & Co. quote as follows: Buying. Celling. American Gold 128 128 J American Silver, is and is 123 124 American silver Dimes aud lial Dimes 120 121 Pennsylvania Currouoy j J New Yirk Exchange par. par. Philadelphia, Trade Report. Thursday, March 22. Trade contiuues exces sively dull in ail departments, and tho transactions, in Breadxtuns part cularly, are of au extremoly limited character. I Clcvenecd is dull, and ranges from $4 60 to 6 lor common and prime quality. Timothy oannot be quoted over $3 75. Flaxseed sol 1 slowly at $2 70S 2-75. Tbere is no Improvement to notice in the Flour market, and the only sales reported were a tow hun dred barrels, principally North western extra family, at prices ranging from $6 25 to $7 for Su perfine; $7 to 8 tor Extras; S3 25a 9 26 lor North western extra family; JS-SiV 10-60 for Pennsylva nia and Ohio do. do.; and 11l16 for fancy orands, as to quality. In Itye Flour aud Corn Ileal nothing dolug. 1 here is a good demand for prime Wheat, but tbere is very little offering, aud prioes are firm ; s ( ot fair and choice red a 42 W u'i 88 White U dull, and pnecs range from 2'8u to 2 75. Kye is Quiet, with small sales at 854(90 0 Corn meets with in lair demand, wth sales ot 4000 busuoH vellow at 68 a69c. in store, and 70c. afloat. In Oats but littlo doing; sales ol 2000 bushels at.60o. In Barley and Barley Malt no sales, WliiHky continues extremely dull, will small sales at $2 26 ior Pennsylvania, and $2 272 23 lor Oluo. Philadelphia Cattle Market. TBURfDAY, March 22. Beat eattle were very dull to-day, aud prioes unsettled and lo er. About 653 beud arrived and sold at from HSjloo. for extia Pennsylvania and Western; 12;13jo. ior fair to good; and lOigllJo. per lb. for common, as toquality, 1 he following are the particulars of tho tales : 105 bead Martin Fuller k Co , Westorn, 13315, 22 " J a. Kirk, Lancaster county, 13!l6. FA " Wiidy k. Warren.LaueaaUjr co., 6a S'.grois. 13 " P. McFillen, Lancaster county, 1214. 16 " J. Kepner, Western, 12 a 15. 85 " M. Wernis, Lancaster 00 , 'IVR, grn'a. 25 " TJllman k Bochman, Lancaster 00., 14 15. 28 " A. Cbristi fc Bro., Lancaster co , ldl u, 16, 80 ' Kboiaberg k Co., Lanrastter eo,, 1315. 18 " L. Frank, Lancaster co., 12a 18. 2(1 " J. Chain k Bro , Pennsylvania, 6S0J, gross. 20 " Ii. Chain, Pennsylvania, 12 a;16. Hogs Price are unchanged A out 1900 head told at me ciflereut yards, at trom $13 (15 the 100poundi,net. Pbeep are rather du l. 6000 bead sold at tho Avenne Drove lard, at from 7&So i pouud, Btoa, at toquality. Cow About 200 bead sold at from $30a60 for iprlupers; and $4075 bead lor tuiicb oowi, Monday will hcreaiter be tbe market day.
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