VMNING 1RT H 1L :SLJL A VOL. V.No. 77. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 18GG. DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS. THIRD EDITION THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA -A. llrillinnt fSovtio Ity tlio DEFEAT OF ALLIED ARMY Destruction of Argentine Hafts TIIE rABAKA RIVER OBSTRlCTEl). Eictator Lcpea "has General. Robles aaJ Ills StaiT Sliot for Treason. THE ADVANCE ON HUMAITA ! -- JEUO.. Jfcito.. JCt.. li2tO.. X2tO. New You::, March 30. 3y tbe arrival of Uio stcrr.iHuip JiCrih American, from Rio Janeiro, with dates io 'March 3, the following important news has been 'rouui cd: -- On the Dlbl ot Junaary, a Patugur-fau force of 3000 men crossed to tito southern bank of the Parana, at l'us.-o do lu Patiia, and attacked t ho Argentine lorc", forming the vanguard o.' Le . allied artuics. After n sever? tlgut the I'urv guayans rcciossed the river In pood order 'o the:r headquarters. The low ol the Argentines is estimated at 200 killed. That oi' the Paraguay an i not staled, A large quantity of timber, accumulated by the Aige;itircs i'or t'.'c pprpo e of making rais . to c03s t'je troo.r, and material in the lonr; projected urand advance of ttie allies, were cap tured by the 1'ura;-Mayans a:id thrown into the liver. . Detertcra from the ravaaimyan army rpor'. that Gei'erul Kiilfe, wth sixty other officers, -were shot by order of the Dictator Lopez, in the presence of the en ne ariny drawn up in a hol low square. The Bra.ilian fleet remained at Cornentes awaiting the arrival of Admiral Taniandure when active naval operations would be(com ineneed by Hie. combined fleets, but from the skilful obstructions of the Paraguayans below . Httmaitn, it v ps do dined whether a s jcccrwiiil attack by wufor CGiiUt be made. , - . Fioro nil appearances the defensive prepnra. ' turns re e by L.jpcz"wda'd ' onbctnally prevent any diiect advance of tbe allies upoi Hutnait-, their only ehapceol cajSiuTiog that place lying in a rapid flap k. movement, cither by crossing the Parana ft I'apja, to wb'cti point General j $'arto Alegre was mui-chin,'- witn fo.irleen tuou Blind men, Oi b,.- i'v leu bauk or t&e Pavoua tjirough the Gran Chase. Atli'o the carnival jraon pmred o.T with great aayety. The question of abolishing shivery in Erazil was to be brought before an adjourned se3$ion ihe Imperial Assembly. THI WE H FARAQUA r. Rio Janeieo, March 3. Inionuutb i is being continually received, here of tue e: o -. : ly tbo i Paraguayans ol the Parana, a. id ikx. oration committed by them, in tue. ;oi n ot ca'.jie lilting on the Argentine Hide. Oa : t' of ,1- juary four bundled croiis-fl over oh ;i. ) '.d; bat they were driven bide br , ,es. .... But by iar tin; mot auipo. taa e s is that o tiaut tbat took ole.co ou tbe o. January .'bvlwccu tuc l'a.ai.ayaas i.nd ;': . eji m Tbe ac Oiints . ceiveu in i ' aie ve v cloud a jf. heetiw lUi't tiie allieu l-'oveinnieois t v no d:spom :i to -.tligiitsa tbe p..ui'c in rcprurd tt tiiPir opexatious. from all 1 r')iild gat'it.'Jiow ever, it seems that a iuice o. r.irniiayaas. uum bering about fix huiKlied meu, ci-O'-.sed over to thti Arpeut'ue side. Tueso wer lu-omotlv rein lorced till tbe total number ol ti.rf in voters amounted to irom three to tive tuounand. The .Argentine General liornos, with ooJy a division of eivabry, met the invaders, when a sanguinary conflict ensued. General Hornos was subse quently reiniorced by a liuenos Ayrean division, . . comiQ an ded by Colonel Gor.e: a, and alter the light bad lasted tome hours the Paraeuayans recroased, Icavirg several hundred dead and wounded on the tieid. BATTLE BETWEEN TIIH rAH t G 0AYAN8 AND THE .aJKOCKTINES, AT 1'AtiHA J)E LA PATKTA. The fight was intensely hot, the Paraguayans loJoupsr their ground with great tenacity, giving way only inch by inch, and prohtiuc by all the 'dillicultie3 in thelorm ot bushes, swamps, lakes, ctcv and at nltrbt tUey sought shelter in a moun tain by the banks of the river, whence it was .found very bard to dislodge them, as tney had been reinforced. Finally they were compelled to recross the liver, leaving on the Argentine side two hundred killed,. and a number ot wounded, variously esti mated at jrora one hundred to six hundred. Tbe Argentines bad several ollicers killed, and many wounded. The loss ot uicb placed Acrs dc combat is between five and six hundred. This loss is severely felt in Buenos Ayres, as the prin cipal troops engaged were trom"that city. This is the Argentine version of the ali'uir. The Brazilian account differs from it materially and il all the statements received from the "lacier eourceareto.be believed, the conduct of the ., Argentines in the light war not very fluttering to them. While it cannot be denied, on the one t'1- Land, that they ili-fcnded themselves bravelv, it .must be admitted on the other hand, that they 1'ell ingloiiously, without the slightest advantage io their cause, through the negligeuoe of to . general commanding the vanguurd. ' General Osorio, In oommand of the Brazilian forces, having heard heavy tiring in the direc tion of the river, sent lo General liornos, oll'er ing reinforcements, which were declined. The consequence was that the Paraguayans, in their ; onset, created great confusion in the Argentine j-auks, and although this is denied, ii is sub stantiated by letters received from surseons ot the Brazilian' army, who declared that they found almost all the Argentines that they at tended wounded tn the rear. This circumstance Is mentioned with the utmost politeness and varnifh; but It is certain that the Argentines were completely routed. A great cry has been raised in Buenos Ayres against tbe Braihuu arinv and nsvy, but more especially the littter, for their inactivity whPn they were within hearing distance of the con flict. It ie believed by impartial person how ever, that us far as General Osorio is concern" 1 I no blame attaches to hnn because he di I n '. 1 tend troops to the scene of strife, bec:ui-e fie 1 were declined bv General Homos. Ai tor t'.i : ! luartivity of the Brazilian squadron, it m nr. counto I tor on the suspicion tuat some : t ree-;-ment exists between Admlrnl Taniand ire an I ihe Atventirc t'onimander-in-Chief. Br-r.iliann very naturally ask, in presence (f the blame imputed to their countr.vinc i, what was the bulk of the Argentine iirmv doi.e:? iiri'T fo much nearer the lieldot bat tle than the Brszilinns, why did it not support the di' isions liom Buenos A vres f And they think witu reu pon, that fhe Argentine forces, amountini to ten thousand men, ou their own soil, were quiN; snf tic.ietit to nrri"t the nm?Kwi nnil nnnii i t!i touihai'rtinc's of tive thousand rurautinvHtt. ! Some oflieers even think that the heJp of Bra zilians in tlus ca.'C woul t bo cons dei"ii more ri the hpht of an insult; than us an Bdvania re to their allies. Be this as it mav, it is a s'ubbora tact that the Argentines have been treinendoii ilv w hipped, and that the moral advantage g iin"d by the Paraeuayaps is immense. "The newspapers Ho not menti iu a word about the destruction oi the tiaiboats and other means ol trHnieit itioii in the course of construction by the alhe", 'on the Argentine side of t'r.; Parana. J'rivate letters have been received here, however, siatincrthat the Paragiayans had Fet tiro to everything of the kind that they lound on the bauk of the river that they could not (iiiekly carry away with them. All this ought lo lead the allies to exeicise more vigilance and to always be on the rrui Vive to rcrul ihe enemy, particularly when 'ho attempts to cross the river, P3 he did then and had done twice befo.e, in canoes, which can be easily riddled by ordi nary musket bullets. Ine following is the ofllclal report ot the affair: THB OFFICIAL DKSPATOHES. Headquakters, Fcbruarv 1, 18J6. To the Minis teroi W tr, Colonel Ju ;an Mnri.ncz: 1 Imve tlio honor to lotward you tiio euclo-'Cd report from the. cl'iei ot ilio --tafr, which you will pleiie convey to trie Vice-1 roidcnt of the Republic l lio debut ot tho 2u UiMslou (Itueeos Ayr-3) which lor the tirat tiuu came u-jtler tiro, as well a most of the otlloers, bus liten bi'illiunt ; aud although thir Kencrous ardor in Uio (If ht has caubd thorn sovere lossci, and ttiu-i fircvcnttd tli victory tiom b-ine complete aud the tneniv Irom bem? toialW annihilate 1, 1 icol bound to lecommend them to tho thanks of tuo p-jnplo and the (Jovermuent. Babtolomb Mtraic. tNBKNADA, February 1. 1800.- fo the Prendjut of the iiipubiic and ioneral-iii-Ciiiei: 1 have too honor to advise your I'..xc3IIoiict that, in conse quence ot a docoiit ot the enemy as lar as tho l'c vuo.io on tho 80th tilt., and ot tbo encounter mou-' tioucd iu the enclosed despatch of Genonil tioruo.), a ro niorceinenb wis b -nt to tho vauKuurd, aooordiu? to your Excellency's order, compound ot the 2d divi Riontliuenos Ayres), unoer Colonel C'oussu, with a detachment ot artillery. Tho vanguard bom? thus strong: heticd tho enemy returned yes'orday iu tho i.amo torco to the fo?uaio, Lj. .lisni'j with them a howazer. Uur trucrilli o-vulry aiticKed them ou tho flunk, whiie the intautry, undii Colonel Coussa, toll on them in iront wah viftor, dnviu)? them bucK nd pursuing tiiom hotly as Iar as l'aso de iu i'airm, ultiionvn thu circum taufcs of our meu having to wudo p.crois t vo creeks and a larsre marui),i o their hipi iu walcr, prevented the puisuit trom L 3iqk r.s vn? irous ai it miarht have been, aud the sin ill number oi the enemy taken prisoners is owing ta the raucd deti.ci which covered their i ei rent. At the l'aeo de la Patria the enemy endoivorod to nlorm, undercover ol a reserved lorcu stutionod ou tbe beach ano some attillury mounted ou au island, which commands both bantj of tho river, within halt cannoi shot ruuge; whiie, at the same time a considerable number of canoes ciuij to re inforce them. i Meverthfless our infantry pushed into the thickot, which skirts the coast lor aout a leiicuo, swimmiuif acroB tbe two marshes, and advancing bv the forest openines, wherever practicable, till they came oa toe owmr'i flank, ouitintr tbWr line in two with a vigorous charge, and causms them abandon cevoral canoes, which floa'cd down the river, the rust cn capiUK iu boats, orsimminK over to the Paiauaran side. A littolv story seisin? that the rivor at the JPaBao is, In consrquence of its flooded state, no T two thousand yards wido.wnh a thiej-kuot current.) 1'ho result of the day would have been decisive, and ti'C destruction of the enemy completn, nad not two chiels ol batiahons aud several ollicor juit fallen, which somewhat damped the ardor of our men, and permitted tho enemy, under pro-ection of their island battarv of eif-'ht and twelve pounders, to recover tliemseivcs in the impenetrable wooa bur dorintr on the rivor, where they alco iccoivod a reiu forcement of a iresti baitahon, and were .able to maintain their pround, alihouiih suCorin? hoavy losses of killed and wounded, in bayonet skirmishes with our men. . , . roon after the 1st Division, under Colonel Kivas, arrived, as I had moved them up, pursuant to your Excellency's oroer; but it was inipoejiole, as Gsno rai liornos teslilles in his despatch, to make ue of this reinlorcement. as it was now past nitrtittall. Ihe operation would have been eouiolotely suc cessful, is I have already told your Excellency, out or the impatience of our soldiers to get uud r llioi jtud tho consequent want of a eompAst reserve ioro, which permitted tho enemy to reform ou tho i Ivor's side, under cover ot the woods, aud pro'ojt. 1 by their island battery, whore ihey were reinforced and enabled to hold their ground lor tho niidit. . .Neverthele-s.the enemy's loss is computed ac more than twonuudred killed and lour hundred wouudod (according tc reliable aocounts), boides nine ooing taken prisoners, and among these latter two oflloers. But there advanuigos have not been obtained wi'h out severe Jobs on our sloe Majors Serrano aud Marquee belnir amonir those killed iu action, and Commanders Kear and Murtinez de Uor, wouudod, besides ninety rank aud tile sent to tho hospital, aud about twenty ollicers of the various battalions engared The large number ot officers hors de c m bat (sowing to the va or oi the troops In ru-hingou tlie enemy's ambuscado, when the chiels and ollicers led the way. It was the first time these battailous woio-ercr under tire. Colonel Couea being at present with the van guard at Passo de la l'atna, 1 have not yet got a list ot the killed, but learn that the number is small most of our casual. ics being "suehtlv wounded," Colonel Cone; a received a contusion. General Bprnos, iu his active dutes with the vanguard, has not had time to give mcothcr thau a verbal report, which I shall Uausmit to your Excellency in due time, with othor details. Juan A. Gbllby y Obes.i The Brazilian Time? of the 24th ult. says: "The latest news received from the beat of war is somewhat discouraging, the Argentine vanguard having been attacked by three thou sand Paraguayans, who crossed the Passo do la Patria. Two hundred Areentinos were 'killed, and all the timber collected and prepared for ratts wherewith to effect a crossing of the Parana, was thrown into the river. The Paraeuayans .then recroased, leaving a largo number of dead and wounded on tue locality where the fight took place." ' , THE BATTLE-FIELD. ' ' i The Buenos Ayres fUandard in a late editorial says: "Let us turn our eyes to the Passo do la Patria, where the enemy will make a stand, ou the Iar side of the Parana, and much as .we hope, that the Aigentino flag will be borne in triumph through the dense forests of Paratuay, we must remember that the hazard ot war uiicrht turu against us. There Lopex will stako bis last cimnce and Are his last shot, knowiu? that if wo ones cross the Parana his fortress ot Humaita is outllanked. The whole strength of tbe enemy will ,be centred .there, and we may expect to sustain preat loss in forcing a passage. It is not lli;e walkiug across a bridge, for our meu will V (eiribly exposed In the long and arduous passage ol the Parana." 4 THE BEAT OP V,'AB, t ! ' The 3'r.founa correspondent writes from Cor rlentes unordate 12th January, as follows: J '.' Everything is at a standstill. The belligerent armies malivjtin e game positions. Tne Bra zilians, under Generals Osorio and Norto, hayo their tents fctwtcbed over a great exteut ot ground about three leacues irom the city. The only force at Pumso la I'atria dels that of General liornos, the bulk of the Argentino army being at Ensenadita, about Ave miles this side of the Passo. General Gaet rea is stationed about a mile from the village ol Sf n Cosine. General Flore3 is about-the same o'istauce from Itatl, at-a place called Yaguari, and has been Joined by Colonel Carcia'e kiim jM&rtln regiment, "P-e Paraguayans main'alti the same position f on tne oiuer s?ae oi imsu ue in i airwi, nuu Hnow fir msetves every day with eight or ten canoes full of armed men. We have recently put guards all along this side to prevent their usual mid nitilit vinPs. The I'.rnilian fleet is here st'll ft anchor, anxiously awtutini the arrival of Admiral Ti mandarn to coinnieneo operations. The otlieerj and sailors are tall of euthtisid.m and biinin , lor the s gnal to advance against Humana; I) i a the op rations will probably be ciniblti'? I bo'h by hind a id wat 'r, cannot cxnect any news of inipni tuuej lor a month or six weeks. TUo Crttpenters re only now buildiu? tlie lira' of the I'tilnn ordeied for pasiug the army over tho Parana. . (THE NEW JERSEY SfWATCRSHlP. Defection ot Senator Scovcl. ' irom the Treiiinn Stntv Curette. Yesterday nioniing to Senate had brought before it a re. olution to go into joint lucelinir lor the purpose of electing a United Nates Senator Irom New Jeixey, in plure ol John P. Slock .on wlioi-o seat has been dee ared vacant by lii Senate of the United Sta i Tho propi-pity of this course cannot t2 nuc.uonei!: and l it wa" deieated by the vote ot a porso i who nas pro pssed the e:;tvcnient devotion to K 'p.i iiioj.i pi nciplec. and the Union party Ia3. id. sicovel. Ol the a tion and sayings ot tins per-on, rhe t ilowiug tck'aram was published lit tao Nov Yolk 'Jriuimo c?t',r(lay niomni. Wheu it u. had in mind that he is ceneral'.v understood to "inspire" the articles puiiiislieii in that iMjier conceining hita, its value will be thoroughly tin dci stood. It is as follows: "'ihe Hon. James M scovel was on tho floor of both Houcs to-dav. lie assured inoinbcrs that t ie New Jersey Le"isln'ure micht b ) lclied upon to smid down a thoioughly trustworthy bouator by Monday next." And yet that gentleman has deltbsratcly voted against a joint meeting I What are his reasons lortbia? He proiesaus to desire the appoint ment of certain men, ana avers that he must bo gratihed iu his choice before he consents to u loiut meeting ! In other words, he claims that, tbe entire Uiiion party shall bow hiimo'y and suppiiantly to him if they hope to elect a United States Senator. Benedict Arnold's excuse tor betraying his country was, that his wishes were not grat.tied. Tho parallel Is evident. Who is this James M. Scovcl who claims such exalted perfection ot sentiment as to require the ent;re Kepublican party to bow to his dic tum ? Bid he grow up in tho ranks of tha Union patty ? Is he the oldest Seualor in that honoiuble body? Is his character above tho taint of suspicion ? 1? his iiitoa ity iti'-orriipri-ble V Ishiswldotu unsearchable ? We r.diutt that his ways are past finding out ! We aro confident that he is tte younesc member as respects age in the Seuate. . His Eur jpoau tour was generally understood to be deaieae itocover tbo deficiencies ol a?e so tliut when he appeared to take the oath of office no obfoctioti as to aire could be raised. It cannot be pretended that v has been very loun iu the Republican rauks; and as to his political career we may speak Irom the record. Mr. Scovelhps, from time to time, durius his political career, given u iterance ou varioiii topics, even when publicity imw not have indi cated the highest wisdjtu. Not lo spaat just hereof his position on national topics, we call up his couise in relation to the Presidency of the Se.nate. He commences a letter to the Trenton Monitor on tnat subject as follows: Camdkk, N. J., November 27, 1801. Mr; Monitor Some et tho ireuiou papird nave doue mo the honor to notice my name as a probable oa;idida: 3 lor i'resident ot tne ACuats. i shell not be a o.aUiuatO iot that position. . . Hly aspirations, if I have any, do not run In that Untctioa ,.- , The current seems to set tn favor of the lion . Benjamin Buckley, Sjjator from l'u mic, an able and Impartial geutlomeu, who has b.en iu tne mi nority, as a mombor ol the Legislature, lor ten years And yet, in less than two short month, this gentleman, whose "aspirations'' did not "run in that direction,'1 contended with tne greatness bitterness foi- tho very positiou he uad dis claimed, and against ail principles o: honor or propriety, distinctly toreatencd to bait tho very man whom, in his letter, he cointneuded. We say nothing in relerence to such duplicity: but we do alQim that to wrest from such a man as Benjamin Buckley a positiou accorded hnn by every rule o." propriety and by common coa.-out, was an outrage indescribable. . Aud yet this geatleman affirmed that his aspirations did not run in that direction ! Aeair. Doubts were entertained as to whether, if elected President of the Seuao, he would stand by the Kepublican pa rty. But on this subject fie was bound by written pledges aud these pledges lie has openly (Vioia.ed 1 What I can have caiiocd this perfidy? We muht dis xlo.se much as to his procecdiegs;but this much j may ue noticeu. as soon as intoiiieuce reaencu him of the vote by which Mr. Stockton was de prived of his teat he immediately proceeded to. Washington for some purpose. We have no direct data to found any statement; but the cr cumstaucp of his returning in company wnh Mr. Stockton may be taken for what it is worth. Indeed, this gentleman has been known to be "dodging around" in suspicious quarte rs, for months past. We, therefore, set him down as a very "arttul dodger." But to consider Mr. Scovel's professional reasons to say nothing of his perf iv. His claim is, we beUeve, that he opposes Mr. C.tt telL Wo answer, Mr. Cattail is not nominate 1. It is not a question of candidates. That will come up in the caucus. There Mr. Seovel may present his candidate, even as is likely to be the case if it be that, greatest man in the universe, whose opinions are alwas right, and to whose mandate the whole Union party must bend the great I-myselt 1 James M. Scovel. But this talk of candidates is the merest pretense, and uua ij u iouuoaiiou in iact. Mr. Scovel has prolersed to stand by the Union party aid Congress. But tils, marked haste to reach Washington, aud his peculiar change on his return, leaves no other ltnpreiAion than that stock is of more conseqanee with him than principle. And now, shall we yield to bim ? We 6ay, never 1 Better leave the office un tilled. Then we can go before the paoplo next fall with all the as yet undeveloped evil which' hangs about this matter ready to be brought to light. And if damning evidence of foulest pertidy, sufficient to rouse the intensest indignation among the people be not brought to light, wo are greatly mistaken. We can lose nothing in thus deferring, if ne cer.&nry. For even if the Democracy are tA u in pliant, they can do no more than elect a Democratic Senator. But we had rather a thousand times that the' virest Copperhead should represent us in the United State Senate than a man who displays the purpose to rule or ruiu. i We urge, thoreiore, tirinnesj to the last. And wo trust that throughout tho S.ato the hot indignation of the people will find expres sion. , From Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, March 30. The steamer Eutain, from Mobile for New York, with cottotn has put In here short of coal. She report3 heavy weather. A fleet of mererhantmen which sailed hence on the 23th, remain hovo-to outside tho Capes under reeled sails. , Markets by Telegraph. m New York, March CO Cotton u quiet at 41 o F-Ourdullt talei of 4'OU bbls at uncuauued price ; Mouthfin F our nnohanted. USt) lib t. told; Canada drooping, 280 bbls. told Wheat li . in ; sule.- of 14 ilW bushels Milwaukee C'luu Ho. 1, 1 (15. Corn tinu but qaiut. Beet teaay. Fork heavy at 20 12. Bard quiet at ICi iiHc Wbh-ky steady. The fckick aud Gold Board tue not la session to-osy. WASHINGTON. Special Despatchei to Tk Evening Telegraph. Washington, March 30, A Nrw 1'iclnre. J. II. Littlctleld, of th Treasury Department, au amateur artist, has Just finished a painting of the deathbed of President Lincoln, which has. been photographed, giving the room, furniture, and the laces of all present, with remarkable accuracy an 1 fidelity, ItortlttuM ftit Tliefr Wants. Tbcre have been, tor some time past, several Indian delegations in town, composed mainly of those who lough t in the Con federate army dur ing the late BVbeli'-on. All thee delegations are here for ti.e purpose of conferring with tho Commissioner ot Indian Alluirs relative to the forming of new treaties with tho United States, and the securing ot back unnuitiea which they would buve received had ttiey remained loyal to ILe Government. Among tho:e who ought to ro cciv e t he immediate attention ol tho Govcrunieut, arc the Cbippcin reading in tho northwestern p;.rt of Minpc.oia, who came ti reiuons'ti'afe against the incursion of tbe whites, who, drawn to that regiou by recent gold ducovenoi, are forcibly possessing themselves of lauds wb'ch were yeats eiuco ceded to '.his tribe. The Gov ernment now propones to foroi anew tri.aty w ith thene indii.ps, providing for their removal still lunher westward. A upMNl I'eulrtu .Symbol. Epglish detectives in town have beea kept in a ieaiful state of agitation for tho past tew days, owing to the appearance oi a placard promi nently posted arouud the streets, and which they interpret as a secret symbol of the Fenian Brotherhood, by which they arc eujoiued to be prepared for an immediate descent on Canada. The mysterious poster consists simply of a green ball on white ground, encircled by a border of the Lame color. . FROM BALTIMORE TO-DAY. Genernl Oouventlou of Roman Cntiio lie UIUoj)N-at Fritlrty lu the .11 c niinifiutal City, Etc. Special Despatch to the Evening Telegraph. Baltimore, March 30. Archbishop Spalding, of the Catholic Church, as Legato Apo3tjlic, has ii sued his letters of convention, addressed to all the Bishops ot tho Eooian Catholic Council in the United States, eonvening them lo meet at the Metropolitan Cathedral o1 Baltimore on the first. Mouday in October next, to inaugurate a c-ccond Plenary Council. To-day is a general holiday. All tne Catholic and Episoopal, aud many other churches are open, and are largely attended. Bishop Hop kins, of Verm out, preached at St. Paul's, and remains until Monday, preaching every day. The New Jersey Legislature. Special Correspondence of The Evening Telegraph. Trenton, N. J., March 30. The excitement in this city over the dastardly conduct ot James Mi. Scovel is intense. .-. Honorable mou of both, par ties express tho profoundest contempt at his course. Preparations are being made to burn him in effigy. If popular opinion be correct he has been induced to adopt this unexpected course by certain inducements held out in the shape of office, and something else. ' The prci peels of the ultimate sucuesB of Mr. A. G . Cat tell aro good. Mr. Scovel's Selfish Actions." , Does the following a'ford a sufficient e::cuse for Mr. Scovel's Singular conduct iu the New Jersey Senatorsaip? Tu ADD EDS STEVENS' LETTER. . WASmsoTON. Merch 29. 1886 Hon. James M ScoVkl, Eie Et3.: IXrr Sir: Bv ad means hurry up your election. Give us no conservative. A radi cal like yourteli or nothing. A copperhead is bettor man a twaddler. ihadoeus Stevens. Explosion at tho Washington Arsenal. Washington, March 80. Yesterday a terncoQ there was another explosion at the Wsshlngion Arsenal. A shell burst, while two of the laborers were engaged In unloading it, One of them may lose several of bis fingers by amputation. The other workman sustained a slight wound on Ins head. Since the explosion at the arsenal, several months since, by which ten persons were killed, this work has been carried on in sheds widely f eparated, so that an explosion in one cap no! communicate to the others on the grounds. A great deal of this kind of war material has recently been brought to the arsenal. Philadelphia Passenger Cars; Harrisbueo, March 30. It is understood that the Postmaster-General has declared the Urion City Passenger railway of Philadelphia ot Philadelphia, to be a post-road, and that the cars will accordiLgly be expected to run thereon on every day of tbe week, including Sunday, This renders all legislation at Harris burg on the subject entirely unnecessary. 1 Fire in a Banking House. New York, March 30. Tho banking house of Duncan, Sherman & Co., William street, was on fire this morning. The building was but little injured, but considerable damage was done to the books, papers, an d furniture. ' SawMill Explosion. Cincinnati, March 30. The boiler of Davis' steam taw-mill, near Mitchell, Indiana, exploded yesterday, killing two men and severely scalding two others. The Steamer "ProponUs." 5 , ' Eobtcn, March 80. The steamer i'ropotUts, for Philadelphia, sailed from below this morn ing, having' repaired the slight damage to her machinery. . . Head Centre Stephens. New York, March 30. It is said to bo cer tain that if Stephens is not here, he is on his w ay from Ireland and will soon be In New York. Arrival of the ''Helvetia." New York, March 30. The Helvetia arrived this looming from Liverpool. Her advices arc anticipated. Arrival of a Steamer, New York, March 30. The steamer WtsJiinj ton has arrived from Havre. Her advices are anticipated. EUROPE. FURTHER INTERESTING NEWS. England and America. THE TERMINATION OP TUB RKCirROCITT TREATY TIIE ATPREnENPED TROUBLE ON THE FISDIXO GRorNDS. From the London Timet. The present St. Patrick's Day will also be re markable for another evcut. which might itscif breed a qnanel not leas troublesome than a Fenian ouibrran in ireiana or a reninn invasion of Canada. To-day the llectprocity Treaty be tween the United States and British America comes to an end. For the sake ot both coun tries, which it so much benefited during the U Aetna which intervened neiwcen its adoption ana the outbreak of tbe American w ar, w e regret that the United States Government have thought nt to abiocate it. But every nation is the best judge of its own atlairs, and if the Government ol w tiHhiugion is oi opinion mat ine ensngeu hnanciul condition ol the states requires that their commercial relations should be revised, we have no light to complaiu. It is lair, however, tu remind the Americans that the termination ol the treaty is their work, not ours: and that it any dillerciices aitsc, we have done our bes' tu picveut them. Now, one of tho rights which the Anieiicaus possess under the treaty is that of fishing in British waters. Tho coast ot British North America is one of the huest fishing crounos in tne world, and it will be in the tue moiy of most ot our readers ho Ion? audJiitter were the dissenhions between the a lven"irous New Englanders, who were continually trc -passing, and the jealous NovaScotians aud Newfound landers, who were as constantly driving thorn oil". The Reciprocity Treaty put an etid to these disputes by giving the American fishermen the right to come into our waters in return for a much less valuable concession on their part, aud for twelve years they have followed their calling in peace. But now their rights como to au cud. These people, who havo been arcus tonied for so many years to a certain ilsiiiug mound, and who probably have como to Iook upon it as their own, must uowba content to retire, or route into collision with the Canadian authorities. We believe a vesscl-oi-waf will be placed on the coast tor the purpose of seeing that the rights which revert to the British crown are not intringed, and also to prevent collisions between the fishermen ot the Provinces aud of the United States. The American ti-lier-men will be duly warned, and alter a fixed time the exclusion of their boata will be enforced. We trust they will under stand that thu restriction is caused by the act of their own Government, aud thai, it they suffer, their grievances can only be removed at Washington. Whenever the Slates think tit to conclude another treaty, American hsherraen will recover their lormerrigh's. It Is a difficult matter to regulate, and may lead to miny a quarrel, but in this as well as in all that relates to Fenianism there is' reason to believe that we may count on the friendliness aud courtesy of President Jobuson's Government, If it were not so, we should look upon tho consequences of the change as likely to be troublesome, if not dangerous. Austiia and Prussia. COUNCILS OF WAR HELD IN BERLIN ANO VIENNA. lierlin Corretpondence of the London Times. Tbe delay in the delivery of the Prussian sum mons at Vienna cluetly arises from a wish oi tho more moderate party at Court to be fatly assured ol the line of conduct France purposes to pur sue In case of a German civil war. It is obvious that the negotiations which have been opened with a view to this end since the return of the Prussian Ambassador to Paris are anything but simplified by the Wallachian catastrophe, and tbe complications it is likely to en gender in the southeast of Europe. In consequence of that event, France has now the option 'between assisting Austria in her earnest endeavors to settle the Dautibtan Principalities and obliging Prussia by allowing her to fight it out with Austria, unchecked bv foreign interference. The question is, which of the two German Powers is able and willin?, th most effectually, to promote the interests of France and advance the prospects ot her dynasty. We shall probably have to wait a little longer before the various parties concerned find it possible to make up their minds on this delicate point. As to the negotiations them selves, they are naturally enveloped in the deepest veil ot mystery the more so as, after all that has occurred, they cannot but touch upon a variety of quostious, and hold out to the view of the party with whom the decision lies a whole budget of ditlerent and most opposite combinations. Both in Vienna and Berlin councils of war aro held. On the 13th instant King William assem bled half a dozen persons n round his royal person to hear a professional opinion concerning diverse contingencies in case of war. Count Bismark and Herr Von Boon were present. From Vienna we learn that tbe generals likewise convened to discuss the chances of a Prussian campaign, were required to answer, among a variety of similar questions, the following signifi cant queries: "Is- the army ready to take the field at a moment's notice? Would it be possible to operate against Prus sia ard Italy at the same time? Are the Bohe mian fortresses in a perlect stale of defense? hat available points are there in the kingdom of Saxony that might be occupied by Austrian loices?" The first and third of these questions were answered in the affirmative; the second was declared to be dependent upon ulterior cir cumstanced; while, to t-tudy the fourth, several officers have been sent to review the old battle fields between Leipsic and the Bohemian hills. The Fenians. THE ESCAPE 09 STEPHEN? HOW BE DEPARTED VOR THE UNITED STATES OM AN AMUtlOAN MAN-OF-WAR. i'rtm the London Shipping Gazette, March 16. Stephens is believed to have escaped from Ireland at last. The Cork Examiner states that it has excellent reaxm for knowing that he hos left the country, and that previously to his departure he addressed the Fenians, recommend ing them to devote more attention to peaceful pursuits than they have given for some time past, his wife is understood to be in Cork, and to be ready to sail by the next steamer for America. Various rumors are afloat as to the means by I which he made his escape. According to one re port, ne got away from DuiKey in a "naoner," while another account mentions that he is gene rally believed to Lave got away in an open boat while the American corvette Canandaiyua was in the harbor of Dublin. It may be an unchari table suspiciODv but it is difficult lo imagine that the vessel visited Ireland with an altogether friendly purpose. Her presence was decidedly objectionable in more ways than one chielly because it led the peasantry to be'leve that the American Government intended to afford them substantial assistance, and so contribute to keep up the disturbed state of the country. Her crew also were almost entirely Irish; and, con sidering how widely spread Fenianism is among the Irish in America, it is not saying too much to assert that the visit of tho shin might well be construed into a declaration ot tue sympathy of the United States Government with the Fenian movement. It is alno very remarkable that the complete escape of Siopheus should have become known only alter the departure ot the Vaiiandavjua, Savannah, Georgia, is to have a horse railroad. FINANCE AND COMMERCE Optice of the Evening Telegraph, Friday, March 30, 1806. f To-day bolng Good Friday, there was no meet ing at the regular Board of Brokers, and tho Stock Market was very dull. The following sales were made at the outside Board Catawlssa preferred at 27I28, the former rale a decline of i; Lehigh Valley Railroad at C2i; and PhiUdel. phia and Erie at 28J, no chauge. Delaware D.vi. sion Canal was In demand, with sales at 4j16j, the latter rate an advauce of lj. Oil shares continue very dull, with the excop tion of Ocean, which sold at Cj7, a decline of J The TttuctUle Ilirald manes tho following statement in relation to the recent suspension of Culver, Penn & Co. : "Mr. Culver was largely interested in tho banking busiie33 throughout the country ; but not especially so in ibis city. Tho Poiroteuin ( Bank, we understand, is the only institution ailccted by the failure here. Mr. Culver was a email stockholder In ihe First Natioaal Bank; but the hitter had overdrawn its account with Culver, Penn & Co., and is consequently on a peiiectly sound aud rehtble basts. Its re soiucs are ample, and all demands from depositors cau ba promofly discharged at the counter. The Second Natioual Bank had no buiincbs connection with Culver, Penu A Co. iec.v had no stock iu that institution, which is probably tbe ouly bank in the oil region outside of Fitholo City and Plutuer entirely independent of the firm. The bunks in which the New York house are coma-only reported to be interested, and which, il so. are most likely to bo inju riously ailccted by the failure, are aa follows: Petroleum Bank, Titusville; Venango County Bank of Lawrence County, Newcastle; Crawford County Bank, Meadvlle; Oil Guy Bank, Oil City; First National Lank, Plumer; A. D. Cot ton & Co., Petroleum Ceutre. There were other banks in various parts of tho country one at Bucyrus, Ohio, one or more in Inniuna in short a total of 13, all of which, we believe, made their deposits with Culver, Penn & Co., New York. At the time of tho luilure of Morris Ketchum & Co., New York, Culver, Penn & Co. succeeded lo the distinction ol being the heaviest banking firm iu tho United States, and were regurded as tho soundest. In what degree the issues ol tho above banks will be atlecied it is impossible to say. All their currency cannot permanently depreciate, lor they are nearly all National Bunks, and honce secured by tLe deposit ot bouds in the United States Treasury. That their depositors must sutler is inevitable, but it isasatisiuction to know that the First and Second Natioual of Titusville are entirely unatfected by the crash. Wo siu ctrely regret tho disaster, not alone on ac count of Mr. Culver, who has been one of the niout energetic, -public-spirited, and successful busluess men ot tho oil region, but for tho temporary com mercial derangement which must naturally en sue in the oil producing regions. There is, how ever, no real cause tor distrust and alarm in this section. The deposits are large, and are scat tered all over the country. As regards tho con dition ot the First Natioual Bank here, which rumor has classed wPh the 'Culver Banks,' wo are authoiized to say that Mr. Culver owns but a very small amount of its stock; that the hank had no funds in the hands of Culver, Penn & Co. ; and that all drafts made by this bank upon that firm have been provided for at another New York institution-and will be promptly paid on presentation ; and finally, that all depositors can have their money on call. Tho excitiug cause of tho failure is to be found in tho magnificent but astounding scheme of-building a metropoli tan city Rene at a point between Franklin and Oil City, on the Allegheny river.'' The New York Tribune this morning says: "Money is abundant at 66 per cent., aud more inquiry is reported among brokers. The supply is still excessive at 6 percent. I u Commercial paper uo change. For best, 77.J is the rate; 8 (Site, for good', and 1015 for ordinary. Star ling bills are dull and rather lower. The rates are: Bankers' Sterling, CO" days, 10li$107; Bankers' Sterling, throe days, lOtf.; Commercial, 10u106; Fraucs, long date, 5'28j5'2S. In Freights, the engagements to Liverpool aro CO tons Wool at 20s.; 600 bales Cotton at 6-16jjd.; 11,000 bush. Corn, part at 4d. and per steamer; 1000 bales Cotton at Jd. To tilasgow, 16 tons W halefoots at 22. 6d.; aud 3000 bbls. Tar at 3s. At a recent meeting of the New York Board of Fire Underwriter, the subject of fixing uniform ra'es of insurance, after a protracted discussion, was referred to a Committee, who will report such measures ai may be deemed fair for the preservation ot the companies and protection of the parti''3 ipsured. Of 68 companies repre sented, all but four voted In favor of an ad vance." Tho Cincinnati t'onvmerct'af says: "Exchange worked a liiile closer, and bankers, in some cases, allowed neighbors 76c. per M. premium. Some of the bankers experienced an enlarged discount demaud for money, but others met with less, so that the general ' expression of the market has changed but little. The supply of currency grows a little more plenty." - rillLADELrlTIA STOCK BALES TO-DAY. OUTSIDE SALES. lOOsh Ocean 7 75 sh Del. Dlv 4 2(0 sh oo 6 J L Osh do b30 6! 400 sh Phil & Erie... 2flj 100 sh do...s80wn 28 600 sh do 3J lUOeh do 28 j 200 sh do 46 f ICOsh do 4(il 60 Bh do 4G 100 sh Catiwissa pt. . 28 ICOsh do.... 2d... 271 60 sh Lch Val 621 PHILAD'A GOLD EXCHANGE QUOrAllONS. 10 A. M 12 H 12 Al 1271 i 11 A. M 1271 U. M 1271 The following is the weekly report of tho tonnage ot the Schuylkill Navigation Com pany: For the week ending March 29, 1866 86 834 00 Corresponding week last year 22,818 10 lu crease 13,085 10 For stbon to date Corresponding time last year .. 61,t2 00 .. 29,230 10 Increase lor the searon 84,821 10 Philadelphia Trade Report. Friday, March 80. There Is very little Quer citron Bark hoie. The last sale of No. 1 was at $29 ten. Cotton Is dull, with small sales at 89541 conts for low middlings and m ddhnvs. Cloverscod is less active and lower. Sales' of 600 bushels talr and good quality at $6-?j;0, and from tecond hands at tf 5 76. Trices of Timothy and Flax- iced remain as last quoted. Tbe Flour Market continues inactive, but the receipts and stocks continue xmad and prions remain without chanpe. bales of 1000 barrels extra faiuilv at 88-26J 8-75 barrel for Ltncoster county 9 b-26 tor Northwestern do. do t and 9 2510 for Ohio do. do , Including small lots of superfine at $6 60.iJ j extra at $7-26Ca,8, and fancy at til a6, a in quality In Kye Flour aud Cora Meal nothing doing. 1 here is very little .ood W heat here, and other descriptions are not wanted; sale of 900 bush, lair and choice red at t2(a2 40 i bush.: white ranges from 82 t0(a2 76. Itve is steady at E6;5U0o. Corn is in rood demand and prices are stronger; sates of 000 buna, yellow at 70o. in store, aud 71o. afloat. Prices ol barley and Ma t are nominal. Whisky lain limited demand; nales oi Pennsylyg Dis at 2 26, and Ohio at 12 28. - Mr. Thomas Buchanan Read is engaged on an ideal picture of "Love's Young Dream," representing a beautiful maiden blowing soa bubbles, iu one of which she perceives the form of Curid,
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