'.1 ilul VOL. "V.' No. 92. lrLAJDELMIIA., TUESDAY, .AJPKIL 17, 186G. DOUBLE SIIEETTIIREE CENTS. -n n n i him TWIT ' WiP'lP-'A TPTRT L 11 A LI A. A UJT ji.UJLjL. iJL LI U o THE PLATE WAR. Important from the Parana-The Brazilian Admiral at Corrlentes with a Powerful Fleet-He Hesi tates to Cross the Parana and Invade Paraeuay-Naval Raids of the Paraguayans-Thelr Canoe Fleet-Its Armament and Plan of Advanco-lnae- , tlvity and Conferences of the Brazllians-Cen. Lo pez's Mode of Action Infernal Machines and Batteries of the Paraguayans Change of Minis try In Brazil, Etc. Etc. Etc. Kio JASEino, March 10. Later advicrt were re ceived m t .in city yesterday, bv the Euglish packet steamer A no, from the Kiver l'.a e. The auics are a tooews:- Coiitontes, 26fh Feb roar, ; bucuos Ayrcs, 2Sth February; Montevideo Ir.arcu 1. TAROY ARRIVAL OF ADMIRAL TAMANDARB AT COllKItM'liS In my Inst I ruoutioned tho erf at dissatisfaction cxi roBed by tlio u iicd laud lorcus aud the pooplu aonera ly at tho protracted siav of General Sluro, commander-in-chief ul the al ie, at liusnos Ayres, while Ins toi vices were required ou the I'arauu, to check the incurious of the Paraguayans and to carry tv,e wnr into their territory, INor was this inactivity in auv rtspoct remedied by the second in command, who, it seems, had received strict orders to remain quiet belore Corrientcs, awhile the taraguavans were crosiug tho 1' a ran a and mukiug successful forays on the allie', and especially haras'iug tho Argenriuos. It was even said that Admiral Barroso, tiie euooiid in command, bad remgucd m diefru-t; but the report does not appear to be continued. Admiral Tainan dare's eou'Ji'ct has been canvaxsod here with inote fretaom thai chunty, and hints have not been lew in repaid to the Admiral's probabio or possible mo tives or his Ion? do ay, apart from ins personal bravery, wlin b, it founded in lact, would bo most daiua"ingto his character lor loyalty and patriotism. At lenjrtn, however, ho Iium sliakou oil' his inac tivity, and aotuul.v arrived at Corneutes on the 21st ultimo, where, it is said, lie wa received with grout demonstrations ol joy. His firs' act on arriving was to give orders lor the immediate construction of canues aud flalbuats, with which to etleot a crossing to the enemy's bank ol tUo I'araua. tie also sent a lew vcpBels towaroa the irosliocas. leading 10 the new lamous Pa so da I'atria. where tlioy are to tr He their topmasts anu prepare everything tor ac tion. It is believed thai this tatter order must have been cairied out on the 28th ultimo. There is, tin re lore, some chance of active operations, on an enlarged scale, be lore Ion?. AMjTUEtt SKIRMISH. In the meantime, that is to fay sinoo the fight on the 81st of January, the 1'arauucv.aus oontinuo to eroos over to too Argentine s de. to the treat annoy ance oi the troops of that JKopublio. A currexpoud dei.t ot the Tribuna, a nowpaji'T pub lMied in Buenos Ayr, luruishes tne lofowlug rather apocrjpbal accouut ot one of these raids, which took place on the luth ult. : At one o'clock in cue. attemuon a messaue was sent lrom tho pickets ot the 1st Li vision, commanded bv Goui rai Cacores, at fat so i a l'atna, to tho Commander-in-Chief, etaing that t' e suvago I'aiaguayauj had lauded on the Argentine bank oi the I'araua, with a force of 2100 uuu, Miviug crosseu tho river in torn-three caurra danng to tread on our mcrd soli, and, un doubtcdly, without rxprcting a sound whipping. General i aco.es iiumediaielv oroerea the cavalry to taud.eand made all me sharpshooters advanco, in order to support the brave Colonel Godoy, who was gKiimi-Unir with the enemy aud disputing his ground inch by inch. The Paraguayans, no vever, advance as lur as Guaho, some 1000 yards lrom l'a'BO ( a I'atria. General acoiei wn not long m arriving at tho fluid ol battle, when, having piauud his men conve nient y tor the attack,, ho. advanced a.'ain.-t the cei tro ana Hanks ot the enemy , with tho purpose of d'slodgiug him lrom the mountain, wbero he had taken thelter. liv this manoeuvre the enemy was attacked in irom, and pressed cloudy at tue tlauks by our cavalry, which woro compel ed, in spite of his numerical superiority, to tail back shamefully, Hiving wav before tho onset of our brave men, and leaving us possessors ot the field of battle, although always answering our fire uuiil they reached the mountain by the side of the river. A LIKELY 6TORY. We have only to lament the loss of one sorgoant killed, and three soldiers wounded. Hie 1 araituayanB acain attempted to cross the river on the lUt'i, but did no. succeed. On that day heavy firing was board at ixipez's headquarters. A cesoner iei ortcd that it was a stiatagoui oi Lopez to alarm our array. It was said that txmeral Ozorio bbd ordered a division ot infantry, under the com mand of Colonel Sampeno, to the front. 'l I e loregoiug is a pretty fair specimen of the In flated use ol aiijccnvcs in which nwspaper writois In this pare of the world are suC'i adepts, damnatory oi their enemies and laudatory of themselves. I aho II not afflict the readors of the Ht'.rald with any more such stuff, but "on with my tale," In the good od homely jog-trot style ol nanauon likely to be inteiligiule to ail capacities. In aoing so let me re turn to Admiral lainaudare, aud others, merely remaikinu. by the way. that, another iron olad ar rived at Corneutes on the 20d ultimo. THE HEAL ENEMY OF TBIS AILIBB. It Is supposed that the Admiral, finding the rivers lull, and the means of crossing nearly compioto, would profit by the preent season to at once begin the campaign. It was therelon expoctod, in some 2 Darters, that active operations would commence uring the first fortnight in March, Just about this time: tut the knowing ones, men in nigh positions, too, oracularly shake their beads, for it seems that the Biazilians are not vet sufficiently enlightened to enable them to convey a bint. Accordingly, these gentlemen, with a blunt simplicity, declare plainly that nothing will be done this year, bocause, as they affirm, the real warfare is not bo much wared frainst the Paraguayan as airamst the Brazilian treasury, and they base this opinion on these start ling facts. ALARMING HUMORS AT CORBlENTEg. On the 19th and 20th ult. a groat alarm prevailed in Carrientes, in consequence ol a report that the Paraguayans were about to attempt a landing in the rear ol the allied army, with the intention of burn ing the city. Ail the veeis belonging to the Bra zilian fleet were prepared for the supposed attack, which, however, tnjrned out to be a lalso report. . HOW LOPEZ. ORGANIZES BIS EAID6. The fallowing Is the plan, according to what Is be lieved to be good authority! He Bolects twenty er (reams, la whom lie placet the most oonfldenoe. These choose two corporals each, and these latter, in their iuid, pick out a number of soldiers, and as .Lopes is well posted in revard to the situation ot the allies, through the inhabitant of the village of t. Cosine, his men are landed at some convenient lo cality, and they help themselves to all they desire aud can lay the r hands on, thereby bavin great ad Tautagt'S over the allies, who ufver discover his visi- a .. . . a ..u.La ... . 1 1 i- a nn An.ai.nnn ...... 1 IHVUIIR UU( flic .n.. w ,wi, ,vvumiiguH. UUbll too late. PROPOSED ALLIED COHFEKEXCB. Senor Vawson, Minister of the Argentine Repub lic, left Corrleuteson the 16th nit., to hold aeouier enoe with .'resident Mitre, of that Kepnblio. 81KKNQTH OV TBS BBAZIUAJI MATT. Admiral iamanuare m about to arrive at last wnere he should have been months ano, and as the ubno might wish to have an Insight to his future luovemeuts, it would be well to desoribe the river, the enemy's positions, and probable result of the great aotion about to take place between the two armies. ; . . , j,j T.i,n,larA h nnder his orders fourteen splendid aruDboats and three powerful iron-clads. They all i:. iii finest and havies ordnanoe that was ever put in execution in these rivers. All the gunboa's Iiave their guns mounted, on barbette carriages, everything ol the finest and strongest quality. Ther can fire ail their runs in almost all positions, and their lightest metal is 82 pouuds. and their heaviest nflrd 72 pounds, this last throwing a conical shot wit b good effect a distance ot si miles. All their Teeiels are crowded with men. Their smallest vessol, the Iuiranua. has a complement ot tit) sailors and 170 marines, a total of 2&0 men, Their largest vessel has a complement of HM men t she carries tU heavy guns, aud draws fourteen fevt of water. Tne most of the gunboat and iron-clads draw bnt nine fee, po, as far as water i- cone rned, there should be no lour of tholr not being able to move op at any given moment. The tott.I of the guns of tho squadron, not in cluding tie ArpentniH tshas, are seventy-seven heavy guns and auout 4100 men-quite a formidable force. jVrtme. Own. Mfn.'Jiam. Ount. M-'ri' Mase 6 40 Ignatrmy .4 275 ltebnrbe 6 4(M lplrana, 't guns 7 ' 250 Amazonas 0 4T0 lleccife ( 1 1 4 2.'i0 Belmont 6 - 400! Bngantm 4 ID-) i arnnalnba 6 4 0 Brazil, Iron-clad, 4 UK) Meurim 4 800 lamandare 4 100 Ivahy 4 800 Barroso 4 100 ltajahy 4 8 0 Arauunry 4 275 I Total 77 4400 Tne river as far as tho Pao do la l'atna is Njuito wide, plenty of wrtvr and plenty of room to nia uuiuvre. BTRENOTn OrTBK FOnTlrlOATIONS DENIED, llio supposed strength ot tho defenses of Hutnaita is raid to be much exaggerated by cortam new .apenj lavorob e to the l'aragua.an cause It is boldly as netted that the allies have nothing to tear, notwith standing what hai boen represented, rcsprc'ing the reception supposed to be prepared for them. It is cited as a proof of this that Lopez lilmsolt has no confidence In his defons;s, and teat be has made every preparation to esoapo at the iait stage Bhould ho lose the sUke for which be is playing, LATEST FROM THE BEAT Of WAR. The latest advices from tho l'lato a-e yesterday. Nothing of importance had transpired sine tho Joat ouitft. An Argentine mes-enu'er or spy has oeon arrested at I'asso da I'atria. It appears that he used to go to the banks ot tho river, and. alter making certain private nignals aoruss, would wait a low minutes till a Paraguayan canoe came over to him io receive the fnlorniauon he had to transmit from spies in the allied army, lie was taken in the act of delivering a packape of papers to tne Paraguayans. J.vquhscat in nam. A CHANGE OV MINISTRY IN BRAZIL. Eio Jausiro, March 10. Since the date ot mv lost letter a change has taken place in the Cabinet of Dom redro the becond by the resignation theretrom 1 benor Jose Pedro Ulas do Carvaibo, Ministor ot F nance. The resignation has boon accepted by tho Emperor. II e is leplaccd by Senor Joso da Silva Cariao, Presidont ol the province of San Paulo, honor Carvalho's resignation is attributed to a disa greement between him and tho othor merabora of the Cabmot. The chaugo has caused no sensa ion. It is aumittod that the retiring minister was an able aud upright man, but hardly the man tor such an im portant position at the present crisis. THE PARAGUAYAN NAVAL RAID AT PABSO DK LA PAT1UA. Buenos Aykes, 8 A., February 20 On Rebnmy the Paraguayans again crossed the rivorfltit Passu do la l'atna with .orty-tive canoes each with twenty live men and six oarsmen, ail under protection of one steamer. Ttioy formed ou the beach in good order and attacked the cavalry ot Genera1 Hornos, which fled betoie them A reiulorcoiuent catno up aud drove tbem back to their boats. Ibe loss was trifling, t ut the audacity was pcileot. The skirmish lasted si., hours, and five thousand men were en &ancd. TUB BRAZILIAK 1'ORCE INACTIVE, Tlio most singular feature of the day was that the Brazilian fleet lay wit am sound of tho guns, und by coniiD? up couiu uave capiuruu an tne assailants; out not a Biaiuor muveu. i no iiem is prepared lr daring exploits as tar as streugth goes There arn fourteen armed steamers, tnreo iron clads, and one sailing brig, armed These vessels in number and valueol orunance execea anytaing ot the kind over seen in this river. 1 be guns aro mounted on bar bette carnages, well mauo aud strong, and can be tired in almost all positions. They ran no in calibre lrom 82 to 72-poundrs, tha latter carr ing a couioal siiot six miles. Tho lurirnr portion ot the steamers draw mue leet ot water. Another iron-clad is dally expected. Of this Hoot hve steamers carry six cuns eaohand four nuudrmi nien, ten cany tour guns each, of winch ti-ree have three nuudiod inou, two have two hundred nod seventy-tive, two havo two oundred and fifty, aud lour liuve one bundled men each. TUB STRATEGIC SITUATION, The mouth of tho Paraguay river where it Ininn tho Parana has three cuuuuels called Las Ties Bucas tlio tureo inou us. trom this point to Suuiaita it is twenty-one miles, and this is the only wav ol apt roach for the Hoot. At various nluens there aro battines on the shoro, and atCuiupaiti, about luilf way, the water is shallow, and here tor pedoes are placed, ana tuirty guns are on the banks, liar on lamandare, tho Admiral, has taken up witn him divmg belts and hooks lor taking up theso in ternal machines. MANNING C F THE RAIDING OANOEB. Most Bingniarlv, the Paraguayans are allowed in hold the river at Passo de la l'atna. To do this they keep one steamer and one hundred canoes. These will carry twenty-five men eaoh, and they are managed by six men wbo stand upright and paddlo or pusn. t or want oi a iow steamers to brush these away tne provisions for the arrav are brought from CornoLtes by eix-ox carts, twenty miles, aud so bad are the roac s and so slow the oxen that a trip taes hve oavB. Ut those uams mere are hundreds and the lots of time, money, and property is prodigious. 1 bis si earner and these canoes ulso I urnish the means of making raids, when it suits the Paraguayans to seek amusement oi tuai Bon. TIBSD OF THE WAR. There Is great impatience with the tediousness of the war. The public bobeve that It is needlessly de laved. There is no reason known to the public lor the slowness ot movement, and the opposite party is busy making capital out of it arainst the administra tion. Y hen Adiniial Tamandare left this city he predicted the close ol the war in thirty days after bis arrival at the front. This may not be verified, but be to doubt intends to work, Dr Itawson, the Minister of the Interior, has gone to tho seat of war. Tho object of his visit is not known. I'he steamer Portena. from New York, is plying between this port and Moutevidoo A. . Herald, British Went Indies. EFFECT OF THE JAMAICA REVOLT IN THE OTHER ISLANDS. By the way of Havana we learn that the pub He ot Bt. Vincent, rroused by recent events in Jamaica, loudly demand more troop9 from tho Brit if-ii Government, urging, as a reason, the declaration ot English capitalists that they will withdtaw every shilling Irom these colouies unless their interests are secured by the pres ence of British troops. In Barbados the delay In the arrival of coal vessels had cieated a scarcity of fuel; coil had risen to $14 and $15 per ton. Estates were being kept buck in consequence. The quantity of i ugar exported to the 8th of March was 2579 hhds. 43 bbls. Public opinion was divided on Jamaica mat ters, but was more generally in support of Gov ernor Eyre. There' was nothing talked of except the Jamaica troubles. Three Precocious Youths Steal Five Thou sand Dollars in Gold. William Downes, David II. King, and James Davis, liuis about 17 years ot age, were arraigned before Justice llogan, yesterday, on a charge of having stolen a United States certificate of de posit lor $6000, payable In gold, from Messrs. Morris & Braine, Ho. 1 Broad street. It appears that on the 10th Inst., King, who was employed by the firm, was given the check for the purpose of dellveriDg it to Messrs. A. Marsh & Co., of Wall street. King met tbe other boys by ap pointment, and gave them the check, with tne understanding that they biiould draw tbe gold aud make an equal division of it. Downes and Davis secured live itold checks of $1000 each at the office of the United States Assitttant Trea surer, with which they plai ted (or Philadelphia, refusing to divide with King, according to agree ment. Suspicion havbag attached to Klue, he was closely questioned, and dually acknowledged that he had given H to his confederates, who had left the city. . teteenves Farley and Dusenbory followed the boys and arrested them lu Phila delphia, i The officers found In their possession $40011 in gold and tsoo la Treasury notes. The rest of the money had been spent. Tha prison ers all pleaded guilty, and they were locked up for trial.' Davis lives at No. 35 Catharine street, King at No. 20 llenry street, and Downes at No. 22 Oliver street, .y. j . jvews. PASSENGER EAILWAY FARES. JVom ihentliburg Commr.reial, 18C&. , It will be remembered that a tew weeks ago, a suit was instituted before Alderman Donaldson by the managers of tho Pittsburg, Allegheny, and Manchester Passenger Uuilway Company aenins-t Henry C. Mackrell, Eq., a niemoerol tbp bar. to recover six cents, the amount of tare charged by said company, the dciendiint baviu? relwed to pay the additional cent, on the ground that tbe company had no legal right to collect the same, their charier having limited the I'ara to live cent-, The Alderman, alter piuicntly h firing and invcht'ga'iug tho case, gave tho follon'ir.g optnl in on Saturday, which will bo read with Interest: Ol'IMON OF ALDERMAN DONALDBON, I have given to this caso tho fullest deliberation and most thorough examination of all the author! tits sutisnitted o me bv the learnod counsel ot plain tins and defendant The amount invo.vod is a mere ti lite one cent ; but the right to demand and entorco the payment, irom every passenger ridiug upon iht plan.tiuV cars, is a matter of importance. Tuo right to demand a payment ot five cents lrom each pas sengr is conceited j this is sctiled by the organic law of the company. 1 bo right to exact the extra cent is ttie question in dispute It is not claimed b the plaihtifls that thev have such a right by vrci e of any authority lrom tho state of fenn ryivsnia; tut (hat authority does exist to this ( fleet b viitneoi an aor of Congress in such case nmde and urovidod. Ibe United States Kuvenue Law of 18114. section 103, enaots, " That any person firm, company or corporation, ownini or possessing, or having tho care or management ot any railroad, canai, Bt amboat, ship, barge, canal boar or oihor vessel, or any stagecoach or other vehicle, employed in tho transportation of passou. Iersur property lor hire, or in trauspoi tii.g the luai b ol the United Stales, or any canal, tho wator ot wl ie.li is used for mining purposes, shall he sub ject to ai d pav a duty of two and ono-balf por centum upon the gross receipts of such railroad, canal, steamboat, ship, bargo, canal boat, or other vese , or stage-coach, or otuer vehicle: I'rov'ukdy That all fuch persons, companies ana corporations shall have the right to add the duty or tax impo oil licicby to their rates of fare, whenever their liability thereto may commence, any limitations that may cxibt by law, or by agreement with any person or company which may have paid, or boon liable to pay such lore, to tne contrary notwithstanding." This ftecnonot the act ot Congress has received judicial adjudication bv tho Court ot Common Pleas ot tho city and county ot Hew York, by Dotu of which it was he d that in case such duty involved the traction ot a cent, the company ouu d not col lect more than the exact iracion; tnore being no eucIi J r actional denomination ot currenoy, the orao tical result was that the street railroad companies, and not ti e s root passengers, paid the dutv, as was cieanv contemplated and intended by tbe law. To meet this oiiUoulty. certain street railroad authori ties ot the city of How York made aoplioation to Congicss for roliel,and upon tho 80th of March, 1SC6, Congress euauied a supplement ameuuatory of the revenue act above relerred to, which supplement is in words as lollows: "i hat whenever, u dor the proviso to section 103. the add.tion to any fares shall amount to a sum in volving the fiactiou ol one cent, any persou or com pany liable to tbe uuty oi two and one hall per cent , asin siid section provided, shau be authorized toadd to sucli fare one cent in lieuot such fraction " Uudor the sutiplemental section, in my opinion, the pi nu titl's right to recover is o ear. I Cannot couoeive how a power could be more distinctly indicated 1 will not stop here to argue the question of the con stitutionality, or, rather, the unconsntutionality of these Congressional enactments above cUed, and which has been claimed and commented upon by doiendant's couusol. In my epiu on it is not die province ot tbis Cotut to p bs upon so grave a quus t on lor tho purposes of this caso. I reooguizo these enactments of Congress as th i law of the land, and binding. There are other and various ways by which the constitutionality oi these and othor simi lar Congressional euacimen s can be passed upon by Courts ol competent jurisdiction 1 shall not take tho respon-ibintv, believiup that the duty does not devolve upon me, to pass upon It inthui case. Tho conclusion, therefore, to which 1 have arrived, is that the plaintiffs in tbis proceeoing arj entitled to lecover. And now, to wit, April 14, 18G6, judgment pub licly in lav r ot lilamtifls lor six cents, together with tbe costs of buiI. J. Donaldson, Aldorman. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. pleaded guilty. Court of Qcabteb Sessions Allison, P. J. John Stock, colored, pleaded guilty ot assault and battery upon a man named lilacksinan. George Hall pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the counting-room ot a Mr. Negley with intent to steal. HOTEL thief. Charles Muller was convicted of entering a room ot the Continental Hotel on the night ot the lUli of . March lost, with intent to steal. Before going to bed, the gentleman who occu pied the room, by way of precaution, looked under his bed, and there he lound Muller with out hat or boots. When questioned as to Pis reason lor being in the room, Muller could give no answer. He said in Court that he was drunk, and in coming lrom a water closet, mistook this room tor his own, and must have fallen under tae bed in attempting to lie Cown upon it. lie did not know bow it was. The Prosecuting Attorney said that, generally, a drunken man knows all or nothing about a circumstance; but as neither of toese cases applied to Muller, he thought him sober and guilty, and hoped the jury was convinced of the same. Verdict accordingly guilty. William Sexton was convicted ot stealing two caps, valued at $2-60 each, the property of Mrs. Lowe. John Stifle was convicted of assault and bat tery upon John Meyers. domestic difficulty. Jacob Volmar was charged with assault and battery upon an old man named Richard James. It appears that in the evening of March 18, Voluiar was sitting at the frcnit window of a house which John James., the soa of prosecutor, had rented tor the use of himself, his mother, and her children, In conversation with Miss James, , Richard James came to the window, raised it, and, without provocation, u?ed some insulting and threatening language to Volm ir. Volmar wishing to avoid a difficulty, retired to the back window, where he was soon followed and attacked by James, who struck Volmar several times with his fjst, and then struck at bim with a knife. Be lore this. Volmar struck the old man several times. The whole lamily of James testinea lor tho defendant. Jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. ACQUITTED. Christopher Riley, charged with assault upon Antonio Ceilghino, with intent to rob, was ao ouitted.i Cerighluo testified that he was as saulted by a party of five or six at night, one of wnom iook noia oi nun, ana another ot whom attempted to take his watch. He said he did not identity Riley as being ol the party. Dibtbict Court Judge fitroud. James McCrutiden, Will. am 8. O'Reilly, and Stephen O Reiliy. This was a feigned ifcsue to determine the ownershiD of certain nersorml nronertv. levied on by the sheritf under the execution of defendants, nut claimed py plaintiff as his pro perty. Verdict lor defendants. 1 Samuel Leeds to the use ol Samuel LTHman vs. Aaron Picard. Au action to recover on a bond. Tue defense set up was payment.- Verdict lor defendant. i . Thomas Waterman vs. The Black Heath Coal Company. This was an action to recover for the services of the plaintiff as the Secretary of the Company defendant. , Verdict for the plain- tiirfor$u3i'9t). i ... r i Walter: Adolph Schmidt, by his next friend George F. Schmidt, vs.. The Union Passenger Railway Company. This was an action to re cover damages for injuries sustained by tho plaintiff, a young lad, whose hand was crushed and injured by one of the can of the Company defendant, tbe allegation being that the acci dent was occasioned by the negligence of the driver of the car. On trial. THIRD EDITION "WLSIIIIVOTOIV. Special DespatcKei to TKt Evening Telegraph. Washington, April 17. Bills Approved by the Prmldeat. The President has approved the Joint resolu tion anthotlzing and directing tho Secretary of War to tuko immediate measures to preserve lrom desecration the graves of the soldiers of the United States who fell In battle or died of disease in the field and in hospitals during tho war of the Rebellion, and to secure suitable burial-places in which the bodies may be pr perly interred, and to have the graves enclosed so that the resting places of the honored dead may be kept sacred forever. Tho President has also signed tho bill to e9 tabllsh the collection districts of Tort Huronf Mich gun, of Montana,and of Idaho,and to change the name of the collection district of Penobscot, which is to be called the Dl strict of Costine. From Georgia. Millodgeville (Ga.) papers say that more than three thousand negro men have, within two weeks, passed over the railroad from Putnam aud ad)acent counties for the West. They have been induced to' leave their employers on tho promleo of higher wage?, although their con tracts had been ratified by the Freedmen's Bureau. Planters thus deprived ot their em ployes will be disappointed in making their crops. This complaint comes from many coun ties, notwithstanding arrests have been made of persons who have been thus tampering with the employes. A loiter from Southwestern Georgia says the corn is growing finely, and pro" miscs a large crop. Financial. The disbursements and transfers of Treasury Department, last week, amounted to $4,031,009. Of tbis sum $(i72,68i was disbursed on account of war; $083,168 on account of the navy; aud $3j4,00G on account of the Interior Department. The total amount of disbursements and transfers for the quarter ending March 31 was $332,300, 174. Government funds remaining in the vaults of the United States Treasury, at the present date, are as follows: United Statesl Legal Ten ders, $8,470,000; Fmull denominations of na tional bank nctes, $912,600; fractional currency of all denominations, $1,530,427; gold, $327,549; silver, $2634; copper and nickel, $590; Reserve Fund, Temporary Loan, $16,140,000; Reserve Fund, Special, $7,000,000; Reserve Fund, sur plus issue ol United States notes, $37,932,425; Reserve Fund, surplus h-eue Compound Interest Notes, $24,900,000; Compound Interest Notes in the Redemption Division, $4,9GO,000. Tbe Blnderpest at Panama. Intelligence was received to day at the State Departmedt from the United States Consul at Aspiuwull, dated on the 1st inst., that a disease, feured to be the Rindeipest, has broken out among tbe cattle along the line cf the Panama Railroad, and that hundreds ore dying daily. The disease, although resembling cattle mur rain, is more violent in form, and more futain effect; which the Consul states induces the belief that it is tho gjnuine European cattle plague. . i . National Rank Circulation, The National Bank-note circulation Issued last week amounted to $1,121,780; total amount thus far issued, $206,604,340. The total amount of bonds now held by the United States Treasurer, in trust forcirculatton of National Banks and for deposits in designated Go vernment depositories, is $355,389,000. . ' "' ' ' Denial from Ex-Oovernor Tod. , Ex-Goverr.or Tod, of Ohio, authorizes his friends to say that the use of his name as one of the Vice-Presidents of the so-called "Johnson National. Union Club" is without his authority or consent. Covernor Tod has no sympathy with any similar organization, and having always been somewhat careful in the selection of his associates, does not at this late day pro pose to affiliate with the class of men composing the organization re lerred to. Manassas Gap Railroad. The stockholders of the Manassas Gap Rail road, who have recently been holding a meeting at Alexandria, adjourned yesterday. They de termined to borrow $1,250,000, aud to accept the new charter, to invite the co-operation of the Valley, the Winchester, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companies in the construction of a road from Winchester to Straaburg, and to repair thoroughly their road from Strasburg to Alexandria, even if, in order to get the neces sary funds, they had to sell out to the Baltimore Company their road and its franc h ises between Strasburg and Harrisburg. Tbe Direct Tax. The following statement exhibits the amount of direct tax levied in compliance with the Act of Congress, August 5, 1861, on the States below enumerated, together with tho actual amount received up to date and the amount still unpaid : . , Direct tax levied on Virginia 8799 918 03 Direct tax paid up tn date 193,6d0'44 Amonnt remaining unpaid ., m ,227 62 ..M8.UU5 17 .. 78 .290 10 ..94I6.4H9 87 ..43ll0,0r-07 .. 216 063 6J ...868 981 45 ..86U9 078 30 .. 200,900 00 . . .W 078 dO ..$2-'2 60a 70 Direct tax levied ou INorUi Carolina. Direct tax panp to daws. Total amount remaining unpaid. . Direct tax levied on (south Carolina. . Direct tax pa d up to date , ... Total amount remaining unpaid.. Direct tax luvied on Tanuusttoe Direct tax paid up to date , i ' ' Total amount remaining unpaid. . Direct tatf levied on Arkansas Direct tax paid up to date 68.3J5 82 Total kmount remaining unpaid 1109,208 88 ' Jeff. Davis) A Co. The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday had Judge-Advocate Holt before thorn, who testified at length upon the case of Jeff. Davis and C C. Clay ; their complicity with the assassi nation conspiracy, aud what steps have been taken to bring them to Justice; he also furnished the Committee with considerable documentary evidence, so Important that they immediately placed an injunction of secresy upon it, and to night several members pronounce it sufficient to convict and bang both of them. Mr. Ntannbnrjr. Henry G. Stansbury, who was yesterday nominated for Supreme Judge, is a native of New York, but moved to Lancastor, Ohio, where he studied and practised law for many years. He then went to Cincinnati, and having lived there for some jears, went to Newport, Ken tucky, to reside, w hile he practised law in Ohio Ho was originally an old Whl, and voted for Buchanan. But in 18H0. being a personal friend ot Mr. Lincoln, ho voted for bim, and has since been for sustaining the war. Lately he has been here In close and intimato relations with the President, and rumor says ho wrote the late veto of tho Civil Rights bill, or, at least, prepared the legal part of it. ne is about bixty years of age, and is considered one of the ablest lawyers in tho country. It is against his prospects for confirmation that he is from Ohio, which Slate has already one Judge and the Chief Justice. There is a considerable diversity of opinion as to his confirmation. Nothing will probably be done for some days, as the Houso bns passed a bill, which is now iu the Senate, reorganizing the Court, and which only provides for eight Judges besides the Chief J tint ice. This bill is now before the Senate Judiciary Commit tee, and should it bo passed, no confirmation w ill be ncedod. Internal Revenne. The receipts from Internal Revenue yester lay exceeded $1,220,869. The total receipts last week were $3,599,027. Nenator Feasenden is very unwell and not able to be iu his seat. FROM BALTIMORE TO-DAY. ( blef Jnatlce Chase on Treason Trials Anolber Oast Explosion Sfnrder Trial, t ie. Etc. Special Detpatch to The Evening Telegraph. Baltimore, April 17. Chief Justice Choso is now here, presiding in the United States Circuit Court. Several treason cases, including those of Colonel Kane and others, indicted during the early part of the war, were called and passed over; but the Chief Justice expressed hW deter mination to dispose of thera at an early day. The explosion of gas in the cellar ot the Eutaw House, yesterday eveniug, caused great alarm, and damaged several basement shops, injuring thiee or four inmates slightly. ' The Indictment in the Clare murder case has been quashed, and a new trial ordered. From Boston Boston, April 17. G. W. Canney, keeper of a tobacco store at No. 50 South Market street, set fire to his premises last night. He was detected and pursued, when he fired two ineffectual shots at his pursuers, and then shot himself, inflicting a severe but not fatal wound. It is reported that he was in pecuniary difficulty, and wanted the amount of insurance on his store. Fire at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, April 17. A fire last night de stroyed the patent barrel and bucket manufac tory of Guthrie & Sillln, in the Ninth Ward. with a large quantity of staves1 and other mate rial.' The loss is from $15,000 to $20,000. The tire is supposed to have been the work of an in cendiary. Tho Union Pacific Railroad. Omaha, N. T., April 16. The Government Commissioners examined and accepted the se cond section of the Union Pacific Railroad to day. The track is now being laid at the rate of a mile per day. Markets by Telegraph. Nbw Yobk, April 17. Cotton is dull at87i38c. lor middlings, i.onr has a.vauced lt),nl5o. : sues o. 11,000 hbis. at 7&S60 lor btato; 8 bo;ll 60 lur Ohio) eTio.8 46 ior W'extern; Southern firmer, 600 duis. soia at tf WAftio vo; canaua is toioo. battel) 410 bbls. sold a t7 76(o;10 25 Wheat auvaucoii l a 2c. i sales ot 13'000 buu at $1 401 60 lor unsoauU frmwaukie Club; and 46,000 bush, of White Canada Wiw. corn nrm; but quirt, uoei steady. Fork steady at 826 12 lor Mess. Dard heavy at 16J o)18jc. W hiuky uuil. Mis. Sigourney's houje in nartlord was sold for $10,000. Aubcr, the great composer, is fond of horses and dissipation In his old age. Theie are seventeen paper collar maaufac toties In New England, aud each girl makes about 1800 of them dally. ' Slxtv years ago, it Is said, there was bnt one Jew in Boston. Now there are 1800, and they have four synagogues. Vermont is eathering a largo crop of maple sugar, and the Woodstock Standard says the best quality ot syrup is freely offered in that neigh borhood for $1-25 per gallon, and sugar at cor responding rates. Maretzck's opera season (the longest and most prosperous evor given in New York) has thus lar extended eighteen weeks, during which time there have been one hundred and eight representations of twenty-three operas. It has also included nineteen matinees. The Gait (Canada) Reporter regrets to learn from all quarters that the wheat never looked worse after tbe winter's trials than it does the present season. It is quite brosvu, and much of it is evidently winter killed. A few weeks of tine growing westher may, however, put a dif ferent face on matters. Fears are also en tor turned for the clover. It is reported that ex-Senator Gwin lately had a narrow escape from death. While writing in his room at one of the New Orleans iort, a leaf of his manuscript flew off, and Dr. Gwin started for it upon the run, forgetting the scntt uel upon duty. The negro drew his musket upon him, and pulled the trigger, but fortu nately the cap fuiled to explode. Had it gone oil', that would have been the end ot the ex Senator. Oue day last we'jk a snake of the genuine flat-headed adder specie was found basking tn the rays of tbe sun on the premiers of a citizen in Howard street. New Haven. Of course, he was rapidly despatched. Ou Wednesday the male of his ennkeship was eaptured In the same street, and near the same t-pot. What Induced tho migration of the tribe is for tbo present a mystery. ( , , The Charlotte Times learns from Colonel William Johnston, President of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, that the work of rebuilding, is iu rapid process of completion. The biidge acrsb the Catawba will bo ready for the trains to pass over by the 10th of May, and, the entire track relaid to Columbia, thus making the connection with Charleston perfect. ' A five vears old bov fell into a well thirty feet deep at ChtterUold, New Hampshire, a lew days airo, Tho men were all gone, abd there were no neisuhors within half a mile. His mother let dowu a rope and drew him almost up, when he fell back to tho bottom. She then went down and brought him up, and neither of them are the worse lor it. FINANCE AND COMMERCE Office or th Evening Tklborapb, 1 1 Tuesday, April 17, 1806. f The Stock Market was. dull but steady this morning. Reading Railroad was the most ac tive on the list, with sales at from 62S2, the latter rate a slicht advance; North Pennsyl vania at 3939J, an advance of 1; Lehigh Val ley at 614(t61, no change; Catawissa preferred at 304 30J, a decline ot I; and Philadelphia and Erie at 32I::3J, the latter rate a slight advance. 117J was bid for Camden and Amboy; 66 for Pennsylvania Kullroad; 28 for Little Schuylkill; 63 for Norristown; 30 for Elniira common; 39 lor Catawisea common; and 45J for Northern Central. In Government bonds thero was very little doing. 7-30s sold at 101. 1044 was bid for 6-20s; 1045 for Cs of 1881; and 92 J for l0-40s. State and City loans are in lair demand. Pennsylvania 6s sold at 8C(g87; New City 6s at 92$; and old do. at 88. City Passenger Railroad shares continue dull. Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at 19i; 70$ was bid for Second and Third; 61 lor Tenth and Ele venth; 34 for Spruce and Pine; 68 lor West Pbilaoelphia; 30 for Het-tonville; and 251 for Girard College. , BauK shares continue in demand, but we hear of no enlcs. 206 was bid for North America; 110 for Philadelphia ; 125 for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 90 for Northern Libprtles; 29J for Mechanics'; 101 for Kensington; 63 for Peon Township; 64$ for Girard; u0 for Manufacturers' and Mechanics'; 62 for City; 40 for Consolida tion; 53 for Commonwealth; 62 lor Corn Ex change; and 67 for Union. Canal shares are firmly held. Susquehanna Canal sold at 15, no change; Delaware Division at 60, no change; aud Sdhuylkill Navigation common at 2.1, an advance of j; 31$ was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred; 64$ lor Lehigh Navigation; and 115 for Morris Canal preferred. Oil shares are very dull. Ocean sold at 8j. The New York Tribune this morning says: "Call loans are offered in great abundanco at 5 per cent., and lower rates would bo accepted irom leading houses. Best commercial paper sells at ti$(r7 per cent.; good at 89; and or dinary at 10CA15 per cent. Tho bans statement thows a further lsrge gain in deposits, legal tenders, and circulation, with a moderate loss of coin, and a small addition to the, loans and discounts. It is a long time since money was so cheap and abundant. In ordinary times a general speculative movement in stocks for an advance would be inaugurated, but thus far no symptoms of general speculation aro noticed. "It is understood that the Treasury Depart ment has a funding scheme under consideration,' ana wui soon commence operations, it is to oe hoped that the Secretary will not repeat the mistakes of his predecessor, and break down, by otlciing too low a rate of interest and too short bonds. Six per cent, is not a high rate to pay, and the Secretary should not laiiof funding his temporary loans, certiticates ot indebtedness, and compound notes, bv reserving tho option oi paj ing off six per cent, "bonds after five, ten, or twenty years even. The Secretor will do his duty if he succeeds, during his term of office, in funding tbe debi, into long six per cents., and re tires enough debt to comply with the law, es tabl'sbing a sinking fund reasonably. "Foreign Exchange is more active, and load ing sterling is quoted 107.0107$ for 60 days, and Francs, 6'25; Commercial Sterling, lOoi 3107. - . The total circulation ol tho National Banks ot Boston on Anril 2, as oliicially reported by tbe Massachusetts Secretary of State, amounted to $858,603. The circulation oi the National Banks in the Stat", out of Boston, and in South Boston, at the same period, was i2,60,769. l'lULADEIil'lllA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO DAY Keported by De Uaven & iro.. No. 40 S. Third street FIRST -BOARD eiCOOO Susq Can bs.. 60 100 h f l'enna. 1(0 sh do.... 18 sh do.... 4 sh do.... 41 sh do.... 26 sh Reading. ... 80 .b6 8nl ... 80 ... 801 ... m (0000 do 60 830 do 69 63000 Ta 6s..... trans 87 200 do 86 e700 oo 87 SOi'OCity 6s old.... 8S r2100 do 88 62 62 40 sh do-... 800 ?h do s5 62i 200 sh do s80 62 100 fh do b5 621 60 sh Del. Div 60 20OshiNY;&lIid..b6 ti 100 sh do 7 lOOsh do......,,. 7 18 sh do 6 100 sh Catawissa pi. . 80 100 sh do s30 80 1 100 sh Phil fc Erie... 82 f 200 sh Ocean 030 8? SJ2400 City 6s, new... 92 tfiooo do Wi) $300 do 92j 86000 ' do 921 U500 do 92 S2100 US 7-dOs Jneioi f800Pa WrLoan.. 99 400 sh Susq Can 15 800 nb dn...(30wn 16 4 sh Leh Val 61 19 sh do 611 PHILAD'A GOLD EXCHANGE QUOIA1ION8. 10 A M 126 f 12 M 1251 U A M 126j 1 P. M 1263 Habpkb, Dubnuy ft Co. quote as follows: Buying- Hellmo. American Gold 1261 126J .American Silver, Is and is 120 121 American Silver Dimes and Half Dimes 110 IU 1'ennsvlvanla Currenoy i New York Exchange par. par. Messrs. DeHaven & Brother, No. 40 South Third ttreet, make the following quotations of the rates of exchange to-day at IP. M. : Buying. Sel'xng. American Gold American Silver, i and is.. Compound Interest Notes: " June, .1251 126 i .119 WS4.... . 10J 101 10 6 8 21 July. 1864.... August, 1804. ... October, 1)4.... Deo., . 14.... May. 18H5.... August, 1865. ... Wept., 18ti6.... Ootober, 1866.... 9 8; 7 4: 8 2 2i . Philadelphia Trade Report. Tuesday, April 17. There U a steady homo eon suoiptlve demand for Flour, but there is a tot abeence of any demand for shipment. About 2000 barrels, principally Northwestern extra family, were d siioscd of at 88 75.S.9 60 for common and fancy lots, including 700 barrels Pennsylvania and Ohio do. at 89 6C10 E0; small lots of superfine at $6 25 7 26; extras at 81-2638 26; aud fanoy brands at til S 14, according to quality. Rye Flour is rather better, and 16U barrels s Id at $4 765. Prwes of lorn Meal are entiiely nominal. 1 bere is soaroo'y any prime Wheat here, and this description is wauted, but common con inuos very dull. We advauoe our fhrures irom 6 to 10 cents bushel. Hales of 20o0 ousnels, chiefly g03d aud choioe red, at 42 46a,2'60, and small lots of ooumnn aud lair at 452 10(0,2 85. White n av be Quoted, at 2 6ea 2 90. Kv- is scarce and in fair demand, wnu small .ales at 90g92o lor Pounsvlvania aud 76o. for Southern.' Corn comes forward slowly, and is lu looo demand. Small sale of ye low are reported at 80c, in store and afloat, Oats ar quiet but steady, ba'es of 6000 bushels at 60o. lor Delaware aud i'ena. svlvania. In Barlev no change to notice. X)3 lunheis Malt sold al tl'25gl 60. The market u nearly bare of Cloverset'd, and prime quality is In moderate requnet biuatl sales nave ben made at $4 a 6 60 for common aud ood, . aud ts26(cr6 for choioe Tiruothv is soaroe aud wanted We quote at 4 766 siaxteed Is dull. uu in m juhii way iti. wm ou i w. Wlni k is uualianeed. l'euun-lvauia is selling at t2 260 2 26 aud Ohio at $2 28 j 103 barrels, in boud, soid at 28 outs. A daughter of ex-Senator Gain was recently married iu Paris.
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