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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1G, 18G8.
DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
EUROPE.
Mall IDates to Nov. ti.
Earthquake Shocks in Ensland
JleYerdy Johnson on tho K. K.
K.-Another Statement by
Ton lleust-Condition
and rrospects of
Religion in
Spain.
General Continental News
r By an arrival at New York yesterday we have
European advices to November 3.
ENGLAND.
Remarkable Letter from Kcverely John
on.
The London Daily News of the 3d published
tbe JollowinR letter from Mr. Johnson:
Hir: As tbe report res pee lion the condition
of tbe State of Texas lu your New Vorlt corre
spondent's letter (which appeared in your
columns on the 16th inst.) lias beeu copied in
other journals, thereby attracting much atten
tion and creating distrust in the minds of those
interested in emigration to Texas, we have to
request tbat you will insert the accompanying
letter from tbe American Minister.
We are, etc., Patton. Vickers & Co.,
Agents for Liverpool and Texas bteaoishlp
Company.
No. 25 Water street, Liverpool, Oct. 81.
No. 4 Upper Portlaud Puce, Oct. 30. Sir:
The letter from New York puDllshed in the
Daily News of the 16th Inst., to which your note
of the 16th inst. calls my attention, 1 have read.
As its statements are calculated to injure the
interests of Texas, and as I am satisfied that they
are unfounded, I feel bound to comply with
your request. I left the United 8 tales on the
1st of August, and for years immediately pre
ceding was a member of the United States Senate.
In that capacity it was my duty to inform myself
of the condition of the Southern States, and this
I did from sources upon which I knew that full
reliance could be placed; and the knowledge
thus obtained enables me to say that the state
ments in the letter referred to are unfounded.
That there are acta of violence in that State is
xo doubt true, but not more, I believe, than
occur in either of tho other States, or in any
other country. I have no doubt, therefore, that
emigrants into the State will be as safe as in
any other part of the Union. I remain, sir,
very lespcctiully, your obedient servant,
Revrdv Johnson.
J. J. Yickers, E-sq., No. 22 Leadenhall street,
E. C.
Tho following is the passage of our corres
pondent's let.er referred to in the ioregoing
communications:
"The accounts Irom the South do not change
materially. In Texas society may be said to be
dissolved, at least outside one or two of the
larger towns. The only safety for anybody is
to be found inside tbe quarters of the Federal
troops, and tbey bold simply the ground they
tncamD on. The whole Stale is in the hands of
mobs, who murder and burn homes at their
will: and they, too, act uuder no recognized
head, or in accordance with any fixed plan.
This would be more dreadful if it were much of
a change, but it is not things were as bad as
this during the war, and Lot very much better
before it."
Our New York correspondent, It will be seen,
was not writing for or against any laud or
emigration scheme, but simply summarising the
latest current intelligence. Mr. Johnson's con
tradiction, therefore, does not so much concern
him as the Americau press. Since, however, the
question has been raised, we will observe that
our New Y oik correspondent's trustworthiness
does not need the certificate of any foreign min
ister; and Mr. Johnson's new-found friends in
England can tell him thatour countrymen would
hive been richer by some millions at the present
moment if they had headed his truthful reports
in time past, when gentlemen from the Southern
B ates were, as now, endeavoring to entangle
them in their doub'ful schemes. Our New York
correspondent knows the whole South by obser
vation and travel, and, with all due respect to
Mr. Johnson, we belteve that the paragraph just
quoted tiom his letter contains a true aud laithtul
oescriptton of tbe state of .Texas at the present
time. Bearing in mind the c'aitns of Louisiana,
where, on tbe Kith ult., 1n St. Mary's parish, a
eberitl was shot in bU hotel and a magistrate in
the streets of Arkansas, where, on tbe 15th ult.,
a deputy sheriff was killed at Pino Bluff of
BoiHU Carolina, where, on tle 16th, a Senator
was shot by tbree men as he was standing on
the platlorm of a railroad station iu the Abbe
ville district bearing all this iu mind, we say,
we are still compelled to think that Texas ex
cels them all as the niostlawless and barbarous
country in the world where the pretense of
civilization is kept up, We do not know
whether Messrs. Patton, Vickers & Co. are
Englishmen, but as such we earnestly warn
our countrymen against being induced by
foreign misrepresentation to carry their capital
and energy to a country where organized ruf
fianism exists.
Earthquake Shock,
The London Times ol the 2d Instant says:
Shortly alter 1030 on Friday night a distinct
shock of earthquake was felt in many places in
the west of England and in South Wales. Tbe
unusual eeLsation lasted for about a couple of
second?, and is presumed to have beeu occa
sioned by what is termed an earth-wave. Five
years ago (in October, 18631 a .similar sbock
ocean ed, which was felt throughout a conside
rable part of the wet of England.
The shock on Friday last was felt In Worcester
and numerous towns aud Tillages ou the
western bank of the Severn, np to tbe bounda
ries of the county on that ide. The incidents
appear to have varied considerably. In some
situations it was so slight as hardly to be per
ceptible, while In otheis the witnesses described
it as even more severe than that which was
eiperienced In 161. It appears pretty certain
that persons who happened to bi in the upper
chambers of their houses did not experience the
eflects of the shock so acutely as those who were
at the time in the basement. Many persons
who bad retired to rest, and were undisturbed
by it, were incredulous when informed of the
fact by their neighbor, until corioborative evi
dence was accumulated from all quarters. The
time when the shock was perceived was. as
nearascsu be ascertained, .10'40 o'clock. The
Eight was cloudy but light, the uioou bemg
nearly at the full. Tbe indications of the
earthquake were varlou. Borne persons
describe tt as a tiembling of the earth, as if a
laden wagon was pot-sing along the street;
others imagined some anlmul bad got into tuclr
bedroom and was scampering about the floor.
The motion of articles ot furniture, the )ingllug
of trlsHbCS. and the oscillation of beds were very
common. Most of the reports agree that these
indications were accompauied by a noise like
that of ik hieh wind, or of a vehicle or train
vat-sing. He ports were brought into Worcester
in me course ot saturaay irom uiuurcut towns
and villages westward, describing the shock in
verv similar terms. It is a fact, though it may
have nothing to do with these phenomena, that
up to the time of the sbock the weather was
cold, but the thermometer rose fifteen degrees
on Saturday.
At Merthvi the shock was rather severe, and
occurred on Friday night about 1030. The
jaoteaient appeared to m from south to north,
and continued for three or four oou K The
sky was covered with light, b jj there were no
thunder-clouds. A few Uilnutes before the
occurrence there wa? that strange calm pre
valent which has been noticed during the time
of a comilcto eclipse, (jreat alarm was felt by
the inhabitants. At Twynrodyn and other high
quarters the people rushed out of the homo,
some attributing the shock to explosions under
neath in some of the coal or mine pits, but as
Mcrthjr is not undermined, and no mine or
coal stratum exists tnere, this fact was con
clusive that the disturbance proceeded from a
greater and moro mysterious cause. At the
time of tho occurrence there was a grand pro
cession by torchlight in honor of one of the
candidates for representing the borough, and
the gieat swell of the earth and shaking ot
floors and windows contrasted strangely with
the merrymaking going on In the valley.
spaTn.
Religion Prosper.
The Madrid correspondent of the London
limes writes on the 29fli ult:
It Eeems clear to me that not only in Spain,
but in all European countries, the religious
question icqulres a different solution from that
mere toleration which, to a certain extent, has
been for many years admitted in Rome itself.
Religious freedom must be a rulit, not a favor.
Without unbounded freedom of faith and wor
ship there ran be no other freedom. Such ts
the principle unanimously put forward by the
Fpauhh people, as represented by all the inter
preters of public opinion on the very outbreak
of the revolutionary movement. I do not
know bow far that principle maybe followed
up to its utmost consequences; but I think that,
without its full development, the whole scheme
of national emancipation is likely to turn out a
chimera. Whatever Spain is, the priests have
made it. It Spain is to be anything different,
tbe work of the priests must be undm-; men
must be allowed full freedom to undo the
priests' work. There must be not only freedom
of conscience and freedom of worship, but free
dom of inquiry, freedom ot propagandist!,
freedom of proeelytt-m All creeds must rest
on a footing of perfect equality. Spain has
sunk too low in her abject superstition to be
saved by any such compromises as have been
adopted in France, Belgium, or Italy. We must
tot be surprised if there are men here who cry
for religious liberty as it exists in the United
States ol America, or at least for liberty as in
England.
Can this country bear eo much light out of so
much darkness? The Junta of Barcelona has
Intimated to the Archbishop that, as freedom of
worship lias been proclaimed, every religious
ceremony out of doors must be discontinued;
every sect and denomination must perform its
rites within the buildings destined to its special
uses. In Madrid and other cities the images at
the street corners, with the oil lamps dimly
burning before them night and day, are fast
disappearing. It may be mere accident, but I
bave cot lor nearly a mouth met the Holy
Sacrament, with bell, and book, and candle, on
my way along the Madrid thorougfaies. It is
not long since tbe tinkling ot that bell used to
throw a whole neighborhood into consternation,
when the words "Pasa Dios!" were the signal
for every man to get out of the wav, those who
tarried behind being compelled to in
terrupt all business and traffic, to
prostrate themselves ou the ground, and
even to alight from their carriages, give
up their scats to the priests, and follow on foot.
Such were, up to yesterday, the rights and
privileges of the dominant Church. Are we
going to change all that t Are Spaniards Willing
to give up all the pageantries ot their proces
sions and the gorgeous trappings of the Corpus
Domini f And is the work of demolition this
time going so far as to preclude all possibility of
reconstruction i xripre is no douot mat tne
decree providing for the suppression of monastic
orders is nowhere suffered to remain a dead
letter. There are 15.000 workmen in the em
ployment ot the Madrid municipality at the
present moment, and few of them have any
other task tnan levelling the old nests of monks
and nuna with the ground. The work of de
struction is not altogether unRnarincr aud Indis
criminate, but it will be so thorough as tt pre
vent the possibility of the old editice agaiu rising
from its ruins. -
AUSTRIA.
Itaron Von Heust's Explanations,
From L'lridependance Beige.
In a circular of Baron Beast, dated Ojt. 30.
which our Paris correspondent says was com
municated to him, the Chancellor of the Empire
declares that he spoke before the Military Com
mittee not as a Minister, but biniply iu bis
character ot deputy. The reports of the debates
ot the Committee, which are not taken dowu by
sbort-han.l writers, are not generally trust-
wortny. rsnron ueust am not Dy any means u-e
the alarming language attributed to
him. Wliile indicating the useful
ness of the reorganization of the army, he
touched far less upon the aspect of foreign
pontics man upon tne necessity ot demon
strating the solidity of the new internal
organization ot Austria, lie observed that if
the Cisleithan Parliament approved of the bill
as adopted Dy Hungary, H would show tuat
dualism does not exclude the harmony and
union of the forces of the different parliei of
ot tne r.uipire. no naturally bad to cat a
glance at the situation of Europe; and, while
noting tne good relations existing between
Austria and the other powers, he remarked tbat
in presence ot the armaments of other countries,
especially those which had ro aggression to
fear, it was requisite that Austria should be able
to dispose, if necessary, of sufficient military
resources. Beyond this he said nothing
but what indicated his pacific intentions,
and he declared that peace was necessary for
tbe interests ot Austria. With regard to Kussia,
Duron Beust merely alluded to his efforts to
render Austria's relations with tbat power more
and more friendly; and, if he did not quite
succeed, the fault was not his owu, but was in
great part due to events which preceeded his
coming into office. Alter having stated the
good relations which exist betweeu Italy and
Austria, lie said mat u tne nostile demonstra
tion agaiust the Austrian Government iu Tyrol
and at Trieste bad not beeu disavowed as
strongly as t.e could have desired, it was im
portant to take into consideration the interpo
sition of Italy, wh'ch prevented her from acting
as freely in that matter as would be consistent
with the sincerity of her loyal and pacific inten
tions. Engllsluneu and Americans In Dresden.
"An American in Dresden" makes kuown
some singular tacts iu a lettc to the Times. Tbe
American colony in that city formed the ma
jority ol the congregation at the Euglish Church,
and contributed largely to its funds, so that the
church came to bo called "the English and
American Church." Under these clrcumstauwcs
tbe clergyman thought it but proper to intro
duce a prayer for the President or the United
States, after that for the Queen of England aud
for the IIiib of Saxony. The first time this was
done a eeutleinun interrupted the service with
the exclamation, "1 thought this was an English
Church I'1 On other days persons le't the bniidiug
when the new prayer was read. The clergy
man adhered to his practice, aud considerable
animosity was roused against him. At length a
portion of tbe comrregatiou seceded, and con
trived to obtain authority from the Bishop of
Loudon for building a new church to be strictly
"English," and, as it seems, high church. Soon,
however, the Americans louud their way into
the new congregation, and the same thing was
enacted, altbough with a different conclusion.
The prayer for tbe President was Introduced,
some ot the English objected, and tbe clergy
man gave way. The Times la confident that if
the Bhhop of London had known the circum
stances, instead of authorizing a new church,
he mould have administered a severe rebuke to
such unchristian ana almost uncivilized jealousy.
A balloon In St. Louis lg under attachment
lor ft printer1! bill.
PARAGUAY.
Hplcy Correspondence Between Minister
Washburn, Lopez, aud Foreign Diplo
mats. The Rio Janeiro correspondence of the New
York Ilera d, dated October 8, states:
What every one is now talking of is no longer
finance nor even politics. It I tbe great Wash
burn correspondence, the greatest diploraa'io
(caudal tbat has occurred here since the famous
Webb and Chryslie squabble, to make men
wonder and look wi-ie with shrugged insinua
tions, aud to give food for flaming editoria's by
used up editors famishing for new materials.
Unfortunately, however, the documents were all
published in Spanish by order of Lopez, aid
tbey are so lengthy that it would be impossibles
to translate them and furnish them for this
steamer. But Mr. Washburn has published
some letters, written by hlrmelf and others,
which give the main points of the whole corres
pondence between him aud Beuitcs and Camiuot,
the Fortien Ministers ot Lopez, and show the
state of Paraguay under tbe tyranny and fear
of Lopez. Willi theso and the summary ot the
events to which the com spondence refers,
which follows, may be conceived the long din
lomatic battle which Mr. Washburn maintained
for the Inviolability ot his house Rnd lor the
protection of American and other foreign
citizens who had taken refuge there wbeu the
allied irou-clads were, ascending to Asunciou in
February last, and the causes of his inability to
continue his protection, in consequence of the
pressure and threats of Lopnz, which culminated
at length In accusing him of being the acting
spirit in an asserted conspiracy in favor of the
allocs, in sending him his passports and in
seizing when departing two members of his
suite Mr. Porter Bliss, his interpreter, an
Amei lean citizen, and Mr. George Masteruiiin,
ai: Englishman acting as doctorof the Lga',inn.
Mr. Wa-hburn writes a very long and very
elabotate letter to the Hon. William Stuart, her
Britannic Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at
Buenos Ayres. Tuts letter was written on the
24th of September, and says;
Sir When I lett Paraguay on the 12 h iustant,
I regret to inform your excellency that nearly
all foreigners in that country, including several
of your countrymen, were in prison; and as I
am tbe only person beyond the reach of Presi
dent Lopez's power who has any personal
knowledge of their situation, it seems to be my
duty to give such information as I possess to
tbe representatives of the different foieign
governments, that, knowing the condition of
their uufortuuate countrymen, they may take
such action as may seem most proper in order
to extricate them from their terrible situation.
Unless speedy action is taken there may be
none left to tell the tale of their annihilation.
Minister Washburn gives an idea of Lopez's
merciless treatment of persons at Assunion
alter the battle at that place, and states:
For a time we feared it was the intention of
Lopez to cut the throats of all the foreigners, as
we knew but little of any arrests at that time of
Paraguayans. If they were arrested they were
taken oil' so quietly that we might not bear
anythinu of it for weeks or months. But while
the English who had been in the legation were
detained in the railway station, the train came
in one nljiht at midnight full ot prisoners. Tue
Enalish could see nothing, as no
light was allowed in the station;
but the clanking of the chains,
and tbe sighs and groans of tbe prisoners,
as they were forced from the cars and driven
for v. aid towaids the bank of the river were
distinctly audible. They were all embarked in
a steamer for ban Fernando before dayl.gat. A
few days after I learned that that this crowd of
prisoners was almost entirely composed of Para
guayans; tbat nearly every man in the new
capital the judges, clerks, accountants, and all,
save the Chief of Police, Sanabria, a man emi
nently distinguished lor his brutality, Benitez,
And the Vice-President were the only ones lett
theie, besides policemen and soldiers that
there was a gloom over the place so deep and
funeral-like that tbe women and children
scarcely ventured out of their houtcs, and If
they did it was with fear, as it tbey had just
felt, the shock of an earthquake, and were in
dread ot another. Fur more thaD fifty years
the country has been a Dionysius gallery, it
was always the policy ot Francia, and of Carlos
Antonio Lopez, that everything said should
reach the ear of "El Supremo." But in the worst
cays ot Francia the Government was mild aud
paternal compared with what it his been under
this younger Lopez. People have been thro vn
into pi ison not only for saying thiugs perfectly
Innocent, and for not reporting wuat they had
heard, but also for the crime of cot reporting
what they had notVieard. It Is made the duty
ot everybody to be a spy on everybody else, and
woe to him whose ears are not open to every
word spoken in his presence.
The arrest of all the civil magistrates indicated
that it was not tbe foreigners along that bad
made themselves obnoxious to Lopez. B it
what it was all for no one in my bouse, as I yet
firmly believe, had the least idea. Tbe published
correspondence, however, will snow that about
the 18th or 20th of July the Government sus
pected, or atlccted to suspect, a conspiracy,
alleging that ex-Minister Bcrges was a traitor
nod was in collusion with the enemy, aud that
urder my official seal I had transmitted the
correspondence to and fro between the conspi
rators. I must refer you to the published
correspondence to ' show how they under
took to counect me with tbe cjnsptracy,
or, at least, as knowing that a revo
lution was in contemplation. At first it
would seem that they were so confident
of implicating me that they began to publish
the correspondence, but after receiving my
letter ot tbe 11th of August, in 'Which I showed
so many contradictions in the declarations tbat
bad beeu made by the accused probably un ter
torture that they suspended further publica
tions. But it was not iu the nature of Lopez to
thow any magnanimity, or even justice, by
htknowledglng be had been led into error by
false depositions. Men who know him would
as soon accuse him of ordinary courage as of
magnanimity, aud he never was accused of that.
except iu his own Semanario, of which he is
virtually the editor. During all this war Lopez
has never exposed himself to any personal
danger; he has never ou a single occasion
risked himselt in any battle, and while he was
at Paso-Pucu he had an immense cave, or
rather house, with walli of earth over twenty
feet thick, from which he never ventured for
weeks together; and at the same time that his
organ was filled ad navusuam with accoun's ot
ti e great Lopez leading, with dauntless valor,
his legions to victory, he was sitting quaking
aud qulveiing in his cave, a'raid to venture out
lest a ball might reach him. Un oue occasion,
some two years ago, when he was out with his
bithop ana bis staff, a shell 6truek at a distance
of hall a mile or more Irom bis Excellency.
Instantly the brave Lopez turned and ran like a
scared sheep, with ids staif, including the
Bishop, after him, the latter losing his lis,', us he
fled attrigbted alter his chlet. This ts the only
li stance known ot bis ever having been in per
sonal danger; he has not even the vulgar merit
of personal courage, nor has he any other. His
firmness, carried to obstinacy, is the result of
personal tear. Muny persons, his own
people who have escaped from his
power, and whose families have
been tortured and otherwise persecuted to
death, have sent messages to him threatening to
kl.l him at sight should they ever meet him;
he, tberetcre, dares not treat with the enemy.
for so many have sworn to pursue him the
world will not afford htm a refuge if he once
has no army between blm and his enemies; he
V nows the country to be lost and ruined ; he has
no navy, and, in my opinion, not more tnan
one tilth of the land forces of tbe enemy. Whv
the latter do not attack him, and put an end to
tbe war, I do not know; but they do not go so,
and the war may not end for a long time.
Lopez has recently said he (expected to bn
compelled soon to tall DacK irom ine river, ana
then he would retire Into the mountains, driving
everybody, foreigners and Paraguayans alike,
before him. In that case, at tbe rate the
allies have been going on lor ths last two jears,
it will be long before he will be nnable to present
at strong a tront to his enemies as he did when
he landed above the Tebtcuary viz., one man
to watch the telegraph.
It was not, however, till August that T heard,
betides the conspiracy against the Government,
tbat there bad been a great robbery of the public
treasury. Ot the particulars of this robbery I
could never learn anything; neither did I ever
have any ki.owledge of the details of tbe plan
of the conspiracy. It was tald in one of
Bcnitcz's let.crs that Mr. BIL-s, a member of
my Legation, had signed a paper with others
in which they hid engaged to assassiuato
President Lopez. I knew tbat was false, or, at
least, had no doubt tbat It was so, and defied
them to produce any such paper, but they never
showed it. . They never gave me auy clue as to
the manner of tbe con-piracy or how the revo
lution was to be effected, and I do not believe to
this day tbit an; thing of the kind was ever
attempted. The declarations of the prisoners
trove nothing except the merciless cruelties of
popez, for it is known that hs Ireely employs
the torture. He loads hi prisoners wl'.h heavy
letters, some'imes two, tbree, or four pair?, and
besides Hogs them, If they do not give the testi
mony he lequires, till they die.
The country, however, is entirely denuded of
It s male population. All tho ploughing, plant
ing, and sowing is done by women. Women
must yoke tbe oxen, do tbe butchering, a id all
tbe other work usually done by men. There
aref niai y women also with tho army to do tne
labor ot men, aud tuus relieve the troops; but
one, i believe, are forced to bear a-ms.
With the hope that tbe war would end shortly,
I remained a year longer than I intended, very
much against my interest, and suffering great
dlscomtort. I believed tnat at the final caas
trophe I could be of great service, especially to
the foreigners; and had Asunciou been taken lu
February, wbeu the iron clads went up tuere,
as we then expected it would be, I should
doubtless bavelbeeu able to save the lives of
many who to will never see their native lands
again. But when all of them had beeu killed
or made prisoners, and nobody, native or
foreigner, dared come near my house, and I
was utterly powerless to do a service for any
body 1 thought it time to ooey tho orders of
mv Government and return to the UniUd
Slates. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Chart.es A. Washburn.
The letters from Mr. Porter C. Bliss were
written while still at the American Legation,
while still at liberty, but doubtful whether he
and Mr. Masterman would be allowed to leave
Paraguay, notwithstanding their being detended
by Mr. Washburn as attached to his legation.
But lead the following letter written oy tho
unfortunate man but oue day later, but withlu
the clutches ol Lopez, aud judge wDat threats
or eveu tortures must have been employed to
extort it from him. No grei ter damning evi
dence of tbe utter untruthfulness of tbe long
string of depositions which Lopez has published
to convict Mr. Wanhburn o' the charges brought
against him could be adduced than the simple
perusal of a letter which bears the most con
vincing internal evidence of havlug been
written under threats of instantaneous and
painlul death, or under the reaking tortures of
unscrupulous cruelty.
Sept. 11, 1868. To Excellency Hon. Charles
A.Washburn, United States Minister Resident.
Sir: Kidding myself at length reliaved from
the restraint which your Excellency has so Ion?
exercised ever my will, I cannot do less than
confess freely and spontaneously tbe important
part which your Excellency has taken in tbe
revolution, in which you have involved many
persons, and among them myself. I have de
clared (feeling deeply, because I would like to
avoid such a scindal to your Excellency, but
following out the truth) that your Excellency
has b?eu the ooul ot the revolution, and if this
deed now appears to tho light ot heaven,
confessed to by all its accomplices,
to whom does it owe Its existence save to your
Excellency, who has continued its direction up
to a very recent period? I consider myself,
therefore, comtle'ely absolved from the promise
which your Excelleucy extorted from me yes
terday in your office not to reveal your proceod
Ings, old or new. Even your brilliant specula
tions with the company ot Hopkins, for which
your Excelleucy ought to pocket a hundred and
odd thousands of paacones, have beeu put in
evidence, as also the gilded pill you made
Polidoio and Oetavlano swallow, as alo the
last of Caxias, at the time of your Excellency's
celebrated yist of mediation in Mircb, last
year. Porter C. Bliss.
inetoneor tne naie presses or tne mver
Plate aud Braz 1 is decidedly against Mr.
Washburn. He is taunted by them for cowardice
in cot sacrificing himself before yielding so tar
as to allow the foreigners uuder his proiecitoa
to leave his houie. But such accusations of
co surd ice come with a bad grace from a city
whose inhabitants not many years aeo
allowed Rosas and other tyrants of his stamp to
tread upon their necks for years without oue
haying the spirit to rise and slay the.r tyraut.
P A N A M A.
Attempt of tbe Revolutionist to Collect
a War Tax from f oreigners.
The N. Y. 2ribune'8 correspondence from
Panama, oh the 6th Instant, states that the
Government irsued a decree on the 20th ultimo
doubling the commercial taxes for that month.
As coon as the attempt to collect tbe tax was
made, a memorial was drawn up by the mer
chants, aud sent to their respective consuls,
protesting sgainet the decree, aud setting torth.
that the ordinary tax tor, October had already
betn collected by the Government.
A meeting ot all the Consuls took place
Immediately, to take into consideration the
question submitted to them by their citizens.
The result of this conference was a joint
remonstrance to Governor Mendoza, the acting
President, courteously but firmly protesting
against tbe decree, and informing him that their
citizens were advised by them not to pay except
under protest. The Consols, in their reply to
their memorial its; informed them of the result
of their meeting, aud advised their citizens not
to embarrass the action of their Uoyernmeut by
paying tbe extra tax, except It was collected by
force, and then under protest. These piotests
would be immediately forwarded to their
respective Governments for action. A lengthy
repiy to the remonstrance of the Consuls wua
received the following day from Senor Men
doza, in wbicu te endeavored to justify the
action of the Government, and declared his
determination to adhere to his original intention
of collecting the tax. This note received a very
laconic answer from the Consuls, to the effect
that the reply had faded to cbange their opinion
as to the legality of tbe tax, and tbat they still
protested aga;nst It, The Government are re
solved to enforce the decree, aud as all the
merchants will refuse to pay except by force,
you may expect some very lively times among
us belore lomr.
The only way that tbe Government can collect
this unjust tax is by sending aa armed force
into every foreigner's place of business and
forcibly seizing his goods. Up to the present
moment no seizing have been made, probably
because tbe Government believed that some
compromise would be arrived at before going to
exuemities, Tbat the Government 19 anxious
lor a compromise Is apparent from the fact that
one of tbe merchauts wa9 anproached privately,
and the request made to call a meeting to ascer
tain if they would loan the Government $(1000.
Tbe following resolution was unanimously ap
proved: jttsolvfd Tha, 'on the broad principle of rlKbt.ttas
commercial cu'uuiunliy will not advano or leud
Hie auiouut requested by tho Q iVerninent, and
irorgly protest against tbe decree of tbe (lovers
meul of tbe to'.b October last, aa being contrary to
existing treaties a designated by our respective
consulu.
1 hope that now this question will be settled
for aH time, and the authorities be made to
comprehend tbat solemn treaties cannot be set
aside by a stroke of tbe pen. On ceveral pre
vious occasions the attemnt to levy a war tax
upon foreigners has been attempted; but, un
fortunately, the merchants always compromised
by making a loan to the Government, and
hence losing the opportunity of testing the
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Excitement in New York Gold
Circles -Reported Failures -.
Horning of a Steamer
at Fortress Monroe.
ITiiiniielal (mil Commercial
FB OM NE W YORK.
Jteportetl Fnllnre Fsritniciit In tbe
ntocit junritet.
tipfrtal Dtrpoteh to TIm Evening Telegraph,
New Xork, Nov. 16. It is announced on the
street that a well-known firm, and extensive
dealers in gold and Government bonds, of Broad
street, failed here this morning.
There was considerable excitement in the
Open Board Stock Exchange here this morning,
in coneequenoe of the indications of a sinking
of the gallery, which was crowded to suffocation
with excited brokers. There is more excitement
here to-day in the stock markets than ever
heretofore known. The fluctuatlous in Erie are
very wide, and the stock Is very unsettled.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Burning; of a Steamer.
Fortress Monroe, Nov. 16. The steamer
Matanzas, Captain Hazard, from Savannah for
New York, with a cargo of cotton, blew out the
tube of her boiler on the night of the 15th, oil
Batteras, setting fire to the vessel. Every effort
was made to save her, but the fire gained
rapidly, and the crew had to take to the boats.
They were out seven hours, when they ware
picked up by the schooner Frank, of Sidney,
from Turk's Island for Halifax, and brought In.
Tbey leave for New York to-night. The Matan
zas was a 1200 tons propeller, built In New York
in 1861.
Pasted up, brigs Mississippi and Potomac,
from Dcmarara.
TUE EUROPEAN MARKETS
By Atlantic Ouble.
Thin aiorniugr'n (Inotallons.
Lonlon, Nov. 16 A. M. Cousol, 044 for both
mouey and account; Uuitcd States Five-twen
ties easier at 741; Illinois Central, 9S; Erie
buoyant at 30L
Frankfort. Nov. 16 A. M. United States
Five-twenties firm at 73J(378.
Liverpool, Nov. 16 A. M. Cotton quiet:
sales of probably 10,000 bales. Breadstutfs q llet.
Petroleum quiet.
London, jsov. 16 A. M. sugar firm atiJBs.
Cd.
Antwerp, Nov. 16 A. M. Petroleum, 62f.
This Afternoon's lnotntiouM.
London. Nov. 16-P. M. Consols. 94 for
both mouey and account. United States Five-
twenties ueavy at 74. stocks pusiness small
and quotations generally lower; Erie, 30 Illi
nois Central, 95.
Liverpool, Nov. 16 P. M. Cotton quiet.
Provisions unchanged. Spirits of Petroleum,
9d. Naval stores firm.
Havre, Nov. 16-P. M. Cotton dull.
New Tork Stock Quotations 1 P. m.
Received by telegraph from Olendlnning &
Davis, Block Biokers, Bin. 4a ts. Third street:
N.Y.CenU R 122
N.Y. and . R..... 60
Ph. andRea.K. 98
Mloh.8.and N. L R..8;t-'
Ole. and Pitt. R -..85
Chi. and N. W. oom.85
CbL andN.W.pref...8;
Chi. and B. I. R 105
Pitts. V. W.nri(Jnil08
Pao. Mail 8. Co 118
M 11. & St. Paul R... 68J i
Adams Express..... 48
Wells, Frgo 28
U.8. Express Co-... 45
Gold 13 j' I
Market excited.
There are onlj two .bar-rooma in Salt
Lake City.
Sea water contains about four ounoes of
salt in every gallon.
A Yankee walkist did it backwards from
Lynn to Salem and 6aok again.
Fifty thousand herring were taken in one
night by one boat down East.
Nineteen voters over 70 years of age oast
their ballots for Grant at Morriatown, Vt.
A fleet of coal barges, containing 1,000 000
bushels, is on the way to Louisville from
Pittsburg.
Derby Centre, Vt., has twenty-nine
widows and only one widower a blooming
youth of ninety.
FINANCE AND OOMMEROE
Orwiam or tui Kvknim tlbbaph,1
Monday, Nov. 16, lsss.
The Stock Market was moderately active this
morning, but prices were unsettled. Govern
ment securities were a fraction higher. 106
was bid lorl0-40s; 113J for 6s of 1881; 109J for
'62 6-20s; 106J for '64 6-20S; 107. for '65 5-20j,
109J lor July 65 5-20s; and HOifor'67 5-2t)s;
and 1104 for '8 6-20s. City loans were un
changed. The new issue 6old at 102L
Bail road shares were iu fair demand. Beading
sold largely at 49J503, closing at the former
rate, a decline of 1; Pennsylvania Railroad at
MJ. no change; Norris'.own at 67, no change:
North Pennsylvania at 35, no chauge; aul
Philadelphia and Erie at 26, an advance of J.
12oi was bid tor Camden aud Aniboy; 45J for
Little Schuylkill; 674 lor Mine hill; aul 40 tor
F.lmita preferred.
lu City Passenger Railway shares there was
nothing doin?. 35 was b'd lor Filth aud Sixth;
16 for Thirteenth and Fifteeuth; 22 for Spruce
and Pine; 46 for Chesnut aud YYulnut; 654 fr
West Philadelphia; and 10$ for Hestonvllle.
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices,
but we hear of no sales. 151 was bid for Fir-t
National; 242 for Nonh America; 157
for Philadelphia; 1J5 for Farmers' and lldcba
nics': 314 for Mechanics'; 68 for Girard; aud 40
tor Consolidation.
Canal shares were dull. 104 was bid for
Scbuylkill Navigation common; 204 for pre
ferred do 5 28 for Lehigh Navigation; 30 for
Morris Canal; 144 lor Su-queh inna Canal; aud
30 for Wyoming Valley Canal.
PU1UDELPU1A STOCK EIC1IAXGB BALKS TO-DAI
Reported by D Haven A Bro No. 40 8. Tlilrd street
BKFORK BOARDS
200 tli Read R........... .bSibln. 60
FIRST BOARD.
I one s-ttto '6T.cp.sSwn. liny 1 suo m Read R.ls.bl0. 49 89
a 11
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do,...bl(ln. 4Vi
do -ln-o. 4U
diw............ tm
.vn 10
JU'ZVi KM
Itoo do. New i2V tua
I9OU0 Ih 6n.gold iu 100
t7i0 I'ltlalJ'K .H. 7i , j lull
to h foil u a K....o. S3 loo
66 di).........c. 63 s li 0
4 do ..la. bn loo
10 do m 6't', 100
to do. bH'-i lot
loo , do ..c as !0J
1 ah Ih V IC. bJi km
11 ah NorrlHt'u 47 100
100 sb N fenna 11 bso. SIS 2 0
10 all Phil A K...b0L U 00
100 rib Ucean Oil X 10
ton sb Ht Nleh CoaL... 1 100
lot Kb Reading H
Messrs. William Painter & Co., bankers,
No. 36 South Third Street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day at 12 o'clock:
United (Jtates , 1681, 1H ami; JJ. 8, ft-SOt,
bl0.4
4Hi
-..6. 4S
,blo4S tW
81 4ti
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19.0. 4 64
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10-24
10-34
10-41
10-43
11 CS
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II
1862, 100j109! do., 1864, 106 jQ107i do., 18CS;
I07jai07j; do. July, 1865, llOrrtfllOi ; do. July,
1867, llOi'SHOi! 186H, 110(gll0s 16-408, 105rjj
105J. Compound Interest Notes, past due. 119'tt.
Gold, 134ai35.
Mestrs. JJe Haven Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of et.
change to-day at 1 P. M.: D. 8. 6s of 1881. 114
1144: do. 1862, lOfiJOlOftj do.. 1864. 106Jffl
107i; do., 1866. 1074107 ; do. 1?6, new, 110(0
1104; do., 1867, new, lioj aiio,'; do., 168, Hut
(tll0l do., 6s, 10-40s, 105"8lOS4. Due Com
pound Interest Notes 194; Gold, 1353 Ql36i.
8ilver, 131J0133J. V.
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows: U. 8. 6s of
1R1, 114i114j; old 6-203, do., KWirfalOdJ; new
6-20s, 1864, 107 iC4107 j ; do., 1SG, 107filO7J; 5-20s, -July,
1865, 1104r!ll0j; do.. 18C7. UOA'dHOi; oo.,
1S68, 11031104; 10-40', 105i105j.- Gold. 1364.
This morning's eold quotations, reported
by Nnrr A Ladner, No 30 South Third Strcc:
iu-uua. ju. . l.ioi lz zu p. M. . 1361
135L12 26 " . istij
1351112 37 . 136
136 12-38 " . 1301
135iil2-41 .- 13SJ
136 j1 12 46 . 1364
Six P:n Cent. Gold Interkht, Principai.
ALfco Kkpayaiii.k in tioi.D First Mortgage
Bunds, basid upon the valuable fraooUiHH,
giants, railroad, equipment, eto., of trie Cur.
thai. Pacific Kailkoad Company, nw
nearly completed, and forming oue of the most
assured nud prod uo live llaeaof trafflo la tbe
world. The way trafflo alone Is large and re
munerative, Independently of the Immense
tbrongb business soon to follow.
A portion if this limn U ottered to Investors
ft l 103 and acorued Interest in currency. r.Ua
bonds bave semi annual gold coupons attached
pt-yaMe In January anil Jniy.
Information, etc., to he had of
Uk Haven a Brother,
Dealeislu Government Hecurltlm, Gold, etc..
Ho. 40 3 1 utn Third street.
Philadelphia Trade Koport.
Monday, Nov. 16. The Flour Market present
no new feature. There is a good demand from
tbe Home consumers at current quotat ons,
but for shipment there is little or nothing
doing. About 1000 barrels were disposed or, in
eluding superfine at J5-506 50; extras at 1873
7 00; spring wheat extra family at $7268 00;
winter wheat do. do. at 88'60i31075; and fancy
brands at $1113 00, according to quality. Rye
Flour ranges from 87 73 to S3, JNo change to
notice 1 n Corn Meal.
There Is a steady inquiry for prime Wheat at
full prlcbH, but other descriptions are not
wanted; snles of 10U0 bushels red at $2 05, and
amber at $215. Ity sells at I -48(g) 160 per
bushel for Western. Corn Is quiet; sales of 600
bushels old yellow at $115; new do. at 80(S87a
Western mixed at $H0l 12. Ox's are without
chaDce; sales of Western al 68c70o. for heavy
and 60C.tf5 for light. Barley Is selling at $2$2 it)
per bushel lor New York; 6000 bushels sold on
secret terms. Mit is unchanged, with sales of
1000 bushels at 82 30. .
Bxrk In tbenbaence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at $42 60 per ton.
Heeds Cloverseed may be qnotod at J8 50a
7 00. Timothy la nominal at $27503 00. Flax
seed is taken by the oruHhers at $2 602'63
Whlnltv la hnlrt t 11 OXfa. I 10 nur aiinn . ..
paid. 1
Philadelphia Cuttle Market.
Monday, Nov. 16. Beef cattle were very dull
this week, but prices were without any ma
terial cbange. About 2300 head arrived, and
sold at 89o. for extra Pennsylvania and
Western steers; G47l4o. for fair to good do.;
and 66e. per lb. gross for eommon,s to quality
The following are the particulars of the s Ales:
Jlmd.
62, Allen Smith, Western. 7J4 9, gr.
135, A. Christy & Bro., Weaiem, Ty4Qi, gr''
83, Uengler & MoCleese, Chester oo.. fmTX ir
68, P. McFlllen, Chester oo., 78, gr. -
121, P. Hathaway, Chester county, 78VI gr.
142, Jas. 8. Kirk, Chester county, 7a.u.itr
So, H. McFlllen. Chester CO., 7$38U', gr. '
85, James McFillen, Western, Su, r.
60, K. 8. McFillen, Chester count., 89, gr.
JHU, Ullnaan & Buchmau, Western, 78i!4 ur
171, Martin Fuller & Co.. Western, 6U3' ar' '
135, Mooney dcBmlth, Wentro, 6,8, ki. ' '
1)8, Thos. Mooney & Bro., Virgluia, bj79i. ar.
80, H. Chain, Western Penn., 6Jrt, KrT
63, John Bmith & Bro., Western, 6u8 gr.
72, L. Frank, Western, 6&7i, gr.
100, Frank & Sohomberg, Virginia,, 63715 gr.
85, Hope A Co., Western. mA. grl
87, Blum A Co., Virginia, 648 gr.
67, B. Baldwin, Chester eo.. 69, gr.
84, J. Clemson, Missouri, 67, gr.
22, D. Branson, Chester 00., tg)8, gr.
40, James Auil, Western, 0ii7:, ar.
70, Chandler & Alexander, Cues. 00., 78 gr.
45, A. Kemble, Chester couuty, 6&7U. nr.
18, L. Horn, Delaware. 6g)9, gr.
18, Jesse Miller, Chester co , 68, gr.
76, Klcon A Co., Virginia, 78, gr.
86, 8. Frank, Onto, 708. gr.
85 John V . Latta, Chester county, 5l8 gr
, 64. Seldonuldge Kelly, Western, 6is8, gr.
Cows were unchanged. 200 bead soldatHOO
60 for springers and $15 SO y head for cow and
calf. .
Bbeep were higher. 6000 head sold at 47o.
pound gross, as to condition.
Hogs were in fair demand at an advanes.
4000 bead sold at the different yards at fl2ft
12-60 $ 100 pounds net, and a few extra at $1375.
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PORT OF PHILADKLPHIA...ro.NOVJEMBEtt l.
STATE OF THEBMOHITIK AT TBI XVKNINO TKLC
OHAPrf OFF1CK.
7 A. Mn... 45; 11 A, M. sou p, M..,. ,53
CLEARED THU MORNINO.
BWwLmau uSU Tu"Tjr i'"okay, Liverpool,
?rl' ?"V'J nrner,ADtwerp. D 8 Stetson k Oo.
Bcbr AbWe. Davis Portsmouth, Warren A U regie,
bebr E. Kicbardson, Nelsou, Bomou, Borda. Itellsr
A & titling,
t?cbr K. U jrwln. Atkins, Milton, Day. HuddellAOo
fschr W. 1. l'biillps. Boniers, Washington, UastnerL
Hllrkney A Welling. on. '
Ecar Bpeole, Bmlth, ftausemond river, Captain,
AHRIVED THIS MORNING,
Steamship BrunellB. Howe, st hours from New
York, wilt) muse, to John F. Ob I,
l!r'.K"A,,'"0dejLBeuU9U "o" New York, with
indite, to Warren A iiti g.
Bri Walter Howes. Pierce,4 days from Btonlnaton.
Ct.. with old Iron 10 Knight A Sans. ,w '
Bcbr Farragut, t;irk. I d.jn irom Calais, with lum
ber to Latbaury. Wlcaersbam A Oo. .
Bcbr ISadab, Cheuey. 6 days from Nawburvnort
With noose, to Knight t Sous. rtewourypon.
Bcbr I. P . Dixou, s days Irom Newburyport, In bal
Inst 10 Knight A Bons. j i. .
Bchr Hiawatha, Lea S days from Rewbnryport,
with nidse. to K.ulgbt a Boua.
MEMOKANDA.
Bteamshlp Fanlta, Freeman, benoe, at New York
yeHteiday.
Br Ik Circassian, benee. at Boston yesterday.
Brig H. C. Brooks, Davis, lor Philadelphia, sailed
from Fall Klver VI h Innt.
. BrlK H. a. MuUilvery, Brewster, benoe, at Belfast,
ale. 8;h lueu
Brig Canny Butler. Bartlett, for rbiladelphla.salled
from balem 12iu Inst.
Brig Unldeu Load Dow, benoe at BMton 14th Inst.
Brig Bircliaid A Torrey. irom B ston lor Philadel
phia, at llnlmeo' Hole Uih Inst.
Bolir A. Weeks. 01 PuiladHiphla. went ashore six
miles oorth of BarnegHt ou the night n loth Inst.,
bilged, aud Is full of water. 'I be New York Wreck
ing Co.'a steamer Lackawanna has gone to ber assist
ance, and It la hoped that the veaaei will be saved
with oil casks.
Bcbr J. J. Spencer. Fleming, tor Philadelphia.
Cleared at Charleston lUh lust.
Bchr Marlon, Darrab, hence, at Portland lath Inst.
Kcbia Village Queen Tuition, and Ueorga Kales,
Nlekeraon. bene, st Providence mm Inst.
BcbrL. A A, Ilaboick Braiib, for Philadelphia,
sailed from Providence nth lust.
Bcbr W. H rinra, Hodman, for Philadelphia, was
loading at Charleston mil Inst.
Hobrttarab. Ooi. for Philadelphia, sailed front
Kew Bedford 1Mb Inst.
Bcbr Chris Loeser, hence, at Portsmouth 11th Inst,
Bcbr J. M. Vance. Buidge, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Fall Wver lllh lust.
Bobrs A. Wodlrey, Godfrey, and 9. O. Tyler, Steel
noHO. for Philadelphia, sailed from Halesa lih lust.
Kcbr Wm. M, Doogbleu, 'l atum, heuoe, at Mew Lon
don lUh Inst.
Bcbr Abble Pitman. Lombard, lor Philadelphia,
ailed from Marblehead Mih tnat.
fav TaxEuRsPK.
Raw Toax, Nev. it -Arrived, steamship C1J Of
London, a vat LI yepool.