r H VOL. XI -No. 3. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANU Alv Y 4,lggg DOUBLE SlIEET THREE CENTS. first Edition 1HE LEGISLATURE. The Tolitical Caldron-Sights and Soutds at llarrisburg-How Speakers and Senators are Made-A Glance Behind the Scenes. From Our Own Oorre.ipondenU llABRisnuno, Jin. 2. 183). There are lively times just now at IIrrlsbuTpr lor the annual session of the Legislature Is about to commeDce. Tho body on?-in!zes at noon on Tuesday next, and after elel I n Its presiding officer aud tianpactinir other icuiine business, adjourns until the folio wins week, y THE rENDII'y QUESTIONS. There are three questions which are now ngitatlDK the lrgitla'ive mind, or ra'.her two question, for the election of a Speaker of the House, which was the first, may be regarded as disposed of. The remainins ones are tho choice of a United States Seiia'or In place of Mr. Buckalew, and of a State Treasurer. 01 these topics more hereafter. ORGANIZATION OP THE SEKATB. The Sona'.o organizes by the election of lion. WilrnerWoithinjiton as Speaiier-an unexcep tionable man in every respect, who commaads the respec' even ol his political opponents, fie is from Chester county. The remaining officer! ol the 6enate will be George llaaiersly," of Philadelphia, a Chief Clerk, and Lucius D. Rogers, of McKean county, as Assistant Clerk. Another assistant, F. II. Bragiiins, one of the liading men of Mercer county, will also be choeeu. 11 r. Hamersly has been more or less in leph-lntlve '.life lor the lust thirty years, an! knows all that Is worth knowing. Mr. Rogers is a jovial Individual, who combines the quali icatltns of farmer, editor, orator, and clerk. OBIJANUAIION OF THE HOUSE. The Iloii'e will organize by the choice of Jobn Clark, of Iniladelphla, as Soeaker, and General James L. Scltrldire, of Easton, for Chief Clerk. Jobn Simill, of Dauphin, remivns as Resid?ot Clerk, and one additional assistant will be chosen, probably Mr. Lee, of Frankford. Speaker Clark represents the Ilolmesburg dis trict, has made a large fortune by contracts in legitimate business, and, strange as It may appear, is the most modest and retiring man in the Legislature. He has kept almost entirely ont of the caucus, and bai never personally asked any one for a vote. If he lacks the knock down bluutuess ol Speaker Dtvi?, of last year, be will perhaps more thai atone for it by n easy but firm style of governing the House. General Salfridge is a soldier, who had no oppo sition in his renomiuation. He is a fatherly lookine, quiet geutleinm, with a pleasant smile for his Iricnds. Mr. Smull is a part of the Capitol structure, and has beeu on duty since he was three feet in height. He is conceded to be best able to attend to the 'geucral utility" de partment of the House. HOW THE SPEAKER WAS CHOSBS. The contest tor Speaker of the Hiuse was ex citing. The friends of the two candidates were powerful, and the entertainment commenced early in the autumn ol 1938. D. B. Strang, of Tioga county, was the competitor of Mr. Clark. A meeting of western members was held at Pitts burg, and it was generally agreed to support Mr, Strang. It is said that a few ot the eastern aaembers also attcn Jed the conference, aud gave In their adhesion to Strang. As time progressed, the friends of the contestants bee one still more active, and a secDud informal gathTiug of members took place at Harrlsburg on the occa sion of the counting of the vote of the Electoral College. At tho Uarrlsbarg meeting Clark was ahead. His friends seemed to assign reasons that carried weight with them. From that data entil the nomination the chances of Clark 6emed to be iu the asceu Jaut. MADAME BUM08. Bumor was not idle. At three political cen tres, Philadelphia, i'lttsbunr, and Washington, the question of the Speakership wai coupled" f with the election of a United States Senator. People said that the choice of a presiding officer by the House would indxate the manner in i which It would vote for a national Senator. Forthwith two parties sprang up one eald, a "Clark is the representative ot an unpopular in f terest, and his election will indicate that the in fluenctol Fimon Cameron in the Bepubliean ' party and the Legislature will be succesatully wielded to elect one of his own friends to Con press some man whom he ran control, who 'will acquiesce in all hi schemes and measures, 'i The other party said ''Claik is a quiet, unas suming, and honest man, who, if elected, will be ehosen for his merits only, and Lis elevation will have no possible bearing upon the 8enato ; rial question, for the Legislature will not at this v stage commit itself to aoy particular candi date." BEHIND THT SCENES. It is useless to deny the fact that the name of Simon Cameron figured very largely at the political centres as having an Influence, if he chose to exert it, in assisting any candidate for Speaker he might select. It is not for this writer to say whether the assumption was or was not correct. ThU brings uito the Senatorial question, and here is where the real interest centres. , HOW GREAT MEN ARE MADE. V Have thesovcrclgu people any exact idea of the I means of manufacturing a "great mau" to fill a seat in the Washington 8enatef The process is so curious that out ot kindness to Pennsylvania t voters it ought to be placed before them. The if quantity qf raw materlul that is on hand ready to be manufactured is immense. There Is one ' effice to be filled, and there are about a score of applicants to fill it. Did we say "appllcaatsf" ' Bow absurd I There is not a single candidate who really cares for the position. It is "their v friends" who are urging them. So say they all, and the fact is recorded to show un admiring ' world that pure and disinterested friendship does exist in the nineteenth centuty and In the ' atmosphere of HarrUburg. Damon and Pythias ' still live. IN. B. This Is sarcasm.) Naturally the Rood peop'e will want to know the prelimi nary process of the msnulao ure. WHAT THE STATS DEEDS. First, there must be a cV-m.nl. Pennsylvania, a treat Mate, wants an honorable, hlgh.toned, conscientious, hono!t, aod intelligent Senitor. Kow as Pemisylvan'a, in her capacity as a Common wealth, cannot buy a ticket, Junp in a car, and go to Harrlsburg to cjrry out her wishes, she must needs deWate the power to her representatives, the members of the General Assembly. Presuming them to be entirely honest, there i one fact tba Just at this polut, Is strange. Why should the Sta'.s Capitol be thronged with pol.ticians ol every grade from every part of the State to os-lst in the ceremo. nles? Such, however, Is tho fact. The men who make stump speeches on tho western side of the Allpghenies, and the shoals of smaller fry who swim in the troubled political waters of Philadelphia, are all here helping the member of the Legislature to fulfil their sworn duties They are all carpet-bsgsrers, every one of them' auare all urging toe claims of their respective candidates from the strict motives of friendship heieinbelbre noted. The demand hiving been created, aud thi manufacturers (the members aud polltlclaus) being on band ready for work, It becomes neces ss.ry to place somebody in charge ot the machine. Now commences the' difficulty. Who shall be the guiding and controllina spirit? Shall it be tbatbigh-toued clement which represents public trust and honor, or shall it be soaie veteran and selfish politician who represents the great Himself? SENATORIAL CANDIDATES. Here Is a list of the competitors as far as they are known to-day. To-morrow there may be an entirely new set brought forward, for the fluctuations ot the political thermometer are ahead of those of Erie stock: J. K. Moorhead, of Allegheny; Benjtmin II. Brewster, of Phila delphia; William 11. Kemble, of Philadelphia; T. M. Marshall, of Allrgheuy; G. A. Grow, of the "Wild-cat" district ; John Allison, of Mercer; J. Scott, of fluutlogdon, James L. Graham, of Allegheny; aud G. W. Sceaeld. This list was obtained from the headquarters of the legislative kings, and at the present writlDg it is entirely safe to assume that any one man named upou it s'.aods just as good a chance of election as any other mau. But do not suppose for an instant that the list is entirely complete. "Full many a dower," etc., is hidden away in the interior cor.nties of Penn sylvania, very ready and quitj willing to ba transplanted to Washington if necessary for the good of the country. Senator Council, of Philadelphia, has an idea on this subject which Is really quite entertaining, aud which, as he truly says, might please everybody exocpt the candidate. A NOVEL IDEA. The idea is this To allow each one of tho seeenly-nine Bepubliean members of the LegUlature to name a candi date for Unite 1 States Senator, and the Speaker of the Seuate to name two. This would make eighty names. This list to be handed around, aud each of the seventy-nine members to bo allowed to strike one name tro:u It. The remaining name (one only being lelt) to be tbe candidate. There Is a decided novelty in the idea, but it is not likely that It will be put ia practice until those happy days arrive when politicians fail to run the "machine" for the sole benefit of themselves and their friends. A RIVER 6T0BY. There are some humorous features In the cam paign. Mr. Grow has received the appellation of the "geographical candidate," because it is understood he buses his claims udju th" geogra. phical tight of his section of the State to a Senatorial representative. Mr. Usorheai has been called "old Slack water," because he Is one of the principal owners of the Uonougahela Valley Navigation Company. This reminds us of a little Incident which happened several years ago. Two young men were travelling on a steamer up a river In Western Pennsylvania, ana were surprise 1 at finding their boat coming side by side with another steamer of the same line going in an opposite direction. Forthwith near y all of the cork life-preservers which were on the steamer of the youuu men were transferred to the downward boat. The circumstance was suspi cions. A cclored empljye of the boat made a quiet explanMon. "Oh," said he, "we shifts them from one Loat to the other, so that each steamer will hare Its necessary number when It is examined by the United States Inspector." Is there to be any "shifting"' of principles on the port of auy of the candidates for tbe Sena- tcrshlp to meet their examination before the politicians who aim to control the nomination ? CONGRESSIONAL HELP. Five members of Congress are now at Harrls burg, viz : Hon. Simon Cameron, Hon. S. T. Wilsoa of the Tioga district, IIou. G. W. Gllfillau of the Oil ereek section, Hon. George V. Law. rence of Washington couuty.and Ulysses Mercur. ABOUT TUB CANDIDATES. Of the candidates, those present are G. A, Grow and William II. Kemble. Mr. Grow has established his headquarters at tbe Lochlel House, and Mr. Kemble Is of so active a turn of mind and body that it is Impossible to have him definitely located for five consecutive minutes, ne denies that he is a candidate, Vr. Graham, ex-Speaker of the Senate, is still a member of that body, and does not care whether he is or is not named for Senator. In fact, like other deserving men, he purposely rather avoids the subject. Mr." Brewster, Attorney General, does Dot come here except to attend to his legitimate business. Mr. Moorhead and Mr. Marshall are uuderstood to have the Pittsburg delegation divided in regujd to their merits. T0E STATE TREASCRBRSaiP. There is no prospect of auy chauge In the State Tieasursrship. General W. W. Irwin ap pears to suit everybody so well that no oppoucnt worthy of tho name has appeared to coutest his rcnomination, POSTSCRIPT. Since the above was written Senator Connell has declared the serious Intention of urging his plan of choosing a candidate above noticed, aud in tbe event of Us acceptance declares that the following additional names shall be placed on tbe list, viz.: Hoo. Morton McMicbael, Hon, Jobn W. Forney, George W. Childs, John Price Wetherill, IIou. Joseph Allison, lion. William I). Kellcy, James U. Orue, Hon. F. Carroll Brewster, Hon. M. Russell Thayer, liorsoe Bmney, Jr., William B. Mann, and Jobn WeUn (merthant). MEN AND MEASURES AT WASUINbtTON. fVom Our Own Corretrxmdent, Washington, Jan. S, 1809. The Work Before Conrress. It Is expected that when Congress meets on Tuesday next, It will aidress itself to the work before It In good earnest. Only fifty-one work ing days remain of the;sesslon, that is, including Saturdays, but should tho customary adjourn mcnts from Friday to Monday prevail, there will be only forty -two working days. This is, after all, a short period of line wherein to perfect what may be termed the nccessiry legislation of the session. First of alt, there are ten appro prlation bills which must be considered and passed, should everything else be ne glected. Otherwise Grant's administration will lack an important if not An essen tial element of success daring the first year of its existence, to wit: the "sinews of war." Luckily for the President elect, his best friend, E. B Washburuc, is at the head of the Committee on Appropriations, and it may rea sonably be expected that ho will push the busi ness forward with all poseible speed. Experi ence, however, shows;that the commit.ee, at bett, can only mako baste slowly. Theyba-'e been constantly In session through the whola recess, and yet they have succeeded lu complet ing but o-je bill the Diplomatic and Consular so as to have it ready to report to the House The Pension appropriation bill was reported just befure the reces, and will be the "sp?cia order" immediately after the teassembtlng. This leaves eight of the appropriation bills still tD be considered by the committee. The lareest aud most important of these the Executive, Legis lative, and Judicial bill Is well under way, having occupied the attention of the committee at three cr four of its sittings. Even alter they are reported, these bills will neces sarily consume a large portion of the time of tbe House, as well as of the Senate; for no appropriation bill was ever known to go through either house wilhiut considerable debate. Tuo House Committee, with the economical Wash burnc at its head, has undertakeu to reduce nearly all the estimates this year, much below the partial cutting down of last year, and this ot itself will prove a fruitful source of disagree ment and discussion. Ornernl Legislation. The shortness of the session, and the back wardness of tbe esseu tial business, will have a tendency to set aside whit Is tormeJ genera; legislation. Under thu head will come the pro posed bill to amend tho Naturalization liws ol the United States, the joint resolution submit ting to tbe State Legislatures tho suffrage amendment to the Constitution, tbe finances and other subjects of minor Importance. Each oue of these will give rise to extended debitc, and none of them can hope to be passed without arousing opposition, which always causes delay. Some ot these questions such as the finances can no more be neglected than the appropria tion bills, that is, with safety to the interests of tbe country and the reputation of the dominant party. There is a very stiong feeling in favor of passing the suffrage amendment before the expiration of the session, anl, if possible, at an early day, so as to give some of the State Legislatures an op- portunity to pass upou it this winter. This is the inteution of such men as Kelley in the House anl Sumner and Wilson in the Senate But it in hardly poifiible, for no question that can come before Cougiess will give rise to a moie piotracted debate. The matter mkht be cut short in tbe House if there was some man there who understood the U6e of the "previous question" as well as the lamented Taaddeus Stevens. In the Senate, however, there is no "pievious question," aud no limit whatever to debate. We may therefore expect eight and ten-hour speeches from the garrulous Senatir from Kentucky, Mr. Davis, and any numoet of smaller Inflictions from Hendricks and Bucta lew, neither of whom expect to have an oppor tnnltv soon again after tbe 4th of Maich. This will, of couree, serioqsly jeopardize the chances of tbe measure, at least at this session. Tbe Flnauees-Hanator Morton. Upon no subject is there greater diversity ot opinion, even among Republican, that the finances, especially resumption of specie puv mente. It is generally conceded thatweougut to resume, but there is a remarkable lack of unanimity as to the time aud mode. Seua tor Morton's speech, over which so much fuss has been made, has by no means made the im pression here, among Senators and members, that it seems to have made elsewhere. His plan is not adopted by any considerable num ber of men who assume to understand tho sub ject. Senator Sherman, who is at tho head of Finance Committee, regards it as exceedingly crcde, if not unpractical; while Schenck, who leads the Ways and Meaus Committee of the House, thinks bet'er plans have been proposed and as able speeches delivered in support ot hem. The truth is, Morton overesti nates himself, and the atlention bejias received from Greeley, together with the encomiums and partial flattery of his petsoual friends, have led him to suppose tha he is the ablest political economist aud the bos financier in America, If not lu the world. The story circulated about his speech on resumption having produced a marvellous effect upon our bonds in Kurope was made up heie, I may say, "out of the whole cloth." It occurred in this way: A ceitalu sycophantic admirer of the Senator approached him and congratulated him upon his speech. This was the next day after its delivery. "Mr. Senator," said tho sycophant, "I have just received a despatch, through the cable, from Europe, stating that your speech has had a great and a favorable effect upon our bonds there." Senator Morton entertained a high opinion of bis own effort, but be hardly expected that whatever effect it might produce upon Europe would be reported in this country at so early a day. Senators, however, are very much like other people, and are ever ready to lend a ready ear to the slightest whisperings of personal praise. He was not slow to ctrculate the good news among his fellow-Senators, and dually it reached the columns of oue of "my two newspapers, both dally." Morton Is not the only candidate 'or distinction upon the subject of finance. General Butler has employed his leisure hours during the recess In writing a speech, which he proposes de livering In. tbe House upon tht first oppor tnnlty. Senator Sumner has also prepare ft speech, said to be the result of great research. From him we shall no doubt learn all about haw the Romans ond the Greeks resumed specie payments after a protracted suspension. The financial tioubles and triumphs of France and Eneland will be set forth, and poBibly an ornate biographical sketch given of some of the great political economists a ho have figured in the hUtorles of these couu.rles. Nobody, however, expectsjmuch enlightenment upon so practical a question from an Impractical nan like Senator Sumner. fcpeelnl Legislation. The immense amount of time consumed by the Impeachment trial lat session necesarily postponed a large number of bills which may properly be cUosiQel under tbe above head. Some of them are upon the Speaker's table and some on the table of tae President of the Senate. A vigorous effort will be ma Ic to gat some of these through the present session The most important is the bill granting a subsidy to tho Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division. This will be opposed by a fac tion In tho Housp. Its friends, however, are very numerous, aud iuclude some of the most able and persistent men in the House. As it has already passed the (Senate,, it stands a good chance of getting through tho Hous?; for being already upou the Speaker's table, it will occupy very little time. Besides this, there are any number of oills of a more private-and less important nature. These, however, do not enlist any varied iuteiets, and will have to wait their turn. Whe Tar I IT mil. V.r. J. K. Moorhead may be a man ot excel lent intentions, but he blundered so frightfully In his attempt to manage tbe small Tariff blJ lust before the recess, that he came near killing it. He had far better have lelt it in the hands of General Schenck, the Chalrmau of the Com mittee of Ways and Means, who not only pos sesses the tact but the tenacity to put a bill through the House. It is averred that Mr. Moorhead had another object in vie w beside the pasuge of the bill when he took It out of the hands of General Schenck. It is well known that he is a candidate for United Sta'.es Senator for the State of Pennsylvania. He had on idea that the passage (mainly through his effort) of the Tariff bill would give him great prestige with the Legisla ture of that State. Aud so he thought he would secure wha'.ever credit there might be iu such a manffiuvc Of course, tho bill stirred up oppo sition, and when the storm was at its height Moorhead discovered that he had undertaken to command a ship when ho was really Ignorant of the first principles of navigation. It is said that he appealed to General Schenck to help him out of the difficulty, but the "leader of the house" would do no such thin?, especially when MoorhenS had manifested so great an anxiety at the outset to attend to the matter himself. At the earnest solicitation of the friends of the tariff from all tedious, the bill will probably be recommitted to the Committee of Ways and Means. There it will be so amended as toitcl'ide a larger number of interests in Its provisions; for in its present shape it takes in very little beyoud two or three special interests peculiar to Plttsbure and vicinity. When it Is afain reported to the House, it may, with management, get throuuh, but hardly in time to help Mr. Mcorhead's Senatorial prospects. Josephps, II UN Q A RY. The Increase of llrigandage. At the close ot the brilliant session of the Hungarian Diet, says the Fall Mall QazeUe, which bas proved once more that this people possesses a real genius for constitutional life, it is disappointing to read tho complaints which till the Pesth newspapers of the increasing prevalence of brigandage in tbe country. Nor are the outrages con fined, or even principally complained of, in the forest districts bordering on Croatia, where the old forms of brtgandaue have ffever really ceased. The hero of tdat part of the country is the a'readv almon mvtblcal personage Jahaz, celebrated in many pe'asant songs. But of lateorgauized gangs have begun to sbow a bold front on tne high roai between Pesth and Szeged in, a town ot sixty thousand Inhabitants ou the southeast of the caoital, and the sending of money bas actually been rendered impossible between tbe latter town and Vasarhely, a place of 40.000 inhabitants. A similar state of thines, thougn not so aggravated, prevails in the neighborhood of Gran, "midway between Peith and Vicuna, and on the borders of Transylvania. All the districts named are Inhabited principals, and in tbe worBt parts exclusively, by a Magyar population. For the honor ot Hungary it is of pressing imponanee that this state of thinss should cease. Tbe Hesth Government has, how ever, to contend with a singular sentimental opposition, not only on the part of the peasantry, but also from the country gentry, who regard tbe "poor lad" (szeymy eyeny) as the natural enemy ot tbe civaaed swindlers aud usurers ot tbe grut towns a state or tecllng which recalls at once the ton of Szotch society as wi) find It portrajed in the Waveiley novels. The Ministry have taken an extraordinary ere lit of 60,000 florins lor the suppression of brigandage. Cuba. Advices from Cuba, received In Washington, present the cause of the insurrectionists in a very flattering light. The Spanish reinforce ments have not yet anlved, aud if the Insur gents canhold their own until spring the yellow lever will be more effective than powder and bullets. The patriots do not favor annexation, but seem to desire a republic to consist of Cuba, Porto Rico, and Ran Doroiosro. which shall control the countries ol tho Caribbean Sea. They prnmiaa to abolish slavery, and make a tboroueh republic if they succeed. Agents of the insurcents are now here, seek.ng aid for their people. If. Y. Tribune. Booth bagged $7180 ia Buffalo. Emil Deechatnpa has beoome blind. That Rob-Roy eanoe paddler is at Sues. Parepa and Ole Hull are In New York. California is sending oorned salmon this way. Seven Smiths Lave been eleoted to Par liament A Taris bride paid $16,000 for her hand kerchiefs. -Gold-mounted skates are among holiday presents. Morrissey's "plunder" In New York Cen tral was 1150,000. Derby drew his check for 20,000 sterling to be used against Gladstone. SECOND EDITION FROM EUROPE BY CABLE. TTiimnclnl aud Commercial London, Jan. 4 a. M. Consols, 92J for money and acsount. United Slates five-twenties quiet and steady at 74J. Stocks steady; Ene,254; Illinois Central, 94i;Great Western. 44. Liveepool, Jan. 4 A. M. Cotton firmer; the sales of the week are estimated at 20,000 bales. Red Western Wheat, 8s. lOd.alOa. Corn. 37s. 9J.s38. Tallow firmer but not higher. London, Jan. 4 A. M. Sugar firm. Turpen tine, 2oS. 6d. Liverpool! Jan. 4. ArriveJ, steamship Mm- battan yesterday. Markets by Telegraph. rtAi.TiM ri, Jr. 4 Onttoo firm: middling up luuv 21,'iJs.1 A o sit-cllon f it Olf c o ol tut) K ctirg laklns iMace ln-oy. iti.re ww uo biduxu I'RUii-cXl. and the following qnetatimn ars nomi nal flour dull anl qaixu Wuwat dull: wilt", Srf$ s.c'tii; yellow. 8(8S et'nis. aldollat 6'"o7'i' m... Ry tlrrn at r6ual'C. Por firm at l-'ivtis'll. Haoon llrm: rlh aides lw.ilSMo-! clear 1on 17i7'.;c.l nboulueta, lSOjlso gniuuM. Iiaraacllve at isu. Stork Quotations by Telugrmpti 1 I. .11. Gientlinnine, Uavls On. report through their New York house tbe following: N Y. Cent, n lt iweBi. union ia si N. Y. and E. K. 30 lOlev. and Tot. U. it.louu !.. on.i U 0.-7' foledoA Waoash... :: Mlch.W. and N. I. R. 88 UlfV. A PlUsb'g K 81 CbL and N.W. com H2 (JhL and N.w. pref. 84 fjtai. and K.I. K Wilt, Pltu. r W.AOm. 113 Mil. A Br. Paul com .70 Adams Kxpress...... 48 Wells, YaxiO Kip.. 21 United Slates Kip. 41'$ Uold 135 Market steady. Paclflo Mail U. Co...ll8i TUB INDIAN WAR. The Recent lint tie ol the Wmhlfft A. Horrible Ncru of Miitlldtiou. The -New York Herald has correspondence from the headwaters of tho Missouri (In the camp on tbe Washitajriver), which, give the de tails of tbe recent terrible conflict with the lavages at that' place. It says: Entering the space occupied by the Tndlan lodges; on all sides lay t'.ie ruins of the village or Black Kettle's band. The conflagration started by the troops was to complete that scarcely anything of a combustible character escaped, and to-day tbe debris of tbe village consisted in broken and burned lodge poles, small pieces of uutanued and tanued hides. From tbe immediate site of tho village the ptrty rode to tbe top of a hill, about a hou lred ymls distaut, trom which point General Custer repeated to General Sheridan tbe details of tbe battlo and tho positions taken by the dinerent columns. Tho former sue of the lodges could be distinctly seen by the pins rauging iu a circle aud tbe fireplace iu tue centre. On the right ot tbe village, at tbe dis tance of 150 j arcs, lay the carcasses or tbe ponies of tbo Cheyei'.nej. These covered about tour acres, and nambi-icd not less than 700. After tho battle was per fee I v understood aud the ground well surveyed, Gcuertls Sher.dan and Custer, accompanied by Lieuteuaut Hate, jour correspondent, aud a small det'.chmeut of troops, moved dowu tbe south bink of the Washita, over the route taken by Major Kiliott and the missing meo, in hopes of recovering tue bodies. The reuiainlspf tbe party spent a me time longer in the viilugu snd inovei dojvn tho Led ot the valley ot tbe river. Toe General's party, moving down the souh bauk, ascended a hieu divide, from wnijb, an exteulve view could be had of tne surrounding country. Descending on the other sile the. party had proceeded but a hundred yards when the body of a white mau wao lound perfectly naked and coveted with arrow aud bullet holes. Tbe head presented the appearance of having beeu beaten with a war club. The top of the skull was broken lu'.o a number of pieces aad the brain was lying partly in the tkull and partly on the ground. At Bret It was supposed mat the body was that of Elliott, bat upou minute examination this was lound not to be the cate. Marking the spot where this body was found, the party continued mvmg down strciui. Crossing with some difficult a small ravine, about tbe ccntie of an expansive swell, at a distance of two hundrel yards furtoer up, objects were seen lying in the grass and sup posed to be bodies. Ttielr attention attrtutui in this direction, the party moved off for the spot at a gallop. A lew minutes alter a sceue was witnessed sutflcieut to c ill forth ih? rebuke of everv benevolent Hud enllbtend mmd aj'tiiust tbe darkened intellects of the so called philao- thropiste. Wit hiii an area of not more than af eeu yards liy tlxteen human bo ties, all that remained of Kiliott and bis party. The winter air swept .across the plain, aud with Us cold blasts had addei to toe gbastlineES of death the adlUloial spectacle of sixteen naked corpses fnzea as solidly as stone. Tbe parly hero dismounted, and an examination of the bo lies ds made. There was not a sioele one that did not exhibit evidences of fearful mutilation. The bodies were all lving with tbeir faces down, aud in close proximity to eacu other. JJuitet and arrow woundB covered the backs of eacb, tio throats of a number were cut, and several were be headed. Too bedy of oue or tbe borses which the men had ridden out was seen lying at a distance ol fifty yards from tbe pile of bodies. Owing to tbe mutilation of the bodies, aud uo one present having been sufliclcntly acquainted vmn Major biuoit win it; lining, nis uody was not at tbe time TecogTmed. Judging from the position of tho bodies and tho nature of thi ground surrounding it is probable that Major U.liolt (br same it is thought his horee run aay with hlral set out in the direction ot a party of fugitive lodians. Some of the men seeing tho Mtjor sttrt followed aui joined nim. It is very probable tho party par sued several miles wheu thoy struck the Araoa hoes coming up to tbe support of the Cay ennes. The party being vigorously pressed commenced retiring, and uesceudingthe second divide on tho retuin found themselves cut off by a party of warriors who bad moved up under rover of the timber ou the banks of tho Wasblta, and took position In tbe ravine, which cat them off en'.irely from tbe rest of the com mand. Not being missed lu the command until too late, this little band was compelled to detend itself ujainst the whole force of the Arrapaboo and doubtless a number of the Kiowa warrrlors, The psrty abandoned tbeir horses nod probably attempted to force their way down to the river and take protection behind the trees wheie they could tight to greater advautatte. It is lUely when all hope of rescue and escape was given up they determined to sacrifice their lives as dearly as possible. Tho grass where they lay was trodden down, and a number of cartridge shells testify to tbe valor pf their defonse, until some friendly, fatal bullet gave them the ouly alternative of escape from tbe terrible torturo to which they would unquestionibly have been subjected If taken alive. It is not likely that the entire party was killed before taken, but whether any and who were taken alive and tbe trying aud terrible moments which followed will alwajs remain a mystery.. AU the missing bodies were now found. Not one bad been left to narrate the horrible story. The l ist offices of humanity a proper burial was all that re mained. Lady Palm'erston is as lively as a orloket. and electioneered for her son. Christmas was celebrated at Newark, N. J., by negro ball and ft big row. FINANCE AND OOMMSIIOE: Ornoa or turn Kvbntko Tiutstra v Monday, Jan. 4. UW, 'J f Money continues In active demand. Call loans are quoted at 79 per cent. Prime mercantile poper ranges lrom 1012 per cent, per annum. There was very little disposition to operate in stocks this morning, but prices generally were steady. Government securities were a fraction liwer. lllwas bid for 6s of 18S1; 105$ for 10-40; Hl for 'C2 6-20s; 1075 for '64 6-20s; 108 for 'CS 6-20s; 107for July 65 5.-20s; 1074 for '67 5-20s, and 1071 for '68 6-20s. City loans were lu fair domaad; the new issue sold at 1004, a slight decline. Railroad shares were Inactive Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 65 no change; Lebiitu Val ley at 64, no change; and Healing at 403494. a lit ht advance. 128 was bi 1 tor Cain Jen and Amboy ; CG tor Notrixtown: 67 for Minebill; 35 for North Penns Ivnnia; 324 lor Ca'awissi pre ferred; 25) for Philadelphia aud Erie; aud 47$ for Northern Central. City PasM?ueer Railway shares were with out chatiue. Hestonville rold at 104 ; 45 was bid for Bvcond and Third: 25 'or Spruce aad Pine; 25 for Girard College;?;) lor Uermaatowu and 33 for Greed and Coa'.e-. Bans- shares were firmly held at full prices. Farmers' and Mechanics' sol. I at 121, nonhonge. 740 was bid for North America; 67 for Penn Township; SI for Manufacturers'; 70 lor City; C9 for Corn Exobangc; and 123 lor Central National. In Caual i bares there was more doing. Morris Canal preferred fold at 72, no change; s nd Lebish VbIIpv at 28J26J, on advance of i; 19 was bid for SchutUul Navietion preferred; and 124 tor Susquehanna Caual. PBILADKLPIilA SHU'S, MCHAStil BALES TO-PAT Reported br le llaven A Uro,, Ko. 40 8. TMrd street JTIKST BJA. KD. 1300 Oltj fl. Wew......liHii Vih Bead B..lrr.a. 49 (1U0 do,..... ..,. tu'4 6 do irf.o. 49 do............ loox SO0 a....bMtiD. 4 7 do... ...... c 4t 4 do.....irr.e. 49 li 0 do... -a. 49 mo do.....wo. 4 '4 1 '0 th Leh Nv ut i'0 do.,...6wn. s'J io d....in. Daa. ion sh nesioavllle...... lu,' & Co. Quote Govern $1100 dO IIKil. 1 17 ab Far A Uecli B.I2I 17 til"eDua ....!. sst' 20 do (.), 10CO Rh Oil Cr A Al K. . SO 40 in Leb V K...n h. si s do d ti. St eshMorurr. it , Messrs. Jay Cooke ment securities ed., as follows: U. 8. 6s ol 6-Mt of 1862. llli-aills: 1881, llKcjUU 6-20s, 1H64, l'JTIGilOSS : 6 20-1, Nov., 1S65, 10843 lUNj; July, 18U5, H)7fSiU74; do., 18C7, 107tita 107s; do. 1868, 107j 3107J; 10-40s, 10&J10tH. Gold. 135J. ' Dr. U. K. Llnderman, Dlreetor, furnishes the foUowiiigstuleinent ol Deposits aud Coiuage at. the Mint during the moulU of Ddoeiuoer. 1868: Gold Deposits I30Y104 09 .Silver Deposits aud Purcuases 4i,473 07 Total Deposits 1317.578 06 COI-NAOK KXEUUTED. 001,11. Denomination. iS'o. of Plecet. Value. Double Eagles 20,00,1 $100,100 00 Fine Bars 15 8.610 42 Total liO.Ofl) 8IX.VKH. Dollars Ml 01 Half Dollars Ti 500 Total 10S.00O MC'KKL. Five cent pieces 1 OKOOO Three cent pieces 1D0.0OO Total 1 828,000. BKON.B. One cent pieces 1.010,000 Two cent pieces 285.000 Total 1 295 000 KKCAl'l'rUl.ATION. Gold colnnpo 211. 020 Silver coinage KW 000 Base coinage 3.123 000 Total No. pieces 3 2-51 620 $108.610 42 $16 100 09 30.2,5000 S72.350-0Q $81,000 00 6700 00 $87,600 00 $10,100-00 6 700 00 $15,800 00 $408,619 42 7a.H5H m 103,400 00 $031.309 42 Philadelphia Trade Report. Monday, Jan. 4. Tbe Flour market conti nues quiet, but prices remain without qnotable obange. There is no demand except from the borne consumers, who p uro nosed 600 barrels, in. eluding superfine at $55 75; extras at $696 50 Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota extra family al $7 20 S; Pennsylvania and Ohio do. da at $87510 50, and fancy brands at $ll13, aooord lng toquallty. Rye Flour Is selling In a small way at $7 S08. Nothing doing la Cora Meal!" JTbere is no improvement to notice la the de maud for Wheat, and prices favor buyers. Sales of red at 1-85 2; another at $2-0l2 00, and wblte at $2 25g2 64. Bye Is steady, with sales of Western at $163. Corn Is held, with more firmness. Bales of 2000 bnshele old yellow at $M3, and 2.500 bushels new do. at 8595o. Oala are wltnonl change. Sales of Western at 73(5750. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt. Bark In the absonee of sales we quote No. I Quercitron at $42 per ton . Philadelphia Cattle Market. Monday, Jan. 4. The Cattle market was active this week and prices were rather firmer about 1400 head arrived and sold at 10llo. for extra Pennsylvania and Western steers; 89& for fair to good; and 57e. 9 lb. gross for ooin mon, as to quality. Tae followlngre the par ticulars of the sales: Mead. 38, A. Christy A Bro Chester county, RJll, ft i'5, Dengler & McCleese. Uo ester co., 78i, gr, 60, P. McFlllen, Lauoaster CO., 8 10, gr. 75, P. Hathaway, Lancaster cd , !a9, grr. 72, J as. H. Kirk, Cheater eonniy, 80i,gr. 25, B. McFlllen, Chester 00., 89, r. 75, James McFlllen, Western, 89!, gr. 20, E. H. MoFlllen, Chester county. 8$9, ar. 64, UUinan & Baouman, Cheater co.. HIO, gr 155, Martin Fuller A Co., Western, 7($9. gr. 130, Moouey & Smith, vVeatern.elO, tjrt 70, T. Mooney A Bro.. Virginia, 69, tjr 68, H. Chain, Penna, 638-K, rt. 75, Jobn Biultii, Ohio. 8U(gio. gr. 04, J. U. Frank, Westeru. 619, gr. 00, Frank A Schomberg, Wesiru, 69, gr.- 60. Hope A Co., Cheater 00.. m9, gr. 30, M. Dryfoos, Virginia, 7ffl8' gr. 60, Eicon A Co., Virginia, 0gi7S4, gr. 24, 1). Branson, Chester co.. 710, gr. 72. Chandler A Alexander, Chen, co., 031 10, nr. 27, Kemble A Wallace. Cheater co.,7(aM0, gr. 21, J. Kolp, Fenna .6(4814, tcr. . 8S, H. Steinberg, Virginia. 79, gr. 34, Jesse Miller, Chester 00., 8(310. Hobs were In fair demand at the late advance. 4000 head sold at tbo different yards at $14I4 M perl001bs.net . , ... Sheep were 10 demand at an advance. 6000 head sold at 67o.per pound gross, as to con- dCo'wiwere unchanged. 15f (head soldi Vj 85 for Cow and and Calf, and $106 J per bead ror springers. , latest smrrixo lntklliukxck. For additional Marine ju Inside Pageii TOBT OF PHILADELPHIA JANUARY 4i TATB Or THBBMOMHTBB AT TUB BVKNIN0 XBLJS- I X. M ...-7iU A. M.. ..3;S P, 1C..MMM.M...43 CLEARED THI4 MORNING, Steamship Houeer. Catharine. Wll allusion, N.C., Phi- ladell'tilaaudtioulliern MallHtnauialilu Co. Bobrcaiollaa, U'loe, MUlvlUe, N. J Woliall, Tatem C HEMriRiff na. Rtaamablp Fanlta, Jfreman, banoe, at Nsw York yenlerday. ' uaiqu Abbu N. Franklin. Holbrook, for Phlladel plila, aallad from liaaaloa lilt) ult. BrlgMarjery. Aldatdlo. tvt PMUdelpbl, Sailed firtua liasalua Utb ult,
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