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VOL. XI -No 31.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, lb 69.
DOUBLE SHEETTHREE CENTS.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
AUD
Central Pacific Railroad Co,
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
This great enterprise Is.approaoMug comple
tion Willi a rapidity that astonishes the world.
Over fifteen (1500) hundred miles have been built
by two (2) powerful companion: the Union.
Paclflo Railroad, beginning al Omaha, building
went, and the Contr.il raelflo Railroad, begin,
nlng at Baorameuto, and building east, uutll
the two roads shall meet. Less than two hun
dred and fifty miles remain to bo built. The
greater part of the interval la now graded, and
It is reasonably expected that the throug'a
eonmetlon between San Franclsoo and New
York will be eoaiploted by July 1.
As the amount of Government aid given to
each is dependent upon the length of road each
hall build, both compaalea are prompted to
great efforts to secure the construction ani
control of what, when completed, will be one
and the only grand Railroad Linn connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
One Hundred and Ten Million Dollars
($11U,OUO,000) in money have already been ex
pended by ttie two powerful companies en
gaged in this great euterprlsa, and they will
eteeully complete the portion yet to be built.
'When the United Btatcs Government found it
necessary vo secure the construction of the
Paclflo Railroad, to develop and protect its own
Interest, it gave the oomjiai ies authorized to
balld it suou ample aid s should render lis
speedy completion beyond a doaut. The Gov
ernment aid may be briefly summed up as
follows: . . . . ,,
First. The right of way and all necessary
timber and stone from publlo domain.
Second. It makes a donation of 12,800 acres of
land to the mile, whion, when the road is com-
pieted. will amount to twenty-three million
(23 O0O.C0O) acres, and ail of it within twenty C-U)
miles of the railroad.
Third. It loans the companies fifty million
dollar6(J50,000,000), lor wnlen it takes a second
The Government has already loaned the
Union Paclflo Railroad twenty-four million
and fifty-eight thousand dollars (821,068,000),
and to the Oeutral Paclflo Hallro-td seventeen
million six hundred and forly-elgut thousand
dollars (817,018,000). amounting In all to forty
one million seven Hundred and six thousaud
dollars (111,700 000).
The Companies are permitted to lssne their
own First Mortgage Bonds to the same amount
as they receive Hum the United mates, and no
more. The oompanies nave sold to permanent
investors about ($10,000,000) forty million dollars
of their First Mortgage Bonds. Tne coinpaules
Have already paid iu (Including net earnings
not divided, grants from State of California, and
Bscramento city and 8n Franolsoo), up
wards of &'25,000.000) twenty-live million dollars
of capital stock.
WHAT IS THERE YET TO BE DONE?
In considering this question it must be re
membered that all the remaining iron to flalan
the road is oontraote l for, au.4 the largest por
tion paid for and now delivered on the line of
the Union Faclllo Railroad and the Central
Pacific Railroad, and that the grading Is almost
finished.
WHAT RESOURCES HAVE THE COMPA
.NIK 4 XO FINISH THE KOAD? .
First. They will receive from the Government
as the road progresses about i J, 000,0 W addi
tional. . M .
Beconu, xney can ihhub umiruwa r iro aiori
aaiie Bonds for about 89,000.000 additional.
Third. The companies now hold almost all
the land they have op to ibis time received
from the Government; upon tho completion of
the road they will have received in all 23,000,000
ores, which at 81 50 per acre would be worth
$34,600,000.
In addition to the above the net earnings of
the roads and additional capital, if neoessary,
oould be oalled lu to finish the road. ,
WAY BU81NE33 ACTUAL E VRNINQ3.
Mo one has ever expressed a doubt that as
soon as the road is completed its through busi
ness will be abundantly profitable.
Grocs earnings of the Union Pa
. cine Railroad Company for six
r nwntns, ending January 1st, 18u9,
- were upwards of 83,000.000
The earnings of Central Paolflo
Railroad, lor six months, end
ing January 1st, 1800. were..... $1,750,000 (oid
TCxDenseH.. $550,000 gold
Interest. 450,000
1.000.000
Jffet profit of Central Paclflo Rail-
- road, after paying all interest
and expenses for six months $750,000 gold
The present gross earning of the Union aud
Central Paclflo Railroads are 81,200,000 monthly.
HOW LARGE A BUSINESS IS IT SAFE TO
PREDICT FOR THE GREAT PACIFIC
, RAILROAD?
We would give the following faots derived
from Shipping Lists. Insurance Companies,
Railroads, and general Information:
Bhlps going from the Atlantic
around Cape Horn, 100 80,000 tons.
Steamships connecting at Panama
with California and China. 55 120,000 '
Overland Trains, Stages, Hordes,
tc eta...... 30,000 "
Here we have two hundred and thirty thou
sand tons carried westward, and experience
nas shown that in the last lew years the return
passengers from California have been nearly
aa numerous as those going.
HOW MANY PASSENGERS ARE THERE?
We make the following estimate:
IK) Steamships (both ways) 70,000 (aotual for '68.)
00 Vessels " 4 0'M estimated "
Overland " 100,000
Nnmber per annum...174,ooo
Present price (averaging ball the cost of the
steamships), for both passengers and tonnage,
Jives the following result:
74.000 paHsengers at 8100 $17,400,030
400,000 tons, rated at $1 per cubic toot.- 15,610,000
$33 010,000
Basing calculations upon the above Uuures,
without allowing for the lari;e increase ol bunt
neits, which can safely be looked for, then esti
mate the running expenses at one half and we
nave a net lncoma of $10,620,000; which, after
' paying the interest on the First Mortgage
bonds and the advances made by tbe Govern
ment, would leave a net annual inoome of
$0,000,000 over and above all expensei and
Interest.
The First llortgngo Bonds or tho Union
Fftclilo lUIlrord Company and the First
Mortgage Bonds of the Central Pacific lUil
road Co. are both, piiucipal and interest,
Kyable In gold coin; they pay six percent,
terettt In gold coin, and inu for thirty
years, and they cannot be paid before taat
Hue without the consent of the holder.
First Mortgage Gold Uouda of the Union
Pacific Kailroad Tor sale at par and ac
rxned Interest, and First Mortgage Gold
Bonds of Central l'uclilc Kailroad at 103
and accrued Interest.
DE HAVEN & BR0.,
Dealers In Government Secu
rities, Gold, Etc.,
No 40 South THIRD Street,
$284 yHiiiswinA,
FIRST EDITION
O TJ 13 A. .
Tho Reign of Terror in Havana -Tho
Spanish Troops and their
Barbarity - Details of
the Murders at
tho Louvre.
The New York Jlrra'd has correspondence
from Havana datid January 28. It sa:
Since my lust we have had something skin to
a carnival ol blood in this city a culmination
of the intense puiuity wh:ch exists between the
Cubans ami Spun I arils, nod which, 0v4 re
pressed bj the arm of authority, has at length
bri ken out iu vio.eui-e, murder and assassina
tion. This Ictliiig on ihe part ol' tut! natives tins
lor its object more particularly the ispunisU
volunteers, organized by Lersuudi, who,
while energetic In support of tiie revolu
tion which relieved spam Irom a yoke,
arc none the less so to retain tho one
on the incks of these Islanders The
battalions consist of seven, iiuint)orin in all
between 6000 Bud 6000 men. Tho?e organized
soon after the brcakinn out of the insurrection
arc mostly composed of well-ordered citizens,
but others of more recent date are made up o
employes in the saloons, cafes, and warehouses;
they are men without property and consequent
intercs-t in the island, with everything to gum
and nothing lo lose, mostly uneducated and
brutal In I heir Instincts the last bony of men to
be entrusted with arms In a hostile city, save
under the severest discipline. When not en duty
they have been allowed to carry their weapons
to their homes, in the streets and cotlee houses;
and their demeanor, outlines insolent aud over
bearing, has excited the natives almost to m ul
ness. Tnis leelina: towards them on the part of
the Cubans has shown itself in the kill inn of a
number of them, shot down by concealed foes.
It is impossible to estimate the number of those
thus taken off; but it has been sulilcieut to
arouse the most malignant passions in the
breasts of the worse part of the volunteers, not
naturally inclined to moderation, and in their
blind wrath they struck ut random, careless of
hitting friend or loc.
Tho first overt demonstration took place on
the nirrht of the 22d inat, a'. Villa Nueva theatre,
as mentioned in my last. Its immediate orUin
it is extremely hard to get at, since the autho
rities atlord no information, and look with
hUtpieiou on those seeking it, while those
present, if not prevented by their alarm from
understanding the real condition, sta'e it in
accordance with their sympathies. liie per
formance was undoubtedly intcuded to be
purely Cuban in its character, and, as fur as
prudence would permit, a demonstration iu
favor of the insurrection. A disturbance was
anticipated on both sides. Li frensa, a
Spanish paper, called attention to it in its
issue ot that day, and advied all well-disposed
persons to be on their guard. Several ladles
who entejed the theatre before the curtain ro.e,
wealing Cuban colors, were greeted with cheers
for their bravery in coming to such a plaes at
such a lime, and in addition to tbe guard in
attendance large numbers of volunteers were
seen lurking around by thoso living in the
vicinity. Norihing but a spark was necessary to
set the train in motion. Perhaps, as stated, this
may have been a seditious cry, an insult, from a
Cuban to a voluuteer, or the color of a lady's
ribbon. It resulted in a body of volunteers
firing indiscriminately into the audi
ence and killing some seven innocent people,
besides wounding muuy o'hers who have
siuce died. In vain officers in attendance
called on the infuriated soldiery to cease
tiring. They were bejoud control, aud it was
only through tne presence 01 minu ot a nigu
olticial, who caused an opening to be ma le in
the back part of tho theatre, through which a
large portion of the audience escaped, that more
injury was not done. Those passing out at the
regular eutrauce were exarainuu 10 tee it mey
had arms about them; but as these were inva
riably left iu the building none were discovered
upon their persons. Numberless stories,
ecmcely worthy of repetition, arc told of indi
vidual cases or outrage, it is certain mat a
lady wearing the obnoxious colors was seized
and these torn from her in a most brutal man
ner, and she compelled at the point of the
bavonet to cry "viva i.spani r During the
night shots were heard at various localities
throughout the city, aud the greatest terror and
confusion prevailed.
On Hatnrday appeared in the papers the
following proclamation ot General Du'ce:
Havana, Jan. 2:1, IBS!'. uitizens 01 Havana:
Last uipht a great scandal was perpetrated;
one which will be punished with all the rigor ot
the law. So.i.e of the disturbers of public
ordei are in custody of the tribunals. Peaceful
citizens confide in your authorities defenders
all ol the integrity of tbe national territory
and honor. Justice will be done and speedily.
Domingo Dulcb.
The above document, though to skilfully
framed as to commit the writer to neither side,
had not much tendency to quiet the public
mind. Buhiuees was practically suspended
during the day. Large numbers of voluuteers
were going about drunk, arms in hand, coru-
I eiltDg people, both native and foreign, to cry
Viea Jspana I" and the city was practically
given up to the control of an armed mob. The
American consulate was crowded with people
during the day, seeking protection, and many
bee an making preparations to leave the city.
A number of outrage were perpetrated on
American citizens, accounts ot which are em
bodied in a communication from the acting
Consul General of the United States to General
Dulce, herewith forwarded. It is impossible to
record all of tbe outrages committed, for, as
rerorted, they aro innumerable, and I will
notice but a few as examples. Iu Jesus del
Monte an apothecary, with his assistant, whilo
seated at the doorway of his shop, was fired at
and mortally wounded by a party of soldiers.
They afterwards flrpd a volley inside, destroy
ing the greater part of the stock. In the morn
ing of the 24th a number of persons were found
lying dead in the street, among them a poor
countryman ljlng by ins uorse.both killed with a
musket ball. On tho 25:b a gentleman was shot
dead in tbe Campo del Marte by a party of
volunteers while passing peacefully along, an i
was lelt where he feil until afterwards removed
by the police. A Cuban woman, herself the
wife of a volunteer, incensed at the injury djne
her country meu, seized her husband's musket
and fired at a volunteer passing, killing him
instantly. Bhe was seized, and amid the hoot,
lugs of the soldiery, with her arms tied behind
hir, was hurried oil" to prison. It is the subject
of general remark here that the Cuban ladin
are much more enthusiastic aud outspoken In
their sympathy with the insurrection thau the
men.
On Sunday evening an affair occurred at the
Louvre, a popular driuking house, near the
Tucon Theatre, which in blind brutality sur
passed all that had occurred before. The facts,
as relnted to me by an eye-witneBs, were as
follows; The saloon, as usual, was very full,
although owing to anticipated trouble very few
Cubans were present. As a volunteer force
was parsing a number of revolver shots were
heard, fired by persons on the roof. Others say
he shots were from theTauou Theatre opposite.
The voluuteers rushed to the entrance of the
buildiug and poured a volley Into the room,
where were seated a largo number of peaceful
gentlemen enjoying their nfiracoi and cigars,
killing Ave or six and wounding a much greater
number, besides smashing the mirrors and other
furniture, beven battailous of volunteers were
soon on tbe spot, together with a small force of
regulars, to whom may be attributed the pre
vention of a still more extended butchery.
Among tbe wounded were two young German
clerks in commercial houses herr.
At a later hour a party of volunteers entered
the elegant and spacious mansion of Benor
Aldama, a prominent aud wealthy Cub in, pre
teuding to search for arms. This building Is
the largest private residence in Havana, and is
furnished with all the elegance aud luxury
which two continents can afford. Here the
destruction by these "promoters of order1 sur
passes belief. Paying no attention to the few
antique arms kept as curiosities scattered
about, they at once commenced to destroy.
Valuable pictures were pierced with bayonet-;
busts of various members of the family,
taken in Europe, were broken; heavier
pieces of furniture were ruined; mHnniti
cent and costly articles of virtu were stolen
or ruined, and every article in many of the
roomB destroyed or injured. One of thee
drunken fiends set tiie to a costly bed curtain,
(lebtroying both tint and the bed, and but for
the entreaties of th Inast Infamous a nong the
volunteers, would have burned the houke. Taey
clofcd by outraging two of the female servants
a mulatto and a w lii'e woiiniu aud le t th;
hous-e. Tne damage committed is estimated at
between $.10,000 and $10,000. ? he family fortu
nately was absent.
Monday morning opened upon a citv com
pletely terror siritl.en. Large numbers ot
people appeart d at the various consulates suck
ing piotrcnon, and carts loaded with baawa re
and tiiinituit' moved towards the whar', st-i.t by
people oulj Hiiyioiis to e-cap Irom a city wh c .i
t hey seemed tothiuk given over to desii net 10,1.
At lbe American consulate were gathered many
citizens of lhat nailouali:,y, mostly of vJulvin
biitli, fenrful of their lives and pioperty. A
memorial was drawn up ami signed by them
representing the state of atl'airs and reciting ibe.
outrages which had already been perpetrated
011 American citizens.
Among the most painfnl of the-ic was tbe
thooting of Mr. Samuel Alexander Conn t. n
photographer, formerly of New iork, an I well
hnd lavorably known there. Mr. Couuer's bo ly
was picked up by the police on the sireet, an 1
the accounts oi Ms death are numerous and
contradictory. It seems that he had gone out
from his house to c!l at th'3 residence of a
frieDd, whose family he bad promised to look
after in his absence; that, utti acted by the
firing, he had gone to the A note saloou, in the
vicinity of the Louvre, and was there shot. A
gentleman who claims to have bwn an
eve witness to tha act states that Mr.
Cohner was eea'.ed at a table in the
t-aloon referred to, and that while there several
volunteers entered, who. with fixed biiyontfs.
demanded that he should cry " Vtoi Expann "
He answered, "Why so? I am an American
citizen," when they immedia'ely Bred and he
fell dead. Upon Monday morning Gmeral
Dulce began to make most energetic efforts to
restore order. He sent for the volun'eer chiefs
and addretsed them in the strongest language.
He sta'ed that the conduct of their meu had
disgraced the volunteers, herto'ore so orderly
and effective, before the world; that their c in
duct had been monstrous, barbarous; that they
bad fired upon inuocent and inoffensive
people; that they had entered the bouse
of an innocent man and good citizen
aud destroyed his property, and that without
authority or provocation. This was the act of
brigands. Theyj were ruining themselves, too.
It is well kuown that the volunteers belong
mostly to commerce. "You are. driving
away (he continued) your customers from the
if land. No one will remain here if they can get
away." He reminded them that tbe Govern
ment hnd a knowledge of all suspected persons,
and would look after them in due time; that
the duty of the soldiers was simply a blind
obedience to authority. He closed by inform
ing the commanders that they would be held
personally responsible for the future good con
duct of their meu, and dismissed them. It is
stated that several of these officers took con
siderable urabriiL-e at the very strong language
addrecsed to them by his Excellency.
Following these outrages on American citi
zens, correspondence took place between the
United S'atcs Consul and Captain Heneral
Dulce. The answer of the latter was as fol
lows: tsurEBion Political Government, Rhcre
taiiv's Ovtice, Uavana, Jan. 25, 18(J!. To the
Consul-General of the United States of America
in Havana:! bave received the communicaa
tion of your Excellency dated this day, and
orders have been given that the body of the
American citizen. Mr. Samuel Alcuder
Coliner, victim of the unfortunate occurrences
of last night, bo delivered to Don Juan A.
Suarez. 1 venture to assure your Excellency
that events of this character will not
happen again. No one can deplore and
condemn tbemjmore than I do myself; but
they are not new in the history of political
revolutions, aud to prevent them in future there
is no other method than the impartial and
energetic application of justice by those that
govein. If circumstances of embarrassment
and underhand management have produced a
lamentable collision, although passive and of
no importance as affecting the line of mlicv
which I have resolved to follow, I shall not on
that account foreetthe duties which the prestige
of authority and the mutual relations of confi
dence which exist between the GDvernment of
the republic and the d'rovlslonal Government
impose upon me. .
For tbe better seburlty of American cWxens
your Excellency can immediately send to the
Secretary's office a list of all, and they will then
be furnlfbed with a document which will
guarantee (heir safety ou any of those occasions,
truly unfortunate, butot frequent occurrence
in Europe, especially when suddenly a regime
of violent repression succeeds another of strict
legality.
May God preserve your Excellency many
years. Domingo Dulce.
Cuban Itefiigeea Arrival or a Nieamer
J.o act Irom Havana In Sew York,
The New York Herald of this morning says:
The steamer Columbia, which ariived yesterday
morning f: oui Havana, which port she leftou
Saturday last, brought among her passengers
abont ninety Cuban refugees. A portion of these
took quarters at the New York Hotel, some are
stopping at the hverett tiouse, and the remain
der bave established themselves at the two
Kpunieh boarding-houses in Eighth street and
another in llond street. Among these refugees
are some of the wealthiest creole residents of
Cuba, including their entire families, aud nearly
all come from the blgher and better classes.
Of the present condition and aspect of politi
cal athilrs iu Cuba they bring no news addi
tional to that which has already been given. It
is peculiarly noticeable, however, that, as to
htating Hiiy opinion ou the subject of tho revo
lution, as lar as expressing any sympathy with
either fide, they aro peculiarly, not to 6ay
pertinaciously, reticeuf. The reasou of this is
obvious. They class tbern-'elves as neutrals.
They do not kuow which side will wlu, although
the undoubted preponderance ot present opin
ion Is that tbe Spauinh Government will be the
final successful parly, (still there is a doubt on
this i oiut, and they propose to take advantage
ol this doubt. Being mot t of them large property
owners, and, therefore, having large pecuniary
interetts at stake, they do not intend to jeopard
ize their interests iu the lutureby any premature
expression of views carrying with it, in cae
thty happen to take sides with tho losing party,
potslble future confiscation ol their property.
Their coming here now, therefore, is only
carrying out individual programmes of political
policy, to get away from the country
while in a state of revolution and the dangers
incident to the existing unsettled condition ot
public affairs, and to be able, when the storm
of tba revolution has subsided and exhausted
Itself, to return ou good footing with whichever
side may hold the reins of government. As to
the tlrno the revolution will cease there are
divers opinions. Koine think it will end before
a month, others that it will not be brought to
peaceful termination for many monthsto come.
While it Is conceded that the Spanish Government
Is putting forth energetic endeavors, and
6000 BpauUh troops are daily expected to arrive
from Bpaln to join the Government forces to
put down the revolution, it Is also conceded
that the insurgents are daily increasing in
itreogtb, determination, and efficiency. Mean
time the ffttt ba been to paralyze business
find leave everything unsettled and insfcurv.
Heuce the heglra to this country. It is s nd
that the present arrivals of rclueeesisb it th
beplnilng that is, if the revolution lasts much
longer. Another steamer load is now waiting
'o take the next steamer from Havana for this
I ort.
THE CUOOTAWS.
Their Treaty with the ITnltod State A
Urab lor oo,ooo.
The Washington correspondent of the Ne v
York Jcwrn'ji of Vommtrc writes:
In September, 18J0, the Choctaw Indians
ceded to the Dnltcd Slates by treaty ten million
acres of lands iu the Stale of Mississippi belong
ing to the Choctaw nation, tho bulk of which
have sine been disposed of by the Govern
ment. Thi question of payment was agitated
every Congros until the year 1859, wheu the
Senate, on the (Kb ol March, parsed a resolution
as follows:
Arxalvrti. That lh Clln.ctawa bs nllowd Ihn pro
ifKb it ilifnaie of snuti lnJs a have Ofu aoltl by
llm Unl'cd HtRlf on tho lirnt (lay of January last
(.eiliiC'lUK il:mfliom I he cusih or tnelr urvof unj
nl1, m ii Kll p opi r expenditures au1 imyiuxiila
ui.rter ift'd iriy; ec;ii'linf I lie rnsnr vtioni a'l'nvrtJ
m ii cecur d, ftiiu t mlmaiing ihf no Ip insuaa la Ilea
ol rpsrr.a I .BH at, tut) ra e ( fr"i itr crt, aud fur
ther Hint they alo he allonxl twelve ton a uu,f
en's per rco for the itBlfluo of s (1 lbhU,
Htxdmi, TtiBi I he Heeroiary of ilii Ititwrl icinti
an ttccmiht to be s''ed with the t 'hoe.t wa, rlioiviai;
wlmt Hiuiiuiit is dun thetn aceordlug t i the o iv
prttpuiibeu prluuiples of neltlt) oeul, nail ro,,ori, u.
a nine to CoikTcsh.
'1 ho mourn suited by th 8pcretry offhs Inte-lo-linger
thm rrOr exhibits lbe ll wln fn, via,'
'llim. Ihn Choctaw hn'l ceuml t ihe
treaty of HcpternbHi 27. Ifcai(i:ret0 ln,'2! i n )
heciiiel lo the (Jti claws fur
i eiervli(in- 3 4 10Tn2
Acltittliy it by lbe United
!StlM (aeren) ., 1 2 (tH-3
Oruulrd hwbv by C.iik'rtws to
tre (State if MIsnlHS'ppl t)
awamp lan.iu aim foi rail-
roads ana auhoils ( C.es) 1,i'.n.,M M
Remaining undisprsud ol l.sa.0S0
, 1C I Jt 139 6
The Henato having warded to the O uc
lawa tbe procm-oa of the sale of mien
lands as Ud I) en Bold by the Unifd
(Slate-, on the lnt day or January, IMS,
the Hecrilerv of the Interior repor eil
the proceeds ol said Uuds tu um t7,&jC.S78 05
And the honato bavin awardoA to be
Uhootawa Wi cents per aere lor the
renidne of said lands, the Secretary
reported the rlaue to bs 4.176,37 4 04
acrts, aud alloved therefor, at 12,'i
cents per ore B2i,oi-iTj
Making total Amount to tbe credit of tbe
Chociaw uatlon 8,(i?S,6!4 8U
Tbe Nfruntu baviugdirccied thededuutlun
of "tbe costs of atrvey and sale, and all
proper ex-endltttres aud payments
under said treaty," the I-cretary of the
Interior Charged the expense! of sur
vey and sale at in cents per acre upon
the whole amount of the laud ceded
(10 423,11.9 6!i acres), uiaklnif ..- - H.Oli 313 26
And all Other payments and expnul
lures under the treaty 4o 053 m
Total amount ofchi-f.es S).0U5,3i7 00
Tbls Biiui dtdunted Irom Hie (S 076.414 Hi),
lelt due lbe Cboctawa tbe sum ot (2,981 247 80
Several deductions were inarte by the Senate
from tbe gross amouut, till the net sum assorted
by them to be due was $2 3:12. 6G0 85.
Congress ou the 2d of March, 181 , made an
appropriation of $500,000 on account of tho
claim, which, deducted from the ageregate net
amount, leaves still due $1,832,56085. Aout
three jears ago another attempt was made to
get the amouut, and last year the item of the
above sum was actually inserted in the Indian
Appropriation bill. Mr. Windorn, chairman ot
the Committee on Indian A0'airF,op-osed it, had
it stiicken from tbe bill and the whole matter
referred to the Indian Commtttee. The subiect
was considered and a favorable report presented
at the last session, but not acted upon by Con
gress. Congress, however, by Joint resolution,
afterwards referred the matter to the Joint
Committee of the two houses on Indian Affairs,
directing them to report at the next (t.hi,) b;js
siou ot Congress.
At a recent meeting the joint committee
directed Mr. Winiiom to make a report to tho
House In favor of Hunting the claim, so it is
highly probable that ibis large sum, which has
been engineered by avery6hrewd aud partly
successful lobby for so many year", and who
now have the matter just where they want it,
will be tacked on the end of one of the appro
priation billsatthc lastof tbe session when there
will be no time to debate it, and it great care be
not exercised It will pass. Suppose the whole
sum were appropriated, bow much would reach
the Choctaw nation? The Choclaws had better
attend to tbe business of collecting moneys for
therr selves, or they may live to see tbe happy
day when the mouey would be appropriate!,
and another day when they would be swindled
"Injuns."
The $500,000 appropriated In 18G1 reached the
Choclaws ju6t in time to be used in the equip
ment of a regiment for the Keoel service. It
will be remembered that the first Indians en
listed in tbe Kebel army were two companies
from the Choctaw nation, who pirticiptued in
the battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, where
General Lyons was killed, August 10, 18(51. Two
Choctaw regiments, under the command of
Douglas Cooper, U. S. agent for the nation,
when the war began, served the Rebels
throughout the war.
Cooper is now a principal member of the
lobby, having this and other Indian lobs in
charge. The opponents to the claim urge that
tbe conduct of tbe nation, only forty males of
whom were loyal during; the war, warrants a
forfeiture of whatever title inequity they had t
the amount. The whole subject needs close
watching. If Congress appropriates tbe money
it should be done In such a manner as to mike
the payment directly to tho Indians.
NEW JERSEY.
Hie Salt Meadow Drainage Abuudouetl.
The Newark Advertiser says:
We bave reason to believe that a serious
tronble has arisen from the abandonment of the
attempt to drain the salt meadows in Hudson
county; and that their last state is worse than
their first. There Is now an unusual amount of
evcr prevalent in the Twelfth ward of this city,
which the people there attribute to the condition
ot the meadows, as they have been left.
It will be recollected that the Pike Company
weDtonand built a strong dyke. Becoming
dissatisfied with their prospects they abandoned
tbe work, and cnmpr'omit-eJ with the contractor
by paviug him $10,000. Tbe result Is that the
meadows are now shut out from tbe ebb and
Cow of the tides, the rain that talis within them
n mains standing, aud malaria is the result.
We have now a stagnant pool of fresh water,
many square miles in extent, lying all al ng the
eastern boundary of our city, and it is hinlly
possible that such a cause should la 1 to notice
ably iucreat-e our death-rate.
Tbe remedy, however, is easy and cheap.
Without breaking down the dykes, for they wilt
bo wanted yet, the gates at all tho leading creeks
and sluices should be opened, permittinx the
free overflow of the meadows at every tile,
chancing the waters constantly and making
them again healthy. To do this will ro
outre tbe action of the Hudson oonnty autho
rities, who would doubtless promptly listen to.
and act upon, any suggestion of the Newark
lizard of Health; which latter seems to bu tho
proper body to tke up the initiative.
The Mis sing: Fonud.
The Easton Free Press says: We noticed
some two months ago the disappearance of
Ilenrv Frey, an old man of tho ago of eighty
Tear from the resldeuce of bis soa iu-law,
Joseph Khannon.ln I'lainOeld tojuship. All
search for him was in vain; bat on Sunday last
the body was fouud lying on the ground at
a distance of about three hundred yards Irom
the house. When founJ, one arm had been
nartially eaten by foxes, and the track of tbe
animals first brought atteotiou to tbe missing
man Frey was last seen oa the fence iiear the
Dlace aud it is supposed that he fell from It,
Hnd being unable to rise, and the snow falltug
soon alter entirely covered htm. and thus made
tbe search frultles. A coroner's Jury wa sum
moned and an Inquest held, when a verdict iu
accordance with the above fact was rendered.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Tho Judicial Contest at Harris-burg-Judge
Thayer Certainly
llectcd-The Democratic
Frauds in tho Twen
tieth Ward.
Affairs in tho West-Nobraska
Legislation-Railroad
Rivalry.
FR OM II ARRIS B UR Q.
.f nlK Thnyer's Flection Vindicated -A
Jrosfl Fraud or Stupid Itluuder He.
voiilcd.
Special Despatch to The Evening Tclei raph.
Habrisdcbo, Feb. 5. Facts were olieitod this
morning which effectually dispose of thecou
test between Judges Thayer aud (Jreonbduk for
the seat upon the beach of the District Court of
Philadelphia. On opening the ballot box of the
Sixteenth division of the Twentieth ward, before
toe committee of tho Legislature entrustei with
the settlement of the contest, a specimen of the
most ridiculous blundering, or else one of the
most unparalleled frauds yet detected, was
brought to light. On counting the ballots and
eomparing the result with the count made by
the election officers, the following fasts were
disclosed:
The actual count sho wed :
Votes cast for Thayer .... 283
" " Grcenb.ink ... 270
Thayer's trae majority . . . 13
The return of the election otll-iers allege 1 thit
the vote stood:
For Thayer 214
" Greeubank 310
r-recnb ink's fraudulent majority . CG
Add Thayer's true majority . . 13
Thayer's gain 79
This gain of 79 votes bjJudga Thayer, with
the mistakes previously corrected and admitted
by Greenbank's couniel. elects the former.
FROM OHIO.
Kailroad Extanttlon The Ilivalry Be
tween tue l:uutiyl vaulu and trie ltnil
roads.
Spectal Despatch to The Burning Teleiraph.
Columbus, Feb. 6. There seems to be an
opinion here that the various railroad measures
that are now before the General Assembly, and
are yet to come, are controlled in a great mea
sure by Eastern (peculators. There has been a
substitute prepared for Callam's bill, now in the
bands of a committee, to oblige all roads to
determine to the satisfaction of the Auditor of the
State the solvency of their road, and to buy any
road in this State. This, it is said, is to help the
Pennsylvania Central. A heavy force of lobby:
lets are here from Cleveland with a bill to place
foreign oompanies upon the same basis as home
companies in the matter el the purchase of any
road. This bill, it is said, favors the Erie. Seve
ral days ago one member of the General Assem
bly said that bills are shortly to be introduced
against the Erie Railroad, and that he inteuds
to sell Erie stock. The points of this despatch
are part of a conversation between certain
prominent members of the Assembly.
THE FAR WEST.
Proceedings of tbe Nebraska Legisla
ture Heavy fall of Nuow.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Omaha, Feb. 5. The Nebraska Legislature
has passed a joint resolution memorializing
Congress to remove the Pawnees from their
present reservation near Columbus. It has also
agreed upon a bill providing a general herd law
and a new county named Colfax to be organized.
A bill was introduced for aiding the erection of
a telegraph from Lincoln to the nearest connec
tion on the Uniou Pacific Railroad.
The snow-storm on Tuesday anl Wednesday
was very severe. Weather clear and cold to-day.
A fire at Cheyenne on Wednesday destroyed
nearly f 20,000 worth of property.
TEE E UR OF EANM ARRETS.
By Atlantic Cable.
Tlila Morulnjf's Quotations.
London, Feb. 6 A. M. Consols, 03J for
money aud account. Dnite l Mia'.ea 5 20s, 70 J.
blocks quiet. Erie, 214; 111 nois Central, 93j;
Great Western nominal at 38.
Liverpool, Feb. 5 A. M. Cotton firmer;
middling uplands, 12jd.: Orleans, l'id. Sales ot
the day probably 15,000 bales. Sales of the
week, 140,000 bales, of which 15,000 were for
export, and 63.000 for speculation. Stock,
207,000 bales, or which h5,0()0 are American.
London, Feb. 6 A. M. Calcutta Linseed de
clining. Spirits of Petroleum, lis.
FINANCE AND OOMMEROE.
OniCI Or TUB JCVKNINM TMI.WMII4I,K,
I ri.inv, l'Vti 6 HMD.
There Is rather more demand for moiu'y, but
the rHtes arc wit iiout eh mgo. Call Ioimis rule
uiUC'Ol per cent, the loriner rate on Government
bonds. I'riino iriciC'tutilo puper ranges irom 7
d&'i per cent, per annum.
i lie Htnck inuikei was moderately active this
morning, but prices generally wwo weak and
unsettled. Government mvurltles we 'o a trac
tion lower. 1124 lor lis of 18H1; llUJIor '02 6-20s;
109 for '04 ft-'20; lloj lor 'Uj b-'Mh; and lO.li
for July '05 6-20s. City loans were lower; tho
new issuo void at lOOjf, a deo'iue of J.
Kailroad shares were iu fa r demaud. Roadin-
cold at 47Jia47.J, a uetl lie ot i; Camdou and
Aiiiboy at 1244. uo change; Pennsylvania Kill
road at 67idj5H, a sllghl decline; Catawlssa
common al 0, no change; aud Northern Central
at 49j. an advunoaof i. 4'H was bid for Little
ochuylklll; 65 tor Mtuehill; 33 lor North fenu
sjlvania; 6fU for Leolgh Valley; 30 for tiPuir
common; 40 fir Kltnua preferred; 335 for Cat i
wissa preferred; and 26$ tor Philadelphia and
Erie.
City Passenger Railway shares were dull.
Hestonvillc sold at 12J, a decline of f ; 45 was
bid lor fcecond and Third: 70 for Tenth and
hlevtiith; 174 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; and
264 for Girard College.
liank shares were in demand for Investment
at full prices. North America sold at 240, do
change; Central National at 124, no chaDge; and
Northern Liberties at 115, no change. 123$
wns bid for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 157i for
Philadelphia; 67 for Penn Townsuip; 68f for
Girard; and 75 for Western.
In Canal shares there was very little mov
Lehigh Navigation sold at 31, no chains
s bid lor Schuylkill navigation coiumoni
lu WHS
20 fori
pre:errea ao.; ana m lot Bus luchannir.
Canal.
PHIUDKLPIIM STOCK KIOfUMUB HAIKU TO-DAt
Beporled by V aiu Mro., Mo. to H. I'UlnliiiMI
BEFORB BOARDS.
100 h Iliad Kit . ...b6A ot...4l
JFJIVST B IAKU.
li On W A rank 7s.... M
S2 mi O Am ls.2t
I smN V it 7s 7s- tu
(K ln.7s f'crip. 85
!uu Phil A KrietM... su
i nil IU M AnjT.i4u
10 M Out Niu lik...U4
6 Mi Ilk N l ibs .116
2 arned .- M
HO an 47
13 do.....la. 47
1"0 ni. 47
l 0 do...... 47V
ICO do m 47)2
I'd do. IB C47
loo do......bi). 4.V
ISO do 47J
lea do....t.do. 47;,
US) 0o..... 47 6
KM! do Isn. 47
40 do.....l.inl 47-z
iW l.t)Wfcliil.47 4(i
7 all fatawima... ...
loo Cuia Pf......b.A. U
3iugu j'cnua itba. n
l0
do.
by-
6
Hll
3
6
2(0
I'll
no
100
do
ilu...,liU0wu.
lo
do
do... M....HfiiL
fS
6H
rs
lo. Shfl.
tO....i0Vi- M
a ...ii(so.. is
Narrl I.adner. Stock fixchacgo Brokers.
No. 30 S. l'jird street, report this morning's
gold quotations as follos;
10-00 A. M. . 1354 11 60 A.M. . 135
1010 " . 135 11-52 " . 1354
10-26 " . 1354 12 06 1'. M. . 13ft
1110 " . 13541 1 1354
Messrs. William Painter & Co.. banners,
No. 30 South Third Street, report the following
rates of exchange to-dav at 12 o'clock:
United Slates is. 1861. Mi'&xm ; V. 9. 6-20,
Wl. U3K5U3j; do., 1H04, lODjftilOOJ; do., 18H5,
linjsnn; do. July, 1865, l"'84l8i: do. July,
lsfi7, lO8iY01O!; do. 10H, 1001004; 63, l(J-40s,
1 84f3l084. Compound Interest Notes, past due,
119-25. Gold, 1351361.
Messrs. De Haven A Brother, No. 40 93nth
Third street, report the following rates of ex.
change to day at 1 P. M.: U. 8. 6s of 1881. 1124
tailajl do. 1.162, 1134 dll3j; do., 18ti4,109jfo)
10!ij; do., 1865,110iaillj: do.. 13C6, new. 108
108J; do., 1867. new, I08j8109; do., 1868, 108
6tl09; do., 6s, 10-40. 10831081; do. 30-year
6 per cent. Cy., 101i102; Due Compound
J?,t?ouiNoteB' l94! Gold 135Q1354; Silver,
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows? TJ. 9.6s of
1S81, 1124U24; 5-208 of 1862, 11341134;
MO, 1864, 109(2)110; 5 20s, Nov., 1865, 111(0
1114: July. 1865, H)Hjro5l09; do.. 18C7, 10810a
109; ao. 1868. 10!) J I09J; 10-40S, 108A(JJ108i.
Union Pacific botds, 101 102. Gold. 1354.
Tta New York Money Market.
From the Tribune.
"Mnney Is easy at 7 per cent , with considerable
mourns left en Government bonds at 8 per cent.
Commercial pnper renin! ua uuubuuged at 7M9 par
cent.
"tstcrllDK Ex change Is du It and weak at quotations:
Paris to days' bULktrs' ollia mill l second banda at
1C9S: I-onr'on, so days, low V'oloo.V; Jondou, siRbw
llnJtt!)U0J,: farts, long. fl6,iq6-io; Part, short.
8 l: Jii5-JS;t; Antwerp S r;;tlyj5 U'4: Swiss, 617tf
fa' 5 Wit: Jlanburr. Sil.Vonii.V: Anmterdam, 414l!
iranktoit, Bremen. imi Beiliu, 71S
iVom Ihe Times.
"Honey Is In geod demand at 7649 per cent to tbe
broken. Tbe exception at s per cent, are npon
balances voluntarily leudeied to leading firms oftba
Mreet npon United mates anil otber pi line collateral,
subject fo return, wllhout noiife
"On tbe Block xcbauge rbere was a strong market
for tle public funds at a further advance of (uU
per cent ; a dull feeling In tbe etoutbera aitate bonds,
and a highly exalted aud o iusiau'ly fluoiuatlua pe
culation in the New Yurk and Wee eu railways. At
one time appearances were In tbe direction of
rerlouB breakdown lu all tbe stocks wltn wblcb the
Oould-FtsK party are iipiioed to ba cooueotel.
owing to tbelr defeat at Marrisburic yesterday In an-oibt-r
attempt to control tbe Western lines to Is
being tbe third repulse In a few week, and wblcb,
coming so soon after tbe action of the Boards of the
Utock .Exchange, refusing all dealings and tbe re
cognition of ail cooirauts in Krle tock. Is almo t the
severest, as well as most untlmrly. blow tbat could
come nnon tbts daring and unscrupulous combina
tion. Krt nock bas no status whatever on tbe
street, and Co re'lable transactions are reported
even at tbe decline or per cent, since lis
nttt-r rejection by lbe Kx:hangH last Monday. The
cloud thrown over all lbe noons supposed to be beld
by lbe Krle party and especially tiielr rumored at
tempt to sell on tbe Kurt Wayne stock whlnb tbey
recently purchased to control tbe March election
created a general anxiety In the railway maikel, and
caused prices tn fluctuate vlnlei'MyNMW York On
t al, WiM Hi(i(ii and tbe Western list frem t to
8 per cent. Alter 1 o'clock there was a somewnat
sitndier feeling, but la-er In tbe afternoon tbe quota
tions were again much unsettled and weak,"
Stock Quotations by Telegraphl p. SI.
Olendlnnlng. Davis & Co. report through tbelr
New York bouse the following:
in. x.uenr,. iui?i;rjiev. x Toledo R104
Mlch.B.and N.l. K. W Mil. & 8u Paul K.o. 612
Cle. and Pitt. R 93 I Mil. & Hi, Paul U d.
Chi. and N.W.oom,
CbL and N.W.pief..
MX.W. UJ! . TT.
m.
mar mac Wuiiu i.'urrV
30
A4
Chi. and K. I. It KW I United States...
fins. r . vy .uiu. tviini reonessee 6s. New 67
Paclflo Mall Bteam.116'4 Gold 13514
West. Union Tel.... 871 Market Irregular.
riilladelithla Trade Keport.
Fbiday, Feb. 5. The Flour market la rather
more aotlve, but prloes are nnohanged.
Abont 1000 barrels sold for home consumption
at 1565 75 for superfine, J5'758 25 for extras,
J7s7-60 for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Mlnesota
extra family, $7'758 for low grade .winter
wbeat do. do., S8 2510 for Pennsylvania and
Ohlodo.,and$10 5012-50 for faney brands.' ac
cording to ouallty. Rye Flour sells at 1767 50
V barrel. Ko change to notloe In Corn Meal.
The Wbeat market Is characterised by ex
treme dullness, and buyers operate sparingly.
Hales of 800 bushels Pennsylvania red at II 9o
1 70. and 600 bushels No. 1 spring at $1 68. Rye
may be quoted at $1 65ri$l 57 bushel for West
ern. Corn Is exceedingly quiet; 2000 bushels
new yellow sold at f,58Uo. Oits are nnohanged.
Bales of 2500 bushels Western al 73740.- Nothing
doing in Itarley or Malt.
Bark la firm at S50 per ton for No. 1 Querci
tron. Seeds Cloverseed is in (rood demand, and
gome holders are asking (9 75 for prime lots.
Bales at 19 25ft9-60. Timoi by Is beld at 18 75!,
and Flaxseed at 82-00 a 65
Whisky Is dull al 94o $1 $ gallon, tax pald
LATEST BMirriSO ITtlLLIUEAt'E
For additional Marine Newt tee Inside Paget,.
BY TBLKuaAPK.
Boston, Feb. D.-Arilved, steamnUlp Heels, from;
Liverpool.
Maw York, Feb. .Arrived, tteaoiHhlp Cirahrla,
from Hamburg. (She exuerieuoed beavy wea'hwr.
Also arrived, steamship Koasia, Irom Idverpool.
POKT OF PHI LADJSLPHIA FEBROARx' 5.
STATS Of TUBaMOMICTICB AT 131 KVBMXM4 TKLK-
KAf ti oiryicic
A. M KM A. M....... 18 i P. M.......MMJ9
.k ,OLEA'tKD TH1J MO'tNINa,
Brhr Abraham I.luoulu Ciu, New Yorx. Knlgbt
ttona,
. w ABRIVRD IBH MOftNIVQ.
v?5'w7tn S.ilf' a.tch, s days from New
York, wim barley to Kulut dous.
Bhlp Island HonjeMi.L tirim.hw mr Phi.
ladeiphia reorialned at e,mUda Kia on 'ffi,.
bEZStirtsSt1' ,ot 'Wladelpbls. sat.e
Wol-l'itl. FhHelpbla,
saS;r,au,1nisX,u'u,uo'. ph m.
.rr,.rn.dp.,drro:bu!,t,lrk, or w
delLpaw.?ke.iTo;-a0yii:,!;,'d.f,oia Boston ,or
bm fs'thL Tkon,. Winsmo're, hence, at Oarda
81S't?B""bthM,ge6,8mlln beno' Cardenas
iP?,b!i wy,n- f'om Savaonsb Join nit., for
Philadelphia. put ul0 Norfolc yestexday, leaky, and
wltb loss ol anchors
Bcbr Abble Burnley, Parker, benoe, at Boston M
Instant. '
Hubr Yankee Doodle. Malmsbary.for Philadelphia.
Cleared at New York yesterday.
Bcbr Wary Jfi. Long, Hardy, fieaoe, St afaUnuSlOd
nit. via Havana.
Bcbr Marv A. Holt. ITolt. salted from Cardenas lei.
nit. lot a port aorta of Haiieras.
TmnritsTin PflRTFL
Naw Yomx.Peb. Arrived, steamship Columbia.
Caruagban, frmu aiassow.
Bteamablp Fab-Kae, Bleeie. from Bermnda.
Bleamsblp Hustavllla, Uro veil, tr m Savannah.'
Jtarus Adaiaids.PlumBisf.il om Cadis.
ment.