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SOUTH AMERICA.
Bliss and Mast? rman TUf !r Arrest, Tor
. tnrc, Forad Confessions, and De
livery to the ricct-rara-guajaa
Movements
Oormpondence from Rio Janeiro, South
Ameilca, dated January 2G,njs:
Blh-s ud Masterman po ns passengers for
New York by the steamer Mississippi. Your
readers are aware that tfccv were nrrebted on a
charge of conspiracy, on the 10th of September
last, wben they were accompanying Mr. Wash
burn to the river Irom Asuncion, to take pss
SC down to Montevideo. Trie history of their
adventures and Buttering as related by Mr. Bliss
is as follow:
Upon their arrest they were taken to the
Police Oilice, iror.pd. and pUcrd in soparatc
c-'iK At mghttr.ll they wire brought forth,
mounted upon mules, and, under puard, ridden
eichtceu bojrs to the euc;inp:ueut of Lopez,
wticre tley arrived at noon next day. They
Z-te Immediately hurried before the military
tribunal, where tbey underwent a protracted
cxatuina'ion of twelve hours, after which tbey
were, for th first time In 30 hours, allowed rest
and food. The next day they were again called
before the juliies, and by the repeated applica
tion of torture wire forced to subscribe to all
that was exacted of them. They were then re
tcmed to their place ot imprisonment, an open
snace on a billnde. where they lay, shackled
and unsheltered, for a fortuihU They were
afterwards removed to small straw huts in the
open plain, where they remained until their
surrender to Rear Admiral C. II. Davis, on the
10th of Dcctmber but.
The Wasp arrived hi aiiomm vu iut .
December. The Admiral opened communica
tion with Lopez, demanding the surrender or
Messrs. Bliss and Musterman. Lepez offered
to comply with the demand on condition ot their
beine recited as prisoners an i conveyed to the
United States without b dnir allowed to commu
nicate withny territory beloneliip: to the allies
at war with Paraguay. The Admiral accepted
the prtpit:ou, and ordeied Fleet Captain
Kanvey and Commander Kirkland, of the
Wasp, to proceed to Lopez's headquarters, in
the ueifrbb drhood of Angostura, and arranse
the detail ot the transler. Tbev appeared and
took seats before the tnbaual, wbich was com
posed of six judges, three priests and three
militaJv officers, and organized alter the most
apprcved inquisitorial lashion. This tribunal
had, a before stated, forced these unfortunate
persons, by the most barbarous treatmcut and
repeated application of toriure, to confess all
that was reou'red of them, Includine, amou?
other statements, the admission that Mr. Wash
burn bad taken a prominent part in the sup
poped conspiracy all of which confession they
claim to be fabe, plot, names dates, and inci
dents beina purely imaginary, bat wrune from
tbem. a above ttUed, with the threat of cer
tain death unle-s the revelation was full, com
plete, and satisfactory to tne judge3and the
tvrp.nt Loppz. , ,
Messrs. Bliss and Masterman were again called
beiore rhe tribunal, bavins been previously
Warai d not to attempt to take advantage of the
presence of the Uoited States officers to deny
the truth of their confessions or to throw theru
Belves upon their protection. Their written
iAnfoeLlnnit vprp Ihnn rpi-ii. mid having hpfn
opbnrnclnilrmrt h tli Pin tliintnin Hamspv
s.n.i Cmnniander Kirkland atlixcd their sina-
tires to the docutmn , and the negotiations
w-To completed. 'On me lOih of December,
their Irons having been removed a lew days
btfjre, they were put on board the Wasp, where
they were received as prisoners and a guard
placed over them to prevent their coinuiuni
catiuz with unauthorized persons.
(Jn the 12th of December General McMahon,
who apparently had not tigured in the negotia
tions and transfer, landed at Angostura and
was honored with a gtand military reception,
Ln pee's body guard reviving the General when
he lauded. The Wasp then took her departure
for Montevedeo, where she arrived on the 18th
of December. On the same dav the prisoners
TV ere trauBferrei to the flag-hip Uuerriere. She
fcaib'd lroin Montevideo on the lCih and arrived
in Rio Janeiro on the 24th of January. On the
26th Ale fit re. Bliss and Masterman took passage
on the Misslssipoi tor New York, with instruc
tions to report to the Department of Sta'e im
mediately upon their arrival iu the United
ttates, where, doub.lees, a thorough examina
tion will be made into ail the circumstances of
this curious aud perplexing im)foglio.
Tne history ol this conipirucy, as triven by
Mr. bliss, is as follows premiMng, however,
that no such thing as a conspiracy ever existed,
at least not so f.tr as Mr. Washburn or himself
or Mr. Ma9termau were- coguizaot of: In the
beginning of the last year lienigno Lopez,
brother of the Marthnl, whs detected In the
fraudulent abstraction of ne.irly a million of
.pesos from the national treauiry at Asuncion,
lie wan arretted and arraipiW (or the offense.
Icariug the well known veuevanee of his
brother, he, in order to divert the danger
from himself, declared that the money
was Intended for a revolutionary move
ment to overthrow the Marshal,
and, to give weight and plausib.luy to hia asser
tion, named as accomplices United States
M'nister Washburn, MintstcT of Foreign Affairs
Herce", Dr. Ortrreras late Frime Minister in
Montevideo; lienor Rodriguez, Si-eretary of the
lute Oriental Lcga'lon; l"it I'erclra, I'ortu-
gu"se Consul, and Colonel VYnunoio Lopez, hia
brother, and declared that Mr. Mutiterman was
informed of its workings and that Mr. Bliss
was secretary of the organization. With the
exception of the brothers Lopez, all the
above named persons weie liviDg at that
time In the American li-aatlort. Carreras.
Rod rip ik z an 1 Leite Pcreira. were demanded
i-u the'27ih Juup, 1HG8. Being iaiormed by Mr.
Wafhburo that he could nat ail.ird them pro
tcctiou, they left the legition hiuI were immedi
ately arres.ed, July 11, )hi;h. Curreras was
thot ou the 17ih ot SepVmbar, Kodriguez has
never eine bei-n heard from, and, by a rumor
which came down the river before the last
mail sailed for Uio, it was r-ported that a
general execution oi all the remaining politi
cal prisoners had occurred-since the capitula
tion at Angostura, and the remainder of the
hllejjed conspirators were among the number.
How true the report may b I cannot siy, yet
it is in keeping with some of the acts of the
u ucl Lopi z.
W)RM4N W1AKD.
Tbe rroosd Donation f $123,000.
Vow fie Army and Ji aiy Journal,
We have received the report made by Mr.
frcne&ck, of the House Ordnance Committee, on
tbe petition of Mr. Norman Wiard lor relief on
account of "the annulment of a contract with
the Navy Department for the manufacture of
fceml steel SO-pounder guns, and on account of
the annulment of a contract wlib the Navy De
partment and the War Department for 15-Uich
and othtr large guns."
We are not nurprised that Mr. Wiard has made
this petition, but we are surprised to see that
the committee report In favor ot allowing him
9116,848-49 In full of all his claims. It i true
that Mr. Wiard spent and lost a great deal of
money In his experiments with gout, as many
other visionary inventors had done before him,
are stl'l doing, and 'probably always will do
until wars shall cease. But that of Itself does
tot seem to constitute a valid claim on the Gov
ernment for relief. The fact is, Mr. wiard had
a certain plausible theory, which he succeeded
in convincing those who knew nothing about
wtillery and the action ot gunpowder was going
to revolutionise the manufacture of guns and
tiUbUrh a ttw trft in ordnance OteX)f Ms
favorite experinv uU wa9 to stick a not Iron In
ela!toy pun and hold It thcii until tbo gun
racked" when, prei-to! the w'nolc mystery wai
sofveL We took occasion shortly after tha pro
mulgation of his theories, and while he was
still busily engaged tn disparaging the n.itlou il
oruauee, in the midst of a great war, to expose
their fallacy at leugth and io particular. The
arguments we then prefnted have since been
abundantly sustained by experiments conducted
on a very extenMvc atid practical scale. The
extraordinary gun with the car-wheel section
which Mr. Wiard bmlt to show the folly of all
o'her artillerists, and to sustain his glas-bottle
theories, burst at nearly the first round with a
decent charge. Both the Army and Navy
Departments accordingly very properly
annulled Mr. Wiard's contract?. H had
been practically demonstrated that his theories
on ordnance were unsound, and that he could
make no valuable guns. Under the circum
stances, therefore, we cannot, for our part, see
why Congress should give the gentleman
125,000. It sets a bad precedent. Mr. Wiard
undertook to deal with a practical science,
about which he, at experience has shown, knew
little or nothing, and of course he failed. H un
dreds of inventors are doing the same thing;
every day, and If one is rewarded in spite oi
failure, otbtra will claim the same treatment.
GRAItT.
t'opprrnend MlNr?pr4iciitationN) of tbe
(irncrtl'N PonIMoii.
Tbe N. Y. Tribune's correspondent at Wash
ington telegraphs:
I notice that some of the Copperhead news
papers studiously attempt to misrepresent the
position of General Grant, especially In regird
to the Cabinet and his rt-latiotis with pra nineut
Republicans. General Grant does not avoid nor
decline interviews with prominent gentlemen
who wish to converse with him on the Cabinet
or any other subject.
He receives all, seems antlous to be informed
of various views, to wtleh carefully all opinions
advanced, and gives resooct to tuose, epeciaiiy,
whose position in the party which elected him
entitles them to consideration. It Is well under
stood here that his principal reason for with
holding from all, even from the gentlemen them
selves, tbe names of those whom he intends to
Invite to seats in his Cabinet, is that it is pos
Mble that in some of the many interviews he
dally holds something may be said wbich might
inuuee mm iu cuane uis iuuiu ouu um 3ni:ui;u
will enable him to do this wlthou. givinc ollcuse
or wounding natural susceptibilities.
II he should announce the members of
his administration now, he would be
compelled, even if he saw reasons for a
change, either to break a promise after it was L
given, or to retain a man in his uaoinet wnom
he was unwilling to sec there. So far from his
action being offensive as the enemies of tbe
General and the Republican party would have
us believe It is regarded here as coming from
absolute delicacy towards those most concerned,
Tbe General on tbe Army Bill.
Erorn the Cincinnati Uazette.
Washington. Feb. 10. General Grant, in
conversation this morning, said it goes about as
far as be thinks Congress ought logo at preseut.
He said no enlistmeuts had bi en made aud no
new commissions issued for six or eight
month", aud that whether any plan of
reduction became law or not, no increase
in the force would take place, but the preseut
policy of decrease by absorption would be con
tinued during his administration. He hopes by
this process, and by the accepting of resigna
tions and ordering discharges, to reduce the
army by the time Congress meets next winter
to 22,000 infantry, aud he thinks then, that with
reconstruction practically accomplished, aud a
better state ot affairs in the Indian country.
Congress may take hold of the metter, and put
our military service on a strictly peace footing.
He is decidedly opposed to any such arbi
trary and peremptory reduction as Butler's
proposition contemplated, and his iniluence
would doubtless tecuro favorable action from
the Senate upon the Dodge-Blaiue amendment,
or something of a similar character.
The Army bill originally appropriated $13,-
000,000. It is believed tbe amount U salcly
reduced to aoout 34,uuu,uuu.
FLORIDA.
BlOTrmcntsof a Mysterious Cnbnu Party
The Fioridian has the following editorial
speculations about a party of Cubun who
reciutly appeared and disappeared very nj'8to
riously in Jacksonville, Florida.
FILIBUSTERS.
What visitors were those here ? What are they
going to do? Where did they come from, aud
wbitbcr are theygoiug? Iheseatethe iies
tions which have been rile on the street for the
nast week.
The cccasion was tbe arrival, very suddenly
and very quietly, ol a large number of gentle
men, evidently ot foreign exti action, foreign
names, loreign language, ana loreign manners.
They scattered themselves about town lu a
manner to attract the least at tuition, aud were
very reticent and very noeial.
The pay before their departure they paid their
ouis. leiving tne lauuiorus to suppose tuem
about to take the care In the evening. Contrary
to expectation, Lowever, tney all remaiued
until the next day, when tbe Heurv Burden
steamed up to Dibble's wharf and took them all
aboard, having previously cleaiod lor H-tSaau,
aud steiimed away.
L'i on bearing of this we Immediately disem
bodied our devil and sent him iu pursuit. Ho
returned this morniug, just as wc were goin
to press, with such inl'ormatiou as Induced us
to suspend our issue until we could give his
statenant to the public. He states thut he
overtook the steamer just as the was crossing
the bar, aud Immediately mixed with tt!u
leaders of the expedition, being himself, of
course, luvisinie, and heard the wU'de ot their
plans discussed, but being an American devil,
and their conversation in 9i)'inish mosllv. he
could understand but little. The boat, he says.
alter standing out for a lew hours, made
directly for the east of the Bahamas. In a few
hours nioie they were overhauled aud joinel
by other steamers iiinllitrlv freighted.
to which orders were scut to leave the Bahamas
at least ten leagues to westward, until opposite
the Crooked island 1'assage, then to take tbut
passage and make with U despatch for Nue
vitas, at which place they would receive fur
ther orders. . He further states thut there were
twenty-seven large bteamers. capable of oarry
lug from 600 to 1000 men. He remained in the
burden until she entered the harbor of Nuevitas,
in which were two armed steamers that appeared
to be lnendly to the expedition. Geueral (Jon
zal s, who he iuferred was to have led tbe expe
dition and to have met it at Nuevitas, had been
ai reslwl on bis arrival at Havana, for which place
he started a week or ten days since, aud was
then Warcerated in Moro Castle. Not wishing
to riskfan attack of yellow fever, to which he is
peculiarly subject, our devil bays he left the
Burden shortly after her arrival In the harbor.
Our impression is that tbe smell of brimstone
in tbe powder Cto which be had been so accus
tomed was not as agreeable as it might be.
He says there was something said about
"annexation," but to what he could not make
out, most likely to Alaska, in order to Becure a
supply of ice. Of course we do not guarantee
tbis statement, but give it to the puAdie for
what It is worth.
MARYLAND.
How Jnatlce la Administered.
The Cumberland Civilian of last week tajs
that the Circuit Court of Alleghany county has
beeu moving along at a snail's pace, and but
little has been done since onr last report. The
new system does not work, and can't be made
to work. The cotes against the Republican
judges of election for having refused to allow
certain parties charged with disloyalty to voU
were taken up, the first being that of John L.
Browning vs. Jaiut Friend, Aalph Thayer, and
Wm. W. Ashby. The Jury In this cae gave a
vcruietfortbe plaintiff, and assessed the judges
of election H50 and co-ts for damages sus
tained. Every fair-minded man must regard
this matter as nothing more nor less than an
unjustifiable persecution of loyal men. The
whole course of affairs In the transactions of
our courts since tbpy have fallen into the hands
of Democratic politicians, goes to show that a
Uiiton man cannot obtain Justice, and that loyal
men must expect nothing less than persecution.
Political speeches, aud appeals to the political
prejudices of juries, have b?en male time and
Hgain in the courts, and there Is less justice and
freedom In Maryland to day than ever there was
before. The people of the State, and of the whole
nation, should arouse themselves and go to
work to overthrow this miserable eonditloo of
affairs.
DISASTER.
Knlllnfr ot a Church Tower.
The N, Y. Tribune of this morning publishes
the following:
About 315 o'clock yesterday morning, the
lower of tbe Methodist church, on the corner of
Washington avenue and Fonrth street, Morris
nnia, sunk with a terrible crash to the grouud.
The church Is anew one, having been deUic-ited
on the 17th of last November. It was bailt
of the patent American brick, and imitation
free-stone made of the same material as the
brick. The cost of building the church was
about $42,000, the gteatcr partof which was sub-scribed-ou
the day of dedication, leaving a float
ing debt of $7000. The tower was about twelve
feet square, and extended from tbe louudation,
on the northeast corner of tbe building, square
until it reached a short distance above the roof,
about 40 feet, the top of the spire being 12 j feet
from the ground. The tower sunk down in a
muss, only a few of tbe bricks falling the width
ot the sireet, forcing large crevices in the
adjoining parts of tbe building, racking and
breaking the windows near the tower.. The
inside of the building is comparatively unin
jured. Tbe cause of the accident is variously
attributed; by some to the action ot the
trot causing contraction to the build
ing, by otbers to the soft condi
tion of the construction materials, the
brick and imitatiou freestone iu the tall being
broken into small pieces, which are easily
crumbled with the hand. A citizen ot the town,
named O'Brien, who happened to be crossing
Fourth street at the time, was struck ou the
head bv a brick, and kuocked insensible. The
noise of the crash aroused the residents iu the
neighborhood. Hal the tower fallen a few
hours later, a terrible ion ot nie must almost
Inevitablv have resulted. The damage to the
building will not be less thin $20,000, and It is
probable that the wholo building will have to
be taken down, in which ene the loss will reach
$40 000, which will fall entirely on the cougre
gutiom
BINCKLEY.
A Characteristic Letter from tticl.nwyer.
The following letter Is sent us lrom the Dis
trict Attorney's office as the copy of a letter
written by Mr. John M. Binckley to S. N. Pike
ot this city, the whisky dealer, and Thomas
Harland, Deputy CommUsioner Of Internal
Revenue:
Personal and Confidential.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 2.-Sir: I address
you a solemn word, man toman and heart to
heart. It seems that John D. McHenry tor
telling the truth is to be tried to-morrow ou
charge of perjury. As scon as I realized that
the unspeakable calamity of a false conviction
was likely to Detail mis nonest man, i siayej
mv band, for it is better that ten guilty men
should escape than one innocent suffer. But is
he to suffer notwithstanding my forbearance.
Trulv indeed will it then cease to be a virtue
1 need not remind you that my last six months'
opportunities have given me mucn Knowledge
and knowledge is power, even against
members of Congress aud mmiouaircs
If you prefer, Mr. uariaud, with some
of vour friends, to come forth from
the rings at large to personally challenge
my resources and my will, be it so. The result,
it I live, shall surprise you. Pity would be
blasphemy for men who had ruined an honest
obscure citizen for telling the truth in a court
of iuttice at the demand of his country. I hate
no man, and am destitute of personal resent
ment lor anything which has been aimed at
myself. But in this matter, I declare by the
Lord, I will avenge every injured hair of
Mcllenry's bead. If my power be doubted,
events will show in due time wbo?e Is the risk.
I think I have it iu my heart, my head, and my
papers. I speak in good will.
JOUN M, ElNCKLEY.
Thomas Hailand, Present.
P. S. This will remain as it is, profoundly
f ecret between ourselves, unless I perceive a
failure ot the object of this communication.
' J. M. B.
Tbe 1. ft Vets of Neuralgia.
From the Newark (N. J.) Courier, Feb. 2).
W. J. Bradley, who for some time past has
been tn the employ cl J. G. Reading A: Co.,
spoke dealers of Frcnchtowu, Hunterdon
county, and who acts as agent in buying lum
ber tor the tirni. starti-d for the South not long
since, partly In the discharge of his business
engagen euts and partly to settle up an estate
of his which had been lying for a long time
past In an unsettled condition. Having
arranged matters satisfactorily, ho started
lor Frcnchtowu, where he arrived on Satur
day evening lust, laboring under a
severe attack of neuralgia in the
bad, brought on by exposure aud cold. Ar
riving late iu the evening, he had no opportu
nity to deposit his money, and so placed it iu
t lie bottom of his trunk, iu his bedroom, with
the intention of depositing it in tbe bank on
Monday morning. Gradually the neuralgic
pains increased, until Mr. Hrudlcy was rendered
temporarily iusulc, aud while at the height of
one of these sevete spells, on Sunduy evening,
he took the money from his truuk aud threw it
into the stove, in the bedroom, and iu an
instant a fortune was lost. His wile had just
h ft tbe room, aud, upon returning, found, to
her aatonii-bmcnt, nothing leit but the enve
lopes which contained the precious Bluff.
Madame Rumor has her usual number of
stories, and the exact amount is at yet un
known. Partof the mouey was in greenbacks
and part in United States Government bonds.
Hie MiNKlbHlppl CoimitlHslonersat Wasli
InKtou. Fromtei Jaclson (Mitts.) Clarion, Feb 17,
Judges feharkey aud Jeffords, and Governor
Brown, alone of the Missippians, are rsmaiuiug
iu Washington. We have tbe assurance of
Governor Brown that he will not leave uutll the
case of our State U decided.
The prospect isinot wholly discouraging. The
scheme to lorce the defeated Constitution and
candidates on our people wa killed In commit
tee, bru has been atitinpted to be galvani.ed iu
the form of the bill of whloh we have bad a
report, butlwhich was recommitted, In lieu of
this measure, It is proposed that General Grant,
President eleot. shall appoint the Provisional
Governor. To this we have no objectiou. He
will have no motive to deal unlustly with our
people, nor need they fear that ho does not com
prehend the situation. We have ground to hope
that he will act lu a liberal aud magnanimous
rpuii.
. Michigan Bends threshing maohtnes to
California by war of New York.
The Bt. Albans (Vt.) Hotel Company, at
a rrueut meeting, aeoided to 8611 OUl Its pro
perty and pay the debts.
One oyster establishment in Baltimore
employs 10Q men and women, who fill, seal,
and pack about 20,(O0 cans a day.
Except Kansas, Massachusetts Is the only
Northern Btat that has Inoreased its pallie
debt line the tlost cl the war. '
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Tragedy in Massachusctts-Celo-
bration in Haiti more-The
Squatters at Fortress
Monroe-Market
Quotations.
fTinancinl and Commercial
Mbootlng Affray la Mamaehnett.
Special Dttpatch to The Evening Telegraph,
Westheld, Mass., Feb. 22, A terrible shoot
ing affray occurred yesterday at Southwick, an
adjoining town. Two cigarmakers attacked a
non-member of the Tobacconists' Union Asso
ciation, and attempted to leave the State to
avoid arrest. One of them, however, refusing
to stop, was shot aud instantly killed by the
constable. The name of the party killed was
Bell. The excitement over the matter is in
tense, and it is claimed by Bell's friends that the
shooting was entirely unjustifiable.
FR OM BALTIMORE,
The Day We Celebrate Tbe Bteluecke
Special Detpalch to The Evening Telegraph.
Baltimore, Feb. 22. This is a general holi
day. Business is almost entirely suspended;
public offices are closed, and national flags are
suspended from public places. The military are
out in full force parading the streets, which are
literally packed, the windows and doors being
crowded with thousands of spectators.
Governor Bowie is present, reviewing the
military.
A long report of surgeons who hel.laposf-
morlcm examinatiou upon MissSteincckeis pub
lished, and pronounces sufficient poisonous
matter found in tbe stomach to cause death
This is believed to have been given by Dr.
Pchoeppe.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Colored Nquabbles.
Fortress Monroe, Feb. 22. There hai been
quite an excitement in llamptou for the past
day or two, occasioned by some colored "sqaat
ters" rceisting the Sheriff, who was serving
writs of ejectment on them. It appears that
there aie some eight or ten shanties built on
the farm of Mr. St. Clair, situated just north
of Hampton, which were built there by colored
persons durliyr and since the war, and are still
occupied by them. Mr. 8t. Clair has tried in
vain to nrevail upon them to pay their rents or
move off his premises, but without effect
Finding that lenient measures were of no avail,
he resorted to the law. and nut the matter in
the hands of the Sheriff. Captain Titlow, armed
with the writs, proceeded to the premises
and made known his business, when he was
informed thattheywere going to remain, aud that
he hud better go; and m order to add strength
to their argument, one of them produced a
double-barrelled pistol aud levelled it at the
captain, who, considering thut discretion was
the better cart of valor iu this case, fell buck
for recruits. On reaching Hampton he Bccured
the services ot a number ot the cltizcus, who
accompanied him a second time to the scene
They were received by the squatters, who lu the
meantime had received a larne reiuforoementto
their numbers, with a shower of bricks, stones.
and other missiles, and were compelled to oeat
a hastv retreat, captain iiitiw. the suerin
considering that the thing had gone about lar
enough, cent to Camp Hamilton for
the commanding officer of that post
to send him a guard, tn order that he
miebt duly carry out the law and arrest the
offenders. A guard was sent, bat only a small
oue. as the case was not supposed to be of a
serious nature, who in turn were driven back.
The sergeant in charge deeming it inexpedient
to fire upon the moo, ana in us i isk tne lives or
his men, retured to the camp, and reported
action, when the company were turned out and
niaiched to the 6cene. Upon arriving, there
was a ceneral fallin'' back on the part of the
squatters, for they have a holy honor of the
breach-loaders which the company carry A
line was then formed ubout tho shanty, a little
8 by 10 cabin, and It was soon razed to the
ground. Three of the ringleaders, including ihe
oue that drew the pistol ou the sheriff, were
n r rested, conveved to Hampton, and are no
confined there. Captain Titlow Is an old
volunteer officer, and has only beeu appoiuted
Sheriff of Elizabeth City comity by General
Stoneman within the past two weeks. He is a
stroi g radical, but says thut duty is duty, am
rrom ses calln.g for troops aud finishing up th
business, which it is hoped may be accomplished
without lurther auucuity.
Personal.
Cuptain Wood, of tho British Navy, but now
attached to the iiritisU Lepuuon lu wasniug
ton, arrived here yesterday on the steamer
Periwinkle, from Portsmouth, on a visit. He
called on the commanding officer, who con
ducted him abont the works, examining the
targets upon which the recent experinieuts
were made, etc., alter which he returned to
Norfolk.
Mr. Fargo, of the firm of Wells, Fargo t Co
id
arrived here this morning ou a visit to Genen
Barry.
There is considerable uneasiness evluced by
the army officers of this post lu regard to the
army appropriation bills now before Congress,
and the .morning papers are enserly scuuned to
U arn the "Latest from the trout.'1
Tbe ship Southern Rights, lrom Norfolk, with
un assorted cart'O of cotton, co"n, losin, etc.,
for Liverpool, is lu the Roads awaiting favor
able weather.
An Old Connect lent Landmark tioue.
SjHrtul Despatch to The Evening Tate graph.
BBinoEPORT, Ct., Feb. 22. Oue of the old
landmarks of Bridgeport, kuowu as the Frank
lin House, was burned this morning. It con
tained several stores, aud the upper part was
full of families. The lotsei will probably aggre
gate forty thousand dollurs, but are nearly all
covered by insurance lu Now York city coin
panics, Trial for Rlnrder.
Br. Louis, Feb, 22. Benjamin B. Wiley, aud
daughter, nineteen yoars old, passed through
here on Saturday, en route to Memphis, Scot
land county, to stand their trial on the charge
of murdering an infant two years ago, being the
fruit of an incestuous intercourse between the
father and daughter.
Another Veto by the President.
Washington, Feb. 221 P. M. The President
has just sent to the House a veto of the bill
imposing additional duties ou copper and copper
ore
mi ted State Senate,
Washington, Feb. 12. The Senate met at 13
o'clock, and, after prayer by the Chaplain, on
motion of Mr, Anthony took a recess until
1 X
THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
Ity AUantie Cable.
Tbla Horning' Qnotations.
London, Feb. 22 A. M. Consols for money,
9;t; tor account. 93a93J. United Ht ates twin,
79. American stocks quiet; trie Rtilroad, 23;
Illinois central, 9tii. . .
Liverpool, Fob. 22 A. M. Cotton firmer out
not higher. Middling uplands, 114 i.j middling
Orleans, 12d. Sales to-day are estimated at 10,0'JO
bales. Other articles unchanged.
Thin Arternoon'H lnotationi.
London. Feb. 22 P. M. Consols. 93 J for
money and account. U. 8. 6 20s easier at 78$.
Stocks quiet. Erie Railroad. 24. Great West-
ern, 3ts.
Liverpool, Feb. 22 P. M. Cotton firmer
and more active: middling uplands, lljld.; Or
leans. 12id. : it is- now thought the sales will
reach 12.000 bales. Corn, 32s. for old: aud 30s.
3d. lor new. Pork dull. Tallow, 45s. 3d. .
London, Feb. 222 P.M. Sugar on the spot,
39s. 6d.
Havre. Feb. 22 r. M. Cotton ou the spot,
137f.; afloat, 138f.
Lnchy Wblte Pine Winer,
From the San Francisco Times, Jan. 29.
Five passengers from White Pine arrive! in
this city night before last, each the fortuiate
possessor of about $100,000, the proceeds of
their season's operations tn the newly-discovered
Silverado. Three of the number had grown
rich by sell ng the proprietorship, or shares, in
well-known mines, anu me. iwo orncrs oy sell
ing and by the proceeds of mines, in which they
still hold considerable interest. Of the two
last mentioned the following story is related:
They served through the war in the same com-
one as captain and the other as private took
part together in nnmcrous oauies, ana escanea
unscathed from the enemy's Are. After beinsf
honorably discharged, they came to California,
and the former private found his way to White
Pine, and became an owner in out 01 me ucnest
discoveries made in Treasure Hill. Ho wrote
to his former captain to join htm, and on the
arrival of his comrade he made over to him one
hall ol his mining property. Tho two are now
wealthy beyond their most sanguine expecta
tions, and were yesterday pointed out walking
Montgomery street together.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
United Htatksi District Court Judge Cad
walaUer. This was the only court In session
to-day; tbe otbers, according to the law of our
State and the beautiful custom of tbe whole
country, being adjourned lu honor of the birth
day of the founder of our great nation.
Tbe business before Judge CadWAlader was
tbe disposition of tbe case of tbe two voung
men, Francis IS. Dlc&erson and Cnarles P.
Cnarlton, who have pleaded guilty to tbe
charges of the forging and possession of a key
aa pted 10 me recepiaaies or man mauer in
the Post Office. His Honor said that they stood
self-convicted of one of tne most cruel crimes
that It was In tbelr power to perpetrate, one
that tended to break off most Important busi
ness communications, to rob the needy, and to
beggpr many who were waiting In distant parts
fer remittances from friends, children, and
parents. He thought there were dangerous
confederates behind, who had persuaded them
to tbe crime, and it would have fared more
easily with tbem if they had disclosed their
names: bat if he erred in that supposition and
there really were no other instigators, then so
moon, tho worse was it for tbe prisoners, for
tbey were in that case the sole movers or the
wieked design. However, tbey were young
and surrounded by most worthy friends, and
taking these matters into consideration he
would impose a sentence very light when com
pared with the gravity of their otlonse. He
sentenced them to an imprisonment of two
years and six months.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OrriCE or tub Evening Tkliorafh,!
Monday, Feb. 21, lsti'.i.
Business was almost entirely suspended to
day, the Stock Exchange, Commercial Ex
change, banks, banking houses, and many of
the wholesale stores being closed.
From the iV. Y. Tribune.
"Money was easy at 67 per cent, on stocks,
with the bulk of transactions at the lowest rate.
Dealers in Government bonds were supplied at
6 per cent., and Rome balances were left as low
as 4 per cent. Tbe laot that Monday was a holi
day made tbe lenders anxious to place their
money In order to make the three days' Inte
rest. NEW YORK CITY BANK RETORT,
l Vb. 13. Feb. 20.
SpeclB 26.8.i4 m f-3.3al.!l DC.....502.M0
Ltsal-i coders 631,662 6u97,lu7 Jjec... I 3)7 76S
Total Reserve, t'8 lS'J.zsa 7.38 MS Dec... :,g' 095
Dpposlts -fifl M)7 SftO 1(187,612 648 I)oc...4 36". 814
CllUUlatlOU. 11, 68 461 34.247,321 Dec ' 1H.13U
Tot. Llab,tles..t'ii7 2M 8' 1 tttl.MS 967 rec.tj 3 jl 441
U per cl. res. M.815 ,3iO 45 464,l7
u.xo'a oveclgcl ..
reserve. 21.873 9,5 m sm.mi Dee... 2 403 31 1
Loans 2U,MUll,7 2Sis,0cS Due... 9i2,31'J
"The bank statement shows continued con
traction. Lgal tenders have deceased l,'i.i7,
7iV; gold. 82.602 9HH, deposlm, $ Vtij,:'U; circula
tion, 810,180; loanH, J!)j2,3otl. Tue total loss of
reserve is 82.41)0.314. Tho gold baa ie -u u Je l ta
pay duties, and the Sub-Treasu , jusgtluej
shout the amount lost by the banks. The pay.
inents Into the Treasury, ou account of luter.
nal revenue, are reported heavy for the pst
Wiere,v?,VdUU"aldu,al 11 h gained at least
81 500,000 in currency, which accounts for tne
Iobs in currency.
"It was reported that the Erie H vllway dlreo
Hon have made an amleable a-raugeiueut to
iwe the Fort Wayne Road toChloago. It lias been
known for some days that negotiations were la
Fleved "', lQeslat0ul0tlt Wil1 generally bd
Fr om the If. Y. World.
"The stock market has been unsettled during
the wtek owing to a raid made ou Paollio Mail.
New lork Central, and the market generally,
by the bear,' who arethe chief sellHrs, predi
cated on tbe war between the great railway
i uun. iiuva nuu mo nuucuoo in iieiguts, walca
are now 30 to 40 cents per iou los. to UtUoaso,
against former charges of 81-10 to 81-50. The
loss lrom these low rates talis oa t.he three
trunk llnta JJew Yor Central, Erie, and
Pt-nnsylvaula Central, aud not on tue
Western road. The theory of the
'bears' Is, that the losses lucurreJ by
the trunk lines will affect the market for all
railway securities. Tula railroad war, however,
may cease on any day, and arrangements may
bo made to advance freights to the former
tariff. Toe market to day was quiet but firm at
tne close, and the strongest stocks on the list
were New York Central, Cleveland and Toledo
Michigan Houlbern, Wabash, Kort Wayne and
In the miscellaneous list, Mariposa preferred
On the publication of the bank statement there"
was some pressure of sales, but alt that offered
was taken freely, and the market artorwards
Improved. Southern securities are steady at
the following quotations: North Carolina
bonds, old, ttt to W; North Carolina bonds,
new, W) to twi-c; South Carolina six per
cent, bonds, old, 71 to 72; Soutn Carolina six
per cent, bonds, new, 00 to 70; South Carolina
registered stock, old. 02 to 04; Charleston S U
six per cent, stock. 66; South Carolina Hailroad
stock. 40; Bonih Crolln. HaUroad six per oout
bonds,7i; Seutb Oirollna HaUroad seven per
cent, bonds, 82; Greenville aud Columbia Kail,
road. Slate guaranteed bonds, 66 to 6S- Ten
nessee six per cent, bonds, old, myA to 08; Ten
nessee six per cent, bonds, new, 60 to M-)t;
Memphis City six per oeut. bonds, 60 to 60J$.1
From the Y. N, Herald,
The week In Wall street closed upon a very
easy money market-too easy, in faot to ner
mll the belfel that its condition' is wholly
mal and devoid of mifloial Influences Trie
change from seven per cent., gold theratof
interest a Wednesday, to our ' per cent, ou
Saturday .is too suddeu to be the TrefuTt of
mate abunoanoe. although the nninber ot otttr
lugs at low rates is, doubtlea, to be attributed
vw w nwui a Lii rnn rlavi' I fro i w w
for tbe holiday to Tuesday next The
real sroret of the difference lias lu tne win
of certain operators In bond and tooki,
who leame near aooomplUhiua P"nl0.t!i?
other day, to unload what Uiey (hen bought at
low figures. Jn tQ6 Government market there
batno great deal o this speculation, and
It 1 openly chnrged that prominent Cabinet
otttcUls and mc.mheis of Congress are leagued
with Wall street gamblers to work prloes up
snd down tbe soale as on Ha thtlr lateresU.
Money cngbt to be plenlllul at this se-utoa of
tbe year In the metropolis, and the rate on oail
loans should have gravt altul to four or three
percent, a week ax o. But tbe seasons of Walt
street, if tbey may be so styled, are all baek
ward this year, owing to the disturbances In the
market at the close of 18(K and the postpone
ments consequent thereon."
Erorn the X. Y, Tmc$.
"The Money market at the close was nnnsu.
ally easy, partly on account' or the holiday ln
lermlfBlon, which, practically, afford to the
lender three days' Interest lu one. The rates
ranged from 5 per cent, on Government ool la
teral to 0a7 per cent, on other approved stock
collateral and on gold.
"The last sales of gold were at l&Vi94
per cent., closing about the name aa on Friday
night. The cash gold for delivery easy, bat not
more than 6(a6 per cent, interest paid to orry
over balances until Tuesday, the next business
day on the 8iv?r and Gold Exchange. Tne
Wrtliday of Wasiilssrton, Monday, February
22(tbis day), will be uu.'persally observed on
the street as a close horwy by tne banks,
bankers, and brokers ef all olft?, and also at
tbe Custom House and Treasury Oni?.
nrm tnan on t ridav: sixty aavs' London, lun-t.
lotiy,; short sight. 10910UH V cent The flrmer
London and Frankfort brought forward ex
change at 109 y cent., less a brokerage."
The late 'decision of the United States Su
preme Court that both coin and ourreney are a
legal tender, aud that all contracts for the pay
ment of coin are valid and may be enioroed by
law, places the legal liability of the Union Pa
clflo Railroad Company to pay the Interest and
principal of Its first mortgage bonds beyond
question. What some of the courts nave here
tofore held was a matter of honor has now
become an obligation, and must enhance the
market value of their securities.
These bonds are a first mortgage upon one o f
the longest lines of railroad in the world. The
amount will be less than 127.000 per mile. The
earnings from local business over a portion of
the road last year were over five million dollars,
and after Its completion early this season the
Immense through trafBo of the Pacific States
will Increase this sum to fifteen or twenty
millions. The payment of both Interest and
principal of the bonds In gold Is, therefore,
perfectly sure.
The present high price of Governments offers
a favorable opportunity to Bell and to reinvest
In a bond equally safe and more valuable on
account of the longer period before its maturity.
The exchange tviil now pan a projil of from ten to
fourteen per cent. As the Issue of these bonds
will soon cease, parties who desire to Invest are
Invited to make tbelr subscriptions at once.
They will be received In this cliy by W. Painter
& Co. and Be Haven & Brother, who keep a line
on hand for immediate delivery.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
Monday, Feb. 22, The Cattle Market was
dull this week, but prices were without any
material change; about 1(400 head arrived and
sold at 10104c. for extr Pennsylvania and
Western steers; Ho. for a few oholoe; 89a. for
fair .to good, and 6a&7o. per lb. lor common
as to quality. Tbe following are the panlou
lmsoi the sales:
jj.
00, Owen Smith, Western. 89, gr.
60, A. Christy A Bro., Western, TAtfWA. gr.
44, Pengler & McCleese, Chester oo.. 7J4i, gr.
40. P. McFlllen, Lancaster oo.,8lIUfi, gr.
86, P. Hathaway, Lancaster co., $10,gr,
60, J as. H. Kirk, Chester co.. 810 gr.
60, James McFlllen, Coester oo..;8(10!4,gr.
10, K. S. McFlllen, Chester co., 910J.j(. gr.
1 l.'i, Ullman ABachman. Lancaster oo., 79 gr.
13u. Martin Fuller & Co.. Western, 79$. gr.
125, Mooney & Smith, Western. 710, gr,
125, Moony & Bro, Western, 68U gr.
49, H. Chain, Western Penn., 6$8, gr.
HO, John Smith, WeBtern. 89J4, gr.
60, L. Frank, Western, 839, gr.
75, Frank & Sohomberg, Western, 89. gr.
( 6, Hope & Co., Lanoaster oo., 89, gr.
3tt, M. lJryfoos & Co., Western. 1 liS?A, gr.
67, Elkon & Co., Virginia, 78, gr.
15, B. Baldwin, Chester co., 6. gr.
41, J. Clemson, Lancaster co., 739, gr.
15, V. Branson, Chester co , 71U, gr.
8ti, Chandler & Alexander, Chester oo., 6)4&,gr.
27, Wallace & Miller, Chester oo , 710, gr.
in, Li. norn, Delaware co., t,q,, gr.
gr.
..n ......... 17fk hoad ar.11 u t 1-1(1 YlTH fit
cow and calf, and 830(200 per head for springers.
Sheep were in fair demand at full prices; 6000
bead arrived and sold at ti8o. 10. gross, as
tocondltior. .
Hor?s were dntl and lower; 2600 head sold at
the different Yards at 81017-50 100 ltw. net
Louisville is prosecuting saloon keepers
who allow boys to play billiards.
An elevator with a oapaolty for nearly
1,000,000 bushels of grain is to be ereoted iu
Boston.
Petersburg, Virgta, boa3ta a boy of seven
years, who girts over live feet and stands only
four.
Tbe carrying of fifteen revolvers on the
person constitutes a "dangerou. man" in
New Oileane.
The IVst Office at Verona, Vt., has been
held by members of tha Whitehead family for
over twenty years.
Tannton, Mass., has four velocipede
manufactories, which are now turning oat
ten xnaohines daily.
-Ammonia injected into the veins is pro
nounced a certain antidote for the bite of
poisonous snakes.
LATEST SllirriAO IMTELLIHOCE.
For add Uio nal Murine Mews tee Inside Pages.
BY TKLKUHAPH. '
Nsw Yob it , Feu. 22 Arrived, steamships Oubs,
frrui Liverpool, and AlH uiBunia. from eioiitntruptvii.
luKTiiin Won bom, Feo. tS Passed luforHitll-more-Burciue
i'ldla,.o days lrom .Buenos Ay rem.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA FEBRUARY !43.
STATS OT THKBkfOM KTB) B AT TH XVXNIMa TKUS-
bham onricic.
41, U A. M 62 t Ft M...mM..m.J)4
CLEARED THIS MORNINfl.
Bthr Caroline, lloe, MUlvnle, Wiiltall, Tatum tft CO.
ARRIVED THIS MORNINQ.
Steamship Volunteer. Jcmea 24 hours from New
York, with mdbe io John IT. Oiil.
r. brig Union T.. Tulu, M days from MataaaM,
With sugar andjuolame IO Thoe. Wattsou A Hons.
tk-br (JrliiolluSr Bedell. 6 days from Klver Head. L.
I., with listi guano to Allen & Npedles.
Bieaiuer .Diamond Hiate, tVebo, 18 hoars from
Baltimore, with rudse. to A. Groves. Jr. ,
Hteamer Rloliard Willing, t'nndlir. 1) hoars from
Baltimore, with mdse. to A. Urovee, Jr. ,,,
. B warner J. 8. Htirlver, Kivsaus. 13 hours Iron BUU
more, with tudss. to A. Groves, Jr.
Tbe schr Yllen Holgatef Cpiln Q.old'D--l!i?
arrived on Haiurdsy. witb luruber ..fzrZtw
Hbeela. reports having md tb run lu 4n" w Me
lug been ODly labours from Uur nle
Capes ol the JJeiawar. ,
'dirJrlc.. st Baste, yesfr
T.ho rhrysUl. Barnes, at Rle Janeiro 28 Ih
'SBBr a
wa on ini wih ult. which stove la -tbe eabln aa
ff.Tu'. iKis. and oaused her to spring a leak, ribs pnt
luioBk Tuomaaiialnsl. tor repairs, and rsuudned
Hswbr Itlsetra Bailey. Bmlth, hsaoe, at Barbados Un
Inst., and was dlauharglag Ktb.
H,,hr Kmllla. for Delaware Break w tar . was InaA.
Ids- sugar at Mavaguea, r. K., 8ih lust.
gonr H. G. Whhlden, Robinson, hanos fot Boston, at
Holme' Hsls Jwib lust.
Bobrs Annie May, May, from PorUmoata, and
Kinma Baoon. Baarasu from Portland. Beta fuf rtkUar
e raTiles!! UU Mi last,