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VOL. XI--No 41.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1869.
DOUBLhJ SHEET Til K EE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
I B AB !E Ij L V.
She Addresses the Spanish Teople,
and Asks the Restoration of
Spain to Peace, For
. tune, and Glory.
A docuroeut called the manifesto of Que?n
Isabella has appeared m Paiis, aud is to this
eict:
Kf anardi 1 8'nec my Infancy, and bocause'you
cl sired it, 1 Lave been the national symbol Of
your riehts and jour lib"rtt . M'ti whom I
Lad loaded with binefits v.bon they appeared
before me as jour friends and jour dclcoUcrs.
all at once pretended, after having a hundred
times sworn the contrary, that my dynasty was
an lusnraouii'able obstacle to your happiness,
to ti e glory of our country, to the extension of
lis moral and material interests. Mv heart told
hip that they lied; but I never would undeceive
jou at the cost of civil war, I preferred leaving
them tod spuse, without obstacle and without
contini, of the power by which thny were to
make jou more happy, n oro glorious, and
richer, (iod Is my witness 'hat If they had ob
tained ttat result I would have bl-ssed ttii-tn
from my place of exile lu spite f thcr iuara'i
Ude to myeel, happy to sacrifice my sou to
j u, and to ren aiu to weep alone far lrom my
country. Ftve mouths have now p iisrd a way.
Are jou happier? Are you richer? Are you
more glorious t Your best aud poorest blood
has reddened tbe pavements of Cadiz aud
Malaga. Your honor his been Hunt; at tbe feet
of all princes, who put by with dltdaiu the
erowr. to' which we added the new jewel ot
Teiuan: and jour fortune is diminished by all
the poll which is divided before your eyes. Our
precious tnd dear Cuba Is on tbe point of being
fiven up to tbe foreiuuers who have acquired
t; and cur navy, whose guns thundered but
jie'erday iu the Pacific, is become the humble
guard o! your bre.hren crowded in tbe holds of
our ships. The tolerance of which my soul has
drawn ihe secret lrom yours was enlarging
eradually betore m the horiz ns which faitn
hat opened to us. Fanaticism has been roused
bv tbe gratuitous insults oik-red to the servants
of our God; and, us the tabernacles of our
churches possess great value, they have laid
their hands even on our chalicej in order to
prepare their inventory aud their sale.
Wbat are the political principles that have
been promulgated ? Spain has lost in the Euro
pean corcert the tank ot sixth great power
which we together hud gained tor her. Let but
tome great event occur now in tbe world and
we shall be excluded irom a common action.
Our noble country, towards which the eyes of
tbe world once turned wben a question of Eouor
wai to be settled, is low become the theatre ot
tcaodalous ualtic. People suppose you are to
be told beoafjpe some have sdd themselves; but
1 well know that you are fctill the ioheri:or9 of
tbe chivalrous honor of tbe Cid. Commerce
and industry are dead. Civil war, with its hor
rors, is imminent, and, as there is no keystone
to your social ediiioe, every one sees that it must
Jail upon you.
While embracing ray children I think of
jours, and I knetl and pray to Heaven to raise
np some one to fave you, even were he to bind
on his brows tbe diadem which 1 hold from my
ancestors. But, alas I the salvation oi nations
can orly result from the application of defined
principles; and when genius is wanting the
ejmbol alone may be eliicacious; but it is not
rouud u symbol that an unsettled uatiou can
be reconstituted. That truth dic'ates to me my
daty; it makes me neisist more than ever in the
firm resolve to remain your sovereign. .
Tne calamities which have fallen upon me on
the throne mut be to you a sure guarantee that
if I resolved not to decceud from It, it is only
because I desire to fulul the duties which Cod
has imorxed upon me, and because my whole
lit should be devot d ta you.
Let us conucrt together to restore to Spain
peace, fortune, and glory. Let us put aside
without anger the incapable men who have de
luded you. I a-k ot you to pardon them as a
proof of tbe good they hare done me in giving
you an opportunity ot avo wing that it is not I
who was an obstacle to your happiness. Tbe
reaction will never be sangu'nary whero my
heart can Intervene, where your will, expressed
by unrestricted sutfrages, shall indicate the dls
Intel ested men who are to assist me in healing
the wounds of our country. Let us together
resume, but henceforth enlightened as toper
sons, the work of legeneraiion, of tolcranco,
and, above all, of liberty, f which I am the
symbol. Let us prepare an era of glory and
prosperity for yjsur children, whom my
AHoufo learns from me each day to cherish
more and more. What has passed is but a
dream. Let us awak from it without even
remembering lhat Spnuish men have been found
to solict from tbe loreigner the exercise of an
influence which my ancestors accustomed you
to exercise an over toe world, i speak to you
at ouce as the heiress of Pelayo. of Isabella tbe
Catholic, of Charles Y, and of Charles HI, but,
above all. as the chosen ot your hearts as the
woman whom you have habituated to suffer
with your sufferings, to feel pride with your
pride, 10 be strong with your strength, 1 aoi
whV.ly yours, aud, with my bod in my arms. I
come to restore what has beea taken frim you
repose, fortune, power, and the supremacy of
your faith.
RUSSIA.
Vratlty to the lollth Revolutionist.
From thecal Mall Gazette, FtO.H.
Bronislaus Szwarck, one of the most able and
popular of the leaders of the I'olish national
movement oi 1801-02, disappeired mjsteriously
a tew months alter the insurrection broke out.
He has just found means to communicate with
hlB friendH, who, after making every effort to
find out wbat had become ol him. bal given
him up tor lost. His s'ory, line tiiat of most of
the Polish leaders, is a very sad oio. He was
the con of a Poiisti refugee in France, and iu
1860 obla'ied the appointment of ecgineer to
the St. Peter burn and Warsaw Railway, the
greater ptrtof which was constructed under
his superintendence. His pu'notic feelings,
however, soon aroused ttie su-picions of tne
authorities, and he Med to Warsaw, where
he took au active purt, under an as
sumed name, in the LaMonal organiza
tion which was then fjrmiug." Ou
Cbrlstu as eve in 1802 he was arrested by the
police, and after a desperate resistance was
overpowered and confined iu tbe citadel. A'ter
a long inquiry, in the course of wVch it is said
be tutTered torture, be was sent'-necri to death.
TLe fcmprcs Eugenie having iuterlered in bis
behallasa French subject, tb sentence was
commuted to transportation, nnd ho wasordered
to be tent to feiberu. Scarcely had he arrived
at Moscow, however, when a second - order
arrived ordering him to be forwa;ded to some
other destination, but what this was hU friends
have until a lew weeks ago strlveu in vain to
discover. It now appears that for the la-it five
years he has been cuaiucd to a wall in one of
those fatal casemates, lying beluw the level of
tbe river Neva at Crunstadt. where so many
political prisoners have died a miserable death.
Thote who have seen him there, and who knew
bim at Warsaw, when he was a haudsome,
spirited joung mnn. say that It is now quite
impossible to recognize him. He is a ertppie,
prematurely old, utterly broken dowu by dis-t-t-e
aud suffering, aud without a spirit ot his
old energy left.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate their semi
centennial anniversary by a national conven
tion la Philadelphia on the 26th of April, at
wbJcb U fj expeoWd 70,000 will be present.
ENGLAND.
Dcmli nttlon ot tbe Theatre Itoy.il, at
Jlnll.
The London Times of the 8th contains the
following account of the buru'ng of the Hull
theatre:
Shortly after 12 o'clock on Friday night, the
Theatre Royal, at Hull, was found to b on
fire, flames hating been n ticed in the gallery.
Information of tbe disaster was at once con
veyed to the central police station, and tbe
hose cart was got out with as little delay as
possible. Although tbe police arrived on the
spot wl'hln ten minutes, the flames were dart
ing with great fury from all the upper win
dows, and the wa'er thrown on the burning
buildiDg did not for two hours appear to
result in any diminution of the flames.
In less thau an hour the roof fell in, and the
scene became one of awful grandeur, myriads
of spaiks rlyit g oil in all directions. Tnis
caust-d trie polioo cotisldfrab e anxiety, as
Young's Pamflin Company's store is situated
next door but ore to the eaiward ot the
thatre, and tbe wind being pretty fresh Iron
the southwest It cntried both flames and sparks
tonrds tbo paraffin store. Mr. Cook, tho chief
constable, seeing that nothing could savo the
theatre, withdrew two or three of tho hose,
viliic h nc kept constantly olujing upon the
parutlin store until all duuger of tho lire bi'tug
communicated to it was pacd. Thousands of
j ersons were gathered around the tbeutre, aud
many, regardless of tho risk tbny ru, entered
some of the lower rooms and commenced to
throw out stiiiie dresses, furniture, and
other articles, most of which were, as
a matter of course, as surely destroyed as they
would have been if they had fallen a
prey to tne flamec. Thetheatre, which was built
only a Utile more than three years a.'O, on the
site of the old Theatre Uojal, which was de
stroyed by fire on the 13'h of October. 15!), was
u very ck pant structure and most luxuriously
filled. It was in the lesseeship of Mr. Chatter
ton, ot Drury lane, and Mr. B. Cliuton Hall was
tbe manager. Mr. Hall states that after tbe
performance of tbe pantomime of Jtobinso?i G?u
sue the place was locked up and lctt apparently
quite sale. About twelve o'clock, however, one
of tbe actors saw a glare in the theatre, and
raised the alarm. Au entrance was at once
effected, but tbe fire 600U drove tho men back.
A hose wns kept on the premise', but no one
knew how to affix it, and so the flames spread.
The theatre was entirely destroyed, nothing
being lelt but the bare walls. It was built by a
limited liability company, and tho first mana
ger was Mr, William Brough. It next pissed
to the leeseeshlp of Mr. jobn Coleman, and
about eight or nine months ngo to Mr. Chatter
ton. At the time or writing the damage ha I
not been estimated, and no statement bal been
made to the police as to the amount of insur
ance. Tbe fire continued to burn till abiut
noon on Saturday. A policemtu was injured
ty fulling from a portico.
Ihe Recent Kterms and manners.
From the London Daily News, Feb. 9.
On Saturday night and during the greater
partot buuday, up to an early hour yesterday
morninc, a severe gale lrom the south-southwest
has swept over Liverpool, causing a good deal
of damage to the shipping in the docks at the
rorthend of the town, aud unrooing several
small tenements near Bootle; but, fortunately,
no serious personal iniuries are reported.
From several parts of the coast the accounts of
the storm are very distressing, aud vessels
which have reached the Clyde suffered severely
1b working up the Channel, while nearly ail
the ships reaching Liverpool are more or less
damaged. The Pericles, which has arrived from
Hew York, experienced very severe gales. On
tbe 24th of January the ship was covered with
water. A new suit of sails was blown to rib
bons: two boats, the galley, caboose, all tbe
water casks on deck, and a portion of the bul
warks were carried away. A quantity of the
cargo, consisting of grain aud rosin, was thrown
overboard; aud when the vessel reached port
she had eightfeet of water In her hold, atthough
the crew bad been at the pumps lor forty
tonsccu'lve hours. The master of the Eglantine,
which has arrived in the Clyde from Old
Calabar, reports that on the night of the 31st of
January he was in company with a large ship
bound up Channel; und although several tugs
went out in searcn of the ship, up to Saturday
night no information had been obtained ot the
missing vessel. Tbe royal mail steamer Mandigo
which has just arrived ut Madeira from Liver
pool, alo came iu for her share of the
storms. Prom leaving the Mersev until
sno reached the Island, tbe sea and
wind were dead in her " teeth," and her
decks were constantly flooded wilh water.
Intelliecnce received in Liverpool yesterday
from Holyhead states that a headboard with tbe
Home "Disraeli" cut on it and a quantity of
deals had been washed ashore near the South
Stall. There were small barnacles Attached to
tbe headboard and tbe deal?. Tho James
Duekett. bound from Lneros to Liverpool, with
palm oil, put into Queenstown yesterday dis
mantled; ns did alto tbe Sarah Earl, bound
from Swansea to Gibraltar, with lossof sails. A
large quantity of new limoer and wreckage is
being washed ashore on the Wexford coast,
near Arklow bank, and it is feared some lartre
ship has gone to pieces. The ship Persian,
bound Irom Savannah to Bremen, with a cargo
of cotton, has been lost at sea. Tne news was
ipppivcrl in Ltvprnonl vpsterdav afternoon, nnd
merely announces the wreck of the ship and the
satety ot tne crew.
A VALUABLE CLERK.
Developments of the Overciul, Quriiey V
t:o. Case.
London Correspondence Hew York Tim.
Tbe examination into the aff iirs of Overeud,
Ourney & Co., in London, has developed a pre
cious scoundrel in the person of Edwards, the
bookkeeper and confidential clerk ot tbe Urin.
He is a geiitlemau of high character aud posi
tion and holds a public office of the hlgbest
trust that of Public Assignee lu Bankruptcy.
From bis financial position and ability he was
engaged by Overend, O uney & Cj. to give
Item advice in regurd lo loans, at a salary of
$25,000 a jesr. He fouud time, also, to become
a director in companies. And to give his valuable
assistance to persi ns to whom Overend, Uurney
& Co. made heavy and disastrous loans, and
irom them be received some $15,000 a year
more, with occasional preseuts, sucti as a yacht
or some such token of esteem. When, at the
closp of tbe first year of Mr. fcd wards' valuable
advice or more valuable silence, Edmund (iur
ncy banded him his salary 5,000 he received
it "with thanks," and expressed the hope that
his connection with so respectable a house
might not be considered as ended, to which that
worthy replied, with a wi e slyuesu attributed
to bis Quaker breeding: "Friend Eiwards, I
don't ce how we can do without thee." Hero
is a man receiving an income ot $50,000 or
$00,000 a year, chiefly for bad advice, or tor
holding his toneue, who appears by hisowu
reluctant testimony, and by bis reticence and
torgetf uluess, more ihan his admissions, to have
been taking bribes on all sides and betraytnir all;
trusted by Government, borrowers, aud lenders,
con panles, and clieuts; paid by ail to protect
one against the other; levying black mail all
round. One would naturally infer tha. a man
so proficient in duplicity and villainy must have
studied several yean iu Wall street and gradu
ated in the Washington lobby; but we ore not
advised that Edwards ever attended cither ot
those schools. '
Garibaldi on the Paraguayan War.
A correspondent writing from Florence to the
Etariodo Bio says:
"A friend happening to talk with Garibaldi
about America, the conversation turned on the
Parsgoavan war, upon which tbe General said:
'Notwithstanding that I am not a friend of
crowned heads, aud that my opinions are repub
licao, 1 am bound to confers that in South
America Brazil forms an exception, because it is
governed by a monarch who ( honest, enlight
ened, and a friend of liberty. The
ambitious ideas of conquest attributed to
him are 'also, and In tbe present war Brazil Is
completely right. It knows the provok'ng
turbulence of Its neighbors. In all Its wars
BriiKil has always given solemn proofs of Us
modera ion and disinterestedness, and It may
be (aid that the neighboring republics owe
their prosperity and the liberty they enjoy to
Brazil. No better proof of this is Deeded than
the Argcntino Republic, that his prospered so
much slnco Kozas was expelled from the coun
try, at tbe cost of such great sacrifice of blood
and money on the part of Brazil. l-opnz, I feel
cerlain, is even worse than Rotas, and Paraguay
also will owe to Brazil its civilization and
liberty." -
Sol. Smith's Wlll-IMkpositlon of III
Property.
From the Bt. Louit Republican, Feb. 20.
The will or tha late Sol. Smith was yesterday
admitted to probate. We present toe docament
in tbe language of tbe testator, with a tew un
important omissions;
Be it remembered that, being about to leave
home for an Indefinite time, and considering the
dangers ot travel, especially for a man of my
advanced age, I desire to make such a disposi
tion of my worldly goods, in case of my decease
during my absence or beforo making other dis
position of tho same: therelore 1, .Sol. Smith,
ot the city ol St. Louis, aud State of Missouri,
for good and sutlicient consideration, do hereby
give and convey unto my son, Thaddeus Sanford
Brr.Ub, of the same city and S ate, all ray real
and personal estate of whatever kind, condstmg
of lots of proiind, bonds, shares of stock in
banks and other incorporated compauies, notes
of band, money on deposit household furni
ture, horse, and nil other effects in trust lor
distribution to my wife, sons (himself in
cluded), and other?, as I Bhall hereinafter
direct:
1. The minMon houe iu which we reside,
aud have resided for twenty yenrs, shall re
main iu full possession ot ray wiie, Kli.ab Hh
uilth, and ou her death be divided aiuoug my
seven sons, or us many of them ns my be living,
to be disposed of as they may deem Bt.
2. All bonds, notes of deposit, certldcates of
deposit and shares of stock which I own are to
be divided Into two eq ual parts -one part to be
divided equally among my four son, Lemuel,
Marcus, Solomon, and Franklin; the other part
to my wife and sous, Thaddeus tianlord, bar
gent Ptcntiss, aud As.i Wilus.
:i. In making a distribution of those bonds.
ccrtificat s, etc., those marked "eood'' are to
be distributed as specified; tho-?e marked 4 bd"
or "doubtlul" In tho same way, It ever col
lected. 4. The twenty-six acres of laud I own in
Madvou, Wis,, my trustees may sell for c i3h,
with ihe consent of my wife and sous, or the
suivivors ot tbem, to be distributed among my
wife and sons in equal portions. TtVO lotp, N'os.
10 and 11, on Collins street, to bo distributed in
the same way.
5. In my inventory of Leavenworth county
boud ot $1000, my trustee is directed to give to
the Trustees ot tho Ft male. Industrial School
tle interest only to be used till the boud can.
be sold at par value.
G. One thousaud dollars deposited iu the Eeal
Fs'ate Savinss Institution, with its accumula
tions, to be divided equally among my eons.
1 nnd 8. I hereby authorize my trustee to
cause transfers and sales of stock or lauds, and
make distribution of them as directed.
9. I request that no one will we tr mourning
for me, as I expect logo immediately iato a
world of happiness, at which my friends should
rejoice. It is my special wish that my body
may not oe dressed up in a sutt as it auve, out
that It be drt sscd up In an old-'ashioned shroud,
the head resting on a small piBow, It conveni
ently at hand.
Then follow directions for the erection of a
gravestone.
The New Map of Europe.
The International of London and Pari, of the
3d inst., publishes a plan ot Count Bismark's
geographical views respecting the future of
Europe. The most striking feature is the solid
and square proportions given to the Prussian
empire, tbe irontierf ot which are indicated as
follows: To tbe noith along the Baltic from
the Vistula to the frontiers ot Holland, in
cluding Denmark; to the southeast it avoids
Ciacow and Vienna, but iucludes Bohemia,
Bavaria, and Wurtemburg on to tbe right shore
of the Huiue, the lett beine ceded to Fraucc.
Switzerland and Holland are left, as it
were, In doubt, tbe frontier line not being in
either case carried past the present bouud.iriei
ot those countries. Berlin is indicated as the
imperial capital, while Hanover, Posen, Dres
c'ren, Prague, Stuttgard, and Munich are cla-sl
fled as the seats ot Viceroyalties, Austria and
the Principalities are entitled to the Danubiau
Empire. Tbo Russian limits start from the
north at the mouth of the Vistula and strike oil
eastward ut the city of Cracow, which city is
ir eluded In the Danubian empire. The line of
tbe French empire follows the left shore of the
Rhine from tho frontiers of Hollaud to the
lrontleis of Switzerland.
Urant
Tbe New York Tribune's Washington special.
speaking of' the General's conversation jcaier-
cav, says:
Those with whom Grant had his conversation
said that, from General Grant's intimations.
they were sure that their coming man was a
Pliiladelphiaii. Every one acquainted with the
prominent men of Philadelphia Is puzzling
himself to guess tho person. Jay Cooke, B -nja-mlu
II. Brewster, George H. Mtuurt, Horace
Biuuey, Aubrey Smith, Judge Allison, and
many others are mentioned. General
Grant's remark about appointing only
civilians to tbe Cabinet has silenced the
surmises about Porter for the Navy Department.
New York members seem to think that John A.
Griswold or Maishall O. Roberts will be given
the Navy Department. Pierreponl's friends
seem sanguine of his appointment as Attorney
General, while those of Morgan say their favor
ite will be made Secretary of the Treasury.
General Grant's remarks to-day are construed as
ruling out Evaris and all men of that stripe ot
politics. Boutwell. Holt, and W lson of Iowa,
are all looked upon as most probable of selec
tion. .
A Mermaid.
The Washington i-tar sais:
' B. W. heed & Sod6 have on exhibition at
their store on F street, near Twelfth, a curi
osity which attracts much attention, it being a
mtrmaid, sent here from Japan one ot the
ouly three in the country. His about sixteen
inches in length, the body bearing acloere.
semblance to the yellow perch, excepting that
a row ol bones appear down the back. At the
point where tbe gills of the fish should appear
two arms grow out, about two and a-hall' or
three inches in length, at ihe end of which are
well cleaned baud', with long talons. The
'critter' has a hea 1 about the size of a walnut,
very similar lo the human bead, and attached
to the body by an exceedingly small neck.
Tbe mermaid has been visited by huudreda of
persons."
Mexican IIoimIm.
A ministerial order, Issued on 8aturdiy, tbe
Cth, in Paris, by M. Magne, the Minister ol
Finance, announces that all holders of Menican
bonds will receive an instalment of five francs
eighty-two centimes in rentes, and three francs
flliy centimes in cah upoa each bond, sod a'S'S
on .each debenture Issued by tne Mexican Gov
ernment and bearing six per cent, interest, an
iustaimcnt of three francs eighty-eight centimes
in rentes, and two francs forty centimes iu
cash. Tbe exact date when, and the amounts
which will be paid for the deflnitlve settlement
of tbe claims will be fixed subsequently. Those
j ersons entitled to participate will receive a
ipecial warrant Issued to bearer, and discount
able in the market.
Tbe total loss by fire In this country
thirteen yean li placed at (389,605000.
for
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Important AdTices from Cuba
Spanish Troops MoTing Into
the Interlor-Tronblos
Between Soldiers
and Citizens.
ievs rOM china.
Financial and Commercial
FROM CUBA.
NpanlMti Troop to Start for tho Interior
More Plantation Iliirneil -Ait i:xpe
till Ion Irom Nnevltan Increase iu Port
Dtillcn.
Jiy Cuba Cable.
Havana, Feb. 23. The city is noiv quiet, aud
hopes are entertained that there will be uo
further demonstrationsby the volunteers. Three
thousand Spanish troops leave here to-morrow
for the interior, but their precise destination is
not jet known. All the raoers published here
nrge the volunteers to preserve good discipline,
and place reliance upon the assurances of th'1
authorities that vigorous measures will be
pursued towards the rebels.
When the salutes iu honor of Washington's
birthday were being fired yesterday the in
habitants of the suburbs became terribly
frightened, supposing thit a struggle bad
commenced in the city. Reports from Villa
Clara state that another estate has been burnt
near that phice. At Jaguey the insurgents have
fired thirty-six cane fields. They have also
burnt tho plantation Australia, belonging t
Benor Mara, a Cubnu. The steamihip B tvaria
for New Oilcans will carry 2500 (?) passengers.
Intelligence from Nuevitas to the 18th Inst,
represent that Governor Lesca, at the head of
au expedition of 2500 men, including a force of
cavalry, with several howitzers, a large number
of horses, provisions to last for some days, aud
110 rounds of ammunition for each man, has
gone to eeu. It is not stated where this force is
destined for, but GuD"ja Is supposed to be the
objective point. From theucc they can march
to Puerto Principe, a distance of thirty-six
miles, through au open road, avo'.dlng the rebel
fortifications. Guanaja being in possession of
the insurgents, however, and fortified with
several pieces of artillery, the troops will pro
bably have to carry the place by assault betore
moving ou Puerto Principe, as they cannot
make a flank movement without leaving their
rear exposed to the iusurgents. The road also
runs through the Cullta Mountain, which is now
in possession of the Insurgents.
The schooner Kate IUnger has been pro
hibited loadingg a cargo which came through
tbe rebel lines, and has gone to Mutauzas. The
steamer Hemtramis has sailed for Hayti,
paving the claim upon her unsettled. By a
decree of the Captain-General the export duty
from the first ot March next will be as follows:
On sugar, fifty cents per box aud one dollar
and twenty-five ceuts per hogshead; on tobacco,
one dollar per bale, and cigars fifty cents per
thousand. On all imports five per cent, addi
tional tax will be levied. Twenty-five per cent,
of the receipts will be paid to the Banco weekly
for the advance of $8,000,000.
Celebration of Washington's Birthday.
Havana, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday has
been celebrated here by the United States
steamer Contoocook, the flagshsp ot Admiral
noff, firljg tho usual national salutes. The
Spanish and French flagships in the harbor
courteously replied, hoisting meanwhile the
stars and stripes at the main. D.tring tho d;iy
the French Admiral paid an official visit to Ad
miral Hoff.
Intelligence has beu received from Key West
to-day of the arrival of two iron-clad sblpi
there, which has caused great excitement and
much speculation as to whether they are the
two Spanish iron-clads, Fernando el C.i'ohco
aud her consort, whose coming has bceu an
nounced irom SpalH.
FROM CHINA.
financial IVewe-Nnlllof? or Vete!-Af-lalrs
at lloug-lionu;.
Sbanguae, Jn. 20 Via San Francisco, Feb.
2. Kxchange on London, bank, six moiubs,
5h. llja.; on Palis, six months, 717 Jf.; on Bm
buy, three days, 29H4 taels; ou Calcutta, the
same; Hong Kong, 25per cent. Bulbou Gol 1
bars, Pi kin. 17,260 taels; silver, 111-70 per 100
taels. Cauton weight; Mexlc in dollars, 75125;
Caiolus dollars, 7710; American bills, litilo de
mand at i;)0115 per pical; sales ot'2000 pieces.
8beetioMs nominal at 4 tiels per piece. Jeans,
some demand air 375(3380; stock 400 pieces
i,cins, 6120 pieces sheetings.
British cotton goods declined and dull until
lately. Grey coinings, 2s.2-i. 10 1, for quarter
pounds. Cloths in modera' e demand at lt30(j)
180 lor seven pounds. Woollen goods
prices low.
Coals declined and more demand; sales of 1581
tons at 1160 per ton from ships.
Exports Black teis meet with a fair Inquiry
and prices are malm a ned; 8000 chests sold
since January 17: reshlpnient 2000 chests; stock,
6ti00 chests. There is littie coming forward.
Green teas Settlements aad reshipaients,
(S2 800 chests, a lallinj oif. Fine teas in small
supply, and value maintained; quotations,
(Ha4 for tine to tineet; holders of medium are
deposed to realize: stocks on offer 70.000J
chests. The following cargoes sailed for tbe
United B'ales: December 12. ship Veiocltv tor
Boston, with 188 617 pound; Sir William Wal
lace, for New York. 186,0m pounds, sme date;
Pacific MaU Hieamship Line, for New York,
6620, December 7.
hi Ik Moderate business for tho month for
commou and reeled, the latter belntr at a de
cline, and the former ma'n'atnlng last quota
tions, and both classes hdd for extreme prieos.
Settlements to da'e, 1'i 0( 0 bah-s of China. He
shipment of Japan. 18,000 bales.
The flaghlp of Admiral Kowan was at Hong
Ko'ig Jan. 1, en route to doan. Business was
geuerally qu et, and there were no political
movements, except In Japan, where, at the
North, the ex-Tycoon has got Into power. The
regular installation of tbe Mikado confirmed
his recognition.
Fire at Rochester.
Bochestib, Fb. 21. G. W. Crouch It Co.'s
saw mill on the Island between the river and
canal, on Soutb Paul street, was destroyed by
fire last night. The loss Is estimated at 1 2 5, 000,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Delation or the United States to Mexico
Despatch to th Atsoeiattd Preti.
Washington, Feb. 24. Official publication is
made to-day of the ratified convention between
the United States aud Mexico, providing for the
adjustment of claims of citizens of cither conn
try against the other. The claims are to bo
referred to two commissioners, one to be ap
pointed by the President ot tbe United States,
by and wilh the advice aud consent of the
Senate; and the other by the President of
Mexico. They are to meet at Washington, aud
may choose an umpire in c9e of dlsagreemcut.
No claim ariMng out of a transaction of a date
prior to February 2, 184, will be admissible
nndtr this convention.
Flaht IWmrnt Soldier and Citizen.
Garrison's Landing, N. Y Feb. 24. A
defrerate fight occurred at Highlands Falls,
Saturday night, between some soldiers from
West Point, and citizens of the first meutlonad
place. One man was bdly beaten. Four
soldiers pased to day to Newburg uud'T
arrest.
Fire at Worcester, Mns.
Wohcester, Feb. 21. The resl leuce of l. U,
Buck minster, in Keene, N. U., was bidly
damaged by fire Sunday noon, caused by a de
fective chimney. Loss on house and furniture,
$3000, which is fully covered by insurance.
THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
By Atlantic CabU.
Thla Morning's Quotation.
London, Feb. 24 A. M Consols 93 for
both money and account. United States 6 'ids,
7t. Stocks steadv; Erin Ktilroad, Ufa Illi
nois Central, OCi; Great Westrru, 35.
Liverpool, Feb. 21 A. M. Cotton quiet;
noddling upland, 1212Jd.;Orlcans, 12jai2Jd.
Sales to-day estimated at IO.OL'0 bales.
London, Feb. 21 A. M. Common Rosin,
6x. 6d.
Thin Afternoon' ((notation.
LrvERrooL, Feb. 21 1230 P. M. Breadstuff
unchanged.
Havre, Feb. 21 Cotton opens easier, Doth
on the spot and afloat; low middlings afloat,
1124f.
London, F.'b. 21 P. M. Consols for money,
93; lor account, 9393J; United States 5 -'JS
quiet at 78J. Stocks quiet; Erie, 21 j ; Atlantic
and Grea- Western, 35J.
Liverpool, Feb. 21 P. M. Cotton flat;
m'.doliug uplands, 121.; Orleans, 12fl.; the
sales will not exceed 7000 bales. Old Corn,
3 is. 6d. Lard, 75s
London, Feb. 21 P. M. Sugu dull on the
spot, and quiet afloat. La-d declioiag.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Court of Oyer and Tebminer Judge?
Ludlow aad Biewster. The trial of Btmuel
Holt for the murder of Edward Byrnea is still
before Hie Court.
Divtrict Court, No. 1 Jndge Hare.
O'Bently ve. Rrist.. An action to recover for
goods sold and delivered. Toe defense setup
mat the goods were purchased by tbe defen
dant's step-danguter for a relative lu Ob.lo, of
wbicti plain tilT was cognizant at the time he
sold. Verdict for plaluiitt, 8206.
Anthony Myers vs. James B. England, trus
tee, and Christopher Snyder. An aotlou of re
plevin to recover goods levied upon for arrears
of rent. Verdict for the defendant; real la ar
rears. S415; value of goods, f 4ti0.
Wesley & Bon vs. Chrlstopner Gentner. An
aotlon to recover for flour sold and delivered.
On trial.
District Court No. 2. Judge Stroud Wal
dm, Koptn & Co. vs. Margaret Elliott, adaaia
ls rati lx. Au a. Ion on a promissory note. No
defense. Verdlot for plaint I IF, 871.3 W2
John O. Hurst vs. Charles Z tuder. An action
of f Jpotment to try tbe right to real properly in
tbe Tweuty elgntu ward. Ou trial.
Couktof Common Pleas Allison, P. J. The
miscellaneous argument list was before tne
Court to day.
United States District Court Judge Cad
walader. The bankruptcy list engaged the
bttenilon of tbe Court this morning, a Jury
briDg In attendance to proceed with the reve
nue cases when tne business before the Judge
thould be concluded.
LOPEZ.
Ill Will In Favor or H tUauie LyucUaua
Letter to the UulteU NtateM Sllulster.
The following are the will of Lipez and his
letters to General McMahon, alluded to as hav
ing fallen into the hands ot the allies on the
flight of Lopez irom Angostura:
The sab cnber. Marshal President of the
Republic of Paraguay, by the present document,
tnalKy aud solemnly declares that, in grateful
acknowledgment of the services of Madame
Eliza A. Lynch, he gives to her absolutely all
his property, rights and claims; aud it is my
wish that tbis disposition shall bo faithfully aad
legally cairied out. Sipued, in the presence of
witnesses, at the headquarters of Pikysyry, ou
the 23d day of December, 1808.
Francisco S. LorEZ.
To Major-General McMahon, Minister of tho
United States ot America.
Pikysyry, Dec. 23. Honorable Sir: As tho
representative of a fneudy nation, aud ai a
measure of precaution In view of whatra iy
happen, permit me to coudde to your care ihe
accompanying document by which 1 tramsfer to
Eliza Ljnch all my piivate interests ot what
ever kiud. You will have the kln.luess to keen
tbis document iu your possession untiljyou can
deliver it with safety to that lady, or in o we
events should happen rendering that unneces
sary, can return it to me. Allow me, at tho
same t uie, to beg ot you th tt vo.i wU do all iu
your power to give effect to the disp union
mudeiuthe same document, aud aicept vaj
best thanks, In anticipation lor what you raiy
do in cairjing out my w shes.
IVKANCItjJO a. LiUTKZ
To the same.
Honorable Pir: As you b'iv had tho kind
ness lo take chnrt'0 of my ctilldreu, I now pre
sume t3 commend them to your entire protec
tor, tu case anything should happen to me,
giviug jou authority to take whatever steps
you may cont luer necessary lor the future wel
fare of these poor creatures, especially for
Leopold, who-e tender years give me the
erealest concern respecting him. Your com
pliance with this request will entitle you to ray
heartfelt gratitude, Bince tbe thought of these
chl'dren is all that troabies my mind at
ttiis trying m uncut, when I am called upoa by
dny to df dicaie myself, at every risk, to my
conn'rv's cause. Francisco 8. Lopez.
The person known as .Madame Lvuch is the
mitms oi l.opez. She is Irish by birth,
and is tbe wife of a French surgeon, whom she
left about ssventeeu years ago for Lopez. She
is described as a woman ot fine personal ap
pearance, still bearing tho marks of tho beauty
by which Lopez was first captiv ited, and exer
cises great influence over the Paracuayan
President. Bhe hs borne him seveial children,
Lopez has never married.
Oregon begs two hundred aa4 fifty ser
vant girls to ooiae and do iu houaework.
Georgia proposes a canal across the State.
590 miles long. It ean bo built for $5,000,000.
The English are Just learning to drink
lager.
-Only one per cent, of the emigrants to this
country are Frenchmen.
It la laid that Santa Anna's agents are
trying to indnoe the Count Giigenti to set no
forltopworof Kuloo,
FINANCE AND COMMEROE.
Orricaor thh hvisnims Tklwobafh.i
WatJoanday. Keb. 24. 18 J
The Stock market wasd'ill tbis morning, but
prices generally were ra.hcr firjier.
Government securities continue in steady
demand lor Investment at full prices. City
loans were unchanged; the n-v issue sold
at 101.
Kallroad shares were the most active on the
list. Heading sold at 40), an sdvanco of ;
Pennsylvania Bailroa I at 6GJ(ji57J. an advance
of i; Little 8chu)lkill a. 13, n j change; Lehigh
Valley at 66 j, no chance.
In City Passenger Hail way shares there was
very little movemeuU West Philadelphia sold
at 64, no barge.
Bank shares were (Irmly hM. Farmers' and
Mechanics' sold at 121, no chxng.
Canal shares were dull feed uylkill Naviga
tion preferred sold at 19, no change.
PlilLAHKlPHIA STOCA KlCUAJfUB BALKS TO-DAI
Reported by le Haven a Bro., No. 4u 8. Tnixd surest
VI umt a u an
iwwuur m, jnow.ih ml
s.m ixtis. sold 1..... t
'iv f km, srlea 18
n Fee uK. ........... fj
SO lo. 11
'3 .-Is- B7
H dc.......... sit',
27 . . . (Jo (jflij
2" o sh Bead RH....1. ti
IllO 10NHlilU. 4H',
77 oil LcH V A ?
2i '10..........&5. MX
10 do..- 66 U
inh Phil K 4
too sh Hoh N Pt.-.. 19
S nil W Phila It... 64
loo sb HeBtouvllJe...... u
WlBch R 484
Nlirr A T iLitm.r Rlm-lr IT d,.l.
1 1 fiird stp.et, report this morning's
l"UO A. M.
132 10-57 A. M. . 132J
132 11 (IT twi
10-01
ln.ll ii ,7,7. .. ' "
1
1015 . 13'2A'
voIo":vl,!lR,m Winter & Co., bankera.
No. 36 South Third Street, report the following
aL fXCUinn to-day at 12 o'clock:
United States 6s, 1881. 1131aU3i: D. S. R.una.
lHBa. llljSfilUj; do., 1864, lluillU; do 186
112il)2i; do. July,865,lo'rili)V do. Joly.
S d0' lMt,.H 114 HI ; 5s. lflklOs,
10-J4l)9i. Compound lin.rest Kotes, past
due, 11925. Gold, t32iai32J. ' v
Messrs. De Haven Aliromer, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of ex.
chanea to-day at 1 P. M. : D. 8. 6s of 1881. 113 V
113j; do. 13C2, llliaillj: do.. 1864, 111i3
llli; do., 18G5,112331123 ; do.. 136J, new. 1101
llOgjdo., 18C7. new. UOi'aill; do., 1S68,110
(tflll; do., 5s, 10-fOs, 109ial09; do. 30-year
6 per cent. Cy., in lj (ft Mi;!; One Compound
Interest Notes, 19 i; Gold, i32,'132J ; Sliver,
127(3128$.
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows; U. 8,6s ol
1H81, mi(ail3J: 5-20s of 1862, lHSWlHf ;
6-20s, 1861, instil; 5 20s Nov., 1865, 1123 a
1125; Julv. 1865. HOllOJ; do., 18C7. UOd
111; do 1S68. HOjaUlJ; IMOs, 1093(721091.
Union Pacific boi.ds, lOljaiOU. Gold. 132$.
(Stock Qnotations by Toleg-rapti 1 P. M;
Glendlnnlng, Davis & Co. report inrouga their
New York house the J.ilowlu
N. Y. Cent. K. 161 1 Western Union T 57
N. Y. and Krie It... 35 Cleveland and ToLHW'2
Phil, and liea, K.... UVt Tol. A Wabash K... 65'2
Mich. B.and N. I. R W Mil. & ht. P. cora a5l
tie. and Pitt. K SK Mil. & St. p. pref... 7rt
Chi. and N.W. com. 82: Adam Express Co
Ohio and N. W. prt 91 Wells, Kargo Co. si 'l
i.ui. nu'in. i-n
Pis. P. W.ndChLJ'-'4
Unfed Stales Kxd. 47
"M m 182
Pa. M. Bteaio. Co... 97t Market steady,
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Wednesday, Feb 21.-Tne Flour Market Is
dnll and depressed, and only a few hundred
burrelH were taken In lota by the home eon.
Burners at f55 25 for superfine; $5 756'25 for
extras; S7750 for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Min
nesota extra family; 810 00 for Pennsylvania
and Ohio do. do.; and 510 2o12 60 for fanoy
brands, according to quality. Kye Floor sells
at!77-25. Nothing doing In Corn Meal.
Tbe Wheat Market presents no new feature,
the demand being mostly for prime lota, which
are In small supply ; sales of 1000 bushels good
and strictly choice red at$l 801 05; some amber
at tl-65; COO bushels No. 1 spring at S1-70-, and a
lot of white at $220. Kyels steady, with sales
of 800 bushels Western at Sl-55. Corn Is In good
demand at fall prloer; sales of 7500 bushels yel
low, afloat and in the cars, at 80vt9to. Oats are
qnlet at former rates sales of Western at 71a
7 fx : and Pennsylvania at 70&73o. Barley and
Malt remain as last quoted.
Beeds Cloverseeri is steady, with sales of 75
ruiRhelsatfJ9'75. Timothy may be quoted at
ii 85(33-40. Flaxseed is tafceu by tbe or us Hera
at U 65.
Whisky Is nominal at97o.$l per gallon, tax
paid.
markets by releg-rapU.
Hew Tobz. Feb. 24 Mocks very strong. 'old. 182.
Kxi-btDR, HX:-iKi8. IMS. 1143ft do. im. Vis; do.
IsOj. lUH: new, lioy 1887. ll(; lotus vtS VirVlnla
8s, 61; Miutiourl tt. 87?-,'; Canton tympany,?,; (jam.
bf r'nd preferrtd. 87; New York Central, 164?,; Head.
InK.Ui'ii Hudson River. lo; Mloblgtn Central, il7X
MicbiKn Bouthern, V7: Illinois Ceoiral 142: Cleve
land nod PllUburg.Ol V Cleveland and Toledo; t 5
Chicago and Koca Island. 127X; nuaburs and fort
Vnyue, I'.:''-,,- "
LATEST SimTLNbt LNTELUQEXcisr
For additional Marine News tee Zntlde Page.
fBT TKLBOBAPB.
Nbw Tok. Feb 24 -Arrived, steamship City or
Antwerp, lioiu Liverpool. " w m
By AtiatUie Cubit.)
Qumnstoww. Feb. U. Arrived yesterday, steam,
sbip City ol Baltimore, from New ork. "
I,oniow. Feb. 24. - Arrived, steamship Hlbst
ntau. Horn Fuillaud.
POBT OF PHILADELPHIA FEBRUARY 34.
TAT OF THEBMOMHT.B AT TBI BVBSfrNO Vara.
UHAPrf OJfVKJB. ww
I A. M 2811 A. M. 40,1 P. U ,....
OLKARKD THIS MOKNINQ.
zImw ' miih' Bu"ton' Kellar A
ARRIVED IHH MOHNTINn
Steamship JmiiaU. lloxle, from New Orleans
Vi Uavnua lHib lt . Willi colton in.!.
Philadelphia and Kouih;ruXlYm"g.pVj.!topJS
Cuild U. I Flanagan. Miss Ida Hot! p?.,
J. atollen M.Neboii Mrs Uatwia four niTTP
a. .. servant: P. Furudllas Mr J Paaada u2 h?I!l
cblldreu; MttsC. Faiada Mint Pad f t ihr.
bunt 111 MIB. J. 1.1 fcmBHrV. a.Xa?l'i&5i;i
dra A. de Arnen; a. OaTlrt : H PofV. r i t ?
. Laferiej J. OonVaiv y. ropplngSr wlla tlhlS
Joe. Poey; J. V. Brlio; MsJ.wV i r Cll,.,di
and wiie; MImi RoJruue.; Mis. H ii?T Mter MS?
iueou.Biiatwoclilldren; J B Paiadai Jm H'
b. m; J M. ParriBB; J. K ParrW?- a V?. a.ta'
Mis. Coo-r; J. iur and wn MKrt.twvretUi
Waller ieer: P. l orrelu! M 3 tSif.tSL'i41 XouoK
M. a. Montyoj Jos. ilnriiny- j il u"v u'1
children. "unmj, j. caron, wife. Bod two
tit. onir i-db kox 21 dav Trnta OlenniMn. .ik
Butar and nj(iln, tort 4 W vu-Mlah " ' w'"
tcbr Daniel Mo Pea S'uttb. 4 dav. from N. v.w
Wllb barley to KMgbt A .,u.. ' WaW 0"'
Bchr Maty O., Hippie. I day irom Mflford Tj1 with
grain lo James Karra't " uiiiiora. un WHO
Huhr J a Wiillaum. Woodruff 1 day from Brldzs
t05 ""n train to Jo. K Palmer. rla
?.rlM".T", 'ollne. Fowler. 2 days from lip
Slo, Del., with grain lo Jem. K. Palmer.
tZtl w2Ju,8:ul.?U),tn from Boston.
81 earner F. Franklin, Piernon. 18 houmlroui iU
mora, with nuluu I. . a
- a. uiuvrs, jr.
AMWttimJiM. y t k T.i ....
Lbwbs, Del., Feb 22 K M -The barn A'r?
N. Franklin, from Meoxlna for Philadelphia. ia
B'e.kwaler this morning. k.r:
Ihe hillowlng vw-,a ,ematn at the BrJj, -rt,
Bchis Wlillam Carroll, fr..ro Pbiude'li" ,,,r Vlr-
aTnaa 1V-U w'diiidtAFA.
t . VKUOUfot Philadelphia
Bchr A. R. Welu i r.,
Cleared at New York IT'SIni'mn H9,,,"M-,
Bchr. Anna My, lo i"TfSJwwa lot Phllndalphl
i"or;.r.M. from Bo.lon lo, PhMa-
Bobr Abbl. ""',r1 rid I'""- lUiatan tnr Phil..
eebr'HrK. ro'' Ponos Sth Inat.
JKloal 'or Port nonh of Halleraa.
fr. "'SrrR?r Di.ra Break walr, was loaklag
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