LCLLlLld i, ...... . - , . VOL. XI No 73. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MABOH 2G, 1869. DOUBLE SHEET THREE 0BNT8. FIRST EDITION The ReTOlution in llayti-Tcrrible , Atrocities Committed bj Do minguez-Women and Children Shot. American Filibusters En Route for Cuba-The prospects of the Insurgents. Tbe following was f nclosed In the report from Admiral iloff to the Navy Department: "MEMORtMDA OF MILITAKT EXECUTIONS MAD? BY IBB REBEL AUTHORITIES AT AUX 0AYE8. "Tbe statements which we are aboat to make are tacts which passed, come under our own eves, others to our knowledge. Tbe following re tbe most prominent Itstunces: "General BoRlla, one of the beet friends of the revolution, was sent to Corteun to direct the delense ot the lines in that direction. An attack was made upon him by Sal nave's forces; bis men were routed and fled, and he had to abandon the position after vain efforts to rally bis men. He was tried by court-martial and honorably acquitted. Notwithstanding this he bad scarcely leached his home when he was rearrested and summarily shot by order of Dominguez. "In the course of the war several of Salnave's partisans lett the revolutionary party to join their own. Their wives and children were on that account arrested, put Into prison and cru elly treated. They remained in prison, and in a short space ot time swelled in numbers and met tbe fate which we shall shortly have to reconnt. "General Fils Aime Mentor, for having refused to join the revolution and for having expressed wUh to remain neutral, was tried by court martial and condemned to six months' impri sonment; never again to be set at liberty, as the equrl will show. Prisoners taken upon the field of battle wounded, and in some instances fatally, were, in common with others not wounded, shot im mediately after combat, quarter on this side being scarcely thought or. Several other per sons were shot without any lorm of trial, npoa the mere denunciation ot unknown individuals, the reason assigned being lor having talked galnet the revolution. Upon the arrival of Salnave's forces before the town, and upon the first attack that was made, the numerous persons who found them selves in prison for minor offenses and so-called political crimes, as related above, were ordered Into the prison court-yard, the sick were carried down, the doors were thrown open, and a discharge of musketry was fired into them. This beiDg found insufficient to kill fast enough, rounds of grape and canister were directed against them to hasten this dreadful butchery. Many women were thus sacrificed, the wives and sisters ot individuals above re ferred to as having joined Salnave's party, as also was General Fils Alme Mentor. General Fils Alme Mentor was uuable to stand up on account of sickness, and was, in coasequence, tied in a cua'r. Even after this, recourse was bad to point blank musketry to finish the suf ferings of those who still breathed. A father and son were shot together, without any other r eat on than some silly remark made by the latter. Alter having uselessly pleaded lor the Life of tbe son, he requested to share his fate, which was too gladly accepted by the rebels, and they were murdered belore our eyea, under circumstances too horrible to relate. "A woman (Madame Zorphlso) was arrested on account of some of ber relations being in Salnave's ranks. The tacts of ber execution are the following: A guord of soldiers drew vp befcre tbe prison door; he officer a creature ot Dominguez, who had hitherto officiated in these murders with alacrity called for this woman, and told her that Dominguez re quired ber presence. Upon appearing, and as the was about being tied with. a rope, in great consternation and agosy of mind, she cried out, 'Surely, you are not going to kill me?' The afostvaia officer . assured her that such was not the -case. In spile of this protes tation, she was maicbed off a few paces to the sea-side, between a file of soldiers some of whom held the rope with which her arms were bound and she was then, shot, that is, mur dered in the usual style. , 2" " " -: "It may not be out of place here to say that al) the people who were thot had to stand up facing the firing party, and forced to look uooa them while loading and going through manoeu vres preparatory to their execution. In most cases the first fire only wounded and otherwise shattered their limbs. There being no reserve party left to hasten their end, they had to wait about a quarter ot an hour, still standing, before the uns were reloaded. This womau was one of the numerous Instances. It would lengthen out this list of sad detail unnecessarily to recount all tbe other executions which tout place. The object of this -note- is merely to Illustrate the barbarity under which this civil war was conducted on the rebel side, who ' pretend to be and call themselves the elite and tbtelllgeuce of tbe whole country. We . do not know the - exact number of victims wbo tell in tbe prison, but to our best knowledge and belief there were one hundred and nine persons, amoug whom were (they say) ten women and one child, besides the above murders in the prison there have been, at .different time, a quantity of people shot, or, as it is called here, executed in con fnrmitv tn the law of the country, bat in Point of jMCt it should be more properly termed Biurder. Tbe number who cave tnus lauen nnteiiiA nf the orison we cannot no to the pre sent hour ascertain, but it was a frequent occur, rence. When men in the revolution de.ert their wivte. are Imprisoned, and in many cases hot. "U80BB l. JDttOWM, "J. N. Nicholson.", . rh v'eraeitv of "tbe above tsuers is vouched far h Mr. James DeLong. the United btates Consul at Haiti. - - ' - t- American Flllbastrr to Aid tbo Cuban ..atniDtt-Ueuenl . UnnluKSn in '" Command. KV., the Charleston Newt. March 28." 'A letter was received yesterday In this city from a point which shall be nameiese, in wntcn K . that Cflneral iienntngseB, of Nicara gua fame, has actually landed in Cuba with a CT. - i L 1 1 mA. all wall nt-Avlrtnil ICirce oi neveu uumucu utu, "-'!-'"---with arms and munitions or war. The letter, omitting names, is as follows:- ... nM- received vour letter on Saturday, and tbe next morning went to see Henningseo to deliver your mestago. - io my grcv sm h "t I found that be had gone out of town, and that bis return was uncertain. Knowing bow lm. sortant it was that you should be able to com Jnunleate with hltn, I tried to ascertain what bad become of btm, but without effect until . k. I mht-n I met Mr. kl . whO tOld ine the truth about it. IlennlBgsen is now In Cuba, and ir you want to reach him by letter .rMreB. him. care of . . Nassau, i a., .nnr latter will be forwarded by the irst opportunity. I confess that this news iumlsedand shocked me, but he ta not alone. anUmay.webope, be so brilliantly saccesstui !? to I M with "fortune the days of his de. tf.Jz w Ahont eleven hundred men are in yi'"iu" aii f thPtn old soldiers, and more than one hundred of tbem ex-officers in the ih.."J?iD. infoflera'e armies. Among the roufederates Tie Major-General It . who, as .ukiof "m one of the coolest and braves! 8, whose brilliant career you are familiar with; and Colonel I and Colonol B , wbo are well known to you by reputation. There are several ex Federal officers, and tbe whole corps Is under the command of Hennlnjrspn him' elf. Ills wife, I hear, is anxious about him. but she has confidence tn his tried bravery and skill, and believes that he will come out all right. This Is about all that I can gather. Tou had better write immediately to the udJreis I have Indicated above. Mo time is to be lost. "Yours, faithfully, General C. F. Henningscr, who is in command of this Important expedition, and will doubtless attain high rank In the Cuban armv, was born of bwedish parents in England In 1815, In 1834, when only 19 years of age, he joined the Carltst army tn H.iaiu, and by his headlong daring soon rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. When the peace convention was concluded, he re turned to England, but when the war again broke out In fcpaln he returned to that country, re-entered tbe revolutionary army, and received a commission as colonel, tie was taken pri soner bv tbe royalist troop", and alter hts re lease held a high command in the Russian army in Circassia. He next joined with Eopsuth lu the Hungarian revolu tion, but bis plan of campaign, though adopted, was never carried out. When the in surrection was nt an end, Colonel llcnningsen came to the United States, and afterwards loined the Kicaragna expedition, in which he held tbe rank ot Major General commanding, being the life and soul of the force. At the beginning of the late war he entered the Con lederate army, and is said to have been the means of extiicating General Lee from the toils of Rosecrans, in the mountains of Vir ginia. But General Henningsen was no favor ite of the Confederate Government. He aj vlted that C00.000 rifles, 800,000 blankets, 400 pieces of field artillery, and at least 6 000,000 rounds of small arm ammuni tion should be bought at once and paid for by the hypothecation of cotton. These ideas were communicated to General Toombs, and by him to President Davis, who said that Hennlnesea was a loo). 'When this tale was told to lien- ningten, be retorted tbat Davis was an ass, whtcb, coming to the ears of the President, cut off all hope of promotion, and ended his career in the Confederate army. General Hetfmngsen married, we believe, a daughter of the late Senator Berrien of Georgia. Mrs. Heniilngden is an accomplished ladv. and made hosts of friends by her noble conduct during the war. 3 be Sailing- of tbe Cuban Political Pri sonersWhere tbe Spaniards aro to Placo Them. Correspondence from Havana says: The railing of the political prisoners for Fer nando Po or elsewhere is set down for to-morrow (March 21). It has for more than two weeks past been the principal subject of conversation ana speculation among an classes, j. Dough there is a possibility that the vessel may be still fur ther delayed, "it cannot be long. The ship se lected, alter considerable difficulty, is the Fran cisco oe Boriap. a Spanish war vessel with two guns and eighty men. She is commanded by Com mander Here?, xne orlop nas oeenaividedinto thiee compartments, each to contain 105 prisoners. They will be subdivided in accord ance with their position in life. They have been permitted to provide their own mess and to engage a cook. Mon. Edouard, of tbe French Hotel Leerand. - has been selected. Each prisoner has contributed six'y-eigbt dol lars towards the common fund. Private sub scriptions have been made for tbe poorer pri soners, who are comparatively few.- The cost ot tbe provisions, wines, etc., provtJed amounts to $10,000. The money which the prisoners take with them, independent of the letters of credit, reaches the sum of $300,000. It may be doubted if a shin load ot prisoners were ever better provided before. They are to be guarded bv one hundred volunteer?, who are paid, a follows: Two dollars per diem to the sergeants, 7ne dollar and a halt to corporals, and one dollar to the men. Among the officers going la one Martel, who is a person of means, and whose hatred to the Cubans is such that he accompanies the prisoners, as he says, to treat them ss severely as possible and to make sure that they ate taken to Fernando Po. ' Commander Heres is an otucer or the Spanish navy, and is represented to oe a numane gen tleman. He goes under sealed orders, with In structions to open them upon the high seas, and this confirms the idea, extensively entertained, that the prisoners will be taken to Cadiz; or at least, thofre guiltless of any offense, comprising the majority, it is tnougnt prooaoie tnattna chip will touch at the Canary Inlands. Most of the piisoneis that have means have given powers of attorney for the transaction of their business to their mends, and many have made their wills. Among the latter is Don Carlos del Castillo, who bequeaths $1,000,000. It Is stated this morning that their uetlnaUon s tbe Canary Islands. . j - The Statistics of Grime in tbo Metropolis The following table represents in figures the crimes that have been committed in New York during the past year: Ditpourd of In tli 24 .' a 1 154 44 " 847 . . 18 24 ' 'll Vnae counted Offeniei ArrttUd Assault, felonious AISODmM MMIMNMMMM.IHHI vS t3 Htgaipy .... 13 Burglary A3( - Forgery........ 113 Larceny, grand. ........ ......24 1 ltfurctar 78 Picking poc&eta .303 Receiving stolen goouH...l!55 , , . lit 47(1 ' 89 20ti 64 279 25. itoouery .. iau 110 In this relation, the New York Tinvs says: No facts have been lately given to the public to freighted with concern to the whole com munity as those embodied In there tables, and the public interest teems to require explicit answer as to what has become ot the great army of arrested criminals left totally un accounted for by the records. Where are the 63 murderers and the 688 ruffians who sought to be such f Where are the 63 incendiaries, the 11 bigamists, the 476 burglars, tbe 89 forcers, the 2006 thieves, the 27!) pickpocket, the 202 re ceivers of stolen goods, and the 119 robbers! i xnese aie questions tor the authorities to consider, and until they are satisfactorily answered it is apparent that there is great remlMcess somewhere. Either tbe police are constantly making large numbers ot the most unwarranted arrests, or they and the judicial authorities are continually and nnblu&hingly engaged in compounding felonies. Either state of tacts is tuthcieutly disgraceful to the city, and the only people with good reason to be content are the criminals, who can from these table calculate how remote are tbe chances that their criuits will ever meet with due pun lshment. Long-street. - There Is a considerable undercurrent of fcpl ing about this nomination, and while men do not criticize tbe President so closely on that subject, you may be sure there will be some wrath exhibited if the Senate confirms it. Governor liiownlow in his speech suggested that no one could suspect the President of any desiie to nominate to office those whose hands were red with tbe blood of loyal men, or by whom the torch had been applied to their dwell ings. In view of tbe devastation Longstieet's campaigns in East Tenneitee produced, this was certainly the ? cut sarcastic." The feeling was epitomized by tbe Baltimore veteran who was informed of the nomination. . Ue said, with a forcible objurgation, "Well, by , I know of a hundred thousand men Longstreet tried to kill, who would like tbst place and are fit for it too." A lady with bit ing humor suggested to a Senator, who bad ex pressed his iutentlon to vote for his continua tion, tbat the knew a place that would exactly suit General Tonetreet. "Wnat was that!", in quired the Senator. "Buperlntendant of Na Uonal Cemetenen," was the grim resoonne,- de livered with a snap, , too. The Beuator retired Uiwia&ted. IhtiH will be a majority of lit publican votes against Longstreet, bnt the Dem ocrats will aid his confirmation with their votef, so he will probably get throusrh. Wash' irgion Corrftpondmct Syracuse t N. .) Journal. FERNANDO FO. A Penal Settlem-ntof Spain Something llelativeto tho Island. It will interest our readers to read this de scription of the Island of Fernando Po, to which theSpaoloh authorities in Cuba are sending tbeir political prisoners: tZVl Tbe Uland of Fernando Po is situated on the western coast of Artca, in the Bight of Blafra, which is the extreme end of the Gulf of Guinea. Its southern extremity is situated at three degrees twenty-five minute? north of the Eouator, and Us longitude is eight degrees tbirty-five minutes east ot Greenwich. Its nearest point to tbe mainland is about forty-five miles. Tbe highest point of the Island is a little more than 11,000 feet, while lis rival, the Cameroon Mountains, situated four degrees north, is more tban 13,0(0 feet. The Cameroon nlojmains were ascerded by Captain burton, the distin guished discoverer of Lake Tanganlcak, a lew years ago. lhe Cameroon and Fernando are decidedly of volcanic origin, and so are the two islands of Princess and bt. Thomaf, which are not fur distant. Tbe isdsfhd of Fernando Po was discovered by the Portuguese in the year 1171, who ceded it to Spain in the year 1778. No European settlement was ever made on tbe island uutil the year 1827, and this was made by the English, who at tbat time knew not that the Spaniards had the right of postession. In tbe year 1827 the English established on tbe island a coaling station, so tbat their war steameis which were engMged in prosecution of the prevention of the slave trade in the Bight of B afra might coal there and get provision". The settlement was called Clarence, and the bay was called by the fame name. Part of the liberated slaves captured from slavers and other liberated slaves from Sierra Leone were brought tbeie, and when I visited tbe island the tint time the population of Clarence might have beena thousand. A lew traders made the headquarters of tbelr establishment there, for Clarence Is an excel lent port for shipping palm oil, the water b.-ln deep and well sheltered from tornadoes. Ves sels can almost touch the shore. Clarence was at that time considered a kind ot entrepot, to store palm oil till it was shipped home. Oae of the traiers was named Governor of the colony by the English. The freed slaves began to plant orange and lemon trees and other l'rmt trees, which were brought from the Wert Indies, and they made a living by celling them to the numerous men-of-war which came to coal at tbe island; and bunauap, pineapples, sweet potatoes, ground nuts and yams were also products which met a ready sale. The colony went on; the blacks were somewhat prosperous, atany rate far more so than tbe natives living on the Continent. The Spaniard.', some ten yeari ago, thinking that the English were doing well, claimed tbe island, took possesion of it, signalizing their appearance by brineing a large number of monks and sisters of different orders, wbo began to die very shortly after tbelr arrival. Soldiers were also sent and a Spanish Governor; then a penai settlement vas lormea. xtxe no?raiei Africans who had been somewhat Christianized by Protestant missionaries, bgn to perceive tbat they could not worship Goi according to their owncontclenciee. Thetr meetings in their churches were forbidden, though they were allowed to retain their Bibles and meet In their houses. The convicts are employed to make roads, cut trees, woik hard In the .hot sun. and of coarse the climate makes short work of them. Nothiug can be more picturesque and beautiful than tbe island ot Fernaudo Po. HUU after hills are covered to the very summit with the mngnlS cent trees, which come down to the sea, and like streams ol most delightful water pour down from the mountains, and Fernando Po would be a most charming island to live In it it was not on account of its deadly climate. Tbe natives of the Island number about five thousand, and are call-d Boobees. The malaria causes fever, and many die of it. The rains are heavy and continuous, the heat is very great, dysentery and liver com plaints are also common ' and tbe negroes will be the only people who will be able to llvff on the island for a long time to come. The great number of graves testify to tbe great mortality among the whites, aud the transportation of .these political prisoners to Fernando Po is an outrage against humanity and a disgrace to civilization. P. B. Do CHAIU.U. EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON He la Stricken with Paralysis The no port of nle Death Erroneous Hopes of hla Becovery. ' P The New York World has specials rela'ive to i the serious illness of the ex-President at his home in Greenvl'le, Tenn., and the erroneous 1 report of his death. The correspondent says: In relation to President John ion's present i calamitous condition, it can bo stated that the stroke of paralysis has been brought about by a ; complication of diseases of which be was the ,' cheerful and patient sufferer. - While here these ; complaints were stone in the bladder, frequent 'violent vertigo, and an almost constant neu- raleia in the nerves, miming along and over the : right eye. , - ' -. These were a dally source of acute and pro i longed pain to the ex-President, yet his robust habit, powerful patlenee, and immense energy and endurance conquered, at least, me appear ance of sufienng in bis case. Late at nights, however, alter the toils oi bis sixteen hours of audience to the public were over, your cor respondent often, during the past winter, has observed the President suffering keenly, espe cially from neuralgia, which repose seemed lather to aggravate, while active work kept it down. He frequently, at suoh times, remarked tbat the whirl of excitement and contention suited even his health better than any rest could, and that it was requisite in his case to be busy to live. On the occasion of tbe Interview of March he almobt prophetically remarked that when he went he expected to go "all at euce and nothing first," and tbat be actually dreaded tbe results ot retirement and rest upon his health, because attrition had been more for his health and strength than any other force. He said that his body would break before bis faculties gave out, but that be did not wish the latter to survive the former, as his capacity for aclon would be destroyed then, and he could think of no more pitiable object tban a ruined body holding an active mind. It is believed here tht Mr. John son's retirement from tbe activities ot tbe Pre dercy has brought on exactly the results be foresaw. " '" ' " -. Flnkfana. James Flsk, Jr., continues his theatrical and operatic speculations. His latest enterprise is the leaslug of the New York Academy of Music for the early production of Wallace's LurUne, under tbe direction of Max Marctwk. Tbe spectacular scenery of the opera, painted last sear for Pike's Opera House, has already been transferred to the academy. 'The parts have been distributed to tbe principal members of the Italian Opera Compauy, and the rehearsals oi choruses and orchestra are being vigorously pushed forward. . .- - ""Ore-fourth of tbe Mont CenlA tunnel ia eUll nnflnUhed. - s " Paris contains thirty-two Bourbon princes aad prinoeises anxlons for thrones. . . Nelson's famous ship, the Victory, has been stricken off tbe British naval list. ' M. Zodoo Kaas, lately appointed Grand Elll cf Paris, U sot yt thirty years old. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, Proceedings of the Legislature -The Bill -.Driving the Farmers from Second Street Defeated. Federal Oflices in Baltimore A Contest for the CollectorBhip. FROM WASHINGTON Special Detpcsteh to Th Evening Telegraph, The Cnban Question. Washington, March 20. Lemus, the new envoy from the insurgents of Cuba to our Government, is entirely satisfied with the posi tion the Government has taken in this matter. It is deemed advisable not to move iu the matter of recognizing them as belligerents at present. The feeling in favor of the insurgents in both houses of Congress is very strong. Naval Affairs. The Bouse Naval Committee paid their re spects to the Secretary of the Navy to-day. After the usual courtesies had been exchanged naval matters were talked over, The committee explained the reason for not acting on theSeua'e bill reorganizing the navy, and also the reason why they did not act on bis recommendation to repeal the eight hour law, which was entirely satisfactory to both the Secretary aud Admiral Porter. Despatch to Associated Press. Adonrnment or the Unitarian Con ference. Washington, March 26. The Unitarian Con ference of Middle and Southern States, which was in sersion here yesterday, has adjourned sine die, after the election of the following named officers: President, Rev. B. W.Clarke; Vice Presidents, H. Ware and Sayles J. Bowen; Secretary, Bev. Fielder Israel; Treasurer, Eev. K. Bewail; Executive Committee, S. Farriogtou, O. Shute, H. Ware, George G. Birber, E.W. Keith, and F. J. Priestley. Tbe conference will meet in Charleston, S. C, next year. The House Committee on Printing conslbts of Addison H. Laflin, of New York; HrnryL. Cake, of Pennsylvania; and Williaa Mungen, of Ohio. FROM TEE WEST INDIES. Cnban a at Nassau Visit of a Peruvian Monitor to a Cuban Port The Recent ; Tronblea In Havana. . Havana, March 23, via Key West, March 25. Advices from Nassau to the 20th instant report the pretence there of one hundred Cubans, who display a very bitter feeling against the Spaniards. Tbe Spanish Consul was very much alarmed at their demonstrations. The Cuban revolutionary flag was flying from two buildings in the town. One ol the Peruvian monitors visited Port Maraiyo, a small place on the northern coast, while on her way from Pensacola., O urine ber ktay the insurgent Generals Manuel and Mar csno went aboard. ' : Havana, March 22, via Key West, Mirch 25. Sunday being the day for the sailing of the poli tical prisoners for Fernando Po, a crjwd gathered on the wharf opposite Cabsras. A pickpocket, detected in the act of plying hla vocation and hoping to escape in the confusion gave utterance to seditious cries. The volun" .teers wished to kill him, bnt a policeman pre vented them and took him prisoner to the bar racks on the plaza. i "On returning he endeavored to enter the Entendencial, for the purpose of escaping a .threatenlcg crowd, and was killed by a sentinel. Tbe prisoner was court-martlalled and shot. The volunteers In clearing the crowd from the plaza killed a Spaniard -who was moving off too slowly. A melee followed, during which a negro, ehoutlng "Viva Cespedes," was shot aud killed.1 Captain-General Dulce went to the barracks while the excitement was at its height, and, becoming alarmed at the menacing attitude of tne volunteers, assented to their demands that the pickpocket prisoner be shot. FROM BALTIMORE. The Port Colleelorshlp Hon. John I.. Tnomaa In the forejf rouud. Special Despatch to The Evening Zelegraph. Baltimobb, March 26. The colored people held another meeting at Douglas Institute last night, to urge the appointment of Judge Bond to the Collectorshlp of the Port of Baltimore, notwithstanding the current impression that Hon. John L. Thomas will get the appointment, and Bond to be otherwise provided for. 1 Robert M. Smith's nomination to the Collec torship of Revenue for lhe Third district of Maryland gives entire satisfaction. There Is a good deal of excitement here on Cuban affairs, and It Is believed that a second expedition la forming to assist the insurgents. i FROM MAS 8 A OHUSETTS. Railroad Aceideut Coroner's Inqneut. , Wobcestkr, March 26. An inquest was held on the bodies of two girls, Ellen aud Eliza Coffy, of Still River, killed while crossing the FitcLburg Railroad In a sltlgb, at Groton junction, yesterday, No blame was attached to tbe employes ot the compauy, the crossing being a private one; Ellen was employed at the Lowell Railroad depot restaurant in Boston. The mother, wbo was with the girls, and was severely injured, though alive, cannot recover. BtarVeta by Telegraph. Baltimob. Harcn xa. uotton quiet and nn- hanged, i'lour a!itar and low xrala hlchet-i Howard 8Wet luperflae, iii 80; do. eir. t7(c4H74: do. family. (u)10-t0; City Ullli rxtr. J7 2.V11.9 tn; do family. fU ovi ei rY wmi u iuieiima. fu ciqil.Z); dO Bd uuchaiifttd. Corn dull aud olnd atiKu,ia. for Bhlia. li. la aUadi at 63u76a. K firm u ebaDRed;alMol4vOObuiiheU at 1 1 w fur Noutiern. rrovlaivui nuobauged. Whisky belter Illug; tales at mo. NjwToii. Marsh js. Today betoiQood rrtdav. all lb (lock boards war clod. Tue aueet prto wxtra a follow: Moun acllva at 1 ur r-i.t I UHm fr-ViPS Itr'l. V".f lf 1 0R1 Y-FIKbT lO HK1 SS-FIrht Session. Senate. Wabhiwotow. March 2fl Mr. I'At'erson. from the Committee on tbe District of Columbia, r ported a bill to oontlnne In forre the aol ex tending me oharter of wasuington, whlou was pKBteri. Mr. j-Aiierron. rrom tne same committee, re ported tbe bill to provide for paving Pennsyl vania avenne, which was passed. Mr. Howard said he wa initrueted bv the Committee on I tie Paulflo KfUlroad to move to tHke np tbe House joint resolution grantlog the right of way to ine Mempum, El Paso, and memo naurosn uompsny, for tne purpose 01 r ferrlng It tn tbat committee. Mr. Morton said ne was wiiilns that the bill should be taken from the table, bat not for the purpose 01 reierence. Mr. mewnrionirctea to ine Dill Delns taken up for any other puroose. Mr. uamiin inlroJuoed a Dill in relation to the several acts for establishing a perminent scat of government fr the United (States and to resume the legislative powers delegated to tbeottlesof Washington aud Oeorgetown.nnd a bill to A-tabllgti a probate court In the Dis trict of C lnmbla. Mr. ratterson iptrldnced a bill relating to udloial proceedings lb lhe District of Oolum ia. iteferred to tbe Committee on the District, Mr. Abbott Introduced a bill to remove no- litlcal disabilities from certain persons named therein. On motion of Mr. ponieroy. theiolnt resolu tion for (he relief ofactnal settlers upon cartiia lands In Kantian, was taken up and passed. Mr. w 11 ley introduced a Din to relieve James C. Taylor, lately elected a Judge In Virginia, from bis political disabilities. Mr. Humoer called up toe Dill to carry into etTect the terms of the oonventton of July 4, 188, between the United Btates and Mexloo for 'be settlement of claims. Passed. Mr. Fessenden moved to proceed to the con sideration of tne Indian Appropriation bill. Mr. unerman nonea tne senate would vote npon the supplementary currency act, which was debated esterday. House of Keprsaentatlves. Mr. Bank, from tbe Committee on Forelen Affairs, reported a Joint resolution, declaring tbe sympathy of tbe people oft tie United Htatea with the people of Cuba in their patriotic efforts to secure theli independence, and to establish a republican form of government, and guaranteeing tbe personal liberty and equal politloal rights ot all the people; and that Congress will give its constitutional sup port to tbe President of tbe United States, whenever be may deem it expedient to reoOK nize tne independence and sovereignty of sucii republican government. Keoommltted and or dered tn be printed. Mr. Hill introduced a Din to amend tne act of 27ih of July, 1808, to provide for an Amerloan line or Bieamtmius to jiurope. UJferred to Commit' ee on Post Oflice. Mr. Pomeroy introduced a bill to proteel the right of aotnal settlers on the public domain. Beferred to Committee on Publics Lands. - Mr. Shanks dnd.). rising to a personal expla nation, stated thai in some remarks w 1 ton he bad made last session in reference to Henry S. Foote, of Tennessee, on a bill to remove politics! disability, he was incorrect, but fiat his remarks were eminently true as applied to Howell Cobb, of Gaorgla. Mr. uawes. Horn ine uommiciee on Appro priations, reported a Joint resolution lor tne transfer of S75 000 from tne Treasury to tbe Gov ernment printing office. , Alter explanation dv Mr. uawes. in reoiy to Ir onirics of Mr. B:ooks, the Joint resolution was passed. . THE STATE LEGISLATURE. Senate. . HA rrisbtjro. Marob 28. The bill autborlzlne the Directors of the Poor House of Lower Dub lin. Philadelphia, to borrow 850U0 for building purposes, passed. Mr. jacason rena a 0111 in piaoe autaonztng Prothonotarlea of tbe Supreme Court to take depositions and acknowledgments of deeds. xne House Din aivoreing Mwara u, nm- mond and Uettie Hammond, the Senate bill divorcing H. K. KanflVnan and Louisa Kauri". man, ana n oenate oui divorcing joua ana Mary Stadt, were all passed.- . Aojournea nam monaay morning. - - Honse of Representative". TH H 8EOOK D 8TKKKT KABM Elt3. Tbe Committee on Municipal Corporations of the House are understood to nave defeated the Senate bill driving the farmers from. Second si reei. -mis was done Dy tne exertions or roar Philadelphia members of 1 he committee; vis., Dally, Bunn, Holgate, and Foy. The efforts to drive tne farmers rrom 101s particular street have been continued for the last live years,and have met with uniform failure. The persistence of these efforts nas been so extraordinary as to warrant tbe belief that. parties in I'hlladelphla nave urged It rrom other Interests than tboee of a publto character. The House bill to Incorporate' the Sheep Drovers' Association, not the Cattle bill, was taken up, and postponed until Thursday. . , , IM MILITARY HI8TORY OF PENNSYLVANIA, On motltm of Mr. Mullen, the'-Senaie bill to print the history of the Pennsylvania volun teers was considered. The bill provides for tne printing and stereotyping of 10,000 cople by the estate, at five dollars per volume. One volume being now ready, two additional voiumen were to be prepared, and present9d to ' Ibe Legislature before 1871. , Mr. Webb, of Bradford, on behalf of a special committee appointed to consider the eutdeot, moved to take tbe work from the State P.-luter, and give It to J. O. Sypher, -who. offered to print tbe book at $2 85 per volume for a portion, and 3'60 per voinuue for tbe remainder. Mr. Davis reiterated that the State printer had agreed to take five dollars per volume, although the contract prloe only au thorized blm to charge $3-20 per volume. Mr. Davis denied that the Governor, even If he bad ordered the work printed.cooJd in any way make the State liable for any greater amount than the regular authorized' contract with the State Sr Inter. He insisted, moreover, that the lowest idder should now take the work and save as muob money as possible to the State. Mr. Webb Bald that the savins to the State by making the contract with Mr. Sypher would be over thirty thousand dollars. Tbe actual amoant was afterwards stated by Mr. Nile s to be ferry thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars In favor of Mr. Sypher. FINANCE AND OOMMERQE. Orncx or tai Ktknino t;t.aph, . ' ' ' Friday. Marob it. lbtifl. ' There was no meeting of the Block Board to day, either here or In New York, "Good Pridaj" being a traditional holiday among the bank and public oflices. Some few transac tions in lotms took place on the streets in tbe course of the day, but they were limited to immediate wants which could not bo de ferred. We there.'ore omit our usual review of the market. Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South Third street, report the following rates of ex. change to-day at 1 P. M.:U. 8. 6s of 1881. 1151 11(11; do.UB2, 11840U8J; do.. 1864, 114ird 1141 : 5 do., 1865. llCiaiiej; do., 1861, new, 113$ li?ii,dof l867 new H3ifi113J; do.. 1868,113 1131; do., 6s, 10-40s, l06i105J; do. 30-year 8 per cent. Cy., 108103J; Due Com pound rhlladelphla Trade Eeport.' , ..HI.?AY' .Maru There is a fair degree of activity In tbe Flour market, and folly 10O0 bar rels were taken by the local trade at 5 25(S5-3a for superOne; KJ&O&O for extras; 60fe7 for iowiBSOUHln'na Minnesota extra family; i76,0 25 for Pennsylvania and Ohio do. do.; aud -60ia for fanoy brands, acoordlnir to J,uaL1fy il?e vloaT ranges from 7 W to 7 76. Nothing doing In Corn Meal. There is a steady Inquiry for prime Wheat at former rales, but Inferior sorts are neglected; sales of red at ll-ttol 65; 1000 bnsbels Indiana amber at 81-75; aud 2000 bushels No. 1 spring at 1-481 -58 Ke Is In Bond request, and 8100 bushels Western sold 1160)1 68. Corn is steady, with sales of iiOOO buubels yellow at 870.; SioOO bushels Weetera mixed at 85o.; and 1300 bushels while at 8IH53. Barley Is uuchauged; SOU) bushels choioe Canada barley malt sold at W 45. - liark In the abaeuoe of sales we quote No. t Quercitron al I5ti ton. , , Clovred Is leas active, but Arm; sales at 9 7510&0, tne latter rate from second bauds. Timothy ranices from $3 a6i3 6aiiaad Flax Jk I I.ltJIIAA W tilth j is arm at W98o gallon, tx paid. THIRD EDITION Interviews of Congressmen with Secretaries liorie and llout- well-The CoT0de-Fos- ' tor Contest. Tho Civil Tenure Act-Oppo- eition to its Modification in the House. The Went Indies Depatclicl from Admiral Uoif. Special Deipa'oh to The Evening Telegraph.'' 'lhe Pari Me Railroads. - The Senate Comrnllteeoo the Pacific Railroads decided to report a resolution, authorizing tbo Union Pacific Railroad Company to held an election In the city of Washington, relieving them from the action of the courts in New Yoik, The Covode-Foster Contear. Mr. Cessna, from the Committee on Elections, made a report in the case of Covode veru Foster. The report was ordered to be printed, and made the special order for Tuesday next. Ah effort will be made to reach a vote on that day, and It is conceded that tbe House will award the seat to Covode. . - Oppoaed to Camming. : '. T There is a strong pressure at work for the removal of Alexander Cummlngs, Collector of tbo Fourth district of Pennsylvania. Cum mlngs is unpopular in the district, and tbe people demand his removal. , Cnmm legs is now here looking atter his case. The Civil Tenure Bill. Although tho House Judiciary Committee did not have Its Civil Tenure bill technically before lhem, the subject was Informally considered. General Butler announced that bo would move to non-concur in the Senate amendments.1 It wss ascertained on a comparison of views tbat a majority of the committee were in favor of non-concurrence. After the motion to recon sider, is disposed of, Butler will move to non concur, and It is thought bis motion will be succetsful. This will send tbe bill at once back to tho Senate. It is probable the Senate will nbtbt on their bill, and ask for a conference committee. ' J "r" Despatch to the Associated Press. Movements of North PaciQe Squadron. Rear-Admiral Craven, in a communication just received by tbe Navy Department, dated lhe 6th instao', reports the movements of the North Pacific squadron. The flagship Pensa cola, Captain Preble, was off San Francisco; the OssipeeJ Captain Sartori.was at Honolulu, under orders to sail, April 1, for San Francisco, thence to the Gull ot California; tha Rijsaca Commander Levis, arrived at Acapuloo on the 15th of February, from Mazablona and San Bias. She was ordered to Panama. The Cyane, Commander Walters, had been ordered from Panama to San Francisco. She is to be put out of commission.- The Jamestown, Commtoder Trnxton, left Sad Francisco February 10, on s cruise southward to make certain , surveys en route, touching at such points as the interests of the Government required until reaching Panama. The Mohongo was at San Francisco; her officers and crew were to be transferred to the Mohican., Tbe Saginaw, Commander Meade, wasatBitka, and will return to San Francisco to be laid up. The health of tbe squadron is good.' ' - : ' The White Donse. "-" There was not to many visitors as usual at the Executive ' mansion to day. Prior to the ' Cabinet meeting-, Judge Swayne of the Supreme Court of the United Btates, Hon. W. B. Allen of Pennsylvania, Setators Morton, Yates, and Cameron, and General Logan had an Inter view, ' ' f ) - Colored ofBee-Beeh era. ' ! l The National Executive Committee of colored men dhcusted a paper in form of a memorial to the heads of bureaus, setting forth 'the claims ot the coloted people to a portion of tho patronage of the Government; citing their ser vices in lhe war and in the subsequent elec. tiotis, and asking that positions be given them. After farther consideration the subject wa postponed. "'. j affairs In the West Indies Advices from . Admiral Uou. . Despatches from Rear Admiral Hoff, of the North Atlantic Squadron, to March 17, have been received, fiver j thing was quiet In the neighborhood of Havana. Admiral Hoff ex pected to sail tbat evening in the Contoocook on a tour of inspection to Key West, Matanzas, Neuvitap, Santiago de Cuba, etc. In the event of any difficulties he would return to Havana immediately.. '.. . ; Tbe Narragansett, Commander Feltebrown, was left in charge of American Interests at Havana. In the meantime the Nipsio, Lieutenant-Commander Seliridge, will be relieved late in March, at Asplnwall, by the Gettysburg. Commander Irwine, and will proceed to Cuba to take the place of the Penobscot. Tne latter will succeed the Gettysburg at AspinwaU In May. - A vessel is kept constantly at Asplnwall for the protection of American interests on the Isthmus, and vet tela of the squadron relieve each other every two months at tbat port. ' " Rush for Appointment. , ' ' r 0 The rush of parties to the sppolutmen ffict of the Treasury is so great that an order was Issued excluding applicants for otfice nntll after each day's mail is read. ,.tu. 'Y ' " ' Interview with Secretary Bon well- J t judge Fisher, or the Supreme Court, ot this District, accompanying a delegation from Dela waie, ci'eI on Secretary ' Bout WU thif morning. 1 t ' ' : Latest Markets by Telesrraph. , j ' uw Yok. Marcs M Cotton oalal; M bate --f,, J7 ,uc Floor droier at a dacllne of lOSloo ; aait f (Ji barrela-atan, Ta Vi Wwlru. W .-76 Snuiloara is aw. W Wt ttrmar and SmUuh1 Im ru' .i.rr.f 11110 boahela MO. . ti'4jtu.l'f: aju.t.1 rBn salve l uul rut emit kteaia. u;4j WAisky qoist. rulxtd WUra at ii7o, Omtm t fltoo bnabal HiH)iliC, Bf S ait. tsiti.wU it Lard aolii
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