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PHILADELPHIA, PR DAY, APRIL 16, I860.
VOL. IX. NO. !)2.
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FI11ST EDITION
CUBA.
Address of the Kcvohitionists to tlio
lVoplc or the United Statos
A llpcital of Wrongs
Committed by
Spain.
tenor Vulicnte, tho general a;cnt for the
Cuban Ueiuhliean Government, has prepared tho
following address to tho people of tho United
Plates, setting forth the causes and prospects of
thcvxlstiiur revolution in Cuba, and tho claims
cf the struggling patriots T0U Americans:
To tho People of tho United States: Seeing
tliut frequent misrepresentations of tho revolu
tionary movement going on ln Culm are made
through the press, I beg leave to answer them
by laying before the public a brief statement of
I art eonneeted wllh that movement.
Revolutions never go backward. They may
be c heeked for a shorter or longer time, but
finally burst forth with irresistible impulHe, and
roll on to a successful Issue. So with regard to
Ctkt, which ban failed in several attempt to
ofrthrow the. tyrant over her, but Is likely to
cut cued now in tlie struggle for freedom and self
goverauient. To review her effort for national
exigence, and sketch the. grievance which
justify the revolution going on within her bor
der?, are the purposes of this address, which is
ipeetfully submitted by the undersigned, ns
general agent of the Cuban revolution.
Ever since the close of the war of independence
In South America the Captain-General of Cuba
has been clothed by special law with all the
powers given to commanders of besieired places.
This severe measure arose from tho revolution
ary attempt which was then defeated through
the interference of the United States Govern
ment, lest universal freedom in slaveholdlng
Cuba should affect slavery in the .Soul hern States
of this country, as Mr. Clay remarked at the
tune, in explanation of his opposition to the mili
tary expedition which Venezuela, then at war
with Spain, was fitting out to help Cubatoaehieve
her in lepeudeuce; so that Cuba has been
since that time groaning under -a relentless
tvTanny, but still endeavoring now and then to
V f- n- 11 i ..... . i i... t.t .. i
mane it on. jier eiiueuvws uiuuiil umwul
not only the persecution or execution of many
f -
tauiuieu mere me nuciiu njuniimi nu jinuuur
gated in Spain, and was persecuted by Captain.
General Taeon, who sent from Havana a heavy
body of troops ngalnst him and his constitu
tional followers. Several years later, many
Cubans who remonstrated against tho slave
trade were persecuted for having done so, and
nearly, all of them driven into exile. Shortly
thereafter military commissions were set at work
all over the Western Department of Cuba to sup
press an alleged conspiracy among tho colored
people. The guilty parties wero found chletly
among the rich free colored men, whoso pro
perty was, of course, confiscated and their lives
taken bv wholesale on the scaffold, while not a
few of thorn died tinder tho lash, which was
freely and mercilessly used to compel them to
confession. The suppression of this alleged
conspiracy was followed a few years later
bv a real conspiracy of the white people,
under the lead of General Lope., v ho, being de
tected before his plans were matured for an
uprising in the central part of the island, tied
and enmc to the United States, whence he sailed
in 18o0 at the head of some KX) men and landed
at Cardenas. He failed in his attempt to free
Cuba and returned to the. United States. During
the subsequent year partial uprisings took place,
and hope, sailed for Cuba oiieo mure with about
450 men, to assist ills friends in their efforts to
itcmcve i nuau inuepciuieui-t;, mn, u-, i.un
failed, and himself and many of his fol
lowers were executed. However, tho Cu
bans, persevering in their determination
to be. free, renewed their plans to that
cud. tmd a Well-organized movement was started
uider General Quitman, but fell through, in lHW,
with the loss of valuable lives and the banish
ment of a great many distinguished Cubans, to
iv nothing of a heavy outlay of money. Yet,
nevertheless, the Cubans, not despairing, a few
years afterwards began to work again for ttieir
'freedom, anil wheu the late Hpanish revolution
broke out tuev were tinally maturing their plans
t free Cuba 'from the military sway of Spain.
Tl.ut revolution improved their opportunity, and
ihe 10th of October last they ioms up in anus,
as appears from the following extract of their
ceelaration of Independence, dated at Munzu
ni'lo on that day, vl..:
1 1 armlnK ourwlvHS the tyrannical (iflwrnmi-nt
of Hnain. w nm-t.. acrordiiiK to iwf lent, in all .Myitirx.t
,. ,tri.w, proclaim I.Hfnr the wm-M ttw cause t lint uim-mIs
n- to lake tins Hti. which, tlmiiKli likely t.i entail .iwidr.
i t)l disturbance Km the presont, will lu-ure tile tuppi-
HtEtM know that Spain governs tlifl island of Cuba
wtli an iron und bloodstained hand. I "" former holds
tlie latter deprived of political, nvif. relurioon liberty
lime the unfortunate Cubans beiiut lileciilly ptoHecuied
and thrown into eaile or xnrtited by military ooinmisHii.ns
in times of peuce. Hence their Ileum kit from imlilio
inwtinRH, and forbidden to speak or write mi aftairs of
mtxf hence their remonstrance against, the evils Hiat
attliut from lin looked upon tile proceeding of
rihelM, trom the fart that Uiey are bvuud to keen
ilenea and obey. Hence the never eielinit plague of
hnnirry official from Xuain to devour the product ot their
industry and lalmr. HeDoe their exclusion from pub ho
Btationsandwant of opiMrtiinily toskill ili -mselves m Hie
art of irovermuunt. Henoo the rfwtin tionH to wlunb i.oli
Kc iuatruction with them U lleLled, in order u. ke. p
them o iifiiorant R not to be ble t know and enforce
tberiKliU in any shape or form whai-ver. Ileum tha
w and .Undiim anny which are kopl m.n th. ir conn
1 at an enonnooe ai-nditiira fnn th.-ir own wealth,
to make thi m bend their knees and Kiibuiit their neck, to
ibe iron yoke that di-Kracea them. H. nce the rm. Iniir
lawtion under which they labor, and iich woul.f in.ike
them all periah in iniaerybut for the niarralloua fertility of
tile (toil Ou the other hand, Cuba Owiiti.t proper as ahe
oMht to. becauxe while iinmnfrat ion t !iut mIh her beit i
SrVfa'h 'kept from her ahores by the Hpanish tloveruiiient.
uV .in hiuiniaiiy a time pionoimcod ns Cubans to re
to5,r"wTu"hvinll.lth..rtu tumiled her pro.
miae.- ahe continiiea to tai us heavily un l by ao doinK ih
Ifkrty todtatroy our wealth ; a. we are in daimer ot l.uijf
naeiy l" ,iB ...j r honor ii.rler further Kpanu.li
Sar?r:rnCXehlve reached a depth of degradation.
tZ iu ?SSf.ittaJ Z, 1 tt."hu.l : . Kreat naMon. have aprntu,
ilow .U "gaTnat. a similar disaca, altar eliustea
! i .11. for relief : as we deapiur of juaiica from Kpain
&n.& u. l-nwr hi- deprived of the
rigT Z wlrioh . ithe'r'pooide lenjoy. we 'XOS-
iTrt to drBeh:,m and secure our fa.nj . w, tare.
'i o the tiod of our conscience boo i . .......... ..........
.'?..i..".iVVLMin.,rilvof nur imnMse. . Miignanca does
toVtebid us, nor ia ambuion our ru.le We on y waiit
. ii TiMihran Heiiee our .vi ot toleration:
I bat all men are bre I hren Men KrluiwA
we iieuinnu a n w , ...i,.Iiai . roainena.
. Such are the facts showing tho oppress ion of
Cuba aud her ettons to uc u t , 'V-V
V.uu. . . ui.w.o tiion t uMi the Cuban libe-
nit nganny has bt.eu gradually in.-reaslug, not
ruimt, ""V .. "......u,,,,.,,.,,! mum a stead v
'Xd now TomorTsos'somo ,000 m,m
rator, - - ffi
?Satc3e wiVeaci,ing the seaboard,
Mtgua ia iao i c., ,. ,,,if ,,( tho reuui-
Iri Vlt:;t'' territory
city n.H.Hv two-thirds ot t ie area 01
poluted out s nt any two-in ru .
FA Srpa bd 'conlroi " only" the ground
iu which the PI1,11"'" . Ti.u im been done
'theSate'loC i cZr short time,
y the Ptr" " .rHrt(i , tendency n war lmt
iHitwithHtandlng M-"1 - ,f ,,.,. Lali
tCrlttl; ?L Ay supplied wkh uch materials their
been tolerably Huppu ;o wo. remainder
place from utter want of arms, while
their enemies are fully armed with tho best ap
proved weapons of tlie United States. Hut smb.
are our neutrality laws. They allow a Europei n
power to obtain war materials freely from our
workehops to crush a people struggling for
freedom In tlio very heart of America, and pro
hibit the same people from supplying themselves
with similar materials from us to carry on their
struggle against that power. Yet the Spanish
hirelings, in their misrepresentations of the
Cuban revolution, freouently assert through
their editorial columns and other
wise, that the laws referred to have
been violated, l.et them bear in mind that from
the foregoing statement of facts no other con
rltielon can be drawn but that, Cuba Is fairly
Started in her way to national independene:';
that her sons have been manfully fighting for it
these six months, without having yet violated
our neutrality, despite their lack of anus, und
oro therefore entitled to the earnest sympathy of
our people, and the more so as their struggle
involves a great American principle namely,
that no Kuropcan pow er shall longer control any
country upon this hemisphere. J. Vai.ibntk.
Action of the Nnaiilsh Anlliorltlca Tnwardn llrl-
tlsh Vceaela -John Jtiill'a llitrk I'plle In
Krllitciiel oil' by it Mnule l.iou of l'tuiil
Another llomliiistoM l''iirloo.
VV'e give below a literal translation of an arti
cle published ln the Havana Vot le Cnha of the
Wth Inst., which we recommend to Americans,
begging them to beware of Spanish indigna
tion: The Spanish gunboat l.uisa and the lirit'e-h
gunner Cherub, with the Coinanditario.
It is not true, us previously asserted, that the
San tjuentin had any part in tho recapture of the
Comunditario. This step is solely due to the
LuisH, which, after recapturing it, took it in tow,
and conveyed It a distance of thirty miles, de
livering it'to tlie commander ot tlio Sautjiientin,
whose first news of the affair was the appearance
of the Luisa. having in tow tho cowardly pirate.
The San Quctitin then took it and brought it
to Havana, the Lulsa remaining iu Kerry Islandf
where the capture, had taken place, iu order to
see whether they could likewise capture tho
three pirates who had gone ashore there, but in
which she did not succeed.
It was during this hunt that the British gunboat
Cherub arrived, und anchored one mile
from tlie I.ulsa, whose commander was ou
tlie point of giving the usual salute to the Bri
tish Hag, and with the object, also, of asking
assistance, when he saw that a boat from the
Cherub approached him. When the British
commander was near enough, tho Spanish com
mander, Senor PardodeKigueroa, asked him, cap
in bund, if he would step on board, to which the
Englishman replied that he would, alter a while.
A communication then took place between
the Cherub and the shore, and the Spaniard be
coming Impatient, launched his hunt, and pro
ceeded ashore to present his claims to the Eng
lishman. The latter presented himself, and asked how
many days the Spanish gunner had been there;
If they would ruturn soon to Havana; if they had
captured the Vara (Coniandit irio): " and
whether they hud tin board any of her crew in
captivity.
Tlie Spaniard answered truthfully, asked
likewise hLs destination, and dc.muhded co
operation iu capturing the pirate who by right
belonged to him, being Spaniards themselves,
having recaptured the steamer bo infamously
stolen from them.
Here the Englishman answered that they were
not pirates, but Cubans, who had seized the Yarn,
that this was Cuban aud not Spanish, and that
the Cherub had been sent by the Governor of
Nassau to cluim that the Spaniards should
neither come on shore nor hunt for any pirates
iu the Banks, as they had several times done.
That the l.uisa must deliver Immediately the
Vara and her entire crew, the said steamer "being
a Cuban, captured In British waters.
Here tho brave Captain of the Luisa, who had
with his small vessel, at the rik of losing it,
tei.ed the Vara, saving tho Comanditarlo, who
had safely delivered it to the San (Jurntin, who
had witnessed Ills marines eager to hoard und
tight a larger enemy, who knew what tho
Cubans were, with great composure replied
that tho vessel had been stolen, that there
was no such nation as Cuba, aud that he would
desire to have his reclamation iu writing, in order
understand it belter aud to bring the same to
Havana.
Here tho Englishman, in tho course of con
versation, drew on paper that rag that the
thieves pretended to carry, and, looking up, inks,
Does nor, ticneral unlco Jlglit now against this
flagr"' "No sir," replies iho Casliliau General,
I'ulce lights atfaiust a bund ol marauders on
linul and pirates ou ihe seas. 1 do not reeognie
that tlag, and you, sir, are not niilllcient to de-
lare it legitimate. For this it rcutiircs a eon
gress of nations!"
Ihe I'.ngiisiiman insisting on his dc.mauds, the
Spaniard becomes tired and replies; "Of ihe
ura 1 nave already said, sir, 1 bad out two mise
rable men, who have voluntarily crime on board.
and (raising his voice) had I with me the entire
rcw ot mat pirate, wliom vou claim in the
mine of the Governor of Nassau, 1 would not
deliver them to you nor to the entire Hriiish
navy which you might bring to bear."
Commander i lucres jumped up as it struck bv
an electric discharge, lowered his tone and re
tired; our captain now with civility repeating
tlie uoove.
ilr. Dacres. however, left bchiud the drawinc
made of the Cubuu colors, and we uudcrsluud
that this specimen of art lias been brought to
Havana, und is now In possensiou of our autho
rities.
What comments can l.a Vot te ( Udia make
ion this truthful tale? We well remember
when the revolution occurred In Jamaica that
Geuerul Dulee offered its Governor sixteen thou
sand men.
The conduct of the Governor of Nassau, the
palpable Hostility always niiown us tiiere, the
taiurliablo pretensions "of tho Cherub, truly
form a poor account of tho British standard
which In Nassau covers the Cubitus of the trl-
colored rag, and In all the British possessions
shelters numberless pirates, robbers, and tho
like.
If this Is the trrandeurof England and Its iiridc.
we prefer remaining, as heretofore, with the
generosity, pride, aud greatness of Spain.
Iluppy News.
We learn that Mr. Cabins, w ho had beins tried
und condemned to death, and who hud demanded
his release, being an American elti.en, has been
set tit liberty; not, however, because be was
such, but because he was subsequently found
innocent, for Spain cares not for the nationality
of uny criminal to absolve or condemn.
WAR WITH EWQLAIgD.
Would It be of Advantage tofilie United Ntate f
Talking of tlie advantages of a war with Fng
laud might astonish such timid old fogies as our
Secretary of State, Mr. Fish, ami men of the
same narrow-minded views; but with all iho hor
rors and cost of such a eoiitllct, there can be no
doubt tho result would bo of advantage to tlie
United States. It would put all our shipyards,
workshoiis,'uud manufactories In full operation;
vessels of every deseriptlou would spring lnio lifo
as If by magic; the ocean would soon be covered
with Xlabamas of the most formidable character;
British sliijm and commerce would be swept
from every sea, and In the end this country
would become the first maritime nation iu the
world. As to war vessels, monitors, and all the
other terrible naval engines of modern warfare,
we could coimtruct them more rapidly than ihe
Monitor which fought the Merrlmae was built,
which only took a few weeks to prepare for
the greatest naval fight In history. This conn
try is comparatively Invulnerable to British
armies or lleets, ana a war would leave us in
the position England was In alter she de
stroyed the Spanish Armada and Uie fleets of
Holland tlie first naval and maritime nation
on the globe. We say nothing of the British
possessions ln America, which would neces
sarily be lost to England and become a part
of this republic, nor of the thousand millions ol
American bonds and securities held In that conn
try, which would bo rendered valueless. We
look only at the qncstlon as affecting onr ship
ping interests and mannfactories. But there is
lio reason to believe England would go to war
with the United States. She is too wise for that.
Still, war or no war. it is ausura, cow army,
an insult to the American people, to talk of
. a A mtilts mnn wtira
fearing such an event. Any public man who
elves expression to fear, as Mr. Secretary tlsh
has, ought to lie kicked out of olllce without a
moment s hesitation. J. J . iieraui.
The India Olllce HISS.
The Fall Mall Oawtle has the following:
A correspondent well qualilled to epcak on the
subject has favored us with the following com
munication iu referenco to the reeeutly-dlscov-ered
MSS. at the India Otluc:
"I cannot enlighten vou as to the contents of
the 'Beejapoor MSS., found In the library at the
India Otlloe, but if they are the MSS. formerly hi
the Azar Mcliul at Beejapoor, the following are the
facts as to the manner and time wheu tho MSS.
came into the possession ot tho East India Coin
puny. The books are tho remains of one of the
royal libraries which existed at Beejapoor In the
Deecan, previous to its capture by Aurung.ebe,,
A. D. ItiWi. Though 'cartloads' of MSS. tire said
to have been taken away by him, the library to
which these volumes belonged was not entirely
removed by the Emperor from Beejapoor, in con
fluence of Its having been attached to
a Mahometan shrine, iu which were
preserved two hairs- of the Prophet's
beard. A short account of tills curious slirlue
will be found in Colonel Sykes' excellent paper
on Beejapoor in tlie 'Transactions of tlie Literary
Society of Bombay,' a book now very rarely to
be met with, and also ln the magnificent volume
of photographs of Beejapoor, published by Mr.
Murray in IHMi, at the expense of a native gen
tleman of Bombay. The building In w hich tlie
library was preserved will be found described
and depleted at pages 38 and 75 of tho memoirs
prefixed to that volume by Captain Meadows'
Taylor and Mr. James Ferguson, and in plates
47 to 5!!. Iu this shrine the books remained
much neglected, till they were examined about
184-S by M. d'Octrou, a young scholar of Spanish
origin, travelling ln India by order ot King Louis
Philippe, to collect Sanscrit MSS. for tho Koyal
Library at Paris.
"Sir George Arthur, tlie then Governor ot
Bombay, hearing of the. condition of the Keeja
poor library from M. d'Octroa, moved the Kujuh
of Satara, iu w hose territory Beejupoor then wus,
to take better cure of the books; und something
was done, with this end in view, ut tlie sugges
tion of Colonel Evans, the then resident. But
when the territory, with all State property,
lapsed to the Government of India, the library
wits still much neglected and exposed to depre
dation and injury from the weather. In this
state it was found by Captain (now Colonel)
Philip Hurt, of tlie Engineers, who was employed
to repair some of the beautiful buildings which
w ere fast going to ruin, and, among others, that
in which the library was deposited; and on his
report, Lord Falkland, then Governor of Bom
bay, ordered the removal of all tho books which
were ut all perfect, aud they wero ultimately
sent to the library of the East India Company iu
Leadenhail street, where they remained uutil Its
transfer to the Crown.
"The Beejupoor library must once have been
rich in books iu many languages. Local tradi
tion tells of many beautiful works iu Persian,
richly illuminated, which have, ut different
times, been abstracted from the library and
clandestinely sold, and thre are still many boxes
of fragments of books, Persian and Arabic,
which, from tlie beauty of the penmanship and
tlie Illumination, testify to the tiriginal value of
the volumes to which I hey belonged. There are
likewise fragments of MSS. iu Mahrutta and
Sanscrit, iu Cunurose, and other southern lan
guages, written on paper as well us ou palm
leaves, and a few fragments of black-letter Eng
lish und Spanish books; the English fragments
evidently belonged to a blaek-leiter Bible of the
authorized verMou. But, with tlie exception of
the Arabic volumes' uow iu ihe library at the
India Ollice, there was nothing like a perfect
volume in any language forthcoming iu Vi 17,
und the existence of these Arable volumes was
accounted for by the local ollicers solely on tho
ground ot their" having lieen unreadable by any
one on the spot, und consequently unsalable.
The blame of these depredations was laid by the
Brahmin ollicers of the Mahratta State at tho
tloor of the Mahometan mujawirs who had charge
of the shrine, while the latter retorted by accu
sing the Brahmin ollicers of the State; but of tho
fact that very extensive depredations had been
permitted within a few years previous to tho terri
tory coming- under British control, there can, I
feur, be no doubt.
"I may mention that, besides the preservation
of these MSS., we owe to Colonel Hart's profes
sional skill and taste the beautiful architectural
drawings by Mr. dimming, photographs from
which are to bo found iu Mr. Murray's publica
tion above referred to; und also the extensive
repairs to the old buildings at Beejapoor which
he curried out about twenty years ago, and
which have done much to preserve the ruliw
from utter decay. Until Colonel Hurt took the
matter iu bund, little or nothing effectual hud
been done to preserve tlie buildings since the
repairs ordered by Cupluln Grant Duff, soon
after the conquest of the Deecan by the British
In 1S17."
IViir ItiimorM.
Humors of war, suvs the Paris correspondent
of the Loudon Mar, from high quarters, still
reach us, the basis whence they arise being the
statement of those well informed as to Prussian
politics, that that power considers war w ith
France Inevitable, and. therefore. Is not only
prepared but ready to take the initiative. It
appears a fact that Prussia, In her diplomatic
relations with Southern Germany, has negotiated
a free passage through all the States belonging
to that Confederation Prussia. It is further
usserted, will select the approaching election as
un appropriate moment for quarrelling with
France. The Franco-Belgian incident may serve
us the desired pretext. M. Frere-Orban, it is
true, comes to Purls with the most conciliatory
views. The Emperor, in an autograph letter to
the King of Belgium, has convinced that country
that In all events its independence W'U he care
fully respected, and that ho is not ambitious of
conquest or annexation with regard to Belgium.
Tho King is perfectly reassured, and quite will
ing to iuiiKo an suitable concessions to France,
But it umieurs thai these concessions are dls.
pleusing to England as well as to Prussia, and
M. Frtiie-Orbau himself admits to M. Kotiher
that the proposed French aud Belgie interna
tional treaty will exeiie the jealousy of the
uliovc-uicniioneu countries.
' 4 'ii mi ituil .iHck."
X. This person, whoso real name is William H
la... Ii.iu ..M.iliiod u. rvrnnt n...1... li.durr
known among whalers niul the erews of other
vessels visiting the Marquesas Islands as a
"mighty poteututo" there, ruling tlio simple
Islanders with unlimited power. Ho was, It will
be remembered, charged some time since before
Cinnuuthtnir ttettii of Wur V.L. urith .oidoil-
v.wiliuiimi.i.ij,. - . i i n , n 1.11 v.
vorlug to create a revolt tin board of tho Amort-
cau snip volunteer, ou wiucu uo Iiaa suippeu w
one of the crew, having a great longing to ouce
iiriilii ai'.n Ids native shores., from which ho had
been senaratcd about a quarter of u century. It
being apparent that the defeudaut had no crimi
nal intent ln resisting the unreasonable and cruel
A..l.. .....I .J ....... .kf U.r,.w. .1... ..IIL.n.J t lllA
I'lUcrB UI1U ueiiiuiiun v. duiuvui tlio U1I1UU1 v.
Volunteer, the complulnt yesterday against him
was dismissed, aud lie received his discharge ou
puymeut ol eosis to uie yoveruiuent.
Large coal deposits huve been fouud lu the
White Pine silver icglou.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Virginia Reconstruction -The
Coming Proclamation by
President Grant.
Tho State Legislature-Condition of
Important Bills at tho Close
of tho Session.
AlHiirr iu tle Koutli timl
Wont.
The romlng Virginia Election.
Washington, April 10 Tlie present under
standing Is that Frcsldeut Grant, under authority
of law, will issue a proclamation at au early day
submitting to the people ot Virginia tho Consti
tution of that State, with separate votes on
clauses, first, for disfranchisement; second, test
oaths; and third, county organizations. It Is un
derstood that the vote will be ordered to be taken
on the fourth Monday In May. There will be a
new registration. Colonel Joseph Segar has an
nounced himself as a candidate at large for Con
gress iu that State.
lrnl(el K(ut' Senate.
Washington, April 16. The Senate met at noon.
The Chaplain In bis prayer alluded to the emancipa
tion celebration in profrress to-day, and thanked
Jod for the action which, proceeding from these
hulls, hud established liberty and equality through
out the lund. He prayed thut the efforts of the peo
ple who were to-day ceiebratinn tnetr emancipation
would be directed towards elevating and Improving
the condition and education of their race, and that
the Divine blessing would rest upon their eudeavors.
Arter tlie reading or tne journal,
1r. Wilson submitted tUe following resolution:
HoMoWtd. That the Secretary of the Navy be and he
Is hereby authorized, with the consent of the United
Mates of Colombia, to cause a thorough survey to
be made for a ship railway or ship canal across the
Isthmus or Jiurlen, iroiu sun Miguel to tno uuii or
Uruba in Darien.
On motion of Mr. C'onkllng, the Senute proceeded
to Uie consideration of executive business.
FROM HARRIS! URG.
Condition of Some of the Important Bills in the
l.euitdiitiirc.
Harkisbiko, April 10. The following Is a
summary of the condition of some of tlie most
Important bills of the scosiou ou the day of ad
journment:
The fieneral Registry law, which Includes
Philadelphia, has passed both houses.
The Cattle Market bill passed the Senate, but
was killed in the llouse.
The Revised Tax bill taxing coal, oil, and whisky
passed the House raid was killed in the Senate.
The Adulteration of Drugs bill was killed in
the House Committee.
The bill giving a salary to the Port Wardens
passed both houses. The second Port Wardens'
bill giving them power to arrest captains, was
killed In the House. Tho Militia law, reducing
the tax from two dollars to fifty cents, was de
feated in the Scuate. Tho Philadelphia Trust
bill, and the State Board, of Public Charities,
passed both houses. The bill exempting sewing
machines of seamstresses froiu levy and sale
under execution for rent has passed both houses.
The bill taxing national buuk s and saving In
stitutions one per. eent on their capital, and ex
empting them from all local taxation, passed
both houses.
The salt-lnsh bill, preventing the salting of
railroad tracks, has passed both houses.
Both Metropolitan police bills were killed by
the Senate, as was idso the Metropolitan Tele
graph bill.
The bill allowing parties to bo witnesses in
their own eases has passed both houses.
Tho Broad street omnibus bill was killed in tho
Senate.
The bill allowing members ot Council to be
eligible to a position by resigning us Council
men has passed both houses.
The bill authorizing the Governor to commute
the death penalty was vetoed by the Governor.
The bill abolishing capital puuilimeut was killed
iu the House. The bill driving the farmers off
Second street was defeated in the House. Tho
bill dividing tho Twentieth ward Into two school
districts has passed both houses. The North
Penn Passenger Railway was defeated ln tlie
Senate. The bill giving Penn Square to several
public Institutions was defeated. Tho Park sup
plement passed both houses. Tho House of
Correction bill was killed iu tho Senate Com
mittee. The bill regulating the fees of public
ollicers ln Philadelphia was killed in the House.
The bill changing the Kulo lu '"Shelley's Case"
was defeated. The proposition to repeid all
laws exempting property from taxation was In
corporated In the general Tax bill and was, of
course, defeated. The bill requiring coal mines
to bo ventilated passed both houses. The Cruelty
to Animals bill passed. Tlie bill tojexempt the
Eleventh Street Opera House from general laws
securing tho public from danger from fire was
defeated lu the House.
FROM THE Jl "FST.
(irneral Ilurbridue Indicted-More PuKiliHm.
Sjwial l)txiatch to Ths Evcnituj Telegraph.
St. Louis, April 10 It Is reported that the
Gruud Jury in tho United States District Court
here bus indicted Geuerul Burbrldge of Ken
tucky for bribery. The purticulars have not yet
transpired. General Burbrldge was in St. Louis
some weeks since as an agent of the Rcveuuo
Department.
A mutch between Tom Allen and Mike
McCoole w us made last night. They aro to fight
two months hence forifrlOOO a side and excursion
money. They have put up two hundred dollars.
The St. IxmiIs Grain Association met at tho
Southern Hotel last evening. Additional sub
scriptions to the stock were reported.
FROM BALTIMORE.
The Aurora Death of a Prominent Merchant.
Special Despatch to The Evening TtUijraph,
Baltimokk, April 16. The auroral display
here lust night, continued until 12 o'clock, and
was unprecedentedly grand. The whole heavens
were illuminated with bows, arches, waves, and
all variegated colors.
Ira J. Batchclor, a prominent merchant con-
neetcd with the Portlaud (Maluo) Packing Com
I pany, and widely, known, died suddenly bore
I yi'sterduy, of hemorrhage of tho luurs.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Arrival from the Hnndwlrh Inland.
8an Francisco, April 15. The English Iron
clad Zealous, Admiral Hastings, from Vlctorl.1,
and tho United States steamer Oslpec, from
Honolulu, arrived to-day.
The tJold Mine Calamity.
There Is nothing additional In regard to tho
burning of the mines at Gold Hill. Tho shafiA
are still closed. Considerable nmouuts have ben
ruined for the relief of the families suffering by
tho catastrophe. The expeuso of the f jncr.tls
has been assumed by tho companies concern jd,
and thcro Is no lack ot liberality on tholr part.
A performance at tho theatre at Virgi ii.v City, for
the benefit of the sufferers, netted about $4003.
Cricket.
The international cricket match, now progress
ing in this city between the British Columbia
and California eleven, creates great Interest.
The officers of the English frigate Zealous pro
pose visiting the grounds to-morrow, to wituess
the closing game. -
FROM BETHLEHEM.
Operations' of Rnrqlnr -Heath of Colonel
m iu . Moruiiii. .
Special Detpatth to The Evening Telegraph.
Bp.Tin.F.nEM, Pa., April 16. This town and
vicinity seems to be infested by a gang of bur
glars. Last night tho house of Robert H. Sayro,
Ksq., Superintendent of the Lehigh Vallsy Rail
road Company, was entered and robbed of
jewelry aud valuables amounting to several hun
dred dollars. Tho residence of Weston Dodson
was also entered and robbed.
Colonel Edwin W. Morgan, Professor of
Mathematics at Lehigh University, died in his
room at the Sun Hotel, Bethlehem, this morning.
Colonel Morgan was about fifty-three years of
age, and a native of Luzerne county. Ho entered
West Point In 1833 and graduated lu J837. Ho
served us Lieutenant-Colonel in the 11th Infantry
during the Mexican war, after which he took
charge of the Kentucky Military Institute as
Superintendent, which post he filled till the
opening of the Into war. He was distinguished
ns a mathematician and engineer of great ability.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Murder Trials In MniwnrhusiettH.
Special Despatch to The. Evtnhuj Telegraph.
Wokckbtek, April 10. The case of Josephine
Lafaminc aud Dorc, ou trial for the murder of
Charles Lufamme, husband of Josephine, one
year ago, was given to the jury at 9 o'clock tills
morning. Bartholomew O'Donncll was after
wards arraigned on a charge of shooting and
killing Bridget Murray, at Milford, on All-Hallow
Eve. Ho pleaded guilty to murder In the second
degree, and was accordingly immediately sen
teuccd to the State Prison for life. One day he is
to be placed in solitary confinement, aud the re
mainder of his life ut hard labor.
Tlie Aurora Horoalix.
Nr.w York, April 16. Despatches received to
day from St. John, N. B., Plulster Cove, Port
land, Montreal, Boston, and other places, repre
sent the brilliancy of tlie aurora borealis, last
evening, and accompanying phenomena. Tho
telegraph lines worked without batteries, and
In some instances communication was inter
rupted, particularly in the Atlantic Cable cou
uectlous aud the extreme Northeast.
MarkctM by Telegraph.
Nr.w York. nril Is. stocka
ExcnanRe, 7,',. 6-atln, 1H63, iaj;' ; do. UW4, llo'.ido. lStio,
117;': nflw, 1M; HOT, 1145,,; 1(H0. 1U5 Virinia 6s,
bH.V, Missouri h Sti: Canton Cmupany, 63: Cumborland
m-eferred, 27j: Now York Cent ml, ltfl Reading, PIV
Hurtiwn River, Uh'4 ; Michigan Central, 12a. MicWan
Kontbern, DS, ; Illinois Central, 1.V !4 ; Olotreland and Pitts
bnrK, WiS,;ChicaKO and Rook inland, 13," V PitUbura and
Kort Wayne, 132.
rULTIMOHK, April W. -4 'otton doll and nominal at 2s'.
Flour dull and weiilt. Wheat dull and droopinK; (rood to
prime red, f2a'hl. Corn dull, clrwinir heavy ut 8a,ajio.
Oats dull at 75o. for heavy. Kyo dull and nomin:il. Mens
Cork quiet at if 32. Kacou Ann; rib Hides, 16i. : clear xidea,
17. c. : shoulder". U.'tc ; hunis, 20;n 21c. Lard nrui at IS) 'c.
Whisky tirm at Kic.
LEGAL INTELLIGEMCS.
C'onrt of Quarter HcsnIoiih JuiIko Hrewmer.
This morninir's session was taken up with the trial
of a ball case, in which tleoriro It. Kressler was
charged with the larceny of JftOO, belonging to Jacob
KeinstroiiK. It wus alleged tliut he-was employed
by the prosecutor to purchase for him a liuild,ux for
a distillery, and that the sum of t'i.VI was given htm
for this purpose ; that he bought the property for
f5'fin, and kept the balance for himself, ou ibe part
of the defense it was averred that the prosecutor
had limited the price of the property to J82r0, but
hail agreed, ut the same time, that If the defendant
could get it for less, he might have for his services
what was left, aud likewise a commission of T5. Ou
U-iaL
District Court, No. 1 .ladfft Hare.
Owen Bmlth vs. lJuvid O. France and Thomas
Bradley. An action to recover for cattle sold aud
delivered. Verdict for plaintiff, 1436-10.
William A. Morse vs. Jaines K. Milliken. An action
ou a promissory note. No defense. Verdict for
plaintiff, 4W2U.
James Emerson vs. Jackson Watt. An action to
recover for a cargo of molasses sold and delivered,
ou trial.
Court of Common Plean -Alllwon, P. J.
William Y. Leader vs. Frank D. B. Richardson and
Wllliuin Hlnkle. There were two coses under this
title, being replevins for the recovery Of goods al
leged to have been wrongfully -distrained for rent.
Verdict ln one rase for plaintiff, $14HSJ7 rent in
arrear and 1175 value of goods, and in the other case
for defendant, f'i rent and value of goods f lfio.
Xavler Heckler vs. John McCann. An action to re
cover for ale sold aud delivered. The defense al
leged that it was not ordered by defendant, but was
lelt at his place against his express prohibition.
THE STATU 3 H BT ISSI O N.
What a Correspondent Kayn of Mr. If uie.
To ihe Editor of the N. Y. Tribune Sir: It
cannot be necessary for me to notice at any
length Mr. Fogg's comment on my letter in
referenco to Mr. Hale. His letter is suUiciently
discredited by his attack, as uncalled for and
untrue as it is brutal, on tho wife of Mr. Perry.
On one point only I have a word to say. Mr.
Fogg, referring to my statement that Mr. Hale's
sympathies ure not with tho Republican move
ment in Spain, says I have been imposed
upon by Mr. Perry. If I have been imposed
upon, it Is not by Mr. Perry, but by Mr. Halo
There is in my letter no single statement of Mr
Halo's opinions which Is not lounded upon his
own lauguagc. What ho may write to Mr. Fo""
I do not kuow, but his expressions to me wero
those of unequivocal hostility to the establish
ment of a republic iu Spain. I don't think Mr.
Halo will deny this. If his memory should so
far fall him as to allow him to attempt
a coutradietlon. I shull be able to re
call to his mind conversations which put
tho matter beyond a doubt. As to
the declaration of sympathy with the Queen and
a desire for her return, they are made so com
monly In tho American Legation that there can
bo few persons in tho habit of visiting there who
have not heard them more than ouco. It is,
then, upon Mr. Hale's own declarations, upon the
remarks publicly made I do not mean by
visitors lu his house, and finally upon mv
own knowledge of his ' menial condi
tion, that I bused my reluctant assertion of his
unfitness to bo Minister. My testimony, there
fore; must be judged on its merits. It cannot
bo affected, by tho mere dissent of Mr. Fogg,
whose personal kindness towards Mr. Halo has
led hint into an Indiscrimination which I doubt
uot he has already regretted.
I am, etc., Geo bob W. Smallet.
Office of tho I'ribune, London, April 3, 1809.
rxNACT cn axtd coivirroTAcn
OmcE or this Fvnnwa TKucanAPH,!
Friday, April 14, IS. (
Tlie feeling which prevails ln commercial cir
cles is dull and unsettled, and, altogether, the
situation is very unsatisfactory. Money con-,
tinties to work closely, and no immediate,
relief is expected. Our local hauks are com
mitted, willingly or unwillingly, to a course of ;
contraction; und if the pniposed redistribution ,
of the currency should bo effected, tholr loanable
capital will be still further curtailed.
At present the banks tiro doing little to case
the pressure of tho market, and private capital-
ists are unwilling to leud on mercantile paper, "
preferring, like the banks, to loan their money '
on call to speculative operators on collateral ,'
security. Thus, the wants of tho mercantile
community are greatly neglected, and high rates ,
are inevitable.
We continue to quote call loans at 7 per cent. (
on Governments, nnd at oWlO per cent, on
mixed collaterals. Mercantile paper is greatly ',
out of favor nnd cannot be realized ou without -much
dilllculty. The rates raugc arbitrarily be- '
tween Ufa 11 per cent.
Gold closed at Vi M at
There was considerable) activity in the Stock :
market this morning, and prices generally h wl '.
an upward tendency, State loans were stronger, (
with sales ol the first series at 103. City sixes .
advanced V per cent, selling ut 101 V- Govern-,
ment bonds were in good demand aud firmer.
Heading liuilroud - improved , selling at 47;
Philadelphia und Krlo llullroad was strong at 1
2S,'i!WiK;Jt,'t b. o.;- Pennsylvania Railroad was 1
taken ut oliji'; Lehigh Vallev Hailroad at 55Vtf;
Little Schuylkill Hailroud at 43; und Mine LHll
Kuliroiul at 04j. . -( ;
In (.'anal stocks there was quite an active ';
movement In Lehigh Navigation, which sold as f
high as 33ro 3!Hi, b. 30; 17J was bid for Schuyl- ,
kill Navigation preferred. ,
Coal shares were steady, with sales of New
YorK ana jMUlclle at ; o was offered for Sha
mokiu; fJ for Fulton; 6 for Butler; 47 for
Locust Mountain; 6 for Hig Mountain; and
for Feeder Dam. . '
Hank shares wero without special change;
sales of Mechanics' at .11 and Western at 87i;
231 wus bid for North America; lU4ivi for Farmers'
and Mechanics'; 1 18 for Northern Liberties; 51 ,
for Girard; 74 for City; and 73 for Corn Ei-, (
ciiansje.
Nothing was done in Passenger Railway stocks.
43 was bid for Second und Third; 17 for Thir
teenth and Fifteenth; !2tj for Spruce and Pine;
und 21m for Hestonville. '
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 S. Third Street.
FIRST BOARD. "
Jinon Letl gold Llifi. t4',
$:iooo Pa 6s, l ser.ls.ioa
fwiiio Cltv 6s, New.. 111'.;
luMoo do ls.nny
J.MKI do 101 H
(Sltmorel A Del 3 iu. SO
J'20110 W Jerfis 90
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SO sh Western Bk. . 87tf
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12 sh Mech Kk ui!f
11 sh I'euna R. . .is. W
4(1 do. 69tf
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1 sh LehV....d.b.
60 do....ep. B6W
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Nark A Laonkk, Bankers, report this morning's
Gold quotations as follows:
lotKi A. M i:w i, 1 1 "jn A. JL 133 .
1(10 " IS'. 11 0 " 133
11-11 " 133 ' 12-20 P. m. mj! '
11-12 " 133 '
Messrs. Jay Cookk A Co. quote Government seen--'
rlties, etc., ns follows; U.S. Os, "si, 116u(116' ;6-80s
of lsd2,120(.f V2o;,-; tlo., 1SC4, llvwua; do., Nov., '
lHOft, 117;t,-i'lH; do., July. 180.1, U4$U4ll; do.."
1H67, H4inii4-; do., isas lHyrsiuv: lO-tOs, 1
105 '. 106'. Gold, IBS V. PucUlcs, 104(a104.tf. i
Messrs. Wl M.i ah 1'aintek A Co., No. 86 8. Third .
street, report tho following quotations : U. 8. As of
1HM1, ll;.j(a ll614 ; 5-20sof 1HC2, 120(9.120; do. 1864, ' '
lin.-M&;i; do. 1K06, 117 -nftll7?i; do.' July, 186B,
114,111,', ; tlo. July, 1H67, U4'.114V: do. July, '
1S6S, 114.114'; bt, 10-40, lO&lOO".. Gold, 133
(o liUI'f.
Messrs. Db Havkn A Bkotttkk, No. 40 8. Third '
street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations: 1
U. S. 6s of lhSl, 1 ld,yrll ! do. 1B62, lUOJtfOliM) v : r
do. 18C4, UfiKemS.V; do. 1h05, 117(aUH; do. 1806, ,
new, 114(0.114; do. 1H6T, new, H4114Ji"; da
lhiW, 114(;114f ; do. 158, 10-408, 10ft(i,106X; U. 8. '
8ii ear 6 per cent. Cy., 104H104K; Due Coinp. Int.
Notes, 19. Gold, 133,10,1333, ; Silver, 127129. a
lhllnl'lplilii t'sitlle Itturket. 1
Friday, April 16, The Hour Market is quiet,'
but prices are well snstulned. There is no Inquiry, ' '
except from the home consumers, who purchased
700 barrels, Including superfine at 5-45t$5itS0; 100
barrels extra f 0-25; 300 barrels Iowa, Wisconsin, and .
Minnesota extra family at 0-60T-2i5; sour Penn
sylvania do. do., at f7(o 8 ; 800 barrels Ohio do. do. at
$sto 8-75; and Nome fancy at 90il2, according to 1
quality. Rye Flour sells at $T(glt0 $ barreL Notainfr
doing in Corn Meal.
There Is no spirit lu tho Wheat Market, and verr
little demand except for prime lots, which are lit
small supply. Bales of red at f 1-60(31-65; umber at
1 1 -70(01 1 iso; and white at 1-s5io,1sj4. Kyo Is steady
with sales of Western at tl-45. Corn Is In fair el
quest at former rates ; sales of 8000 bushels yellow
ut b790c., and 8000 bushels mixed Western at
86c. Oats are ln Rood request, and 7000 bushels
Western sold at 70,7Uc. No sales were reported lit
Barley or Mult.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No.1 .
Quercitron at fi2 V ton.
Needs Clovei-seed Is selling at S-Wko9-80, the
latter rate from second hands. Timothy is higher.
Flaxseed Is wanted by the crushers at $2S(ov2'70.
Whisky Is held at 9.'.i;7c. y jrallon, tax paid.
Latest Shipping Intelligence.
1 '&r ailditional Marine Xcwe gee Inxide Pages.
iDY TKLKORAFH.1 .
8an Francisco, April 16. Olwired, hlp nu-lbaldi, tot
Cullao. Kuilud, hip Babcorry, tor LivurpuuL "
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA APRIL 16.
STATE OF THEUMOVETKB AT TUB KVENIKO TKUCOOAPH
7 A. M 41 1 11 A. M 63 1 8 P. M
m.KAHKD THIS MORMNO.
Br. shin Inland lluinu, Uuunford, Musquash, N. B., C. 0.
Van lloiu. ,
Ship ( Irion, HolbnioV . New York, D. 8. Rtotson A Co.
Jiorw. buriiue An nil, Niolneo, I'-laiuure tor orders, X Wb
tnrgaurd k Co.
Bohr lylit, Cruwnll, Portland, Brott, Walter k Co.
Mi lir I- A. rlliiMoiu, CbHttitdd, Portanoutli, do.
Krhr Abbot Iawthuoh, Obur, Knltnii, do.
Helir tl. K. Murnwy, MiirnM), Stoniioflnn, Uo.
hc-lir l'lmlm, Ci-aumnr, liomon, Auiluiiried, Norton k Co.
Kohr (ioldttn (iut, Howm, - . do. i
K.,l,r ( 'lurA nviitHjin. .ltttiorH. I.vnn. do.
Kt lir Mhiv VVuavur. Wvr, Uoetou, do.
i
Nohr Julia ( iarriioii, l-'urrison, Hohton, no. ,
Krhr J. U. MoHlutin, Ailaiux. Richmond. .!. . .,
Hchr Jo. Hay, lUilmtia. WarwUiuu. H. H. ShilluMTiowl
Ht-hr K. B. Wlraelor, IJoyd, BohIaio, Borda, Kr k VuU
Sour'rUctiel Siuun, Keanian, Uoaton, WI4 J 1
" ARRTVKD TlilS MOBNIWO. ! ,' , '
VSfhr .Ion. Hay, Ilathuway, from! '..Iiiu-ooi- , 'it
Dl., with niaiu to Jaa. K n'i ,Uric, with rraia.
jMSZ 'A bo- froew iSl. with .
with iuua. to A. 0w" , r f j
,,rt rhh-Ulnhin Exrlianpe. i . . . .
7;" SST.prll 14- P. M.-Hri Data,, from Loo-
IdcwKH, Wipj, I, bi.aluiH iu thu t Vpoa. . .
dim for Id a '" forMaUiii; bry,a Cairo, for Aniri
JUrg Li IU l-oinoud, for Zaaa. all from lMiiladlidOa.
Jd"i'- 'L . -WM LAfHTlUr
MKMOKANDA.
HcbraAld, Nmitb; 1. H. Murabon, Arm; Emily and
Jiiunia. llBwilt: Joa. H. Wllaon, Koinora; and Hallia H.,
Uaiouian, all (or Vliiuidelpuia, aailad from Kaim UUi lain
aula lauball i'bvuiiwwu, Imuc, at Nvwisjrv UUl iaat.
t
rZSdTwhcrcnViug Iu- yet taken