m EiGMA CD H O VOL. IX.--NO. 98. PHILADELPHIA, Fill DAY, APRIL 23, 18G9. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. mTTTT'IT 1 JUL AL1A1L FIRST EDITION CUBA Puleo's Announcement that the Uc hellion "is Done For" Hi latest l'redictions-Ces-pedes' Capture Ikv ' nied Ameri cans in Ha vana.' Tie New.York Tribune of this morning plo-lif-lies correripondcuce from ll.wun v to April 10, in which wc find tho following: The Spaniards Afcaln announce that the rebellion is tlouo for. lour or five months ago it wo almost crushed; later, it was doomed to insUut death; aud still it lives, though, as tho Captain-Ciencral rcmorfcs, K Is bound to die very soon. Everybody doubts this dictum, and, privately, a (rood many scout it. Tb authorities grimly affect to piny their part la the cruel little drama an if it were all a comedy; and it in far from that. They lead a class of bayonets which never think; und those bayonets act out a rmissacre as if it were a jest. After the bloody occurrence at the Puuto last Friday, the volunteers treated themselves to other disorders. In one instance a group of men in a saloon were heard crying out for Cuba. A frightened mulatto, who was leaving the scene, was pounced upon by six soldier, and bayoneted to death, though doubtless he did not otter a word of sedition. Dulce has never failed in the last three mouths to render obsequious homage to the courage and discipline, the - honor and patriotism, of the volunteers, aud his latent expressions profusely accord with Ills average sentiment in this respect. At a recent festivity in honor of the soldiers from Spain, he observed that the volun teer organization of Havana was as good as any corps of veterans in the world, and that in the . massacre at the garrote they had acted with a becoming and loyal spirit deserving of imitation under all similar circumstances. What these exemplars of Spanish law and authority have wrought out iu six different Scenes Of blood shed during tho year ought to he still fresh iu wjpry. The Spanish organs extol aud adulate thenTinccsy- Thc murmur of rebuke to a volunteer has Pt heard in navana. It is most difficult for a strange." t ?9ffiyrciend the total abjectnees of the ruanllV'ted opinions. On all Bides the public is beset with fears which it dares hardly name. Soma mu a.,u t was be- lieved that the 'life of the Captain-General was threatened by his ov.n soldiers. That belief has not been controverted. So, from the Captain General dowu, the public- fear runs the whole - gamut of authority. The Cubans are in dread of Fernando Po or volunteer bayonets; tho volun- tcere arc fiercely apprehensive of Cuban up risings; the pres was never bravo, and fears everything but the minority, and the Captain General has had reason to think himself in danger. What trouble may occur to American c'.tl.ens in this juncture has been made a colossal cuas tion by an excitable and fugitive class of indi viduals. Foreign residents have, oi course, undergone the general danger of discomfort of living in Havana, and when, professed sympa thizers of the Cuban cause, or suspected of being In league with the euemy, are made the subject of au artful' espionage. The city is said to be overruu with spies, aift hence it is that the con versation, especially of tho cales, is sometimes a curious study. The pe rils which are said to beset Americans have, however, - iu more thai one case, been grossly exaggerated. Up to this date the Captain-General lias, upon tho whole, been ex ceedingly circumspect in his treatment of the foreign population; aud I apprehend there is no disposition on tho part of the Spaniards to fight a majority. The value of the Captaln-Gonoral's statement with reference to the reb illion is to b tested by facts. With the insue of tho decree against pirates, thc capture of American vessels iu the Bermudas, and of some others near thc coast, the Spanish tone has grown, if anything, bolder. Nothing, however, that is reported from the in terior, bears with any weight against tho chances of the rebellion. No ollicial evidence is present ed to satisfy au impartial looker-on that tho iu turrcction has lessened in vitality. 1'onllnued mnreewse of the Ubcralsj-Arrival of a 1'orllon of Hamilton' Hiiirade The Mreupw In the Interior HlocfcHde-Kunuina. A correspondent of the Savannah Advertiser, writing "In the Field, near Bayamo, (Suba, April t, ' tays: Successes of the Liberals continue 10 be rc- forted daily. General Gomez is actively h.trass ug Valmaseda'a forces, and Marcamo, Poidrcs, and Thornton sweep the country for six leagues about (Santiago do Cuba. Within a week a dozen skirmishes are reported, ana each one was a IJhe.ral victory, as the footlug up f prisoners, arms, and stores captured will show. Every lantatlon in this section is a harbor for the iberals; every cross-road is a gathering place or patriot camp, and in every hacienda you can lad a patriot quarter. The trains sent out to Ban Luis, El Crisio, and Palma Loria have, for the third time since March 7, been either driven back or captured. i he armed and unarmed pa triots BDiinir tin from the ground us old Alarum's men in days gone by upon the Pcdee, and their success is inevitable. The arrival of Hamilton's Brigade at Port Naranjo was an event. They came in detached companies; and only since they have taken the field has any appreciation of their strength of numbers or their rtrenth. in arms been had. From their arrival they went to work In earnest a large number were mounted within tweve hours of their arrival, and away, scouting the country as though to the manor born. Hamilton is not yet with them he maybe in Cuba ere this reaches you, inougii. urauuuraruiiTiaicuac, rlimiirtl luHt seen at Shiloh or at tho Wilderness, presfeiug through the smoke of battle, and these veterans oi tno great ivcuciuuh m.in.n onum num and speedy ot the tuiu-sKiuneo Auuaiusmus v.iti nun rend llv imairine what chance a con script Spaniard, fresh from a voyage, reduced i.u tim hnmiM of on as'irravated sea sickness, aud green to war, has with these powder-burnod tiuers. Some of them have recently been seen in and around Bayamo, Mayan, and lueiry, mill whenever they have been seen ,tn lnnir lie remembered. Thornton Is at p.iimu iwin. to-dnv to-morrow about Villa del inhre. ever ready. Broughton Is invalided with ved within twelvo hours al lauding. Van Horn, whoaajs he is an original Alabama Rebel, leaves me to-day for La Guauaja ai.U the VlClllliy OI UVUUiai V.UUBUo unuumnu VaimiiMi'da and Marcamo met a few days since, unoi ncr I.llx'ral success has been added to imiut The Knauish trooi)S are beginning to desert freely. Twelve camo Into our camp last night all new arrivals from Spain. Little of this is of interest to you who listen for stirring news, for great battles whereon you i.,,iif., umiiv words, for charges and nssaults, nnon which to build long black head-Hues; but tA ns these little skirmishes, tempered as they are by the most bloodthirsty spirit upou the part of the Spaniards, and by the desperate, soul- aA ,7.a.iiitin unon the nart of tho Liberals these thiugs to us are not void of excitement nor danger. It Is not permitted me to go into details-urliee it to say that each day adds to our force, strength, unanimity, aim prospe w. w,- ...u a.. hrino-a to the norts we hold meu. muni- fZZ a,nre. nionev. aud hope. Tho issue lb no bvP"j f mi Blo kade running contlnno to Increase. If l)r hiifin"j could be lifted olf, hull the voxels in the (iulf to-day would show something con traband of war. W are working rapidly aftaiiwt the day when the grand cordon will be placed around w which fire and iron alone can remove. Now Is the time for the adventurous, cither in person or purse, to come forward. Fortune and fame come easily and speedily in iinch days as these. The prospect N cheering to every Cuban to every lover of liberty. We have gotten beyond the stage when all desire to be general. We have reached the stage when all arc willing to work In whatever spLcro they may bo placed, and to work whole-hearted when that time Is reached, as you .well Know success is no longer problematical. I shall continue to write yon as occasion may servo, but do not look to me for graphic accounts of great battles they are not plentiful. We are eating" the country up, inch by inch overcoming prejudice creating patriots, not only by moral suasion, but by orthodox blows, and win wo must. SPR AGUE. lion Piatt nirin lllin be CootrnU f fom lltt Vinrinnati CtnumrrctaL There is, I admit, a strong temptation to d;h up the little Senator. Ho has wo many good things, wc like to note tho ugly ones. While wo of tho press are floating about on spars, he is captain of a big three-decker. He lias fifteen millions gold. Ho has his seat in tho Senato. Chief Justice Chase is his father-in-law, aud his wife is large-brained, graceful, accomplished, and lovely. By Jove, we are forced to balance tho account or go mad. And so we say to him, when ho appeals to us, as the Jove I sworo by said to the peacock, when that gay bird pr;iyed for the voice of tho nightingale, "Be content with your tail, old bird. It is a splended tail; be proud of it, aud don't attempt to i-hiir, and people won't discover that you have no voice." That Senator Spraguc is honest, earnest, and has touched the popular heart iu his wild protest against wrong, 1 am ready to admit. I will say more that he has said some good things. When he said that nothing was more vicious and cow ardly than five hundred thousand dollars, uulcss it was a million, he uttered a great speech in ono sentence. That he feels for the unhappy condi tion of laborers aud mechanics, and deplores the corruption of politics and society, are to his credit, and I am willing to forgive his bad de livery and utter.lack of sense of propriety. But I cannot forgive him for throwing away all these years of his life. He has been no student. With brainy people about him. and no cud of books In his library, he has been content with his mil lions. Millions are grand things, and we bump our free and independent heads on the floor iu their presence. But thev are not cvervthinir. When Ingot comes before us, not only as a Sena tor (ID'1 a lawmaker, but us a leader, we get up and look at him, and linteu to mm, and if he fails to come up to respectable expectation, with the points of little plus we puncture him. Only yesterday, William ot niiodc island took to reading that duller sort of fiction called history; and jumping to tho conclusion that what bo read was as new to others as to iiimseir. he injects huge volumes Into thc hotly of his dis course, to tho great wratn oi ws urotuer sena tors and the galleries. it William were as thoutruuul as no is brave aud original, would scud for David A. Weils and read my letters, bo could take bis millions and mako a prodigious stir in the world. But then ho won't. No man ever does. What golden op portunities besides those of the millions are hrown aside, or are passed uuseen und so ne glected! D. P. Venicennce and Bullet A Duel In ProNprct. There Is a prospect ahead of a scrimmage be tween Spraguo and Abbott. Tho former in his ipeecu alluded to two senators as tue mastitt and the mongrel puppy dog. Abbott, supposing Sprague applied "puppy to him, has prepared i speech, which he intends to deliver n lie can get the Senate to sit with open doors for a few minutes. In this speech he will call upon Spraguc for an explicit explanation, and u he dis covers that the term puppy was intentionally applied to him (Abbott) by Spraguc, he (Ab bott) wilF then do desperate thiugs. He will firstly demand a retraction, and, that being re- c f !....t... . f.. ..:.. ..-.y,nn..-...wl lUnCU,nlll lUhlb upuu tuJ n.ktiniii:tivii I iuiiis.uu among gentlemen. His frieuds say he will as sault Sprague, if no other method is left him, and wallup Little Khody from the Capitol to Georgetown Heights. The newspaper meu are ou the lookout for a lively sensation. mi.H-l'AHT hLEVKN O CIOCK I . M. fpiagUC, who had been In his seat mont of thc eveumg, lias just put ou his hat aud coat and gone home. It appears that a friend, learning of Abbott's purpose, called Sprague out of tho Seuato aud Informed him of it. Spraguo said Abbott had just been up and asked for a few minutes of open session iu order that he might make a per sonal explanation relative to spraguc s auacK. Sprague thoreupon arose and said that if he was attacked any more in tho Senate he would not only read letters, but he would let out all that was in him. Garrett Davis went over to Spraguo and advised him to keep cool aud say nothing. Spraguo asked the advice of the friend who called him out of tho Senate, and he was told the best thing he could do would be to go homo und not come back again during tho session. Sprague took tho advice and immediately thereafter left the Senate. Another version of the story is that Spraguc has gone in pursttit of his shooting irons in order to uo ready lor the fray. JJeraia Yagi. Cor. of yesterday. WAR ORDERS. An OlUccr Violate) Ills Own Decree and Is Shot. A correspondent of the Boston Traveller, writing from Fort Macou, North Carolina, last week, says: To us it seems a little absurd that In time of peace, when there Is hardlv a possibility of a national foe, and much less of a secret one, that tho same rigid order should be given and obeyed as it tho life of the nation depended upon' it. Last week a lieutenant, acting ofliccr of thc day, gave orders that no one should be allowed upon thc parapet without tho counter sign, and ordered the guards to shoot any in truder. An hour afterwards a chimney from the guards' casemate caught fire, and as the alarm was given the lieutenant rushed up to see what could be done about extinguishing tho fire, and doubtless forgot the orders ho had given. "Halt," shouted the sentry, but as others were shouting too, the lieutenant did not hear. "Bang" went tho guard's musket, and tho lieutenant fell dead. Next cainc an orderly sergeant, who pnld no attention to thc guard In his hurry. "Bang" again, and tho sergeant was laid dead benido the lieutenant. Then an olllcer with the countersign came, tho bodies were taken away, and tho lire extin guished. Now Uio guard know ho was shooting his superior ofliccr iu each instance. Can "or ders" bo pleaded for killing an innocent man whom the guard well knew was tho very man who gave tho orders ? Wc think not; yet such arc the army regulations In time of peace, und for this nonsense two families aro left without support, aud the house of joy turned Into the house of lamentation and tears, while the Gov ernment loses two tried and efficient olliccr. Jlennfjerlc Loose, A letter from Mestra, Italy, relates an alarm ing incident which occurred in that town. A menagerie of wild beasts was about to leave for Venice, when a double cago, containing a lion and a leopard, fell on tho quay where it was ,i,.t t i.. embarked, and was broken to pieces, leaving the animals free. The lion, after remain ing a moment apparently astonished at being set at liberty, proceeded towards the town, but without attacking any one; however, on meeting a flock of sheep, It worried ana lore w pieces thmn. The inhabitants lied in terror ji: id) t!irfcfti'"'i l"11 presently the uil-lre-M of thc menagerie arrived with a whip, and fixing her eyes steadfastly on the animal, peremptorily ordered him to lie down. Immediately leaving the repast it had just commenced, it obeyed, and was soon replaced by her in another cage. The leopard plunged Into the river and gained the opposite bank, and has not since been heard of. Hunting parties had been organized in pursuit of it. ' FILIBUSTERS. (Jeneral Hfeedmnn'n Kxpedltlon to Cuba-What n I'nion (JenernJ is Haiti to be Doing lor Cuban lndrKcndeiire. Correspondence from New Orleans, dated the 10th inst., to the N. Y Timet, says: Some time since a filibustering expedition was planned here in order to reinforce the Cubans with men and arms. The Spanish consul in this city, after getting wind of this movement, asked Captain-General Dulce to scud over from Cuba some adroit spies. Nearly every steamer from Cuba brought some of them, but they did not fare better than the consul, the volun teers and Cubans keeping a strict watch over them. It will be remembered that some time ago General Steedman visited Havana; that ho was arrested there and released afterwards. This trip was undertaken for tho purpose of recon noitring and putting himself iu connection with tho Cuuan pafrlols. Shortly after his return hero, in tho upper room of Hawkins' saloon, a bar-room of the liaute-volee, a secret meeting was held, at which tho Kxecutivc Committee of the Cuban refugees, tho Mexican Consul, Senor Diaz, General Stecdman.Generul Harry .T. Hays, lute Chief of thc Louisiaua Confederate Artillery, Colonel Nixou, late coloiiel in the Confederate Army, and proprietor of thc Vreitrent newspaper, and many other influential and opulent citizcus of this city; met. General Steedman reported ou what he had observed at Havana, after which a plan for an expedition was made. Since then the corps orgnuized numbers over a thousand men, camping on different plantationsTn thc neighborhood of the city. Tho chiefs have fur ther purchased two thousand rifles and two full batteries of artillery, and also hired a very fast steamer, a former blockade runner, to bring tlicm to the northern coast of Cuba.' This steamer has been reported since to have left for Cuba. The expedition will be joined by nearly all the members of the Democratic ex-L uion Sol Hers' and Sailors' Club (organized during the election campaign), whose President was General Steed man. They hope to be able to baflle by their steamer every pursuit, though, iu case of need, they are firmly resolved to give battle to any Spanish man-of-war which they may encounter. There Is plenty of money among the filibusters, for the rich planters arrived from Cuba, and thc Mexican Consul, Mr. Diaz, have provided ample funds for carrying out the expedition, General Steedman haviu also contributed $5000. Seuor Diaa, in the negotiations with thc Cubans, serves as interpreter and negotiator, while the former occupies himself w ith the organization of thc corps only, which will cousiot of two divisions, commanded by General Hays and Colonel Nixon, while General Steedman will be corn-mauder-in-chlef. A splendid Cuban flag, made oi silk, by the wife of Senor Diaz, was pre sented to the ollicers of tho corps in Senor Diaz's house. It may be well imagined that pure love of liberty has not solely cau.sed thc members of thc corps, and especially the oflleers, to take part In the expedition. The leaders of the expedition have been promised high oflices, aud the other filibusters are to bo compensated according to rank and their merits. Seuor Diaz has just now returned from Washington, bringing favorable news and much money with him, the latter for that expedition which is to start at thc same time from Mobile for Cuba. That thc enterprise will meet with difficulties in this port is hardly to bo believed, the Custom House officials being all in favor of this Cuban cause. Moreover, the corps is made up of meu who have scented battle-fields, and who arc not intimidated by Spanish troops or Spanish sur veillance. M'om'nM It I g lit. The Married Woman's Property bill now provides that a married woman in Eng land shall be as capable of holding and dealing with real und personal estate, of suing and being sued, as if she were a single woman. Every woman who marries after the passiug of the act may hold all pro perty, real or personal, possessed or acquired before or after marriage, free from the control of her husband, and her earnings in any sepa rate trade or occupation will be regarded as her personal property. On tho other hand, husbands are not to be liable for thc debts Of their wives, either before or after marriage, nor liable in damages for any wrong committed by them. Upou the death of a wife intestate, thc husband will take only thc same share in her personal estate as a wife now takes iu the personal estate ot on intestate husbaud. 1 bo bill is designed to go into effect thc first of next year. IVo Hope. It is mated at Paris that the counsellors of ex Queen Isabella have held their last meetinir. Most of them have long been of opinion that tho only chance tor tho laiien dynasty lay in tho ex tjuccn abdicating in favor of her son. Thc ques tion was again put at this "Cabinet Council," and the Queen again refused. The meeting' then broke up. Some of the Queen's adherents have given up all hope, and have resolved to try their lortunes elsewhere. It U even said that Father Claret will shortly set out for Ilome, where ho will live in retirement. THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. lly Atlantic Cable. This .Morning's OuotatJonn. LONDON, April IU A. M. Consols for money, 98 V: and for account, 93V. U. H. Five-twenties, quiet and steady, at H0V. Mocks steady. Krie, ; Illi nois Central, LiVKKrooi., April 23 A. M. Cotton firmer, bnt not higher, mirtdlingulamla, 11. ; middling Orleans, Vi4. The sales to-day are estimated at sooo bales. (Sales of the week 60,0oo bales, ot which, souo were for rxpon ani iwu ior speculation. btocK, 3'.i,0O0 Dales, of which ICT.WO bales are American. No. a red Western wheat, hs. 4U2a. 50. Corn, i i a. au. ior new. This Afternoon'H Ouotatlonit London, April K3 1 M istorks sickly; Illinois Central, Ds ; Atlantic and Orcat Western, . LlVKiirooL, April !iJ P. M Manchester advices are less favorable for yarns and fabrics, wtiinli causes a aunncNH nere. i n stock or rotton afloat, bound to this port, 4M,0oo bales, of which 1.13,001) bales are American, itreadstun's are declining. Corn, "s. for new. reus, ass. ou. ior tjauaillau. Com, 1WS. Ueei Vis. llAYHii, April 23 Low ntlcMUiiR coltou iidoat 141,WI. Markets by Telegraph. Ficuartfte, 8f. 6-W 1HH3, 121 S; do. 14, llb'i ; do. ljo 11K1.; Dew, 115: lHtrf. lib1. : 10 (. 106. Virainin Us. til 1 i M uiaiim u UU. i . t CHI, . if i. 1 t 1 Cleveland and Toledo. BSS, ; Utiict m iii.uuid tnu run ..itjrnu, ioj ., lUl.TlMOKK, Auril la. tJotton steudy t 2S'?M'V5. H dull, but unuluuiKed. Wheat tiriuer. tJuru dull: oil white, SIHSSlo.; yellow, 84nwioo. t)ts dull t 76 raTso. 1 . 1 . .1 l . J... 'I.I .. i.iiiiWBj. jneM rwr. b vol uufcod. IlltCOll, no SH lo'jC ; clear do., nuoulder., 14v.o. j Uauix, Lard at UXo. Whiaky unuuaiiged.j Htork Quotation by Tlerapli-l I. .11. Glcndennuift, DavU k Co, report tluvujjli tUelr ew York bouse the following: N. y. cent.it 161',, West. Union Tel.... N. V. and Krle It us?, Cleve. ami Toledo H. I'h. and ltea. K a Toledo A- Wabuao. . . Mich. S.andN. Lit.. 9 MILAM. Paul H.c. t ie, and Pitt K ttx Mil. & Kt. Paul It. p. . Chi aud N. W. com . . W. Adams Express Chi. aud N. W. pref.. W) Wells.KarKOACo... ChL and K. I. K 1BT'.' UuiUid suites 71? s.vj. B3Si PkU. V. W. A Chi. K. 132 .Tennessee M, new. . . 6sw Paclfle Mall Hteam... f!i' Gold ..13!l JBUfktl FH I'll SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Spat Uetwccn Senators Abbott nnd Sprague-A Collision An-tieipated-Spragoe Arm- ing Himself. The Eight-Hour Law-Opinion Dy tne Attorney-General. Unfortunate Foreign Nominee FROM WASIILYG TON. Sfcml Depatck to The Evtntnq Tltraph. The llilllcnlty flrtwcen Abbott nnd Nnramie. Washington, April 23. Tbero ft considerable talk here this morning about the difficulty iu the Senate last night between Senators Abbott and Sprague. It is reported that as soon as tho par- tics meet each other there will bo a collision. Thus far Sprague has not made any apflogy or explanation to Abbott, and tho latter threatens that he wllljnot leave tho town until he has sa tisfaction. Sprague, it is said, Is arming him self iu ' anticipation of mwting Abbott. The utter regards Spraguc as a boy, and says tho only chastisement he intends to adminl-tcr is to box his ears. The i:ibt Ilonr I axw. The Attorney-General having given an opinion on the eight hour question, to thc c licet that persons who only work eight hours arc not enti tled to pay lor ten hours, tho Secretary of thc Navy has issued an order to the commandants of navy yards and naval stations calling their at tention to the opinion of the Attorney-General,' and stating that when Congress passed thc Kiglit Hour law they failed to repeal the act of July 10, ISftJ, which provides that the prices paid for labor in the navy yards shall not be more than is paid for similar work In other ship- ards and machine shops. For the present, therefore, those who work eight hours will be paid for that amount of labor only, and those who work more will be paid so much extra. foreign Missloni. At thc Cabinet meeting to-day the 'question of what shall be done with the nominees who tiled of confirmation by thc Senate, some ixty in number, will be considered. The friends of Carlisle, as well as himself, state that the President will reappoint him, notwithstanding thc unfavorable action of the Senate. In tho case of Jones, which was laid on the table be cause there was no vacancy at Brussols, the President will designate him for some other place. Senator Schtirz Uslsts that Pile of Mis souri, rejected last night, shall have some other lace which he is capable of filling. Pad fie Railroad Commissioner. The President has appointed live commis sioners to examine the Pacific Railroad, but will wait for a few days, until he can hear frobi them, before he makes the names public. FROM BALTIMORE. The I.nehburcr and llnnvillo Knllrniid -Arri vals I rom i una 'I lie iteceni uiHii-acr. Kpfeial leMteh to Tht Kveninj Telegraph. Baltimore, April 23. Iho Virginia valley delegutes, asking aid towards the building of their railroad, had a meeting in the City Council chamber yesterday eveuiug, which was satisfac tory. General Kobert L. Lee, with a portion of the committee, are to bo received at noou to-day at the rooms of the Corn and Flour Exchange b the members of that institution and tho Hoard of Trado. They have another meeting with the Mayor and City Council this afternoon regarding aid for the Lynchburg and Danville Road. The hleamcr Liberty Las arrived, with Havana date to last Saturday. She broaght about utty passengers, mostly refugee Cubans, who say that affairs there arc progressing decidedly favorable to the insurgents, but the condition of things is very much disturbed in Havana, aud thc lives of patriots aro In constant jeodardy. John M. Summers, another of the McC lellan s alley fire sufferers, died last night. William C. Ross, also another, Is not expected to survive. All the others arc out of danger. The Odd Fellows will send an Immense dele gation to the Philadelphia celebration. FROM SAX FRANCISVO. Polities In WaxUinaton Territory. San Fhancibco, April 23. The Republican Convention of Washington Territory met at Van couver yesterday. The platform of the hut Na tional Convention at Chicago was adopted, and S. Garland was unanimously nominated for dele gate to Congress. CuNtom Turin's to be Raised. . Governor Seymour, of British Columbia, has appointed Bix commissioners to revise the cus tom tar Iff s of tho colony. Lute advices fromKodiak Island report un usual quantities of ice and snow. AROUmTrHE CIRCLE. The Travels ofex-1'renldent Jolinsou. Sjvtial DtMpateh to The Keening Telegraph. Hi'KTSvu.LK, Ala., April 23. Ex-Presldcnt Johnson arrived from Memphis at midnight Wednesday. Ho spoke three hours yesterday to a large crowd iu the court yurd. It had been ad vertised that he was to speak hero on the 2AI of May, instead of April, and consequently the country people did not come in. His speech was not materially different from the Memphis oue.. He addressed himself directly to the negroes present for half an hour, and with visible effect. He left this morning for Nushville, and will go by way of Decatur. An I ni moil e Hi one. SpeeM Dfxpateh to The Evening Telegraph. Richmond, April 23. A very successful blast was made last evening at tho Richmond Granite Quurry, near this city, now owned and worked by a company in Philadelphia. One entire block of flue granite, ninety-five feet long, thirty-eight feet wide, and thirty-one feet thick, was sepa rated from the solid mass of the quarry. The piece' measures about 112,000 cubic feet, or about' ten thousand tons. This is tho most re murkable blast on record. Mr. Henry Mc Kenny, aged ninety year, his wife, aged eighty-eight, with all their eleven children, arc tlhi Uviug together iu Paris, Me. LEGAL raTELLXai2X?CX3. Dlntrlct Coart, N. J-Jatbxe Thayer. yV'hlppr vs. Nolan. An action of replevin. Before reported. Verdict for plaintiff, 1100 0 Alexander Johnson vs. benjamin O. Williams, landlord, and John F. Mooney, bulliff. An action of replevin to recover for an alleged wrongful distress f goods as for rent On trlaL District Court. No. it-Judire Stroud. D. Bock A Brother vs. Frederick Wedmever. An action on a mechanic's lien. Before reoorted. Ver dict for defendant. William L. Maddock A Co. vL Henry anil Wlllinm D. Wlnsor, owners of tho steamship Kaxoru An action to recover for supplies furnished to the ship. The defense denied that the goods were delivered hy them. On trial. Samuel Dickson for plaintiffs; Johu M. Thayer for defendant. Coart of Common Plea ,ludre Ladlovr. ' Hamael L. Thomas vs. Patrick Connor. An action to recover for whisky sold and delivered. Tho de fense alleged payment. Verdict for plaintiff, m9. Charles H. Holwrts vs. John A. Weldenbciiu r. ' Au action to recover poscssion of premises and rent In arrear.. On triaL . . Court of Quarter Mewdons-Jiidne Brew-ntrr. This morning Judoo Brewster called attention to the case of tho notorious Jimmy llaggcrty, h fugitive from Justice, and inquired of Lieutenant John Curlv, who had charge of the bench-warrant for his produc tion, what had liecn done iu bis cose. The otUcer replied that ever sineo the process imd been In his hands he had made the most diligent efforts to secure llapgetty's arrest,'but all to no purpose. He had re peatedly been to the fellow's former haunts, and had visited his old quarters at Klcveuth and smisoin streets, night and day. He could safely say that he had searched thirty different houses here he was supposed to be, and had never laid eyes upon him. Judge Brewster remarked that it wa said he was still in the citv. The Lieutenant acknowledged It, and suld ho was Informed that he was eninured In u row at Kleveniii und Sansom streets very recently, and he at once re pairud to the place with a force of policemen, but uo one at all was to be seen In the vicinity. 1 he Judge said ho had no doubt that the Lieu tenant well deserved his high reputation for zeal in the discharge of his duties: but the citizens of Philadelphia are at an expense of millions of doiiar.4 for the maintenance of a police force, and they cer tainly expected better things of that force than that one man should successfully set at dcliunco tho whole community. The officer assured his Honor that he would do his utmost to bring the fugitive in, aud departed to tho inrtner prosecution oi nis search. The foregoing matter being concluded, anil then an almost amiimiU w Was discussed. In the case of Officer 11111, concerning whose assault and battery case so much has been said and written, the attend ance of Mr. Hill, who was the complainant, tho Com monwealth has been unable to secure. rinding that thc summons of the Court was of no effect, Judge Brewster yesterday directed one of the Court ollicers to take the necessary warrant for his arrest. This morning mis otneer reported tnat tie nud gone to the Navy Yard, where Mr. Hill was at work, but was told that he had gone away, le then went to his house, but could not find him there. Therefore Ue had reason to believe he had left the city. judge Mrewster uhi you search nis nonse 7 Officer No. sir : I did not know I had the nower to do so. Judire Brewster well. sir. you have that power. and it is your duty to do so. Return and make the search, and let me know the result. w itn this instruction tne oincer uepanea. The Hcr York Money Market. From the JleraUi. The cold market was excited tills afternoon under a severe hammering by the bears, who based their operations upon a telegram from Washington announcing it to be the intention of the Secretary of the Treasury to sell gold on "Thursdays hereafter" to tne nignest ninacr sunmiiting seaiea proposuis. That the despatch was coming was known to some of the "insiders," for the premium bi-ga n to decline early in tne day. it was not mauc Known until alter three o'clock, when gold fell rapidly from 134 to 13a?i a total decline for tho day of per cent. It is certainly curious that Mr. Boutwell has delayed to this time so meritorious a plan of relieving tho Importing merchants of this city. It is to be feared, however, that the remedy comes too late, as the evil has about exhausted Itself. The first sale under the proosod programme takes place April Mi. The gold will reach the market April 80. Ou tho fid lowing day, however, tho Government will disburse twenty millions in payment of the Jday coupons. Of what use, then, is the relief which Mr. Boutwell proposes? As well keep the gold In the 'Preasury, now tliut it is too late to be useful, or better lend It at seven per cent, inte rest, or cancel Government bonds with it. Indeed, the consideration of this fact led many to surmise that the despatch was a hoax or concocted for the benefit of the shorts. Hence there was a reaction late In the afternoon to 133V. The gross clearings of gold ou Wednesday amounted to nearly one hun dred and twenty-three millions of dollars, whllo tho actual amount of gold in all tho bunks of the city Is less than ten millions. The borrowing demand for cash gold was quite active ui thc early forenoon, and rates ranged from o-t4 down to lt4 ami 'fiat' for tho Clearing House. In the afternoon three per cent, per annum was paid for carrying over balances. The following Is the re port of the Cold K.xchango Bank: Gold cleared, il'2U,9.V2,000; gold balances, fl,ss),!i27; currency balances, t2,4,4H'). "During the regular honra of business foreign ex change was steady on the basis of 10V for the choicest of prime bankers' bills. The sharp decMtie In gold after 3 o'clock was thorefore, not operative upon tins grade of bills, but will probably result in an advance to lHVa.l0S; to-morrow. Tho bankers' were still open when the change took place aud put up their rates to prime bankers' figures. Commercial bills advanced to 108. "Governments at the morning board were buoyant and strong, the ls2 s selling at 121V." Hip highest ever attained. 1867's were quoted 1154'. The market relapsed into quiet and steadiness, the Landon quo tation remaining unchanged till late in the afternoon, when there was a pressure to sell and the whole list fell off from a quarter to s half per cent., with the decline in gold. The relation of gold to govern ments, particularly tho 1862's, is a very delicate oue. A change in the price of tho former is curiously, sometimes inexplicably, reflected in the latter. "Money was more active and seven per cent, the prevailing rate with all classes of securities. Tho anticipation of the effect of gold soles upon tho money market was the ostensible reason for tho greater -demand ; but it seemed to he ulded by a bear movement iu stocks, which was quite suc cessful." i-Voiti the World. . "The Money market continues easy, with an abun dant supply at 7 per cent, in currency. After 1 P. M. there was a more active demand for money, but tho chief borrowers were parties connected with the bears In tho stock market, who, having sold large amounts of stocks short, are now seeking to engineer tightness in money. Tho current of events, however, la against this attempt to make money tight. The bunks are now relieved from the bugbear of tho Comptroller's call for the ollicial statement of their condition, and they are gaining strength dally from tho inflow of currency from the interior which is usual at this season and continues throughout the summer. The attempt, therefore, to make money tight on the part of promi nent stock operators yesterday and to-day has proven to be a Masco. The banks are more disposed to ac commodate their customers, and prime business notes are wanted in the street at 9 to 10 per cent, "The Stock market opened strong in the morning, but afterwards declined under tho pressure of sales by prominent operators who are desirous of en gineering lower prices for the purpose oi buying. The short interest boa been very largely increased yesterday and to-day without Directing the market t Hiiy material extent. The chief stocks attacked by the bears were Pacific Mall, New York Central, Rock Island, the St, Paul shares, und Reading. They suc ceeded in selling these stocks down from 1 to 2 per cent., but towards the closo,whcu their brokers com menced to buy back again, they found very few stocks offering, and even ut advanced prices they were unublo to buy much. The decline of yesterday and to-dav has shaken out tho weak and tluild holders, and stocks are now In much stronger hiiuds, Tncsu 'bears' of the last few days are reully the groat 'bulls' of Wall street, and their operations on tho bear' side this week have been made simply for a turn and ror the purpose of giving greater strength and vigor to the great 'bull' cllmio campaign on which thev are about to enter. The public will do well to avoid being entrapped into selling stocks 'short' on the faith of the manoeuvres of these leading operators ou the 'bear' side for the moment, as they will whirl the whole market upwards suddenly, and without waru. log, when their plans are perfected "In the Gold market there was considerable ex citement and a decline of lltf per cent, ou receipt of news from Washington that Secretary Boutwell had determined to sell Government gold by proposals every Thursday, commeLciug next week. The amount is not slated, aud rumors are afloat that the Secretary will accept in his descretlon all tho bids that he may deem will be for the interest of tho Gov ernment, without determining ottlolally tho amouM beforehand. This selling of gold hy Government, accompanied by the disbursement for tue Mjy lute- rvst. and tho receipts from Kurope, have m fieef holders of gold to sell In anticipation of lower rri In the morning the market was strong at l.4 to 184 A,, but fell off quickly to I83X on the reevtpt of the news that Oovernment proposed to sell gold." rxxvAxrcu aud comaigncg Omci or Tax K.vtwiwo Trr,yony,lo . Friday, April 23, 180. T We have to record a very easy condition of our local money market to-day, with a good prospect of still further ease. The most impor tant feature today is the announcement that the Comptroller of the Currency has made his ex pected demand on tHc banks for a statement of their condition at the close of business ou Satur day, thc 17th lustant. Tho statement will doubt less be satisfactory, as the banks had begun to contract several weeks previous to that period, and they must have been in a tolerably com fortable condition by that day. It will be a source of relief to. them, aud add in future to Vhclr powers of expansion. They were' free . lenders to-day on acceptable securities, and dis counted occasion.illy for favored customers. ' The rates for call loans ranged between t and 8 per cent., according to security offered. Prime mercantile bills were readily discounted at 8S10 percent., according to grade. t'nited States securities opened and continued firm up to 12 M. t-day. Gold Is weak. Pre ri!("ini t the opening board, 133 j at 13 M., There was a moderate degree of activity in the Stock market, but prices were weak. Nothing was done in 8tato loans. Ia City loans there was more activity, and the nnweeetirtratja sold nt 101 i. The Lehigh gold loan was steady, selling at 04,' Governmcut bonds declined to V per cent. Reading Railroad waa rather weak, closing at . 47-till, a slight decline. Pennsylvania Railroad changed hands at 59; Lehigh Valley Railroad at and Minehill Railroad at 54Xi '&X was bid for Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, and 34 for Catawissa Railroad preferred. Canal stocks were without Improvement. Morris preferred sold at 66. 18 was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred, aud 35 for Lehigh Navigation. Iu Coal shares there were ealcs of Big Moun tain at 5. Niagara Oil stock was taken at BY; and Ocean at !g. Bank shares were steady, with salc8 of Manu facturers' at 31. Passenger Railway stocks were doll. 45 was bid for Second and Third; 17 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 75 for Tenth and Elevouth; ami 134 for Hcstonville. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EX CHANGE SALES. Reported by So Haven Bro., No.- 40 3. Third Street. FIRST BOARD. IM0B-20H, '2, CP...118 id sliLehValR.... BBJ. 693 tnooo W Penna It bs 80 ,40 do. 80 do.... ls.se. 11 ah Penna It ... . IM00 City s,New.ls.10l $NW0 do 101 liooo Phila A E 6s. 85 X I!MKK) do... 7s.. Is. 80 ttooo Leli gold Lis. 99 11000 do S4 20shManufae Bk. 81 100 sh Reading.... c. 47 H loo do....rg&l. 41 4 do Is. 40sh Minehill...... tux 6 8b Mor CI Pf. do 29 no: le. 800 sh BigMtbCwo. lots.. 100 sh Niagara O.... 1 sh Ocean Oil.:., B0 sh Cornplantcr. . 60 m SIM H 300 do. ls.47-69 100 do....s5Ai.47'69 160 sh O C A A K R. lots.. 87 Messrs. Jay Cookk A Co. quote Government secu rities, etc., as follows : U.S. fls, "81, 117 X llTrf ; ft-soa Of 1862, I2n,a,i2i ; do., 1864, 116116tf ; do., Nov., 1H6B, 118(ll8;i; do., July, 1865, 1 15(4115 V! do., 1H67, 116116 do., 186S, 114KOH5; 10-408, lOSfHWJj. Gold, 183V. Pacifies, KM 106. Messrs. Dr Havkn & Bhotubr, No. 40 H. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations; . V. 8. sof 1881, lt7!40117x; o. 1862, reox4i2r; do. 1S64, llfl',llV ; do. 1866, 8IWX ; do. 1805, new, ll6(oiii5', ; do. 1867. new, 114($llot do. 1868, 114?V11BV; 'j0- BS.10-40S, 108(310y: u. a 30 Year 6 per cent. Cy., 104?il047 ; Due Com p. Int Notes, 19V. Gold, 184JK(S134 ; Silver, 126(3128. Messrs. William Paintsb A Co., No. 86 8. Third street, report the following quotations: U. S. 6s oi 1881, 117 V117,5,' i 6-20SOf 1802, 120(S120 j do. 1864, nsailOH; do. 1865, llsAHSJi; do.- July, I860, iMViiie; do. July, 1867, 114,116; do. July, 1H68, 114J,116; 6S, 10-40, 106l0!t'. Philadelphia Trade Iteport. Fkidav, April 23. There is more activity in the 1 'lour market.bul prices are without quotable change ; sulcs of 1200 barrels in lots, for the supply of the home consumers, at !xB-60 for superfine ; tS-TB 60 for extras; 16-507-25 for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; f5T'60.for Pennsylvania do. do. ; 7-76S8 for Ohio do. do. ; and 9-60gia lor fancy brands, according to quality. Eye Floor sells ut tTtn 7-2.1 (i bid. Nothing doing In Corn Meal. : There Is a firm feeling In the market for Wheat, and for prime lots a fair Inquiry prevails ; sales or red at fl-65(i 1-70; 1000 bushels amber at $1-8531 -90, the Itdter rate for fancy ; 800 bushels California at H-il; and 1000 bushels No.1 spring at 1 -54. Bye is steady, with sales of Western at fl-45. Com Is in fair demand at about former rates; sales pf yellow at 8kc, and 4000 bushels Western mixed at 3t8e., the latter rate for high mixed. Oats are selling at 74(i 76c. for Western; 60ttt70o. for Pennsylvania; and f,:a6Se, for Southern. Nothing doing in Barley or Mult. Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at (52 , ton. Seeds Clnverseed may be quoted at f8-50$9-50, the latter rate from second hands. Timothy is firm at 4-75. Flaxseed is wanted by tho crushers at f2-ft(u2-70. Whisky is selling at 95$98c. V gallon, tax paid. LATEST SlIUTIXG INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine NeiM let Tntidt Paget. PORT Olf PULLADULPHIA APRIL 3 STATS Or TRUBMOVXTXB AT THS BVEKINO TELKOEAPB OFNOa. T A. M 68 1 U A. M 68 1 1 P. M 74 CLKARRD THIS MORNING. Barque Robert Porter, Nickels, Sitka, AU&ka, Audonriod, Norton A Oo. BrlK G. W. ( haw, Baoon, Key West, do. Kchr J. 11. W. White, Bmith, Boslou, do. Kchr Dirifco, C'Urk, HiwUm, do. . Kchr K. A. Hooper, Hoeper, Lynn, Ho. Hidir Sarah Louisa, Patterson, Kiohmond, do. Kchr Mary Price, Ferguson, Plymouth, elo. Hrhr K. J, Heraty, Meredith, Ipswich, J. RouuueJ, Jr. A Bro. Kchr Clara Sawyer, Sawyer, Portsmouth, do. Kchr Vapor, Johnson, New London, to. Kchr ( 'Uricsa A lion. Halo, Bristol, do. Schr Heading UK. No. 4S, Toiulin, New London, do. Kchr Jos. Sever, Kly, Barbados, Henry L. (ill). Kchr ltobin llood, Adams, Myntlo, John Kommel, Jr. Schr Mnria Koxana, Palmer, Salem, do. Kchr Litzie, Kranihen, Ureenport, Sinniokson A Co. Kchr J. Hurley, Sanders, Providence, do. Schr Wni. Wilaon, Jenkins, Salem, do. Kclir John Walker, Walker, Norwich, do. Barge Blue Bird, McOirodey, Hudson, da ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamer Monitor, Jones, at hours from New York, with mdne. to W. M. llnini A Co. hioauier R. Willing, Cundifl, 13 hours from Ball iujoie, vvitti mdse. to A. (iroves, Jr. Hri(! : I'nionT , TufWf, 12 days from Baaua, with mtitasstB to H. A W. Welsh. J5ur Jtobtn Uood, Adaijis, from New Haven. Corrrtmu1tnn qf l)im PWaitrlrihia txAauq. Lkwkh, lel , Anrilai- 10 P. M.-Brig Mary Grace. W St. John, P H.. for Philadelphia, arrived at the Break water this afternoon. Pilot boat Moses It. Grinnol) report bavins hupphod ilb pilots, barques Castries, from Lon don; Neptune, from IvinKnton, Ja., via Key West and N.t uu ; brias 1 aveur, from Cette s Form, from IViuiuud : and Cyiireiut, from Cardenas, all for Philadelphia. The following vesHels from Philadelphia went to sea this morning:- Huip Island Home, for Musquash barque Northern Queen, for Hamburg; Anna, for klsinore ; brue-'".A- Ifirnrd, for Cardenas: and Nulhe Mowe, fur Oporto. Pilot boat Henry Cope landed at this place this after noon thc oaptain and crow of schr Norwalk, from Nets York, hound south, in baUast, which in on Rrandywine Shoals full of water. JOSKP11 LAI KfllA, " ' MKMORANDA. St enmHblp Roman, Baker, henoe, at Boston yesterdn ' bteaiiiHliip Pioneer, Barrett, heiioe, at WiliuiuKtou. N. yesterday. Schr Joa. Hay, Hathaway, henoe, at Wareham JOth Inst h hr W ave Croat, Davis, for Philadelphia, cleared at New York yesterday. 1 v U Mrinhn.'tJo'lnao,1'forPhlUlelph1' i)e1 trom Bos'ton aisUnstibn8r' Do,n8' ,or Philadelphia, lad at TM&finiV1 D' T4lb0t PcWd' tucket Vbdinrt.K'Uy, ,or ptudelPhi 'rem Paw ktKBo?iBV,urr'Mt,C' U"1 E' B' K.. b.
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