E&BA ht VOL. X. NO. 40. PHILADELPHIA, MOX DAY, AUGUST 2.', 1869. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. E 1EY1EOTNG- FIRST EDITION PRIME ARTHUR. Itrrrptllon of Ills Itoynl Hightiem at Halifax Ycdterriay Morning Official ami .Military Din. piny IIU Appcnranop on Landing. Halifax, N. S., Aug. aa. The anticipated arrival from England to-day of his Itoyal High ness Arthur William Patrick Albrecht, popularly known as Prince Arthur, the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria, has hcen fully and Jdeusuntly realized. The steamship City of Paris, of the In man line, hearing tlie royal party, reached her wharf at the end of Lower Water street precisely at half-pa-t !i o'clock to day, having heen signalled below some two hours or more previously. The City of Paris left Qiieenstown on last Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and her trip to Halifax within fix (lays and eleven and a half hours is the quickest which has ever been made between the two ports by six or seven hours. The arrival of the City of Paris and the royal party had, of course, been awaited with anxious interest, and instead of thu usual stillness char acteristic of a Sal bath in 1 lalilaK there was a commotion throughout the city from daybreak until the moment the steamer touched her wharf. There was no particular cnthiiMaMii manifested tin thv occasion ol the lauding: for by common consent this is reserved until the formal recep tion of the Prince to-morrow afternoon. The citizens turned out frt.nerailv. however, from curiosity.nnd when his Royal lliUno appeared anions them the tokens of honor and respect tendered to him were silent, and numerous, and yet in commendable keeping with the saeredncss ol the day. The weather was clear, cool, and balmy, and everything seemed to conspire to render the oc casion of the advent of a member of the royal familv of England within the precincts of the New Dominion one of rare and peculiar plea sure. Every clement of nature smiled approv ingly on the scene, and every citizen, col lectively and individually, took pride in their manifestations, quiet and appropriate tokens of welcome and respect. All of the public, with many of the private houses and buildings in the city, were profusely decorated with flags and buuting'. The signal ropes of the citadel and the rigging of the naval and merchant vessels in the harbor seemed on this occasion to serve mly for the display of streamers and other em- ems ot welcome to tlie royal visitor. lust before the City of Paris touched her arf, the nates were thrown open, and a car- e containing Sir John Youug;, Uovernor- ral ot the cw Dominion, with General Km, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander of her Majesty's forces In Canada, drove to the ex treme end of the dock. Following close in the rear was a guard of honor, consisting of two full companies of the 78th Regiment of Highlanders, preceded by the full regimental band of sixty pieces. Tlie battalion for the time being was stationed upon one side of the wharf, while tlie Governor-General, Lieutenant-Governor, Cap tain Carpenter, of the frigate Royal Alfred; Colonel Mackenzie, Colonel Ansell, Colonel Baynes. the Quartermaster-General; Colonel McNeill, of Sir John Young's 6tatf; Captain Black, Lieutenant Ponsouby and other ollicers of the .army and navy, stood at the gangplank awaiting its adjustment to the vessel, so that they might go on board andgreet aud congratu late the Prince upon his sale arrival. This work consumed but a moment of time, and then the Governor-Geueral and ollicial party transferred themselves from the wharf to the "deck of the City of Paris. They proceeded immediately to the stateroom of liis Royal Highness, where about half an hour was occupied in an informal reception. Luring this interval the mail and baggage of the steamer were discharged. Next to the mails the principal luggage brought ashore was that of the royal party, consisting of sixty one pieces, and Including in tlie lot a full stock of lislilng, hunting, and other sporting tackle and implements. This, it should be stated, was not properly the baggage of the party, for that had been forwarded to Quebec by the Med way, and these sixty-one pieces were what may lie regarded as the travelling wardrobe, apart from the sporting paraphernalia referred to. AVhen at leugth the mails and baggage had been brought to the wharf, the coueourse of people assembled were straining their visual organs for the coming of the Prince. Not a moment's time was wasted, for almost in the wake of the last trunk his Royal High ness appeared at tlie gangway. His presence was so completely distinct from anything in the line of display that it is doubtful if he would have been recognized if he had not been at tended by the Governor-General and the other personages who had just gone on board to wel come him. When his eyes met the crowd he gracefully uncovered his head, and with a smile of pleasure and satisfaction made a series of bows, as much as to say, '"How do you do ?" to each and every one. The response to all this was a round of cheering from the assembled multitude, followed by the national anthem of 'God Save the Queen" from the band of the 78th Regiment. In compauv with tlie Governor-General the Prince walked up the wharf, and tooK a seat iu u barouche standing at tlie entrance of the steamer's dock, the other seats in tlie vehicle being occupied by Colonel Klphiustone (the governor of his "Royal Highness), Sir John Young, and Lieutenant-Governor General Doyle. A second carriage followed, in which were rented the ollicers of tlie army and navy before mentioned, and behind them came the High landers as a guard of honor. The party drove immediately to the Government House in Har rington street, where they will rcniaiu the guests of the Governor-General until to-morrow. The appearance of the Prince elicited univer sal admiration. He bears a striking resemblance to the Prince of Wales when lie was here, and the close likeness to her Majesty Is so marked as to be distinguished at once. He is tall and slender, with a line and faultlessly combed head of brown hair, ami his youthful face is ornamented with an KnglUli pattern of whiskers and moustache, highly creditable to the physical development if a young man of nineteen. The dress of Prince Arthur was that of a man of more mature years, although It seemed to become him. A neat and elegant black dress coat, closely buttoned, pailts of light tlrab hue, a "choker collar ot enormous size, and a black silk "tile" were the garments niot conspicuous, and each one seemed to contribute to render his appe arance that ol a very well dressed young man. Late In the afternoon his Royal Highness at tended special religious services at the garrison chapel, wiiure the uev. .nr. r.ilgliill, the chap lain, ofllclated. The fact that lie (the Prince) intended to be present was not generally known. and there was, consequently, ' not much of a crowd present, coming as he aid on Sunday, the roval party could hardly expect a disnluv very marked for enthusiasm; but. while there was absence of pomp and splendor, the kind feeling ot the provincials towards her .Majesty was very plainly shown, ana iu me puiuie re ccrtlon to-morrow it will be generally un corked and given full aud unrestricted How JV. I . Herald. A festive horseman iu Kansas City, Mo., rode bis horse up three flights of stairs, and then hired tlx negroes to carry the animal down again. A "Shovel Brigade" has heen organized in Dcs Moines for the purpose of aiding in grading L..t. ...I .... ...... a new luurouu. j-ulu luciuuvr yiuuco witu wtvao MOTK. V l i;i i:amn(;s fho.u fokkkin fimc. On Saturday the Dcutsch land, a trans atlan tic steaim-hip, arrived at New York, bringing mail dates to August 10. From these we take the following items: Hhnbbv lloyally. The news that the cost of the Duke of Edin burgh's presents had been defrayed by the Brit ish Parliament has given great offense in Aus tralia. The Duke has certainly not added to his popularity in the colony by" his demand for .IImW. The Melbourne Argus says the proceed ing Is looked upon as the very reverse of princely, and those few individuals who received any souvenirs from his Royal Highness regard them now in a very different light from that in which they were lifst received. In the Legisla tive Assembly of Victoria a notice of motion lias been given for the appointment of a commltee to inquire into and report upon the presents made by the Prince while in Victoria, with a view of placing a sum upon the estimates to re coup the British Parliament the money thus ex pended in Victoria by his Royal Highness. NpnnNIi Mit-rlil inn. Aii Englishman in Spain has nearly lost his life inconsequence of the superstition of the people. l.orca- is n thriving commercial town of twenty thousand inhabitants. The citizens of l.orca believe liniilr iu the exigence of wiz ards, who prowl about at night to hunt for little children, whom they devour, reserving the lat to grease tlie wires of that satanie invention, the electric telegraph. An Euglistt gentleman, a stranger in the place, whose personal peculi arities of a pale tace mid a long white beard, unluckily for him, were identical with tlie tra ditional appearance of tlie l.orca wizards, took a walk in the fields one moonlight evening. It was rumored that a wizard was actually at work, and very shortly a crowd of fanatics, armed with cudgels, surrounded and attacked him. Had it not been for the interference of the local authorities, who had great dilliculty in saving him, the so-called wizard would have paid for his white heard Willi his inc. Tlie KiikIInIi Cotton Trade. The state of the Preston trade becomes more and more serious. Another largo failure has occurred, that of Mr. Ogle. This is the sixth toppagc in the Preston district within as many weeks, bringing to a stand about 112,000 spin dles, and lrom '!"( 0 to IMKKi looms, and throwing out of employment nearly 2000 operatives in the iirious branches of the trade, including those who are called "odd hands." There are now nearly half a million spindles, and from liOlM) to M100 looms, standing idle in Preston alone. Emi gration goes on apace. Many weavers receive tiasrcs lrom their relatives on the Other side ot the Atlantic, the cost of these being paid by the American employers, on the understanding that the sum is to "be refunded in working. Ihcie emigrants arc among the best of the workmen. Auo'licr Terrible Colliery Explosion. The AWi Herman Currtsimiid publishes the following report of this disaster, of which we have an outline by the cable: We regret to have to report one of the most terrible and melancholy accidents that have happened in Germany for many years. The col liers of the Burg colliery iu the Plauenschen mind, near Dresden, assembled as usual tor prayers on the morning of the 2d of August, and afterwards dispersed to their work. In a short time a terrible explosion occurred. At atiout a ouarter to 0 o'clock a thick column of smoke was seen to issue from the mouth of the Segen Gottes shaft. This was followed in ten minutes' space by ii similar one tioin tlie Jtottuinis Shalt, lum bers of workmen, together with the wives and inulies of those that were below, assembled around the various entrances to the mine, but the smoke and vapors frustrated ah attempts to enter for some hours. After nine o'clock it was it last found possible to descend. Three dead bodies were lying near the mouth of the pit. and their condition, as well as the state ol the cars, which were broken iuto a mere heap of fragments, tiore witness to the loree ot the ex plosion. This renders it highly Improbable that any of the men who were engaged in the two shafts should still survive, with the excep tion of two or three who were close to the mouth of the pit. Their death must have been almost instantaneous, aud many of the bodies are so disfigured that they cannot be recognized. Some are much charred and burned, it is calculated that at least 1121 colliers perished, two-thirds of whom had families dependent upon them. Ko blame is attributed to the arrangements in the mine, but it is supposed that the heat of tlie weather prevented tlie loul air escaping by its usual channels, and that It therefore collected in the passages no longer used, and was ignited by the carelessness of one of the unfortunate colliers. The warmth and sultriness of the ex ternal air may have also prevented the workmen from noticing the oppressive character of tlie atmosphere iu tlie shafts. But few bodies have as yet been recovered, as the ventilation of the mine has not been restored, and, since competent authorities declare it to bo utterly impossible that any ot the untortunato sutterers should have survived the shock and the foul air, it is considered wise not to risk any more lives. OUR REVENUE. I'roiiOHPil .Mouiliention ot" the Income Tax l,ii, The movement alluded to in these despatches some lime ago favoring a modification of the revenue laws ailecting incomes has assumed a more formidable and general character. Many members of Congress approve the proposed ebauge in the law; aud representatives of im portant interests throughout the country are here giving shape and consistency to tlie pro posed change. Senator Sherman's recent speech at I anton. Ohio, has ueen severely criticised as 1 oliticallv imprudent in consequence ot his avowal of the unpopularity of the tax. It Is clearly shown by those familiar with revenue statistics that tlie amount of currency revenue lrom internal taxes requisite for meeting all expenses ot tlie Government, except interest on the public debt, can be realized lrom whisky, tobacco, stamps, licenses, and a modined income tax. The plan proposed Is to increase the tax on whisky to one dollar per gallon, which, it is claimed, will realize irSO.OOO.lHH), if the means now within reach of the Revenue Bureau for the prevention of fraud shall be adopted. From K bacco at least 4 -HO. 000. 000 can be realized: from stamps, with a modification of the present law, sav flO.000.000: from fermented liquors, irlO.OOO'.OOO; from licenses, ir 10,000.0110: and then from the modiiied income tax but 15,000,000 would be required to make a total of ifl.Vi.000, 000. an amount equal to Secretary Boutwell's estimate of the expenditures for tlie present liseal vear. The plan is to confine the income tax to the tax on interest paid on the national debt the live per cent, to be de ducted when the interest is paid. This will realize if(i.2.V.000 without a dollar of expense incurred in the collection. The balance it is proposed to raise by taxing incomes derived from surph.s 1 roperty embraced In stocks of banks, railways and other corporations, and lrom Interes; paid on bonds of such corporation. This plan it is claimed will, while completely removing the unpopular aud inquisitorial indi vidual income tax from thestntute. result in the saving of at least two millions of dollars per mi lium in the cost of collection of the revenue by reducing the uuniber of objects of taxation, and consequently the number of ollicers. H'ast. Cor. JV. Y. Ihrabl. The Democracy of Columbus, Ohio, are to wear crape on their left arm for thirty days, in memory of a cannon belonging to the Demo cratie Central Committee, which was attached on Saturday, by a Democrat who had a claim agiiitist J. G. Thompson, the chairman of the committee. SECOND EDITION LATEST DY TELBaZlATU. Democratic Disturbances in Baltimore The German Schuetzenfest The Weather at the Capital Financial and Com mercial Intelligence. FROM BALTIMORE. The rrmnn ScIiik-i ai-iiIVm IliNHrnHlonH and IMoliirliiinecH in the Democratic I'ui-iv. Sjfcial Despatch to The Keening Telegraph. Bai.timokk, Aug. 2:5. The German Schuetzen festival commenced this morning with a proces sion through the various streets to Schuetzen Park by the various societies. There was quite a serious disturbance, during which two persons were shot, at the Democratic primary meeting, on Saturday, at Gowenstown, Baltimore county. There is much dissension in the party. Eight or ten persons were overcome by the heat in the past three days. The llaliitnore Produce .Market. Bai.ti.mokr, Auk. 2:i. Cotton quiet ami stwM'fy. F our very dull and favors buyers; Howard stn-e. s pertlne, fii'Mkifrt-in; do. extra", t7s-26; do. family,, fvwwii-txi: City Mills suportine, t'l.MWT: do. extr.is tlins-V.'); (In. 'family, fS'Tftm 10-Mi; Western super line, fi'i-26(n6-50; do. extras, 87i 7 '75; do. famiy, $s 8-Sii. Wheat dull and heavy; prime to choice red, JlMi'fn 1-55. Corn tinner; prime white II -14n 1 -Hi; yellow, fi-14. Oats, 55c. Rye, 1 1 iWf l -fO. Pork, JH4; Bacon, rib sides, lite. j clear do., mxc; shoul ders, 10tc; Hums, 2le. Lard, !Wa;2lc. Whisky active utfl-23(ali2:H;. FROM WASU1JVGTOJV. The Wcalhcrnt llie Capital. Despatch to tlie. A nnneiatid I'rr. Washington, Aug. 2:5. The sky is clouded to-day, and tlie weather much more pleasant. There arc strong indications of rain this after noon, which is much needed. Several persons died here and in this vicinity from the effects of heat yesterday. The S'a-!it" Weiitliei Kort. Atlantic City, Aug. 2:5 ! I A. M. Weather clear, wind northeast; thermometer, OS. LoMi Branch, Amr. 2: Weather clear, w ind northeast; clear and cool. FROM EUROPE. Tills .tloriiliiK'M ((iiotailoiiH. fit the A ngto-A mertcan Cable. I.oNiioN, Auk. !M A. M. Consols for money, 93 v, anil for account, Hil',,; American securities linn; fi-20'sof 18ii2 S4'.:; do., wit,, old, s;: ; do lSilT, ; 10-40S, 7t;,',, ; liric, m '., ; Illinois Central, 94. l.ivKHi-ooi,, A'iij?. silt A. M Cotton quiet; up lands, i:t;'.,-(l. ; Orleans, t4d. Sale? to-day estimated at 10,0(10 hales. Jlreadstull's dull. Ail other art.eles opened unchanged. Thin Nooii'm Onotnt Ion. London, Auk. a:t Noon. consols for money, 9il , and for account, 9;' j : American securities quiet and steady; S-Sio's, lso-i, S4'.,. I.ivkki-ooi, A UK- 2:1 Noon California wheat, lis. ; red Western, lis. 9d. Lokiion Auk. 23 Noon Sugar quiet lioth oa tlie spot and alloat. This Afternoon's Quotation. London, Auk. 23 Afternoon Erie, in1,,. ' I.ivkhi-ooi., Aug. 23 Afternoon Pork, 104s.; Lard, 77s. Od. I.oniion, Ausr. 23 Alternoon SiiKiir, :'.9s. 9d.(d40s. on the spot; Itetlued Petroleum, Is. 7,VI. Tallow, 4(is. TENNESSEE. A Political "Oat-look" Scoter, Kllieriduc and .1 OlltlMOII. The Nashville correspondent of that very De mocratic sheet, the Louisville Vtmr 'ur-Juurnul, writes under date of August 15: The last time I saw Scnter was in 18(51. lie and I were at that time indifferent ltebcls. Many things have fallen out between heaven aud earth ince then, and not tlie least puzzling is his rise iu tlie world. To do him justice, he is a good natured fellow, with quite as much stomach as brains, perhaps, but still shrewd withal; a native East Tennesseeau in dialect, tastes, and appear ance, lie is liberal with his speech, and, like other heroes, is fond of "talking his battles o'er.'" Scnter is a Republican. In Ohio lie would be considered about such a Republican as Governor Cox, in Massachusetts about such a one as Henry Wilson. But his Republicanism, unlike theirs, is hardly of so wearing a pattern, though the difference is chiefly due to the geography. He is for the ratification of the fifteenth amend ment, and he is decidedly opposed to the organi zation 01 the old-line Democratic party, in tins opposition, however, ho Is joined by many of tlie best men in the State old-Hue Democrats and ex-Rebels as well. They see no use in tacking on to the title or the spirit of lS'il, and are averse to any connection with the Northern Democracy just now. E.MEKSON ETIIEKIDGE. lie will come to Nashville with West Tennes see at ids back. That section of the State has been left, lo! these man' years, out in the cold. It claims the respectful consideration of Middle Tennessee and hast Tennessee, whieli latter has monopolized tlie olliees of late, and there is a certain force and plausibility in these local pre tensions. Besides, Ktheridge made a splendid canvass airainst Brownlow; lie fought an up-hill light against odds; he endeared himself to the people by sniitinir radicalism, though ineffectu ally, hip-and-thigh. He has many very ardent lriends. and he will make the light lively. 1 do not advise you to bet your money on him, for, like all brilliant racers, he Is unequal; but at this moment his star brightens, and is lu the as cendant. ANDUEW .lOHNSON. Jui-t now A. J. appears to be under a cloud. The late "ovation" in his honor was somewhat delusive, I lauey. It was a tribute to the vanity of popular sovereignty, and a mark of respect to a citizen who had" lilted the olliee of chief magistrate. There are many who entertain a good deal of mistaken aniinosiiy towards Mr. Johnson. He is certainly not responsible for the maladministration of tlie Brownlow govern ment, although he put it iu olliee aud set it going. No man can look before, although it is easy enough to look behind; aud those who lay to the door of the Greenville Alderman the deviltry of the Kuoxville Parson perpetrate a alpable injustice. After giving the gist of Nashville talk, which does not favor the ex-President's aspirations for the Presidency, the correspondent continues-. All that I have quoted may be illusive. I have known the talk of thu town to be uuiversally against Johnson who is especially no favorite in Nai-hville and have seen cenveutious assem ble in which lie was invincible. It was so last year. Judging from the surface, Johnson had tew or 110 friends in the convention of the Uth of May. That body wrangled ever him all day. Late In the evening tlie resolution endorsing him, and instructing tlie Tennessee delegation to vote for his nomination at New York, was passed by a vote of two to one. 80 may it be now. But the Jlauntr, which has been his best friend in Ten nessee which stood for him when ho had no other friend and which is withal about as uner ring a weathercock of Tennessee politics as may be found, comes out nat against nun, ana me tone of its leader is a very fair echo of the pre vailing voice. THIRD EDITION DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. The Coal Miners They Are Deter mined to Hold Out No Prospects of a Resumption The New York Markets. FROM THE COAL REGIONS. No I'roKprrt for a Kciiinitlon or Work by I lip iikhicrx. ypielal Denatch to The Kvenimj 'JVIciintiih, Schanton, Aug. 2:5. All prospect for an im mediate resumption of mining operations in this section has lied. The operators on Satur day made their most liberal offer of wages, but the miners in a body have decided not to go to work, and decline anything and everything but the sliding scale, or basis system. No further overtures will be made for some time, as ope rators have offered what they deem more than fair wages, and don't intend to make any more concessions, but fight it out. It is conceded by all that negotiations are oil, and will remain so fur an indefinite period. FROM NEW YORK. The Moucv anil Stock .Market n. Despatch to 'The. Evening Telegraph. New Yokk, Aug. ). The money market continues ut tifti 7 per cent, on call. Foreign ex change is quoted dull at UW?, liO days, and 110,'-hf(; HO.,'4 for sight. Government securities active. Southern State securities are without change. Gold Undiluted between 1:51,'. and B52,' .;, and Is now quoted at 13'.',' 4. Loans, 4,1.;. Railway shares firm. The New York Stork IMarkrt. NSW YORK, Auk,2-I. Stocks unsettled. Money steady at tii T per cent, uoiu, 132 ., ; B-is, 1862, coupon, 122.14 ; do. 1S04, do., 121 ; do. do., 121 -v, do. do. new, 1211 V, do. 1807, 121V.; do. lstis, 120; 10-403, 114 ' ; YlrKinia sixes. 0'j ; Missouri sixes, 80.'.;; Canton (Joinpanv, (; Cumberland preferred, aft; New York Central, ls; Erie, 2S',;; KeadlnK, 9.V.,'; Hudson River, 7s; Mlchifrau Central, 3i: MiehlKiin Southern, 107 ; Illinois Central, :m'., ; Cleveland and PtttsburK, liw; CIiIchko and K-ick Island, ll.'i; I'ittslniiK mid l-'ort Wuvne, fil ; Western L'uiou Telegraph, 37,. New York Produce IMnrkct. New Yoiik, Auk. a:!. Cotton dull ; IMi bales sold at :!: for niiddluiK uplands, flour tinner; '.hum) barrels sold ; State, t.r,inn 7-7f; Western, S5 7.V.1 7 -,v. Wheat active, and li.-'ic. hiKher; No. 2 sold ut i I'M); Western red ut trrN l-on; white Southern at 1'70. Corn dull at a decline of 1 2c. ; 2(;,n;i bushels sold. Western mixed at l'14in 1-ltl. Oats dull and lower; 18,oi 0 bushels sold; Western ut " (We. Itecrq.iet. Pork dull ; new mess, :i:i. Lard dull ; steam rendered, l!);;a,f!);,.l. Whisky linn ; free, Sl-zti. CUBA. Kcporled C'cbmIoh of the Inland by Simla Ncko llailontt no Far an Known Tlie I'm riot (uc naila In Mew Y ork. Madkid, August 2-2. It is asserted, on trust worthy authority, that the preliminaries of a treaty for the cession of Cuba have been sigued. The Information conveyed iu the above de spatch confirms the advices previously received of the design of the Spanish Government to acquiesce in the proposition to sell Cuba to the Cubans, a proposition which was first suggested as the solution of tlie Cuban dilliculty, and which was at once eagerly accepted by the Cubans and their friends in this country. The proposition was also made the subject of a Cabinet council at Washington, and approved. It was also then determined that it would be prudent, iu the existing emergency, not to trust everything in so important a negotiation to Sickles. Mr. Paul S. Forbes, of this city, was therefore sent to Madrid by the Administration as a confidential Government agent, iu association with the newly-appointed Minister a place for which his former intimacy with Prim especially qualified him. Full private directions were given to Mr. Forbes by the State Department, and formal in structions to Sickles. Both were aimed at the single point of endeavoring to persuade Spain to concede political sovereignty to the Cubans, on conditou of the latter pledging them selves, In proper form, to pay to Spain a certain sum of mouey, which payment was to be in some manner guaranteed by the United States. Before the administration decided to issue such instructions, conference was had with the C-espedes embassy In this country, headed by M. Morales Leinus, aud the plan was so heartily approved by him that, 111 behalf of the Cubau insurgents, he en tered into a written agreement a sort of pro tocolwith the Government that Cuba would. on its part, carry out the terms to be submitted bv the I nited Males tus we nave Here tofore described) to the Government at M-ulrid. Mr. Forbes departed for Europe, reaching Madrid the beginning of this month. He sought an interview with the Spanish Government ut the earliest moment, the result 01 wuieli be came known to the American public in tlie fol low ing cable despatch, published August 10: JlAimin, A us. 8. Mr. Forbes, of Huston, has had an interview with General Prim and .Marshal Ser ruim durliiK which the proposed purchase of Cuba by 1 he l ulled States was brouKht up. Mr. Forties w us presented to the KcKcut iiinl Secretary of War bv tlie American Minister. Tlie proposal was nut accepted at present. Mr. Forbes, however, con tinues his negotiations. The attention of the London and Paris press was drawn to tlie presence of Mr. Follies in Madrid, and the proposition for the cession of Culm was widely commented upon, iu almost every case with favor. The Ttnwn of the lUth remarked: Were Spain quit of the colony without conipensa tion, thunksKivimrs 'or happy riddance iniKht well be suiik throiiKliu"1 t,ie Peninsula. Itut if a large sum of money is received iuto the bargain, Spaniards cannot lie too thankful. The last l-'ieucli campaign in .Mexico ought to have made it manifest that there is I'eilher honor nor prollt to Kam fur tlie powers of the old continent by meddling with tlie allairs of the '"oil the ISth instant the followlngdcspatch was sent through the cable from Madrid: M uwii', Auk- IT. Paul S. Forbes, of New York, who lias been here some time in the interest of Cuba, lius Kone to Aim ilea, lie will return again ou the K iij-.-eliibliliK of the Cortes. It, is probable, however, that the report of Mr. l oi lies departure was premature. If the des patch published above is correct, he has suc ceeded iu the object of his mission, and in that event but a few days can elapse before the State Department ut Washington will be able to an nounce to the country that Cuba has at last achieved her independence A'. I". World. Colonel tluemula In New York -Glowing Itc norln ol the I'm riot I'iiunc. T Among the arrivals iu New York of distin guished strangers on Saturday was that of Colonel Kafael Cmesada, brother of Manuel (iucsada, General-in-Chief of tlie Cuban forces. Colonel Quesuda arrived on the Arl.oua from Aspinwall, which port he reached a few days before the sailing of the Arizona by steamship from Jamaica, which place he reached from Cuba by a small schooner a month since. Colonel Que ada is the first chieftain of the Cuban lorees who have arrived on our shores from the interior of Cuba. The successful land ing of the expedition which sailed under his command, on board the steamer Salvador, from Nassau, in May last, has given him a promi nence among the Cuban liberators. The Colonel is bearer vi important papers for the Cuban authorities, and brings most glowing accounts of the situation of the army of librrators. Ho savs that there are now 4'J,6(K) Cubans in arms, and that there will be at least :5."i,000 more armed by the middle of September. The slaves of the island volunteer by thousands and offer to work in the trenches aud do the entire drudgery of camp. They procure and cook all the provisions for the army, which gives the armed troops the entire time for drilling and discipline. A number of machinists who went out with Jordan have made a foundry in the copper regions near I'alma Soriano, and nave cast very fair specimens of artillery. The legions of negroes in and around the camps of the revolutionists were engaged in collecting all the horses not required for the use of the Cuban commanders, and were taking them to safe corrals in the mountains. They were also kept occupied in destroying all kinds of pro ducts grown near the towns garrisoned by their Spanish enemies, which are not required for the use of the Cubans. The Spaniards have not yet ascertained where Colonel Quesanda landed" his expedition. He says that his brother expected to be in posses sion of Jibara by tlie 1st of September aud open it as the first seaport. The reported discordance between General Jordan and other Cuban leaders, Colonel Que sada states to be without foundation. The entire army of Cuban liberators and people respect and honor General Jordan and look upon him as an illustrious general and valiant warrior. There are in the interior of the island several millii uis' worth of produce, which will be offered lor exchange with Americans as soon as Jibara or any other port is taken. Colonel ijuesud says that his brother told him he could take Trinidad, Puerto Principe, or Netivitas almost as will. However, as the Cubans had not received any siege guns or cannon of sufficient calibre to compete with the guns which the Spaniards could bring to bear upon these towns, he would delay storming either of them until he received sonic large guns which had been purchased abroad, and the arrival of which was daily expected. Colonel Cjuesada makes no disclosures as to his intended movements, but does not hesitate to make known that the object of his visit this time is a diplomatic mission. Stoke. Tlie Jlirald'n Washington correspondent writes yesterdav: Colonel W. li. Stokes, the defeated radical candidate for Governor of Teunessee, arrived here yesterday, accompanied by a large number of his discomfited friends, in search' of office. Stokes' business here is to get a new deal of the Federal offices iu Tennessee. Brownlow having gone over to Scnter, Stokes regards himself as the true representative of tlie party in Ten nessee, and the only member of the Congres sional delegation from that State entitled to control the Federal patronage. Colonel Stokes is very bitter in denouncing Scnter and Brown lew, the latter of whom he accuses of having broken up the Republican party in Tennessee. He says Brownlow's defection acted very damaging' against the radicals, and that his defeat is more owing to that than to anything else. Stokes says the election was carried by fraud, and he intends to make a fight against the admission of whoever may be elected by the Legislature to the United States Senate. He would not be surprised, he said, if Andrew Johnson should be the lucky man. lulitlal. Voorhees is growing wise. He positively declines to run for Governor of Indiana. General Samuel F. Cary is the first public speaker to take the stump for Mr. Pendleton iu Ohiu. In Louisiana they have settled the question of Chinese suffrage. Seven Chinamen have been registered iu a single parish. Tlie Temperance party in Connecticut are to run a separate ticket." and Mr. Parker, of Meriden, will be their candidate for Governor. Two Assistant Assessors In the Third dis trict of Georgia have recently resigned, under threats of assassination at the hands of the chivalry. Govern r Clayton, of Arkansas, is a candi date for the .succession to Senator McDonald's seat. The hitter's term expires in 1S71. Mr. Brooks, a stiff radical, is also alter the posi tion. Governor Clayton stands on the Scnter platform. The Republicans of Minnesota of Scandina vian birth held a State convention at Minneapo lis on the l'Jth instant, adopted strong Republi can resolutions, aud expressed their preference for Colonel II. Mattsou as the Republican candi date for Secretary of State. Ii i: Ali ikt;: IJilGi: ' v 12. I'. S. District Court Jitdxo t'adwalader. This morning the Court was engaged with the trial of Thomas Lappun, charged with iHterferiiiK with a revenue officer in the discharge of his duty. The case for the I'nited States was conducted by As sistant District-Attorney Valentine, und the de fendant was represented by Christian Kneass, Ksq. The testimony on the part of the (ioverunieut was to the effect that ill June last Revenue Officers Foulk rod and liause, und uJMr. Johnson, seized an illicit distillery in Monmouth street, Richmond, and a crowd of men pressed 11 round them to recupture it. The defendant stepped up behind Johnson, snatched a splpgot from his hand, und, cr.vniK out, '-go for the cowards; take tlie still," he rushed at them, and dealt several severejilowslupon llause's head. On trial. l-' 1 a : 1; 12 ahi co .u ji 12 u c a2 . Office or the Kvenijw Teleghaph,) Munduv, August i, lHb'A I The demand for money was not quite so brisk to day us for tlie past two or three days, but it Is suffi ciently so to test the present condition of our banks. It nmy lie doubted If they ure lucreiisiiiK tlie supply of their loanable funds, but their usual weekly state ment to-duy will Inform us of their real status ou that point. The prevailing rate of interest for minute money, even on the very best collaterals, Is 7 per cent., while discounts cannot be quoted ULder s pur cunt., aud the range is, as usual In stringent times, wide. The presence of borrowers iu tlie outsidtj market who ure accustomed to draw their supplies from the banks, is a sufficient lndk-atlon of the present con dition of the latter. Outside paper of tlrsl-class bor rowers having two and three mouths to run is taken ut ubout la per cent., much of winch is in the inter est of our local nianulai-tures. Cold opened this morning with sales at 1;U Vi but gained strength, closing ut 110011 ut 1:12 strong. I' lilted Mates Loans to-day are very quiet on Third street, and prices are very weak compared wit It Sat urday's quotations. The Slock market wus devoid of animation, but prices were unchanged. State loans were neglected, citv sixes were quiet, with sales of t ne new issues at liil .,ui lul,. '. '., was bid lor tlie old. Lehigh gild loan changed hands atU7', 11 decline. liailroad shares were excessively dull, there bcinf? 110 (iciiiuml except for Heading liailroad, which sold ut 4s(fi4s', , und Lehigh Vulley Railroad, which was taken ut ro.S, ; f7 wus offered fur Pennsylvania Railroad; 70 lor Nornstown Railroad; M for Miue lull Ruilroad ; ml for North Pennsylvania Railroad : ilii) lor l'hlludelphla and Kile Railroad; und il7'4 for Catuwissu Ruilroad preferred. Cuuul stocks were very quiet. 17';.' was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred, iiti lor Lehigh Navigation, and tin for Morris preferred. In coal shares not a single transaction was re ported, o was bid for New York ami Middle, tl't for llutler, 0 for Rig Mountain, ty. for St. Nicholas, und 111 for Feeder lum. Hunk and Pussenger Rullway shares were neg lected. Nark a Ladkkk, Rankers, report this morning's Gold quotations as follows: 10-00 A. M 13H lu-41 A. M 132V 10-116 " 1HH,' 10-45 I'Wi,' 10-115 " RllJi 10-f.l) ' la-iu- 10-WI " lSljlU'Ni " 111-21 " v.n; 107 " isiv Wii " 131'll-4 " i.sjji- 10-1i3 " 13'i I1J-6S " IMtf 10-30 13UK1IUM 13-,' Jay Cooke & CO. quote Government securities as follows: U. S. 68 Of 1881, Vii !(41ii3 ; &-gos 0f lstf, Yi-l(iVifiyi-, Aa., ltM, 12H4121 ; do., Nov., lHdft, uugvil.M; da, July, vam,vin', do., isar, tiiO'.GWOV, da, 1868, livvahJo; HMOs, 1U,'J 116 ; PacUlt-u 101) 110, Gold, 13ii. Mksskc. PR ITavkn IlHOTttKR, No. 40 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: v. s. 6s of ism, m$(.ra: do. ism, i2vm'' ; do. lb4, 121J1214: do.1866, X do. 186B, new, l'20',(i'20, ; do. 1867, new, lwi '.("dm?,' ; do. lstN, U9's,(119'4 ; daBS, KMOS, II I '4il IB ; V. s. 3Year 6 percent. Cy., 19jtfM,l'9' ; Due Com p. Int. Kotos, 19 ; Gold, mxQmxi Sliver, 127$1'29. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES?" Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST HOAKIJ. 1100 Citv 6s. New. lol K) Bh ICBd..lS.bl0. 4S fwoo do 101 V f:i00 do 101', 14200 do 101 lltiiKl I.eh fis R I.n... 87 2ooo Leh (iold L... 97 ', I'.'ooo (lo 97 po sh Leh ValH N' Y 4 do r.f.in 3 do ft ' 2 do 66 100 100 2(H) 200 100 100 (Io..8t0wn. 4S (I0...I16AI.. 43 do 2d. 4H do blO. H do 1)10. 4S do 4H An ti.H). 48 100 26 Sh Cut Pf 37V 3 sh Penna R.... 67;,' BETWEEN $100 Sell N Ut 1. 7s HOARDS. H0HllReudR..b30. 4SV 1-ltt 1-16 48', 4H'.' 48',' 27 66 ensh.. 70 ftoiK) W ,Ier R6s..c. 91 41000 Leh gold 1.... 97' $:.no L" S 10-40s..rg.ll0'4' 0M do Cp.lWSi 21 sh Leh Val R.ls. Mi 18 sh Penna Kit.. 67 16 do Is. 67 100 do 48 100 (IO...S16.48 100 do ..lift.Vin. 100 do blO. 600 do....li6AI. 6 sh Sp A Pine St. 10 sh Leh Val it... HOARD. turn 11 A 6s, 'S3., lis) sh Rend R. .b:to. St'4 sU Penna It. .Is. SECOND $1000 rjAm 6s,h. 96 f 1IMI0 YY i'cliuu R 6s BMVII.. 81 IROO City fis, Old. . 97 48 V 6T TIIK MOW YOHK iHONKY iNAKKKT. The following extracts show the state of the New Ycrk money market on Saturday : i Vi.ui the Herald. 'The feature of the week's doings hi Wall street possessing most interest for the general business ((immunity wus the course of tlie money niarker which gave signs of the activity that may be looked for ns the demand from the West and South in creases. Last, year the rate on call did not reach seven per cent, until the latter days or scptemoor;. but the present season Is quite advanced, the crops have been plentiful and cotton forward, so that tho nrst draught upon onr bunks lor runds to move the cereal and the staple wus felt during the week. Hence we llnd a very unfavorable bunk statement. Tlie deposits have fallen oil' nearly seven millions, ami ine loans neen coii'racteii nearly lour minions. Tin; decrease lu specie Is over two and a half mil lions, accounted lor by the fact that the Sub-Treasury received i'i.ooo.oiio In gold during the week on account of California transfers and 13,492,000 for customs, while only f :H.'i,l7U wus disbursed for Inte rest, ami ft, 000,000'for the regular sale. The loss In legal tenders is only sixteen huudred thousand dol lars, showing that a lar e proportion by the ship ments of cureiiey has been In national bun k notes. The decreusscin' liabilities admitting of a reduction In the reserve required by law amounting to 81, 7:i2,ooo, end the actual reduction in the lawful money held by the banks being $1,218,000, the sur plus reserve has been reduced 2,4sii,ihhi. The fol lowing are the totals of the last t wo statements : 1 1 A tt'lUHt 14. .1 ucfitxt 21. Loans titiii.Nis.st;.") 2t7,T4l,i:i3 Specie 24,'64,4'.!l 21,694,610 Circulation SI3,992.267 34,028,104 Deposit 19S.li.-,2.7U 192,024,646 Legal-tenders 64.7.i0,0s9 63,070,831 The following are the changes from the previous statement: Decrease in loans 13,764,232 Dec-reuse In specie 2,56!l,9s9 Increase in circulation 36,847 Decrease in deposits 6,028,165 Decrease in legal-tenders 1,659,258 An analysis of the statement shows that the total reserve of the banks has been weakened (4,219,247, against a loss in liabilities of fi',s.i2,H18; also that the banks hold In lawful money $18,162,179 atiove the legal reserve, against 20,648,34(1 during the preced ing week. Despite this withdrawal of money, there is tin abundance of funds for use on cull, anil on the last day of the week loans were made as low us live per cent. The fact is, the capitalists and the class of speculators who control large sums are averse to lending 111 any other way, and hence we find high rates for discounts, priiuo double-name paper ranging from nine to twelve per cent. Even the recent IckiiI proceedings seem not to have fright ened the Shylocks, who refuse to Invest In paper, and keep their money on call from day to day In the expectation that something will turn up which will enable them to earn extravnirunt rates of interest. Again, the speculative spirit is so widespread that people having money are unwilling to tie it up for three to six mouths In paper when there are or may be so many chalices of making a 'turn' In stocks, bonds, and gold. In foreign exchange there was a heavy market owing to tlie better supply of bills drawn against the increasing exports of produce and cotton, while a direct Impetus was given the decline by the pressure to sell bills on the part of prominent houses desiring to get gold for remittance to San Francisco through the Sub-Treasury. The same causes were at work in the gold market, where the price on extreme quotations fell from l3t'to 131,1,, while the whole tone was strongly 'bearish.' "lu (iovernnient bonds there were frequent fluctu ations within a limit of about one per cent,, the mar ket towards the close of the week being active and somewhat excited over an advance abroad, said to be due to large purchases of the '67s by the Roths childs. In the general fears for the effect of the bad bank statenieut the market yielded from the highest figures." IMiiladi'Iphln Tratle Report. Monday, Aug. 23 The Flour market remains quiet, there being no demand except from tho local trade, who purchase only enough to supply their im mediate wants. Prices, although quotably the same, were not so llrm. Sales of a few hundred barrels at 5 -2601.5 -60 for superfine ; 5-50.;c for extras; 6'75 7-75 for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family ; 6-507-26 for Pennsylvania do. do.; 79 for good and choice Indiana and Ohio do. do. ; and fancy lots at higher prices. Rye Flour sells at $ti-37f per barrel. The demand for wheat lsqulte limited and prices are weak. Sales of ISoo barrels prime new red at 11 -65(a 1-68; white may tie noted ut Jl-S5nl-80 per bushel, the hitter lor Kentucky. Rye sells at fl-204 1 '26 per bushel for Pennsylvania and Western. Corn is quiet und prices ure not so strong. Sales of 340(io bushels yellow ut 1 -Html -20, and Western mixed atjl-ldirfl-lsx. Oats are unchanged ; sales of 31100 bushels new Delaware aud Pennsylvania at 50i tK'c., and old at 67if 7oc. Nothing doing In llarley or Mult. Seeds Cloverseed maybe quoted at fs-MOto-.g-Sff: Timothy at l-2,',(a4 60; and Flaxseed at i-50(a'2-55. Whisky may lie quoted ut f I-2501M-27 per gallon for Pennsylvania and Western in wood and iron-bound pui kuges. l'liilsirit'lpliiii 4'alllc Market. Monday, Aug. 23 The Cattle murket wus very dull this week, and prices were unsettled and rather lower. About 2100 head arrived und sold at the Ave nue Drove Yard at 8ia 9c for extra Pennsylvania und Western Steers, 7(i8e. for fair to good do., and 4;vinC,c. per lb. gross for common, as to quality. The following ure the particulars of the sales: Head. 05 Owen Smith, Western, RfSO. 86 A. Christy A Itio., Western, R(H9. !U Uengler.Vs McCleese, Western, 7(njS. 70 P. McFlllen, Western, 7i.sr.. 65 1. llulhewiiy, Westein, 7(8'.,'. 76 James S. Kirk, Chester county, 0,V7'i'. 30 11. McFlllen, Weotern, 6(7,V. 126 James Mcl-illen, Western, 8(9. 116 Vllnian.v Raehuiuu, Western, P(.?9. i:(4 Martin, Fuller Co., Western, 6X(8'. 132 Mboney A Smith, Western, 8,'r9. so Thomas Moouey A llro., Virginia, 4',8,V. si H. Chain. Western Pennsylvania, (Hox. 160 John Smith, Western, 69. 70 J. A L. Frank, Virginia, 6 VOAV. loo Frank A sdiomberg, Virginia, 6.-.48,V. 119 Hope A Co., Western, 6t 8,. 2(1 M. Drvloos A Co., Western, 6XiT. 6(1 Elkou A Co., Western, t7. its Kliim A Co., Western, 6a8. 29 Chandler A Alexander, Chester county, 68?. 26 A. Kemble, Chester county, 7i8v. I06 John McArdle, Western, o&&. 21 A. Frank, Ohio, 04(o.7M. 63 O. Ellenger, Ohio, 84 C. R. Young, Chester eouuty, 6(ST, , 62 C. Wllke, Pennsylvania, bXia&X, Si James Aull, Western, 4('6. 65 Preston A Co., Chester county, 77tf. 11 J. Miller, Chester county, 8o 8), - Cows were without change ; 150 head sold at :5Va -60 for springers, aud 4ow 76 per head for coW an4 t calf. '-"' Kheep were rather dull ; 9600 head sold at the dlf. ' ferent yards at 4v6c. i lb. gross, us to condition. ilogs were In lair demand; 2700 head gold ac tho different yards at 13(df3'78 for slop, and 114i u-60 w 100 lbs. nt-tt for com fed. lncln.llnu a r. ..v.... .r. IU'76 V1W lbs, Q-. vuviw ov
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