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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1870.
DOURLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
VOL. XIII. NO. 89.
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FIRST EDITION
Bonaparte's Constitutional Amendments
Bishop Strossmaycr's Position.
The Austrian Cabinet Crisis.
The Coming Fruit Season.
FROM EUROPE.
Tbe Cnnard mnil steamship Cuba, from Liver
pool tlie 2d and (jucenstown the 3d of April,
arrived at New York ysslerday morning. Tlio
Gcrtnun mail steamship Hermann, from Bre
men, also arrived at the same port.
By the arrivals named above, wc have mail
reports in detail of our cable news telegrams.
FRANCE.
What the French People Hut of the nomtnnrte
Krlornia Tlio r tilled ettuten Conniltutioa urn a
Alodrl.
The opinions expressed by the I'aris journals
on the new Senatua Cvrmultum ore remarkable
for tbeir variety, as since some journals express
the utmost satisfaction, others the Democratic
organs insist that the only true mode of effect
ing a change in the Constitution is by an appeal
to the people in the form of a plebiscite, and
others again also of the advanced party are
opposed most strongly to the reserve, inserted
in the new document, of the Emperor's right,
on critical occasions, to leave the Chambers
abide aad apply directly to the nation for its
support or opinion.
The l'arls J'ubHv says:
The pU bixcite reappears, to become the sole law of
the nation. It Is the charter, voted by the people,
substituted for the one written by its delegatus. 1 n
dcpendcntly of it, and the essential acts which are
Its consequence, such as the hereditary prinnl pie,
the regency, and the constitution of three paiillo
fiower. everything will be law that Is to say, that
u future the determination of ailairs will be sub
mitted to the mandatories of the people and the
councillors nominated by fiie sovereign. In case of
modiilcatlon being necessary In the popular com
pact, the nation alone can be consulted.
The Memorial Diplomatique has some- gentle
strictures on one point of the new provisions
the non-election of the Senate but, with that
exception, it highly praised the new plan in the
following words:
Klet tlon, according to M. Emlle Olllvlcr, cannot
he admitted In any degree for the Senate. The
Minister cites the examples of England and tlio
United Mutes; the ttrst to show the Important and
'onsidcrable part played within the last century by
the limine of Lords, and the second to point out
the difference which, )n Jusuiylug the prin
ciple of election for the Senate of the great
republic of North America, reject it for a
monarchy. This t wofold observation does not appear
to us to lie strictly Just; England possesses a heredi
tary peerage The St iiatu Voiwultum does jot attri
bute to the Senate the name character, the same
conditions of Independence, consideration, and an-
tiionty. As to election, to say that it can only suit
- the exceptional situation of the United States, la not
qul'e correct. Belgium, for example, where the
Monarchy has maintained Itself for forty years with
ah It prestige and strength, has a Senate nominated
by election, only on other conditions than the House
of Kepresentatlves of America, Having made this
reserve respecting the too absolute character of
Borne of M. Ollivier's declarations, we willingly ad
mit, in presence of a Chamber of Deputies elected
by universal suffrage, a Senate named by the Eta
pcror, so as to create a more serious and efficient
counterpoise, If not to the national sovereignty and
wilLwhtch ouirht always to have definitively th last
w.rd, at any rate to the Immature Impulses or tue
too Impatient cravings of popular opinion.
While praising the decidedly liberal tendencies
of the document, the Temps declares that there
is one black spot on the constitutional horizon
the rhrbt which the Emperor has guarded to
feiintelf to make a direct appeal to the people
In cases of treat emergency.
The Opinion Rationale approves ef the gene
ral motives which have Induced the Emperor to
consent to such important changes, but pro
nounces strongly against the idea that the new
Constitution is to be exempt from modification.
The I'aris SiecUi expresses itself in these
terms:
None of the principal dispositions In the constitu
tlon of 1859 had been either explicitly or implicitly
voted by the people. By declaring them now to be
Integral parts oi the fundamental compact, only re
vlsable through an appeal to the nation, this latter
does not recover the constitutive power which is
confiscated in favor of the Emperor, who alone has
the right of appealing to the people and of provoking
a tlebincite. Once more legality is dispensed with.
and here not more than formerly Is common right
reverted to.
The following observations are from the
Debata:
The new Constitution, joined to the Senatua Con
nultum In the form of an annex, is composed of
articles borrowed from the Constitution of 1852;
from the Senatua Cumultum of the 7th November of
that year: from that of the 17th July, m: from
that of the loth September, 1870, and lastly, from
the draft presented yesterday to the Senate. The
annex In general only restores to the Constitution
Home essential and fundamental dispositions.
Vrlnce Pierre Bonaparte Again In III Tiuck.
The Paris Figaro of March SI says it is able to
etate positively that Prince Pierro Bonaparte
had not been ordered or invited to leave franco.
The Oauloia admits that the information it pub
liebed the day before was wrong, and says that
the Prince denies having received any latlma
tion of the Emperor's wish that he shonld ex
patriate himself. Ins G'au(otadds: "A pro
perty which the Prince possesses in Belgium
has just been devastated by fire. Ills presence
there might have been suppose to be necessary,
tut he reluscd to go, in order not to lend any
conntenanee to the reports which have been
circulated."
TarU, Kareh 20, corrtpondenrccthe rail Mall Gazette.
still milieu in spirit oy the insults of the re
publicans at Tours, Prlne Pierre Bonaparte for
the moment appears afraid to trust himself with
-visitors. On reaching his residence he cave
etrict orders that be was not to bo disturbed, and
the only person who has ventured to force the
blockade Is his cousin, Lucien Marat, who de
sired to press the Prince's hand. Thsre has
been some talk at Belleville of burning Prince
Pierre out, but the constituents of M. Rochefort
will most likely confine themselves to threats
ana invective.
Alan-lace of M. Richard.
The banns of marriage are published between
the young and wealthy Minister of Fine Arts
(M. Manrlce Kichard, aged 37), and MatVlle
Aubenot (aced 25). who iuherlts the long accu
jnulated profits of the "(Jaime Petit" of the Rue
des Moineaux, a celebrated shop, whose motto
was "Small profits and quick returns." The
marriage will take place at the chapel of the
Corns Leerlslatii on April u. Many of M
Man rice Richard's friends wanted him to be mar
rled in the parish near Ramboulllet, where he
lias a grand chateau: but he said the country
trip, however agreeable, would interfere with
ijls ministerial duties.
SPAIN.
Parliamentary Proarei, The New Vorlt New
Iroai Cuba.
A mail telegram from Madrid of the 30th of
March reports thus:
In the Cortes yesterday the order of the day
was the adjourned debate on the bill relative to
the means of maintaining public order.
M. Herges attacked it and M. Klvero replied.
M. Alvareda asked what credit should be
riven to a New York telegram that spoke of a
combat in Cuba. The Minister replied that the
reDort had no foundation, and that the New
York telegrams abont Cuba were generally erro
eous. lie added that there could have been
no fighting, as a colonel, at the head of fifty men
only, was traversing Us Inland la all directions.
In spite of the apparent rnptnre between the
Unionists and the radicals the government pur
sues a policy favorable to conciliation. A proof
of this fact is seen In the postponement of the
discussion on the constitutional reform of Porto
Rico.
HOME.
Tlirolnslrnl I.oirle Outside the Council lln-v
inn Papal Falbera Debate with the Eastern
1 hnrcli.
A letter from Rome in the Paris Univvra of
April 1 reports tho following extraordinary
ense:
The theologian or an Armenian bishop, since his
arrival here, had been Indulging In such attacks on
authority that Cardinal itarnabo, Prefect, of the Pro
paganda, tnouun , lit to counsel moderation, ami in
vited Mm to go to the Convent of Ma. John and
ruul oi the Pflfslonlsts and remain thcro for some
time. The other, however, refused In such terms
that the Vicariate was obliged to decide on force to
oblige him to proceed to the place designated.
The agents went in conseqnnee. to the ssaera
Itltlro a la Lungnra, where tho theologian lived
(it being also the bishop's residence), and having
seized him placed him tn a carriage. But the Arme
nian made a desperate struggle, ana succeeded at
length in throwing himself out of the vehicle, after
wMcii he ran back to nis nonse, and tne agents, who
followed, were deterred from a fresh sel.ure by the
protest of the blshep himself. Another fact Is mora
serious. An apostolic visit ha1 been ordered to the
convent of the Armenians called Antonines, under
t he colonnade of the Vatican ; but the bishop refused
to receive the visitor, on which the Pope ordered
Mgr. Ksflglun to proceed from St. Sabine to the
Dominicans to perform there religious exercises.
Hut the bishop persisted In his refusal, and he
has written to Mgr. Place, Bishop of Marseilles,
to claim thc'protectlon of France against the Uoly
Father.
rrrlhl Seen In the Connell ntshoo fttromr
ninjer llrlende-41 nj wwordson Ills Jixll.
Tho Roman correspondent of the Cologne
(lazi tte gives an animated description of the
scene in the (Ecumenical Council, on the 23d of
March, when Bishop btrossmayer made his
speech against that of the Schema te Fide
which ascribes all modern errors to the Protest
ants. The Bishop observed that it is unreason
able to describe Protestantism as the source of
atheism, pantheism, and materialism, seeing
that many eminent Protestants, such as
Leibnitz and Gulzot, have combated these
doctrines. Here the bishop was forced to stop
by loud protests from all parts of tho Council,
but he went on when the clamor had ceased.
Thcro are many sincere people, he said, among
the Protestants of France, England, America,
(ierniuny, and his own diocese, who err bona
Jiile. This raised another storm, which was only
appeased by tne intervention oi cardinal Ca
palti. But when the bishop began to touch on
tne question wnetner tne uogmas stiouid do
passed by a majority of votes, or only, as in
former Councils, when all the members are una
nimous, tho Council lost all patience. Cries of
"Ihrretwus! htrrctiena .'" and "Damnamtts
turn .'" were heard on all sides. One bishop ex
claimed, "At ego non riamno emu" upon which
the others repeated, "llamnamus," and shouted
to the speaker, "Tit es 1'roleatann! laceas ! ab
ainbone ilesrendas !" Ultimately Bishop Stross
mayer was compelled to leave the tribune with
out finishing his speech.
1 he noise was so great that it was heard in
the ante-rooms, and the bishop's military ser
vant drew his sword and endeavored to force
his way into the council chamber to defend his
master.
TEACHES ASP STRAWBERRIES.
Prnrhos Injured In Houteroet CoantT. Oel. The
ferrv ( run i.ooitniK vv cii-sirawDerriei W ill
lie Hire in lv Week.
Mr. Brown, General I reight Agent of the
Delaware Railroad, has handed us for persual a
letter from a gentleman largely . engaged la
fruit culture in Somerset county, from which
we make the following extract:
"I am sorry to say that we cannot
report so favorably in regard to our peach crop
as we wouia line, a no xiaie s .cany are au
right, and the trees are out in full bloom (letter
dated 12th Instant), but Troth's Early, and other
later varieties, have been very seriously injured.
In fact, our Mrotn s ,any are entirely gone.
The buds were so much advanced by the warn
weather of January and early in r ebruary, that
we think they were killed by the cold we had
later in February and in March. The bark on
the limbs in many places is cracked open.
'Our strawberries, raspberries ana blackber
ries look well and give promise of large crops.
The strawberries are beginning to put out a good
niauy blossoms, aud in about live weeks we hope
to begin snipping mem to marKci.
Our New Jersey Scarlets will probably be ready
for market a week earlier than the other varie
ties." PEACIT GROWERS' MEETINGS.
A mcetimr of the peach rrowers who shin
their fruit by railroad is called to assemble at
Middletown on Saturday next, 10th lust., at 10
o'clock in the morning. Mr. Townsend is mainly
instrumental in calling the meeting, he being
ODe of the largest shippers of fruit by rail, and
believing that the interests of such shippers are
not suilieiently considered by the Peninsular
Fruit Growers Association which assembles at
Dover.
As we nnderstand It, the purpose of tho Satur
dav meet mar is to enable the railroad shiDDcrs
to mature a plan ot action to be submitted to
the general association, one feature of which
shall be to change the regulations of the asso
ciation, so as to give it other places of meeting
besides Dover. Air. Townsend has for a long
time been dissatisfied with the management of
the present association, and has at more thau
one of its meetings threatened a secession of the
railroad shippers.
Tho Peninsular rruit urowers Association
holds its regular meeting at Dover, on.Tuosday
next, liHh inst. The meeting will be a most im
portant one.as tue proposed tana or tne rauroaa
companies ior tne coming year win be const
dered, and an effort be made to select one of the
various plans submitted by tne railroads.
ine meeting is reasonably sure to do a stormy
one. and nil the plans offered are likely to be
severely criticised. We are told that the grow
ers along tne ueiaware river and bay propose
to reject all the plans of the railroad companies
and leave the companies to charge what they
will, depending on water competition ior Keep
ing down the tariff. We presume the adoption
of tuch a proposition will cause the secession of
those representing the districts dependent in
rallread transportation, as such action would ba
an open abandonment oi weir interests.
Another important matter that will eoma
before this meeting is the estimates for the
coming crop to furnish a basis for the arrange
ments for its transportation. We presume.
however, that the present meeting will scarcely
be able to make any estimates to be relied noon.
aud that another meeting will be held about a
month later for consultation on this subject.
n ithungton JJfi. ) voutmernai.
FROM EUROPE.
Thla Morning's Untatlna.
London, April 14 Noon. Consols opened at 94"..'
for money aud Si U for account U. 8. Five-twenties
steaaj; oi iscz, oi isoo, old, ssw; of lsiiT,
68)4; iu-408, bo i. Hallway stocks steady; Krio
Kuuwsy, wx juiuoia uunuai, uiw ; Atlautlo and
Great Western, vs.
Livkkpool, April 14 Nooa Cotton opened doll;
middling uplands, ll?.d.j middling Orlean, 11 4
llXd. Hales to-day are estimated at 11,000 bales.
Tho sales of the week have been C'J.Goo bales.
Including lor export 0,000, and on speculation
8,coo bales. The receipts of the week have beau
ii,uu oaies. -i n e stock on nana is tt,uou bales,
of which: VST.00U bales are American.
Ixin don, A prll 14. Hugar dull both on the spot and
suoain iinseuu uu aiuu
This AftArnnnn.a f iMMtn tlMna-
LONDON, April liv-M 1. M Consols for money,
64; for account, 94 V? United States 5-20S of Wi,
btitf; of lbtJ7, blocks easier.
Liverpool, April 14-S-flo p. m Cotton steady,
ana me wuea vo-aay are eauniaioa at iv,uuu bales.
f-orit, voo. juaru quiet, uaouu, ois. 0k
Ba vki, April J4.-Cotton opened flat.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Accident from Kerosene,
Explosion of a Propeller.
Tlirec Hen Instantly Killed.
Steamer Launched at Wilmington.
FROMJVEW YORK.
Explosion In a Keronene Oil Ueflnrrv.
New Youk, April 14 An explosion occurred
In tho extenslvo kerosene oil refinery, corner of
Eighth and Union streets, Jersey City, at mid
night. The fire spread rapidly and the work
men barely escaped with their lives. Fortu
nately, the flames were subdued before they
reached the great tanks, and a more extensive
conflagration was thus prevented.
KxploMon of a Propeller.
New York, April 14. Tho propeller Wells,
engaged in towing coal barges to various points
between Elizabethport, New Jersey, and Jorsey
City, exploded her boiler at about a quarter
after 1 o'clock this morning, while lying at the
coal dock on Kill Von Kull, opposite Sailors'
Sung Harbor. Her engineer and two firemen
are said to have been killed. The wreck sunk
at its moorings. The report of the explosion
and concussion was ycry heavy, and created an
impression among the Statcn Islanders that a
slight shock of earthquake had passed by them.
The names of the killed could not be ascer
tained. The owner of the propeller was Mr.
McLaughlin, of Brooklyn.
The RirFarland Trial.
Nkw York. April 14 Upon the openlnir of the
court this morning Mr. Gerry, Junior counsel for
Jlctarland, placed the note about which a discus,
slnn took place yesterday lti the hands f the jury
ror tnem to aerernune waetuer letters lutenusa to
renresent J. JLY. or You.
l r. Fckford Guernsey was the first witness placed
upon the statin, lie tesiniea tnat ne was a physi
cian; was acquainted with Aicbanand; noticed a
peculiar exprefklon In his eye; a haggard look in his
countenance and a nervousness in all hit actions
were Dlalnlv visible to the witness; MeFarland told
film lie couiu not sieep; gave a prescription to maKe
him sleep; iu Aueust, iw;, he saw In him a wild
look and all the evidences or approaching disease.
both physical aud mental. Others tcs tilled to the
came effect.
Htrlke of Laborers Attempt to Forre Others
o juin Anrin.
New Youk. April 14. This forenoon a mob of 800
men, employed on the sewers in llergcnaud Hudson
City, new jersey, hituck ana came to .lersey i.ity,
where 130 men are at work on a sewer In North
Fourth street, and attempted to induce them to qutt
work. Fersuaslon belus useless, tney tries vio
lence, when a force rf twenty-lire police oame up,
arrested tne leauera, ana aispcrsea tne moo. f ar
ther troubles are apprehended.
New York money and Htoek markets.
Nkw York, April 14, stocks llrm. Money easy
at per cent, uoia, ux. nve-iweanes, lb&i, ooa
non. lliw: da 1864. do., 110?; do. 1860 do., lluv;
do. 00. new, JUW'; ao. 1004, iuu-, ; au, 1000, n ;
iu-408. 106X : VirKiula es, new, 69; Missouri 6s,
Canton Co., 69,'i; Cumberland preferred, 80tf; Con
solidated . i. uentrai ana uuason itiver, va'. ;
Brie, !t4; Reading, 99s; Adams Express, on ;
Michigan Central, 119; Michigan Southern, 87;
Illinois Central, 138; Cleveland and Pittsburg,
lou?i Chicago and kock island, netf ; rir.tsbarg and
Fort Wayne, sx ; western union xeiogrnpn, ag.
Mew York rrodaee market.
Nkw York. April 14. Cotton easier; sales of 600
bales middling upland at ias;c. and middling
Orleans at ISftc. Flour State and Western rather
more active, but without decided change ; Bouthem
steady. Wheat a saaae nrmer ror winter; No. 1
Chicaao. S1-14V. delivered: winter red Western.
tlUHrtlZX. Corn firmer and scarce; new mixed
Western, lt7(5,i09; new yellow western, l-li
Oata quiet. Bef quiet. Pork firm ; mess, fil'la.
Lara buiet; steam in tierces, i,',io;,. whisky
quiet at tiv.
FROM DELA WARE.
Lannck of a Kteam Collier.
Special Despatch to The Evening TeUgraph.
Wilmington, April 14 The Harlln & IIol-
lingsworth Company launched this morning, at
10 A. M., the iron screw steam collier Leopard,
belonging to the Philadelphia and Ecading Rail
road Company. She is of 800 tons cargo capa
city, of the following dimensions: Length on
load line, 185 feet; length over all, 198 feet;
beam moulded, 35 feet 6 inches; deptli of bold,
14 feet. This is the fifth vessel this company
has built, and it will have another of similar
dimensions to be launched at Chester in about
two weeks. These steamers are fast taking the
place of the coasting schooners, as they carry
coal at the same rate as sailing vessels, but nuke-
two voyages to the latter's one.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Norfolk Board of Trade.
Carrexpondtnce Ateciated J'rena,
Fortress monkoe, va., April 14 At a
meeting of the Norfolk Board of Trade yester
day a report was made by a special committee
favorable to the establishment of a national
ii aw vard at that city.
The report sets forth In brief the natural ad
vantages of the city for the purpose, the cli
mate, harbor, etc., which was unanimously
adopted by tne ooaru, ana a committee consist
ing ef five gentlemen, Colonel William Lamb,
Colonel J. W. Hinton, Washington Reed. llou.
J. rJJcMlnn, and 8. A. Stevens, were appointed
to proceed to wasuiugton ana. lay me subject
before Couirress before a site is selected for the
transfer of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The navy
yard at Portsmouth the Uospoi t Yard is large
r it, : 1 1 til'.
and lias every iaciuty ior repairing anauuuuing
vestals, but it neeus consiaorauie repairs to
make it as complete as It was previous to the
war. The fresh water-from the Great Dismal
Swamp will be excellent lor Iron-clads, and the
facilities are sue a tuat an our ueci can ue accom
modated there at one time.
FROM EUROPE. .
Tlie,MarellliUe" AiUa In Trouble.
Paris. April 14. A duy or tvo auo the UnrstiU
la published a congratulatory address from the
woikmen of Lyons, who were on a strike, to the
operatives In the mines and workshops at La Creu
aot. Tb proprietors of that Journal have therefore
been prosecuted attain ior violation or tne 1'ress
law lu fomenting disorder.
NblnNewa.
Ci.AS(iow, April 14 The steamer Australia has
arrived.
flaltlmoro froduoo market.
TIaltimokk, April 14 Cotum dulli2 Jt,23c. Flour
Arm and lu good demand; Howard Street super
fine, 4 87Xo'1J; do. extra, fl'.t7.Jws; do. family,
6 WT ; ;lty Mills superdne, f8T3tfsB-60 ; do. extra,
at0t 86; do. family, iOlStS'TO; Western super
fJue, 4,TfX"T6; do. extra, 5-Zo,46 02 ; do. family,
0(6-7o. Wheat active; Maryland amlier, ll-fXlfKi;
lVniisjlvanla, quotable at tl-WKl-36. Corn active
for yellow, suu wmre nun; yenow, ii-uiiojniw; w 11 lie,
10B(lt)6. Oats steady at 69800. Mess Pork firm
at tsrT. Daeon nrm; rib sides, 16c; ulear do., 16 '
(atloo. ; shoulders. I80. If ams, 19i20o. Lard firm
at 16X4170. Whisky more orm at ll-vil-Oi for
wood and Iron bound, btock scarce,
THIItD EDITION
NEWS FftQftl THE CAPITAL.
nval Estimates too Sow.
General SehoflcM Succeeds Thomas
Reduction of the Income Tax.
IJlc f.;tc., utc, i;4c., Ktc.
FROM WASHLXG TOJf.
New York and Ilomon Pout Olllcm.
Sxcial l)rpatch to The Evening Teleijraph.
Washington, April 14. The conference commit
tee on the deficiency bill has Just completed its re
port on the .New lork and uostou 1'ost (mice build
ings. In regard to the former the committee has
aytecd to appropriate $l,wtXi,o0, only f.oo,otM) of
which Is to bo expended until drawings, plans, and
specifications are submitted to tno secretary oi the
Treasury and the 1'ostmastcr-General, and the con
tract uiude with responsible parties to construct a
building, tlio cost not to exceed 8H,ioo,tH0. The
Iioslon office Is not to exceed tl.noO.miO In cost, but
only ivwi.eoo is to be expended until a contract simi
lar to that of the New ork oillce is niado.
mistaken Economy.
8)fetol Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
WAsniMiTON, April 14. The disposition mani
fested by the Committee on Appropriations to re
duce the estimates of tlio Navy Department Is a very
unwise economy. The estimates submitted by tho
department were reduced to the lowest amount nos-
slble, in fact, less than the amount absolutely needed
to make me necessary repairs to naval vessels at
home and abroad, and to preserve the hulls aud
machinery of vessels at the several navy yards from
deterioration. The true pollc? for Congress would
be either to make no appropriation for the navy, or
else such amount as will keep our naval fleets in
good and effective condition, put anil keep In repair
the hulls and machinery of the naval vessels of the
squadrons that may become disabled, or for any
emergency that may ocenr. The latter policy wonlil
be true economy, 'i ne Bavy Department, under the
energetic administration of Secretary Hobuson and
Vice-Admiral Porter, is doing all that it is possible
to do, with its limited means. In the way of repairing
and UttiDg out vessels that are absolutely needed.
Iron-rladM.
The Navy Department lias under contemnlatlon
the removal of all the iron-clads laid up at New
orieauB to .League isianu.
iledurln the Army.
Army officers who have tendered their resltrna.
tlons, particularly those serving on the frontier, are
now anxious to recall them, aud signify their wil
lingness to be muBtered out under the provisions of
(Senator Wilson's army bill, which proposes to give
the omcers wno are mustered out witnin six months
one year s pay and allowances.
(ianernl Hrhofleld,
Commanding Military Department of the Missouri.
It Is said, will be assigned to the eommand of the
Military Division of the Pacific, made vacant by tlw
death of General Thomas. The rumor that General
Pope, now commanding the Department of th
Lakes, will be sent to the Pacific coast, is without
foundation, General Schoficld having made applica
tion ror that position some time since, and would
have been sent to the Pad Ho coast if General
Thomas' claim aau not taken precedence by senl-
uiiiy ui ituiiu ;
Iioulavllle a Port ofEntrv.
Special Despatch to 27k Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON. April 14 Bovd Winchester, mem.
Der oi tne iiouse lrom west Virginia, appeared be
fore the Commerce Committee to-day, and made an
argument in lavor ei making x.ouisvuie a port of
cuiij.
The Ineome Tax.
The Ways and Means Committee has taken nn for
consideration the Senate amendment to the Income
Tax bill. There Is a strong feeling in the committee
now for reporting in favor of two and a half per
cent, on income, instead of five with two thousand
donors exemption.
OOWUIlIiSS.
FORTY-FIRST TBR1II MECOND SESSION.
Menace. ;
WAIiHTNOTON. Anrll 14 Mr. Onnklin. from tha rtom.
mittee on Ooinnierca, reported a bill to authorise th oily
Mr. tSumner introduced a bill to Inaomomtit th Ptfl
Bill murine Toloir.nta Company, and eatabliah rl?mliin
communication between Aruonoa and Asia, Hefarredto
ti.e UamnuUue on Foreign Jtetaiiono, and ordered to be
pr duju.
- . . . -1 1 j i .i. . . ..
nr. aaiuimj uuenm rwoinuoD instructing tne Uom
mittee en Printing to inquire into the expniliimcy of oon-
vtruciiDKaiiueui wvitnivu u.bwa tne uapitol and tut
OoTrnnieut printing othue. Adopted.
1 ne moinioc oraera uaviDff Dean irona tnmnh with !,
calendar of concurrent resolutions waa tui.nun.
tnit. tM.
Tno isolation ny Mr. Kamunds directing the Secretary
Of i lie Tieasury to eell the aurplns gold in the Treasury
without delay, was on motion of the mover laid on the
table.
Tha TAanlutioa by Mr. Vem for tha nnnaMoratlnn u
open eoHBion of treaties for tli aaqujaition of foreign ter
ritory, war indefinitely postponed.
The resolution tiy Air. unanaier, airectini that udo
resumption of tneeoaslueratioa of the Georgia bill to ore
ball be neither aojoummeat nor reoess until the dual
vote be taken, was read and oa a division being taken SU
Senators rote in the atnmative.
Mr. t'uaserly demanded (he yeas and nays, remarking
that tne minority na1 some rift-uts left, and that the reso
lution was without oreoedent in the history of the fieaata.
Mr Taayeraiureested in lies of the resolution aa arraa.
ill I'll L III UIKV LU. ,UMI WUIUIIUW Kl. . U UIQUa.
Mr. Ubandlersnia bis oujeot inooerinir the resolution
wss le diibk ine ueora-ia aooaie 10 a Close. It. was only
sufficient for tbe Senate to bare Rnaday and they would
talk on Georgia all the way throogh UU the follewing
baturdsy niht.
Mr. Drake iniinlred whether tbe Kentlemaa ntnraH
tociiaige that benntora of the United 8tatos used the
bonn 01 tbe Sabbath to manufacture speeches
Air. Chandler we willing to leave the deotslonof the
queHticn entirely to tbe Henator from Miasouri.
air. JrHkH 1 ast Decombor there waa a rahuh nt all
the speeches that had ever been nads on tiie Cleoraia
question, and tins rehash waa twice again served np in the
oaaesef Virginia aad Misaineippi, and then tbe Donate
came back to Georgia anS bail a little more hash.
Tbe country was sick ef the debate. Tbe newspaper
prens were disgusted with it, and the only hope now was
to ait It out.
A question of order being raised, the resolution was
finally declared out of order as in oonllict with the 6Jd
rule.
air. Thandter revreted the decision of the Hbalr. ha.
lieving t hut the litgislatinn of the aession waa now furt her
belunfl than evr bn tore. At sue same time it could only
be nusbed forward by moaas ef some suoh rules.
lie said that a fair distribution of the average time of
tbe daily eeamont of the Senate among the membor
would sive to eech member tbree minutes a stay, and If a
rule of tbia kind was applied some mtmihers would not bo
aoie to I'pee tnitir lips once iu wis nun twelve years
At 1 Ii o'cloek the ieorgie bill was prooeoded with, and
ai, juottoa aaartsaea ine ounaia,
Ilonee.
Mr. Dawes f Masa i nresented the memorial of firms W.
Field for aid in tbe couHtruutioa of a submarine teleicrapb
Detween America ana abis, auuaoiu ior tuat. purpoao,
which he asked to bo ralarred to tbe Uauunitteo on
VnMian afTi.ir..
Mr, Kanuaii asaea wneiuer inn 0111 maae any appropri
ation. Xiao, It auouia go w uie uomumieo oaAporopri-
tiona
Mr. Dawes said it proposed no appropriation la money,
oalv a subsidy in lands.
Mr. Uandall said that then the bill should go to tho
Ooromittee on fublio Lands. If it was Dot so referred bo
should objeot to its introduction.
The Speaker ruled that there could be no conditional
objection,
Mr. Hawlor moved to refer the bill to tho Oommittoe
(ilihn l.anria.
Mr. Dawes remarked that it was SB laternatienal mat
ter, and it bhould therelora go to the Committee 011
Koreitm Affaire It oould afterwards go to the Oouuuitteo
on l'ubiic lndsif desired.
Mr. Uawloy'a motion was agreeg to, S4 to4t, and the bill
wax referred to tbe Committee oa Pnlilia UuSt '
Mr. (JaUa. lrom tbeUoinmttteeeo lublia Pnui.lair. made
several reports in reference to. the printing ot public docu
niunia, wliloh wore acted on. Among them wasarnsolu
1 1011 to print IS.1M) copies of Mr. Raymond's report ou
Mines and Mining.
Mr K eli ey moved to lay the resolution on the table, and
asked wbetlii r the llouse was oeer going to atop entrava
gance in printing.
air. nooneiu idiiuh. 1 um .now mouviira to ue aia-
... u . . , i. 11 tranlrtnu nm.l..... u.uu .. ...I . .1 ,
The llouse refused to lay tbe resolution on the table,
ana 11 waa men aa.". w.
Aiuimi tha reports Was also one tn nrlnt IntlOaitra
copies of tbe report of the Committee on Hanking and
Currency on tbe gold panic, with the Mstuuouy, and UOWO
copies wil hout testimony. ,
M r. Kelsey moved to lay the resolution on the table.1
Mr. Eoohold characterised it aa the tuoat worthless
document ever printed.
Mr. Cox remarked that the resolution ongbt to be laid
on tbe table uuless tbe testimony waa printed,
'1'be resolution was laid oa the table. 1
Mr. Kntlnr iMna. v from iha': Reoonntmciinn Com
mittee, reported a bill removing the political disability of
V. B. rtnlime, of Texas.
Mr. l)m propound to oner an amendment in toe lorin oi
a central amnesty.
Mr. HuHer declined to yield the floor for that, purpose,
aefina that there wbh no tinm to consider that now.
Mr. v oi inougut titers nevor would be time ior tnat
purpose.
1 IS IHII nil piwi.
Sir. Hornier, fnnn t he Commtt tee on Coinsa-e. W'eishta.
and Meamirps, ottered a resolution tnMrnt'tinif that com.
mittee when it report on the subject of international
coinage to.ubmit a statement of tho weiKhts and y.-iiiin of
the aold eoina of (iisat Britain. Franco, and the United
BUtes. Adopted.
Mr. Hooper also submitted some remarks on that
anlijert. , ,,,
Mr. Jenckes, from tnsiissiiiun on i-aiems, repnrtea
a bill to reTme, consolidate, and amend the smtulon re
lotiUB tn patents and copyrights, and proceeded to ad
dress the llouse in cxpUnatinn and support of tlio hill.
FROM THE STATE.
Destructive Fires.
Pittsbi-ro. April 14. The Exchange Hotel, with
the furniture, etc., In Franklin, were totally
destroyed by fire last night. L.oss, iuo,ooo to
li:.0.ouo: Insurance. I.H.Mm. Many surrounding
buliillnfis were iamairei, ana tno wiunn wwh in inn
vicinity stampeded, causing uiucn aauitionai loss in
moving furniture and goods.
Donohues rennery in tm city was partiauy
destroyed by tire last night. Loss, $mki; no lu-
sn ranee. Turee narrow guage cars standing along
side were destroyed. Loss, 4ii0ti.
LEOAL INTBLLIQarCTCU.
rArqulttnl of 11 ra. Walte.
CVjttrf 0 Quarter Seeninns Judge Paxnon.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon the trial of Mrs.
Catharine Walte for arson was opened, aud was con
cluded at 8 o'clock in the evening.
All the witnesses for tne commonwealth were ex
amined and the case laid before the Jury as It has
already appeared In our columns. Her counsel, Mr.
lirooke, elected to can no wivueeaee, uui, rauier to
have the onenlne and closing speech, and thus
showing what he believed to be the fatal defects of
the Commonwealth s case, ne Bucceeueu iu obtain
ing a verdict of not guilty.
Dvttrict Court, Ao. ijuagt siromu
Charles Hallowell vs. Samuel M. Corson. An
action on a promissory nato. erdiut for plalntur,
fllW-40.
James Dubois vs. Jacob A. Ambrose. An aetlon
to recover rent for a dyeing establishment en Thir
teenth street, abovo Arch. Uu trial.
DiHtrict Court, A'o. 2 Judijt Ilare,.
David Richardson vs. The City. An aetlon to
recover bounty. Verdict for plaintiff, f&J0-T8,
I'll AI C12 AUD t'OM.UKKCi:.
HVENINO) TET.RORAPH OFnei,)
Thursday, April 14. 1870. (
T1wr U nnlte a pood demand for monev to
day, in consequence of to-morrow being a leijai
State lioiuiuy, ana tne requirements ot two aays
being condensed into one. Tho pressure, how
ever, is not great, and we hear no complaints of
the dilllcuity oi obtaining tunds on good secu
rity and nt reasonable rates. Iu negotiating
tinio loans icnaers continue to uiscrimmuio
cautiously, indicating some dilildenco, but not
sulliclent to nuect tno rates, wnicn remain
withont material change.
Tho gold market opered quiet but steady,
with 6ales at W, the only variation during
the morning being from that figure to li'il'i.
Governments are also dull, and, lu symiMthy
with gold, steady.
The stocK market was moueraioiy active tins
morning, and prices wero firmly maintained. In
State loans there was some activity, sales ot (is,
first series, at 103X; second do. at 105,'; and
third do. at 108. In City bonds the old issues
wore taken at 101 Jf, and of the new at 10'J.
Heading Kaiiroad was in lair demand, ana
sold at about 49. " Pennsylvania Kallroad was
rather wcaK, selling at owp.-xj. Lehigh
Valley was taken at 50, Catawlssi preferred
ot 37, and Philadelphia and Erie at 2'J s. o.
Uanai stocks were very ami, ana tne balance
of the list no sales were effected, though there
was a firmer feeling all through the market. .
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BXCIUNQE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Iiro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FIKST HOARD.
lioocity es, N.is.iostf
8sh NPalt...... BTJo"
rcoo ao ,.uia.ioi
10S shLeh V K Cd
&0 do...d bill. &d
9 do.d bill... S4
100 sh Cata Prf.b3. 87
loo sh Ph B..bOO. gi
100 do.i,...s60. 9
100 sh Read..s.1.t 1.49-61
600 do b0. W
800 ' da..l8.bl0. 49 ?,(
400 , dO.....b80. 4SV
200 do., la. 830, 4!
100 do C. 49V
800 dO..lS.b0. 49
100 do 85. 49'
100 do b30. 4SV
36shChAWain.. 43)rf
4NK) Pass, l se.. is. WAX
I moo Pass 3 sc.. .los
flUU ao ...iox
1300 ' do. . .3d se.10b.tt
l(MI9NPaflS....S&, 3 ,
1 1000 do 03
600 N Pcnna Ts.o (Wtf
$1000 Conn'g It Bds 63
fioool'a es W L...
sown....itrc
12000 Phil & ETS.1S. 89;;
11 ah West Bank.ls
b5.. 76
129 sh PennaR.-ls. B8V
100 dO.....b30. 68
luo do IS. Do s
6 sh Gr & Coats St 88,'
SECOND BOAItD.
fiisni i.n v u iius, 'i
loo ah BeadR...sl0.49'Rl
H : do is. 49 f
60 do... 49.
100 ' ' do bfiO. 49
S0O do 880. 49 V
SshPhilaBk 16i
loo sh Leli Nav.btiO. 3i
10 do 84
Iiouun rrnus in... ox
l&OO City s, Old... 101 V
ii sh Klmira Pf .Is. 40
9 80 Cam A AB. 119
lOOshPenna R..... 58.V
100 do .... D60. C83
7 do C8(-
do 68V
J at COOK! ft Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8. 6s Of 1881, 1H'S)U4 ; 6-20S of 1869,
liik'tam: da, ibm, iio-suoi; da, isen, uovc
111; do., July, 18C5, looxiw,; do. da, 18o7,
109i109?i; 1868, lOO'llOVJ do., 10-408, 106
loo?. ; cur. es, inxna. Oold, utx.
Nabe ft Ladnsb, fiankers, report tola morning
Gold quotations aa follows :
lO-OOsLM U2,s,lO-57 A. M. 119V
10-68 " lHJilirUB " lux
Plilladelpbla Trade lleport.
Tuvksday, April 14. The Flour market presents
no new feature, the demand being limited to the im
mediate wants of the local trade, who purchased 700
barrels, In lots, at t4-3Tx4-76 for superttne; f62f
as for extras ; SS-SSdfi'iS for Iowa, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota extra family; ta-m&t for Pennsylvania
do, da; 3-NXg6-25 for Indiana and Ohio da da;
and tCfi0T'6O for fancy brands, according to
quality. Rye Flour may bo quoted at il-76 y bbL
In Corn Meal no transactions were reported.
The Wheat market la characterized by extreme
dullness, and pi Ices favor buyers. Sales of prime
Pennsylvania red at $1-30; and white at 1'35(1'48.
Kyu Is held at f 1U5. Corn is quiet, 8txx bushels
yellow sold at Si -os, in store aud afloat. Oats are
less active, boot) bushels Pennsylvania sold at 62($
64c, chiefly at 62a In Barley aud Malt nothing
doing.
Bark In tha absence of sales we quote No. 1 Quer
citron at $7 per tou. . :
feeds tioverseea is in nemana, ana iwi nusneis
sold at I9WSM0. Timothy is llrmer, and com
mands 7-JiSGi7-60.
Whisky is dull and lower. . Sales of 60 barrels
Iron-bound at l'0'2. '
jATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Pur additional Marine Keu ue Inside Page.
POUT OF PHILADELPHIA APIUL 11
ITATX OF TBIBMOatXTIK ST TUX IVJNIWO TBLKQRArB
omci.
7 A. M 60 1 11 A. M 73 1 P. M so
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Ptsaraer Monitor, Jones, Now York, W. M.Biilrd.VCo.
bt'r Mars, Urumley, New York, W. il. llalid Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING. , ,
Steamship Norfolk, l'latt, from Jdohmonil via
.., r..lL. with tnilRI.. to W. 1. Plvdn . )0.
Hu-aniBliip Volunteer, Jones, 94 hours from New
York, with radse. to John V. Olil.
HttamerJ.B. Shriver, Webb, 13 hours from Haiti
more, with nidse. to A. droves, Jr. '
Bchr John Mace, Brlttlngliain, 6 days from New.
town, Md., with lunilier to lllekman ft Cuttitigham.
Bchr Hichard Hill, Smith, 6 days from Norfolk, Va.,
with cedar timber to Clement ft Dunbur.
Bchr John Beany, Price, U days from Norfolk,
with shingles to J. W. tiaskUl ft Sons.
Schr Koineo, , 91 days from Belfast, Me., with
ice to Knickerbocker lee Co.
Schr Father and Son. Saunders, 10 days from
Petersburg, Va., with railroad ties to West Chester
Kallroad Co.
Schr Henrietta Simmons, Godfrey, from Boston.
Bchr Agnes lleppller, McFaddwn, fin New Haven.
Schr Alexander, Baker, from Norwich,
NEW MEXICO.
31 nocking
at tho Door.
fclie Desires Admission (o the Union
ns a State Her Claims to tho
Privilege A Historical and
Descriptive Sketch.
Not very Ions ft(? Chaves, the Territorial
delegate from New Mexico to tho National Gov
ernment, made a long argument before tho
House Committee on Territories In favor of tho
admission of New Mexico Into the Union as a
State. Within a few days another argument has
been made on tho subject before the samo com
mittee, and by the samo gentleman. The com
mittee have agreed to recommend a bill
for tho admission. In view of this fact a sketch
of the history and present condition of this Ter
ritory will be oi Interest.
New Mexico was formerly one of tho Mexican.
States. It was conquered from that country and
ceded to tho United States by the treaty of.
Guadaloupe Hidalgo, on February 2, 1848.
It, with a portion of Upper California and
Texas,was constituted a Territory oa September
9, 1850. In 1854 a portion of the country then
acquired from Mexico was added to the Terri
tory, and in this condition it remained until Feb
ruary 24, 1803, when nearly half of the territory,
the western part, was taken away to form tho
new Territory of Arizona.
The area of New Mexico as now divided !
121,201 square miles. It is bounded on the north,
by Colorado, on tho cast by tho Indian Terri
tory and Texas, on tho south by Texas and
Mexico, and on tho west by Arizona. It Ilea
between latitude 31 dejr. 10 mln. and 38 dog N.,
and longitude 103 dog. and 109 deg. Its
length is about 300 miles and its breadth from
350 to 400 miles. It is divided Into ten counties,
by name Bern Alillo, Donna Anna, Rio Arriba,
San Miguel, SanU Anna, Santa Fe, Socorro,
' Toas, Mesilla, and Valencia.
That portion of the country In Mesilla dis
trict which is south of tho river Gila and west
of tho Rio Grando Is a portion of what waa
known ns the Gadsden purchase This tract,
with the rest of the purchaso now included lu
tho southern part of Arizona, was the earliest
occupied by Americans, and is still tho best
known. The population, according to the cen
sus of 1850, when Arizona was yet included, was
given as 00,547, of which (50,525 were whites and
22 freo colored persons. Of this number 5000
wero given as inhabitants of tho Gadsden pur
chase district, tho most of which is not now in
New Mexico. The number of Indians was
about 44,000 additional. By tho census of 1860
the population was 83-009, which also included
the whole of Arizona. The number of inha
bitants of New Mexico itself, independently of
Arizona, is now estimated at about 120,000,
Which, if the Territory is admitted as a State,
will give it a representative in Congress- If the
ratio of colored Inhabitants has remained
the same that it . was iu 1850.
no colorod representative need be feared
and urged by the enemies of such representation
as a reason for its non-admission. A copper
colored representative is more to b.e dreaded,
should such a thing ever be probable. The num
ber of Indian inhabitants is of course lessening
from year to year, but the present number
cannot as yet be approximated.' The Indian
population is composed of two classes the wild
nomadic tribes who live by tho chase, , and tho
Pueblo or .semi-civilized tribes who live in
communities, have fixed places of residence and
cultivate the soil. Among the first may be men
tioned the tribes of the Apaches proper and their
allied tribes, the Navajoes, the. Utahs, tha
Cheyennes,. and tbe Coinanches. . Among the
second the Tons, Picarls, San Juan, Santa Clara,
1'ojodquo, the Tesuque, aud about a dozen other
tribes. . - A ' ' . !
, New Mexico was early settled by the Spaniards;
in fact, it was one of the earliest of the interior
portions of. North America which was visited
by that people. Notwithstanding its distanco
from the sea, the adventurous Spanish spirit
led them hero nearly a century before the Eng
lish had landed on tho shores of New England
Alvir Nunez (Cabeca do Vaca), with the rem
nant of those who accompanied Narvaez to
Florida, reached New Mexico before 1537, and
made a report of what they saw to tho Viceroy
of Mexico. In 153'J the expedition under tha
charge of Marco de Nlza set out, and in the fol
lowing year that of Coronada. This last expe
dition traversed the country north of the Gila,
then occupied by the Pueblo Indiaus, and pushed
its way eastward of tho Rio Grando into the
country of tho buffalo, or c ibola. Coronada is
tbe first who mentions that animal, which bts
calls "a new kind of ox, wild and fierce, whereof
the first day they killed fourssoro, which suf
ficed the army with llesh." The hlstoiian of
this party, Castaneda, so truthfully desorlbcs
the peculiarities of this region that thero
is no doubt as to his having crossed
the entire country... In 1581 a party of
adventurers undcrj Captain Boulllo reached tho
country, who on their return made Kuown tha
mineral wealth there existing, whereupon the
name of New Mexico was applied to it. "About
this tlmo a Franciscan missionary, Augustia
Kulz, entered the countrj'i but he was soon after
murdered by the Indians. An ofllcial of the
Government, Don Antonio Espejo, who took
with him a body of men to protect the missions,'
was more successful. In the year 1595 or 159U
(differently stated by different writers) the Vice
roy of Mexico sen tJuan de Onate to take formal
potsetislon In the name of Spain, and to establish,
colonics, missions, and forts. Tho mission
aries met with great success. The Pueblo In
diaus were more ready to adopt the new
faith than tho roving trlbeB. Several of these
Tueblo tribes have been rediscovered within a
few years, and it was found that though they
had been without priest or missionary for nearly
a century, many of tho Christian rites and doc
trines wero fouud among them, though strangely
mixed with their own religlou. These Indians,
at the time of their discovery by Espljo, at tho
end of the fourteenth ccntary, were already
considerably advanced In civilization. They
wore cotton garments of their own manufac
ture. They carried shields made of raw buffalo
hide, bad long bows and arrows, and long
wooden swords. The swords and arrows were
pointed with sharp stones. Some who lived lu
ICVnfiflutd oa the JScosnd