ESTABLISHED IN 178 b
-4hg ipittm g h Olutttg
dri'Y ITEMS
ro our ritT.ebeertbers.
A• we we 0.k104 11oCue almogea 021 our routes
YU thetas!, alzies and vicinity, a number of GU r
iUbseribere may fall to reeetve the paper. U a
soil will leave ale addreon at Mia ottlee, th• paper
will be regularly nerved throatier.
CIE=
At Austlee. lit McClelland% 66 and 67 Fifth street,
Ibl At), st to, 2 and 74 o'al.k.
A I A UellOrh Thursday, 9 o 3 closi, ►6 IA sOl►R ►ud
AA Atnertcan Institution
iSiarlret's Barber Seep, for shame aid the tot
let, leenperior to any other eomposition to this
or any other country, and only 20 oenta a cake_
Magnificent 0611 day Present.,
Hasa just been opened at Macrom & O artist*
Ho. 19 111th street.
W et Good•
Al Auction, at McClelland's. 55 and 67 Filth areal+
this day, at 10, 2 and 7}i o'clock.
Disease Kept at Ray
Invalids broken down In .health nd apirita oy
Chronic Dyspepsia, or suffering from the terrible
exhauetion which follow. 'the attack• of acute
disease, the testimony of Shonsande who have
been nisei ae by a miracle (rain n Molnar state
of prOstrattoa, by Hostetter's btomach hitters, I.
&AUTO guarantee that by the same mono. you too
May be strengthened and restored. But to those
who stand in peril of epidemics, to all who, by
reason of exposure, priveu xi., and uneongoni• I
climate or unhealthy pursuits, may at any mo
ment be stricken down, this paragraph is most
partfoiderly and cesphericnily addressed. You, Who
Are thus situated, are wagered an absolute irate
guard against the danger that menaces you. Yon
and regulate the system with this harmle” medic
'nal Stimulant and Alterative, sod you will be .
forearmed against the maladies waosersaida goat
around you to the all . unseen. Hostetter`;NSkom
ash Bitters are net only a standard Tonle and Al'
laxative throughout the United States, but they
hre =credited by the certificates of the most dis
nguished citlrem of the I7nion, to the people of
other lands. ln Canada, Australia and the
West Indies, they are Gredu►tly =kb= the place
of .11 other otornschics whether native or ['reign,
and as surely an truth la progrentre and demon
--el.ratton overthrow. doubt, they will eventually
Imparted.] every other Invigdrant and restorative
now employed In medicinal practice.
.•
Wet Godda •
At AliatiOn, at DleOlellauda, and 67 Mb stroct
at iv, 2 and 7ji o'clock.
are sold leholesale and retell el very low rates
at ilemini's Druz and Patent Medicine Depot,
No. EIS Market atreet, corner of the Diamond, nerd
/north atimet.
Central Siteting Park
Tta iMitresaioti pievalearthat admission Can.
alt be hail to the eatral Park, Mott ward, brill,
sot a season tickt t. We are requested to state
teat all may gain admission at any time for
teresity-Ode terra Cat h.
F.1.11v Mewing
For trt Wally tewitvg, br,ading, hemming,
stitching felling, gsthotlng,lneking, thert
no machine can approach the Wheeler a.
Drop in atria agent's, No. 27 Fitth street, es
. iou
go by, and see her work. You will then agree
with us (hat though highly they are praised
they deserve all tc tominendetion bestowed
dII them.
Great Holldai Sale
Of bodice 'furs at tho extensive and lashionaide
House of !Wm. ffletnins, No. I]9 Wood street. lie
lag lolly firepsnid with an immense stock of oil
the newlil vies of capes, eugeneo, berthas, motto
cuff and cuff. 1 Hudson Bay .able. mink 11.1 c, Ger
Hoot Fli , Siberian equirrel son water mink
Ladlis` lw
ala. Bicatief•;'; cetilt =zee fee eq..
Sollars an gloves; gents an 4 boys hats and sap.
of all thew styles. fts these good. are offer. 4
at extrem ly low pricer, all who with snythine t
the 1.00 • ,j line, should call without delay.
A Gruver 6: Baker
very ►pproprtsto Vhrutms. lnft,
and Winter Goon.,
it to with great pleasure we °All the atte,tton vi
• Our readds to the superb stoah or Fall and Wield
-Incsisjusa reoelsod by Mr. Jahn Wafer Matthew
roller, No. M. Federal street, Allegheny. Ule
stoat erntitases some of the rarest and moot beau
to CluUniaOrwslmeres, tivereoatinge and V e.t.a/.
oserbrougst to the western m►rtet. Hi. anon.
mint of r umilahltig Goode, osornprislng Salm,
ssrawers, _Jolters, Neell-ties, tlandkershle Is, at
snout be Surpassed east or west. A large slots
al ready-DIM° Pants, liosta, Vests and Oversorcs
'Mateo ba found at his estaltlishmenL Parlous
want M i en g In the clothing lino should DI t
.fall to give ear. rioter a sail.
Real Lace Goods,
k'orpresents. now open St Macro= a
Carlf•leon,49 Fifth .tteet.,
Frhers, Brothers sue Soos
Shoi a Grover & Baker. .
, A Grover 3• Baker
Will roakihome cheerful aOl IsaPPI
Rich Fructi and English Fancy Goode,
Just open d, at !Mon= ic Carlisle's, 19 Filth
street. '
The Grover 4 Baker
V the eimfileat, cheapest and bett fn use.
VI et Goode
At filollyelland's auction rooms, Nos. to and 57
Fifth strait, at 10 o'clock this morning. will be
offered at auction In quantities to snit purchaser.,
wn as•orttrient of 1. ry Iloodirsllghtly damaged by
water. Bargains may by had by a prompt a ttell
MI CO.
Catching a Tartar.
Neglect gout teeth and yoh wilt soon catch a
tartar there. flaruyulata Meta daily with that
rare-vegatahle conipound, Sozodorit, and nesti er
'Lutes nor trier, or any other dental disease cnn
.irer Intent Injure therkeri: the red eushloi. In
which they are Inserted.
• For !Asserted -Conches and Toys,
YOU CLIDdi go to a better place tharr No. 112 Fed
eral street i iiLikibgrr, wlet a you will hod ever y
tAg¢g la Lize. to please , . She mi at fastidious
team. IL 'gall le whetted.
&testis • Ogonos Bursa.
gentral Sulphite of Llme,
for preserldng eltler. For sole by Mattes Sop.,
.ttrugglat. Omer of Peob stud St. ln•lr street.
usburgbi
Grover do Boker's
/Ale beetle uee
, No Sewing Machine
Will embrdolder but the Grover b. Baker
A Few More Left,
Of those *me all wool white Olamtata, at 11 10 1
worth 10 $lO. Dunlap, Loiter b. 00., ill Federal
guest.
?toile but the Grover 4p Baker
*al soawbr for all faoily
Extracts t4e14.1 Withullt pain, and exChan gee ik
old one 104 ten dollars a set. Call sr 244 Pen
%net,
iGes a Grover 15; Baker
For Christmas.
]neutral fir!orblte! of Lime,
pyirmarallgelder. F.,r alio by Uteri. Super
o nw i s t. ,ornar Of Perm 04 St. (Hair etrecte
Ply.tsburth
Oarpenter Jobbtng bop
, *metal returned &Rat an absence of three ;tau
Oit toe artmt. / tames -opened m. 17 olo , d , for mil it
of iobboom it the carpenter lino, at the ote ,
Virgin miuy, hert.97.ll.4loxtb Meld street •od 1.3.1 r r.
allsm. ()manila:U/4M and promptly attended I,
WILLIAM losummt.
omits W. rani, its Co.,
'mum, ; , . 11 0atank, a;l4 Dealers la Ameirwsz.
4/{ate Of various iolors. Oft. at Alemoulf
L.oahils • s, near the Water Works. Menu" ch.
wrinkftrree. Na. 1 Me street, Orders
promptly Stunned tO. All wor Inaated 1 1, 040
priya. Renal:ire done at tbn shortest series. fr.
miirge Of repairer prowls:led the roof DI D.
tD3lOa attic It to nut 0..
•
THE
Wet Gorda
At Auction, at tnaOlelland'a,d4 and di Filth street
ills day, at to, 1 alai 74 o'clock.
French Mariana
Two cruses pin opened, at anis dollar per yard .
They are as good as most bongos salt at one doL
jar and Ally rent.. We are now on.the northeast
earner of Fourth and Market atreats.
O. Hanson Lowe & 13 no.
TEa beat aelealloe le at 15 Wood •treat, 10 ini
Home-Made El.nket.
AA well ea a full line of Ustera !Blankets., whlob
we are selling . below the market rotes, on the
northeast corner of Fourth and Market streets.
ELLICEION Love k Bso.
The beet selection le et "d 5 Wood etrest, at HII
States.
We would Impress upon our readiirs that now IS
the time to boy skates. and that at James PREPARATIONS FOR HIS FUNERAL
No. tie Wood street, to the place to Nod the sts. ele .
trnre.
! Commerce among the Matra
The beat i deation la at lb Wood &Oast, at Hil
Spednl Dispatch to the Pittsburgh (latette.
tikateg.
We would impressNtion out reader. that now is WASIIIMO,Oq, Der. 19,
the time to boy skates, and that at James Rowe's
No. lati Wood stseet,.is tits plate to and the sto.!4
The Great !Ogle of Wet Cood•
iv 111 be continued at blethelleutro, NO.. et act
Filth Street, this d•y, et too clock. s o clock end
't%o'elock. Many of thew goods are very slight-,
ly damaged, and some lines, such as muslin.
pilafs, domestics, gos., as., are as good wet as dry.
It :he assortment will be found a eery superior
stock of white blankets, some of these are dam
aged hut slightly, other. are perfect. tad all are
of large size and many of very super for flolsh
Bargains rosy be had by attesding these sales
Prints, ticking., Stuart,, pants stull•, be, Sc
(ball and buy la original packages, es In lota so A :urge nUrlablr c.l Absicter.l. Quartertnaeleta
suit purchasers, at the auction onsarve. bare !;1.1. Im en mustered out of service. The
Frul F force Aill be still further reduced on the 111,1 of
Al Auction, Thursday, t o'c;uck, at AlcCisllane'•. ossuary,
Plaid Flannels Editor of the Richmond Examinee ruling the
Of all the popular makes, at factory primeliewill, hies accepti dan edito ri al position • ii• he
member we are now on the northeast cornet of Memphis ,srep,,,,j,
Fourth and Market street.
MVPALNCII N/S.NT Ts TEEM kII.IN 1.
C. Hanson Loveat Eno General Grant has ordered the rorniosa..i.rg
Generals ot milli ary dirleiort emit delotitis
Furs.
to discharge all civilian employe. W . heir
The beet selection:, at 75 Wood street, at Hi,
except clerks, mployed ni i
lerman'a.
•
For Christmas. for them, sr hrn theeenal y, ertra duty men de-
Betel fa Belt, No. r 1 Fifth street, have an tle Laikd from the , atka. :1 saving of servta;
(sat them - tn.. , a Cloaks, Snag.. and Man hundred thousand dol'ar, per annum is roper
tills. for all ages of lite female sea. Call upon led to be the result of this order.
them, examthe thole stash, tot forgetting the ele- ,
gacm sssortment of single and double shawls, and SSIDOOIJNO ON TUC CANADIAN rutwurrait.
we are satisfied that you will become purchasers. Recent advice, r...c , ltud by the Commissioner
Skiuld you nave ...euthea to teem ,. to the flush of Customs from the Canadian frontier rupr,..
line, and would desire something eitieieut trove sent that the smuggling business is still can ird
the ordinary testa, liars tirm can get It up for )bu on along the border, and that In many Installers
Won short notice. Observe the number, Cl Si:: I. .S. R evenue ° m eet ... lo the discharge of t .
ell
street.
Fan.
She best ae leettatt 1.:.t 70 Wt. od •t lc a! at b I
H et Goods
At Auction, at Alet , lelland'a,os and IP Filth .fret t
thin dat , at 10,2 snit VA o'otock.
At Auction, Thotsday, I o'clock, at Metnelln..,l4.
At AuctiOn, TnUrs4y, 1
Punt T 1.1 0 .0 liT6 5,1:0 rt. r.
At Auction, Thursday. •, o'clock, at .11Mile &land's. The Richmond Examiner of to.- it/if rays We
- -learn that last week a party of gentlemen trim
VARIOUS !TEM.,. Augusto tnunty , VuivLin, who nx kone for
tome narpate, probably that of hooting into the
burins. on whose tetate gold is mountain of itoekbridge, come Liteasnly upon •
California wt. HISL discovered. best ome trod " 't - be y Coated rod
e.„6.
spend the gluier, an4l In the spring In Rollie
visit bin Y atlve Berltzerlat d. fle b a . no , O gnawed 5i511.11,..1.de, capturing, 1101,s-ex, i s .
California before tisce nis drat metrel there to of the *commas whom they threatened wan
1830. As a Venerable pioneer, discoverer or ,t.„..icit.„ dearb.anreat tinytetrd u„. „ b _
gold, - &m, be is in his old age nod poverly
tained by • penaion loom the State. leer of their affsemblage; the fellows con kneed
I, Li tr.: that of I.l,aurr‘ctkin, and t•ondurted rte
ARE, Dec. 17, 1 Sels: The lion. &hope'
gentlemen to a fr h.,01 house were there Aga
Col4=, to enspeccb aka complimentary banquet
el Yen in thin city. said in regard to all the pith- col.ceated over two hundred mochas, am a
lame growing out of tho subject of reel/nate., correapotding quantity of powder and null. We
noel, "If 'twere well done, It we are certain that did tot Mare what steps were taken In the care.
it were well done, then %were well It wart th.ne
qtnekly, bat if it were not well done when 4in mrr.rl " orri a r " ... Dr o r
cone, tarn we abOuld make huh, slowly.. The meeting of the personal nod political
A LASIT C.ILIIITS St:icing—Mrs. Page, a arid. Ito ode of the lamented tiov. Corn in, of Ohio.
owed daughter of Major General lienjaMin hi, In the rtceptioa ream of the Senate, to-day,
Prentiss, al GP:tinny, Hllnota , committed enleide was numerously at4endtd, Dal only by the Oh!,
°° the 12th. while at the lmurr of her Lahr ' Ana at pet...l in the city, but by eminent citi•
Dante time slams General Printisa and bin son
were fined five dollar. each for horse-Whipping r er• from . 1 .."" every Slate in ( be Union.
• yonag.manowho was paying attention to lb. Chief Justice Cheat presided at Oa% meeting.
daughter.
Oa motion, a committee was appointed, e . t.a,-
.
- Oa Sunday morning last, before daylight, a aistieg of Governor Dentine°, General Scheack,
wareroom; at Wheeling, was broken open mid Senator Sherman and Members of Coogresa
robbed of a lsrge lot Of articles, consisting of
Hays and Paulding, to drafe, appropriate resole
watch., jewelry, boots, shoes, gaiters . Jtc., all
the property of Mr. John Roan. The be rglar be- Lions of condolence to be preeettea to his rela
ting arrested, confessed Hs gal It and revealed tiers cud friends.
where the property was concealed.
Touching and elapent filtrates were tten
Ton director of the Mint has made 'for the paid to the memory or the deceased by Chief
Secretary of the Treasury specimens of double- Justice Chase, Secretary Seward, Gen. Schen, k,
eagles, eagles, half eagles, dollars, dollars , halves
sj3,lq¢arters.t• ••j jj o„d wa Senator Sherman, Reverdy Johtmon and Gant At
Truax." The Secretary &tiptoe.. the designs. Darla. of Kentucky, after which a committee,
and the coins named made hereafter web bear '
cot .j j ,,t" o j „1,..„,„
this legend. (ha smaller coins do not afford
to make the teceanary arrangements for the In•
/00111 for the words.
nem! of the deceased.
THU
of
CHOP of Madeira this year is good.
The remains will be accompanied to bin Ware product of the Island will be 4000 pipes,
against 2000 last year. Next years eloO will be State to-morrow by a majority of the Ohio Con
still greater, probably. The blight BUR C 01301- gamional delegation.
nes, but is kept down by the use of sulphur,
ONIMIIRCE AVON,. TOE MTAT6B.
which,
e ',newton.however, affects the taste of the wine The bill to regulate commerce among the see-
box. Airrnon KINESAIRD, one of the English ...°"" Bwtel, '"*P”" the Mouse 14M winter
railway excursionists who accompanied Sir but our 106 t a the Senate for want
Morton Pete lu hie recent visit to this country, •of those, went through the nous, to-day by d de
han addressed a letter to hus constituents in Scot
cided majority. ,The bin was originally aimed
land, in which he expresses the greatest edml
ration for the United States, both an regards tLe at the Camden and Amboy monop - ily, but wee
people and the natural resources of the lend. I finally made general to rover all similar monop ,
WYBEMILIVS Spelling Book is In such great de- ' ollea. The codairy can thank Oita. Garfield, of
mend for the reconatricetion of the South that Ohio, if the bill beCOMCI n law. of which there
American printers carinot supply the demand, .
is little doubt,.
and the publishers have sent to Eorope to get it
printed. Over one million copies have been
sold since April, and orders are now one hun
dred thousand in advance of the supply.
I: u pmposed to erect at West Point, New
York, to honor ol the late diet I•g aishod General,
James B. McPherson, C. is. Army, a monument
.o be paid for by subserimions from ravers!
classes of persona, who, ir.mtertug him beat, had
a special interest la him while pursuing his bril
liant career as a soldier.
PRorOnwn obaerrer remarks; "I have
often observed at public entertainments, that
when there Is anything to be seen and every
body wants partlenierly to see it, everybody im
mediately stands up and effectually prevents
anybody from seeing anything,"
Coluirrn, Miselasippi, papers state that
train load of cotton of 600 bales was seised
there by the military authorities. Part of it Is
said to belong to General Forest, who was rn.
ported as being stun at by the guard. Forest
is now partner In a cotton firm at Memphis.
Oa Friday night • fire occurred In Owensboro
which destroyed ten bush:tees houses, Involving
a Ines of gi30,000. The principle loiter wan
John P. Thompson, who owned the building.;
but largo 11111C/111t5 of stock were ion by other
parties.
&worn= member of the royal famUy of Eng
land I on the road to marriage. The Prince!,
Helena, we are told, Le betrothed to Prince
Christian, brother of the Duke of tiegusten burg.
who reaniti.7 lighted so largely in connection
with the Schieswlg-Notstelt, L.Tair, This stll tw
tba ftlertb marriage In Gc• 0., Vlctotin's
Amami BORAX° bas received officially Gin In •
telligence already puellsbed, that the Liberal
Government was to leave Fa Paso oh the llith of
November for Chihuahua. which has been ahan.
dOned by the Preach forces.
lx 1863 there were 171 sults entered in Plata
didphia, of which 29 were granted. In 1814 the
suite numbered 248, and 38 were granted. lit
1866, so far, 282 suite have been entered and 29
granted.
TOR Unlttul States Revenue Collector seised
tka Brewry establishment of Andrew liebrank
in. WaLlsburgbi on Wednerday last, for not
making correct returns.
ham E. P. Srsvaws, formerly the proprie.
tot of the Continental Hotel la Palladelpts,
medic New Hatopehlre saw dip' ago.
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Our Special Dispatches
'FROM WASHINGTON
, EXPEDITION AGAINST THE INDIANS.
Smuggling on the Oandian Frontier
NEGRO PLOT IN VIRGINIA
Meeting in Honor of Gov. Corwin.
I.'nritt rcr,wwlirg Itir tn.
New SI ty iln, hat It, t) order...! hy
parim,t to o'eatu• a powcriu . fort, agao.at
the approach of the lodine. who infest the rich
mining districts of Arizona and New Nlexic , i,
and who have never been brought Into stibjec
lion to the Governmmt. A hill will shortly be
introduced In Congress abolishlr a. the olllce of
Soveriniendect of lodine Affairs In New Mexico
and tracr lerrlerz in the Gost rhor of that Terri.
tory the .1z ge of ouch matt ers.
DEMMI
0115 CepartMettla of the army, and I.l.ll,3tltUtt
duties, have beat openly restbted and defied by
baeds of desperate seougglexs, One (Aker
caraestly urges the po3t.fng of Government
troops aloog the river, to aid ,■ the ar
',ft of the smuggling parties. null statil , teat
:s utterly lutper•ble w tb to, to , e to
mafernylv W::I1 1.11. ent r.. rased It A.l.
The Cortnntstq,) het, 21,0 ,ceived lo.cl
_olive of exLeaFive swindling op , raLlons prat
1.,C1: by Cppadlem me: chant, nhO by helds
of false 1101iCtb manage LO evade [OO pavm, n!
Payment of Prizes--Contested Conver
atonal Election—Heutans, .14e
NEW YORK, De, 19.—Tho Tribunes' specie
from Wastungton, says the Tremory Depart ,
meat le hOW prepared for tbo payment. of Naval
prizes to the crews of the 'Mete, ban Smith,
Aroostook acd POLLEN.,
The Worid's Washiogtou special, says the
house Committee on Elections yesterday heard
the arguments In regard to the admissability of
evidence in thu ease of Coffroth and Koontz, of
Pennsylvania, decided to admit ell the evidence
The arguments on the mente were made lent
Cfening before thetlommittee.
A meeting of the National Democratic Allen
elation of the District of Co/umbla was held
here last csening.
Loss or ?Steamboat Property by lee-7 Le
ST. Louis, Dec, lb.—The loss to steamboat
property by lee, on Saturday, Including car,ocs,
Is about two hundred and Uric thousand dollars,
insured (or abut one hundred and stagy thou
sand dollars. The ice gorged again, Saturday
night, and has not moved since. The weather
to-day la very humid and mild, and another crash
Is rooked for at any moment. Steamboat men,
Ciuderwritere, and all others interested are tak
ing actiVe and energetic measures to save the
Loots In the harbor from any further •dlmasier,
The Ferllllllll, Saturday night. rtunalthed Gen.
Sweeny, Secretary of War, and resolved to take
a•. action In regard to the Srcrent did:kettles
until after it, • • , 1 In America.
Col. John O'Jfeilen, one of the olden and
wealthire: enineun of St. Louie, died ye,t.irday.
sire at thvenaboro, Ky
Locos'/lAA, Doc. 18.—A tire at threnebelre:
Kottucky, on Friday. consumed the Black
builditlifit, corner of eleeond and ht. Acn ' , create,
and occupied at 111316111eM houses by Menem
Morita, Barr, Rosenfield, Rothschild and others.
The lons la 6230,000.
U Wad Pacific Ball road
(INABA, lb f . . 19.—The first forte miles of Use
Uuloa Pacific rafitesd from Omaha westward,
was finistic4 yesterday. The track to Fremont,
8 dies hasher west, will be finished at, the end
of this week.
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMIIFR 20, No
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
Idoodo's Proceediogs Continued
RBSOLUTIOII3 VDSCLICIING YCIIVO dllO TUE
MIUTLIPLISIIITATLIC
The Payment of Naval Prizes
PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Manday's Proceedings Centinasd.)
Ue motion of Mr. Urth, of Indiana, it was re
solved that, If not Incompatible with the pnblle
Interests, that the President communicate an y
Information in possession of the Executive De
partment in regard to the steps taken, any ti me.
by the so called Empire of Mexico or any Euro.
pean lower, to obtain from the government a
recognition 01 the so•cafed Empire of Mexico,
and also what correspondence or action in 4, the
premises, has oeeo take i by the government of
the United States,
Mr. Stillwell, of Indiana, offered the follow-
Weenier . The war for the pre gervatiou of
he Unh,n and the t:011PLII.Ullell 111 now oi
.1:1.1 ti..• r, ,cin toe. flea u ,ut Aowa by ttn.
ig 41 the e,ovurubient„ and the proreu.
count of :peace being the object, and that hav
ing been obi ained, therefore,
Itesolntd. That the people who have bee.) in
rebellion against the Government, arid who have
submitted to the laws of the United States and
adopted a republican form of governmtut, re•
pealed the ordinances of secession, passed the
Conatituiional Amendment forever abashing
slavery, repuellatiug the rebel debt and I ..1,5,11
lawn protecting the Ire ed men in their . rt y
the repreleoUnlven of the p. ople elected tot no
gress having received th,l7 ertilicatcs nt tie,
Lion from their re,pet Live Go. ore it.. 0i1 , ,.•
recew, d ea members of the 't hirty.Ninth i.on..
gnu, when they shall take oath preserited fly
Congress known as the test oath, w about fur •
Cher 0,
The above was re r erred to the t i orbbililittc iio
iteenuttructleist.
Ou notion Mr. Damon: It was
Resoltsd, 'nta, the Committee ou the Joe le.a
-y rt e lio.tructed to in , liiire into the expethenev
of providing by law that no person shall lir up
Pionted a EMI. of a District or Circuit Comet o.
the l:n,tod States who is of kin or related by
blood or mar. loge to the Judge thereof.
On motion of !Ir. Sloan, of Wisconsin, the
Committee. on Roads and Canals was tuna u. tad
to inquire whether fxreona visiting the National
Capitol are subject to any unuecesaary Incolive
elle:nee:s min obstacle:s la pumeing through the
city of Baltimore, and to report to this Ilenen it:
an curly day A hallo: it would be just bun rx
to dicta to authorize the Northern Cent; al Rat.
road Company of Pennsylvania to extend
road to this city.
Mr. flail of Indiana, Introduced the foilow jou
Resolved, That toe ac: of July 2nd, 1062. pre
Ser anti( all to be taken sod subscribed :0.
by per - sobs iikcieti or ,Ippennle:sl Onice:
the bovertieuent al Lie 1. /lewd umor.
erring up in tile Sullen of each utfteeo, is of ten
ding force, arid ebect In all t e aeliarntlielitc
the public service, and should in no instance be
dispensed with.
A motion to lay the ressfintlo• ou Las
was disagreed to by yeas, :12, Dap., 126. T.,
re...len:on was then paewed.
Mr. floopur, tram the
Department the niyel Nance, ngr , rtuda
dilution which was rulopt,• I rallii.g np uo Ito
Secretary of liar to furutal, m the 111.111,
citnateinneat chewing the Intin , lner of nom fur ro-L,
td by each Iron the brat of April, 1.11,
the number of three months men, and the num
ber , re:Med to each ;Stair, on the atandard of
tbreo years, ,Cr.
in mot ion . I Mr. 1.1. o: Uo mlt4r ot
Crimmerce woo directed to cniititre Into the
pad:mice of reptirtiou n general bill
an •plin.itriatiou tor the acceticary Improvement
ou the rem and land roasts and its uaittgatui
river,
Sir. Miller introdneed a bill to ongntrc Into
the pescricanittry of having steamship noires
• ' loon from the (.71tesapeasatl5ysts. the moose e.
the Stotruchantia near to Lake Crolarit, la the
State or Sew York. !it-leered.
Aan y-ase e rt-arl Meru the Senate, se, re
1 alio 0 by a report from that body, prop so e
appropriate &Mit., consequent Upton the dealt
ot ”resident Lincoln. The retort was titan,
moue' v roe. tort° la by the Manse.
Mr. Werstiburn of Illinois, from the Select
Conniff. itoce app dated to take action on the t.tr.
for the relief of Mos. Lincoln, repotted t he same
with a substitute, namely. Thal the Sem, Lary
of the let nanny, II not otherwise appropriaote.
furnish to Mrs. Mary Lincoln, wire of the late
President of the United States, or In the St tit
of her death before payment, than to her le e gal
icntaht 52.5,000 p °vide-4..lwatt. Lb. , n.
sum t.l rooter which thall loss, been pale t.
his perseCal representative alma: L. death. re.
account of his salary as President of the Unired
Stater. shall ire deducted from said cum of 520,'
000. The bill was passed.
Mr, Wilson of lowa, reported a hill from the
Judiciary Comm.ttet extending the right of suf
frage In the thstrict of Columbia, The bill eu
ems that in all laws prescribing the iptallfb-a
lions el electors In the District of Columbia the
word ••white" be, and the tame, Is hereby strick.
en out. ere after the Tonnage of the art., no per
son shad be disqualrfir.: roe., r. .1 • or. account
of cult'r. Ali acts of I..lofv..rrois,,arid all labs of
Maryland in l wee lu that districA, nod ell ordi
nance, of the corponstleas Of Wissirington and
Georgetown inconsistent herewith, are hereby
repealed and moulted.
Mr. Eldridge objected 1w tlte bill befog re
ported.
On motion of Mr, Wilion, the House sus
pend,. I the rules for that purpose, and It wax
made the special order farther 10th of January
next lie sale in reply brie or:intim of order
by Mr. Johnston that so far as he, Mr. Wilson,
was e.meerced, he would allow a reasonable op
portunity for debate.
Mr. Alley of Massachusetts.. offered t fie fol
lowing resolution:
Acsohvif, That the House coffilally coheirs In
the views of the Secretary of the Treasury In
reference to the beef:ratty of the reduction of
the currency, with a view la as early • recline
loon of &teem payment as Inc business interests
of the country will permit, and we hereby pledge
co-operative action to the accomplishment Cl
'this and as spinally as possible.
The resolution was agreed is by a vote of
yeas 1-44, nays 8.
Sir. Ashley Introduced a hill to enable loyal
citlzeas In the„states whose consultations were
overthrown or sobverted by the rebellion, to
form a constitution and a state government,
preparatory to resuming their retaliate to the
general government. Referred to the commit
tee on reconstruction.
Mr. Spaulding introduced a bill providing for
the registering and enrolling of vessels built In
foreign countries but wholly owned In the
United States. The bill was referred to the COIt
millet. on Commeree.
Mr. Ward Introduced a bill declaring thatnot.
withstanding the law against polygamy, that
the abominable Institution eststs, and It Is on
' the increase in Utah, that It is the remaining
barbarism of the age, andllite ita twin ester,
slavery, It should be sweet from the terrltoring
of the republic If it takes, the whole power of
the government end to Wit end be It
Itssoired, That the Committee on Territories
take the whole subject itigo consideration and
Inquire Into the conduct of the Willed States
onlcials Ito the territory, sand report by bill or
otherwise such law or remedy aa the cargo:icier,
of the cane demands. There was no formal na
tion taken on the subject.
On motion oj Mr. Stevens, of Penusylvaida,
the Rouse went Into Committee of the whole en
the Stale of tire Union, with Mr. Washburn°.
of Illinois, In the Chaim on the President's Mes
sage, when Mr. titevous submitted o series of
resolutions referring the several branches of the
Message to the Committee, and so much of It
as reletea to the Coustauti .O was referred to the
Select Committed.
Adjourned.
NASIIVII.I.6, D0e.99.—1t Lee twee Wiling all
of nod still CUlllitlol26. There Inn prospect ul
big !goo Is the river. The height of Water nn
0 8110eIs It 28 Inches and rising
Chaplain John Lawrence bas been appointed
by Gen. Flak Judge Advocate, to try cases of
rniedemeador In which freedmen were ImpiL
cotta. Notice we. served on Major Brown of
his aesuming that duty. This order le approved
by the chiming generally, se m,aictpal recule•
tines of this city make It the duty of °Meets
to arrest people on seaplane of drunkenness,
and negroes (orali real and imaginary offenses.
Thet Constitutional Amendment Ratified b
SACKAIISSITO. Dtc, IS—Resolutions ratifying
the Co ostlicitional itneedinent and abolishing
slaver y finally latipled the State Legislature to
day.
PITTSBURGH
WAsnmeiToN, Dec, 19, 18&,
From Nashville
1,111 I/orn In
XXXIXIh (ONGRD , S-FIRST SES•IO%
Report of Yesterday's Proceedings
MESSAGE FROM THE PRE.IIDENT.
Gen. Grant's Report on Scuthern Affairs
Dee. 19.
Mr. Doolittle n!l'
the Freedmee'r , Bureau, whirr, author zee te
?resident to extend and ma!ntam a arch , ,,.M
the bureau In any loch al area have
beet, emancipated 1., , ration of war or
the amendment of the coextltrome. • .author
ising him to suspend ill ci,t_leLtOrl. or
isitlidraw the military fort'-.'rent le
81.11 . W t • is satialisd the: hos
-1.1111.05 Lase . the insurrestiou s..iporessed,
pea, and or.:er r , iiitcred, and the civil autherily
entnhliahrd , the laws so modified a. to procure
equal prc•teetiou lz ail prrsons to a.; thi•ir
without distmetio i of rare or color. ierluSnp
the right to make contracts, sue and lie siiat
appear as WiStli as,S, buy t r S,ll r calerr is
estate, and all the righi• app,rtsielise
al libeity.
The bill Non. mt,
Ml'ltaly oil,.
Sir. coo., amend an
a, f,,r ~! ton; .ands and town
•,..•,ty, all,a the right to cal.,
.I.•rnn coal land to any penion actuaily ,•a
gaged in coal mining upon the vrem lace, ale
Lit, the price t ty dollars p,r acre. Ad,
cinratory dencrlptive at/sit:nept of each land
and improvement la re , itilr .1 to be h;., !. a 111 , 11
one year tr,,nl the liassiliZi• of thin a , t• pn tor
of wymen:. within one Th,..3!ter.
he !, Itt.• tile 1...1.,01 n, , :.•
Public 1.11.,1 , .
Mr. Wllsnu • tic., I ' •.:
adort e ,
firroirerl. T!iat Its. S., -Llary • ! '•\" dr
ted to rep!.:tl.., ttt.
IVIVEL I.llw f a•. • v. - .
On: •.!
n, Lon,. ~ nd LI.) :LLs
rti.,,,rt a, I,,canle Laval , 3 - , V nn
lant•y itr3olTl,lll.o, aldl to
Grim' et - n I _:•n anti olti , eis in toe.
toui;•any. 'y d I tvoc
"inn 1;4 lit i• • ii.. •n.
I' K v uce...raw,. waa u. i nrna! •
arnere.
01 tan, Fr t.,/ n'• lit.- - ; •
Un•- , 1 a•al •-•c .. - 1•;a1 it.
LA • ful: enj 1 1111. , ••• ;• • 11 .• 1 •
Ir v, and fur 1.1, !var. ;11.• innaln, : r.i.•1•••
lion.
Tru - n1..11. nzs•nd •1; • 1 .1 • ••
••: it • ;;• a,• ' , : ; f Ih.
('. , ns.:l nil , nal A ty.dt •nn•ra•••:.1;
Wtatcrer r , l a1•;,....n :la •• wur •,
lb. 8 , 11181 r• .1 • • ••••• •..,
%true, t• ,1.10.1t10.1. ••• rt:.• •111.1; . .n 1
of ..0111.• Llie n If 1. 11.
I, the' ean be •••• 10.1, lor t..;
n c ' e 't' t [l ' o b- s. l l u „ r,' L „"• i . l! •"• '-' La '
ravv, •...vcr u• t .1 .1481 • I`..r ...ret• II
.0. •• .11 01 .1. tu 1• •
L'ollt•t1 Stat. t. 11, • 121.111 111 l•-•••
trty t.r,.,r kivg .•
•• IC ar. 11.. p• •
100, !....ttLs athe•e o l.; • • I 11 n 1•• It I pr. 1..••
10 .ntroduc o . I 11:,./, 1, i—r.a•t: , .
tlB. •• •
1111 Ir 1.3k01. • tt, at 3, t Iql
t Al
'On In Er I
•• •.
- :•fe
t. !
,friatire o: In” 1 ., hrd 1 it,.
of :0 0,, CI Inve , )
1,5 J•., !Oh , ••• rdorn
tormr, lun Fr .1 , I,
11y 11-lut , ta .:141
:u! , J.
An. ) • •I
ofr% oe
qcfrelion u. :I.^ ,
y .
I ...,., • - f N/Cr-•
rona t,
LOP Or tl e And ..•
•
!calm, cni 1,u2: c
ol ate ht,les lg.') • % H. vaiirc!
Olt• rcaring of ;or m•sFart
triv.s 4 3V of tt, eel
fOrolrf.
ro the Sen.al• of U r ,4
In reply t thr ,eolutin a.topievl • the hen.
ate on the I.tL, I It tve thr hittso ../ slat, It d
the rebellion waged 1.. a ;sirtiou / Is.. people
against the prstisetiv vane/listed natl. • U.,
the (Otter/intent of the L ailed oh, ned/s/
sup, thvi .h. //slits: sant,. art I/
01 every Nat,/ .0 ..h ,h the /ris,
st,l, and that as lat a• /././d I e ..... 11, •
loon+ of the Culled hunt-. Lave
post other. re-eatatihslied, and step taken In put
mto OficrtiVa rperat,ou the ie.,. tie law. of the
country. Alt the result of the resource tnnthritod
by the • larval, wiltat
ew of inducing re•
00111pUDO of the functions of the State, OtOttOre•
heeded In the inquiry of the Sella,. Ste putts
In North Cartn.ea. hom h ca.
shama, Misethripin, I,ou , iana, and fenhersi•,,
have ree ri;athr:d their re,pective:State gotnon.
thence and are a wording 1.1 the tan.
and Goveinment of the United :Aces. nub
more v,illogtve. Wag greater OrOMOLIII7.IO th.
antler the eiretinhinni,s c:•enl reasocat..l have
bet. abletpaLed.
The proposes amendment to the Cralliti
ptu.riding tar the abolishing e.f a;a•er
within the lithlta of the country has been ra.i.
fled by each tine of these States, with the t
Celptalo Of Mtsatarlopl, IMOD which no Olnelai
InfOrtnntlim Ile be-r,. I,i. and it nearly all
of them trieLatrea have been adopted or
see POW pending to confer upon the freed
men the prlellettea which 10.• essential to
their comfort, protection and nor
14e sad Te•a• the people are making commend
able progress the-, State liovern•
merits, and no doubt le entertained that they a ill
at an early I.i.oiod. be in a ttratilllOu Is, Marla,
all of their practical reiatsona with the Federal
Gereernment..
In that pertlun of the 1:1110c lately In reboil.
lon, the asptctof affairs is more promising that%
in view ul all ill • nr,tances could we
hare been elpectxd. The people throughout
the entire Booth evince a laudable desire to
new their allegiance 13 the gerveruldleill, and to
repair the devaatatiotie oftear by
prompt and cheerful return in peaceful '
pursuits; and abiding faith, ie 0011 rtsinril that ,
their actions Pill conform to their profresione,
and that in st•knowletig np the supteruary of
the Coe imitation end illy laws of the fatted
State., their Ihyalty trill la, urrrserevally alto,
lee 1110 fetetClllllllloC, whore :eidetic) , a la,) runnel j
fall to appreciate, and whose festering rare 001
soon restore them to a condition of nrosilrity.
• It Is true that le Soma of the Stales the de
1310111111,1ng effect of the est is Lo be Fern In
oceastonal disorders, but they are kcal In char
aeter, not frorparat in o.eut retire atm ate relPiely
die/Wresting, an lb- author) nl the civil power i
in extended and vustathed. Perplexing ours-
Ilona Were natut.dly to he expected from th,
great and aildden change in the relations
between the two rars, but systems are erneualle
, delreloping the, C. :7 , • %bleb the freed
man wall receive the protmeleu In which hr I
justly entitled, and by means of his labor, make
Mussel( a useful and independent member of the 1
community in web h he has his hope.
From all the ln'ornottion in nay ti4soberelkl,t, 0 ,,11
tram that which her r t ee Italy neeleval from
the most reliable talherltlee, I ant Induced to
cherish the he:lcf that personal anlnausaly is
anrely and ratildls merging Itself into a spire .of
nationality, and that r•praseutinion ,uninseted
with a Infict - Iv adjusted si Stem of
will result in a harnemloae reetna aline of the I
elation, of Lana States to the Ont , atael lint w.
The report of Carl &Imre in herewith trans
mb teal, an 1,10.1q.1 by the Senate. No report
from Bon. John COVO4IO IlliF been neebieed l, y
the President The attention of the Senate Is I
Invited to the accompany la g rep. r: of IA lien.
Grant, who recently made a tour of inapeetio•
through several of the States whose Inhabitant.
pet timpated lu the roliellme.
[SlgoodJ ANDILIts• JOLINSee.
Washlogton, D. C., Dee. ii, 1041 b.
ME=
or Tnr Aavr or TrinL.S.o
U. rem lwr I s
To Mr EretUrney A .lotananw, Prestden, , jlle
Unita! !COiata :
reply to your note of the Itith
requesting a report I ruin me, RIVIOX such I ti.,,.
matins as I mar be posuenind of, routing with In
the scope of the ingulnee of the Senate is Little
resolution of the 12 h Wet, I Ice. the honor
to submit the following, wklb yoar approval and
also that of the Honorable Secretary of War.
left Washington Cul nu the 27th of last
month for the purpose of making a tour of
In
speetion throng some of the southern
Staiqaat.y .t 1 rebellion, and
ensntres w , •re nceraaary in the disposluon o!')
! • Low t1:10,0 fort,' • . 4,
al. , :t!.,•,;wr.sew , •arts;led, c, .
f•r a• ;,, , •; ,, Ir the feellegs lard
the .'.',neap of these States town ,
etc,a;
of so secoseJble '
W•storg:on ..:cy. n .nformsa!Ori from ths
,tiartt- LelLg rcaely obtained, 1 beaten.
th , •h t h Le ei,le without meeting with Its ,
yet In Eta:e:ah, N./rtt, Cato: , :a/ / spent...
day, n South. t arolMa, two, am
ti•vanhah and Aagusta. (tea Zia. em b one sat.
in ttave.:‘4 and whi.et mot/ping, 1 sac
maceoily the ;.uzere 0
11.0 St hln. r. the 'metre of Th.
army who Lure lk-ell PLC.!' 4moug them.
Übe f .Lowing late the nsioas / ['ELM,
at the Time I ant satistlet, root the mars •f
th•nking men of the Sont• accept the prtser:
.itnat.on of alraVni 4faith. The
lions which hale divided the sent
mentl nl the twmple or thin section—Sosvert,
and Slate Rights, or the right of a State to 6,0 „
from the 121,0vo—bave bean eettied
the highest lot itbal of arms th, matt tan rr
Furl to.
I was pleaar
w1..,11 I in , .
de....
titn troll:1th, leading men
.;;) 1.; 'I only accepted the
d a; as final, tint now the smoke
1 away, and time has tii.tu
he reflection that thin decision lino
•rev aff :rded fur the whale country, they r
reining the like belie& from it with those who
opposed them In the field and council. Four
years of war, during which law was eat:-
votedoh!y at the ribict of the b
bae..r.,
threuzz, a' the Siam, sin rebellion, have left ;La
people ',b.: fay oat ,r. frditiou to yi e ld it at
'racy tit cdtrbra t• vial; ab,LUflly wroetl
Ault-titan pr,q,le ;;eneraliy hare been In tee
Saint 'lnt, would render the yr,;.-
1,0 crush earn-,as fhmagt,at there ff, t
see,sairy, anti. aurl, lime as ;lb:, returns t.; Its
T.l - par chart,;,.. and rivil authority is folly ff.-
bin.; -kt I not Meet arty one, either tht
..nd• r Govvrl3ll3ell'. fir Ci I
. .
..r thr 2 , 011 . t.c:u .'i ts who thought it j.,et (at
hlr to wtt'd.ow t.e miluary f son the South et
The Tk ' ar,d tt , . Nu, mutual v :a
-r• I r .•,• ' .on 1 1' ;he I,7Derni
out L;., port. lie , p' conntry
•••! that the mer, picarece of a military foe u.
I• e trithket rcr.:ar•l lu numkers, to WlHCtont 1.011111 n•
utin ,ordtr. The nd of the e.otetrr roietros
that a: or lac kept in the int-rt
Rh , - •• mane (-et Armin, and elaewhair,
.0 t.. :•••oth• ri• So force in Iltrena try
et: k rt. up. 11They oho lid
4 , ^ hd• .u. i.a. Inn.. for tr..x are
••••••• LLts Li.Jn pone of th,n.
1t c utes,•••• • • Inc k trout. I 13 1,1,
r•inutal.r 'ah,; ty lcuie ant !umiak, g
IttntrTntilF6 o r a••• ar thc Idiu and Till .1,
lui•de.c.• I , : a di.tatce uroned SY, tr
Ir urn! .7
• x.:•o: :•••••pplallire. akd thcr,
lota a • a , tilt , • .1 I.•tri terketa, or 'at
.• 4'i:rt. Lot. r••• 1 truui meat ke kap,
suili, k writ on to dci c hd tnem.eleea. It
.t 1.1.1 muuld do mulched
k.ittis aky t • Tie, • I t,••••pn seat" Loot: farm
ky th er e •••• • ra. melt ! a. lb., lart ra:
I L..ttiet pacts m:¢ e the lat, silts t
WI.. at 1:11 , b; [be i , l , :b. 111
;rt t • a, r,..11,
krt. 1.,. b., l.a.t be ea. aid Ita t rt.
1.• et 1. fr. 111,s. 're. re la
My oh.. r rat tb• lead M. to IL, ebbe:Timor
:bit , •..u,. d It'hern eklal•a bre ft•tt
it.a• r. •vrreit gorerhtnet [ n •L.
h.la. I 1.. wb rr.cr.n
ac rettr. re r , teet
e..1,:tel t. [Le'
I: Ink I.
• hl : L.,l h - jo. a
and .! -.1 , t1 con. ,
..o. It in gt, !al b
ulnot Le a oreatt
e •• • .J: belwe.n Ibe
r •. . .! - uierly of 1 1 ...r5e
w t!, • 14-1.•'•
:•! ' no. • prrrallo. F retaithen:t
it,. a • :• • tn 1 wetthl [arm dot.
1 . .71,,,E1
l• - .a a. • r .be ,
wt:l t m, 'a
".t. t... 131,,5.). 'oral Mr L.• [Lib' [[.o
t e,. Minh.. have not -r.
l'htzt ‘ 2 .
I a drs apru. d n'e.h4.l
f • ..•..•• • . 't al and C.' [be :orrbe7
. •a. ',mot g ;ban. tat
tr. t, !turret,. This 1.--
• a v ••• •t. the wll'lnxn. an
V ., t • •tt. tr. etttOwn • t• timer,
nn
t L• t war
t in eeth - nn their
tho ; ettectstto
Al ;.:•• t ! 1 • .: - .l4andent o( the collltatt
...atab . ,Lirt•et te rdtunlx• awl edteroa to x ol•.• di v L•• allacta th. Bureau
eat ••ric Lt. nazi 1) in. Ev, y
. •itn•-ta' Ho. tho ah • head Of the tht
rr,tu, tt.ade f.lt•LdakJ
',. c hall / ec
1,,, • n nd.r. . hat ne a rer. , !
in S..th aIN that whin nt• 101, thlega
ar, t ••5 aa , tt. 'Orbs, the major
a,/ a Ztotr til tt,c Frruirrltti, i t Byre.n n.il•
v:, In - et:awn ILet. 1 , 1 tbeir ".n ,rdhs , r,
:irr. l i t, LI It , they tin
„fr a y, , I .1 I. '0 far Lila
t. t”: I. kr Ili COMFIT v their t
In -owe 01.1435, I am sorry to ea'. the freed
man,' mind d , seta term to be disabusednf the
idea that the freedman has s right en live with
out care or provision for the future. The efraet
of the ta:irf In tie of the landr, is idle
and a , eutn,•., ramps, towns and
c: In such csses, I think It wth be (mad
tin, vice 11.1 ..If en, wilt iend to thee:Carmine.
ton er great drat: uc!ion of the colored raft,.
It cannot be espected that opinions held by
Men at Li, S dab f, , r years can be changed iu a
day, and therefore tile reedmen require for a
few yew, not only :awe to protect them, bat
lostoring Care those who will gise them good
Counsel, aadion whom they can rely. TheFreed
men's liurtau beine th military
ta,teddi,llment of the , rn. 7IN tires ali the
capenne of n separate orgaithatton—oce duce
not noeeesart,y know what the other is doing,
or what orders [Lep are stung under.
Is accuse to me tale could be corrected by r.•
cardiac Tory officer o duty with troops In
gout:Ana Slates. This s ,;t1 treats a respoual:
[Witty, that sr,uld cr., • oulfOrraity of luttua
thronghou: th.. South; would ensure the orstela
and lostr ec,tor,a (rein Lhe Head of the Bureau
belug . camel ,•tr. an,! would rollers from dots
end pay a ,arsr r mob, of employees of the
Goverr
have the honor 10 be, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
(ittanv, Lt. Gen
A her Lbe readloh of General Grant's report,
Mr. Sarno, that the report of General
Schots snould he read.
Several eenato , s obJecied no the ground t h at
G•tri•ral Settee'', report w o too 100 E.
kir• hum., aekr4 that they shortid begin
reai ,, g It te. It te a vet, IMOOrtatit document.
He inatahe'rel the a,
act that the fall report of
stabs in Ks,un w.t, read lu the Senate, and
that. the prt rent report wtaa much more tmpor
toot than that.. 111 &aid the mentage of Presi
dent Jobbson was Ilke the whitewashing mes—
sage •it Franklin Pietro on K•haaa alleles.
Mr. Johoron deul.tl that there liras any whitc
m.hing In thlr, ropert, which was a OM, .t.mo
ineot of tart,
The clerk commenced rraelpg Carl Schorr's
eport, when Mr. Sherman moved to print It.
Mr &mu, armed that it should be read, de
el,lng that Gen. Schur. was sent on a mission
by the President, and made a VlSit occupying
time, and ..tending through different, States,
and had given a truthful ninon. -
Mr. Sherman admit . ..ed that the report might
be able end astereetiug. hut he wlnid rather
road It than hoar ii read.
Mr. Doolittle thought Mr. lionmer ought to
prove the statement that the message was 10-
teneell to a tutees ash affairs that are worse than
theeof KI•11111.0 In it. days of Franklin Fierce.
hottint Mr. rnm , er could not mean that
affairs in the south a re worse than those of
lisnass
Mr. !..turote ..aut 114 tool totaling to qualifY
aLd reuerutPtl hln nnitMCOL.
Yr. Olzoo dt nted that there wee any attempt
In the meawet• to wham:rash the eaodition of
alaalra In the S.pith, and sold be (Veld ant suffer
sorb a charge to go before the country without
pr.“ est
Mr. Dootit.th , said be was paired to ree the
Senator from Masaachn.etts make the charge of
falsehood In sating the message was an attempt
• d whltewash of attain In the Bauch. Ho said
it elreet. a tilek uhrm the Integrity or the
Prmicieni, which tm t hought DO 8. eater ectl
duck,, no matter how much he that:red froth
him .n opinion.
Mr Sumner denied toy Ilitoulioo or chug - ire
the President with falsehood.
lie rald t arm we• no quetLtion before the boo.,
wht n Lr amde tee mottoo, sod that the atate-
Mrnt .bout referred only to the
d .cement which wee read and not to the policy
of the P:'esideL I. fie 0, d he had ever In
public .r lir este q d tLe bolia‘ty or Pit
trlotlem lii be Preeddet,t.
Mr. Diar.n e rrerccd W. Sumnet'n retrecticea
Mr yr:umbel] rose I/1 ash that Ibis &buts,
should stow, es the controversy was act for the
peallr Interest.
It vas then voted the report of lien. Schur.
stonld be printed with the other document..
G AZETTIL
A rt suirn 1.. n we. then adopted cal:.,i ter IL ,
or, of Ora. Rowan.:Fr, ',hot.,
...:11drew. f
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11:1111111•=1113M11
,;"••••.:
Tl, t m,:tr.
Leto - r , •,..!
ered. I; t.
lovriee
I ilf4en
tmell to el e 1.1,1 11 C
. t ;.• lOU In.atzt 1, C..0.14:-
Ira, taken
wat. ifr...! Mt
Resolved. , t
lioneer Inquire :1 the :ex nI the Int ,
nee art upon the predat-e of domestic Mac of.+.
Caren is greater thus tor th.ty. pr . :01100f .0 f.
sad orpenees of exchange erod transpor.a , ...,
upon elicitor products Imported, and 11 finseby
1.-reign products are enLererl for cOnetteplXlOn
upon flo u r favorable terms tha tea, eonirn;,e"
-
Prodnete,.d to report by bill or other
The Senate then went Info Executive
and Sean alter adjourned.
Mfr. Far 'worth of Llinoin offered a irso:at.on
regarding 'negation that Mr. llamas Isom
bar from Mary.atd, nal 1, cc convicted by cowe
martial for elptras.kg 5)1131 , aty er..h Jeff Davis
sad saying :b a: the aae.a.olt.a:i runt Mr. Lie
role came t :ate, be. Thar lore. that the
I . I,I IOInILL. on Elections be iasir acted
10L0 the facts and report sack action an way Ire
proper sad make Curb !nvestlicatirm.
The resolutlon man passed by IT; yeas and
hay..
Ttio Connot!too on Juclicoary rep,,rtt4l a
. I. , int
ro , olntion, i• 0 o.•ing n onneudnown:
Uoootnutlon, to'biodlng the loyiatut
robdl debt. Tne plopoti:ut. ouseti 1•y n v. , .
of 14 agii.en 11
The cpeuker laid :be Hou-e, the
deutittOs of the Lab ru-rulptr,
ed by fioteruor Wv;11, d certificate or Mr
Barbour of Irgi I. a . Referred to tha t 'outxtut
tee nu Rououstructi.ua.
Alter the pancake of 1 , ar.,rortn'i rraoitth ,n,
ie the case of Hard!, a rn,alutinn, oflercd by
Mr. Ilanhi wa. passed, :Lntruntinl;;the
Gtmmit
ie,: Military and Naval a un, to repo,
w! 4d.ro, any changes iary
nvytnm of talanatidn at Poi 1 and /tuna°
af.d a;>. , .1.141a.nd as
• n., • a 1.,. .•bo
Mr. ,
arid e
was taken u::.
Mr. O'Ne/: Lop. d Mr lcrubburue, Wind tot
tertl is to a pas,age, bat refer IL to the
• .'t gycetluue of
MeV. a.la of Cur:-
Mr. rfiv.rl.C . .... I .1 °IA ./.I.c.
or. Hi, acme bib 'ytar
.ineet,m te •le . r Co: greb. La, tee to
lie., t‘e.urre !Leta,AL L,. - Stater.
Mr. I:Art . lcl.; a..• 1 be Lat•odutal '•1,1
net .tee; .r., :ber.glll 01 ran:kr-ea
t • r , i,:ulate coni..o 00 ante traitely
r,p:t 10 th.: skatt tbet. Mr. }{opera, 1,01
wax alma. a: Ni a. r.•: c.. 1 New Jenny,
Mr. Warbbrirre raid, It was prop .ied Lo mar,
lke law apiAlc•nla to al. toe elate..
A rtralotion .10 too 6,r
-ret•ry 'if Wart .1..t . 8 , e tit:A:ll
•o Ike bar r,r yke
S•at , . r w .rrl elate a te , b.,JA
t tad a ~. A
rag. rrt! a•a, a , oIA.. as
Me. W 116!.., :
..ttip.o e . ..e, :erer.ed 4 new '611.• fer :Le
nrlll:lll.cranm:ttee on mintis and ct:•-
we. In cor,ir.t. ant rune member,: 'ruin wad
ezrred
Mr. Dawson, (rola Lae roa:IOW," On ru,4
rep •rted a ru r allow,og eachno ni`Jer Z 7:. IL ,
Lint lone .d .1.46 , or alctt, mr .La
lionery. Agrena ILL.
11r r.m Ltr .;
iMary. p: utn,,l-g n
to Koala, pay!r g the reta, arta. was adrenal.
Mr. Ito,ere, of New Jr/atx, argued chat Goa.
area— could rat dot.:.
aid eldual Sacea.
Mr. r•rarwer,h thutly.ht. the .oyeki , tea p o
e'er!) . &ma sa..uld. taxed 40 pat the deb:
Carr,: is og r•
A diet u.-10. !..dow;•0 L,
er :'•ar:doe r 4. r, Wt; r, lio,rra,
•I;K: JL,E, • ! n., 1 L c. el
taeainua•ta., .Le wad patreC Cc
a •ote of 149 ,0
The ratatudare or. dud, I,T was iuderncled
1.. mantra a bat iekirdaoop icos : ect,,:bry I, el:.
Mrta tbc heauom of tor eves and: blldrra .•1
11..• nue, c.t to. ot Marctedd,
as.: .xf r a irereone 0a
der lie ope::,or. ol the t OU, uLto, ei Araefic
xoeut abolialatag .leery.
1 ha House tlica a/Moor:led.
11ENIIIIENT IikTIFILB I [kat!Oh
teconstruetiou Kat to the house
IZMM!!E2
S‘ai, a ~,graut, of lila 113th lost.,
from the (I,,rerti r of re:;re,entiOg
that the Legislature of Ow atae had raiitted
the amendror.rat to the Coueitut.,it ‘.4 'Ore
tc4 States abolishing plare•y.
The Sfff introduced by Ftrprreentaqvc Ano•
ley of Ohio, to RCM-6U Llet toe ,OrithrtO. , LALeS,
has more strength in IL as provisions than any
for a earnLar ebjrrt here,ofore
It provides for the appointment q( a Pro
visional Governor, with MarsLals and District
Attorneys. for the temporary di:charge of civil
duties. The inhabitants of each Siate;irropec
live ot, race or color, are to be enrolled. If a
m a j or ity tat• I,” r,th o en' onrt the Constitu
tion of the United ta.ate3 toe Govertimeat
by proclamation invite the loyal people to ricer
delegates to a convention to re.establldh the
State Government.
The delegates are ',Attired to take the oath of
allegiance, and no person can then lerVC.Or TOW
who ban held civil or military office ender the
rebel unarpation; the oath to eApport -the Con
natation of the United States and tee! oath of
allegiance to be administered to voters. The
ametitutica formed must be repuisilcaa and not
not repugnant to the conaticutl.p of the
United States and Declaration of Independence_
and it must provide that involuntary Servitude
is forever prohibited that no rebel debt shall
br recognized or paid, and that perfect toleration
of religion shed] be seemed. Tole act fe not to
operate as a recognition of State goyernmeni
In the State of Tennessee till the (renditions
aforesaid are complied with t and till that time
Tennessee and all the States recently in rebel.
lion be subject to this law.
A note from S. N. Clarke. Lieut. and A A, D
C. of the Bureau of ILfumnes and Freedman
and abandoned land, eats s At there seems to
be some rui•auprehension web regard to the
ad/talon of Mrs. J. N. GrilDng , the reurnitt.lon
er directs me to tay that she was cliettairai ns
agent at this Bureau November 7th, 1865. Tao
Bureau has not received any lands Irian Mr,
Grilling, and dues not assume tll responsibility
of collection.
In Washington there are between threeand /our
linndrvd frtedmen. Many are poor, bdt have
managed that tar to take care of theme!, a,
with the as-later= now and then of temp. rary
ruler.
Penal !4ervltuale in North Carolloa—Re•
eihtaure to Tal-Lawk
Wumretymos, N. C. .Ztec... 17.—Two. negro
Men.jobn Walker and Robtlt..l4.'Ery, bbirietpd
of larceucy by the Hanover county court, hare
been ~.enteneed lo be sold Into servitude, for a
period not exceeding flee yeare. The eentruct
la agreeable to the lawe of the State In relation
to freedmen beton! the war.
There tl/65 a 111 , .. etirtg a mechanics to-night
or organization to ',Stet the tax laid by LI,
ate Convention, watch in considered not only
,ppreselva batnnanthorized.
Martial Law to fliumaavilla Georgia.
Nay , ' TOrta, Dec. 19.—The ateamahlp San d d
rink) from davancan on the lath, has or-
The Savancat Herald a otn,r, v. J •'from
Col. Bogart, patting the tna•a oi dr.
Georgia, audv.r martial law, a, the rennicipat
government Is unable to protect the live. and
interests of the comm natiy: One, J. A, &card
and the City Marshal, Atkinson, of Thomae.
clue. are to be tried tq court mantal, for stab
Moira a unarmed cdl .red soldier.
From Nan6 - vni;:—ltmver Neirs--Cotiota
N aline - mu!, December It. —lirrer, 1,11.14ty-str
!ache. and !ailing. Four ateran.re are a; t he
shoals W•11.111g iur a Han to reach. hero. At
Borkeselli.. to-day a ratn•of dye feet occilertd.
which will tff-et tto tip r St Lb. sboale by
mono'
It ratcrd here ell day
Cotwo dull at 40;4c, the Ltulditu: price, with
few perellaaers, btk)t26 are ahy at the ruVrtz
rate; re, cop., 44U Wiles, ahipmes te, 309
sited _States sena tors from C.ylorydo
1)117,1111t CrIT, COL , Dec 19.—The Lecisin
lure Lt—day elecwil John Evecs and Jeroluv
Chafer. (Republicans.) Unit"! States ;eon
v'~)LU`Z} L.. Vl[[---Y.) 311
RECEPTION OF THE HESSLGE
, r A.
dcol • , J
Reneral Gralat's Rtport on the South.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF SECRETAfTi STANT./
Promised rascal of Preerti from limit e
Now Yotta, Feb. Ito.—The Past. Waal:anal( it
,titpatch Ban: The .i're,dfni.'s mac
; , :ocre the report of (iert. Grant, fa,: t
!, , :rotti,y ay, ear y •eetoration of a!, State lift •
drIIMCMS. a: pear: it ha: deeply offal: 0e
en.. When It Was read 11
seer pronounced It only; at
whitairashitta message
PO me Mr
Ir.
.'.err
Tile • , woneretars Washington dispateh say a
the I ,, ,i,:eut has sec: Gen. Grant to report cu
the eon,: .tort ••1: the Slat:: to Congress. tt Pt a
eentb snit of the Generals observati3c s
a It re
to the South, and le / I'o l4 3
Mt , an.;cr pr , s, ve of crest collnawace.
the g••,d teat, .q the Southern people and th!l
r. , dine ,,, to accent the Lague of the war. lh 0
tunor Or Ole 1 , 1.0,5 s. a faro: able ji;toe - rei . tot
. -
tioa L. the Southern people 01 their full psi ri -
leges of c aru-O p. The eomaaanlcatloa ha S
prodllead a [Larked effect, as great eontilekr; 0
. reposed lu Gen. Grame judgment.
The Punt'. sperml nays the Committee of
pa - Tr - jai:on,. have made a reduction of eevete
munor, the Naval Appropciaaon• TUC ,
...“naten on the bankrupt law, have smac -
°sourly agreed to report air. Jenkins baakrup
litspatchus from Washingtod say: Secretar V
Sten.° her applied to Congress for an appro -
priatlun to purchase Ford's Theatre, to beittt d
up and tired fir the c.tody of all papaya re:a .
Ling to sick or trounced soldiers, and to hail
eats and the ope - stutu3 ef' the medical and oar
4ical d , .pnrtneuts cd the army,
It is ;loci , . vt. ly stated that tae President, toe e
.t.,d tit the Episcopal churches
to Ala their toccunante•
TN, Secretary Stanton ha
irt A rlosthn, to Presiderawl :Ivs 1:111... n i.+AA, flelsts upon Its once' t •
ant,.
11 - .,
'1 t
~• - a. :•,pare.l amendments to th n
4.•• .ncorporating the army and navy asylum de •
red by I.,Eneelf aed other corporators. It
thought t anu-e.4 will accept chem.
Gen6ra. Grant is understood to oppose there
tent,on of tte rrmalnder of the tapaild corps
k it,- v . If at; more are to t.l
retained hr. ruin .a. -miry eboald kayo the.
service en'y of enca as are able-bodied.
Tho Wou.hinglou special to the roafratate
While the Vreat.:ent wa, prepiring his Itessa.cc
the French Mo. ttee rai °helically stated that
the Etni,nr would very mUch regret nay ex
pros-ion to the meisage which would make it
,rupoesiule rorede from the Itenienn sehem o
tutniliat ion.
Tat. Minist,r also assured Mr. Seward th
troops would be wlthdrawn from Maxi
white and riled for patience et:
it, .71r Gr , rernmPot. his reported the t
I. tuero Will he no clink 11-
.. .r. it M-I.co will soon I.
Tt, ~,ary Committee of the Rouse Ls
theto r..port at an early day an amendinet. t
;lie onstitutton providing that the numbs
of ~ , t ern in Inc States khan farm the haat. o f
reprer 211,1,22 iu Coagraas.
The Test Oath In Alabama.
m.,,„. mr„,. Basteed, of
e ate; ihs: - Ic..C:inri, has decide d
tat oath for attorneys an
It•tittainnal
.1. Settle.,
the Orate Alabama,
wme . ..1. crewing by ortiere ( rpm Weal,-
1:,g.0n, And nrre,n,
le now en route to the Nolth wade
Fr,duien'v Conk MISMOLIV United.
Y I Ito.--At the meeting of tb
.1;11 ,- rtran (oininladlon and the Amerl
held at the Chamber o
nantre.... .1 Out ~.ted to Unite the two Com
c• 1 4. Dr. 7001X1pEeri Vice l'rest•
len: an I .1 It. Shipbard and Mr. Abbott ar
10.
Nay. Youh. Dec. 19.—The Fenlaa Senate t
11:1 et...11110r. turfilT. to reported twelve are In
favor ‘,l 11,rwrta aud three for l.r
3'..ohr. The - Frahm, to New Jersey hal it •
ectt,VCOttOZ stten, to Late Ia reger
qUttrrel.
waninn.
0i. , --RGBERTsON—ota Ihmembe ty
tni Rev. T X. Ur:, ARE 3.11 f GROSS, f Pitts.
Out,' %mt.! 3lies HUGH t.TrA ROBERI SON, •
A../eTztlecr.
Ht7HNS—On Monday afternoon, at 4 ;
salt A H, mita Of Thomas /Wry, aged al Year..
rae funeral will take place from the residence
of her husband, on Wthtlna street., Ninth Want
.vnnxaauar, at 2 o'clock..
CRAW FORD—On Sunday evening, the 1741
, o'ctoek. lir JOSEPH CRAWFORD,
tu the nth year oh US age. of the Ilan of POMer
Craw Ms 1.1 110.
—T4, S. c.otazy of
t f ILL.DALE: CEME TREY —A rura an
11 net me:brute. place of Sepulture, situate
.to the up..ela, Itteneetately north of Alltrattrhs
City, ot. L. New Brighton Hoed. Persona what
ler to .elect /turtle Lots will apply at the Super Olive, at the Cemetery. Title Deed;
Verauta &MI all other businesa will be attended
the Dreg Warehouse or the undersigned, 0021102 •
:,..alerai and Leace.ea atteeta,,illegheny.
at.o. A. KELLY
SeeteLary and Treasurer
NTE W AD VERTII§IOI(ENI'S
TRY THEM
T OSE ENIIPERIOR
RUBBER SOLE BOOTE :
Concert Hall Shoe Store,'
FOR $4 50 A PAIR.
MUST THING FOR WINTEK
lOU EVER ILID ON YOUR FEB?.
W ()Me :4 Rubbers for Si
NO, 60 FIFTH STREET.
Under the Opera House
MASONIC HALL
ZANERt TTA PANTOMIME AND BALM
%yd. open fors Short season as aboveootsgrenol3;
?lilt, AY E.VENING. Dec. Ind.. Furth.. p.n.!
ularr to future slivrtiretments
A I.LE(4I3ENY CITY COAIPROMIE,
rodvDt: W aNTED.
errs .7 ALLTefCIT P. 11,1
Trte.astrttan'a wrnc., . 1 h( 1 ."4 , 14 .11 , A. I
Past!.lboldtn, Compromise Benda OftlatS.C:
of Allegheny, Pa., are hereby nottted th at t
Jlaxlog Fuld to. 1.355 will be availed Itt , tht
doom at t o e lowest tat. °Hexed.
Propoaala alll 0 received be thy undersign
oath 1511)IRTIA 1 , Jammu". 18,1€14.
a MAUFEILRON.
I Ile.ghto V I itl
•
r)ECAV NUTS-10 Ekrathe
A- ',Nuts. recerved this dAy and for Wit
no= traltaitB a Rec.o
Fenian
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nit GREAI