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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16,1869.
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■ ihe>?»ifis Railroad, bill was.under consldora
tlon in thaUnited Slates Senate, jostorday. Mr,
Bigler’S;,proposition to limit the route within the
thtrty tevdnth and forty-third parallels was lost.
Mr. WiltotihisubiitUttte to'have ehgineersappoin,t;-
ed to loiato tbo rood,' shared the same fate. Mr:
Thompßobl'tpf 'Ketituoky, made a'vigorous speeoh
■ against’-the rohd, donounolngitfcsa great hum 1
bng-hogreatereveri than the Atlantic telegraph—
-1 and oelllngbn the'conservatism of the-Senate to
■rejeßlHt altogether. A ,long debate ensued, and
' an’dmendment was adopted, offered 1 by Mr. 'Door
■ Uttlepthatany.contraot.made by tbe President
• shouldbeSubmitted by him to Congress for ratifi
cation", • After 'considerable talk, the Senate ad
journeduntilMonday.- .
In the Houso, a resolution was adopted insti
tuting‘ibqoiriee into the coal oontraots for. the
navyjind'the amoank'of commissions paid the
agents^rW,ijh.thiß'exoeption, no business of pnh.
lio interest gras transacted.
lie House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as we
learn by a lator despatoh, agreed to report a bill
similar to Mr. Slidell’s, plaoing thirty millions of
doUers in the hands of the "President for the pur,
ohaso of Cuba. The minority will report against
this. .' ' ■ .
But little business waa .transacted by either
branch. of the Legislature yesterday. In the
Senate,, the. bill Incorporating the Philadelphia
and-Darhy Railroad passed finally. Fiftoon can
didates ware placed in nomination for State
Treauster, Monday next being tbe day. on whloh
the. eleotien will. take plooe. Tho tolographic
despatoh does not give the names of,the candidates,
The House patriotically refused to oonsidor the
resolution'reduoihg the pay of its members'? A
committee waa Eeleotedto try the oase of tho con
tested seat ofOliverEvuna, of Philadelphia.
• Mr. Sllfer was nominated, in oauous, last night,
at Harrisburg,• as , the Opposition oandidato for
State Treasurer.
By the arrival of the Isabel, at Charleston,
from Havana, "we learn that tho 'slave tradowas in
full' blast,' two thousand negroos having been
landed recently there. .
We have advices from Vera Cruz to the 9th.
President Juarez, who,, our readors-will recolleot,
is, firmly'ensoonoed' there, flatly.refuSeß to listen
to the propositions'of the commissioners sent by
Gen, Robles—bo that lire may soon look for more
pronnaoiamientos, containing tho very host “high
faiutin’.’' There were some English, Fronoh,
and Spanish veßBels-of-war stationed 1 at Saorifi
eios..
There bos bean another overland mail from
California, bat the news has been anticipated by
the last steamer.
From Kansas we learn that Montgomery’s party
was'fortifying bis position near the Missouri line;
' that United States troops Had boon sent to that
vicinity, and volunteers had been raised. As an
evidenoethat a collision is anticipated) it is stated
L tbai six hundred muskets had passed through Jef*
,/ferson city for Kansas.. -
Later news from the Morjnon country, by way
of St. Louis, states that much oxoitement prevailed
in Sait Lake r Oity on nccountof the mysterious
disappearance of a deaf and dumb boy, and that
Ihe Mormons are suspeoted of makiog way with
; him.:
* In the base of Diblee, and others, of New York,
agairistJ. A. Furness <fc Go , of this city, (reported
{ in oar paper to day,) the jury were unable to agree
on a yerdiofc, and were discharged. The. oase is ah
. interesting one,-and' embraces some niee lego]
' points.' . . , , - i
, Otf the 18th inat., on motion of David Webster,
Esq/, Coionol J Rap. TbompHon,bfErle, was ad.
rnitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Penn
■ sylyanlo.-" - 1 ' '
.. ; The. Boston Atlas and See gives the following
particulars 'in. regard to the suicide of Judson
Hutchinson.- It'nppears that his body was found
suspended by • the neck, in an unfinished house
. owned by. his brother, *at High Rook, in Ly na.
When discovered, life was .entirely extinct. He
had been assisting hla brother ,John and wife in
attendipg to the fires kindled in the unfinished
houses,, to prevent, the .plaster from freezing, and
wasteftin the' basement arranging the, furnaoe
fire, when they returned to the High Rook cottage,
a few feet distant. Finding tea ready on entering
the house, they rang the * bell for Jodson, but he
did not come, and his brother, on searching for him,
found him hanging by the neck. ! He -has at
times given .indications of an unsound state of
mind; It is related that he was once taken to an
insane;hospital for treatmentby his bibthef'Jesse,
who/died 'in .California;'and,' happening to. gain
-acoess to iheofficers of the.institution a trifle in
-—Si
andnsarly succeeded tnhftvlng him
Jookedup, He're turned from « oonoort tour.nijb
the family ibout aweok slnee, and a concert wit
given by them In Lynn lent Saturday evening, in
manner and drew be was quite eoeontria. Thit
ooneelt was partly natural; but in'uoh more affept
ed. ',Hds expansive shirt-qollar and tdzeless felt
hat .will not soon bo forgotten; The deceased was
about fortyyeara of age,- and had been mnoh ab
sorbed In spitltuxllsm for some time past, and bits
sometimes conversed lately on the best means 'ol
eommltting aulolde. *;
-The whole annual expenses of the State Govern
ment ofNew Jersey were last year 1202,000, about
' three-fifths,of vrhich is contributed by a tax upon
railroad passengers. The State debt Is about
*132,000. ' ' .
The Montreal IferaAl of.Tnesday says that on
Monday the mercery’fell upwards of forty de>
grtee below zero. This is colder than bos been
known anywhere elietho same day.
A oarioas epidemlo prevails among the hogs
near Raritan, Now Jersey. The Mayor of New
York yeßlerday received notice that thediseared
meat was sent,to that city and sold. Pork-eat cri
caniiot botoo careful.
The Kansas Frauds Proved!
We pntllah, this morning, a highly impor
tant letter,-sighed by Ex-Governor Walkse
and Ex-Secretary Stanton, of Kansas, re
lating to the celebrated forged return from the
precinct of Oxford, in the county ot Johnson,
rejected-by them on the 19th of October,
1857 V, It will .be remembered that the rejec
tion of this lorged-retnrn by Messrs. Walk
er and StAHTOH decided the political com-,
plexion* of the Territorial Legislature for
Kansas in that year. It trill also bo re;
membered that the Lecompton papers, In
cluding' those' which subseqnonlly supported
the Administration, meat vehemently de
nounced" these distinguished gentlemen for
their,notion against the fabricated returns,
ahd-lnsisted that they were legal and gonniho.
It now appears by the letter of Mr. Bait
Jones,'one of the judges of the. election at
Oxford, whose name purported, to authenticate
the returns, f/m'f he never subscribed them, nor
authorized any one to do eo for him , and conse
quentlyfhat they are an admitted forgery, as
■ alleged at the time by Messrs. Walker and
Stanton. It Is, therefore, now a conceded
fact that the Oxford returns were a forgery, and
that they were properly rejected by Messrs.
Walker and Stanton, notwithstanding they
were so, violently assailed at the time .for
acting upon that which waS to them a cer
tainty. .There istho more • importance at
tached to this fact from the circumstance that
these Oxford and other forgeries were incorpo
rated into the Lecompton Constitution, and
-avowedly constituted a part of the legislative
apportionment adopted by that instrument. It
is blear, then,'that- the Lecompton Constitu
tion was based upon fraud and forgery,
and, should,-.of -course, ..for that reason,
have’-been rejected- by both houses of
Congress. 1 Tot, .as Messrs.. Walker and
StAnton state In their communication, the
President of the United States, with the full
knowledge of all the facls, urged upon Con
gress'the sanction of this forgery. This fraud,
now proved by the very judge whoso name
was forged to the Oxford returns, and which
was laid before the President by Messrs.
Walker and’‘Stanton, has lately been con
ceded by Mr. Senator HauWond, of , South
Carolina; . and wo do hot donbt that, In
duo time, the whole masß of the people
of the South will unite, with him in con
demnation of . this forgery.‘ We observe
' by Mr. Bait Jobrs’S letter, is willing
io testify before' a proper tribunal as to the
'authors of this forgery. We hope he will bo
so examined; and it he is, wo cannot doubt
. that : ! 'fhe i same_conupt’ ; ahd ambitious aspirant
• who- prepih^dt' andcarried into effect, as
; far,as praetieable, these frauds and forgeries,
. with the view of his eleotion -to the United
Statefi'Senite-from Kansas, Jvill be found to
. . have been tho real author of all these conn-
terfeits'hpbn the elective' franchise.' It iy’wlth
; deep regret; as an-Amerioan cttiaaa,,\that we
repur .toVtheße
:;’;'fbrgeties;uow admitted;, aSdJe thefr'adoption
~;'?;und. bf the
'*?>, pidted States messages toOon
’--'i/gtess; rMqjflfcitaiflre -may'; havo, ilepibred j the
of tllß , Southern taem-'
Vi j-MirtußbebMesS on thlß .question, tyiewduld
JpV^|j^t^ftjji^def|nce,.;that'mpny of them,
;>J»o'KdoUbt; llto Senator-'tiAMHosb/ief! South
of
the United States, in, support of" these frauds
-7 : - s \ TV
The Influence of Railroads.
Railroads are the greatest , achievements of
modern civilization. The superfluous ©Re
gies, which in darker ages were worse than
wasted in bloody, and destructive wars, and in
the infliction of untold miseries upon mankind,
*are now happily applied to the construction
of these works. When we consider that this
Union has exponded more than a thousaud
millions of defiarii Upon them, and that a vast
iron net work spreads overthe whole country,
we are enabled to obtain" a faint idea of the
mighty influence they exert upon the pros
perity, tho trade, and tho general welfare of
the nation. At the same time, we are im
pressed with the important influence they no r
cesearily exercise upon tho fortunes of re
spective localities. American towns and
cities arb: advanced or impeded in their pro
gress, not as the towns and cities of oldon
times were, by the tide of battle and the tri
umph qr ,defeat, of this or that military chief
tain, but by the success or failure of the
railroad projects of tho day, and the character
of the regulations adopted by the companies
which control them.
A friendly railroad company, with great and
important extensions striking into tho heart of
the interior, and placing in the lap of a, great
city the trade and commerce of an extensive
and wealthy rural region, can exercise a more
beneficial and advantageous influence than
‘any old monarch or warrior conld ever have ex
erted in behalf of his favorite locality. In the
very nature of things a convenient system of
transportation is one of the first necessities
of commorco. Whore it exists in a superior
degree, commerce flourishes and prospers,
but in its absence commerce cannot thrive.
Philadelphia has her strong points, and her
weak ones, in this connection. The struggle
of tho Eastern citieß for tho groat trade of the
West has terminated in her favor, and in that
dircption she can defy all competition. Pos
sessed of superior natural advantages, these
advantages have been made to tho fullest ex
tent available, by the energy, talent, and en
terprise of those to whom this important por
tion of her railroad connections has been en
trusted.
The completion of one continuous railway
link between ibis city and Ohicago is an event
calculated to exert a more important influ
ence upon the destinies of tho city than al
most any other occurrence that has ever
transpired. It has given us the vantage
ground for tho traffic of tho whole of the
great West, and taught our merchants that if
they can offer to the people of Ohio? Indi
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin, lowa, and Missouri
as great inducements as tho merchants of
other Eastern cities, they will have tho first
claim to the trade of all that vast region, on
account of the superior facilities for trans
portation which they possess. A simple fact
like this, practical and self-evident, appeals at
once to tho judgment of thousands of busi
ness men, and lays so broad a foundation for
successful commercial operations, that untold
millions of . wealth should be derived from it.
In another direction,/ however, a widely
different condition of things has '’existed.
Naturally, Philadelphia enjoys a superior po
sition for tho trade of tho South and South
west, as well as for the West and Northwest;
but by one of those hocus-pocus operations
incident to the peculiar and mysterious sys
tem of railway management, it seems that a
passenger can be carried with his baggage
'from Nashville, Tennessee, to Now York,
ninety miles beyond Philadelphia, for $6.90
less' than ho can be brought to this city.
Such a system may well be rogarded as one of
tho marvels of modern commerce. It is a
refreshing cariosity in Its way.
heard before now of competitions
among steamboat, captains, where tho fare
was not only gradually reduced to nothing,
but a good dinner finally thrown in by an over
zealous competitor for the honor of catering
to the wants of the travelling community.
But the railroads which form connecting links
at Philadelphia between the North and the
fionth far. exceed such extraordinary demon
strations of liberality. They carry their pas
sengers ninety miles for nothing, and give
them money enough to purchase half a dozen
good dinners. .If success rewards their pre
sent system, wo may, perhaps, look forward to
thnri"'r ♦ fifty will not nwlg ♦?nVrti_r mnn
~tirNtnO"<n^ ; as a pre
mium : for not. stopping in Philadelphia,, but
also present him with a ticket by steamship to
Liverpool, and thus illustrate, os a splendid
and magnificent scale, the of trans.
portatlon which they havo so generously
adopted.
Meanwhile, Philadelphians have a deop in
terest in this matter. While friendly railroad
companies are to a great city tho most im
portant and valuable allies that sho can have,
hostile railroad companies, which, by subtle
regulations, strike at tho very root of her
prosperity, and dispense thoir money as pre
miums to merchants of the interior to re
ject tbo commercial inducements she offers,
are her deadliest, foes. A hostile army, with
all its armamonts and warlike appliances,
could be boldly met and driven back ; but a
covert and insidious arrangement, which
silently, day by day, saps and undermines the
very foundations upon which a city is built,
inflicts an Injury which it is impossible to
guard against, unless the whole structure of
rank injustice and favoritism upon which it iB
founded be swept away.
An important communication from Mr.
Felton, in reference to the relation which the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany has borne to the system of through tra
vel, on the great routes connecting .tho North
with the South and Southwest, will be found in
our columns this morning. We aro also au
thorized to state that through-tickets to Chat?
tanooga, Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, and
other Southern points, aro now on sale at the
ticket offices of the Philadelphia and Balti
more Railroad Company.
, New Dress Trimming Establishment.— By
referenco to oar advertising- columns, It will be
seen that a copartnership has been entered into
between Messrs George 0. Brans and William S.
Hossall, under the firm of Brans & Hawaii, for
the purpose of oondnoting the Wholesale Dress
Trimming business at No. 51 South Fourth street.
Both these gentjemen are no loss favorably than
extensively known throughout the Union, from
their connection with the house of Wm. H. Horst
mann k Sons, in this city. They have, while as*
sociated with the Messrs. Horstmann, had many
years’ experience in the manufacturing and im
porting departments of tho business in whioh
they are now about to embark in a new location,
and aro both personally familiar with all the best
markets of Burope.. With these, and other auspl
oions circumstances—among whioh, wo are happy
to know from personal knowledge, is a most
honorable business reputation—their enterprise is
certain of success. On the first of February they
propose offering to the trade ono of tho finest and
most extensive stooks of everything embraced in
the Dress Trimming line to bo found in this
country.
Stocks, Real Estate, «fcc.—Tuesday next.—
See Thomas k Sons* pamphlet catalogue, Issued to*
day, comprising a largo amount anjl variety ot
property to be sold peremptorily, by order of Or
phans’ Court, assignees, and others. See adver
tisement also.
, First Paoh.—To the People of tho United
States ; Religious Intelligence; Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Philadelphia, Wilmington,
and Baltimore Railroad; Twenty-first Annual
Report; TheThrongh-tioket System; The Courts.
Fourth Page.— Weekly Review of the Philadel
phia Markots.
Tragical Affair at Raleigh.— On‘the
night of the 11th instant, a halforazy follow
nnmed Erastus Hogg, entered the dining room of
the Planter’s Hotel, Raleigh, N C., when the bar
keeper, B. G. Parrish, drew a pistol and snapped
onoe or more at him, and finding that tho pistol
would not fire, he drew a sword and rushed at
Hogg'; Hogg at the satno time made at Parrish
with a drawn knife, wtyh whioh he stabbed him
throe or moro times—onoo in the loft breast, near
tho heart, onoe immediately on the shoulder, near
the jugular vein, and onoe in the head; and as
Hogg released his hold on him, be fell and imme
diately expired, withont speaking a word or even
uttering a groan. This was done in tho dining
room, and in the presence of a considerable num
ber of boarders. Hogg then went away, but was
afterwards arrested.
»c ti c • ' ' * ;
r, Trife' Billiard match that we noticed in
rjj eg forday jg .-paper > - to cotne' off in Pittsburg, was
placed on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr. William
Pinkerton, of Pittsburg, and Mr. Michael Geary, of
Chicago, a r t^Panh’a' > 'salo<)n l Third street, for a purse
of t hon dred S.o] 1 ars. The game was played
npon one, of patent elastic combination
oushiom tables,* with two and a half ineh balls.
W. 0. Gallagher and Gibson Miller were
ohosen judges.. , The game , commenced at two
o'clock,.anC was oonoluded-at five, Mr. Pinkerton
winning by twoThundred and twenty-six points.
The .highest" was fifty* two, made by Mr.
Geary. Mr. Pinkerton’s largest run was fifty-one.
The Piloort -wOrf’vety much' crowded, and great
interest was felt daring tho progress of the game.
Mr. Goary is said to be oho of tho best billiard
players in the' West. Another match is talk of.
Public Entertainments.
The Opera —lf any augury may be formed of
tho suooess of tho present brief operatio season,
from tho attendance and marked enthusiasm last
evoning, we oannot go far wrong in predicting
that Mr. Ullman will have abundant roason for
satisfaction from his trip to the “Quaker City.”
The excitement for securing places for last night’s
performance was unabated all day yegterdny, from
the time that tho box-offioo of tbe Academy open
ed until it olosod. As a natural consequence,
when tho ourtain roso, every desirable place in
parquotto and balcony, every box In tho whole
house was filled. We question if any city which
possesses an opera-house, whether in this country
or Europe, conld have presented a more elegant or
tasteful display of toilettes than that whioh illu
minated every point of view beneath the spacious
dome of tho Aoademy last ovening.
The “ Daughter of tho Reglmeut” is so familiar
an opera to all frequentors of the Academy that it
seems like trenohing on the domain of common,
place to undortako a detailed analysis of its spo.
olal points of interest. Its musioal beauties, though
abundant and striking—the “ ’Rataplan''' and the.
< f Saint ala France ” haying become to American
ears almOßb as familiar as national airs—are sub
ordinated in great measoro to the dramatic inte
rest whioh never flags to the olose. It is for this
reason that it is admirably adapted for bringing
out, in the strongest possible light, tho peculiar
capacities of Mad’lle Piccolomini.
Tho debut of this muoh feted oelobriiy last
night was a gratiying success. In porson, Madllo.
Piccolomini is deoidodly petite, being rather un
der middle height. Hor movements on the stage
are easy and natural to a rare degree, and charac
terized by marks of high-toned breeding. Iler
features ore of exquisite regularity, her eyes of a
dark bewitohing expression, and her figure of a
graceful mould. Every word she utters is elo
quent of on inborn ardency and enthusiasm of
genius, whioh sho cannot Toprosa. It is the genu
ine Italian fire whioh fascinatos, while it subdues
the charmed spectator: Iler voice, whioh has
called forth no end of criticism elsewhere, is cer
tainly sympathetic- in a high dogroe, and in tho
tender passages of the opera wins irresistibly upon
thefeeliDgs. Asaniustanco in point,we were struok
particularly with the sad avia at tho oloso of tho
first act. In* quality, wo should say, to speak criti
cally, that it is not of the very highest stylo,bub any
dofioienoy that might bo found in this rospoot is
more than made up in a certain power of aotion
and expression whioh is brought Into play at tbe
identical orißis whon most accessary. Wo mast
ronder this distinguished artiste the justice to say
that her enunciation is singularly oloar and dls
tinot, and that her voice is, at all timos, under
admirable control. But tho groat ohann of her
fascination eonslsts in the wonderful facial mo-
bility by” wbiob sho is enabled to express tho
minutest shade of fooling. In this regard, sho
has few, if any, living superiors on tho lyrio
stage. It is difficult to realize more perfect
acting. It Is tho exact counterpart of nature’s
self. (
At the olo3e of eaoh aot, Piccolomini wa9 loudly
called for, tho enthusiasm of tho audlenoe, which
at first seemed a little difficult to kindle, rising
evonly and gradually until it oulminated at tho
olose in a significant ovation of applauso. Opinions
among tho audicnoe were not, perhaps, unanimous
on all points, but tbero' oan be no question that
Piccolomini will become a deoided favorito.
The othor artistes wore careful and vory impor
tant adjuncts to the success of the opera. Sig.
Formes was warmly welcomed back' to tho scono
of bis former triumphs. His rendition of tho
Sergeant was inimitable. Tho new tenor gave
very general satisfaction as Tonio. Tbe ohorus
was admirably drilled, and the orchestra was de
cidedly tho best over assembled In the Aoademy
of Musio.
To-night tho magnificent opera of “ Lo Nozze
di Figaro” wilt be produced for tho first time. In
surprising effects of harmony and situation, It Is
superior to nearly any opera extant. Mozart pro
duced it at the ago of thirty, at the highest point
of his musioAl famo. It is regarded by critioa as
a finer production than (( Don Ghvanni.” Ficcp
lomini appears as Stuanna.
. On Monday, the opera of “La Traviata” will
bo performed, wbon our opera-goers will have an
opportunity of pomparing their remembrances of
Gnzzaniga’s admirable performance with that of
Piocolomini. On Wednesday, Mpyjorbper’s gropd
opera of the liuguonots ”isto be brought out,
with all the soeuio effcota whioh aro requisite to
give it a proper settiog This will make four dis
tinct operas In five nights, a varioty which cannot
fail to hit the public taste.
Walnut-street Theatre.— Notwithstanding
the extremely unfavorable state of tbe weather lost
evening, and the debut of Piocolomini at the
Aoademy of Music, the benefit of MBs VandenbofT,
and the production of her new play of }i r otnan'r
Heart, attracted a largo and highly fashionable
audience.
Time and space only permit us to say, that tbe
play was a complete and uuoqulvooalsuccess; tbo
«him»gnput was nnmi »«««- ~
every BrfghTgem ~of thought and poetlo
sentiment was appreciated, and found an epho in
the brensts of all present. We fully anticipated
these results, and feel assured Woman's Heart is l
destined, as it deserves, to run a brilliant career,
ft will be repeated this end every other ©rening,
until further notice. Miss yandonhotf and Mr.
Swlnboarne were reoalled at the end of the third
not, and again on the fall of the curtain.
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
T.etter from Washington.
r Correspondence of Tbe Press.]
Washington, Jan. 14,1859.
I bolieyo you aro one of the many who
wrote obituary notices over the advertised
denth of Albort Pike, of Arkansas, the poet,
orator, lawyer, and wit. If you are, I am
desired by the aforesaid Pike, who says he is
not dead nor sleeping, but alive and in
dignant, to say that ho intonds having a resur
rection in a short time, when all the lamentations
of his oditorial frionds are to be read and la
mented upon, and the rewards and punish
ments duly distributed. Somo of those com.
mentations aro very scandalous especially
thoso which impute to Pike the design of
dying rioh and others are, vory laudatory.
Your friend —of the National Inlelligmcer y how
ever, insists that Pike is dead, and that the
parson here ealled Pike is an odd fish, and cannot
ho his Iniuentod friend. Meanwhile, “Albert
Pike ” is the name formally entorod at the Kirk
wood. It is a knotty question, and will require
some while to decide it.
It will appear from cortain of the speeches made
in the House, as well as oortnin newspaper articlos,
that tho radical Republicans are-resolved to fight
tho Presidential battlo npon the most ultra Aboli
tion platform. Mr. Israol Washhurno, of Maine,
Intimated as ranch in his violent speech j>n the
'llth. He repeated a good part of Mr. Seward’s
extreme Rochester speech, and made it a part of
tho Republican platform, Ido &£t believe that
anything is moro certain than the fact that the
party suaoeoding in'lB6o will i not be a seotionaj
party. Tho almost pnitod sentiment against tho
policy of the presont Administration is not a sec
tional sentiment. Those who think it ip will find
themselves grossly mistnkon.
The condition of Mexico continues to be so dis
turbed that wo Bhall presently bear of a great de
bate on the following bill, introduced by Mr.
Senator Mason, of Va., on Tuesday last, from tho
Committee on Foroign Relations, authorizing the
President of tho United States to uso the publio
force of the United States in tho cases therein
provided :
Tho President,of the United States,
in the discharge of the duty imposed on him by
the Constitution, from timo to time to giro to Con
gress information of the state of the Union, and
to reoomtnend to their consideration such moasuros
as he shall judge necessary and expedient, has in
formed Congress that, by reason of thb dlstraoted
and revolutionary oondltton of Mexico, of certain
of the States of Central Amorfoa, and occasional
ly of thoso in South America, as well tho property
as the lives and liberties of Amorican citizens,
peaceably and rightfully within their rospeetivo
limits, aro subjected to lawless violenoe, or other
wise placed in peril,by thoso claiming to be In au
thority, and for redress thereof negotiation and
remonstrance, in tho forms of diplomntio inter
course, Are nttompted in vain; and lb being mani
fest to Congress that suob condition of tiring* in
tho States aforesaid will oontinno so long as Go
vernment is fonnd there in the unsettod and Irre
sponsible condition at present, and at times here
tofore tolerated by thoir people: and it befog tho
indispensable duty of tne Government of the
United States to proteot Its oitizens against law
less violenoe without the limits of the United
States, whorover found on lawful errand; there
fore,
Be it enacted , tye , That whenever it shall be
or mode to appear to the President that any eltizen
oitizens of the United States have been subjected,
within the limits of any of tho States aforesaid,
and without oommensur&te offence on their part,
to nny act of force on the part of those claiming
to be in authority therein, nffeotfog the life-or
liberty of suob citizens; and the case, in the
opinion of tbo President, demands, on his part,
the interposition hereinafter provided, it shall be
lawful for the President to übo the land and
naval forces of the United Stateß, or such
part of them as he may deem requisite, in
Bueh way as, in his judgment, may be most ef
fectual, by foroe, within «he oountry bo offending,
to give full and adequate relief aod protec
tion to any oltizen or oitizens of tho United States
so injured or imperilled, and at his discretion to
obtain redress for any wrong so dono : Provided,
That the President shall report to Congross (if in
session, forthwith, or if in reoess, at its first meet
ing thereafter) whatever may bo dono by him at
any time in tho execution of ibis act And pro
vided further, That as soon as the object shall be
obtained in any case whero tho provisions of this
act shall be carried into execution, the land and
naval forces so used shall be withdrawn.
Mr. Mason gave notice that he wonld ask the
Senate, at an early day, to prooeod to the con
sideration of tho bill.
In September last, General Norris, of Philadel
phia, engineer, offered proposals for furnishing the
machinery for a sloop-of-war, now building at the
Philadelphia navy'yard.
At a subsequent period, General Norris was in
formed that the englneer-in-ohief had furnished
parts of his drawings to a competing bidder, when
he.proQoeded to Washington and asked an expla
nation from tho Hon. Secretary, Mr. Touoey, the
head of tho Navy Department.
THE PRES?.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1859.
The honorable Secretary assured General Norris
that such a disgraceful aot oould not bo perpetra
ted by any one in tho Department, and that it
was untrue.
Two boards of engineers of tho navy wero suc
cessively appointed to examine and report upon
the plans of Gen. Norris and others, but certain
members of those boards were influenced by tbe
enginoor-in-ohief to vote against Norris, so that
no decision was obtained from either, the result
in oach ease being a tie The Secretary of the
fNavy then appointed a board of three engineers
out of tbo navy, who gave a full and dear majo
rity for Norris. Tho Booretary, howovor, for rea
sons best known to himself, delayed from day to
day giving the award to Norris which was ju3tly
his duo. 1
Tbe Hon. Secretary, boing determined to give
tho award to the agent of tho competitors of Nor
ris, ana s> knowing v ho could not deprivo Nonis of
tho oontraet by fair means, resorted to foul by
raising a new issue. In his usual amiable and
diplomatic manner ho told Norris that ho wished
him to add to his proposals a schedule of prloes
for speed, and gavo him tho starting point in
figures, thus proposing a formula to suit himself.
As soon as the Secretary obtained this, means
were soon found to inform tho agent of the com
petitors of Norris, who forthwith sent in their
sohedulo of prices somewhat lower than Norris.
Upon this new issue, oontrary to all established
usage, tbo lion. Secretary of tho Navy gave his
decision in favor of Norris’ competitor.
Norris promptly entered his protest and served
the lion. Secretary with a Btrong affidavit, setting
forth in-clear terms, tho existence of gross fraud
and corruption in tho Bureau.
The President and Attorney Genoral interfering
in behalf of Norriß, tho further aotion of the Score'
tary of the Navy was stopped.
At an interviow on the 2Sth ult., between tho
Secretary of tho Navy and General Norris, tbe
Booretary deolared, that if Norris oould further
substantiate the alleged fact, that ooptes of his
drawings had been furnished his competitors
from tho Bureau, he would forthwith dismiss tho
engincer-ln-ohiof and see him righted. x
Norris requested, by lettor, tho Secretary to glvo
his porm’ssion for certain officers of tho naval en
gineers to testify in the matter, bat the Secretary
did not reply.
On tho 4th instant, Norris presented numerous
affidavits and letters dearly substantiating ovory
ohargo in his affidavit, and waitod patiently for
tho honorablo Secretary’s aotion ; whioh, however,
did not take place until 7th finst., whon tho
honorable Secrotary gavo his judgment as fol
lows :
. That the famishing of ooples of Norris’ drawings
from tho Bureau <f Naval Engineers was of no
moment, ina'muob as he, the Seoretary, had him
self authorized the engineer-in-chief to do so.
Tbo honorable Seoretary then ignored the whole
of tho remaining evidence, and gavo his decision
ia favor of tho competitors of Norris. But before
the award was issued, tho Attornoy General with
tho Prosldent again interfered to provent so gross
an outrage.
Tbo matter is now in the hands of thopresidont,
and it is said that he will constitute a board of
inquiry, when startling developments will bp
made of fraud and eorraption. Pioneer.
THE LATEST,.NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Mr Fitzpatrick, of Ahbnrna, presented a memorial
for the establishment of a line of mail steamers from
New Orleans and Mobile to various porta in the QuUof
Mexico. Referred.
Mr.UoNTKti of Virginia, called the yeas and nays
on the resolution to par $l5O for fnneral expenses and
one quarter 1 * salary of Mr. Morton, deceased, a furnace
kee/er. Tbe resolution was carried—year 33, nays 17.
Oaptain Hartetene was allowed two thousand and
eight dollars for extra expenses of the bark Resolute
by a resolution which was paryied unanimously.
Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts introduced a resolu
tion of inqulrv, calling on the Bemf irv of War to tar
nish a detailed statement of all llye-oak orotraot* that
bare been made for the navy. ‘
Considerable time was ©coupled In a discussion
whither tbe Senate should tske up the bill for a pas
senger railway along Pennsylvania avenue, in Wash
ington city.
The Porifio Rail re td bill, coming up as the special
order, another d Iscusslon arose as to whether It should
be C'hsidcred or tho Senate should take up the priva'e
calendar. The yeas and cays were demanded, and the
rote resulted in fsyor of considering the Pacific Rail
road bill—yeas 31, d&tsBo
The rote was then taken on Mr. Bigler’* amendment,
to limit the route of the road between the thirty
seventh and forty-thlrd parallels, which was lost—;oas
10. nsjs 26
Mr. CniNDLta, of Michigan, spoke strongly against
the bill
Mr WiWon’a substitute, which he offered on the 20th
ult, authorising the President and Senate to appoint
five ci*li engineers, who shall, within ttyo jeara; locate
tho route of a railroad horn the Missouri river to Ban
Francisco, was voted on and losti-yea* 23, nays3l. '
The debate on tbo bill continued during the entice
8r31.8R, of Pennsylvania, and Mr WU.SOS, of f
Massachusetts, offered rarlmis mcd .fWUpflft the object
-Ul_ wy »U UMU>W-;ryiOg lujjiu.iwv lUI tuffwiuiumiwu VI,
the manoialnons aod desert portion of th&, t route,
although they differed respecting ~-
In the course of the discussion, Mr. Doouttlb, of
Wisconsin, submitted as amendment, providing that
any contract by the President s*>a(l be submitted
by him to Congress, and tske effect only by joint reso
lution. ,
Ur Trumbuli., of Illinois, supported Ur. Doolittle’s
p’an, insisting that nnlew some provision was adapted
taking from the President the definite seiecticn’of tb*
route, the bill could oot paw The Senators who were
opposed to the coostinctlgo of the road altogether had
united with a few of its fri&cds, and reacted the
amendments to limit the line of the road between the
parallels of latitude tbirty-fou* to forty-three degrees,
thus leaving to the President, a r <l not to the con
tractors, as some supposed; the location of the route.
A majority of tho friends of a Paolflo Railroad would
never give such discretion to the President,' after the
experience we have had in the location of tho oyerland
mail rout©. 1
Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, was also opposed to
leaving the location of the route to the President. k lie
did not di«guiiehi* opinion, that the Pacific Railroad
scheme was a magnificent humbug. Tho President was
a clever old gentleman, He coutd probably do hts own
marketing as sensibly ss anybody else. Hat he is not
endowed, by virtue of the Presidency, with ary extra
ordinary trait log quality. In making contracts the
might resemble the man who went to Jericho
aud folf among robbers. It was time, faowotor, that
the bill was killed outngbf. It had lived long enough.
It la true it was reeommondod by tho Cincipnitl plat
form, but what of that? That platfoun wait the wot
or a lot of youngstora who got’on a “ bust” add framed
It, nnd It is brought forw rd a? a soil of second
coDCtitijtJou to govern the action of Congress.
He himself stood a solitary monument to the
genius patriotism, and common reuse of the old
Whig party, and like bis friend the Beoator fponj
Texas (Mr. Tlouttou). he might be a dead corpse,
yc£ spoaketh. Ytt the people seemed to want this
radroul. They were moonstruck by the magnificence
of the nchemo. H wss said that Anglo-Saxon blood re
belled against taxation; yet wp, the most insidiously
taxed people on the face of the earth, aro crying for the
unlimited, Illimitable, and nonsensical project of build
ing a‘railroad thousands of miles through an Indian
country. It waa the doty of the conservatism of the
Senato to turn a deaf ear to these unreasonable cries,
Uo wonld oppose the project, as a greater humbug than
the Atlantic telegraph Hoherne.
Mr. Doolittle’s amendment was adopted. Messrs.
Gwln of California, Davis of Mlssinaippi, Pngh of jjhio,
lllce of Minnesota, Simmons of Rhode Talaud, Wilson
of Maipaohusette, Htgler of Pennsylvania, Mason of
Virginia, Sebastian of Arkansas, Cameron of Penueyl
v&oia, and Mallory of Florida, took part in the doba'e.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, moved to recommit the bill.
Doit, by a voto of yeas 23, nays 29.
Mr. To'ukb, of Georgia, moved to lay ihe bill on tho
table, which was also loKfc~yuaa 97, cays 29.
The bill was left in this condition when tfte hour of
aJjournmont arrived.
The Senate discussed for an hour a proposal to ad
journ over till Monday.
Hr. llpowK, cf Mississippi, protested against this
waere of time
Mr. Ssbastian, pf believed that a reoess
to morrow would advance and not retard the publio
business.
Tho Penst* finally adjoprned till Monday.
£Then6w Senate obamberwas lighted to-night for
the first time. The tlfrot was fine, the light streaming
through the panos rooming like a softened effect of sun
light.] _
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
.On motion of Mr Kunkki., {l'eunsylvAaia,! absolu
tion was adopted requesting tne Secretary of the Navy
to furnish a statement of the amount of coal used
by the navy since 1B£?, what commlsaion* aro paid to
coal agentr, and b/ what authority such agents are
appniotpd.
The select committee in the investigation of the ac
count* of Xlr Feaman. late Superintendent of Publio
Printing, and alro the Committee on the JudicUry, in
the examination of the charges against Judge Irtvia, ef
Western Pennsylvania, were authorized to employ ste
nographers.
Various reports of a private character were made by
the various committees.
A resolution was adopted, authorizing Townsend
Harris and h<e Interpreter, Mr. Brkeluo, to receive pre
sents from Queen Victoria
Adjourned.
From Washington.
Wasdinoios, Jan 14.—Tbo House Committee on
Territories, to-day, ordered the bill for the organization
or Arizona to he reported with the boundaries raked for
by the people of tho Territory, through their delega'e,
Lieutenant Mowry, viz : All the Territi ry touth of the
parallel of latitude uorth 33 deg 40min., and from
Texas to the Ooloradoof the West. The bill is exceeding
ly simple In its provisions, and is probablv tho shortest
Territorial bi)l over framed The new Territory will
contain about ono hundred thousand pquare mites, leav
ing in New Mexico about 180,000 population. The
population of Arizona Is represented to bo about 10,000.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to day agreed
to report a b ; ll similar to that of Penator Slidell, plaoing
lu the bands of the President thirty million dollars to
nepotist* the purchase of Cuba
The vote of the committee stood as follows:
lo favor of the measure—Meflfl-s. liopkins, of Vir
ginia, Clay, or Kentucky, U&rksdalo, of Mississippi,
Sickles, of New York, Groeabeck, of Ohio, and Branch,
of North Carolina
Against the measure—Messrs. Hurllngamo, of Massa
chusetts, Ritchie, of Pennsylvania and Royce, <f Ver
moot.
There will be a minority, as well as a majority report.
At,lea»t twelve or fourteen Republicans, in the llous>,
will vote for the Senate bill for the admUslon of Orrgou
into the Union, and oppose all efforts to trammel 1U
isssAge. The present difficulty is to obtain an oppoi
•unity to report it from tho Committee on Territories,
Thn United States Agricultural Society,
Wasuinoton Jan. 14 —The United States Agricultu
ral Society have re elected Gen Tilghmau president,
and ono vice president from every Rtato a d Territory.
B. B. French Is re-elected treasurer, and B Pe-hy
Poore seer *tary The executive committee for 18f»9 is
M follows: Messrs. 11 Wager, of New York; J
McGowen, of Pennsylvania; J War.*, of Virginia; F.
Bmyth, of New Hampabire; J. Merry man, of Maryland ;
U. Oapron, of Illinois; aud J. M. Cannon, of lowa.
United States Supreme Court,
WasniNOTON. January 14.—N0 285. John T Maaou
va Joseph G. Gamble, et al. Motion to dismiss argued
pro and eon.
No. 39 Goorge Smith vs John J. Orton. Argument
concluded for appellant
No. 40. The United States v*. Michael 0 Nye. Ar
gument commenced for appellant, and continued for ap
pellee. Adjourned till Monday.
Washington, Jan. 14 —Tbreo mails from New Or
leans and several of the intermediate points were re
ceived this evening. The papers contaiu nothing of
special importance.
Adcjohta, Jan. 14. —The Southern malls, as Into as
duo, have been received. Nothing Important in the
papers.
The Steam fillip North American.
Portland, Jan. 14.—The steamer North American
will nut rail to-tnorrow, an elm will be obliged to go
into the dry drek for repklrs. She tHUprobably sail on
Saturday, the itfth lost.
Second Session*
Washington, Jan.-14, 1860.
BKNATK.
Tho Southern Mails*
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Ha&bibbubq, January 14,
SENATE.
The Sonata mtt at 11 o’clock this morning.
Mr, Sibelb, of Luzjrne, from the Ooramfttee on
Railroads, reported a bill incorporating the Philadel
phia and Darby Riilroad. P*»sed finally.
Monday next being fixed for the election o* State
Trees rer, fifteen candidates were placed in nomination.
Adjourned.
Mr. Botjibrford presented a memorial from George
Bergoer Sc. Go. relative t) tbe printing of tbe Dally lie*
o'rd of proceedings—proposing to furnish the tame at a
cbeaperyrate than now naid.
Mr. Bell, & supplement to tho act erecting the town
of Chester, Delaware county, Into a borough.
Albo, a bill relative to costs io equity In the District
Court or the eity of Philadelphia.
Mr~ Turskt offered the following, which was
: adopted :
Whereas, It is alleged by one of tho papers of Harris
burg that the franking privilege has beau abused by the
clerkß of the Senate and House of Hep-esvn’atlves during
the receia of the Legislature'. Therefore,
Resolved, That tbe Committee on Accounts he, and
they are hereby, r*q«sted to ioTectigatc said charge,
and rerort the facts to this Senate.
Mr. Millmr submitted a resolution providing that the
Ponate, on Monday next, at 12 o’olock M , will join tbe
House of Representatives in couveutlou for the pur
pose of electing a Blate Treasurer. Adopted.
Mr. Millkr submitted the following :
Resolved, That the Governor is hereby requested to
inform the Seuate, under the act for the Rale of the
public works t® the Banbury and Erie Railroad Coru
ptny, what sum was offered for tho Doltware division
ef said works, by responsible nersous; who the pa-tles
were; how much tho sum offered by raid parties ex
ceeded that sctcallv received for the said division from
the Delaware Division Canal Comp3ny ; within what
time after the pas«age of said set the entire public
works of tho Commonwealth were sold, aad what sure
of money the said Bnnbury Sc Erie Railroad Company
The resolution was laid over under tbe rale, the una
nimous consent of tbe Senate not being obtained
received for negotiating a sale to third patties.
The Senate adjourned 111 Monday moraiog.
HOUSE.
The House met at 11 o’clock.
The Ifonee refused to coosidcr the resolution reducing
the psy of lHombors
Mr. MoOuirr, or Franklin, present*il his reasons for
.alsmce from tie committee on the contested elootbn
case, for which he was reprimanded. lie was unani
mously excused.
DBAWI.NO A .OOMMITTBR OK CONTB3TBD BR T.
Agreeably to order, tho House jroceeded to select a
committee according to law, to try the matter of tho
petition presented on last Toesday, comp’aining of .an
amine election of Oliver Rvanß, returned as a member
of the House, from the Thirteenth Representative Dis
trict of Philadelphia.
The roll of the members was called, and thomombors
were all present except Meters Glatz. Good, Harding,
Irish, M’Dowell, Hill, Puttorson, Qn’gley, Robrer,
Walboro and Whitman
Mr. Thorn announced that Mr. Ifammersly would
officiate temporarily for the contestant
Messrs. Gritm&D, or Luzerne, and Mr Goepp, of
’"Northampton, officiated on behalf of the sitting mem
ber, Mr. Emus.
The Speaker directed that the names of Movers. Ila
merely, Goepp, Evans, and tho Speaker should not be
placed in the box.
Messrs. Bayard, of Allegheny, and Broadbead were
appointed to write down tbe namps of the members as
drawn by the clerk and announced by tbe Speaker, ac
cording to the actof Assembly.
' The roll was then called by tho clerk, when tbe fol
lowing were challenged by tbe counsel for the pe
titioner.
Messrs. Bert'riet, Boyer of Gloat field, Brcdhe&d, Cas
ter. Dism&nt, Fleming, Galley Gray, Bill, Hottenstine,
Jsckson, Laird, M’Olain, Oaks, Porter, Shields. Bmith
of Philadelphia Stephens, Stonoback, Stnait, Warden,
WUcox, Wolf, and Woodrirg
The following were challenged by tho counsels for
sittirg monitor :
Messrs. Abbott, Balliet, Barnsley, Barlow, Bayard',
Boyer. ( 7 rhoylkill,) Bn son, Burley, Campbell, Chase,
Church. Dodds, Ellnmker, Fearon, Graham, Ora*?,
Green, Keneagy, Betchuin, Rinneyctt'&wreoce, (Wash
ington,) Mqon, McOlure, McCuwfe' Palm, Penuell,
Pierce, Pinkerton. Price, Rama#«L'Rouse. f-haeffer,
Sheppard, Smesd, Taylor, WaggOOTeuer, Walker, Wig
ton. Wiley WiUJtms, (Bedford,) Williams, (Backs.)
WiUlstou and Wood.
The following names were ppt objected to by either
party: -
Meiers Acker, Fifihor. Foster, Mohaffey, Read,
Thompson Thorn, and Wilson.
Thn nawpß l}»Tinß been p*haußtpd, excppt sufficient
in number, with those se'eoted, to make seventeen,
th"se remaining in the box were read out with tbo
names previously chosen, and were declared by the
speaker to be the seventeen names required by the law.
They are as follows :
Messrs Acker, Fisher, Foster,
Thompson, Thorn, Wilson, Sty or, Rckraan, Smith of
Harks, Witborow, Miller, Neall, Purborrow, Pngh and
-The parties being furnished with the list of seven
teen names, doly chosen, retired with the clerk of
the House for the purpose of striking alternately until
the number should be reduced to nine members
After some time they returned, and the clerk an
nounced the followlrg merabe-s to constitute the soleot
committed, who were dal/ qualified :
Messrs Acker, Wilson. Fisher, Fcstor, Smith of
Berks. Miller, Thompson, Them and Rose.
Mr. Hahmkiibi.y moved tba: the commut e just se
lected meet to-morrrw morning, at 9 o’clock, in the
east committee room, whiih was agreed to.
The House agreed to elect 4 State Treasurer next
Monday. The namps of nineteen persons placed in
general nomination for the office. Adjourned.
American and Republican Caucus Nom<
inntion tor State Treasurer.
JJabbibbobo, Jan. 14—The Am?ricao and Republi
can members of the Legislature held a caucus this
evening. At 7 o’clock the body was called to order and
organized by the peleotien of the following officers:
President, Andrew Gregg, sonator from the Twelfth
district | B«cratarie«, 0. !\ Itam'doll, repreaenUtiTe
from Venaogo, and J. 11. Foater, iQpreaentatira from
Alleghany.
The caucus then proceedod \o make & uonjiofcUon
'With the following result:
Ist ballot. 2d ballot. 3*l ballot.
....21 34 69
lO 18 11
lltmrferson,....,l4 10 7
Slifnr.
Ftrutber*,,
4 Cochran,.
’ Taggart, ,
- fif’.nther..
, Waiters!.
8 6
8 0.
fU. ?
4...: d.
4 1
Mr. Slifer wib deoltiel to be the nominee, and tho
•atomisation w*rf made unanimous, nod the oaucu*
I‘bc f?o*t OJiice Department.
' WABHiftaroH, Jaa, 14 —Tbp Postmaster Qeqeral, in
reply to a resolution passed by the Senate, Inquiring
whether the department can pe self-sustaining, says
that In no esse has the *xlstiog eerrlce been railed to
a higher (rfade, or mere frequent mails been granted,
than the Imeued growth and buAlneßS of the cities
and settlements through whioh they pus seemed fairly
entitled to, It !• evident that by a uiminution of the
ierviO“, the seltauatafuiug of the department can un
questionably be secured But >t is wo'tby of mocb
cona'deration, whether tbatweuld not leave th<* mere
skeleton of a postal saryice cornmenpuraie with neither
the business nor the sooiai wants or the c country.
The Postmaster General state* that under the postage
law of 1845, the revenues and expenditures were about
equal. Bioce the pawage of the law of 1851 Bxlng'he
f resent rates, the expenditures have been regularly and
argely increasing These fatts obviously suggest that
if Congress is to make tfce department self-sustaining,
the surest of doing so would be $ return to the
Jaw cf 1845, and establish five cents postage for dia
tincee under, and ten cents for dit-taoces over three
thtu aid miles. Hence he favors the bill introduced
in the Senate at a former session This, together with
the amendments which he has already suggested In re
gard to the mode of inviting proposals for carrying the
mills, nod the substitution of pottage stamp* for the
ranking privilege, would render tho department self
sustaining in what relstsn to its regular and proper
operations. Two set* cf service were called Into exist
ence in consequence of the necessities of the State—one
the Paoifio route, the other 'he great overlaud route to
California. The former, deauoting postages, will
cost $3lO 586 por annum.' The la'ter, when the Halt
Lake line is added, will co«t $1,500,000, for which
there will not probably be sufficient postage revenue to
pay
Further from Hle\ico.
REPI/SRS TO MSTKN TO KOHI.RIi’ COJfMIS'
Nkw Orj.kan3, Jin. 13.—Advices from Vera Crur. to
th* 9th lust, state that President Junrea lad refused
to listen to the ircprsltions made by commissioners
cent by Gen. Bobles
Gen Kulosga befopo Jifs fall from power, had ap-
f troved of the propositions made by France i»od Kpg,
and for the 'settlement of the Spanish difficulties, aad
Spain had agreed to the reference
The United States sloop-of-war Saratoga was at Saorl
«pl0f».
Later from IfavQua.
New Orlvaks. Jan. 13.—The Empire CMy, from Ha
vana, Is below, with dutss to the 10th met.
COMSRROJAL INTBLLIGRNCB —'art) dull at 0#
rials; stock Id port, 27 000 boxes Corn ia steady
liird, inkogs. 17£. Exchanges are advancing ; bills
on London, 13# per cent j on New York, 3# do.
Further from Ifavnim.
OiUSl.euton, Jan 14 —The steamship Isabel has ar
rived with n&yaoa dates jo phe Bth lost
The slave trade is carrlel on with great activity in
Cuba. Two thonsaod negroes are reported as recontly
landed
An extensive system or smuggling lard, in packages
represented as (on'alning potatoes, has been discovered.
Ao Order bill coon be issued requiring cargoes to be
oertifiod toby the Spanish consul* ‘
Tlio Kansas War.
Bt Loots, Jan. 34 A special messenger from Go
vernor MftWry. or Kaasn«, to Governor Btewart, arrived
at’Jefferson oity yesterday, who reports that Mont
gomery was fortifying his position near the Missouri
line; that the United States troops had been sent to
that vicinity, and volunteers vrero b-lng raised as ra*
piilv as possible. Six hundred markets passed through
Jefferson city on Wednesday, for Kansas
Later from Salt Lake.
Pt. Lours, Jan. J 4 —The Sait Lako mail reached St,
Josiphs on the 9th instant.
Tbo District Oonrt met on the 17th nit.
- Mach excitement prevailed in the oitr, growing out
of the myrferions disappearance of a dear and dumb
boy The Saints are charged with foul play in con
nection with the affair.
The Florida Indians
CHARI, rstoh, Jan 11.—The brings ad
victs from Tampa Bay to the Bth lint.
The Pen uvular of the Sth states fb&t Colonel Rec
tor arrived on th* Otb, with a «*<*l«gatioo of Western
Sem’uolee, and is to make a last effort to effect the re
moval of the Florida Indians.
The Cuba Telegraph Line.
SiVANXAH, Jao. 34.—The Barann'h and Cuba Tele
grajh Company has commenced planting their point in
this eity. The extension of the line through Boath
wvsiorn Georgia to Fernandina, Florida, will be rushed
through.
Vphsols of War at Sacrificing.
jNKW ORUUNB Jao. 13.—Tetters from Vera Cruz
reoeind br the Tennessee, state that there were Uve
French, four Spanish, and three English vessels of war
Buttoned at Bacrifloios at the latest dates.
'Steamship America Outward Hound.
llAL.’Fix, Jan 14—The steamship America, from
Boston, arrived at 7# o’clock this morning, and sailed
again for Liverpool at 9 o’clock.
Markets by Telegraph,
Baltimore, January 14. —Flour firmer but unchanged.
Wheat better; white $1 OOtfDl GO, red $1.33. Corn
study; yellow 77, white 75 Provision* quiet, and quo
tation! nncbaoged. Ohio whiskey held at 27c
New Orleans, January 13 —Balea of Cotton, to-dsy,
14,000 bald. Thn gtcimar’s nd»ic a s had no effect upon
thß ralrket, and quotations are uncharged Corn has
a/tvaateJ to $1 150. Whiskey—Rectified 2»#. Lard
10«
Uimi.EKTON, Jan. 34 —Cotton depressed ; sales of
900 baba
Bavaniah, Jan. 14 —Cotton—Bales of 760 bales to
day. The foreign s‘oamer’B news caused greater firm*
new, an! there in a better feeling in the market;
mlddlhgi arequotod at ll#fl>ll#o
From California,
fPur Overland Mail j
St Lons. Jan. 14.—The overland mail from Cali
fornia on the 20th nit. has arrived. She brings no
through pissengers.
There B no way news of importance, and the advices
from CallLmia have been anticipated by steamer.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 12—At
market, 828 Cattle, 760 Beeves, and 78 Stn*es~cousist
iogof wr/king Oxen. Cows. and one, two and three
years old Prices—Market Beef, extra $7 25®7 60; Ist
qua Ity, C.6o«ii7 { 2d quality, 75 50 ; 3d quality, $5 ; or*
dluavy, $< Working Oxen—None. Cows and Ca1ve5!!28.40f1i21.67
!!28.40fli2l.67 Yearling*— Nono. TwoyearsoM—s2o©
!;24', Tbpe years old—?2stf3o. Sheep and Lambs—
-2,240 At tmrket. Prices In lots. $2, $2 60a3 25 each.
Extra. ftfflffO 60. Hides lb. Tallow r,ua
7c lb. Pelts $1 26cs 1.60 each. Calf-skins 12®13c
V ?h.
Xokjdwlkdqmisnt.— Tlio undorsignoti ac
knowledge the tecelptof five dollars from ‘*A Mrauger”
for the Kansas MUuUmary. Riosaxd Nmwtok.
THE CITY.
IMUBHMBNTB THIS SVBNING
AOADIMT of Mosto.—“LeNozze dl Figaro.”
Mt». D V BOWXXS' TSSATM.—
u Woman's Heart The Beacon of Death.”
WnsATLirr & Olaxkb’s Asob-stbbst Thuavkv.
*• Oor American Oomia”—“Robinson CruHoe and his
Man Friday.”
Watiosai. Otnoofl —“Lent’s Circus Company.”—
“ Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Acrobatic feats ”
Sanford’s opkma Houbb.—Ethiopian Entertain*
incuts
AaußMßi.r TiniLoiKOS.—Signor Blit*.
Mcsioxl Fohi> Uali.— This Afternoon.—The Ger
mania Society Rehearsal.
Miraculous Escape from A Large Fire*—
The alarm o'f Ore about 7 o’e'ook la*t evening was
cutised by a (ire at the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
which is situated on the north side of Chestnut street,
west of Eighteenth ; And had it not been for the timely
discovery, which rendered its suporession an easy mat
ter,.there would have occurred the largest and most
destructive,fire that has taken place in our city for
years The fire Is attributed ent ; rely to the culpable
negligenco of those who constructed the heater, from
which it originated. The trimmers and joists were
completely charred, and the process of charring has
doubtless been going on ever since the church was
built. Around * the fnrn&ce was piled a quan
tity or shavings and refuse lumber which,
if it had become fairly ignited, would have
rendered the destruction of the church and the
surrounding princely mansions inevitable. A bene
volent association of ladies conneite’ with the church
held a meeting there yesterday afternoon, and it was
designed to hold a prayer meeting there in the evening.
About quarter to seven o’clock a little girl (the daugh
ter of the sexton) went in t~> see if everything was
right, and war surprised to fiud the church filled with
smoke S*e quickly notifi s d her father of the fact, who
immediately entered the church with several policemen
and gentlemen In that vcinity, and succeeded in ex
tinguishing tbe flames, which had ju«t come through
the floor, before the fire companies arrived on the
ground Our readers will donbtie'R remember thafthe
abore church ha* one of the highest steeples in this
city ; and if the fire bad got fairly started, it would not
only have destroyed a large amount of valuable pro
perty, bat would probably have caused the death of
intny-of our citizens ,
In returning from th*s fire, we learn, from a relia
ble source, an unprovoked attack was made by the
flh lllar Uoee Company on tbe house of Mr. Staocliff.
Several bricks, it is stated were thrown through the
w'ndorr; and a 1! this, it appears, alongside of a police
station Where were the police, and why are sach
disgraceful proceedings allowed to take place with im
punity ?
At a special meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Tenth Section of tb<* First School Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, held yesterday, tbe following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased God in bis inscrutable wis
dom to strike from our mld9t our well-beloved associ
ate and president, Benjaniin Gaskill, whose practical
attention to the danse ot education for a period of over
twenty years has endeared him to the hearts of all who
are interested lathe publicsohools of the city of Phila
delphia: therefore, bo Jt
ResolreU, That the members of this Boa'd express
their high sense and aupreciation of the wisdom, ur
banity, Impartiality, and spotless honor of our late
president, Benjamin Gaskill.
Resolved, That his early demise has deprived us of
one who, by his courteous maonors, well-tempered zeal,
snd active energy as a direotor, contributed in an emi
nent degree to the advancement of tho cause of publie
school education.
Resolved, That we hereby tender to the family of the
deceased our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in the loss
they have sustained, and that, as a mark of the senti
meutsof high regard and esteem entertained by us toward
him as an honorable and upright citizen, and as some
acknowledgment of the services rendered by him to tbe
public reboots of this Section, it is hereby directed that
tho schools of this Section be e'osed on"h% day er his
burial, and that this Board attend his funeral in abody,
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be con
veyed to the family of the deceased, and thqt the pro
ceedings of this meeting be published.
The Case of Patrick Lociue.—Tho case
of this unfortunate mau is exciting a good deal of at
tention, aud has had the effect of bringing out certain
statements which will doubtless interest many of our
readers The Ev ning Bulletin Bays: “We had an
interview, this morning, with Dr Smith, one of the
physicians of the Moy&measlng prison. Dr. 8. assures
us thsf the rfitcers of the prison feol much aggrieved
at the yrrdicf of the coron r’s jury in the oaseof Lngue,
which sets forth that hie death was the result of cold
taken In prison through expoflu e. Dr. Smith says that
Logue was suffering with a bronchial affection when
admitted to the prison, and that while there he received
the attention which his oase demanded. He had a
prisoner in the cell with him as a nurse, and when be
was Anally hailed out he deotared that he had been well
treated while in eonflnement He also requested Dr.
Smith to continue to attend him, which Dr. 6 declined
to do Dr. B. says the cells are heated with hot air,
and that no steam can get into them from tho heatioj l
apparatus. The Ares are never suffered to go oat, am
tbe prisoner can regulate the temperature of the air in
his cell by meaos ot tbe register and the window, both
of whioh he cad open or shut at pleasure Net the least
extraordinary part of the affair is that the verdict was
formed without hearing the evidence ofa solitary person
fromthe prison.”
■ A Youtiifui. Rooue. —A short time since
an Italian lad, aged fifteen vea'S. appeared at tbe resi
dence of Commodore Bead. In Clinton street, and
stated that he was in great distieia. The lad, who
was almorft destitute of clothiog stated that his name
wss Felice Greaobi, ard tkat be had a wealthy father
residing in Leghorn. Mrs. Reed became deeply interest
ed in tho boy’s recital, and took him In and furnished
him with clothing, and offered bira a homo. He had
not been there long, however, before he stole a pocket
bfok snd several «.ther articles which belonged to his
benefactress. Ife was detected, but, after making some
fair promises of amendment, V'ewas forgiven. He after
wards indulged In his thieving propensity, and after fil
ling his trank with olo'hlng he was banded over to Mr.
Sloan, the superintendent of the newsboy’s lodging
house, and shortly after his arrival thsre he robbed
Mrs. Sloan cf $26, aftep whioh be made his escape.
Information was given at* the ceotrtl police station,
and on Thursday evening Lieut. Henderson arrested the
rascal. Upon searching his trunk, a piece of black
cloth, which he acknowledged ts belonging to Mrs.
Reed, was found} also a gold th mble and several or
naments. the properly of his benefactress. The un
grateful rogue was sent to the bouse of refuge yeaterdqy
raor* Ing. lie bids fair t*> be a follower in * f ho footsteps
of ljis uotorjoqs countryman, C^ucenii.
Uanoeroos Sport.—On Thursday after
noon a serious affray took place at a pigeon-shooting
match whioh came off at Little Bristol In the Twenty
second ward. Among tho participators were two bro
ther*, who reside in the lower part of Germantown.
4t between tho two
brothers for some time part, and owing to some disa
greement between ttjem tbe shooting matsh« they
went |o work to fettle old scores, faring the t coAlo rue
brother struck the other and broke his nose, which so
enraged the Injured man,* that he seized a gun and
struck the other a blow with the weapon, injuring him
very severely, and breaking ibe gun. After this, one
nf them B' Iz«d a loaded gun and attempted to shoot his
brother with it, but he was preventing from executing
his murderous design. Tbe affair took place outside of
the poifee limits, and consequently no arrests tyero
ifiadtt.
Murderous Attack.— John H. Parker and
Elizabeth Elliot, both colored individna's, were taken
before Alderman Femington yesterday morning, charged
with having been engaged Id a fight on Thursday even
ing at a house in Bedford street, below Eighth, baring
the fight, Elizabeth struck John on the head with &
pitcher, cutting an artery. The latter bled freely, apd
he war taken to the Secood'llatrict station house in an
joeenpible condition. Dr, Benner was called In and
dressed the wounds. Alter the hearing they were both
sent to prison.
Assault and Battery.—A man named Ed
ward Quinn has been held to bail by Alderman Elliot.' of
Fraokfrrd, to answer the oharge of assaulting Dennis
McAvoy with a loaded club. It seems the two were
passing along th* Main street, when Quinn commancod
tantalizing McAvoy. McAvoy proposed to “ fight it
oht,” when Quinn drew the club from hU coat-sleovo
and committed the assault. McAvgy’a hold wq.9 badly
cat, a«d he had sftveu-.l or Ulb teeth knocked out by the
blows inflicted.
Ooumittai. op “ Bid CnuoKß.”—Thomas
W. North, alias “ Big Ohucks,” was arrested on
Thursday last, on the charge of committing ao assault
aud battery on an officer of the Second police district.
The officer rapped’ Chucks” oyer the head with his
“ billy,” and Chucks ” waa afterwards sent below in
defanlt or bail. This fellow la a slippery customer, and
although sent below very frequently, he never seems
to remain long under lock and key.
Housed— Yosterday afternoon the Fair
mount Fire Company housed their ’•crab,” at their
house, on Ridge aveuue, above Wood street. The crab
has been handsomely repainted by ore qf their mem
bers, ybohft* never'received any instruction in the art
of painting. The frontispiece is embellished with a
noble bull; tho back locker with an American eagle,
bearing a Bcroll with the date of institution of the
company, and tl\e side panels are decorated with white
swans.
Boy Ron (Jyoa.—A boy named Midhael
Hayes was ran over about three o’ci ok yesterday after
noon, by car No. 27, of the West Philadelphia Passen
ger Railroad. The accident occurred at Fifth and
Market streets. Tho boy was very severely bruitied by
the car’pasaingover him, and was taken to the Hospital.
Serious Accident.—A boy named Ellwooi
Hoe, aged aboqt seven years, had bis right arm torn ctf
J&jjt eyopiogj by a sausage.paitiog machine, which was
yorkpd by horse power. The ao *ident occurred at Kiog
sesßing, Twenty.fourth ward. The boy was taken to the
residence of his parents.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
The Money Market*
Philadslpika, January 14,1869,
There was littlo or no animation in the stock market
to day, but prices were welt maintained. Roading Rui\
road ft hare* declined owing to a pleasure of stock on
the market At tho decline, however, there waa more
eagernoss manifested to purchase than to sell. The bears
are eudeavoring to break down the market, bnt there
is no probability of any success on their part. Every*
where, throughout the country, we hear of a steady
improvement in business, Indicating a rapid return of
prosperity. The bears have had their day, and reaped
a rich harvest, and the turning tide favors the bulMc
terest; And it would not surprise ua to see a rapid riso,
In a short time, in stock-values of every description.
Onreferrlng to thelastiflftuoof Peterson's Counterfeit
Detector) wo fir.d that forty-six new counterfeits hare
been put in clroulatiou since thsir last monthly taue.
Iralay A Bicknell’a Bank-Note Reporter gives a list
of over foply recent counterfeits. The business of coon
ter felting is alarmingly on the mcreaso, aud the amount
of money out of which the producing olai-ea are annu
ally swindled by theße bogus issues must be enormous*
yet there Eeems to be but comparatively few of the
rogues who manufacture and circulate these issues ar
rested and punished. There is t:o much clemency in
our laws in respect to this crimo, and the serious at
tention of our legislators should ba called to this fact,
and they should be urged to correct this great and grow
ing evil, by enaotlng such laws, and visiting the crim e
of counterfeiting with suoh penalties as would make it
of rare occurrence.
The following is the amount of Goal transported on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad during the
week ending Thursday, January 13, 1860:
From Port CArbon......
“ Pottcville
” Schuylkill Haven,
|f Auburn
“ Port C1int0n......
Total Tor week
Previously thia year.
To name time lost year.
A printed circular Just issued from the Mercantile
Agency ofMessrs. B. Douglass fc C.» reports the whole
number of failures in the United States and tbo British
Provinces, In 1858, as follows, compared with the
year 1867 ;
United States
Number of failure*.
And in Canada, JcO.
Total 4,687 6,118
Liabilities $llO 187,671 $200,801,003
The States in which the faUureaiucrefaHed in 1868 are:
Michigan 16 Arkansas......
111in0i5...,,, 78 Alabama.......
Wiscnnn n.... ......88 Mississippi.....
M nnesotn * Territories 27 Tenuersee
Delaware* DisofOol... .20 Texas
Connecticut 23 Noith Carolina
Maryland.
Kentucky
Virgin'n
Georgia.
Oanada West ......93
Canada Ea5t....... 32
Nova Beotia &, New-B. .. 1
allarea d*oreaved 1858 are:
New Hampshire. 33
Ver ront 17
New Jer5ey............ 23
Lonlslaoa 6
Missouri..». t 27
South Carditis 14
Florida... 1
And the States in which :
New York city As 8Ut0.720
Pennsylvania ...171
Ohio 64
Indiana 12
lowa 21
Massacb use tts 232
Rhode Island 9
Maine 20
PHILADELPHIA BTOOK EXCHANGE BALES,
January 14, 1859.
»IPOBTJ6X> BT IiAXLSY, BIOWM, & 00., BAUX-MOTI, STOCK,
AED IXOHAHQB BBOE2BB, MOBTHWBBT OOBMIft THUD
AMO OHBSTXUT STBIST6.
fIEST BOARD.
2100 City 6s 60* 9 Harrisburg 8..b5 58*
600 do 99* 60 Chest Val R.bswn 4
'GO do 69* 27 Beading R 26*
110 do 99* 50 do 26*
6000 do New ••••103* 100 do 20*
1700 do .....103* 100 do 26*
2000 Pa R2d m 65.... 92* 100 do ...... b 5 26*
1009 Blm let tn 7s..ch 71* 100 do cah 26*
2'lCO RealßGd’S6..oh 74* 100 do b 5 26*
600 do 74* 100 do *5 20*
3000 d n 74* 100 do b 5 20*
34 MorCapf inlots.lo9 150 do b 5 26*
89 Pa Biu lota .... 43* 100 do b 6 26*
89 Union Bk,Ten.lt* 99 60 do ...... M 26*
6 do ........b6 69 ICO do b 6 20*
20 Minehill Rln Its. 69 100 do b 5 26*
10 Hearer Men in Its 68 100 do .... -bswn 28*
70 Richmond Gs..b6 10 100 do .... b6wn 26*
11 Germantown (las 60 60 do .... b6wn 26*
22 Lehigh Val 8.... 44*
BETWEEN
IOONPaR
SECOND
ICOO Fa 6a conp..2dy« OS
10) do O&P 93
100 City 6s 99 #
f5OO do S&BBBxlOO#
000 do B 99#
2000 0«m k Am 6s ’TO 84#
2000 Read R 6a ’89.... 743 V
6000 Sch Nar 6s >B2 ..71#
2000 Morrifl Ca 65.... 88#
840 Lebtgh Nar 65... 97#
1000 Lehigh Yal B 6s. 87#
6 Pa B in 10t5..... 43#
45 do .......... 43
2 Farm 4c Meoh Bk 59
60 Girard 8ank..... 12#
2 do 12#
GLOBING PHj.
Bid. Asktd.
U 8 6a >74 104#
Philaffl 09 #lOO
do B 99#1C0
do Now. .103 103#
PennaCs ..93# 94
Beading R 26# 26#
do 8d5>70..84# 86
do Mtg 65’44.93 94
do do >80.74# 74#
Penna R 48 43#
do lstrn 65.. .101
do 2dm 6s. ...92# 92#
Morris Can C0n..49# 60
do Pref K 9 110
SehnylNar 6s >82.71# 72
New York Markets of Yesterday.
Ashes steady and unchanged.
Flour, &o—The Flour market i* a shade firmer:
sales 0,000 bble at $4 60ff14.76 for superfine State; $5 25
«®S.GO for extra do; ss.3<J®s 75 for common to good ex*
tra Western, and for roand hoop Ohio
Canada Floor is also better, with sjles of 300 bbls at
$5 80®6.76* for common to choice extra There is no
change In Buckwheat or Bye Floor.
Grain —The Wheat marked is very firm but quiet;
sales small. Corn Is again better, with sales cf 10,000
boB at 81 ©B4c for mixed Western.
Oats are buoyant at 54©01ofor Slate, Western, and
Canadian. Bye continues firmer, with sales of 3,000
line North River at 80e.
Provisions —The Pork market le firmer; sales 200
bbls at $17©17.12f0r old Mess: $l7 62 % for new do,
and $l3 12®13 25 for Prime.
Beef is doll and unchanged. Bacon steady; sales of
69 boxes long middles at B#c. Cut Meats dull and
nominrl. Lard la firm bnt quiet: sales 200 bb!s at 11#
©ll#e for prime. Batter and Cheese steady and un
changed.
Whibksy firmer; sales 100 bbls at 27©27#0.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Jam. 14.
FIRST BOARD.
8500 U 8 6s ’6B 111
30001 eon St 6s ’oo 01 #
10000 do 91#
|4OOO do sS 91#
4000 Missouri 6s 86#
6000 do 's3o 86#
6000 Cal St 7s N Bd SC*
60000 Brooklyn W L 100#
6000 Erie RBJmt’B3 76
10000 Eneßbds’76 40 •
3000 Erie Rconr ’7l 41
5000 do 40
4000 Hudson Istmt 104#
2000 do 3d mt 76#
' 2000 N la Ist mt 861.'
6000 111 Cen bds bCO 89
26000 do 89
600 do 80#
1000 111 Preeland bds 89#
1000 T Haute & A 1 2d 44
SOOOLaO&MLG 26
10 Merchants’ Bk 110#
162 Bk of Commerce 100#
6 Continental Bk 101
12 ~anton Company 20#
100 Penna Coal Co 83#
25 Pacific Mail S S 91
200 do eOO go#
57 NY Cent R Bi#:
100 do 85#
$5O do slO hs#
100 do e’6 86#
450 do s3O 85#
530 do bS(J 85#
60 do M 0 8 #
950 do S 3 85#
BBOOND :
1Q0077 9 6s ’62 102
4000 Missouri Bi 86#
40C0 Mich 8 S F’d 74#
5000 LaO 4MLG 21#
1000 Goshen £ bds 76#
503 IlUnoie Cen bds 89#
2000 Hudson R 3d rat 76#
450 Ohio & R I bds 60#
100 do *3O 60#
20 Pacific Mail Co 91
50 do £6O 90#
100 do 91#
600 NY Central 85#
350 do 86
100 do b3O 86
550 Erie R 10
CLOSING
[Bbfortbd BY n
Erie B 35 ©l6#
Reading B 52#©63 ;
NY Central R 80 ©B6# |
Michigan SB 21 ©2l #1
Illinois Oent R 70 a7n#l
CITY ITEMS.
Lecture on Mercantile Law.—A. lecture of
Interest to business men was delivered last evening at
Bryant Sc Btratton*s Mercantile College *by Samuel O.
Perkins, Esq The subject of the lecture wee “ Mer
cantile Law,” acd In its treatment the leotorer deve
loped xnnoy points of importance to merchants, or
whom quite a large number were in attendance.
A contract was, by the speaker, defined to be an
agreement upon sufficient consideration to do, or not to
do, a particular .thing. And as the law of contracts
was not confined to merchants merely, bat had, he
might Bay, a universal application, all men were more
or leas interested in the subject This definition, how*
ever, had three divisions; first, an agreemejit; second
acoim'derarton; and third, a rAtng- to be done or omit*
ted Contracts, moreover, were either by record, or
they were syc iai or simple.
The evidence necessary to prove the execution and
delivery of a deed was clearly defined The considera
tion waa always implied in sea cd Instruments; in all
others, except promissory notes and bills of exchange,
it mast be proved A man had no legal right to deny
what he had once stated to be trne in a scaled instru
ment A deed was a more solemn form of contract
than any other, and, consequently, extioguished all
other agreements relating to the same su'jeot matter.
Simple contracts wore of meat consequenoe, becau«e
more general. These were either written or verbal
If a contraot waa in wri tirg, it excluded all verbal un
derstandings; although if the meaning of a contract
was not plain, evidence could be admitted in explana
tion. A contract made m another State wonld be go
vorned by the laws of the State in which it is mad».
Thus, if a promissory note,'made in New York, be sued
out In Pennsylvania, the holder wonld be allowed to
recover seven percent. Interest. Contracts were either
executed or executory. When goods wore sold, paid
for, and delivered, the contract was executed ; if a me
chanic agreed to build a house, nntil the house was
built the contract was executory. Furthermore, con
tracts were express or implied Express, when the
terms were plain and direct; implied, when the terms
weie only inferred..
The lecture elicited the closest attention throughout
its delivery.
Services vor tab Poor.—With tho double
object of spreading the Gospel and raising means for
the relief of the poor, the following services have been
announced to take place to morrow: In tho First Asso
ciate Presbyterian Church, corner of Broad and Lom
bard streets, there will bo preaching by the Rev Fran
cis Chuicb, te-morrow evening at 7)g o’clock; in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Spruce strott, below Sixth,
there vill be a sermon preached by Bev J. Gordon
fifaxwoll, to-Thorrow evening at the same hour; and in
the afternoon, at 3% o’clock, there will be preaching
services at the American Mechanics’ Hall northeast
corner of Fourth ami George ftreets, by the Rev. Dr
Stork, assisted by his son and Rev. John Street. Col
lections will be taken after each of these services, in
behalf of the Home Missionary Society, the fonds ol
which, as we yesterday stated, have been well nigh ex
hausted by the demands upon the treasury, caused by
the late severe weather.
Noonday Prayer-meetings.—Those meetings
Are still kept up with unabated interest. In accord
ance with an eatabliahed rule, the last half hour to-day
will be devoted especially to prayer in behalf of Sab
bath school superintendents, teachers, and scholars
All interested in the Bftbbath*Bchool cause are expected
to be present.
Services Resumed —We have been requested
to state that the preaching service* of the Rev. J. U
Stockton, D. D.—interrupted by that gentleman’s ab
sence from the city—will be resumed at the Assembly
Buildings, Tenth and Chestnut streets, to-morrow
morning.
Free Preaching will bo held at the large room
of Jayne’s Hall to-morrow evening, at 7% o’clock, by
Professor William Morris.
Good Confectionery —Tho steady demand for
tho fine confectionery manufactured and sold by Messrs
E.G-. Whitman & Oo , Second street, below Chestnut
is unabated. Orders are pouring in from all quarters
and our citizens who know anything about confec
tionery at all know that for excellence,in point of ,lch
ness And purity, Whitman’s confectionery can safely
challenge the world.
E. W. Carryl, No. 714 Chestnut street, offers a
stock of housekeeping articles unsurpassed in its com
pleteness. Tho good taste and great variety displayed
In the thousands ol useful articles he oilers lenders his
establishment one of the most noted in this city.
Mr. Sargent’s Orders for Tuning Pianos
will, in future, be received according to aivertisement
In Plano oolumn. Mr. 8. is the only independent
tuner (that is, independent of any factory or music
store) in this city; has hai twelve years constant
practice, seven of which with the celebrated Piano*
forte manufacturers, HaMet, Baris fc Oo , of Boston, at
their factory, where ail pianos (15 to 25 per week) had
to pass tbrongh bit hands for Jinishwg tuning, prior to
their delivery. He was also employed to tnoe the
pianos for the Grand Concerts aud Soirees of Gustav
Batter, (now of Ihlsoity,) Win Mason, aud L. M Qott
schaik, duriog their visit* to Boston; a trust cotfided
only to the most skilful and roliable tuner, and ought
certainly to Inspire confidence in his ability to do jus
tice in ordinary cases. Mr. 8., therefore, respectfully
submltß tho above facts for tho consideration of all in
forested, and hopes to roceire the encouragement of
those in whose sight they meet with favor. Names of
well-known residents of this city, whom he has served,
may bo seen at the store of Wtn. (I. Mason, where his
criers are received (see advertisement alluded to) and
certificates of recommendation may be obtained.
We invite the attention of persons. Af
flicted with bad or decaying teeth to the Card of Wm.
0 Eastlaok la another oolumn. Mr. E , although a
young man, by dint of application, coupled with great
natural ab'lily, has already earned an enviable reputa
tion, both In the Burgicat and mechanical departments
of his profession. No one examining his specimens
(whloh by-tho-by are not purchased or borrowed !} can
fail to perceive, at once, the exquisite finish of his work
and its dose resemblance to nature. By the kid of gal-
Tous. Cwt.
7,907 07
16,*43 11
103,681 09
179,125 00
152,104 07
vanUra, the nerres of the teeth, are extracted bodily
without pain, (no humbug.) thus destroying the cowl*
WIHj of fotare .offerlrg, t a i preyßdtj.g the ntcwnri
loss of the tooth itself. Mr. X .’a terms are reiioQibfe
varying with tho quality of the work required mid the
ability of his patients.
To Whom It Mat Concern.—One of thd ad*
vantages of the lairs of thia BUte'. permitting females
to hold property anddepwitmoniei in their own names,
was strikingly shown fo a recent occurrence which took
place at the Franklin Saving Fund:
A fetes'e, whose prospect of brighter days had been
btighled by the infomperancs of her husband, and who
instinctively felt the hour, was a-proachlng when she
would bp cal'ed upon to give decent burial to hisbodp,
already broken down by dissipation, and shattered by
disease, opened an account In the Franklin Baring
Fond, and by the wise cxero'se of a prudent economy,
forced upon her by her peculiar eircuaurtauees, shesoon
was enabled to; nurse the first dollar to an amount ex
ceeding one hundred dollars.
"We happened to he a gratified spectator of the inei
ent of her making the flret draft upon the deposit so
wisely made—a draft ceiled for by the sad doty whfch
she so long had feared. I n the hour of her widowhoed
and woe, she was enabled to pay the last ea I rites of
humanity to the partner of her bosom, and thus happi
ly, without the sacrifice of her pride, whieh must hare
resulted, if she had had to depend upon the eharity of
others for the performance of this melancholy trait.
The Gallic Cock Crows and the British
Lioh Roars !—Uncle Bam is menaced by these two Pow*
ers. if he attempts to place his ponderous paws on the
“Queen of the Antilles.*’ Old Fogy Spain blusters,
and, like mine Uncle Toby, swears lustily by hearen
such things shall not he; meanwhile, “Oldßuck,**
with his immense constituency, continues to pursue the
even tenor of their way, and wear, as hitherto, the ele
gant American styles of Winter Clothing gotten up by
E.H. Eldndge, the proprietor of the “Old Franklin
Dali Clothing Emporium,’' No. 321 Chestnut streets
Stf
BOARD.
2 Girard Bank 12*
8 do 12*
100 do 12 *
6 Washington Gas.. 23
25 do 23
14 LeWgh Val R.... 44*-
100 Sch Nav prf,...b5 18$
13 do 18*
28 do 18*
19 Otmden Sc Am.... 114
101 Beadingß...bswn 26*
100 do 26*
100 do b 5 26*
50 do ...... b& 26*
100 Banbury Sc B R.ss 18*
JIB—STEADY,
Bid. Ashed
Bob Navlmp 65..74* 75
Bch Nar Stock...lo 10*
do Pref......18* 18*
Wrasp’t AEImR. 9* 10
do 7slßtmtg7l 71*
do 2d... 56 67
Long 151and......11* 31*
Girard Bank 12* 12*
LehOoal A Nav.. .49* 60
Lehigh Scrip 27* 28
N Pen&a R 8* 9
do 6s 63* 64y
New Creek * *
Catawissa R...". 5* 6
Lehigh Zinc 1 1*
“All Right! Dr Sautt.”—De. Sauty, the
great mysterious Be Bauty, still remains at the Cyrus
station of telegraph, with sereral assiet.
auts, who, by night an-} by day! are watching for
“ signals,” “broken currents,” “unintelligible trans
missions,” and all tnat soit o' thing About the best
thing Be-Bauty can do is to drop his iu«ff«etnal wire -
working and come on to Philadelphia wbe’ebecanbe
free from anxiety, and enjoy the luxury of wearing sueh
elegmt garment* as are made at the Brown itone Cloth
ing Wall of Kockbill Sc Wilson, Nos. 603 and 606 Chestnut
street, above Sixth.
HOUSEKEEPERS AMD THOSE ABOUT COMMENCING
housekeeping, will find a full assortment of house, fur-
Bisbing goods at the n»w Rcnso-furnUhing Btore, S. W.
corner of Second and Bock streets.
N 11—Tho omnibuses and cam land their
near the store. B. s. Vabkos Sc Co.
Wb desire to call attention to the Advrr
t'eemeot of Mr. George Whiteley, wine and liquor mer
chant No. 136 South Front street. Mr. W.»s importa
tions are ot the very eholce-t brands, and his stoek at
present is a large one.
Itwonld seem necessary that one should wsai the
elegant end becoming styles or Granville Btokes, the
fashionable clothier, No. 6C7 Chestnut street. G. S.
has. in his palatial establishment probably the finest
assortment of ready-made clothing iotbevorld. The
readers of TAe Press should call and examine for
themselves.
11 Erie Railroad 16
1&0 do bCO 16
50 do 15*
100 do 1.6916*
950 do b&O 15*
50 do b3015*
35 do 15*
900 Reading R slO f 3
500 do 53 V
400 do • 53
200 do slO 62*
200 do 62*
50 Mioh Central R 62*
150 do bOO 52*
50 do b3O 62*
100 Mich 8 Sc N la 01
ICO do b 4 21
100 do b3O 21
80 Mich S R goar 48*
100 Panama It 119*
2 0 do 160117
’ 107 do 117
: 350 Illinois Cenß 70
160 Co 70*
: «0 do 130 69*
10 Clev Sc P.tUb R 9*
|lOO Gal Sc Chioß 71*
•|6OO do a6O 71*
201 do 71*
’lOO do 77*
055 Cler Sc Toledo R .'2*
250 Ghto Sc Bock I 00*
100 do b3O 60*
100 do 60 *
20 Indianapolis Sc Oin 50
40 Del Lack Sc W R 60
BOARD.
100 Hudson River R 35*
93 Harlem R 13*
100 Harlem R pref 38
160 do S3O 88
80 do 38*
100 Beading B 53
•100 do 62*
600 do ' 62*
950 Mich S A N la 21
200 do b 39 21
500 Mich 8 gnar 48*
160 Panama R 117
100 Illinois Cent R 70*
200 do 70
100 ,do *6O 69*
60 Cley Sc Tol R 32*
j rmoiß.
. Tolahd Sc Son j
Great Reduction-White Hall Clothing.—Ob
the Ist of Jaouary we reduced,'a* Is our usual custom,
every article la our house, in order to dose our fall aid
winter stock. Those who s'udy economy, now is their
time to buy. Our stock is heavy, well assorted, and
at very low prices, especially in overe'.ets, thick, begy,
and warm—well suited to this.present nipping, cold
westher. White HiU, S.W. corner of FOURTH ard
MARKET Streets. ja26-2t*
Liver Complaints.—Dr. McLane’ft Celebrated
LIVER PILLS —This great remedy for Liver Com
plaints, Bilious Derangements, Sick Heaiache, Byspep
sla, acd all kindred compl&inlß. Bold by all respectable
Druggists jal&stnAth-lm
Are Yon Suffering from a Severe .Cold 7—la
ycur rest disturbed by an ibcessant cough T Have you
a difficulty of breathing, accompanied by pains In the
chest, and, especially towards evenlrg, a slight favor
with palpitation of the heart, dirorder of the digestive
system, and eoplens expecioiatioo ? If you have any
of those symptoms* use DR HOOFLANDM BALSAMIC
OORBIAL, in conjunction with the GERMAN BITTERS
of the fame eminent physician, and yon will assuredly
find relief; If yon nr gleet the means of cure pointed
out, yon may speedily fied yourself on a sick bed, and
beyond medical aid. ' b
Prepared only by Dr C. M. JACKSON, No. 418 Arch
street, Philadelphia, and for sale by Druggists and Store
keepers in every town and village in the United States
and Canadas. Price 76 eents per bottle. It
Farrel, Herring, 8c Co., sell mere Safes than
all others in the trade. And why so ? Tha reason is,
because the public h&ve.from experience, faith in their
security from midnight robbers; and, should a fire ce
car, their books and valuables are sure to, be found In
excellent preservation. jal2 if
Late Fire at Dnbuqoe, lowa.—Dubuque, Jan.
2,1859. MESSRS. HERRING Sc CO—Gents: lam
requested by Mr. T. A; C-Cochrane of this place, to
sty to yon that, on tbe morning of tbe 4th ultin o,
about 3 o’clock, his store took fire, and the entire stock
of gouda waa destroyed. Thi beat become, so suddenly
Intense that none ot. tbe goods could possibly be sayed;
but fortunately hts books end papers, which were i&'tme
or your CHAMPION SAFES, w'ero all preserved perfect
ly. And well niay they be called Champion, for doting
the whole conflagration there wsb incessant pouring of
flame directly upon the Safe whieh contained them.
4nd still, upon openlog it,'the inside waa fonnd to be
scarcely warm, while the outside was most severely
scorched. Yours, Ara’y,
; I Can ton Co 20 <s2o*
jtiarlemß 1 *<z>l3*
{Hudson R 35*2)36*
jCler & Tol R S3* ©32*
’1 Market tfrm_ r
HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION FIRE AND
BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES, with HALL’S PATENT
POR DKR.PROOF LOCKS, 6(frrd the greatest Keen,it/
of soy Safe in the world. Also, DWELLING HOUSE
SAFES, of elegant workmanship 'and Snißh,'for plate,
FARES!,, HERRING, & CO.,'
130 WALNUT Street.
A New Article for the Hair*
PHALON & SON’S COCOINK
is the best and cheapest artic’e for the hair. For pre
serving, beautifying, and restoring the hair, tha most
perfi ct ha'r-dreßaing ever offered to the public Sold
at 517, 497, and 197 Broadway, and by all Druggists and
Fancy-Goods Dealers Pint bottles'so cei.ts; half-pints,
25 cents. Inquire for Pbalon Sc Son's Cocoino. Be
ware of counterfeits.
T B. PETERSON A BROTHERS; 306 CHESTNUT
Street, Wholesale /gents. jal4-ti
Saving Fnud.—Five Per Cent. Interest*—
NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST COMPANY, WALNUT
Street, S. W. corner, THIRD, Philadelphia. Money
received in any sub, large or small, and interest paid
from the day of deposit to the day of withdrawal.
Money is received and payments made daily, without
notice. The investments' are made in Real Estate,
Mortgages, Ground Rents, and rueh first-class securi
ties as the cha ter requires. Office hours from 9 o'clock
in the morning nntil 5 o’clock in the afternoon and on
Monday and Thursday evenings until 8 o’clock, fed
Together with all tke trimmings appertaining to the
Onrtain trade.
Owing to the lateness of the season, we will elose out
our heavy Curtains at greatly reduced rates. Curtains
cut, mafe, and put up, lower than prfees elsewhere
a Iso, White Lace and Muslin Curtains of every descrip
tion, bought at auction, and selling at half the usual
price. Window Shades, Gold Bordered, Landscape,
Gothic, Fresco, Plain Linen, and Oil Cloth, at whole
sale and retail.
Grover Je Baker's Celebrated Family Sewing
MACHINES.
These Machines eew from two spools, and form a
seam, of unequalled strength, beauty, and elasticity,
which will not rip r evcn if every fourth stitch be cut.
They are unquestionably the best in the market for
family use. 1
0016-tf ID*SBHD VOW l OIWOULIB. -HI
Une-Frlc© Clothing «( the Latest Styles, and
aside in the best manner, expressly for kitiil suss.
Remark our lowest selling prices In plaix noosia
jo each article. All goods made to order are warranted
satisfactory, and our oxt-raioa bybtsx is strictly ad
hered to. We beilere this to be the only fair wsy of
dealing, as thereby all are treated alike.
JONXB & 00.,
*O4 MABKIT 6tr*«t.
#5O, #5O, #5O, 350, #5O, #5O, #3O, #3o.
■SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES.—PRICES RE
DUCED.—A new and elegant Family Sewing Ma
chine for $6O, and the general scale of prices greatly
reduced. All who want a substantial, simple, and re
liable Sewing Machine, which haa an established repu
tation for doing the very best work on every kind of
material, are invited to oall at our office and examine
the new machines, at the redncod prices. They can
not fail to be satisfied. I. M. SINGER & CO.,
no2-tJM No. AM CHESTNUT Street.
Burnett's Coconino.—
A single application renders the hair—no matter how
stiff and dry—soft and glossy lor several days. It is
THB BIST AND CbBAPIST HAIR DRSBBIRO IN TUB
World. HAZZARD CO., Twelfth and Chestnut Sts.
Sole Agent. For sale by dealers generally, at 60 cts per
bottle nolO-tf
Dyspepsia. —There'la probably no disease
which experience has so amply proved to be remedia
ble by the PERUVIAN SYRUP as Dyspepsia. The
most inveterate forms of this disease have been com
pletely cured by this medicine, as ample testimony of
some of our first citizens proves.
For sale lu this city by I. Brown, corner Fifth and
Chestnut, and Ha&s&rd At Co., corner Twelfth and
Chestnut. a dlO-dfcWtf
Premium Perfumery, comprising Bun Lue-
TRADE, JSAU ATHENIBNNB, EAU DIVINE DK
VENUS, NYMPH SOAP, VEGETABLE LIQUID
HAIR DYE, SOAPS of all kinds, POMADES, COS
ME lIC3, PERFUMES, Ac., with a great variety of
Fancy Goods. Sold by all Druggists, and by JULES
UAUEL It CO., Importers and Manufacturers, No. 704
CHESTNUT Street. Philadelphia. jalO-fit
Seamen’s Saving Fand—Northwest Corner
of SECOND and WALNUT Streets Deposits received
In small and large amounts, from all claeaea of the
community, and allows interest at the rate of five
per cent, per annum.
Money may be drawn by checks without lost of inte
rest.
Office open daily, from 9 nntil 6 o’clock, and on Mon
day aud Saturday until 9in Ihe evening President,
Franklin Fell; Treasurer and Secretary, Charles M.
Morris.'
" To WIH lie wreath ot fame, '
And write on memory's scroti a deathless name.**
Special Notices.
N. A. McCLURE,
Window Drapery,
BBOOATELLB.
SATIN DAMASK,
BATIN DE LAINK,
WORBTED DAMASK,
REPB, MOREENS, AND PLUSHES,
PATTEN’S CURTAIN STORK,
630 OUBSTNUT Street.
A NEW STYLE—PRICE $5O.
780 Chestnut Stbbbt, Philadelphia,
BURNETT’S COCOAINH,