’i>spjsit£ I kmii%shm'& &"•;■ isimm ! |pp¥||pß *St JAKgABY « ¥W4 fcßwiswi 1 '• / w.ju l I • ■. ?j '■■ -X :-.•-«?Tv- -The-New*. ■ -; - ■i PiesW#" hnbmltted' M'thft United; TStafeSdSiSitS; lrinttoHsl from tfier ss>;H^4 -ml tt*4» ar tha i Beiiatora,,- in 'the iFedbral ISonate j ■MeWri’ ; oattioronJaiidßlgterpreMnted;lneni6ria]B ?? f»TfbrOf speojfio; , t1(e..06r0-' " nHtealnrForeliaßeUtiDiii, onthebiilfortho ap-J ‘p^flraißifoitHilttdjWiUlon'of •Onba/wM sab-J knitted. XAftoreoirie'.debatc on-'-thenrerltsof the rdln-thelionse, a da bate r tookpl ac e ontho.pro-j , ■ pYlaty'bfsettlng apart-the two firstdaya of Fobru-; an for 4he consideration of Territorial bßalnessi ■dlioUSaidn 'apWintmW of foreign ;Mi-i “ s^i lltnltlpg the dlplp-; XmatfomtsaionSr.tASropt,.Britain,' Franoe, ; Eu!mo,' Epniß!BraiU>",Me*iaoi’Chlna,;Peroy Turkey, and; ! Nldiiigoai'Wo'blli'W'apprdprialethlrty nilllloha. /iradrtferMd Wt4ioTOpmiai.tto'e,pn Foroign Affairs,! jwasttjlSbitbdXtttkisi-'i'H ■'■■- Jfr.‘- -'-;•**•*.»:;.! Cr. ! /'’• The Waahiogtdn‘iS(fer s oflaito;vening says that! ljt»n ‘ woroXdniy; at’;flie4i«Mnry ,'Popaiftm(i > nt,.at .noon, ■ ,yes!etday/:stfpward( pfsixmillions.were, taken by; -bidders’* tytwi and shalfperoentu'm andilpwarda) pkmli&' ii Tliere,''willb’ebt>outainllliqnin(iahalfj tptjlvido.between tin bidden ofbetweeri twoand: ./The two; ;per!cent.f'bldders trill bothing/ Offers to near, ■fiflyniilllonsate se’id-tohaVe been'-made; by fifty-1 fonrbtddekin>lh*K .-Vi ti :J tjtip" to fiTen’olikVlutoTening/ the v 'Betnpbratio! nominating a candidate for United Statesßanator. j lAVtlrtslairtlballotiUkeir beforekre- reoehred our dropped, and Mr.' battwobyptea to gotthe nomt- j sX i?“s j j:; in ei-u -,' .inV bV..’ X•d. ! Tire overland mail from California* which left! Pan?/Branel«»‘.on,the.3X»t alt.j arrived at St.) Jgraia yeeterdayr’i.The newt is not as late• as that; received hy'tbeQaakerClty/atNewOrleaos, but' the papers;;(iontairr' inanyitems not furnlshedin : tti^|SepCity’Bnpn« i; :j i; ' V;;;: v.;' -■ .. Three;.dartn g- fello Wa en to redthc-office of the; Trcarare tof Coshocton o onnty on last Friday nigbt,; , and while twoof them them' threw' a Shawl over him,[the.third eoamp,deli bora tely tookhiskoyafrom hiapocket, opened tho eate, and robbed it "of ten. thousand dollars, nJt ia v unnecessary to- state that the ras cal* made -no £ delay ; In retiring after getting the V, - '.. Thoyrlal oi Jamos.Stcphens for the murder of hla.wibejSflphia Stephens,dry-poison, was .expected to coranieneoXyosterday, in-'NewYork.But the o^'o'wto''po?tj)on«'d i untii Fehrtrary I4th, to which |ig^£flj)Br^ l adjottrMd}' ? ‘’Tho i ; oansd r ,'p.f ) thaißOs.f; pqnenrent was said to he that .the chemists require time toi.complete bodrtain- analyses,;whioh they havobonpeboed-. under, direction of thoDiefriot Attorney, and to hrakcamore oomple to i report of their analysis of Mrs; Stephens’s body.’ l Stephens ' '■ - 4 ’ > The proceedings of the State liegUleture jester day-were not of.an important ohdrao ter. 'i- - i"Pkvld P&al Bjown, thli Mty,'deHvar«4 th.'tlllnl lecture of, the coarw beforethe N e wYork ‘HintortdMSoctetj I«Ut evening.. / ; : f lt will, be; teen, -by.lcttcrfrom acorrerpondenl oftbe&Dal .thi.SoTerior.iof tho~ - bill abaUßhing iho Oan.lßoard, was premature. / '■ ; A : -TOmbr-'tfa4;'ourrentlaiit' nlghtota frigWfd! tnurder 'hayiug beon 'eommitted/nearltlie Beja- Wftrft,coun ty lino, on tho Dorby road; bnt no par ttonlaraieaohed Us np:toth» tltno of- our' going to pnaifyWit i- .■-.i'-'Vc > : ' ' Theparticul artfofth e killing of a ' man by Mb noar^Stab^na'Tlllago,' *ili be found"JinpUrcolumns to-day.. Xbosame cause tbat.bWSWn tboongiqpftboußandsofother murders, Initigated this onej namely—bom.!. - - The Enemy' of Dorhftcracjr inAmorlca hearts,-of, fits masses-Of the Democratic party. In the quadrennial political struggles, 1 Is Hthe a4i^'t|t^lt(c¥in s powt/r'a'TrMia4ifwSqteui m^kingehhinh'Demopratloprtnclples.'This. - Vin^^T^fflal ral.andArosdl.meanlng.-ltembraces the general freed6m,'-rllt>erty;> aiia ; popalar- pbwer of the citlzoi|^oi.^ tptec 'Due; ofijtheilmost and- trying ettuggiea' itKatj.'liad: ever Voccurred' in this pinntry/'j'jajMES, BuoHttAm. jraa 'elected/ in lbSfin-iaihcart-feltiiand'.-.eamcst-sontimenl not success—because,- laftery all, f the.trlumph or downiaU'of.anymah isa’matfer.bfyory small h e ;wasconBidcred amaifwbo wonid faithfully protect, and zeal ouSy-iibekJ,tb advayc'e|the warsoly-clfeirished pSSeipKa'efc, fhe.;pariy,tp jjhioh he was, in debted fot the honortfcat had been conferred, npon him. Hpts.haye, thesp anticipations .been fiir* Booh&'Ait(s shamefully yip., la(ed,lin, almost eybry coriceivabio way; tho letter and the spirit;bf thebemocraticcrepji; h'e, f p^the’caV-. . palgn. 0f;18E6.-?vi JBy bitterly denonncing and tfiose ' fiej, maintained .the great fnndamental doctrines. iaid dbwn in the OIn' : acoept amM.rHe'lias traiijpled them funder bis fee t, and eTincedla-flencUsh/joyin anbjugatingandsnp pfaMlpjptha ' liberal, ihsifnctadia free people..t , Federallam ) in its, worst days and-'worat ferns;* nqver deviiod a. < ''obj^t£ionabie f '.'pr6iramme';than. tfiat fias’adopted; and which withkervUeflat: tery. ‘Ho hia i shamefully* Invaded the great principle npon which, D.enjocracy is founded, and w'thont,which! twoutdbe but “ as. sound ibrass .and a tinkling cyinbad”— meanlng leM, .valueless,; despjcable, . and utterly . Coni tompiible—the. .'right, of/ 'a/community., to ' fairly iorm and f control its owp soyereigfl'and /He haSjVongtit I t<> overawe, /interfete/witbi,; and ... controlthe de< liberations of the Demoorady in r their primary ednV,epti|?ns,' t>y pfierijiahiga corrUpii Influence through' tbe I 'patfohagonnderhiacontrol,and b£Hiids,.toflllthe hallsof Congress withhissub seryieflt creatures; and. to strike from the list of Sfindtois.;tho.'<‘nbbleBt'-Homan,ofthemall’’ “the man "who dared .to .do right, and. who ing saidlUtes'ijemre'the/cbuntry in a posture of/tthdying’sbame.« Arbitrary,despotic,and t differjßnce.pf opinibnj-altbbngh .it was based tiponjthe ndblost featnres of the Democratic oraUc principles/ and by everything sacred and holy; in/tho bistory ofthat p arty, and; of 1 iberal and'pppnlirjprincipleaaatheyhayo’beenpro/ mulgsted and .understood at every .period /Vet'',ftt ; the 1 /same Umfi/he ‘ ‘.was ' r jreak . and/ cowardly, find ari ttte;!eflrst; r 'threat'' f o}.''tbe [' enomie's of his pwl^/p^l^nal'./iiolicyj 1 fie, 't'reinbledi' anfl whliehe/knew.tbem. (hex promptings of the base st/of .inßtincta, fear.. Ho . has substau-. tmiy..reversed „the honored p6llcy. of doing and td nothing ihaf/'ia/'yrrbh g,”, and finh stantiaUfi stands before the nation to-day in the attitude who.fiM yhttirily confessed that fid was to ;dp. ; right, 1 yet who; fids sumfiioned ; np;aU : the in(inisltorial, tyrannical; pontrivaiicos that his. ingenuity odnlci'/deyisoy id/enforce .-a ,system that he kfio#dy itd< .be/*i'i»f ' has’ Violated Dempcratic. prlnciples , by.'sooting, to' seduce Representatives frbmthe pathof duty, andby. and’! misrepresent . the add.wh|h the' poopl? fiaye arisen in the. majesty of/theif > and;aipgraee,;hls,fkvbrites il ho has/ekercised, pdtdeirp .to irewaW jswith 'the /’ 'Who,’have/been notoriously, condemned. ■„ .tVarring thus. upon! of ‘.'tho' Democratic ’party, ■ ltd! o'st ritonstrifiTii ! and, disf; tibgnlshed champtbna, ■ persecuting and pro-! s6riS^firiid I J men of/’intellect* and-honyity wlthifi-Jtstrankfljiit Is nofi strange that sit'the' aame/t.lniejhe-stmcb ’one ofthe most doadly bldjfg/thatjfiave edef'been -inflictod upon the . pdtrer aid the isoendency of the party itself. It- tCikid truth oi man, that he may bo his own Worst enomy, and that his own con duet may be of mefi a character as to injure himself mpre seriously and irremediabiy than, any adversary conld. t So < Mr.jßnSttAHSjf, by occupying the posltldj for the; time being of representative man of the party, hasfto some extent, reflected back upon It the odium of hlB own vile-acts, and has given to its opponents an advantage that no exertions of their own, nnalded by him, could ever have acquired. Ifatjsatiafled with the ipjury thus indicted upbn the' principles and the numerical power ■of'th'e 'Deffideratlo artny of this Union, Mr. IlbqtlrASAS haß contrived to widen the circle of .’his |nimical apti-Democtaticlnflrienqe. In Kng*; land, foriong yea™ the question of parllamen tafy reform; r and the.extension of the right of snffrag? has‘been agitated with'Varying pros pects, Jjut latterly.the movement In Its. fa vor had gained unushal.promlnehce. The po sition;, of the parties of that country,; the 'Existing, sentiments of the nation, and, earnestness, and. zeal with which that.indomitable reformer, John Bbiqht, has Urged this great measure-ail cqiiaplfed to, render its success much more probable than at .any former period of English, history j hut at ,this moment, the Dn Quesne’letter of Mr. Buohanan, with its hypo-; eritlcal cant,' made its appearance j and coming as it did, from the Chief Magistrate ot the Be pnblip, It t was eagerly seized by all.the Eng lish opponents 'of .the. extension of popular, sovereignty and tho powers of the people iff that country, as'lah.'unanswerable argument againat popular institutions. Mr.BucnAHAu, therefore, ocouplesthe posi tioniiotoniy of having inflicted greater Injury, upon tho canso of Democracy in this country, than any man that'ever lived, but he is quoted in upon the sldo .of Arißtooraoy, and the weight of his inflnence has probably been sufficient to turn the 1 scale against the-hopes, aspirations. and,rights of, the poople of that nation.'- -Is'this enough to content the highest aspirations of the ambition of his early life ? Or, having thus trampled- down Democracy ih•AtdeHca and England, does he still sigh fof new Democracies to conquer ? ;„- : t ; . Foreign Politics. - The foreign 'intelligence received by the JEufopa, which-, left Liverpool on the Bth instant,--is of varied interest and unusually important. "■ . . .-France, at . the very' time she seems .to threaten Austria, through Lombardy, is her self compelled lnto action, by reason of dis affection and revolts in Algeria, which hare caused an immediate and large increase of tho ,'anay thoro, and rendered necessary the return .of- every officer bn leave of absence. = Austria,-threatened.with revolt in’her Ita lian, provinces, is also under apprehension thaj; Napoleon will fulfil the long-cherished hope of the Italians, and, afford that efficient aid wbloh would- free the Ansonian soil from the tyranny of the Qerman usurper. , Bussia, 'lately coquetting with Austria and France, is now in peril; for the Nobles con sider that the emancipation of theSeris would be bat a.'conflscation of their property, and a Civil War—that worst, of contests—is appre hended. , Prussia, apparently on the eve of great ohanges—abont to take the forward step of Progress, under the recently-appointed Re gent—is in a transition state, out of which she may emerge, a greater power, in the Germanic Confederation, lhan even Austria herself, v. We-need scarcely say more of Italy than that there exists the most feverish desire to shake off the foreign yoke, and form the whole oountry r into; a, single nation—the probable head of which would be the King of Sar dinia. V- . Spain, Irritated beyond measure by Mr. Bu ctfANAN’hsuggestion that.Cnba should be pur chased by the United States, prondly declares that she never gave any intimation of a desire to sell, and that she never will. The pride of the'Bphniard' tonohed, all political parties seem to havo nnlted.in disclaiming oven the possi- WUty of being tempted by any inducement to part with tho'QUeen of the Antilles. . In England, the' notorious Morning Mcer literlntimates that the Derby Cabinet is upon the point of breaking up. But tho jidvertiter, which tells the truth only by accident, said the same thing some weeks ago, with the addition that Lord John-Bussell was to he the new Premier,hacked by— John Bbiqht. - The Derby Ministry, despite of the mieera- is as- strong how jas It was whefc Parliament ■ separated, flye ffionths ago. It is believed that Lord Dian jf and .hia coilesgues, mean to-propose a ineasnre. ot Parliamentary Keform most ex tensive; ; most wholesome, most democratie. Moreover, that Lprd Palheesion and Lord John Bussell, who were, among the leaders of theßefonn mbvement in 1831-2, are afraid that Loni Dekbv’s measure will. concede too much to the People, and ore resolved to op pose it! Incredible as this would appear, only a year ago, be it now remenibered that the abolition of the property.qualification for membersi and ihe admission of Jews to Parlia ment, were carried, only a few months ago, by-the Derby Ministry. There. ts' some meh tidn, alsOj Of a deaire to pay . the Members of Parliament, and firom $4,000 to $6,000 per an dam (without any mileage allowance) is said to.be. a fair aum. It would cost John Bull about $1,800,000 a year extra, hut the sup posed tendency would he to make tho Mem bers more independent. The payment system existed in the time of Charles the First, hut has beeii 200 years In abeyance. BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. ' Letter from Washington. .Correspondence ofThe Press.] - 1 -Washington, January 24,1859. In my remarks about naval engineers I have appeared to reflect on the eerpa. This I wish to correct.; There are pure and upright men among them, and a 1 large are snob, bnt the boards liave been' oqhstltuted for a' p&rUottlar purpose,>pd when the' honest men spoke out their convictions, they have been overruled even when in the majority.’ You will remember the oaae of.'the Lancaster; a year since. The first board reported-two in favor, and ene against, Merriok ft Sons, of your olty. This did not salt Mr. Witte, ex-member of Congress, who was hero aa the representative of Beany, Neafie, and Company, and his. friend, the Secretary, appointed another board, putting on that,board the same engineers who had opposed. Merriok ft Sens, and who, being tbe 'engineer*in-ohief, was expected to lead in be half of hIS friends. 'The second board was more obstinate'than the first, and reported three for Merriok, ft Sons, and the same one still againat them, when the Secretary quietly ignored both reports, and gave the oontraot to Boany, Neafie ft 09, JThe influence of Mr. Witte over the Secre tary is powerful. It is attributed to the foot that he is up as a oandidate for the Presidency before the' Charleston Convention, and Mr. W. has per suaded him 'that he Is the man to have him hand somely'trotted but. . Whatever may bo the cause, certain it ifl.tbat suoh men os this have immonso power. The Secre tary dare not' refuse him; the darks in the De partment fear him, and the ohlefa of bureaus qaletly yleld to hie’ wishes, knowing that it is 1 ©firierto Ihfim with than against the a ire am. The committee of investigation have muoh to do to oleahse'ont'the^Departmebt; but all that they can o? will.do cannot avail much unless the ohief of the Department ia of stern integrity, firm purpose, and pureheiutr. > " I have jost returned from a viaitto Mr. Toocey’a patent engine at the navy yard, and find that the Secretary ia in the same condition aa the man who won an elephant at a raffle ! He has paid, or agreed to pay, to Dloklnson & Sickles, of New Yoirf?KssjOQ().fqr the designs of their patent en gine, fof the large steam sloop building at Pensa cola. The first instalment of this maohtno has beofc built and set up for trial, and the result is such that the Secretary dare not go on, and is ashamed to ijaok out; therefore while the machinery for the other,sloops of that date Is rapidly approach ing completion, this is at a stand still. Those same ; gentlemen are fitting their patents on the Sus quehanna', at New York, and.theKiohmond, build ing at Norfolk, at a oost, for patent fees alone, of , $15,000 to $20,000. .When you consider that these fancied improvements aTe exoluded from private propellers ns worthless, you will wonder at Mr. Toucey’s operations; but the foot is/ ooming from a State that invented wooden nutmegs, he fancies himself an engineer, and is weak enough to believe the flattery of interested parties around him. My friend in the Department sighs for the pure days of ihe ‘ lamented Dobbin, who kept the whole tribe of. patent-agents at* a distance. In fact, h*'bad ah aversion to them, and to such , an extent, did- he carry this, that he had re quired Mr. Martin, then engineer-ln-ohief, to file ihfithei. Navy-Department a letter giving the free use of a boiler he was about to patent to the depirfmeiitV i; He' knew, from Mr; Martin’s posi ■tiohy 'tSat be would find, a way to introduce it to the exclusion of all other,forms’, and had no idea of being taxed .to carry onfc his views. Since Mr. {Tducey»s 7 taxation has been ihe order of i 'ait tho o6al iB. taxed for the bonofit of Mr. Beachj nephew" to the Seorotary, knd of the firm of Tyler, Btono ( & Co., of your city. Tbo boilorc pay n. teac to Mr. Martin, ohief enginoer in the navy. Mr, Parry, of your oity, has a tax on throat-hearings, nottrithataatUng thtvery ; porta mads by tho lato snginoerin-ohisf against them.* " i-.M ’ • ’ » _ . Mr. Blokles Is‘taking the valves, and Mr. Pns son the condensers. It was. a great error on the part of tho Novelty and Allaire Works, of Now York, and Norris, of Philadelphia, tb ignore this patent influence, for with a patentee on a'board a contractor baa sympathy for ,all .others not in oonfliot with his oWa, and, with Uncle gain as the goose tb pick, they make fine work of it. Somo of them intend to bring bills before Congress to pay them for the past. With such a system of cor ruption emanating from the fountain-head, the chiefs of the different bureaus, Commodore Smith and Mr. iienthnll, find it impossible to Control their disbursements. The navy agents are above all law. Artiolea famished tho yards are charged at exhorbltant prloes, and there appears to bo no redress. More anon. • Pioneer. Important from Harrisburg* (Correspondence of Tho ProßS.l Harrisburg, January 24, 1859—0 P. M. Yon notioe ih your paper, this morning, tho hill abolishing tho Canal Board, as signed by the Go vernor, and beoome a law. I write a hasty lino to correct the statement. Tho bill has not yet reaohed tho Governor. It turns out, on inquiry, that the bill was slightly (verbally) amended in the House, and doubtless, by some contrivanoe among the olerks in the House, not sent baok to the Senate for concurrence. There Is somo hoons-poous about it that forhodos the allowahoo of more rejected old olaims by the Board before they give up the ghost. Yours truly. Tho Opera. Robert le Diablb. —There certainly oonld have been nothing repulsive in the name of this splendid opera, as it attrieted one of the largest and most brilliant houses of the season last eve ning. Before alluding to tho performance itself, we will Bay that this opera was put onthestage in the most magnifioent stylo, and all the dresses, decora tions, and soenery were mostly new and splendid.' The great attraction of tho evening was, of oonrse, Formes, who surpassed himself,' and repeatedly brought down the house.- -His rale of Bertram is unquestionably his greatest, and gives far greater eoopo to his tmporb powers than .that of Marctl in the Hngnenots M’lla Poinsot was very 'ef fective in the part of Alice, and was tumultuously applauded in the arias, throughout the pieoe. Madame Laborde, who, in the role of Italella, does not appear nntil -the third act, sang in a style that’ will long be reinemberod. She was most en thusiastically applauded.v-We have merely time to say that the opera was a great suooess. M’lle Pleoolomlni was In a private box, and was an ob jeot of mnoh interest. She appears to day at tho Matinoo'in Violetta, in the opera of "La Tra vista.’- Salk of Stocks, Real Estate, <&o., this B’vENixa, by ordor of Orphans’.Conrt, executors and others. Seo Thomas k Sons’ pamphlet cata logue and advertisements. Auction Notice. —The fine collection of oil paintings to be sold on Tharsday morning, 27th inat.‘, are now arranged for examination at sales room of B. Soott, Jr., 431 Chestnut street. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. The Bids for the Ten million X*oan* TWO PER CENT. PREWIOK —THE MINIMUM RATS. . WisniMOTON, Jan/ 24. 1169 Th» PecreUry of the Tretsnr? opened to*d«y the bids for the remaining por tion of the loan authorised in June last. Bide were received from forty-four different parties. The rates of premium offered varied from less that V to 6 per centum. Those wbo offered more than two-ana-a half per oeutum will get about six millions. And the remaining four will be divided between the bidders who offered from 2 to 2j£ per eent. premium. The following are all the bids: A. lu'ck, of New York, $20,000} Tarylsg from 506 MOO per cent. . Hudson River Bank, New Y0ck,524,000, varjlngfrom 2|fo3V percent. Thompson fc Bros., New York, $1,000,000, varying from 16-10002-16 per oent JEtna Insurance 00., Hartford, $76,000, varying from per cent. lnsurance Co., Hartford, $26,000, at 2# per ceot. B. B. Bend tb 00., of New York, $lOO,OOO, at 2W per cent. B B. Bend & Co , of New York, $500,000, varying from per c»nt. * ' ’ 7 8 H. Morgan * Son, $50,000, at 2 66-100 per 61 Morgan & Bon, $960,000, varying fromT66*loo© 246-100 per cent. New Haven Bank, $30,000, varying from 62K-10Q® 2714*700 per cent Bank of New York, $lOO,OOO, varying from 1 65-100 p*r cent. Bank of New York, $300,000, varying from 2 6-100© .65-100 per eent J. B. Bearlng, New York, .$lO,OOO, varying from 1 26 Ioo©2 66-100 per ceot. 6 Searing to Brothers, Newark, N. J., $lO,OOO, varying fsoml per cent. • Trevor tc Colgate, New York, $210,000, varying from X per oent. Trevor ft Colgate, New York, $BOO,OOO, varying from 2 710002 47400 per cent. - A. H. Selleman, New York, $160,000, varying from per cent. - - Bast River Savings* Institute, $200,000, varying from 2y©2M per eent , * * W Tige, N#w York, $400,000, Varying from 1 1-100© 1 01-100 percent. W. Tags, New York, $376,000, varying from 211-100© 81-100 percent. 1 ' Bank of the Metropolis. Washington, $400,000. vary, log from 21-100081400 per cent T. Be Howe, New York, $lOO,OOO, varying from 2 5-100©2 86400 per cent. Philadelphia Btvingg Pond Society, $160,000, at 3 por cent State Bank'of New York, Troy, N. Y., $27,000, vary ing from 2 87-100©31-100 per eent. Manufacturers’ Bank, Troy, $lO,OOO at par. . Manufacturers’ Bank, Troy, $40,000, varying from 10- percent. Howland ft AsptnwaU, $600,000, varying from 2 21-100 ©3 21400 ptr eent. Baur ft 00., New York, $300,000, varying from 11- 16-100 per eent Bank of Washington. N. O, $60,000, at 4 per oent. New Haven Bank, $30,000, varying from 66-100® 76-100 per cent. ’ P M Setchnm ft Bros., N. Y., $40,000, at 1# per cent. P. M. Ketchnm ft Bros. N. Y.; $40,000, varying from 2©2)4 uv cent. Ketrlfum, Home, ft 00., $200,000, at par. MSetobnm, Home, ft Co , $160,000,* at per cent. Ketchnm, Home, ft 00., $l6O 060, at 2 per cent. T Seamen’s Saving Bank of New York, $6O 000 at par. Seamen’s Saving Bank of New York, $46,000, vary fog from V ©l# per cent. H Meigs, jr , ft Smith, of New York, $160,000. vary ing from I n B-100©1 68-100 per eent. H. Meigs Jr..&Bmltb, of New York,s6o,ooo, vary ing from 2 3-100 per cect. McKimft Co ,of Baltimore, $260,000, varying from percent. - W. T. Coleman & 00.,0t New York,slo.ooo Hrylng from 1©1J( per cent.- W. T. Coleman ft C0.,0f New York, $60,000 varying from 2 6400©3 per cent. Clark. Dodge ft Co., of New York, $6OO 000, varying from 227-100©2 52-100 per ornt. ' R W. Montgomery of New York, $60,000. varying from B©B 20400 per cent. ‘ B A Nicholson, New York, $lO,OOO at IW. A. Nicholson, New York, $20,000, varying from 2©2J4 per cent. National Bank. New York. $lOO 000 at 3lf. per eent Cronlse ft Co, Philadelphia, $390,000, varying from 1 18400©! 78-100 per oent. ' Orontse ft Co. Philadelphia, $200,000, varying from 29-100© 269-100. ’ 3 - B, H Yield, Net|r York, $42,000, varying from W©l per cent. B. 11. Field,New York, $60,000, varying from B©3M per cent. The United States Trust Co, New York, $300,000, va rying from 147400©!# percent. . The United States Trust Co, New York, $275,000, va rying from 2o2tf j>er eent. Whltehonse, Son ft Morrison, $200,000. varying from 165400®! 05-100 per oent. 75 Whltehonse, Son ft Morrison, $300,000, varying from 2 6400®2 40-100 per cent. • ’ 7 6 W. Hoge ft Co, New York, $400,000, varying from 1 62400®! 92400 per cent. W. Hoge ft Co, New York, $lOO,OOO, at 22-100 per ot. Sweeny, Blttenhonse, Pint ft Co, get $3,000,000 at 2 89-100 per cent. Home Insurance Company, New York, $20,000, at par. Home Insurance Company, New York, $lOO,OOO, vary ing from #©l per cent tosris ft Kant, New York, $390,000, varying from 1 14-100©194-101 per cent. Marls ft Kan*, New York, $225,000, varying from 2 22-100©2 69400 per cent. ’ 5 Torj,lu * A Maris ft Kanz, New York. $26,C00. at 3 per ceot Boltins ft Brothers, New York, $25,000, varying from 2 6400©2 66-100 per cent. /«a»roia "■ V. Lelan’d, New York, $26,000, at 3 per oent. A. Brown ft Son, Baltimore, $lOO,OOO, at 2 1400 per cent. B. J. Nevln, Washington, $BOO,OOO, at 1# per eent. B. J. Nevln, Washington, $200,000, at 2 per oent. B. J. Nevln, Wa«hlngton, $300,000.at 8 per cent. Bigg* ft 00., Washington, $3,067,000, varying from 57400©76400 per oent. Rlggs’ft 00., Washington, $1,830,010 at 1 per ceut ' Lock weed ft Co., New York, $1,609,000, varylngfrom 211-100©3per cent. * ’ * 1 ' Clarke. Dodge, ft Co., New York, $lOO,OOO, at 210- 100 per eent. 1 ’ The whole sum offered amounted to over thlrty-one millions. . 7 Further from California. [Bv Overland Mail.} • Sr. Louis, Jan. 24.—The overland mail, which left San Francisco on the 81st ult,, has arrived. Her dates arc not so late as those of the steamer Quaker Oity. but the papers contain the following In tftinjreoee, whioh has not jet been telegraphed from Hew Orleans: The dates from Victoria aro to the 25th ult. Fraser river was open again, and the miners were re lieved from tbelr difficulties. Late discoveries increase the faith la the rlohnese of the gold fields in that vicinity A discredited 7umor prevailed at San Franolaco that United States Senator (iwln would resign his seat for the *ecretar;sblp'of the Treasury, and some stir was nottoeablo among those who wore ambitious of suc ceeding Mr Gwin. The overland mail from Hansaa had arrived at Stockton. e A prise of one hundred thousand dollars in the Ha vana lottery was won by certain parties at San Fran cisco. The steamer Hermann was advertised for sale by the United States marshal, to satisfy judgments obtained by her crew. " Dexter Brigham, Jr., of San Francfsoo, had failed for 8198,000. The weather at Ban Francisco was l}ne. Business continued dull—Rice, sugar, and candles had declined. The Louisiana (U. s.) Senatorial Con- THE DBMOOBATIO CAUCUS—NO NOMINATION—SENA- TOR DENJAUIN DROPPED. Baton Bogun, January 2f —The Democratic caucus has not vet succeeded in nominating a candidate for United States Senator. Great excitement exists among politicians In consequence. At the last ballot, taken at five o’clook this evenlog, the name of Senator Benjamin w*s dropped, and Ur. Sandidge lacked two votes of receiving the nomination Orders were received from Washington to-day, in structing the friends of Messrs. Benjamin andSandldge to unite on the strongest of the two. Fngitive-Hlave Case, Leavenworth,lC.T. 43t. Louis, Jan. 24.—Ad attempt was made at Lea venworth, on Saturday, to rosoue a negro, now awßtt ing trial on the charge of belog a fugitive; but the oncers having the negro in charge chained him, and with the assistance of a posse succeeded in repelling the attempt. Muoh excitement exists, and more trouble is antici pated The Blnvcr Bath Laurens. New Los don, Conn., Jan. 24.— I The supposed Mayer bMk Laurens b** been libelled. tHE PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1859. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, senate. , The Vioe Preildent submitted to the Senate eh elebo rate memorial from the Legislature of Indians, setting forth that th&t State is unrepresented In the United States Senate, and that she has commissioned no other persons to represent her therein except HenryS. Lane and William Mnnroe McCarthy, whom, therefore, the memorialists pray may be admitted as the Indiana Sena tors in thsYederalSenate., . < , * ’ A general derire having been expressed t# hear the memorial read, the Secretary commenced reading ; but the great length of the memorial Tendering it tedious, on motloh of Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, . It was re ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. , Mr Seward or New York, g»ve notice that he would to-morrow submit a resolution to give the said Mr. Lane and Mr McCarthy the privilege of the floor while their claims to seats were pending. Mr. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, presented memorials from Pennsylvania in favor of specific duties on iron, coal, fto. Mr. Oamkbom, of Pennsylvania, presented similar mem'-rlals, ahd took occasion- to make some sarcaßtio remarks on the seal of the President In relation to Kansas affairs; And hoped that be Would eierolsethe Same energy in remodelling the tariff, which oonrse of action wou|d gain him the confidence of bis State. Mr. Bigler, replying to his colleague Jt«id that be too would unite in carrying out the spirit of the resolutions of the PenoßflvADia Legislature, because he believed that they embodied the sentiments of a majority of bis constituents. Bat he thought the worst friends of a prompt readjustment of the tariff sre those who would give it the form of a party question. ■ No man conld misunderstand the pnroort of his oolleigne’s remarks, which was to throw doubt on the good faith of the Ex ecutive. At a proper time, he (Mr. Bigler) would *x nress his sentiments at length on the subject of the tariff. In the meantime he was prepared to treat it aB a question of business, affeotfng the Treasury and the great industrial interests of the country, without' making it’, in any way, a question of party. * Mr. Oaubsom. retorting, referred to the #ationsl views recently expressed hr Mr.* Bigler. He himself admired the feature in' Southern gentleman, that they battled bravely for their qwn States. If Pennsylvania's representatives would do as mnoh’,* Congress would grant her all she wanted for her prosperity. Without farther remark, the were referred. . Mr. Blidell, of Louisiana, from the CdmmtUee ou Foreign Relations,' to' whom ■ was .- referred the-bill making appropriations to fioliltate t the Acquisition of Cuba by negotiation, reported' that— * ’ REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE I ON THE ACQUISITION OF CUBA..’ , , • It is not considered necessary by the committee to enlarge noon the vast importance of the acquisition of Cuba..- Its ultimate acquisition may bg ppnsidered a fixed purpose of the United States—a purpose resulting from political and geograjftloal necessities, which have been recognised by all parties and Administrations, and in regard to which the popular voice has been expressed unanimously l in favor:" The purihire and an nexation of Louisiana led, as a necessary - corol lary to Plorida, and both point 'with,' Unerring oer tinty to Cuba. ; ..What the posseilfoß’fcf the mouth of the Mississippi was to the -West, Coba VUI become to the • Our leading statesmen have endeavored with steadiness and perteveranoe to hasten the consume matioo of this project. The report here quoted the opinions of Jefferson, Adams, Olay, Van Buren; Bachs nan in blsdespstch to Bansaers; Everett, in his cele brated letter .to Sartlges, and Harpy’s despatch to Soule. From these authorities It isfbanifelt that the ultimate acquisition of Onba has been long regarded, not only as desirable, bat inevitable. The only difference is in the time, rnodej and conditions of obtaining It. - The law of onr national existence la growth) which we cannot disobey,,'while We should not Un duly stimulate it, and should he carefnl not to impose upon ourselves a regimen ’ so strict as to prevent its healthy development.' ' ' , England, France, and Basata are all e£psbd!ng by the fame law of progression; but thelngrowth is thesb so-ption of weaker Bowers,‘While oars is the result of geographical position, higher civilisation, and greater aptitude for government. We have, neither the right nor the disposition to find fanlt with this. 80 let Bog land pursue her annexation in India, France in-Africa or to the Rhine, and Russia subdue barbarous Asia; and we shall look on their progress; if not,with, favor, at least with indifference Weclalra on this bertxlsphere the same privilege! Wd repeat, the'acqnfrltion of Cuba is but a question of time. The fruit that was not ripe in Quincy Adams’ day is now mature. The question is, flhall it be plucked by a friendly hand, prepared to com pensate its proprietor with princely guerdon, or shall it fall to the ground? As Spain oannotloog maintain her* grasp, there aro bnt three alternatives i ' ftrji—-The poiaeision of. Cuba by one Of the great European Power*,.which is incompatible with our safety, and most booWeqnnotly be resisted. . Second — l The independence of the .Island, * which would result in a protectorate, more or less disguised ; if under ours, annexation would follow; If under Euro pean,.civil and servile war would result' TfttnJ—ls annexation. The question, bow is this to be done? can only be answered, by conquest or negotia tion. Conquest, evtm without the hostile Interference of other Powers than Spain,would be expensive and with snch interference would Involve tho whole olvlllaed world In war Purchase, then, la the only practicable course; bnt that cannot be attempted with success nnless the President be olothed ■ with' the powers to negotiate and pay aa he suggested In his message. Mnoh hat been'said of the danger of. eorfidlng each powers to the Executive, bnt we have three examples in the purchase of Louisiana, Florida, and Mexico. Mnoh has also been said of the Indelicacy, andbatso tbat the offer would, wound the Spanish pride, and, be rejected with contempt. For many years onr desire for the pur chase of Gnba bag been known to the world. We now simply say to Spain, you have a distant possession, held by precarious tenure, wbloh Is almost indispensable to na for the protection of onr commerce, and which may, from its peculiar geographical position, the character of its population, and the mode In which they are gov erned, lead at sny time to a rapture, which both nations would deprecate. This possession yields you a net revenue, not amounting, on the average of a series of years, to tbebuodredthp&rtof the prlpewe offer. Trad, you hare refused to sell hitherto, are changing daily and our offer may now be more ac ceptable than In 1848- Should war break out In Europe, Spain can scarcely hope to escape being involved In it, end the Cabans may seise the opportunity to proclaim their independence. Further, onr minister will not broach the subject of purchase till he has reason to believe it will be favorably entertained/*: . * Spain Is a country of coup* d'atnt and preatmeia mienloj. The minister of to-day may bdfc fugitive to* morrow. With tbe.forms of a responsible Govern ment, Spain is a despotism sustained by the baronet. Her financial condition is one of * extreme embarrass ment and a orisis may arise When«ve?'t&'’*+dyft4*ty” may be overthrown, unless a large sum of,htoney ban be raised forthwith. ... ” ' The President save, we would: not. f we conld, acquire, except by honorable negotiation* sod he will not depart from such a oonrse,- unlead.|Qlfoamßtanaes which he does not anticipate raty rcn4«r ? , a dcpartni'C justifiable, under the imperative and overruling law of self-preservation. He tells ns it .maybe necessary to renew the negotiations an* make an advance ih money, Without awaiting & ratification by the Senate. This, fa point of hot, is an appeal to Congress for an expression of Jta opinion oo the propriety o.f renewing the nego tiation Should we fall to give him the means, he will consider it as an Intimation that we do not 'desire the acquisition of the lilanl. ' The report then goes on to say that If, as has been said, the Cnhanese do not desire a transfer.’ It would be a very serious objection to the measure; bnt the Cubans would be less than men If they are contented wjtb their lot, and the report has the best authority for asserting that nearly the entire native population of Gnba desire annexation. The report than proceeds, at considerable length, to disouss the bearing of aonexstiou oo the slave trade, urging that “that, illegal traffic” is Uow confined (o ‘Cuba ant Porto Rico, and that Spain could have sup pressed it as completely as Brazil has donej buth&t not done so. Therefore, those who desire to exterminate tbe slave trade may and In tbeir sympathy for the Afri can an incentive to support this bill Theo turolDj round, the report proceeds to relieve the minds o Southern gentlemen of their apprehension of peril to tbeir institutions from the different elements Cuban society le made up of, farther adding that annexation would Increase the comforts of the slave. Next the “oircumlocution”. of the Hispano-Ouban diplomacy is referred to and condemned. Statistics are oiled to show the value rf the island, especially as it wonld givens the monopoly of the sugar; -and, finally, tbe purchase la recommended .’’now,” aa a measure of economy, htfore the price is raised. Bihce the reference of the bill to the committee, the President has an nounced tbat no correspondence bM b-en exchanged, and be takes the occasion to repeat that any negotiation should receive the prior sanotion of Congress. This eropbatio reiteration throws upon Congress the respon sibility of rallnre, If it be withheld. Indeed, tbe infer ence is sufficiently dear that, without some-oxpresslon of opioion by Cong ess, tbe President will not feel jus tified !n renewing the negotiations. Mr. Mieox, of Virginia, said it was iwrhspa understood tbat all who eononrred In committee in tbe presentation of this report did not ocnour in some of its reeommen. ditlons. Tbe report had stated that it is the polioy of this Government to extend Its dominions hr the suc cessive scqu’sltioa of territory. He did not believe In suoh a polioy. Mr. FBWARD, of New York, as the represeotitive of themloority of the committee, introduced a b|ll calling on the President to transmit to Congress, at'the com mencement of the next session, a statement of the rela tione then existing bat ween this conutrr and Spain. The bill also requires a statement of the condition of the treasury, and tbe effective condition of tbe arav and navy at that time, so as to enable Congress A® judge whether It may be necessary to adopt any extraordinary measures to maintain the rights and interests of the United Etites In regard to Spain. , Mr. Bbwabd proceeded to show the financial hin drances to the acquisition of Onbq. The passage of this bill also oonferrea upon the President o?itiin powers Which would oompsl the Senate to ratify them if exer cised. This biti was in derogation of Senatorial powers. He had supposed that political necessities would cause Cuba to gravitate to the continent, as had been stated by illustrious statesmen; bnt the time or opportunity had never presented themselves. He donbted if we had arrived at that point now. For tea years we had made no overtures to Bpaln for the pnrehase of Ouba, aud she now cUuga more tenaciously to the Itiaud than when she was In a leas prosperous condition. She was now In perfect repose. He read to the Senate the rfeport of a debate in the Spanish Chamber of Deputlos, showing that tbat Government Intended to demand reparation from tbe President of the United Btates for an alleged insult contained in his message, regarding the purchase of Onba. Mr. Seward considered the proposition to buy Cuba now as unwire and rldlonlous, and. characterised its purchase as much of a necessity as that offered by tbe woman in the play who had a manta for auctions, who thought her purchase might come so handy some day. Mr. Batabd, of Delaware, briefly advooatwl the passage of the bill reported by the committee. He thought it might he pasaed, with safety, whether the object was attained or not. { Mr. Foot, of Vermont, said that when the proposi tion was fairly before the'Senate he should give his views upon the subject. Mr. Toombs, of Goorgia, replied to Mr. Bcward, arguing to show the fallacy of the constitutional objections made by that Senator. He thought the Senator was mistaken in saying that the Senate was obliged to ratify the treaty when made by the President. There yras no derogation of Senatorial power, at Senators could exertlse their constitutional power by opposing It when it came before the Ponate. Without taking actien on the subject, the Senate wenl into executive session. Adjourned. HOUSB OF REPRESENTATIVES. Oo'motioD, the House took up the resolution of Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, setting apart the first tro dajs In February for the consideration of Territorial busi ness. Mr. Morgan, of New York, said he could not oonsent, unless a proviso was added to exclude the question as to the admission of new States. Mr. Btb*bbnB replied, that there was only one State applying for admission into the Union. He desired to take up the Oregon bill as soonas practicable. He was willing tbat Mr Moreau should offer such an amend ment as he had indicate!, after the rules shall have been suspended to admit the resolution. Mr. Morgan dissented; he wanted the proviso added now. ) The House refused to suspend the rules, the tote standing yeas 105, nays 71—a two-third vote being re quired to carry the measure. ‘ Mr. Kblsrt. of New York, obtained leave to otftr a resolntioß, which was adopted, limiting the debate on private bills next Saturday to two speeches of five mi nutes on each bill. Mr. Pdblpb, of Missouri, introduced a bill app-opria ting 810.000 to p«y the witnesses before the several in vestigating committees Mr Hogues, of Indtma, offered an amendment pro viding tbat no part of the money shall be paid for the defence of any parties implicated, or for the construe, tive mileage of witoesres. Rejected. Mr. Rsagan, of Texas , offered an amendment pro viding that hereafter not more than ten cents per mile shall be paid the officer for the distance actually and necessarily travelled in summoning witnesses. The bill was passed with the latter amendment. The House, on motion, went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and took up the oon sularaud diplomatic appropriation bill. During the discussion on the pending amendment to dispense with foreign ministers, Mr Lovbjot, of Illi nois, said that the appointing of ministers was tafcen from the mouarohlcal Governments at the time when one man ruled the Btate, and his wife ruled the mo narch What bad the minister to France been doing fora year past? Settling the question about gilt but tons and small olothes ! [Laughter.] That is the Lord’s truth, and playing gentleman usher to the snobocracy of America, introducing tbem to tho arltt oracy of Europe, and quarreling with the subordinates beaause they we ebetter dancers than himself. [Laughter I Mr. Boooojc. of Yirginla, as a States rights and Vir ginia Democrat, protested ngfllost tho principle ad vanced by Mr. Draw ord and otho’fl, thatthe President him unlimited power to appoint foreign miuintt*rß. finch was not the dootriue In the better days of the Republic. Mr, iUastULt, «f Ktntßok?, wnOaM tbat the Second Session* WiSHiXQTON, Jan. 24. President, under tbe Constitution, has the right to ap point ambassadors without any provision of law. An Appropriation for specific ministers was suggestive to the President as to whom he should appoint He ' wad, however; willing to vote tb*money to enable the PreMdeot to appoint ministers whenever the pnblio In terrots require them. Mr. Bhkruan, of Ohio, offered an amendment limit ing the mistime to Great Britain. France, Russia, Spain, Brasil, Mexico, China, Peru, Turkey, and Nloa TBgaa. After a debate this amendment was adopted. Mr. BTBWART,ofMar>land, expressed hlmselfagalnet thU movement cutting down the number of foreign lt was a retrenchment in tbe wrong di-. rectlon,'and would not be approved by the people. Mr v CLAT, of Kenttlohy, made similar remarks. He was opposed to this miserable system of curtailing. The game was not worth the caudle. . Mr. Lovrjor said that some of tbe ministers were the most “ extraordinary” on ihe earth, and none bnt the minister to .England can speak the language af the oountry to whloh he is rent. Mr. Milks, of South’Carolina, protested against the (( penny wise and pound foolish” condnotof curtailing the diplomatic system. Economy, like charity, should begin at home. Gentlemen should applv themselves to the correction of the wasteful, lavish, and reckless ex penditures under their own immediate control. Mr. Phillips, of Pennsylvania, said he had a horror of Executive usurpation, and an equal horror of Onn resslon&l' usurpation; The Committee of Wavs and leans had reported a bill in accordance with the ex isting laws; but the gentlemen who voted to strike out certain missions had not tho courage to face tho music, and vote for the repeal of the laws As to Mr Dallas engaging in dtook-jobbing, tbe gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lovejoy) h d repeated a slander. After farther debate, the committee rose before dis posing of the bill. Mr Branoh, of North Carolina, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported baok the blll'appropriating thirty millions or dollars to enable the President to ac quire Onba. The House then took a recess till 7 o’clock P. M. BVKIIWd SIBBIOH Mr. John Cochrane, of New York, spoke upon the principles whloh are olaimed for the support of tbe Homettead bill. He proceeded to prove, by incon tes'able considerations, the lndefet Bible right of all to representative portions of tho soil The mysterious obnnect!on between man and the earth Is established by the divine decree, that in the sweat of his brow shall be eat hie bread, He dwelt upon and proved, by refer ence to Interesting statistics, that throughout Europe, in all ages, has the freedom of man been proportionate to his Admission to the soil. He produced statistics in pro-f of his assertion that the distribution of land among the people'would Increase the national wealth and prosperity. He claimed the unoccupied public do main for the seat of empireYif a race yet to come, com posite Ip order with an infusion of the Irish, German, and European b'ood. - Mr TUtib, of MsßSfvchugeUs, spoke In support of the fishiog bounties. He alluded to the speeches which had beeo-made In the Senate against them* arguing the advantage of other sections of the oountry, so frr >ps appropriations were cono-rned, over New England. Tbe naval officers, who had underrated the services of the fishermen, were the Bardabas Barnacle and John Fucks of the service—altogether very nautical people, ad doubt, but not good Judges of the capacity of sea men. Hea'ludedto the postal expanses, aud quoted from the Postmaster General’s report In support of the faot that Massachusetts last year paid into the Treasu ry $176,000, while 'Alabama takes out $187,000, or thereabouts.. Of the9,ooo seameu registered in 1867, more than 4,000 were registered toMassaehuse te. Messrs. Kbllogq, Avery, Atkins, and others, spoke on a variety of Bubjeote. Adjourned PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE, Harrisburg, Jan. 24, 1869. ■the Senate met at three o’olosk P. M. Mr BaKDall, of Philadelphia, read a hill la relation t> passenger railways in the city of Philadelphia. Also, a supplement to the act consolidating the city And county of Philadelphia. Alsb, one to makedeorees for'payment of moneys to equity proceedings levying upon real estate, with the right to revile the same, or continue the liens of the same by writ of scire facias. A message was received fram the Governor transmit* ting a report of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the baneaster Savings Institution Theaet to authorize the managers of the House of Befuge to extinguish certain ground rents passed final* ly. Adjourned. _ _ The Speaker aunouooed the following commlt'ee on the resoluttoDß to Investigste'tbe affairs of the Sbamo kin Bank, vis: Messrs. Hottenstine, Neall, and Wagon* seller. A large number of petitions were presented, among which were'the following: Mr. Wliisr, of Philadelphia, one from the congrega tion of the German Ktangellcal Emanuel at Frankford, praying for the repeal of the laws prohibiting the ran* ntng of ptssengeM’a-lrf ad oars on Batil&y. Messrs. Hamsbslbt and Smith, petitions for the modification of the auction laws. Mr. Psnnbll, of Bilaware county, a memorial from citizens of that county against the removal of the marktt houses in Philadelphia. Mr Hamkrslkt, of Philadelphia, presented a joint resolution relative to the payment of certain moneys Into tbe State Treasury by the Manufacturers’ and Me* oh&nics’ Bank. Beferred to the Committee of Ways and Means. On motion of Mr. Hahnrslbt, the' act to looorpo* rate the Penn Warehouse Company was passed finally On motion of Mr. Wiley, the supplement to tbe act incorporating the Byberry and Bensalem Turnpike Roid Company was passed finally This supplement prohibits all free travel over the road, except funeral processions, and persons travelling from one part of their farms to another. On motion of Mr. Nsall, the act to extend the width of Chatham etreet, In the city of Philadelphia, passed a eecend reading. After passing several local bills, the House ad* jouraed, The Difficulty between Senators Dou< glas and Fitch* COBBBSFONDEBCB DBTWBEN TUB PARTIES. WiSBIBOTON, Jan. 24 —Tbe correspondence between Berators Douglas and Fitch will be published Ju to morrow-a Union, It appears that Mr. Douglas called on Mr. Fitch to withdraw the offensive language used towards him In the course of the debate, on Friday, In secret session of the Senate. Mr. Fitch, In the course of his reply, said that so far as his son was concerned In connection with the Illinois appointments. Mr Douglas’s explanation was satisfactory, but Mr. Fitch did not withdraw his offen* sive remarks. Mr. Douglas, In a seoood note, affirmed what he had said In the Senate, and afforded Mr. Fitch another op* portaolt/to withdraw. In reply, Mr: Fitch withdrew his offensive language, based on what he assumed to be Mr. Douglas’s explana tion TfcU withdrawal Mr. Douglas acceptel, repeating that he had said nothing in hie correspondence which • he had not said in the Benate debate. To this note Mr Fitch replied, but the report does not state the substance of his note. The probability Is that the entire matter ends with this onrreapondeoee, as there appears to be no ground for farther proceedings. Messrs. Pryor and Hawkins, of Kentucky, were the friends of Mr. Douglas, and Senator Benjamin the 'friend oftfr. Fitch. Mr Douglas’s friends assert that he will fight through his present difficulties if necessary. Senator Davis is understood to havo voluntarily apo logised both to Mr Dnnglai and Mr. Fitch', for the harsh remarks which he made shortly after the occurrence on Friday. THE BBPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TOB ACQUISITION OF CUBA. Washington. Jan. 21.—Tbe bill reported in the House by Mr. Branch, to-day, from the Ooramlttee on Foreign Affairs, proposes to appropriate thirty millions of dollars to. enable the President to conclude with Spain a treaty of amity, and for the settlement of all difficulties, Including the ccssien of the island of Cuba, to be used by tbe President if he sbali see fit to advance this sum before tbe ratification of the treaty The majority say in their report they hope that oir* cumstanoes may never occur, rendering it incnmbent on the United States, under the imperative and overruling law of self-preservation, to take possession of the ‘aland without the ooocurrence of Spain. But If they should, summary measures could be much more easily justified, if we are prepared to show that we have exhausted hon orable negotiations in attempts to avert the necessity, and had offered to Spain an equivalent exchange for it. As suoh an offer might be necessary to complete the vin dication of this Government hereafter, we ought not to be deterred from making it by any supposed unwilling ness on the part of Spain to accept it, or even to enter tain it inan amicable spirit fThe report of the Senate committee on ibis subject Is published at length in the report ef Congressional proceedings } United States Supreme Court. Washington, Jan. 24 —No. 80. Mary Ann Thomas vs. James Lawson’s heirs. Error to circuit court of the eastern district of Arkansas. Justice Daniel deli vered tbe opinion of tho court, affirming tbe judgment with ooats. No, 61. Francis A. Dickens vs. Alonso Mahsna Ar gument continued for defendant; concluded for plaintiff. From New Mexico* PEACE CONCLUDED WITII THE NAVAJOBS. Sr Louis, Jan. 21—The Santa Fe mall, of the 6th instant, reached Independence yesterday. Peace bad been floatly concluded with the Navajo Indians The Neceho mail party arrived at Santa Fe on the 2d inst They were detained by the alow movements of Lieutonant Beale’s party, In whose company they travelled. Tbe mall party did not meet with any hostile Indians on tbe way, -but fresh signs of an approaohing outbreak were dally visible. __ Tbe strength of the malt company’s force was doubt less the reason why they wire not attacked. No newspapers have been receivod by this mall. Daring Robbery of a County Trcasu* rer’s Office—2o,ooo Dollars Stolen. Olkvbland, Ohio, Jan. 24 —The Plaindcaltr says that on Friday night last, about ten c’olook. three men entered the office of the Treasurer or Coshocton county, and while one engaged tbe treasurer in conver sation the others thrdw a shawl over his head and held him. He was then robbed of his keys, the safe was opened, and $20,000 taken therefrom. After safely securiog tbe treasurer, and preventing h's giving any alarm, tho robbers decamped Four thousand dollars of the money stolen was in gold And silver, one thousand in Baltimore and Mary land bank notes, and t>e balance mostly in the do’sb of tbe Harrison County Branch-Bank, at Oad!s,Ohic. Tho Duty on Stereoscopes ami Stereo . scopic Views* Washington. Jan. 24.—The Secretary of tbs Trea sury has decided that stereoscopic views ate subjeot to a duty of 16 per centum, and glycerine of 24 per cen turn; stereoscopes, composed of a manufacture of ma hogany and cut glass combined, 80 per centum. Destructive Fire at Sturgis, Michigan Adrian, Mioh , Jan. 24.—A Qre occurred at Sturms, Michigan, this morning, destroying $2B 000 worth of property, on which there is an insurance of only $6,003 The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company lost $17,000 in property by the Are, on which there Is no Insurance. Conviction of Murder in the Second Degree* CniHDBRSnuRO, Jan. 24—The Jury in the case of Daniel Funk, iudiotod for tbo murder of John Osbirn, near Waynesboro 1 , in Beptember last, brought in a ver dict to-day of murder In the second degree The pri soner was sentenced to tto penitentiary for five years and six months. The Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. Chicago, Jan. 24.—The difficulties between Governor Mattenon and the employees of the Chicago and 8t Louis Railroad have been settled, and the trains will commence running to-day. New York Bunk Statement. Nkw York, Jan. 24—The bank statement for the week ending Paturday shows— An increase of 10an5....... << “ Specie...... A decrease In circulation.. << “ net deposits. The Slaver Yacht Wanderer. Augusta, Ga , Jan. 24—The Charleston News, oi Saturday, Bays that Mr. Corrio, the owner of tbo yacht Wanderer, has surrendered himself to the authorities, and entered bail to the amount of $6,000. Markets by Telegraph. Baltimore, Jan. 24 —Plour is Arm at $6 76 for Ohio and Howard street. Wheat is In demand at sl,4otfDl 60 for white, amlfl 85®1.38 for red. Corn dnil; yellow 76a76o a , white 74©75c. Provisions have an advancing tendoncy, bat the quotations are unchanged Whiskey Isdnll— * Naw ORI.UAN9. Jan. 21.—Cotton—the sales to-day were JD,OCO bales, tbo quotations are unchanged. [Note—the sales on Saturday were 8,600 bales.] Sugar is firm, sales of 8000 hhda; Molasses sells at3to; Flour la buoyant, sales of 4000 bbls at 6.60 ; Wheat firm at 1200, Corn i« pt’ady; salo3 of 10.6C0 bus at Psc ; Oats 70.*; flrnild 10c ; tlMiVe firm, salts of tags at Receipt* to da; 10,090 bng\ sterling Exchange per cent jremhuu Mobile Jan. 22—Oofon-nales of 2 600 b.\!crf at 11/i till #«.-(]« muilwt I# dull. THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, WUBA.TLST Sc CLABKB’S ARCII-STREST TbEATRB «« Aladdin 5 Or, Tbe Wonderful Lamp”—“ 102; Or, The Yeteresand hia Progeny.” Nkw WALSDT*FTBRiSt ThSatrk.— “The Lad* of Lyons”—The Man About Town.” National Oißouti.—“ Van Araburgh’a Menagerie”— “Lent’* Girons Company”— “ Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Aorobatio feats ” , AloDonough’s Gaieties.—Beleotlons from Plays, Gems from Operas, Pantomimes, Dancing, and Binging. SANroRD’s Opera House.—Ethiopian Entertain ments. Assbhblt Buildings.—Bignnr Blits TO 18 AFTERNOON. Aoadxmt op MoBio.—Grand Gala Matinee, commen cing at two o’clock. ■ Common Council.—a special meeting of this body was held jesterd&yafternoon. Mr. Gordon oalled up the ordinance making an ap >ropriitlonof $6,123.72 to the Controllers of the Pub* ieBchools,' to pay bills contracted prior to January Ist. Mr. Mascher moved to strike out, an it?ra whioh pro vided $1,027,60 for saltries of the hou»e cleaners. After a short debate, the motion was not agreed to, and tbe ordinance psß*ed. The ordioance providing for the payment of the ex penses Incurred in the celebration of the laying of the Atlantic cable was laid over. Mr. Backer, from the Committee on Finance, oalled up the ordinance asking an appropriation of $519,315 to the Controllers of tta Public Sohools. Mr. Moyer moved to amend by adding $l5O to the amount for fatnitute in the eighth section Agreed to. Mr. Dennis moved to amend to add $4OO for an Iron railing at the West school-bouse. Agreed to Mr Steolling moved to add $l,OOO for the extension and alteration of tbe Mifflin sohool-hGuseinThifd street above Brown. Notagreed to. Mr. Kelly moved to amend to add $16,000 for the con struction of a grammar school-house in the Pecocd ward. He earnestly hoped that the amendment would be agreed to. as they had 4,000 rotors in that ward, and not a single grammar school or male teacher. Be aiho ptated that there were 700 children awaiting an oppor tunity to be admitted. An amendment to the amendment was made to add $15,000 for a new sehool-house in the 13th seotion. Mr. Bollock opposed these amendments, as there was a loan bill pending, out of which fund all these perma nent Improvements should be made Mr. Gordon urged the importance of appropriating a sum for the construction of a school-house in the 15th itotion. Sir. Dennis stated that he should use his inDuence to secure tbe passage of a loan bill of $lOO,OOO for the pur pose of making the desired Improvements. The amendments were voted down. Mr. Potter strongly urged the appropriation of $15,000 for the building of A grammar school lu the Fifteenth ward. Mr Miller opposed the motion os they had one grammar school in the Fifteenth ward now, while in his ward there was none. Mr. H. Miller advocated the adoptiog the ordinance with the appropriations. ' After a lengthy dlvcusslon, which was participated in.by many of the members, the item was finally strick en out. Mr. Luther moved to strike out $2,000 for the repair ing of the Hestonville school-house. The motion was • agreed to, and the Uem was stricken out. Mr. Barker moved to amend to add $1,900 for repairs to the Green Lane school. Not agreed to. , Mr. Miller moved te amend to strike out $3 SOOfor the extension of Mlfflin-sireet school-house. The item was stricken out. Mr. Gordon moved to amend to add that all stairways shall be constructed of iron. Not agreed to. Mr Cooley moved to amend that tbe greater portion of tbe'work shall be given out by contract to tbe lowest bidder. Not agreed to. Mr. Broedley moved to amend, to add $1,503 for a new stairway to the Marahali-stroet school hours, in the Twenty-third ward, (Fraokford). Agreed to. Mr. Gordon offered and urged the adoption of & pro viso, which sets forth that each sectional board sba’l have full control of tbe expenditures over these amounts, and that they shall bj per.onally responsible Not agreed to. The meeting then adjourned without taking final action on the bill. Homicide in West Philadelphia— A Wife Kills her Husband —About half past tei o’clock on Sunday night, a msn named John Holilnger was killed by bis wife, at a bouss which is located upoo the Itiver road, near the countrr seat of ex-Jndge Kelley, and about a mile and a half above the Market-s’reet bridge. It seems tbe couple were of very interoperate habits, and - had been drinking considerably during the evening, and finally got to quarrelling 1 , when Mrs. H. says her husband Btruck her. Bh£states t**at she was about going into the oell&r at the time to get some eatables, and in defending herself she need a butcher knife she had in her hand, and struck her husband a blow with the weapon whioh eutered bis neck, near the left clavicle and penetrated the lung, whioh pro duced death almost instantly. There was no person in the house at tbe time but au elderly man who lived in the upper story of the building. He descended tbo stal e upon bearing tbe scuffle, when Mrs -Holiirger explained the matter, and stated how the tragic affair had originated. The old man gave the alarm, aad Bergeant Banders repaired to tbe dwelling and took Mrs. Hdlinger to the Twenty fourth ward station house to await the result af the coroner’s inquest < Bhemsde no resistance whatever, and seemed moeh dis tressed in regard to the fatal occurrence. Ph« Is about twenty-eight years of age, and apparently of Scotch descent. She acknowledged having committed the deed, bat declare* that she had no intention of killing her husband. One of her eyes was considerably swollen, which evidently had been caused by a blow. She rays that the deeeaeed was in tbe habit of beating her. She wa* under the Influence of liquor at tbe time of her ar rest. She has but one child; and yesteriay, after sho became perfec’ly sober, she expressed her sorrow, and was almost frantic at the remembrance of the fatal termination of the quarrel. She states that her hus band has been treating her shamefully for a year past, and her face bears tbe marks of a blow, which she sajs she received on Sunday night. Peoea*ed was o-drover, and a'member of Iroquois Lodge of Odd Fallows. Hia fellow-members have taken the arrangement of the funeral in their hatds Coroner Fenner held an inquest in the cise yester day afternoon and the following testimony was eli cited ; - Mrs. Matilda Sharp sworn.—l reside in Eaglesfleld; was here lest evening and caw no quarreling; John had not been drinking; his wife drank brandy two or three times; I hare known the wife of the deceased about two years Thomas Marple sworn—l rea’de in this house; I was here last night, and deceased came here about 6 o’clock ; Mrs Sharp, hpr and another l*dy were hers ; while here we heard noharsh words; Mrs. Sharp said don’t get any supper for us,'we have had onr sapper; she got sapper for us and deceased ; after supper we vat down by the stove; she said to deceased, come gstready to go to bed; this was about five minutes after 9 o’clock: I had not been in bed more than ten minutes when I heard the wife of deceased scream; I heard the door Open; she Cried for me; she came no fora pillow and said, get up for God’s sake, I have killed John; I came down and found bar embracing him ; ahe said deceased provoked her to kill him; Ur. Holilnger was a good mao; there was not a kinder hearted man in the Twen ty-fourth ward: the wife is a woman of rough manners and bad obaracter: I have been living here about a year; deceased did not utter a word last nigbt; there was no liquor brought in while I was there last night; never heard deceased cu-se back to hie wife. Jacob Xritter affirmed.—Last night about 11 o’clock, I was awakened by ft neighbor; I got np and went into the house of Hollinger and asked his wife what was tbe matter ; she raid, “ I have killed John I asked what she had done with the weapon; she said she put it in tbe drawer; it had blood upoo it; (knife was showa;) this ie tbe same knife; she laid over the corpse and appear ed very much distressed , Louisa Biuler sworn.—l reside with Mr, Howell,near th* West I’blladolphia water works; 1 came with Mrs. Sharp ; when Icame in there was nobody heie bat Ur Hollinger, deceased, and wi r e ; did not say anything while I was here. Dr 8. P. Brown, sworn.—l made a post mortem ex amination of John Hollinger, near Preston and Hutton streets, 2Uh ward; I saw no wound on the deceased, except one on the lower part of tbe left side of tbe neok; this wound was about an inch and an eighth In length, posting inward and downward into the cavity of tbe chest; he dlod of hemorrshsge from the sub olavian vessels. Mrs Hollinger, sworn —ln the afternoon I brought in a pint of liqaor; he drank some, and I drank some; John would not let me get anv supper for Mrs. Bharp and Louisa; 1 got aTgry becau'e ho would not let ms get tea: he said he did not went them for tea; I brought some things lot - * the room ; John got mad. and said he did not think I ought to keep a second dining-room; I got them their supper; I could sot eat any afterwards; he gave me a slap or two on the side of the head; it did not hart me much; I went to go down tbe cellar for a piece of cheese, and as I was going down he turned and said something to me, he gave me a blow, and I fell on my back; I do not know which hand I had the kntfe in; I made no attempt to stick him ; be mav have fallen on tbe knife when he fell on me; I did not know then that he was d*ad; he was a little drubk at the time, as Mrs Bharp bad brought some brandy in the house; I drank two or three times myself. The following was the vextict“ That the death of John Hollinger was caused by injuries received by a knife, in the bands of his wif*, Catherine Hollinger,.on the night of the 23d inst.” \ The unfortunate woman was committed to answer at court. Tiik Third District Contested-Election Cask .—The Legislative Committee to examine into the contested-e’eeUou caro of the Third Representative District, William A. Matthews conteat'rg the seat of David A. M’Leao, met again yesterday morning, at the Pelilelier House, Walnut street. Several witnesses were examined, principally with reference to the frauds in the Eighth division of the Fourth ward. The old story of frauds, illegal voting, Ac , and that alter the polls bad been closed the votes were counted unfairly so as to defraud Mr. M’Leanof votes which had been given In his favor. After the examination of severs) witnesses as to the truth of the statement made by Thomas Derraao, one of the witnesses for the contest ant. the committee adjourned to meet at Harrisburg at 7 o’clock this evening Mr. M’Lean ooly claimed to bo elected by a majority of five in the entire district, and the friends of Mr. Matthews are very confident of hav ing already offered sufficiontevidenoe to onst him from his fiat Arrest of a Reputed Priest.—On Sun dar night OlHcor Judin noticed a msn making hasty strides down Washington street, and from his singular movements he was led to believe that he contemplated drowning himself. He succeeded in arresting him, snd Identified him as one Michael Nolan, who appears to be about fifty years of age took him to the First dis trict s'ation house, and, upon searching his pocke’s. ho fmnd a took with which ne had been gathering sab* scriptioue, nod a certificate from Borne, which autho rised him to act as a priest His wardrobe, which was carried In bis ha’, consisted of five collars, a pair of stockings, several gloves, and a land warrant. After passing the night in the station-house Michael was per. milted to depart, after paying the usual fine for drunk enness. hotel Robbery. —A party of five men on ttred the William Penn Hotel, about five o’clook on Sunday morning last, and James Megan, a'lns " Mikey Hand ” stole therefrom a pair of boots and overcoat be longing to a drover from Indiana, who was stopping at that bouse. The robbery'was communicated to Operator Bloanaker, of the Twenty-fourth ward, who notified Sergeant Binders, who arrested “Mikey” and took him before Alderman Miller, when he was committed to answer. Mtkey is a notorious character, well known to oor policemen, and has freqnentljrbeeo before court on various charges, one of which was arson. Bummers Arrested. A party of about thirty men, who have been sleeping in the lime-kilns on the banks of the Schuylkill, were arrested yesterday by Sergeant Bauderr, assisted by a passe of policemen. The party was taken before Afderroao Warren, who committed them as vagrants. The citizens ef West Philadelphia will bo pleased to hoar or their eommit’al, aa they have lately been seriously annoyed by a number of petty thefts, which might probably be traced to the above party. Death or x Trotting Nao—The noted trotter, •* Blue Dick,” diedou Sunday evening from the injuries he received at Broad aud Germantown road on Tuesday last, ut which time he came in contact with a furniture car, the abaft of which penetrated h'S neck. The homo was a very valuable animal, ai d belonged to Mr William King, who purchased him in Rhode Island. His skeleton willjtn preserved in the museum o the American Veterinary College An Old Bird Caoed.—Fred. Miller, alias John Myer,was arrested on Bunday evening at German town, on nnspicion of having stolen euadry articles found In his possession. 'She prisoner was recognised as an oldoffonder, who had been discharged from prison through fiomo mistake, and for whom a bench warrant had been issued. He was restored to his old quarters at Moyainenalng. Accident at Frankford.—On Saturday a boy named Madge, who was employed at the Tackawaoa Print Works, at Fraokford, was caught in the ma chinery and thrown over a sbaft. After being almost killed in th’3 way bo was dashed in a vat of wat?r, where he was almost drewnod be'ore he could be res cued . One of his arms wbh broken in three places. A Handsome Dividend.— The Fire Asso c'ation has declared a dividend of $472.00 each to forty eight fire companies for the year 1863 This is a hand some dividend, and "peaks well for tbo manner in which the officers of thu above company have managed the affairs of the association Another Soldier Gone. —John Klott.who served in company A, of the New Jersey Battalion, un der Captain Mickle, died on Friday, at bis rrsidenco, In John streot, above Brnirn His funeral Will take place thl-j aftoruooa. and prcc n cd to Glenwood Cemetery. Flight Fire.—A tiro tool; pi, ice about 7 o’clock, last ovoning. at No. 218 Timm on street, Kwt of Frankfonl roal. The fife originatjd in the second story ot the IjtillJlng. Carnage about $lOO. .Mbbtikq or tHB Board of Trade.—Tho »by eight and f half millions of dollars, than in IBST. Board he'd, its Aguiar stated meeticg las* etsn'ng. (.ThecompariiotfisriU -f Tbs minutes of the last meet mg were read and aicpted. ( On motion of Mr. 8. V. Merrick the matter of the Breadstuff*, auction laX was taken up The resolutions uskiog the Pr^riaioaß. Legislature fix the auttion duties on all domestic goods, at X of lper cent.,and oo all hr ’go K>odc, now paying mor* than # or 1 per ceot., at j* <f l per cent., were read by th* secretary. It wts debat.d by Messrs. Steinmets, Busby, Sparbawks, Addieks. and others * * * ’ After several further s-eecbss on the question of postponing tbema'ter, the whole subject was postponed nnt'l next Monday night, January 81st. The comnittee on Southern railroad fares reported that the? hod had several interviews with M/ Felton, president of the Philadelphia Wilmington, and Btfti* • more Bailroad, and that he had expressed a de sire to do what lay in the power of the company to discriminate in favor of Philadelphia, as her 8< uihern connections gave her the right The report also em bodies the table of Southern railroad fares, which we have previously published. Mr. Thomas 8 Pernon made a speech In eulogy of Mr. Felton and the P. W and B. Kallrosd. A report wAi read from the Committee on Pishing Bounties, deprecating the abrogation of these bounties, for the very excellent reasons usually given, via ; That the fishing is a good sohool f n r seamen; that other na tirni protect their fishermen, and that the large Ameri can fishing fleet is mainly composed of American sea men, &10 Nomlna'lons were then made for officers, after which tho B srd adjourned. Rumored Mubder.—We were informed at a late hour last evening that a frightful murder bad been committed near Cobbs Creek aodthe Dirby road, mt f.r from the Dataware county llae.' It Is reported that a man endeavoredto fate advantage of a woman, who used a clearer in self defence, and almost severed his head from his body The affair Is Slid to have cc carrel at a point some nine rail's from Market-ftreet bridge, and will come under the care of the authorities of Delaware county. - - Teiai of the West Philadelphia Enqibe. —Tho trial of the above fire-engine came off about two o’clock yesterday afternoon, in front of the Odd-Felloes* Hall, at Perk and Market streets, West Philadelphia. The performance, which was eutiroly satisfactory, was witnessed by about two thousand poople. THE COURTS. YES TE HOAY * 8 PBOCBEDIHBB [Reported for The Press j 'Nisi Prius— Justice Thompson.—Douglas re Mitchell. In consequence of the illness of one of tbe Jurors this esse was postponed until yesterday, when the court directed the absent juror to be present, end if unable to walk, to he provided with a carriage aid brought down. la our notice of thi* case, in yes terday’s paper, we said that a former attuno* at trial resulted only io the killing of a juror Is has been suggested to us that we are mistaken as t> the fact of the gentleiran’s death, and'that we should correot our statement. >To whioh we reply, we nevtr retract. We feel like the Western editor who had statidin hU paper that a certain man was hanged, and upon being-called upon by the Identical individual himself foracontra diction.of his statement, refused apen tbe ground that he nevrr retracted, any statement he bod made in his paper; that the moßth" could do was to say—that the rope broke. We do not, therefore, confess that the juror we hod kill'd so summarily,is alive. The most we can admit is, that he is not yet buried. It is ex pected this case will proceed this morning. Supreme Court— Chief. Justice Lowrie, and Justices Woodward, Strong, and Read.—Ramsey’* Appeal. Non pros entered. Non p-oa taken off and the cue continued. -- - .... Abraham 11 Cox ■ plaintiff is error, vs: Jacob Freedly, deferdaut in error. This case was originally an action of ejectment brought Id ihe Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery county, to recover the possession of a lot of gr und in tbe borough of Norristown, on the north east corner of Egypt and Race streets. Argued by Jos. Boyd for tbo plaintiff in error, and by David Krause and Henry M Miller for the defendant in err-'r in reply* John A. Donghetty vs. Joseph Barnet Thin case is an aotion of ejectment, brought in the Court of Com mon Pleas of Bucks county, to recover the possession of a dwelling house and curtilage, and lot of ground adjoining, with the appurtenances, containing half on acre of Usd, or thereabouts, situate in tbe township of Bioealem and count? of Bucks, boanded by the river Delaware, and other lands of the plaintiff. Argued bv Edgar E. Petit and Wm, M Meredith for the pUiotiff in error, and by 0. R. and J. E. Da Bois and Garrick Mallery for the defendant in error. Ziegler’s appeal Henry Ziegler vs. Charles G. Sparse and Benjamin F. Bperse. with notice to Daniel Weikel, terre tenant. Appeal of Henry Ziegler from the decree of the Court of Common Pleat of Montgomery county making distribution of the fund in conrt arising from the sheriff’s sale of the real estate of Daniel Weiket. Argued by B. E. Chain and James Boyd tor the appel lant, and by D. Krause, A. B.Longaker, and Charles T. Miller, attorney for the appellee. Distriot Court—Alfred St. Albyn and Do lores Nan vs. ihe Philadelphia Germanic flociety. Ah aoUon on a promissory note. No defence. Verdict for the plaintiff for $lO3 District Court—Judge Sharswood.—Eliza Leviesteln and Henry Hellbart, executors of Hrnry E. L.Leviestein, deceased,'vs William Deal. An action to recover money alleged to he in the hands of the de fendant. as (late) .sheriff of. the city and county of Philadelphia, who obtained it anon a levy and sale upon seme property. No defence. Verdict for the plaintiff for *lB3 W, ' Enos Fury and Maria Fury,his wife, vs. William Gie gar. An action to recover damages for ao alleged slander. The parties in' the case, It is alleged, vrere hucksters on the wharf, apd while pursuing their busi ness a quarrel-took place between them, and it is al leged that tbe defendant then slandered Maria Fury, plaintiff. No defence Verdict for the plaintiff for $25. Thomas George vs. William Gladding, who was sued with William T. Olark, owners of the schooner “ Sally Ann.” An action to recover the amount alleged to be due on a book tesount, for certain goeds alleged to have been sold and delivered to the defendants for the nee of said schooner. The damages are to be assessed against William T. Olark On trial. ' / 1 Quarter Sessions—-Judge .Stones and J. M. Taggers pleaded guilty to - the charged! bra glary. [ ' . William Simpson pleaded guilty to the charge of lar ceny. William Shod was acquitted of an assault and battery. Gustav Esler was convicted of an assault and battery, and ca*ryinjr concealed deadly weapons; Adsnf Sonherstfln was charged with selling liquor on Sunday. From the evidence, it appeared that'tbe de fendant had sold liquor, lager beer, and wine, to seve ral minors, on Sunday and on week days. Verdict guilty. . Adam Sunk erstein was also charged with selling liquor without license Beveral witnesses.'test-fled ihas -he had sold liquor, andjhey saw no license hang up. The defendant did not prodffee his license, hat set up as a defence that he merely kept a bottling establishment. Verdict guilty ; ‘ Several Guardian of the Poor cases were then tried. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Hooey Market. Pbiladbuuia, January 24,1869. Reading Railroad stock, to-day, receded to 24; Union Canal pref. to 2V } Little Schuylkill Navigation Rail road and Coal Company to 25; Penn’a. Railroad stock is steady at43J£, the same as previous quotations, with one sale reported at 43V1 North Pennsylvania ten per cent. Bonds gained another dollar 'to-day, closing at 94; City Loads are firm at 9DV for the old, and 108 V for the new; Pennsylvania 5s at 03V» Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad Bonds closed at 61; and Pennsylvania Railroad second mortgage 6s At 02V i small sales of Second and Third-street Passenger rail way shares were made at 35. The bank statement this week ehows Increased specie anddepoaits, decreased loans, circulation, and in debtedness to other bmks. The prudence and watch fulness shown by this condition of the banks are praise worthy in the present unsettled state of our finances. and the banka will do well to adhere to such a policy until the General Government decides upon the course it will take to raise a revenue, *ni leaves off the fatal practice of borrowing tomret current expenditure. The telegr ph advises us that of the new Covers ment five per cent, loao often millions, awarded by Mr. Secretary Cobb to-day, Oronise A Co., of this city, were success ful bidders for $210,090 at an average of 2 V per cent, premium. In August last, the average premium ob tained by the Government was 1 and 99-ICO per cent. It is not improbable that, If the Secretary comes upon the market for another loan within a few weeks, he will get little more than jar. The arrangements con cerning the interest on the former loan were unsatis factory, and the supp’y o f the Government debt iu th« market is already so large that few brokers of great means care to hare anything to do with it. CjOQQQgSlOg^JKg'aaglglZg : Ski § *: : g.asr % gss&BsSgsfigßggssl'slg <*> 5 o 4-® j» © ©j»js© mjsJs_o oo 'ch'io'ci'boen'o'p"’©^©oogo© rfk'o'o'o § SSooSSoSoosSoolBcSo lO MM MWM io vs*»ooiU-^*o©t-*'*. cocnceco'otbob' 5 to ta -o o ” *3 »-©*» *» © coeju uo -» © "»a bibV ©'oo —1 W® ft-ttscßocoo.iM® SSmSSo6ii>o<KiDt9tc)6oow/0 «« O « • _e* ca“o S S-s Si SJ ao £ 212-» S? e* «* S; *° ® 63 *■* SS B o '«UL.b««MO^ kl CWS'Oti)fiMo<O • _ § £|§g;SSS!tsSsgS|gg§gSg E H* , ® ►- J* « t?e o H —A . . M MWMMM a 8 SM A '»«MOOO'»OW2£:4'»C«WU >1 _ <9*y* O’ ** «© J- ■‘oo^oo'aoMoa'^’*.is^l:oo-0 2g Oi CtOOCetSgOffU'CIOOO-JOOIkO Fg m uoito-ioeioiooiwuooo'ost-o * k- M M to oHMCH w Oj» cy mjo toy 'to 'cj woos'oot*’ oo s3'■>*•© to UUtSMhI—Ch>.MaO>C^OwOKU9 ** c* acococjoo m to o w to oo ocooo» o o _CD Ogo—.-4 40 o» HSM y 3 * 9 S. "i* S *-* OD en *o l-< to —eoO to ®52f.S? o O M «£» o to to v>coo ce-ihc-'moomoisOhoo to M "L, WM Wkd W - >-> M MMMAUU a> tt-11-*t-*OOrOOOJ»3®>-»Mitfcilk|oo-5 to NOO -4 *0 O M wj»_p I3_ct O- - *U UOM ►-* Tfc.'cs'oj^o'to'c'«-! 5, ct» c« —1 *> < 'o o-*eea*io 4.(OOi^Oa;M9AUKtOOiOOtOtA4.p tn cnooosoooooooooooo<cnO The aggregates of this week’s statement compare with those of January 17, as follows: Jan 17. Jan 24. Capital 5t0ck....511,688,066 $11,688 806..1n. $740 Loans 26 365 355 26 283,118, .De. 82 26T Specie 0050,743 6,009,317..1n. 48 574 Due frn other BkS 2,040.786 3 060.V61..1n. 9 466 Due to other Bks. R 25V»15 3,093,921.. De. 164,394 Deposits 17,323.903 17,498 219..1n. 174,311 Circulation 2,830,384 2 769,145.. De. 61,833 Mr. Manager Arnold furnishes ns with the following table, showing tho business of the Philadelphia Clearing Honso for the week ending Saturday Jan. 32 : Clearfocrs Balance* Paid. $3,716 281 89 $156 672 56 3,684,044 U 244.473 01 3.741.113 75 I*l 841 72 8 071 265 43 202,002 87 2.940,930.14 103,159 59 2 771,895 12 818 803 62 1859. January 17. " 18, «• 19. 20. “ 21, 22, $10,837,53194 $1,290,243 57 We learn by ’elegraph that the Lehigh Valley Rail road brought down, for the week ending Saturday evening, the 221 instant, 9,807 tons of coal agairst 6,948 tons for tho corresponding week of last year, being an increase this season, thus far, of $14,169 tons. The tables of the Erie Railroad receipts explain quite fully the reason why we hear so much of new diffl.ulties among the rival railroad lines, and complaints against the Southern routes. The earnings for December, 1868, are <« largely less ” than thoy were in the dark month of December, 1867. The earnings for the mooth t f De comber, 186 S, *J®7 a? 8 51 For December, 18oT.,»»»«*»***♦*%**•%*»•♦*» 4(<j6ao <l4 $96 365 67 The receipts of the New York Oenttal ate still more discouraging. These were In December, 1868. In December, 1857. Thu fcrlp Canal rottmr. f.*r IS'S. Ihr J< trils of which 8 1 d j.nHNfcnl in the AUui'*y l vrtii.it; Ji.m ,tul of Milar dfty, ehow that a larger value of even at tb« redustd price* of the yenr, was carried oa the wmb . 185=1 ,$3 233 9*7 . *6 Ifls 955 Together.... $1*1368.912 - |26,o4TJffil The reton from ihe a nk of England for the week ending tba 6th Jtuuury, gives the following results, wben.ttorapaied with the previous week;. Public deposits.,,, £9,632,809 Decreased. £173,720 Other deposits..,. 13.680.106 Increase..,. 676 488 Best. ..... 8.166 862 Increase.... 61,785 On the other side of tbe aceonnt: , Govm’t securities.. £10,606,931 Increase.. 2,660 Other Securities... 18.209,742 1ncrea5e....1,269 689 Notes unemployed. J 2,181,000 Decrease/... 583,965 The amount of notes in circulation is £2O 882,350, being a increase of £772,000. and the stoek of hnlUon in both, departments is £19,145,649, showing an /increase of £178,519, when compared with the pre ceding return. We have notice of a new counterfeit ten dollar note on the Tiaders’ Pack, Boston, Mrsv. The counterfeit is not like tbe gsnoine note.’- The coanterfeit has £ vignette, Libeity resting on a shield, an X in each cor ner on ihe left, and tbe word “ Ten” in each corner os the right. ' ' Imlay k Bioknell report an attempt to p*ss an altered note in this city, purporting to be a $2O note issued by the Glen Foils Bank, N. V.: 20’s altered from 2’s; vignette, female seated with an eagle at her feet, spies*, d'dly executed; unlike the genuine. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BAT.WfT Ja-oa-y 24, 1869. uroxTKD bt kavlet, eaoww, & 00., BAn-«on,ayo6s 4 ASD BXOHAXQB BROUXS, XOITHWJR ooxxat nw» AMD ORSTSUT STRUTS. FIRST BOARD >.224.43 Pe&na &9.C&P 93V 2000 City 6l Pa 8...'.. 99* 100) do ~„99k 600 ‘ do . .New Gas 99* VOO d 0........... og 100 d0.......*;..- 99 200 do R, 99 IGOO do..new 2d*slCB* 2800City5s ... 85 100 do »0.. 1000 N Pencfl B 6 *... 66* 500 do 66* .POO do .. 66* 20)0 -.do '.cash 69k 3500 do . Sdtfl 66 k 100) Pa R 21 mtg6i.. 92k 2C000a&Am6i ) 7»..55 84k 1000 do 85 1000 d 0..... 85 1000 Morris Onl 0j.... 89 800 Lehigh Not 65.. 97k 500 Reading Bds ’43 ; 94 6 Harrisburg R ggv ■ 7 do t ; 53^ bstwjexn 10 Morris Col.... Prefix 1 fISOONO 700 City 05... ...... 93*| 6CO d0.......new 103*1 1103 do B 99*! £OO do 60 100 .do 99 1800 d 0...... 2dys 6■* lOOONPenoaKti*... 66* 500 do.. 3dys 66k 2000 Al’y Co 0s kind seller* 0p...... 62k 1000 N Pa R 10s eSwn. 64 1000 Reading B 6) 5 70 84 1000 do 84 1000 Pitts Pt Wayne & CW real est 7a.. 61 , CLOSING PBH Sid. Atkld. US6« ’74,.... ..104k PhUa6a 99. 99J,’ do 99 99V do New.. 103 103 k PeonaSa... 93* 93V Beading fi 24k 24k do Bds^O..B3V 04k do Mtg 65’44.93 94 do do ’86.73V 74k Pennaß... .43* 43k do lrt^i6e...lol*lo3 do 2dm 6a....92* 92k MorOl On Dr off 47V 48 do Pref......104V105 SehnylNsTde >82.71 72 2 Mtaebtll B 68V 29 Penna & ..in lots 43V 10 do cash 43V 4 Morris 01 Prf.lots 105 50 Beating B 24V 100 do «6vn 24V >5O do .......sfiwn 24V 50 - do sSwu 24V 100 do b* 24V 59LittleSchB....b6 25 22 Mecaanics’Bk. b 5 28 10 do 28 50 Union Col -..Pref 23» 6 2d 3c 3d Street R. 35- CO £ Island B i. .c*h rf ‘ 6 Cam A Amb..,b6120' . 20 d0.w«...2dy5120 3 d0..;.«.«.2dy5120 k - 6 Norristown'B.... 55 8 , do '55 10 Lehigh Val H.,.. 48# do 43V 10 Bk of N Liberties. e 0« |8 Harrisburg 8.. .24ys 68V - BOARD . 2000 Rl’a R letmt 7s. 71 v 1 Penoa R... 45# '** 2 - d 0... 43V ■ 5 do 4<V 5- do 43V >26 - do 43V 13 do sdys 43V 1 do 43V 1 Washington Gas. 24 28nnoarjAErie B 21 8 Commercial Bk.. 51 40 W Phila R.bSwu 50 1C1ty8k........ . 45 100 Beading R.*..,.. 24V 8 PhilaATren’a 8118 LOIS—STEADY. Bid.Ajktd. fiehMavlmp 65..7fi 75V Belt Nav Stock... 9 9# do Pref. 17V 17V Wmsp’t&Xlmß. 9 9# do7slstmtg.7l do 2d... 67 Long Island. 11 UV Girard 8ank......12V 12V LehOoalANav...49v 48V Lehigh Scrip 27 23 N Penna R...... 8# 8V do 65......00V 97 New Creek...... V % Oatawiasa , B-.«. 6 6 Lehigh Zinc..,.. V 1* PHILADELPHIA. MARKETS, Jau. 24—Xtssiso The floor mstkefc is unchanged bat vary quiet to- day, there befog little or no inquiry except to supply the home trade, who' ere baying moderately at frem J5.62V to $5.75 for eopeifioe, ss.B7V®iO 29 for extra,and from $6 up to $7.76 W bbl for extra family and faney lots, aeeording to quality. A sale of 309 bbl* good superfine is reported at our highest figures.' Bye flour and Com mail are also quiet, hut Ann. We quote the . former at $4, and the latter at $3 60 3? bbl for Pennsylvania meal, and the market neatly bare. Wheat—there is very little offarfogVbut thedemana. for it fa limited and prices about the samy, witlr sales of some 1,600 baskets red to note at 185 c for prime Pennsylvania and 137 c for ohoice Ohio, mostly of the former ;* small sales of white are also reported, at from 145&166c, as in quality. Bj e is wanted, and Pennsylvania' commands 87c. Corn is dull and drooping; some small aaleiTbf prime yellow are repoited at 80, atsd one lot delivered at that rate. Oats are steady at47a4Bc, the latter lor prime Pesn’a*. Bark—Quercitron Is steady, at $3O for let No. 1. Got* ton—The market continues steady,bat the transactions are limited and prices the same as last quoted, middling fair uplands realising 18c cash. Groceries—There is % steady business dolcg, with further sales of Coffee, £u ear and Molasses to note, at full, prices. Provisions The market is firmer, bat the advanced rates of holders cheeks basinets. Hess Pork Is held, at slB# bbl, and Salted Meats and. Lard, a r e also Ve better. Seeds— There is a moderate inquiry for Cloverseed, and about 459 bus hare been sold at s6.soasB.63Vbus, mostly at the latter rate for prime lots. 100 bus Timothy Seed sold at $2 per bus. Domestie Flaxseed Is' and wanted at $l7O per bus. Whiskey—The market hi quiet at 27e28e.X0r Pena’a and Ohio bbls, 24V025c for drudge, find 26c for hhds PHIL4DELPHIAOATTLE.MABKBT, Januuy24 The Beef market was rather dull this week ; the sales at the Ball's Head reached about 030 bead, »nd at War dell’s some 780. all of which were disposed of at .a little less than, last, week’s prices - The following, are the particulars of the trantarilons a« reported to-day: 16-J. Dither, Pennsylvania; sBa9 50 thelOQ fts. 22 3. Taylor, Pennsylvania, s7a9. . 11 W.. fihelenberger, Pennsilvauis, s7o 8 50. 101 Mooney & Baker, Ohio, $7 2609. "* 20 Trayner dt Coates, Cheater county, sBc9 76. 23 Cochran, Ohio, sBo9 37#. 46 Strickland, Ohio, $509 83 Scarlet, Pennsylvania, $3OlO. 70 Ulman&'Go., 0h10,5709. 18 Berry, Ohio, $BOlO 17 B. Murphy A Co , Virginia $309 50. 25 I Irwin, Pensnylvanla, $BOlO. 52 J Brunner, Ohio, sBo9 60. 49 Baldwin A Go.. Obester county, $3 60010- 7 J. Hanaker, Chester county. $BO9. 81 A. B!debaagh,.Ohvster county, $BOlO 25. 11 Eokmau. Delaware, sBolo 25. ~ "* 10 Elias Kby.'Ohester county, $8 50010. 33 Hopkins, Maryland, $8 2509 75. 79 Cochran A HoPilien, Maryland, $8 25010. 45 J Aikena,br Hathaway, Che*te*coontr. $9&9 75. 47 Beymour 3c Kimb e, Maryland. $BOB 75.* 03 8. McOlung Virginia $8 50010. 08 Be]dunridge 3c Co , Virginia, $8 6OOIQ 50 Kimble 3c Kirk, Ohestercounty, $9 60010 28 Scott tc Kimble; Cheater county, $0 76010 25 24 B. Hood, Ohester county, $BOB 76 51 Chancellor & Butable, Maryland,s9 50«jj10 25 14 E. 3c L. Chandler, Chester county, sBolo. 8 Wash. Alexander, Chester county, SBOIO. 11 P. Hathaway, Chester county, $BOlO. About 6,000. Sheep were received aod sold at from $2 to $4 each, aa to condition, being equal to B©oo tb dreßsed. Some 250 Cows and Calves- were offered and sold at from $4O to $5O for first quality, $25 to $35 for second <lo. t and $l5 to $2O for dry Cows. The receipts of Hrgn are light, and good corn-fed Hogs scaree : about 1,400 arrived at the Union Yard, “ Phillips,” and all sold at from $7 60 to $8 50 the 100 lbs, net. * New York Stock J FIBST : 1000 U S 55J74 103* 23000 Teon 6s >9l) 91# 601 Virginia 6s 6* 25000 Missouri 6l eSO SQj*" 28000 do 86* 1000 Erie R Conr ’7l 44 1000 111 Cent al 6ds 89# 1(00 do 89 16000 La Q&5l LG 21# 1000 Mich So letM B4BT 16 Bk of New York 108# 12 do 106# 10L Am Ex Bk 10S# S 5 Continental Bk 100# 21 Atlantio Bk 83 10 Bk America 310 100 Dal&tlud Co b6O ICO 109 do e6O 69# 218 do 100. £0 Hudson Bir R sfO 33# 50 do 545 33# 20 Harlem K 13# 100 do e3013# 900 Beading R 49 100 - do eOO 48# £OO do 43# 100 do MO 49 100 BA Quin B 60# 110 . do 60 405 Mich So A N Ind 20 100 do sGO 20 103 do t3O 20 60 do bl& 20 60 do b3O 29 60 do Guar s3O 4*# 60 do 46# 60 do 46# HO Panama It a!B6 Jl6 50 do e3O 115# 100 111 Central B ittO 87# 960 do s3O 68# 76 do 68# (560 Galena A Ohio R 71 150 do 71# 200 do - b3Q 111: 100 do beo 71# 200 do c 71# IQOCleve A Tolß 31# 300 Cblc A R I B bBO 60 # 150 do 60# 100 do b 39 60# 100 do 0 60# 60 Mllw A Miss R 13# 25 LaOroase A Mil B 1# 20 do 1# 60 Pens* Coal Co 83# fSOPaciflo Rail Co 88 50 do blO i 50 do >3O 87# I 70 do s’* B’# j 367 do 63 58 100 do 830 67# 100 Brnmwlok Laud 4# 3100 N Y Oentral b3O 84# 200 do c 84# 400 do e 3 84# 5 do 85 255 Brie Rallioad 14# 100 do bSO 14# 200 do b3O 14# 60 do b6O 14 # 100 do 14# 50 Harlem R Prof 40# MARKETS Ashib —The market is unsettled, and rather easier ; sales of 100 bbls Pots at $1 .62#, sod Pearls at $5.76. Corns.—'The market is rather quiet, bat firm ; sales of 2,tiCQ mat* of Java at 14#c, 4 months. Cotton —Ad attire badness was done or Seturdry «t tbe improvement, and sales of some4,ooo bales were effected, bat the market this morning appears qniet an* der the foreign news. Floor, Ae.—The inquiry for western canal Floor Is vory active, mainly for the trade, bat in part specula* tire; priors are JOalSc better on most kinds, with lit tle. if any, to bo had at onr iosi *e figures The sales are 17,800 bbls at $5 10©5 £0 for superfine State; £5.75®0 for extra do; $5 8506.10 for low grades of western extra; $6 30©6 30 for shipping brands round hoop extra Ohio; $6 55®7.25 for trade brsnds do; $6 40 ei9 76 for St Louis brands, and {6 400.7 76 for extra Genesee. Canadian Flour is rather quiet, but is held higher ; sales of 100 bbls at $6 26©7. Southern Flour Is very active, and is lOalfio better; the demand is largely speculative; sales of 6 700 bbls at $5 60e6 for snperfine Baltimore. Ao , and fC 10®7 60 fir finer and extra brands. Rye Flour and Corn Meal are in fair derated and are very firm. Grain —The Wheat xntrket is again better, tbe de mand mainly for milling. Prices are nominal, as the transactions are kept private The arrivals are light Tbe pales are 20,000 bus at $1 for fa‘r Chicago spring, about sl.3’ for mixed Indian* $1.45 for fair wh te Mich gas, and Western and Southern red on private terms. Barley is held store the views or buyers. Oats are qu>et. and prices are nominal. Bye is in moderate de mand at 85c for Jeieey, and 88it92a for Northern, Onrs is irsetive; tbe arriva's are moderate ; sales of 10 001 bushels at 81®82c for new Southern yellow; 83© »do for whits do; S(3«b88o tor Western mixed in store and delivered. Provisions.— I The demand fsr park is limited, and tho market is he vy for most Muds, heavy mesa ex ecuted; pales of 650 bbls atslB®lB.l2# for now mess, $17.62# for old do. aui $l3 60 for prime. Beef is in fair demand, the arrivals are moderate. SS’es of £7O bbls at $6 80©7 for country prime ss®9 for dilt raws, $9®10.60 for repacked mesa, and sll® 11 50 for extra ditto, prime mess beef quiet at 516a19. Beef haras firm but qniet; silesof 60 bbls at $l6 50 for extra. Bacon is in limited demand at B©loo. Cut meats are in fair demand; sties of 400 bhds and tea at 9®9# c for hams and 6®G#o for shoulders. Dressed hogs are in demand at7#oBc. Lard is rather better; the demand is fair at tbe close; tales of 700 bbls and tos at 11# ©l2#the latter for small lots. Butter and Cheese steady and in de mand. , volassbs.—New Orleans is slightly firmer; sales of 100 bbls at 42c©430. Foreign is quiet. Oils —We note sales of 300 bbls seleot whale at 660 cash Rio* h&s been in lair request at full prices; sales of 509 tes good to prime at 3# ©4o. Scoarb continue in moderate request; *a>s of some 630 hhds New Orleans at 7*oB#, as tj qualify; small sales of BleUdo at B#. * ’ Teas—An auction sale, composed chleily or new greens, came off this mornlog. Prices ruled low, in View, no doubt, of several sales arm-awed for the week Guupowder and Imperial sold at low rates constated wth h» laet fortnight's euxrenrv Tho few u«" Onloogs offered Fo |d at 34jne#c. tndtheoldsraisi At T.\ ll 90# >'. —T I -*-’ marke. ih iow^r—sales if 160 bb-| U insKCV 37**27*0. if 57 9J> 6- 6.J64 *3,350,767 Exchange, Jan. 21.
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