THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE. PIIBLISELED BI 1.1 TIFD Efl r• .....1.11 IVAITE PTIT:bII, - No. BO I.Str r. B. Peannumuf, I Edwin! , T. P. HOUSTON. • fasige Sia l PAV ED, InsOmess Hanars. I= Sided Caplet .. ... 3 cent•. Delivered. by earlier. (per 15 cents. Mill Subscribers. (per Yoe , r) SS."' Jalberalreditettons to Newenore TERMS YOH. WEVILY Blunt Comes, per ...... the do. do. - do.- enot , ..... • Ten or more enples. to one edam , . and one free to elob, earl ..... r... CITY ITEMS. !Sloe present Term • tbo Western' University will close., on Fabmarvarst.tind the next term will cont. ,d, s ice hit ,touchy, February the' fourth. all destrinis of connecting tbemselvta. with it; should be present. at that time. been 'new classes will be formed in im portant .ittudles. The University was sever More prosperous; The best advanta ges are enjoyed ire F.reparatory English, Pre*MorYCliaticid. Collegiate and act ontilio Studies. , Book Keeping and Pen, nianshlp are taught at low rates, by a con, petent instructor— Instructlon Ls given in Analytical Chemistry. Commencing The grout' eloslog ont sale of tb °immense stock of good Boom and Shoes in the justly. popular oprwir flours Shoo Store. We are going latothe WSIOLIMALL TEA.DZ April let, and as the presort stock Is not sukalde nor of tpo - proper - sixes for such - a trade, we want to - olose out as touch of the present :stock SS TOSlnble, end rtechrdlngly, haring ' this end In rlewore wlll sell you goods at .your own pries& . All goods far below, cost. .Bfwgainti in everything you handle for tho 'next SIXTY nays. This grand opportunity to benettt yourselves should not be passed by as It Is something extraordinary In the way of - selling Boots and Shoes. ate* ILlfe'9asuraneo Company.. By reference to another column It willbe 'seen: trait Mrs. C, Oyer, and Pira. Wm. J.' Richardson have made - public, aeknowledg. mentor the receipt of five thousand dollars each, trom D.1".. - Chttp man, Manager o 1 the PAttabargh branch-of .tho aCtria Life Insu rance Company. The progress with the prompt and careful management - of tills Comgany . commerals it to every one inter weted in the subject of Life Insurance:, We destre to states. few fact. in regard to it. Over one thousand pessona of Pittsburgh and vicinity have taken Out znieles In the liana. . This Company issued 19,19 e policies dur ing the, Ngar WC.' 'Being an . inerease of IS.BSdover the preceding year! fie -an. were $5,521,930.50 for the year Comment Is unnecessary. firese figures speak for themselves. Persons contenapla- Bug insuring will do well to call and get a circular and an explanation in regard to the workingvof this popular Company. The Wilco is at No. l 9 Fourth street, second floor of Ilteriugs building. MOE At The Worid•e Fedi In London, ISO 2, the Wheeler & Wilson Sew. lag Machine received the highest award— all the Machines of Europe and dmellea In conipotttion. This award has always been made wherever exhibited. You will make no mistake in ordering ono as a holiday gift to wife, Sister or friend. They can be .purchased only at Sumner & Co's., Fifth street. IMEE:I=I:3 Of canned Omits and • vegetables are invi ted to inspect the assortment kept by (leo. :Barmen, at 117 Federal street, Allegheny City, , Almont /..t. Dr. Warner. • Tan medical office of E. warner, old In dian rhystaian,,a Son, removed to No. 2.11 Penn meet. '- NRS, DraCi sud'Modletnes . Doctors' prescriptions carefully prepared at half tho usual price, at Yultou , s Drug Store, opposite Fostonico. E= toreign Liquors of all kinds at Joseph S. Nodes Distillery; No. 1.99, 191, 1.93 and /95 First struot, Pittsburgh. • Tim Om Buy ' .- 98 per cont. Alcohol at Sosoph S. Finch's. You Can May Now Hops nt Joseph S. Pinch's.. AlmO■t Lost. TELEGRAPHIC , SIMILIEY . bill Tian passed the Massachusetts lions° of Representatives -allowleg the rate of interest to be flied at seven per cent., by special contract; but where no agreement la made r tho legal rate of inter ' est remains at sir per Cent. • The steamer Damascus, from - Liverpool on the seventeenth, aarived at Portland yesterday. .. • at Quebec, the trial of Won. Church for killing hlfiscife,haireaulted in a verdict of manslaughter., The cost of cliainnit the streets of Boston of anew darins the two list great Storms, amounted ,to $50.000. Over ono thousand men Were employed. • •••.- • The lee In the DelaNritre it Philadelphia Is very heavy. Yesterday people were crossing at Chester on the Ice. Thousands of people Were skating and alelighing on the ice opPosito the city. The Memphis Appeal newspaper has been Purchased by John Ilogan. of at. Louts, and others. It will be edited by General Albert Pike. • .' "Genend Curtis - Leo—pon of the, General Les—has declined the Presidency of the , Maryland Apiculture! College. _ . The State eonvention of the Grand Army of.tbo gerinblie of Ohio, has chosen General Thomas. of Cincinnati, Grand . . . Goveredr,Warti, of New Jersey, boa veto. - fed the Bribery bill, - whatever that may be. The,old - wOOden building, formerly used :as theillinols Central- depot, in St. Louis, `was buried, Wedneaday nigh t.Loss $12,000, :insure - 4 for $7,100 in thOlinclarwriteral Com, Poity"bodles have been recovered from 'llaikating told. Regent Park, London.. The R.Onther has been unpreeedentedly tn'Eurispe; es well SLO in this country, this present . winter. Large hard. of buffalo aro moving In the direction of Denver City; a. sure sign that the Indians are behind them, and bound in the same direction. .a. mOVetiteitt is on foot et Fichmond, Va., to IPPP/ I t.cogo:npirtfulars , by the Legtsla. `taro, whose duty it shall ho to remain In ,- Wasbtrigtois;and . brlng before the Snpreme Court all acts of Congresti affecting the in , . • Wrest of tbaSontb, in order that they may be pronoun ced anconstltutionaL" ` , rue serttth 'do 'getter COMMlaslon have fawned sub ciainest appeal for no Immeli late, gene:rens and universal effort tn behalf of tbolandawintrialrem districts of the South. CEITBAL AND SODTII AMERICA • Beath* of ' . United United Stites Itoldlers on • She Littman from Cholera—Tbe War .ssetweentSpain and Pews and Chill and Paragnay—A: Chip Cs ' • - -%WI Through the Istittuins of Darien. N4w lona , Jannary..3l. The . steamer Ile 7 Chauncey lias arrived with one mill lion and iseventy thousand dollars in Cali 'forniagold. Ferly. deaths 'from cholera occurred Aim:loathe United transi t ,roops detained. on the Nicaragua. up to the leth of January.. . • • The agent o f the line, Copt' Maury, was mobbed. by passengers for allowing the Wesel Taylor to call for San Francisco without them, and narrowly escaped death. . Dr. Hine, American Consul to Costa RICO. died Januaryintlarnatory rheuron• Lt is rumored the Spanish Admiral would • proceed with all bin ships to Faullaland to ' It is also rePOrted that Spain would estab _lash a naval station at Monteveldo. The Brazilian army hod gained an Wren- Moe over a column of live or six thousand Paraguayans. • • The revolution in • Mendoza has not spread - to anY 'other parts Of the Argentine IloPpumlo.. • .Tbe Peruvian Government bus granted a concession to colon Americans for the con struction of a good road from Lima to • It was probable that Mr. Burton. our 'Minister to Bogota, would receive sultablo apology. Stow the Government, for offensive lanquic used by ono of tha President's A party . of imeilenu engineers is at Pan Preparing for a survey of the Lsthmu. of Darn, with' a view to the construetto • Of a ship canal. • 1 -, , i . . i : L_ _ . , ___ , . 2 -'! . s i -‘ 1 ' ' i 1 1 . ti\ 'llir 1 • 1 60 125 VOLUME LXXXII.---NO. -27. MST EDITION. ONE O'CLOCK. A. M. EARLY TELEGRAMS, FROM EUROPE. THE PROBABLE SETTLEMENT OF THE EASTERN QIIESTION. Turkey Strongly Advized to Befom THE BREEN MISSION TO THE UNITED STATES. Suez Canal Opened to Steam Vessels, REFORM OR 4 RUPTURE OF THE DERBY MINISTRY. American Fleet at Constantinople. Luxecur, Jun. 30.—1 t is stated that the WU. Ish Cabinet freely express the hope that the peace of Europe will be preserved, In spite of the threaterdnr appeanuiees In the }bat. The search of baggage of foreign travel ers In England and Itancs will hereafter be Merely nominal. TUE GEESE MISSION TO TOE ONITED STATES. Panis,Jan.3o.—lt is thought here that the mint.. of Enteral' to the United States Is a Russian Intrigue to involve the Ameri can government In the eastern question. GREEK lILVEIME. krusks, Jan. 30.—The Greek government le about to raise the/ tarltr, and expect tiy this means to Lucre* the revenue one and ahalf . mtlitoue drachmas. lINTOHN IN ENGLAND. Lomas, January' at. Is asserted that 12.1 Derby's administration will fall to the ground. If the speech of the Queen at the ra-opening of Parliament should not re- • commend reform. John Bright has made a speech at Roch dale, In which he said that the recent re forms announced by the 'Emperor Napoleon should be interpreted in a liberal sense; the authority for suspending newspapers would be abandoned, and that public meet ings could be held twenty days before= election, and that the tribune would be m otored. AYCIIICAa exesr ar CONSTAETINOPLE. Dispatches from Constantinople announce that twelve American' war vessels were daily expected there. - Pass, Jan. 31.—The French Government, acting for the great European powers, id engaged In framing reforms favoring the Interests of Christianity. PARIS, Jan. 3L—Mr. Bennett Is to receive a gold medal from the yachtmen of Rochelle. Ile will also havd an oudienee with . theEnt. peror. licumnr, January 31.—A conference, com posed of delemstna appointed by the Yrtia elan and 3.ustrian Governments to arrange &system of customs, doe, has adjourned. Results not stated. 1108SIA AND TrIIN.I.T. SS. PLTERSDIDIO, January 31.—The Rue. elan Government has addressed a note to the Porte, advising generosity tow ards the Greek subjects of the Ottoman Empire, null the granting of reforms. ABOLITION or SLAVETIV. Llano', Jan. al.—ln tile Senate action ban been taboo in favor of tno abolition of alavory in the Portuguese, colonies. Losoos, Jan. 31.—The Porte Las doter mined to make concessions to rho Cretans, and will Soon appoint a Chnstian Governor for CandLa., LATO 917.011 lIRAZIL. The mall steamer from Illobnugs ROWS that the Emperor of Brazil has resolved to Increase his army and carry on the scar against Paragaay wish vigor. Cots? MONTISOLOA. PAms, Jan. 31.—Count Montholon. late -Minister at Washington, has been decors, tea with tho Grano Cross of the Legion at Honor and goes to . Lisbon as Ambassador. THANKS TO OASIOALnf. Fcoasninc, Jan. 31.—The canrucipality of Voniels has tendered the Gambit of the city to Garibaldi. • ALL.T.1.31:011.1A, January 31.—Large steam tugs have passed through the fresh water canal to Suez. " Lo2rumt„Jannery lirittell Gov ernment has made a demand upon France for the rendition of Lamtrande; • FZOBSI43 LOAN MULLIN, Santulli 31.—The Prussian Dlet has approved loans for railroad ps,rposes to the amount of 2.1,0X1.0D0 DEATH 07 TIM 711.31C11 3111113210T0.2001L. • P.Auts, January 30.—Advices from .Iho Je heir° report the death of the French 71114 /Star to Brazil. • lIMAXVIAL AND CONYZIICIAL. Usets, Jan. 30.—United States bowls de clined 34. LONDON, Jan. 31.—Noon—Con90ls 001.1.10; FiVit4WentloB 72:Y;; Illinois of 4; Erie JOX. Livenroot, Jan. 31—Cotton market dull, and favors buyers. though there is ;so quo table change; middling upland ILcd.. Sales estimated at .9,000 bales. Fesneronr, January 3l.—Five-Twenty bonds, n).l. Llvenroot. January 31—Evening.-.Cotton market net; Middling Uplands, 14 .1. Sales did not exceed 13,000 bah.. Bret vistuirs easier. Corn closed at 404.0 d. Pio visions and products steady and unchanged. • Lox non, Jan.3l—.Evening.--Consols: live-Twentins. 72%; Illinote Central, 9I14; Erie, M.' I.osnos, Jan. :31.—The market hero for Five s Tlcs is flat, and a dillplatelYrOnl rtai reports that they nave dentin. ni one fourth because of the recent dinars clad In telligence from America. Pennsylvania Legislature. Special Dispatch to the Plttaborgri Casette lialiatantraa, Januar* .21: SENATE. ' Petitions were presented by Mr. Brown from citizens of Mercer county, for the ro- Pool of the law aPPOinting auctionew , rs. Mr. White presented the petition of tho Wool Growers , Association of Penn sylva, ills, in favor of the pending tariff bill. A joint resolution was presented Inctruct. mg our henators anti Representatives in Congress, to 'urge a re-411MM= of the revenue tax on petrolamm. Also, a Joint resolution Instructner and requesting ..our members Con,r,ss io vote for a law to pay bounties to soldiers posing their discharge papers. • Mx. Graham read in place no act granting Courts in this Commonwealth power to ep. point. viewers to open streets and alleys; also, An act to punish by fine any corporation allowing their employees to exclude per sons from any cat on account of color. MBE The act to authorize the sae of agileultu nil laid scrip was amended • and passed. ' supplement to the school law to increaseithe efficiency of teachers, was discussed and postponed.- for the present, Mr. Frelforn presented a similar bill to that presented by Mr. Graham in the Sen ate, relative to excludiug persons from cars on account of color. Al. tile session, the special or being the Constitutional dmeadmient, was discussed. Adjourned. • SECOND EDITION. FOUR O'CLOCK, A. M VERY LATEST TFILEGIIRS. FROM WASDPIGTON. itecoru3truction Committee at Work on a New Plan. REDUCTION IN INTERNAL TAXATION. ...Meeting of Southi.rnßepubli can associationi 116 83fICITION IXTO TBBECREINCI Nag, Grand Lobbying Scheme Proposed, CONDITION OF THE FREEDMEN IN WAS nlxuroS, J anu.syy 31, UM. The itecotuttruotion Committeo Is CS• petted soon to make report on several plans now before tuom looking to the re-habilita tion of the Southern States.. Their views bayonet, however, yet taken clellnite shape. Therosonms to be no doubt that some pro- Vision will be adopted by when to avoid the effect of any passible recognition of the Southern States, in their present conditioll, by the United States Supreme Court: EC= Amendments to the Internal Revenue Love nro now, under consideration by the Committee of Ways and 3lonns. It In probe able many articles for the benefit of earl culturists, and Oihura, Will be exempt from such tax, such as salt, butter and choose, made by associated enterprise, leatherand farm wagons. • sotmeet. r.ercumess ASROCIATION. The Notional lateWye - Herr gives au ac count purporting to be Otto proceedings of 'the Southern 'Republican Association, held last night, at ulsich twenty representatives of States took part in a discussion to favor of holding a convention at Washington, on or about the 4th of March nout ,to urge the Impeachment of President Johnson as the only hope of the South for a speedy recon struction. - • A citizen of New Tork, whole once Is on Wall street, has tutted a coullderitial circa. be to the national banks,proposLog to come to Washlegion aid lobby for them, If they will contribute at the rate of one dollailtin each thousand of their circulation for his expense.. If all the banlm could ho per to Join In such an arrangement It would yield him the snug little sum of thvsa hundred thousand dollars. Natlodal banks abould beware of all such bilierolent oiler. • . , . Timms= IS nommen. . 1 The r port of Brigadier General Billion, Assla t Commissioner of tho Frecilmen'a Bureau r 31eisissippl, showing the condi tion of 1 o freedmen's affairs in th at State, during iecember, has been received. lie states tit derneind for labor is no greet that ..treedmen are being Drought gram other Stat. tOlthisiaslppl, where they can -con tract at CO to $l5 per month, mtlone, quar ters and medical attendance Meted - id. Boring the month of December there were 7.9e0 mike. ,issued, being an Increase of Vil over the 1 issue for . November. The freed men alioin no spirit of Idleness, and plan ters are anxious to secure laborers. School • • matters seem to he progresslig flatly, and a growink uttered 18 manifested which promisesL: be of permanent service. T