Iza.:fetipswepte,U Banktr and Broker, 118 Wood 81., near corner of Milk ell deicrliAlcms of government Mods fought sad sold 'co liboisl tecrour. ,Lonoceo and Cantmental Z , AbSage sold at ReirTerklate l k ° O mni& and coupons batgaa la Mih ail, rates. , • Gold Draft& Maned on Now - Tort." FINANCE AND TRADE. • Orras or -nu Pm:saunas ()urn's.' WZMFYIDLT. Fet1717611 27, 11167. We ascertain upon Inquiry at headquar ters that there are no grounds whatever for the rumors in circulation yesterdaVi to regard to defalcation In two of our leading Batiks. No each defalcation -has occurred and the 'Banta In question are In Coed sound working condition. The following are the New York !Lock crootatbous 'for toOsjo Gold, Itaj‘t IWI - blonds; 1103,VIfiveUtI65, Old, 1.101{,; Five Tirerlttesialii,loBH; do-n.. 41004; Seven Thirties,lol%. Ilichigan Sootheno Un read. 22:f Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne d Chicago, Erie, 56; Western 'Union Telegmph Com pany, Chicago and Northwestern. Whll do preferred, 635(,; New York Central, 10 %. Otsego Tend Bock Island, SON. —Me. Sherman Introduced In the Senate on Holiday a bill to consolidate the Na tional debt and. provide for its 'payment. By the bill the authority of the Secretary of the Tromso:l=y to tune betide underthe act IfititAlS, ISO, isio extended as to authorize the:SiteroWs r fol.su° lends of the chariLa ter and denominatton described in the act, payable;ithsterpni and interest, In coth,and p e ering thterent at the rittyof 0 per cent per ann am, payable semi-minnally,to tat known u the, consolidated debt of the Untied Stoteii,the proceeds of the bonds to be ap. Plied solely tOthe'ljurchase orl payment of existing in debtOnesn of the tailed States. The bonda.thus tuned emit be subject to la =Mud tax thii.United States not ex c.:agile& one -por.ment, la ilettof all other taxi - III:ft open said brinds or the Income' therefrom; the*. ity be pledged to the re duCtiOn of the prtli..:Qa debt. Tha.Ohief Jun' Hee of the United-States, the , Secretary of • the Treautry,tand the Treasurer of the United Stites ate constituted conoralstrlon eri 'Fund. Tpe Secretary of ` , .the Treasury is authorized to Issue bonds to ea amount equal to 5101.000,000, bearing interest at the rate not exceeding 5 per cent Der annumlMitYitblesarithehnnally, and re deemable tiiet&FietralrOm date, the prin cupal and - ,iintrthst payable in coin of the; countrY-itheire Datable.: Sell bonds - , to be disposed. of only.' in exchange for six pe r , cent interisithisring bonds of the .11eitted Staten held In Barone. • Thellinititelkushea , committee have re-: ported against the !louse bill for issuing` , $103,00),003 great:hints to food the Monk ' pound notes. aid in favor eflbeir own bill" for &Mtn pir cent notes. Lint It la by no' • means certain what course the Senate will adopt. Many or tile Senators, especially those from the.. Weal favor the House scheme. do attempt will be made to amend; Sim aevendmartientars. v. , -Ttielate of the Ziouse bill, authorizing. • shis I,ilyznint of the cOtpDon.d.ini.r..t aotas new KERaaba,cl4 is extremely pro blematical. The Senate , le probably times idto the bill as it stands, through soma of the Western men, It is said. favor it. r-The . Finance Coulmitteo, it is thought, will move -ass su4stStute the migtnal loan certificate• Wit. This mama the House will probably refuse to concur in, and tins- send the mit ,tor tcia'oonfertatine committee. Toe Secia. Tory of-the Treasury ts believed to be tiot seriettely opposed tonithHouse,propeettion, Provided the .dtscrettea -to Hum is left ire Ills harps. Patin. Preis. Mew Torii Plasnelal Matters. • • , ::-"lfsw loan, February IG.—The gold mar - teL strong and more active this morn: ?err, with a rise le premiums to 11 0. 3443 140 34. Irceal market grui at open board and -decks rinchangelL Bush.s was light utter the rgnlar seasiattwith more activity and .advanced XQ% per cent. Government se-: curdles were higher on gold bonds with improved demand - generally. Border State bonds - stallwithout any special change. Steamship share. more active, Pacific, rose io 1M43136. end Atlantic Mail fell to 84tos:1N. - Miscellaneous sharea_generally quiet but steady: Coal stock In , better request and price raised is several-instances. The. Stook • market at the one o'clock board - Ras dull rand a fraction lower, as compared at two, and the last open hoard. The- market was steady but dull. Wm. Meath. & tio. tarnish the following r. a. , quortipngn Atirprican Gold. /240701.1.1%; Ohl Certificates.. 55025 1 4; We.tern Union t egigl34l4essr,York Central, 10343103'4; Erie, : 155e59404; do., preferred 7:W74; Budioo, 1371 198; itxciding, 3Q . l . oB33;klichiganCentral, i latrtim .l t i rldn r ll64r4; er Pltjgr a g (7l ; • togillig4e Toledoi/124) 19; Bock Wand, kV Sigt; Northwestern, 333,4636; do. preferred' ffUgg7t4l Fort Water, 914431N1%; r.ne elligSTA The market closed steady. Gerensosent ;ha lesSecurit remained grm to the dose with r detnand. Reentered , 01.110011434; Coupons, "Sl. 11MKG11 0 %1 FLY. - Twentieth reentered, ha, 107%eliti• liv e. , Twenty Coupons, 111%61.1141; dn. 'Gt. ....1077,4010Wa do. .63. 10,r;aelilikcira do. '65. Jan ': nary and July. 10933431nef• Ten-Forty Co.'. 7 , =11 1 lillIijlel)14. August' Seven-Thirties, •,-sue of Mining atOcks bid' In Boston to.day, were: Canada. COl Copr Franklin ' gin • liancocla. 1133,• a ura e, 334; • Mintilkoti, QeincY.-93. pirremEnsan . . • -thrsior or vas Pirraeason Clazerni, •• ' Waversear, January 27, ist. • The predate - Markets present no [no: • thatheteristlca worthy of special notice. . Tbadeniand for most 'of the leading com m. odl , let Is' restricted almost -entirely to eupplylng the immediate wants • of retailers . and consumers, and round lot operations, therefore, aro the exception rather than 'the general role. GRAlN—Wheat le more activeilsale of4ooo bush Sating on private termsrsad 2 curs Red Winter at 69-Ao. Oatallall but unchan • ' se.5 e. , IflaY be quoted al.62.6mirar.k, and so to in store. Bather the bash liyato arrive. ' a lip.. Corn is dull; may be quoted at ni 'to liken • track, an d 75 to 78, in store, No transactUrev In Barley, FLottr--le doll. and neglected bat nu changed. Wotan reportaaleo of fa barrels basing Wheat at sll,7fa 112 do do at Vl= to .94111,80;am! SS bids Winter Wheat at state. Taney at. Loots ..brandsr are selling to a small Ivey atsl6 to $l7. aye Floor eelling - -liravph.ntt , Buckwhegt, et 13.71 Lost. 1111/VLSlONS—Ilacon is moderately ac tive but a shade; lower; we now quota at 9 1i to 10 for 8 boulders; and'l4l4 to IS for sugar `l..eared Hams. • lard isquiet but unchanged; • •1.9 t 0.19% esr sastanted., and 1.1% to 13 for prime kettle.' [ •• IFIIDES-91ore 4 1letiveae Of 36 .- grew, '„)Hilted, light water:o,l4;3S green salted, kth's.at IS; aver 1,57 Dryrtut,, at W. dolt bat unchanged; sale of • 6 tonefale at ear mime at. ga,on track, and 1 dodoes gatidativerea.• fiaNGS- 7 •Rberials , sit Improvad demand Tor Itaineedaeld the market may he quo , -tai arm at s Clevereeed Is sell• to joittang tO ea. and Tito . • thy al s33a to VD . aGlT[Tanttntual excessively dull the supply.being considerably m excess of the demand,:and price. are 'agate tending downward. cannot- fairly he , gaol *be/seal • • EGGS—She market 11 *doll, with a supply oonskterably In excess the demand, and ilbeta o lvec t elphi; we now quote fresh packed POTATOEIntinne :very duill we tan report sales In stored ASO to $1,76 per tall, as so to 311171T—The' demand: Is: thought prices axe Tinclutng..l; we connects to quote reaches 6%18 to 17 for enarfefli 39 ...toys Manes; and/topics al. 19 to M. , GREEN APPIRA—GgaI and, If anything. [ r abbet* lowan, IVO (ItiOte alt 63 to 13,50 for - - zimgatrmilaammw L z t f x miss= . . , Ottirsa ow tea Firriselait tileverre ! WZDISSODAT. February t 7„ CRUDW,-. ,Themarliet for arm: tuket, today, the melee all told, it . c. ht z , ff way Welt hnndirtd and seventy five barrels, -ea:Wows: 673 at 7, bbla re. ' turned, and wo et 7. Quotations, on the • I,' mat be fairly elven at 7Co .bill treed, and Whole, and It tontv wt. eluded. aeottralr94to fsicy 7 spril • ery„ VP :04W 1. Ith s Ferry oil Is dull end lover, a ll wen quote at atf 107, _ • huh eel reed—nothing doing la. /tannin:ta IiEFINED.4III) market tor bonded nil le :.more active, - and, If anythrem shed. W ronger, imt to yet pines - are no better. ec report seise of two five hundred barrel lots, foe Immenate dellverY Phil ' td be at WA; 600 for March. at 17tft fOO, • be delivered petween the 11rst and' 'Mesa 06 Wanh, at 11. °nears beret= bbla Idndarlwhito, (Cr immediate dellveryln rhllsdsl hinott. 50;1300 standrrd white, to ; be dent red within to da ',sellers op. Mon, st filt 15W standard welt/. to be dent. seed hetteen the 13th end 301.13 of March, sellers option at tP,.‘t and IMO bbla standard white for - Wdel4satue option, sr, W. free on - , board ova here. Free oil ta dull and ttn ,eaur..autall males of standard breeds at .tbs...abOre ' vas put la type, Ire Tui , nt ttka follovlne additional sales repot , `lea3-103ebbla crude, on the ep06.06 71 and 'Lao nble resenee. to epee, 603 for August. WO for 8 .1310 , 3 3 0.0. Ana 603 for October, at ...&1/ItIVAL e hai , e but a'single arrl rid of. 011 to report today, 217 tags for Brever,Surke A Col •-- • • Milwaukee Markel: MILWAVIML, February 12.—Iloar Ilrroer. Wheat firm, az W-20 No. i, and ed,co for N vote weak. at 48USOoaar No. 1, and Steno for N o. 2. earn awed, at 720 for awn shelled. avoristons quiet; Nes! York. w, .• :~~. JAMS DA.ULELL & SON, . .• • - 69 and 70 Water Street, LARD OIL MANUFACTURERS, And deaers In CRUDE. LUBRICATING slid CARBON elLn. We warrant our No.l Lard 011 soma to the ' hest Cloelonatl,OT other Walter. and propose to aell as c l ove as (ludo:Nal or Odes:Ant .. Our NO.: Lard Ull as a Lubricator esnoot eZeelled. DO :k Creek Lnbriestlng end stan.lard brand. Of Carbon ell C0113i1011,... hand. Iferehnou .d in.elscturen will dod It to their Itweress toere ca a call before ITIgIIO Lard Olt from the West. RIAIIII6III 111 rare6RAPIL New York Produce. Market. New Year; February XL—Cotton more as gold shade tlve, and under advance in lirmers sales BOW bales, at SIOM for . lands. Flour—rccelpts 4111; market more steady; sales of 7100 barrels. at oggisatopot for superfine State and western, 411,10012,. 15 for cholco.do; 410;41:L11,71 far shipping and round Sloop_ 15010, and 411,9304,85 for trade brands. Market closed quiet. Whis. try quiet and steady; Palos of 350 barrels of State, in bond. at 21. Wheat—roreipts 1012; Starkes a shade firmer;. sales of 31Ou0 ousis els, at 4.2.11 for N 0.3 Milwaukee, and trap 2.21 tor No. 2." Bye quiet; sales of kW bush. o w of we stern. at 41.1101,1334. Barley qulets oles ivate of MP bnsbals of Canada West 111 bond; pr terms. • Barley molt quiet; sales of 800 bushels at 51,15. Sales of lima bushels of Denude peso. in bond, at 41,50. _Corn—recel 2 10. Market 1020 bet tor to 1 partly specula we - seas .of a Sc 4140 1 4 for mixed Mestere, m store; 41,101201,11 r afloat; sl,trs for Western yellow; 41,10 for. white South ern. and 5,07 for mixed Southern. Oats 10 better; stales of 57,000 boa at 150020 for :Western; 6301620 for choice do., end nifree for State; receipts, 3,T30 bus. Wool quiet :and steady; sales of 1 2)0,000 IDs, at 45065 c for :domestic fleece; 470.210 for Pulled, end ilto ale foc•Texas. Leather; eAleck, sales •cm at 230 We for Buenos' Ayers ht • weights; 9/031%0 for middles and he a v yo. Coal; Foreign scarce and Item; sales of 410 , WWI New Castle OM at 411.75, cash, afloat; Domestic spinet; sales by auct:on, to-day, of 00,0 00 tons Solkoron. at 111,1504.3 5 for lump; ' 44,11004,87 for steamboat; 1, 42,00105,13 s to ve, a nd µ,70184,!0 :11441;',..1,—a 10.".`idet'be 'Tit! cline. Bice dull. Coffee quiet and flrso; sales n et X) sacks Itio at C u. Sugar dull; sales SOO hogsheads Cuba at 111131'es Moirussesr. quiet. Fetrcdetim dull at 170 Mg for Crude. and ' N.1230c, In bond. Mops:steady , Post dull but rather firmer; sales of 2250 barrels at 1410,117021. Now cold mess, ' 420,5111; western, 410,07021,25; old mess, 416,75017 for prime; and 1118,1(0M for prime mess. Also, 1,000 barrels new mess f0r410,8702,25. Sellers and buyers option Marcia and April. Beef steady; sales of =barren' at about previous prices. Beni barns ffrmt Mies 255 barrels at pool Pierce beef steady; sales 310 tierces at WV 433f0r plime mess; and 21200 1 36 for 'lndia moss: Damn tirm;sales IBS braes at sitn.% eimi for Cumberland cut t al 1011,25 for short. riefsed; and owieu for abort clean cut. Meats steady; saute 5190 packages at MAsO $lO for shoulders; and 111101aM for MM. Dressed boas firmer, at 121%010 tor western; and 10.50011 for clty. Lars; man; mats sales of D5O barrels. New butter dull at 150/sc. Ohio cheese quiet. • Cincinnati Market. Cdootaxagi, February 21. Flour utichang , ed, with. moderate demand at the last quo. blitiona Wheat firm at WOO for coring—no wlnter offering. ,Coro In good demand at 51e for ear,- ‘30.7f0r . shelled, and tie fur shelled innevegarners. Oats In Lunt sup ply and good demand at bin for No 1 In ele vator.. Barley, doll and toimmilly un changed.. Whisky nd holders not willing to sell at as k ing s2,x, but did not succeed in °Mukalla It; sales oft,ooo Obis at $2,.4.5:- alone nark quiet and held at MIS; sales of eonniry at sdi. Bulk Meets firmer: coy held st-11,940..4e; loom country sold at 1'5109,40 forehonlders and olden. 'Bacon in dr manumit kt 95f,c,11%0 and Ire for shoul ders:aides. clear rib mid clear aides. Sugar (lured Hems Iti4olss,le,witla a fair demand.- Lard In good dumsind with sales I,GOO tierces at 1114 e, and 000 do prime . country. at small parcels parcels of city could Mice been ur ed l2 ise d p t r o c hem a ke 4e Sugar fir mer ; vyl94lse.miCootf leefrmer;fairtochoice ltict%egle. NOlnn ees firm at 1154‘90e for New Orleans. .Totme co active st lull prices. Butter dull at tie/ 'Coveror fresh Central Ohio rail. Eggs 1141 9 - Seed 08,50. Timothy dull at 10.9011) '340. Flax In good demand at V.,31142,55. Yachting° firm at par to 50 per thousand premium buying and 1140 premium sell ing. Gold 191 x% buying. The money market Is eaglet. Chicago Market. Otitoioo.Febrita.ry 47.—Ylour moderately l active; I upernne extra, 10,0001,6314 Wheat good request, tind Pht , blither; sales at sl,t3r4Litin4 tor winter, and a1,W61,10c for fresh receipts No. 2: N'ti. I quiet at gLal for winter. ll , rn unsettled and Ore lower; saws at 730117 c, closing dull at :WM lot No. 1. Oats deli Lod l4Ole lower; sales at SKS 4114 c (or No. t,eloslag at 40y,6141C. - Frock.' stans firmer and more setive• tales of Ness Pork at $111,6714@19,00. Sweet ' Pickled Hams, MO. Prime steam Lard, 100. Dressed blocs e 5,1068,50; Live fairly active at 81461,65 for common light mesa.] choice smooth. New York Dry Goods Market Nest Soar, February YL—Prirdi moder ately active, but prices on medium grades, such as Wamregisti ' have-been reduced to 13. This concessionis owing snore to rival ry among oat or tail, houses than to any other -circumstance. Arnold's active, and selltag at'l4lM4e; other styles bold their own, and best makes void nearly as fast as received. In ille.hed lausitus,Naumkeall tins been reduced to Nie. - Other good., no activity and prices exceedingly depressed for woolens, and fancy fabrics particularly. E=l . Br.Lcrars,Februm7.l7.—Tobacco unchang ed. 'Cotton doll at 27&nie. Flour. and hest are unchanged. Corn: choice ia buoyant. bat low Oradea arc heavy, and prices range from E 3 tome. Oita higher at 71/2711c. Provisions. are firmer but un changed. Lard is firmer and unchanged. Whisky Is very dull at anything over 62,9.4 and small sales were made at Baltimore narket. Bar:rtione, February Y7.-Coffee Strut; WO LW.a, Cold In bood. Flour dull; sales LOOS Ws western at $10,73. Wheat quiet. Corn activetrece loge light; sales walla at 9Olnic; yellow 93697 c. Oats See. Clover Seed; good to prime 49,6769,00. New Mess Pore $i1,70. lard 1214151:31c. ehoulders In bulk 9c; rib sldeslol2l9.4w Wlllsky Unchanged. Bogor I:Liman:tele York Y7e. Philadelphia Market. • PHILAZSLiina. rebrunar 27.—Flour PO; :western 112,60. Wheat loner; sales SAKI bin California at 13,25, and 500 bog rensigylva. Ma. at Corn quiet; sales 6,000 boa yel. low at Sac tor shipment.. Oats unchanged; sale* 3,000 bosh at 50c• Contraband Whisky ' unchanged. eingar quiet 10ge. • . Loalwirtlio lliirket. LoomyythwFebraary raids. tobacco' at r-evin,or for light o.l=oll luga to selectionk. Soper Floor, $lO. Wheat. .balk shelled, 70 eta. Oat.. 63 cis. Mesa pork, MAO. Lard. 12 Ms. balk. Shotildersi• Mak eta. for packed. Bacon sbouhicra at :PAW% cts. for thlteltCd. Clear sides at 121021231, cts. Whisky, tree at &IMPOSTS SST IIL4LILROAD. • Prrrsztramt,l6zr Warva a cum.., It. R. February 27-3 pkg. ; produce, 11 Volt & cot 4. cgs corn, 50 do rya.D. Wallace; 3:3 ago rye, W W Moore,: bbls eggs, Blair & Woods 3 curs - lumbar, L. Longhorn; Il aka seed, 31 dos broom handles, Kirkpatrick & Berson; 11 day .brootoo, Smith, Johnsory& cot a pkgs eB. gs 2do binter,_l" ll kieltillan; 2do eggs 2.d0 ' du apptes,C;antpbell & co; 10 kgs but. ter, 'Graham & Thompson;- ears metal, IImIck& hay,M bnis cornmeal,L f Vag-taco; Scars metal, J Wood & - Son; gears stayers, T Markle:3 cars bulk moat, W Hays;2s dos brooms. E 11„Myer. & co; 4 bbls cloverseed, Baird & Patton; 45 don woOdenware,J 3 Dilworth .2 co; 20 du * do, Bead & Metstarl2s do do. Knox & Orr; 2 dude. fleghtny. a VoskamP; Icor Mao., Bajyad Robertson; 3 pkg. butter and Casa.; Iliddlso cara metal, .Bryan a Can Ley; bhd. tobaCcol , 23l.3lorthim4,2. dodo, A, , r1T31130 SOO, C0G111111133 CiltaiNVATI T.3bnlllly 33-4 care corn. St.e.rdrt k en; 14 okgs prodour, -owlet; 11 661. dry apple.. Sturgeon a Broc3 bbla buckwheat floor, .3 do applte..T.AloninnoLst aksoun,,T C a 6. 1eft:11,0.540 40,3. L Ale lieurY; 6 11l corn. meal. AI cam or, Iva rive r a liebtl; 3 Uhl. egg., Ido butter; Deck k Mitch - ell; 19 bide apple., 1111 rtagey;l bhl eggs Cook. pro I co; tads eggs &raga Itelter;9olbbla9nur, bho- CLIMILLAED noD PITTDDINIOD ILAILSOAD,- February ki-/ gar lumber,- Black a !Moles; I do du, litlimple &co; 2 ears 'lron ore, Dry and Caughdy; Sdo do. RUMMY, Wells Leo; d 6 do. Elhoenberger & Blir; cam oryolde Peollll halt Co. I bath:Mar a a tea rags It Perm 14010 r i dour. a Oeomaker • & Lana Lang; ./ car water p ip s , -a cont.% /4 b. a closes., J cob Bee ;10/ bl is dour, W D Patterson; Uri do AO, Grabs= d Thomnal Ito do do. New . AZIOIOI I WIT DTATIOW. Febroary 27-175 bics ithasee4.-Esrer Dam Mon; car surres, :doge, & lbebertion;2s bbla apples. A Dyer; 14 do 4,41, town 1 bbl tam, 'labia & Hadley; 75 Wile Door,H & A Carson; I car Moier, Saab a co; adte &I:J.. Nang; 4, do do, Du; ;1406 & cn;ko Obis litne,..l Craig; 1 car wheat. Kennedy & Dre; 1 bbl eggs, Stud% & Danner. ALLIONCIT VAI.LWW RATIAOAD , -Feb. 213:- 2 crow iron are, tthoenberg corn. lair; I do do, .21eSnight &co; CO bus W 11 Meng art; CD airs corn. 19 WM apples, 45 aka corn. meal, Bricker a 00i0 gas rye, 19 do. barley,' Lesihn lo bbla apples,. 8. do potatoes, Al vah, Lee & co; 3 Ims eggs,.4 do .tratter, J. Cuddy; do Ao:S doeggO. J Baker; 1 roll leather: W F4oegs._ ..Ptarsavaun afro Cormatunnlas IL. 11.- February 28-34 bble sorghum, Cook. Aro r.; /es lard, .1 8 Dilworth & co; 1 car grain owner; I boa butter, Gay a Welalli 50 gall rope, lthrsball, Fulton & Doll man. • MILLEH'B LUBRICATIVE xx.a.caxxxvc6.. fulfil - cock Of the oboes Peeking Weser. or hand, 'shish we wall sell to Dealers. Ballioad 00.1,•111lCSItOd0011••61.11 at she same prices as Kees be parebseed from the 131.1101ttorera, as b...ppoluted Sole Aseals for Western Pasha. Call sad 0211=10! it at boa. IS eact2l Olaf street. . • J. H. PHiLI•IPN Bole Amite. 825 , 000 To LOAN ba btorraito, ==! Beal Eatatekbought and sold etOROZ PITTT. 147 Wm' Wale &mai. 1.1., • t.ne-Cl.l. AION STABCM - AGENCY.7- Ax. Jut recetud_ , .. , NX. buses, Om.; Petreotarela; , do.: 1.0 .• corn do,: Go .• 011verela•uuth.. 700 0010 low to tuvrta i r i ar,..rezi, G. 17/ mud 17i Wood mesh 1TZ123 PITTSBURGH ROPE WORKS. MARSHALL; Fa iTroN t SOL t 46 Only .Idanuf . actuml in the Rut o[ EEAVY CORDAGE ; Suitable for Steam Sad Cosi BOP ts. HAWS= LAID OIL yrELLsorx. Tarred Ropes for foal Railroads, HEMP OAKUM AND PACKING,:_- :' cillIIL5l5ll-cS , ITON, a.. ati War55011514:11.1 554 115 lister Stirbet. MiSM2MI RIVER NEWS. • The river remains about stationary at thiS point. mills eleven feet in the atm:twit by thodllegneny marks. .The weather yes terday was bleak and pleasant.and business was moderately active at the landing. The LOrena, from St. Louts, with a good trip, is the only arrival we nave to report. The Maggie !lays, from Cincinnati. and the Julia, from konismite, are among the first boats due. . • • • • • -. Tue Argosy cleared for Cincinnati about noon yesterday with a good trip, and the Armeula, for New Orleans, got °alma oven lug. She also hart a good trlp wittiongage• mettle below, anUoutte a number of patieen- gore. • The tteveßrownevlllo pucL•et Ellett& Bon nett, is Netting her furniture. c...rpetsetc., etc.. on boardoand by Saturday nue will be ready to receive visitors, and on Sunday morning she will take her departure. When finished the Bennett, will have a beatutifol, tastefully and conveniently arranged cabin. &mits also got a "Freedman's Bureau," and in this respects she Is ahead of most steamboats—a Mee little cabin fitted up in Cleaner part of the boat on the lower deck, for the accommodatine of the cabin crow.. This isa new "wrinkle," and to Copts. Ja colts and Cox, belong tun credit of it. The lila etockihile Capt. Werth Is Riling up steadily for ht. Louis and the Moment River, and will Ito the first boat out. The America Capt. Wilding, Is up tor Nashville, and will be tile first boat to leave for that point. The Spray, Capt. Smith, is tilling up steadily for tAncitinsiti and Louisville and will lease on 'Saturday Without MU. The Groat Republic Capt. Donaidson, retitle, log freight for New Orleans, and will leave as advertised. The Pcerlem arrived and departed (for OR City. She hail a very good trip down and a fait trip np. There ere now but three boats In the Allegheny River trade, viz: Hello and. We Rees. The Crude. is being repaired and the Echo IS laid up down at the re i et.ir;fOrillerly an Allegteny River packet,' hash, been purchased hy Capt. J. G. Saint and Others and In now being slued up for a trip to the Mental.. The Petrone was purchasedby the Allegheny Talley Retiree/ Company some time since and Is now running in connection with that road betweenalioning and Brady's Bend. The Natrona has also bthu purchased by the roue c up mid is being remodeled and Must up for the same trade' The IL C. Gray bound clown and the Map giO !lays balked, up passed reentry on Mon day, and the New lurk bnroute from St. Leuis to kiitdierghand the Silver" Cloud and Golden Era, amour° from Pittsburgh to Née' Orleans, arrived at Cairo the Same stay- 'The Messenger and Willuinita, , wore adverrtlied to' leave Cincinnati for Plitse burgh can Tuesday, and the Ezra Potter and R. C. limy, were eXpeeted to stoics there on Mouday night. 'There have been no less than ten New Al. bony engineers killed by teen m steamboat exple oons within the t eih i nths and twe anima sadl y mista g ken near l y .I ' am. Lout wore built hand the lulls. Our Loots villa exctienges, especial the ellarier, are constantly harping Maim Om Pelletier/ye/ that place over Pittsburgh for building nthaintesittn, lint the record of Louisville steanthoats for past year or two, is not as good by any means as it might be. acid we think the the less the aforesaid news papers any about the matter, the better. Itiellavid White which boat exploded the oteer day, canal g great loss of life, wasibuilt at Louts. At St./outs the owners of the Rubicon, Welcome, Paragon, Pell Sheridan, and. other Sw ats, believe the time his arrived to formthemselves Into a line especially for the trade, and they propose to adopt a pee rate achetlrtle, lisat•all Of charging the seem rates to Vick.hUrg se rule for New Orleans freights. The latterpropositiou Somme nasty opposed by the managers of the hew Orleans packet. lines. We takes the following from a late Mem phis papist: One-tourth of the alai..steamer .Emperer was sold ye/wily to E. P. Walt. d Co., at the rate 01 W.OOO for the whole boat: The Emperor takes the piece of Dun ht. Claud, unit will be a valuablead ditiOn to the Memphis and Cincinnati trade. She leaves for Condnuall tills evening, and is cornicing rotted end passengers. Steamboatrohlanies are quite the rage at present. While the clerk of the J. C. Swan wile enjoying a. quiet nap the other day, somebody eutenalthe office, took the sae key from his pocket, opened the sate, ab stracted 41,500, retaken the safe. returned the key to the clerk's pocket awl decamp., eel who the heoty. ' We clip the following items nom the Chi cfrinatl tbeiniereial, of Tuesday: Professor J. A, nee igra...river editor of the Cumin. nail Enquirer, has retire , lf rum that Journal, to eeguge h, COrnwerelal and inercauttle pursuits in this city. W e shall miss the famy Mee of cur old friend Jack along the grade. fitly be "make a bushel' , In his now profession. We underelsuil a gentle. man named Steep is Professor Snalgr.s. successor: Captain W.G.Cellin, late of the InnNw York, succeeds Captain Jos. 1.. Lue the command of the Camelia, on her re turn from the Tennessee River. The latter will commend one of the Northern Line packets, plying - between Louis and et. Paul, this sesson. The Silver Moon, on her recent. uuward trip, passed the Quickstep telva under way, fair and square-14st at Henderson, and next In sight of Evansville. Captain D exter wan on the roof of the Quick step, and ' w 111, of course, Pa. the "Imrt." over to Captain Sterrielees when they e next N meet. Captain John W. Canuon, of w Or leans, has contracted with Thomas Humph reys, of New Albany, for' the hull of a steamer which is to be is duplicate of the R. E. Lee. The American Foundry, of New Albany, la building the mimhinery, and Hip opellpie, Smith .Co. the cabins, for two propellers two hundred and thirty. re et re woe, for t he Mobile and New Orleans trade. They are tribe built here the present ...on, Captain Smoker will build a first-elms lee. er river steamer at New Albany this iteaaen. Itivatar—Locisvitts vs. Prrrellilllloll-1t lea well known fact that both Louisville and Pittsburgh are building boats that each claim is to he the fines ever seen upon tile Western waters. The Pittsburghers have I named their craft the Great Republic, and the Louisville the iltichmend. The former Its a highpreathre, while the latter is low. ' The Wipers of both cities bare labored very hard to enablers the pnbllc that their boat is the best, both Co VD splendor, build and veal. The 'calms of each have allies to twilit it:mm.ln . their endeavors.—St Louis Dirpcdck • - * - AUCTION SALES. - - - BILL' LI Dummy BY CAT LISA -A A LOUUN FOUltltitllll', 841..1[0. neux,s4.r.Tricus. TettalLtatY. to. ]be LA.retY Dotal°. Titiolovlcal sts :eats, sod all eft...sof readers are IL Med tonsil at the Ant dun .coomsfor pamphlet ratslos.• of the very It•ite set onuses{ talent a valuable Ptillats Ls eraey. w00 . ..8ee at t3a u• leek eacheveni us of. Wedoesd•y. Thorsa.y. Yttday sod tar day. •abrosti 7th and .15th. sa d Mardi ott sad T. 4, On Parana ItlOor of Cats.. stelal dales 'Katona. ‘ol2tulthbold street. The Library sox, N. the careful a•llectluot of many eaull, Olt brachia w oka er perms , eat laterei lied , la ereasine•alate, wora• uf rarity mid interest to the - tudwit- nod teary realer of ilterary founAa tittle tastes. la tut C. 1011•110 will be fourel a • . • . . . .. e•r.oatrti• - l•e eolrettoo or .wo e • wog! • eery Ilase e • l( •tnert•••• or .woe •01l •nloab work It i 0 the v art oos 4.perl ton• P or genrral I. ....tore or Itelle!•Leltrr.l ran) . En I. .141 i'011( e ition• 01... endue seteu.s, ilistory, boy , ties and Tr•yels, Nato. , Hine it. Ellosawrapl yarl Ptes 11 s 810 ,101 b‘s C,elopwdll .w as. •he : loint'ne the sites; 1.1 e, which nu neva sold In oar city &loon it. baba* ante of lir Addison's. leauy of hi molls are In superb Kentish edition 5-d.Cwlegnee now rsswy, and w 00 . Y1, 1 5 ,e tsch hay of sale. Orders OA from boons ti, emsble to attend the sates. •111 be faith fully s caqed by fe!'' I= ?WHIN COTTON WORKS, E. ILYDE'S 84 SONS = COTT UN TARN, CARPET CHAIN, COVERLET. YASIN, cesin.rwtot, TWIRL, B•ITINUS. = Wr-Wr Ce NAL STRECc. bet , reert aOtilniFola sad sof •Tona CAUSTIC SODA, Rath American and English f • WEIN ifinrs - anstins. For Oil BelWing - Purposes, hood and for .I.b au.•n to nit parcha.sera. JAMES HESVEY DOBBS, 246 Pearl St feet, N. Y ek.iren ANIBIEIFS' BEGGS, GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, ilardware Cutlery & Variety Goods, Ne. 34Ctioir Sired td door from the tag, prrrsinosou. PA. • . . 2 Ammunition of all kind. always on hand. tions and Pistols repaired. Scissor* andß sore runt and set, Also, penknife blades AII;UEL 111. MCHEItSI=I Iron Eiroker, 124FirstStrdet, = iren h tr: . / the .the ss be Of ea UonNttrmOre; i.p eodon th . anti i other h , eal:1.1 ' 0 ' 1'1 ' 1;n . t r e t'°, 2 h"l 77 . I t 9 . Coke and IJllploall's tAittastulf'll. ly' een• e liot ons — toesta Sod orders nape.