THE DAILY GAZETTE, rvi4razzo rims: innurrew rErporallr, REED CO., T. ""..."7 811.10131 . /iatimerh °max. tusrrri BOILDINO. Lou. $4 salt SG nrrQ ETICILET. gal* lefdrataa Wert imam. P_An't ntrultilea LID .h...TIESS Can'. . giSarre. carApiter zirer rdixtzz ALI COXIMICIAL APAPAR 15 tit Um, 91:11.1 07 TER DALLTS "Ara — .l. - 16, - 4;;;;;r:•,_ a Tit!' XsII rs. pa . • .- • . • rirtalcuzus. 17LIMA. 1511,t gittsbutnil Gairtts r - :THE dor. CODE' I Last pear Mi. DAVID DEURICKIiON, of ' Headville,llr. IfeCtatir Ham., f Bed low and Mr. W . ArNIS MCVSIOI/1 of 4 Chestes, *ere appointed Com • otters a 0 revise the Civil Code of ' spirt s:di& The duty assigned to e , they -have performed in put, and witted 1 this sunlit° the Legislature i t form of nine distiect bilis, res tiiely on /.. Corporations, Geheral Plead! g, Deeds artd Nortgaris, ' Evidence, Interest, Landlord and Tenant, &Mut of Limi 'teflon, Highways and Bridges, and Poor Lawn.. ... baaddir - -..Edition to the gelieral importance Of-laving then bills reported so early *the ilession as to allow the amplest consideration to be gland° them, there ;leifits' a special reason in the tact 'tha, t bills are before one or the other of the Emma relating to coma of the maitera IM/tided for in the labors orthe Com adialoners. For instance, a Free *li med bill Is pendiro in each House, and the Dommisaiciners in'their bill on Col.- serailons have covered thetantegrotind, *remitting for freedom of conetrtction to rakharge an extent as is thought detiira. , ill, and at the Larne time imposing re. strictions 'and conditions necessary to guard bath private and corporate rights, so fa, as liable to be improperly trenched upon by new eoterprifea. Some topics, aa the regulation of bank ing, the. Com:Missioners have not !yet concluded their labors upon. I The bills reported by these gentle Men kill necessarily receive a large DICIBUIC of attention from the members of Ithe hard 'profession thrcrogbout the Saito; and if this body shall be tolerably well onited it:Copal:on as to the merits orlde • laterite of The codification, their judg ment will doubtless' be accepted by the Legislature as of very high, perhaps as of ceschisive authority. If, however, that ,Sudgmant shall be divided alum civility, it may be inferred that - ;the gunpoaed codification will fail. I Mn. Gronag CONNELL is a Senator from Plailidelphia. `He is oa the last Year of his third term, and does not er poet to be re-elected. As s comfort sable rroileion for- himself he lately nettight to be made Treasurer of the State, and failed. A few days ago he read in place a bill to create an Inspectorship Cl Oils at Philadelphia, with power to ap point deputies all over the State. If this bill had been passed into a law, the In. erector would hive netted $lOO,OOO year. It is now reported that Mr. Hen sell designed this snug berth far his Own benefit; was using his position as a legis lator to enrich sim•elf at the expense of the Oil Trade; and that Gov. Geary; hod promised ter gins hint the appointment in moo he got the bill through. not know that these reports are true; hut they reach na with suck definiten'ess 'Shia we state them in order that they whom they - implicate may make detllal if they thhairproper. It is fair to observe, in this connection, that If the flovrznor did promise Mr. Connell the LeApectorehip, it not .er tain ha knew how exorbitant lfte emobk. smite of the office would be. I, FROM EUROPE, f t:etegroOk to at, Flttsbortu Gazette.] TEZWL3 DE3IOS.SraLTION Coax, February 4.—One of the gates .of the city was undermined last night and blown up.. ♦t the same time ill the telegraph wires leading into the city were cut. Prompt action of else pollee prevented further demonstrations Tyro - brothers, named David and John Barry were arrested on a charge of lib birig °neer the gun ahhps recently of a lane quantity of po wrier. , A man named Fitzpatrick woo also rar ;seated. It is thought he had 'something to du will:rile explosion %tat night- The police while examining him found a 14. tie of phosphorus or Greek fire in hie ;pocket. Telegraphic communication is genev. rpstored. • I Ltarems, Feb. 4.--No marine dLsasters are 3-.4 reported from recent storms. PENAANNAL AND (MNIA IsLi Ltrairoot., Feb. 4—Eveninp.—Cortim sittlet; uplands Tid; Orleans Sd; sales'of 10,000 bales. The Manchester market is - Beaty and dnlL.,Breadatufts quiet. Corn declined to '42.s ild. Wheat, Barley and Oats unchanged. Peas declined to 45s lid. Provislons—Beef 112 s. Pork heavy at Ms.' Lard advanced to =lt ed. Cheese Rs. Bacon 393. Produce—Spirits Tar paulins advanced to 293. ()littera un- Loirnoir, February 3:—Evening.—Gm oolti 9316031; - Bonds, 72@721; Illinois Oetitrat, Wit Erie; 485. As - Tartar, February' 4—r. M.—Petro leum fiat and Nominal at 41l francs. FRANKFORT, February 4—r, 31.—V.S. Bonds 96 ®93i. NEWS BY TELEGRAPELI —The President has signed the cotton tax • - --Senator Wilson has gone to New Hampshire toenivass -the Stain , —lris rumored the President has sent forGien. Rosman to relieve Gen. Menne. —lt Lennie& that Seward hopes to in dame Minister Adorns to withdraw his resignation. —At Pon, Jervis, New York, yesterday morning, the buildings or Jacob Pope and Mrs Harry Stewart were burned., —ln Nev York, on 3fonday, John Devlin was found guilty of defrauding' the Government to.ttio amount of six hundred thousand dollars hawhisky die- . tilling. _ .—fltanderson's steel warebottse,,John agm's printing cam and Campbell's timndry, in Ileekman street, 'Sets York, vests destroyed by lire - yesterday morn ing. Law g 150,000, " •I• -George Spellman; a young man, has been arrested in New York on a charge of awlndllag, "under pretense of securing money for the aid of the poor. He re, ecieed sums of money a high as one hun dred dollars from variou.s parties ' —The Albuquarqbe Reriew, January 31* soya: A party of Navajo Indians attacked some 'herders near Cubago en • {ye 6th, killing one and wounding two -nf them, ind ran ofrootween three and lbnr thotisandaheep, about fifteen hun dred of which were subsequently re " aiptured. —The .Rock Island Railroad ace came up again in the SuPreme Court , set Raw York, yesterday and was again • postponed on account of some irrog golarity. The plaintiffs—Fisk, B Pion a, Oa.—are very anxious to hare a kr er appointocl, and also to obtain n • et 'l gement against a certain wit, ess tbr contempt, in refusing to answer the question propounded to him before the referee. .„ • , L —Dates froin England of the 2.2 d state that the English pollee claim to bare made two Important arras's, one In London stud the other In Eleotlind. The imam gave ,tho risme of Clancy . . Ito ;ollicers eomo trouble, and fired teem-with ti revolver, He was, however, overpowered. is mid to be 'a gentlemanly looking man,andansiveta to the description of the person who, shot and killed McDonnell, the bands • MO .acme few months ,, ,n~o. After lod6g him In the police melon, Ser geant C howa!went -to Mil:muse where the plummy had been kvillg and actuat ed the rooms. Several .papers' were dis covered which, it is surd; eiere no doubt that the prisoner is - an American, mid „bad served in the FoderManmy. A groat quantity ofarnmunitton, freyolvers, lets, buLletmotads,andadagger worealin found. Clancywass examined °tithe ?Jet and held. for trial. The arrests made hi Glasgow are two men manned Barrett and - the former - it Is smelted Is the man who fired the barrel at Clerkertwe,lL heylx7t.b itrrivt4 In London' In charge be pollee.. - VOLUME I,XX_XIII. FIRST EDITION. MrDN IGHT. Pennsylvania Legislature. ►et to Annex Onomeefe Borones to •Betlts.r Clty—Oommerolal Print- Inn Company—nonnty 'undo In Handi o 1 DelloolooAlds'-.Aes perneloC.lll.llvole Berenab, All.- Wheel , Cannily Passed-Over One Unsaved HIM on Bosom P 0011000 i PasseO—Tera AddlUoul Diesarles In *limitless., 0 ..017. A... 2e.—foreaLostlession of Bens.. ' (101,11.1 Mooch 1., the P183:1)270 liasette nAERIADORG. February . 4; I%S. SENATE. • 13144.8 LIT PLACE. Mr, TAYLOR, of Beaver, one authbr icing MO School Direetors of Rocbester borough; Beaver county, to borrow money. Mo. ERBETT, of Allegheny, one an nexing a portion of Duquesne borough to Allegheny city. Also, one changing the name of the Pittsburgh Newspaper.. and Printing Company, to Commercial Company, and Incorporating the same. Mr. EIIREIT, of Allegheny, offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on Edu cation be requested to inquire Into the expedlencv of reporting • bill authoriz ing the SChool Boards throughout the State With surplus bounty funds to transfer the same to the school Beads. Adopted. An actantherising the sale of proporty of any incorporated company upon bends secured by mortgage given by it, with like effect as if sold upon the mort gage, was defeated. An act giving Wm. C. Fisher and Elijah Barnes. the • right to establish • ferry over the Ohio at Vannort, passed finally, -4, The act incorporating the Artesian De posit Bank, of Pittsburgh, passed finally. The act incorporating the borough of .511ilcale, Allegheny county, paiseu au lly ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I=l Over One hundred bills on the private Calendar were panned llrually, "among thrm the following: Increasing the number of officers in Red Bank township, Armstrong county; to four supervisors. and authorizing the election of Township Treasurers In Arm strong. Authorising owners of the lock and dam at Franklin, yenango county, to close the lock and build a echute in tie dam fur the puska of beats. - Authorizing tho appointment of an ad ditional Nolary Public In Beaver county. Fixing the standard weight of coal at eighty pounds per bushel in Jefferson wanly. Increasing the fees of Surveyors of Al. tegheny county, when employed as wit nesses in lan.l snit., to five dollars per day and three centa mileage. • Exempting Pithole City from live per cent. tax on taxable property Imposed by act of February 14th, 1664. Incerporating the Pennsylvania Socie ty foi the prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals, being a Philadelphia corporation. Empowering the oth'eers and corpora tors of the Greensburg Masonic Fund to act as witnesses for and asrainst said cor poration. - Authorizing the appointment of 'two Additional Notaries Public in Allegheny county. Authorizing theauthorities of Wayne.- burg, Greene county, to collect a special tax of twenty mills en the dollar for the payment of indebtedness. • Authorizing a State road from John "Royer's, in Washington county, to Stew art's Mills, Allegheny county. Authorizing Alexander Gana to erect a ferry over the Allegheny River from a point, between Walnut and Chesnut streets, Phillipsburg, Clarion county, to a point In Sugar Creex township, Butler county. Adjourned at atr until half-pant seven o'clock this' evening. FRFB RAILROAD BILL Ea - ening Debate la the nea•e-.TD. Mittman. Flaa117110 , •ra•litIZIOU• Vag*, W3b01:111 Mlatertal Alteration., ;Yenta Disraeli to ritt.t.nrA Guam, HAnnimmno, Feb. 4, 1568. The Free Railroad Bill was under dis cussion in the House from seven and a half o'clock till after eleven. During the debate the galleries were crowded with ladies. In the excitement the bill was: characteiiied as an "old bawd," an indecent woman, a bastard. de. The member was called to order end his language pronounced indecent, dl only for the gutter. The Speaker stopped the personal all unions. . The personal liability clause, offered by Mr.. THORN; • of Philadelphia, voted downyeas twenty-nix, nips six ! ty- two. An amendment by Hi. THORN, ex cluding city passenger railways from the provisions of the bill was defeated. Mr. WILSON, of Allegheny. offered en amendment providing for the best mode of, preventing accidents and lire.. Adopted. The bill was then passed finally; on yeas and nays, bya perfectly UMUMMOUS vote, with no material alterations. Adjourned. WASH/NGTON. By leleersOh to the rate/Yore, esset4.l WASIII,MTON, Fobruary 4, 3868. cornmer or JorrICE FRED The Howse Judiciary Committee have decidedlto hold a meeting ott Friday next, to commence an investigation or dered by the House into the language re ported toluave been used by Justice Field In regard to the unconstitutionality of the Reconstruction acts. It is the Inten tion of the Committee to examine the matter thoroughly, 'end in view of thin a large number of witness es hive been summoned to appear on Fri day. The friends of Justice Field are endeavoring to buskins ' , fair up, and if possible avert the coming investigation, but in this they will be disappointed, for the members of the Judiciary Commit tee express themselves as firmly deter mined to sift the meet and will not hesi tate to report, 'articles of Impeachment against Field if theatanmente are proven against him. I= Mellow° Committee on Foreign Al ib* expected to have considered the sub ject at their meeting to-slay of recom menihng the necessary appropriations fin the purchase of Alaska, but General Banks, Chairman, was too nnwell to at tend the seselon; therefore the matter was postponed. A. resolution, however, was adopted, permitting counsel for whetis known as Perkins' claim against Russia to appeern :before the Com mittee and argue their ease. The wea sel maintain that their claim, amountingt, to about half a million dollars, ehould be deducted from whateC,aBnount In paid' to Russia for t e. tlfritory of Alanka,end there Ls no Iv:ninon on the part of the Committee to recom mend this to tho House, as the claim was made In good faith by the Russian Gov ernment, but nevertheless broken by them at a heavy loss to Perkins. ILICXOVA . L or ouxonmloran rourarr Another tact hal corne to light In re gent to the removni of Commissioner ltollins wbichshows that the President had decided - upon his removal three weeks ago. The paper transmitted to the Senateyestorday, nominating Wise well 'Basted February 3d, but it was originally dated •• Januar' , 17th. The latter dato was partially erased and Feb- - ruar~ 3d over It, showing • con clusively Outten" nomination of . Me owed bad been determined on three arctiks ago. —The Bradford County (Pa.) Repabli can Convention bas passed resolutions recommending Grant for President and Galusha A. Grow for Tice President. _ - • - - , . , i, . - _ . 1 • . ..• TIE WEEKLY OAZETII . , • ______ . , L 1 _...... ---s-frAill,ikir,,-- ' . • • • - ~i.._. TWO 11:0M01 1 1., , 31 - r lt' • A •,- / 4 "40.. - - l i--- WEDIEBDAY AID EULTURINLY, t ., ‘ '' 'l ' l .!/ - B%ft, ./78 , 41::`'.1 ''''''''''-':4-.2.1-f/6W"-?% • ' • blrlo MOM. • 11011idalS ma: J., „. - ; Imo or biburubsysadtat Siattar• 1 ~,,....-....,:=-....,---____., -- -- - .t._ .b 4 .1e,f,",--• _ ~ • ~ . 4 Tolo A ' ' ) ---, -) _ 7 I I , , k .-7tl -F SW:g!;., ' ~...."- V. , ...-' ' ' 7-7 V... . - g"...:r0P.41 , - rigif i olli _ ~._ 2 , . , , ' ~.tr• V . illi'et - A ' P‘k 'i' ' 1 477 P? ' '.' -,-..4k s tkk- ----'6 4 . - 1, , t - ... .-- -,r ~/ . _ ~.. , ~..,.., ...„ . ,_y___,,,....,_....„,_ f 5,..._ „.4......„,,,„..,... j . i 1 1 1 . ._:::_„..,(_,.___;7.27._._....,,...__,1:., __ "'''').,.., . - : „ . - 4 1 : 4 , .. , . i - , 1 ICIW 'l - 7 I, I ' ' , , . . i C. ... ' - ----..,-., - ..- 7 .2.7„.:44,....4g,..k ,... . - _ - 41,- - tjtto: -." .....„...--,,, ', 1 711 t .7. L , 1 i/- it ' t ll 1 11 11l 1) --42 . ' . (-) . •'' i ' Ma ll , valuable l"."1 14 ." bY ter the r tr. , • • etta totlett sod mat nOtablottrootag and CT.* . =emu,' bt.tst,B•porta 0.. by *ay mu to ' the dry. R. rumor, Yeettalo or Itorebaut +Atoll be ottboot It. ^ , Mason !St Imam a•rernu ';•.,- 1 ~ .„„,„,_ - _ ---- - : . ---;---'- '7 --1 4 ( 4 ' • ' -And os• copy or paint 'to the pasta FAWN -- 0 • I ...... , "%l, up *be chits, Additions to clubs eau be =ads•• . ~''.. . . - / -------'..----= ------- -, • say Mae, at stub rates. •-. ' I ' , I. NOTICE to SualealuslaS.-/a weeds/ pow ,$ • • .1 . ~ teClMir,, be mire FORTIETH - CONGRESS ter 'relihrraptl "Ittibargl? o.etta.) W4S111:10ITON, Februarv4, MEM The Chair s'ubmittetl a e.tntrounica tton from the tt,retary of War relative to the constitutionality of Ina• of Mary land in reg.trtt to tt , , apprenticeship eye te !Wel red to Judiciary Committee. !qr. ClUtint presented a . petition or citizens nrpolorado asking admission into the Union. Deferred. Mr. lIESPF:O.SON.preaenti4 x report. from Lito Spoeial C.3nnitteo of the Mks -1.1110 Convention on the eubjeet of des titution in that State. It..ferred. . _ Mr. Pit ELING IIUYSES presented a bill for the protection of pc.rsons making disclosures us partici or w itnesses. which was 'nosed. On motion of Mr. HO WAIL D, the vote paa.dim Mo resolution requesting the 'resident to col inunicate any Instruc tions given to Generals Pope and Meade en taking command of the Fourth Mili tary District under reconstruction, with coples of the discussions and _rotes In the Cabinet on!the same siMject, was re considered. Mr. ISUCKALEW moved - to strke nut the lint chillio. The amendment was agreed to and the resolution re-adopted. The Senate tomb up the bill regulating the tenure of certain oillcors. Tao ques lion - was on Mr. Stunner's motion to ex cept the special agents of the State De partment. I. Mr. SUMNER advocated ilia Mciars. 61..7KALEW and PATTERSON,. of New Hampshire, opposed the' amend ment. The morning hour having expired, the consideration IV WY postponed till three &clerk. II The Senate took on the special order, the Suppicsneittary Reconstructichs and Mr. WILLIAMS slake iu its favor. HOUSE EbF FICEPR&SENTA.TIVES. Mr. BCTLE'II, trout thocommittet. on Appropriations, rCiWrted a bill to re....- tale - the custody and capcnipture ot Pub lic mouio, ~. r.lered to be prtnted and recommitted. Mr. EGGLESTON presented a resolu tion of the Linealn SRC., pnr.trit, Grand Army. o: the Itepublle. Department of Ohio. for the release of Col. Ilalpin and Lieut. James Smith from British prison, Referred to the Committee ou oreicn Taira. Mr. ARN ELI. offered c: resolution re citing that an armed orgsuinttion, known as the Nuclux Flaw, are con, mhting brutellontrmzes and murders en white and colored Unionists in thereon. ties of Sfaury,l Giles and Montgomery, Tennessee, and that great terror and un certainty preVidis there, and instructing the Com mitte.on Freedmen's Affairs t., - nquire into ante - 1 outrages, and the best means for their immediate suppression. Mr. MAYNARD oiTered a resolution .le faring as the sense of the house that .t is inexpedient to attempt by treaty.to regulate dulled on imports, or otherwise interfere with th'e' revenue nrismg there. (rein as establiiMed by statute. Iteferred to Ways and .Moans Committee. ' Mr. LOGAN lacked leave to offer.a ret olutioh to ta . .y. United States bonds two per cent. semt-annually. Objection was tnade. Mr. LOGAN[a.sked leave M offer a res olution looking to the distrthution of the West Point cadets among the Colleges in different States • Mr. llALMANobjected. • The House proceeded to the conside ration, In the morning hour, of the bill reported from the Committee on Foreign Adair. concerning the rigid. of American; citizens in foreign States. Mr. BAILEY spoke in support of the present principl.• of the bill, and ,n criticism of i its details. auggested a tleclaratoryjoint resolution that all Uni• tel States dinette, when in foreignS t m es. are entitled and shall receive from this government adequate protection of life, liberty and property - . Mr. Butler loggested a substitute fur the till, declaring it to be the settled role nC public law that a citizen of any coun try; not a Ingilive frourjuatico, has an indefeasible right to expatriate himsell and to absolve his allegiance to the court , try of his birth; - that every naturalized • American nltlieu is spaded to all the protection at home end abroad which the government dualifford to any citizen thereof, and that whenever a citizen of the United States shall be deprived of liberty' orr. despoiled of property M any foreign country by the act of the government thereof, he not being held far trial nor convicted of crime' against the municipal laws of such country 'for acts done therein, his release or repara tion for his spoliation ehall be demanded by the President, and if refused on in• sufficient groUnds, all diplomatic and commercial intercourse between • each country and the -United Stater shall thereupon cease—the Presilent to com municate all the (octet° Congress, Mr. T EXCF,ES proposed his su bat itute as given yesterday. Mr. HIGBEE proposed, in View of the great !importance of the subject, the House should hold un evening cession for debate. • ' Mr...JUDD objected. Mr. HIGBEE then gave his views In mid:ism of the bill so reported from the Committee, and expressed the opinion that the enbetitute propoecd by — Mr. Jenckee had the least defects. He argued the Holm should be slow in the most& cration of the !question, but when the policy of Congress woo once declared, the -whole power and night of , the nation should Ise pledged to its enforcement. Mr. JUDD gave his reason for object ing to an evening session, which was that he deemed the question of sufficient importance to command the attention of all members, and his experience had been -that evening seesions were mere debating schools. Ile declared it to be the duty of Congroes to fix before it adjourned, the ..114 of the Executive on the subject of the right.. of American citizen., abroad, and to see that that policy was enforced. Congress should make a declaration of the rights of Amer can citizens and preparation to maintain then.. Alr.Juddproceeded to criticise the hill and show its weaknesa and indistinct nese, declaring IL contained neither the assertion of principles nor effective propositions fore redress of the wrong. lie quoted diametrically oppcsaite, in the expreesions of Opinion on the subject of liability -to military service and of the liability of naturalized citizens returning to their native country, from 'Mr. Everett and Mr. Cass, when they were Secreted. of State, and asked to which of them did dle bill refer to in the allusion to princi ples of ptiblic law having been heretofore asserted by thegovernment of the Milted States- 1 The morning hour having expired be fore Mr.lJudd =minded, the bill went over till the morning hour to-Morrow. The Senate bill for temporary relief of the poor of the .. , [strict of Columbia W. referred. • The Rouse proceeded to the considera tion of the but reported by M r. JULIAN, from the Committee on Public Lauds, declaring forfeited to the United States certain laude granted to aid In the con struction of railroads in Alabama, Mis sissippi, Louisiana and Florida. E Mr. LDRIDGE spOke in opprotelon, declaring that Ile bill and all kindred measures sprung from spite, from ill will, and revenge caused by the war. It rested on no .principle of international or constitutional law, was not warranted by the internal or external policy of the nation, and had no fnundatiolu sound policy or christian statmmanahip. It bad no tendency to effect pacification or to bring about the avowed objects of the war, bat was calculated to rekindle the tires of war and perpetuate the malignity and hatred marl bitteranimositiea engen dered by the war. Its objects were tp break down the moral and material In terest. oLthe white race and subject that ruse, dominion, of the African, Everytb gwao being , done to destroY• nothing tokelleNp—everithlng to alien ate and embitter, nothing to soften as perity or restore amity or fraternity. Wlthont disposing of the bill the I tense adjourned. „ THE PACIFIC Pros - one of Um Proton Paolflo rota—Logorg-Callforola *dor., (Br Telerraigi to the Pittsburgh oavfna.l , . Swx FnaNemo, February ti..—The proviso of tho work on the Congrig Fa elk.: Railroad, east of the Ltlerra Nevada Montanlns, 13 Papa. Tho weather to favorable for grading, and two sec tions are overly •eounpleted ready for the relic. A new forty ton ItiCoutotivo wee hofely transported nerves the scut!. vlit.. Late Amputee advice., state General Alvarez hid called an election for Prmi dent of the Republic, members of Con gress, and Judges et the Supreme Court in Guerrero, that Stole .not having par ticipated in the late general election. The districts held by the revolutionists un der Jeminez excepted to the call is sued by Alvarez- Juarez declines le aempt the resigna tion of JoseGodey, :Consul of the , Re public at San Franclico. ro4 it Is reported the government has re newed the charter granted by Maximil ian to the Holladay Mexican Coast Line Steamship Company - . Hereafter vessels will leave Nlexican ports every twenty days. PII'TS4I-;Gli, WEDNESDAY. - FEBRUARY 6, 1568' ICOND 01 THREE O'CLOCK A. M STANTON 1118ROGLIO CoNellond , nee Bs wren Gtntriii Grant and President Jl lin.lin , President Chinni Gr nt to Dis' bi 3 - Stanton'}awl) . •----1 I ' Grant Charge . ' wtthir plating His. Engagennentti. He Denies aiy Bretch of Fai.h. President, Repeals the Elie age Grant lreptarto 1111,1 . Ortital A Question. of Veraoity. =1 Wn.,nlNtirSg!Fobrllary t, The Spe.Oter laid before the lieu., communication from the War Depart ment, closing with the following; meat WA n Dr.rmyrnicnT, 1 , 0,. 4, 1 , 0 . In answer to the re,o!ution of tila 11 , ay..,.• of itepreSentati cue of ult., I trunk mit hernwith 'copies P4ruh,lic:l General Grant of the corr,4,ll,ol,dent-c tweett hint and the President rotating to the Secretary of War, whirl.. to rer..r:p L e 1 , 0 All the tm,espoittleuee he 1110 th the President out the subject. I intro 113.1 nn rntrespondenco with the Preshhol since the igth of August lam. After the action of the Senate on his reasons for my sns . Vensior. Iron) the o•• tine of Sorcery of war, I hare r.-coni,. the (Mites of that office as required I.y the act of Congress, and hare emihnne. to discharge them without soy persona! or written communication with the Pre.- ident- . No orders h.a.. - el , ,seitined from this beparlment in the name of the Pro,. ident with my knowledge, nod t tour, received no orders from him. The cot , respondence sent herewith umbra.", el, the correspondence knoa - r. to nor no lb,- subject rett,rrr.,l to to the re,otutio:. the Itouie of H.:presentatives. I have the honor to be. Sir, watt great rosiest, your obedient Percent, EtrwlN f!...Yrftary of NV..r. 2ctiyier Co Mix, Spoo!it , r of ti Ilou.o of, Iteprtrieiltativegc. 111FLukarautEr AIDLY Or TILE TED STATVi n WABLIII:V(I2I, C • JAnuary /169 - E.,e_tert:7 .Irulrete Ju4;z. , .n, Oen( of (far United Site to the I:4tia inst. I rot mr , to I to give me. .1 n writing, th.‘ . llistem..i,i - , which you bad previously gtvou me ver. bdiy, not to obey any order trout Hon . M. Staoton, Secretary of War, I knew itosme from your,elf. T written request I received a mie,f,.gelhat. .:1325 left no doubt in my mind of %our ntention. To prevent any prosibl- 111. A• utidemteradlna, therefore, I renew 'II, request that you wiligivo me written in .ructions, and until they are receive i suspend 2ed 011 tin ) . our vpri. d One, . . . .. I um compelled to ask theso rosins-- I 11.1101 in writing in elniSolll,ll, Of Ilk' many grass ntlareprecentssieen mi. c:i tic sty perkoual honor circulated !limn'!; the press foe the la'st fortnight, purport ing to come from the Presffient, of eon r oraationefwhich occurred either with 1 else - President., privately in hie office ; or , *,,,,Cabitiet meeting. Whet Is written eimita of no mieuntleretauding. In view of the mtsrepresentations referrel to it will be well to state the feet b.ln the -use. Some time after 1 assumed ..:, lodes of Secretary of Woe oil 101,0:1 the President asked my views as to the eourse Mr. Stanteu would • kayo v. ursue, In ease the Senate should net concur in his etepried.,o, t 6 obtain possession of hie office. M} replywas In substenee, that Mr. Stan ton would have to appeal toils.- Courts 10 miinstate him, Illustrating my noel: ien by citing the gniunds I had taken in the -nes of the Sallimore Police Commis deeers, In that case I did net doubt the technical right of Gov. Su'ann t. remove .the old Commis/Ileums and appoint their •Isceessbes. An the old Connuiasioner, refused to give up, hoerever, I .•eitten led that no resource was lett but to appeal 111 he Courts. :Finding that the President was desirous of kceping•Mr. Stanton out of office, whether eustained la the sus penaion or aot, 1 stated 1-had not look el particularly Into the Tenureof office bill, ant that what I had stated was a generalpeincip e, and If I should change my mind in this, particular case 4 would in form him of the fact. • Subsequently, on reading the Tenure of 011acn bill elCaely, T found I could not, without' violation of law, refuse to varata the "eke o f 5 0 0 01 .. racy of War the moment Mr. Stanton was reinstated by We. Sends', oven .hough the President ordered me to lain it, (which he never did,) Taking this view of t .e subject, and learning .Jll -iaturday, the 11th Inst., that the Setutte had taken up the subject of Mir. Stanton's suspension, after some conversation with Lieutenant General Sherman and 4111913 members of my staff, in •whieli I stated the law left me no diecretlon 11,1 to tny action should Mr. Stanton he rein 'wed, and that I intended to infmni the President, I went to the President for the sole purpose of making this.alecisi on known, and I dld make it no known. lu slits I fulfilled the promise made In our last preceding conversation on the stale jecL The President. however, Instead of accepting my.view of the,requirernen la of the tenure of officebill,contended he had suspended Mr. Stanton under authority given by the Constitution, and that the tame authority did not preclude. Idle from reporting,.es an net of courtesy, hill reasons fur the suspension t o tf,,,, Senate. That having beets appoinud uhder authority given by the Constitu. now and not under an act of Cameras+, I eotiii not be governed by the act. I mut ed the law was binding In me; Con stitution or not, • until set aside by the proper tribunal. An hour was consumed, each reiterating his - Clown on this subject, until, getting late, I hall .Pres. Ideal sand ho would see me tannin._ I did 'not agree to call again on Monday. nor at any other definite time, nor was I sent (sir by the President until the following Tuesday,. From the 11th Mat, to the Cabinet meeting on the 141. h Inst., a (10111 e never entered my mind ebout the President - fully understanding my position, namely, that if the Seuato re• fused to concur In the suspension of Mr, Stanton, my powers as Secretary of War ad interim would cease, and Mr. Stan ton's right to resume at once the foue tione of his office would, under the lose, be indisputable, and I acted uccordingly. With Mr. Stanton I had no commu n itst. • tion, direct or indirect, on the subject of his reinatatemetit during kin nu speusiou. !know it had been reeem Mendel to the Preeident to send the name of Governor ' Cps, of. Ohio, for Secretary of. :War, i and thus - !aye all emtrarrassment, al Desperation that - I aineernly hoped *he would entertain favorably, General Sherman seeing the President at ray particular request to urge thin. no the lath, en Tuesday, Mr. Stanton reen tered the olilce of the Secretory of War.. General Comstock, who had earrissi my official letter announcing that by.. M i .. Stanton', reinstatement by the Sequin Iliad ceased to be Secretary.of War, 1.1 , t interim, and who raw the . Peed. dent open and read the cote =uneaten, brought back .to me from, ,the President a message that he :wanted to see mo that , day at Cabinet) meeting, after I had made known the fact that I was no longer Seminary of War ad interim. At this mewing, after rpenlng 4 as though I Were A mender of his ellbineL when reminded of the no• ilfication ntready given filth that I was 'no longer. Secretary of Wee ad interim, the Preeldent gave a version of the converantion alluded to already in thin vorturtunicallon. Rives roserted the t to both conversations I had agreed to hold on to the office of Secretary of War until dlerpleced by the Courte or resigned, so as to place the President where let Would hove been , had I never accepted the Office. After hewing the President through, I staked our conversation sub stantially as given In this letter. • . e - r. I wilt ad I that my conversation before the Cabinet embraced other matters not pertinent here, and is, therefore, leg. out. I in - no wise admitted the cerrectuessa of the President's statement ofsour canvas , nation, though to soften the evident eon. tradictio4 of my statement, I said, glutt ing to our first conversation 'en annul,. ject, the Preaidesst might have under- Mood me the way he said, namely;. that ! had roami, if I aid not , re- : t h.. I made no "shah 4tate,tiorm hay, the hon...t. to In., • Y•m ohndiont f•erv't., . rS...;n.IN-r, /1 :AN A T0,, - 1 . 111 . . UNITEO ~. V 1.1, . . .111,41 President ••• • t • • • • --Sir t l lenve the I . oineAt to thy nri.nr ehlch the F Ivo to, vorhail y , on:44lday. 11/01 Ina!, top dinrowarti the 01,10td of :It , 11'011 SCX(ol.ary of 11,1.1 I1;11.., [row the Prosidout: :I'llll-1i tit.‘t th-y \.,r« his onlets. I no, I,llnr 1,. 11,. Vl.:c 11.1kt:drolly, • • , , l'ont I I'. S. lin...sr, UVIIITI.d. Ittll4n% on; • 11,1111,1.1.1 in wrlthig .ttly I ‘Var IN.lpart-; O. 1,, i•Am•dr in diree-: :um the P:(• , i,1 , ..1:1, ull 00j • suell order's Ity the t;, , EterAl (lotntoltutlittq hh..\ rot w. of ho, irnlze.i State. to baie. I lii 111,. Eslentiv, , ,. ANi , icrnv J01t:4.40N, • I 1:k /Nl' tiitTl.tis Atilli t op Tna UNITED' ttl rtv , W. , ....lllNtiTaN t . D. C., Jalillary. 3.1, I ExecOleney Ando, :Nam ttree,b.eht of the tltthett Sties—Sir: I inter the in n:•:r •:, :::•ktintehnho t tht•m-: [t - n• not° the inst., your entlor-cmcntt tbenott tbet I 1011 not t't nrbee fro. the \l'nr I ), part.. -men: 3-1 , 1111,/ L. Ito I...ttitil by enter of the l'r-sble,••01:11:•st au .11 nrilerie known he the t by the I•llteelttive,• at in I tpl." thereto ear :het I alit, ittl tr:ort I.y IN'ar that no ho vd Ine:•.v ntti ed ti• the I , :xecotlvo , any el Jr or ot•tt.s.'Lt.ta, hi:nin th ; itn-. rir,lll,h.nl: 1•• !-Nine ntilent to: the why, ~ hen-Ran, lans 1 , 0-11 Lin lad ea-tones or th•• Dej• oh 111 e authority i” r 01 ,. ,tr l••n.+11 bt net counter-' ni,t b • :nit:if:Q:o:j evnletmv . On i :ha :toy or order., iseued limn the War ne I:ol.,trt•nent three:lnn nit e.i t.n . !L:aiceJ by the Exern.. I t'y rvspect iiily =I 11111=IMIMEMBE= yollr 00111-: 11 , 1 flowing tif tho ==SZCI •trFt. t!,.. bet,inst .. vie: • : , ,her Is 4•rsbr. eim !tom E. M. stat•••,, s• • r.•tary IVar, min» you TP hal •rtimo• .11 15 utt it 11,1,1 issnod by e. Pte, 'nt's Jiro:bort. Iu submitting tilts r•liie.t, Iv ith tsuti plkv, e, ..t• ? •i; s oli take oetntssioit to H.; •••• ihe cmtitevt,l with the !Ito naive Sext-' C NV., 4 41 44/4,44, :Old Wlth v 44, 0, I fl•t;rreolity: ttio t-t-ttotount which' t..rnt otkrettrortentatlono, and: .o to, gth t-ot - or 0 reo,liootiou Of: • f.o, r bO•lt, wahlat t ,aotoioo .fratn . ,nottt 3no !1.0•1 reoolvett tind, 4 4041,1 044 •4•14 •IO:41:14••nt. • 1 , [•; , 414:4-1. 1V:41.1..1134 rrOSOOZ 4 I.O.: ,111•1•0% .‘•• 'Li,/ 111 y.otr vonttuttni•, • t I,tf, to • tto • t 11.4.413,..0nfed . t.• 1.14114:4 4s A. Sove ...ary of lrtt,t/ iteerita,: o o 401 tt•-, r0.t.,111111 thr, 441•0 re, .hoo be. imrski.l in veti . 1,41-, , ,,,r0rit, 6r tho Ben-- ` In , ~ rainl4. - your. , 3,11 an littprnpL tn. Wur DC- . . , - • . - • " r:,.. the. th.it it MOO, 1 t • ! pri'ler•-neo. to trN' V•ititroVerSy r , Or .004ii.1 !r. 1 , it cv“olit I, 3 our ditty; • p • I)i.crinhoit ail, InGunnin hi, by cc•t 1 ricturit • . pc.• L,M titte tt , tot t.p lic So rter 10.11 II i one to succeed It to hoc e hero upp,rent to you. uorirry•intlicig i.Peo it W. is iny parposa to relieve' you craw th'. titrl Lit iiirAliargo U: ~IIIIIC~I ro , ooi IN'ar rid I/ 1 4,6'1.. and to zapatiit ~ I.h.rl o rr%on in that 0af...4 •ty.ohar vobvi!r.atiiiii , on rittli!eitt tuy part the satne i . olijaot 4.1,1 as It not tes•iwrary, , qua-, r, t, tot, any of thorn, ex-'. eopt..ntr that. of the Ilth tnentioued' to your ts - anturtnioati,n.' As it way then: that Ni,, Senate had prfel•taled to ea...fof Mr. Stanton, 1 was IlltSiqUA Itarn your determination., After al 11111.111 g Wili.•ll the provided+ of tho 'rentrro of Odle. bill . . ore full .Iseassed, yon said that as it' had t.-on a..2-erd upon in ajar first eon reronee volt would enter return Llie•odietl L .o my uussnsstoti itt liter , (0 twattle toe to' ~ poinat•hefore final Re-. :Jon 1, the Senate upon Mr. Stan-• ur would remain at . :twuititut a derision hp Judicial •, , ru,sel'.ott, It wit. 'then understood' turtber eOnferealo on' Monday,'l.e whielr titan 1 tutprw,stßl you 4 . .“11,1 orepat Ist to Intrut unto( your fine deci•dott. You failed, - however, to • fulfill dad rugagonsont, and to Ttsesdav ' n:tried rite in nt r!ttrle of the rtwelpt of eunr °Metal notlll,lltioll of the tetion of tho tienat, in roferotten In . Mr, .;btlit. , l - 1. and at the sa t n, time informed me Or, Tionorditta• to the act lain; tint trout - , or certain civil alto,' your tom:lions or Secretary of Wee rtd intent,. erased from the nunnent of receipt of 1101ille. Yell thus, in Were -v,l of the umierstsuiling between us, the office . without having irtyon ilot,ee of pdr irderit I, .coso. 'lt is tint ;ust h,srever, thatiti your corn morleal i.. 11 y,.i, claim you aid intorm ti of your pit rte,e, and. thus fulfilled t•ct ro pr, mise' made . ' our lad pre c.mvi..rsation on the suldeet. "The I irt Out, omit a promise exbdist le .•viderico or an strraimenient of the kind Iha re mem I med. Yon hot found in our hest venter/01e, That the natal/lent italt 11,irotim iir keeping Mr. Stanton out of radios, whether sustained in the suspen• slop or not. You know what.reu.sniis led induced the President to ask from um a unionise. You also knew that tit into your views of duty did nut necord with his own convictions, it avaa hie purls:eels till your place by another appoi titweet. Even Ignoring the exigent. , of a pnvitivo understanding lietwom 00, the rood usions wore plainly dedueitile from our various enliven:, Bonn. It is certain, however, that tiro tinder theso circumstances you dbil not offer bk return the place to my iMasesslon, bit wet - intim.; to your own ,statetneut placed yourself In polfitiori eould I hay. anti, ilia. ell your action, I would have • been ladled to ask of you, as I was com pelled to tisk of emir prodecteisor in. the War Iteirirttuctit, as letter of resignation, or to re el to the mote disagreeable expedient orsuspending you . by phi:appoitittneut . ofancreaenr. qatell lie your letter, the nom ination of •. tiovertior Con, of (Min, for Secretary of War Was suggested to inc.' 'rub. appointment. 1M Mr. Stan ten's ,itc,, , ser, 10110 urged In your name and it wan must Slat Isis selection' would save further embarrassment. I did not think Ilea in The selection f a Cabinet idlleer I Should lin trammelled by suck oonsidermlint, I soot prepared to take the responsibility of tender- hi ques tint,' In iesi.rdanco with Inv of con stitutional itutiel, unit hosing determits' ed upon 11 ..our' which I .deetned right ,find proper • .was anxious to leant the steps you wtitild take, should the pesseitidon of the Wax laipartnieut be demanded by Air. Stanton. lied your action bi en in conforteution withlhe un derstanding I altateen as, I do nut behove that the yin harreesilitin t Would liar, at tained Ito jirel.ent UrOportiena, or that the. mutability of its repetition would have beta you great. I know that with a view to nay early termination of u Mato or • utrairn se detrimental to the piddle interests, you volontartly offered. both on Monday, tho 15th iwit on the succeeding Sunday, to ball upon Mr. Stinton linil urge upon bins that the good of the service required his resimudion. Tconfess 1 considered u flop.eeil us a sOrt of rerrannton for ' the failure on your part to net. lu snoop Whit undeortanding mom than 01100 repeated,, and which I thorght received you, fall aasent, and under which you could have returned to me the tonm widen I twat conferred upon you, thusstirlngyournelf fro. ere barrie.strient and leaving the responsi bility where it properly belonged, with the Presltient,yrtio is ne,ountablo fur the faithful csecutton of the taw.. I have nut yet been Informed be you whether, as tWlOe proposed by yoaMelf, you had railed upon Mr. St - antou and made an rtlort to unlace him to voluntarily resign from the War Department. . You conclude your communication with in,remne.,.. t o our von versaLleu attho niuctiotr of the Cabinet, held on the 14th Inst.' In your.account of what there oc curred you soy: "that atter the President hail given his version of our previous conversailon, you stand; substantially us given 111 yr.llr letter, slid you iu no win. admitted tie , . ebtrectness of , his atatemouts. though to soften the evident j coniradietion my statement madp, I said. alluding to our • first Communication 0:1 the subject, the rrealettint blight hAVO untiereteedin the way ho said, namely, that I had prom ! heti to resign ifTdtir tint resist the rein ! ilbstement." I [made Ms each promise. 1• m • recelleetrin of what then tninsplred lAA ometrilly the' reveres of year i } lion in the presence of the Cabsnet. - .. d too first if, in n conversation h . .1 to,k place shortly afteryout ep lalintlllent WI Secretary of War ad (ate. rmy you. did 'agree to . remain at the bead , rif the' War i Department and abide nlitt jildielal i proceedings that indent- follow the non.concurrence of file Sena in Mr. Stantop's suspension, or should you not wink to heounieln volved. in swede controversy, put me in tile tame position- with referenee to the ()Mee pro , ViOLIS to your appointment by returning it lit tile in limo to Anticipate ousels .aelion -by the Senate. , This yen admitted.. Second. I then asked you it nt tho tints 1 of the nonferenee cn the preceding Sat urday I teed nob Id staid inisuntleretand iris. rd,iddr.ed ydm to state what you in; tended to dn, and, blether, if in reply to that. inquiry you had of referred to my fornier cintVersatintle, eayine that front trims I underatood y ur position, anti that' Tour artiOn wold be ,malstent with the tinclarautsdlng which had been reached. Tq these tlueetions you also replied in the affirmative. , , - k Third. 1 next milted if at the conclu •sion of our interview: on Saturday It was undeistood that 'we ware to Mira another eonference on Monday, bolero final ac thm by I.le Senate in the ease of Bfe. Stanton. You replied that such was the .understanilliCv, but that you did nut imp- plea the Senate iv o tit d act moaner): thtit On .Monday you had been engaged In a con - feronce•with General Sherman, and were • /wonted with - many little meanest, and : asked if General' Nhvetnun had not called on that Any." What relevancy. General Silertlia . tlli .V 1,41.0 1110 on Monday hail with the porter." for which you were to have called, hater ate, 10nn to panted vo, as he certainly iltdnot. Interns me whetner yolt had determined to retain the office or to airdil Inn OrpOrtitUitY to appoint . etawnsor ha advance or any attempted re-instatement of Mr. `_mouton. Thin seeount of what -passed bei.vaert lit Al the Cabinet meeting on the 14th' instant widely' dftfors front that eon kilned In your :conitrunticittion," for it shown that inntexid nt having elated our convereatimin an given in the letter w !itch ha;iinadn thin reply netverary, volt admitted that f l y reeltai - of Wein 0,10 oat; edy aeintrate, talncerely 101X 116wever, to be correct in my gall, 0.0.. I h A ,,, p,.ilay read ibis narration of what .ssuirrishon the 14th i tint., to the members of the cabinet. who 14 . 01 . 0 then o'o,lo. They without p 11,1.11011 agrbe in Ile McCleary. • 11tt ..111y pleros;•aary b, a. 1,1 that oulVeti insiming,; the 13111, you called on me hi 1•0011.10 y, rith 1.1.11. 6011. her seine preliminary esnyer. sat 1011 !.011 remarked that an artirle the .latrynal ing!ligenerr of that iWto 1101 you 1011011 10 . 01,110 r. I [01.10.41 I 1..1 not read the Isrefficeiter St that morn. .You told Me it was your intention to Itt,:u Mr. SlOlllOl . l 10 1,11,;11 hie office after rou h'ed withdrawn: 1 care fully read the article of which you apoke 1001 found it. statement of the finder -Staling between; 1011 war 1.11.1.1001111011 y ..irctiet. tin tb,rth I It to be .oil tit tour of the live ineuilu•ni who • i ire pre. , nt to. Our conference on the tool they unnuorred In Ito, general L.:limey - of the iiiiittorneets respeetlng or it'll,' v,r..ttlun on tlhut orwoilon. In reply to you?, conituuuliwtion I hvie deemed it pelves hi prevent flirt her utliontilerehinill lig to matte this simple arihtl of fort, Very to:pc.fruity yorirrs, .1.71.N..5. • lief.U. S. Comma:wing 17, S Army. ' IlEsr,Uatrrints A nXT oF VIE Unlit:ft ars - a...Washington; 1.7;i"., Feb. n, EICAIIOII , Y, Andrew Johnson, Prt sident of the 4:oiled States—Hirt I tare the honor to acknowledge the en e..ipt of your caunnunication of the oir,, Ikleoherto of the :Nth tilt. After n tare ul roaditut and vomiter' gm] f the nett-rim over initials of J. 83. H. 01 rho N. Y. 41 - M-f3 of the 27tJA,Alt.i - pur porting to to based upon your Tratement . ..1111.1 that of the minute-re of ILo Cabinet herein naluisi, I lind it only to he but a . toitcrati. 0, only a•intewlant more in de tail, of the many rand grovi mbirepro. .entmlons conuthied in these articles and winch Inc statement of farts set forth In my letter of the 2 Ith Mt. woe Intended to .-orrect, and heroin-I reassert the torroct- • nese of ny statomonts in that letter. any thing in vouni in reply to the con trary nttwiliottnading. I confess Inv so rprise that the Cabinet oMrers referred to should no greatly misapprehend the an-ts In the matter of miroissious alleged to have bellp male by me at the Cabinet meeting Ito the 15th ull, ante suffer their. names to be made the ba.sis tit dm charges in ton liewsYntrier article referred to, or agree to the Accuracy, as you efflrm they do, of your lecount of what ei'curnsi at that meet ing. You know that we parted on the I lilt ult. without any promise on my part, exit:ltasca "orl implied, to the effect that I would hold 4n to the orrice of Sco rotary of \Var nd taferiat against the ac tion. of tho Senate, or declining to. tin nti, wenld surrender It to tutors ouch: UrtiOn was or that I would see you again at any tined time on the subject Tho nor fortnaneo of the promises alleged to have Jaen made by me would Levu involymi arosistanco of the law, and an inconsist ency with the whale history of my con nection with the ntuipomion of Stanton. FroM mir conversation, And my written protest of August • int, •tigainst the removal •of Mr. Stanton, you roust have 'mown my greatest objection to' tits removal was the -fear that Metric one would be appointed In his mend who V 1.111,1 by opposition to the lawn relating to the restoration of the Southern States to their proper relations to therGovorn mem embarrass timer nay in die perform ance of tho duties especially imposed upon it, by the laws, and that it woo to prevent such an appointment that I ng t•epted that appointment of Secretory' of War, od interim, and not far the purpose of 'enabling you to get rid of Mr. Stan ton by withholding" It front him in oppo sition toldo law, or not doing en myself,. surrender it to one who, as the statement and tutsomptiousinyOur communication piniuly indicate. ass sought. And It was to avoid this danger, as well AA to relieve , you from the personal ombarranament In which Mr. Stanton's reinstatement would plies you, that I urged the- appointment of Governor COS, believing it• would be agremble to 'you nod also to Mr. Stall ion, milstled •as I was the red of the country, and not the the latter 'desired. On the 111th ult., in the pres ence of General Sherman, I elated to 'you I thought ..Mr. Stanton would resign. but aid noi:nay I would advi.e -him to do so: On the 18th I did agree -with General Sherman. and go odd ad :'lse Mtn to that course, and on the 19th I had an interview with Mr. Stanton whieh led mo to °seclude that any advice. would be itSelees and no Informed Gen.- 'Sherman. flbeforof consontml to adviee' "Mr. Stanton to resign, I understood from 'him, In u conversation on the subject„. itumedintety on hiereinstaMmeni, It watt 'hie opinion that the Sot Of Congress, On - ' titled an act terimaimrily to supply ea - -concies In the Executive Depart. anent in certain cases,- approved :February 20th, 'EIS6I, was repealed .by subsequent legislation. which mate rially influenced toy : action. Pi - v/Imm to thin time I had 'no doubt that the law :of 1863 was still In force, and nntwith ntanding my action a fuller 'gemination of thy law leaves • quoetionin my mind whether it is or not ropenled.- 'Thin being that ea.,. I - .mold nut now advise his resimuttlon lint "the. name . danger' I apprehended in this first removal might follow. Too course, you bays it under stood 1 egreoll to pursuo was In Violation of law, .and that by orders from you, whin, the course I did - pursue, mid which I noire doubted you fully undermood, was In accordance with the low and not In dinobodienee teeny orders of my su poriurs, And now, Mr. l'rts dent, when my honor on n soldier end Integrity as a man hanbeen so 'violently availed, par don ine her 'eying that ,can but regard this s-90,1e matte, - ,from beginning to end, wenn attemptto introit . ° mo in the resistance of thodaw for which you hesitated to alfeunie the responeihWty, In order thus to destroy my character bliforo the country.' I am in a measure confirmed in this .conclusion by your re cent orders directing me to disobey or dens from the Secretary of War, my su perior and your efibordlnate. Without having countermanded his authority, I am to disobey.. With tho asaunance, Mr. President, that nothing keen than a vindication of my pentane' honor and (iameter could have Induced this cor rosion:Klemm on my part, I j haie the honor to be, very respectfully; • Your obedient servant, II .: S. GRA NT, Gitniral Deelmlao lo the tlieski Iterwrinie Book Piracy come, roe/Into:, toy TtltitniDl2 Vol rltUtottektiosoito 1 Tonotrro, The celebrated case of Dun4Wlmen dt Co. against Bradstreet a.S.d'for hook piracy wee argued In tke Court of .Clutu tatry Le-day, and rceulted In -14 decree for the planztlfls, our Tin Clh AND SUBUIDIAI = Tho tieurbe . rs of the Allegheny Board of ttehoeil Controilek met In the Coin , men Connell ettatn l oor de-em• evening. at 71 o'clock fOr the porno's' , of eigan;- , ming. 'rise meeting ivan Called to , order by the sujoction of :fr. It. C. Leends as temporary . Chair4tn, aunt appi , litling Mr. Innen Lock Inlet Secretary. • The S&cretary ‘4, roqii,,te.l. to nail the roll 4.. hen the tAlowing member; an. lowered tn their man ea: Messri; Brown, John ,fr., Bark• er, lieckart, Brown hart:tie I, t 'taut. wlek, CA,e;lher, thtulap, Eaton, Grow, ard, ingiuna, Itothittt, liltiball, Loomis,' Lee, Lockhart, Al titter, hieCllntoni Pib cairn, Park. ItleheY, swift, Shen, Thorn, Trimble: Wllitf j. \Valton, Young A., Young .ILanit Laaranyer, - On mutton the' tdembors elect iroi Line. Scventldward War 9 added to OM . ii nerd, • The Chanties :.aimed that the Hoard w'ero ready tit go Into an eled.len torpor. untuent,inheera forint, ensuing year. ' The fillowitis cancers were elected by teeteetheeen lion: I Prrai4 ynt- , -Itov. 4, P. Clerk. Secrefttry—li. it. prate:N.. 2'tcuattrerWilllatnliatilltou. Marshall. Thu Tule, of tlt preeeetting meeting re we re. I and aloided. The r its of tbi Visiting Conn - tine. ofthe several local boards wore handed in and root. Mr. Kallock utet.ed that tho Contrail tee on ft:ditties diseentmutid. tan ttiiittott of 3.1 r. Voilog, Mr. Kol lurks nlohifrt tray laid m the table. A rest th e iiirpoint ment o Committee On and ins eipline; conniit EA' the Pre.i.lciit Mid Secretary nod nue member from each of the Meal boards, prentilted nt o fornie4 meeting, iv.iii taken tip. • Mr. It'rylo umred that the l'it,avht be ..uthoried to appoint ou that Couunittan• thr Committees nu paten and Order tram the Yaritous boat boartlm, ditloptrd. The President read it communication from Mr. .C. A. Charliberlain. ruennl tnelleink au annual literary' contest be t Weett Ur eaveral II h; h Schcads, and :nig. ;vesting Vat six:pupils to aelaeted from cavil school to meet at same designate I Mete at' the end of each tenon! year; and than be 'examine,' by a competent con, .illitree . ' the prograni Me b i be arrangsd by the prlllelinda of tho O.Vet al a-la .01.5., The , •enimutileatims Wm reeeired and refer col to the Comillitree en Huh, and Ins ei pllne. I Tile report Of Prof. S. A.Neale, Prin-i -pal of Colored Sei}nlis; was read, Tied on MOllOri received and filed. = . . On mtition adjourned. .. 1 . ........- -4 • . /Mann. of flea Company Onleere. At theannnal mting of the members of the ligle Fire • ..3nipank . tho follow.. lug p,. ma were e.eetta o were for the .." - I n . ' ensuing;Year: Preelitlont, John A. Elder; 1 Vico Pr lildent, W W. Fullerton; Seer,— tary, If. V. Ss...le 're, 11 ;,1,..r, John IL . , • Has; I t elegates to Firemen's - Assoc i i, 'pm, Johir A, Elder; Captain, Henry C.irse; - . - ti..st Lleut'eurint, Wan. J. Lati mer; Seoond Lieut,nant, C. F. Collins; Huse Directors, First. .kudri,w Miller, Jr . ,; Sec( ed, T. IT. William,;"rbird, At: Prantion'i Fourth :I'. C. Walters; . _ nog Guards, James S. flare , ../;,;;;11 Thorn; Axntma,lj. nannies, .1. Johnston, Daniel Miller, Joaerat Thorn; Piponien, P. C. WalterS A. CrowfOrd, S. hiatus. J. Den bar:: Eh:el-lon (7oinuiltne, 11. Car,-, S. lion nts,:Jm,cpti I:eir. The Alleelleny 'Fitt:Company also held their imimal eleetion la4t e vett i in;, which resulted; a. , 4 follosi, Prteddent —.l. V. Itonahhron; Vice I'reeiderit—.l.tillre Gor don; Se/et - entry—Wu,. M. Slin,;' Treas. urer-:-EdWard lireirm Captain--Andmw Sims: P,trat Llenn•nant--Peter Weaver: Second I Lientennitt—Wm. Nlelutosh, First Ileac Director—Wm. Pryor:S.:eons] Mew Direeter—Jainei Sim'; 'Third !lose Director—Samuel i MeMiellitel; Finirth linen DI rerter—l.owis Magic; l'lrdi I 1,,,, Direatof —L. I ftil I: SiMill liono Di [MO!' -- Jvseph 1 'Porter; Axemen—W. Brown, 4. Mclntosh, A., Cavanagh; Election Coinmittise—D. Stewart, S. McCutehooa, Jame..! Murphy; Trnsteen—W. Me Intoslf, J. Litthi.' =II ) ittlyardg, nI resident of Industry, Beaver' oUnly, P:t., made his appear• earn at,' the Allegheny Mayor's office, •MondaY , idglit, and ad forth that he bad lien nth& the victim of a hizii way rob bery a short time Iprevlon4. tie stated that he had collected two hundred nod seventy-nine dews front a man who owed him that nlElOrilit, ree , ely tug the money ou the pavement on Liberty kreet, Tar the Uu oh .01,01. early Mon day afternoon. In the evening be plaited n friend in Allegheny, and after quitting the home. oleerved two men tollowing after him, a fin which caused. Itiru_nolnlarm. ho neared an alley In tho. atheist of the Diamond, near Ohio save; tie was suddenly pounced nu by this shadow's, and bel'ore au had time toicry out his. heed woo covered with a bag and lits 4 tstns tied behind lds tick: The bag wfs tilled with .dust or ashesWhleh - chokyl hint see. rely. (tic twokets were then Iriti ed and the thieve, took tlf,eir Idepartme.: The. victim suc ceeded In getting the bag off hi, bead and Si once repaired td. ibo Mayofs of fice and gave Information to the :abhor ities...N. due whereby. the perpe trot nxlmay be dilcovered. • • ;1'.1117 Es pe■dllarci4 ILSG7. The nxpendituOn for the government of the! city _during, IS7 amonnte.d to 67.07,014,41, nv follouot: _• ' . _ littertat and Tan MI City 1..5.-0402,6m 41 malarlea of City Meer.. 7+,3.11 CO Public . printing 1.571 fe .lire Edginea and Ilose en. 34.1 of Sight Pollee 51.3141 43 Water Works $ ' 73.00 n no Streets , 417 N 3 • 1:42 Lighting 4 10 ^.3. ,31:3 513 Diamond Market 1. 11,5_1144 Monongahela Wharf2.33o 73 Allegheny Wharf. , 9.otc on Weigh - So/dee .3 05 05 'Contingent Fond,. 11.04111 Board of ilealth• ' nal vo ClirProporty •:6.750 al listanes.rand / . . 2,3:7 93 Making rand 40,1X0 00 Fifth teat/ Market; - 03.3 72 Fire Mann Telegraph 17,04 in '. • I. • Misitiennar7. It is'inuch to the credit of the 'Pitts burgh Guild," an organization under the auspis ;of the EpincoPal churches of '1 Ms city, that 'it h as established a Dis- ' pessary at the coener of Di nice.). yr..). ' and liancoolc street, where it Is arranged' st between four omi ent physicialot that et least pneoftheir mutter will be present each day to rate d, gratis, to the sick and pkter, nod wi cre, hino, a committee of ladies, representing the different Par• !sham or Partsh Ohilds, will attend each' day afid he ready to visit and relles ° e the poor end sulTeritig. Needed medicines withoht charge. This surely in a most comniondable charity, and should be gladly supported Iby a benevolent com• munity. . . I ' , The, Mercantile Library offer the nub- I c a rare trent In the next lecture un ennced. Mr. E 1 P. Whipple, the tab. uteddlterary cdi or of the Boston Trau eripi; will delive his lecture on "shod ily`,. ,which has i et with great sureyes n the' East thin doter. Mr. Whipple tandtt today In 1 e foremost rank of the sou i ... . . he I do a 1 n ni, i .and t 4. .._. T,,,c. Were i of this cou try. 'he was selretrel from t it the aide heters and orators of , Boatels to dellyin the funeral oration at ' , outsell Ilan h n the death of the late oz-Governor Any rews, and 11.1 univer sally acknowledged to beounef our very first orator,. i • • ' A public meeting will be hold ha the Proteetnut , Ephiomal Church of St. Jameia, corner of Peon and Mechanics streetst, thil evening at 7} o'clock. under the atieriloes of the "Christian Associn tlon":of thin pariah, at which addresses 011 be delivered by several clergymen froa i 'abroad. Seats ore (rectum! a cordial law lotion Is extended to all people. A scoot Lodge g. 0. G. T.—Tho meet ing* of Ansemd.„l,odge of Good' Temp lan, !which have hitherto ',LOU held at Itoblfisod'a liall;Lawrencevllle, will he held lln Odd Follows' Hall, corner of Wall - aright: and !Butler strocts. Thu bodge Is Ina flourishing condition, and to exerting a goial Influence In the lo cocallty. 1 . , A Ditsalemary Parecreaillteeting.—Doe. Josesll Melielvy nod lady. about to 4)e part to thelr field] of labor In Chinn, will take leave of their friend. thlk (Wednes day) pinning, In tho First United Preeby tartan church, Dr. .1. T. Prosoly, D.D., Allegkeny;City, at 7 o'clock. Thal friends of ;students aro Invited to be present. Petut"—*trm.—The Indic* will not fall to 'a. the "point" when we tell them! that 31acruni k Carllolo, I,ifth /*reel, stlyertine thin morning the receipt of n epeefal importation of real /area, which ant Pats a133-thing In the I.e line ever • ned here before. Sro Is . a Meg in Illrmlnghant 'which to. nlup busnicssi potulds, and Is and a half teed long, pad nearly toot well; • eight four, j ChrOnte D to a perboutellolo growth to statimarY the qumitity of food poasing . into body in at given time is exactly_ equiva l r lot to the quilotity of matter 'pa..sing sway in the ,14'10:11. excretions. The whOle of theilbod is ilt,olved in the body, nni the grottier portion is ale sorbed iota the .nlond to renew the tikstics, the iiinirishment of lite body being aspendent upon thisAuality of tht vl..ll blood favors . nutrition and gonwtls t whilst , a diseased quality of 1,1‘.01 uepr Co es +lll.l.tieStrOyB that which in olrfoly formed. , • the blood thea „gives out 4 organ or part or, the.- body the moans of repairing Itself, furnishing idwith material of growth. It et the same time trusties Lit Cay, us It were, whateror eloineute of their tissues that hail; leek come diseased, worn-out or nudists. These are passed off in the .e.SMsttions sad in heathy adults &aunty corr.. pant In BUD/tint with the quaulity of fem. Laken.. When the body lmcotadrs tiliienaed tho urinary excretion gives out these die. eased - particles in ee,*oa while the dui clip' of the body , in going nth • The name when any organ or, prt.of ths body only becomes diseased; the 1 urinary 05. - cietion given out an excess of iscmted particles from thexport, when i decay of that organ Is going on.- I • Thefts litino-Pathnlogial facts are et,' apparent, ecee - dally in chronic &mamas that every physic/Art having the welfare of his patient at heart should, in.prei scribing remelt., waled their influenced upon toe arise, and.-iperserere In that particular remedy gliich produces the most healthy comiltion of that' tlffid, fur It, points out with certainty the chugged trade Fn the c,naditinn of any and overd, "[gall of tody. These urino.chenalat I tivestigations.of the urine have been outf constant ',Melia° for .rnore than twenty, rears. .And we would just nay, that it ci vevenied to us 010 OXlStertet of 'newt "crises discasca long before other mod. ei In colligation had been allots indicatO t huts, and has thrown a Real' of light upon the Cease, progress and treatment o: many chronic 'diseases which would, otherwise have been Involved In much' otrvt u ri ty at least, and perhaps never hardi htsm enrol 'without. . Readers, if any of you have Incipient _ re Weirdo, Connemption, organic disease of the Liver, kidneys or Spleen. Heart Ins j lisspopnia, Asthma, 'Dropsy o S•rottihn or should .your cemplaint 110 1 01l ob,cura in Ito character. or should yon be in any doubt us to the true canon a dectine in your health, or of thel, •paine, derangemelds, ir*,,ikurA.ce under which you may .be inhering unto decay,- have the exautirla , l it cal t:e scientifically mado,_and secure lb rcuiedies thus scientifically prescribed L. Otnanun, - 31.13. has been introduced Into the Li.;. , ,,dattare a supplement to the act ~..rporatin,,.• the Ito - ebonies' Sarin . Illek of thin city. Ity the supplement it in authorized and empowered to invest moneys In the securities or stocks of thin State, ur the United States, or in the oriels and bonds of any corporation au -1 thorized to be Issued by the Legislature ~ f liiiB State, or by the Congress of th United St.v.e.l, or in any other good and ,ancient security,lnd the said Meehan It wk shall lia . t4, authority to Joan oner nt such rates` interest an may 1 ,• , zrecil on, not exeeedinc ten per centure, p,•r annum. Railroad Acchlent.—The Express trait ‘.ll the Panhandle Railroad, duo in thN .:ity at 1O:I5, yesterday morning, was toyed several hours In consequent. of -11ght aceidimt, Just beyond Mansileld.l a At that paint the. locomotive, baggage nni . two passenger Cara were thrown] from tho teach be a broken rail. The en,...ne and card were badly damaged. Nobody was injured. The Prima AsseaWoe beide very in, er te,tikm llMeting at the roman of the, Curi,tlun AsseelAtion yesterday after-1 orgunizal.bm has accent-I 1.11,11k.,1 vat taring Its comp:kra; tivuly brief lite, and it is the kletermina-i tiou k7f the members to persevere with their etforb , ,m reform the miaeruble and. unfortunate creatural found within thd otmur places nCimpriseument. . Monongahela Valley Railroad Meeting -.At ten o'elod: next Saturday mornit. of the friends of the.differen rout, proposed for. the .Monongahela Railroad sill be hold at the oflie of J. W. Brig,;?, on Water street s ill then he ready for distribution. Ohltuary.—Mr. Alexander. Cameron, Lilo President of the National Refining and Storing Company . , died yestarda3l looming alter n painful and protracts H ines, Ile was ono flour most reve4 eJ eitizt , os, and a man of sterling honer and Integrity. Atlvlces from the Coinmittoe sent on r,pre/ient the Pittsburgh Petroleum lir.rrisintrg during the peed easy of the Philadelphia Oil Inspector hill, report very favorably on their pros pL:ts tor ..trangi Mg. the "rooster." Committed.—Elir Thotria.x was coal •1 1 milted to ye3teraay by Jostle.! Eloise, of Birmingham, on charge of druukeni 11,SA odd disorderly conduct, and for Ulu greater 'offense o f keeping a based.* Up till this tlmelto intelligence h the whereabouts or Todr. Anthony Frovi, vogle,. the tnistint;,merehant, has been reotsved. Ilia friends adhere to the be= lief that he has heoalfoully dealt with. • Accident,—John Lowe, at work on seatTobilu f t in the 'Union Depot Hotel yesterday, fell to the floor, a distance Of t - .venty feet, without sustaining an ~riots injury. The proposed million loan to the city totals finds Eivor amongour leading cap iStS, aid itin thought season as thrown on the market the bun& will be readllY taken. Trade with our retail merchants has been av good in most lines of busineM. ince tin. first of January as during the eorresp,o , ling period of fast year. • The new '1•• set Corumlesioners have made ample .LL .-314,Lements for the tbohl ongh cleaning up of the city, so coop ae the winter weather breaks. • Far diserderty conduct James - Brady Was sent to Jail yesterday by Mayor Illaokmore ior the peried.of live dart, The markets are kept well supplied with country produce. put prices 'keep up retuarkanly well toe peace Umee. There were live common cozen - Niko* Mayor placktnore • yesterday. Four enargtsi to whisky, one to poverty; .Clty Tombs would be none the worse of u coat of whitewash, and En some places new plastering. Gee. W. T. .Sherman passed throe; the city yesterday on Itts,seay Weed. In the Fifth ward there are sixty-tdrle taverns and bier saloons. . , VOURTII PAGEL—Proceedings of the Pittsburgh Counellt;,The Courts; 10. terestlog Correspondence; Duquesne Ilorougls Council., dw., dm. CITY ITEMS. I The 31agialtireut .$5OO Gold Medal, net with diamonds, and the Chmnplott• - ship of America, will he skated for at the Itlak thin .!veuiliz at seven o'clock. Ae this is by far the handsomest 'and moat valuable prim that has over been offered, and the hest skaters of the Untied States and Canada are here to compete for .It, suck au opportunity to see first class skating may never again occur in Fitt burgh. - Flee Assortment.—Our lady readers!' will tied at Eater ltoll'a fashionable dry goods emporium, No. 9l Filth street, a very floe a.ssortment of dry goods suit ablo for this season As/doh' are offered .tt speelally minced rates. The oath.," stoek of this establishment is fresh, of recent purviue, and will bo limed quite attraa live to careful and economical shopper.. Gentlemen can purobaso fasklonnblo and well tuode boot.. shoes and !miters at very chop prices. the popular atom of tiMwart Dolcell, N 0.67 Grant fdreet. Call In and Fell the selection. Custom work for men and women promptly attended to and In the boat styli, of workmatinhip.• Rich laces,' elaborate embroiderie l ', laeat. edging., superb ribbon. elegant srlunulugs, splendid white goods, snitik ble and seasonable furnishinn goods, all at most reasonable prim), W. W. M4orbead'a, No. SI Market street. At Stowairt Ushers. No.oy Centro ev l e- MAC, will Ix found every eupetiorassort moat of custom made gaiters, shoes and slippers for ladies, misses, boys and children. The prices are very ream). - able. Frah . Noveltlea In the trimming art, notion line are received daily at the po Mar iunl Mehionable retail house' of W. Moorhead, No. 11l INLarket ..etreet.. NUMBER 30 CITY ITEMS. Groceries sod Micro to Pore/Woe. . . Persons desiring to purchase chtilci.l groecriee will remember the great at-: tntctiOns . offered by the well-known horse or Ile& do 4Lieorge, N 0.106 Foil-] end etreet. Their stock of groceries, t, cotioeii. canned frolic, sugar..., apices, , .table condiment" and proTiaions Ls al, .ways kept up to the full regaireMents oil __._ .... •• ~. • , , the trade, and will be found to - pons cZ ( 1 .114/ILEfi AL rEE duet , : trnder ! , unusual attractions, being largo, enea p !...-, TAKEtn:‘ .o'll LIVERY STATILXS, corolr , t ,,,i r r , ~ Ifetibekeiipers alutuld not fatlif „iraandu•ar :big:ad Church arcane, "inutile.. to pay Moßridga dr. Geprge a purchaeingit my. ~,,,,„,,,, ‘ ,.. 4 coi .,, N . ~,,,),,, ...,,,,,„ , i visit, and thug become eonThwed of tbo . .. „ anc .,,,,,, 0wd: „..,-, ~,,.., 4 Th 5 ., , ,,,, ...,.• geoat advantage afforded by ibis ham,: ~.,,..,,,..,,...., w. , ,, , , , , t 0....., p „. a for trlacir patronage. . • . . i ~,,r o a , fry,. as•au.o. Mattes prepared roe la. ----'—'l"...----- . trrmeat.. Hearse@ and Carrlages ,foralabad; .also, all abide of Mounties atooda, itrcrqulreel n •Ahlere epee at Mihail. day Ad alert. :.• • k: • ''' • The great reputatiori•whlch The Conti nental inning Itoonts, Fifth street, next' door to the Post 011kv, is largely due to the magniticeht 'manner. in which it is mancgtat by the clever and "ttecommoda-' ting host, Illr.. %VIM= Holttheimero fie pays special attention to his business, at if as a caterer haa succeeded in obtain in' a Ars!: enviable reputation amongst .7nerchants,thusinetes men, proles sh Italy, and, indeed all cleave of citisene WI, take meals at the Continental. The ut tont cleanliness .Ix olaserged, and the culinary department bin Charge Of Brat client cooks, who are equal to any of our modern Pronsotor Mots. Those whocan appreciate a right, good square meat, at a, very reasonable price, we commend to ilottzbeimer's Conginental Dining Heineman, Mown Si' .e.lll take possession of their elegant new store within a short time, and In the 'mean-. whits offer their patrons great. bargains in The way of.joweiry of all descriptions, watches, clocks, fancy: wares eeriest g 1 c,s;4, solid and silver platen Irate!, , canes, anti hundreds of other articles Pe-i culiir to their line of Madness. The entire stock Pi now and' desirable, em bracing all the Nest novelties, lambic/WI and designs, and Moll : Med at prices so i very low as. to cnntinetta themselves to 1 the el..cnomksti community. • Vf bile the lamp Held, tlnt ts Bunk" afore in H chance for re:Aeration of health. 'lf, tlereforo, the cotattltuticrn lima been weakened by disease Or Gillen —the nerves shattered—the atemach weakoucil--the appetite gone; and all the world appmin gloomy—pour Some fresh till Into your laNp, ho the shape of Pim toilet, Bitters, Nandi will make theflaine b of life again urn brightly, and Mumln ateaewa wretched existence. For la :bee it in an elegant and gentle stimu ant; exactly such I. they require. LAlany families willmot ho wfthont it. It bas an immense salothroughout the world. ALME , OLIA WAT.EI.I.—A delightful toi let artiele—superior; to Cologne; and at hall the price. anw:r.F Its VsWe Is Incalculable.—For all diseases with which children are Afflict ed during the. prcness of, teething, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup in s sure add cot tain remedy: It has stood the test of many years, anti never known to fail Cores wind colic, regulates the bowels, ....dens the gums, and allays all'palm Be sure add call for "Mrs. Wlradow's Sooth ing having the. forsimile of "Curtis t Perkin" on the outside wrap per. All others are base Imitations. • Chapped Bands. face and all ioughnesa of tho skin,-cortainly cured by nering the Juniper Tar Soap, mad* by Caswell, Finvanl & Co., Now York. It surpassea di other remediee,. as it will prevent Toughness of the skin, it. used . during cold weather. Rig conrealentiv applied, avoiding al: the trouble of. l egreasy7 topounds now in use. It can be used 1 7 1 . ; , ladies with the most tender akin, without Irritation or pain. making it aloft - eel clear. Sold by the Druggists gen crony. V. The grand skating contest at.the - Rink yesterday was largely attended, and tench, interoq was manifested by all present. Master llichard D. liege, a lad of thirteen years of bore off prize No: 5, apair of beautiful silver mounted .kwes. Several ladles entered into a friendly eetnpeii!ien for a pair of meg it iileent shat,s,whieh were awarded Mien Southwark. Everybody was highly .l«liehted with thet.,e, darnel:or,-- • • Good Goods at Gold Prlces.—Having marked down my goals to gold prices I sill sell my entree • stock of boots and A.", of :ark i nth, for gents, ladies, and boys, at prices lower than they have boon acid sine. the war. I warrant all my goods, having been selected with great care, and from Oral Glair houses. Parties purchasing can depend on gat ting a good article. Call.. and examine =lore purchasing elaqwhere. No trouble to show goods. Lusts Bonn, . 80 Market street. lhe great cause of the popularity of W 'sou's PiUS is their elogular. efficacy in the cure of dyapepsla and billions complaints.. Every ono who hes used tifisn is rendy to "repeat the dose" on a second emergency. Hence all the lead ing druggists In America find It nave s:try to keep them. Band Street Property,—Tuesday, Feb ruary 11th, at three o'clock p. nt.,.on the premtsce, will be sold by Memo. Swab sou, Vanhook and Mc lelland, auction• 0 , -4 11, that very desirable and2eliglbly lo eatcd three • story brick house, !Co. 12 liana street, containing. twelve COMIZIO-. Moyle rooms. See auction advertise went, freah supply of prime table syrups; coffee, sugars, spices and oondlments has J oat been received at the poyildar find old oatablifhed Tea mart of Joseph A. Rob inson, No. 20 Fifth street. The attention of tho ladies is especially directed' to the supariorquality eff this fresh invoke, ea well as to the very reasonable prime which prevail throughout the More. ' Aup•rb Residence en South a at Auction.—This afteruorin, two o'clock, A. Leggitte, Auctioneer,wlllsub mit to public competttion one of the finest houses in Allegheny, Dr. Dale's lute residence, No. 33 Stockton Avenue. A sine opportunity is here pretreated to those in want of a first class location. To Wholesale Stunner • Dry Gaxim we are offering apeclal• inducements—Job lota from the Eastern Auction hales— Shawls, Dress Goode, Houskeeping Goods, Mena' Wear, Sheetings; Slilrt loge, Print% de. • J. W. lialubni et Co., .69 Market street: The best place in the city for gents, tar nishing goods is at W. W. 3doorhend's No. Bl. .I.tnrket street, where will be found n magnificent assortment of shirts, col lars, cuffs, ties, handkerchiefs. auspend-• ors, hearts, Sc., at very- reasonable prices. We are now - closing ont OW very lerge. stock of Cloaks at greatly reduced prices, to mOre -room 'for tho: Spring trade. Spence's, No. 73 Market street. . Throat Affeettone;consimiptiori,chron ie eithliTh of the bead, diseases of the eye and ear, suceessfelly treated by Dr. Abore; 131 Smithfield street. Office hours from 9A. at. hi 4 r. at. D. The-best .Java ass Laguayra nor. fete tti be obtained In the city and at moat realionaole prices, will be found at the old established Tea mart of Joseph A. Robinson, No. 20 Fifth ',treat. Ladies , and lovers of pone generally irffi make .0 noir of the fact. .-• Choice Ts., comprising all the most popular brands, of fresh importation-, at very reasonable primal at the old MUD tea mart of Joeeph ,Roblnaen, No. 20 Fifth street. Cloaks. Saeques,. Cloaking 'Cloths, Cloak Trimmings and Buttons. dosing out to, make room for the spring mock ? ' at tipenoee, Din. .73 Market street. Table Mena—Extraordinary bar gains, at Barker's. AP rho new styles fn Oaks nut Secvm of retioce‹.l prierro, at Spectres, 3 Afniket street. • Call and Exams° tho large and win elete skier, of Ladies' Vora, at W l lllittn Fletulegn, Na 139 Wood street. tf Do eat fall to call at Bpence's great arida' 'of Cloaks and Barques,' No; 73 Market strcet. Country Blanking, -slightly moiled, it, Barker's. " • ' .• Constitution lyster is a Certain cure for Diabetes and all diseases of tke kid' nays. Fort ale by all druggists. MW?. Waterproof Ciro:dere at. Six dollars each, at Spec v'o. ti o. 7,3 Market street. Hargatos in Ladlea' Fun, at Wlllbula Flataing'es, Ma Wool street. U . For a Cloak or &movie call at Spence's,' Yo. 73 Market.ftrsot. See those 121 e Towels at Barker's DIEU • • „V„ Alt 3.ll.l4lqNtildittbittg Penang Lenin.. 16171.A1Y. 10 Wel*ea nom ble Istayeel4... Ns. 10, - . Yederal.alra.. Allegheny. T. Selena*/ the; thallly aralaeltad to aste*.t. and nrauy .fuLv iglu.. 7u want, a. 'we time a leadanday wntloa Var subel aertbara Laving ban ewe , ean ' air limey ty Drift. Uproar, /loony Gutor • or In BeiWend LOWY, suly no oda is oar rt“ • . oAZIETTL MITSBIIIIO4, £& VA ECM= UNDERTAKERS ALE'. 41 EN, IRNDERTA EMIR No. INI Foinrth Soeet.res. . tft/v.W. a , - Amory demiptioo of Funeral IronOoiktoz formate& leooOta *pots 417 ito.t Mitt. • nails.. .1;1 cinueri cir.haed. . - itaimmutcas4Bar.,Dayla Sam. M. W. .1.4.31 a., 1). D., Thomas Z 4;4 J. , J ,ROBEiIT Ar. ROD9Et.:II - 44018. .887 ti /881410128. So: CS 0810 Et. antl N. 74. 80 D 10870401 8008 , 8: (ad'. 4°•• VP , .. 0 • 8. ,8, 1)8864 884 ,87 7, 00 bumf tits 'beat 11,tra, Ro r sowoo.l, 18.1088 and,. tmltaOUn .It.serriwatt Como.. Walnut Cocfns . 88080 CI op. !grants. Hoselroed CoBlBB W op. - Lula; all atm' , )Icts. wlttla comolqe sock of ftsk!ral Yarahlshat 'Moat's, nn hsna and laralabett itabotlestpabos, It Itryrert Ea.,arfd Missy fitOlak . aui • . item or Irina =3 011adts Elensela. Carriage lc, 43.4roothes, Banks, Wells 11orseii. WANTS. :.WARTED-LIVEjENEEIGETIC War, ,ereryethera. to ectrage to therm lei ttrf self-rseoreeseddlotrt Conk.' - "potent 811 N-BURNER.., Never has an, artiole ibeen offered to ttre public that bat met with ooh universal sweets and cal ogy. ' Apply to or *4. `drove L. J. LOCKHANT • CIL, Dedutene WoTt trltteburelt , ' - • FOR RENT. LET—A g4ott. FropuenWitp:, containing acren,,Mionia, ialth' taro !litres or land and stable, well' set :nab frills . larva: and In a good slate of anitlvitlon,'altnata :go Beater etrrey.ta the Borough or , ?tad within tire minutes oralk 'of the Station. t'ossessiort gig en imthodiately, if desired. For . _4errow, au., Ihqutra or WM. RANKIN, oa tpo - „ ..,• R 0 .11E N T—OFFICES AND SOO]l9ln the new . badlig erected D 7 the eyetone ;savings Bank,ZZILLBLIMICST7dZILT. Corner at Oerrleon alley. In mediate exeseiumtelt 4lren. For term,. de.. Apply: at TeX Bittib LET.- , The Fourth "'ld halt : Or TRIED STIEII9 of fhe:ne* boli0li&- E. 121 Übe:ly ettooL Expolova:T. - A 4fcciNcr.. VD . LIEt—A lane And substall .. ... . ~.:-.. tll WAittIIOIII3Z, on Weerntrimt; near • . ?Market. Bent moderate. romesslen given on 'April Ibt. .Xancfrer of OEO. 4. BtatßT: CMS; t ieene National Bank. • . • • . ' f• • . FOR SALE Tort SALE—TtiIiE CHANCE run SHALL CAPITALIST?.—W. OILEILN'S tlopolor Oahe , PIIIINLBEDDG GOODS STOTtlt,i, zho. et Smithfield Wert. Is off,ered for eta! at great barkolo. Best et mita. for relltht. " ff it at the Store at etre. ; . 84LE—A. Cory - dextiable . 'three-story 01110 W ROUSE. nearly sow; Ontore4 brick' frost. soirble roatttlor: 11 - 9 9 .9.4 1 ' 'was. throughout; bone tootatrue torraroosor doished sorra. No. 94 ELK 197111 MT, soar Wylie, 012th Word. eberearlort hos AprU Ist.' f 99.9. Surstrosttlroboare. • . 1F01:# 11.41M—FICORID7l LANDg. : —Weoftei . for We 10.re0 Aeres of Land la : 7 'tone tract. about 20 miles above the'clff, of Ay... ' nsehlcOla. lb< land la Improved and under mi. , 41vatIon .ad onsarpused fpr richness of sat' fped predurtlveness of Southern, stapler, uch as: `Sugar cane, eottam,rlee, s weet . fusfaspu and cr., - `Lege trees, soPerloi ` grulng for eUtltt and - ti r andeg hogs, on the pine rangen'Tlii hest pr .yellow plne limber In hut/dance, 0.110 omt rate amt., foto-, for 'saw mills, with di nth of wafer; item:Lb for steamboats to rim lumber Intothit - .. ;Elver, when llean be loaded Into fuge vessel*, ,' 'end shipped North. There are ten - good frame , t houses on the P1461i.1. The weber. abound !whit fish, grout duet, and the roods idler elf 41. ads of game-beir, deer, • turkey, quell, Me... The et tuftry Is entirely flee fromlhoso Musses Mngendered bymlasmstle le g lances unravelling An the Booth. We 0111 Sell tale land at the low ;price of 11.00 per sere, •' tl Also, • tract of MOM ums, wholly antmprov tid, covered with the bust yellow' phut timber. ltheverg fullity for sawing, timber, nulgelt streams to inAths lumber into the river, Th - ;tract Iles near , the first marred. trine Mounts Alto, Wt,CCO Item In Georgia, it Prtees (tooth zeteut. to $lO per acre. For farther Information send or aill for aux ;Emattiera Enid Circular. SILL • Eli UTTERLY; 'ileal Estate and Insurance Jejl vat. Plttabargh, Mon:early Lawrenecrale.l fiVOR SALE.;—House and Lot on- • comer oflisahattaa and Adman 8a111.7. Lot'.. by 711 het. •4' ;Noose trams, ountatztatt 'room sod itoOdl.l4 iy 133.rored. Hoax and Lot on ShoLltold, tau - - ;81dIreLl street..,/alegticur Cltr. Lot 12 ley 12 'keot boa.e frame. contains tun, ire moo. said ' .:cod vittecr and pa. AL., ..,oral - p.m,. arid Inata 1,1 goal tocatloz,` of ' '17.131511./. 00., Mayer gavot, nut Cbasaat: • *VOII.ItALE-1101EISE8 .—A T 4 :•• 110WAH1311 LJTe r 7. .sal flaik etablts. aim. 'Ana TAZIMT HOME ABay)i Wee DktLLI H s GREY 11089E . 8, ma' WBO2 DIL&OWIT 410111811: throe SLACK MARES: two GIRT I ItAB.D. /LUST 3151./Xr, ass, the . 1. -itch, Banos. ==l OB BALE-One.CAURI/101C; . . soltsblo tv ens or two horses; on• TWO .NORSE WAGON; -Oritgo set al HAW. LOWS& nearly saw. travodre tt the PENIIZN 'XIANY. - . !scups t SOAPS • • • 9ABE+II VLBNICA GLYOS3IIE SOAP,! (C•M‘13.,30 Der ceal. Glyeeriae.) suurars Taus GLYCERINE ESA (C"taln.43ima 'ent. Glicagnal) BABOUBLIId 1W LOAP, dla England for over lel rears.) . ITA'a GEBIIIIS 311,0WI.wiersos, /aid many atkat aupertorioapir Doti itaCant:al and domestla.dnt nano at lowest nu., by SIMON JOHNSTON, iler. or Mattlnfield and ors Mr 4111r.kireat Cro 5A814'3_244 141:11RE,;1!..9L1',: CERT.!. SOAPS. ' , • win Eil It. .S W ATCH. IN PROVING ♦ ruttier a.uccr,33. lot W. by the Ai. ts. DIINESEAT"fi ,11413LETT. 69 PIESH ESTEEM. stnec rect.te, . OT t L 11.1217" AT DIMIINATON .4 ammurre, = GUEAT INDUCEMENTS TO TIMER WANTING CUM/ING = • • .• OASSIMIRER PESTINGs, . • • f 1 , . ; • "Asa OVLSCOA7LLSS. . Which ...1D 14staaetaarder ilslatatiatals. tally 110 PLR CENT: LISA VAN OPPLILD TRW REASON. Call mitt ax3mlas ~1 4 11.8111 TO, Zereliaut Tailor, data WTLIIIEIT.. ammo. or federal HENRY Merchant Tailor, sr. Penn suadjill. Clallortreof # - , PITTSBURIIH,:PAI EL
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