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FIRST
TNvlEmv - F. o.cr..ocx ax.
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
House Proceedings—Resolution
to Withdraw Impeachment
...
Articles Not Considered—Navy
and • Marine Bill Passed—Also
. Bill Amending the Bankruptcy
Act. . .
City Te.jegroph to the yitteburgh Gazette. t . •
Wosauxdrox, April 21.
HOUSE - OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A resointion was- adopted to light the
Hall by electricity.
Mr. NlEfLA.Ckhad his name recorded as
votinglltihror otthe bill 'concerning the
, .
rights of Americans abroad:
--- Mr. ROBINSON offered a resolution with
drawingthe arthiles,of impeachment and
instructing the Manegers'onthe part of the
House to suspend further proceedings.
• By a vote of ninety-one to eighteen the
House refused to consider it.
Mr. PHELPS offered, es a question , of
privilege, a resolution reciting a roqra graph
which ap pearedi in the Raltimore Americdn
of April 15th, to the effect that Lieut. Gen.
Sherman had been before the Impeach
-ment Managers and had been minutely ex
amined, in reference to his interview with
the President, and that it was understood
the declination of Gen. Butler to proceed
. with the cross-examination of Gen. Sher
man was in view of that - preliminary exam
ination, and providing for the appointment
of ra select Committee to examine into the
facts in order - to vindicate the Managers
from such aspersions.
Mr. WASHBURNE, 111., inquired wheth
er the resolution was a question of priv
ilege?
I The SPEAKER decided it was not, and
gave reasons for his decision. He submit
ted the question to the House and the House
decided' the same way.
Air.•ELDRIDGE asked unanimous con
sent to have the resolution of Mr. Phelps
agreed to. _
Mr. KELSEY objected.
Mr. JOHNSON introduced a bill anicnda
, tory of the tenth section of the Steamboat
Passenger Law. Referred. to Committee
le.
• on Commerce.
Mr. INGERSOLL offered a resolution in
structing the Postotlice Committee to in
,.;. quire into the expediency of securing to the
• general government the exclusive control
h of all telegraph lines "'within the United
. States. Adopted. t
' . • Mr. DRIGGS offered a resolution inqui
, ring . into the expediency of extending the
I • fran.king privilege to members of the leg
_tslative branches of such foreign Govern
1, t4aentii as extend the same.to the legislative
!atters of this Government, width .vas
( adopted.
~
t•, The SPEAKER proceeded, as the busi
-4 I &mei theanorning hour, to the call of the
1 if 'ifillfittees forreport.4.
t = . Mr. PRICE, from the Committee on Naval
. Affairs, presented a number of adverse re
:Li t ports ' wtdcbwere tabled. ' .' • c -
i' I 'Also, several unimportant Senate bills)
,1 i which were passed. - , 1
-t Also, House bill to amend certain acts id
1 relation to the navy and marine corps.. It
r . ..• limits ` the number of officers,.'non-cdm
i• missioned officers and musicians of each
i . corps to the number authorized by
1 act of March. 2d, 1867,,1,500r . now 3,000:
I The commissions of the proseht o ffi cers are
I not to be vacated, but.noMpointinents are
1 to be made in any of ttudgrades • until the
Inumber is reduced -belotiethe , number pro
' video , by either section . i.it'the hill. It abol
• i ishes the grades of Mate and Third Assist
ant Engineer, And , molds `all-acts author,-
fzing temporary , actinc.officors in-the:navy.
i J. ~ After conslderablession_the bill was
, passed. '
-- 0 ~Also,, a- joint resolution in relation_
to the vessels enrolled and licenaod for em
...ploptiopt.in ,thp , coasting trade. and fish
"t• series. v.- 2 ...' '•-•,li - • `•••• • •
.V,..." The:rnoridnikiWar expired and tho. bill
it 7, 'went over, Wit.Wthe next morning hour.- i
q',lc -Tim - SIMANER presented messages from
1,,--,' the PresitittO - iffid-Skecutive coinmtinici
?.--''''tkiiis ofxthe• . . ''. ..g Subjects:.... , 4 i
'.
..1. ' On irii3 -lib : . •riment 'and destruction of
,"!• 'properWt-ot--Attonia . Pelletier by
7 4 ' ' thio2llo.: Jkle -- 4tpil qApthqz:itics _,of,- kien,te,
- • ''' - lidtb.inforisiatiod in reference to Russian
AraexibP:', 2. ~. -il- -• "'.' • fkt ,
. Reletiv.plo.4CrObwpiforts,of T reasury the
1 '; ,`Deponteittlb*PrecciSrery of 'ckinfederate
'.' ,At'Elirke-‘
' '••• - w.6sSe s w - eisilifei tq, oe - ,Committeo op
1•"„..; V , ..' : ..,, ..•
- -,Alei;',le,pOrt onitiaqi*provemprit of t h
.."..i i
harbor ofAlton, Illinois. Referred to tht
' rCommitt*orrCoThr.nercei W t '.l,.• .• , .;
, I Relativeto Ithii.',. •ft'Vey l ,6g the o easterti
'. boundary of the'Vhoetaw afid thiekasel ,
• ' country. ~•Referredito, thc,, Committee oi?
Indlan-Affeire. - 15 ;•1 1 '4 •i - • -'''''; ' ' 7 '4
r i
The House then' proceeded to.theconsid-
li ' oration .of the bill repdited&eisterday by
,- ...Mr.. Jettekes,..for the amendment. of the.
• VBankruptcy act. • 4 .-, , - - • '
Mr. - .TENPKESAXpIained Its preriSiee 9 :
.. .., Mr. El6lfYT'uloired to timenktfie first seq
t- limb's , making it'read ‘ 4 .Toll4iry * Pi t; * / 869, f t'
1'.. , instead of "June lit; 1809."; ':,,,-,, ~,, '. '
1" ;•" , i3l.r.' PAINE desired" to mo ve an amend
,...inent to isisitO#3liii - first settlinipef*.the
if` jord `ors.'.. !Plor!thii word,“,voluntsV.P..
0 ' ,4- •Mr.iJ, a_piNCKßErdeolined to -lot the amend -'
rment bekoffereat `spyi ng it"Uplicdlo,hotli
t'forms of•Bankr •".• , . ~. ,: o-• i •
22 „MAYNA.c 1 "desired 'ie . offer all
duientii • • • • " 0-Opliditron•of ili,e'.l
eel/0)610n of time fbi t . .. • who cannot pay- 1
1, 5 0 Per cent to dOkecbitiroctiiii Raisin' uent-1
•ly to thepasiage - of'tliii Original hill.••. . I
' . o. lVirl'4ol(Crf...S declined to allow the
am iffit to'•be offered; on , the grciund
t ' Viii ' 421441 : au to`tll4rinciplo of the
k o
b . - e''.'ikoved the ', previous question,'
otylliktyas,poospdr.a..ndi•tbe House pro
-4,• ebelf cbtriplo`' - • - - - , • 1
" .h - ldr. OTl3.•amendment was adopted
il o ,ind t .-.li .. jassed-'46 against 44.•
ipei'.,r't ?-t• . . i•... '...,-,...' :‘l.i '...i.)
re , THE CHICAGO ELECTION: ‘
r /Loy Toieambh.:tßoieiltiliiinhoi cimote.)
i' •if Clue*cio, 'April- 21;z-The election today .
7 '' or :Judge and' Clerk of tholtecorderts,
1 . . . .urt andorteAldermati from each word,
r l e d oft quietlYq , 'About AOC° votes were
. ' Jed,'. The. 'lr-i_ m2OlO ticket for Judge
. . . tlifiklittibttarfitfteragem*jor
s Igr:cif fifiiit•b •" , .i. ed.'l..Tke:Conndl sO.nds
0 twenty
.• ,'".,... . •,..to;tivebre'DemOcrits. '
,On'tcAoin ilt•; *l: 2 •Wa : lC.;.•',AletAlitsteri :
i . 1 1 '-'' 91.4 OZ.-.4oo#9.46fithbl**;
, a Tarder 4.4 CO .
=4' ti , - , :tifed' .i'im • ariajtority.
`. • • • et.ffsHAtit6Pilit4ltooPlCrk -120. ', •
; _::', ''
Dartte . 4 , C . ` l 4- 14 4 ,34,•, ''' '' •
;•., 3 ,,;Tetearriii)hi Tiffs'itilt4eas t itirli , ;':: i,
it v:r' ll , * '.-AWsl:446:oorits„ from thet
..,.. .A. .r of Aisbinui,andapimssippi report
* Neer. S' l ,.cv daniiiii.tii plantations frobe "late
lsi ..- ' r Th. 0 I:We/14:and:creeks - are very high
. •!•, ill, nl . . p
_laces anti rtinriing over the banks.
tkvl,S . -Std that a general • replanting must
belloiie,:4
4 - •
- 3 ,:, ~. 4 , lest
r
,x
~'~la ~::':Svc..'+iE'.i%}'Vall~+~Y~%Y`i33tiY;?l"i•Y'~:~SC.~::. .. ""....v.!ti!:s ~T.~.1~+
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RIO
THE CAPITAL.
Impeacthment Speeches—Nation
al Battik Reserves—Applicants
for Oilice—Lands Restored to
Illarket-z-The Alaska Purchase.
CBp Teleirapti to the PittLburith Gazette.)
WASHINGTON, April 21, 1868.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
Manager Boutwell purposes to deliver
his entire speech to-morrow before ;-the
Court =of Impeachment, -notwithstanding
its great'length... It contains thirty-three
thousand words, according to calculations
from that printed in idvanee. Mr. Evarts
will speak on Thursday in behalf of the k
President.
NATIONAL MANIC RESERVES.
The Comptroller bt the Currency will
publish, in a few days, an important cirCu
lar, giVing a detailed statement and expla
nation of the items that may constitute the
lawful money reserved outside Na
tional Banks of the country are required to
keep by secti o ons•thirty-one and-thirty-two
of the• National Cafreacy Act. '
APPLICANTS FOE OFFICE.
The force of the appointment office of the
Treasury Department is now engaged in
preparing for transmission tothe House the
required list in reapone to the resolution
adopted yesterday, asking the Secretary of '
the Treasuryto communicate the names of
all persons who have apphed for appoint
\ment to office since the 20th of last Febru
hry, with the names of the members of
Congress and others recommending them.
It will be sent to the House in two or three
days. . ,
PUBLIC LARDS 111.TORtD TO MARKET.
- The-Commissioner-of the General Land
Office has issued instructions to the land
office at Marquette, Michigan, to restore to
market, on the first of June net, the lands
heretofore offered at public sale and sub
sequently withheld from ordinary privaie
entry. For the adjustment of _hind grants
for cancel purposes, a list descriptive, by
legal subdivision, of tracts accompany the
instructions and embrace nearly 400,000
acres.
THE ALASKA,_ TECH SE.,
- . •
It is 'imdentiXsi the State Department
boa dispatehed - Ward.H. Lemon - to Russia
to obbma as long an extension: of time, as.
may be necessary to get the House to make
the appropriation to pay for Alaska. It is
the opinion of the Russian Minister here
that there will be trouble in prevailing up
on his Government to arant the necessary
extension.
SOUTHERN STATE ELECTIONS
[By Telegraph to the Pitt'bhurith Gazette.)
ArousTA, April 20.—The election is po
i
gressing without any collision. The ne
r =Os, with_ few exceptions, vote the Radi
cal ticket. They marched' In'siPids from
the country to the polls with banners flying
. .
and yelling fur Bullock. The excitement
'is intense, and but little is needed to bring
About a fearful collision. About two thou
nd two hundred votes have been polled,
S t
tesirl' - thousand- of which are colored.
:Totelit- ered voters in the county is five
thficiaaft tiCinmdred. • . .
Ba.vitalii.n,,Atiril2o:- . LThe .elesdidii . pro
gressesAuietly..;•,W: , : • ---- ' ' ' 4A . .
~,7 ,
Cortistallas,,Alre•2o.-Thegdectiot- i is pro
ceedtug:.quititlY. • , 'The total ivoteAo.dav is
•704, - . which V 7 were Radicaht, snit 47
:.Conservatives. Many . negroes voted the
Democratic ticket:
ArrinSTA, April 21.—The election is pro
greasing without serious disturbance. The'
blacks remain about the polls electioneer;
ing for the Radical ticket. The Democratic
vote-la large to-day, but the Radicals will
carry the county. The military are stand=
ing at the polls to preserve, order.- • •
APLANTA, - April 21—The -election is pas
sing off quietly. Enthmtipsin prevails in
both parties. It is supposed two thousand
six, hundred votes were polled in the two
'days.. Gordon, it is believed, is about five
hundred ahead.-_,
. The Fulton county - Democratic Club have
issued the fallowing eircular: "The-Demo
crats of-Fulton county send• greeting to the
people of Georgia, that Gordon is'airrying
all Aiefore him here, and will. roll up one
thousand majority in this County."
Wintmozotc, April 21.---The elecilon
commenced this morning. The day passed
off,iiithent the slighUst disturbance. The
approxirnate'vote of 'tour wirds in liis city
is,•-forAhe,ConstiVotli'
an .1,209; against, 570.
Theivote at Weldolt is, for the:Conititution
2,004; against 37. Some negroes voted the
Conservative t4is city., The whites
Ntot2Lon ithei second 'and third
c]oys; while' the negroesTnakethltr i 'greatest
etlbrt on the first day.
Nkwnktiii;Atirit;2l.—Tful_Vdte to-day is:
for the -Constitution 1,250, against it 200.
The full negro We was polled. No dia.
turbanpp. In Moorhead-City the .-Repuli
lictins Ate 1-,•
• 801/TIII,CAROLINA..
CIiAULEBTON, April 20.0111cial returns,
as far •es..rp,ceivell, ( of•the recent'election
show 34,000 Votes for and 11,000 agAinst the
COnStltution. •
;Mr AffinittinilitrApril-21.:•;-The dispatqbeffi
recblied'" by Gllderar Grant Geheral
Ca9by,, dated Charleston, April 20th, give
the folloivii4'frirtber particulars, the vote
for the ConstitUtionln.l3iMth Carolina In
,tyrentylone* . districts, - reg. ist ; ering , 13,000
,yo tee, partial,returns giv;e:sl,oX)Notes poll-'
led...r.libe same dlstricttll; returns ,
at the last election,, g ave votes. Par
tial returns from' elihteen districts give
,3,4,04,,v01zs for Abe .Qmstltetion .and 11,224
These retlips hidteate:thete will
boa maj bow j OiltY'fa the - CoWtHitroif Ikidi
cept three or four districts. !
-141111.4111A:.‘
Saw Onmarrs, April.24l.—Thecounting
of votes bithis'elty is not ypt completed , -
owing to the number of indeo . ,ihtleat lick-,
its, and,4hp:Ofjimiff,tif Ml= :ell_ Wd.137 1 Y ,
vided. St) far as heard from;,t e vi emocms .
bairrin7subill iii ijorWiridherfity land par-,
ish of
. New, orieeps fz t airdiVestliaton
l'iouge. givep . East
majority agidnst the Cgrusti-'
tution. ,Tho vote is very .alorte;' tietthifge
suit 'cannot probably be deUr? SI betore
to-morrow night.' • • . )• , . ‘ ,4, i •, •.c.i.l.'„,
liEw OnLvans,-APrii 1 21—lib eflieltrijl+ 7 ,
-turns are, et made, - 'As lei irrihor4 in
o r ti
the majorities against the Constit 0 1 -.4 0 '.
ne follows: Ir,diely t iV t atir . 419 5 ":
leans, , • 0 , , .._ Aga
BitouliOuge;100;.0 dOgiiedi-1 1 1Xuti4 01 0“
against : the Conatifnikei.•, , .. : ,-••• •i:- v•,q ••
~•.Mj Ce,oJtafy.toyßr..in COnwY ri iDi i Mcat', An
W ,tysOectoiiitl,ns.
ot'lemYrlAftcoloprixsiivf"City
uncil... • - • f - • -•• . Iv -, • . •
-'• In theTaihdr-',of . 'ollearni:tiief 44 oliiiitio .
.ticket is ' EII*1) ,
Senators are Orman. -- • . •
A negro'Recorder is - elected in the ;mild
districtt of this city. Mann; .tbe D ern oo ra ti o,
candidate foi Congress in: the ,seeend• im s :
trict,"is ahead as far as heard from. ''. •
GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA.
: 71. 1 .1 2. .'.
BENI
lIME
SEM EDITML
FOUR crer..ocn A. al.
FROM EUROPE
The Britishin Abyssinia—Hostil
ities Supposed to' Have Com
menced—Trial of the Clerken
welt Prisoners=Testiniony of
the Informers ---Supposed At
tempt to Destroy Bucking
ham Palace—Alarming , Cir
cumstance—Abolition of Capi
tal Punishment.
Env Teleg6ll to the Plttshurgh (inzette.l
GREAT BRITAIN:
- -
BRITISK t I.IXPEDITION, TO ABYSSINIA—AT
TACK ON MAODA.LA.
LONDON, April 20.—A letter from Ashen
gie, Abyssinia, - dated March 16th, states
that General Napier had orderettin Imme
diate dash on the: works at ktigdala when
the main body of the army reached within
two days' march of the King's camp, after
passing Ashangie. Dispatches just:
re
ceived from Abyssinia, dated Zaulta, April
24% and telegrams, report - that Gen. - Napier
Started forward and' the contemplated
assault had been made by the British
storming party, but thoresult of the move
ment.u
was then nknown, in consequence
of a break in the field telegraph near the
army post at Zenafe.
LONDON,..ApriI 21.—The 27ines has a spe
cial dispatch from its correspondent with
the expedition in Abyssinia; who says on
the 29th of March (kmeral Sir Robert Na
pier, with the advance, was at the village of
Redela. Tire weather is cool and rain fall-.
ing. It is supposed KinThe4xiorus has an
array of 10,000 men anti would make a stand
against the British.
Renter's telegram from Abyssinia states
that Napier was to make a dash on :Magda
la on the 2el inst.
This afternoon official dispatches-were re
ceived at the India office from - General Na
pier, dated April lit. . The General on that
day reached Abdicon, only thirty miles
from Magdala, with the advance column.
The rear was close at hand and the whole
expedition 'would' concentrate on the left
bank of the titer Jitnixt.. The Abyssinia.
King was posted with his army on the has
sale. , News had been received front the.
' British captives. They continued to be
well treated by the Kins . .l. General Napier
I says-his men Are in gixnl health and spirits.
I TRIAL OF CLF:iU FENIANS.
LONDON, April 21.—The trial of .the
Fenian prisoners charged with causing the
[ .Cbuitemr4o4 404 4 6itiland..1YRI •r* 3 4 13 474,4:0 14 -
morning.
Mullaney, the informer ' was cross-ex-•
tn
ained by the defense. lie testified; ho
had acted as a Feniampentre, boarded :with
Murphy, and met at his house W.Desmond,
one of the prisoners; the meetings of the ,
conspirators were held at Murphy's house
on tho 2d and 13th of December, at which
he was present; lie was asked . . on both oc- ,
casions by English and the two Desmonds
to go to the explosion.
The Judge, interrupting, questioned the
witness as-follows: -
! - "Virtis'thre'Wcitt ""tisplbsion" used".i .
Witness don't know.
- JUdge—lolllitySt answer yes . or no.
Witness, on further cress-examination,:
stated he had resolved to turn informer
because he feared English would offer hirn
self as Queen's' evidence.,the latter having
threatened In 'do so. The cross-examina
tion of this witness was very protracted.
Vaugher, the other informer, was then
nulled by counsel for the -Crown, and ex
atoinedby the Solicitor General. Ho testis
fled that he joined the Fenian organization
in 1865; was sworn into the order' by T.
Desmond, one of the prisoners on trial; sew.
the saute. Desmond about noon on the day.
of the explosion, when Desmond informed
him of the - plot-for the release of Burke by
the blowidg up of the prison wall. Witness
swore positively thit the prisoners Barrett,
'English and the two .Deinnonds were en
gaged in the conspiracy._ On cross-exami
nation witness said he was a tailor by trade;
had been.. in the army; would ;not
say whether he was a deserter; he
acknowledged ':that' he was • given td
.drink, end Might have hectia, out o f his
mind at times;montradieted his direct tes
tirnony by stating . be, had never .been
sworn into the Finnan order; '; stated his
support had been provided for by the police
authorities Since his offer to give testimo
ny, and that be expected to gut reward
*offered for revealing the conspiracy: '
A clerk andra.carmanin the employ of
Mess dc Dealoes, powder dealers, were sev',-
orally sworn, and testified to the sale•and
delivery of ;weirder ' , to one to
the eonspire....
tors. „.- •
The Court then -adjourned-until to-moe
row morning. .
intOP6SITION: CANTALIAIN-'
• •• 18Ipt-ENT. ' ,
t.
Los nes, April 21,—.21 . fidnight.-.-dn'. the
.
House of.. Conisaams, tO;night a bill reqn,ll:-
Ing'ell executions of. criminals by:hanging
to be conducted in , prWate was considered
in Committee of the:Whole; ; Charles Gilt:
„ ,
mitred. an -- aniendment eapi
punishment., Mr. Grego and
opposed the-1114416 r y
m' ' latter, ) : ..le.. the'
.course • off.his -speech .- :akainst ;the; amend-:
ment, said was '.s,orry,,tp • ,pVice Atha
sox iii oPpeSitieni.t. to A iliose:. - whe
to modify t'sriri : eritainaly InW; -bet .by
offkikthe appliditiOriloOtinViikt4l"enalty
was no* cOfiflheillektiees, of r in 'At
glis4iointhehenght they shOUld atop, and
'allow A the Punishment of death to retitaitt*
as the penalty for the combiltSibiti of the;
highest known,aw
depte4tedllui ihange Whick,Wsolfroposed iHo '
fromospital•puniehment to ;Imprisonment
lidlOr ; ;''iniiiistiMAtt -- he; AO
"4)100 :Vaii;3ortiirefof, the most fearful;
charticter.,--endmentontui lost' Anti:A
tlje,4lglufdtiltiiin
; o,oo4'eql4lhe '.o4) MS it-
WtSiii 7 4/iii';:**Oi 4 t 4 ig rO " lo:'..oii*/4/.
fJ ,IMSTltorinticurmitlo , ..mtlift.e n.
tolitni32t;;;Vi r iOn4dei.tiFikridi‘t:O clo Ck :'
*cl
.to-Okbt,
Bitelrim
41 40111.)
t,o con int
41rOvtiro
Tintstant
It ttitol
with-the
so tho 1
pursuit,
, .
STATUE laintErrip.
tkruistr. Aplll 21.-4 1 zides .ot Wales to
day", unveiled Foley's `statue of EdmUnd
~:
'tY ~.t^_Ct"^~~4„"~.~°'~.w~ y ~~v, ' ~..'n'iuiA'.i~ ~ . : ~Y.'..`~ .eN x~ '^~„y+d+~'yK'~~s'r
~.~. ti:,7Fr ...' ~^r«,.;r..suffer - d._.l'>s~?r ' cu.:::.Y' .^ " <.,~tud= - ~'~`t~:, ~.t~ .. .'..-- ~. ~„r.: , ~ar ~. .~c,.t~r. Tom , :x
~_`{
I th imposing , cer
nee of s vast mutt;
Burke Ns
the pres
JAPAN. I
iNoßmxrric TO FOR :
',oriole, April 21.—La ,1
Japan v a Shanghai say th
Mikado 'promises to indem i
era for any losses. which , I i
sufferedk at thehandi of eit ,
tho rece t civil disturbances
ERANCr.,
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED
PAnta, April 21.—The 'Monitelti tci-day
says the Government will bring a bill be
fore the next Corps I 4 egislatif toprovide for
the completion of extensive public vorks
in the interior and connecting roads of
France.
CEO=
RUSSIA.
. ST. PETERSITURG, April 21.—The ice in
the Neva river is breaking up' and naviga
tion will soon be open, •
WArvism, April 21.—1 t is officially an
nounced the foreign Consulates in this city,
which it was reported were to be abandon
ed, will be permanently continued by their
respective governments.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
H AVRE, April 21—Evening.Cotton closes
dull at a •considerable decline; tress ordi
naire, to arrive, 148 f.; good to low mid
dlings, 147 f. 50c. per cwt.
LIVERPOOL, April 21—Becning.—Bread
seufla market closed , quiet and steady.
Corn, 395. 6d. Wheat, 16s. 2d. for Cali
fornia white, and 14.44. 6d. for No. 2 red I
Western. Barley, ss. Id. Oats; 4s. 2d.
Peas, 475. 6d. Flour, 375. Provisions dull
and unchanged. Beef, 1255. Pork, 85s.
Lard, (14s.- 3d. Cheese, 545. Bacon, 405.
Produce—Sugar, 265: Gd. Tallow, 45t. 6d.
per cwt. Relined petroleum, ls. 3d.; spirits
do., 9d.
AN'rwaire, April 21.—Petroleum nonii-
I nal at 42%f.
Nnoti, April 21. Eeening—Consols
closed quiet and steady tit - 93%®933. Illi
nois Central 93M. Erie 45"5..
.5,20's quiet
at 70!.;' —L
FRANKFORT, April 21,—Evening 5,20
bonds declined, lint closed steady at 75k.
PAnis, April . .2l.—Evcning—Bourse firm
er. Reines have advanced to 00 francs 35
centimes. . •
Livnitrimi., April, 21.1—Ercaing—Cotton
closes dull and a, fraction lower on I Ameri
can descriptions, though the advices from
'Manchester are i favorable, and the heavy
arrivals have caused arOnitisual dullness;
sales of only 8.000 bales of middling up
' lands at 12!4 ; 1113c, Orleans 125101214 c.
CANADA.
•
The Assassination nv'estigation—The
• Donald Abduction Case. •
Tekittottli to thellttsburrli azette.l
OTT.tw.t,April 21.—The evidence against
Whelan, suspected of the murder of McGee,
is daily becoming stronger. Since his ar
md he hasvoletritarily_Made several im
portant rlitilatatifk -
at - •
,
Patrick Bulkhiy, doorkeeper of the
of Commons, has been arrested in - Conse._
quence- of the contradictory nature of his
evidence before the police magistrate.
The authorities continue to act with . great;
vigilance. and inquiry is pushed in every
direction.' - • - '
From correspondence laid before the
House yesterday, inreference to the ab
ductiim of Alltiii•McDonald, - Lord - Moneks,
while acknowledging Mr.• Elev.-azd's Cour,
tesy as characteristic of his conduct on
every occasion on which his Excellency
has had to appeal to him, rather snubs the
British Ambassador for declining to accept
Mr. seward's offer to Surrender McDonald
without giving - his Excellency an opportu
tiitY of inNnoing tApm of all the facts.
' - Crrrowx,'Ain4l John - • A:• Mac-
Donald announced.in thellOwle,tp•tley.that
the Queen had 'signified 'her' itiatitionto
create Mr. Cartier a Baronet, and • had'.
pointed Mr. Longron a Companion of the.
;.•
--t
Tobacco Viands at ISt, Louls..-Prominent
Citizens Convicted.
Telegraph to tiw PlttbbOrtih Gazette.)
ST. LOUIS, ,Apra 21.—Tho. case of
Wm. B. Mann, 'anihiOnt and . woWhy
pro
, .
tobacco manufacturer of Hannibal, Missou
ri, 'cluirged with afiiiing false and fraud
ulent brands to manufactured tobacco, ter
minated to-day in it verdiet for the Govern
ment. The judgment 6 which ,will follow
.in this case will probably impose heavy
penalties upon• Mr. Mann personally, sewed
as work a forfeiture of, his factory at Han
ldissouri, ' which' is worth some
fl2s,ooo.Yerdiets mere also rendered
in the mane court agaitiit'G: Daufunan, jr.,
end' Christefiher A. Galhaugh, 'prominent
tobacconists of this elty s . infficted' ler affix
ing falle brands on their tobaceojer eon
spirapy to',llofraude. 7 l.l.ffited..States, :and.
for having ,largo quantities of propertk,in
their,pneasssion withAntentio.defraud the
Government.' The defendants were found
fhel contitiorthe' indictment.
The 'result g of these . trhils-Iff considered
'highly encouraging to the' GoverninenN in
its eiteirts tolcbeck and: break up Vie noto
41onstrauds .perpetrated :by citizens whose
positions and influence-Tender thenvfmmi
dnble opponents. Several of the best law
yers in .the , city , Were engaged in the de
fenseln the aboVe casesmhile the proseeu
'tion was conducted ,singlc4iandeo by Dis
trict'Attornev Noble.
.
—The jibatiker,Soutii , Ainerica, from" Bin
Janeiro on the 25th of March, which ar
rivest, klitOeW 'Work' on Monday, brings
officials:M(4mM of. the ;voyage -of The
Br(rOliatf' Aron elads to . Astntudon,
when Ce.: thy returned,' to ' move 'on
with I the ,-; land , forces . -The , Para-,1
gtivanslneule,alqt . titter:Upton the 2d
of March to elk: ' s. the; Brazilian . iron;
.thadallelow li,uutiti ...They boarded two
vepelsfrom..bohts„ but were *Weed af
ter. a‘• severe,lumff th lucidnicht, , withalass
of four hundred men; Brasiffs4lostahlity
lwb. A : lkuillitray.:o t ory ] , corps, •
ton , titoulamd,strons,: - to start for
41.ssurisionAtIt.bak cried. , Lope was
*tiff' trot to be tititturtisita; biditiTubuchary
auperlatenainithh - Ziaceil. ; -,' ;- , ..
..,), 1 t,. .. , ,,..i , -...-• i ' .. , %! 1 ..... e. ..'* ` 0 I'l
—A B 10113 ::occurred a/L
_.___Y -,
ville, Indiana; ,, on oshitiY. . n . , 4 '1 11 " , '
troying two' thrix(eth - ry hilglij: , ,• . .
e prjpelW„lcaleritiOrCßlessin . li g ...
hardw. *2,00, tally insure d;: ,Davis ow
Wright . ,. Offll o6 t AlatantierAlLeviriaon,'
N I
'clothing, ClOveted' by., inSurance. ,
There are of er. lolitia; - inthe aggre
gate. three .tbotnetti re s 2PartiallX id.'
t un
auredizThetiiirdini e.ourned by= Cory'
heihir 1n4116.411;at1i., 000 0 iuld'insived . for
-3)5,000::. . i "" ' •': - .
Tholgtir , berg Y ei,tria 3 hil-'1
'ail,elphA, 4 .., iteteto - ClinteUiffiOffiVaut
'About We i 1 114 1 014)-Walloifft , clutriiable, in..
itt ' titi --e • - . 14 Th '''
t iMs.o .tbo. -, En 'Wong Chun • s.. e.
:rog4ga 041144-I.olloo3ter the payment.
.4. toolt_gr 40ar§ri Awe ,hundred t thOiuland•
.v
MULTI, is le ft to Bishop Stevens,'. in. trust,'
t h , ..,t,lbe tisati`..toi"‘ relieving thevoor of. the
gpMeopor church of the,Philadelphia dlo=
ashe, In IMY s tioityy he may deemappropriate.
Mrs. Wiltnerger died without issue.
Ta o-.- "4, 44 .6
• . • •••
'44 •••"
'eler•
•• • • • •
v'At • -et,
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
conies and in
tude.
—M. Slack has been confirmed' by the
Senate as Marshal of West Virginia.
--The steamer City of London, from Liv
erpool, arrived at New York yesterday.
—The nomination of 11. H. Farley, as
Surveyor of California, has been rejected
by the United States Senate.
—The annual report of the Central Pacific
railroad shows nearly a million and a half
dollars earnings from all Sources in 18117.
EMI=
adviees from
1,1
fey.y:alTn
l Government afyorehiagNnl o .e f .
ler party during
—Fifty-four cases relating to captured
and abandoned cotton claims have been de
cided by The U. S. Court of Claims, the
amount aggregating ;3890,000. • •
—A German -mtieting, at Clinton, Mass.,
was assaulted by a mob of Irish. Alonday
night. Knives and clubs were freely used, -
one Irishman killed and several wounded
'on both sides. .
—The trial of Gen' Cole, indicted ..for the
murder of L. H. Hiscock, the alleged sedu
cer of his wife, - commenced at Albany, New
York, yesterday. A portion of the jury
was obtained and sworn.
—A communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury shows 'that the Department
has reqeivoil in Confederate property in
Europe 5144,157, and has disbursed $90,000
forrounsel and other'expensois. • .
• .•—The California, Academy Of Sciences
have adopted %report censuring in strong
terms the last Legislature for abolishing
the State Geological Survey, without pro
vision even for the obligations already in
curred.
--Judge Black of the U. S. Circuit Court,
at Now York, has decided noClo, remand
the base of Hatch vs: Rock - Island' Road to
the State Court, and refused theinotion to
dissolve the injunction given by the State
Court us unnecessary, the same being no
longer in force.
—At St. Paul, Minn., early on - Monday
morning, the McKubin block, a fonr-story
stone building, together with Mts. John-
ton's brick boarding house - tuidthree frame
building!, -wee Mimed down: 'The origin
of the-flre isunlcnown. Less, $100,000; m
ain ance, $40,000.
—The Police Commissioners of Louisville
having - sworn in their force, ordered them
to duty yesterday. morning. The Mayor
has as yet not withdrawn the old force, con
sequently both the Commissioneis and the.
Mayor have each a set of police on duty.
The matter will - undoubtedly be brought
before the Courts for adjustment. .
—A Miss Nellie Berner° has agreed to
walk from Jersey City to Philadelphia in
thirty six hours, for one thousand dollars-
The task is to be performed between the
15th and 22d of May, and the' route is - to be
over what is known as the Old Post Road.
The lady is to have a body guard accompa
nying her all the way through.
-The contempt proceedings in the New
York Courts in the matter of Jay Gould,
one of the Eriedirectors, have been dismiss
ed, he having withdrawn his habeas corpus
and given bond under Judge Barnard's or
der. The proceedings 'in the Contempt of
six directors of the Erie Road were contin
ued yesterday, but nothing new
.developed.
—ln Lowell, Mass. on Monday, the vet
,lfkittardliftiVerffel
• Merit' ;celeltrated - "ttie ,antiltertetilK:.of - their
.memorable march through
,Baltimore by a:
parade, an oration from Geriend 'SchOuler,
and a diirnet.. The' !lbite iehtiola 'held a
holiday,.,ond, but for the severe .rain the
citizens generally watild have Seined in the
celebration. •••• - •
—HelliWood arid Keating, the Prize light
ers; aftee ; .belpg released from -ctietody, at
Cincinnati on three thousand dollars bail,
Made ariatige i iiaetite to fight on neat Mon
..day, at seme • point in 'Kentucky. • They
wilicomplete their_training at Covington.
Sporting men are. ,greatly elated. over the
arrangenient.' -It is understood the'parties
will leave the training ground for the scene
of the fight on Monday morning at 7 o'clobk,
by 'steamboat.
—The Mayor and members of the .elty
Councils, with other municipal officers re,
cently . appointed by 4eneral Schofield for
.- Alexandria, Vir inia, ere installed there
on Monday. - Only slew of the new officers
are
old: citizens: 'Abdul thirty of the old
officers who were unable .104alse the oath
aq required by. Gen. Schofield, Were re=
moved, Those whoeould take it, weresome
eight or ten in: nuiriber.•:=All .the'riew ap
pointees are white.
—The Grand Dike of Good Templars of
Missouri mot at Jefferson City a few days
ago, and in addition'tneleating officers ibr
the ensuing . year, appolutecl delegates to
the National Temperance Convention to be
'held sit, Cleveland,. Ohio, in 'July. There
are two . hundred and twenty-five temper
ance lodges in blissouri, with an aggregate
membership of ten' thousand seven hun
.dred—an increase - of 'over " fohr thousand
during,the past year: •
-
POI'ULATION OF TUE EARTH.- 11 t he
first irefame 'of Di. 'Relun's ' Geographical
latelk published at Gotha, there' is
an interesting article on 'the Population of
.the earth.. This was estimated by Busching
in 1797 at 1,000,000,000 i. by Fabi and Stein
in 1800 at 900,000,000; . 'by Horschelmann in t
1988 itt'B72;ooo,opo,• byDieterici in 1858 at,
1,288,000,000; and by .Kolb' in 1805 'at.
1,220,000,000. . Beim estimates it at
1,350,000,000, thas distributed: Europe
285,000,000;* Aida 706,000,000; Australia
and POVnesia 31850,000; Africa 188,000,000;
America 74,500,000. At the same time he
acknowledged That it islinpossible to arrive'
:at anything more than an appioxiiriate no
tion of the population in Asia and Africa,
there being census: . or othdr ' aceurat
means of ascertaining •the number .of in
habitants in those continents. -
New Orlesie
_ /
Lay Telegraph
,to the Pittsburgh Gazette] , ' ,'..
tgr a
bizvi CALEAus, April 21.-9 u ; small
sales fair) Louisiana at 13%c;' e-15,34c:
Ceiba Molasses held at 4854 c., r rout lirmerr
5uptri1ne;59,2.5(49,50; .choice.' 512,50 ®12,75.
,Corn firm at $1,0101,10. Oath dull •at 740.
Hay, 619.00021 b oo.. ibless , :Pork .held .at
,828,00;, no sales: Bacon; idiouldera,, 185;0.
1334 e; rib,' l'ic; clear aides,• 18c. ' 'Lard ao-',„
tiVe; tierces, 1834®19gc. COtton . • et, but,
`steady;' middlings; 31c ; sales, 4,''' bales;'
receipts, 707 • balm' exportS, 3,185' bales.
Sterling,, -1490151 N, New )(ink - Sight Ex
change 3411rerniurn: - Gold, 140.
; o atuifitioridarket. - .; • _ ,
air Telegraph' tb tito Pltidntig' bbasettell , • •
BUtTALO, April 21. - 4-41 our steady; City
ground- spring at,' 610,5 k western -amber.
$12,40._ Wheat ' dull: scarcer Intd tin
:changed. . Corn quiet,,.snieff--1,00 0 .. busk
e 105,. in store. Oats; market
istreMid, s uominal: do.• BarleyAull :
and 'wiehangeol. :800 quiet at_0, 25 a 454:1
for Timothy ; Cloititr at WOO;
I*.sik firm at 27,80a2r75:''Laird!lim at 80.,
D e b: o w market.
at* traiciratitt to tee Pitts tii6 . o
Yeptbll2l Flour::=- fat 3 "r oc nr
%old- at ikaiiker;lvary d .good" wheat
salesi over .50,250, , a0 s "-whe a t
S.Amber in moderato tur n .. 14 , ;i , I white.,
in' demesid, w a te t r " eba 's' n holders' vista;
No. 2 command: .
Amber is nominal
a tis,gs46B, ig 112,1:0; •
,
THE COURTS.
• Diatrlct Court—Judge WElliams.
In the case of Kauff vs. Quigge reported
yesterday. the jury found..averdict for
the plaintiff in the sum of fifty dollars. -
The next case taken up was the National
Bank of Philadelphia-vs...city, *Pittsburgh.
The jury found'for plaintiff in sum of three
hundred and fifty dollars.
The ease of .T. G. Frazier Vs. W. W.
Bradshaw was next taken up. This was an
action upon a mechanics lien upon a build-,
ing owned and occupied by defendant and
for which plaintiffs were contractors.; On
trial.
On motion of lif. W. Acheson, F A sq., Root.
W. Price, of Baltimore wiis duly quidiffßd.
to practice as an attorney. - f• - •; '
Quarter Sessions—Judge Mellon. •
•
In the case of. Jacob Barn, tavern-keeper
on the Perrysville road, indicted for sell- •
ing liquor on Sunday, the jury found a
verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred. ;
In a surety case, John Sill, the defeud
ant, a resident of McKeesport, was :re
quired to give security in the sum of:$1.'000
to keep the peace. Rev. Sohn Snaith 4as
the prosecutor. 4, •
Charles Ilavis, one of the officers on-duty.
at the 'Union Depot, was placed on trial;`on
a charge of assault and battery (referred by
Edward T. McGann. The prosecutor Was
a hack cniver, , and the assault was alleged
to have been committed on the 21st- of
March last. McGann, it appeared, had
been employed by a person to transport his
baggage from the depot to some part of - the
city, and started to the baggage platforin
secure it. Officer Havis, whi,* on' ((ay
at the time, reeupotod Drayann to produce
check fn.. tile baggage, in accordance With
$
*the - rules of the company, but he did not
do so. The officer then ordered him away;
a quarrel ensued and force was used bv'the
officer. 'McGann was thrown or fell to the
ground, and sustained severe , I in
jury. For the defense it was claim
ed that the officer was simply doing
his duty' in enforcing the rules Of the
compan2, - , and that he used no more force
than was necessary. Judge Mellon in -
charging the jury, remarked that the railL
road company had the right to establish
such rules as were necessary for the regu- •
lotion of the affairs at the depot and on the
platforms; The_offieer had a right to en
force the rules, and to use sufficient force
to compel the proper-observance of them, '
but if unnecessary violence was used he was
liable to prosecution. Jury out. •
At the instance of the District Attorney
a jury was called and a verdict of not guilty
rendered in the case of Jacob Bisel in
dicted on oath of Geo: Snively for felonious -
assault and battery. The case was tried
previously, but an error having occurred
in the verdict the Court set it aside.
John Schuler, Constable of Reserve town
ship. committed to,tail on a charge of sure
ty, was released on bail.
Court then adjourned.
....-.-
Centrid 'Board of Education, •
The Contial Board of Education met
TrtSuitly evening, April 21st, 1868.
preseni-'-‘Mesirt:. Covert, • Cfdg; 'Craw
. .
ford,. Getty, Hairison, Mays, ;Bleffinie*, l
McCook, .Wobbs; _Sergeant, Wilson and
Brush, President. ,
The minutes of the bast meeting were
read and aPproved.
.
• The monthly reports of the Principal of
the_High School, Principal of-the Colored
School', and of the Secretary, were read and
ordered to be received and filed.
The following gentlemen were elected -
Collectors for the ensuing year :
_ Second Ward—Minas Tindle.
Fifth Ward—Joseph Irwin.
Seventh Ward—James Trimble. 5'
Mr. McCook moved that Henry Eberle be
elected Collector for the Tenth ward.
• The following was presented from the
'Tenth Ward School Board:
Resolved, That the Central Board: of. Ed
ucation he notified that John °chats' has
been elected Collector of the School; Build
ing Tax for the Tenth ward, and that said
Central Board be respectfully requested to
elect him Collector of the ,regular' School
Tax for aforesaid ward. •
On motion of Ar. Harrison, theplection
of the Collector, CO: Abe Tenth , werd was
postponed until the next Meeting.
The President presented a . communica
tion from the Sixth ward School Board,rp
questing that an additional toucher
granted said Ward._ • • ; '
Also a resolution requesting tbcpublida-
Lion of the City School Law.
' - On metion of Mr. Noblm an additiOrild
teacher in the Primary Department of the
Sixth ward was. granted.
Onmotion of Mr. COvert the
for the publishing of the law - s wasdardeft%
On, motion of Mr: Cavort an act npprov4d
the 31st .of larch,,lB6B, entitled "An * Act
supplementary to l'An Act'entitled an - act
consolidating the wards Ofithe.ci of-Pitts
burgh for educational purposea," - ,approved
February Ott; 11855, - and the nets atipPle
mentary thereto, was read:
The terms:of the members9f Wenowdis
trictawere then assigned by lot, as follows:
Mr. John .T. Coyerta, Lawrencovilltvone
Mar; Mr. J. ,M. , Little,l Collina~;one year;
r. Thomas. Aiken,,. Liberty,,, trfo yegs;
Mr. "John Harrison, 'Pitt, two yearx'3lr.
Georgeril, Anderson Piebkotk•tinewyeas;
Mr. Thomas J.,Crall4,oskland,, AMP YP IL T S.
On Motion of.llli. McCoidela was
Mai:died, That the Boirdmiet T lereaft,er
at two r.e . •
On motion adjourned;
The AlieglieurTeitetperithei 4 Cagiteke l d
ti!veryinterdidingnicettngf ' litst.tight'at'itta
Third United • Prestrythtlin - •
Dr. J. B. =Clark••occupying the'chair, :
_and,
Din W.G..Warren.Cßicluidu - 'g; as SseretarY•' .
The attendamem.watklarge, and tatelliftept.
Aftbr eloquentanpeal to - the!,"Thkane of
Grabs by . the:worthy prreitdent, spay:lj.
Kerr was introduced as the lecturer &Ake
7ed Mid powerful addre ss the ' Subject,
an :Hema d o l v i nr e g t o. r. ,l : -hitee n P e r""dm yr terwom e , red l4: t: e ;;: 434 b.i hr ect elleinlifrel - ea l:ti •
various pluusis• and was ilstimod to
throlfghout with marked attenticin: - * kr.
.Abze•underspoite of the :great i'increasei of
intemperance; thrdughout the 'State. -The
nextmee u ng will be held on Tuesday_ Ov
acingg,morithilit ch Rev.=.o. mark
l oo ossi.: ville g rese 'rh tt e t M t9 e d e e ti ll a Y g er adj th o e tinTed ure aft ° 4 the e
befiediction was pronotuided Rdv. `Mr.
Kerr. = „
For
,Connty: tommlsskiner. •
Phillp Hoerr,. of Lower St. :iClair totvn
ebip, 11 ' announced .as a cdnelidata for
Alitmty Commissioner, subject '-to the noun=
nation of the iftepubliesm Votatity Ooh n=
pion..? Mr H. . is well qualifiedito,disahme
the duties the Ofttee;
son ; and, beiraiis,_ served dUr..
Ina: , then war. .suptha , Elpletent re-
Ilion in C 0.41, Y 4 -.OOV
Blaele,s '
is of the A ,regim',"
of the partial: whi m hi e n the
daropolgrrtity Potomac
to, the battle of Gettysiburg, on , whie.h
memorable occasion he received a wound
which- caused him the loss pf his left leg.
He has many Mends, who are confident of
securing him the nomination.
U
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MEM
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