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THE CAPITAL.
i .Dyer Court of Inquiry—Panama
• Conikul Instructed—Public Debt
Stateln.ent—.4ppointtnent of Su
:
• pervisors—Annuallleports and
riesidentls•lffessage.
, 1 / 4 I PI7 TeiegraßlL itm Pittslitcrth basette.]
WASHINGTON, December, l, 1888.
DIME cepwr OF. rmatrtur.
, The Dyer Court`of Inquiry was engaged
„-during the whole. a yesterday In the ex
,
arnination of Major T. S. Lardly, of the
Ordnance'. Carte,' . Who mas examined at
length by.M.r.,-4.rrlck. for the "-prasecution,•
, _ trishow sbe hietory of the various projects
proposegito, 'or 'adopted: by; the Govern
ment, the witness bngtheVOMpiler of the
"Ordinance Manual , " and - an eminent offi
-4 Ver of his corps. The clerk of the Joint
.C.onimittee on Ordinance, Mr. G. E. Sinai
. ley, who had been directed by the Court to
- Produce various letters and other docu
, Merits which had been put:in the posses
; 2. -alon of the CoMmittee during the investi
„- I gation, replied In writing, declining to fur
. rash the p'apers.
4 , _ ANNUAL REPORTS.
. The majority of the annual reports of
.
.government officials here, with the various
; accompanying documents, are still at the
~office; of the public printer. • Some of them
• • bare not been entirely completed, and por
tions only have „been sent to the printer,
while many of thdgovernment officers have
• received proof Copies of their reports and
are now engaged in revising and correct
•lng them. It is probable that by Saturday
I nearly all of the reports, including that of
. ; the Secretary of the Treasury and Presi
. •
e Vent's message, will be completed and in
• , the hands orsjhair authors.
f It is expected the Commissioner of In
.-- dian Affairs will, in addition to his prelim
• Mary report to the Secretary of the Interi
or, which has been already published,
: 1 , 1 make another in relation to the officers of
• the Bureau and its operations- among the
Indian tribes during the past year, which
-' 1 • will be sent directly to Congress.
-
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSUL.
A letter of instructionh from Secretary
Seward to the American Consul at Pena
ma, under date of October 28th, directs
him to; admonish American citizens that
they have no claim to the protection of
this Government if they take part in the
civil wars of Panama. It also instructs
him to demand the protection of United
, States citizens r and prom redress and in
del:unity for any injuries received; also,
that he shall insist that United States
zees shall not be required to submit to
forced loans, or perform military ditty in
the, service .of either party. 'Naval corn
. „menders have been ordered to -afford full
•/-; protection to every citizen in danger.'
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT._
. For November will, from - present indica
. .
tans, show an increase of ten millions
of dollars, though it is not uncertain that
,:returns
.whioh have not yet been received
-.lit the Department will materially -lessen
this estimate. The disbursements for the
past month, excepting the large amount
paid on account of the Alaska purchase,
were comparatively small. The amount of
• coin now on hand, including, certificates, is
ei about 490,000,000. '
:2 During Noyember there were issued to
Is the Central Pacific Railroad of California
1; .: United States bonds t e amount of $l,-
'43 280,000, end to the Union Pacific Railroad
• -bonds to the amount of 0,000.
' 4 comic - ma ROLLINS
• Returned to Washington this morning. No
- 4 further ; appointments of supervisors have
been made. The Most important vacancy
•' among the four remaining ones is the South
. ; em Ohio District.
IiECBETARY SCHOFIELD
;; Will leave here to-morrow evening, to be
•i :present at the experimental tiring at Tort
Delaware next Thursday.
. I : - ALABAMA. CLAIMS.
, .
_....___
.. ; 'y Amendmentsto the Protocol Insisted Upon
; 3 ; by Secretary Seward.
• - ;" . g , lar Telegisoti to the PUSAN:trot 6eoseee.3
4.
. 3 NEw Yowl:, December L—A special from
- 1
Washington toi the Philadelphia Pres., says
' .1
the latest delelapment regarding the - no
,
- gotiation of Minister Johnson, 'relative ,to
• f,
the Alahama eilliTtl, wiurints the state
• k If:tent that Mr. ',Seward, in behalf of our
't
. Government, has insisted on apfendtnents
, virtnally'aifbilows: 7. ' -
... , r .- -FiratA-:A distinct understanMng must
' I be had I that the agreement on the'
..,.. part ofj Great Britain to submit the
' claims against the, two countries, to the
'- . .i . arbitrament of a. Claim Commission, is ac
.;., copied by, this Ueverninent as an alknowl
-1
`• edgment ; that the recognition of the
-.. A
'Southern Rebellion Government as a bell
:. r -ligerent power was a violation of the i neu
tralit
Thiy laws iftablished by
.herself.
~; s may not be insisted on as an article
: 2 in the treaty;when it IS finally perfected,
1 I but it will most assuredly. form a distinct
. and permanent feature in the preliminary
..mrrespondence.
~:s Secoad—That all claims against citizens
'• i of this Government which have been (feel-
I .4.led in our favor by the Courts of England
5 •. , 1: alien be excludeid , born the consideration
i .of the Commission. • •
. .1
.. It is gpite.probable that claims against
- .., I the United States, which
.have only beeni
,i - adjudicatiid bq American Courts,will not be
1 included in this exclusion. Buchan igreo
f meat as this can beefrected without viola
' ' ,tion tf:teitherAmerican or. English prece
' I -dents. 1 •• •
t r. -It is believed - that these twopoints were
- suggested as the result of the first Cabinet
I —meeting which has occurred since the
. S° hmenateeleil protocol has been re
: cat% ed, and that thesemill be followed by
other - and more significant points to be
agreed on at a Cabinet meeting to-morrow.
*-- Infant;it is feared the final agreementbe
. 'l•tween the 1 two Governments will be de
layed until after the next Parliament-convenes. Then; as a matter of course, it will
: - .be further delayed - until the organization of
-1 I
l' the new Ministry which May not possibly
--occur-until Mr. Seward's tenure-of-oflice is
~ -"about expiring. So the whole question
will be bequeathed to General Grant's ad
ministration. New men will take it up on
, both sides, and it may be one, two, or three
-1' sears beforeit is finally settled.
. 4 this connection, it must be remem
bered the .I United States cannot reckon
L;
span the good will of John Bright and ',his
rleliowers, suit was stated in a dispatch of
Mr. Adams, to Tdr. Seward. in 1887, that
1 4 11 r. Bright disapproved of the position
;,taiten by the:latter .. toward. England, and
- nothing. indicates that he has changed his
fah/daft/co,
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
&--The
he printers cif Paris (France) are on
stri.
—Two Inches of snow fell at Oswego, N.
Y.; on Monday.
S. J. Hooker has been appointed Mar
shal of the Stat&of Wisconsin. •
—Samuel P. Holliday, of the firm of Hol
liday Bros., at Cairo, died. yesterday.
—General Rawlings has returned to
Washington. He instill in. bad health.
•
—The Electoral College, of New York or
ganized yesterday and casts its vote to-day.
—The deficit in the Postoffice. Depart
ment. Par the past year . is nearly six mil
lions.
—General Fitz Henri Warren aailedyes
terday, in the steamer Arizona, f i r Cali
fornhi.
—The Internal Revenue receipts last
month•tunounted to nearly ten millions of
dollars.
—Sir John .Yonng was yesterday sworn
in as liovernor General of the Dominion uf
Canada.
•=-Queen Victoria has complimented
Loyd Monck on his administration of
Canadian affairs.
_ —While in Philadelphia, on Monday,
Gen. Grant and suite were the guests of Mr.
George H. Stuart.
—The Electoral College of all the New
England States organized yesterday and
adjourned to-day, -
—Weston, the pedestrian started on his
hundred days-trip yesterday afternoon,
from Bangor, Maine. • - •
- —The protocol relative to the Alabama
claims is reported to have been disapproved
of by President Johnson.
—At New York yesterday three hundred
thousand dollars in gold - wore sold at 135
'and 5 105 to 185 and 10-100.
—Attorney General Everts is preparing
'an opinion on thettaanagement of the lin
vestigation of revenue frauds.
----Mrs. Quinlan; milliner, residing in
.• phis, yesterday afternOon injured her-
self fatally by falling down ipointed stairs.
—Governor Fenton hasi Nathan
Bishop, LL. D., of New a York, one of the
State Commissioners of Public Charities.
—.T. Ingersoll and two other persons
were drowned on Monday iii Lake Ontario,
while returning from a fishing excursion.
—The capital and btudneils of the First
National Bank , of Dorchester has been
merged in the Continental Bank of Boston.
—The Pacific Railroad Commissioners
have been ordered to report the condition
of the entire work at both ends-of the line.
-Twenty-five farms, embracing ten
thousand acres, have been sold to actual
settlers in Alabama, - under the Homestead
act.
—Mr. Welsh, of Philadelphia, has re
ceived in good condition the racer "Lady
Thorn," and paid for her seventeen thou
sand dollars. •
—The annualconvention of the National
Board of Trade wilt be held in Cincinnati'
to-day. The indications are that the atten
dance will be large.
—General Giant was in New York City
yesterday, and was conducted by a Corn
mittee to the Union League Rooms. He
goes farther East to.day,
'The anniversary of,tlie Polish revobl
tion of 1830 . was celebrated' on Monday
evening by the Polish residents of New
York City and neighborhood.,
—The trial of Deafen Andrews,, for the
murder of Cornelius 111111110103mmem s d ‘
yeittc;rday at Plymouth. Massachusetts, be
fore the Supreme Cour4'a jury being im
pannelled.
—.Tessee Thompson has been arrested in
Vicksburg on a charge of being the 738A85.
sin of,Greneral/llindman, he having con
feked to a negro that he did the deed; bur
now - denies it. 1
—The of Siedenback
Co., No. 308 Shirt
Marketwarehouse street, Philadelphia.
was damaged by fire to a large amount last
night. Comas, Ulman & Co., No. 306, were
sufferers by water.
—The charter election at Hudsoni N. Y.,
!-yesterday, resulted in the election- of the
entire Democratic tieket by majorities rang-.
ing from 164 to 341. Mr. [Rogers was elected ' Mayor- •
by 305 majority.
—The testimony In the trial of General
Cole for the murder of Hiscock, now on
trial it Albany, New York, was closed yes.'
terday. - The arguments will probably oc
cupy two or -three days. •
I \ —The Supreme Court of California, full
bent h,ihave decided unanimously that
Hoffman; , Repriblican, is entitled to the
office of Elector. This, gives the full elec
toral vote of the State to Grant.
—The Columbia and Augusta Railrbads k
Itas been finished' from Columbia to Granit-
Fine, ten miles from , Augusta, where it
conneets with thegouth'earolina Railroad.
Trains-ran• through on Monday.
—Twitekell and wife, the alleged mur
derers of 4rs. Hill, at- Philadelphia, have
again been refused-a hearing on habeas cor
pus. An effort is. being made to excite
sympathy iii'behalf of Mrs. Twitchell.
The repOrted robbery of A L. Smith in
Boston on Sunday night last, is incorrect.
It is said Smith had concealed his money
and watch -and fabricated the robbery in
order to make easy terms with creditors.
—The New York' Tribune of the Ist pro
poses as an amendment to the Constitution
that the 'right •of suffrage be extended to
all male citizens of_ twentv.one years of
age, and to foreigners who have resided in
the country one year.
—On Friday of last week a man named
Engleman, living in Carlinville, Illinois,
cut the throat of his divorced wife, nearly
severing her head from her body. Engle
man was arrested and lodged in jail, but
a mob of country people took him ont'aud
hung him.
—lt is understood in Washington that At
' torney General Everts considers the prac
tice of coin - promising Internal Revenue
frauds as illegal, and that in consequence
Mr. Rollins:is to be notified he must in fu
ture submit'all such cases to. Secretary Mc-
Culloch or the Attorney General.
=On Monday, between noon and six
o'clock in the evening, a bok containing cer
tificates and bank notes . amounting b
$90,000, 'was stolen from Pequantrock Bank,
Bridgeport, Connecticut. The box was in
side the vault of the ,bank. NO treks was
found of the whereabouts of the 'missing
property. . • •
—The fourth
fr annual December. steam
boat excursion om St. Panl, Minnesota.
came off on Tuesda3r and was a . , splendid
affair. A brass band and "a: large crowd of
citizens attended,lt. The steamer. went to
Fort Snelling and back, then down the river
a mile and returned in the evening. The ,
river•iiryet almost free of ice.
—Horace Greeley delivered a lecture, on
Monday evening, in the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, New York, about the condition
and relations of the colored people in this
country. The principal object was to im
press upon his auditors the absolute neces
sity of being more self-dependent. As it
was,,they, with all , en, were too willlng;to
have others to provide , for and see after
them. He advised strongly the principle
of go -operation.
W EDN'E
SECOA
vorrit O'CI.OOIE A. -3t.
FROM EUROPE.
English Commons Elections—
Proposed Testimonial to Retir
ing Ministers—Gladstone Losing
F riends; , -Illonarehiste Meetings
in Spain Broken Up by Ilepub
r— licans--Gen.Prim Denies an In-
.tented Coup dietat--Seull Race
on the Thames.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Rasette.)
GREAT BTITAI
,
LONDON, December I.—ln the elections
for the Commons yesterday Messrs. green
-
ville and Paggot, donaervatlies, were re
turned for Midsomerset, England, and
O'Conner, Liberal, and Booth, Conserva
tive, for Sligo: The result of the elections
thus far show 384 Liberals elected and 272
Conservatives. I,
LIVERPOOL, DeceMber .I..—The . steam
shipDaba left this port yesterday for New
York, Instead of Saturday, having been de
tained by a gate.
Telegraphic ad vices put the shipments
of cotton from Bombay for this port, to No
vember 27th, since the last report, at. twelve
thousand bales.
The Queen, has-tecovered from a alight
indisposition, and will leave Osborne soon
alter the meeting of Parliament. '
Mr. D'lsraell will not propose itny more
names for the Peerage during the remain-.
der of his present administration.
A grand testimonial banquet is proposed
in Liverpool in honor of the members of
the expiring cabinet.
Mr. Gladstone's “Chapter of an Autobi
ography" is generally thought to be a
needless and injudicious publication, and
it is believed to have alienated many of
his friends.
LoNnoli, Dec. I,—The second great scull
racee on the river Thames took placeto
day, between Joseph' Sadler, of Putney,
and Harry Kelly, of Putney.. The latter
held the championship of the Thames for
nearly six years, but was defeated last
month by James Rensforte, of Newcastle,/
on-Tyne. The race to-day was over the
same course and was won by Kelly who
,beat Sadler by four lengths in twenty
three minutes and a half. W9ather fine
and an immense attendance.
spar
MADRID, December I.—On Monday
political meetinjv(l , Monarcbists in Valla
dolid was br2lo on up by Republicans.
A rumoz,is abroad here that the Govern
ment of the United States has recognized
the insurgents in Cuba as belligerents.
Adiniral Mendez Nnmez has arrived
in - Madrid.
The Republicans attacked and dispersed
a meeting of Monarchists in the town, of
Orenz.
PA
sus, December I.—General Prim, in a
letter to the Guutois, declares that the
present Spanish government will hive no
,dealipga•with the Bourbons, and ha de
tUdignitturriberilltth-Agitrew
port that he purposes a coup d' slat
GERMANY.
DEuraw, December I.—ln the House of
Deputies, yesterday, the Minister of Jus
tice, Count Yon Lippe, made a speech urg
ing legislation for making the legal system
of the Prussian Kingdom uniform with the
system of the Nortnern:States.
TURKEY.
Lo:mos. December .I.—A.dispatch from
' says it is belleyed there
that the Sublime Porte will recall its Am
bassador from Athens, unless recruiting for
Crete ceases in Greece. _
ARRIVED.
QUEENSTOWN, December I.—The steaixi
ship Siberia arrived from New York kw
evening.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LONDON, December I.—Rvening,--Con
sole closed at 92% for money and account
_ex-dividend. American securities quiet;
ye-twenty 'bonds, 74%. Railways easier;
Illinois Central, 90; Erie, 27.
FnazaciPonr, December 1.-41ve-twenties,
79%®79%.
LIVERPOOL, December I.—Evening.
Cotton closed quiet but firm; Middling Up
lands, 11% @ 11340.; Orleans, 11y,d.; sales
to-day, 15,000 bales. Breadstuffs unchang
ed; Red Western Wheat, 98. 4d.®98. sd.
Flour, 255. 9d.; Corn, 383:9d. Oats, 38. 9d.
Provisions—Pork, 87s. 6d. Beef, heavy at
908. Petroleum quiet and unchanged.
LONDON, December I.—Evening.--Spirits
Turpentine, 295. Tallow, 50s. 3d. Linseed
011, twenty-seyen ponds, 58.; Calcutta Lin
seed, 59e. N •
_
&NTWERP, December 1 —Petroleum, os%
francs bid; sellers.ask 55 francs.
PARIS, Decembeil.—Boursefirm. R,entes
75f. 650.
HAVRE, December I. N
The cotton market
closed firm. - N
CUBA.
Progress of the Revolution.. N.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
l3tv4tiA, Dec. I.—Later advices received
from Santiago of the engagement between
• the government troops and the revolution
ists at Villa del Cobre, on the : 24th nit., still
increase the number of revolutionists
killed.
Skipping; Master Garcia, who, some
months ago,lattacked'llr. La Reintrie, who
was then acting _ ' U. S. Consul here, has
been arrested, and placed in Fort Punta, by
order of Capt. Gen. Loranlid', to answer a
charge of defrauding thd American govern
ment, brought against him bv the present
Conpul General of the United States.
Sugar—sales 5,000 boxes No. 12 D S at Eiyi
ma's per Arrobe.
I The Erie Railroad Muddle.
(By Telegraph to the Plttabargh Gazette.)
BisdaAmrox, Decembeel.---Justice Bol
com, sitting at aspecial term of the Supreme
Court in this city, to-day granted an order,
on application of the Attorney General of
the State, enjoining the Erie Railroad Com
pany, by its Directors, from delivering or
transferring any property to a receiver or
other person than the receiver to be ap
pointed by the Court, and naming Hon.
Giles Hotchkiss, of this city, referee, to
take testimony of all Matters, transactions,
&c., of the Company,' and to file his report,
with the evidence taken by him, - with this
Court. This action sustains the Directors
Of the road against all other persons,
101 Tin. . Bank Teller Convicted—The !Erie Case—
_ • a. barter Election—Gen. Grant—Judge
e Press—A Powder Scare
—llalu': obis Arr ested for . Homicide
- Meeting at Cooodddper Institute in Behalf of
Beater Vaughn, the Pnlladelphla
fautlettle. L
He Declines a•Public Demonstration at
Bonon--Speculation as to His Views on
the Suffrage Questlon--What Mr. Sawner
Thinks. • .
(by Telegraph to the Pittsburgh gazette.) 't ••
Bosrox, _ Dec. I.—Mayor Shurtluff has
(
received the following, fisted
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29,18438.
Dear • Sir:. 'Your dispatch inviting me to
the hospitalities 'of Boston Was duly re
eeived. I cannot say. by what train I will
reach-Boston. 'I fully appreciate your kind
ness, however, and that of the citizens of,
your city, in extending the hospitalities
they have; but would ask to be excused
from any and all public demonitrations. I
have received an invitation to the St. James,
to stay during my visit, where I will be
happy to receive such citizens as maysall.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
• U. S. GRANT.
NEW YoRK, December I.—The Herald
says, editorially: 4 4We learn from the best
attainable authority General Grant is em
phatically in favor of so amending the Na
tional Constitution so as to limit therein the
President to one term, and to make univer
sal suffrage, or. suffrage to male citizens of
all races and color above the age of twenty
one years, the supreme law of the land.
Next, with regard to universal suffrage, we ,
suspect the Comstitutional Amendment,
article Fourteenth—which provides - that the.
the several States may regulate suffrage
each for itself, but in proportion as suffrage
is restricted representation shall be restric
ted—is not considered a settlement by Gen
eral,Grant, but a rule apt to' result in end
lets trouble from the conflicting plans
likely to ,be adopted among the States.'
Hence, no doubt General Grant has conclu
ded that an amendment, making universal
manhood suffrage - the supreme law of- the-
land in all States and Verritories, is the
only decisive solution Of this otherwise cm
barrassingrquestion." '
The Herald's Washington' special says
Senator Sumner recently, in' conversation
with a Herald correspondent, expressed
himself determined to take a stand InUm2. -
gress for the immediate resumption of spec e;
payments. • •
Nothing more, he thinks, need be Idone
with d the reconstruction laws, as General
Grant will enforce them. r•
- With Reverdy Johnson he was utterly
disgusted; and he wee - sorry he consented
to his confirmation.
—At St. Louis, onMonday, some two
hundred citizens convened at the Planters'
House, and took action in reference_to the
National Lincoln Monument. W. H. Cork
hill, general agent of the Association, was
present, and explained the` plan and obw
Ject. Resolutions were adopted littingly
recognizing the honor bestowed noon Lieu
tenant General Sherman by the Association
selecting him as one of the, group of mili
m -
tary leaders to be on the onument, and
pledging contributiona to the Sherman
fun.
...
AY, - DECEMBER '2;_::18
NEW YORK CITY.
Cltr Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
Naw YOItE, December 1, 1888.
In the 'United States District Court to.
day the jury returned a verdict of guilty
against Baker, late Teller of Tradesmen's
Bank, for embezzlement.
In the United States Circuit Court the
entire-afternoon was occupied by argu
ments of counsel in the Erie case.
Gen. Grant arrived at the sletropolitan
this evening. - .. Last night ho attended a
dinnerof the St. Andrew's Society at Phil
adelphia.
The Charter election to-day has passed
off very quietly. Very little 'interest was
manifested end the vote has been light.
A 1 41 - 10 - iiiimber of arrests were made for
attempted illegal voting at different pre
.cinc4. The • prisoners are detained at
station houses and will be examined to
morrow. -
The total vote of the city for Mayor was
96,0 M, of which Hall, Democrat, received
75,054, and C , onkling '20,960. Hall's major
ity is 54,094. The total registry was 178,583.
O'Gorman is elected by nearly the same
majority.
Of the twenty-two Assistant Aldermen
formally known as Councilmen, chosen, ,
the Democrats are known, to have elected
foarteen, and the Republicans three.'
The latest Erie suit is that brought in
Broome county, in this State, which au
thorizes the Attorney General to take
charge of the road. The Attorney General
has done so, and placed it under the man
agement of ..l'ay 7 Gould, which virtually
leaves everything as it was before.
• The Times. understands that Judge Bar
nard has changed his mind about indicting
newspapers, and that his Grand Jury;
which has simply been waiting for hisßnal
orders in the case, will not bring in bills as
it was reported- they had resolved 'to do a
few days since. •
Quite an excitementwasz'oceloned
day by fire in the wo o - work : o caf
Fort La
Fayette, it being known that the magazine
contained fifty tons of powder. The car
penters had been: making repairs on the
roof, and ode z of the men had kindled a
lire which -caused the disaster. The flames
were, Joitunately, extinguished without
sera ifs damage to the fort. •
7 The fi re at, Fort Lafayette entirely de-
Adroyed the wood work of the building, in
cluding the quarters of the officers and
men, store rooms, etc. A large- quantity
of shingles plied around the door of the
magazine were also consumed. The loss is
variously estimated at from $lOO,OOO to
6300;000. At midnight the fire was still
burningg, but the magazine was considered
out of danger.
Gen. Grant left on the eight o'clock train
to-night for Boston.
Patrick Kelly was fatally shot in an of--•
fray this afternoon iii Thirty-sixth street.
near Second avenue, as alleged by Daniel
Noble, well known in connection with the
Royal Insurance bond robbery. Noble
was arrested and is now in custody.
At a meeting at Cooper Institute this
evening; under the auspices of the Work
ing Women's Association, in behalf of
Hester Vaughn,, now under sentence of
death for infanticide in Philadelphia, there
was• a . large audience, principally com
posed of ladies.' Susan IL Anthony called
the meeting to order and nominated Horned
(s reels for Chairman. Speeches were,
InafiehYltreoliainteop t aisinsemek
Eleanor Kirk audothers, * o took ground ,
in favor of the abolition of capital punish-,
ment and also advocated Woman's right'
A memorial to Governor Geary, ;taking the
exercise of Executive clemency 4n favor of
Hester Vaughn, was unanimously adopted.
A collection Was taken up, realizing a b out
?LOP. to be employed for the benefit of ties
ter Vaughn, to defray the expenses of a
delegation appointed to wait on the Gover ;
nor.
The argument in the Erie cam:is closed.
this evening, Mr. Chas. O'Connor summing ,
up on behalf of the plaintiffs. Judge Nel
son reserved his deciston.
GEN. GRANT
THE INDIAN WAR.
_Cheyenne Village Captured by Gen: Ctuitar
—One Mundt - . d and Fifty Indians !Killed
and Fifty- th ree Captured—Large Abuount
of Property Destroyed—Chief Liack Ket
tle Killed. *, •
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.l
ST. LOUIS, December I.—The Democrat
has a special u dated in the field, Indian Ter
ritory, November 28th, which says the
Cheyenne village of Black Kettle's band,
on the north fork of the Witchita river, was
captured yesterday morning at daylight by
the cavalry under General Costar. One
hundred and fifty Indians were killed and
fifty-three taken prisoners. A largeaniount
of .property was captured, `consisting of
fifty-one lodges, nearly one 'thousand
horses and mules, arms and ammunition,
horse equipments, robes, provisiona,
most of which was destrOyed. Black Ket
tie. the principal chief, wag killed, Lt. - Cal.
Barintz severely, if not fatally. wounded,
and Major Elliott is missing. One soldier
of the 7th cavalry was killed' and fourteen
wounded. The Indians, Including women
and boys,tfought desperately, but they were
com pletely overpowered 'and badly .whip-
—The Mayor and City Council of Au
gusta, Ga., have ordered the postponement
of the municipal election until the assem
bling of the Legislature in January, taking
the ground that the negroes are entitled to
vote by the legislative law granting the
city charter, and that an election is-I:ull
and void unless the present gitilature
strikes out the word ~ W hite" n the city
charter. The Democrats a im that •the
State Constitution and the Reconstruction
laws give negroes the right to vote, the
municipality laws-to the contrary notwith
standing, and propose holding the regular
election, alloWing the negroes to vote, and
leave t_be'Legislature to decide as to its
legality. -
case came before the Conrt at White
Plains, N. Y., on Monday, in which a alf
tnithon dollars, left by Mr. Taylor, hin
volved. He left no will. His wife died
twelve years ago, leaving three daughters
andyed one son, and a woman formerly em-
y
plo in Ids famil claims to have lived
with him as his wife several years, and to
have had three children by him, he always
supporting her and her children and treat
ing them .affectionately. :She claims her
share of the property. The legal point Is,
that Mr. Taylor's action in supporting the
woman and holding the relation of husband
for two years, makes herself and children
heirs to the property. The case is still on.
' —Alvan Flanders, delegate to. Congress
from Washington Territory, was, arrested
at Charlestown,Massachusetts, by the
Sheriff, Novemler Ist, on a writ in favor of.
.one Roberts, of San Francisco, involving
a claim for $3,000. - Mr. Flanders appeared
in the Supreme Court on Monday with a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus, de
manding to be discharged, as being a dele
gate from Congress, he was exempt from,
arrest in a civil suit. Judge Fatter de
cided that the petitioner was entitled to his
discharge and ordered his release. • •
—A Guyamas (Lower California) letter
gives details of a great storm in Sonora
about the 15th of October. The United'
States steamer Lackawana, lying in the
harbor, a very safe one, had to get up steam
to keep from going ashore. The town of
Lowita was , destroyed. The mining works
on the Jaquie river were swept off, and a
water spout buret over the city of Atamos,
destroying,,the town completely, Seventy
'dead l;sodies had been plcked np. -
Ainastwents:
OPEB.A. Roues.—A large and fashionable
audience assembled at the Opera House
last night to see Mr. Adams in “Wild
Oats," and we believe all came away fully
satisfied with , the entert ainment. Flo-night he will appear as Duke of Gloster in Rich-
PITTEIBtrIiGH THEATRE. '' —Miss Kate Fish
er continnewto draw full houses at the Old
Theatre. To-night she will appear in the
“French Spy" on horseback. The enter
tainment will conclude with the romantic
drama entitled El Htryder.
TRIMBLE'S VARIETIE&- 7 —The Wray fami
ly continue to be the chief attraction at
the Varieties Theatre, , and are drawing
good houses. Bowmen, Hanis, and a host
of other' negro ammedians contribute
largely to the excellence 'of the entertain
ments at this eitabbihment.
, -
Musmum.'—Tbe numerous attractiona at
Burnell's Museum and Parlor Menagerie
are drawing hundreds of people to Frank
lin Hall dilly. It is the only place of
amusement for children- in the city, and
parents_ should not fails to take them to
see the many curb:mitten.
Tau BELL RINGEI26.—The Bell Ringers
open at the Academy of Music to-night.
Those of our readers who -have attended
their unique entertainments heretofore
fore need only be reminded that alt is new,
brilliant and attractive since their last visit
to Pittsburgh, and those who hive not pre
%lonely attended,' anti who are fond of
sweet music and an , entertainment 'of the
most pleasant character, - wilt be highly
gratified 'to learn , that such an entertain
ment is afforded by the -"Bell Ringers."
The house, capacious as it is, will nudoubt
edly- be crowded, and those wishing to get
the
calling seats mill act the part of - Mae men
by at Miner's book store sometime
during to-dayMid.licuring them.
- -
The•Fair' re, Vallen,Women.
The Fair for the benefit of the project of
establishing a home for fallen and indigent
women was opened Blast night under the
moat attspicions oinnienstancea. The open
ing hymn was rendered by the Third Pres
byterian Church choir and the prayer by.
Rev. Dr. Noble, of the, same congregation.
The attendance was ;very' large, and the
ladies at the various booths were kept busy
in attending to the,
patronage directed to
wards them. ThehaU presents an un
usual festive appearane% and altogether
reflects much credit upon the ladles con
cerned in the enterprise. We do not see
the force of the objection taken by zealous
Christiana`against . chance-taking and
the la
voting. If no such embargo was laid upon
If
they might realize a thousand
dollars where an hundred may be made by
the absOlute system of sate. We advocate,
at least, thdnriVilege of voting for articles
to , respective favorites, as we do not recog
nlie in that principle anything bordering on
lotterY:,The ladies interested are anxious :
to make money through their exertion%
and cannot de ...so to any considerable ex
tent if hemmedin,by Strict rules of su3surn
ed morality. Theie-14 no more charm in
Soliciting aschance or asking a vote from
- the philanthropic, than, in-charging three
times the outside value of ah:article -to a ,
purchaser. Let the Fair be ,
'receipts
u
others have been and „ the receipts will
prove sufficiently taiga to encourage those
who have entered into the charitabliwork
of establishing a home for fallen women.
t•The Fair will be open to-night and we
rust there will be as liberal attendance as
Marked last', evening The
_Object is . one
wnich apteald in strong terms toChristians
ofall denominations and Should be encour
aged by their presence.
TILE COOATS.
Initgd Stftres court-Bankrriptcy Branch.
Petitions for final discharge were filed by
.Tames R. Lindsay, of Allegheny County,
and Henry S. Baker, of l Alcßeart county.
The usual orders were made.
Petitions for adJudicatien in bankruptcy
were filed by Wm. Gibson, of Allegheny
county, and R. S. Pbenix, or warren
county.'
District Coart—Judgiollaurptou.
In the case of John H. Sorg vs. the rim
German Evaogellcal St. Paul's Congiega
lion of East Birmingham, the' jury found is
verdict in favor of the !defimdant. The
plaintiff moved. for a• new trial and
reasons. , •
Samuel. McKeown vs. Feliz-e. Negley.
Action to recover daniageti alleged' to haver
been sustained i for coal eonsehce of the' de
fendant digging u p on the lands of
the plaintiT The case, had not; been con
cluded at the adloarnmentiof Court. •
TRIAL LIE •
Following is the trial li st for toglityl"
No. 56. Thayr vs. Whitmore et at- •
No. 44. Archambault vs: Smith.
No. 45. A,rdlitizo Oil Company VEL. Rich- •
ardson &Tick. . I
N 0.48., Williams & Co. vs. Rin & Co
49. Cochrane et al. ye. Aul d.
No. 51. Brown vs. Hogbil ' •
No. 52. Arthurs vs. Pennsylvania' Rail
road Company. • r
No. 53. Smith vs. Youghiogheny Irontual
Coal Company. '
Common Pleas --Judges illellon and Stowe.
COurt met at ten o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and the argument list Was taken. up:
DIVORCE GRANTED.
• In the case of Dr. Thom/U. H. Elliott vs.
Ruth H. Elliott, in divorce, a final (Isere&
granting the divorce was made. Thep/Ain
tiff in this case was married to lbere
spondent in Franklin, Venango etiunti,
January, 1848, and the parties lived togetti- •
er in Allegheny City until 1863, when Dr:
Elliott entered the army. ' In Deeeniber,
1865, the Doctor returned, and in the fol
lowing Januarpor February.wrote to Mrs.
Elliott, who was at her old home In Frank
lin, asking her to *come and- live with him.
He was not successful in his efforts to In
duce his wife to come and live with him, • -
and in the following March he went to
Franklin and had ad interview, but - was
still unsuccessful in his °fib*, and he re
turned to Allegheny City and commenced
proceedings in divorce, with the result
given above. ,1
THE TWENTY-'THIRD WARD E 4 CTION CASE. '
In the matter of a petition Of a numborof
electors of the Twenty-Thirct ward, asking.
the Court to interferer With the late election
of school directors, in consequence of the
irregularities in the' counting of the
' lots, a final decision was made. The case
was argued on Saturday lest on a motion
to quash, W. T. Haines, Esq., appearingfor
the petitioners, and Messrs. Burgwin. and
Acheson.for the resPondents.l The motion'
to quash the petition was granted,
and .It was ordered that the' ballot beg
should remain in the custody iof the Clerk
of the Court tos thirty days, in order that
the petitioners might haVe an opportunity'
to, take the case before the Supreme Court,
if they thought proper.
“Sherrnan's March to this Sea.”
We hope to see the gallant 'General Kil
patrick welccaned with. an overflowing
audience on the occasion of his lecture hi
_Lafayette n
o
Hall to-morr o w 'eveni ng: as -
reflex of the sentirnents and feelings ol' this
Community toward one: of "bhtvest, of
the brave" defenders of our liberties. And
.
then aside from the personal claims which
the distinguished soldier has
.upon; the at
tention of: L'ittsbnighets, the - subject of his
lecture—the story of ' , Sherman's march to
the sea"-;is an event in which centers,.
perhaps - : more than any other, the
romance andpoetry, united to the dashing -
bravery arid sublime heroic action. which
marked the provess - of the Rebellion.
None kriow better than Rilpatriok thegtory
of that wonderful "march," and if he fs
but half the lecturer that he is the soldier,
.he is in every way worthy of the high fitvor
with whiCh he has been elsawherereceived
in his new capacity. -
En Route. •
In the GAZETTE of yesterday we stated
that Walter Brown, the chamilion sculler
of America, proposed to row to Cincinnati
In a single scull boat in eight 'consecutive
days, the rowing to be done between sun
rise and sunset. At the time the proposi
tion was made,"lt was considered by many
of the sporting fraternity to' bei a üblow,"
but Walter, it appears; was not boaeting, as
he started on the journey yesterday ;at
twelve o'clock, M.. .The boat-in which he
travels is twelve inches wide,' thirty-three
feet long, and weighs -thirty-eight 'peunds.
The, wager is one thousand doll ars,- and ,in
order to win it he will have to be - at Cin
cinnati at twelve o'ciockli. Wednesday,the
9th inst. If he accomplishes the feat. , we
presume it will forever settle the question
as to his powers of endurance.,
• New Orleans Market
lßr Telegrash to the Pittsburg!" Gaiet;te.l •
NEW Or:LEAH:4, December .-1.--Cotton ac
tive; middlings 23Mei - sales of 9,400 bales;
receipts; 8,308 bales; exports; 11,026 bales.
1 301 d. • 135. Sterling Commercial • •145 'a
1,46 g. ',Bank 46%. New :York Sight, Ex,
'change X discount. Sugar dull; and
War; common BaB3fe; prime 12c; clarified
12,Ma12,4.0. Molasses dull and unsettled;
common 450; priTne to choice slia66c. Flour
firmer; superfine $6,75; doubloeitra /17,12 M
a 7,25; treble extra . 17,50450. 1- Corn firmer
at 78c. Oats dull at 620. Bran firm at 111,20.
Hay dull and lower, at* 121a22.- -Pork
at P 4 50. Bacon dull; oho:lided 124 clear
rib sides IbMa; clear aides 183;o. ;Lard dull;
tierce 1530;keg -.1.6Mc. Whisky- steady;
rectified $1,00a1,02M. Coffee advanc ed.3(a
Mc; lair 14Ma150; prime !Wane:
CaMbridge Cattle Narifet.
(By Telegraph to Pittaberaa elasene..l„
• CaManinnEy December 1.-L.Beef Cattle;
receipts 502 head; firmer, and last week'a
prices fully maintained, with ,an advance
MI some instances; extra $1243;111N, trial,
ityllliall.so; second qualicyslo3l.o,so; third
quality 18a9,50. Sheep and Lambs; re- •
celpts 8,532 head; dui; sales spring Lambs
at pz,50a4,50. I .„ ,
' Memphis Market. '.,
(By Telegraph to the Plttepurg 6uette3
MlChtpam December--1-Cotton doder
ately aotive.and firm at 28e; 'receipts, 1,986
bales; exprts,l,lol bales. Flonr; super-
flue, 56. •Cnin, 70e., Oats, 02,40. Hay, 520 a 22. ' Bran , 22Me. 'Corn Meal. 84,25a4;50.
Pork, 423,50 for meßs.. Lard, 15a166. Batson
dull; shoulders, 12e4 cleat sides nominal.
Chicagoillarket I
tltj Tetesnob to the Pittsburgh lislettl• 3
extids.oci; -December y I.:—.Everfing—Tbe
Wheat market tanight Is quiet,, with few
Pales at 21.11% for No. 2. dirtv g,
—nothin
doing; held at 80e. for
quiet at *V..