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VOLUME LXXXIIL
T BITIOI
-O'cl•Co,c3l4l
'THE: c4pIT-A1.4.
IByTelegraph to the Pittebnith Etetette.l
WASHINGTON, December 4
'-CONGE4MB3fri2q.itf3/3.BMIBLING.
Alxmt . twenty Senators and thirty , meta
-1 bers of the Sense hive arrived, and the
number is increased by every arrival.
THE WESSACkE.
The President ha* written; about t wo
_ • • ,
thir,di of his message. Some of the rerierts
,
of the heads of departments are also untin
-1:111shed.
DEPARTSIENT REPORTS
OM
Some of thepeads of Departments 'and
'chiefs of Bureaus have received printed
cOpies of their reports. In all cases they
will endeavorto prevent thegmblication In
•?:., advance of their:presentation to Congress.
Members of the press receiving them in
:= advance will herequired to 'give assurance
that they will !observe 't 'his rule. ;;Among
F",, the reports already printed are those of the
1. Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of
War, Comniisiioner of Internal Revenue,
cc Comptroller of Currency, Treasurer and
Register of the Treasury. The report of
the Secretary of War was printed at the of
fice donnectedwith the Department, the re';•
t- port of the Secretar3r of the Treasury at the
Treasury office and thfif remainder at the
Government Printing Office:
F Those immediately interested, after the
close of the investigation, are satisfied that
51 no portions of the President's message and
the report of,the Secretary of the Treasury
have been surreptitiously ~ o btained from
the Treasury printing office.
i,
The
CIIIIRENCY VOLUME. ,
itstandi dr - Ilaticv if le%
om ling circulation of legal ten
1.1 der notes is nearly ? , 356,000,000, and;of &ac
t,
tional currency. thirty-two millions. To
tai three hundred and eighty-eight mil
-pitons. The total amount,in use as a cir
7),ctfiating medium one hundred and twen- -
t,, , , ty:six millions., Total amount of all kinds
. outstanding, five hundred and sixty-five
dBHY IVaII:NNTST
The actual pnyments for the army, less
re-payments, in each year for eight years,
.Gfrota 1861 to 1868, both inclusive, were
'3,241,000,000. The largest amount was in
[4,1865, namely $1,031,000,000.' In 1868 they
were 01W,000,000. '
ti BONDS - TO CNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
It is stated, on what is considered relia
.Pble authority, that the President this after.-
l'noon ordered bonds to the amount of 81.-
i 280,000 to be delivered to the Union Pacific
pliailroad.
. rd,TANT EXTENDED.
The Patent - office to-day extended for
:seven years the patent of Cyrus Wheeler,
Jr.; for grain and grass harvesters
DEBT STATEMENT.
The public debt statement - will not be
121tM for publication until some time next
CUSTOMS. •
the ar'ecelpts of customs for the week
;ending November 30th, were $2,766,714.
A SNOW STORM
',1 . -Commenced today about-eleven and still
'continua.
INAIIONAL BOARD OF titADE.
Conventlonat Chtlnnatt—ThirciDay's Pro.
1.:13y Telegraph - to the Pittsburgh Gasettej
CIRC7INNATI; December 4.—Tne Presi
dent called the. Convention to order at' ten
:'clock this morning.
On motion of the Committee on Admis
the Mobile Chamber of CoMmerce
ewes 'admitted, and its delegates, Itessre
•
tgtewart, Smith and Walker, were:admitted
Veto fultmembership. ,• ~. . • ;
. ,
'l 4 The President then addressed the meet,-
1 I
' ' Ng. He said a good deal of the most im
•;•6ortant business yet remained to be em
ir
kidered,• and trusted no member would
'talk of dispersion so long as; there were any
7 iSsattars which I remained undecided, and
:. that those - Who felt _compelled.to leave
• 'hould make - an effort to stay, showing no
• , ....tosts teevade their regonsibUities, where
-644 their 'deliberations would have their
lue weight with the people and with ' Con
tress. He then renewed his former sag
': I:;estions as to
.the form of proceeding, that
. :ivory gentleman, when arising, instead of
't " 7.aying "Mr. President," should announce
; ,pis oww:namenrkPlace distinctly. Also -•
(1 1. 1: -thO . yist-linportinee. of the filiation"
, . monad, Op yesterday from 'the -Board of
•'
slide of St. Louis, and other matters. He
-.taked the "Itcieurrence of the Board in his
• Emmet suggestlen. This was that each
: :member of the Board should h ave priority
, , 'af speech, and :then he would call - on the
.iadisddual members of each - delegation in
' 7" .
Iphabetical order, so that each delegation
onld have an onportttnity of speaking,
hereby they an
arrive at the views of
•.I erchants 'Troth all parts of the country.
t'el'lnt , object was to preserve regularity. If
,io = objection was raised; he would act a.
rdingly on all - the weighty matters that
c
, • reseed for - their consideration. If, after
, .- e roll was called, there were any other
It- bombers who wiahed'to reply, thet might
.10 allowed, to_speek, ,
• The Chairman on Admissions' then pre
.l.; anted a report on the claim of the. Board :
':f Trade of Norfolk, - -.Virginia, for admhr
~.: fen. It was an, old and important body,
- end clearly entitled to admission, but their
~5 •edentials were not under seal. He pro
: Josed the delegates be
dmitted to the floor,
•4ith, the _privilege of s peaking,but not vo-
I
Agg- . I . . •
r."Braudt comptaintidefMr. Nazreo's ex
',- eIIIR-WhoalttY. ,' ••
cast
sere The motion was - put, and the votes cast
vre thirty-live ayes to twenty-nine 'nays.
ThelAtairinan of the Committee pn Ad
: issions again.presented the claims for ad
, pissiOn of the delegates` - from Springfield.
' xjli6.-• .The delegates - were admitted to the
or isfid permitted to speak, but not to
e. The , delfigate from Council . Blabs,
, . johnson f .was also admitted under the
Et
:,. hate ezooPtiothl .• - . ,
The Cairo Board - of ' Trade was admitted,
' IV 23.•1 1 Yea to e naYs, into membership,
though - -no ' delegates.,-have presented
'' Ives. 1 •
The application of, the Mobile Board of
l'';ade was also presented - , a communication
..ink received by telegraph, ;
4 .:jkir,- Hinoken, ;of New York, objected.
~..le were drifting into en unconstitutional
• purse; we have no evidence whether this
P
lication came ' from a steamboat or in-
•
-: ,itrancecompany. We had nothing to do
;ifth an individual interests, "but with
Mineral commer_ce; we have • organized for
tiolustvely commerciel phrposea. Not
~,.trnitted. ,
-' D itoti o f - ;litilwankPe was excused
,M.r. a 9' '
3 - 1 attendance .; r
fbirrterican Shipping-Thin-matter came
b f r om yesterday. It, arose from a recent
„. ,
_ • -
mendation proceeding from the New York
Produce Exchange, to the effect that Amer
ic.an shipping can b. restored to its position
of the supremacy of the ocean, from which.
it was driven by the rebellion, and from the
want of proper legislation. L
Mr. Hmcken, of New York, wanted
every one here,
and every one in the
United States, to know pat American
ships no longer convey t e • vast produce of
our soil. , The decline o our tonnage has
been about one and a ha f millions of tons.
The proposition is that we be allowed to
buy vessels wherever they can be obtained
at the cheapest rates, - and sail them under
the American sail. We could buy any arti
cle anywhere, and import it , by paying a
duty, but not 'a ship nor a steamer will
come here claiming free trade. We should
be allowed to do what England and France
has done, but we are willing to pay mend
valorem duty on all foreign. ships brought
and sailed by American sailors. ' -,
The report, which was long, was ordered
to be printed and made a special order for
to-morrow.
The Committee on Telegraph reported
the following: -
Resolved, That , the National Board 'of
Trade recommend the adoption by the gen
eral government of measures to cheapen
and extend telegraphic communication•be-
tween different points of the country, by
making it part of the postal system.
The resolution was postponed, to up
after the shipping question.
Mr. Myers, of St. Louis, thought it de-
sirable that Congress should, by legal en
actment; restore the currency of the nation
to `a specie basisi, and redeem the unpaid
and depreciated promises of the Govern
ment by resuming specie payment atf - the
National Treasury as early as practicable.
Mr. Myers made some remarks on the ad
vantages 4hat would result from such a
connip:
The 'Chair stated that the best way to
hear from all on the subject was to 'have
delegates speak in alphabetical order of
their several Boards.
A delegate from Albany stated that his
delegation was in favor of specieepayment,
Mr. Loney, of Baltimore, offered a reso
lution recommending to ingress the pas
_sage of a law forbidding the silo of. any
gold in the United States Treasury for le
gal tender notes or other currency, and re.
quiring the Secretary to dispose of the sur
plus coin for six per cent. - gold interest
bearing bonds of the United States to the
highest bidder, and all bonds's° purchased
immediately cancelled.
Mr. Loney also Offered a resolution that,
Whereas, There Lad been recently great
pressure in the money market, caused
partly by natural, and partly by artificial
means, which had the effect of deranging
business and depreciating the value of wee
ducts• of the land; and whereas the banking
basis of the - country being legal tender
notes, which cannot be increased while the
the various bonds and other securities
thrown on the market are increasing rap
idly; therefore be it
Resolved, That this Board recommend to
Congress the passage of a law requiring the-
Secretary of the Treasury to buy at 'six per
cent. gold interest bearing bonds of the
United States; at the. following rates: In
the year 1869, one hundred and ten at one
hundred par; in the yearlB7o, 'at one hun
dred and twelve for one hundred par; in:
the year 1871, at one hundred - M, id fourteen
fer one 'hundred per; in the year 1872,
.at
.4e.hund enil - hilxiejen for QllO. illll3dVA,
par, alatiletiti-IntrehOletiV 3 be4telig,
. ,
celled. , ' - ---;
Mr. Carr, of the Ratimore Corn Ex.; -
change, declined to give his views ateat.„tiresr.
Mr. Ropes t. ,of Boston, gave a coMprehen
sive exposition of his - r2solutions, - which
were in favor of He
early resumption of
specie payment.. He Offered a - resolution
that it wanthe duty of the government to
make provision for the gradual withdraw.
al of legal tender notes, not arbitrarily; but
to' allow: holders to exchange for onds
bearing interest. ' ,
Mr. Nazero made a few remarks: He
believed the difficulties in the way of Tres
snmption of specie payment were more.
imaginary than real: The Government
could do it -in six months, with vig
orous 'measures, and_he submitted a reso-'
lotion to this effect.
. Mr. Randolph, of Chicago, said he was
opposed to any measures that would make
two classes of money. Legal tender notes
should,- as soon as possible, be raised to a
gold value. He offered a resolution, that
the trEte policy of the Government in at
tempting to resume specie” payments Is to
adhere'to national integilty, and this can
not be done by entertaining any sugges
tions looking a partial repudiation of its
obligations.• -- - . - -
Mr. Turpin, of Chicago, followed with his
views. ', - ~, *,... ,
Mr! Munn. of 5 . ' ~.. ! took the floor.
He said, the first thin' i .. ' t should ,be done
r was to retrench the e' , iseethe Govern
ment. In the next plaphto reduce the rate
of interest on the debt.-The great body of
~the debt beers super t., more than any
GoVernment on the eart compelled to
pay. He thought the Governmentams not
morally bound to pay _ bonds' in gold,.un
less it be to its interest..—He was in favor ;
ofanew loan at lower rates, or to pay them
in the same currency that 'the people are
obliged to receive fcir debts.
the
same Howe - differed isome - remarks to the
same effect. ' 4 4.• -' ^f ''''••'''':
Mr. Geo.:T. Davis, of Sinclnnati,.agreed
in the main with the St. Louis resolutions.
He only differed as ton:19'01:01as. The Gov
ernment should do as Inudnessi firms. If
they can't pay their debts at Once, get an ,
extension of time and gots:eV/nit husband-
ing their 'resources. Weil ave resources
beyond.measure, and tweenr theeeyears of
successful crops growth • and prosperity in
the Soutii would hatpin - M.lof present dif
ficulties. - .- - -i, -..-,.
Mr. MeGraw, of Detrolt,LtliOughf it was
not expedient to attempt" Specie payment
until gold sufficient shall ithontrinlate in the,
Treasury to pay all' indebtedness as it ma
tures. • ...1 .,
Mr. Brannin thought reStimption was
possible within two years. Hieplan was a
more economical expenditure by the Gov
ernment,and theexpenses would be reduced
at least one hundred rrdillons,'which could
be applied to the rettrement of legal ten
ders, and require the banks tokeapa specie
reserve - equal , to the legal tender reserve
now required. He differed with the _reso
lution in part, which recognizes the differ
ence between gold and currency, cOntractfi
The Chair. teed a communication from
Hon. Chas. F. Wilstach, Mayor of 'Cincin
nati, inviting the members to an entertain
ment• to be given this evening by the offi
cial authorities of the city. It was unani
mously accepted ''' -.- -
-, Tan SUPPER TO CONYMITION,.. :
The social supper to the National Board
of Trade by Cincinnati, at Pike's Opera
Hall, showedanother 'Sight to that it pre
presented on Wednesday. Now tour.,
'tables were spread along the Hall and:
were loaded with all the ,delicacies and
substantial[: of the Season with' abundanee
of the best native wines. The waiter at
tendance was also attentive and ample In,
`numbers., - The Hall was , decorated with
evergreens and - shields for. each State.
Thos. F. Wilstach, 'Mayor. of Cincinnati,
presided. Oa his right handset the Fresh-,
dent of National Board. \ • f
Mr. FraleY, President 'OC' the . Natifinal
Board gave the following toasts,“Cincinnall,
• .I , a" i) • a. a a V 4
PITTSBURGH, SA.MR.DAY, DECEMBER 5, 18e8.
cordial-may her prosperity in the future
be equal to her prosperity in the past "
Jonah Keck, President of the. Council,
gave "the Old 'Ember State."
J. B, Brown, pf Portland, Me., returned
the thanks of Portland to Cincinnati and
other cities for/the.aid they had sent Port
land after her seifious losslay lire.
"South Carolina—tile home of a Marion
and a Rutledge."
Responded to by Mr. Cable, of Charleston,
who concludel with a sentiment:
"Agricultur , Cottimerce and the Me
chanic Arts—they add wealth and, pros
perity to any people."
Mr. Charles F. Farrington, of Richniond,
Va.,.replied in; in eloquent speech, hoping,
no* that the war was ended, the two sec.
tions of the country would live In harmony
and unity.
At the conclusion the band struck up
first "The Bonny Blue'
. Flag," followed
with "Yankee Doodle," amid great ap
planio; and finished with the "Star
Spangled Banner." The whole audience
rose to their feet and expressed the most
unbounded enthusiasm.
RICHMOND, VA.
•
Argument In Mottotr to Quash the Indict
ment Against Jefferson Davls—The Court
Divided on the Point Raised, the Chief
Justice Favoring the Motion to Quash
Proceedings.
(By Telegraph to.the Pltteletrgh Gazette.)
Rrcinroxre, December 4
In the United States Circuit Court to-day,
Chief Justice Chase presiding t on the mo
tion to quash the proceedings against Jeff.
Davis, R. H. Dana, for the Government,
proceeded to show the Fourteenth Amend
ment, pleaded in bar of punishment. by the
defendant, - was not a penal statute, but
merely' a - change in the - political system to
secure trustwortniness in office and pre
serve purity in the administration of
the Government. It was a measure
of precaution to secure the country against
filling offices with persons who bike filled
them and broke their oaths., If it had
been intended to indict punishment, it
wouldbave been the utmost folly of legis
lation, seeing that while it would, if
viewed as the defendant's counsel viewed
it, lighten the punishment of the leaders
who had held office and broken thelebaths.
It would leave people who never held office
exposedAd penalties of death and imprison
ment, as provided in the:Conatitution be
fore the adeption7,:of the amendment. It
was an expression only of leiblic will as to
the fltness,of persons:Who engaged in the
rebellion, after breaking their oath, to hold
office again. It was not intended to
act as an amnesty, nor was there a single
word uttered in the Congress that framed,
nor northern Legislatures that adopted it,
to warrant such construction. So far it
was intended as atrial test by which such
men may be reached and guarded against
'Who bad proved unfaithful to their pledges
to the Government. It could not be
pleaded in bar of conviction for treason,
seeing it had applied to those only who
had, after taking the oath of office, engaged
in insurrection and rebellion. It is levy
ing war against the Government. Of this
the defendant stands
.\ charged: It would
he strange if Jeff Davis could, as he might
under this plea, come to the bar, and ac
knowledging, he was guilty of _ treason,
deny his bastto be punished, because
W t tlag e rti Amendinent. •
• Mr. 4:P . 'VMS's* . 1.1114: 4 4in5:
:Showed frtim the very nature of the great
Civil war that it was impossible to follow it
np by trials-for treason, conducted with the
'fairness required by law. How utterly re
pugnant to the world's idea of humanity is
It, that after being recognized during the
war as 'inall respects equal- and honora
ble men, the leaders of the conquered force
should be searched out in peace to be hung
as traitors. He maintained that the Gov
ernment and people had never intended
to do this, and it was for. this *reason
that the Fou.teenth Amendment had been
adopted. It was a constitutional provision
and executed itself, and those who fell un
der it were now suffering the punishment.
He asked the Court to give the construction
to the Fourteenth Article that the Ameri
can people intended "it should bear, and to
accept the great and benificent mercy in
the construction which they had put upon
it, and which tends to advance what all good
men who are believers in universal suffrage
should be accompanied band in hand with
universal amnesty of supposed offenses
arising out of the unfortunate controversy
in which universal suffrage may be said to
have had its origin and establishment.
The Court adjourned until to-morrow.
After the adjournment of the United
States Circuit Court to-night counsel were
recalled, when Chief Justice' Chase an
nounced the. Court divided, be (Chase) be
ing in favor of quashing the indictment and
Distrielf Judge Underwood opposing.
Thereupon this division was certified to
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Chief Justice Chase leaves for Washing
ton to-morrow morning.
—A Washington special says : The Sec
rotary of the Treasury'opposes a forced re
snmption7of specie ppayment. Up to De
cember Ist, V 627,629,350 of Seven-Thirty.
notes have been funded
i nto stk . per cent.
Five-Twenty bonds. Of this amount there.
.have been handed of the
_first aeries 1 / 2 95 r.
565,100; second Series, $330,188,290; third tie
rie5,1197,875,450. This leaves outstanding
of this class ,of securities bit 7-42,863.150.
Se
The cretfulr - estirnEdes the :expenditures
for
for the fiscatyralending Tune. - 35, 1870, to*
be $250,000,000, theeg4 the War Depart
ment, in the event of an 'lndian war, will
call for several additional 'millions. The
report shows that between November‘,l,
1867, and November 1,1868, the public debt
less cash in the Treasury, has been reduced
135,625,102 82. Estimates of the revenue
for the next fiscal year are eighty millions
less than this year, owing to a reduction in
taxation. The interest on the public • debt
for next year will be one hundred and forty
millions, or ten millions less than last year.
—A special dispatch from Dunl4), lowa,
situated on the C. & N. Y. Railway, says
that on the morning' of November 27th,
Yellow Snake Chief of the Omaha* In.
diens, visited that place. During the even
ing he was drugged with liquors by a par
ty of roughs with the intention of robbing
him. During the night a quarrel occurred
and during the fight Yellow Snake was
struck on the, head by one of the party,
smashing his skull in. He succeeded in
getting to where there are several hundred
Indians encamped, about four miles east of
town. He expited on Wednesday morn
ing. Nothing was done in the matter un
til Thursday night, ad inst., when several.
were arrested. One of the principal par
ties is still at large. The Cidef was always
noted.as being very friendly, and strictly
honorable. Isis .band comprises some
fifteen hundred warriors, who, according
to reports, are gathering in fast, and are
greatly excited. - They buried him on
Thursday.- - _
-
—Letters from Port . an Prince confirm
the report of the capture of an America
schooner by salnave and the confiscation of
the cargo, notWithstandipg the protest th
American Consul. An. English vessel hal
also been seized, and British and French-
frigates had gone there to protect foreign
.Interests. Tharp was some excitement In
consequence.-
SEC 11111 EMIR
POUR. O'CLOCK. A. M.
ROM EUROPE.
Mr. Gl
&tone Appointed Prime
Minis er of Great Britain—John
Brtght Asked to Join the New
Cabinet—The Baudin Excite
ment in
[33y Telegraph , to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
GREAT BRITAIN.
Lorinoic, Dec. 4.—Mr. Gladstone was at-
audience with the Queen yesterday, and
formally acceptiSd the appointment as Prime
Minister. There Was a• large gathering of
Liberalists at Mr. Gladstone's residence last
evening. " •
The Times thinks that Lord Roinilly will
be Chancellor of. Exchequer, and Roundell
Palmer Master of Rolls.
Sir Robert P. • Collier. will probably. be
Attorney General in Mr. Gladstone's cabi
net. John Bright has been asked to join
the new ministry. •
FRANCE
LONDON, December 4.—The Moniteur
gives an account of the attempted demon
stratiorrat the Mont Maitre Cemetery on
tho anniversary of l3audin's death, fully
confirming the reports previously received
from Paris. The Monileur says the crowds
were dispersed by the police, who found it
necessary to make only a few arrests.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 4.—Gen. Laureano Sanz Y.
Soto has accepted the appointment as'Cap
tain General of Porto Rico, on condition
that reinforcements of regular troops be
sent to that Island. Capt. Gen. Dulce will
sail for Havana on the 15th inst.
ARRIVED
LIVERPOOL, December. 4.—The steamer
Nova Scotian, from Quebec, arrived to-day.
FINANCIAL AND CORIIIIERCLIM.
LlvEttrooL, November 4.—Cotton: sales
for the week ending yesterday 85,000
bales, including 23,000 bales for export,•
and 14.000 bales on speculation. The
stock amounts to 368,000 bales, including
45,000 bales Americn. The amount afloat
for this port 39254,000 bales, including 78,000
from the ,United States. The market to
day is tending downward; sales 10,000 bales
middling upland on spot at 11%, to arrive
at 10%®10N, Orleans 11%. The Manches
ter market is heavy. Breadstuffit—Wheitt
dull at 12s. for California white, 9s. 6d. for
No. 2 Red Western. Flour 255. 6cl. for
western. Corn dull, at 38s. 9d. for mixed
western. Oats 3s. Bd. Barley ss. Peas 465.
Provisions—Pork dull at 87s. Beef dull at
87s. 9d. Lard flat at 655. 6d. Cheese quiet
at 665. Bacon steady. at 555. Produce,
quiet and unchanged. Turpentine dull at*
28s.
LONDON, December 4.—Evening.—Con
801a,92.%; account, 9234; 5-20 s, Z 4,34;
o i 2 g 1 11113 0 i EliNT:Vitta.iort:buTh;
19E3 ®
twos, DeceMber 4. —sugar quiet and
steady. Whale Oil £3B. Linseed. , 585658 s
ANTWERP, Decimber. 4. Petroleum
quiet at 53 francs.
PARIS, December 4.—The weekly' state
ment of the Bank of France shows the
bullion In vault increased to thirteen mil-.
lion francs. "
Pesaro, December 4.—Bourse firm.
Rentes 70f. 130 c.
Havita, December 4.—Cotton closed with
a declining tendency.
ST. LOUIS.
Alleged Railroad CorrnOtion--Aetion by
City Connell.
ter Telegraph to the Pittetoulth Oseette.l
ST. LOUIS, December 4.—Resolutions
were introduced in the City Council to-day,
setting forth that the city and county of St.
Louis each own Live hundred thousand dol
lars of stock in the Missouri Pacific Rail
road, upon-which has .been paid annually
for seventeen -years aureßatin.g two mil
lion and twenty thousand dollars, - for
which no dividends or other returns ban'
been received; that it is currently reported
the officers and directors ot the road
have profited by furnishing supplies
to the Company and farmed out contracts
to themselves and to others at such terms
as deprived the , road proper of its profits;
that the Managers of said Company have
Squandered the Comitany's money in en
deavoring to 'influence the Legislature of
the State to do as they request; also estab
ashed rates of freight on the road which
discriminated greatly against the interests
of St. Venlig - find providing few th - e eleciloa
of a special committee of Live to investigate
the matter and other subjects pertaining to
.the management of the road; also request
ing the County Court to•join the city in
the investigation and procure if pbssible
meeting of the stockholders of the road
for an examinatiohof its affairs.
The Erie Railroad imbroglio.ldjuncilon
Against the New York Central Railroad:,
My Telegraph to the Plttaborgh Gagette.V,
NEW yOBIC, December 4.-w The Erie
matter, before' Judge Sutherland, was to
day allowed to stand over, Judge Cardoza
not having yet decided the case before
him.
The snit in Which Judge Barnard to-day
issued an injunction against the New York
Central Railroad, chargfs the company
with an over issue of stook to the amount
of f 3,451,400, of-which $2,637,000 were is
sued on. the surrender of convertible
bonds and the balance without any author
ity. The complaint is made by one Isaac
Jenks, who says the warrant of capital,
as prescribed in the consolidated agree
ment, was $23,085,600. The Company is
restrained from paying any dividends
upon stock in.excess of the latter sum, or
permitting any votes to be cast on said
stock at the ensuing election.
Gen. Grant in New Ragland.
Telegregh to the Pittetough ..zette.3
BOSTON, December 4.—Gen. Grant visited
Lowell to-day, arriving there in company
with the Mayor and a Compittee of the
city government. The party visited the
Merrimack and Lawrence carpet mills. It
was a holiday in the city. The school dis
missed and the mills suspended "work.
Many streets and residences were profusely
decorated and the streets were lined with -
thousands of people who loudly•cheered,
the vilitor" as he passed along. The in.
spection of the mills occupied two hours,
when the General took a train for Boston.
A collation was partaken of. In one. of the
oars on k the trip down. On his arrival here
he visited several of the leather • -ware
housed, and then drove to his hotel,where;
in the afternoon, he gave a public recep
tion. " In the evening he was the' guest of
William Gray, at dinner. Pi will go to
Providence to-morrow morning.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS
—The receipts from. Internal Revenue
reach nearly a million aday now.
—An oldiady, named Mrs. Hanlon, was
ran over and killed by astreet car in :Louis
ville, yesterday. •
—The ices by the destruction of Neal
Dow's tannery at Portland, Me.,is esti
mated at $30 , 000, insurance $22,50.
—The murderers of the two negro girls
in the eastern part of Jefferson county, Ky.,
will be tried under the Civil Rights' bill.
—At Syracuse, N. Y., yesterday, two em
ployes in Greenway's brewery, Edward and
Dennis Hancock, were suffocated by gas.
—The high school building at Fond du
lac, Wis., was burned on Thursday even
ing, supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary. •
—Judge Fullerton las discovered new
proofs of fraud in New York, and wants
the Secretary of the Treasury to order. an
investigation.
—General Lippincott having been effected
Auditor of Illinois, has resigned his posi- -
tion as Doorkeeper of the National House
of Representatives.
—The Theatre Comique, on Broadway,
New York, occupied by White dr, Spencer,
was damaged by fire to the extent of 015,000
yesterday morning.
—The New York, Times warns the people
against investing money in the alleged
newly discovered gold fields in Duchess
county, in tbat_State.
—R. D. Bogart, a Paymaster's Clerk in
the navy yard, has absconded withil7,-
000 of the government funds. He has lost
the money in gambling.
—The New York Tribune regards the
recommendation by the Electoral Collee
of Tennessee" of Horace Maynard, as a ht
member of Grant's Cabinet, as unwise and
indecorous.
—A tire in Clyde, Wayne county, N. Y.,
yesterday destroyed property to the value
of $25,000, including a hardware store sev
eral restaurants and small stores; insur
ance, $ll,OOO.
The 'Boston Journal thinks the Speak -
ership of the next Houseof Representatives
should be given an Eastern man. Its'prin
cipal reason is that the West has got about
everything else.
The New York Herald says that it was
offered'the report of Secretary McCulloch
and the forthcoming President's message
for a consideration recently, but declined
being a receiver of stolen goods.
—The Pacific Railroad Company are pre
paring a statement in answer to the report
of the Special CAMILIBSIOn in which they
hope to,disprove many of statements
made in that report unfavorable to the
road. - •
—The Machine House of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company, at Union
Bridge, Carroll. county, Md., was burned
Thursday night. All the locomotives and
cars were saved. Loss SIO,OOQ.
—Governor Fenton, of New York, has
commuted the sentence of death imposed
on Catharine Johnson, of Buffalo, for the
murder of Bridget McDermot t to imprison
ment for life in the State's prison.
—lt is stated that Fisk is about to sue the
papers that published garbled accounts of
his Erie Rallwarnocturnal trip for dams
gest and his counsel, it is reportad, has
atrefattaorcib,nindt , anuat,
ezzOltuTAL
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On'the Cleveland and Tided° Railroad,
at TownseUdStation, Ohio, Thursday night,
a passenger,train *ran 'into a freight 'train,
the'mishap being occasioned by a misplaced
switch. Barney Polley, a head brakeman,
was killed.
—The fire on Market street, Philadelphia,
is said 'to have been the result of careless
ness., A boy went into .the cellarLwith a
lighted candle and the gas from some coal
oil ignited and exploded, setting the whole
place In flames in a few minutes. .
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—The Workingmen of Rochester, New
York. held a large meeting Thursday
night, to protest against the contract sys
tem of labor in thepenal institutions of the
State. The Mayot presided, ,and .several
gentlemen addressed the meeting.
—The Congr es sional suttCommittee on
whisky frauds is , still. sitting with elosExi
doors, at New York, and it is said they ex
pect to present a startling' report to Con
gress. during the early part'of the session,
which will induce a radical change in' the
revenue'laws.- • '
— 2 rhe first annual convention( of:the
New Jersey State Woman's Suffrage Asso
ciation,was held •at Vineland, on Thurs
day. irs. Lucy Stone:. Rev. -Ahtoinette
Brown Blackwell, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Jackson Davis, and other lesser lights took
-part in the proceedings. • ,
And The shipments of coal by the Delaware
d Hudson Canal Company. from Round
out to New York. this ,season, aggregate
one million six hundred thousand tons, an
increase of,two million tons over lastear.
It is said the rise in coal has nette dthe
dealers two millions.more than they would
otheiwise have cleared.
—A heavy snow storm commenced at St.
Unita on Thursday evening and continued
until yesterday morning. From, six to
eight inches of snow fell, but it melted
ralpdly. , The storm extended west to
Kansas, and from two to six inches of snow
fell at different points. At St. Joseph; Mo.,
the storm was very heavy, more snow fall
than for manryears. - • ' .
L-The Lower House of the North Carolina
Legialidure considered the resolutions
for investigating the charge of bribery.
The Senate resolutions were finally adopt
ed by a small majority. The investigation
will now proceed. There was much'oppe.:
sition to the resolutions. Grave diiclosures
are expected. Both Houses adopted a res.
hiution•for a recess from December 21st to
Jauntily 4th. , • ,
—A Match was made at St. Louis, yester
day, between William M. Davis, who. was
whipped by Mike MeCoole two years ago
near this city; and Tom Allen, ofDleve
land, for one thousand dollars a side:-Ar
ticks of agreement were signed and the
first installment of three ,hundred dollars
put up the hands- of Jack Looney, the
tight to take Wade on the twelfth of Janu
ary between forty and sixty miles from St.
Louis. •
—The Alabama Senate bee paned a bill
making the wearing of disguises and masks
by any number of men a crime, punishable
by line and impriebnment, A - bill was in
troduced and'referred to open Judgments
rendered by any of the Courts of the State
where the cape of action existed prior' to
the 25th of. May, 1885. The House Is en
gaged on the revenue bill. The Legisla
ture has refused to adjourn on the 12th of
December.
—At New , York,a heavy snow storm corn
mantled about - eleven o'clock last night - .
Weather reports :received from , various
parts of the country report that snow •or
sleet was failing ,at Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, Fortress Monroe, Bt f-
falo, Chicago and Cheyenne, rain at Rich=
mond and Cincinnati, and indications of a
storm at Oawego, Albany,Boston and St.`
Johns, N. B. Wind northeast at all points.
—At Leavenworth, Kansas, on Thursday
night, the saddlery store of B. S. Richards
and the furniture store of Abernathy Broth
ers, ad joining,were entirely burned. Rich-
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ards' loss is $6,000; insurance, $3,000. Ab
ernathy loses about• $00,000; insured for
$13,000 in New York and New Haven,
the Underwriters and _Etna. The Mercan
tile Library and Rhey & Co., hatters, sus
tain damage to the amount of about one
thousand dollars.
—lt is stated that President Johnson has
refused to give advance copies of his mes
sage to the press, but will arrange so that
copies shall be issued from the Internal
Revenue offices at noon of the day of its
delivery. A good portion of the message,
it is said, has been surreptitiously ob
tained and will probably be published in
advance by the Philadelphia Ledger, Bos
ton Pont, Baltimore Sun, Cincinnati Enquir
er and New York World.
—A committee of ladies from New York
palled upon Gov. Geary at- Harrisburg, an
Friday morning, to urge him to pardon
Hester Vatighan. The ladies were notate-
Ottqly received and informed that their
action had long since been quietly.,antici
paled by thousands of humane and philan
thropic citizens, mostly ladies of Pennsyl
nia and that any further agitation on the
subject would be unnecessary, as the case
was thoroughly understood and the . Gov
ernor's action was determined on-
—A special :dispatch from Omaha an
nounces that the temporary Railroad bridge
across the Missouri river at that place,which
was only completed on Tuesday last, was
swept away by floating ice on Thursday
evening. Four hundred loaded freight care
had been taken across the bridge before its
destruction. This, is the second temporary
bridge that has , been destroyed in a like
manner. The Railroad authorities will at
once rebuild the bridge, which is greatly
needed for the speedy transmission of
freight from the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway to the Union. Pacific road..
—Governor McCormiCk delivered his an
nual message to the Arizona Legislature at
Tuscan, November 16th. He says the pop
ulation, of the Territory has increased in
the past year, and the taxable property is
one-third greater than in 1867. No great
progress can be made so long as the Apache
raids continue. He compliments the regu
lar troops for their bravery. He asks ad
ditional forces, especially-of troopsfanuliar
with the country, and favors the Southern.
Pacific Railroad.as a means of subjugating
hostile Indians and opening the country.
The Territorial debt is twenty thousand
&liars in currency, which - will be reduced
one-third before the close of the year.' The
Wickerburg and Cababi mines pay well.
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e “Indexing the Records.”
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Mksshs. EDITORS—We, have: heretofore
stated that the Commissioners, Messrs. S.
H. Geyer, B. F. Lucas and George Shiner.
Jr., appointed by the Honorable Judges of
the District Court, to carry into effect a
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special law, passed by the last Legislatire,
for the purpose of re-indexing the records
in the Recorder's office, awarded - the con
tract to Eb. Wll rns, Jr., Esq... at six and
one-half cents per line, or $2.21 per page:
The contract appears, however, not to have
met with • the approval of the Court, the
fact having transpired, on investizatiOn,
that another party, equally competent as
well as responsible, prdpoted to do the
work for three and one-third cents perline,
or $1 per page, or in other words proposed
to examine, transcribe arid district 202,000
lines for $8,733.33. while the award - was
Ausubeb3r the Commissioners to the party
'proposing.to do the warkA•aLtdr—and. one
- half cents per7tne, r, In other words f0r
513,130.00, thereby saddling upon the , tax
payers the difference between tile proposed
hide, which "is nothing Morn. nor less, ac
cording to the estimates made by the Hon
orable Judges of the bistriot Court on the'
30th day of last May, than the bIIM 'of
$0,396.67.
. We understand that john J. A. Young,
an old • friend and thorough going busi
ness man, is the person who 'pro
posed to do the work at 3% cents per line
or 11,00 per page. His proposal was re
jected by the Commissioners, beCause.they,
thought it too low, notwithstanding he (Mr.
Young) proposed to furnish some of the
best security in Allegheny county for the
faithful performance of , the required duty.
From what we know, we think "that Mr.
Young is competent to take charge of, as
well as perform, almost any ordinary task
in the transcribing line, or the hunting up
of old documents, few persons being better
acquainted 'with the typography of the
county, than he is. Therefore he is pecu
liarly adapted to overcome the great , and
only obstacle in the making out of a 'cor
rect - 'dot of indexes • for • the central,
northern. and southern -ctstricts, all re
mitred by the law. Why Ihe Com
missioners should have passed, by a
responsible. proposal. and awards contract,
thereby agteeing to pay out of the pockets
of the dear people the sum of 56,396 87 We
cannot imagine. But now that petitions
are being circulated and numerously sign
ed by disinterested parties, who, for ob
vions reasons, 'arn . unacquainted with the
merits of the• case; praying that the Hod.
Judges of the District Court may confine
the contract as awarded, wellope that they
will compel, at their earl' eat convenience,
the Commissioners to rescind the contract
as awarded, and at the same;: time instruct,
them to award the contract according to
the letternnd spirit of the law.
Amusements.
OPERA HOUSE.-ISfr. Edwin Adams, the
talented aid pleasing actor, took 'a benefit
at the Opera House last-evening., on which
occasion he had a very fairaildience, which
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would doubtless have be n; much =larger
but - tor the unpleasant weal er. - sellarcisse,
the Vagrant," was the . ece presented,
with Mr. Adams in the. I L ,' itie role. , - The
piece will •be repeated tk , evening. At
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the matinee this afterno4-“Roeo and
Ittliet".will .be the attracWin. .
PlTrsßtaten THEATBE.--The attendance
at the old . Theatre last night was not so
large as It has been heretofore, owing doubt
less to" the inclemency of the weather. A
splendid bill is annotuacedlor to-night, in
cluding.t/iree pieces, in all of which Miss
Kate Fisher will appear. • '
VARIETIES.-.-The attendance at Trimble's
Varietlei continues to increase, and' will so
long as Manager Williams presents 'such
attractions as.he hasl presented during the
present .week. : , ,
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Mossom.—Parents should not fail to take
their, children to. Burnell's Museum, and
Parlor Menagerie. It is a very entertain
ing .as ..well as instructive exhibition for
children, and there are a great" many Curi
osities to be seen there of interest to older
persons. It is open day andevening.;
THE BELL &NOE first dais en
lertainment will always attract an appreca•
ative audience, an assertion which_ was '
cletulypiovett lest evening by the audience
which, undeterrpd by the ineleranney of the
weather, assembled in the- Academy ..of
Music to witness the third performance-of '
the Peak Family of Belt Ringers. - We'are
glad to see those entertainments so well
patronized, as it is a gratifying 'evidence of
the intelligence and vial judgment of our
amusement loving pablic. :The Bell Bing
ers will close_their stay here ;tg-day with a
grand matinee this afternoon and an even
ing perfortnance. Let them have. such ,a
benefit as will make them,Aear away.plea
sant recollections of Pittsburgh and its viT 7
cinity.
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