x . ; , •' • .;.i" . •••;( • ' ' .- • :•; 7 , ;••• A •• tviji; • j 4 • -•-- • - • •-• • • • - \\, vpid, / • ~, 2 .:: : 31 " • .•1 • • ... • ' • •4 4 . . . . t'• %...; ' • " . . • • • • .• jj weimmht,, • 1 .f. ,;z .• • . • • • . • • \K- • - 3 !..1 111 111t. c"-K •-•./ , r r iV- 1 , , f - ; • , =•••• -1/".- „ th • 4 . • • - • ~ , 144 a P A. • ( I \ ll i t . • VOVM II SE Eli mnsiiithria coax:Awn ; az. FORTIETH CONGRESS. [tnufb sEssioN.] • ' ' S ' ATE:• Standing 1 ommi.Xteis „,..... . ~ ~,.. , . • . -i -At ztnounee&-Calendar o f Ben ' ,-• r•• ate Hills Read lP •T - Spetieayment . . --. ..`-Bill ;. Laid _ Over -- Georgia ''Rem Mon -- struction Dill Explailed • _ .. ~ *pin t Gr a d es Descant/on-Cop” ;her tariff allt'lndfatil Unreal/ 'Transfer , 111119 - 'lliferred-The '' Reading of the Presidexit's Mies: I ..:•sage Conelniled.-MerinnelittOri `..• sage . ,. _ ... .t.-..llnenaricii. 11010/1D • Bill-fOrthe rljaie of /A i Verilo rrY klaaillY - i rfissea-41ilis - Piiiented • and . • i `- PassiciLEfeititie Bit /nest Taken ..• i : 47P-41Mti• lintien.,4i4c;iited: far - a ' i "_•7 Recess fro nt, /like Vier' .21 st iii . ', J apumi7 l 44l4-4111fi tO Regulate , ' Value, of Legal ;Tender Notes • and Provide for Redemption. . [BT Tete:Tech to'rbe ?ittrbireti gazette, f:, : - • ' c Wlimunwron, Decentbar - 10,453 , 3. ' •,,.. ,_•' SENATE. • • • - ' • -- 1- The • following' Standing 'Commitees were SPNkintlid: :i ;i' 1 ; ::', : l I 7 , •; Foreign Relations--bfesars. Stunner, ; f Chairman ' ) Fessenden, Catneron, Harlan, '. . Morton, -Patu mon,' ',. (New Hunpshied ,• Pittances -Messrs. She rm a n,(ChairMan,) 3 1. Morgan, Warner, Williams, Corbett, Hen ; derson,'Mbrrill,, (Vermont._) , • -A ations-Maurrs. Morrill, ( mitn Mc') `... (0 ) Grimes ,: HOW, Wilm a , Cole, • - Conklin& "Ricaltlinv. ;.4.,,_.'•,'„, ... , . Crmirneree-Idesera - Chandler, (Chair , • .' man, Morrill,,(Vermont,) Vickers, Spen '' , i car, Kellogg, Corbett. . ; , Airree-Measrs. i3pragne, /Chair ,lnntt,); Motblaf, Dixon, Robertaeti."': PV-atiiire; -vimeroic(efilire - . ;luau ? ) . Cattail, Tipton, Welch; Meureery. • •• ' 4,i ifshlary Affairs and Afilitia.--htessrs. ' • • Wilson, (Chairman) SpragnsollNneron, :•;-: Morton, Abbott;-Thayer,-Doollttle. ~ . ::.. Naval Affairs. -Messrs. Grimes, (Chair : f mom) Anthony, Frelinghnysen, Edo:u:ids, 42,:mkurigLlillie, Hendricks. \ .. ~Ragt,, . ~. wee.; and , ,,t Poet- 4tocg_tit„,-Mregga, , c••.• • • matilily; (Chairnian.) Maness. , F - onteroy : --: ',4: YILISIMnkI4: Motbrull'd, Well*. Diuti:fj , . 1 Rablic Landg.t-gme. Pomeroy, (Chitt.r r whin) Stevrirt, - *OsbOlt, Wfliburgsi:Tiptdn, . . .- Irendri cktiVArner.-- •::-. _.,, ,-- - • ' ?,, Zivate .Land Clanni.-:Messre. Williams; ''i (Chairmtue) Sumner, Kellogg, Ferry, Bay --f• ', -- : th Ala i d th t - ~..4.1 50 77.4. _Arestawadeimi* - - , :(chairtnsi,), nil); of Maine,•Roite, Car: - • • 'f. bett,Thayer. 13nokalew, Doolittle. 1 man) inim Pennotus,-;-affAnaris. Van Winkle;'(Candr-- Sawyer. Edile, ibwler, Davis, ' Spencer, '. • Tenn •••', .. ;1 Revoiutionary C7aiine- Mariam • Nye, • -•• ~a(Chain:o.4o Saulsbury dler, Poole, , Patterson, , . ' Chan -- • , ..',. . t••• Ctainia -Messrs....Al:me, (Chairigum,) Willev, Frelinghuysen, Howard, Robert - .1' eon, Cole, Davis.. ~ ~.--,••••_-: • , • • • • ~-• District Colum b i a Ritzier'', , Ccillairmita, Bilner , . Nye, Patteison,,'-14 '. ••• '' I: n't ._, Harris, nn. Vickers. , - ! _Patents -Meaerl. Willey, (Chairman,) . 01 1toortifli T/Z4w Petry, Nortoil.;• ":7 ... , ) " ' ' Publw' B _wept"' and Gr-oundrz-Mentrs. ' t... 4 •,„,' I•Fessenden, (Chidman,) Trumbull, Ferry, " Davis, widt e . _ , . . , . • • • ? :;',TerrderiaLzfestMl:"-Yereiv,;-(oiiiiiiiiez,L) -. s N y e ' ersa g h l s n v ilri. ?11 41 ?.?Ne. 1 0, 4'cAeory, 2 , Davigo • - ..L.. -; ---. • "fi"woe Raarpad--3vard A (441Nr• n,) Eillitimaniiktorpe,connesi; Ramsey, -• .; f.Stewart, Wilson, Harlan. Drake.,-,-, .‘,,: ! '*,' ... ~ • 2b Audit Contingent Ezpenaes of the b e n - , 1 ate-htesem. Omen, (Chairman,) Merrill, ior Vt., and. Ruakalew. -- • • :-I" . .' Ingt-oadeifiliffst.:__Mervirs. Bbyrkyr,' (vbidr=r . smzsn,) Studeer'iinit Norton - •-a; , '• l , Mine: and Mining-Menem .' ~. i(Chairman,) Chandler, Yates Conness, Ros f bury and-tylretei ..,, • r * •-; ~ ,s, Seals z -- , • - 1 Meat:viz' or Laiie-are ' 86 5" 632 / 1 4/t '. ..,. ltol. l lo airMana _ EiLl Inner * Cole, Bayard an „ o. L... ' r)nwita Committee on BaarNzat.--Matec, i •.- • isherman, Hardin,..Bumner, Ruckalciiv•- • Vim:idler, SW*** /Winger suittittewart. Commtigee to inquire -whether ,imprcper , . ... } .lnrearti have been used 1?r atteltpteidfor in ....:llkedierog Me wore LiErmiate •on Impeach. -",- •• z atint."4lfeeers. Rao 6_,W , ',749.11ekr0r 34,', •,: - ;•,•lindler`.43tfr - hirt and Thayer - 1 • _ -,,, : 4:''. 1 ' . :,-• ' `Joint Committee en Printing--licenkAri-'1 ,',.. , .-..my, Whyte and_Rarris.. - -'''' " - •'•-wate .oatilateconAtret/ifedlitieLidesers. lie. Paterson, N. H., Dixon. • •.• .. ;" joint , Oominittee. on .4ibeark on•lpart:. of '•'• • ' iateAsMltseii.llforgattafoien;Pessentien:- 4Toint Committee on Retrencimient--Meaers. •• '.." '; ; Jackals's!. .illinunds, Willisimi,l Wai/eon, N. H.,•;•, _ _ • 4 . 41 , Joint Committee 'to Revise and ';• ':l'9er . .pi o Pk M ofolar tck a* M ~ .irer To Bizenine Claim and Accounts for Re , :viairs and Furnishing ..E'xecutive Igtfintsfen-,-- Weser& Harlan, (Chairman,) Noruki*... I , ,• • :,•; ~•: On Ordinaneee-Mesers. Howsrd, (Chair •iiiien,) Cameron, Drake. .• -- ,2 , „ .1 . • _ • - *•.! On Revision of ROW -of 'e •:-; 774 tleinv.iChairdeut,)•Dmieroy Edmund., - rtg moved to add two members to ."'• 6 Committee on. Pacific. Railroad as rep ort •• .Isesentative6 or the &kith, biltid?the mg ''cation of Mr.- EDMUNDS lai withdrew the' .••4 . motiontepporari/74 ' ;J•••-• f• - • .0 The DICIEST_then directed the Sec edti-dy to read the calendarof.• bills and' klesolutions on the table, .most of _which tvere referred to approprhde Committee& , 1 On motion of Mr.. SUMNER.: his bill to . t•etuune a peekpaymenti_en the 4th of JulV ;ext, was laid over until next, week;when as will -move f - to refer' it to the cortunitten Mr. SUMNER also explained thainirpMei ''''' -the bill Introduced ' f Idin to cany-out he receeetrue' Übe acts in Georgia,' viz: to • ' me to a certain - extent ',the , power-of 7. ogress over Georgia-4n conillguence of e Legislature having been. illegally con: f u titutea. - Oiriiii Motion the bill was re. rred to the Coniznittee on the Judiciary. Mr. DRAR:Eexplainedtheliv:em ends • solution in relation to • the es of Oen., dal and LieutenanhOeneral the Arril h yr, 4 1( i • • Admiral •••; 1 4 1 417 - Tice 4.„4dmical lik• e• iiitty, to 1:!e tO k e ep those moral m ile male As /awards' hi extratirginery •• b ear . P ee - 14 " and ' not ledge them • • •,tu te - We twed by regular proinotion atlaccom- todation.-, Referred first to the Committer* Malaita: ../ifeire, to ga; if favorably LRed 'on - by them. to We Committee' 'on" aval Affairs. - .-' :--- • - f:" ' '- '. • - - ' 'r ne A:Tag hillie;regulate %ihe,dutlaton r',' dm. was referred to tile , Committee pi nee and Mit t ;• • •;._ a-a ; •- ' - -• riVh_ert thl M i ni D 1.11;4 rmtreNtie titi;•;. Ft '9f Iliquaw rid) the War Depart ': •• f - . - • ttpc:z-- ment was reached, Mr. THAYER moved —Mossie. Price, of Alabama, and Prince, of to refer to the Committee on Indian Affairs, Georgia. and Mr. WILSON moved, its reference to On Expenditures in Pubfic Bu il dings—Mr. the Cominittee.on MilitarrAffairs.. Haughey, of Alabama. bir.,IFERRY Opposed sendinig it to the -. Mr. BEAMAN introduced a bill to enable Committee on Indian Affairs, beeause he the Holly, Wayne and Missouri Railroad thought that would be fatal to the bill. Corepany, in /Mangan, to have subscrip- Mr. 'IIPTON favored the motion to send tion to capital stock stamped, dzo. Referred it to the committee on. , :lndian Attain, be. to the Committee on Ways end Means. cause he thought if any change was, to .be Also, a bill to consolidate the several asy made in the Indian policy of the Govern- Inms for - aged and , bled soldiers . was ment, that Committee• which had so long passed.- had charge,of -the hole subject,jwas the .Also . ; a bill granting:a portion of the Mil one most fit to deal ' with it itary reservation at Sault Ste Marie Miehl- After an animated debate the bill was gan, to the American Baptist Homelhisilon. ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Also, a bill providing that all army °fil lies' A_ resolution was adopted to adjourn from airs detailed to give Military instruction in day to day until Monday. -..-- - -- -, „ r --. Colleges and Universities shall be entitled After'the reference of tlie,lnclian Brutsoh to the - full pay of their respective grades, Bin, \ - the same as if they were in active service. Mr. WILSON introduied a bill -,to repeal •Tifr. WASHBURNE, of Indiana, reported section sixth of tho act making appropria- a bill to equalize bounties, whith was made' tions for the support of the army for the the special order for the first Tuesday MI year ending June 30th, 1868. Referred to Jantiary, ibr one hour. Committee on Military Affairs. - Mr. GARFIELD, from same Committee, Mr. R A.MSErintroduceda bill granting reported a bill to establish a national sys lands to aid in the con/Arm:lion of a rah- tern of military education, authorizing the road from St. Paul, Minnesota, to the Alia- detail of military . instructors for one Col sour! river. Referred to Committee on Pub- lege in eactiState and for one -additional lie Lands. college or university. for every million in- Mi. WILSON introduced a joint resoin- habitants Mauch State designated by the tion stsbniittingfor ratification the follow- Legislature, with a provision for co in amendment to the Constitution: 'doming cadets. die. . Amancrx 15—NO distinction shall be made ' Mr. GARFIELD remarked, as it was a by the United States, nor any State, among very important bill,. ha_ would not ask to citizens in their civil or political rights on havoit printed and Naha the special order. account of race, colorer previous condition. Mr: WASHIII7RNE, of Illinois, and Referred tethe Judidary Committee. others opposed It. Also, a bill to regulate the elective frail-- Ononotion of Mr. ROSS it , was tabled-73 also in the United States. Referred to to 40. - - the same Co mittee. Mr. GARFIELD congratulated the Mr. CONNESS introduced 41.1111 .fixing organ 'of the incoming administration on n the for labor_perfornied for the support received from the other side. the Government of the United States, Mr. , DODGE, from same Committee, re which was lei on the table and ordered to ported a bill appropriating $222,848 to re be printed. It provides that from and af- Wad to lowa expenses incurred in connec -1 ter .lune 25th, 1869. alllaberers, workmen, tion with raising .troops. Pending the and mechanics engaged inlhe employment reeding ' of the report, the morning hour of the .United ,States, shall receive for a expired. . ' 'dere /abdr, as - provided by law, the full ' The House then, 'L on motion .of d ie labor and compensation paid for such SCHENCK, proCeeded to business on the labor as if ten hours constituted a daY's table and disposed thereof aa folio ws: labor. • • _...,...- - -- - Senate joint resolution relating to ocean On motion of Mr. SHErusutN, the eve: mail . and. ship -. service between Milted dentials of Mr. Hill, Senator -elect from States and 'shirts, Referred. to Postollice Georgia, with memorials, itc., relating to • ,Conimittee:' ' them - were referred to Judiciary Com- 'The Senate 'hill in relation to bridges mitteik•• -rs, _ acrom the' Ohio- river. , After a discussion 1 -XI.: RICE calledup the - bill to provide for more than an hour. participated in prin. ihr the - issue of arias to the- militia of ser e cipally by Indiana,' Ohio and Pennsylvania tale States lately- in 7xebellioti; whichoM 'members, the bill was on motion of Mr. Mellott of Mr. Wail: referred to BINGHAid, referred on Committee on the COmmittee o nlifilititryAffeirsii;•l •._ - Road& and eirmile,l -. • iIdrO 3 DMUNDS- *led , for unfinished Mr. .PHELPS asked: leave te 'Offer a business. Some of his friends"; he said , and resdlidion in 'reference to the ejection - of some who Were not his friends , our poso ' American citizens from the Guano -Island, he melted to adjoUrn Wixitunidey. -M order Alta Vela.. to prevent the reading of the nftderirs, bjected. ... . - ' 1 Message. :Rio motion had no such design, . Oto Mr. W &SHBURNE, of Illinois, offered a I On the.boary, he was in - favor of havMg .resolution for a recess from Monday,' De it read benefit of hie party, andlthat CeMber Met, to Timidly', ran stb, the people might..-see- irhat,„ kind of man Mr. SOKANCK remarked that he felt it they had at the head 'of the Government. was melees to attempt taking a recess, but He therefore Moved that the Secretary ISO as he wailnstrueted by the Committee oh directed toProceed with the reading of the Ways endlifeans this forenoon, he would'i Message. The motion was carried:, -' move an amendment, making the recess '• Mr.- CAMERON -renewed the motion - to from the 230 of December to the 4th of dispense with the reading of the message, • J:Mitoiry.' ' . .. , but aCthe suggestion of other-senators Mi. ? Mr. WASHRUANE moved the previous aiedhitely withdrew it. -. s 7:t ' -.. •• question. The - SECRETARY then read the Melt- , The amendment was rejected-77 to 91. sage from the point at whiehlie had bees Mr.; BALDIMI moved to table t s he ram. -interttipted__Yeeturday. Tibilithe 'had flu- 'ltition:-..'c:- ,-.4,-_-,,-- ished;Mr. EDMUNDS =wad to lay the ' Rejected without discussion. message on the table and ordered it Wiwi • The resolution as originally introduced printed, which was done. . .., was then adopted. • The PRESIDENT presenteda commun.'. Mr.,BROOMALL then introduced a bill cationfrom the Secretary of the Interior, to regulate the value of United States legal transmitting accounts up to June last of tender notes in coin and provide for re. the :disbursement for incidental' and, mitt. 'dempdon. , Referred to Committee on dellaneons purposes during 1 868. ' Ways and Means. The bill the Sec- Mr. EDMUNDS said, in view of the ex- rotary; of the Treasury to ,directs t gold troop:Unary propositiOnin tehdionric the coin to be exchanged for United States legal nettonal'debt containediu the 'President's tender notes whenever demanded at the message, he would move that on neSt Treasury in sums not leas , than one hoof the Finance Coiblinittee,, imleitis dred dollars and at the following rates of they should In - the meantime report the exchange: for the first month, one hundred resolution offeredby him „on, the - 21st ,of dollars in coin for one hundred and thirty- November - last, be discharged from .the five in :notes, for the second month one further consideration of it, and would move . hundred in coin for one hundred and th irty.. its passage. _.-- ' . ', four in 'notes, and so on at adecrease of one The resolutinit affirms that 'the 'faith `of dollar per month until par is reached. the United States is soreionly pledged. to The House again went to business on the . the payment of the debt: - _. • table. Mr. EDMUNDS inade'afeW temente to The Senatejoint resolution in"relation Ito the effect that theacceptance of the • Prod- the Library of the Department of Agricul dent's proposition would dishonor tut for- tnre was paased. ever in the eyes of all honest men:- The Senate joint resolution' relative to Mr. F RE'LINGHU,YSEN spoke against coast defences was referred to' Committee the repudiation. Be' was glad the message on Military Affidrs.. • - -' -- had been read, that the RepresentatiYes of The Senate bill ,for the relief of Miss the , Americany,people, may repudiate and Emma Wilson of Indiana, was referred to rejettAhere pudiating.doctrinti, , and let the Committee on Foreign Affairs. . world know the people of this country, The Senate joint - reaolution to regulate who had heroism to preserve its -liberties, the carriage of passengers in steamships .have now the will and - ability to preeerve and other vessels. Referred to Ccuurnittee fits honor.' -- , onCertunerco. ' - • • The Senate adjourned until Monday The Senate bill to refer the ' claims' ofjo sephSelgur to the Court of Clainis.,.: Refer red to Conimittesion Olidois. .", ' _' Senate . joint' resolution resjoseting the provisional governments of Virsarda and Texas.' 'Referred td '•lteconstruction Com mittee. - - The Speaker. eppointed-Mr. Hamilton, of Florida, on.tbe Committee on Revoltitiona oClaims instead of Mr. ;Trowbridge, -ex.. awed. The Reuse went intilttee Of the; Whole Mr.llopkini in C o m m hair, and was addressed bybir. Blaine, f Maine. The ComMittee rose dulthe - Speaker re sumed the chair. t .. ...:'• • '' MO - COBURN intrOdUced a bill te7amehil the internal revenue laws taxing whisky. Referred to Committee on. Ways andMeatie. , Mr. BUTLER ditroduced a bill . an additional judiciary' district in Tonnes see. Referred to Judiciary Committee. Mr. INGERSOLL introduced. : a bill sup- Plementary to the National' Ranking Law. Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency..„ It.pmposes to remove the - linsi. tathrn.en the 'aggregate of, National:-Bank: citeirliiticiii;'andleave it unrestricted; to au thorize the issue of four per cent, gold in terest hearing. bonds,- and-, to .require the substitution - of those for the six per cent. bonds kept by NatiOnal Banks on deposit to :hill: their ear:enc./7- Mr. WART : introduced ato-re organize and increase the efficiency of the Medical Department of the Navy. Referred to the Committee on,Naval Affairs{, . ,, . Adjourned till Monday. • 7 0138 E OF REpIiESENTA.ITVES. The lienate bill fir - the lib) of Govern ment propertyt iltirpee Ferry wail , a. , . passed. ~ , , A Joint resolutiori 'authorizing the sale of 'the arsenal at Bergeu / Ilights, New Jersey, Was passed. - - - • -- ' • ',"• f Ajoint resolution was passed fixing the the Of fife citrpietzhidge• Advocates of 'the army and =ratite number at twelve, including JridgeA.dvocate Ehmerakand A. idstant Jedge Advocate General, and au th ng orisi_ titePrealdent tb filfiacaucieetwith theuunsent of the Senate. ___, • : ): The bill authorizingthe sale of the Chat tanocipt.tOilinirtnilliflUVrty-at ChatM., zoos& was pa' '` • ,-- -- ' . . Thejoint r esolution-donating 60ridetnned cannon -tor the erection of a monument to, Major General lrearnAy and thf3' tinfoil istil=' diem at Tivoli. New York, was passed. The SPIIAICEM, announced thelollowing ; npHointmente on Comulittees, to fill vacan mssoccageoned by the- resignatiorrofmeuw Vibin who;‘wereaerving:Onoher.,`oo4unit. and by other, changes.' - - ' - :It bp.rdituw-Mesirs. Ifoßee,'of Kentucky, DickeY , of Pennsylvania, Boyle and Butlekof Tenzie e p s o. 1 On Mectioi.....%Mossni. Pattie, of Pennsyl l mints, and Stovek of Misaouri.,.. . • On Ot z t _ n +e F e e-Mr. Kellogg, of Alabama. OnA2.7roprfati o n -- Mr.Boofield; Penn izf sylvania. c - ,,__< . , - ' tOn / 12 41 14 !?0,ad.....mr. Trimble , f iSCen uckfr. , - " ' .. _''' On Beeonetruckan-afr. 'Norris , of, Ala (... 071 maitary Azaoi—mesers. DeweeN; of Mirth' Carblina, mid Syrther, of Louisiana. On , Ilitecisisn's• 4pizfra-Mr. 'Bowen,„ of South Carolina: - - ":- - • , _ • On Education and iebor--hir. Whitte more, of South Carolina, On Revoistions4; pLe.:4l.lsestfil: Jones, of North Carolina °like! -BiGeorgia, and Blackburn, of 4ttiehme, ~ . , , Otk Revd ,Oktims- M es irs. Dick ey,- of North - Caro ' Gm* of south Car olina, and Edwards,' of Georgia., On Ifiliage-Mr. Young, of Georgii: llama .Enrotted Billit-W. Coning of. Ala _ OcrExpt_mditures in ''State" Departitent_. Messrs. ,Vidal, of toultdana, Corley, or South Carolina, and Bates, of Atkanrias,. On Evenclitures in Treasury-Dep r aitsieisi. -Messrs. Lash, ofNorth Carolbut, and Tie; ef Georg's. . , On,,li'apenditurea ht..Trar lApainaent-Lhi. Wench of North Carolina. • On4zpenditures in Navy_ Reililt .nent r -- Maar& Buckalew,Cf Alabania t anclGovev, of Gteos ' On Ezpenditures in IVetoffice Department ITTSBUR "H, FR [DA . 7 The Press on the President's Message. Mr Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.) NEW Yong, Dec. 10.—The dune saYs . . .. . , of the ,President's Message: “This Message is his worst. is last Insult ' andefortunately h to the" American people. As hegoes out of the White House, he stops to-shake hie fist at the Capitol. There n4ho sit the nie.bsf: tied him; the epresetativ who nn peached him; th e Serutto n rs wh o convictied him; themakerof thalami that fetter him; the servants of the maple who prevented him from restoring rebels, to power. and making the war-a useless sacrikce. Utter lypowerless as he is 'to arrestr the bright chariot of destiny, he cannot forbear to throw mud at as ho passes:" - - The World says of the treattnent of the Message by Congress yesterday that "Gen. G rsittrs sycophants; both'in the Senate and House, succeeded in eifinsult upon the President. ..This ' extraordinary pro-- needing is something more thial,wantpn in; suit to the head of:the Gaverntnent: It is . a flagrant contempt - of the-Constitution The doctrines of the• Preaddent, IhOugh-stu!- ceptible of confutation, are such "as ' an honest man may entertain.' . ANTIETAM CEMETERY. , The Board of Trustees of the Antietam Society held 'their annual meeting last! night: John Jay, of New York, was r, elected President, Thomas A. Bonne.; of Maryllind, Dr. Briggs,ecret Supericten ary an dend Treasu Theer ; nd . ,cn tiye- Committee was also appointed. A prolonged and animated debater had on the allotment of ground for e burial Confederate dead, in accordance with the requirements of the charter. Vhe subject was postponed to the nextmeetiing. THE TARIFF BIL p. The Committee on Ways And. Means had a conference this afterno on on the Tarifr question. It is not prcihable that there will be any early action On the subject. Tag EICTREIWA COVET Was occupied most of , the day In hearing the closing argument of Attorney General Evarts in behalf of the „government in the legal tender cases. ',.' IN lli pn'ion. Hon. John A. Logan,', having recovered from late indisposition,: was in his seat in the House to-day. NEW YORIF CITY. aeon * 5 - --;--.... : - - ),---.. '- ~-•-- . _ Navli ClOsell oi.'-'ll-ini t ladsen—The Erie nuits—Gen. Gt . :int:LW ifs Marder to be Extraolted—Dartasoink'f College Festival —A Colored,Min Deteriallnes to Test His Right to Register as a {Voter. AY retelling* to the Pltteberetb Gazette., XXIV' YOBS, DefeMber 10, 1868. The navigation of Hudson:river has vir tually closed. Ths.last boat of the season arrived from Troy this inOrning. Therlyer thence to Kingston is filled with ice, and by to-morrow morning t4o upper river will be entirely frozen over, : All the Albany 'and Troy boats are laid upt for the winter. The Erie suitswere beftrii•tiJiidge Cardozo to-day on a motion for adhpurni32ent. After , argument by iounsel the il'udge decided to permit the papers on eathr+:Blde to be read and the day was occupied'} in-this manner. General Grant left this morning for Washington. United States Commissiorner Osborne has ded that Henrich'Shaffor. the alleged fugitive wife murderer, fro: n Hess& Danl.. stadt, should be extradited. I 4 . A large number of dieting Wished afunsisi of Dartmouth , College at4endscl --..' Dt, mouth College festival axed d, dinner at Barel monico's this evening. ' - James. IL Darrall, a eoku eth man, , has commenced a suit in the Sit} } reme Court against the Board, of Registry f r excluding his name from the - voting list : or want of the State property, qualification the own , ership of two hundred "and 0., r dollari worth of personal property. He aims the right to register under the Con itutjon of the United -States. _ ~.- , The celebrated Sanitary Fair *it, weigh- I tn lug upwards of four thousandl pounds, raised by Carlos Pierce and now ein exhi j bition in Boston, was tendered Ito Gen. Grant last evening by Miti. W. W. I':..ellincl; and is to be served at the inaugewatiou dinner in ArarciA, in Washington, ' tLuder the supervision of the Republican Clentral Committee. , —„..._ Desperate State of Alfatri—Vearsijof Blood shed...GreatExeltemeNt. IdEmrxrm, Dec. 10.—The Aral•anche's Au gusta, Ark.; speciarthiCafte.inoon, says the militia' under Gen. Uploam continue to seize. propert 1 y and arrest Icitizens. A large number a the eitizet*of = the, sur rounding country have barideroeogether for the purpose of attacking, the militia, and are reported Co. lie marching on Augusta. Vpham dooloires if he is at tacked he will,shoot all tlya prisoners now , in hie hands.and burn the, town. A com mittee of citizens and .police has gone to meet them and beseech them for the sake Of the women and childr;en not to attack the militia., The greatest' excitement and consternation prevails. Fluidness is entire ly enspended. • • Particulars of the Kilithg of the Indian Chief Vino* ifmoke. EDF Telegraph to the Pltte4tulta Gazette.l CAIOAOO, DOCOMber. .10.---The following are the facts relative tto the killing of the Indian chief at Dunla r fp, lowa : • Elvers' hundred Itndianea had been en camped near the totiOn.• The Indian: who wasidlled Caine to Cown and several of the railroad men got /I; WWI him, and one of the that acts was get his blanket away. from,him. Thietkeilnally recovered. They then took his tomahawk, and when he tried to get this back, they struck him with it. This indttedd the chief to make an effort to get beat his hatchet byforce_ovizen he was struck c owardly blow and killed. This otitrageo a conduct aroused the indlg-• nation of his . mrades, and they came in lave to the to , saying in plain English that if the vii a who ' bad perpetratedibei• crime were not at once aerehended they Would burn She place. They tad thee' enough on Lend -t doile, but theltuthori ties there.at Once took steps to Secure • the dastardly , scoundrein. One of them got •aiway, and4be_other la, in :Jimbo r And will be tried for his cruel murder of the Juno cent man. i_ .. 1 11 MIIMEM=IIMI=fIRIE DECEMBER ell SECOMI votrit o.cm.ociir. A. M . VIE CAPITAL. Public, Debt Slatement Early Action on the Tariff Bill Not Probable—Legal Tender Cases— , Hon. John A. Logan--Antietam Cemetery. CET Telegraph to the ?InslitUl/2 OrWltte;) W.Aczartozorr, December .10, 1869. PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. The following is a statement of thepublic debt on December let: Debt beatin coin Interest Debt bearing g currency Interest . National debt not presented **** er .. D .... rand total. .. . Six rer l awful atOrley '. ll . l3 . ... 2'41°4374 ' 744 el Paolde Railroad Companies Total debt Amount in Treanry—r onin. ''''''''' 88 CS 374 34 Ca 1111 rKene, • • • • _x.,948.78 Total Asnotint of debt less cash In the Treasury... ...................... .8 2,530.03144 i 14 Warrants issued by the Tsury De partment during November, t o o l meet the requirements offhe Governmant, amounted in round numbers to the following: . . . Civil miscellaneous and foreign..s 2,852403,00 Warlnterebt on asbuc debt ... ... . . ...... 2 4.555,000 00 Nary Department .................... .. 6 5,7:0,000 00 .... . . . ... .... . . . ” t . .... . ...... 1.293 000 03 Interior, rensios sod ' Indians M 7,000 03 The warrants issued for redemtion of the public debt are not included-in the above. MEM It. Etna in ieState of Eruption-7. Republican Uprisings in kpain — Fighting and ' Bloodshed in Cadiz Armistice to Allow the Burial of the D ead — Meeting of the English Parliament—The Hungarian Diet—Turkey's Ulti matum to Greece. BY Tederrips to the Ptltabargh Gazette.) GREAT BRITAIN. LONDON, December 10.—The members of the new. Ministry had, an audience with the Queen yesterday and formally accepted appointments. . • The following appointments in the Gov erment are officially announced • Wm. E. Forster Vice President of board of Educa tion; Jas., Stantielfi, Jr, Acton Ayieton and Geo. Group Glyn, Junior, Lords of Treasury; Rig on. Wm Mongol', Under Secretary for Colonial Department, Ed ward R. Purtlessen, .Under Secretary, for Hnderome Depstrtment; John Arthur Otway, U SecOtary for Foreign Department. The rinks this morning has a long edi torial on khe message of President John acin. *finding to the Alabama negotia tions, 1t says: "The English Government has skown every desire to make an ar rangeMent and it is difficult to believe that the President's Cabinet or a hostile. majerity. in Congress will throw over a settenzent arrived at after long newitia tiop. LowDort. Deoember 10.—Eveniv.—The neve Parliament was opened this affeinoon by. the , Royal Commission. The usual ep'aecb from the Throne was omitted. The Wens of Commons reelected Right Hon. Iples Eivelyn Dennison speaker. $ 2 4 0 ;836.1M 00 72 ,140,0(K. 00 112 4 58 &364 oe 1 - . , 4LI 362 181 44,a3r, coo 00 2443 711,164 61 .146 672:620 67 SPAIN, j: MADRID, December 19.—News from Cadiz • up to a late hour last night has reached here. The insurgent/ in that city still, oo cupled the Hotel .De vnle and the surround.- ing houses, and have erected barricads The Government,troo_ ps occupied the Cus tom House and bnildWgs in the neighbor hood up to the . CRY gate. All the foreign Consuls have taken refuge in the Cnstom House. The civil Governor of Ca d i fled to San FaIIDIDEIO. The Insurgents have forced iiit&their ranks all able bodied men. > The Julson'convicts and the former Royal Guards have joined, the insurgents. - - Telegrams from. San Fernando, say .the movement is reaction/07, carried on in the name and with the eletnentsof Republica/- lan. The insurgents seem to be well &up- Plied with money. The Civil Governor of Saragossa telegraphs that the Republicans there intended to. attempt to release and arm the convicts, but precautions were taken which prevented the plot from being car ried oat. MADRID, Deoember 14 :.-.Evessinp•.—The in surgents in Cadiz have demanded terms of capitulation, which it is understood the government is (deposed, to grant. An armistice of two days has been agreed to with the .insurgenta. in (ladle for the burial of the'dead and to allow the.women and children to leave the city. At its con cluelon a combined attack will be made by the' troops and fleet on that quarter occu pied. by the rebels. The latter have set free and armed seven hundred convicts from the prisons and galleys. It is esti mated the rebels in Cadiz number three thousand men. x . ITALY. VALlarrA December 9 .—Dispatches from Binds report a fresh eruption of Mt. Etna. On. Tuesday night - the volcano broke out with increased violence, ejecting dame and lava until five O'clock this morning. c The torrents of lavadevastated the sarrounding country.. The ashes from the crater fell on the town of Ad Beale, and were blown even into the' streets of — Messina. At last ao. counts - the. mountain • was enveloped in sMoke and labored with deafening detona tions. Great crowds have gathered on the northern shore of Malta to witness the mag nifieent spectacle which, though one hun dred and twenty miles distant, is distinctly visible. FLOC WE, December 10.--The eruption at Mount, Etna still continues, And is in creahing in violence. Sand from tue crater fell' in clouds on the streets five miles dis tant. PRANCE. - Pears, ipecember'lo.--It is reported that the Emperor has retarned from Campeigne to Paris and that he will accord an audi elk* to Salmi Ole raga. , and will , recognise, him as the accredited,Ambassadorof , The , .Patrie,thinks the message of Presi dent Johnson " - in view of the, approaching close of his'admirdstration, hp unimportant and' only the. point calling for attention is the recommendation respecting direct elec tions. • • t • HUNGARY. • - - • FXIIIII, December I p .—.The session of the Hungarian Diet was closed with a speech from the , throbe.' The Emperor Francis Josephlpeaking King of . Hungary, - eulogize the labors .or Par/lament as tend ing to establish harmony in all parts of , the monarchy. :.Thearmy bill he declared was a pledge for the integrity of, the kingdom. awl for the continuance of yseace. He con eluded with the hope that the most cordial feelings with Hunts would be maintained. I Mormoit. Dixemberlo.-LA. Constantinople dispatch says: .The , Sultan, has sent an ul timattun, to the Grecian Goverment requir ing an 'answer in five days. France and England sustain his demand. MARINE NEWS., LONDON, December 10.--A telegram has plat &mu received announcing the arrival off Donegal, Ireland; of one of the missing boats from the; lost Hibexnia., The' beat contained the second officer find two other preens. Twenty-eight, all told, embarked, but tWeetv-ilvet were drowned by the cap. sizing -of the boat. - - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. - sole. LoNDOR, December 100.-Evening--Con for money 923 t,.. account, 02m. 5-20 Bonds easier at 74.„ Erie 28, Lilinbis Cen tral 98X, ilndAtlantio and Girt Western L ivr.iPool,. DeceMber 10: --Cotton firm uplands 1010., on spot, to arrive - 10;0., , Orleans 1/d. • Sales of 12,M bushels of adifOrnla white wheat at 12s. Rye Os, Bd., for: western. Flour ' firmer at, 289. A C9._rn ece 6d: - Oats Ss., 6d.. Barley ss. Peaa 1041 . 6d. Pork 584. . Beef 105 s. Lard 68s. Cheese 665. Bacon ss - for,commort. Rosin 60s. 'Petroleum firm at ftd„ sefined 10d. Tallow..sd. Turpentine 278: LONDON, Dec. A—Refined.' petroleum Is., 7d. Sugar 865., 3d. Linseed oil £26 ss. Tallow 51s. Calcutta Linseed 575„ 61, Petreleum at king Antwerp 545., holders as • In the Bank ofEngland specie decreased £25,000 in the week. , -,_ , , • FRANKFORT, December 10 „-Fussing. -r , 11. S. bonds closed heavy at 78X@)79. Rents Pasts, 25c December 10. Bourse dull. 70f. . ', FROM EUROPE. New On Mark it Telettreoh to the Petibersh eisette.l New ORLEANS, December 10.—. Cotton (c higher, and sales were made of mid dling at 23a230, the market closing btioy ant, with sales 0f6,800 bales. The receipts( amounted t 08.378 bales, and the exports, to 1,590 bales. Flour' is unchanged. Corn; the supply Is light, and sales were made at 771178 c. Oats is Arm, and sales were•mado at 62c. Bran •is unchanged. Hay; salsa were made of choice at VX;a25 Mess Perk is unchanged. Large sales vrere made, of Sugar Cured Rams at 14140, On speculation::: Lard is firm and. unchanged. Stip? th, firm.. and sales were made of common a B l‘a 9 fici Primo at 12)(0, , and. clarified at 12,;a12.34c. Molasses is active and buoyant, • and sales were made ofiglyne at 56a60c, and choice at O 2 made 'W is 'tendlag up. and sales were aside of western rest lied at $1,07%. "Coffee is unchanged. -1 .• Chicago •!lancet. [By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6asetta.l egICAGO; , Deoegtberlo.—Eveniag.-At the evening- Board very little was done.. ! Ne. spring Wheat eloatxl steady at fIA z 7 34 . - for neyr. Corn is nominal at, ay. O ar ;• • are nonainalat . Ifiehtlile Marhet. tBY %Weems) to this Pittshimb aueite., ••• N Asionzs, De c. 1 0.—Cotton aetive at ord 22y 4 0 for ldary low middling, and 2150 for good . • Skating Rink... Vagrants Iteleaied—Pro. vest Marshal Case.-The "'Weather. EBT , Telegrapii to tin Pittsburgh Gazetto.l ST. Louis, December Io.—The Skating Rink opened to-night for the first time this season. A. large and fashionable crowd was in attendance. The Criminal Court rendered a decision to-day which. will open the doors of the City Work House and release all the -va _grants confined there. Two or three cases in the United 4 'States District Court were decided to-day against George Dousmar, Jr., tobacconist,- Tor easements aggregating alma eighteen* thou sand dollars. In 1864 Charles D. Coleman, PrOveat Mar. shal, having charge of the draft in this dis. trict, was arrested for simbezzll_pg the money of substitutes, triad Losi‘ Commission, convicted and sent to the penitentiary. After serving some time he was , taken before Judge Treat; of the U. S. I , District Court, on a writ of habeas corpus, and discharged, on the ground of informality , in the proceedings against him. Sibs.), quently he brought suit against Gen. Ben neville, Col. Baker, Maj. Eaton,the Secre tary of War and others for false iniprison ment, claiming $250,000 damages. To-day he had the case dismissed at= his own cost. . Weather very cold to-night, the mercury sincadark sinking to nav iga tee slier is full of heavy ice, andon now May be considered closed. • *ENV ORLEANS. • - Mobile, New Orleans and Chattanooga Railroad—The Peruvian Monitont.: CBy Telertspb to ib, Pittsburgh Saone. ' • NEw OBLBARS, December 10,--The Mo.; bile, New prleaus and Chaitanooga road Company hive placed on exhibition maps, profiles and plans ' _ preparatory to placing the road under contract. The Peruvian Monitors have been lying at &Wheel!' Paw aitioe leaving the :city, owing to stress of weather. The crew! are. - employing themselves'in Completing,. per: paratiotui for the Voyage, 'exercising- and drilling.. The ship Havens,; which I had) r, been lying outside the , Dar. at Southwest Pam, hoisted the Peruvian ilaz t takingThe name of Marone. The Spit With, war vessel: Chorrucca is here, and, a second one.lit...re portednraising off the month olthe river. BRIEF TELMA, AO. —John W. GaiTett has been re-elected President of the lialtirnore and Ohio Rail road. —Whalen, the SaftWilsin Of Thonaas•D'Arcy McGee, has been respited until the 29th Instant. ''• —At Charleston, S. C., yesterday, the Clansalns Steam Flouring Mills were de= stroyed; heavily insured. -- -The Misseuri river at Lavenworth,. Kansas, is frozen over, and pedestriaUs are crossing on the ice. • —Weston has postponed'his walk to St: Paul until the• bth of 'Januar*, beink de. layed by the nozerrival °respected friends. —The girders of - Baldwin% Iron foundry • and locomotin works, at Philadelphia, gave way yesterday monifirg. Four men , were injured. . • —The. goverment laborers. at work at. Rock Island Leave just been reduced about one-half in number. There remain !...t Work about two hundred and fifty, —Jones & Hoyt and G. W. Ingalre shoe, stores in Bowdoin square,. Boston, were badly burned Wednesday, evening. Lcisa thirty thousand dollars. insured. —An extensive,planing mill; and sash and blind factory, at Chicago, operated by S. M. Russell, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. Total loss 875,000. No' ins urance. —The thermometer reached • tea degrees below zero at Madison, Wisconsin, yester daY. The Mississippi i fs frozen solid at Prairie da Chien and p4iengers are cross-. ing on the ice. (-; —The South. Carolina Legislature has elected Mr. R. B. Carpenter (white) Cir cuit Judge and Mr. W. J. MoKlntry ored) Redster of Mesne conyeyaneo for Charleston county. ' • - ' —The following is the amount of grain la store in Chicago, at the close - of the day on' the 7 thi Corn, 245,884 bushelsi Wheat, 865,288 bushels; Oats, 205,822 bushels; Rye, 155,838 bushels; Barley, 350,446 bushels. —At Bloomington, Illinois, .yesterday morning, a young daughter of Rev. MeEl roy, pastor of the Methodst Church, ivas instantly killed by bein g ran, over by $ runaway team while on h e way to school. „. -The' case of Sawyer, Steel & Co., Min* the city of Chicago, brought to. recover two • hundred and fifty theusaad dolly', r; 'breach of contract oconneCted with t fo he deepening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, has been decided in favor .of the defendant. , —The prize fighterkJames Bayton, and John Lafferty met In-the ring yesterday. . afternoon, in Kentucky, near Mneinnsatii • for $3OO a side. Seventeen rounds were fo r $3OO thirty-file minutes when Bay-._ tonrs second threw up the sponge and:ratf- - ferty was declared the winner. .Both par-. ties were badly punished. —John J. Edwards, who was tried. for embezzling some twenty-thousand dollars from the Union Savings Association of S. Louis, several months ago, and acquitted,.)- has brought suit against the bank for false arrest, laying his damaged at twenty thotua and dollars. The bank In turn has brought a civil suit against Edwards andhis bonds-. men for fifteen 'thoasind -- dollars, the amount they Claim the bank was defraud. ed of. 114 ST. LOUIS. =I CIES