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,VOLUINIE LXXXIY:
tiasT filllllol.
erve - EALlirm o CIEs 11l
HARRISB
proceedings:-of the Legislattne--
Bills Introduced—Joint Com
mittee on . Registry Law—Elec
tion of R. W. Mackey as State
Trearirer—The ;New Registry
Law.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette. 3
_ .. . SENATE. _ _
" BILIS "INTRODUCED. - •
By Mr. SEARIGHT : Authorizing the di
rectors of Redstone township, Fayette
county; to levy bounty tax.
Authorizing the stockholders of the
Youghiogheny Iron and Coal Company to
•
change their name.
terry over the the Monon
gahela river, in Fayette and Washington
counties.' , -
By Mt. HENSZEY: PrOviding for ap
‘pointrnent and election: of P olice Commip
tioners, appointment of Superintendent of
Police, and other police officers in Phila
delphia. .
• By Mr. TAYLOR: Supplement to elec
tion laws ; being the new Registry bill.
By Mr.TURNER Incorporating Hem-,
lock Creek and Muricy Railroad Company.
By Mr. WHITE : Allowing writs of er
rpr in rules upon attorneys.
By Mr:LOWRY: Supplement for Marine
Hospital at Erie.
By Mr. COLEMAN: Authorizing Railroad
and Canal Companies to dedlare dividends
out of any undivided profits preCiously
earned. , .
By Mr. ERRETT : A resotutiOn that
hereafter petitions shall only be presented
on Tuesdays and ThurSdays. Adopted.
The Senators then prObeeded to the Hall
of the House to elect a State Treisurer,
after which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. REA, of Erie, offered a resolution
for two:thousand copies of the Adjutant
General's and,Surveyor General's reports.
Atlopted.
Mr. PAINTER; of Lycbming, a resolu
tion for five thousand copies of the Auditor
General's Railway reports.
Amended by Mr. WEBB, of Bradford, to
three thousand and adopted.
Mr. DAVIS, of Philadelphia: A resolu
tion granting the use of the Hall to-Hon.
George Connell next Tuesday evening, for
his lecture on the; subject of "One Flag,
One Goirerntnent for the North American
Continent." Adopted.
Mr. CORNMAN, of Cumberland: A reso
lution for three thousand Legislative hand
books. A.dopted.-
'Laths INTRODIJOED.
ti MIN MORGAN, 'Alleglithly: , Reiating
to t ttlf;Albsgtieny: . eonzity,ailewing
legal business to be published in the Legal,
Journal.
-By Mr. MILLER, Allegheny, Author
izing additional Notary Public in ,Alle
gheny.
By Mr. DAVIS, Philadelphia: Joint reso
lution paying the widow of A'. W. Bene
dict. formerly Clerk of the House, two hun
dred dollars due him at his death. Passed.
By Mr. SPRANG, Tioga: Resolution
making Committees of each House on reg
istry law a Joint Coinmittee. Adopted.
The Democrats opposed it. The House
Committee is as fellows: Messrs. Strang,
Nicholson, Brown, of Huntingdon, McCul
lough and Rogers; Senate, Committee:
Messrs; - Erratt, Stinson, Olmsted, Davis
and Connell' -
STATE TREAStrEER ELECTED.
"The Joint Conventlenthen elected'a - State
"'treasurer. . Seventy-six Republicans voted
for Robert W..Mackey; audTfifty-bne Dem
ocrats'voted for Charles W. Cooper. Sena
tor Fisher voted for 120 B. Lowry, firld'Sen
atom Lowry and Billingfelt - did not vote.
Senators Wallace and Linderman and Rep
iesentative McCullough were absent. Mr.
Mackey was-declared duly, elected.
• T
THE NEW
. tE01 , 8171 "
The introduced by Senator Taylor, of
Beaver, to-day in the Senate, being the new
Registry Law, is the act of the session, and
will be supported by the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature. It oml:fracas near%
ly all the.provisioniatthe act of last year.
It bas been well considered by' the legal
talent of the State and ,will undoubtedly
pass. The act is exciting much attention
and the Detnocrats will oppOse it." The sub
stance of the bill Is, that the election oft].
cars of Philadelphia meet on the second
" `Thursday preceding the second Tuesday of
October and the Presidential election, con
4inuing in session from ten in the morning
to seven in the evening, each secular day,
until the evening of the folloWing Tues
day. Outside of Philadelphia the election
officers will meet the second Monday pre
ceding the regular October and Presidential
election, and continue in session from nine
to seven , o'clock of that and the -following
day. -The revising board have due discre
tion as to striking off the dead. Natural
ized vetent at election may be questioned
as .to-all facts on oath, On petition of fifty
voters of tife county or five in - the district,
the Court may appoint two sober officers
of the oppiedte. party, as Inspectors; and if
' .unlawfully . interfered with and the election
contested, the votes may be rejected. The
majority of return Judges may reject 'the
..return% if fraudulent naturalization in
- open Court ISproven. The naturalization
code follows., The Prothonotary la deprived
of officefor negligence. All special acts , are
repealed. -
'-', • This act, will undoubtedly pus, as it is
auProurted by ' the Republican members.
It is argued that it is not in conflict with
`the Constitution. . .
New York State Canals—Sleeting of Ott.
zebu of Buffalo.
&By Telex rap tt to the Pittsburgh Gazette.,
BUFFALO, January 13.—An adjourned
meeting of citizens and the Board of Trade,
to take into consideration,the canal inter
ests of the State, was largely attended this
morning. Resolutions were passed calling
upon the Legislature to abolish the con
tract system and provide for repairs by the
Superintendents or other responsible
agents, so that the canals may be kept in
navigable condition and rendered avail
able for the increased demand of com
merce; denouncing the past corrupt man
agement; demanding reform, and that in
tegrity. experience and undoubted capacity
be -the first requisite for appointment to
office- of the canals; -also, that the' Erie
canal tboughont its - whole -length, from
Buffalo and Oswego to Albany. and the
,Champlain canal, should be without delay
repaired and completecl to seven feet in
depth and seventy feet in width and double
locks-substituted for the -old bench walla;
also that there be an early revision of the
present toll, so as to retain, protect and in
crease the trade. A. Committee of five
was appointed to attend to the canal inter
ests before the present Legislature;
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
[THIRD SE.SION.I
SENATE: The New Method of
, Telegraphy Fifty Thousand
Dollars Asked to Help the In
ventor to Remonstrate his Ideas
—Aid to the Oregon Branch of
the U. P. Railway—Extension
of the 1863 Habeas Corpus . Act
.•
—Representation in 'Congress—
.
The Sue Murphy Relief BM
Discussed, Svc.;.&t•.
039 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.,
WASHINGTON, January 13, 1869.
SENAtE.:
Mr. SUMNER presented a petition of
Madison LOomis, - M. D., of the District of
Columbia, asking the appropriation of
fifty thousand dollars to enable him to
complete the demonstration of the alleged
new mode of telegraphing, dispensing with
the use of wire, and using earth to form
one-half of the circuit, and continuous elec
trical element far above the surface of the
earth for the other part of the circuit. Re-
Cured to Committee on Patents.
Mr. WILLIAMS offered an amendment
to the bill introduced by him,
to grant aid
to the Oregon Branch of the Union Pacific
Railroat.by, which ~t he Government, In
-stead,-of leaning subsidy bonds, merely
gurantees the payment of interest on the
Company's bonds. Referred to same Com
mittee, with original bill.
Mr. BUCKALEW introduced 'a bill to
entitle electors for Representatives in Con
gr ss to cast a vote equal to the whole num
be of representatives to be chosen from
the State, giving them all to one candidate,
or distributing as they like, thehigheat can
didate upon the return to be elected. Re
ferred to Special Committee to be appointed
by the President •pro tem, who is one there
of.
The bill to provide for the removal to this
country of the remains of Mr. Cogaswell,
late Minister to Ecuador, was pissed.
The bill to extend the provisions of the
act of March, 1863, relating to habeaa cor
pus, and to regulate judicial proceedingsso
far as they relate to the removal of cases
from the State to Federal courts, in any
suits or prosecutions against common car
riers for ahy damage done to propertyoc
ettsioned by persons hostile to the United
States, was passed—yeas 32. nays 10.
The. Sue "Murphy relief bill was again
taken up and discussed at length without
action. '
The PRESIDENT announced as the Se
lect Committee on Mr. Buckalew's bill to
amend the representation of people in Con
gress: Messrs. Buckalew, Anthony, Ferry,
Morton Warner, Rice and Wade.
Mr. CONKLING offered a resolution,
which was-adopted, 'authorizing the Presi
dent of the Senate to appoint a telier,on the
part of the Senate, to count the votes for
President and Vice President.
After the discession of the concurrent
resolution to give the rotunda for the in
auguration ball, it was lost, and Senate soon
after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
r --
The_credentials of Mr. Eillott,,of, Arkan
sas, were presented from the'Committee on
Elections, and he took 'the oath.and seat.
On motion of Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illi
nois, the Secretary of State was asked for a
statement showing the amount expended
by the Northwest Boundary Commission.
The House then_ resumed the considera
tion of the resolution extending the protec
tion of the United States to Hayti and San
Domingo.
Mr. BANKS, in reply tom question by
Mr. Cullom said such protection had been
-asked by those who are_authorized to speak
for the Government of the Island of San Do
mingo. •
Mr. BUTLER, - Massachusetts, offered a
substitute, in. effect that the President be
authorized to. extend his
_protection over
other islands of the Antilles, to such extent
as he may deem expedient and not inconsis
tent with the law of nations, whenever
either of , them or the people shall desire'
such protection.
Mr. SPALDINIR offered an amendment
to extend protection to any island 'in the
Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, or those which lie
nearer the coast of the 'United States than
to any foreign government.
Mr. ROBINSON offered an amendinent to
include Ireland ,In the protection, affirm
ing that the time would come when that
country would be annexed to the United
States. • • _ •
After debate Mr. WOODWARD moved
to lay the whole subject on the table, which
carried—yeas-122, noes 36.
Mr. ASHLEY; Ohio, from theCoramittee
on Territories, reported a bill to provide a
Territorial Government for Alaska.
—After debate, on motion of Mr. WASH
BURNE: 111., the bill was' tabled-95 to 26•
Iidr.'WILSON, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favorably the
House bill granting a portion of the mili
tary reservation at Sault St. Marie,Mich.
to the American Baptist Home Mis sion So!
ciety.
Mr. SAWYER introduced a bill author
izing the Executive DePartment to pay to
the officers and employes of the United
States who failed to take the oath prescrib
ed by the act of July 2d, 1862, such sumsof
money as may be'found due them by the
accounting officers of the Treasury for ser
vices actually rendered; provided, that each
oath was subsequently taken,"• or be now
"taken except in such cases where the per
son en titled to compensation dies before the
passage of said act, in which event the oath
may be waived. -
Mr. ABBOTT introduced a bill to aid in
the construction of a railroad and tele
graph from the Rio Grande to the. Pacific
Ocean, which was referred to the Committee
on Pacific. Railroad: It incorporates - the
National Pacific Railroad Company, to con
struct a railroad and telegraph line from a
point on the Rio . Grande, within thirty
miles of. Albuquruque, New Mexico, and
San Diego, California. The capital stock is
fixed at thirty, millions. In aid of the en
terprlie the bill proposes to granttwenty
alternate sections of public land per mile
on each side of the road and Government
six per cent. thirty year currency bonda tci
I the amount of thirty-two thousand dollars
per mile, to be- secured by a second inert
gage on the property of the railroad com
pany.
•Ddr. FARNSWORTH, from the Commit
tee 'on Postoffices, reported a bill to res
trict and restrain the banking privilege.
Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. wanted
the;bill passed at once, but the House did
not acquiesce. • •
The bill to provide fat a ship canal
around the Falls of Niagara was taken up
as the special order.
Mr. VAN HORlsT r of New York, having
the floor, consented that the subject should
be' passed over until to-morrow.
The House went into. Committee of the
Whole, Kr. Cullom in the chair, when
Mr. CLARK, of Kansas made, a speech
against the Senate's' policy of ,bartering
vast tracts of the public domain to monopo
lies under the operation of the treaty-mak
ing power. •
The Committee rose and House ad
journed.
PITTSBURGH, THU RS DAY, .JANti ART
SECOND EDITIOX.
ix:rcrit o.ci.ocir. A. M.
THE CAPITAL.
Interesting Debate on Banks' Prol
tectorate Bill--Remarks of Ben:
Butler—The Fenianism, of Mr.
. . ,
Robinson, who Looks Forward
to the Incorporation of Ireland
into the Union—the
Vote-In
telligence from the Seat of the '
- ,
Indian War—Petition.. for Dr.
Mudd 9 s Pardon—A Gallant Of
ficer Complimented—The •In
..
dictments Against Jeff. Davis
and Breckinridge--Nolle Pros.
Ruled Under the AranestY Pros
ocution--Surratt Not Let Ont by
~.,
the Same Process—The Georgia
Contested Case—'Mississippi Re
construction—Matters in Vir
ginia—The Colored Men's Na
tional Convention—Poihoning
Case—Death in the Senate Gal
lery, hc., Ac.
[By Telegraoh to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
WASHINGTON, January 12, 1869.
BANKS' PROTECTORATE BILL.
During the debate in the House on Banks'
protectorate bill this afternoon Mr. Butler
said the systems of government in the An
tilles went crumbling to - pieces and thsise
islands going out of the possession of , the :
present owners. They belonged to ns so
far by positionand the laws of nature as to
require the interposition of our Govern
ment, o ffi cers. His substitute was carefully
guarded, saying that interventlim shall not
be inconsistent with the laws of nations.
The simple question was, in plain language,
the plum is ripe; and ready to all; shall: we
have our months open and- ready to take
it or shall we keep our mouths shut that it
may fall into other hands. We should ex
tend a helping hand to those who desire
a government under the republican form.
Mr. Spalding belayed it was the , destiny
of the American - Government to extend
over all the Continent and.adjacent Island's,
it was a mere question of time. He did not,
however say is was sound, national policy
at this ti me to adopt any such a resolution,
but if it should be adopted to any extent,
then he would say - open wide the policy,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific; •
Mr. Shellabarger , opposed the original
proposition and amendments for it was a '
declaration of war against somebody on
the part of the United States.
Mr.-Judd sympathized as honestly , as any
in their-manifest +destiny. „He thought the
influence' of our principles-should extend`
to other lands, but we should make it felt
in a powerful form, for we do not know
what instant we might be involved:in a war
for the acquisition of the territory. The
House had not sufficient information to
warrant them in acting on the resolution.
Mr. Robinson, in introducing his amend
ment, expressed the belief that Ireland
would yet be a part of us. Her heart was
here, and England would river have peace
till Ireland was incorporated into our
Union.
Mr. Delano said the resolution never had
the sanction of the Cordmittee on Foreign
Affairs; and expressed the -opinion that it
would be a glorious thing for filibusters in
New York and Boston, who, it is stated,
were advancing money to rebels in)layti,
if the Government of the United "States
should come to their relief, to in some form
they get their money. He prayed the
House to , deliberate before they, inaugur
ated a new policy. Wait until the people
of these Islands come to us. Then we can
_protect them as part of ourselves. • •
Mr. Brooks, in a few remarks, said un
less Ireland were included he wouldn't-go
into the protection business at all. She
was a part and parcel of us, and half of our
population had Irish blood in their veins.
Mr. Bingham opposed delegating pow
er to the President to be used when he
Might demi it expedient to make war.
Mr. Butler explained that he didn't
intend investing' the President with such
poiver.
Mr. Robinson again spoke of Ireland,
which, with a fair field, will lick England
, any day.
Mr. .Maynard supported the resolu
tion. He was ready to extend our moral
influence to St. Domingo or ony other is
land. He thought, however, the gentle
manfrom New York had better bring in a
separate proposition for Ireland.
Mr. Woodward believed we needed
these lands for commercial purposes and
favored their acquisition by honorable
means, but wouldn't steel them, as this res
olution proposed. This proposition for in
tervention would end in war. Ile moved
to table the resolution and amendments,
which was carried—one hundred and twen
ty-six against thirty-five, as follows :
Yens—Messrs. Allison, Archer, Arnell,
Ashley, (Nevada,) Axel', Bailey, Baker,
Baldwin, Barnes, - Barnum, Beaman,
Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham,
Bryden : Bryen,Broomall, Brooks, Brom
. well, Buckland Bur, Cake Call's, Cary,
Churchill, Clark, (Ohio,) Coburn, Cook,
Cori)+, Cornell,, Covode Cullom,. Delano,
Dockery, Dodge, Eckley, Eta, Ferris,
Field, Fox, Getz, Gloss, Gloss Benner,
Gallady, Goss, Gravely, Griswold, Grover,
Haight, Halsley, Harding, Hawkins, Hea
ton, Holeinan, Hopkins, Hubbard, (West
Va.,) Humphrey, Hunter, Jencks, John
son, Jones, (N. C.,) Jones, (Ky. ) Judd,
Kelly, Kerr, Kitchen, Koontz, La sh, Law
rence, (Pa.,) Lincoln, Loughridge, Mar
shall, McCarthy, Marvin, McCormick, Mc-
Kee, Mercur, Miller, Moore, Moorhead,
Morrill, Munger Newcomb, ,Newsham,
Niblock, Nicholscin, Morris, O'Neill, Per
ham, Peters, Pettis, Phelps, Pierce, Pike,
Poland, Poisly, Randall, Schofield, Shanks,
• Shellaburger, Smith, Starkweather, Ste
vens, Stokes, Stone, Stover. Lubre, Milne,
Tift L .Trimble; - (Tenn.„), Trimble, (Ky.,)
ToWbridge,l3pison, 'crab A's:ikon, Van Horn,
N, Y.,) Van Trump; Ward,,Washburne,
-1110 Welker r Williams; (Ind.,) Wilson,
lOwa,) Willson (Pa.,) Woodward-IW.
.Nays—Banks, Blair, Boles, 'Boutwell, But
ler,. (Mass.,) Butler, (Tenn..) Chanler,
Clarke, (Kansas,) CM, Cobb, . Dewees,
Drigga,Elliott, (Mass.,) Elliot, (Ark. 4)
,
French, Garfield, Gove , Rigby, Hooper,
ing, Sypher,
P H l 4) a te nt h s ki ,
Hotchkiss, Ingersoll ,
Twit-ellen, Vidal. Washburn°,
Sawyer,sig : Maynard, .
reiiv e
(Ind.,) VVetttinOre, Windom; Young-35+
N M , ll S li pa in lct
THE CASES OF JEFF. DAVIS AND SURRATT.
.
In the criminal court, thtCino . r.ning. pia.
trict Attorney Carrington called the atten
tion of the COurt, Judge Fisher, to the J
in
dictments against Jefferson Davis and no.
11. Surratt, who, are charged with engaging
. ,
in the rebellion. He then read the follow
ing communication from the Attorney Gen
eral:
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.'
' WASHINGTON, D. C.,
January 26, 1868. )
Sin: I. enclose for your consideration a
copy of the proclamation of general am
nesty by the President of the Uni
ted States,taper date •of the 25th of
December Ins ant. Yon will observe
that by the terms of this proclamation
there la extended, unconditionally and
without 'reserve to an and every person
who directly or indirectly participated in_
the law, 4nsnareotion .or rebellion, a full
pardon and amnesty for the offense of trea
son against the 'United States, or adhere
ing to their manatee during the late civil
war. The object of my present commnni
cation ieeosuthorize and instruct you, in
the furtherabce of the purpose and effect
of the -general • amnesty and pardon, to
make ap examination , Of the indict
ments pending in your _district against
any person; or persons whomesoever,
for the Offense of treatma against the United
States or, adhering to their ,enemies during
the late civil war, in order that :as early as
you shall have proper opportunity you may
enter a not, pros. for the government upon
such indictments. If, upon such -exami
nation you should find any case where
from the - tenor of the indictment or the
nature of the, ease as known to
you, it 'should be , doutful whether
it falls, within. the embrace oft his gen
eral.amnesty" and pardon yon will be so
good as to report the same to me without
delay, with such a statement of the indict
ment, and case as may enable me to give
you further instruotione concerning the
same. Very respectfully .your obedient
servant.
tkingned]
Wld. M. EVAnTS.
Att'y General U. S.
Mr. Carrington said the Attorney Goner
alhad the authority to instruct him, under
the first section of the act of- August, 1861,
Twelfth . Statutes at Large, page 285, which
reads, "That the Attorney General of the.
United. States be and hereby charged
with the gefieml superintendence and di
rection of the attorneys and marshalis
of all the districts of the United
States and territories, as to the man
ner of discharging their respective duties;
and the said District Attorneys and Mar
shells are hereby required to report to the
Attorney General an account of their offi
• dal proceedings and the state and condition
of their' respective offices, in such time and
mannei as the Attorney General may di
rect." He therefore felt it to be his duty
to obey these instructions, and would in
view of Them enter a none pros.. In the
caw of.indictment against Jeff Davis for
treason., found by the Grand Jury. May 28,
1865, and alm the indictment against John
C. Breokinridge for treason, found on the
same date, the indictment against Jno. H.
Barrett, found June 18th, 1866, charging
him witti`engaging in the rebellion was
somewhat different from the others, and he
had concluded to make the same disposi
tion, but, under the circumstances, he
thought hitpdntv would be to report it to
the Attorney General. •
Judge Fisher remarked It was clearly the
duty of the District Attorney to rale a none
pros in the two first cases, but under. the
circumstances, he couldrefer the 3d case.
Tria . WPWIMAS—CIAXANCIIE VILLAGE DE.
arnoltnk. •
- The ftllkiiAg was received at tfiil Wiz
Department this morning:
St. Louis, January 13.—The following tel
egram has just been received, dated Ft.
Hayes, Hanisas, January 12 :
Maj. Gen. W. A. Nichols, Assistant Ad
jutant General r ' Maj. Sheridan, oommand
ingat Ft. Dodge, reports that Lt. Martin,of
3d corps, has just arrived from camp and
reports that Col. Evans has captured a
Catoatidhe village of sixty lodges. Three
men of the.3d cavalry were wounded. NO
Indiana were killed: - Col. Evans had re
turned to his department_ on the Canadian
river.
[Signed.] CUAIINCY McKEETER, A. A. G.
W. T. SztEnm.or, Lt. Gen.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OP COLORED MEN
To-day the delegates of the colored peo
ple from all the States'in the Union, and of
the States not ,admitted, assembled at
Union League Hall.- The room was dense
ly crowd. About three hundred delegates
were present and many spectators. Wm.
Nesbit,' of Pennsylvania, President of the
late Border State 'Colored Convention,
called the Convention to order to read the
call. Hon. H. M. Turner, of Georgia, was
called to the chair. During the absence of
the Committee on. Credentials, Rev. H.
Garnett, of Pittsburgh, - Prineipal of Avery
College, addressed the Convention. Loud
calls were made for Fred Douglass. He
made :a speech, which was listened to with
attention and frequently applauded. -
The Convention met again this evening
at Israel church. Fred Douglass was
elected-permanent President, end one Vibe
President from each State and four Secreta
ries were eleated, - when the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow.
- , • • VIRGINIA MATTER&
The Conversative Virginia Convention
met the Judiciary Committte of the Senate
to-day and the interview is reported as
having been cordial. The Virginia Com
mittee oonfined itself to pointing out ob
jections as they appeared td - them to the
pending Constitution. The Judiciary Com
mittee requested these objections be re
duced to writing for formal action. The
Virginians seem confident of effecting their
object which involves suffrage for colored
men and amnesty for the whites.
GEORGIA OONTESTE,D GAM
The Election Committee had tho Georgia
contested case before them to•day, and
came, it is said, to the following conclu
sion : First—That Mr. Munney, who holds
Governor BiViock's certificate, was not
elected. Second—That Mr. ,Christy, who
holds General Meade's certificate, was
elected; but as the latter 'was ineligible, be
ing unable to take the usual oath the case
was referred to the Reconstruction Com
mittee, whether with any kecommendation
to remove his disabilities iwunknown.
ANOTHER PETITION,FOR PARDON.
A delegation composed of twelve citizens
of Prince George county; Maryland,` called
on President Johnson this morning and
presented a petition from the citizens of
that county asking the pardon of Dr. Mudd.
The President received, their petition, and
in response merely remarked that he
would enclose It to the Attorney General
for consideration by that offibtal.
MISSISSIPPI • RECONSTRUCTION QUESTION
The Reconstruction oDmmitteit to-day re
sumed the conaideratien of the Mississippi
question, They examined Fleming Bodges,
A. Worley Patterson, Judge Fields and
Capt. Fisher. Gen. 01limn, commanding
the District of Mississippi, will be examined
to-morrow.
BREVETTED.,
Col. Forsyth, who distinguished him
self in an Indian engagement in Kansas, in.
September last, bast been brevetted Brigs
dier 'General for gallant conduct on that
occasion. i•
TWO COLORED YEN PI/IRONED.
, Tbe coroners jury in the case.of the re
cent death of two colored employees of.the
French „Minister, returned a _,verdict of
death by strychnine administered by per
some unknown.
DEATH IN TIM AGNATE GALLERY.
An old man name& Dorsey, a residen
here, Mediu the Senate gallery to-day.
14. 18€9.
NEWS BY CABLE.
Conference on the Eastern
testion Exclusion of the
ecian AMbassador—Threat
,ed Break. Up—Claimant to
e Spanish Throne—Bismarck
i
d.Earon Yon Beust.....
ciegraa to the Pittabuitzh Gazette.l
TURKEY AND GREECE.
ins, January 134--It is stated to-day
Rangabe, present Ambassador a Pula:
i Greece, has been recalled to replace
ariat; as president of the Ministry.
tha
fro
Bu
• ins, January 13.—The official - journal
re ..rts that the Conference on the Easern
question held a brief session yesterday, and
adjourned until Thursday next. Mr. Rau
gabe, the Grecian Minister wasnot present.
The conduct of the Greek Gpvernment in
taking exception to the exclusion of its rep
resentative from Conference, is condemned
for the argument. Greece assented to the
propriety of a similar exclusion from Con
gress 0r1836, although the sublime Porte
was then represented in that body, and
this Is held as a precedent for the action of
the present Conference:
VIENNA, January 13.—A circular from
the Sublime Porte to the European powers,
justifying its recent action against Greece,
is published here. It says the Turkish
Government does not expect that the'Con
ference at Paris will arrive at any settle
ment. The ultimatum sent to Greece was
a declaration that the internal affairs of the
Ottoman Empire must not be interfered
with.—
. Loivrpoii, January 13.—Reports of the cap.
ture by the Turkish forces of Members of
the Cretan Insurrectionists' government are
confirm - ed. Four of the Cretan officials
were killed and the rest taken prisoners.
The books and doduments of, the govern
ment fell into the hands of the Turks.
, PARIS, January 13.--Evening.—The ex
elusion of the Grecian Ambassador threat
ens .to break up the Conference. It is not
considered probable that the Greek
government will acquiesce, and its
reply ,to the demand of its represen,
tative for instructions is not • likely to
prove favorable, in which case the 'Con
ference will in all probability adjourn , in
definitely. In the meantime, DleniPotenti
aries have applied , to their governments for
turther instructions. It is understood Rus
sia condemns the attitude which Greece
has assumed toward the Conference.
• Mantup, Jan. 13.—The authorities are In
receipt of offers of men and money from
all quarters of Spain to recover Cuba from
the hands of insurgents.
FLORENCE, January 13.—The Epoca as
serts that the Governments of France and
Italy, Senor Wings, Spanish Minister to
Par e, find ht.least one member of the Pro
visional Government of Spain advocate the
claims of Prince Amedons, Duke of Avinta x
to the of Spain.
GLlsnow January 13. ;The steamer
United IChigdom has arrived• , from New
I.oiepoti, January - n.—Tbe steamship
Bmidt,'from Bremen, bound to New York,
got aground in Great•Yarmouth harbor and
damaged her propeller.
VaarssrA, January 13.—The-Evening Post,
ofliCial journal, says : Count Bismarck had
told Count Wimperffen, Austrian Minister
at Berlin, that the retention of Baron Beust
in office would provoke serious action on
the part of Prussia. '
LONDON, January IS—London merchants
are extensively petitioning the government
to restore the mail service between South
ampton and New Yorlf. • "
ITALY.
All disturbances attending 'the collection
of the mill tax have ceased.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LoNDON, January 13.—Mone.y easier but
not quotably lower. Consols 92%. Five
twenty • Bonds 75%. Stocks quiet; Erie
2614; Illinois , • •
Lrvauvoot., January 13.—Cotton active
—middling uplands 1134 e; Orleans 113;e;
sales twenty thousand bales. Breadstuff
quiet; California white wheat lie Bdalls
10d; No 2 red western 9e 10dalOs. - Westein
Flour 26s 6da27s Com; No 2 mixed' 3 - 8 s
6d for,old, and 34s 6d for new. Oats 3s 6d.
liarloi ss. ' Peas 955. Pork 92s 6d. Beef
lass. Isard 72s 9d. Cheese 71s. - Bacon
57s 7d. Tallow 46s 6d. Linseed Oil easier
but not lower.
LOwnox, January I.l—Sugar , firmer at
Ms 6d. Calcutta Linseed 575a57s 64. Pe
troleum at Antwerp opened firmer at 55 fr.
FRANKFORT, January 13.—United States
Bonds, 799 i,
PARIS, January 13.—Bourse heavy; rentes
70f. 22c. _ . • -
HAVRE, January 13,—Cotton closed ac
tive. low middlings to arrive. 134 francs.
LivEupoor., - Jaunary 13.--DiSpatches from
Bombay report thit the shipments of Cot
ton from the 2d to the Bth of January
amounted t0.%000 bales. .
Ku-Kist Operations—Fate. of Detective
Beryline Unknown—Old Man Unmerel.
hilly Whipped.
Mg Telegraph to the Plttebnrgh Gazette.)
NASHVILLE, Jan. I:3.—Nothing has been
heaid as to the fate of Detective Barrune,
taken from the train at Columbia yester
day by the Ku-Klux. The House of Rep
resentatives adopted a resolution to-day re
questing the Governor tq send a body of
militia to Columbia to investigate the mat
ter.
The President of the Coffer County Board
of Commissioners arrived in town to-day
and reports that on last Saturday night a
band of Ku-Klux went 'to the house of A.
J. Arragin, one of the Board, took' him into
the wooda and whippe4 him unmercifully--
Mr. A. is about sixty non old and a quiet .
citizen. His offense is not known'to the
public.
Official Breakfast by President dnarez_-
Blnliter Rosencrans a Guest. .
[Br Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.3
Honorte, January 18.—News from the
city, of. Mexico to 2d instant is tat hand.
President Juarez gave an official breakfast
to the members of his cabinet and otner
invited guests, at which General Rosencrans
was present: The American Miniater as
sured Senor Tedsja that the President and
succeeding administration of the United
States entertained and would entertain the
most cordial feeling for the Repblic of
Mexico.
hfr.lEmile Lame has obtained concession
for the Guayanias railroad and the bill,
only watts it. 4 last reading in the Mexican
•
Congress.
ME
SPAIN.
MARINE NEWS.
AUSTRIA.
GREAT BRITAIN.
.
MEXICO,
Ni3MBEII 14.
CUBA. •
Secreted Arms Captiired In Havana—DßE- '
culty with, the Police—Progress of the
Insurrection—Conttadlctory Reports.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh tiazette.)
HAVANA, Jar nary 13.—The police were
recently inforined that there was a secret
deposit of arms In a house on Cormen
street. They proceeded to-the spot and
found two hundred carbines and revolvers
and other weapons, together with ammnni- .
tion, dim. On attempting lo takepossession
of the arms, they 'ere fired into bythe'
.
populace. policenian• and soldier were
killed and-two Celadors wounded, one
mortally. The arms were finally:taken-
away and quiet restored. The person Who
led, the attack on the police has been ar- .
rested. . -
A steamer his arrived from Santiago de
Cuba with important:news. According.to
dispatches received' by the Government
Villa Calvo has been retaken by the Span
ish
troop.s. Official accounts also represent
that Count-Valmazeda defeated the • rebels
at Sibanclon Caseorro and Guaimaro.- He
then marched into . Tanga and effected ..a
junction with the forces of Colonel Lone.
The united forces had commenced to ad
vance on Bayamo.
A report from Mazanillo declares • that,,
Valmazeda has actually captured Bayaneo.
It is also reported that the revolutionary
chieftains Eespedes and AguilFra were In
the vicinity of Mazanillo, and had • offered
to surrender to Valmazeda on the condition ,
that their present rank in the 'Spanish
army be guaranteed. them.
This account is discredited as incompati- ,
ble with the reputed character of the men, '
and it is deemedlimprobable their compan
ions would permit such an action.
The official report of affairs in the inte
rior are flatly contradicted by advices pri
vately received by the friends of the. In
surgenta in this cito-.• It:is also denied that
Valmazeda had captured Bsyama, but is ,
maintained, on the contrary, that he has'
been defeated with the loss of many men
and a part of his artillery and baggpge •
train. The next steamer from San Diego -.
wilt bring fuller particulars, and` is 'anx
iously looked for. , •
HAVANA. January 12.—Dates from Neu-'
vitas to the 10th have been received.,
Count Valmuseda was unable to reach-
SitTineon-and was surrounded and had been
pressed by •the in.urganta. A. portion of
the Matatisas volunteers have cone over to
the rebels: It is reported the troops are re
turning and are destroying buildings and'
plantations on their line of march. Arms
are frequently landed for the insurgents.
NEW YORK CITY.
By Telegraph to the Plttabnigh Gazette.)
NEW Yoz93E, January 13, 13139
The body of Darwin A. Finney, member
of Congress from Pennsylvania, arrived ate
this port on Sunday from Antwerp. He
will be buried at Lanrel Hill, Philadelphia.
No further developments have been made
in the Rogers murder case. Private citi
zens propose to increase the amount of the
reward offered by the Mayor for the arrest.
of the murderer. • -•
The cases • of Belmorel and Mclntosh
against--the -Erie.-Italixostt Corripany came.
up in the Supreme Court to-day, but were,
postponed to the 21st instant.. '
In the 'United States District Court Jacob
and Moses Dapy were convicted of a viola
tiOn of the revenue laws by Illegally re
moving whisky from a distillery, and were
remanded for sentence. This is the first
conviction of members of the Whisky
Ring in this city.
This morning Joseph Davidson and Wil
liam Spaulding entered the office of Wm.
B. Strong, No. 45% Pine street, and seized a
tin box containing a large amount of bands
;with which they made off. They were per
sued, arrested and the property recovered
in tact.
The steamer Denmark arrived to-day
from Liverpool.
• The New York Typographical Society
will commemorate the 163 d anniversary eT
'Franklin's birth day on Saturday evening.
CHICAGO.
Death of Judge Tyler . Superinduced by
Vlolence—Bar Meeting—Fatal Accident
In a Rolling Mill—Revenue Taxes. •••
CDT Telegraph to the Plit burgh Gazette.
Cmciao, January 13.—A meeting of the
Chicago Bar was held this morning to hear
the "report of the Committee appointed to
'lnvestigate the cause of late Judge Tyler'is
death. Judge Van Buren, Chairman of the
Committee, related that on the 15th tdC,
while defending a client in Justice Wil
kins' office, the late Judge was ordered to
sit down, and not obeying immediately
the Justice fined him for contempt and or
dered policemen to' eject him, which
`they did in so violent a manner as to in
flict injuries on the venerable Judge which
superinduced his death. This statement,
was obtained by the Committee from wit
nesses. Several members of the bar de.'
nounced the Police Court transaction and
testified to Judge. Tyler's sobriety and le-,
gal experience. A Committee of three
was appointed to report to-morrow morn
lug what , action the bar should take in the
matter... ,
At thi rolling mills, last night, Andrew
DicCuley, while in a fight, fell so that his
head rested on a conduit from which steam
was issuing. 1e died soon after being dis
covered. ' ' •
Last year the Revenue taxes itt this dis
trict amounted ,to $4,939,487. . •
MISSOURI.
B..Senatorship--Gen. _Schurz Nimi-
Hated by tbe_Radlcal CAUCUS.
LBy Telegraph to the * Pittsburgh Gazette.]
ST. Lours, January 18.--The Radical can
ons at'J;3fferson City to-night nominated
GenAehtirz for the ITnited States Senate
on the first ballot:
,Schurz HO, Loan 40.
Steamer Kaploaton—Floe or Slz Persona
Killed.
ray Telegraph to the rittebargh Gazette.)
NET? ORIMANI3, January 13. 7 -The stern
wheel steamboat Glide, hence for Red
river, ran' aground and exploded her boiler
last night'about tiftymilesabove this place.
She burned to, the water's edge, and is a Ao
tal loss. Five or six ;persons were killed
instantly or have since died, and twenty-
Ewe injured. The steamers G. 43. 'Match
ford and Thomas Powell reached the scene
in about twenty minutes and rescued the
survivors, who were brought to this city - bv
the Gov. Alleu, which also brought the offi
cers and crew. ' -
The stern wheel steamer Idaho sunk in
the Onachita river en Sunday. The Idaho
and cargo are a total loss. -.No lives loat.
Episcopal Bishop Elected.
By Telegraph to tho Pittsburgh Quetta.]
SYRACUSE,N. Y., January 13.—The Con
vention of he Episcopal Church of Cen
tral New York, met to day, Bishop Cos.
presiding. The Convention on the third
ballot elected Rev. Fred. D. Huntington, of
Boston, klass.i Bishop of the Diocese.