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VOLUME -LXXXIV.
fiRST - -.'1011:. - thl:.T
NTE: 0 , cr...0cn ; M.
T^VV_E
HARRISBURG.
Dr i oceedings of the Legislattire—
Dedication of a Monninent to
Belticansuldiere 7 -Another Con
tested Elecilon Ca4e—Dills In
trodnced,77 Itemlutions , Con.
cernmg the Death Of Congress
,
nmn Finney,Standing Com
mittees of Houk Announced—
List 'of ` the Most Important—
Nontinations for tufted States
Senator—Comniittee to Try Con
tested Election Case of Judge
iGreenbank.
EBT Teleoaph to the -Pittsburgh Gatete.l
HARRISBURG, January 14, 1869.
SENATE.
MONUMENT DEDICATION.
A cpmmunication was received from the
Governor, announcing that the monument;
to thii metnoiycf xfitin soldtere, erected
in the Capitol Grounds; will tiC'dedib4ted
on Weanesda.s%;-)lay
.2044. 1856; and invit
ing the Senate to join in the bercimonlea.
All the arrangements are confided to Gen.
E. C. Williams.
=1
Mr. ic_tt.GLE, of Philadelphia, presented
a petitiort from fifty cations; of Philadel
phia, contesting the election of J. J. Clark
Hare,' President Judge of the District
Court-of Philadelphfa., •
Mr. RANDALL offered a resolution that
the Senate meet with the House to-morrow
at 11 o'clock to select a committee-;n the
case.„ Adopted. ~ .
BILI4 - .I\TRODUIDED;
Mr. GRAHAM introduced bills incorpo.;
rating the Co-operative Life Insurance Com.;
lany: of Ni7:esterniPennsylvania; allowing
;the - quirclkuli of Oe Poo; of Pittsburgh; to
increase The liability of treasurer; supple
ment to act incorporating a turnpike from
Tarentum to Butler county: -
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN FINNF:Y
Mr. , LOVlßY:presented. a resolution res-
Pecting the death of 'Darivin A. Finney.
assed. A Committee will be appointed to
attend the funeral seryiees.,
- -.%IIIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
• STANDING COSIKITTEES.
" TheSPEA.KElVan'tfouticid the standing
corninittees: -. .. The following are .the - moat
importailt: . ,
Ways anc Means—Messrs, Wilson, Hun
.ten:Dayis. (Phijadelphia), - Nicholsen,,Fog,,
Painter, Webb, TiOlgate, Ames. ilerr,Jack
son,lo.neS..,Strang ,Stokes MceullOugia,
Hotinlau, Weller, ilavford, IRobison,(Mer
can) 'Morgan; Corr. - fain.
Judiciary, General Messrs. Strang;
Hunter,..Piayfcrrdillerr4ongenecker, Corn
nm, Clark, (Warren), Niles, McCullough,
Burritt, Beans, Brown, (Huntingdon), Mc-
Miller.
Judiciary, Local.—Messrs. Herr, Mullin,
Nice, Webb, Vankftk, O'Neill; 'Rea, Hop
kins Brdwn, (elation) Davis, (Phila.)
2linnicipa/Corporations.—Messrs. Stokes,
Stuart, Brobst, Hong, Leedom, Daile.v,
Foy, Heilman,Rogers, Wilson, Miller,
Scott, Adaire, Beans.'
Federal Relalions:—Messrs. Philips, Foy,
Islicholson.-:'Strang, • Stranahan, Heilman,
Myers, Niles, Hunter, Brown, (Bunting.
don,) Fogel, flcittenstein. Miller, Scott.
Rai/Fowls—Messrs. Davis, (Phila. ' ) Herr,
Burritt,'' Holgate;-Weller, -Subers, Kleck
ner, Foy, Josephs. Hunter, Ames, Morgan,
.111CP, Herrold, Hellman, _Martin, Taylor,
Robb, Jones, .McCullough, Mullin.
Education—Messrs. Nicholson, Beatty,
. Phillips, Chamberlain, Buffington, Peters,
Stephens, Taylor,. Brown, (Huntingdon,)
:Hamilton, McCullough, Nelson, Dill, Por
ter, (Cambria,) O'Neill.
Corparations—Messrs. - Westlake, Robb
Hung. Kleckner; Kerr, Burritt, Hoffman,
•Robinson ( Blair ),• So bars, .Pain ter, Mullin,
,Jackson, efvey, Nice, Rea; Humphreys,
• Cornman i Rebison (Mercer), Church, Mc-
Adaire. • - -
rice and. Thinieratity—Messrs.
lain, . Kerr, ::FAchbaeh." -Edwards, Walker,
! Creitz, Nicholson, Hottenstein, McKinstry.
Military—'Messrs. Jackson, Morgan, Mar
tin, Duncan, Hervey Longenecker,Bur
ritt, Hopkins, Stout. Beatty,
Church, Shive
ly, flursh, Scott, McKinstry.
Divorces—Messrs: Webli, Brown, (Hunt
ingdon), Playfoid, Duncan, Taylor, With
. am, Robison (Mercer) Gatchell, Shiveley,
Herrold, Myers, Josephs, Van-kirk, Kase,
Rogers. •
7C/afins—Messrs. BUrritti Vankirk, Mc-
Millen Kleckner.-- ;Humphreys, Brolsst,
Ileedora, Herrold, Nelson, Duncan, Pc tars,
PI ace, West I ake, Sum my, Davis (McKean.)
Passenger Railways—Messrs. Subers,
Kleckner, Josephs, Wilson, - Painter, Dai
ley,Stokes, Hervey, McGinnis, Holgate,
Cloud.
N'ice, Hong, Mvers„ Rogers.
Banks—MesSrs' t Leedom 3 j Myers, . Brown,
I (Clarion.) Davis, (Phila.,) ) Heriley, Porter,
A - York,) Buffington, Longenecker, Dill,
Cloud, Fogel, Westlake, Taylor, Goundie,
Breen.
2kOltils - ATIONS ME. UN/TED STATES SEN
ATOR.
The following -nominations of-candidates
for United States Senator,-to be voted for
next Tuesday, were Made: '
Mr. DaVp3, Piiiladelpttia, nominated
Jblin '
, Mr. BROWN, Clarion, nominated Wm.
A. Wallive,
• - Mrr4O-SEPHS,.,Ph r iladelphia, nominated
Charles R. Buckalew.
Mr. JONES, Berks, nominated Asa
Tacker.
Mr. Morgan, otAllegheny, was appointed
teller on the part of the House.
CONTESTED ;ELECTION COMMITTEES.
The joint convention to select a com
mittee to try the (=tested election of
Thomas Greenbank, ae Associate Judge of
.District Court of Philadelphia, if§sernbleil.
The petition alleges that for Greenbank
' there - were fradulently returned 60,748 votes,
and for Win. Russell Thayer 60,624 Votes,
whereas Greenbank had, but' 59,603. The
folloWing gentlemen were selected to try
the case: Senatorif Miller,Brown, of
Northampton, Stinson'and Lowry. Rome
, sentatives Nelson, Ames, Beatty, Hunter,
Robison of gorcer, Josephs, Gonndie and
Webb—being-five Democrats-and eight Re
publicans. .)
the House adopted the Senate)oint reso
lution for a convention to-morrow to select
a committee in the case of Judge Hare.
BURIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Lowry. - McCandless, White, Ran
dall and Brown, (of Mercer)were appoint
ed a Committee of the Senate to' take part
with Congressional Committee imthe buri
al service of Hon. Darvita A. Finney, on
Friday next. - •
PHILADELPZ/A..
Destructlve-Fire—Marble itigek on Chesnut
s!reet Destruyed—Loss Over Halt' • a
Minion Dullars—Firemen and Others
Injured,
EBY 're iegraph to,the Pltt.taligliGarette.
Pnirdins3.4"niA, January 14.—At one
o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the.
mmense marble front store, at Ninth and
Cheitinifstreets, (opposite the Continental)
occupied by Caldwell A-, Co., jewelers. and
diamond dealers, Howell Bros., dealers in
wall paper, andOrne K
,Ce., extensive car
pet dealdis, originaiing by the exifiosion of
Harrison steam boilers in the sub-cellars.
The flames spread rapidly throughout the
entire ,building, notwithstandiug. • the
extraordinary efforts bf :the firemen, and
at three o'clock the prethiset were gutted.
The Continental Hotel was in,.danger, and
at ford o'clock there was (lithe a panic
among the boarders, but the firemen were
equal to the emergency and saved the
building.
There were ten ,pemans in the building
burned at the time of the explosion, and
one tof them, James Andrewsi.. was asleep
behind the jewelry counter. He was badly
burned before he could begot out. - Several
,firelfien were also injured, one of them C.
Schneider, of the American Hose, severely.
Tho loss on ,tbe buildings will be nearly
a Milliodof dollaks, and on the stock nearly
as much= mere; upon which there is only
Partial insurance, but sufficient, it is feared,
to burst up several companies. The jewel=
ry and diamonds of -Caldwell .Co„ to the
value of over two hundred thousand dol
lars, were placed, as usual, iu the fireproof
vault, and are supposed to be unharmed,
but cannot be got at yet.
Another. dispatch, dated at noon 'says:
Caldwell's jewelry b. - ,llding is demolished:
Orne's carpet storeis'yery badly damaged.
HoWell's paper_banging warehouse is de
stroyed, and the flames are now confined
to a mass of paper in the ruins. A person
arrested as the incendiary has proved to
be the man - set to watch one of the doors
to prevent ingress of strangers. Seven
clerks, who slept in the second story, barely
escaped, all being-badly burned. Keyeer's
art gallery was burned; heaVy loss of -rill
uablozP pal nt i
,*The loss' to Cal d well•A;
Co. is: unknown. It is supposed that the
greatquautifies of valuable diamonds, etc.
in the'saies will be recovered, The loss of
Howell is about a,quarter of a million; In=
sure&
[SECOND
Caldwell's stock, ontside bf thp safes,
valued at a quarter .of a'anilliou tars,
-was Insured for ;114,000. Howell's stock
of 5200,000 was insured for ;125,010, Awls'
stock' of carpets, - valued at $104 . 00, we.s
insured for t;225,000 :The buildings Were
frilly insored.
- -Two'clerks whcr slept in Caldweil:s stare
tire missing. Their :mutes from
Rhode Island; and Peulk, front Winches
ter, Vit. When fast seen Hogan had fallen
dowitilear the frolat dbor. 'Both tire sup
posedlo have perished.
This- following ix a summary of the ititau
ranceon and the estintated value of the ke.
per ty ;destroyed by the fire : G. Bone
ton, owner of the West building, value
;58,000, insured for ;350,000;..J.:E. Caldwell,
value, ;260,000, insurance,, 5138,000; George
owner of the East building, value,
$83,000, insurance, ;30,000; licltvell Lt Bro.,
value. ;225,000, insurances `$105,000; Benj.
Orr, - -owner of Centre building, value
560,000, insurance ;5,400; I, IL(1.• E. B.
Orne, value, ;125,000, insurance, ;•225,000.
Total value, $S01,000; insurance, 1610,000.
NEN
Prciceedings hi the Legislature—The
Ogechee Troublts.
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gaz e I te.'
A r r„kicra, GA., January 13.—The General
Assembly re-asseMbleatO•day., A quorum
of both Houses was present. A Connnitls
tee was appotuted to notify the Governor
that they were ready far business. They
thert.adjouruecl till Friday wneu.the Goy
ernor's.MeSiage will be real •
Several colored men who were recently
expelled from he Legislature are pea
int; to be re-instated.
The Grand Lodge of the Union League of
Georgia held a meeting toeday..and;elected
new officers, and adopted reirdutions em
phatically endorsing Gov. Bolio.ik.'s memo
rial to Congress.
SAVANNAu, January 13.r-TheABloB pub
lishes a report of a conversation .held by
one of its editors with negroes concerned
in the Ogechee troubles. The negroes say
that Col..Williatias,whose. report was - for
warded by Gen. S bley, only visited one
plantation three miles from the scene of
the disturbance, and did not ao tp otter
places to "ascertain' the correctness of the
reports concerning outrages. He asked no
questions, except whether• they had. any
com Plaint s, against - .•.plenters, or whether
they were M arms against the United States,•
and what injury was done by the Slit-riffs
posse. He asked no questions about the re
sistance orrobberrof the Sheriff. He went
: down :at night, returned befoie daStlight,
and was accompanied on the trip one of
the leading disturbers of the_ peace of Sa
vannah.` The reported party was arrested
by negroes, and released- upon Wi 'Hams
explaining who he was. -Sheriff Dooner
publishes a card denying Col. Williams'.
Statement.
Action et' the Bar Concerning the Death
of: Judge Tyler. ,
By-Telegraph to the Pittebutth ticvette.l
CHICAGO, January FL the adjourned
Meeting of the.Fhlcago bar this morning,
the appOinted - cortumittee reported that the
late Judge Tyler's death was caused by ill
Usage, inflicted on him when ejected from
the Poll co Court, and that Justico
Iten's conduct in ordering his removal wits
excessive, malicious and brutal, that he
and the ()dicers ought to•be prosecuted for
manslaughter, and urging the appointment
of a committee to indict them before the
Grand Jury; and also to request the Coin -
mon Council find Police Commissioners to
remove them from oflice;• also, that if
Judge Tyler'stiliddren 'institute a suit for
damages, the menffiers of the bar oiler
their services to prosecute grAtuitously;
and lastly, urging the abolition of the
Police. Court and the substitution of A bet
ter system. Judge Waite. Messrs. H. N.
Hubbard, E. W. Evans, E. A. Stores and
E. D: Bunyan were appointed to indict.the
Police Justice and police officers for man
slaughter. The lawyers' feel intensely in
dignant upon the subject.
This afternoon warrants for the arrest of
the four policemen charged with causing
the daath•of the late Judge Tyler - were js
sued. The parties will ho arraigned before
Justice Dewolf, on a charge of manslaugh
ter.
Lynch. Law Adiniultstered by Ku Klux.
Cry Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
NASIIVILLn, January 14.—Joe. Callender,
a notorious horse thief, was taken from the
jail at MurfreesbOro last night at 12:30, by
some fifteen or. twenty Ku Klux, and car
ried. ott . 1.11) to two r. at to-day tiotliing
bad been heard as to his fato. ,
GEORGIA.
--
CHICAGO. -
:PITTSBURGH. - I' D4Y, JANU Ala 15. 18e9.
614 kb
iirto"l.
FOB O'CLOCK .A. M.
FUR
Nonainaticins
Mississippi. il-Tariff
Steel Dria Pay their
Respects to isident=The
Colored Suffrage leuuTen. l tr -
Another Pacific Railroad Sec
tion Accepted and. More Sub
sidy, piven !
ClVTelegraph to the Pittsburgh Gatette.]
WASIIINOTON, Jan 14, 1869.
NOVINATIONS B"i THE:
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the following nominations: Perry Fuller,
ColleCtOr of Custools at,New Orleans;Thos.
B. Florence, Assessor of Internal Revenue
for the Second District of Pennsylvania;
John J. Detrich, CollectUr of Iniernal Rev
enue for the Twelfth District, Illinois; Na
thaniel P. Langford, of Montana, to be
Governor of Montana;,..iolm Savage, ofN ew
York, Consul at Leeds.
COLORED SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
in the Colored National-Suffrage Conven
tion to-day, Prof. Vashon, Chairman:of the
Committee on Credentials, reported the fol
lowing from Allegheny City, P.i.: Rev. A.
Collier, A. Neale, B. E-Pulpress,Bev. J. W.
Denue, Miss Harriet Johnson and William
Peterson.
Mr. Fields Cook, of Virginia, objected to
admitting'women to a colored men's Con
vention.
Dr. J. Fl: Brown was in favor of admit
ting women, and said the women would
yet have a vote., .
After debate the report was adopted.
J. B. Murray offered a resolution endors
ing the National Equal Rights League, and
providing that the delegates organize such
a league.
William Pleb, of Troy. N Y., and Ed
ward V. Clark, of Va., were placed on the
roll, and E. M. Pavia was elected an honor
ary member.
,Mr. Powers, Of, Pennsylvania, offered
resolution that G. F. Downing, Jon. F. Cook,
Geo; B. Vashon and Carter A. Stewart he
appointed a Committee to go before qm
gre: It wait agreCd to; 7
7 :42'. - A. M. Powell, editor of the
Slavery Standard, then addressed the Con
vention.
IIIiILIELA.TEII:4 VISIT TILE PrtESIDENT
The delegates to the National Bricklay
ers' Union, now in session here, were In
troduced 'to- the'. President' this 41ttirnoop.
Hon. Samuel Cart 'perf'filled the ceremo
ny of Introduction iu .a few pertinent re
marks. The President, in response, ex
pressed himself pleased at the compliineut
of their visit, and said, without making a
speech, he would refer to his record for an
iliustratiou itte.respect for, labor and Un
-dusiritil interests. The delegates werellien
individually intYoduced to 'Sir. Johnson:
IZZSPL•'CTUON OP.DERF;D
Brevet Brigadier General 7.. D. Ilingliam,
Chief of the Quartermaster's Department
of the Lakes, hat beet ordered tt) make au
inspection of the aiTairs of the Quarter
master's Department of the Filth District.
NISSISSIPrI CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION.
Gen Gillen was before the Reconstruc
tion Committee.tokley and reiterated the
statements in his official report - that there
was a fair- vote in NliEsissippi when the
Constitution was rejected.
TATLIFP ON STEEL
The Ways and Means Committee this
morning cfnisidered the subject of duty on
steel, .hut came to uo conclusion, and ad r
jourued till 'lonitay;; - :7" 7 •
=CI
The President has accepted the report of
the Government ,Columisidopers. - open an
additional section of twenty miles of the
Central Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Line, terminating at the four Mindred!and
e•ventieth mile past east ut 8 3 X.TambEitP,
and directed blonds to be issued to the Coat-
Pauy
' - ORA:CT.'
The Virginia Conference Coininittee had
a pleasant and eatisfactory interview h
General Grant and Secretary Schofield to•
day. Thei-alsohad an interviesexeith some
of the leading Senators and Representa
tives:
MEMUER
Mr. Stover, is the dissenting member in
the report in theAkffeuri election case. he
being of opinion that Anderson and not
Switzler is entitled to a seat.
„.. 'ALI:MAINS OF , j.:02{0.1t1b531.1:1 FL:itiEr.
A . Committee of the Howse of Represent-
atives left for Ntiw York to-night to accoin-
PanT , the remains of lion. D. A, Finney to
Philadelphia.
13=1
`lB' - reC(WOring slowly from
his recent illness. He was iiitle to take a
short ride yesterday and
. to t alay. •
cusToms.
The receipts of customs from January Ist
to 9th were i. 1 .2,921,2.53.
NEW YORK CITY:
•
Tocieranh to 11.1 , : , Pittbburgh Gazette.)
NEiV YOLK, Jaiilltlry 18G9
Representatives 'from insurance compa
nies outside of New York City held a meet
ing at the St. NicholaSliotel, to-day,toitike
measures against the re lmte system adopted
by the ...New York Board of Fire Uncierwri
till*, which operates greatly to their disad
vantage. , , ,
The case Of Blaisdell, Eckel .e "McLaren,
charged with defrauding the Government
!of taxes on whiskey, was before) thdiDis
trict Court to-day. The District. Attorney
moved the -defendants be committed to
close crtstaly. the Court granted the mo
tion.
Nothing further has transpired in the
Rogers murder case. The detvctives are
closely following up every thr6ad of eyi
dence, but so far they seem baffled.
The steruners Ville de Paris and City of
New York, from Europe, arrived to-day.
A rumor.prevailed to-day that the Erie
Directors had removed to Jersey City, but
diligent inquiry failed to confirm it.
Shoelcing Cruelty ()fa Fattier.
By Tkl!.tgrapti to the Pittsburgh G azotte.
-Lortsvir.t.m; January 14.—A few nights
since A „man named Weathers; under the
influence of liquor, asked his little boy,
four years of age, to spell' a 'Word, which it
was impossible.fer the child to do. Weath
erfk' then seized by the hair, filched oP
a stick and beat the child until the lies
uPOn Its back was lacerated in many places,
heeding not the cries of the little one who
pleaded for mercy. Ho then picked it up
and held it over a hot tire in the stove,nu
tit its whole body was bitiried toa;l3ll3ter.
Weathersyras . 4 ; ubsev9titly arrested.'
FORTIETH -CONGRESS.
Memorial for Improvement . of
Mississippi, ,River—Restoration
•
'to Act ive! IList .of f j pmmodore
Meade_ , :llefused,.-..‘l religion of
$l,OOO Per Annum to Mrs. Lin
coln Proposed—Telegraph Ca.
bles— R
. ec ,
i with *
procity Canada
—Niagara Falls 'Ship' Canal—
to Est ablish, State and Ter-, ,
•
ritoriallkittndaries. .7=
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette. 3
WASHINGTON, JanuarYl.4, 1869.
'SENATE. •:
.:Mr, HARLAN 'presented - a• memorial of
of certain capitalists, of Prairie-du-Chien,
.
for the . Imprevement, of .the Mississippi
river at that point, Referred I to Committee
On CoMmerce. . ; •
Mr: GRIMES, front Nayal Committee,
reported adversely on the. meznorial of
Coinmodore Meade, to be restored to the
active list, and on .his motion indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. SUMNER, from Committee on For
eign 'Affitirs,-rciported a bill to carry into
effect the decree of the United States:Dis
trict Court of Seuthern New I'm*, in the .
case of the Englith schooner Sybil. and
cargo.
Mr, WILSON introduced a bill to amend
the - act of March 2d, 1867, regulating the
tenure of certain civil officers, which was
referred - to the Joint Conimitiee - on 'Re:
trenchment. It provides that all persona
holding, or who shall hereafter . hold, civil
offices, to which they have been appointed
with the consent 'of the Senate, . except the.
Saretaries of State, Treasury, War, Navy
and Interinr, the POstmaster General and
Attorney General, and others that may
hereafter be made cabinet officers, shall be
entitled to hold such offices until a. succes
sor shall have.been in like manner appoint
ed and duly qualified, except as otherwise
provided for in this bill:
• Semion 2d provides That during a recess
of the. Senate the president shall have au
thority td suspend any officer so - apuointed,
except the Judges of the Supreme Court,
and to make au ad interim. appointment un
til the next meeting of the Senate.-and un
til the case shalt be acted upon and deter
mined by that body; suspension roust be
reported to the Senate within twenty days
atter the meeting: inbase of its coacurrence,
'the suspension may tic made a removal,
;but. if 'the Senate do not se.couctir.the sus
pended c:fficer s hall resume the funetious
•of his office, but shall not receive pay for
the - 'tithe during- %illicit' he was suspended;
the President may, In,wever, at any time
before reporting such suspension to the
Seuate,.revoke,it or reinstate the suspend
ed officer in the performance of his duties.
Section 3d repeals the first two sections of
the act of March 2d, '67, above referred to.
Mr. - KELLOGG introduced a bill to aid
the ormatruution of the Southwestern. Rail
road and:. Telegraph Line to-,the Pacific
Ocean, 'with its branches 'and connections,
wh ch was, referred to the Committee op
Pacific Railroads. _
It incorperates a eompany under the name
of the South Western - Pacific Railroad Com
pany,' witfia capital stork of - 6100,000,00,
to construct and maintain a railroad and
telegraph line from Fulton, Arkansas, cros
tiffig- the Triultr River between 'Hie 'thirtY
second and thirty-third parallels, to
El Paso, on the Rio Grande, thence
through New Mexico and Arizona to a
point on the Rio Colorado, near the south
eastern boundary of California ' and thence
to San Francisco, with branches front the
crossing of Trinity, river to a railroad run
ning from Louisiana - through. Marshall
county, Texas, and from soine point in Cal
ifOrnia near San Diego, La • aid of the ,eu
terprise the bill propo-es to gran't twenty
sections of land per mile ou.oach :file of the
line and six per cent. thirty year bonds
of the Government to the amount of 670,000
per mile in mew Mexico and Arizona, and
*16,000 per mile for the rest of toe line, to
be secured by a second mortgage.
Mr.SUMN ER introduced a bill providing
tliai perSerns attemptieg to exercise the
powers of offices for which' they are dis
qualified by the cbustitution and laws of
the United States shall be punishetl,on cop
viction, by imprisonment for two years at
hard tabor, and making it the special duty
of officers of the rn.ted Stases Courts,which
aro to have exclusive jurisdiction over such
caues, to institute proceedings against such
persons. Referred to the Committee on Ju
diciary. ,
Mr. MORTON introduced a 13:11 giving a
pension to Mrs. Mary Lincoln. front the
date of the,death of her husband,. late
President o the United States.
Mr. SUMNER •Stiggested to' make the
pension 65.000 per annum, and the bill. was
Abe urtferred to the Committee on Pensi ens.
Mr. DOOLITTLE offered a resolution
authorizing the President to consent to the
laying of 0n0..,0r more telegraph cables
from the shore of any power to those of the
United States provided such power will
consebtlti Outlaying of cables from our to
their shords en reciprocal terms, Referred
to Foroi,itConitnittee. .•
Mr. StiMNElt introduced., a bill to en
force certain provialons of tie fourteenth
Constitutional amendment in relation_ to
disqualification from office.
The Senate took up the resolution of the
- Vermont Legislature against any reciproc
ity treaty with Canada. . ; •
Mr. MORRILL spoke in advocacy thereof.
Mr. CRAGIN entered a motion to recon
sider the vote or yesterday refusing the
it s'e Of the Capifol for the inauguration bait.
The Senate- resumed the consideration of
the bill fOr the relief of Sue Murfey.
During the discus:66h Mr. WILSON Pro
posed the creation of a hoard, consisting of
Generale Meigs, Thomas, Howard, and
Eltini to examine and report on claims of
loyalists, to set for two years from April
next.
Without notion on the bill the Senate' ad-.
E 0
President-=
DOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Niagara Falls ship canal bill was
postponed until after the morning hour by
a vote of 70 to 40.
-Mr. ASHLEY, of-Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported a bill to ex
tend the boundaries, of Nevada, Minnesota
and Nebraska, and the Territories of Colo
rado, Montana and Wyoming.
Mr. WASRBURNE, of 111., said the bill
proposed,to dismember. Utah, and that be-_
fore final'action it would he better to await
the arrivatof the Delegate front- that Ter
ritory, who was detained from sickness.
Mr- ASHLEYs'aid the bill did not design
to interfere with- the settled portions . of
Utah, but intended to take away so much
that there he 'not enough- left to make a
State.' He consented to postpone it two
weeks. ,
ASHLEY also reported a bill grant
ing the right of way to. the Walla Walla
and Columbia River Railroad, thirty miles
in length. The bill givea two hundred feet
on each side of the road and five acres of
land at each of the several depots.
On motion of Mr. DELANO, the bill was
amended by making any efforts on the part
[THEM) SES;101•?.1
of the company to ol,tain land grant, sub.
sitly'ar pecuniary aid of the United States
work a forfeiture of grant, and it was or
dered engrossed for third reading.
Mr. ASHLEY also •reported a trill to se
cure the purity of elections in Territories
and °cure - protection against illegal voting
and SratubLent returns.
Th 3 morning howr expired before the
suhi • et was disposed; of. •
lI . COOK, from the Committeffon Elec
tion' reported resolutions that Geo.W.An
ders n ie not entitled to a seat from the
Nint t Missouri district, and , that .Wm. F.
Swit•.er ie. He would call up the report to
mot ow. •
..e special 'ordef(ther Niagara Ship Canal
Bill was taken up.
M . VAN HORN, of New York r spoke at
long h in support of the.
M. HUMPHREYS followed against the
bilL
Mr. PAINE, of Wisconsi - n,, declared his
own views, showing that the-interest of the ,
great States of the north-west imperatively
demanded increased facilities- for the trans
portation Of their surplus agricultural pro
ducts to market, He said what they wanted,
and must have, is cheaper transportation.
Mr. WASH 13URNE, of Illinois, disired a
time be fixed for taking a vote on thg, bill.
It was now the middle of January, and
and Wore had been only three oa the gen
eral appropriation bills passed. The others
should be, passed so as to be Sent to the
Senate.-
There was a conversation on tha subject,
but no conclusion was reached alit° what
time the vote would be taken.
Adjourned
BoSTON
Social Science Association—Tlie Price of
Food:—Exorbitant Freight Toriißr Will
Produce Famine in New England.
Lily Telegraph to the Pitisiargh Gazette.)
BosTos, January 14 —The annual, meet
ing of the Boston Soc al Science Aseocia
thin was held this evening. There was a
very large: attendance. Great interest is
being manifested by the community in the
question of the price of food . .
After the election of officers, which re
sulted in the choice of Hon. Josiah Quincy
for President, the discussion of the ques
tion was at once taken up. Hon. Josiah
Quincy made a powerful address, showing
the causes that are at' work to raise the
price of food. He said that the statement
frequently made that speculators re.gu
lated the price of corn. whoat, tie r
was entirely without foundation, as the
product was too great for any Combination
to control. He said the freight tariffis were
exorbitant, and unless the people took
some action they would increase 'to such e
rate as to create a famine in New England.
To-day a few men like Fiske, Vanderbilt
and Drew held the keys to .the great
lyestern . granery, and we could get
supplies only at their bidding. He show
ed how forty-four millions of dollars
in watered railroad stock had been issued
by 'llailroad - corporation; and - that the
consumers at the East were obliged to pay
the additional tariff necessary to meet the
dividend declared on this tictitiouS stock.
He quoted the action of the Massachusetts
Legislature, forbidding the issue by the
Boston and Albany P.ailroad or addi
tional stock, unless the cash therefor was
actually paid in, and stated that like action
by the Legislature of New York and a few
other States would materially cheapen the
necessaries of life. Instead of paying a
tax on shareithat have not cost the holder
a cent, the people should receive their grain
from the west at the price ruling there, ad
ding only the actual and necessary cost of
transportation.
Mr. Quincy ira'S followed by a number
of wealthy men and prominent members of
the L gmlatnre. nearly every one agreeing
essentially with the protninen ideas es
messed by him.
WEST INDIES.
Successes of the Revolutionists in Hayti.
,Its•T,legraph to the murgh Ciarnte.
HAvAxA, January. ,14.—The following
news has been received from Havti : Gen.
Alexis has captured Fort St, Michael, and
it was reported he had also carried Fort
Liberte, near Granaminthe. All the posi
tions captured by the forces of Jacmol have
been re-captured by the revolution
ists. Several of the• latter were
killed during a recent g' engagement
by the bursting of a cannon. The revolu
tionary, armies had been greatly strength
ened and were preparing to attack Port
au-Prince and Gonaives. President Salnaye
at last accounts was at Petit river, near
Illiaragort, with alb the merabers of, his
cabinet. On aCcourt of the absence of the
President front Pert-au-Prince, the French
Admiral had been unable to effect a,lty ar
rangements with the Flaytian Government.
DISASTER AT SEA
Steamship Aground and Dashed to Pieees4—
Twenty-two Persons Perish.
Teleprspb to the Pittsburgh Guzette.l
C.,' January 14.—The
steamship Gulf City, Captain Stewart,
bound front Galveston to New York, went
aground off Point Lookout, Isionday night,
and in a few hours was dashed to pieces.
Three of the crew, named Patrick McCabe,
of Jersey City, Anthony Thomas and Henry
MeArdie, of. New York, were picked up by
the steamer W ' ,Clyde,.P. on Wednesday
.afternoon, to this city—, There
were twenty-fivePerions on bolVitl the
iil
fated steamer, acid only three are ltnowrx.to
have been saved.
Ens
FlOridaLeklE.Bi
IBre.
By Tel exrapb tgithe Pit t.slni rgtv azet te.
TALLItHASSE,., January Ll3.—The Senate
to-day confirmed ltir..Gibbs as Secretary of
State, Meek - as Attorney General, and J..S.
Adams. us tonanaissloner of Emigration,
vice R. E. Austin resigned, all of whom
have been app9lrited 14y Gov. Reid since the
in neachme tlast "li47oVem ber.
In the Senate 16-day a resolution was
introduced to recOnaltter the vote of yester
day confirming the appointments made by
Governer Reid 'ftineehis impeachment.
The Committee sentby authority of the
Alabama Legislitinre to negotiate fir the
transfer of West Florida to Alabama, arriv
ed to-day and presented their credentials
to Governor Reed.
San EranclAco Illatterp
By Telegraph to tAtt Plttsburgh Gazette.)
. .
SAN FRANomo, 'January 14.—The steam
er Montana sailed to=day for Panama, with
seven hundred tied si*ty-eight thousand in
treasury, seven hundred and twenty-three
thousand for'New: York, and' thirty-live
thousand for Efigland
Trains on the Central Pacific railroad are
now running to 140 $ four hundred and
sixty miles from Sacramento, where stages
make connection for Waite , Pine, Nevada.
.
Dled 7of :their Injuries.
Eny Telegraph to thelAttistratllk tiozotte.
NEW ORLEANS, an.l .—The clerk, pilot
and mate of the stisarder Ghido have died
of injuries receliAd: by: explosion of the
steamer's boiler*. Ileyiiro other deaths have
occurred anao.ut thOyetpaded.
N 1 MEER 15.
'NEWS BY CABLE.
Another Scheme for a ItlOnarchy
in .11/exico—Another Se sion of
the Conference on the Eastern
Question—Greece. Preparing a
Circular to the Powers—Span
ish Troops for Cuba—The Insur
rection to : be Put Doun at All.
Hazards—The Great Eastern
Taking on Board the Franco -
American Telegraph Cable. . 1 : •
CB Telegraph to the Plashlrett Gazette.:l
SPAIN.
MADRID, January 14. --The authorities
received a telegram yesterday from Captain.
General Deice, asking re-inforcements. He
thinks he can suppress the insurrection
with four thousand more troops.
L0X11 , 031 . , January 13,—Dispatchea to-dav
from Madrid state that one of Maximiltates
.Mexican Generals is secretly engaged in
that city making arrangementawith a num
ber of Span ti scientific and military ofti - -
cars; with a view of placing Cozad eirgenti
brother of the ex-King of Naples, on th
throne of Mexico. Twehundred officcrs
high rank are wanted to carry the move
ment into execution. Their pry wilt be
secured them from the time they enter
upon the's. duties. Sevepal 'European gov
ernmeo.te• are secretly assisting this enter
prise. Gon. Priva grants a number of offi
cers, desirous of joining, unlimited leave
of absence, for the purpose of taking' part
in the expedition.. Napoleon, it is , saki, se
cretly favors the project.
MAuntD, January 14.—A tumult occurred
in Tortoso yesterday, growing cut of a
quarrel between the Liberal and Carllst
parties. It was- sdppressed by the authorii i -
ties and the eity is now quiet.
The journals here urge thee government
te,use all their means to st-rengtben the
hands of General Dulce id Havana,. and de
mand that, ten thomand troops be sent to
Cuba to , render the possession, of the island
secure.
TURKEY AND'GREECE
PA Ris r .Tanuai7 14.—The esnference• on'
the Eastern question held another session
this afternoon." M. Rangabe, the Minister
M Greece, was absent as before: The press
of this city generally urge the continuance.
of the Cdn - ferenco. It is understood that
the Greek Government is preparing •a di
plomatic circular to the fore - tiger powers on
the cruestions at issue.
LosnoN, January 1-I.—The press of Lon
don and Paris alnM-t unanimously con
demn the attitude of Greeco in insisting car
representation in the Conference.
It has been agreed that the powers repre
sented in the .Conference on the Eastern
question shall - not, by reason of their par
ticipation in the Cnnference, be•lield bound
to enforce its conclusions.
GREAT BRITAIN.
GLASGOW, January 14.—The Prince of
Wailes Theatre here was burnt last night:
No lives lost.
LoNnoN, January 14.—The steamship
Great Eastern has coramenced to take on
board the submarine cable of the Franco-
American Atlantic Telegraph Company.
It is expected she will sail in June next to
lay the cable from Brest to' the American
coast.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
LONDON, Jan. 14.—ConsolS 5 -tags 76;
stocks quiet and steady; Erie 2614; Illinois
Pw ox. diy.
FRANKTony, Jan. 14.-I'. S. bonds firm
at 791„C. , -
LivEr.root, Jan. 14.—Cotton active; up
lands me,: Orleans 114 4 '; sales 7,000 bales.
Breadstuffs dull. California white wheat
Ils. Sd.@l ls. 11d.; red 9s. 10d.@10s. for
western. Flour 'AS. 6d.@275. Corn 365.
&I. for old; 345. 6d. for new Oats 3s. 3d.
Barley lis. Peas 445. (3d. Pork 925. &I.
Beef 103 s. Lard 725. 6cl. Cheese 71s. Ba
con 575. Petroleum unchanged. Tallo*
475.
LosnoN, Jan. 14,-Sngar on the spot firm
at 365. 6d.; to arrive 265. 6d. Calcutta Lin
seed 575.(1675. 6d. Linseed oil 28s. Tallow
475. 3d. - Petroleum at Antwerp opened &rm
as 561N;57 .francs.
~ Increase of bullion in
the Bank Of England SO,OOO pounds ster
ling.
Pmts, Jan. 14.—Bourse•weak; Rentes 69
francs 82 centimes.
ITAvuv., Jan. 14.—Cotton closed buoyant;
low middlings to arrive at 135Afranes.
Indiana United States Senatorship.
[By Telegraph to the Plast.hrgh Gazette.]
INDIANAPOLIS, January 14.—The Repub
lican caucus to-night nnMinated.Lieut. Gov.
Cumback for. United states Senator. Vote
for Cumback, 51; Nelircomb, 8; Frazier, 7;
seattering,! 10. Gen. Gresham was nomi
nated for Agent of the State at New York
by acclamation.
—ln "Napierville, Dupago county, Illinois,
on Tuesday night, James Lard, Deputy .
United States I\l:mlin' of Wyoming
tory, was shot and- killed by —hrtuncey
Bailey as he was entering Mrs. Bailey's
bed-room. Bailey, suspecting improper
intercourse, entrapped the guilty parties
by starting on a long journey and return
.
ing unexpectedly. Tim woman had -previ
ously.eloped-with S Universalist Minister.
The citizens justify the homicide.
—The WiscOnsin U. S. Senatorial contest
is yet undecided. Carpenter'S friends claim
he has forty-seven votes' pledged, while:
Only forty-four are required. The Wash
burn° men concede Carpenter has but
twenty-live votes. Other candidates expect
to win by 'Carpenter and Washburne de
stroying each other's chances. The 'mini,
Jutting caucus will meet next Tuesday.
--The Southern Militia bill was presented
to he President on Tuesday for his con
sideration.
Markets by elegrapn.
NEW OnixaNs, January 13.-,Cotton ir
regular and higher, with sales luiddlivig 47
at 28 ..f:_t2B% - e; operations aro restricted by•
the weather, and offerings are light z- sales,
2,800 bales; receipts, 1,938 bales; exports,
802 bales. Exchange Sterling at 1481,4 a:
148%,‘. New York Sight IA per cent. dis
count. Flour dull; superfine, $7; double
extra, $7,30; treble extra,s,SaS,2s: Corn;
white, 77c; yellow, 83e. Bran, $1,20. Hay
dull; prittle at t24a20.. Pork dull at $30,25.
Bacon qulet;. shoulders, 140-.;c; .rib sides,
18 1 ,,,, , c; clear sides, 19c, - Lard dull; tierce,
lii!‘c; keg,: 20%a20;5c. Whisky firm, quiet
and unchanged.
Croonoo, January 14:—Eveninfi.—At.the
open board this afternoon No. 2 Wheat was
tolerably Active, closing at $1,13a1,131.4.
Other grains dull
. and nominal. In the
evening Wheat was dull but unchanged,
closing at the afternoon quotation. Noth
ing whatever• doing in Corn or Oats. Pro
visions were quiet; -sales confined- to two
hundred thousand lbs dry saltsd should6na
at 11%e cash.
NAsnvitt.E, January IC—Cotton market
buoyant; low middlings 2836, good. to
(Hilary 2rti.
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