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VOLUME TXXXIV2
MT DIM.
TN%a=iv - p. o!cx,oc3xl,3C.
THE CAPITAL
The COUVeUtion .of Calore4 Men
—Satisfactory Interview. 'w i itit
the Judiciary Committees
Treaties SuintaMe4ii,YY4he Fret
ttriiiitillbur-,APPro-
`prialions--Itrieklayertt and the
Eight Hour Law—Mississippi
Levees.
[By Tel! !Viva to th 4 kittsbtrriri clazette?] • • '
WASIIINGTO*,'SBIDIR - Ty 16, 1869: -
NA.TIONAL CONVENTION OF COLORED MEN.
In the National Converition of Colored
Men, to-day, H. C. itobsma,offereda rcsoln,
tion, waa.adopted, reclaig the kriev
ances of the colored people and requesting
that a law be passed by Congress securine
the right to voteiWittiMitdistinction of race'
or color, Among the business suggested
is, that a national paper be published in
the District of Columbia, and that a Corn
. rnittee tor the,l*.ter; education:of) the .dol
ored people be ,a ..mtectand instructed . to
call- a colored • .Cational Convention at,
Baleigli on the 224".Esibruary,. ,
• BRICKLAYERS" CONVENTION.
The Convention of the National -Ptricklay
ers' Cfniqd..adopted ,a, resolution to-day,
whit legallaits -the-fationtion of the eight
hour w, thesubordfnate Unions to inau
gurate strike%wheriever, !in thelf
occaskim requires; provided they - do so in
confoitmity with the oonstitution of the Na.'
tionallUnion. The matter of raising funds
to sue-aidistriliaivas leftto yoldntary COB-
Tribilt.OD; heretofore: • '' '
orSTPAGES UPON TENNESSEE REVENUE OF
FICERS.
A letter was received to-day by the Corn
missidner of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment in Tullahoma county, Tennessee,
giving an account of outrages perpetrates
upon revennii — ofil tekti frfthat settlicti fOrt
•, ~ perfortning theiteduty; jle states,4bat-a ,
• • fewnihts ago lie was taken from his bed
c , by a party of masked desperadoes, who
~- threatened to blow his brains out if he at
•i tempted to enforce the revenue laws.- They
: I then fired a number of shots at his house,
. but released him after extracting a prom
: ise thit he,,a , ould not attertipt to.epforce the
law.. The nihtterliaa heen rKetred tO 'the
.:1 ITMtedStates Attorney ofTennesiee,;With
- instructions to request the assistance of a
military force to aid the revenue officers to
perform their duty.
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1 TREATIES SUBMITTED.
i Specials state that on Friday last 'the
President sent to' the Senate the treaties I ,
betweim the Government and that.,of Giest
Britain on the Altiliamitlebilina,4lle' 'tights
ofaiatirralized citizens, and the questions
arising out of the joint occupation of San
Juan,"
The' Alabama treaty is concluded sub
' stantially in the original terms presented
by our Goyernment. As soon_akthe treaty,
was receifedan the. Henetk it was refe*sed:
to theCoMinittolte oh Foreign Ralitions and
ordered printed, in confidence, for the use
of the Senate. The Committee meets on
Tuesday next, when the matter will be con
' sidered.
The naturalization treaty, it is ;under
stood;concedes onithe part of Great Britain
that naturalized citizens, shall enjoy the
' same iights in : that ocuptiytasnative;Amer-1
G lean citizeria;, ' . i , , `" ~.' -1 .:?!. !z'l
• Co - .MISSISSIPPI 'LEVEES. '
t- - - ,
1 , On Monday Senator Kellogg will intro
duce a'resolution asking the government
; to endorse bonds of Louisiana for rebuild
: ing the Mississippi levees, and offering, in
trust, [for the liquidation of the bonds the
', seven inuilliorfecres- of swampCrands cirlW,
Daily grithted'by the - Mineral gbverirrient
to the State, and alsoproposing that every,
'.,
section 6IT allifvfalland reclaimed -from
overfi s w shall at once be sold and the pro
, ceeds applied to tfie !lighiii@ori for)the,
bond -.*-* • " ' -
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-OEOROLI INVESTIGATION, ' ~...- ~
The Reconstruction Costmfttee haVit'
',close the Georgia investigation, and yes
• 1 terda sent a large amount of testimony to
'.. be pr nted.,..As:sopu - as :this isfione Chef.
'elDmi Mee 'WM Fitiailte ilreperet.. It is Va.
-- S - ,derst diloa; Committee will report against
;the disturbance of the present state of al.
.. 'fairs in Georgia, leaving the question of
:the eligibility of,negrops ..to hold,oftl*to'
r • :be settled by the Courts.
ItlVEßS'AirrotAttlfores.
• The Senate CorniiiltteebnbcnntriereeTes
. , terday agreed to report the House bill of
',last session, with ' slight.] niodifiations;
' !nuking appropriations of five million - s' of
, ,'dollars for improvements of rivers and
:lirbors. An appropriation of 8230,000 for
-' , the removal of the obstructions in 'Jell
Gate, fp the Net York liarVor, Is::also. in-,
;eluded
THE . Sltsli SglZtriE.
. The firm owning the silks seized in New
york, a short time ago, for air attempt ,to
pvade duties, has offered $50,000 to have
;the gords retnroed to theta,. The •Secro
i.tary of the Treastirthaii die =natter
linden
'l:xmsideratlOn.
CURRENCY.
The receipts ,of..fraptional currency for . ,
:the week were, 894k000;-shipmenti3, $361,-
i6613f , National Bank currency issued, 8111,-
;430; actual circulationi• V 93.794,283; frac.
A,ionat currency redeemed, 8351,200.
• Assiscyror., January 17, 1869.
44i ~ ! ; 3 ;
The Camtaittie nfmtointed by the &iored
len's National Convention, to wait upon
.;te Judielary Committee of the House, had
riftbitfaii 7 3iCtiter
iiiteriyew with theTci -
Jay, and were received in the most cordial
:alanner.::slr. Weir addressed the Corn
:, vides at - length, stating fully the wishes of .
the Convention. di people he. rsprosaniad, -
.relative to their condition, addair:at respect.
luny urged 'upon them the importance of
aking sp eedy action in , the mattesof the
pfranchßement of the colored population
forth and , West. Mr. Downing respectfully
nrion , the Committee•thq nisioessityi)fi
;ongress passing calf pieividing thatin
- -iayment of bounties to colored soldiers
distinction - on account of, former condi
lyin shall be made, but thpio borne on` the
fluster roll as staves shall receive the
•ittine bounty allowed to othex__soldiers for
.he same period and term of service. The
l!hairman of the Judiciary Committee, in
replying to the addxers, of Mr. Weir, as-,
;tired them that.Ciagfess SIMS fully alive
jo the question of equal rights and would
lot.fail to take. action hi the matter in a
'bort time.' Itegsrding ,:the • bourityquelfi
• ion, they wore instruct eft.to Seek - an-lutbr
•iew with the Committee on Military Ai'-
.
EL
fairs - whom, • they were .assured, would
render satisfaction. !The' interview was' a '
pleasant one, lwiting' abbot' , an harm and
concluded evie.ently satisfactory to all.
• • I I CROP ESTIMATES. -
'The Agricultural Department furnishes
the following estimates of; the gout and
.Cottcin crops of the past year :
' Coin there has been an increase of
47.900¢100 bushels over last year, and an
aggregate increase of 67,000,000 bushels
larger than-1869.-411W Pesticrtinclude the -
Pacific 'States,' will& are 'll'6V - favorable to'
the production of Corn, but is a decrease in
proportion to the population. The total
product is 905,178,000.
C'ofton.—Since, the Coateber retternt tivdre
received, local reports from the Cotton sec
tions have been much more favorable, es
pecially in the southwest, where the result,
in comparison with the acreaze plantedjs
better than in any preceding year, sine
the adoption; of labor. Picking had beert
unexpectedly 'prolonged and the autumn.
was favorable. The estimate gives's total
product of 2,380,000- bales, and this is be.
lieved to be below rather than above the
actual yield. ,
• is.% '
NEW YORK CITY: ,1
illi:Telegraph to the i'itisburgb.Gizette
NEW YOREi January 10, 1869
A number efgentlemen met last evening
and formed! : a G'enerik: Association of En
gineers in America. Branches are to be
establighed everg State in the Union,
the object being to improve all, engineering
trades and processions. _
= Rev. Dr. Littlejobkis: to be consecrated
"Bisop of Long Island next Wedneday.
= Bev. Frederick D. Huntington, of Boston,
has accepted the Bishoprick of. Central:New
Judge Dickey. as Sub-Committee of the
Congressional Committeo of Investigation
into the alleged election frauds,riffengaged
in the prosecution of Inquiries )n the inte
rior.
The Albany , Argus • says .the failure of
.Parker, Brooks dt CO.; of New York, and
Pier,,_Brooks dr Co., of Springfield Centre,
fs announced. The liabilities are staled to
be upwards of four hundred thousand dol
lars, and if ,is claimed - tbey have assets
which will considerably:-more than meet
their Indebtedness. -- ,
Judge Ingraham today,granted aniorder
in the case of , Blatchford vs. officers of the
Merchants Union Express Company, that
defendants show cause before him oil Mon
day whys receiver should not be appointed.
In another case, James-H. Metickur vs;
same Co.; Judge BradyJssuad ateinterlcrz
cntory Injunction, restraining them from.
transferring:any: property agd from col
lecting the assessment recently levied In
view of -ttraioneolidatiOn Injunction. A
dispatch from. Albany says the ASsembly
once more, by a Vote of-forty-sixto thirty
three, resolution' tabled_the: providing ibr
an investigatitu into the-affairp of the Mar,
chants Unioil2Conipany. -- • -
NEW YORE, January 17.—;A meeting of
the 9th army:corps officers and offictirs of
the Burnside expedition . into 'North ;Car - 0:
lina has.heeo called by Gen. Burnarde to
meet inlirew York on Pebruary - 'Bth, the
anniversary Of the capture ~ o f. ;Roanoke
Island, for the purpose of.,making a permit
nent organization. and taking magmata for
a general meMing at an early day. 4,1
Handbills
,were extensively pan& up
about the cityto-day witha facsiiinienf the
envelope found in the coat pocket Of the
murderer of Jr._ Rogers,-and offering a re
ward-of $l5O to $l,OOO farinformationas to
'Who wrote it and by whiim eent,:tOte corn
-niunicated confidentially to the. District
Attorney, and-guaranteeing the pargyead
communicating protection fl•om arrest , or
detelitionin donseipienet;, Mao offering to
the man "who was with the murderer, but
did not participate therein, a reward of
53.000 and a guarantee against prosecution
tia,irt accessory, if ire will came' forward
anri give up the minderer to justice. - •
• The afternoon express train on the Har •
-
lem Railroad from Albany was thrown
from the track at TOwner's station, thirty
miles from this city, about half-past seven
o'clock last ty44llll;,bY he bilakidq r ONl
rail. The two rear tars' were IlirdWri iorn
the track and one overturned. Great ex
vitement and consternation prevailed, but
fortunately, only one passenger, Mrs. Earle,
. - fivife'of the proprietor„of Earle'a .Hotel,ltt
this city, was •Serionsly'llurt. A. number
of other passengers were cut and bruised,
:but Were able to come to the city on a re
lief train about 11:30 p. c.
3
OutragarbrArkuusas I,llllt a.
CBI Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
Iff.Empats, January 1&-Las t. night nine:
militia men , froin the force at Marlon,
Ark:, went to the house of a widow lady,
whose' name is withheld at the. request.of
numerous relativesliere, and ontraged'her
three daughters, aged sixteen, eighteen and
twenty, after helping themselves to .what
things they..wlUlted. ,Information of the
affairwas given to Col. Watson, command
jpg.the militia, who this afternoon succeed
ed in arresting all the guilty parties. The
greatest excitement exists, - at Marion, shd
but for the.',prbmisti Of ;Coll Watadn‘that
the villains shall hive stern justice meted
them, doubtless thomnmunity would.now
be in arms.- •
Another party also went to the house of
'Jefferson Reeves, near the same place, and
f outraged his wife. They then Went to the
'house of ay. Skipaim ' _county ., olerk, and
maltreated Mrs. Watson, au ,elderly lady
from New . York, living with him. This
party has not ( been arrested its•yer.
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Louisiana Legislature."
[By Telegraph to the I'MM:it:ash Ottaette.i,
NEW ORLEANS, January 16:-...-There,..was
lively debate in the Hotute, torday , over
-,,tike Governor's veto of the joint resolution
authorizing the pityrdent" per diem and
mileage of members of. the Committees au..
thorized to alt . during 'the recess, but. the
House sustained the veto. Thirty-four out
of thirty r six Senators were on these Com
mittees. The Senate has piussed the bill
over the veto. ,; ,
•
Notice of contest hakbeen ' served on all
new. Louisiana C,ongresithen , to'whom' cer
tificates have been issueil i except that, of
L. A; Sheldon. , The contes tants are busily
engaged in hunting up evidence to.eupport
their claim's. General Sheldon has a, letter
from.. Hon: Henry L. Dawes, stating that
the thirty days for notide . of contest having
,expired without notice being served,Jie
'conelders the case settled, as he has never
knovin an instance where the House al
lowed' a contest ,to • proceed after such
failure.: .
Affairs 1.0 yirglalu ;,
;B% ' Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette:]
RICHIIOND, Jan. .16.—The - Republican
State Central Committee has been called
to meet January 27th;to cbusideri the . pro
priety_of calling a new. State copyontion.
It is understood the new 'Convention is to
consider the nomination of new' candi
date, for Governor and other offices.
Death-Setiterice-, - e •." - • •
if, Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette
PHILADELPHIA., , Januaryl ' ig:—Gerald
Eaton wail to-day sentenced to death in the
court Of Oyer and Terminer for the murder
of Ileehan.
PITTSBU H GIL IN 0 N DAY.
SECOND EDITION.
POtra.O4: I I4OCIE A. M.
NEWS BY CABLE.
p ls
The E tern . Question — Result, of,
'' * ille aria Con ference—Postof-
Bee on y Order Systein in Ger
man °ties Elections in
Spain-D6tial front Charles
Dickens of the Death of 'His
Brother's Wife—The Alabama
• Claims—The Adop t ion of the
1 Ballot at elec
tions
tions Considered in ,Public_
. • • ,
1 1teeting•—Trouble Beitween Ttir=
key and Persia.
£By Telegraph to thilittibtirgh Gasette.3
GREECP, AND TURKEY.
Pants, January 16.:—Another session of
the Conference washdld to-dailffmrthe pnr
pose of afforiling an - opportunity'for the
members to sign the declaration of its
opinions.
The public ne*spapers of this evening
say the thiclaration asks of Greece, in the
interest of European peace, to suppress
the bands and vessels intended for incur
sions into the neighboring States of the
Ottoman Empire, and counsels Turkey to
'withdraw her ultimatupa. It concludes by
expressing hopes of the speedy renewal of
diplomatic relations between Turkey and
Greece.
LONDON, Jan. 17.—Dispatches from the
East report that a difllculty has arisen be
tween Turkey and Persia. Disturbances
broke out upon t he eastern frontier of Asiat
ic Turkey, - between the Persians and the
Turks, which have led to the withdrawal of
the Embassador of the Porte from Teheran.
Since these occurrences Persia has been
massing troops on her northwestern fron
tier. ' .
,Penis, January 17.—The Turkish Minis
ter has agreed to the main points of the set
tletnent proposed by the Conference, but
tanks instructions from Constantinople-be
fore signing the resolves of that body. M.
Rangabe, representative of Greece, has in
formed M. Layette, the British Minister of
Foreign Affairs, that instructions from the
Government,' at Athensi ate delayed in con
sequence of.,llki 'interruption of the tele
graph. -
?Anis, January 17..—Evening.—The Con
ference on the -.Egstern queation -le on" the
point of closing its sessions. It recom
mends Greece to accept so much of the
Tnrkish ultimatum as relates to, -Cretan
affairs, kid to „refer the Case of the officer at
SYritt te the decision of the Courts, and
promises that Turkey will withdraw the
laet:point of her ultimatum touching the
observation of international The Oen
feresice maintains the policy of strict non
intervention.
The latestAdvices ‘ frinn Athens all that
ptepuitione dos war4uukctrrely - tig, 013
Erbil parte of Greece. The Banks o Athens
hare 1-aned the Government §0,000,000 for
war Purposes. ' .
.
GREAT BRITAIN.
'LoNno Jannary . 16.—Charles Dickens
pit Wishes a card in . the London papers to ?
day, denyihg the story of the recent death
ol" his brother's widow in Chicago. He
says that the lady is still 'alive and well,
and that he is trustee of •her 'estate, tinder
settlement. - • '
The signing of the treaty for"settlement
of the: Alabama claims has elicited favor
able comments from all the London papers.
A meeting of those favoring the ballot in
Parliamentary elections was held here last
evening. Able—speeches were ,niade . by
Gibstiii,VhStlesßaster and others.
The assemblage was large.
' SPAIN.
A1,1.11m0, Jan., 16.—The elections in this
city and a great majority of the provincial
towns have been oaqied by tbe,(Weria
ment candidates' " '
MADRID, Jan. 17.—Additional reinforce
ments for.the.arthy in Ctiba will soon sail
under Gen. Pelez. ,
Returnstrom the provinces increase the
overwhelming majority of the government
'candidate's elected.
GERMANY.
• 'BREMEN, January 16.---On the first of
February, prox., the money order system
between large, towns of-North Germany
and the United States will he inaugurated.
The plan is, to recelie Tayment at' Post-'
offices In the North Geiman Union end, the .
United' States't,nd issue, orders for the same
on agents of North Germany, the amounts
-to be limited to ab3ut fifty flollars.
MARINE NVMS.
SouTriamProrc,Janttary 17.—The steamer
Weser, frohi • liew,Yor4, arrived to-day. ,
• , •
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
i'RANKFORT, 'January! 16. 11. S Bonds
79 1 4@i79.
LONDON, Jaunary I6,—Consols 93; Five-
Twenty Bonds 76y " Stooks higher; Erie,
284; Illinois 93.
Lorincx, January 16.—Tallow, 375. Bd.
Sugar quiet and steady..-. Calcutta Linseed
675. fid. Fetroleura at , Antwerp 500)+5634
franca. ' -
LivEnroor,, January .16,--Cotton firmer
but not higher; middling uplands 1134;
Orleans 11%; sales 15,000 bales. California
White Wheat , Us, Bd®9d.; Red Western,
98. Bd@9B'. 10d. Flour, 265. 6d, Corn, 36L@
365. 6d.; old. 345. 3d. Oats, 355. 6d. Bar
bey, 555. Peas, 44e. 6d. Pork; - 928.' '6d.
Beef, 1058. Lard, 725. Cheese, 71s. Bacon,
575. Petroleum unchanged. Tallow, 465.
Turpentine; 308.
HAVRE, January 17.—Cotton market yee
terday closed unchanged.
Fires in Nashville.
557 Telegraph toLhe Plitsburgh Clazette.l.
NASHVILLE, January 17.—A fire broke
out this morning between live and six
o'clock in the store of . A. Memfee,
block on the northwest corner of Cherry
and Broad etreete, and. before it could be
stopped the whole block 'was burned. to
gether With the roof of a dwelling .house
adjoining and a stable. The entire loss is
estimated -at forty , thousand - dollars; the'
greater poitiori of which is covered by in
sarmile. The stored 'Were owned by Reed,
'Morris, Luinedan, Bloomusteln, and
Two wereAracent. , A ,, portion only of the
goods in the others were saved., The dwell
ing house le owned by. Mrs, j am ; J o h n son
and la,fully, insured. Its < occupants lost a
portion of their furniture:And two mules in
the stable. `The'fire - *Bo acc id enta l.
.A.nother lire occurred last night on the
southwest corner of College and Broad,
in the , store of:Mr. earnuels. it was ex•
anguished with about 11,600 datnage; cov
ered by insurance.
NNU A. - RY 18. 1869.
WEST;INDIES.
Reciprocity—}tumoridOesigns of Grant on
Cuba—Commerce Languishing—Prop ess
: or the Insurrection=Pripaxation fur an
Attack on Puerto Principe..
[By
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
HAVANA, January 17.4-The neglect of the
, . •
at Madrid
to arrange a
Anserlcatrand ß E e,i r i glish ,
Ministeri p
y, treaty , concerning
.
'Dui tonnage dues whi Spain:conceded last
year to allifiationS,ll d the advantagea of
/
which is at present
~, njpyed by all except
-
American and English vessels, causes
Arrierican ships an . iidditionaL'expenie , of
one dollar ,per ton, thus injuring American
'Letters receivedhere state that General
Grant and President Johnson ariboth-posi
tivefy in favor of Cuban independence,. nd
that General Grait.prOulises tO aid in se
'daring that end after his inauguration. ( :
'Commerce: is languishing and mistrUst ,
and suspicion of the" stability of' certain
htnises is increasing.: The .notes of the
Spanish bank ere quoted,at four ;per cent.
discount. The bank is'dally begeged by
the populace attempting 'to obtain specie.
The President of the Bank died yesterday.
News has been received from Ntievitas to
the 14th inst.. ' A detachment of tifteen hun
dred regular troops arrived ,there on the
littli, and would soon leave for Puerto Prin
cipe. Heavy rains had fallen,and the roads
were in a bad condition. „ •
'The rebels sap they are'concentrating ten
thousamb , men, with plenty of arms and
ammunition, and eight cannon, to attack
Puerto Prihcipe. The commander of that
post was well aware of their intentions.
He had a- well
of thirty-flii3 hundred
men, and had set laborers to work fortify
ing and. barricading the pity. ~ - - -
The Peace Commissioners from Havana
had arrived at Nuevitas and sent a 'messen
ger to the rebel-lines, who will in all prob
ability be unsuccessful.
Wotuan's Suffrage Association
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh oisette.]
ST. Lounii, January 16.—At a meeting of
the Woman's Suffrage Association, this af
ternoon, a good deal of business was trans
acted and increased interest in the cause
manifested. The attendance was large.
Mrs. John S. Phelps was added to the dele
gation to the Washington COnvention, and
a large delegation was appointed to visit
Jefferson city and lay the subject of female
Suffrage before the, LNislatnre; with the
view of obtaining an amendment to the
'Constitution striking out the word "male."
They also amended their own Constitution
by striking out tbe word "female," and a
number ,of gentlemen joined the Asaoela-
On. Letters were read
,from the Ron. S.
0, Pomeroy, -United Sates t Senator Pion
Kansas, Mrs. J. S. Grit6n, President of the
the Suffrage Association of ,the District. of
Columbia, Judge 'Krum, Rev. Sion
tleth of St. Louis, and ethers, all giving ,
words of encouragement. ,
Kansas Legislature.
[ll Tcletrapti to the Pittsburgh Gazette. ,
Sr. LOUIS, ;hammy 17.-In, the Kansas
Legislature,yesterday,a_clancurient rosolu.
,tion was introduced •in the Bouseasking
Congress to submit an amendment to the"
Constitution giving autErage without re.
batd,to sex or colt:or; also; a concurrent res •
li t ition memorializing Congress to grant
further aid - to the Central Branch Ftr_thA
Pacific Railroad; and asking. 'Omigrese . te
preserve the public domain for actual set
tiers; also a concurrent resolution submit
ting to the voters of the State , an atnent ~
went allowing the Legislature hereafter to
adopt amendments to the State Constitu
tion.
Maine Untted States benator.
CRT Telegraph tolhe Pittsburgh ChM* to.)
AIIOUVrA, 'Jan. 17.—The See imd
Represehtatives in,the Legis lature
from Kennebec county, Mr.,Morril 's coun
ty, who voted for Morrill at the caucus to
nominate a candidate - ftir - 17:.5. Senator;
publish .a card in which 'they- say as Mr.
klamhn received seventy-five, , out of
149 voteS in camas, they regard - his.nom
ination as valid and binding, and Shall,
vote forldm. 'Senator Morrill arrived here
on Saturday night, accompanied by. Sena
tor Sprague and his Wife..., .
Callfo'rnia retain Coniention
CIIt telegraph to the rltt.burgh Gazette.
BAN Funrwtsoo, January 17.—A State
CouTntion of the Fenian Brotherhood has
been in session for the past three dayi.:
.Committee of Conference was appointed,
for the purpose of etrecting a union of both
branches of the Brotherhood on this coast.
The action of the Philadelphia Congtes4
of the Fenian Brotherhood was approved
and John Hamill elected
_State Centre for
the ensuing year. , • ,
Fire at ctneintiiii-:.tiiio I§ien Fata lly
Stabbed at . a-We4d/ng.
(By Telegraph to the Pitteborglieuette.l
CINCINNATI, Janwiry 17.—Thie Morning
De r Oaller Richen, manufacturers of
printing ink and varnighes, lost $B,OOO 111
stock by a fire; insured for 66,000. • '
Last night Charles Rattner and. Otto
Hare were fatally' stabbed in a row in a
boarding house at Hare's wedding.. The
perpetrators were'arrested.
ew Yorit United States Senator.
LBT.Te graph to the rittebtirith Gazette.]
AL ANY, Januaryl6:+4ti the Republican
Legislative caucus,libld to-night, there was
a full attendance, land' , Reuben: E. Fenton
Was nominated for United States Senator
on the second , ballot, receiving flfty-two
two votes egajnstforty Or
.Edwin D. IStor,
gacti• -• :r • • '
• - Fire In Savannah, Ga.
csiTalearaaa to the Pittsburgh Gasette.l
SAvAsNAH,January 17.—A fire this morn
i. destroyed W. D. B . t oil and'
paint store, and Hutchins'" grain and feed,
store, on B ay street. LOSS, 124000; partially
insured. ,
. , •
Georgia I.egbilature.
:By Telegraph to the Pttistitn t ith Gazette.)
ATLANTA, January, VlT—lti ,the 4inuse to,
day a motion to rescind Ihenact unseating
the colored members t and that they be re
seated, was lost by a lame majority.
—Thirteen members: of %the WiNconeln.
Legislature signed the call on the candi
dates for the United States Senatorship la
define their political views on Monday
night. Carpenter is expected to vindicate
his character and poillicaLrapptai4qp„ H e
and•Wasliburne , baYe'dettYmitted• to tight
the battle squarely, preferring that either
should be elected than either or the other
two candidateiklicritshburne's blends delta
forty votes. sure. On Tuesday night the
question will probably, be decided.
—London papers announce that the agent
of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway . oom.
PUT tag Jeetted , prospectutkot a•
ioai2 x 041,000 pounds.,..:sterling, pg:trtgsge
bonds at 7§per cent.. bearing six per cent.
Intereet principal and interplit' getyablelti
gold in London. The money, it Is , etated.
is required for the adoption 61 . rthe - Xingu
connecting the Company with the 1111E411
Central.
BRIEF T,ELEGRAMS
—The Dominion (Canada) Parliament
has been prorouga until the 25th of next
February. '
- -
--At Louisville, Ky., the brute who nart.l
ly roasted :his child a few days since. was
committed to jail in default of $2,000 bail.
—The Legislative Council of. British Co-
I d n o m or b s i: is discussing the question of recip
rocity'with the United Statss - with closed
—Mr. T. Carder, ofMarion, Williamson
county, 111., was shot and killed by Samuel
Covell of the same place. No particulars
received.
—The Nebraska Republican Legislative
caucus, on Friday night last, resulted in no
choice for United States. Senator, but Mr;
Tipton had the highest vote. =
—Fairbanks large planing, saw and grist
mill, at Keene, N. H., was mostly destroy
ed try fire on Friday night last. Loss is es
timated at $50,000: • partially insured. .'
—The Board of , Trade of Portland passed
strong resolutions In favor of a reciprocity
treaty with Canada; also, favoring appro
priations by the government for the Niag
ara Ship Canal.
—Dr. W. H. M. Howard, of West Fairlee,
Vt., was robbed on Friday night last, in the
New Haven Depot, of $22,500, $14,000 in
bonds and $8,500 in greenbacks, while get
ting On the train for Boston. •
—At Halifax the impression prevails
that the Dciminion Government will agree
to pay Nova Scotia - for the railway - from
Halifax to Truro, on the ground, that it is a :
portion of the Inter-Colonial railroad.
—Another prize fight between - Chicago
roughs is being arranged. , Jerry Donovan
has challenged and Fred. Bassey accepted..
The stake is to be $2,000, and.the mill is . to
come off within six weeks after the signing
of the articles, in Canada.
Decatur,' Illinois, on Friday night,
after a fancy ball, Matiar,, Melvillee and
Dunnivan,, three rowdies, assaulted and
killed James ,Chapnian, the result of ri
fend between Dnunlyan and Chapman.
The murderers were arrested.
Till', COURTS,
District Court--Judges Hampton and Klrk.
, pattick.
t In this Court on Saturday, a Committee
ft
was appointed to. x ; upon a system ofcra.T
.
ing costs to provide, for the payment\ of a
Stenographer for the Conrt.
THE TRILL LIST.
The following is the trial :list of thelDis
trict Court for io.day:
No. 131. Hagerman for use vs. Schadd.
No. 99. 'Cochran heirs vs. Auld.
No. 62. Burbridge vs.,MoDevitt.
NO. 72. pollar Savings Bank vs. Aschel
man.
• No. 73. Finney vs. Bradley.
, No. 79. Nicholson vs. Boyd.
' No. 81. Corn ley Filsket vs. Eichne,r
, Bros.
No. 142.. Arcleaco Oil Co. vs. Fleminget aL
No. 120. Owners 'of the towboat Neville
- • •vs. Edgerton.
Court of Quarter Sessions—Judge Mellon.
The following sentences were passed in
the iCriininal Court on Saturday:
•-•
Edward,' Nan, convicted of atealing . a
horse from a•Mr. Smith, on Troy Hill, was
sentenced to one year and six months in
the Penitentiary. Win. Mehl, implicated
,in the same transaction,' was sentenced to
two years and nine months In the eerie in
stitution. • . • •
Wm. Edgerly, orke of the parties en,
gaged in the riot at . O'Neil's coal works,
was sentenced to an imprisonment of one
year and ' three months in the Penitentiary.
Joseph- Patterson, convicted of assault
and battery, was sentenced to pay a fine of
twenty dollars and costa.
Reilly J ackson , colored, convicted of un
lawfully cutting Albert Cooper, also col
ored, was sentenced to para•fine of twenty
dollars and'undergo three months' larpris
'onnient in the county, jail.. • - •
, C. R. Davidacm, charged , with false pre
tences, andlirrested-on a rdquisition,'-was
brought into Court, and bail axed at $2,000,
'to be approved by the clerk.
lii the case of Daniel 'Mehtin and others,
convicted of malicious mischief, the motion
for a'new trial was over-ruled. • -
:An argument was heard, but no decision
iriacte, 'tithe case of Mrs. Eliza nolo, con
victed of burning the barn of a Mr. Craw=
'ford, in McKeesport. .;• '
Court adjouried to meet at the usual
- hour this morning \ • •
TRIALLIST FOR NIONDA.T, 'ANUARY 18, 1819.
Com. vs, John Blakely.
Corn. vs. Ernest Derigal. : • •
Com. vs. John Bird..
"Corn.
Corn. vs. Rachel Kinney.
, Com. vs. Btary Johnson. , • . •
'Com. vs. Robert Holmes. .. , • ,
Com. vs: Rudolph Prysi. \
C'orn. vs. Daniel Williams.. •
Com. vs. John A. KOIITSOII..
I. Corn. vs. Frank Toner.'
Com. vs. Patrick Hogan. s
TRIAL LIST FOR TUZSDAYi JANUARY 19, 1869.
•
Corn. vs. Robert Campbell, et al.
Com. vs. Ann ,
Com. -vs. 'Solomon R. Spradling.
Corn. vs. 'Francis Hahn and Gottleib
Wooster.
Corn. vs. Joseph McCann. '.
Corn. vs. Ellen Williams. "
corn. va.' Nicholas J.• Bennett, three cases.
vs.i John. Kennedy.
Com. vs. - W. J. Simpson and Wm. Porter.
Com. vs. David Lyle. • , •
tourt of ,Common Pleae—Judgee Sterrett
aiict: DS e!lon.
The usual Saturday business was trans
aktild in this Court. •
• . THE TRIAL LIST.
7 The following is the trial list for to-day
202. Loner va.',lhmsen.
61.. White et al va. Kramer.
• 245. Robiiison, admx, vs. Pittsburgh, Al
- &,Manchester Railway Company.
128. Fletriing & Co., vs. Bushnell,
252. Robinson & Co., vs. Duncan..
265.,. DeKnight vs. Scott '
273t-Finney vs. Brown.
276. Jacobs vs. Hanna, et al.
277. Lowrie, adrnux., - vs. Miller.
.789. Graham vs. Meant et al.
Allegheny City Engineer's Report.
The annual report of the City Engineer,
Mr t Charles Davis, brought before the Al
legheny 'Councils at tlieir last regular
&eating, is t an interesting and instructive.
paper, and will repay perusal by every cid ? )
sen interested in the improvement of that
fnurdelpality. rather L tcog lengthy' to
be published in full in a daily Journal, but
the following extracterregardinrsome of
tho 3 more important (points discussed; will
perhaps be , auftiolent to give an idea of its
scope and general, charaater,the reader - bs.
itlit,referieli for ,further.. information to the
pamphlet copy of 'City, Reports, to be pub
/0481.in a ahort time, and in which it will
pa. found in full. It commences witka
itatement` Of the
, • J
Frrntirt.usPnovsatr4ns
divine the year, from which, it. seems the
total length of streets graded and paved
NUMBER IS.
amounts to six and nine-tenth miles, at a'
cost of $206,639.78. The total amount ex
pended on street, sewer, wharfage, and
park improvements is $277,601.67, an in
crease of . over, $3,000 over that of 1867. In
the progress of these improvements, in,
many j cases, the streets had never been
properly surveyed and located, and the
establishment of monuments, or references,
at regular intervals, from which to run the
lines in the future, is recommended. "'
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS
fordis the next topic in the report. During-,
the year 3,600 feet of sewerage has been.
finished, at a cost of 1129,1.54. The work in
this department has been rather-limited
owing to the failure to get it under contract
in time. There are at present unexecnted
contracts for the extension of sewer mains '
6,036 feet, which will be completed next. •
season. Petitions hare also been present
ed to Councils asking for the extension, of
lateral branches to the extent of nearly two
•miles in different portions of the city. - la
the construction of these lateral, branches
the use of pipes • is redenimended - Tor its -
cheapness and better adapts.tioia to the pur
pose than those of brick. This is based
upon the,experienceof other cities. The of--. • -
ficiency 'of the pipe sewers depends
however, upon the correctness of the lines:
and curves, and there should be_establisk- • _
ed as early as possible, rules and regula
tions
governing the privileges of tapping
and use of the sewers, which would 'effect
' the desired end in making them practice- •
I Pte. To provide for the payment of amount.
expended on this improvement, - assess
ments are - made by the superficial foot, .•
.which. from the present indefiniteness of -. _
property plans, render it almost impossible
to make them correct. As a remedy for
this, the Philadelphia system is strongly -
recommended, by which an accurate-
record orall divisions and sub-divisions of
property Is made •and rendered available
for information at any time.
SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMHEINIDA.TIONS. -
In the latter portion of the report several
suggestions and recommendations are
__
made which are worthy of nots. One, in,
relation to the "Smoky Island Bar" in the
,River district of the First ward, recom- '
mends the construction of a series of, dams,
to catehi and retain the material carried
down by floods, by which means, in a short " -
time, a large area of the best territory for
Anlsiness purposes might be redefined from
waste, thus materially enhancing the city's
- .
The appointment of a Committee by
Councils is suggested, for the purpose of
visiting other cities, to ascertain-from their,
experience and practice .the best methods. ,i -
of city improvements, as it is always better..;•
to profit by the experience' ot others than
to gain wisdom at the expense' of repeated' •- -
failures.
• Attention is ealled to the unSuitableness
of-the present'City Engineer's office for the' I -
purpose, on account of its small size. • The
duties of the Engineer also, need to , be _
clearly defined. As' it is at present there is
no.regular ordinance-establishing his du
ties, and he ip thereby liable to be impmed .
upon, or perhaps transgress the rights or
others. A reorganitation of the office ,-
would remedy this evil, and the obtaining. '-
of a larger room would secure the sate
keeping of all the records with much , less
trouble and in a much more aVitiableslidpe -
Lincoln.
Mr. Lincoln ia sometimes claimed as-an •
example of a. ready4nade.- ruler, , Bat. no- • -
case could be less in point; for, besides thkt ' •
be wasa man of such fair-mindedness ak is • -
always the raw material ;of wisdom, ho had
in:l is profession S trainintprecisely
posite of that to which - a partisan '•is• sub- •
jetted. His experience as a lawyer cbm.
pelled him not only to see- that there is a, ,
principle un,derlying'every phenomenon To,
human affairs, but that-there are always tiva ,
sides to every question, both of which miist
be fully understood in order to understand -
either, and that it is of , greater advantage to- -
an advocate to appreciate the strength . than„
the weakness of his antagonist's posdi6n.
Nothing is more remarkable than the utter- - -
ring tact with Whlch, in. his debate - with Mr.l :-;
Douglas, be went straight to the reason, of
the question; nor leave we ever had a more
striking lesson in political tactics than the
fact, that opposed-to a man exceptionally'
unscrupulous in appealing to those baser
motives that turn a meeting of citizna int - a •
a mob of barliariariS, he . should yet have_
won his case before o jury' of tlie people:
Mr. Lincoln was 'as far as possible from
an irapromptu•politician. - His wisdom was -
.made,up, of a knowledge of things as well
as of men; his sagacity resUlted from a clear(
perceptian and honest' acknowledgment of -
difficulties, which' enabled him to see that'
the only durable triumph'.or political opin- •
ion is based, not ,ctn anrabstract right, but. •
upoffso much of justice, the highest attain- ,
able at any, given moment in human. affairs,.
as may be had in tlie balance of mutual con
cession. Doubtless he had an ideal; brit it
was the ideal of.a practical statesman—to
alai at the hest, and to take the next best if
he is -lucky enough. to get even that, ,
"HiS slow, tint singularly masculine, Intel
ligence taught him. thaCprecedent 'is only'
another name for embodied experience, and
'that it Counts for even more in the guidance
of communities of men than in that of the
individual life. He was not a min who
held -ittood public -economy to pall down.
On'the mere ohanee,of building•letter. Mr..
Lincoln's faith in 'God was ottlified by a
very well fbunded 4istrust- of the wisdom of
mhn. , Perhips it was his want of self-conJ
fideited that , more than- anything elseworf
him the unlimited confidence Of, the people,
for they felt that there woUld-be no need of •
retreat from any,position he had deliberate
ly taken: The cautibus, hut eteady.advance
of his policy (hiririg. the war was'itke that'
of.a Homan army. ..11ffe left ' , behind him a ;
firm road on which publieconfidence could
follow, he took America with him where be-
went; what he gained he occupied, and his.
advanced posts became colOnies.' The very
homeliness of his genluit was its distinetion.
His kingship was conspicuous •by its work
day homespun.. Never was rqler ao.abso
lete as he, nor So little conscious of it; for
he was the incarnate Common 'senseof the
people. With all thatlenderness of nature '
whose sweet sadness touched whoever' saw
him with something. of - its own pathos, •
there was no trice of sentimentalism in his,, ; ;
'Speech or action. He seems "toliave
but one rule of conduct, always thatOf prat-- -
'tical and successful politics; to let himself be-'
„Eulded•by eventa, when they were sure tri
bring him out where he wished to go, though
,!.
by what seemed to cohiraeted minds, which
let go the possible _to grasp-at the desirable.
- a lenger road.—. Pro, Loteroil; in the. North:
Amerman Re.vietoforWanuarg.
,_, SAW PaaacbrscO, Jan. 16.—Plour dull at •
f4,76a5,75. • Wheat-sales choice shipping
at '1,75, full price— Legal tenders 74: Min.'
ing stoeks—Alplia 57; Belcher 161; Bullion:;
80; Moller 166; confidence 36; Crown. Point:-
64; Empire Mill 320; Gould Curry 101; Hale •
tt Norcross 58; Imperiall29; ICentuck 230;
Ophir 35; Overman Se; Savage, 77; Sierrn
Nevada 33; Yellow Jacket'l4,ls,
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