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[THIRD 5E5610N.1 _ _ _ SENATE : The Use of the Capitol Refused for Inauguration Cetemonies Other than Ofil• ,cial--Pension, Military Acad emy and Navy Appropriation Bills PasseA—Death of Mr. Finney' Amapthiced. RoI7SE: Coinpensation to P eputir Col lectors and Assessors for Per forming Dutiesof Principals —TheiCimetituilOnal AMend ment--The Original Prop osi tionAilopted hy Yeas 150. No Ye 42 Indian Appropriation 11111Yurther Considered. (By :?eatirafti to the Pittsburgh Eiszette.) WA.6IIINOTChg, January 30, 1869. SENATE. ;:the PRESIDENT submitted resolu , tions of the Wisconsin Legislature in _ re lation to the done between Lake Michi gan and the Mississippi river. Referred to poimuittee on Corrancree. Also a , in emori , sig ed by citizens of al Dakotab territory, 'against the divisidti of that Territory., Referred to Commit tee+ on Territories.. Mr. HOWE' Presented a memorial of the'tegislature of Wisconsin - in regard to the improvement of the Wisconsin river:. Referred to Qiiiimittee on Com- - merce. 'Mr. DRAKE presented resolutions of the Legislature orMissouri in relation to ' thermanpletion of the Central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. Referred' to the COrrirnitteis on Pacific Railroad. Mr. , •CONRLING introduced a bill to promote the buildingof steamships in the United States, and to provide for car rying the mails between New York and Antwerp. I Referred to the Committee on POstollices. Mr.-CRAGIN called up his . motion to reconsider the vote refusing the use of the rotunda of the:Capitol for inaugural services other than offfelal. . After discussion the. Senate refused to reconsider by a vote of 29 to 21. fir. MQ E tiuILL, of Me., moved to post-: pone the vonsideration of the special or- - obr, - The - constitutional. amendment, and to take up the :pressing appropriation Ms.'. Carried-29 yeas to 23 nays. Mr. HEN DE/180,N presented Concur rent resolution* of the Legislature of Missouri'. Instructing. -their.Representa- Wes and Senators'to vote for the bill to aid the Central branch of the Papilic Railroad. in presenting thorn, - IP thought it but right to state that he had voted against the bill before receiving] thetesolutions. • - Mr. POMEROY intrOdoced a joint-res olution relating, to homesteads for_ sol diers. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. t -- Mr.HA 'RLA.N , offered a resolution, which 'wee agreed` to instructing the. Secretary of-the Interior to inform the Senate what quantitV of public hindslad I been granted to aid in the construction of railroads, wagon roads and canals, and for the - improvement of xlvera and har borslbionghonte the coUntry. . The bill making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions for the year ending June 30th, 1870, was considered and, passed, with the two '.amendments reported by the Committee, the first redubing the' appropriation for invalid pensions from ten millions, as provided in the original bill, to nine millions, and the second reducing the ea.. pri . anriations for :general pensions from thirteen millions, as in the' original bill, to ten millions. The bill making appropriations for the support of the military academy was then passed. . The naval apprOpriation bill was then taken np. All the amendments reported by, the Committee,_haretofors published. were agreed `to. - - Mr. GRIMES offered an - amendment, which - was adopted;vepealing theprovis ion of-the act of 1869onuthonzing the an nual selection often enlisted apprentices .. for appointment to the naval academy. •Mr. paklrEofferedivro amendments, Which were adepted, one raising the sal ary of the head. of the naval academy from 11,250 to f1;600 Der annum, and the ._.;other appropriating 15,citio to take obser:, • *lnform of-adeclipse .of - the sun on _the 7th of Aturnst next. Mr. NYE moved to add an appropria- 41 tion.ofsso,ooo for intliroVemerit of harbor of Midway Island in the Pacific. Just before adjournment an amend, meat was adopted authorizing the Secre tary of the Navytoixpend any portion M of the ON whic is appropriated for the' improvemerdo the harbor of Mid ralond in the . Pacific. , , • ,Mr. CRAGIN moved an amendment continuing'. the otlide of Solicitor and Naval - Itidgts AdvOcate/General, and op= propriating.s3ooo for his salarY. Re jected, .:The bill' tie then passed. - Mr.MORTON in ,oduced a bill W to.ena e the people of M ontana to , form a ton 'stittition and State Government and for the admission ' of ieaid State Into `the " Lrnion. Referred to . Committee on Ter ritories: • - -'' " ' " - -': . The death •`of Mr Pinney,. lately a ustr a iriemberzt.tififito from 'Permsylva nia, was ' announeedi nd the Senate, ad journed.l -..-.. ~. r,, • ,.> _ . SOUSE OF.: REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. JONES, of Kentucky, presented a memorial from the merchants, distillers and dealers in distilled in sixth district of Kentucky , ter'certain changes and amendments .of ithe Internal Rev enue law. Referred to ‘Cotamittes 011 Ways and Means. '- .1 -- - -- L Mr., SCHENCK,- front Con:unlade on Ways and Means, rerreited a bill provi ding that every_ deputy collector or at,, anent assessor of" - internal revenue, ; who has performed the duties of colleo— tors or assessors`, on account *tampon-, SiOn or illness of such collectors or asses- , aors4shall receive the. compensation of collector or assessor, except in cases 'where the collecto r . r assessor has al ready received, cow ensation for the •same perledi - which - was passed. On motion 'of Mr. I3OUTWELI., the morning hour was dispensed with for I;~ :. ~ , this day, . • d the constitutional, amend ment time up for action. The question was taken on Mr. Burr's motion to lay it on the table, which was rejectel—veas 41, nays 131, the Republi cans voting aye being Messrs. Coburn, Hawkins,Jenckes and Wilson. of Ohio. Mr. SIELLABERGER modified the amendmentowhich he offered yesterday back to its original form. - Mr. BOUTWELL then moved the previous question, which was seconded. The question was first taken on Mr. Shellaberger'ls amendlnent, and it was rejected—yeas 61, nays 127. Yeas--Messrs. Ashley, (Nev..) Bald `win, Breman, Beatty, Benton, Bates, Bowen, Broomall, Buckleind, Cake, Cliff, Cobb, Coburn, Cullom, Cook, Dawes, Delano, Eckloy, Eggleston, Elliot, French, Gravely, Hamilton, Hawkins, Hooper Hubbard, (lowa,) Judd, Julian, Kelly,' Kelsey, Lawrence s,(Pa.,) Laity rence, ( Ohio,) Loan, Ixiati,,,lidaynard, Mullins, Morrison, Newsham, Orth, Paine, Plants, Paisley, Price, Prince, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Shanks, Shel labarger, Starkiveather, Stokes, Svpher, Twichel?, Van Horn i (M 0.,) Ward, Washburn, (Wls.,)Washburne, (Ind-,) Washburn (Mass") Welker, Whitte more and iVilllams. ' Nays—Messrs. Allison, Archer, Arnell, Ashley, (Ohio,) Axtell, Bailey, Baker, Bates, Barnum, Beck, Iktnjainin, Blain, Blair, Boutwell, Boyden, Boyer, Brom well, Brooks ' Burr, Butler, (Mass.,) Cellist, Cary, Chanler, Churchill,, Clark, (Kanslas,) Cook; Corley, Comte, ' Deme ro. Dockery, Dodge ' Donnelly, Driags, EdWards,'Eldridge, Eliot, (Mass.,) Fer ris, Ferry, Field, Fox, Garfield, Getz, Galliday, Goss, Green, Griswold, Grover, Haight, Halsey, Harding,- Haughey, Heaton, Rigby, Hopkins, „Hotchkiss, Hulburd, (New York,) Humphrey, Hunter, Jenckes, Johnson, Jones, (North Carolina,) Jon'es, (Kentucky,) Kerr,Ketcham, Knott, Koontz, I.ef lin, Lasb, Lincoln, - Lotrichridge, Mar shall, Marvin, McCormick, McCul'ouch, McKee, Mercur, Miller, Moore, Morrill, Mungen, Myers, Newcomb, Niblack, Nicholson, Nunn, Oneil, Perham, Por ter, Pierce, Pike, Pile, Pollard, Pruyn, Randall, Baum, Robertson Roots, Ross, Sitgreaves, Smith, . Spalding, Stewart, Stone, Stover,, Taber, Taylor, Thomas, . Taft, Trimble, (Tenn.) Trowbridge, Up son, Van Aerman, Van Anken, Van Horn, (N. - Y.), Van Trump, Van Viryck, Whittemore, Wilson,l( O. ), Wilson, (Pa.). Windom, Woobridge; Woodward and Young. .Mr. BINGHAM'S amendment was also rejected—yeas, 26; hays, 08. The Demo. crate all voted for the amendment in the first instance, but subsequently many of them changed their votes to the toga- The question recurring on the original proposition, the yeas and Inapt were taken on ordering the, oint resolution engross ed and read a third time. and It was so ordered—yeas, 144; nays, 45. . • The House then proceeded to vote on the joint resolution as follows: Be it enacted, &c., two.thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Article be. proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constlttftion of the \ United. States, which, when ratified by threetonrths of Said Legislatures, shall beheld as part of the sal Constitution. namely: Awriermßectian I.—The right of any citizen of the United IStates to vote shall not be denied or abridged by. the United States, or any State, by reason of race or color or previous condition of shivery of any citizen or. class of citizens of The United States: , ' • Section- 2.—The Congress shall 'have pb er to enforce by appropriate legiala ...tion the provisions of thteArticle. The resolution was, weed by the ne cessary two thirda--yeas 150, nays 42. The flpeaker, as a member of the House, voted lb the affirtruative. - The SPEAR ElVprimmted - resolutions of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce against the extension , of the fifty per 'cent. clause in the Bankrupt law-- Mr. •WiLSON, of Ohio, introduced a bill to authorize the conattiaction of a bridge across the Ohio. - Referred to Committee on Roads and Canals. The House, at half past two,.went into Corninittee of the Whole,; Mr. Wilson ' of lowa, inthe Chair, and resumed the con sideration of the _bodied`appropriation .1 ( After upwards of an hour,ppent by the Comtnittee on the bill, it Was laid aside and Mr. WOODWARD proceeded to ad dress the Committee in opposition to Mr.!' .Tencke'e civil service bill.) The Commit tee then rose. • - ' The Senate bill, supplementary to an. act to confirm titles to laUda in Nebraska was -passed.: \ - Mr. ROSS introduced a resolution amendatory of the naturalization laws, enabling foreigners to , become citizens after one year's residence. Referred to Committee on Revision of LawS. Adjourned. ' • - Railroad Accident in Tetinessee. City Telegraph to the rltt3burgb Gazette.] , ktEmmus, January 81.—Another terri ble accident occurred near Glendale on the Memphis:, and Charleston Railroad yesterday morning. As the express train for this city was crossing the trestle it gave away, precipitating the engine, ex press and baggage car, inki the creek be low, killing Jno.,Thoma.s, engineer. The fireman, express messenger and baggage master were seriously injured. But for the,l fortunate ; breaking of the coupling, MO . :whole train would have gone through, musing terrible loss of life. The-acci °lda t was caused by suesound trestle. ,FrOur Niandivich Istandn. . By Telegraph' tolhe Plttiburglt Gowitte.l SAN Famiorseo, January . 29.—Tile steamer Montana, from Honolulu, with advices to January 16th, has arrived. There was considerable excitement in Honolulu in regard to the small pox. The Board of Health has adopted strin gent quarantine ;egulations. iiieveral schooners were wrecked at different islands by a severe storm, cans ingloss of life,At Hilo frequent shocks of an : earthqua ke wore felt. The volcano Manna Loa was enveloped In dense smoke.. The British!bark.lruza had ar rived at Honolulu. Robbery 1p a Gambling Saloon. By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh timette.3 NEW Team, January , M.—At about seven o'clock this.evening three men en tered the gambling saloon, ftgßreadway; where was one of the ettaches of the' eV tablistithent named William Morris. One of , the men drew a knife and Morris' money, threateniug him , with instant death if .be refailatto.,com ply. ::.'Morris delivered up,three hundred dollars, after which the robbeta bound him and , despoiled him of. seven thpus end dollars. • . , PITTSBURGH M. ) ; F - T RU ' ECU ElllllOll ) C. A. 1:1I. TILE CAPITAL. (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.) WASHINGTON. January 30, 1839. WEST INDIES ABSORPTION. At a meeting of the Committee on For eign Affairs of the House today, it was agreed io rep:id a resolution on Monday declaring in substance that the Govern ment would cheerfully accept and ratify any, negotiations coming from the proper civil apthoritiea and people of Hayti and St. Domingo having in view an intention to become, a part of the. territory of the United States. BONDS TO PACIFIC - RALROLDS The'entire amount of bonds 'sailed to the Pacific Railroads to January first, 1869, was $50,097,000, on which the annu al interest at six per cent. is 83,005,820. The whole amount reimbursed to the United States by the several roads from freights, up to January first, 1869, has - been $1,168,526.44. ASSAY COMMISSIONERS The President has appointed Professor U. P. Blake, of San +ranciseo and Ed wardl W. Tilton, Esq., of Philadelphia, AssaT Commissioners of the • Mint, in place of Prof. A. J. Upson, of Hamilton Colle_e, and H. J. Drexel, of Philadel phia, declined. CIIREENCY STATEMENT. Th week 81,054 atio actua fractional currency issued for the amounted to $943,000; shipments, ;377; admunt destroyed, '5741,600. al Bank currency issued, $201,200; circulation, $299,745,766. INEW YORK CITY =ln (By T egraph to the Ilttaburgh Gazette.l NE YORK, January 30.—The Treasu ry offi cials ate engaged in examining the extent of the drawback frauds in the New York Custom House. The Investi gation thus far shows they will possibly react:01,000,000. It is estimated that one-half of the more recent claims, judg ing from the character of papers on file here, are bogus. The trawl has been car ried on for two years with boldness and impunity. Official dispatches from Caleb Cushing, at Bogota, Colombia, have been received by this Secretory of State: His minion, ( which is believed to be to negotiate rea -1 tive to the proposed ship canal through I the Isthmus or Panama, is said to be a complete success. ' The ship Marlborough left this port Iyesterday for, Antwerp with five hund red thousand gallons of petroleum, the largest single/cargo yet shipped. I Mr. Douglass, owner of the Sappho, be- I longing to the New York Yacht Squad roon, has challenged the English yacht Cambria to an ocean race next summer. The Poet says a trusted and Well-in formed correspondent in Washington writes it is privately stated that there Is 'no truth in the report that General Grant is preparing to - publish, or intends to publish, anything in regard to the late report circulated that Gen. Banks was at one time authorized to supercedo Gen. Grant. Gen. Grant declines to take any I part. He thinks 'it does not concern I him and that his reputation is not affected iby it. He does not think it of public in terest or importance and he will not be /concerned in anything that is to go in print on the subject. The position of the sailors' strike, ac cording to theix ownvertdon, is that there are over two handred Teasels ready laden 'for sea, which will require at least one thousand hands. Many vessels have shipped crews at the new- scale of prices. They are determined to insist on their demand, and believe they have power to enforce it. A collision occurred to-day between the Fulton ferry boats Columbia and Mineola, of a similar -nature to that of several • months ago, Fortunately no , person was killed or wounded. Berh'Y Thotriasi attar G. King, yester -1 dv, stole a package of money containing Aiirtls •Ws' from the counter of the Chatham _ tonal Bank, k but was seized and the ney recovered. He was . committed 4trial. • A mysterious attempt at murder was :made .at Williamsburg last night. A person named Ormond visited the resi dence of Mr.. White, in Second Street, and, for an unknown reason attempted his life with a razor , or bowie knife. White's head was .terribly cut, but he escaped with hie life and warned the Police, who are In search of the would-be murderer. • , . ' . The steam'saw mill of John Williams, at Farmingdale, Passaic county, N. 3., was destroyed Thursday night by an in cendiary fire. Loss 420,0 W; no Insur ance, - , WEST INDIES.- Blockade of H ayden Porto Declared In etfecUve by a Prfnen Commander. (Bp-Telegraph to the Pittsburgh earette.] HAVANA, January 31.—The following news has been received from Port-an , Prince:, The Haytien steamer Sainave seized two French vessels In the harbor of St. Marie for running the blockade. The French Admiral _hearing of the affair, compelled the Government to surrender 'the vessels. He declared that the block ade of the Haytien coast was ineffective; that the occasional calling of , a roan-of war at a port was not sufficient to estab-, tablish a state of blockade, and that Hayti had no right to seize foreign ves sets running into ports the blockade of which it could not maintain. -• The report of the capture of Mix Cayes by 'the forces of Itainavels not cordtrtued; but it is believe that Aux Cayes, Jactel and Jerenie, and other towns on the Southern coast. will soon be obliged to surrender. The condition of affairs in the'northern district of' Hayti was unchanged. Bast= ness is reviving at Port.an-Prince. The 'United States steamer Illpsio had sailed for AspinWall,' and the-steamer Yantie Was expected at Por4 a/-Prince to take • Death Sentence Pronounced.•- 2_ Lfty Telegraph thkritutittro Gazette.) PariAlmtmilla., January 30.—The mo• tlon for a new•iriall hi the Twltehhir case was refused by the Judges of the Court of Over 'and - Terminer, • and; sentence •of death prernuPed... , , , • • NEWS BY CABLE. I:By Telegraph io the Plttsburgh Gazette.: GREAT BRITAIN. LONDON, January 30.—1 n the case' of Phillip Eyre, late Governor of Ja maica, the Court of Queen's Bench de. - aided that the Colonial law is / as valid as the Parliamentary law, and gave judg ment for the defendant. GREECE. •PARIS, January 30.—Dispatches from Athens announce the arrival there of Count' Walewski. An unfavorable reply to the propositions of the Paris confer ence is anticipated from the' Greek Gov ernment. The neutrality ,of the Great Powers in the difficulty bet Ween Turkey and Greece is assured. ' - . PAnts, January 31.—The Russian Gov ernment, through its Ministerat Athens, urges Greeco to accede to the proposition of the Conferenda of Paris‘ It is rumored` here to.dav that the Greek Government has,yielded and will sign the protocol. bPAIN. MADRID, January 31.—Monsignor Fratiche, the Papal Nuncio, is about to withdraw from Madrid. All the foreign ministers in this c ty, with the exception of the representative of Russia, have pro tested against the insult offered to Nuncio. MARINE NEWS. SOI3TrIAMPTON, January 31. The steamship Tentonia, from New Orleans, January 10, via Havana, arrived to-day on her way to Hamburg. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON % January 30.—Evening.—Con sots, 93%. American securities firm; Five-Twenties,_ 75%. Stocks quiet and steady; Erie, 28; Illinois, 92%; Atlantic St Great Western, 43X. FneysFonT;Tanuary 30.—U. S. Bonds 79N079 . 15. LaxEnroor..:January 30,—Cotton buoy ant; Middling Uplands, 119, on spot, and 11%a11% afloat; Orleans, 113‘; sales of 20,000 bales. Braaastuffs quiet. Califor- . nia white Wheat, Ils. 6d.; red Western, 9s. IBd.@9s. lid. Flour, 285.@265. 6d. Corn, 345,453-18. Gd. for old, and 339.@33a. 3d. for new. Pork, 975. 6d.1 Beef, 105.5. Lard, 18s. Cheese, 74w: Bacon, as. 6d. Petroleum; refined, Is. 1134 d. Tallow, 465. Gd. LONDON', January 30.—To1low. 475. 3d. Calcutta Linseed, 58. Petroleum at Antwerp, 5834(1,59 francs. HAS RE, January 30. -i-Cotton un changed. FRAA&FORT, January 3L—LT. S. Bonds firm at 793 i. PARIS, January 31.—Bourse strong. Renter 70 francs 57 centimes., ANTWERP, January 31.—Petroleum closed, lot night, at 59}§f for standard white. HAvau, January EL—Cotton closed. last night, active, cres ordinaire on spot at 134 francs, low siilddling to arrive at 137 francs, ST. LOUIS./ Woman's Suillrage Convention--biew Publishing House; dm.; am. illy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.3 Sr. LOIN& January 3l.—At a meeting 'of the Woman's .Suffrage Association yesterday a statement from 11w City As sessor was read, to the effect I that' there are over two-thousand tax•paying ladies in this city, representing property as sessed at fourteen and a half million dot , lats. • ' A letter was, also read from , Dr. Past, expressing great fears for the success of the efforts now making to obtain the bal lot for women, on account of ,tendencies which, t he says, are manifesting themselves in certain 'sections of the country among the leader:l/, to , place the movement in antagonism to Christ and Christian religion. This obarge, im plied though it is, rather than distinctly expressed, was refuted by Mrs. Hayard, the presid ing officer of the meeting, who said no such effort was beingmade: that the movement was in' conformity with the teachings Of. Christ, who taught the anpremaay of rightoyer might, and ad- Vacated the same laws for females as for: males. She said they had nothing to du with the individual opiniond of those who espoused their , cauee, an d i the les. sons of the past taught them not to re ject the aid , of publicans and sinners. While doctors of lawand divinity were unable to decide upon the purity of their csuse, Christ himself ate with sin ners. o Mrs. John A. Phillips made a speech and gave an account of the recent Na. Lionel Convention at Washington. • Rev. Dr. Ellet announced his sympa: thy with the movement, and said the sooner the ballot is given to women the better./ An address from Hon. J. H:Sturgeon. answering several of the prominent and popular objections to female suffrage, was read and applauded. 1 Rev. Dr. Cary, editor of t he Central' C'hristian Advocate, stated through a note his convictions were already in favor of Woman Suffrage, and he should advo cate the movement and contribute in every way,he could to its success. The interest In these meetings is In creasing and the audiences are becoming larger. The Methodist Book Depository:lnclu ding the right to the Christian Advocate, the Sunday School Mar, • the monthlies called the Mason and the: Medical Bp porter, have ,pessedirinto the handset a' new association Called the Southwestern ,Bobk and Publishing 'COmpaly, under the head of el-Senator-Polk. The Cern pang have a capital stook of one hUndred and fifty thousand dollars, and Will erect a large building In a central locality and do an extensive publishing business. United States District Court yes. terday. , .dedided that..when *a' steamer' changes ownership a new register must be'inade and; a new license taken out. For - violation of' this : .lacy 'the. Steamer Big Horn has ; .been linedleapli Ibr three trips sine s . :her 'changlsooe -of owner v. MOT; of Ransas, received yes ferdav a dispatch from the sheriff of Sa line, .Kansitsjatating that the: citizens of Saline River had a tight witti.the Pawnee Indians yesterday ore fdtilberr*, Creek, fourteen miles from that lace,. In Which seVen:lndiane Were ,Tiaclndians' were,trylng to ,run off: st ack and had robbed pine housed - 0Z the, Saline, which caused the trouble. " There were no Whites killed. The Indians fired first. t BRIEF TgLEORAMS —The total number of bankzupt cases in Virginia to date is 4,298. —Tlie question of corruption is still under discussion in the North Carolina Legislature. - —ln Rock Falls, Illinois, on Friday last, Mr. Hauck was fatally burned by, an explosion of kerosene. —The banking house of J. R. Hub bard:A: Co., at Paoli, Kansas, was robbed recently of sixteen thousand dollars. —The telegraphers of New York city• had a bail on Friday night last. It was one of the most brilliant of the season. —At Richmond, Va., Saturday A. 31., there was a heavy rain and thunder storm. The lightning struck in . two or three plaCes. • —Forty of the Ogeeche (Alabama) prisoners have been committed for trial on a charge of insurrection. Thirty-one were discharged. • I —The blast furnace of Algeo & to., at Cold Springs, N. Y., was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Loss heavy; insurance not ascertained. —The body of Lewis R. Johnson, of Louisville, who was Bost on the ill-fated steamer United'State.s, has been found a few miles above Madison, Indiana. —Weaver's jewelry store, at Roches ter, New York, was ribbed on Saturday morning of five hundred dollars' worth of diamonds. The thieves were arrested. —lt is reported a letter has been re ceived in Washingtin from Collector Smyth authorizing the withdrawal of his name for contirmatbn as Minister to Russia. —Governor Hawley ter to the Republican of Cunn., withdraw! a candidate for Con District. —The Montana 'Legislature adjourned on January 16th, and unless called into extra session will not reassemble until the first. Monday hi December' 187 U. Helena is to have thb capital, and Deer Lodge, the penitentiary. . —The Nevada Legislature has passed a debt of funding the debt of the State and providing for the issue ce of bonds bear ing fifteen per cent. p r annum interest. The Bank of Califon l a has agreed to loan the desired -am unt nia the new issue. I —Governor Palmer, of Illinois, has is 4 sued a proclamation notifying the hold ers of State bonds, issued to prevent loss upon the McAllister ct, Stebbins bonds, and also holders of other bonds, that they will be paid in New York on the that of April. P. Samson and John Culin, old citizens of Philadelphia, died cn Satur day. The former was in his eighty-sixth year, and was doorkeeper for Common Council, also Superintendent of Inde pendence Square. The latter was sev enty years of age, and fell dead in the street. —The press of Chicago denounce the pass l age of the railroad faro bill by the Illinois Legislature. Five Senators voted for It underprotest.--They. favored con trolling freightlindliassengerrates, but not relieving the Illinois Central of the seven per cent. yearly:tax. If Governor Palmer vetoes tho bill It will fail. —The trial of Wm. Kriet for the mur-, der of his wife Mary. in. March last, at Louisville,. was concluded Saturday morning. The jury, aster an absence of four hours, brought M a verdict of mur der iq the first degree.• Kriel was con siderably agitated at the announcement. Sentence, will not be passed for several days. • ' • - —On Saturday, during the Absence of the Representatives of Cook "cOUnty,. a btll was introduced' in the lower House of the Illinois Legislature, and passed by a vote of 78 to 9, separating , the city of Chicago from the State of Illinois and ceding it to Indiana. • A bill was intro duced in the Senate_ to repeal the river Improvement act. —Albert D. Pyke was arrested on Thursday of last week, at Fitchburg. Mass., for adultery with his daughter-in law, and an indictmentt for the murder of his wife was issued shortly after. His conduct towards his datighter-in-law be coming 'known, it is said he told her- he would-or : could marry her if the mother :was otthe way. Mrs. Pyke died on: Thursday In violent spasms, declared by pYYßlCialas to be the effect of arsenic. The daughter has also been arrested. The deceased was about fifty years old and the daughter is twenty-six. - —The annual meeting of the Massa chusetts Anti-Slavery Society was held in Horticultural Elan, in Boston, on Fri day last. John T. Sargent presided. Resolutions were adopted, deolaring the work of the Society not accomplished until the near% everywhere in . the, United States, has his rights; also asking Congress, even at this late hour, to im peach President Johnson, and calling upon the churches to show more sym pathv with the cause. The speakers re pudiated the Idea of combining this Movement with woman's suffrage.. Speeches were:made at the morning see- Mon by Wendell Phillips and S. W. Me, nerd, colored. member of Congress elect from Louisiana. - / —Great excitement prevails at King ston, N., 0., in consequence of the lynch ing . of , five prisoners there.. Kentucky, 241; Oplgr, 38; Overman, 81; Savage, 78; Sierra Nevada, 79; Yellow Jacket, 14,5 NUMBER 30 tiusitte.a at the liegLster ', s Office. A Valuable Invention. CLIPPINGS. 'Arrested, 'burgh Ouette 1 ary 80.-:-Five per '64l here as the Prin ;lit incendiary fires ive Whipple, of d out the eatio,wati bbed by them just El II