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Reducing the capital of the Chryatal GaS and Water Co., bf Venango City. Establishing yie standard :weight for. Coafat Seventy-live pounds per bushel In 'Mercer horOlikh- Authorizing Appollo norough to issue bonds and levy . a tax to build a bridge un over the Kishinetas. Extendihgthe time for the commence ment of Pleasant bridge, Warren county. Authorizing the increase of the capital SWIM of the Peoples Savings Bank, Pitts -1..,PFP3i3 (11 1 3 g the charter of the - Meehan Ica Sayings Bank, Pittsburgh. - - SENATE BILL§ PASSED FINALLY. InotuToratirig the Hickman Run Rail roadCompapy. - Antliorizingthe Scho ol District of Con nellaville to borrow, money. _ Ant,horizinethe Buffalo and Erie Rail way CompSny to Mortgage property and franchises. Amending: - charter of. Cambria lien Company, by increasing capital stock and authorizing bonds ,and pttrchtuke of re 1 estate. Providing for tho D 4 - egitny city: - re.atry of lots in Al I worPorating the Water Compan y o f villa Gas and _ri,uy Jefferson county. '.-.--11anbik corpo """"ug ; theSharon S av i ngs . _ .- , . oity lle . lati7e to Blank Walk In .Allegheny . . Prohibiting the . sale - of intoxicating ;;;liquors in,Plidey. township, Allegheny oonnty Establishing license hairdo relative to eale,of liquors in Robinson and Scott •-townshipli, Allegheny county. McClure the School Directors of IlicGlure township; Allegheny county, to borrowlnutioyi - A.uthOrbang Allegheny 'City` iasuw - .water bonds. • - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVIEI. A large number of bills on the pri .— vete calendar were read a first time, but - none acted upon finally. Air. AMES, of Crawford, called fip the bill incorporating the ;Western Oil and Pipe Company, capital'one million, with power to occupy lands, dm. Passed finally. The - Insurrection In Unba. (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gaaette.l Haverra, - Iretrifyary =2.lt:•4len. <bas issued , a v prockuriation to' the volun teets, announcing that he is about to commence a vigorous campaign against the rebeblyet in arms.. He tells the vol tinti3ers they have' been - misled by the machinations of their enemies, and ad vises them to remain quiet and obey their superior officers. The citizens are greatly alarmed and .intense excite ment and agitation prevailed all day yesterday, but partially subsided in the evening. when it was known the danger had been avoided by the firmnessof Gen. eral-Dulixi.' The plans of the volunteers were dismivered early in the day and the 'officers went among the men and ex horted them to abstain from violent acts an d 'obey the authorities; but the Mita - mice of the officers was not strong enough, and it is certain the resolute conduct of the Captain General and General Fent naro; of the regular army, alone'• preven ted the commission of diegratS3ful acts. - The insurgents had a battle with the regular troops' at lilayojigua, near. Re medios, and defeated them, capturing the tOWIL Frequent accounts of smaller engagements in the vicinity of Trinidad, • Cienfuegos and. Villa' Clara, with results sometimes in favor of "the rebels and Sometimes in favor of the troops. The rebels have_ possessions :of a tug on . Da muji river t lee.ding into Jaqna bay.. A dispatch ,frpm Spain was received yeaterday.afteindon announcing the or .ganizition of, a' force of three . thousand - Catalina Volunteers, for, service in Cuba. Roon+The 'city is quiet.' Volunteer* are gtucliii,g the streets and walls as: aeual The agitation of the two preced , dng,,,daYs has at .1 The weather is very hot. • The Itensa publishes as authentic se canine of the situation in the. Central De pertinent. It says persons living in the country abandon their houseland. estates and_take refuge in "cities. rnsurgents are to be found in every province of the department.:;- They subsist on the coun try, but take only the property of Slisn. — lards. The rebels in the jurisdiction of ..4,Xenfitegotilave artillery and= their ow - airy is mounted. The troops sent in_jmrsult, of them are infantry. The rrengt adds: It in useless to; in _ daigeln Mutant' as . to the 'tate of altairs taalnierlOr. ' We Must aiikitowleage the oonditioli of the inhabitants could not ;There is no other political news of tin ' portanca. - - • Sum is active; No. L 2 is 'quoted at log 01134 reale. ~,Fifteeif hundred Insurgents entered :„..„‘jassin burl:mit. the: 4reldves of the police ;headquarters, seized the -itunictiniforms andegnipmtints' of the civil guard end' carriett,Plrtill thehorses they could find At BantoEspe r t n th e ~ ..,oFerignent Wag COnaar/Ptleg, Au the. • male- citizens over seventeen years. of age for military service.. „'rho city of Segue la Grande has been' declared in a state of siege. An tosur .- gent force four hundred strong isbpera. , -gingin that' juidedietion. BeVeriii. plan. tations lave been laid rotate - and, the building.s on them destroyed- by rebels iti the vicinity of Signe. • silgor ' closed " firm, at 'afurther ; ad *B4o,o;No. • 12qUoti3d at 1,03 i .;L FORTIETH CONGRESS. [THIRD SESSION.I SENATE: The 'Constitutional Amendment Non-concurred In and Committee of 'Confer ence Appointed—Military Apr propriation I Reported with AmendmentS—Bill -to , • Enforce Fourteenth Amend ment COnsidered;. HOUSE: Copper Tariff Passed Over the President's TOO—Report on New York Election Frauds— Conference - Committees Ap ..'4011.1000- - = , [By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] WASIITNGTON, Feb. qs, 1869. ; S .ENATE • , The President - presented a communi cation from the Attorney General In re 'sponae to resolutions asking for informs tign in rPlatio.p to, pereone conylcted of violating the Internal Revenue le,ws. Mr. STEWART moved to take up the • Constitutional amendment'. _ Mr. DAVIS objected. Mr. SAWYER offered a joint resolu tion granting. prize • nicpaey to - seamen, landsmen.and other persons in the navy. Referred.to Committee-on Naval Affairs. ;-Mr.• EDMUNDS offered a resolution, which was adopted, directing the Secre tary• of _the' Treasury .to communicate any reports in his Department relating to the free Dort system of Mexico and the frauds connected therewith. Mr. STEWART moved p::1 dirigree with.the. House amendment to the Con stitution and ask a Committee Lof Con ference. • Mr. DAVIS moved 'to postpone this prlor orders` for the purpose of taking up the bill to repeal the Tenure of-Office act. Lost- yeas 14," nays 26, as follows: • ' • Yeas—Mesas. Bayard, Buckalew, Da 'vie, Dixon, Doolittle, Kellogg, M'Creery, Norton, Patterson, (Tenn.,) Robertson, ,Thayer,Vickerst, Warner and Whyte-14. =Nays-Messrs. AbbOtt, Anthony,Cattell. Chandler. Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cra g*, . Drake, Edmunds; Prelinghuysen, -Harlan, Hawes, Howard, Howe, Morrill, (Me Morrill, (Vt.;) Nye,•- Osborne,_ Pomeroy, Poole, Ranasey, Reynolds, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, te Stew art,,Sumner,.Tipton, Van i e,Wade, Willey. Williams and Wilson.-24: . Mr. Stewart's motion was carried.„ ; Yeas—Messrs. Atithony.Cattell,Clia - nd ler, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Ed munds, Ferry, Frelinghtlygen, Hawes, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill, (Me.,) Morrill, (Vt.,) Morton, Nye, Osborne, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Thayitr, Tiptoe, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade Williams and Wilson.— Nays--Me Abbott.. Bayard, Buck ineW. Corbett, Davis. Dixon. Doolittle, Fowler, Grimes, Kellogg, McCreery, Pat terson. (Tenn.) Poole, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer Spencer, Vickers, Walker, Welsh and Whyte -23. The bill to supply . deficiencies for ful filling certain Indian treaty stipulations passed,. Bills were passed authorizing certain. National banks to change their names and authorizing the Western Union Tel egraph to import free of duty their ca bles. The President appointed Messrs. Stew art, Conkling and Edmonds a Conference Committee on the constitutional amend ment. To-morrow at 12:30 was assigned for the consideration of the joint resolution to provide for reporting and printing the proceedings of. Congress.,- • • The bill to amend the Jut-dietary-sys tem of the United States was, on motion of Mr. TRUMBULL, taken up. Mr. EDMUNDS opposed it, because it proposed to create independent Circuit Judges. The plan had been tried in Ver mont and worked badly. Mr. DRAKE offered a substitute for the bill providing for a Chief Justice and fourteen Associate Justices of the Su preme Court rand making an, entirely new arrangement of circuits, which was rejected—yeas 8, nays 39. He offered another amendment, which was also rejected. The act as reported from the Judiciary Committee'on the 8d inst., was passed. Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported, without amendment, the 4111 continuing the edu cational and collection deVertments of the Freedmen's Bureau. end certain freedmen's hospitglsl" also, favorably, the bill. to repeal the second section of the act making aptailiriations for the army, approved March 2d, 1867, which fixes the headquarters of the General of the. Army at Washington. requires all military orders of the President and See retary of War to be issued through him, and prohibits his removal or suspension except at his own request, or with the approval of the Senate: The joint ComMittee •on Library were discharged` from the further -txrasidera tion of the bill to secure copyrights of paintings, drawings, statuary and models. • - The Committee on Foreign Relations were discharged from the further con sideration-of the bill to refund to the States of. Maine and Massachusetts : the interest on advances for the defenoe of the northeastern frontier, and it was re ferred to the Committee on Apprepria " Um. _ _ Mr. PATTERSON, of Near Hampshire, -from Committee on Foreign. Relations, reported favorably the bill declaring that the neutrality' laws shall not be held to forbid the ,sale.or, charter of vessels to foreign governments at peace with the United States, although such vessels may be wholly or in' part' prepped for war; provided snob ule or charter is a com mercial transaction,' With no intent on the part of the ieller;10, participate in any healle or belligerent. act or under takingk of the purchaser., Mr- MORRILL, of Maine, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the. Army Appropriation bill, with antendments. The important • changes are as follows: Appropriation for lowl ier supplies of the quartermaster% De. partment Is increased from three mil lions to five millione; appropriations for transportation. tee., is increased from five to' eight millions: the amount for ex= perigee of recruiting and transportation of recruits is reduced from one tiendred and fifty thousand dollars to, fifty then sand dollars; for payments to Zisethargt3d soldiers, for clothing:not drawn, reduced from five hundred thousand to two him , %red thousand; section 2d, directing the PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY '24, 1869. Secretary of War to consolidate regiments to the minimum of three hundred in all, is stricken out. Mr. TRUMBIILL moved to take up the bill to punish the crime of holding of fice in violation of the fourteenth:article of the Constitation, as repotted from , the Judiciary Committee. It provides that . any person who shall accept or hold an office to which he is ineligible under the third section of the fourteenth amendment, shall, be held guilty of felony, punishable by A period not ex ceeding five Years and a this of not less than one thousand dollars. Mr. BUCKALEW thatight. the proper remedy for the evil the.ill was designed to meet, would be to, contest the seats. of disqualified candidates if tilicted, or in stitute.prosecution by_ thaitforney Gen eral of the 'United States, or some -legal official representing tip:, United States. - Mi.' TRUMI3PLL. said' the .proposed leifslatioh was necessary to prevent pur sons,diaqualified under the lAtlyanien& nient from 'holding ea. attempting to hold office in the Southern States. In reply to a suggestion of Mr. Whyte, he said It was necessary to have a more speedy and efficientremedythaii the writ of quo , warrant°. • . Mr. BUOKALEW ' suggested this might be met by extending the jnrisdie tion of-the United StateslCourts. Mr." DOOLITTLE argued that the 'third Section of the 14th amendment only 'applied: to, persons who , in the future take - part' in insurrection agalbst the United States, or aid or comfort its ene mies. It could not have been been in tended that men, without trial or con viction of any kind, should be subjected bran ex jvatjaeld law totliese pains and penalties.. - Mr. TRUMBULL said the Senator's construction was a forced one. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN observed the section imposed no pains or penalties whatever, but simply fixed the qualifica tions for office, and made loyalty one of them. Mr. MORTON; at this point, presented the credentials of D. D. Pratt, Senator elect from Indiana. _ Mr. FERRY , offered a substitute for the pending bill, providing that any per- son disqualified from holding office by the 14th amendment, except persons who had previously been Senators or Representasives. or held other United States offi,oes. might have his disabilities removed by filing in the Department of State a declaration that he holds true and paramount allegiance to the,United States, and that he will faithfully support the Constitution thereof; the President to publish monthly, by proclamation, the names and residences of persons filing such declaration. • Mr. TRUMBULL thought this out of order, as an amendment to the bill of the C ommittee, because not germaiu to it, the latter being a bill to prevent hold ing office in violOon of the Constitution, and this being a bill to remove political disabilities. Discussion followed, Mr. Ferry supporting his amendment, while Messrs:Frelinghu,ysen and Morton ob. jaded t.oiri - the, latter saying it proposed to abrogate b y a general .law Con gress the section (Ache 14th amendment imposing disabilities upon certain per sons at the South, while it was intended by those who proposed and ratified the amendment that those disabilities should - only be removed by Congress passing upon ouch Case separately. Ho was not in haste to remove the disabili ties imposed by that amendment, and he believed the people were not. Mr. WHYTR opposed the amendment as unnecessary and mischievous. The bill was tben . postponed, and that to amend the Civll Rights act taken up and passed. The bill relative to 'the Supreme court of the District of Columbia was then ta ken up. Mr: BIICKALEW moved to strike out the last two sections. • ' . The amehdment was advocated by Messrs. Buckalew and Fowler, and op. posed by Mr. Trumbull. . The Senate then took a recess. At the evening session,which had been devoted to business from the Committee on Commerce, bills were ..passed, with amendments, to establish a post route over the East river bridge between New York and Brooklvn; giving the con sent of the United States for a bridge from Philadelphia .States Camden; to author ize the construction of a bridge at Port land, Oregon . ' to prevent the extermina tion•of fur-bearing animals in Alaska, and to protect the inhabitants thereof, with an amendment reducing the term Of the lease of seal fisheries from fif teen to eleven years; and appropriating 125,000 for the purchase bf additional grounds for the erection of a Custom House at Nashville. The bill to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a new American Regis ter to the ship Agra, was opposed by Mr. Nye, and was laid over indefinitely. The bill declaratory of the law relative to the sale of ships to friendly belliger ents, was postponed, as the Foreign Com mittee bad reported a bill on the same subject. The bill no allow the Ne'w York, New Foundland and London Telegraph Com pany to land their submarine (sable on the shores of the United States was next taken up. Mr. SUMNER - moved to amend by adding a section providing that Congress shall have the right to 'regulate by gen eral rule the tariff for the transmission of messages; Adopted. The bill then passed. On motion of . Mr. SHERMAN, the Senate insisted upon its amendments to the bill allowing to Deputy Collectors and Assessors the pay of their principals when they peiform their duties, and the President appointed ' Mess's. ,Cattell, Morrill and Warner s Committee of Con ference on the subject. ‘: The bill to amend. the act to provide! for the 'greatei.- security- of- the lives of passengers on board vessels propelled by, steam was discussed for a time and was pending when the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVM Mr. COOK. of fro;n the Commit.., tee on Eltietloi4 made a report that J.H. Calement Dr not elected to a seat In the house as Ei delegate from the,Teril= tory of Wyoming. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The SPEAKER laid beforelhe House the President's veto of the copper tariff • The veto message was read, and the qinestton being ' , Shall the bill flan, the President's objections to the contrary notwithstanding?" after some discual 'fn which , Messra. Blair, (Mich.) Eitgby, and Schenck opposed, and Measra. Brooks,. Pike and Phelps sustained the veto, the bill was passed , under the previous question—years 115, nays 56. nal— sears, Ames, Artiell, Ashley, Axtell, li aman, Benjamin, Blackburn, Blair, Bo welt, Boyden, Broomall,Buck land, Euckly, R. R. Batler, Cake, Collis, Churchill,' R. M.I Clark. Sidney'" Clark, Cliff, Cobb, Coburn, Corley, Dawes, Delano, Dawes; Dicke: - ,Dockery, Dodge, Donnelly, Driggs, Ecaley, Edmunds, Eggleston, Eln, LI D. Elliot,Farnsvvorth, Ferris, Ferry, Fields, French, Gove, - Griswold, Halsey, Heaton, Rigby, Hill, Hopkins, C. C. Hubbard, Calvin S. Hub-. bard, Itigereoll, Jencks, Johnson, A.' EL Jones, ,KelleY, Kellogg, Kelsey,Ketch um, Kitchell,' Koons, Ueo. V. Lawrence, William.. Liviritneis;' Lille:0ln, Marion, Maythird, Wre(); Merctir, Miller. Moor head; ' Mmtfill; Mullins, Miller, Now comb,iNisrels,NeWman,Oneill,Paine, Pet tis, Pierce, Plants. Poland, Pomeroy, Price,.liseins, Itoberttson, Roots, Sawyer, SchenckAchofield„, Shanks, Shellabar ger. Smith, Spanlding, 'Stokes, Stover, Taff% Taylor, Trimble; -Trowbridge, Twitchell,>. Upsen, Van Arnam ' Van Horn, (N. Y.,) Vett Horn, ( M 0.,) Ward, C. C. Wastibnrn, W. B. Washburn, Walker, Thos. Williams, Wm. Williams, John. T. Wilson, Windom. Nays—Messrs. Alliatit, Archer ' Baker, Barnes;.Beatty, Brake, Broomall, Brooks, Burr, Cary, Chendler, Cook, Cornell, Cullom; Fox, Giossbrenner, Galladay, Goss, Grover, Haight, Hamilton, Hard ing, Hawkins, [ Holmes. Hotchkiss, Humphrey, Hunter, J. T. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kerr, Knott, Loughridge, Lynch, Marshall, McCormick, McCulloch, Mun gen, Niblack, Nicholson, Orib, Perham. Peters, Phelps, Pike, Roes, Starkweath er, Steward, Stone, Taber, Thomas, Tift, Van Trump, Whittemore, Jas. F. Wilton and Young. Mr. WILSON, of lowa, made a person al explanation denouncing the letter 'from Dubuque in a Cincinnati paper, 'charging - him with corruption in connec tion with the. Spun City branch of-the Union Pacide Railroad'as entirely false. He had 'read a; statement, from John Blair, of New Jersey, President of the road, also pronoincing the charge false. Mr. AT•Ir•TSON of lowa, also made a similar statement. ' The Sergeant-at-arms produced the two witnesses who refused to testify be, foro the New York election fraud com mitte, Messrs. Bell and Reeves. They announced their readiness to testify, whereupon the Proceedings in the House were suspended end the witnesses again taken in custody by the Sergeant-at arms. I . -Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, presented the report of the select Committee on New York Election Frauds, accompanied by several bills andjoint resolutionspro posing amendments to the Constitution. JEN - asked immediate action on a. bill withdrawing jurisdiction of naturaliza tion from certain Courts in New York. Mrl ROSS objected, but under a sus pension of the rules the bill passed—yeas e 9, nays 54. It Is as follow)? Be it enacted. &e.,' That the Supreme Cokt, the Clron t Courts and the Courts ef, er, and TerMiner in the city and county of. NMI, Xork. and the Superior Court of the city Of New York, shall not hereafter havewer to admit any alien 1 to be a citizen. Mr. BROOKS ntered a motion to re consider, he having voted in,the afflrma dile for that purpose. Mr. KERR, fr.m select Committee on New York Elect on Frauds, presented a minority report. It is signed by Messrs. Ross and Herr. The rules were suspended and Com mittees of Conference agreed to on the Constitutional amendment and on the Naval Appropriation bill, the amend ments made to the latter - in Committee of the Whole 1' it evening having first been concurred in. ..:, The Sedate a tendments to the politi cal disability bit were referred to the Committee on construction The House then resumed tlui conside ration of the bill to strengthen the pub lic credit, and I Mr. Griswold, of New. York. and Mr. Higby made speeohes in its advocacy, after which Mr. SCHENCK moved the previous question on the bill and amendments. Mr. HOLMA.N moved to table the bill, which was lost. , 1 The Speaker I appointed Conference Committees, viz; On the bill in regard to Acting Assessors, Messrs. Schenck, Brooks and Myers; on the Naval Appro priation bill, Messrs. Spalding, Phelps and Pike; on the, Constitutional Amend ment, Messrs. Boutwell, Bingham and Logan. The gonse i.oo tt a recess. Evening Seas' . —The legislative ap propriation bill was considered in Com initcee of the 'Whole, Mr. Wilson, of lowa, in the Chair. Amendments Were agreed to increase the third class erks under the 2d sec. tion to fi ft y fou r and second class clerks to one hundred and nine, with corres ponding increase of appropriation; fixing the compensation of female clerks in the Treasury office at the same as class four, and where they are employed on work performed by qlerks of higher class their shall receiNie the same oompeies& tion. Increasing. salaries of female clerks in the office attic) Comptroller of Currency, to twelve hundred dollars per ennui= Mr. MOORHEAD moved to strike out the appropriation for the salary and ex penses of Special Commissioner of Rev enue, remarking that in his recent re port he had demonstrated that fignres can be made to lie. - Mr. KELLY aiso attacked the Commis sioner and Mr. ALLISON defended him, after which the amendment was adopted. The Committee then rose and the House adjourned. San Francisco leant. By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Eiasette. Sew FnAwcasbo, February 23.—The China' teamer brings no general news of the slightest igterevt, which luis not been anticipated. Goiereor Haight bas received an invi tation fent - Chicago to meet the Goya,* ma of other Cates in thatcity on the 4th of Jtily to celebrate the opening 'of the Pacific Railroad; He will probably de dine on account', of official dluties. tome of the Chinese of this city are reported to be armed for a struggle to se cure possession of the females who ar= rived on the steamer to• day. The Chief of Police, has taken measures to prevent riot. The Chinese companies are anx ious to prevent a Chinese emigration, but' .have lately been: foiled. The bullion product of the Nevada mines for 18(18 is given at sixteen mil lions. The Overland i tratila continuo very ir regular. OM Milne V 01713. 0'C.1.0011. A. M. THE CAPITAL. Gen. Grant Announces His In tentions Concerning His Cab inet New York Election Frauds—Proposed Equestrian Statue of Gen. Grant—Appli cations for Office. By Telegraph to the Pltteborgh Gazette.) WASHINGTON, February 23, 1869 GEN. , GRANT AND HIS CABINET. In conversation at Army Headquarters this morning, with Senator Thayer, Gen. Grant remarked: "I want to say to yon that I shall send into the Seuatethe name of Maj. 9sn. Schofield as Seeretary of War, bat it is•likely he will decline and return to his position in the- army. I shall then nominate a civilian for that office, . and I want the Senate to know this." Turning to Representatives Dickey and Morrell, of Pennsylvania, and Roots, of Arkansas, who were at a short distance from him, he said he had no objections to their earing what he had to say on the question of the Cabinet. He remarked: "I am opposed to appoint ing officers of the army and navyto civil offices, and shall therefore have a. civil ian at the head of each department." This statement comes from members of Congress who were present, and they expressed their satisfaction at the send menta of the General, and believe from the conversation that he will have a straight out Republican Cabinet. NEW YORK ELECTION PRAIIRS The report of the Committee tni New York Election Frauds vindicates the ffi in- . ocersin.New 'York from unlaw ful or corruptooticipation' in the alleged frauds; Suds tbere were great irregular itiea in many of the naturalizations but are chargeable to no political party% but tolerated and practiced by AIL These irregularities demand legislation which may easily be - made. The minority earnestly favor shortening the period of bona fide residence to one year in the country and six months In the State. WILBTLEY FRAUD CA41E51., Attorney-General Evarts to-day sent a communication to the Senate, in compli ance with a resolution thereof, stating the reasons for the, suspension or delay of proceedings In' certain 'cases of whiskey frauds in New York. This ac tion was occasioned by the necessary in vestigation of charges preferred by Judge Fullerton against District A ttorney Court ney and Marshal Murray, upon the con clusion of which he ordered the trial to -proceed. In no case were orders given for the discontinuance of proceedings. STATUE OF GRAI4T. Some of the prorntnent friends of Gen eral Grant proposeldinect en equeStrian statue of him on the Southern portico of the Treasury Department. A' model of the statue was received here to-day, and is in possession of General. Spinner. It was executed by a Boston artist. A life size will cost $35,000, and colossal $75,000. The material is to be composed of can non captured by Grant, and the pedestal or granite. • APPLICATION FOR OFFICE Numerous applications for office under the next administration are daily re ceived at the headquarters of the army. and also recommendations for appoint ment of friends. - No attention. Is paid to any such papers. • TRH CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. The Senate Committee of Conference on the Constitutional Amendment are Messrs. Stewart, Conkling said Edmonds, NEWS BIE CABLE. By Telegraph to the Plttehrirra Guette.) SPAIN, - MADRID, February the Cortes yesterday Serano officially announced the resignation of the Provisional Gov ! ernment. General Prime-Minister of War, in an address, assured the House , that the late dinasty would never reas emend the Throne. Admiral Tapete, the Minister of Marine, asked the ;House to pass an act of indemnity for the navy for its 01.,,,eturing • the recent revolution. Subsequently the House passed a vote of than s • the retiring Provisional Gov ernniebt7-. 7, ;,lAlthough -the Republican members opposed'it with unanimity, the Hotasii by et large vote entrusted Mar shall Serano.with full executive powers for the ttine being, and arauted him the authority necessary for the formation of a new . Ministry. General Caballero de Rods is to suc ceed General Dulce as Governor General of th'e Island of Cuba. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LintnoN, February 2&—Evening.—Con. sale 9334, 6.20's 78%; stocks steady; Brie 2434; Illinois 965. LIVERPooL, February 23.—Zvening.— cotton active; middling, uplands 12@ 1234; Orleans 12> @1294; sales 15,000 bales. California white wheat 10d09d.; Red western '9B. 7d.@)9s. 9d.• ' Western. flour 25. Corn; old 325; new 80s. Oats its. 6d. Barley 5s 6d. Peas 425. Pork 86d. Beef .955. Lard 965. Cheese 765. Bacon 58s. Tallow 455. Turpentine Ms. 6d. LONDON, February 29.—Ta11ow 455; on spot 89a. Bd.; afloat Ws. 9d.; Calcutta linseed 59a. • Arriwimp, February 23.—Petroleum dull, MN. -. • Flux nvonT,Februnr•y 23.--Bonds 82%. . Pints, February 25.—Bourse steady. Ratites, 71f. 500. ta HAVRE, February 28.—Cotton closed buoyant; tree_ ordinatre on spot, 140 f,; low middlings to arrive. 148 f. FniequlronT, ‘Feb. 23.- z7 ll. B. Bonds oloaed Armes, at 82g0823 . the Rebellion In St. poillngp. (By Teleareuti to tue Pittsburgh 0 asetto. H.II,7ANA. February 22...k.dvices from Bt. Domingo represent the Republicans greatly agitated by the revolutionary 'prontinclarnentes in every part of the, country. - The,province of Crebas was in open riAiellion, and in other provinces a guerrilla' warfare was waged against Crest). • The rebels were threatening the town /tsar, the capture of which would give them an open sea port. NUMBER. '5O BRIEF ULEGRA MS. —There are two thousand two hundred bills before the Illinois Legislature. —The Agitator is the name of a new Woman's (,suffrage paper that is to be started in Chicago. --The bill to create a park in Chicago, on the south side, passed the Illinois Sen ate yesterday, and now goes to the Gov ernor. —W. R. Brown & Co.'s bank at Toron to, canada, closed doors yesterday morn ing, in consequence of heavy losses in New York. a curling match between Milwau kee and Chicago clubs yesterday, for a national gold medal, the former won by twelve points. ' - -General John C. Breckinridgewasin Alexandria, Va., yesterday, attending the marriage of his brother-in-law, Rev. Dr. Bullock,' of Baltimore._ He . left for Petersburg last night. —J. G. Reyden, a German teacher, in endeavoring to cross the track of the Chicago 4k Northwestern Railroad, is Chicago, yesterday morning, was run over by an engine and instantly killed. —The boiler of the saw mill *attached to Cavender's day docks, at EionAville, Indiana, exploded yesterday afternoon with great violence. C. ranions;n work man, was instantly killed, A: Caven der dangerously wounded, - end four others seriously hurt. - —William A. Carncross, of Red Creed, Wayne county, N. Y., was 'arrested St Buffalo, yesterday, by b S. Marshal Fowler. while puichaaing,a ticket for west, charged with having and selling counterfeit ten dollar notes on' the Al bany City National Bank. • , —The prize-fight between Charles Gal lagher and Thomas Allen took place yes terday on Carroll Island, foutteen miles below St. Louis. In the second•round Allen, in attempting to, make a feint, re ceived a blow on the. Jugular, which knocked him senseless and ended the fight. • Steamer Snagged ant :Sant: By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette4 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22...;:irhe steam boat Peoria City t from New Orleans for Louisville, snagged at Cole's Creek, sev eral miles 'below Natchez, on Sunday night. She was run on a bar where she sunk. The passengers, their baggage and a lot of cattle were saved, but the greater part of the cargo lost. - • Great Snow Storm in Camila, By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 4:1-age43 TORONTO, February 23.—Varlo s ru3 re ports between Windsor and Quebec indi cate the heaviest snow storm .of the season was experienced last niiht. In some localities snow fell to the depth of four feet on a level. The trains between Toronto and Montreal are entirely block aded. Snow Stonnin Buffalo. By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6asette.l BuwALo,-Februhry 23.—A heavy snow storm _has prevailed here fir the past forty-eight hours. The trains on the dif ferent railioads leading to the eity are two or three hours behind time. Markets by Telegraph. ST. Louis, February 23.—Tobacco quiet and unchanged. Cotton; sales of ordi nary and good ordinary at 24@25c. Hemp firm but quiet, and unchanged. Flour quiet and unchanged with a small business. ' spring superfine ' sold at 14,50® 5,00; fall do. $5,25@6,00; spring and fall double extra t6,25©7,75. Wheat firm at $1,60@1,70 for prime red and white fall; #1,82©3,10 for choice do. Corn dull and declining at 67(4)75c. Oats held firmer, but dull at 62@66c. Barley; no sales. Rye dull and lower at $1,25a1,30, Whisky quiet: andunchanged at'9l43. - Provisions entirely > demoralized; no sales were made, althOugh meat could be bought at lower prises. Mess Pork; packers offered to sell at $31;00031,50. Packed shoulders were offered at 1234 c, and clear sides at 16;4c. Bacon; shoulders 14c; clear rib. sides 16y,b; clear sides 17y.c. Lard dull and nominally, lower. at 13;4@19c for prime in tierces; order sales were at 19c in tierces and 21h in kegs. Receipts -3,200 bbls fiour, 6,200 bus wheat, 25,300 bus corn, 5,800 bus oats. CHICAGO, February 22.—Evening.—At open board in the afternoon the Grain markets were quiet; No: 2 Wheat sold at 11,1501,15/. Other grains are neglect ed. lb the evening 5,000 bush No. 2 Wheat sold at $1,16V,; and more was of fered at the same price. r.Provibions were quiet: Mess Pork was offered at $3l, cash; sales were mad oof 100,000 bbla dry salted shoulders, 113,e, cash, same amount, buyer, March, at liNc. - Beef Cattle are dull and _weaker; re ceipts were 1,415 head; sales Were made ranging from 15,1507 for stock to good' shipping steers. Live Hogs are dull and easier; receipts were 3,100 head, and but few sales were made at 19e1.9,65 for good average. NEw ORLEANS, February 23.—Cotton has advanced Y,c; middings at 29y,0; salesbf 3,500 bales; receipts, 4,824 bales: exports, 3,100 bales. Sugar active and higher; common 12y,®13e. prime 15ge, and yellow clarified 163‘®17e. Molasses active; prime 79@8234e. Flour dull; superfine 16,32, double:extra $7,12, and' treble extra $7.37. Corn scarce at 85(0 87e. Oats 74@75c. Bran' firm at O1:15. Hay; prime 128030. Pork declining: aides at gr- Bacon lower; sheulders 1434 e, clear rib aides 1734 c. Lard nom anal; siert:B' 20e, and keg, 22e. Whisky and Coffee unchanged. ALBANY; Februtuy23.—Cattle ,3farket. —Total receipts of Cattle 'for the week, 5,600 head, 3,500 head of which-changed. hands here at 6®913 per:lb. live weight, which indicates adeclinepf 34% average quality, f offerings gottri but only a few sales were made above We: The steady demand for Sheep is continued, with sales at 4(419y,c4" receipts of '16,000 head, There Was a sale of 000 Dressed Hogs. reported at 15 1 4;1)1 We. idglaguts, February .23.—Cotton:; the receipts amounted to 798 bales; exports, 315 bale& amounted dull."- Corn, 750. Oats: white, 85o; black, 900. rfaY, $27,60®23. Bran. 250. , Cornmeal, /3,40., Pork, $33,- 75. Bulk Meats were weak;' clear sides, 17017;46: shouldersil3M® l4 e.- Dressed Hogs, 1 4 2015 c. Sb_etlastnight extended as far South as ITT Tallaleitchle River; fruit is undoubtedly Sr. LOUIS, Febrwtty-igt•:-.:4 1 0. ittt . .tifegkee. —Cattle quiet, with. a- litallacLiitreal. de mind, and prices lowsl:47ralisibgAtr t 234070 gross tar verys-inferiorAp4tra„;: , Hogs in small supply; heavy sell at 10.50010,75. Nneuvit.rx,Fribreary 23,—iesoddifi t ket quiet; low middlings 26 ;f 3 ;‘_geed-te ordinary 25344526; stook 6,200, ales, •
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