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VOLUME LXXXIV.
EMIR
FIRST
O'CIAZICIC t
TWEL
IIAfIRISBUIt4.
Proceedings of theLegislatnre—
" Rouse Ililltlyassed by Senat
—Senate lilllsrassed—Privat,
Calendar filthellatiiii7=West.
_me—west
ern Oil and Pipe Company
Bill.
EBy TeleimiPb to the rittilbrigh ez!rtt43.]
HARramitimi, Febinaty 23„ 149,
tiEfrAtte: =
HOUSE BILLS igigED ‘ FINALLY
Extending the Statute of Limitations
for (*Beefing sheriff's fees, etc.,: in Arm
strong Cotinty.
' Changing time of holding courts in
Butler ieounty.
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, •