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VO UDIE-LXXXIV.
FIR T
TWELVE O'CLOCK; M.
•HARRISBURt.
Proceedings of the Legislature—
Public Bills Considered—Fi
nal AdjournMent Resolution
Postponed—Bill to Tax Dis
tilled Spirits, Coal, &c.
LEI Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
HARRISBURG, Feb. 25, 1859. _
SENATE.
Numerous remonstrances were pre
sented by Demccratie Senators, includ
ing Messrs. Linderman, Davis, Jackson,
Turner, Miller and Searight against the
ratification of the proposed fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of 4he
United States.
Mr. GRAHAM presented the resolu
tions of the Allegheny City Councils for
an act relative to sewers and sewerage
assessments.
The bill from the House defraying the
expenses of the Greenbank contested
election Committee in Philadelphia,
passed finally.
The bill from the House paying Mr.
Witham. ousted Democratic Representa
tive for the whole session was postponed,
after reducing the amount to 1400.
BILLS PASSED FINALLY.
The Senate at afternoon session passed'
the following bills:
Preventing and punishing the publi
cation of obscene advertisements and
sale of noxious medicines.
Supplement regulating arbitrations and
proceedings i in Courts, making two ver
dicts andjudgments on the same title
final and conclusive.
For the more convenient dispatch of
pdblic business in Courts.
_Relating to surveys in land department.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill allowing parties to contract
for 'interest at ten per cent. was opposed
by Messrs. MoMiller, Eschback, Hum
phreys and Porter, (York,) and favored
by Messrs. Strang, Brown, (Hunting
don,) Wilson,Rogers and McCullough.
- It was amened by Mr. NILES to seven
per cent. and referred back to the Judi
.clary Committee.
On motion of Mr. STRANG, the joint
resolution urging Congressmen to vote
against the incorporation of railroad
• companies by the General Government
passed finally.
.-, • Pending the discussion of the bill se
e,tttring the people of the Commonwealthhagainst frauds in the sale of patent rights,
• the. House adjourned till evening.
In the evening, public bills being in
order, Mr. REA, of Erie, called up the
bill securing the people of the Common
wealth against frauds in the sale of patent
rights. Passed ilinaliy, With numerous
amendments.
Mr. ADAIRE, of Phila., called up his
joint resolution for final adjournment on
March 10th. He moved to amend by
substituting march 24th.
Mr. DAVIS, of Phila., moved a post
litmement.-- He was epposed to sending
such a bill to the Senate, who would
then be master of the House, with the
appropriation bill in their possession.
Various motions to make the bill the
special order en the day after recess
failed, and Mr. Davis' motion prevailed
—yeas 57, nays, 35, •
During the discussion, Mr. WILSON,
of Allegheny, favored an early adjourn.
ment.
Mr. PLAYFORD, of Fayette, called
up the Senate bill reducing tonnage tax
on coal, coke and crushed rock sand.
Passed finally.
Mr. NELSON, of Wayne, called up the
bill regulating the forfeitures of policies
.of life insuranc3 companies and protect
ing women possessing the same. Passed
on first reading.
Mr. BROWN, of Huntingdon,called up
the Senate bill increa-ing the capital of
the Cambria Iron Company to five mil
lions, and authorizing the purchase of
real estate, explaining that the Coinpany
proposed manufacturing , steel rails. Pas
sed second reading.
IMPORTANT TAX BILL;
-Mr. Jackson, of Sullivan, introduced a
very important bill in the Senate to-day,
imposing State tax on distilled spirits,
petroleum, anthracite, coal and boom
companies. It proposes a tax on dis
tilled spirits of twenty cents pergallon,
• with •authority to the State Treaaurer
and Auditor General to appoint
Assessors with -due powers ot en
_tering, inspecting, etc., one thousand
*.dollars tale forretusing entrance'iand for
-evading or attempting to evade the tax
double tax charges; compensation ot as
sessors and collectors, seven , per cent,
and requiring bonds or twenty thous
and dollars. > The proposed tax on pe
troleum is ten cents - per barrel of forty
gallons, with the same penalties; on an
thracite coal, ten cents per ton, with the
same penalties; ou boom companies three
cents per thousand feet of lumber.
A Horrible Crime in LenMille.,
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.—A horrible crime
bas just come to light in this city, It
appears that a negro- girl nag g ed Louisa
Field, employed as a nurse inthe family
of J. C. Mosely, became enraged at" a
ohastisement by Mrs. Mosely and threat
ened vengeance. She carried out her
threat by causing a little two.year old
boy of Mr. Mosely to drink lye,
- which produced ulceration and closing
of the throat, resulting in death. The
girl has been arrested and committed.
Louisiana Legislature.
{By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gue.tte.]
NEW ORLEANS, 'February 25.—The
House having receded from its amend
mentelo• bill enforcing the 13th article
of the State Constitution. it has received
the Governor's signature and became a
law. It differs from the bill vetoed last
session in making infractions a cause for
civil action Instead of
The rollard\ Aseasbinatton Cane.
(By Telegraph to the 213. burgh Gazette.)
RICHMOND, Feb: . 25.—1 n the case of
lames Grant, on trial for killing H. Rives
Pollard, several hundred citizens having
been questioned and two only_ found
wholad not formed an opinion on the
ease, the Sheriff was directed to sum.
mon citizens for a Jury from Alexandria
.and Norfolk.
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
[THIRD SESSION.I
Report of Conference Commit
tee on Constitutiou al Amend ' -
ment—Report Adopted in the
House and ade Special Order
in Senate To-day-4 rmy, Leg
islative, Consular and Diplo•
matte and Deficiency Appro
priation Bills Further Con
sidered.
Lily Telegraph to the Pitteburgh Gazette.]
WASECII4OTON, February 25, 1868.
SENATE.
The bill amendatory of the act exempt
ing manufactures of Go''ernment na
val ,machinery from Internal Revenue
tax was taken up and passed by a vbte of
thirty-Mx to twenty-five,
Mr. ANTHONY offered a resolution
for the appointment of a Committee to
report any modification in the joint
rules that might be necessary to facilitate
the transaction of public business. Adop
ted.
Mi; CHANDLER, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported with amend
ments the bill to preserve the harbors of
the United States against encroachment
and obstructions. It provides for the
appointment of a mixed board of officers
and civilians to have general supervision
of the subject and recommend to Con
gress such measures as they may agree
upon.
Mr. OSBORN introduced a bill grant
ing lands in Florida to aid in the con
struction of the Pensacola dr Louisville
Railroad. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
On motion of Mr. HOWE; the Senate
-insisted on its amendments to the Con
sular and Diplomatic appropriation bill,
and agreed to the appointment of a new
Committee of Conference. I ,
The joint resolution providing that on
the fourth of March both Houses shall
meet at 3P. M. instead of at noon, was
agreed to.
The consideration of the unfinished
business - of yesterday, the Army Appro
priation bill, was resumed.
The pending question was on the point
of order raised by Mr. Grimes, that the
amendment offered by. Mr. Sumner, to
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the outstandinginterest account of
Massachusetts for advances made for the
United States in the war of 1812, was out
of order.
After discussion the amendment was
decided out of order by a vote of 19 to 21.
Mr. DAVIS then offered an additional
section, which was agreed to, providing
that brevet appontments in the army_shall
be merely honorary, conferring no com
mand or light to pay or emoluments of
any kind.
Mr. MORTON- moved to strike out the
third section, providing that until other
wise directed by law nolappointinents
shad be made_in the Adjutant's, Inspec
tor's, Pay, Quartermaster's, the Com
missary or the Medical Departments of
the Army. He thought this section a
bad one, cause it prohibited promo
tion, the great stimulus to the perform
ance of duty in the army. He also cc,m
mented on the amendment offered by
Mr. Wilson, and adopted yesterday,
providing there shall be no more ap
point meats except of graduates of West
Point, which he said was designed to
exclude volunteer officers from promo
tion.
Mr. WILSON said the object was to
prevent, as far as possible, all new ap
pointments, in order ti) reduce the army.
The Senator from Indiana, Mr. Morton,
complained that this provision would
prevent the appointment of volunteers,
bat24he fact was there was no need
for the appointment of volunteers or of
West Pointers. On the contrary - ,' there
were now six hundred officers in the
army who might resign with advantage
to the country.
Mr. Morton's motion was lost.
Mr. WILSON offered two amend
ments which wore agreed to,ono author
izing the Secretary of War to have pre
pared and published a report of results
of the expedition to explore and survey
the line of the fortieth parallel,-the ex
penses to be paid out of the existing ap
propriations for War Departhent, and
the other appropriating six hundred thou
sand dollara for euryeys for military de
fenses.
Mr. MORTON moved to rescind the or
der for recess, to finish the pending bill.
Mr. SUMNER give notice of a motion
to reconsider the decision on his amend
ment.
Recess was then taken.
Eventing Session.—A number of private
bills were passed.
The Constitutional -Amendment was
made the special - order for to-morrow. -
The Committee of Conference ci:‘ the
bill to give to Deputy Collectors and As
sessors the pay of their principals where
they perform the principals' duties, re
ported they had agreed upon the bill as
it originally passed the Senate. The re
port was concurred in. t? ,
• Adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A resolution was-passed directing the
Clerk to notify the , Secretary of State; of
the passage of the copper tariff bill over
the President's veto.
Mr. BOUTWELL, from Committee on
Reconstruction, reported the evidence
taken before that Committee in the case
of Georgia. Laid on the table.
Mr. KELLY, of Pennsylvania, moved
to suspend the rules for the purpose of
considering the bill reported by him last
evening from the Committee on Coinage,
for the coinage of nickel copper pieces
of five cents and under.
The motion was agreed to, and under
the operation of the previous question
the bill passed.
Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., called up the
report of, the Conference Committee on
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria
tion bill, presented`by him last evening.
The report was read. Among the
changes in therbill is the adoption of the
Senate amendment providing that the
President, on the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall cause
an examination to be made into the ac
counts of the. Consular officers of the
United States, into all matters connected
with the business of said officers; the
President is,to communicate to Congress
the names of the agents so appointed,
together with their reports and amounts
paid for their services. The disagree
ment between the two Houses relative to
the South American Commission is com
promised as follows: That instead of a
PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, FE BRU Al; Y 2t, 1869.
Minister Resident, _accredited as hereto
fore, a commission shall be sent to the
Government of Honduras, San Salvador,'
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, in Central.
America, and to the Governments of.
Ecuador, Bolivia, 'Peru and Uruguay in
South America, at a salarynot exceeding
§3,000 a year each.
Mr. BUTLER moved the previous .
question on the adoption of the report,
but it was not sustained.
Mr. BANKS opposed the report, be
cause it proposed to reduce the number
of Ministers resident to four, viz: One
each to Brazil, New Grenada, Chili and
Guatemala. The government should be
fully represented in these Central and
South American Republics.
• Mr. BUTLER supported to report.
Mr. MUNGEN could not see any rea
son why these South American missions
should be abolished while we maintain
one at Liberia.
Mr. PRUYN opposed the report.
Mr. BUTLER again called the previ
ous question, and Mr. BANKS demanded
the yeas and nays, which were ordered
and the report disagreed to—yeas 45.
nays 102.
On motion of Mr. BANKS, the House
insisted upon Its bill and asked a new
Conference Committee.
Mr. BOUTWELL submitted a report
from the Conference Committee on the
suffrage Constitutional amendment.
The report recommends the House to re
cede from its amendments and agree to
the Senate proposition.
Mr. ROUTWELL demanded the pre
vious question on agreeing to the report.
Mr. WOODWARD, of Penna., raised
the point of order that it was peceasary
to present the joint resolution, when
passed, to the President of the United
States, for his approval.
The SPEAKER overruled the point of
Order, citing several precedents to show
it was unnecessary.
The Conference report was adopted
-143 to 43.
The proposed amendment is as follows:
Be it Resolved, etc., Two-thirds of both
Houses concurring, that the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States be submitted to the Leg
islatures of the several States, and when
ratified by three-fourths thereof, it shall
be apart of the said Constitution.
"Article 15. The right of the citizens of
the United States to vote stailinot be de
nied or abridged by the United States,
or by any State, on account of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
"Section 2 The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro
priate legislation."
Mr. BUTLER,of Massachusetts,moved
a suspension of the rules for the purpose
of discharging the Committee of the
Whole from the consideration of the
Legislative Appropriation bill.
The rules were suspended, nod the
Committee discharged. '
The bill and(amendments being before
the House,
Mr. POLAND renewed his amend
ment, offered in Committee last evening,
increasing 10 per cent, the salaries of
clerks in Departments at Washington.
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, then
demanded the previous question on the
bill and pending amendments.
The House proceeded to a _separate
vote on the amendments made in Com
mittee of the Whole.
They were agreed to as far as reached,
including the amendment making the
compensation of female clerks .in the of
fice of the Treasury of the United States
equal, to the pay of male clerks of -the
first class, giving the same compensation
as male clerks of higher grades when
called upon to do similar work. \
The latter amendment was adopted—
yeas SO, nays 04.
The House trn took a recess until 7:30
P. M.
Evening 8 38 on.--Speaker in the Chair.
Mr. FARNSWORTH, from the Com
mittee on. Pastoftices, reported the an
nual post route bill, which p ed, and
the House went into Committe of the
Whole on the Deficiency spin° riation
bill, Mr. Price in the Chair.
After the bill had been road.
Mr;;SCHOFIELD, from the Committee
on Appropriations, moved to amend the
item of contingent expenses of the Treas
ury Department, by inserting $1133,000 to
finish the north wing of the Treasury
Department. Adopted. -
The item of-$lO,OOO for contingent ex
penses of the Treasury Department and
the several bureaus was struck out.
Mr. SCHOFIELD moved to amend by
inserting for the suiryey of the Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulfcoasts, $40,000. Adopted.
Mr. GARFIELD moved to insert $40,-
000 to defray the expenses of the Joint
Committee on Retrenchment. Adopted.
Mr. O'NEILL moved to insert $35,000
to carry on the work of building Ap
praisers'atores at Philadelphia. Adopted.
Pending the consideration of the bill
the Committee rose.
Mr. LOGAN offered a resolution dons.
ting condemned cannon and musketsfor
the McPherson Monument Association.
Passed. '
Another Battle With Indiana•
(ay Telegraph to the Plttsborgh Gazette.] •
ST. Louis; -- ,Febrnary 25.—A letter
from General Sheridan, received at
General Sherman's headquarters to
daydidated in the field January 31st,
states the 'Cheyennes and Arrapa
hoes report that another engagement
between forces under the command of
Colonel Hays, of the 8d regular 'cavalry,
and Indians took place between the 15th'
and 20th of January at a point ten days'
travel west of.tho 'atal:tits Mountains, -
in which the troops' were successful, to
tally destroying an Indian village and
'killing eight of the savages.( General
tustar, in• a communication, to General
Sheridan froin his camp on the north
fork of the Red River, corroborates
the report' as having - comethrough In
dian sources. It was Col. Evans' com
mand which gave the Indians such a
drubbing on Christmas day. The news
of the fight is an Indian report, and no
doubt is entertained by Gen. Sheridan of
such an engagement. There are strag
gling or isolated bands, made up of, the
malcontents of several. fighting tribes,
and it is probable that it was with these
fellows that Col. Evans came in contact.
. -
. San Franclacoluitne.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh (incite.]
&ix FRANCISCO, February 25.--Lient.
John G. Small and Capt. .1. G. Scott, both
i
l i\
in the Union service nring the late war,
have committed suici ein this city with
in two days..
Capitalidts here are alking of a new
telegraph lino overland.
Dispatches froin the White Pine min
ing district report extreme cold weather
lately. The mines are very rich, and a
largo emigration there is certain in the
spring.
SECOAD
FOUR Al, M.
THE CAPITALI
The Pennsylvania Cabinet Of
ficer—Gov.Curiin Nor the Man
—The Speakership of the Next
House—Mr. Dawes Not a .Can
didate-:-Caucus Meetings Call
pd—Military AppointmoUts—
White House Visitors—Ar
rangements for the inaugu
ration.
EBy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.l
WASHINOTON, Feimitary 25,18841
WHITE HOUSE VISITORS.
The Executive Mansion was thronged
with visitors, the larger number being
ladies. •Among those seeking inter
views with the President were several
applicants for Executive clemency id
cases of persons who have been cbnvicted
of violation of the law.
THE NEXT SPEAIiERSHIP.
The following letter explains Itself:
House of ,I?epresentatives, Washington,
February 24, 1869.—H0n. - J. G. Blaine:
My dear sir—Having determined not to
be a candidate for Speaker, I" deem it due
to the friendly - relations / which have all
alongexisted bet Ween us, that I- should
communicate this determinaticat at. the
earliest moment.
I remain truly yours,
H. L. DAWES.
It is understood the entire New Eng
land delegation will cordially support
Mr. Blaine, and there being no other
candidate be will, it is believed, be nomi
nated in the Republican canons by soda-
Mation for Speaker.
CA 17C 1178 MEETINGS CALLED.
By the request of many members it is
hereby announced that a caucus of the
Republican Representatives elect to the
Forty-first Congress will be held in the
hall of the House of Representatives next
Tuesday evening, March 2d, at seven
o'clock, precisely, with a view to mak
ing nominations of officers of the House.
(Signed] ROBERT C. SCHENCK,
Chairman of the Republican Congress
ional Eiecutive Committee.
At a meeting this' morning of the
Democratic members of the present Con
gress, it was
Resolved, That a caucus. of Democratic
members — Olga — or tlie Forty-first Con
gress be' convened at the :room of the
Judiciary Committee of the House on
Tuesday, March 2d, at 6:30 o'cltock P.
to take into consideration matters con
nected with the organization o the next
House.
[Signed.] Wm. E. NiIILACK, Chm'n.
ALBERT G. BeRR, Soc'y.
TILE FENNS'FLVANIA CABINET OFFICER.
A. Washington special says: Among
the numerous callers at General Grant's
headquarters was A. K. McClure, of
Pennsylvania. Mr. McClure asked Gen
eral Grant directly. ithe would, not ap
point Gov. Curtin to a place in his Cabi
net. The General replied that it would
be impossible for him to do so. Mr.
McClure then said, in that case he felt
compelled to- say, that to give satisfac
tion to Pennsylvania, an appointment
must be given to some man whd has
been prominently identified with , the
Republicans, and an active politician:
To illustrate, he said it must be no such
man as George H. Stuart, Boice, Smith
or West. General Grant instantly replied
that he could notsee what objection any
loyal man could have to such a man as
George H. Stuart, who had done so much
for the country and was so widely
known. .
Mr. McClure then made some remarks
about the prospdct, that if such an ap
pointment wore to be made, toe Repub-.
bean party would be defeated in the
Pennsylvania eleetion for Governor next
fall. Gen. Grant replied: am not
myself a representative of any political
party, although a political party elected
me." Gen. Grant concluded: '•I would
not have you to understand that Mr.
Stuart is the man selected."
This interview has been much talked
about the Capital to-day. ' Mr. McClure
says he has no doubt, from what was
said, ; that Mr. Stuart is the man selected
for the Cabinet. •
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
The President sent a number'of nomi
nations to the Senate — to-day, among
them Col. Nathan W. Brown, Assistant
Paymaster General, to be Paymaster
General of the army, vice Gen. Price,
relieved: Lient. Col. Hiram Leonard,
Deputy Paymaster General; to be Assis
tant Paymaster General; Maj. Gen. Al
vord, Paymaster, to be Deputy Paymas
tor General; Col. Eaward , D. Townsend,
Assistant Adjutant General, to be Adju
tant General, vice Lorenzo Thomas, re
lieved; Lieut. Col. Richard C. Drum,
Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assis
tant Adjutant General, with the rank.of
Colonel, viet, Townsend, promoted; Col.
Charles H. McDougall, Assistant Medi
cal Purveyor, to be Chief Medical Purvey
or, vice Saterlee, relieved; Lieut. Colonel
Henry B. Clitz, Seventh Infantry, to be
Colonel Tenth Infantry, vice Alexander,
retired; Lient. Col. Samuel W. Craw
ford, Second Infantry, to be Colonel
Sixteenth Infantry. vice Sibley, relieved;
Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Ward, First Infant
ry, to be Colonel Seventeenth Infantry,
vice Heinselmau, retired.
GRANT AND RECONSTRUCTION.
The New York Herald's Washington
special says: General Grant, in conver
sation yesterday with Senator Pool, of
North Carolina, expressed himself as
particularly desirous for reconstruction
in the South. North Carolina and. Ala
bama, he said, were among the beat- re-
constructed States of all, and when the
rest were as safely and pleasantly back
in the Union, he thought ours would be
the happiest country on the globit. It is
deduced from n docversation that Gen.
Grant bold with Gen: Terry and another
gentleman yesterday, that all the St.uth
orn military commandets removed by.
President Johnson will A be replaced:
WASHINGTON MONUMBNT ASSOCIATION.
'At the • annual meeting of tile Wash
ington National Monument Association
the following were, unanimously elected
as officers for the ensuing term: General
13. 8. Grant, Second Vice President; Wm.
W. Corcoran, Third Vice President; J. B.
H. Stffith,TreaSurer; John earroll Brent,
Secretary. The President of the United
States is President of the Society, and
the Mayor of Waaington is First Vice
P. esident, ea -officio.
~~~
I=
Brigadier General Ekin has been ap
pointed Chief Marshal of the Division of
Inauguration. The procession is to be
composed of the Soldiers and Sailors;
Union, Central Grant and Colfax Club,
Printers' Grant arid Colfax Club, German
Soldiers and Sailors' Union, add Irish
Republican Association.
It is ascertained from a member of the
committee on the inauguration ball that
no colored men have applied for tickets.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. \
The receipts of customs last week were
$3,526,808.
Rey. John Robb, fell. many years a
clerk in the Treasury Department, died
today, aged 78.
The warehouse bill was killed in the
Committee of Ways and Means to-day.
NEW YORK CITY
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
NEW YORK, February 25, 1869
The tobacco factory of John McGuire,
in Franklin street, was seized last night,
and about six thousand dollars worth of
stock delivered into the custody of Col
lector Bailey.
The oil and water color manufactory
of Heineman & Steiner, Tillman street,
Brooklyn, was destroyed by . fire this
morning. The building was owned by
Thomas C. Lyman. Loss, 25,000 dollars.
Quite a. number of counterfeit fifty
dollar, greenbacks have been circulated
te-day.
The Insurrection In Havana.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
HAXANA, Fehruary2s.Gen. Puerallo,
ormerly of the Spanish army in
St. Domingo, left yesterday for Cienfu
egos, to take command of the regulars in
that quarter. '
The announcement that General. Ca
bellero de Reda is to supercede General
Duke as. Captain General, produces
- great excitement here. •
The steamer Cricket, which is known
to have left Charleston for Havana on she
Bth inst., has not arrived at this port, and
it is presumed she has landed a cargu of
supplies for the insurgents somewhere on
the. Cuban coast.
KEY WEST, Feb. 25.—A. Spanish man
of-war is outside of the Sand Key watch
ing the movements of the Peruvian mon
itors.
HavaziA, February 25 Evening.
The insurgents remain in theneighbor
hood of 'Cienfuegos.' 'Their main body
is around Villa Clara l while a large•force
occupies Idanicaragua. The •government
is torwarding all available troops to
Cienfuegos and other menaced towns.
The journals here do not publish the
report of Gen. Caballero De Roda's ap
pointment.
Sugar quiet and steady at 160 &lON
reels for No. 12. •
St. Louts ltemF
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
Sr. Louis, February 25.—Charley Gal
lagher, the pugilist, replies to Tom Al
ien's challenge,
and Says he is not in con
dition to fight; that he has had the flux
ever since he went Into training and is
now under medical treatment, 'ar d as
soon as he is well, will accept Mr. Allen's
challenge. According to the code he is
not bound to accept an immediate chal
lenge from a party whom ho has just de
feated. Gallagher says he will fight any
Man in America, except McCoole, and
he excepts him because prize fighting
has lately been looked upon as a half
way- matter of nationality, and as he is
from the same country as Mc-
Coole, he desired to share the honor
with him. The latter is straight forward
and manly, and returns thanks for kind
ness and favors reoeiyed at the hands of
St Louisians.
Another meeting of working women
was held to-night under the auspices of
the Women's Suffrage Association, which
was well attended and much interest
manifested in the cause.
Affairs In Arkansas.
My Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette
MEMPHIS '
February 25.—The Ava
lanche' Little Rock (Arkansas) special
of to-night says the. House yesterday
passed what is known as "the Ku-Klux
bill," which outlaws everybody belong
ing to the Ku-Klux and Knights of
White Camelia, unless they volun
tarily withdraw from such organization
within thirty days after the passage of
the act, and when convicted may be con
fined in the penitentiary not less than
two years or fined any sum not less than
one thousand dollars. It will undoubt
edly pass the Senate.
Speaking of the capture of the tug
Nettie Jones, the Republican says: "Mem
phis must understand that we are terri
bly in earnest, and she cannot prevent
some of her citizens in assisting to plat
the darbies on 'every mother's son of
those who assisted In the destruction of
these arms' and that each one will yet
well pay the penalty for their rashness."
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
—lt is considered highly probable that
President Johnson will, before the expi
ration of his term, pardon Arnold and
Spangler, the assassination conspirators.
Alsu, Lieutenant Braine, imprisoned at
New York, on a charge of piracy during
the war.
—The billiard match at Chicago, Wed
nesday night, was won ny Foley. The
Score stood, Foley 1501, Frawley 1202.
Foley's highest run was 248, Frawley's
188.
—At a ball In Fosterburg, near Alton,
111., glyen a few nights since, five or six
persons drank of poisoned liquor, two
of whom, young men, aiereporieddead.
—The will of the late Jonathan Burr,
of Chicago, bequeaths' three hundred
thousand dollars to local charities, and
fifty-five thousand to his relatives.'
—The County Treasurer's safe, at 'Min
neapolis, Minn. was robbed orlitteen
hundred dollars inmoney and a lot of
checks, on Tuesday night.
—John Eckerson, died in Rockland
county, N. Y., on. Tuesday, from hydro-.
phobia, having been bitten by a dog a
month previous.
—Moorehead Co., produce and com
mission merchants of Philadelpbia, have
failed,. with liabilities of ton thousand
dollars.
—Rev. Charles H. Platt, l a prominent
Free-Mason. died at Binghamton, N. Y.,
yesterday.
—The will of the late Jonathan Burr,
(of Chleairo, has been found.
N U - 111.13E R 52.
NEWS BY CABLE.
Proceedings in Spanish Cortez
and British Parliament—
John Bright Urges the A dop 7
lion of the Ocean Penny Post.
age System.
By Telegrspn to the Pittebnri;hGazt tte
GREAT BRITAIN
tONDON, February 2.5, ISB3
Mr. Bright Made a speech at a banquet
Of the Associate Chambers of Commerce.
in which he urged the importance and
necessity of adopting the system of the
Ocean Penny Postage..
The Belgian government has prohib
ited the granting rf concessions to for.
eign Railway Corporations without its
sanction.
LONDON, February 25--In the House
of. Commons, this afternoon, an inquiry
was made as to whether the usual legal
investigation had been made in the cases
of the Fenian convicts recentlyreleased
from prison. Mr. Fortescue replied that
what investigation the Government had
made was quite suflicient, as these cases
differed from ordinMy commutations of
sentences.
In reply to a question, Mr. Monsel said
the negotiations for a settlement - between
the Hudson Bay Company and the Do
minion of Canada were still pending. It
was undesirable to make any statement
as to the prospects of building a tele
graph line through the territories of the
Cbmany to connect the Atlantic with
the Pacific coast until a complete adjust
ment was reached.
Id reply to a request of Mr. Lorene,
for information, Mr. Otway stated the
Government had received no authentic
advices of the rejection of the Alabama
Convention by the United States, nor
had it any information whatever in re
gard to the ratification of the naturali
.zutiou protocol.
SPAIN.
MADRID, February 25.—The: vote in
{ the Cortes, thanking the retiring Provis
ional Government and authorizing Mar
shal Saran° to found the new Ministry,
stood as follows: For Iso, against 62.
MADRID, February 25.—1 n the Cortes,
the proceedings on the passage of
a vote of thanks to the 'Provisional Min
istry were very interesting. The Minis
ters explained Abair action towards re
ligious orda.s and the church. It was
stated that' tbe,Jesult College of St. Vin
cent was suppressed because its mem
,bers were engaged in a .conspiracy
against the Govan:intent. And three of
them were accomplices in he assassina
tion of the Governor lof Burgos.
The orders directing the civil au
thorities to take charge of certain
articles of church property was'
also explained and justified, on the
ground that the proceedings of the
clerical party demanded the interference
of the Government to preserve the ob
jects of art in the churches. When
the result of the decision was announced
Gen. Seranorose to speak and was greet
ed with prolonged cheers. He made a
temperate and tranquilizing speech, ad
vising the minority to.pursue a policy of
conciliation, in view of the firmly rooted
and inexorable principles held by the
majority of the Cortes, and for himself
be promised them loyalty, patriotism and
abnegation.
GERMANY. •
BERLlN,'February 25.—The North
German arliament meets on the fourth
of March, The Prussian Diet - closes its
sessions oh the Sth.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LONDON, February 25.—Eventng—Con
sols, 93. Five-Twenties firm at 80%.
Erie, 24V. lUinois3767v.
FRAN KForm,Februry 25.—Bonds buoy
ant at. 8334. •
PARIS, February 25.—Bourse firm.
Rentes, 71f. 42e.
LIVERPOOL, February 25.—Cotton d
middling uplands at 11X; Orleans, 121/,;
sales 6,000 bales. Wheat—Californuk
white at 10s. 9d; No. 2 red western at 9s.
7d.g9s. Bd. Flour—, western at 255. Corn
at 31s. 6d. forbid, and 30s. 6d. for new.
Oats at Ss. sd. Barley at ss. Peas at 425.
6d. Pork at 975. Bd. Lard at 755. Ba
con at 57e. 6d. Cheese at 765.
LONDON, February 25.—Tallow at 455.
6d. Sugar del. Calcutta .Linseed at
575.@595. 6d.
ANTWERP, February 25.—Petroleum at
57@)5714 f.
fiAvRE, February 25:—The Cotton mar-.
ket is quiet.
LONDON, February 25.—Bullion in the
Bank of England has deqeased .£200,000.
Markets by Telegraph.
NEW ORLEANS, February 25—The Cot
ton market is very dull; low middlings,
27c; sales amounted to 1,400 bales; re
ceipts were 2,379 bales. Gold. 133. Ex
change—commercial, 1330)1443;; ster
ling, 1.1414434. Now York sight,
per cent. premium. Sugar has ad
vanced on higher grades; common, 12%*
®l3c; fair, 16c; yellow , clarified, 1730.
Molasses active and unchanged; . fair , 75
@7Bc, prime, 78©80c. Flour firm; super
fine, $0,25; double extra,,V07,2,5. Corn
is lower; mixed, 60c; white, 83c. Oats.
800. Bran dull at 25e. Polk active and
advancing; sales were made at 132,754
33. Bacon active: shoulders,l434®l434c;
clear rib sides, 17 . ;:0; clear sides, 17340.
Lard nominal; tierce, 19@1935c; keg,
2134 c. Hogs are scarce and market firm;
prime Obio, $29@30 Whisky drooping;
western rectified, 97,ici2)$1. Coffee is
quiet and unchanged:
_Ourceao, February 2.s.—Cattle Market.
—Beef cattle were active, but without
quotable change. Receipts, -1,100 head.
Sales of 1,240 bead at $5,25@150,2S for
ws and light steers; $5,25@110.27 for
t it
s ockers; 116,25C)86,50 for fair to medium;
$0.75©57,25 for good to choice, and $7,50
057,7634 for extra 'steers. Live hoga
Were in activo,packing and shipping re
quest. and about 10®12 per cent. per 100
pounds higher. Recelots, 3,288 head;
sales of 7,700 head at 118,40@i38,60 for com
.mon; *8,75 for fair; 42,2f.ig59,30 fur me
dium, and42,75©510,35 for good to extra.
CawAm), Feb. 25.—At open board in
the afternoon there was a moderate
movement In the .wheat• market, but a
weaker feeling prevailed and the prices
wore lower, No. 2 selling at 51.,15K Mil
ers for March, and $1,14%01,15 on the
spot, and closed steady. Other grains
were neglected, and the prices are un
changed. In the evening wheat sold at
$1,14%®1,143g, and closed weak at.
$4143. There was nothing done in pw
visions, but a firm feeling prevailed. We
quote mess pork firm at $33,25, and Lare
at 18%0 cash.