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H tRI DAT MA. lI.CH 12, 1866,
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iIUTIO..
MST
TIPIT.E.I.VE. CPCLOCIig M.
-- lARRISBURG.
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rroeeedings of the Legislature
--ColailitintionallAniendinent
Ratified by the Senate.
, Z.Br Telegraph to the MO burgh Gazette . ..)
HARRISBURG, March 11, 1869.
SENATE.
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'PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. ERRETT presented a petition from
the Pennsylvania Clerks in Washington
City, :asking for the right to vote at
home. •
A large number of memorials in favor
and against the Fifteenth Amendment
- were presented.
• RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE.
Mr. DAVIS introduced a resolution
4.•postponnig the veto on the Fifteenth
t , constitutional Amendment until- the
24th, to allow to the, people opportunity
f . expression on tho subject, which, on
""motion of Mr. OLMSTED, was referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations
by a strict party vote.
LATERAL EIILEOADS.
Mr. SEARIGUT introduced a bill re
lating to lateral railroads in Fayette and
Washington counties, allowing parties to
• .abandon works and the Courts - to make
, an equitable settlement . of their affairs.
WILL CASE.
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Also, allowing oral testimony to estab
lish the will of John Calver, of Greene
-county.
rick 'CONSTITUTIONAL. AIIENDHENT:
The Constitutional Amendment was
A311161'1101 bylkiessA White, Osterhont,
AFishar,Stinson and - F.rrett,ln favor, and
by 3.1 r. Mclntire, against ratification. '
The resolution to ratify passed finally
by a party vote.
THE WORD WHITE.
Bi
r..FISHER gave n oti c e he would
intr.( duce a bill etriking the word
- -4 'white" out of the State Constitution.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
," • Mr. GRAHAM introduced bills incor
• poratifig the Young Meti's Christian' As
sociation of Pittsburgh, and authorizing
the School Directors of the Sixth ward,
Allegheny, to borrow forty thousand
.doliars, and .autboriz4ng the city author
ities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities,
to regulate the sale of goods by sample.
40IISE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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rustic cemisnAn. s -
Being public calendar day, the bill
friom the Senate for the punishment of
-*VS" to , • animals :in "Philadelphia was
Sligh'ed.finally. It prohibits bear, bull,
t
ting, or abandonment of
aVdisabledsunnalikto die irk public
tlac-ei: • . - - .
' The bill extending the military claims
pct till May Ist passed second.reading.
The bill authorizing the Governor to
Appointp a Chief Inspector and one In-
Spector of Steam Boilers in every Con
, gressbmal District - passed second read
lag. t .
-' . ' BILL TO .TAX BANICS.
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Mr. wILSON, of Allegheny intro
4itedd a bill ielating to taxing banks and
savings institutions, Impost=• ;A ' tax of
;one. per cent. - uPon, National Ibudts-in
den ofother tax.
''Adjourned,: •
namitisirerio, March IL—The :The.. State
6 nate ratified the tionetitutiowd ainend
• tent by a party vote.of elghteeir to
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,- Virginia Repubffelff - ConittittOn.
nig Telegraph to the rltraleirgh alum-)
Pgrunantrito, March 10.—In the after
oace session i oftigie ConViliti,tm today ,
ti
ere i c e s more exc itement. - A 'colored
Sergeant-at-Arms was appointed, against
whom a raember. leveled his pistol while
*tempting to make an arrest. The latter
waktaken charge, of by the police. A.
%Gaon to milt the Mayor towithdraw the
lice force was defeated, but that officer
Shortly withdrew the police from the hall.
e nominations were then gone into,
Th
elga resulted as - follows: For Governor,
g; H. Wells;' for Lieutenant Governor,
Dy. if, .1)..- Harris, colored; for, Attorney
General, Tfiomas R. Bowden; for Con
gressman at large ; A. M. Crane.
Y Resolutions were adopted favoring the
only restoration of Virginia under the
'new”Constitution without change or
amendment, and an early election, with
otit which there is danger •of final Maas
-010 ' that the, election of Grant has
&Wakened confidence; thanking him for
ring. that until is universal
r
ge there cannot lie peaca; express
- gthe hope that bereaftsr no State can
_.... any the right to colored men to vote or
'l% 'Voted for; thanking the President for
restoring Generals f3heridan and Rey
riu*ls to the commands from which they.
had been removed for the faithful die
.charge of theft duties,And pledging the
Preindent.tluitripport of.Mirginis-
I' .giii,
l•iMeeatitiAtziendmett-in Geor{,
Orythnestsph to the Vittaburah Gazette.) --
- *notary., Ga.,Mitreh 10.—The Govfir -
, sees message : .t ransmitting the tifteenth
amendment was taken up ‘: and-read by
bit 'Tpausesto4ty: i The4Governor stiits:
"Itlt lows* of great grati fi cation:to
I .olr
th ere Of liberty and of republican
aple. turoughout , th , country that 7,
rem his
_gives? this -further pledge '
that. the declaration of iac-iathere-- ) 1111
men are'created equir =lethal' ifie)reeleg
silted as a reality, and no longer con to
1 10 . .__,C01/La a mere #eniPtY mound . 40 0 Tell
' ...f -- . ' “Afriaimaa, of t he this amendment by Ifinir:
Ihod*, an d e , recognition or Its reemlfeo ,
, =ens, together with those 'of 'the nen
....• ~-, , t - (AMA amendment, which are as yet dia.'
re gerded, will*dere for tteaMl and , .
4**plete reoefaitiollai a State,"dissipate
.. ainerenrek,And., seLat rest
~ pur peutical
.•,. f ..,shafand forever the feelinter tracer- ' 1
~, sajopf and ,InsetnirityAshieh u9w excites
imo
• . 0 -.. oid di e ts a large portion of our peal
The Fifteenth amendm - ent hei been.
-- . • Ml.the Bite? order for Friday in the
,' - I . 4oeoife and-fo tarn , in tiret enee .
Axt k er . r , t , March 11.--The- House
.passed the fi fteenth amendment., to the
''. ' iistitit/eti to•daY- 74 yeas to 60 nays.
!, "Cirolihb UstUles the Amendment.
so, tha ritoiburshozzette4
4 1,17 t"rn• 8, C.; March 11.--The Gen
zoned a joint xesoldtion
the fifteenth Amendment to
' • 03 " --- •ft r i s totlon of the United States,
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FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. 1
.t),,dresulted—yeas 27, nays 14, Izs foi
-1 I'eas—Niesars. Bayard, Boreman, , Car
[Flßs r SESSION.] I penter, Canerly, Conkling Corbett, Cm
---,40----- ' - gin, Ferry, Fessenden,Giltiert, Kellogg.
SENATE: Bills Reported front McDonald, 'Morton, Nye; Pratt, Robert
son, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sprague
Committees —The Bill to Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman,
Strengthen Public Credit and Trumbull, Vickers aud,Wilson-27.
Nays Messrs. Abbott, Anthony,
Br lating to Gold Contracts Brownlow. Drake, Grimes, Hamiltn,
Hamlin Morton Osbo-ne Patterso o n
'-, Discussed and Amended — Ad- Ramsey, Sherman , Warner and Will
j ourned Till itionday‘ HOUSE iiam s—/4 "
So the section was struck out.
Not in . Session. Mr. THURMAN moved to amend the
T Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] first section by' providing it shall not
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"itiPly to 5;24 bonds, Rejected—yeas 12,
• WASHINGTON, March 11, 1869. nays 30—asfollows:'
' .
• SENATE. •.- • . Yeas—Meesns. Bayard, Boreman, Cas-
Various bills were reported back from Berg, Coles, Morton, Osborne, Pratt,
Committee, among them the folloSfing: , Sprague, Stockton, Thurman and
Rose,
By Mr. ROSS, from Committee on In- Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Anthony,
dian Affairs: For the relief of settlers on Brownlow, Carpenter, Conkting, Corbett,
Indian lands in Kansas. Cragin, Drake, Fenton, Ferry, Gilbert,
'
Grimes. Hamlin 'Harris, Kellogg. Mc-
By .I.lr. GRIMES, from Committee
Donald, Morrill, Nye, Patterson, Ram.,
on Naval Affairs: For the reorganization say, Sawyer,' Schurz, Scott, Sherman,
of the Navy,With amendments. Ordered Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull,
to be printed. , _ Warner and Williams-30.
Bills on leave were introduced and re- Mr. MORTON moved to amend the
fared as follows: • i f - _ first section by striking out after the
By Mr. WILSON: Grantinetwo mil- word "law" the words "authorizing the
lion acres of public lands for the benefit issu.of any such obligations," so it will
of the'Public Schools, in the . District of read, "and of all of the interest bearing
Columbia.' Referred to Committee on obligations of the United States. except
Public Lands. . in cases where the law has expressly pro-
Also, for the removal of political else- vided that the same may be paid in law
biles from various persons. Referred fu/ nwneT9'' &c.
to Judiciary Committee. He explained his amendment by show-
Also, for the sale of the Chattanooga ing It was nit in every case that the law
Iron Mills. authorizing the issuing of bonds pra
vided for the manner in which they were
By Mr. HOWARD: Authorizing the
Southern Michigan Railroad to connect to paid. That provision was some
be
its line with the Northern Pacific Rail- times made in the laws, and, therefore,
road. Referred to Committee on Public this section should be made general in
Lands. its effect.
By Mr. POOL: To dispense with the . Mr. MORRILL opposed the amend-
Test oath in the Postai/lee service. Re- went and said the Senator from Indiana
fa Bye to Postoffice Committee. was Lang, as far in his direction as Mr.
By Mr. POMEROY: :For the irriprove- Pendleton, who had attained such noto-;
ment of Kansas River and relief of actual riety on that question. ,
settlers on Indian lands in Kansas. Mr. MORTON retorted, ' the Sonator
•By Mr. CORBETT : T i o establish a De- from Vermont either did not know his
partment of Indian Affars. Referred to (Mr. Morton's) position, or did not know
Comniittee on Indian Affairs. - ~ Mr. Pendleton's. He went on to argue
1 1 Also, to aid in the construction of the that if the country returned to specie
Oregon branch of the Pacific Railroad. payments before any of these bonne be
came due, such bonds would have to be
I I Referred to Committee on Public Lands.
1 •By Mr. COLE: To encourage and facil- Paid in ld and if they fell due before
itare telegraphic 'communication. Re; the resumption of specie payment, they
ferred to Postoffi.ce Committee. could be paid in gold. Therefore he felt
By Mr. SUMNER: Relating to tele- all this legislation was superfions, except
graphic communication between the as to its effect on the value of bonds. •
United States and foreign countries. After further discussion the amend-
Referred to Committee on Foreign Rela- ment was rejected-44 to 32. •
tions. Without disposing of the bill the Sen-
By Mr. FERRY :To enforce the/Four- ate at four o'clock adjourned until Mon.
day next.'
teenth Article of Amendment - to Consti
tution. Referred to Judiciary: 'Commit
tee. '..' • ,
• The President was requested to inform
the Senate Whether' the Government of
Venezuela had paid the first installment
due to Ameriban citizens by award of
the Mixed Commission._ :
The Senatethen took up "the bill to
strengthen the public Credit an.trelatint
to contracts for_p_ayment of coin. • - i.
• Mr. SUMNEX, moved , to annend .by',
Striking out the' second .sectioe which-
legalizes contracts to be hereafter made
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specifically paid in coin. He said he had
been in favor of the principle of the sec
tion and he had voted for it at the last
session, but since the re sent decision of
the Supreme Court on the question he
had been led seriously to doubt the pe- ,
cessitv of passing it now. According to
that decision contracts in gold were legal.
What more was required? Another de
cision. not an act of Congress. He saw
no 'reason why .Congress should inter- ,
vene in'order to glie - an additional Hanes'
tion to contracts in gold. On the contra
ry, he saw difficulties in the way. It was
embarrassing questions which had not
been open v iinder the decision of the i Sm,
prime Court. , Be had therefore come to
the conclusien it was better to rely on
that decision as all sufficient. ,
Mr. SHERMAN opposed the amend
ment. The first and second sections
were harmonious. He had examined',
the decision of the Supreme Court. The
Point decided was simply that a contract'
payable in min, made before the pastage
of the Legal Tender act, could be en- ,
forced. He was in favor of the section
because it would , act as a guard against:
usury, j r n restrictitur its , - operations to i
contras 0 where coin or coin value is tiler
consideration.
Mr. COLE was in fqyor of striking out,
the section, on account, of its effect oig
business in California , which wassener-; - ,,
ally done on a coin basis. ' -
Dir. WILLIAMS wash' favor of retain
ing the section, although he did not at
tach much importance to it. '
Mr. HOWARD. was opposed to the
section, because he thought it an en
croachment on the right, of States,, the
question of private contracts being with
in the exclusive control of State, iegisia.
num lithe section were to be retiOned,
he would move an amendment, proud
in such..oontracts should be :mule tin
writing..'' .
',.• Miring the discussion one of the Weil-
dent's Secretaries, :General. Porter, alp' ,
peered and deliverecta message In writ
. Jug, and immediately after the Senate,
on motions of Mr. WILSON, went into
.
.Executive session. t`• , —.
• The Sedate resumed legislative
at two o'clockrand 00. fitinued the' omUdd
• Oration of the - bill toltrengthen Me tutinv.
tic Credit, the question ~being-On lit.
Suranerla Motion to,,l'itrike.out the: sec.
-Ond:aection and Mo 4 lHoward'eliMeads-
Inenty providiek that the dontrants Shall
;be written. •4‘. ?,,„ . .....-. y...nd 1
That amAnent' roras:_poditied i:,
4nalting - the tiiiioond-,.Udion reit& ot pt. /
liny.written contract hereafter made
43ideiali3itoyable in coin," Me.• As touted-,
ifiedit was %apedtpyl, _ ,
' Mi. BAYARD eziOd iii,tavoilif strllK
jug outihe second section, saylait was
an atteept tdqemseculate the decision'
.f the &Wren/it/Coe% and thatit-would
:lead to endless litlinition. )....i : ~,,I
-._ Mr. STEWART *se in few* 0 strlit- ' I
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Jug out - he section, of -amendM/ it so
,as to rend, ulnas written* tract
made speddeally able in shalli
be -le and.valid, and may be forced.,
aeoonling to its terms." '''ll ._• _ .
The 'discussion was contitr AS
biessre.'"ennineri Corbett, Ye I; it;
I V IE Irk AngrilinkiCSAVß:A Sued
t te,
against t Woo dnli" A, • • - ` .
.MO TON confessed his s at t
the decision bf tbelitiPreine Co the
, United Stateaoaga#24ag.coin esi
and stated it nal intacinftioon 1 t4e
decisions on that. subject Made , =tae
Supreme Courts of .yarlousStated.!. Om-
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was h O . itliSill ta ld ke d: l : m tla r t .
gdr;ntahamllibittdhleeneql decision
u 100 0 ,
Stairirt'eamendment and iterfulitsj IRO&
The question recurred on Mr. Sumner's
amendment to strike out the 2d section
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CRT Telegrapn to thePittsburgb Gazette.}
NEW YORK, March 11.—The steamship
Henry Burden. which left Jacksonville,
Florida, some date ago, has succeeded
in landing a force of one hundred Cn
bans under Senor Cisnerits, , and • s
easbrtment of war materials near Majorl;
where Cespedes .was r waiting to receive
thous.. The Cubans were all armed with
Peabody ,rifles and ;revolvers, and car
ried with theni several pieces of light
field artillfir72
Irsyszra., march •"11.—It appears that
an expedition from the Unite'd States,
Nassau or. Inauga, has landed on the
Cuban. coast. The Captain of a Span
ish vessel, 'addax - arrived . here today, re
ports that on Sunday last, while east of
Punta Mules. he saw a Sleet consisting of
one side-wheel steamer, bark rigged,
and three other steamers, schooner rig
getVeteering north East; Shortly _after=
wards he passed a side-wheel steamer,
bark rigged, which was anchored two.
miler...frogs:o4 l oOn .I(eyet. ;The report
has, been in circulation for some time
past in Cuban - Citcles that the expedition
was under way to these "shores, brliging
cannon, arals anlnnuitition and' ricrults
for the insurgents.
Oonzniittediifthril citizens
of Matanzas have .beett organizing bands
of volunteers, who are sent out daily in
all directions to scour -the country.
Other tawne seemed disposed follow the
example.
Matanzat news from the jurisdiction of
-Cienfuegos is favorable. to the Govern
ment:
usatte.Governor of Sagua Lagrande hav
ing received reinforcements from Villa
-Oar"; has marcher} all hid available
I fcirEd l against the luau nts, who have
-for some time past 'ma e their headquar
ters on the San Jose plantations.
Ili the Eastern Department the govern
ment-troops are very active. Columns
have left Santiago'and Bayamo to attack
the main *force of insurgents at Magary.
In the Central Department the govern
mkt strengthening the garrisons. A
.bitttalinn of two hundred and fifty strong
have arrived at Caloma de St. Domingo.
The vessels which are to convey the
political prisoners to Fernando 'Pp will
'sail on Sunday next. They will be ac
conipanied by the. Spanish man-of-war,
Torquay. Among the prisoners .to , be
rtrinaported are. Senor Castello, the Bank
President, Senor Embil, a planter,' and
Senor Reguale, a merchant, all. well
known men in, high standing. I
The Government censor has notified I
the - Havana journals they will hereafter
be' permitted to publish" -only official .ao
, *Mute of engagements,' givingaa a reason '
'that litherstatetneata tend .tomielead the
PPblicmind
Bagartabnay l ant,viltir 'Wes at 9d95(
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riSti
The Insurrection in Cuba.
Hog cholera at Buda •
Tenisniptithttlif)nrakiteitab
March skater of
the t; Buffalo C
~yyattle Yards report's that
of hundredinip'ichitti atrited there
farn Autidroptiof,v(biel were
soul and shipped east` on ',Monday,
, SlorsY-' ,. (or 'the balance) died of ehol.
ere, and_ theljri all - -'about one' hun. ,
V
drtst 'W, On T 1114411 ,4 thel fremaln.
inßa>;itr were hipped:
east ,on'the:Wini Read.' We 'ntiderstandl
, the authorities tere would .not allow 'the
:hogs ito,be.ligughtered in this city, da.ttie
wnerdesiredi-uniess‘ they were
libonelarde T hisa
as thelOst; l 4f,ilrit2tOtro i 'PAM!' OW
for two years. .
oft,
Fall of a lionse!-- tree _
(137,Tmlepppb 114Imo MtiiburtAiesfette. 1 •
PIIILADELFECIA, March bogae-
In White's Court, near Broad and B hp?,
pen streets, fell this morping, 'owing
bad constructlob. 'Mrs. Kidd and her,
children,Thomas and Margaret, were
killed. - ottleib Kidd was taken out of
the ruins alive and removed to' a hopltal.
The walls foil on an adjoining stable,
killing a horse, and also damaging an
other house on the opposite side of the
court.
SEM 011101.
FOUR 'O'CLOCK
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THE CAPITAL.
The . Cabinet Complete-Mesig
nation -of Mr. Washburne -
Appointment of Mr. Bout well
as Secretary of the Trettsmys ,
and .Mr. Fish as Secretary of
State-General Basvlingi Sec
retary of War-Other ; ap
pointments-The Diplomatic
Corps at the Executive Man
sion-Binckley on the Mw cle
-The Pennsylvania Appoint
ments.
ilty Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6isette.3
WASHINGTON, March 11, 1869.
THE CABINET COMPLETED:
The President to-day nominated to the
Senate George S. Boutwell, of Massachu
setts, aft Secretary of the TreasurY; Ham:
ilton nab, of New Yorkias Secretary of I
State; General John A. Rawlins,' as Sec
retary of War; E. B. Washburne, of Illi
nois, as Minister to France;t Frank
Moore, as Assistant Secretary of
the Legation to France; C. A. New
conlb, Marshal for Missouri; A. G. Cur
tin, of Pennsylvania, Minister to St. Pe
tersburg. A report prevails that Major
General Schofield will be assigned to the
command of the Pacific Coast, vice Gen.
Halleck.
The Senate, as soon as the nominations
from the President came in, went into
executive session and at once confirmed
Messrs. Bontwell, Fish and Rawlins, and
Mr. Washbarne as Minister to France.
' A special says; The nomination and
confirmation of Messrs. Boutwell, . Fish
and Rawlins is most satiefactOry to all
classes of Republicans here, 'and has
been hailed with manifestations of ap
proval, showing that no nominations
could have been made which would have
proved more acceptable to the leaders of
.the Republican party. Their nomina
tions will effectually restore harmony in
the Republican ranks, and heal all the dis
sensions which bid fair to arise between
General Grant and the extreme radical'
Republicans. .Everybody is pleased.
OTHERNOMINATIONS.
The President sent in a number of other
nominations, among them Frank Moore,
Assistant Secretary of Legation at Paris;
Carina:2 A. - Newcomb, , United States
Marshal for Missouri; A. K. Sharpe,
United States Marshal for the District of
Columbia.
General Longstreet was nominated by
theFresident to-day as Survtivor of the
Port of New Orleans; Judge Casey', Col-
LectOr. =:. •E
PENNSYLVANIA APPOINTMENTS.
The caucus of Senators and: Represen
tativeodid not end satisfactorily to all
concerned; the only thing really settled
having beenthat the usual custom of al- ,
lowing eactp member to control appoint
ments in his district should still be ob
served. When the delegation visited
General Grant, yesterdaY, they simply
asked him to postpone his Pennsylvania
appointments until:next week. He inti
mated that he had no objections to doing
so in - most - cases; but said that he desired
to.makesorne appointmenta in Philadel
phia on personal grounds. It is said that
he intimated that he should appoint.
Alex. Murdock, who was removed by
Andrew Jchulion from the, office of Mar
shal of the Western District of Pennsyl
vania. This is understood to be at the
instance of Mr. McKenhan. ' It was also
understood that Abrey Smith, a son-in
law of Judge Grier, would be District
Attorney General in place of O'Neil. J.
A.'
of the Lanter Examiner,
is sandidate for the Mar cas shaiship of the
Eastern District.
'A GEORGIA DELEGATION.
A delegation of memberii of the Geor
gia Legislature, headed by, Foster Blod
gett, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee, and, accompanied by J. M.
Cliff, member of Congress,,Col. llopkins,
Col. Prince and Messrs. H. M. Turner
and r. M. - Simms, two of the lately ex
pelled members of thO Georgia Legisla
ture, waited on the President about three
o'clock this afternoon, to present the
resolutions of the Republican State Con
vention held on the stht inst. setting
forth their grievances and, sufferings and
asking that tho reconstruction acts and
the act of admission of June 25, 1868, be
literally complied with. The delegation
wee received in the ante-room by Gen.
Dent and after waiting a short time were
presented to the President in his office.
• Mr. Blodgett addressed him on the sub
ject of their visit. The points presented
for the consideoation of the President are:
First, the truthfulness of their grievan
ces and the redress therefor: second,
they.point out remedies therefor; third,
they earnestly - and urgently, but moat re
spectrally, ask COligresa and the Presi
dent to apply the remedy. After shak;'
ink bandit' individually, Gen. Grant Its
.toned to the address of Mr. Blodgett,
and on its conclusion said he could
not ' make and , reply to • what * had
been, said ' at present. It was a matter
.he would ,have . to think ,about
-
and talk oyez. He wanted to see one
thing very, much, that was all classes of
the people protected in their opinions
every Where: He desired to see the
'speedy estibliehinent Of law and .order
in the Smith. • :He had seen in the papers
%that'the Legislature .of Georgia was, to
day going to vote:on the fifteenth amend
ment, and inquired - how they would dis
pose-of It: Mr:-.Blodgett replied theY •
would, pass. it. The liertiocrats lu the" ,
; Legislaturahad informed hint this,would
be the case. ,Congress, having. inflicted
nessuifiagoon tl2ern,,theY were now:;
o to try tointliat it in turn' On the,
Yankees." - Tho'Presidenthintit4
and said, that was More than he had ei-
Ipboteids and iieeihed-pleasedit - the - nits=
VectOf easy- a so ution+of.the vied
.veition:* l The' then , terml
mated.. - t- ; , • .1; , .-;
pIPX4OAUTIO CORPS
ielilied upon the President at two o'clock
tthigafternoon, and were. received in the
Ane, , wpm. The ceremonies. ,move eh-
Air& private. Secretary WashbOrne
Preeeete4 the vieltortY, to the president.
The, attendance was general and the; n
tervieir. very agreeable.' _
Baron Gerolt Said; President-
The representatives of foreign nations,
accredited to the government of the tint
ted States, have the'honor on this occa
sion to renew, the assurance of their sin
cere wishes for the welfare of Your Ex
:4P.L 7, r4``'*s. 4WIYS94 eiO*Sl.'
ttri,t•S?, rreND...ZgtiAe4'
•
cellenev, and :of the natibn which has
entrusted to you the execntive power of
the government of the United States.
In the name of my colleague., I express '
the most, sincere Lope that the friendly
relations now existing. between the Uni
ted States and other nations will be
maintained under your administration.
Such, Mr. Preisident; will be the aim of
Our most earnest and..-constant endeavors.
The President, in respmse, said— '
Baron Gerolt and Gen.lemen of the
Diplomatic Corps: I heartily thank you
for the kWd expression of your good
wishes for/nay welfare, and that of , the
nation-which has chosen me as its Chief
Magistrate. Yon may be assured that it
shall be my constant endeavor to main
tain those relations Cif peace 'and friend
ship which now exist between the United
States and the countries which you res
pectively represent, a purpose which I
am happy to learn from you will be fully
reciprocated.
The diplomatic corpsthen withdrew.
WASHBIIO.2III'B BESIONA.'Xio;S--TEIE
CORRESPONDENCE.
The following, correspondence has
taken place between the President of
the United States and Mr. Washburne - .
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—
To the rresident : When you did me the
hohor to confer upon me the apPoint7
ment of--,Secretary of State, I felt con
strained to state to you that my health
would prevent me from holding the Po
sition for any considerable length of
time. lam already adirionished that a
proper discharge of the duties of the of
fice would involve more labor and re
sponsibility than I am willing to under
take, in justice to the public interest and
myself. , If convenient and agreeable to
you, I would be glad to have you ,name
my successor, at as early a moment as
you deem practicable, and vou will
please consider this my resignation,
to take effect as soon as my successor is
qualified and ready to enter on the
discharge of the duties of the office.
I need not add here, Mr. President; b,pw
gratefully I appreciate the distinguished
honor you have conferred upon me by
inviting me to become one of your Con
stitutional advisers. Had circumstances
permitted it, I should have been pleased
to have been associated with you offi
cially, and to have aided you, as far as
in my power, in carrying out your views
in the administration of the government
upon the principles of honesty, retrench
ment, tixmomy, public faith and equal .
and exact justice to all. -
I have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
, • E. B. Wasanurtxr..
Executive ..itansion, Washington, D. C.,
Alfa, ch 11.—Elon. E. B. Wash burne, Secre
tary of Stag—Bear : Your resigna
tion of • the office of Secretary of State,
with reasons for the same, is received.
3n accepting it I do so with regret that,
your health will not permit you,tocouL
tinue in. the office, or some, Cabinet est ,
lion. , Our personal relatiens have eel):
such from the breaking out of the rebel-•
lion to the present day, and your sup
poit of me individually in the army and
its cause such, that no other idea present
ed itself stronger to my mind, on the
first news of my election to the Presiden
cy; than that I should continue to have
your advice and assistance. In parting
with you, therefore, I do it with assur
ance of- 1 continued confidencw in your
ability, zeal and friendship, and with
the hope that you may soon be relieved
from the physical disabilities under
which you have labored for the last feiv
year;. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT.
CROWD OF VISITORS.
The crowd of visitors at the Executive
Matision was greater thin on any day
since the, President entered upon the
duties of his office. PriVate interviews
were granted to a great many of the
callers, including Senators Cole, Cragin,
Kellogg, Sumner, Drake, Schurz, Wil-
Horns, Sawyer, Stewart, Fowler °Men-.
nesSee, Governor Reed, of Florida, and
also many Representatives, among them'
Banks, Hawley, Paine, Darling and,
others. Besides these a vast number of
persons were admitted to the President's
office before twelve o'clock, the.hour of
closing the doors, to visitors.
Seeretarygox received a large number
cf visitors at the Interior Department
'this morning..
-NOMINATIONS MADE.
The following names were also sent in
to-day by the President; James Long-,
street, Surveyor of,Custouis for the port
of New Orleans; Jas. F. Casey, Collector
of Customs at New Orleans; Sidney'A.
Stockdale. Collector of Insernal Revenue
for the First District of Louisiana; Ed
ward V. Kingsley, of New York, Secre
tary of Legation at Madrid; Alek. Sharpe,
Marshal of the United States for the Dis
trict of Columbia; Chief Engineer James
W. King, to be Chief of the Steam En
gineering Thireau, In place of Dherwood,
"whom, ' says the President, "I desire
removed."
No changes have been made in the
Navy Department by Secretary 'Bork,.
He was engaged the greater portion of
the day with Admiral Porter in acquaint
•lng himself with dulled pertaining to the
Departme4t and pecessary changes to be
Made. , , _
The removal of the Internal Revenue
Bureau to the, north wing of the Treasury
Depaitmetit was commenced this 'after
noon; but it will probably bel'A week`Or
ten days before't'he' entire clerical, force
is in new quarters. •
- Commissioner Delano was completel
over run with visitors this morning.
•
_ . VERAVX MAIL,
'wwitity_tons of mail matter Were for
' warded on TueidaY I'o4 the terminus of
the' Pacific Road ,to Okilfortiitt; ten tons
also being forwarded from' cogden t illtiti.•
. 4 41 , 11'41;in .Itltioeto.aptiideityr.
Among the applicants for Postinastei
Of - Washington t;ity, la Josephine'
B. 'Grilling. a prominent Advocate • Of
finial° suffrage. '• • •
°Prim= • RECEPTION. ' '
vhil President will receive the Oftitsmit
of the armyat the Executive.; Mansion
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q ~iil~;;.
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NAVY D'kPARTMRIqT.
OFFICE twoxorzp.
Custom receipts from March Ist to the
6th inclusive were 1899,830, ,
NOT BENT IN.
Gov. Curtin's name was not sent in an
Minister to Russia.
Maine Ratifies the AMendment. •
(133 , Telegraph tu , the Pittibuigh Gazette.)
AtiatiisPA, 'March IL—Both branchesof
the Maine Legislattire to-day passed a
resolution adopting the fifteenth article
of ancendment to the Constitution of, the
Putted States.
NEWS BY CABLE.
[By Telegraph to the Plttaburgh Gazette...l
GREAT BRII'AIN.
DUBLIN, March 11.:—The Coriamittee
appointed some ,time since to solicit
amnesty for the imprisoned Fenlans are
about to raise funds by subscription for
the relief of those who have been dis
charged from custody.
LONDON, March 11.—In the House of
Commons this evening Mr. Cirdwell,
Secretary of War, made a statement in.
regard to the army estimate, showing It.
reduction of .£1,000,000 in the total
amount as coltripared with last year. He
said the govegnment proposes to partial
ly accomplish this saving by reducing
the forces in the colonies, except at mili
tary stations.
*PAIN
LONDON, March 11.—The Spanish GOV
ernment has telegraphed to Gen. Duke
to suspend the execution of the insur
gents condemned to death in Cuba.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
LONDON, March 11.—Evening.--Con
sols, 93 for. money and 93% for account.
Five-twenties, 82%. Stocks firm; Erie,
253; Illinois, 97%. Tallow, 48s. 3d.. Su- .
gar, 395. on spot and 295. afloat. Mout
ta Linseed, 59. Bullion in the Bank of
England has increased .i,10,000.
ANTWERP, March 11—Petroleum quiet
at 57,14 f.
FRANEFORT, March 11.—Bonds,87.
PARIS, March 11.—Bourse firm, at 70
life 92c.
LivErtirooL, March 11.—Cotton dull;
Middling Uplands, 12.5.• Orleans,•l2l,4q.
12%5.; sales of 7,000 balm. California.
White Wheat, 10s. 10d.; Red Western,
9s. Western Flour, 245. Corn, 31s. for
old; 295. 6d. for new. • Oats, Barley and.
Pcias unchanged; Pork, 975, 6d. Beef,
908. Lard, 745. 6d. Cheese, 765. Bacon,
598.6 d. Petroleum unchanged. Tallow
455. 9d. Turpentine, 31s. 6d.
NEW YOEH CITY.
Revenue Fraud • Cases Directed to be
rustled-Injunction Against Pacific
Railroad Directors-Auction Sale of
Wool.-Fenlan Sympsithy:-AltunialDin
ner.
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LUy Telegraph to the Plttsburgh Gazette.] ; . ,
, • NEW Tons, March 11, 1269.
Messrs. Dumont, 'Ames, Dllon, Bush- •
nell, Alley, Crane and. Tracy appeared
.before Judge Barnard • this morning and
gave bail to. answer on .proceedings
against them for contempt in ,violating
the inlunction prohibiting the holding of
an electiOn for Directors of the Union Pa
cific Road.
The steamers Russia and Ombra, from
Europe, arrived t&day. • _ .. 1.. .; .
District Attorney Courtney has receiv
ed instructions fromthe Attorney Gen- •
eral's office at Washington to , proceed at '
the earliest possible moment with the
trial of Fullerton, A. A. Belknap and
others. _ • _
'`ln accordance with Jtdde'..Barnard's •
injunction the Directors of the Union;
Pacific
Pacific Railroad did net count to-day the, 1
votes given yesterday for the new Board: .
Mac Cormick, the Teener man, and Gen. ' \
Dodge, late Congressman from „lOWA, are
the new Directors chosen. The old Board
hold over by'law and transact business
as usual, doing exactly what the 'new
Board Would. At the rate at which the
road is being built it will be open next:.
June. The line is already beyond Ogden, •
Salt Lake. i.
The wool auction sale to-day WAS very
largely attended by manufacturer,-,, and
the trade bidding was lively, and while
some parcels sold below the estimated
value the bulk of the sale we above the
expectations of the sellers. > The follow- .
ing are some of the prices obtained:
Country pulled 84®40c; superior do 44c; •
California tall 2,5@283 , ic; do spring 24@).
25c; No. 2 Ohio and Indiana 581‘c; fine
mediuth lowa 49c; old" double extra
Michigan 503,4 c; treble extra picklock
Sic; treble extra and picklock Ohio 5534 c;
Indiana fleece 53c; excelsior No. 1,
scoured, 9434©95c; No. 2 783y@)864c; •
double extra Michigan 5054 c; extra Mich
igan 4334 c; No. 1 Ohio 51; fine unwashed ,
Michigan 284 c; medium western fleece
47c; Ohio unwashed 3330; combings 650;
tubbed 64.0. . • .
In the case of Louis Jacobs vs. At
lantic Navigation Company, in; hich the
plaintiff, colored, claims damages for hi*. '
ing refused first classpassage on the
steamer to Savannah, after purchasing
a first class ticket, the jury were unable
to agree, twostanding out for the defend
ant, and were discharge& • -, .
The story told about the Rogers Inur- •..
der by the prisoner Cunningham, Thick •
appears in this ' morning's papere; does ,
not obtain credence with the authorities.
,Darby,Snow and. Prentice's extensive
planfbg mill,. in Jersey City, was des-
troyed by fire last night. Loss $16,000;
insured.,, ~
The - Board of Aldermen this afternoon
adopted resolutions expressing sympa
thy with Warren 'and • Costello, the
Fenian prisoners, for long and' unjust
imprisonment in Great Britain, and ap
pointed a committee to welcome them on
their return to their adopted country.
The annual dinner of the Alumni of
Williams College came off at' the .Astor
`House' this evening.' David' Dudley
Field preSidedi and speecheis were 'made
by the President, WilliamlCullen Bry
ant, President Hopkins, Professor Car
ter, Judge Benedietiand others. The re-
I union was a very pleasant affair..
ay , .-,.. • --"-----
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;,., , . • Mallie* by TeAggraPh•, . •
lisw °maus, ,idareit I L— O o t ton W;1
loarer,,wish w i lddlbigis, at, MX lales.Boo
bales; receipts' 983 bddi3s;oXpoitg 5,863
hales. Gol 132 y,. Sterlinsl.4 . Com.
martial; l42Xolitt.' '. Stigar ''! 033111181;
tn t li" i@l2s‘rlind'i4Xlll4N° rolaea;prtmo l 7te - IlorlrMert
superine4s6,64i able estra 3 g,7s;
treble :extrw, F.hiski
,411111.1 With
westorn reolfled-ai •051., , .001140 doll.
at 1531. 0 faT fair, &ad / 7 5 0 pr ,PrOXia•
Csuca.oo,trarala ' , IL — eauSf - 74kt tha
openboard, tble, afternoon t era was
only, a fair tnovernetd la telieldi*hlcks
closed At Slirg lbr No:2 'lining.' ' Corn
and oath Inactive "and nand*. In the
'evening there 'wit nothing dorie InValm
`PrOvhdons ate also quiet; vices with_ ottt. •
quotable:change: tialaisloC,6o9 , bbia mew
pork at s3l: burn tor March, am% MO do
at $37 buyer for; 'ApriL ' Bales of '3940 0
dry salted Shotdderti at 113.0 aallkip and
100,000 do at 120 buyer tin March.
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BAR-Friarrcusco, March 11.—Plaar nmil __, -
ketsquiet at $4,75.5,625. Wheat!. MI"
choice at 11,65. Legal Te)ateral liteS",',
Nwentam,u, March 11--ate.,:.: o tt er
market la very dull; low udddllugs sup.
at 2smci good ordinary, 24N0• _
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