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TWELVE Co'CLOC.I,6I
HARRISBURG.
Proceedingii of: the X.egislafure
-. .7eMalpoilerlnspectionDiU
Defeated—The Constitutional
Amendment Further Dis-
CSY Teteart,pthe the inttibargil liayette:s
HARRISBURG, March 18, 1888.
SENATE.
- • BILLS INTRODUCED.
- .13y Mr. GRAHAM: Incorporating Ma
sonic Hall Association of Allegheny city.
By kr. EliitElT: Authorizing the
Councils of Pittsburgh to vacate streets;
act incorpdrating Mansfield Normal and
literary Institute. -
BILLS PASSED.
The hill creating'a I3oard of State Char
ities passed. • The bill relative to the In
sane passed. Mr. Taylor's general regis
try jaw passed second reading,
• slightly
amended.
HOUSE 'ORREPR.MENTA.TIVES.
BILL DEFEATED.
.
The bill for the inspection. of steam
- boilers, requiring a safety valve and low
water indicator, under the direction of
inspectors to be appointed by the Gov
ernori was defeated:
BILLS. PASSED.'
The supplement to the liquor inspec
tion act of 1858, declarin& spirits.dis
tilled or rectified, outside of the State to
be subject to oar inspection laws, passed
finally.
The bill allowing threelotirths nf,the
holders of paid up stack in:oorpotations
•under the general act of 1863 to close
business and sell property, to pay debts
and make. final ;distribution to stock
holders, passed finally. '
CONSTITUTIONAL A.MENDKENT...
- -
~'The‘OciniitiLutional amendment was un
der discussion. pending which the Rouse
adjourned.
NEW YORE CITY.
[By Telegraph to the l'rttaburgt Gasette.l
NEw Yonn, March 18,1869.
Judge Benedict, of the United States
. District Court at :Brooklyn, rendered a
decision in favor. of Joseph M. Dyer,
who sued the National Steam Naviga
tion Company for $255,000 damages for
tho.Rienrof the ship Rate Dyer and cargo
in collision with the steamship Scotland,
in September; 1866. The decision is
• given on the ground• of the carelessness
of the steamer's officers. An order of
reference was made to ascertain , the
amount of damages. t •
The Police Commissioneis 'refuse to
- permit John S. Young. Chief Detective
of Police, to resign, until be has rendered
-an account of the money rewards re
, &dyed by him, and have ordered charges
to be preferred against, him for neglect
of ditty and disobedience.
- Ron. John A. Rose, of Canada, and
"Alexander S. Johnson,:bf the United
states, Joint Conmilsiion- to eettle the
Hudson Bay and Puget Sound difficul
• ties, iiritfi B.R. Curtis, iiniplie 'are here.
It is- not known whether the Commission
has held a meeting yet, though counsel
on both sideel i
are n attendance. 'Mr.
, Rose goes to Canad t a to-night. .
- •At -Hamilton, Ontario, about two
o'clock Thursday morning,: Christopher
Griggs was aroused by some one moving
about ' bed room. On ...inquiring
"whofse th ere," a pistid was fired, 'the
shot from which entered the riglitsideof
Mrs. Griggs and, ]odged near her spine.
She is still alive but in a precarious con
• dition. The robber had taken seven
hundred dollars from under Mr. Griggs'
head previous to awakening him. Tne
man who boarded in'the house has been
• arrested,on suspicion. -
. . ,
The Insurrection in _Cuba.-Inereasett
„
Duty on sugar.
(GyTelegraph rGtatrurgh Gazette)
HAVANA. March 18.--Captain General
Dulce has Issued wrzoclatnation making
important changes in taxation. The dl
• rev, taxes on plantations, cattle • and
country real estate and the war tax re,
cently unposed onlmerchantli and trades
men are redubecr fifty per 'cent. and no
government contribution payable Within
the last quarter of the fiscal year 1868-
1869, , wi1l beeolleoted.„ In order to com
pensate the treasttry for the lose of 'MVO
rine incurred n by these reductions the
following new duties are imposed : On
311.wOyado - sugar, shipped under the
13 eh flag, 16 cents, 'add under foreign
flag go cents per , hundred :
.pounds; on
'' T every box •of Imgal-under Spanish flag,
5 cents; under foreign dag, 87 cents; on
every hogshead of sugar under Spanish
- ftg,•711,00; under loriign flag; $1.75; on
malasses, 50 centsperbogshead; on rosin
11,00 per hogshead .- All of these duties
are in addition to the war taxes recently.
• im_posetrx9feoinitieree:••;T. •
uteineurgents under A .
guile and Mar
-told; - =ctiftifea : - TApsZ Camara at 'Way.
arl. killing three hundred men. Mar.
'Amid was l wounded. Lopes returned to
Santiago : .
' ,2 " .° ; 3 ded 46 l4 l tteer . .relhals.that;thei ,
Spanish 'atone was defeated at Villa
Clakw,on•the 3dinstan‘ take ten
thine/fed - Men to restore railroad corn
. XpriP l l l lo4.A.e thst. Q . The. „rebels
drotredr tegairersplace of `th y .foitd; l tut
;wilkoAt hurting them. , They ca urea.
Ant:_pplfet end divide them with the beer.
31Thiii," foreman:s'lml" a plantation ':nea r; Principe has arrived here • , He'
repotte that the women and children are
`leaving that • city to jbin chef hitsurgents.
Te Spaniel' Generat-Pescal?,s warned
them to return; of they %Mite liable to
the pesaitipxof laws.
A ?ague rumor widely ci rcu l ate d
_that the insurgents, in combination, with
some ;Monitors have caPtured.the Port
of Santiago det'uba:', : :
' ThelGeorgia Legislature: t
CUT Teteitrimn wine PinrnaND tiAtenal
.4 , • •
.o
ATLANTA, , March 18.—A motion w
;nide in the Senate tO4ily to. inOolnilder
the 'adoption .of the Fifteenth Atnena..
ment. Ttie Prenideri t decided the ate;
but of girder. Ant appeal from the
Of the elute yea sustained .•and
the adapticin :of :ttur , Fifteentiv Amend
ment was defasted—ttyes nsYs 16.
Both Houses have agreed to adjourn
.me die to-night.
1151
YO . C,f
!FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
[Fixer SESSION.]
SENATE: Bill to Suspend the
Tenure-of•011ice Act iFtirther
Discussed. HOUSE: Removal
I of Ineligible Civil Officers in
UnreconstruCted States.
• (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, March 18, 1869.
SENATE.; ; .. 1
A
to` sell the tbi
A joint resolution CI] a -
I nooga Rolling ;dills wits;passesl 4 ,_ z
- Mr. MORTON introduced a bill to con:
stract a military road through Dakota,
Montana and Washington Territories.
Referred to Military Coninlitted.-
Mr. OHtNDLER intrarductid a bill to
license and enroll certain foreign vessels,
which passed.
Mr. HARLAN, introduced a bill rela
tive to the pension laws, and for other
purposes. Relerred.
-Mr. NYE introduced a bill to construct
a military road from Galveston to Ft.
Gibson, with a branch to Little Rock.
Referred to Committee on Post Roads.
I Mr. ROSS introdutsed a resolution au
thorithig the Commissioners of Indian.
Affairs to appoint guardians for minor
Indian children entitled to pensions.
Referred to Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. RAMSEY, from the Cornraittwon
Post Oillees - and Post Roads, reported,
without amendment, the bill to encour
age and facilitate telegraphic communi
cation with Europe.. It- authorizes the
American Atlantic' Cable Company of
New York to take any route for laying
their cable to Europe.
Also, without amendment, the bill to
declare a post road the railroad and
bridges of the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad Company, to be
constructed westward from New Orleans:
Mr. CONKLING introduced a bill to
regulate the proceedings for the natur
alization of aliens, which was referredto
the Committee on Judiciary. It is sub
stantially the 'same bill as the one re
ported from the Committee at the last
session.
Mr. KELLOGG , introduced a bill to
provide for the construction of a Rail
Road and Telegrapti Lino near ' the 32d
parallel to the Pacific-cdast. •Referred to
Committee on Pacific Rail Rbad. The
bill incorporates the Mississiptll, ErPaso
and Pacific Rail Road Company, and au
thorizes it to construct a line from Ful
ton Arkansas, via El Paso and the
Southeastern branches to San Diego,
and in aid of it grants twenty sections
per.. mile on each side, and guarantees
the Payment of the interest on bonds of
-the t.kripany to the amount of 135 000 in
bona& '
The bill for the relief of Orlando Brcrgrn
Passed.
On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the bill
supplemental to the acr`to provide a
National Currency !secured by pledge: of
United States bondswas taken up.
W. WILSON offered an amendment,
which was read. I
' The expiration of morning hour
put the bill - •over, - ‘. and brought up the
bill to repeal the Tenure-of-Office act.
IitiORTON renewed his argument
in- favor of repeal. The'proposition to
suspend it was really a confession that
there was no constitutional principle
underlying the law, and that whether it .
should be repealed or retained was only
j a question of expediency.
Mr; DAVIS was in favor of the uncon- .
ditional repeal. He had always been
opposed to the law, th r e purpose of which
he understood to be to degrade the Pres
ident and subjugate him tolhe dictation
of .the Radical majerity of the two
Houses of Congress. He would vote for
the repeal, not because of his confidence
in President Grant, for he had none, but
beeausette believed the law to be uncon
stitutional and void.
BROWNLO W then obtained the
floor. He was too feeble to read his re
marks, so they were read by the Secre
tary. The passage 'of the Tenure-of-
Oflice Act be said marked an importar.t
era in the history of our Government It
had imposed a long n eeded check upon the
usurpation of powers by the Executive,
and the advantage thus gained should
not on any account be yielded up. He
was therefore opposed to the repeal of the
law, although willing it should be modi
fied, so far as Congress might think ex
pedient.' The chief:reason given for' re
peal seemed to be the confidence of Con
wets' and the'people in President Grant;
but that seemed to him no reason at all.
No one within or outside the chamber
had a higher estimate than he of Rresi
dent Grant's character, but in consider
ing snob a- proposition• es that now pend
ing, he could not, nor should the Senate,
be governeA by anything so unreliable
as individual character, or so evanescent
as individuals. •
Mr. SCOTT next took the doer; but
immediately yielded for a motion to ad
journ.
Mr. TRUMBI.TLL announced bewould
press the Senate to, tote before-adjourn
ing to-morrow.
—Th'ellenatothOnneljOuiiied: r ,
HQI3BS,OP ItEPRESENTATIVES.
~ The joint resolution to remove the sta.
Blitict savt' mill, etc, from the Capitol
grounds was passed, .
deviritresolations relative to contest
.ed elections smbleferted talks Mention,
Committee. V v
One offered, by Mr. WOODWARD, in'
regaididtheTsiefity-Pitsfrinitlyivatila
District (Covode's) was, afterdiscussion,
tabled=- 60 against 44:' • - '''., , '." /,'` - i
The'SPEARER announced : he bad 'aP•
pointed Messrs. Waliter. Jencks and Nis.
..biltdkli Waference Conifelttee , on'the
concurrent resolution for the appoin
orient of lf 'Joint Committee on Retrench-
Mr. ItooPtit, from the - Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a adll to
amend the act of thexcitvorJuKsB6Bo,
imposing taxes on distilled spiritaand
tobacco, which was ordered to be tinted
..inkti keeetemitted. _The bill m ;tea td
etdult extentilie pkintsions;f e wat
o p
to ownership of real estate on wh ich din
tillerien stand, as to what constitutes rec.,"
tillers Of. spirits, and - Its -to revenue
stamps on tobacco and snuff, andextends
to the,2oth of April,. 1870, ..tie time for
withtirawing distilled', spirit! from bond
td e waxehouses, subject To au additional
x of ene per cent.ver gallon per month.
'...Mr. r AHNSIVORTiI, from Committee
on Reconstruction ' reported a substitute
for the &mate joint resolution as to the
removal of civil officers in Virginia and .
Texas. The illeketittatt provicbs that the
-
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.R 0 :! 1 '. q r 11 . . :II AM ,Tt.'..(l - T )1:1
YSITFITZ'O.;:
ITTSURGH, FR
officers commanffing in the States of Viz..;
ginia, Missouri and 'Texas shall 'belie
thirty days .to complete recu ovals from
office, of officors.Who ..cannot . ' takw.
the test oath. He explained briefly the
kneaningaed,effect of theyttbStitute.
Mr. BUTLER, Masi., evpiesSecflits re
gret that he was compelled to oppose the
first resolution reported to the House
from the Cominittee of which, he was
Chairman. He proceeded to argde
agairst it, contending 4 tbere, was no ne
cessity for It, and - its effect 'would' be to
rehabilitate offieers'who were disquali
fied fk - offle,e4 • -
Mr. MAYNARD inqiiired whether the
resolution was tote considered a Repub
lican or Democratic measure.
Mr:, FARNSWORTH loped was
labeled as a Republican measure;
Mr. A 3 V II 4NA--4104 II:oppose ,as .
Deinocratio measure.
Mr. FA.RNSWORTII— , As I am the
older Reptiblican, ,my testimony is at
leabt its good 'as that df, the gentleman
from Massiachtisetts.
Mr. BUTLER—Nothing but wine and
cheese is jildwed by age.
Mr. FARbrBWORTII—I believe I was
Republican when my friend from Massa
chusetts was in his Republican swad
dling clothes.
Mr. PAINE. another member of the
Reconstruetion Committee, expressed re
gret at beinwoompelled to differ from the
majority of the , Committee; but he re
gretted still more that the majority of
that Committee could be, found willing
to recommend such a resolution to the
House. He hoped the House would not
Pass it. He had not seen a measure this
Congress that seemed fraught with more
danger to the loyal men of those three
unreconsitruotedStates. The qneetion is
whether the Union men should get posse* ,
sion of the offices, or whether the office
holding oligarchy should still hold
power. This resolution would turn the
scale In lower t of, the disloya I, 'of these
who oppose d the Congressional plan of
reconstruction, end against the true and
tried men.
Mr. FARNSWORTH defended the ac
tion of the Committee, arguing that the
simple effect of the resolution would be
to leave to General Canby the selection
of Civil officers in Virginia, instead of
compelling General Stoneman to fill the
offices in the next two or three days.
The House refused to second the pre
vious question by .50 to 70, and the joint
resolution and amendment were, on mo
tion of Mr. WARD, committed to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
The joint resolution - reported yester-
day by Mr. Bingham, from the Judiciary
Committee, for the relief of Blanton
Duncan, of Kentucky, was discussed by
Messrs. Bingham, Scofield, Hoag and
Maynard.
The question was taken on the amend
ment offered by Mr. Scofield, providing
that Mr. Duncan shall first release all
claims for 'rent or use of his property
prior to the passage of this act.
The amendment was agreed to—yeas
80, nays 71, and the Joint -resolution was
passed—yeas 82, nays 67.
Mr. BINGHAM introduced a bill to
amend the act ofJuly 29,1850, providing
for the holding of United States Courts In
cases ofslckneas or othei disability of the
judge; also, a bill to secure and protect
the freedom of transportation and com
merce. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The SPEAKER announced that he
had appointed Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, to
fill the vacancy. in the Reconetruction
Committee, to take rank next before Mr.
Beck. -
AdjoUrned.
. , .
Report of Gen. Custar ' s Capture Dlscred
lted—Troutde with the Pawnees.
:By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
ST. Lours, March 18.—Gen. M'Keever,
Adjutant General of the Department of
Missouri, telegraphs to headquarters,
this city, that he has news of Gen. Cus
ter to March 2d, at which time he was
r starting for Medicine Bluff, in the Wa
°bite Idountalne, to come 'North. Gen.
M'Keever adds ihat no later information
I could possibly have been received at Ft.
LYO/2. at -which- post .the report- of the
capture of Custer seems to have origina
ted. Gen. Nichols, at headquarters here,
thinks the reported capture .hae, grown
out of the fact that about the lust Of
February Gen. Custer started from Fort
Cobb with a company of men on a•ecout
west. The report was then Started that
he would be captured, on account'of his
small force, but he 'went one hundred
and eighteen miles and returned safely.
The report, it is.thought, had just reached
Fort L l yon and was the only basis of the
account telegraphed from, Denver.
An officer
~from Fort Craig, New
Mexico. ' has just arrived here, but
.he heard nothing about this matter
until he reached the Smoky Hill route.
He reports trouble with some Pawnees
at Ellsworth, Hanna, @Be days since.
It seems that bye of those Indians, who
are friendly, .went Into Ellsworth, when
some roughs demanded their surrender.-
'lwo of the submitted, but the 'other
three refused and were shot and scalped..
The next day a band of" twenty-Eire Paw- ,
neea went into the toirn and demanded
that the murderers of their friends should'
be given up, or they would, burn, the"
town. • It I. said they were armed and'
Insolent, and troops were sent for from
Fort Harker, but the '•Pawiseati escaped.
Subsequently , Governor .Slbley sent'
troopsafter a bandof.Pairness who had .
been depiediititik, f and. seven,of theta'
mare kil , We „, -Thastme • infor mant : , mays
Attol3.l4X to - 110 Fell .thousand btaxs,iclndl4
anis were at , Fort I Pattgate•whealhii left
New Mexico and that ;omits:A:Apia&
ties -Were: &Scarring: betWeen!,ttliteniend '
the half civilised pueblos. , -, i- , 1 : 4 4 - 4
- ‘,- ..-A dispatch frota Illinols,tlated,
yesterday, - sayst As the. steamer" 10110'
of .Memphi s landed at thiniell's Landl'
frig, three men, all aimed Darnell, gof
on - board; •-armett-,wittrrtfisertmtwat
icioking id' an7 , o47;atti!Plernie. They
-told therOsptatn• to hind at • Inlaid Num,:
ber Ten, as another party wished Weenie
on board there; ..41e , the .Ixlittl IWO& lit
the Island,= three "mer t i s ' i ' il lq i lremattai ri -
ZarielliWearted elf the. " *Vane o
,
thittn . camolfen boardtwith.• Ifilwilecett
as tui,l'itethict fripthe i alalis he'Was'shott
dead, by,. , the. •Darnella,: ‘ ,Whii- theft :ran
beellffo the cabin, dockao phetit#o,:two
-1414104114ottuLvoie,:m,Vdtur,.(m.:thal
shore,-The parnells , thprorent.op !bore
and !abed !tti,`therCreptebetalitke &QC
care et - Mrs. Lane, as she tui been ret!if!
spectably raised. Tlietrinie o the•diffi-
% t h M y not known, but the Limos were,
Men of bad character. . .
410 4 1 - ) '
. o
—ter advices from Rma, 4
sis, - ,titate the other iitiarcies center IP •
the. onspiracy res u lting in thee . ‘
tion of (Jen. ilindusan, have been • iteir ,
rested, including Chas. Porter, wheeled' •
theiahot,
041- 4 .* 4s-0-44,ftrvi-AC
: f r Tl.3. k 11 a?."71
ialf •
DAY, MARCH 19., 186.9
NECOID
VOEFR.: O'CIAOCIC. A.
THE CAPITAL.
,
The Public ' Credit Act Signed—
Treasury .Departmenit Ap.
poiniments The' Darecon.
, .
stincteli States.:-Arms, kc., tor
Cuba—No Decision on Green
:l)llC* QUeitiOn.
TB} 'Telegraph to the l'lttaburghGazette.]
• WASHINGTON,' March JO, 1869.
PUBLIC' CREDIT . BILL SIGNED..
President Grant signed the 11,
strengthening the public credit at non.
to-day. This is the tirst Willie has aigniid..
TREASURY APPOINTMENTS.
Geo. B.MoCarter has been appointed,
by the Secretary of the Treasury, Clief
of the Bureau 'of Engraving and Pr nt
big, and George Rice, a' clerk in the
First Auditor's office, as Superintend tit
of the TreasuryWilliamWillia A.
Richardson, of Boston has accepted he
appointment of Additionald Secretaryl i of
the Treasury. Mr. Henry C. Niles has
been assigned for duty in the Treasury
Department as Chief of the Appointment
Division., He has long been one of the
prineipal clerkS In that office.
RECONSTRUCTION
- This morning 'the Committee on Re
construction considered the tieorgia
matters without arriving- at any result.
Ris understood that the Committee is
equally divided regarding Mississippi,
the point of difference being, whether
the President or the United States or the
reassembled convention • shall appoint
the Provisional Governer.. The COlllz
mittee has agreed to report to the Senate
the bill extending the time for the re
moval of ineligible civil officers in Vir
ginia, with amendments, extending
,Its
provisions- to Mississippi and Texas.
' TEX.A.F, stEmoniar.,
• i
Hon. A. J. Hamilton, Judges James
H. Bell, Geo. W. Paschal, C. C. Cald
well, Col. J. L. Haynes, and twenty
other gentlemen from Texas, twelvel of
them delegates in the recent Reconstruc
tion Convention, have addressed a me
morial to Congress setting forth the Is
sues betw,een the Ftepublican party and
ab, initio 'division men. and praying the
people may be allowed to vote on the
Constitution recently framed by the Con
vention, which the memorialists think
will be adopted by an overwhelming ma
jority.
THE MI§EOURI CASE.
The Miasenri oase, involving the test
oath, will be signed before the Supremo
Court on Wednesday, by Senator ; Drake
in behalf of Missouri, and by Mr. Mout
gomeiy and ex-Attorney Gen. Evarts in
behalf of F. P. Blair. •
OFFICE SEEKERS.
The nigh of office seekera on Secretary
itoutwell was greater to-day than at any
previous time during the present admin
istration.
The President Rent no appointinentsio
he Senate to-day.
WAR 'MATERIAL FOR CUBA.
It has transpired that arms and ammu
nition have been sent froth New York to
Inaguata, to be transhipped thence fOr
use in the Caban revolution. Efforts are
also Making, it is said,' to charter steam
ers itt , the same city. The administrit
tion does not appear to be doing any.
thing to stop these movements. •
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF GREENBACKS.,
The S.uptente Court to•day decided not
to render a decision at this term .on the
Constitutionality of the greenback bade
RANK FAILURE.
The First - National Bank of Ftockfor.,
Illinois, has failed, and a Receiver this
beau appointed. The capital is only
$50,000 and the liabilities litniLed.
Escape et Convicts from Sing Slag.
tBO Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gurus.)
SING Srso, N. Y., March lB.—Between
three and four o'clock this morning
Thomas . Forrest, . night keeper, was
seized and gagged by live convicts,whoin
no was taking to the mess to get break
fast for 'other prisoners. At the mess
' room they seized and gagged Edwin
Craft, the night guard, and then made
their escape from the roof. Craft was
dead when found, having been strangled
by the gag. Two oflhe convicts were
subsequently arrested in a barn. at Tar
..rytown, and the other three will probably
bo recaptured soon. Forrest's injuries
are slight. About one o'clock this after
noon another squad of convicts made an
attack oh the guard at the middle dock'
and rushed on him with huge knives,
soon overpowering htm. They thew,
having supplied themselVes wall arms
fronr the guard house, boarded the sloop
Etchange, which was lying at the dock,
' and attempted - totrive - the men ashore.'
'Thti , allirm had spread, hbwever, and a
'.detachment of the 'guard came 'down
upon them and a lively, musketry fire
took place, the' convicts finally surren.
James McCauley ' , convict, was
probably,,mortally,. and Allen, another
convict, badly wounded. Five others
wekiliaktlyWounded. Iheoilicerefuld
guards Were unhurt. " 'ell is quiet at the
prison to-nlght, and s an inqdeat' Is ,being'
lieltitorf (Volt: • • (;
rf Is e. ; % Boston iteras. ,—;
Tcceargoa to iba Pittabonta o mate.
Borrow, Marchi.l3},4olui w. Coleman,
rayeaily arrested 'on a_charge of ewhez
dint fungs, frAR the;Fr.9 o o44ol l. ‘BuK9au
in Louisiana, _wait before Sewell
pf, hafgeoa coyfi , usuanikdiaoharg
in linatky rit , th6Elovetnttient Tailing
itliatiOD to p rese ntOYU;
&nail - •
irtai trial of Harry Seniiingis and Chasil .
et Stfliittlon,lbr robbingthe Wife. of Clega..
ril. , l3ooding of 518,000; ,resulted in a ver.
. f ,
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pelaitargs•Risiegitio Aptoildinefit" r
is gee nu t ti# ° . - 1 14 iP' b Fs t "PuP,ttlid • {*:
r . 'ff4X4Polor, t :Pet, (*Orb,. 113;4hti,
,Aotl 7 ,1 30 ,bY, Af l rid s °p i s,rti,
vbt eoted: - thsi lifopbbedr,
filitlonapZonefittition::
Aye taifltata of th6yJ tad by ', fli p
tke`Piiyii
dent of the Provisional (inverbtitedt of
-Cuba will present his Oredentiabate-Pres
!dent Grant to-day;and ask fer.the r'eoog.
nition of the govertunOt -'he represents.
•
NEWS EY. CABLE.
LBy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.;
GREAT. BRITAIN. '
T.tilvnos, March IS.--A strong protest
from Ireland .agaipist - Mr: Gliditone's bill
for the disestablishment of the Irish
church has been published: It is signed
by over one thousand Irish noblemen
and land owners.
The oottOn spinners of Preston . have
struck on account of a proposed reduc-
Lion in wages. . •
Bishop Macra,rie was consecrated at
Cape Town on the 25th of January. Pro
tests against his consecration have been
received front the Dioceses of Cape Town
and Natal.
In the House Hof Commons' today the
bill for the disestablishment of the Irish
Church came up for its second reading.
Mr. D'lsraisli addressed the House. he
commenced by declaring, in the words of
the Tight honorable gentleman who in
troduced the bill, that this question was
one of the most gigantic Which had ever
been brought botore the House, and its
consideration demanded much self-con
trol and mutual forbearance. -Ile pro;
ceeded to argue that tile connection be.
tween the Church and State was a neces
sary one. The former rendered the State
religious, investing it- with the highest
autnority. This scheme was likely to
destroy religious freedom and tolera
tion. It was a complete violation of the
rights of private property. Corporate
and private property being intimately
connected, all acts of spoliation were.
dengerone. Hitherto they bad been fol
lowed by civil war, or something worse.
Former had only enriched
the landowners. The strength of Ire
-land was in her connection with Eng
land. The majority of the Irish people
Were discontented: The,settleinent of the
church question would be insufficient
to quiet their discontent. The land
question required settlement. The
details of this scheme were complicated
and delusive. The present engagements
of the Government with the holders, of
vested interests ought to be paid as reg
ularly and promptly as dividends. If
these engagements Were compromised,
there could be no security against far
ther spoliation. The proposed grant to
the Maynooth College was directly op
posed to the preamble of the bill Mr.
D'lsraell deprecated, the 'course of the
present government, as in antagonism to
the former policy of the Whig party,
whose aim was civil and religious free
dom. In conclusion, he expressed the
belief that the bill was most dangefous
to the country, but he felt that he could
depend upon the prudence= and
patriotism of Parliament. He, then
moved the bill be read a second time six
months from to-day. -
W. H. Gregory, member from Galway,
followed in reply. 11g - taunted the - last
Speaker with his inoonsisteney, Com
paring the speech he bad just made with
his • former declarations that the Irish
Church was a ,monstrous grievance to
Ireland. Mr. Gregory, howeyer, did not
unreservedly support the bill. He
thought an equitable division of the
Church property amofag the three relig
ious parties preferable to• the- present
scheme of distribution.
In the House of Peers, this evening,
Lord Grey and Lord Cairns, condemned
the policy of the government in releas
ing the Fenian convicts: Earl Granville,
Colonial Secretary, explained that. the
ovations given by their friends to the re- -
leased Fenian's were acts of personal hos
pitality, not demonstrations of hostility
to the government.. •
It is reported that Rise Rangabe, the
present Greek Minister. to Washington, !-
has been appointed _Minister to Constan
tinople.
BELGIIUIII.
Losnox, March 18.—The governments
of - Frauce and Belgium are arranging a
conference for the disetfasion of the mu
tual interests orthe two countries, and to
oonsiderovhat modificationa should be
made in the recent law passed by the
Belgium Parliament, prohibiting rail
ways from being transferred from foreign
countries. '
SPAIN
MADRID, Iklarch 18--Celestino Olozaga,
nephew of thelate Minister to Paris, was
killed yesterday in a dual: He was a
member of the Cortes, and was one of its
Secretaries. .
MARINE NEW . S.
'SOUTHAMPTON, March 18.—The steam
ship Holsatia, from New York on the af.
ternoon of the 9th.'arrived off this port
at seven'o'clock this evening.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
LOI4DON, March 18—Everting. , —Consols
for money, 93. Account, 93g. Ameri
can Securities' Five-twenties,
'B3M; Erie, 25: Illinois, 97. • Sugar.3lls. 6d.
Turpentine as. Bd. Calcutta Linseed
595. Bd, • The bullion of the Bank •or
Englard has increased £07,000. , •
llivßE, March 18.—Cotton plat.
.ANTWERP, March /8.--Vetrole,im
easier at 54X(4355f. ' • r "i.
FreAtirkvowr, March 18:—Bods fi rmer
at 873'40)87%.
51nrek18.—Bourse stronger at
70f. 400. The increase- of bullion' in the
Bank of Franoeis 19,000,000 francs. .
LIVARPOot., March, 18.—Cottan Alat;
middling , „uplands /2d; Orleans 1214 d;•
sales of 0,000, bales. .Wheat; . California:
whitefrs. 1041. t red western Bs. 9d. Blear:
weetern 241.9 d. Corm,: Old soa.: new, 29s:'
Barley and Peat unchanged, Pork 100 s.
Beef Lard 74:- Cheese 76e. Macon,
02S:dl Tallow 48a. V& l'e'rpitnadine
—Late•Alaski intelligence etetee that
Gen. - Davisproeeeded -to the Indian vil;
lage.of Ksko tn,punish the murderers of
,twoihite. men, -I'he.place , was foontirdeN
eerted, the inhabitants receiving timely.
.uptleo of the'Geperat's coming: Sortie
articles were recovered, belonging to a
trading,sohooner which left Shla three -
Afteeltityrevious. It is inferred the veasel
*as ciaptured and the ere* mutdored by
the Indians, as, nothing has been .heard
from her since ' •
FA: special from FOrt. Wayne says
thstithe action.of Abe .41ehlgau Login's
gqntifininktkle land:. grant 'lithe
01/d .
oitalatt and . ' /Juliann Railroad
curea to tharegid.Pany . the: usn' - of
without' from Estierii capitalists' for the
completirW;lif 1 14 1 road. it is Under=
stood that they will:•oom thence work on ,
the Porto' Wayne end of the road imme
diately 'and continue the work as rapidly
as possible. •
p , :sztfAt't, '
—Dr. Mudd is in Baltmore.
—Depot Master Parker, at Concord, N.
H., Was nuirdered Wednesday night by
Irish rowdies. - -
—Guy R. Phelps, President of the Con
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Compa
ny,
• died at Hartford; on Thursday. •
—Rooms have beett reserved on board
the steamer. Richmond for Vice Presi
dent Colfax and lady, and Hon. B. F.
Wade and lady, who desi g n visiting New ;
Orleans. - • •
—Ea-President Johnson Mre, Johnson,
Judge Patterson and fardly,'and'Robeit i
Johson, have left for Greenville; Tennes
see. Mr. Johnson has, accepted an invi
tation of the citlierl'ti of Lynchburg, Vir.'
ginia, to partake of the 'hospitalities of
that city. - • : • '
—Mr. J.l4l..Larre.bre, _City. Treasurer
and Collector of Gardiner, Maine, who,
has been donnected with the city govern
ment for many years, has been found to.
be a defaulter to the.amount of fifty
thoudand dollars. His father promises
to make good the amount.
—A dispatch statesthat army officers ab
at Washington'are discontented with the
late consolidation order; and moat of
those who haye had occasion to visit
General Sherman in order to have their
assignments changed, are heartily dis
gusted with his bluff manners.
—A dispatch from Jeffertion, TexaEN
says -that northeastern Texas < has de: ,
dared for A. J. Hamilton for Governor,.
and B. W. Grayfor Lieutenant Governor.
A Conservative paper in Jefferson hoists
the ticket, and claims to have for it :the
iktmport of the leading citizens of all par
ties.
—The Overseers of Harvard College
haVe nominated Chas. H. Eliot for Presi
dent of the University and will submit
Otis election ,to a future meeting of the
corporation. He is the Bon of Hon. Sam=
nel A. Eliot, and at present is a Profes
sor-in the Imititute, of Technology. Mr.
Eliot is thirty-eight ; years of age, was
stroke
stroke oar of the first boat's crew of the
Harvard, and represents the Young
America element among the graduates
and friends of the College.
NEW ORLEANS, March 18.—Cotton is
drooping; middlings .27%,@28c; sales of
2,400 bales; receipts, 1,089 bales. Gold
131 X. Excbange Sterling 142 t; Com
mercial 14134®142. New York Sight premium. Sugar firm; common 12340,
prime 143‘e. Molasses firm and un
changed. Flour is drooping; superfine
$8,25, double extra $6,40. treble extra $7.
Corn scarce; quoted at 79@80c. Oats 72c.
Bran $1,15. Hay SV. Pork duff at $33.
Bacon firmer; shoulders 14%c, clearsib
sides 17%c, clear sidOs 18,1/c. Lard dull
and unchanged. Whisky unchanged.
Coffee unchanged.
CHICAGO, March 18.—At (pen Board in
the afternoon there was only a fair move
ment in Wheat; -but prices were lower,
N 0.2 spring closing at about 4410.* florn
is dull and nominal at 54c. • In- the even
ing there was nothing .whatever done in
grain. Provisions were quiet and sales
were confined ;to 500 bbl Mess Pork at
$32, seller for April, and 100 tierces
Sweet Pickled Halts at 16c cash.
No.
BUFFALO, Marc h 16.—Flour du ll;
2 city ground spring 'sB.- Wheat nomi
nal.- Corn dull; small sales of new at 80
(g)81c. on the track. Oats dull. Rye
nominal. Barley lower; _No. 1 Canada
Is2on the track. Seeds quiet and un
changed. Pork dull and unchanged.
Lard unchanged. Highwines nomit , 4l
at 95c. - •
NASHVILLE - . March 18.,--Cotton droop
ing; low middling at 24i4 \ good ordi
nary* 24c. N
Hilton Head Island was formerly owned
by General Seabrook, the largest slave
owner in the country, and one of the
very wealthiest men at the South..., He
owned twelve hundred slaves. His plan
tationszwere inmethse in extent; his in
come was enornions. The family con
sisted of himself, a wife, a son and daugh
ter-in-law, and an unmarried son. They
enjoyed every luxury; they lived in grand
style; the sons bad been carefully trained,_
and educated; the family knew only the
highest society of Europe and this coun
try.. War .came; ,the Union forces ob
tained posSession of, the Island; the Bea
' brOoks fled in terror to Charleston, leav
ing all their slaves except a few body ser
vants, and even most of their household
property, to the tender mercies of the
Federal troops. - The Seabrooks soon
found themselves in a state of destitutiOn
in Charleston. The fall was too'great for
the old man to .bear. 'lle. died within a
• few months; . broken-hearted. The mar
ried son joined the rebel army, and soon
followed his venerable father to the grave.
The unmarried son pinched along in des
titution for some years; how he lived none
knew, but he is now a driver on one, of
the Charleston street cars ; under the di
rectiow of a Celtic ponductor. He says
he is learning business, it content to com
mence at the foot of the ladder, and , means
,to work, up. Success to him in the brave
] effort The venerable mother, Mrs. Sea
brook, and her ' bereaved. daughterin
iliks, l iv 6 betel'. for some time' and are
nowt Ihmates, , ; of the Charleston alms
house 1 Another illustration. • There .is
the rich Lady's Island. It was:owned by
the CapersverY Wealthy. One neater
died in mint atehaileston—another, and
the last, of: that .proud.:llmily, is now in
,the Charleston elmeatonse I Verily, the
retributions' fbr'rebellion" have been ter-
. .
. Eaurrn dressing for wounds Is attract
ing a gOod deal of - attention. A New
York oettlist says that-he htui used clay
poultices in cases or,optlntimic with great
,success, and that ba turd of the remedy
from an 'old man who, ictireekneW'any
'thing about - mediellii.'"-Everybody who
'has been among :bees knows that thelirst
application to aAting is a banditti of mud.
In California, at a .thne when medical
remedies - Were not within meat miners
suffering frora'scurvy- burled themselves
in,the ground , up to the chin., •Inonr late
rebellion, we have it. from , one who was
oran: °hie; regiment,..the men
were in the 'habit-of applying dirt-or
• dttat-- - :to 'parts:chafsd4 by .marobing,. l2 u.
that such remedy,Aelzente Nin
ommen la s
regiment, and with the most beneficial
results, proving a perfect remedy for that
trouble.
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BRIEF TE LEGRAY; S.
Markets by Telegraph.
The Penalties 'of Rebellion.
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