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WS num on the inside pages of this
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!morning's GAZETTE:—Becond page : Po
etry], Ephemeris, Apra Fashions; Cuban
..difaiis and Statistics. Third and Sixth
pages:. Commercial, Financial, • Mercantile
and • River, News, Markets, Imports.
&month page: The Courts, Trial of John
:Beg pr,El.rpn, Letter from New Brighton,
aieir EstaeiTransfers, The Zuckiest Man
in America, c.
M. B. BONDS at Frankfort. 87@187*
PBTEOUCI:M at Antwerp, 64i@55if.
Gor.D closed in, New York yesterday
at 1811:
Tam Democratic State Central Com
mittee, in semioniat Harrisbnrd 'yester
llay, decided to call a Convention for
July 14th, to nominate a Gubernatorial
candidate. • •
TEE Inn on ball netted, in profits,
afidbi'a- lanai:line sum, and we are glad
to loam that the proceeda'are to be ap
plied to the purchase of Crutrur Mims'
stems . of Artrunam Lmcorar, to be
erected bi the capital of the-country.
effort is to be made to pass the
Birir and Harbor bill through Congress;
the bill which was lost at the late session
I)e4ig again taken up: The measure is
*portant Ito our navigation interests,
since it involves the completion' of the
enlarged Louisville Canal.
lir the recent burning' of five steam
boats 'at St. Louts, our own Insurance
CoMpanies lcee s7s,ooo—the heaviest loss
of that character which they have expe
rienced for years. --We scarcely reed add
that' they pay it without feeling the tax
upon their abundant earnings.
IN tics Room yesterday a Committee
on• COnferince on the repeal of the Tenure.
of-Office act was •appointed. It consists
of „ Messrs. BEN Durum, Waszeumat
andßriamut. It is not improbable that
this Committee will at once report in
fairot of a suspension of the act during
the term of President GRAFT.
THE demoralization of public senti
ment in New York may be judged of from
the fact that; apparently, they are in a
good deal of doubt there whether they can
get a murderer hung, who has been sen
tenced to death. The honest men and
- the rascals are so eTenly balanced, and this
courts so uncertain, as to make the result
itoblematical.
Ix THE interests of an economical re
trenchment, a large redaction is going on
In theelirical force employed in the Ex
ecutive departments at Washington: over
three hundred clerks will leave the Tress
u.r3o lmeaus this week. It Is discovered,
by all the heads of departments; that the
force heretofore employed was largely be
yond any legal warrant
Tan Cuban insurgents are campaign
ing vigorously on both flanks--on the
not-so.faithful isle and at Washington.
We now hear that they are to put their
"bonds'i oa the American market, from
which to -coin the sinews of war. We
skip 'estimate their financial success by
any sudden growth of American sym
pathy which may become palpable among
our ixditicians and journalist/I.
certainly balm in Gilead 1
The House _ unanimously authorizes the
constiructioncf- the Paducah bridge with
spans not leo than, four hundred in
width. Evidently, Congress cannot
sanction narrower spans at ()their points,
where the channel is naturally still more
contracted. We infer, therefore; that the.
same limitation is to be enforced at Park
erebtirg,, 'snd.eisewhere in the
Whir not P
IT STATED that the President is in
favor of recognizing thifindePendence of
the PillaWinalnenta , and, will insist on
c4ii*lwes: . sc9rOpg . to that Island: the
regognition , due , successful .ineurgents.
W0•3 1 59e k l 4 - #,lintrtla. The United
Otatateantaffeid eivand-nefitral, and not'
partake in I,anywise of the spirit which
foromfits Cuba to lebelligsinst the mother
country. We hope for, the liberty and
freedom of all nations, but to , obtain the
isathe - weinuist iloCeicrffice s'pirticle of
our national 'honor. ' By fair Means let
Cubii meet here independence, and',in
maintaining • the same by force of arms
evept4lly, she will, win and deserve , the
sykpathy our .cMint7,t 1:9 tithe dm°
imettotnyetearrived when, .oniown 2 glati:;'
ogifigitadio should Welcome her among
the few free nations of the earth.,
BEEAnsiu:), the !other day, that
the proposition. to entrust an active par.
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. JOBLUI KING,
N. P. REED,
The Baltiniore and Ohio Rally* Corn
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pany, is practically extended to Lake Erie,
at Sandusky. This has been accom
plished, it is said, by the purchase or the
bonded indebtedness of the Sandusky
and Newark Railway, to such an extent
as to force a lease from the management
of the latter road. If the stockholders in
the Sandusky and Newark Company do
not: ratify the lease, they will have the
privilege of paying the debt. The road
is said to be in excellent condition, having
been not long since reduced from the
wide or Erie gauge to that of the general
Ohio system. The distance, 116 -miles,
from the Central Ohio branch of the Balti
more road at Newark, to the Lake, at San
dusky, may be much shortened by cut-offs,
The Sandusky harbor is a capacious one,
can be made in all winds or weathers by
vessels, and has a depth of water ample
for their average draught. This con
nection is apparently a better one'-for
the Baltimore Company, than via
Pittsburgh, since the thrpugh tonnage Is
thus secured for a largely increased
length of their line.. Business clear
through, from Baltimore to Wheeling and
Newark, is more desirable than
. a -Switch
off at Ctunberland. - We' have no reason
to Suppose, however, that the Pittsturgh
connection,via Cumberland and Contiells
ville, will cease to be a favorite in-erect
with that corporation.
If the facts are correctly stated, this
movement apparently contemplates remo
ter combinations, beyond Sandusky west
ward, with a view to an active participa
tion by the Baltimore line, in the com
peting rivalry for the business of the
West. Of late,that line has claimed to be
practically ignored, in that regard, in the
railway world, but now, if we are not
mistaken, an active element is to be ad
ded to the railiay diploinacy which has
recently engaged much of the public at
teiition... •
Rhode Island—which contributes Mr.
SPRAGUE to the Senate, which was the
last State of the old Thirteen to adtept
'the Federal Constitution of 1789, and
which was only brought in at last by the
proposition from the twelve United States
to plant:: custom-houses on her borders
and radio of her a foreign country at
once—this same Rhode Island now hesi
tates to ratify the XVth Amendment.
The reluctance is not due to any vulgar
prejudices of race, but to the apprehension .
that other amendments may follow, possi-
bly including one which would blot out the
last of her State-rights and exclude her
from an equal representation in the Sen
ate. Suppose that we compromise with
this jealously asserted sovereignty! Let
us guarantee to her, always and forever,
Britioatru, or his equivalent, if future
generations shall crown with' 'such an
honor those Providence Plantations,:
One such Senator ought to content any
Comnionwealth, and is certain, judging
from current facts, to satisfy Rhode
Island.
.When SBocco Joriss fought a duel in
that State long ago, and its Governor of
demanded his arrest in Virginia,
as alugitive from its outraged justice, he
wrote to that dignitary with the consola
tory assurance that he would shoot clear
across the State, the next time. The Gov.,:
ernor then dropped all proceedings.
Rhode Island enjoys, equally with New
ork, the fullest , measure of the sovereign
rights of States. In her own experience
was illustrated the clearest, sharpest deft, 7
ration, of these rights, known to °urea.
eral juripprudence. Tho Dorr rebellion
affords anever.to-be-forgotten exposition
of those States rights, - which are simply
inextinguiehable, and which suffice to
maintain forever all the soireieiglity which
she originally reserved. She - has rimier
had, nor has she now, occasion to dis
trust the good faith of her sister States.
Why she finds-it proper , at this time id
set up this man.oftstraw:--this apprehend
ed invasion and, final overthrow Of her
sovereignty--ii 4 problem which passes
reasonable Comprkhensions. Itout•Qtdx
ote's at windmills. .Let us hope
that she may have a speedy deliierance
from her fears, and• clearer notions of the
Federal situation I
AN UNPROFITABLE WRANGLE.
Tbe Office, Tenure, question In Con.
gress has gone to a Committee of Con
ference, between the two, Houses. Each
House, under the parliameatary usage,
designates a majority of its Coxamittee to
support the action of .the body Unit'.
;Covs!quentlyda majority of the Senate
Conunittee Swots ths Senate bill, *lmo
the House ,Committee is the other way,
Judge Brriamip alone favoring the
CoNemwo substitute. We have little
hope of an agreement between Judge
Tatumi3tru.and General BUTLER. That
is only possible by dropping the third
,bens of the Society. of Friends, did -not
seem agreeable to what is 'commonly
called the "Indian ring"--i. e. the tra.
ders, contractors, speculators and plun
derers generally who have thriven for a
geheration in the gate-way_ between the
Treasury and its red dependents in the
far West. And now come the tidings
that the Senatorial Committee on Indian
Affairs don't like tills Quaker business any
'lter. They are not exactly cleat that the
p °position Is uhconstitutional, but they
sear with one accord that it is highly
groper. The Ring and the Committee
seem to be entirely' agreed—which is
very curious. The people generally,
o
vtthe other hand, approve of the idea--
hichis very comfortable. Which view
i likely to be the correct one? '
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MORE COMPETITION. ,
SMALL, BUT PLUCKY
P_ITT§EVReIi(, IVEDN.SI)A7f, 11A4CTI , 31; . 1869.
section eatogether, or substituting an en
tirely ie . * bill, merely Suspending the
present law for a fixed period. The
third section as proposed allows the
President to Make appointments to fill
va c anc i es during the recess of the'Benate,
but requires that such appointments
shall expire with `the end of the next
session of the Senate, if it refuse to con
firm them, and that the 'Wilma shall reP
main vacant, the duties thereof to be
performed by such_ persons as are pro
vided by law for such eitigerictes.
As we anticipated, It becomes clear
that the President's alleged desire to -re
cede from the understanding he had last
week with - Senators, • has
_been grossly
misrepresented. It appeare that he
abides, as every one outside of Washing
ton-supposed he would, by that arrange
ment heartily, and tells members that he
is tired of this. controversy. \Preferring
repeal, but seeing that it is impracticable,
he really desires the modified should
become a law. If members esist the
outside pressure, which is now strongly
for concurrence, we Presume that he can
stand it, and that the Senate will not
complain.
The large vote for a Conference Com
mittee from the Houie Was a matte!' of
course. That is the proper parliamentary
mode of approaching the adjustment of
differences. , A. report may be looked for
to-day, but is not certain to be of such a
nature as to be approved in each body.
The whole week may be consumed in this
unprofitable discussion. But as long as
the House chooses to indulge Gen. Bur
lan in this bush.whacking raid, against a
position which is fortified by the consent
ing judgment of both the Senate and the
Executive, the public business will be
delayed and more than one public interest
will suffer. .
COMPLETING RECONSTRUCTION.
It is understood that definite action is
to be taken, upon the pressing questions
of Sot:ahem reconstruction, before the
present session of Congress is adjourned.
A majoxity of each House favors the ap
plication of a radical remedy for the pres
ent disorganization in Georgia, and the
adoption of a sharply defined and practi
cal policy for the three States in which no
final steps have yet been taken, for their
restoration to "practical relations" with
the Federal government. In shaping the
proper measures to these desirable ends,
it is to be hoped that Congress will not
show, itself tenacious in non-essential
points, any more than it ought to waive
the least of those main conditions which,
for six other States, have been ever re
garded as indispensible. The Executive
discretion, which was not denied even to
his predecessor, may not only be safely
continued, but may be wisely enlarged to
the President, whose hearty accord with
that policy which constitutes the vital
under-current - in the system of recon
struction, hasbeen heretofore consistently
proven.
With Georgia remitted in fact to the
political status which her rebellion estab
lished, and which her entire post-rebellion
record has faithflilly maintained; with
her provisional government committed to
wiser and purer hands than those of a
Governor and pseudo-Legislature which
have managed to disagree in every par
ticular except-in the effort to perpetuate,
for their own particular ends, a condition
of affairs alike prejudicial to the people of
Georgia and offensive to the Union senti
ment of the whole country—order may
then be taken for the re-inauguration of
constitutional and really republican forms
of State government for these four un-,
fortunate peoples. Georgia, Texas, Vir
ginia and Mississippi—each and all of
these States should be prepared for re
admission at the opening of the next sea,
sion of Congress. There are absolutely
no serious difficulties whatever in the
way of this. It is only necessary
that Congress itself shall apply faith-
fully, to the problems before it, those
clearly settled and nationally satisfac
tory principles which experience daily
vindicates in the Carolinas, in Florida,
Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and
even in Louisiana itself—to secttri equiv
alent or even more admirable results.
This Congress has no policy to origii:ats
—and it needs none. Its< wisdom will
rather be displayed in the fidelity of its
adhesion to the safe path which a satisfac
tory, experience illuminaees. In that 'view,
no more is now required of that body
than a just 'recognition of the existing
embarrassments, a wise forbearance
against all local pro Vocations, and that
healthy degree of nerve which marked
the XXxiXth and the first half of the
ICLth Congresses and .before which' the;
, .
.apparent difficulties of to-day will be but'
misty shadowkyanishing from the sight.
Tan Seeretaii of the Interior, advis
ing- a dePutati?nq „Poem!, that their
proposition for the "appointment of , a
eonuntstdea: to cooperate "With the
department" in the adnainistration of In
dian affairs, meets the hearty approval of
the President, closes his letter as follows:
"I believe that a concerted effort be
tween the good people of the country,
whose hearts are interested in this work;
and the Government itself, will give
ground to hope for results which former
systems failed to- effect. • The condition
of several tribes on our frontiers is new
such that toe question of immediate and
thorough action looking to civilization is
the only alternative or mode of escape
from exterminating wars."
Am. the county officers in Lancaster,
with the exception of , the Recorder of
Deeds, are to be eitcted this year. In
that county the Republicans make-their,
nominations by a direct 'vote of the party.
ME
HAvxmi IBEQI:I44ITLI' referred to the
understanding, - which was arrived at last
weelt between the President and 4 large
majority of the Repulican Senators, rela
tive tithe new DEice l Tenure bill, which
subsequently passed that body, in accord
ance with the understanding so had, it
may be well to state precisely how that
agreement came about. It will be remem
bered that' Senators had agreed, in con
sultatio , upon the CONKLING substitute,
the bi which the House, having voted
, (I
squat. ly for repeat of the existuThg law,
now efuses to accept. We now quote
from a reliable dispatch:
When the Committee had completed
the new bill, a sub-committee, consisting
of Messrs. Trumbull, Conkling and Car
penter, were appointed to visit the Pres
ident, and submit the new bill to him
for the purpose of learning his views
thereon. A pleasant interview was had,
the President giving his reasons for wish
ing a modification of the law. He said
his p inclpal objection to the law was the
provi, ion preventing him from making
remo als during the recess of the Senate.
He di not object to the clause requiring
him t send the names of persons re
mot,' and appointed to the Senate within
thirty ays after their fi rst day of meet
ing, but did object to the provision re
quiring him to give the reasons for such
removals. The proposed modified law
containing none of these objectionable
features, be expressed himself satisfied
with it, and hoped no more time would
be lost in the matter. '
Another dispatch, of later date, thus
reports the President's view of the action
taken in the House:
A couple of New York Congressmen
who called on the President last even
ing, report nim as saying he regretted
the action of the House in rejecting the
Senate modification of the Tenure-of-
Office act. He seemed quite anxious to
learn• what the Senate would probably
do, and when told it might perhaps agree
to suspension till March; 1873, he said
that modification would be better than
suspension. He stated that he had in
formed many persons that the bill, as
fixed by the Senate, was entirely satis
factory to him. He then asked if the
House would not yet agree with the Sen
ate, and when the gentleman answered
that they thought not, he made some
further remark expressive of regret for
the apparent dead-lock.
A Washington despatch of Friday
evening, to the Providence Journal, says:
The President prefers repeal if the Sen
ate will consent, and if it won't, then be
will take what the Senate has passed
without grumbling. The principal objec
tion to the Senate bill is the Olause which
in a contingency
.restores the suspended
officer to his duties. It is claimed that
that is virtually giving the Senate. the
power of reappointment.
Various rumors are afloat in reference
to the action of the Senate. Mans Sena
tors say that body will not recede any
from this; others believe a total repeal is
possible, particularly if in this juncture
the President uses his influence decidedly
in behalf of repeal.
The steamboat Conflagration at St.
Low... Loss, Insurance and Other
Particulars,
Car Telegraph to the Pittsburgh tiazette.3
ST. Loins, March 30.—The losses by
fire last night are still uncertain; but the
following are some of them:
The Henry Atkins was valued at from
525,000 to 530.000; insured for _511,000,
$.3.000 in Floating Dock, Boston, $3,000 in
Independent, Boston, and $6,000 in Cin
cinnati offices. She had 2,200 tons as
sorted cargo, estimated at $70,000.
The Ben. Johnson, worth 530,000; in
surance not known; no cargo.
The G. B. Allen was valued at 585,000;
insured for 530,000, in Pittsburgh offices
for $5,000, the - remainder not ascer
tained. The hull is but little damaged,
and? flay tons of freight on board will
mostly be saved. On her cargo there was
an insurance of $lO,OOO in the Home of
New York, and $5,000 in the St. Paul Fire
and Marine. ,
The Carrie V. Kountz cost g27,8e0, and
Is said to be insured in Pittsburgh for
$15,000. She was heavily loaded.
The Fanny Scott had 125 tons assorted
cargo, the value of which is not known.
She was valued at $25,000, and an insu
rance for $B,OOO on her. There was a
risk on her cargo of $7,700 in the Boat
men'', of Pittsburgh.
The. Armenia was a Pittsburgh boat
and had no cargo, valued at 520,000;
probably Insured in Pittsburgh.
The Jennie Lewis was a Missouri river
packet, owned by the Star Line, and
was Just about to leave with a full cargo
and a large number of passengers. She
was valued at 540,00 u and .probabif
well insured. Just as she dropped out
into the stream the Fannie Scott and Ar
menia floated down and the people on
them begged' to be taken off. Captain
McPherson immediately steamed along
aide, and while talking the men off all
the boats floated across the river, and
the Jennie Lewis grounded on the Ml
nets shore, and before she could get off
the burning wreck of the Carrie Kountx
(not the Armenia as previously reported)
drifted against her, and in a short time
all three of the boats were burned to the
water's edge. When the Lewis caught
fire there was a terrible consternation
among her passengers, and but for the
coolness and bravery of Capt. McPher
son many ..lives would have been lost.
The boat hving caught fire at the bow,
all the usual means of escape were cut
off; but the Captain and other officers
dropped the women an children down
from the rear guard of t d
he cabin deck to
the mate and others on the main •deck.
and they in turn passed them to men
standing, waist deep in the water. who
carried them ashore... By this means all
were saved, but everything else was:lost,
thepaseengers escaping with only what.
they had on.
The estimated toes of the (large Is 5240,-
000 and on the boats about 5250,000. .
Lsran—The following Is' a tolerably
correct list of the insurance kisses by gre
' last night: :Floating Dock, St. I/ouls,
$8,000;• Atlantic, St;rl...ente, 55,000: Globe,.
St. Louis, 55,000; Marine, St. Louis,
$19,300; St., Loafs Insurance Company,
s l l,6oo;,Phcenix, 512,400; United States,
St. Louis, $18.700; Boatmewi, Pittsburgh,
510,000; National, Boston, $5,900; Boat
men% St. Louis.. 525,880: Pacific, St.
Louis; $5,000; "Etna, Hartford, 510,000;
Independent, Boston, 55,000;,Enterprise,
Cincinnati, 55,000; •PeoPles Pittsburgh,
$25,000; Allegheny, Plttlitiurg. 515.000;
Home, New Haven, $12,500; St. Pant Fire
and , Marine, 55,000; Excelsior, St. 'Lucile,
$5,000; Floating Dock, 805t0n,55,000;
St. Joseph, Mo., offices, $14,000. About
two-thirds of the risks are on the car
goes; the remainder on the hulls..
Railroad Acoldent.
City Telegraph to tbe Pittsburgh Gazette. 3
HuntioN, March 110.--46 is reported
here that one or two cars were thrown
from the track on the Albino*: and Sus
quehanna Railroad last night, by a bro.
ken tall, pad ten or twelve persons in
ured.- • •
TM SOUTHERN REBELLION.
President Buchanan and Mr. Case. ills
" Secretary or State—lnteresting Cor
respondence.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.; •
_WASHINGTON, March 30, 1868.
The following• correspondence was
transmitted to the Senate to-day in com
pliance With the resolution adopted by
that body on the 17th inst.
, CASS To BUCHANAN.
D •
epa - iment of State, December 12,1860.
-Sir: The, alarming crisis in our na
tibnal affairs has engaged your serious
consideration, and in your recent mes
sage you have expressed to Congress,
and through Congress to the country,
the views fraught with the most Mornen
tons consequences which are now pre
. sented to the American people for solu
tion. With the general principles
laid down in that message I fully
concur, !and I appreciate with warm
sympathy its patriotic appeals and
suggestions. What measures it is
competent and proper for the Executive
to adopt,, under existing circumstances,
is a subject which has received your most
careful attention, and with the anxious
hope, as I well know from having partic
ipation in the deliberation, that tranquil
ity and good feeling may be speedily
restored to this agitated and divided Con
federacy. In some points, which I deem
of vital importance, it has been my mis
fortune to differ from you. It has
been my decided opinion, which
for some time past I have urged
at various N meetings of the Cabl
net,- that additional troops should
be sent 'to reinforce the forts in
the harbor of Charleston, with a view to
their better detente, should they be at
tacked, and that an armed vessel should
likewise be ordered there, to aid, if neces
sary, in the defense, and also, should it
be required, in the collection of the rev
enue. And -it is - yet my opinion that
these measures should be adopted with
out
the least delay. I have likewise
urged the expediency of immediately
removing the custom house at Charles
tan to one of the forts in the port, and
also of making arrangements for the
collection of duties thereby, having a
collector i and other officers ready to
act when necessary, so that when the
office may become vacant the proper
authority; may be there to collect the
duties on the part of the United States.
I continue to think these arrangements
should be immediately made. While
the right and responsibility of deciding
belong to you, it is very desirable at
this perilous juncture, there shoulebe,
as far as ,possible, unanimity in your
councils, with a view to safe and efficient
action: I have, therefore, felt it my duty
to tender my resignation of the office of
Secretary of State, and ask your permis
sion to retire from that official associa
tion with yourself, and the members of
your Cabinet, which I have enjoyed du
ring about' four years without a single
occurrence of a single incident to inter
rupt the personal intercourse winch has
so happily existed.
1 cannot'close this letter without bear
ing my testimony of the zealous and
earnest devotion to the best interests of
the country with which, during a term
of unexampled trials and troubles, you
have sought to discharge the duties of
your high station. Thanking you for the
kindness and confidence you have not
ceased to manliest toward me, and with
the expretiaion of my warmest regards,
both for yourself and the gentlemen of
your Cabinet, I am, sir, with great re
spect, 'Your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN TO MB. CASS.
Washing6rn, D. C., Dec.lsth, 1860. Sin:
I have received your resignation of the
office of Secretary of State with surprise
and regret. After we had passed through
nearly the whole term of the adminis
tration, with mutual and cordial friend
ship and regard, I cherished the earnest,
hope that nothing might occur to disturb
our official relation until its end. Yon
ve decided differently, and T have no
have
to complain. I must ex
press my gratification at your con.
current* with the general principles laid
down in my late message, and your
appreciation'with warm sympathy of
its patrioticappeals and suggestions. This
I value very highly, and I rejoice that
we concur in the opinion that Congress
does not possess the power, under. the
Constitution, to coerce a State by force
of arms to remain in the Confederacy.
The question on which we unfortunately
differ is that of ordering a detachment of
the navy to Charleston,, and is cor
rectly stated in your letter of resigna
tion. I do not intend to argue this
question. It is sufficient to say that
your remarks upon the subject
were heard by myself and the Cabinet
with all the respect due to your high po
sition your long experience and your
unblemished 'character. But they failed
to convince us of the necessity and pro.'
prietyi - under existing circumstances, of
adopting such a measure. The Secreta
-ries of War and of the Navy, through
whom the orders must have issued to re.
infqrce the forts,did not concur in your
views, and Whilst the whole responsi
bility for the refusal rested upon my
self, they were the members of the
Cabinet more directly interested.
You may have judged correctly on
this important I question, and your
opinion is entitled to graver 'con
siderations, 'but under my convictions
. of duty, and believing, as I do, that no
present necessity exists for a resort to
force for the\-protection of the public
property, it was Impossible for • me to
have 'risked' a collision of arms in the
harbor of Charleston, and thereby have
defeated the' reasonable hopes which
cherish of the final triumph of the Con
stitution andi the Union.
I have only, to add that you will take
with you into . retirement my heartfelt
wishes • that the evening of your days
may be prosperous and happy.-
, Very respectfully yours,
[Signed] JAMES BucHANAN.
NEW_. mirr.
Safe of Union Patine t Railroad Collin"
piny Ordrreceto be Broken ripen—New
Revenue Odlcers—ilwindling Dollar
StoreaJ z Gifs t Buterprises; ',no; " ?De=
uounced—Paneral of Ex... Mayor Oar.
per. .
(By Telegriph to the Pittsbnren Gasette..)
,
• NEW March 30, 1869. E.
, .
Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court,
today issued on order :directing the
sheriff to, break' open the. safe •of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, in order
'to get at the booksand papers.
Collector Grinnell < and Surveyor Cor
nell were sworn in' yesterday.. • The fiscal
quarter ends to-morrow afternoon, when
the new. Collector will take possession of
the office and swear in his deputies..
Assessor Webster, who has returned
from aconference with the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue at Washington, has,
it is stated, been fully. endoksed 4n , his
proposed action in taxing funds used as
banking capital in Wall street. The test
ease against. Clark, Dodge it Co. will
soon come before the Ckirtaa.. Meantime
the Assessor has Vacated one of his orig
inal positions, and now announces he
•doeS hot prOnosel to tax margins as
capital. .
The grand jury having ignored the bill
of Indictment James- :Logan No.
•
2, for the alleged murder of Rogers, he,
has been discharged. from custody.
Mayor Hall has issued a circular eau-%
tioning strangers thit all ca.operativel
unions, gift enterprises, dollar stores
and schemes of that nature in this city
are swindles, and call(tig upon all news
papers throughout the country to pub
lish them se such and reiterate the in
formation frequently.
The ingttest held in this city on the
body of Charles Lockwood, the Sing
Sing prisoner who was shot after cap
ture, resulted in a verdict that the de
ceased came to his death at the hands of
Sullivan and Murray, prison guards.
The jury recommend the District At
torney to take immediate action. . A writ
was subsequently served on Coroner
Flynn, who held the Inquest. prohibit
ing him from proceeding further, on the
ground that the case was not within his ,
Jurisdiction, the death having occurred •
in Westchester county.
Tho Police Commissioners will coin
mence legal proceedings against Captain :
Young, late Chief of the Dates3tive force,
to recover moneys received by him as
rewards.
The funeral of James Harper took place
this P. xr.,at St. Kul's Methodist Church, r
and was attended by an immense con•
course, including the. Mayor and mem
bers of the city government and leadin
merchants,bankers and authors of ' •
and book publishers from all p
country.
Insane Man Arrest,
Yesterday morning; betty
seven o'clock, officers Wilsc
son, on duty at the trnidirbOp
to the lock-nD Edward W. Bey—...
young German, who showed strong.signs
of insanity. Beyha, it appears, had got
aboard of a train on the Pittsburgh and
Cleveland Railroad, at Freedom, and on
the way to Allegheny city had acted in
a manner which led to the belief that he
was insane. When the train arrived at
Allegheny station, officer Wilson, who
got aboard there to ride to the Union
Depot, was informed of the fact, andv
when the train arrived at the depot
took the unfortunate man in charge, and
assisted by officer Johnson conducteC
him to the lock-np. Upon examination,
one hundred and thirty dollars and a sil
ver watch were found upon his person.
It appears that he had some time isince
been an inmate of the Dixmont Hos
pital, but it is not known whether he
escaped or was discharged from the
institution. He'is not in a condition to
take care of himself and he win be de
tained until his friends can be heard
from or the proper steps are taken to
have him placed in a hospital. •
Markets by Telegraph.
NEW ORLEANS, March 30.—Cotton
tive and advanced I,c; middlings 28;4c;
receipts 3,451 bales; exports 500 bales -
Sugar dull; common . 12c. Prime 14 ,
Molasses—prime 65g70c. , Flour du,'
superfine $5.60; treble extra $6,25.- Cep
dull at 72®780. Oats advanced to 1
Bran $1,15. Hay firm; prime 127.
dull at $33. Bacon firm at 14}‘, 17 1 / 4 14
17 .c. Lard dull and nominal. Whir;
nominal; western rectified 85@90c.
firm; fair 14X®1534c; prime 174 a
CnicAno, March 20.—At open Warn=
the morning No. 2 Wheat wits in fair
wand, closing at about $1,123i.
April. and ;412, cash. Other - grairl
dull and nominal. In the evening then
was very- little business done; sales of.
5,000 bush spring Wheat, seller, next
week, at 11,12 g. Provisions inactive
and`nearly npminal. •
NASHVILLE, March 80.—Cotton market
active; low middling. 25 . X,c; good ordi
nary, 24%0; stock, 6,100 bales.
A SIGNIFICANT 'LETTER•
LouisMtn. March =d, 1869.—Find eneosed
P. 0. order for •• • which you will please
place to my credit, and send humediately half a
gross of Blood Searcher, and a full supply of Mr—
culars. . •
The demand for your medicine Is gradually In
creasing, and I believe will eventually' take the
place of other similar preparations. now being
extensively advertised throughout Kentucky and,
the Southern States, but there - Is little advertis
ing needed that will reach the masses. Circu
lars will do very well in the locality where the .
Blood Searcher is sold, but the ,greater number
are only to be reached throng"' the medium of a.
popular newspaper, a few inlertions is all that
is requirid. Let the people of Kentucky once
know that DR. KETSEanEs BLOOD SEARCHER
can be had at thi Medicine and Toilet Depot..
Louisville, Kentucky. and I guarantee a profita
ble return. I- have an extensive acquaintance
throughout Kentucky and the South, And though
1 claim not to be an exception to the generality
of my fellbwe, I flatter myself that the name of
W. W. Wird.terds, as Agent ler the Blood "
Searcher, will at least n.)t lesson the demand.
but on the contrary, will induce many to take
hold of it..and when they nave dime so it will,
. matter very little who is the Agent, 'or- where
it comes , from, DR. KEYSER'S BLOOD
SEARCHER will be the . medicine . their
have tested and whit they will want. Ths Blood
Searether is doing 'good work Let tills locality.
There are numbers to whorul have recommended ".
It for dyrpepsia, and as a generel Tonle, and in
every case! have bad a good report. -There le
gentleman in business oppodte my store who
has been confined to his room; alnee July last
with sensible, a physician attending everyday,
and getting no better. Soon after I. received
your first consignMent. I sent him one of your
circulars, bat it wairsom aline before I heard
from him, and not until I sent: r. Boyd over to
see him did he conclude to try it. Hits now get
ting well, mid regrets that he did not adopt the
remedy sooner. His case was as bad if not worse
than that of Mr. Boyd, and will prove a valuable
acquisition to the list of cures. Allow me to con
gratulate you on your removal to.your new store,
with the hope. that it it will in no way detract
from your former prosperity. Respectfully,
W. W. WILLIAMS.
Toni'. Krum, Pittsburgh, Pa
DR. NEYSER , d BLOOD SEARCHER IS SOLD
BY THE GROSS, DOZEN OIL SINGLE BOT
TLE, AT HIS NEW MEDICINE STORE, No.
67, LIBERTY STRFET,: ONE DOOR FROM
SIXTH. CONSULTING ROOMS, No. 120 PENN
STREET.:.
THE TRUE MEDICAL DOCTRINE,
Na.ure,- when ; .struggling with disease,. Indi
cates untufaiakebly the - - kind of assistance sne
reeulres. Incases or nt rvous weakness and gen
eral debility. the .feetile, pulse,- the lack-lustre
eye, tho attenuated frame, the, flaccid mingles.
-the melancholy visage, lnforro ns es plainly as if
each organ had* tonsinSttiat amedfectiettrifyttg
, lasi esedsit., It does not: require the aid of a
.me4bialleficittaa o. understaud this ;dumb
peal for new Nlgoi, , from an exhausted system.
Evesy, eader of -these lines can comprehend it.
just as well MI the graduate ot.a physlcialuti col
lege.. Let not tkle,deniand of enfeebled natur -
neglected. 'ltesPorid to it promptly by Commenc
ing s; conrse of IfOtITgaTILItIi3 81011A.011 . ~IIITT
ERS, DreparatAlin misting, their highest
excellence, the - propirtles of 9 9TI.IIIILANT ‘ at.
xxeleots:irr, and an stattitertYr.. Before three.
days have *heard' from the raking of the drs:
dose, : a matted beitificial change will be maul
fest in the bodily ! a d mental condition of the pa
'tient. The pulse will be stronger and more regu
lar, the eye wUI begin to lose its dull expression,
therauscular nerrous_ systems to recover
their tension ! and the pairlts to imnroie. Perse
vbre, and tt eostiplete revildecation of. the de
pressed animal tintimentai powers is certain. In
cases `.l'dy"-peptilii and biliousness, the same sal.
ntary results will be obtained. The app, lite will
-revive, the sallowness of the skln disappear, and
au the distressing symptoms which a . com pany
disorders of the stomach and liver, will rapidly
sukside. -The sudden no of epring often in
[ermines the e complaints by checking the per
spiratory action, M which so mace morbid mat
ter Is evaporated through the pores or the body,
,and therefore the BIT'l Eats are especially useful
to the dyspeptic - and bilious at this Season.