TWE_DAILY *GU=3, rM==o re _?RNIIIILK B KD e 11 r 4 / 4 a . f 84 and 86 FiAir Avenws. P. D.PEnincu. z•!. P. Bpurres, 1081/111 ma I. P. ism RDITOaII Air, TitaLIIIIII Or THIS DAILY. 1 " aln • P.? Veltvertwity 1mtr1neek.......--0 FIRST Eng JrIDXIORT. TOLE IN THE SCHOOLS. DECISION BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CINCINNATI. The Board . of Education Restrain: 'ed from Forbiddhig the Read- Jug of the Scriptures. A 418SENTING OPLNION. tily Trlesrapt le the Mebane aatette.) CtsentStavx, ,February 15. The de fasten of the cone ell. D Munn et al. Tn. the Board of Education, was rendered in the Supreme Court to-day. Each of the three Judges prepared an opinion, the reading of Which occupied more than • three hours. The Court room was tilled with listeners. The plaintiffa applied for an injunction to restrain' the' operation of resolutions ' pawed by the Board of Education pro hibiting the reading of theilible in pub. lie schools. Judge' Begone delivered his - opinion . Brat. The-following is a synopsis: The argument at the trial of the cue took a very Vide range' and embraced topics then supposed to bear moan the = mut at issue. The counsel tee the difference .between Recta and asetarlanhun on. the one- hand, and Christians and Christianity on the other. The plaintiffs diem:Used thenrat and the defendant , ' the second, but not with any Idea of abandoning either of them. The ling question that present' itself, Is whether the Court has power to hear the case and grant the relief demanded by the equitable interference of the Court? That depends on the propoal. lion. That is, within the simple mind - plo of equitable jurisprudence In this class of cases. It must be shown that the action of the Board was either done in the absence or authority, or if they lead authority, tbat It was abused, and is - therefore unlawful and void. It wax ob jected to the power of the Court, that under the code an injunction is a coca wand to refrain from a particular au, and -that when the resolutions were passed the old rules of the Board were repealed and the new ones promulgated, and that therefore we must either make new ruled, or restore the old ones, which would be rather the °Bice of a mends • anus. But the pleadings demand no , uMrmative relief, nor is this a case for a - - -atoindatery injunction. Sothat the Omni that if the case is within any prim m e il of equitable jurisprudence, they la te t h e 'noway to grant the relief.. and the do n n a... were subject 'to Its seer etre. Had the Boar,' Power to pass the cue- Had complained of? Is Its action ummuku u . or m u , rower been abused? These are vital inqiiii 4 es. The defend antsm Richards, (Second cited Bloom .Ohio State, 357,) and IlicGet. - leh vs. Was- SOU, ' Fourth Ohio Statee.s7l,) in which the Supremo Cohrt held thee neither Christianity or any other systent of re. - Bitten was part of the law cf Ohio. • Be sides the objection that thin was °War - dicta, and that the Court overlooked the Intimations In previous cases, it le suf ficient to say that if the pleadings were being framed with a view to mandatory relief, these two cues have no applies- Hon. The common schools of Cincinnati are in operation under the Constitution of • 1851. The seventh section of the Bill of - Bighta provides that 'a • aqieligion t morality and • knowledge, • however, being essential to good govern ment, it shall be the duty at the General .Assembly to pass suitable laws to protect 'every denomination in the peaceable on - joyment or its atm mode of worship and • to encourage schools and the means of • Instruction." :the Legislature has no where defined the purpose of common schools, has not prescribed the text books, nor anything relating to the administration of the Nye. . tem. It la claimed that whatever' the Board may choose to omit in reference to conducting the exercises of the wheals . and the course of study has been left to their discretion. though' it might be constitutional for the Legislature to ''make the requirementa of the old rule, in pursuance of the duty enjoined upon - them. It being left to the discretion of 'the Board, therefore, to grant the relief would be to usurp the fuectinns of the ' School Board, and that th 6 difficulty can only be reached by the periodical Oleo dons of school trustees. But the Legit. lature has passed special laws, and the propositions assume that the Board may - do whiathe Legislature cannot do. We are remitted to the Constitution, for neither the Legislature nor the Board an determine this question. . A. wide dffference existed between a counsel as to the meaning of the resole • Sou. But the resolves themselves were . a proldblticat of religious Instruction. In considering the case it does not matter whether the Board had ever before pro vided for any religions Instruction or not, and we cannot in this cams try the idtality or the old rule. A great Darter the argument relates to the truth or gouty- of the Christian religion and the autherit; of the Holy Scriptures, and e. has no enr.. Nor can these questions . be authoritaticaly decided la a court of -justice. The Gonatitution of Ohio pro vides for ample protection to those who . relieve in Almighty God, and to those - who do not, with freedom of conscience to all. We have no religious establish want. These provisions are tor the se. eerie) , of the Individual. The Constitution provides two means for the promotion of religion, morality and knowledge. Flist, The worship of every religions denomination is pro tected, and this furnishes a clew to the religion and morality of the Constitadon. • And it Is true that In the pulpits and on the platforms Of all sects every question Of religion, morals, science, literature, • art, politics and what not have been - - freely (Recanted, and rightly, and thus these Lestrumentelities have nibeerved ' the purposes of the government and ' conservators of the public morals and agents for the diffusion_of knowledge. Oar statute books have nthem leftist*. eon for the protection of religious de. • nommations In pursuance of that require ment of the Constitution. Second, The Constitution encoureges schools and the means of Instruction, and provides for a ' thorough eystem of common schools. it Is objected that 'natural „religion is • . enaugh for the purposes of the State, and - that jealousies and violations Of con. wieder, for which the Constitution pro. vides no ample protection, will follow the intrOdnetiOn of religions Instruction into the schools. Considering these oh, jections In order, we. have the following • propositions: Feral. The-WI provisions of the Conti. antiOn tend to the homegenitg of the anpulations end contain the trots &doe ;erby of government. y 0,,; cad. The State to neceamay to so ciety am; originates in God. They are therefore i2separatde , The State needs ' the bonds and sanction of religions teaching, hut-noiNng more. Third. 'Phis appears from the legisla tion for the pr pe otection of religious worship, of which every denoml _ nation cannot be deprived. In so . far as d aro i taxed to , anforee this pro. tectimi, as well as the burdens of taxa tion increased by the exemption of - church property from taxatiomin so far at; support places and forma :of wordhip sgatvit their consent, - ' Fourth. The State uses both sects and schools as instrumentalities to secure Be ends. Fifth. It le tin: political value of reli gion, morality and knowledge which the Mato proposes to secure, and,itieoulyon I :t i ts ground that taxation for the protect% of religious worship . and encourage= , ..aor Instruction Is justified. pono moot ' , tabards (38 Maine. So ityweira • • co " u u ,Th74 - M s , -, tt it was held that, the Ism • are w . 4 uuuu 2etitutiortlil b,eoause . they . • violate °°Diebnic4: at 0 Uri - itif ,of the Sixth. Section tw o , Condi 'Mien simply vide , that no rot or sects shall by law' centre' an ,y part of the school fund, and It !a not olldtnet that iu,that k uu m • snub a vomit would ." follow by Milk d6C181012 of this tar . . Seventh. Jiloom va. ‘and Ca ligGeirleb vs. Wall Eon have no gm 4 i All'ant4l"lB cues. tO do 'run "' • Eighth. Virti - bavo n the consequenor of th ° eproper otitiatni9' _ . , . - ),_ 1 - ~, n i r ...., "'S • ii) . lint 'ls - 7 , . iiil -. . . id I I tl i c L , r 1 - • f. -_,- „ v , kr tt ___... 1 ~44 - . . VOL. T XX V. tion of the taw. The ooniequenoos must be 'subordinated to the Unblic good. just as we surrender other natural rights tor:, the same end. Salua populi auprens to is the maxim. • -•- • • Ninth. We arwitot to determine the religion, morality arid knowledge in. tended by the Constitution. Tenth. If we worship science or art, or collective wisdom. etc., in any sense, and mike 'that worship a manifestation of our religious convictions, those reso- Intiona would prohibit Instruction there in'. . • Eleventh. The pupils of Hie, high schools read the Holy Bible with appro priate singing., and the Greek Testament, and there is no complaint; nor yet by children without parents; nor yet by those who are worse than orphaned. . - "Oar common schools cannot be secu larized, though It is a onestien, whether It would not be better that they — Am:lid be. But In view of the tOnatitution, the resolutionSare void. In other views of the resolutions lt may be said that Christianity Is the pre.' veiling religion in the • State ' not of the State. The moral sense of the people is controlled by it, and whatever le opposed Andermines the moral support of the 'laws and corrupts the community. „It is not claimed that the Bible dons notteach all the'vlrtueiand the grebes that adorn private and public life. Finally, a thoughtful survey of our individual weakness and Imperfection will certainly teach na to cultivate aupitit of mutual orbearanoe and charity, and we shed the tier labor for the elevation of our race and the spread of truth and civilization on the -earth. The injunction must be made perpetual. Judge Storer begad by a lifef state ment of the case, making prominent the" tact that the practicdof reading the Bible in schools began in _this city tiny yearn ego, and had ciintkildid r Taver Arbies: - hilt provision had bean - made in this time to excuse from that chordate any pupil whore parent or guardlantred it. To this rule no exception was an until in 1869, when the School Board passed these resolutions. Defendants Justify the ac. tion of the School Board on the ground that many taxpayers are not believers in the Bible, that the members of. the Cath. elle Church do not believe King James': version Is correct andcomplete, and that others are by disbelief precluded by con science from attending schools.... We will dismiss all referenoe to past history and all discussion of the authen• ticity and authority of the scriptures. Nothing is gained by the assertion that the Bible is not the revealed will of God. This lathe same weapon that is always used by the disciples of unbelief. We believe in the. plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. We dismiss also the references to persecution by Christiana. There never can be any Just denial of the truth by showing the inoonelatency °ribose who profess to know and teach it. Separated from all irrelevant matter, the propositions are : Had the defen dants, in the exerelsoof their discretion, the legal right to declare the Bible should not be reed in the schools:- and If . no such power existed, may this Court restrain the Board. The provision of the Copal% tdtion recognizes the existence of a Su preme Being, but gives no preference to sects. . The protection it gives to relig• ions worship we may *all conclude is not Intended to supplyi to those who, like the Athenians, worship the unkneWn God. It is the Christian religion that is recognized by the Constitution. Th y Legislature has due:aped ails view by exempting the family Bible from exacta. lion, by providing each apprentice shall be:provided with one, that a Bible shall be in the halide of every inmate or the Jail, penitentiary and of reformatory in. 'dilutions. AU this Is at the public ex panse; and it is now claimed that the Bible cannot be read In the common schools. Nay, more. Our halls of legis lation and our courts of justice are sup. pVed witn copies of the Bible, and It Is only from the common schools that it is sought to be expelled, thus making them the only exception to the general recog• ration of the Bible as the exponent of I morality and religion. The lowest . view we can take of the religion contemplated and recognized by the Constitution is that which acknowledges a Supreme Being: not a creature of the Imsginaticm, but revealed in our conacimunaces arid the wonthip of that Being. We con clude that: the revealed religion of the Bible is that which is meant by the Con stitution and has been recognized by the legLalation or the General Assembly. Oa no other ground can blasphemy be nude criminal? • The defendant+, 'claim that the instruc tion refereed to in the bill or rights means .the cultivation of the sense of right and wrong, and that the only religion meant by that Instrument lethal written in human nature. This was ■ bold proposition and hard to sustain on any other ground than that which justi fies the Juggernaut, the sacrifice of the Hlndoo widow, or the cannlballein of the South Sea Islands. Without the teach ings of the. Bible we have no unvarying code of morals or of human duty. But the defendants say the natural conscience le to be developed. What is the promos? What high and holy mo tive la presented to the pupil who -le deprived of the teactilpga or thn Bible? -By this rule there would bo no standard and every man would be a law unto himself. The strife of opinion would be uncontrolled and the moral power of the country would a dependent on Individual caprice. We do not admit that the lilblo loads to sectarianism. This is the work o man, net of God. The Scriptures teach that we are all of one origin; but the !Inman lemon Is •dlfferent. We learn from the Bible to forgive In'taloa; but not so. In the protoundost tams of human philosophy. Avolnure that teaches Immortality cannot tacit exclusiveness.. The Blots has suffered from its friends. 1(11 had bean left free trent the glasses of men, it would now be, profitable for doctrine, in Its parity, without note or comment. The oom manta of men lead to sectarianism, not the Bible itself. . The claim that the conscience of the Catholic, and the Jew Is violated le not to be considered, because there is no oom• petition in either case. The rules are modified so as not to Millet the con science of either of these claims. In one of the districts the Detuty version Is read instead of King James' version. There did appear to be an Injustice In the matter of taxation, but the mode of taxation cannot affect the right of giving . religious Instruction. The Bible MEWS not be excluded because the 'taxes are not equitably assessed or distributed. The reading of rile Bible is not an act of I worship. The lessons chosen are natural. ly those tending to eitivate the mind and Kitten the heart. Its object la to calm the mind and give wholesome lemons in moral rectitude. If no - religious teot is reqeired, no act of worship no sectarian- Ism, wo cannot see how the defendants can exclude this exerchte. It is not claimed that they have any need of revelation, and we are led to believe they have acted hastily. The ' Bible was valuable as a literary or his. Goriest work. 'There was no censorship over the classes. The crusade was against the Bible only, against the book recognized by every civilized•nation as sacred, sod that holds the preeminent title of the book. If It is excluded, many others most follow, on the ground that they offend conscience. These resolutions area sweeping edict, and not only without hope, but without Clod; not even natural religion may be taught. Ifs pupil oaks about hie origin, he may be referred to geology, but not to Genesis. If one asks why in e Sabbath is observed, the teacher must ask per minion of the Board of Education before . . . the question can be answered. On the whole case wo ooncludo wo have complete J arindlotion; that the case preaenus egnitable ground. for our in terference: that the bowers of the de fendants have bean "u - ansconded: that their action is ultra vireo and void, mud the iejanction moat ho made perpetual. DISSENTING 01".111;01! Jtidge Taft followed with • tidielenting opinion, treating separately the two resolutions passed by the &hoofßaird, the first of which amide a new rule Pro. hibiting all religious Instruction, and the atetnd, repealing an old rule, does stray with the reading - of the Bible with appro; priato singing as an opening oxen. elm. This resolution Interprets itself by declaring It to be the object thereof "to allow the children of parmlts sects and opinions in matters of faith and worship to enjoy alike the benefit of the 00M03011110.100l fund." There reason tq, soppme that the Boardhid any other object In Arlew. The great dl. vonsity in religions faith in the com niunliy sward tq them to.requlre that the Instruction hi the common sehools, which are supported by general taxation, be confined to secular knowledge, moral and intellectual culture, in order to carr7 out Ike splric 1 1 41 langusfeef .„- - • '7 7: ES the Constitution, which guarantees gill' gains liberty and equality to all and Prohibits the application of the 'school fund to sectarian • uses. The Board, meaning to exclude format and special religious instruction, did not use the term "aectarian," for fear that Maputo might arise as to the precise meaning thereof. The resolutions cannot be con strued as meaning to prevent the Incor. partition of extracts - from the Bible into books for instruction in reading, nor Sloes the presence of each extracts make aald books religious, any more than the egtmote from ancient authors make them pagan. There is no evidence of any official op. ere/talon or abuse on the part of the Board, no disregard of Individual rights, or of sacred things, to Justify interference from the Court, If it hag acted within Its legal power. That the Board has so sated Is evident from the tact, first, that while the Constitution, • holding religion, morality and knowledge to tie essential to good government, devolves the duty Dimming suitable laws to encourage schools and the means of Instruction upon the General Assembly, it neither prescribes the kind of instruction, nor that religious instruction Stan be given in all the schools :encouraged, or in any of them, but leaves the • whole Matter to the discretion of .the Legisla ture. And, second, from the fact that the Legislature in the exercise of Its un limited diseretloge l in positing the law establishing the common schools, does not prescribe the , kind of Instrioctiunto be given In them but leaves the whole matter for the of Ildtication, and no far from tuotociatlng the idea of epeeist. religious instruction with them, express. ly prohibited any seethe sects from hav ing any control of the echool fund. But the Bill of. Rights, in asserting "reli gion,,, together with "normality! and knowledgo,! , to be essential to good goVernmeni, evidently- means religion In thehroad sense of reverence and love to. wards God- and charity toward men. As a moans of encouraging the cultivation of Assembly sentiment, it directs the General Assembly to pass suitable lawg.both to protect every religious de nomination litthe peaceable enjoyment of its own, mode of worship inn so en courage the schools and :the means of instruction But It does not appear that either the framers of the Constitution, or the Legislature, acting uniter Ats author ity, were of the opinion thatelliecial relig ious instruction in theschools was neces sary to secure religion, as there Is nothing-to show that they held ingrric thin to 'limier knowledge to be godless or, conilutive to Irreligion and hunter. alai'''. - They may' be presumed - to have regarded all sound knowledge as promo. ting morale and Oeligion. Especlally is there nothing to show that they thought it neceesary to give - special religious In. struction In the-common schools, for the Bill of Rights does not even specify the kind of schools to he encouraged.- The argument for epeeist religious Instruction in the common schools under thlanlause, would make special religiOus Instruction a nooses:lrib part of the Instruction In all schools of whatever character. Another thatyumentality than the school for teaching religion is recognized and 'provided for in the protection of all religious denoricinationit. But lilt be insiste.that the provision in regard to religion is not satisfied by the protection of all religious denominations, but requires the passage of laws encouraging hoots, ar.J., even then It- does not follow that they are towilki- schools with special religious teaching, for the Bill of Rights simply saysisehools in general. Bat supposing the word "religion" to have been need in the narrow sense of the Protestant Christian religion, It would thenrequire . a distributive con strotition, ai ms sitigultx of iho clause. "Religion" would have -to be regarded as the antecedent to the words reepect ing the protection of all religious denom institte and knowledge sa the ante cedent to those respecting the encourage ment of schools, An., leaving it to be infetved that morality is promoted lie both. It would not, however, alter the ease If not only the words "morality and knowledge," but the clause respect ing the protection of altroliglons denom ination.% wore entirely omitted. It would still not follow that there must beepecitd religions instruction In the achooti% for It to not expreaaly provided for.. A for tiori, from the words an they stand, there is no sound reason to infer that the Con atitution intended to fix a specifically re ligious character on all the schools- Mat:lreton% if there is now religious in struction in the common schools, It IS tbero by the will of the Beard of Education, to whom etiolate discretion is given by the Reboot laws to determine the course of study and the text teaks to be used, and the Wert cannot Inter- fere with them, even if the plaintiffs were right in their interpretation of the requirements of the bill of rights. These requirements. have no force pro propio sivri, but necessitate the passage of suit able laws to give thorn effect, and when these laws are ()sexed they must be re garded by the Courts as suitable, for in pawing them the Legislature Is clothed with both Judicial and lee/dative power. The only appeal la to the peoplo. That this is not a novel principle may be seen from the deolsioda in the eases, Clillinvrater vs. Ildhudesippl. and Atlantic Railroad Company (13 Id. Rep. 1), Ma. toy va. city of Marietta (11 0. S. Rep 634), and t=roves va. Slaughter, decided by the United States Supreme Court. (15 Peters' Rep. 419.) Judge Taft therefore held, In regard to the first resolution, that the defendants appear to have acted In the adoption of this first rule with due respect for the . . rights and opinions of all tho people en titled to the benefit of the .common actuate; that the role is not In conflict with the seventh section of the bill of rights, by the fair and natural construe• Lion of the language of that section; that if tho Constitution were doubtful, the General Asserbbly, on which the Consti tution had devolved the power and duty of determining what wore suite bio laws tinder said section, • has performed die duties by passing Mecum• coon school laws, and has thereby made • decision from which there is noaopeal, except to the people; that those are suit; able laws to encourage common schools; that it is our duty to ascertain what these school laws aro and abide by them, as wo cannot change. them • or make others, or .decide even what they ought to bet that • the school laws thus enacted confer on the Boarn of Education complete discretion. ary power over tho government and management of the common schools, including power toadopt this rule, which is not In conflict with any law or consti tutional provision; and that this Court In 'Reaming to restrain the Board from carrying said rule Into effect Is 'going beyond Ur proper sphere to decide a question which theists , has placed within the exclusive discretion of the Board of Bducation. In regard to the second resolution Judge Taft held that as the School Board, using the disoretion conferred' upon it, ' had many years ago-adopted the rule re. milting the opening of xaboals with read , trig from the King James version and ap propriate elnging, it wax not transcending its docretlon in repealing paid rule, and thorefore the Courts could not Interfere. He says: I hold that whether the reading or, the Bible and Ringing, as practiced in the common schools, ho regarded as worship, religlowilnetruction, or as simple read log end singing lemons, Its introduction, continuance or discontinuance In entirely within the diaorction of tne Board of Education. But the defendants say that In view of the various coultletiog • reli gious opinions in the community, it had become Impossible to give spools! roll gloueinstruction in the common schools, without Infringing on the proclaim:moll the hill of Alights, guaranteeing religious Merry° and cquality to all end prohibiting any minion being compelled to attend, erect or sup. port any plane of worship, or . main. min any form of worship, against his consent, and that therefore it has became rho Imperative duty of the Board to pals , both reeoluttions. The present opening ' exorcises in the schools may be fairly -mid to bo both an act of worship and lesson in religious instruction. . There it -amobvious distinction between using the Bible as a general reading book and read ing from It sea part of a form of wor ship. The plaintiffs claim that the Bible cannot be regardsdae a sectarian took, end that-no one's conscience eau - be of : fended by the use of it. Bot In the meant the Catholics, eri children are entitled to the use of the crimmon schools, and who areabout two. . grata of the whole number attouding the schools, we are not at liberty to d - oubt the honesty-of-their. conscientious sort. plies, when said Catholics prefer to forego their right to the joint use of the common schools, and to erect and support schools of their own, rather than - subject their children to the Influence of what they regard as dangerous religions 'error. They are practically punished for their conscientious scruples scary Yew to the • ~.;:.: I GI IA I y_i=s tCi :! lal tL _m mv,a,uM ; U IM . =4' m= ji extent of 1200,000, on being deprived of their proportion of the school fund: It to said that the Catholics. will not be satisfied' with the school., even if the opening exercises are dimpeneed with: but this would not Justify . the Board of Education, or the .Court, in withholding what lit due, ,because . something else is asked. er j 4 m An then numerou s class of heavy in: pave the Jews, object to the opening ex is as offending their conscience, and Ithough they use the common sch la they have not waived their right to make this objection. ' It cannot be said that the bill of rights has simply The 'Protestant Christian re ligion in view, for the State knows no dif ference between any of the various forw of religion, provided they conform to its regulations. The cams of Bloom - vs. Richards, 5 Ohio St. Rep. 110; and Ma= aatriek va. Waxen, 4 Ohio St. Rep. 571-2 (which Judge. Tatb quoted at length.) show - this. The framers of the present Constitution of Ohio - were jenlous of the ambition of sects, and there. fore etureasly provided against their intruding • their forms" of worship upon , one another, or any or them ever having any exclusive right to or control of the school fund; " It is a characteristic of sectarians to ignore the conscientious scruples of others, but the ides that a man has leas conscience be cause he is a rationalist, spiritualist,. or even an atheitat, is not a constitutional ideain the State of Ohio. .Nor can any soot, because It includes a majority of the citizens. or any number of united sects containing such' majority, - claim -any reference whatever. So long as there is a minority which does not agree with them, theycannot claim:that their reli gion is unteetariam . The court wilt take als.a of the existence, of 'the Ohriatian rellgian for the purpose of preserving civil order it will of all other forms of religion. but the Government Ls neutral. and while protecting all it prefers none end diaper = rut. Al though not a ttFuTy i = Charity. Judge Tall characterised the progress in religious liberty from the colonial times, and quoted from Cooley on Con antenatal, limitations, to show that no re. Batons instruction could be maintained at the expense of the State. The Board of 'Education had simply aimed to free the common schools from any Jost conscien tious objection by confining them to secular inatnaction, moral and intelleo. -Mal training. Under the circumstances It was not only just,butt under the Con stitution of Ohio, a duty which could not be molted without violating the rights of those who conscientiously object to the practice under the old rule of the Board. The counsel for the''' defendants say they will carry the ease to the Supreme Court. Ramsey, Sege and King for the plain:Wile: Matthews. Hoadly and Stall, contra. AlAsa matter of public interest, It may be atatedgbat of the Superior Judges .ho today delivered the opinions on the Bible question. Judge Storer is au Epis copalian, Judea Evans a Methodist, and Judge Taft a Liberal Unitarian. " National Beak Catasaqua • 1111 Illak of Cm:melee, Eq. (felled NBC Meg SS Vesugo_ National ) I. frank/en. failed Ilre :Messrs, J. K. Diet I Co.. ;RC sa Mama Bair Al dant. Laueuter 8,721 8. Clang), Eleasslt Bank, Carlisle 6 CI la blustbelsa National Bast. Atanheim... 5,1 m glen National Bank: Wastlugteu. 10.292 06 Paraers'as) Megbaalcs• Bask. Illasoera 146 C 42 Caton Bankleg Comusul. 10,10018 Citaseus Bank, Pittabitgly 76 News. diehmaa.Clareag)/L Ca. By Tele/Rath to Use Pittsburgh tiaelllte.) cuter I RTY-FIRST CONGRBSS. (secomnimesszos.) " WASHINOTOit, D. C. Feb. 16.1670.. SENATE. The Vice President submitted a com munication from the Secretary of War, with an accompanying` bill- relative to the um:doll:on of cite. for national emit defeuess. Referred to committee on Mr. THAYER, from Military Com mittee, reported the House joint rmolu- Lion authorizing the • Secretary of War to place at the disposal of Bridge'. Battery Amociation at Chicago certain captured ordnance. Paved. Mr. MORTON offered a resolution, which was agreed to, milting upon the President for information as to the num ber and character of Iron clads belonging to the navybf the United States, their mot and present condition. On motion of Mr. RAMSEY, the -blil to abolish the franking privilege was taken up, the question being on the amendment of bfK Drake to allow the free transmission of newspapers as ex. changes through the malletse at present: Mr. MORRILL, Vt.. delivered an ar gument upon the necessity of various modifications Of the bill in the event , of it. Tha u t ir ll 6 :waa then laid said. and the unfinisbed'buainees, the Mitalizippitill, taken up. • - - Mr. BAYARD, in reply to the Senator from Indiana, denied the ansumption that the Constitutional definition of a republican form of government pm- greased or changed with the time., Mahn- log the Oanstitution wan now, as hereto fore, the supreme law of the States. MORTON said the construction put.by the Senator from Delaware upon the constitutional clause guaranteeing to every State a republican form of Gov ernment, would entirely destroy the provialon. While denying to Qpngress power to preserve Be work, that Senator also denied the Congressional power to reconstruct; but If the clause referred to did not; vest this power In .oongress, It - bad no meaning whatever. Mr. DAVIS delivered a lengthy writ ten argument upon the relative powers of Federal and State governments. Committees of Conference were ap• pointed upon disagreernenta between the two House on the naval deficiency and military academy bills. Adjourned. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES Mr. JULIA'S, from the Committee on üblb Lmds, offered a resolution to closethe land °Mee In any state where unsold public lands do not exceed 10,000 Sams, which pulsed. A question arose as to the order of business. Mr. DAWES wanted to go into COM. mitten on the Legtabal re Appropriation bill. - • . Mr. BUTIAIR, of Tennessee, wanted to call up the Greene-Van Wick con mated election case, and Mr. Swarm desired to dispose of the resolution re potted from the Committee on Foreign Affairs In reference to the imprisonment of Americans in Great Britain76i politi cal offences. The discomion occupied half an hour, bat finally the latter sob. Jed, got the preference, on condition that it should be disposed of In the morning hour. Mr. COX obtained permission to have a statement printed In the Globe be had received of the grievances and sufferings of those political prisoners. ' Mr. SWANN spoke 10 support of the resolution. .About a dozen members-ob tained permission to have their speeches • printed, in the Globe. , The resolution 'Which calls on the President for i nformation, wee then adopted._ ed. The House took up the contested elec tion caserrom I the 11th Congressional District of New York, the resolutions report the Committee being that Goo. Wlßreene, sitting member. is not entitled to the seat, and that am. H. YonWyck, con:es:ant, Is. The subject was discussed until half. past four and wont over until tomorrow. Bills were introduced end referred as follows: By Mr. CHURCHILL: To regulate the fees of attorneys, !le., In United 13 Courts. By Mr. MORRELL, of Pat Authorll slim the payment of bounties to persons who were rejected u volunteers and lm. mediately - afterwards drafted and held to itervioe. • • . Adjourned. Ttie Teen Legislature EBY Toltpsph to the rttstrorth szettil Aliens, February 15.,Tne Senatorial election is fixed for the MI Init.- The Fifteenth Amendment has been ratified, and the Fourteenth Amenamopt has pawed the House. The Preeidenf of tee Senate has been declared by General Reynolds and unseated, Measta. - Pelato and Elam, Conserve. thy" from the Tldrd and Thirteenth dia. triote, hays been unseated and Radicals put In their places, . yentumanic laitiread—Earatup (By Tele mph to the Pittsburgh Duette.) PHILADELPHIA.. February 15.—At ' the annual meeting of the Directors of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad today snout was submitted allowing the gross earnings for the year . 117,250,000; expen ses over 512,000,000; leaving the net earn ing 15,017,000, excrooding these Of 11105 • SECOID EMMA. swum:, Ey cz.ocs, IiAItRISBUBff. THE TREASURY INVESTIGiIION. Mr. - Mackey Present:lt De talledStatementi, Pennsylvania Letialiture. SENATE: Variety of BMslPassed —.Two More Vetoes F- The Sehi:eppe Bill Passed Oier the Veto. HOUSE: Bills Passed White's Treasury BM Palma. '" aro. (Boo°Ll Oteptteh to tlr rittsbargb.litF•tt,3 HArintaßusus,,Feb. 1 6 , 1870 ' . , Irite '"nrantrwr rISP7I:B7IOAAIONs Stable the Senate Finance Ochnolttee tomight;State Treasurer - Mackay pre 'anted a written 'statement;itot in an. swqg to, imentlans of bfenws. Wallace, White, BillingfelLand Brooke reiterated that he had follond the ; Tattoo of his predecessor' in ,depositithe public funds. Be bad , been ob ged to draw boon the &Inking' fund to a large extent owing to the fact that appropriations to charitable iturtltutlons, to soldieriP or phans' and common schoo ls, had been largely increased.. Large ditleits were also to be met. Mr. Billingflolt, Chairman; end Sena tor Wallace *incurred the ex pression that the etatementprasented by Mr. Mackey „wait not In accordance with the 'request of „the Committee: They had desired •'monthly account of what the same consisted. Mr. Mackey esid that It was not the statement be had originally Intended to prepare, but he had been guided by several members of the Committee who had expressed theuxuielves sallafted. - - The following is the statement present ed by State Tresumrer Mackey: • 7131.,6117.1 . 1...10(C1. MOXDAY. Y•Y 3D. INA- Ater .tI3 pm . G. Y. Mason Zi ea Co.. To•Vada. 10.110. Ziatlon.l . Bank. N•llittlllber. laud 14170 on • Pint National Bank. Warieu.- . • 000 CO Fanners sod Neobanlcs )iationalWank ' =t== Inn City Nottoral 11.1. Plaaburgb.. MGM 42 Union National Ban li.J.evriabtirj..... 10,40 00 baritsbo7l7 N 21 104 .1 84212 2,714 to TradeAlleo , 4 'National Bonk, ha rah Preo 2219,1•1 Panty Illectlaleks. Girard on Dant. Fanen and Mechanic. A 15.1013.1 • Bank. Philadelphia lt.Col to National Rant, Middletown :pan oa Meteor's Bank. 'rowan a =.IC IC Pint National Batik, f lat hart...... aI.CM 70 Maury. Wm. V en d a Co.. Alumna— IOON OP Viral National liana, 'Bellefonte =too in Moan, Jay Cooke Co.. Polladelphia 75.911 liemet.C. T. let •I I, Co., Pulls- ra ors Ftre. Natio., al Bank, Norristown.— I M.Sro) ) M(Ch•ratil Bunt. Harrisburg... - 161.041 IS Janot. E. fidgety Ito,oll 00 Vaalt • . . Unmer....... • SAW n Canna ALCIOURt. Vil So advance. so *Moen Govenneat 21. W, C Balance la Troaaury. Monday. May ISASCIT ' SALM/CIL JA%17.111, =XT. 11C0.—no: FROM LIMB AND DANDIES Workletirman4 barlnge 11411 . 2 k. ♦ls • f' 11:1.00) A leittinny Baring, pant, Alinglieny.. We an Bank of 4.losiotrea,: tree I.e4c 44 Venalim Natitnial, Beat Tamer. WI Mecinflet N.Uoaa Ilan[ /old A WO 00 Meun. Bali and Bbeak, Luataater.... 6.4 AD Oa Gonna. !Owings Built. Alit UUUUU iNaw op Mann. Mcbmaa. 4118.11.•011 a Co.. . L•ronator IS OM CO . .... . todnal Daposit alma. adb.0a,........ Mao oo M en. Milt, McVeigh I Co.. West Canter 10 an a) • Nadi:mai Bask, MiddlettnAll. Moto co Farmers Mgt/TVA. Begging ag MO CU First Nations k, isellaionta . M.S3O Jacob Im.ooo, Harrisburg RAMBO Omsk, liana. burg Marbagles Bask, Harrli BAB Mercurio Haub. TOIVIIIdC was. Y. Lloyd, Altoona 'laws... V. Nano. • Tawaada.! mom 30. Janiata Vallay 30.01 e stave Ban., 11•4413000 t. . —.. OM CO Yams. Lloyd, Miff • C o , 'Latrobe.. 10 COO to Ilonabc34y Bro. • Co., Harastaird.„ 40,144. 00 ban/lila National Bank, Canaille-- 4 ititv iv rlr.l Nationaloak:than:in lO OW 411 Caton limiting Company. Vatiadel -110,00010 Invitation National dank, nil phis 43,040 M /Mail:mar National lank, Pittsburgh Voi 113 GS Ilainnnelstoaro Slat 3.010 Mesas. Jay Coo a I C0.,491114.ie1vh1a 43,710. nut Nat,onol Bank, UVll•burg • 2.3.67 Ti Vanden and 11 echanlon 24•1100.1 Sank Oblla Vault Lirawaa. ...... coupon Leann* •dvsaur to pecan of the (foam. meet 11,7-'OX7 Advances and behalf, to allure of Goveraffeut. Ilasse (AS3O 03 Tamt t1i.G.0.1 So lor•rCTII and !levant.. Notionai Dent. this 111.21 61 El= Three hundred and eighty thousand dollars were deposited in the Farmers and Mechanics 'National Bank Monday, January St, 1870, but not gdyieed until t • February 1. 11370.'" ' The Finance Committee will meet M. arrow ironing and in the meantime examine and discuss the statement of Mr. Mackey and determine as to what farther, quintions the .Committee should propound to him on - appearing before them at Utairlme. • SENATE. ntrAn rsasan. The following Senate bills were passed: Supplement relative tablet:Mt:Mt& Ap. present of Allegheny county, which ro guing' two lieu. one for the county treasurer and another for tho Auditor General. - • • • Supplement relative to the Court of quarter 88111110 M of Allegheny county. Extending the time for filing claims for neseeement of met of sewer on Fifth avenue and continuing liens thereof. Relating to the. County Treasurer 'of Allegheny, which reoturea Interest!' on current balances, At. Increasing pay of Auditors and Boom shore In- Beaver and Washington noun. ties to two dollars per day. Inomporating Crystal and Spring Ice hianufaetering Company of Allegheny county. For extension of Allegheny cit . Amended by Mr. GRAHAM to in , all south of the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne & Chicago railway to Jackls RUB, and authorising the court lb apWat three free holders to adjudicate so.i prop. ett & the better prosectilirdiaf disorder. ly persons in Sharpsburip Empowering Guardians of the Poor of Pittsburgh to elect a Treasurer and re ceive interest cn all unexpended hid. Extending Allegheny City vehicle license taws, and grading mid paving laws to Sharpabnrg. Authorizing Weatern Pennayl van la Railroad Company to ham mortgage bonds. Repealing provisions of the Sixteenth - Section of set exempting OM of lading fiord replevin, The following House bills were pawed: Extending the sot for draining wet and sprouty-lands to Allegheny comity and to draining and ventilating of coal and other mines in Allegheny. R ope sung the game law of lige, as seises to Washington county. Prohibiting the gale of liquor in Pay ette City. Creating seven additional notaries unblc in Allegheny county. _ - - Incorporating the Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Pittsburgh., goviement for Ewalt aired bridge, chan ng =powders, - authorising addi tions tolls on foot passengers and better security of bonds. - Rims vrrosp. Memages were received from the Clov ernorvretolnit the Mlle incsarporatina the ahafrabstrah arid Etna Saving' Bank sad Grand Branch Emerald-Beneffetal GOOlety—the former beams six months' a notice of application for charter was not given and because the hill makes the charter perpetual, and the latter because the courts have power. The vetoeswere unanimously sustained.- TILE BCHOEPT/I BILL VETO The Governor's veto of 1.11 Sakonnet bill wee considered. Messrs:Lowry, White, Rovsard,Davis, Wallace and Purman opposed the veto, and Messrs. Osterhout and Bucksiew sustained It. The bin finally passed over the Governor's veto—yeas 22, nays 5, News. Beck, Backalew, Duncan, Nagle end Washout. .ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES =2 The- following House bilks . passed tinauy : Validating certain deeds Ateretofore make to bar estates Mil In Allegheny courtly. , Extending -thO second action of the Mechanics lea' law . of Westmoreland, Columbia and Elk to Allegheny. • Extending act exempting mortgagor from taxation and mortgages arid - other obligations for improvement ion real estate In Venango. Authorizing Monongahela Borough to Increasetax for borough improvement. Authorizing Pittsburgh authorities to locate- and open a street through St. Mary's Cemetery. Incorporating. Erie and Meadville Southern Railway Company. • - Authorizing the Pittsburgh, Virginia 'a. Charlatan Railway Company to true bonds secured by mortgage. • Incorporating the Juniata a Potomac Railroad Company. - Authorizing Reserve township School Board to, borrow money. Authorizing the Oakland School Die. trict, Pittsburgh, to borrow motley on bonds The following Senate bills were passed: Inoorporating the Petroleum Railroad Company. School supplement for Pittsintridl, which authorir.m and requires the Central School Board to invest school funds in depositaries on sealed proposals at high• est interest on current balances. TAMED OVER TIM VETO The Eleheeppe bill passed over the veto of the Goventor by a vote of 62 to 29, and !snow the law. I= Mr. White's (House) Treasury bill peened to night after a long dissuasion. Year 72, nays 5. namely, Meows. Hong, Craig, Strang, Dill (of Armstrong,) and Elliott. NEWS BY CABLE. Irish Land Reform Bill in the British Parliament—The Con spiracy Arrests In France— Spanish Affairs Opening of the North German Parliament Armenian Protest Against Papal • Encroachments The War In South America. By Telegraih to the PltUblintb I==2 Lamas, February 15.—The Times re joices that the Government ipa adopted the Idea so often indicated In the columns of that paper, via: tie withdrawal.of the troops from Canada. The yissevadmlts that Canada Is only an English colony, liable to be Invaded In Oise of war, yet peace is so assured that It la foolish to provide now for its rupture. The we ether Is again fair though some what colder than for the past few days. L~iR;7 BEE The House of Lords transacted no busi newt of importance, and adjourned early to enable their Lordship. to attend the House of Commons. where the new Irish Land Bill was to be introditoed. • In the Commons the benches were filled and • the galleries crowded. Ho. Gees weree k tiven of kills to relieve the Mahone fronr•attendance on Parliament and to reduce the releof le.ter and news. paper postage. A dental was made on the feat of the Government th at negotiations had been entered upon fo.t the renewal of a coin menial treaty wlth FnurCe. • Mr. Gladstone then asked leave - to bring In a 1411 for fend reform In Ireland. He referred to the day on which he in troduoed the Irian Church %ill, when other Measures to meet the do• manda of Ireland were promised,. and said he would now proceed to fulfill that promise. I He recapitulated the history Of the fend quesUon since 1833. Ths necessity - for its settlement waa now generally admitted and he hoped there would be a union of all par ties In favor of. the proposed reform. The test talent of the kingdom had been applied to the aolutkm of tie problem. It must gratify the Irlah people to see England giving years of ungrudging labor to the understanding and redress of their grievances. The -recent outra ges were not due to the revival of this question. They were not of frequent occurrence in the ag ricultural sections. and were In purely Celtic ones. The Irish land tenures were widely different from those of England and Scotland. The Utah landlord usually differed front the tenant In politics and religion, and mildew lived on his estates. The tenant waif bound to Improve the land, but was often de• prived of the crops he had planted. The people believed the soil was their own, and that It had been taken from them by conquest andconflamtion. Dur ing the lest ten years, while the value of labor had remained mationary, the cost of Helen had Inereesect,•anclthe progress of Ireland had been checked half a cen tury. Legislation had done nothing for the small - land holders or peasantry. Mr. Gladstone they reviewed the hies. 'dial on this subject since the act of union and contended that emigration was a good method of relief, when vol untary, but when it beeline compulsory, and men were compelled to leave who were willing to remain, It was. exile and angered its PlO. time. In the west of Ireland, where the tenant was least secure, the value of land has not doubled In ninety years, while in England It had trebled within that time, and in Scotland where the tenant was moat secure, It had In. creased six fold. • • 1.1r7 CO 2,.0:11 CO Z704:14A111 A. 4114 .0 2 422 1r 1110.616 au 11,06,1C11 A Mr. Gladstone then enumeratiel the features of tile MI he proposed to Intro. duce. It provided for the security of tenure, the facilitation of transfer and purchase of land; for loans to the tenant desiring to, buy and to landlords to enable theta to retain. The new law Is to be administered by a Mutt of Arbitration. Ulster cos. torns are to be recognized. Improve. manta giving valuate tumid are to be paid for. Executions for non•psyment, of rentsere to bar all claims against ten. ants. Notices to quit .aro to give the tenant ono year's time from' the end of current year, and the County Coes Is to be divided between landlords and ten. ants. The bill will bo read a second time on the 7th of Much. FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 16. Persons arrested dur ing the recent disorders have nearly all had their preliminary examination& Thus far one hundred smear have been held to appear before 'mu _ The speech of the King of Prussia at the opening of the Federal Parliament Is . not well received bore. Nearly all the journals conaider it menacing. La Laurie says the family of King Louis of Bavaria met at Munich to consider the question of recomMendins hie withdrawal from the throne.. La Liberta thinks the matter May well become one of national lin portanoe in Germany. In the Corps Desisted( today Cherseril, a Deputy of the Left. asserted his party In the Chamber really repre sented the majorityof the country. This called forth an indignant dental from M. 0111vIer. He declares the present Min istry were the true representatives of the majority, and supported by It they would do their duty. A wise goy- eminent, he continued, conciliatesoppo. anion. but does not arcrilloe lie The majority is not ' lntolerant, but de minority have no right to mamma to spastic' the name of the Winn. Jules Feu* declared the Minister had Insulted and calumniated the party of the left. M. 011ivier oonolnded the disettsdoti by t in it statin s Li g ber the Government would per. easal came, bat Would resist dangerooe egite i t i ten, whether in the .streeta OT men: Tzte Emperor and Prince Imputd I:1 visited Bola De Eclogue to-day. The Prince; who had completely; recovered from his Illness, skated on the lake. The .Empreas Eugenie la quite 111 and could not accompany the party. Elzmi MADRID., Feb. 15.—Duke Montnemder has arrived here and is already In Intl. mate communication with Gen. Prim. He has had long interviews with both Gen. Prim and Admiral Topete. These circumstances cause much comment. Daring the session of the Cortes yes terday, the Government was Interrogated as to the urgency of a revision of the treaty with England on the slave • trade, slavery being now rejected by national consciences, and the right of search which that treaty gave to England lead ing to vexatious Interference with the Spanish ehare of rich oommerce with Africa. Senor &Leta, Minister of State, replied that by a treaty England paid two million dollars for the right of search. So it was a fair bargain; but the govern rant would Invite England to revise the treaty, as Spain would no longer coon- ) tenance or allow the importation of negroes. The Duke of Montnensler Will leave Madrid to day. During hie visit hero he dealred to remain incognito, but his pres ence wee known throughout the city. It to reported he will proceed to London. GERMANY BERLIN, February 15.—King William to-day opened the session of the North GermanTarliament Ina speech from the Throne. A programme of Laws to hi proposed to Parliament is given. Among them are bills for a new criminal code and for the deliedopment of the right of eiticenship In •the Confederation. The Parliament la insured that the federal revenues now promise to be equal to the expenditures. Union with the Southern States is still urged, and the treaty with the Grand Duke of Baden in pronounced as one link in the chain. Peace with all foreign nations has been preserved in accordance with the policy of the mem. bare of the Confederation. The army is maintained solely for defense, pot for op. preaslon. The speech concludes. with congratulations on the development of the welfare of the North German States. --•-• TURKEY. Roma. February 15, via Perim—Ad vices from Constantinople represent that the Armenians by a large majority decided not to recognize the authority of their Patriarch, for the reason that be is too feeble to resist the'encroaehments of the Pope on the rights of oastern Catho lics. The Turkish government is dis posed to support the ArmentgbasTimd fears are entertained of a madam be. MO= them and Rome. =! - - - • cox*rr, Feb.ls—Rio Janeiro journals accounts of an engagement at Rio Verde. The Brazilians, under Col. Farrores, assaulted and carried the Paraguayannntrenchments without logs. Lopez wac near the scene of action. some of his °Moen have gone over to the Brazilians. SWITZERLAND &molt Feb. 15. —Russia has made, a perempt ory demand of the Swiss Gov/ ernment for the surrender ofa certain fel. on who took renege in Ode country some time ago. - AD there le no treaty between Rawls and Switzerland for ettraditlon, the Government will deliberate open the matter. -:.I VIENNA. Feb. 15.—ThsFrie Press con= firma the report that the protest or Aus tria and other Catholic powers against the Papal syllabus has been transmitted to Rowe. =COMM Lomax, February 15—The steamers Allemanla and Colorado have arrived out FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Lormon, February 15.—Euening.—Con. sole 92% for money and MX on account. American securities quiet andLateady: 10-40", SW: ere. Mit 65 % 86%. Erie.2o4': Central, 100; Urea. We stern. 223./: PAWS, February' Rh—Rennie firm at 73f. 25c. LivsztrooL, February 15.—Cotton mar ket dull; American uplands 1134®1130; Orleans 119artlgd. Yarns and fabric* at M., 'inchoate!. kreoulet but Arm. Call whlte Wheat 31403 10d; red Western. N 0.3, 7a7d(47a 8d; winter As 6d: receipts of wheat for three; days were 6,- 000 quarters, mostly Amerbintn. Flour western 19a Mt Corn: No, 2 mixed 275. Oats Is 6d. Barley 61, Peas 22.. Pork 955. Beef 103 ,Lard 67a. Bacon 16s 6d. Spirits Petroleum la 7d; refined la /Opt' Tallow 441 6d. M imed Oil 3 2 2 10d. Lormorr, February 10.—Tallow 48a 3d. Li.ruoild Oil firmer. Calcutta Linseed 935. Asrryzar., February 15.—Petroleum firm at 80f. liavrtE, February 15.—Cotton closed quiet =a steady. • PRANICPOWL Fee.. lELEr. S. Bonds closed firm at MN. .p BRIM' TELEGRAM. Dad —Alex. H. Stephens' health continues —Hon. W. H. Seward boa arrived at Maurine. —The next Ohio State Fair Is to be held at Springfield during the second week in September. - —The Cincinnati Southern Railroad bill Is still pending in the Kentucky Legitdature. • =fieverala:aoeompllcea In the murder of Iwo Greenwald at Havana have been arreated. —Two men were fatally suffocated by coal gas In a house in Ulm:wester, N. J., Saturday night. —A coal oil lamp explosion at Little Rock, Ark., fatally injured two children of a Mr. Erwin. —The body of Isaac Greenwald wee expected to tu rive at New York yester day from Havana. - - —The Ways and Means Committee have decided to make the Internal Rev enue a separate department. —The Supreme Court, sitting at Phil adelphia, hex refused to interfere with the @enteric. of Dr. Schoeppe. —The New York Board of Health has been compelled to eatabludi a new -hos pital for relapalnpfever - —The deaths of J. Wesley Harper, of Harper Bros., and D. K. Turner, former ly of Massillon, Oho., are announced. —Sena. Sherman and Sheridan will at. tend the ladles' annual reception at the Union League, New York„.thla evening. —The Georgia Legislature 012 Monday resolved to elect. U. B. Senatorsyester day3., for terms ending M arch 4th . 72 and 1 ' _ —The prize fight between Carley and Gallagher, at New Orleans, on Monday s . resulted In favor of the latter, after teen rounds. —A new Cuban Junta has been organ ized at New York. Gen. McMahon, late United Staten lifintater to Paraguay, is a prominent member. ..,tohn P. Roe, of St. Louis; who died suddenly on Monday; had his life inns , ed for over 11200,000, ono-hall in the We Association of America. —The government of Great Britain has announced that arrangements have teen made for scientific observations of the trued of Venus in 1874, —SolleltOr End, of London, is envoute to the finned States to Minded the =se of the English stookholdeni of Erie against Fish and Gould. —The Senate Judiciary. oommittoe have reported favorabl theme:dilations or Meaux. Bradley and Strong for Jun; Uwe of the Supreme Vottrt. —Captain Arragon, reeldent agent of the Spantati government, purchased at New York, on Monday, 25,000 tone o f Bost Ibr the tapckadlng float. • The Georgia LegialatifreL-Elytlou aft. b. hwtora, My 'rolesnab to it° , P 7 übiiigh 0 iiett.4 ATLANTA, February the Legis lators today Major Whitely, now Solic itor General fat the Inferior Coen, wee chosen U. S. Senator for the term ending 1671. Colonel- H. _P. Farrow. now At• etonrdniyG 16 e 7 a , a w nd l F oa omste fro Blodgett far the term commencing 1871. The Democratuonerally abstalned from Toting. preferring to rely on the adults. slon of Hill and Miller. Toe Republi can candidate' nreelvelLa majority on joint ballot of all the members : elected. ne result wilt: be announced in Joint convention to-marrow, y '.L-nr:.=a...~ •,,w.iL was.-..i:~:,F+'—' 'S:c3F'~4~~ s ue _; `~. n _~..-.. r .. ~ .T,~ T a - _ ..•nr'`!~ . ak~,.s~'.s r-s'_so-" rs, ".s die. '~k..~'- # 1 , NO. 40. NEW ADVERTISEDIENTEI pr - GBAND - ORGAN CONCERTS I=l Third Presbyterian church, 811TH AVENUIt. Mr. J. H. WILLCOX, Mos. Dir., OF BOSTON, OIIGALNIST ON TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 22d, AT a O'CLOCK, .tid WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,Feb43, I= =I E:3=C3 Reserved Rests for Tuesday re eu!ng 5 saute extra. Will be sold at tba Musts Btoeu o••• _ LOR tr. HORNE, No, 53 1110, area .•-••• • rnenclug tistdrday mortally, reasons) 1- - Walesa. PER PENT. COLD DONioN AT 95.. .; Free of Government tax, limed by the Burlington, Cebu Papids & Min- nesota Railroad Co., First Mortgage aiid coasertlble. aod Prokr.M. , by a Ilbrral Slaking Fogg. Infereld DaYarda l Cola at Slew York or London. Prlbelval payable. la Coln In gity var.. TRUSTIES—I. IDGAH TH(llo3oM,Prekgent Peons. H. B. Co.. CHAS. L. TROST. Prem:dent Toledo, Pearls and Warsaw B. H. Co. These Bonds, at present price of Bold, yield over L per cent. interest, and no an investment they are fully as roue as ti. 0. 5-510 s, which dd. null ear iil4 per cant. in currenol... They are only Issued upon each section of the road as fast as the W. Vkiplitpleted and In mic neural operation. °venire and .half millions of dollars bare been expended on the' Tided. Elghty.three miles are- shoat completed and equipped. and already shuts large earning.; and the remainder of the ilea le rapidly peon...don toward completion. • The State of lowa, through which this goad runs. Is one of the richest agricultural seetlens in America. Its Large pooulation, extending with smorlelng rapidity, and Its immense yield Of grain pert, wool and other agricultural pro ducts, create a pressing demand for the construc tion of this road, which affords-the best possible go mute, for the bondheeders, espectally as the line en: s through Ineweidthiest and most thickly, !repainted section of the Slate. Tin ROAD ALSO IlinlS =LOUGH Tint RICH. „AND GROWING STATE 07 NINNIMOTA. Refer ence to the map of the United States wilt show that IT TRATERSNS Tat DORT iNTLII7II/INO: AND GROWING PORTION OF TIM WEST, AND 707.118 ONE 07 Tlia *INAS IRON/ LLII9 DIRECT CONNDNICATION WIT* NSW TONE, COICANO AND ST. Lowe,. Dellig to (be Dater LIT 90 miles nearer from Northern lowa REd at port:tons of the State of Itthaniota than *SST ether road now befit or projected. and also lbe• nearest - route from Central and Bentham 107 a. The rind Is opened for local Cradle sampler ni constructed, and thee RECEIVES EARNINGS ON ITS COXPLETRII SECTIONS GREATLY IN EXCESS OP THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO TAY THE iurratzsr UPON ITS BONDS BI YORE WE ROAD IS FINISHED. TUN BUTEN Or Toast PONDS is matron GUARANTIED. DT A GREAT Rost:NESE ALIZADT IN EXISTENCR ON ilia ROUTE OF Tilt ROAD. AS WALL AS IT NOW craRINT NANNING'S, AND I/AS NOT TO RISIC ANT Of TIM CONTINGINCTIE ',TRIM AL, WATS ATTEND TIIE OPENING OP ROADS IN A NEW AND uNstITLID.COUNTRT. , • Ihni ed quantity of these Bonds are now of erad at 93. After. thorough lave.ligation of the above enterprise. we recommend these Bonds as a first elass 'wear rat, .Rol ding ablolnte safety. and Paying an v nususlly liberal rate of interest. All marketable securities at their fall prier. free of commission and express charges. Proelved to payment. Pamphlets end msgurfundshidonar 1 :HENRY CLEWS & - CO Bankers, No. 32, Wall St. N.Y. ; • Tbebellef Mattis B.•erameae will fund tea 5-505 hate a 4l par bat. lea . It desirable for Investors to look for eranejants Ihortrarents that oaf a geed I eee r e at, Affinhr, WHICH THEILIIIB NO QuEST/ON lbr which they ea n exchange their Government' heeds—Capitalizing the premium nod get a higher rate of at . Holders of 5.10 bonds at market rates to-they get but six "and a quarter per coat. currency Interest. while the bonds we offer PAY OVER TEN PER CENT.. We hare had these beide earatall'iwzmae lava. and belay familiar with the wealth and retwerver at tee eattaUm. as w.II as thh Masse char standing and el:Mama manaaemeat.of . the parties it eoutrel thl. eatarpilse, lora »commend %limit, lbendel as *Swat...lama Imweslimatat., • , BeCLEAN & CO., Bankers, • No. 75 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. oat largely ovnet of oat largely Increased bee toeae, and foe 'lx. better seeentsoodatlon of our muoe and cm b mv yrs have eaten • Rini lease o f b,„ ofik t i s a . :4l , te. 57 FOURTH AVENUE. In the new Widths 0i! ,, ! , .00d Msaulactunra , Ruth, ethers we vriii -:12114/r. , •Ree the let of Ranh. tehkei.'" NEW, PUBLICATIONS TtE THE AUTHQE OF 1— "Coma Up as a ilower." D. APPLETON & CO., Noi. 94 918 91 Grand IL, New York,, POEM!! TOTS DAY: "EED _AS A ROSE IS SEE." A NOVEL. • By the author of "Comet op u t .Illowei." "Not Wisely. Bat Too We 11... 1 vol., Ito. Pee. 00 omit.: The author of...Coateth ay aka Plirrer"eap- Idly won • popularity which plitee• her In the front not or modem hovellsta. • , The following ware amour the opinion of the Press which were .published on the appearaiea of the drst volume: -.qt. written by a Indy and I. Bald to be so ex traordlualllY goOd, that Whenever ye. :begin It Ton cannot 1.7 11 down agaln,not even whet 11 en,thed."--Corrapdadosee .Y.balip IIA strikingly clever and ortenaltate,_thenblet Man. of ar bleb tonal. of the powerful. 'lg. , ons planner of lu telling, 'tithe exe.dhlf baaty and noettyot 11. ghat.. of ...T. and In the eollloqatea, soskatimaiqualatlynnmonank wane. times cynically bitter; soultainen plaint'. and ine.nehnly, which are uttered try the heroism.. ••The author tax wad does write well: Diode, acrlplloas or secant' an partleslarly ereetwr, always graphic and nailer everstralsed..,—pill agaipato Caviar r. - . t ••ltlsby Pi/ordinary writer.buthearalbe ka of reales; by artioaidaidalithur, valet... Circa posrer.”—Flor qf Our Union." ••Thu author hui caught a grace beyond the reach of art."—Doiltriades. D. A. A CO. also publith. bY.the time tither: commra 'UP AS A. FLOWER. 1 vol. Sr., Paper covers. 60 clot& • ttOT WISELY. BUT TOO WELL. I pal, Bro. rap.- coven. 60 cents. ' - • • THE MASTERY System of I,eaining D. APPLETON & CO, • ... • ~ Nos. 90,92 and 94 drang.Si.,'2l,i.; PUBliElIf THIS DLT IDISTUT 13F.R17.3, 11/111IIAL PO F, LKAp.IPING ?AN= 13)111011AI 1 vol., lelmo. Price. 50 Cent& "Ina ay,eteen la all wear me can be on. la w Watts eblld learns to ta11e...--rney T.U. "W.' would taros ailm4oareabenettabests tnew:noy of i.niumr. Wilts 3 • tn ll . - — .R. - eAtatr Demo - trot. "For Path:moan travelers SU 00113E101s laval tiabla."—Worewat r Spy. , • D. A. .b Pobllab by t he rams author: I. HAND BOOK 01 SHY YA3TERTIIIIIIII9. 10 Uala. 11. THZ MABTERY 11101.1Zel, =NCI/. Deka. 50 meta. • - nt. THZ inasrattir lizattce. ectutitsr. jg 6 Pees. 30 coots. Zither of the above INlntfrea brololVfo IE 7 or; dicta. on roc flpt of lb price. LEATET DI3LTIMIG, Stado by Roy ot , PbltsAieiptdo roarsatood to bo an A. It o. A await,. Atoll supply existastly Lund*. the lowastplort . mg.. 26 mid i' 911 ditettat , co!.:._ DEM Elfi n • PEACHES-1e bills 0. la store. for solo t a us m a zy dom. THE WEEKLY GAMEMI • Is tie lest sad atagbert easamarclal askrl4 usiiipaper published No Ikrotar, 15M141.11114 or sotrekliat fhoiNd be withi: It. 1M3113 I ClatNiißC . . Loopy Is farn4lll . s witaltasaly getter .0 oft 01.1 k or tam - Postmasters ara repueStei • ' acletzeu, PENNIMAN, REED & CO., tr,01.111102i air L “a" , .lVants,".;;lnaut," o l.oirding , ao., not emeeeding FOUR znirm, 'of Qe inseried • in tka• 6" columns Oncd fbr rWENTY-FIVA CENTS; each eaklh' *mat line FIVE OENZTA WANTS MirANTED. GARDNER. A ; !Sagle am. who aaderatrulda Kit who la •Ileg to am. Rhreeee• modrod. Good way &Oven. Envoy? betweda the Gam. of 1 old G 111511 is/LVILMTH AVINUE: WANTED--SITUATION—By koowientMln ftilrriTa! Cse give the beet of TtferVIICC• Pow W., Ott serfsoily preferred. Address C. P. 11A. Owe rcs, Plttsbureh.• WANTED.—A Tailor t go lveeport, Pa. !.,,./y teens.'Apply 01. , 1:- r .. 2-10 r :*„ &usp F.p rO lormoot o &-• ..so -P. er , C = - I„;TAIIITED.—An experienced yy YULD LEAD IIANUEAOLLIEER. out thoroughly seauatuted with trutklug Era Lrad from the pig. None ether moil *mil:, MAME at %kr LITZ omm. . ANTED.—Sealed Proposal's - W will he rronlvvd COr one week for Urn thou'' and (10,000) FEET Of CURB ISTONE. Yostdelivered In Pittsburgh, or Lawrenerellle. he of Freeport or Bapent CAtIH Will OW pat on delivery, retaining apex eentage tot fulfillment of contract. Addreas, BILL A eIIUTTERLY. )all:'ttf Heal Estate Agenta.l.llWlttliWilWe. WANTED. MODTGAGEL sao,cioo to Loan In lam or null at a ildr rate of Intorert. ' THOMAS .Ir.. BITTY: BBL Bond and Baal ratala Broker. No. 179 enr.tititleld street. BOARDING &°ADDING AND ROOM.-A FRONT PARLOR well funrlsbed with Hog suitable for • man srld wife oy! tlep VNIVAT 14111177311farg d eilly. m , ° ~11r TO-LET ryO.ILET. - STORE ROOMS. The elegant store room In toe Yemenllls loran , Building on Penn street. near BUM street, be ready faroecupatey ohm:mine IA of Much. and are now mimed for rent to desi rable Mamas. One el' the mums Is ladles) adapted for a ern-elms r Maur.% fo r la,e and gentleman. Alto, to-let, theupper Mom of same betiding. Enquire of J. It. Idemane.llolosi Nntional Sant, corner of Fourth statue and Placket street, or of FELIX ft. BUONO% Alts. gaudy. • TO.LET.-2SS Lacock 6500: 206 9ratikiln etreet. 65140, Virg r greet. 17115: In a gli r inAttreet. Sett avenue. 6360; 14 1 Meistrtetree,.47119VVI r rgla t f 9940: Bertha genet, 614 U; Stevenson street, 6500: 69 Crawford street; 63.916. 17 Penn street., •.are end dominant 4 /federal street, $460; storm 'end dwelling, corner Filth attune atd Kneeetrnet; B ogle Awn; 4111111; rear 0(108 Wylie street. $96. - • . . 7 • S.•CUTLIBERr Stith 9902114 fon 39 avenno.- rLET.—A Suit of Boo*" erprtalng Two Large wed lighted f oat hold Pikoot ? . l;n i t . l7e 4 tre ' ll i all i t= two antwroonia on 4th door. One Store Room, Drat Boor, Na. 02, tn Engdsh's nter Fourth . For ,tontrA_lnep of A. • H. %HOLUM 6 CO.. No. illel'onah sweetie. I'OR REAM—The Three Story BRICK WaleletiOtOSlC in Chorelt alley, rear of No. 1130 Wood ttttt t, formerly oomplea by Wm'. eloodorf & Co. as s stroomlroetory, Immo, of WAIT, LANG a CO. 2.8 No 17 g end 174 - WO LET.—The Large , Store . Room N. 96 Wylie Avenur., earner ailip e n 1 stmt. Pittsburgh. A. M. BROWN, llf e rigsh avenue.. xutLET. --en Wood street, So % . cec•pled by J. IL lillittman, sad 1. a. at 4aIT b PATF °et's" t IT - FOR SALE MIOU SALE.—c3.BOO will buy 'TWO ONO/ YRKNIN HOllB6e, foul eve.h.E . lot No. 19 Boyle Amt. AillegtouV , new n avenue.. Bents till Pay temp...NW-- NM Tams-1041100 I aa an 1 111 j_Lztymente. 3tAulte on pot:Mmes. ' " OS BALE = f3nfidiu6 >' iEate. ••BLAUSteeWllete -DX BOLD AT A BAC:RI CE the material. contained In &TWO BROM( . OWIILLIZIO litttler..: located tie. Oakland car station. The [MM . 1: 121 oodarder . 41 er [Tr b an d ‘l..l ° ,fe Jl=llllE'. P*"'• Iscviort lows 'trent. Oakland. -OA Tinners , Ma. • ciao. sad Tools, low. Inquire et T. 24.e.r.. NA.114 I lb-r y St., TN tabu tab. or at eio. Int . corner r[ It. la eca and Corry BIA, .Alle. &heat. br No. 14 MAO, it.. formed! Bulk Lome, . 14 R SALE—FURNACE—There ill Le off.red for sale to tbe highest and st bidder, at McArthur. Vinton liollllly, Ohio, on %be 10th dar or F ebruary, HMO, ana RAM C 111BICAult, nil. the lands nel.ging Menet*. There land. contain inezbaustitie oat , . or era and coal j and the Parasol I. 'OM in fulltdaat limiting Mil tinn Hot blast Charcoal Troa per day. ISA.IIIOEL MINN% 1.7) . Bainbridge. HOS. minty, Ohio. •FOB BALE . 7-I•Steam Engine 10 by 30. Inined running order. erltb boartisg.t.esrlox. Meador Lem and oenteet- Isit i llot i g Is s s.ord y wr i,tr AAVAN/ O lf i r . INCH LIFT AND FORCE PUMP& WW be Ild low. Can bo seen st rue Works or tbe ninplotbeny Gas Coal Company, {lea FOR SALE.--Stock and Fix- TURIed. LEASE ../.17D GOOD. WILL 'of a Irst,elaen Ordeery, doing a good business. .Thei andeenign.al being engaged In other basilic...ls the ICaeon for selling. G. W. POSZY, 49 99‘. mid Meet. Allerbenv. • IL SALIM k - LIZ Aims or LAND - wind. th. City' Willbesad.thealand .2Leasy krma ., of BLAXILT. Att . rney.l•Law. 91 Marti. '.1.171te F sALE.,_r ng to al and Boa. •••V EB9. Itew and . Be 11.0 e coad .-akaktlitta CO911•913, oa hand.' ' " Rom al Darts of the oonatrf Pali cuanal. ANES BILL • 00.4 R;Z;Z=26Sill:= VijEisa SALE. —DWELLEIFEr That three ton BRICK DWNLLINO. .41,ra.bly located.,l4o. en hirer raceme. •AUee bony C{r• od In a/I the moms rouge In kltchen.adsse4ete ated on corner el ?ray's alley. It Is well lighted and . "1"""* .i VAT Th A lt r klr a l . IMO" ' , No. 115 icutthavesue. rit SALE.--A.V. A .13LAIRGAM •—nou. E A ND LOT, Nu. 70 Lean. S inn; Pcola ward. Allegheny.; Ilcose, story Br e.lt roomm finisbed &No complete. Lot SIO CO NO to an vim, Goal trams stable on motet lot. This property la worthy the attention of all defiling to purehase real estate. Asa lieMs oo moon& or No lorono. and coirreoleneit, or no intestmena It would realise, by monogamy. per rent. on the eon.. _ Terms easy, PrMolow Tor forth r Int-rmation, apply to • - • OlirolcYr;dnlf;YlE.%. • . , The subscriber offers for sale /MEIN LINGILSIZED BUILDING LOTS, alrealeg on Juniata street. aver the Ohl° Weer, L the etoth ward. Allegheny. The !maiden Dormer the moat pleasant and tisaßbfal In - the eliy, Slots will be sold at • mall redienewszu &Weals and en easy terms; Lee of leu $O by 134 N feat. Alga. NEW Tor BUGGY MA ' BUCILVAGitON. sod 1 ONE-HOME IDA'S , Two-Holter; WAGON.. • . . • . -TOR litNT -- 110UFSE.No. RAO Lagoa street, coo tarts; 0 rooree, 'hot an d cold water:Au. NOR ItIT—HOUSE, No. 112 Walnet street. .uteisiois 9'mm, sod . Sobbed Mlle. Tbls • home le Suleiled le mode .tile. Snails la Rood selghbothood, and. Is arse-alarm property An aaaaa . - NOOSE, Weiters 1T01194,,, Omar of Chanter. elroet;ecntal Wa,A mime ai 1 ealeheA stile.' Inquire or :.. • , •- • • . ALEXANDER PiiTTEIRSON, At Lorobesirard. Lerner of JuntaLs sad Preble streets, Blatt, malt AlleaAesyettp, fes,tse poetic SALE OF . Valutible Oil. T l Reilnery - • THREE RORER Or LAND., • . • At Lancaster Chf:Pm, knowri On Werke.% Intl feet front on Railroad. 'veldt Halt. rued alcang,f . . Win be sold truboat snare% en THllkeDnt , Feb. 17th. - 1670, at 7. Wendt r. >Li at..ltzettainte Hotel, fn Laneatdor The works are all netr,_ In good onles. CanacttF lett bbia. per week.• TOM. made knettra kbfl • •Hikes &HlFY, • Bea, Nita**.Oollsetton end. Interleave Arent.. • 1edte.d..7,12,14,164 . Laumater.re. EItgONAUT-Alll persas seekm . 1110 1101LVS. o Irreatatenta .1a Bea ier Um% trouble . // u mp e r va reizazz , N141......101112 1 1 .111b C=Igil m t. i l itti k ainranra cotaths. 'MI PISALI_I,2I, 110ers and 11.1 ?Mats Arlath LW r.ertik_ $ 2 300 WILL BUY A ES illeW SNICK - ROME or I roma:Ewa egliseau4 Penni lOor. ELaate oa Tenon street, near Caldwell. /lanlnlre .f W. WILTON. at the bean. - 214 ACTioS - SALE.—„surznimste IU sad Doubt, /Ina Holler—S.ll. 3.26 1 11 S rn 4711 l a tncleV :1 1 . I ' d gr i 4 " Weig; T.= :11 , 1 , 114 0ati.h.511141 ISM= II t=2l
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