II II THE DAILY - RAZETTE rcrsuinuctosi , PERgitAN, .X2M) Jr, .00., Office, 84 mid 86 FII Avenue L pramin, Jam II"' 2. Y. HOUBTOI ' EDMORE AWD TIMMY ow YUJI DAILY. Sy Mail • pit Tear ..............«....«... ."PM I ellybred by curlers, per MST EMIR JtEIDXI6III7% RABRISBURG. Appointment of Sealer o Weights and Measures and Flour Inspector. NIINIIERY BILL SENSATION Pennsylvania Legislature . HOUSE:Erie Canal Enlarge went .-i-Proldhlting Liquor Li censoLCOnterning Allegheni, Cinuity Canunittinglitagi —lnspector and ' illevinnvo of Timber —llegulating Constnle: tion of liridgeu over -Mononga hela, '.Allegheny and Ohio RiverslExtending Jurisdic tion of Justices of the Peace in Civil Cases, &c., &e., &c. (Spec i 1 DI aratett to lb'. rittatotrolt Outetto.) hARIT.III3OIZO. rob. 03,1870. ArPOINTXKINTII BL 7711111XVVIV*013. 71:e Governor to-day nude tima fol lowing appointment's:' ' Beatler of Weights and Measures—Gen. Charing Barnes, of Allegheny. • Flour Inspector—William W. L3gan, of Westmoreland. TITE itoirrrawr nthr.: " Senattir Rutan'e bill . in relation to nuniterion is creating a sensation. A number of Jonr.naLs hain.criticleed hint severely, and ho has received a large number of letters from churchinen, lay men and allele's condemning the bill. Senator R utan !aye he deemed it his duty to introduce It, coming as it did from a respectable source in his district; - with an urgent request that it be presented. While be disclaims any responsibßitY for framing the bill, he now feels pressed by the attacks upon him to urge its pm sage, believing from the sudden interest ansnitaated that Investigation may be necessary, and that there is something radlhally wrong -in thin opposition to what, ho regards as a harmless bill. Many letters Insist upon his pushing the matter.. Be will call it tip if repelled.. NOT Las, BLIT ANOTICERM. • Trap bill vetoed by the Governor In. corporating the Fidelity Trust and Safe Depealt Company .waa Representative Kerr's, not Rutnphrlea, whose bill was reported favorably tonight. HOUSE OF REPEF.SEIiTATITV.ES. RUIZ CANAL ENLARGE:MINT A largo number of petitions from wean orn counties for the enlargement of the Erie canal wore presented. . EMIR INTILODUCT.p. By Mr. WHITE: Prohibiting liquor Boerne in North and South Fayette town ships and 811,14:Mu borough. Allegheny. county.- _ By aIr.TAYLOR: Incorporating the bo. rough of Edgewater, Allegheny county, out of parts -of Penn and Plum town • ehlps. -By Mr. RUM FURIES: Relative to committing -magistrates In Allegheny county, which provides that it shall be ^the duty of committing magistrates' to enter upon the 'mina' dockets the name, residence and occupation of all de • fondants, of the hill- and witnesses in every criminal case, and send the Dis trict Attorney a true transcript within tire days after the binding over or corn mutat of any defendant charged with felony. Willa! violation of theme require ments to be declared a misdemeanor In anon and punishable by • flllO not ex ceeding five hundred dollars. Also, incorporating theiieho and Orms by Ferry Cbmpany.. - By Mr. WALTON:, Providing for the appointment by the Governor of an in- Spector and measurer of timber In Alla gbeny county. Enabling the now wards of Allegheny to receive compenution from • the old wards for school purposes. Authorising the School Board of the Birth ward, Allegheny City, to borrow Establishing a public wharf In E.utt Birmingham. Regulating the construction of bridge/. over the Monongahela, Allegheny . and Ohio rivers, In Pennsylvania, which re• quires every bridge to be" at lewd five hundred feet In span and subject to the government of the Coal Exchange of Pittsburgh. Incorporating the Sharpaburg and Rit. tanning Turnpike -Company, •of Alla. ghsay county. • By Mr. _KERR: Incorpnrating the f!tuarprturg and Etna Oaa Company in the borough of Sharpsburg. • Incorporating the Iron City Insurance •Company of Pittsburgh. ' Enabling the Reboot directors of Brad. .docks to • borrow money, inure bonds And levy tax. Eniaigioirthe corporate power' of the Chofry lima and Pittsburgh Potreleurn 'Company. " • ' Extending the provisions of the aot for the sale of goods distrained for rent to leghenro3unty. - Extending the jurisdiction of aldermen mid Justices of the pesos In Allegheny county to elan cases of three hundred dollars. Read by request.! ROME 01710E1311. Arr. REtNOEHL reported ea nrigl oiling. la the Coalmines of Retrench ment and Reform, a bill regulating the number of officers, incresethrthe man earthing clerks from six to seem' re clueing pentane and folders from twelve to ,flve, and increasing the pages to twelve; also giving the Speakers the tight to detail calloers on other &Meet CHICAGO. Illinois Fawnlo uollego Horded-806. away Wife Wound. Tetegraph to the Pittsburgh Ossettio4 Cameo°. February 2A—A special to ho Tribune says that about nine o'clock aloe morning the Mined" Female College at Jacksonville was discovared to be on tiro, and ;before the flames could be •rrested tho entire main building ' destroyed. The building belonged to the Illinois Conference of the M. Church. A Large wing of the s teno. lure was saved uninjured. The furni ture was all sand, but etrodderably d.iinegod. There were about one hon. dred and Bay young lady pupils in the building at the time the fire Was dluorenod, all of whom escaped u *lnjured, and also saved their wearing unmet, book" do. Loss about 110,000. with an luau* nee of /35,000, as follows* Thome, Now York, 10,000: Republic, 4 adcogo, 110,000: Alain, Hartford, 010,000: North American, Philadelphia, 10,000: •Sscurity, Now York, 15,000. During the gire General Ragsdale was baillytillt not :Wally injured by falling Goober& • • William Willard, of Sturbridge, Masa, Lea commenced cult In the Supreme Cann alibis city against his wife, Astile Willard, who some time sloes abooondod from elirtrbridao and camo to this ally With Mr. W. W. Whitney, a well known toter Unger, who hut been employed in Trin:M Church for several months put. Only a I:7W dila Untie Mr. Willard Learned arras w h o :about" of the guilty parties, come bore an, embalms** suit. Whit no' lea a wife aZ4 nee children In Bos• ton. Tag WEATHER. + - tate or the Thermometer at Various roue. Yesterday Morning. sy Dee:r.PD b two ritt.buit. tiosetre.) Eir. Lome. eleir and plassini; .tnemeior &.1 deg. •, • .ST. Pam. snowing steadily far *etas& twenty-four hours. CIIICAOO, cloudy cud cold, with noir and sleet N'EAV YORK. Cloudy sad cold: snowing. eisplyirts".l7, cloudy and mmi. Detti ;wits, cloudy and sold ; rained nearly.nll cloy yeetorday. RAN s nun°, cloudy :Andra,: mowing Oil. Caw, , snowing; therznowisser.Se -dog. .. ;_~ . ~^ <~.~ ~~. i(4llielNliitt- , -fll t A„,t, t (k VOL. !,:i!! FORTY-FIRST ItOII.GRHSS. (SECOND SESSION.) SENATE: Enforeeinent of %Nth Amendment--Regulating fond Grantt‘—,• l l'he Funding Bill Taken•Dp i dßOnsidered. ROUSE: Protection'. for Do mestic Mimufactireit nation of Messrs. Golladay and Dewees, Charged with Selling Cadetships Spirits in Bond —lnahm• Appropriu• tions. . By Teieeratetb the Ylttabeygb casette.) WAirmikarozr, D. It, Feb.' rd, 18711._ arsime. Tito Vloe Prealdent presented reeoln• ikons of the Rhode Island and Virginia tag/ilaturei, the tormer, ratifying tie Mb; and the latter the ;kit "md 16th amirintoseltn. Refintrad to 13itla were letrodriessi and , referzedif trollain: Amending the actlqt taking the con To Ino3rporata the Rartitt,lndlan Ter ritory aroll Golf R. R.' • . _ . ,- . , Mr. 'SUMNER Introduced: a bill :to 'enforce the amendment to tho Constitu tion declaring thst the right t. 4 vote shall not be denied or abridged on.accoant.of race, color or previous condition of sem L T. Rude. - It' provides 'that any' person hindering • , citi z en of the United States on any of -these and" front being: o rgiaterad, from' voting, being voted f or heldleg canoe, shall be punished by a tine of. not lean than $lOO oar more than POO, and by. imprison ment of not lees than thirty days nor more than one year. 'A 'refusal to regis ter the name, or to receive, count or give proper legal effect to the vote of any citi zen, tinder any pretense erred% color, etc., shall be punished by a floe not lees than 000 nor more than 14,000cand by IM-, prisonment not lean than three calendar months nor more than two veers. Uni ted States District Courts are given excinsivejuriediction in these cases and are required to enforce the law. Referred 'to Committee on Judiciary. ' The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Revels upon the Committees on. Education and Labor. • Messrs. ILamitri and Anthony . were excused from service on the Committees on Disabilities and Mines respectively. Mr. HOWELL offered a resolution In= strutting the Committee on Public lands to insert in all future bills growler lands to railroads a provision to secure the rights of settlers to hoptesteads thereon, and requiring the eWis thereof at the same prices as thealternate sections held by the °worriment. He Said he would speak on the resolution on the Orat oppopresen t. rtunity, and Hera. laid over for the' Mr. STEWART offered a resolution , , which wu agreed to, requesting the Secretary of State to furnish any inform ation In the Department as towbat legle laden Is necessary to effect the adminis tration ofjastioe, and to proteCb Ambri can Interests in China and Japan. Mr. HOWARD celled up the joint res olution authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. to boos bonds for the con. struction of its road, and to secure the name by mortgage. . A debate ensued upon the amendment reported by the Committee on Pacific+ Railroads, as a means of nuking up deficiencies In amount of lands granted by Congress co extend for ten miles on each' side Of the road the limit within which lands may - be pelected, Mr. HARI,AN eppoaed the upon the ground that the r -411 04.414 no* dark dent amount of lea; and that the rea sons for further Increase were not sum. chatty clear. .. Mr. HOWARD explained that the company wanted authority to mortgage not only their line of road, but the Linda belonging to them under their charter, and that deficioncleo emceed by home atesd and pro emptlou settlers should be made good to the company by their taking up lands within ten coffee of the present . outer limit. At one o'clock the bill vas laid aside and the funding bill came up. Mr. SHERMAN, Chairman of the Fi nance Committee. delivered a lengthy ants3ch In explanation and support of the bill. He reviewed the history of the public debt and fending billa and awn. ad the Secretary of the Treasury was confident of funding the debt upon • four and a half per cent. bond. He (Mr. Sherman) thought It Could certainly bo done at five per cent. Towards the close of his remarks Mr, Sherman said the seventh section re deemed the pledge of the United States, by ostabliatilng a 'lnking fund of enema. cent. on am whole indebtedness. Sines the close of the war the government bad reduced the debt vsozoixohOo, 41114 had paid 000,0(6,000 of unhquidated debt due at the close of the war, but-not then ascertained or computed. This hsd all been paid out of surplus revenue. It was our duty to make a permanent ap propriation for the linking fund before we reduced taxes, and this bill supplies the beat mode. In summing up bawl[]; TI U 1414200.- 000,000 were taken It would be a endue. tlon of our annual taxes of #18,000,404 of gold, representing at 5 per tent. a capital of 11380,000,000- The bill would result In the adoption of a policy of establishing the minimum to be applied to the payment of the public debt, thus enabling Congress to ascertain preclaely the *ll3ollnt of taxes necessary. The public debt would be represented by an annuity of 1150,000,00 k which would 'pay every dollar of It slain _thirty years. Its tendency was to a return to specie payment. We now again restore to the United Estates note Its quality of redeemability, pf which it was deprived by the presume of the War, so that while specie payments are suspend ed the note will not fall in market value below the value of our bonds. A Wider of redemption and ilmite of depression being fixed, we might hops aeon So ale thew broken promisee — redeemed end their place anoplisd with palm; money convertible at pleasure into -- geld and silver. In reply to airoggestlon by Mr. Corbett, relative to the proviso of the fith section, that not more than oniethird of the bond • deposited by any bank u security null be of the dames now authorised on which the maximum rate of Interest to 414 or 5 per oent., Mr. Shaman .uld be had prepared an amendment as a Dublin. tote therefor. The amendment merely chsnui the rates Of internat . PP 9 9 the bonds referred to from 434 ot 6 par Ont. IDA of 63i. percent. Mr. DAVIS gave notice that he would move to recommit the bill, with lutrtto. dons. : . At three o'clock the senate went Egecuttve Began and =Ongn eat]y ad jaunted. - ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Various bills were Introduced and ro tarred, Including the following : To pro! aide for the enforoement o.findgmentelli lawful money of the United States. To regulate the civil service. To amend the Internal revenue laws so as to relieve the r4ople,of the late iu• surreotlonary States. Relative to swamp lands In Missouri. Granting lands In aid of the Laclede & Fort Scott railroad. To allow "school trustees' In Arkansas townter lands for school purposes under the homestead law. For the amyl' of the mouth of the Chippewa river,Wis. To Incorporat Indian Territory.. To aid the oonatructioix - ef Fremont mid Elkhorn Railroad, Halmisska, The resolution offered Last Monday by Mr. McCreary, declaring pork packers lard ronderers or other. engaged In smoking hams turd poring moats, or othem known as In the pm:million trade, and refunding the tax already collected, wu amended by striking out the re. funding clause and referred to the Committee on Wave and Means. Mr. OPINE, of Dakota, offered a rceo. lotion In favor orelril &tariff for revenue on foreign Imports or will incidentally protect domestic . manufactures, and without Impairing 'the revenue impose the lout burdens upon and best promote sari encourage the great Industrial toter. eat. or the country. Itt.:l. 4 lEY objected, but the Rome seconded the previous question—yea El, nave 44. Mr. WOOD moved to table the resold. Pon. Negatliod without division and the resolution adopted-107 ascaltiet 48. Titko refrointien wan lofted Varbilfm ==E from the national Democratic platform of 1868. • • Thorium wore Messrs. Allison, Archer, Boggy, Bird; Booker,Boyd, Brooke, (Must) Bernhard, arr, - Catkin: Con, 'Crabs, Dickinson, Dlxon,Pinkineburg, Gibson, Griswold, Haight, Hambletor, Hairkins, Hayes, Heflin. Holman, John. son; Jones, (Ky.) Judd, Kerr, Marshall, Mayhem. McCormick, McNeely, Mon son, Niblack, Orth, Potter, Reading, Ridgeway, Rogers, Schumsker, Eiherrod, Smith, (Oregon) Stone, Trimble, Tyner, Voorhees, Winans and Wood. . :. Mr. PALMER offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Banking to report a general law tratinnizhair tho establishment of National banks,' tune. stricted In aggregate number and circu lation, based oh such an lane of United States bond. as shall Induce the lowest posisible reduction of the rate of interest. The House roineed to second the prey!. owl question and it went over till next Mohday. . - • --."--, Mr. BECK introduced a' Joint reach. tied. extending the time for the with. =distilled apirits , :front• banded use to, three years fromike date r. CX)OPElliiiresid ii ittintilttde fin an addildOttal tax Of one cord per • ppoo On ler Otab - Aldtkthjiller tlAtArst' j ri not i s Emt . ti the r . Go n ie =. In ;tirdififinergthisting in fever! of .1101 inlttlraActdd.iltilleilligidalit r ho „di.H9olfiPiCiert. rem' eked iitat foreign liquorimut ntliroliUdise kept in bonded warehouse's one day over a year have to I pay ton per cent: en duty and that the dtnt, on imparted liquors Is two dollars and a half In gold. . The Speaker presented the resignations of Maxus. Golladay, of Kentucky,. and Deems, of - North Carolina, who are un derstood to Insve been Implicated In the matter of disposing of the cadetships. The HOll/O,WOUL into Committee of the. Wholeomthe Indian . appropriation bill. TO tnhaucre of the Flegan Indians by Co ' Itikerle command Was further die. by Messrs. Stevenson, Cavanagh, A: Ili , Hoar, Woodward, McCormick, Sa ent, Cloves, Voorhees, Wood and oth -members, 'Messrs. Stevens, Cava nagh and McCormick defending the act. After progrouting through. tbirty•four pages of the bill the Committee rose. Mr. GARFIELD asked that the. Com mittee 013 Banking have leave to report any time on the subject of gold panic, and Mr. COX asked leave to report the Ticks or.the minority. Agreed to. On motional Mr. CULLOM, the polyg. amy bill was made the special order for the•VA of March. Mr, BECK argued in favor of hie own proposition and against the Government charging env Interest. At caws. BUTLER, of Mau., and CO. VODE. sustained Mr. Beck's proposition. Mr. ALLISON preferred to have the matter loft to the Committee on Ways and Meane, to be provided Mr in the gen eral revenue bill. Mr. MARSHALL argued In Laver of the extenaion of time and also of the payment of Interest, - but opposed the raiment! rate proposed by Mr. Hooper. Ho auggtated.the. additional tax be' one half cent a gallon per month. - The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr: Marshall's amendment when the. motion to adjourn was interp osed.i • `NEW YORK CITY. =M=!ME IC I Naw,Yong February 23, 1870. TUE 11013.1105& For more than two months put the people of Long 'eland have been la an excited elate of mind over the Mimeos of the' Mormon bishop, and eiders In making converts to their faith. The ay.'. ety, which was driven from Freeport the othar day by a mob,loceted :themselves of Fachogne, where protection was prom ised them by a Justice of the place. This &Ott= on tilo part of the' Jlistice baa caused_ much MISIniZIR was heldatChriclan Hook. end It wail thought for • time that a serious disturbance Would odour, but the mai. contents were dissuaded from making an assault. Elder Brown, of Balt Lake, harangued this assembly. Ms predicted that If the Mormous continuo to hnld these meetings and promote their doe. trines on Long Island, serious disturb. !moos will occur terminating In blood shed. rs9ll. CENTRAL AND SMITH AIL6TIICA Dates to the 10th Inst. report the gun boat Nypele was to leave Aspinwall in a few days for Catatonia Bay, to commence the survey far tho Darien Canal, far which a number of laborers have been engagod. The storoship Girard was ex- Peded at Caledonia Bay shortly. Advices :from ;Ociaternaula state that the revolutionists were routed by the troops of the government on the 23d of January.' 'peace has been restored. The treaty lk , torogn Colombia and the Dotted States fora canal . across Its lath. tow now needs only the algruttnre of the United States Co mm lasioner,w ho was ex=tad shortly at Bogota. A. aught ehoeg of earthquake was felt In Panama 9n bib 241 Fotruary. Nothing new from Chill. The whole of Paraguay Is represented Ina sad 'state. The people are dying from want and starvation In the provin. ma. In e,..muntion the Italian Com', with whom was deposited for safety e lartte amount of titans° by 'wealthy families when that place wee captured 01 the !Mies, attempted to leave with the treasure nut wag caught and compelled to disgorge. THE RETRENCHMENT POLICE . Hon. Fleury L. Dawes, In a speech at Nashua, N. IL, on Saturday, said: "There Is an earnest, conscientious effort In all branches of the °overateOnt to see to it that there shall not be a dollar more appropriated for next year than for this. I was charged yesterday afternoon by the President himself with this message: He told me to wore the people of New Rampsinee that this exhibit I have made here of the successful collection and the economical expenditure of money during the present year is an - Garnett and a pictige of what shall be In the year to come. Tell the people of New Ramp. shire that during my administration there shall be no ascending scale of pub lic,. expenditures, but whenever and wherever the closest scrutiny shall die. dole the possibility of cutting ofa dol. lar, It shall be dons." I=l Havana halm state that alztytwo Cuban prisoners, enlisted Men, were shot by the Spaniards at Cionibegas,and that General Jordan has pnblloly notineed that he would shoot eightor ten of the Spanish ehiefe and officers, prim. onere In Ma hands, for every Cuban leader taken prisoner who might be killed afterward by the enemy. SCP.NTON, Terrible feller Explosion-IMo Killed and litany avounsra—TbeCealatrike. (nir Telegraph to ttanttatanch liasette ) k'nfisrProlt, February 211.—Thebollerof heatitut r e funtifes. N0.•3 st the railroad hen rolling -trill , of the Laikawanna Iron and Coal CoMpany exploded this afternoon. A portion of the roof, with all ltn hussy timbers. shaftinK, eta., my only-live by ninety-five feet, was biotin . into the air and fell with a tremendous crash. The noise of the explosion shook half the city. , -Twenty or thirty men are burled in the ruins. The followitur were taken ottr dead: John Sweeny, boy, Puler A. Hartmann, Martin 11. Welsh, Jas. Connelly, Patrick Noreen, John Dowd, Mike Gannon Hilly, ton of Hugh Hilly. Another man, named Smith, after- being assisted home by two men, died, making in all nine deed. • The following are more or less In jured : Lewle Williams, John Engle, John Hartman, son or Peter, who was killed. Patrick Kelly, Teddy Tierney, dangerously, Christian Wirth, J. Janes, W. Kane, O. Moanny. Mathew , Snow, Philip Welch'', Thomas Rafferty James liantry, Osland, William Oes. tie. Fella - McAndrews. - The damage to the mill Is not yet minortalned. Tao Coal Strial. &MANTON. PA., February Vi.—There was no stoppage of work by the miners today In this portldn of the coal holds, the ornployca of three large companies, Delaware: Lackawanna and Western, Pennsylvania Coal (kunpany, nnd Debt were Canal Coal Company refining to turn out. The mon in ens vicinity of Wilkwillirre :have the , matter• nuder . advlsonient and there wee no turn out thsre.l44 l Y. . - • • PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1870 SECOID EDITIOI. FOUR O'CLOCK, THE CAPITAL Cotton' Cases American. War 'Vessel Sunk by Collision—One Hundred and 'Twenti. Lives Lost—The Fcanking Prlrime L,etitions—Case /lississitipt Believed of Itilliyiry 1616—Judge Strong's Nomina• Lion.-r-Thes Public Debt—X:fih. iimendtuent Ratification, &e. (SY TolettoOli to the Flttsbutott Gazette.). I Wttertmnrros, February 28, 1870. • Ociriort cies% . ;TIM gni:memo court:to-day, thi cap. tori Mind aliindoned cotton mans Anna the Cant. of Clahns,„Micided that the OlMldn' of The • Mated States ...nue not .balled on to • determine for themselves whin 'the war of rebellion aimed, but that 'August 20th, 11386. the date of the rmildetaTe. proclamation declaring the fact, unit deemed conclostre of the gum tion. TEL PRANRING rinvir.sas PETITIONS. The Postmaster General, in reply to a Senate resolution, mays the number of blank petition, for the abolition of the franking Privilege sent out was 75,000, • and the number or accompanying chore laze 26,000. Total coat 1.499 66, which was defrayed by the office of the Oongrosalmtal printer. No part of the expense was Charged against any fund appropriated - for the use of the Postottles Department. The petitions and circulars were prepared un der the direction of the Postmaster General, In accordance with • the vliirs exproased by the President in his late menage and In napalm to what was believed to be a very general wish et the people, that the franking privilege should be abolished. He had returns from fever hundred and filly-four pardonless lot January, showing the number of free letters sent therefrom to. be 666,001; postage thereon at regular rates 0117,3.99.73: weight of free printed matter sent. 346,194 pounds; postage thereon at regular rates, 042,334.36; total coat of free matter sent from 454 paucities., 1159,- 734.09. He says It is ftafe to estimate that if full retorter had been received from all the. omoes for January the aggregate .amount would have exceeded mow, or at the rate at $2,400m0 per annum. Al though unable to give . the facts In detail, he Nays it to notorious that the frauds which have been perpetrated under cover of the franking privilege have been enormous. In times of excited political campaign's the various parties have not hesitated to employ It to transmit what ever of printed matter they may have 'risked to disseminate. The Postmaater General *Ads that. the recent agitation for the repeal has Increased the males of stamen and stamped envelopes In Janu ary 03t1,332 over the same month of ISM immanmn WAR vs:Pim. RUNK —ONS ROWDIER AND Twkwyr Livia EMT. The State Department has reeMised a dispatch from Minister Motley, at Lon don; stating that the Dridatt steamer Bombay collided with the U. S. steamer Oneida, near Yokohoms, 'Japan. The latt4r. went down. It la reported one tnindited and twenty lives were lost. ,Tinifollowing is a list of the *dicers of the Oneida, as it appears on the books of the ravy. , Department : Commander, Edgard P. Williaina; Ham t. commanders, Wm. P: Stewart and Alonen W. ktilduse; margeon, Jae. Imddard; assistant surgeon, Edward Prothingtuum passed amiamsi. paymaster. Thome L. "Pollock, jr.; mas ters, Walter Sargent, John R. Pk:el:end, Isaac J. Tales and Charles B. Arnold; let woalstant engineer in charge. N. B. Lida.; let ILlBißiltit engineer, Ilaveland Bar stow; 2nd assistant engine:ors, John Tor. ream and Charles W. 0. Soutar; ensign, John Cowl.; carpenter, J. D. Primer; captain's clerk, William A. Crownis. gam; paymester's clerk, William A. Thomas. 'The Oneida was a third-rela meal carrying eight guns. 11=2 What are known an the cotton came, Involving a large amount of abandoned cotton taken possession of by the Gov ernment, were to-day decided by the Supreme Court, who affirmed the Judgment of the Court of Claims against the United -States. In the course of the opinion it Is stated that Congress, by act of March 9d, 11407, recognized the 20th of August, 1866, as the time of the clogs of the rebellion, the date of the proclamation of the President, and that date U to be recognised for all purposes of litigation as the day on which Um re bellion paved. In certain other where the Courtof Claim' bad re= to allow an appeal, smarting final Judo. diction, a mandamus was granted order ing the appeal to be allowed. r4ie CA OP GEORALA Tbe Senate judiclary Committee bats not yet finally determined on Lhe report In regard to (Loomis. Another mooting will bo held next Wednesday and a 'report Is expected to be rustle the; day. It to Understood the Committee will recommend the Scoop:ones of the Legit,. lature, notteltbstanding cadent lump. ..ties lolls organiz:2V , "- The queatlon e s to wweb. ;vim of tiie four alleged -Senators elect ought to bo admitted has not been considered by the Committee and probably wilt not be covered by their report. TOBACCO TRAUDa The Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent to the Senile a communication from Oommlodonsr Delano, to the effect that .eztenslve frauds have been committed by white men, not citizen', of the tlherokoe country, who established tobacco factories , iii that nation elms to the borders of Kansas and Arkansas, and from whom be, under section 107 of the apt of July, ItBB, proposed to collect tax, Imp pp MILITARY nIILE. A general order from headquarters of the army states the 4th Military District has maned to exist, and by direction of the President the Mate of fdlealasippi Is attached to the Department of the Cumberland, Brevet Major Gen. Cooke commanding. Thla order is a necessary sequence to the admission of hilasholppl to representation In Congress,. • THE rupiia am*. The public debt statement will be boned to-morrow. Tho expenditures on account of pensions within the past few days have been very. heavy, but the general indications tram a alight de• arras& Viin TIPTEENTII AMENDZIMLIT notlficatlecoi from all the States which have ratified the 15th amendment have not yet been received, which so. wants for the delay in the oftlial prop• Ismation. JUDO& NITIONIVA NOMINATION. The Senate in executive session today was mainly occupied by • long discussion of the motion to reconsider the contirma• don of Wm. Strong u Justice of the Sdpreme Court. io action was taken. NOMINATIONS Tbe following nominations were male to-day: Janine Vescir, Collector of Inter nal Itevenne,First district. Ind. Steamer Sank In the (By Telegraph to the Pattaburgh (Jaunts.) Nsw Ottimams, February 28.—The steamer Mississippi, southward bound, heavily laden with stock and western produce, struck a snug at two o'clock this morning near the landing at Water proof, In., and sunk rapidly. No lives lost. The boat and Cargo are atotal loss. The cabin has Just floated past Natchez. - ST. Loom, Feb. private dispatch from Natchez. reoelved to-day, says the steamer Misabodppl sunk at Waterproof is a total leas. The cabin separated from the hull and floated off. No lives lost. This steamer left here on the 19th instant for New Orleans, , heavily laden, and wan owned In Ibis city by Carter & Coon, Theo. Lavalle Omen and John N. Boflogrr, slob one quarter. She was valued at $10,000; insured In Commercial. Chkillzu. _for . IRMO: Citizens, Pittsburgh. 11.5,000 i Boatmen, Pittsburgh, 43,8334 Boatmen, Bt. Louie, $5,001; Allegheny, Pittsburgh, 51.01 e; Manufacturers and Merchants, Intris Pittsburgh, 43.50 0 . 1,500 T he- f Floati reig ng ht Dock is , St. list O p t probably Insured ,for Cal 110.00 D.. 'The cargo estimated at #390 ==:2M NEWS BY PAIILE. CET Teleeraph to the Pittentehnt Gasette.) • GREAT BRITAIN, ' Lennon, February 284.—The R.taitonot newspaper urges the inbutisalon of the Atlantic and Omit W4isfern Railway to . . arbitration,' and! pro Poses Lords Derby add Catenate arbitrators.. Lonnon; February The House of Lards to-day bad a br ief debate on the BandayTradlng bill. In the Commons M r : ladatone prom.' teed the early introda of a neeetlnel measure fior education Its .lieland and Bastian& Mr. Gladinteletkio - Inlbrmed the Room that the. raciproolly treaty with Austria meldcome before it and adoei opportunity. the thorough diaertsalon of oommerci treitltte. • The Postmaster General :announced that In deference to thy universal coin- Plaint the restoration ef, Mae practice of giving receipts for tl24:ftment of tale. graphic toile was raider itidetstion. Mr. Childers laidbefore the House the estimates for expenditirpa for the a/LTA, which 'amount to iiintrand one fourth millionaserling. Heprottleded toexplaln Mid justify. the estimatle, laying stress on the Ontleysle i ldred tat the building of Iron dads , When all thisveaftele now in ' p of conetructimi IMO 'completed Mellen clad fleet,wo itonsist of two broadside ahips of th e t aire, six of I sm the second class, W e, oe • third, eight of the fourth, four of th lifth and two of Rossi -ugh. Of turret ahlets there would be two of , the first orate, - eve of the secend and two of the' ,tkard. Besides thole there were a number of smaller 'iron vessels. This SOU would place England on an equal footing with the highest naval power In Ana •- world. He proposed, In order to keep its strength up to this standard, to kid yearly 20,000 tons to the navyineluillbg 12,000 tons of armored and * turreted' attipt and fast frigates. . The strike of the minas in Wales is extending. - ' ' The submarine cable Dom Bombay to Aden, at the mouth of-tile Red Bea, has been successfully laid by the steamship Omit Eastern. This link places England and her Indian colonin 4 in direct tele. graphic couununiutlon. llassagetfmn Bombay of todaT's date Aue received , 10 . 1 4.7. The following telegra m has jut been received from the managing directors of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company: fro About Mau miles m Yohohoms, bound in, the Bombay OIMS into collision with the American (erratic, (Melds. The latter sunk moon after With a loss of shoot one hundred and. twenty men. The Bombay was not injured. The Bom bay was due at Yokohama from Hong Kong on the 24th ofJanuary. Ductile, February Bt.—The destruo. I lien of proparty by the supporters of Mr. Osborne for Parliament we. renewed with violence at Wateribrd on Saturday. The mob was greatly exalted and very violent. The people were alarmed and appealed to the pollee for better protec tion. LONDON February 211—The English paper con tinue ttnne to urge the Government to use the sternest measures to repress the present dlsturbsnoim In CUD,. ' HAVA.NA, February 2&-TA detachment Mons hundred negro troops was attacked by six hundred bumrgenis on the line of the railroad between Pitertri Principe and MuerSas a few days , since. The insurgents were driven off with los& Agreat many people of Puerto Principe are coming within the Spanish lines. Several of the mast promident Insurgents of that region have asked pm:dial= of the government authorities to surrender. The Captain General be, consented and the Insurgents will come to Havana direct Instead of going So Puerto Prio ripe. In addition to the party of Cot. Garcia, eighty-air more insurgent' have surren• dared thermally* la thi district. .. t (Ince Villas The Railroad from Nuevltes to San Miguel, torn up In many places by the inaurgents, Is again In running order. The telegraph to Santiago de Cuba, Palma and Serrano le Mao reestablished. lIAT.IIIIA. February Vl—Santa Anna wee sent to Nesuu yesterday on a Span. lah rcum.of-war. =1 MADRID. February 2&—Three Brine dier Generals and several Colonels have been transferred to distant posts of the peninsula on account of their disloyal utterances. In the Cortes the debate le still In pro gram over the proposition to indict tar• dinal Garcia Y. Ousts, arch bishop 'of Santiago. A autatitute was introduced, denying that the Cortes had authority to proceed against the arch bishop, who se a member of the Cortes, not because of the 'superiority of the priesthood to law, but In conampienoe of the Inviolability of deputies. The substitute was supported by the Republicans, but was defeated -95 to fd. ==2:1213 LONDON, February 28.—Rio Janeiro newspapers state that Lopez had retreat ed with about six hundred Paraguay. ans. They were overtaken by a body of troops or the Argentine Republic, and completely routed. Lopes, however, made good hie escape. Re left hie wound. ed and ell Ma sick, together with their families. who were held as prisoners. Re threw into the riper a great part of Me artillery. tienersl Canary, with a large throe, wag pursuing Lopes. • Rix Iron-clads bad returned to Rio Ja calm, proving that the war. Ls practically ever. I=ll NAPLES, POWIIIII7 23-There is great Metre= among the people throughout the southern provinoes of Italy, occa sioned by the f4lore of a hank at Solna Items, February 20.—Tbe Pope's been laziaatlort of Pero Elvadattio sirs, gen aril utiesation. The journals alltiettticil that the Prince of Anstirries will receive his first COM M!11/101:1 from the hands of the Pope. FRANCE. Rama, February 28.—A decree in the jaur,sai officiate prescribe, that the con ditions applied to newspapers and samples of merchandise sent by mall from France to the United Staten, shall be the same, whether the matter Is forwarded directly from France to American ports or by way of England. =I Sr. Pimutanurto, February 28.—The funeral of HOD. Anson Ihurlingame took plaoo on Saturday. English, numb end American Ambasoadorsacted an pail boa. rers. The remains will be sent to Amer. toe. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Lorrnotr, February 26 —Evening.—Con- Isola for money and +loooUtit MO Bonds, 903 for '62a, OM for '6ss, and 883' for '67a; ten-fortlee, 86; Briar, 22; Illinois Central, 11130 Great Western, Mi. Panto. Feb. 29.—Bonne closed Arm; Rattles 7S franca 95 centime& IdvenrooL. Feb. 26—Cotton steady at It VA for middling uplands; Orleans 11% (3111.31 d; 'aloe 10,000 bales. California white wheat 9s: red western No. 2 7s eds winter 5a Od. Western flour 19a Od. Cern 2751D27e 3d. Oats 2s sd. Bulgy Bs. Pea. 135 s ad. Pork lift 3d. Beef 163 a 3d. Lord 655. Chem 735. Bacon Ws, Spirits of Petroleum Is 7d; refined Is 11.tid. LoNborr, February 3 6 ..—Ta110w firmer 47e 3d. Sugar 395. Turpentine easier Linseed on .231 150032. Fnewgroirr, Feb. 28.—Bonds cloned firm at 95g. Tr►wferred I. Chit Authorities. (By Telegraph to the TlUsberch jAcnagolt, Feb. 28.—E. M. Yerger. who has bean In military con. finement since June last on • charge of killing Lieut. Col. Crane, was to-day transferred to the custody of the Sheriff of Binds county by order front the Adjutant General of t he United States Army. Lint. Wood, Adlutant General of the Fourth Military Min d , banjo _ diesel} , nude an , atildavit before Judge Caban. charging Lien with' the murder of Cot Crane. Counsel fir the defense waived an es:lamination, and Verger was committed without ball. peelded Aglintatthe 187 TalegriNk to tat FlLUbargbOasette.) PIIIIADELPITIA. Fab. , 2s,_Th e supreme Donn has decided statue tho Common. wealth in the case • brought by the Bhte Deputy Rochester a b l i mt the Philadel phia paving Fund ety for 1700,000 unelalmed deposit. w eb the c ommon . wealth claimed on Uto ground that It consisted of deposits the ownem o fwhich di e d leaving no law! 0i111:111111i4 STATE LEGISLATURES. MISSOURI Sr. Lotus, February 28.—A. bill passed the Lower House . of the Legislature on Saturday almost .u.nanimously, requiring the School Board to appropriate to every private school, now or hereafter Intel,. lished in St. louts, ten dollars for each scholar readying free tuition in such school., It Is said that If this bill becomes a law it an be made to 'almost entirely breaktp the public school system. An effort' will be made to defeat It in the Senate. Sr. Lorne, Feb. 28.—The bill pawed by the Lower House on Saturday, providing that the School Board Nihon give ten dollars to each free scholar to private schbols was reoonedered to-day and in dellriltely postponed by a vote of sixty to 6werity• eight. I=2 • Cowrens, Feb. 28.—1 n the House to day a resolution was introduced favoring the incresae of the volume of currency. The bill introduced to submit the go esti :o n m ern " f o sr f n to . orvaegre to eanytyote•onoer years of age was rejected by a vote of fortyono to thirty-nine. It is the first time for many years that any Inch bill has, been rejected; BRIEF TELEGRAMS. —Twenty lottery shops have been closed In New York for ncn•pyment of Revenue taxes. —The Albion House at Lacrosse, Wls., wait burned on Sunday night. Loss six thousand dollars. —The directors' of the Maine Railroad voted to pay In gold their Coupons of the Ramer Railroad due to-day. -.Justice 'Freckly, of Brooklyn, Lae Nen Indicted for refusal to examine she complaints made by Henry Bergh against twill milk men. .—Tho ■tookholdere of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad have ratified the second mortgage of 110,000,000 for the payment of the demand debt. s-There was four imbue of snow at Bosaon yesterday. In northern New Hampshire the ground is covered with snow to the depth of twelve Inches. —During the revival In the M. E. Church on Long Island, sail going on, one hundred and sixty converts have been made and' one hundred and forg ave have Joined the chureb. - —A riot occurred at Ward's Island, at New York, yesterday, between German and Irlah emigrants. It wu suppressed by the arrest of ringleaders and driving two hundred of them from the Island. —Winlam Blackener. Wilo was shot by his wifeat Litchfield, Minn., a few days aim*, died on Thursday evening last. Mn.s Blackener is under anent and will have an examination on Wednesday. The cue seems to be - one of cool and deliberate murder. —Late Arizona adricea state the mining haziness was farnrabla, and rich mineral diacoreries axe reported. On one ledge of gold bearing quartz, near Bradshaw mountain tracts, of tire thousand feet, twenty claims are located. , The rook mays 12,000 to $3,500 per ton. Flour at Prescott was $36 decline. per barrel—a —A Fort Dodge, Montana, paper of the 25th, etates that on the 22d Chide. Roach, while under the Influence 'of liquor, engaged In a scuttle with Charles Condon, when the latter In wolf defence struck Roach with a wooden poker, causing his death next day. Up to the time of the difficulty they were intimate friend.. —The propellor NeWJenieY. which left Baltimore on Friday for Ned°lk with •• large freight, was burned to the women edge oft Sharp's Island, Chesapeake Bay. The Captain and crew escaped In boats and were picked up and brought to Baltimore by the propeller Transit. Tho New Jersey was valued at mom and thawed tar.hatt that awn. —On Sunday the Right Rev. Barid W Bacon, Catholic Bishop of Maine, who returned to this country from Rowe at he close of last week, pried In the Church of the AlltUal pito at New York, of which he was form y the pastor. The Bishop stated that he would return to Remo as Anon as he could arrange some nutters connected with hla Wows.. —A letter trout Romp says that the Archbishop of Baltimore has formed a third party In the rouniamical bunch In Rome. archbishop Spalding thing heeds the American Eptwopal, for Intermediary between the extremWs of Italy and Ger many on the infallibility question and other vexed subjects. The American prelate may thee carry off the greater ummiber of the vacant scarlet hats —The bill applying Internal improve ment lands to the payment of old rail road bonds passed the Minnesota House of Representatives, with an amendment that it be submitted to a vote of the pee. pie at the spring election and shall not become operative until three millions worth of bonds have been deposited with' the State department. Mae bill bad pre ',Wally passed the Senate Without the provisions named. Upper plters. (By rad6e and Atlantic, - Telegraph.) Onmeneeoso, February 2 d.—Bluer ria• tog slowly, with eleven feet water In the channel. Snowing. Thermometer $4 degrees at 4 r. x. r. On Myr, February 28.—River at a stand, with thirty 'lnches water in the channel. Weather cloudy. Thermome ter 46 degrees at 6 r. NE. r. , Monairrows, rebniary U.—River riling, with eleven feet ..of water In the channel. firiowing. Thermometer 37 degrees at 4 r. at. . w. Bnowsprommt, February 213.-111Ter atatlonary, with thirteen and n half feet water In the channel. Weather cloudy. Thermometer W degree, at SP. w. 0. Passenger Railway Betarna„ Under the ordinates' punting privl. loge to the different railway companies to traverse the streets of this oily, the (Munk Pittsburgh and Birmingham, and Oakland companies are required to make reoort to the Controller, under oath, of the number of cars run and the net profits daring the year, and are re, tiuired to pay a tax of five per cent: on the net profits and po per car to - the city, and the Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Manchester company are required In lieu of said tax, to pay the sum of POO per annum itsthe city. The following are the returns so far as resolved: errleirss' P. R. W. CO. Nie ?volts from So.. 14 Mt, to Nov. ID. Horne .es I Der ors, tax VOSS :I Aver2l4ll7h—tax tit ru.. Total - C.,333 78 ?manumit( AND NIEMINOWAY. Net Poets Irons Nov. 1. 1348. to Oct. 31, MP, ;lan C-3 per cent. tar $123 IS Aver. No. ma 11-1 A• 3.1) per ear.... 300 CO Total PIN 15 By an arrangement with the South Bide boroughs' through which the latter road passes, one iburth of the tax 011' Is due to the city of Pittsburgh, which amounts to 1121.7 8. ALLEOIIBII7 AND MANORMITIDL - Amount far anrnslly 1d lieu of tax on ' ntlroiidGini2o The Oakland and Central Hallways hada aa yet made no reit nu licelfilltL/TION. Clttwee•—Tlx oo act prollt.p ~...,,, 1,41 70 •• on eau , .11 OS riLti, A I, lntapitom—Tai me car• on 4 . Sot prod le Ilaern og to the city ' I:1 71 A lissom) A blavette.ter—in Imo of tax oo net DRAY Intl can MO CO Total . 1,141 14 It will be seen from the above, that In addition to being a great convenience to the citizens,. and ,one which It would be almost impossible'to dispense with, the Passenger Railways are a source of rove• nhe to the city to theamonnt 0ff2,846.61. Nor is this the only advantage, as it Is well known that property located on the line of a street railway will rent to better advantage and, more readily than any other, and IN Increased In value from twenty to thirty per cent. Let us have more street railways. Additional Markets by Telegraph. Auburn YebreuuT.2ll.—With the fall ing off in the supply the market for IMMO/ 111 Mali() higher, and the quality Is better than last week; buyers held off on the advance, the highent price being 9qo and the lowest 030 for Kooken; "Im ßood age e cl (Var. dhe6 :6la f g Hogs, nothing or doing. Now ORLWra, Febinary 28.—Otten irregulars middling 294 rdetdo; 14,281 bo w exports 8,217; -sales 6,500. Flour 115,75Q81./2620,20. Sugar doll with prime 14'tO. Molawcw• firm at 80(470e. Oa% end Whisky uzu*, THE COURTS. United States Circuit Court—Judge Me• ECM= MONDAY, February 29.—The argument on the motion for upreliminary Injunc. Hon, in the, case of liciberts vs. Dickey, previously reported, was resumed. The argument was opened by Win. Bake. well, Esq., on behalf of the complainants, who submitted a number of affidavits., which he proposed to read. C. (8. peke, Esq., counsel for the respondents, objec ted to the amdevits on the grounds that they were taken before the commence ment of the suit, and therefore Inadmis sable. The Court sustained the objection. As complainant Alleged surprise the further:argument of the case was contin ued until Tuesday. District Court—Judge Hampton Mosmay. Feb. 2El.—On motion of John H. Hampton, Esq., Patrick H. Winstar, Esq., of Windsor, North Carolina, was duly qualified and admitted as a prac ticing attorney of this Court. . ' In the case of John W. Simpson David Gilmore a motion was made on the part of pla intiff to take off the com pulsory non-attit. ' • The lint case taken up was that of Sturges Arnold & Co. va. C. A. Boucher, an execution attachment -to recover fifty dollars, alleged to be In the hands of Boucher, and belonging to the that named. The Jury fond for the defend ant. - - The next cue ink= up was that. of John H. Elliot vs. John EL Hall, an action to recover for services. The plaintiff al leged that he had entered Into an-agree ment with defendant, In . October, 1868, to engage In the greenhouse and nursery business, the defendant to furnish the capital. Alter arrangements bad been made and a greenhouse partially constructed, defendant refused to carry out the terms of the agreement and declined to advance means. In conse quence of this refusal plaintiff alleges that he was out of work from November to March, and the salt was brought to recover for services during that time. On trial. TRIAL LIST OR TUESDAY. 293. Hutchinson vs. School District or Indians township. 110. City Oil Refining Co. ye. Dilworth & Bonny. 184. Graham vs. FiSher. 16e, Kronor at cm - vs. Becker et al. 111. Gallagher vs. Sweeny. 140. Gilmore at al vs.-Batley et 64. Rees vs. Morro*. 112. Jacoby vs. Schoen & Laurent. 192. Richey vs. Shaffer. 197, Young & Co. vs. McClintock. 200. McNeal vs. Reed et al. Common Pleas—Judge Collier MONDAY, February 28.—1 n the case of Cover vs. Stught, previoualy reported, the jury this morning returned a verdict for the defendant. In the case of Ransom et al. vs. Allegheny Insurance Qom pany,' the feu was withdrawn and thb nauseam:dinned. The case of John Tannehlll et tax. vs. Rudolph PAM was next taken U. This was- an action in ejectment to recover postenalon of a lot of ground 'on Spring out. alley, Second ward, Allegheny. Jury South Pittsburgh Council A meeting of South Pittsburgh Coun cil inui held yesterday, Monday, evening,- Feb. 28, 1870, In the office of Justine Barker. Preaent—Meaara. Brown, Kim, HaWaal Sheargold and Williams. Mr. Brown WWI callatrto tho chair. Minutes of laat meeting read and adopted. The Street Conant=loner's report was' read, eh wing an expenditure of $llO.OB for street pupae* and Re 19.05 for nits. cellaneocui purposes lit, the last two month.. On motion, the. Treasurer was author lead to bllllO w_Frauta.far. thrkrammn. Mr. Brown unwanted the bilfhf 0. A. Barrett for oonstructing a gutter along Second street from Carson to Chestnut, amounting to 5`.2 40, and asking Connell to maxima part of thee:pease. Referred to Street Committee. • The bill of Mr. Ohisgovr, of 27. 18(19, amounting to it 62, for constructing ■ road from the Washington road run ning North to the brow of the hill, was taken op and dimmed. Referred to Street Committee. • A communication from the borough Treasurer relative to the expense Incur red in curbing Chestnut street, was read, and the manner of collecting the ontetanding balance, 1182.13.5, considered. On motion Mr. J. B. Stewart, the bor ough Treasurer, was authorized to pro. coed against the delinquents and collect by law all taxes due and unpaid. The propriety Of organizing a fire com pany and procuring a bate hones, engine, Act., was discoursed at length, all mem bers participating. A lockup was also thought to be need ed, and was discussed without coming to any definite conclusion. On motion of Mr. H a ines, • Commit tee of three was appointed to ascertain for what amount a hose carriage, five nundred feet of hose, the engine house and lot of ground can be purchased for. Committee: Mows. Renee, Shaargold and Kim. On motion of Mr. Baines, a committee was appointed to ascertain the amount of gas consumed and incidental expenses connected with the Council Chamber (dr the lest Our years. Oammittee: Mama. Williams, Sheargold and Baines. Mr. Sheargold was of the opinion that some mamma should be taken to clean the streets, remove certain piles of rub. lah, and also to ask the passenger rail road to bear their portion of the expense, and made a motion to that effect. The Street Commissioner to be instructed to proceed at once and place in a sanitary condition that part of Carson street be tween Viral and Bridge Amide, and. charge the same to the account of the ..e.itanger railroad company. - In the Matter of Shouse and 's bill, the Committee on StreetsSosnlad reported Mitten. On adjourned motion of Mr. Haines Council then Water on the Plains. The Inland Empire, of January 29, has the following remarkable statement con cerning the prof essof change going on all over the great inland desert between Cal tfonila and Missouri. It says: For some time past there has been a question before the people of this twin and of the plains east of the Rocky Moun tains, that has as yet failed to be Satisfac torily answered. It is : Why are the streams carrying more water than la for. mer years? The great plains are fast losing their arid nature, and throughthem are running Armenia places wheretwea ty years ago there was not adropofwater; and where at that time there were small streams. they aro now vary much enter ' ged. In many cases thischange has been of great value, as it has given to the trav eler a supply of watarthat had previously been denied. When the first emigrants cruised the plains to California, the great objection urged to the trip WaS the 'earthy of water on the greater partof the route. Within a few years this has been all changed, and in the beds of old streams that were dry when first found there is now water for a ll the purposes required. The Laramie plains arc not now destitute of water, whereas some years ago there was none, and travelers bad to carry water on passing over them. There can be no doubt that for the hut ten years there has been a continual increase of water throughout the whle desert country he • tween the ou Miaow! n and the Menu Nevada. The Arkansas was dry In it 362 from Paw nee Fork to the Clmaron crossing, and previous to that time the Pecos was dried up so that at many places the inhabitants were obliged to dig for water. And the More Valley and plains were at that time almost destitute of vegetation. Now the vegetation is luxurious, and It la one of the very beat wheat pawing sections. Denver was built on the banks of an e x t inct creek, Which It was supposed would remain dry, but after the settle ment, to . th e astonishment of We people, It became quite , a stream, and is. now timed by bridges. The Huerfano, the Roya Pecos, and others that were dry during the summer months, ten year' ago. are now constantly running In fair streams. We are saddled that along the whole line of the Union Pacific Railroad there is much more moisture In the earth thee there was only a few years since. Ai" Salt Like "nen feet Idghgr . !~. NO. 51. Ithan It was ten years age, a n d i s son stantly,rising, and it has been urged by those who have paid attention to the BIM. ject, that the rise . of water there would produce a solution of the Mormon ques- I lion befemi Congress would act upon it. When :the Salt, Lake shall rise a few feet higher we shall look for its overflow to reach the Shell Creek range, as evi dently at one time' water did cover what is new only an arid valley, not direct In Its cleanse, but cut up with ranges, still the continued valley can be traced. , This grata Increase of water will work a 'great revolution in the opinion of the people as to the capacity of the great plains for agricultural purposes. The only reason why the great plains cannot be made into good fruit farms is the lack of water and timber, as the land in richness has no superior. The increase of water of whinit we have spoken will do away with one objection, and the die. covery of coal over a distance east of Halt Lake for over 600 miles will obviate the other. The man who travels over the Union Pacific Road twenty-five- years from this time will find that the sage brush has given way to crops of all kinds, growing In the greatest luxuriance, and that the sturdy fanners with happy homes have taken the places of the wandering red men. In our own State this increase of moisture has been noticed, and the old settler' do not hesitate to say that in many places the streams have increased more than one-fourth in size daring the past five years, and in some places where there was no water then, there is now small but constant running streams. Effect of Cold on Gas. 'lt ay rise some o our readers who h m ave giv surp en no attention to such sub jects, to learn that the Illuminating power of ordinary gaa depends, In a very marked ratio, upon the temperature of the air in which It is burned. Thus, it has been found, taking the amount of light emitted at 63 degrees of Fahrenheit as a standard of ono hundred parts, that at 32 degrees, or the freezing.point, the percentage of light is only 76; and that at 4 degrees above zero It is only 33, or about one third what it Is at 68 degrees, On the other hand, Increased heat is not accompanied by a corresponding amount of light, since the temperature of boiling water causes an increase of only four per cent. over the standard; and that of 320 degrees, or of limning .paraffine, only 18 per cent. The loss of Illuminating power tipon the application of .cold is supposed to depend directly upon the condensation of the hydrocarbon vapors; since at a temperature of four degrees a solid mass was found congealed upon the sides of the tube, containing, among other sub stances, benzoic, ammonia and nitric acht Harper's Maga:flu for Eire& • CV! ate, a 3)4:10 4:1 WILL LEAVE PITTSBEIiiii TUESDAY, March 14th, At 2 O'Clock Precisely. ' •-1 4 y - ` 4‹. • ,-, • - - , DR. ERIVIRD S. PRINKS, eeeee offer hie Meters thults for the soapy ACT.i OP KINDNEO33 itiOEIV/D from Ammerova friettils and the pro fn.lon to PITWBUNOII AND In PICINiTY, and loesprasa blicratitvid• tor Ms ViRYLIiaRAL PATRoNAOSCONFERZED Ilea compelled to mky that In noncequenc , a of an SNOA.OiIIiNT TO IXOTURZ IN ANOTENLI/ CITY that Da mast, although reluctantly. IRATE PI27I3BURGH, PA., On TIMIDLY, March 1411,1111/0 At I O'CLOCK P. M. PEZCISKLY All who have not taen suppllon 1:21921 PATENTED SPECTACLES, and throe requiring advice or MEDICAL TREATMENT, =1 HOBINSON HOUSE, Corner Seventh Wrest , 'aroi Dionsene War, =2l rirTsnumni. DP TO . THAT HOUDAND DATE ONLY. =MIMI ITS CLOSES BUSINESS IN THU CITY El= CHOICE . A ND RARE CONFECTIONS, FOR PRESENTS, AT GEO. BELVEN'S, 112 Federal street, allercheny. mahLun 11ThIPSOLIUTION:—T he Partner. shID batstolsre ShiStlits between BILL • SHUTT/LILLY. la the Real Estate business, Was this day dia. salved by mutual 1 1. y 3iio Pittsburg, 15114 IE7O. • The Real Estate and loannetee bnetbess bereefter eentinved by Tittle. U. 11.T.L l i 80 11.1l i ell t l . ;47 ape. on tte m . , eoi , nocr l'eA! ZOlA ; n7 e 7 F :P24""4l.`l°`7 no igtt.ennen. Pen. saIt p , B IB7 . 6. BILL a 9 0 "4, 391111.2tIPprrlila pITTSBIIRGH HANG FOR SAVINGS. SO. 87 YOURTH ATICNUT I PITTSBURGH. OPIX RAT& Nom 9 Vo i 4 , 1210cZ NATURISM( BYRUM% from May LL to/. 'ember Ist, from Tto 9 ednoel _milt= re vember In to Mar lat. 6to Sohtimes. Intend pad a wit h dr a wn ids Wren.. And .if notcompound. a.a.u.auir, la Jammu and SOW. Nona or I L IT.Lawa. 20, Du , tinted at the °Mee. Hoard of Munger*-42... A. Berry. Preiddeat; S. 11. Hartman. Jam. Part. Jr..Viee President: U. IS. dialer. Secretary aud Trassurar. Snarl. J. 1.. Orabani,. A. B. Deli, WM. Namely John M. Dilworth. r. Nanny is Voltam. bee..losoua Rhoces.Jao.BOott.ROlM.C.Sithsulls. Christopher ZaT. U. W. 1 A. K.Sell. ladleitor* TI 10oUTCES REDUCED OF RUB. JL 110611.0tler, lieu lad Stain Puling, of Bortme B lUng Ceos mrsaristeare. A. redve time of ray 10 per erne. hero ear.l rater non Murk Ifst. Tile trade retreated's!, nuarracturere , pricer- • J. B. runxtes. • mire Agee for Gorton BelUng Co. I:°DOPLER , . NATIONAL BINS, :=_ coat:mitres Tittnrr Co.—Tats TIM& A.r4V41.11140, March Ist.a , 37‘ will be added to form.. Mt of steaks to Os .4141 ost mond 4 oor of Coantscrelal Haus Booms, 100 3m.tttfiel4 street: 30 Marrs Peoplea , Natloomo Oa , ft. 0 Shares Csaimea's Tress co. • NoILWAI • Altailosest NK. r. • THE WEEKLY HAZEPTH la :as len.ad ann — pen co . mstasrelal and ..tooper Dablulled la Wortara PuzalviaLr: No !Inner. mechanic or asereltuun ../.14 hi 1:=E1 laule tabseribert.....----.... al N Clalaof Clubs of tea— I 3a • Limey to turstalted gratuitously to to. getter aD ot a club of ten. Postmasters an molested to act or mulls. addrela. • PKNXIMAN, BARD & CO„, tar.worrcEs—"To-Let." ".Fbradlep.; "IVants , " .. .Fbund,""Zdanineo;" dn., not exceeding .F 077.13 Ll2f" be inverted in these CO/UNMIX MEd for TWENTY --FIVE Cii2.7TB; ao4l Ilona/ tine 7.1V.0 WANTS ANTED—TO DENTDy ate V 2 Smal l will,' !i1 bl t ri liat!!?`a d lilit tlfe C ja l e? eg descrlaten andtloeVelTPLEtEee; end term. WANTED.—An experienced tiwrotg ß i D a t L m E :M AD at ed h lA wi N h II T m A a C k iCnOgD Rd !dead from toe PUG None attar heed appla. Lava,. at liazrrts OEM, WARTED.—Fifty Coal. and orealners. offl Sir! . o pay: and fat* pald to me mines. Severa aro wanted.ros No.end country. Apply at IttoployineneoMea, No. 1 SLIM West. Ant door reota easpenaroa Bridge. ED. MORTGAGE& - •30,000 to Loan to largo or awalj anioanin, I • Inir rote or Intereat. TECINAB B. PETTY. BM, Band and/Leal /Wale rooter; No. PHI Elmithaeld semi. LOST LOST.. - policy _ No. 10.339 In PENN MUTUAL LIPF. INnUtto NUE CIO. blialelpol., on itto_c fW. urciai.v..% Zgio7l7:getr. ° """"""*" JOS. 3, TRAVELLI, Agent No. 37 /Mg avenue. Plttoburgb, PA. fellAloo.nt TO-LET fro-LET-,nooff—Second suny (rant; suitable fur mailmen.. • eel., roam. Enquire at 154 /our.. Are.... 2.911 MO • LET.--Four Boiorns on Waohlnitgleeffect; Allegheny City. ono equare irom tallrone. where *0 seeonmodslion teeth* sto_p. Inquire of J. H. CICATYY, OA. M/S Unite.. I 0 LET.—The Large gram Boon No. 96 Wylie Avenue, rner ot. N Meet, Pltteburgb A. BROWN,. I.III•PUTA even., • , rpo TWO E PN 'r ONTI7. L-WIOII TI , / BOADNG.-, A.. hear the Ll butlers, eon. ter of Allegheny tit), facing the rut. Otherhlre Wee *4 or note rob bed. One • large front parlor on Pro boor, the nth. r a very fortehlo room on reeved boor.' logo re at 181 tom North Areaue,, FOR RENT.—The Three Story BRICK WANNUOUNE to (Mardi *Leh rror of No. ISO Wood slow', torsooNT o, eoPho , Of Waire'"rd"f L Co. u 0 tfroo PaeW:T • • z.noq ;No. IT* and Vl* Wood es. rLEI'.A Bolt of Roo Moo omprn Inn Tyro Large, moll Caned ban nu on And door., Orte farce well Hinted front itoorn on arn non, • O. lane Hall•Cli two soto•roono on *Or floor. Ode Store Itomn• Bret moor. No. BA. la Rornigen n•rr nullarojir Fourth avenue. For tenor rnontro of A. U. IDOILLIIi 6 CO.. yo. BB Fourth nveann. . To . LET.--A ROOM in the rear Dispatch build's...cambia for Job Prlat. log 001ce. Inquire or C. BAER. oo the pre swam Moo. the COri.firTlNO ROOM or rl.. Dori, Rrenatog JAW. s.con4 floor of trout Dieryple., b..11.110g. require 00 th, premise, or or MRS. J. lIICJION FOSTICEL, fer.s:o= 202 ...3.3.11 aroono, Al rektor City. T 0 -L ET. ST ORE ROOMS.- The elegant 'stare room In the licmantlle ram Nalidlng f o rn Menet, sear. With street, will be readyoccupancy about Um Ist of Nara, and are now *arced format to desi rable tenant. One of the storm Ismpeetally W for a ern-Masa r. Mamma% for ladle. and leetitteroen. Lilo, to-let, tbekipper SIAM Of tame building. tCoqulre of d. It. bleoune, Unto. National nook. earner of Fount, mettle and thicket street, or of ri:Lix te. 1111UNOT.alio. if. =I DWELLING .15f0 /781i 1 One or nee :nett bowies Intl:malty. containing nil 211ODEIM IMPROVEMENTS, Water and (tea throughout. This Donn wig b. re t.e.l very low ta a goat tenant. • apinl UAZ LiT6 COUNTIN_QI2_9()AL_ AYIAAeo ==l EMI • tike two-at o t 1 BRICK BUILDING, COnLaltdow EJibt Booms , a fl oat. on Lomat .Buret, tbob ward, Allribcoy. Lore. -Lot. dwobbery *a. Poarearloo ant of Aptll. Yor tarma anqulre of 'Ramo arsiveirr, Iltallestare Agoat, 134 Beater AVCIIII4. ' AlilleblTlT. , ' T 0-LET.-108 Wylie street, 4601); 515 Crawford street. 4325. 17 reels ra n t 13 ;re ;re l'sTondsVsritsolo'.ol4 e"'! treet, 421 y 0; near gore.* rim; • &minim F erfruben7 sesa: t u 'errlA T et, 4480 ; store mod dwelling, next corner I ; 1141;1 tret"4l VgArrs IT: . tr ee{,l ro 142 .Elni street irlent Rerun Street., three rooms um liege l o t, $l2O. fry. • 0 . CUTHBERT RUM& 39 Stith avenee. FOR RAIJEL, ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, F oe SALE. —,,Tbat Desirable I pert, gtaated on theuvox gigit Is oreeted a ettureb buildin g and one Two Won' Krick Dwelling House. Tolstoi ts 60 het oa Grant street and 70 leet on Sixth avenge.. T o reTl': l4 : 4 :=ll2;34l,l43ilitnlilgitranT i t near tbs pundits. FOR SALE .- 3 Brick Homes, Noe. 73 and 75 Logan street. and one back lf 75 on earguntere alley. ?bey Will be .14 ow for gash. Inquire on C. SAUHICTT. 191 . BeLlferWarenne. 3-35-seare FUR SALE.—MARE and lIVG -4.• Sue !areaz years old, well broke to saddle or guar."; good for tamtly ot•. s r o lpy of Fasters mom Meson, ad slaoit gs Dem., I oqulro at MDT Llberty•treet, or I Illgth West. • 140 _ _ von sALE.—b3.IIOO will buy .w TWO 00011 FRAME 111JUSEY, Sony roman ach. and lot No. ID Boyle street. Allegheny. ImeaS north ave.. Bente will per tuft perm u. and tenth Ternm-111.110U down. ta4noe two payments. Inqutte Dnutlses.. 241 errn Van SALE.-1 Steain Engine .A 2 10 by 30. ln good tuoulug cotter. with roalb u tz, carita,.l. o„ , , Alkilf 1r Bum sa d coalmen. Nen iirr ri4l) PORCH PUmuTl. T ~p O, e. INCE! LIFT AND FORCE PUMPS. Win be ' sold 10.. Cau &amean at the Works of Sas YonaNlotteny Oa Coal Company, Wat New.. ra. • FOB SALE.—Stock and Eft `MIES. LEA/38 AND tIOOD WILL, of a grat•elasa emery. doing a good Intslnean. The anderslgned holog engaged In other business's the reason for selling. O. W. PUSIT, 4 Naa. teal heat. Allegbenr. te. • FOR S.I.E. - • ONE BIT OP HAMILTON'S PATENT MULAY SAW NA...MINOS complete, Incbutte{ Sam.. 7bene Neagh:ea are nearly nem.. Prior elha. edge.. MORRISON i HAUS. - • • No. ass Myer AMMO. • 244 ' • Allegheny Cl.y. FOR SALOPERTY.—LotE.-BIDWELL. ST. PR 13X feet on Itha; well. Greet, between Wee. 3 ere avenuefront and fag et_ n e_ P lgtreet, b 911 feet In rent!, nem entrVill or 9 n et a ll ot. on ' , Mph lot Is • doable 2 tr . bTORIED VRICK DWELLING of thirteen rooms and bath room. Ad alone= Legrowed• mint. throughout the boon. On the bails alp a good Prairie nada. The. moray twang . tiVlZik'rt d ll/ 4 1;?Intrittlirestag . tV - - FOR BALE.-. 4 • DESIIIIIIII,III 41,91NANTIANCE —No. SDI Prontila pp~yb Mario '• oe D t e • h!aY City. Iha lot I o 24 'or 110 Mt. Alit d atql o Trl.7::Ni t. ll"%f Go- mum tato alaro's naatelit outdo Irlasto: • ten, !Swam*. Parlor, wale HAW. Slate floor,lart boo Deco befit one year. Imatnr.or JOHN A. • COCLINAN. No. 830 lloattlroa Allootto . atgrr, or 01200 14borry meet. rlttseargli.. VOIR SALE.—On .obio avenue, • near eteanc.VWO Theo[!SNIK HOUStet ' nu N. 11 Lame Boom.. ase tog Wag,. we111111...' Idiot and complete. mlth yard In 'front. Tha boom In Me rear of Mote .frooto on all, feet paved • ley. contains Rooms.. HMI, £c. TWA. property le longed In • fast Improving poettOs the Ihroond word, Allegheny. W llt tee cold tow rjr d ogUtl ' olit 41; rO th ""' k hr. P. fir et. . Al Diamond. Allem heOl. . 'von AALE.-7Engines and 184111—, .L EDS. New and &coral Baal of • constantly on band.' ' • • - Orders from all yoga Of as mantra Prow* • mated. Jklll3 arta. a co.. • ' • Corner Marlon Avenue and P., P. W. itO. gheny: Pa. VOR SALE*" DWELLIING• three Om, [WOK DWNI.LIIIO, desirably located. No. SD Ittret Immo., - Arlo% `heal City. contain, as tearoom...ad Mak Mon. hotline cold water la arit and woad atom gm In W the rooms rum. to IMO.: Sating 11. Mod Oa mare of (Dryslt IsWOUDairmal Lad JOHN &prll .•• JOHN D. DAIL= t M&O.: LMV:tl==n • PEBEIONALr—AII venoms leelt.• ••, .sm INC. 11011A11, or lIITOESO.I4I In SW 1N.. ; A , tbna. larbmit a r2 €11:24 rata4a.: - . or *III bit ICU by ifa all Ptel..M.Skat 4111Mardted oat Of. tho . tikr nnd /WU AIM x O. EMI trrwnsums.
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