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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
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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.' •
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,- . ,
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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•
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
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• 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
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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.
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trrwnsums.