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Vi 4 • rt '** ‘ H i v*i v 1 ’ ~''L ■> ’'-'t“ 'T.^ Thbatbk—Mr. Murdoch Two Nights Moek - Id compliance with the many urgent sptoftT"5ptoftT" fssr'~* requests to prolong his engagement, Mr. Mur* « JJ ’**\iy' doch bse msdnarrangements toplay two nighU &%•**s i >vs J»' ! 3 more. In order to do this, he had to be re &J?*A\lr W-yrv- lieved of two ni g hta of hiß engagement at Buf. Z. f»lo. Our citizens will not fail to appreciate I i&i&L <:'Lp'4Zt„‘* *3- <# and will show in a substantial way the high r estimation in which this gentleman is held. ■« p rt|V , t* : lViffcsi; < -To-night will be offered the greatest comedy *i .- Dill ever presented in this city—the “Incon ** ’slant” and “My Aunt,” concluding with a capital farce. To see Mr. Murdoch the same eveningas “Young Mirabel” and “Dick Dash &\' -all,” is certainly enough to draw the largest f !35^%t? , frS^ , *5 houBe “ old Drur s" haa ever y et confined. s*&>&*'?* ** d**t <4 ®S?2fe The “Robbers” drew a line bouse on Saturday -, M‘*s.tf tfSSv*" night, and the “Charles De Moor” of Mr. M. w£ ra iturously received. f ?«-.«> . r’-iSO 1/ i f /I* 1 w ■*!-.•' if * ~ »>*» "i'-v.* ». = ' r^av-fi.-v.v-rf iliii-'LZ* *-'*’'*■ T "i»'*" *** _,k lW +* v v ' '• ■<»»*'' • 'V*-* *%?s?’£?* r ’ , 4* 1 1 •■•3. , 'lf S V * « 1. <> '» *’'> : • ■>' '-'c^ \-r -‘ fV h. - *’ - 6 v.VVv^^« l ■;•'. , „ •• - -■'' ;--. -VVV*<-*' '■■■' o".- *; *"» ':• ■ -I' . ' -V + '.. "• ■.'. ,••■•.• ■-- •• ‘: •' ■■•• *r’ • .• -•' V-.--.---;- V* fcjsg a? VOLUME XIX JAMES P. BABB, EDITOR AND PRO! lIETOR. Tiasts:—Daily. Five Dollars per year, Btnctly in ad vance. Weekly, Single BUbacnpUona Two Dol lars per year; m Clubs of file. One Dollar. LOCAL AFFAIRS. Arbitration Committee ol the Board of Trade F<>r March and April. WM. McCREERT, V. R li. CAMPBELL, ' ISAIAH DICKEY, B. PRESTON, ,] g. B. McELBOV, WM. MEANS. ' TO LETS for sale at this office. Argument Upon a Motion eor a New Trial. —On Saturday morning the motion for a new trial intbecaseof Alexander J. McCon nell, convicted of attempting to burn tne nuu chine shops of the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad, in Manchester, was ably argued by Hon P. C Shannon for tho defendant, and John H. Hampton, E-q., for the Common wealth. The ground upon which Mr. Shan non argued hia motion, which he did very elaborately, was that the offense with which McConnell stood charged was, both under the old statutes and the new penal code, given in to tbe exclusive jurisdiction of tho Court ol Oyer and Terminer. But it had been tried in the Quarter Sessions, where McConnell had on ly four challenges, while in the other Court he would have been entitled to twenty challenges. it a new trial was granted be wass&usfi* dthat such circumstances could be proven as would clearly demonstrate the innocence of the &c* cused. Tbe gentleman quoted authorities in support of his position, and referred to some other matters incidental to the case, such as tbe course ot the Commonwealth in trying the last, in point of time, of two indictments Hgainst the defendant, first. In reply Mr. Hampton held that tbe indictment was right. The proper way to look at the question was to o-o back to the old law, which he cited, fle argued to show that at common law an at tnmpt to burn was not arson. In section 137 of the new penal code felonious arson is set forth as a specific offence, punishable as a fel ony, while in section 138, attempting to burn was declared to bn a misdemeanor. Toe pamphlet laws of 1849 make the same dis tine lion, corresponding with the act of 1806, by which attempts to burn and some actual burn ings are set down as misdemeanors. In his practice he had never knuwn a case of misde meanor tried in the Oyer and Terminer. He •bad no desire to deprive defendant of any of * hii privileges, and would not urge sentence if be h&dany doubts as to the legality of the in* dictment, tbe previous trial or the guilt of the prisoner. Judg? Mellon, who heard the case tried, took the papers and will give a decision this week. The following items we dip from the Venan* go .Spectator of last week: Tne Keystone (Georgetown) Company, on A. Cochran’s land, two miles down- tho river, have a first rate well. They are down 466 feet —aome twenty feet below the vein—and on Friday last were pumpiDg at the rate of fifty barrels in twentyafour hours. Good judges estimate this as a permanent thirty to forty barrel well. The‘amount of oil delivered at the Sunbury and Erie Railroad station in Erie, last week, was 1,960 barrels. The total amount during February was 9,370 barrels. The Franklin Citizen says: “We understand that the well at the foot of Foster’s Island, on the Allegheny river, about seven miles below this place, had a good vein of oil struck in it at four hundred and ninety feet,"and that the workmen had dipped off a barrel with the Band pump. Mr. M’Cullough, vpbo has a well on tho ißtepuen Smith farm* some two miles below the Hoover well, has struck a good vein, and .we understand is getting ready for pumping. A well oa Lhg Cochran, some two miles down •.the river from town, was tubed last week, and twaa, when we last heard from it, doing well, yielding twenty barrels per day. The Westmoreland Oil Company have struck » third vein of oil in their well at a depth of 76 feet, and purpose to commence pumping f\ben they reach 140 feet. Another company, called the “ilonongabe la,” Las been organized at M’Eeesport, to ex pertinent for oil in that keality. The Same Old Gams. —lt is astonishing to us U*at any man,in this enlightened age, after the frequent warnings given through the public pri&u, can permit himself to be diddled out of money by the stale dodges of sharp confi dence men, jet there are some who have not yet learned wisdom, unless by sad experience. A stranger from the East, bred in Philadel phia and Ktw York, where he should have learned to be on bis guard, arrived here a few days since and took passage for St. Louis on the steamer J. B. Ford. On Saturday morn ing a well dressed gentleman, apparently a fellow-passenger, engaged him in conversation upon the boat, and, after a time, proposed a walk, which was readily agreed to. On Fifth street, a man approached the two and, present* log a bill to the passenger (confidence man Mo. 1 ) asked him if he could pay it. Mo. 1 pulled out a wallet, filled with $lOO (counter feit) bills, and asked Mo. 2if walk down to tho boat, as he had not the amount (f f>o) in change. No. 2 did not like to go and Mo. 1 asked the stranger to lend him $6O until they returned to the boat, when he would re pay him in gold. The stranger assented and handed over the $5O to No. 2, who asked No. 1 to step into a house in the alley leading off Fifth street to Ryan’s buildings,until he signed the receipt. The stranger waited on the street for a whil&, when he began to realize that he had been swindled, but search for the swind lers proved useless, as they were by that time out of reach. "We’ll wsger a new hat that the strange gentleman will not be victimized in like manner again. U. 8. Eteamee Michigan —This vessel having been thorobgbly overhauled by the government, during the past year, her old boil ers having been taken out and replaced by new .ones, and her machinery/efltted and repaired in the best possible manner, under command of Captain Lanman, and mechanical supervise ion of Engineer Zeller, the Department order ed her into commhsion, and on Friday last she was turned over to the new command, at Erie. The following is the list of officers now on duty: Commander-—John C. Carter; Lieu tenants —Tbos. H. Stevens, Leonard Paulaing and K. W. Benry, Paymaster J. George Har ris, Chief Engineer; Theodore Zelle**; Aist. Engineers—lst, Wm. R. Rutherford; 2d, Honry C. Viotor; 3d, Samuel P. Ayres and uss. L. Vauclain. paymaster’s Clerk—J. 1. Odell; Captain’s Clark, Geo. S. Odell ; Carpenter—Geo. W. Elliott. Capt. "William Hinton has been retained as pilot, iilost of the old crew have resbipped. The new officers having taken charge of the vessel, the national flag was hoisted over the deck, amid the cheerful congratulations of the officers and others gathered to see the impress! F 6 ceremony. An interesting little aon of ol New Castle, on Wed ■'--W’ng himself in eliding down •v*"" Mntalrs, fell and broke . ftf! v, k ' ■* i, . : . • •««<* ***„ wj*;* * .? £ * ‘ k *■ * . . ' V % *. .* 5 ' Vk ' * tf'l ' Nte:, ■V,. A Bathsr Mysterious Case. —A man named Frank Elak, saddler, at No 2iil lib erty street, is to have a hear n 5 before the Mayor at two o’clock this afternoon on a charge of assault and battery, preferred by his brother-in-law, Mathias Airier, a cap maker, living in Allegheny. The informant alleges that Elak, who is married to his sister, bsd been accustomed to abusing her. On Sunday week his Bister came to his house and showing bruises on her arms, which she said bad been made by Elak, declared she would live with him no longer. Alner advised her to return home, which Bhe did. On Tuesday Alner called at Elak'sand was informed that she had goue to market in the morning, but had not re turned. Search for three days proving fruit* less, information was made against Elak for assault and battery and bo wa9 arrested. lie repeated the story about bis wife having gone to market, in her usual clothing and with very little money. He and his son, (a young man of twenty-one, who was very severe on Alner) had searched for her ever since, £ut failed to learn anything of her. He stated that he had been married twenty-three years, and had lived hero twelve years; also that his brother in-law, Alner, had tried to convince him that his wife was not a proper woman, and also told Der that be, (Klak.j was guilty of improper conduct. To Alner’s inteference Eiak attrib utes all these difficulties, and admitted that be had 6truck her about two week* since, and also quarreled with bnr on the Sunday she went to her brother’s, lie believed she was still in the city. Tbe son who manages the father's finan* cial aOairs, thought his mother would have had only a few dollars, which would prevent her carrying out an expressed intention of visiting a sister in St. Louis. Uoder the circumstan-. ces, the Mayor deemed it advisable to hold Klak to bail for further hearing on tho charge of assault and battery, which was done. Tbe disappearance of Mrs. E is most singular, all tbe places she frequents having been visited, but no one having seen her, which induced a suspicion of foul play somewhere. Tae affair is still full of mystery,and we hope tbe exami nation to-day may dear H up. Lake Superior Mining News— Diring tbe year lSdu, tbe Hockiand Mine produced five hundred and fifty tons and one buudred and fifty-three pounds of copper. Tbe ship ment made during the season of navigation .was five hundred and sixty six tons and nine hundred pounds nett mineral. The average number of miners employed was one hundred and twenty four. The total drifting w*s one thousand six hundred and eighty five feet, and total sinking of shaft* three hundrel and ninety-one foot. Tne total amount of sloping was one thousand six hundred and sixty-one fathoms, which yielded six hundred and sixty two pounds of copper per fathom. Following U the product of some of the principal mines for tbe month of January: Minnesota, ODe huodred and sixty tuns one thousand one hunt dred and ninety four pounds; National, seventy-four tons; Rockland, thirty tons one thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds ; Superior, four tons lour hundred and thirty two pounds. Many of the smaller mines do not weigh off regularly during the winter months, but, including the stamp work raised, it is perfectly safe to estimate the total pro ducts of the Ontonagon mines of the district, for January, at three hundred tons. Litkrary Union.— Thelifth meeting of the Literary Union was held in tbe Supreme Court Room, on last Friday evening. There was a very l&rge number of delegates present, and tbe meeting clearly demonstrated tbe fact that the Union of Literary Societies is one of the institutions of tho county. The usual prelim inaries were gone through with, after which a constitution was partially adopted. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr J. C. Montgomery, Mayor’s Clerk of Philadelphia, lor favors ren dered. A committee, consisting of Messrs. J. G. MoCandless, \V. J. Phillips, C. C. Scaite, J. C. Lambert, Ernest W. Morrow, id. C. Mc- Dowell, and J. M. Hazalett, was appointed to report in relation to the merits of the different constitutions submitted to the Union, after which the meeting a-ij turned to meet on the evening of the 221 day of March, lbtil. Rule Granted —ln the matter of tie va cation of Fifth slret-t, in the borough ofS« uth Pittsburgh, the decree tor which had previous* ly, been confirmed by the Court, Marcus W. Acheson, Esq , in the Court of Gomroon Pleas, on Saturday, presented a rulo to show causo why aaid decree should not be rescinded The petitioners slates that they had previously pre. seated a remonstrance against the vaittiun, which has not yet been withdrawn, (though counsel were uDdor that impression) and they were surprised when they discovered the con firmation of the decree, as it would prove a great injury to them. The Court granted the rule. HuiU Water— several days during the latter part of last week, the streams in this neighborhood were in excellent condition for rafting, and a number of ra!U, principally board*, started Irorn this place on Friday and Saturday; but the rain uii Sunday evening swelled the waters over the banks and brought lumbering operations to a stand. To-day, (Monday,) the waters are from four to five feet too high to run rafts—ibe bottoms are over flowed andjled Rank presents the appearanco of a mighty rivor. —lirookviiU Jrrfersotiian, It/ .. Broke Jail. —Un the night of the Ist in*t., John P. Stephens, confined in the jail of Klk county, at R'dgeway, on charge of forgery, made his escape. Hcis about nineteen years of age, five feet live inches high, dark com plexion, auburn hair, and a very light board JJe had on wheo he escaped, a pair of black satinett pants, a grey coat with pockets in tb»' side, aDd an old pair of boots wtth torn toes. A reward of twenty five dollars is offered for his arrest and detention. Pleasant Amusement —John Beatty had been in jail sometime previous to Frday morn ing, when he was released As the event was one to be rejoiced over, ho indulged in liberal potations during the day, and in the evening, his feelings having reached a high pitch, he proceeded to vent them by breaking up the furniture and dishes and turning the family out of the house. He was arrested and taken before the Mayor, who imposed a lino of and cotta upon him lor his playfulness, which John was unable to pay and he was obliged, therefore, to go back to his old quarters. Seward Literary Somet*.—Wo have seen a programme for the exhibition of this Society, to be given at Concert Hall, on Thurs day evening nex’, for the relief of the Kansas sufferers. The entertainment will be chiefly dramatic, consisting of selections from “Romeo and Juliet,” the farce ol “Single Blessedness,’ the “Corsican Brothers,” (with tableaux) and “Ten days'in the Tower.” These will be in terspersed with appropriate literary exercises, such as recitations, decNraationg, etc. The tickots of admission are fifteen cents, and the hall will doubtless be filled. Accident. —On Friday afternoon a little son of Patrick Findley, a railroad employee, residing in Manchester, was run over on Ohio by a passenger car on the Allegheny ard Manchester line, and severely injured. He was standing on the track, and when he at tempted to get off ho stumbled and fell. No bones were broken, but it is feared that the child sustained dangerous internal injuries. Kansas Aid Concert. —A grand concert and exhibition will bo given at Concert Hall this evening, by the Turners and Gorman Singing Societies, assisted by Mies Scriba and the Washington Cornet, Band, fur tbo benefit of the Kansas relief fund, to which we direct public attention. The affair will doubtless be a successful one, as it should be. Admitted —Jas W. Ells, was, on motion of E. H. Stowe, F.sq , admitted to practice in the courts over which Judge McCaudless pre sides, on Saturday morning. Mr. Ells was admitted in the District Court recently and has good prospects before a useful life in hiß profession. Patints Issued. —Among the late patents we find one to Bernard L%uth, of Pittsburgh, for improvement in polishing iron bars and rods, and oqjj to A H. Rowan 1, Allegheny, for improvement in coupling railroad cars. A , w'ti-if- : J: r # -1 I TF «j • *• 7 » , 1 .’ .* ’) ", - • 'T*“ ‘ •••. , . w . i'' : ; . PITTSBURGH, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH U, 1861. Drowned.—On Sunday tbe 3d inst., a young man named William Clark, while crossing on the bracket-log, at J. Myers' aaw mill, near Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, fell into tbe stream and was drowned. He was compara tively a stranger, had been in Punxsutawney about two months, and was respected by all who knew him. He was about twenty years old, an orphan, has neither brother nor sister, and formerly resided in New York. His body bad not been found on Monday evening. Choked to Death.— A child of Mr. David Lang, of Washington, Pa., aged about eigh teen months, was choken to death on Thursday of last week. It was eating a piece of corn bread at the time, and was observed to fall over on the floor, when its parents ran to its assistance, but it died in a few minutes. A post mortem examination by Dr. Wilson re vealed the fact that a portion of the corn-bread had lodged in the windpipe, from the effects of wLich it died. Broke DmN&i. —A countryman named Mcßride, residing on the National Road, some four miles from Wheeling, on last Monday night, fell a flight of stairs in Eckharva tavern, in thit city, and dislocated his neck. The accident 1 is supposed to have happened about midnight, but the unfortunate man was not discovered until found by a servant the next morning. Mcßride had been in the city some five days on a spree, and doubtless he fell while in a state of intoxication. We would inform our readers that Colonel lUed, the gentlemanly superitendent of the celebrated house of Maltby A; Co., receives daily, per Express, diroct from Baltimore, fresh and choice supplies of oysters They are quite a luxury during this lenten season, and Col. K**ed knows how to cater and please the appe tiles of our citizens. Call at 49 Fifth street and judge for yourselves. Motion for a New Trial — On Saturday, in the Court ol Common Pleas, B. F. Lucas. E q , hied reasons for a new trial and an arrest of judgment in the case of Uivid Graham vs. Samuel Hood It will be remembered that this was an action to recover the value of sand taken bv Hood from Graham’s lot, In the bor ough of Manchester, and that the jury awarded Graham $2-5 damages. Acknowledged —tinder date of March 6th, Gen. S C. Pomeroy, Atchison, Kansas, acknowledges to Mayor Wilson the receipt of the last three remittances from this city, and returns thanks to our citizens for their liber ality. Put on tiie Argument List. —By request of counsol, on Saturday morning, Judge Mel lon ordered the appeal from the taxation of costa in the Harbison case upon tbe Common Pleas argument list. Postponed. —Tbe motion for a new trial in the case of J. W. Williams, convicted of for gery, was to have been argued on Saturday, but it was postponed until next week, when the Court will hear some evidence. Judges M’ellon, Parke and Adams holds Common Pleas argument court this week, commencing to-day. There is a large number of cases to be disposed of, but none of them very important. Da. Stebbink Diamond. EXCELSIOR GLASS WORKS" JA. WOLFS. y. T. PLUNKETT T. CAMPBELL. WOLFE PLUNKETT & CO. GLASS MANUFACTURERS, WAREHOUSE So. 12 Wood Street, Corner of First, PstUbarfh, P» * r -?■ & -»•** - —wAT* j «*, ’•■'Vj,- ... •a. v, , • », » J i- •> U*> ' : ' ' * i. v v ■** . .» , —AND— —AVI)— JAMBS PATTON, JR., —AND * »• ■ -f . - '-t THE LATEST NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH. Washington City Items EOREIGN NEWS. &c„ &c.. St Louis, March U) —After some impor tant proceedings in fhe Convention yester day, Judge Gamble, of the Com mittee on Federal Relations, presented and read the report of that Committee. The report is long and written. It makes a faithful exposition of all the cir cumstances surrounding the position, and affecting the interests of Missouri, and re counts the evils of which the South may rightfully complain; admonishes the North that the hostile and fanatical feelings to wards Southern institutions manifested by large numbers of the people of that section, are productive only of evil, and expresses the hope that a better knowledge of the subject will remove their prejudices. It does not a&sume a threatening attitude to ward either extreme section of the country', but points to the errors of both, and con cludes with the following resolutions, whicn are a reduction of the main features of the report : JitsolvryU That at present there is no ade quate course to impel Missouri to dissolve her connection with the Federal Coion, on the contrary she will labor fur such adjustment of the existing troubles as secure peace and’the lights of equality id the StAtes. Resolved, That the people of this State are devotedly attached to the institutions of our country, and earnestly deßire that by a fair and amicable adjustment, the present causes of disagreement may be removed, the U uion perpetuated, and peace and har mony restored between the North and the South. Resolv&i, That the people of this State deem the amendments to the Constitution of the United Btates proposed by Mr. Critten den, with the extension of the to the territory hereafter to be acquired, a basis of adjustment which will successfully remove the causes of difference forever from the arena of national politics. Unsolved, That the people of Missouri be lieve the peace of the country will be pro moted by a convention to propose amend ments to the Constitution of the United States ; and this Convention urges the Legis lature of this State to take steps for the call ing of such convention. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Con vention, the employment of military force by the Federal Government, coercive of the seceding States, or the employment of mil itary force by the seceding States to assail the Government of the United States, will inevitably plunge ths country in civil war, and thereby extinguish all hopes of an ami cable settlement of the issues now pending. We therefore earnestly entreat the Federal Government, as well as the seceding States, to stay the arm of ipilitary power, and on no pretence whatever to bring upon the nation the horrors of civil war. Resolved, That when this Convention ad journs it adjourn to meet at Jefferson City, on the third Monday in December. Resolved, That a committee be elected, a majority of which shall have the power to convene the Convention, at such time and place, prior to the third Monday in Decem ber. as the public exigencies require. The report was ordered to be printed, and made the special order for Monday. Mr. Redd, whilst heartily approving of the temper and spirit of the report, dis sented from the pia.ii of adjustment laid down, and asked leave to present a minori ty rej>ort on Monday, which was granted, and the report was ordered to be printed. Adjourned. Fort Kearney, Marco v.—The Tony Kt preas passed at bringing thy following summary of news from the Pacific Coast: San Francuco, Feb. -■> —There Is but-lit* tie general newt. The ceremonies at the Union celebration yesterday, absorbed all the, atten tion. The day was as unanimously observed as the 4’.h of July celebrations in San Francis co. It is estimated that mure than twenty thousand people attended the Union meetiog at the corner of Market and Montgomery streets. Speeches were made by K. Stanly, Eugene Casserday, Col. Crockett, and others, were unanimously adopted declar ing the unalterable attachment ot California to the Union; that there exists no power under the constitution for a StaU to accede; that Cal ifornia will cheerfujy acquiesce in any honor able plan for the adjustment of the existing d.fficulties, so as to secure the rights of all the Slates; that it one or more States should effect a linal separation from the Union, California should and wili nevertheless cling to the Umon with the States; that California entirely repu diates the projector a Pacific K-public as vis ionary, mischievous and unpraciicablc; that tho true attitude of tho people of Oalilornia at this time of trouble is th«t of fraternal kindness to wards the people of all the States, and her hon or and interest alike dotuand of her t<, do all in her power to bring about harmony and re union among the people of the whole country. It is generally conceded that this impromptu Union demonstration was the largest mass meeting over b*ld in Sin Francisco, while the unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement of the resolutions surprised their friends. James A McDongal was nominated a can didate for United States Senator, by a caucus composed of 2H Douglas Democrats, on the ovoning of the 20. b. This Is cue less than ama Jorlty of the Douglas party in the Legislature. The remaining portion of that parly have coalesced with the Brooklnridgera, and the prospect is favorable to the nomination of Denver. Pony express from the Atlantic States to tho 9tb inst. arrived. Tho news is consider ed favorable to an amicable settlement of the national troubles. The Legislature adjourned from the 21st to ,he 25th. Washington City, March'd.—The Charles ton Courier, of Thursday, says that the works in the harbor have made formidable progress within the last ten days, under the direction of Gen. Beauregard, in whose charge an attack on Fort Sumpter has been placed. Three soldiers, whose terms of enlistment hod expired, left Fort Sumpter on Wednes day. . j Ex-Secretary Floyd has published a state ment indicatory of tbe acceptances in favor of Russell, Majors & Co. and of their legal ity. Instead of there being six millions o( these acceptances, he shows that there are only about $600,000 worth. He declares that the contractors have secured these by assignments of property ample Tor their pro tection, and that, if the government will permit tho earnings of the trains for 1861 to be applied to the acceptances, they will be liquidated in that way without recourse to the assignments. It would seem also that the Government owes the contractors upwards of half a million dollars, which is equivalent to the cash value of the Indian trust bonds, of the abstraction of which Mr. Floyd repu diates all previous knowledge. He de nounces the oonductand proceedings of the Select Committee with great severity, and says their'sole object was political persecu tion and defamation. The subject of the collection of the reve nue and the reinforcement of For t Sumpter has not yet engaged the attention of the Cabinet. Great efforts are being made to effect a peaceful solution of the qeeation of the iorts and revenue. New York, March 9. —The steamship Edinburg sailed this morning for Liverpool, with 150 passengers. She has no specie list. — L'he Senate passed resolutions yesterday, that our .Senators be instructed, and our representatives bo re quested to oppose the passage of all arts granting supplies of men and money to co erce the seceding States into submission or subjugation ; that, should such acta be passed by Ujngresa, our Senators be instruct ed, and representatives requested to return from the Halls of Congress. Favettevii.i.e, Ark., March o.—Oa the re ception of President Lincoln’s inaugural the secessionists, in consequence of some accessions to their ranks, called a meeting of the citizens of the county to-day to instruct delegates to the convention. It proved, however, that the Union sentiment prevailed, and the meetiug adjourned with out action, amid much enthusiasm for the stars and stripes. St. Louis, March ‘J. —Governor Jackson has signed tho Relief bill, passed by the Legislature a few days sri?ce. This law ex tends tne time for the execution signed by the Court of Record to the second term after the dateof execution, and extends the time for the return of executions issued by Jus tices of the Peace to one year after date thereof. Richmond, March 'J—Hou. Wm. C. Rives addressed a large meeting last night on the eubjectof the Peace Conference propositions. His remarks looked to the conciliation of the Border States and the eventual recon struction of the Union. He denounced the secession movement in strong terms. His speech excited much enthutiasm among the audience. New Orleans, March 9. —The Convention adopted an ordinance to transfer certain fuuds, now in the hands of the State depos itory, to the government of the Confeder ated States. A private telegram from Montgomery says that the Revenue laws have been ad justed, by a regulation of the Treasury de partment, to avoid any prejudice to the steamboat interest. Chicago, March 9. —The Tribune, this morning, publishes an elaborate article show ing that the earnings of all the roads connect ing at Chicago, for 1800, was $17,690,000. The earnings of the teo trunk roads show an increase over 1859 of $2,630,000. Cincinnati, March 10.—Tne extensive lard oil and candle works of Thomas Emery & Sons, on the corner of N ine and Water Blreets, was entirely destroyed by fire thib morning. Loss $150,000; insured for 112,- 500. It is the work of an incendiary. Raleigh, N. C., March B.— The State-voted against holding a convention by 1,000 ma jority. The members who were elected were two to one for the Union. St. Lons, March 8.--The lower branch of the Legislature passed a joint resolution to day to go into an election of a United States Senator on Monday next. Louisville, Mareh 9. River rising slowly with 9 feet 10 inches water in ths canal.— Weather clear. Mercury, 33 degrees. Light feel water in the channel, BeporiM Exprutly for ik* Daily Morning Post. Flour No change. Sales of 531 bbls at $4.90 6,0 u for spring, and $."),205c,26 for winter wheat, exira; f5,26@.'. Do !dr spring. anJ $5.7Q<36,50 f~r w.nt«r extra family. and for spr.ng. ana sfl,oo @0.25 for winter fancy. Grain... Soles 400 hush • >ats from store *t22@24c; 315 do from store at 26<$2?c: 160 bush E*r Com at 40a Bagar...Sales 17 hhds N. O. at V Th ai olaafea...Sales as bbla. N. 0., si 37@3&0 ft gal: Coffee ...Sales 2S sacita Rio at fr> Cheese ...Sales 67 boxes W. K. at lbc B>. Beans. .. Sales 4 bbls Small White at vOc. Apple*...Sales fo bbls at $X.00@2,26. Butter... Sales 8 bbh prime Rollatll@l4c $ IV Kgga...Sales 60 bbls at V do*. Sted. .Sales ib bush Clover at |4&4,2<>; '26 do Timoth lit $2. Oil...Sa'ea 166 bbls. at 200 per gal. Llme~.Salea IQ bbls Louisville at $1.26. Salt. .. Sales •*>) bbU. No. 1 extra at $1,26 Whlahy...Sales 18 bbls Recußod at 17@18c gal. Nrw Vont, March V —Evening.—CettOn firm; ICCO b&Vn >old at llj-fc. Flour he«vy; 0,500 bb s gold at $6.A6,26 for State. *a odVanc* Of to, for < 'hio, *@6 00 for Hoathern. Wheat firm; nales 6,800 bush ai $1 18A',19 for C 'cago Spring, $», 2(§P,*U for Milwau kee Club, for re i western and $1,63r wr.ito (Michigan Corn tpii***; 22 000 bu-h sold at (Wa67 Pora q i'et at 17.2.'i for Me®3 and $13,60 Kr prune. Whisky dull at 17 GKJiTs’, liiDlKb’, MISBKS All) A IIILDKKNy GAITERS, —OF THE BEST— Philadelphia Manufactures, BELLING LOW TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS, -AT- W. E. SCHMERTZ, & CO., 31 FUtlr Street. .16 JOHN MOORHEAD, COMMISSION MERCHANT, NO. 74 WATER STREET, BELOW MARKET, |.qi« PITTBB ORQE, PA. FAMILY GROCERIES—Fresh and of the Terr best quality, can be had at D. H. FERG USON’B, corner of High and Wylie streets. OFFICE OF IITE | PITTSBURGH, FT. WAYNE * CHICAGO K. R.CO. > PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. ) Pittsburgh, Fob. 23, 1861. ANNUAL ELECTION OPIS'DIRECTOHS lkgT OF the PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE AND CHICAGO RAILROAD COMPANY, to serve the mu inn year, will be held at the BOARD OP TRADE ROOMS, in the City or Pittsburgh, on WEDNESDAY the 27th day of March next, at BA. M. The Transfer Books will be olosed from the 16th to the 27th of March—both inclusive, and the holders ol Stock in the Ohio and Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and Fort Wsvne and Chicago Railroad Companies, which haa not been convened inti Stock ol the new Com,any, at that time, will not he entitled to vote at said election. Hv order of tbe President, 3 AUGUSTUS BRADLEY, Secretary. GUiSS, PISTOLS, — REVOLVERS, KNIVES, And all kinds of Cl’ I'LERY, DENTAL INSTRUMENTS, COMMERCIAL. Mr. St. George had boon on the top of a very tall pair of steps, close to one of the high win dows of the dioing room ■ and the moment he beard Kdw&rd’s voice, be made bat one le*p through the top part of the window, breaking the frame and half a dozen panes of glass to pieces, and disappearing in the gloom of the evening. piTTBßc*aH, March 9, 1861' He not uttered one word. Stage oi Water. PITTSBURGH MARKETS. New York Market. TOB TEX SALS or riG METAL AND BLOOMS, fo26:dt27l»aroh TRUSSES,-AC, W. W. YOUNG’S, CSacceosor to Cartwright A Young.) No. 97 Wood xreot, corner of pinmond alloy, ******&s&* M: ' THG MAYFIELD MYSTBBY. FROM TUK NOTK-4iOOK OK AS* ENGLISH JCDGE. iCouoluded. “No, sir; but since tbeir own »on, Mr. Ed ward died, you see, they adopted Mr. Pierre Sl George.” “Adopted ?” “Yes, sir; and ho is to have all the prop erty.” “And he is up at the house now. hut I don’t like him, and ho is a brute, I think; but Mr. and Mrs. Galtley are quite as fond of him os they were of their own son. 1 fancy, th >ugn I never saw him. My aunt and uncle are up at the bouse, hanging up the holly, you see, sir, and that’s why I am here all alone.” “Good Heaven “Sir r” “Ah! Oh! Well! well! It seems like a dream; but 1 suppose that 1 am awake ?” “I thank you for your kind information— very much 1 thank you. I will go up to the house now.” “. v 'hali 1 take your name, sir, to Mr. Cat-* tley?” “Oh, no, no! that is needless ! They know me, or they used to know me.” While this colloquy was going on between the young stranger and the girl, the sun, that had K oked so pleasant, had passed away, and a bowling wind began to sweep over the scene. Huge clouds came from the southwest, and in about five minutes more it was nearly dark. Tbe stranger bowed courteously to the young girl at tho lodge, and with the horse’s bridle over his arm he slowly passed up the long ave nue of chestnut trees that led to Mayfield House. And this was Edward Galtley, returned from tbe Mauritius within the three years he had specified, and this was the 6trange reception he had got, and the strange news that swatted him What of 'ruth there was in the story told by Mr. .St George, and how much falsehood was built upon that basis, wo shall soor. see With the dim shadows of the evening gath ering more ar.d more thickly about him as he went, young Edward Oattley slowly approached his father’s bouse; but about half way up the loDg chestnut avenue he paused a moment, and then turned aside into a narrower path which led to the stables. “ I will put up my horse,” he said, in a tone of some bitterness; “I will put up my horse, on the chance of being made welcome, at all events, for the night.” Tbe young mao thought it some what strange to find the stables so completely deserted as they were; but tbe fact was that all the ser vants were up at the house, assisting at tho Christmas decorations: so Edward put up tho horse himself, and then took his route again to the old house. How familiar to him was every footstep of bis route, and what a host of recollections came across him as he trod the well known path to tbe hail door. He felt as if he bad left tbe house a boy to come back to it a man, and as if half a lifetime bad passed over his head, in stead of a short three years. And what was he to think of the news that he had heard? A stranger held his place in the affections of his parents. He was believed to be dead, and with that belief ho appeared, too, to be forgot ten. It was in the midst of these anything but pleasing reflections that Edward Cattley reach-’ ed the hall of tbe house, and from there he heard voices in the dining-room; and one voice in particular, which said, “Don’t you be afraid, mother, I shall not fall. Now Samuel, hand me up the flag.” “I am mad !” thought Edward Cattley, “I am mad ! This is Borne strange dream !” “Be careful, Pierre—be careful!” he then heard his father say, “Be very steady now!” Edward pressed bia hands on his heart for a moment or two, to still its wild beating, and then he opened the door at the end of the di ning-room, and walked in about two steps, and said, “Father and mother, will you tell me if you know mo V* There was but eleven words, and some of them short ones, but surely never had the same number produced equal effects. Mrs Cattley, who was seated on a low stool, sewing artiiieial roses to laurel leaves, uttered a mild shriek:, and fell senseless. Mr. Cattley, with a ruch, and a cry that came direct from the heart, bounded forward, and clasped his arms around his son, and then burst into tears. The impetus with which ho jumped from the top of the a'.eps sent them back into the room, where they knocked down the old butler and two footmen among a heap of holly and laurel. The female servants present screamed. The butler called out “Murder.” And such a scefie of confusion onsued as that old dining hill had never witnessed, “Father, father!” said .Edward, “what does all this mean 1" “My boy: my boy! my own dear boy!'* “Thank God!” added Edward, as he held his father to bis heart, “thank God I hear you say so." “Ever—ever my own boy. Ob, Edward, Edward, where havo you been, and what mir acle has preserved you to us?” “Well, dear father, lot me speak to my mother, and I will tell you all. Mother, mother, let the voice of your son restore you to consciousness. 1 am here. X have come back to you, to leave you no more.” The voice pf her son did restore her; and it is needless to say with what joy that fond mother welcomed back her lost treasure. It was a full hour before any of them could talk cohoreatly , and then Edward, in reply to a legion of questions, said, “I was persuaded to gamble for one hour once ; and as I won, and would go away, a young scoundrel of the name <>f Petrus followed me and pushed me all una» wares over a precipice n “Ab, my dear,” said the mothor, “we know ail that.” 5 “You do, mother?” “Yea, and about tho pool—the fathomless pool into which it was thought you sunk.’* “Oh, dear no, I did not sink into it, and no body thought so. £ slid down twenty yards along the lace of the precipice, and caught at some weeds in the face of the rock, and by rare good fortune climb) I?*'. -VI -.^nt vf=-: v-a .*Pt^ V * ** • . , r r? .. .K >. - ••>**•* - •*- ; ■* ** V * r >• . *r ,*?> ,v$ yr* ?• - ‘ . '• 1 “ • SMITH. PARK & CO«~~ - $ NINTH WABD FQOi(DB.f, Pittsburgh, pa. Warehouse, No. 149 First and lm-flanfladiifeell 1 Manufacturers of aU staes anddescrlpticmsofOQaKNL - 'Kf ftetorts and Stills, Gas and Water Pipe. Bad. liqUL'fitt A' **3? Irons, Wagon Boxes, Steel Moulds, Prillififlj Couplings. -■ ■" T ' . e ~ AJso Jobbing and Machine Castings of mty dMQSp, ■ don made te order. ■ / 1 Having a complete machine shop attached tQ.tbft Foundry, all necessary fitting will be carefully vftafe - • <»cj ftwhWiF A UCT lONiA LB OF BOOTS&SHOE8 . >1 A LARGE STOCK OF SEASONABIIS ’J hoots and shoes will be .old by retaliate zr ; ta the Store of the late JOHN ROBB,No. 109ftbcMi - .1 street, on FRIDA'. Marcil Bale to common, e at iO o'clock, A. M., ami rOQtl&ae ." until all is er.|.,. - SOLD. DIRSOVORS, James Langhlin, Thomas.BeD, Wm. K. Nimick, Alexander Bntdleir, Robert 8. Hays, Thomas Wjghtdua* Samuel Rea, Alex- Speer. Francis G. Bailey, . •, . i> • TO LET —The Three Storied Warehouse *s£-j > o 89 Wood street. . . O fe2’ 2w REVMER k BROTggBa ~ ; t*nd Agents wanted, to sell . -fj? our VARIETY ENVELOPES in every Union. LargcrprofitsrealiaedUianonanyothertoltkdh t s .d| of merchandise. For particulars eend atamp.-.to <■ Chestnut ssreet, Philadelphia, Pa. * - J . . .-V^3 marflCiw fabnam k oOt i- o--g GENTS’ AND B6YB’ /f FRENCH CALF v j Hiaa TWO SOLE BOOTS, (Sewed;) SELLING AT; w REDUCED PRICES, W. £. SCHMERTZ & co„ GENUINE HA IB W 1 STAR’S COUGH LOZENGEHS. f TIWCTUBE ITK* f; - CHARLES H. SUPER ' ' |’ T DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY. Corner Penn and .St. Clair Ste«, .4 •£§? Ba "% f / \ I FOURTH STREET, J ■ ’1 • Bank of Deposit and DlSCOttltt, .« INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS. . . I Par & Current FnniU received on Depo sit 4 THE UNDERSIGNED Stockhpldert^ifr 6 . | individually responsible to depositor# to tbo.wboltf extent of their private means: ' .js James Marshall, John Booth WQliainWalker, -*i* Samuel George, Thomas Mellon, RobertßflU, '-1 John McDeviu, John Floyd, Wohart n«a* 4 Hay Walker, William Young, JteobMffiWf, -liS Joseph Long, S. B. Robison, Joseph Love, D. A. Stewart, DB. -.-is William Carr, i w. W M’Gregor, JameaA-Jtafflfc v I • . JAMES MaRSHAJUL, Prendeitr ;,^ i | R. A. GEORGE, Cashier. B 'AILEY, j FARRELL & CO., A PRACTICAL PLUMBERS, H 129 FOURTH STREET, Jf I'isar Smithfield Street . PLUMBING -done in oil its various 77SS branches, in a neat and substantial manner. ' All work promptly attended on shortuoUoe. ■■■&k SSjr Particular attention paid to fiiaking ", .Tajr prrrnr* and - j'Sij THE IRON CITY TRUSTCfr J No* 2Stt L.n>erty Street; * * * s 's Bank o?f discount, EXCHA^reB;-! AND DEPOSIT. . v-ifi Canttel Stock —XBO.OttOJ'^ Capital Represented, over BTOOKHOLDIBS AH* HtU> ISIHVTDItAIAT - .;L Gold,Silver, Par Funds, and Currency MMWl‘o> deposit. ALL MONEYS allowed to-remain lor a 9p** ..jS cifud Timt, WILL DRAW I.N'TERES'E r SJjlrt S-CT; ohanee on the Eastern and Western cities constantly' aj for sale in sums to suit. Collections made In nil the -1 principal cities in the United States end the Oansdas, « and PROCEEDS PROMPTLY REMITTED to any da-*3§ sired point, on day of maturity. - -fs DICKOTOES: <5 E. Warner, Wm. Seibert, W. HTCllntoek, JnknvSK mill John Haath. John Moorhead, Henry M’CtUloagh, I.W Wm oormly, Sam. R. Robison, Wm. Cooper. 1 ' i* wm. wormy, G. E. WAKNEKlPresldnoi. IA R. C. SOB HERTZ. Cashier, ijftl Executor’s Xotftce* X ETTFRS TESTAMENTART ; # t^H*^ I J E»Ute of JJO3EPH deccitaty]M?4@yg Franklin townajhip, Allegheny county, pramed by the |Re«t3ter of Raid tyimty, tUlhi'iiadflftm, pinned, all persons interested wUI present their oljvms property uthentieated mem; and thofce knowing themsdlTe& r make p»J mem immediately^ Frnnbin towyahlp. 3, t**i **•?*,.. Administrator's jMouc&fiSgl f ETTEKS uF ADMLNia,TKATIOSi ■ * having been gran'ed **y the Register Count* to tnadndereignttdia >he esui^ofOTj|p»wJJ r ; SXhERT, la*©l of Indiana Township* w Jffyi persons hatint claitn-i will present them: theni levied fur saUJomenL Those knowing indebted will ckll.and settle without Bi-WABI) M OOBP^\,V- Executor’s THE UNbER«IUNEI> tbe Estate ol JONA* '| UDD, i**° .hip. All.cheer County, deed. hardlj’ BOdfle. Indebted to said Its at© to make l lll to DreHCtnt ijra?! iho»e haTinc dla.matW^i,^ r ,„ nt %hfl P nndml I 3K ftrtts- /<• " d ' ~ “°^m llth day of Mfcrch neX j\ e slE3 D pbLLOCK, Eiecn)6]Si’ - January 22,1 861 ' |a2ijtdaßtwP^» Feh.Wh.l*nj ' Notice." • Letters of AOMiNismATiQNmlN>Prefildent. JOHN D. SCULLY Cashier. 81 Fifth Street, REFINED BORAX. Pittsburgh, v%. ' *. v.*. : 1 ' \ .A-.-4.. V--.-- ■ \&- ;^J|il j? ■•* zw&m i ..**s j OIL.