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Notwithstanding these declarations of the Legislature, it is known that there '""'has been an extensive and adroit "ring" ggof politicians and capitalists, in this State aud elsewhere, mostly in the ranks jfr ,? «of the Democratic party, who have

been long scheming to foist the wreck of 4he old canal back upon the State and paddle it with a load of debt for tax-pay-ers to discharge in the future, that the "ring" might profit thereby. The political power of the State, however, has not ,been in the hands of the Democratic party, except for a short while, since I860, and the prospect of success has not been "sufficiently inviting to warrant the at--tempt. The only hope for the canal v|"ring" is the chance of the Democratic

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The Wabash and Erie Canal—Ks FIgure in the Approaching State f-lec tlons.

The greater portion of the citizens of Indiana are familiar with the place which the Wabash and Erie Canal has occupied in the past history of the State, and how with its valuable appropriation of Congressional lands, it passed, in 1846-7 as a perpetual trust—to a certain class of our

Foreign Bond-holders, at their solicitation and request, in payment of a portion of 3 the State indebtedness. Without accom plishing the design or expectations of the

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State, at the time of transfer, it has been, for the greater part, practically abandoned and, for years past, let goto waste. As a great public work, it has become worth

less. The causes, real or alleged, which $:s have produced this ^sult we do not propose now to discuss. The simple fact is sufficient for our present purpose

Ever since it became apparent that the canal would be abandoned, which was not very long after. its completion, here lias been a suspicion, on the part of the people of the State P:* that unscrupulous efforts would, at sometime, be made to induce the fetate to take back the fragment of canal which might be left and assume or pay back to ft the Bond-holders the amount for which it had been originally taken. So strong "has been this suspicion in the public mind, that, in order to quiet popular apprehension, on this subject, the Legislature of the State, as far back as 1857 !-A passed a joint resolution, declaring it unconstitutional, impolitic and injurious to the best interests of the State to purchase the canal. The House of RepresentaV* A.tives, the next year, 1858, adopted un^animously a resolution declaring that it would be unwise and inexpedient to take back, upon any terms, the Wabash & trie „.'' canal, or to re-assume, in any form, the debt to satisfy which it was transferred to 'i\' '.it he Bond-holders. Thus the matter has ^rested, so far as the legislation of the ''J^State is concerned, for the past twelve years.

Iparty getting control of the Legislature. 4 It would not have been wise, during the war, or i^tlie condition of parties in the

State sin^ to have openly attempted the -project of forcing the canal back but now, that the leaders among the Democracy have some faint hope of carrying Indiana, at the approaching fall elections, an organization is being made, and the necessary money being raised to commence matters aggressively. "A committee of sharp New York money dealers has been selected, embracing the varied financial talent of Wall street, to inaugurate and carry on this yrfdal foray against the next Legislwture. Messrs. J. F. D.

LANIER, AUGUST BELMONT, A. GRACIE KINO, JAMES TINKER and GEORGE MOSLE constitute the committee. This committee is charged to take steps for procuring the recognition, by the State, as an indebtedness, of the several issues of Wabash and Erie Canal stock of the State, and of the Wabash and Erie Canal, either by procuring the pa.ssage of an act bv this next Legislature of the State, or by submitting the question of liability on the part of the Stale to the Supreme Court of the United States, on such terms as the committee may see proper to accept. These gentlemen, in pursuance of their business as such committee, have directed the holders of the canal stocks to deposit their certificates with Messrs. JAMES G. KING'S SONS, of

New York, properly assigned to the indi viduals of the committee, with right of survivorship, accompanied also with written authority to the committee to deduct from and retain such per centage of the stock as they may find necessary to cover the expenses incurred. The committee, by implication, are to furnish the necessary money, and so sanguine of success do the principal projectors appear, that they do not propose to assess the holders of certificates, who surrender under this arrangement, for any direct contribution in money for expenses or otherwise but pledge themselves to return the certifi cates in the event of the non-success of the committee in obtaining the recognition of the claim by the State of Indiana.

The foregoing arrangements are, of course, preliminary to active work, which we may expect will soon begin to develop itself in the approaching political cam paign. The New York "ring" and its corresponding "ring" in Indiana must control the next Legislature in order to carry out their plan and load the State with the proposed five or six millions of debt and accrued interest which the canal will be made to represent,

The canal certificates are doubtless al ready aggregated, at nominal cost, into comparatively few hands and there will be a wonderful margin of profit come to the present holders if the State can be badgered, cajoled or bought into the a» sumption of a claim, amounting to mil lions, for which there is no pretence that there is any legal liability on the part of the State. Indiana is just emerging from a heavy State debt. State taxation ha( been very onerous, of late years, and has only been borne by the people, with cheer

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fulness, from the fact that the State debt was being rapidly diminished and there was a prospect that the rate of taxation would soon be materially seduced.' Now, a powerful and unscrupulous

"ring" of

speculators fl-rc attempting

to foist this

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canal

debt on the State by gaining control of the

Legislature. We do

not believe that the rank and file of the Democracy throughout the State would approve this project if they understood it —in fact, we think that the honest portion of the party would reject it but cunning leaders of that party, by dexterous manipulation, prevented the late Democratic State. Convention from denouncing it. Several Republican County Conventions have recenlly denounced the scheme, and we hope that the State Convention, of the 22d inst., will take ground against the measure and go to the people pledged against it. It behooves the people of Indiana to look well to every attempt, come from wh%t source it may, to increase the State indebtedness. The public burdens arc already heavy enough. All plundering schemes should bo stopped and further issue of State bonds should cease. The people of the (State regard the Wabash and Erie canal matter a finality as it was settled, by legislation, more than twenty years ago, and will not be disposed to resurrect it from the grava of the past to satisfy the hordes of hungry speculators of the present day. ,. •.

THE STATE.

THERE are 2,000 Catholics in New Albany.

MARION county claims eight hundred coli-red voters. |j

EVANSVILLE had five yesterday morning.

FAYETTE COUNTY instructs for Nelson Trusler for Attorney General.

THERE

arg but eighty disabled soldiers

in the "Home" at Knightstown.

THE

Evansville Journal "endorses Terre

Haute for the National Capital."

THE"Mendelssohn

HIRAM

THE Orphans' Department of the Indiana Soldiers' Home contains a hundred and sixty children, with not. a case of sickness among them all.

AT THE Republican Convention in Clarke county, Governor Baker and his administration were heartily indorsed.— Ind. Sentinel.

THE Indianapolis Journal learns that a cock pit at Acton has been presented to the Grand Jury, and theG. J. will Act-on the suggestion.

THE new M. E. Church at Delphi was dedieated last Sunday, the Rev. Doctors Haven and Bowman officiating. It is a beautiful edific^

THE Lafayette Courier, of the 7th, says: "Our old and esteemed citizen, Robert Stockwell, Esq., to-day donated $25,000 the Asbury University, and forked over the cash." .j

J. W. WHITNEY, a blacksmith, had his leg broken, in Boone county, last Saturday, by a kick of a horse, but set it himself with two boards, and rode alone forty miles, to his home.

THE colored voters of Marion county held a meeting last night, to prepar^ for action. They will insist upon voting at the nominating election next month, and candidates are already courting their favor.

JOSEPH EDMONDS, of Peru, a brakeman in the employ of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad, had his leg crushed while coupling cars, at Plymouth, on Monday. He will probably die.

THE first church erected by the Methodists in Indiana, was built at what was then known as Gazaway's, in Clark county, about seveivmiles from New Al banv. This was in 1805. The cliurcli bany. This was in was but a rude log Ledger.

IT IS

Two 8HARPEB8, who registered themselves as George F. Bates and 8. B. Gray, Pittsburg, have been swindling the business men of Indianapolis by weans of forged drafts and checks, purchasing large amounts of property, Ac. They eluded the police and escaped.

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THE Indianapolis Glass Works commenced operations.

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HAMMOND will close his labors in Evansville on Friday night.

Quintette Club gaVe

a concert at Fort Wayne last night.

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wa9 delivered of an ora

tion "to the tobacco buyers of Evansville" on Menday at the opening of Ford's Tobacco Warehouse.

of Association of the "West

ern Axe and |Edge Tool Company," of New Albany, have been filed with the Secretary of State. The capital stock of the company is forty-five thousand dollars, in nine hundred shares of fifty dol" lars each.

WILLIAM: RODEFER got commuted out of the penitentiaiy into the House of Refuge, and ran away from that institution, inking with him another boarder named Ellis Anderaon. The two burglarised a house in Putnam county, and were recaptured on the 4th. They will be tried for the new offense, and sent back to penitentiary.—Ind. Journal.

of the Indianapolis papers grave

ly discusses the "knees" of Miss Sherman, daughter of General Sherman. The editor wants to know why she did'nt "knock her knees together?" on a recent important occasion. It is probable that there was no nc-ceesity for such knocking, but the aspiring young man who desires the information had better apply te the General.

editor of the New Albany Com

mercial talks sense when he says: "The discussion which has just terminated at Salem, between a minister of the Gospel and an avowed infidel, is at best but a lame and impotent affair. We do not recognize it to be one of the duties of Gospel minister to buckle on his armor, bestride his Rosinante, and roam around the world in search of the windmills of atheism which he may tilt against and demolish in God's name. We do not think anything is added to religion, or that the Kingdom of God is any more firmly established by this species of Quixotic knight errantry."

WHY

did not the Radicals of Tippe

canoe show their faith by their works by appointing a few colored men to represent them in the State Convention?—Ind. Sentinel.

They did not want "a few," but the whole, and therefore constituted every prospective colored Republican voter in the County a delegate by the adoption of this resolution:

"Talk,

house.—New lAbany

AN Indianapolis lady—they do have ladies, there, whatever may be said of the other sex—who has always rejoiced in tresses of the intensest blackness is horrified and disgusted to find her hair turning to a violent and fiery red.

stated that an unusually large

quantity of maple molasses and sugar is being made in Southern Indiana. The weather since the 15th of January, has been fine for the flow of sap, and the farmers have made the most of it.

'FIIE argument that succeeded in the Indiana Legislature, in 1822, in securing the location of the State Penitentiary at Jeffersoville, was one in favor of the employment of the labor of the convicts in the prison in building a canal around the falls of the Ohio on the Indiana side. From 1824 to 1830 the average number of prisoners confined in this institution was thirty-five. From 1830 to 1840 it was sixty-two. This was for the whole state. Now Indiana has two penitentiaries, in which over seven hundred coiir victs, on an average, are confined.—New

Albany Ledger.

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about suppressing polvgamy!"

exclaims aNew Haven editor: 'Suppose Indiana has a little 'moral discipline' applied to her first? A State that has such loose ideas of the mnrriage covenant has not much to boast over Mormonism!" There is a good deal of pith in those few lines.—Eocekange.

There is good reason to believe that the "New Haven editor" is a very grimy, smutty old "pot calling the kettle black," for it happens to be a fact that the percentage of divorces granted to bona fide citizens is greater in Connecticut than in Indiana. There may be some occasion for "moral discipline" in this State, but Connecticut is not the source from which it should come. A swine should not preach against gluttony a libertine is not the person to denounce sensuality and "a New Haven editor" is not especially called to talk of Indiana's "loose ideas-of the marriage covenant.

A PIG IRON LUNATIC writes a communication for the Indianapolis Sentinel claiming that good pig iron can be made in this State at "leas than $22 60 per ton." He has only to prove that, and he will be the greatest public benefactor of the century. Couldn't he find some figures—as did the happy Sentinel man—giving the results of vast experience before the firet experiment was tried? Such statistics are the kind most in demand at Indianapolis, but, unfortunately, they will not influence capital. That is so horribly conservative that it will insist on facts. The old fogies who have money to invest have a silly habit of looking into even the minute details of any business before they risk their greenbacks in it. Perhaps they ought to be more credulous and not be poking their puzzling questions at a fellow'when he comes at them with "a magnificent scheme," but we have to deal with things as they exist—not as we would like to have them—and the aggra vating incredulity of men of money is one of the most annoying features of practical business life. All this being the case we do not look for an immense augmentation of Indiana's list of taxables from the mere assertion of an anonymous writer that pig iron can be made for eight or ten dollars a ton less than the cost at which the shrewdest men in the business have been able to make it.

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FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT CELEBRATION. CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.—The colored people have determined to celebrate the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment by a daylight parade, and a public meeting at night to hear addresses. The celebration is to be held one week after official publication by the Seeretary of State that the amendment has been ratified.

SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

At a public meeting in Covington last night resolutions were adopted instructing Representatives in the Legislature to vote for the Southern railroad biU, and a committee appointed to visit Frankfort to present the same to the Legislature.

FT. BEHTOV.

INDIANS DYING OF SMALL POX. BV. BENTON,Feb. 7.—Half breeds from Indian camps on the Mans report Indians dying at the rate of 25 per day of small-pox, and begging whites to spare their lives.

ism^m

That every Republican in

Tippecanoe county in attendance on the State Convention, be constituted a delegate from this county, wUhmaretpect to color." 7

Try it again Sentinel, and you "may be happy yet."

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 9. 1870.

By Telegraph

FOREIGN.

THE BELLEVILLE TROUBLES. PARIS, Feb. 8.—The troubles at Belleville lasted all night, and have extended northward to Laville, the extremc northeastern prrondissement within the fortifications. Troops have not yet resorted to firearms. The police were active and nude many acrests. Beyond the excitement naturally incident to such occasion, the rest of the cily is tranquil. The government continues precautionary measures.

PAPAL CURRENCY.

PARIS, Feb. 8.—The Government has excluded Papal currency from general circulation in France. 7 OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, Feb. 8.—Parliament opened to-day, and the Queen's speech was read. The Queen comments on the tranquillity in all quarters of the globe notices a growing disposition in all countries to appeal to friendly mediation, rather than resort to arms asserts a favorable condition of the finances suggests the continuation of inquiries into Parliamentary elections announces the probability that the Government will propose land reform measures for Ireland, and will introduce a bill te define the status of citizens of foreign countries who may desire naturalization: recommends such legislation on the subject of religious tests in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge as will increase the usefulness of those institutions comments upon the recent agrarian outrages in Ireland, and after a re sume of- various measures of domestic reform to he submitted, closes as follows: "Upon those and all other subjects, Her Majesty devoutly praya that your labors may be constantly attended by the blessing of God."

ARREST OF ROCHEFC RT

PARIS, Feb. 8—NOON.—The following details of disorder in the northeastern arrondissments are gleaned from the newspapers. Rochefort was arrested as he was on the point of entering a political meeting. Although there was a great crowd of people present, mainly his own partisans, he made no resistance and no appeals to the crowd. As soon as the arrest was made known to the meeting, the wildest scene? occurred.

Gustave Flourens, who presided, arose excitedly, drew a sword, fired his revolver and declared the insurrection had begun. The meeting broke up in disorder, and the crowd, under the leadership of Flourens immediately proceeded to barricade the streets.

This was accomplished without loss of time by the connscation of omnibusses and other vehicles from stables in the neighborhood. A commissiary of police who accompanied the guard charged with the duty of arresting Rochefort, was forced along with the crowd and badly injured by their maltreatment. The district lying between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the fortifications at La Vilette, a distance of about two miles, was lossession of the rioters. __t 11 o'clock a body of police charged the barricade in the Rue da Faubourg du Temple and attempted to carry it, but was repulsed. One of the commissiaries was dangerously wounded, and one policeman killed. At other places barricades had also been erected, but they were not defended.

The military are now out in force, but thus far have made no use of their firearms, although the insurgents have. The latter had pillaged the armories, and in that way obtained their weapons. Several policemen were wounded. Early in the evening a great number of arrests were made.

At 3 o'clock this morning over 300 persons had been taken into custody and imrisonedin the barracks of Prince Eugenic, tfany were men and boys armed,and most of them under the influence of liquor. Itis reported that Gustave Flourens, who is looked upon as the leader of the rioteis, has been arrested, but this is not confirmed. He is said to have announced to his mother before going from home to the meeting,that if Rochefort were arrested she would never see him again. At this hour all is quiet. ,• .. THE CORP8 LEGISLATIF.

PARIS,

6 p. K.Feb. 8.—In the Corps

Legislatif to-day M. Keratry, one of the Liberal deputies, demanded to know why Rochefort was not arrested before going to a political meeting where 5,000 persons were assembled. It was not necessary that this rioting should have been thus disturbed, and the people who were participating in it aroused to violence. The act of the government was a provocation to the disturbance which took place.

A member of the Ministry explained that the authorities had refrained from arresting Rochefort at the Chambers- to avoid the scandal to which his arrest at such a place would give rise. He asserted that the friends of Rochefort were prepared to make the demonstration which they had made, and upon this fact the

Ministry

would rest the responsibility

of what had taken place, and the country would judge between the Ministry and the rioters. He

Baid

there need be no

unnecessary uneasiness for the people the Government was animated by the best of sentiments toward them.

The Minister of the Interior followed with the assertion that the friends of Rochefort had determined upon a demonstration had Rochefort been arrested at the Chambers.

M. Ollivier praised the conduct of th? police in dealing with the disorder. He said they had acted with prudence and humanity. K'

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CORRINNE.

DIED.

CORRINNE,

man named the Cen-

Feb. 1.—A

Joseph Bulk, an employe on the Central Pacific, died in this city vesterday morning from injuries received at Blue Creek station, on Tuesday last. He was sleeping in a boarding car, which it is supposed was ignited Dy sparks frorn a passing engine. He was awakened by the flames and escaped from the car badly burned, and in nude condition. In making his way from the car to the nearest house, two miles distant, his feet were badly frozen. He was subsequently removed to this city for medical treatment, and it was thought he would recover. On Satnrday a change in symptoms took

lace and mortification ensued, causing as above stated.

CLEVELAllk

CUT I* TWO BY CARS.

CLEVELAND,

Feb. 8.—A laborer named

Snyder WM cut in two by a train at Milbury station, L.S.R.R., while attempting to crawl under the train from tide to siae, lMt night.

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tONGSESSIOIAL.

SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8i

The Vice President submitted resolutions of the Iowa Legislature ratifying the 15th Amendment.

Mr. Sumner, from Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to provide for the appointment of a Solicitor of the Department of State, and for additional clerks in the Department.

Mr. Sherman, from Finance Committee, reported a resolution requesting the President to institute a correspondence with Great Britain and other foreign powers, with the view to promote adoption by the Legislatures of the several powers of a common standard of internal coinage, and that such correspondence be submitted to Congress adopted.

Mr. Tipton introduced a bill granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Dakota Territory to Iowa referred

Mr. Ramsey introduced a bill authorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to issue bonds for thp construction of their road, and to secure the same by mortgage: referred.

Mr. Abbott offered a resolution calling upon the President for information as to how much of the appropriation heretofore made, amounting to a hundred thousand dollars, to provide for the defense of certain suits, known as cotton cases, now pending in the Court of Claims, has been expended, and how Agreed to.

Mr. Thurman offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Judiciary to report whether the act of Congress of 1862, is now in force, prescribing oath of office adopted.

Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling upon the Post Master General for information of the number and cost of blank petitions and circulars for abolition of the franking privilege, sent from the Postoffice Department since Sept. 1st, 1869, etc.

Mr. Drake called up the resolution to amend the rules of the Senate, so to provide that hereafter Indian treaties be considered in open session.

The resolution was so amended as not to apply to treaties transmitted by the President for confidential consideration, and was agreed to.

The'West Point appropriation bill, and the bill setting apart a portion of Fort Snelling military reservation for a permanent military post, and in settlement of all claims relating thereto, were passed.

The bill to relieve all persons named therein from legal and politicai disabilities imposed by the 14th amendment to the Constitution of the Ufiited States was taken up. It contains a large number of names of persons in lately rebellious States.

Various amendments inserting additional names were agreed to and the bill

The census bill was then taken up and Mr. Sumner spoke in support of thfe House bill.

Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, moved to amend the census bill. At 4:15 the Senate voted to go into executive session, prior to which Mr. Morrill, of Maine, from Committee on Appropriations, reported with amendment the House bill to supply deficiencies in Naval appropriations, by increasing the appropriation for the bureau of Steam Engineering, from five hundred thousand to one million, and the appropriation for the bureau of Construction and Repairs, from one million to two millions.

Mr. Williams introduced a bill granting lands to aid construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Columbia river to PugetSound referred.

Mr. Conkling, from Committee on Commerce, reported with amendments, a bill to prevent encroachments upon harbors of the United States.:'"&-

L'pon expiration of executive session the Senate adjourned. HOUSE.''

Mr. Paine, Chairman of the Committee on Elections, spive notice that he would at some future day offer a resolution providing that all cases of contested elections shall be tried separately by a jury drawn from members of the House, each party having the right to challenge until the twelve are drawn. The resolution was ordered printed.

The resolution offered yesterday by. Mr. Laflin, declaring the publication in the Olobe of petitions against the franking privilege as issued under direction of the Postmaster General, to be a wasteful expenditure of public money, and directing the discontinuance of such publication, came up as the first business in order.

Mr. Laflin supported, and Messrs. Lo-

fan

and Allison opposed the resolution, hiring discussion, it came out the daily cost of publication of the Globe was $1,200 to $1,300.

Mr. Davis suggested .an amendment to abolish the paper, which Laflin refused to accept.

Mr. Garfield desired to offer an amendment declaring continuance of the Globe a wasteful expenditure of public money, and directing the Committee on Public Printing to inquire into the expediency of its discontinuance.

Mr. Laflin regaided the proposition eminently proper at this time, but declined to admit it in connection with his resolution.

Mr. Garfied advocated his resolution He regarded his proposition as one which would not only pi'oinote genuine economy, but would make the sessions of Congress more business like, and give members such a {status as they ought to have before the country.

After further discussion by Messrs. Strong, Conger, Voorbecs and Blair, Mr. Laflin's resolution was on motion of Mr. Famsworth laid on the table by a vote of 72 to 53.

Mr. Ingersoll asked leave to introduce for reference to the Judiciary Committee, ajoint resolution proposing to amend the Constitution by adding an article, as follows: "The Congress shall have power to issue United States notes, and may make them a legal teiiderin payment of debts."

Mr. Knott objected. Mr. Ingersoll gave notice that he would introduce it the firatopportunity.

Mr. McCarthy made a personal explanation. Mr. Porter asked leave to introiiuce a resolution to inquire into the incompeten

cy of John L. Marye, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, to hold office. Mr. Brooks objected.

Mr. Judd introduced a bill making api propriations for the enlargement of the harbor of Chicago. Referred.

Mr. Churchill, from the Committee on Elections, called up the report in the case of the Twenty-first Congressional District of Pennsylvania, with a resolution that Henry D. Foster is not entitled to a seat, and that John Covode is. He proceeded to address the House in advocacy of the report.

Mr. Tt*ndall took the floor to address the House in favor of Mr. Foster, bat yielded temporarily for other business

Mr. Whittemorer from the Reconstruc

tion

Committee, reported & bill to remove political disabilities from certain persons

and to absolve them from taking the test oath. Mr. Logan introduced ajoint resolution for the payment to the family of the late Secretary of War, Rawlins, one year's salary, less the amount paid to him as sal before his death arv be

Mr. Strickland introduced abill for the improvement of Ontonagon, Marquette ana Eagle Harbors, in Michigan. Referred.

The contested election case was then resumed. Mr. Randall resumed his speech, bnt yielded to Mr. Paine, who askea to be excused from serving further on the Committee on Contested Elections there was such adiflerence of opinion between some of them and himself on political questions, that he thought it best to be excused.

Mr. Randall declined to yield for such a purpose, and wished the gentleman would not be excused. Mr. Randall resumed, but yielded to a motion to adjourn.

The House at 4:40 adjourned.

NEW YORK.

LADY BROKER8 IN WALL STREET. NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—The adventurous ladies who have started a brokerage office in Wall street, are attracting a large share of curiosity, if not business. All sorts of rumors are afloat as to their credit, one to the effect that they have brought $700,000 into the street, another that they are backed by Commodore Vanilerbilt.

PERFECTLY SANE.

Surgeon General Hammond, Dr. Beach and other physicians examined Reynolds, the murderer of Mr. Townsend, yesterday. All pronounced him to be perfectly sane.

DEFRAUDED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Defrauded Soldieis Association last evening the President announced that their test case, Finly vs. Vandyke, is to be tried in the United States District Court either thn week or early next. The Association now numbers about one hundred and eighty members, and at each meeting new names are added to the roll.

SNOW STORM.

A northeast snow storm is prevailing, the heaviest snow storm of the season. ,X CREDIT TO THE WRONG MAN. jSHr. Jay Gould received credit, a few days since, for'a contribution of $10,000 to a Professorship of Mathematics in Princeton College. It is probable that the donation was from Mr. Jay Cooke, of Philadelphia, through his friend Judge Field, of Princeton.

SUPREME COURT.'

In the Supreme Court at Hudson City, New Jersey, yesterday, the case of Wm. H. Wood, agent of the Erie Railway Company, to recover $14,676 for materials and labor in the construction of the ferry slip at the loot of Twenty-third street, came up for a new trial. In the previous trial a judgment was entered for the plaintiff for $11,500.

FEMALE MINISTERS.

A special committee, consisting of the Rev. Drs. Osborn, Foster, Milley, King and Lodge, of' the New York Conference of the M. E. Church, met yesterday morning for the purpose of preparing a report in reference to the proposed movement to admit women to the ministry, which will be brought prominently before the Conference at its session to be held in April next. The preliminary poinls of the report were agreed upon, and the document will be put in shape in the course of a few days.

MILITARY STATION.

It is stated that Brazil has established a military station at Higuevilas, which is at the mouth of the Itiver La Plata, and is a position commanding all ihe internal river commerce of the South American Republics. The attenlion of our Government has been called to this fact.

ST. LOUIS.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE. ,/J

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.—In -the Kansas Legislature yesterday, resolutions were adopted, instructing Senators and requesting Representatives to endeavor to obtain a speedy adjustment of the rebel Price raklclaim memorializingCongresstoprotect the frontier, and protesting against reduction of the army asking Congress to appropriate money for building a Court House, Custom and Revenuo offices, at Leavenworth, and a Federal court and Postoffice atTopeka.

FROM JEFFERSON CITY

At a Democratic caucus in Jefferson City last night,the Constitutional Amendment recently introduced in the Senate relating to enfranchisement of all disfranchised persons, was discussed, and a resolution finally adopted declaring the purpose of the caucus to support the proposition.

A scheme was developed yesterday for division of tlis State, the Missouri river to be the dividing line. The schcme seems to be based on an alleged unequal division of offices, both State and National.

A proposition to appoint

female as

sistant State Superintendent of Public Schools was defeated in the House also that colored teachers should be given preference for colored schools also that colored children should have the privilege of attending whito schools, where separate schools for colored children were not established.

Reference to the proceedings of the Woman's Suffrage Association liere Saturday night was made in both the House and Senate, and a spicy discussion followed.

A WOMAN ELECTED JUSTICE OK TUB PEAOFL. Mrs.

Amelia ITobbs has been elected

Justice of the Peace for Jersey Landing township, Jersey county, Illinois by a majority of 26. This is the first woman ever elected to office in Illinois.

PEABODY.

FUNERAL OF GEORGE PEABODY. PEABODY, Feb. 8.—The final obsequies of Mr. George Peabody took place at noon and were carried out according to the programme. The attendance was large and the services solemn and impressive. Mr. Winthrop occupied about three quarters of an hour in his address. Prince Arthur, Admiral Farragut, Gev. Claflin, Minister Thornton, Capt. Comtnerel and Gov. Chamberlain, of Maine, were among the distinguished persons present.

NEW YORK MONEY MARK 11 By Telegraph.] Maw YORK. Feb. 8.

The deoision yesterday rendered by ihe United States Supreme Court in regard to the legal tender act, and the bearing of this decision on the different markets are subjects of absorbing interest in financial circles to-day.

20%, closed

ireent.

at CARRYING RATES—2] CLEARANCES—$32,000,—

GOVERNMENTS—Quiet and dull and fraction lower but closed steady.

ESTABLISHED MAY 12,1851

The

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Apples Wool—Unwashed Fleece, washed

Tub washed.....

Wheat—Mediterranean-. Alabama........... White 'J. Ryo bush Cora, in ear, 9 bnsh new

Hide's—'Green Butchers Groon cured Green Calf„

S Greon Kip..... Dry Flint Damaged Hides off Flax Seed 6091 75 Timothy Seed 8 00 Hay, «ton 10(312

RETAIL 1IARUT.

Flour

bbl J5 0096 00

Corn® bush 60980 Oats 50960 Potatoes, new pk 15 Apples pk........ 20986 Corn Meat 1 0U Butter lb 28935

JB/fgs do*— Chickons Coffee 91 lb Tea. Sugar Salt bbl ......2 759*00 Maple Sugar lb 30 Maple Molasses gallon 1009140 Hams lb 25 Shoulders 19 Bacon Sides 22

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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. By Telegraph.] February 9,1870. The- following table will show the olosing prices of gold, Government securities, railway and other sharos, in Now York, yostorday, compared with thethrce preceding days:

Fri. Sat. Mon. Tue.

wets, 1881....:.:::.^:.. lisji wm ran 5-20s, lgtsorie8,1862_ 115^ 114J 115? 115K 5-20s,2d series, 1864 115 115% 115 114% 5-20s, 3d series, 1865 115 115)2115 114% 5-20s, 4th series, 1866 H3ji 114 113% 113% 5-20s, f.thserios, 1867 114J6 114% 114M 113J4 5-20«, 6th series. 1868 114V4 114% U&Z 114Vl 10-40s 112# 112

Erie, preferred 41 41 41 Harlem 13% 138% 143 Reading 96| 96% 90% Michigan Central 118i 118 1184 Lake Shore 85| 87$ 85% Illinois Central 137 138 140% Cleveland & Pittsburgh 93 95% 96J4 Chicago &N.W 72% 72% 728 do preferred 89JS 89% 89H Rock Island U6j| 117 117% Ft. Wayne

Chicago 89 89% 89M

Terre-llauteA Alton..... 21% 26 28 do preferred.. 65 59% 61 Chicago & Alton 145 145 147K 147Jdo preferred.. 146 145% 0. C-

Indiana Central 20% 20}£

Clo. Co. Cin. & Ind Ind.

Cincinnati

0. A M. certf. 26% 26 W. U. Telegraph 36i 36% Gold 120« 120% American Express Co... 37% 37% Adams Express Co 64 64

United States Exp. Co 50

CINCINNATI MARKET.

By Telegraph.] CINCINNATI, Feb. 8. FLOUR—Unchanged: family at 5 20a5 40. WHEAT—Steady red winter atl 10al 12.

CORN—Dull and supply large at 72a74, The latter rate for white. OATS—In moderate demand at 50aG5.

RY E—Steady,at 85a90. BARLEY—Unchanged and dull, COTTON—Dull and unchanged middling at 24%.

TOBACCO—Firm at full rates. 1 WHISKY—Steady at 93. HOGiS—Nominal and unchanged, season about over receipts of450 head,

PROVISIONS—Doll and prices nominal, MESS POR1C—Hold st 27 but not saleable atJietter than 26 50,

LARD—Depressed prime steam sold at 14%al4%. This afternoon and in the forenoon at 15 for kettle rendered nomin al at 16,

BULK MEATS—Dull and nominal shoulders held at sides at 13% and 14% for clear rib and clear loose, 41 liACON—Irregular shoulders can be bought at 12% and cloar rib sides at 13% but clear, there being nono out of smoke, are held at 16'4al6% and no demand,

BUTTER—Steady at28a32,. T3GGS— At 23 and firm. CHEESE—%o lower at 10%al8 for wosfern reserve and factory.

LINSEED OIL—Hold at 94nfl5, LAlU) OIL—Lower and unsettled extra at 1 40al 43.

PETROLEUM—Scarco and firm at 29a31 for refined, «UGAR—Steady at llal3%forNew Orleanr,

MOLASSES—Firmer at 74a78. COFFEE—Firm at 18 to 24. BEKF CATTLE—Higher good ,to. estra at 5 to 7 50 gross. 1

GOLD—120% buyitog. W

ST.

LOUIS MARKET.

By Telegraph]. ST. Louis. Feb. 8. TOBACCO—A shade easier and not quotably chanpcd.

COTTON-Dull middling held at 24%. HEMP—Unchanged, FLOUR—Active and unchanged superfine at 4 25a4 40 Xat4 45a5 75 XX at 5a6 50 choice to fancy family at 6a7 50.

WI1BAT—Firm for lower grades No 2 spring inspected at 93 No 2 red fall at 1 03a1 06 No 1 do 1 09al 12%.

CORN—Dull and declining choice dry mixed at 75 do yellow at 76 prime to choice whito at 78a82,

PORK—At27a27%, including500 bbls, seller for March at 27, BACON—Shoulders at 12% cloar rib at 15% clour sides at 16%,

CATTLE—Steady and unchanged at 4a5% for fair to prime 6a6J4 for choice. HOGS—Business is confined to butchers wants at 8a9. ....

MEW YORK MARKET. J-

liy Tolegraph.] NKW YORK, Fob. 8. FLOUR—Closed dull and without decided change.

WHEAT—Doll and deolining 1 33al 37 for No 1 spring and 1 23al 37 for winter red and amlor wostorn,

RYE—Dull, heavy and nominal. OATS— Quiet at 56n58 for wostorn iu store and afloat,

CORN—Dull and heavy at 88a89 for now mixed western. PORK—Quiet, at about 25 50 for mesa for February delivery and 25 50a25 75 for March.

BEEF—Quiet and unchanged, CUT MEATS—Nominal. BACON—Nominal, LARl)—Firm for Drimo steam for February lftj^ bid and 15% askod for March. lslH13— Are in fair request, with no change.

CHICAGO MARKET.

By Telegraph.] CHICAOO, Feb. 8. EASTERN EXCHANGE—At 1-10 offered huvinir and 1-10 premium Belling.

FLOUR—Quiet and unchanged at 3 60a6 20

*"w 1? F!^—1n"1fair demand speculative sal

of No 1 at

in store No at 79J4»7S£i.

eloping buyers at 79%. This evening No 2 was dull at79K cash ana seller for February and en.SOi/ seller for March,

COH^N—A shade firmer at 69ia70 for No 2 and 67 far rejoctod and 50nS6% for new no cradc, closing at69%a70 for No 2, This evening the market is unchanged.

MESS PORK—Active and higher at 2550a 25 75 cash and seller for March 26a26 1254 buyer for March 25 75 buyer and 25 50 sellor fot.JbVbruary 26 87%a2G seller for April,

NEW YORK LRY GOODS MARKET By Telegraph.] NKW YORK, Feb. 8. Under the prevalence of a heavy snow storm all life previously existing in this department oftrade seems to have disappeared, and consequently wo have to report a very dull market with few or no changes.

LOCAL NOTICES.

Prake1* Baflde Alpaeu. Theso Alpaeas are pronounced, by Harper's Bazaar, bettor than any others imported The fabrio is stronger, finer and smoother the oplor better in appearanoe and more en during than in any other brand.

We are making a speciality of these good* and selling them at as low priees as ORDIN ARY goods bring In this market

The trade supplied at Wm. I- Peak* Go's eard priee.

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CASir ASifiTS, JANUARY 14, 1870, $1,369,2(16 48.

LIST OF STOCKHOIiDEBS AT TERBE H.tl'TK. W.B. Warren, George Kerckhoff, Uerman Hulman, Firman Nippert, Thoma* H. Barr, O'Boyle Brothers, John G. Crain, Preston Hussey, Fred. A. Ross, OwenTulIer. A a II O L. A. Burnett, A.Claussen, D. W. Minshall, C.M. Warren, J. B. Armstrong, F. V. Bichowsky. IIosford

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HATS AND CAPS.

NEW YORK HAT STORE.

JOSEPHC. YATES 13 JOST IN RECEIPT OK

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