Daily Wabash Express, Volume 19, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 April 1870 — Page 1

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DAILY EXPRESS.

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During the last week "we learn that quite a large number of educational gen tlemen, from different parts of the State, have visited this school and witnessed its exercises. We are assured that they were gratified at the progcess thus far made by the pupils, and entirely satisfied that the gysten) of education and training could not prove otherwise than successful. Apart from this, one of the best evidences of its character is found in the fact that every one of the pupils of the last term still regain*, being satisfied that the thoroughness of the system of education promises to furnish to the State a class of well trained and disciplined teachers, whose valne will be inestimable. We do jjqt see how it can be otherwise, with the publip sentiment qf the State in its sup* port. The Board of Trustees have taken extraordinary pains to procure a corps of teachers of the highest qualifications and fitness, and thus far have faithfully discharged their duty. It now remains for the people of the State to perform theirs. We shall then, in a few years, have an institution second to none in the country, and whose benefits will be felt all over the State.

THE RIGHTS OF COlftREI) VOTERS!

Letter From Gov. Baker.

from Gov. Baker

The following letter plains itself. STATE or INDIANA

The Amendment declares that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition Qf servitude."

Xhe colored people are, by the rourteenth Amendment, declared to be citizens of the United States,and your charter a State Law, denies to colored men of proper age, and having the qualifications of residence, &c., the right to vote,simply because they are not white, and is therefore inconsistent with tlje Fifteenth Amendment and hy the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment, so much of your charter and so much of the Constitution of the State as excludes men from voting on account of color, have ceased to be law, and the Charter and the Constitution must now be construed, and read as though the word "white" was stricken out. think it requires no State or Congressional legislation to make the Fifteenth Amendment effectual either at your city election or at the next general election.

I have no doubt of the application of the Fifteenth Amendment to all popular elections, whether municipal or general Of course you will understand that this is only *my opinion, and that it is no more authoritative than that of any other lawyer having the same opportunities of forming a correct judgment on the ques1 tjftfl! Qf thfl correctness of the opinion lipwgver, I have n° doubt.

Respectfully, yours, CONRAD BAKER.

THE STATE.

MANY of the boys in the House of Refuge have measles.

Jjp. Cpurt House and county offices at jJrawfor^sville were destroyed by fire oyi Friday.

THE Methodist Church, in Madison township, Washington county, was burnt bv R" incendiary one night last week.

^QRTY-T\YO masculine and four Sixteenth Amendment uri^prs ei\joy the hospitalities qftlje tyariqn cqnnty j^il.

THERE will be a billiard match for the championship of Indiana between Garret and McCracken, at Indianapolis, this evening.

SOME of the Evansville Democracy propose to resist, by force, the right of the colored voters to cast their ballots at the nuinjcijjft| election, in that eity, to-ijay.

THE Indianapolis Mirror learns that Horace Revels, a eolored inmate of the House of Refuge, at Plainfield, is nephew to the Senator from Mississippi. Horace is being rapidly reconstructed under the Y?bo}eioine' disciptfh® of Siij*rin'Ment

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THE owners of the town of Carbon on the netf St. Louis road, are figuring to'secure the crossing of the North and South road at that point. They propose il, with same t6 'they Will change the crossing from the point where it now strikes the St. L6uis road to Oar-boA.-'Indianapolis MirrO\

NINETEENTH YEAR.

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State Normal School.

The second term of the State Normal School commences to-day, and we have grpat pleasure in announcing that it does so under the most favorable auspices. The last term was, necessarily, occupied, a large portion of the time, in preparatory operations, so as to secure a permanent and satisfactory foundation. This has been accomplished in such away as to give the highest assurance of the complete success of the institution, a success which will be more and more apparent as the number of pupils increases. Already the increase 1» rapid enough to enable the friends of the school to anticipate the speedy arrival of the time when it will be filled to ita utmost capacity. At the close of the last term the pupils in attendance amounted to thirty-three this number has now increased to fifty, and within a few days It is believed that the whole number in attendance will reach fifty-five or sixty,—an increase of nearly one hundred per cent.

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INDIANAPOLIS, March 31st, 1870 F. M. THAYER, ESQ., Emrwiille, Ind. DEAR Sir:—I replied to your telegram of the 30th insr. in relation to the right of oqlored H»en to vote at your city election on Monday next, saying that I had no doubt of their right. I now write to say, that I could not, if I should try, conjure up a plausible reason in opposition to their right to vote.

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INDIAXAPOLIS papers growl about taurine beef.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY Republican primary election occurs to-day.

TIIE CARRERAS closed their engage ment at Indianapolis on Saturday night.

VOORHEES' speech will be published in the country Democratic papers at the rate of half an acre per week, and will last all

ON Friday, April 1st, John C. Greenawalt filed his bond as Quartermaster General, in the sumiif $5,000,-with William Hannaman, Esq., as surety.

THE colored people of Indianapolis will celebrate the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment on the 7th of April. Senator Morton has been invited to deliver the address.

EVANSVILLE holds an exciting municipal election to-day. The ticket includes all the Councilmen and a full board of cit^ ojljoers with the exception of Mayor.

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New Albany Ledger learns that

the temprance revival at Jeffersonville continues to increase, and many of the leading citizens of that town, who have heretofore indulged in dram drinking, have joined the Good Templars.

KF.V. M. H. MENDENHAM., of Grace M. E. Church, Indianapolis, will join the Northern Indiana Conference at their annual meeting at ICokoino, the latter part of the month. Prof. J. W. Locke will supply the vacancy till the next meeting of this Conference in the fall.

IT WAS the claim of the State for expenses in furnishing and enrolling the militia to aid in suppressing the rebellion that was recently allowed at Washington, instead of the Morgan raid claims, as stated, on the authority of an Indianapolis paper, in our last issue.

AT FORT WAYNE on Friday morning, Charles Connelly, while attempting to row across the St. Joe river, was caught in the ourrent and earned over the dam, and before assistance could be rendered, he was drowned. He was a man about twenty-six, formerly of Indianapolis, where he has friends.

UPON the question of suffrage Mr. Voorhees expressed the sentiment of his party as stated in its platform, and declared that he wanted no negro to vote for him, This sort of advanced ground is very good for political capital, but when it comes to business Mr. Voorhees, and any other Democratic candidate will be glad enough to get a darkey's vote. Ind. News.

SOME small boys at the Palmer House corner yesterday nailed a silver half dollar down to the brick pavement in order to April fool passers by. Among the many who bit on the stale joke was a young lady, who upon finding herself the victim of a sell, quietly kicked the coin lqqse, pqcketcd it and walked off, leaving the youths unable to see the point to that joke.—Ind.Sentinel.

THE Lafayette Journal squibs Voorhees' speech in this way:

Mr. Voorhees is willing to go to ruin with his party. A long farewell, then Daniel. ..

Voorhees fortified his position extremely well, on Thursday night. No one will attempt to "go through" such a breast work of words. IB

The length of Voorhees' Indianapolis speech was very great. We cannot say as much for its breadth and depth.

ONE of the editors of the Indianapolis Mirror left, the House of Refuge, at Plainfield, a few days since. He reports that there are now in that establishment about one hundred and forty inmates, all of whom are well clothed, well fed, and apparently in the way of being transformed from "devil's buckies" into honest and useful men. Mr. Ainsworth, the Superintendent, has for many years been identified with reform schools, nnd brings large experience to the institution as well as natural adaptability to the work required of him. The theory of the reform school is to keep the inmates employed, either at work or play, to excite their ambition and awaken their self-es-teem, nnd thus to finally lead them into a higher and better life. The institution is divested of all prison characteristics, and it is a creditable fsnjt that, without walls, and under a surveillance so slight as to be easily evaded, there are fewer escapes from the House of Refuge than from either of the penitentiaries. The boys all seem industrious, contented and happy.

IT 1II\S leaked out that the Young Democracy of Indiana," who have long been disgusted with following the leadership of Hendricks, McDonald & Co., have concluded that this is the proper time to throw off the yoke of oppression and strike a blow for "the leadership. For this purpose Mr. Voorhees was brought from Washington to make a speech attacking the Republican party and Senator Morton, and at the same time to stab Senator Hendricks in a vital part. This part of the programme was faithfully carried out and Mr. Voorhees'* speech and sentiments are endorsed and re-edlioed by the Sentinel which is the organ of ihe party. Hen« drick's negro suffrage speech at New Orleans is to be made the pretext for throwing that gentleman overboard. Mr. Voorhees, is hereafter to be forward as the great mogul of the party and is to have the united support of the "YoungDemocracy" for the

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President as ciroil'mstancOs1 may dictate. The first step has been taken but it remains to be seen how this little arrangement will end. The unfortunate termination of the rfecent rebellion of the ''Young Democracy" of New York, does not argue well for their followers irj this State. Hendricks, 'McDonald & Co.,'are denounced as cowards and unfit to' lead a great party. Mr. VoorlieeS' last speech is to be prtt forward as a proof of his pluck and ability to do that thing.—Ind. Journal.

A COWARDLY FELLOW sends us, for publication, half a column of low-bred abuse of a prominent Indiana politician, with the mean request that we "will not under any circumstances" give his name. We are strongly tempted to print his name, in display type, in this item, but forbear, out of regard for the feelings of his friends.

THE Indianapolis papers of Saturday, report another suicide in that city. On Wednesday, a young man named Geore Perdue tried to poison himself, but was prevented by medical aid promptly render ed. On Thursday night last he told his friends that he was ''going to make sure work of it this time," and so it seems he did. He took twelve grains of morphine and an ounce of laudanum. As it. was known immediately, a physician was call ed, who used the appropriate remedies, and might have saved the wretched man a second time had he not afterwards repeated the dose of poison. He died at 9 o'clock Friday mornnig. His trouble was an unhappy marriage, which was consummated only six weeks ago. His wife, who had been a prostitute soon wearied of domestic life and left her husband to return to her shameful pursuit. Her hu sband, although raised in similar surroundings, seems to have had some of the nobler feelings of a man, and could not endure the cruel desertion of one whom he so deeply loved.

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INDIANAPOLIS.

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EXCURSION PROGRAMME.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.—The excursion arranged under the auspices of the State Board of Agriculture, to the mineral and coal region of Clay county, will take place next Tuesday. A large number of prominent manufacturers and capitalists from all parts of the United States have been invited, and will be present. Pi*of. Cox, State Geologist, has arranged the following programme: Leave Indianapolis by special train on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad Tuesday at 8 o'clock a. m., stopping at the furnace and coal mines and arriving at Brazil for dinner at 3 p. m. From thence the excursionists will go to Terre Haute and remain over night and Wednesday forenoon, returning to Indianapolis Wednesday evening.— The City Councils of Indianapolis and Terre Haute, and the citizens of Brazil, will extend the hospitalities of their respective cities to the excursionist*.

WGRESSIOWAL.

1 SENATE NOT IN SESSION.] HOUSE. WASHINGTON, April 2. The Oregon railroad land bill which was before the House when it took recess yesterday, was by consent remitted to the Speaker's table.

Mr. Wood objected to proceeding with business in the absence ot a quorum, and moved a call of the House negatived yeas 22, nays 113, more than a quorum voting. The Honse then proceeded to business.

A large number of private bills were reported and passed, and some adverse reports were presented and laid on the table.

Among the bills passed were the following: Giving consent of Congress to the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for constructing and maintaining a crib on Lake Erie, for a tunnel to supply the city with pure water, and continuing to Harriet C. Parker the rights of her deceased husband, W. H. Parker, as discoverer of two islands in the Pacific ocean. A bill authorizing the city of Buffalo to construct and maintain a "tunnel under the Niagara river, and to coastruct and maintain an inlet pier therefrom, was also passed.

Bills introduced and deferred, for redemption, in sums of $25, of bronze and nickel coins, and for collection of debts due the United States from certain southern railroad corporations.

The Senate joint resolution providing that the law qf Jan. 21,1870 prohibiting assignment of retired army ofheers to duty, shall not apply to officers selected for duty at the Soldiers Home in the District of Columbia, was parsed.

The Honse went into Committee on the Tariff bill. The clause fixing duty on tea at 20 cents per pound was discussed bv Wood, Beck, Ingersoll, Allison, Hays,Schenck. Marshall and ClarkeAmendments looking to reduction, offered by Wood, Ingersoll and Coughridge were rejected. The tax remains reported in the bill, viz: 20 cei\ts.

During the discussion, Schenck in reply to a question said, the Internal Revenue bill will be reported reducing the total amount at least $30,000,000. He declined to go into particulars.

Mr. Sheldon, La., moved to strike out the line taxing coffee four cents per jaund,proposing that it be put on the free ist. Discussed bv Coughridge, Stevenson, Schenck, Ken:, Cox, Dawes and McNeelv, and withdrawn.

Mr. Stevenson moved to make the tax three cents, instead of four rejected. No other amendments were offered and thetax on coffee remains as provided for in the bill, at four cents per pound. Some few of the clauses of the bill were read, and no amendments made. The question of sugar was reached, the committee rose and the House adjourned.

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SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

CINCINNATI, April 2.—The City Count cil by unanimous vote granted a loan of $50,000 to the Trustees of the Southern railroad, to lie used in" making preliminary surveys.

LOCAL POLITICS.

Tim has been a day of great activity in local politics. Great effort is making to influence the colored vote in doubtful wards,

ISEW ORLEANS.

PRING RACES.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2.—The spring meeting of the Metairie club commenced to-dav, attendance large. "First race, a dash of two mileA fot $600,' \ton by Coquette in 3 38|, beating six horses.— Second race, for National half eagles stakes, 100 half eagles added, won by Lida Grisson, time 1:50}, 1:5Q.

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA,

NEW VOBK.

REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE. NEW YORK, April 2.—The Executive Committee of the general Republican Central Committee have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Beqjamin F. Manierre Secretaries, George F. Cushman and Abraham Brown, both re-elected. The General will meet at Albany oh Thursday' be:

DEAD.

Henry Spring, one of the Herald editorial staff, is dead. JUBILEE.'^

The American Anti-SIaveiy S to celebrate the close of its labors by commemorative jnbilee ,_on ^Satorda April 9th, in Apollo Hall, in this city.

Mrs. Victoria Woodhuly female" broker announces herself a candidate for the Presidency. She denounces the present administration, and pronounces in favor of recognizing Cuban independence.

TAMMANY.

The Tammany society meets next Monday night. It will issue a call for election of Sachems.

CALDWELL.

Caldwell, the alleged principal in the drawback frauds, was to-day held in $25,000 bail to appear for trial.

FISK A COLOIJEL.

James Fisk, Jr., has boen elected Colonel of the Ninth Regiment, and Colonel Blaine has resumed the Lieut. Colonelcy.

THE EMIGRANT SWINDLER. Judge Ingraham to-day denied the application for stay of judgment in the case of the notorious emigrant swindler McDonald, sentenced to the State Prison.

STOLEN BONDS.

W, C. Brandon, a diamond broker, has been held in default of $25,000 bail for trial on charge of having had in his possession numbers 39 to 40 and 52 bonds of the city of Covington, three thousand dollar bonds, all being a portion of $50,000 worth of bonds and securities stolen in January, 1869, from the office of Birwirth & Rochelle, Pine street.

SMUGGLED OIL.

Jas. S. Aspinwall, a druggist, has been arrested on charge of knowingly pur chasing smuggled, bay oil in large quantities. The duty on the oil is $26, gold, per bettle.

RAILWAY TICKET AGENTS CONVENTION. The Railway Ticket Agents Convention adjourned yesterday to meet in Milwaukee next autumn. The Union Pacific R. R. is to issue but three classes of tickets, 1st, 2nd and emigrants, and 250 pounds of baggage are to be allowed each passenger arriving from India, China and Japan. The Travellers Railway Guide was made the official organ of the Convention to the exclusion of Appleton's, and $35 000 worth of its stock was taken.

MURDER TRIAL.

The case of Buokhout, Jthe Sleepy Hollow murderer, went to the jury last evening, but at a late hour they had not reached a verdict, and there was intense excitement in regard to the affair in.the village of White Plains.

PERSONAL.

Jas. Gordon Bennett, Jr., sails for Enrope to-day in the City of Brooklyn, to prepare for the yacht contest.

GENEORAL AMNESTY.

It is understood

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official sources

that the President submitted to his Cabinet yesterday his proposed message to Congress suggesting a general amnesty.

THE M'FARLAND TRIAL.

District Attorney Garvin will call the McFarland trial in the Court of General Sessions on Monday. Messrs. John Graham, Charles Spencer and Elhridge S. Gerry will appear for the defence. They keep secret their line of defence. Over six hundred petit jurors have been summoned. The prosecution has called as witnesses to prove the shooting, &e., among others Messrs. Whitlaw Reid, Samuel Sinclair and John S Cleveland, of the Tribune, Daniel J. Frohman, Junius H. Browne, George King, David Watson and Dr. Sayre. Mrs."Richardson McFarland and Police Capt. Allaire h^ye also been summoned. Revs. Henry Ward Beecher and Frothingham have received subpenas from the defence.

MINISTER VY'A8HBURNE.

Geqral Prpmonjt, In a letter to tbe Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad in .elation to the Memphis, El Paso & Pacific Railroad, says Minister Washburnewas using his official position and^ weight of government for the gratification of personal hostility to break down an American enterprise with the French Government. Mr. Was^hur^e was not successful with the Government, hut his effort against the company barf a had effect on the market, causing it n»uch embarrassment.

GREAT INDIGNATION IN DUBLIN. A Dublin dispatoh states that an immense indignation meeting was held last night at the Rotunda. The hall as well as the street was crowded with people, speeches were made and resolutions adopted, repudiating the Peaoe Preservation bill now under consideration in Parliament, as threatening to destroy the rem nant of liberty yet remaining to the Irish people.

A committee was appointed to wait upon Gladstone and represent to him that the policy of the Government in this respect receives thft cwsure' of all classes aria earnestly urge him to modify the Mil.

Resolutions were also adopted urging the repeal of the Union existing between England and Ireland, as the interests of both countries are antagonistic to its perpetuation. *13 t-te

OOMUtfNE.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. 3 4#

CORRINNE, UTAH, April 2.—Two passenger coaches andf "the caboose of an emigrant train from the litest, due here -at 10:15 this a. m-, were thrown from the frack and down an embankment a short distance 'east of Promlntory, at 2 m., today. The road master, conductor of the train, four male and oq? ^v passenger slightly injured. Ttoe wqwqo) were thought to ttys citjr Cat iqedical treat nieat. Cause of accident unknown,

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SEVERE STRICTURES.

Hon. Cassius M. Clay ho? written a letter in reply to Governor Palmer, of Illinois, in which he puts some severe strictures on the.Governor's reasons for declining to act as Vice President of the Cuban Charitable Aid Society.

CHANGES IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE. A great number of changes of subordinates in the Custom House have been made during the present week. Rumor gains strength that Grinnell will soon re--sign his position as Collector, and that General Merritt will retire from the naval office. Steps are being taken to abolish *the naval office, anu the office of Surveyor is generally regarded as unnecessary. FEMALE CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESI

DENCY.

PA^H^Sne Memorial Diplomatique says the Pope defers promotions to the Cardinalate until September. .. STRIKERS ON A RIOT.

The strike among the iron operatives eat !£&^&b:conttnues.i O&ttfcttjOthe strikers became riotous and made every efiort to provoke a oollission with tlie troops, which had been slationed there to preserve ord&r. The rioters attached them and pelted them with ston&i, and only forbearance of the officers prevented conflict.

PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY. LONDON, April 2.—An unusual number of: promotions have recently been made in the navy. To effect this manyjenior officers were transferred to the retired list.

O O N I A IN E E N E N E The Spectator thinks colonial independence would divert the tide of emigration how running so strongly from Great Britain to the United States.

RIOTERS UNSUBDUED.

LONDON, April 2.—Rev. Dr. Pusey publishes a communication in the Record, arguing against revision of the recognized version of the Bible. .r."1,

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MADRID, April 2.—There is an angry feeling manifested here in regard to the new conscript kill. Trouble is apprehended at the demonstration to-morrow by opponents of the measure.

LIBERTY IN THE ANTILLES. Senor Moret, the new Minister for the colonies, declared to the Cortes to-day that the question of liberty in the Antilles was a very important one. He said he would examine the condition of Cuba and report to the Cortes.

DISORDERS INCREASING.

PARIS, April 2.—7 P. M.—Disorders at La Creuzot are increasing. Additional troops have been sent there. The journals this evening publishes telegrams from La Creuzot affirming that the troubles there are kept alive by contributions of money from other countries.

INFALLIBILITY.

ROME, April 2.—The Civitta Cattolica to-day publishes a long article in view of the approaching discussion on the proposition for Papal infallibility, tending to show that the Pope has no particular need of unanimity in the Council, but that a simple majority is sufficient to establish the dogma.

NO SPECIAL AMBASSADOR TO ROME. PARIS, April 2.—The La Liberte announces .to-day that M. Daru has abandoned his idea of sending a special Ambassador to Rome. The Marquis of Bon neville, French Minister to that city, who is at present in Paris, will therefore return to his post immediately. The reason for this is found in the failure of M. Daru in his recent negotiations at lenda, Madrid and Florence for a plan looking ro concerted action

CHICAGO,

PHILADELPHIA.

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PHILADELPHIA, Aprir2--'The Penn-? sylvania Equal Rights League will observe the 26th inst. as a day of Thanksgiving for the loth Amendment. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF GENERAL

THOMAS.

The Grand Army the Republic as semble on Monday evening at the Academo of Musjo to pay tribute to the memoorv of Gen. Thomas. Bishop Simpson will make the principal address.

President Grant and 'Gen. Sherman will be present A STRIKE.

A'strike ofSchuvlkill coal mirtes*cbmmenced to-dav *V

WASHINGTON.

•ftt^XSURY D,EPARTHKN1*

WASHINGTON, April 2.—Payments of the Treasury Department dning March were for Civil anu Miscellaneous $4,018,821 War $4,151,431 Navy $1,876,030 Interior Department $9,509,878. Total $16,556,170. This amount does Qot include pavment on account of interest i\ni\ principal of t^ public cfobt.

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APRIL 4, 1870.

PARIS. April 2, 1 p. M.—Disorders at La Creusot had net been qnelled up to noon to-daya*. ,r., PERSONAL,., .A

A son of President Juarez of Mexico is expected here soon. RAILROAD BONDS. HII N I

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, April 2.— Five million dollars of mortgage bonds of the Oregon and California Railroad have been negotiated. Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad have not yet been introduced on th.o market. 4#™ ANTI-REVISION.

WOMAN SUTFRAGE ASSOCIATION. ST. LOUIS, April 2.-*-The Woman's Suf« frage Association.held their annual election this afternoon. President, Mrs. Francis Minor Vice President, Mrs. Beverly. Allen Recording Secretary, Mrs George D. Hall Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Wn. T. Hazard. A Vice President was also elected from each Congressional District in the State! Delegates were appointed to attend both ,the^ National and American Suffrage .Association soon to be held in New York.

FORGED DRAFTS IN CIRCULATION^: Some party East Kas been selling forged drafts purporting to be drawn by Ham. A. OayloroACp.) of this city. One draft drawn on the Central National' Bank, New York, for $2,500, was «ent by the York county, Fa., National Bank the Bank of Commerce, of New York, for collection, but was not paid, the frand being discovered. Another drawn on the Continental National Bank, N. Y., for$2,-&00, was sent to the National Park Bank, N. Y., by the Miller River National Bank at Atol, Mass., for collection, and payment refused. The latter draft was paid to a shoe manufacturing hottse at Atol for shoes, but whether the money was obtained on first named draft is not "known. No clue to the forger, bnt it i» snp|iosed to be the same man who recent ly had printed at Baltimore a quantity of fraudulent bank draft# and checks oh-Bar-thelow, Lewis & Co., of this city. It is not unlikely other forged notes are in circulation.

CUSTOMS RECEIPT^

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I THE COURT HOUSE TROUBLE. CHICAGO, April 2.—The Tribune tomorrow will contain a letter from Mr. Baumann, a well-known architect of this city, in which he notifies the committee of the Board of Supervisors of alarming changes in the construction of the east wing of the new Court House. Ten days ago Mr. Baumann, as one of a committee of experts appointed to examine the building, gave his opinion that certain portions of its supports might give way, but that there was no immediate danger. He now reports that since that time there has been considerable change in the building, that defection of the columns has increased, producing new fissures, and he hastens to withdraw his report that there is no immediate danger of the fall of the whole interior of the structure.— He advises that large timbers be at once introduced to sustain the weight, and prevent a calamity. The work of dissolution is going on, and he says that it is not often that it gives such palpable warnings as in this case. Too often the -change is imperceptible, and at last buildings fall. Such was the case with the roof, but now the progress of destruction is visible, and may be marked from day to day.

ANNIVERSARY, »*.!««•.-. is

The National Executive Committee of colored men have issued a proclamation announcing the ratification of the l$th amendment, and as to-day is the anniversary of the fall of Richmond, ^s tl\ey s^y, '.the 4eatfe k^el^ of rebellion^1' a national s*)at$ was drgd'.

RICHMOND,

JBKW WORKS BtfBHED.

RICHMOND, April 2.—The Petersburg Iron Works were burned this morning.— Loss $100,000. s-vm'. f-t-'Vi"" •9

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Total collections at the St. Lou is,Custom House for March, $161,645. '. ST. LOUIS ^BRIDGE BONDS.

A cable dispatch yesterday, annonncsd that J. S. Moran Co., London, bankers, bad introduced St. Loriis Bridge bonds on the London market. They have purchased $2,500,000 of (hem. with option of the $4,000,008. This, with the $1,200,000 paid in by stockholders in this country, completes the financial operation of the Bridge Company.

CONTRACT.

The contract for the superstructure of the bridge, to be completed by October 1st, 1871, has been given to the Keystone Bridge Company, Pittsburg, at $1,500,000 This places the cost of the bridge inside a

HAVANA.

THE MAYOR IMBROGLIO.

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I.'' PERSONAL, FJ| HAVANA, April 2.—General Puello has arrived here. j-.-jm-

KILLEL). I

A small party of soldiers who were foraging on the line of the Neuvitas railroad recently, were aj^ck^an^illwl^insurgents. V"

MANIFESTO.

General Arrango has issued a manifesto to Cubans that the recent manifesto of Quesada was a falsehood, and refers to Cubans now in/he tieldjto corroborate his statement. ,f-v*? 'i .j« ii J.afcH 1!

RICHMOND"

RICHMOND, April 2.—To-day passed quietly with the police of both Mayors on the streets. To night the United States Marshal served a writ on Ellison to give up possession of the City Hall and other property. Ellison refused^ and the Marshal then applied to the military for aid. On appearance of the military Ellison retired with his force to other headquarters not owned by the city, where he will continue to act as Mayor. This is done to get the matter before the Supreme Court.

BANGOR.

DIED.

BANGOR, ME., April 2.—Joseph Bartlett, editor of the Bangor JSffersonian, and register of probate for Penobsctifr county, died last evening of consumption.

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WORCESTER.

'••LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION. WORCESTER, MASS., April 2.—A locomotive on the Boston and Fitchbnrg railroad exploded yesterday atKnow-Noth'ng crossing, in Fitchburg." The engineer and fireman are probably fatally injured.

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KURDER.

UTICA, April 2.—Geo. B. Porter was killed in a house on Hotel sireet tfc'R morning, during a game of cards. A -nos B. Stafford and Hugh Mellon are under arrest charged with being the murderer s.

BALTIMORE.

A VETO.

BALTIMORE, April 2.—Gov. Bowie vetoed the act incorporating Chestertown, Kent county, Maryland, because citizens entitled to vote under the provision ot the bill are desoribed as white male citizens. J-

WILMINGTON.

SCHOOL ELECTION.

WILMINGTON, DEL. April 2.—At a school election here to-day negroes voted for the first time in the State.

BOSTON.

IN MEJJOBTF OF GEN.^THOMAS. I'-J JJcpToN. April 2.—A meeting of officers who served under Gen. Thomas passed resolutions eulogizing their old commander, and appointed a committee to attend the funeral.

U)CAI, HOTICES.

BEAVER MOHAIRS.

We have !a complete line of these Celebrated Pare Mohairs. Haryer'g nnoonnced'theip, editorially, as Ike best and most beautiful blacfc fOwM imported for the season.

We feel warranted giving them oar highest recommendation, to tfce public, and inyite .innecUo«. ...

Ttiell, Hipley 9 Iteming, ...... '-r Oomer Main and Fifth atreefe. UttU

^,.,-.'0 of Millinery and Dieaa Making for the Spring season will take place

Thursday, April 7th,

Bleaching and Pressing done to order for the trade, at MRS. C.M. ST. JOHN'S. m31dlw 151 Main street, upstairs.

ESTABLISHED MAT 12,1861

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MEETING

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April 3.—In response to

call signed.by aefreaal hundred merchai bankers and business men general! mass meeting assembled at Fmrwell 1 last evening consider. the subjects national taxation and revenue reform^— The meeting was lair in point of numbers and intelligence. Hon. W. F. Coolbauch presided assisted by fifty Viee Presidents made up principally of leading mfr chants. Mr. Coolbaugh on taking tne chair addressed the meeting. He called attention to the feet that from the close the war in the year 1865, the people of t: United Statefe have paid into the treasury in the shape of customs direct tax, the sum of nineteen hi millions of dollars, which sum exi beyond a doubt that ever raised by other nation on earth in the way of ta: in the same period of time. Notwii standing the extraordinary expeni growing out of the war, the public ddbt has been diminished more than $306,000,000. It has been estimated by the Commissioner of Internal revenue, that under the existing rate of taxation ahd import duties the receipts of the treasury, including surplus on hand during the present year, will exeeed the expenditures over one hundred and twenty millions. For one believing in the sacred obligation we are under to pay every dollar of the national debt, principal and interest, he did, not believe it wag wise or sound policy, looking at the present condition of the country and depression in business, whibh so widely prevails, to require ot the people necessary sacrifices to extinguish it no rapidly as we have been doing. A reduction of $50,000,000 per annum, it seemed to him, was as much as prudenee required and the country could bear.— This would enable us to reduce the tax on tea, coffee, sugar and salt, so that these articles of common use wonld be within everybody's reach at moderate prices. It would enable us to lessen the cost of almost every article of prime necessity used in tilling the soil, or carrying its products to market. He would also abolish taxes on sales of merchandise stamp taxes, except the conveyances of real estate and on trust deeds on mammoth railroad and other corporations. If the reduction proposed should be too great, he would makeup the deficiency by increasing the present tax on whisky and tobacco. The taxes on these two articles amounted daring last year to over $80,000,000. He believed that without detriment to public interests the tax on whisky alone might be made to yield $100,000,000 per annum.

Hon. Thomas Home presented the following resolution Whereas, The special Commissioner of Revenue in his last annual report has shown that there will be a surplus in the public treasury at the end of the present fiscal year, of one hundred and twentyfour millions of dollars, and whereas, we believe that payment of the public debt at the rate of $50,000,000 per annum, in addition to the large expenses of the national government, is all that can be reasonably asked of the fax-payers of the country at the present time therefore,

Resolved, That we call upon Congress to take immediate steps for the reduction at least of $50,000,000 in the rate of national taxation. '1 hat in the abatement of taxes, tho.se which are most oppressive and burdensome in proportion to the amount of revenue which they yield to the government, should be abolished firs£. That taxes should be levied solely for the support of the government and mainten ance of its credit, and that the imposition of taxes having for their object the transfer of capital from one class, section or individual to another without consent of the owner, is ui\just, delusive, impolitic and opposed to all principles of republican government. That commerce, trade and industry are founded upon mutual exchange of services among men, and that whatever operates to cripple or obstruct such exchange can only De productive of loss to the whole community.— That the present tariff has destroyed ship building industry, and almost annihilated the foreign commerce marine of the seaboard States. That it has prohibited construction on our lakes and rivers of iron vessels with increased carryingcapacity in proportion to tonnage and draft water with greater durability, and dimin ished outlay for repairs and insurance, all of which tend to cheapen transport of products. That while this tariff' is unnecessarily increasing the profits of iron producers, it is crippling ship building and ship owners' interests of the grfcat lakes and rivers, so that as respects competition with our Canadian rivals these interests are placed by the general government at great disadvantage, and this in the face of most abundant natural resources for ship building and navigation. That to fhe same unwise policy is chargeable in a large degree the heavy cost of railroad transportation, the cost of such transportation being always in proportion to the cost of iron, and that it is idle for the Western farmer, notwithstanding his superior advantage of soil and climate, to expect to compete with agriculturists in other parts of the world, when his products are conveyed to market over rails which cost seventy per cent, more than they cost elsewhere.— That our system of taxation should be reduced ana simplified with a view to raising the necessary amount of revenue from the smallest number of articles, to the end that the cost of collection may be decreased and a fruitful source of corruption removed. That the income tax places an unjust and unequal burden upon the honest portion of the community, and operates as a discouragement to thrift as well as a premium to dishonesty, and should not be reanacted by Congress.— That the people of the United States are under lasting obligations to Hon. David

A. Wells for his rare and comprehensive and invaluable reports upon the resonrces of the country and principles of taxation, and that the inability of his assailants to meet his facts and arguments is made apparent by their unjnstifiable and unrestrained

charges

Eroduoes

against his private char

acter. We respectfully request our members in Congress,to use their influence to continue the office of Special Commissioner of Revenue until the reforms which Hon. David A. Wells has so ably presented, shall have been carried into effect. That the tax on gross receipts, which enables corporations to charge their customers five timers as much as they themselves pay to the government, should be entirely abolished. That the existing lax on sales, which

scarcely $8,000,000 of revenue, an unnecessary burden, causing a loss to tax payers far greater than the amount which is ^received by the government, therefrom, and should be abolished. That reduction of taxes generally will enable the government to reduce very materially the expense of the revenue department, which reduction will offset many taxes so abated. That in the depressed state of all kinda of business, it is unwise and un just to continue paying the principal of the pohlie debt at the rate of seven millions per month that debt was created

tie* beta&t. of IceUiity aTwfelf $ for hefMlt,|alenaon, indltiataoiin of it^ahonld not he imposed wholly upon the present generation. That we can see no ecotiomy in contifafAg' tb pa^ interest on that norths of the debt which JMWjU*ady extinin^he£%arthe gHjlrhod

improve 'our ofedifcihafe? capitalists will seek to lend money at lower rates of interest than we must 'continue to pay'so long as repudiation and confiscation, open or covert, is threatened or suspected. The resolutions were unanimously adopted.

TE1KE HAUTE MARKET. TBBUI1IA«TI. March 24. Apples .J.' 75Q1 25 eot—PilWMlwi. 2IXS3U 40

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Green cared.10@1U% Green Calf 12#§l5 Green Kip....—. 10 Diy Flint....-*-..- ,30321 Damaged Hides off Flaxseed ~.T 100®I 75 Timothy Seed Sw Hay, ton..—.—.—.—- 110912

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Floor II bbj Corn Oats Potatoes, «P*.. Applej pk CSrn Meal.

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Butter lb. 25@:» Bggs do* 18&20 Chickens 3 00(33 50 Coffee lb .. 22»4@27 Tea _..... —I 25«r2 f0 Bof»r.— M@2o Salt« bbl -....2 7S@2 00 Maple Sugar f) ft ~y—-• Maple Molasses gallon 1 O0@l 40 Hams fl'lb......— '. 2f Shoulders. if Bacon Sides as —a mm mi

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. By Telegraph.] April 4,1870. The following table' wilt show theolcwiiiK prioes of gold, Government securities, railway and other shares, in New York, yesterday, compared with the three preceding days:

Wed. Thu. Iii^Snt

5-2US,-, .... liuU no ltftfti lO&i 1USK W% ION 5-208| 5th series, 18(57 109% 109J4 Ijgjffe. JJJ' 5-20s, 6th seriet, 1868 110 lOi^i 10-40s 106Y* 10r'-

Ncw York Central Consolidated Scrip.— tWV _rie Krie, preferred 51J Harlem —... 142^ Michigan Central.. 1194 119^ Lake Shore 88 Illinois Central 140 14U Cleveland,Pittsburgh Chicago & N. W 725i 77

So preferred

45 47

143*4 14a" 11^

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87^ 87'„ 140 14(1 yj iiit

TJ% S 3 4 iml 1171

SB.K im 'XVn 39% 3% tl 65W 06 44j-a lim 111% 11 -I)* 113 113 18«

Rock Island 120 119. Ft. Wayne Chicago..... 86? Terre-Haute A Alton...- 39 do preferred.. 6& Chicago Sc Alton Ill do preferred.. 112

C. A Indiana Central Cle. Co. Cift & Ind Ind. & Cinchinati 0. M. oertf. 29 Z% 29# W. U. Telegraph 31% 32 31$ 31 Gold 112 11194 1U$6 1H?« American Express Co... 38 38)^ 38 38, Adams Express Co OOji 61 61 01 United States Exp. Co 46J4 46J4 45 4 .-,4

(JlN€lMliATl ^MARKET.

ByTelegraph.] CIXCISNATI, April 2. FLOUR—Firm and in good demand fatni ly at 510a5 35.

WHEAT—Firm and scarce at 1 lOal 12. yORN—Scarce and advanced to83a90 distillers buying.

OATS—Unchanged at 51a56. RYE—Steady and in fair demand. BARLEY—Steady with fair demands COTTON—In fair.demand and prices higher: middling at 21^.

TOBACCO—Steady at full rates. WHISKY—Very firm at 95 for old but little snrh offering.

process,

MKSSVORK—Qniet at 27, not much done. BULK MEATS—Firm shoulders hehl lit 10c and »ides at 13,14 and 14% for rib. clear rib and clear.

BACON—Firm but quiet, shoulders at 11, sides at 15 and 15% for clear rib and clear. LARD—Dull steam atHH and kettle at lo.

BUTTER— Unchanged and firm at31a37. EUGS—Firm and advanced to 21a22 sup-

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CHEESE—In fair demand at ISalC, the latter rate for factory. LINSEED OIL—Dull at 94aft.

LARD OIL—1 25and dull. PETROLEUM—2Ba28for refined. SUGAR—Firm at 10al2% for Now Orleans. MOLASSES—75a80. COFFEE—Held more firmly under advices from New %ork. but no advance. /irm* at par buying and l-lo premium selling. ,,

MONEY—Easy at 8al0 per cent. ISISS «H'» NEW YORK MARKET.

By Telegraph.] Nsw YORK, April 2. COTTON—Market dull sales of 1,500 bales at 22% for middling uplads.

FIAUR—Dull and drooping sales of a,80*i bbls at 4 35a4 55 for superfine State and west em 4 65a5 30 for extra State: 4 60a5 4,- l«r extra western 5 75a6 16 for white wheat extra: 4 80a600for 0 5 00a6 00 for extra St Louis 6 10a8 00 for good to choice do, in eluding 1,5X) barrels of low grades extra ti«r export,

RYE FLOUR—200bbls at4 25a5 00. CORN MEAL—Quiet. WHISKY—600 barrels .western at 1 01 at IU closing firm at 1 03.

WHEAT—Market dull and drooping 26,*Hi bushels, chiefly last evening, at 06 ibrNn and 3 spring uixed, 1 20 for choice No 1 Milwaukee delivered, 1 42al 50 for white State.

RYE—Quiet. BARLEY—Quiet. BARLEY MALT-Quiet. CORN—Scarce and better demand, ebieUy speculative sales 40,000 bushels at 103al 0U'/4 for new mixed western. I 06al 07 for old do, 1 07al 08 for new yellow Jersey.

OATS-Firm sales 19,000 bushels at Turn 57% for western and 61%a64 for Ohio aiut State.

RICE—Dull. COFFEE-Quiet. SUGAR—Dull sales 300 hhds of Cuba at 9a9V4: 60 boxes of Havana at

MOiiASSES—Dull. HOPS—Quiet at 15a25 for AmericanPETROLEUM—Dull at 14al4M for erudo 26a26& for refined.

WOOL— Quietand drooping 150,000 pounds at 48Ka52% for domestic fleece and 42a4.Vfur pullea.

LEATHER—Hemlock sole drooping at 28? a30 for Buenos Ayreq and Rio Grande.

COAL-Quiet. LINSEED OIL—Dull at 86a89 in casks. TURPENTINE—Firmer at 4ia47%. SHEATHING COPPER-Steady at 31. INGOT-Steady at 19M for Baltim»ce. PIG IRON—Rather better demand at 33a3i for Scotch and 3ia34 for American.

BAR—Dull at 76 for refined English auU American, SHEET—Quiet at llal2 in gold for Ruasin.

NAILS—Dull at i%oAlA for cut, P/iaf. lor clinch and 23a29 for horseshoe. PORK—Steady sales 560 bbls at 26 50 im mess, 19 25a20 50 for prime 22 70 for prime messn also 1,750 mrFS seller for April, May and June at 26 SO.

BEEF—Quiet and steady: 12i bbls at 10al:. for new plain mess 14a17 50 for new e*tr iess.

TIERCE BEEF—Firm sales of 200 tierces at 2Sa28 for prime mess 29a30 for India mess. BEEF HAMS—Steady sales of 400 bbl* at 28a30 for new.

CUT ME ATS—Steady: 145 pkgs at 10^&i2 for shonlders and 14?4al6 for hams, MIDDLES—Are quiet and steady.

LARD—Quiet and steady with sales ef 380 tierces at 14al4% for steam 15al5% for kettle rendered also 750 tierces of steam, seller for April, May and June at 14%al4x«

BUTTER-Quiet at 17a24 for Ohio 2 i»4() for State* CHEEgE—Quiet and steady at 13aLr))-».

NEW YORK DRV UOODS MARKET. By Telegraph.] Naw YOBK, April 2. Market very quiet but steady for most classes of textile fabries which appear already low enough, except better grades of bleached muslins which are high, such as New York Mills, which sell at 24, and Wamsuttaat.

21a.

while Forest Dale are reduced to 15. S. is. Chittenden offered 10 cases of choice article to day at 16H, which they assert is equal t" any in market at 20, and they also offered 2' 0 bales of 4-4 fine brown goods at U34all% anu 250 bales standard weight brown sheetings al 13al6%, and a choice line of marl poplins .it the low price of 13He net* All classes of dry goods are offered at pretty low prices.

""NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.' By Telegraph.] Naw Yoax. April 2. MONEY—Active at 5a7 on call.. The bank statement is unfavorable, showing a loss ot $5,0004)00 in legal res-rve. Specie shows a heavy loss, owing to heavy payajeiits.&oiu easterns into the Treasury

STERLING—Dull at I GOLD—Dull, opened ab 1 towched 119* closed at U%..

CARRYING RATSS-^Sper cent. CLEARANCES—•0.WO',80ft. Exports during the week, t206,962.

GOVERNMENTS—Dull but steadj^}..^