Russia is not opposed to this settlement of the 
question, but Turkey hesitates to agree to it. 
A dispatch from Constantinople says the Porto 
objects to t.lie Powers having more than two 
ships of war in the Danube. 
Switzerland. 
Two hundred Prussian infantry crossed the 
Swiss frontier in pursuit of n French military 
chest, and encountered a force of Swiss, who 
commanded them to lay down their arms. Fifty 
complied, and the rest escaped. 
San Domingo, 
News of the safe arrival of (lie Tennessee at 
San Domingo city, Feb. 3, has been received. 
The party were all well. The Inhabitants of the 
peninsula are reported in favor of annexation. 
Norliing'has boon learned to indicate that any 
United Stales official is involved in any private 
transaction whatever at Samaua. Baez and 
Cabinet gave the Commission a cordial welcome, 
and said that pence mid stable government 
would follow union with tho United States. 
The Commission intended to start for home in 
about four weeks. 
A bill has been introduced in the Legislature 
to appropriate $25,000 for the removal of the 
remains of General Rawlins to Springfield and 
the erection of a monument to his memory. 
California. 
Frederick Coombs, proprietor of the great 
fruit farm in Napa Valley, shot and killed his 
wife, and then killed himself, Feb. 20, in conse¬ 
quence of domestic difficulties. 
AVeal Virginia. 
Wm. B. Wiggins, ex- Mayor of Wilmington, 
Del., has been arrested In West Virginia, by the 
Freedmen's Bureau, for alleged bounty frauds 
on colored soldiers, and taken to Wilmington 
for trial. 
ItlifrKoiiri. 
At St. Louis, Feb. 31, B. F. Boyce, cx-Sheriff of 
New Madrid County, was arrested on suspicion 
of having killed Deputy United States Marshal 
Jenkins at New Madrid. It is slated that after 
Boyce’s son had quarreled with Jenkins, Boyce 
borrowed a gun of a neighbor, and after the 
murder this gun was found near the house. 
Boyce denies having had anything to do with the 
murder. 
Feb. 17, the State Senate Committee, to whom 
was referred a memorial from the female suf¬ 
fragists, asking the Legislature to urge Congress 
to submit a Sixteenth A mendmeat to the Federal 
Constitution, reported ns follows“ That in¬ 
asmuch as tho ladies claim they have a right to 
vote under the Constitution of the United 
States, and that it will be held and enforced by 
tlie Courts, therefore the ladies are referred to 
the United States Courts for tho enforcement of 
their rights.” 
A dispatch from St. Louis, Fob. 23, says it ap¬ 
pears that Capt. Jenkins, Deputy United States 
Marshal, who was murdered at New Madrid last 
week, was not killed In the Bitting room of the 
hotel, but was shot while standing in the door¬ 
way of the office of Ticket's warehouse, in 
winch building he and a friend had a sleeping 
room. The shot received was a charge of buck¬ 
shot, which almost completely severed Jenkins’ 
left arm; but notwithstanding the rapid flow of 
blood from the severed arteries, Juikins pur¬ 
sued (he assassin, and fired several shots at him 
from a revolver, but without eireet. He finally 
sank to tho ground exhausted, and died soon 
after, although every effort was made to save 
him. Lindsey Murdock, United Slates Collector 
of the Second District, and the Sheriffs of New 
Madrid and Jasper counties have arrived, and 
will probably take Benjamin Bounce to New 
Madrid to-day. lie was arrested here on suspi¬ 
cion of killing Jenkins. 
A rksiisasi 
Feb. 17, the House of ltepresonjatives passed 
articles of impeachment against Gov. Clayton, 
by a vote of 12 to 36. Articles of Impeachment 
against the Chief Justice, McClure, were also 
adopted, by a vote of 44 to 30, Fob. 19. 
Feb. 18, a tornado at Helena, destroyed or da ra¬ 
nged a majority of the buildings left by the re- 
ooul lire. Mrs. Stewart, a widow, was fatally in¬ 
jured, and her little son instantly killed. The 
Baptist Church wus demolished, and a number 
ol other buildings were either demolished or 
badly damaged. Tho loss is estimated at from 
$75,000 to £lvt,uW. Da the same night Poca¬ 
hontas and Iukn, Miss., suffered from the same 
cause. 
Alabama. 
A Young man of good social arid financial po- 
si t ion in Montgomery, drove a dray for a cotton 
firm all last week, having accepted a bauter 
from a friend, to the amount of $200, that he 
would not have tho courage aud perseverance 
to do It. 
Georgia. 
A Savannah paper reports that a man who 
was eutiug oysters at a saloon in that city, con¬ 
temptuously threw a large pearl, worth $100, 
aside, remarking that the Savannah people didn't 
know how- to open oysters, for they left large 
pieces of shell. 
Col. John S. Monroe, Mayor of New Orleans at 
the time it was captured by Gon. Butler, died 
suddenly in Savaunah, Feb. 23. 
George Clark, a telegraph operator In the 
employ of the Western Union Co., accidentally 
fell from a railroad train near West Point, Feb, 
19, aud was killed. 
Texas. 
Tiie Western Texas Democrats have nomina¬ 
ted John Hancock, formerly District Judge, for 
Congress. His opponent is Hon. Edward Dege- 
ner, present Representative of the Western 
District. 
Feb. 19, Gen. John B. Magruder, formerly of 
the United States army, and later of the Confed¬ 
erate army, died at Galveston. 
amount in the formation and arrangement of this 
Library. (Signed) 
Peter Cooper. 
The Grand Jury of the Court of Oyer and 
Terminer Inn? made the following presentment: 
Otlr attomlop has been called to the state of the 
law m regard to the running Of train? upon the rail¬ 
roads of t.liN HUitc by the recent calamity upon the 
Hudson lliver and Now York (Jcntrutl Railroad at 
New Hamburgh- The public Interest requires some 
additional legislation to prevent the recurrence of 
similar disasters. It Is well known that, with the 
traveling public, speed Is tho great desideratum, with 
very little thought or safety. That road is most 
popular which makes the heat and fastest time. It 
Is only when the public are suddenly confronted by 
an accidental Bud serious loss of life that any atten¬ 
tion is paid to such legislation as will lessen. If not 
proven i .any similar occurrences In the future. Ilow 
this can he done Is the question. The Norwalk dis¬ 
aster, a few years ago, In the State <il OotuiceUetit, 
gave rise to legislation In that HtJtc, which resulted 
in an cnuolmout requiring the Hill stop ol alt trains 
running upon the roads of that State, before passing 
over any bridge exceeding a certain length, in view 
ol this legislation, and safety to the traveling pub¬ 
lic resulting therefrom, and the recent terrible dis¬ 
aster, the Grand Jury of the Court ol oyer and Ter¬ 
miner of t his county, recommend that the Legisla¬ 
ture now In session enact a law, oDder severe penal¬ 
ties, requiring every railroad train, whether passen¬ 
ger or freight. to come to a full stop wlfp InaOO feet and 
before entering upon any bridge having a draw, or 
any other bridge having a span of more than bHIfeet, 
fully believing that the enforcement of such a re¬ 
quirement would have prevented the late collision 
at New Hamburgh, nnd Its enactment will make it 
Impossible lor such (mother accident to occur. 
All of which t» respectfully submitted. 
James A. Smith, Foreman. 
Luther If. Buell, Secretary. 
Maine. 
Joel Nichols of Gardner several days ago 
had a tumor removed from liis back weighing 
two pounds and on© ounce, and which had 
troubled him for thirty years. The operation 
was a delicate one, but was successfully per¬ 
formed, and Mr. Nichols is now able lobe about 
town. 
Now Hampshire. 
Prof. Grab. A. Young, who has been with 
Prof. Win look, observing the recent solar 
eclipse in Spain, has returned to his duties at 
Dartmouth College. 
Con neetlcut. 
The local excitement at New London lately 
was tho magnlficeut coasting. One night at 
least six hundred persons wore out to enjoy it, 
and the sport wus kept up till after midnight. 
The Mayor tried t o get the City Council together, 
but it was of no use. 
A dispatch from Hartford, Feb. 21, sttys:—The 
families of E. R. l’itkin aud Lester Doney, of 
South Windsor, were poisoned on Saturday 
uight by arsenic contained in some gum drops 
sent, to them through the mail. Mr. Dewey and 
children are out of danger, but his wife is in a 
very precarious condition. The Pitkin family 
are not in a dangerous condition. The poisoner, 
who was traced through a valentine which ac¬ 
companied one of the boxes of candy, is a Mrs. 
Stiles, residing near Windsor Locks, who, it 
seems, was moved to the commission of this act 
wholly through jealousy. 
New Jersey. 
Feb. 22, tho Senate continued tho following 
appointments of the GovernorFor Trustee 
of the State Normal School, John McLean of 
Mercer Co., late President of Princeton College, 
vice Judge Richard 8. Field, deceased; Visitors 
to Rutgers Agricultural College, Jonathan Ing¬ 
ham of the First District, James Bishop of the 
Third District, H. C. Pittncy of the Fourth Dis¬ 
trict, Win. M. Force of the Fifth District; Fran¬ 
cis L. Latbrop of Morris Co., to be Judge of the 
Court of Errors and Appeals. 
Several of the public schools of Patterson are 
closed on account of the scarcity of coal. 
A bill is proposed to the Legislature, making 
horse stealing punishable by death. 
Fennsyl vaula. 
The Scranton Daily Republican of Feb. 18 
says that tho Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh and 
Susquehanna Railroad Companies yesterday 
notified the coal operators who have been sliip- 
ping over tbeir roads that hereafter until further 
notice tolls from Wilkesbarre to Port Johnsou, 
(ElizabethportJ will be $7.10 per ton. Before the 
suspension ^iey were $3.75. New York had bet¬ 
ter look elsewhere for coal. This tariff effectu¬ 
ally prevents all operators who have commeuced 
mining from shipping their coal. It affects not 
only the miners, but 100,000 other people living 
in Luzerne county alone, and all elsewhere de¬ 
pendent upon the coal interests of this region. 
Feb. 19, Commodore Peter Turner, in charge 
of the Philadelphia Naval Asylum, died at that 
institution. 
Oliio. 
Feb. 22, a frightful accident, occurred at tho 
Brookfield Coal Bank, in Brookfield Township, 
owned by the Westerman Iron Co., aud others. 
Fifteen men were descending the slope on two 
cars, and through the failure to attach the chain 
for lowering trains, the ears descended the de¬ 
clivity at a fearful rate, with nothing to check 
them. A man named ltedmont was killed, and 
live others were so badly injured that they can¬ 
not recover. The rest were more or less injured. 
Michigan. 
The Democrats have nominated D. Darwin 
Hughes of Marshall for Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court, and J. M. Sill of Detroit, and C. 
B. Fenton of Mackinac for Regeutsof the Uni¬ 
versity. 
The Republicans have re-norainated Jas. V, 
Campbell for Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court, and Col. Claudius B. Grant of Ann Arbor, 
and Dr. Charles Ryud of Adrian, for Regent of 
the State University. 
ludlana« 
Feb. 23, thirty-four Republican members of 
the Legislature resigned, thus preventing fur¬ 
ther legislation this session. The reason as 
signed is the attempt of the Democratic majori¬ 
ty to pass a bill, re-distrlcting the State, in viola¬ 
tion of the Constitution, which provides that the 
State shall not be re-districted oftener thau 
once in six years. The last re-districting was 
four years ago. 
The boiler in the saw mill of H. W. Sparkley & 
Co., at Decatur, exploded on Feb. 21st, severely 
wounding eight persons. 
Illinois. 
Feb. 18, at Chicago, Bishop Whitehouse, in ac¬ 
cordance with the verdict of the Ecclesiastical 
Court which tried him, formally suspended the 
Rev. Charles Edward Cheney from the Ministry 
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr. Che¬ 
ney was present, and presented his protest 
against the constitution, mode of procedure, 
rulings and verdict of the Ecclesiastical Court, 
and appealed from the verdict and the sentence 
"To the judgement of Protestant Christianity 
and to that Supreme Tribunal before which wo 
must all appear.” The Wardens aud Vestry¬ 
men of Christ Church, in which Mr. Cheney has 
officiated, adopted a resolution requesting him 
to continue his services us Rector of that church. 
rejoice to find that the result of the labors of the 
Joint High Commission will be productive of cordial 
and lasting friendship between the two nations: that 
this House regards the control and disposal of the 
Inshore Hslieries and navigation of inland waters as 
especially within the powers conveved to the Parlia¬ 
ment of Faiudn under Hie British North Amer¬ 
ican act, nnd will view with the utmost Concern and 
apprehension all proposals to alter or diminish tile 
Just rights of the Dominion in these respects without 
their consent : that this House haa always been, ami 
t* now, prepared to concede the most free ami un¬ 
restricted use of the flshcrlr* and Inland navigation 
tothe United States upon receiving as an equivalent 
therefor complete tnodiUcniton of the United States 
commercial system, directed to Insure tree and 
liberal interchange of the products Ot labor in the 
two countries; that concession to tho United States 
Of freedom of the Ushrnes and navigation of Hie St. 
Lawrence without compensat ion would place Canada 
In a most disadvantageous position iu future negotia¬ 
tions by depriving her rtf the means of offering any 
adequate equivalent lor the concessions she is de¬ 
sirous ol obtaining from that nation, that this House 
willingly consent.* to i he consideration by the Joint 
High Commission of nil subjects In which Canada i* 
concerned with the l'lilted States, and will cheerfully 
make any sacrifice which may he required at their 
hands in the interests of the empire so far as they do 
not compromise the national Interests and security 
of the country, and directly tend »o their undue 
subordination to the United States in the future. 
England. 
The marriage ol the Princess Louise with the 
Marquis of Lome, is fixed for the "1st of March. 
Feb.23,a London dispatch says:—Parliament 
was 8larteld to-night by a declaration of Lord 
Ilartingtou that disaffection in Ireland existed 
to such an alarming extent that it. would be 
necessary to appoint, a secret committee to ascer¬ 
tain the causes. Tho Tories are exultant at l his 
evidence of failure iu the Irish policy of the 
Government. 
France. 
Feb. 19, M. Tillers was chosen by tho National 
Assembly, President of the Provisional Govern¬ 
ment, and announced his Ministry as follows: 
Jules Dufaure, Minister c>f Justice. 
Jules Favre, Minister of Foreign Affairs. 
Ernest Picard, Minlslorof (he Interior. 
Jules Simon, Minister of Public Instruction. 
Felix Liimbrecht, Minister of Commerce. 
Gen. Lc Flo, Minister of War. 
Admiral Potlbuan, Minister of the Miyinc. 
The Minister of Finance was not named. 
The total war contribution required by the 
Germans from the city of Paris, has been ad¬ 
vanced by the Bank of France. 
A million shells and a quarler of a million mi- 
i railleuse hulls have been manufactured iu Paris 
since the 19th of September. 
It is now believed that the cause of M. Gam- 
bet la's indisposition is an attempt at suicide, by 
taking poison; and although he is now recover¬ 
ing from his illness, grave fears arc expressed as 
to his sanity. 
A letter from Prince Napoleon is published, In 
which it is explicitly denied that be ever offered 
himself to Count Von Bismarck as successor to 
Emperor Napoleon. 
The French forces now in the field are as fol¬ 
lows:—With Chanzy, 120,000, well equipped and 
armed; 135,000 with Faidberbe, 70,000 at Cher¬ 
bourg, and 40,000 at Havre, in bud condition. 
A French paper says Count von Bismarck lias 
communicated tho conditions of peace to the 
Cubinets of Vienna, London and St. Petersburg. 
The German army is to march through Paris. 
M. Thiers continues vigorously to oppose this, 
warning the Germans of the responsibility they 
will incur. A placard was posted on Jan 19 in 
the student's quarter in Paris, appealing to the 
juhabitants to make a last struggle should the 
Gormans enter that city. 
Paris is tranquil, provisions having fallen to 
the ordinary prices. Communication by all the 
railways leading to Paris has been re-established. 
Tho Paris Moniteur says that Gen. Trochu has 
resigned at the request of M. Thiers, and retired 
to private life. 
The Terms of Peace. 
TnE following are said, authoritatively, to be 
the terms of peace submitted by the German 
authorities to France us the ultimatum: 
First, The payment to Got*many of a sum 
equal to two hundred aud eighty millions of 
pounds sterling. 
Second, Tho cession of the entire province of 
Alsace aud the major part of the province of 
Lorraine. 
Third, The cession of the fortified cities of 
Metz, TUionville aud Belfort. 
Louis Napoleon. 
A Berlin correspondent of the World tele¬ 
graphs that the ex-Emperor Napoleon at Wil- 
helmshohe, has received an official notification 
from the German authorities not ugaiu to over¬ 
step the privileges of a prisoner, to abstain from 
all interference in politics, and to issue no more 
protests and no more proclamations. Orders 
have been given to the Governor of Cassel to 
watch the imperial prisoner more closely. 
Prussia. 
The Prussian Cross Gazette of Berlin says: 
The Emperor William will return to Berlin as 
soon as the preliminaries of peace are settled, 
and that Bismarck, Moltke and Itoou will soon 
follow. 
China and Ex-Secretary Seward. 
Secretary Seward and party, the Chinese 
papers say, went over the river from Hankow 
to Woo-ehnng, and then proceeded up the hill 
to lhe pagoda. On their arrival they found the 
usual crowd of boys and beggars, all of whom 
were clamorous for a ” eumslmw" Of cash. The 
party were not provided for such a demand, and 
lifter enjoying the view from their position, 
commenced the homeward descent. On the 
way down, the boys pelted the chairs with 
stones, considerably damaging one of them, but 
discontinued their amusement on being yelled 
at by the coolies. Mr. Hobron. the Commis¬ 
sioner of Customs, has since received a letter of 
apology and regret from the Taotai ol Hankow 
for the occurrence. 
Movement of the Republicans of Eu- 
* rope. 
A Cincinnati dispatch, dated Feb. 22, says: 
The Seoretary of the Freres de- la RepubUque 
Untvcrselle in this oity has received a letter from 
the President of the Society in Hungary, order¬ 
ing him to bold hlscommandery in readiness for 
immediate action. The order may arrive by the 
next mail. Tho Society numbers nearly 7,000 in 
the United States. Louis Blanc, Louis Kossuth 
and GuiseppeMazzini are leading members. The 
headquarters in Loudon are iu Leicester square, 
with brandies in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Naples 
and Florence. The President of the branch in 
tlie United States is said to be iu New Orleans. 
It is reported that ail tho words are seat in 
cypher. 
Tbe Blaclt Sea Question. 
It is announced that the London Conference 
has agreed to open tbe Black Sea to foreign men 
of war; to authorize the Porte to admit the pas¬ 
sage through the Dardanelles of all armed ves¬ 
sels, Russians and iioumuiau alone excepted. 
DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Washington. 
The time of the meeting of the International 
Convention of the Young Men's Christian Asso¬ 
ciation has been changed from the 10th of June 
to tho 24th ol May next, to take place in Wash¬ 
ington. 
The Board or Visitors, appointed by the Presi¬ 
dent to attend the annual examinations at the 
Military Academy, in June, 1871, uonsislsof Rev. 
Dr. Sunderland, Washington City: Rev. Dr. Vin¬ 
cent, Plainfidd, N. J.; cx-Gov. Aiken, South 
Carolina; Judge Miller, Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Gen. 
Isaac F. Quluby.Rochester University, N. Y., and 
Jos. J. Wood, Esq., Kansas. 
Fob, 20, tbe Supreme Court affirmed the Con¬ 
stitutionality of the cotton tax by a divided 
court. 
One of the features of the Washington Carni¬ 
val was Beau Hickman, mounted on a milk white 
charger, parading up and down the avenue, the 
observed of all observers. 
Part of Ur British Commission appointed to 
negotiate the settlement of the Alabama claims 
have arrived from England. The members of 
the party are Earl de Grey and Ripon, and Pro¬ 
fessor Bernard, Commissioners, Lord Ten burden 
and VlsoountGoderich. HIr Stafford Northern.©, 
another raomber of the Commission, is now on 
his way to this country. Th Commissioners 
are accompanied by two Secretaries, Mr. How¬ 
ard aud Mr. Cromer. Mr. Howard was formerly 
attached to the English Embassy, under Sir 
Frederick Bruce, at Washington. 
Congress;! on nl. 
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA. 
The bill to provide a Territorial Government 
for tbe District of Columbia, Which has now 
passed both Houses, legislates out the present 
Mayor and Councils, anil provides for the ap¬ 
pointment by the President of a Governor and 
one branch of the Legislature, the other branch 
to be elected by lhe people. 
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. 
Feb. 30, the Senate confirmed the following 
nominations: 
Collectors of Customs— B. M. Roberts,at Belfast, 
Me.; Stephen Longfellow, at Maeliios, Me, 
Postmasters - Wi 1 iinm H. Streeter, Houghton, 
Mich.; Levi C. Lelb, Ashton, Pn.; S. II. Evans, 
Tidoout, Pa.; Harriet L. McGulgan, Tamaqun, 
Pa.; Amelia J. Hannurn, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; 
N. S. Fnles, Thomaston, Me.; Ohas.lt. McFaddou, 
Waterville, Me.; E. Rowell, Hallowell, Me.: 11.C. 
Taylor, Indiana, Pa.; E. C. Little, Independence, 
Iowa; Francis Brooks, Defiance, Ohio. 
NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. 
Feb. 20, the House pnssedn hill authorizing the 
President to appoint u joiut commission to es¬ 
tablish the Northwestern Boundary line, aud 
appropriating $300,000 for tho purpose, by a vote 
of 122 to 72. Mr. Dawes said $650,400 hud been 
expended within the last fifteen years lor this 
same purpose. 
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL, 
now before Congress appropriates $4,194,500, di¬ 
vided as follows. 
■Wisconsin. $253,500 North Carolina 
Michigan. SlU.OUli;South Carolina 
Ohio. 65,000, Texas. 
Illinois. 160,00o‘ Alabama. . 
Indiana. 15,000 California.. ... 
Pennsylvania .... lOJJUO Connecticut... 
Vermont. 30,000 Massachusetts 
New York. 335,000) 
Maryland. 55,000* Total. 
For rivers the appropriations are us follows: 
Mississippi,Missouri and Arkansas Rivers, $.‘,17,000; 
Ohio River and Louisville Canal, $300,000: Rivers In 
Michigan, $353,000; Pennsylvania. Iff),OU0: Hudson 
nnd East Rivers, New York, including Hell Gale, 
$290,000: Rhode Island, $92,000; Ccitinecileal, $65,000; 
Massachusetts, $00,000; Maine, $208,500; Oregon, 
$22,500; Missouri, fSI.OuO; Tennessee. $30,000: and 
Virginia, flli.OOQ, making a total for river improve¬ 
ments of $ 2 , 081 , 0 . 0 , 
For surveys and examinations of harbors in 
tbe Northern and Northwestern lakes and on 
tho Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, $175,000 is ap¬ 
propriated. Examinations are ordered of vari¬ 
ous rivers nnd harbors in Alabama, Arkansas, 
Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, Geor¬ 
gia, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Virginia aud Ver¬ 
mont,, and of the ship canal route from Surgeon 
Bay to Lake Michigan. 
BOUNTY FOR DISABLED VETERANS. 
Feb. 23, the Senate passed a bill to amend the 
bounty laws, which provides that all soldiers 
who were mustered into the service of the 
United States for three years, between May 4th 
and July 22d, 1861, and who were honorably dis¬ 
charged before serving two years, by reason of 
disability contracted In the service, are entitled 
to receive $100 bounty. 
BILLS PASSED. 
Feb. 23, the Indian Appropriation Bill was 
passed by the Senate. The House passed the 
bill relative to the taking of depositions de 
bene c,sse in Courts of the United States; also, 
the bill for tho extension of the time for the 
completion of the Portage Lake and Lake Su¬ 
perior Canal; aiso, the Senate resolution pre¬ 
scribing the oath to be taken by Senator elect 
Miller of Georgia ; also, the River and Harbor 
Appropriation Bill. 
New York. 
At Now Hamburg, Sunday, Feb. 19, two move 
bodies of victims of the late railroad disaster 
were recovered by the diver employed by the 
railroad company, to wit: —“Doc" Simmons, 
tho engineer, and James Humphrey of Carmaus- 
vilie, Pa., who was also on tbe engine. 
Feb. 20, Louis Bonurd died in St. Vincent Hos¬ 
pital, N. Y. city after making a will leaving 
$100,000 to the Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals. 
PETER COOPER’S LAST GIFT TO COOPER UNION. 
Feb. 22, at an exhibition by the pupils of 
Cooper Institute, the following letter from the 
venerable Peter Cooper was read: 
_ ,, , New York, Feb. 12,1871, 
Having this day completed my eightieth year, I am 
admonished of the uncertainty of life nnd of the pro¬ 
priety of doing what I can while i have health to 
promote the substantial welfare of this Institution. 
To accomplish this purpose, I have set apart, and 
hereby give to the. Trustees of Ihu Cooper Union 
flOUtOiX). 
The Trust ees are hereby requested to Veep the said 
fund securely Invested und 10 use one-half tho in- 
Osnge Orange Seed.—There are large quantities 
of i he growth of 1868 and 1869 now in the market; 
this seed is not reliable. W. 1-1. Mann & Co. of 
Gilman, III., who have been the principal im¬ 
porters of this seed for the past twenty-five 
years, can furnish Oaugc seed of the growth of 
1870, wliieh they warrant to grow. Send for 
their price list. 
How to Purchase a Clothes Wringer.—In pur¬ 
chasing a clothes wringer we prefer one with 
cog-wheels, as they greatly relieve the rubber 
rolls from Strain that would otherwise occur, 
and add much to the durability of tho machine. 
The next point is to see that the cog-wlieels 
are so arranged as not to fly apart when a largo 
article is passing between tho rollers, it mat¬ 
ters not. whether i lie cog-wheels are on one end 
or both ends of the shaft, if ttio large article 
disconnect them, they are entirely useless. This 
is very important, lor, as the larger the. article, 
the greater tho strain ; thcrolovc, if the cog¬ 
wheels separn to so as to disconnect, they are of 
no service when most needed. We have taken 
6ome pains to examine the various wringers, 
and much prefer tlie “ Universal ” as lately im¬ 
proved, because it has long and strong gears, 
(Howell's Patent Double Gear,) and is the only 
wringer with “ patent stop ” for preventing the 
cog-wheels from separating so far as to lose 
their power .—Hew Enqlaml Fanner. 
The Philadelphia fecieiuille Journal says that 
“Messrs, Geo. P. Howell & Co., ol New York,are 
so well and extensively known ail over this con¬ 
tinent, Unit In name them und explain the nature 
of their business would be superfluous. No 
Newspaper Advertising Agency has ever dis¬ 
played more energy and skill in tbe transaction 
of ibis delicate and tact-requiring business." 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS, 
$95,000 
13,000 
20,000 
50,000 
200, OUO 
60,000 
151,000 
baud, $1 lfvaii,'20; do., bids, $ 1.321.38; Southern 
black-eye peas, $3.25 per two-bush bug. 
Beeswax.—Exporters begin to purchase freely, 
having Liken upward ol !0,00u lbs. since our lust, and 
prices are stronger, especially for Southern. We 
quote at oS -.dMc- each. 
Holier,— The entire trade seems completely satis- 
fled with 1 I 10 course the butter market has taken. 
The demand continues free, and lhe liberal receipts 
are luvorably offset by containing the improved 
qualities'thin have been held for iiu« close. Tho 
high prices that were expected fur many of these re¬ 
served loir will not be realized, still they will do bet¬ 
ter iliab it t hey had been offered several weeks ago, 
w’lien the demand was centered upon line goods on I v, 
wlieu the choosing was so extra cautious Shippers 
Continue to reduce the quantity of low grades.taking 
for lLilaOUd til© Coming week over '2.UO pkgs. Most 
of tins is Western at lUgiiSc., wit It some Mate ut * 221.4 
25c. The general market Is really sufficiency buoy¬ 
ant to permit sellers to hold out for an advance, but 
the long dull season they have undergone has rather 
turned the usual inclination which accompanies the 
resumption of activity, und what improvement our 
quotations show is obtained through a wholesome 
Competition of buyers. A few tubs of new have ap¬ 
peared. Rolls sell at a wide range, most of tiie Penn¬ 
ey I vania selling cheap, say lbyZSc, 
We quote Unu Statu dames, firkins. 36@38e.[ fair to 
good. 3tta33c..; tine State half tubs. xU i42o.; fair to 
good, do., SacsSOo.; extra selection*. 43-«.46e„ includ¬ 
ing best pails. Fresh Welsh iJT(«59c.. Welsh, dairies, 
8 Uh3Jc. ; common, though sound,State,25 <*j28c. West¬ 
ern prime, Including Ohio, 25a/:6c.; common, to fair, 
r/Siwe. Fancy Western. 2Si«.3oc. Roll, common to 
be'iu. 18 ( 3129 . Pennsylvania firkins, in good order, 
'Ahmiilc. 
Choose.— The market has been working steadily 
in the seller’s favor. The shipping movement bus 
been very fair lately, with an increased home de¬ 
mand. Prices show u fractional advunce, and closed 
limi- 
state factory, choice, fat * to good, 
I&^c/lISc : do.* lower gradue. Fine farm 
dairy. 15&i5Kc.; medium do., Hind Bio.: Olno factory, 
14J4®lSc.; pine-apple, 203,22c.; English dairy, best, 
15K<3lWy4«.l do., poor, lie. 
C'ouon. -A slight advance was obtained early in 
the week under review, through good loreign ad¬ 
vices, but at the close increASod arrivals at the ports 
have set the market back, closing weak. 
New Oiloftka and 
Upland, Mobil*!. Tcxub. 
Ordinary...... ... 12ki'i»— 12 ;V' 3 i— !?, 
Good Ordinal’! 1 ... 14 <s>— “kfiMjJ* 
Low Middling ■ Uhi®— 14¥®— 15 wjos. 
Middling. 1aJs»- 15X<*- 
... Middling- . 17 1 ®— 17)4'®— 17)»wj9 
For forward delivery, prices arc Wc. higher, with a 
gouri business. Closing sales are U,;,e. for March, 
April, 1< May, 1413-ltio.; June, I&o, 
Dried Fruits.—The market tor apples has be¬ 
come very quiet, with occasional sales that establish 
the late advance. Peaches are in small stock aud 
very firm. Other descriptions tire dull and unchanged. 
Apples, Slate, sliced, SJaia 10oq do., quarters, i@ 
7WC.; Southern, sliced, ftvSe.: do. good to prime, 
Be' Peach os, peeled, 1 sal bo. lor good . 25:-27c. tor 
Eustern Shore; impeded, halves. 11 *-; 13 . 12 c.; ao„ 
quliners, y.iulOe. Blackberries, lls/il'-’c. Raspberries, 
K>ai20e, Cherries, 18<iK''.ic. Plains. Ifi'ii'JOe. 
F.irgN.—Lent will nuw add its customary increase 
to the movement, and the market is in good shape to 
receive fresh stock, ns lhrre is no troublesome sur¬ 
plus of hi ale lots to conlliot with steady trade. A 
good many limed of course remain unsold, but these 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Nora Scotia. 
The Nova Scotia Purliattieut, Feb. 18, adopted 
the following resolution with reference to the 
High Commission soon to meet in Washington, 
by a vole of 30 to 3: 
Resolved. That this House ennnot contemplate stud 
Commission without serious apprehension in respect 
to the invaluable coast fisheries of tho maritime 
colonics, und consider it their duty to the fishermen 
and other InhaliUnul# of iliuse colonies to enter a 
most solemn proteal against »nid fisheries being 
transferred to any foreign Power without tbe con¬ 
sent of the people of said colonies, or being in any 
manner sacrificed to Imperial or Canadian interests. 
New Brunswick. 
TnE new Government is formed as follows: 
G. L. Hathaway, Provincial Secretary; the Hon, 
Mr. King, Attorney - General; the Hon. Mr. 
Kelly, Chief Commissioner of Board of Works; 
Mr. Stevenson, Surveyor-General. Messrs. Care, 
Couert apd Jones are also members, but at pres¬ 
ent without office. Feb. 22, the House was pro¬ 
rogued by the Lieutenant-Governor, to meet 
again on the 5th of April. 
, Newfoundland. 
Lieut.-Got. Bill, in the Newfoundland Par- 
liiuent, Feh. 3, is reported to have affirmed that 
if the anti-Confedersite Government would not 
concede to the wishes of the British Parliament 
in joining the Canadian Dominion, Great Britain 
would never yield to any demand of the people 
of Newfoundland upon her, but ever treat the 
island with neglect and cl isacknoivledge its every 
claim upon her. The Legislative and Executive 
Councils, and the members of lhe Assembly— 
nearly all autUCoufederate—heard these remarks 
of His Excellency with silent coutempt. 
Canada, 
The following resolution is before Parliament, 
introduced by Sir A. T. Galt: 
Resolved, That this House recognizes in the fullest 
manner the importance to the cause of pence aud 
civilization ,,f the settlement of nil questions in dis¬ 
pute between Great Britain and the United States, 
and especially to the interests of Canada, and will 
