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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
WdNllllIgtOll. 
Congress—Feb. 10.-In tilt* Senate to-day Sen¬ 
ator Schurz Introduced a Joint resolution In re¬ 
gard do the distribution of public lands among 
agricultural Colleges. A bill re-organizing the 
Marine Hospital service was reported. The bill 
for supplying the Naval deficiencies by trans¬ 
ferring ?3,(XK),(XK) of tbc appropriations was 
passed after some debate. Senator Scott made 
a long speech in refutation of the statistics 
given by Commissioner Wells in his report on 
the -object of manufacturing pig iron. The 
bill for till! admission of Mississippi was taken 
up, and a long debate ensued upon the amend¬ 
ment striking out the preamble and all condi¬ 
tions, during which Senator Stewart, or Navtula, 
criticised Senator Sumner, and the latter replied, 
repeating Ills chargee against Senator Trumbull, 
which drew out a caustic answer from the lat¬ 
ter gentleman. No action was taken on the 
(picHtiou under discussion, and at a lute hour 
tin? Senate adjourned. 
In the Hou-c, on motion of Gen. Hanks, .John 
Kitts, iiti old soldier of the Revolution, born in 
1703, was granted the privilege-! Of the floor for 
Hu* day. A hill was Introduced for the encour¬ 
agement of a mail steamship line to India and 
China. A resolution of Mr. Wood, directing that 
an appropriation bo made to refund 'be cll.v of 
New York f 1,000,000 expended In 1801 b.v.thu 
Union Defence Committee, was objected to. 
Tbc resolution reported some time ago on the 
subject of Americans Imprisoned in Ungland for 
political offences wa# discussed at, some length, 
but nothing was done with it. A debate also 
took place on the amendment to the Appropria¬ 
tion Hill to keep up the Capitol Police force as at 
present organized. Mr. Dawos made Mm closing 
speech, and the reduction was sustained, the 
amendment being rejected. The House then, In 
Committee of tie? Whole, proceeded to discuss 
the legislative appropriations- A motion to re¬ 
duce the mileageoTmombern $500,000 occasioned 
a long debate, and was finally rejected. Suite 
further debate ou other points in tlm bill, and a 
purely personal discussion between Mr.Cox and 
Gen. Itutler, which occasioned sonic disorder, 
followed, and in 4.30 P. M. the Committee rose, 
and the House adjourned. 
Fan. II- To-day the Bonn to passed a bill pro- 
\ filing for the enlargement of tbc Capitol 
grounds. A resolution offered by Senator Sher¬ 
man, to recognize the t hibans as belligerents, oc¬ 
casioned considerable debate, and was finally re¬ 
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
The bill abolishing the franking privilege was 
discussed during the morning hour, and then 
laid aside for the hill providing for tho admis¬ 
sion of Mlssl-slppl, which was also discussed for 
some time, but not disposed of. A message was 
received from the House announcing the death 
of Representative Hopkins of Wisconsin, where¬ 
upon brief remarks were made by Senators Car¬ 
penter and Howe, after which the Senate ad¬ 
journed to tho 14t.li. 
In the House but little business whs trans¬ 
acted. A petit ion was presented against the en¬ 
largement of the West Point Academy. Several 
lulls were introduced, tho most Important- to 
provide for a further reduction of the army, 
and looking to the better protection of the Gov¬ 
ernment in the purchase of naval supplies. 
Resolutions wore adopted calling for a report of 
the expenditures, Ac., of tho Freed men's llurenn, 
nod for tho aggregate expenditures, public and 
private, in the District ot Columbia since the 
foundation ol the Government. In Committee 
of the Whole, the Lcghlailvo appropriations 
were again considered. A mimbur of points 
were debated, and an amendment adopted re¬ 
ducing tho item for folding House documents 
from $76,000 to $25JX)0, and the same item In the 
Senate from $30,000 to $10,000. Alter the Com¬ 
mit tec rose, Mr. Cobb ni Wisconsin announced 
the death of his colleuguo, Benjamin F. Hop¬ 
kins, which occurred at Madison, Jan. I. tie 
pronounced a brief eulogy oil tho deceased, and 
was followed by Messrs. Kldrldge, Maine, Wash¬ 
burn of Wisconsin, and I.iiwrencc. Tlio usual 
resolutions were than adopted, and at 3:30 i\ M. 
the House adjourned. 
Fkb. 13.—Tho Senate was no) in session, tmt 
In the House, after the presentation of several 
petitions and tlio Introduction of a number of 
bills and resolutions of no general Interest, the 
legislative Appropriation Lilli was taken up, and 
jlte discussion resumed In Committee of the 
Whole. The amendment to strike out the ap¬ 
propriation for reporters of the Globe was re¬ 
jected, only throe members voting for It, An 
amendment cutting down the Item for print ing 
from $500,0(10 to $50,000 was rejected lifter it pro¬ 
longed debate. The Item in regard to the Con¬ 
gressional Library occasioned some discussion, 
Mr- Wood charging that Improper books were 
admitted to Its shelves. At 4 I*. M. the Commit¬ 
tee rose, having disposed of about onc-flftb of 
the bill, and I mined lately a Her wards adjourned. 
Fun. 14.- To-day in the Senate tins credentials 
of i lie Georgia Senators elect wore taken from 
the files and referred to t he Judiciary Commit¬ 
tee. Senators Morton anrl Fenton made per¬ 
sonal explanations In reply to a circular charging 
them with favoritism In the management of the 
Printing Bureau. They denied the charges, and 
an inquiry by the Committee on Printing was 
ordered at their suggestion. Dills wero intro¬ 
duced providing for the enforcement of the 
Fifteenth Amendment-, for tho erection of a 
bronze statue in honor of the luto Secretary 
Rawlins, and for other purposes. Among the 
resolutions offered was one for a $0,000 appro¬ 
priation to purchase an rid painting of tho late 
President Lincoln; and in roforenoe to I he re¬ 
moval of the Drniieh Mint from New Orleans to 
New York. The bill providing for im iucnai.se in 
tho salaries of the Doited States Supremo Court 
Judges, was reported with amendments from 
Committee. The Mississippi Mill was then taken 
up, a motion for a postponement being defeated 
on a tie ’’ . of 31 to 34 by the Vice-President 
doohiiu e i : negative. In the dlscuRslon 
which ensued be., tors Howard, Morton, Car¬ 
penter and Yates took part. No vote, however, 
was reached, and pending the discussion, at 4:30 
P. M. the Senate went Into Executive Session 
and afterward adjourned. 
In the House, after tho presentation of vari¬ 
ous petitions, a largo number of bills were in¬ 
troduced, among ther.i the followingTo char¬ 
ter tlio New York Submerged Railway Company 
with power to constiuct u tunnel under the 
North River; to re-organize the Judicial Dis¬ 
tricts of this State; for “additional bounties to 
discharged soldiers now in the civil service;" to 
provide homes for the homolestl In the late slave 
States; to repeal the Test Oath Act; to fund tho 
public debt at h lower rato of interest: for a 
constitutional amendment to allow Congress to 
issue legal tender notes, and lo amend Lhe act in 
relation to a steamship line to the Hawaiian 
Islands by extending it to Australia. A Com¬ 
mittee ol Conference was ordered on the appro¬ 
priations for th® Military and Nuval Academies, 
the I lourc not concurring in the beuate amend¬ 
ments. Mr. Morgan Introduced u Currency Hill, 
which was referred us a substit ute for Senator 
Sherman’s, which passed the Senate. General 
I/igan made a long speech in support of his 
resolutions favoring Cuban recognition. A reso¬ 
lution of inquiry was adopted as to the reported 
projected repair of Spanish ships-of-war In 
New York city. A motion to suspend lhe rules 
for the purpose of voting on the resolution lor 
a new rule in regard to contested election cases, 
introduced by Mr. Paine on the 7th Inst., was re¬ 
jected by a vote of 104 to7H. In Connulttoo of 
the Whole the legislative Appropriation Mill 
was again discu-a-d, and but little accomplished. 
Ficij. 15.- In the fienatc to-day, a communica¬ 
tion relative to the acquisition of sites for na¬ 
tional coast defences was received from the Hoc- 
rotary-of-tVar, and referred. Information was 
ordered regarding lhe past and present condi¬ 
tion ol the Ironclads belonging to tin? navy. 
Committees or Conference were appointed on 
the Appropriation Mills for the Naval and Mili¬ 
tary Academics, after which the hill for the ab¬ 
olition or the franking privilege was discussed. 
Senator Morrill of Vermont made a long speech 
In support of various modifications in the bill As 
passed by tho House, and when lie had conclud¬ 
ed, the debate on the admission Of Mississippi 
was resumed, In which Senators Bayard, Morton 
and Davis took part. No vole was reached on 
tbc bill, and t he Somite, at 5:30 P. M. adjourned. 
In the House but little business was transact¬ 
ed. A resolution reported from Horn in 11 leu 
providing for closing tho laud offices In any 
State where tho unsold public lands do not ex¬ 
ceed 10,000 acres was passed. Tho resolution 
calling for Information a* to the Imprisonment 
of Americans by Great. Britain for political of¬ 
fences was discussed at length and then adopted. 
A debate on the eon lusted election casein the 
Eleventh New York District, and the report of 
tho Committee declaring C- it. Van Wyck en¬ 
titled to the seat, occupied the reumndor of tho 
session, and without a vote, at 4:30 1*. M., the 
House adjourned. 
Fkb. 16.—The Senate did but little real work 
to-day. The discussions were upon tho bills 
providing artificial limbs for disabled soldiers, 
and for the admission of Mississippi. Neither 
was noted upon, and at 5:30 P. M. the Senate ad¬ 
journed. 
In tho House some now business of importance 
was introduced. Among the resolutions was 
one In relation to granting a bounty, for the 
next three years, on iron-built ships constructed 
in this country from American materials, equal 
to the dut ies Imposed ou such materials if im¬ 
ported. Resolutions regarding Cuba and the 
enforcement of the Neutrality Law were Intro¬ 
duced by General Banks and referred. A long 
and animated diseiisrion occurred on tile Green- 
Vuu Wyck contested election cast?, which result¬ 
ed In the udoption of the majority report declar¬ 
ing Mr. Van Wyck on If Mod to the seat. The 
House then adjourned. 
MrscBbiiANKOtrs. — President Grant, on Hie 
14th, sent to Hie Senate the correspondence with 
General Terry during tho re-organization of the 
Georgia Legislature, in relation to Ills powers 
under the Reconstruction Acts. 
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary rc- 
porled favorably, by a majority of one, on 
the J4, on the nominations ol Messers. Bradley 
and St rong lor Associate Justices of I lie Supreme 
Court. 
A delegation of sugar refiners appeared be¬ 
fore 1 ho Ways and Means Conun I ttoe on the 16th, 
who also represented the interests of the import¬ 
ers. They desire n fuller classification of sugars 
In tho bill already reported. 
The subject of tho removal of tho Brooklyn 
Navy Yard to New London was again before the 
llmi i Naval Committee on the 16th, and it was 
urged In its favor that it would save the Treasury 
$15,000,000. 
The House Committee on tho Judiciary has 
come to the conclusion that there Is no evidence 
to support the charges against Judge Dusteed, 
and will ask to lie discharged from further con¬ 
sideration of the matter. 
The following ts i ho Treasury statement show¬ 
ing the rooeipts and expenditures by warrants 
for the quarter ending December 31,18(59, which 
was Issued on 1 he 13th Total receipts, $116,374,- 
291.37; balance In Treasury, September, 18(19, 
$130,014,857.86. Total expenditures, $107,938, - 
912.07; balance in Treasury, December 31, 1809, 
$138,463,237.10. 
On the 12th. tho Senate Commit tee on Territo¬ 
ries had the Mormon Question under considera¬ 
tion and heard a long statement from an editor 
named Beadle, who published a paper at Cor- 
rinno, but was robbed and compelled to suspend 
by the Mormons, because of tits strictures on 
Brigham Young and his Church, lie detailed to 
tho Cominlttoo the condition of affairs in tho 
Territory, and stated that somo stringent legis¬ 
lation must be adopted speedily by Congress In 
order to make the Mormon people respect the 
authority of lhe Government. The Committee 
Is now engaged In the preparation of a bill, 
which it is believed, will restore order and pre¬ 
serve pence, but tho members do not think it 
expedient to have it ns stringent and sweeping 
In its cbnrttOter as that proposed by tho Houso 
Committee. 
New York, 
Legislature.—I n the Senate on the 10th Inst, 
the bill providing for the completion of the 
Bedford Avenue (Brooklyn) improvement was 
reported. Andrew Devine was appointed sten¬ 
ographer to the Honate. The One Hundred and 
Twonty-flfth-street Railroad Bill was passed. 
In the Assembly the Canal Hoard submit¬ 
ted a communication setting forth that no 
legislation is necessary to provide for any 
deficiency In the cabal revenues to pay the 
canal debt and interest thereon. Mr. Ivieniun 
amt Judge Bosworth were elected Regent of the 
University and Commissioner of Metropolitan 
Police respectively. A bill was reported re¬ 
quiring the Brooklyn Ferry Company to run 
boats at night; also bills chartering the New 
York Real Estate Association and lhe Young 
Men’s Christian Association of Now York. The 
House took u recess unt il 7 o’clock, when the 
gcnoral orders wore taken up and the third 
reading ordered on a large number of bills. 
On tho 11th the Senate did but very’ little be¬ 
yond advancing several bills. 
In the Assembly the report of the Committee 
on Grievances in favor of summoning Judge 
Potter, the District Attorney, and the Sheriff of 
Saratoga county, before the bur of tho House 
fora breach of Its privileges In arresting u mem¬ 
ber, waB adopted and the offending persons or¬ 
dered to appear on the ICtti Inst, and be cen¬ 
sured. The bill allowing the Hackensack and 
New York Railroad to extend their track to tlio 
Hudson, and that chartering tho Carpenters’ 
and Joiners’ Association Of New York, woro 
passed. The House adjourned. 
Tho Assembly only was in session on tho 12th 
Inst. A statement of tho pardons granted dur¬ 
ing tho year was received from the Governor. 
A resolution of inquiry In regard to the alleged 
out rages on the ship Neptune was tabled. Iu 
Committee of the Whole a number Of bills were 
ordered to ft third reading. 
The Senate held an evening session Monday 
night the 14th at which many remonstrances 
against appropriations for sectarian schools 
woro presented. Among the bills introduced 
was one authorizing life Insurance companies to 
make distributions of their surplus as they see 
lit, annually, or in two, three, four or five years. 
The Assembly met with barely a quorum 
present. The hill providing for tbc revision of 
the statutes was ordered to a third reading. An 
unsuccess! nl effort was made to recommit tho 
bill rotating to highway labor in Essex County, 
with the object of Inserting a clause fixing eight 
hours as a day’s work. 
(in the 15th In tlio Senate among the measures 
passed were the bills altering tho map of New 
York City ; relative to the appointment of Mar¬ 
shals In Now York City, and aiding the lodging 
house of tho Children’s Aid Society of New 
York. The bill repealing the act appropriating 
excise moneys to sectarian schools, with ii num¬ 
ber of petitions relating thereto, was referred 
to the Committee on Municipal Affairs, and the 
Judiciary Committee was discharged from fur¬ 
ther consideration of tho subject. 
In tho Assembly a large number of bills was 
Ini roduoed, including one authorizing the I’ark 
Presbyterian Church of New York, and tho 
Yorkville Presbyterian Church to unite, which 
was road and passed; and one establishing a 
stage route from Cortlandt street to Thirty- 
fourth stroet and the East River, New York City. 
Among Hie bills passed were that chartering tlio 
Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, and the bill 
to enable the American and Foreign Bible Socie¬ 
ty to consolidate with I ho American Baptist Pub¬ 
lication Society. A debate arose on a motion lo 
commit to the Committee on Cities the bill plac¬ 
ing the Court of Speelal Sessions of New York 
under the old law. The motion was carried, and 
the House took it recess until 7:30 P, M, The 
evening session was devoted mainly to the dis¬ 
cussion of the bill relating to the election of in¬ 
spectors and canvassers of election by the people. 
In the Senate on the 10th, tho Excise Law came 
up as a special order, and after protracted de¬ 
bate was sent to the Committee on internal Af¬ 
fairs, with Instructions to report complete. A 
resolution that in t he opinion of the Legislat ure 
all the New York Commissions should be abol¬ 
ished, was referred to tlm Committee on Muni¬ 
cipal Affair*. Bills were introduced to pay sol¬ 
diers of the War of 1813.end to provide faculties 
for transport and transfer of property, and pre¬ 
vent. combinations against trade, on tho canals. 
A resolution that the New 1 ork Board of Super¬ 
visors ought to be abolished, was referred to tho 
Committee on Municipal Affairs. The Brooklyn 
Public School Bill waa adversely reported. 
In the Assembly, the prominent feature was 
tho appearance of Judge Potter,of the Supreme 
Court, District Attorney French and Officer 
Benedict, of Saratoga, In the custody ot the ser¬ 
geant-at-arms, at the bur of the House, to give 
reasons for the assumed breach of privilege in 
arresting u member to secure his aitendanue as 
a witness. .1 ndgo Potter said ho appeared solely 
through courtesy. He defended his action, and 
said ho would repeat It under similar circum¬ 
stances. He denied t lint the House had any such 
privilege as was claimed. The law exempts mem¬ 
bers from nicest under civil process, but In this 
case the proeoss was a criminal one, issuing from 
u criminal court. Altera long discussion on the 
nature of tho process, a resolution was adopted 
that Judge Palter had committed a breach of 
the privileges of tho House, through a mistaken 
notion of what they were, but that no Intention 
to Interfere with tho Independence and dignity 
of the House actuated him. Tho Judge and the 
court officers woro discharged. Hevcml hills 
wero reported, among them the Canal Appro¬ 
priation Bill, and tho bill abolishing the Court of 
■Special Sessions in Now York. 
MiSOKt.JUANKiHJS.—All relapsing fever patients 
in New York have been transferred from Belle¬ 
vue Hospital to Blackwell’s Island. The Board 
of Health have engaged a house In the (Sixth 
Ward as a temporary reception house, and iem- 
porury pavilions are to bo erected on tho island. 
The fever, however, Is on tin? deerea.se. 
The ice crop of the 11 udson River for tiffs year 
is pronounced by old ice men a tolul failure; 
and the large companies have begun stocking 
their houses from Ice a foot thick cut at White¬ 
hall in this State. 
A suit for libel, with damages at $100,000, is to 
be inst it uted against, t lm Buff alo Commercial Ad¬ 
vertiser, by Mr. Bennett, the representative in 
Congress from that district, growing out of an 
articloiu that paper making statements affect¬ 
ing the business olmractor of Mr. Bennett. 
Tho Niagara Frontier Police Commissioners 
have boon removed from office by Governor 
Hoffman for various forms of alleged malfeas¬ 
ance In office. 
Commodore Stephen Cham pi in of the United 
States Navy, anil only surviving officer who par¬ 
ticipated in the battle of Luke Eric, is danger¬ 
ously ill in Buffalo. 
The second annual mooring of the Evangelical 
Alliance of America wo* held tho 10th inst., at 
tho hall of the Young Men’s Christian Associa¬ 
tion in New York. The offievis for the year 
wero elected, and the importance of the groul 
conference to he hold In that city next Septem¬ 
ber, was discussed by Rev. Drs. MeCosli, Cum¬ 
mings, Sohonok and others. 
Ex-Supervisor Voorbces was shot down on 
Sunday night, the 18th, In a liquor saloon in 
Brooklyn, and died on Monday. Ills assailant, 
Win, Chambers, was arrested and locked up in 
the Raymond street Jail. Great excitement was 
caused by the event mining the people of South 
Brooklyn, who assembled in great numbers, de¬ 
claring their Intention of taking Chambers from 
the jolt and lynching him. The 13th Regiment 
was hold in readiness during the evening to sup¬ 
press any riotous demonstrations,which, happily, 
did not occur. 
In the case of the Erie Railway Company i'S. 
Ramsey et aL, Judge Barnard of Now York, on 
the 16th made an order declaring Mr. Ramsey 
guilty of Contempt of Court, and appointing 
William Bartlett referee to determine what. If 
any, damages huve been sustained by the rail¬ 
way company in consequence of the disobedi¬ 
ence of the injunction order made In December 
last. 
A resident of Long Island, named Wyckoff, 
whilst trying to pass over from Astoria to New 
York on one of the Queens county ferry-boats 
one evening In October, 1866, was, with his wife, 
horse and wagon, plunged into the river In con¬ 
sequence of no chain being up on the bow of the 
float, and of tho hors© taking fright from the 
noise of the steam whistle. Mr. Wyckoff and his 
wife were rescued, but the horse and wagon 
were seen no more. On the trial of an action j 
brought by Mr. Wyckoff, the jury, under the j 
charge of Judge Brady of the Supreme Court, u > 
few days since rendered a verdict for the full 
value Of tho lost property. Some important j 
principles of law in regard to the duties of ferry j 
companies were raised on the trial. 
At tho meeting of the New York Board of Edu¬ 
cation on the ICth, a letter waa received from tlio 
Trustees of the Seventh Ward, recommending 
that the ancient Irish language be laught in tho 
publlo heliooU. A member ol the Board mntleii 
speech advocating the introduction of Scotch 
bagpipes. The loiter wuh referred to the Com¬ 
mittee on Studies. 
Tho Guinea Witch Masquerade at Ilatavia was 
an immense affair. From 2,500 to 3,000 persons 
were present, u large portion of whom were in 
costume. The Colisoura,1u which the bat maetpic 
wan held, was fitted iq> and deco rated in gor¬ 
geous style. Delegations were present from all 
sections of the Slate. Tho most gratifying fea¬ 
ture of tho event, however, was the fact that the 
proceeds, aggregating some $1,500, are to be pru¬ 
dently distributed among the poor of Batavia. 
The Syracuse charter election held on the 15th 
resulted In the ro-clcelion ol Mayor Clark, Re¬ 
publican by 366 majority. Thu Republicans 
also ejected one Overseer of the Boor and one 
JuBtico. Tho Democrats elected one Justice, 
one Overseer c:f the Boor and t wo Assessors. 
Ou Supervisors tho Republicans carry five of tlio 
eight wards. The Common Council stands five 
Democrats to throe Republicans. The Board of 
Supervisors of Onondaga county stands nine¬ 
teen Republicans to eight Democrats. 
A deaf and dumb negro In Ohlovtlle, Ulster 
county, on tho 16th, minlc a terrible onslaught 
with an ax upon his employer, a wealthy farmer 
named Husbrouek, and cut and mangled Ills 
head In a horrible manner. Husbrouek was in a 
dying condition at last accounts. 
The celebrated Churchill land suit ns. C. M. 
Wolcott for the right, title and possession of a 
large tract of land, including nearly three hun¬ 
dred acres, Willi dwellings, churches and public 
buildings, and oilier improvements erected 
thereon, is now in tho course of litigation at 
Fish kill. Tho entire value of tho property in 
question is variously estimated, but cannot tall 
short of $32,000,000. Tho promises embraced In 
the presenl suit do not comprise the entire 
amount of the original estate affected, and If 
the legul test applied to the territory uow dis¬ 
puted la sustained for the contestants, a large 
additional amount will follow suit by precedent. 
The will and suit present somo points very simi¬ 
lar to the renowned oaso of Mrs. General Gaines 
at New Orleans. 
Dorman B. Eaton, formerly counsel for Fisk & 
Gould, and now for Ramsey, was knocked down 
and beaten with a slung-shot. until Insensible, 
Friday night, flic llth, in Twenty-ninth street, 
by some unknown persons. Ills condition is 
considered dangerous. 
The New York Bar Association elected Wm. 
M. Evai’ls, President. The Association offers a 
reward of $6,0(10 for tlio arrest and conviction of 
the assailant of Dorman B. Eaton. 
New Jersey. 
On the 16th Inst., the Stale Somite passed the 
Newark Police Bill, which provides for the gov¬ 
ernment of Newark by a Metropolitan Police 
Commission. In tho Assembly the groat fight 
between tho Camden And Amboy Railroad and 
the proposed Now Air Lino Railroad canto off. 
Tho Railroad Committee reported against the 
bill Incorporating tlio Air Line Ruud. After an 
excited discussion the House sustained the re¬ 
port of the committee by a void of twenty-seven 
to twenty-five. In the evening, u motion was 
made to reconsider tlio last vote, and I lie struggle 
was renewed. The House adjourned without 
reaching a decision, and the question was to come 
up again the next day. 
I’enitayl vania. 
Gov. Gbahy has vetoed the Philadelphia 
Metropolitan Police Bill. 
Charles Durang, tho veteran actor, and author 
of llie “History of tho Philadelphia Stage," 
died at Philadelphia Tuesday morning, the 15th 
Inst., at tho age of seventy years. 
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided 
on tho llth, In Philadelphia In the case of Dr. 
Hehoeppo, convicted of murder at. Carlisle, that 
tlio question of the guilt or innocence of the 
prisoner could not bo considered, and they 
were unable to discover any error in the record 
of the Carlisle Court, whoso decision is there¬ 
fore confirmed. 
The gross earnings of tho Pennsylvania Cen¬ 
tral Railroad for the past year were $17,250,(XX) 
and the expenses over $13,000,000. 
The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday, t ho 15th, 
passed tho bill allowing writs of error to tho Su¬ 
preme Court iu criminal cases, over the veto of 
the Governor, by 22 to 6. Tho hill is intended to 
cover Dr. Schoeppo’8 ease, and may save his life. 
It 1ms also been passed by the House over tho 
veto. 
Virginia. 
On tho 10th the State Senate adopted a resolu¬ 
tion ihat it is not necessary to elect u United 
Stales Senator for the term ending March, 1870. 
A horrible murder was committed in Norfolk 
county a few days ago, by a negro named So¬ 
ft nine, and some members of Ills family. Soguine 
had punished a boy iu his employment iu a bru¬ 
tal manner, ami fearing prosecution, followed 
the lad into the woods, and, with the help of 
some members of ids family, ml the buy’»tongue 
out, and put an end to bln sufferings by cutting 
his throat, l he murderers have been arrested. 
On tho 12th the State House of Representatives 
adopted, with but few dissenting voices, a reso¬ 
lution declaring it not expedient to elect any 
person to office who i - disqualified by tho Four¬ 
teenth Amendment. This .resolution is in answer 
to u suggestion contained in tlie Governor’s mes¬ 
sage, that in view of the scarcity of competent 
persons, if tlio Legislature should clout some 
who are disqualified, it should accompany tho 
election with n resolution asking Congress to re¬ 
move their disabilities. 
Georgia. 
Major Whitely, now Solicitor-General for 
the Inferior Court, was, on the 15th inst., chosen 
United States Senator by tho Legislature for the 
term ending 1871. Col. H. P. Farrow, now At¬ 
torney-General, was chosen for the term ending 
1873, and Foster Blodgett for the term com¬ 
mencing 1871. 
Alabama. 
The newly appointed Mayor and Aldermen Of 
Mobile were sworn into office on the 15th, when 
it was announced from Montgomery that the 
municipal bill had been so surreptitiously Inter¬ 
lined that tho Governor approved of a bill that 
never passed tlio Legislature. The original bill 
is consequently vitiated. Mayor Price refuses 
to give up tils oifiof. and it la said will call on tlm 
people to support him. The interpolations iu 
the bill wero designed to keep the present tax 
assessor and city engineer In office. 
I.oulMlana. 
On tho 15th a bill was Introduced Into tho 
Legislature appropriating $1,500,000 fur the first 
railroad completed from New Orleans to Texas. 
Members of the Legislature received a circular 
signed by order of K. O. L., warning them of 
swift but Jusl punishment if they countenance 
financial frauds and permit thorn to become laws. 
Ten nesnee, 
Govkknmknt officers in Nashville recently 
Seized 200,000 cigars belonging to Campbell & 
Spore, of that place, for alleged violation of law. 
Oil I (i. 
DtnttNo tho service In St. Mary's (Roman 
Catholic) Church, iu Piqua, Ohio, on Sunday, 
t.lic 13il> inst., Mary Maker shot Thomas Wise, 
wounding him dangerously, because he had 
promised to marry her and hud engaged himself 
to another woman. 
A house in Cleveland, belonging to one Dei- 
mer, containing one hundred and twenty-three 
barrels of high wines, hus been seized for viola¬ 
tion of tho revenue laws. 
Illinois. 
A Dim'ii family in Chicago was poisoned in 
some unknown manner on Tuesday night, tho 
15th, and tho mother and One child died before 
morning. 
William Jones, driver of a post-office wagon in 
Chicago, has been arrested for robbing tlio mails 
of over one hundred thousand dollars’ worth of 
drafts. The thing had been going on for somo 
time, and his custom was to dilTe to out-of-tUe- 
way streets and cut open the bags wit h the as¬ 
sistance of un accomplice, and abstract largo 
numbers of letters containing drafts. 
The men wtio participated In the riot on board 
tho steamer Dubuque, last summer, on tho Mis¬ 
sissippi, between Rock Island and Clinton, by 
which five or six colored men wero killed, arc on 
I rial at Rook Islaud. 
IT1 lelilgn ii. 
Some dozen or more farmers in Calhoun coun¬ 
ty have boon victimized $160 to $200 each by one 
Bowman, under pretence of appointing them 
agents for the sale of a “ patent hny fork," tho 
so-called agreement signed by thorn proving to 
boa note payable to Bowman or order. 
Minnesota. 
A special dispatch says the Minnesota House 
of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 
thirty-throe to thirteen lor nn amendment to 
the Slate Constitution providing for Female 
Suffrage. Tile hill provides that women may 
vote upon tho proposition, their ballots to bo re¬ 
ceived in special boxes. The Senate will proba¬ 
bly concur. 
Wisconsin. 
The election In the Second Congressional Dis¬ 
trict for a successor to the late F. It. Hopkins, 
has resulted In the return of General David At¬ 
wood, editor of tho Madison State Journal. 
MInkoui’I* 
The Missouri House of Representatives, on 
the 10th inst., passed a resolution debarring offi¬ 
cers controlling school funds from making a 
discrimination in the salaries of teachers on 
account of sex. 
Texas. 
The Senatorial election iu Texas was fixed for 
the 22d inst. 'The Legislature has ratified tho 
Fifteenth Amendment, and the Fourteenth 
Amendment to the Constitution bus passed tho 
House. 
Tnc i’resident of the Semite lias been declared 
ineligible by General Reynolds, and in? 1ms been 
unseated. Messrs. Beds to and Elam, Conserva¬ 
tives from tho Third and Thirtieth districts, 
huve also been unseated. 
Utah. 
In the scarcity of currency at Salt Lake, 
chickens are taken at the box office of Brigham 
Young’s theater. Change is made with eggs. 
The “Gentiles" called it meeting in Bull Luke 
City l’or the 10th Inst., to nominate a municipal 
ticket in opposition to the “ Orthodox ” ticket, 
but. tlm Mormons tilled tlio hall, according to 
oiio account, and changed the result of tho 
meeting. Another account says they broke up 
the (inutile mooting by force. 
The Stilt Lake <’ify municipal election on tlio 
15th resulted lu the return of the "Orthodox ” 
ticket. Only half a dozen women voted, giving 
their support to both tickets. Tim authorities 
discouraged the voting of women. 
Dominion of Canada. 
The Now Brunswick Legislature opened on 
tho Kith inst. Tho Lieutenant-Governor, in his 
speech, spoke warmly of the general prosperity 
of the Province, and recommended measures to 
promote education and to Secure a share of the 
emigration from England. 
The difficulty between the Lieutenant-Gov¬ 
ernor of Newfoundland and the Parliament will 
probably result with immediate resignation of 
the Ministry, the name of Mr. Domicil having 
been withdrawn by the representatives os the 
proper person to form a new Cabinet. 
The official Gazelle of Saturday, tho 12th,pub¬ 
lished at Ottawa, eonlalOS u proclamation that 
after April 15th American silver will pass cur¬ 
rent in the Dominion at a discount of twenty 
per cent. 
The Ministry of Newfoundland, according to 
dispatches from St. John, hits resigned, and 
Charles Fox Bonnet has been called upon to 
form n new Government. 
The third session of the Dominion Parliament 
was opened at Ottawa, Tuesday, the 15th, with 
the usual formalities. Prince Arthur accepted 
a seat on the throne at the righ t of the G overuor- 
GcncraJ. 
