Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1870, Page 1

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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, ‘Passed at Second Session of Forty-first Congress [Pvscrc—No. 1.] AN AcT to promote the reconstruction of the Slate of Georgi Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- sembled, That the governor of the State of Georgia be, and hereby is, authorized and di- re th, by proclamation, to summon all ‘ted to the general assembly of said S as appears by the proclamation of George G- Meade, the general commanding the military district including the State of Georgia, dated June twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ight, to on some day certain, to be »clamation, at Atlanta, in said upon the said general assembly roceed to perfect its organi- there’ DER AND PAPEB-RULER. No. 1012 Pennsy! avenue, between lth and aes ich ctsstavovethaiae, |. Periodiesis Jaas-ly with the Constitution and States, according to the pro- Sxe. 2. And be it further enacted, That when imbers so elected to said senate and house hall be convened, as afore- ch and every member and each and rson claiming to be elected asa member ate or house of representatives shall, in addition to taking the oath or oaths required he constitution of Georgia, also take and scribe and tile in the office of the secretary of state of the State of the follow- ing oaths or affirmat dosolemn- ly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that 1 have never held the office,or exercised the duties of, a senator or representative in Congress, nor been a member of the legislature of any the United States, nor held an: ated by law for the administration of any gene~ Liaw of a State, or for the administration of jus- tice in any State or under the laws of the United States, nor held any office in the military or na- val service of the United States, and thereatter engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to its ene- mies, or rendered, except in consequence of di- rect physical force, any support or_aid, to any insurrection or rebellion against. the ‘United States, nor held any office under, or given any pport to, any goverment of any kind organ- ed og acting in hostility to the United States, or levying war against the United States. So help me Ged, (or on the pains and penalties of perjury, asthe case may be.)? Or the following oath or affirmation, namely: “If do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the ease may be,) that have been reheved, by an act of tie Congress of the United States, froin disability as provided for by section three of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. So help me God,(or on the pains and penalties of perjury, as the case may be.) Which oath or affirmation, hen so filed, shall be entered of record by the secretary of state of the State of Georgia and said oath or attirmation, or a copy of the record thereof, duly certified by said secretary of state, shall be evidence in all courts and And every person claiming to | who shall refuse or decline or negleet or be unable to take one of said oaths or 2firma- provided, shall not be admitted to n seat in said senate or house of representatives, or to a participat proceedings thereof, but shail be deem: izible to such seats, EC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any petron claiming t6 be elected to said senate or house of representatives, as aforesail, sha falsely take either of said’ oaths or affir above provid perjury, and shall suffer the pair iti thereof; ai ed. convicted, and pun- it court of the United es for the district of Georgia, in which dis- (id crime was coramitted; and the juris. of said court shat! be sole and exclusive for the purpose aforesaid. Sxc. 4. And be it further enacted, That the per- sons elected, as aforesaid, and entitled to com- pose such legislature, and who shall comply with the provisions of this act, by taking one o the oaths or affirmations above prescribed, shali thereupon proceed, ip said senate and hoise of representatives to which they have been elected r- spectively. to reorganize said seuate and house of representatives, respec the election and qualification of the proper otlicers of each house. SEC. 5. And be further enacted, That if any person shall, by force, violence, or trand, wit hinder or interrupt any person or person ted as aforesaid frum taking either of the oath: or affirmations prescribed by this act, or from participating in the proceedings of said scnate and house of representatives, after hav- ing taken one of said oaths or affirmations, and i he shall be na otherwise complied with this act, deemed guilty of a felony, and may'be tr victed, and punished theretor by the ci or district court of the United States for the distriet of Georgia, in which district the said otfense shal be committed; and shall be punished th by imprisonment at hard labor for not | two nor more than ten yeas, in the «ise: m the ground of race, color, o: vious condition of servitude, would be il- and revolutionary, and is hereby pro- a. And be it further enacted, That uponthe application of the governor ot Georgia, the Pres- wnt of the United States shall employ such military or naval forees of the United States as may be necessary to enforce and execute the preceding provisions of this act. See. 8. And be it further enacted, That the leg’s!ature shall ratify the fifteenth amendme: ]TOposed to the Constitution of the United Stat s before senators and representatives from Georgia are admitted to seats in Congress. J. G. BLAINE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Vice President of the United States and Presi- dent of the Senate. Approved, December 22, ™., . S. GRANT. ‘ [Pvsiic—No. 2.) seaiin Ax Act making appropriations to partially suy- ply deficiencies in the a for the service of the Lal ped ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the following sum: be, and the same are hereby appropriated, outof any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to supply deticiencies in the appropriations Mr the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy, viz: For compensation and mileage of members of the legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, and contingent expenses thereof, fifteen thousand dollars. For publishing the laws in pamphlet form and in newspapers of the States and Territories and in the city of Washington, thirty-six thousand ars. Approved, December 23, 1869. [Prstic—No. 3.) An Act making a temporary appropriation for the prosecutivn of the work upon the improve- it of the Des Moines Rapids in the Missis- sippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of, Repre~ seniatives of the United States of America in Con- gress —_e — there ‘ — is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out money ths treasary net otherwise appropriated, be expended under tion ence of the Secretary of War, for the purpose of continuing the prosecution of the work ad the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids in the Mississipph River, the sum of two hundred thousand doltars. Approved December 23, 1869. PuBLic—No. 4.] Ax Act in addition to the act entitled “An act to incorporate mn, Al <) iatiees of the Uatted States of amcsics§ of in Con- dress assembled, That the act-entitied «An ack _EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE—The receipts to-day from this source were $583. Dectiwes.—Mr. Cumback, of Indiana, recent- ly appointed Minister to Portugal, has, it is said, declined to accept the office. Tue Hovse met to-day for debate only, and there were but twenty er thirty members in their seats. ‘THE CHINESE TREATY was received yesterday morning by Secretary Fish from Minister Bur- lingame, with the official seal of the Empire, the ratification having been duly exchanged. How. Ronent MCCLELLAN, of Detroit, Mich., Secretary of the Interior under President Pierce, is expected to sail on the 10th instant from New York for Enrope. THE MEETING of the Committee of one hun- dred upon District consolidation, at Lincoln Hall to-night, will be held in the small hall overghe main hali. It is a business meeting of the committee, and not a public meeting. Carture oF Inuicir St.Ls1N Groroia.— Internal Revenue Detective Cowland reporis to the Department that an expedition of ( lectors and Assistant Assessors in the 4th district of Georgia succeeded in destroying eighteen iMicit stills and capturing a large amount of property. Lirvrexanr COLoxzn Watter B. Prase, Captain 17th United States Infantry, tried court-martial for “conduct unbecoming an offi- cer,” and sentenced to be dismissed the service, received a mitigation of the sentence yesterday. by order of the President, to suspension from rank and pay for'six months. Gexerat A. Il Terry, in command in Georgia, who has been summoned to Washing- ton on public business, has been detained at At- lanta on account of sickness, but is expected here next week, when, it is reported, a complete change will be made inthe military affairs of the Southern States. Tue Hovse District Commitrre made a trip to-day over the line of the Washington Aqueduct, to examine the work already dune upon it, and to see what is needed to complete it. They were accompanied by Gen. Michler, Engineer Samo, and Mr. Charles Sherrell, con- tractor for the work. Tue LATEST SENSATION in Boston art circles isa neaply full length portrait, just finished by Ames, of that city, of Miss Blanche Butler. It is described by the artist as ‘a society picture, representing the beauty and the bellehood of the subject in all the splendor of the dress in which she appeared at the great party given on the occasion of her coming out.” A Fert Lexctn Portrart of Chief Justice Chase has just been added to the gallery of por- traits of Governors of Ohio in the State House at Columbus. It was painted by Cogswell, of Chicago, who is pretty well known in Washing- ton, and the likeness is pronounced an excellent one by the many old and fast friends of Mr. Chase in that section who have had an oppor- tunity of examining it. ENLARGEMENT OF Comurrrres.—On account of the admission of Southern members, several committees of the House have already been enlarged, and others will be in the course of a few days, to give members from that section places upon the committces. ‘The Committee on the District of Columbia is one which will be enlarged by the addition, it is stated, of Hon. Lewis McKenzie, just aduitted from the Alex- andria District. “GRACE GREENWOOD” tells a good story of the effect once produced by the cloquencs of Senator Nye, Biblically backed, “fervent and effectral” by telling texts. Though what is vulguvary called a stump-speech, it had so much the character of pulnit oratory, that one au- ditor, at least, was profoundly affected. A nice, susceptible oid lady, wiping the tears trom her eyes, said, addressing some callous politigians about her: “I don’t know what you may think, but J believe that that man knows something about vital piety.” NAVAL ORDERS.—Lieut. Commander A. G. Kellogg has been detached from the Hydro- graphic Office in this city, and ordered to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Lieut. Com- mander Yates Stirling has been ordered to the Hydrographic Ottiee. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. Rufus Tryon has y inthe Bureau of Med- ‘avy Department, and or- Surgery, laho. 3. Dean has been appointed an Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department. Tre Forretrep Bounty Fuxp.—General Butler, as Chairman of ihe Board of Directors of the Nationa! Asylum for Disabled Soldiers an] Sailors, some time since claimed for that institution the bounty due to soldiers who had deserted during the war and forfeited the same, amounting to about four millions of dollars. ‘The Treasury officials delined to tarn over the money to the asylum, on the ground that the bounty was not due to the soldier until his term of service had expired. General Butler held that it was due upon entering the service. The matter was referred to the Attorney General, who bas decided that the ‘bounty is not due until the expiration of the term of service; hence it cannot be turned over to the asylum. Recertions Last Eventno.—Speaker Blaine and Secretary Fish held their usual levees last evening. Their residences are just opposite each other, and during the night throngs of ladies and gentlemen were continually passing to and from the one place to the other. As usual, the Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches were represented. The Diplomatic Corps and Army and Navy were out in force. Among those present at these receptions were General Banks and lady, Baron Gerolt, the Prussian Minister; General 0. O. Howard, Dr. C.H. Nichols, A. B. Mullett, Esq., Supervising Architect of the Treasury, and lady; Judge Poland and lady, H. Steele, Vermont; Surgeon Baxter, United States Army; Chief Justice Casey, Court of Claims; Colonel Dayton, Colonel Lewis, of Georgia; “Grace Greenwood,” H.R. Eurlburd, Comptroller of the Currency; George Chandler, Mrs. Governor Gilmore and Miss Coffin, of New Hampshire; Secretary Belknap, and Hon. A. G. Riddle and ladies. Epitor Star:—The origin of the term “‘mag- nificent distances,” as ernied to the city did ori; with Dickens as pe yeu ’Prince Ai ES 8 fontiay: Saige hve ol 7, ‘an early” Consul, or Hei a New York ~ At f ; t gifts 3 s i : i § e i i fi i i g . Lt D. C.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1870. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, This Afternoon’s Proceedings. SaturDAy, February 5. The Senate is not in session to-day. HOUSE.—The Hous? met for debate only. Mr. Sargent (Cal.) made a speech, and quoted from documents since 1860-'61 to sustain an as- sertion made in the House in the course of de- bate the other day that the Democratic party mpathized with secession during the late war, and gave aid and comfort to the rebeliion. Mr. Packard (Ind.) made a speech on general politics, eulogistic of the Republican party and denineiatory of the Democratic. Mr. Sheldon (Lou.) made aspeech upon the finances and commercial interests. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE LAST NEW YORK SENSATION. Alleged Attempt on the Life of Prince Arthur—Arrests by the Police of Suspected Conspirators. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. New York, Feb. 5.—The News says:—A rumor reached the police last night that an at- tempt was to be mae on the life of Prince Arthur, and an officer was detailed to watch the Prince’s party as they proceeded from the Brevoort House to the residence of Judge Stoughton. A party of ruitlans stationed near the Brevoort House approached the officer and drew revolvers and told him to leave. The officer got reinforcements and at- tacked the ruffians, and, attor asevere tight, ar- rested Willlam Murphy, Patrick Muthide, Charles Gardiner, John Lonch, and Michael MeNulty. Lonch is an Englishman and Gardi- ner is a native of Yonkers. The party refused to make an explanation of their conduct. They will be arraigned before the police court on the charge of assaulting the officers, as there is not sufficient proof to estad- lish a conspiracy against the Prince. [Second Dispatch.) New York, Feb. 5.—Mr. Stoughton, one of Prince Arthur's party, emphatically denies the assassination story, and expresses the utinost surprise at such a publication. eg Nova Seotin Wants to be Annexed. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. HAuirax, Feb. 5.—1 meeting held at Me: resolutions were passe! de eration is a fai A Union Association has been form Piince Edward’s Islan. Hion. T. H. it M. P., was chosen President Pope and Hon. Wm. Heald, The ole of conf Vice Presidents t of the society is to forward the caus: eration. —e West Virginia Legislature. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Waxc.inG, Feb. 5.—The Senate last evening, by avote of 14 to 6, concurred in the House revolution for the impeachment of Judge } athaniel Harrison, of the ith jadicial district. in the House yesterday the political struggle cv-r the registration question was the most pro- longed contest that ever transpired in the Legis. lature the State. The liberal and straight Republicans, with a few exceptions, united in t' @ passage of the Wells bill, resting the power of appointments in the Governor. catheter eects Terrible Accident of Houses— Twelve Persons Barled in the Ruins. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Marstires, Feb. tth.__Considerable excite- ment was occasion ‘din this city this morning by the falling of two houses, with a tremendous cfash. ‘Twelve persons were buried in the ruin but it is not thought that all were killed. Twi bodies have been recovered from the debris, > The Vacant Throne. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Mapnip, Feb. 5.—It is reported to-day that the Duke of Montpensier’s candidature for the throne of Spain will be altogether abandoned. Prince orge, 2 Catholic, thirty-seven years of age, a son of the King of Saxony, is now ked of in some quarters, while others propose Prince Charles, of Prussia. The clerical estimates passed the Cortes yes- terday afternoon after a strenuous opposition. Seren Obsequies of George D. Prentice. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Lovisvitte, Ky., Feb. 5—The burial and Masonic rites of the late George 1). Prentice will take place on Sunday, the 6th justant, at Cave Hill Cemetery. These were postponed on he day of the funeral, owing to the inclenency of the weather. es The Ecumenical Council. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Roun, Feb. 5.—Another session of the Ecu- menical Council was held yesterday. The Arch- bishop of Turin celebrated mass, and five of the fathers delivered addresses. ‘The Committee on Postulata meets once a week. Th» Committee on De Fide has completed a great part of its work. —— fas Fire in Phi! in. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PHILapELrHtA, Feb. 5.—Three fires have occurred since midnight, two being trifling, and the third the total destruction of Wallace’s plan- ing millon Spring Garden, above Broad street. Loss $20,000, pee eee eens Union League House in Mourning. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PE ae a Feb. 5—The Union Teagee louse is draped in mourning in respect to the memory of the late President, Horace Binney, jr. The members will attend the funeral ina body on Monday. ae ees Beddy, the Blacksmith, Out of Hos- Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. New York, Feb. 5.—The notorious Reddy, the Blacksmith, has nearly recoveretl, and has left the hospital. Dead. Te egrophed Exclusively to The Star. Provipence, Feb. 5.—Kufas B. Kinsley, pro- prietor of Kinsley’s express, died to-day, aged thar fae a ES Tue WEATHER.—An “old sea hy soll ond phecies cold weather to continue during Feb- ruary. He bases his prophecy on the fact that the moon’s last change occurred in the morning. On the other hand, a ice-cutter and in Providence, K. I., predicts that there will be no ice, because when February comes in with only a slight skim: over Ee, he has but little faith in the ir crop. is sets the editors of the Providence —— wo cape age = on the inconveniences next summer i crop, their lamentations ——____-+ee- —_—___ A Max Murperep py His Own Bi By a private letter received in this learn the Serer ae WHERE SHOULD BE THE CAPITAL. Ne. IIT. THE EAST AND WEST COMPARED. Acomparison between Washington and Initi- anapolis, considered as representatives of the East and West, in fitness of position for the cap- ital, involves the wheie merits of the Atlantic and Mississippi sections, to dictermine which has the stronger claii AS To COMMERCE. Considering the commercia! interest, the most important of all, in its relations to the govern- ment, all the foreign commerce belongs to the Atlantie seetion. The products exported even trom the West pass through that section; and its imports enter through the same. Here the comparison is wholly on the side of the Atlantic. What fraction of the commerce may pass | through the Pacitic, is of nearly equal conse- quence to both of the other sections, and does not change the comparison. SUPERIORITY OF THE EAST IN MANUFACTURES. In considering the manufacturing interest, two classes of manufactures should be distin- guished; one, embracing such as as are produced for exportation, or for general consumption throughout the country, which may be called “commercial manufactares;” the other, com- prising such as have a sale in the vicinity, mora or less extended, of the place of manufacture, which may be termed “local manutactares.” Of the two classes, the commercial manufac- tures, as entering into the commerce of the country, have the more important relations with the government. These manafactures belong almost exclusively to the Atlantic sec- tion; while even its local manatactures are more important than those of the Mississippi valley, there being greater facilities for producing them, a larger consomption, anda better mar- ket in the East. This manufacturing superiority the East will always maintai many reasons: r power greaily surpasses that of the its wood, beth as raw material for manufacturing and as fuel, is imuch more abundant; coal is equally or more convenient of aecess; and iron, the most important material, more concentrated within reach; imported raw materials come more cheply, by €aving inland transportation, all commercial manufa by again inland transportation in exporting, can uced and soit at the East below eompe- tition by the West. Add to these that the East has now the control of manufactures, has the advantage of 1 half ce more of experi- ence, brin reater skillfulness of its workmen, andthe abundance of accumulated al, with, to say the least, equal spirit and ud what possible drawback can iat it shall not continue the lead at the @ head which it has already ad- AC CULTURAL INTEREST OF THE EAST THE GREATER. In respect to the agricultural interest, the least important of all in direct relations with ihe government, the Mississippi valley might. at first thought, excel the Atlantic slope. Bat important and undeniable reasons even in thi will show the reverse. First, in extent, the Atlantic equals or exceeds the other section,com- prising, as it does, the extensive country along the gulf of Mexico, as far up as the southern part of Tennessee and of Arkansas and the stakes! plains of Texas, while the great desert of West is of tritling account, and may as well be exeiuded from the comparison. Next, m fertility. the East, on the whole, may be considered fully equal to the West. For, with the exception of the prairie country, which has its counterpart the immense and tertile bottoms of the Guilt region, the average fertility of the West cannot be said to exceed, if it equals, that of the East; since, while no part of the West cast of th desert may have so poor asoil as portions of the immediate Atlantic coast, there are regions of the East unsurpassed by any lands in the country. Such are the rich limestone valleys of the Alleghany range, especially the Valley of Virginia and Western Maryland, as well as Southeastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern New ‘Jersey and New York, Eastern New York and Western New England. In its fertility, the At- lantic region has long been unduly disparaged. Thus, for instance, New England is almost al- ways spoken of as barren; whereas, as a whole, the entire country,on an average, hardly ex- cels it in fertility. There is no more fertile State than Vermont, with the single exception of Illinois. And portions of Connecticut, Mas- sachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, also, are superior agricultural lands. Another point is worthy of consideration, whether the prairies of the West, with their deficiency of lime and silica, will hold out in productiveness so well as the lime regions of the East, though the West has @ partial compensation in the limestone lands of Kentucky and Tennessee. GREATER VALUE OF EASTERN PRODUCTS. Another view of the matter should not escape notice. Itisnot the quantity, but the market value of agricultural products that is the trae seale of measurement. The East, with its den- ser population, with manufacturing localities mingled in all its midst, and great commercial cities within easy distance from all parts, is, by so much, a better market that nearly everything produced on the soil brings a higher price than in the West, including the valuable products of the orchards and market gardens, which do not figure conspicuously in the census—not so large- ly as the great staples, corn and wheat,‘but are more profitable to the cultivators. THE FUTURE EXPECTATIONS OP THE WEST ILLUSIVE. The truth is thus now; and what is the proba- bility of the future? Much has been said of the rapid growth of the West, and of its destin: to become the seat of the largest population in the-future. These anticipations are entirely deceptive, as indisputable facts will clearly show. The experience of the living generation is, that the Western States have been peopled with wonderful rapidity, so that States which were complete wildernesses within the memory of men not old, already have outstripped in population many of the older States. And then the (supposed) almost inexhaustible supply of unoccupied, tertile lands in the West, and the easy calculations of the capability of supporting hundreds of millions of people, captivate the popular mind even in the East; and since the agricultural population fn the old States has in- creased but little in all the time of this unex- ampled growth of the West, the future prepon- derance of the latter in population has @ fixed idea. It is easy to dispel this who! anticipation. 2 I q E & i i é | a i TWO CENTS. the sub-division of the plantations of the older portions will furnish a more extensive surface for population than there is left in the Missis- ppt Valley. Their greater cheapness compared with any except the government lands of the West, is not the only, though an important at- traction. The warmer climate, their compa: tive nearness to the great commercial markets, and especially their eligibility for the cultiva- tion of cotton and other most profitable agricul- tural staples, must give them precedence of the western lands. : ‘THE ULTIMATE RESULT. The altimate result will be most clearly seen in this way:—Firsi compare the whole extent of the Atlantic and the Mississippilands. A glance at the map of the United States will show that the Atlantic are somewhat more extensive than the other, not reckoning the desert. Then, when all the lands ot both sections shall have been taken up, consider which section, on the average, will have the iargest farths, for the agricultural population is always the larger, the smaller the farms. [nthe lastern and Middle States, all will admit that the farms are smaller a in the West. And. thoagh, at present, in the extreme South, the farms may be of greater average size than in the West, the Indications now are that they will be subdivided very generally, and ultimately become as small as, or smaller than, in the Mississi Valley. It is, therefore, evident that then the agricultural population of the Atlantic, will be greater than that of the Mississippi section, as well as now, while the town and cit: population willbe immensely more. Finally, in the ultimate condensation of the population, when there shall be no longer room to expand, what causes will determine the law of subdivi- sion into small estates, and where will it be mest active? The commercial cities and manu- facturing towns will have the principal intlu- ence to this result. It is first seen in the selec- tion of sites for market gardens, orchards, vine- yard and dairics, to supply the demand of those cities and towns, as aircady extensively exhibit- ed in New England, New Jersey, and New York. Hence, the East, its commercial and manufacturing superiority, will keep the lead in that respect. THE EAST MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THE WEST. Next, and close upon the first cause, and even simultaneous with it, are sites fur villas and country residences required by business men the cities and towns, and by rich men who retire trom business. For the same reason that the commercial and manufacturing cities and towns are larger and more numerous there, the East will always surpass the West in this respect. And in this connection another im- pertant fact must be noted. When men of wealth return to the country for beautiful and pleasant homes, the picturesque- ness and attractiveness of the country itself are essential conditions, which, together with vicin- ity to the city or town, or the facilities of good society, and convenient surroundings, determine the choice of uine-tenths of country seekers. In beauty of landscape and delighttulness of scenery, very little of the West has anything of which to boast. In truth, the greater part of the fertile portions 1s sorely deficient in this respect; and will prove in the future to be a serious drawback to a settled population of taste and refinement. But in the East, nearly all the portions so largely occupied by the com- mercial and manufacturing interests are cele- brated for the beaut; the country. Especially has New England every variet: scencry, mountain, ocean, hill ar and lake. The little State of New ilampshire has more annual visits of health and seekers to its mountains, lakes and beaches, than the whole Mississippi valley. And this yearly tide of health and pleasure travel, from the West even, to the East, should have its weight in the determination of the position of she capital, which is always a point of interest to travelers, ACQUISITION OF NEW TReRITORY. Since the comparison of the Atlantic and Mis- sissippi sections has been viewed, all along, not only in regard to their present situations, bat im respect to the probabilities of the future, proper also to contemplate the possible acqui- sitions of additional territory. LITTLE OR NONE CAN BE ADDED TO THE WesT. The Mississippi valley being hemmed in, ex- cept to the North, by the Atlantic and Pacific sections, there is no possible chauce of adding to the extent of that section except from the cold regions of British America lying adjacent thereto. Andeven if the Pacific section were to add its chances, there is scarcely any more country, except the Sandwich Islands, which could be annexed in that direction. MUCH MAY BE ADDED TO THE EAST. On the other hand, almost in every direction, is a chance, if not probability, of additions to the Atlantic sections. On the north, the whole Dominion of Canada lies contiguous; to the south and southeast, Cuba and other rich and productive West India islands are not far away; and on the southwest, Mexico and Central America, if ever united with us, will nearly all belong to the Atlantic section by vicinity and commercial relations. And even if we should contemplate the remote possibility of South America, or any portion of it, being joined to our destiny, it would all belong to the East. It is certainly possible that in the future Washing- ton will be nearer toa ged§raphical center of the Union than any central point in the Missis- sippi valley. THE GOVEENMENT MUST BE NEAR THE OCEAN. In pursuing the comparison, the practical operations and concerns of the government overmatch all other arguments. The great pur- pose of the government is the preservation and ATA Hg i { § : : e E : Delaware, at Wilmington for it has different ‘connections with to be sought. And nochange by time can ever make It less s0. An active commercial nation, on intimate terms and having important business relations with every other nation, like Its largest circulation wil! al- ways be at or near its surface; and tts greatest activity will ever be on the Atlantic, for, li electricity, the Intensity of its forse will acea- mulate there, #0 to speak, by the induction ot FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The amount of mutilated bank notes burned 5%, making the The during (he past week was $265. total amount burned to date »19975,15 amount of bank currency issved for bills stroyed was $188,270, making the total amo: isuod therefor $19,500,510. The bal for mutilated notes is $245,087, and total amount | ot national bank currency outstanding at Uh date is 520,082,381. * The amounts of securities heid by the Treasa- the United States in trust for National Banks, reported to-day, were as follows: For cireulating notes, &42.310,350; for deposits of public moneys, $15,571,000; total, €360,581,35). lished last even: from Newcastle, Delaware, giving a eae of the exceution by hanging, at that place yes- terday, of Jones and Carpenter, two colored & brief dispatch men. The crime for which these & caitle show at Wilmi: + meeting a man named Mer: some con- and, laboring ith, had versation with him. Meridith told them to tell lus wife he was not coming home that night. Mrs. Meridith, who was the mother of eleven childs n, was keeping house for a farmer named Henry McCrone, who lived about a mile distant The husband was in the habit of visiting his wife at McCrone’s. but when fatigued from severe toll all day passed the night at tis em ployer’s house. Gn the way to the farm-hou» of George McCrone, a relative of the owner the premises occupied by Mra. Meridith, Jon said to his companions, “Boys, let's have som devilment; let's go over and have a time wit old Molly Meredith; the old man isn’t comin me to-night geod chance for de y agreed, and finding no dif in making an entrance into the house succeed: in the commission of their crime, which was an infamous outrage on Mrs. M. Moore turned State’s evidence and escaped trial. The other two were tried and convicted. 5 ¥ morning at ¥0'clock he administered the Holy Communion to them. The Kev. Stephen F. Wittington, of Wilmington M. F Conference, commenced the religious services at about 10 o'clock, in the cell, a he was joined by beeq went the Kev. Wm. Hudson, of ‘he prisoners joined in sing- aping. Joncs maniicsted great ex- uting, screaming and jumping as Joy,” as is said. Pennville, ad the head, reading’ " “Out of the deep have 1 called unto thee, O Lord!” Arriving at the scaffold the services stopped, and the Sheriff asked the prisoners if they had any remarks to make. Jones made an address, for about two minutes, reposting whet he had said in the cell, declaring Carj to be innocent: and saying he “had urged him to the deed.* The clergy now read the final r in the Ottice for the V of Prisoners, followed by the Commenda- ew f Prayer at the point of bony 5 closing with the benediction, and then left. leaving on the scaffold Sherif Jacob Kichard- son, ex-Sheritf W. Herbert aud. prison-keepers Wise and Vining. ‘The two latter aljasted the ropes and the fis fixed the caps aud bade the prisoners good by. The Sheriff nm cut the ropes, holding the traps h dropped at tit- teen minutes after twelve. ones died almost instantly. Carpenter stouggled for some time, his limts contracting violently for five or seve minutes Just before the fall, Jones said «Things are serious now.” Both showed great fortitude. Dr. Ferris, the jail physician, exam- ined the pulses of both men, and they were cut dewn atter hanging about tifteen minutes. Tne Late Barrie m Cuma —The accounts doubt of the disastrous defeat of the fact that this was one of the m engagemenis of the war. G line of the Neevitas and road on Christmas day, with ish troops, six pieces of artillery, and prot amply suficient for eight or ten days. His desti- uation was Ci joand Guaimaro, the Cuban capital, as indicated in a proclamation of his issued @ few days betore, and in whieh he also boasted that, sword in hand, he would seek, find, aad destroy the enem: and that he would show no quarter. He made his attack, says a correspondent, w the insurgents, whe were entrenched ere Guaimaro, Jaunary Ist, andl after three repulses was forced to retreat, closely followed by the Cubans, to Arroyo Honde, whore he was besieged and harassed for fifteen days. On the th of Jawnary be cat his way through, and after tive days difficalt marching and continual fighting, reached the small seaport of Baga, on the north coast, a few leagues eastof Nuevitas, minus artillery and much other property, whers Spanish vessels came at his a and re- moved him and the remnant of his army to Nuovitas. The 5: losses wore, it is stated, 400 killed and 800 wounded. The Caban loss is variously estimated at from 580 to 1,000. ——— CuBAX News.—The report, origmating in Key West, that three hundred Gabans had been maseacred by the Spaniards in the excitement growing out of the Castanon affair, is false. As previously reported, two men were shot iu Ha- vana Wi y night, and these are the onl; cases of retaliation which have occurred. syecial from Havana, February 3d, via Key Vest, has advices from Santiago to January 2sth." The insurgents had captured a convoy with provisions and ammunition ten —c from the ty. Several tights are reportes important ole lett the: and _——s_ + the — Nassau, N. P., to January 30th, report that Gen. Golcouria, with 35 men and 290 rities, recently left tp a schooner, and it is believed he has landed in Cuba. Aguero left Nas- sau on the 39th ult., ona He was heard of on the 2ith ——__—__+see- THE Suxpay Liquor Question. ‘the posed new charter for Sew Xork city, now be tore the —_ of that State, it a to permit sale of beer saluon keepers may sell spirituous liquors during