The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1870, Page 8

8 WASHINGTON. The African in Congress at Last. eee Tho Colored Senator from MZissis- sippi Sworn In. PROPOSED DIVISION OF TEXAS Gcncral Sheridan’s Indian Policy Condemned. WAsmnNaton, Feb, 25, 1876 Admission of Senutor Kevels. After Unree days of debate, waerem the negrb has been \tewed im every aspect eacepi, RErkaps, & Fe- Kgious one, Reveis, the negra Sevator from Miasis- epi, qualities and took his seat in the Senate to- q@y. ‘ine Senato galleries bave been crowded by persons angious to witness the novel sight of @ veritauie negro taking hrs place in the Senate of the United States atongsiie of winte men. Judging from the anxiety pictured on their eountenances and (he uneasiness munilestos to get & good look at the Operation of swoiring Kevela in, te people fm the gaileres must hive expected ameibing vermbic tw fellow, After the vote head been takeo, when the presiaing officer @alicd upon Revels w come forward and take the ati), Ukece Was @ general buzz 1 the galeries, a aasiug up and a bending forward. as ii the appea- ance of some monster was expected in the Senate @eamver. Keve.s who bad veen siting ail day on asolatn the rear of Mr. Suimner’s seat, advanced towards the Cierk’s desk with a modest yet drm aicp. He wes 19 no way embarrassed, but went aoout tne cusiness of bemg sworn iD a4 though he had deen accustowed Ww iL, Of course be swallowed fhe iron-ciad oath without wineing, and cowed his bev quive reverently when the words gao help you God” were rendcred. Immediately alver qualiiying Beveis waiked to the seat iu che rear of Senator Browslow, which, I am told ne intends to occupy. Luts the first weat on the second ter on the ieft of the presiding oficer. To the right is the seat of Beusior Featon, who ta Mr. Nevels’ nearest neigh- bor, Bebiwd Revels siis Senator Gilbert. of Pierida, and in the immediate neighborhood gre Sevatora Scott, fipwon and Cameron It was ao meicy to the democrats that Revels did mot seicct a seat on their side of ihe @bamber. Had he done so the consequences can scarcely be conjectured. Garre't Davis would have been compeite@ to resign, Saulsbury would lave bad to 10 home to Delaware and New Jersey might have Been put to the trouble of welcoming bome her fwekton. AS It is, however, Kevels is in, nobody has gone out aud ihe Seuate is sare, Leport of the Guld Panic Luvestigation Com- mittee. At the regular meeting of the Committee on Bank- fg and Ourrency oay General Garfield submitted ‘De report on the invesugation of the gold specula- Bon and panic which Wok pace in New York last September. About half of the docawent. which Yatuer elaborate, was read, ihe remainder being re- served for anotwer meeting to be held to-morrow. Genefh! Garticid, of course, writes the report to meet We views of the majority of tye commnities, fie exon- erates entirely the President and the members of his household from ail blame, as well as the Secretary of tue freasury, the democrats on the committee, Low that vhey are aware of tne nalore of the majority report, are preparing a minority one, which wiil be prosecuted ty tue House with tae majority and Priuted with 1, 111s said that it will contain some eensure of the Presideat aud persons of nis house- Reid. The Georgia Readmission Bill. The Reconstruction Comm'tice met to-day and @greed upon # bil Jor the admission of Georgta, which was reported to tue House during the day. Bis inull respects similar to the measures under whieh Virginia and Mississippi were admitted. Mr. Beck, a democratic member of the committes, efered a bili in commitiee for the admission of Georgia without conditioas, It was not adopted, but Mr. Beck mad leave w offer It tn the House as @ sub- mitute for Butier's bill, whien be aid. Our Judian Policy Discussed in the House— The Indian Afussacre im Montann De- Bounced. The Indian Appropriation bill, which came up in te House to-day, promises to excite a debate over- bwoling the whvle [ndian policy of the government. Aa the jiitie discussion that was had to-day, the feel- fag Was decidediy against our preseut mode of mak- img war upon tne Indiaas, and General Sheridan same tn for a good deal of averse criticism on ac- @euut of the maaner in which ke conducted bis Madan campaigns, ‘The recent battle wita the Pigeon Indians; of Montana, whereia the Indians were Worsted, was denounced as @ ma sacre, and some Went so far a4 to say that Sharaan should be held responsible for it, A Mysterious Movement—What Meant Some surprise is manifested here at a curious call for a meeting to-mortow evening at Unioa League Mati of the friends of Benjamin F. Butler. Henry Wiwon. of Massachusetis; Horace Maynard, of Ten- assuce: Thomas'S. Dabans, of Loutstana, and other gentiemen, ate to address the meeung. Aa invita: ‘aun is extended to the members of the Union Leagne and ali over republicans to be present. What docs wean? Does It Lists of Registered Bonds. On March 1, and on the first of cach month tnere- alter, the Secretary of the ‘treasury proposes to weve a circular giving a list of all the registerea bouds that are caveated on the books of the Depart- went, giving the acts under which they we-e issued, ‘se denomination ana the numbers arranged nu- merically. This Met will be corrected monthly and whi prove of great value to orokers and bankers, as & will give them a chance to protect themselves from lorgeries, &c., as, When @ bond shail be pre- geuled to (Lew, they can at ouce refer to the list and Ged whether it is caveaied or not. The list ro be issued March 1 will contain the numbers of about four hundred gach bonds, varying in de- womination from fifty dollars to ven thousand dollars each, and of ail acts from Jauaary 28, 1847, to date. Copies for distribution will be sent to assistant treasurers and United States depositories through- out the country where interest is paid, or they will be torwarded to any address upon application to the Loan branch of the Secretary’s ofMce, where ali cor- Kesponcence relating to tae subject snould be ad- Gressed. Gold Balance In the Troasury. At the close of business to-day the oalance tn the ‘Treasury Was $105,775,080, of which $45,935,600 repre- Beuts gola certificates vutsianding, leaving an actual cvin balance of $57,842,990 in tae Treasury. ‘Tne coin Dalunce 1s $7,651,554. ‘The San Francisco Branch Mint. Tn responge to a reso.ution of the Senute, the Bec. retary of the ireasury has transmitted to that body copies of Ue report of Special Agent Hl. R. Linder- man upon the Branch Mint ia San Francisco, and of Mesera. Linderman and Joun Jay Knox upon the Assay OMice In New York, 80 far ag the same related to aseaying and refluing. Tue report of Mr. Linder- man gives a detaued description of the processes of meiting and refining used im the Mint and us brancles, end adduces many considerations to show the cesirabiiity of excluding the work of retining from the mints and Jeaving tt to private enterprise, The improved and cheaper sulphuric acid process used by privave estabiisnments, it 1s stated, cannot be introduced in mints located im the heart of cities, on accouut of Its offensive character an the large space that it requires. The bolition of all charges on ali coinage 1s also strongly recommended as a means of encouraging coinage and check- mg the” exportation of bullion, which has pow a greater commercial value than it possesses for coinage at the mints, Various objea- tions against the policy above indicated are met and euswered by arguments and iitustravions, In regard to the New York Assay Ofice Special Agents Linderman and Knox recommend that the business of retluing be continued in that esabilsmenut by means of the new sulphuric act? process, as tnere ‘# suMicieat room for 18 ad because 1b {3 of the Dighest iunportance to hi extensive rednery at That point capapie of uly competing with European estaviishments, Tae management of the Meher and reflaer’sa department by the present cumpent, Mr. Mason, 18 eapectally commende't, the amount of ma@ey saved to the governr peal his improvements during the past four yer mated at not leas tnan $99,000 Receptions of Secretary Fish * oa gyeaner | Blaine. Secrotary and Mra. Fish WO-NI ge ivy note last eveving card reception OF DOs Aon wong attendance Was, ag usua!, very Drill” | aay msuinguished. 11- cluding the President 4a many other persons Prominent 10 (BC YO! geay and social fein Waste |“ ington. Speaker and ™ 2s pigie ateo held an evening Teceplion, WO) » wary ationded by General Sherman and 4 Very! srze number of owners oceupying bigh posHlONS ay ie various nranches of the public ser vice. Many strangers were also present, oluaing the, @etegation from ‘the Penusyivania Lemstature ‘Od the Mayor and memoers of the City Council of ‘The latter cated earlier in the evening Tespoois to ur President. Nominations Seut to tho Senate. The sotowing nominations were sent in to-<day:— George R. Kibve Lo be Coitsctor ot Internal Reve- Puc ior Lue Puurwell Gettctuat. New York; ueo gu 1B. Govdwin, w ve Assessor af Luterual Koveuue sur ue Firs: districher Wiscon: foximasiers—Theodure C. /Pail Bay City, Mich.; George F. Clarke, Los Anyélos, Ca; Joun W. Cumuings, Ware, ass, Personal, Gencra! Van Wrck, recently admitted. toa neat In the iivuse of Represcutatives, leaves Ulla chy We might for New Hampsitre, stump tor the repuditcan tiexet im that State, FORIY-FIRSE CONGRESS, Second Session. SENATE. WasuINcTon, Feb, 25, 1870. DIVISION OF THY STATE OF TEXAS, Mr. Howaxn, (rep.) of Mich,, introduced a bill to divide the Stave of Texas and to establisn the Termitorics of JeJerson and Matagorda. He said NEW YO'%K HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1870. Kot to reter ine crestentials of Str, 1 po Alary Co nanttes, wuica was Hub a) AY Vole—veas 3, Mays 43. & WiLsan bioved tia; the oath of oMee bo now @dniquatered to Air. Xevei MT. VOMBROY. (rep.) of and mays on une motion, TRUaBULL, (rev.) of I, sald he thonght the ovata would be ad niuistered vs a uaicer of ‘Course abd LNat a vole Was unnecessary, Msinted old Vole being taken, “he Vies PResipenr said the Senator from Ken- tucwy * Davis) had given bolice of his intention Wo Obj@'l at every stave of the proceediazs, anda , cailed for the yeas Would counpel & Vale by @ party volo—veas 43, Rava c, While Ur. Johnsen, of Virginia, 4 Meauy Gi ol erate HG, Was absen hoe ere dei frou ast outward imanifestatious upon the aunouuce- mens ol the resuit. Alter the vore liad been announced Air, Revels, accompanied by Air. sponse LO a suggestio, eUStO. nary val OL vi trou the Onalr, au ce, He then proceeded to tue number of Senators ad others wadeied nin wal congratulations, ¢ ‘the Seuaie then, at five o'clock, adjourned unit Mouday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WaAsMINGTON, Feb, 25, 1872, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFARKED. By Mr, STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Conn.—te en- to aid 40 restoring commerce aad ior carcymyg sac Uonted States mais, By Ar, HoaR, (rep.} of Mass.—To establish a ay3- tem of national education, Mr. JENOKBs, (rep.) of R. I., rom the Committee on mentof Justice, Kecommitted. TU® CHARGES AGAINST REPRESKNTATIVS HAMILIn On mouon of Air, Cessna, (rep. of Pa., the Com- mittee oo Elections were armcharged irom turtuer consideration of charges against tue loyaty of | ep- Tesentasive Hawi, of Merviand, ie charges borane merely éx parte, and the charges Nob being follow ‘up by the parties making thei, ‘The liouse then proceeded tw vote on the reserved amendments to THB LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION DIL. The amend went appropriating $14,500 for tig De- Pariment of Kducaiion was udopted vy yous 100, nays 46. ‘The amendment making appropriawons for the mint at Carson City, Nev., a8 @ suostisute for a the proposition was to divide Texas into three | cisuse abolishing the law winch esiablisied It, was parth, thas portion east of the Sen Antonio and Trunity rivers, coutaming, by the censua of 1860, agreed to—ycas 52, Nays 63, RBJONSTRUCTION OF GEORGIA, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass., from tio econstrac. Bogie ubjocnion to the aduiuisiraaon of We oaue Mr, SAULSLURY nunennced his objeciion, and me vote Was thea taken, resuiting I lavor of Lhe meuUm aur. FOWLE: 1p both eases voted with the majority,” vote the CuAik requested the ¥ crowded, bo rosiraur Wilson, came forward ia te. took tne seat assigued him on the repuviican sive, where a courage the buliding of frat etass iron steamabips: PROMISCUOUS POLYGAMY. A Wife‘with Two Husbands—How the Matri- moval Honors Were Dividel—An Indig- vant Community Threa‘ens Tar end Feathers—Ihe Freo Lovers Obey tho Hint and "Pull Up Stakes.” AS an fhistration of (no alage “Truth 4s stranger than fictioa” the following sequel to a true story of Promiscuous matrimonial ramifications, perhaps, outstrips anythie that bas set transpired where civilization exists in the domain of muntal righ aud conjugal obligations, Some low weeks ago the IlexaLD, gave @n account of Lhe progress of the “amipity” theory, Manitested in the domestic circle of a biack.mitn named Willtaia Brows, living at Dopds’ Ferry, Wesiwuester county, the salient Jeaures of wi.ch may be briedy resumed as 10l- hws ‘The disciple of Vulean. woo occupied the position Of husband and father, bad in bis employ an assist aut bamed gue, wuo was also @ boarder ip the hou of the Diacksmiti. As the request of his wile Brown had @ “bill of separation” drawa up, upon tLe recep. oi which Mra, Browa huked uer arm i aud ug we Lb CERRINA Mn. Oe Visage gawd Was suremoly Uuied fo mee 0 Lue *aituity’* ul ber eeechon, lieiuraug to the howe of tne BidchemILY, the KOW.Y Warried Wile ua KuoLhEr Cou BeL.eG Ww 186 LFOWATEMNAL. MD ibe Wousd asa boaruer, Which poston Bo tudly Accepted, the chaase Ung efecto) WiLbLUE tur 4 anuinens Uisturolng Lae Lario- ‘UiOUs FOLATE Lode Exinied KELWeun Lie empioyer ano Loe empioyed, Not many vas had ciapsed alver tue wo-Caled wurnaze when The evinced & dese where he will take tac | Retrenchment, reported a dill to estabiush a Depart- | te UbiaiD podecsdion OF Boe HeyOWabie Londs Neld by tne Woman, aid after resoruug, among oluer uicuns, to the “throtinng” process finaly vacked dis trunk 80d WoceremumOssly avaddoues I bride, giving Wer (oO Wuderstand that sae suoUid Nob again Jeast ber Optics uD Hun da bac Heel, Wien the nuise Mave vy bie brain OM WhicO Jive WOk passage Lor ue West had ceased to reverberate turougu tae Boul tered village wifeasy nuumed, tuo Womaa inmedi- absi¥ trausterrea her or. ginal husbaad tru tue pusi- tion of a vourder to his legal status as Ler protecior wad the master Oi the housenois, After being Boseut @ couple OL Weeks Tigho sent a letter irom Canata © ie quondain wue, expressing regret at leaving ber; also denouncing buc low waves paid lor mecaauical iavor m the New Dominion, and conctuded by telling her tat he was avout to stare for home, Wuere uobluag oul deaun 8HOUId part tei In toe future, ‘The Wanuerer kept u13 promise Weil wud wriived wt Lue Bceue Of His recent beneymoon Dut Many Mights since—reachiag ine Peaceful cottage of the biacksmica, Where that avout two hundred and thirty thousand inhabitants, | tion Commitee, reported a vill te adit the Stabs of | Worthy individual bad retired afer bis day's vol Ww to be called the Tercnory of Jeiferson; that portion between those rivers and the Colorado river to con- sulute ihe Siate of texas, whicn spacs im 1360 con- tamed about two hundred and fifty thousand inhavi- \ants, black and white, and all west of the wemero boundary Hine of this State, embracing, by the ceu- ‘sus of 1860, about one hundred and fiiteen thousand iphabitanta, to bo denominated the ‘Terriwry of Matagorda. i hese divusious weie considered neces- sary ib view ol the preseut exceeding y extensive urea of the State and ine incongruvus character ot tue popuation. The assent of the Siate of ‘Texas Woula be tasisved upon to Luts arrangement beiore 18 aduniss.on Lo representation, ‘The UU was reiecred to the Committee on Terri- tories, BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a bill to Prevent prize fighung. 1t provides punishinent by Unprisoument for not less Wan two years aud a Une uot leas than $3,000 for engaging in a prize ight in any State or Lerrivory, aod haf of said penalties Jor aiding such fights as secouus or surgeons, Tne United States courts to tage cognizance of tho ‘6x. MAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., Introdaced a bill to pro- Mee pes ah feleereld fori Be Duatiict of Vo- uubdia, Waich Was relerred to minittes on the Daarict of Uviumbia, THE MISSISSIPPI SENATORS. Mr. ROBEHIBON, (rep.) OL 8. C., presented the cre- Genciais of General Autes, Senator elect trom Mis Asai if Whiob were recerred wo the Vornmnwee 0 adic) x9 ‘Toe peuding business relative to the credentials of Mr. eves a8 Senator from Mississippi waa then taxen up, amd air. VICKERS. (dew.) Of Md., gd- dressed the Seuate upon the legal constituttoda) de- Giniuon of citazensaip, claiming ‘ne prtuciple o: we Dred Seovt decision Nad never been success.ully con- Woverted in tue Seuute. He argued tuat tue con- sirucuiiu given by ull the departineats of the gov eruweut vo the teriu ‘citizens’? did not embrace persous of African descent. In ali our legiaiauon a clear @suinctiod Naa been maintaines between white citizens and the Airican .ace—slave or froe. Our navuralization and minwia aws appied to white ciuZens ab their cductuieut. ‘The negro race was not recoguized 8 & Citizen OF a3 Capable Of becounug & cituzen of te United states, He tuen arzued that Reveis was neligiole In view of the consuiuponal provision requiring nine )eara’ citizenship 4s one of Ue qualificatious uf a senuter, Mr. STSWART, (rep.) Of Nev., asked whether in the eveut of this Objection veing sutuacturily disposed of the Seuator irom Alaryiand (Mr. Vickers) would #Ull Object Lo Mr, Kevels’ admission? Whether his Opposi:lon Was Not really w the color of tuls gentice mau? Air, VICKERS satd he would answer the question by asking auocer, aud thar was Whether, In the opin- 10N O1 he Senavor iron Nevada (air. Stewart), Wwe cousideration suggesied by hia was a proper one to be introduced iu the discussion of a grave consttu- toma: quéstion? . STOCATON, (dem.) of N.J., remarked that juest Of the demucratic minority in tue Sen- offence. ate Wo allow @ committee 10 investigate the facts | trom their guos Was Not 40 @truciOud. Civulzation upon these credenWals did Dut luvolve a question us to the color of the person presenung tam rhe credentials themselves turuisied no iaication of ne color of Mr. Kevels; aud, fur ove, ne (Air. SvOCK- ton) disolanned having veen prejuoieed ta the siya est degree agalust Mr. Keveis because he was @ bluck may. Mr. CASSERLY, /dem,) of Cal. in replying to Mr. Wiison, asserted his conviction of Wiat ue called tic “nollowness and “insincerity Of republican protes-. sions for tne cause of humauity,” and ts firm be- Hef tbut the legislation of the Congressional majority to cu.ored peoyie had becu governed soiely Ly par- san consideration; that the senator had taunied te dewocratic side with their numerical weakuess In the Sevate, but he (Mr. Casserly) thanked God none gf them lad been eiev to the Sen- ate by ones over tle Lexis of a down- trodden alld oppressed people. When the Senator spoke of being one of Wwe representatives Of God almghty 1% might be meceasary for him to show bis {Laugoter) ip view of the spirit MuaLuested OD tis queso ou the other side ne (air. Casaeriy) Would ouly remark that if lt were truc Vast tuat Senator Lad been se\ected us @ representa- uve of Providence It Was another ilusiration of the saying tout ‘the ways of Providence were pust dud- ing out.” (Laughter.) Mr. WILSON argued that in obeying the divine command to “break the yoxe of the oppressed aud ,| Jet tue go iree,” every mab Wo aced with ihe repubiican majority did oear & Coumission from the Almighty. ‘They fad been true to the eause of hu- mauity, While tue efforts to betwer the condition of the colored race nad met with toe bitter aud uure- lenting bostiity of their democrauc opponents, Mr. SAWYKR, (rep.) Of 5. C., acgued lo show that the objection of tne democraiic side wo tue represen- latives from the recoustructed States was based upon the fact that minorities were not now repre- sented as formerly. He claimed tnat the force ex cived by Lue Uniled Slaves in establishing govera- menis im the South was a legitimate force, beg that of ihe unrepresented colored race, Mr. DRAKE, (1ep.) Of Mo., referrimg to the charge that Senatois haa beeh elected through the ageucy o1 the military, deciared nis preference for thay kina of an elecuon over a triuinpn of the democrauc party, whose only Lope of p.wer in the luture was in the gililelab, Frum every quarter, be said, democratic eyes were invariably turned on election aay to New York city, because 16 was known that there tue fair majority ol the State, no matter What, would be overcome, not oy tue voices of true Awmericaus, but by tne dominion of the shillelan. bor bimseit he Would preier the respectable auwmor- ity of tue bayonet to tne rule ot ine ciun, Tue Senator trom California appeared to moura over Uns suute of things; but that was not to be woa- dered at, for, if the Congressioual Directory was cor- rect as W tue Dativity Of tae Senacor, he liad @ oative sympatiy with tne snuleian. Mr. CASSEXLY made some farther general re- marks, ia which he stated that the country was being unconsciousiy Wrapped up in the culls Of tue Monstrous AnACONGA Of FecuuBirUctiun. fu reply w Mr. Drake he sad tuere were some heads tout could not be affecved by aa instrument like the Senator had aliuded Co, and that the appearauce of the Seua- wr (Mr. Drase) might be aX assurance against personal injury frou such @ source. (Laughter.) ie would rewiud the Senate that the nine seuators wie consututed the enure representation of the demo- cracy of the country Were nota Jair judicauon of ihe Inoral and numerical power at tueir bucks. Tue system of represe: tation of states in tne Senate Was au uijust aud uular one; but that the strengta of the great parties of tne country had been siiown in the last Presidential election, wien, notwithstanding the miliary power of the government was agaiust tue democratic patty, the successful candidate had @ wajority of less Wan Len per cent of the Wwtal vote. He cited tne Jact lor the coasiderauon of those Seaators who had taunted we minoriuy bere upon tueir auimbers. Air. Soorr, (tep.) of Pa, argued that the Civil Rigats bili and the fourtecath amendment were Lot prospective ia their terms, bub declared ali persoas boru im the United states to be ctuzens, The = people were mate citizens by that declaru- On. Mr. Stockton closed the debate, asserting that the question of color had not been eutertaiued on he democratic side, but merely that of the requisite qualifications under the constitauion. The other side in relusiug vo refer the credentials of Keveis and by their eagerness to adinit Lim showed how mac they were in ced in iis favor by reason of his color. tie remarged that the rules prevented him answerlug it as it deserved to be and aiso the charge of the Senator (Mr. Scott) that the giorious young demociacy had ever sympatuized Wita re- el0D. he Senate then voted apon the resolution of Mr. structing the Committee on Military Adwirs te ox- Georgia & & represeniauon ip Couyresa, aud asked to have it put upon tts passaze, Mr. BINGHAM, (reo.) of ULio hoped tt would not be pressed untit after it was printed. Georgia had already been udmitted to a revr-scatation, Mr. OULLOM, (rep.) of L.—Twice. Mr, BUTLER—it 18 in (olidens verdis the samo a8 the Virginia aod Mississipp! bilis. ir. ELDRIDGE, (deu.) of Ws, Suggested that Mr. Builer saouid also include the Siate of Massachu- eeua. Mr. Woop, (rep.) of N. Y., notitied Mr, Butier that the bill couid not possibly be dis @1 to-day. ‘the report was very far from being @ unanimous oue, and more than oue or two umendments or sud- auitutes would be offered by Members of the Kecon- struction Committee. bk presented au entirely acw question. He appealed to Mr. Butler vo ies tue bili go over till Monduy. Mr. BurLen, yiclding to various suggestions made. bad the bili recommuitwod aud ordered wo be printed, ving motice that he Would report it back on 1ucs- rf Mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky., offered a substitute, which Was also ordered to be pried. THE BALK OF CADETSUIP3, Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind., ofered a resoluvion tn- vend its investigation 80 as to asceriam whether any oMicer of the ary Or Davy. including the War sua Navy Deparsmenis, hae advised or nulicitea any meuiber of Congress to recommend the appaiutment to a cadetalup vo tie AAary or Naval Acasemies of ‘any person not a bona Jide resident of the distmet or who was elherwise disquaiiicd; or wheter any such oillcer bas acquiesced in or Oillcially passot Upon and accepted any noanation kuowing tt wo be of the caaracter indicated; also to inquire aud re- port in reation to money ur otver Luproper consid. evaiions in the premises, Adopted. HE INDIAN AVPROPALATION BILL. ‘The House thea, ut bull-past two, went into Com- miitee of tue Whole, Mr. Mercur iu the cuair, ox the Todian Appropriation Dill, appropriating 98,158,959, Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) Of Cul., who lad charge of (he Dili a8.a mewber ol tue Commitiec on Appropriativi, explained is provisions and exposed the disionesties @ou peculations that Bave been pracused under iue geveral Indian treaty sysiem. te denounced tue lave iuassacre of Judiaus by Colonel Baker's comumaud, 88 revved by Vincent Collyer, comparing Wb to ine Inagsucre Of Giencoe. He regretied thas the hevo of the pvenAudOsl had to Bund Bponsur deed us wat. it wus the duty of tue gov protect the Indians frou the whites aud treat we. Wit Wore geutieuess uud BUManity. Ar, PAINe, irep.) of Wis., reidar.ed that If General Sheridan were responsivic for tial Wassucre Nis respousibilily Was certatoly & very grave une; UL Os could uot beLeve Lie stavements as nade vy Vinccus Colyer, paruculariy alvar readiug we order avd report of General Sheridan aud bis instructions to Geveral Haucock in November, lovy, Luese Mr. Paine sent to the Clerk's desk wad iad read. dt. SARGENT said he was not coudeuming General Sheridan or the Geueral of tie Araty. te was simply striking at a system. Tuere was vo warrautin Wwe laws of God or maa for destroying Wowed and cAli- uren because their husbands und fatuers were rob- bers, ‘The act of the Hayusi ia biowing the Sepoys suudoered ut acts like these. Mr. VOORHEES, (dew.) of Ind., expressed hia ab- horrence at and entered his protest against we system of wariare as exposed by air. Colyer’s les. ter. He understood that in that massacre, wuici ad been Leralded a8 @ battle, tuere bad been Uity women and ility ttre Cauiluren Killed. puch a sys- ven of Warlare could not be justided veiore ihe House, beiore the country, beiore tue civilization of we age, or iu the sigatel Guu or wan, He would not vote a dollar Of appropriation to uphold such a system), Dut Of War, DUL of indiscriMinae Massacre. Mr. SAKGENT reminued uno Wat be Gould not accomplisu 18 purpose by voting against the bill, woich contained no appropriation for uuitary pur- Mr. ELDRIDGE, inquired of Mr. Sargent whether be advocaved the seulimcnt of Genera Sheridan's lé.ter. Mr, SARGENT sald he was not_to be led lato trrele- yet he ed that Geueral Sucriuds Was at Dears as kind @ gentleman as the geueman frow Wis- cousin oF Runseit, He commended the quaker policy among the Indians, ald veileved Luut Ib Lad accou- phahed beites results Ulan avy Obuer agency. Mr. CLARKR, (rep.) of Kau., expressed ule views against the wiule Indian treavy syscem, and 10 favor of the abrogatiou of ali exwung indian treaues. General debate having closed, tho House pro- ceedeu to conaider the vill by seclions for amend- ments. Mr. CLARKE moved an amendment providing that hereatver the lodiaa tribes sual oe considered Inca paoie of maktuy treaties. Mr. HoLaias, (Jem.) of Ind., mage the pot of order that that was indepeadent iegisiation anu DOL in order to ap appropriation oil, ‘Tne CHAIRMAN susiaimed tue point of order. Mr. ELDRIDGE catered his suleua protest against the manuer 10 WHICH Lae IDdiaus ad been treated, aud especially against Was barbarous, buat Iniawous order of General Sheridan which Bad been just read, If these lndiaus were, us geuliemen said, wards of the government, tuca we were the must barbarous people om the carth. MI. STEVENSUN, (rep.) of Ublo, entered his pro- test against ihe sweeping condempation of Lhe xov- ernment oificers. il le stoud aione he would ex- Press his approval of the orvers of General saeridan. ahey expressed the senlimeut of war, ana he had aiways ovlieved that 1m War the most vigorous policy Was bot only the best poiicy, but the must merctiul policy. Geveral sheridan bad said, -*We Gust strike the plow wacre {5 will hurt,”’ wu that was cue only Way to make wal di they wnust igh: these indiaas: Iney must light to kill, He woud join the genile med WM any attempt Co Make and wantin pew but war should Le made a war. if tae suidiers were Ww stand on tie defensive to walt to be attacked and let Wwe IMdiags retreat to the wiiderness aud never Tolow tuem, there would ve no end to tie indian for age or weX, Whose women and cildven maue war on waite wommeu and children, Wao dauced for Joy around the burning blake, Whose Women and caildrea were demons of vorwre, were ony Wo be Warved Upon at ali by a War of extermiaauiou, Mr. MUNGEN, (dein.) Of Ohio, Baid he was not Awure tat Aid inlia aud gentlemaniy colieague frou Cinciuuatl Was O1 80 beilicose Bad Livodtuirsty & disposition. He could not overlook the liwaan Bacrifice Of those savages, Aud could Lot sce Buy mercy or justice or humanity or civilization in i. AS UO BaVages WhO Wurder and destroy white women and cillorea he Would figs tifem vo the 14st, put he cerbailiy Wold DOF juiwp ale & litle indian B.cK with smalipox aod kill bim. x ‘The committee rose to close the debate on tho paragraph, aud then the House, at titees minutes past our o’ciock (’. M., adjourned 1 Akouday. Enie GALWAY CHANGES. It ts reported that Messrs. Fisk and Gould yester- day accepted the resignation of Mr. L L. Racker from the office of General Superintendent of ne £nie road. 11s said Mr. Kucker 3a8 beeh iorced to resign un account of the frequent protects of the division superintendents against bis vexatious and unnecessary interference in tue affairs of their ae- partments, He is exceedingly unpopular among the employes all along the road, and it will be re- membered chat tue disrespectiul manner in which he treated the delegates who came to intercede or the Jersey City strikers made vem so indignant that but for the courvesy with winch Messrs, Goud and Fisk weated them they would bave ordered o general sinike of the macumists. eujoy the res:oriug tutuence of Morpaeus, happy in the possessiuu Of big We and Clilirca. til Con- weutment, however, waa but twausiory, as the door was cheerfully opeued to the jutess husband, snd alter mutual congratuia- tuons had been offered Brown was quietly informed vy his spouse Laat he might take poases- BiuL Of anoiber apurtinent ang thal the piace which his form wad so satuy pressed suouid Know mun LO more forever. Beiug &@ Mau Of peace, Brown meekly accepied the situation and sougnt repose i tuat Portion of the house allotted tw nim through the weueroaity (1) of his wile, ‘this votal disregu @ for decency was too much for the moral coumuany of Dobbs’ Ferry, anu a com- mittee of indiguant citizens waited on ‘ligne a day or two ago and iuformes him that he bad precisey four nours in whic to leave the neighvoriuud, or OLuerwise rewalo BC Dis peril. 16 1s uniy necessary to add that the fellow leit and that the fatthiess wile Gf the biacksulith was the companion of his fight. A NEGRO FIEND. Attempted Qutrage by a Negro on a Girl ot Fourteen in Bergen County, N. J.—The Brutal Scoundrel Lodged in Jail. On Tuesday last a young girl named Minnie Ton- Wiuskie was proceeding along the road leading from New Milford to Paterson, when she was over- saken by a nezro named Henry O. Blune, who was anving @ wagon belonging to Van Buskirk & Lane. He jumped of the wagon ana entered into conversa- tion wish the girl, patting ber on the head aud taking hoki of her hand gently, Tne girl started back au the grasp of the repulsive, ugiy looklug hevro, but ue enaeavored to woulue her win “Whavs the mavert? *Whavs you ‘raid for? and such oiuer expressious, to relieve her mind of @uy abprebensions, At last she staried to run, Wiea ve made a few Brides waiter fer, Caugut and tirew her duwa, aad, placing tis haud On her mouth, Was avout Lo acco plish Ms feudisa purpose Wuea a kind Provideuce BELL & mau thal Way, av the signs of wauim the @emon 10 Duman shupe fed, As sv02 a8 the young girl recovered Irom her conseruation she’ went howe aud iwiormed her family of tie ature. A pariy hiamiediately stared lu pursuit, aad on Wedoesday moerains bie hegro Was arreste? aud Judged in tue Bergen county ia), ab Hackensack. The exciiement which jollowed the announcement of this ouirage Was such a8 Is Very be.dum seco in the quiet lite wwa of Hackensack—so quiet, Indeed, that bad vie outrage been Committed elsewhere Lie villain would have but @ pour chauce of escaping the veugeauce of the populace. ATTEMPT.D MUIDER NEAR MAMARONZCK. Sanuel Bolton, a young man belonging in West Farms, while on his way on Thursday night, about even o'clock, to visit his brother, was attacked by two men, near the residence of Menry Puruy, in Harrison. They cat his throat, makiag a gash irom tue spinal cord 10 the winupipe, aqd alter rovbig nim of $160, his shirt studs, dc., threw bin over @ fenve. He recovered nis genses 1 abour fiteen mi.utes, and by nis groans attractea tie atienuon of a colored man named Caries Purdy, rewdiog near, Who procured ® physician. Boltun 13 not fatally injured. He sass he drew tne money in New York, and noticed two strangers following i as far as Mamaroneck, Where he jeft the train. G ig supposed the would-ve murderers took the twea- ty-seven minuves to Bix A. Mi. train today from Namraoneck tor New York. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—Tils Day, 6 89 | Moon rises..morn 427 5 49} High water....eve 556 Weather Along the Coast. Frorvanry 2-— A. M. Weaths Thar: 7 : SLTABLSLKSLSE OCEAN STEAMERS, DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH, Destinuton. Ones. Wars. ‘Tuuse Savages, WHO, themseives, cared nus | PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 25, 1870. CLEARED. Steamahtp Varuna, Spencer, Galveston via Key West—C II Mallory & ¢0, Ship Nesutin, Sehibye, Anjier—Peabody. Willis & Co. m Tapscott, Bloufer, Loudoa—E 1 Alorgan’s en & Bierck, Catiz—Tappes Beausie. ark Veresa (Dutch), Galle, Maracaivo—Maitand, Phelps * Sate Mary A Way, Rusgell, Havana. Walsh, Fietd ¢ Wa; Bark Abuie Craig (Br), k, Matanzas—iieney & Pt “frig Fearless (Br), Greoawood, Cardenas—eney & Par- ‘Schr Hortensia, Norton, Demarara—Miller & Houghton, Bebr Beta, Brown, New Orleans—F Talbot & Co. Schr Ide Birdsall, Birdsall, Bavaunab—N L McCready & Sehr W Smith, Tooker, Charleston .N L McCready & Co. Sebr Dick Wiilams, Corson, Newvern—Thomas, Holmes Co, Schr Banvard, MeGee, City Point Sebr L P Pharo, Lit imore—Van Brunt & Blaght. Behr H G Faye, Prescott, Baitimore—J W Mckee. Sieamer Vioe.and, Hazell, Batimore. & ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE NERALD STRAM YACHTS. Steamship Union (NG), Dreyer, Bremen Feb 42 fiw South: ampton 15th, with mdse and 245 passengers, to Uel- richa & Co, Had ane weather, with the exceptioa of the Inst Bdayn; had siroag westerly winds; Fel 2, las 4 18, pasied a large quantity of driftawff; Vth, iat 49 59, 100 we bark Liverpool (Br), from MobLe tor Brena; 22d, ton 4d | at 48.10, lon 64 44, an Inman steamer, tound Fi; tat 4 rg 4918, 2 four marted neamer, do, enshp St Laurent (Fr), Lemarie, Havre, via Br ene ven 1 AM, with idee wid YS gern, to OMY Seennin. the Banks of Newfoundland bat SOF 47 weash- rr ea; >) AM, 8X0 miles from de York, 4an ipman steamer, Lind me days! al, 60 mites 10, 8 fonr-masted steamer, Min, 240 0 from do, ship China, hence Cor Li rn steam: 1; same, Sey, Si miles fron do. enmatip Minnossta, aaron de! nee Steamship Charleston, Berry, Churiest’ sq, 69 hours, with mise ot baer t) Morgan SG Nal caoug nor.ber y wince the patsace. rig pmila. clade (Loe) Oemoteo, Nat wrth Crate, 40 Funch, Baye, Gar Passo er les 6) Gibral- tar Jan 16; had variable we 1g Un on (Br, Le Broo, Bis Janeiro, 43 ds fee to KD) Margin & Go—veas Ate JG McArth the Equator Jan 2) in lon 37 13; Omst; 7 days noth of Haitarns 5 snoks brig Violorls (Rr from Bens 7 lear (i'r), Benson, Wieck Kt i Fogwood, frutic and evifes, to + W, cd roagh weath: @F5 5 days north of Hatteras; Feb 2%, 196 miles SE of can. dy Mook, spake bark Com Dupont, from Havana tor New Vor. Vannaman, Brower, Savanah, 7 days, with mache Kigewuoly Der-cka ny toe towne 87 ith 00! ckaon, Geer.etow!, 80, 7 daya, wit! aval stores, to . ixperls ‘aro. naval stores, to JD Murluat @ Son. Lxperlenead strong Sehr J A Grifths, Foster, Wilmington, NC,5 days, with o. rite 18 dns aval sti Blossom, Hayne & Co Schr E i Naylor, Naylor, Wilmington, NO, jth Raval stores, to Overton © Wewsie “9 aineshas Bohr Harry Lee, Barrett, Nuwoern, NO, 6 days, with naval neem we donpe Benith «Co, thos ‘Dow vitae with nava’ stores, to I +g (ev ae AG. fark ‘The brig Long Reach, which arrives 2th, 1 ed John's fagrahamn; earyo'ts ihe tong fatant Sugar Reluery. Passod Taronga oll Gato, BouND Allie Z Kew Bedford for New em e hase, Kew Bedford for New yoglit Laure Robinson, Robloson, New ledford for Mew Schr Speedwell. Smith, Chath .m for New Yor’. Sehr Jacob Kaymont, Hoit, New Landon for Eltzahethport ‘Bant tiardy, New Haven for iitzabetsport, lon, Havana Coc New Yors. Kobe WW tralnant, Douglass New Haven for New York, . —y New iavun (ar New Lut Schr Evco t, Bail, Bridgeport Cor ule ibuth port, bore [tel cetiramd Davis, Bi Higa port pe roe % Sami Crocker, Thacher, 11 rt for New York. Schr Kila, Sammis, Hustin-ton forNew Yorks BOUND RA3T, Ship Formosa, Allen, New Yori for Buston. Hark Kate Ayues, B ask, New York for St John, NB. Sebr A Hay Jes, Sinith, Philadeiphia cor Provi ieace. ny ay St, Vllexo apoE for Prysitens alth, Snow, Hoboxea far Warcham, McNamee, New Yor (or Grosnwish, Behr Dart, Johnson, New \ ork for Stamford, bebr ML Bartlett, Riker, Sors for Goose Islaad, SAILED. rib. St Croix; Rachel, Matan: ima, Liverpool ; Caraco. Wind at sunset WNW, froah, Shipping Notes. The steamship City of Brooklyn, Captain Brooks, of the Inman line, will leave pier 45 North river at 1 PM to-day, ‘26th inst, for Queenstown and Liverpool. ‘The National line steamship Engiand, Captain Grigs, will leave pier 47 North river at 1 PM today for Liverpool via Queenstown, ‘The steamship Columbia, Captain Dumbreck, of the An- chor line, will sail at 12 M to-day from pier 4 North river for Londonderry and Glasgow. The Merchants’ live steamship Miasiasippi, Captain Henry, will leave pier No 12 North river at 8 PM to-day for New Orleans direct, The Bremen steamship line will hereafter discharge at Southampton docks, instead of merely calling at Cowes, as heretofore. Marine Disnsters. qLOxno% Feb 25-The Lizslo, Cummings, which arrived at fenoa in itreas, bas dischar, » She was to be badly damaged. ‘aan ig mea ba ay Ban Osurn, which recently went ashore on Whitlep's Twang, Pupet Sound, bas bees “abandoned by the under: wri . Bria Mrrzen, from St Domingo for Boston, ashore at Point Judith, went to pieces night of i8th inst. Bac L M Meanirr, Eaton, at Portian! from Cardenas, ‘oe intacnmmjpenenpey§ re bad Pig aie the en- re paasage. carried aw vom, ibs, and wustal other igh damage. ~ aia Scun GrozcEr B Sours, Pray, at Portland from New Fork, reports on the night of the 13th fnst was run fate 'y schr Clara Rankin, auf carrietaway cathead. ‘The OR had no light up at the time of the coliisiva. fone J W Evenwas, ashore at Caps Heniépen, will pro- bably bea total lou. ” m SouR AsHoRz—An unknown schr was ashore on Monomoy Point, Cape Cot, at 1 AM 26in ina . GRENOOK, Feb 12—The steamahtp India, from New York, which arrived here yesterday, hal yrouuted, ater leavin: this p'ace for Glasgow, opposite Dum artoa, wuere sue 8 ill Hes. Lighters nave been despatchod to the’ vessel for the eof ligitening her. ‘The steamship St Andrew grounted this moraing near to Renf-ew while coming dowa t) proeeed to Vortiant, 4 QUEENSTOWN, Feb 13—The Ada'ia 8), Sanders Charleston, put in yesterday wit, machinery cama; Ww, Feb i2~Some cases ant cans of pe'rolenm, Devoe rnd Pratt, New core, have been picked up ‘at Jack's Hole, south of Wickiow Head. Miscellaneous, Purser Wm D Hempstead, of the steamslip Eaz'e, from Havana, has our thanks for attentions. : NEW ORLEANS, Feb 2%—There was 9 severe storm upon the Lake, river and Gulf last night. No damace to vesses Jo port. “Telegraph Unes dowa between tue chy and the aases. Whalemen. Bark Adeline Gibbs, Babcoc’, of NB, was at Singapore Dec °8 with 1590 bbla sp and 739 to wh oil on board—17.0) ap ‘and 730 wh all told—bound home, Ship Mary, Smith, of Edgartown, fe reported at Singapore Deco. Had been in the dook, sheatied and coppered, but atid leake Kpoken—Dec %, lat 27 47 8,1on $915, brig A 1D Small, Ry- der of Provincetown, 9 months out, with @) hbis sp and 30 do wh off all told. Foreizn Ports. Annnossan, Feb 11—failed, Dreadnought, Roberts, More- cambe. ANQy, Jan 8—In port bark Margarita (NG), Petervea, for rk Vg, Balied Bia, brig Alexandra (Dan, Nvork. FRieTOL, Feb 12—Ent out, H L Routh, Martin, for New York. yoo Feb 9—Satled, Monarch, Thompson, New cr rk. Caxvirr, Feb 11—Arrived, American Enzie, Harding, Hamburg (and ent out for de Vern). Clea , Mary A Francis, New Orieans. Ent for Lz Vith, Alnambra, Moulion, for New Orleans, Cure, Feo 8—Arrived, Perseverance, Sylves er, Charles ton. TALCUTTA, Feb 9—Salled. Etith, Warren, NVerk; Natur. ! 40; 13th, les, Ba0w, Boston. nb 04—Paasnd by, ably bitzdveti Cuising, Colby, voir For from yr Lon ‘on. fo RiMBNY, Feb 12—Arrived, brig Aurelius, Muller, Yelek for Boston. GLAasGOW, Feb 12—Sailed, 8 Andrew (#), Ritchie, Port- nt (d" RENOOK, Feb 12—Sailed, Enropa (n), McDonald, NYork. Giuzauran, Feb 5—Arnived, Ann, Fiory, Nyork. Havre, Feb 12—Sailet, Car, Otten, N York, Cleared 12th, Cephas Starrett, Babbiige, Cadic and United jates. Fooonow, Jan $-In port ships Avon, MeReth, from Shanghae, atrived Nec %, for NYork ld; Simoda, Jobn- son, ‘or Shanghae, do, Bufled Dec 25, ship Springfeld, Dwight, NYork; Jan 4, a noms La Ayo hips Charles Ansuste (Fr} ONG KOKQ, Jan 12—In port shina Cl c New Orleans, with Chinese emigrants: Witch der, ftom NYork, arrived 4b, unc; § @ Glover, Miller, from Cardia. arrived Dc, do; Great Admiral argh, Galatea, Crowell. unc; bart y Feyot, and Ville det Lo (Fr), Dubois, for New Orleans, with Chinese emicrants; Parsee, Soule, and Lizzie, Peake, unc, ldg; Hy), Kiem, for NYork, ldg. k Pekin, Seymour, Cape St James and Yokohama: 8lat, Nellie Abbott, Jordan, do 70; Samuel Lar- rabee, Thompson, Manila toload for NYork or Boston at $10 gold per ton; Jan §, ship Peruvian, Thompson, Manlin. HAVANA, Feb’ 2)—Arrived, bare Elida (NG), from Bre- men led 224, steamship De Soto, Morton "(from New Or- Jeans, NYork. LiveRPoot, Feb 12—Arrived, Ellen, Macutre, Wilmington (not the Helen, us before re; )3 Wilhelmine, Bub, Pen- aacola, Balled 12th, Antoinette Cacace, Borst, NYot unto, li do; E McDowall, Gibbs. Galveston; Jurenta, Wright, neiro; Mary Curle Mth, Bouthern joberta, Brisbane; Wm A Campbell, Boston. “eared 12th, Rosalie, Grandison, New Orleans: ? ance, Robertson, NYork: Glance, Williams, Rio Janeiro Royal Allce, Hughes, 8an Franclaco. 5 Ent out 19h, Denmark (a), Forbes, for NYork; Cecelia, Biatrnp) PhLadelphia; Magnoisa, Brown, Valparaiso and arrizal. “Arrived at Gravesend 1h, © C Horton, Taglor, NYork. Lonvon, Feb 12—-Cleared, Paraguay (8), Dixon, N Ent out 14th, Robin Hood, Winsborrow, for Bom MALAGA, Feb 6—Arrived, Ciesar, Mart! b Cleared Sth, Augusta (Rus), Bi 1. ian $0 port ups Tewksbury (Hi), Fowler, from Hong Kons, arrive! Nec $5, unc; Adelina Br), Caines, from do, arrived $d. for NYork. MATANZA8, Feb18—In port bark Grace Redpath (Br), Botsford, for Portland. BEAVIFW, Feb 12.-Put in at the Motherbank, Saunders, Voaton for Antwerp. IrRATOW: Jan tein, port barks Asphotel, Morton, for fiekmaster, from Shansiwe, Une.4 Arrived, brig !*abel, Boston; schr # ed, sbip Nation's Hope (Br), Blix, Australia, WilITKHAVEN, Feb 12—Salled, Swallow, Stevenson, Gal- ‘veston. WATERFORD, Feb 12—Arrived, Jane, Alien, Boston, YowouAma, Jan G—Arrived, shin Jobn Watts, Stinson, Cardiit ; "th, bark Corea, Bangs; Hong Kong, Salled Jan 8, barks Westbury (Ur), Cook, NYork; 20th, Al- phonsine (Fr), Henry, Boston, Tn port Jan $0, ships Naples, repairing; Ellen Hood, con- demnal; barke Renefactress, Eldred, for Nvork, ldg; Havo- lock (Br), Madden, for do. American Ports. APPONA'G, Feb} Sailed, achrs Treasure, Arnold, and Hever, Searie, New York. Liverpool ia NY; Liver ia NYor Jeans; brig Jota M rly Say Yarmouth, i ro cr Feb £8 -Cieared, steamship Alsppo (Br), Brown, : bark Joshua Loring, Lorn ew Or- Hunt, Hant, Matanzas; schr Abuie Pit- n, Lom! nna. mh Arrived, aeunsnip Clty of New York (Rn, Deta- motte, Liverpool and Halliax; ship Wild Rover, Null, Manila; varks' Mary Bentle; rk, Palermo: Megunticook, Heming: way, Colonta va Montevide rige Fidelia (Br), Larsen, Mae tanaas; Autumn (Duteh), Peak, Surinam; sclir ida Belia, 3 a, MGleated rents tatand Home (Br), Mutch, Barbados; Ma garet Samson, Samson, Sagua; Lucy tlolines, Eldridge, St a ‘ied —Steamship Aleppo. 5th. jeainanip Alhambra, Savannah ; brigs Foyle, Hayti; Anme, whr Whitney Long, 0 ALTIMURI Y—Arrived, brige 3 Crowell (Br), Pratt, Mayaguez; Prestiasimo, Janes, itlo Jauciro, Cleared —Hrige W Gordon (Hr), Fisher, Matanzas; Mazda senas (Sp), Bontara, Pernambuco. Covert (Bri, Stuart, Liverpool; diz for orders; brigs Adeous ‘M4tb—cleared, a Mh rat, mene Rio Janeiro; Water Witch, Saniord Jr, St vark ctu Ttal, ). steamship Ohio, Besse, SWICK, Ga, Feb 13—In’ port, for Callao; bare Rjikan (Nor), Audreasen, for W D Anarews, Willis, ior Rio le Alite gon, from NY a ‘orn, Ml Vit 5 fo; EL Gregory, Thorndike, do for Newark (and all safleé BATH, Feb 33—Arrived, achr D Talbot, Amesbury, Batilla BRISTO: 21—Satied, Harry Greene itinerant Bi CHARLESTOY, Fed il osilel bare Warehorn, Lan- derkia, Liverpool; schr § & E Corson, Brower, Georgetown, ‘Tith--Arrive!, steamship Jas Adger, Lock: ifante svar, and Ortoans SU; aeAVionta Pert PERNANDINA, Fed 18—A mshi) ret \—Arrives, yn affbic Vosbeuine ste Someta ford, NYork. David G Floyd, Cur. 2ib—Arrived, achrs A.M Aldrich, Fisher, Philadelphia, Philad $ Con. Beotiont, Staptt ‘asin eiphia via NYork; Con- GALVESTON, Feb 16—Cleare Fldridgo, tu Clayton, Whistler, Keefe, NYurk ‘Salle! -Sehrs Nev, steamer New York; rt. ‘Sarah, Boston; schr J ILS HOLE, Feb 22, AM—Sailed, sobre Sophia I OLE, sled, 80 BR Jamison, Ada Lavina (Hr). —Arrived, bark Mury E‘son, Howes, Rosario for Ros schra Frances Satier.y, Stetson, Matanzas for Portland} Ruth N Atwood, Kemp. James Kiver, Va, for Boston; Vin is, Beurso, Philadephia for doy, Jone M Pleke, Chase jem; Ada P Brooks, Collin, tor Sal nokland, 234, 9AM, wind SW-—Arrived and sailed, schrs Whitney Long, Hays, Darien, Ga. for Soston; Bicadal, Chaneen, Poliadelphis’ for do} Colonel Jones, ‘strang, Nerfolk for 1, barks Mary Bentley, Mary Eds er ei tea i Mal'ock, Emma (Co hich Willies Swett, Geo & Page, , if eS Sw . Gralg. Vineyard, Montezumma, EH Farber, Henry eobart, Biesin Hiwood Dersn, erareey aactarh, Regeany, Mary” Virginia, John M. Place, Ada ¥ Brovka, 2? oe ee AM— Arrived, sohr Kate Carietot n, Monroe, Cardenas KEY WEST, Feb. 2%Salle!, steamship Liberty, Reed COMER, Feb Ie Atrited sobre Margaret pti MILE, ke cbs New York;'H A Hunt, Peterson, Richisond 30 secgaast "Pogriiya eat een Geo J rr i NEW Ol NG, pb 13 Arvienay Shp Duadan bar, 4117; bark Giovana’ Batista, Guigiement, Palermo; brig’A Id wCiearedSteamahip. Bevarta, (NG) ire; ships, Veralay Di ro; bark Anna Walsh, Mo wh j Henrteita (NG), ‘ikth—Arrived, barks Hi To desu: (6p, Havana, Hg Star, Avion, Newpo rt Prensaeon Vila, Palermo: fa’ Pickens,’ Rogers, NYork; Five m0. Cleared: ‘azoo, Catharine, Philadelphia via Havana; ships Cam) Br), Owens; Hi Grinitha, and Glen {Br ‘Avenieen, Tavera tank Fret den (Nor, Beok, H fora anil Cronstadt. Wth—Arrived,. bi ales, janeiro Arve, a Hanuloal, Gi Rio Ji 3 Isle, 2'st— Arrived, ahips Margaret Pollock, Mitchell, Liverpo: Deifthaveu, Fre: Newport; Cord % ri Antwerp; barks Ocean Phantom, Webster, Newpo Haltdon (Nor), Alson, Cardiff; Horace Beals, Bi i Light, Brown, "Rio Janeiro; bri Oia adie Giiee, Matanzas; Elzel (Nor) Larsen, Kio Janeiro; Minona Guidi? va, Apelbom, Cardiff; Fruttajols (Ital), Mouastert, Messina; aclir Lady Woodbury, Woodbury, Utilla, Below,’ abips Ro- chester, Clough, from’ Bath, Me: Hanuah Morris, Morris, from Liverpool; brige Amos M Roberts, Doak, from hatan- 28 », Haquiza, from Cie . Bertone Wide hue Fee pee page wiatan Island; Frank Fals Cleared—Ship Cal tope a i imer, trom Sugua. swell, Lit 3 Coumath Aus)” Mastatieh, fast; brig Lik sf are BouTuUWE! Pa Feb 18—Sail steamshi; Boto; sp Pom Petty ravaatnsouee Memes, tance “hs lello, jens bark Providencia. On the bar, bound ey ponies og varla, NEWPORT, Feb 22, PM—Arrived, schrs John Somes, Heath, Providence for Ponce, Pit; Collector, Hinton See for Nortote (or Baltimore); sloop ne, Worden.’ do for ‘ork, AM— Arrived tn the nf; wee, Veniniatoc NYorxe, nn “Oe Lottie B Cook, Ret NORWICH, Fev 23—Sailed, echra JR Conover, and Foam, NYork. PENSACOLA, Feb 16—Arrived, ach Mobile; 17th, barks Avance (Nor) Bur slag ron ety USS tavern i be” hose We tara Ada L Cutler, Went ath, bark Jeane Bayled fers. jéared léth, bark J Haring (Br), Townsend, Newry, T; ig Rly Sa — Arr i, uy My, steengrat, NYork. Below, brig BY Merrick, eos Coce: Bas. ‘Uth—Arrived. brig Reichstag (NG), Bloh A Mea Pee Gates ee We ee TE mm Pot 3 TAs" GEP ergo ters, Heercese jz W Greenough (Br), Man: F bt Clair Edwards, Irelants Cardenas; Gon ober, Shape herd, Wareham ; Albert Mason, Rose, NYork; A H ing, Brower, Sale Below, brig Dominion, White from Mareeile, Lank for Newry, 1; Brodrene, for Gibral- tar; brigs Thos Walters, for Barbados; Natale 8, for Gibraltar for orders: achra GO Morria, for Cardenas, ald i R Gra- ham, for St Domingo, went to sea 24h, PORTLAND, ‘22—Arrived, bark Carrier Dove (Bri, ders, Havana. Railed—Barks Archer, Goo. 8. Hnnt. ‘33d—Arrived, brig L M_ Merritt, Eaton, Cardenas; schr Georce B ‘Sonies, Pray, Elizabethport; steamer Franconia, ol Jess: rage. NY: Cieared—Bark A C 8ma!l (Rr), O'Brien, Cienfui ; bark Aimon Howell, Atherton, Carienas; schrs Abbie Gulliver, Barbados; Oliver Ames, French, Balti Ba'ed—Bark K Wittard, more. ‘stone. feb 21—Sailed, schre Eben Dale, Higgins w, Haley, isaitnnore; Fly, Carter, i phia; Rebeca, Smith, NYork. u2d—Arrived, schra' Richd 8 Newcom), Rigeins, Potomae River; Hille H Barnes, Avery, Baltimore,’ Liazle Maul. Buh- ler, Piliadelphin; Jas Eng ish, Barker, and Ontario, Barber, Etizabethport; Ariosto, Nast, and Miiquas, Heany, NYork} sloop Harvest, Corwin, a 1» do. John Somes, Hoath, Bulled— bo Ponce, PR;, Oynthia Jano, Gardner; Alida, Northup, and J Burley, Saunders, Eltaabethport ; Francis Hatch, \oung, NYork; sloups Oregon, Nichols, aod Blackstoi ten, di '28.1—Arrived, achrs Philatelphia; John Lancaster, Will larriet, Crowley, 0. Salled—Schr Rorth Pacific, Raton, Elizabethport. s4th—Arrived, achra James M Bayles, Arnold; Eliza Pharo, Sherman; Ann Eliza, Cuawell, and Rachel Jane, Cook, Eliza port. Sallad—Rark Maggie MeNol!, Smith, NYork; schre Sarah F. Smith, Cobb, Norfol<; Hf G tand, Hand, Baltimore; Nathi Holmes, Northup; Ontario, Batiey, and Amos Falk ‘Terrell, Elizabe:hport; Aristo, Nash; yy aad ‘Newton, Carlow, NVork. ROCKLAND, Feb 17--Arrived, schrs RS Hodgéon, Hall, NYor! jean Chief, Snow, do. Balied 16th, achra G W Kfnball, Jr, Hall, and Convoy, French, Nvork; 17th, EL Gregory, Thorndike; Sinbad, Arey, and Hillow, Wallace, do. CISCO, Feb 24—Salled, bark Sparkling Dew SAN FRA! (Br), Lewis, yaney- BAVANNAH, Feb 2—Arrived, brig Geo Amos, Brewer, Portiand; schr KO ¥1 eman, NYork. falled—Ship Atmosphere (Hr), Oram, Liverpool; sehr W G Dearborn, Scul, ‘South Amboy, i Qat—Arrived, bark Alpine (Br), Hobbs, Martinique. ‘lea ed—Barks Nonparicl, Flinn, Moxtevidco for orders; Bt Cia (Nor), Abrabamsen, Sharpuess Point; echr J8 Lee, Carr, Ci Cardenas. Balied—Satp Laty Russell (Sr), Crawford, Liverpool, 2th—Arrived, steamship Leo, Dearvorn, Niork; brige Panchfto, Cuba; EH Kennedy, Baltimore; adhr Enchantress, : rk. Clearsd—Steamship H Livingston, Cheeseman, NVor': bark Mar.aret Evans, Liverpol; brig Star, Matanzas; schr Ad Fabens, Bosto: BT MARY, Ga, Feb 16—Arrived, schr C P Btickney, Ma- this, Savannah; 17th, brig HF Eaton, Reed, Branawick to load for Matanzas; scbr Maryet:s (i, liayes, Fernanuina. 7 Ua tecided what To port 21ai, o«rk ot (ru Pr) fer: do, charte ‘gia 'B Colla, Collin, for Barbadie gs an th a nr Tan the above acrivals. Naa Fe at —Arrived, achra BK Kane, MeLetlan, York 5 |, Gregon, Candcage, Rock!an! for do, WILMINGION, NC, Feo" 5.-Arrivod, steamship Volun- ter, Jones, Niork. Cleared—Steamaliip Wm P Clyde, NYork MEDICAL WONDER. ai Neveaicia ei an toate: rat sta Rheuma: raigia and Gout ferofule, King's vit Leyatpelas, old ‘Ulcers addt the worst Of Visonses of the Blood, great Debility, Liver Com- pia Rheum, ‘tc., 4c. are most certainly Cured’ by this’ soveroig purlier. “it has been tested by the pubdlie twenty-two ire, It has cured @ hundred thousané cases, ani never falls when taken as directed. It is a certain euri cases, It cures the fo old rs, even where become caries. CHRONIC RHEUMATISM. HYATT'S LIFE BALSAM cured F. B. Conway, Esq. tra- gedian, Parc Theatre, Brookiyn, N. Y., of Chronic _Kheuma- Uism, alter faliing of cure in Kurope aud America from the most eminent medioal practitioners. SCRUFULOUS ULCER. HYATIS LIFE BALSAM cured Mr. Jacob Roth, offloe 42 Greenwich street, of a Serofulous Ulcer, which had eaten the flesh to the bone. been cured 15 years, with- out any return of the di 2. Principal depot 248 Grand street, Sold by drugguts, $2 per bottle, or six for yb. BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM THE A*tourteot diterent Staton; legal everrwhere; desertion, ec, sulicient cause, No charge in advance, NO publicity. Advice f F. 1. KING, baad Counsellor at Law, 263 Broadway. ESOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED IN NEW YORK, Indiana and Lilaols, ere least everywhere; no publi- : hi vd j advice free. SILT; Mo charge in a TOE, Attorney, 78 Nasanu street, XTRAORDINARY BARGAINS. Goods Marked in Plain Figures, Call ant Examine the Prices. FINE SHGFFIELD Co (LE RY ‘AT AND BELOW COST. Our stock must be closed out before May 1 next, Qrisines, willbe continued after that date by our mice essra, Nicol & Davidson, at 686 Broadway. HAUGH OCT & CO, Corner of Fpoaiway and Broome street. Our Store, G5x100, vo let, ether entire oF she Lofts separ rately. IVER COMPLAINT, : In this climate xn’ vast number of persons are more or joas aifected with disorders of the iver, aiistog from tutlam | maton cr ovsiruction of that organ. Tue common symp" toms of liver complaint are a duli patn or aching m the ria Side, particularly on pressure; some dificuity of breathing, yellow, furred tongue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, disorder of the stomach aud bowes, sick beadac! ve: to suppose that liver come Puwint ean ie cured only with calomel; but this remedy is generally worse than the disease, for they who once submit to “a course of mercury” iuny aasure themselves that they will never enjoy pervect health afterward, Dr. J. He SUHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS, « purely vegetable com- pound, answer every purpose for whtch calomel is pre- scrived, aud they cannot posstoly do any injury. Thetr action on the liver fs eo wouwerstl that many who have wit. hessed the cures performed vy them erroneously reported that they must contain calomel. To contradic siander Dr. Bebenck made oath before an Alderman tu Philadelphia that the Maadrake Pils cuntain no mineral snostau ever, and a copy of this aiidavit 1s publisied in Dr, Schenck'e Fampulet, Dr. 3. pi himseli that these Mandrake Pills will cure any case of iver compiaint, and aban tant evidence Of the fact is exhibited at his olices In Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baitinore ant Washington, where the certif- cates‘of fin patients, many of them of ule highest reepectar bility, are kept on tile. Li’ SCHENCK iw professionally at bis prin pal fice, Pluladelpiiay every SATULDAY, where ull lowers for advice must be addressed. of the Mandrake Pilis, 25 cents a box is. JOHN F, HENRY, No. 8 Co sale Agent, TOW READY—MARCH NUMBER oF HITCHCOCK'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Portraits of Edwin Booth, Juains brutus Booth and Ade ari Salied loth, achr Guidiog Star, (ra NY ork: 16th, brig HF Batony ibe. BOOTUBAY, Feb W—Arrt rs ed, In/aud Betle, Ingatls, } Eastport for NYork; loth,1C Hers, Clinion, Dis {sand for Jaide Ristori, with biographical sketones ; also 8 pages of choice Muicy and the usual seiee jon ot readlag matter, Price @3 per year, Specunea copie 25 cents, ? price, Orders bo given to. BENIAMLN W;