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The net earnings we're about equal 70 the div-
sepds paid. The funds for other expenditures were
raised BY the sale Of stocks and by the Issue Of The
con pspy's notes. Upwards Of forty.fvs thousand
dollars we're paid last year for damages 70 pAsssn-
gers By collision.
IN. gold mining interest Of Virginia. I, appears, u
more extensive than many persons ere swansl tbs
Petersburg hfdsEe~er gvesa lia embracing Af>en
Of the most important mines, The aggregate value Of
which b estimated ct tl.7ooy0oo. OF thss, Eve
are not vortsd. for want Of capital, or bscsas their
ownership sdisputsd; end four, valued 81 G7S 900,
are owned By Enrish companies. TAs f~afShseser
hcf spisios that - soon - The present arsss 10
The nonsy msskssis passd, gold mining ON isduos
csSitsliss y Invest tbsr spsrs fanAs n thst ststs.
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Marine Affairs.

sHrpBunDrsG IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 1s54.-The fol-
lowing table shows the number and tonnage Of vessels
built in the United States during the year 1854. n shows
that Maine built 6l,625 tons more than New York,
which stands next 10 her on the list; u, oo2 tons more
than Massachusetts,, and almost one. third OF the ton
mage built In the whole country. At $40 per ton, the
value OF the whole built In the United States would be
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Common Pleas-spseial Term.

FIN. 8.-RGdc II. Smith eL al. ogdinA William II.
Prescoh.-Motion to vacats. Order Of arrest granted.
Charles II. Marshali against Frederick L. Vuitce and
Bejamin Z. Vuitee Motion for leave TO Gle and serve
amended complaint denied.
james Pugh against Ann Pugh By her Merit Friend
Order OF reference to Livingston Livingston.
Patrick Aondgan agdina Eduoard Schenck and Ano-
her.-DALY, Judge-n the plaintiff thinks he can reach
the fund deposited In the Union Bank In the defendants
name, and which is the proceeds OF sales made by the
defendant as auctioneer for third parties, he must com
mencs an action in the nature OF the former creditor
bill in equity, in which all who have an interest In the
furd must be made parties. In this form OF proceeding
! will not make an order that his debt be satishei out
Of that fund. In respect TO the second branch Of his sp-
plication, he is entitled to sell the equity OF redemption
in the mortgaged property, and the authorities 60 the
length OF holding that, fer that purpose, the property
may be levied upon by q sheriff or taken by q receiver.
To enable the receiver to do that, no order Of the court Is
necessary. II he Is resisted in tho exercise Of his pow
ers rs an officer Of the court, IL viii be time enough then
TO invoke the aid OF the court
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Fen. s.-His Honor the Mayor presiding. The minutes
OF the last meeting were read and approved.
Several petitions for the correction Of taxes were re.
ceived and referred.
The petition Of John Doan, the Register, to have the
Croton pipes removed from the Offices in the second story
Of the Hall Of Records, and placed At the head OF ths
stairway, was referred TO the Committee on County OF.
Gees.
Resolved, That the Register be, and he IL hereby. au.
thorized to have eight new books made in the very best
manner, and the contents OF the following books re. copied
into them -hortgages, index letters A, Il, 4. r, q, m, p,
8, and the same not TO be taken from his Office, ana to
be done in . good and substantial condition.
Adjourned to Thursday next, at 4 O'Clock.
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The state Comptroller OF Winconsin gives notice
tha. the Oshkosh City Bank, having failed to re-
deem its protested circulating notes, Hlsd In his
office, oil the circulating notes Of said bank will be
redeemed a. the Comptroller's Office, Madison, out
OF the trust fund deposited for that purpose. The
proceeds Of the fund will be applied pro rata to the
payment. o. the notes. Il consists OF t25, 900 North
Carolina skies, els 900 Virginia do and ! 10000
Missouri DO; which stocks viii be soli at public
auction at the Merchants Exchange, New York. at
IL H., On Monday, The l2th Of March next. At
present prices these stocks, with the ~ January
coupons, would realize enough 10 pay 95 cents on
the dollar on the outstanding circulation (about
$50, 000) OF the bank.
The receipts OF the New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company, for the month
OF January, amounted to tl2, 22o 80; Of whish
1920 was from freight, and 1907 from passsn-
gtr.
The current earnings and expenditures Of she
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company for
the year ending Nov. 30, 1854, we're a. follows
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United States District Attorneys Omce.

tONblIhh III
FfB. SIT ap ears that N. Figaniere, the Portuguese
Consul General, who was subpcned before Mr., Commits
sioner Morton, ss q witness In the case OF Mr.. Bianco,
charged with fitting out q slave vessel at this port, has
refused TO attend. The Portuguese Consul claims ex.
emption under the third article OF the treaty with France,
which provides that the consuls OF either country shall
not be compelled to attend as witnesses, aud, rs the Por-
tuguese Consul, he claims TO enjoy the same privileges
and powers rs those Of the most favored nations.
A case arose between the United States government
and the French Consul, at San Francisco, In which the
Judge ordered the French Consul TO attend as q witness,
but afterwards, on the treaty being produced, he decided
that the Consul was not bound TO attend. A corrsspon.
dence has taken place between the French government
and the state Department In relation 70 the matter. The
French Consul insists that the flag OF his nation shall
DO hoisted in San Frsncisco and aaluted, and the Judge
censursd. Our Secretary Of State takes the ground that
the treaty was subject TO, and inferior In power 70 the
constitution Of the United States, which guarantees to
all persons charged with crime the right 10 demand com.
pulsory process for the attendance OF ali witnesses, in
criminal trial., within the country.
The question with regard TO the Portuguese govern
ment IL different. No provision exists in the Portuguese
treaty with the United States, similar 70 that In tie
treaty with France. Upon the decision Of this matter
wni turn the question whether In the case Of homicids,
piracy, the slave trade, and Other crimes, Consuls not
expressly exempted shall refuse 10 attend a. witnesses
and disclose what they know.
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United States District Court.
Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll.

OLD CLAIMS IN FAVOR OF rnE GOVERNMENT.
FEB. s.-T"eo naea states %. JONES Monroe H'oAard
f. Kembk and Samuel Z. Gonvrneur. AN applica-
ton was made this day on behalf Of Samuel l.
uouVerncur' !" ses Asiuo 'he Judgment ana otner
proceedings in this suit. An affidavit was produced
of Lorenzo Hoyt, ~testifying that he was never
49,, e. :. .o,.,,..a 1. $3.50. =. a.. - ~
spoken 70 or consulted IN rsaaon 70 the suit oy
hemoie or Gouverneur' Inc ahidavit Of the defendant
nssa,,hsr 1909 ~ ho.a - ths 49, s.n. ~.a-e.
assistant commissary Of subsistence, in the sum Of
a ,uit was commsnc,a hy tho 1J.,,es s,sts. sor -. ann
OF s4,a19 Of: that no plea was received until the 18th
September, ls4t-eleven years atterwsrds-whsn the
the plea to be considered as served in 1870. On the fsth
January, 1872, it appeared BY the record Of the Clerk Of
bond in that court. That on the asd january, ls4s, the
then District Attorney required nsw pleas from Monroe.
month nss ssi oi pses Sr s1u issa, n. 1 Dlsss1s p isys, ss1 M,t y sss
refusing Al further indulgence to Monroe, pushed the
s sss;s, e s t1a. ,I n s n: : :Sss1ss' ,s and 3. 9 OBJ. ed. : , jsssgqsa.
and against Gouvsrneur, in Maryland, where he resides.
Gouverneur swears that he never was served with any
process or notice Of any such suit; that he never author.
lied any person TO appear for him; that be never was
notice he had was the execution issued against his pro.
perty; that, under the impression that the claim against
him under The bond had be:n settled, he gave up TO
paid TO the United States, on the 3lst Decsmbar, 1885,
the sum Of 81, 500, in part payment, ~ appeared By the
certificate OF the chief clerk to the Solicitor of the Trea.
sury, q copy Of the receipt being annexed to the sHRda-
Wit. The receipt refered.t to states that VIM. N. Price then
District Attorney received $1,000, and Mr.. Monroe
swears that he paid the sum on the day mentioned.
The District Attorney said II was q most extraordinary
application to make after a lapse Of twenty one years.
He produced In court the registers of former District
Attorneys and read the following entries:-
" 1894, Jan. 13.-Capias Sb, 900, and took appearance
of all the defendants endorsed on caplas. Returnable
18th Feb, 1884"
"Feb. s, 1884. -Received notice OF retainer from Jesse
Hoyt, ESQ, fer all the defes dants."
Hfurther appeared by the register, that Jesse Hoyt acted
rs attorney until October, '39, when Lorenzo Hoyt was
substituted. The District Attorney thought IL strange
that the affidavit Of Jesse Hoyt was not had, instead OF
that Of Lorenzo, as Jesse Hoyt had acted for ave years
- attorney, and during all that time all the parties
we're reea6enes = this city. The District Attnrnny also
r-fsrrcf y The fact that the cra-" VAS noticed at the
OCTOBER, november ana december : srmsi that on the
7th December, 1884, Lorenzo Hoyt appeared on behalf OF
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~ ths second board, with one or two exceptions
The market was lower, bat on the whole Il wss well
sustained. New York Central Railroad was down |
per cent; Reading Railroad, 4; Cleveland and To.
ledo Railroad, 4. Cumberland and Ehe closed arm,
st prices current In the morning. The expansive
powers OF the brokers appear to have been tested to
their utmost, and IL win be necessary at no very dis
tsnt day to let prices o " to attract new purchasers.
II Ia utterly out Of the question for spectators to
realize an advance Of any importance on current
rates. They cannot realize at present prices. Any
attemf TO do 90 would knock down the entire List Of
prices 70 the old starting points. So long as money
Ii abundant. the brokers oan carry large lots OF un-
productive stocks, but they cannot bring ne buyers
into the market, or induce o new sct Of brokers In
the street to take hold Of them at their present ee
waited points. We sllude particularly and entirely
to the railroad fancies. The public outside Of Wal
street have got their eyes open as to the actual Va.
lue Of railroad stocks, and IL win be o long time
befor, the brokers can put scales on them again
Some Of the largest holders Of fancy railroad stocks
in Wall street, who have the reputation OF being rich
and ible to carry, unaided large blocks, are operating
solely on that reputation, which has longsince
beer without foundation. The bears have, during
tho past nix months, been frequently compelled to
compromise with those wealthy bull spectators,
and ~ o class they are NOT unlike q cheese, the In
sidsof which has oil been extracted, leaving II to
all appearance sound and solid. Tho bears operate
to great disadvantage, on account Of the disposition
on tho part Of fhrir opponsnts to r~epudiste when
tho current sets against them; but ~ oh Is the worth.
lessness Of the securities operated In, that with the
losses from bad contracts, they manage to bag all
the profits. There Ia always danger In buying o
worthless stock, no matter what influences may for
the tine be brought to bear in Its favor. Any inaa-
ton cDnos but be temporary, while sellers have the
whole chapter Of accidents on their side, and the
absence Of al value in the fan cy stock sold.
The transactions at the Assistant Treasures
cfice To- day, we're a. follows:-
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Tie steamship North Star, at this port from Ar.
pinvall, brings seven days later intelligence from
California, and one and q quarter million Of gold
andgold dust on freight. The commercial advices
are EAout the same as those received by the prevt
ous steamer. The effect Of the recent rains on the
production OF gold dust had not appeared 1t the
lateS dates, but 1t was expected that Q demand
woud soon spring up In the interior for goods, which
business men in San Francisco were a~nxiously look.
ingfor. The weekly shipments Of COLA show no
falling OF; and as there was no scarcity Of water,
tn, probability Is that the expectation will increase
alter another month or 80.
The Illinois Central loan, recently taken. promises
geat advantage TO capitalists. The landed pro
prty Of the company consists Of 900, 900 acres. OF
lind IN the hands Of trustees, to secure SIT 900 900
original construction bonds, $50, 900 acres 70 secure
De interest on those bonds, and 345 900 acres that
were u~nencunbered. The latter arc situated within
isx miles Of the road, extending from Chicago $50
miles south. These lands have been made the security
for . loan Of IS 900, 600, seven per cent bonds, payable
September l, 1850, issued at 70 per cent. TAkers Of
the loan have awarded to them the option Of sub
s~cribins, within three years, TO three shares Of CAPT
tai stock Of the company at par, for every 81 900 Of
bonds. According to sales reported by the United
States Land Commissioner, the lands win sell for
double the loan. The leeds bsing applied to
their redemption, they must bring par In Ave years.
The holder, therefore, gets ten per cent for his mo.
ney, thirty per cent advance on cost Ia five years
and the right to subscribe to the stock at par, which
wss NJ thirty per cent premium twslvs months since
II Ia not TO be wondered that this loan vas readily
taken up. Independent Of the road itself, IL is q
choice mortgage investment. The road, however.
now connects Galens with Cairo, (438 miles, and .
lire Of steamers is being organized to run in con-
nec.ion with the company from Cairo to New Or.
leans. The deyalopem1nt of resources which must
take place in Illinois on the lineiof this road, In coal,
produce and all the products Of the garden State,
viii probably surpass the hitherto ~prodlgies Of the
West. All the means which the road requires for
its completion are now understood to be ct the com.
mand Of the company. There are nov upon the
road thirteen hundred cars Of all sorts, and seventy.
two locomotives In active.operation.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Depart.
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Il also mentions thaa copper asd silver ss 10 b
found TO . great extent.
We annex an ofdcial statsusaA Of The receipts and
expenditures Of the United States, exclusive Of trsa.
nry notes funded, and trust funds. for The quarter
ending December 81, 1884,
FINANCES or me UNITED srArH-RxvKSux AND Exrrx.
DfTuRns.
Receipts.
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Court OF Common P1eas.
Before Hon. Judge Daily.
Fn. B.-Fsyyis 70. Seemoa-ln this suit, (alreaAy re-
ported in the HnALD,) the Judge rendered Judgment for
the plaintiff, $50 damages. D. d. Lord, Esq, for do
fsndant; y. r. Condsn, Tor plaintiff.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
LATE NEWS By THE MAILS.
Leue. jealousy and Murder.

=
We copy the following from the Cambridge
City tlndana) Express the Sd ut:
I'VE have just learned the particulars of one
of the most horrible tragedies which have ever
startled the citizens of eur community. aud we
stop the press tn give them 10 our readers 1t
appears IhHt gentleman by the name of A.
\. Steer had been paying his addresses TO a
Young grass widow, the mother of two interest
ing children, and rnmor has it that they were en-
gagged to be married. The husband, who resi-
DID in the neghhorhood, hearing of the antcipa.
ted marriage, became possessed with the rawlings
nj jealousy, and immediately set about concoct-
nag plans with which to frustratcit. Hccnlisted
tgr assistance of another, and the twoli en-
deayored to persuade Mr. Steer To drink with
tiem; failing in this, they became enraged, and
one of them Mr.. Butcher, SEIZED an axe and dealt
him several blows fracturing the skall and kill
ing him instantly. After the murder they en-
draYored to dispose ofthe body by cutting il TO
riHss, and packing ii ina barrel This harr-
was prrpetrated about four miles north
II this place. As yet arrests have been
nude.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
Discharge Of the Burns Rioters

BosroN, April l2.-Judgc Curtis This morning
delivered an opinion in the ease of Theodore Par
ker, Weadell Phillips, and Higgins. charged with
melting the populace to riot when Anthony
Burns was delivered to his master. The Judge
decided that the indictments against them were
void ON the ground that that part of the ndct-
ment which charges the assaultng and resisting
L. 5. Marshall Freeman, without stating the
process, could not be sustained; and it was not
alleged that the Comnis sioncr in Burns case
had legal cogni2ancc. He therefore ordered
their discharge.
The result of the examination was hailed with
applause by the crowd in the Court room.
l. 5. Attorney b. +. IIallet, conducted the
prosecution.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
The NurHer ue,tr DbiIo}.JnLi,

Tuesday morning, German black smith named
Jacob schlegrL went to the Green House and
upan seeing the dress of the unfortunate woman
found murdered IN the woods on sunday. burst
into tears, and said that the deceased was his wife
The remains were afterwards shown aud his first
Impression was confirmed. lie was unable To
speak English and the persons who were present
ut tue Identification could learn nothing except
through II friend who accompanied Schlerel.
This man stated that Schlege aud his wife were
both Catholics, that they had been married lay an
alderman, AMI that some persons had been trying
to part them, because they had not been married
by priest. The same friend stated that on Sat.
urday evening, about 3 O'Clock, Schlrgel left
home for the purpose of buying cap that he
absent about three quarters of an hour, and
that when he returned his wife was gone, and all
the money he had in the house had been taken
some $3.50. lie also stated that he supposed she
had gone to baltimore to enter Il nunnery, as she
left letter III which She stated that the priest
advised her to go IN Il nunnery; and that if the
priest would not keep his promise, he would take
poison knife. As the letter, however, was
evidently in the hand writing of man, Schegel,
was taken into custody ON suspicion of having
porpetrated the murder, aud after an examina-
lion before Mayor Conrad, he was committed for
further hearing.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
For Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Port Walthall Line.


'ENlE beanitn and nyorr .tanp'h"i'. 80 =
l. AUGUSTA, under lhn command "i Stir,sszu=ls-si9-
Capt " m. C. Suith. $50 long and favnlule known Ia
the travelling rommunil, oh the peain4c mad Jnne,
River } is running the line via Port Wal
thall,,n il tmti.l ed Win LII Il fgO At ~ =,
Llie Prescrvrrs, Fore Pump, and al the piianc,H
required lv AT of Congress 10 secure the sry MSS
Fla, Cars runniuc il rcxion witt hr August, from
Richmond. leave the Richmond ard etrr>hurg Depot
every Mnul ", Wednrs11 y,aad fri,IHy O'Clock
Persons "sri ing il Richmond. by the Packr l|nuts
hav. bur few steps ~ walk to tin, Gus
The Car, run.i z from Petersburg To Gty Point IT,
coinccton with the Augusta leave pr:er-lu rg ann
urv. ~ above, nt75 Miriam the Depot of the Appo
mnituN Il K Co thus g>ins passengers an opportunity
Ia 90 Lyncl burg thrr hv the Packet }oni4
DauvilIe Railroad 10 Richmond, @ bs way ot the Enn
ST. Railrnnd to Petersburg and rorG there
II 10 Norfolk.
RrturninEihr Augusta vii leave Norfolk TN. alter
ratr,ln;. viz: Tuesdays. Thursday, anil Saturday.,
81 A.
hn Augusta vii stop Oh Point, both going ard
returning r'gu'nry throughout the liiling Srfl~pp
Fare b,twccn Rrirnnnd. Norfolk md Old PM. !! OF
Farn between Richmond. Coke, RIMS Mill and
Grove Wharf, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Children Over three ycnr- AID oye, twelve
years Of age, hull price
Meals ,enrl ..------------ .--.---#.-.-..---- )u
Servants, throueh,---- ..----..--.. ! du
Servants - any point ON u criEer..---..----. 90
Meals, "" -
iun Of dtcts THOS. DODAMEAD,Snrt
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14

llMIFAX April l3.-'rhe America has arriv.
ed with dates Of the 3lst ult. The affairs in tho
Crimea are unchanged. Attention is concentra.
ted upon the Vienna Conference. II is repre-
scented that there is great difficulty upon the third
point, although the demand of the Allies have
been much modified.
The prussin penipotentiary has referred
matters to St Petersburg. Nothing further
could hc done till the reply was received
The French minister of foreign affairs has also
been to London to confer with the English Cabi-
net upon the momentous question. lie had n
long audience with the Queen, and will bear 10
Vienna the utimatum of the Allies on the third
point.
THE MARKETS.
Breadstuti@, with the exception of Corn, has
undergone Slight decline. There is general
decline in the market.
NEW-A oRK, April 18th. Flour is unchanged
Southern is heavy at so TO $3.50.
WnEAr-Whte Michigan So
Virginia Sizes o6s.
BALTIMORE, April 9th. -FLouR-llowa ST.
Sl0.25. Wheat, - 81 to S2.65.
Corn-White, 9g cents to IL 90 :; Yellow
- OF to : Os.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
BY TELEGRAPH,
Telegraphed for tho Daily virginian.
LATER FROM EUROPE!
A~RhsA Al OF THE WASHINGTON
MARKETS UNCHANGED
PROSPECTS OF PEACE GLOOMY -
PROSPECTS OF PEACE GLooMYll,
hore Fighting at .SeJastopol.

NEW loRK, April 13.-Thc steamer Wash
ington arrived last night with Liverpool dates
to the 25h nlt.
Richardson's Circular quotes Liverpool mar
kets generally unchanged.
lhe proceedings of the Vienna Conference
are represented "a unsatisfactory. Some nc.
counts represent the prospects for peace as
gloomy; others acdgo that nothing is known
upon which just opinion can be based.
On the 18th March the Russians opened a
lire from the heights of Baaklavn, but were ro-
pulsed from their position by the English
Tn the 18th the Russians attacked the whole
line OF the Allies, but wero repulscd with great
loss.
Three batnllions of Iowans attacked the Rus
sian redoubts before Scbastopol; but were driven
back with great loss.
The America has just been teegraphed Mt
Halifax by Which three days later intelligence
will be received.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14
Kansas Election.

The st. Louis Republican of the 9Th has tel
cgrnphc dispatch from Kansas which says:
A majority of pro slavery members in each
House OF the Legislature of Kansas have rceciy
ed certificates of this election. Gov. Recdcr it
is said recognizes the right of the Legislature 10
decide eases of contested election. The Gov
crnor leaves in few days for Washington"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14

The Union has received adyices of another bel
ligercnt act by the Cuban authorities upon the
American brig =. II. lIckbcrn, stephen Ellis,
ir., master, bound from the port of Boston to the
port of AI4tanzas. The Union says:
While the brig steering for the port of Ma
tanza- and but few miles from the coast she
wa fred at by a Spanish man-of war, the ball
from which pas scd about Il half a cables length
nstern of the brig, when she showed her coiors.
Shortly after another bali was fired from the man
of war, which passed directly ahead of the brig;
and soon after the position of the ship being re-
laively changed, another was fired, which fell
just behind the brig. evidently thrown with the
intention Of hitting the American vessel In a
few moments after,the officer Of the Spanish man
of-war came on beard the brig, and after exam-
ming her papers, allowed ler to go ON her way.