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The CHEsAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL.-The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal, we are gratifed to hear on
the best authority, sustained comparatively little
damage from the heavy rains and high waters of
last week. Below Harper's Ferry there is no dam
age, and at Dam No. 4, which was reported to have
been alarmingly handled by the freshet, the mis-
chief done was not to the dam proper, but to the
guard-bank, making the third time within twelve
months that the same structure has been more or
less injured We are informed that navigation
will not be spended.-Ndtional Entelltgencer.
The ship Independence, with $500 bales cotton
on board, caught fire in the harbor of New Or
leans on Friday. The damage is estimated at
Sl60,0OO
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VISIT TO MOUNT VERNoN.-By invitation of Miss
Cunningham, large party of ladies and gentle
men, including many members of Congress and
their families, made visit on Saturday afternoon
last to Mount Vernon, to enjoy stroll through the
consecrated homestead of the Pater Patriae and
view its condition before it finally passes into the
possession of the Association. Three mpromptu
addresses made by gentlemen who were,
without any preconcert, called out on the OCCASION
namely, the Hon. r. W. Thompson, of Indiana,
Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and the Hon.
John Cochrane, of New York.
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A LEAr-YEAe PARrY.--The young ladies of
Blountsville (Ala.) recently gave leap year par
ty to the gentlemen of that place. They sent out
invitations in due form, and at becoming hour
called upon them to escort them to the designated
place. The ladies selected their own partners and
did the honors at the table in n very graceful man
ner of course. Many were heard to remark that
it could not have been better, although the ster-
ne: sex did not have occasion to display the Off
Ciousness usual to them on such occasions
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A COMMON PRACTICE IN AMERICA NOT LAW IN En-
GLAND.-A young man claiming to be a citizen of
the United States, tried in England lately for
horse stealing. He pleaded that he was innocent
on the ground he had only ''borrowed' - the animal
The Judge did not consider the customs of his ma
tive country valid excuse, and therefore sent him
to iail
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New York, April 1.-THE office of the City
Collector was broken open and robbed last night
oi $4,000 in currency and $4,000 in checks and
Treasury warrants. No clue has vet been discoy
vered as to the perpetrator.
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Loss OF BARK.-A letter from Nassau, N. T. .,
March 10th, to John d. Jones, President of the
Atlantic Insurance Company, says The bark
DerIgo, which sailed from New York on the 23d
OF February with general cargo, bound to New
orleans, has been totally lost on Gingerbread
Ground mo datel. part of her cargo has been
saved and brought here in a damaged condition.
The Derigo was built at Portland in l849, 500 tons
register, rated AZ, and owned by Messrs. Dunham
Dimon Of this city. Vessel valued at SIS 900,
and partislly insured in this city.
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SHORT But EMPHATIC.-John Short burglar,
whose shortcomings placed him in the Jail at New
port, Rhode Island, and who broke out about
week SINCE has written a letter to the Mayor of
that city, which is decidedly cool. The letter is
dated Newport and says:
''Mr. Mayor have taken the job of rebuild
ing the Pemberton Mills at Lawrence, and will be
obliged to absent myself from the city for some
time in consequence. On my return | will take
contract for repairing the Newport Jail, as, in my
opinion, it is not of sufficient security for the in
generation of prisoners"
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La W LNT,ELLIGENCE
CRIMINAL COuRT-InnnP RnNn


State Us. James Dugan, convicted of arson. Mo-
tlon In arrest of udgment, the ground that the
Indictment upon which the prisoner was tried and
the verdict thereupOn, are null and void, because
an indictment was found against the said Dugan,
(Which was filed December I'd, 1852 and de-
murrer was filed thereto by the traverser and tn
Court overruled the demurrer; and subseduently
to wit, on the 4th day of April, 1860 the States
Attorney moved to quash said Indictment; and the
Court, without notice to the said Dugan or to the
counsel of said Dugan of the filing of said motion
10 quash, and without opportunity being given to
the said Dugan to object to such mo ton or order
ordered the said indictment to be quashed, upon
the ground that another Indictment was in Court
Argued by j. Douglas Hambleton ESD, for the
traverser, and Milton Whitney, Esq. for the State
Motion overruled. Dugan will be sentenced to-
day.-The Court, at IL = o'clock, adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
CITY CIRCUIT CoURT.-JuDGE KRERs
George w. Sherwood, ESQ.,, who has been ap
pointed by Judge Krebs Clerk of the Court, yes
terday morning took the oath prescribed; before
the Court. The Court then passed an order to the
effect that Mr.. Sherwood, having given a bond
which was approved, and having taken the neces-
sary oath, the seal, records and dockets of the
Court are therefore in his keeping as Clerk of the
Court, to perform any duties appertaining to the
business of the Court Mr.. Sherwood did not ask
possession OF the office yesterday from Mr. Gather
but will do this morning. What course Mr.
Gather will pursue is not known, as Mr.. Schley
his senior counsel, was not in the city yesterday.
SUPERIOR COURT-JUDGE MARTIN.
The Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore as.
William Peters. An action of replevn Before
reported. Verdict for Observation-Disclosures
and ilavre de Grace Turnpike Company rs. North
ern Central Railway Company. Referred.-
Same Us. Magraw and Ray mond. Referred L.
kraus rs the Vestry of st. Stephens Church
Referred.-Ringrose rs. James Peters. Judg-
ment.--Same rs. same. Judgment.-Same rs
Sally Peters. red.-Danie McCann Us.
John kettlewell, trustee of Croprer. Bill to en-
force vendors lien. TeackIe and Malcolm for COM
plainant; Fisher and Hambeton for respondent.
Under rc"rid.-Assignment to day IS7 to 21l.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-JUpGE MARSHALL
Woods Il Flanagan John r. Phillips. An
action on open account Verdict for plaintiff for
S253.90
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-JuDGE GILES
James G. Noel Us. Joseph S. Donovan. An ac-
ton to recover from the defendant the amount
paid to him for negro woman, warranted to be
in sound health. c. II. Pitts for plaintiff; VIM.
II. G.. Dorsey and S. 4. Wallis for the defendant
On trial.
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A Mysterious Circumstance.

CHARLESTON, April l7.-Arrived United States
Revenue Cutter Crawford from Brunswick, Geor-
gia-aii veil Reports that on the 4th inst, off
the coast of Georgia, heard sharp firing for over
an hour.
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PROVIDENCE, April 1.-THE great Refrigerator
patent suit of j. G. Schooey, of Cincinnati against
Charles " Winship, of New Haven, and Bramhall,
terday decided by Judge Pitman, of the United
States Circuit Court, in favor of the defendants,
whose claim for the patent is declared to be good.
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United States Consulate,

SldIts [
Cape Town. Feb &C. go I
j. R. Wucherer, Esq, President of the Board of Under
WRITER'S Philadephia
Sr,-Herewith you have Government Notice, No. 64
1S60 respecting light to be exhibited the first day of
May next on the extreme point of the Cape of Good
Hope, received by late Saturday night and as the
u s. sloop Germantown detained by adverse winds
enables me to transmit the by this opportunity As
1t is important that wide circulation as possible may
be given it, you will please adopt such
calculated to insure the full advantage mercantile
Interests of the United States.
have the honor to be, sir your obedient servant,
G. S. HOLMES, U. s. Consul
and Underwriters Ape
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COLUMBIA, April 1.-THE Democratic Con-
yention met here to-day, when Mr.. Orr was chosen
President. He made conservative speech in
which he favored the Cincinnati Platform and in
voked the exercise of spirit favorable to the best
Interests of the National Democracy
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INCREASE OF EASTERN MAIL FACILITIES The Post
Office Department, it is said, will, in few DAYS,
arrange to have the Southern mail reach New
Philadelphia from the South in season to take the
IL A. NJ. train for New York. The object is to ex-
pedite the Southern mails, which reach Washing
ton at 3 A. NJ, and also to afford departure from
New York the same evening for Boston and New
England.
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Two prisoners escaped from the Norristown, Pa,
Jail on Monday morning. They dug through wall
eighteen inches, and a stone wall two feet thick,
when they knocked down the ailer, stole his keys,
and escaped through the main entrance. One was
burglar under ten years Imprisonment, and the
other horse thief. A heavy reward is offered Tor
thair
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The BARK GAMMA" CAsE.-The further examina-
ton in the of the mate and second mate of the
bark Anna, charged with the murder of six c0ored
seaman, has been indefinitely postponed. The
United States District-Attorney has not vet de-
cided whether to bring them up on the four re-
naming cases, formal charge has been made
against either of them As the matter now stands
the first mate is charged with the murder of Fran
els Light, and the second mate with the murder of
VIM. johnson, on board the bark Anna, while on
her passage from Lagoona to Cowes. The only
witnesses who have been examined are Richard b.
Roseman, the cook and steward of the vessel, and
John Thomas, the only remaining seaman. The
only witness in behalf of the prisoners is the cap
tain of the bark, who is supposed to be his
way from Havana to New York for the special
purpose of acting as witness in both cases. So
far, the testimony of the cook, who is white man,
and that Of the seaman, who is cOlored man, is
corroboratiye in almost all the essential points,
The counsel for the prisoners will rely for their
principal strength in the theory that the murdered
sailors did not die from violence administered by
the mates but from the effects of sickness induced
by fever and ague, scurvy, the roughness of the
the passage from Lagoona to Cowes, the acci-
dents consequent upon such Sickness such as falling
from the main yard to the deck, falling from the
break of the poop forward on to the main deck,
drowning on the deck in the forecastle, where,
with the motion of the vessel, the deck was some
times dry and sometimes wet with water quarter
of an inch in depth, and other circumstances Incl
dental to the case.-N. Y. Tribune, Apra II.
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The GREAT FIGHT-THE NEws.--It is known that
the fight between Heenan and Sayers was origi-
nally fixed for Monday, but it is believed that
from fear of interruption by the authorities, it
took place on Friday last. In that case the news
of the result for which many waiting with
great anxiety, would be brought by the steamship
Africa, which will be due at New York about
Thursday of next week. There is some probability
that she will be intercepted off Cape Race, in
which case the will reach this side earlier in
he wnpk
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NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The President to-day
transmitted to the Senate copies of additional
respondence with foreign governments concerning
the rights of American naturalized citizens abroad
1t is conducted throughout in good temper, the
United States in all repudiating the doctrine
OF perpetual allegiance. 1t appears from these
documents that twelve years ago, the British gov
ernment, at the instance of Minister Bancroft re-
leased two naturalized Irishmen who were suspected
OF aiding in the rebellion and engaged in reasonable
practices. Lord Palmerston however declared that
lorelgn porn subjects OF Britain who may have be-
come naturalized in foreign countries, but who re-
turn to the United Kingdom, are as amenable as
any other of Her Majesty's subjects to any laws
which may be in force either of a permanent or
temporary natura--The Senate to-day confirmed
for Indiana.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

-.
Mr.. PoTTER's PRIVATE LETTER TO HIS SECoNp-TgE
JAPANESE EMBAssY-SAN JUAN
The following is the substance of the letter of
Hon. John f. Potter to his second, Col F. w
Lander, sent late on Thursday, the 18th inst, i'm
medlately before the acceptance of the challenge
OF Mr.. Pryor. After addressing bis second Col.
Lander, in the most familiar terms Mr. Potter poes
on to say that he is profoundly hostile to the whole
system OF duelling-that he regards it barbarous
in the last degree-that he said nothing in the
course of the debate to which Mr. Pryor took
offence which intended as an insult to the Ia
ter-that he had no unkind feeling to Mr. PRYOR:
but lnasmuch as the latter had challenged uncondi
tonally, without leaving the door open to exnla
nation, he was ready to meet the final alternative
that the course of events in the House of Repre-
sentatives during thirty days prior to the election
of Speaker and for some time after indicated that
the right of free speech was in peril-and that for
his own part if the sacrifice of his life could pre-
vent bloody collision upon the hoo-, and secure
the protection of this right, he was ready to be-
come the victim-that unless some one did this
independent action in Congress, and the whole
freedom of debate, would be evidently over
thrown" He then rests his case with his second-
The passage of the Senate bill, appropriatinp fifty
thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the ia
panese Embassy, and the announcement of their
arrival at California, has caused the Department
OF State to take the initiative steps arrangements
for their reception and entertainment. They have
determined to rent a house large enough to accom-
modate the whole suite, and to appoint one or two
Persohs lamlllar WIN their language and country,
to take charge of them. Every attention will be
shown them, and they will be treated with marked
consideration. Lord Lyons, through the instruc-
tions OF his government, will extend to them cor
dial invitation to visit Great Britan.-The gov
ernment was glad to learn, from the statement of
Lord John Russell, that the San Juan affair was
approaching settlement. 1t is in the power of
that gentleman to settle it at any moment. The
reply of our government to the last despatch of
Lord John Russell, has ere this been received. Our
government refused to accept the mode of settle
ment presented by her Majesty's government, and
relterates its clear and undisputed right to the
Island. When her Majesty's government comedies
that point the matter is settled, and without that
there will be no settlement of the question so far
as our government is concerned Spanish gen.
temen here assert their belief that Louis Napoleon
will join Queen Isabel in demanding satisfaction of
this government for the capture of Miramon's
steamers 1t has been prophesied here for some
time, that the Emperor of the French desired to
employ his powerful and well equipped steam navy
against this country.
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COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND

DECEMBER Term, lS59.-ANNAPoLIs, April l7th
1S60.-No. "a. The President and Directors of the
baltimore Fire Insurance Company Us. William
McGowan and John G. McGowan. Appeal from
the Superior Court of Baltimore city. The argu-
ment in this case was further continued and con-
cluded by r. j. Brent for the appelees and Schley
for the appellants. 70. Christian Keener Us
Hiram Kaufman. Appeal from the Circuit Court
for B Baltimore county. This case was argued by
King for the appellant, and submitted on printed
argument, to be filed, by B. G. Barroll for the
appellee.
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Information has been received at the State De,
partment from j. P. o. Sullivan, Esq, the = Gnlted
States consul at Singapore, of the death ol 1ne lo-
lowing seamen, viz: l. Green, l. CampDet'' pae peo.
Ford, j. Fork, W. Gardiner, C. r. Tronl N, I eter
Hanson. Frank Currey, VIM. Shaw, Wm' Thomp-
CON Iohn Storkes.
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;, NEW loRK, April lit is reported that Adams
Express from Boston was robbed last night, be-
tween New Haven and this city, of one hundred
thousand dollars. The report states that the safe
containing the money thrown out of the cars.
SECOND DESPATCH.
NEW YORK, April l7-Evening.-It has been AS
certained that only $4,000 were taken from the
Adams Express safe The company to day paid
every receipt for this money promptly on presen-
tation.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA MARKET, April l6, P MIN Quer-
citron Bark advised of further small sale of 1st
No at $780, at which rate it is in steady demand There
is some little export demand for Flour but generally at
price below the views of holders, who frmer in
bbls. do. family at $3.50, and $50 bbls mddlings at
$437h per bbl standard superfne is steady at Sc per
Dbl. Rye Flour is firm and rather with rther
sales Of 80 bbs at S42 Corn Meal is also firm and
rather scarce, and 10 bbs Pennsylvania Meal better
brand sold at s362h per bbl, at which rate it is
generally held The market continues to be poorly sup
piled with Wheat, and prime lots are bringing rather
better prices The demand however, moderate about
$500 bushels sold at 81 5O 50 for good and prime reds
and ST. .6SG172 for white Rye is wanted and a small
sale of Pennsylvania is reported sS cts, and some
northern at 9O92 cts Corn continues scarce and
win falr demand at rs cts, and 5000 bushels
good yellow sold at that price, part in the cars
about stationary, with further sales of $500 bushels
pennsylvania at 45H cts The market for Groceries
mains inactive, and Sugars rather weak S24 hhds Cuba
SOLD on terms Kept private and 40 hhds Porto Rico at
CTS. small sale OF Laguayra Coffee also made at
IA CTS All on the usual credit OF Provisions the sales
are limited and the prices of Pork Bacon and Lard
are nnchanged vi green meats advised of sales
OF so OO0 lbs Sides in salt at 9S and Shoulders at
74CG7H cts; on time. Hams are firm but without
much doing. Butter and Cheese remain quiet The de-
mand for Whiskey is limited and the market dnl at
previous rates. drudge selling at 1eH cts hhds 90 cts
Pennsylvania bbls at q cts and Ohio DO at 22x cts
CINCINNATI PROVISION MARKET, AnriI Il
There was but little if any improvement in the
Holders firm, but the orders that are here
very limited and consequently the transactions are
not large At the following prices holders firm and
the probability is would be difficult to buy any ex
tent The best city brands Of Mess Pork are held at $
and for country s6% is offered, but is generally held
firmly at $l6.75 Bacon-Shoulders and Sides are held
TX cts and OK cts and Bulk Meats at 64 cts and S3
GSx cts for Shoulders and Sides. Lard is dull at 1OA
cts and IL cts for city bb and keg, and 1Oh cts fol-
country The sales were $50 lbs Bulk Sides in lots
averaging 80 pounds at 8 cts 45 hhds Bacon Sides
| 9A cts, and 20 do. do. Shoulders at X cts.
| PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, April 16.-Th'
supply Of Beef Cattle this week less than for
weeks amounting to only about 300 head at the three
y yaras The demand was active and all were sold a
rom y to 50 per 100 lbs for ordinary and good
ron SOY to sloK and slox for prime and extra Cattle
S oo9 nead o Sheep sold at from to per 10. LOO
~ nogs were disposed of at from SIN to SO per 10
s., accorung to quality. There is no change in th
| to $45. AI - h T-N- "e ''s" '''D ~ ''
| ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET Anr, 1e-rberei ia
still further falling of noticeable In the arrival Of FISH
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LIQUOR EXCITEMENT IN MINNESoTA.-THE LADIES
TURNING Our IN FoRCE.-The people of Minneapolis
and St. Anthony, Minnesota, have been under a
great excitement for week, in relation to the
liquor traffic among them. The origin of it was the
death of young man by delirium tremens. On Sun
day last Rev. Mr.. Nichols preached, in the COngre-
gational church, strong sermon, in which he ad-
yised, as We are informed, the citizens to take the
"higher law into their own hands for clearing
out the liquor sellers, and utterly extrminating the
OF the Order of Good Templars, composed entirely
oil ladies, waited on the propretors of saloons and
demonstrated with them in relation to the iniquity
OF their business, and warned them to close up.
This was in the morning; in the afternoon all the
saloons were opened for "free treat" and large
number of citizens got seriously drunk. On We'd
nesday night the Congregational church, in which
MIR. Nichols preached his sermon, entirely de-
stroyed by fire, and it was supposed by the temper
ance folks to have been kindled by the liquor sell
lers. On Thursday meeting of citizens was held,
and deputation of about fifty gentlemen was in :
structed to wait all the saoon-k keepers, and give
them notice that unless they closed up their bust
ness, it would be closed by force. This duty was
performed Friday, and the saloon keepers an
nounced their intention of making a forcible re-
sstance in case they molested by a mob of the
citizens In the meantime an association had bee
formed in st. Anthony, composed of Americans and
Germans, of which a prominent German named
John Orth is the leader, for the purpose of assist
ing the liquor sellers in they are unlawfuly
molested. and unless compromise is effected be.
tween the parties to the controversy scenes OF vic.
1 lence will ensue.
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April IA. April Z.
Capital. ...... 500, ,l33, ,632 500 l33, ,632
Loans. 9,0l5 13O6O6 73l Dec .s6s7 7l6
Specie % 626 9S2 22,599l32 Inc L O27 $50
Circulation. S775, ,297 S,929 223 Dec l53 e26
Net Deposits -. 81 573 s3536sS5 Inc 800 78s
The Philadelphia Enquirer of this morning says:
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks made
up to-day, presents the following aggregates
pared with those OF the previous week:
April 0. April 16.
Capital ......$11, ,673 575 s1i 6S4 $40 Inc SO 795
Loans H,2l4,254 q 444 $50 Inc. 230 326
Specle........ 5,209,574 54l57u Inc. 2O6 l37
Due from Banks 1,SS0,995 1,744,350 Dec I36 Gas
Due otr Banks. 4,0S5,695 4l64,67S Inc. 1888
Deposits 15,52S,762 I6042l4O Inc 5l3 37S
Clreuation..... 3,52S,9O5 3252lS6 Dec 276 ,7l9
The Bank statement is favorable this week show
ing handsome gain in specie and deposits ard a de
crease in circuaton the loans also show an increase
We informed by Peersons Philadelphia Detector of
new and dangerous SIS altered on the Fairmont
Bank, Virginia; Wig, feeding pigs man on right
end; Henry Clay and figure left end dog between
signatures.
1t has been announced that the circulating notes of the
Bank of Central New York will be redeemed by their
agent in Albany usual The Utica Herald states that
the INDUCTION against the bank granted on Monday
last by Judge LIE Roy of Syracuse the application Of
Lamount Thompson, one of the directors.
Advices have been received of the failure of the Law
renceburg Bank of Tennessee established in that State
under the free banking law Its are not to be
found. They, however, succeeded in getting out cir
cuaton of $3.50 900, mostly in Tenne and Arkansas
The notes are reported to be worthless