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, 1865-05-10
THE MEXICAN EPIDEMIC,
Letters of nIerpue and Rcprisa1.

NEW Yo1K, My 9.-The Ilerdld's special tays
the excitement In regard to the Mc1icsu emigration
more ment IL extending in this city and through
out the country. The office wcsc persons destEoas
nsmee. was opened in this city yesterday morning,
ana Was crowded all day bv applicants. Most OF
tho volunteers in the movement are veteran
Union during the past four years. Common emi-
G1ants, 1t Is 1ne esstood ase euaEsnseed one thuu
sand eight hundred asres of land. TIE bo1nttes
course be much LARGER. 1t is reported that the
Me1lean Republican General. ortega, is at the
ee auppsa T Of G
that such arrangements hare been made as to al.
low Of this without breach Of international ueu.
trafity.
PRECEDENT Juarez, Of the Mexican Republic has
fssued letters Of marque and 1eprfsal against tie
French cpnDe4 &C.
, 1865-05-10

! lhave seen copy Of the contract sent here
from the principal office In New York. It stipu-
1ates that the building Of the road shall cost the
contractor not above the following:
, 1865-05-10

- The Montreal Hitn<ss says that emf
grafton to the United States and other
causes have combined to greatly depEec.ate
the value Of property In Canada, and In many
localities fa.ms are now unsalcahle at any
price. Rcsl estate throughout Canada is
heavily Uprtgaged. 50:
, 1865-05-10
CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKET.

- y. TuxsDAY EVENING, Mays.
The decline In gold produces no effect On the mar
kas ter Dry Goods Trade Ii Increasing. and last
weess prices are well maintained. though vi .hout
any po.i,iye improvement Goodl In the Rast are
sct,ce and nrm. a dispatch was received rom Eew
York this morning, stating "SpragIes Prints i'd
Ta1ced 1c; Carriers Ac. AL cottons advancing"
Ihsrs Is an active demand for Prints, pa1uculstly
Picks Ghd Puppies which are Eca1ce. They command
about &c above our quotations. sheeungs are In &C
Tive demand an firm. Standards ere quoted II Nav
Xcik to dsy at Axe. and Ntdfosts l0c. B:eached
fooss ART steady, Utntma nrm .nd unchanged. Tlcks
firm tt the adyatce. Corset Jeaus ateaey. Car
p.ts are In gocd demand and firm. Tha supply Il
light beth hire and Ia The East Fancy Cs..tmsres AID
geyts' drets geods are IN good demand. Desirable
st11ca Of Dres, q oda 60 quick At null prices
TIE qpote closing pliceB a. fol1oWs:
, 1865-05-10

CONTINENTAL niorEr BRouonT ..ao to n,ena' caerla.
The Cincinnati Gazttte's Charleston eoiieS
pondent writes: fonp1 hand
fula and whole sheets Of the or1e.na1 r1eoS ggm ha1c
Mental money that had been preserveSq psrsS ne nefe
for q hundred years, TO be e1nan1aa ILL., y 5en =
second revolution, at the very tans nms ID Taen II
Confederate scrip was 70 ne +ts1a euas snabiei @ to
similar obscurlty: We Wefe Weeiats enas cmrrencv Of
two epocRs hundred years apart.
, 1865-05-10

SrycntY Ypnrp OF age s<ecelvlng Two
Thousand Blows-A Horrible story.
(Tunia Correspondence Hax q the Lesant Herald
In my last briefly mentioned tho barbar-
ous acsclng, OF rather ''sticking," Of the
Arab prisoners sent in couple Of days be-
fore from the camps. In the hurry Of catch
inr the steaner / had hardly time to report
the punishment, and to say that 1t had pro-
duced very bad general effect. It had BE-
gun the day before the arrival Of Prince
Arthur, and in compliment to him the bar
farous operation was suspended during bis
brief stay, to be resumed, as soon as the En-
chantrees left, with greater vlgor and cruelty
Than ever, One Of the victims YRS sheikh
Hndii Moubarik, man of great influence
nIacpc the Arabs, and who more than any
one else contributed to the cessation OF the
late revolt. THIS unhappy man, though
sixty-seven years of age, WAS ordered by the
Bey to receive two thousand blows. and Of
these every one Was inflicted. I witnessed
the first part Of Ibis punishment. but
was unable to see 1t ont, the cruelty was 50
reroltirg. The wrethed prisoner was thrown
en- bis face on piece Of mating, With his
feet tied together. md bis hsad a q ana shoul,
laid On across the hips and small OF the back
with thick aspen stick, as heavily as
strong man coufd deliver them, and as one
tired another took his place, While third
counted the blows, and shouted "str1ke
harder, strike harder n When the victim
had received three hundred blows, he called
out imp1nring them to Kill him right of but
the only result was that the stick was welded
. with more br7fal vigor than before. The
whole two thousand blows were inflicted, and
at their conclusion the victim was taken up
dead. Seven other shiekhs received each If
teen hundred blows; Of these also two died
under the inflictfon, and the other five within
lalf an bour af1erward. OF those who re-
ceived five hundred blows, am told, five
died after being thrown into prison.
Nearly the whole Of these victims
were old men, many Of them above
seventy years Of age I hear 1t remarked that
no fewer than 1S2, 800 blows have been given
| to this one batch Of prisoners, and al the
| camps, am assured, punishment Of similar
ba1barity is dealt out daily. For. the honor
| Of humanity. it is to be regretted that none
Of the Consuts hare inteffered to prevent
this brutal cruelty. Here vas matter in
| which all might have Joined in arenlonstranc.
which the bcy wonld' not have dared 10 dis.
regard, and yet thus far not one Of the whole
body Inns uttered word Of protest againt
brutality which one might suppose to be i'm:
| possible within the range Of Engtish OF French
, 1865-05-10

The money market continues easy, and the
bankers arc Accommodating their customers freely
at 10 Pc cent per annun. The recent heavy de-
cline In produce has stimulated greater caution in
makip. advances but With sufficient margin, no
difficulty exists in procuring all necessary accou1
rnodsslars a! the leading discount houses. Street
rates are dull ut 1@!ic per cent per month.
Here, the gold market WAS very weak and dull.
al the First Board On the Stock Exchange the
sales were at 137D13s but on the street 1t subsa-
qLenty fell as low as 1885, and closed steady at that
quotation. Silver, was quiet at Q11a5-the ont
side price for round lots.
Government Bonds were drtner, with buyers on
the Stock Board Of Five-TWentie4 at 1861, aud
sel1ers at log, and buyers Of 10-i0's at q l. and
sellers at 9G. On the street the rates among the
brokers were:
Five Twenttes. 1053 108
II n-Fofuea.. ..... VII VI
Local stocks were quiet, with ss1es OF County
Strip at OIL, and Chamber OF Commerce stock
F. e. s.ltonstat1 l. Co.. Commission 8*ock Bro
kers. have moved from their old office to No. 80
Clark street, uexr door to the Office Of James
The Boston Erenine gold Board h.a haen
The following opinion on the legality Of tn
r,pht of municipal authorities to tax Bank stock,
is Of importance 70 many q onr tealera:
OFFICE orCpNPTRoLLRR OF CuHRRNCY,}
WAeH1x0rou, April H. 1865.
DEAR S1n-1onr letter Of the 5th inst, ad-
dressed to the Hon. R. ". Taylor, in reference to
tbs I1eht OF Euncipal authofines to lar the cspi-
til stock Of National Banks, has been handed to
me for IN answer.
ii isuot ofcoulse, within the province Of this
bureau to decide the questions raised. In ny
opinion, however, the Shareholders Of National
Dapks IRE enhued to exemption from State taxa
t1Ln upon th,t portion OF their stock that Is tn
vested IN United Statcs bonds
This opinion is predlrated upon the decision re-
terreo to, whlrb extmpts nom taxation that por-
ifon Of The capital stock Of bank that s invested
in Unittd States bonds and, though It is poeeiblc
that Slate courts may make distinction, think
that each individual shareholder Is entitled in
equity 70 the same benefits that would accrue t,
them ifhey were taxed IN their corporate capacity.
Your attention ,s called to TIE provision q the
latter part Of the 41st secuon o. the national cur
rency act, which provides that the tax Imposed by
The laws Of any Statd upon the shares OF nAttonsl
assoc1asone, stall not exceed the Fata imposed
upon the shares IN any OF the banks organized uu-
der the authority Of the Stata where such as.ocla
lion exists.
atter its conversion into National Institution,
ran be only subject to, rnd must be taxed in nc
cordanre with, the provisions OF the national cur
zepcy act referred u above.
The act Of Congress must prevail over my St1te
enactment on the s1htecs.
Very respectfully, yours,
F. cLARKs, Comptroller.
Henry Manning, Ety. President Fiat National
Bank, Youngstown, Ohio.
, 1865-05-10
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
Paying of Indebtedne4s-The Soldiers
to be Paid.

the rale OF as enables the Secretary Of tic Trea-
su1y to paJ off requlsitons long stsndtug. The
hnanc1a1 nfl8 Of the Government are NOW work.
Ing more easily than for many months past, and
there IL no donbt nut that funds sufficient to pay
of our soldiers will be obtained in 4 few weeks.
1t Is expected that every dollar Of public indebt
ednees viii be discharged.
, 1865-05-10
j. HUPE3 HATCH,
froRdEHLI uArcH d HueMe,1
RR0KEE 49,.

no. S Exchange Place. Few Ycfa-
Hcfcfr1ucat Eecurlrea, Stock AID aolc, Gs13ht A.
sold tScisslys!y On Communication.
hE7ARxNCk.:
3:5sus. Solomon sturEes 5cna, C1!s3Eo, Ii,
Nssara. HiuekleJ Hands, Chicago, IL.
ct. Wheeler, Esq, Ch!e*go, r..
II. Mum. Esd,, Chic 70, II.
2: A. Ringers. ED. Chi s-sc ~.
Ncssrt. Bound, Bailey q Co., New YofE Cat9.
Ee.s.t. AcEiza, Dsos- Co., Few YoEx GMs.
H1Ls:s- &. a. Tnckes 2 70: Nov @ 19tk t;I7 Fly
s.H: Haxter. Esg:. Rutian!, Vt
C. Drra1t. Fe1.. Presideot Eock Island ta1lrosd &C
, 1865-05-10
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Echoes Of RI bel Gro1nx-Their Dolo.
roug Confession.

NEW York, May 9.-The Ht1a'fs North Caro-.
liza correspondent says: "When negotiations
ahoIt $1,000 troops. hut OF these not more than
20 COZ waited to be paroled, so undtsclplined and
anxious were they to get out Of the army and re.
turn home. They stole all the horses they could
from thciroticers, and struck of across tae coun-
u and eoesgcd In indiscrlsnlnate p!uudeEing,
Cen. Johnston admitted that he hid no control
oyer them H. epoae xs5y bitterly ct payl: At
lion buneltng. Hardee stated thas he saw, two or
three years ago, that the rebel Cause could not
succeed, and acknowledged TINT the chivalry, dis
fast elul az IL might be to theu would now be COM
pellcd to work for their llriuc. he considers
Soush Carolina tho worst whipped State In the
, 1865-05-10

.L.W.L Lowe, lawyer Of promise, died in
Decatur, On the 4th inst. in the sd year Of
his age.
country around Bloomington, arcaaid to look
remarkably we'll.
*. Jones, Of" Tie Pines, !" writes to the
Quincy Naig That present Indications prom
lee plenty Of peaches and cherries this sea
Bon.
+ IA little daughter Of Peter ,Wertz, Of Ore.
gon, ogle County, aged SIX years, was drown
ea In cistern On the Sd inst: This Is the
second Child Mr.. Wertx has lost by drowning.
, 1865-05-10

After call, No. Spring sold to limited extent
at 11o}. closlng with sellers at that figure. Corn
was offered at Csc for No. l, without buyers.
Nothing DONG In Provisions.
Gold opened at Gallagher's at 1861.
, 1865-05-10

IN TO C9c on Thlrsday. and closes to-
DIR 65c-a decline Of f1cs1uce the MT OF
tho week. -..--.
10 nXT-The market decllned29s on No; and 1@
1e. Etles vefe: Co1H IN sTosx 100 hu MI {e:fiy)
It &c; il 0a0 bn at e6c q ego o1 At l5o1
Ss@ nu DO i sie; 1oa ks -, ou a. at s?Hs II:
II 57He; 56S ba DO = 81 IN 3: B:
NCo q and N. s.s Conx ax.~eS1.-1: At
6sS,,hs IL ms1ket closing quiet Il IL: :lde pricss.
~ 4ics7aa iast week W sM 6o; iii sea- io
ID Heeiy eo,Etsponsng a Te ~ y1ns1E; nn1s 9,s.9
tne an cunt sold and the duly prices daslng tae
WEeEs x 49,.
, 1865-05-10
FROM RHCMN1OND.
Arrival OF the Advance Of 8herman,s
Army

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The advance Of Howard's
CORDS Of Sherman'a army, reached Black and
White Station. on the South Side WAY Railroad,
on Tuesday, having marched 15o miles in Eve md
A half days.
, 1865-05-10

new YoEK, May 9-Gold Is weak-1lmost IN a
uan{c, II declined TO 1851. THIS was generally
unexpected. Some predict fall to 120 or Us
within thirty days.
LATER,
New yonK, My 9.-Gold is ehaky. Nov Il p.
IN )ftaaLds ut 1851.
, 1865-05-10
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
O1rfcE ErEy11o T11auSE,f
TEE.pAT, EYE May o. !
CHICAGO CATTLE Market.

TUESDAY EVENING, Maya
BEEF CATTLE-The totAl receipts Of Beeves ia the
city to-day aceordng to tue retarnt Of the Bos1d OF
Trade, ae 40 head. The shipments, BY the sas re-
port stated 1e. The red sales at the yar!-
yards amount to IS head, 1t range o. 48l3 10.
tcesiuH to $s25 f'r choice.
There was no anlmati:n In the market to-day, and
an almost unprt rtcedented dul1ne.s pre7'led. TIC
stock hand Light and consts ed principally ct
those lee over from last week.
Tnsmarket. however, no:Eithstandlng Its ext.ene
duf1nets shows no quatable decline from the ri ting
prces Of the preceding Gays. Under the clrcum.
stances prices have been kept up remarkably
we'll. Holders Of stock While ,nv.1l,bl1
anxions to closs out, Jet manifest no "pants"
or ssshnete, and kept index1b'y to
lhel. prices Buyers on the other hand tteatlIy
fusec to Accede to the,e demands. firmly believing
that The tendency was downward, aud the obastnscy
Of sellers coz d not stay the demand.
Government buyers seam to be entirely out OF the
market, or operating very ppainsy. It's reported
that thsir contracts are near full, and until new
toutr2c;A s1e1et their operations will not BIS exteu
slye.
The demand to day WAS conaced principally to
beeves for city slaughter, and few Stock Cattle.
Tue demand for the latter continues good, and prices
fanfe IRON s. % +, 48 IS
The ruling prices to-day were as followH:
Gbetce y 2a9s q
common to Medium 5s0$7m
st:ck soaae75
Inferior. S.3Aaf 50
The following are the reported sales to d&3:
CATTLE SALES TO-DAY.
SHERMAN 1AHps..
.sts ASsi sS'f Il " hsaa Illinois 't'f1'
x1odIaAS souraER5 YAHDs.
saeks sold Q. kahn 80 head medium steers. syerag-
FORT WAYNE YARDS
Csrnbe1i sd McPhsrsson m 1s head choice bseves,
trYgtng Isl nt,atssco.
, 1865-05-10

B- Much sympathy is being excited By
the mpecurioslty of that poor young mau,
the Prince of Wales, whose grose income does
not exceed s5oo,ooo. The English people
will be called upon to help the distressed
Young family man out Of his troubles, BY in
creasing his pay.
, 1865-05-10

~ Nearly Six thousand Gesnm emil
grants came West over tie Pennsylvania
Central road in the last two months against
five thousand last year.
, 1865-05-10

eB Gov. Peirpoint will IN day or tTo
Issue an address to the people Of Virginia.
BE Will make accommodation that the
Congressional elections In the State be post
poued until October next.
, 1865-05-10

The following tsble shows the 1.orenen: In
Produce and Pro.i.ions during Tho week ending
Saturday, kay 9Th:
AEuEtP1s or LEADING ARTICLES AT CHICAGO FOE
TIE wEkK Kapns0 xAI 8, AHp FRox JAs, j
10 DATE. -
, 1865-05-10

The ecclesiastical rs well as the secular
backbone Of the rebellion is now broken, and
last Sabbath, April &c. the Episcopal church.
es which had been Two weeks closed to ayold
praying for the President OF the United
States, offered their derotious as prescribed
BY law, military aud canonica1. This Is q
bloodless victory, but not the less worthy Of
jubllation on that account: Would that the
sclews put upon them. This Clerical Hostility
to the Government left us By our revolution
aty fathers and to the Union cemented By
their blood end constitutional enactments,
cannot be thus indulged By those who nrs
ity,n without trampling upon the ft1ndamen-.
t. principles Of Christianity. It is as IN
christian as 1t Is unreasonable and coatuma-
cious. But our Southern brethren must be
allow cd to sun for time at not b.ing per-
ipgs will grow up at length, feelings more
cousopanI with tlcir civil relations
, 1865-05-10

q Near Pittsburgh the other day, man
caught on railroad bridge, In his fright
hung himself down between The slcepers to
avoid an advancing train, BY clasping both
AIMS orr The raa. The poor fellow dropped
n,1n1ces into the water below,
, 1865-05-10
By Telegraph from Macon
Dick Taylor's Surrender.
From North Carolina--lmpor~
tant Confessions Of Lead
ing Rebels.
LATEST CONCERNING JEFF
DAVIS FLIGHT,
Thc Mexican Movement Lettersof
Alarque against the French.
19he Government Finances
Encouraging Aspects.
from WASHINGTON.

Surrender of Dick Taysor-The Estnpb
OF Jea Davis UnlIkely-Evtdepces ces OF
his Guilt he Mexican Epidemic.
, 1865-05-10

The annual message OF Gov. Bucking-
ham says the expenditures caused by the re-
bcllion have burdened the State with fund
cd debt Of s. ,ooo, goo sud an unfunded one Of
s. 523.4la74. The propr3ety Of amending the
State Constitution go rs to give the right. Of
suffrage to all citizens Of the United States in
tic State, Of good moral character, without
regard to race or color, IL very strongly
urged. The record Of Connecticut during the
war is most honorable She has furnished, up
to the 3lst Of March, 54,46s soldiers. The
conclusion Of the message is devoted to ma
ional affairs. Tie Governor urges the ncces-
sity Of severe punishment for the leaders Of
f1,e rnhn1tfnr
, 1865-05-10

ST. LoCw. May 9.-Psrties Of rebels N the Into.
nor eoutinue TO come IN to surrender. They give
IN their arms md take the oath OF allegiance.
, 1865-05-10

TIE annual commencement Of the Illinois
College, located at Jacksonville, which
would regularly occur on Thursday, June 1st,
viii be holden on the day previous, Wednes-
day, May 3lst, at 9 o'clock, 3. m., IN conse-
quence of the 1Et day Of Jnue having been
designated By the President Of the United
States as day of National fasting.
, 1865-05-10

Official Denial Of the Statemeh in III
ErcR,ch Corps Leglslattf TINT Jnarex
had 0Ges ed TO S.ll Sonora 10 tie UuI-
lId StNteSs
, 1865-05-10

]
WASHINGTON L1TT, D. C.. MaJ s, 1855,
To The Editor. Of the Associated Press, New York
SINS: Ny attention has been called to a
the French Corps 1egislatlf, In the sitting Of Of
that chamber Of the 11th ritz while discuss
ing the Mexican question, In which he. in
conformity with the policy of his Govern
ment (wloEe agent he has been In Me1aco>.
tiles to impeach the patriotism Of the Constf-
tutional President Of Mexico, using tha most
slanderous means, and aver1ing that President
Juarez has twice offered the State Of Sonora
to President Lincoln for seventy five millions
offfancs.
NJ. Cor.a said, Ia Nonitexr Uniscrsa1 Of
April IL, 1866, page 43S, as follows: AFTER
these words Of Gen. Smith," {ha has Inst
quoted some words which he means to attr1-
:bute to Gen: Scott, calling him Gen. Smith,
as be names President jackson when he means
President Polk s'Sonora and the property
contscated flom the clergy have been offered
to the United States, to President Lincoln,
for sum Of seventy. five millions. Well, the
American Government, the actual President
Of the United States, has refused this conces-
sion proposed By Juarez two different times.'
I have been the only representative In
Washington Of President JuaIez' government
during the whole term Of President Linc9ln's
administration, and I do not know Of any
such offer having been made to the United
States through me or ANYBODY else. Mr..
Co1wju, late United States Mt1lster. nepo-
tiated, It Is true, IN the CITY Of Mexico q
treaty by which the United States were to
loen to Mexico Sl1, 600 coo, but no sale Of
Mexican territory was ever offered to this
government, and only the puarantee Of fba
product OF some Of the revenue Of Mexico. to
Wit The product Of the sale Of the uationai
property lately in the hauds Of the clergy. and
Of the public unoccupicd or vacant lands In
the country, which are in Mexico source of
revenue, as well as In the United States.
/: AS for any previous offer Of. this kind By
President Juarez, We have his statement de-
nyipg fatly that he ever intended any such
thing. I send you copy Of his statement
making such denia1.
! 1t Is my dnty as Mexican and the repre-
sentative Of a government struggling for the
Independence Of sell, free popular govern
ment and Republican institutions, against
foieign conspirnc!es and encrOachments, to
expose the intrjgues s.of the enemies Of my
country, BY which they expect to prejudice
public opinion against us. Only this duty
makes nc intrnde upon you, begging yoa to
have this letter and it's annexed published.
1would thank you for this favor, and re-
main, sirs, your most obed1cnt servant,
u. RoMkRo.
[Trans!ahon.J
NAT1oEM41 "a PLACE, MES5oo. Feb 2, 1868.
ny Desr ana most S.stegmea oH:
, 1865-05-10
$1g,HM

II the road costs the contractor but $19,500 per
mile the Company pays the balance. He is to re-
cclve $4,000 per mile, 80 -that he clears 5so,5o0
uer mile Yours. ]. NV.
, 1865-05-10
TEE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A Probable Stxtndle-Eoxt $40 600 per
miIe-Chnree S5O,VUU.

rrrom the Morning Herald, St. Joseph, Mol
We unders,end Mr: Peter 4. psy, ths CHIEF Eu;
gps: Of TIE rseae tsst "a hs az
copt1act laleiy made by T. Z. Dnrant, Esq, for
building hundred mfles OF branch IRON Ouaaha-
Mt. Dnrant and his stockjopoi9g eoatreres IN
brsneh, propose to involve it IN the same sors OF
difflculdcs as the Kansas CITY BRANCH, and ltsey
VIII euceeed; II. Duraot, =. Vice FleSioet WI VII
fract which will make LII. Dnrant rich and leave
the company too poor to do their work: George
Francis Traln, DurAnt's partner and brotner-.n-
r1ty. how much they had made in the Kansas City
branch, and this Spring he Will be here agatu
hroecnR how much they hare made ont ot the
Omaha branch These two ofa1snet hsva laiien !. %
NOT peceesary to build either ol these br.nehes.
Work on the main trunk should be Immediately
commenced, and other roadS snouh oe eftenaea
and his enemies 10 fight out their own coutcmPH-
be uuarrcls. Let the great work of the country
70 On without being retarded oy t5ese men, ~ -
Of ;he juft ex-cctatons Of the country, they WILL
Re ground ID powder.
If as is int1mated above, there Is reason to
suppose that Mr.. Dufant has made d contract,
on behalf Of the Pacific Railroad Company,
which is greatly to his advantage, and ex-
hausts its resources, 50 that 1t cannot do Its
work. an examination into the facts should
be Immediately instituted. Ne regret to say
that lis name does not seem TO Us sufficient
guaranty for fair dealing. The late lament
ed prrsitent Ea1d, in his late message, that
contract to build a hundred miles Of road
west from Omaha had been made. It now
seems that IN important officer Of the Com
pauY has RESIGNED On account Of the unjust
fe--ns ~ t,,o Contract, What are the terms
or that ront,acts We shon1d like t, know.
r,1asa +as-1s sro ,1,t,,st tbev s5on,3 ha
- 'noee t.'me 90 uNyNa. e. m,... " ~
Ano"n' auo o1oAen W aa"contets' Ani' -
not private matter. Inc nataons the peo-