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The New York herald., 1866-04-13

etary affairs
The money market to-day generally reported TO be
close the demand being active account Of the
however generally discounted first class paper to their
customers per cent per annum but the private
bankers and street bankers charged per cent per
month. The supply of Eastern exchange, as compared
with the demand light, and the market ruled hrmer
than saturday with change however, In rates. The
counter rates par buying and lilo premium SELL
ing Round lots sold among bankers at premium
OF So, 60c. per thousand.
The Cincinnati Gasctte Of the Same day reports
There influx Of currency to-day, and there
balances somewhat Increased, and there was an
easier feeling In the discount market The offerings OF
paper moderate but lenders had all they cared TO
do Rates were firm at 10 inside and 10 II In the
open market for first class and good names
The demand for exchange was not heavy on Sat-
urday, but tho market frm at so Is premium buy
ing and ]. 10 premium selling.
The New York herald., 1866-04-13
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY APRIL H. seswIrH SUPPLEMENT

Of March 81 states that the total quantity OF cotton
known have been received all ports from the end OF
the war down 70 the latest mail dates, amounts 10
q Os7 600 balea
The New York herald., 1866-04-13

CoYfEg-No further sales heard Of but there con.
tnu considerable rmness In the market for prime and
choice grades ng TO the reduced stock Inferior and
common qualt cs we're entirely eglccel and for this
description prices were altogether nominal with de-
FnEions-Ihcre was considerable movement in
fc ghts to Liverpool but at low rates. especially o. corn
which taken for ballast Tue scincuts w re :,
To Liverpool, 1,sOo bales cotton Mt 1911. 100 tons
cedar wood at la Cd, 200 bbls petroleum at 5s Oh
per steamer 1000 bushels corn at l'id a2d., l. 900
bales cotton ut I'D and 800 tlorccs beef at 3s 10
London, 600 boxes bacon at 2ls Oh. TO Bfem n, per
steamer 1to talcs Of cotton at Ike To Antwerp BOO
Marselics, with stsycs private terms.
Hcrs-The sales were small, but prices were well
sales Of So bales mainly at loS co., but part a,
2oc. n 35c
MoiAsEs Tho sales were rather light, but the in.
curry was very lar and full prices were realized Prime
and choice qualities were most wanted. The supply u
these grades continues low The sales were 10 lhds
Cubs muscovado at 40c s5 hhds Porto Rico at TO- aud
"a bbs New Orleans ai g2t,c Also By auction 10 hhds
forto co at 52c. a 65 hc
rEovlsoss : Receipts, AL bbs beef I,soi packages
mand and psce. advanced, closing very sleldy
at s1S 20 ch. against t2S 81 REGULAR yesterday. The
sales wore large comprising 300 bbls mess for
future delivery incl ding the months Of May and June,
at sellers option, all at t25 10 t25 81 ~ and about
1900 bes Tor " sent delivery manly not all at SIS so
s25 70 for new mess s2t Is SIS for old mos aud s2i
% f22 Tor prime. The beef market was very steady
prices, II anything, had upward tendency The sales
embraced 600 bbl at fl5 80 Ss so for plain new mess
and go s24 for new extra mess Beef hams were anict
At previous Igurcs The sales $40 bbls at &s7 90
$50 Bacon was also hrmer, with a better demand.
TIE sales rca bed 800 boxes at l4lc for long rib
1bc for short RIB, 15tsc for short clear and 1ac i4.c
for Cumberland cut Tho market for cut meats was
rather heavy, but no decided change visible. The
salos were 200 packages al 101c ike
for shoulders and 16c. 1so for hams
The sales Of lard were M nrmer prices; 90 packages
were taken at l6c. a1shc with small lots choice kettle
reported at ishc The butter market about as last
quoted Small sales at 25c S5c for Western and s0c
voc for state Cheese vss duh at 1oc a 22c--as 10
Qualty. the latler a n . re- for apnal
ftrhoLEuv--The market without Improvement
snd prices continued smos, nominal with sales Of 90
hned IN bond.
ROs continued dull Of sale. but the marks va vsrY
The New York herald., 1866-04-13

arm Small lots Rangoon sold at sxo q exc. and
Carolina at Ike. l2hc
sUeAR.-The transactions comprised $50 hhds Porto
Rico at from lie TO 1876 and 032 hhds Cuba musco-
vaao al from l0o 10 l2'<c, also 200 boxes part pr
va.e, part q ll4c, and by auction is hhds New Or
leans al lSxc. Tho market without change of mo-
ment in any respect The demand was very fair both
from grocen and rehners Refined sugar continued
qulet, but previous prices sustai ned
srERiNE was quiet bat steady The sales were so 600
pounds prime at lie for delivery dur ng May at sellers
option, and q, 900 pounds, on the spot at loc.
l30, 900 pounds at 11Hc. allxc
TcBAooo.-The market continued dull but prices
unchanged The sales comprised 72 hhds Kentucky at
from &C. 10 28c
WHExKY.-Receipts, 24o bbls. The market continued
dull and nominal at 50 20 for State and 50 26k So 27
for Western with sales Of ITO bbs
The New York herald., 1866-04-13

IMPORTANT LECTURES DAfLr-FoR oRNrLRuY4
i osly, ne New york hussum of Apsiomy es Brosk
is~waFded % receipt % ,sn csnts b. addrssns sssfs
The New York herald., 1866-04-13
COAsTwIsE STEAMSHIPS.

UyoR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.-THR FAST SAILING
H.. :s.esm.hiP rUNG sHgEX Captain nidrs;h VII i,sv
freight or passage (haying handsome accommodationa
apply TO r. LOWDEN, Agent 6 West street.
The New York herald., 1866-04-13

LNOR EXCURSION PARTfEs.--DUDIFY's MYERS
~ and other Groves Steamboats, Of all kinda Pargs
walter Sands and hers For choice OF days apply early 70
Az MYERS . CO.. on board Of bArss Tool Of Nor
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Foreign News.

New YORK. April 1.-THE steamer
Pareire. from Havre the Oh 29th nit,
via. Brest on the 2lst ult., arrived this
morning, bringing Paris papers of the
evening of the Both, from which We TX.
tract the following late news:
A Provincial CorreSpondendenl says:
In view of the danger 10 Prussia
by the concentration of Austrian troops
it is supposed that orders will be given
which will enable Prussia to success.
fully resist any attack.
A Berlin telegram says that measures
touching Silesia were taken at the
meeting OF the council on the 9th ult.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated March
29th, protests against the statements
of Prussian Generals, and says there has
has been no rendezvous of a Corpse
d'Armee, no purchase Of horses and nc
lew Of troops on the part of Austria
and that the Imperial government has
omitted TO take measures which are
justified by the language of the Prussan
press
HALIFAX, April 1.-The steamer Asia
from Liverpool March 3lst, via Queens
town April 1st, has arrived.
All the markets were closed, and there
is no later commercial news than by the
steamers of the Goth and 30th.
The steamship Hibernia, from New
York, arrived ont on the 3lst
The German difficulties are still in
creasing but no actual hostilities have
occurred. Military preparations were
actively progressing
General Benedick has been appointed
the Austrian commander in-chief
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Fenian News.

New YORK, April 1.-The Herald s
Toronto special says The excitement is
very great here this afternoon, owing to q
general search of suspected premises
The only contrabands of war found were
four revolvers in the Sheas House, and
a rusty musEet and two bayonets
Murphy Shea is the only arrest made
in the city, and his arrest was caused
BY an intercepted telegram cautioning
him to look out for himself, and destroy
certain box, which diligent search
did not discover. The government on
Sunday received information that about
seventy Canadians had left for Portland,
all armed. The authorities now believe
that there was no raid on New Bruins
wick intended, but that it was intended
that the Portland dispatches, detailing
the departure of the Fenians was die.
tated by O'Mahoney and that their
reported departure was merely to give
color to the belief that New Brunswick
was the point aimed at, and that under
cover of this movement, Sweeney or
O'Mahoney would make dashing raid
upon Canada, probably with the Chicago
gunboat, and land his forces. An at
tack is daily looked for, The Cornwall
prisoners have retained Attorney Gene
raj M'Donald TO defend them, and their
preliminary examination comes off 20.
night or tomorrow morning. Shea is
still under guard, and will probably be
examined tomorrow
Great Britain advices from Plymouth
say that orders have been received there
10 expedite the preparations for sea OF
half a dozen war vessels. The conclu'
sion is that they are intended for the
Gulf and the river st. Lawrence, and
the New York, New oundland and Lon
don Telegraph Companies have con
tracted with the telegraph construction
and maintenance company of London
for the manufacture and submersion
this summer, Of two cables, one across
the gulf of st. Lawrence from New
Foundland to Care Brestor, and the
other between Prince Edwards island
aud New Foundland, and for the repair
of the present cable, so as to have twt
cables for the prompt transmission OF a!
messages between the Atlantic Cable an(
the United States.
The Paris correspondent OF the Lon
don Times writes that Prince Napolea1
has left Paris for Italy after having hai
several interviews with the emperor
II is whispered that he is.entrusted Will
mission to Victor Emanuel
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.Resolred, That three delegates from
each township DO appointed by the chai
to represent this county in the State con
vention, to be held in clarksburg OF
Thursday, April 18th, 1866.
Resolred, That the thanks of this meet
ing be and are hereby rendered to Henry
S. Walker, Esq, for the able, patriotic
and dignifed manner in which he has
addressed this audience.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and the chair proceeded to ap-
point delegates for the various town
ships. as follws:
South West Township-G. G Griffin,
Jacob Leason and Draper Stout.
Central Township-E. FL. ODonnell,
VIM Shull and Lewis S. Davis.
New Milton Township-Moses Great
house. John J. Robinson and David c.
Copliu.
Grant Township-V. LangRtt, D. Har.
rison and H B. Davis.
Mcclellan Towhship-Silas Langiitt,
Thomas Ash and Charles Bonnell.
West Union Tewnship-James Steel,
L. 7. Davis and G.. c Davis :.
In conclusion, ON motion the proceed
ings of the meeting be published in the
Wheeling REGISTER, and the Clarksburg
Conservative copy from it.
The meeting then adjourned, with
three rousing and animating cheers for
Andrew Johnson.
SAMUEL MCMILLAN, Pres't.
DAVID HARRISON, Sec'y.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-12

SUCCESSFUL EDTToRs,-Au English
writer says A good editor. compe-
tent newspaper conductor, is like a Cen
eral or poet, born. not made. Exercise
and experience give facility, but the
qualification IS innate, CT it IS never
manifested On the London daily
papers all the great historians, noyelsts,
poets, essayists, and the writer's of trav-
els, have been tried, and nearly every
one has failed. i can said the late
editor uf the London Times, find any
number OF men of genius to write for
me, but very seldom one man of com.
mon sense Nearly all successful
editors are of this description. A good
editor seldom writes much for his paper
he reads, Judges. selects, dictates, alters
and combines, ani to 10 ali this we'll he
has but little time for composition To
write for paper is one thing-to edit
paper is another
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News from New York,

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Herald
Washington special says that Colone
A. H. MARYLAND, special mail agent
departs tomorrow on trip to reorgan
ize the postal service in the Mississippi
Valley The post Office business be
tween Cairo and New Orleans is grow
ing in the hands of the department. The
contract with the Atlantic and Missis
sippi steamboat company calls, fol
service of the mails, at, thirty landing;
between Cairo and New Orleans. More
are needed, and more pay is needed
Colonel MARYLAND is empowered to make
new contracts to define the service
from point to point, where it can be
done advantageously, and to appoint
loyal men to post Offices as if appointed
from the department. Post Master
Dennison is determined to perfect postal
arrangements in the Southern Mississip
pi Valley as speedily as possible
The Tribune's Washington special
says: A, H Stephens will appear
before the Reconstruction committee
to day.
The Senate, in executive session TO,
day, failed to confirm Lewis ID. Campbsil
as Minister to mexico.
The negroes in the District of Coldm'
bia will celebrate the 10th inst as the
anniversary of their emancipation.
General II. L Robinson's sale of United
States military railroad material will be
resumed to-day. The last of the rolling
stock, and the gorgeous saloon car
built for Mr.. Lincoln. will be sold, The
sale SO far has realized nearly two aud
half millions of dollars.
General Hancock's examining board
of breach-loading rifles continue to re-
ceive new modes. Yesterday they e4-
amined one invented by Colonel P. H.
jerks, of Philadelphia, which loads and
fires 80 rounds per minute, or 100 rounds
in three minutes and twenty seconds,
and which is pronounced by the board
to be the most rapid firing ever yet
achieved
Adiutant General Thomas has return
ed from Mississippi
The Times Washington special says:
It is understood that the government
has sent one or two armed vessels to the
fishing grounds on the coast of the Brit
ish provinces to protect our fishermen
tA6IS " 10 udh0 EScu W NdLucu ou ny 'hC
Provincials since the cessation Of the
reciprocity treaty The British govern
ment has expressed willingness to al
low everything to 60 on on the basis of
the convention of 1918, or on the basis
existing prior to the reciprocity treaty,
which enables our vessels to fish any
where within a marine league Of the
shore
The Commercials Washington special
says: Sir Frederick Bruce processes to
have receired information that leaves
no doubt of the intention of the enians
to attack some point in the British Prov
inces. It appears certain that large
numbers Of men are gathering on the
frontier. and it is alleged that the oh
iect Is to concentrate aud capture some
place. which will be hastily entered and
defended In that case il is expected
that reinforcements and aid from the
United States and British Provinces will
how in and enable them 70 accomplish
ulterior objects
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washington News,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Senate
has conGlmed the following named
Bricadier Generals TO be Major Generals
bv brevet: Thos II. Neil, Ben. }.
Spooner, Morgan II. Chr;sler and Mar
tin L. NJ MMahan.
During the month Of March the Post
Master General caused the following
post Offices to be reopened; In Virginia
Georgia 50, Tennessee q, Mississippi 5,
Arkansas ii, Texas &c, South Carolina
40 and L ouisiana 3, total 204. The De,
partment has also established l39 new
Offices. and discontinued Sc. The name:
Of % have been changed.
Information has been received that
Augusta, georgia has again been united
with Charleston by railroad communi
cation, the track having been finished
on the eth hinst.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,
Congregational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. April II.

Spv,rE.-Mr. Sumner offered resolu
ton, which was adopted, instructing the
Military Committee to enquire into thu
expediency of providing system of ed
ucation for soldiers in the army of the
United States.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a resolution
which was adopted, prohibiting the sale
of spirituous liquors in the Capitol build
ing.
Mr.. Sumner introduced petition ask.
ing for congressional aid for building
the European and North American Rail
road, which was referred to the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations y s-s
A bill to authorize the Secretary OF
War to settle the Kansas war claims was
passed
The Senate then took up the House
bill in relation to the habeas corpus.
The Judiciary Committee was dis.
charged from further consideration of
the bill protecting officers of the army
from civil suits, a bill for thar purpose
being before Congress.
After some debate, the habeas Corpus
bill was postponed till tomorrow.
The bill relative to qualifications of
Jurors and writs of error was taken up
and postponed for tomorrow
The bill approppiating two and a
half millions of dollars for the relief Of
naval contractors was taken up and de-
bated slightly and postponed till TO-
morrow
The bill organizing active volunteers
vas introduced and referred t. the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Adjourned
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S0ME or TIE Results The Peters
burg IDier says the refusal of q justice
to marry 4 black man and q white No
man the refusal of hotel keeper to
lodge and iced negro, snbiect, by the
Civil Rights bill the offending party
to fine of $1,000 or imprisonment or
both.
The discrimination by any State be.
tween whites aud blacks in any Of its
laws, RENTS the aggrisved black to the
courts of the United States for trial,
so that under the Civil Rights bill, the
Federal courts will have cogni'dnce Of
murders rapes ar7OnS. rohberies, ard
many other crimes heretoto!e roTni2ahlr
in State courts
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T,e Fenian. at Eas,porr, Me.

EAsTPoRT, MAINE, April ll.-The
Fenians have hired the Town Hall for
three days to hold meetings. There is
an open session tonight.
There is another large British steamer
off Camp Bells, with a large number OF
men ashore at work.
A number of Fenians left in sailing
vessel last night, secretly.
A large steamer with the American flag
and private signal has just gone up the
river towards st. Andrews.
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SAN Francisco, April lO.--A strike
took place yesterday among, the WORK
men in the Almaden quicksilver mines.
News from Oregon states that Cairns
has been nominated for Congress, Rufus
Mallory, of Marion, for Governor. Res
olutions were adopted affirming that
representation should go with taxation
and expressing the desire that equal po-
litieal privileges be given the late re.
bellious States when consistent with the
safety of the loyal people in these
States.
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New ToRx, April ii The following
is the decision OF the Court in the affair
of the receivership of the Columbia In
surance Company
| think the interests of the various
nersons interested in the distribution of
the proceeds of the Company will be
benefited by the appointment of a
man who has had experience in the
management of Insurance Companies
The original intention was that two
persons should be appointed to act
They we're so appointed, but one has re
signed. and Geo. A. Osgood is appointed
to act in conjunction with B. Setting
who will be required to give bond t.
the sum of Fifty. thousand dollars
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Erors San Francisco,

SAN FRANCISCO, April l0;-Ihe steam;
ar Golden City. Captain Watkins :aileo
Sor panama carving ss74,642 in treas
nre of which SS09.7l5 is for New Iork,
The The British bark Sir George Grey. from
Valparaiso for Sydney, was wrec Eea OF; ~
February 2oth on Cochran's ls'anu' aua
sold for 500. The captain and ere"
reached Tobitie in an open boat
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New York EssSs.

! NEW YORK, April ia fatal case o
cholera is reported to have occurred il
this city. Mrs. Mary He'll, German
died ON Monday with all the symptom:
of cholera. DR.. John Beech made al
external examination of the body, anG
from the appearance of the remains and
the symptoms, expressed his opinion that
death was the result of epidemic AsiatiC
cholera. A verdict to this effect was
rendered by the coroner's jury Not.
withstanding the verdict, there are con-
tlicting official opinions regarding the
case 4.. Ms rsr t.-
E B. Dalton, Sanitary, Superintendent
of the Board of Health, claims that the
case was not cholera However, the re-
ports are creating mach excitement
throughout the city
The report that Mrs. Jefferson Davis
is, or has been recently IN Washington
is incorrect She is now in this city on
her way to Canada, by permission, to
visit her children who are at school in
that province,
The French steamer Periere has ar
rived, and is supposed to have Head
Centre Stephens on board, and at this
early hour the rumor has caused much
excitement in the streets Particulars
as soon as possible. r..
The streets are swarming with teniaas
in regalia,
The Republicans of Greenpoint, Long
Island, held Qualification meeting late
Monday night, over the final passage of
the Civil Rights bill, and at midnight
fred salute of one hundred guns
A salute of one hundred guns was
fred from Fort Greene, Brooklyn, last
evening, in honor of the passage by Con
gress of the Civil Rights bill over the
Presidents veto.
The French Canadians held a meeting
at Clinton Hall last night in favor of
the annexation Of Canada to the United
States, and in opposition to the Cana
dian confederation scheme. Resolutions
were passed and committee of annexa-
tion appointed with view of forming a
French Canadian Annexation Society in
this city.
Adispatch says that the government
members of the New Brunswick Parlia.
ment have rendered their designations
A member of the opposition has heen
chosen by the G2Lernment to form a
new government He. is expected to
send in his reply to tha designations
sooo
Yesterday afteTnooa The first trotriug
match for a sweepstakes Of $500 came of
at the Fashion course Mr. Conway's
bay bare namoi Lazy Jones won the
heat and ran IN Sol Next Thursday
the frst purse viii be trottsd for 37er
the Fashion course
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New YORK, April "A Washington
special states that Alexander H Stevens
testified before the Reconstruction Com
mittee this morning. He expressed the
opinion that there is general acQui
essence among the Southern people in
the idea of perpetual government, but
that they will never agree to give equal
political rights to the negroes.
It is said that proclamation OF an.
nestv is to be ;ssUed ty the President in
few days.
The Committee OF Ways aud Means
have not yet agreed on the free list Of
the Internal Revenue tax bill
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CONFEDERATE DEAD The W,uches
ter Nelrs says: The work OF re-interring
the Confederate dead IN the Ladies
Cemetery Is progressing rapidly Up
to this date about two hundred bodies
hare been brought in They we're
mostly unknown. ana we're remoTcd
from the most exposed situation,
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Fire az Pit Hole, Pa

PITTsBURa, April ia fire yesterday
al Pit Hole destroyed the engine derrick
aud tanks OF the Titusville Oil Company
and adjoining tanks. Nearly one thous'
and barrels Of oil were destroyed Loss
fifteen thousand dollars.
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The Wisconsin Ies:sIaiurr

MADISON, WIS, April 1.-THE Wiscon,
sin Legislature passed resolutions last
night. severely censuring Senator Doc
little for voting against the Civil Rights
Bill. in disobedienoe of instructions, and
declaring that it is his duty to resign.
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lsraaE CiiT Eiecfian u.

New YORK April 11.-At the election
yesterday inFJeFsey City, Clenland, DEM
ocrat, was elected Mayor by $40 major
ity. The aldermen are equally divided
between the republicans and democrats.
Hudson City and Hoboken went demo-
cratic
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PHELADELFHIA, April ii-Mr John
Hasson has resigned the position of
Centre Of the Philo Circle Of the Fenian
Brotherhood. His successor has not
get baeu elected
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-12

BosToN April 1.-THE steamer China
sailed this morning, taking l53 passen-
gers for Liverpool, Among her passen-
gers is General Marshall Seferts, the
engineer of the American Telegraph
Company.