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Amusements.

ACADEMY OF MUsEc.-There was Q good
audience assembled last evening TO witness the
varied performances at this fsvorite place of
amusement The beautiful new ballet " Rosetta"
was executed by Mile Carnsggia. and the Cline
tops, assisted by the corps de ballet, and Dele
hanty and Hengler gave their Southern hirtatious
with wonted humor. The "Three Erasr con-
cluded the entertainment. This evening another
attractive bill will be offered. and on Sunday eve
ming the &c. d. A. B. F. A." will be produced,
with new costumes. scenery and fixtures.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAINNENT.--At
the National Theater, on Friday evening, will be
given under the auspices OF the Orleans Literary
and Debating Society, an entertainment for the
benefit of the Orphans Home, on Seventh street.
The senorita Filomeno will perform, and other
artists will assist on the occasion.
CRESCENT CRY MUsEUM.-This establishment
contains, among its ten thousand curiosities, the
Scottish Queen said to be the smallest lady In the
world Miss Leak, the no-armed woman; Senorita
Eugenie, with her trained lions and fine zoologi-
cal collection. The Museum is always open from
A. n. TO 10 P. N.
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THE CRES0ENT'S DISPATCHES.
FROM atom.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
Gen. Grant Asked to Interfere
With SchofieId.
DUTEs ON FOREIGN BREADSTUFFs
REPEALED By SPAIN.
THE ALABAMA BILL.
The Case of Mrs. Gaines VS.. the
City Of New Orleans.
DECISION IN Favor OF MRS. GAINES.
Gen. Grant Asked to Interfere
With SchofieId.
pUTIEs ON FOREIGN BREADsrUFFs
REPEALED BY SPAIN.
TIL H ALABAMA BILL
DECISION IN Favor OF MRS. GAINES

WASHINGTON. April I'm the case of the
steamer Battle. captured at Mobile. the Supreme
Court decides that the capture vitistes existing
liens. 44
1he Supreme Court hss decided that contract
interrupted by war must be concluded on the re-
turn OF peace.
Sendte.-Three thousand negroes ask aid 10
Liberia. johnson thinks the government should
assist the people to their native country.
The Washington City charter has been extended
one year with an amendment on Summers mo-
ton, taking the appointing power from the mayor
and giving IL 10 the council. with the object of
giving the negroes Offices. The amendment was
adopted by q vote of 20 TO 10.
The navy appropriation bill passed. An amend
ment reducing the strength of the navy was lost.
Senate went into executive session and ad-
journed.
Pierpont Hawxhurst and DR.. Bsyne. negro,
from Richmond, called on Grant to-day aud inef-
fectuslly erdeavored to induce him to interfere
with Schofed.
Cabinet meeting to-day. All the members
present. including Thomas. s.s-Ft.
The state department has advices that the
Spanish government has repealed the duties on
foreign bresdsiufs, under both Spanish and for
eign flags.
cred the Alabama bill. Considerable difference
of opinion exists. No action had.
In The SUI RENE Court. Mr.. Justice Davis delivered
the decision in the case Of Mrs. Gaines vs. the city
of New Orleans. The court reviewed the whole
case as to the law and the facts. The opinion is
favorable to Mrs. Gaines, regarding her legiti.
macy. the marriage Of znliema Csrriera with Dsnl
Clark was valid. All technical points we're deci-
ded in favor of Mrs. Gaines, and the court ex-
pressly stated that it considered this decision
elusive and final. Daniel Clark's will of 1918, as
probated in Louisiana, Is binding, and sales by
the executors under the will OF 1911 are declared
null, and purchasers must take the consequences.
Two other cases involving the same principle were
decided in favor of Mrs. Gaines. Justices Grier,
Swayne and Miller dissented.
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IMPORTANT TELEGRAMs.-The radical Western
papers have the following In their dispatches of
the Sd:
The managers are finding the telegraph Office
q mine of wealth. Among other original dis
patches they have found one which shows that
President johnson formally announced at bis first
cabinet meeting held the day he was sworn In as
president, that ne desired to retain them all. In
view Of the repeated denials of Mr.. Johnson's
supporters that he had ever appointed Mr.. Stan
ton, this dispatch becomes of great interest aud
importance, if it be deemed necessary to show
that anything more than the presidents daily re-
cogniton OF Mr. Stanton wss needed 70 make the
latter JohDson's secretary OF war. The managers
have not fully decided whether they viii put the
document in evidence at present or not. IL has
been ascertained further respecting the matter,
that at cabinet meeting to which alluslon Is
made. Mr.. Stanton said to Mr.. johnson that he
had his resignation as secretary Of war in his
pocket. The president then said he did not de-
sire to receive it, and then made the announce
ment spoken of IN the subjoined dispatch. The
dispatch is one Of the official series sent during
in New York, from the war Office. and by Gen.
Dix given to the Associated Press. IL Is as fol-
lows:
"wAR DEPARTMENT, April l3-3P M.
$ Major General Dix. New York: r
"Offcial notice OF the death Of the late presi-
dent, Abraham Lincoln, was given BY the beads
OF departments this morning TO Andrew johnson,
vice. president, upon whom under the Constitution
devolved the Office Of president Mr.. Johnson. upon
receiving this notice, appeared before the Hon.
Salmon p. Chase, chief justice of the United
States. and assumed its duties aud functions. At
twelve O'Clock the president met the heads OF de-
paftments in cabinet meeting at the treasury
building, and among other business the following
was transacted: lst. The arrangements Of the
funeral of the late president were referred to the
several secretaries as far as relates 10 the several
depsrtmepts. I'd William Hunter, Esq., was ap-
pointed secretary Of state during the disability of
Mr. Seward and bis con, Frederick Seward. the
sssistsnt secretary. 30. The president formally
announced that be desired 10 retain the present
secretaries OF bis cabinet, and they would go on
and discharge their respective duties In the same
manner as before the, deplorsble events that had
changed The head Of the government. r.
|" fSjcned1 EDWIN N. STANTON.
.. - . farvo Wax
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Havan. Items.

The professors in the Royal Institute have not
been paid for Eve months. The chairs Of philos
ophy ard lectures have been removed, and the
students in the university course are now Obliged
TO 90 70 Madrid.
Cinnamon desiring baptism have to obtain q
residence and presenfa photograph, together with
written petition 70 That effect; this Is recent
order Of the bishop, promulgated for the purpose
OF preventing second administration OF the sac
rsment TO the same person. ~
1t is believed that the recent fires on the plan
taiious, which have been of late extending, are
due TO incendiarism.
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Mr.. DIsRAELI DESCRIBED By HrnsELF.-An
English paper reprints an extract from Dsraeli's
"Tancred,n published in 1877, as an exact
description OF the present premier
Find man who, totally destitute OF genius,
possesses nevertheless considerable talents; who
has official aptitude, volubilIty Of routine rheto-
ric, great perseverance. a love of adairs; who,
embarrassed neither by the principles Of the phi
losopher. nor by the prejodces Of the bigot, can
assume, with a cautious facility, the prevalent
tone, and disemharrass himself Of il with dex-
ferrous ambiguity the moment II ceases 10 be pre-
dominant, recommending himself to the innogator
by his appreciation Of change 'in the sbsiract.n
and to the conservative by bis prudential and
practical respect for that which is established;
such man, though he be one Of an essentially
small mind, though his intellectual qualities be
less than moderate, with feeble powers OF thonght,
no imagination, contracted sympathies, and a
most loose public morality, such man Is the
individual whom kings and parliament would
select TO govern the state or rule the church.
Change, sin the abstract" Is what Is wanted BY
q people who are at the same time inquiring and
wealthy. Instead Of statesmen they desire shuf-
fers; and compromise 10 conduct and ambigoity
in speech sre--though nobody will confess it,
the public qualities now most 10 vogue.
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THE STRoNG CAss.--Judge Carter, on the Sd.
discharged Ssmuel Strong, on the ground that tue
evidence furnished Gid not clearly and sufficiently
show that Strong was fugitive from justice, in
the sense of tie Constitution of the United States.
(Strong. il win be remembered. was first arrested
on reonisition from Governor Pierpont, of Vir.
eipia, on a charge Of embezzlement, and dis
charged on the ground that Virginia was not a
State He was subsequently re-errested on the
zane charge, on a requisiton from Gen. Schoheld
as commander of that district.
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Tur CoNraorrnsY BErwEEN VESSEL OwNEI.s

THE CONTROVERSY BETwEss VESSEL OwSErs
AND GRAM SHIPPERS AT CHIcAGo.--The difficulty
between the grain shippers and vessel owners. ia
regard to the responsibility for deficiency on oar
goes Of grain, is becoming more serious. At their
last meeting the vessel men resolved not TO take
any more csrgoes Of grain under the newly
adopted bill OF lading. which required them 70
account for the fun amount Of grain mentioned IN
the bills of shippers. On the other hand the
shippers stand firm, and insist on an acceptance
of the new bill, and one .undred and one OF the
principal commission and shipping firms have
no dealings with vessel owners who viii not
adopt Il. n, 11l -
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rsor SOUTHWEST PASS.

SOUTHWEST Pass, April TIL A. A.M.-Barometer
80: wind northwest, strong. - art.
Arrived Steamship san Aptonis, Manly, master
bound 70 Wilmington from Indianola, put in for
coal. sssis p, .ne4
No departures. ss -t
soprHwEsT Pass, April 7-6P P. M.-Baromster
80. Wind N. W., strong.
Arrived-steamship Clinton, Talbot, master.
from Galveston with merchandise and passengers,
to A. Whitney b Co. ssu sss It,5 s'tci .ss
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FROM OTTAWA.
ZINC aruraer er D,Arey aseee.-Intes.. H.-

The Murder or D'Arcy NcGee-Intenss Tx
eltrment.
MoxrREAL, April T.--D'Arcy hcGee, member
of the Canadian Parliament, was shot dead at
Ottawa to-day. The assassin escaped
Nhw YORK, April 7.--Dispstches from Ottawa
state that greatest xcitement prevails through.
out Canada in consequence of the murder OF
darcy McGee. A meeting OF the government
council and the leading members OF parliament
was held this afternoon to take measures for se,
curing the arrest Of the assassin. u IS rumored
fhatthe government has information thatthe sssas-
sin is New York Fenian.
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FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

The Assasssnafion OF gen. FIores-Admiral
Fars seas-Gernan Emigrsnts.
LoSpoS, April Three days later dates have
been received from Moutegideo. The assassina-
fion Of Gen. Flores, president of Uruguay, is con-
frmed His successor has taken his seat without
opposition. .-v.
II is estimated that 1000 emigranss ieit SSrmsny
during the past week for American ports.
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HARrFoRD, CoSS., April 7.-Democratic ma
jority 1900. The Republicans increase their ma
jority on joint ballot, securing radical senator.
WASHINGTON. April Returns from Connecti-
cut, except thirteen towns, give English 1894
majority. The legislature Is radical.
The new Constitution of Michigan is defeated.
The negro suffrage clause killed IL. Seventy
towns. including Detroit, give slOO majority
against IL.
Sandusky, Ohio. has elected the entire Demo
cratic ticket by 200 majority.
The Democrats have carried Keokuk, Iowa,
which went Republican last year.
CLEVELAND, o.. April The Republicans elect
nineteen of thirty councilmen.
, CIKcISSATI. April THE Democrats elected
city commissioner and wharf master. The Re-
publican majority last year was 2l0O.
EVANSVILLE, IND.. April THE Democrats
have carried the town for the first time in several
years.
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To ALL MEN GREKTISG.-Know ye by these
presents that Garthwaiie, Lewis & Stuart have in
their store, situate Nos. 81 and 80 Camp street,
such large and varied assortment Of new spring
goods Is 10 make il q pleasure merely TO write
about them. Their stock embraces shirts. under
clothes, furnishing goods, In short, every article
Of gentleman's wardrobe, and they sell them all
at a surprisingly low figure. II is not well to'neg
lect such q chance, for il may not occur again
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The sheriff sells at auction this day, at halfpast
10 O'Clock A. n. on the premises, the contents OF
a seed store, situate on Grayier street, between
Camp and Magazine streets, First District
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uIsCELLAHEous.

NEW YoRK. April 7.--Arrived: Bienville, from
New Orleans.
JACKSON. MISS, April Tin convention to day
q resolution was introduced and referred to the
proper committee, prohibiting any person from
holding Office who ever held Office or voluntarily
bore arms in aid of the rebellion.
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The Atlanta correspondent Of Georgia paper
tells Of chap who came down from one o. ne
hand. organ covered with green cloth. The man
began to turn, and the counryman put down q
quarter. which the other Immediately took up.
Dovn went another, which shared the same fate.
and then another. The stranger, finding his pie
getting low, turned to bystander and asked :
/" Histsr, vhatsort Of game is this, anyhowi"
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Chas. 7. Nash sells this day, at IL o'clock A. NJ,
AT salesooms, corner ct. Charles and Perdido
streets, furniture, one pccolo piano, etc. See ad-
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FINANCIAL AND REVENUE AFFAIRs.-The war
rants issned By the treasury department to meet
March, amounted TO s31 402 900, inclusive OF the
redemption of the public debt. The usual public
debt statement will not be ready for publication
uI Monday. The receipts from customs for the
week ending the 3lst of March. was s5.0o4,069.
s40l 900; amount shipped, $512 ,495; United
States Dotes shipped. z026; national bank
notes issued. sll9.s40; amouns 10 circulation,
<2s9 .76l. e22; fractional currency destroyed,
f4s5. COO. The receipts from internal revenue Tor
the week were s., ,s58, ,704.
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The best way to economise in these hard times, J,
is 10 buy Grover 4 Baker sewing machine, and
do Jour oWnvork.
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To secure the best family sewing machine OF
the day, 30 to Grover L Baker. ONCE lsz Canal
street. Atf tsl Iff
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-28
From Washiugton

WASHINGTON, February 21.-Mr. Mer-
rick. as counsel for Adjutant General
Thomas, las filed Il declaration i'll the
Supreme Court of the District of Col
umbia bringing suit against Secretary
Stanton for false imprisonment, laying
his damages at $l50,O00; charging Stan
ton. among other things, with contri-
wing and wickedly, falsely and mali
cionslv intending to hurt, injure and
aggrieve said plaintiff without reasona-
bic or probable cause.
The counsel of General Thomas have
decided to make application for writ
of quo warrautO before the District
Court for Stanton TO show cause why he
retains possession of the War Depart
ment.
General Thomas called at the War De-
partment about IL o'clock this morning
and received his private mail, but pre-
ceeded to nothing further beyond re-
pairing to the room of General Schriver,
where he remained some time. The
Secretary was in his room at the time,
but no interview took place between
him and Mr.. Thomas.
The House committee Of Seven were
in session all morning. No witnesses
we're examined to-day. They will not
report the impeachment articles till to-
morrow.
The recent. burning of the building
OH the corner Of 18th and F streets DIES.
troycd large amount of proofs and
documents in cotton cases, principally
those from Savannah and Charleston.
TIE House committee to prepare ar
ticlcs of impeachment expect TO report
in time to be ready for the Senate by
next Monday.
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Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, February q.

CINCINNATI, February "a.
FLOUR-URchanged and quiet.
WHEAT-Unchanged and quiet; No.
| red winter sold at = 47a2 80.
CORN-In demand at S2as3c.
OATS-Firm at 67a63c.
BARLEY-Higher; No. l, 2 80; extra
40.
TOBACCO-In fair demand at full
prices; sales 10 hogsheads.
BUTTER-Higher, owing to the light
supply; fresh western 39al4c.
EGGS-Advanced TO 25c, and scarce.
CHEESE-In fair demand al l4!al5ic
for Western Reserve and factory.
SEEDS Glover dull at he. Tim
Otby dull at 2 40a2 80.
LINSEED OIL-Uuchanged; selling
at GOAL %.
MESS PORK-Qniet, and held at
"a C0a25 90 for old and new; no de-
mand.
BULK MEATS-lu active demand;
sales at 1Oal2c for shoulders and sides.
the sales reach 100000 pounds.
BACON-Iu active demand, at liza
l3}a14!a144c for shoulders, sides, clear
rib and clear sides.
HAMS-Sugar cnred held at l7alSc.
LARD-Active, and advanced to l0tc,
and at the close of the Iuarket it was
held at Ice.
COTTON--Duli aud nominal at DOC
for middling. N..
HAY-Dull and 90 lower.
GOLD-Quoted at | Al.
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WHEELING MARKETS.

THURSDAY, Feb. 27-Evening.
a Our wholesale merchants are rapidly
filling up their stores with goods for
the Spring trade, and business already
shows little animation. There have
been no great changes in prices of any
article since our last report.
FLOUR-Family, white wheat, 10 Is;
winter, II %: spring, 10 5oall 40. Rye
flour, s 0O.
WHEAT-Ranges from 2 80 up 10
2 20, according to quality.
CORN-Brings from 80 to % cents.
OATS-From IS to SO cents.
RYE-Not much in market, but would
bring 40al A..
BARLEY-Scarce and in demand at
200.
sEEDs-Clover, ! 5Oa8 30. Timothy,
2 50a3 90.
MALT-Supply short, ut 2 %.
HOPS-Not much doing; prices range
from 30 to 90 cents.
aGROCERIES-No ckange.
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The six Articles

New York, February 27.-Washing-
ton specials say it is given out that
there will be six articles of impcach-
ment. ia follows:
First-Declaring that the President
had violated the Constitution i'll max
ing removal while the Senate was in
session.
Second-That he made this removal
contrary to the tenure of Office act.
Third-That he had appointed General
Thomas Secretary of war while there
was another legal Secretary.
FQurth-That he had cOnspired with
General Thomas to obtain possession of
the War office by military force.
Fifth-That he had conspired with OF
cndeavored TO get an officer of the army
to diSobey the laws of his country and
enter into a conspiracy to get the legal
Secretary out of office.
The sixth article has not been CON-
pleted.
The committee do hot take up any
act of the President prior to the removal
Of Stanton.
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An Army OF More than Five
Thousand OIEiCe-IIoldeTS

Are consuming your and host Of
other hungry expeGtantS herring like
vultures, to banquet upon of Os
Irate State
Your public buildings are sinking dollars by
the hundred Thousand, with no apparent result.
YUur Lunatic Asylum has already cost s4lO 900,
third more than the original estimate for the
whole, and the first wing Is not yet completed.
At the present rate, more than one million OF
dollars will he consumed in what is nothing less
than a stupondous fraud, at which your public
servants are cOnniving.
The Penitentiary was expected to be built for
SCs O0O but through the incOmpetency that
planned il. nearly four times much material
will Ne required as was originally intended and
the expense of tho building will be little short
of one million dollars. Other operations of pub.
lie men show similar disregard of Your inter.
est. Many of them are mere schemes of private
benefit and public robbery.
Not a single Radical journal Of the State has
uttered a word of denuncation of these or any
other public wrongs. To the REGISTER belongs
almost the exclusive honor Of ChampiOniDg the
popular cause against tho Outragcs of official
plundercrs. In pursuance of its purpose TO
hunt down corruption and corruptioni7ts, the
REGISTER will lay before the people many
startling facts concerning the outlay of State
funds upon public works. The most enormous
frauds are known 10 have boen perpetrated, and
every taxpayer has an interest in their develop.
ment. We call upon the people TO second and
support us in our effort.
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Boutwell,, from committee to re-
port articles of impeachment against
President johnson, offered resolution
permitting the committee TO report in
print. Adopted.
Mr.. Moorhead, from committee on
Ways and Means, reported back Mr.
Spalding's bill declaring the meaning
of the Internal Revenue tax on railroad
chairs and spikes to be specific tax of
So per ton. Passed.
The Speaker presented several COM
munications, including the resolutions
of the South Carolina Convention ask
ing an appropriation of Sl.GOO,OOO tor
the purchase of land for freedmen, &c,
and of the National Commercial Con-
vention recently held at Boston, on
finance and taxation, &c., which were
referred.
The House went into committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Scofield in the chair,
and resumed the consideration of sun
dry civil expenses of the appropriation
bill.
While the bill was under cOnsidera-
ton, tho Speaker took the chair and
stated that he had just received from
the Superintendent of the MetropolitaR
Police a letter sent him from the Super
intendent of the New York Police, max
ing so grave charge that he did not
feel justified in Withholding it from the
imemdiate knowledge of the House.
The letter read as follows:
OFFICE SUP'T METROPOLITAN POLICE, I
New YORK, February 20, 1865.
To Major 4. c. richards, Sup't Meropol-
itan Police, Washington u. c.
SIR Il have just been called i'll by
Colonel Tai. =. Shaffner, President of
the United States Blasting Oil Compa-
ny, with a request to look up five cans
of nitro glycerine, which was deliver
ed OH an order is from aregular custo-
mer, which order now pronounced to
be a forgery. The quantity of the
oil in the cans was about one hundred
and sixty-fve pounds-a quantity suffi
Gent TO blow up the st. Nicholas Hotel,
in New York. He fears it may have
been obtained, in the way it was, for
some foul purpose, as he has latterly
had several applications by unknown
persons for the purchase of the article,
to whom he has refused to. sell,
owing to their being strangers, ana
who would not explain satisfactorily the
purpose for which they wanted it. He
informs me that although it is given
cut that the stone walls of the Clerk
enwell prison were blown down with
gunpowder, the material used was
glycerine. Now, sir, this 165 pounds has
disappeared from New York, and If in
tended for mischief it is more likely for
use in Washington than elsewhere. |
give you this information to put You on
guard. Very Respectfully,
JOHN A. KENNEDY,
Superintendent Metropolitan Police.
When the paper was read. Mr.. 1nger-
soil said, "Let us abolish the Me:ropol-
itan Police and see whether we will not
soon be blown up Laughter
Adjourned.