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steck 0uotations by TeIenrnph-1P. M.
Glendinning, Davis Il Co. report through their Ne
York house the follOWing:-
Pacific Mail Steam.
LEGAL ITGTHLLIGHNcE.
Nisi Prius-JudRe Williams.

In the case Of Richards VS. The Sewing Machine
To rend their verdict Sut X ZANE % into
the plaintiff took nonsuit thus leaving the matter
decldeu anu D " pe neo agaIn ~ IN understood tnat
dant
to damages for defendants breach Of contract 10
deliver infantry pants to the Quartemaster of Cincinnati
tiff The defense set that in the transfer Of con
tract the plaintiff misled them to the quality OF
delivered to the refused 10 receive
because Of inferior quality to that contracted for tae
defendants were forced 70 sell IL at loss upon the cost
price. On trial
u. =. District COurt-Judge CndwaIader.
The United States vs. One still and other property
because Of the discovery of four barrels Of Illicit whisky
at Keenan's, No ll2 North Front street. which were
duced testimony to prove that on the whisky had
been paid and the business Of the distley conducted
The case is yet on trial.
Court Of Quarter Sessions-Judge Paxsen.
Edward Buckley, conveyAncer of the Nineteenth
ct were tried and battery upon each Other
On the Of the ocer i alleged that O'Clock
and three other officers and Berks and
swore them for congregatng there, they answering that
anS and became sOrdery that Il
saTy Ito arrest him and take him to the station.
more violent and - struck the ,.sat. ofHceE >,
locality at that hour in order whether
who was appointed e the forge At his ntanss was
the corner asked what The other officers made
nSSs Of RSs Levy Busfey SsoRSa t5a
he would speak 20 the Mayor about IT, and inquire
cssr who at once seized him by the collar and eok him
20 the station house Here Levy accused him Of having
VAS lie and mme ediatey Levy struck him The Ofcsrs
bore him malice was said because he had chavEed the
Sareatsd and robbed psSsOna while SSds5 arrest A. the
] SsatiOs house. On trial
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A CLEVELAND SENSATION.
What a Conservat0r of the Peace Found on
Michigan street.

A Cleveland policeman, while recently patrolng
his round, saw box lying on the sidewalk near the
fish market Michigan street. apparently left there
for some one TO pick up. on opening 1t he found in
closed the dead body OF child just born, wrapped in
a CLOTH in the first stages Of modification. The
officer replaced the body in a box, and took 1t to
the Central Police Station When reopened the fol-
lowing letter was found
oTo whom these presents may come, greeting:-
'Please bury this poor child where the shine
his grave all day long and where the gentle zephyrs
will watt o Ter his little head the sweet perfume OF flowers
The q it's father Is 49, , and is man high in
motherY The doctor took dear little Willie and was
going cut him pieces but took him away from him
N any one should this, please give good burial
shall never sin again. will live good, vrtuoas life
and God have mercy on me and on ts tasasT love
him STILL - SUfbEhhh
81 should like to keep little Willie forever; but he is
smelling badly now and We will soon meet above"
The letter was written In q small but legble hand
and the spelling was accurate, showing that the
mother was a woman OF some education. The Coro-
that an inquest might be held and the remains pro-
| perly buried
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FROM THE WEST.
Struggled Diamonds.
Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph

Despatch TO The Evening 1eIegraph
CHICAGO, Dec l7.-The Special Inspector of
Customs yesterday seized nearly $4,000 worth of
diamonds and jewelry left for sale at an auction
store by one Montgomery, who smuggled through
$4,000 worth from England in false bottomed
trunk. He had disposed of the rest
Laid Up for the Winter.
Four hundred and ninety vessels are laid up
in the harbor. Thirty-fve are propellers and
steamers, and forty-twotugs. Two vessels will
run all winter, being iron sheathed.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention.
Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Dec. 1.-THE Constitu-
tional Convention being at last organized, will
proceed to-day to discuss the question of submit
ting all amendments to the people. Governor
Palmer and Ex-Governor Oglesby are said to be
figuring for the Senatorship in places of Yates.
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DROWNED.
sshoeItiuu uCatastrOphe-Flve Men Drowned In
the passalc River.

s""0A'"S the Passaic River.
The Newark Advertiser OF last evening mas the
particulars OF a frightful drowning acclueht, OF
which mention has been made by telegraph Ihe
account Of the accident is as fOllows:-
one OF the most shocking drowning accldents
which 1t has fallen to our lot to record for long
neriod occurred to-day at the new draw-Drldge OF
the New jersey Railroad, at the foot OF Market
street .. q,
nnttfng up the iron trestle work OF the draw were
Tomng ashore for their dinner At noon to-day In Q
Gmail boat, when the boat being shallow and over
crowded. and the water rough, the boat was
Swamped and the men thrown into the icy water.
Tne numbness from cold ana the exhaustion non on
SIld longshoremen who have been witness "
scores Of drowning accidents " tDs nyeT, Say tha
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Ror aiditio,aI Marf,e Nelss see If.stde Pa0sS

49,
(By Tbla0raph.)
NEW YORK, Dec. H-Arrtved, steamships Etna, from
Iivarnool and Columbia, from Havana.
(By Anglo American Cuble.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. IL-Arrved, steamship Holsatia.
from New York. InlH
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. DECEMBER ~.
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA. M.......38 ii A. M .....46 2P M.....,....@
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamer Oathoart Sevil Washington Scott Walter4Oo
Br; schE MalVina Jane Smith, st. John' NJ b. OhAs o.
Van Horn. - =.
schr E H. Naylor Nayor OhArleston Scott. WaterAOO.
Schr Maggie y. Smith, Grace. Norfolks 90
Echr Wake, Candy Norfolk 90
ARRIVED THIS MORNING..
Norw. ship Ferdinand, Meyer, days from New York. IN
Steamer j. s. shriver. Her. lS hours from Baltimore.
with mdso. TO A. Groves Jr.
MEMORANDA.
ahip John williamson from Liverpool for PhtAdephiA
loading at Hoyhead Sd inst havSg replaced
Ship QSssn Of the Fleet MeClOud hspse for Rotter
dam was on Dungeness Sd inst.
stssmship saxon Sears for PhilAdepha, sailed from
"BsY9ue Hbstainer Elderkin hence at BboA aO.h nIt
BnG ForOnce Shay, Hulse for PbiAdeiphiA sailed roln
ScSr Wild Pigeon, Phinipa hence t0r Boston. NJ
HOlEnes Hole y. n. lAth inat
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Ohio enrolled 799, school children during

Ohio enrolled 739,9n school children during
the year ending August /.
A Democratic politician in Kentucky. whose
political disabilities Congress has just removed, !,
expressed a wish on Thursday that Congress
would now bestow some ability upon one of the
prominent candidates for United States Senator
In his State.
Kansas, by law, offers to any one planting
and successfully growing for three years an
acre or more of forest trees or half mile or
more of forest trees along any highway, bounty
annually for twenty-five years Of " per acre or
half mile,
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Alaska Fur Sale.

Despatch to The Euening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Dec T.-The indications are
that Immediately after the holidays a great
pressure will be brought to bear to push through
what is known as the alaska fur sale" This
bill, which was offered by Senator Cole last ses-
sion, gives to joint stock company the exciu-
sive right to kill the fur seal the islands ad-
jacent to our Alaska possessions, for from
quarter of a million to three hundred thousand
dollars per annum. Last year there were taken
&C, 900 skins from these islands, with an average
market value of twenty-five dollars each making
total value of million and half. This the
bill proposes to give for 100000. 1t will take
remarkable cyphering to show that the Govern
ment will not lose at least million per annum
by the operation. 1t is said that other parties
are willing to pay price for the privilege of
killing these seals.
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FROM NEW YORK.

Explosion of n Retort-Gas Works Burned.
DESPATCH 10 The Evening Telegraph.
NEW YORK, Dec IA retort in the gas
house of the Dudley Observatory exploded about
o'clock last evening. Four barrels of coal tar,
which is used in the manufacture of gas, and
which was in the gas-house at the time, imme-
dlately took fire. The gas-hOuse was entirely
destroyed.
Steamer Wrecked.
Despetch TO The EUening Telegraph.
FREEPoRT, L. l., Dec. 1.-THE steamer
Grecian, loaded with fruit and marble, having
on board large number of emigrants, went
ashore last night in the bay of jones' Inlet. 1t
is believed that all Of the passengers were
saved
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The Debate on Reputation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE debate and action
of the House on the subject of repudiation are
much talked about in the departments and
among financial men. They regard the ques-
ton as now entirely removed from politics. The
only regret is that the vote, though unanimous
with one exception, was so small; but this was
owing to the fact that many of the members
have already gone home to spend the holidays,
not anticipating the agitation of this question
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nuuc6er of failures were reported yesterday
In Wall street. New York, in addition to those
already announced. The heavy fall in gold,
with recent fuctuating speculotions, is the
cause of these gathering disasters. The first
apd principal on the list of failures was the
6tIn of
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SCHUYLKII.L NAVIGATION COAL TRADE, for thI
week ending Thursday, December l6, 1s69:-
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PROPOSALS PoR CLOTHING AND CLOTHING
MATERIALS.

PROPOSALS PoR CLoLHING AND CLOTHING
L MATERIALS.
BUREAU OF PROvr'rOss hsD Cs0TsssS.
Separate proposals, sealed and indorsed PRO.
PosGls for Clothing and Clothing Materials" will
DO received at this Bureau unit! O'Clock, p. m
On the arst day q May, 1852: for farnishipE aud
brooklyn, New York, within four months from
the notification Of the acceptance OF proposal the
articles specified In the following list, via:
5000 yards Blue FLANNEL.
5000 pairs Woollen Socks.
1000 pairs Calf Shoes
Offers may be made for one or more articles. at
the option Of the bidder, and 10 casa more than one
article IL contained 10 the offer the Chief Of the
Of the articles contained In such offer. and reject
the remainder. Offers must embrace the whole
amount OF any one or more OF the articles required
The quality Of the articles, and the sizes Of the
the Navy yards at New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston, and for Information as to the laws and
regulations Tin pamphlet form) regarding con-
tracts, bldders are referred to the Offices Of the
Commandants and Paymasters ofthssoyeral Navy.
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible per.
sons, that the bidder bidders will, n his their
bids be accepted. enter into an obligation within
ave days. with good and sufficient sureties. to fur
nish the articles proposed.
NoproposAl will be considered unless AeeompA-
MED by such guarantee, and the Department will
consider itself at liberty TO reject any proposal
tdsd BY the Assessor q intsrnsl Revenue Tor the
district In which they reside, and unless the u
esnse required by act Of Congress is furnished with
the proposal.
proposal not considered advantageous to the Gov.
eminent. HORATlO BRIDGE,
| nh9wit Chief OF Bureau.
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AMUsEMENTs.

THERE WAS very fair audience at the
National last evening to witness the per-
formanccs Of the Hanlon brothers, and there
Is not anything more complete and perfect
In tho limo Of their exhibition than many Of
the startling feats which are produced under
the direction Of these celebrated athletes.
The Richings Opera Troupe Is underlined for
next week at this theatre.
THE "JAPs' continue to draw good houses
at Wall's,and their unique tricks and various
and wonderful feats present an attrac tive
amusement. They give matinee this after.
noon, antwill appear for the last time this
evening.
CANTERBURY has sustained itself very
well this week, and It's varieties arc certainly
such that ought to merit liberal patronage
from oil those who enjoy the style and char
actor Of the performances there offered.
There will be q matinee this afternoon al
two o'clock.
METROPOLITAN HALL maintains its on
ward and prosperous career, and crowds
nightly throng this concert hall.
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,,FoET IsDEPEyDHycg.}
BosTOs HARBoR, MASS. March u, lstD Z
aTP @ e. T;ss BY &: anSs
''sl'd' until FkksR BR IL FlS'' Tor Supplying
| to the troops at this post.
The said beef must be frosh. OF a good market
able quality. in equal proportiop OF fore, and hind
excluded j and to be delivered at this Post free Of
time, required by and on such days as the Com
mSnding Ofieer shall designAte-not exceeding
The neeks Of the cattle slaughtered for beef to be
delivered under this agreement shall be cut of at
the fourth yertebral Joint, and the breast trimmed
down. The shanks OF fore quarters shall be cut
OF from three to four Inches above the knee joint,
and Of hi quarters from six to 0ght inches above
the gambrel or hook Joint.
Separate proposals In duplicate will also be re
date above mentioned, for suppl Commit ssioned
Officers and their families stationed at this Post OF
supplied therefrOm, with such choice fresh beef
they may from time to time rO9GiTe s1eh A. Sir:
Rib ROasts
These contracts o be In force six mouths or such
time as the COmmissary General shall direct, less
the approval 0f the Commanding General Of the
Department OF the East
In case Of failure or deficiency In the quality or
then the CommissaIy at Fort Independence shall
have power to supply the deficiency by purchase,
and the contractor will be charged with the differ.
ence Of post
The contractor will be required 70 enter int.
bonds for the sum Of one thousand dollars, signed
also BY two responsible suTetes, whose names must
The proposals will be opened at 10 a IN. on April
10th, 1859, At Port Independence, Mass at which
time and place bidders are requested 70 be present
and SSdrs.se S' u PRkDsRlCR R0 5iH N'''
First Lieut.. nAnt 9Th Artillery,
mhHtd BreVet Capt. U. S. A., and A. -
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Proposals.
pRoPosILs ron lNvILoPEs.
Pssr oyricr pI.lsrsssr, !

Pssr oyyfon DEPARTMENT.
Sealed Proposal. will be r.s.l1.S II III, Depart
%.R up M,s 81 a. t n.
sai, dfs ss ss II rsmb sss.c I g.
that will bs required ssnaally isr followsi Al,
Glass No. ]. ]. 1900. more or less 80 by "
ciss; No. ., ,.on.oo. mere or less, 81. BY. s,I
Glass No. .. 10000 mere or lsss, 80 By O..
Class No. 4. 10000. more or less, 4 by Q
Class No. 6, $1,000. more or less, X by loJs
Ior elias. No. 4, an ordinary quality Of buff Or
%sa' Ss S% Gs; iGs s's 81
s All the above mentioned envelope. -u., b. mad.
In the most thorough nsnnsr, vel summed for
sealing upon the entire lgpgth Of the nap, and must
S SsSs q: rs re. y b Be- d
10 PARCELS Of twenty-five, packed IN pastbosrd or
;.ss ssfs . g sSi s;, shs II
onieial, and extra ofeial stes OF other
in strong pspsf. 9 as q bear irsn:portstcn 81
mail for delivery 10 postmastsrs. When required
to be d delivered Z, The Department. such wrapping
When 500 OF more envelopes are required 10 all
sfo Gdss aH'y % 's II
eqi when less than sop are required, proper labels
direetiSn o. az agent q the Department,
, The Envelopes must be Furnished In such guam:
Titles as may from time to tims be required 10 all
orders, Of Postmasters OF, By the Department.. and
sf X. i a a' % Il s: sy
SDs r H ese. iss fSs
paper. BY ss;io inches. and q b printed in ihs
The Dead Letter Oics and q, he Stamped gnssiops
Agency y he city % New YORK. Thee envelopes
Department al asEiSS sOn, >. In quantities as
separate proposal viii Be sss;d.r,d for furnish;
ias 5000 more or less, annually, q "kess,sred
heavy bud or Manila paper, with such printing on
the face As may be req p5sd BY ,hs PSsmss,eI Gen;
Arb 81 BACK, LssSTswisE, IN ssb, he r .sSs
10 be put up In pasteboard or straw boxesi each
Sasntlss d Zoo % 90 each. for Al the
Department, OF to Postmasters.as may DO directed,
Ali Il eSgeiopes embraced in this advertisement, re-
auired f9I dsllvefy e. ne DsPssr, ne are e Be
those for delivery to postmastcrs to pass as mail
matter;
be made on or about the drsi q Juiy next.
Specimens Of the different kinds Of envelopes for
cation a lie principal post Ofies' al the Depart.
Bidders arc required to furnish specimens Of the
envelopes they propose TO supplyi and no bid will
be considered unless offered BY envelope msnufse.
'" The pTisS ia and ,hs ausiity q sample. sab
mitted will be taken into consideration In award
Bonds viii Be- required fer III. faithful perform
ance Of the contract, aud all payments under 1t
The Postmastsr GENERAL reserves the right to re- .
ice, any or all bids II deemed compatible with the
Bid must be endorsed "Proposals for once and
Returned Letter Bnyelopes. &c; or Proposals.
S,1 G s fssai % Rs fc.
JOHN a. J, cRRswELL.,
apJ-eodt pOstmAkteT nanefal
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Aatiunal 8spnblitau.


tB CoPms or rHs "NAuosAh Rxru.sx-
CAN" can DO obtained every nsrriag at the
following plac@,
Brsnor's News STAND. wuiArds, Hetel,
CocHRAs's NEWS srAsp. Nstroplitsn Hotel.
wrNHBzRaRR's News STAND, Ehbi,t ususe.
RixBALL's NEws STAND, ssaten Hsuas.
WILKINS Nsws sTAHp, 81. Janss nstsl
PARxrR's Boox AND PanrsstsAA Dnysr,
No. ass Seventh street, eppsaiss the Pest
once.
w.D. b. MAJOR, at oilbsrps pisiss sAiss.,
s57 street, between Ninth aad Tenth strsets,
JoHs q. Buaeun, No. ne 7 street, setwesa
Twelfth and Thirtsenth strssts.
JoHS A. BurLaa, statisssr, as II asAs TAir-
teenth.
BuRKR's NEws STAND, Kirkuset Hsusa.
CHARLRs II. AsDEnsos, sts,isser, ~ Sow.
enth street, between and q streets.
JAMES BaLLrw, s,s,isser, tsoN Seventh BE-
tween q and II.
s. @. s. BAnnoun, ststioner, s7s sevanth
street, between II and streets.
JONI A. Vac DoRAs, stationer, Il south A
street, between New Jersey avenue ssA First
street, Capitol Hill.
WILLIAM BARrbHTT, ststisaer, Ne. % east
Capitol street, between Thirs ssa Fssrth, cast
Capitol Hill.
s. o. MILLS, stationer. Il strsst ssrtS. tive
doors east Of Third street west.
JAS. Fox, Stationery and Fsaey ossss, N
Eighth street east, opposite Marine naryseRs
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PROPOSALS FOR STONE AND CEMENT.

untl The Is,h day Of April. $50, al 10 clock a. m
LOT q ne dsllssry In boat Of ear, az The nearest
apd wss9n bridge e q bun, 70 ,Ss isiapd
fcf he pisr. and sbntmsa,s nor II .aid bridge Tss
stone y be Of good quality Of building stone and
az ali q ssS or
Sdds stone seapd sSa re. rom III seams
face sCn and All WEish does moi sons up 70 he
required standard to be used for inside work, and
bridge and rubbis stone 10 Be ds,ermlsed By est:
a6pimsnts This whole amount Of stone furnished
Of The finished work. excluding ali technical aud
constructive measurement. Bidders will state
msnee delivering stone, and the time within which
separate bids Will be received at the same time
Stone, required for the piers and abuments Of the
wagon road bridge TO be built to connect the island
TO be o. the Kind and quality uired By the above
specification, to be measured In the same way and
e Be on SHs ne or S A az
and place Tor 600 barrels more less, Of Cement
IL II fsiis 81 RS Sl 0 f
cars as may be required by the commanding On :
Ger The cement to be o. 5o9d SP.l1Ity sGiablS
such quantity as the Commanding Ofheer Of Ar
senal may from time to time direct. ,,,
monthly, when funds are on hand. and Ia such
funds as the United States may furnish ten per
the eO M s q he sSntrSst 10 Do VII
PToposSis will be indSfsed Proposals for Stone
or Cement. and will be directed to the Command
The United states reserves the right to reject any
and all bids u not deemed satisfactory.
7. EDISON, Major Of Ordnance Commanding.
ROCK ISLAND ARaENAL. April 8, lH9 Apq
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Us. EsorSHEss oI,IGR. 70 %FI. .E sr AZ

o. s. ESatEBER's OFTIcR, No 4FIFrH sTREEr,l
LOUISVILLE, KI., March 80, 1859. !
Sealed proposals. n duplicate; VIII he received
lstD. for the coSstruetlon OF dam across the Ohio
river In front Of Louisville, Ky.
The plans and spec hcations OF tho work to be
done can be seen, and any other information can
be obtained, on personal application at this Office.
A printed copy OF this advertisement must be at
taehed TO each proposal, and each bid must be Ac-
eoTpanied by written guarantee, signed by two
responsible persons, that the party or parties pro-
posing will enter into contract upon receiving the
avardment
No bids will be entertained except from persons
who have had experience In similar work, and
the right IL reserved to reject any and all bids II II
shall be deemed for the interest Of the Government
TO do SO,
Twenty per centum OF the monthly estimate OF
work done will be retained security for the full
nlment Of the contract.
Proposals must be inclossd In a sealed envelope,
Endorsed Proposals for Work on DAM :, and ad.
dressed to O.. WElTZEL,
Major Corps Of Engineers, Brevet Major General
u. g. A. mhS-td
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as follows;
4. E Yer! R RSt{sS p T. 70 70 tom, tSn.
AT Fort Stevenson, d, T. ITO tons.
ftbSrt $uiii, b. + q! Sa::
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
GOyr HARBoR woRK AT oLcoIr, NY
UNIrRD srATRs EEaIEHBk OFFICE,
No OF pRIRI NJ aRHr

IN
GOyr HARBoR Work AT OLcoTr,E
USlrBD STATES REoIEHBK oPFIcE,
BUFFALO. N, Y, March is, 1850
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, for furnishing
and delivering materials for, and doing the work
Of building the new United States piers foTmi In q
the HarbOT Of 0lcOtt, at the mouth OF Eighteen:
mile Creek, Lake Ontario, n, Y, will be resolved
at this othee, addressed to the undersigned, until
II clock, noon, "a the 18th day q kkRril. lSs9.
MATERIALS RkQUlRkD.
CLASS A.
81, 800 lbs Wrought Iron materials, or as much
as may be required, assorted In three ltems,ViI;
Item l. DTtu Bolts
Item Ii, Spikes.
Item i'll. Washers for Screw Rol
LABOR TO BIZ PERFoRMED.
CLASS d,
bid aud paid for by the superficial foot,
Item II. q, tG5 cubic feet, or as much as may be
below wafer WORK. 70 be bid and paid ioT BY The