The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-01
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1214.
"A woman perished in a fire in house in
Pittsburg on Saturday night.
In the State Senate yesterday the Metro
politan Police bill passed the second reading.
John Deal was yesterday sentenced, at
Reading to be hangad for the murder of
Richard NJ Harlan.
Another bank robbery. This time the
Consolidated Bank of Louisiana, in New
Orleans, is the victim to the tune of $50,000
Tuesday, February 8, is fixed for the
funeral of the late George Peabody, the cere-
mony to take place in the South Church,
Boston.
1t seems that Mr.. Brunt, Assistant Reve-
nue. Assessor at Blake's Peak, Ga, was not
assassinated, but committed suicide.
State Auditor Wyckliffe, of Louisiana, is
to be impeached by the House upon charges
of administration, bribery, fraud, etc.
The Spanish Consul at New York pub
fishes a despatch stating that the Cubans
were badly defeated at Guiamaro by General
Pueblo.
An act has been passed by the Tennessee
Legislature granting aid to the Mediterra-
mean and Oriental Steam Navigation Com
pany, with view to promote emigration from
Southern Europe direct to Southern ports.
"A decision has been rendered by the
United States Supreme Court in the case of
Frank Blair, in which the sovereignty of a
State in respect to the right of suffrage is
affirmed. The court was not unanimous.
-Gonzalo Castanon, editor of La Voc de
Cuba, Havana, who arrived in Key West the
other day for the purpose of challenging the
editor of the Republican, of that city, was
assassinated yesterday by some Cubans.
In the United States Senate yesterday,
after the close of our report, the Currency
bill was taken up, and Messrs. Morton and
Sumner withdrew their amendments. An
amendment was then adopted-yeas, 43; nays,
12--allowing bank located in State having
more than its proportion of circulation to be
removed to any State having less than its
proportion, provided the amount of issue of
said bank shall not be deducted from the
amount of new issue provided in this act.
Mr.. Morton moved an amendment making
the increase $52,000,000, and Mr.. Chandler
one making it 800, ,O00,O 600. Mr.. Chambers
amendment was rejected, and the Senate ad-
journed, with an understanding that the bill
would be voted upon to-day.
In the House Mr.. Ingersoll offered a resolu.
ton, directing the Banking and Currency
Committee to report within six days his
$44 100000 additional legal-tenders bill
The House refusing to second the previous
question, the yeas being 40 and the nays II,
the resolution went over. Mr.. Marshall
offered a resolution declaring that the con
stitutional authority to levy taxes does
not include the power to impose duties
except for the collection of revenue, and
directing the Ways and Means Committee
to report bill accordingly. Mr.. Kelley
moved to table the bill, when the morning
hour expiring, it went over. Mr.. Fitch of
fered resolution giving belligerent rights tc
Cuba, which was referred to the Foreign
Committee. Mr. Cox desired to offer reso
luton looking to the repeal of the tariff or
coal. Objection being made by Mr.. Cessna
he moved to suspend the rules, but the
House, by vote of IS to "a, refxsed TO sus
pend them. Messrs Gouger and Mckenzie
members elect from Virginia, were sworn in
Mr.. Scofeld introduced bill authorizing
transfers in navy appropriations to the Bureal
of Construction, which was referred Th'
House at r o'clock adjourned