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HOUSE.

Mr.. Buckley, of Alabama, offered a
resolution instructing the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire what legis-
lation is required to adjust the pay and
rank Of officers on the retired list OF the
army. Adopted.
Mr.. Slater, OF Oregon, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported bill
providing that settlers upon untlmbered
land shall be entitled to enter forty
acres of tim bered land for every one
hundred and eighty acres untimbered,
at one dollar and twenty five cents per
acre. Passed.
Mr.. McCrary, from the Election
Committee, presented report in the
Florida contested election case, that
Walls, the sitting member, is not en-
titled TO the seat, and that Niblack, the
contestant. is. He gave notice that he
would call up the report or action when
Walls should be present
The House then proceeded to the
business Of the morning hour, and took
into consideration the bill for the ad-
mission OF Colorado ss a State.
Mr.. Sargent, OF California, moved as
an amendment that States hereafter ad-
mitted shall not deny or abridge the
right to vote by reason OF sex.
The amendment was considered az
pending
Mr.. Taffe, of Nebraska, advo Gated
the bill.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Horse. and Cattle Dying.

New ORLEANS, January 2l.-Advices
from Brownsville, Texas, report great
numbe of horses and cattle are dying
between Brownsville and the Muse
river, the late freeze having killed the
grass.
Colonel Joe. 7. Ford has received his
com mission as Cattle and Hide ln-
spector
improvements.
Work on the railroad is progressing
favorable. The new telegraph will soon
be in working order.
The last OF the Tenth Infantry left
Fort Brown on the 9Th inst, Tor regi-
mental headquarters at Fort McDevitt.
The Mexican Government
has established Federal District Court
at Matamorss. Lawyer Augnstin
Manchin has been appointed District
Attorney. General Cortinas is FREE
ouent attendant when the Mexican
Commission is in session.
SuDHn hudIFh.
Havana dates to the l4th inst have
been received. The sugar plantations
at Conception, Armona, Columbia, San
Rafael, Dis Emperos, Santa Rosa, Tor
tero, Santo Domingo and San Jose be-
longing to persons residing in the United
States charged with sympsthizing with
the rebellion, have been leased by the
SPANISH Government, for the sum Of
s602, ,9l4, to be paid annually.
The Diaro says it lie supposed that
the armed rebels in the island number
10000. Grinding has not yet COM
menced on many sugar plantations,
owing to late rains, the present season
being remarkably wet. Military opera
tions cannot be carried on with success
against the patriots. Parties in charge
Of arms have moved into the country
at once. Colonel Melchor Aguerro is
in command of the expedition.
shipwrecked.
The ship Montveagle, Captain Scott,
from New Orleans, bound for Bremen,
with cotton, wrecked on the Great
Andris, on the Bahama banks. The
mate and four sailors arrived at Ha-
vsna in an open boat on the 18th inst
and report that the captain and the
rest Of the crew were in another boat
and probably saved.
A revolution against the government
OF General Mosquera has broken out
in the State OF Cauca
The Government Of Chilli has asked
authority from Congress to extend the
Southern railroad. The cost OF the
work will be about eight million
pounds.
A discovery Of silver has been made
in hill called Queliniquel, and belong
ing TO the Naval Vata chain.
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KANSAS.

The Kansas Senatorial COntest.
ToPEKA, January q. Developments
of the past twenty four hours have not
been OF a character to encourage the
opponents OF Pomeroy. Pomeroy re-
cognizes the candidacy Of Lowe and
PROCESSES to be elsted at the prospect of
the opposition, giving him a worthy
opponent to encounter. Lowe has cen
sented to enter the canvas but is not 90
confident OF success az his friends.
Colonel Phillips is reticent. He don't
surrender to the furious war on the
Senator, but believes the sentiment ol
the people is opposed to his reelection
II either Harvey or Babcock should be
taken up by the caucus Phillips would
support Pomeroy. the opposition
caucus will assemble again tonight
and probably commence balloting
Bitter animosity exists in anti-Pomeroy
circles and it will require local sacrifc'
to unite on any one OF the opPosltlor
candidates
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New YORK. January q, 6 P

New YORK. January Il, 6 P. N.
MONEY-Was more active to-day
and dearer al the close; early in the day
loans were made at 6 to per cent, but
in the afternoon the rate advanced TO !
per cent gold, with exceptions. Prime
discounts are quoted al 7 to TO-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market
WAS firm early iu the day, but closed uE
at 9:9lO9t for prime bankers sixty
dsys sterling. and ll0:9ll0t iol
sight
GOLD-Was more active and frmer
ranging from 1871 10 1871.
GOVERNMENT BONDS-Market
was more active and the volume Of rus.
IL ess WAS larger than for many day,
past. Prices made . further advance
in sympathy with gold and the frmnes.
Of prices at London. The demand sas
quite active both here and abroad. but
holders do not appear TO be Offering
bonds very freely, except when full
quotations are given.
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for money with which to make neces-
sary repairs upon her house3 Twenty.
thirty and :orty per cent are very COM
mon rates on mortgages. To the pawn.
brokers and professional money lenders
six per cent g day is now paid by men
hard up for funds with which to push
BY the first of the year. Perhaps in .
good many cases these rates are paid to
raise money for expenses Incurred for
living beyond ones means, in putting on
airs and 10 aping the rich. The old word
economy has well nigh gone out Of
use in these days. How many families
in this city spread tables with Injuries
which they cannot afford, and buy .
multitude Of things just because they
can get trusted? Pay as you 60 is the
correct rule, or at Iesst never let q bill
run beyond q month, and then no Shy
lock will ever come for his pound OF
flesh. The bsggsrd, troubled faces OF
men on the street tell the story oil too
plainly OF debt, Of high rates of inter
est daily guawing the life out OF their
hearts and devouring their little homes.
God pity them, for man does not.
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INTERNATIONAL COINAGE.
A scheme which Seems UnlikeIy [
be Realized.

Hcheme Wnteh ~ Seems U0IihtIy 10
be Realized.
The Franco-German war. helpful to
civilization as we believe it to have been
in the main, has had one result which
friends of universal peace must consider
unfortunate. II has indefinitely post
poned the realization OF the scheme
of inter national coinage, in support Of
which 80 many statisticians and pub
licists OF all nations have been laboring
for many years and with which Mr..
Samuel B. Ruggles, in our own coun-
try, is 90 honorsbly associated. There
is probably no one Of the small things
which help to keep nations apart by
impeding commerce 80 absurd both in
form and substance as the differences in
national money, and nothing does more
to keep alive the delusions with regard
to the nature OF money in general,
which are the pests OF political
economy. We were making, it seems,
considerable progress towards an as
similation OF all the gold coinage Of the
Western world when the Prussian war
broke out. In 1869 large majority OF
the chambers Of commerce OF the vari,
ous German States ms' IN convention
at Hamburg, and agreed to recommend
their governments to adopt "a their
common monetary gold unit the
French FIVE franc piece Then came the
war, and after it the payment ot the
enormous indemnity in gold to Ger
many, which the new empire at once
began to coin into units OF its own OF
twenty marks" equal to si1 and two
thirl Prussisn thalers, or 476 Ameri-
csn cents, while the twenty-five franc
piece is worth 482 cents. 10 1869
Sweden contributed 10 the work OF gen
.ral unifcation a new coin called the
'carolin," worth ten francs; but last
year a convention OF the three Scandi
navisp States adopted a new gold unit
OF their own also, called . gold crown
worth only 270 American cents, eight
of them equsl to nine German msrbs
An International gold mint seems
fur,ber of than it was FIVE years ago
90 far that Mr. Rusgles gives up al
hope of il for the present, aud urges
the friends of the movement TO devote
themselves DOW, as the next best thing
TO secure 81 sssimlIsuun OF ine -ifvel
coinage. There is bill now before
Congress providing for the revision o.
the coinage OF the United States. which
proposes TO reduce the silver dollar
rom 4l23 grains to 3S4- The addition
OF one and eigbth-tenth grains OF
ous.half cent 10 this, would make oul
silvsr dollar PRECISELY equal to the Av'
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ReminIscence Of the Catacaxy
Scandal.

fsEhue"ts
Washington Correspondence Boston Globe
Judge Orr, OF South Carolina, re-
Gently appointed Minister to Rnssis, is
in the city receiving instructions. Gov.
ernor Curtin. who resigned, was also
here last week, settling his accounts.
II Curtin's story is true. Judge Orr is
fortunate in the prospect before him Of
Mr.. Fish's speedy retirement from
Office. The ex.Minister says that
twice during his residence at ST
Petersburg he learned that h's
passports we're made out by the
Foreign Ofice. This was during the
Catscazy imbroglio. The act was
averted, but the Minister could not i'm
agiue what caused the detention, until
ne recollected that the Secretary of
State was 10 the habit OF sending bim,
10 bis mail, private letters full Of the
gossip OF the Capital with regard TO the
offending Minister and his lady. The
contents were not savory. 1t Was evil
dent that the Russian police tampered
with bis mail. Afterwsrd be had them
sent to Berlin and forwarded from
there by private hands. A curious on
dit appears in q Paris paper just
received here relative to Cstacazy. The
French journal, speaking OF the ex.
Ministers ne gotistions with the Pope,
SAYS tie RussoGresk was evidently q
nseful servant OF the Russian Foreign
Office while in America, Tor he not only
succeeded in defeating claims against
mis- Government, and in slsndering the
American Executive, but was also on
his return retained on the diplon ATTIC
roll With increased pay and sent h
Paris in Whist the French writer calls
preferred disgrace"
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January 81,
SENATE.

Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported, with
an amendment, the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, and
gave notice that he would endeavor to
call it up to morrow.
The unfinished business, being bill
to authorize the construction of six
steam vessels OF war, was then taken up.
Mr.. Cragin, of New Hampshire, Of
fered an amendment, which he said be
had prepared after consultation with
the department, that the tonnage OF the
vessels to be constructed shall not ex-
csed 10000 tons, and that the aggre-
gate cost shall not exceed $4,000 He
said the object of the hill was not to
increase the navy, but merely to keep
it up to something like the present
standard.
The amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Bayard, Of Delaware, moved an
amendment that the hulls OF at least
three OF the new vessels shall be built
OF iron.
Mr.. Nye, Of Nevada, said the furore
for iron ships was past and their in.
utility as fighting vessels. has been
plainly proved. No nation should
ever build ships OF iron when it had
wood. In TACT il iron ships were built
for the navy at all they should be OF
the armor plate description.
Mr.. Bsysrd said that iron ships were
almost unanimously used now in COM
merce and argued as to their superiority
over wooden vessels.
The amendment OF Mr.. Bayard was
then rejected.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, moved an
amendment. that neither OF the said
vessels shall be commended till next
fall and complete drawings, models
and specifications for their construction
have been made and accepted, and when
the plans have been approved they
shall not be changed, except upon the
recommendation OF a board OF the
navy, at least five naval officers, ap-
proved by the Secretary OF the Navy,
and when such changes are made the
actual cost of them shall he estimated
by said board.
Pending further discussion. the Senate
went into executive session and thet, sd.
journed.
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gTYANOE AND TRADE.

NRw YokE. January =

NEW fokK. January IL.
FLOUR-Msr very firm At $6 goa
6 40 for superfine State; 81 3097 IS for
extra State; 81 7O9$S 80 for choice do
IS OO9S so for fancy do; 6 2016 80 for
su perfine western; 81 2597 80 for COM
mon to medium extra western; 81 909
s IS Tor choice do; IS 509l0 25 for
common tn choice white wheat western
extra; 81 3597 80 Ter common 10 good
shipping brands OF extra round hoop
Ohio; s. l09S 25 tor trade brands s. 90
6925 Tor common to tair extras 81 Louis
80 25@l3 25 for good to choice do
Southern -four quiet and frmer At
Sc 3'k9S IS for common TO fair extra,
and IS 75@l3 10 for COOL to choice
DO Rye -four steady a, q 25G6 ~.
Corn meal quiet and witnout change in
price.
GRAiN-Whest strong; holders
asking higher prices, at 81 6Oal 20
for No 2 spring in store and af,at.
81 729l IS tor No. do; 81 756l 95
for winter red western; 81 90(92 O5 tor
amber western, the latter Tor very
choice, and 81 S0Cal IS Tor fancy. Rye
firm and quiet. Barley steady Bar
lev malt dull. Corn firm at 63i664ic
for old western mixed in store; 66@67c
for do afoat, 6ji666ic for new do:
664667c lor yellow western; 66Cd6sc
for white DO Oats quiet and steady at
50G52ic Tor new mixed western; $50
55c for bite do and 5l@52c for mixed
State
PROFESSIONALISM market quiet
and steady at l3 Is tor new mesS
sll SO for prime, $l3 50 for new prime
mess. Beef quiet and unchanged at
50 00Gll IS for plain mess and $l2 W
alb 50 tor extra do. Bee. hams quiet
at $50 00632 co. Tierce beef is dull
and nominal at $2l O0623 90 TOR prime
mess, and S25 00G27 90 for India do.
Cut meats qIiet and unchanged AT
9t610ic for hams. and 5tS5fc for
shoulders. Middles are quiet and weak
at &c for lorg clear. Lard IA
dull. Sales $50 tiercr at Sic for No. |
to prime steam, and S:9Sic for kettle
rendered.
COTTON-Opens quiet and firm at
l91c for low middlings, aud 20sc for
middliug uplands.
PETROLEUM-Heavy at SIC ior
crude and 2lc for refined.
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franc piece of France, Belgium, Italy,
Switzerland, Spain and Greece, and just
double the new silver form Of Austria,
and would lead to its circulation without
recoinage among a population Of sl2O,> :
100000 Europeans. The Finance
Committee OF the Senate has
reported in favor Of making the
required change in the new hall
dollar, but the National Board of
Trade, on Mr., Ruggles' suggestion,
urges its application to the whole dol
lar, and we hope they may be listened
to. We should then have got some
distance towards community Of COIN
age, at least with "tbe Latin races,
and if there were only two units afioat
in the civilized world the Latin and
German, the final consummatlon would
not be very lar of.
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FRANCE.
Gambetta Sick.

PARIS, January 2l.-M. Ganbetta ID
suffering from an attack Of bronchitis
which confines him to his residence
and units him for his public duties for
the present.
President Thiers
yesterday received a Geputation Of the
members of the Left, who presented
him with a political address. NJ. Thiers
in reply, said he would continue the
policy indicated in bis message while
making concession to the Conservatives.
The Fight Over the Throne.
The dissension between the Orlean.
lists and the Legitimist aspirants for the
French throne are daily becoming
wider and with less prospect than ever
of fusion OF interest. 1t is stated that
the Count de Paris positively y refuses
any recognition whatever Of the claims
of the Due de Chambour.
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FOREIGN.
RUSSIA.

The Compulsory Service System
Sr. PETERSBURG, January 2l.-The
Military Committee which has been
in session for some time past, has just
completed its lsbors. with the following
results: The compulsory service sys-
tenn is retained, the present number Of
regiments and divisions is doubled. the
strength Of the army on peace foot
ing is 10 be 10000 men, with reserve
force Of 62l, 900 men, being an increase
of l40, 900 over the present war footing.
The report OF the Committee also states
that six large factories now in process Of
erection for the production of uniforms,
&c. The military estimates for the
year 1873 have been increased to one
hundred and sixty millions Of roubles.
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ENGLAN ID.
Prince Napo,eon Visits Victoria.

Prince Napoleon Visits Victoria.
LONDON, January 2l.-Prince NaPo'
leon and his wife, Princess Clothilde,
Yesterday paid visit to her Majesty
Queen Victoria.
The Right Honorable Stephen Lu'
cindgton died yesterday.
A Powerful Association.
LONDON, January 2l.-A very extern
sive and powerful association oil Roman
Catholics, with the Right Reverend
Archbishop Manning as President. is
about forming in this city. The rami-
fications OF this organization will ex-
tend throughout Great Britain and Ire
land, the object of the association being
the perfection of united and harmonious
action respecting political and religious
questions.
The Lion and the Bear Friendly.
LONDON, January 2l.-A telegram
from Berlin states that General Schon-
boloff Special Envoy from the Car Of
Russia to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
and who ia now in the former city, en-
route to St. Petersburg, expressed him
self to-day in official circles as being
highly Satisfied with the result of his
mission to the Government Of Great
Rri,ain. General Schonboloff states
positively that, 30 Tar as any recent de-
yelopments of an official character re-
specting the Asistic question are con-
cerned, the relations existing between
Eogland and Russia are of the most
cordial nature. and that the report to
the contrary, somewhat extensively cir
culated during some days past, are
without foundation IN fact.
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IOWA.
A Destructive Conn sgrafio".

a D~stfuetive Conf AZ ration.
DEs MONIES, January 2l.-Oskslooss
wac visited by destructive conaagra-
ton Yesterday morning. The fire broke
out in the store room OF Seavers Il
Gadd shortly after midnight. Dixon's
block, the Knowlton block, aud the
Masonic Hall were entirely destroyed,
as were also a number OF frame dwell
lipgs, including the large agricultural
warehouse Of J. H. Green 4 Co. The
fire, heat, and smoke from the burning
tuildings was so intense that little could
be done in saving goods. The losses
will reach over $66,000.
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WASHINGTON.
Suit Asainst the New York and Erie
Railroad.

Suit Against the New York and Erie
Railroad.
WARRINGTON, January 2l.-Tbe Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue yester-
day ordered that suit be brought
against the New York and Erie Rail
road Company for the payment OF tax
due the Government on sterling bonds
to the amount Of sixty-four thousand
dollars.
Tho Credit Mobilier Investigation.
In Wilson's Committee to-day Z. d..
Rollins, Treasurer of the Union Pacific
railroad, was examined at length re-
garding entries in the companys books
and various contracts; witness dis
claimed connection with the Credit Mo-
bilier. The committee then took q
recess.
In Poland Committee Judge Brooks
made q statement, saying that he never
owned shares of the Credit MobiIier
He endorsed what Dul ant said about
agreeing to give him stock for services
rendered the road. but said he had
transferred them to Nelson. Durant's
offer was made when he was not in
Congress. He denied that there was
any effort to influence the legislation.
Brooks said that be never received any.
thing from Nelson growing out ol the
Credit Mobilier, except $4,000 which
he advanced him.
Mr.. Patterson appeared before the
mmittee and voluntarily made state
ment, saying that he differed from
Ames on certain points and wanted to
correct the discrepancy; more than q
year after he had been offered stock, he
placed money in Ames' hands tor in
vestment, the understanding being that
Patterson was to invest in stock OF the
Union Pacific railroad; he saw no i'm
propriety in members OF Congress
holding stock.
CaldweII's Case.
The Caldwell investigation was re-
sumed. C. S. Stillwell, of Leaven-
worth, testified that Anderson, the
Kansas Pacific railroad Representative
hsd said to Anthony that Caldwell had
employed him to pay out some money
on the election and that he owed him
a balance on that account. Mr.. An.
derson did not say to whom he had paid
the money
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MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES.
Divorces in San Francisco.

| Ihe CITY OF Dan rranClsco 10 noI fe-
markable for the high state Of its mat
rimonial felicity. To be sure, things
have somewhat improved in the past
decade, but there is yet q certain eccen-
tricity in San Franciscan marital cir
cles that is peculiar 10 the climate sbd
place. In the matter OF divorces there
is change for the better. In 1859 the
divorces granted were more than ten
per cent of the whole number OF fami-
lies, while in the past year
the proportion tell to five
per cent. But in the outre character OF
their freaks, when freak they must, the
'Friscsn husband and wife are unap>
proachsble. A case has just appeared
before the courts where young man,
welded to a very beautiful and estims'
BILE young lady, sbsconded an hour
after the ceremony, and returned from
iaunt OF two years with the simple
explanation that the occasion had
proved too much for his equsnimity
The court rightly held that the wedding
lacked an essential point OF consumma
ton, and that the lady was free to re-
, sumo her maiden name.
Another case, just developed, is that
OF An eDterprising youugster who mar
ried lady OF wealth, forged a power OF
attorney over her own and her mothers
property, and departed after a weeks
honeymoon with $4,000 Of his i'll
gotten gains. 1t first entered isto the
hearts OF the deserted TO catch the
Young runaway without any publicity,
and then to reform him. A private de-
tective followed him into Kansas, when
he was advised by telegraph to cease his
quest, and the matter was put into the
hands OF the public authorities. The
fact OF there having been mother-in-
law does not in the least palliate the
youngsters sins, as she was trifle
more devoted TO him, if possible, than
his wife.
The third case which we have
cleaned from the San Francisco papers
in the last few days is the most curious
OF all. John Richards, capitalist,
married Kate Dudley, sesmstress, and
lived happily with her for year or
more. Amid the luxuries OF wealth
the fair Kate forgot her ancient aptness
with the needle, and was taken pleas.
antly to task one day by the partner Of
her joys for the slovenly manner in
which she had dsrned his stocking.
Don't believe you know much about
sewing, anyhow" said the injured lord.
PIayfully retaIisting against this asper
sion, Kate privately sewed his night
shirt together just beneath the sleeves.
Shed show him she knew how to
sew" She had sewed the wind and
reaped whirlwind Unable to get
into the garment, John kicked Kate
out OF bed to facilitate the operation.
She forthwith lit upon bis head with
the stove poker, and, like the hero OF
Truthful James's narrative, the subse-
ouent proceedings interested him no
more. Out OF all this grew q divorce
suit, and Kate now sews and ri pa as OF
wore, while John sits desolate on his
hearthstone, with less silver in his
pocket, and more in his trepanned
skull.