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0 (1 GTSAITEB DEPAILTUIIES, Clio 5 P. X. ft, JOHN A. BCUPDER, 5 P. M.

THOMPSON 8 P. MvV VickPr Br.TJ.K, P.M. ycrt AdMM.i ALLEN, P. TAYXOB, 0 P. M.

6 P. M. Cpeloaase. PUT JP.1L Kta Til P. I ItMW, Ten BLOCK, ft P.

M. KEW ADVERTISE1IENTS. PIED, hA'RT Ob Tiwtday riinfr. at 'elock. BAWNAH HART, Aged 80 yean, nUT ner fnseral win take Jaoe Ttda Srenta, at 3 Veiork, from the realdance of he daughter, Mr.

Maria Moa, No. 418 8t Charte tret. A LEX A5( DEH On ToewlUr, Deonnbcr 14, at cki k. A. tf JOHN ALKXADEK, aged 32 yti, native af New Orieana.

TlMfricoKiaef tie family are invited to attend tim funeral. whleU will take plaea tram Ma late ttaiOeat, oa St. Peter, between BoclieblaTe and Xwrgenoia ttreeta. ThlM KTetUug, at 4 o'clock. TTEliY On Tneadar, December 14, 'ciock.

P. PATRICK KXXT, aired 63 rrar. native of the pariah of Caltra, county of a resident of UU city for tilt 29yeara. Bia fDaerai will take place Thia (Wedneaday) jfctnr. at o'clock, form Wa residence, oner Julia aad Tckoopitoalaa atreeta.

The trifsda of tbe family are respectfully inrltod to tttendwtUKrat further notice. BiooklyB, li. Clereland, (X and Gal way, Ireland, paperapteaatfeopy. 4. rv OwIaTe No 15, H.

W. Wt, rnaeef Tv 'i. uiy first aad third THURSDAY every a at Heptaaoph Hall, eoroer of Bienville rrt and Erchange Alirr, at 7 o'clock. P. 1C.

.4 tv. Okl membere of tbe OrfterWbo detdre in placing the Order of ti. w. If. tn Its irkm, ahoold apply for special information benefit to 11.

W. SNIXF. Uraud Archon, "Si oneatreet. W. a 3 TAQULNO, Scribe.

mh28 SaTlily rrret rflTf, N' IS, fl W. ML, met FRIDAY. 17th last, at 7 o'clock, P. in Heptaaoph Hall, eorner of Bien viUo street Exchange Alley. Brothera of defunct oeo i aad peraona deetrinir to Join wader the dia noation aranted by the Grand Conclave of Louisiana, are inTlted ta unite with this Con ciave, which now reaomea active work.

fiyorderof CHAS. K. KEMiKK, M. A. J.

POWER, Ja Bcribe. dig KOTICX TO TAX COUJBCTORS. BTATKOP 1XTTI8IANA. 1 Anditor OfSoe, New Orieana, Dec 14, 1875. I Foranaat to the opinion of the Ajsiatant Attorney General.

Tax CoQeetora are hereby tn formed that the pnrreat (1874) Taxes may be paid without the penalty of 85 per eent, np to and inclading the 83d of December, instant, Thia does not, however, relieve Collectors from effecting their final settlements within the time spednedby law, vis: within ten days from the 10th of December, and tax receipts leaned sab sequent to the filing with the Recorder of the delinquent Hats, tnnst embrace the fees for re and cancellation, as tn case of receipts for delinquent taxes. dig 3t2dp CHAR CUNTON, Anditon. SaIJC tux bjeyemjks of tux ptbijc murkkts. DEPARTMENT OP New Orleans, Dec IS, 1875. WQl bo sold at Pnbbc Auction, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, on MONDAY, December 20, 1875, at 13 o'clock.

the revennea of tbe following Markets Car the month of January, 1878, 1. JETTERSON CITY MARKET. NINTH STREET MARKET. a. MAGAZINE MARKET.

v.J 4. ST. MARY'S MARKET. 6. SOBAPABU MARKET.

i ft. POYDRA8 MARKET. 4 7. PIXIE MARKET. 8.

CLAXBORNX MARKET, 9. TREME MARKET. la TRENCH MEAT MARKET. 11. PRUTT and VEGETABLE MARKET.

1Z WASHINGTON MARKET. 13. PORT MARKET. 14. BT.

BERNARD MARKET.5 15. LX BRETON MARKET. IS. ALGIERS MARKET. The Markets will be sold separately, for cash a the spot.

In United States currency. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids. O. LANDRY, dlg 18 19 Administrator of Commerce. OD LIVER OIL ANDLIME.

PREPARED from the purest Bergen Oil, and always fresh, an band at 139 Canal street. i4 8LK FREDERICKSON a HARTK. ocvtal NiM UJ Rlwr Moll The LA BELLE will leave TO DAY for Grand ro uid waT landings. The BELLE ROW 1.A D. THTJ RS DAY, going throurtt to Shrove 't.

The DTJRPEE and BONNIE LEE.PAT VP DAY. M. W.JOYCE. sUa tf 111 OraTier street. pLANTATION HARDWARE XACHINEBY and AGRICULTURAL, lit PLEMENTS, At Low Prices.

B. J. WEST, 14 7t 115 and 117 Magazine street. VJ ANTED 2M ABLE BODIED LABOR. era to work on the Oomptoa ek Wilson Jvwson Red River.

The levees are low, good imDg, and the land high and eandy. Good m(L comfortable quarters and rain water in abundance. Nona but good hands will bo em I 7sl on till work. Also wanted, a good cook awl bkr. Apply at No.

33 Canal street. WANTED A PAKTNKIf IN A HUB tantial A No. 1 old establiahed Wboleaale i rnrrrT Henae. with a capital of $20,000 or ntere or less one with an extensive acquaintance in the West, and with the boslneaa preferred. All correspondence to utrtrtly eonfldential; propositions reoeived at this othoe addreaood to letters P.

X. when andaaereanintervtewcanbeheld. dlS 8P VANTED EXTRA INDUCEMENTS OP to live, energKio men to solicit orders THE HOWE SEWING MACHINE. Ap 183 Canal street, between 10 and 13 ti" toCT. CLARK.

dlS 7t A PITTSBURO. WHEELIX8, louisville and new orleans packet Ifeson SATTTRDAYlXy, 181 5 M. POR CINCINNATI. IXUI8 'TvUle, Evansville, Pimburg, Wheel ihtennediate puinta The pasaenger ateamer ARLINGTON, fn Moore, master. Alex.

MeOmnelV clerk. i leave as above. For freight or passage al'Xan boanLorto BURDEATJ A. WAYNE. wia loo orarier street.

XEW.OKLEANH AND OUACHITA HIVER 1T PORTA TION COMPANY. ves on THURSDAY, Dec 10, at 5 P. CAMDEN. ELDORADO, 1 11 landinjrs on Black and Ouar.ldta The nue, new, light draft pasnenger PANOIIONTi wm u. 1 Capt.

T. C. Sweeney. boardf or toT' For lrmut or Viiage apply Capt P. A.

BLANKS. No. 2 Canal, eor. Delta street, 1 HITK CAKI.1X, 1 BRITniV A KPPI.ETI uiiwam tjiiv. Mimrm.

iTvnun inn 9 ADAMS A WORK. LORD McPEAKE. Agents. SUNDAY NIOHT, DECEMBER "i nrsr 1 vnvir ni ATeutro MMt KA li I 8 Err, with Coral rose; the i rr art(ed lv returning tbe iuuus to C. HERN DON, 100 Barenna street.

I A Corner In Overcoats." A NICE YOUNG MAN WHO MANAGES THE BC8INES8. A abort time ago we gave an account in which a gentleman residing on Caron delet atreet had been despoiled of a hand gome shawl by a young man who obtained it from his daughter, at hia reei dence, hpon the aimpla atatement that it had been sent for by the owner. This enterprising youth, it appears, must be attempting to create a corner in overcoats, seeing that he pops np every now and then, always in the same role, that of a messenger, alleged to have been sent up to the residences of gentlemen who have forgotten their overcoats. The latest exploit was the successful capture of a handsome melton beloging to a gentleman residing also on Caron delet street, the wife in this instance having been the party duped. The facts1 having been submitted to Capt.

Malone, Chief of the Detectives, that official announced that he has good reason to believe the offender to be the youth Adolph Heinn, whose exploits have made his name more or less conspicious of late. i i. The captain promised to have Heinn, whose photograph he has, locked up. In the meanwhile we would advise housekeepers and otheras to keep a close watch upon messengers who call upon pretended missions from gentlemen down in the city. Oscar Herbert has been appointed Jnstice of Sixth Ward, pariah of Assumption, and the bond of G.

Leau mont, as in tha parish of Orleans, and that of Francis M. Brooke, as Treasurer, of Ixmisiana Institute for the Blind, have been canceled. The head of a whale is now being exhibited on the banquette, near the door of the Gem coffeehouse, on Eoyal street, near Canal. Mr. Jules Zelarian, the proprietor of that establishment, informs ns that this huge inhabitant of cerulean depths, was 83 feet long and 19 in circumference.

It was fished not. long ago at Terre Haute. Phcenix Fire Company No. 1 of Donald sonville will give a grand fair in that town on the 1st, 2d andSd of next month. The company will aslo give a ball on the closing night of the fair, being the occasion of the, company's second 'anniversary.

FINANCIAX. Picayune Office. Wednesday, Dec 15, 1875, 13 M. nw oaxKxaa cutARura HOCss. i Clearing.

Balanees. Dee. 11... 2,01,351 60 $162,729 74 Dee. 8,20,089 03 165,936 OS Dee.

14 3,739,429 66 17I4.S46 41 Dec 16 3,096,695 98 i 363.597 81 Thna far this $9,137,456 16 04 fiame time last week 9,297.639 S3 823,214 68 Total last ...13,325,374 56 1,338,088 25 Total week .10,277.878 33 69143 65 rWe continue to quote exceptional paper at 910 eent. per annum discount. Al do. at 12, and second grade at Va 18. Firet class mortgages rule at 9 10 cent, per annum; second grade are entirely nominal.

Gold continues to rule at 11S 113, against 114 at New York. i Foreign exchange is stronger but without quotable variation. Bill of lading Al clear sterling bills are still quoted at 5.47 a 5.48 and bank at 5.51V4, (bank counter rate at 52,) and francs 4.6Oa40H for commercial, and nominal for bank. The banks continue to cheek on New York at Vi per cent, diseount, while commercial sifjht is quoted at .7 16 against 7 18 yesterday; Nothing is reported in Securities. Picayune Office.

'Wednesday. Dec. 15. 1230 P. IL SUGA Keceived this morning 1171 hhds.

Buyers are holding off to day for lower nricM. and holders decline to make any concessions, and only about half ther receipis soia as siignuy easier pnow inferior common Soe. fair 6Vsc good fair 6ka6lc fully fair 6 S6c prime 7 7o strictly prime choice 7c gray clarined choice yellow clarified oft white clarified 8V9Ve white clarified 9H9 Vtkc. to. COKN IN SACKS Good supply.

The demand continues moderate, and prices have declined 2o. bushel. 500 sacks sold, of which SOO white at 60c, and 300 yellow at 63c bushel. OATS Fair supply and the demand is only moderate. Prices are not as firm as yesterday, and Galena are about lo.

bushel lower. 650 sacks sold, of which 100 St. Louis at 45c, 200 at 47c and 150 choice Galena at 55c bushel. 1 OATS The supply is large and there is no improvement in the demand. Prices are 2V5c 100 tt lower.

200 sacks sold at 95c 100B. MOLASSES Received this morning, 2188 bbls. and 90 half bbls. Good grades not fermenting are in demand, but low grades and fermenting are very dulL The supplies were mostly sold at previous prices: 2O230e. for inferior, 38c.

for cis iexn bottom, 25 38c for centrifugal, 30 85c. for common, S6S8c. for good common, 4042c for fair, 4345c. for prime, 7 50cv for strictly prime, and 51 53c. for choice.

FLOUE There are some further orders here unexecuted for Cuba, and in addition to the sales reported for export yesterday 200 bbls. sold on private terms. In the local trade shere were sales today of 970 bbhu, of which 100 double extra at $4 62V (M choice extra $8 25, 150, 200 and 400 bbls. on private terms. Common is quoted at $3 73, snperfine f4, double extra $4 25, low treble extra 5C4 25, choice treble extra 5 505 75, choice extra 50.

fancy $6 757 25 bbL QOAX COAL G. COYLE A CO. Anthracite and Virginia Cannel COAL delivered at lowest market rate. Qfliee irSGravler atreet. St OAL COAL COAL L.

C. MACLIN, i 34 Carondelet street. A choice article of Pittsburg, Virginia Cannel and Anthracite COAL, delivered to all parts of the city free of cartage, at greatly reduced pricea. Yard cursex Beoond aud Levee au etta. djj 2t STI)c ah)cniitg picayunes A.

It. BOLBROOK, EDITOR AND PROPBIKTOB. WEDNESDAY XYEXTKG, DXC 15, 1873. AMVSZMJUBTB THIS XTXXtMO. BIDWELTS ACADEMY OP MUSIC Matt ree at Noon: "Two At Night: Hamlet.

Barry BnDtvan. ST. CHARLES THEATRE Matin at Noon Honuta of the Plains WktoWs Victim." AtNight: Kormt of the Plains Widow's Victim. Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and Mile Mnrlaorhi. VARIETIES THEATRE Matinee at Noon i "Parted, or the Rank Failure." AtNight: Parted, or the Bank Failure." MmChan frau.

OPERA HOUSE "Otrofle Otrofla." Chiuola's French Opera Boaffe Onnpaay. OLOHK THEATRE Oraiid Variety Enter taiumeat. The tobacco crop of past year in North Carolina is the largest since the war. The Independance Beige says, that an increase of religions difference is noted in France more and more. Who's dat knocking at de do Pinchback Botto Jfott.

The Government of Prussia has summoned the Archbishop of Cologne to resign, preliminary to legal proceedings to depose Iiim. The Florida State Fair is postponed until February 22. i i i a saw i A large deposit of asbestos has been discovered in the coast range west of Calnsev Cal. Fifteen Democratio journals of Mississippi, including most of those that possess the greatest oyer that party in the State favor the impeachment of Henry Wilson's library is not large, and many of his books bear upon the fly leaf, with kind regards of Robert c. Wmthrop.w,.

Some' of the country journals are placing the dosing recommendations of President Grant's message at the head of their editorial columns, with the significant heading, The President's Platform." A son 'of Gen. Robert E. Lee has" forwarded to Rochester, N. the skeleton of the horse Traveler, which was ridden by the Confederate chief during the closing campaigns of the civil war. The New York Herald says the evidently young King Alpfonso is making the most of the difficulty with the United States to excite the patriotism and ardor of his subjects.

lie must be in a very bad way, indeed, when his Ministry is compelled to resort to such puerilities to strengthen Spanish sentiment. The Boston Methodists who re solved themselves into a political caucus and urged the nomination of Gen. Grant are severely criticised by the New York papers. The New York Cuban Independ ence Society' invites the Cuban emi grants now in the United States to contribute one thousand home made cigars, or the sum of $15 each, in order to enable President Aquilera and "other friends" to land in Cuba as soon as possible. tThis project has been instituted by the Cuban patriots Gato, Marreno and the poet Go vantes, and wfl no doubt, be carried, out.

Charles Dudley Warner tJunks thot the Italian mosquitoes are more in telligent thon the American saying that the mosquito in Venice, who has had civilized ancestors for a thousand years, is a very different' animal from the mosquito of" our Western prairies. 'He is alert, eau tious, eunning, and trained to get hia living with the least possible danger. According to a Northern paper of the 17 new Senators 11 are lawyers, 4 ex Governors, 3 in the Confederate army, and 1 a Confederate Senator. Of the 176 new Representatives 123 are lawyers, 81 merchants of varous grades, 4 physicians, 3 2 editors, 6 farmers, and 2 college pro feasors. 27 of them served in the Union army and one in the navy the last being a colored man, Robert Smalls, of Charleston fame coring the war.

26 were Confederate soldiers, so that in the matter of veterans who have seen service there would be a tie were it not for Smalls. Several of the Southern members were in the Conf ererate Senate. Only 7 of the new members are foreign born. 69 received a college education, and with the: exception of two or three colored members from tlfe South' who have learned to read since the war, nearly all had a fair education. i an i i I I The New York Times, in an article in reference to the 'indigent classes, finds the only remedy for it in a re turn to the steady industry, the nonesty and frugality of our fathers, and then, in a country so rich as ours, and.

with so many avenues open to comfortable life and to competence. there will be no occasion for' sturdy beggars in ofiice or out. Garibaldi has named his latest grandson Rome. Hot A3rrj Cold. The Picavnne apolo gizes in one column for the ruffians who are ravaging the people of the while in the other it joins with Mr.

Clinton in proclaiming that the Supreme Court has recently committed a blunder in rendering a decision against him. The Picayune has not apologized for ruffians anywhere, and it has not joined Mr. Clinton in proclaiming any thing. Moreover, the lacayune doea not understand what connection there is between the litigation in which the Auditor is engaged and the lawlessness which the Republican alleges to be prevalent in the Felicianas. The Republican indulges in wholesale accusations against the best reputed communities in the State, and we ask for proof we report the pres ent, status of the.

case of the State ex rel. New Orleans Republican Printing Company, publishing in connection, therewith, and simply as a matter of fact, the position assumed by the is nothing in the editorial in the least inconsistent with the statements in the report, and yet the Republican charges with "blowing hot and Certainly nothing could be more inconsequent and But we must all have seen by this time that logic is not the Republican's. forte; it has indulged itself too long, in the dissipations of light literature, and it has neglected the training of severe studies. So far as the case of the State ex rel. New Orleans Republican Printing Company is concerned, the Picayune is perfectly unbiased but the sensitiveness of the Republican is easily accounted for.

The Republican has been playing for a long time to a very small audience, but it had hoped that its compensation at least was secure, and so it did not care particularly whetter it drew or not. At the slightest prospect, therefore, that any considerable number of its vouchers may be left unwarranted, it raises a cry of mingled indignation and alarm. Republican declares very positively that the Supreme Court will not grant a rehearing, and it would be interesting to know, upon what ground it is so very confident. For our part, we are of the opinion that the rehearing will be granted. As regards the Feliciana business, we have only to repeat our remark of yesterday that the Republican's blood and thunder stories are totally unsupported by evidence, and are, therefore, worthy of no consideration whatever.

Mr. Fort Illinois, introduced the following resolution, and demanded the previous question on its adoption That ij all subordinate appointments under any of the officers of this House, it is the judgment of the House that wounded Union soldiers who are not disabled from the performance of duty should be preferred." Mr. Fort's intentions may have been the best in the world, but we are afraid that the country' at large will regard his resolution as an adroit stroke of party strategy rather than as the expression of a patriotic ini pulse to provide for soldiers who have been wounded in the defense of the Union. The greater part of the Democratic majority in the House is from the South, and it was doubtless Mr. Fort's design to force the Democracy into an attitude implying an absence of enthnsiasum in the cause of the Union.

The essential weakness of his attempt was exposed by the counter resolution of Mr. Cox inasmuch as the Union of the States has been restored, all the citizens thereof are entitled to consideration in the appointment to offices under this Government. The special telegram from Washington which we published in our issue of this morning is the latest and most explicit statement of the policy of the Administration with regard to Cuba. The extract from the National Republican had been revised at the White House, and its statements, therefore, may be regarded as autho ritative. The President reiterates the declaration of his message thai the Government can neither recognize the independence of Cuba nor accord belligerent rights to the insurgents.

There remains then no other alter native than mediation or intervention. If mediation is accepted, the result, wfll be peace if not, the Administration is resolved upon war. The question remains, in the event of the triumph' of our arms what disposition would be made of the island. The President opposed to annexation, and a confederation of West India Islands under a Spanish protectorate is pronouneed impraetiea ble. We are left to conclude that sueh a confederation, under' the protection of the United States, is in contemplation.

Whatever be the result, it is evident that the Cuban difficulty, has reached a crisis, and a "very few weeks, at the most, will determine whether we are to be engaged in a foreign war. The consecration a Lady Superior for a convent is a singular work for an Anglican Bishop to do, but the Bishop of Oxford has Just uone so at the Anglican Convent of Clewes, and also admitted some fresh nuns, ii The State The State Grange of Louisiana met at Grunewald HalL at 9 A. M. to day. No business of importance has yet been performed.

The subject of industrial education will enlist considerable interest, and several other matters of general importance to the State will come up before the Grange. The State now contains 322. Granges and a membership of about 12,000.. As the State becomes more prosperous, the strength, and number; and influence of the order will increase. Mississippi is far ahead of this State in the strength of this organization.

That State has 683 Granges and a membership of more than thirty five thousand. They are a power in that State that commands general respect. It is becoming a power of ranch importance in this State. 1 r. I West Feliciana.

The Executive and Finance Committee of the Property Holders' Protective Union of this parish will publish in a few days fin pamphlet form) their report, containing a fun expose of the inner workings of the corrupt parish officials, and the wholesale plunder to which this parish has submitted for the last few years. Gov. Kellogg has obtained information from the parish that the "outrages'? reported by Dula et als were incorrect at least, exaggerated, and that there was no cause for the apprehensions enter tained. A gentleman from Bayou Sara informs us that recent advices received in that city have awakened people to the necessity of looking after their cotton gins, as a negro raid is threatened. Senator Weber is accredited with great activity against the interests of the people.

The Petezkln Caaew JUDGE WOODS DECIDES IN PAYOR OP THE oxy. The case'of W. S. Petcrkin vs. the city.

in which, under a judgment in favor of plaintiff, the funds of the city in the Louisiana National 1 Bank were gar nisheed, it was decided by Judge Woods, this morning, that creditors of the city could not seize her revenues, which dissolves the suit of garnishment. 4 M. Tl Cnnrch South. MEETING OP THE LOUISIANA ANN CAL CONFERENCE. This body met this morning in opening session at the Carondelet street Methodist Church, Rev.

Dr. Matthews, pastor. The assemblage is presided, over by Bishop MoTyeire, formerly' of this city, and now President of the Board of Trustees of the Yanderbilt University at Nashville. The Christian Keener was elected Secretary and Mr. Saul Shroder Assistant Secretary.

The exercises were opened this morning by the reading of the twelfth chapter of Romans' and the singing of the 272d hymn. Prayer offered by the Rev. Philo Good wyn. 's The Conference, which will be in session for several days, adopted the rule of meeting daily at 10 o'clock in the morning and adjourning at 2 P. M.

A large number of our readers will doubtless be pleased to learn of Bishop McTyeire's presence in New Orleans, where for many years he lived, and where, both as pastor of the Felicity street church and as editor of the New Orleans Advocate, he drew about him a large circle of friends and admirers. The bishop, who left us about sixteen years ago, has been doing a vast amount of effective work in his church, although the youngest bishop in it. The 'neighborhood of. the court building, near the Cathedral, has become a place of resort for a large number of people who go there to SCO, the huge boa constrictor now in the show case of Dr. Llado's drug store, on fJhartres street.

The serpent; which is nightly fed with five pigeon, is a native of South America, and although not full grown, has attained considerable length. It possesses immense muscular power, which en ables it to crush a large animal in its folds. It is without venom. A few steps from Dr. Llado's estab lishment a large pelican and two sea gulls, perfectly tamed, are daily to be seen in front of the court Duncung, leisurely moving to and fro These marine birds belong the Don Gabriel Prats, the proprietor of the Cosmo poli tan Exchange, who feeds them with fish.

The pelican, with its long straight, wide and flattened bin, terminating by a very strong hook, al though harmless, is the terror of the ladies, who, fa turning the corner of any of the adjacent streets, are sud denly conrrontea oy mis living emblem of the great State of Louisiana, to the great amusement of the passers by. 'v I The Philadelphia papers say that the execntors of Thaddeus Stevens have thus far been unable to settle the claim of Doctor Henry Carpenter, of Lancaster, who demands $4000 for medical attendance on Mr. Stevens during the last year of his lifevyDoc tor CJarpenter has refused $3000 "in fuU settlement of the claims, and the matter wfll now be to auditors, who wfll also consider the demand of Mr. Stevens's housekeeper for $200 a month as compisation, for servicea during a long period. A doll show is to be held in London shortly, in aid of a children's hospital LATEST TELEGBlPDi "i farms.

Paris, Dec 14. In the Assembly to day M. Fonrcand, Deputy for the Gironde, and a member of the Left, was the only person elected Senator. All the other candidates failed to obtain the requisite majority. It is believed that several Legitimists and Bonapartists abstained from voting to day, fearing the success of the Extreme Republicans.

Paris, Dee. 15. The French Geographical Society has elected Gen. Andrew A. Humphries corresponding member.

COX8TANTTKOPIJS. Constantinople, Dec 14. The Austrian Ambassador asked the Grand Vizier on Saturday to susoend hostilities and open negotiations in the insurgent district. Some of the ministers are urging the Sultan to reject the programme of reform emanating from the Northern powers, and, in justification of snch rejection to refer them to the plan of reform which the Porte itself intends to promulgate to morrow. Philadelphia, Dec 14.

The Board of Publication at its meeting to day received a communication from the Secretary of an organization styled the Liberal League, with a resolution adopted by the league petitioning the board to Srohibit the use of the Bible in the pub schools; The reading of the communication and resolution created considerable stir, and after remarks by several members the subject was tabled, the vote being almost unanimous toaisposeox it in that wy. GALVESTON. Galveston, Dec. 15. Information from Brownsville states that three colored soldiers were tried there yesterday, charged with the murder of a Mexican at SoJecia Rancho, in January last.

The prosecution failed to produce proof, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty without leaving the bqx. 1 Lieut. Fiench. of the army, was tried on a charge of burglary, with a similar result. 1 Gen.

Hatch is in BrownsvQlc but his trial wfll not be had until next term. If is stated public opinion has changed, and the military are not blamed in the mat ter. i Cincinnati, Dec 151 Forgeries of the names ox nrma ana lnmviaaaia aoing business at the United Stock Yards, are just discovered. Several banks are vic timized, me imitation ox signatures is so close that reference to the books was required to detect them. How many of these checks" are out or to what extent banks and brokers are swindled is unknown.

BOSTON. Boston, "Dec 14. At the municipal election here to day, Mayor Cobb was reelected by about 2500 plurality. 1 mSttLLAIlEOOS. i Nasbtillev Dec 14.

Gov. Porter to day commuted the death sentence of John Jefferson to imprisonment for life. He also respited W. Williams and Frank Scott, sentenced to be hung on Christmas dav. until Januarv 7th.

Springfield. Dec 15. The State Grange will adopt a resolution in favor of taxing church property and savin trtk hanks denoaits. Bridgeport, Ct Dec 15. The building of the Wheeler Wilson Sewing Machine Company occupied a whole block, covering two acres.

The flames spread with great rapidity. At 8 o'clock the wholetraildina was a sheet of fire. 1 ki V.1.V .11 Vn.Vtrflr down a dozen spectators, half of whom were taken from tne ruins aeaa or seri ously hurt. Twe nnndred skilled mechanics are thrown out of employment: The new buildings of the company, erect ed seven years ago, are uninjureav MaUSTIC.BIAJUUCTS. i i I vrVi' ru.

it 10.10 riA ii 4 St. it stead vi tjrdinarv 11. uooa Ordinary 12. Low Middling 12 w. Mid dling 13 7 16.

Middling Alabama 137 16, kfidaiine OrWna and Texas lSVfc. Futures quiet and steady: Low Mid dling for December 13 3 16 isv, January 135 16 13. February 13 9 16 13, March 13 1S 1613. Anril 14 14 1 16. May 14 14 5 16, June 14 7 16 14 July 14 9 16 14, AngnsU14 FOBXIGX London, Dec 15, 330 P.

M. Consols for money 10 li on account Vi i io 10 408 ioot new os luo. Paris, Dec 15, 8 P. M. Rentes 66L Liverpool.

Dec. 15. 1201. M. Cot ton firmer.

Afiddlintr 1 Id Lands 7d Or leans estimated1 sales to day 15,000 bales, S000 being for speculation ana export; receipts 33,821 bales, including 23, hfA Arrivals firmer: December and Janua ry ship gent, by sail from Savannah or Charleston, not below Low Middling, 6 15 16d4 March and April delivery, from Savannah or Charleston, not below Low Middling, 6 15 1 April and May ditto, not below Good Ordinary, 67AL Later, 3 P. M. Cotton unchanged tne sales to oay inciuoe eiuu naies American. J' 1 Southwest Dec 15. Neon Ba rometer 80.25.

Wind Boutheast, Dght. Weather Arrived Spanish' brig Matanzas, Planee, master, lu days Irom Cardenas. riailed Steamer Dominion. The steamer IVHoolia and brig M. Burns are at anchor inside bound out.

Tbe barks Reformer and Danube are out aide, outward bound. New York, Dec 14. Arrived Cityof Mexico and Arrived out: Ohio and Brain. i II I 111 i The greatest feat in telegraphing ever accomphshed was in sending the President's message from Washington to New, York in just thirty one The latest Americanism has been lew wived by a critical review into the English huiguage. The London Spectator, of October 10.

speaks of the pev aSv. cniamiATi. I i A "2" A ET; I I ET, Funding Board. The Funding Board met this morning. Present the Governer, Lieutenant Gov ornor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, 1 Agent and President of the Cotton Ex hange, Mr.

John Phelps. Tbe Fiscal Agent asked for informat ion respecting the demurrer taken in tLa cas3 of the Levee Company, for, appeal to the United States, Supreme Court, which demurrer was signed by thi Lieutenant Governor. Antoine ex plamed that he signed the demurrer to admit of. the Levee Company taking an appeal, but when he learned that the interests of the State' were involved," ho took the necessary steps to protect tho Judge Campbell told turn, ho said, that it was only, necessary, for cao member of the Board to sign the de murrer, and accordingly did it When he learned the real facts ho caused the Attorney General to telegrapli to Thos. J.

Durant to act for the Stcts. Gov. Kellogg thought that the Lieuten ant Governor did not sign this demurres with any intention of doing the StatQ an injury, but rather, did it in ignorance being unacquainted with matters cf tha kind, and he 'thought he must be nils taken in the statement concerning Jadg i Campbell. With this understanding the mattes 'r. E.

H. Levy made a personal explanation respecting a certain raised warrant for 100, in which be wfs interested and which had been made I called upon the Auditor to witne. tT; the warrant had been pro Deri retriistered The considesation of this question wa postponed. A question came np respecting vrr? rants issued since the passage of tLa funding act as to whether thev wera fundable. Mr.

Clinton thought they were, and also considered it advisable to fundi' apprehending that the Legislature pass some act maxmg Uiem receive for taxes, licenses or something el Mr. opposed their ioncir ti contrary to the act, which made ni. warrants issued previous to the tzr.zzs of the act fundable This matter was under discussion wi.cn our report closed. The following applications were then presentea ssrs. Mane veieere a amoeoe bonds Jackson Railroad, coupons.

8 bonds V. 8. aad T. K. coupons 1 bond Opelooaas ft al I mad, coupons E.

H. Levy 1 Wk kliffe 1,1 H. iiri i t. 1 Oranam warrant. Chas.

P. oilman 9 Clinton warranta 8 bonds 8 per eent. levee, coupons. A nona 9 per cesfc. jevee, oonpua Conpons sad State no.

K. Manning bonds per cent, lease 10 B. R. Grouse Tete and On. K.

wits coupons. HeHevee A 3 yackson koad, wiiii 2 Opeloasaa Road, witn 8 ReUef blata Treasnry, wuh oou 1 1.C") 21,763 83.EC3 C3 I S. VnrntnTI flo 43 of act 82, S3 of act lift, 18o7, 6 per eent levee, wits coupons Jas. J. Tarleton 6 per cent, levee, with 40 8 pee eent.

levee, witn eoupona. L. F. Baraett, per E. Lncy 5 Graham 1 warrant nnder act 72 of 1871....

Victor Latoar 1 bond, act 15, 1866 6 relief Ktate B. P. Henghea 8 warrants 'r' Foreign Relationa Washington, Dec S. It appears trcn the diplomatic correspondence con i nicated to Congress yesterday that.t:. consular conventions which Cave heretofore been in force between Brazil an France, Switzerland, Italy.

Spain a Portugal, in virtue of which the sc t.3 ment of estates of subjects of countries dying intestate in' Brazil Lavj been made by the consuls of those cc in tries respectively, have ceased to exL and as the matter now stands betwer the United States and Brazil, our eonsri may still intervene in such eases undc tbe laws of 185. Minister Logan, writing from de Chili, says that he has completed duties connected with his arbitr upon tbe question involved in the Peru alliance of 1805, and has tr award of $1430,000 in favor olChi.i. l.r. Logan says the effect has been to Lidac on the part of Chili. and Peru, the mo cordial feeling of esteem and good toward our Government, and this circa stance alone more than repays Mm 1: the arduous labor and anxiety ne has undergone in fula.lmentof the trust.

Lord Derby, in an interview will; Minister Schenck, in reply to a quertlcn. by tbe latter, said there was no inter wCi and never had been of reviving tLe Lrit protectorate in the Mosquito 1 crri tory, and no denire on the part of Creat: Britain to interfere in the stairs ct tl coast but as the two Government ci Nicaragua and Honduras are bound treaty to certain payments to tl Mosquitos which have not as yet been made in full, the British Government retain, and will be prepared to exercise, i necessary, the right of holding them ta the execution of their engagements. A UglyBumor about ike Supreme Court. An unpleasant rumor comes to us fror Washington, which we mention' wit.i some hesitation. It is that shortly the argument before the Supreme Cour on the Union Pacific interest case wc eompleted, and before.

the decision rendered, the whole court, inclnilins ai. its Clerk, dined with the principal counsel of the railroad, and that later, Lui stfll before the decision was given. eral members of the court dined wiiii Sam Of course we, do not for a pretend to think that the Snpreme Cour was influenced in its views on 1 important case by these dinners. Lutvi take the hberty telling the Judges tha snch dining as we speak of undc the circumstances, improper. It iiv rise to unpleasant remarks about tL i members of a tribunal which American have been accustomed to venerate an look upon with i New York HeralO.

Reginald? RecinalL I (t! has outgrown Li3 romance) v. (Pause.) "Talking of dead leaves vim the dence and all have I done wit'i. it totacco Wendell Phillips has praeeeded fro: black lo copper color. Ills ncwL 3 Laura (who is rtiH a tri.Ho rorrurirc' "Don't you think there ij 80ir.etLirT vti solemn about the fall cf tl ip ul 1 vf i.