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(orarnrvK) nom ran tab*.] U1B> Two ladies and thee« gentlemen ere re ported to bave been picked np by a passing ▼easel, bound for London. STILT. LATER. A list published by the papers this after noon shows the'Strath Clyde had 23 passengers and a crew numbering 47. Another person has died at Dover. Of the 40 known to be rescued only 6 were passengers, one of whom is among the four who have since died. The Times correspondent with the Carliste ° -explains bis dispatch about the battle of the 13th, sent before its close. The Alfonsists were reinforced and the Carlists repulsed. A dispatch from Ht. Jean de Lus says the Alfonsists are concentrating for an attack on Ëttella. The steamer Egrpt, ashore off Egremont, was floated, and proceeded undamaged. The Standard's Berlin special saj s the Ba varian Diet reassembles on Monday next. It is believed the U1 ramoutene members will acoept a compromise with the Cabinet, whose resignations the King is determined not to ac oept. ' The Pall Mall Gazelles Berlin speoial says that the prosecuting counsel has applied for seizure and sequestration oi Count Arnim's es'ate. The announcement of the charge of treason causes a profound sensation. The Times has a speoial from Vera, stating the Alfonsists are attacking E «tell* to-day from Oilla Tuerta and Oteiz ». All is quiet at Viera. The Girlish. haVa occupied Hurango. London, Feb. 18 —The Daily Telegraph is informed that the statements published by the Central Press yesterday that Gen. Hohecck Ibe American Minister, bid resigned and that his resignation JumJ been gcoepted, were un authorized. A London special says the following is the fext of the paragraph inserted bÿ the Queen's jlinis'ry in the article» ef. adhesion to the Austrian mote to the Porte: •* The Saltan to Siend a special mommissionef Us the insur gents. If the insirgents reject the proposals for peace, the Austrian Government, at the Porto's expense, will make »military occupa tion of the whole territory of the insurrection ary provinces for Six snonthff» while the Bri tish Government wilf send »division of its fleet ta «mise m Yurkisb water» and the Adriatic also,'' The dispatch also says! *'<JeA 8ava;eff %ad an interview with Ffinoa Chari«« of Roumania, at which it was agreed that the ° latter should take an early opportunity for re fusing to pay the Turkish tribute, and that tnpon the Porte taking steps far enforoe its rights a Russian force ol one hundred and fifty thousand «nem will occupy she prov ince. A newspaper of Lembergi Austritt asserts the Austrian Government bave sent to Car dinal Ledocbowaki an order of exile. The Cardinal ia> at present detained by illness in Lemberg. Liverpool, Feb. 58.—ft hew seems that the steamship Egypt, in avoiding another steam er, touched bottom at Egremont Beach, but baoked off unharmed. Lisbon, Feb. 18.—The United States steam er Franklin leaves here for Southampton to morrow. Festh, Feb. 18.—The Hungarian papers contradict the statement of Austrian journals that a basis has been found for the establish ment of a Hungarian bank of issue. Berlin, Feb. 18 —The GerichtsblaU, a legal journal, announces that the State tribunal has decided to indict Count Von Arnim for trea son and issue a writ against him. Paris, Feb. 18.—The agents of the General Transatlantic Company announces that their weekly trips between Havre and New York will be resumed on tbe 1st of April, with the departure from Havre of the steamer France, to be followed by the St. Laurent, on the 8th oi that month; also, that their steamers Labrador and Amérique, sailing from Havre on the 11th and 25.b of March, and the Franoe a-id St. Laurent sailing thence on tbo 1st and 8th of April, will stop at Philadelphia os their way to New York. The Correctional Tribunal sentenced the editor of La République Française to a month's imprisonment, with a fine for attacking Min ister Buffet M. Gambetta addressed a publio meeting at Carillon. The proceedings were disturbed by Bonapartiste. The Legitimists, Bonapart iste and Radicals had arranged to hold meet ings in Marseilles to-night Gambetta pro posed to speak at a Republican gathering, but the military authorities prohibited all meetings. Madrid, Feb. 18. — Offioial information has been reoeived that Gen. Primero Di Rivera has captured Arroniz and other towns form ing a complete line to south of Esteila. The bombardment from Villa Tuerra continues, it is thought the Carlists will be eompelled to •evaouate Estella almost immediately. Madrid, Feb. 18 —King Alfonso deaolted Vittoria yesterday. He starts to-day for Yar yarn to assume chief command of the army. Gen. Quesada will be appointed Chief of Btaff. In the Corses yesterday CraevaffifetCes tilleread a telegram staring Gen. Tasstrwhwd advanced to Villa Tuerta. and tho UuyeUste bad oaptured Arandigoyen. The following official digpitcfc ftaa tout lished to-day: "The Carlists at Penaplat» having drilled* Frenoh oaplain on Frenoh> territory, fiea. Ponroet, the Frenoh commander, fawe seal 9 battery in tbe direction of Penaplat» "Don Carlos is stated to be in t^oaieigfitias Rood of Val Carlos. "Shells from the royal battery destroyed » church in tbe suburbs of Estell» "The Carlist Junta are preparing I» week refuge with the Carlist archives in ton moun tain districts of La Samazcuas." Hendaye, Feb. 18 —Persons arriving here from Tolosa assert that Gen. Lome entered the town, and that Don Carlo» had gome to> Andoain. A telegram from San Jean de Lus reports that Gen. Moriones and Loma are threatening Andoain. Don Carlos and his Gens. Fenil» and Coserta were on Thursday at Sah Sabas* tian, to the northward of Andoain. Heai'y firing near Penaplata has been heard. The Alfonsists are advancing toward Ifieha* lar. Their troops at Irun are still waiting <ot orders to advanae on Eadarlaza. The Carlist Deputies are evkoustifig itut Marco and Santiago MendL In ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUN18HMKN? Id M Augusta, Me., Feb. 18 —The bill for the abolition of capital punishment passed the ■Senat«). It hud previously passed th» Moksp. HELVBOLD PRONOUNCED iSHlt, Philadelphia, Fob. 18.—The i^mmisfcioti in Lnnaov have acted on Dr. Splmhoid'a ciue, deciding the doctor insane. THE IMPEACHMENT or LIEUT, «(if. HjTir. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 18 —The House in a body went to the bar of the Senate to fosmal. ly impeach Lieut. Gov. Davis. The $*sp is set for to-morrow. BANK ROBREBT. San Francisco, Feb. 18. —Cashier Ken, of the Valley Bank, at B-tkersvUle, was knocked down and chloroformed, And tbe bank robbed -of $27,000. The cashier was found insensible, THE BABCOlit TRIAL. St. Louis, Feb. 18 —lhe government put in no rebuttal testimony. The dbfensemoved that the judge instruct the jury to acquit and discharge the prisoner. Argumenf of (notion ensued. The motion was denied and the court ad journed, as counsel were not prep seed to proceed with the argument. 0 857. the lows , 13 >3 do @72. far and Fork ltye bog» $2! @12 erate. and Lard 12, des» «ats' cattle } @43. mand ket'ls ers Bacon 12}, ceipts family 023.' rib ders I4j. $1 bales, port. being S 33,000 and bales, for Stock c:n. •BATH OF CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN« THE CELE BRATED ACTRESS. .Boston, Feb. 18 — Chari-itto Cashmmbad re after be the the on Ba It will ac for of at is by to of be n afflicted with cancer for a long time, bat was batter last week, and took s short walk on Saturday last, when she took cold and pneumonia resulted. She was quite cheerful yesterday, but a change occurred at 2 o'clook this morning and at 7 *he became ancon scions, and death followed. THE BEECHES CASE. New York, Feb. 18.—Mr. Beecher con cluding before the Counoil compared himself to a central body on which all the rays of the sun were concentrated and upon which was being heaped all the trouble that could be gathered on the face of the globe. In closing his answer, Mr. Beecher said: 'If there is any man on earth that has any thing to say to my detriment, I here how challenge him to say it. [Cries of good good ! bear ! bear ! proceeded from varions parts of the church, ] snd Mr. Beecher con tinued: If there is any angel of God, I chal lenge him to say aught against me. Aye, I go for beyond that—I challenge thejtruth from God himself. HEETI.Y0 OF COAL COMPANIES. New Yorx, Feb. 18.— An important meet ing of the several great coal-producing oom panics of New York and Pennsylvania was held to-day in this city, at which a permanent organization of the BO-ca led Board of Control was effected, and a series of rules regulating the coal traffic of the seaboard and a schedule of prices for the government of the trade for the ensuing year were adopted. It was agreed that the contractors' prioes for the month of Maroh shall be as follows: Per ton, free on board in New York—lump $4 40, steamer $4 50, grate $4 60, egg $4 70, stove $5 30, Chestnut $4 50. 4ÀENEKAL NEWS. Louisville, Feb. 18 —Geo. Webster, man ager of the Kentucky Sute Lottery, was found dead in a ditch near his residence. A horse and buggy were near. Mr. Webster may have been kicked by the horse into the ditch, and drowned. Baltimore, Feb. 18 —The Circuit Court continues the injunction restraining the cor poration from paying appropriations to sec tarian and private charities. Farmington, Mass., Feb. 18.—The boiler of a portable saw-mill exploded, killing three or fonr men employed. Champlain, 111., Feb. 18.— Richards Bros. 's mill and elevator horned. Loss $47,000. Boston, Feb. 18—Charlotte Cnshman, the actress, died at the Parker House this morn ing Manchesteb, Feb. 18.—Addle, Shaw & Wat burton, manufacturing chemists, of this city, failed. Their liabilities are estimated at halt »million dollars. VHOBAB1MTIES. Washington, Feb. 18.—For the Guif States, falling, followed by rising barometer, north east to southeast winds, warmer, partly cloudy or clear weather, followed by a cold dorther In the Western Gulf States. FINANCIAL. New York, Feb. 18. Evening. — Stocks oiosed active and unsettled.; New York Cen tral 116, Erie 17J. Lake Shore 66}, Illinois Central 100, PittsonM 93, Northwestern com mon 44}, preferre«^i6J," Rock Island 1114, Pacific Mail 34 j, Union Paoiflc 68}. Sub-Treasury balances—Gold $47,934.801; currency $37,564,093. The Sab-Treasurer paid out $151,000 on account of interest and $856,000 for bonds. Customs recipts to-day $384,000. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. New York, Feb. 18.—The following is the comparative statement of cotton lor the week ending to-day: Bales. Net receipts at all United States porta daring the week................... 109,693 Net receipts sumo week last year-....... 91,637 Total receip t since September 1........3,291,690 Ditto same date last year...............2,824,314 Exports for the week................... 116,756 Exports same week last year........... 1 89,766 Total exports since September 1.......1,981,142 Ditto to same date last year...........1,6 JO,765 Stock at all United States porta........ 872,675 Ditto same time last year.............. 842,868 Stock at all interior towns.............. 122,650 Ditto same time last year............... 130,614 Stock at Liverpool..................... 843,000 Ditto same time last year............. 773,000 American cotton afloat for Great Britain 247,000 Afloat same time last year.............. 297,000 8 9 eter DOMESTIC MARKETS. Sew York, Feb. 18, Evening. — Cotton closed dull; Middling Uplands 12 13-16; Or leans 13; net receipts 1505; gross 2455; sales 857. Receipts of the week—net 9493; gross 21,234. Exported to Great Britain 4683; to the Continent 397. Sales tot the week 6158. Stock 162,675. Futures cle.-ed Steady; safes 31,000 ax fol lows r February 12 23-32; Marc a 12 13-16, , April 13 3-32, May »3 il-32, June 13 9-16@ 13 *9 3». July 23 25 32© 13 13-16. August >3 29-32@13 *5-16. Sew York, Feb. t8.—Flout dull; Southern common to fair extra $5©5 90, good to choice do $5 95©8 75. Wheat doll; $1 01 fok no gfade winter ted Western. Corn scarce, 621 @72. Oats 46@52. Coffee—Bio - dull and nominal. Sugar dull and heavy; 7j@7| for far 4e good refining. Molasses and rice quiet and unchanged. Rosin and turpentine steady, i Fork firmer; mew $22 85@23. Lard firmer; prime steaiu 13}. Whisky steady. Si II., Ffeighta quiet Chicagos Fehl 18. — Flout dulL Wheat firmer, 99;@$1. Corn 43. Oato unchanged, ltye firm. Barley firm, 62@G3. Dressed bog» active, $9 50@9 70. Pork, firm, $2! 42J@21 47}. Lard—demand fair, $12 90 @12 924. Bulk meats steady, demand mod erate. Whisky $1 4)6. St. Louis, Feb. &8.—Flout steady and un changed. Wheat inactive, $1 511. Oats firmer, Ke. 2 34j. Cora 39@39j. Barley and rye—nothing doing. Pork active, $22 50. Lard firmer, 12£@12jj. Bulk meat» active, phouldets 8J, clear rib and cleat sides 111© 12, fully «fired. Bacon firmer, shoulders 9 des» rib )2|, clear sides 12J. Whisky steady and unchanged, Live hogs active; packing $7 90@8 30k Cattle active,'fair to prim» shipping steer» $4 50©5 25. Re ceipts—flour 5000, wheat 12,000, corn 52.000, «ats' It,000, barley 3000, rye 1000, bog» 2000, cattle 539. CiNcrNNATt, Feb. f8.—Flour quiet and nn ohtnged. Wheat quiet and steady, $1-20© } 30. Corn inactive, 42@4L Oats easier, 37 @43. Barley and rye unchanged. Pork, de mand fair. $22 25. Lard quiet, steam 13, ket'ls I3J@14 Bulk meats active; should ers 8,j, clear rib.sides lljj@ll£, clear sides 12. Bacon steady, shoulder» 9.1. cleat rib sides 12}, -cleat side» *2|. Whisky quiet. Batter, demand good at full price» 1er best, sales of choice'at 26©23. Hogs, demand active, re ceipts 930, shipment* 725, Louisville, Feb. 18.— Flour dull; extra family $4 75@5. Wheat $l@l 25. Corn 44@45. Cats 38©43. Bye 78 Pork $22 50 023.' Bulk meats—shoulder» clear rib eides 12, clear side* 12J. Baoon—shoul ders ÎU, cleat rib sides 13, clear sides 13 j. Hams—sugar-oared 14©i4;j. Lard—tierce I4j. keg 15}. Whisky quiet,* hut firm, $1 05. Bagging 12@I3, FOBKici» Markets. Liverpool, Feb. 18. l2:30P. M. — Cotton tending downward; Middling Uplands 6 5-16 i, Orleans 6jjfi. Estimate«! sales to-day 800J bales, 150Ù being for speculation aud ex port. Receipts to-day 28.500 bales, 22,000 being Amerioan, S dee for tbe week 5?,000 bales, including 33,000 American, 5000 being for speculation and 7000 for export Stock on hand 843 000 bales, whereof 484,000 are American. Receipts for week 122,000, inoluding 98,000 American. Stock afloat 333,000, inolnding 247,000 Ameri c:n. A-ttnal export 4000. the side, thick been were They past laded this for prove be and not two Co.' for tiffs oeived, order office York. gation man's gators White guilty villainy, found can bat walk and con the was be I Arrivals dull and weaker; January ship-1 meats, per sei', from Savannah or Charles jasfiuSÄr 6i; Liverpool, Feh. 18, 5:30 P. M.—Yarns and brio, at Manchester dull, but not lower. Cotton to arrive 1-16 cheaper; sales Mid dling Uplands, low Middling clause, shipped I February and March, per sail, 6} d. PP ^ Liverpool, Feb 18,-The Vverpool Bro kers' Association Circular, dated February 17, save: Cotton has been dull throughthe - . . , . . ? Quotations of most descriptions are «£"«» reduced. American is still mach pressed for „I- i a f v ® àtohnoà f °J I Orlilna M-n Good Middling Orleans and Texas, whioh are unchanged. The demand for Sea Island eon tinueslimited. The prices of better grades! are steady; lower qualities are neglected and nominal. In futures business continues lim- 1 ited; prices about }d lower. London, Feb. 18. —Money was easy on the dose of settlements; discount market steady, with much of the business going to the Bank of England. The prospects of heavy receipts of gold from America and Australia have | weakened the rate somewhat The Stock StliTÄÄS; I i m Ä h 5T tTKrS between 94 1-16 and 94 3-16, closing at the in shares, after some flactnations, close higher than at the opening of tbe week. The grain trade has experienced a check in its upward movement The demand has been slack and last week's prices were main tained with mach difficulty. - I HAVANA HAREM'S. I Havana, Feb. 18.— Spanish gold 2131@214 f d 1800nnt i 8 >g b t 8j@74 dis- ( "T. 1 L P reœiaœ i 8bort I sight do 3@4 premium. tITEBM AND NT BAM BOATS. Cincinnati, Feb. .18. River 42 feet and I falling. Weather clear and pleasant. I Pittsbubo, Feb. 18.—River 10 feet and fell-1 ing. Weather clear and pleasant. J Evansville, Feb. 18.— River 37 feet 6-10 inches. Weather dear and pleasant. Cairo, Feb. 18.—Arrived: City of Alton, 1 from St. Louis. 9 A. M. ; U. P. Schenck, from Cincinnati, 10; James Howard, from New Or leans, noon; H. 8. Turner and Robt Mitchell, from New Orleans, 2 P. M. Departed: 8 ihenck, for New Orleans, t P. M. ; James Howard, for St. Louis, and Tamer and Mitchell, for Cincinnati, 2; Ci;y of Alton, for New Orleans, 7. River 40 feet 2 inohes and ! rising. Weather dear; mercury 42. I Louisville, Feb. 18.—River falling, with 19 feet 6 inches in the canaL Weather cold and clear. Passed down: Golden Rale from Cin- P" cinnati to New Orleans. b St. Louis. Feb. 18.-River fallen 6 inches. Weather partially cloudy. No arrivals. Memphis, Feb. 18, The river fell inches. Weather clear and delightful. 4r-|and rived: City of Helena from St. Louis, Ruth p from White River. Departed: Yaeger for New Orleans, FutureCi'.y and Belle St. Louis, | the former last night, for St. Louis. VicxsBbBO, Feb. 18.—Down: Lee and Katie 9 P. M., Bismarck 7 P. M., Yaeger 1 A. M. Up: Illinois and City of Vicksburg 12 M. Arrived: Alary Houston 7 P. M. FROM THE PANNEN. Southwest Pass, Feb. 18, Noon.—Barom eter 30:50 Wind N. E, fresh. Weather cloudy and cool. I by Arrived: Norwegian bark Statsminister I ner Stang, Falchenberg, master, 12 days from St. the Thomas. Norwegian bark P. A. Munch, Berntsen, master, 37 days from Bordeaux. Norwegian bark Osterlide, 49 days from Merriporth. Sailed: Ship Zealand. The steamer Hudson, bound in, and tbe steamship San Alarcos, bound ont, aground on the bar. The steamship New Orleans is inside, bound cat Southwest Pass, Feb. 18, 6 P. M.—Ba „g) the by remoter 30.45. Wind N. E., strong. Westber | cloudy, hazy and cool. Arrived: Schooner Lilly of the Vallby, Leitch master; Norwegian bark Formica, Abrahamsen master, 43 days from London. No departures. The steamer San Marcos is on the bar, and the steamship New Orleans is at anchor in side, bound out. The steamer Hudson is outside, bound in, Pass-a-l'Outbk, Feb. 18, 6 P. M.—Wind northeast, strong. Weather cloudy snd cool. No arrivals or departures. Robert Wil-on, and E. Ä. Dolafc, wife and child, left New Orle'an» three weeks ago for Bayou St John in • sloop-rigged skiff. old, the tion. A I sions thick fog set in three days after"leafing, and, having no compass, they were lost, and have > n been drifting around until to-day, when they come were sighted off here and wele picked np this must afternoon back of tbe Cnstom-House station, They were out of provisions and wate» tot tbe tbe past foot «lays. able my sits laded into depositing their little savings in J this swindling insiitntion, was an act of such M; s Marine* Galveston, Feb. 18.—Arrived: Schoone* Sunny South from New York* schooner D. H. Ingraham from New Orleans. Cleared: Balk Maggie for Liverpool. Bio Janeiro, Feb. 18.—The bark Maggie I is Macbiel, of New Orleans, from Baenos Ayres for Campora, stranded near this port, and will prove a total wreck. A part of the cargo will find be saved. _____ | be ffitlfr fl#*TTRnr<4 j •'**'"* 3 * wUUHAO» 1 .its S«|erl*t Cvlmlnaf ftawv*. arraigned. Joho Conners, charged with the crime of ment perjury; Officer Siers; charged with assault and battery and false imprisonment, pleaded it not guilty. much *, sentenced. Frank Paul and Mary ! ranees, convicted of I plain perjury, were on Friday morning seqtenced to wake two year» at hard labor in the Penitentiary. gnid on trial. State Vs. Alfred Capps, charged with the | murder of Mr. T. Maxdexexarts. United State* Circuit Coast. Th» jury in the case of E. D. Morgan & Co.' vs. the New Orleans, Mobile aud Texas Railroad Company brought m » verdict for plaintiff yesterday. This suit was based oh a promissory note for $100,000, given by the company to plain tiffs The following is a copy of the note: " Nxw York, March 20. 1872. $100,009.. "Fonr months afte* date, for value re oeived, the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas To travel. John I (J S Railroad Company promise to pay to the T T order of E. D. Morgan A Co. the sum of one \y hundred thousand dollars, payable at the ' office of this company in the city of New York. The N. O , Mobile and Texas R ul'd Co. Signed by Jno J. Howell, Sec. Due July 20-23,1872 " A L . J L Miss E P Am The New York Sun norices that the investi gation into tbe affairs of the defanct Freed man's Savings Bank is leading the investi gators unpleasantly close to the portals of tbe White House, aud trusts they will let no guilty m|ÉMsc*pe. Tue robbery of be poor, ignorant, emancipated negroes who were de GeoS Mrs Mrs D W V T T swindling institution, was an act of such I M; s contemptible meanness, as well as deliberate I villainy, that no person, whomsoever, who is found to be in any degree responsible for it can hope to escape the execration of the whole American people. J T J T J A W A W W W SATURDAY ^FEBRUARY ship-1 TTTE fTTTV v * and Hoase b d»een a boy named A. Olivera and Ä Mid I k«- * , T' the boys, ^ {""S stabbed and seriously wounded in the Bro- " d * VÄ m 17, f, h ™ "Uh etabhmg and wounding. From what can be learned of the affair it appears that Hamilton an4«ix or seven other boys attacked Olivers, and during the melee Hamilton was for „ nt „„ ... ? ctt *> anc * 88 the difficulty which culminated °J I in the stabbing originated between Olivera M-n and Hamilton - 'be wounded boy, Olivers, as are ftbova . tatod J aD0Ve a ' WM 1BC " oer » ted - Died from His Wound3.— Samuel Joseph, and colored, who was stabbed in the left breast by 1 his wife Laura, about 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night, 9th inst, at tbe corner of Conti and the Treme streets, died yesterday from the effects of his wound, at his residence, oorner of Vil 1ère and St. Bernard streets. Coroner De Biano will hold an inquest | 8neak Thieves -About 8 o'clock Friday night three unknown colored men entered 202 I Koberts ' 8 dry goods store, No. ... Royal street, while that gentleman was occu in- piod> and gtole fonr piec ^ of printed Clhco ^ Accidentally Drowned —About 3 o'clock in yesterday afternoon a white man named John Flynn, a native of England, twenty-one years old, employed as steward on board the Brit- ish ship Angeline, lying at the head of Wash- I ington street, accidentally fell from the stage I into the river, and was drowned. His bod; f not been recovered. ÄN Attempted Suicide. -Sam Slaughter ( C0 i 0re <i) tried to drown his many sorrows I by committing suicide Thursday evening, and cbose the Marais street bridge, over the Old Basin, as the place to die easy. The pro- gramme was all arranged, and he started off __ I for the place, and on arriving, stood up on the I railing, bidding a last farewell to all around. He delayed loDg enough to let a policeman J run up behind him and pull him down. He was locked up in the Treme Station on a charge of attempting to take his own life. 1 A Constable in Trouble —Jack Lee, tbe irrepressible Constable in Thompson's court, Algiers, who has distinguished himself of late driving cattle to the pound from the woods btt0k of Algiers, was at last checked in one of bls man y doings, for some cau-e or other, wbicb be bim8elf knows. He was locked up ! n tbe E; K hth Precinct 8ta ionat2 o'clock I fhersday from Thompson's court room, char 8 ed with assaulting, beating aud ill-treat ? prisoner named August Vignon. Air. P" lcbâel Jime3 preferred the charge against b * m> Fire in Ailiers. — About half-past 10 o'clock Thursday a fire broke out iu the one story frame house oq Lafayette, between Fifth 4r-|and Sixth streets, Algiers, owned and occu p i e d by Airs. Tobias Fried. 'The fire was promptly extinguished by the Fire Depart | ment with a damage of about $20; no insur I auoe. The cause cf the fire is unknown. Horse Stealing. —Supernumerary Bower walked Henry Lace to the Algiers lock-up from the town of Gretna, at a late hour Thursday night, charged from information received with horse stealing. Larceny. —A youth named Robert Baptiste was hauled into the Eighth Precinct Station by Doorman Gabriel, trom his domicile, cor I ner of Segnin and Viilere streets, Algiers, at the instance of Mrs. Joseph Rarnoo, who charges him with having committed a lar ceny. Sudden Death — A white woman named Ellen, titty-five years old, and a native of Ire land, died suddenly at her residence, No. 110 Melpomene street, at 3 o'clock on Friday morning, Felonious Intent. —A oarpenter, named Albert Jones, alias John Albert, languishes in the Third Precinct Station. He. is charged by Air. A. B. Bech with entering house 65 | Royal street, between Bienville and Conti, ..... with intent to commit a ftlony. Minor Notes.— John Heck, forty-five years old, and a native of Louisiana, was sent to the Charity Hospital in a sick and destitute condition from the Central Station. The bridge corner of St Ann and Claiborne streets is broken and in a dangerous condi tion. __ THE LONDON TIMES. [From a London Letter by John Paul.] S can not close this letter of first impres sions without saying that the thing which impresses me about as much as anything else > n London is the London Times. I have be come an Englishman to that extent that it must be brought to me with breakfast or I should imagine that I was only taking tea on tbe night before, though as yet I have been able to restrain myself from writing to the editor on all the carrent topics whioh attract my attention, and this is what no Englishman could do. He writes to the Times when R wrong in Africa or an appropriation by Par liament offends his sense of justice, and then sits down in calm confidence that the wrong All the articles are snch able J DeHart, city M; s C J C Puckett, ! is righted. _______________ essays—on ventilation, philosophy, sewerage, theology, drainage, or what not — that I find myself still reading them when I should be improving my my mind at tue British Museum, or in communing with the waxen features of the last murderer at Madame lussaud's. But I do wish that in arranging .its advertisements the London Times would borrow an-idea from the Tribune, and so classify them that one could find the depart ment he wanted without reading the whole outside sheet through, it may be thought that I have dwelt too much oa detail, given overmuch of my own personal experience, as it were. L»t me ex plain that in the phosphorescence of my own wake I simply aim to show a light for the gnid nee of others about to embark. These individual footprints of travel I exhibit butas footnotes Footnotes which perhaps anotl'er Hailing from the State of Maine, Some forlorn and Yankee brother, Heading, may read o'er again— To his great advantage, if he contemplates travel. John Athtrley, Pa (J S \ I 1* ly 0 b O T T Äorf jr ' d \y AUvn, USA ' * ARRIVALS AT THE ÜOIELS. ST. CHARLE3 HOTEL. A Danner. Ala JA Poor, Mass L . agee A Lady, La J L Goolbaugh, Id Miss M Grèves, La E P Tysen, N Y Am Moore, Mass W H H Rogers, X Y A D Woodcock, Ala G H Lane, 111 H H Sayer &wife, Pa W T Cooloaugh&familv, IU E H Williams, Pa E P G Tackett, Ark J 0 Kirk, Miss CITY HOTEL. GeoS Cleveland, Maine H. L. Boynton, Mo Mrs G Foster, Mo Mrs F Palfrey and daughter, Ariauta D W Williams, La V Rothrock, Indiaca T T Barker and wife, Peoria G J Weber and wife, Pekin Jno E Dickens, Miss R P Barlow, La H H Arnold, Ky P Ware, Miss J D Hammond, N Y M; s GJ (J Puckett, La J AUingham,Mason City Mrs D Bice, servant and Child, Vicksburg Tt Cobeo, Ala G G Id wick, St Louis J O Napier, Waco Jas Habbold, Miss J H Maxwell, N Y Wm B Ha milt oa. Miss T J Q'iayïS, Waco T J Mr jt»r sad lady, A W B j. art, D C A W Ouris, N Y W W Taylor, Houston John Drake, Houston Beal Bills the this 12th after 1. the stock 2. on the to 3. PER G. A..T. I. J. E. J. ja 90 — < 1000 300 K BE and boys, the m what that was ? Olivera as by and effects Vil De Friday 202 ... occu Clhco John years Brit- stage bod; and Old pro- off the He a tbe late of up Air. 10 was at in 65 INSURANCE, O FFICE 'COM FIRE MEN'S INSURANCE PANT, Corner Gravier and Camp streets. NEW ORLEANS Jan. 19, 1876. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held this day, it was resolved to declare the following divi dends frem the net earnings of the ten months end ing December 31, 1875 : 1. Ten per cent. (10. annual interest on capita stock paid in. 2. To carry to Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 4, Art. VIII of the Charter, five per cent. (5) 3. To carry to the credit of the Firemen's Char itable Association, of New Orleans, for the support of the Widows and Orphans and the General Relief Sysi em of said Association, in accordance with Sec. 4. Art. Vm of the Charter, ten per cent (10>, 4. Five per cent. (5) interest dividend on capital stock paid in. 5. Forty per cent (40) dividend' to participating in nrers. All declaration of dividends to stockholders to be carried to credit of stock notes in accordance with sec. 5, art. VII of the charter. Participating dividends to insurers (not stockhold ers) payable in cash on demand. I. N. MARKS, President T. PRUDHOMME, Vice President It II. BENNERS, Secretary. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Jacob Alexander. Leon Bertoli, H. H. Bid hörst, L. B. Cain, . John Pitzpatrick, C. Taylor Gauche, Chas. Hemmt, Alf. H. Isaacson, A. P. Kip, Wash. Mark-». B. M. Pond. T. Prudhommc, €. Sporl, Otto Tbomai, Geo. Waters, L. A. Wiltz, B. Wormann,., 1. N. Marks» jail lin y T EW ORLEANS INSURANCE ASSOJIATION. Office, No. 102 Canal Street. SIXTH ANNUAL STATEMENT. NEW ORLEANS, Jail. 1«, 1876. In conformity with the requirements of the charter, the New Oilcans Insurance Association publish the following 1 statement of their allai i s for the year end ing on 31st December, 1875: ire premiums.____|:I50,83C Marine premiums.. 65,1^9 62 River premiums____ 34,7z4 31 Total premiums.......... 4450,750 80 Less premiums on unexpired risks.1120,661 17 Returned premi ums ........... 1.951 60 122 61) 07 Net earned premiums. Add: Interest................... 'rofit aud loss........... Ternium on gold.......... ..........-....*328,137 73 *9,185 35 5,360 40 254 92 *312.938 40 Fire losses paid.......90 741 55 Marine losses paid____15,954 27 River losses paid..... 6,802 83 Losses in litigation... 5,812 00 Losses U' adjusted and adjusted not ma tured.............23,481 46—142.792 11 Reinsurances.................... 16 310 42 Rebate...........................31,818 98 Commissions to agents........... 27,339 65 Agency expenses............. 7,780 84 Taxes and licenses............... 10,56« 50 Office expenses........ 27,062 67 Contingent expenses, Board of Underwriters, etc......... 6,547 16 Law expenses.................... 47 52 270,267 83 to I R Net profits.......................... . . .*72,670 57 ASSETS. Cash in Germania National Bank..................... *51,890 87 Cash in Louisiana National Bank................ 20,324 61 Special deposit in Germania National Bink............ 6 500 00 Cash in hands of agents in the United States and in Europe................... 19,003 61 Certificates of deposit in the New Orleans Banking As - sxiatinn, *92,90 ) 42, val ued at.................... 27,871 03 Certificates rf indebtedness of the New Orleans Na tional Bank ing Associa tion, *161,122 73, valued at Premium notes .............. Loans on mortgage...... Loans on p'edge........ Bills receivable......... Bonds................... Stocks.................. Premiums in course of collec tion....................... 41,688 42 Beal estate................... 71,174 77 Sundry debters.............. 11,814 99 United States securities....... 11,560 75 —555,52 48,333 78 7 560 93 140,573 22 24,324 94. 13,931 80 32 413 68 23,5:6 78 LIABILITIES. Capital stock full paid *30 per share......................*293 650 00 Bills payable................ 18,666 66 Unclaimed dividends of 1872, 1873 and 1874............. 544 50 Premiums on unexpire 1 risks. 120 661 47 Unpaid losses................. 29,293 46 , Sundry creditors.............. 7,008 85 Contingent reserve fund...... 11.029 07 —482.854 01 Surplus.............................*72,670 57 The foregomg is a true and correct transcript from the hooks of the New Orleans Insurance Association. M'L. MUSSON, President. G. LAN' AUX, Secretary. STATE OF LOUISIANA, ) Pansh of Orleans, City of New Orleans, j Sworn to and subscribed before me, Notary Public, this 14th of January, 1876. G. LkGARDEUR, Jr., Not. Pub. At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 12th of January, 1876, it was resolved to pay, on and after the 25th inst., tbe foil wing dividends: 1. An interest dividend of TEN PER CENT for the year ending 31st December, 1875, on the capita stock of *30 per share. 2. A dividend of TEN PER CENT to stockholders on the amount of their NET earned premiums for the year ending 31st Decembe , 1875, in addition to the rebate, or anticipated dividend of 15 per cent already received by said stockholders on their GROSS premiums. 3. And to carry to Contingent Fanil FIFTEEN PER CENT of the remaining premium profits, for investment in Uuited States Government 8« ciirities, according to articles III and V of the amended cba.ter. M'L. MUSSON, President. G. LAN AUX, .Secretary. Directors: A..T. GOMILA. I. K. SMALL. J. B.CAMORS. E. F. GOLSAN. J. PLAISENT. HENRY ABRAHAM. ja 15 lm PIERRE LANAUX. L. J. WEBSTER. E. M. SCOTT. LOUIS SCHNEIDER. JOHN LEISY. M. MUSSON. Seed Potatoes—Onions. 90 AH BBLS CHOICE SEED, EARLY ROSE. — < Ul/' f Goo rich, Jocjuon Whites, Peeness and Pinkeye*. 1000 bWg Poach Blows snd Russets. 300 hbls Red and Silverskin ONIONS. K KOU 1 in barrels and half barrels. BE A\S -ml PEAS in lots to suit. For sale by J. C. MURPHY A CO. i*H 36 Poydras atreet, 14 600 67 of be ar the and but four lient tors, one age and for äon to ly the tha 58 'COM this divi end with (5) Char Sec. be with libit of Rut*« of JfcMMMtte The feUowing ar# the rate» of pottag* on D»s ffiMtio Mail Matter of the different niasse« : Nota—AU dome«tio mail matter (except new», paper», magazine* and periodicals sent to aetnal subscribers from a known office of publication) must be prepaid by postage sumps. A letter on which one foil rate of postage I» prepaid, but on which further postage ta aharg». able, will be forwarded, when deposited In » post-office, charged with the unpaid postage tr be collected on delivery. If the postage it left wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one fan rata, it wiU be held for postage and sent to the Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its tion by inadvertence, however, it will be charged with double postage on delivery. "One Ml rate" means, in the case of mail letters or other first dass matter, three cents. In large cities end adjacent districts at large population, having two or more post-offioes will in a distance of three miles of eaoh other, any leb* ter posted at one of euch offices, and addressed Id a locality within the delivery of another of eaoh offices, whioh shaU have been inadvertently pr^ paid at the " drop " or local letter rate of j-thf only, may be forwarded to its destination through the proper office charged with the amount at the deficient postage, to be collected on dolivery. If ar tides chargeable with different rates cl postage are sent together in one package^ the higher rate must be paid on the entire package; but two or more different articles, both charge» able with the same rate of postage, may be can! in one package on payment of that rate on tha whole package. The foUowing artides are exduded from the mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma terial*, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other publications of an obsoene or indecent character; all letters npon the envelopes of whioh, and po»> cal cards npon which, scurrilous epithets an written or printed or engrave«!, or disloyal de vices printed or engraved ; and all articles which from their form or nature are liable to destroy, deface or injure the contenta of mail bags or the person of any one engaged in the postal servies. Postmasters are not allowed to give ore dit le» postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until »B postage due thereon has been paid. First Class. On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly or partly in writing (except book manuscripts and corrected proof-sheets passing between an thers and publishers, and except local or "drop" letters); on all printed matter so markedaa to oonvey any other or farther information thank conveyed by the original print (exoept the cor rection of typographical errors) ; on all matte» not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, bat which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot be conveniently examined by postmasters, without destroying the wrapper or envelope ; on all news papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub Ushers to subscribers and inclosing any article whatever, except bona fide supplements or HBi and receipts for subscriptions ; and on all pack ages or matter not in itself chargeable with lettef postage, bat in which is inclosed or any letter or other thing ohargeable with postage—8 cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof—weight of packages limited to toV pounds. On local or " drop" letton, at officeo when free deUvory by carriers is established—9 cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof—weight of packages U mi ted to fonr pounds. On local or "drop" letters, at offioeo whore free delivery by carriers is not established—1 oent per half ounoe or fraction thereof— weight of packages limited to fonr pounds. Bee»nd Class Note.—M ailable matter of this «dass embraoos all newspapers, magazines and periodicals Ota, duaively in print and regularly issued at stated periods from a known office of r ablioation, and addressed to regular subscribe». PREPAYMENT. See. 5. That on and after the let day of Janu ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub lications mailed from a known office of publias* lion or news agency, and addressed to régula» subscribers or news-agents, postage shall hB charged at the following rates : On newspapcB* and periodical pnbUcations, issued weekly and offener, two centa a pound and fraction thereof { lees frequently three cento a pound and fraothm thereof : Provided, That nothing in this act be held to change or amend section 99 of the Ml entitled, "An act to revise, consolidate, amend the statutes relating to the Poet-Ottoe Department," approved June 8th, 1879. Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day of Jan*, ary, 1875, npon the receipt of snob newspaper» and periodical pnbUcations at the office of ing, they shaU be weighed in bulk, and postage* paid thereon by a special adhesive stamp, to hB' devised and furnished by the Postmaster Qt» ar *l, which shall be affifed to inch matter, er to the sack containing the same, or upon a randnm of snch mailing, or otherwise, aa tha Postmaster General may, from time to time, provide by regulation. Seo. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each: actual subscriber residing within the where the same are printed, in whole or in part, and published, shaU go free through the ««lb ; but the same shall not be delivered at letter*' carrier office« or distributed by «saniere postage is paid thereon as by law provided. Third Cla^t All matter of the third class most be fully p»S» paid. Note.—P ackage# of mailable matter of thIA class must be prepaid by stamps, and most not exceed the weight prescribed by law (whioh ia four pounds). Packages exoeeding tha pia> serhed weight are nnmailable. On pamphlets, occasional publications, tnu»* lient newspapers, magazines and periodicals handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed ciroo tors, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proefi* sheets, printed cards, maps, lithographs, prlnta, chromo- lithographs and engravings, seeds, tft tings, bnlbs, roots and scions—1 oent for each one ounce or fraction thereof—weight of pa<fc> age Umited to four pounds. On flexible patterns, samples of ores, metokb peinerais and merchandise, sample cards, graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopea and wrappers, nnprinted cards, plain and tuna mental paper, photographs, and all other articles for which other rates of postage are n o t pea scribed in this table, and whioh are not by la« excluded from the mails—1 cant for eaoh cue ounce or fraction thereof—weight of nackana limited to fonr pounds. On books—1 «sont for each one ounce or fras* äon thereof—weight of packages limited to foci pounds. On unsealed circulare, newspapers, fwhethti transient or addressed to regular subscribers— excepting weekly papers, whioh may be delivered to subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter ly rates) and on periodicals not Bvmxk«»« two ounces in weight, when any of the *«■»» an da posited in a letter-carrier office for daUnn to the office or its oarriers—1 oent On periodicals two ounoes in weixht. whmi A*, posited in a letter-carrier cai«t fot deliver» to tha offioe or toearrian-4 eeata aa", ^ *