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of nature. But so many great illusions of mine and more inconsiderate than this. Just as I was portunity of comparing the playing of these two had been dissipated in the last few days, that this touching the point which I might say was the only artists; those who missed that pleasure can best resmall one might well go with the rest. thing in the whole affair to which I attached im- place their loss by hearing Prume. Hesitatingly the Justizrath closed the door be-portance, namely, to show my pride to the father hind him, hesitatingly he came a few paces nearer, stopped and tried to fix me firmly with his eye, in which, after some difficulty, he almost succeeded. 'Young man,' he began, you are alone?' 'As you see, Herr Justizrath.' 'And without weapons?' 'Without weapons.' "Without any weapon?'

'Without any weapon.'

I unbuttoned my sailor's jacket to convince my questioner of the truth of my statement. The Justizrath evidently breathed more freely.

'And you have come — -?'

To surrender myself to justice.'

Why did you not tell me so at once?'

'I do not think you gave me time.'

FOREIGN.
SPAIN.

-On Tuesday last there was a stormy debate during the session of the Spanish Constituent Cortes at Madrid. The Republican members made bitter attacks upon the Ministry, for their alleged monarchial proclivities, and demanded that the Duke of Montpensier be divested of his rank as a Marshal of Spain. They also accused the Provisional Government of endeavor ing to smuggle him into the Ministry, for the purpose

of placing him on the throne.

General Prim replied that the Duke could not with justice be deprived of his title of Marshal.

Admiral Topete, Minister of Marine, amid great excitement, declared a kingdom, with Montpensier on the throne, to be preferable to a republic. Marshal Serrano made a calm and dignified speech, defending

who had disowned me, I failed to perceive that I gave mortal offence to a man who would never forgive, and has never forgiven me. Who can tell what other turn the affair might have taken, if, instead of my unpardonable stupidity, I had intoned a pæan to the heroic man who knew how to guard himself from a possible and indeed probable attack, and then did his duty, happen what might. But how could I know that, young fool that I was? So we reached the open hall of the Rathhaus, where in the day-time an old cake-woman used to sit in a chair sawed out of a barrel, before a table where plum-buns and candies lay upon a cloth not always clean, that was constantly fluttering in the wind that blew through the hall. The table was now bare, and presented a very forlorn appearance, as if old Mother Möller, and not only she, but all the cakes, plum-buns, and candies of the world, had departed for ever. A desolate feeling came over me: for the first and only time this night the thought occurred to me that perhaps The ladies must have feared that this pause oc- after all I had better make my escape. Who was curred from my cutting the throat of the husband to prevent me? Assuredly not the slippered hero and father; at least at this moment the door was at my side; and as little the old night-watchman flung open, and the Frau Justizrath, in night- Rüterbusch who was shuffling up and down the gown and night-cap, came rushing in and fell upon hall, in front of his sentry-box, in the dim light of the neck of her spouse in the flowered dressing- a lantern that swung from the vaulted roof. But gown, whom she embraced with every mark of I thought of my father, and wondered if his conmortal fear, while Emilie, who had followed close science would not smite him when he heard the behind her, turned to me and with a tragic gesture next morning that I was in prison; and so I stood in the production of salt and tobacco in the Spanish of supplication raised both her hands as high as quietly by and heard the night-watchman Rüter-colonies has been referred to a select committee in her curl-papers. busch explaining to Justizrath Heckepfennig that the Constituent Cortes. 'Heckepfennig, he will murder you!' sobbed the the matter would be very hard to manage, since night-gown. the last few days so many arrests had been made, 'Spare, oh spare my aged father!' moaned the that the guard-house was completely full. curl-papers.

The Justizrath cast a confused glance at his broken pipe on the floor, cleared his throat, and seemed not to know exactly what was to be done in such an extraordinary case. There was a pause

of silence.

And now the door leading into the passage opened. Jette and the cook were curious to see what was going on, though at the peril of perishing in the general massacre, and appeared upon the threshold wailing aloud. This mark of courageous devotion so touched the night-gown that it burst into a flood of hysterical tears, and the curl-papers tottered to the sofa with the apparent intention of swooning upon it.

The guard-house was a forbidding-looking appendage to the Rathhaus, and fronted on an extremely narrow alley in which footsteps always made a peculiar echo. No townsman who could avoid it ever went through this echoing alley; for that gloomy appendage to the Rathhaus had no door, but a row of small square windows secured with iron bars and half closed with wooden screens, and behind them here and there might be seen a pale woe-begone face.

Here the Justizrath showed for the second time A quarter of an hour after the conversation bethat great emergencies bring out the strength of tween Herr Justizrath Heckepfennig and nightgreat characters. With gentle firmness he freed watchman Rüterbusch had come to a satisfactory the flowered dressing-gown from the embrace of conclusion, I was sitting behind one of these grated the night-gown, and said in a voice that announced his resolve to do and dare the worst:-'Jette, bring me my coat!'

windows.

END OF VOLUME I.

THE DRAMA.

The Legitimate Drama, although overshadowed by

the Provisional Government from the attacks of the Republicans, and asserting the sovereign authority of the Cortes, and insisting that the determination of the form of government for Spain and the choice of her future ruler, should be left to the Cortes alone. He deprecated the violent means brought to bear upon

the Cortes as impolitic and unfair. In the course of himself in favor of free trade and advocated a gradual the session, Figuera, Minister of Finance, expressed reform in the customs, by the adoption of a compromise tariff.

Serrano and Prim said they were in favor of grant.

ing pardon to all persons condemned for a violation of the laws regulating the press.

-The subject of the Spanish Government monopoly

-In reply to inquiries, Sagosta, Minister of the In terior, said the Government had prepared, and intended to issue, a proclamation of amnesty for all political offences, but the promulgation was post

poned on account of the recent conspiracies.

-An incendiary fire occurred March 8th, in the

Royal Barracks at Madrid.

WEST INDIES.

-Official accounts from Havana say that General Lesca had in a sanguinary engagement defeated 4,000 insurgents on the Sierra de Cubitas, between Lä Guanaja and Puerto Principe. According to these re ports Lesca had found the insurgents, to the number

of 4,000, strongly entrenched on the Sierra de Cubitas, when a fierce assault was made with success to the Government forces. Supplies are being forwarded to General Lesca's command. The efficient rebel force under Quesada is estimated at 7,000 men.

-The Havana clergy have offered the Captain-General one-sixth of their income for the war against the insurgents. Two hundred tons of powder have been found secreted in a house in Havana.

-In Hayti, Salnave, after bombarding Aux Cayes without effect, abandoned the siege. -A Havana dispatch says the people of St. Domingo have just heard of the annexation scheme, and dislike it exceedingly.

-It has been decided that the Island of St. Thomas

This was the signal for a scene of indescribable confusion, out of which, in about five minutes, the victim of his devotion to duty emerged as con- the sensational, the spectacular, and the burlesque, is not dead, but only sleeping. In New York, at Booth's queror with coat, hat, and stick; a sublime sight, new theatre, and at Wallack's, Shakspeare's plays are only the effect was a little damaged by the hero's being performed, and on Easter week, at the Grand is to remain a coaling station for the British mail feet being still covered with embroidered slippers, Opera House, there is to be a magnificent Shaks- steamers. The proposed sale of the island to the a fact of which he was not aware until it was too pearean, revival of The Tempest, for which the most United States is condemned by the press and the late, when we were standing on the pavement of extensive and expensive preparations are being made people. The Governor has forbidden the export of under the supervision of the well-known and popular arms and ammunition for the present. the market-place. Mr. Clifton Tayleure, Mr. Fisk's new manager. Here, in Baltimore, for the first time this season, a play of Shakspeare will be performed next Monday night, when Mr. E. L. Davenport will appear in Hamlet.

'Never mind, Herr Justizrath,' I said, as he was about to turn back. You would not get away again, and we have but a few steps to go.'

In fact the little old Rathhaus was at the other side of the by no means wide square, and the pavement was perfectly dry, so that the victim of fidelity had not even to fear a cold in the head.

'Herr Justizrath,' I said, as we crossed the market-place, you will tell my father, will you not, that I gave myself up voluntarily, and without any compulsion; and I will never mention to any one a word about the broken pipe.'

I have spoken many foolish and inconsiderate words in my life, but few that were more foolish

GREAT BRITAIN.

-No less than ten monster petitions were presented to Queen Victoria at her levée on Friday, 5th inst., praying for amnesty to the Fenian prisoners. Seven Mr. F. J. Prume, the violinist, is advertised to give of the Fenians imprisoned in various parts of the one Concert on Monday evening of next week, at the Kingdom have been liberated, as follows: Thomas Concordia. On Sunday evening last, Mr. Prume was F. Burke, an American Fenian organiser; Dennis F. the leading attraction at the Steinway Hall Concert Burke, recently confined at Clerkenwell; Charles in New York. The musical critic of The Tribune says Kickham, poet, and one of the editors of The Irish of his performance on that occasion that "it awakened People; Capt. Mackey, and Messrs. O'Connor, Stack, the liveliest demonstrations of approval," and adds and O'Keefe. The latter was sentenced to ten years markable players we have heard. his own opinion that Prume is "one of the most re-imprisonment for having written a treasonable article His style is broad published in The Irish People. Messrs. O'Connor, Stack and effective; his touch is firm, clear and sympa- and O'Keefe were liberated unconditionally. thetic; and his technique is superb." Those who heard Ole Bull at his late concert, should not let slip the op

-In the House of Commons Mr. Hadfield asked if the Government intended to take any steps in the di

-Negrete, the Mexican revolutionist, who lately The greatest interest prevailed all over the country seized Puebla, has met with a decisive defeat at in regard to the matter, and in Washington it occuTlascala. He, however, escaped. The insurrection in pied the minds of every one for several days. The Merida has also been put down, and several ringlead- President was very anxious for Mr. Stewart to hold ers shot. At the city of Mexico political dissensions the portfolio of the Treasury, and Mr. Stewart himself are fierce. The United States Minister, General Rose-wished to serve. There were numerous consultations crans, has had frequent interviews with President between Mr. Stewart, his legal advisers, and the PresJuarez. ident, and others, which resulted in an agreement on -The recent numerous executions in the republic the part of the newly-appointed Secretary of the Treahave caused so much trepidation and horror among sury to transfer the profits of his "trade and comthe people that Juarez has ordered a complete sus-merce" to trustess for the benefit of the poor of New pension of them throughout the country. All the military prisoners recently captured in rebellion are ordered to the capital to be tried for treason. General Negrete is reported to be reorganizing his forces. Escobedo has defeated the insurgents under Canales in Tamaulipas.

FRANCE.

York city during his official term. A deed of trust to this effect was signed by Mr. Stewart, appointing Wm. B. Astor, James Brown, Wm. E. Dodge, Jas. J. Roosevelt and Henry Hilton, all of New York, trustees to receive and disburse the gains and profits accruing to Mr. Stewart from his business; but after further consideration, it was concluded that as serious doubts -The following changes have been made in the still existed as to whether this course would satisfy French Corps Legislatif, in consequence of the recent the requirements of the law, Mr. Stewart reluctantly death of M. Troplong: Adolphe Vuitry, appointed tendered his resignation, which President Grant with President of the Senate, vice Troplong; De Forcade la equal reluctance felt obliged to accept. The President, Roquetue succeeds Vuitry as President of the Council, therefore, asked permission of the Senate, on Tuesand M. Rouher takes the Interior Department, vice day, and withdrew his message in relation to the rePinard, provisionally, in addition to the Foreign Port-moval of Mr. Stewart's disabilities under the law of folio. 1789, and so the matter ended.

GERMANY.

-Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister at Berlin, gave a grand dinner in honor of the inauguration of President Grant. Count Bismarck was present and made a pleasant speech. He said that no dispute had ever arisen between the United States and Germany, and the friendly relations between the two countries were now especially guaranteed. The Prussion Diet on Saturday last adjourned sine die.

SOUTH AMERICA.

-The latest advices from Rio Janerio, via London, state that President Lopez had an army with him, and was fortifying in the interior of the country. The dissensions among the allied Generals had culminated in the resignation of the Marquis de Caxias and General Herval, and the supreme command of the allied forces had been conferred on the Brazilian General

Desouza.

JAPAN.

-Advices from Japan via London state that the French Minister had an audience with the Mikado, at Yeddo, and presented his credentials. The ports of Yeddo and Negata have been opened to foreigners. Yeddo is to be the official residence of the Mikado and the permanent capital of the Empire.

DOMESTIC.

The President subsequently nominated Ex-Gov. Boutwell, of Mass., as Secretary of the Treasury, and his confirmation by the Senate was publicly announced on Thursday, together with the following additional confirmations: Ex-Gov. Hamilton Fish, of New York, as Secretary of State, vice Washburne, resigned, and Gen. Rawlins, late chief of Gen. Grant's staff, Secretary of War, in place of Gen. Schofield. Mr. E. B. Washburne was confirmed as Minister of the United States to France, in place of General Dix, resigned.

-In Arizona, recently, a party of troops attacked a band of depredating Indians, killed eight and captured six. Some Apaches ambushed a party of whites, capturing two, and killing two men and one woman. A delegation is on the way to Washington to obtain the ratification of the treaty by which the Osage Indians agree to cede 8,000,000 acres to certain railroad companies.

-There were eight fires in Chicago on Friday of last week, footing up an aggregate loss of $90,000. Four firemen perished in the ruins of one of the buildings, and another, who fell, caught a telegraph wire with his hands and teeth and thus held on until help arrived. The firemen in Chicago are all insured for $2,000 each by the city merchants.

-The report of the City Comptroller of Baltimore, for 1868, shows the entire receipts into the city treasury for the year to have been £6,598,613, and expenditures $6,511,293, leaving a balance of $187,319. The cost of the police force was $565,000.

-The trial of James Grant, for the murder of H. Rives Pollard, in Richmond, resulted in his acquittal. A movement of applause in the court room was checked by the Judge.

-The death warrants of George S. Twitchell, Jr., and Gerald Eaton have been signed by Governor Geary. They are to be executed on Thursday, the 8th of April.

FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

-In the U. S. Senate on Friday, 5th inst., Senator Brownlow, of Tennessee, was sworn in. Bills were introduced by Mr. Wilson for a redistribution of National banking capital; by Mr. Thayer, repealing the Tenure-of-Office act, and Mr. Edmunds, amending it; and by Mr. Williams, suspending the Tenure-of-Office act for four years. The Senate went into Executive session on messages of the President, and the new Cabinet confirmations were made.

In the House, Messrs. Van Horn and Dyer of Mo., Hammill, of Md., and Winchester and Rice, of Ky., were sworn in. The papers of the Maryland and Kentucky Representatives thus admitted were referred to the Election Committee, as were the papers of the Georgia Representatives, who were not sworn in. The case of Covode vs. Foster, of Pennsylvania, was simi

-Ex-President Johnson was warmly received in
Baltimore on Thursday as the guest of the city. Mr.
Johnson came from Washington in a special car, and
was met at Annapolis Junction by the Mayor. He larly referred, and the time for taking testimony in
was accompanied by Senator Davis, Representative the case of Taylor vs. Reading, was extended sixty
Archer, of Maryland, and several other Congressmen, days. The House then elected all its remaining offi-
cers except Chaplain, and adjourned until Tuesday.
In the Senate on Saturday nothing of importance
was done outside of propositions (given fully else-
where) in regard to the disabilities of Mr. Stewart,
who had been confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury.

and on arriving in Baltimore he was greeted at the depot by a committee of the City Council, Governor Bowie and others, after which he was escorted by a fine procession to the rotunda of the Custom House, where the citizens publicly welcomed him. The reception was in all respects an ovation. The procession consisted of a detachment of Maryland cavalry, two regiments Maryland National Guard-third and fifth infantry-the Fire Department steam engines, &c., and three hundred uniformed policemen. Mr. -On Friday afternoon, March 5th, the President sent Johnson rode bareheaded in an open carriage and was the names of his Cabinet to the Senate of the United continuously employed in acknowledging the acclaStates, and they were immediately confirmed, in Ex-mations of the throngs of people at the windows of ecutive Session, as follows: Secretary of State, Elihu B. Washburne, of Ill.; Secretary of War, (temporarily) Gen. Schofield; Secretary of the Treasury, A. T. Stewart, of New York; Secretary of the Navy, Adolph E. Borie, of Philadelphia; Secretary of the Interior, Jacob D. Cox, of Ohio; Postmaster General, J. A. J. Creswell, of Maryland; Attorney General, Eben R. Hoar, of Mass. The President also nominated Columbus Delano, of Ohio, to be Internal Revenue Commissioner, vice Rollins, resigned; W. T. Sherman to be General; P. H. Sheridan, Lieutenant General; J. M. Schofield, Major General; and C. C. Augur, Brigadier

the houses and in the streets along which he was con-
ducted. At night a splendid banquet was given.
-The President has ordered the following assign-
ments of Military Commanders: General Meade to the
Division of the Atlantic; Terry, Department of the
South; Sheridan, Department of Louisiana; Hancock,
Department of Dakota; Canby, First Military District;
Reynolds, Fifth Military District; Emory, District of
Washington. General Gillem is ordered to turn over
the Fourth Military District to the next senior officer
and rejoin his regiment. General Sherman, it is said,
will appoint General O. O. Howard, late of the Freed-
men's Bureau, to command in the Indian country in
place of General Sheridan.

On Monday Mr. Conkling introduced a bill in the Senate, which was referred, to prevent secret sales of gold or bonds by the Government. Mr. Sherman introduced a supplementary Currency bill. Mr. Sumner moved that his bill giving a pension of $5,000 to Mrs. Lincoln be considered, but on motion of Mr. Edmunds it was referred to the Pension Committee. The standing committees were announced by the Vice-President. Mr. Sumner remains at the head of the Foreign Relations; Mr. Sherman, of the Finances; Mr. Cameron, of Mr. Chandler, of the Commerce; Agriculture; Mr. Wilson, of Military Affairs; Mr Grimes, of Naval Affairs; Mr. Trumbull, of the Judiciary; Mr. Harlan takes the place of Mr. Henderson at the head of Indian Affairs; Mr. Hamlin takes Mr. Harlan's place on the District of Columbia. All the new members have been distributed on the various committees except Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, who has not been sworn in, being still detained at his home by illness. A concurrent resolution offered by These nominations were also confirmed, and during Mr. Anthony was agreed to, for a special joint comthe week all the individuals composing the Cabinet -President Grant on Saturday last removed all the mittee on removal of political disabilities. On mowere qualified and entered upon the discharge of their Union Pacific Railroad Commissioners except Mr. tion of Mr. Sumner, the District of Columbia Equal official duties, except Mr. A. T. Stewart, named for the Williams. The new appointments are ex-Congress- Rights bill, which had been killed at previous sesoffice of Secretary of the Treasury. In this case it was man Price, of Iowa, Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts, and sions, was again taken up and passed. The intent of found, after nomination and confirmation, that sec- Colonel Webster, late of General Grant's Staff. The the bill is to allow negroes to hold office and to serve tion 8 of the law of 1798 contained provisions that pre-election of Directors to the Union Pacific Railroad, on juries. Nominations for Chaplain were then made, vented Mr. Stewart from holding the position of Sec- which was to have taken place at New York on and Rev. Dr. Newman, the nominee of Mr. Cameron, retary of the Treasury, on account of his being engaged Wednesday, was stopped by an injunction issued by was elected on the second ballot. Mr. Pomeroy introduced another Equal Rights bill for the District, in trade and commerce. Mr. Stewart was unwilling Judge Barnard, at the suit of James Fisk, Jr. to give up his business, which is probably the largest -General Sheridan and his Staff have arrived at Fort which strikes the word "male" from the charters of of all the importing houses in the United States. Mr. Hays. Kansas. They report that the Indian war is Washington and Georgetown. Mr. Robertson prePatterson, in the Senate, on the day after the nomi- ended, and that not a hostile Indian can be found in-sented a constitutional amendment. nation (Saturday), introduced a bill to repeal the dis-side the limits of the military division. General On Tuesday, 9th inst., the Public Credit bill was requalifying clause, and asked its immediate considera- Sheridan had received the announcement of his pro- ported in the Senate by the Finance Committee in tion; but Mr. Sumner objected, and it was referred. motion and a summons to Washington. the same form in which it passed last session. The

General.

supplementary Currency bill was also reported by the Commerce Committee. Mr. Sherman moved to take up the bill to repeal the Tenure-of-Office act. The Vice-President said that it had been referred to the Judiciary Committee, and the only way to get at it would be to discharge the committee from its consideration. Mr. Sherman made a motion to that effect, whereupon Mr. Sumner objected to its consideration, and it was laid over. Bills were introduced by Mr. Sherman supplementary to the National Banking act; by Mr. Sumner, to secure copyrights for paintings, sculptures, etc.; by Mr. Morton, granting right of way to the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad, and prohibiting Treasury sales of gold; by Mr. Ramsey, to facilitate telegraphic communication to Europe; by Mr. Corbett, for perservation of our harbors and navigable rivers against encroachment. The bill to protect fur-bearing animals in Alaska was passed in the same

form as at the last session.

In the House, the resignation as a member of Mr. E. B. Washburne, now Minister to France, was presented. Rev. G. Butler, of Washington, was elected

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CHEMICALS-Demand moderate at unchanged
rates, viz: Soda Ash 2a24 cents; Caustic Soda 5a54
cents; Sal Soda $1.90, and Bleaching Powders 32 cents,
gold.
CHEESE-Is in good demand at last quotations,
viz: Eastern Factory 221a23 cents tb.
COAL-We quote Cumberland at $4.90a5 ton f. o. b.
at Locust Point, and Anthracite at $9 for hard, and
$9.50 for soft, delivered.

COTTON-The market has shown less activity, and
we note a slight decline in all grades. The receipts
foot up 1,254 bales. We quote it nominal at the close
at 26 cents for Ordinary; 27 cents for good Ordinary;
2734a28 cents for low Middling and 2834 cents for Mid-
dling, with but little inquiry.

COTTON DUCK AND YARNS-Are in fair demand at unchanged prices. We now quote 22 inch No. 1 Duck at 57 cents; No. 2, 54 cents; No. 3, 51 cents; No. 4, 48 cents; No. 5, 46 cts.; No. 6, 44 cts; No. 7, 41 cents; No. 8, 38 cents; No. 9, 35 cents; and No. 10, 33 centsyard, and Yarns at 40 cents a b. for low numbers. COFFEE-IS quiet with a firm demand for the trade Chaplain. Mr. Maynard offered a resolution directing 3,800 bags Rio, the cargo of the Nelly, at 111a117 cents, sales. The only transaction of moment is the sale of the Election Committee to investigate the Congres-gold, in bond. We quote ordinary Rio at 13a132 cents; sional election in Louisiana, which was adopted. Mr. fair do. 15aa15% cents; good do. 16a162 cents; prime Kelley re-introduced his bill for a new nickle coinage. 17a171⁄2 cents, and choice 1734a18 cents. Laguayra 16a16 cents, and Java 23a24 cents, gold. Resolutions were adopted providing for a select comDRIED FRUIT-Is still in good request and meets mittee on the census, one on retrenchment, and in- a ready sale on arrival. We quote Apples at 9a11 cents creasing the number of the committees on pensions. Peaches, halves, 13a15 cents; quarters, 9all cts; mixed 11a13 cents; and peeled 14a24 cents. Blackand Pacific Railroad. Mr. Boutwell offered a resolu- berries 12a20 cents; Whortleberries 18a20 cents; pitted tion, which was adopted, re-establishing the Commit- Cherries 38a40 cents, and unpitted do. 8a10 cents lb. FISH-Are in demand with limited supply. We terms. From store we continue to quote: Mackerel-No. 1 Bay, per barrel.. No. 1 Shore (new) No. 2 (new)

HAY AND STRAW-Are in good demand, with sales at $20a23 ton for prime Timothy Hay, and $18a 19 for Rye Straw.

HOPS-Are dull. We quote them at 10a12 cents for Western, and 15 cents for Eastern, with limited sales. HIDES-The demand continues good, with a small stock on the market. We quote: City Association, Steers, 14a14 cents; Cows do., 13a1334 cents; New Orleans, green salted, 122a132 cents; do. dry do. 17a18 cents; do. dry 20a22 cents; Buenos Ayres 221a231 cts. gold; green salted Calf Skins $1.90a2.10, and dry $1.50a 1.75 piece.

IRON-The market is very firm with a good inquiry. We note sales of No. 1 Anthracite at $41; No. 2, $39; No. 3, at $37 ton. Baltimore Forge is active at $16.50, and Scotch Pig $47a48.

LEATHER-Is steady in price, but with little inquiry. We continue to quote Light rough Skirting at 40a43 cts.; Middling do. 38a41 cts.; City Slaughtered 43a46 cts; Country do. 36a40 cts,; Spanish Sole 35a38 cents; Calf Skins, rough, 75a100 cents; and finished $1.30a1.65 lb.

LEAD-Is dull. We quote Pig at $3.35a6.40, gold. LUMBER-Is in good supply and fair demand. We note sales of 300 M feet Yellow Pine $21a23 for boards, and $25a27 for heart Flooring.

MILL FEED-Is steady under a good demand. We quote Brown Stuff at 25 cents, and Middlings at 35a37 cents bushel.

descriptions are also in limited supply, consequently MOLASSES-The stock of Cuba is exhausted; other transactions have been small. We quote Cuba at 550 60 cents; English Island 55a70 cents, and New Orleans 80a85 cents.

NAVAL STORES-Market quiet with a limited demand. We quote Spirits Turpentine at 55 cents gallon. Pitch $4 bbl.; Tar $3 for small, and $3.75 for Wilmington. Common Rosin $2.50a2.7502.85 for No. 2, and $3a5 bbl. for No. 1.

tee on Reconstruction. Mr. Butler, of Mass., offered a note the sale of two cargoes from the wharf on private barrel for Eastern, as to quality.

bill repealing the Tenure-of-Office act, which was passed-yeas 143, nays 16. The negatives, all Republicans, included Schenck, Jenckes, and Farnsworth. The House adjourned until Friday.

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Cod, large,
Labrador Herring.
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NAILS-We quote the market steady at $4.75 keg. ONIONS-Are in limited supply and selling at $5a9 OILS AND CANDLES.-There is no change to notice in prices. The demand continues limited. We quote:

Sperm Oil, winter..
Patent.....

West Virginia Lubricating Oil, 29 gravity..

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No. 3 (medium)

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Lard Oil...

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Whale Oil...

100 lbs....
100 lbs..

275@ 300

Linseed...

550@ 6 00

Coal Oil....

Tanners' Oil....

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In the Senate on Wednesday, 10th inst., the House
bill to repeal the Tenure-of-Office act was, after de-
bate, referred to the Judiciary Committee-yeas 33,
nays 25. A large number of bills were introduced and
referred, swelling the aggregate of bills already intro-
duced this session to over a hundred. Mr. Sumner
FEATHERS-The demand has been equal to the
presented a memorial from the Republican State Com-supply, and we note a firm market, with sales of
mittee of Virginia, complaining that General Stone- prime Live Geese at 77a80 cents; fair do. 60a65 cents,
and common and mixed at 40a42 cents ? b.
man ignores the claims of the Virginia loyal colored
FERTILIZERS-There is rather more doing but the
men in his appointments to offices, and asking the
interference of Congress to give them a share of the
offices. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to provide for
the appointment of an Examining Board to audit the
claims of all loyal Southern citizens for supplies fur-

nished to the United States troops.
PRICES CURRENT AND REVIEW OF THE Lime $60 ton.
BALTIMORE MARKET,

For the Week ending Thursday, March 11, 1869
[Our quotations are invariably Wholesale, unless other-
wise expressed.]

marret is not active. We quote Peruvian Guano $62.50,
gold, ton of 2,000 fbs.; Mexican A $30 currency; Raw
Bone $56; Super Phosphate $60; Rhodes' Standard ma-
nure, $50, in bags or bbls.; Orchilla Guano $30 ton;
Soluble Pacific Guano $65; Patapsco Guano 860; R. R.
Griffith's Prepared Fish Guano, in 125 b. bags, $55
ton; Raw Bone Phosphate $56 ton; Chicago Bone
Fertilizer $16; Chicago Blood Manure $50; Maryland
Powder of Bone $46 ton; Coe's Super Phosphate of
FLOUR-There has been no change of moment since
our last review. The demand for shipment continues
fair, especially for good grades of Howard street Su-
perfine. The sales foot up some 12,000 bbls. Super and
Extra, within the range of quotations, viz:
Howard Street Super...
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High Grades...............
Family..
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ASHES-Are in moderate request at $7.75a7.87 for
Pots, and $9a9.25 100 tbs. for Pearls.
BARK-Market dull and inactive. We quote No. 1
Quercitron at $35a37, and No. 2 do. $25a27 ton f.o.b.
BAGS-Are in limited demand. We quote Jute
Seamless at 28a30 cents; Cotton do. 35a45 cents; Duck
45a55 cents; small Gunnies 20 cents, and large and
extra size 27a29 cents each.

BEANS AND PEAS-There is a better inquiry. We note sales of prime white Beans at $2.75a3 bushel; common to good do. $1.50a2.50, and Black eyed Peas at $1.45a1.50.

BEESWAX-Is in good request at 39a40 cents Ib. for prime yellow..

BUTTER-An increased demand has caused an advance in prices, and we note an active market with quick sales for all good qualities. There is no choice dairies Glades offering. We quote good at 38a40 cents; choice Roll 43a45 cents, and good do. 38a40 cents @ lb. CANNED GOODS-Are in good demand, especially for vegetables and oysters. We continue to quote: 1 tb Cove Oysters, per dozen cans....... .80 00@1 50 21b 0 002 50 4 00@4 50 0 005 00 0 006 00 4 004 50 3 2503 75 0 00@3 75

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Paraffine
Imperial

PETROLEUM-Is firm, with sales of Crude at 231⁄2 cents; and Refined at 40 cents gallon. and Sporting at $6.50 keg of 25 lbs. POWDER-We continue to quote Blasting at $4.50,

POTATOES-Are in good supply and prices are a shade lower. We quote, from vessels, Maine Carters at 85a90 cents, and Peach Blows at 80a85 cents bushel. is to favor buyers. We note increased supplies from PROVISIONS-The general tendency in the market the West, which has caused low prices. We quote Rib Sides, and 154 cents for Clear Rib'do. Bacon is Bulk Meats at 1234 cents for Shoulders, 144 cents for in fair demand to fill orders at 141⁄2 cents for Shoul ders, 16% cents for Rib Sides, 172 cents for Clear Rib do., and 17a19 cents for Sugar-Cured Hams. We quote Mess Pork at $32 bbl. Lard is quiet at 19 cents for Western Leaf.

RICE-With liberal receipts the market has become dull. We quote Carolina at 94a934 cents.

RAGS-Sales at 412a5 cents for mixed, and 7a8 cents for white, with a good demand.

SALT-Sales are chiefly in small lots to the trade, but the market is firm and steady. We quote Liverpool at $2.10 for Ground Alum, and $2.90a3 sack for Fine, and Turk's Island at 50a55 cents a bushel from

store.

SUGAR-The dullness noticed in our last review has resulted in a material decline, with but little dispo 8 75a925 sition shown to operate. The only sale of importance 12 75 to notice is the cargo of the Chattanooga, consisting of 14 50 200 hhds. Porto Rico, on private terms. We quote fair 12 50a13 00 to good Refining at 12a125 cents; Grocery Cuba 124 12 00a12 50 13 cents for fair to good; 13a133 cents for prime; fair 6 50a 7 25 to good Porto Rico 1234a1314 cents; prime do. 13a14 4 50 cents, and good to prime Demarara 15a16 cts. REFINED SUGARS are dull and lower. We now quote Crushed, Powdered and Granulated at 18%1⁄2 cents, and A. White 172 cents.

GRAIN.-A fairly active demand has prevailed
since our last report, under which the market has
ruled steady. The offerings at 'Change have not been
large.
WHEAT-Has ruled steady. The offerings foot up
21,000 bushels white and red, which sold to millers at
215a220 cents for choice; 190a200 cents for fair to good,
and 150a175 cents for common.

SEED-The market has been better supplied with Clover, and prices are not so firm. We quote prime at $10.25a10.40. Timothy is selling at $3.60a3.75, and Flax at $2.50a2.55 bushel.

SHOT AND LEAD-Baltimore Drop is selling at 11 CORN-We note a steady demand for coastwise ship-cents, and Mould at 12% cents fb., and Bar Lead at ment, and prices have ruled regular. The samples 101 cents. offered at the Corn and Flour Exchange foot up 115,000 bushels white and yellow. Sales of the former at 84a 86 cents for choice samples; 82a83 cents for fair, and the latter 89a92 cents, as to quality, closing easy at the inside figure.

OATS-Are scarce. We note sales of prime Western
and Pennsylvania at 68a70 cents. Receipts for the
week 12,000 bushels.

RYE-About 4,000 bushels in lots sold at 150a155 cents
bushel.

GINSENG, SNAKE ROOT, &c.-There is a fair de-
00004 00 mand for Ginseng, and prices are steady. We note
2 75@3 25 sales at 95a100 cents f.; Senaca Root 40a45 cents;
0 00@3 25 Snake Root 32a33 cents; Pink do. 10a15 cents; Blood
0 003 00 do. 7a8 cents, and Mandrake or May Apple 5a6 cents.
2002 25 HEMP-Rough American is selling at 10 cents, and
2 75@3 00' Dressed do. 17 cents@tb.

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